The Sun. — London, England, 1835-03-09 00:00:00

ECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. THE PARLIAMENT• (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The House met for public business at five o'clock. The Earl of ROSEBERRY moved for an extension of time for the Judges of the Court of Session in Scotland to give their opinion upon certain questions submitted to them by this House upon the subject of the Law of Entail.— Granted. The Marquis of BUTE presented a petition, signed by 1,223 landowners of Banbury, and its neighbourhood. praying for protection to the agricultural interests. He had great satisfaction in finding that the petitioners did not consider the repeal of the malt tax a means of affording them protection. Earl RODEN said, that in drawing the attention of the House to the state of education in Ireland, lie was anxious that some papers relative to the Establishment should be laid on the table, in order that the House might be fully acquainted with the facts of the case.—Ordered. CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. The Marquis of BUTE presented a petition from Wigan, in support of the Established Church of Scotland ; and a petition from Kirkaldy, to the same effect. He would just observe that the passage in his Majesty's gracious speec h, re commending a grant for the support of Churches in Scot land, had given great satisfaction in every part of that country. The Earl of ROSEBERRY said he could not hear the observation of the Noble Marquis without taking some notice of it. He (the Earl of R.) was a strong supporter of the Established Church, and would allow that in several parts of Scotland there was a deficiency of churches for the inhabitants belonging to the establishment of that country. He could not verify this opinion more strongly, that by stating that last session he brought in a Bill for the purpose of increasing the number of churches in Scotland by voluntary contribu tions. But when the Noble Marquis stated that the passage in his Majesty's speech which he had read was received with universal satisfaction, he, as one belonging to the Esta blished Church, and having received information on the sub ject, must dissent from the Noble Marquis's statement.: The Marquis of BUTE explained. He had said that the passage was received with great satisfaction in every part of the country. The Earl of ROSEBERRY said that the Noble Mar quis's explanation completely proved the accuracy of his (the Earl of Roseberry's) statement. It was tanta mount to stating that the passage that was read was received with universal satisfaction, or general satisfaction. He was persuaded that a very strong opinion prevailed in that country (in which he did not agree) that the grant of money for the object referred to, was a grant which was hostile to the feelings of an immense proportion of the people of that country, they were not averse to the exten sion of church accommodation by,voluntary contributions, or the appropriation of funds dedicated to ecclesiastical purposes, but he was very much mistaken if they were not decidedly averse to every public grant for the purpose. He was himself of opinion that it would be beneficial for the country that such a grant should be made.—(Hear, hear.) The House, there fore, would understand that he had risen, not from any prejudice against the grant itself, but merely for the purpose of stating. that he thought the Noble Mar q uis had been misinformed, when he stated that his Majesty's Minis-. ters had been well advised in inserting that passage in his Majesty's speech to Parliament, as it had given satisfaction generally throughout the country. The Marquis of BUTE would again repeat that the pas sage in his Majesty's Speech to which he had adverted had been well received in Scotland. He believed the greater portion of the people of that country were in favour of the Established Church, although he admitted that there was a great number against it. The petition was then laid on the table. Mr. TIERNEY, from the Tax-office, presented papers. Mr. CAMPBELL, from the East India House, presented an account of the compensation and allowances to the reduced officers of the Company. The House adjourned at half-past five o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at three o'clock. A Messenger from the East India Company brought up papers relative to the compensation, on the reduction of sala ries, to officers in that service. An HON. MEMBER presented a petition in favour of the Grand Western RailsvEy. Mr. E. TENNENT, brough; in a bill for making a road from Belfast to Dublin.—Read a first time. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. Sir R. VYVYAN said that many Members, who could not get their names down, had petitions to present on the Great Western Railway Bill, the second reading of which was fixed for that evening. It would be a very great convenience if Hon. Members were allowed to present them, and he trusted they would do so without indulging in any lengthened obser vations. The Hon. Baronet then presented petitions from the inhabitants of the City of Bristol ; from the Mayor, Borough, and Commonalty of Bristol ; from the Chamber of Commerce of Bristol ; and from the Bristol Dock Company, in favour of the Bill. Petitions were also presented in favour of the Bill from the town of Cardiff, and the city of Exeter ; from the city of Lon- 1 don, by Mr. Grote ; from St. Mawes, Hereford, and Crediton ; three from Cirencester ; Bridport, Truro, Chard, and Bath, by . Mr. Roebuck ; and from Tipperary, by Mr. Sheil. Lord G. STORMONT moved the second reading of the Bill. The Marquis of CHANDOS complained that he had been taken by surprise—he was obliged to oppose this Bill on the same grounds that he did last year—that was because it would destroy a great deal of property belonging to his constituents in Buckinghamshire. The Bill had not been altered in any degree, as regarded them, and he would oppose it not only upon the second reading, but in Committee. An HON. MEMBER said he would feel it his duty to follow the same course. Another HON. MEMBER said he had supposed they had ar rived at a time when Bills for Railways would be supported almost as a matter of course. There was a mistaken notion abroad that they would be hurtful to the agricultural interest. In his opinion they would much benefit it. He sup ported the Bill. The gallery was then cleared for a division. The ayes were 165—noes not counted. The second reading of the Bill was therefore agreed to. On our return to the gallery, a long conversation ensued on the subject of the Bill, which was utterly inaudible. The Solicitor-General, Lord Granville Somerset, and others took a part in it. It was understood that a motion was made to refer the bill back again to the committee to which it had been entrusted last year, and that an amendment was proposed to the effect that the Members of the counties and places through which the rail-road passed should be added to the list. Mr. lIUME wished to know what would be the number of the committee. He believed it would consist of half the House ; and he did not know where they would find a room sufficient to hold such a number. The way in which the com mittees were chosen was very absurd, and must be altogether changed, and Members must be obliged to attend. In 1806 he proposed a plan of this kind, namely, that a given number of Comm►ttees of a limited number of members should be cho sen, and a Committee, when wanted, should be drawn for, and the members of it all obliged to attend. Until this was done, there would never be anything like fairness. At pre sent, members duly attended on the last day, when there was a scramble to get into the Committee. He submitted that the system should be entirely altered. Lord G. SOMERSET said the same Committee-room they had last year was still in existence. The motion was then put and carried. Upon the motion of Lord G. SOMERSET, the report of the Committee of last year was referred to the Committee. BOROUGH OF LEEDS. Mr. BAINES brought up a report of the Committee ap pointed to corsider the propriety of lighting the Borough of Leeds