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) home, with le railroad to say, at that land in the ed. 'lan, followed )een carried, to be with ark Literary ;ho has con-• nted the new !scendant of le celebrated died a few Fall be had on heir minority, lace express tngerous state rl and Conn- Lord Fitzroy , are at Bad- bercorn have )f Aberdeen's e just arrived I Vaughan is !ctation of the Id to any bu- On: Colonel the Order of teen Regent of t St. Peters otTithstanding zs every day in enable circles at Bodminton If St. John's, Harrow, was ) of the Exeter on of the Rev. themselves to y the Emperor sfactory . to bi s of his meeting kPPear, on the every sense of was frank and they had last ms: We men ofari opposite ; , although the Ills • vary rise. —M orning ;tired from the ;e with an opu- ,CT. —At the . wen, Miss Har m against Mr. rriage contract. unrequited," the insoleth the fair dollars do not 'ance said, the 1g steer.' " Friday evening ,ted appearance. iuptials of Miss ieutenant Gene - Murray Drum 1, of Megginch. Rate relatives of carriages of the ' ound the s pot. o °' ;d by the Rev appy pair set off ; o• 4 ' tle, amidst the party assembled. s collation, and ill a late hour. xrl and Countess Misses Murray • . J. Bruce, Hon• 'usley, Mr. and. , and the Misses Alph , th of Metbvent .s. Murray Mae.- . the Rev. Robt. ace the Duchess int of the r ecent John Forbe.s.---- ertain men ts ati ; at Drury-lane le, while its rival ption of holyday- icultural Asso rt a steam-ploug. li remarkably well, a depth of nine le services rely the people to the west of Irelan d, preciated. Th e nave invited buil le distress which grasping cupidity' t landlords—an d nd esteem in the ,•• E. --It embraces .om the apparent ition to the Irish to be called the le principles an )rm Association . Esq., one of the rriers, espied , on. He was, ice death of a cele name of Ignatiu s been placed u p oil ster, who Wde.- caused it to weep ted Dundee on itine Jean Laing' irva to Liverpo" ivas driven a shor e , Orkney, on the as went to pieco: ilors, were sav eL, o state that two ,rian belonging- t° his exertions ° -Glasgow Courier. cause of the de; as been produ ce ° it has not boas n corn, the port s t its admission by therefore, go fa r ' t of agricultu re ' , a debasement, 01' ition has not bee n illy admitted that lost important re' agriculture. 1%1 , 41 do is, to rel ea,-. ) which it is su; )n it.—Edinbufg" e Chaneery.lle' moving one otherstbe "ich the rob •hich there was a l broken o pen all ld M'Ghee ;*e Association, '',lo characters at 0" .1y hour on goll4 [d Steyne an d 0 i t to of the or cate louse of I\fr. hil; lock the stu eil d up and disco` ire a blaze. A pleo: ). Williams's Batlls' two shops and tilt isly got under, B°l off. The snifts'' f o ur panes of plaq alone cost 50. r''' Phillips's proP e Guardian. SPA--..---- ..,........,---- IN—opET.q -- OF THE CORTES. ROY ...t k..._ EECH. ADIIID, NOV. 16, 1835. T his int erest i ng d ay has passe d over ver y well, and the Queen Governess and the members of the two Estamentos, 'aa th e people, all seem pleased. at an Cham ber early h our th e a venues to the galleries of the u aNber o f P rocuradores were crow d e d with well-dressed e° l'le and ladies of the highest rank, all anxious to obtain tats, • 'in order t o w it ness the arrival of the Queen. Every `" e , 6es of interest was exerted, in order to insure success, C''' as the ga ll er i es are sma ll, man y wer e obliged to return "tile „,disappointed. T he streets from the Palace to the Estamento of Preen kie°!est,avithich are the leading ones of this capital, were 1 i ,"'.. 1 ! for the passing of the Queer and at two o'clock 6., Majesty c aJesty left the Palace in a splendi . d , carriage drawn by i 4,: !earn-coloured horses, preceded by the Infant Don a Ilei seo and his lady, the Infanta Donna Carlotta , in I ; 4 ' carriag e , an d atten d e d, as o n similar occasions, by the ° Y a l servants and guards, &c. e weather was fine, but cold, yet the balconies were :444ctled by ladies, all eager to witness the procession , which ° led slowly along. th' l 11 °Yal salute of Nre 21 guns having announced the depar , b of the procession from the Palace, the utmost anxiety 1 1, di sPlayed in the Estamento of Procuradores. tile dipl omat i sts hastened to take their seats in a tribune t o k&la nY allotted to them. The French Ambassador, li tult Itayneval, with his lady and daughter ; the British v'4ister, Mr. Villiers ; the United States Minister, Mr. N anne ss ; the Charges d'Affaires from Sweden, Denmark, r i ,,, rtu N, and Belgium, were present, as well as all those k i s s t re markable in a Spanish House of Legislature ; Gene ,i, i_Soublette and O'Leary, diplomatic agents from Vene_ t : 41 ; and Senor Santa Maria, diplomatic agent for Mexico, p t ga tiie e n d in the negotiations for the recognition of the inde kit ee of the ci-devazzt Spanish American colonies. They . to i, l ‘' °l•o Court dresses. The presence of the ex-Spanish it e "ts, although not recognized, gave great interest to sce ne. The members of the Estamento of Proceres ° attended, and sat on the benches to the right of the 1,,s a. % l t f t the P rocura d or es being seated on the beaches to t he : Each had twelve members named as a deputation to e the Queen. idle pd Q ueen Governess entered at half-past two o'clock, ge ; gas received with loud applause. Having taken her br at ° n the throne, with the Royal attendants standing be ie:' and the Ministers on the right and left, her Majesty pa th e Proceres and Procuradores to be seated. l a r , who as Prime Minister stood immediately tla ri ght hand, then presented the Royal speech, which ,Queer read with fluency and ease as follows : thkt,4lustrious Proceres and Gentlemen Procuradores of of e fis '‘ i ngdom,—The assembling will be always dear to me 1 4 : Cortes, who, in accord with the Government of my liiiiL st daughter, have to deliberate on questions of the 1 )4 '7 interest to the good of the nation and of the state, t k a a v ever more than now, when a new era begins of recon tt, I tui and of patriotism. My heart is powerfully affected N e : r ternplating the loyalty and good sense of the Spanish w h 7 t, and conceives a well-founded hope of seeing ter tl7ted within a short time, by the sacrifices of this great i it l°u, the ca l am iti es o f the civil war. I have the greatest a l l , Blra etion in expressing before you sentiments which are 11; efal to me as mother of Isabel 11., and Queen Gover '4.°i! Spain. I ) 4 : h ave placed my confidence in the Minister s who are of -urea with that of the nation. If the representatives th e th e Spanish the Monarchy, who at this moment surround ift,'"°noof my beloved daughter, favour them equally t '''- t `.' theirs, I hope that without new loans or an augmen ia.lolof the taxes, resources will be found , not onl y to 41 11 ' n ate the war of the factious and to prove su ffic i ent for le eth . th e 1 er obligations of the State, but also to ameliorate 14 4 ' ( ' t of its creditors, national as well as foreign, and to 4 Public credit on a solid basis. 