The Sun. — London, England, 1829-05-04 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE LONDON JOURNALS. (FROM THE TIMES.) The friends of free trade, and of the silk trade too, will rejoice to set that another assault upon the system proposed by his Majesty's Ministers for the joint benefit of the public and of that particular ma= nufacture, met on Friday last a signal repulse from the House of Commons. Mr. Fyler, as before, wade play against the progress of the measure, by Moving that the House should go into a committee " this day six months." The usual quantity of as aertion and declamation about the distresses of the silk-weavers was hazarded in this instance by Messrs. Fyler, Robinson, Waithman, Attwood, and Sadler, indved, were permitted to have the pleasure of re - -wseding their own former speeches almost undis tatted ; for Sir Henry Parnell and Mr. Courtenay seemed to treat them like importunate applicants, v.ao had long ago received their answer. The ob vious troth is, that all trades are distressed, some of them more deeply than the silk-weavers; and that until the excessive production of goods in every branch of British manufacturing industry shall have been absorbed by the returning wants of the com munity, or until new channels to foreign markets shall have been opened, there can be no effectual relief. The monopoly interest was defeated on this occasion by a majority of 90 to 22. Let them give bread cheaper, and the manufacturer will have fair play,—a point on which we have the misfortune to differ from a correspondent signed " Agricola(" in this day's journal. The Chancellor of the Ex 'rinse announc e d o n Friday last his intentio% of hbandoni'n the Auction 1. " duties Bill the present Session." In expres sing our e_ ..ausiaction at this miscarriage of a severe an impolitic Bill, we must add a sincere hope that it never will be revived by Government, at least without important modifications. In a country where it is the well-understood interest of society that a man's property of all descriptions should be tendered as easy of management, and as convenient to him, as legislation could make it, we were sur prised to see a clause introduced ititb an Act of Parliament for imposing a hey additional tax, not merely on the transfer t land, but even on the at tempt to sell, or by the form of an auction to ascer tain its value, The clause compenig a payment of one per rent. on the highest bidding for property put tip to auction, although it should be bought in by the proprietor, was applicable, lts well to a thousand acres of land, as to a cargo of rum or sugar; and we are sure that the Country Gentlemen and Peers of the Legislature most first have taken leave of their senses had they suffered the Minister to carry such a clause into effect. An immediate tax of 1001., added to the innumerable other charges, upon the offer of an estate worth only 10,000/. to auction, would be most burdensome to every man whose per sonal or family arrangements required that he should know the market-value of his property; and we have to repeat our expectation that such an attempt will never agair.be sanctioned by his Majesty's Go vernment, (FROM THE MORNING CHRONICLE.) The proposed settlement at the: Swan river has excited much interest, and, we are serry to say, much dissatisfaction, in that class of persons for svlttn it was originally represented as offering an eligible retreat—we mean the retired officers of the naval and military service. We do not speak on this subject from report, but from personal commu nication with very many individuals of both branches of the service; and the sentiments of these gentle men were unanimous in their reprobation of the principle on which a grant was made to the near relation of a Minister, and these sentiments were unchanged by the explanation given in the House of Commons by the Secretary for the Colonies. In that explanation it is asserted that the grant which has been, and continues to be, so severely scrutinized, was neither exorbitant in extent, nor peculiarly favoured in its localities ; and it was strongly insisted upon that it had been designedly rempved to a distance from the embouchure of the Swan river, to prevent the possibility of its inter ference with the future commercial prosperity of the projected settlement; and, finally, that it was granted upon conditions impartially insisted upon in all oCner cases. The class of men whom we have aiready described as dissatisfied with the pro posed arrangements, assert that the grant in question ii made to an individual nearly con nected with a member of the Government; that in ex tent it far exceeds any other allotment ; that the person to whom it is made avowedly intends to sub let his monopoly; that the motive assigned for the location being placed inland, with a view to the fu ture commercial prosperity of the settlement, is founded on at) obvious fallacy, as the nautical survey shows that there is an obstruction at the mouth' of the Swan river, which precludes the possibility of its ever rising to importance as a naval emporium ; that it is pre-eminently favoured by the fertility of the soil, and by its position between the two branches, which, a little lower down, unite to (bun the Swan river ; and lastly, that the terms upon which it has been given to Mr. Peel are the very same which were refused to certain other individuals less fortunately connected. We do not mean to say that all the points taken up by the assailants of this much-reprobated grant are strictly and unexception ably well founded, but we do mean to assert, that this is the view of the subject entertained by many gallant and intelligent men, who, in the first in stance, hailed the proposed settlement with high ex pectations; but who, on a more accurate inquiry, have abandoned every idea of availing themselves of what are called the advantages of the contemplated measure. One thing is perfectly certain ; namely, that the Parliamentary explanation is totally unsatis factory. (FROM THE MORNING HERALD.) If the Duke of Wellington's forthcoming great measure of Finance were (as we do not suspect it to be) a call for a general contribution from all property towards The reduction of the National Debt, of course the tithes, both in clerical and lay hands, as well as the holders of the debt Itself, would he called upon to pay a fair proportion, and none could com plain of the inequality or injustice of such a step, however wide opinions might be upon a project which would come home so feelingly to the pockets of all. For