The Sun. — London, England, 1837-08-05 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS, We have gained Mr. Gibson Craig for Sir George Clerk in the county of Edinburgh, and lost Mr. Hume for Mr. Wood in the county of Middlesex. We cannot dissemble the mortification we feel at the defeat of so old and deserving a servant of the public as Mr. Hume by a youth whose claims are not known to the electors of Middlesex, though the Times assures us they are appreciated at Almack's and Crockford's. Mr. Hume stated at Charing-cross yesterday, that " the Tories had beaten the Reformers, not by the honest and free votes of the electors within the county, but by the out-voters, and by the necessarily enormous expense attendant upon the bringing up of that class of the constituency. He was ashamed of the city of Lon don upon this occasion ;it had not done its duty. It was a most serious thing for the Reformers to know that in a stand-up fight—he would not, indeed he dare not, call it a fair one—they had been beaten by the Tories. The cause was obvious : the Tories had been active, industrious, and well organized. On the other hand, the Reformers had been apathetic, indolent, and self-confiding." Mr. Hume concluded by declaring with much emphasis, " I have been beaten in Middlesex ; but the Tories have miscalculated. I can assure them they shan't get rid of me." Many a man less steady in character, and of less determined principles, would have been so far affected by the disgraceful apathy of the Middlesex Reformers as to have abandoned as hopeless the idea of benefitting the public. But Mr. Huine has not suffered himself for a moment to be driven from his course. With a manliness of spirit which cannot be too much admired, he tells the Tories that, though they have gained a triumph in Middlesex, they shall not triumph over him—that they have lost their labour if they imagine that by defeating him in Middle sex they can get rid of him. 'Whoever dedicates him self to the service of the public should, like Mr. Hume, be prepared for much ingratitude ; for we are sorry to say the principles of the great mass of man kind set very loose on them. In times of great ex citement the people will discharge their duty as good citizens : but in ordinary times the " money power," to borrow a phrase from the Times, will be found more than a match for political conviction. During the present election the victims of the Tories have been victims of the " money power," of influence and inti midation. In all the great towns, where voters could not be purchased, and intimidation could only be exer cised to a limited extent, the Tories have been beaten. -They have been beaten in all the metropolitan bo roughs, in Edinburgh, in Manchester, in Glasgow, Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield, Leicester, Durham, &c. In cases where they have been successful they owed this result to the venal voters, the growth of the state of things which preceded the Reform Bill. The pauper freemen of Liverpool, Hull, and Norwich swamped the respectable electors. In the counties, with few exceptions, the people are not at liberty to act on their political convictions. The Parsons feel that the abuses of the Church as well as abuses in the State are threatened by a Liberal Government, and they have every where made common cause with the Tories. A large proportion of the Magistracy every where, and in some Counties the whole Ma gistracy, are opposed to Reform. The elector finds himself beset whichever way he turns, and filially abandons the very idea of struggling for his princi ples. We are satisfied, however, that in Middlesex, notwithstanding the hostile influences to which 'NC have been alluding, the Reformers might hav e b een suc cessful with 'Clue diligence. The county was very im perfectly canvassed. In proof of this assertion, a gen tleman, who had yesterday delivered over to him a list of eighteen names in a particular district, found, after labouring with assiduity the whole day, that all of them had either voted for Messrs. Bvng and Hume the day before, were decided Tories, or were dead. From the list which he left with us, and the remarks made on it, it is clear to ns that the Reformers were utterly without organization, and were altogether in the dark with regard to the strength of par ties in extensive districts. A matter like this ought not to have been delayed to the last day. But, after all, when the Tories cast up their accounts, they will find themselves far from the result desired by them. Ministers will not gain such an accession to their former majority as we could wish them to have, hut they will still gain consider ably more in Ireland and Scotland, than will cempen sate for their losses in English counties. The Tories dare not insult Ireland, by refusing to place the breve inhabitants of that country on a rooting of equality with regard to municipal rights with the people of England and Scotland. They may impede Ministers ; but they arc themselves as far from power as ever. The sense of the people, as manifested wherever public opinion can manifest itself, sufficiently indicates that though they have a majority of the squires and the parsons with them, the respectable middle classes arc against them. If, emboldened by their victories in some of the counties, they yield to the suggestions of the Cumberland-Hanoverian party, they may find the next election less smooth than the present.—Morning Chronicle. Mr. Joseph Hume has been rejected by the free holders of Middl esex . Th e county i s no y longer dis graced by a man whose knowledge of its interests is precisely equal to his acquaintance with the wants and interests or the nation at large—a man eminently de void of all fixed and definite views of statesmanship, that is, of the science of legislation and civil govern ment—a man who has no faculty of perception as to the merits of any political measure beyond its mere arithmetical bearings —a man profuse of vulgar speech but of all else a ni7gard— a man who set up in bwi ness a 3 a demagogue, with no capital but that of an uneducated, reckless, and malignant partisan of change —a man who understood the English character so little as to pay court to it by virtually denying the su perintendent providence of the Almighty. This nuisance has, thank Heaven I been abated. This in cubus has been shaken off' the neck of the Metropo litan County, and we have in his room a gentleman of manly and liberal dispositions, of Conserve•iVe principles—of independent fortune—of ancient and honourable family, whose name, if not, in a bad setts so notorious as that of Mr. Joseph flume, will at least not bring the county into disreputd, as pander ing to the hollow and impudent pretensions of the most worthless of adventurers. The total defeat of Mr. Joseph Hume in Middlesex, we hope, is the harbinger of another overthrow, namely—that of Mr. Daniel O'Connell, who, by the last accounts was writhing under the hourly growth of Messrs. 