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different from his own, but to all of which the Bishop had applied, or was applying, appropriate remedies, where such were wanted ; and we should now think that his Lordship would act with a weakness unbecoming his cha racter, if he were to advance one step beyond his original intention, in the way of eufoi cing resi dence or double duty, in consequence of this attack by Mr. Wray, to whom he owes no ac count of his conduct, Mr. Wray also (for we must now make a resumge, as the French call it, of all his peccadilloes) acted improperly in suf fering it to be concealed in the pamphlet which was written for him, that he held another living, and that his son was put into the vacant curacy by the Bishop, and that the living of Bardney itself was voidable; all these, we say, were im proper concealments on the part of Mr. Wray, which cannot be defended. We observed that the Bishop of Lincoln was in his place in the House of Lords on the same night, where, however, his presence was rendered un necessary by the testimony that was borne to the propriety of his conduct by men of all parties in the Commons.— Times. We have been led to look over our articles upon the subject of the vacancy for the county of Waterford which Mr. V. Stuart's resignation will cause, and regret to think that any observa tions we should have made upon the subject should have given pain either to his private or political friends. We have not forgot how as sidulously he gave up his mind, and how free also his purse, to the promotion of the success of the great cause of Catholic emancipation ; and we are ready to admit that he cannot have taken any step inconsistent with his honour in what he may consider the interests of the people of Ire land. Of the purity of his motives, therefore (whatever insinuations may have been promul gated to the contrary of his having come to some understanding with the Beresford family,', or having tampered with the King's Govern- ment for the title of Grandison), we most an. equivocally declare our belief ; at the same time we must, in common with many of his best friends, regret his decision in resigning the county at this time, and under circumstances the result of which he cannot foresee, and which we venture to predict may be prejudicial to the spirit of peace and conciliation which we so anxiously desire to see established. Since this was written we have received a letter from Mr. Villiers Stuart, which disavows all interested motives. We repeat our belief in the purity of his motives, but we are totally at a loss for any sufficient reason for his resignation : " TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. " Sir,—Rumours having been industriously pro pagaud which are calculated to sully my character, by representing my retirement from the representa tion of the county of Waterford as the result of an arrangement entered into with the party by which I was opposed at the late general election, it may perhaps be necessary, for the information of those who do not know me, that 1 should empower you thus publicly to expose the falsehood of all such in sinuatiow, by declaring unequivocally that my resig nation is totally unconnected with any communica tion, understanding, or negotiation, expressed or im• plied, with any party or parties whatsoever. " I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, " Dromatu, June 19. " 11. VILLIERS STUART." The report of an intended continental tour, connected with political considerations of high importance, is repeated in various foreign Jour nals, both French and German ; but these Jour nals are mistaken in supposing that the Duke of Wellington is to be the itinerant diplomatist. We believe it is determined that a person of high consideration, and fully in the confidence of the British Cabinet, shall proceed almost immediately to the Continent, but without being invested with any ostensible and definite character. The extent of his projected circuit, as well as the time that it will occupy, must necessarily depend upon circumstances. The political objects particularly contemplated by the mission are, of course, matters of conjecture ; all we pretend to say is, that the measure is determined on. We have heard more than one name mentioned as likely to be selected for this arduous and delicate duty, but we do not conceive these nominations to rest on any suffi cient authority.— /Um ning Chronicle. The ferment in Ireland occasioned by the in jodiciesus decision on the subject of Mr. O'Con nell's claim to sit for the County which returned him, and will again return him by an overwhelm. ing majority, is not confined to the district more immediately concerned. An opposite quarter of the kingdom (the county of Louth) presents a scene of scarcely inferior agitation. This was the less to be expected, as that county, small in extent, contains a greater number of constantly resident gentry than any other of similar dimen sions ; but in the state of habitual excitement which has so long existed in Ireland, even the expectation of any event likely to give opportu nity for a display of party or sectarian feeling is the neverfailing harbinger of tumult ; and the vacancy contemplated upon the judicial elevation of Mr. Leslie Foster, combined with the unpre cedented spectacle of two Roman Catholic Can didates, standing on opposite interests and con flicting pretensions, has thrown the county town and its vicinity into a state of agitation which our letters from the spot, written by judicious and cool-headed observers, represent as hourly increasing. It may be of some use, as having a tendency to keep down these premature ebulli tions, to inform our Irish friends, that what is technically called a hitch, has occurred, and that the promotion of the Learned Gentleman is ra ther more a matter of uncertainty than it has heretofore been supposed, and that it will by no means be immediate, if it takes place at all. We lately hinted that certain menacing indications in the Irish horizon would, in all probability, have the effect of retarding the intended exalta tion of various favoured individuals ; and from what has latterly come to our knowledge on the subject, we see no reason for changing our opinion.