411il r he Sovereigns who signed the treaty of the qua dru p le a n ' e e continue to give us repeated proofs of their adhe tl;ce to th e principles therein laid down, affording aid, as toi f 4 , 3 my Government considers proper, to the sacred cause tt i k a we defend. T o thi s t rea ty my august daughter is ~ o t hted for th e cop i ous assistance, in arms and ammuni :lit; afforded for the support of her throne by my august 4,, t he King o f G rea t Britain, and the authorization 41 t ed by th a t G overnmen t t o E ng li s h subjects to take up th iu her defence. Faithful to the same confederation, th e , ng of the French, my august uncle, has authorited , : ,,., er uoval from the shores of Africa to Catalonia, of the j 4s i el gu Legion, which has already begun to give to our r e s ca use such essential services. We have to expect equal alt ß 4. K ir , - f rom the • concurrence of the 10,000 Portuguese, t i ,C\ according to a convention made with her most Faith of „ t aiesty, my muc h-b e l ove d cous i n , an d as a consequence t,,r;.est treaty, have already commenced entering into our ki, lt°r Y• Their Majesties the Emperor of Brazil, the 11,,, 1 ' s °I Denmark, Sweden, Belgium, and Greece, and the to lie of the United States of North America, preserve 4(18 us that powerful union and friendship which they l'O l ,, alw ays professed to us. Our relations with the other (l o ' e4 are conformable to the line of policy which their Pe vel ' a ments thus far follow, and to the dignity and inde '4'ence of our nation. tif i' s 'egotiati ons have been entered upon with the States itit e ,, Pan ish America, and I have . believed it suited to the t o t ; c sts of th e nat i on an d o f th e Th rone , and well adapted thr: c onfidence inspired in me by the Certes, to consult 1; 1 : ° u a business of so much and such transcendent im of ,tiee, without, however, infringing on the prerogative le Cr own . ki; Pio fidelity o f th e va liant army of my august daughter, tll o ' '' nt lY proved in the alternatives of the cruel war in t i le ' N orth, and by its constant adherence to the cause of it li gation, are beyond all praise ;it suffices to say, that The' benefits Worthily sustained the name of the . Spanish army. Am which t have conferred on it have been just la,: l erited, although they, by the straitened circumstances, Ikti - f i ll°t come up to my wishes. There is only one which is;i: . ," my desires, and it is the erection of a hospital of lil a l ' , an establishment worthy of a beneficent and. war ' c ation. . k k : II urgent necessity of terminating promptly the civil th e ': vi ll cause an increase beyond the ordinary limits of fo r ; Pr uY, augmented as it already is by foreign auxiliary h est 1' whose valour and excellent discipline give rise to the tar, ' l° Pos. The sacrifice will be great, although momen k,ts ; but th e equa li ty w i t h w hi c h th e en liSt m ent has been te a : r d has already been approved of by the nation, al ii,a's e ssentially a friend to justice. The proofs of maim_ el m a nd of disinterestedness which I daily receive from all ii ti s `s of the State, demonstrate that, for Spaniards, there 'l'6 ° t ask too arduous or costly, when the defence of the ,: ° ue and of the country is at stake. li4ti Bare tho ug ht it proper to give to the portion of the t o °4 armed in defence of internal order, and moveable ti o : s c of necessity into active service, the name of ' Na tkaa` Guard,' which name seems to express with more t ,„, tn ess the object of such a salutary institution ; its :'"lations .modifications, which shall be pro rooed , - require sonic L ° YOu , Al . tile; a ny Nvell-deserving Spaniards, the greatest number . of P to l inscribed 7among the National Guard, have given 44', With their blood of the patriotism which glows in their hearts. I could not forget those noble sacrifices, and ti lt : er °re have I arranged that the orphan daughters of 111: e who have perished, or may perish, by the weapons of I %. f t . eb els, as victims of their adherence to the cause of the ea - 4 1' 1 14 1 1 . 0 e throne, and of the liberties of their native land, 411, b e educated in the college of the Union, a name which ~t ee : rc s to me appropriate, since the epoch of its foundation ' ktii become the time when all true Spaniards have united reconciled. ta„' re e most important projects of law will be presented A e - s -itr deliberation—that of elections, the basis of the re i I vli*:i nt ,l t ive Government—that the Liberty of the Press, 1 4 .-4 I s the soul thereof—and that of the responsibility of l tla graters, which is the complement thereof, insuring and at k .41ne. time rendering compatible-the 'inviolability. of the 4. ~ v. 4 reh and the rights of the nation. c 't al ' i °us useful decrees have been circulated from the yo p . of th e S ecretary o f Fi nance , an d i n particular that s t ,Il 'ltit , t ends to diminish the condemnations in cases of i •au 4 _ , I tR ,. 11, and Wiliell is specially grateful to my feel ra; Knee its obj ec t i s to alleviate misfortunes and to 4 . ' l'; ') , r l to socit v man;.- useful persons, to the profit oh ' ' ll ! t ure aryl o f ' the' arts, and not less to the advan- tage of public mocal , s. But it has not yet been possible to form a general plan for this most extensive budget. I hope that you will authorize my Government to make in it the proper modifications, and that you will place it in a situation of presenting to the future Cortes a com plete system of financial administration. When the amount of the receipts produced by these modifications, and the sum of the expenses, ordinary as well as extraordinary, shall be known, the estimates Al be presented with all due exactness, which, considering the actual circumstances of the nation, it is impossible at this moment to verify: I be lieve my Government worthy of such confidenceto the Cortes it belongs to suit it to the appropriate occasions. " Ia the judicial order many abuies have disappeared, and there has been established a regular and uniform system in all the proceedings of the tribunals. The efforts of zeal and ability arc continually directed towards the labours of preparing and arranging the new codes, and in the regula tion of the clergy, of whom the commission,' composed, of prelates and of other individuals, replete with virtues and with information, will not cease its labours until the objects are completed. A project of law Will be laid before you for establishing in a decent manner the lot of the regulars. " We are bound to give thanks to Divine Providence for the good state of the public health, and for the harvest pro duce of this year, which, if not superabundant, is at least sufficient. The Cortes will be able to obtain full informa tion of what has been done, and what is under consideration in order to be done, in matters of administration and in fa- your of the inhabitants of every district. To those matters belong the organization of the Ayuntamientos (corporation magistrates) and of the provincial deputations—a new ar rangement of civil government—the municipal and, popular character which is to be given to the police—the removal of the obstacles and difficulties which have hitherto been opposed to the free circulation of individuals and of arti cles from one part of the monarchy to another ; and, in fine, the improvements made and proposed to made in the system o► instruction, for the perfection of which no sum will seem to me excessive. _ _ " The corporate (proprios), the half-pay . saving funds (wades), and the granary property (positos), have particu larly attracted my attention. A law will be presented to you for the alienation of the first ; which law will be combined in such a manner, that without diminishing the value of the lands and without doing any injury to the inhabitants of the towns, the products of the sales may perhaps defray all-the ex penses of the system of roads and canals, which is within a few years to be formed, and which, by favouring transport of goods and commerce, will give value to the products, and conse quently to the lands themselves, the price of which will have augmented with the augmentation of the cultivated grounds. Private wealth, and that of the State, will thus increase in rapid progression, and the national properties allotted to the extinction of the national debt can be sold at a proper valuation ; and the more especially of the granary stores (positos), which, preserving always their ancient and bene ficial.destination, shall at the same time serve as a basis for provincial banks,' which will be found to favour speculations of industry, and among them that which is most important in its public and private results—the purchase of national properties. The Government, convinced that it is never a good adminstrator of this species of