'West and Hamilton's majority in the election for the city of Dublin. The said Daniel seems, indeed, to enjoy a mighty uncomfortable prospect—a prospect of which the desolation is in no small degree enhanced for him by the consequences of his insolent and rancorous at tack on Mr. Ruthven. About the hour yesterday when the poll for Middlesex was closing, Joseph Hume exhibited himself, mounted, as our informants say, on the roof of a hackney-coach, and began de claiming upon the frightful results to be apprehended from his rejection by the freeholders. " It is not for myself I cite," cries Joseph, " but for the fatal blow struck at the cause of reform in this country." Then came a tremendous storm of wind and rain, which soon reduced the numbers of the patriot's audience to the same degree at which stands his own generous solicitud e for " Reform"—viz., that point called Zero. The orator, however, having gesticulated his five minutes " upon the coach," and Cato-like, having assured the hydrophobic rabble that " he wept, not for himself, but for his country," we may count on seeing Daniel, within the next two or three days, weep, not for the indignity offered to him self, but for the " fatal blow struck" against " justice to Ireland" by the return of Messsrs. Hamilton and West. Having alluded to the attack of Mr. Daniel O'Connell on Mr. Ruthven, we now refer our readers to the rejoinder published by the latter gentleman against his black-hearted persecutor, and we entreat to it•their earnest attention. Mind, that O'Connell be gan the war. No otherwise provoked than by the refusal of Ruthven to acquiesce in a job of the Agi tator's, who, having sold himself for an extravagant price to Lord Mulgrave, was anxions to buy Ruthven at a small price, and to turn both him and his seat for Kildare County to his own profit with the Mul grave Government, Daniel bursts out upon him with a .letter which we have already glanced at, and in which he taunts Mr. Ruthren with his personal misdemeanours upon the turf, as w ell as with the difficulties arising out of such transactions to the ac complishment of the Agitator's virtuous and benevo lent intentions in his favour, whereby his application to ctbtain for him a Colonial Governrient was defeated. But Mr. Ruthven likewise prosemtes his revenge upon O'Connell, and shows eff the intriguing, bro kering spirit of that impostor, as well as his blustering tyranny, in a lively and striking strain. He reproaches the Agitator broadly with his eagerness to buy and sell the representation of Kildare—to buy it of him (Ruthven), and to sell it to Lord Mulgrave, whose creature and toad -eater, Lord Cloncurry, had a son likely to be of age in a few months, and would there fore give Ruthvcn 1,0001. to be his warming-pan, while O'Connell himself was to procure for this same man, whom he has since accused of the most shame less villanies, a snug Colonial-office. In this letter, moreover, O'Connell's assiduity in feathering the nests of all his connections at the public cost, as he has done his own at the cost of the starving peasantry, is very forcibly depicted. «%e recornmend the letter, because it appears to have done wond ers u p on th e constituency of the Irish capital, Ruthven having pla carded it upon every wall, ascribes to its exposure of O'Connell's baseness, and that of his ignominious ally, the Irish Government, the steady success which the Conservative candidates have already achieved in the course of this election, and the certain declension of the O'Connell power. We trust that the rest of Ire land may put forth an honesty and energy equal to that which the Dublin Conservatives have begun their work, and that the example of constitutional and en lighted England may direct them to the confusion of popish knavery and democratic violence. The Eng lish counties arc behaving admirably ; to offer them a word of needless counsel would be to insult them.— Times. The Middlesex election is over, and has terminated to our disappointment and dissatisfaction. A sense less Tory has been returned instead of a sound Libe ral, and the county in consequence completely stultified. It is true that the Tories have not conquered to the extent to which they anticipated, inasmuch as Mr. Byng, the Reformer, is at the head of the poll by a majority of more than two hunched and fifty votes— but we frankly own at the same time that we deem the county to have most shamefully and infamously dis graced itself, by returning even one Tory second on the poll, in preference to a man, the whole of whose politi cal life has been dedicated to the service of the people. With whom the fault of this most mischievous result rests we shall not at present stop to delineate. There must have been great blame in more than one quarter. There was sufficient Reform strength in the county, as is clearly proved by Mr. Byng's majority over the Tory, to have returned both Hurne and Byng ; and that - they were not both returned at the head of the poll can only be ascribed, not to the absence or dete rioration of Reform principles, but to the stupidity, on the one hand, of a great number of electors, who thought that by plumping for Byng they were doing their best to destroy the Tory, while their second vote would have • been equally efficient for Mr. Hume ; and, on the other, to gross parsimony in regard to matters connected with the election, where a just liberality would have been the best economy. However, the matter is now over. A Tory occupies the place of a Liberal, and Middle sex, as well as the cause of Reform, is to a great ex tent disgraced. But let not the Tories boast too much of their triumph. They have a conquest in one county, and we frankly give them credit for all the misrepresen tation, intimidation, and corruption, of which they have availed themselves in order to accomplish it. But if they dream for a moment that, because they have (mined a county, they have thereby given a heavy blow and discouragement to the cause of Reform, they are most miserably mistaken. The spirit of Reform is abroad throughout every part of the empire, and the Tories may as hell attempt to stem the ocean's tide as to arrest it in its progress. The numbers on the Tory and Liberal side in the ensuing Parliament may be as nearly balanced as in that which has been dissol-red. The Melbourne Administration may by the force of circumstances, the possibility of which we can scarcely imagine, be superseded by another of a less reforming character; hut be that administration what it may. Toryism cannot even for one week form any portion of its policy. Reform must be the motto inscribed upon its banner, and Reform principles the source from which it must draw its existence.—Morn. Advertiser. Sir .Francis Birdett was justified formerly in de manding the ballot, by the scenes of brutal violence which took place at elections. To protect from inti midation was then the ground of his advocacy. His partizans in North Wiltshire have fully justified the same necessity now. We call the reader's attention to the proceedings there. More disgraceful scenes of brutal violence were never exhibited at any election on any former occasion. In our opinion the High Sheriff would have been fully justified in adjourning the pro ceedings. They bore the character rather of the French reign of terror than of an English nomination. Tile unarmed friends of the Reform Candidates, ac cording to the report, were charged by the Burdett horse in a most unmanly and savage manlier. His mounted cavaliers were armed with stout sticks, and, without any sort of provocation, they began to hit away right and left, and to spur their horses forward till they had driven the discomfited foot (the Reform voters) entirely off the field. Severe wounds on the head and face were given on both sides, till the Burdett ban ners were captured and destroyed, and the poles were converted