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EA R L GRE Y. . We were obliged to omit the Speech of this Noblethan in the Debate of Monday, -but as the opinions of so experienced a Politician must a'ways be entitled to' public attention,- we deem it our duty to insert it this day. Earl GREY rose, and said the Noble Earl (Liverpool) had referred to the complaint which he had made on a former occa. sion as to the course of proceeding which he proposed to follow ern the 'present occasion ; but from nothing which he had heard to-night *as he induced to alter the (minims he then expressed : on the contrary, what he had then anticipated had' now taken place, and, as he had foreseen, he must be under the necessity either of submitting thet the Noble Earl's statements should go forth to the public without objection to the statements of the views of policylounded on them, (whatever objections he might entertain to both), or else to sustain the disadvantage of enter ing on a . discussion withdut having seen the documents which tt* Noble Earl had in his possession, and of Which neither he (Earl Grey) nor the House kneW tray thing but from the state ment of the Noble Earl. Under these circumstances he felt Much embarrassed t impossible as it was to enter into the dis cussion of the various topics . which the Noble Earl had intro duced into his speech, he still felt it impossible to suffer it to pots without testifying his dissent to itit general tenour. .Noble • Earl had clearly told'tho House that he had failed in averting a war most dangerous to Europe; and from the Noble Earl's statement it 'appeared to him (Earl (I.) that he had failed in a great degree, from not having persevertd inthe policy which had always governed our ancestors. The Noble Earl had most justly characteriied the attack upon Spain.--e(Hear, hear !)..--as an attack not justisicd by any thing which Spain had' done; as iniquitous in its principles; and ? as he admitted, dangerous to the power that made it, ; and not only so, but as the Noble Earl had not stated, if successful, it struck at the foundation of the system on which the independence of Europe rested, and was highly dangerous to the honour and intesests of this country— Wear, hear transferring to France, in peace, thatin fluence in the officers of Spain, which by long wars; and great sacrifices of blood and treasure, we head long labouectr to prevent. Such was the character of the war which had now broken out between France and Spain, in defiance of our efforts. That these results should have been pro. ' duced without great misconduct on the part of his Majesty's Ministers, he could not believe ; and in his humble opinion, if a different policy had been adopted, we Shoeld have experienced at this moment a different result. If, instead of that policy, hold and decisive tone had'been adopted at Verona, which the great interests at stake required—if we had ePoken out boldly against that act of violence which had now been perpetrated, and declared our intention to resist it al; in our rower, he.be lieved we should be placed in a very different situation from that in which we now stood, and Europe would not have to dread all the consequences of this war. Ile was himself con vinced, and so was every,man with whom he had conversed on the subject, that Spain would have been secured. She would have proceeded as she had done hitherto, calmly and deliber. ately, to mature and perfect her institutions, and to amend those defects of which the Noble *Earl complained ; but it,was possible for a country, not deaf to the calls of homer, to sub mit to the arbitrary dtctation of Foreign PoWers. Let it not be imagined that he would have counselled the use of any threat if he had not been prepared to put it in practice. No such lan guage would he,have held, if it had not been with the firm in tention al acting on it. He firmly believed, that a war would have been avoided ; but, even if war had followed, it would have been more honourable for us, and with better prospects of euccesss than any we can now entertain, if we should be ulti mately foreed into war. He begged the House to believe that there was no man more desirous of peace than the humble in dividual who . addreased . them ; he knew it' was the interest of this and of all countries to be at peace, and if ever it were more peculiarly desirable to this country, it was now,• after the long anti painful exertions which we had made in order to restore those resources of which we had been so largely drained but in this as in all other questions of war and peace, the dangers diver were.to be balanced against the dun: gers of peace ; and if it could be shown that the balance and security of Europe were on the point of being endangered; the evil was incurred, and great nation must then appeal to arms. Ile (Eerl Grey)had only stated this generally, because it was impossible to follow the Noble Earl (Liverpool) through all the details of this subject ; and on the other hand, it was impbs sible for biros (Earl. Grey) not to attest 'his disagreement with the Noble Earl's general principles. This was a war, not for any offence alleged on the part of Spain, butt to compel' her tar, change her Government: and the consequences might be the ' subversion of her Constitution, and the influence of France established in Spain. I.f this could have been prevented by ne /iodation., nobody would have more sincerely rejoiced than liimself but he (Earl 0 rey) must look eft the other alternative of negoctations proving ineffectmd ; and doing so, ha must con tend, that if thistountry wits ow, prepared to acknowledge that war could in no case be justified, she was bound ttsassert those great principles - of conduct upon which her honour, and credit, and greatness had ever. reposed. He had, at present, nothing further tosay. It had been, indeed, hisintention to have gone on, in detail, to answer the Noble Earl (Liverpool); but thus much of that Noble Earl's speech he could not silently pass over, evert for this night ; thin much of answer to that Noble Lord, he could not forbear from offering, in order dial he (Earl Grey) mightrescue himself from all imputation of having, for one moment, doubted—of having, for one instant, hesitated upon the course which the country was called on to pursue, in a matter .wherein her interests were