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PRIVY COUNCIL. The Court sat yesterday rr.orntig to Thar plataa tation appeals. The Privy.Couttei:lors present were, Lord Wynford, Lord Lowther, at. 4 Sir C. Robin. son. SIMPSON V. FORESTER. This was an appeal against the decision of the civil court of Demerara. The question which their Lordships had to determine was, whether the pro perty- of the wife (antler the particuhr circumstances of the case) could be sold in execution to satisfy the debts of het husband. The case was thist.-4a 18W, Mr. Joseph Cooke and his wife were proptie- tors in common (according to the law of }Tolland) of It. certain property called the " Good Litchi." Xn that year, Mr. Cooke died, leaving a will, by which he bequeathed his moiety of the property and all his personal effects tonis f)r life, and after her death to his daughter, Mrs. Knight, in this manner—that ..ht-e-Ad she survive her mother, the whole properq , was to be sold, the money invested in the Bank i)1 England, and the dividends were to be paid. - to her annually during her life, and at her death "s • he wai- to have the power to dispose of them 1;1 will to whomsoever she pleased. in if d;, Mrs. Cooke died; and Mrs. Knight stweeded to the whole property, by the will of her mother. In 1823 or 1824, an action for debt was brought against Mr. Knight, which went on to execution, when a question was raised in the Colonial Court, whether the property was not limited in sueh a way that the wife could not alienate it even to pay her own debts, a , ..1 therefore tot to pay those of her )ntshani. !The Court decided that, the nature of h,r fe.'rier's will was such, the property derived under it eculd no be made 4pptivahle for the debts of her hu,,band, aria ihereforo the execution could not be •• • The creditors at whose suit the action was brought appealed against that, and Dr. LUSHINGTON (with whom Was Mr. Talfourd) now appeared in • support of the appeal: The learned Doctor,. after remarking that by the law of 11 ) e colony, the property of the 1110mnd or wife was liab!e for the debts of either, even though cantrattcd before marriage, contended, that it was also held by the Dutch law, that the property of the wife, whe ther derived to her by deed or legsey, was to be con. &demi the common property of her and her bus , bmal, and as fArch was liable for his debts; the 'ex ception to this rule was, where a property was left frost - toitt be applied by the trum..ees to the wife's 102; which IA as not done in the case before the court. The property, he maintained, being left to tile wife for life, and disposable at her death to wham pleased, was so completely Ler's, as to fall-within the rule applicable to the common property of both, and therefore the decision of the Colonial Court, which pee - vented execution on it for the husband's debts, ought to he Ti et aside. • Mr. TALFOURD followed on the same side. Mr. ADAM (with whom was Mr. Serirant 'Rough) was heard against the appeal, and in sup• pot* a the decision hi the Court below. lie ad- Mitted the correttne , ss of the Dutch law, as kigl ilown by his knitted friends, but contended that the property - left by will must be considered as in trust, though no t^.ustce was loned; and that a court of itpnq 'would not hesitate to appoint a trustee to carry those trusts into effect. ? I ,lr. Serkant ltouGn was about to follow on the same side, ,when Lord WINFOED intimated that the inclination of the Court at: present being in favour of the decision of the Court below, they thought it unnecessary.— They would therefore hear Dr. Lushington in repV. That Learned Gentleman having been heard in support of his former view of the ea — se, Lord \VYNFORD delivered the opinior of Ile Court. His Lordship, after going through the fects of the case, observed that the decision tnust be not according to English but Dutch law ; but if be had the honour of a seat in a court of equity he should liave no hesitation in deciding in this case against the appeal. It was clear, in the opinion of thair Lordships, that the intention cf the testator Cooke) was to give his datigirer the property fret! from the contfot of her Ilusb:lnd, or from ; ny claim for his debts. She rclt'd not alienate the property to pay her own. o , btF, and of course could not for those of her tri...Oand. The appeal must., under there circutPst4P:-es, be dismissed, but without costs. CORONERS' INQUESTS. Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held at the - Rose of Notaiandy public-house, High-streci, Mary ';one, before Tilos. STIRLING, Esq., touehieg the death of Miss Mary Ann Tessier, a young lady who was burned to death at a boarding-school in that nuelthourhood. Verdict—" Accidental Death." Yesterday evening an invest was held in the Conanittee- room of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, by Mr. W. PA NE, the City Coroner, to inquire toucl:ing the death of William Dean, aged 37. The deceased (as appeared from the evidence) was a married man, a tailor by trade, and liadln en fer some time ia low spirits. On Wednesday last he was found hanging in his lodging. He was cut down, and ant matiort being res7ored by the surgeon, he was con- I veyed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where, at one • time, it was considered lihely he would recover. He • died, however, on Tuesday morning. The Jury, -after hwaring the evidence of the house-surgeon of the hospital, returned the following verdict That the deceased died from a diseased state of the brain, accelerated by harging himself while in a state of temporary mental derangement." On Monday morning an imptisition seas taken at the sign of the Sugar Loaf, et the bard: of Church - street, Greenwich, by Mr. CARTER, Coroner, and a reTeetable Jury, upon view of the body of a very interesting girl, aged 16, reamed Jane Mary M‘Gin- Ms, who, in a fit of jealousy, committed suicide. appeared from the evidence of the witnesses that the deceased was a straw bonnet-tnaker, and lived in the house of a Mrs. Rocks, in