into weapons of defence against the assaults of the Baronet's horse. Finally, Lord Shelburne was wounded, and with difficulty saved from the vio lence of the body-guard of this superannuated Mark Anthony. Comment is barely necessary on these dis gusting and atrocious proceedings. There are a class of aggressions whi c h are so outrageous an d so i nfamous that they arc beyond the censure of words. The pro ceedings of the North "Wiltshire nomination, under the influence and eye of Sir Francis Burdett, were of this character. In the words of his famous " bloody Nero" letter—we ask, "Is this England ? Is this a Christian country —a land of freedom ? What attack men unarmed ? Will the gentlemen of Eng land.support or wink at such proceedings ? Surely they will at length awake to demand justice and redress, and to put a stop in its commencement to a reign of terror." Sir Francis Burdett began his political career in the character and with the phraseology of the chief of the reign of terror, Robespierre. It would appear that the circle is come round, and that he is returned to his vomit. He is still a Cataline in heart as he was at first ; but he is now a Tory Cataline, instead of being as he was w h en h e di sguste d t h e f r i en d s o f lib erty by his violence, the Cataline of Home Tooke and Republi canism. H. may still be addressed in the language that Cicero employed to a turbulent and arrogant de magogue—" Punctum temporis quo loquor, defende si poles cur me tue satellites cum gladiis audiunt ? Cur Ityrceos deducis in forum? Prcesidii sua causa ? Nonne igitur middies perire est melius quam in sua civitate sine armatorum prcesidio non posse vivere ?" What can this prince of turncoats say in vindication of himself ? How could he reply to the charge of tergiversation substantiated against him by Mr. Mild may, in proposing a staunch Reformer, who has never deserted the colours under which Sir Francis once ranged himself ? " In former days," said he, " he recollected a Sir Francis Burdett, who was the friend of the ballot, universal suffrage, and annual Parliaments. Let any elector ask him if he wasfriendly to them now ? Informer days he looked with admiration upon the man, h e could now only regard him with feelings of compassion and pity." These were words which, if the renegade Baronet was any thing but a shadow of his former self, ought to have stung him to the heart. But he is not the Sir Francis Burdett. He is a mere caput mor tuum ; a body without brains or heart—sunk into that state of degradation which is the lowest of all—that which does not enable a man to see his own humilia tion. Pity for fallen human nature every man must feel. But so determined does this apostate appear to produce a reaction against himself among his former friends and a d m i rers, that he is not satisfied with exciting pity. g t i o hiss thirst for notoriety W he il s e ee gr ms at a if m y f superannua ted being hated, as well as of being despised. Danton once said, " I am myself a revolution." Of Sir Francis Burdett it may be said, 44 lie himself is a political- abuse, He , THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1837 himself is a monument of the necessity of Itcfoym.' Morning Advertiser. The ascendancy of Conservative principles in Eng land becomes more and more obvious every day, if we may judge from the county returns to the new Par liament, which already assure us that the representa tives of the property and intelligence of this kingdom in the House of Commons will consist almost exclu sively of Conservative Statesmen. We forbear for the present any general analysis of the returns before us, because that of our own county alone, the metropoli tan county, is sufficient to convince the most incredu lous that the rage for change, the disposition to favour revolutionists, experimentalists, adventurers and charla tans has passed away. Mr. Hume is ejected from the county of Middlesex, the representation of which he has disgraced for several years, and is succeeded by a stanch friend of the Constitution, an honest, upright, and honourable man. This single fact speaks volumes —volumes of distinct instruction and eloquent admoni tion. But this is not the only fact connected with the late contest for the county of Middlesex which powerfully addresses itself to the understandings and consciences of mankind. We see the triumph of Conservative principles almost as clearly in the majority of Mr. Byng as in that even of Captain 'Wood. Why should Mr. Byng be at the head of the poll, and Mr. Hume, notwithstanding the coalition, so deplorably near to its tail, but that there is much about the former that is allied, and nothing about the latter but what is hostile, to the principles of Conservatism and stability. Mr. Byng is a considerable landed proprietor of the county, and has represented it for a period beyond which the memory of few of the existing electors can reach. Mr. Hume is a composite adventurer, demi-Scotch, demi- East Indian, and has represented the county for a period comparatively short. These two grounds for the preference of Mr. Byng over Mr. Hume, which in the record of their polling books the electors of Middlesex have distinctly recognised, are both essentially Conservative grounds. Again, Mr. Byng, although of late he has been properly classed among the destructive party, has been a Destructive, in defiance alike of his per sonal character and his social position, merely be cause being, unfortunately, a very weak man, be, like many other Whigs, was attracted to what he supposed was the strong or more popular side. Mr. Hume, on the contrary, is essentially a Destructive. He must be that or nothing. His temper, his habits, his talents, and his position in the social scale all combined to suggest to him the selfish expediency of pulling clown all that is exalted—defiling all that is pure—degrading all that is noble—and desecrating all that is holy. When we regard the two late Members for Middlesex under this aspect, and it is the true one, there can be no doubt that the cordial acceptance of one of them, and the contemptuous rejection of the other, is among the strongest of the various proofs, in which we ought to rejoice, of the growing power and extended dominion, among the people of Eng land, of constitutional and Conservative principles. We adopt without hesitation the substance of a re mark which we find in the Morning Chronicle of yes terday--" Were this man (Mr. Hume) to be thrown out by the supineness”—(eve should say, by the active patriotism)—" of the electors of Middlesex, public spirit”—(by which, of course, our contem porary means the Radical democratic spirit)— " would receive an irrecoverable blow." This blow, and many other formidable blows, public spirit has received (that spirit in which the Meibouree Government uniformly acted). and the highest Minis terial authority pronounces it to be irrecoverable. We hope and believe that public spirit, in the sense ill which the Ministerial party have been accustomed to apply these words, has, by the present election, re ceived not one, but many, irrecoverable blows. Thus it becomes a curious and interesting question what Ministers will do, now that the kind of public spirit, in deference to which they have uniformly acted, since their last accesion to power, has received these re peated and irrecoverable blows. Will they abandon their places, or renounce their alliance with this spirit? The