The Sun. — London, England, 1837-02-18 00:00:00

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II 1 0 f10i!..m.1 0 Onblin ... ..... n l 0 Jamaica .. ..... 0 r ianlers ~....... I l 0 Leeward Island, 0 I 0 Waterford il HIGH WATER AT I.ONIPIN 111111)0E TO-MORIWW. 111 Ling ..... :nitiute3 after I. I 111,,,1ing.......54; inintlos after TO CORRESPONDENTS. Our fr;end at Gloucester kill see that his communication, on Church-rates has been anticipated in The Sun of yesterday. P. t rttblicaLirur or . 110 i Su NEIV4PAPRIt C OMliterieed ihiS dab di 10 niiiiute.: Past Three u' Clef h. !: ( 6 c - -7., i...... 1 r.,. At,. ..,„ :,,, ... V: /-='....=.1.4.., ~,, • C k 7 i ; AC. `. '‘l,•: e „ _• 7 l;.-- , .,_,Lr__- : --.4 ..,_ t a . :I; .r-,-- PL.*, 'IN 1!> '5,*••••••/ • ) t:- fr''"S' LONDON, SATURDAY F.VI.;IN (NG. FEBRUARY 13, 1337 the House of Lot-d; yestertLy afternoon, the pro ceedings were almost exclusively limited to the present.- thin of Petitions. The Bishop of LoNDoN, in presenting some against the abolition of Church-ratrs, promised freib supply of the same tort of Petitions from the agri ctlitural districts in his own diocese. "So (added he) those who thought they would carry the abolition of Cion•eli-rates by storm, were likely to find themselves -mistaken." One or two Bills were forwarded a stage ; after which ilie;r Lordships adjourned. In the House of Commons upwards of forty Members intim:Aed to the SPFA KE a that they were entrusted ‘lith Petitions to the House on the subject of Church-ratos great many were then presented. _ . . . • On the motion of Lord 3. RUSSELL, the Municipal Cor por itions (Ireland) Bill was read a second time. Several other Bills were advanced a stage. Amongst the number, was the Municipal Corporations Act Amend ment Pill ; the Report of which—after much discussion on several of the clauses, and a division on one of them— was brought up and ordered to he laid on the table. A long and desultory conversation took place on the Recorder's Court Bill. Several Amendments were agreed to in Committee ; the Bill then, as amended, was ordered to be taken into consideration on Wednesday next. Mr. O'CONNOR DoN, the only Irishman on the Com mo tee nominated to inquire into the system of collusive voting in Scotland, was excused from attendance, and Mr. DIVIt'TT was substituted for him by a large majority. The House then, at 10 o'clock, adjourned until Monday, in consequence of the SPEAKER'S continued indisposition. The Report of the English Municipal Bill was brought up last night in the Commons. There was a good deal of uninteresting discussion on the various clauses proposed to be inserted to suit the views of Hon. Members on the Op positiora side of the House. Mr. SCARLETT having discovered that the original Act is much - too aristocratic in its provisions, was extremely anxious to introduce into the present nmasure a clause which would remedy the defect pointed out by him. The Hon. Gentleman strongly urged upon the House the necessity of restoring to the burgesses the privilege in tendett for them by the MELBOURNE Administration ; but of which they had been deprived by the mutilation in flicted en the Bill in the House of Lords—namely, that of electing the Aldermen. The brilliant Representative (for the last time) of Norwich, was of opinion, that it would be a great improvethent to vest the election of Aldermen — where do our readers imagine ?—in the burgesses at large, no d.3ubt. Yes, truly, so Mr. SCARLETT expresses it ; but when he comes to explain what he means by bur gesses' "at large," we find he means the particular burgesses of such snug little wards as he proposed to cut out for the English boroughs ; each ward having the choice of its own Aldermen. The Attorney-General did not see the advantage to be gained by this plan, and thought it better to let the matter remain, as the friends of the Hon. Gentleman in the other House had fixed .it. The Hon. Member, amazed that so deep and artful a scheme for advancing the interests of bribery and Toryism, should have been penetrated by any intellect but his own, proceeded, on the defeat of this amendment, ,to move another, having for its object to appoint two She riffs instead of one. The reason of this sagacious pro posal, as stated by its author, was to prevent that par tiality which a single judge must necessarily exercise. By having two judges to decide there would be produced a happy state of equilibrium in their decisions. The two Sheriffs, like the two loadstones, of exactly equal power, which attract the last resting-place of the Prophet of Mecca, in opposite directions, would pull different ways, with a nearly balanced authority ; and thus the ends of justice would be satisfied by the exercise of an impartiality of which no one could complain. A wise main of old said, that " wisdom crieth nut in the streets, aed no man regardeth her." May not the same observation apply to the House of Commons, after the re jection of this amendment ? The Irish Poor Law Bill has been printed and circu lated. Before we proG s eed to examine its provisions in de tail, we shall, for the griper information of nur readers, give a summary of its clause; in the order in which we find theitt in the Bill itself. They axe in all one hundred and !:ixteeu in number—of which the 7,i-eater portion refer to Jhe executive power of the Commissioners, and the super vision and management of Workhouses. To prevent con fusio:► we shall prefix to our abstract of each clause the numbe: - standing before it in the Bill : 1 1. The English Poor-law Commissioners for the time being are eta p aw gr,Nl to carry this Act into operation. 2. They, (iv any one of them, are authorised to requim and enforce itclance of such witnesses as they may wish to exinti 111r $No 5 cibtolitr4iem upon oath touching all matters havii Ittpelr,tcrtipe-,0 cots of this Bill. They may also g en: t e-Titauctior(.o: oks, plans, accounts, anti other oowittittilkr4o4 Are' . 'san& et, without, however, assuming al: r /4.o4ififc.r pecrogat... of a Court of Record. Wh ile:. ..NW-ifdt-45. be tompfil d to go a greater distance than tw , ~ ~,:.'.,:-.% give evidki 0 "." D /".*: .tile assitt,“e his Act, all laws relating 0 the 0. ~.. , THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1837. support of the poor in Ireland shall be subject to the direction and controul of the Commissioners. 4. The Commissioners are to issue general rules, which rules are not to take effect for forty days after their promul gation. The King in Council may disallow them, in which case they will be of none effect. 5. All general rules arc to be submitted to Parliament one week after the commencement of each Session. 6. All orders of the Commissioners are to be carefully for warded to the Magistrates and Board of Guardians in each district. 7. The rules are to be open to the inspection of the rate payers, who are to be allowed to copy them, or to be furnished with copies of them upon the payment of a trifling sum, stated in the Act. 8. Boards of Guardians obliged, under severe penalties to carry into operation the notices of the Commissioners for the revocation of previous orders. 9. The Commissioners empowered to depute their authority. 10. The names of all Assistant-Commissioners to be pub lished in the London Gazette. 11. The Commissioners may vary or revoke the powers de legated by them at their pleasure. 