The Sun. — London, England, 1828-03-12 00:00:00

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Bart. val from .orner in ties sug that the :ots jails eslature :inuanee rt., how s have 'ore the without ing able Educa and we in ear- !turn of during fixing shame- !eternal- is bean- es have, ,nint by linistry ►is MA -164,.-. ABBAS n order iho has tat the of his tilit ies. ie, will PORTE estion, in the 'owers. th, by think of the Otto- Int any which to St. at as fultitive.,„ It is said that he has Bed to avoid the anger of his Sovereign, who considers him as a traitor. It is also asserted, that the -Schap has united all his troops with those of . his,son,. and le preparing to open the campaign anew. If thise aciculate shoUld.be true, they would render the affairs of Turkey still more intricate : for they are calcula tektreonfirm ,the Dived in the opinion that it may resist the i l owers."...:.Assgiburgh Gazette. I ' ll* MA SCH 9. 7 —One of the most consolatory re suite of the distiiiiing debates which have taken place in the Chiraber.of Deputies, is the state of the ballot (dipouil lement du scrutin); which shows us the 164 Deputies united against a deplorable address, who had already agreed to place Messrs. de Labourdonnaye and Ravez in the Pre sident's Chair. On Monday the Minister of Finance is to lay the budget before the Chainber - of Deputies. It is affirmed - Al:tit the French division will leave Cadiz on the .4th of March. The infantry will he conveyed by sea to Havre and Rochefort ; the artillery and cavalry will Pass through Madrid. By the Sheldrake packet, arrived at Falmouth, from Rio de Janeiro, advices are received to the Bth of January last, being the regular mail due.— The letters are more interesting than those re ceived yesterday from thence by the Buenos Ayres packet, which touched at Rio de Janeiro and were a day later. It appears that the Buenos Ayrean Government had rejected the offers of the BRAZILIAN Emperor to enter into an armistice, and no hopes of peace were entertained. It is also added, that the Custom-house at Buenos Ayres was never knawn to be so busy, and the consequent revenue derived from that source was much on the increase. Considerable complaints are made at the obstruction' which attends British commerce from the capture and detention of vessels under the Eng lish flag, whilst it is observed that' those of the Ame rican freely sail to and fro, up the River Plate, without taking the least notice of the blockade, which is un acknowledged by them. At Rio trade was in a bad state; the exchange 32 per milrea; produce high —first-rate sugars, 3 mil. 600 reas. The EMPEROR had raised a small loan for about 150,0001., which was expressly to be used for the purpose of btrying up the base coin at Bahia. Upon the whole, the general tenor of the news is of a disheartening na ture to the British merchants from both of those States,' whilst other Powers are, by a more spirited course, securing not only the benefits of commerce and connections in the country, but making their way into the feeling and regard of the natives, at the expence of England. The DiarieFluminense, from 27th Dec. to 7th January, contains the continuation of the bulletin of the health of the young Queen of PORTUGAL. The latter are more favourable, and the 13th, which is the last, dated 3d of January, says, it is hoped the improvement will continue; and that as from the nature of the disorder it must be stayed, it is to be presumed that her MAJESTY is doing well, so long as no bulletin is published to announce to the contrary. The news of the battle of Navarin was received at Rio on the 2d of January, being brought by two English packets, one Of which had made the voyage in 35 days., The Aiken:eine Zeitung, of the sth inst., con tains an article from Bucharest, dated the 10th ult., which says that the state of things at Constantinople was unchanged, though the persecution of the Catho lic Armenians had ceased, and the Armenian Patriarch been reprimanded for his harsh proceedings towards them. The SULTAN professes never to take any notice of religious disputes between different Christian Sects, and that he would not have interfered in the case of the Armenians, but for some warning which he had received from Bag dad of their insidious designs. This, if not true, is at least, plausible,--a mode of reasoning in which the Turks are great adepts. VI/ENNA, FEL 29.—Metalliques, 90a ; Bank Shares, 1031. It is stated in the City with much confidence, that the Russian Ambassador, Prince LIEvEN, re ceived last night dispatches from his Government, the contents of which he immediately communi cated to our Ministry, to the effect that th e Emperor NICHOLAS would abide strictly by the Tre a ty of the 6th July, or Greek Treaty, but bid positively determined to pass the Pruth the moment the season would admit, and take posses sion of the principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia. Other statements mention that a disppsition has bee n sheivn by the PORTE to concede to the term of the Treaty—and leave the final adj ust n fent of .the diffe rences to the British Government. Another version is, if the PORTE obstinately perseveres in refusing to comply, that the Three European Powers will, at the expiration of a fixed period, take measures to en force the Treaty. The election for a.Baron to serve in Parliament for the town of Sandwich, in the room of Rear- Admiral Sir E. WILLIAM CAMPBELL RICA OWEN, K.C.8., who is appointed one of the Council of the I,QRD HIGH ADMIRAL, Is fixed to take place on Fri day, the 14th instant. We would direct the attention of those who ad vocate the glorious laws of Honour, to the beautiful specimen which we have to-day given of th e i r ope ration, in a late instance at the Cape of Good Hope, having been hitherto prevented by press of matter, Three blood-thirsty ruffians (for they deserve no other name), conspire to murder an individual, by calling him out in succession, and not satisfied with such an atrocity, two of them call out his companion. It is only to be regretted that they did not all incur the righteous doom which overtook one of them. But we trust, for the sake of human nature, that there is no truth in the story. - If this disgusting and undefined code is subscribed to, no man's life is worth an hour's purchase. There is not a shadow of the fair play which it falsely pretends to advocate. tirlE FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CIT y, TwELrE •'czoar. Consols opened at 83i 1, immediately after whic h some heavy sales were made, which drove them down to 83, the price, and it is said for a moment they were sellers at this rate ; the market has si nce b ec ome a l i ttle sti ff er, but the the Englis h opinion of certain p ar ti es w h o k ee p puffing up market is shown by their op era ti on s on the Brazilian and Russian Stock. India Bonds are 89 90 pm. ; • Exchequer Bills, 58 9 pm. The Foreign Funds have h a d sa l es making as above stated is Russian and Brazil' Bonds, the former have falle n full 1+ per cent., and are now 87i, an d th e l a tter 621 i. A belief still exists that the Russian Manifesto is in town, at all events there seems to• be a general desire to get sut European Stock, even at a sacrifice; Mexican 6 per Cent. are 321 3 ; Colombi an , 2 3 i 4 + ; Portu g uese Bonds have also declined to 73i 4. Three per Cent. Consol s , iisi i; Ditto, for the Accou nt ' 83 it i; India Bonds, 89 90 pm. ; Exchequer Bilis, 59 9 pm. FoxrauB.—Brazilian, 62+ +; Buenos Ayres, 35 6 ; chi g an , 24 6 ; Colombian, 28i. 41 ; Danish, 60+ 1i ; Greek, 16 I'7 ; Mexican, 5 per Cent. 24 5 ; Mexican, 6 Peir cent., 62- 1 - 4 ; Peruvian, 23 4; Portuguese, 74 5 ; Russian , 99 1 9 ; Spanish, lo 1. m o rEs,—Anglo Mexiean, 65 60 die. ; Brazilian, 47 4 , p m. ; Bolivar, 2-i 2 die. ; c ol b . 5 4 tl . • con iaa, is. , Real del ig o nte, 60 dis. ; U n it e d Mexican, 211 20k die. ; Gene ral Mining Association, 101 11 per share. TWO O'CLOCK consols have been steady, with little doing, at 831 s. The. Foreign market is drooping ; Colombian, 231 i ; n o i c an, SS I ; Russian have not recovered their fall in the morning. THREE o' CL 0 Consols for the last hour have been 83, alter nately buyers and sellers, at present 83 is the price ; there are no fresh arrivals. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.-(TIIIi DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, MARCH 11,—Wind S.W.—Most of the out ward bound weighed, but have since put back. Arrived from London and sailed, the Clarinda, Carew, for Singapore. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 11.—Wind variable.—Sailed the 31'Queen, Walker, for Madras and China. FALMOUTH, MARCH 11. —Wind W. S. W.—Arrived the Sheldrake packet, Ede, from Rio Janeiro, sailed Bth Jan. ; from Bahia, Bth Dec. ; from Pernambuco, 28th Nov. ; also the Swift, Halyzes, from Lisbon in 14 days. Sailed the Providence, Warburton, for Sierra Leone. The Roxburgh Castle, Denny, from Bengal, has arrived off the Start, sailed 22d Nov. ; from St. 11elena,.26th Jan. The Repulse, Gribble, and Bridgewater, Henderson, ar rived at St. Helena, and sailed 25th Jan., for London ; The Duke of York, Locke, and Herefordshire, Wightman, arrived at St. Helena, and sailed 26th Jan. for London ; and the George, from India, sailed from St. Helena on the same day for London. - . The Confidence, Thompson, from Dartmouth to Liver pool, struck on some rocks in going into Plymouth on Sunday night, fell over, and filled with water, cargo dis charging, very much damaged. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. IN THE MATTER or GOVET, LEIGH, AND OTHERS. There were several petitions in this bankruptcy, which has in one shape or another been before the Court for the last seven years. The first petition prayed on the part of the assignees of Claughton, that the proceedings before the Commissioners might be suspended, and that it might be referred to the Master to take the accounts between the parties. Mr. WAKEFIELD, in support of the petition, submitted that from the conduct of the Commissioners hitherto, it was not likely that they could come to a speedy or satis factory result. Mr. MoNracu opposed the petition. The present case afforded an instance of the extraordinary and harrassing de lay which could be thrown in the way of the suitors of the Court. It was nearly eight years since the commence ment of the proceedings under this bankruptcy, and now the Court was called on to decide, not what debts were proveable, but to what tribunal that question was to be submitted. It bad been said that although the place of the Court was slow, the pulse of its suitors beat quickly.— (A laugh.)—Such was the case with Mr. Leigh, who had funds to pay his creditors 20s. in the pound, and yet by the system of delay practised on the other side, he was still kept under the operation of a commission of bankruptcy. Mr. Kno ter followed on the same side, and said that a more ingenious piece of machinery than that worked by. his Learned Friend (Mr. Wakefield) for the purpose of de lay he never heard of.. His Learned Friend had procured order after order, and yet the matter, like a person on a tread mill, was going step by step, without making any progress. The present application was one of the many contrivances, and he trusted that the Court would not as sist his Learned Friend in the attempt to involve the suitor still further in the ambages of a Chancery proceeding. The Vrcit-CrrarscELLon thought it would be perfectly useless to allow the matter to remain any longer before the Commissioners. His Honour, after detailing the previous proceedings under the bankruptcy, said that in April, 1825, it had been referred to the Commissioners to take an account of what was due between Leigh and Claughton, and to ascertain the balance. Under this order Claughton's as signees carried in an account of what appeared to beprima fade due to them. This sum, ,which was somewhat over 16,900/., was clearly not the balance to which they were entitled. It appeared to his Honour that the Commis sioners ought to have called on the parties to bring in their debtor and creditor accounts,. instead of which the Com missioners say, that as the parties did not of themselves voluntarily bring in their accounts, they did not choose to prosecute their enquiry any further. Subsequently, an order had been made that both accounts should be carried in simultaneously. This order had also been ne glected, and under these circumstances his Honour thought that the best way would be to refer it to the Master to take the accounts, with permission to him to proceed de die in diem. The consideration of costs was reserved until the Master should make his Report. The Cotirt then proceeded with another petition in the same matter. HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY The business in this Court was of no public interest. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) BOW-STREET. A long squabble tool: place before the Magistrates this morning, between Mr. Clarke, of Surrey-street, and Mr. Collyer, the vestry clerk of St. Clement's Danes. The question related to the liability of Mr. C. to serve the office of Overseer, when there were several inhabitants who had resided longer in the parish had not been called upon. The Magistrates, Mr. lams and Mr. MINSHULL, con sidered Mr. Clarke an eligible person to serve. _ _ Mr. Clarke, however, said he should take advice upon the subject, and retired. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. 'There are short arrivals this seek of every kind of Grain except Oats, of which there is another large quantity from Ireland. There is little Wisest to be seen this morning, and as the prices of Flour did not advance on Monday, there is no alteration in the Wheat trade to-day. Barley remains as last reported. Beans and Pease continue very heavy in sale. The buyers of Oats are not pnrehasing tr day, in hopes of getting them still lower, the factors, how ever, appear un villing to submit at present. • ARRIVALS. Barley. 1 Oats. I Flour. 1,500 qrs. 4,500 qrs. 2,6.50 sacks. 24,900 - Wheat. English Irish ISO Foroign FISH-MARKET, BILLINGSGATE. There was a tolerable good supply of fish in the market this morning, with :: moderate demand. There were a f e w of the finest Whitings that have been seen for some time back. The following were the prices:— Prime Turbot, each ll3s. Od. to 20s. Od. Ditto small, per do. 5 0 10 0 Salmon, per lb. Fine God.fish, each 7 0 10 0 Inferior ditto Fine Whitings, per 15 .. 2 0 7 0 Smelts, per 53 4 0 14 0 Scate, each Haddocks, per dozen l2 U 24 0 Brill, each Fine Soles, per three pairs 2 0 0 0 Gurnotts, each Live Flounders, per quartern Live Eels, per 51b. Dutch Plaice, per basket Fresh Herrings, per hundred 3 U 4 0 Fine Lobsters, per score 0 0 50 0 Inferior ditto lO 0 20 0 Fine Prawns, per lb. Shrimps, per gallon Fine Yarmouth Red Herrings, per hutrirest 0 0 6 6 Scotch ditto 0 0 5 6 Mackarel, per 100 £3 0 £4 0 A Board •f the Lords of the Treasury was held yesterday, at the Treasury Chambers. DEPARTURES.—Sir Wm. and Lady Chat terton, from Dover-street, to Lord Gambier's, near Wind sor ; the Rev. Lascelles and Mrs. Iremonger from Dover street, to the same place ; the Duke of Norfolk, from his house in St. James's-square, for his seat, Arundel Castle, in .Sussex ; Miss Witten, from Bruton-st., for Bristol ; Mr. and Mrs. Simpson, from Hanover-sq., to Bath ; Admiral Sir Js. and Lady Witshead, from the London Hotel, Albemarle street, for their seat in Sussex ; Mr. and Mrs. Osborne, from Kirkhasn.'s Hotel, for Paris ; Sir H. Mathien, from ditto, for Bath ; the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, from Fladong's Hotel, on a tour; Thomas Swinnerton, Esq. from•ditto, for Butterton Ida!! ; R. Harrison, Esq. from ditto, on a tour; J. Eyre, Esq. R.N., on a tour; the Rev. James Drake, from ditto, for Yorkshire ; Colonel Gordon and family, from Nerot's Hotels ; Prince Moskau, from ditto ; the Honourable Mrs. Bradshaw and ladi es , from ditto; C. F. Burton, Esq. and family, from ditto, for Brighton. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. --Major Hol- Y tr n eet, Portman-square; Carmarthenshire ; M. B i e n v i D ll a e: i a e t s - h s e t r r e r e e t s , i d fernoeme, Ring-street, the Marquis of Cha.ndos, at Buckingham-house, Pall-mall, from Bedfordshire ; Captain and Mrs. Holmes, in Harley street, from Paris; Sir Thomas and Lady Barker, at Gould's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Cambridge ; the Hon. M,ss Tildesley, at ditto, from a tour ; Mr. and Mrs. Norris, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, from Wotton, Herts; the Hon. Miss Harford, at Jordan's Hotel, St. James's street, from Richmond ; General Conyer, at the Spring Garden Hotel, from Bath ; Major and Mrs. Clements, and G. Wentworth, Esq. at Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook street, from Yorkshire ; Wm. Norris, Esq. and Miss Nor ris, at Fladopg's Hotel, Oxford-street, from a tour ; John Rea, Esq., at ditto, from the Continent ; Dr. Hall, Mrs. Hall, and ladies, at Nerot's Hotel, Clifford-street ; the Ho, Mrs. and the Misses Fortescue, at ditto. EXECUTION—(THIS nAY.) This morning, pursuant to their sentences, the following unfortunate men died, in expiation of their crimes, at the Old Bailey : Jeremiah Sullivan, aged 28, William .M4ford, 21, and Charles Melford, 17 (brothers), for house breaking, &c.; Thomas Chapman alias Derrick, 28, and William Johnson alias Carter, 30, for horse stealing. Mr. Sheriff Stables mid Mr. Under-Sheriff Foss arrived at the usual hour, and proceeded to the pain ful discharge of their duty. Since the warrant had arrived the unfortunate men had behaved with out ward decency, but it was supposed not with the in ward contrition that might have been expected, par ticularly Charles Melford and Chapman, whose friends had injudiciously kept them in the hope of a reprieve, and consequently their • disappointment was the more severe. The Rev. Mr. Cotton and Mr. Baker were with the unfortunate men during the night, and two Roman Catholic gentlemen re mained with Sullivan. The friends of the prisoners took a last farewell of them yesterday. Chapman's father visited him under the most distressing feel ings, and the wife of Johnson was almost frantic. The unhappy mother of the two Melfords was wild with anguish, and after remaining several hours with her two only sons, whom she had endeavoured to rear in rectitude, and whom crime had felled to the grave before her, it required force .to separate her from their last embrace. She remained outside the gaol till a late hour, in the confident expectation of a respite being sent for Charles, her youngest son ; but the closing of the door closed her earthly hopes. Sullivan was already in the press-room when we were admitted. Being a Catholic, he was attended in one corner of the room by a priest of his own persuasion. He prayed most devoutly, but at inter vals a deep drawn sigh showed the anguish of his soul. Ho continued praying after he had been pinioned, and requested his handkerchief to be placed in his hands, which was complied with. He also received a book, which he read with the most fixed attention. Chapman then entered. His features, pallid and cadaverous, were wound up as it were to