—lbid. Mr. John Lawless, it would appear, is to be prosecuted. Mr. Sheil was proceeded against, • but the prosecution against him was abandoned ; we think that there ought to be no such distinc tion made. We think the Duke of Wellington and Mr. Peel had better decide in Mr. Lawless's case as they did in that of Mr. Shell. The Catholics, by means principally of Messrs. O'Connell, Shen, and Lawless, wrung from us Protestants, concessions that we were. loth to give. Abundance of seditious speeches were made before such concessions were wrung, but only one of the speakers is to be prosecuted ; another was proceeded against, but the proceed vy was abandoned. This is not fair, especially as, amidst all the seditious speaking, John Lawless was the most candid, and often spoke in 4opposition to matters entertained by the Aswcia lion. The Duke and Mr. Peel can get only odium by going On with this solitary prosecu tion ; and therefore we presume to. recommend. them to abandon it, and shew the spirit of bury ing all things arising from what has been called Catholic Emancipation in oblivion.—Morning Herald. The late election for Weymouth exhibited one of those instances which are a disgrace to a country laying claim to political honesty and in tegrity, and shows, beyond a doubt, that the electors are, generally speaking, ten times more corrupt than the elected. The Solicitor-Gene ral, it seems, was assailed with reproaches, amounting to the savage yells of cannibalism, for not having paid the expenses of his previous election—in other words, with not having sub mitted to the most gross and unjustifiable extor tion under that name ; and, though he had actually paid 6,000/. for obtaining a seat which ought not to have cost as many hundreds, the swillers and bribers of this immaculate place were anxious to rob him still further—an attempt which we were happy to see that the Learned Gentleman resisted in so determined and suc cessful a manner. Yet Weymouth is one of those places where freedom of election is supposed to take place, and where the number of electors places them beyond the reach of ordinary sale or cor ruption. The fact, however, seems to be just the reverse of the inference which would be drawn from their numbers ; and though they may not, from their numbers, expect to be paid, as at Thetford, a given sum per head, they take care to have their reward either in malt or in meal, and, at any rate, to fleece the Candidate as far as his means, his credulity, or timidity, may ex ' tend. We give Mr. Sugden credit for having the courage to resist this system of electioneering plunder. No man of common sense will con sider his moral honesty in any way compromised by his refusal to pay demands which he never either legally or morally incurred, and which are made, in fact, under much the same kind of moral code which governs the " stop and deliver" of the highwayman. The country at large is in terested in persons who are exposed to it resisting this species of plunder. Rotten boroughs, where a stated price is paid for the seat, are, bad as they are, infinitely preferable to a species of mock election, in which the strongest purse is sure to win, and in which a man must either incur actual ruin, or indemnify himself out of the public coffers for the dilapidation of his own.—/bid. If we except the loss of power and patronage, with the good things generally attaching to them , on the one hand, and the mortification arising from defeat on the other, we do not see that the Civic Body has lost or the public gained much by the late compromise between them and the House of Lords. We thought the object of time opposition, and in particular the spirited measure of calling for the Civic accounts, had been to rid the public of part of a tax upon one of the first necessaries of life. That object, however, seems wholly to have failed, and all the London port clues and taxes upon coals are likely to re main, as far as we can perceive, for this genera tion at least, and probably for the next, if not for ever. This affair of London-bridge is an other of the many instances of the want of foresight in those who undertake great public works. Surely it was the imperative duty of those who had the direction of the matter to have ascertained what all the costs and con sequences of what they were about would be.— But no, these wise men are satisfied with ask , ing time engineer to tell them what the cost of the bridge alone will be ; and though they cal culate upon placing it on a new site, to which no approaches can exist, they leave these for future consideration ; and as a nest-egg to produce that brood of difficulty which has now been hatched. Now all this difficulty, we con ceive, might have been avoided by a little fore sight. In the first place, as the rebuilding of London. bridge must necessarily create much ob struction and inconvenience while going on, it would have been prudent to have widened the approaches to the Southwark-bridge—viz., Queen-street from Cheapside, and Watling street from St. Paul's—which would have taken off much of the pressure. But, supposing this unaccomplishable, at any rate it was worth while to consider whether it was absolutely necessary to change the site of the bridge itself. Of course, had the old bridge been pulled down first, and the new one built in its place, the pre sent approaches would have been sufficient, with some little improvement. But how was this to be accomplished ? Why, either by dispensing with a bridge altogether during the progress of the works—which we admit would have