12. By virtue of the power delegated to them, the As ristant-Commissioners may administer oaths, and compel evi dence to be given under their sanction. Should individuals object to swear, they must sign a declaration which shall be regarded as an oath. 13. All persons convicted of giving false evidence, or of subscribing false declarations, to suffer the pains and penalties of perjury. Persons refusing to be examined to be deemed guilty of a misdemeanour. 14. The Commissioners and their assistants, may allow the reasonable expenses of witnesses. 15. The Commissioners, by their order, may declare any district in Ireland, without reference to existing civil or eccle siastical divisions, a Union for the relief of the poor under this Bill. 16. They may also, when they please, by their order, alter nr dissolve such Union ; but not to the prejudice of persons who may have entered into contracts. 17. In every Union there must be a Board of Guardians. 18. Under certain circumstances, of which the Commis sioners arc to be the judges, the election of Boards of Guar 'Hans may be temporal ily postponed. 19. The Commissioners may divide the Unions into elec toral districts. 20. The Commissioners are to fix the number of Guardians :or each Union. No person in holy orders, or being a regular Minister of any religious denomination, eligible to serve as a _ Guardian. 21. The Guardians to be elected annually. Day of election the 25th of March. 22. Guardians eligible to be re-elected. 23. When vacancies occur in the Boards, from the death or disqualification of Members, the rest are empowered to act as if there was no vacancy. 24. Every Justice of the Peace, not being a Stipendiary Magistrate, an Assistant-Barrister, or in Holy Orders, is to be ex-officio a Guardian of the Poor. 25. The ex-officio Guardians of an Union are not to exceed one-third the Guardians elected by the rate-payers. 26. If any district refuse to elect Guardians, or if the Guar dians, or any one of them, refuse to act, the Commissioners may appoint Guardians for the year, and so on from year to year, without regard to the will of the rate-payers. 27. Where the Guardians refuse to act, or act negligently, the Commissioners may appoint officers to discharge their functions, and also grant them a fixed salary to be paid out of the rates. 28. Boards of Guardians, Bodies Corporate for the time being, and therefore enabled to sue and be sued. Commis sioners and their Assistants entitled to attend all meetings of Boards, but not to vote. 29. Boards only to meet by orders of Commissioners. The signature of three Guardians to give validity to all contracts. 30. No Guardian is to exercise any power, or enter into any contract, but at meetings of Boards, at each of which three members, at least, must be in attendance. 31. The acts of Boards Lot v;tiated by subsequent discc veries, or proofs of defect of title. 32. 33. 34. Paid officers to be appointed and dismissed at the pleasure of the Commissioners only. Their salaries to be paid out of the rates. 35. All property belonging to hospitals and other charitable institutions in Iceland, to be vested in the Commissioners. 36. The Commissioners may order any number of work houses to be built, or may rent buildings capable of being con verted into workhouses. They may rent or purchase laud for each workhouse, but the quantity must not exceed twelve acres. They may borrow money for such purposes, and charge it with interest upon the rates. They may also com pel the Guardians to furnish them with whatever they may consider necessary for the maintenance and employment of the poc r. 37. Guardians, Trustees, Executors, Committees, and Cor porations, may dispose of any property held by them in trust, if the same shall be required by the Commissioners. 38. The provisions of the 7th Geo. IV. c. 74, entitled, "An Act for consoliditing and amending the laws relating to prisons in Ireland," are to extend to the acts of tho Cons- missioners. 39. The sale of property to the Commissioners is not to be vitiated by a subsequent discevcry of a defect of title. 40. The Lords of the Treasury are empowered to permit barracks to be converted into workhouses. 41. The Comeiissieners authorized to sell workhouses, and the lands appertaining thereto, when useless. The purchase money to be applied to the purchase of other tenements fur the use of the poor. 42. When the Commissioners declare a workhouse fit for the reception of the peer, the Guardians are to exercise their own discretion in receiving into it objects of charity. 43. A Clergyman of the Established Church, a Catholic Priest, and a Dissenting Minister, are to be appointed, if ne cessary, to perform religious duty in each workhouse. The Commissioners are to allow each a fixed salary. 44. No inmate of a workhouse is to be compelled to attend a religious worship of which he does not conscientiously ap prove. 45. The Board of Guardians in each Union to appoint a Warden to look after and bring the destitute poor to the work house, and to report from time to time upon the state of desti totion in his own district. 46. When the Commissioners declare any workhouse fit for the reception of poor, all local or other acts for the regu lation of hospitals or other charitable foundations within the limits of that union are henceforth repealed. 47. AU hospitals, infirmaries, and asylums are to be subject in all things to the control of the Commissioners. 48. All Justices of the Peace are empowered to visit work -1 houses and asylums, and to prosecute to conviction all persons refusing to obey the orders of the Commissioners. 1 49. Neither the Commissioners nor the Guardians are to employ any money raised under this Act to the use of the Poor in any way not therein distinctly specified. 50. All husbands and wives are bound to maintain their children, legitimate, or illegitimate, until they shall have at tained the age of fifteen years. In the cases of husbands and wives, the one is bound to maintain the illegitimate children of the other respectively. Where the mother is unmarried, she is to be held chargeable for the maintenance of the bas tard, if under her care. 51. Relief given to wives and children is to be considered as relief given to those morally bound to maintain them. 52. The relief may be given by the Commissioners by way of loan, the amount of which shall be recoverable by the Union from the individual to whom it is given. 53. The wages of all persons to whom relief has been given by way of loan may be attached in default of payment, and the whole amount recovered by regular weekly instalments to be paid into the hands of the Guardians by the master or em ployers. 54, 55. All persons deserting their families, running away from the workhouses, guilty of a gross breach of the regular discipline, or begging in any Union where the Guardians are willing to receive them as inmates of the workhouse, are liable to imprisonment in the common gaol for a month ; and for a second offence three months. 56. The individuals offending as stated above may be af prehended by any persons. All constables bound to appre hend every such-offender. 57. Persons suspected may be apprehended, by virtue of a warrant signed by any Justice of the Peace. 58. Money or effects found upon offenders to be employed in defraying the expenses of their prosecution. 