The Sun. — London, England, 1837-05-13 00:00:00

LITERATURE. RORY ()WORE. Three Vols. Bentley, London, 1837 . Mr. Lo ver has here produced his best work of fic tion, which will survive when half the Irish sketches with which the literary World just now teems, are forgotten. Rory O'illore is a t rue I r i s h l a d, w h ose: pecuna r ities there can be no mistaking. The national Spirit of fun and festivity, of shrEwrlness and simplicity, of humour and pathos, is admirably developed in his character, and imparts to it just such a freshness and . reality as me admire in Lady Morclan's talc of " O'Don niell." Th e i nterest we take in the varied adventures of ito ~ T , is never once suffered to abate. We welcome him r edgeNow be him t o h e, if possible, more Irish than even Dan ; 41 "i. His definition of a good stick, in a dialogue in h e enters into in the shop of a stiek-seller la Dublin, involves one or two admitable traits of character. The shopman has been recommending t 0 his noti ce an elegant light cane---but we must leave -tt. ory to recapitulate the heads of the dialogue in his sun manne r , j ust observing, by the way, that lie is *u Pposed t o b e repeating it to a fellow.traveller on his road home by the stage-coach :....._ . 'Well, I picked out one that looked to my liking—a good, substantial stick, with an ivor • to to it for I seen that the goold.headed ones was so dear I P couldn't come up to them ; !land s o say s I, `Dive me a hawld of that,' says I, and I took o griP of it Ineve r was so surprized in my life. I thought In wag a good, brave handful of a solid stick ; but, my dear, `ns Ahem'vell it didn't fl y out of my hand almost, it was so light.. not .saYs I, ' what sort of a stick is this ?" I tell you its I. !„siick but a cane,' says he. ' Faith, I believe you,' . says f _ .. o u see how good and light it is,' says he. Think o !hat, to call a stick good and light —as if there could . be any good in life in a stick that was'ilt heavy, find could strike a fgooood.. Now! 'ls it jokin g you are ?' says I. ' Don't you lit )ourself?' says he. `Truth, I can hardly feel it at all,' lßays I. Sure, that's the beauty of it,' says he. Think of i b°, ignorant vagabone—t o call a stick a beauty that was as , gnt Almost as a bullrush ! ' And so you can hardly feel it ? "Ya he, grinni ' . Yes, indeed,' say's I, 'and what's worse, I don't, think Ingc.ould make any one else feel it either.' ' Oh, You Want a stick to bate people with ?' says be. 'To be sure,. Say s I . ' Sure what's the use of a stick 7" Well, ,P eh i c o k ic ou! the heaviest of them you plaze,' says he, ' take your end . i .e• So I went poking and rummaging among them, _ u you believ e me, there wasn't a stick in the whole shop, !forth a kick in the shins, divil a one." ~ 'us Is genuine, unforced humour, as genuine as find a the arch, quiet touches of character that we i ' l lul in the works of Fielding and Miss Austen. The 13 , d huntsman, in "Joseph Andrews," who when the Squire was setting his hounds on Parson Adams, in thgnantly called them off, because they would be B P°lled if the were allowed "t to hunt vermin," neverthrew out a more characteristic trait than our friend L itor y• in the a ! rove d e fini t i on of a good st i c k . Mr. ov er must g i ve us another real Irish story, and the kooner the better. He must also embellish it himself, :Ind write sonas for it himself' for he ia• excellent in 1)0th departments. Tri- -E GREAT 11171TROPOLIS, 2 VoLs. Thls Saunders and Otley, London, 1837. is the second series of a work that has met I th no sli g ht popularity. It i s no t so en t er t a i n i ng as 11 (4 e first series because the subject is well nigh ex austedr but it i s agreea bly di vers ifi e d w i t h anec d ote, Ari d that gossiping sort of information which rlev er come s am iss to t h e rea d er. Th e b est c h apters ar e the two which are devoted to literary matters, be ause there the author is more at home, and speaks f. u from a l o ng personal ex p er i ence o f th e sub jct. His ac coun t o f Al mac k s i s t oo genera l, an d a dd s tt tle to what is already known respecting the origin I,nd progress of this exclusive, aristocratical institution. anecdote about the Duke of Wellington having ; be en one n igh t re f use d admittance t o th e rooms , i s ' 44l iliar to most of our readers, from the circumstance of it s having formed the subj ec t o f sott2e piquant rhymes Luttrel's well-known " Advice to Julia." The Historical Sketch of the Bank of England" in the fifth chapt er , w ill b e rea d w i th interest by all men who ar e conversant with commercial matters. -TrAlucs ON ANCIENT AND MODERN ART. _ . Blackwood, Edinburgh, 1837. The object of the following essays," says the au t hor o f t hi s work, in a brief and modest preface, hils to present within a brief compass, a general view, m. , tce'rical and critical, of ancient and modern 4 art." his object he has fully accomplished, and in a grace -441 and candid spirit. Hii work is not unduly bur :Lied with minut e , tec h n i ca l d eta il s ; nor d oes i t make suUJect cumbrous parade of knowledge, but discusses the just as an "amateur" (for so time author styles ei : 11 "10 of a re fi ne d and cultivated.mind might be „ 3 nsed to d o . r,7t 1 1 His. remark s on arc hi tecture are re e with critical acumnen, and may be read with ad by the generality of our modern arc hit ec t s . 1) 0 s.w ORTII FIELD ; OR, THE FATE OF PLANTAGENET. In 3 Vol e , Snatle, Elder, an d Co., 1837 . Th' rhis ele :;ant R omance, which is dedicated, by per -Bsi°ll, to L or d M orpet h , h as realized our early ex- PeG, ctation by r eac hi ng a secon d edition. We may there- 7 Ludy Inf er t h at i ts popu l ar i ty can in no way be titeatlY influenc e d by any not i ce o f i t on the part of full da ilY press. Th e aut h or h as succeeded to the Cest extent the authors of such works can reasonably ~fi Pe fo r success ;—and we have pleasure in adding, t o his success has not fallen short of his deserts. THE OCEAN, In Six Cantos ; and Other Poems. Br Jon :v. nu:NH.4ILE. Byers, Devonport, 1837. w. Works pu bli shed in the provinces do not fairly come v it hin the jurisdiction of inezropolitan criticism, and netefore, when brought before its bar, are entitled to degree o f courtesy. For our own part where we 0 not discover grounds for warm commendation, we ar e alway s ready to allow the authors to give the best ac count they can of their own production s ; taking re, at, the same time, that their statement shall be fr om re p orte d , w i th a view to their deriving there toni the great es t poss ibl e advantage. -• Acti ng upon this principle —which we hold to be a 'lerous one, as regards a large class of authors —we 1110 te the preface of the volume of poems now before 11 111 4 ) in which, bythe w a y, th ere are passages b y no ,„ deficient in th e hiaher requisites of dida c ti c erseb Sty name has never before appeared on a title-page, probaabsil.ana totally unknown beyond . my own vicinity, it will a l * Itbe expected that I should give some account of my „is the present volume into the world. t„.. Bei'l it known, then, that I have no advantage of birth, for station, to recommend my work. I cannot even - ` ll l9t of a pen,t_classical education. My situation . is that of a sti folltriry clerk in an attorney's office. This avocation I have a tv i r'' d from boyhood, and shall probably follow to the end of WI, which has past its meridian. li tp towards the close of the year 1834 I committed my first of 4: ,, 1 ,Y . lin. by publishing a bagatelle volume, under the title kr__ .