The Sun. — London, England, 1829-04-21 00:00:00

-; SPIRIT OF THE LONDON JOURNALS. The general notion seems to be, that the present session of Parliament will terminate much earlier than usual. It is our earliest hope that the foreign relations of the country, as well as her domestic in terests, may warrant, on the score of policy, so speedy a suspension of the Parliamentary labours of his Majesty's Ministers. Judging, indeed, by the fruits of their past exertions, they have earned a rare and rich immunity from toil, however glorious. They have already done more for the solid well being of the empire, than all the Administrations which preceded them for the last 140 years ; and 'were the account between England and the Duke of Wellington to be made up at this moment, no man could assert that the balance was against his Grace. But the Duke would deviate from the most valuable of those maxims by which the greatest warriors and statesmen—and himself amongst the number—have hitherto been invaria bly directed, if he left any thing imperfect which might have been complete, or any thin,'" doubtful on which the nation has a title to be satified. The Catholic Bill has had marvellous efficacy in restoring peace and confidence through &it Ireland. The letters we receive on that impor tant subject are one and all of a nature not merely to delight, but to astonish us. Men of adverse fac tions, who had never spoken together for tifs enty rears, now meet like comrades when the battle is over, and bend themselves to the cheerful enjoy. ment of a universal amnesty. At worst, the anti- Catholic excitement in Ireland was in itself of little -- • - Moment. The leaders of it were clamorous, auda cious, and menacing, but, physically, they were feeble, for their followers were comparatively few; but in its possible effects it was tremendous, since it might haye provoked the bulk of the nation to arms. All that, on both sides, is appeased, or on the point of disappearing, and Ireland is in a state of more substantial and cordial tranquillity than _ she has known within the memory of the most an cient inhabitant now existing. So in England the fermentation showed more froth than body. Some of the clergymen, many of their clerks a considerable number of old ladies—nay, as we are informed, of lisping children—were agitated by fears, which among the ecclesiastics only, had a definite or selfish meaning. But the bulk of the people of England--the active, intcligent, powerful people of England—kept far aloof from such osten tatious terrors, and declared themselves loudly for the cause of political right. The two coaches to 'Windsor were most eloquent commentaries on the public feeling. OH both shores of the Irish Chan nel, we are even now,—within eight days from the passing of the Bill,—in the most profound internal tranquillity. It is natural, therefore, that men should begin to recall to mind the other standing in terests of the country, which it was equally natural that they should for months past have forgotten. — The fact is, that conversation has already changed its subject, and that among many other topics,— all of them secondary in value to emancipation, but each of them, nevertheless, of treat intrinsic price,—the foreign affairs of England have re sumed their rank in the general catalogue of our concerns. People are anxious, though some what resigned, as to Portugal ; but they are more anxious, because they believe themselves more ignorant, about transactions in the East of Europe. The last communication from his Ma jesty, in reference to such transactions, was a pro mise that he would use his best endeavours to re- establish tranquillity between the Porte and Russia. We do not go beyond the wishes of the country in asking to what extent those well-meant endeavours have proved successful or otherwise ? The nation ought to know, and we state it with every friendly and respectful feeling towards a Ministry which has so well entitled itself to public confidence,—but the nation ought, through some official organ,—as; for instance, a Ministerial speech (we trust a Royal message may not be absolutely requisite) in Par liament,—to be made acquainted with the pro gress, the present asrct, and the probable issue of our relations with the Belligerents in the East of :Europe; because the scene of action, the nature of the operations,- maritime and Inilitary , and the contingent results, may be `..deb as deeply to affect the exercise of our com mercial freedom at present, and the guarantees for its future enjoyment—for the safe navigation of the Euxine and the Archipelago—for the undisturbed prosperity of our insular possessions in those seas— for the condition of Greece, and the security of Egypt. We do not say that all or any of these in terests are endangered now ; but we affirm that the seat and prospects of the continued war, are such as I may involve them in peril; and that, recollecting the many parties who have avowed their solicitude about this aeemingly pregnant quarrel, and mixed in the diplomacy to which it has given rise, with the complex bearings upon the politics of Europe which it indicates, we are of opinion that Parliament ought 210 t to be prorogued until some clear and decided understanding upon the whole question of our con cerns with Greece, limsria, and Turkey —as, per haps, with one other Power—shall have been con veyed to the nation. No one who fairly appre ciates our dispositions will suspect us of a desire to embarrass the King's Government by throw ing out these remarks. Our sincere and hearty wish is to strengthen, not to thwart or torment, the councils of the Duke of Wellington. His Grace has won our highest esteem, and our most respectful con fidence, of which the proofs shall not be wanting when the occasion suits. It is that Parliament and the co - antry may have some opportunity of ascertaining the fresh claims which we doubt not His Majesty's present Minister will be able to establish upon the concurrence and co-operation of the (in every sense) " United" Kingdom, we look for some in sight into a mass of most important public business which has grown within the last twelvemonths under his Grace's policy, and which must have an influence by no means inconsiderable on the future well-being of British commerce. The Duke of Wellington has nothing to fear at home : let him then assure himself of an honest and energetic sup port from all classes in this country—from mer chants, agriculturists, Whigs, and Tories—from the press, and from . the people, in whatever temperate and reasonable tone of representation or remon- I strance to foreign .Powers his sense of duty may lead him to adopt, for the establishment and main tenance of a general peace throughout Europe. If we did not know that his Grace was essentially a pacific minister, we should be very backward in ex pressing such assurances; but if peace requires a firm hand to restore it when interrupted, and to pre serve it when recovered, let him but throw himself on his country, and he will find himself stoutly backed.