with gas. Mr. HOPE presented a petition from Gloucester in favour of the Great Western Railway. Mr. G. BERKELEY presented similar petitions from Wotton-under-edge, Cheltenham, and several other places. •LICENSING SYSTEM. Mr. HUME presented a petition from the innkeepers of Middlesex, complaining of the increased tax upon licenses. Mr. G ROTE presented a petition from a private individual (whose name we could not hear), alluding to the distress and hardships in public madhouses, and praying the House to in vestigate the subject. Lord SANDON presented a petition from Liverpool, rela tive to Corporation Reform. Mr. EWART said he would oppose the Bill alluded to in the petition, because he thought that nothing should be done before the report of the Committee on Corporation Re form had been presented to that House. Mr. THORNBY would also oppose the Bill. Some petitions were then presented respecting some turn pike and private road Bills. Mr. WILLIAMS presented a petition from Leicester, com plaining of the public burthens of the country, and praying for a reduction of taxation and the repeal of the malt tax. TRADES' UNIONS. Mr. FINN gave notice that on Monday the 16th March, he should move that there be laid before the House copies of any addresses which have been presented in the form of a presen tation to his Majesty on the part of the Political or Trades' Unions, on the 14th of November, 1834 ; together with such answers as have been made thereto. Also copies of the address of the Birmingham Political Union in the month V May, 1832, and the answer thereto. ORANGE SOCIETIES. The HONOURABLE MEMBER also gave notice, that upon the same day (16th March) he should move that a Select Com mittee of the House be appointed to inquire into the nature, character, extent, and tendency of the Orange Associations and Societies, and that the report thereon be laid before this House. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Mr. TOOKE begged leave to ask the Noble Member for Devon (Lord Ebrington) whether it was his intention to ex tend the period within which the operation of the Act was to take place? Lord EBRINGTON, in answer to the question of his Ho nourable and Learned Friend, begged leave to restate what he had mentioned on Friday last. In the Bill of which he had given notice, the first object he had in view Was to extend the time for stamping prescribed by the late Act, to the Ist of January, 1836. The second object he had in view, was to exempt all those persons whose weights and measures had beet' illegally stamped by an inspector under the late Act, from the necessity of re-stamping, upon his removal to another place ; and his third object, was to give the magistrates a summary power of levying penalties under the Act. He should, of course, introduce other provisions, in order to explain and render more clear, and he hoped also less inconvenient , t he provisions of that Act, and it was his intention to refer it to a committee up stairs for the purpose of receiving any sugges tions, and of introducing any amendments that might be cal culated to carry into effect the object of the Act, viz. the establishing of an uniformity in weights and measures. CASE OF THE REV. MR. GURNEY. Mr. TOOKE rose, in pursuance of a notice which he had given, to present a petition from the Rev. T. P. Gurney, of the parish of St. Allen, Truro, who represented that he had been thirty-eight years curate and officiating minister of a small district ; that on the death of the incumbent he applied to his diocesan, the Bishop of Exeter, in . the most respectful ter ms possible, soliciting this small prefer ment ; that he offered to forward to his Lordship, if ne cessary, public testimonials of good character and conduct from the neighbouring clergy and gentry, yet his request was refused. This was a grievance for which the Hon. Member believed there was no remedy in that House, and the peti tioner suggested that in any measure that might be brought forward by way of Church Reform, that provision might be made ' for superannuating curates, who being at a very advanced age, were incapable of performing their duty, but which was not the case with the petitioner. The Hon. Member thought that some provision should be made for superannuating Ministers who had meritoriously laboured all their lives for the furtherance of the doctrines of the Esta blishment. The petition was ordered to lie on the table. REPEAL OF THE MALT TAX. Mr. ORMSBY GORE said, in presenting this petition, in the prayer of which he entirely concurred, he could not refrain from expressing his extreme regret at lending himself to any measure which might in the slightest degree embarrass or dis tress his Majesty's Government particularly after the re-action and most extraordinary opposition that that Government had experienced.—( Cheers from the Ministerial Benches.) He had, however, a more imperative duty to perform, in the duty which he owed to his country. That duty required in his opinion that the Malt Tax should be repealed, and, as the petitioners represented, that a duty might be imposed on all foreign corn, equivalent to the relative and average value at which it might be grown in comparison with our own. Mr. HUME said he should like to ask the Hon. Member what he meant by the vexatious opposition to which he had alluded. It might, perhaps, be applicable to some of the Hon. Member's friends, but he disclaimed it altogether. He was anxious to ask whether the Hon. Gentleman under stood the petitioners to pray for an additional duty on foreign corn ? Because he considered the duty at present very heavy ; and in the wording of the Hon. Member's petition he had un derstood it to imply that prayer. Mr. 0. GORE said, in reply to the Hon. Member's observation, he should read the original wording of the petition :—" That a duty be placed on all foreign corn equivalent to the burden which labour imposed on it in this country, in comparison with those countries from which corn was imported, not subject to tithes and taxes. With regard to the other question which the Hon. Member had put, he again declared that he considered a more vexatious opposition never had been offered to any Ministry in the House. He begged also, now that he had the opportu nity, to move for a return of all the seizures which had been made from brewers and other persons engaged in manufac turing deleterious or other spirits, from the sth January 1833 to the sth January 1835. Mr. ROEBUCK would wish to ask the Hon. Gentlemen from whence he took the wording of his motion ? Mr. ORMSBY GORE said he had taken the wording from the heading of his Motion which was now before the House. The returns had been made up to 1833, and he wished them to be continued to 1835. Mr. HUME said he was afraid that this might be consi dered a most vexatious opposition, but he was anxious to know what were the nature of the seizures to which the Honourable Gentleman had alluded. Mr. ORMSBY GORE—AII seizures made from brewers , and the venders of other deleterious spirits. Mr. ROBIN SON observed that this kind of conversa tion showed the inconvenience of submitting motions to the House without subjecting them to proper authority. Sir JOHN CAMPBELL, after some few observations, suggested the propriety of the motion being withddrawn. Air. 0. GORE rose in reply, and said that he had not the slightest objection to withdraw the present motion, and of sub mitting another to the same effect.—( Great laughter.) He begged to assure Hon. Members that he did not consider him self answerable for other people's nonsense. Mr. GROTE thought a little alteration in the punctuation would supply every deficiency. Mr. ORMSBY GORE said if the House objected to the motion he would withdraw it ; but he thcught that the altera tion suggested by the Hon. Member opposite would obviate the objection. Sir R. PEEL thought the motion was quite regular in point of form, and that there could be no objection to it. The motion was then put and carried. Mr. JEPHSON moved for certain returns from the Regis tration of Deeds Office, which were agreed to. GREENWICH PENSIONERS. Colonel EVANS rose for the purpose of presenting a pe tition from a pensioner of Greenwich Hospital, who said that his Majesty's Government had compelled him to accept of a commutation of his pension, on a promise of receiving a free passage to Canada, and an allotment of land there: The pe titioner, under these circumstances, agreed to receive two years pension, and on applying at the Colonial Office, he was told that there was no ship ready, and subsequently that his Majesty's Government had changed their intention of giving that advantage to Greenwich pensioners.