59. The Boards of Guardians empowered to levy rates. 60. The following hereditaments are rateable under thin Act, viz.:- All lands, buildings and opened mines ; all tithes and compositions or rents in lieu of tithes ; all commons and rights of common, and all other profits to be had, received or taken out of any land (except rents-seek and rents-charge, he riots and services) ; all rights of fishery and rights to run :ring water or water power ; all canals, navigations and rights of navigation, and rights of way and other rights or easements over land, and the tolls levied in respect of such rights and easements ; all tolls, traverse and thorough, and the tolls of fairs and markets ; except all churches, chapels, and other buildings exclusively dedicated to religious wor ship, and all burial-grounds and cemeteries ; all infirmaries, hospitals, charity-schools, and other buildings exclusively de dicated to charitable purposes, and all buildings, lands, and 1 hereditnments dedicated to public purposes, but where any ' private profit or use shall be directly derived from any heredi. taments hereby excepted, the person deriving such profit or use shall lee liable to be rated as an occupier according to the annual value of such profit or use. 61. The rates to be made upon an estimate of the net yearly value of the prCperty rated. 62. The rates arc to b' carefully entered in a book to be signed by the Guardians Mon: any attempt is made to collect them. 63, 64, 65. Existing surveys and valuations, where found sufficient, arc to be followed. Where objected to, the re medy to be provided by the Commissioners. The cost of new surveys to be made chargeable upon the rates. 66. Guardians hound to give notice where the valuation may be inspected by persons possessing rateable property four teen days before the rate is fixed. 67. Guardians bound to give notice of the amount of the rates fixed before they arc levied. All persons to be allowed to take copies of the rates fixed without charge or hindrance. 68. The rates to be paid by the actual occupiers of pro perty. 69. Rates recoverable with costs from persons refusing to pay them. 70. Persons paying in rent the net annual value of their property to deduct half the rate from the rent ; and to deduct the whole where the rent shall not exceed Si. yearly. 71. The subletters of land are to deduct the amount of rate from the rent paid by them in the same proportion as the under-tenant or cuttier. 72. The receipts for rate to be a legal tender in part of payment of rent. 73. All persons to be considered rate-payers who do not deduct the whole of their rates from rent, and who receive rent from which deductions for rates are made. 74. All rate-payers to have votes. Property rated under I 50/. to give one vote-under 1001., two votes-under 150/ three votes--under 2001., four votes-and above 200/., five votes. Persons not entitled to deduct any part of the rate from rent, to have double the regular number of votes. 75. The County cess-payers are to be taken for rate-payers in the first instance, and so form the nucleus of the rate-paying body under this Act. 76. Joint rate-payers are each to vote in proportion to their several payments. If one only claim to vote, he shall be pre sumed to vote for the whole property rated. 77. Guardians to be elected by a majority of the rate payers. The election, when made, binding on the Union, unless set aside by the Commissioners. 78. Rate-payer may vote by proxy ; such proxy to be evi denced in writing. 79. No rate-payers can vote, unless his rates be paid up till within the last three months. 80. Corporations to vote by any of their officers. 81. The returning officers at elections to be appointed by the Commissioners. 82. The Commissioners, with the consent of the Lords of the Treasury, may issue Exchequer Bills in payment of monies borrowed under this Act. 83. No contract entered into by a Board of Guardians to be valid, unless conformable to the general rules promulgated by the Commissioners. Contractors violating their contracts liable to prosecution, by order of the Commissioners. 84. No Guardian or officer of the poor to hold a contract while in office, either in his own name or the name of others, under heavy penalties. 85. No accounts to be passed without being publicly audited. 86. No payments made contrary to the rules of the Commis sioners to be allowed. 87. The Commissioners are to appoint Auditors, who are to be assisted by the Justices at the Petty Sessions in conduct ing the audit. They are empowered to strike out and reduce all items which they may consider unjust or exorbitant, 88. Advertisements relative to this Act arc not to be charged stamp-duty. 89. All letters on business relative to this Act to be free of postage. Every abuse of this privilege to be punished by dig missal from office, and a fine of 100/. 90. All summonses duly served under this Act, if left at the last place of abode of the persons, to be cited. 91. Penalties recoverable by summons and the decision of two Justices. 92. Officers disobeying the orders of the Guardians to be liable to a fine by order of two Justices, not exceeding 5/. 93. Masters of Workhouses and Officers convicted of pur loining or embezzling property under this Act to forfeit 201 , and treble the value of the property purloined and embezzled. 94. Contempt of the Commissioners, or their orders, punish able by two Justices by a fine not exceeding 5/. for the first and second offence. Subsequently to be deemed a misde meanour, punishable by fine, imprisonment, and hard labour. 95. Forfeitures and costs to be levied by distress and sale of property within seven days of seizure. The, money to be paid into the Poor-rate Fund. 96. Every rate-payer is to be considered a competent wit ness under this Act. 97. Persons appointed to carry this Act into operation to be held irresponsible for prosecutions defective in form. No plaintiff to recover for trespass, if the tender of sufficient amends be made. 98. Appeals against the decisions of Justices to be made to the Assistant Barristers, at least within four months of the de cisions complained of. 99. The Assistant Barristers to decide finally. In cases of appeal against a rate the Assistant Barrister may quash it, and order a new one, or confirm it, as he sees meet. 100. When a rate is quashed or reduced by order of the Assistant Barrister the money must be returned to the rate payer, if already paid. 101. Persons appealing against rates are to give the Guar dians fourteen clays notice of such appeal. 102. Rates appealed against may be levied as if no such appeal was lodged, at any time before the final decision is given. 103. Persona appealing must enter into recognizances five days after notice given to try such appeal at the next quarter sessions, and to pay the costs if such shall be awarded against them. 104. The decision of the Assistant Barrister final and bind ing upon all persons whatsoever. 105. Of actions against Commissioners and their servants twenty-one days notice must be given. No action to com mence after the lapse of three months from the (late of the plea urged as a ground of action. The defendants in such actions to recover costs and damages. 106. The orders of the Commissioners are only remove able by a writ of certiorari into the Court cf King's Bench, Dublin, and are binding till declared by that Court illegal. 