—Times. The Dublin Morning Register of Friday last contains the following statement : " Pooa LAWS —We have the following from a source entitled to our greatest confidence:— " ' Poor Laws are decided upon fer Ireland. They were yesterday resolved upon. The system will be mo dified. I cannot enter into details of the proposed arrange ment, but upon the main fact you may place the utmost reliance.' " It is no doubt intended by the paragraph to have it thought that Ministers have decided on proposing a modified system of Poor Laws for Ireland. Whether there is any foundatioM for the statement, we do not know. The introduction of Poor Laws into Ireland will no doubt be attended with much difficulty. There is in many parts of that country a great want of that class from which the various functionaries necessary to give effect to Poor Laws are taken. But what great change was ever yet effected without difficulty ? Thequestion is, would a system of Poor Laws benefit the country; or ra ther, could the, competition of the poor for land, as their only means of existence, be checked in any other way than by Poor Laws ? The social condition of Ireland is altogether an unnatural one. " The origin of the present form of civil so ciety in Ireland (says the eloquent Dr. Arnold) was conquest; and, wkat was more unfavourable to the establishment of just institutions, it was a conquest .~L'. '~:.~:.Li.~T; :!'.4 • obtained over a barbarous people by another scarcely less barbarous, and of a race and language at once distinct and dissimilar. Noss in that order of God's providence by which even our wickedness is some times made to promote his purposes of good, it can not be denied that the ultimate consequences of con quests have been in many instances highly beneficial to the conquered themselves; a better national cha racter has been produced by the intermixture of dif ferent races, and laws, commerce, and general civili zation have been communicated by the conquerors to their subjects But where the \wounds inflicted by the first conquest have never been suffered to heal ; where the conquerors have continued to form a distinct people, and the con quered have been regarded as an inferior race ; where conquest, in short, has never been softened into union, but retains all the harshness of its ori ginal features, aggravated by successive centuries of irritation ; such a state of things is a perpe tual crime, and the original guilt of the conquerors must for ever extend to their pos terity, so long as by neglecting to remedy or palliate its evil consequences they make themselves a party to it." But conquest is not the word to ex press the relation between England and Ireland. The island unfortunately was not conquered till the reigns of Elizabeth and James ; had it been con quered, an amalgamation between the conquerors would probably have soon taken place. England had just enough of the island to keep it in constant disorder—the natives making incursions into the pale and the English of the pale making incursions into the countries of the natives. Since the conquest of the whole island, the disproportionate power cf fie larger island was for a long time employed in dividing the Irish, and in supporting one party in keeping down another. Had Ireland been newly conquered, and the conqueror and conquered left to themselves, the former would, for their own safety, have been compelled to adopt a very different sys tem from that which has been pursued. In the first place, unsupported by a British army, they durst not have allowed themselves to be surrounded by a population of eight millions of Helots, retained by their competition fur land in a condition of poverty which allows them to accumulate no capital. Had they attempted, without support, to continue this unnatural state of society, they would long ago have been the victims of a servile insur rection. In all similar cases, the conquerors, for their own security, are compelled to make slaves of the conquered, charging themselves with the respon sibility of feeding them, and providing for them in old age and sickness, and subjecting them to a ri gorous and vigilant police. This state of things is only beginning. to disappear in extensive regions of the North of Europe, where the population, how ever fertile the territory, is always scanty. Ireland has, by the barbarous policy of England, been con demned to exhibit a phenomenon new in the world, a population nearly a stranger to the arts of civilize- ' 1 tion, and yet as numerous as that of the most cis vilized communities. To take an illustration from a division of this island, far less favoured by nature than Ireland—we mean Scotland. Its population is not one-fourth of that of Ireland; but its popu lation living in towns is greater. With the finest harbours in the world, Ireland is without navi gation ; Scotland has thrice the tonnage, and thrice the number of seamen. Nothing but the resources of Britain, employed in retaining Ire land in barbarism, could have preserved a social system, in which there are none of the materials by which society is held together. To say that a coun try in such a diseased state will thrive without the application of strong remedies is ridiculous. Were