The Sun. — London, England, 1828-04-29 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THL VCTBLIC JOURNALS, When attempts are made, upon any subject or oc casisti whatsoever, of such a nature that it is im possible that they should succeed, it is perhaps the most prudent course to leave such attempts unre proved, and even unnoticed altogether. NN . re do notkt-inw, therefore, that we are acting wisely . in makmg :it known, that some public prints are calling for the interposition of that authority (which no one living ever knew exercised) for the purpose of defeatin g the Repeal Bill of the Test and Corporation Acts. We shall, however, be brief. There are no consti tutional means of knowing that his Majesty i s o f a different opinion from his Ministers respecting the measure in question : but were he to exercise his dormant prerogative of refusin g to pass t h e Bill, which they, his official advi sers , h a d w i t h great zeal and much cautir carried thr o ugh both Houses of Parliament, tkere is at o nce a se p ara tion betwe en the King and, the 'Ministers. He casts them from him, not the most frank and open, but in the most revolting, insidious, and to them most humi lir"ctug and disgraceful manner possible. They arc of course no longer a Ministry, but become opposed to their Royal Master almost personally. The next step of Parliament would no doubt be, to vote those traitors or enemies to their country, by whose advice the King should have interposed his Le Rois'avisera. This is sufficient to show the absurdity of the course for which some are calling. We shall not, therefore, contend longer against a nonentity ; but we cannot help adding, that the high and ingenuous character of his Majesty is security enough to his Parliament and his people, that the business of the state will proceed in its usual train. The triumphant manner in which the Bill was last night passed in the Upper House, without even a division, must convince even the most obstinate that the project above referred to would be as insane in purpose, as it would be ulti mately ineffectual.— Times. The questions put by Sir J. Graham last night, relating to the currency, were of same importance floubtless in themselves, and of perhaps; a still more interesting sort of value, because of the index they afford of what we may expect from country gentle men, if left the power of influencing, though ever so slightly, the price of human sustenance. There is a desperate push to be made, we understand, in fa vour of small note circulation. The agriculturists are now secure of their ecru law, and of such en effect in raising prices as mere legislation can ac complish. They are therefore trying the other tack, mid endeavouring to aggravate, by an extension of the currency, the barbarous consequences of a dimi nution of the supply of corn. One gentleman takes for granted that Ministers will not persist in the exe rut ion of the law for hindering an issue of notes under 3/. value : another hopes thtit nothing will be done to obstruct the circulation go t small Scotch notes through the north of EnglaniL That is to say, that any and every expedient must be resorted to for bolstering up and perpetua.ting as much as can be kept together of that rotten paper system, by which country bankers were rendered the sovereign lords of the community— credit, often fictitious credit, substituted for solid eoin,—and knaves and paupers raised to the same level with, or set above, the industrious, the inde pendent, and honest. The answers of the Minister to a string of questions on these subjects were given with decision and promptitude. He said that Mi nisters would enforce the law, and sign the death warrant of the unnecessary paper : and that a mea sure would be introduced for preventing the circa lation throughout England of small notes issued on the other side of the Tweed. With regard to the suggestion of Mr. Curteis, that Ministers should take some step towards establishing a silver standard in the anticipated absence of paper, we have only to observe, that if a silver circulation be wanted, the want will of itself produce the remedy, without any legis lative operation in aid of the vigilance and activity of commerce. A sufficient amount of silver may be made to circulate for all the petty transactions of business, without making silver a standard in com pany with or in lieu of gold ; though upon such a modification of the standard we beg to be under itood as not at present starting an objection or offer ing a decided opinion.—Mid. The Finance Committee are still occupied, we believe, with the Ordnance. There has been a di vision of 11 to 10 on the question of trigonometrical surveys. The expellee does not exceed 3or 4,000/. a year ; and the majority have decided, that it is better to permit this not very extravagant outlay, than to forego the advantage of the most authentic and scientific maps which have ever appeared in the kingdom. The point is not a very important one, but the earnestness with which the necessity of even so small an item has been discussed, affords a very fair test of the general zeal and sincerity which ani mate the members of the Committee.—lbid. Within these few days we adverted to a strange occurrence which had come to light, involving the disposition of a sum of public money reputed to amount to 250,000/. The subject it as delicate as it is painful. After the peace of 1814, a consider able number of British subjects preferred claims upon the French Government, for indemnification of losses sustained through acts of that Govern ment or its officers. After some negociations be tween the two Courts, that of France handed over a sum of money to Great Britain, in full satis faction of the claims as estimated, leaving the de railed distribution of it to the British Government —as the claims of its own subjects might be decided on by its own tribunals. A commission for the in vestigation and settlement of these claims wasappoin ted by the Ministers of the day. After intervals of no very short duration (including several years), two clas ses of claimants were successively satisfied or rejected ; and at last the Commission closed its sittings, de claring in substance, as is said, that no further de mands could be authenticated, and that no further distributio n of the fund ought to be made by the Government of Great Britain. A large balance, of from 200,0001. to 300,000/., was thus left unappro priatedin the hands of the Biitish Treasury ; and the money so left over became, beyond all question. public property, to be accounted for to Parliament, and not disposed of without its sanction. By a stroke of the pen, however, it is.said that the First Lori of the Treasury transferred this large balance of public money from the Treasury, where Parlia ment ought to have foundit, to anoth er d epartment. The affair, we presume, will undergo a rigid investi gation.