property, proposes, with the consent of the Cortes, to offer immediately for sale all such property now in its power, and , also all that may for the same reasons belong to it hereafter. • To the system of communication, which is the great want of Spain in the order of material subjects, is referred the convention which I have concluded with her Most Faithful Majesty on the navigation of the Douro, and which is to be extended. to that of the Tagus, Minho, and Guadiana. " Such are, illustrious Proceres, and gentlerrien Procura- Alores of the kingdom, the important. questions which are to be submitted to your deliberation. From your distinguished loyalty, patriotism, and wisdom, I expect the happiest re sults. The Representative Government is that which is best adapted to the present civilization - ; my intention is, that this nation, so worthy of being free and happy, shall' enjoy the liberties emanating from that system of Govern ment, in union with public order, which is a condition ne cessary for every grade of human society. Great sacrifices have been made, and continues to be made, by this magna-. nitrous people, for.t.he support of the throne of my august daughter. My name is associated, perhaps, by a particular arrangement of Heaven, with those generous efforts, and I will, therefore, make no excuses for, and neither will. I be sitateto offer, any sacrifices, in order that the Spaniards may receive their fit recompense in the consolidation of their liberty and of their happiness." Having concluded the reading, M. Mendizabal bowed to the Queen, and asked her permission to address the Cortes. • Having received her assent, he then spoke aloud as follows " Her Majesty commands me to declare that the General Cortes of the Kingdom are now lawfully opened:' • These words, which he repeated slowly and with a marked pause on the word " lawfully," made an evident impression on the assembly. .The Queen then rose, and the deputation accompanied her to the entrance. It was a striking sight to seethe Conde.de las Navas, who six weeks' ago was at the Lead of an army in actual dispute with the Government of the Queen, in the dress of a National Guard soldier, as well as Senor Isturiz, the most decided Liberal, and who has been called the counsellor of Las Navas, and the ad interim President of the Estamento, accompanied by the other Procuradores, and by the deputation of the Proceres, at tending the Queen on her entrance and her departure. At 3 o'clock the procession returned in the same order to the Palace amidst the roar of cannon and the ringing of bells. The Queen looked pale and- wan, though otherwise in good health, and appeared in better spirits than at the close of the Cortes, last May. She saluted the crowds as the men took off their hats, and the women waved their handkereh'efs on her passage. The election of the President of the Procuradores is to take place to-morrow ; five persons will be chosen, of whom the Queen Regent will nominate one, who will continue during the session. There is to-night a partial illumination. To-morrow a President. will be chosen, and on Thursday, I understand, it is to be fully dthated.. Preparations are making for an illumination to-night. The queen Regent worked with her Ministers till mid night, and ordered her carriage to take her to town at six this morning. She looked well, was elegantly dressed, bowed graciously to all around, and seemed much pleased with her reception. - The Gazette -of this day contains an official report from Baron de Meer, Viceroy ad interim of Navarre, dated the 9th instant, stating that Colonel Iriarte bad, according to his orders, marched t.i►e night before to Laratuana, and sur prised the party of Oebotegui, killing 18, and making 33 prisoners, being the whole of that detachment. • KIRKCUBBIN DINNER TO WILOLJAM SHARMAN CRAWFORD, ESQ., M.P.—This entertainment to Mr. Crawford, chiefly from, the Landholders of Ards, took place on Tuesday last. Francis Savage, Esq P., of Glastry, presided. There were about 270 persons present;' the greater part of whom are highly respectable and indepen dent. farmers. The cloth having been removed, the usual loyal toasts were given, after which the Chairman, in a highly, complimentary address, proposed the health of Mr. Crawford, which was received by the company with enthu siastic cheers. MT. - Crawford then delivered a long. and eloquent speech in reply, in the course of which he referred to the circumstances under which he formerly contested the-county of Down, and the support which he received that occasion from the men of Ards. - . Mr. CraWford then gave a brief history of the tithe question since the Year 1 182:3, and reviewed at some length the variors measures which have been proposed for the extinction of tithe. - Mr. Crawford concluded with a detailed exposition of the prin ciples of his bill respecting landlord and tenant in Ireland; and resumed his seat amidst continued cheering. In the course of the evening a number of other toasts were given, and speeches were delivered by several gentlemen. COMMUNICATION WITH AMERICA BY WATER FORD.—Mr. Wyse has been instructed by the Committee appointed at the late meeting of the city, on the commu nication with America, via Valentia, to tender the co-ope ration of the Waterford Committee to the Great Western Railway Company, and 'to ..solicit their influence to have the communication made - from Valentia or Bantry, .via Waterford to London. This would be obviously the shortest way, as from Valentia to Waterferd could be made by railroad in six hours—from thence to Bristol or rather King-road in 18 hours, and thence to London six hours by the Great Western Railroad, making a total of :30 hours from Valentia to London by Waterford.—lrater - Chronicle. A maniac confined in one of the receptacles for lunatics in Prance, is rep7esented as labouring under the singular delusion that he had been beheaded during the [ Revolution, and that another person '6 head had been sou - • stituted for his own. COURT CIRCULAR. Baron de Moncorvo, the Portuguese; Minister, visited Viscount Palmerston yesterday at the Foreign Office. The Postmaster-General - had interviews yesterday with Viscount Melbourne, and with the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, in Downing-street. The Law Officers of the Crown had an interview yes terday with the Lords of the Treasury. The Earl of Minto, Viscount Howick, Sir John Hob house, and the Right Hon. C. Poulett Thomson, hc,d in terviews yesterday with Viscount Melbourne in Downing street. THE SUN, LONDON', WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1835. BRIGHTON-TUESDAY. • - His Majesty, accompanied, by the Duchess of Glouces ter, took a carriage airing this morning at twelve. In the afternoon their Majesties took a carriage airing to Rottingdean and along the Cliffs. The Princess Augusta, attended by Miss Wynyard, took a carriage airing at twelve o'clock. Prince George, accompanied by Earl Brownlow, Lord Falkland, and Sir Andrew Barnard, rode out on horseback this morning at half-past twelve. Audience was given to Admiral Sir R. Ot‘.vay this after noon. The Dinner Party included Earl and Countess of Jersey, Countess of Charlemont, Lady Elizabeth Clements, and the Hon. Mr. Villers. - - CALLS.