we to leave the Irish to themselves for a few years, they would probably have recourse to the remedy of the North American Indians. But as this is out of the question—we are called on to devise means for securing the Irish peasants against the ruinous corn petition for land, the consequence of their redun dancy, and by giving them a claim to their own soil, thereby securing the labourers of England from irruptions of necessitous persons from Ireland, which prevents the towns of England from serving as drains for the redundancy of the country districts. At present, the Poor Laws of England are defeated by immigrations from Ireland ; for it is impossible to get rid of a pauper from Ireland, where, on the other side of the water, there is no parish on which he has a claim. The Scotch Poor Law is also defective; and it will be found necessary ere long, if we mistake not, to alter materially the Law of Settlement in that country. That the English Poor Laws, before the Law of Settlement was tampered with at the re commendation of Mr. Pitt, were greatly superior to those of Scotland, and still are superior, we could easily prove. If we wish to raise the labouring classes, we should raise as much as possible their notions of what is necessary to comfortable sub sistence. Here the English Poor Laws act be neficially. The labourer spends his wages freely and cheerfully, trusting to the general insurance for age and infirmity held out by the Poor Laws; while the Scotch labourer lives meanly, and accustoms himself to an insufficient diet, having the terror of destitution before his eyes. It is impossible that be should save much, with all his economy, though no doubt instances to the contrary are occasionally found. We hare nowhere seen this subject more happily explained, than in a volume entitled, " Letters from Scotland, by an English Commer cial Traveller, written during a Journey to Scotland in the Summer of 1815 ;" published in 1817. " The poor (he observes) are not as well without as sistance as with it; because it is found that refusing parish aid does not necessarily raise the real wages of labour higher than the nominal wages when as sistance is allowed. The real wages of labour are not higher in Scotland than the nominal wages in England. So that the English poor are as well paid in the first instance as the Scotch, and have parish assistance besides, and of course must live much more comfortably. This conclusion is sup ported by the fact, that the Scotch poor live ex ceedingly hard; and that from the fear of the in famy of accepting eleemosynary aid, they volunta rily expose themselves to privations inconceivable to the affluent, the same pride which hinders an ap plication for assistance, influencing them also to conceal their penury. The employer thus reaps the advantage of the economy of the employed. I am inclined to think, in opposition to general opinion, that good living may be the cause, not the effect, of good wages. In England animal food is considered a necessary of life. The labourer does not think himself sufficiently paid if he eannotoccasionally indulge him self in generous food, and the indulgence is allowed him. In Scotland the poor are content with oat meal and potatoes. Animal food is a luxury they do not demand; and as they show they can do without it, it is placed out of their power to have it. In Ireland, I understand, the poor are still worse paid than in Scotland : they can live on potatoes alone. In short, it appears to me that wherever the poor voluntarily relinquish a comfort, their wages expe rience a correspondent reduction. In England we expect the poor to perform the laborious work of the community; but as we use them as we use other hard-working animals, we feed them well— The Scotch do not only get labour from them, at the cheapest possible rate, but they force them to deny themselves comforts in good times, that they may not become burdensome in bad times." The truth is, that the principle of population will always supply labourers in abundance, whatever the allow ance; and the merit of the English system is, that by raising the ideas of the common people of what they ought to have, by rendering it unnecessary for them to be economical, the people of property in self-defence are compelled to keep down their num bers by throwing obstacles in the way of settlement, &c., which prevents a redundancy of labourers.— Wages in Scotland are always lower than in Eng land, and they would still be much lower from the want of Settlement Laws, were it not for the con stant emigration of Scotchmen to England.—Morn ing Chronicle. If it be the intention of his Majesty's Govern ment thoroughly to remodel the Police of the Me tropolis, one improvement we should suggest is to lay aside the distinguishing uniform of the Day-' police—we mean the blue coat and red waistcoat, which can be of no other use when they parade the streets than to serve notice of their approach upon the thieves, and thus enable them to get out of the 1' way. We would ask what would be thought of the sagacity of a farmer, who, after having takes great pains to set traps in his field to catch vermin that swarmed, to the great injury of his crops and poultry-yard, should hang out signals to frighten the vermin from running into the traps, amd so perpetuate the nuisance which he seemed anxi ous to destroy. He would certainly not pass for a man of very bright parts, or much practical shrewdness; and, probably, his neighbours might doubt his claim to an ordinary portion of corn. mon-sense. Yet the absurdity of the farmer's conduct is rivalled by that of a Police esta blishment, which sends out men to catch thieves, and at the same time takes the best means of adver tising the thieves to keep out of their way. What is the consequence ? The thieves commit their de predations with perfect security to themselves, in our streets, in the day-time, as far as the regular police are concerned, and it seldom happens that one of them is apprehended, sinless the passenger whose property is attempted is himself active, and fortu nate enough to lay hold of the fellow while his hand is in