the last pitch of despair and misery, and he submitted his hands to be bound with a painful willingness. He was an athletic man, about six feet high, and dressed as a farmer's servant. Mr. Sheriff Stables kindly inquired of him, after he had been bound, if he wished to make any communication to any one, be replied that he had told his father yesterday all which he thought necessary. The next brought in was William Melford. This mar., with his younger brother, was convicted of two most daring robberies in the day-time in Lon don. The first at a Mr. Pring's, in the City-road, when they went in church time on a Sunday, and suddenly presenting a pistol at the female who was alone in the house, rifled it of all articles of value, with money, &c. to the amount of 701., with which they got clear off, forbidding the female, under pain of death, to move under half an i4iour from their quitting the house. He now seemed conscious of nothing but the approach of death, and wept while his hands were bound. His face had been horribly disfigured by disease, having lost part of his nose. This man, together with his brother Charles, had been in irons since the senten ces for refractory conduct in the prison. The irons were, however, taken off early this morning. Charles Melford came in fourth ; his youthful appearance excited the real pity of every one who saw him. He was a fine youth of about five feet teen inches and a half in height, but affliction appeared to have bent him nearly double. He wept unceasingly and sobbed aloud, till he reached the fatal drop. _ _ _ Johnson, who had been struck by paralysis since his commitment, had lost the use of his legs, and was now brought in on the back of a turnkey. He appeared less agitated than any one of the spectators and was not bound until they arrived in the soup room at the foot of the scaffold. He was there sat on a table, and retained his composure till the last. On passing through the passages one of the turn keys shook the bound hand of Chapman. This un expected mark of sympathy seemed to collect his scattered senses. He stopped and gazed intently on him fora second, and as he resumed his place in the procession, his tears fell thick and heavy. Johnson was bound while the four others were ad justed on the scaffold, and was carried by two per sons up the steps, and supported by them till the drop fell. From the almost unnatural apathy . shown by this man, many persons believed that his com plaint had affected his intellect. All but him on the scaffold were deeply affected, and Charles Melford seemed nearly fainting. The Rev. Chaplain con tinued his prayers, C. Melford cried out in despair for the hand of Mr. Cotton, which he pressed con vulsively, and begged most piteously to be taken off the drop. In his agony, however, the drop fell, and the world closed for ever ou these ill-fated men. The crowd was immense, and amused themselves before the execution with a disgraceful combat be tween two women. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 10.—We have had a fair demand for Cotton to-day, and 2,500 bags have been sold at regular prices. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 10.—To-day our Market was well supplied with beef, which met a ready sale at our last quotation ; the supply of mutton was not so great as last week, and it was sold at a little advance in price; beef sid. to 6id. ; mutton Od. to 7-id. per lb, A painter, whose talents were but indifferent, turned physician. He was asked the reason of it. "In painting," answered be, " all the faults are exposed to the eye ; hut in physic they are bttried with the patient, and one gets more easily off." SERIES OF DUELS.—The Tasmanian, (pub lished at Van Dieman's Land) after announcing the arrival at Hobart-town, on the 10th July, of the ship Harvey, Captain FINDLEY, from England, via the Cape of Good Hope, where she landed troops, and remained about six weeks, says—" By this vessel has arrived J. WILLIAMS, Esq. barrister-at-law, son of Mr. Wittiaats, a profes sional gentleman of high reputation in London, and J. NOBLE, Esq. a nephew of D'Aacr WENTWORTH, Esq. of Sydney. These gentlemen have been involved in very em barrassing and annoying circumstances since their departure from England. ' It appears, that a detachment of the 55th Regiment embarked in the Harvey for the Cape, com manded by Capt. ELRINGTON, son of Major ELRINGTON, of Sydney, under whose" orders were Lieutenants &arms, WILSON, and PECK. Some disagreeable misunderstand ing which occurred before the ship left the English Chan nel, unhappily increased so much during the voyage, that the military men and the civilians were upon the most unpleasant terms. On their arrival at the Cape, in con sequence of certain steong expressions which Mr. WILLIAMS had found himself called upon to apply to some of the military, he was waited upon by au officer of the 55th to invite hirn to a meeting with Lieu tenant Bosaas. This gentleman had hardly perform ed his functions, when he was seconded by another officer from Lieutenant Wirsost, who, in his turn, was followed by a third similar invitation from Lieutenant 'WK. Mr. Wittrasts expressed some astonishment at such a succession of visiters, btu promised them all that he would not fail to accept their invitations in due order, if he had life enough left in 'him to enable him to do so—and he did se; for, strange to say, he fought the three in succes sion-Lwounding one, very nearly quieting the second, and not returning the fire of the third. Not so, Mr. NOBLE. The two gentlemen, Messrs. WILSON and Boxiirs, not content with Mr. WILLIAMS'S affairs, considered it neces sary to repeat the operation with Mr. NOBLE. This gentleman did every thing in his power to avoid the un pleasant extremity which he saw it was wished to bring him to. Mr. WILLIAMS stated plainly that Mr. NOBLE was a man not very likely to make child's play of such matters, but in vain. Lieutenant WILSON first encountered him, and, receiving a slight wound, expressed himself satisfied. But, unhappily, a different fate awaited Lieut. BONNIS ; for, at th e fir st fire, Mr. NOBLE'S shot pene trated his temple, and he fell dead ! Thus ended this most extraordinary affair. The two gentlemen were committed to prison, tried by the Dutch law for murder, but acquitted, as it is said, for want of sufficient evidence to establish the fact of the duel having taken place. A Military Court of Inquiry was