snore deeply and more vitally concerned, than in almost any other which had of late years comae under their Lordships' observation. Their Lord ships, however, would undoubtedly enter into a discussion of the whole of this question s and of all the circumstances arising out of it, with Much more advaptage, when they should come prepared to examine them mfflutely and satisfactorily as they presented themselVes on the face of the papers . before . the House. An opportunity for doing so would speedily occur, and he hoped that the discussion would then be brought for ward by some one more capable than be was of conducting it. At present it was not necessary that he should say more than that he sincerely regretted to find, from the statement of the Noble Lord, that that course of policy, had not been pursued by this Government which the interests—the essential interests (to borrow a phrase from the Noble. Lord himself) of this coun try emphatically and imperatively required.—(Hear !) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1023. TUESDAY, Arntr. 15. Sweepstakes of Ififigs each, li. ft. fox the produce of mares that never bred a foal ; colts, Bst. 71b. fillies, list. 41t. R.lll. Mr. Wyndham's br. c. by Pioneer - - 1 Mr. Rush's LAI Pioneer - t 5 to 4 on Mr. Wyndham's br. c.—Three Sweepstakes of 100 go each, h. ft. for colts rising three years old, out of mares which never produced a winner of abov e sogs before the 7th of May, 1821 , R.M. list. sth. LA Orosvenor's ch, c.'Adroit • - - - 1 Ld Exeter's ch. c. by Cornus - - - 2 2 to 1 'on Adroit.—Three paid. Sweepstakes of 100 gs each, h. ft. for colts, Bst. 71l)• and fillies, Bst. 4th. rising three yeari„ IA Warwick s b. c. by Phanunn - - - I IA Stradbroke's ch. c. Arinourer - - - 2 IA Maynard's br. b. fby Pioneer - - - 3 Even on 14 Warwicli's b. C. The Second Class of, the Ninth Riddlesworth Stakes of 200 gs each, h. ft. for fines, fist. 71x. Ab.M. Mr Wyndhoro's , by 'Whalebone - - - I J). of Orafton's Vett , - - - 0 . « Mr. Crockforil's by &lint - - - - 3 'Mr. Thornhill's by Saud - - - - 4 6 to 4 on Whalebone f.—Nine paid. Yeti Foley's Sultan, 6 yrs, heat 14 0. ii. Cavendish's Godol phin, 4 yrs, list. M. each. A .F. 600, h. ft.-6 to 6on Sultan. The Oatiands Stakes of 60 sov. each, h. ft. ft I. Mr. 0. Powlett's Figaro, 3 yrs, fist. 111. - - 1 Mr. Hunter's Friar Bacon, 4 yrs, flat. - - 2 Mr. G. L. Fox's Bay Burton, 3 - yrs, 7st, M. - 3 Even on Ilgaro-6 to 1 agst Friar Bacon, Six started . ..4'lva paid. FROM Tui - ,':4DArs GAZETTE. DVIIIS - EN DS. Mayl4, M. England, likestn Mn, butCher—ay 17, D.Thomas; Greenwich, china-man—May 0, P. Sefton and I. Sefton, Blackburn, Lancashire, cotcon.manufacturers—May 10, J. Cleugh, Lea bull all.;sfrect, wholesale linen-draper. CERTIFICA TES, May 0. . . . J.,'Westwood, Brierly, I.,cominster, Herefordshire, farmer— W._ Wells, Burton Hole, flendOi n "Middlea ex, buy J. "H. Sampson, Sculcoatea, York Shire, merchant—J. Craig, High Holborn, linen-draper. I'AItTNEBSITIPS DISSOLVED. J, Kirby . and IL S. ilsbton, Leicester, confectiOners—J. Da niel' and T. Ling, Beaminster, Dorsetshire, surgeons—T. Hawksworth and „T. 'Futon, Knarcsbormigh, York, -linen-ma nufacturen"---B. Noakes and Laming, - Stone's-End, South wark., coach-makers—J. and B. Pearce, , Deck Head, Surrey,butchers—J.-Worley, and J. Wilton, Haltiox, Yorkshire, Sur geons—B. Hadfield and J. Davies, Liverpool—E. Blakey and E. Hunt, Baker-street, milliners—J. Baden and Co., Haw- DeionSbire, lacemanufacturers—G. Column's and W. Tresidar, Penzance, Cornwall,, boot-makers. ,CITESTPt SPRING ASSIZES, APRIL ii. MURDER. Samuel FaYowl, aged. 25 years, occupier of a lar farm, in the County Palatine of Chester ; committed by John Mollins, -Esq. Coroner, 24th ult. charged with the wilful Murder of Betty Shawcross. lit 'Witness called waS , Mary Murray, sister to Mr. Murray, with Whom the deceased lived as servant, prisoner at the bar came to their house in January last, on a Sunday, and . enquired Or Betty Shay/cross, she came to him, and they were together from seven to eight o'clock, deceased was pregnant by him within four months of her time, she was followed by no other man. When the prisoner came to Mr. Hurrays house, she asked leave to go with him she saw the razor that was found, and none such was in her brother's house. 2d Witness, Captain Humphries, Royal Navy, Magistrate, had a servant, Mary Cooke, who left his house in January, with the prisoner, she was also pregnant by the prisoner, who promised to marry her, but did not fulfil the same, alledging that it would displease his uncle, who opposed it. :id. Joseph Barker, servant to Mr. Murray, saw the deceased at home at six o'clock, and found the body at ten o'clock next morning in the Shipping or Outbuilding, not far from the house quite dead, lying face downwards, and told the other 'nan servant S. Poblet. • 4th, Mary Tweedle lives near Murrays, saw the deceased in :Shipping, dead; lay on her belly, cap aside of her; breast un covered, no handkerehief on, an apron about her neck and right shoulder, body cold, right hand towards her throat ; had three cuts on her head, two on the upper part, and one large at the back; right thumb cut nearly - the length' Of it. Forehead bruised. sth. Robert Thornley, servant to Murrays, went to bed; at 12 o'clock on Friday. Deceased gave directions not to fasten the door, (which was the case) till he went to bed. Saw her about a quarter of an hour before he went to bed, saw her go to bed. Saw a razor that was found in the shipping ;no such used in his master's house. Saw 'prisoner on the Sunday, who 'asked for Betty Shawcross; whom he saw and stopped on Mour ,on-more along with her. 6th. Rebecca Lee, lives near Murray. On the 21st Match, Betty'Shaweross came to her house, and brought with her a' letter, which she directed her to take to the landlady, at the . I)lDiv Inn, Stockport, acid ask for the person to whom it was 'directed, whether he (Fellows) had been there that rimming, 'and if he had not, whether he, would conic that day, and if not, to tell the landlady to send the letter with speed to him told landlady accordingly; saw deceased again, and told her, she had-done as she directed. 