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MALT DUTY. The following are extracts from the fifteenth Report d the Commissioners of Excise Inquiry, the subject Jeing " Malt Duty," &c. The extract is from the conclusion" of the Report : If, for the purpose of suppressing illicit malting, it should be determined to reduce the duty, it will be most important that the rate of reduction should be settled, not at random, but with reference to some principle, for the correctness of which well-established t ,..,experience can be produced. We shall, therefore, briefly point out what appears i:to us to be the right principle on which the rate of the tff m alt duty, as well as of every other Excise duty, t. should be fixed. The opportunities we have had of tracing the effects of both high and low duties on the effectiveness of the Excise regulations in preventing fraud, confirm us in the opinion we have expressed in former Reports, that no Excise duty should be carried beyond the point at which the licensed trader, who pays it, can successfully compete with the unlicensed one, who does not pay it. Although it may. at first sight, appear to be impos sible that the licensed traders could on this rule pay a rate of duty that would yield a large amount of re venue, experience proves the contrary. The reason of this is, that the fraudulent trader does not benefit by the whole amount of duty evaded, but sustains great loss from the manlier in which he is obliged to carry on his trade ; for he is not able to extract from the materials he uses so much of the valuable matter they contain, in consequence of the hurried and imperfect manner he is forced to conduct the various processes of his business, as the legal trader can extract. He is also obliged to protect himself from being informed against by the persons he employs, by paying them very highly, and to incur various other large expenses in order to escape the penalties to which he is always exposed. If the duty were reduced by one-half there seems to be reason to expect,provided that a suicient supply of barley could be obtained, that the reduction would not be followed, ultimately, by any loss of revenue. The diminished price of malt, which would be the neces sary consequence of reducing the duty, would lead to the practice of home-brewing being revived, to more beer being drunk, to more malt being used in all the cheaper sorts of beer, and to the discontinuing of the practice of using large quantities of raw corn in the Scotch and Irish breweries. With respect to grain spirits, as the quality of them in Scotland and Ireland depends on the quantity of malt which is used in making them, there can be no doubt that a large re duction in the price of malt would lead to restoring the old practice of using malt to a large amount instead of raw corn. According to a return, about 490,000 quarters only of malt are now annually used in the United Kingdom in distillation. The reducing of the duty would also remove the principle obstacle in the way of allowing a drawback of the whole duty paid on the malt used in beer exported to our colonies and foreign countries ; and in this way be the means of considerably increasing the consumption of malt. There is one point connected with the reduction of the duty which is particularly deserving of notice, and that is, rendering it practicable, with perfect security to the revenue, to relax the restrictions under which the business of making malt is carried on. Whilst the duty is very high, and the temptation, in conse quence, very great to evade it, it is necessary to impose severe restrictions to counteract this temptation ; and, therefore, one of the best effects of a reduction of duty will be the opportunity which would be afforded of diminishing the interference of legislation with the operations of making malt, and thus of permitting the malster to carry on his trade in a way to secure, by his skill, the greatest amount of profit on his capital which it is possible for him to make. On the effect of a reduction of the duty on the re venue derived from it, we have extracted the following evidence from the examinations of Mr. Gibson, Mr. Taylor, and Mr. Sullivan : Mr. Gibson.—Have you formed any opinion as to the effect of the present amount of the malt duty ?—I consider that if the Government could remit a portion of the malt duty, to reduce it to one-half, a very considerable increase of consumption would take place, and make up, in a consi derable degree, for the remission, though not to the full extent ; but if the Government be not in such a situation 'to allow of the remission of a portion of the malt duty, I think it is worth while to consider whether a transmission of a portion of that to beer would not be advantageous, in asmuch as it would benefit the agriculturist, by increasing his consumption at a lower duty, and it would prevent the opportunities there are now of using malt in the secluded beer-shops, which pay no duty whatever ; and at the same . . • . time it would operate as a check against the introduction of ud • deleterious ingredients into certain breweries. oh r / Supposing half was taken off, what would you say would .-be an equivalent duty on beer ?—I believe that if one-half `the malt duty was remitted, and a duty of 3s. per barrel put upon beer, the Government would be no losers what :,;ever, but rather benefited ; and it would be a protection against fraud in a variety of ways, by which I believe the revenue is materially suffering at the present time. If the duty were reduced in the way you propose, would it admit of a great many restrictions being removed ?—lt would. Mr. Taylor.—lt would increase the quantity made by those that pay the duty, and diminish the quantity made by those that do not pay the duty. My opinion is, that if the duty were remitted one-half, the increased consumption of malt would be very large, and consequently the increase of malt made by those who pay the duty would be very large, and that would lessen the temptation to the man that does not pay the duty. Would vou look forward to such an increased consump tion, if the duty was reduced one-half, as would produce the same amount of revenue ?—No : but there is another point which I think might very likely he the case :—if the duty was lessened upon malt I think the distilleries would use more than they do now ; because I remember the time when the trade with the distilleries was very large ; but now I do not suppose the London distilleries all together use 5,000 quarters of malt in the year. Mr. Sullivan.—What is your opinion as to the probable quantity of malt that is smuggled in Ireland, as compared with that which pays duty ?—I am quite sure it is more than a fourth. I'm sure it is two-fifths fully ; and if the duty was reduced to half, I am certain that you would realise the present amount, because the extra consumption would make up for the difference. Notwithstanding the strong case which seems to have been made out, by the extracts of the evidence which we have quoted, in favour of a reduction of the malt duty, it would be improper to bring this discus sion to a close, without again adverting to a subject mentioned in the beginning of this Report, namely, the effect of the corn laws in obstructing a free supply of barley to meet the increased demand for it, which would arise from reducing the duty. We have already 7 :4said that the only grounds on which a reduction can be justified, while the present amount of revenue is necessary, is a strong probability that a reduced duty would, by means of an increased consumption, yield as (Treat a revenue as that which is obtained from the present duty ; but if the importation of foreign barley be not permitted, the tendency of a reduced duty to increase the consumption of malt would be counter , acted by the price of British barley becoming higher . s p in consequence of the new demand for it, which would arise from the duty having been lowered ; and thus -A , the consequence of a reduction of duty would be, not such an increased consumption of malt as would keep "' the revenue up to its present amount, but a higher price of barley, and a certain loss of revenue. 