ourselves, we think that some such measure would be the wisest mode of meeting our financial difficulties. If a man's estate were mortgaged to nearly the amount of its rental, leaving him little or nothing to live upon, after the various claimants for interest are paid, the wisest thing that such a van could do would be to sell so much of his land or houses as would pay off the whole or part of the incembrance, and give himself, by such an operation, a surplus of rents sufficient to live upon. But the idea, which is still harped up.m in some quarters, that the Church Revenues alone are intended to be looked to for this purpose, is really too preposterous almost to be dealt with seriously. Such a spolia tion would amount to little short of a dissolution of the social contract, and those who could be found to assent to it might expect, and most justly too, that their own turn would come next; and would be called upon to yield unpitied to the same injustice which they had thus inflicted upon others. But we do not believe that either justice or policy would permit the Duke of Wellington to be a party to any such a measure as this.— Considering how the Clergy have annoyed his Grace by their firm opposition to his late Catholic Emancipation Bill, he tray, perhaps, have no objection to frighten and annoy them a little in his turn ; but beyond that we believe the report in question to be a mere " weak invention of the enemy," whose " wishes are farther to the thought." In fact, laying the injustice of such a project out of the question, its impolicy is quite sufficient to stamp it as the offspring of minds which do not calculate upon the truth or falsehood of what they say. A Prime Minister, in good truth, knows the value and importance of church patronage too well to slay the bird which lays such valuable eggs. No, no, the Church may feel herself, as she is en ' tilled w t o 4 0 , quite easy on that head ; or, if she tealiv has any fears, she has only to look on and see the body of lay tithe-owners who are sailing by her side, and with whom she must swim or sink tope , ther.—The Duke of Wellington, all , powtiftil ti.s he may think himself, dare not touch eo much as a hair of their head exclusively. But whether the Church will be able to maintain her present large revenues, Without making them more conducive than they now are to the general purposes of religion, is quite another question. Whether indolent pluralists shall revel in useless wealth while industrious Cerates art starving—whether Bishoprics shall swell to Princiu palities, while those who are 'entitled " to live by the altar" can barely subsist by " the crumbs which fall from the rich man's table"—are points well worthy the consideration of those who have learnt from experience to know that a timely reform of evident abuses is the surest means of preventing consequences which all who really value otir Church Establishment must be anxious to avert. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL Mr. George Bailin, a coal-merehantt of Pankiicle, at tended before Mr. Aldermen, AisS . Lii-, on Saturday, upon a summons for d'eliVeribg to Messrs. Vizetelly and Brans ton, the pl'ititers, in Fleet-street, on the 16th of April, 24 tacks of coals, which did not amount to the quantity they were sold for, reckoning three bushels to every sack. Mr. Phillt,9, and a clerk of Mr. I farmer, attended on 1) ..:. 1 ..aif of the defendant, and the complaint was made by Mr. Tout quand, one of the principal land coal-meters for Surrey ) who explained that he was not interested in ob taining a conviction, inasmuch as the penalty would go to the cotinty.rJte of Surrey ; but such was the vigilance of the Surrey coal -meters, that the forfeitures amounted to 40,0001. a -year ! Mr. Phillips took several objections. First, that the whole of the coals should have been measured, to ascertain that the deficiency in some sacks was not compensated by a n overplus in others, whereas, in the present case, three sacks had been shot before any- re-measurement was required. It was contended, however, and decided that a pur chaser of coals, by wharf measure, may have any part of the whole quantity re-measured, and for every sack not mntaining three bushels, the vender is liable to be fined 40s. Mr. Phillips next urged that the summons described the deficiency as in the whole quantity which the 24 sacks contained, and not as in each of the 24 sacks separately, which was the charge now made. . _ The City Solicitor overruled this objection. The ap pearance of the party cured any defect in the form of the summons. Mr. Phillips's next objection was, that more than 201. in penalties could not be recovered, except by action in the Courts at Westminster; and the full penalties now sought amounted to 461. The City Solicitor got over this by saying the magistrate might and would mitigate the penalties so as to bring the ca , e within his jurisdiction. The argumentation, am., upon these points (which would fill three columns) being concluded, the merits of the case were entered upon, and Ivers Elverson, a labour ing meter, deposed that lie attended to re-measure the coal., and measured 29 sacks, 2'e of which contained less than the proper quantity. He had a particular ac count of their contents; the first had two bushels and three pecks only in it. Mr. Phillips, the complainant, and the magistrate, however, all agreed that the meter should refrain from stating the deficiency in each sack, or upon the whole of the sacks together, and after hearing some other witnesses, Mr. Alderman ANSLEY decided that the charge had broken down, bee tuse it was not proved whether the coals were sold as pool measure or wharf measure. If it were the former, the buyer was not entitled to a re-measure ment, because it was not demanded before more than one sack had been shot. To show that the buyer was entitled to have any particular sacks or number of sacks re measu-ed, the coals being sold as wharf measure, the vender's ticket had been put in (the form of the pool measure and wharf measure tickets being different), but the party who received it from the defendant's carman had not marked it at the moment so as to be able to swear that the one now exhibited was the same ; nor was it traced, by the production of witnesses, from hand to hand, from the moment the carman delivered it to the present time. He therefore disntissed the complaint. Mr. Jackson, a coal merchant at Horsclydown, attended on a complaint from the same quarter, for not delivering the usual ticket with some coals, but