Roari-street, Green wich. On Easter Monday last she went to the fair, and there met a young man of respectable con nexions, named Thomas Cook, employed in Mr. Harris's pottery in the neighbourhood, to w horn she at once became ardently attached, which increased the longer she knew him, and at length such was her unbounded love for the yout 14,thae. she watched him about the town to every place his business led him : in fact, she always expressed herself unhappy when he was cut of her sight. The unhappy girl had frequently talked of marriarte, but Cm l; distinctly told her that he never intended to alter his situation till the death of his mother, and advised her to divest herself of any hopes of that description, as Lis senti ments had been long fixed. Notwithstanding these assurances, her love contiatied unabated, and sub sequently she became jealous of the young mare and allowed her passion to obtain such a command over her feelings, and to such an extent did she carry her suspicious conduct, that she became the greatest annoyance to him. Having observed him paying some attention to another young woman at a dance, she left the room in a fit of passion, and a few days after poisoned herself with oxalic acid.— After taking the poison she proceeded towards the place where Cook worked; but not being able to walk so far, she entered a house on the way, fell down on the floor, and flied in great agony. Thos.. Cook, the riling man, was called before the Jury, and interrogated very closely, and from his answers there was no reason to suspect that the hapless girl bad ,b een at a ll ill-treated by him, or that his mis conduct' had 'at all induced her .to commit the de plorable act. lie spoke of her as strictly virtuous girl, but she was of a remarkably issionate and jealous dispositian. The Jury, alter ~true con sultation, re:urlied their verdict—" That the de ceased -poisoned herself in a tit of temporary de rangement." Admiral 13-YRoN was so proverbially unfortu nate, that it was said of him that he never once %net with a fair wind ; yet his acknowledged in , :rits were such, that his disasters leer, always imp:o to hi, fortune, never as his limit. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (From the Messa,ger eats thambres of Tuesday.) tSECOND EDITION.). FRONTIERS OF SEP.VIA, NOY. 10 Though a report has been spread fur these, three days that the Turkish Commissioners who ere to effect the in corporation of the six districts Ittt arrived, we do not see any thing to induce 12 to give credit to it; however, they most stein tMe heir, i especially as the evacuation of Adrian ople s now carrying into effect: The•Pacha ef Scutari, who Vernaint iptiet at Phillippo poll, has drawn togritser all the troops encamped in the enrirons of Soplaia, end is preparing to take the commend Of Adrianople as s , on as the ilussians have lift it. The Porte Iris imposed a sew tax, which does not a little centribute to excite irritation against the Governm,mt— add to this all- the burdens, which daily become more heavy ; the extortion of the great men, who insult the people by displaying a pomp very unsuitable to the yrc , sent circumstances. According to letters, which are de ' servine . of credit, the private treasury of the Sultan is also exhausted; the rich Paellas and the landowners are thinking of meens to conceal their treasures. The discon tent of the. people manifests itself on every occasion, and such is the blindness of the Ottoman Porte that it does not even know bow to employ the necessary measures to prevent an open revolt. The exchange of couriers is very frequent, and the ne gotiations relative to Greece are carrying on at Constanti- , mph; with great activity. It appears to be certain • that Greece is to enjey complete ixtlependenee.—Augsbury Gazette. PA EIS. DEC. 1 tht iiiimitcur contains, in the Official Part, a report to his Majesty from the 'MiniNter of Finance, followed by a Royal Ordinance, regulating the division of labour be t•vren tl.e several branches of the Finance Department. Faxxcx FUNDS.-PARIS, Nov. 30.-Five per C,-nts. lOM. 108 f. 80a. ; Three per Cents., 81f. 45c. 35c. 40c. ; Naples Stock, 931. 60e. ; Royal Spanish Loin, 70 ; Spanish Rente Perpettellts, 551 ; Haytian Loan, 4301. Exchange on London, one month, 25f. 70e. ; three months, 25f. fours Authentique. htEI:CII FUNDS, PARIS, DEC. 1.-Five per Cents. 109 f. 10e. 15c. Ioe. 109 f. 109 f. sc. ; Three per Cents. Slf. 70c. 80c. 90c, 95c. ; Bank Stock, 1,915 f. ; Rentes de Naples, 91f. 25c. 20c. 25c. SOc. 94f. 40c. 25c. ; Write d'Espagne, 71; Royal Spanish Loan, 79fif. ; Rents Pert'. d'Espagne, 57 571+ 57-k ; Haytian Loan, 430 f. 4351. 4.25 f. 420 f. 415 f. Exchange on London-One month, 251.7.70 c. ; three months, 25f. 55c. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 13 trl'C Stock ...... .. 217 1 4 216 3 4 South Sea Stock — 3 per Cent. Red. 93% ti% Old Annuities — 2 •:eie Cent- Cons.. ....... .... shut Mew Ditto — 34; per C.ent lO9 4 Ex. Bills, .£1,(;05 2d. 68 CO pm. IMtt ) RO.' 100 98% 100 1 / 4 Ditt0............... lid. 68 69 pm. et pet Cent. Ann ... 1).3%%;4% Ditto .sa) 2d. 68 C 9 pm. Ditto, IS2:i ,(;S 69 pm. Ditto Scrip — Ilit! . .s omall 24. 68 69 pm. fleck r . Ann. 19 9-15 % 11-16 Ditto ld. 68 69 pm. Ditto 30 years ... ...... ... 19 5-16 sank for Account — India Stock — India for Account -- att.., Bonds 6B 61) pm. Cons. for January 94% %% PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds Brazlizan Bonds 67% 6% Feruvian Bonds 16 %% Buenos Ayres Bonds ..... .... Portuguese Bonds .....»..... Chilian Bonds ... 21 1 ,1 Prussian, Old ....... ........... i•olornLian 13rids Ditto, 1824 21% Russian 109% 9 Danish 71% %,,fi .Spanish, le2l ll 104% Greek Bonds — 1823. .. _ 1257% 8% French Rentes, sp. c. —f. —c. Guatireala — Exchange —f. —c. Mexican Bonds iO— 3 per cent. f. 1825 - Exchange —t. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AY ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Pcr Share. Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (isa. at 5/. pm.) £lOO 315 Ditto Subscription Braziban hap. Min. co. tics at 5i pm.) £2O 70 Columbian Mining Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) £35 734 Real dci Monte Mining Co £lOO - ` 76 % United Mex. Min. Co. (is. 3. at Zl. pm.) £39 17% 4 Ditto Subsc:iption lO 23 FOREIGN EXCHANGES ON LONDON. iiawnuso, Nor. 27.-13. 13%.-Iwo months, 13. 12. BERLIV, Nor. 21.—Three months, 6 29%. BARMEN, Nov. 21.—Two months, 620 62i. Comm Arm, Nov. 14.—Three:months, 6. 26 ----- Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due. 0 America 0 0 Elainburg O Brazil O Buenos AyreE O Cr.rthagcn . i. 0 0 Leeward Islands 1 Dublin 0 0 Lisbon 0 1 Flanders 0 0 Mexico 1 France 0 0 Sweden I Guernse;&:Jcrecy.. 0 i 0 Waterford MON WATER iT LONTION BRIDGI TO-MORROW. ruing,., 48 minuttn after 8 I ilverang —2B minutes after S. ( 7: C--.l*:,,,Sfq n t -5. , ""Y , :5' .14Y LONDON, TiIUR'SDAY EVENnC, DECEMBER 3, 1329. We received this. morning the Hamburg Reporter, and ether Hamburg Papers of the 28th of November. The cold had set in so in tensely that the steam boat could not get out of the River ;—indeed, the frost was very general in the North Of Europe. If we may judge by an article under the date of Berlin, no doubt was entertained at St. Petersburgh but that the Rus sians would speedily evacuate the Turkish domi• !lions, and the principalities also. If they do, the SULTAN may thank the remonstrances of England and France:— HAMBURG, NOV. 27. The Sir Edward Banks steam-boa`, which was to have left Hamburg on Wcdn,sday last, is still in the har bour, having been denined by the unprecedently low wa ter in the ricer. The frost having now set in, and the river drifting with ice, it is uncertain when she will be able to go. The mail bags which were pnt on board nn WedneFday morning are to be forwarded to London this cveoing by the regular mail via Cul.!lawn. BORSEN-HALLE, FOUR O'CLCCK. wh ea t—Owing to the low water in our river, and the eariy setting in of winter, several cargoes expected from the Upper Eihe have not arrived ; so that although few purchases for exportation were made, prices maintained themselves firmly. Several of our own consumers pur chased freely. Of Rye we have had several arrivals by land, for which the prices quoted were readily given. Several parcels of Oats were received in the course of the week, and easily diyosed of. From the 15th to tLe 20th of November, inclusive, 47 cargoes of C4Jrn passed through the Sound, 25 of which were Whvat; 17 bound to British, 11 to French, 10 to Dutch, and tix to Norwegian ports. One was bound to Hamburg, and two destination unknown. Weight. Ili:: dollars. Dantzic Wlie-t 122 to 126 120 to 130 Pomeranian 124 to 128......105 to 118 Anhalt, cvliite llB to 121 120 to 126 --- red 12 - 47) NS 118 to WI Vanish . ..r 128 BO to 115 l'etersburgh and Riga 1 1123 100 to 100 Dlb Rye 1 8 122 63 to OS Uptind 116-t0.123. 64 to 70 biagileburgh b..trley 14 5 to 11M 52 to 55 ~A..nlialt 98 to 104 )2 to 57- Mecklenburgh Oats 66 to 74 4O to .11 ;lli Pomeranian Malt —to 50 to Pease, Upland, yellow Holstein Rapeseed —to 150 to 160 In Funds little doing ; a slight improvement may, how ever, be noticed since Tuesday last. Anglo-Neapolitim were demanded, and done at 95. Falconet Bonds majt he quoted at S9i. Bills on London continue to be of fered ; those on Amsterdam in demand. We just learn from Blankeneso that yesterday afternoon a spting tide set in, in consequence of which the water in the river rose three feet, and enabled several vessels lying a-ground, in danger of being cut through by the ice drift ing down the river, to get into safer berths. The English brig Penelope hid already got a portion of the indigo on heard into lighters, by way of precaution. End of November. Anglo-Dani , h Loan, 3 per cent ....... 71% Angto-Rus , ian Loan 1011,4 1-laml,tirg-Itussian Loan 9S! Azh,trian Bank Shares 12:15 Austrian rvletalligno li)•)!f, New Austrian 4 per Cents. BERLIN, NOV. 23 On the 13th of lids month, Bn.ron Alexander Von Hum boldt, arrived at St. Petersburgh, after having performed a journey cf 1b4090 (10,000 English) miles. He was received by his;llajesty the Emperor in the most gracious manner, worlionotircd with the Order of St. Anne of the Ist vlass,.with tl e Imperial crown. Professors Ehren- . but aru'llbose received from - his Majesty the Order of St. Ir Anne ot 'e second class. In the course of t hi s year's na - Ylgatwn,. • k 020 ships arrived at Dantzic. On the 19th inst. thy Vistula was frozen over in several places, and passable on foot ; on the same day the cold at Kon;gshurg was ten degrec3. FROM THE WESER, NM% L 4• It is positively affirmed that the Committees - of the Diet of the Duchy of Brunswick have propesed the pat till aboli tion of the very onerous personal tax which was first intro. duced (luring the existence of the kingdom of Westphalia. The admirab'e administration of the public treasury, and the gradual redemption of the del,ts, afford the posaility of dispensing with this tax. No doubt. is entertained that his Serene Highness, always desirous to promote the welfare of his subjects, wiil accede to a proposal which is so agreeable to their wishes. The Estates had besides granted this tax for three years only, which have long since expired, and it ought the: efore to have ceased, or to have been granted anew. =tam, ,vov. 14.: Ac.tounts from Z walie, of the 9th inzt., say, " We have certain information from hick, in Bosnia, that the village of Gatta, which is a league and a half from our frontiers, and is chiefly inhabited by criminals, who have taken refuge there, and make plundering e xcursions into the country they have abandoned, has been burnt and totally laid waste by the Turks, and 12 of these wretches put to death, because they had even attacked and plun dered the Turks, and killed one of them. Though the number of these crimit.a!s is thus reducid by twelve, it were to be wished that they had suffered, as a warning to others, by the arm of justice." BERLIN, NOV. 26. Accounts from St. Petersburgh say, that no doubts are now entertained of the speedy evacuation of the Turkish dominions, including tha principalities. It was a'sa -re ported, that as soon as the Russian troops have returned rom Turkey to the interior of Russia, the army will have a different organization. It is also said that, under the direction of Count Canarin, the Minister of Finance, a groat improvement may be expected in the civil adminis tration, with a view to economy and to facilitate the des patchof business. The Prussian Slate Gazette of the 27th Nov., informs us that the Emperor of RusslA has been afflicted with shivering fits and ague, but not dangerously:— ST. PETERSBURCO, NOV. IS. His Majesty the Emperor has laboured f , r some - days under an indisposition, which gives, however, no ground for alarm, as it appears from the following bulletins, signed by his Majesty's physician, that he is already get ting better : " Tim FIaST BULLETIN.