question int,t at this moment occupy much of their attention, and they find it, we have no doubt, a most embarrassing one. We would wager, if it were ours, " Lombard-street to a China orange," that they do not. abandon their places. We would bet odds almost as great that the next Parliament will hear from Lord Melbourne or Lord John Russell very little about the Church-rate abolition scheme ; very little about the Appropriation Clause, or any other scheme for the robbery of the Irish Church ; very little about any Irish Corporation project, tending to the establishment of " normal schools of agitation ; ' very little, except in the way of severe rebuke, about the Ballot scheme, the short Parliament scheme, the Re form of the Peerage scheme, or the other thousand end one schemes of their former allies. One thing, and one thing on 1), is likely to prevent the present Ministers of the Crown from being converted, in the new circumstances which the English elections have produced, into decided Conservatives—we do not mean conservative of place, for such they were already ; but conservative of the institutions of the country, for sake of place. The one thing to w hi c h we refer is the O'Connell tail. This is the great Ministerial embarrassment. What arc Ministers to do in a House of Commons decidedly more Conservative than the last (and that it will be so is now unquestionable), with Mr. O'Connell and his tail to propitiate ? We sincerely wish that the agitator may be less powerful ill the next Parliament than lie was in the last. But we now give utterance to this in the full and perfect conviction ° that our desire and that of the administration are, for once, entirely in unison. Nothing can be more certain than the proposition that the formation, in the next Parlia ment, essentially Conservative and Protestant as the British portion of it will he, of a powerful and inde pendent O'Connell party must be fatal to Lord Mel bourne's Goveroment. We have good grounds for asserting that this is strongly felt, and that it has been already officially expressed by the Ministers of the Crown. We wish that Mr. O'Connell and his con federates could obtain a view of the secret and confiden tial despatches which have been sent from Whitehall to Ireland within the last day or two. They would, we sus pect, see in them much which, if it did not excite their surprise, would at least rouse their indignation. There is nothing, we believe, in the actual position of Mini ters, which theylament so much as the fact that Govern ment influence in Ireland has been irrevocably given to reinforce that of Mr. O'Connell. We speak advisedly when we say that there is nothing which Ministers now dread so much as any increase in the House of Commons of the O'Connell retainers. It is gratifying to the people of England generally to perceive that at the Dublin election Mr. O'Connell and his nominee are at the bottom of the poll. But in no other part of England does this circumstance afford so much gratifi cation as at Whitehall. The lowest clerks in office, catching with prompt subserviency the tone of their superiors, already begin to speak of Mr. O'Con nell as a person whom it would be excellent po licy and exceeding merit on the part of the Administration to shake off; and we have even heard of overtures having very recently been made to at least one of the retired Members of Earl Grey's - Govern ment, with a view to his resumption of office, in the hope that he may bring with him some small portion of Conservative support—the temptation being dis tinctly held out that in the event of his compliance, O'Connell and his tail shall be unequivocally repu diated and abandoned.—Morning Post. The termination of the Middlesex election has been indeed a triumphant one for the Conservative cause— it bodes well for the safety of the Constitution. Mr. Hume has lost his seat for the metropolitan county by a majority of 269, as compared with Mr. Wood, the Conservative candidate. The state of the poll at the close was as follows : Byng wood Hume Pownall 4,321 There is a slight difference in numbers between the statement of the two Committees, but they both give the same result, viz., the defeat of Mr. J-lume. After this, we suppose that some credit will be given to the assertion so often stigmatized as false and ridiculous by the Whig-Radicals--we mean the assertion that a re-action has taken place. The returns of the last few days spoke pretty plainly to this effect ; the general character qf the elections, so far as they had gone, spoke plainly and loudly in favour of the reality of a re-action. But here is the case of the metropolitan county itself, a case which comes home to the business and bosom of Mr. Hume, who was always one of the most forward to denounce the notion of a re-action as the absurd and interested cry of a party. And what does this case amount to ? Not merely the turn-out of Mr. Hutne, but the mani festation of a change in the political sentiments of the electors, who had upon two former occasions returned him as their representative to Parliament, but upon this have thought better of it, and dismissed him, to seek his fortune elsewhere. It will be seen, from our report of election proceedings, that, after the poll was closed, Mr. Hume addressed his radical friends in the Com mittee-room, where he accused them, rather ungrate fully, of want of zeal in ' his cause. We believe there are few persons besides Mr. Hume who are not satis fied that they did their best. But the fact is, that destructive principles have had their day, organic changes are at a discount, and let the party who deal in such doctrines work as hard as they can, they must hawk them in some other place, for they will not go down with the people of England. But it seems that though Mr. Hume has lost his seat for Middlesex, he does not despair of getting into Parliament. Probably he casts his imploring eye towards Ireland and Ireland's dictator. The solicitation may succeed, but it will be no proof that a reaction has taken place in England, if we find Mr. Hume in the next Parliament ex hibiting as a joint of the tail. It appears from the slight sketch of his speech in the Committee room, that he expressed great regret at the defeat, not for his own sake, but for the sake of the public. This is generous, but is it modest ? Doctor Johnson has said somewhere, in better language than we can give it, that no man ever possessed genius without being conscious of it. But it is one thing to feel the consciousness, and another to proclaim it. Some people have a prejudice against self-praise, even when it is veiled in the thin covering of implication, and we are persuaded there are many who will think that Mr. Hume might with perfect propriety have kept his pity for himself, instead of bestowing it as he did upon the public. But the public, we can assure him, have more fortitude than he may suppose ; they can bear his loss, and though the House of Commons, the theatre of his performances, will miss him cer tainly--they will miss him as the old woman missed her rheumatism—thanking Heaven for her deliverance. It is not, however, upon any consideration personal to Mr. Hume, but upon the broad ground of prin ciple, involved in his rejection, that we congratulate the electors of Middlesex, and the country at large, on the triumph which has been accomplished in this instance. Let the same spirit actuate the remaining Constituencies throughout the kingdom, and our ve nerable institutions in Church and State will be se cured, if not from attack, at least from successful vio lation, the spirit of democracy will stand reproved, and the blessings of peace and freedom be transmitted to succeeding generations.