—( Hear, hear.) He had been for several years making application to the Admiralty, the Colonial Office, and the Greenwich Hospital but without effect, and,'from all the circumstances, he (Col. E.) thought the poor man had been hardly treated. The first answer he received from the Primary Office at the Admiralty was that his pension had been commuted, absolutely and un conditionally ; but he (Col. E.) would ask whether any man at the age of 35 would accept of 2 years' pension as its whole value ?—( Hear, hear.) The idea was unjust and absurd. The second answer he received was that the case did not concern that department, and a third answer was that he might apply to the Greenwich Pension Office. He did apply there and the answer was that his letter had been referred to the Admiralty, thus showing that the poor man had been right in his first application He thought the answers which had been given were inconsistent, and that his Majesty's Government should give directions to the persons in these departments not to give such vague and uncivil answers to the poor persons who were obliged to apply to them for advice or assistance.—( Hear, hear.) Lord ASHLEY said he had to thank the Hon. and Gal lant Member for his courtesy upon the occasion. The facts of the case appeared to be, that the petitioner had his pen sion in the year 1813.—(Hear, hear.) In 1818—at his own request, and on his own application, the pension of 41. a year, was committed for 81., and he (Lord Ashley), from all the documents, was convinced that the commutation was unconditional. He understood that the case was quite against all rule; it was only allowed in the case of foreigners who wished to return to their own country, and there had been only six since the war. After a considerable interval, the petitioner applied to the Admiralty, saying he had been made those promises new stated. The Board answered him, stating that they knew nothing of the matter—they had made the commutation quite unconditionally. Indeed, it was clear that he had never thought he had any claim upon the Admiralty, for he had always treated it as if his claim was upon the Colonial office. He (the Noble Lord) had not been able to discover any trace of a promise of either passage or land ; as he said before the matter was unconditional. As to what had fallen from the Hon. Gentleman relative to the darkness and vagueness of the letters from the Board, he could only assure him that it was not the practice of that Board to write dark letters, but if they were to write long letters to every applica tion they would require five times the number of clerks that they now had. However, every case met with the utmost consideration before it was replied to. Mr. ROEBUCK would speak to only one sentence that had fallen from the Noble Lord. He said that 8L had been given for a pension of 41. a-year. He would ask whether that could possibly be a fair transaction ? If such men were taken when they were drunk, their pensions might be bought for 10s. Col. E VANS said, it was scarcely a fair way of meeting the matter to say that it did not properly belong to this or that particular department. It appeared that there was no rule whatever upon the subject, and therefore the question arose whether there had not been an individual bargain between those, six poor pensioners and the Admiralty, in which they were beat down to the lowest possible point, if so, lie thought it was the duty of the Board to in quire very minutely into the question, in order to see that those poor foreigners had not been too hardly dealt with!; and some communication ought to be had with the Colonial Office, to see whether in fact there had been any' provisions made to the present petitioner or not. If the - facts stood as they were then before the House, he contended that the pensioners ought to be restored. Sir H. H A RDINGE observed, that in 1832, when he had the honour of bringing before the House the case of upwards of two thousand commutations which had been made in the army, he rather thought he had not the support of the Hon. and Gallant Member. He (Sir H. H.) then raised his voice strongly against the measure, but he was unsuccess ful ; he agreed with the Hon. and Gallant Member, that the system was most improper, and ought to be instantly put an end to ; he was sorry to say that the cases in the army amounted to upwards of 2,000, which in the navy had been only 6 since the war. Sir E. CODRINGTON said there was no analogy at all between the two cases. In the army there was a fair commu tation—the pensioners received an equivaient, while in the navy it was admitted they received only two years' pay. Mr. HUME said that a petition of a very similar nature had been put into his hands a few days ago, but he con sidered that the case was so monstrous that it must be untrue, and he therefore at once enclosed it to Mr. Dawson, the Secretary to the Admiralty, in order that he might make enquiries into then übject. Before he (Mr. H.) would men tion it to the House, he trusted that the whole of the cases would be taken into consideration and the pensions restored. 7. r Lord ASHLEY considered that the matter referred to in the petition should be further inquired into. The petition was ordered to lie on the table. Colonel EVANS said that on a future day he would give notice of a motion in order to have a more satisfactory explana tion of the allegations contained in the petition. • CANADA. The SPEAKER then called upon Mr. Roebuck. Sir R. PEEL—I understand that it is the intention of the Hon. Gentleman ( Mr. R.) to present a petition which would most likely produce a discussion. It was then the time that mat ters of public business were generally taken into consideration by the House, and if the statements of petitions were brought under their attention, it would be impossible to do so. I have no objection, however, to taking up the petition which the Hon. Gentleman has given notice of his intention to propose to night, although, I hope, that my acquiescing to do so will not now be considered as an invariable rule of, the House, or be quoted against me hereafter as a precedent, should I find it my duty to refuse to adopt a similar course. For the present, however, I shall waive the objections I have to enter upon the consideration of petitions at this hour of the nigh,. Mr. ROEBUCK expressed his thanks to the Right Hon Baronet for the course he took, and then proceeded to ex plain to the House the statements contained in the petition he had to present. It was a petition, he said, from certain members of the Legislative Council, and the House of As sembly of Lower Canada, complaining of certain grievances. There was no proportion between the number of Catholics and Protestants in Canada, and the same stone-blind system seemed to be adopted there, which prevailed in Ireland, for the purpose of maintaining a Church Establishment which was not agreeable to the whole mass. There were thirteen millions of republicans there ready, on the first opportunity, to overturn that system, and to act the part which was acted by the United States. He did not wish to see such a result, but it must inevitably accrue if the present system was persisted in. After alluding to the acts of the late Government in reference to the judicial authorities of Canada, he implored the sympathy of the House in behalf of the vast body of people for whom he was speaking. The conduct of judicial authorities was as disagreeable to the people of the Canadas as that of a certain Lord was to Ireland. The Hon. Member quoted from a speech of Burke a passage, in which the orator argued that the mother country should always construct the govern ment of her colonies according to the particular temper and character of the people. That had not been done in reference to Canada, and he therefore called for a re-modi fication of the Government of the Canadas, or the fate of those would be the same as that of the United States.