1 1 l As therefore, there is no probabity of a reduced duty being followed by such an increased consump 2„tion of malt as would prevent a loss of revenue, so long as the importation of foreign barley is restricted, we are of opinion that it will be preferable to endeavour to check illicit malting by the enforcement of the Excise laws, however inadequate they may be to produce a complete remedy, rather than to try the experiment of stopping it by a reduction of duty. If there were no factitious cause for elevating the price of barley, aris ing from the direct effect of a duty on foreign barley, or from the indirect effect of duties on other kinds of foreign corn, we should not feel any hesitation in say- Y' in , that the proper way of dealing with the malt duty would be to reduce it one half ; but nothing in our .1 , opinion, can be more unwise than to reduce duties on articles which are fit subjects of taxation, without, at the same time, taking care to secure the most abun .:dant supply that is possible to be secured of the mate ntrials which are necessary for their production. a'. Although, as we have before said, we have no ex .spectation that intimidation and punishment will lead ' al to a complete remedy of the evil of evasion of duty, as now practised in the United Kingdom, we are, however, of opinion, that this evil may be diminished, even while the present duty continues, by adopting some measures for counteracting it, to which the Com missioners, as yet, seem not to have turned their at- tention. In England it would appear that more frequent in spections, by superior surveying officers, at irregular periods, of the malt-houses in the out-walks would be useful 1 whilst in Ireland, the calling in of the aid of the regular constabulary force, to prevent the violation of the revenue laws, as well as that of the other laws of the land, would, beyond all doubt, contribute to keep down the practice now almost openly carried on in the interior of the country of private malting in un entered houses. We also look forward to the discontinuance of the system of giving credit in paying the malt duties, as a measure which, if adopted, would be followed by very good effects. With respect to the complaints which have been made to us by several maltsters of the malt regulations, we are sensible that the recommendations of changes which we have made:to your Lordships may fall short of what is expected from us ; but we have felt it would not have been consistent with our duty to treat with indifference the able defence which the Commissioners have made, in justification of the greater part of their regulations, in their letter to us already referred to. If, however, the reconsideration and revision of all the provisions of the malt laws, which we have suggested, be carefully and fairly carried into execution, we trust that the result will be, that every person engaged in the trade will feel satisfied that he is not exposed to a greater degree of interference and inconvenience in carrying on his business than is really unavoidable, in order to secure the revenue, and at the same time give protection to the fair trader. (Signed) HENRY PARNELL. HENRY BERENS. HENRY L. WICKHAM. Office of Eicise Inquiry, No. 5, Whitehall-place, August 27, 1835. MEETING OF MIDDLESEX MA- GISTRATES. THE COUNTY COURT. It was expected a discussion would have arisen yesterday respecting the dispute between Mr. Rotch, the Chairman, and Alderman Winchester, but not a word was said on the subject. Mr. Rotch was not in attendance. Sir PETER LAURIE moved that Dr. Robinson take the Chair, which was agreed to, and some routine business of no public importance was gone through as follows : The Weights and Measures Committee recommended four inspectors at 1501. per annum, they paying the ex penses of fitting up their stations. Agreed to by a majority of 25 to 7. STATE OF THE PRISONS. The prisons were reported to be all well. In the House of Correction there were 870 prisoners, and in the New Prison 190. Mr. MILLS proposed a resolution, which was carried, " That a conference be held with the City Magistrates as to the Gaol of Newgate, and the respective rights of the City and County thereto." The usual routine business having been disposed of, the Court adjourned at five o'clock. KING'S BENCH.-THURSDAY. THE KING V. ANN CABELL AND JOHN RINGWOOD. This was an indictment against the two defendants for wilful and corrupt perjury committed by them at a trial which took place at the Norfolk Spring Assizes, in 1834, when certain persons, named Dunn, Green, and Tibbutt, were indicted for an assault upon a revenue-officer, named Medland, who was badly wounded in the struggle that en sued. The defendants were tried at the last Norwich As sizes, before Mr. Baron Parke, when a verdict of Guilty was pronounced against them. Mr. GUNNING was now heard in mitigation of judgment. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL addressed the Court in ag gravation of punishment. Mr. Justice PATTESON sentenced the female defendant to one year's imprisonment in the House of Correction at Norwich ; and the male defendant to be imprisoned for one month in Newgate, and then to be transported for the term of seven years. BAIL COURT.-THURSDAY. MR. CARMICHAEL SMITH AND THE LORDS OP TILE TREASURY. Mr. J. JERVIS moved for a rule to show cause why a mandamus should not be directed to the Lords Commis sioners of his Majesty's Treasury to compel them to pay to Mr. Carmichael Smith, late one of the Paymasters of Ex chequer Bills, certain arrears of pension granted to him on his resignation of his office by votes of the Parliament of Great Britain. The Learned Counsel in support of the rule read the affidavit of Mr. Smith, which was of extreme length, detailing a variety of communications upon the sub ject which had passed between the officers of the Treasury and himself. Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE said Mr. Jervis might take a rule, but the case was quite a novel one. Mr. JERVIS then sug?ested that the rule should be drawn up in this form :—That the Commissioners of the Trea sury do forthwith issue a Treasury minute to the Pay master of the Civil Contingencies or other proper officers to pay the annuity due, &c." This mode of drawing up the rule would obviate all technical objections THE LATE STEAM BOAT ACCIDENT. ADMIRALTY COURT.-THURSDAY. Wrn. Allen and Richard Clarke, the captain and pilot of the Adelaide Edinburgh steam-boat, were brought up by writ of Habeas Corpus from Newgate, in the custody of the Governor. _ _ _ Mr. BODKIN, on their behalf, applied to his Lordship to admit them to bail. ' The depositions taken before the Magistrates when the prisoners were examined before them, were read. Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE was of opinion that the pri soners ought to be admitted to bail, and directed that they do enter into their own recognizances in 1001. each, and find four sureties in 251. each, for their appearance to take their trial at the next sessions of the Central Criminal Court. The required sureties were immediately entered into, and the prisoners were discharged. EXCHEQUER COURT-THURSDAY LYDE V. BARNARD. In this case, a few days ago, a rule had been obtained by Mr. Sergeant Bompas to show cause why a new trial should not be granted in this case, in t.onsequence of Lord Abinger, before whom it was tried, having directed a nonsuit. The action was brought by the plaintiff to recover 9991., which, it was alleged, he was induced to advance to Lord Edward Thynne, in consequence of a false representation by the defendant. Sir WILLIAM FOLLETT now showed cause against the rule for a new trial. Lord ABINGER observed that it was a case of importance, and wishing to hear some new points, the Court would post pone its decision for a few days. NOMINATION OF SHERIFFS. This being the morrow of St. Martin's, the Sheriffs were nominated in this Court. The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER took his seat on the right of the Lord Chief Baron, in his robes of state, shortly after two o'clock, and called upon Mr. J. Jervis for a motion of course. The Right Hon. Gentleman then retired, accompanied by the Judges, and shortly afterwards returned into Court and took his seat on the Bench, together with the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Master of the Rolls, the Vice-Chancel lor, Lord Abinger, Chief Justice Tindal, and Mr. Baron Parke. The other Judges, not being Privy Councillors, took their seats in front of the Bench, on the floor of the Court. After the usual oaths had been administered, the nomi nation of Sheriffs was proceeded with. A number of gentlemen were struck out of the list, in consequence of their being Members of Parliament. Mr. Baron PARKE stated that Mr. Hughes Hughes, M.P., who was down in the list for the county of South ampton, was willing to waive his privilege, and to serve that office. This, however, was objected to by other Learned Judges, on the ground that the offices were incompatible, as no persons could attend to the duties of both. BRUSSELS, Nov. 11.—The average prices of Wheat and Rye during the first week in November, were 15f. 1 le., and 91. 27c. The import duties, therefore, are respectively 37f. 50c., and 211. 50c. per 1,000 kilogram mes. The cargo of the English brig, which is in the roads of St. Maria, is to undergo the process of fumugation. It seems that the wool was taken on board at a time when the plague was raging at Constantinople, because the Captain would not wait some weeks to complete his cargo.—Brus sels Papers, HOMER.--Few topics have engaged the attention of the learned of all ages, but especially of the last half century, more than an endeavour to ascertain the time and everything else connected with this father of the Muses ; yet a recent and erudite writer upon the subject is, after all, compelled to confess that "we know not who he was, when he lived, or what he actually sung." THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1835. taking his seat behind a coach in Tottenham-mews. Wit ness told him to go away, which he did, but making use of the most abusive language, and saying that all the police were a set of thieves. Witness saw him again an hour afterwards standing outside a public-house. His face was not then tied up. Police-constable Collins, E 58, stated that on Sunday morning, after the deceased had complained to the inspector that he had been ill-used by a policeman, witness saw him standing outside the station-house door in company with a man dressed like an ostler, who said to him, " Are you sure he hit you on the wound you received a day or two ago ?" The deceased replied, " Yes ;" and added, " but he made it bleed." Deceased then went away. There being no further evidence, Mr. GREGORIE said that he thought it very probable that the deceased had died in a fit ; but he considered it necessary, and should feel much obliged to Mr. Burgess (the surgeon of St. Giles's workhouse) if he would, in the course of the afternoon, make an internal examination of the head, and report to him the result at the evening sitting. Mr. Burgess replied that he would do so, and immediately left the office for that purpose. On the arrival of Mr. GREGORIE, Mr. Burgess, who was in attendance, stated that he had not been able to make the required examination, his time being so much engaged ; and the medical gentleman who by his request had undertaken the task, could not possibly attend till the next day. Mr. GREGORIE then ordered the prisoner to be detained at the station-house for the night, arid brought up again to morrow (this day) at one o'clock. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Yesterday a female, possessing the externals of great re spectability, was brought up for re-examination before Mr. CHAMBERS, charged with having stolen a variety of articles from different stands in the Soho Bazaar. Mr. CHAMBERS inquired what had induced her to com mit the offence ?—The prisoner was unable to give any reason. She could not tell what had induced her to dis grace herself in such a manner, except that she must have been mad at the time. Mr. CHAMBERS directed that she should be brought up for further examination to-day. Sergeant M'Donnell, from information which he received, suspecting that some of the articles found on the prisoner, and not yet identified, had been stolen from the Pantheon Bazaar, proceeded there to make inquiries. He soon learned that a female answering the description of the prisoner had been seen in the Bazaar on Wednesday afternoon ; and on producing the articles, several of the standholders came for ward and identified portions of the property which they had missed from their stands. The parties were requested to attend at the next examination and give evidence, if need ful, before the Magistrates. THE MARQUIS HUNTLY. This was a case of salvage. The Marquis Huntly, a transport, of 564 tons burden, laden with valuable naval and ordnance stores, having on board, on the whole, 46 persons, and bound from Leith to the port of London, struck on a shoal called the Middle Sand, off the coast of Essex, on the noon of the 10th of November, 1834. Sig nals of distress were put out by her, and eight smacks, be longing to Colchester and the neighbourhood:that were waiting in the Swing, a deep channel nearer to the coast from the Middle Sand, for the purpose of rendering assist ance to any vessels in distress, made up to and boarded her. Every thing was then done that was necessary for the preservation of the vessel, but no prospect could be entertained of getting her off that tide. The sails were shifted, the pumps worked, and a great portion of the very valuable cargo thrown overboard, and when the. tide rose and the weather moderated, the vessel was finally, about seven o'clock, brought to anchor in the Swing, where she remained during that night. There was considerable con troversy between the parties as to the value-of the property saved. It was estimated by the owners at 1,500/. ; but a strong fact was produced on the other side to support a higher value, viz., that the vessel had been insured in the Alliance Insurance Office for 3,000/. on the last voyage. The suit was originally brought by the salvors against the ship and freight, and a tender had been made by the owners of 4001. Sir JOHN NletioLL said that the question before the Court was as to the proper remuneration for the assistance rendered to the vessel and cargo. As to the material facts in this case there was no controversy between the • parties. The Learned Judge concluded by pronouncing salvage for the Government stores, 9001. ; for the owners the sum tendered, 