-Mr. B. Bathurst, Captain Henry Smith, Mrs. Robert Jenner on leaving, Mr. Briggs, Mr. Lionel Hervey, Rev. Dr. Foord Bowes, Sir Hugh Pallison, and his sister Mrs. Lockhart, Captain Thornton, R.N., Vice-Admiral Sir Edward and Lady Codrington, Lieutenant and Mrs. Schonswar, Mrs. Garrow, Mr. and Mrs. Derby, and Mr. and Mrs. Geare. Her Majesty, Prince George, and Prince Ernest, ac .companied by Lord Falkland, the Earl of Brownlow, the Hon. Miss Mitchell, Lady S. Cornwallis, Sir A. Barnard, Sir Charles Thornton, and Mr. Davis rode out on horseback this morning at twelve o'clock. The Duchess of GlouceSter, accompanied by Lady Falk land, walked out this morning at twelve o'clock, and after wards took a carriage airing. Prince George, accompanied by the Rev. Mr. Wood, walked .out this afternoon. _ _ _ _ Sir W. Houston, Groom-in-Waiting, left the Palace at six o'clock this morning. Tho dinner party this evening will include Colonel and Mrs. Walton, Colonel and Mrs. Wynyard, the Marquess and Marchioness of Ely, and General Sir R. and Lady M'Farlane. His Majesty sat to Mr. Newton to-day, for the fourth time, for his miniature. The Russian Ambassador, Count Pozzo di Borgo and suite, arrived at No. 11, Brunswick-terrace, on Saturday lest. His Excellency the Turkish Ambassador is still sojourn ing at the Steine Hotel. The M. C.'s ball, at the Old Ship, last night, was but thinly attended. The Queen of the Netherlands packet sailed this morn ing for the opposite coast. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Earl and Countess of Meath, from a tour in Italy ; Lord George Bentinck, at Harcourt House, from a tour ; the Right Hon. Sir Charles Bagot, in Eaton-square, from the Hon. Colonel Howard's scat, Castle Rising, Norfolk ' - Sir Henry Halford, in Curzon-street , from his scat , Wiston Hall, Market Harborough ; Colonel Verner, M.P. in St. James's square, from the Contincnt ; Major-General Sir John and Lady M'Cleod, from a tour ; Lieutenant-General Sir George Anson, in I3ulstradc-street, from Brighton ; Lieutenant- General Sir Hudson Lowe, in Hereford-street, from a tour ; the Hon. William Bathurst, in Hrlf Moon-street, from Brighton ; the Countess Montalembert, from Ramsgate ; Captain Baynes, R.N., from the Continent ; Mrs. John Douglas, and Captain J. Hope Johnston, at Marshall Thom son's Hotel, Cavendish-square; Earl and Countess of War wick and suite, at the Carlton Hotel, Regent-street, from Paris ; Lord and Lady Monson, at ditto, from ditto ; Lady Caroline Ncild, at ditto, from ditto ; Lord Brooke, at ditto, from ditto ; Capt. Rose, 15th Hussars, at ditto, from Dublin. DEPARTURES: The Earl and Countess Cadogan, for Paris ; the Dowager Countess Beauchamp, from St. James's-square, for ditto; Lady Tancred, for ditto ; Captain D'Aeth, R.N., for ditto ; the Hon. James Butler, for ditto ; • Colonel Power, Royal Artillerv, for ditto; Viscount Powerscourt. from Long's Hotel, for Dublin ; the Earl and Countess of Roden, from the London Hotel, Albermarle-street, for Tullamore • Park, Downshire ; Viscount Valletort, from the Sackville Hotel, - for Buckling Park, Yorkshire ; Lieutenant-General Sir Moore Disney; from Upper Brook-street,-on a tour ; Martin Brim mer, Esq., and - Miss Brimmer, from Marshall Thomson's Hotel, Cavendish-square ; Mrs. Glynn, from ditto ; W. Sawbridge, Esq., from ditto.; Francis Meynell, Fsq., from ditto. COVENT-GARDEN Last night a new play, in three acts, called Inheritance, .vas brought out at this theatre. It does not possess; in point of wit, humour, elegance, vivacity, or solidity of dialogue, such merits as would sustain the name of comedy. A certain Earl of Rossville, who died without children to inherit 'his title or estate, had a younger brother, who mar ried against his will. He was on that account rejected by him, and he and his wife, Mrs. St. Clair (Mrs. West), treated with neglect and scorn. Mrs. St. Clair not having any children, but determined, in revenge, that her estates and title shall not go to the rightful heir, suborns a woman, named Lewiston, to pass off an infant named Gertrude ;Miss Taylor) as her daughter. Mr. St. Clair having died ; his wife, and his now supposed daughter, are in possession of the property, living in n style of great expense and luxury Gertrude, being now Countess of Rossvillc, is of course ardently wooed by more than one lover—by Lindsay (Mr. Pritel.ard) for her beauty and her virtues, and by a cold hearted coxcomb Colonel for her money. There is an honest old Scotchman, of great wealth, and, in a moral point of view; of great worth, residing in the neighbour hood, who conceives an extraordinary affection for Gertrude, from the striking likeness she bears to his wife, who had been lost at sea with her infant child. This Scotchman, Adam Black by name (Mr. H. Wallack), has a citizen niece, Mrs. Waddle, the wife of Major Waddle (Mr. Vale). They take up their residence near the old uncle, Black, with .a view to a large legacy, and this pair are the great funmakerS of the piece. They are both vulgar, quite in the old metropolitan way, and the Major be sides is silly and cowardly. The amiable and worthy Lindsay is rejected by Gertrude, and, however high her respect for him, she prefers the gay Colenel. They are about to be married, when a person named Lewiston makes his appearance - from America, and threatens to discover the whole secret of Gcrirudes real parentage unless his silence be purchased. He extorts from Mrs. St. Clair jewels and money to a large amount. At length he divulges the secret, the result of which is that Lindsay, the rejected lover, is proved to be the true heir, and of course Gertrude and her mother are beggars. Her former acquaintance refuse an asylum to Gertrude, hut Adam Black takes her to his home and to his heart, and Lindsay is still her lover, and ready to share with her in wedlock his rank and his wealth. The upshot is that Gertrude is proved to be the child of Adam Black, rescued by the brother of Lewiston, a sailor, from the vessel in which her mother - was lost, and from the flames of which Adam himself was borne away in a state of insen sibility. Though loaded with wealth and in possession of a splendid mansion and demesne, he has ever since led a lonely discontented life, despising his interested friends and relations, and finding his only consolation in-acts of benevo lence. The important facts arc proved by written docu ments, miniatures, &c., which Lewiston got possession of on the death of his brother, and brought over to England as a promising speculation in the money way. The lovers are of course married. Such are the incidents ; and the great merit of the piece is that the plot is pretty well concealed till very near the close. Did the success of the play depend upon its humour it could not have - lived through half-an honr. Mr. Wallack sustained the character of the good old ScOtchman very effectively ; and Mr. Pritchard, in genteel comedy, would be an acquisition to any theatre There was some disapprobation, bUt applause predominate and the play was announced for repetition. FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. • WAR-OFFICE, NOVEMEnIi. 24. - 2tl Regiment of Life Guards—F. E. Freke, Gent., to be Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Heathcote, who retires. Nov. 24 - Bth Regiment of Foot—H. Hill, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Bewes, appointed to the 85th Foot. Nov. 24. 24th Foot.—Ca tam H. D. Townshend to be Major, without purchase, vice Kelly, deceased; Lieutenant D. Riley to be Cap tain, vice Townshend • ' Ensign J. M. Mason to be Lieutenant, vice Riley, Oct. 25 ; Serjeamt-Major Haviland, from the 2d Dragoon Guards, to be Ensign, vice'Mason, Nov. 24. • 26th Foot—Ensign H. Edgar, to be Lieut.• by purchase,- vice Bourchier, whose promotion has not taken place ; Wm. Betts , Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase,.vice Edgar, Nov. 24. 31 s t Foot—Major S. Bolton to be Lieut.-Colonel, by purchase, vice Macdonald, who retires; Captain T. Skinner to be Major, by purchase, vice Bolton ; Lieut., H. L. M'Ghce to be Captain, by purchase, vice Skinner; Ensign R. D. Chamberlaine to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice INl‘Ghee ; G. Frond, Gent., to be En , sign, by purchase, vice Chamberlaine, Nov. 21. 61st Foot—Lieut. W. Jones to be Captain, by purchase, vice Lewcs, who retires ; Ensign G. Harkness to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Jones ; H. G. Burmcstcr, Gent.., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Harkness, N0v..24. 85th Foot—Ensign G: C. Dickson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Ramsay, who retires ; Ensign C. E. Bewes, from the Stli Foot, to bo Ensign, vice Dickson; Nov. 24.' 