his pocket, or to be able to raise the neighbour hood on him in fresh pursuit. When a gang of thieves go out plundering street passengers in the day-time, they have scouts on watch to give them notice of the approach of the " red breasts," whose scarlet waistcoats they can, of course, discern at a considerable distance, so that they may take themselves away with out any great hurry from the quarter threatened with the visitation of justice, to some other place where the work of plunder can go on unmolested. Instead of proceeding in this way, the police-officers ought to mingle with the crowd with out any thing to distinguish them from ordinary passengers. If these- persons should be particularly known they ought to adopt every sort of disguise that may conceal their own movements from those whose operations it is their duty to watch and coup• teract. By acting in this manner, which is only, indeed, what common sense points out—they would prevent a great deal of the scandalous depredation which now takes place with impunity, under the noon-day sun, in the streets of London, and also would infuse a wholesome terror into the thieves, who would be continually under the dread of sur prise and sudden capture.—Morning Herald. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'CLock THfIE LONDON GAZETTE OF THIS EVENING. Lord Chamberlain's-office, April 18, 1829. Gentlemen attending his Majesty's Levee, on Wednes— day the 29th inst. are to appear in mourning, conformably with the orders dated the 13th inst. announced in the Gazette. BAN KRUPTS. Mark Mayson, Keswick, Cumberland, seedsman, to surrender May 19, at six, 20, and June 2, at eleven, at the Globe Inn, Cockermouth, Cumberland. Chishoime, Hall, and Gibson, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London ; Fisher and Son, Cockermouth. Hugh M.Culloch and Samuel Stock., senior, Watling street, warehousemen, April 24, May 1, and June 2, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Richardson, Shield, and Francis, Poultry. Joseph Liley, Redbourn, Hertfordshire, innkeeper, May 1, at twelve, 5, and June 2, at ten, at the Court of Com missioners. Watson and Broughton, Falcon-square. Thomas Travis, Manchester, merchant, May 7,9, and June 2, at two, at the York Hotel, Manchester. Ma kinson and Sanders, Middle Terap'e ; Ogden ; Manchester. Samuel Cottle and John Watt, Carey-lane, Cheapside, auctioneers, April 28, at twelve, May 5, and June 2, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Watson and Braughton, Falcon-square. Henry Thornton, Myth, Nottinghamshire, grocer, April 28, at ten and one, and June 2, at ten, at the Wbite Hart Inn, East Retford. Dawson and Hawkins, New Boswell court, Carey-stree't ; Mee and Bigshy, East Retford. William David Paine, Red Lion-street, Clerkenwell, iron-founder, May 1,8, at ten, and June 2, at nine, at the Court of Commissioners. Tanner, New Basinghall-street. Harvey Brown, Red Lion-street, Whitechapel, baker, May 1,5, and June 2, at two, at the Court of Commis sioners. Thomson, George-street, Minories. Benjamin Hughes Downing, Liverpool, broker, May 1,2, and June 2, at eleven, at the office of Mr. Houghton, Liverpool. Adlington and Co., Bedford-row ; Houghton, Liverpool. DIVIDENDS. William Ellman, St. Mary, Lambeth, miller, May 19, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners. Joseph Cooper, Shiffnal, Shropshire, grocer, May 5, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Honry Meeski, St. James's-square, Westminster, tailor, May 5, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners, Thomas Dunlap, Pontefract, Yorkshire, grocer, May 22, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners• Edmund English and Andrew Berkley Becks, Bath, upholsterers, May 15, at eleven, at the White Hart it.•• CERTIFICATES-MAT 12. Jas. Tessimond, Leek, Staffordshire, silk-manufacturer, Julie Knowling, Exeter, builder. David Wright, Sheffield, opticians. George Lodge, Tower-street, wine-broker. James Myth, Bury St. Edmund's, Suffolk, draper. Thomas Bleasdale, Chorley, Lancashire, ironmonger. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. .I,hnston Carnegie and John Peat, silk-inercerl. John Quick, jun. and Frederick James Chown, Stone- Itn.e Manor-Mills, Devon, miller. Benjamin WheMon and John Gill, Manchester, cabi- net-makers. James Hargreaves, John Hargreaves, and William Landless, Marden, Lancaster, coal-miners. Thomas Wilkinson and William Barnsdale, Grantham, Lincoln, boat-builders. Benedictus Joseph and Barnet Joseph, Exeter, silver smiths. Francis Hudson and Samuel Hudson, Birmingham, manufacturers of patent leather. Thomas Bloxlsain and William Moses Brunsdon Duckett, Northleach, Gloucester, mercers. Montague Mountcastle, Sidney Mountcastle, and William Mountcastle, Manchester. John Moorhouse and Thomas Moorhouse, Broughton, York, farmers. Edmund and Richard Sykes, Edgeley, near Stockport, Cheshire. Joseph Haywood and George Willis Hinchliffe, Shef field, merchants. Thomas and John Palmer, Worcester, seed-merchants. Charles Cooke_ and John Williams, jun., Liverpool, team-owners. John Stone and William Bacon, Tetbury, Gloncester shire, solicitors. John Fidlin and Angus Campbell, Manchester, small ware-manufacturers. Monta i gne and Sidney Mountcastle, Edinburgh, mei , - Alexander Mortimer and William Jamieson, jun., Aber deen,,grocers. Michael Ford and Hester Ford, Bristol, confectioners. William Malcolm and George Gray, Kensington, seeds men. Samuel William Butler and Charles Cliff, Sheffield, theatrical manager. James Hilton and David Williams, Liverpool, cart owners. John Wilily and Henry Smethurst, jun., George.. street, Blackfriars-road, hat-manufacturers. Francis Appleby, Charles Appleby, and Edwin Appleby, Renishaw, Cokington, Derbyshire, ironfounders. Joseph ;Middleton Oliver and Charles Oliver, Bishops gate-street-without, boot-makers. Richard Whitehouse and John Rubinson Jones, Gray's inu-square, attorneys. James Bromley, jun., George Hood, James PromleYy, sen., Worcester, coal-merchants. George Rowland Morgan, Edward Morgan Williams, and Matthew Wayne, Gadleys, Glamorgan, coal-masters. Mary Ann isPDonnell and Mary Maythorn, Stratford, Essex, bonnet-makers. 