4001., making 1,3001., which he directed to be allotted thus :-1501. each to the eight smacks, and of the 100/. remaining, 50/. to the family of Cooke, the Master, who was drowned, and 25/. each to the families of the other two. Costs to be paid out of the property saved. POLICE IN TELLIGENCE. MANSION-HO USE. On Wednesday a young man named Sharpe was brought before the LORD MAYCR. Henry Myers said that the prisoner, who was known to him, told him that if he had any money, a lot of goods might be bought which they might turn to much advantage. Witness said he had no money, but he could borrow some, and he did so, and ac companied the prisoner to a place in Covent-garden, where he purchased a quantity of cutlery. The goods were taken to the house of witness's mother, and he gave some of them to the prisoner to sell, upon the understanding that if any profit arose from the sale, it should be divided between them. The prisoner made the sale and handed over 51. to the witness on account, and then asked for the remainder of the goods , which, as their account remained unsettled, were reused. Afterwards witness heard that it was the prisoner's intention to keep all the goods, and he found that they had been taken by the prisoner out of a drawer in his mother's house, where they were deposited for safety. The amount given for them was 241. The witness had been unfortunate in business, and the prisoner had expressed a willingness to serve him. Mr. Norton (the prisoner's solicitor) submitted that there was no felony in this case, as all the property ac quired by an uncertificated bankrupt became the property of his assignees. The complainant had borrowed the money, and thought it no offence to endeavour to make a pound or two for his support. The LORD MAYOR—I shall remand the prisoner till to morrow. If the complainant had his certificate, I should order the prisoner to Newgate. I act in this case upon the ad vice of my law adviser. His Lordship then remanded the prisoner until yester day, when the complainant said that he had nothing further to say against the prisoner. The LORD MAYOR—Are you satisfied with what has taken place ? Complainant—Perfectly, and I return your Lordship many thanks. The prisoner, who thought it prudent, in consequence of the tone adopted by the Lord Mayor, to return the pro perty to the complainant, was then discharged. The little girl, about whose sudden disappearance her mother made a statement to the Lord Mayor, was yester day brought to the Justice-room by M‘Lean, the inspector, who was accompanied by a young man, named Fullagan, who attended for the purpose of having justice done to his character. M'Lean, in pursuance of the directions of the Lord Mayor, had visited a vast number of low houses, and made inquiry about the child. At about eleven o'clock on Wed nesday he was informed that the daughter had found her way back to her mother, and without sustaining the least injury. The girl at first told a whole string of lies, but after considerable delay and hesitation she gave a cor rect account of her adventure, which had nothing at all of the terrible i❑ it to gratify the crowd. One of the falsehoods she told was of a very dangerous kind. She stated that as she was going on an errand for her mother a man in a blue coat and light trowsers addressed her, and took her by both hands, and drew her into a court ; that she began to cry out. whereupon he put his hand kerchief in her mouth, and then took her into a house, and tied her up for two days. Witness did not believe a word of this, taut she assured him she could point out the man. He accompanied her to a small court, and she went into a house of which she seemed to know nothing, and seeing a young man there, said " That is the man who tied me up." The young man (Fullagan), who is a tailor, so lemnly declared that the child was telling a most vile false hood. The officer, who is a prudent and sensible man, took care that as Pule noise as possible should be made, and proceeded to examine the girl more closely. At last he and her mother were told the facts. The girl was anxious to see the Lord Mayor's show, and somebody told her in a joke that his Lordship had embarked for Graves end. It happened that the Star steamer was just starting from Fresh Wharf, and in she walked, and off she went. Upon landing at the Gravesend pier, which she did with out paying a farthing, she went to the house of a Mrs. Fox, who was known to her mother, and remained there until Wednesday morning, when she was sent back with an ad ditional hankerchief round her neck, to London. The girl told the same story to the Lord Mayor, and the mother stated that she believed it. The LORD MAYOR said it was evident that there was not the slightest imputation upon the character of Fullagan, whom the little mischievous slut pointed out as her gaoler ; and advised the mother to keep a watchful eye over her child. GUILDHALL. John Linda, a man equipped in a box coat, was placed at the bar, charged with stealing a very handsome gold bracelet, the property of Mrs. Adams, the lady of Sergeant Adams, residing at 21, Russell-place, Fitzroy-square. Mrs. Adams and the Learned Sergeant were of the guests invited to dine with the Lord Mayor. A glass coach was hired for the occasion, and, on the lady seating herself in the carriage, at her own door, she discovered that the bracelet was gone from her arm. The pavement was examined, and, it not being there, she conc luded that it must have been left in her dressing•room, and, being rather late, ordered the coachman to drive on. The prisoner at this time officiated as servant in livery, and when the gen tleman and lady were set down at Guildhall, the prisoner was left in charge of the coach. Sergeant Bates, No. 7, City Police, stated that he saw the prisoner looking in the coach, and, suspecting something, he laid hold of his collar. At that moment he saw a glit tering object, and, having pinioned the prisoner up against the wall, took from him the bracelet. He refused to give any account of it, although he knew it had been lost, or to tell whose carriage it was. He had evidently endeavoured to secrete it. He was fully committed for trial. MARYLEBOAt. Yesterday William Self, a police constable of the E division, No. 126, who was charged at this Office on Mon day on suspicion of causing the death of David Farrell, a poor man lodging at No. 22, Queen-street, Seven-dials, and remanded till a Coroner's Inquest had sat over the body, was brought up from the New Prison, Clerkenwell, and placed at the bar before the sitting Magistrates, Messrs. GREGORIE and CONANT, for re-examination. The whole of the witnesses who were examined before the Coroner, having repeated their statement, Inspector Jenkins said that that morning a letter had been received at the station-house in George-street, from a lady named Bishop, stating that she had seen an account in that day's newspapers of the inquest held on the de ceased, whom she knew, and that she could give some evi dence which might be material. He accordingly requested her to come forward, and she was then in attendance. Maria Bishop (the person spoken of) deposed that she was a married woman, and kept the London Coffee-house, No. 1, Charles-street, Middlesex Hospital. She knew the deceased, who was generally about the neighbourhood, and had often relieved him. On Saturday morning she saw him standing against the iron railings fronting the next house, his head on his right shoulder. There was a cut on his left cheek, which appeared to have been recently done, and from which the blood was flowing fast ; blood was also issuing from his ear. She asked what was the matter, and was told by one of the persons collected around him that he had just recovered from a fit, in which he had fallen down and hurt himself. Witness knew him to be subject to fits, as she had frequently seen him lying on the pavement in one. Police sergeant Paine, E 1, said that about five o'clock on Sunday morning, after the deceased had been sent by the prisoner out of Newman's-mews, he saw him about LAMBETH-STREET. Yesterday Thomas Jones, alias Three-fingered Jack, an expert thief and experienced " cracksman", was brought be fore Mr. 