been a great, though not insurmountable inconvenience —or by the erection of a temporary bridge on the west, close alongside the old one, which we ap prehend, in the present advanced state of science, was not impracticable, and would have been attended with far less expense than is now likely to be brought upon the country. While on this subject we would add one word in vin dication of a Noble Lord (the Marquis of Lon donderry), who seems to have been misunder stood by one of our contemporaries, as having called for an account of the trade or business of the City Bridge Committee, for the purpose of upbraiding them with the lowness or incompati bility of their respective callings. The first stone, however, was thrown by these worthies them selvar. ; and it was in retaliation, and to show how little pretence they had for doing so, that the questions as to their own trades were asked. The public, it appears, are greatly indebted to a gentleman of the name of Jeffery, for the light which he has thrown upon the matter. The City, it would seem, was not above borrowing his ideas, but had not the candour to acknow ledge the source from which they are- taken : and when, before the Lords' Committee, the truth comes out from Mr. Jeffery himself, the Cite Counsel are instructed to attach this gentleman's personal character, and twit him with being a cheesemonger—as if, forsooth, the most wealthy member of the Corporatiun, at this moment, were opt a chesemonger too ! This is the most miserable instance of contemptible folly we ever saw resorted to by a body of tradesmen, who say, in effect, to Mr. Jeffery, " It is true we have borrowed your ideas, and stolen your plan ; but, then, are you not a cheesemonger ; and what right can you have to meddle with such mighty matters as bridges ?" It was to restrain and to ;._hose , this kind of insolence and disen genuousness tat T‘ord Londonderry, in his turn, asks who these people themselves are ; and if they turn out, as they do, to coas;st of slop sellers, grocers, druggists, tavern-keepers, &c., it is not meant that their trades are any disgrace to them, but merely to slim that tradesmen themselves are not those who should upbraid others with being so ; or that they can be, from their own occupations, one whit fitter for the subject than the person of whose knowledge they avail themselves, but whose ability they impugn,—,/hid. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE AN UNLUCKY FIRST DRIVE.—A French gentle man, who resides at one of the Hotels in Covent garden, summoned a hackney-coachman for having demanded more than his fare for a drive from Char ing-cross to the Bank of England. The compkinant pulled out a book of fares, and told Alderman Scholey, who sat for the Lord Mayor, that upon reaching the Bank he offered the sum of two shillings, according to the directions in the book, to the coachman, who refused to take less than three. Witness then permitted him to take the three shillings, and summoned him for the over charge. The coachman said that the journey was more than two miles long, and therefore he was warranted in charging three shillings. Cornhill being in the hands of the paviours,he was obliged to drive in rather a round-about way to the Bunk ; the straight road from Charing-cross to the Bank was exactly two miles, perhaps not a yard more; so that the slightest deviation entitled him to his additional fare according to the Act of Parliament. The complainant said that he had nothing to do with the paving of Cornhill. He never caused any obstruction to be made there. lie was aware of the tricks played off by hackney-coachmen, and he de termined to protect himself as much as possible from their manoeuvres and impositions, for which purpose he bought that very morning the book of fares, which he considered an infallible guide. Alderman SCIIOLEY said he was very sorry to find that the coachman had the best of the matter. As the state of the streets rendered it absolutely ne cessary that he should drive round, and by so doing he had exceeded the two miles, he was authorised to make the charge. The complainant said that the coachman never said a word to him about the cause of the increased charge. Coachman—l told you your book was wrong; that was enough for me to say ; but you was hobsli nate, and would have it all your own way, so I let you for the time, because you was a foreigner. Complainant—Ah, it was because I was de foreigner chat you cheated me; had I been English, you would not do so. Alderman SCHOLEY assured the complainant that coachmen were not very particular as to the persons on whom they played tricks. It was all the same to them so that they got the money. He had him self been obliged to pay, for going a yard or two beyond two miles. He was sorry to say that the complainant must pay for the expellees and the time of the coachman. Complainant—No, no; you must excuse me; I shan't pay no more. He has got his tree shillings; let him take dat; he shan't have no more from de foreigner.—(A laugh.) Coachman (pulling a dirty Act of Parliament from his pocket)—Look at this here heel; I'll have my money. The had say that I must have for my loss of time not more than five bob, nor less than three. You must fork out the brads.—(Laughter.) The Complainant—to whom this slang vas quite unintelligible—appealed to the Alderman, upon having the dirty Act of Parliament levelled at him, and said he was alone amongst Englishmen, who ought to consider that he mas a stranger. It was (said he) de first carriage I ever step into, and I could not put my foot upon de door till I buy de book of fares; but I see it is no use to buy books; de English coachman is able to beat de book with a piece of dirty paper.