85th Foot—Captain J. Gibson, from half-pay Unatta(lied, Captain, vice Brevet Major.G. Gibson, who exchanges , receiving the difference, Nov. 24. • 93d FootL-Lieut. .G. E. Aylmer, to he CaPby pur tain, to be ebase , vice Lunt, who retires ;• Ensign W. B. Ainslie,. to-he Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Aylmer ; C. H. Gordon, Gent., to be EnsiEn, by purchase, vice Ainslie, Nov. 24. BREVET. Captain S: Dowbiggin, of the 52d Foot, to be Major in the Army, July 22, 1830. MEMORANDUM. The half-pay of the under-mentioned Officers has been cancelled from the 24th instant inclusive, they having accepted a commuted nllowance :,-Lieut. C. T. Hail, - half-pay .?sth Foot ; Lieut. W. Tyler, half-pay.2d Garrison Battalion. • ENGLAND. kly Liabilities and Asets of the ith August to the 17th November, ;want to 3 and 4 W. IV., cap. 9.3. ASSETS. BANK OF • Quarterly Average of the Wee Bank of England, from the 25 1835, inclusive, published pars , LIABILITIES. Circulation • £17,549,000 Securities -e39,069,000 Deposits • 16,180,000 Bullion • 6,305,000 £:33,729,000 Downing-street, Nov. 23, 18! £36,374,000 BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. WILLIAM CANSDELL, auctioneer, Bishopsgate-street, within. BANKRUPTS. WILLIAM GRIPPER, innkeeper, Chipping Barnet., Hertford shire, to surrender Dec. 1, at one, and Jan. 5, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, Aldermanbury, official assignee; Adlington, Gregory, and Faulkner, Bedford-row. • WILLIAMBALCOMB, plumber, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Dec. 15, and Jan. 5, at three, at the Star Hotel, Cheltenham. Packwood, Cheltenham; Dix and Bicknel, Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, London. JAMES SMITH, corn-dealer ' • Rugby, W ' arwickshire Dec. 1.1,' and Jan. 5, at twelve, at the Craven Arms Hotel, Coventry. Fuller and Saltwell, Carlton Chambers, Regent-street, London. JOHN NUTTALL, lace manufacturer,' Nottingham, Dec. 8, and Jan. 5, at eleven, at the George the Fourth Inn, Nottingham. Capes, RaYmond-buildings, Gray's Inn; Flewkcr, Hardwick, Derby. CHARLES PATON HENDERSON, merchant., Manchester, Dec. 10, and Jan. 5, at eleven, at the Commissioners' Rooms, Man chester. Milne and Cl., London ; Potter, MancheSter. HENRY BOWERS, lodging-housekeeper, Worcester, Dec. 3, and Jan. 5, at twelve, at the Hop Market Imi, Worcester. White and Whitmore; Redford-row, London ; Holdsworth and Finch, Worcester. . GEORGE ARMITAGE and JOHN TOMKINSON, timber merchants, 'Oldham, Dec. 19, and Jan. 5, at one, atthe Commis- Shmers' Rooms, Manchester. Bower, Chancery-lane, London ; Clegg, Oldham. PETER GERRISH, cheese merchant, Ross, Herefordshire, November 27, and January 5, at ten, at the King's Head Hotel, Ross. Smith, Son, and Merriman, Bloomsbury-square, Middle sex ; Humphrys, Castle-street, Hereford. ROBERT AUGUSTINE BRAINE, saddler, Oxford, Novem ber 30, and January 5, at ten, at the Roebuck lan, Oxford. Rackstrow, Oxford; i'hilpot andS'on, Bloomsbury-square, London. WILLIAM LAST, coal merchant, Munster - street , Dec. 4, and Jan. 5, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Burt, Essex-street, Strand ; Graham, official assignee, Copthall buildings. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. H. Rowed and J. W. Greenshields, tailors, New Bond-street, Dec. 15, at twelve—M. Gibbon, grocer, West Peckham, Kent, Dec. 18, at half-past twelve—G. Du Bois, merchant, London walL.Dec. 15, at one—T Emmett, pin maker, Holborn-hill, Dcc. 16, at eleven—M. Loat, whitening manufacturer, Nine Elms, Surrey, Dec. 17, at one—J. Hutton, baker, Piccadilly, Dec. .17, at twelve—J. E. C. Bentley, picture dealer, Newport-street, Long acre, Dec. 17, at eleven—J. W. Sherwood, cheesemonger, New gate-street, Dec. 17, at one—M. Arnold, bookseller, Tavistock street, Covent-garden, Dec. 17, at two—F. Knowles, innkeeper, Blossoms Inn, Lawrence-lane, Dec. 17, at eleven--J. Wood and Co., warehousemen, Poultry, Dec. 17, at half-past one—J. Poul son and CO., marble merchants, Albion Wharf, Bankside, South wark, Dec. 15, at one:—R. Thompson, warehouseman, Star-court, Bread-street, Dee. 16; at one—E. Stringer, publican, Commercial Tavern, Poplar, Dec. 15, at eleven—E. iairbrother, wine mer chant, Oxford, Dec. 15, at twelve:—R. S. JObbling, wine mer chant, Oxford, Dec. 15, at twelve—R. S. Jobbling, wine mer chant, Duke street, Adelphi, Dec. 17, at eleven. In the Country. . E. Mayston, general shopkeeper, North Elinham, Norfolk, Dec. 17, at ten, at the Norfolk Hotel, Norwich—G. Hall, builder, Trowse Newton, Norfolk, Dec._ 16, at ten, at the Bell Inn, Nor wich—J. D. Crofts, shipowner, Wells-next-the-Sea. Norfolk, Dee. 21, at four, at the Crown Inn, Wells—R. Hunt, spirit merchant, Kingston-upon-Uull, Dee. 2, at eleven, at the George Inn, King ston-upon-Hull—R. Moss and I. Brunt, silk manufacturers, Leek, Staffordshire, Dec. 16, at twelve; at the Roebuck Hotel, New castle-under-Lyne-4. 'Hirst, corn factor, Leeds, Dec. 17,at eleven, at the Court House, Leeds—D. Bowen, druggist, Neath, Glamor ganshire, Dec. 17, at twelve, at the Guildhall, Neath—C. Star ling, miller, Knighttvick, Worcestershire, Dec. 18, at twelve, atth" Crown Inn, Worcester—J. 13rindley, colour manufacturer, Alton Mills, Staffordshire, Dec. 21, at eleven, at the Eagle Inn, Lane end—J. Dinwiddie and Co., merchants, Pendlchury, Lancashire, Dec. 18, at two, at the Commissioners' Rooms, Manchester—J. Gracie, draper; Preston, Lancashire, Dec. 17, at ten, at the Com missioners' Rooms, Manchester—T. J. Spence, linen factor, Man-I Chester, Dee. 15, at twelve, at the Commissioners' Rooms, Man chester—G. Dawson, nankeen manufacturer, Manchester, Dec. 19 at eleven, at the Commissioners' Rooms, Manchester—S. Cooper ; grocer, Bath, Dec. 16, at eleven ; at the Commercial Rooms, Bris tol—E. Hardy, innkeeper, Swanage, Dorsetshire, Dec..l6, at three ; at the Office of Messrs. Parr, Poole—ll. Stuart, wine merchant, Worcester, Dec. 23, at twelve, at. th:. , Office of Mr. T. France ; Vi'ereester CERTIFICATES—DEc. 15. M. Retemeyer, so,f,t dealer, Liverpool—R. J. M'Entire, met chant,- Belfast—T. Riddell, innkeeper, Swan Inn, Stratford, Essex —J. T. Swainsen, merchant,. Liverpool- 7 -H. Kerr, tailor, Mul grave-place, Woolwich—W. Rcife, manufacturer of waterproof articles, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire-. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. D. Maggs and J. Meadcn, malsters, Bourton. Dorsetshire— A. and J. Hills, ironmongers, Bishop Wearmeuth, Durham—G. S. Cox, and R. White, brewers, Hunter's-lane, Warwickshire—G. J. and M. Cox, jewellers, Clerkenwell—W. Parker and P. Beck, brewers, Halifax, Yorkshire--C. Dawson and Co., slaters, Mot tram-in-Longdcndal, Cheshire—T. and W. W.. Peacock, builders, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—W. Hills and E. R. Colen, bakers, Chat ham, Kent—T. Edwards and T. Smythe, brewers, Liverpool— 11. B. and T. Cmdwell, jun., merchants, Liverpool—J. Radcliffe and S. Worrall, spindle manufacturers, Rochdale, LaneaShire. but to express a hope, that as the Conn of Aldermen was now an open Court, and that of course the temptation to make speeches was greatly increased, the members would be so good as to speak no more than once upon any one sub ject.—(Laughter, and cries of " Hear.") Alderman PIRIE hoped that Sir Peter would be able to resist the temptation, and not be the first to violate the rule he wished to lay down.