held, in respect to the causes of these un happy affairs ; and the result was, that Captain ELRINGTON was sent to England in arrest to wait the decision of his Grace the Commander-in-Chief." DESTRUCTION of the NEW BRUNSWICK THEATRE, WELLCLOSE-SQUARE. ADJOURNED CORONER'S INQUEST, (THIS DAY.) The investigation was resumed this morning at the usual Hour, and the Coroner proceeded to examine Mr. Pulsford, the surveyor of the theatre. LThe evidence has already been given so fully in this Journal, that we only consider it necessary to publish such parts as may be considered material as throwing fresh light upon the subject under, investigation.] Mr. Pttlsford deposed as follows :--I am assistant-sur veyor to the East India Company ; I was employed by the proprietors to measure the artificers' work at the Brunswick theatre; two months before the accident, I repeatedly warned the:late Mr. Maurice of the insecurity of the roof—made in secure, in my opinion, by suspending heavy weights from the iron ties of the roof. On one occasion, soon after the painter's shop was suspended, I gave my opinion to Mr. Maurice, that it would be advisable to have the opinions of persons of science, and practical acquaintance with iron work, and for that purpose I voluntarily promised that Mr. J. Bramah, of Pimlico, civil engineer, and Mr. Thos. Moorman, of Old-street, an eminent smith, should both attend at my request to give their professional opinion on the structure and security of the roof, I not having had much experience in iron roofs. The fact was I doubted, and wished to have that doubt confirmed or re moved by persons better acquainted with the subject than was. The late Mr. Maurice told me he had received a letter from the patentee of the iron roof, or some friend of his, I cannot tell which, and that this letter assured him that there was no danger to be apprehended by the suspension of weights from the roof; he therefore de clined my offer to obtain the opinions of the individuals whose names I have already mentioned. I still felt great apprehension that the structure would fail, from the sus pension of those weights, and within three days of the theatre opening, I told Mr. Maurice that I felt quite ner vous and uncomfortable whenever I went under the roof.— Mr. Armstrong, the plaisterer, and several other persons were present when I spoke to Mr. Maurice on the subject. Mr. Carruthers was only present on one occasion, when I expressed my opinion of the insecurity of the roof. Ou this occasion Mr. Shaw, the clerk of the works, told Mr. Carruthers that the timbers were not yet strutted, and that when that was done the vibration would cease. Shaw made this observation upon being called on by Mr. Car ruthers, who heard my opinion as to the insecurity of the roof. I have had conversations with Mr. Whitwell, the architect, in which I expressed my doubts as to the safety of hanging weights to the roof, and he agreed with me that it was very unsafe, but added, " that is a matter over which I have no controul." Mr. Pullen asked the witness, whether Mr. Whitwell had ever told him that it was not necessary for him to mention his opinion to Mr. Carruthers ?—Decidedly not. Mr. Hill—Did he say any thing to that effect ?—No thing of the kind. CORONER—In your opinion, were the walls sufficient to sustain the roof ?—I think the walls fully sufficient to sustain the roof, and that the proximate cause of the acci.. dent was the suspension of the weight, to which I before alluded, to the roof, and there not being sufficient time to dry the walls. In answer to a Juror—The construction of the balcony would have no effect in throwing down the walls. In answer to another Juror—The work was very hastily executed. If it had not been opened for two months, the accident might never have happened. Mr. Hill suggested, that as a letter had been referred to by Mr. Maurice and Mr. Carruthers, as having been re ceived from the patentee of the roof, or some agent of his, it was most material that the letter should be now produced. Mr. Pullen said he had the letter in his possession, and was ready to produce it. The examination of Mr. Pulsford was then proceeded with.—ln answer to Mr. Hill he said, in my opinion the accident is not attributable in the slightest degree to any fault in the building of the walls. They were built at the very best season of the year, and I could not ob serve the slightest settlement in them. The walls were of a proper thickness, and the thickness was properly distributed. By the weight which was affixed to the roof a lateral pressure was thrown on the walls. Walls are built to support vertical and not lateral pressure. The weight of a proper timber roof for the building, exclusive of covering, would be from a ton and a half to two tons per square of 100 feet. The walls of the theatre were fully competent to bear such a weight, if applied vertically. In my opinion, there is no want of skill or care attributable to Mr. Whitwe 11; I consider Mr. Whitwell a skilful man ; I have no reason to alter my opinion of him, and I should be happy to take his professional opinion at all times. Are you not of opinion that the architect was bound publicly to protest against any thing affecting the safety of the building?--I think it was his bounden duty to protest privately to the proprietors, but not publicly. Mr. Hill—From the nature of the material of which the roof was constructed, (it being of wrought iron) must there not have been indications of failure before the accident oc curred? Wituess—l know very little about iron roofs, but I think the accident must have been preceded by some indication of failure. At the conclusion of Mr. Pulsford's examination, the Jury desired to express their entire approbation of the con duct of Mr. Palsford, and the manner in which he gave his evidence. The CORONER concurred in this expression of opinion. Mr. M'Cann, one of the Jurors, thought that if there was no evidence to rebut the testimony of the witnesses already examined, after the examination of Messrs. Smirke and Nash, the Jury would make up their minds on the subject. kr. Cotter intimated that there was a witness in at tendance to contradict the testimony of Shaw, who had been examined yesterday. Mr. Hill thought it better that all the witnesses which the Coroner deemed necessary for the purposes of the inves tigation, should be first examined ; and then the persons representing individuals might