—Last Tuesday (10th Novem ber), at 8 P.M., his Majesty was seized with a shivering fit, which was followed during the night by a fever fit... _ . " In the morning it appeared that his Majesty's indis position was an ague', caused by his having. twice taken cold. The disorder has since taken its usual course; from the beginning there has not been in any organ any distant symptom of disease (:r inflansmation, and during the last three days and nights the fever has gradually abated. - Though his Majesty feels himself rather debilitated by the continuance of the fever, we hope that the disorder will soon take a favourable turn. (Signed) CRIGHTON RAUCH. " Nov. 16, 189." , • " SECOND BUI.LETIN.—His M:ijesty has passed a quiet night, and woke only three times from eleven at night till c4glit in the morning ; but little alteration has taken place in the fever fits. " Nov. 17. " CRICHTON ItAUCH." The following are extracts from Lisbon Papers of the 22d Nov., and Brussels of the 2d inst.:— LISBON, NOV. 21 The Gazette contains a decree of his Majesty for the suppression of the crime of sacrilege and robbery of churches. This crime lrtvina become very frequent of late, it is abso lutely necessary to adopt prompt and effectual measures for its suppression, rewa.ds arc therefore offered for the disco very of the criminals, and the Judges are directed to proceed to their trial without any delay, and they are not in any case whatever to siter or modify the penalties imposed by the laws. Those who shall purchase effects stolen from churches, or receivers of the same, shall incur the same penalties. THE HAGUE', NOV. 20. In the Second Chamber of the States General, tie project of law fixing the amount of the laud tax far 1830, and the quota of the several provinces, was rejected by 51 votes to 43. M. de Secus brought forward a project of law in three articles, for putting an end to the prosecutions commenced, and for suspending the eff,cts of the penalties inflicted by the legislation of 1815, now abrogated. The project of law, and the explanatory memorial accompanying it, were ordered to be printed far the use of the Members. unussims, NOV. 28. The examples of the communes of Eghem, Co'scamp, has roused the people from their lethargy. Ghent is going to give a splendid proof of its formal disavowal of the intrigues that have been teo long allowed. A counter petition, which has been in circulation only since this morning, is already covered with numerous signatures. This petition of Ghent says, among other things, " We are convinced that the un'imited liberty of instruction would only tend, in the present state of things, to give to the vicars and curates the exclusive power of educating the people. " informed by history and by our own recollections of the perpetual abuse which the priests have made of this tight, and well assured that a clerical education is not in the 19th century suited to our children, who are all intended for the career of the sciences or manufactures, we protest against this general right of teaching, which, is our small parishes, where the sacerdotal power is immense, would only esta blish a monopoly in favour of the priests. " With the exception of one grievanre, the tax on grind ing corn, which his Majesty knows has been laid before hint by the general wish, we protest not a g ainst all the other demands, but against 'he intention of those who express them, and the disrespectful form given to them by a party which is always ready to turn to its profit whit it seems to oppose, and which every where sows disorder and agitation." We have received the following from our Paris Correspondent : C PARIS, DEC. 1. " You have no doubt observed with what vehe mence the liberal Journals, for the last eight days, have been inculcating the idea of what they call a coup d'clat, in the form of an additional article to the Charter;proceeding from the constituent power which is claimed forthe Crown, the object of which was to be such a modification of the law of elections, as to secure a majority of the Chamber of Deputies in favour of the Ministerial party. I did not take any notice of these rumours when they arose, because I was unable to trace them to any authentic source, and ,10 , V I may say that they have either keen who:ly_ 'Without - foundation, or at lettit', that if the project has been ever entertained, it is for the present laid aside. Sunday is the great day at the Tuileries, when Cardinals, Courtiers, and Counsellors of State, come to pay their respects to the Sovereign, and to give and receive intelligence as to all the current rumours of the day. The essenee of this con versation is distinguished in the higher circles by the rattle of le vent du chateau, which i the evening is spread over the saloons of the r , bourgs Sr . Germain and St. Honore, and next jag is distilled in ten thoussnd forms over all r stricts of Paris. On Sunday last the rumours rriti'previous week appeared to have attracted a greater crowd than usual to the levee at the Tuile ries ; but those who are best able to collect and appreciate the voices of men of all parties, who meet Co bow and to gossip in the presence of Royalty, have pronounced the