—(Laughter.) We understood the Court to come to the determination to request a communication with the Secretary of State upon the question of the navigation of the River. the large fires which had taken place in Charterho square, Bridgewater-square, and Clifton -street, the supply of water was very deficient, some of the engines having to wait from a quarter to half an hour before they could be worked. Within, however, the last month or six weeks, he considered the supply had been much better. The supply of water on the southern side of the river was much worse than in the City. Had the supply of_ water for domestic purposes been more liberal, - the want of it would not have been so severely felt at the fires alluded to. He felt con vinced that had there been a more ample supply of water, a g reater amount of property would have been saved in Charterhouse-square, and in Bridgewater-square, than had been the case. The sixteen Fire-offices included in the London Fire Establishment &Tended for .reeeiving infor mation of fires upon the nightly watch. • . Mr. MILNE, from the New 'River Company, stated that, with regard to the fires referred to: there was a peculiarity, no main•pipe being in the neighbotAood, otherwise a better supply of water would have been e verieneed. The New River Company were always anxious to put down pipes for the supply of the inhabitants, and had given the privilege to parishes to extend the pipes if they thought proper. The extremely dry weather which Ltd been experienced this season was one reason of the great destruction of property which had taken place. • After further discussion, the CirAramAx stated that the inquiry could not be satisfactorily completed until the re turns had been received from the difrerent Wards, and on that ground the meeting was adjourned until Tuesday weel.c. COURT OF ALDERMEN• Yesterday was held the first Court of Aldermen in the new Mayoralty. The Court was much crowded below the bar. After the Clerk of the Common Council had read a statement of the proceedings of the last Common Council, The LORD MAYOR thou it it necessary to mention what had induced him to convene'the Court. In the first place, he was anxious to clear off the arrears of business. His principal object, hoWever, was of a different nature. A recent election of an Alderman had taken place in Ald gate Ward, and the .circumstances under which that elec tion had been made were so peculiar, that he considered it necessary to call his brethren together, to decide upon the most a dvisable plan of treating the question. It appeared, to him, that upon an occasion of suc h m o ment the o p inion; of able Counsel ought to be taken, previously to discussion in the Court, and he had accordingly (riven orders to the City Solicitor to•retain the Attorney,al7.d Solicitor-General, and Sir William Follett, so that they would have the satis faction of having the legal consideration of those eminent, lawyers, in addition to the opinions of the ReCorder and Common Sergeant.—(Hear, hear.) As soon as he should be provided with the opinions of those g entlemen, he should conven e another Court. He expected to be able to call the Court on the Ist of December, but as it was desirable to prevent delay as much as. possible, he should not, on any account, defer the question after the Bth of the en- suing month. Alderman FAREBROTHER suggested the propriety of add ing the opinion of Mr. Sergeant Merewether, who was deeply versed in corporation matters, to the other opinions. Alderman Sir C. S. HUNTER seconded the motion. Alderman VENABLES should take the sense of the Court upon the motion. The proposition was then put by the - LORD MAYOR, and agreed to by a very slight majority. THANKS TO THE LATE LORD MAYOR. Sir CLAUDIUS S. HUNTER lOSC to propose a vote of thanks to Alderman Winchester, the late Lord Mayor. He thought the most advisable course for him to adopt would be to proposa:the vote without circumlocution, as they were all witnesses to the indefatigable zeal, the courteous demeanour, and the care with which their privi leges were preserved in the person of the late Lord Mayor. --(Hear, hear.) Alderman ScHoLEY seconded the motion. The motion was agreed to unanimously. The LORD MAYOR produced some correspondence which took plaCe beteen him and Admiral Fleming upon the subject 'ofYantlet Creek, and which was ordered to be laid upon the table. . TILE DANGERS Or THE NAVIGATION OF THE THAMES. The Loa D MAYOR rose : to suggest the proptiety 'of send infr u, deputation to the Secretary of State. to consult with that officer upon the most efficacious means of remedying the present dangers in the navigation of the Thames. Shea a time as he had been Chief MacristrLitc, three appli cations had been made to him at thesAfansion-house topro secute in cases where loss of life had been occasioned by steam-vessels. Alderman PAREBROTHER—Perhaps you will yourself, as a Member of Parliament, bring in a Bill upon this subject ? The LOR D M AYOR did not like to. take upon himself so serious a responsibility. Alderman LUCAS said that it bad been suggested some years ago, in order to prevent fatal accidents, that steam vessels should not be' allowed to - come"higher up the River than Greenhithe. He believed that the Elder Brethren of the Trinity-house had been referred to, and had concurred in the suggestion, but somehow or other the proposition was never carried into effect. Now he was of opinion that the - records should be searched, for the purpose of gaining the necessary inforination. Alderman VENABLES sail that the Court ought to be very careful not to allow the impression to go abroad, that they meant to sanction any measure calculated to prevent steam-vessels from corning higher up the River than Green wich.' A wide water-way should certainly be kept, and arrangements must be made for the better protection-of life and property in the •River. :Alderinan"Le C AS- Said that-the questin was certainly a very . broad one , an d i nvo l ve d many interests. Str PETER LAURIE said that. nothing could lie done in the matter without an ACtof Parliament.: His object, how ever,. in rising, teas-not •to address. himself to the question, J ~~A~ i " alfi JilerCuLll 61tt . THE GAOL OF NEWGATE. The LORD MAYOR. communicated to the Court that he and several of his brother Aldermen had waited upon Lord John Russell on Monday, on the . subject of.his Majesty's gaol of Newgate, and had been received with the greatest courtesy by the Noble Lord, who seemed to coincid in the opinion that the gaol of Newgate should be appropriated to the custody of untried prisoners. - Alderman VENABLES said it was evident that Lord John Russell entertained the opinion which the Judges and the Court of Aldermen held with regard to the application of Newgate. RESIGNATION OF THE GOWN OF BRIDGE WARD. The Town-clerk read the resignation by Alderman Ans ley of the gown of Bridge Ward. Several of the Alderman spoke in the highest terms of the liberal - and benevolent character of Alderman Ansley, whose resignation the Court then formally accepted. Al derman slcy has been for some time in a very indif ferent state of health. He was the senior Alderman, and represented, according to the ancient usage, the ward which has no constituency. The next in rotation is'Sir C. S. Hunter, of Basishaw Ward, but it is supposed that lie will not stir from his own ward, although the Ward of Bridge is a sinecure. The meaning of this disinclination to move into a sinecure is, that it is supposed the Municipal Cor poration Commissioners will dock the gown of Bridge as totally useless. PETITION AGAINST THE ELECTION OF ALDERMAN SALOItfONS. Alderman BROWN stated that since he had come into court a petition had been put into his hands, on the subject of the late election of an alderman for the ward of Aldgate, by persons who entertained certain objections to the return of Mr. Sheriff Salomons. He had felt it to be his duty to present the petition, but that act, he wished it to be under stood, was no other than a ministerial act, and he offered no opinion whether the election was to be lamented or ap plauded—whether it was justifiable or unjustifiable. He should be prepared, when it might be necessary for him to act judicially, to give his opinion upon the question. There was one consolation about this question ; it was not a question of character, for a more profound respect, indeed he might almost say veneration, than that enter tained for the character of Mr. Salomons by the members of the Court of Aldermen could not possibly be felt.