107. No writ of certiorari to be moved for before ten days' notice is give❑ to the Commissioners. 108. Before moving for writ recognizances to the amount of 501. to be entered into to defray costs and penalties. 109. Contracts not to be affected by decisions of the Court of King's Bench. 110. After the passing of this Act the " Poor Law Com missioners for England and Wales" shall be styled simply "the Poor Law Commissioners," and to sue, and be sued, under this title. 111. The King may appoint another Commissioner to the three already appointed. 11th The Commissioners may sit as a Board either in Eng land, Wales, or Ireland. 113. The Commissioners are to have a common seal, and such seal shall be received as evidence. 114. One Commissioner may act as a Board in Ireland. Such, in substance, is Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S Bill for the Relief of the Irish Poor. We cannot compliment the framers of it upon the manner in which they have drawn it up. With a few slight alterations, we would undertake to strike out forty clauses at least, without in the slightest degree affecting a single one of its enactments. Provisions the most dissimilar are jumbled together in a manner the most strange and inconsistent. But these are evils which can be easily remedied when the Bill is in Committee. What is really important is the principle of the Bill, and that is deserving of the strenuous support of every friend to the. well-being of Ireland. We confess that we have many objections to offer to the several clauses of this Bill. Nevertheless, if we fail hereafter in convincing the legislature of the correct ness of our views, we shall not theiefore decline to give it our best support. Of one thing we are certain, namely, that this Bill, if carried into operation, will in five years change the whole aspect of the social system in Ireland. The affairs of the Peninsula are now assuming a more favourable aspect. When accounts reached this country of the revolution effected at St. Ildefonso by the troops, and of a similar revolution at Lisbon, nothing was heard of from certain parties but the most dismal forebodings. The whole system of Constitutional Government, according to them, was at an end—the Court was stripped of its power and prerogative by a handful of troops under the command of a sergeant—the tlistinctions and privileges of the Cortes were usurped by the army—and there was no hope for the Penin sula till the voice of the nation could be heard, and signal vengeance taken on the mutinous soldiery. Many persons in this country, friendly to political liberty, concurred in these sentiments, partly misled, we admit, by the state ments of correspondents of newspapers. Indeed, there was a general feeling againit both these revolutions, because the people of England confounded the principle on which re form ought to be founded in a long-established Constitu tional Monarchy, with that which it might be absolutely necessary to adopt in a country torn by civil dissensions— where the voice of the people could not be heard through their representatives, and where every constitutional attempt to obtain redress was frustrated by the intrigues of a corrupt Court and a degraded nobility. In Portugal signal proofs have been given that the feelings of the great body of the people are in unison with those of the army. The counter revolution, attempted in November, miserably failed. Both army and people in the capital united against it, and their decision on that occasion has been affirmed by the electors throughout the kingdom. A great majority of Mem bers have been returned in favour of the " revolu tionary" Government. The Ministry are occupied, not in destroying the Constitution of 1820, but in carry ing its principles into effect—in curtailing unnecessary expenses—in removing from office persons appointed through Court intrigue or corruption—in attempts to im prove the trade and finances of the country ; and so con vinced do the people appear to be of their good intentions, that neither the minions of the Court, nor the supporters of the expatriated nobility, can venture on any new intrigue to drive them from office. The address of the Cortes in an swer to the QUEEN'S Speech, detailing the course which the Government intend to pursue, is remarkable for the goad sense and judgment "which it displays. " Aware,' say the Cortes, " of the wants of the country, the represen tatives of the people will proceed in the discharge of their duties in conformity with the spirit of an enlightened age always keeping in view that a great majority of the Portu guese nation desires order, and stability, and security, and to enjoy at length the benefits of constitutional freedom pro mised them since 1820, but never realized." An equally beneficial change is observable in Spain. Since the com mencement of the contest, Don CARLOS has never been re duced to such extremities as at present ; and it is not too much to hope that he may finally be driven from the coun try through the exertions of a Government placed in power by a " mutinous" soldiery. It is to be regretted that reform is not effected by more constitutional means ; but in a coun try like Spain, or France as it was before the -Revolution, there appears to be no other alternative. Till the French army was purged of traitorous Generals, and the corrupt, intriguing, and privileged nobility were driven from the country, constant attempts were made to bring about counter-revolutions. Such a system has been pursued in Spain by the worthless nobility (for it cannot be denied that as a body they they are the least respectable class of the community) ; and among other benefits tho result of these military revolutions have been to inspire the Ministry with more activity—to lessen the influence of the Court— and chace from the two capitals many of these hereditary opponents of the freedom of the people. In the Paris papers of Thursday, the whole of which we have received, we find the following important communica tion from Toulon : " TOULON, FEB. 12.-1 hasten to inform you that the ex pedition against Constantine, the preparations for which have, during the last few days, been urged with the greatest acti vity, will not, after all, take place, or, at least, are suspended. The following telegraphic despatch was received here at 35 minutes after 11 this morning : Paris, 12th Feb., 3 min. past 8 in the morning. " THE MINISTER OE WAR TO BARON DE STOFFAT, COMMAND ANT OF THE FORTRESS OF TOULON. " ' All transport of troops to Bona is suspended till further orders. Give directions for stopping those which have em barked, or are on the point of embaring. In case the two ships, which you have announced to me as about to sail for Bona to-day, have taken their departure, you will desire the maritime prefect to send off immediately a steam vessel to recal them to Toulon.' " Although the contents of the preceding dispatch were not positively known, a report was generally current this afternoon that the expedition against Constantine would not take place. We are all lost in conjecture as to the cause of the abandon ment of this important expedition. The statements which we yesterday copied from the Paris Journals of Wednesday, relative to the total aban donment of the