call such witnesses as they considered material. The CORONER had no objection to this course ; but he wished it to be distinctly understood, that they were sitting to satisfy themselves how the deceased perssns came by their death, and not for the trial of any collateral issues as to which party Should pay damages. Shaw was then recalled, and said, that in the openings where the windows were the bond timbers were cut out, but that could not affect the safety of the building. This witness's evidence was then read over to him, and he signed the deposition. By Mr. Cotter—l was not aware of any tipping or dis lodgement of the walls on the day of or prior to the acci dent. 1 was informed by Mr. Carruthers in the latter end of January, that he had paid Mr. Whitwell, and that be had therefore nothing more to do with the building. The proprietors never reproached me for not having men tioned the accident relative to the flies. I do not know that the uprights would have prevented the accident. In Covent-Garden Theatre, which is such an immense pile of building, there is not an upright at all upon the stage. I do not know that there was any intention of putting up any thing in place of the trusses and truss girders which I recommended. The Jury then adjourned, for the purpose of taking some refreshment, and upon their return into Court, the Fore man addressed the Coroner, and said, that they were so much fatiguedby their attendance, that they wished, when rising at four o'clock, to adjourn till Friday morning, on which day they would sit till seven o'clock, and on Friday evening they would wish to adjourn till Monday. Mr. Hill was anxious to go to Nottingham, to attend the Assizes there ; and if the Jury would take both their holidays together, and sit to-morrow, adjourning to Friday and Saturday, he would be back again with them by Tuesday morning. This proposition w•as not agreeable to the Jury, and therefore the original one was finally agreed to. DOVER, MARCH 11, 1828.-1-lis Serene Highness the Prince of LEININGEN arrived last evening at the York hotel, and embarked this morning for Calais in Majesty's steam-pa c k e t C rusa d e r, under a salute f rom Arrived from Calais the Sovereign steam-packet, with the Earl of CitAnt.tmoNT and his family. t h h is e Western Heights. We have great pleasure in stating, that the bridge over the river Dart, between Totness and Bridge. town Pomery, is nearly completed. We understand this bridge will be opened to the public on the 25th inst., and that it is the intention of the gentlemen who have raised it, with others in the town and neighbourhood, to open it by a procession, and afterwards to commemorate the event by a dinner at the Seven Stars in that town.—Exeter Alfred. During the storm on Tuesday night latt, nine teen sheep perished in a snow drift in the West Marshes at Grirnshy.—Boston Gazette. On Wednesday last a sloop, supposed to be a Humber keel, sunk in deep water near Marsh Chappel, on the Lincolnshire coast, and the gale being too violent to admit of assistance being rendered, the crew unfor tunately perished : no particulars have yet been ascertained. —Bruton Gazette. EMIGRATION. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) The subject of Emigration which has been brought under the consideration of the House of Commons by Mr. WILMOT HORTON is one of great impor tance and difficulty, for though the general principle may be clear, there are great doubts as to its appli cation. We may see the eril and its causes, but still we may not be so sanguine, as Mr. HORTON as to the practicability of remedyiug,or even of greatly palliating it. There cannot, we think, be a doubt, that the crowded community of this country groans at present under the weight of its unemployed la bourers. We have more people than we can employ, and the consequence is that the labouring classes are suffering severe misery. This evil of over-popula tion, as we all know, is inherent in the very nature of human society. Mankind have the power and the tendency to multiply faster than food can be provided for them; and any excess of this nature appears in the well-known symptoms of want of employment, and of general distress, its necessary consequence. This is the case at present both in England and Scotland, and still more in Ireland, which is crowded with inhabitants who cannot find work, and who overflow into the adjacent countries, lowering the general rate of wages, and thus spread ing far and wide the contagion of poverty. All this is true. There is unfortunately too clear evidence of the miserable condition of the labouring classes in Ireland; and also, though in a lesser degree, in England and in Scotland ; and with regard to the cause, it seems evidently to be an over-supply of labour. In these circumstances Mr. HORTON pro poses to transport part of this superfluous labour . from the markets of Great Britain and Ireland, where it is not wanted, to the newly settled countries of Canada, Nova Scotia, and Van Diemen's Land, where it can scarcely be procured at any price. In all newly settled countries there is plenty of work, labour is scarce, wages high, and provisions cheap ; a new colony is, in short, the Elysium of labourers. From the evidence of the most respectable residents in Canada, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, 8.7 e. it ap pears that these half. cultivated countries would easily afford subsistence for an immense increase of in habitants ; and all those numerous emigrants who have escaped from the starving and over-crowded community of Ireland, to those happier shores, how ever destitute on their first have soon be come thriving settlers on their own properties. Ac cording to the most obvious maxims of trade and of common sense, we transport the produce of labour from the countries where it is superabundant to those where it is scarce ; and, in applying this rule to the labourer himself, we have this further en couragement, that we save a large class of our fel low-creatures from misery, and establish them in comfort and independence. It is calculated that our North American Colonies would easily absorb more than from 30 to 50,000 persons every year; and such a quantity of labour annually withdrawn from the markets of this country would necessarily, it is supposed, create a greater demand for the remainder; it would thus increase the wages of the labouring classes, and raise them in some degree at least