—Morning Herald. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of Friday, Aug. 4.) Seona.-The prices of brown and good yellow descrip tions of British Plantation have been fully supported, fine yellow qualities have given way 6d. ; from the grocers there has been a brisk demand for all sorts at and above 535. 6d. ; Barbadoes, fine sold at 635. 6d. to 655., good 61s. to 625. 6d., low and mid. 565. 6d. to 60s. 6d. ; privately, sales of Deme rara, Berbice, and Trinidad of grey and good ord. brown quality have been made at 545. to 555. ; Jamaica mid. grocery 56a. 6d, good yellow 605., grey ols. to 595. ; Demerara coloury 60$. Of Refined goods the grocers have purchased sparingly of all descriptions, Lumps passing the standard sel ling at 725. to 734., and those rather under at 71s. 6d. to 72s ; 31s. has been accepted for a fow small parcels of double Crushed, under which there arc arc not sellers ; at 303. there are some orders in the Market ; Melting Loaves have given way Is., and have met with a dull sale. MAURITIUS.-The few lots which were sold went cheap, low yellow sold at 531. to 645., mid. 565., good 58s. to 59a., fine 61s. to 613 , good and fine brown 523. to 545., mid. 50a. to 515., low and very soft brown 435. to 493., sound lots taken in at 435. to 445. per cwt. Ever INDIA.-Bengal admissible for home consumption at the lew duty has been in steady demand at prices fully equal to those paid of late, ord. to good white went at 303. to 345., damps and damaged 263. 63. to 325. 6.1. ; 193 bags Madras taken in at 101. to 1.5 a. for very soft grey and yellow. FOhEIIN.-36 boxes Elavannah slightly damaged went at 375. to 393. for mid. and good ; yellow qualities went Is. 6d. to 2s. under last . week's prices, ord. soft to good 223. 6d. to 275., damaged 235. to '263 6d. Bahia at public sale found buyers, ord. to mid. of the former at 193. to 193. 6d , the re mainder were taken in at 17s. to 18s. 63. for good brown, and 10s. for d ;1)3 ; the private transactions have been only a few chests of Baliia at lbs. for ord. brown. Moeaese s .......Th e demand for West India continues to be very brisk ; sales of fine Antiguas at 395.; Dominica mid. at 303. per CSI-t. COFFEZ.-This afternoon there were no public sales of British Plantation, and the business doing privately was li mited at previous rates; Mocha continues in request, and 142 bales at auction went at fully former prices ; middling pale greenish yellow clean garbled 863 6d. to 835., good pale 925. 64., triage 64a. Cocoa.-The demand for British Plantation has much abated. This afternoon 100 bags Brazil at public sale went at fair prices, good fair clean red 325. 6d. to 335., one lot 363. 64. Rum.—The sales of Jamaica are 400 puns. at 11 advance, 28 to 31 over proof sold at 33 Gd. to 3s. Bd., 32 to 35 over 3s. 9d. to 3s. 10d , 36 to 38 over 3s. I Id. to 4s. 2d. ; of Lee wards the purchases have been 300 puns. at id. advance, proofs to 2 over 23. Id. to 2s. lid., 3 to 9 over 2s. 31 to 23. 4d., 10 to 14 over 2s. Sc!. to 23. 61, 30 to 32 over 3s. Id. to 3s. 21., 33 to 35 over 3s. 3d. to 3s. 4d., 36 to 33 over 33. sd. to 3s. 6d. ; the Government contract for 75,000 gal lons bad been taken by three houses, 15,000 gallons at 23. 14 1., 5 000 at 2*. Id. 6-16'.hs, and 55,000 at 23. id. 7-16tlis ; since our last 356 puns. and 18 hbds. have been imported. _ _ ilicu.--This afternoon 'at auction 1,390 bags Bengal was principally taken in at rather higher prices, low white 10s. 6d. to IL L The few lots sold went rather dearer, good middling at 11s. 6d. to 125. 6d. per cwt. WHEAT AND FLOUR IN FRANCE COMPARED WITH LONDON. WIJEA r.—Tho highest price of the best wheat in Paris, is 24. francs per 11 hectolitre, which is equal to 375. 6d. per English imperial quarter. The highest price of the best E33CZ and Kent wheat in London, is 68s. per quarter, show ing fine wheat to be 30s. Gd. per quarter dearer in London than in Paris, or upwards of 78} per cent. ; and that the same money which will in London buy but eight bushels of wheat, will, in Paris, procure fourteen and quarter bushels of the finest quality. FLOUR.-The highest price of flour of the " first mark" in Paris, is 49 francs per 159 kilogrammes, which is equal to 31s. per English sack of 280 pounds. The highest price of the best " town' made" flour in London, being 525. per sack, shows fine flour to be 21s. per sack dearer in London than in Paris, or nearly 70 per cent. ; and that the same money which in London buys but 280 pounds of fine dour, will in Paris purchase 470 pounds of the very best quality. A woman named Anne Frask, residing at East Koker, who had given birth to several illegitimate children, was self-delivered of a male child on Wednesday evening, which she strangled, and put up in a bundle under her bed, where it was found by a female in the house. A Coroner's Inquest has returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against the wretched creature.—Dorset County Chronicle. ARMY MOVEMENTS.—The 48th Regiment are under orders to march from Manchester to Liverpool, there to embark for Dublin. They will be replaced by the 7th Foci leers, from Bolton. The 86th Regiment, from Wcedon to Bolton. BALLOON ASCENT.—The two gentlemen who ascended with the balloon from the gardens of the Yorkshire Stingo on Monday, were Mr. H. Green and Mr. W. Monro, two clever printers (all printers are gentlemen by patent) be longing to the classic press of Mr. Moyes, of Castle-street, Leicester-square. Mr. Green is the brother of the well known aeronaut of the same name ; his ascent with Mr. Munro was the 86th. The printers remained in the air fifty minutes, and descended in a grass field two miles east of Ilford in Essex. After having partaken of the hospitality of Roberts, Esq., the aeronauts started for London, and overtook Mr. and Mrs. Graham, who had descended from an aerial ex cursion a short distance from them. The whole party arrived safely at the gardens of the Yorkshire Stingo at 11 o'clock, highly pleased with their proceedings. Yesterday morning between twelve and one the neighbourhood of the New-cut and Lambeth Marsh was much alarmed by the appearance of a dog in a rabid state. After biting a little girl in the leg, though fortunately without pene trating the skin, he ran into the Three Compasses public house, where he was eventually destroyed, without doing fur ther mischief. The Animals' Friend Society last week caused John Johnson, Samuel Coffee, Abraham May, and Edward Best, to be fined at Gravesend, for great cruelty to their asses ; and in London the omnibus drivers 178 and 323, also Henry Town, to be each fined 20a. and costs, for cruelty and furious driving, and the cab driver 1,362 in costs, by M e ssrs. Jeremy and Traill. The Society likewise charged the omnibus driver 263, before Alderman Thomas Wood, with having violently lashed his horses while going at full gallop with a heavy load up Farringdon-street. The worthy Alderman said be " did not consider it a case of cruelty, and believed the horses took as much delight in this sort of thing as the drivers." He con sequently dismissed it. The heavy expenses of the numerous prosecutions of the Society will, it is hoped, be lightened by the liberal aid of a benevolent PRICES OF CANALS, DOCK STOCKS, ASSURANCE CONIPXNIES,&c. &c. &c. LONDON, FRIDAY, AUG. 4. Number Dividend Price of per CANALS. per Bares. Annum. Paid. Share, 1,706 7 pet cent. Ashton e.rd Oidhain.... Average 971.193. sh. 135 1,182 4/. Asisby.desle-Zeuch Average 115/. sh. 65 1,21 , 0 Basinesiolte lOO/. sh. 54 1,005 5/. Breekno - .ls and Abergavenny 150. sh. 100 8,0)0 I-16sh. 91. 