—( Loud laughter.) The ALDERMAN said, that the same justice should be done to the complainant that would be rendered to any Englishman : there wus no danger of par tiality. Unfortunately in this instance the coach man was right, and he was perfectly aware of the remuneration to which he was entitled by the Act. Coachman—God bless your Vorship, we're ob ligated to know every vord of the hart, or the public would be always imposing upon us. — (Laughter.)—Some gentlemen gives us bad money, others gives us the slip, others keeps us vaiting all night, and there's not a more robbed set of men in the vorld nor we ; so we're obligated for to go by the hact.—(A laugh.) The complainant was by this unfortunate drive put to the expence of Bs., which he paid with great apparent reluctance. The hackney coachmen are greatly benefitted in this way by the labours of the paviours and the gas-light operators. NEW SORT OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO THIEVES. — John Parsom, a man who had been formerly in the employment of a wine -merchant, was brought be fore Alderman SCHOLEY, charged with having in his possession some foreign wine, without being able to account satisfactorily for it. There is, it was stated, a system of plunder that has of late grown very extensive, particularly in the city of London, and it is promoted by a set of fellows who go about from house to house under pretence of buying bottles, and are prepared to re ceive any loose property which the servants of families can pillage. If a servant happens to sell a bottle or two to any one of those re c e ivers, he is told that he will get a great deal more if he con. trive to fill the bottles, and a most ruinous sort of. trade is carried on upon this plan. Several wine merchants in the city have been robbed lately by their servants, for whom those receivers are con stantly in waiting in the neighbourhood. The pro perty is conveyed away so suddenly, that there has been hitherto great difficulty of detection. Mr. Warren, the landlord of the Windmill public house, stated, that on the preceding day, the pri soner walked into his house, and after having been served with porter, and having addressed the witness with great familiarity, produced two bottles of sherry wine, and requested that he would take care of them. 'Witness refused, but shortly after the prisoner put the bottles within the bar, and offered to sell them to the witness, who spoke sharply and reproachfully to him in the negative, and he left the house and the wine also. Witness had heard of the plunder of the wine -merchants, and believing that the prisoner was either a thief, or a receiver, ac quainted an officer with what had taken place, and the prisoner having soon returned to demand the wine, be was put into custody. Mr. Hobler said, that the plan of robbery describ ed had -been carried on very extensively indeed. The receiver facilitated plunder amazingly, as many a man's cellar could testify. The prisoner said, that he had purchased the wine along with a number of empty bottles of a man named Jones, and that the wine happened to be in the two bottles. The prisoner received a bad character from a re spectable wine-merchant with whom he had for merly resided, and Alderman SCIIOLEY committed him under the Police Act, for two calendar months to hard 'labour. The prisoner is, it appears, well acquainted with several upper servants at the West end of the town. GUILDHALL. John Gaiter, a journeyman carpenter, was com mitted by Mr. Alderman KEY, for assaulting his master, Mr. Gray, a builder in Hosier-lane, by strik ing him over the head with a hammer on Saturday evening, for finding fault with his coduct in wasting his time. There had been a personal struggle be tween them a minute or two before, which the pri soner recommenced, using his hammer. Mr. Gray's hat•was cut through, and he narrowly escaped being killed on the spot. The young man, who stood remanded, charged by his own brother with defrauding Messrs. Oldroyd and Co., of Bread-street, of 1001. was discharged, no person appearing to give evidence against him. BOW-STREET. John liancock, 4 young man dressed in livery, a footman in the service of Mr. Edwards, of Conduit street, Bond-street, was yesterday re-examined on various charges of robbery committed by him in the chops of different jewellers at the west end of the town. Mr. Humphreys, tine solicitor, attended on behalf of the prisoner. Mr. Edmund Trani, of No. 33, Burlington Ar cade, jeweller, stated that on Wednesday last the prisoner came to the shop and asked to look at some brooches ; a box containing a variety was shewn to him, and he was occupied for some time in examin ing them. He selected one and asked the price of it ? he was told that the charge would be one guinea. He professed to admire it very much, and observed that as he intended it as a present for a young woman of his acquaintance, he should like her to see it before he made the purchase, and he re quested that it might be put by for him till seven o'clock in the evening, when he would bring the young woman, and if she liked it he would pay for it. Mr. Trant acceded to the prisoner's request, and the latter left the shop. Shortly afterwards, on Mr. T. going to the box, he instantly missed a gold brooch, which contained a locket in the centre, and was set round with garnets. He was convinced the prisoner had taken it, and the more so, Lecause he did not come at seven o'clock with the female, according to his appointment. Priece, the constable, stated that he apprehended the prisoner for stealing a gold seal in the shop of Mr. Duncan, jeweller, of Bond-street. He ascer tained that he had been committing depredations at many of the jewellers' shops in that neighbourhood. On searching his box at his master's house, he found the articles of jewellery, &c., which he produced. Mr. Trant selected from the articles produced by the officer the brooch that he lost at the time the prisoner came to his shop. In the inside of the ocket, which had a secret opening, was a piece of paper, on tvhich was written his private shop