as the complainant had ascertained there was no fratolu'ent intent, he would, without at all entering upon the case, assent to a nominal fine being imposed, and the defendant pleading guilty, was fined ss. BOW-STREET. On Saturday Edward Marielly, who stands charged with having uttered a farged cheque on the bank of Messrs. Coutts and Co. for 2001., was brought forward in order to be finally examined. Mr. Thomas Hamlet, jeweller, of Prince's-street, Hay market, in whose name the cheque had been drawn, said, that he kept an account at the bank of Messrs, Coutts and Co. The cheque now produced was neither drawn by him nor by his authority. The signature was somewhat like his, and he considered it to be an imitation of the manner in which he usually signed his name to bills and cheques. Mr. Hartlett, the gentleman from whom the prisoner alleged he had received the cheque in question, came for ward and deposed that in October last he resided at No. 5, Raymond's-buildings, but since then he had removed to Bedford-row. Early in the week be had bet n in the coun try, and had never seen the prisoner in his life before. The prisoner admitted that Mr. Harlett was not the person from whom he received the cheque. Mr. HALLS told the prisoner that he was ready to hear any explanation which he might think fit to offer. The prisoner replied, that he had already stated all he knew about the matter. He then added, that in the year 1823, an uncle of his sent him out to America, and since then he bad lived almost entirely at New York. In October last he embarked at Quebec in the Challenger, and returned to this country with Lord and Lady Dal housie, Captain Fitzclarence, &c. Since his return to England he had lived as clerk with a gentleman in the Temple. Mr. HALLS said that there was evidence sufficient to send the case to trial. The prisoner was accordingly committed to Newgate. Four young men, named Wm. Crawley, Wm. Walker, Robert Garlick, and Richard Wilson, were charged with beating and kicking Henry Pennington, and fracturing his head with a billiard cue. It appeared that the four defendants were, at a late hour on Friday night, engaged at the game of unlimited 100, in a room at the house No. 11, Catherine -street, Strand, kept by a person named Buckingham, who, it ap pears, is in the habit of accommodating his customers, not only with billiards, but cards, dice, &c. The complainant watched the game, and soon perceived that three of the defendants were playing " booty" in order to " pigeon" their companions. Feeling a natural desire to share in the rrofits, he whispered to one of the prisoners that he saw bow the matters stood, and was desirous of lending his as sistance to pluck the pigeon. The offer was rejected, whereupon Pennington declared openly that there was robbery going forward. The prisoners immediately rose, and began to pummel him without mercy. One of them (Walker) seized a billiard cue, and striking him with it on the head cut it open. Sir R. BraNIE asked if the landlord of the house were present ? Buckingham, the proprietor of the rooms, ac cordingly stepped forward, and explained that the four de fendants went to his house on Friday night, and asked to be accommodated with supper in a private room. He ac cordingly supplied them with supper and drink, which he obtained at a house in the neighbourhood. The com plainant Pennington intruded himself upon the company of the defendants, and was the first aggressor in the assault which took place. Sir B. BIRNIE—You have no licence to sell spirits, yet you keep your house open at two o'clock in the morning, and provide liquor for those who are foolish enough to enter your rooms for the purpose of gambling. A watchman said that the house was open at all hours of the night. Sir R. BIRNIE directed the defendants to rind hail, and intimated his intention of having an indictment preferred against Mr. Buckingham for keeping a disorderly house. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. On Saturday, John Porter, a young Irian about twenty years of age, was charged before Mr. DYE¢ with having stolen several volumes of the Journals belonging to the Houses of Parliament, from the warehouse of Mr. Thomas Barnes, a bookseller in Great Pulteney-strcet. Mr. Barnes stated, that his warehouse was in Smith's-court, Wind mill-street, and lately it had been burglariously entered upon several occasions, and a vast number of valuable works taken from thence. On the previous evening, as he was going along Windmill-street, lie saw the prisoner carrying a large sack, apparently filled with books. Sus pecting the prisoner had plundered the warehouse, he stopped him, and found that his burden consisted of a large quantity of the Journals of the Houses of Lords and Cern mons, which he identified as his property. He subse quently discovered that the warehouse had been entered during the week by false keys, and the journals formed a portion of the property which had been stolen. He believed the prisoner belonged to a notorious gang of thieves, who had been so often concerned in robbing his premises. The prisoner said in his defence, that the books w ere given to him by a stranger in the street, who employed him to carry them to the 13u11, in Holborn, where lie was pro ceeding when he was taken into custody. He was fully committed for trial. • THE LATE FIRE AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY.—Saturday afternoon an Irish labourer, named Timothy Hurley, was brought up from St. Margaret's watch-house, and placed at the bar, before Messrs WHITE and MARRIOTT, the sit ting Magistrates, charged on suspicion of being concerned in the late mysterious transaction at 'Westtninster Abbey, Several Prtlsendafies from the C athedral attended the exainitiaticn, and considerable anxiety was evinced to know the result of the investigation. Mr. *MITE asked the prisoner what he was, and where he lived? The prisoner replied he was a labourer, and lied at No. 11, Lewisham-street. He had worked at the Abbey about ten years, and was discharged from thence about sik Months tsp. Mr. WHITE asked the prisoner what he had been doing since he was discharged ? Prisoner—l have been em ployed by Mr. 