The Sun. — London, England, 1835-02-13 00:00:00

.............. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. It does not occur to us that in the history of Eng lish party, any attempt was ever made more palpable than the present, or more heinous, to conceal a factious object under the garb of one in which the whole na tion might be led to believe it had a substantial inte rest. The motives too by which an heterogenous and piebald body of Members of Parliament have been in duced to co-operate towards the execution of this one purpose are worth bringing before the public, even at the risk of being charged with repetition. The Whigs, the baffled, unsuccessful, though still restless and aspiring Whigs, have no thought beyond the ex pulsion of a Conservative Ministry, and the im mediate seizure of their places. The Radicals have a different hope. It is to turn- out a strong Ministry, and to make the feeble one which succeeds, their own humble slave and instrument for effecting a radical revolution. With the overthrow, therefore, of the exist ing Government ends the real union of the Whigs and Radicals ; they never will cordially combine for any second purpose. The " movement' of the Whigs will terminate where that of the Destructives is to com mence. A single step beyond the Council Chamber the gentlemen of the old coterie will never budge. They will exclaim to their no-longer allies, " You are carrying the joke too far : what more du you want than a Liberal Ministry in office ? and see you have it ; here we are ; why are you so discontented ?" A correspondent of ours, an " Honest Radical," pointed out two days ago the impossibility of anything like con cord between the Whi , sand Ultra-Radicals a moment longer than they should jointly remain upon the Oppo sition benches. As a Government there are at least a dozen measures which must be proposed by the Ultra- Radicals, and must be resisted by the Whigs, unless one or other were to become that thing so cursed of all ous ted placemen," renegadoes." This is an awful prospect for the Whigs, weaker as they are in numbers and energy than their new protectors, and beset on the other side Sy a formidable band of Conservatives, and who have mly to keep aloof, unmoved spectators of the contest, until at the convenient time they once more descend into the field, and sweep before them the wrecks of both the exhausted combatants. But let us not again be accused of admitting the truth of hypothetical cases. We see no symptom tending towards the realization of either of those which we have for the sake of argu ment supposed, of a Whig-Radical majority against the Government, or of its consequent resignation. For the hope, indeed, expressed by our correspondent, " Memor," that Mr. Abercromby will act the pure and lofty part of retiring from the struggle, because it may involve him, whether successful or not, in obligations to base and infamous supporters, our friend " Me !nor" must be a somewhat young hand if he seriously entertain it. The mind of a man who drinks deep of the foul stream of faction is in a state of incessant and muddy drunkenness. He can see nothing under its natural shape or colour. To carry the imme diate party object he would traffic with Satan himself, and sell his immortality for the bauble of the hour— a Riband, a Regiment, or a Speaker's chair. No ; whatever the Right Hon. Gentleman might be inclined to do, when once the fumes of the party debauch had evaporated, he is now in the same fever with all the rest of the company ; and whether it ends by his sitting upright in the Chair, or tumbling under the table, it matters Lot to him or his boon com panions—on they go. Yet the day of soberness will come by and by ; if not before the nineteenth, not long afterwards and then what will be the reflec tions, what the forebodings of Mr. Abercromby and his bottleholder, the new leader of the motley opposi tion? We have already pointed to the desperate condition of any English party, which first leans for support on the Irish Repeal-rchel and his gang, and next has to pay them the wages of their service, by taking them into partnership. But the embarrassments of the Whigs are thickening with every post. O'Connell's declara tion three or four days ago was, that the instant the " Reform" Ministry should return to office, he would begin again his machinations fora Repeal of the Union. An auspicious opening of the next Whig reign ! By this last post, however—as if he lived only to torment the wretched reran; ut of the old Foxite Opposition— he announces the very position which he means to occupy—the very spot from which he will play his batteries against the Union of Great Britain and Ire land. While in opposition he is to " stop the sup plies." After he has turned out the Conservative Ministry, he is to be himself a candidate for office ! Yes, he declares " in the face of his constituents, that he is ready to firm a Member of a new Ad ministration !" Who doubts him ? When was he not ready to accept any office that any Minister of the Crown would he mad enough to offer him ? But in the present circumstances of the Whig party, the fact is, that they durst not refuse this unprincipled ruffian whatever office lie chose to lay his hand on. They could not carry on the government without the aid of O'Connell and his crew, without having for a colleague that identical revolutionist who has devoted his life to the Repeal of the Union, who waits only the downfall of the present - - Ministry to push more violently than ever that insane and sanguinary project, and who could do no otherwise, as Minister of the Crown, than bring a Bill for the " repeal of the union" into the im perial House of Coa•mons 1 Are the eyes of Whig gery to be for ever closed ? Will no gulf—no preci pice—no earthquake rouse the doomed and irrecover able victim ? With regard to the Speakership, there are some ugly warnings by this time in the hands of Lord J. Russell. Two of them will be found in the Times of to-day—one, a letter from Mr. Richards ---another from Mr. Hughes Hughes—both in reply to Lord John's solicitation that they would vote for Mr. Abercromby, and both replying to his Lordship by a peremptory assurance that they would support Sir C. Manners Sutton. How many more such answers the Noble Lord may have received, which have not yet been suffered to see the light, may perhaps be known on the morning of next Thursday.