'WALKER, for final examination, on a charge of en tering the dwelling-house of Inspector Rice, of the K divi sion of police. Police-constable Clay, 47 K, spoke to the prisoner being a most expert thief, and of his being the principal of a nu merous gang. The prisoner, when asked by the Magistrates what he had to say to the charge, replied that he had merely ob served the door to be opened when passing by, and went in to see who was there.—(Laughter.) He was fully com mitted for trial, and when leaving the bar he in a loud voice uttered some horrid threats against Rice. UNION-HALL. Yesterday a young female, who said that her name was Ellen Chambers, and whose intellects were evidently disor dered, was brought up charged with making an attempt upon her life on the preceding night. When brought up to this office in the morning she at first refused to give any account of herself, merely saying her name was Chambers. When asked by the Magistrate (Mr. Wedgwood) what she had to say respecting the fact of her having attempted to destroy herself, her reply was, that she had something heavy on her mind ; and added, that life was only a burden to her. As it was evident that she had an aversion to be gazed at and interrogated in the public office, she was taken into the Magistrate's private room, and there questioned with a view to see what could be done for her in the emergency. Her answers, however, were so unsatisfactory, and it being evident that if suffered to go at large, she would again repeat the attempt upon her life, that the Magistrate, under the circumstances, sent her to St. George's `'Workhouse until inquiries shall have been made, so as to ascertain where her friends lived, in order that that they might be apprised of her present situation. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL' S. TIIE DERBY. 6 to 1 offered agst Lord Jersey's lot. OAKS. 7 to 2 agst Bequest and Marmalade—take 4 to 1. Offers to back Wedge for the St. Leger, but nothing done. COURSING. NEWMARKET COURSING MEETING.—WEDNEsDAr. Allington Hill Stakes for Bitch Puppies.—Mr. Vipan's Varnish beat Mr. Baildon's Lydia ; Mr. Finch's Grisi beat Mr. Fyson's Fairy; Mr. King's Rowena beat Mr. Inskip's Indigo; Mr. Gil lett's Gavotte beat Mr. Edwards's Alert ; Mr. Dobede's Daffodil beat Mr. Carter's Caroline ; Mr. Carter's Crafty beat Captain Daintree's Kate. _ _ For the Cup.—Mr. Vipan's Violet beat Mr. Carter's Claret ; Mr. Edwards's Antiope beat Mr. Moody's Merry ; Mr. Wea therby's Weippert beat Mr. Gillett's Glee ; Mr. Dobede's Diamond beat Mr. King's Rosalie ; Mr. Fyson's Flambeau beat Mr. Inskip's Idol; Mr. Carter's Clipper beat Mr. Baildon's Lottery; Mr. Fyson's Farmer beat Mr. Finch's Grace ; Captain Daintree's Keepsake beat Mr. Dobede's Daisy. Chippenham Stakes for Dog Puppies.—Mr. Vipan's Vulcan beat Mr. Dobede's Dunkirk; Mr. Carter's Cardinal beat Mr. Gillett's Giovani ; Mr. Finch's Greenchester beat Mr. Moody's Mundig ; Captain Daintree's Kite beat Mr. Fyson's Forester ; Mr. Inskip's lago beat Mr. Baild on's Lentulus ; Mr. King's Royalist beat Mr. Hall's Hero. Port Stakes.—Mr. Vipan's Verity beat Mr. Baildon's Logic ; Mr. Gillett's Granta beat Mr. Carter's Cambric ; Mr. Finch's Grimaldi beat Mr. Vipan's Venture; Mr. Fyson's Fanny beat Mr. Inskip's Isabel ; Mr. Inskip's Infant beat Mr. Hall's Heroine ; Mr. Dobede's Delight beat Captain Daintree's Kidnapper ; Mr. Dobede's Druid beat Mr. Bryant's Elliott ; Mr. Carter s Cantab beat Mr. Fyson's Foarnought. Match.—Mr. Gillett's Gala beat Mr. Edwards's Ambassador. HUNTING. BRIGHTON HARIERS.—Friday was an auspicious morning, and many a lover of the chase hailed the rising of the day, eager to follow the staunch pack which throw off regularly three times a week in the vicinity of this town. In a former paper we spoke of the beauty of the country, and its unri valled situation for hunting ; we shall now, therefore proceed at once to the sport. The Dyke on Friday was the mustering point, where an excellent field assembled. We shall not dwell upon the first chase, as it was rather cold hunting ; but proceed at once to the second and more cheering game. The hounds started her near Baccombe, and breaking cover in fine style, there was every prospect of a severe burst, which was fully realized be fore the pack ran into her. She took away to Pond Brow, and made for the Dyke, leaving Seddlescombe to the left; thence to Northheath, to Mr. Blaker's, near Pangdean; and at length to Seddlescombe, where she got into her file, which she traversed twice, and then left it, making for the Pond Brow and the Dyke road, when the pack ran into her in gal lant style, after a severe run which had lasted about an hour. During the run there were a few checks; but the hounds did not get off their scent. A third hare, which afforded a sharp run, was found near Hangleton ; she took away to Portslade, headed to the right, and went to New England' (near Port slade), thence over Cock-a-roost hill to Whiteloek bottom ; headed back, and proceeded in nearly the same direction till she had nearly reached Portslade, where she fell before her staunch pursuers. On Monday the pack threw off at Patcham to a very good field. Shortly after the first hare, the hounds were called off. The second was found north-east of Standean, and proved su perior game. She made for Standean furzes, thence to Ditch ling Hill, by Pangdean Holt; repeating this several times, and leading the field at a slashing pace for about two hours, over ground not far short of thirty miles. At length she crept exhausted to a crib in a lone farm-yard, near Standean, where the hounds ran into her. Although a keen north-easterly wind prevailed during the day, the scent was excellent. Another hare was found near Patcham, which took Holling bury Hill, and from thence to the Earl of Chichester's Park, and having boldly leaped the palings, found a sure refuge in the preserves, and the dogs were called off. An accident oc curred in the course of the day, which afforded the field con siderable amusement. Two hares got up together, and ran nearly abreast, hotly pursued by the hounds, for a considerable time, through a thick cover, till they escaped their pursuers. This couple has been seen before. In the course of the day a gentleman was thrown. His horse tripped against a mole-hill, and both horse and rider bit the dust, but neither sustained any serious injury. On Friday last Colonel Wyndham's Fox Hounds met at Ham, near the residence of W. G. R. Gratwicke, Esq., and in a rick-yard belonging to Mr. J. 011iver, of Preston, found, and took alive (among a quantity of old timber) three foxes and two rabbits. One of the foxes was turned down and hunted, and after a good run poor Reynard fell a prey to his eager pursuers. Capt. Richardson's Hounds had an excellent run on Tues day. They threw off at Steepdown, and very soon succeeded in finding a hare, which afforded capital sport. MINISTERIAL SPORTING.