—lbid. We wish that Mr. D. W. Harvey would move for an account for any one year of the numb er o f bankruptcies which have taken place i n London, the dividend paid on each bankruptcy, the debts proved in each case, the sum paid in respect of law, includ ing the Commissioners, and the . su m paid the ac countant and the auctioneer. This would be a cu rious t a bl e , an d would, we think, throw much light upon Bankrupt Law. Taken in general, the Bank - rupt L aw i s o f lit t l e or no use. The dividends in. general will h ar dly co mpensate creditors for t hey vexation and loss of time. In most bankrupt cases the solicitors, the Bar, the Commissioners, the ac countants, and auctioneers, divide the assets. Very few estates pay any thing worth a man's while going after. Under the present Bankrupt Law, a man has nothing to do but to get into credit in every possible shape and way', and to as large an amount as pos sible—buy goods in every quarter—turn merchant — ship off such goods to every qua r t er o f t h e world —fly kites in every possible way—keep no books, or those so confusedly that no man called in by th e name of an acc ountant could make head or tail of th em — carry this system of ltuying and exporting , ind kit e -fl y i ng to i ts utmost extent—purcbasegoods n credit at any pr i ce , and for the greatest length of time—declare his in solvency, go into the Gazette; the solicitors, the Bar, the Commissioners, the accountants, the auc tioneers, &c. &c. would set to work ; the larger the amount of the man's debts so much the better for the legal, accounting, and auetioneering agents. In such case the legal men call it a " good fat bank ruptcy ;" and if they can get into Chancery, so much the better; and, in general, it is contrived that " a good fat bankruptcy" shall get into Chancery. The ?e'buit In general is—ten or twelve years' meetings of Commissioners, actions, bills in Chancery; and at length, when the legal men have received the assets, they tire, and the creditors are told—" Here, gentle men, are the accounts." The bankrupt gets, in the first instance, his certificate, because, if he be a clever man, he will have so entangled the thing in kite flying, that his certificate will be given to him as a matter of necessity, in order to his evidence in future suits. We have often thought that, if there were no laws of bankruptcy, it would he beneficial to the public; there would be then less credit, be cause less supposed security. arising from the Law of Bankruptcy.—MornEng The expectations of the public from the Commis sion for Inquiry into the State of the Law respecting real Property, about to be appointed, are likely, we fear, to be disappointed. We were, indeed, pre pared for such a result, from the ominous manner in which Mr. Brougham alluded to the subject on Thursday night. If Ministers are not determined to put on the Commission individuals of character as well as professional skill, and on whose freedom from narrow prejudices the country can rely, they had much better leave the matter alone. What is wanted. is a fair and dispassionate inquiry into every part of the System, and not a sham Commission to gloss over its defects, while some unimportant altera tions are suggested with a view to deception. Had the Members on the Finance Committee been all thick and thin men, or men unknown to the country, that Com mittee would never have obtained credit with the nation. In like manner, if the Commission be com posed exclusively of men either known to be wedded to the abuses of the existing system, or who have no title to the public confidence, the object will be easily seen through. We are not advocates for rash innovation, nor do we say that the task is an easy one, on which an honest Commission will have to enter. All we contend for is, that the question should not be prejudged, but that the inquiry should be conducted in a bold and fearless manner. Too much light cannot be let in. Let it be seen that the evils under which the people of England labeur, with regard to the transmission of real pro perty, are irremediable, and they will patiently submit to them; but let investigation precede the decision. We wish it may turn out that we are mistaken in our anticipations ; but we own that what we have heard prepares us for the worst.—Morn lug Chronicle. A contemporary (The Times) has alluded to a misapplication of about 250,0001. of the public money, which the recent investigations in the Finance ' Committee have brought to light. We believe the following is the affair alluded to :—Agreeab!y to treaty, a joint Commission was appointed by the French and English Governments, to liquidate the claims of British subjects on France. At first the creditors were entered in the great book, as their claims were liquidated ; but at length the French compounded for a certain sum. It seems that after all the claims were liquidated, there remained from two hundred to two hundred and fifty thousand pounds, which came into the hands of the Commis sioners of Woods and Forests; who, without any authority, permitted the money to be expended in the erection of temples, palaces, cottages, &c., with which a certain Great Personage amuses himself. That the money expended on these objects greatly exceeded the sum allowed by Parliament has long been a matter of notoriety, though the particular source whence it was obtained was a mystery. No comment is necessary on this matter.—lbid. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, APRIL 26.