'Wyatt at the Duke of Wellington's, in Pic cadilly, and was discharged about a month ago. Since then I have been out of work. Mr. WHITE—Have you not lately changed your lodg ing ? Prisoner--I have taken another lodging, at the corner of New Tothill-street and Orchard street, but have not yet gone to it. Mr. Wilms—ls there any lock on the door of the house in Lewisham-street? Prisoner—lt is only fastened by a latch. You pull a string, and it opens. Sometimes this string is pulled through from the inside, and then no per son can get in without knocking. Mr. WHITS—Does the landlord live in the house? Prisoner---He does not ; they are all lodgers. Mr. WHITS—Are you a married man ? Prisoner— Yes ; I have a Wife and three children. Mr. WHlTE—Generally speaking, I suppose any person can enter the house in Lewisham-street at what hour they please ? Prisoner—They cm. William Woodberry, the officer, now deposed—About a quarter before six o'clock this morning, I went with Handley to the prisoner's lodgings, at No. 11, Lewisham street. We found him in bed, and I told him he was wanted to go before a magistrate ; and I said, " I suppose you know what it is fur." He replied, " I have heard some talk of it." Prisoner (interrupting the witness, and laughing. ) Your Worship, I said that because a number of persons have been lately chaffing me about the Abbey. Witness continued—The prisoner then gat up and dressed himself, and we took him to the watch-house. Ile had a pair of nailed shoes on, and I took them to Mr. Carter, the clerk of the works, and requested him to mea sure and compare the shoes with the footstep marks on the stairs in Henry Vll.th's Chapel. He took the shoes, and in a short time returned, and informed me they fitted ex actly. I then went with Handley and Mr. Carter, and examined also. There were three rows of nails on one of the footmarks, which corresponded exactly. The mark of this footstep is about a dozen steps from the little door which opens into the enclosure round the chapel, and which, on our first examination, we found open, and a quantity of lead lying at the bottom of the staircase. Mr. WHITE-Did you see any other footsteps ? Wit ness—We did, but nose so plain as the one mentioned : there were also several marks of persons on the top steps of the staircase, leading on to the flats of the chapel, which appeared to have been made with nailed shoes. Mr. WHITE-In what manner ? Witness—The stone steps had been scratched as if done with nailed shoes. . _ Mr. WHITE-What sort of lead was found ? Witness What they call flashings. Mr. WHITE—What sort of a foot-mark is it that you have compared the shoe with? Witness--The imprint is made in dust. Edward Handley gave similar testimony of the last witness, and produced the prisoner's shoes, which were carefully examined by the Magistrates and Prebendaries present. Mr. WHITE.—Are there any other foot-marks you can compare the shoes with? Witness—There are some marks outside the door on the grass-plot, near the iron railings, but we have not yet compared those marks. A quantity of lead found at the bottom of the staircase was here produced. Mr. Carter here identified the lead, which belonged to the chapel. It was called flashings. He also gave similar ti.timony as the officers about the foot-snarks which he had seen on the morning after the fire. They were much plainer then than they are at present. Mr. WHITE—How is that? Mr. Carter—Persons have been up and down the staircase since I was first there. Mr. WHITE—I am very sorry this has been allowed. State exactly where the lead was found ? Mr. Carter_ Close behind the door at the bottom of the staircase, which was open. Mr. WHITE-When you first examined the staircase, how did you get to it? Mr. Carter—By an entrance through Eye-slip Chapel, a small chapel in Henry Vll.th's Chapel, which is about seven or eight steps from the bottom of the staircase. I observed footsteps on the stairs going down, and likewise on the stairs which were above me. Mr. WHITE-Do you know the prisoner? Mr. Carter —I do not; I never saw him before in my life. He was discharged before I came to the Abbey. Mr. WHITE-Can you speak as to when you are posi tive the door was fastened last? Mr. Carter—Not exactly; but I think about a fortnight ago. I then tried the door on the outside, and found it was fastened on the inside. Mr. WHITE—Can you state when you saw the lead last? Mr. Carter—About the same time. Mr. WHITE.-Was there any person besides yourself who could have access to that part of the building ? Mr. Carter—Ratcliff, the carpenter, had access there last Mon day; he was at work on the roof above the vaultings in Henry Yll.th's chapel, but it was some distance from where the lead was taken. Mr. WHITE—Then he could have no business near the lead. Mr. Carter—Certainly not. Mr. WHITE—You are positive the lead must have been placed there within the last fortnight? Mr. Carter—l am. Mr. WHITE—Now, Hurley, you have heard the evi dence against you ; what do you say to it? Prisoner (smiling.)—l ca n 't h e l p t h e c h arge . lam sorry for it, hut lan as innocent as the child unborn. I care for neither friends or foes, and they may bring all the world against me if they like, for what I care. Is it likely, if I was guilty, I should remain about Westminster, and wear such shoes ? I have passed near the Abbey every day since, and gone through Dean's yard. If your Worship hail sent for me, I would have come directly ; there was nu occasion to send as officer for me. Mr. WRITE---Can you give me any account of yourself on last Monday? Prisoner—Yes, your Worship, I think I can. He then repeated a long story, and mentioned the different places and persons he had been with in the course of the day. He got home to his lodging in Lewisham street about nine o'clock the same evening. Mr. WHITE—Did you go out after that? Prisoner—l did, your Worship ; I went to the King's Arms in Bowl ing -street, between ten and eleven o'clock, to pay Mr. Wintle, the landlord, for two pots of beer and a penny worth of tobacco which I owed him. Mr. WHITE—Did you stop long there ? Prisoner—No, I did not, I just looked in and paid him, and then returned home. Jr.A WIIITE-Were you at the King's Arms when the alarm of the Abbey being on fire vi as brought ? Prisoner —No, your Worship, I left almost directly. On my road home I met Boyd, a watchman on duty, and he asked me if there were any workmen employed at the Abbey at night. I told him I did not know, fur I had left the Abbey some months. Boyd said he thought there was, as he had seen lights moving about. 