—Lord Lichfield's shooting party, at Renton Abbey, did not break up till Friday and Saturday last. A King's messenger arrived on Thursday last, with some communication addressed to the Noble Earl, or to his principal guest, Lord Melbourne, and horses were ordered for the Premier to leave early the next morning. his Lordship, however, did not leave according to this arrangement, but stopped for Friday's sport, and left after dinner. The party consisted of Lord Melbourne, the Marquis Conyngham, Lord Fitzclarence, the Hon. Mr. Cooper, Colonel Maberley, E. G. Stanley, Esq., Mr. Stevens, &c. Th e s l aug h ter of pheasants was immense. In some of the narrow covers the sportsmen lined both sides of the plantation, and, from their close proxi mity, the birds were literally blown to pieces. Several Staf. ford Crispins hung on the movements of the party, and Mr. Stanley and others, understanding who they were, entered into some conversation with them. A bold Jobson (supposing them all to be Lords) said to one of the party—" What's the reason we cannot have a writ for Stafford, my Lord ?" Sports man—" Oh I you behaved so very ill at the last election, when you knew how you stood for former sins." Cobler—" That was only a few of the scum of the town, paid by Captain Gre now, and he could not get in ; we have a thousand indepen dent men besides those, who voted free and honourable." Sportsman—" How came you to think of returning such a rank Tory as Goodricke ?" Cobler—" Why we had never a Whig to oppose him, my Lord; will you send us a writ ff we will return a Whig ?" Sportsman—" It is suspected that a Whig will have no chance with you." Cobler—" Send one, my Lord, and try us." Here the party joined in a loud laugh, and the cobler threw in some hints about the greater corrup tion of other boroughs, and other parties; and that if the Stafford freemen had returned a \Vhig, they would have bad another writ. " You are making game of us, my Lord," said the Crispin, at parting, to the great amusement of the Hon. Secretary' and company. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. The King's Stai Hounds will go to the Vale of Aylesbury on Saturday, the 14th, and hunt that delightful country on the fol lowing Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; on the Saturday they will return to Ascot, where they will throw off on Monday, the '23d. The Puckeridge (Mr. Dalyell's) Fox Hounds on Monday at the Kennel] ; Wednesday, at Peverils ; Saturday, at Aston Bury— half-past 10. The Brookside Harriers on Mondays at Newmarket Hill ; Wed nesdays, at Lewcs Race Course ; Fridays, at Telscombe Tye—half past 10. The Brighton Harriers meet every Monday at Patcham ; Wed nesdays, at the Race Course; Fridays, at the Dyke. The Thanet Harriers meet on Monday at Monkton Sea Mark ; Wednesday, at Minster Mills ; Friday, at Nash Court Hill—at 10. The East Sussex Hounds on Saturday at Clayton Holt ; Monday, at Maresfield Park; Wednesday, at Barcombe Cross; Thursday, at Eason's Green ; Saturday, at Muddleswood Gate ; Monday, at Sutton—half-past 10. The Ashdown Forest Hounds on Friday at Maresfield Workhouse ; Tuesday, at Crabbett Park ; Friday, at Withyham. Colonel Wyndham's Hounds on Saturday at lladeland Kennel ; Monday, at Darfold House; Wednesday, at Salmon Bridge; Friday, at Ifold ; Saturday, at Lisgote Common. Captain Richardson's Harriers on Saturday at Stoke Furze ; Tuesday, at Heene Mill. Lord Yarborough's Hounds on Saturday, at Riby Cross-roads ; Monday, at Grainsby House ; Wednesday, at Hambleton Hill; Friday, at Scotter Village ; Saturday, at Burnham—at 11. Lord Seagrave's Fox Hounds on Saturday, at Broadway. The Cheltenham Harriers on Saturday at Square-ditch Turnpike, I Cleave-road—at 11. Mr. B. Fretwell's Hounds on Saturday at Cold Aston ; Tuesday, at Beckford Inn ; Thursday, at Winckcomb ; Saturday, at Naunton Inn—at 11. Mr. Moreton's Hounds on Saturday at Cricklade Kennel. Ld. Harewood's Hounds on Saturday at Barnsdale Bar—hf-p.lO. Mr. Barnard's Hounds on Friday at the Green Dragon, Corse Lawn. The Monmouthshire Hounds on Friday at Tuy Dee Park—at 10. Mr. Codrington's Hounds on Friday at Wardour House—at 10. The Craven Hounds on Friday at Betterton Coppice ; Saturday, at Benham Lodge—half-past 10. The Vine Hounds on Saturday at Kingsclere. Mr. Farquharson's Hounds on Friday at Yellowham Wood. Sir John Cope's Hounds on Friday at Marlston—half-past 10. The Oxfordshire Fox Hounds on Friday at Farmington Grove. The Hurworth Hounds on Friday at Moore Bank—at 10. The Tiverton Hounds on Saturday at the Kennel—half-past 10. Mr. D. Radcliffe's Hounds on Friday at Heaton—half-past 10. The Chesterfield Harriers on Friday at Morton Bridge—at 10. Sir M. Ridley's Hounds on Friday, at Meldon—half-past 10. The Galewood Hounds on Friday at Ilderton—half-past 10. The Slaley Hounds on Saturday at Dalton—half-past 8. The Morpeth Harriers on Friday at the Portland Arms—at 10. The Craven Harriers on Friday at Charlton ; Saturday, at Kild wick. The 'Wigton Harriers on Friday at Islekirk—at 10. Mr. Morgan's Hounds on Friday at Basseleg Barn—at 11. The Eddlethorp Hounds on Friday at Birdsall House—hf-p. 10. The Sinnington Hounds on Friday at Marton—at 9. The Hambleton Hounds on Friday at Morton—at 10. The Boroughbridge Harriers on Friday at Hum Burton—at 10 . The N. F. H. on Friday at Brockenhurstbridge; Saturday, at Breamore—half-past 10. The H. H. on Saturday at Chilton Old House—at 10. The Hambledon Hounds on Friday, at Place House—half-p. 10. Mr. H. Villebois's Harriers on Friday, at Mr. Flowers, Feltwell —half-past 10. Mr. Payne's Hounds on Friday at Winwick Warren. The Oakley Hunt on Saturday at Wilhampstead—quarter to 11. The Sandbeck Fox Hounds on Friday at Langold—half-past 10. The Inglewood Fox Hounds on Mondayat Greystock ; Thursday, at Ainstable—at 10. Mr. Vyner's Hounds on Friday at Earlswood Warren—hf.-p. 10. Mr. Payne's Hounds on Friday, at Winwick Warren-10. The Essex and Suffolk Hounds on Friday at Thorp-street—at 10. The Burton Vale Hounds on Friday, at Pulton. The Lambton Fox Hounds on Saturday at. Fishburn—at 11. Mr. Hall's Hounds on Saturday at the Wind Mill Inn, North Cherriton—half-past 10. Mr. Bulteel's Hounds on Friday at Wrangaton-house ; Tuesday, at Sandover's Shop—half-past 10. Sir T. Stanley's Hounds on Saturday, at Ince ; Tuesday, the 17th, at Brombro New Lodge—at 10. Mr. Heanley's Hounds on Saturday, at Tathwell Hall—at 10. The Langport Harriers on Friday in West Moor, under Barrow Hill. Mr. W: Horlock's Hounds on Saturday at Compton Bassett—at half-past 10. The East Kent Fox Hounds on Friday at the Kennel. The Tickham Fox Hounds en Monday at Hollingbourn Hill— half-past 10. Mr. S. Owen's Hounds on Friday at Uffington Village—hf-p.ll. Mr. Wicksted's Hounds on Friday at the Plough, Alsager—half past 10. The F. B. Hounds on Friday, at Cassawes—at 10. Mr. A. Smythe's Hounds on Friday at Penton--at 11. Sir R. Sutton's Hounds on Saturday at Kettlethorpe-11. The Duke of Cleveland's Hounds on Saturday at Thornton Hall —at 11. Lord Petre's Hounds on Saturday at Mucking Ford—hf-past 10. The Bedale Hounds on Friday at Busby Stoop ; Saturday, at Bedale--half-past 10. Mr. Meynell's Hounds en Saturday at Rollestone—half-past 10. The Cheshire Hounds on Saturday at Bradfield Green ; Monday, at the Smoaker (Tabley) ; Wednesday,. at Dorfold ; Thursday, at Wilkesley Village ; Saturday, at Barr - Bridge—half-past 10. Mr. Muster's Hounds on Friday at Oxton Toll-bar—half-past 10. The Rufford Hounds on Saturday at Hockerton—half-past 10. Mr. Errington's Hounds on Friday at Bunny—quarter to 11. Mr. Drake's Hounds on Saturday at Trafford, Bridge. The Warwickshire Hounds on Saturday at Kineton—qr. to 11. The Holderness Hounds on Saturday at Brantinghamthorpe-11. The Cambridgeshire