mark. Priece stated that the prisoner went to the shop of Mr. Fish, watch-maker, in Hill-street, Hanover square, and asked to look at some gold seals. He examined a great many, and observed that the prices were too high ; when the shopman observed a dis play of slight-of hand on the part of the prisoner, which induced him to watch him narrowly, and he caught him stealing two seals worth about six guineas. One of the seals he found up his ceat sleeve, and the other in his left hand. Mr. MINSHULL asked why Mr. Fish was not in attendance to prosecute the prisoner? The officer said that it was since the former examination of the prisoner that he had discovered this attempted rob bery ; and he learned that Mr. Fish took the seals from the prisoner, and let him go about his business. Mr. MlNslium, said that there were already se veral clear cases against the prisoner, and he intended to commit him for trial; but he was determined to bring Mr. Fish forward to prosecute, and he directed the officer not to give up any of the property found upon the prisoner to any one who claimed it, unless the party came forward to prosecute. The prisoner was remanded till Friday next. He appeared quite unconcerned during the inquiry. Yesterday a young man of respectable appearance, who said his name was Percival Hardwick, came before the Magistrate, and stated that about a fort night ago a young man, whose real name was Wil liam Stephens, was brought before the Magistrates of this office, charged with committing a number of frauds on different grocers, and he was committed for defrauding a Mr. Lovejoy, of Fleet-market. Ste phens, at the time of his examination, said his name was Percival Hardwick, and that it had appeared in all the public journals as the name of the accused. Mr. ;1i INSIIULL —The villain, then, took the li berty of using your name ? Applicant—Yes, sir. Mr. MINSHULL—Did you know him ? Appli cant—Yes, Sir; we were both apprenticed at the same time to Messrs. Bennett and Son, of Hereford, but I nave never associated with him since I have been in London. My parents were dreadfully alarmed on seeing my name in the papers, coupled with so bad a transaction. Mr. MINSHULL—No doubt they would be; it was a cruel thing in the base fellow to adopt your name. What has become of him ? An officer informed the Magistaate that Stephens gave his real name after his committal, and he was tried in the name of Stephens ; and on being convicted, he was sen tenced to six months' imprisonment. Applicant—All I require is, that the newspapers which have unwittingly given go much pain to my feelings, and to those of my relatives, will be so kirid as to insert that it was not Percival Hardwick that committed the fraud, but William Stephens. Mr. MINSHULL said that from his knowledge of the press, he was convinced that would be W illingly done by the gentlemen who had the management of the different newspapers who had inserted the original report. - The applicant thanked the Magistrate, and left the office. MA RLBOROU G 11-STREET. A lady of elegant appearance, about forty years of age, residing in Portland -street, was charged with shoplifting. The shopman to Mr. Sibley. silk-mer cer, of 126, Regent-street, stated that the prisoner came to his employer's shop on Monday evening, and h av i ng exam i ne d s o me cambric handkerchiefs, threw them aside, and they fell on the floor. She then examined some stay-laces, which were exhi bited in the window, and purchased one of them, and also one of the handkerchiefs. Before she quitted the shop, he noticed that she appeared agi tated, which excited his suspicions. He afterwards saw her pick up the handkerchiefs which had fallen down, and draw them under her cloak in a very sus picious manner. She then requested him to cut off several patterns of silks, and hurried out of the shop, leaving behind her a small parcel, which he gave her upon reaching the street. On returning to the shop, he missed two of the handkerchiefs. She was then followed by another person, who observed her drop her purse and one of the handkerchiefs. She was then conducted back to the stop, and imme diately after the other handkerchief was found under her sear. The purse which the defendant had dropped in the street contained 21. 145.; the parcel consisted of seven yards of lilac crape, a lace collar, and a pair of ladies shoes. All these articles, ex cepting the shoes, purported to have been purchased at Goldney's, in Regent-street. The defendant de clared that she took the handkerchiefs by accident, and had no intention to steal them. Some most respectable gentlemen who were in the office offered to become her bail, and no objec tion having been raised by the prosecutor, they were accepted. It . would appear that the defendant was not.driven by pecuniary distress to commit the offence with which she was charged, as during the last week she had purchased goods of Mr. Graham, the linen draper, of 208, Regent-street, to the amount of 261., part of which she had paid for by a cheque on Messrs. Ilerries and Co., of St. James's•street ; and just previous to her going into Mr. Sibley's, she had looked out another assortment of hosiery for her children at Mr. Graham's, where she left her clogs, apparently intending to call again. UN lON-liA A dashing courtezan, dressed in a magnificent style, was charged with misconduct in Vauxhall gardens. It was proved by the officers that she had created a great riot in the supper-rooms—used most indecent and offensive language, and struck at several gentlemen. • A man, named Tancock, here stepped forward to - speak in her behalf, when it was suggested to the Magistrate that he was the person in whose house the defendant resided, at No. 21, Henry-street, in the Waterloo-road. On the way to the office that morning, the defendant was heard to inveigh most bitterly against this person, exclaiming that he was an old canting hypocrite l—that he preached in Zion Chapel, and that when he came home after holding forth to his congregation, he was in the habit of blow ing up the " ladies" in his house, if they had not money to pay up their lodgings. Mr. CHAMBERS to Tancock—" I suppose you have come forward to claim the poor wretch's taw , dry garments, if I should commit her to gaol ?" Tancock—l have nothing to do with her dress; I have only come here to state that she always be hayed herself like a lady since she lived in my house. Mr. CHAMBERS-It is represented to me that you preach at Zion Chapel; you are a pretty minister of the gospel—a keeper Of X common brothel. •What do you charge this unfortunate girl a week for her lodgings ?