7th. Anne Hickson, from Stockport, knows the prisoner; saw him at her house (the Plow) the 21st of March ; received ;the letter at half-past 12 o'clock, and deliver the same to the ,prisoner, who bad on a black coat and waistcoat, light small clothes; light gaiters. Bth. Thomas Oakes, servant' to the prisoner, corroborated last witness about his dress, which was usual; went to Stock port market the 21'st of March ; returned home at five o'clock in the evening; prisoner, (in same dress), and himself milked the cows ; did not see prisoner again that night after half-past eight,p'clock, who usually supped with the servants, but did not that night : his master commonly slept in same room with witness, who went to Fed at nine o'clock.; not often out of an evening ' rises at half past five ; did not see him in bed, nei. ther did his master breakfast that. morning witji the servants as usual ; witness returning bottle from ploughing at ten, saw his master, then, (their clock. forward,) straitening the,fold ; rot the same dress on ; light jacket,. old black waistcoat, old cassimere breaches, no leggings ; prisoner usually slept with a boy ; did not complain of wet;' did not hear him say lie had missed his clothes. Pith. John Walker, another servant of prisoner, usually slept in the same room with him ; saw him not that night; saw him go the road leading to Stockport after milking on Friday ; saw him turn towards Bramhall-green ; described the clothes simi lar to the former witness; breeches torn on one knee; saw no clothes drying on the edge near the house. • 10th. 13arratt, - constable of the New Bailey prison at Stockport, who apprehended the 'prisoner, who told him, that ' on Friday night, After milking, he left 'ionic, to see a young woman, who was pregnant by him, but the night was so wet, lie turned. hack, when at Manberley returned home at two 'o'clock in the morning; did not go to bed, but slept in the building amongst some hay; that he called no where, going; or 'coining, or saw any one he knew; Constable asked hint why he did not go into the house? reply, it was too late illanberly front his house is ten miles ; saw Thos. Oats, when on the hay, come to feed the cattle, at six o'clock in the morning ; but Oats did not see him ; slept till 10, then went into the house to change his clothes; went into the field to look the sheep over; had no breakfast ; told the Coroner, in presence of-the witness,' that the clothes he bad on on Friday being wet with watching in the fields all night, be had pulled them oil, and put them on the edge, back of the building to dry, and some person had stolen Chem ; said he had made no enquirles about them ; had not told his family of their bein g s t o le. Acknowledged receiving a letter front Air. Nickson, which was pressing for money for the Maintenance of the child, (and had burnt the letter; which would amount to 10s. or 12s. ; said, what he told Barrett on ,• Friday was all a lie. Coroner desired prisoner to tell the truth. Prisoner said, a little after milking time, on. Friday night, lie went to the fields to watch for poachers about hares, as Bram hall people had suspected him poaching .;• that he watched in the fields-till b o'clock in the morning, then returned home, and slept in the hay ; said the game-keeper had accused hint of setting gins for hares in the fields. Constable found no old razor, but two new ones in the house; took the prisoner before the Coroner on Monday, the 24th ult. ; what witness then said prisoner stated before the Corner. Ilth, John Nollins, Esq., Coroner—Did not take down in writing what time prisoner then said, but cautioned him, lest it should be brought against him. Barret, constable, again called, who said, when being asked when he was at Woodey, answered never but once, back end of the year; Betty Shaweross told him that she had got a fresh sweetheart, and would have nothing more to do with-him ; was 'with her two or three hours, and wished to renew his acqUaint anee.,-Witness had him in custody in January last on charge of bastardy with Mary Cooke that his uncle wished hint to marry another woman. 11th, Daniel Clarke' farmer, near Branthall, was at Stock port Friday, 21st March,' saw the prisoner there, going down i%lillgate, in direction to Bradbury. • - 11.1 th. lames Whitley lives in Bramhall, hears( on Saturday of the death of Betty Shaweross; was at Cross Bridge at seven o'clock on Sattirday morning, saw the prisoner under the Bridge about 200 yards from prisoners house, along the brookeside ; prisoner run away from him a contrary way from his house. 14th. William Ilastor Sheeper at Bramhall Hall, has a farm near ; never told prisorier that gins wete set on this farm by poachers, or charged hint with destroying game. . 15th. Luton lived at Bradb ur y, wen t to t h e Shi pp i ng , found a razor one yard front the deceased, and teinarked it was very bloody ; Barrett Constable produced the razor. 16th. James liodgkinson, servant to the prisoner ; slept in the same room and shaved himself in the same place with an old razor, the halt of one side dark, the other light ; cannot swear to that being his masters now produced. 17th. Allworth has been in the service of the prisoner since Christmas last ; saw his master on Friday last in the fold ; prisoner sleeps with him always when at home ; did not sleep with him that night ; prisoner was not in the way at eight. o'clock next morning, went to get the hay in the bulks saw nobody there, did not on Saturday, as usual, clean prisoner's shoes ; saw no clothes on the edge. M iss M urray again called—Says the razor is' not her brother's. 18th, Mary S'pirrits, was at the house of the prisoner on Sun day morning, who directed tier to say, when he was inquired for, he was gone to Stockport; 'saw no clothes on the edge. 9th, Hector Brown, lived with prisoner, who milked the cows ; was with him on the Friday, who told her to lock the door, if he did not come before she went to bed, which he never told her so, before that night; he did not return home that night • when he 'came in, he went up stairs, put on a fresh pair of stockings, when he came down stairs. ' 20th, John Cheath am , surgeon, at Stockport, saw the body on Saturday; described the marks of violence thereon ; ap peared tribe made both by a blunt and sharp instrument; the wound on the neck, was sufficient to cause the death by the ef fusion of blood, . Several most respect a bl e w it ness es appeared to character, which was very good previous to this charge.