decision 1 have already hinted at, qn the rumours so industriously circulated by the adversaries of the Ministry. Those, however, who had been most active in giving currency to such sinister reports, while they admit that the question of an additional Act to the Charter, for tli pur pose of vitiating the electoral system, had never been actually under discussion in the council of Mi nisters, now contend that individual Members of the t abinet had employed certain confidential per sons to examine the question, with a view to ascer tain the practicability of the measure proposed, and that one of those persons having prepared a project or scheme of an act, in conformity with the views of his employers, had been tempted by self-conceit, or imps udence, to mention the matter to a political personage of some distinction, through whose indiscre tion it had reached the Journals, in the alarming form which it afterwards assumed; but it is now acknow'- ledged on all hands, as. I mentioned above, that if the question had ever been seriously agitated in any quarter, it is now abandoned, whether f►oat the op position it has received from the liberal Journals, or from its intri►:sic impracticability, it is not perhaps of much consequence to enquire. But assuredly, if the Monarchy is to be saved,' and such is the con stant cry of the Royalist party, it is not by a recur rence to the absurd pretext of a-constituent power inherent in the Crown. " A very indecent discussion has been for some time carried on in the French Papers as to the succession to an office of great distinction and emolument, that of First President of the Cour des Comptes, at present held by the Marquis de Mathe Marbois, a man of distinguished merit, but far ad vanced in years, and for some time seriously indis posed. The discussion relates to the degree of M. do Marbois'sindisposition,and to the probability of an catty vacancy, in which case, according to the Quo tidienne and the Gazette, the office is destined for the Count de Peyronnet, as a recompence, no doubt, for the zeal he has lately evinced in favour of the Ministry of M. de Polignae, and perhaps alio to compensate for the mortification he experienced at the late election at Bordeaux. In the meantime it is Strongly asserted, that the present incumbent is rapidly recovering, and is about to resume his seat on the bench, when those who have been so busily can vassing the succession, must look rather strangely at each other, and at him, if they have any feelings analazous to those which we still cherish in England " By an Ordonnance in this morning's ilionitenr, and the report of the Count de Chabrol, on which it proceeds, it appears that a very great reform, in point of economy at least, has taken place in the de partment of the French finances since the year 1811. On the lit of January, in that year, the Ministry of Finance, and the Treasury together, presented an effective, or personal force of 1,528 persons, who were maintained at an annual expense of 4,893,315 francs. On the Ist of January, 1822, the number of official persons connected with the department eras reduced to 1,017 and the relative expenses to 3,009,650 francs. On .the Ist of January, 1828, the personnel of the department was further reduced to 915 persons, and the ex penses to 2,822,900 francs, and on the Ist of Sep tember last (1829); it is stated in this report, that the number of individuals employed amounted only to 867 persons, and their emoluments to 2,662,700 francs. This statement seems to indicate a serious, desire on the part of several successive Ministers to efftet a substantial and economical reform in one department at least of the French Government, and affords an example which might perhaps be benefi cially applied to more than one department of the English Government. It will be seen from the figures I have just quoted, that the average pay of all the official persons connected with the depart ment of the French finances, from the lowest class up to the principal employes, including the 'Minister himself, amounts to something less than 1201. a year, a rate which it might not be amiss to compare with :he details exhibited 114 our own Red Book." The activity of the Pamphleteers on India is increasing, and another has just been put forth by MURRAY, entitled " The Territorial Gavern ment and Commerce of the East India Com panv." It would seem from the Preface that this Essay has been rejected from a Review, the Quarterly, we presume, for which it was ori ginally prepared, although its style and matter certainly are equal to the average articles in the leading periodicals. A variety of facts deve loped, relating to the taxation of India, are alone sufficient to entitle this pamphlet to considera tion, and the acquaintance the writer exhibits with the country gives a degree of _plausibilityto his arguments, which few advocates of monopoly have hitherto carried with them. The author admits, what indeed he could not dispute—the fulfilment by experience of the anticipations expressed by Mr. RiciaArtias and others in 1813, of the extension of the India Trade by its liberation ; and he concurs in the correctness of Mr. ThexAßDs's assertion with regard to the erroneous notions entertained of the impossibility of the Hindoos separating from their respective castes. Mr. CoLEBROOKE, the distinguished oriental scholar, has furnished sufficient evidence to rectify this, so prevalent, idea ; and it appears agreed " that almost every " occupation, though regularly it be the pro " fession of a particular class, is open to most " other classes, and that the limitations, far from " being rigorous, do in fact reserve only the pecu " liar profession, that of Bralimana, which con " sists in teaching the Veda, and officiating at " religious ceremonies." This disposes at once of the objection of the monopolist, that the reli gion and habits of the Hindoos will always pre vent their becoming industrious, and it appears also to be established, that notwithstanding the exaggerated accounts of their