—Tancock affected to be sorely hurt at the imputation of his being a brothel-keeper, and reluctantly admitted that she paid him 11. 12s. a week for his apartments. He, however, did not consider his house a brothel, although the girl ad mitted that she was in the habit of taking men there. He said that many of the owners of the houses in the street in which he lived charged their lodgers as much as 5/; a week for two apartments —he was an exception, and thought he did not de serve the censure passed upon him by the Magistrate. Mr. CHAMBERS—" You are pursuing a most dis creditable calling, and I can only say, that if it be true that a man of your character should be permit ted to preach at Zion Chapel, or any other Chapel, after this exposure, great blame will be attributable to those by whom you are selected to expound the Word of God." The Magistrate then com mitted the female defendant for fourteen days to Brixton, and held Tancock to bail for keeping a dis orderly house: LONDON SESSIONS, JUNE 23. SEVERE ASSAULT UPON A PARISH CHILD. A paper-stainer, named Price, was tried upon an indictment charging him with having most cruelly beaten a poor, little, helpless parish boy, named Lewis, who worked for him. The Master of the workhouse said that the boy was dreadfully beaten. His arm was four days in a sling, and his jacket could not be got on on account of the swelling. There were severe bruises on his head, hip, and posteriors. The RECORDER—Prisoner, have you any thing to say to this witness ? Price (to the witness)—l should be obliged to you very much to be as easy as possible with me, for it was all nothing but an acci dent that I beat the boy.—(A laugh.) The schoolmaster of the workhouse saw the boy the morning after he was beaten. The skin.was knocked off his head, and the bruise on his arm was as big as an eg►g. He was elsewhere sadly injured. Witness asked Price why he beat the child so dread fully ? " Why. because I was drunk I whopped him," replied the prisoner. " And why," mid the witness. " did you try to thrust the brush into his mouth ?" " Well, and suppose I did," replied he, " the boy isn't dead yet, is he ?" The prisoner—All I have to say to that is, that it's false. 1 never said no such a thing. The mother of the boy said, that her child was brought home by another boy after he had been beaten. He was in so dreadful a condition that she thought he had been run over. The prisoner put in a written defence, in which he called for the mercy of the Court. The Jury instantly found him Guilty. The prisoner was then sentenced to be imprisoned four months in the Compter. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. LONDON MARKETS. (From the London New Price Current of yesterday.) SUGAR.—The Sugar Market was very languid all last week, the estimated sales were only 1,700 hhds. and trs. Muscovades ; the soft and low brown descriptions were sold at low rates ; the better quality supported the late currency. The stock of Muscovades is 1,105 hhds. and trs. more than last year. The deliveries continue to fall off, last week 2,782 hhds. and trs., being 722 hhds and trs. less than on the corresponding week of 1828. The imports are most extensive; in addition to our list of 9,005., there are further reports of above 9,000 hbds. and trs. in this day's list. The Sugar Market opened heavily to day ; the estimated sales, including the Barbadoes, were 400 hhds. and tcs., being as languid a market day as experienced for some years; the wholesale grocers will not purchase, as no returns of money can he got from the country; the Earbadoes Sugar sold at Is. a 2s. lower. The Refined Market has been very heavy, but no general reduction in the prices can be stated. The Market this afternoon was very dull, and rather lower. Molasses at a further reduction of 6d. per cwt. EAST INDlA.—.There were no sales of Bengal or Siam Sugars reported last week. By public sale on Thursday 10,539 bags Mauritius; the good brown Sugars 475. 6d. and 48s. sold rather lower ; all other, qualities went off with briskness at full market rates, brown middling to fine 475. 6d. a 515., low to good yellow 51s. a 58s. 6d. In consequence of the •brisk sale 26,000 bags Mauritius have since been advertised for sale. This day at public sale 3884 bags Mauritius, chiefly middling and low qua lity, sold at a further reduction of 6d. to Is. per cwt. FOREIG N.—The purchases by private contract last week were small parcels new yellow Havanna'', 29.. a 325. ; low brown to middling yellow Bahia, 19s. a 235. WEST INDIA MoLi. r ssEs.—ln West India Molassts there is little variation. COFFSIL-There were above 1,000 bags St. Domingo Coffee ordered at the public sales last week, the whole taken in ; good ord. at 355. ; about 800 bags sold after wards by private contract at 345. 64. and it is now re potted there are further purchases at the same price. In the other descriptions of Foreign there is no alteration this week. Jamaica Coffee supports the late prices ; all the ordinary qualities of Demerara and Berbice Coffee must be quoted at a small reduction. This day only 48 casks Ja maica Coffee brought forward ; fine ord. and ord. mid. ; the former sold 435. 