‘acreations in Rhyme, by a Cornubian." In the spring and n w h q . l i lnet. o,!' the last year, I began and completed ' The Ocean,' o guide me am n a laundied without a compass or a star to . , k m ot knowing whither I should be driven. My frail bark t ic% b o e f e 9 some time on the waters before I formed the reso t lu r - Prise neirnumnavigating the globe ; the details of which t? ec nuksllly the whole of the last four cantos. . This will .t a o -_ thi s _ ler the iiregularity of my plan ; bur snature, I which, in . a subjec . f trust will not be deemed a very serious heresy, • . a biect rt rit icisto e to the penalty of immolation on the altar of le4sv'eW,thlieetfier my mind is poetically moulded, or not, I must to us „ : _World to decide. This, however, I oay . b a e ti a o l n lo , allowed was er ." 4 mtohrat no poet, nor pretender to I poetico_ all insp fthat is great -- --all that enthusiastic admirer than am ver et ,v is beautiful—in both nature and art. Although I am been ~.I " lnPed in the i• of a town ; although I have never 1)N Cgtigent of the duties of my station i and although my p,rehtls, professionally, fertilized es many nefe; of paper and %r a i n ''xit Cs tbat of t i mpst of my fraternity' ; yet I ear.not 'there kot t r .nY mind from occasionally taking wing, and I am, at the e :: in iir' ranging unconfined amidst the hills and valleys, by done vFaters,' and through 'the i 'i6c e : t ° °4; and Wilds of my native land, and the more mag green past , treg,' the gar thildh la nnes of other regions. This has been my t as t e from _lsti,i;tah'ig. and , it seems - to l;vewith my growth a. 'grown ."4 lunver been gratified, e4eept by a short annuat, Of ifiii Oglii4ent) migration to the country, where I find n yself in my own de lightful element. The circulation of the present edition (containing only 300 copies) must necessarily be confined to the place of its publication. I own I should'be glad (like an ambitious actor) to make my appearance before a London audience ; but, hav ing no one to introduce me, and not having the means of self introduction, I almost despair of that honour." EAST INDIA. SHIPPING. ---.. Arrivals.—May 11, the St. George, Thompson, from Ben gal, off Penzance (for Bristol), sailed Jan. 20, from the Cape, March —, and St. Helena, March 23 ; May 12, tl:e Lady Flora, F or d, f rom M a d ras , off Portland, sailed Feb 1, from St. Helena, March 10 ; the Mary; Beacheroft, from Van Diemen's Land,_off Poole, sailed Nov. 29, from Ascension, March 14; the Princess Victoria, Lee, from China, in the Downs, sailed Dec. 27, from St. Helena, March 10; the Diana, Hawkins, from Bengal, at Liverpool, sailed Dec. 29, from the Mauritius, Feb. 2, St. Helena, March 10. Arrivals at St. Helena.—The Christ.,phe,-, Rawson, March 25, from Calcutta and Trincomalee, and sailed March 29 for Liverpool ; the Colon, Ycosa, March' 25, from Manilla, and sailed March 30, for New York ; the Susanna, Grim ' March 27, and Helena, Bl o m, M arc h 28, from Batavia, and sailed March 30 for Amsterdam • the Henry Bell, Wesley, March 28, from the Mauritius and Cape, and sailed March 29, for London ; the William Lockerley, Metcalfe, March 29, from China, and sailed March 30, ' for London ; the Lady Flora, Ford, March 29, from Madras, and sailed March 31, for Lon don ; the Olive Branch, Shirting, March 30, from the Cape, for London ; the Stadt, for Amsterdam, March 30, from Ba tavia, and sailed March 31, for Amsterdam ; the Barretto Junior, Saunders, and Waterloo, Cow, 'March 30, from Ma dras, and sailed for London: the Judith, Williams, March 31, from China and the Cape, and sailed March 31 for London ; the Thomas Grenville, Thornhill, March 31, from Calcutta, for London. Arrivals at Madras-The Baretto Junior, Saunders. Jan. 23, from Calcutta, and to sail Feb. 2, fur London; the Duke of Argyll, Bristow, Jan. 27, from Portsmouth and the Cape; the Orontes, Marshall, Jan. 28, from London and the Cape ; the Golconda, 8.11, Jan. 30, from Bombay • the Highland Chief, Paddon, Jan. 30, from Penang ; the Lotus, Gore, Jan. 31, from the Mauritius. Departures from Madras-The Marie, Victorine, Jan. 26, for Marseilles ; the Waterloo, Crow, Jan. 28, for London ; the Frances, Heath, Jan. 28, for Liverpool ; the Mary Ann, Tarbalt, to sail Feb. 5, for London. The Alfred, Tapley, and Lady Kenaway, Davison, were loading for London. Arrivals at Hobart Town-The Micmac, Nov. 4. from the Mauritius ; the Drummore, Milne, Oct. 29, from Leith ; the Amity, Oct. 13, from the South Seas; the, Janet, Oct. 13, from Adventure Bay, and was loading for London; the Thomas Laurie, Oct. 16, from the fisheries. . Departures from Hobart Town.-The Drummore, Nov. 20, for Sydney ; the Boadicea, Camilla, and Eveline, were load ing for London. Arrivals at Calcutta.-The Alexander Johnstone, Auld, Jan. 14 from Liverpool ; the Mavis, Jan. 14, from China ; the Ernaad, Jan. 15, from Bombay and Cochin ; the Cashmere Merchant, Jan. 15, from the Mauritius ; the Zenobia, Jan. 15, from Portmoutb, Madeira, and the Cape; the Selma, Jan. 15, from Liverpool ; the Clyde, Kerr, Jan. 15, from Gree nock ; the Pekce, Jan. 15, from Greenock ; the Rowley, Jan. 15, from London and the Cape ; the Fergusson, Jan. 15, from China and Singapore ; the Pestonjee Bomanjec, Jan. 15, from Bombay ; the Ivanhoe, Jan. 15, from Rio ; the Margaret, Jan. 15, from Rangoon ; his Majesty's ship Andro mache, Jan. 15, from Madras ; the Sir A. Campbell, Jan. 17, from Penang ; the Oriental, Jan. 17, from Liverpool ; the General Palmer, Jan. 17, from London ; La Seine, Jan. 17, from Bourbon ; the Indian, Jan. 17, from Havre; the Charles Stewart, Jan. 17, from Rangoon ; the Pegasus, Jan. 17, from Van Diemen's Land and Carnecobar ; . the John Hepburn, Jan. 17, from Rangoon : the Megna, Jan. 17, from Bombay and Golee ; the William Gray, Jan. 18, from Boston ; the Therence, Jan. 18, from Bourbon and the Mauritius ; the Bencoolen, Brown, Jan. 21, from. Singapore and Penang ; the Bolton, Compton, Jan. 23, from London and the Cape ; the Juliana, Di iver, Jan. 23, from the Mauritius. Departures from Calcutta.-The William Wilson, Jan. 7, and Saugur, Jan. 17, for the Mauritius; the Collingwood, Jan. 8, and Saugur, Jan. 19, for Liverpool ; the Futtay, Sa lon, Jan. 10, and Saugur, Jan. 17, for Bombay ; the Hindoo, Jan. 11, for Boston ; the Hebe, Jan. 11, and Saugur, Jan. 15, for Anacon and R a ng oon ; th e C am b r i an , J an . 12;for Lon don ; the Jessie, Jan. 12, and Saugur, Jan. 17, for Penang ; the Lord Hungerford, Jan. 14, for London ; the Water Witch, Jan. 14, for Singapore and China; the Thomas Greville, Jan. 16, and the Gregson, Jan. 15, for London. Departures from Saugur.-The Antonio, Pereira, Jan. 12, for China; the Elizabeth, Jan. 12, for Rangoon; the Barretto Junior, Jan. 13, for Madras and London ; the Hygeia, Jan. 15, for Liverpool ; the Jubilee, Jan. 15, for Liverpool. Arrivals at Ceylon.-The Fortfield, Dec. 20, from Bombay, and sailed Dec. 27, for Calcutta; the Louisa, Campbell, Jan. 1, from London, and was loading for London ; the Peter Proc tor, Jan. 9, from the Mauritius, and was loading for the Cape and London. Departures from Ceylon.—The Duchess of Clarence, Jan. 4, for Cork and London ; the Colombo, Jan 2, for Bombay ; the New York Packet, Jan. 4, for Galle ; the Tigress was loading for London. Arrivals at the Mauritius.—The Protector, Davidson, Feb. 10, from London; the Droll - more, Mylne, Feb. 11, from New South Wales. Arrival at St. Helona.—The New York Packet, Gregory, 7rom Colombo. Departures from Calcutta. The Roxburgh Castle, for London; the Gilbert, Munro, for the Mauritius ; the Stra thisla, from Saugur; the Cambrian, Paul, Jan. 20th, for Lon don. The Bland to sail on the 22d for Liverpool. Passengers by the Robert Small to Bengal expected.— General and Mrs. Smith, Mrs. and Wm. Alexander, Esq., C. S. ; Captain and Mrs. Pringle O'Hanlon, Miss Fulton, Miss Bedford, Sir Jeremiah Dickson, K. C. B. ; Col.,Rodber, Artillery ; Capt. Smyth, Engineers ; Lieut. Knot, sth Ca valry ; Lieut. Majou, 14th N. I. ; W. Podelio, Esq. ; E. E. Berges, Esq. ; F. Gambinning, Esq. ; Lady Hayes, Mr. W. Pringle, Mrs. R. W. Barlowe, Col. F. M. Raper, 78th 8.N.1. ; Colonel E. Wyatt, 23d N.I ; R. W. Barlowe, - Esq., C. S. ; J. Watson, Esq. ; W. Shand, Esq. ; Lieut. J. Hunt, 22d B. N.C. ; Lieut. J. Locke, 22d B N. I. ; Lieut. Collyer, sth British Cavalry ; Thomas Ryan, Esq. ; W. W. Cross, Esq. ; C. C. Hyde, Esq., landed at the Cape. Children —llllssos H. Crawford, Bessy and Jane Pringle, Masters W. R. and Geo. Pringle, Masters G. H. W. M. and R. W. Barlowe, Master John Grant and Master Do nald Grant. , _ Per Lord Hungerford, from Calcutta, expected.