simplicity of diet, and aversion to flesh, the Hindoos are very much indined to live better as they grow richer, and the richer they become the better customers we arc likely to find them. Hence the importance of introducing European capital and machinery among the Indians becomes clearer than ever, as we get rid by degrees of the notions of their in capacity for improvement. We should be very much ashamed of joining in an indiscriminate cry of mismanagement or oppression against- the Company for adopting a system of taxation, the merits of which are so differently appreciated by the most -experienced persons. Time author of the pamphlet is an advocate of the present plan of levying the duties by what is called the ltyotwar Settlement, or contracts with the cul tivators of the land individually. The Zemin dary Settlement established by Mr. FRANCIS, in 1793, was a contract with the renters, and was designed to fix the demand of the State upon land, and to create a class of proprietors like the English landlords. It was probably s uperior in theory t o th e Ry o t wa r, which neces sarily brings the tax-gatherer into perpetual con tact with the population, exciting all the disgust attachable to our Excisemen and Collectors of Assessed Taxes. Th e assess ment is extremely heavy, being 20 per cent. and upwards on the produce, and we are glad to find the author a dmits the justice and policy of reducing it. He appear s however to be insensible to the intrinsic evil of a tax upon produce, which whether levied under the name of Ryot, of Tithes, of Metayer, Rent, or otherwise, must necessarily be a check to industry and production, which a fixed as sessment would, by comparison, affect very slightly. We do not attach much weight to the animadversions quoted from WARREN HAST lNGS"theoretical speculations:" it is t langu age of men who are at a los , to give gi c v o e mag a mai re is a it son fur their opinions ; and - is part of the ignorant and sophistical method of arguing practised in all countries by the enemies of improvement. All theory is made up of ex perience—not by mere individual observation, but by availing of the knowledge and wisdom of others as the materials of judgment ; and it is prepsterous to hear the Company's servants talk as if the science of Government could bo best learned by the simple process of eating and drinking, and making money for a few years in the country, the best method of ruling which is in question. The best part of the pamphlet appears to' us, that in which the necessity of a change in the administration of justice is urged. The writer (who, be it remembered, is strongly impressed with the excellence of most things dine by the Company) on this subject, does not con ceal the truth. " Delay," he says, "is the main " defect in the judicial system of India. The first " and great cause of this delay is the want of legal " knowledge and legal education amongst the " judicial servants of the East India Company ; " the second is the multiplication of the appellate " jurisdiction ; and, lastly, the very limited em " ployment of the natives in this branch of the " public service. We do not hesitate to say, ' " that no English gentleman should preside in a " civil Court, who has not the same qualifica " lions, as to the knowledge of the laws of In " dia—British, Mahommedan, and Hindoo— " as would be required from a Judge similarly " circumstanced in Europe. Years must be " passed in acquiring this knowledge, but years " will be saved in the despatch of public busi " ness. The minute distribution of property in " India, the numbers of the population, the " religious character of that population, and the " distance of many districts from the seats of " Government, render the present system of " successive appeals, and the consequent neces " shy of recording law proceedings, wholly in " consistent with the due and speedy adminis " tration of justice. Delay operates as denial ; " and the only effectual remedy is to employ " legally qualified persons on the Bench, and to " trust them with a greater extent of final de " cision. In regard to the introduction of na " tires into the judicial departments, to be really " useful, the class of employments must be " much raised. Adequate remuneration will " amongst them, as elsewhere, purchase talent " and official integrity. But it will be said " their employment must supersede that of the " natives of Great Britain. Be it so : in this " supervision, however, the Government of India " will be directly benefitted—first by the reduc " lion of expense ; and, secondly, by creating an " official aristocracy among its subjects, attached " by the ties of - interest to the necessary un " stable rule of foreigners." Reasoning on the assumption that " absolute government is and must be the character of the British Government in India," the Pamphleteer has, as might be expected, a horror of coloni zation, for fear of the introduction of the European habits of expressing discontents, and resisting what is believed to be oppression. t. is useless to argue this point with one who considers the immediate removal of tur bulent or suspeeted Europeans from India, an indispensable attribute of the Executive Government ; and it is moreover unnecessary to enter at length into his protestations against free settlement, because there is really nothing in them beyond what we have heard often be fore. Ile, however, applauds the late regula tions, which permit Europeans to enjoy a li mited term in coffee and cotton plantations, though such permission is in direct opposition to his own opinion. However, with regard to the Company, we suppose the grand maxim of her defenders must be, " whatever is, is tight." Of the injustice of the countervailing duty on East India sugar, the Pamphleteer cannot be more sensible than we are. The people of India, as he contends, have a right to demand a re ception for their produce in the markets of Bri tain on the same terms as are granted to the other colonial possessions of the British Crown. Little notice