—1 n a Convocation, holden ox Monday last, the Rev. Joseph Dornford, M.A. Fellow of Oriel College, was approved as a Public Examiner in Literis Humanioribus ; and the Rev. Robert Walker, M.A. of Wadham College as a Public Examiner in Disciplinis Mathematiels et Physicis. At a Meeting of the Heads of Colleges, holden on Tuesday, the Rev. Edward Burton, M.A. late Student of Christ Church, was appointed Bampton Lecturer for the year 1829. On Wednesday last, at a Convocation, holden to elect a Curator of the Sheldonian Theatre, in the room of the late Dr. Marlow, President of St. John's, the Rev. Dr. Jenkyns, Master of Balliol, and Vice-Chancellor of the University, was unani mously chosen. On Thursday the following Degrees were con ferred : MASTERS OF ARTS. Rev. Charles Maybery, Scholar of Jesus. Henry William Hull, Oriel. Henry Moresby, Exeter. George Riggs, Taherdar of Queen's. Hon. John Mitford, New College. Rev. Anthony Lewis Lambert, Trinity. BACHELORS OF ARTS. William Hardy Vernon, Magdalen Hall. John Bidgood Bennet, Robert Atherton Hornhy, Oriel. The Rev. Richard Sankey, M.A. Scholar of Cor ms Christi College, has been admitted a Fellow o :hat Society. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. The Rev. Richard Dixon, M.A. Fellow of Queen's College, has been presented by the Provost and Fellows of that Society to the Rectory of Niton, with the Vicarage of Godshill, in the Isle of Wight, vacant by the death of the Rev. John Barwis. The Rev. William Jackson, B.D. Fellow of Queen's College, has been instituted by the Lord Bishop of Carlisle to the Rectory of Lowther, in the county of Westmorland ; patron, the Earl of Loasdale. The Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor, to the Living of Wantage, vacant by the death of the Rev. Mr. Shaw. The Rev. John Oakley Hill, M.A., Chaplain of Christ Church, and Master of the School of that Society, is appointed Head Master of the Grammar School, Monmouth. The Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells has been pleased to collate the Rev. Wm. Anthony Fitz hugh, M.A., to the Prebend of Warminster, alias Luxfield, in the Cathedral Church of Wells. Saturday the Rev. Geo. A. Montgomery, M.A., was installed in the Prebend of Ruscomb South bury, in Salisbury Cathedral, void by the death of Rev. J. H. Jacob. The Rev. Thomas Seabrook, to the Vicarage of Wickhambrook, Suffolk, on the presentation of the King. The Rev. John Edwards, of St. John's College, Cambridge, one of the Under Masters of Harrow, to the Head Mastership of Bury Free Grammar School, in the room of B. H. Malkin, Esq., LL.D. The Rev. C. J. Gooch, B.A. to the Rectory of South Cove, Suffolk; patron, Sir Thos. S. Gooch, Bart. The Rev. John Hopkinson, M.A. Precentor of Peterborough Cathedral, to the Rectory of Etton, Northamptonshire, vacant by the resignation of his father, the Rev. S. E. Hopkinson ; patron, the Earl The Rev. J. Steele, A.M. to the Perpetual Cu racy of Cowbit, Lincolnshire. The Rev. S. H. Langston, to the Living of Aston Sandford, Bucks. The Rev. Robert Grant, LL.B. Minister of St. Southsea, has been elected Fellow of Win chester College, in the room of the Rev. Mr. Lear, deceased. • On Wednesday a man of the name of LAW , a watchmaker in town , was found drowned in the Paisley canal, near Port-Eglinton. He had been missin g since Thursday last. About 12 o'clock that night he lett a tavern in Trongate, in company with another person, but did not reach his house, which wasin the neighbour hood. His friends became alarmed, and made every pos sible exertion to gain a knowledge of his fate. No intel ligence, however, reached them till yesterday, when he was found in the canal. Yesterday forenoon, the body of another man was found near the same place, but it has not been claimed. lie is an elderly man, and had a pair of "sera and a few coppers in his pocket..— Glasgow Paper. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. GRAND FIGHT THIS DAY BETWEiN NED NEAL and WHITE-HEADED 808, FOR £250 ASIDE. This very important affair being fixed to come off to-day, all classes of the fancy looked anxiously to the result. Before, however, we proceed further, it will not be amiss to tell the uninitiated something about the men, their feats, and defeats. Ned Neal is, inleed, " a broth of a boy." His parents are from the Land of Song, and introduced him to this land of liberty about 26 years since at Streatham, in Surrey. "1 he seven millions," however, going upon the old principle, that a man born in a stable is not a horse, claim him as a genuine Patlander, and there is not an Irishman in all England that would not dance barefoot upon flint stones to his honour and glory. Be that as it may, he has proved himself a Hit-tite of the first water in conquering some of the stars of his day, and not to know Ned Neal and all about him would argue one's self un- known. His amiable opponent, Bob, has already once crouched to his potent arguments, but as every Englishman is allowed three fires, Ned could not in common politeness refuse him a second. A match was at length brought about, and after sundry ad journments, Ned having the honour of " the seven millions," before his eyes, it was fixed to come off on the same day as the almost equally important question in the big ring at St. Stephen's. What a day for the Erin•ites ! Should Ned win the . fight, and the Catholics " the Question," whiskey will rise 20 per• cent. With regard to the hero of the lily pate, he has always fought like a Trojan and bled like a pig. His taking qualities in the ring would vie with a tax-gatherer out of it. His weak point is never knowing when he has had enough. As to giving, he is generous to a fault, and many a receiver has been perfectly satisfied of his benevolence. With respect to the first fight, he had ." felt soft woman's sighs," and the effects of them rendered him " much more tender on the whole than fierce." He was everything but well when he went into the ring, and consequently was well-licked when he came out. He had trained well, however, this time for " the tug of war," and looked with confidence to the result. The " tug of war" was at length fixed to come off at Liphook, about 46 miles from London, on the Portsmouth road. The interest excited by the promised " tussle," among all classes of the natives, could not fail to at tract the notice