6d. a 445., the latter 555. The Market is steady. Ruu, BRANDY, AND LIOLLANDs.-.The purchases of Rum last week were confined to some low under-proof Porto Rico Rum at Is. I Id. ; parcels of fair quality Ja maica 29 over at 3s. 4d., and fiue 32 over 3s. 6d. a 3s. 7d.-In Brandy or Geneva there is no alteration.-This day by public sale 224 puns. Demerara Rum, of fair qua lity ; 3 to S over proof at 2s. a 2s. Id. ; 23 to 25 over proof at 2s. 6d. a 2s. Sd. The Market is ld. per gall. lower ; a few taken in at 1 s. lid. HEMP, FLAX, AND TALLow.-The Tallow market has been more firm, and the prices are a shade higher. There is no new feature in Hemp or Flax.-Theletters from St. Petersburg!' are dated 10th inst. Exchange, 10d. 23-32. Tallow, 97i. Bought, 500. Serces.-There is little variation in Spices. Pimento, is in more demand at prices a shade higher. This day 245 bags Pimento, chiefly mid. quality, lid. a 71d. COTTON.-The Cotton market is steady, and there is a regular but not extensive business. The purchases for the week ending last night consist of 150 Bengal, 31d. a 4id.; 1,480 Surat, 3i-d. a 4id. ; 40 Pernams, 7d. ; 50 Bahia, 60. 220 Bowed, 6d. a Hors.-The accounts from the Hop Plantations state a great accumulation of fly and lice ; the duty has fallen to 55,0001. and 60,0001. The reports of the weather are that there have been favourable rains, but the plant suffers by the weather, that honey appears, and that the plant is getting black, we give these reports as they are transmitted from the country, but we think the heavy rains yesterday and this morning will prove to have a more beneficial effect than is generally supposed ; the price of Hops bear us out in our opinion, they. are much lower than could have been anticipated, considering the frightful reports that are sent from the Hop Plantations. IRISH PROVISIONS.-There is a slight alteration in Provisions. The following are the latest prices realized in this Market :-Tierce India Reef 42 pieces Slbs. each 61. ss. ; tierce Mess Beef 3S pieces Sibs. each 41. I2s. 6d. a Si. 2s. 6.1. ; tierce India Pork 53 pieces 61h. Si. 10s. it 5/. 12s. 6d. ; barrel Mess Pork 50 pieces 41bs. each Si. a 3/. ss. ; barrel Bacon Pork 2/. 12s. 6d. a 3/. Butters are dull on account of the favourable rains. Bacon in limited request, notwithstanding the faxourable season for con sumption. Arrivals of Butter last week 37 firkins Irish, 5,792 casks Foreign ; Bacon 1,542 bales. TOBACCO.--There are no purchases this week worth reporting. RICE.-There is no alteration in Rice; the Market is firm. Fievir.-The late purchases of Currants fur export are rather on an extensive scale; all other descriptions of Fruit are dull. TEA..-The demand for Bolleas continue at an advance; Orange Pekoes are also at a premium of I d. to 2d. lb. Ismico.-The failure of a house of some eminence at Liverpool, the principal being engaged in conducting the extensive speculations to whic h we have often alluded, and in which the firm had some share, yesterday produced same sensation in this market ; but the leading houses in the trade here state that the failure has been for some time I anticipated : and various parcels of Indigo have in con sequence been forced upon the market by public sale (this is no doubt the fact), and that all the other parcels of Indigo are held by rich houses, who will not sell for some time, and that the event must necessarily have the best effect on the market, as it removes the fears that were en tertained of probable extensive sales by the speculators..-..:, We give these reports by the first houses as they ball reached us; a few days must no doubt elapse belore the whole extent of the speculations of the house can be ascer tained, when also the warrants, and where and how they are placed, will also transpire ; in the meantime there is no alteration in Indigo. The inspection of the East Ind; s House sale continues, the Indigo appears to be general' the useful qualities ; 1,300 chests are now declared in sale, and it is believed the quantity will be extended,F about 6,000 chests. SILK.—The Silk sale commenced at the India 1 1 °T / yesterday ; the prices are Is. 6d. a 2 s . lb. lower, or t reduction may be stated )0 per Co nt. under the last sa l e,m and a great proportion scratched out, there being noliiv dings near the expected or taxed prices. SALTPETRE.—In Saltpetre there is no alteration. 111Erats.—Illetals continue in a most depressed state;, farther reduction has taken place in Copper. MINING INTELLIGENCE.—SaIes at Redruth last wee' —Quantity of Copper Ore sold, 2,139 tons; average P" ? ' duce 7i. Quantity of fine Copper, 160 tons S a t ' Amount of Sale, 12,199/. ISs. 6d. • COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING Tim WEE‘' s. to s. s. to s. s. to s. L to 0 . 59 17 37 71 22 Kt 70 32 36 24 27 63 70 24 30 2! 28 60 70 25 28 20 24 70 70 34 36 24 27 64 72 26 30 22 26 61 14 16 25 70 80 30 38 20 28 Wheat. I Barley. I Oats. Bean,' Per Quarter. Boston Gainsborough Grantham Grimsby Horncastle Lincoln Spilsby Stamford York - 40 36 3g 40 43 34 4 42 40 3634 40 40 s°_, NORWICH. June .20. Wheat (per qr.) 5Ss. 6Ss. 725. 1 Beane (per qr.)..—..... Stith 4t / Barley Oats 2os. 2Ss —s. Flour, line (per sack) CANTERBURY, June 20. Wheat, white 6Bg. to Its. red Md. to 70........ Old , s, to Barley, Malting 32s. to 365. Oats Beans 26s. to 3is. ...... Old. n s . to Sol• Pease 32s. to 385...„.. Grey 325,t0353* se a CoEsnta.—Wheat, per7slb. I Is. 9d. tO 12s. Od. ; Ba t leY, • r* ss. 3d. to ss. 6d. ; Oats, 491 b. 3s. Od. to 4s. Od. • , NANTWICIL—Wheat, per 751 b. 12s. Od. to 12s. 3d.; Bane , ' qrts. ss. 9d. to 6s. Od.; Oats, 561 b. 4s. Od. to 4a. 61.1. EXETER MAR: Beef (score) 9s. 6d.10.. 6d. Hutton (lb.) 0 5 —0 Vesl and Lamb 0 6i P. rk 0 5 —0 7 Turkeys (each) 0 0 —0 0 Ducks (coup e) 4 0 —5 ft Fowls .3 0 —l, 6 .KETS.—June 19. th. Wheat (bushel)..,9B.sa. IN • Barley , 6 ....5 0 Oats 3 3 -- 3 8 Beans 6 0 -.. 6 6 l° Butter ( 1 b) 0 8 .