—Tirizes. Our readers will, we are sure, share with us the sa tisfaction with which we announce, that the Reform Members of Parliament, have, in imitation of the noble example set them by the people out of doors during the late elections, determined to sink all their minor differ ences, and to bend all their energies to the expulsion from office of their common enemies. When the tug of war shall have fairly commenced in the House of Commons, it will not, as it it often was in the course of last session, be one class of Reformers pitted in mortal strife against another; but it will be the Re formers, under the comprehensive name of the friends of the people, against the Tories, their common enemy. The contest in the approaching Parliament will not be one relating to details,but one involving fundamental prin ciples, and, therefore, Reformers of every shade of opi "lion (not including, of course, those who are so only in profession) have resolved to forego all discussion as to the lesser points, on which a great diversity of conscientious opinion exists, and to unite together in taking every con stitutional means for the assertion of those great prin ciples which they all hold to be not only abstractedly just, but indispensably necessary to the well-being of the people of this country. Arrangements are at this moment making by which their opinions as to the course it were best to pursue on all great questions, may be ascertained with the greatest facility and cer tainty, and by which a more frequent and unreserved intercourse with each other than formerly, may take place. It is intended, in other words, that a society or union among genuine Reformers—however differing in matters of detail—shall be instituted, by which they may at all times interchange their views with each other, and by which they can on the shortest notice, be made to bear all their energies and resources upon the common foe. One of the means, we believe, is, that they shall have stated meetings once a week, for the purpose of learning each other s views on all im portant questions, and for concerting such measures as may be deemed best for defeating the machinations of the Tories against the people, and advancing the cause of civil and religious liberty. It is unnecessary to say that we anticipate the best effects from this cor dial co-operation among Reformers. The people of England have often suffered from the union of their enemies ; we shall soon, we trust, have a happy illus tration of the advantages of union among their friends. Though the unidi in question has not yet been formed -- 7 as indeed it co s il/d/lo be, owing to the absence from town of so many..lvicui, rs—yet so much have the 3.11: •-Y .~ o;, - ; Reform Members entered into the spirit of it, that the most cordial understanding already exists among them. Among all those generally considered decided Reform ers, there are only ten whose votes on the election of a Speaker are considered doubtful. The probability is, that though not yet declared, all these will vote on the right side ; but even supposing—which is a conces sion we are not called on to make—these ten were all to vote the other way, there will be a very respectable majority for Mr. Abercromby.—Morn. Advertiser, - The events of the ensuing fortnight will, perhaps, be more important than those of any equal period in the history of our country. Within that period the vital question will, in all probability, be solved, " Is the existence of the present constitution of Parliament compatible with the maintenance of the just preroga tives of the Crown, and the rights and liberties of the people ; or are both to be the victims of a ruthless and profligate faction, who regard every means as justifiable by which their selfish and sordid objects may be achieved ?" The component parts of this faction seize with avidity every pretext which calumny or mis representation may afford, and torture it into every pos sible shape, trusting that a temporary success Will at tend their efforts, sufficient to repay them for the loss of character and reputation consequent upon such discreditable proceedings. We address, not, how ever, those who are alternately the slaves and tyrants of the ignorant and turbulent ; advice would only operate upon them as an encou ragement to proceed in a base and senseless ' course ; by them exhortation would be disregarded and despised ; but we would utter a few words of res pectful yet earnest counsel to those who may still waver in their political track. We would tell them that in matters of grave and serious import, especially in the concerns of a State, a false step is often ir retrievable, subsequent penitence and regret availing nothing, except as a testimony to their original er ror, making them a sport and jest to the wicked and designing, whose objects they have uninten tionally but fatally advanced. This, indeed, is no matter of idle speculation. The trial is at hand. Fac tion has unfurled her banner, disfigured and stained with crimes and follies ; she has sounded her drum, which beats to an odious and discordant tune; she has sent forth her mean and unskilful recruiting offi cers—her Russells, her O'Connells, and her Humes to enlist and entrap the mischievous and unwary, whom wickedness or ignorance may induce to be en rolled in an undisciplined and illegal troop. It matters but little indeed on what question this miserable band may take issue. An opposition based on such foun dations will extract from the best and wisest measure that ever entered into the mind of man to conceive, or required the hand of man to execute, something whence it may derive matter of abuse and misrepresen tation, the whole of which will be found at last to con sist of this simple fact, that the good has not been effected by them, but has been the work of their oppo nents. Hence they deduce, with a logic peculiarly their own, the inference that it is without value ; and must either be rejected or depreciated, so as to render it odious or worthless in the eyes of those for whose benefit or relief it is intended. We hope, however; and anticipate, a happier issue of the approaching deliberations in tar liament. 'We cannot believe, until convinced by ex perience, that in an assembly of Gentlemen such as we know the present House of Commons to be, however degraded by the presence of certain individuals, who will, we trust, serve rather as a beacon to be avoided, than as an example to be followed, any considerable number of persons will he found preferring the de graded situation of delegates of a faction, to the ex alted and honourable post of representatives of the people. Differences may no doubt arise. The great question of Church Reform, to which the King's Mi nisters will apply themselves zealously and sincerely, will be a fair and legitimate topic of discussion, and one, from the impartial consideration of which great advantage may probv lily arise. The subject of Cor poration Reform may also produce diversity of senti ment ; but it may reasonably be expected that the merits and demerits of the plan to be pro posed will be fairly and candidly discussed. The mode of taxation, and the practicability of such alterations as may benefit the industrious and labouring classes, will possibly be presented to the consideration of the Legislature, and may be debated so as to produce beneficial re sults. Now any of these are matters for