Hounds on Friday at the Hardwick Arms— half-past 10. Mr. Foljambe's Fox Hounds on Friday at East Markham ; Sa turday, at Shireoaks—half-past 10. The Heythrop Hounds on Friday at Farmington Grove. The Berkshire Hounds on Saturday, at Thame Park. The Atherstone Hounds on Saturday, at Cadeby Toll Gate. The Somerset Subscription Fox Hounds on Friday, at Cothel stone—at half-past 10 Mr. C. Brock's Hounds on Friday at Crowle—half-past 10. The Herefordshire Hounds on Friday, at the Kennel—at 10. Sir R. Hill's Hounds on Saturday at High Ercall—half-past 10. The Knapton Harriers on Friday at Trunch Crown—at 11. The Norfolk Fox Hounds on Friday at Weasenham Hall ; Tues day, the 17th, at Billingford Bridge ; Thursday, 19th, at Scoulton Wood; Saturday, 21st, at Rainham Hall—half-past 10. The Albrighton Hounds on Saturday at Little Onn—half-past 10. The Badsworth Fox Hounds on Saturday at Barnsdale Bar. At a late meeting of the Committee of Arts, Mr. J. Henning made an interesting communication on the subject of waxing marble. The first experiment was made on a piece of polished marble. He took wax and made a stripe across it with a hair pencil ; he then warmed it until the marble had absorbed the wax, and left none on the sur face. On mixing the wax with a little turpentine, he found that it went 1-16th part of an inch into the marble ; but the turpentine is Scarcely necessary. He put it on the top of the house for one winter, and in the spring found the polish all off the marble, except where the wax was. It does not give the marble any unpleasant gloss or polish, but makes it like the finest preserved old marble. The friezes of the Athenaeum and Hyde Park-corner are thus pre served from the atmosphere. STEAM-BOAT ACClDENT.—Yesterday an inquisi tion was taken before C. J. Carter, Esq., Coroner for Kent, and a Jury of seventeen householders, at the Mitre Tavern, Greenwich, on the body of William Williams, a lad aged s ixteen years, who was drowned on Monday evening by the Monarch steam towing vessel running down a boat, in which he was, in Blackwall Reach. The Jury, after abOut an hour's consideration, returned a verdict of " Manslaughter" against the master of the steamer, Nathaniel William Green. The Coroner immediately issued his warrant for the apprehension and committal of Green to Newgate to take his trial at the next sessions. A farmer in the Commune of Espense, near St. Menebould, being left a widower, with two sons and three daughters, of different ages, from 9 to 18 years, became so depressed from losses and the burthen of his family, that be contemplated suicide. On communicating these despe rate thoughts to the sister of his deceased wife, who lived with him, she not only encouraged them, but declared her resolution to join him in the fatal act, and even induced him to consent to involve all his children, except the eldest girl, who was with another aunt, in one general destruction. To accomplish this horrible design, a quantity of opium was procured and put into the soup for the family's supper, which the aunt prepared with her own hands, and of which they all partook. The two younger girls were soon taken ill, but the aunt, finding that the poison did not operate with sufficient promptitude, gave them some more after they were in bed, and as they complained that it was bitter presented them with some syrup. The two sons retired to bed in an outer building, and as from their age and health their constitutions were stronger than the rest of the fa mily, they experienced no inconvenience from what they had eaten. The eldest daughter came to the family dwel ling the next morning, and having made her way in by a back door, found the aunt dead, her two sisters in the last agonies, and her father in a dying state, but not dead. Medical assistance was called in. Nothing could be done for the females, and the father resisted every effort to ad minister antidotes to him, and died after struggling for 48 hours. The sons stated that they had observed their fa ther several times, during the night, walking about his room, and up and down stairs, and even go out to the door of an apothecary near at hand, but return again, evidently suffering from either mental or bodily pain.—Galignaas Messenger. SHIPPIN ADVICES, ARRIVALS, AND DEPARTURES Al THE SCOTCH WHARFS, Novamisua 12. DUNDEE AND PERTH STEAM WHARF.—Advice : the Dun dee, Perth, and London Shipping Company's stearn-thiP Perth, John Spink commander, sailed from Dun dee on the llth inst., for this wharf. HORE'S WHARF.—Advice : the Dundee, Perth, and Londe° Shipping Company's smack London, Robert Abbo t traste!, sailed from Dundee on the Bth inst., for this wharf, Arrival the Kirkaldy and London Shipping Company's smack Entel prise, James Mann master, from Kirkaldy, with a gecer, cargo. Departure : the Caithness Shipping CoPqk: schooner John and Margaret, William Ross master, fo m r Wlc with a general cargo. DOWNE'S WHARF.—No advices. Arrival : the Montrose Shipping Company's smack Osnaburg, William Keith master! from Montrose, with a general cargo. No departures. p , ,„ CARRON WHARF.—Advice : the Carron Shipping u°i; pany's smack Penelope, John Nicol master, arrived at Carte on the 9th inst. No arrivals or departures. MILLER'S WHARF.—Advice : the London and Edinbar Shipping Company's smack Pilot, George Howie Wa ste ! arrived at Leith on the 10th inst. No arrivals. Departuru s el the Aberdeen and London Shipping Company's sma ck ta l perior, John Leslie master, for Aberdeen, with a gene. cargo. the LEITH AND GL AS:OW WHARF.—NO advices. Arriv al Leith and Glasgow Shipping Company's smack Venus. 13e;, jamin Mann master, from Leith, with a general cargo. maci, parture : the Leith and Glasgow Shipping Company's si n Abercromby, A. Stout master, for Leith, with a general a re a LEITH AND BERWICK. WHARF.—Advice : the Ben cl er c , Shipping Company's smack Ann, William Stevens*n Inatcy. arrived at Berwick on the 10th instant. No arrivals or partures. VESSELS ENTERED INWARDS AT THE TOM-HOUSE, Nov. 12. Waterlilly, Hart, from Jamaica; Earl of Liverpool, LI Ostend; Para Packet, Davie, Para: Liberty, Hogg , S t ' 0 1 tersburg ; Rising Sun, Taylor, St. Petersburg; Margaret Catharine, Pitkethly, Riga; Batavier, Dunlop, Rotterdaill' ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING, Not' I. John Bull, Corbin, for Hamburg ; John Hardy, Tait, Jago de Cuba; Cherry, Partridge, Hamburg ; I s elarY, l 3 ol Eliza, Tregarthen, Lisbon ; Jane, Watson, Cape of uk Hope ; Prince Regent, Arthur, Sydney; March, B ibb Marseilles. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO, No!,: n i a 2 ; Three Sisters, Lund, for Antwerp ; Catherina, Schuyt, Antwerp: John Hardy, Tait, St. Jago de Atlas Light, Jersey ; Sarnia, Dale, Guernsey and J 6 % 1 6 Heded, Hader, Jamaica; St. Vincent, Brown, St. Vin ce- p ' Therese, Due, Copenhagen; Mary, Beachcroft, Hobart TO Van Diemen's Land, and Sydney, New South Wales. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. an d The Jane and Elizabeth, Amsterdam to Batavia; 4 , James, Victor, Nantes to Bombay, Sept. 29, lat. 4 . long. '43, The Borodino, Havre to New Orleans, the 2d instant, lat• lla long. 19. by the Concordia, arrived at Cork. The Gai,e4 Smyrna to London, off Cape St. Vincent. The Boadwo, bound to Hobart Town, the 19th ult., lat. 35. long. 1 5 . lat. Mermaid, Chapman, London to ombay, the 22d u1t.,, 60 40. long. 13. by the Emma Marie, arrived in the river lon . 1, Catharine (schooner), on the 6th instant, lat. 49. 