3lr. WIUTE—What time did you get home ? Prisoner —About eleven o'clock. Mr. WHITE—Did you let yourself in? Prisoner—No, the string of the latch was in the inside, and I was forced to knock. Mr. WHITE let you in ? Prisoner—A man named Scafe, a bullman, who lives in the house. Mr. WHITE—How long is it since you were in the Abbey? Prisoner—l have never been inside the Abbey since I got my discharge. Mr. WHITE—YOII will stick to that? Prisoner—l will, your Worship : never since I was discharged have I been inside the Abbey. Mr. WHITE-After you got home at eleven o'clock, did you go out agsin ? Prisoner—l did not. Mr. WHITE—WeII, Hurley, the evidence at present against you is certainly very slight, but I must detain you for the present until further inquiries can be made, for the inquiry is of a very important nature. Prisoner—l hope your Worship will not send me hack to prison. I am in nocent : it is very hard. I will come up again at any time. Mr. WHITE.—Why you have not been in prison before? Prisoner—No, your, Worship; but I have been confined in the watch-house since six o'clock this morning. I don't know what to do. I have a wife and three children at home ; they are quite destitute, and, they have not a fat thing in the world, Mr. WHITE said he wa3 under the necessity of detain ing him for further examination. The in ironer then bowed to the magistrate, and was taken from the bar. During the whole of the examination the prisoner answered the questions put to him in the moat ingenious manlier, without the slightest confusion, and smiled the Whole of the time. lie appears to be a good-tempered kind of fellow, about 25 years of age. HATTON-GARDEN. On Saturday a fellow named Kirkman, well known in the prize-ring as the " fighting Jarvey," was brought up to this office by Teesdale, the Somers-town watch-house keeper, and charged before Mr. LALNG with the following cruel treatment to a horse : Teasdale, about ten o'clock on Friday night, repaired to Seymour-street, New-road, and there he saw the defen - dant and two others mounted upon a coach-box. There were several other persons in and about the coach. Upon coming up close to the place where the coach was, he found one of the horses dreadfully lacerated, and bleeding in a most shocking manner. The ground near it was lite rally covered with blood, as was the vehicle to which the animal was attached. An immense number of persons were present, all of whom attributed the shocking state which the horse was in to the cruel treatment inflicted upon it by the defendant. The Magistrate condemned the defendant for his cruelty, and fined him 40s. for his coach being without plates. The defendant was locked up in default of payment. WORSHIP-STREET. The Magistrates were engaged for some hours on Satur day, inquiring touching a most injurious practice resorted to lately by some of the journeymen silk-weavers, of en tering the houses of men disposed to work at reduced prices, and destroying the work. Five cases have been stated at the office, in which the houses of men who had work in hand were entered, and the whole of the silk in the loom destroyed. The case more immediately before the Magi strates on Saturday was that of a .man in the employ of ➢lr. Hunt. It appeared from his statement, that at night he heard a knock at his street-door, and when he opened it several men rushed in and knocked him down, and spoiled the whole of his finished work, about sixty yards of silk, by stabbing it with knives, after which they went away and left it, This was the fifth case in which the same villainous course had been pursued. Mr. BENNETT addressed the men assembled in a very forcible manner upon the unlawful proceeding in question, and read to them time law which makes it a transportable offence. Mr. Price, the "relieving overseer" of St. Luke's parish, attended before Mr. Bennett, who had desired to speak to him, touching a very distressing case which oc curred before him a day or two previously. Thomas Jeffreys, a young married man had been brought before the Magistrate, cha-ged with stealing a piece of beef, weighing 21,1 b. from the shop of Mr. Meady. a butcher. He was detected in the act of stealing it, and the case was at first regarded as the act of a common thief. From an inquiry which took place subsequently, however, it was found that he had a wife and family in a most dis tressed condition, and it appeared probable, as the prisoner himself decl tied, that pinching want had driven him to the commission of crime. It was proved by witnesses who afterwards came fat ward, that he had always borne a good character. The misery in which he and his family had been existing was sufficiently proved ; and one of the witnesses, a married female, said that the prisoner begged food of her, and ate with a ravenous appetite a piece of bread and butter which she gave him. The prisoner, on being asked by the Magistrate why be did not seek relief from his parish, stated that he bad several times applied to Mr. Price, the overseer, who not only refused to relieve him, but threatened to send him to prison. The Magis trate caused the prisoner's own statement, and the state ments of the other persons, to be added to the depositions, and on Saturday the Magistrate placed them in the bands of Mr. Price, who, having read and returned them, de clared that the matter respecting the application to him was false. Mr. BrNsErr laid he only knew what was s►ated here, and the statements would go before the Judge and the pub lic at the trial. Mr. Price repeated hie declaration, and there the matter dropped. TOWN.HALL. A transaction in close alliance with felony came to light on Saturday, during the hearing a case of assault pre ferred by one 11I'Donnell, a hawker of Irish linen, &c., against a common informer, named John Edmonds. By 111'Donnell's account, it appeared that the wife of a shopkeeper in the Borough, to whom he had tendered his wares, tired with his importunities, thrust him out of the shop at the moment Edmonds and another of his trade, of the name of Skinner, came by, and demanded to see his licence, which, after some little hesitation, not know ing they were authorised, he produced, and went on his way. 