—Mes• dames Grant, Hutchinson, Caldecot, Campbell, Shiel and Lewis ; C. Caldecot, Esq. ; Major Robb, Captain Shiel, , Captain Wade, Lieutenants Grant and Cheer; Misses Taylor, 'Wells, and Frazer; three children of Mrs. Goldsburf, four children of Colonel Moore, Colonel D. and Misses D and E. Aguilar, for the Cape ; ten servants, forty-one troops, four women, and eleven children. Passengers per the Tigris, from Ceylon expected.—Lady Horton, Mrs. Gisborne, Rev, Mr. Cleugh, Mrs. Clough, Misses Carr, and Templer, Dr. Robertson, 96th Regiment. Passengers per Lady Flora, from Madras.—Mesdames Armstrong, Barrow, Burn, Chester, Con well, and Cardoza ; Major Armstrong, Major Campbell ; Captains Barrow, Burns, Brown, and Ricketts ; Drs. Benza, Hamilton, and Morton; E. Cardcza, Esq. ; 116 privates of his Majesty's Regiment. The Gregson, Hamilton, from Bengal to London, was burned off Sugar on the 19th of January. Crew and pas sengers saved. RYE, MAY 10.—A Correspondent informs us that there is no truth in the statement published in several Tory papers respecting a petition on the subject of Church rates in that town. . Mr. George Robins has announced in our Journal of to-day the sale of Mrs. Skene's estates between our town and Newport Pagnel, which it seems are directed fur absolute sale. After looking over this property yesterday, he proceeded to - survey two very fine farms at Thornby, with a rental of 1,0001. a year. Mr. R.. proposes to sell all the property in one day, at the George Hotel, in our town. On leaving us, he proceeds to look over the fine estate of Sir Belingham Graham, in Yorkshire, the -rental of which exceeds 5,0001 a year. —Northampton Mercury, May 0. Yo T rk i , le the W ar e r s iv t a i l li o n f s u t TiCh C w a a p s t a ai nn n , oun ll c l eri r t e t , th f c ro S in t. KNatleiaw rine's Docks yesterday afternoon, after a rapid run, exchanged signals w i t h- t h e George Washington about one day ' s sail from New York on her outward voyage. The Geor g e Wash ington took out from Liverpool the arrangement between the "lank of E ng l an d and the agent of the United States Bank, for opening a credit for 2,000,0001. sterling in favour of the latter. This information is of interest at the present moment, as we may now in a few days expect information of the effect produced in America by the arrangement alluded to. THE FREDERICK -STREET MURDER.—ADDI TIONAL AND LATeST PARTICI:I,MM —During the whole of yes terday Inspector Aggs and police-constable Pegler, of the S division, have been exerting themselves to the utmost in order to discover the murderer of Eliza Davies, and from information communicated to them in the course of the afternoon, it is more than probable that within twenty-four hours he will be secured. A butcher named James Malpus, residing in Fitzroy-market, went to Mr. Wadley's yesterday evening, and stated that on Tuesday morning last (the morning of the murder), at about twenty minutes before six o'clock, he passed Mr. W.'s house, on his way to Mtinster-street, and observed a man standing, apparently in a very melancholy mood, at the corner of York square. On observing to him that there seemed to be no house open yet, he made no reply whatever, but seemed deeply absorbed in thought. Malpus, who took no further notice of the matter but passed on, says he is quite positive he should know the man again were he to see him. He describes him as being five feet nine or ten inches high, rather thin, and wearing a black coat and fustian trowsers, which description is as nearly as possible in accordance with that previously given of the sup posed murderer. Yesterday at noon a gentleman applied for an d obtained permission to take a east of the deceased's fee lbeye,enforrestohlevtr tures, which he did in plaster of Paris, as she lay in the coffin. Several surgeons, as also many other gentlemen, have waited uppn it N , Va 4 d a upon that no to satisfy their curiosity. that respect be allowPq a p evrise:slSo of the b in ody, Thursday evening, as the lio 4 p I.)4lington olnni bu,7 Nig.; proceeding through Finsb ury - square, it c;iiiie in iioe tact witha pa l ) 0 ) 4 was coming furiously alo:,g from the op posite direction. The .:oriciissi.on was SO violent that the driver pf the omnibus was thrown [rem into thg road. He deli qty tij4 back, and received some geyerp sonwQns. The cAb-dritiPT j§ and the proper steps have be e n ta k en fhtipriy 90er pers on susta i ne d to bring te 4 . 1 4 i 4 K Any injury. TAI E SUN, LON SATiaR DA Y, MAY BURFORD'S PANORAIIA of DUB L 1 N. We were yesterday favoured with a pr:vate view of 3. /Ir. Burford's new Picture of the City and Bay of Dnblin, w ith a great portion of the County of Dublin. The eminence of Burford in the peculiar department of art,.to which he has so long and successfully devoted his pencil, is cell known ; and we can give him no higher praise than to state that his present performance is fally equal, as a work of art, to any of his previous productions. " The iiew is taken from Killeeney, a hill of considerable height, about eight miles from Dublin, end so situated as to comprehend a most extensive prospect on every side. Immediately in front of the spectator, beyond a varied and luxuriant valley, stands the city, the white buildings contrasting well with the intermediate rich scenery ; to the right of which opens the superb aad unrivalled bay, stretching into the Irish Sea. To the north of the bay stands. boldly prominent Cie hill of Howth. The southern side includes Bullock, Blackrcelc, Kingstown, Ike., terminating nearly :it the feet of the spectator. at the picturesque. island of Dalkey ; frc in whence still further south, Ki leeLey Bay displays another bold sweep, to the conspicuous headland called Bray Head ; altogether presenting a line of shore above twenty miles in extent, of the moA interesting de scription. Turning towards the west, the eye ranges over a rich and diversified country, the view 'being closed at a great distance by a range of mountains finely grouped, and skirting the horizon with the most picturesque outline imaginable ; commencing beyond Bray with the Wicklow mountains, which rise in great majesty, and the conical hills called the Sugar Loaves, continuing by the bus, three • rocks, and Dublin mountains, an unbroken chain, to the almost indistinct azure of the remote summits of the moun tains of Mourne, seen behind the city. Every part of this beautiful scene is complete." It must be borne in mind that. Dublin is in the distance. Those persons therefore whose expectations comprehend distinct view of the bricks and mortar of that city, will not receive all the satisfaction they might desire. NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND. Yesterday the annual meeting of the National Provin cial Bank of England was held in the London Tavern. The number of proprietors present was unusually great. Sir ANDREW LEITH HAY was unanimously called to the Chair. The CHAIRMAN begged to express the great gratification he felt is meeting the shareholders under such auspicious circumstances as those which would be found detailed in the Report. All the anticipations of grossing prosperity which had been indulged in on forrrier occasions would be found to be realized.