25. ,1,6 32. W., bound to Alexandria, with loss of fore-topmast, br Harmony, arrived in the Downs. ARRIVALS AT LIVERPOOL, Nov. 11. , o tt, The Patricia, Kearnes, from Kirkcudbright ; John c.,0 from Carlisle ; Confidence, Phillips, from Bristol ; Rawlinson, from Lancaster, ENTERED FOR LOADING, Nov. 11. by , The Alet, Snowden, for Ceara, Beaver, Woods, for R, e b e , haven ; Bispham, Seward, for Genoa and Leghorn; ro ll, 1 Thompson, for Gibraltar ; Pet, Stone, for Messina; dad Douglas, for Sierra Leone ; Hardware, Jones, for TO and Porto Cabello. CLEARED OUTWARDS, NOY. 11. Oratara, Gill, for Lisbon ; Gertrude, Guthridge► f o r Lisbon ; Portia, Pott, for Trieste; Joni' Lees, Lee s 'a t it. Naples ; Liren, Clifton, for Constantinople ; Active , .'1; chinson, for Rio Janeiro ; Tally Ho, Nicholson, for Virgiw-or, Stanley, Owen, for Naples; Newhaven, for Trieste; 13 ° for Derbyhaven. SAILE, Port, Searight, for Jamaic D N a; Atlantic, Edgar, for 1' for rara ; Bolivar, Fenwick, for Barbadoes • Ann, Butler,, Newfoundland; Castlereagh, Mould, for St. Michael's; of titude, White, for Barbadoes; Gertrude, Guthricig. e : n ieft Lisbon ; John Baring, Hunt, for New Orleans; `'"'"- Owen, for Naples; Victoria, Williamson, for Barbadoes' TELEGRAPHED, Nov. 11. Off port, Indian, from Richebucto; Mischief, from Srolll° INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT' —•—•- - - - _ The Matters of the Petitions and Schedules of the Pris°lo) hereinafter named (the same having been filed in theC°4l. are appointed to be heard at the Court-house, in Portt% street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, on Tuesday, Nov. 17, c' at Nine o'clock in the Forenoon. Bull, J., Wellington-place, Blackfriars-road, stable-keeper• Trethowan, N., Chacewater, near Truro, Cornwall, grocer. Lovelock, J., Hackney-road, near Shoreditch Church, butcher' Elkins, G., Dorset street, Portman-square, plumber. Kitching, G., Earl's-court-terrace, Old Brompton, accountan' t os Northam, W., Bretten-terrace, Park-walk, Chelsea, assistant jeweller. Price, R., Tokenhouse-yard, City, dealer in foreign stocks. Hickley, T., Tanner's-end, Edmonton, miller. Mackartney, J., Free-school-street, Bermondsey, currier. Alavoine, C., Baldwin-street, City-road, carver. ent er '' Stovel, H., Hugh-place, Vincent-street, Westminster, carp b ov Hawkey, W. A., Great George-street, Portman-square, n° ness or employ. On Wednesday, Nov. 18.—Same Hour and Place.. Lowden, J., sen., King-street, Melton Mowbray, blacksmitn Biddle, T., New Quebec-street, Portman-square, shoemaker' Admiral Jones died at Maidstone on Sun 0 i( the advanced age of ninety. He was a bachelor, and to be very rich. THE LATE ATTEMPT AT FIRE-].RAISING' 5 0 We mentioned before that Arthur, the druggist w ho i' bo9 strongly suspected of attempting to blow up his own o f with gunpowder, was seen to enter it about a clua r , te , r oi twenty minutes past nine, shortly after it had been r c tir by his wife ; and we also noticed that no person had it-01 ally seen him come out of the shop. Although th is ,o l not the case, however, we now understand he was ehse'rtel running down the Saltmarket in great haste about a q`' Inn' before ten, in order to join his company in the Cossack id The necessity for this hurry will be perceptibleovhell,,fo explained, that the powder from being saturated as "atoll, with turpentine, made a very slow although a sure n 17 , 010 and as has since been ascertained would have taken Icier. ten minutes before it reached the dry parcels of P er n or In this way he might have been with his party sn l il or eight minutes ere the explosion took place, which circjis' stance would (in his view perhaps) have enabled him nt tract the Court and Jury by the proof of an alibi. N oe , now believed that the tram, which burns with a clear,: - ,ed was actually on fire, but providentially put out, as it ' T s bere, easy to do, by some person blowing under the door. ge is another circumstance that has not been adverted to e ' r r which does not tend to lessen the suspicion against tb soner. On the Thursday afternoon, four or five h on e vious to the atrocious attempt, Arthur went int o th..e 1;0 and borrowed four shillings from the till. Whe n IT Oi l ' and servants shut the shop, there was left nineteen tber, Bugs in silver at the one counter, and fourteen at die ° otl which was all gone when searched for by the Pe liC A e ial , the shopmen immediately after the discovery of the lical transaction. Most unfortunately for Arthu r atop when he was apprehended and searched, there y O ,l - 1 1 0 1 on his person just thirty-eight shillings in silver tallies, except to one shilling, with the aove three sn° Greenock Advertiser. • t . (A DV ERTISEMENT .) —T. COX SAVORY, ao „' &c., 47, Cornhill, London, informs the Public that he I 'l,l 10 1 : i , " up a SHOW ROOM, expressly for the display of a larrs. ment of superior SILVER-EDGED PLA TED GO O 0 5 7, offers them at those low but fixed prices, which have be e, 1 ,0 cessful in drawing public attention to the WATCH , JEW' 'of' SILVER SPOON and FORK, and SILVER branches Trade. S ( BIRTHS. e 061 On the 11th inst., at Shearn Lodge, Walthamstow, th' Bosville Durrant, Esq., of a daughter. W Tabs'' On the 11th inst., in Russell-square, Mrs. Charles .-: 040 1 a daughter. f 0 1 On the 12th inst., at the Limes, Lewisham, the laclL:-....../ Legh, Esq., of a daughter. eV' MARRIED. ii y4b l ' On the 10th inst., at St. John's, Paddington, J. B. u" ... ko p, Esq., to Mrs. Ann Heade, of Mile-end-road. On the 10th inst., at Bromley, Kent, Francis John Ri c , bli P t i; Esq., of Langford, Somerset, to Mary, daughter of the letf h e 0 Boyd, Esq., of Kenton, Devon, and grand-daughter and-daughter of " ~, 6 William Boyd, Esq., of Plaistow-green, Kent. 01 . rier On the 10th inst., at St. Mary's Church, Bryanstolvf a W. C. Lake Bashford, Esq., to Frances Jane Brome , , L n i A. Seymour -street, daughter of the late Rev. John Brorne, ........f/ lil i DIED. f ' l° ' . te o f ro On the 12th inst., at Reading, Berks, Augusta, v0.'„,„413$ Prettejohn, Esq., of the Island of Barbadoes, and late of P d " . 0 ? j°l3 in the same county. af • On the 11th inst., in his 66 th year , in Tower-street, •of Weston Goss, late of Teignmouth, Devonshire. O4O On the 14th of July, during his voyage to India, off t he i g a Good Hope, Captain William Powell, 46 th Regiment of. Native Infantry. of On the 6th inst., at Lee, Kent, Sarah, fifth daughtel:, ~,, William Blorriss. vd ard ID ' On the 9th inst., at the Asylum, Hanwell , Mr. -- ri ' t , e p, bert, late of Islington, in his 67th year. a cti - ofk On the 9th inst., at Saffron Walden, Essex , Mr. EtitO r i o se of Fowkes-buildings, formerly of Great St. Hele n's and. 5 1 e his 50th ear. in On the 10th inst., at the house of his uncle, at Watflth.ll.fter James Moody, one of the twin sons of Major Cairnes, 3 , • i , y ment, aged 6 years. - f t . ' London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUN‘ie.eov 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in ', of Middlesex. ,IGENC ---•••••• L° Notic 13L-.keni , RI and Gra the Meti the medi Notice dertakin instant, 18, A 13 RAIL'S% The ] CON TY and after NATUI also at tl eitors, IN iubseript for the 13 Railwi CO: Docks. Sir P ete George 1 Andrew Henry T Frederic] Pie S `-" 0 . Le, Some Pat The Pi has been it their di state, tha gress, ant st ate L. R Notice PANy „ Novemb e TRACT SON ltY in the Pa ' e x. Al! Embanks t he said Plana z at the Of ° tee, Ha Sealed "' 4O . 17, *emb er "ember, The D istrest tet 'Condo r t Le .h. Iltard Hi R. Kelvedon tatee of n kfolk, ; Sir Rol Henry Joh n B Prederi Iter., J, CharleE W. C. I Captain Louis I Thema Lord C %lieitors- Nineer, Applios eeretary Prose ( it the C. Easton O r R2 John A Peter I A ngus Ada m , Jaynes 1161 NRZ