from. j their present depressed state. That the advocates of Emigration so far proceed on sound and correct views there can be no doubt ; but the practical question for the consideration of the Statesman is, whether such schemes can .be carried on to such an extent as to afford any per ceptible or efficient relief. Such is the power of population, that it far outstrips in its progress any outletthat we can contrive for its overflowing stream; and the doubt that we have is, whether in encou raging such plans we are not warring with the little peddling weapon of an artificial policy, against the irresistible course of nature. The drain which we open for clearing away the surplus population is so contemptible, compared with the prodigious supply which is continually pouring in, that the question is whether it can ever be perceived. It has been cal culated that any given quantity of people, if they have plenty of food, will double in fifteen years; and the history of our American Colonies offer us well authenticated examples of this rapid increase. Ap plying this rule to the population of Great Britain and Ireland, which amounts to nearly 15 millions, it will give an annual increase of one million. If we had the means of subsistence, we have the power of increasing, according to this ratio, a million an nually ; and we propose to withdraw annually from this great reservoir of people about 30 or 40,000 in dividuals. It is superfluous to comment on this mise rable disproportion of the means to the end—or to point out how little the market of labour in this country can ever be relieved by such schemes. But there is no doubt the Emigrants themselves will be greatly benefited by their transference from the over-crowded communities of this country, when they cannot live by their labour, to Canada or Nova Scotia, where they may have the certain means of realizing an independence. And in this view we are well warranted in making this experiment of po licy and benevolence. It is wisely proposed that the advances to the Emigrants shall constitute a debt against them, whieh they are to pay by instalments, and according to the evidence of those who have conducted Emigrations on a small scale, there is little risk of loss in the adventure. The new settler, with plenty of work and good wages, is soon enabled to save enough out of his earnings to repay the expellees of his transportation and settlement; and with care and good management, therefore, some plan of Emi gration, to a certain extent, might certainly be car ried into effect, to the unspeakable benefit of num bers of human beings extremely destitute, and with out any loss either to the public or to individual. THE ARMY. General Lord Hill, G.C.B. and G.C.11., held his third Military Levee this (lay, at the Hors'e Guards, as General Commanding-in-Chief, which was attended by a number of General and other Officers. The Judge Advocate-General had an au dience of the KING yesterday, at his Palace in St. James's, to lay the proceedings of some Courts-martial be fore his MAJESTY, for the purpose of taking his MAJESTY'S commands on them. Count MUNSTER, the Hanoverian Minister, had an audience yesterday of the KIN C. The Duchess of GLOUCESTER visited the Princess Auc I:STA yesterday, at her residence in the King's Palace, St. James's. Their Royal Highnesses afterwards took an airing together. The Princess SOPHIA visited the Duchess of CLARENCE yesterday, at her residence in the Admiralty, and partook of a dejeune with her Royal Highness. Summonses were issued on Monday evening from the Foreign-office, for the holding a Cabinet Council this day. The Ministers assembled about three o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office , Downing street, and sat in deliberation till near half-past five o'clock. The Ministers present were—the Duke of WELLINGTON, E ar l BATltuits , r, DUDLEY, and ABERDEEN; Viscounts MEL VILLE and PALMERSTON ; Lord ELLENBORBUCH, Mr. Se_ cretary PEEL, Mr. Secretary HusKissoN# Mr. CHARLES GRANT, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, and Mr. lIEREtzs. The Earl of RADNOR and the Earl of Eus- TON transacted business yest i e l i a ll d ay a , n at in t t h e e rv F ie o w rei l g v n it - h offi th ee e , Downing-street. Mr. Se cr etary PEEL Duke .of WELLIMITON yesterday, at the Treasury. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. RACES Ti Doncaster Hunt March 17 Warwick Spring 19 Pytehley Hunt , 19 Holderness Hunt 24 Anson Hunt 25 Cottesmore Hunt (Stamford) 26 Malton 27 Croxton Park April 2 Newmarket Craven Catterick Br:dge • 9 Bath Spring 16 Newmarket First Spring 21 Chester May 5 Newmarket Second Spring... 5 York Spring Meeting l2 Hambleton Hunt l3 Cliftrn and Bristol ' l3 Kelso l5 Epsom 20 Manchester 28 '0 COME. Euxton June 11 Haigh Park 25 Newmarket July 7 Stamford l6 York August Meeting.... Aug. 1., I Wolverhampton 11 Goodwood I y ? Stockton l4 ; Burton.upon-Trent _ ... !HI / Lichfield `sept. t 4 3 Northampton lO I Abingdon lO i Doncaster l.'s i 'Tewkesbury l5 ? Heaton Park l6 3 Newmarket 29 3 Perth Oct 4 i Newmarket • 15 1 Newmarket Houghthn --, 27 rYTCHLEY HUNT RACES..- -MARcH 19, OVER NORTUAMPTON COURSE. Lord CHARLES FITZROY and EVERARD BOUVERIF, Esq,, Stewards. Mr. T. Dumat.r.ToN, Clerk of the Course. A Welter Stakes of 10 SOVP. each, for horses not thorouzl , - bred, and tvilich have never won. To be the property of Gentlemen only, and bona fide to belong to the sub scriber. Once round and a distance, 12et. each. Mr. Osbaldeston's br. g. by Clasher, 6 yrs Mr. Bouverie's bl. h. Mistletoe, by Don Cossack, € yr Mr. Benten's ch. g. Symmetry, 6 yrs Mr. Hungerford's hr. 11. Fidget, 6 vrs Mr. Isted's b. g. Grenadier, 6 yrs Mr. Micolls's ch. h. Charley, 6 yra A Purse of 50 sore. with 10 soy% to sr.cond horse. Twice round; four-yr-olds, 1 Ist. 71h. 1 six and aged,' 12st. bib. Mr. T. Evans's cb. h. by Popinjay, 5 yrs Mr. S. Sharman's ch. g. Spot, 4 yrs Mr. B. G. Drage's br. m. Bess) , Bedlam, 5 yCaTE Mr. Worley's b. h. by Jujube, 4 yrs Mr. G. Jones's hr. h. 5 yrs - Mr. Linnell's g. m. Sister to Why Not, 6 yre, Mr. A. Sharman's ch. in. Folly, 4 yrs Mr. C. G. Flesher's hr. h. by Don Cossack, 5 yi Mr. C. G. Flesher's b. g. The Cub, 4 yrs An open Stakes of 3 sous. each, with 50 sort. added by the Hunt; for four-vr-olds, lOst.7lh. five, ilst. six and aged, 11s. 41b. Once round and a distance, Mr. W. Drage's br. g. by Filbo da Puta, aged Mr. J. Whalley's b. h. by Usquebaugh—Arrc,w, 6 Vri Mr. B. Drage's ch. g. by Cerberus, aged Mr. Hungerford's hl. m. Sultana, aged Mr. Woolley's h. g. by Sir Mariner, 6 yrs Mr. John Sharman's b. m. by Sir Marine!, 4. yrs Mr. John Sharman's ch. g. No Co, 5 yrs A Farmers' Cup, value 60 sous., for four-yr-olds, list. ;Ib, five, 121 b. six and aged, 12st. bib. Heats, once round and a distance. Mr. Evans's by Popinjay _ . Mr. Boulton's b. g. Grasshopper, 4 yrs Mr. S. Sharman's Spot Mr. T. Hamshaw's b. g. Escape, 5 yrs Mr. B. G. Drage's g. h. by Minos, 4 yr:: Mr. B. G. Drage's Bessy Bedlam Mr. Worley's by Jujube Mr. G. Jones's br. h. Mr. Linnell's Sister to Why Not Mr. A. Sharman's Folly Mr. Flesher's by Don Cossack Mr. Flesher's The Cub HAIGH PARK MEETING.