—(Hear.) —The Honourable Member here entered into a number of details respecting the conduct of Lord Alymer and of the public authorities in Canada, of whom be cam plained in very strong terms, but he spoke in so inaudible a voice that it was • only possible to hear occasionally a few words he said. The Hon. Member was understood to complain of the appointment of a Mr. Gale, whom the present Government had taken the first opportunity of recommending to Lard Aylmer (Governor of Canada) as a fit and proper person to be a magistrate. The Hon. Member was also understood to accuse Lord A. of incapacity for the govern ment of Canada, and of having been about, to challenge in a duel the Ex-Attorney-General of Canada. And all this conduct and misgovernment had taken place in a colony border ing on the United States, and which of all others requir ed to be governed with the greatest prudence 'and ability He considered that when official persons came before that House and made statements, they ought first to ascertain the accuracy of them, because it was impossible to tell what faith might be put in _them. The next com plaint he had to make was therm had been no quarantine regula tions made when they were required. Application had been made to the Governor to make some alterations in Montreal, but which were not attended to. He regretted that the ;Go vernor should have forgotten his King and his country, in such a case as this, for which he ought immediately to have been called home and dismissed from the government of the colony. The Secretary of the Colonies ought not to have allowed the Noble Lord one moment longer to have retained the com mand. Another complaint which he had to make was (which he should do the more boldly, seeing an Hon. Gentleman who was connected with the Company in his place), against the Land Company of Canada, who attempted to inter fere with the internal regulations of Canada. He would caution any emigrant in supposing that he would obtain a title to any land in Canada, because when they got out there they would find it very difficult to obtain a title. Mr. S. RICE rose and said that he trusted the House would indulge him while he offered some explanation with respect to the share which he had taken in those transactions, and while he made reply to the rbserva tions of the Honourable Member who had just sat down. The subject was one which might not be deemed very important by some Honourable Members, but he could assure those of them who, perhaps, had not attended to the whole of the details of the subject that one more im portant to the real interests of the country—whether they considered it with reference to its relations to Canada in a commercial or general point of view, was ~never brought be 'ore that House. (LEFT SPEAKING.) CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. Sarah Barnes, a female of lady-like appearance, was in. dieted for having, on the 11th of October, in the parish o . St. Marylebone, had in her possession a certain bill of ex. change for the sum of 201., and afterwards forging a certain acceptance in the name of Maxwell to the said bill, with intent to defraud J. Cook. Mr. J. Loyd, warehouseman to Messrs. Philp and Co. of Tottenham-court-road—The prisoner came to their ware house on the 11th of October, and bought some linen, and tendered a bill of exchange for 201. ; the bill purported to be accepted by Henry White Maxwell, Esq., who she said was a gentleman of independent fortune, residing at Turn ham-green ; he took that bill in part payment of the linen and gave the prisoner the difference ; the bill was afterwards paid over to Messrs. Williams and Hill of Bow Church yard, but was returned to their house dishonoured. Cross-examined--He did not know who were the prose cutors in this case, but believes that Messrs. Williams and Hill were the prosecutors. They bad preferred an indict ment against the prisoner for obtaining goods under false pretences for the same transaction. He went before the Grand Jury upon that charge. He heard the M o torney for the prosecution offer, before the Magistrate, produce Mr. Maxwell, if the prosecutors would undertake not to arrest him. The attorney for the prosecution said he would give no undertaking of the kind. The prisoner purchased goods to the amount of 271. more than the amount of the bill. Witness does not know Mr. Maxwell, and does not believe that he ever lived at Turnham-green. Henry Maxwell examined—The acceptance of the bill produced was his. It was his handwriting. Cross-examined—Has been in the army. Has no means of his own, but lives by the assistance of his friends. Lives at Camden-town. Lived at Chelsea before, but did not recollect the particular place. Had gone at one time by the name of Moffat. Had his own reason for that. Owed money, which was the reason. Had a son, who was to have gone about a year ago to the West Indies. His son went by the name of Moffat. He believed he did go by that name for a short time. Would not tell where his son was at present, as that would hurt his feelings. Mr. Phillips knew well enough where his son was. Knew Mrs. Barnes for a long time. Believed he had accepted a dozen or two of bills wich had gone through Mrs. Barnes's hands. A dozen of them he believed were for her own accommoda tion. He did not think she knew any thing of his circum stances. Would not answer the question whether a hun dred bills of his acceptance bad not passed through her hands. Lord ABINGER here interfered, and said there was no case to go to the Jury. The prisoner was accordingly set at liberty. Great interest was excited in the Court by the appear ance in the box of the last witness, it not being expected that, as he had for some time been living in concealment to evade his creditors, he would have presented himself on the trial. Some persons immediately left the Court, to give his creditors information, in order that they might be prepared to arrest him ; but Mr. Clarkson (Counsel for the prisoner) advised him to hurry out of the Court, and make his escape as fast as possible. The witness, accompanied by some of his friends, accordingly went off, and it was believed he would be able to get out of the way before a writ could be ready for his apprehension. It was mentioned in Court, that the entire amount of the witness's acceptances for the prisoner were supposed to be about 30,0001. A middle-aged married man, named Williams, a labourer, lately employed in Bone's-mews, Lisson-grove, Paddington, was capitally charged with violating the person of Margaret Pugh, an interesting child, rather more than nine years of age. From the evidence of the child it appeared that she was in the habit of visiting the prisoner's wife to run errands. About three weeks since, the prisoner met her in the court leading to the stables where the prisoner worked, when he took her up in his arms and carried her to a loft in the stable, and perpetrated his purpose, telling her at the same time that if she spoke or made any noise, he would beat her. He detained her half an hour, and desired her not to tell her mother, and he would give her three halfpence. On sending her home, the prisoner said that if she made known what had taken place, he would murder her. A female named Woodward, who had taken charge of the child since the death of its mother, observed the child to be in an uneasy state, and scarcely enabled either to sit or walk. The child complained, and asked to be washed. She made her a bed on some chairs, which she laid down on occasionally for three or four days, when she took her to the Dispensary in consequence of the symptoms she observed. They did not examine the child, believing the symptoms de scribed to arise from natural causes incidental to children of such tender years, and ordered medicines accordingly. Shortly after the child appeared better and was allowed to run out as usual ; but she again got worse, and on being questioned she burst into tears, and made witness acquainted with what had taken place. - Two surgeons gave a lamentable description of the state of the child when they examined her. The Jury returned a verdict of—Guilty. NEW CO UR T. George Tew, aged 26, was indicted for stealing a live pig, the property of John Evans. The prosecutor, who keeps the Brunswick Arms public house, at Hackney, stated that on the 6th ult. he saw his 'SHE SUN, pig *safe in the sty at twelve o'clock, and missed it about four hours afterwards. George Field stated that he bought the pig of the pri soner'on the same day for 7s. It was subsequently claimed by the prosecutor. Cross-examined by Mr. Doane for the defence.