—(Loud cheers.) He would not de tain them by general observations, but would let the Re port speak for itself. The Report was then read. It stated that, in the course of last year, a number of new branches had been established in different parts of Eng. land, and that the Directors had in several instances pur chased the business of private bankers under very advan tageous terms. The amount of deposits, notwitlsstanding all the discussions that had of late taken place on the subject of Joint-stock Banks, had greatly in creased since the close of 1835 ; and such had been the general success of the establishment during the past year, that, after paying the current expenses, deducting bad debts, and paying a dividend of five per cent, to the Shareholders, there was a balance of profit to go to the reserve fund/of 21,000/. The paid-up capital of the establishment was upwards of 400,0001., and --there was not the slightest probability of making any further call on the shareholders. The Di rec t ors had anticipated the late crisis in the money market so long before it occurred, that they were enabled fully to prepare themselves for it without either contracting their accommodation to their customers, or increasing their own responsibilities. The report, after going into various details, which were loudly cheered by the Meeting, seated that such was the confidence reposed in the National Provincial Bank of England that,. notwithstanding the general distrust which had of late prevailed, the amount of its deposits had increased within the last six months by 100,0001. The Report concluded by expressing a confi dent conviction, that not only would the profits on the establishment enable the Directors to continue their divi dend of five per cent., but that they would be yta-ly able to add to the amount of their reser‘e fund. The Report was received with loud cheers from all parts of the house. Mr. BROWN, a country Banker, wished to ask the Chair man whether the Manager of this establishment had been examined by the Select Committee of the House of Com mons now sitting on Joint Stock Banks? The CHAIRM - API said he had, a few days ago, and he had the satisfaction of stating to the shareholders that the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who was Chairman of the Committee on the occasion, had mentioned to him on Mon day, that in the whole course of his (the Chancellor of-the Exchequer's) excellence, he had never met with any gen tleman who gave his evidence more clearly and satisfhctorily than_ their manager had done relative to that establishment, and on the subject of joint stock banking generaliy.—(Loud and unanimous applause,) Another Shareholder wished to ask what was the amount of bad debts which the Bank had sustained during the four years it had been in operation ? The CHAIRMAN—OnIy 7,0001. odd. - This statement was received with loud acclamation. The adoption and printing of the Report was then moved and agreed to without a"dissenting-roice. The most cordial thanks of the meeting were then, on the motion of Mr. Horace Twiss, M.P., voted to the Di rectors for the great prudence and success which they have shown in the conduct of the Establishment. Thanks were then given to the Chairman, for his conduct in the Chair, after which the mectirg broke up. The Town Council of Glasgow have agreed to pe tition the Legislature for the abolition of cap:tal punishment, except in cases of premeditated and completed murder..--LGIOS. gm Evening Post. THE NUNNINGTON ESTATE, YORKSHIRE.-- This famed estate, in the North Riding of our county, the property of Sir Belingham Graham, Bart., is announced in our columns for sale by auction, by Mr. George Robins, on the 20th of July. This gentleman passed through our city on Tues day, to make his survey, and returned ycsttrday. He was heard to declare that it is, without any exception, the finest property for investment he ever had to value or sell, the land infinitely surpassing Ribston and Whitwell, both of which estates were sold by the said gentleman. The former, it may be remem bered, he sold, six months ago, to Mr. Dent, for 180,0001 , .he rental of which was 5,6001. a year. The reduced rental of Nunninonn is 5,0001. a year; the real value, 5,4001. It will probably provoke more competition, and excite a more lively interest, than any antecedent sale in Yorkshire. —The York Courant, May 11:- EPSOM RACES.—Bell's .14 . fe . in London of To- Morrow, May 14, will contain ample particulars of the Perfor mances of all the Derby and Oaks Favourites, as a guide to the betting circles, with a List of all the Horses which have arrived at Epsom, the Latest Changes in the Odds, and other important particulars—all the Turf Intelligence of the Week— Grand Cricket Matches fixed by the Lords' Club—Extraor dinary ljv destr inn Match at Lords'—Aquatic Sports—l-and a vast Variety of Sporting Information to be found in no other Paper; . together with all the Foreign and Domestic Nets of the Week. Price of Bell's Life in London, Five-pence; Office, 170, Strand. The stories of the French journals respecting the bandit-chief Schubri, who, as they say, lately passed through France, arc laughed at here. Ile has not been heard of in Flunrrary for these two months, nor are there any trades of his band.' The roads are safer than ever, and there can be no doubt of his death. He probably fell in one of the last actions between his band and the troops, and the declarations of the banditti who were executed confirm this opinion. His accom plices who were not taken, and have renewed their original oc cupation of shepherds, probably buried the dead body of their chief privately. Nobody at Vienna believes that Schubri has escaped, or that he is alive. —Journal de Frankfort. OL I VIM IST'S CONTUMACY.—" A ' int YOU trembling while I speak, Sir ?" said Mr. Bumble. " No," replied Oliver boldly. " Oh, you know, Mr. Bumble, he must be mad," said Mrs. Sowerbery, " no boy in half his senses could venture to speak so to you." " It's not madness, Ma'am," replied Mr. Bumbh., after a few minutes of deep me ditation, " it's meat." " What ?" exclaimed Mrs. Sower bery. " Meat, Ma'am, meat," replied Bumble with stern em phasis. " You've raised an artificial soul and spirit in him, Ma'am, unbecoming a person of his condition, as the board, Mrs. Sowerbery, who are practical philosophers, will tell you. What have paupers to do with soul or spirit either ? It's quite enough that we let 'em have live bodies. If you had kept the boy on gruel, Ma'am, this would never have happened."— Oliver Twist, by Boz, in Bentley's Miscellany for May. LEEDS.—A week of finer weather we never remem ber to have witnessed. The " merry, merry month of May" has begun most auspiciously, and we are almost compelled to forget the long and severe winter with which we have been visited. Every thing in the country looks beautiful, and by the good hand of Providence, a succession of such charming weather will do wonders with the farmer, and we trust in some mensnre tend to cheer the spirits of those tiho rye fa tigued and worn out by the cares cf commercial Mercury. _ THE NEW NAVAL NOVEL, BY TIIE AUTHOR OF " CAVENDISII."—AII you who thilight in a cruize, now is sour chance—embark in the stout barque commanded by Gentleman Jack," and enjoy your trip. Here you may, in imagination, juin the cutting out and storming patties along shore—the dangers of the tempests at sea--the boartl a ingi and battles of Aritauniq' b.i-litVat*§—tales an impartial glance at the mutiny at .pithead„-arid have a touch of the buccaneer ing practices of the privateers in the South Seas—y(lu 11414 Parta in tto Pitig Gf FrqPi t lAr`tsgil ail! hero, and t he hair brea dth chances of an escape therefrom—and all without quitting your comfortable fireside Let the reader but make his number in the mess of Gentleman Jack and Jim apd thcir Tarns so entertaining, and the inci, dents of the toyel numeFoßs and tirrillg, that hp trill glad'y take an additional spell,'Oen of the - w7telt at mi'ditight with such cOmpanions.,-7•944donfqn NfrOrrit• FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. ST. JAMES'S-PALACE, MAY 10, 1837. The King' was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knigh. hood upon General John Gustavus Crosble, Military Knigl Grand Cross of the 'loyal Hanoverian Guelphic Order. ST. JAMES'S-PALACE, APRIL 7. The King has been pleased, on the nomination of Lord Foley, to appoint Thomas George Walsh, Esq., one of his Majesty's Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, rice BlaAmore. WA It-OFFICE, MAY 5. His :Ilajesty has been graciously pleated to permit the 3d Regi me/it, o f Dragoon Guards to bear on its standards and appointments, in addition to any other badges or dev:ces heretofore granted,the word " Albuhera," in commemoration a the bravery displayed by the Regiment at the battle of Albuhera, on th , 16th of May, 1811. - - WAR-OFFICE, ALty 12. 