-- 0 Eggs (18) 0 0 --I g • Potatoes (pea) 1 0 --O - DUBLIN MARKET N ITE.—Faumv, June 19. From I To N. 27 0142 0 96 - v 0 0 -- 14 0 0 0, 11 0 l6 0 12 17 . 8 0 28 10 0 15 0 IS 6 456 Wheat, per barrel 20 stone Bete , l6 stone 25 16 stone 2,251 Oats l4 stone 6,692 Cwt. F10ur....... 9 stone 1,025 11 stoncl . Sold to liakers only. 4,524 Cwt. Flour l9 0 I 28 0 I 21 '736 Average price of Wheat and Flour 555. Od. per sack. _ Firsts --- from 225. lid, to 28s. 41 0 . Sales of Do. "82 Receipts of Flour, '7,8101 Seconds, from 15,. Od. to 21c. Oa. Thirds, from Ss. Od. to 13s Oil' PRICE OF BREAD. Quartern Loaf, 41b. soz. lod. I lialf-quartern, 21b. 56° GLASGOW MARKETS. (From the Glasgow Herald of Monday.) In Raw SUGARS there has been a fair business done this week; the sales amount to 575 Wis. and tierce' The early sues brought fully former prices; latterly, itt sonic instances, rather lower rates have been accepted fo r . Browns and low middling qualities. British MOLASSES, 19s. 9d. a 20a. 3d. For Vi. (l .! India Molasses there has been a considerabl e inquiry. I °t ; puncheons of Old Triaidads were sold a t 21 s . 6d. iipPe r '. weight; 480 casks of the recent importation of 225. fret the quay; a small lot of 27 puns. at 225. 3d. ; and almo st 200 puny. of St. Vincent's at 245. from the ship's side. Ninety-five tierces of Jamaica COFFEE were sold 1 1 auction; Triage and Ordinary at 245. and 308. ; ge ° ; Ordinary, 365. ; fine Ordinary, 445. ; Middling, 5 5 ''1 and fine Middling, 68s. a 70a., the principal 'part of fl' dling and fine middling qualities. Nothing worthy of r e- . mark done by private contract. Nothing done in PIMENTO or GINGER. BRITISH EXPORTS. STATEMENT OP THE QUANTITIES OP THE URDERLIENTIONED Alit CLES OP BRITISH MANUFACTURE IMPORTED FROM Lty.VIPP7 FROM JUNE 12 TO It) INCLUSIVE. —,... Pieces. Yards. .I.l l x Cotton 125,927 1,447,211 Sail Cloth Linen 576 314,472 DO , 4 4 Blanketing 59,431 Cotton Hose ....... ........ .. 40 1.- Carpeting — 7,402 Worsted Hose.-- ...... .:.... •""":, Kerseymeres - Cotton Handkerchiefs ..... . --- F1anne1....".." —..— C0tt0n.8race5..........—..... --.:... Ends. Hats -- Woollen Stuffs.. 084 35 Hardware „Zlle ll Worsted Stutrs..6,o94 Earthenware . .„: .£4,111 Calicoes ..„..... —.— Salt White ....„;tiubeli 110,ton Baize 402 Salt Bock ...... ~.....—.. 42,9 T lnf. Woollens 2,521 949 Tons. Cwt. Clis. Cotton Thread 3,1301 b. Coal 452 0 0 Cotton Yarn...Bti,o6o £— Iron 408 10 a, CATTLE. ►N ►CCOUNT OP CATTLE IMPORTED INTO LIVERPOOL PROM JLTEIII6 TO 20, BOTH DAYS INCLUDSD. Cows. Calves. I Sheep. Pigs. Horses. I Mule& 562 1 151 1 2783 I 5772 26 0 COTTON WOOL. LIST OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. IMPORTED. Same pe-, This riod last year. year. EX PORTE P. Bap, &c. 633 1,650 Previous' thi§ year. Bags, &c. !SAM &c. Liverpool 391,078 308,778 London 42,142 38,756 • Glasgow 16,326 20,657 I -- Total exported in 1829 ..... ........ 47,966. Same period 1828 32,704. & v 3, 375 11,0 41 237 CHRIST CHURCH. SURREY.—A dinnei given yesterday, at the Star and Garter, Richmond, by the parishioners of Christ Church, Surrey, to Messrs. Di.acole and flAwxiss, the late churchwardens of that parish , and to Mr. HAnaiss, the treasurer. About seventy of the most respectable parishioners sat down to an excllent dinner; DAVID Ilinnam. Roexa, Esq., in the c hair. The healths of Messrs. DEACON, HAWKINS, and Haants s ; were heartily drank, with warm expressions of praise hiur the manner in which they had severally discharged thei r functions; the health of the Rev. Mr. MAPLETON, th e Rector, was also drunk with enthusiasm. The uttot?° harmony and conviviality prevailed ; and a strong degsi ? was expressed that nothing might occur to interrupt th e feeling of unanimity which appeared to prevail amongs t the respectable part of the parish. BIRTHS. On the 22d inst. in Baker-street, Portman-square, the lady of I'Braliam, Esq. of a daughter. On the 14th inst. in Hope-street, Edinburgh, the ladl, of W. J. Fraser, Esq. of a daughter. On the 22d inst. in Langham-phiee, the lady of Sir 0' Heathcote, Bart. M.P., of a son. On the 23d inst. in Hill-street, Berkeley-square, C. N. Grenville, of a son. On the 22d inst. in NVimpole-street, the wife of J. I" Fraser, Esq. of a daughter. On the 23d inst. Mrs. G. Dalmaine, of a son. On the 22d inst. at Eastbury Lodge, Essex, the lady E. Ind, Esq. of a son. - MARRIED. On the 23d inst. at St. James's Church, by the Red ' J John Wing, Rector of Streatham and Chenies, • 1- 0 "' Wriothesley . Russell, fourth son of the Duke of.Bedfordsl Elizabeth Laura Henrietta, youngest daughter of Lord William Russell. On the 23d inst. at Hendon, S. Babington, Esq . . ° A f Alpha Cottages, Regent's Park, to Florence, wog!' daughter of the late T. Waddy, Esq. of Norton Grange , Yorkshire. On the 21st inst. at Blendworth, Dorothea, eldest daughter of Sir Win. Knighton, Bart. to Michael See moor, Esq. Captain in the Royal Navy, second son o f Si! Michael Seymour, Bart. At Paris, A. de Romestein, Chef de Battaillon au Corp' Royal de l'Artillerie, to Frances Ellen, daughter of IL 13 .' Deane, Esq. late of Hurst Grove, Berks. On the 23d inst. Thomas Featherston, Esq. of Cotbehl, Durham, to Letitia, youngest daughter of S. Robinso6' E.g. of Finsbury-circus. On the 23,1 inst. at Lewisham, Mr. J. B. Courthorpe, jun. of Blackheath, to Sophia, eldest daughter of Mt' J ' Richardson, of Greenwich. Ott the 23d inst. Mr. C. Harrison, of St. Mary 11111: to Miss J. C. llarrison. DIED. ife On the 23d inst. in Langham-place, Eleanor, the o ' l , of T. G. Bucknall Estcourt, Esq. M.P.. for the u niyeri s l of Oxford. On the 23d inst. Mrs. Burchett, of Kentish-town. - At Blackheath, Thothas Pinkerton, Esq. 'O O On the 234 inst. after - a protracted illness, at LI Grove, Mary Pitt, daughter of the late General SOu e Johnston. On the 20th inst. Commander Henry Jones, R.P• Woolwich, aged 47. PRINTED and PUBLISHED by MURDO OFFICE, 112, STRAND, LONDON.