Parliamen tary inquiry, the principals or details of which will no doubt admit of considerable differences of opinion. We do not hesitate, however, to express our expectation that the measures about to be propounded by the King's responsible advisers will be so satisfactory and exten sive, yet so cautious and sound, that from the moment of their first introduction all hope of successful resist ance will be at an end. Anticipatory condemnation is, indeed, easy. This is the forlorn hope of the Whig- Radical party, and to this they readily sacrifice what little character is left to them. We feel that we may look to the events of the approaching fortnight with well-founded hope ; yet, when the interests which are at stake, the vast and unprecedented importance of the issue to be tried, are considered, it it difficult to banish anxiety altogether from the mind. How applicable are the words of our immortal countryman to the pre sent position of affairs : " Nought shall make us rue If England to herself do prove but true." —Morning Post. The intelligence which has recently arrived from Persia is entitled to our serious attention in more than one point of view. The fate of that once magnificent and still important empire is connected, and more inti mately too than some military critics would permit us to believe, not only with the destinies of Turkey, but also with those of our own Indian dominions. The agents of Russia have been actively engaged during the last fifteen years in every species of intrigue which could tend in any way to undermine British influence in that quarter, and to induce the Shah to rely exclusively on the generous and disinterested friendship of the Czar. The most signal proofs indeed which the Czar af forded of his attachment to the interests of the late King, were the invasion and successive appropriation of some of his most populous and productive provinces. But these nefarious encroachments were always sure to be made under some plausible pretext—so plausible, indeed, as to deceive and defy the shrewd ness of some of our most enlightened statesmen. Rus sia has grown old in this art of diplomatic fraud. We all, with open eyes, behold her year after year aggran dizing herself by the addition of some new province of Turkey or Persia to her already colossal empire, and nevertheless we are session after session called upon by our Ministers to applaud the magnanimity, the for bearance, the self-denial with which the great Poten tate of the North continues to act towards the minions whom he might annihilate by his breath. We shall doubtless hear an abundance of the same disgust ing phraseology, as to the attitude which that So vereign has already assumed with reference to the affairs of Persia. But for us at least such cajolery shall have no charm. We are too fully aware of the practices to which the Russian agents have had recourse in that country, of the success which, through our negli gence, they have obtained, and of the points which they hope ultimately to accomplish, to suffer ourselves to be beguiled for a moment from the plain common sense view of this question. The sole object which Russia contemplates in Persia is domination, and no thing else—of domination not merely as relates to Persia, but also to Turkey and to India. She is stooping with a gigantic pressure—a pressure that every hour becomes more and more palpable, and more formidable—upon these two grand sources of that opulence which she wants, and without which she cannot long hold together her own original empire. Before the late Shah Feth Ali Khan died, he was prevailed upon, in a great degree, by the solicitations of our Minister, to nomi nate his eldest son, Abbas Mirza, as his heir. This nomination was essential to the peace of the country, in consequence of the number of the King's sons, amounting at least to fifty, who might otherwise have claimed the sceptre. Unfortunately, Abbas Mirza, after having done enough to show himself well affected towards Great Britain, died before his father, who is said, and we have no doubt of the truth of the allegation, to have been prevented by Russian intrigue from designating another successor. Russia having acknowledged Abbas Mirza, now adheres to his son as THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1835. the rightful heir to the throne, which, however, has been already seized by his uncle Ali. The latter has caused himself to be proclaimed at Shiraz ; and the young Prince has marched against him at the head of a division of troops, in order to decide the question by the sword. Now, Russia affects to be greatly alarmed at this commencement of a civil war, which she represents a s infinitely more formidable than it really is ; but for what purpose does she make this representation ? Why, to justify the occupation of a few more of the Persian provinces by Russian legions, under the present pretext of keeping the peace, but with the future earnest hope of keeping the country. She will attempt also, it is supposed, to execute this daring scheme with the consent of Eng land---nay, in concert with England ! We shall de serve to be set down as the most wretched dolts upon the face of the globe, if we suffer ourselves to be taken in after such a fashion as this by the wily Count Pozzo di Borgo. If we co-operate with Russia on this sub ject, so far at least as to allow her armies to take pos session of Teheran, we may safely assume that one of two things must subsequently happen—either the ex pense of the operation must come out of our pockets, or another province or two of Persia must be ceded to Russia by way of indemnity. Either alternative ap pears to us exceedingly objectionable. We contend that the Persians are perfectly well able to settle their disputes amongst themselves ; and that the civil war which now exists, affords no just ground to Russia for the interposition which she is so eager to carry into effect.