expedition against Constantine, are thus, to some extent, authenticated. The " unfortunate legacy" left to France by the Restoration is about to be abandoned The decision is a wise one, though we do not doubt but that it will greatly disappoint the expectations of the popu• lace. With the mass of Frenchmen the war in Africa was extremely popular. When the inhuman treatment which the dead bodies of the French soldiery who fell before Constantine is known in France, the popularity of a war with the Arabs will be increased an hundred fold. It ap pears from letters received from Malta of the 12th tilt , that the whole of the prisoners taken by the Arabs were massacred without mercy, and that their heads were stuck on spikes round the walls of Constantine. The bodies were denied the rights of sepulture, being left to be de voured by dogs and wild beasts. Marshals MOLITOR, SOULT and GERARD, protested on Wednesday, against the dismissal of Marshal CLAust They forwarded copies of these protests to the Marshal's Hotel. The disaffection of the army increases apace. A great outcry is raised against the rumoured appointment of the Duke of ORLEANS to the chief command of the Forces. The only other news in these Journals will be found in the annexed extracts : PARIS, FEB. 16. SPAIN. BAYONNE, FED. 11.—PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.—IBS Ma jesty Charles V. arrived at Tolosa cn the 9th, and immediately went to Ernani to visit the line and review the troops of Gene ral Guibelalde. His Catholic :Majesty took with him a battalion of Navarre, a battalion of the G uias de Alava, and the 6th bat talion of Castille, to reinforce the troops of Guipuscoa, so that General Guibelalde is at the head of 11,000 men, to defend himself against the attack of the Anglo-revolutionists. A report is current that General Evans has made an appli cation to General liarispe, for leave to place five pieces of cannon at Hehobic, to be employed in supporting an attack against Irun. The answer to this singular request is not known, but we would willingly believe that the French Go vernment will not agree to it. The opinion of the Ministry has been applied for by the telegraph, to know what is to be done. _ The fort of Larragu was surprised on the night of the Bth by the Royalists, under the command of Manotin ; 30 Chris tino officers were taken, with 3 cannon, and a great quantity of ammunition and provisions. On the same day, 12 soldiers of the French legion, and 3 artillerymen of a garrison of Puente la Reyna, with their arms and baggage, came to Estella. Every day we see a great quantity of provisions leave this place for San Sebastian, with the sanction of the Government, and now the French Consul at Bilboa announces that he has received a similar permission for a large quantity of provisions, which will shortly arrive in that city. But for this assistance, authorised by the French Government, the revolutionary troops could not subsist—St. Sebastian and Bilboa would be forced to retreat to the right bank of the Ebro.— Gazette de France, dated Feb. 17. Peals, FEB. 15. —The King of the Belgians continues to discuss all State affairs in ,secret conferences with M. de Meu lenaire, though he has retired from the Cabinet. It is, there fore, highly probable that the ex-Minister for Foreign Affairs will soon re-enter the Ministry. At the same time that we receive this intelligence, we learn that Lord Palmerston thinks of raising troops in Belgium for the Queen of Spain, and that he has communicated his plan to the French Government, which has declared that it will not oppose it.—Journal du Commerce, Feb. 16. FRENCH FUNDS.—Pants, FEB 16. five per Cents., 109 f. 65c 7' c. 60c. 75c. Four per Cent., 101 f. 100 f. 911 c. 95c Three per Cents., 791. 60e. tAle. 55c. Bank Actions, 2,4n0f. 2,405 f. ttente de Naples, 98f. SJe. Roman Five per Cents., IN%. Spanish Actives, 2714%%%. Spanish Ditteres, 11% 12. Spanish Passives. 7V2 Belgian Loan, Five per Cents, 103 Brussels Society, 1,560 c Portuguese Loan, Three per Cents, 31 , 04. Haytian Loan. 360 f. itaciimmE ON LONOON. One month, paper, —c. —c. ; money, 25f. 3Ce. 'Vireo months, paper, —f. ; money, 25f . 10 , —Cours Authenliaue. BOURSE, HALF-PAST Foos.---Very little business was done to-day in the French funds. The Five per Cents., however, improved 10 centimes. Some doubts were entertained re specting the authenticity of the telegraphic despatch said to have been forwarded by the Minister of War to the naval au thorities of Toulon (published in the second edition of the Journal du Commerce), which ordered them to suspend the embarkation of troops for Bona. Some sales of Spanish Actives took place at 27 , a, on a report that the British Cabinet was dissolved, but this stock shortly afterwards recovered, and closed at 27i- LAST PRICES. Five per Cents., 109 f. 75c. Three per cents. :9f. 70c. Bank Actions, 2,105 f. Rente de Naples, 91 f. 90c. Roman Five per Cents., 102%. Belgian Loan, 103. Portuguese Three per Cents., 3114. Haytian Loan, 360 f. Spanish Actives, 27si. Spanish Passives, 7%. Spanish Differes, 9;6, New Differes, 12. Belgian Society, 1,560 f. The Earl of Harrowby was yesterday so far re covered from his late indisposition, as to be able to attend a meeting of the Church Committee. The Hon. Edward Richard Littleton, the son of Lord Hatherton, starts for the borough of Stafford, and, we understand, with a certainty of success. The Tories are in dismay to find that the issuing of the writ for this borough, upon which they had plumed themselves as a triumph, is so soon to become a signal defeat. Lady De Lisle has been appointed house-keeper of Kensington Palace, in the room of the late Mrs Strode, who held that situation for a quarter of a century. The Earl and Countess Cadogan had a select dinner party on Thursday evening, at their residence on the terrace, Piccadilly; Lord Charles Wellesley, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Mr. Drummond, and Mr. Cecil Forrester were amongst the guests. The Duke and Duchess of Bedford, and the Ladies Russell, are expected to arrive at 'Woburn Abbey, from Ba rons Court, on Monday next. Their Graces travel to Bedford shire, via Dublin and Holyhead. Lord Alexander Russell, the Duke's youngest son, has arrived at Harrow School, from Barons Court. _ Baron Hompert has arrived at the Clarendon Hotel, from Vienna. The Baron visited Prince Esterhazy, in Chan dos-street, and dined with his Highness in the evening. Baron Wydenblock is appointed First Secretary to the Austrian Embassy, vice the Chevalier Hummelauer, who has received the appointment of Consul-General of the Austrian States, vice Rothschild, deceased. The Duke of Norfolk entertained a select party to dinner yesterday, at his residence in St. James's-square. Lady A. M. Donkin entertained an elegant party of fashionables yesterday evening, at her house a in Park-street, G rosvenor-square._ — The Duke of Wellington left town for Strathfield saye immediately after the marriage of Miss Bagot to the Ear] of Winehilsea. WRECK.--The Guernsey Star reports the wreck, in that port, of the Caledonia ; four lives were lost. At a large church, not twenty miles from Exeter, the clerk, on Sunday, the Ist of January, after the conclusion of the prayers, called out " There will be no service here this evening as the lamps be afreez'd."