'f hey followed, and observed, nudging him on the shoulder, that he had been grossly assaulted by the wo man, and if he would indict, they would come forward as witnesses, if he would shell nut. He answered that he had no money to go to law with, and they immediately, glancing at his pack, said, if he had not money he had money's worth, and prevailed on him to go to a public-- house, where Edmonds tried ma a waistcoat, and selected a piece of Irish and two silk handkerchiefs, which done, he commenced writing on a number of slips of paper, and at length tendered one of them, an I 0 U, without any address, as security for the payment of 265., the price put upon the goods, which he refused to accept. It was then proposed that, to strengthen it, Skinner's name should be added ; to whose sleeve he also declined pinning his faith. " Oh, if that be so," said Edmonds, consequentially, " we'll soon satisfy you of our responsibility when the landlord comes down, who will have no hesitation in back ing it himself, and returning you 25., which I want you to lend me to spend in drink ;" " and upon the strength of this," continued the complainant, " I was silly enough to lend him 2s. ; but soon found out my mistake, the land lord refusing to have any thing to do with them. Where. upon Edmonds took up the goods, threw down the I 0 U, saying I should have no other security, and walked out. I followed him, and brought him hack into the shop— where, handing the goods over to Skinner, he struck and knocked me down. :The goods I have neither seen or been paid for since." Mr. Theodore, the landlord, said lie witnessed the de fendant, upon his refusing to lend himself to the trans action, throw the I 0 U on the counter, and heard him say, he'd be if he give any other security; be then left the shop with the goods. He afterwards saw him strike the complainant—Skinner holding the goods the while. An unqualified person, acting as solicitor to Edmonds, asked the complainant if he was prepared to swear that he had not agreed to accept of the IOU as it stood? (It was produced.)—" Certainly not," was the answer. Sir JOHN PERRINO (throwing the precious document from him).—Do you mean to say, there was any security in thtt ? " I never did consent to take it, Sir John," said the complainant ; " and when Edmonds struck me, I called upon Skinner, who, from drawing a staff from his poc ket, I considered an officer, to protect me ; but he refused." Sir JOHN (to Skinner.)—By what right do you carry a stiff, are you a constable? Let rae look at it. The officers said be WWI not a constable. Skinner.-1 carry it for my own protection, as an in.. spector of hawkers' licences. Sir JOHN looked at him, and after viewing it, put the s taff down. The pretended solicitor to the complainant.—Perhaps yon will swear that you (lid not seize the defendant before he struck you ? Sir J. PERRING (with indignation. )—Every man, Sir, has a right to seize another who attempts to rob him. The defendant entered into a long and disgusting nar ration of the quantity of spirits drank between them at half a score public houses, and had the audacity to put forward Skinner, and a boy of the same name, in the same profession, as witnesses, to prove the complainant had ex pressed his willingness to trust the defendant even to the amount of 101., lint the Alderman scouted their evidence, and ordered the defendant to find good bail. A deplorable accident has befallen the Dili gence of Antwerp to Amsterdam. On the evening of the 25th, at half-past eight o'clock, it left the city, and a quarter of an hour afterwards fell into the outer ditch of the glacis of the Porte Rouge. The cause of the accident cannot be ascertained ; ten persons perished, among whom is Mr. LEGIf, an English gentleman attached to the British Legation at Munich : seven persons were saved. From the details we have received from Antwerp respecting this unhappy accident, it seems that the traces of the fore horses broke at a dangerous spot where the road is narrow, wind ing between two ditches without any railing or any other guard. The water in the ditch was fifteen feet, so that though the coach was not upset, little more than the roof was above water; three passengers on the roof were the first that were saved. Those inside seem to have made great efforts to open the doors, but unhappily they could only be opened from the outside. The driver, who was considered as a very careful and skilful man, perished, and also three of the horses.—Dutch Paper. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. IMPERIAL PA RLIAM ENT THIS EVENING. HOUSE OF LORDS. CASLETT'S DIVORCE BILL. Mr. ADAMS was heard at considerable length to-day in favour of this Bill. The case was one of considerable aggravation, the seducer of Mr. Cas• lett's wife being his own cousin, a married man, with a large family. After the Learned Counsel had concluded, the Lord Chancellor postponed the examination of witnesses till four o'clock to-morrow. Several private Bills were read a third time and passed. The House went into a Committee upon the Composition Assessed Taxes, and several other Bills. Mr. BRIGHT and others brought up three private Bills. Sir War. HEATIICOTE brought up eight private Bills. Mr. Burford, from the Trinity House, presented an account of the Pilots for 1828. Mr. Walker presented papers from the Court of Chancery in Ireland. Lord NAPIER moved for certain returns re specting the Poor-rates. Lord BERESFORD presented a petition against the passing of the Clarence Rail-way Bill. Lord GREY presented petitions from individuals to the same effect. The Noble Lord also presented a petition from Chorleigh, Lancashire, against the monopoly of the East India Company in the Tea trade-. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY moved for certain returns respecting the Coal Trade. He also moved that the Committee be at liberty to report to the House from time to time. LORD LIEUTENANCY OF IRELAND• The Marquis of ANGLESEA rose to make his promised explanation relative to his sudden recal from the Lord Lieutenantcy of Ireland. He said—The mo ment has now arrived which I have been looking for with the greatest anxiety and much solicitation, because I have been labouring under a severe stigma and rebuke, and have been subject to many insi nuations which I felt it was within my power to relieve myself from. My Lords, now that moment has arrived, I really feel myself overwhelmed with the difficulties I have to encounter. First, I have to do that which I feel myself unable to do—which always gives me pain—that of addressing your Lordships on a public affair. Next, my Lords, I am under the necessity of speaking of myself. And lastly, though not least, I fear that in endeavouring to vindicate myself, I may have the appearance of wishing to inculpate others. My Lords, I disclaim any such object. Mine is purely defensive: the only object I have in view is to explain the cir cumstances of my sudden recal from Ireland—of the unusual manner in which that event took place—of the—l must call it—offensive manner of the dis missal ; and I must also speak of the letter I wrote, which was said to be the cause of this. But pre viously to this, I wish to relieve myself from many of the insinuations that