—Morning Chronicle. It should be remembered that in 1832 Mr. Man ners Sutton made a feint of retiring from the Chair of the House of Commons. He thought that it was time for him to withdraw ; and doubtless he was right. The story, however, was, that he sickened at the thought of serving so vulgar an assembly as a Re formed Parliament, and wished to terminate his career with the old system. Be that as it may, upon his in timating his intention to resign at the end of the ses sion, he obtained a large pension, a vote of thanks, and a recommendation to the Royal favour. His public account was thus closed, and his reward received. Ac cording to his own representation, he had served as long as he was fit for service ; and the House, in the liberal, or more properly speaking, the extravagant provision for his retirement, was supposed to have a complete view of all that might be matter for ap probation or for censure in the conduct of its officer. The Speaker had all the advantage of leave-taking in softening men's judgments ; and he anticipated the credit and solid benefit for the close of a career which, three years afterwards, he is still pursuing and anxious to protract. So one of the Cardinals of old affected exhaustion, and the gait of extreme decrepitude, which were esteemed eligibilities to the Papal throne ; but no sooner was he chosen Pope, than he recovered all the appearance of health and vigour ; and when asked what had become of his stoop, answered that " he had no longer any occasion for it—that he had stooped for the keys, and had got them, and would keep them too." In like manner, Mr. M. Sutton, by giving out his intention to resign, as weary of office, obtained the guerdon of a finished service ; and having secured the reward for serving well, he has since shown that he felt himself free to serve as lie pleases. The satisfaction of the Reformed House was a matter of comparatively small concern to him, after lie was sure of his golden retreat. The feint of resignation had possessed him of the prize, which should only be bestowed when the whole course of a servant's conduct is under review, and no oppor tunity remains for future misconduct to counterbalance past services. The reinstatement of the pensioned Speaker in the Chair of the last Parliament was an error against all the common rules of prudence. As we have heard it well remarked, he was depen dent on the Crown, and independent of the House— dependent on the Crown for the honour to which he aspires, and independent of the House by the posses sion of his pension beforehand. How this security worked it is easy to see ; and if the Speaker had not been pensioned, and had acted (which we are sure he would not have done) as the pensioned Speaker has acted from his last election up to the dissolution, very different would be the reward of his claims from that which he secured by his sham resignation in 1832. Let it be a maxim with future Parliaments never to pension an officer as for terminated service, without being certain that the service is really terminated ; or, without the resolution not to suffer it to be resumed while the reward is secure, whether it be merited or not, at the conclusion.—Morning Chronicle. We call the attention:of our readers to our report of the proceedings of the Middlesex Magistrates at their General Sessions of the Peace held yesterday at Clerkenwell. We inserted the Report of the Com mittee of the Vestry of the parish of St. George, Ha nover-square, which was read at the last meeting of the Middlesex Magistrates ; and we this day publish the reply by the Committee of Magistrates to the Re port of the Vestry of St. George. The Magistrates consider the complaint on the part of the Vestry of St. George to be two-fold, viz.,—that the estimated expenditure exceeds the actual expenditure. 2d. That the excess of estimated expenditure causes an unnecessary taxation. The Report of the Vestry of St. George's states that the estimated expenditure for the year ending 13th Oct., 1834, was 97,364/. 13s. Md., and the actual expenditure was only 66,2461.45. Bd. The Magistrates admit the fact, and account for it in this way : they say, " the actual expenditure is easily ascertained after the disbursements are made, and includes the bare quarter of a year ; whereas the estimated expense must not only provide for that time, but also for the additional time that must elapse between the making a new rate and the receiving it, generally exceeding a month ; so that in fact the one is the ex penditure of three months, the other a provision for upwards of four." This plan of the Middlesex Ma gistrates gives sixteen months in each year, and which may be very ingeniously managed, by reckoning four weeks of what they term a " bare quarter of the year" twice over. What would be said of Ministers, were they to frame their estimates and demand supplies for sixteen months every year instead of twelve ? The second charge, viz.: " that the excess of estimated expenditure causes an unnecessary taxation," the Middlesex Magistrates deny, and show that the whole expenditure from October, 1833, to October, 1834, was, _ Total amount of county-rate for the same term, £134 12 4 The expenditure exceeding the rate, which is made up by petty receipts. We confess we read this attempted defence with perfect astonishment ; for it is scarcely credible, but such is the fact, they have omitted all mention of the balance in hand on the 14th October, 1833 In Cash £ 8,099 12 3t Uncollected rates made at June Ses sions, 1833 .., 12,913 1 7' 21,012 13 101 Rate, 24th Oct., 1833, halfpenny 11,071 3 6 Rate, 9th Jan„ 1834, halfpenny 11,071 3 6 ' Rate, 24th April, 1834, one penny Rate, 10th July, 1834, one penny £87,150 15 6 Making the taxation on the county 8 7 ,1501., in s tead of 66,1111. Among the obligations due by the county rate-payers to the Vestry of the parish of St. George, we think the affording the Middlesex Magistrates this opportunity of displaying the talent of their " Com mittee for Accounts and General Purposes," will not be considered the least. After perusing this failure of explanation of the charges brought against them by the influential parish of St. George, Hanover-square, we are not surprized at the Magistrates declining to have the report from the same Vestry on the expenditure of the Pauper Lunatic Asylum at Hanwell publicly read, but at once, without hearing it, referring it to a Com mittee for their consideration. We have before us part of the Report of the parish of St. George, which re lates to the Pauper Lunatic Asylum at Hanwell, which was referred to a Committee of Magistrates ; but we must postpone our remarks on it to a future day.—Morning Chronicle. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, FEB. 11.—The sales in Cotton to-day amount to 3,000 bales at steady prices , with a firm market, taken mostly by spinners, the greskter part American, from 9d. to lid. PRIVY COUNCIL. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council held a meeting yesterday in the Council Chamber. There were present the Vice-Chancellor, and the Right Honourables Sir J. Bernard Bosanquet, Thomas Erskine, and Sir Her bert Jenner. The case of William Henry Carmichael Smyth v. Eliza Ann Smyth (wife of the above), on an appeal from the Arches' Court of Canterbury, was opened by the appellant in person, who supported his appeal. Dr. Phillimore replied on the part of the respondent. Hodge v. Sims (the ship Neptune), from the High Court of Admiralty. The case for the appellant was stated by Mr. Holt, K.C., and Dr. Phillimore, and their Lordships then adjourned. COURT OF CHANCERY. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. SHORE. The LORD CHANCELLOR, oberving Sir C. Wetherell in Court, took the oppOrtunity to say that, if it suited the convenience of Counsel, he would hear the appeal in the " Attorney-General v. Shore" on Tuesday next. Mr. Jus tice Pattison and Mr. Baron Alderson had consented to sit with his Lordship to hear the appeal, and that. would be the most convenient for them, before the commencement of the Circuits. Sir C. WETHERELL and Mr. KNIGHT said that Tuesday would be agreeable to all parties ; and for that day the hearing is now appointed. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. JOHN BENTON V. WILLIAM PEPPERCORN. This was an action for a malicious prosecution against the plaintiff, ,a gentleman of considerable landed property in Northamptonshire. The defendant was at attorney, and had been employed by the plaintiff to manage his property. The plaintiff becoming embarrassed, mortgaged the pro perty, which, whilst the plaintiff was in London, defendant took possession of. Upon the return of the plaintiff, he re took it vi et (-Innis. The defendant indicted him for a felony and a riot, of which he was acquitted ; and the present action was brought to recover compensation for the pecuniary loss the plaintiff had sustained, and for the manner i n w hi c h hi s c h arac t er had been disgraced. The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 5001. STEWART V. MORRIS. Mr. W. ALEXANDER stated that this was an action to recover a sum of 251. 10s., due for the lodging, maintenance, and clothing of a young man, the son of the defendant. Evidence was produced to make out the plaintiff's claim. In the course of it the defendant's son had to be identified, and he stood up in Court for the purpose. He was an in telligent and gentlemanly-looking lad, of about 16 years of age. The plaintiff had a verdict. DAVIES V. JOHNSTON, EXECUTOR OF ROWLEY. This was an action to recover damages under a bond given by Rowley, formerly a newsvender in Leather-lane, to the plaintiff, guaranteeing to the plaintiff the receipt of a sum of 2341. from Rowley's business on the first year of its purchase by the plaintiff, or undertaking to make up to him the deficiency. The defence was, first, that the defendant had fully administered the apcta, but this was disproved ; and, secondly, that the loss upon the first year's income, claimed as amountinc , to 113/., was occasioned by the bad management of the plaintiff himself. Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 45/. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. PALMER V. FIELDER AND WIFE. This was an action of slander. The plaintiff was a bird cage-maker, occupying a small house of the defendant's in Fielder -court, Saffron-hill. The plaintiff being six weeks' rent in arrear, Mrs. Fielder went to demand it. The plain tiff not being able to pay she abused him, and called him by an infamous name. For the defendants it was urged that the language employed by Mrs. Fielder, in the rank of life to which she belonged, meant nothing beyond general abuse. The Jury found for the plaintiff—Damages, Is. EXCHEQUER COURT. KINNEAR AND ANOTHER V. KEENE. Mr. Sergeant BOMPAS, for the plaintiff, said this suit had been instituted to recover from the defendant 5001., which had been advanced in consideration of a bill. In April, last year, the defendant requested the plaintiffs to advance money on a bill of Lord Edward Thynne's. The plaintiffs agreed to give money for the bill on the defendant putting his name to it. This was done, and then the amount re quired was given for it. The bill, on becoming payable, was presented to defendant, who said he knew nothing about Lord Edward Thynne, and dishonoured the bill, to recover the cash advanced on which the present action was brought. Tlle Learned Counsel called witnesses in support of his case. Mr. THESSIGER, for the defendant, said the defendant was a solicitor, and, unhappily for him, had become inti mate with Lord Edward Thynne. That Nobleman re quiring money persuaded the defendant to lend him his acceptance to several bills, one of which was taken to the plaintiffs to get money upon. Lord Edward, in his cab, waited while the defendant applied to the plaintiffs. They first offered 2501. in money, and goods to a similar value, but this was declined. At last defendant consented to take 300/. in money, two paintings, and a set of amethysts. On going to speak to his Lordship defendant found he had gone off. He returned to plaintiffs, and said that he was not content with this business, and asked if Lord Edward was also dissatisfied, for what would they allow him to get off the bargain ? The plaintiffs said if the money and goods were returned within a week 201. would suffice. He put it to the Jury whether this affair, considering the 201., was not tainted with usury. Lord ABINGEIt suggested that the goods should be re turned, and that 3201. be paid to plaintiffs within a week. After some consultation between the Learned Counsel this suggestion was agreed to, and a verdict was given for 5001., with the understanding that if the pictures and ame thysts were returned within six days, it should be reduced to 3201. SHERIFF'S COURT. RED LION SQUARE, FEB. 12. WRIGHT V. COOKE. The plaintiff, a coal-merchant, brought this action to re cover the sum of 101. 18s. for coals furnished to the defend ant in November, 1833. The case was proved after some difficulty by the united testimony of two men in the plain tiff's employ (one of whom had no clear recollection upon, the subject), and the then clerk of the plaintiff, Mr. Met calf. The Jury, therefore found a verdict for the plaintiff for the sum claimed. WILSON V. BATSON. Mr. HumrnaErs stated that the plaintiff is proprietor of some houses near Wilmingtou-square, one of which was tenanted by a person named Dolphin, who had underlet a part of it to the defendant, a surgeon, at 401. a year, of which sum 101. was due for one quarter's rent. In August or September Dolphin quitted the premises without notice, upon which the defendant called upon the plaintiff and urged him not to distrain upon his furniture, and if the plaintiff pleased he would remain his tenant, and would quit at a month's warning. The plaintiff acceded to this sug gestion, and having let the house to a person named Nay ler in the month of September he gave the defendant the month's notice, as Nayler wished to have the whole of the house. A few days before the quarter's rent became due the plaintiff sent to the house and found the defendant re moving his goods. He said to the person sent to demand the rent, that he was only going to attend the funeral of a friend in the country ; that he should be back in a few days and would then pay the plaintiff the rent. It was then found that several dilapidations had been committed on the premises, which a builder estimated would amount to be tween 51. and 61., and for these and for the rent the present action was brought. The SHERIFF summed up, and the Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for the quarter's rent only, 10/. COURT OF 13.qUESTS. KINGSGATE-STREET, Mr. Burt summoned a chimney-sweep, named Bassett, for five