—Sherborne Journal. The son of M. Guizot, who died on Tuesday morn ing at two o'clock, in his 22d year, was the eldest of the chil dren of the Minister of Public Instruction, being the issue of his first marriage with Mlle. de Meulan. Having passed with distinction through the classes of the College of Henry IV., and signalised himself by his examination on his admission into the Polytechnic and other schools, he devoted himself to his torical and literary labours, from which those who knew him anticipated the most brilliant and valuable results. His father and family are deeply afflicted by his loss. On Wednesday morning early, at Ilminster, two mows of flax, standing nearly half a mile from each other, were destroyed by fire ; the damage is stated at 4001. Sherborne Journal. The Mark Lane Express, after alluding to the un settled state of the money market, adds, that " the corn trade has withstood the shock firmer and steadier than could have been anticipated. ANTI-CHURCH-RATE ABOLITION MEETING.-(THIS DAY.) A Meeting having been announced to take place this day at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, for the purpose of petitioning Parliament against the proposed Abolition of Church-rates, a Reporter from this Office attended, but was re fused admission unless provided with a ticket. We under stand that upon each ticket is a request that none but such as are friendly to the objects of the Meeting will attend, and this will enable the public to form a tolerably correct idea of its exclu sive character. CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY.) MR. LECHMERE CHARLTON. Our readers will recollect that Mr. Lechmere Charlton ap plied to the Lord Chancellor yesterday for his discharge, when his Lordship refused to interfere unless the case was brought regularly before him by petition. Today Mr. Charlton, by Sir Charles Wetherell, presented that petition to his Lordship, who after hearing it argued for upwards of an hour, refused to discharge the Learned Member, on the ground that the apology which he had made was not sufficient to satisfy the offended dignity of the Court. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) BOW STEAD V. MOODIE. This was a bill filed by the plaintiff against the executors of the will of the testator, for the purpose of obtaining payment of two legacies of 3001. each. The defendants admitted assets, and two of them were willing to pay to the plaintiff the amount of his legacy, but Mr. Moodie withheld his consent to the payment, alleging that the plaintiff had discovered in an old pocket-book money of the testator's, the fact of which lie had not communicated to the executors. Mr. PEMBERTON and Mr. SIDEBOTTOM appeared for the plaintiff. Mr. \Armoire, on behalf of the defendant Moodie, asked for an enquiry before the MASTER, for the purpose of examin ing the plaintiff as to the personal estate of the testator, al leged to have been received by him. Mr. BETIIELL appeared for the two other executors. Lord LANGDALE would not grant the enquiry astced. The defendant Moodie might, if he had thought fit, have filed a cross bill for the purpose of investigating those matters which he alleged to be lodged in the'breast of the plaintiff. lie had not done so ; there was no evidence supporting the answer of Moodie on the enquiry that was asked, and his Lordship there fore decreed payment to the plaintiff of his legacy, together with interest and the costs of the suit. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) DEAL, FEB. 17. —Wind W. S. W., moderate.—Arrived the Georgiana, Watson, from Berbiee ; and Faith, Langler, from Boston. Sailed the Patriot, for the Mauritius. ' PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 17.—Wind W. to S. W., fine. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 17.—Arrived the Ann, Steward, from Messina. CREEK, FEB, -. --Arrived the Elbe, Robson, from Odessa; and Rosaleigh, —, from Trieste. MARGATE, FEB, 17.—Off port the Maunday, Hopper, from the Mauritius; and Gleaner, Stibble, from Limerick. DovER, FEB. 17.—Off port the Career, —, from Rio Janeiro, Magdalene, Bremer, from Angostina ; and George, llehus, ditto. WEYMOUTH, FEB. 17.—Arrived the Antermis, Sparks, from Calcutta. GUERNSEY, FEB. 16.—Arrived the St. George, David from Rio Janoilo. GLOUCESTER, FEB. 17.—Arrived the Scio, Teasdale, from Alicati. FALMOUTII, FEB. 16.—Wind W. S. W., fresh.—Arrived the Candidate, Goodwill, from Cragamister; and Oby, Bar ker, f rom H am b u rg, l ea ky, b oun d to F aya l . LIVERPOOL, FEB. 16. —Wind S. W., fresh.—Arrived the St. Clairs, Putnam, from Charleston ; Euretta, Skinners, from Savannah ; Burlington, Prince, from ditto ; Native, from the Mediterranean; and Walter Scott, —, from Savannah. CLYDE, FEB. 15.—Arrived the Rosebud, Roy, from De merara. DUBLIN, FEB. B.—Arrived the Queens', James, from S' Übes. CORK, FEB. 15. —Arrived the Corsica, Reed, from Turk's Island ; and Crusader, Smith, from Honduras. POOLE, FEB. 17.—The William Belson, from Newfound land, was assisted off the rocks near Durlstone's Head, by His Majesty's revenue cutter Tartar, and arrived in the harbour. She experienced a heavy gale three days after leaving New foundland, which swept the decks, about thirty leagues west of Scilly, having lost her rudder, when she was fallen in with by His Majesty's ship Semarang. The Glasgow, Robinson, from Liverpool to New York, struck the Liskeard Rock, near Wexford, on the 15th instant, and went down; the master and some of the passengers and crew saved ; about 10 persons drowned; those saved were picked up by a Wexford schooner, and the ship went down in about 25 fathoms water. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, 7'WELVE O'CLOCK. Our arrivals this morning are the French mails, and ship letters from Berbice, St. Helena, Calcutta, of the 15th Oct., and Mauritius, of the 14th and 31st of November. THE FUNDS. Consols closed yesterday very buoyant, and the Foreign Exchanges with an improvement. There was also more con. fidence in commercial affairs than for some time past, and money obtained at easier rates. These improvcmnts had a material effect on the funds in the course of the day. Consols which were in the morning 90, left off at 901 for the Account ; Exchequer Bills 27 29 ; India Bonds 23 25 ; Bank Stock 207} ; India do. 2571. Consols this morning may be quoted 90ai ; for next time 90. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active, which closed at 27k, may be quoted 27i-28 ; Passive ; Deferred 1211 ; Portuguese 491 ; Three per Cents. 311 32 ; Colombian 251 26 ; Mexican 251 26 ; Dutch Two and a ti4f HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. The Cons.ol market has been rather in a feverish state dur ing the morning. In the 'early part they were buoyant, and looing up at 801 . .; buyers for the Account, and for April, 91, since which the market has taken a turn, and Consols receded to 89i 1 ; the cause of the fall is not exactly known, as no quantity of stock has come to market, nor have we any news at present to affect the market. Exchequer Bills improved to 27 30 prem. ; India Bonds, 25 23 prem. ; Bank Stock, 208 2071. Spanish Active also receded from 27i to 271; Passive, 71 ; Deferred, I ; Portuguese, lower, 49 ; Three per Cents 311; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 54k. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for the Account, 89i i„ The Countess of Pembroke and Lady Mary Her bert arrived in Grafton-street, on Thursday evening, from their seat, Wilton House. The Russian Ambassador returned to Ashburnham House yesterday, from Brighton. The Hon. Charles Compton Cavendish arrived at Burlington Home last night, from his seat, Latimers. The Earl of Belfast has arrived at Fenton's Hotel. The Countess is in Paris. The Earl and Countess of Errol and family have arrived at the Stud House, at Hampton-court, on a visit to Lady Isabella Wemyss. The Noble Earl proceeded to the Stud House from the Clarendon, and not to the seat of his brother-in-law, Mr. Gurney, in Norfolk. The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury enter tained the Earl of Aberdeen and a distinguished party at dinner on Wednesday evening in Grafton-street. The Earl and Countess of Sefton entertained a party to dinner on Thursday evening, at their mansion in Ar lington-street. Covers were laid for twelve. Lord and Lady Frances Egerton entertained a dinner party on Thursday evening at Bridgewater House. The Earl and Countess Bathurst were amongst the select circle. The Duke de Cadaval died at his house, in the Rue de la Manche at Paris, on T ues d a y last. The ca l am i. ties which had befallen his country; and the unfortunate share which he had had in the events which brought on the fall of Don Miguel, had long preyed upon his mind, and impaired his health. The Duke was thirty-six years old. He leaves five daughters. A funeral service was performed in his honour on Thursday, at the Abbaye au Bois, at which his uncles, the Dukes de Luxemberg andMontmorency, presided. We understand the Duke's remains are to be conveyed to Portugal. We understand that the Tories intend to make a grand muster of the heads of the party in the Easter week, when it is said the Marquis of Douro is to make his first visit to this city. We hear it is intended to give a grand dinner to the Marquis and a large party of influential Tories in St. An drew's Hall, after which dinners are to be given to the electors in the same building. The same honourable system, there fore, which won for Sir James Scarlett, and afterwards for his son and Lord Stormont, the representation of this city, it seems (if this arrangement be correct) will be continued under the son of his Grace of Wellington. There is still, we are well aware, the same quantity of " commodity" floating loose upon the market, increased, judging from former periods, by the addition of some ten pounders.—Norwich Mercury. CURIOUS PHENOMENA.—On Thursday morning, about half-past ten, a very thick fog came suddenly from the east and enveloped the city ; and so dense was it, that at the middle of the North-bridge the new buildings were quite in visible. It did not reach, however, the top of the Calton bill, so that an opportunity was afforded of observing the fol lowing very striking and beautiful phenomena :—Two gentle men, with much delight, perceived the surface of the cloud spread out, and completely covering from view all below. The surface was nearly level, and the head of Arthur's Seat rose clear above, sharply marked, presenting exactly the appearance of an island. On looking northward (that is, opposite to the sun), two white segments of a circle were seen, each forming about 90 degrees of a circle, and presenting the silvery ap pearance of a lunar rainbow, the circle being incomplete above and below. But what was most striking. was, that each gen tleman saw his own shadow reflected, of a most gigantic size, but not that of his friend. The head also was surrounded by a very beautiful zone of iridescent rays, like a glory. On moving the body and arms, the image presented a threatening aspect, and forcibly recalled to recollection the Demon of the Brocken illounyn in Upper Germany.--Scotsman, IRELAND DUBLIN, FEB. 16. CARLOW ELECTION.—The result of the first day's polling fully bears out the anticipation of that success in which we have all along confidently indulged, as well as openly declared. — rom the Dublin Evening Post we learn that at the close of le .first day's poll (yesterday) the numbers were as follow : Bunbury. Vigors. 65 65 79 90 45 44 50 45 Barony of Ilathvilly Barony of Forth and Idrone West Carlow and St. Mullins ........ . Idrone East 244 Majority for Mr. Vigors 5 " The candidates are polling by tallies. By a reference to the above, it will be seen that the great majority for Vigors k from the barony of Forth and Idrone `Vest—his number in tliqt barony being 90, and Bunbury's 79. The freeholders of this barony consist principally of the tenantry of the late Mr. Ka vanagh." In the teeth of this majority in favour of the Liberal candi date, the Conservatives affect still to be sanguine of success. They report the advance of some auxiliaries, said to have come up on Thursday. But if there were no other evidence of the certain defeat of Mr. Bunbury, the tone alone of the Mail would convince us that Vigors and victory will be triumphantly identical. A loss of temper with the Mail always precedes the defeat of its party-patrons. Accordingly, we have to-day a long lugubrious lecture on the bigotry of the priests who ad vocate Liberal doctrines, and a fearful denunciation of the "ferocity which marks the despair ( I) of the Revolutionary party." We expect, on Monday, to show what grounds for " despoi," Mr. Vigors has by announcing that gentleman's re turn for the county of Carlow. DUNGARVAN ELECTION.—The state of the poll on Wednes day afternoon, at two o'clock, gives a majority of 43 in favour of Power over Galwey. The gross majority for the Reformers on this day's poll is 92. We, therefore, shall certainly have to announce in our next the return of young Power, of our teen, Spiel's step-son. It is said that Galwey wished to re sign, but they would not let him, being determined to poll the whole borough, and thus give him a surfeit of electioneering. COUNTY LONGFORD PETITION.—As the matter may be sub jected to some misrepresentation, it may be expedient to :men tion that Mr. Luke White's declining, personally, to de fend the Longford election, does not place the representation of the county in any jeopardy. The freeholders will defend the return. The only difference this course will make amout. , ts to this, that the consideration of the petition will be deferre d for a month. Under the circumstances, perhaps, this is the most judicious course that could be adopted.—Dublin Evening .Post. ORANGE LlES.—Just as we were finishing the 1113°1,1., we learn that an Orange Contemporary of ours (Packet), ha: , pla carded the seating of Fox for Longford. Softly, Old 'Two penny—in Longford the said Fox will never burrow.—Edublin Evening Post. ORANGE MURDER IN CAVAN.--We have already stated that Carr is dead, and that Murphy, Lynch, and Harte are in a very hopeless state. Donelly, one of the alleged murderers, has fled, it is supposed, to Liverpool. —Dublin Evening Post. THE MAGISTRACY.—Mr. Charles Minchin has receive d his discharge, and, on his own showing, we must say, most de servedly. Our readers cannot forget the melancholy tithe murder at Dunkerrin. A coroner's inquest was held cin the victims, and Mr. Charles Minchin put himself forward as the advocate of Philip Ryan, merely "to elicit the truth." In the court the coroner was the judge and the director. Mr. Minchin went out of his way—he had no duties to discbarge, save those which we arc delighted to perceive the Lord Chan cellor has deemed incompatible with the magisterial functions. —Freeman's Journal. PATRICIAN STAGE- COACIIMAN.