—Did not take the pig in pawn. It weighed 261b5., but was no bargain at 4d. per lb. Did not keep pigs, but was .a pig fancier.—(Laugnter.) David Bailey stated that he saw the prisoner put the pig in a cart near the prosecutor's premises, and drive off with it. Mr. DOANE (to the prosecutor.)—Now identify the pi... The animal was brought into Court, and began to squea k loudly. Mr. Serjeant ARABIN (to the prisoner).—Will you cross-examine the pig ? (The animal grunted and run about the Court : a chase took place, which excited some merriment.) The prosecutor declared it to be his own. Cross-examined—Was well acquainted with his pig. Was no Radical, but in this case would "go the whole Log."—(Laughter.) The prisoner said he got the pig from a man named Rogers, and was about to call a witness named Barker, to prove that he heard Rogers tell him to do some work to outset the pig, but the Court would not receive that as evidence. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and the prisoner was sentenced to be transported for seven years. William Whitworth Haywood, aged 27, was convicted of an attempted rape upon Sarah Ann Matthews, aged 8 years, and sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HO USE. The Lord Mayor received a letter relative to alleged practices in Billingsgate Market, and immediately sent for Mr. Goldham, the Clerk of the Market, and showed him the communication. The contents were to the following effect :—The writer stated that he sometimes went to Billingsgate to purchase oysters. He was what the dealers in shellfish called a " housekeeper," viz., a person who bought a peck or two at a time, and who was, therefore, subjected to the tricks of the boatowners, to the gratifica tion and advantage of the re g ular oyster dealers. The mo ment a "housekeeper" applied for oysters, the man working on deck cried out to him below, " I say, Tom, send up a peck," or, " a peck of them good uns :" and Tom, who knew his lesson, tumbled up fish in such a condition as got the name of " half corpses." The fact was, that the unsold oysters of a preceding boat were put aside in the boat de livering cargo, in order to be dealt out to the housekeepers, who were thus supplied at a high price with half-starved oysters, which could not be used (poor creatures !) till they were victualled for some days. The writer of the letter submitted that such a system ought to be checked by the Chief Magistrate. It was impossible to judge of oysters as open fish could be judged of, and his Lordship would be en titled to the thanks of his fellow-citizens who happened to be housekeepers if he would exercise his skill and power in pre venting the owners of boats from disposing of half corpses, many of which, from long starvation, expired before they could be brought home, where they might be refreshed with food. Mr. Goldham upon reading the letter, declared it was suite impossible that such a practice could exist at the pre sent day. He visited every oyster boat, and took particu lar care that the corpse rig should not be played off ; in fact the person alluded to in the letter as having been privy to the sale of deceased or half deceased oysters, was an owner who did so much business, on account of the invari ably excellent article in which be dealt, that he was envied by all the small dealers, one of whom the writer of the let ter was. Why had not the complaining individual applied to him upon the occasion ? If he (Mr. Goldham) saw any oysters which were half-starved, or dropping off for the want of necessaries, he would not hesitate to seize them. He knew what bad fish was, and he knew nothing worse than an oyster in decline.( —Laughter.) An oyster boatman said, that to his knowledge, there had not been a " corpse" in the boat which he was attached to for years. To be sure, when a heavy gale of wind pre vented the boats from coming up the river for two oethree days, the poor hanimals got sick like other bodies, but then they rewived when they came ashore, and was sarved with wittles ; and they soon was good wittles themselves. The Loan MAYOR---I lon't believe there is any foun dation for the charge ; but I can very well imagine that the large dealers would be likely to be served better than what are called housekeepers, who they suppose ought to deal with them, and thus secure themselves from purchas ing corpses, or being made corpses by eating corpses. Mr. Goldham assured the Lord Mayor that there never was a time at which the fish of Billingsgate were more free from blemish. The corpse rig was considered too despe rate a game by the disreputable dealers, at the same time it was indignantly scouted by those who had characters. The Loan MAYOR expressed himself satisfied at Mr.' Goldham's denial of the truth of the accusation. His Lordship incidentally observed to the clerk of the market that he had heard that Billingsgate had become greatly re fined of late, and he, therefore, was surprised to hear a sickly or dead oyster called a " half ,corpse," or " a corpse." For the honour of Billingsgate such terms ought to be avoided.—(Laughter.) Mr. Goldham said that the market had greatly improved. but be feared it would be too radical an innovation to pro pose that a bad oyster should be called anything but a " corpse." For his part he didn't like to run the hazard of the experiment, lest the language complained of might be , applied to himself."--(Laughter.) HATTON-GARDEN. Jonathan Welch, who, it appears, is a deliverer of Drury- Lane bills, was charged with having been found " dead drunk" in the streets. . . The defendant, who claimed to be a great histrionic hero, said he became fuddled in the company of some patrons of the drama, and, on emerging from a close room into the fresh air, he soon felt disposed to pitch his tent in a kennel, where he was found by the police. MAGISTRATE—What are you, Sir? Defendant—An actor of minor capacity. I have played many parts. I can perform with Macready, sing with Braham, fence with O'Shaughnessy, throw summersets with a Paulo, and make a fool of myself to fill up a vacuum. But, soft (touching his forehead), I forgot to say I am extremely sorry for get ting drunk, and if I am discharged by this Honourable Bench, I will in future study the part of sobriety. MAGISTRATE—WeII, you promise fairly, therefore I shall let you go this time. Defendant (bowing) —Accept my thanks, most worthy Sir. Jonathan is himself again. He then strutted off. MARYLEBONE. A wretched-looking Young French woman, named Julia Frietag, was brought up under the following circumstances: Policeman 7, of the T division, on the preceding night found the poor creature crouched on the step of a gentle man's door at Acton. She said that she had not tasted food for several days ; she had a large green bag with her, completely stuffed full of French manuscripts upon literary subjects in her own hand-writing, and upon questioning her it appeared that she had travelled barefooted to Oxford and back with the view of having her papers published, but without success. Among the manuscripts was a letter ad dressed to Lord Melbourne, and one to Mr. Coombe, the Magistrate, imploring assistance. Mr. SHUTT, after putting several questions to the un happy woman, said he was of opinion that she had received a very superior education. He then ordered her to be take!) care of in the infirmary