— (Loud cheers.) In presenting the petition he (Alderman Brown) must be considered as merely discharging a public duty.—( Hear, hear.) The following is the petition " To the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City of London. The humble Petition of the Under signed Freemen, inhabitants of the Ward of Aldgatc, sheweth, " That an election having taken place for Alderman of the said Ward, which finally closed on the 19th day of November, instant, David Salomons, Esq., and Sheriff of the said city, was, on. the following day, declared Alderman of the said Ward. " That by virtue of a certain Act of Parliament, made and passed in the 9th year of the reign of his late Majesty George IV., it is required that a solemn declaration be made, on the true faith of a Christian, not to exercise any power, authority, or influence, to injure or weaken the Protestant Church as by law established. That the said David Salomons publicly pro fessing himself to be a per Son of the Jewish persuasion, must be one against whom the said Act was intended to be passed, and, cannot, in the judgment of your petitioners, conscien tiously make or subscribe such declaration, and is, therefore, ineligible to discharge the important duties o f th e office. " Your petitioners, therefore, humbly pray that you will be pleased to take the matter into your serious consideration, pre viously to the admission of the said David Salomons as a member of your honourable Court." •The petition was immediately ordered to be laid on the table, and the consideration of it to be postponed. P After transacting some business of no public importance, the Court adjourned. DEVIZES ELECTION. THE NOMINATION. . At 11 o'clock on Tuesday the Mayor proceeded to the Town -hall and opened the Court, which he immediately . adjourned to the huStings. On the candidatei Presenting themselves on the hustings they were received with loud cheers by their respective friends. Proclamation having been made, Mr. HAYWARD, after deploring the loss they had sus tained in the death of Mr. Locke, proposed T. H. S. B. Es court, Esq., as a fit and proper person to represent the bo rough of Devizes in Parliament.—(Cheers, groans, and uproar.) Mr. CROCKETT seconded the nomination. Dr. BaABANT then presented Cries of f' Send him to G.-cenwich.') Mr. Locke was a Whig if the genuine sense of the term, and 240 electors of this borough had given him their suffrages as a Whig. Was he then to sup pose that the electors of Detizes had no principle at all ? If they had any, it was difficult for him to conceive how they would turn round and support a Tory. Five years ago, when the people of England were determined to assert their rights and to have some power in the Legislature, the Earl of Aylesbury wished for a nominee to send to the House of Commons to trample down the rights of the people. Who Was. that nominee? Mr. Estcourt. He then proposed Captain Dundas.as a fit person to be their representative. —(This was received with cheers, groans, and uproar.) Mr. WAYLAND seconded the nomination of Captain Dundas.--(Cheers and uproar.). Mr. EsTcoura then presented himself, and was received with applause, mingled with disorder. As soon as silence was in some degree obtained, he said, when he entered into Parliament, which, though he was young, was some years ago, there were two great parties—Whig and Tory—and he had joined the Tory party. He was not ashamed to have done so ; he had approved of their principles, but he said, now the Reform Bill had been carried; great changes followed, parties had divided and sub-divided, and there were not now as formerly only two parties. He would rather not give himself any name ; but, if he must, he would call him self a Conservative.—(Loud cheers.) He acknowledged that the passing of the Reform Bill was an era in the his tory of the politics of this country, and he knew that that spirit of Reform must be carried . forward ; he was ready to do that, but that which he would never do would be to lend a hand to pull down the old edifice of the Constitution. —(Cheers.) He would do his best to support the rights of every class of his Majesty's- subjects from the King down wards. These were his principles.• He durst say, that they . had heard it said that he was a member of. the Carlton Club. He should like to know what they thought of that Club. Was it thought to be a sort of pandemonium from which every vice issued ? It. was a Conservative Club, and Brookes's was a Whig Club. Men went there to hear the news and take refreshment, and he could not see the dif ference between them. Captain DL'NDAS then came forward. The Gallant Captain was told the reporters could not hear him, when he very good humouredly said he was not speaking to the re porters, but to the people. He.admired his friend, Mr. Estcourt, as much as any man in the world , he esteemed his family ; but as to his politics he had a very different feelin g . He would talk to his brother farmers abo ut the Malt ;he had voted for its repeal ; but Mr. Estcourt had opposed him. (What more on the subject the Hon. Gentleman said we could not catch.) The other subjects upon which Captain Dundas briefly touched were the people and Corporations, but they were quite lost to us. A show of hands was taken, and the Mayor announced that it - was in favour of Mr. Estcourt.—(Loud cheers.) A poll was demanded by Captain Dundas ; and the meeting was adjourned to to-morrow. SUPPLY OF WATER TO THE METROPOLIS. In conseqUence of the numerous complaints which lia-ve been made of the want of a sufficient supply of water in the City of London, which was particularly the case in some of the recent extensive fires, as well as for domestic purposes, the Court of Common Council referred the ques tion to the' City Lands' Committee, for them - to inquire into the efficiency of the supply; of. water afforded by the New River Company, and to report upon the subject to the Court. Yesterday the Committee met in the Council Chamber of Guildhall, to . comm e n ce the investigation. Mr. Milne and other gentlemen Were present from the New River Company, as well as Mr. Braid Wood, the Superin tendent-of - the London Fire Establishment, who had been requested to furnish evidence relative to the deficiency of water experienced at the recent extensive fires in Charter house-square, and in Bridgewater-square. • Mr. took the chair, and having stated the objects of the meeting, Mr. STACEY called the attention of the Committee to the great importance of the subject which they had been delegated to inquire into. The complaints which had been made of a want of water on the breaking out of fires, as well as for domestic purpose, called for la investigation. He proposed to furnish that information by the production of evidence, from which it Would be seen whether the New River Company bad unnecessarily limited the supply, or whether they had not the power of meeting the demands upon them 'for water; lle proposed to the Committee to ex.?onine Mr. Braidwood upon the alleged deficiency of water to extinguish fires. Mr. BRAIDWOOp was examined, and he stated that at RENT.-FARMERS.