—Richard Smith, Esq., of Ballinatrea, brother-in-lnw to Lord Doneraile, and the Prince of Capua, is now running a stage-coach, and a one-horse car named by him, between Cork and Youghal.— Wated'ord Chronicle. Her Grace the Duchess of Marlborough has ar rived at her house in Pork-lane, where she will remain a few days, and then proceed to Hampton -court Palace, where her Grace has apartments. His Highness Prince Paul of Wurtembarg, father of the Grand Duchess Helena of Russia, who made a tour of this country a few years ago, has arrived in Paris from Stut gard, and intends, it is said, to revisit England this season. On Thursday evening the Earl of Minto gave a grand dinner at the Admiralty to the Marquis of Lansdowne and Lord Henry Fitzmaurice, Viscount Palmerston, Viscount Melbourne, Baron Bulow, and Mr. C. Wood. At 2 o'clock. the saloons were thrown open to Prince Esterhazy and Prince Nicholas, Earl Cadogan, Lady Brougham Lady Howick, the Countess of Tankerville, Lord Claude Hamilton, Lord Dal meny, Baron and Baroness Biome, Baron de Cetto, Lady James Stuart, Lord Leveson, Lady and the Misses Stopford, M. and Madame Dedel, Hon. Mrs. and Miss Elliot, Captain Eden, Sir Walter Riddell, the Earl of Carlisle and Lady Elizabeth Howard, Mrs. Verschoylc, Chevalier Odelga, Coun tess of Euston, and the Ladies Fitzroy; Sir Pulteney Malcolm, Sir Minto and Lady Farquhar, Colonel and Lady Mary Fox, Lady Cowley, and the Hon. Miss Wellesley. The Russian Ambassador was expected to dinner, but was engaged to dnt that day at the Royal Pavilion at Brighton : A few evenings ago, some persons in the pit, of tilt theatre at Bruges having thrown some apples at one of tilt actresses, she picked one of them up and three; it back. Tilt pitites insisted that she should beg pardon, fdr what they wen( pleased to consider an insult. The nego: z i at i oo to t hi s e ff ec lasted several days, during which tber house was closed, bul the actress, not wishing to inflict further injury on the di. rector, consented to make an apology, which she couched it the following terms:—" Gentlemen, I come to beg your par don, for the apples which you threw at us." The tacit re proach was understood, the actress was warmly applauded, ant the performances continued without interruption.— Galiynani', Messenger. The Tories of West Kent threaten to bring for' ward another Conservative candidate with Sir Willian Geary, their great object being to eject Mr. Law Hodges one of the most efficient and liberal Representatives that Ken could ever boast of returning. We have reason to believ , that the Liberals arc prepared, in that case, to start two Re formers in both divisions of the county, and poll to the la! hour allowed by law.—Kent Herald. On Friday an Inquest was held at Warwick of the body of Ann Mann. The deceased was sixty years ( age, and came to her death th roug h p l ung i ng h erself into butt of water, while in a state of insanity. The influenza is still raging at Bridport, and or pears to have assumed a more malignant aspect ; severs elderly persons died during last week. PLATE SUITED FOR PRESENTATION.— Elegant or Splendid Silver Inkstands—Silver Waiters of every si: —Silver Cups, New and Second-hand—Fifty varieties of Silvi Tea and Coffee Services—Splendid Snuff Boxes—Silver Epergne and many other articles of Plate adapted for Presentation as Test monials, &c., may be selected from in the Show Rooms at T. COX SAVORY'S Working Silversmith, Goldsmith, and Watchmaker, 47, Cornhi London. BIRTHS. On the Ist. inst., at Bramham Biggin, Yorkshire, the lion. Mr Henry Ramsden, of a son. On the 12th inst., at Edinburgh, the Hon. Mrs. Keith, of a so' On the 15th inst., in York-terrace, Regent's -park, the lady Captain P. Ripley, of a son. On the 16th inst., Mrs. H. H. Barnes, of Ely-place, of a son. On the 16th inst., in Brunswick-square, the lady of S. Levisoi Esq., of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 16th inst., at St. J o h n ' s Ch urc h , H o ll oway, Mr. Josef liTilmshurst Pewtress, of Gracechurch-street, to Elizabeth, secor daughter of Mr. J. Low, Holloway. On the 14th inst., at Hanley Castle, Samuel Wall, Esq., Worthy Park, Hants, to Eliza Anne, second daughter of Sir Lechmere, Bart., of The Rhyd, Worcestershire. On the 15th inst., at St. Mary's, Woolwich, Charles M. Dean Esq., of Winchester, to Catherine Mary, eldest daughter of Capta Willis, R. A. On the 15th inst., at Stamford-hill, Mr. Louis James, of Stoe well, to Sophia Paris, eldest daughter of J. Foot, Esq., of UPI' Claptou. On the 15th inst., at Streatham Church, Robert Henry, Esq of Chichester, to Eliza, second daughter of the late J. Lade, Esq of Hitchin, Ilerts. At St. George the Martyr, Queen-square, Mr. Thos. Thwuite of Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury, to Mary Jones, only danght of the late T. Maurice, Esq., of Oswestry. On the 7th inst., at Milverton, Somerset, J. K. Parkir.son, so geon, lioxton-square, London, to Sarah Anne, eldest 'laughter the late S. Warren, Esq. On the 15th inst., at Lynn, Frederick Ingle, Esq., of niggle wade, to Pleasance, youngest daughter of the late Rev. John Pa tridge, Rector of Cranwich, Norfolk. On the 16th inst., at Ealing, Middlesex, Mr. W. Taylor, Union-hall, to Mary Anne, eldest daught daughter of S. G r ococ Esq., of 13rentford. DIED. On Thursday, the 16th inst., at Clapham, Surrey, Mrs. Nei l ' aged 75. On the 15th inst., at Bromley Palace, Sarah, Countess Dovag of Kinnoull, aged 77. Her Ladyship was the daughter of the; Big lion. Thomas Harley, second son of Edward Earl of Oxfoi.ll. On the 14th inst., at Coopersale House, Essex, Susa - miah 110 blon Newton, widow of J. Houblon, Esq., of HaPaingbury Play daughter of the lat e J. A rc h er, E sq., of Welford, Berkshire, a l of Lady Mary, his wife, daughter of William, Fitzwilliarn• On the 15th inst., in Euston-place, Eustr.,n-square, Mrs. Pott e aged 80. On the 13th inst., at Southampton aged 16, Margaret Cat rine, youngest d aug ht er o f t h e l ate W. ' B. Goodrich, Esq., of Let borough, Bucks. On the 15th inst., Mary, the wife of Thomas Leach, Es4-' Russell-square aged 49. On the 15th; inst., .n Old-street-road, John Champion, Es,q" On the 14th i ns t., at Elm-place, Wandsworth, Mr. Jas. 0 ' 1 " hers, aged 72. On the 14th. i ns t ., at Higher Hall, Mary Anne, wife or I 1 Kearsley, E:41., M.P. On the 14th inst., at Piddletrenhide, Dorset, Frederick.V iiii3l son of T. Bridge, Esq., aged 12. On the 11th i nst., at Preston, Salop, George MarrFytt, -C aged 22, youngest son of the late Rev. John Marriott, of Ch url Law ford. On the 10th i nst., at B ath, the Rev. C. Rigby Collins. ° f 11 lena. House, :Sidmouth. On the 14th- inst., Mr. N. Bellingham, of Southamptlin- r° Russell-square, aged 64. On the 13th inst., at Norwood, Surrey, Mr. Thomas Senn iul late of Winchester -street, aged 62. , Moo On the 13th inst., Willi am Ed war d s Donellan, Esq., vi Talbot, county of Roscommon, London : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG %". ° „ i f 112, Strasui, at Th e Sun Office, No. 11', Strand, in to ie Cv of Middle:ex.—Saturday, February 18, 1837.