for a week, in order that she might be sent to France. LAMBETH STREET. Thonzas Flaxen, a middle-aged man, of respectable ap pearance, was placed within the felons' bar, before the Hon. G. C. NORTON, on a charge of seducing and carrying away the wife of Robert Barton, the keeper of a beer-shop, in Bedford-street, Bedford-square, Stepney, and also with s tealing various articles of property , belonging to the prosecutor. The prosecutor, who appeared to be labouring under the most afflicting state of mind, on Thursday evening last, sent his wife out for a pair of soles for supper, and instead of being about ten minutes (the time it would have taken her to go to the fishmonger's), she stopped away full two hours. On her return home, feeling naturally irritated and surprised at her lengthened absence, he asked her how she could think of stopping out so long with her infant child ? She replied, that if he did not like it, or felt at all dissa tisfied about it, she would go out again, and was about to do so, when be got hold of her, and endeavoured to keep her in. She struggled hard to get away from him, but finding she was not likely to succeed, she called out to the prisoner, who by this time had made his appearance before the door, and who, he could prove, had a few moments be fore, accompanied her home, " Flaxen, Flaxen, come and protect me." He (witness) felt so shocked and overcome by the thought of his wife's inconstancy, which flashed on his recollection, that he lost all power to restrain her, and she left his house with her infant of four months old in her arms, and rushed across the street to the prisoner. She then took his arm, and they walked-off together, and from that time until Friday night he had neither heard of norseen either her or the prisoner. On Thursday night he sent his boy to watch his wife and the Prisoner, to see where they went, and he traced them to a coffee-shop near the Mile end-road, where it appeared the prisoner had previously left a box, and by this means he was subsequently apprehended. In reply to the questions of the magistrate, the com plainant had been acquainted with the prisoner for three or four months. He was in the habit of coming to his house, and he had always treated him more like a brother than anything else. Had often heard the prisoner say that "he would go to the devil and lose his life for the woman he loved ;" but he little thought at the time he meant com plainant's wife. He (complainant) admitted that something had been hinted to Lim about his wife's conduct and marked attention towards the prisoner, but such was his high opi nion of her affection and chastity, that he did not listen to it for a moment. He was now, however, perfectly satisfied that she had been false to him for some time, and carried on an adulterous intercourse with the prisoner, who had abandoned his own wife, and three infant children, to elope with her. The keeper of a coffee-house in Epping-place, Mile-end road, deposed that on the night of that day week the pri soner brought the trunk now produced to his house and left it there. He said at the time that he had just come up from Portsmouth by the coach. He called again on Sunday morning, and a third time on Thursday evening, when he was accompanied by a well-dressed female, whom he had since ascertained to be the wife of the prosecutor. The latter at that time took a tippet out of the trunk, and both she and the prisoner went away together. On the follow ing day a policeman called on him (witness) and told him, in the event of the prisoner calling there again, to give him into custody. The prisoner called on the night before, and he (witness) acted as he was desired. The prosecutor here examined the contents of the box, and identified a handsome silk dress and other articles of ap parel as belonging to his wife, and of course purchased with his money. He also selected other articles which were his property. There were in the same box articles belonging to the prisoner. The prisoner in defence said the box had been brought to him on Saturday night by Mrs. Barton, who requested that he would deposit it in some place of safety, which be did. He denied that anything improper took place between him and Mrs. Barton, who had, on Thursday evening asked him to see her as far as her mother's, to whom she was going in consequence of the ill-usage of her husband. Sergeant Fleming, K 20, had been to the residence of the mother of Mrs. Barton, and she declared that her daughter had not been there at all. The prosecutor could produce ample proof on a future day of the adultery of the party. Mr. NORTON—What proof have you of that fact? Can any of your servants speak to it ? Prosecutor—They can swear to seeing them kiss each other freely, and act in a very familiar and improper manner towards each other, but they cannot prove any criminal act • but besides this, I can produce several letters in the handwriting of the prisoner, and which were addressed to my wife, wherein he states that he is in expectation of receiving a good property, and that she should never want if she would only leave me and abscond with him. The wife of the prisoner, a very modest and respectable looking woman, here stood forward, and said, that three weeks ago the prisoner absented himself from his home, leaving her, with his three infant children, without a shilling. The prisoner here said he had a witness to call, whom he wished to be heard. He then requested that Mrs. Barton might be called. His request was complied with, and in a few minutes a fashionably-dressed female, with a fine infant in her arms, entered the Justice-room and approached the Magistrates' table. On being informed who she was, Mr. NORTON said, " Come, this is pretty well !" and, addressing Mrs. Barton, asked—What are you come here to say ? Mrs. Barton, in a brazen manner—The truth, and nothing but the truth. Mr. NoaToN—Sufficient truth has been spoken here to day to satisfy everybody present of your abandoned charac ter ; and if you had any shame left, you would hide yourself from the public gaze, and not come forward in this manner. The Learned Magistrate then ordered her to be removed from the office. Mr. NORTON, after dwelling for some time on the moral turpitude of the prisoner's conduct, expressed it as his opi nion that the evidence was not sufficiently strong to justify him in sending him for trial, and therefore be must dis charge him ; but he much doubted whether, after the se vere injury he had inflicted on the prosecutor, as well as his own wife and family, he could ever again enjoy a moment's peace of mind. A second charge of obtaining money under false pre. tences was made against the prisoner, but it also fell to the ground, and he was discharged. In a few minutes aftervrds he was brought back, charged with assaulting Mr. Barton. , Barton, after he had left the office, saw the prisoner proceeding to a public-house where his wife was, and his feelings being naturally excited at what had happened, he asked some of his friends if he should not give him a thrash ing. At the instant the prisoner said, " Come along," rushed on him, and gave him a blow. He then, in self defence, struck him again. Serjeant Smith, K No. 4, was in the station-house on the night before when the charge was brought there, and the prisoner then' taunted the complainant in every possible manner, and provoked him to the highest degree. Mrs. Barton was also present at the time, and being told that her husband was sent for, she exclaimed " Oh, lawk, what a bit of fun we'll have I." She afterwards said, in the pre sence of her husband, that she would die for the prisoner. After some further evidence the Magistrates held both parties to bail, but the prisoner in a much heavier sum than the complainant. THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDIA. GRAND ENTERTAINMENT GIVEN BY THE EAST INDIA COMPANY. A most splendid banquet was given by the Court of Direc tors of the East India Company on Saturday evening at the Albion Tavern, Aldersgate-street, to Lord Heytesbury, the newly-appointed Governor-General of India, and to Sir Henry Fane, the new Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces in India. It was given as a farewell mark of respect to these two distinguished persons, preparatory to their de parture for India. There were present the Duke of Wellington, Sir Robert Peel, Lord Ellenborough, Earl of Rosslyn, Earl De Grey, Marquis of Camden, the Marquis of Chandos, Mr. Goulburn, Mr. Herries, the Earl of Lincoln, Lord Hill, Lord Cowley, Mr. Baring, Sir E. Knatchbull, Lord Ashley, Lord Stor mont, Lord F. Somerset, the Chairman, and Deputy Chair man of the Bank of England ; the Lord Mayor, the Bishop of London, Lord Brecknock, the majority of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, and about 100 other Gentlemen of wealth and influence in the country. The Duke of Wellington on alighting from his carriage was loudly cheered by the people who had assembled in Aldersgate-street to witness the arrival of the guests. Henry St. George Tucker, Esq., the Chairman of the East India Company, presided. On his right? sat Lord Heytesbury, and on his left Sir Henry Fans. The cloth having been removed, The CHAIRMAN rose and said—"My Lords and Gentlemen, I rise to propose the health of the King, gracious, generous, and confiding, who is firm and resolute to maintain alike the dignity and prerogatives of the Crown, to uphold the Consti tution, and to protect the rights and liberties of the people." Fill your glasses, and drink to the King.—(Great cheering.) The band played " God save the King." The CHAIRMAN next proposed " The Health of the Queen and the rest of the Royal Family." Female excellence in the most exalted station of life demanded homage, and the com pany would with pleasure drink to the health of her Most Gracious Majesty and the rest of the Royal Family. The CHAIRMAN said his Majesty's Ministers and the Court of Directors had unanimously appointed to the high and im portant office of Governor General of India Lord Heytesbury —( Cheers. )—a Nobleman perfectly 'well known to his coun try. It was honourable to his Majesty's Government that such a selection had been made, as it was honourable to the Court of Directors to have confirmed such an appointment. No political considerations were mixed up in the choice of Lord Heytesbury. He had been selected for the benefit of India, and the British public concurred in the selection.— ( Cheers.) In this country, where often the most unfavourable construction was put upon some measures, not a voice was heard against the choice of Lord Heytesbury.—(Cheers.) He proposed " The health of Lord Heytesbury, the Governor General of India."—( Loud cheers.) The Noble Lord's health was drunk with much enthusiasm. Lord HEYTESBURY-I return you, my Lords and Gentle men, my sincere and heartfelt thanks for the honour you have done me, and for the manner in which you have received the toast. lam not much of an orator. I have not been used much to public speaking, but although I have not that easy fa cility of speech which most men have, I assure you I do not feel the less sensible of the honour done me. I feel grateful to you for your kindness. —( Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN said the company present had another' dis tinguished individual whose appointment to a high office they were met to celebrate, the Gallant General who sat beside him.—( Cheers.) He had been entrusted by his most Gra cious Majesty, sanctioned by the Court of Directors, with the important station of Commander-in-Chief of the army in India, one of the most numerous and finest of armies in exis tence. Sir Henry Fane was not entering on his career of glory. He entered the service of the country at a period which marked the commencement of that military success which had added to the glory of this country, and had proved so advantageous to the civilized world.—(Cheers.) Sir Henry Fane commenced his career at the battle of Vimeira, which was so gallantly fought and so fairly won. He (the Chairman) could not but think that the Gallant General, pos sessing a conservatory of laurels and imperishable honours, would maintain the discipline and efficiency of that admirable army, the army of India. He would therefore propose " Sir Henry Fane the Commander-in-Chief of his Majesty's forces in India."—( Cheers. ) Sir H. FANR expressed his heartfelt thanks for the honour done him. Like his Noble Friend, he was no orator, and he could ill express his feelings on the occasion. All he could say was, that he would endeavour to maintain that good opi nion which they. had been pleased to express of him. The CHAIRMAN said, to the naval service of the country they owed their safety. The arts and sciences, however, were like to produce a great revolution in naval warfare. All must observe the progress of the arts and sciences, but he would say, perish the arts rather than the country should be deprived of its navy.—(Cheers.) He trusted he should not see the day when those lofty ships, those floating streamers, should be turned into smoky steamers.—( Cheers.) He trusted that vy, such a revolution would never take place in the British nati e that the navy would for ever maintain its ascendancy. " would conclude by proposing " The health of Ea rl de Gral, and his Majesty's Navy."—( Cheers.) Earl DE GREY expressed a wish that he were less diillae.r,t, in order to return suitable thanks for the hon our done to 11",1'.'s He hoped that in the high office he had been place d bY Sovereign, he should, with the assistance of the officer3ra I Is h whom he was associated, maintain the efficiency of the navy. On behalf of himself and the servic e he returned thanks. of The next toast was in honour of the deceased officers the navy of India. The CHAIRMAN rose to propose the health of Lord Hill' the Commander-in-Chief of the British Army. ld H ere too not go over the battles of the Gallant General —they wer e numerous, and would never be forgotten by his countrymen (Cheers.) He proposed " The health of Lord Hill, the Commander-in- Chief. eers. ) Lord HILL expressed —( his Ch thanks to the Directors for tb e i opportunity afforded him of meeting the Noble Lord who to take charge of a vast territory in India. It was roos t C r ; tifying to him to be able to allude to another a pp ointmeat which he took peculiar interest, as there was not another ficer in the British army with whom he had been more close.), their associated than with Sir H. Fane, from the fi rst day of landing in Portugal under their great commander—(Mich cheering)—and throughout the whole of the Peninsular cal.% paign served under him, and on many trying occasions to,_P't most perfect satisfaction. He had wished to see that Gal% Officer again in active service, and it was with pleasure 0,0 he had recommended him to his Sovereign for the high office' which he had een aonted. The CHAIRM b AN observed the post of honour was swoinhiEl' ele ul tial t e e : one of great difficulty, and it had been well s aid, Constitution must be upheld the laws must be enforced. c n 0 however, depended in a great degree in having u p right B. honest Ministers. The Right Honourable Baronet (Sir.,, Peel) had been called upon by his Majesty to assume the office of Chief Minister of the Crown — ( Great cheering) —t.,,, he manfully obeyed that call—(Cheers) —and a t a time wa', the country was in a state of peculiar difficulty. An imPl) i i r • tant change in the Constitution had been made, the The sequences of which had unsettled most men's minds. lig. Right Hon. Gentleman had by his moderation , his COnc tory spirit, commanded, he thought, the respect of the pe°P and that feeling, he trusted, would extend itself.—(Cheel:io The patriot, when the tempest shook the labouring State, stood firm at his post, and braved the impending storm, w ° ip he (the Chairman) hoped, at length reap a rich revrar", commanding the good-will of the people.—(L oud ehee: t, He trusted that the most happy results would follow the i°, ° f , steps of the Right Hon. Baronet, and that the inheritance iltey. them by their forefathers would be handed down to p o s l ll.ii He proposed the health of Sir. R. Peel and the rot o Majesty's Ministers.