—JuNc 25. The Foal Stakes of 30 sous. each, 10 80Vi. ft. for colts and fillies, foaled in 1825 ; colts, Sit. 51b. fillies, Sst. 21b. Two miles. Mr. Petre's br. f. Emmelina, by Blacklock—Agatha Mr. Baillie's ch.V. by Ardrossan—Dodo Capt. liamsden's eh. e. by Blacklock—Evens Mr. Tide's br. f. by The Laird, dam by Dent's Sir Charles Mr. Houldsworth's ch. c. Alpha, by Magistrate—Amiable Mr. Kirby's ch. c. by Phantom—Percy's dam Sweepstakes of 20 sous. each, for two-yr-old colts, Bst. 51b. fillies, Bst. 21b. T.Y.C. Mr. Petre's gr. f. Flirt, by Blacklock—Vaulta, Mr. Wormald's eb. c. Crispin, Brother to Granby Lord Fitztrilliam's hr. f. Dora, Sister to Medora Mr. Gibbeson's b. f. Lady Sarah by Tramp Mr. itidsdale's h. f. Donation, by Borodino Mr. Jaques's ch. c. by St. Patrick—Agatha's dam Mr. Houldsworth's b. c. Uncle John—Miss Maltby's dam The Filly Stakes of. 30 sovs. 'each, h. f. for three,yr-old fillies, Bst. 31b. One mile and a half. Mr. Houldsworth's b. f. Flush, by Blacklock—Loo Mr. Petre's ch. Esmeralda, Sister to Granby Mr. Gill's b. f. Venus, by North Star—Young Gohanna THE RING.-FIGHTS TO COME. March 18.—Dick Acton and Jack Nieholls,2s7. a March 25.-41arry Jones and Bill Savage, 25/. a side. April 2.—80 b Castles and Paddy Flynn, 251. a side. April B.—Brown and Sampson, 2501. a side, ball way between Birmingham and Bridgenorth. April B.—Piefinch and Young Gas, 1007. a side—same ring. April B.—Dobell and Bailey, 100/. a side. April 29.—Ned Neal and Baldwin, 2501. a side. May 27.—Jem Ward and Carter, 50/. a side. 'ATI.. Secretary HustussoN ha: been indispos ed for some days past, but is now a r:oeat deal better. approved tiou NE ,iias N :n t ‘ j " c u o LlFEconstruction, B neteioon6m,AT— lf,o.lert.etdhe, 2 . a l L t I the boat, i c le oln y i a h/ d r , : fC43n the 1 ‘ o l a i s . . t in the Groves, Hull. Its dimensions are, length '27 feet, breadth 9 feet 6 inches, and depth 4. feet. It is to be stationed, for the present, at Saltfleet or North SomerenAts, where it will be sent, with a suitable carriage, in a few days.—Boston Gazette. During the severe gale, on Wednesday after noon, a sloop, belonging to Fer;iby Sluiee, went down :in the Humber, and we regret to add, two young men, named HowEr,t,, sons of the owner, perished, A third person, we are told, was taken from the top of the steam packet, —Boston Gazette. We understand that Colonel the Right Hon. Lard DOUGLAS has resigned the command of the Forfar and Kincardineshire regiment of Militia. His Lordship was Colonel of the regiment for the last twenty-Fix years, was universally esteemed as a commanding officer, and wai always regarded by the officers and men with the highest respect.—Caledonian Mercury. THE OLIO, OR MUSEUM or ENTER TAINNIENT.—This is a pleasant rambling miscellany, con taining a varied selection of Tales, Anecdotes, Ja e Millers, Historiettes, small Poems and Essays. There are also two Wood Engravings, one of which is excelleo:r, and the other respectable. 'The type also of the wort; deserves praise, it is clear, and neatly executed. We 51-,311be to find it succesifid. ten.l.:9table. He I"c4 habiliments, and WILLIE pearance and disgusting babit:l e ie in d el l knowir in this neighbourhood oa f b r o. o a n r i d h s i p iitte b.u red t h d o i l ity l ' o a n p g. , of a cold caught from lying but dur,ag the night in the late storm. From his uncouth saggedbeard„. erratic manner of living, WiLLl,4;vr iirAnnitr. was a marked -- i - n to tho l ::: u li th a o n u d 4es its B„ v c ic . i a n b it o v i - it ; . character. 'From his earliest years he h.ad.a dispmition about the fields, and in curablydir- gerv.ettbo av ti e i r n e t t i , l i e u a , o r r m k y , a .a n n , . d i and how he made a shirt to figure in these opp9sitp services, is not recorded. Latterly he mostly confined his reSidence— town to which he could have undisturbed access. Notwith-• standing his forlorn condition, . however, he maintained a sturdy indepentl,enee. of mind to his la.stliour, never acknow ledging the dotitution his squalid appearance indicated, and i i i if nn gs residence uuininmtee rr : af. on i it could ihautumn in l :p part, n ,;,. se ld om , and that only from a few, and under th e e xt rem i • ties ee of hunger, tileshap would and even then, unless in a better mood th an - usua l , his benevolent reliever iniglit reckon himself f ortunate if he escaped without some surly growl, or an offensive epithet, for his pains. But there were occasions when Wita.ir would condescend to thank a fa vourite b ene f actor, and even to mutter, i n hi s h urr i ed. tone " God bless you ;" but thi s was rare. It was always with the grea t es t diffi cu lt y , t h at some , from compas s i on , a llould h e d e i gn to accept pecun i ary assist ance of alms ; and oth ers f rom a regar d to pu bli c decency, could get him to exchange his rags for their cast off clothes. Friendlyviolen ce h a d o ft en t o h e resor ted to, to effect their piirpof es Once, on vi s iti n g a Nobleman's mansion in th e neighbour hood, h e w a s coal' pelled to make the exchange-- an d , to pre vent him from resuming his disgusting tatters, these were carefully buried; but no sooner were his friendly assailants withdrawn, than "the man of shreds and patches" dug up the old, and deposited the new in their place. It was re cently contemplated to have him put on the establishment of the Lunatic Asylum; on learning which ,WILLIE felt in dignant, and, to preserve his ragged independence, left the place for some time. But he has at length paid the debt of nature; and to the public, to whom he has so long been literally a bugbear, it may be satisfactory to know that this annoyance has been swept from our struts,— Perth Courier.