shillings. Bassett was represented by his wife ; who acknowledged the debt, which was contracted with plaintiff for cards of address, but that it was not convenient to discharge it at the present time, trade being dull hi conoquence of the absence of his friend* amongst the nobility and gentry from town : she however trusted that the number of fashionable arrivals which might be immediately expected ; and to whom Mr. Basset would shortly pay his tapas, would enable him to discharge the amount of his demand. The CoNtmlssioNEK asked what were defendant's pre sent circumstances, and how he lived? to which Burt re plied that he was quite an aristocratic sweep, who kept a handsome house, all of which was occupied by himself and his satellites, and that if he required visiting cards he was certainly able to pay for them. The COMMISSIONER entertained the same opinion, and accordingly made an order in favour of complainant. A man named Sinfield, under five feet in height, appeared to answer the complaint of Mrs. Mercer, who stands at least six feet in her stockings ; both parties affording a capital illustration of Ossa and the wart. The claim of the plaintiff was for 155., which had been incurred for beer, &c. Sinfield acknowledged the debt, and the Co) DiPsIoNER demanded how he would discharge it? Sinfield—l'll pay so much a week, your Worship. COMMISSIONER.— How much is that? Sinfield—As little as your Worship will allow me ; I'm wery poor, your Honour. Mrs. Mercer—That's not the fact, sir ; his wife keeps a most respectable laundry. Sinfield—l'm sure it arn't respectable ; you bees the first that ever accused it of that, Mrs. Mercer. The COMMISSIONER, however, despite defendant's libel upon himself, directed him to discharge the debt in four monthly payments. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HO USE. Mr. Smart, the vestry clerk of Bishopsgate parish, ap plied to the LORD MAYOR yesterday, for his signature to the suspended order of a removal of a sick pauper, whom Alderman Copeland visited in his bed-room. He stated that since the Reform Bill had taken place, the parishes were become more particular in requiring that all the forms required by the Act of Parliament for the removal of pau pers should be complied with, before they would admit those who had claims upon them for parochial protection. One of those forms was, that a magistrate should go to any pauper who might by illness or infirmity be confined, and take his deposition as to his settlement, and then report to another magistrate the result of the visit, and that both magistrates having signed the affidavit of the pauper, should proceed to adjudicate. The LORD MAYOR saw no reason for departing from the usual practice of depending upon the overseers for the ex amination of paupers, particularly as such departure would be attended with considerable inconvenience to the Ma gistrates. Mr. Smart said that by the 49th Geo. 111. the order of removal could not be made without the examination by a Magistrate. The consequence of non-compliance with the Act was that the parish to which the pauper belonged would not be compelled to pay the expenses incurred by him in the parish in which he might be confined, so that it was now a great object to pay accurate attention to the construction of the Act of Parliament. The LORD MAYOR—The Act does not say that the Ma gistrate must actually go into the pauper's bedroom to take the examination. It is quite enough if the overseer take down the evidence and hand it over to the Magistrate. As there were a great many cases of the kind, the alteration in the practice would be exceedingly inconvenient. Mr. Smart regretted the necessity of strictly obeying the terms of the Act, as advantage would be certainly taken of every instance of neglect. By a former Act it was neces sary that a pauper's examination should be taken before two Magistrates, but the 49th of Geo. 111. altered that form, and his Lordship's signature was necessary to prove that the report had been made to him by Alderman Cope land, who had done his part, by going to the sick-bed. Lord Ellenborough ruled that the form was necessary. The LORD MAYoa said that Lord Tenderden held that it was unnecessary, and observed that the examina tion by the overseer was quite sufficient. Mr. Hobler was of opinion that the common order which Mr. Smart wished to have signed might be ob jected to by those who required that the examination should be taken before a Magistrate in the presence of the pauper ; an especial order, stating the facts would he thought be necessary. Mr. Smart was willing to take upon himself the re sponsibility, if the Lord Mayor would sign the common form. The LORD MAYOR at length consented to place his sig nature to the order, but repeated his conviction that the presence of a Magistrate at the sick bed of a pauper was not necessary. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A man named Benjamin Dutton was brought from St. Ann's station-house under the following circumstances : He had presented himself on Wednesday to one of the recruiting sergeants belonging to the East India Company, and had enlisted himself, haying received a portion of the bounty money, and a good dinner. When brought to the enlisting office in Soho, Captain Murray, perceiving some thing very peculiar about the new recruit's conduct, watched him closely, and soon became convinced that his intellects were in an unsound state. Information was given to the acting inspector at the St. Ann's station, and the recruit was soon lodged there. When seen by inspector Bates, he was immediately recognized as having been tried about fourteen months ago for horse-stealing, and acquitted on the grounds of insanity. After his acquittal he was taken to Barming-heath establishment, and there properly confined. About a week ago, he contrived to elude the vi gilance of one of the wardens of the gate, and having got possession of the keys, he let himself and another insane person out, and both made their way towards London. His companion, however, left him and took another direction, and is supposed to be still wandering about the country. Immediately on the man's arrival in London, being without money, he adopted the cunning expedient of getting some by enlisting, fully intending, however, to give the sergeant the slip at the first convenient opportunity. He was ordered to be taken care of until he could be sent back to Barming. MARYLEBONE. Julie Ferilag, the young Frenchwoman who was charged at this office on Tuesday with sleeping in the open air, was yesterday again brought up from Acton, by police constable Tedman, of the T division, charged with a similar offence. The prisoner, on the former day, was taken to the resi dence of the French Consul, who stated that he believed her to be insane, and that the French Ambassador had offered to send her home to her friends, who were persons of the highest respectability