is taken of the China trade mo- nopoly as a distinct grievance ; but the summing up of the pamphlet endeavours to justify the continuance of that monopoly, by the want of means of otherwise supplying the deficiency in the territorial assets. Upon this allegation it is only necessary to remark, that if the Company must needs continue to be thus supported at the public expense, the proper way of doing it is by an annual grant from Parliament, after an audit of the territorial accounts, and not by ap propriating to a principal body a branch of Bri, tish commerce, to the exclusion of the rest of the KING'S subjects. If the Sovereigns of India must necessarily be traders, let them be so on the same footing as other people ; but let Parliament beware how they give ear to specious pretences, which are, the more dangerous, when mixed up with so much talent and information as arc displayed in the pamphlet under our notice. " I. FORBID TILE BANNS."—In the early part of November, while the clergyman was publishing • the banns of marriage in a village church near this town, between and —, a bluff-looking countryman ex ciaimed in a loud voice, " I forbid the banns."—" You will be required to state your reasons hereafter std the " I will, Sir," replied the party addresikti— " That man has bad three wives already, and I'm sure he don'a want another."— Cheltenham Chronicle. A wonderful instance of the sagacity of in fo-kr animals may be seen at Nether side, parish of Avon dale, the residence of ALEX. ALLISOir, Esq., of Letham. flint gentleman has three greyhounds, accustomed to ceutsing, and three hares living together in perfect friend chip. They all ftcd in the same dish, and run about pro mistuously. The hares show .: no symptoms of fear ; and the greyhounds, in return for such confidence, allow puss to enjoy herself in safety.— Glasgow Chronicle. On 'Wednesday erpnng some alarm was cx ited in Newington, owing to the following eircutustamut : —About seven o'clock, as a tradesman residing in the neighbourhood was passing an unfinished house near Tri lity-square, be saw a min busily engaged in burying 4mietbing tied up in a cloth in the earth. The tradesman .vent to the watch-house, and the consul& afterwards ~roceeded to the spot, and seeing that the ground had !teen distutbad, he began to dig away until he found the arm and leg cf an adult tied up carefully in a cloth. By this time a crow') bad coreeted about the place, and the constable was urged to tAce two membcts off to a pro fessional. man, %vim pronounced that they belonged to a :lel'unet person, and had undergone dissection. The an .touncement appeased the crowd, and the leg and arm . were again consigned to the hole they were takes out of, OLD BAILEY SESSIONS --(THIS DA') These Sess:ons commenced this morning before ;_. Right Hon. the I.oßu MAYOR, Alderman ATKI:46, I the usual City Authorities. ni TI e presiding Judges are Mr. Justice LirriznA o Mr. Baron VAUGHAN. This being the first Sessions (luring the P.— it"- MAyoralty, the Lora) MAYOR, ettended by the Su O came down to the Court in St.tte. A SUMMARY STATEMENT, DESCRIPTIVE OP THE VARIOUS OF,-* wt . :a WHICH TilF, PRISONERS SE ERALLY STAND CtIARGE°. In Stealing in dwelling-houses 2 Embezzling ............. . ........ Burglary 1 Stealing from the person ." 1 Ilonsebreaking 4 Receiving stolen goods ••' Rape Highway robbery Uttering Counterfeit Coin, Uttering Counterfei t Coin, 3 having •I.cen before con- first offence ............... witn Entering a warehouse • intent to steal ................ r. and ............................... Of the above number, 33 are chzsged in the City, and 151 in the County. ... STATE OF HIS MAJESTY'S GAOL OF NEWGATE, MADE UP TO TUESDAY EVENING, li Prisoners under sentence of death ............ . ................... Prisoners under sentence of trmspertation for life ............... 14 years ...••••• t t) 7 years ...... Imprisoned for felony and misdemeanours forcertain periods 2 0 For trial at the ensuing Sessions .............................»•»...•. I Committed under the Bankrupt Laws ............................... Wheso judgments .arc respited .......................................... $ Acquitted on the ground of insanity, and remain ................ 1 Committed for trial for Conspiracy ....................... ........... For trial at the lower Sessions ............... . ................ ....... Males 215 I Females ..........1 2 9 'Total ........... 315 OLD COURT. u L r i i t t ,, h , inten t .: t i t:s us t Wil'iam James, aged 22, was capitally indicted f °u. breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Mr. Dela& eal. s landlord of edToifm November,prtisectitor s t t h at e ed ni t g b i a a t lee w li a d indmill.street, Rea was held at his house, after s,curing all the doors ant windows, I.e took the box belonging to the sucie l Y u p_ stairs, and went to bed. About five o'clock in the 00 1 : 0 ing he was awoke by two of the new policemen raßie_.s at the door, and informing him his house had been brolc:' open. It w.ts then dise,iveted the window beef be'''. t the os °lite": yid forced, but it apeared the thieves were a larmed before r they could get held achy property. • lit 'lwo of the new policemen deposed tha t on the 1'4.4 in question , as they were pa .sin g the prosecutor's h°:ct they observed two men standing against the windroft.z a third upon the window leads. On their appoo c , o ;o them they all ran off, and the prisoner turned u iCg Smith's-court, which is not a thoroughfare. The followed and found him rolled up under a parc el of str!sct pretending to be asleep. He was taken into custoilYt on being searched, a chisel was found upon him. ic t The prisoner put in a long written defence, in whl, t o began by appealing to the truth of his statemen;,ll that God who seareheth all hearts, and to W hWl r est secrets are known." After making this appeals t he f his of the defence was reasoning on the improbability °f h M n 4 committed LIT the offence. tarP Mr. Justice TLEDALE summed up, and the after a short deliberation, returned