8., M., and J. G. Senior, Aldermanbury, druggists. John Arrowsmith and Thomas Hignett, Salford, Lan cashire, common-brewers. Thorr as Thomas and Ebenezer'. Thomas, Neatb, GlL morganshire, linen-drapers. ANNUAL DEVONSHIRE WRESTLING. Yesterday the Fourth Annual Devonshire Wrest ling commenced iu the grounds of the Eagle Tavern, in the City-road, 'and was numerously and respect ably attended. None of the celebrated Devonshire wrestlers were in London ; but the play, notwithstanding . , was of a superior description, as the best men at present in London, from the counties of Cornwall and Devon, were in attendance, and showed off upon the oc- casion. Interspersed with the wreAling were some excel lent bouts at single-stick, which gave variety to the amusements, and afforded a high treat to the spec- FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. (From the Messager des Charnbres of April 18.) I PARIS, AI'RIL 17.—For some time past we have received no letters from the theatre of war, and the news which comes front the frontiers of the two I Principalities are generally contradicted by thou which come by the next post. When the columns of the Augsburgh Gazelle are not filled with the periodical pleadings communi cated in favour of the cause of oae or the other of the belligerent parties, for every thing finds a place there, a terrible vacuum appears, which is almost al ways the harbinger• of important events, and it can not be doubted that such are actually taking place; meantime the accounts received from the ports of Italy excite the curiosity or the reader. A letter from Ancona, of 2d of April, says " All the accounts which we have received from the ports of Greece and Italy agree in the import ance of the movements which are taking place among the combined squadrons of the AllieePowers, and the great preparations which the English are making in the lonian Islands. The garrisons are reinforced, and it is presumed that the Cabinet of London seriously thinks of finally organizing the affairs of Greece, the present situation of which embarrasses all the relations with Corfu. " It is known that a new British Ambassador is going to reside at Constantinople. • " The abode of the French Plenipotentiary, Count Guilleminot, will doubtless depend on the manner in which the Sultan and his Divan shall receive the proposals of the three Powers, relative to Greece, and which now includes, besides an extension of the new state, the form of Government—namely, a Constitutional Monarchy—which is to be given to it, and the nature of its future relations with the Ottoman Porte. " In case of a happy issue of the negociations for this purpose, a solemn Treaty would be im►ne diately concluded and signed by the three Plenipo tentiaries. It would determine the re-establishment of tke general peace in the East ; and Austria, Prussia, the Netherlands, and Sweden, would be invited to become joint guarantees of it. But we cannot help seeing the difficulties which such great views will meet with on the part of the Sultan, who assented with great difficulty to recognise the neu ' trality of the Morea and the Cyclades, and who un doubtedly will not consent till the last extremity to an extension of the boundaries of Greece to the Continent. The Cabinet of the nuilleries cannot but reason in this manner, since it leaves a pretty considerable force in the Morea." tators. Among the wrestlers who most distinguished themselves in the course of the day, were Finney, an Irishman ; Parish and S. Steers, Devonshire ; George and James Rook, of Cornwall ; of whom Finney, Parish, and Steers are standards, that is, entitled to play for the prizes. Among the best bouts at wrestling were those between Archer, a new and crack man, from De vonshire, and Ward, a young man from Norfolk. Great expectations were formed of Archer's abilities from the rumours that were circulated respecting him ; but he found a tough customer in Ward, and had some difficulty in retiring with his good name, as he must again enter the lists before he will be en rolled on the - list of standards. Sam. Steers, of Devonshire, a well-known good one, also played an excellent bout with George Rook, a Cornishman : and after haying the best of the turn, though without vanquishing him, was op posed by his brother James Rook (his first appear ance in the London ring), who is said to be one of the best wrestlers from Cornwall. A severe and scientific bout took place between them, and, in consequence of a disputed fall, it was agreed that both the men should again enter the lists. We are of opinion that the first and second prizes will finally be contested for by these two men. Among the single-stick players who most distin guished themselves were—Jones, senior and junior, from Somersetshire, the former of whom could net procure an opponent, and gained his st&ndardship by merely shewing himself on the stages. His bro ther, however, was opposed by Smart, from Wilt shire ; and after a long and excellent bout both se parated without a broken head ; but, owing to their long and good play, both were p 1 iced on the list of standards. The sports were wound up by a wrestling match between Kenney, an Irishman, and Howard, a Devonshireman, which, after an excellent bout, was concluded without a fall on either side, the time allowed having expired. After which a violent bout. at single-stick took place be tween Lavis, of Devonshire, and Manley, of Hamp shire, the latter of whom, after trying his utmost efforts for about fiften minutes, resigned the contest owing, as he said, to his w.int of condition. This, however, is the second, if not the third time, he has yielded to Lavis, and was the result of a chal lenge from Manley. The company then separated (it being nearly dark), apparently well pleased with the sports they had witnessed. The games will be renewed this day, and are not expected to conclude before Thursday. FRENCH PAPERS. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. Yesterday an investigation which has been going on at this office for some time, relative to a ring claimed by a Mr. Numigen, the teacher of a Jewish seminary at High gate, from a Miss Levy, who alleges that the ring was a present made her by Lord Audley, was resumed before Mr. HALLS. All the parties were in attendance except Lord Audley and Mr. Clarke, the person from whom the dis puted ring was bought. Lord Audley said that the reason Lady Audtey was not present was that, after making due inquiry, he found that her Ladyship could throw no light on the subject, and therefore her presence was unnecessary. He had made a mistake, on a former day, in stating that Lady Audley had worn the disputed ring ; but he had since found out that it was another ring of a pretty similar description, which she had worn, and which was purchased of Mr. Williams, of St. Paul's Church-yard. He (Lord Audley) was in the habit of purchasing jewellery, in order to make presents. His impression was that the disputed ring was the one he gave to Miss Levy ; but, having purchased many articles of the same description, he could not take upon him to say positively that it was the identical ring. Mr. Harmer, en the part of the Levvs, here complained of a letter, written by Mr. Magnus, Mr. Numigen's soli citor, calling on Lord Audley to explain how he became possessed of the ring ; and that letter contained a gratuitous statement, not founded on fact, that the ring in question wan not the ring which was presented to Miss Levy by Lord Andley. Mr. Shepherd, foreman to Mr. Hawley of the Strand, here said that Lord Audley had, on a former day, told him that it was positively not the ring he gave to Miss Levy. Lord Audley said that he might have said so; he was under a mistake et the time. He could not say positively that it was or was not the ring. He certainly gave Miss Levy a similar ring. Mr. HALLS thought that, under these circumstances, there was no grounds for proceeding any further in the case; there was no charge preferred. Mr. Harmer said he hoped the Magistrate would im pound the ring, as the Levvs might then proceed in another way to clear themselves from the imputation cast upon them. Mr. FlaLLs said that although; Lord Audley's explana tion was not of a very satisfactory nature, yet, under the circumstances of the case, and the absence of other testi mony, it should be deemed satisfactory. He said, in con clusion, that all the parties left the office without the slightest imputation resting upon any of them. The parties were then dismissed. (From the Courrier Francais of Saturday.) PARIS, APRIL 18.—The Moniteur of this day publishes the comparative produce of the indirect imposts for the three first months of 1829, with those of the same quarter in 1827 and 1828; hence it results, that taking as a point of comparison the supply of 1827, which has served as a basis for the budget of 1829, the current year has produced an increase of 4,469,000 f.; but relating to 1828, there is an increase of 7,663,000 f. The increase of 1829 above 1827 arises from the duties on registry, stamps, mortgages..... . —1,880,000 f. Customs, &c 1,306,000 f. Liquors 306,0001. Powders Letters Postage 122,0001. Lottery 430,000f. 4,971,000 f. From this we must make a diminution on Indirect Taxes, of 502,000 f. ; which leaves an increase in favour of 1829, of 4,469,000 f. . . . The diminution of 1829 from 1828 is in the taxes on registry, stamps, and mortgages... 2,048,0001. Customs, &c 2 403,000f. Liquors 1,685,000 f. Indirect Taxes (carriages, &c.) 583,0001. Tobacco. 757,000f. Letters 49,000f. Lottery 1,256,000 f. 8,781,000 f. But this is diminished by an increase of 1,118,000 f. in the indirect taxes, which leaves the decrease 7,663,000 f. This decrease from 1828 ought to make the Mi nister of Finance reflect. But perhaps M. Roy thinks the remainder of the year will be more fit vourable. Hope is a fine thing; but it is much better to reduce the eirences of Government, so as to remove all fears for the future. (From the Constitutionnel of Saturday.) PARIS, APRIL 18.—It is certain that the leave granted to Monsieur de Chateaubriand has been sent these four days. It is thought that this Ambassa dor will Be at Paris at the beginning of May, and that he will not return to Rome. It is not known what post is destined for him. The illness of M. Hyde de Neuville,and the absence of the Bishop of Beauvais, suspend the decision of the Council as to the choice of a Minister for Foreign Affairs. That office would require a man who, like so many others, would not have to contend perpetually with unpleasant events which had occurred formerly, who did not come from the cote droit, and who had not with it those connections which can never be broken. A man who, sufficiently strong to place himself above certain influences, and sufficiently can did to be above certain tricks7—who could judge of France and trust to her—who could know that our property, external and internal, depends on a sin cere alliance between the Throne and the. country. It would require, in fine, a true Statesman—but he is not, probably, the person whom Ministers would select; and it is possible that if such a person existed, and that they had the good taste to choose him, he would refuse, and would not connect himself with an unskilfulness which has displayed itself in a manner so afflicting to all the friends of Constitu tional Monarchy. The chances were yesterday in favour of M. de Laval, a very polite man, but there is sufficient po liteness in the Ministry. Now we are assured the chances are for M. de Reyneval, who has the great merit of exercising no influence in the Chambers, but who belonged to the coterie called a Little Ministry under M. de Richlieu, which has always exerted itself for the injury of the country. This gentleman, then, is the fit person for the Ministry, as he would attain his office to the delight of the congregation ; for he would just be fitted to finish the service, and yield his place, when the day came, to that Ambassador, in whom alone it could find no safety. The name of Admiral Rigny was mentioned yes terday ; but it is not likely that he would cover with the laurels of Navarin an Administration so weak and so vacillating. FaExcx FuNns.—Rentes Five per Cents. 