--Guilty. This trial, the evidence being all circumstantial, has excited much interest in the City and County of' Chester, and conse quently the Court was the most crowded bnown here ; amongst which the unfortunate culprit ' was considered the hitrulsomest man there, and bore the long trial with great firmness; who has then very penitent since, but not yet confessed, having spent great part of the night in prayer. i'..llowAr was,executed on Alontl.ty last, and his body given to the Surgeons . of the Infirmary for dissection. Surcurc.---On Tuesday night, an Inquest was held at the White Hart public-house, Millbank street, before Mr. Er.r 4 Coroner for Westminster, on the body of Mrs. blizabeth Flower. It ap. peared from the evidence, that the deceased had lost a bill for 10004 about the beginning of this month, which circumstance greatly oppressed her spirits, and she absconded from her husband's house, who is a clock-maker at Shad well. Her body was found drowned. Verdict—" Lunacy." BRECONSHIJIE MEETING. AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS. On Friday last, a Meeting of this county was convened at the Shire-hall, Brecon, by JouseCsinisTrE, Esq., the High Sheriff, in compliance with the following requisition, signed by about sixty freeholders : " Sir—ln consequence of the distressed and ruinous state of theagricialturists, we, the undersigned gentry, clergy, and free holders of the county of Brecon, request that you will appoint an early day for convening a County Meeting to investigate our distresses, and to petition Parliarnenf for relief." At half-past 12 on Friday, the Hfox SHERIFF, accom panied by several of the Gentlemen who signed the requisition, entered the Shire-hall. The assemblage aethis • thine was riot' very numerous, but the parties present were highly respectable. The Ilion SuEnnirr being call e d to th e Char, opened the business of the day by reading the requisition. He observed, that in compliance with this request, which reached him in a dis tant part of the country, he lost no time in reparing and, consulting with several Gentlemen who had sighed it as to the most convenient tune for convening' the county, lie sent off the next day to Swansea, to have notice given as early as possible of the Meeting. He mentioned this, be cause he understood' that the requisition was on fosit considerable time back ; but had he had an earlier notice; he Would have called themtogether sooner.—(Hear !)---Feeling as he did, that the High Sheriff; in complying with a aequisi. tion of this kind, acted in a Ministerial character, he thought he should not have discharged his duty if he allowed any im pediment to oppose the expression of their sentiments on so im portant a subject by so large and respectable a body as the free holders of the county of Brecon: The expression of their opinions upon all public- questions was the inherent right of the freehold ers of every county, and he trusted the day was very far distant when that right would become obsolete or unfashionable, or be looked upon with apathy by those whose duty it was to give it a constitutional form.—(Hear !)—The subject which they had now met to consider was a grave one—one which had occupied the attention of the greatest Statesmen of the country. It was unnecessary for him to offer ,any , opinion upon it. Indeed, sitting there as he did, it was rather his wish to. be an auditor than a speaker: The discussion of this day would, he hoped, be conducted with the greatest candour and forbearance on all sides ;- and he trusted that those gentlemen who delivered their opinions would confine themselves as closely as Posilble to the subject of the requisition. He did notonean that any gentle man should sacrifice his own opinion of truth to unanimity, but he begged to impress on the assembly„ that it was of the utmost importance to• the object for which they had met that they should confine themselves to that alone.—(Hear, heat fy— He concluded by again reading the requisition. JOHN °WYNNE, Esq., said, that in the absence of the gen tlem an who was at the head of list of requisitionists v he in tended briefly to . call the attention of the meeting to the ques tion on which they had assembled, but first he must congratu-• ' late them on being thus constitutionally convened by the re-, 'presentative of Majesty to seek from the Ministers of the Crown and from Barliament, that redress of their grievances which their situation demanded, and which they had a right to ex pect from the wisdom of the legislature. -He was sorry that the conduct of High Sheriff's of other counties had not been similar to that of the gentleman who now presided. They had seen that in ether places Sheriffs had so far neglected the duties of their high station as to refuse to the inhabitants the' means of coming together and complaining of the grievances under which they laboured. He trusted, however, that the eX ample of this day would teach some of those public officers a little better understanding of their duty. Aslie had been in some de gree instrumental in bringing about this meeting; it would of course be expected that Fe should state his opinions of the present 1 distresses, and of the means by which they might be remedied. These would be best seerrby the resolutions and petition which he intended to submit, and 'Which he would now read. He would first observe, that in the remedy which lie had in yew, his ob. ject was not to injure any other interest in the community.— Ile would not destroy' or disturb any thing which had been guaranteed by the national faith, but he thought that, without • any violation of that faith, a remedy might be found. It was absurd to think that the evils under which the agriculturists laboured could not be in a great degree removed without in jury to another class. He then read the following resolutions; and a petition fountledon them " That the strerillh; loyalty, and resources of the kingdoeo are in strict connection with the welfare and prosperity of the people, and that any advantage exclusively enjoyed by parti cular interests amounts to a national injury ultimately ruinous to the state. _ " That the landed, commercial, arid mantifaCturing interests are the great sinews of the nations, which should be united by the wisdom of Parliament to meet the distresses of the times by a general and equal participation of burdens ; but,unfortunately, at this moment the burdens or the country are more.otdusively borne by the landed interests than by any other of his Mcjesty's subjects. 