—( Cheers.) valloat Sir R. PEEL—Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen - a y with " giving to this meeting any party or political character 1111,0 state with truth that thus to come into conta ct opinions of so many distinguished persons favourable to 11 ' v the source of confidence to public men, is a conso lation e. many difficulties I have experienced, and is an erie° llr3 , g ,. ment to me to persevere in my duty to my "- i O O ( Great cheering followed these observations . ) Am then important duties entrusted to the King's Governmentkdue is none, I assure you, of superior importance to the la it administration of the Executive Government of India; al r e. is a consolation to them that they have to share th e sponsibility with those who, though they have re bee lost their character as a mercantile boy, have had the hig bet a compliment that could be paid to them in continuing t° t t of by the unanimous voice of the Legislature the governertste India, which I have no doubt will be wielded for the su i t ft tage of India and the good of this country. — ( Cheers ' i co . is impossible to reflect on the circumstances wh ich are , t of netted with our Indian possessions, to the boundless OF urr territory, and the millions submitting to our rule under e l r a avt . stances of the most interesting nature, the patient and enevcia ing character of the natives, or the tremendous consequa the that might arise, and, above all, the remoteness ap e is power and opportunities of those who are nearer and aroGo ing on the country, without feeling that in the Executivet J., vernmsnt of our India the deepest responsibility 615 0 ,0 (Cheers.) To promote the interests of those nall i°n e s advance the interests of this country—l 'know o f no W,,5i, which we can practically exhibit the importance and ref,. o to bility of the trust than by the selection of those who a ' - sa ci , W exercise immediate controul and a delegcted authority a t se a distance who are fully qualified for the high office. behate reflect on the character of those whose appointment iletbase met to honour, and of whom we are about to take leave' 04 are circumstances which will warrant us in thinking that ma d, will secure to the people of India a good Administration ; a t he secondly, of confirming that which is the strongest n_, ll c ha• noblest of all ascendancy, the ascendancy of a nlolwf ratter.—( Cheers.) When look to the character 0001 Noble Lord, who has represented his Sovereign i ll r 0 Courts of Europe—Courts at the extremities of the, the those of Lisbon and St. Petersburgh—having o ptic' 0 1 character of Great Britain, I cannot but believe that mad will receive him with strong predilections in his fav°lt mad that he will be enabled to promote the good of the , o , e se Cheers.) With respect to the other appointment thekt met to celebrate, that of Sir H. Fane, it was only stl to recollect that he was the companion in the lah° lll 4 o o o shaTer of the glories, of one whose meridian lustre all. l o dic acknowledge.—( Cheers.) There was not a native 0 1 4 11° however unacquainted with European history he might b e V would doubt that the man who had the confidence ral d ua ge* opinion of the Duke of Wellington ought to be O tt th j e with the command of the army in that country Whet Ger first triumphs of the Duke of Wellington were wane . "' cheering.) ber The CiIAIRMAN—The Roman poet asked what i a ; should next celebrate ? There was one to whom this no, owed an inextinguishable debt of gratitude.—( Cheers' to te then your gentle voices (said the Chairman) and drink health of the Duke of Wellington.—(Great cheering.) 0 ,4 The Duke of WELLINGTON—Often as I have been a t 0' ings such as this, I have never, felt so much gratificatioaf present, met as we are to celebrate the appointmentG°olo,! Noble Friend as Governor-General of India, and nil, : Friend as Commander in-chief of the army in I nd ia } a lloble Friend stated that he was fully aware of th e imr-,,501 of the office he had been called upon to fill, and I cwoo o that I never put more confidence in any appointMeutooter): do in that which has now been made by his Majesty's 4.0 i ment and the Court of Directors of the East Ind ia C. ° : t ry That appointment must tend to the honour of the cow tri to that of my Noble Friend.—( Cheers.) I must see) strongly interested in the other appointment—l' ree a life:') Commander-in-Chief. I passed many years of rnY ( I,°", I may venture to say now some glorious daY9,:O; cheers)—under the Government of the East Ind;.anioo:d for which I have felt the deepest interest fc,r and prosperity. The Noble Duke in strong tE;1111 5 A e- fie) t 'V his confident opinion that the Government of.. Loru,ol,ii,t bury and the controul over the army by Sir H.. Face :fry 'll productive of advantage, and congratulated the 001— fl les the appointments. The CHAIRMAN next proposed " The health ofd ° , o e t ° V borough," who had been called upon the secon the office of President of the Board o f Coot t he Chairman eulogised the knowledge and urbanity 01 Lord and his desire to promote the good of India. ,05 . .„e" i ! Lord ELLENBOROUGH said Lord Heytesbury Pf s , o " aN, : to ardent love for the people of India, and to make t u a e r - apa c k ,../ would be the first object of his government. Wit';' l , o " e t Sir H. Fane, had he not had confidence its that gol'i. a t the favourable opinion expressed of him by that ga ,- he : f who so worthily held the office of Commander-in -C i l .neir have been sufficient to have induced him (Lord Ellendsd to concur in the appointment. There was a gre p creasing prospect of doing good for the people 01 - joi e j t by so promoting their interests, the advantage s ",. 11 o 5a i te $, this country in the possession of India would be best,,," ° t e i dtt The Chairman vacated the Chair about half-P.:40 o'clock, and the company broke up. The dinner c ° ' every delicacy that could be procured. f ieo BIRTHS. a tsi ° rt, On the 6th inst., in Eaton-place, the lady of —, ;so' Portman, of a son and heir. oelli t CY Or. the 9th of October last, at Calcutta, the lady °f ( 1,4 13 Wavell Phillips, Esq., Captain in the 7th Regim.erit °" val On r of a son. y, the 7th inst., in Woburn-place, the lady of man, Esq., of a daughter. of On the Ist inst., the lady of Arch. Wm. Blitne,Y ,s q' Ayr, N. 8., of a daughter. o f OW n the Bth inst., in Tavistock-square, Mrs. Oliva►inbe On the sth inst., at Evington, the lady of Sir Honywood, Bart., of a son. o' 4 t° MARRIED. All „ , On the sth inst., at Hammersmith, by the Rev. ,: 4 1 11 1 ) . A.M., vicar, Robert Jones, Esq., of Kings land, Jane, second daughter of John Bowling, Es, of gw,.",, On the 3d inst., by special license, Captain lien 0 1 ' Dragoon Guards, son of General Sir Henry Foe, eV Miss Christine Roche, niece and co-heiress of the is te L t, Philip Keating Roche, K.C.B. lli On the sth inst., at St. Marylebone Ch. . „ ti l urch e ft° . to Esq. of the Middle Temple, to Alicia, daughter 0 , Edgell, of Union-place, New-road. ' On the 7th inst., at Trinity Church, Mr. Riclo,. - f l i a se Eleanor, only daughter of the late Captain John I‘lthe ton, of the Hon. East India Company' s Cavalry, en lfai ell ; ) Establishment. his On the 24th ult., at the house of Lord Erskine,t° ° t ie t o di ABr Bavaria,ctn Envoyis ofbA y thenge Extraordinary ßs eeav:Henry and Dominick Minister e sTv r ao P ne 1 ut t ,E p % o s gi t e . A. n t t i r rnh p ool s daughter of P. L. St or y, E sq ., o f Tusm'ore ifouse, Oxon. Co On the 3d inst., Captain He nr y F an e 4th Drag°,o„nts Miss Christine Roche, niece and co -heiress of the 1 " Pro Keating Roohe, K.C.B. „ h ton,' tale On the sth inst., at St. Nicholas Church, 13 :', ) '''& 1 °'00 4 Latham, Esq., son of Joseph Latham, E L in. ini t 'job ° to Charlotte Mary Anna, eldest daughter of the a .ott Esq., M.D., of Chelmsford. DIED. 6.0 ,10` I ' c o In Cadogan-place, in her 95th year, Mrs. An ne t ,lorr of the late Ambrose Goddard, of Swindon,_Wil ts ' n f spa On the 7th inst., John Strongitharm, Es+ , 'V' aged 76. st o- beffic CO,C On the 6th inst., at Peckham-grove, -.., lll : ea tv- George, only child of .Mr. A. S. 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