108 f. 40c. 35c. ; Four and a half per Cents. 101 f. 50c. ; Three per cents. '79f. 45c.; Bank Actions, 1860 f. 1855 f. FOREIGN FUNDS.—Neapolitan Rentes, Cert. Fal. 86f. 80c. 70c. ; Spanish Rentes, 7 ; Royal Spanish Loan, 82H; Interminable Spanish Annuitie s, 54 H; Ha y tian Loan, 498 f. 75c., 497 f. 50c. MR. ELLISTON'S PARLIAMENTARY DEBUT. When Sheridan ceased to represent the interests of that place, which is celebrated for its potteries, Mr. Elliston first entertained the project of offering himself to the worthy burgesses to fill the vacated seat of the most finished orator of modern times. Elliston was a perfect gentleman; his abilities had been tried and proved on one stage, and he saw no reason why they might not succeed on another; be sides, Sheridan was a theatrical man, and had mixed the political and histrionic professions so happily, that the manager was encouraged to imitate his prosperous example. Theatrical genius was popular at the time. Old Drury had already sent a member into Parliament, and now that Sheridan was gone, the drama wanted a representative. Besides, Ellis ton had become, by the force of his own character, a public man ; he was flattered by those, who hoped to gain something by his ascendancy, and believed to be all he was represented by the gross community, who only hear the last echoes of a man's deserts. These were inducements and temptations to push him on, and lie determined to study a new part in the farce of life, anti immediately put himself into nomination for the vacancy. There was one individual who might be called the prompter to the electors; it was indispensible to attain his favour; he had always secured Sheridan's election ; and it was use less to proceed without his assistance. No man bad 1 .. more opportunities of studying human nature than I O ne of the private letters from Lisbon re- Elliston ; indeed, all managers must be more or less ceived yesterday has the following paragraph :—c'We on good judges of- the vulgar impulses, for they are t derstand that orders have been transmitted to Oporto for diplomatists in title. Accordingly, Elliston's first of this was to write to the influential individual a letter ! Mr. To WNDROW, fishmonger, step the execution of 26 persons." soliciting the honour of his support. The individual having, about ten days ago, two hares brought to him, alluded to was and is still a shoemaker ; but then lie P wa s a rich shoemaker, and never scrupled at spend - . laced them on the ground beside a cat which had latel y had kittens (one of w. hich av w e r se d t r o ow th n e e m d), sh an e ') d, u s l t i r e a d n h e e t n o i ins thousands to secure the return of his favourite ', instead t h hoer,apapnedarblenggan to fondle and play with them candidate. The manager's letter was a specimen of in the same manner that s he had been observed to do wish the elegant gentleman upon paper; it was ornate , her kittens. The leverets are now about three weeks old. co mplimentary, diffuse. But what was Elliston's Leicester Chronicle. mortification when he received an answer from the On Sunday evening last, a young lad, between powerful shoemaker, stanched nearly in these terms : eleven and twelve years of age, attended divine service at Sot—l regret that I cannot ecmply with your wishes, Mr. CRABS'S chapel, where he fell so soundly asleep, that as [ had previously promised my interest to Mr. Grimaldi. he walked out of the chapel, and reached his mother's Your's, Br.c. --Hampshire Advertiser. Here was a sarcasm that destroyed the manager's house, a distance of a quarter of a mile, without waking .- hopes, and blew up with a malicious sneer the whole E E ctrrioN.—Yesterday George King, aged scheme of his Parliamentary project. Of course we 26, Charles Kite, 21, and W. Wheatley, 23, who were need not add that Elliston abandoned his design, convicted, on the evidence of Wx. YOUNG, of a robbery . and that the caustic wit of the shoemaker cured the in the Teddington Lock-house, were executed at Homo nionger-lano. senatorial ambition of the actor.—Atlaf. i • AN IRISH INNKEEPER. A RECENT SKETCH. English Grntleman—Holla! House! • e here — Landlord—l don't know any one of that nam abouts. Gent.—Are you the master of this inn? Land.—Yes, Sir, please your honour, when my from home. Gent..—Have you a bill of fare? Land.--Yes, Sir, surely—the fair of Kildorery is nex t week, and Ballyspugmolane the week after. Gent.—Tut : how are your beds ? Land.—Very well, I thank you, Sir. Gent.—ls your cellar good ? Land.—Oh, never fear that, Sir—l only want bvd to make me the seller. Gent —ls your port fine? Land.—Never a finer port in the three kingdoms, Sir, than Cork harbour ; and sure I'm quite convenient to Gent.—Have you any mountain ? Land.—Yes, Sir ; the whole country is full of moor tains. Gent.—Have you any porter ? Land.—Have 1, is it? I'll engage Pat is an t eteallif iS . porter; he'll make out any place at all. Gent.—But I mean porter to drink. Land.—Oh, Sir, he'd drink the ocean--not a doubt 0 ' that. • Gent.—Have you any fish. Land.—They call myself an odd fish. Gent----I think so. I hope you're no shark. Land. —No, sir, indeed—l'm not a lawyer. • Gent.—Have you any sole. Land.—For yi.ur boots and shoes, sir? Gent.—Paha !—have you any plaice ? Land.—l have not, Sir ; but I was promised one, 11 1 only vote the way I did not at the last election. Gent.—H a ve you any wild-fowl? Land.—They're tame enough now, for that matter they have been killed these ten days. Gent.—l must see myself. Land.:—And welcome, Sir; fetch jPn • a lopkiol glass in a minute. LONDON MARKETS PRICE OF BREAD. The highest price of Bread in the Metropolis Is lOgd:fcg the .L . 41b. Loaf. There are others who sell from yi d . to tyyd. bet that price. PRICE OF SEEDS. —April 20. New English Tied Clover Seed (per Cwt.) 40s. 50s. fine 565, Old. Old Ditto Ditto - . .... ....1. lino --a; ••••• New Foreign Ditto—. . 50e. 00s flue 555. ";o*. 10s. firsesoB. 6-46* Old Ditto New White Cloyer., — s 40s. 60s. fine 70s. Old Ditto Ditto 6os. 10s. fine 8.% 1117 New Trefoil Old Ditto Rib Grass English Carraway —3 • 4 . Foreign Ditto - Coriander St. Foin -'. 1 1.