-FALLACIES. (Abridged from the Herts 17rformen) " The politics of the farmer," said Mr. Cayley, at the York Agricultural Association, -" arc these :—When he finds that his produce would not sell at such a price as paid for his labour, and met his rent, then ought he to raise his voice, and contend for his birth-right,—offering up his prayers to the Legislature for a redress of his grievances." Very pretty farming politics, truly ! Very convenient poli ties both for landlord and tenant ! The land is let at a higher rate than the present price of farming produce will admit of. The landlord exacts his rent, and the farmer is a loser by his bargain ; and the farmer is, thereupon, to peti tion the Legislature to make up to him, in some shape or other, the difference ; because the produce will not pay his rent, and enable him to live with what he thinks proper convenience and comfort ! He might as well petition for a grant of the public money because the turnip crop has failed this - year, and the grass has been wry short, in con sequence of the dry weather. The one is just as much his birth-right as an Englishman as the other ; and Mr. Cayley must have a very poor opinion of the common sense of his fellow-countrymen, if he thinks that such absurdities will pass current for a moment amongst us. Profits are low now in every branch of trade—how -can we expect them to be high with us ? Land, in the war time, produced 33 and 40 per - tent. ; it now hardly pro tluces 3 ; yet out of this 3 per cent. the Landlord expects to receive the same rent. Rents, where they have - been kept up to. any thing approaching to the war standard, must come down, and land be re-valued, if requisite, throughout the Kingdom. But this is a matter of private, not of Par liamentary, adjustment. Fair play, and legal security in all these transactions, are the birth-right of Englishmen ; but God forbid that we should see the day when any Parlia ment, or any Government, could pretend to direct us how to proceed in them, or to determine the rate of profits with which we were to be contest. We have the Corn Laws. We have an absolute monopoly of the Home Market. What can we ask more ? And how, above all, will a change in the currency help us ? If money he made inure plen tiful, as it is called, we may rcceive more for what we have to sell, but we shall have to give more for all we have to buy, and the balance for, or against us, remains the same, to all intents and purposes. Even Mr. Cayley does not propose to pass an Act of Parliament to enable Farmers to buy for half-a-crown, what costs others five shillings, and to sell for five shillings what may be bought of others for half-a-crown. DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT GREENOCK. (From the Glawynn Herald of Monday. ) About half-past 11 o'clock, on the evening of Saturday last., the dam on the Cartsburn rivulet, at the back or south side of the Whinhill, at Greenock, burst, and in its progress towards the sea nye:flowed almost the entire of tbe suburbs of Grccnoek, called Crawfordsdyke. Many lives have been lost end ninth property destroyed. By the latest intelliaence we learn' that thirty-one bodies have been found, although many are still missing. Of the names of those who have perished we have heard of the follow ing, namely :—Mattheiv Alexander carter ; Alexandar Campbell, carpenter ; the wife and two of the children of Mr. Paul, plasterer ; a female of the name of Grace, well known as having been flir a length of time cook to Bailie Dunlop, in Greenock ; the wife and twa of the children of Mr. Samuel M'Lca, grocer ; a man of the name of Robertson, a labourer, and his son. The man Alex:ine.e , a above-mentioned, had gone out to supper his horse, and nothing was heard of him until the re,:eling of the flood, when it was discovered that the stala, and with it poor Alexander and his horse, baci heal all x li lessly swept away by the torrent. The:a were found, mingled with other corpses:, amongst heaps of rub bish, at the foot of East Blaekhall Street. One man, name unknown, was found dead in bed, having been drowned while asleep, without the least contortion in his counte nance. In one house alone there were filar persons drown c 1 ; and indeed, it is matter of astonishment, from the im mense body of water which caine down, almost like a wall, that greater 'destruction did nut happen. Many miraculous escapes are mentioned—one of a woman who was disco vered in a boat which had been floated front some of the boat-builders' sheds in the vicinity, but how she had got into it she could not tell. One aalso of a child which had been floated out of a house at the Starns, and was picked up at the east end of Cartslyke, oppo site to Mr. Crawford, the laodwaitcr's, into whose house it was on the instant humanely taken ; and although • life was apparently Extinct, it was, after strenuous and ju dicious means used for the purpose, restored to existence and its agoniied and anxious narents. The miller of the Cartsburn flour-mill and la= family had a very narrow escape ; at the moment of discovering the water rushing into the house, he, assisted by his family, cut through a partition in the mill, and gained access to an upper•floor, from whence they made their escape alongst the troughs ; but his horse, a valuable animal, worth up ware.s of thirty guineaa was, with its stable, swept away by the resistless flood. There is at present no accpunting for this destructive event ; but heavier rains have not fallen at Greenock,for many years. We are informed that this is the second time which this darn has burst—the first was about twenty years ago, when it was equally destructive to property, but fortunately less so in lives. It was originally constructed by the Cartsdyke Cotton-mill Company, and has since supplied the mills on the margin 'of the rivulet of , that name with water-power. Accounts Lave been received from Laybaelt, that the Princess of Beira was so totally destitute of money that a few days after her arrival she was obliged to dispose of her most valuable jewels. A banking-house at Trieste has remitted to her bills of Exchange to the amount of .500,000 florins. All the Poles belonging to the D ?mocratie Society, who were arrested at the Batignolles, in France, have been set at liberty. BIRTH EXTR.A..OIIDINARY.--The wife of Mr. James Glen, hiilsman cat Westinuir Coal-works, was yester• day morning safely delivered of three tine female children. Although born in - the eighth month, they are living and likely to live.—Seots. Times. • Considerable activity prevails amongst the miners in several of the minins districts in Derbyshire. The price of lead is on a steady advance. POETICAL JUSTlCE.'Veitave received number less communications. on the subject of Sir Francis Burdett's strange letter, but we Itnve only been able to find room for aof the proceeding there is but one I p Y ersons, of sound jmittment in these opinion. n. But t t :t. -) t i te an T s o r l matters, seem to think that in making public a letter of such a description , without allowing the managers au opportunity of taking it into consideration,.he has committed an unpar- , donable offence towards the Club, and that the c onsequence must be his own expulsion. If the public are to be called on, on all occasions, to sit in judgment on. the conduct of the members .of a Club, all confidence is at an end. It is, therefore, thought that the very ungentlemanly conduct of which Sir'Fraleis. has been guilty must hereafter exclude him from Brooke2s.-11frniag Paper. EXPORTATION EXTRAORDINARY.—On Friday last John Maedonald, a notorious cripple, who has long been in the habit Of progressing on all fours about the streets of this tOwn,.selicitinAr.alms, was brought before the Magistrates charged with having, on the preceding day. exercised his vocation in Wilitechapel; Police-officer Elliot conveyed him to Bridewell, where, on sear chin him, five shillings were found in his pocket. The Mayor passed sentence • upon him of transportation to his native country (Ireland). —Liverpool Albion. D EA TH BY DRINKING lIOT TEA.—On Thurs* day, an inquest was held by Mr. J. Lofthuese, on Lavinia Firth, a little girl, who died early on the ahove morniug in consequence of drinking some boiling tea from the s poilt of a tea-pot. The mother of the c hild h a d p l ace d the tea pot upon the table, and went to the cupboard for the pur pose of getting the tea-cups, and during that short'spitet Of time the child drank the tea. Toe jury_ returncatuaerdict —" that the dstesed died from suftocatonm of drinking tea. —.Leeds Mercur.,v. 00041 , m , 11 , 11810cf , otf 9 orii 10 noii 'adjourn