'that ever since the year 1819, the agricultural distresses have become progressively ruinous, and are at the present mo ment so alarmingly great, as to scourge landlords and tenants with the dreadful consequences Of poverty, bankruptcy, end the foreclosure of all estates mortgaged previously to- the pass ing of the Currency Act. " That subsequently to the conclusion of peace in 1815, the landed interests; notwithstanding their efforts in support of a long and expensive ,war, still continued to prosper ; but un happily for the interests of this useful class of his Majesty's subjects, a spoliating change in the currency took place, which involved landlord and tenant in total. ruin, by placing their estates at the disposal of mortgagees, and th e enriched and still enriching fundholder. " That severely as the distresses are, felt and patiently borne by the landed interests, they are induced to expect that Parlia ment can and will afford their assistance, and in the present session devise and adopt measures of relie." _ _ m r . OwYNNE then observed, that he understood another set of resolutions would he presented to the Meeting—he would not say to them, which they ought to adopt. He had read what were in his,opinion proper for the occasion. When the Meeting heard the others, let them decide.. All he was anxious for was, that they should agree that great distress existed, and (which must follow) that it required a remedy. Let them cry aloud to the Legislature that distress existed among them, or if they did not, great misconstruction would be elsewhere put upon their silence. It would be said that they were wallowing in luxury and comfort, and thereforodid not complain • but if it so happen ed that the freeholders of Brecon felt no distress—if they had escaped from the many evils which fell upon the landed interest in all other parts of the country, let them at leaSt have some feel ing for those whodid suffer, and let them on this occasion lift up their voices for their relief. But he knew that they, in com mon with others in the country, felt the prevalence of distress— that they had not the means of selling their corn at a fair 'and remunerating price—that as a natural' consequence of tenants not getting a market for their produce, the landlords were with out rents. These were truths which everyman who heard him felt, and, as they did feel, lie called upon them to join in a pe tition for relief. He begged it might be distinctly understood that this was no party question—it was no contest of one set of political opinions against another. For his own part, he yield ed to no man in loyalty and affection to his King and the Con ittitution of his country, 'but neither the 4 one nor the other com promised in praying for a relief from what he felt to be a griev ance. He would mix up no party feeling with this question. Ile felt as all who heard him felt the pressure of distress, and he was not ashamed to avow it. The distress which was now weighing down the landholders did not concern them alone —the other class must eventually be involved in it ; for if the landlord got no rent, the tradesman's bill must remain unpaid. and thus, as lin)cs in the general chain of society, they suffer. The relief which he sought went not; as he had said, to the injury of any other class, and therefore could not be op. posed- by them. Let them, then, all ; petition to their Repre sentativea for relief, which would be given. ,Tlier Represen tatives would listen to their voice, or, if they refused, let them have the manliness to avow it, and at anothir election, the fl•ee holders would choose Representatives who Would attend to their petitions.—(Clieers.)—lle concluded by moving the Re solutions. 'Before any gentleman seconded Mr. Gwynne's motion," firsn'y Wtt.Lidois, Esq.,_edine forward: He said, iosigh be agreed wish t h e H on . Gentleman who had just sat down, in the existence of the distress, and the necessity of a speedy re medy, and alio in many of the opinions embodied in his reso lutions and petition, yet he could not concur with him in the whole. He would state to the Meeting what were his opi nions, and for this purpose would read to them certain reso lutions, and 'a petition founded on them, which he had sketched. lle then read the folloiving resolutions, and a petition found ed on them That the agricultural community of the United Kingdom is in a most unprecedented and alarming state of depression ; and that it is the conviction of this Meeting, that unless speedy and energetic measures are adopted by his Majesty's Govern ment, that a large p ro p or tion of the owners and occupiers of land, together with their families, will be involved in inevitable: ruin. _ _ " That it is one - of the first principles of political economy to distribute the bu r de ns nec essarily imposed for thegeneral wel fareg of the state imp ar ti a llyArnon the different classes of in. dividuals composing such state; who Are entitled to equal pro.' tection from the laws and institutions of the Government. " That such impartial distribution does not Oast undir the: system at present adopted for raising the supplies, inasmuch as the landed interest contributes in a much larger proportion to., wards the exigencies of the state than any other class of his Majesty's subjects : as, for instance, the land tax,, the Maintenance of the pow, and the reparation of the high. MARRIED. On Tburiday . , the 3d inst., Mr. M`Lean, of the Haymarket, to Louisa Brom, second daughter of (leo. Brewis, Esq., of Walworth. • DIED. On the 13th inst„ at Chelsea, Wm. Henry Moseley, 'M.D., in the 47th year of in his age, many years physician to his Ma jesty's forces Egypt, the Peninsula, &c., and son of the late Dr. 11loseley, physician to Chelsea Hospital. On Monday last, the 14th inst., Joseph Perkins, Esq., of Tokenhouse-yard : - - - At Jersey,. on the 27th ult., at the age of 69 years, the Rev. Edward Dupre, L.L.D. Rector of the parish of St. Helier, Dean of that Island, Chaplain of the garrison, and formerly Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford. On Tuesday last, at Fareham, at the advanced age of 83, Lady , Benett, relict of the late Sir W m . B enett . Th e exem . plary Character which she maintained through a placid and pious life can receive no 'lustre from panegyric but justice claims some tribute to tke memory of one so exalted by: her , many virtues. Charity, in its most comprehensive sense, was the chief spring of her actions, and the governing principle of her sentiments and. deportment towards a}3 her fella* mortals ; and while, with an urbanity which marked the perfect gentle woman, it commanded admiration an &respect in her own sphere,, it 'etitially° excited the gr at e f u l affections 'of her necessitous neighbours, in 'Whose service it never' ceased to be exercised. The friend of AA mankind, she was aliite a stranger to enmity anti enemies; her ways were of . pleasantness, her paths ofpeace; anti her departure is an event of extensive and genuine regret. WESTMINSTER ADJOURNED SESSIONS, Ana 16. THE PALL-MALL ABE) BURY-STREET GAMBLERS. John 'Williams ? James Price, George Richards , William de Cortez, --- Gosling, and John Sortis, were charged with hay. inglissembled unlawfully and against the statute, playing at unlffwful games of Rouge et Noir, &c. The defendants pleaded Not Guilty. No witnesses appeared against them, and they were of course acquitted. REDUCED FARES, and UNEQUALLED TRAY MING , TO DOVER, DEAL, RAMSGATE, hIARGATE, AND CANTERBURY. • FOUR INSIDE COACHES, AND KEEP GOOD TIME, - By S: A. MOUNTAIN and Co. SARACEN'S HEAD INN, SKINNER•STREKT, SNOW • HILL, LONDON. THE' followinr , LIGHT POST-COACIIES t a S il i ori tti a n d g e b ;a l Tr r se n 'i e eCg , and IMAILS, &c. set out from the above Inn:— r a a n p t h e r, Rainham,'b' u DOVER, y Feve r s Deal, banh at st Ramsgate, iidw nr . g i a l t e e; _ The rst-Coach—every Morning at a quarter past Seven o'Cluelo In consequence of the decided preference given to the above Peat 7, at Reduced Fares. and °sPriuge' Coach, the Proprietors are determined no expellee ball b e spared to render it the fi rst conveyance on the Kent road. .BRONIPTON, Chatham, Rochester, Gravesend, Stroud, ,_ The " Royal Eclipse," FALMOUTH, Plymouth, Exeter, ;rum, Bodmin, Penryn, Ashburton, Totness, Weymouth, orchester, Dartmouth, and Salisbury, every morning at j Seven ; through Honiton, Axminster, Bridport, Illandford, hloruing, Quarter Stockbridge, Sutton, Basingstuke, Hartford Bridge, ili ac ''' . water, and Bagshet. d h y r o e a u t g h , with Two Coachmen only), through I3agshot, Blackwater, O ay re C sr o oto a un ch :H : A : Nitji ' c E : Y :o 7 ,N O ti: U' A rl - 0 1 ,1 , 0v ( e d r r , ive n i : ou t Cashmore, Salisbury, Slandford, and Dorchester, at a (Par' tar past Five o'Clock in the Morning, at reduced F ares. The " Union," Winchester, Basingstoke, Hartford Bridge, Black sate, and Bagsbot, New Four Inside Coach,. every Morniq a t ►pton, balf•Pa,lt Seven ; arrives at the Coach and Horses, Southampton, by Five. This is a most delightful Conveyance to the Is . le ut Wight, Jersey, Guernsey, St. Makes, Havre de Grace, Clic!' ter, Basingstoke, bourgli, &c.—The Proptietors of the above Coach ha pe o te receive a continuance of that support which has hithero:,b ern experienced since the commencement of the " Union. DOR - The " Champion," a New light Day Coach to . w . Lyillillgtell, LytICIIII.IrS , CHESTER, in 13 hours only, through Bagsbot, Illac.l,,iae 4 ter Ba'srihnegsotonklye,D bury, Wood seats, Cashmore, and Blandlord, at a Quo jt the past Five o'clock in- the inornin4. The Proprietors ofdt above Coach are determined no expence shall be red Overton, Ilrhitchurch, Andover, •'-' render it the first conveyance on the Western Road. Cu, . ro , BATH and BRISTOL Post-Coaches, through Chlt„ hain,-.Calne, Marlborough, Newbury, and Reading,ri the Afternoon at one ; arrive at the Greyhound Inn, Bat 19 the London Tavern, Thomas-street, and Swan, Bristol, early t • 1, next Morning.—Coaches to Wells, Bridgewater, calla 01 and Plymouth, at reduced Fares. The ~ Umpire," a New LIVERPOOL Light Coaellfpusaili); one Night on the Road, carrying Four Inside, seta 1)1 , 1 1 1 04 n at One ; arrives at Liverpool next afternoon at Five, i w ~,, Woburn, Lathbury, Northampton, Welford, Lutter___7i , Hinckley, Atherstone, Litchfield, Stone, Newcastle, It" fifrd. Warrington, and Preseot. Lighe post- SHREWSBURY, Wellity,ton and Shiffnal, u 6 ~ , Coach, every Afternoon.—Guarded. ; ford, Salisbury, Andover, Overton, BasinP luke ' h After - The "Union,"WEYMOUTH ; through DorcliesterilaßritToliatij jßridge, Blackwater, and Bagsliot, new Pot C0aet,:,,.,4„, noon, at reduced Fares.—Packets from Weymouth_e ras,',`,l3).• sey, Jersey, Cherbourg St. Maloe's, &c. every W u and Saturday afternoon , Two o'Clock; • ..,... 4 coa ch BARNSTAPLE and Soutinnolton New Light ru st sow every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Mornings) o'clock. , oat every Afternoon at Two ; and passes through Batuu‘ Stakradr j gleswade, Eaton, Buckden, Stilton, Wansford,l an) Moor , Tke " Rockingham," LEEDS light Post Goat Slats Greetham, Grantham, Newark, Tuxford, Marktihe Gohiett Itetford, Bawtry,Doncaster, and Ferrybridge , 7. Freres' Lion Inn, Leeds, next Afternoon, at Reduced gage and Packages only Stil per uncommon Expadition.of this Coach, it ii allowed. to 11 the most agreeable and complete Public of u North Road, being unequalled by any other. c ,„,. , e very HARROWGATE and Ripon new Light Post Coa P" Afternoon at Two. and Eight in the Morning. _010,._,1 GLASGOW, 1 4 *, 'peen, nnan,d,Vo s.litig.,: gtown, Gretna - Brownhill, Thornhill, San ttliar-Kiinl Ca" l ".. )s ij e Pot Well, and all Parts of St (I ' I a 14.4 our " •otlan , Coach daily. ' ? Shieldt, The " Express," to YORiC • Scarborougo, Mew l' ' 1 t F o g. lig I Sunderlaud, Newcastle, and'Etlinburgh, a _ ,cts out inside Post Coach, with a Guard throughor ; Doncaster, every Morning by way of Newark, ltetforct n, _ rho , l'errybridge 1 Llcaster; Darlington, Northallero next tamovo. Mot firth, and ' Berwick, and arrives at York the leingeri ..10• ing at Twelve o'Clock, at reduced Fares. rtr Y rest what lb ,—,dstutsvitbst fi t tadil lfi t t l i: ing themselves fatigued on the journey,ut any a l a - A ditiorral time they please, and th en 'proceed witho Fare. through Aldbourn, Reading, r „,,c11, •, e D a y ta. ,..