a verdict of Guil t, Death. Mary Ann Brown, aged 19, was capitallye4 f`" indic t lci , stealing in h e dwelline-house or Frances Maria the T P he ar p e l ; 4 ' ) ' se r c es u i t, a gold wat, value M., the property of Maria ar e ' hs 0 I o ie r d a a n t d apnrisaodtltosi,nwinhaohaoruesebotinh " NY lll .. : tre er, E s ete t t rix was Strand. On the 10th of November, the pre eec t il i n o the , t s , eill a .e i t i d d hi: o cp n oivl r lt e or t ,e u vd r o t t i f i h n ta g htei t i o beedr lie g. r oi l t e i fttd b fu r e o l e l n ,:tu t ,l a in o k i n i e l m f a i: l r:n z n n i:t u g g n i , ' Caroline Josephs stated, that she lived in i„ nor court, Haymarket; on the 10th November the 11. . On came to her in great distress, and wanted to hovra‘ c a gold watch ; witness at first refused , but o n the Pnd6r, c oming a second time, and telling her that she Wan t ' l a ds to pay Mr. Wright for a tree admission to Drury theatre, she consented to advance the money. th e The watch was here produced, and identified by , prosecutrix as her property. f 11'e Mr. Baron VAUGHAN said the capital part e ° ,jor, charge could not be sustained. The indictment, .Ivairar the house where the property was stolen from, b e t %to ing to Frances Sparrow, widow, when it tutted l et her was a single woman. It was fur the Jury to she was guilty of the larceny. 'J they The Jury consulted for some time, and then..rt; stolen thought there was no proof of the prisoner b a " .-° the watch. ;life (4 Mr. Baron VAUGHAN—From the situation .1! tits the parties I suppose, Gentlemen, you do not bel le° . testimony of the witnesses, h t Foreman—We certainly are n ot satisfieA - with %lc cd a; a common ut terer 1 Coining 2 Sheep-stealing statements. Verdict—Not Guilty. 110 James Stevens was capitally indicted for breaking, entering the dwelling-house of Mr. R. Wissett, and 6 7 ing a gold watch, value 141., his proper t y . A person who had been one of t he new polt6el stated that he saw the priEonner running from the PI: 0 01 cutor's louse, and en fo:lowing him and takin g bin I custody the watch was found in his pocket. Mr. Just'ce LITTLE' A LE—What was the Ivey', your leaving the police ? Witness —Because I lave a much better trade, my Lord.,—(A laugh.) • '0,41 The prisoner sail he saw a gentleman thraw the away, anti he thought th.re could be no WO picking it up. ' 44 01' Mr. Justice LITTLEDA LE summed up, and the du., mediately returned a verdict of Guilty—Death. if Henry Holmes was indicted for a rape on the of Ilarmah Ball, a child of twelve years of ar' 00 1 evidence is unfit for publication; and the trial ha'. concluded when our Reporter left. NEW COURT- I steP • 10.11 n Jones and Robert Furze were convicted °` t 1 .6 ieg, on the 21st of November, two hat-, value ' 244 ' s 'vie property of Mr. John Smith, of Compton-stre e '' minster. Mr. Sergeant ARABIN recaznised the prisave ll al • offenders, one of them 11A been before transportdh. gee ° The COURT sentenced them to be transported '4l years. ir f sh, r Mary Dawson was indicted for stealing a Pa' ° f tipr from the house of G. R. Dawson, Esq., MX., ° Grosvenor. sti eet. Verdict—Guilty. 1 e. Mr. BECKET lately lost a very °Lou stallion : it wai seized with a bleeding at the nostr.ilseigir Sunday, and again on Monday, when it diede• - ' Times. me''' POWER OF IMAGINATION.---TW° father and son, were lately employed in digging tbe P l o d land in the neighbourhood of this town: Whe,ti 15 14 commenced their labours in the morning they down their coats beside each other. Happening t° ibe pat ated in the course of the day, the son,. who no stouter . of the two, - oncoming to put on his CO ak l os" evening, found, to his horror, that it was much Us:, bi t for him. His arms were girded as if in a stocklli!''eitt shoulders were squeezed together, and, as for buttan_alr're an ,. amplitude of chest rendered that a physical oty. In place of considering that he had taken ,_A ur abs; wrong coat the poor fellow immediately concluo'- 511 4 his arms and body had become outrageously sWolleffo' tliA this could not have originated otherwise thin ti. h g the bite of an adder. In the utmost agitation homewards with the jimp coat on his back, which 41 on his tortured imagination all the puius of th e a li t ! di e 11 which consumed the vitals of Hercules . . At 0 00 disrobed himself, tumbled into bed, and in fancied skoeff; roared out lustily for the doctor. His cries broughts!oinea mother, and other relatives around him, w ho Ali sincerely in the lamentation of the pushioned 0 0° . p ip h ..4 i6 Here he Ly bemoaning his hard fortune, and , ",.. e9r t iag manhood, shedding torrents of tears, while renr—d the inexorable fate which seemed about to cut hir the prix le and vigour of his days. The solrnyetisil lives and by-standers were sure that his bulk Wa s far, er and larger, fomentations were applie d to ever,..' br of his stout frame, and the keenest inquisition ";trulli to discover the marks of the fatal woutol, whil e 1 ; 0 1 2 1 : after nostrum against eddir-stangs and elfi-shots war e tr, proffered by each old womsn in the neighbourhoo‘h, 0 As midst of this sad hullabaloo a'aaut poor John, ' i c e ° :!, shouting that lie felt himself (growingl'll.7o 4 ; 4 ° ' hogshead, and that he must inevitably br..ak 11- w noise in one mass of corrupted hinuoursa 0 9 '; tore was given to the affair by the lat he ; 0'1; ing into the h .use, crying cut in or,' ye " is our Jack here ?" " What for, sir, 13' e v o r that awa wi' my coat, and leave me yews' about me like a shapeless sack. Y've made ape",--hst Vi• o'me to the weans in the Lnanwe'l, ye goner,' a ` t i e o ;# are !" An examination of the errata ' took plac e s ,%el l N, in confusion, sought a cure for his imagin al ' o rti l t in repose, while the doctor, who, in bruathlesshastek, • at this interesting juncture, had nothing for n: t i,e a te o r hearty laugh at the simplicity of his patieal, s :! l 'ry e l* ward looks of the bystanders who had so'cO"'`,ll`tie thistd in his fictitious suiferings„paidey A 617