have gone forth. Only one manly attack has bees' made upon me, and 1 really feel grateful to the noble Earl who made it, because it gave me an opportunity of fully explaining to him that he was under a misrepresentation as to my conduct. I take the liberty of stating on this occa sion, that at that time, so anxious was I not to over state the case, not to state any thing I could not prove, that I then made an admission not at all necessary. The Noble Earl made a reply, after I had in formed your Lordships that I had placed a fourth physician to join the committee on Mr. Eneas Macdonnell's health. The Noble Earl stated that that physician had not signed the paper, and moreover, that he had refused to sign any paper that did not go to the state of his health. Now my Lords, I can only state that 1 have lately ascertained, that Dr. Cheyne did sign the paper, arid no person was more aware of the serious state of Mr. Macdonnel's health than he was. I will now state, my Lords, the course which I pur sued in Ireland. My extreme anxiety is, that Govern ment should be in full possession of the state of that country. I have no reserve, my Lords, whatever. I was anxious that every thing I knew of the state of Ireland should be known even in the highest quarter. I took particular pains be fore I went from this country to explain the particular grounds on which alone I could undertake the government of that country, and I believe I have not swerved in the smallest degree from the course I pursued ; and I shall have occasion to refer to letters arid communications, and I think it will appear from them that I was not negligent of the Protestant re ligion, and that I did not snpport the Catholic As sociation. The Noble Marquis then proceeded at considerable length to read the different papers and documents bearing upon his case. (LEFT SFEAKING. ) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair precisely at Four o'clock. Several Private Bills were forwarded a stage. Mr. DICKENSON presented a petition from the Woollen Manufacturers of Somersetshire, praying for a Repeal of the Laws affecting the Free Trade with India; and also a petition from the parish of St. Michael's, Bath, praying for a Repeal of the Window Tax. Lord WILLIAM POWLETT presented a pe tition from the Ship-owners of Durham, in favour of a free trade to the East Indies. Mr. F. WILSON presented a petition from the inhabitants of High and Low Harrowgate, praying for a Repeal of the Window Tax. Mr. ROWLAND HILL presented a petition from the County of Salop against the reduction of the Militia. Mr. NICHOLSON CALVERT presented a petition from St. Albans, against the reduction of duty on Foreign 'Thrown Silk. Mr. DOWNIE presented a petition from the Magistrates of Aberdeen, against the Bill now in progress for the enlargement of Goals in Scotland. Mr. DUGDALE presented a petition from Bir mingham against the Able Bodied Labourers Bill. Mr. SLANEY moved for the amount collected in every parish in England and Wales, for the sup port of the Poor since the year 1819.—Ordered. Mr. ROBINSON presented several petitions from Silk Manufacturers in Berkshire and Somer set, against the reduction of the Duty on Foreign Thrown Silks. Mr. W. WHITMORE postponed a motion re specting the East India Company for a fortnight. Mr. LITTLETON presented a petition from a gentleman named Sincox, respecting the rate of in terest allowed OH commercial claims, by the Com missioners appointed by Act of Parliament, for the purpose of liquidating the claims of British sub jects upon France. The petitioner complained that he should be subject to great injustice if he were to submit to the award that had been made. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER observed that, with deference to the opinion of the Honourable Member, he thought that the adop tion of the course proposed in this petition v,ould be in a highly degree dangerous and injudicious. lie considered that the Commissioners ought not to have given any advice to the petitioner, but to have allowed them to have taken their own course rela tive to appealing. After a few words from Mr. BERNAL and Mr. P. THOMPSON, Mr. R. GRANT observed that the question was, not whether the parties should have their claims granted, but whether the parties should have the merits of their claims examined. The Right Hon. Member then supported the petition at some length. (sAn turrnia.) SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE LIVERPOOL. ' Pe st 41 FRIDAY, MAY I.—High water 57 minutes d r o'clock.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the Mary and Pi ) t iet, Barstow, from New York; Mersey, Jon es, dif ! j. . , Dublin ; Ulysses, Cornick, from Virginia ; Science, ---, from ` Bl iiilt , Highlander, Scott, from Pernambuco ; Belviderh from Baltimore. ;h, Be rr Y' ° CLEARED OUTWARDS.--The Hogarth, " — "or , ; Charleston ; Fanny Connell, Joy, for Lisbon; ( 7; f' packet, Elsdon, for Malta and Constantinople; ur-ri ton, Mattbewson, for New Orleans; Fran Gibl 4 for St. etetsburgh. , i py SATU P RDAY, MAY 2.—Wind W.—Arrived tne •- , from Rochelle; Susannah, Law, from Anius Johannes, Wyk, from Harlingen ; Isle of Man ; Comet, , Dublin; Grace , 1 / 4 ' 1 from Stornaway. for CLEARED OtrrwAuns.--Tbe Vigilant, ThorP t ats m d mica ; Alexander, —, for Newfoundland; F ° 111- n ‘' Highat, for Bombay; Bowes, —, for NewfOul/i Brown. Fisher, for Cronstadt. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS• DURING LAST WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Oats. I rer Quarter. s. to s. s. to a. a. to I. 0 . to Catlisle — 74 2a ; Carmarthen 6l 32 18 --• 0 Hexham .. 64 78 27 33 18 25 . 96 - 68 70 35 33 18 ~.9 a Penrith 64 ; 37 Sheffield 80 92 3i 46 24 a? a - 1, Winchester 43 77 i3O 36 20 25 °lO, Per Bushel. s. d. d. s. d. P. d. s. s. d. 0 0 Coventry 9 8 10 4 4 8 5 4 3 0 4 3 6 ;6 Newcastle (Staff.) 12 0 12 3 5 6 5 8 4 0 4 3 6 0 Northallerton.-- 8 0 10 0 4 0 4 3 2 3 9 6 I S 6 IP Stattiod --. 12 0 12 3 5 6 6 0 4 0 4 3 • 0 Swansea Warwick 96 10 4 4 8 52 30 43 Per 8011. 0 1011 Barnardeastle IS 0216 9 6 00 7 0 8 0, 0 10 1 Darlington ... lB 0 '42 0 9 0 10 6 5 9 7 6 1 0 „,f Durham 150 196 8 0 10 3 s'o 7 6 7,0 u•' Wolsingham 17 0 206 ; 86 90 80 76 g 0 1 01 01 1 90 le i 00 0 LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGL-111at 2 half The improvement in the prices and demand - on Tue,gui n i. been supported throughout the week, and at this rnorniabigb , ket all descriptions of Wheat were Id. and Yd. per 70 11 2:„ than on this day sc'nnight. Oats were also held for higofA_ , say 34d. to Id. per busheL Prices of Barley are unvarl.