6s. !Zirmitigharn, 1.16 th share SU & 711. 218 4,000 Ditto and Liverpool Junet...losl. ch. 100 pd 26 600 Bridgc :sates and Taunton -.1004 sh. all pd 64 400 4/. Cheliner and Black water., lOOl. sh. 102 500 431. Coventry 100/. sh. 700 4,515 (Iroy‘h - iii Average 311.25. 10d. sh. 3 2,060 i, 41. Os. Dudley lOO/. sh. SI 609 71. Derby 1001. sh. 153 20,000 Danube and Mayne "44 9s. 4d :91/. pd 3,5751 3/. IT! esmere and Chester Average 133/. sh. 201 401. Erewssh OOl. en. 1,297 29!. Forth and Clyde .......As crave £4ol.lns. th. 11,600 12/. Grand inns" - 101 1 1.4 h. 2,8491 11. GI ,nlclUnion 1 001.: h. 15110 Grant: Surrey 20,0001. 41. percent. DAR, (optional) Loan . 1004 3,090 Grand Western 000 13/.125. gd. Glain‘irganshire, Average cost 172/. 13s. Id. 749 IN. Grantham 6,233 2!. Os Hudderstis Id Average 571. Os. 63 sh. 100 Kensington 100 sh. all pd. 25,328 11. 2s. Kennet ind Avon, Average 39/.186.10d. sh, 2,1971 211. Leeds and Liverpool 1004 sh. 5151 131. Leicester l4Ol. sh. 1,897 4/. 10'.. Leicester and Northampton-Aver 63/, ties. 2,430 101. Monmouthshire 1001. eh. 150 10/. Melton Alowbray 100/. sh. 500 251. Mersey and Irwell 100/. sh. 3,000 11. 10s. Macclesfield 1001. sh. all pd. 247 171. Neat h 1,786 301. Oxford ION. sh. 2,400 5/. Peak Forest Avcisge about 78/. sh. 1,411 12a. Regent's (or London) Aver. 39/. 165.8 d. sh. 5,069 61. per cent. fiochdale Average 1851. 5(10 8/. Shropshire Vssl. sh. SOO 9/. 10s. Somerset Coal l5O/. sh. 3,6001. 44 per cent. Ditto Lock Fund Stock l2/. 10s. sh. . 700 401. Stafford and Worcester l4O/. sh. 500 9/. Shrewsbury lO5/. sh. 300 9/. Stourbridge 3,647 21. es. Strat•fordson-Av )ii ...Average 791. 9s. sd. sh. 533 12/. Swansee 1001 sh 3,762 11. 15s. Severn and Wye and Railway...AT 35/. sh. 2,60045ra. 321. lOs. Trent ant Mersey, 1 chars 1001. sh. 8,119 11 h 0001 ,000 s./ ~ , 1 Warwick aid Birmingham lOO4 sh 511.5 ' 9 , 10 Ile Warwick and Napton lOO/. sh. 6,000 4/.os. Worcest n• and Birmingham...A 0.78/.85. sh. 5,000 225. Wilts ar,a Berke .. Average 67/. 105. 8,1. sh. 800 31. Wyrley and Essington 125/. sh 126 ....... Wi s be a ch 905 1/. Wey and Arun llOl. sh. DOCKS. 1,600& 1,0 , 01 , h. } 3p. e. Commercial 100!. sh. 198,667:1. ti per ct. East India stock 3,238,31011. 50s. p.ct. London Stock Ditto Bonds 1.380,0004 44!. p. ct. West India Stock 2„.`201 24 19s. Bristol 66,324/. 5/. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts 052,75241 percent. St. Katharine Stock 500,000 44 per oent. Ditto Bonds 200,000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds icr 10 years Shoreham Hai hour 2.500 ........ Depttbrd Piet BRIDGES. 1,600 ICs. Hammersinei 5O/. sh. 7,231 Southwark, Old Av. 631. 2s. Bd. sh. 1,700 11, 13s. Ditto, New, of 74 per cent. 5Ol. sh. 5,000 5,00 0 18s. Bd. Ditto, Old Annuities of 3/. 6O/. pd 5,000 16s. 4d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71 40/. pd 00,0004 54 per cent. Ditto Bonds 5,1411 14s Vauxhall Average 701. 105. 3d. sh. AS';ISRANCtS COMPANIES. 2 , 00 0 3110 s Albion 500/. sh. 50/ pd 50,090 rf n : i . r: t l Alliance,British & Foreign 100/. sh. 1014 pd 50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine 1004 sh. 5/. pd 24,010 41 per sh. Atlas 501. sh. 5/. pd 1,209 fah. 5/. Birmingham l ire 25(11. sh. 551. pd 20,0)11 4/ per cent. British Fire 250/. sh. 50/. pd 12,010 61. per cent. British Commercial 504 sh. 51. pd 5,090 51. per cent. Clerical, Medi al,&c. Life, ICOLeh. 12/10s pd 4,0/0 2/ lOs County 100/. sh. 10/. pd 20,000 s s. Eagle „„„ c 5 per cent./ Economic L lOOO/. sh. 250/. pd '''' /and 30/ be. 5 ife 2,271 225. percent. European Li i • .01. sh. all pd 22 60,000 '2.s. Ditto, New 204 sh. '2l. pd If 1,000,0001. 71. per ct. Globe 20,000 3/. Guardian lOOl. sh. 2741 pa 33 10,000 Os. H. Hope 501. sh. 51. p 4 54 . 2,400 '5l. 7a. 641. Imperial e ire 5001. sh. 50!. pd 121 7,5(10 9s. Imperial late 1004 sh. 101. pd 10 19,458 4/. per eept. Indemnity Marine 1001. sh. Si. psi 164 2,020 1 3/ 105 Kest Fire 50/. eh. all pd 82 31. . Ditto Life. 79 10,000 lis. Law Life 5,000 10s. London, Fire '2sl. sh. 12/. 10s. pi 154 3,900 10s. louden, Ship 251. sh. le/. 109. pd 151 30,010 51. per cent. Palladium Lite 504 sh. 2/. pd 2/ 8s (A 50,000 Protector Fire 2Ol. sh. 2/. pd 18'. ed 2,500 . 11. Provident Is ie. .. lOO4 sh. 10/. pit 20 100,000 ss. Rock Life 20/. sh. fa. pd .64 639,120/ 5/. per cent. Royal Exclainge Stork... 22.5 0,1100 5 per cent. University Life ION. sh. 54 pd 54 50,000 4 per cent. United Kinelom Life 2l. pd JOINT sIUCK.BANKS 25,000 8 per cent. A gric and Comm. of Ireland 23/. sh. 101. pd 5,000 Australwin 4Ol. sh. 40/. pd 10,006 10 percent. Bank of Biimingham 5 l/. sh. 10/. pd 10,000 19 per cent. Bii mingharn Bank . . 5O/. sh. 5/. pd 30,000 5 per cent. Lon Jon and Westminster...loo/ sh. 20/. pd 3,1)00 4 per cent. Lancaster 100/. sh. 204 pd 25,000 Liverpool 1001 sh. 101. pd 50,000 74 per cent. Manchester and Liverpool 1004 sh. 151 pd Discount 20,000 7 percent. Manchester 100/. sh. 25/ pd 20,000 Provincial Bank of 1 relanci 1001. eh. 251. p 4 20, 1 '60 National Bank of Ireland -5' 1 4 sh 171/. pd 10,000 5 per cent. National Provincial Eng. IOU. sh. 55/. pd !9,000 Gloucestershire 5O/ sh. 10/. pd 6,000 lOper sent. Hampshire 50/. sh 5!. pd GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2,500 1/ 5s 6il Bath '2o/. sh. I' 1. pd 5,000 British 4O/. sli. 161. pd 0,000 / S'T.percent.l Ditto Proveicial 20/ . s h . 19 p d and 11, 5, 928 51 10s Birmingham 1,250 '2l Os Bristol . . 2O . sh. 1,500 3 , 10 s Brighton 2O/. sh. 750 3/ 10s Ditto, New '2ol. sh. 18/. psi 2,471 44 per cent. Brighton General 20/ sh. all pd 4,000 4!. Ceatinental Cansolidated lOO/. 6214 pd 1,000 10/. City 01 Loudon lOOl. sh. all pd 1,000 Cl. Ditto, New 4,000 4/. 10s. Equitable . .o, l 'oo 25 per cent. Imperial 5O/. sh. 800 5/. per cent. Isle of 'l'ha set 9 5/. sh. '2O/. pd 2,350 61. per cent. Indenentlent 3O/. sh. all pd 2,000 3/. per cent. Phoenix .. 5O/. sh. 3 1 .11. pd 1,000 4/. per cent. Heti-lift' - 100/. sh. 204 pd 1,0110 South Metropolitan 5Ol. sh. It'!. pd 8,200 51. per cent. United General 5Ol. sh. 461.11 240 54 per cent. Warwick...... 400 10/. per cent Wakefield 12,01;0 3/. Westminster Chartered 6,0011 12s. Ditto New 'V /. sh. 104 pd 860 Yarmouth 2Ol. sh. 18!. pd WATER WORKS. 4,100 Its. Ilitopingtrtm 25/. sh. 25/ pd 1,4:34 64 East London lOOl. sh. 5,500 2/ lOs Or aid Junction ....Average 41/ 13s. 4d. sh. 2,000 2/. Kent lOO/. sh. 372 10!. Liverpool ;tootle 2201. sh. 1,500 2/ lOs New diver Loudon Bridge Water Annuities 6,486 11 15s Manchester and Salford lOO/. sh. 1,000 4 per cent. 9auth Lon ton lOO/. sh. 8,294 nit. West Middlesex ....Average 63/. 12s. 9cl. sh. 1.360 1/ Hs York Building Co. Lessee Prop ..... lOO/. sh. IRON RAILWAYS. 6,000 Birmingham and Derby 9,500 Birmingham and Gloucester 101 pd 7,500 B:rrningham, Bristol, and Thames Junction 15,000 Bristol and Exeter 1004 sh. 10 pd 660 Calcutta and Saugur 5O/. sh. 2/. pd 7,500 Cheltenham and 0. Western...lool. sh. 741 3,001 Clarence lOO/. sh. 100/. pd 12,000 8,000 Dublin and Kilkenny son/. sh. 21 pd 63,000 Eastern Counties 23/ Oa 2/. pd (Arend Junction 100/ sit. 35/. p 1 Great North of England ................. 