31th Regiment of Foot—Lieut. N. R. Brown to be Captain, without purchase, vice Lax, deceased ; Ensign T. Bourke to be Lieutenant, without purchase, - vice Brown, promoted, May 2 ; Ensign J. C. Judge, from the half-pay of the 62d Foot, to be En sign, vice Bourke, May 12.- 37th Foot—C. F. Slum, Gent., to be Ensign, - by purchase,vice Christian, who retires, May 12. 49th Foot—Captain B. Hartley, from Paymaster of the 99th Re giment of Foot, to be Paymaster, vice J. O'Keefe, retired upon half-pay, May 12. 63d Foot C. E. Fairtlough, Gent., to be Ensign, by rurchasc, vice Lynch, who retires, May 12. 65th Foot—Lieut. W. Gordon to be Captain, by purchase, vice Armstrong, who retires ; Ensign 'l'. B. Lord Cochrane to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Gordon ; C. H. Golby, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Lord Cochrane, May 12. 69th Foot—Ensign H. W. K. Gore to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Gardiner, deceased; Gentleman Cadet E. G. Wvnyard, from the Royal Alilitary College, to be Ensign, vice Gore, May 12. 75th Foot—Lieut. W. Carruthers, from the half-pay of the 431 Regiment of Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Eddy, appointed Pay master, May 12. . . Nth Foot—Ensign C. Hare to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Russell, whose protnotion, by purchase, has been cancelled ; Gen tleman Cadet E. Haythorne, from the ltoyal Military .Coliege, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Hare, promoted, May 12. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, AIAT 11. Corps of Royal Engineers.—Second Lieut. T. Fenwick to be First Lieutenant, vice Wright, deceased, May 8. Commission signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County o: Northumberland. Northumberland and Newcastle Yeomanry Cavalry.—F. R. Suttees, Gent., to be Cornet, April 21. Upperward and Airdrie Corps of Lanarkshire Yeomanry Cavalry —J. G. Mackirdy, Gent., to be Li:Jitenant; J. T. Brown, Gent., to be Cornet. CROWN-OFFICE, MAr I. MEMBER RETURNED T 3 SERVE IN Tills PAUSE ST PARLIAMENT. Berough of Huddersfield—Edward Ellice, jun., of No. 18, Ar lington-street, in the County- of Middlesex, Esq., in the room of John Blackburne, Esq., deceased. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. WILLIAM BUTLER, builder, Portland-place, Market-street, Clerkenwell. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. RICHARD CROFTS, ribbon-manufacturer, Coventry, from pril 28 to May 26, at eleven, at the Craven Arms Hotel, Coventry. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. JOHN STIRLING, silk-mercer, Conduit-street, Bond-street. BANKRUPTS. THOMAS EVANS, apothecary, Mortimer-street, Cavendish square, to surrender May 19, at half-past one, and June 23, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, I3asinghall-street ; Hoggard, New Inn, Strand. JOSEPH ANDREW, licensed victualler, Lad-lane, May 19, at half-past ten, and June 23, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Clark, official assignee, St. Swithin's-lane ; Mdrtineau, Mallon, and Ti ollope, Carey-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields. SAMUEL GARTER BALL, bookseller, Elm-grove House, Kensington, Middlesex, May 23, at half-past twelve, and June 23, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, Pan cras-lane, official assignee ; Lythgoe and Martin, Essex-street, Strand. JOHN FOSTER, horse dealer, Lincoln's-inn-fields, May 24 and June 23, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Goldsmid, Ironmonger-lane, official assignee; Christmas, Gray's-inn-square. THOMAS RUSSELL DRURY, printer, Johnson's-court, Fleet-street, May 23, at half-past one, and June 23, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, Birchin-lane, Corn hill, official assignee ; Willoughby, Clifford's-inn. JOSEPH ELI A'S NOAK ES, innkeeper, Robertsbridge, Sussex , May 21, and June 23, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, London. Gibson, Official Assignee, Basinghall-street ; Burfeot, Temple, London ; Scoones and Alley, Tonbridge. JOHN PAUL, commission-agent., Old Change, May 26, atone, and June 23, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Gibson, Official Assignee, Basinghall-street ; Baylis, Basinghall-street. ROBERT ARNOLD, draper, Nuneaton Warwickshire, June I and 23, at ten, at the Commissioners'-reoms, Manchester. Heron, Manchester; Johnson, Son, and Weatherall, Temple, London. WILLIAM HODGETTS, bookseller, Birmingham, May 30 and June 23, at one, at the New Roy a l Hotel, Birmingham. Battye, Fi s her, an d Sudlow, Chancery-lane, London ; Webb and Dolphin, Birmingham. WILLIAM EDMONDSON, brush-maker, Liverpool, May 25, and June 23, at eleven, at the Clarendon-buildings, South John street, Liverpool. Chester, Staple-inn, London ; Fowler, Dale street, Liverpool. JAMES HI AM, coal-dealer, Warwick, May 25 and June 23, at eleven, at Radenhurst's New Royal Hotel, New-street, Birming ham. Parkes and Son, South-square, Gray's-inn ; Harding, Waterloo-street, Birmingham. JOSEPH EMANUEL, jeweller,* Birmingham, Mar 25 and June 23, at two, at Radenhurst's New Royal Hotel, New -street, Birmingham. Alexander, Gem, and Pooley, Lincoln's Inn fields, London ; Lefevre, Birmingham. HERBERT HARDIE, merchant, Manchester, May 26 and June 23, at ten, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Manchester. John son, Son, and Weatherall, Temple, London ; Seddon, Mawson, and Lycett, Manchester. MORDECAI BINNEY, corn-dealer, Manchester, Jun e 2 an d 23, at ten, at the Commissioners' Rooms Manchester. Bower and Back, Chancery-lane, London; Owen and Gill, Manchester. JOHN RICHARD EVANS, linen-draper, Carmarthan, June 3, a n d 23, at one, at the Commissioners-rooms, Manchester. Ma kinson and Sanders, Middle Temple, London ; Atkin son , Bi rc h , and Saunders, Manchester. HENRY STEAINS, tea dealer, Bunhill-row, May 19, at half past eleven, and Jure 23, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, Sambrook-court,' Basinghall-street, official assignee ; Hindmarsh and Son, Crescent, Jewin-street, Cripplegate. ROBERT BETTS, wool-merchant, Alford, Lincolnshire, May 25, and June 23, at eleven, at the Windmill Inn, Alford. Scott, Lincoln's-inn-fields, London • Bourne and Son, Alford. WILLIAM VINEY, currier, Tiverton, Devonshire, May 23, and June 23, at twelve, atne Commercial-rooms Bristol. Clarke and Medcalf, Lincoln's-inn-fields, London ; Savery and Clark, Bristol. GEORGE MICKLE, m erc h an t , N ewcast l e-upon-Tyne, June 5, at eleven, and June 23, at one, at the Bankrupt Commission room, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Meggison, Pringle, and Manistry, King's-road, Bedford-row, London ; Brockett and Philipson, Newcastle-upon- Tyne. JOHN HORSFALL, maltster, Coventry, May 25, and June 23, at twelve, at the Craven Arms Inn Coventry. Weeks and ' Gilbertson Cook's -court, S er l e - s t reet , ' Lincoln's Inn, London ; Carter and Dewes, Coventry. JAMES PARKYN, lincildraper, Devonport, May 23, at two, and June 23, at ten, at Elliott's Royal Hotel, Devonport. Surr, Lombard -street, London; Elwortliy, Devonport. GEORGE EAST and GEORGE PHILLIPS VINCENT, glass-makers, Aston, Warwiekbhile, May 19, and June 23, at two, nt Itadenhurst's Royal Hotel, Birmingham. Adlington, Gregory, Faulkner, and Follett, Bedford-row, London ; Will s , Bi rm i ng h am . DANIEL MAGNAY, hotel-keeper, Wakefield, May 19, at eleven, and June 23, at ten, at