of those immaculate country mill marrers, the " great unpaid." Some of this class of persons are certainly to be highly respected for their zeal and talents ; but there are those among them whose only chance of rescuing themselves from their native insignificance, is that of obtaining an epheme ral notoriety by providing some unfortunate poacher with board and lodging at the county expense, depriving an honest publican of his licence because he is poor, or preventing his Majesty's most royal subjects from enjoying an amusement, handed down to them by their forefathers, as the pie plus ultra of manhood. One of this last variety of the beak species, whose exact cognomen among his neighbours we in pity ' withhold, formed with a methodist parson and another a sort of " holy alliance," and announced that no fight should take place in that neighbourhood. " Very good," said Tom Oliver and Fishwick, and turned the cargo of stakes and ropes again for Godalming, where they " pitched their tent." At Liphook, the orders given to the constable were, to take an account of all persons found in the public-houses at five o'clock and also at eight. The Ban fact " grinned a ghastly smile," but having the fear of the license-day before his eyes, he found it prudent to hear, see, and say nothing. At this determination the fancy and knights of the "spade and flail" were alike disappointed, every thing was at a stand. A meeting was called and held by the principals and the assistants, and nothing decided on, but that another meeting should be held in the morning. Bob looked better than we ex pected, and Neal was in appearance quite confident. Great fears were entertained that there would be no fight. Bob expressed his willingness to fight any where, sooner than disappoint his friends. The muster of swells from town was quite as numerous as could have been expected, and the fancy of Portsmouth had booked a fine day's play. The countrymen were all agog, and the e bullition of courage was almost boiling over among themselves. The she-creatures, curious to see those beings who had fought and bled, showed with " their blushing honours thick about them." The exhibition of so many lions of the ring, far from abashing them, brought them out in more glowing colours. The office being given in the morning that the final meeting would be held at Guildford, the fancy departed from the head-quarters, Godalming (the King's Arms, with the civil and cheering host), and made for the mark. The scene was interesting in the extreme. The cavalcade covered the line of road, and the country exhibited groups of its joskin species scouring its fields at a jog trot to witness the promised mill. The bonny faces giggled with delight, and all was sunshine. The next move was to Bagshot, about twelve miles across the coun try. Post-horses were at a premium and the beds destitute, of the corrander seeds, good prada, or sinewy understand ings, were left in the lurch. Every cart horse was put in requisition and many of " the ladies" accompanied the the motley throng. On arriving at the King's Arms' however, Ascot Heath was named as the field of fight, and Joe Fishwick formed a ring with his accustomed celerity. a farmer having shown his good taste by allowing them the use of his field in the parish of Sunning-hill, and_about 24 miles from London. The number of carriages was sus mense. Ned Neal first arrived on the ground in a smock frock, and threw up his castor. lie was quickly followed by Isis amiable opponent. Betting 10 to 4 on Neal, or even that he won in 40 mi nutes. H. Holt and J. Hudson for Neal, and Feter Crawley and Dick Curtis, with Bob, who won the toss for the choice of sides. Both men looked confident, and Bob seemed in the best condition. The men set to at twenty five minutes to two o'clock. Round I. In coming to the scratch both the men cow mened with caution, Bob went in first, and missed left and right, he followed his blows, and caught Neal with the right. He was under after a very short struggle at the ropes. 2. Bob went in, Neal got away, and Bob fell from the force of Isis own hits.—(Loud roars from the Netlites.) 3. Neal anxious, Bob smiling, received Ned's rush, and exchanged useless blows. Sparring—Hit for hit, all stopped, and Bob fell on his back, easily. 4. Both began spiritedly, but nothing done, till Neal threw Bob cleverly, by the outside crook. 5. Nearly the same—Bob seemed weaC and was rumbled down without much mischief. 6. Bob a little nervous. Neal made play and had a little the best, till Bob went down softly. 7. First blood for Neal. In the last round he went in and was met and locked by Bob, who threw him on his kead—a short fall. Bobß. waiting to job his opponent, who kept bother- ing him. Neal went in ; Bob hit a tremendous blow short with his right hand, and fell from the swing. 9. Bob went in, and, after a little bustling. both fell together. 10. Bob received several heavy blows in succession, and fought well, but fell, and seemed weak, 11. Neal began. Bob feinting, hit and closed, and in trying for the throw, fell together. • 12. Bob patient-Neal quite cool. Bob hit after Neal's feint, went in and tried him for the throw, but lost it. 13. Ned Neal went in, Bob jobbed him well, hut in trying for the throw fell under, by the twisting generalship of Ned. 14. A close, Neal hoisted the other over and got the fall. 15. Bob began-Neal went in, and Bob fell through the ropes without mischief. 16. Bob went to work like a lion, and seemed deter mined to rattle his opponent, but fell again. 17. Bob cautious-Neal waiting for a chance, sparred coolly for some seconds ; he then went in, and was thrown cleverly in the struggle. 18. Neal went in, Bob fought wild, and caught Neal heavily on the throat with the right. He then fell in hitting after him. 19. Bob fought seriously, and caught the other a long hit on the bread basket, Neal under. 20. Neal confident ; Bob began, and Ncal, in trying to fib, fell with his head undet Bob. 21. Neal hit with his left and got away cleverly from Bob's right-handed hsts at the head. Bob under. 22. Bath piping. Bob seemed in best condition, and threw him heavily.-(Loud cheers from the Bobites.) 23. Neal looked savage. Bob. went after him coura geously, but fell from Neal's right hand.