- 1 MARLBOROUGH and Swindon, OW inside vi ii ii goot Pewsey, Wootton Basset, Ramsbury. Nagar" and Maidenhead. a nd 1 1°13 ' BRIDGENORTII, Walsal, Shrewsbury, Salo?,ce j Fo es ; Deep ing, Spalding, head New Light Coach, eve! y Afternoon, at r i e ud th , agouti * Lambourn, PLlrtn , ; ; ;e „earf The New Royal Patent Mail, BOSTON angVetitelhorta/gl' Rowan, Cambridge, Huntingdon, Still"' ' nd l ia" Evening, at Half past Seven o'Cloelto Stla da Y' I' before Seven. i CuCoah to Brough, • •dePoit roof The " Express," a New Light Four-insi i Wi th , CARLISLE, Penrith, and Whitehtti,ens g"'' b Applell), Horses, anti a Guard all the way, Proie e tbroleriek, nu- Spilshy, Alford, Giimsby,taa aorta rouglihridge, Firrybridge, D'oncaster, N e n' o esde , a ll Grantham Stamford, Greethani, Stilton, 1 41 0... e. 0 ) e jou r. Baldoek. ' Sets out in the Morning, and oerfor'''':posengei! Bowes, Greta-bridge, RichiliOnd, ' , a k, t iotrYi ney with the greatest facility; at reduced Fara., ~,, t ee l' , e , detained on the Road by business or pleasure,.".'!: t h e •'' curiae advantage at their Seats being secured I" Coachhe only direct Coach toCarli , ir. , rO O .—T . nr , to at The New Royal Patent Mail, CA‘ll liti 'vell ing ' ri. Ware, Diuttingford, Buckland, and Royat°a, bell ) " Se° Half past Seven o'Clock, Sunday, at a Quarter aoito, KENDAL, Lancaster, Preston, a ches , Chorley, 01 mskirk, and Garstano• Li 'lit Post Co r. b Afternoon. . co al, ide P'ls''• too The " Royal Express," New Light Four Ins waro ag , to LIVERPOOL, in off hours only, throug h f ‘ r otsfo r f; Prescot, Congleton, Lawton, Newcastle, ItudgLY, ht on 0 ' Stone, Stafford, and Litch fi eld, (only Ono I ‘, l g kjead I na j Road), every Afternoon arrives at the Saracert 6 ..t „Jae Dale-street, Liverpool, next Evening, at Seven , u Fares. Kirt)y..l,olidaie, P 0 01 " „ co ning WAKEFIELD Four inside Post-Coaches, e ve ry o' and Afternoon, at reduced Fares. . ' ley r 4ll/ 1; CHESTER, Newport, IVhitechurch, Tarr,-,,;,1b, ewer{ with, Northwich, and Middlewich Light l'ol'i - ' ~1 , , Afternoon. , . p o st O ul ' e d SUNDERLAND, Stockton, and 'farm Lill'", , at v etlil c ' every Morning, to the George lon, Stinderlanu I 0 •0 Fares. Wios Mountain A " . Express," • Coagleton, Newcastle, Walsal, Wolverhampto n ; I°°t l. ford, new Four Inside Post-Coach every Alt e 1 One Night on the Road, at reduced Fares. pot '7' inside 3.90 ' SHEFFIELD and 'Rotherham New' rll ur „, ••Jaiiil al Coaches every Morning, called -" 't he EsP re- c - e 'cl Fac et ' . . t " The Rockingham," every - Afternoon, at red° . b; l'o.' Daventry NI 1,1 rill; • The "Royal Express," New BIRNIINGHA. inbeoio. coach, sets out every Afternoon, carry' tig ) ,l' i g : Wee . " , ....; passet . through •Warwicit, Leamington, Santo I' l l; ov at a; to hIANCHESIEI%O 1,),ti1l Head, Bull-street, ' Birmingham, early tbe ne• '•., irr . reduced Fares. ' to FI VIA' ' '-'" The “ Express ," 'a New Light Post Coach; __ w ool e j . na coin, , N"thcave, HOwdert, and Doncaster, oyell , m i ll ;.:, StufleY•Strut ford, and Towcester, Px,'movnia, 1 Eight o'clock, to the Cross Keys, Market-oil, 5. .. a ~ e ltioo, - also the ". Rockingham" in the Afternoon at I‘ l ' inot va. HERTFORD, Ware, 'Holdesdun, and CH° at reducer Fares. j t Ere ve ln daily, -is TOTIgNHAM and Edmonton Cocchi& d cas ter, - Rod '' 1 0 k 3 . Half-past Twin Five, and EigittO'clock.. . . n . . .4 11 At Reduced Pares to Leeds, V r. , ..,.. . t heir Luggage and Packages at oaly ed per PorT 0013 ill'ile fur S. A. NIOUNTAIN. and Co. respectifingsoouotalvte, of ,Friends and the,Public, that they wili j % g i. 1 itlintr4s Plat!: :ogett, jany Parcels. Passengol's Luggage , - 1 o w l ,' ot l' a i work I More than Fire Pounds Value, i,t' lost, st __.► "0 1 .. ,,,hilly i "street, .' to ,. %ugly, at the swamies Head Inn, Skinner London. ___.. ~ links, entered as ich, - and the Wang . r` ' • . , ' I---------'-:---. tbiELIS —"----------.---- - Baa t . , Printed and rublislted Office, No. 112iStninci, by J.. 13. 01 ' 1 ' tor the PrtorittZ,:t.o.oloso . . ways, are burdens exclusiitly borne by the owners and own.' piers of land: " That it is the opinion of this meeting that the adoption of the following measures will materially conduce to the general welfare and relief of the agriculture community—namely, a direct tax upon all monied property in the same proportion as the tax already levied upon land; a fair and equal distribution among all classes of his :Majesty's subjects, of the expence in curred in the maintenance of the poor and the reparation of the highways ; a general revision and amendment of the laws re lating to the currency and the importation of agricultural pro duce ;. a system of strict economy and retrenchment of the public expenditure; and lastly the abolition of all places and pensions excepting those conferred as rewards for meritorious public services." The Honourable Gentleman then read the petition. These (continued Mr. Williams) were his opinions. The Frincipal objection which he had to the resolutions of his Hon. riend (Mr. Gwynre) related to those parts where he spoke of ,the currency. His own opinion was, that the act which produced such an alteration in the currency was premature; but he thought, and this was the opinion of men most conver sant in the commercial world, that the repeal of the act at pre sent would only tend to reproduce the evils which it at first created—would cause a revulsion as much to be dreaded as that under which the country had already Suffered. Mr. GWYNNE here begged to explain. His object was not the repeal but the revision of that act, for he admitted that the repeal at this moment would again plunge the country into many and serious evils. Mr. P. WILLiAMs, in continuation, said, that his object was the same as that of his Honourable Friend. He had no party views to gratify. He admitted the distress, and he ear nestly sought. for the means which were in his opinion best f;al culated to relieve it. The Reverend CHARrals GRIPV'ITII now seconded the Solutions and Petition of Mr. Williams. Mr. H. BOLD seconded (pro forma) those of Mr. Gwynne, that they might be read, though he did not concur in them. The Resolutions and Petition of both Gentlemen were again read. . . to H. Bo n os o o w lo s t a i o h o t, ti.i th as at h l e ie t g h a o v u e g l h i i t s hearty concurrence they would be more effective if acted upon in relieving the distress which prevailed. To enter