71. p 3 25,000 ... ...... Great Western lOO/. eh. 45/. sA 2,0:53 Ihrtlepool 100/. sh. 1001 pd 8,000 10,004 lOO h. Lileuelclisma'ndd''eallla)Ync.l-7e. ...................................... :h h : 5 1. . pd 2,109 3/ per cent. Leeds and Selby ....... vi 1,500 I/ ss. Leicester and Swannington -.501. eh. all pd 10 per cent. Ditto Quarter Shares 3,109 10 per cent. Liverpool and Manchester...lo(.4 eh. 10 5 0 1 4 p d 10 10,000 London and Brighton :001. sh. 51 pd 45,100 Ditto ditto (Gibbs') -.20/ sh. 11. pd 16,000 Ditto ditto (Ren.nie)...so/. eh. 3/. pd 6,0 0 Ditto ditto (Cundy)... lOW. eh. 84 pd !ZOO() London and Blackwell 501. sh. 3/ pd 20,000 8 per cent. London and Greenwich 2Ol. S. 20/. pd 25000 20,000 ...... 7,000 ... 12,000 London Grand Junction 5 /. sh. 51. pd 10,0.10 31 nchester and Birmingham 50Lsh. 5/. pd North Midland 100/. sh. 15/. pd Northern and Eastern lOO4 sh. 6/. pd 2,600 ...... ... Preston and Wyre 50/. sh. 94 pd 28,000 ...... .. South Eastern and Dover .74 pd 1,000 10!. per cent. Stockton and Darlington lOO4 sh. 0,000 Tha , oes Haven 5Ol. sh. 2/. 10s. pd 1,400 Westminster and Greenwich 50/. sh. 2/, pd 6,000 York and North Midland 5O . sh. 31. pd MINES. 8,0011 Albion Copper 5!. sh. 54/. pd 4,000 1/. ss. Alten 151. sh. 121. lOs ad 10,000 ... ..... Anglo Mexican. iss. 5/. pm 1001. sh, all pd Ditto Subscription .51. pa 2,000 1"1. Bolanos • 150/, sh all pd 10,000 11. lOs Brazilian Imp. iss. 51. pm 35/. ah. '204 pd 6,01i0 Macattbas & Cocaes United...2s/. eh. 234/. pd 11,000 Ditto St. John Del Rey 20/. sh. 9/. pd 10,000 Bolivar Copper Company '2Ol. sh. 20/. pd 10,000 .......... Ditto Scrip 10!. sh. 84 pd 20,00') British Iron 501. sh. 501 pd 6,000 British Copper 5/. sh. 441. pd Cata Branca... 611. pd Candonga 7l/, pd 10,000 11 Copiapo 2Ol. sh 12a/ pd 8,500 Columbian, um 5/. pm. 2,850 31. English 20,000 General Mining Association...2o/. eh. 15/. pd 11,155 Mexican Company 1001. sh 5514 pd 3,000 Polberott Consols lO/. sh. 8/. pd 11,500 Real del Monte, Unregistered Ditto Loan Notes l5O/. pd 30,006 United Mexican, in. 2 pm ....40/. sh. all pd Daus Scrip Ditto New Scrip 5/ pd West Cork 50/. sh. 50/. pd LITERARY INSTITUTIONS. 1,000 London, with Bronze Ticket 75 gs sh. 1,500 London University 100/. sh. all pd 700 King' College lOO/. pd MISCELLANEOUS. 10,000 15s. Australian Agricultural....loo/. sh. 2211. pd 6,000 4/. per cent. British American Land Company 2:3/. pd 10,000 61 per cent. Canada Company sh. 241. pd 200,000 51. per cent. Upper Canada Loan City Bonds, 4 per cent 15,000 I/. Os. General Steam Navigation ...15/..Z. 13/. pd 101. per cent. Hudson's Bay Stock 2,000 11. 8,000 p le an ß y oome ' Av. 75/. sh. 251. sh. 241. pd 2,754 5/. par cent. Reversionary InterestSoc...loo/. sh. 100/. pd CLoNaLudtoßenhru°CunocsrftwCi.C7Land Company 431. pd 2,6.33 51. per cent. Ditto New 100/. eh. 701. pd 4,000 10,000 6s. Van Die.ner.'s Land 1001. sh. 171. pd 230 202 36 f 10 21f 5'.-0 225 121 51 131 105 Iscl 112 28j 44i 20 01 165 31 511 100 131 131 I'ol 141 2 4f 15/ 0 1 240 LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES JULY 6, 1837. BANKS. /,500,001/. 2,000,0 X/. 5,1 P. • . ct. Royal of Scotland 61. p. ct. Ban`c of Sota1:1;c - S. 1. 6s lo s o d l ..s e h h ..a a l l l l ppdd J159c11/.. 500,0x'1. Bp. ct. British Liii Company 100/. sh. nll pd M/. 5001. sh. 1001. pd 175/. 3,000,00 a 61. P. at. Commercial et. ts. tional lOOl. sh. 101. pd 15-Z/ s.mxoook 5 a , • 250/. sh. 50/. pet 7iii, 2001. sh 301. pd 3;,?/, 4,000,0(01. 4 P. • INSURANCE COMPANIES. 2,000,0001. 6/. p. ct. Glasgo w w'estrn U ot ni S o c n otland 25C.0005h 61 p. ct. Scottish Union 2Ol. ch. 1/. pd • 25s - , 50Q 61 p. et. Hercules lOOl. sh. 10/. pd 13/ iss. l i r,ooo sp. ct. Insurance Co. of Scotland ....10/. sh. all pd 8.11. 50,000 6p. ct. North British 2001. sh. 10/. pd 131. 1,000 sp. ct. Caledonian Fire 100/. sh. 101. pd 1615 e 5,000 6p. ct. Edinburgh Life 1001. sh. 10/, poi 14110 s 100,080 Si p. et. West of Scotland lOl. pd it Os MISCELLANEOUS 4,810 .., ...... Edin. and (Bac Un. Czna1...501. oh. all pd 22/. Ditto All, cated -261. oh. all pd 651. 5,400 5 per cent. Edinb.:Joint Stock Water.... 2.5/. sh. all pd 351 . Carron Iron Company ' , SOL sh. all pd 45/. 2,0005 h 15 per cent. Shotts Iron Foundery 501. sh 381. pd 4 5 1: 10,000 3 per cent. Edinburgh & Leith Glass 2O/. sh. 16/. pd Si. 1,500 10 per cent. Edinburgh Coal Gas 2.5/. sh. all pd 62/ 4,45 10 per cent. Glasgow 6 . 24 ''.s/. sii. all pd 61/ 750 71 per cent. Leith Coal Gas 20/. sh, all pd 441. I.AXI Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway...soLO. 551. 3,000 spa Celle, gquitrabla L 11.1.11 Cornptny.„24sl. ph. 111, pd 104 POLICE INTELLIGENCL7. MANSION-HOUSE. A man of decent appearance, who said that his name A -as James Barnett, and that he, kept a public-house at e west-end of the town, was brought before the L0R . .1 MAYOR, charged with having presented a check at Lad, broke's banking-horse for the sum of 221. sa. 6d., to which check he had no claim. Mr. Gosling, a gentleman who has premises at Battersea, stated that his wife had, on the previouS night, at about eight o'clock, laid the check which he had drawn to pay for his daughter's schooling on the table, together with a letter, and that toe wind blew it out of the window. Having been informed of the accident, he took.care to give notice at the banking house in proper tim e , an d th e c h ec k was s t o pp e d. Mr. John Harvey, one of the cashiers of Ladbroke'3 banking-house, stated that Mesrirs. Gosling and Co., of Battersea, kept a cash account at the house. At a little before nine o'clock yesterday morn i ng h e rece i ve d instruc tion to stop a check of 221. 55. Gd., drawn by Mr. Gosling. At about ten o'clock the prisoner entered the office, and presented it, saying that he wished for gold, but Bank notes would answer. Witness informed him that it had been stopped, upon which he said "that he had picked it up, and that he had a right t• - ) it." The prisoner was then shown into the back office. if witness had not received the no t ce, he would have paid the check at the moment. Daniel Forrester, the officer; stated that upon going to the banking-house to take the prisoner into custody, he asked a few questions, to which the prisoner replied that he lived at and kept a public-house near Grosvenor-square, and that he had picked up the check on the road on the evening before, at eight o'clock. _ _ _ The - LORD MAYOR (to the prisoner)—So you had the whole night to decide what to do with the check, and at last you determined to turn it to your own advantage. Pray, what claim had you to it ? Prisoner—l was coming from Hammersmith last night, my Lord, and I picked it up on the pathway. I do assure you 1 didn't know what it was. The LORD MAYOR—But you trudged to the City this morning to receive the cash, and you were satisfied to take bank-notes, but preferred gold. How do you account for that ? Prisoner—lf I knew who the party was I would have taken it to him willingly, but I didn't know. The LORD MAYOR—You knew the banking•house. Why didn't you say there how you got it into your posses sion ? Prisoner—l offered my address at the banking house. The Cashier—Not until after you had been told that the check was stopped. The LORD MAYOR—Pray, is the public-house you keep a house of much business ? Prisoner—Oh, yes, my Lord, I have had it these two years. The LORD MAYOR—And how could you, as a trades man, think that you were at ,liberty to appropriate the money ? It is not long since I committed a man for trial for applying to his own use some money which had been found by his sons. He is now in Newgate, and will take his trial for what I certainly consider to be felony. This that you have done I look upon as very close to a robbery. Prisoner—My Lord, lam extremoly sorry for it. I own I have done wrong. The LORD MAYOR—It is quite impossible that a person in your situation m life could suppose himself entitled to the: property which another might drop. I dare say yotOvould. feel in a dilemma if you dropped the money you had to pavy to your brewer, and found that another person had appro priated it. Prisoner—l hope your Lordship will pardon me. I shall never do it again. The LORD MAYOR—I must have Mr. Bush, the soN citor to the Society of Bankers, here on this occasion. Tk e question is a most serious one, and it must be settled iretlee Central Criminal Court whether such conduct is or is not felonious. The prisoner was then remanded. A-boy w'ho has been long known to the police- as a pick.