the Court-house, Wakefield. Adlington, Gregory, Faulkner, and Follett, Bedford-row, London ; Taylor, Wakefield, DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basingball-street. J. J. and A. Clark, drapers, Market Raisou, Lincolnshire, June 2, at half-past twelve--1-1. Greenhill, tea dealer, Philpot-lane. June 2, at eleven—J. Penrice and M. Andrew, warehousemen, Old 'Change, June 2, at half-past twelve--W. Bull, corndealer, Wil steae-street, Somers town, June 2, at ono—J. S. and W. Eve leii,ll, hatters, Southwark, June 2, at half-pas'-eleven—C. Flight, tailor, St. James's-street, June 5, at twelve—A. Greaves, mer chant, Queen-street, Cheapside, June 5, at half-past twelve—W. Butt, lincndraper, Sheerness, June 5, at one—J. Nevin, iron monger, Seven Oaks, Kent, June 2, at half-past twelve—G. Green and A. Lynn, leathe: . stilers, Golden-l ane , Barbican, June 2, at twelve. In the Country. T. Bailey, saddler, East Retford, Nottinghamshire, June 8, at eleven, at the White Hart Inn, East Retfora —J. T ur l e y, iron master, Bilston, Staff o rdshire , June 6, at twelve, at the New Hotel,Wolverhampton— J. W. Timmins, nail factor, Westbromwich, Staffordshire, June 14, at ten, at Dee's Royal Hotel, Birmingham —T. Collingwood, eorndealer, Abingdon, Berkshire, June 2, at s even, at the Lamb Inn, Abingdon—J. Bceston, mercer, Drayton in-Halas, Sh rops hi re, J une 6, at twelve, at the Victoria Hotel, Newport—D. Parry, victualler, Pontypool, Monmouthshire, June 6, at two, at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol—H. Hurst, dealer, Northallerton, Yorkshire, June 1, at ten, at the Golden Lion Inn, Northallerton. CERTIFICATES, JUNE, 2. T. Morgan, carpenter Great Trinity-lane, Bread-street, Cheap side—J. C. J oe l, upholsterer, 13isbopsgate Churchyard—P. E. Dover, uph o l s t erer, Great Russell-street—J. Hamilton, merchant, Liverpool—J, dealer, Pa r kl ane—S. Symonds, , Nottingham—C. T. Jones, horse Blackwell-Hall.factor, Basingliall- Shipham, grocer, street—R. Coop er , jeweller, Bristol. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. F. B. and F. Searle, grocers, Hertford—J. Dunlop and J, Mil .ler, commission agents', Manchester—J. Summers and Co., shawl manufacturers, Glasgow (as far as retards Seott)—G. T. Day and T. Stevens, coal merchants, Chester Wharf, Pimlico—C. Ed wards and R. Walker, salesman, Nevrgate Market—L. Friedlan ler and M. Beyfus, leech merchants, Haydon-square, Alinories— S. Manley and J. .Heal, wood. turners, Pilton, near Barnstaple,—J. and E. Bellingham, cabinet makers, Maidstone—J. Ashworth and J. Taylor, silk manufacturers, Manchester—J. Cairns and D. Davis, coalmasters, Gellwion, Glamorganshire—G, Pearce and A. S. Grave, stationers, Gracechurch-street--W. Varty and Co., linen drapers, Bishopsgate-street Within (as far as regards W. Varty )_W, W. Hawo r th and J. Duncan, Manchester warehousemen, Watling-st reet— S. G. an d T. Fl oo k, j un ., wine merchant s , B r i s t o l —G. W. Addison and Co , worsted spinners, Bradford, Yorkshire. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. GEORGE WILSON, tlaxspinncr, Haugh brill, near Leven, May 17 and 31, at two, at the Old Signet Hall, Royal Exchange, Edinburgh. - GEO RGE lIICKES, merchant, Glasgow, May 16 and 31, at two, at th e Eagle Inn, Glasgow. MATTHEW A. BAIRD and CO., dyers, Glacan, May 12 and 26, at one, at the Black Bull Inn, Gla,:z iw. fl c Avotag OF SUGATI. h.., Returns made in ti , week endin' the 90 It ) M A y, 1,337, at e Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, c“roputed from 31. , . Id per titu l a r ,' we':ght, 04ulu 81 ve ;he Duties u. chu'; p al or payable theretpl H,i ti An advertisement in the Limerick Star, from a person named Michael Sellers, states that he has given up the publication of a periodical which lie was so!ry bad hy,rt the feelings of many of his fellow,citiFuzi. k e says :—" I be atirl o be wilu ? 1;:y, And !mil?. never recomme n d i t as a made Industry'te any person again. I now apologise to bath Cod and man.. The Limerick 714 ?er is extinct { jtnd tny comcictico is reliqvcdr LAW INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF L ORD 5.—.2114r 12. APPEALS -THE DUKE OF HAMILTON V. MATHER. Lord BROUGHAM delivered judgment in this case, affirm- . ing all th e i n t er l ocutor except that part which gave costs to one of the parties. The case was one purely relating to the rules of the Scotch law upon the discharge of teind duties by payments made by the tenants. WISHART V. WISHART. -This was an appeal from a decision of the Court of Ses sion. A brother of the applicant, a very eminent surgeon and occulist in Edinburgh, had married a I.lily named Wil son, and had entered into a settlement at the time of the marriage, by which he bound himself to pay certain sum. to trustees for the purposes specified in the settlement: The appellant entered into a bond in the nature of what wou:d he iu England a warrant of attoraey as security for this payment. The husband died, and the money not having been paid, the trust ees t oo k ou t execut i on oa t hi s b on d . The appellant filed a bill of suspension in the Court of Ses sion, and the Court pronounced against this bill, acd this was an appeal against the judgment of that Court. Lord BROUGHAM now gave judgment, and reverse] the decision of the Court of Session. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Mir 12. HAYWARD V. PLATT AND HIS WIFE. This was an action for work and labour as an attorney. The plaintiff had prepared the marriage settlement on the occasion of the marriage of the defendant. The lady was the daughter of Sir Y.H. Dyke, Bart. It did not appear that any positive agreement had been made as . to the person who was to pay for the settlement, and the question was, whether the father or the husband Was responsille for it. The opinion t f the Law Association'tad been taken on the matter, and the members of that learned hody had decided that the father was the person properly responsible. The Jury returned a verdict for the defendant. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Mir 12. WISEMAN V. FRANCIS. This was an action of libel brought by the plaintiff, Miss Katharine Wiseman, against the defendant, Miss Ann Francis, who had lived on terms of considerable intimacy with the plaintiff's family. About July, 1835, the plaintiff's sis cr became subject to aberrations of mind, and was im pressed with a variety of extraordinary.delusions— as that a conspiracy of all her relations had been formed against her, to poison her—and that a party of smugglers, with Alder ma❑ Lucas at their head, whom she pretended to have seen at Herne Bay, were constantly endeavouring to trace her out. Her insanity continued undiminished for some length of time, during which she frequently expressed the greatest dislike towards her sister, and consequently the plaintiff thought it advisable to remove her to a lunatic asylum,; and accordingly, early in 1836, she was conveyed from her sister's house to an establishment in Westmorling, Kent, where she still remains. Subsequently to that re moval Miss• Francis, the defendant, bad written a letter, imputing to the plaintiff unnecessary harshness in the treat ment of her sister, and that letter was the libel now co►n plained of. The Loitn CHIEF JUSTICE summed up, and the Jury returned a verdict for the defendant, on the ground that the letter had not been written with any feeling or malice. ADMIRAL7'Y COURT, .31.4 r 12. THE PRINCE OF COBOURG.-BOTTOMRY. This is a question as the validity of a bottomry bond granted by the master of the ince of Size Cobonrg, for advances to that vessel, amounting, with commission, to 6421. 