in France, but she had refused to go, fearing that it was their intention to put her in some place of confinement. The policeman now stated that he had taken her to the Catholic priest at Acton, who gave the same account of her, adding that she was a woman of superior talents and education. The unfortunate creature, whose haggard looks excited the sympathy of all present, in reply to a question as to how she lived, replied, in French, " I live by begging." Mr. HOSKINS desired the policeman to convey her back to Acton, and wrote a note to the parish officers there, re questing them to make inquiries into her case, and afford her some relief. LAMBETH STREET. Yesterday John Sandell, a journeyman painter and gla zier, residing at No. 124, John-street, Charles-street, Cornwall fields, St. George's-in-the-East, waited on the Hon. G. C. NORTON, and a county Magistrate, and en treated their advice and assistance in recovering his daugh ter, who had left her home on Tuesday last in a most mysterious and unaccountable manner, and had not since been heard of. The applicant, who was in a state of mind almost bor dering on distraction, stated that on Tuesday last his daugh ter, Mary Anne Sandell, a girl of nine years of age, had been sent by her mother, who was confined to her bed for some time through indisposition, to a public-house in the neighbourhood for a pint of beer. This was about twelve o'clock, and she returned with the beer, but went out again immediately afterwards, and had not since been heard of by any of her friends. On returning home on Tuesday even ing, about seven o'clock, he was made acquainted with her absence, and had spent the whole night in search of her but could not obtain the slightest intelligence about her. He had since been to almost every station-house, hospital, workhouse, and prison in the metropolis, but could not get the slightest tidings of her, so that both himself and her mother were in the most unhappy state of mind as to her safety. Mr. NORTON expressed a hope that the child had got into the hands of some person of character, who would restore her uninjured to her distressed parents, and assured the applicant that every assistance which the Magistrates could afford would be rendered to find the child. The applicant was really despairing frnm the length of time which had elapsed without hearing a single syllable of her, and knowing that she had not the slightest reason to leave her home voluntarily. The MAGISTRATE observed that be did not think that the abominable system of " Burking" was now resorted to, so that the applicant was relieved from the dreadful appre ile,;:on of his child's being made away with in that 'dreadful manner. there was an end to " Bucking," Mr. MILLER tbougL t th everything necessary would and assured the applicant ttit:. be done. The applicant, after cordially thanking the Magistrates for their kindness and attention, left the office. ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE LIFE.—In Africa, particularly in the neighbourhood of the Egyptian pyramids, the heat is so intense, and the sand appears so parched and burnt, that it seems impossible for either plant or animal to find sustenance, and yet Hasselquist found both here, -viz., the Condrilla juncea, a small species of lizard, and lion ants in numerable. Scheuchzer and Pallas both observed plants and animals in sulphureous springs. Forskal, in Arabia, Barrow, at the Cape of Good Hope, and Hooker, in Iceland, found different species of Conferva and Ulva growing in boiling springs. The most remarkable account of vegetation at a very high temperature is mentioned in Staunton's account of Lord Macm tney's embassy to China. They found, at the island of Amsterdam, a spring, the mud of which, hotter than boiling water, gave birth to a species of Marchantia. The Turbo thermalis, a shell-fish indigenous in the Adriatic, is found also in the thermal springs of Abano, at a temperature of 120 degrees....-Dr. Graves's Introductory Lecture. FIRES. About eight o'clock on Wednesday night, the engines of the Fire Establishment were called by the police to a fir e at the private residence of Mr. Joseph, an opulent JO merchant, in the Paragon, Streatham. It appear ed tho 3 marriage having taken place in the family that day, banale intended to celebrate the same, according to the na custom, with music and dancing in the evening. For these purposes a temporary canvass room, capable of conta ioinl, 500 persons, had been erected on the lawn behind t b a e , house, and it was in lighting this up that, by some vertence, the canvass was set fire to, and gave ri se to the alarm of fire. Before the engines could arrive , the whele of the canvass erection had been destroyed ; but further mischief was prevented by the exertions of the numerl guests on the premises at the time of the flames breaking ee About eleven o'clock the same night, owing, as is paged to the careless throwing away of an unextinguis", snuff of a candle, a fire broke out in the wors ho p of 1‘'!„: Smith, bookbinder, No. 40 , Brook - street , Lambeth, ranT` destroyed the workshop and the stock therein , and slightl damaged the building. At midnight the premise of Mr. Isaacs, pickle mercluTt" No 40, Middlesex-street, Whitphapel, caught fire , 11, to some boys having lit a bonfire in - a, sled of the adjoitueubt house, No. 39, which is unoccupied. The fire Was put ° by the inmates before the engines arrived. rile dam was confined to the exterior, and is inconsiderable. f i re About three o'clock yesterday morning a s erious ite broke out in the house of Mr. James Lewis, the W i r re Horse public-house, Hare-street, Bethnal-green. The 'of commenced in the bar, and is attributed to an es cape of gas. The entire building soon became one glowing ma s ,. s e fire, and it was with some difficulty the inmates made tu(;, escape. By great exertions the fire was kept from extol ing itself beyond the premises in which it was raging, °a, which before it could be got under were completely guitttebe The stock was insured in the Protector for 550/., anu the building in the Sun. The stables and lofts at the rea the public•house, which were underlet to Mr. Pac,is Griffiths, coal-dealer, were much damaged, but the more than covered by an insurance for 2001. in the Atlas"- SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES AT THE SC WHARFS. A the DoWNE'S WHARF, FEB. 12.—N0 arrivals. nauev,o, Bridport and London Shipping Company's smack Sarah, I;ite, Welch master, for Bridport, with a cargo of mer challu No advices. „ r isto' LEITH AND GLASGOW WHARF, FEB. 12.—N0 -- -1 j u i Sailed the Leith, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and London ShiPPly ;k Abet lb ,- Al ~ nder Stout master, Company's smac. Jrcrornby, exaL Leith, with a general cargo of merchandize. No adViCeS'...o DUNDEE WHARF, FEB. 11.