- pocket was charged with having robbed an old gentleman of his handkerchief. B policeman had seen the prisoner whip. the handkerchief out with the greatest neatness and slip it into the hand of an accomplice. Complainant—l didn't feel it going at all ; .but I never do. The always take them from me with wonderful skill. The Lone, MAYOR—Then, Sir, you are a profitable speculation for the thieves. Complainant (smiling)—Why, I have lost twenty silk handkerchiefs lately in the streets. The LORD MAYOR—Twenty ! Pray where do you wear your pocket, or have you any at all ? Complainant —I have some inside and some outside. The LORD MAYOR—And I suppose you put your hand kerchief in the outside pocket ?. Complainant—Yes ; 'Lis more convenient. The LORD Mayon—No doubt it is, to thieves. But. for such kind persons as you the trade would not flourish so mach as it does ; and you would make the obligation still greater if you would just leave the tip of your handker chief sticking out as you come into the City every day.— (A laugh.) The prisoner was sent to Bridewell, and the old gentle man having negligently slipped his recovered handkerchief into his outside coat pocket, left the Justice-Room to give another chance to the fraternity. MARLBORO UGH-STREET. Fanny o,llin.s was yesterday brought before Mr. Dyers charged with having carried on a system of plunder against her mistress, Mrs. Bradley, milliner, 223, Regent-street, to a very considerable extent. In order to give time to fie officer to make inquiries, she was remanded. Between nine and tcn o'clock on Wednesday night a young man named Robert Pearse, whose family connections arc very respectable, was brought into the University-college Hospital in Upper Gower-street, Bedford-square, suffering under the effects of a strong dose of laudanum, which it ap pears he had swallowed at his residence, No. 19, George" street, Hampstead-road, with the intention of committing sui cide. The cause of his attempting the rash act is attributed to his having been slighted by the daughter of a respectable tradesman in the neighbourhood, to whom he was paying' his addresses, and to whom lie is much attached. He had procured small quantities of the po'son at different che mists' shops in the neighbourhood, and, mixing them to' gether, swallowed the whole. It is supposed that he had taken about an ounce, and his situation was discovered by one of the inmates of the house entering his sleeping apart-- merit, and finding him lying on the floor in a state of insensi bility. The usual antidotes were promptly applied, and the stomach-pump used, but the effect of the deadly compound had sunk so deeply into the system that but slight hopes are entertained of his recovery. • T. COX SAVORY, Goldsmith, &c., 47, Cornhill. London, infor m s th e Publi c that he has fitted up THREE SHOW ROOMS expressly for the display of a large assortment of superior SILVER-EDGED PLATED GOODS. He offers them at those low but fixed prices, which have been so successful in drawing pub1 . ..,,5 8 attention to the WATCtI, JEWELLERY, SILVER SPOOL"' and FORK and Silver branches of his trade. N.B. A pamphlet, containing a Detailed List of the Prices of Plate, Plated Goods , Watches, Clocks, &c., may be had gratis, or will be forwarded' answer to a post-paid application. BIRTHS. On the 2d inst., at Euston-square, the lady of G. H. Wyn" Esq., of a daughter. On the Ist inst., at Frognal Lodge, Hampstead, the lady of A' Trotter, Esq., of a son. On the 2d inst., Mrs. J. Thorman, of Laurence Pcuntney-hi ll, of a daughter. On the 31st ult., in the Wandsworth-road, Mrs. E. Biddle, of a daughter. On the 2d inst., at Ickworth, the seat of the Marquis of Bristol' Lady Katharine Jermyn, of a son. On the 3d inst., in Upper Harley-street, the lady of R. Glel Or Esq., of a daughter. On the 3d inst., in Cadogan-place, Mrs. W. Whiteside, of a son• MARRIED. t 3e lE s o q f f August, i e w a i at h S a t m . aKmeenst',s to W e E s t l m i z a i n b s e t t e h r : o ii n T l i y lli daa m us A h l t el e ; Hollis,l o e f ttO G n eorge Ainslie, Esq., of Blackheath. On the 3d inst., at St. Mary's, Lamb e th, Th omas Lett, e ldest son of the late T. Lett, Esq., of Lambeth, to Urania F. Crane , eldest daughter of P. Crane, Esq., R.N., of the same place. t On the 2d inst., at Alresford, the Rev. G. B. Boraston, vj ea of Helston, Cornwall, to Louisa, youngest daughter of the late ‘,• Cooke, Esq., of Eastend House, Hants. On the 27th ult., at Hamburgh, Henry Peapke, Esq., of in Mecklenburgh, to M ary Theresa, daughter of Henry Cann'" ' Esq., British Charge d'Affaires at the Hanse Towns. On the 3d inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, Dr. —of Yates, of Aldersgate-street, to Amelia Mary, eldest daughter W. Maxwell, Esq., of Wilton. crescent, Bclgrave square. On the 3d inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, Alfred .1" vaux, Esq., t o Philli ppa, eldest (laughter of Joseph Dickinson, Pq . of Kelbourne Wells. t ice, On the 3d inst., at Bray, the Hon. William Edward Fitzma of the 2d Lif e Guards, youngest son of the late Right count Kirkwall, to Esther, daughter of the late H. Harford, . 054 of Down Place, Berks. DIED. On the 27th ult., at Li ver p oo l, age d 57, H arr i e tt, w ife of Li c ht::: Colonel A. Stewart, o f A c h anuone , A r gyleshi r e, and Aldbor o4 " Suffolk. Thog• On the 2d inst., at Bunhill-row, Finsbury, aged 54, Mr. Horwood. cle at On the 23d ult., at Chelsea, Captain Thomas Christie. el son of the late Jaes Christie, Es Esq., of Durie. On the 2d inst., m Richard Wilks, Eof the Powder-mills , Part ford, e; b On the 2d inst., in Bedford New-road, Clapham, Mrs. E.. aa th Prime, late of New Bridge-street. lat c On the 31st ult., at the Isle of Wight, J. T. Toms, E , q" of the Stock Exchange, aged 39. 009 On the 31st ult., Henry Wood Yeoman, of the City of , 10 aged 62. On the 3d inst., at Putney, Edwin Henry, son of W. R. '— Esq., of Hertford-street, Slay-fair. On the 4th inst., on the Forest, Walthamstow, Mrs. Morlepst., On the 4th ult., Harriet Teed, the youngest, and on the acig hes . Julia Teed, the third child of Samuel Gi r dl es t one , Esq., cif ` 1 ter-terrace, Regent's-park. London: Printed and Published lay 111URDO YOUNG , c '' otal tf 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand in the of Middlesei.—Saturday, August 6, 1637.