-This was the first knock-down blow.-4 to I all over the ring. 24. Bob's left eye showed a deed cut. He ran i❑ and fell OA his knees. Neal walked assay and was loudly ap plauded. 25. Bob went in, was jobbed heavily, but threw his man well. 26. Bob weak, ran in, Neal got away and he fell before bim, very weak. 27. Neal countered and bad tho worst of it. After a violent struggle both fell together. - 28. Neal went in to finish off his opponent as he seemed he did as he liked with him, and threw him like a child. It was now almost poundable on Neal. 29. Bob began game and ready, and after a struggle fell slightly on Neal. 30. Neal always got away from the heavy right handed hits of Bob, who fell weak atfer some bustling. 31. Neal cool-jobbed well with the left, then with his right, and hit Bob backwards and forward. 32. Bob received the left hand, and fell in a scramble on his catastrophe. 33. Neal jobbad again-some good hits ; he threw Bob terribly : his /sleight seemed to shake thi gryund. 34. Bob rallied, and got away well, and after some good counters, had the hest of the fall. 35. Neal hit with the left hand open several times ; they then closed, and Neal fell on his head heavily. He dropped his limbs, and many of his friends thought he was hurt severely, but he shook it off, and came up well. 36. Both began like lions, and Bob fell after a few hits. 37. A rally, both fell on their heads, Bob's game pro duced a turn in the opinion of many, who now, for the first time, thought he had a chance. 3S. Bob fought bravely, and threw Neal after a rally. 39. Bo Bob began, but after a bit or two, fell from weakness. 40. Bob missed a right bander, and fell again. 41. Bob went in, Ned cool, but was thrown heavily over Bob's bead. 42. Ned began as usual, with his left band-a rally, and afterwards Bob had the best of the falL 43. Bob lifted Ned from the ground, but staggered, and lost the fall.-(All over for pour Bob.) 44. Bob weak as a rat, but still had the best of a slight tumble. 45. Neal led off sharply, but caught a little one in the rally, and lost the fall. 46. Bob's left eye closed ; he had also the worst of it. 47. Bob fell accidentally on his knees, Neal held up his hands, walked away, and was loudly cheered. 48. Bob hit terribly and coolly, and then thrown. 49, 50, 51. Bob received in the last round a dreadful fall. 52, 53, 54. All against Bob till the last, when Neal fell on his own head. 55. The fall for Bob. 56, 07, 58. In the lasi Bob got the fall, and seemed recovering. 59, 60. Fifty minutes had now elapsed and Neal had not finished him ; Bob seemed likely to last half an hour yet. 51, 62, 63. All against Bob till the last, when he coun tered well and got the fall. 64. Neal's head under again. 65. The same after a few scrambling hits. 66. Bob seemed better ; he stopped Neal's right hand well, and again fell, with Neal's head under his arm and chest. 67. A Beak was announced, and the ring was directly broken in, amidst the greatest confusion. The men had then fought an hour and two minutes, and it seemed likely to last another hour. The beak made many efforts to get through the crowd, but to no purpose. 70 and 71. Neal seemed getting sluggish, and Bob ap peared to be fast getting the favonrite in most of the rounds. Bob fell heavily but had Neal's head under him. In the 60th round, the Beaks, who could he gammoned no longer, took hold of Harry Holt by the collar and charged him to aid and assist him to stop the fight. The men fought another round without him, in which Bob fell upon Neal's head again. As it was then found impossible to go on with the fight any longer, each party took away his man, after fighting one hour and a quarter As the articles say there shall be a fight for the battle-money, it was postponed to a future day. At the close Bob certainly had none the worst, and there is little doubt but that Neal's backers were not sorry for the termination. THE LONDON GAZETTE OF THIS EVENING. At a Court at St. James's, the 28th day of April, 1828 PRESENT, The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. His Majesty in Council was this day pleased to appoint William Blamire, of Thackwood Nook, Esq., to be Sheriff of the county of Cumberland, in the room of Thomas Par ker, of Warwick-hall, Esq., deceased. Crown Office, April 29. 3IE3IBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS ERESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Ennis.—William Smyth O'Brien, Esq. in the room of the Right Honourable Franklaud Lewis, who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. Commissions in the West Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry, signed by the Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Somerset. William Hancock, Esq. to be Captain. March 1828. Henry Daubney Harvey, Gent. to be Lieutenant. Match 15. Joseph Baker, Gent. to be ditto. March 15. William Hancock, jun. Gent. to be Cornet. March 15. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. William Etherington Whitehead, Birmingham, uphol sterer. BANKRUPTS. Peter Burke, Lemontree public-house, Haymarket, vic tualler, to surrender May 9, at nine, 20, at eleven, and June 10, at nine, at the Court of Commissioners. Wilde, Rees, and Humphrys, College-hill. William Powell, Wetherby, Yorkshire, ham-factor, May 5, at 81X, 6, at ten, at liattersley'x Hotel, Harrowgate, and June 10, at ten, at the Angel Inn, Wetherby. Lye, Took's-court, Chancery-lane; Upton, Wetherby. Samuel Pratt, Crispin-street, Spitalfields, drysalter, May 9, and 16, and June 10, at ten, at the Court of Com missioners. Norton, Jewin-street. John Fountain, St. Neot's, Huntingdon, draper, May 6, 13, and June 10, at eleven, at the Court of Commis sioners. Lloyd, Bartlett's-buildings, Holborn. Henry William Warington, Johnson's-street, Back-road, Shadwell, Middlesex, brewer, May 9, at nine, 20, at eleven, and June 10, at 9, at the Court of Commissioners. Finch, Lethbury. Robert Hunter, Aldgate, oil-and-colourman, May 2, at twelve, 13, and June 10, at one, at the Court of Com missioners. Thomson, George-street, Minories. Barney Gelder, North and South Cliffe, York, farmer, May 13, 23, and June 10, at eleven, at the Old Sand Hill Inn, York. Battye, Fisher, and Ludlow, Chancery-lane, London ; Harle, York. Thomas Rumney, Gough-square, Fleet -street, furrier, May 6, 13, and June 10, at ten, at the Court of Commis sioners. Tilson and Son, Coleman-street. James Bakewell, S ,obnall, Burton-upon-Trent, Staf fordshire, glue-manufacturer, May 12, 13, and June 10, at nine, at the Star Inn, Manchester. Chester, Staple Inn, Holborn ; and Tindall and Parley, Manchester. Benjamin Woodhead Thougsbridge, York, grocer, May 23, at six, May 21, and June 10, at eleven, at the Star Inn, Bridge-Erd, AlmondhurY. Walker, 29; Lincoln's-Inn fields ; and Brown, Hudersfield, Yorkshire. Frederick Maybruch, Old Cavendish-street, Oxford street, Middlesex, tailor, May 2, at ten, 9, and June 10, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Howard, Bou verie-street, Fleet-street Parr Canningham Hockin, Launceston, Cornwall, mo ney-scrivene3, May 12, 13, and June 10, of ten, at the White Hart Inn, Launceston, Gurney, Launceston; Coode, Guildford-street, London. Thomas Germain, Drury-lane, baker, May 6, 20, and June 10, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners. Wright, Little Alie-street, Goodman's-fields. Thomas Williams Wells, High-street, Shadwell, tobac conist, May 9, 13, June 10, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Hockley, Quality-court, Chancery-lane. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. M. A. TAYLOR presented three petitinns from the Roman Catholics of Richmond, Sheffield, and Leeds, in favour of the Catholic Claims. Similar petitions were presented from the Congregation of St. John's Chapel, Norwich ; and from a Society called the Friends of Civil and Religious Liberty, in Birmingham. Lord MORPETH presented similar petitions from a parish in Cumberland, and one in Northumberland. Ordered to lie on the Sable, and to be printed. SELECT VESTRIES. Mr. lIOBHOUSE presented a petition from Jehn Dean, of the parish of St. James's, complaining of the unequal manner in which the rates were assessed ; and praying the interference of the House, the parish being governed by a Select Vestry. The Hon. Member said that if no one better qualified undertook to do so, he should certainly in troduce a Bill for the regulation of Vestries throughout the kingdom. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES BILL. Mr.. HOBHOUSE presented several petitions agains the Bill for the regulation of Friendly Societies. Mr. BRIGHT thought it would be better to abandon the Bill for this Session, than to let it bang over the country, for whenever it was revived the same discussiont would arise. He thought the evidence taken should be printed and allowed to circulate through the country for a year or two, and if any feeling prevailed for the introduction of the Bill, petitions would be laid before the House for that purpose, and that would he time for Hon. Members who had informotion on the subject to come forward. Mr. HOBEIOUSE agreed that it would be better to abandon the Bill, for the Hon. Member who introduced it differed with the members of all the Societies on one material clause, the Arbitration clause. Mr. BURRELL thought the Bill should be given up, and as the Hon. Member (Mr. Courteney) was not in his place he hoped some friend would inform him of the feeling which prevailed in this House respecting the Bill. CONCESSIONS TO THE CATHOLICS. Lord E. SOMERSET presented a petition from Clifton and the Seven Hamlets, Gloucestershire, against any fur ther concessions to the Roman Catholics. Mr. H. DAVIS presented a similar petition from the Parishes of St. Augustine and of St. Mary Radcliffe, Bristol. A number of similar petitions were also presented frm four parishes in the county of Cavan, by Mr. H. Maxwell ; by Mr. H. Smith, from the Archdeaconry of Colchester ; by Sir John Brydges, for Dennam, Essex ; by Mr. Moore. from two parishes in Wicklow ; and by Lord George Somerset, from the Calvinistic Methodists of Beau. fort.—Ordered to lie on the table s and to be printed. Lord EDWARD SOMERSET presented a petition from the woollen manufacturers of the county of Glouces ter, against imposing any duty on foreign wool. Mr. 11. SMITH presented a petition from Colchester against the Maldon Charter Bill. The Hon. Member presented a similar petition from the Jurors of the Oyster Fisheries against the said Bill. Mr. DENNISON presented a petition front the Huma nity Society of Chandos-street against the Bill for the re gulation of Friendly Societies. - - - Mr. DENNISON said, some days ago the Hon. Mem ber for Knaresborough, had presented a petition to this House ,rom a Mr. O'Reilly, complaing of the loss of his money by the death er incolvency of some officer in the East India Companies service at Madrrs. He (Mr. Denni son) had a similar petition to present from Mr. Sinclair, who had lost his money under precisely similar circumstances. Colonel BAILEY said the money of those individuals had never been deposited in the Company's funds, and they had nothing to do with the matter. It was by no means his intention, however, to oppose the appointment of a Committee on the subject, of which notice had been given by the Hon. Member for Knaresborough. Mr. DENNISON said, that if the House granted the Committee, he should move that the petition of Mr. Sin clair be referred to it. Mr. W. W. WYNN presented a petition from the Col lege of Physicians in London, complaining of the difficul ties thrown in the way of the study of Anatomy. The Hon. Member also presented a petition from the county of Montgomery, against the Malt Act of last Session. _ Mr. W. WYNN also presented a petition from the Woolgrowers of Montgomeryshire, praying for a tax en fo roign Wool. Mr. KENNEDY presented a petition from the Provost and Magistrates of the Borough of Air, in favour of the Repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts. (Loft Sitting.) HOUSE OF LORDS. A petition was presented from Stradbrook, in Suffolk, against the proposed Scale of Duties payable ou the Im partation of Foreign Corn. Sir A. GRANT and others from the Commons brought up the Promises and Engagements Bill and the Records Variance Bill to which the Commons had agreed without any amendments. Mr. MARSHALL and others, brought up an Enclosure Bill. Mr. MUNDY and others, also brought up a Private Bill. _ _ . Mr. KENNEDY brought up a message from the Commons, requesting that their Lordships might permit the Earl of Roseberry to attend before the Select Commity ' of the Commons to give evidence on the subject of the law of Entails in Scotland. Their Lordships intimated that they would send an answer by Messengers of their own. Mr. Smith presented the Richmond Bridge accounts. Mr. Newburne presented an acnount of the sums re ceived and expended by the trustees of the Darlington Railway, and also the estimates of the works not yet com pleted. On the motion of the Marquis of CLEVELAND, the returns were ordered to be printed. Lord DACRE presented a petition from Edward Long Fox, M.D., against the County Lunatics Bill. The Earl of RADNOR presented a petition from the the Roman Catholics in Salisbury, praying for Catholic Emancipation. A petition was presented from the eastern part of Suffolk against the proposed scale of corn duties, and also against the importation of Foreign Wool. Lord WALLACE presented a petition from the county of Cumberland, against the importation of foreign lead. The Noble Lord having at the same time declared his opinion that the distresses under which the petitioners laboured, were to be attributed to causes different from from the city of Lincoln—one against the proposed scale of Corn Duties, and the other from the Roman Catholics of that place, praying for Catholic Emancipation. (Left Sitting.) A morning paper states, that Sir JOHN MACRAE, lvho received the honour of knighthood from the KING at the lath levee, requested, as a particular favour, that the ceremony might he performed with tke Duke of WELLINGTON'S sword, his Grace, who was near his MA JESTY at the time, was applied to for the loan of his sword, which the noble Duke acceded to; but, strange to relate, after every exertion, it was found itnpoesible to get it out of the scabbard. Sir JOHN was obliged to be knighted with the Earl of WARWICK'S sword. GRAND MILL AT TALGARTII.—Ori Friday a battle took place at Talgarth, between a man who „ has acquired the title of the " Tram - road Champion" and WittiAms, also an acknowledged " good one amongst his countrymen. The battle lasted one hour and 45 minutes, and 104 rounds, when both men were , s . o completely exhausted, as to be unable to " com e to time consequently neither could claim the victory. It is said they are matched again, and considerable sums are betted on the result, WILLIaMS being the favourite. —Cambrian. During the last weak a squabble occurred be tween two lads, of about fourteen or fifteen years of age, in a street in Carnarvon, when one of them became so exas septaoearbaseqbedtedu,ehntihcsaetasonhteasgedroriieuiliuvsstl seriously ill iiit p lh e t n hi - ta k ti n ni i i f tt e htiee fr bh o ao m epke.s hi a s rTe p hen o e c te k b e or t .ittii a ns t ei l of his recovery.-- Cambrian, NEWSPAPERS. The march of intellect is no where more discernible OW in the enlargement and circulation of onr Journals Taxation has kept pace with literature, but has net sub dued it, as the following letter will testify. It pasta& dressed by a Mr. Aris, some 80 years since, Editor and Proprietor of Aris's Birmingham Gazette, now one of the most popular of periodical Journals : Gentlemen—l am very sensible that to raise the price of anv commodity is always both unprofitable and hazardoto, and even was it not so, the obligation you have laid me under by your generous encouragement of this paper, would be sufficient to deter me from any attempt to advance the price of it, was it in my power, Consistent with my own preservation, to act otherwise. But when I assure you it is not, and that I have already lost a considerable sum by selling it at three—halfpence, I flatter myself that no gentleman will take it amiss if I can' not continue it at a price which, instead of serving, can • • only injure one. That a great deal of money may be sunk in a very little time by a publication of this nature, cannot seem eh lingo to any one who considers that out of every paper, one halfpenny goes to the stamp-office, and another to the per son who sells it ; that the paper it is printed on costa farthing, and that consequently, no more than a fartbin% remains to defray the charges of composing, printing, Loy don newspapers, and meeting as far as Daventry the post; which last article is very expensive, not to mention the expense of oar London correspondence. The truth is, I had no design originally of attempting the printing a newspaper for three-halfpence, but another paper being published at that price by Mr. Walker , obliged me to submit to thu same terms, though now vie are both sufficiently convinced that we were in the wrong , and think it high time to drop the opposition, and unite both papers in one. Therefore, for the future there will be but this pare printed, which will be in conjunction; and as the above j e a true state of the case, I hope that those gentlemen WO have hitherto honoured me with their favours, for which , take this opportunity of returning my thanks, will not think the advance of one halfpenny unreasonable. But in corder to make some amends for that additiots ll halfpenny, I shall for the future enlarge the pages in such $ manner as to contain a greater quantity of news than 0 present ; and the public may depend that no pains or t%:, pence shall be spared to render this paper as useful as entertaining as possible. r I am, Gentlemen, _ _ Your most humble servant, THOMAS ARM July 4, 1743. LONDON MARKETS. PRICE OF BREAD. The highest price of Bread in the Metrodolis is 930. W the 4th. Loaf. There are others who sell from %d. to INd. that price. PRICE OF SEEDS.-April 22. New English Red Clover Seed (per Cwt.) 42e. 50s. fine -s. 5 6 ''' Old Ditto Ditto.-- ..... 40s. 48s. fine -e. - -4 ' New Foreign Ditto - Old Ditto - New White Clover Old Ditto Ditto- - - e " :... ....; 46 ' 6 :: -s. 506. fine -6. 6 06 _,: New 'Trefoil -----17 s. .10s. fine ...6. • - CZ: Old Ditto .----- . -.44. 10s. fine --6. l' . Rib Grass --- English Carraway Seed -.s. 30s. 40s. fine ••• 4 ' Foreign Ditto ._ , --6. -s. --6. fine - 4 , ' Coriander-- -...... - s. 146. St. Foin -----(per Quarter)- -s. -e. 40s. fine I, t Rye Grass Macey Ditto - -- 365. Sts. new *6. "...;‘,..: Linseed, for feeding --, ...»