-414 - 1-- 8 41:: .. 41-1 44 — .11: 6 ; 1: 1 . -4fif - A! S eCe'e l Rye Grass Pacey Ditto 40s. 30s. nest ." 46 Linseed, for feeding crushing.... forcrushing .... --a. 41s. 425. fine A: Canary Seed, New.** —s. 455. fine Ditto Old—. •••••3. fine — , White Mustard Seed --,.(per 8u5he1)...... Os. 60. 7e. f3d. One Brown Ditto _ _ fins Turnip Seeds, Rounds —s. —6. 10s. tine:'" 4 _,: Green and Red Ditto --s. 9s. 12s. fine "-- Tares 01d.* 344. 40s. fine —s. —s. fine 41. 0 . 4 „ a „ Ila?,e Seed, English, tine (per Last) 30 1 . 32/........F0reigt 1 . - PRICES OF HOPS.--Aprils2o. Kent Pockets. 41 M. 41. 10s. to 61 6 2: Sussex Ditto _ 31. 18s. 4/. Os. to 4/. 1 P'• Essex I)itto 44 Os. 4/. 10s. to 5 4 Farnham I)itte, Fine*. 01. Gs. 'N. Os. to 3 4 Seconds 01. Os. 61. Os. to 11. r ic 3/. 10s. 41. tb. to 51. 31. ss. 31. 14s. to 3 4 h im ; 31. 10s. 41. Os. to . 54,7,%. Kent Sussex Ditto Essex Ditto.. WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET.-..Apri11 8 .0.4. Od. to 80s. 0.1. Clover 60s. to 1 ,.. v"' Straw 30s. Oa. to 365. Od. PRICE OF OIL. rho 6 Rape Oil, brown ........—. 494 Os. ..,......... Refined ......- 90 0 Linseed Oil 1.11.0... i 1 , 0 Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill, pet thousand ~......••r•' b 10 Rape Cake, per ton —......r.........,..„,.................... PRICE OF POTATOES.—ApriI 20. Marsh Champions , 31. ss. to 31. 10s. per tom' ' Kidneys . 01. Os. to U. Os. ditto. Scotch Reds SI. Iss. to 31. Os. ditto. Oznobles and Shaws ....—.—. Si. Os. to 31: 3s. ditto. ___...—...... Per lb. Butts 50 to :AM.. to 66113.... Dressing Hides Fine Coach Hides Crop Hides, 35 to 401 b. Ditto 45 to 501 b. Ditto PRICES OF LEATHER. d. to d. Per lb. d. to& 19 19 20 Tanned Horse Hides,. 1 6 1 , 6 21 22 Spanish Ditto ............... 2 2 14 1 1 !7 Per dozen. 19 41 Calf Skins.,.StS to 44Mb. 18 2 „ i „ 141 151 Ditto ..........50 to 70Ib. It . 2 ,,, , 151 17* Ditto 70 to 0010. 101 20 Small Seals, Gt'e___cnland 20 22 HAW HIDES. Per Stone. P. el. to s. d. Per Stone. 0. ( 1 ° , 2 . ' 4 0 Best Heitcrsßc Steer,2 8 3 0 Ordinary I h. .2 4 2 6 Matket Calf '7 Downs Adair's Beaumont. COAL MATt ........... YS 0 Dean's Primrose 25 6 Heaton _ 31 9 28 0 Liddell's Aiaip.. 25 3 Pelaw Pontop Windsor 25 6 Percy 27 0 Shipeote 26 0 Tantield Tunfield Lea. . 28 0 Townley 2t 0 Hattley 31 6 Ships at market, 30-Shi: s. d. $. d. 74 0 54 0 6 ,1 0 54 0 76 0 66 0 650 60 0 50 0 40 0 SHEEP SKINS. di • 2:. 01. tots. 6,1. I Shearlings...— Oe. 01 to 01 . Lambs bs. 2d. to Is. M. 4 P :EL—Aril 20 WallsEndpll en i c k e &Co. 35 6 . a Ditto Brown's Ditto Carr and Ditto Perkins and Co. 2$ Ditto Walker ..••www.."••• 32 o Nesliam 5 0 Walls End 5 1 Walls End Nutt 21 0 0, Stone Coal Cox Silkstone Field and C O ' s g 0 Warde's Llanelly 14 0 Webtoe small 1 5 Walls End small sold, 2114-Utuolol, * Flour, ilcr__.,,,,• It. 8. (I. as. d. d• 311; o 20 0-24 012 0 " . `4 Pi 0-21 0 00 "15 0 ' 18 0-22 0 10 0—• 1 ;0 0r 20 0-25 C 12 o.', n, 10 6=21 0.00 - stn. 5. d. ' 4 6 452 0 46 0 0- 0 53 ° 0 58 0 56 1.- 0 IRISH M, Wheat, 1 Barley. Oats. per barrel per barrel per barrel 21) stone. 16 stone. 14 stone. I s. d. a R. d. Cork --V!) 0-316] Limerick j3O 0-36 0' • Waterford 27 0-35 0 Clonniel 30 0-36 Carlow 29 6-34 9 'ARKET: Cork Limerick— , Waterford' Clonmel s. d. as. d. s. d. as. d. 11 10 2 0-20 g 10 3 r: 1 1 60 1g 10 0-16 0 6 0-14 0 11 0-11 0112 8-14 0 12 O—W 0113 0— 001 Beef, 'Mutton,' per lb. per lb. Pork, per cwt. Id. ad.d.a d. s. as +l.s. d. 14 —6 4 —6 22 6-.24 076 0 1 13 —si 4 —5 30 0-35 07 0 0 4—5 5 — 6 290-34 6 M-0 3 —4 4 -., 4132 0-34 073 0 4 —.5110 —0 00— 0060 0 o. / 16- KILET.NNY.—Butter — l . to --s. Wheats. per cwt. ; o•—• bar. per barrel ; Flour 20s. to 445. per bag; Oats N. to l2s. P c 4 4d rel ; Barley 15s. to 17 s. ; B eef 4d. to s , A irl, per lb. ; Mutwtton.,./en to sd. ; Potatoes 2 d. per stone; Coals Is. 2d. p er Pigs 3os. to 32a. per cwt. Carlow, GREENWICH FAlR.—Yesterday this fair commenced with an increased variety of amuse Some of the shows, particularly those exikibit' RICHADSON, Scow . rolsr, &c., supplied a S ae displat ; R amuse m en ts, and exhibited them with grea t e ff e ct. ? u , scenery was well painted, and the machinery and tog were well executed. Among the minor exhibitions therm are correct representatations of all the horrid as svel . „, l strange circumstances that Litvc lately occurred, itt‘7:i which are the Polstead Murder, a likeness of the Pet, Husband, and a likeness ofEMIL f i tax an. AD O ALGAR has erected a most extensive booth, principally tended for dancing, but we must con fess that we should 11° like to breathe the close air in a pla ce of this descrip ti°. when it is filled with company. The booth in questi °l 4, between five and six hundred feet in length , and about feet wide. GLOUCESTER.—On Saturday last, Mati het „, Finn('ll and Henry Pinnell underwent the awful s en t l, the law. These unfortunate men, who had both of s°l th.ez: been previously transported, were tried at the last -A at this place, and convicted of a very aggravated big robbery, which they had committed n ear Tetbnry °°l day on which the funeral procession of the late E'`' Livzßroor, passed through that neighbonrho ad. P RINTAD and P U BLISIIRD by MURDO YOUN .$ OfIICE, 112, STRAND, LONDON. - BIRTHS. f On the 20th inst. Devonshire-place, the lady 0' V. Sorters, Esq. of a son. area On the 17th inst. at the Rectory -honse, Adishanir l' te the lady of the Rev. H. Weste rn Plum p tre, of a 416°P MARRIED. On the 14th inst. at March , Cambrid g eshire, Or. j Western, of London, to Rebecca, third daughter of I X' Wray, Esq. surgeon, of the above place. DIED. At Trinity College, Cambridge, T. W. Ward, El' of the Bishop of Sodor and Man. Aged 124 years and 10 months, Mary Anson , 0f hi verhampton. Her hearing was the only faculty 11- g h;d failed. On the 18th inst. at his house, Crescent, Bari' ti John Keane, Bart. need 72 . He is succeeded in 10D and estates by his eldest eon Richard, born in 1780' oi On the 20th inst. at his house at Stratford-gret o t Wicke, Esq. of Church-lane, Whiteehapel. ! On the 17th inst. at Islew orth, James Dodd, s en• " 1 of Caroline-street, Bedford-square, solicitor , Aged