upon any discussion as to the nature of that distress was now unnecessary, as it was well known and severely felt by all who heard him : but he might be allowed to say a word or two as to the mode by which it might be remedied. He was one who would sincerely reprobate' any plan of relief which went to dupport'the agriculturalists at the expence of any other class of the community. If any plan of that kind, or any which involved even the slightest violation of the nationatfaith, were pro Posed, he would be among the first to oppose it. If, however, 'it could be shorn that the agriculturists bore a greater portion,of theburdens of the country than any other class—that they only were pressed down by county rates anti poor rates-r -that a landlord of moderate income had to pay a large proportion of these ; while another ; having tens of thousands in the funds, was exempt from them, he thought there was a just.ground of coinplaint t and that the petition to put all property upon the same footing in this respect, could not be deemed unreason able. The fiindholcier had the same protection from the civil and military institutions of the country, and he ought in fair ness to contribute his equal proportion. It might be said that, they had taken their estates subject to such burdens. He de nied the justice of the argument. If they went back to 1792, it would be found that the increase of the burdens of poor rates, county rates, and Other lines on land, had been enormous, and out of all proportion great as compared. with the burdens of the other classes of the. community. He therefore repeated, that it was by no means unreasonable to ask that all the taxes should be equalised. He held in his hand a document whichhad been mov ed for in Parliament by Mr. Chetwynd;.-a statement of the ex pences of the county of Brecon for 7 years; and it there appeared that the county rates of last year were 3,141/. making a large pro portion; somewhere, he thought, about-1 -17th of the rental of the county. Was it, he would ask, fair that this should be borne exclusively by one. set of men ? 11e was aware there' was a great prejudice against such meetings as the present ; but surely nothing could be snore natural than that they who felt them selves aggrieved should complain and seek for redress. AMong other objections to agricultural meetings, it was said that their object was to raise the price of agricultural produce. He had no such wish; buthe did wish to lower the cost of production ;- to give to the farmer a fair remunerating sale for Isis produce by lessening-the burdens und er w hi c h h e l a b oure d. If these burdens were spread equally Among all classes, it could 'nialte no difference in. the ministerial budget, as the returns would be the same. If this took place, audit certain taxes applicable to.the landed interests wero removed, there could be no altera tion in our financial system, except, Fund might be reduced from five millions to three.:-.4 circum stance from which no disadvantage could accrue to public cre dit. If he thought it would, he would not support it; for he would give his sanction to no measure which would in any way infringe upon the national credit.—(Cheers.) After a few words in explanation, between Mr. WILLIAMS and , Mr. Ow YSTNE, the latter consented . to withdraw his reso lutions and petition. Major PRICE said, he would repeat here what he had said eleswherc, that they who called the comity together on this occasion ought to be prepared with some practicable plan of relief. He saw none in any of the resolutions before the meet ing: If the object was to say that distress existed among the agriculturists . or Breconthire, they . were borne out by'the ex perience of every landholder in the county. However, as it might be of a ome advantage to l e t t h e House- of Commons know the particulars of that distre ss , h e wou ld suppor t t h e resolutions of Mr. Williams. He, hoWeVer, would not con sent to any measure which would press on the funds only. If there,were to be any alteration, let the pressure on all classes be equ al. 'Mr. Ifoictikss suggeeted, that as bounties had been given by the legislature to different branches of trade,' to encourage enterprise in those concerned, the granting a bounty, to the ex porters of home-grown corn would be a great relief to the agri cultutists ; and at the same time such exportation, confined to British shipping, manned with British seamen, was a nursery for that valuable class of men. The Reverend 'CHARLES GIiTifITIIII opposed this, as going against the spirit of the r eso l ut i ons a l ready before the meeting, which condemned the taxing of one part of the country at die expence of the other.--(Bear, hear !) The HIGH SUEILIFF, observed, that as the addition which the Gentleman proposed was not seconded, it must fall to the ground. T The H tau SHERIFF then put the Resolutions of Mr. Wil liams seviatini, and they were all unanimously adopted ; as was also the Petition founded on them. It was then moved and carried, that the Lord Lieutenant of the County (the Duke of Beaufort) be requested to present the Petition to the Lords, and to support its prayer ; also, that Co lonel Wood, the Member for the County, be directed to present the Petition to the COIIIIIIOIIB, and to support itsyrayer. It was then moved, that Arthur Wilkins, Ls?j., M.P. for Radnorshire, and William Alexander Madocks; M.P. for Chippenham, be requested to support the Petition by their vote Lind interest. , , On the motion of the Rev. THOMAS WILLIAms thanks were voted to John Gwynne and Henry Williams, Engrg., for their exertions in bringing :about this meeting; and also for the zeal they had shown in their endeavours to procure,sonie relief to their suffering brother freeholders. .51r. J. fiwieNg moved that the thanks of the meeting be given to the High Sheriff, for his impartial conduct in, the (Muir, and for his readiness in convening thefreeholders on the 'present occasion—an example worthy of imitation by all per sons filling similar high official situations. This was put and carried by acclamation. The High Sheriff briefly returned thanks, atter which the meeting separated. , BIRTHS. On Tuesday, the With inst., Airs. Thomas GrifEn, of Beal's whatf, of a son. At the Manse of Luss, Scotland, on the 10th inst., Mrs. Carr, of a son. CC tilt ;1114 hit