-4,0 the sales continue limited. Beans have found a rather l OW sale. Pease are still difficult to quit. Some pare!ls .„ ° d 24.1: Corn have been sold on speculation at idecline of "" tol quarter. There is no improvement in prices of Flour or WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET. --May 1. There is a short supply of Wheat both from the arta:ldly up the river here to-day—higher prices have been gel le- no n mended, and 2s. per quarter advance has been realist' "Trori, lash qualities which are very scarce, but there is no ~ moot in the middling samples of New and stale Old. ° erer, the principal part of the stock held here is composes .% „ here d no variation in Oats. The quantity of Barley fresh up a ble ' very small, and the weather continuing cool and fa/W... osv malting, there has been a fair demand for good fresh ho" ere pies, at an advance of Is. per quarter, and there has h een ,„ o re,,l P doing in the lighter sorts than of late. There is rather Gad quiry for good hard New Beans, and in some instan i " - j o:ri more money has been obtained, but there is little oti r n, mand for middling samples of Old. Rapeseed it very u rather lower. fine° .....„. .-.-. _ Wheat, Red, Norfolk and Suffblk Ots. to 69'. 2 - ., e 11 0 ' Lincolnshire 6ss. to 67 5 .'" e '70 0 Yorkshire, &c 66s. to 695. 1 1 %016 - White - Foreign, Old Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk 2ss. to 90 0 . 2"; 30' - Lincolnshire 27s. to 315. .0:5.40, - Yorkshire Wold 3os. to 345. 6":386 Beans, Tick 33s. to 365. ! i e Oa - Small 3ls; to 36 5 .. ,p ` , Oats, Poland and Potato l9s. to 245. 1 1 ",0 0 . - Friezland and Small l9B. to 244. 100 ••••••••••• Healing l2%d. to 14d. per., 1) Shelling 3ls. to -4. .-5. to 340 . P c : yoS. Malt 3ss. 40s. fine 420. Pc' yaSt , Rapeseed 271. Oa. 291. 06. 311. 105.10 SCOTCH MARKETS. Wheat. Barley Aberdeen —... Berwick Coldstream Cupar ---,—. Dundee --- Elgin ...,........... Inverness,..... Kelso ...--.... 56 70 44 48 47 51 70 '74 - 72 64 Gi 60 '7O 47 53 Kirkaldy.--- 64 75 Perth 64 60 /Or The size . of the m, 27 SA 4 25 25 27 b 0 33 20 23 26 30 25 26 33 38 23 26 inure va: Oats. Beans. v 4 "le/ 2 22 16 4 27 26 19 -- 27 24 .......— ... . 96 , 31 5 --.. -.....---..• 0 ..,. 17 19 21 2(' r 3 26 28 r 18 20 -- 20 40 " 20 25 23 26 1 ... 16 19 25 26 0 •! 23 27 26 36 d ' 18 20 26 26 'P t itri , ies throughout 26t the HADDINGTON CORN 11.1 A RKET.-- ato ;: ana Y ge : rii get o The markets have improved; prices better, and sales gore than last Friday. Barley is 2s. 3d. on the average ; WPC. 1 Zt First aaqrr quarters e a e r r quarters e r w s 1 5 ,1 0 . 1 d . Wheat Oats h a m re a u d p va l n s cm . 4c1 3. .* o . n on t t h h e e rag. is up 23 W 7 • ::::. 0d : t P . "" B 4 a os a n rl d e od 1B y. eam 26 b O r :ats u o g 4 . ht hig3:3eseasrodeP.rices fin/ Wheat. Second... (Cs Od 31s Od 244 6d 31s Od • .."-- 04, I Third .... 50s Od 34. Od 233 Od 29s Od . .„05 9 There were 283 qrs. of Wheat n marker., 56 whereof we' — 32 Unsold .—lt: Grey. 31. es. 9d.6.12tb5. _.....,, Average DALKEITH COIL The supply of Grain at this sold fully at last week's prices. Wheat. Barley. Oats. First 73s Ad 375• Od 28s Od Second Third 64s Od 32s Od 21s Od MAR ICE' day's marl r—ApFil SO' vibd :et was larger 15 e as ti ?ease. 9@ 04 35s Od 311 od sis OA 99 3 30i I" BIRTHS. I a , of ll' On the 2d instant, in Wimpole-street, the ' a- • Marshall, E.q., M.P., of a son and heir. t h e e On the 2(1 instant, in. Weymouth-street, the ° f Rev. William Newbolt, of a son. On the 3d instant, th© lady of Samuel Page, Eeq" wich, of a son. MARRIED. )310' On the 2d instant, at the church of St. Ann's, -, 0 0 1 friars, by the Rev. Wm. Durham, of St. Pant's, Dr. 001 Woodforde, to Maria, second daughter of Dr. Gutted/ New Bridge-street. 11, 1 t. ' On the 2d instant, at Marylebone Church, by t'A.OOl J. Moore, Lieutenant Wm. Wallace, of the 71 0 Reg 3 0 10 of Light Infantry, to Frances, daughter of th e late aa Eltrodie, Esq., London. rr On the 30th nit., at Ckeltenham, Thomas •W i g esi Esq., late of the 55th Regiment, to Catherine , Y°P.nfee daughter of the late James Attwood, Esq., Co n g t ‘' house, Staffordshire. DIED. cat On the 30th ult., at Swindon, Wilts, in his 70 James Bradford, E , q. At her residence in Belgrave-street, the Lady Foreste°, On the 30th ult., at the residence of his father, 51°3 street, Wm. Duncan, Esq., Mancheeter. On the Ist instant, at her house, Baker-street, F•r — t o t square, Antonia, the relict of William Nassau, E 8 C 0 merly of Oporto. On the Ist instant, at his residence, the Dairy Cott4l Brighton, William Dunnell, Esq. aged 58. On the 27th ult., at Hitchin, Hero, Mrs. Field, r e of late John Field, Esq., aged 77. n'e- On the 20th ult., at Grove-end-road, St. JohW° o, Miss Julia Al'Carthy. On the 27th ult., at his house, Frognall, Harnpet-1, Thomas William Carr, Esq., F.R. S., barrister-o.lf' and his Majesty's solicitor of Excise, and a bende r Gray's -inn. On the 29th ult., suddenly, at Yarmouth, the eldest daughter of the late W. B. Hutton, Esq" berwell. ()n the 2d instant, William Robert Phil!inlet, I'4l K On endells, Hertfords nt hire. the 2d insta, Anne Williams Perkins, &fe d eldest daughter of W. Perkins, Cranbourn-street t. - At New Windsor, I3erks, Catherine, relict of I ' l za Colonel Wm. Monsell, of the 29th Regt., aged 8 1 . _,, g en On the 22d ult. et Kirkaldy, Alexander Ow" Esq., surgeon. EAST INDIA.—MARRIAGES. 111 At Calcutta, Jan. 9, Mr. N. Pelegrin to Beanland, only daughter of the late J. Beauland, E' Contnergunge Jessore. At Bareilly, Dec. 27, H. Elliots, Esq. Civil Sers",ll Eliza, third daughter of W. Cowell, Esq. Senior Jog" the Courts of Appeal. At Calcutta, Jan. 6, James Patterson, Esq. M.P.', Jemtma, youngest daughter of G. Aitkiu, Esq., Thoro t° Fifeshire. At Calcutta, Dec. 10, Dr. J. Innes, of Bhangule to Jane Alicia, eldest daughter of Lieut.-Col. 111'1,044' Engineers. At Cuddalore, Dee. 11, Capt. T. Locke to Mit.' R' AtAt Masulipatam, Dec. 15, I.ieut. T. Duke, 2d 5i3 pean Regiment, to Emma, eldest daughter of Aia:P r Spry, 41st M. N. I. At Cawnpore, Dec. 29, Lieut. W. Jervis, 451 d 1 4 . 1 ' Paulina Sophia, eldest daughter of the late Lieut.-CAl' Swinton. Moe At Calcutta, Dec. 22, Capt. C. Bell to Miss ,- of C.kutta. At Calcutta, Dec. 4, Lieut. C. Boultoo, 4th 1 4 to Miss C. Corfield. At Calcutta, Dee. 2, Thomas Bruce, Esq. Civil f'e ♦ice, to Miss Dorin. Ay At Calcutta, Dec. 9, Mr. James Stuart to Mix Ulrica Hoff. , •1!r• -- tl PRINTED and PunusHEn by MURDO YOUNG, " Omer, 112, Si'Liars, LOXIWIL