-s. 38s. fine -. .7" Ditto, for crushing.--- -s 365. 3Ss. fine --'' ------ Canary Seed, New. -s. 60s. finefre3. .' Ditto Old .-. -s. -a. --s. fine -- .. White Misstard Seed-....(per Bushel)-- ss. 7s. 6d. Ss. Inc --'' Brown Ditto . .9. 10s. 15s. fine- - 7 Turnip Seeds, Rounds , -s. 256. 30s. tine" - Green and Red Ditto ...- . -s. 235. 316. fine ...4' Tares, Old ........-.., ........ -s. 4.05. 445. fine.":„: . Ditto New -s. -s. fine 485.5 n: Rare Seed, English, fine (per Last) -1. 301..,... Foreign .-1. xt" WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET.—ApriI 26. ed. Hay 70s. Oct. to 98s. Ud. I ('lover 80s. Od. to 1156. 30, Od. to 383. Od. P 1 ICES OF' HOPS (per Cwt.)—April US. Kent Pockets . 41. 65. 41. 18e. to 81. CO'' Sussex I)itto --.... 4/ 48 41. Be. to 41. 15'' Essex Ditto ......... 41. 4s. 4/. 151. to 51. O Farnham Ditto, Fine ..... 0/. Os. SI. Os. to 91. W . Seconds --.*. Cl. Os. 71. Os. to fili. et' Kent Lialis—..— Sussex Ditto —4/. 2s. 41. 158. to 5 1 . , 31. 168. 41. 2s. to 41. u.'" iet 4/. Os. 4/. 16;1 i.. 4, 41. &sex Ditto PRICE OF OIL. 6 Rape Oil brown 33/. Os. Refined a... 6 Linseed Oil 11, to Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill, per thousand is Rape Cake, per ton PRICE OF POTATOES.—ApriI 2& 31. 156. to 41. Os. per ton. 21. 158. to 31. Os. ditto. 3/. 06. to 31. 106. ditto. 21. Os. to se. Os. ditto. Scotch Reds Marsh Chainpione— Oxnobles and Shares PRICES OF LEATHER. d. to (1. Per lb. d. 40 4.,; tl.O 21 Tanned Horse Hides... 14 c ,iy 22 23 Spanish Ditto ..........-..... 20 """ 14 17 Per dozen. n 4 17 191 Ca; f Skins..-36 to 401 b. IS 46 14 16 Ditto .......50 to 701 b. 24 16 181 Ditto —.....70 to 80114. 201 j ot 18 20 Small Seals, aroenlanc_l_l4.l_:, Per lb. to btilb.— Ditt0—......60 to 661 b.— Dressing Hidcs Fine Coach Hides .--. Crop Hides, 35 to 40lb. Ditto ---15 to 50Ib. Ditt0......,,_. KANN , HIDES. Per Stone. s. d. to s. d. Per Stone. s. d. to e. Bebt Heifcrsk Stoers2 10 3 2 Ordinary 110 $ Middlings. 2 4 2 9 Market CalL., SHEEP SKINS. 10' 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. I Shearlings....... Os. Od. IP a. 'olled __.---'' Down, COAL MAK Heaton 375. 0.1. Holywcll at 6 Jesmond 29 0 Killingworth 37 0 Liddell's Main—_---- 30 6 Ord's Iledhugh .. 28 0 Percy 29 0 Pontop Windsor . 31 0 Sh ipcote --.32 0 Tanfield _ --. 32 0 l'ownley--.---.. 32 6 \Vylam 32 6 Walls End Bell and Co. 37 0 Ditto Bewickeand Co.— 38 Ditto Burraton --.—. 36 6 Ditto Carr and Co.-- 31 0 Ditto Clarke and Co. ai 3 Ditto Hewerth 31 3 Ditto Hilda . 36 0 Ditto Hotspur----. 3.5 3 Ditto shi P ip e s ar a e t t m h ---. arket.ss._s 33 6 1,1 :ET.—April 29. Walls End Newmareh.. 3 0 Ditto 1, 1 Ditto RusseU's er Ditto Walker 5 Eden Main o Morton , .! 6 Russell's " Walls End JrJr 6 Cowpeu. 49 Culm Stone Coal Silkstone..... e Og Hartley. 6 Culm Llangenneth Shildon Main r o Llangenneth „. 0 Calm Pembury e Inverkeithing Splint 6 Welwood Main 29 Fiery Vein 6 Tanfietl 31 Stobart's s sold, 324—Unseld, 5211' IRISH Barley. Oats. Wheat, re... 2,.. ja, :r...........Acwt. per barrel par barrel per barrel 20 stone. 16 stone. 14 stone. Ist. ......./ . .../ d * --- --- j ' , s. d. a s.d. s.d. a s.d. s.d. a s.d. s. d. as. d. g• d• L g d. 4131 p er a c Be e f, Mutton, lb. . (Ip.e -ra lb 6 d. 31 6 - 32 0106 0 00 0 0 • 0 . a Cork ---- 20 6-28 9 10 6-16 6 9 9 - 113 15 6-17 0 12 0• - •,IP Limerick 22 6-23 4 10 2- 0 0 8 9-- 0 0 15 0-16 0 0 0 -- 01 1 . Waterford 216-2t6 6 10 0-15 0 9 0-11 0 15 0--15 6 11 0-- ' ev, Clonmel - 250- 00 120- 00 100- 00 12 0-16 0 0 0 - • e u, Belfast— 19 6-20 9 12 0-15 0 13 0- 0 0 20 0-21 0 U 0-- 0' Derry 00- 0 0 128- 0 0 11 1-12 9 0 0-- 0 0 0 O''' g Carlow— 20 0-24 0 10 0-15 0 80- 9 0 15 0-- 0 0 0 0 - ' eu Tralee— 00- 00 00- 00 00- 00 0 0- 0 02 O r_ _ .. .,:__ per c wt, I st. oM . nutte . r. • ) ....--. , --- -- -- s. d. a s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s• at; "I Cork. .. . 41 - 6 3 -5 1- 5 24 0-40 0190 0860 74 0 Waterford 4 -5 5 - 7 24 0-40 099 0780 -.-• I ?, 30 ' 1 Clonmel - 3 -5 3 -5 00- 0072070 0 67 OP w . ,,, , Belfast 4 -5,1 0 -0 00- 0081080 0 59 4. : 4 1 54 Derry ...... 6 -0 6 -0 00- 80 - 0-0.- •••,„,, Carlow.--4 -5 5 -6 2 3 0 - 0086084 0 70 IV w„ 4 6. 'fralee..- 0-00 -0 0 0- 00780 72 0 54w SCO' CH M Wheat. Barley. 42 5 8 20 ,31 37 340 21 23 40 4 22 24 47 62 28 32 54 32 50 5t 22 23 5 , 2 56 27 29 SS 4,3 23 51 58 31 33 48 62 20 23 'of the measure va Aberdeen Berwick...... Coldstream Cupar Dundee Elgin I nvernei4s-- Kelso Kirkaldy Perth The size Oats. Beam. :L. 2 0 10 15 17 22 24 54 / 17 11) 26 26 22 24 27 30 25 20 21 33 21 25 23 24 4 ° / 17 18 24 24 ••••... 91 24 26 32 34 j" 15 18 13 14 „/ es throughout the oou BIRTH. i h e led On the 25 th inst. at Pendal Cottage, Deptfoid , of Mr. M. Bentley, of a son. MARRIED. - Church, by On the 26th inst. at St. Pancras New Rev. Dr. Moore, Vicar, Mr. George Edward Clay / 6 0 ! Manchester, to Emily Georgians, daughter of With. Inwood, Esq. of Euston-square. • 0' On the 23d inst. Lieut. James O'Brien, of his O f, jelq ' ti (late) 6th Royal Veteran Battalion, to Mar ia A young es t d aug hter of Edmund A. Power, Esq. of Clboll been-Power, Waterford. AO' At Owermeigne, Dorset, the Rev. Joeeph Goodeo tb' S. C. L. of Baliol College, to Margaret Jane, widow of late C. S. Birch, Esq. of Lincoln's-inn. DIED. lah On his passage to Calcutta, Neil Soraeresll, E.s4•" wine-merchant in Edinburgh. sof' .On the 26th inst. Mr. James Prudence, of Grc' folk-street, aged 67. On the 26th inst. John Abbott, Esq. only bro' the Hight Hon. Lord Tenterden. Pr ° .On the 24th inst. at her house in the Close of • ,lire. K. Kneller. PRINTED and FUOLIsUED by M. YOUNG, at tin grini 01 171' No, 112, Strand, London. f •~t • !Dn . on 2 7 deeation Hag &ore. link;UlT BUTTER CHASE 14 EASE (1 Slicau SQAP ICI SALT L • : I 7 . ` 0: slops. 4. .larnples P 4, end be pal y i will be ezl The of OfEee. Each T 14 4 be deli 44 4 the P 44 )kia,bek 5 1 t. , WE P Ivith refer .2 11 11'the 1 .41 eNN ( de hereby tAte•said kr of Lt Y th e far th e pU Pursued, i r4 ellts the 410 te the BF cu,s bttiee,„ ad of The G le et i ou 0 4thnots. 9PW , 15 _ 11 ' • I 'wElle • I L U Utri ' t Acif the G - Pic+ OE F 91 RE; 'me i mp Peke s . - 43 , 4 Th % Ve ry p i Ditto... Sort ie v 4 W ey Nor Non fire) W - UN% sBl E• ight. a ~'