—Arrived the schooner VP', David Nicol master, from Glasgow, with a general egg °. Feb. 12, no arrivals, departures, or advices. VESSELS ENTERED INWARDS AT THE C TOM-HOUSE, FEU. 12. M ori' Brocklebank, Stranack, from Ostend; Attwood, g e e from Antwerp ; Earl of Liverpool, Lomax, Rotterdam; 130, muda, Godfrey, Palermo; Charlotte, Daniels, Calei..„ s i d ate liver, King, Port Allegro and Rio Grande ; Belfast, Novi ton, Calais ; Mellish, - Cowley, South Seas, Cape of Hope, and St. Helena; Louisa, Spalding, Vostizza. 1 1 ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING, Fg, l3 ' St , Nimes, Reed, for Bayonne; Mary Ann, Varming, °roe! Helena; Lavinia, Rosewall, jun., Constantinople ; Or ° Newson, Leghorn ; Dorothy Foster, Tilly, Jamaica. 1 5, CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO, F Bls 'o o Adonis, Redman, for Boulogne, Guernsey, and Jersey ; jor e; Magdalena, Breakwold, Hamburg ; Hero, George. Mogi' Giraffe, Likker, Ostend. 1$ CLEARED OUTWARDS IN BALLAST, F E0 •0 Amy, Young, for St. John's, N.B. ; Elida Johan) Cadiz. Q - 01 1 COURT FOR THE RELIEF OF IN-,- VENT DEBTORS. ----41 " --- The Matters of the Petitions and Schedules of the Pr i ,„o s°l3er ; hereinafter named (the same having been filed in the o ff ' are appointed to be heard at the Court - house , in portaeld street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, on Monday, the 16th February, 1835, at Nine o'clock in the Forenoon. m ot Stanbury, J., China-street, Maiden-lane, Battle-bridge, nib" Beard, N., Scarborough, hatter. Davis, L., Mili-e-street, Aldgate, general dealer. Mason, S., Liverpoo:, wine-merchant. Smith, S., Seymcur-crescent, lodging-housekeeper. Anderson, .1. A., Gret.. rO nwich, clerk in the Royal Hospita l Papers, S., New Peter str:et, Horseferry - road , Westa with. itli tt modeller. Noton, H., Brown-street, EdgewarC-road, school - m istre* Folly, G., Sudbury, near Harrow, brit,.!daYer• Crook, E., Chal-street, Somers-town, g cumilission 4° Tocei. t. Giles, W., George -street, Hampstead-road, .111, MEETINGS" OF CREDITORS AT Tfik7 CO BASINGHALL-STREET, TO-MORR 0111 C (From the London Gazette) W. Langbourne, Mock-broker, Throgmorton-treet ...... THE MARKETS. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING J'HE W heat. I Barley. Oats. boo nb. Per Quarter, Blandford Cambridge--.. Chard -- Huntingdon Long Sutton...—. Louth Lynn Newark Nottingham ....—. 40 45 128 37 reterboroligh 40 28 3i Plymouth 140 50 30 34 67 I 43 Sleaford .............. 65 70 36 38 Uppingliam ...—. 34 39 25 29 Wisbech 45 a. to a. s. a. 140 43 32 40 52 30 3 40 33 40 40 24 28 42 50 J 28 34 34- 44 40 43 34 49 B. to S. S. to s• 43 15 '2l! 3 ; 30 35 22 3 8 37 40 35 i 7 32 :32 3a i 32 35 35 q 3 , 36 42 16 21 19 24 '22 24 18 24 23 24 18 24 9 28 21 28 20 21 28 33 3_ 43 43 36 46 _„." 22 28 20 3(1 10 ..,,i2..t..i..it.t4r81017.i01a5ti5,5....,:.4(1.:13.iti.:000000ve. LEES CORN MARKET.- Feb Wheat, Norfolk and 11 jtthlk, 601 b. - York. and Lh 601 b. Ratley, Norfolk and 8 uffolk -- Yorkshire and Lincolnshire - Grinding Beans Oats, I'otatoe . - ealing, For. 12d .to 13d Eng. Shelling Rapeseed, English, 25k to '27, --- LIVERPOO i• CORN EXCHANGE.—Fet. IO . to ll ti 9 o ` l Red WHEAT, English, W1,,1 • *.e, per 7Vlb. 6 -- 5 8 6 ---. Scotch, WehJ , and Manx. Irish, White! 5 0 6 -- Red... • ' '2_ 1 OATS, English Foreign 3, Welsh, and Scotch, ier 4 51 b. 3 Irish Foreign ..; ........... 00000 ,36 0 BARLEY, English, Mall ing, per Imp. quarter 8 / --- Scotch and Iri sh, per GOlbs. , 0 Feeding 40 0 en BEANS, English, per 12s penal• quarter 35 0 I", Irish, &c. , ''' 36 0 P . , Foreign PEASE, English, per Ini penal quarter 39 0 r, Foreign .l FLOUR, English, per 2li III). el Irish OATMEAL, English and Irish, per Q4Olbs 24 0 0 4 3 ./ 0 V, INE,IAN CORN, IN r 44011 "' 3 2 D P -- RYE, per Imper al gnat MALT, per imperial qu IMPORT OP ( Wheat. Oats. i Bar Ore. Qrs. Qt 6,951 6,199 1,6 SOUTHAL: The supply of Beasts ket was moderately goixt and country buyers, an. per stone 01 81b. to sink tl Beef 2s. 84 Mutton 3 0 Beasts, 250 ; Sheep, 1,1 the supply lett the markt ter arter ;RAIN fur the Week ending Feb. 1 ~,,,, ley Flour. , o b ' q. Foreign, Rrls.l lrish,&e. Se 6) I,oco I 9,857 L CATTLE MARKET.—Feb• 11 : s 01 iheep, Calves, and Porkers, to th1; . ,,, , e , f There was a pretty good atten ci o , 7,0 0 0 I the trade was dull, at the fo" ro j le offals to' ? to 4 : s. Od. I Veal ,2 10 p O." 4 0 Pork sil 70 ; Calves, 41 ; Pigs , 50. 1% sip ROM !Seel littnn Suckling Calves, 14s Mitch Cows, wi Supply LEV Beef 3s. (kl. Mutton 3 8 — A moderate supply; b, brisk, but otherwise dulL On the 11th inst., in a son. On the 11th inst., it of John Malcolm, Esq., On the 11th inst., in lady of Charles Schrade On the 12th of Deceit cent's, the lady of his a son. On the Bth inst., at A Henley, of a son. On the 11th inst., at daughter. On the 12th inst., at James Carrick Moore, E Caroline, youngest daug: Colborne-hill, Stafford.*. On the 12th inst., at Long, Esq., of Colehestf stone, second daughter of On the 11th inst., at ti Stratford-green, Essex, John Chambers Jones, E On the 30th nit, at P George Wharton Marriot On the 9th inst., in hi binson, R.N., late of Set On the 31st ult., at T William John Jolliffe, se M. P. , for Petersfield. On the Ist inst., at E relict of the late John Police. On the Bth inst., in hi ford, Essex. 1/0 üblished by 31t1 TIDO at SO P 'Tin Office, /co. 11Z London : Printed and P 112. Strand, at The S if Middlesex. ,ORD MARKET.—Feb. 11. (1. 11 ! 10 310 Veal ............... d. I . 8,0 0 4 0 Pork . ...... ... ...... . ........ to :10s.; Quarter old 'Store Pigs•Ao. h their small Calf, 11/. Os. to oderate, and trade rather doll ES MARKEL—Feb. 10. , 441 0 Pi o 3s. M li. Veal .... . .... ....... 4„' 0 0 0 4 6 Pork .... .. - ... . ... gt' .de with the primest Beef and BIRTHS. AO' Dover-street, the Lady ,e- Edwards-street, Fortman-gel°l of a son. rer" Manchester-street, Dia.nchee---,.0, , Esq., of a daughter, iber last, at Gove rn ment Ityp' Excellency Captain Geo. " I A vishay's-house, near C he.-1 Joseph "- Camberwell, Mrs. J ose. MARRIED. n it ele r l r t St. James's Church , J- tire 3q., of Corswall, NVigto.„,°;djelf hter of the late John Jor' '4 ire. George's, Hanover-I:II" to Alms Charlotte u W. Wheatstone, Esq. DIED. ie house of her b r other v i sos isie r , Sarah Maria, second ~.re o f sq., Brynsteddfod, Deo ° to isa, Selina, eldest daog % if' •r , 65th A Esq year, Lucy, w- e o . f t y , .rborough. Seestsll"/ ilgate, near Crawleirilijos cond son of the late ' tit anth r sl , ast Sheen, in her (t ' l; \ Esq., ros: s 86th year, John Crew-or/,,, 14°1 MAR: COMMI R t Cenir f y i ti l u . C r b o ea in n e : h hay " a ken the 84Perior in p A MU gate, nc ° Prepare Tii of the Patent 1(V GRISS near . 1 , k r P Ti ratentrab ;nth prei.)are g c ILA N'S P Tlmß will be effect' rectio n of Al] Th e p ro Pets I n wise=°Tis of ap , S—eimens 'lllPeePeted at t ss * - ---.--__ B, .."'to YEA and Lo 0 LE feet by l two 4, a wa . t r-elos e t w t' r partici. Court is r , Jo —ated