9s. The vessel, which was on her.voyage from Cadiz to London, with a valuable cargo of quicksilver, &c., put into Lisbon in a leaky condition, and the bond was put in quit by the holder, but opposed by the owners of the vessel. The bond was dated in June last. After hearing Counsel on both sides, The Letirned JUDGE said that in no cases except where necessity actually commanded it were the masters of vessels justified in granding bottomry bonds. It was actually re quisite on the part of the Court to put a stop to those sales of bottomry bonds, and the Court should therefore, under the circumstances, pronounce against it, and with costs. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. • . OLD COURT. At ten o'clock Mr. Justice PARK and Mr. Justice. LIT TLEDALE took their seats on the bench. THE CASE or SARAH GALE.—Mr. PRICE, in the course of the day, applied to Mr. Justice Park for the sanction of the bench to see and converse with the convict, Sarah Gale, at such times as Might be proper without any other individual being present. In answer to which his Lordship observed that there was great impropriety in his applica tion. The Sheriffs were by law the gaolers of all persons convicted within their jurisdiction, and in that capacity could issue what orders they considered essential for the security of those in their custody. He (the Learned Judge) had no power to interfere. Here the conversation dropped. * Thomas Lee, alias Beresfurd, and Maly Lee, alias Beresfiwd, were indicted for coining. Police-constable Duckett, of the E division, on the 181 of April received information which induced him to go to a house in Rose-alley, Red Lion-square, and look through a window, when he saw the male priooner sitting by the fire, with something white in his hand in the shape of a mould, into which he poured some white metal. Duckett hav ing procured assistance, after some difficulty got into the room, and found an iron spoon on the fire_with some lumps of white metal, and the bowl of a metal spoon was taken from the male prisoner. On the female were found two counterfeit sixpence?. '['he jury found both the prisoners Guilty, with a tea commendation to mercy on behalf of the female. Thomas Oliver, James Ruck, alias Green, and Harriet Woad were indicted for a similar offence, but the evidence being insufficient the Learned Judge directed an acquittal. DISCHARGE OF THE GRAND JURY.—At five o'clock the Grand Jury brought in their last bills, which having been read over, the foreman said that he was instructed by his brother jurors to state to the Court the high opinion which they entertained of the efficiency, goof conduct, and the clear and able manner in which the new police had given their evidence, in all the eases in which they were engaged. Mr. Justice PARK—Gentlemen, I am very glad to hear you entertai❑ such a high opinion of that body ; front my experience, I feel happy in being able to agree with you. The Foreman—There is one circumstance to which we feel it to be our duty to call your Lordship s attrition. We deeply regret the multiplicity of bills which have been pre ferred of a trifling nature against children from eight to twelve years old. We are of opinion that the Legislature ought to be applied to on the subject, and that a Court ought to be established for the purpose of trying those children. Mr. Justice PARK—Gentlemen, a few Sessions ago the then Grand Jury made a similar comptaint to me, and my brother Alderson and I, in our joint names, wrote a strong letter on the subj,:ct to the proper quarter ; but whether any notice has been taken of our faint remonstrance, I can not say. - Mr. Justice PARK, after thanking the Grand Jury for their services, discharged them. The Judges retired at live o'clock, and were succeeded by the Recorder on the bench. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. HATTON GARDEN. Yesterday William Massey, alias Ingram, a desperate looking fellow, was brought to this office in the custody of George Collier and police-constable 148, E division, charged by Robert Cain, Esq., of Dunham, near Uxbridge, with having committed an extensive burglary. For some time past the above neighbourhood has been infested by a daring gang of burglars, and numerous robberies have been committed. On the night of the 19th of April, after the family and the whole of the domestics had retired to rest, the mansion of the prosecutor was forcibly. entered and plundered of considerable property, consisting of plate, jewellery, wearing apparel, and other property to a great amount, and the thieves made their esoape with their booty without alarming the inmates. On the following morning the house was strewed with property which the fellows left behind them, and, judging from the vast extent of the rob bery, there is little doubt but the thieves must have had vehicles to take away the property. On the discovery, the prosecutor instantly gave information to the metropolitan police; and caused, bills, offering a reward for the apprehen sion of the thieves, to be circulated, and announcements in serted in the Hue and Cry and Government police report, with a description of the stolen an ticks, but no trace was found until Thursday last, when the prisoner called at the shop of Mr. Franklin, pawnbroker, of Tottenham-court road, and offered in pledge two valuable silver candlesticks and two cases of jewellery. The shopman having received information of the robbery, with a description of the pro perty, questioned the prisoner, who hesitated, and became confused, which caused his detention uiail an officer was procured, and he was given into cust o dy an d ta k en to t h e station-house. On referring to the bills, &c., the articles were found exactly te, correspond with the dc6eriptic e given. On narzidng the prisoner, ‘. 1 ,91,1 clopfieates for arti ctesµf various descriptions were Land in his possession, all Answering the (I,m6ption given of those sto!en. ... -.- -.-... 'chi', i;lboner, in the presont stage of thr! - pro cce di tu: , wAs not called upon to s n y an y thi ng , b ut Collier Nyco,- lostructcd to make diligent inquiries, in ordsq 40;i tv,:ce others con nected with the ganK, 414 then the prisoner wa; remanded, A colossal bust of the Duke or Wellington has Just been placed on the right hand sidq o f kLe splenild staircase of The United Service Cittll i Thc tf.ado at Oldham imrtalses of the general deptessian, but not to a greater extent than might have been 441wipated.—Manchester Guardian, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, Map 12. Lord SHAFTESBURY, in the absence of the Lord Chan cellor, took his seat on the Woolsack at fve o'cl Earl GREY presented petitions against Chu•cli-rates from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, ae.d other rs'aces. The LORD CHANCELLOA then t :ok his :e t o 41:e Woolsack. Lord STRANGFORD presented a petition in favour of the Poor-law Amen h• en Bill ; from ti.e guardians of a Union in Kent. Lord BROWNLOW presc. tel se - .:•al petitions in thvour of Church-rates. Mr. BROTUERTON, and other Members of the Houser f Commons, requested their Loid&4s would allow the Eei I of Glengal to be ex'atiiine 1 beote t'!e Fictitious Votes (Ireland) Committee. Lord SONDES presented a plt 7 tion in favour of Church -rates, from a place in Norfolk. The Earl of HADDINGTON presented a number of petitions from a place in Gloucester. Lord BROUGHAM presented petitions against Church rates from 600 inhabitants of Gainsborougb ; from St. Olave's, Southwark ; from the Magistrates of Ai nan, in Scotland ; from the Dissenters of Ports.,nouth ; frem the Dissenting Congregation of the Commercial-road ; fr.( in the Baptist Union, at a public meeting held in the chapel, Devon shire-square from parishes in Devonshir e ; from the Pro vost and Magistrates of Aberdeen ; from the Provost and. Magistrates of Annan, in favour of the Corporation (Se,_,t land) Bill ; from the debtors confined in Horsernongerinne gaol against imprisonment for debt. The Noble Lola then presented a petition from Richard Gaythorne Butt, which stated that he had been sentenced to imprisonment in :814 for a conspiracy to raise the public funds ; that. Lord Coch rane had been sentenced similarly at that time, but he had been restored to bis rank ; and the petitioner prayed that their Lordships would agree to an add ress to hi s M a j esty, to show like mercy t o th petitioner. Lord GORT presented a petition from the Grand Jury of Limerick, in favour of equality of local taxation. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said the operation of the Local Act for taxation in Limerick was very unequal, and tl•e rich were enabled to escape the rates altogether from the way in which it had been adm:nistered. This; however, lee was sure would not be the c Ise as regarded the' pro rosed Poor -rate, for it would be the duty of Government to see that they were equally levied. ANNAN PEERAGE. Ti.e Earl of HADDINGTON said that a consi deiable time had elapsed since he had laid on the table a petition from a relative of his (Mr. Ches. Hope John ston) a claimant for the Peerage of Annan, and as time had been given for the heirs male to male their claim, all that be required was that, a time might be fixed for the consideration of the claim, and he would ask the Noble Lord on the Woolsack to fix a day for this alter the ho lidays. The LORD CHANCELLOR said he had not the lao nour to fill the seat he now did when the case was hefor'. the house previously, but he would take an cal ly opportenity of informing himself of the state in which the case was, and of fixing an early day for the consideration of the case, MUNICIPAL ACT—BRISTOL. Lord WYNFORD presented a petition s.ora Bristol, against the English Munieip.il Act, which sr t forth that justice was cheaper, and the general municipe.; system more effective, under the old Act. Viscount MELBOURNE ,said that he had made every ffort to obtain information relative t►, municipal affairs be fore the Act was passed ; but fror a the extent of political feelings which prevailed, it muse. have been necessarily im perfect in some respects ; ar.J as the Act had been lately passed, and as there were great many intere,ts of 'cations characters in all place 4 to which it referred, it could not be imagined that they would be viewed with approval by all of them. If there were any grounds for the allegations in the Petition they ought to be redressed, and he• hoPed all parties in the town would unite to procure such redress. IRISH_ /LITHE AND MUNICIPAL BILLS. Lor‘.l .WHARNCLIFFE said, that however the Bill might have been intended to work, it had, nevertheless, v.ork e d badly, especially when they looken to the political purposes for which its provisions were used. The Noble Lord then said that he had found, by reference to the jour nals of the other House, that the second reading of the Irish Tithe Bill, a measure which their Lordships wished to have before them before they legislated on the Irish Municipal Bill, had in the other House been postponed to June 9, the day for which the committal of the Corporation Bill was fixed in this House. He must say that this surprised him, and he thought it would prevent their Lordships from proceed ing with - the Municipal Bill. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that if such a de lay had taken place it had been one of those delays inci dent to alf important measures for the purpose of affording opportunities for its consideration ; and that if such a post ponement bad been cs , ented to by his Majesty's Govern meta: it was not to prevent an examination of the Tithe Bill by their Lordships, and their Lordships would have an opportunity of examining the Bill when printed for the Commons. The Earl of WICKLOW bad also been surprised to observe the. poAponewent in the proceedings of the other House, as agreed to by one of his Majesty's Ministers. He could not agree with the Noble Marquis that it could be examined as printed for the Commons ; and he considered that their Lordships could not consistently proceed with tine Municipal Bill until they bad the other Bill before them. After the explanation of the Noble Marquis, how ever, be hoped there would be no further postponement of the measure. After a few words from the Earl of WICKLOW and Lord WHARNCLIFFE, Lord BROUGHAM said that the House of Commons merely, in postponing the Tithe Bill, fbllowed. an exam dle set by their Lordships ; what had happene:l elsewhere Le had no manner of doubt.. The questien was, whether the course taken elsewhere would have the effect of making their Lordships pause, and re-consider the vote of post ponement. If they intended to throw it out, let them do it in manly manner, and not torture the country by post pcnemetas of the measure from time to time. The F.„!rl of FALMOUTH said he considered that the Municipal Act had been a com i dete failure, and that, in stead of promoting peace and harmony, it had tended to objects quite the reverse. Earl _____ • The E of HADDINGTON was glad that the Go vernment did not 'literl to play a game of retaliation with the House with respect to the Irish Tithe Bill—a course which would render some further postponement necessary. After a few words from Lord W YNFORD, the reti :ion was ordered to lie on the table. The Nlarquis of LANSDOWNE, in the absence of his Noble Friend the Colonial Secretary, moved that the Order of the Day on the subject of the resolutions respecting the Canadas might be discharged, and that a conference with the House of Commons might be ordered for Thurs day next. —Agreed to. • The Earl of FALMOUTH and the Bisl•op or GLOU CESTER presented petitions azairist the aho: tiol of Church-rates. Lord SEGRAVE presented petitionl from Braden un 'West Wyelo , .am, in favour of the abolition of Flu:eh-rates. On the motion of Lord W HARNCLIFFE, the County Courts Bill teas read a second time, and tl.e Comm:4( e orderer! !Ur this day week. The House then adjourned to Thursday next. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Mar 12. The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour. EXTRAORDINARY SCENE. Immediately after prayers had been said, Sir Francis Burdett, who had been just deekred duly eleeeed for West minster, appeared at the Bar, supported by Lord Sandon and Sir Geo. Sinclair, and proceeded on his crutches to the bible, for the purpose of taking the oaths. His appearance was the signal for one of the most. extraordin ry s:enes we ever remember to has e witnessed within the walls of St. Stephens. There were at the time about three hundred Members presort, of these, one half were seated on the Opposition Benches, and a burst of the loudest and must uproarious cheering proceeded from that side of • the House. The Honourable Baronet bad scarcely arrived at • the table, when he was followed by Mr. Ellice, the new Meinlw for Huddersfield (supported by Mr. Baines and Mr. Landiton), and the shouts of ap plause from the Ministerial side of the House, completely drowned the vociferetions of the Tory Members. After the oaths had been administered, and the nev. Members introduced to the Speaker, Mr. Ellice proceeded to take his seat on the Ministerial side of tite House, and Sir Francis Burdett went over to the Opposition benches, taking his place among the Stanley section. ne cheering and uproar was again renewed, and lasted for at considerable time. The Hon. Baronet - was congratuleLed by Sir R. Bat esnn and other Tory Members, and slortly afterwards quitted the House. Mr. CRA\\TFORD 'brought up the Report of the Committee ou the Sun Life Insurance Company MI. Mr. G RELIVE hi ought up the Report '.f the C.lommitteo on the Belfast Waterworks Bill. . . On the motion of S:r R. VYVYAN, the Bristol En oroacknent, the Bristol Small Tenements and the Bristol Court cf Cor:seienee Bill were severally read a se cond time, and ordered to he comm:tted. On the motion of Mr. TOOK the ',lntim] Mar."- potis, or Nat joint' Comet ry Bill, is ere seventhv read a see4tid t:me, and ordered to be committed. Mr. GILLON presented a7;c:ition in favour of the G!ns.,reAv and Elinhurgh Roilw.tv BM. An MN. 7.-IE3IIIEII, moved :fie second readliws of thc Wioktvortit Harbour 13i1. Mr PEASE begged to know ttliethet. 'ontained any