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sion, rtigt. dis- Y. ) :hreat astify Dught 3, we font ! last. • was y de- FItOM LLOYD'S. coal- p the d two kit in, inder d not Pout a REBELLION IN IRELAND." oe .• il? the Vrs ;J ect' t be rva en 3 b l : j 4 iptr epf- F. C O gs' 3at deP SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(TIIIS DAY.) DEAL, JULY N.E.--Arrived the Me dora, ArClure, front Jamaica; and the Harvey, from New South Wales. Arrived from Loudon, the Adamant, Brown, for Quebec. Five p. m. At a considerable distance in the Oiling are seven ships o f war, under Russian colours, coming from the North Sea and steering West, the headmost bearing the flag of a Rear Admiral. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 28.--Wind N.—Arrived from London, the Caesar, Watt, for the Cape and 13 4 ".5 4 1; and the Ann and Mary, for Demerara: ~,`"'""ed the Marshal Bennett transport, from Barba "es• Sailed the Regulus, Naylor, for Malta; oindthe Princess of Wales, for Sierra Leone. kALMOUTH,.JULY 27,—Wind N.W. Arrived the Topaz, Thoyan, from Antigua ; the 131a gden) Thomp son, from Miramichi; the Amelia, „ S twey, front Quebec; the Creole, Galloway, from iTerriamh ttco . Sailed the Thales, Robertson, for Ntersburgh ; the Brahmin, Ranson, for Buenos Ayr s; and the Fame, Strang, for Santa Martha. GREENOCK, JULY 26.—The Intrinsic, Smith, I) nund to Miramichi, had put back, having been on shore in the River. DHAL ' JULY 28.--The Medora, M'Clure, arrived from Jamaica, passed on the 20th' tilt., in lat. 33. long. 67., the wreck of a vessel, between 200 and ' 3OO tons, yellow sides, only the bewsprit standing. Arrived off the Start, the Rippley, Eves, from B engal ; and theJoha, Freeman, from the Mauritius. Arrived in the Creek, the Barbadoes packet, from Messina; the Torquato, Tasso Mar "ll% from Galipoli. NERAL OP THE LATE LORD PRIMATE. the removal of the remains of the late distinguished "elate having been fixed for this morning, most of the P , ra parations w e re completed last night. As early as six c ' T many persons had assembled in the vicinity of — "'beth Palace, in order to have a view of the funeral InX'esAer:. Soon afterwards the bells of St. Mary, Lam beth, commenced tolling, and on the steeple was mounted tYnion flag half-mast high. Immediately above it was Oared a small black flag. The orders were for the pro '-'t!sion to start at seven o'clock, but it was not until twenty rwrniten past seven that the gates of the Palace were opened, 50 4 the procession, which had lacen marshalled! in the gm'and e of the Palace, Tirade its appearance. The crowd } Ad gradually enereaeed, and at the time just mentioned, ." exceedingly great. The procession then came in the following order, varying slightly from the programme 41 retidy published. Two porters its silk dresses. A porter ( ring a plume of ostrich feathers, haying an attendant on each aide. Two porters in silk dresses. The hearse con taining the body, having on either side the family arms, "It the mitre and the crook annexed. At the tail of the hears e the mitre and the crook were, placed. In the first muarning coach, drawn by six horses, there were, Dr. Bev. Mr. Lonedule, Rev. Mr. Faux, and Charles , 41°1 gioni Esq. In the second moarning coach, al s o drawn 'Y six ho rses , t h ere were ; M r. Cock i ng Lane, and other ^f the noble deceased's household. Immediately followed the late Primate's state carriage, and then the private carriage, Twelve carriages brought up the procession, being those belonging to the relatives and friends of the late Lord Primate. The Duks of Rutland's carriage fol lowed that of the noble deceased : then the carriage of Lord Manners after it the Duchess of Rutland's carriage, &c. The procession moved off at the usual pace dow n to the Horns, at Kennington. Great numbers of persons were collected along the road side, fully expecting that something grand would have been exhibited ; but the procession was exceedingly plain, and with the exception of the decoration s on the hearse, more resembled the c!r.emony frequently adopted in the burial of some rich citzen. It is expected that the funeral procession will reach its final,destination, Addington church, in Surrey, about half -past one o'clock, where it will be met by the Speaker of the House of Commons, as chief mourner, Lord Manners, the Bishop of Carlisle, &c. (From the Dublin Evening Past of Saturday.) We proceed to publish details concerning the horrible Irish Rebellion, not indeed, for the present from the London Journals, but from the Charges of the Going s Judges of Assize in tho North o f Ire lanklthe very scene of action. We ar e no t so pre sumpiuous as to insinuate, that the authorities we arc about to cite, can be placed for a moment in com petition with the sage conductors of the Tory Press of London. But there are some curious persons that may like to hear, what the benighted party who have no opportunity of using the telescope in the London Observatory, are able to discover with the naked eye. And though they are not professed artists, yet, it may, we flatter ourselves, be conceded even to them, that their proximity to the objects enable them to judge with tolerable dearness, though not with the scientific accuracy of the London Press, the matters and things within their immediate cognizance. What, then, say the Judges to tke assembled counties ? We begin with the North—the scene of the Rebellion. MoNAGIIAN—Baron IliTlelland—" There were 1 )0 case, with the exception of one, which might not occur in the most peaceable county." FERMANAGN—Judge Vandeleur—" Lie felt great s atisfaction in being enabled to congratulate the Grand Jury on the tranquil state of the county. It wm gratifying to see no charge of an insurrectionary nature?' CAVAN—Judge Torrens—" I am happy to inform You, that your Calendar is unusually light." These are what are called Orange Counties, and notwithstanding the excitements which have been 9Plied to the passions of the lower Orangemen, it Is creditable to them, or perhaps, we should rather Zan to the Magistracy, that no breaches of the peace "are occurred in these places. :Now we shall turn to the South of Ireland, and I ‘'e shall begin with Clare, the scene of the Election, or as the London Journalists will have it, the focus 0 f the Revolution. CLARE—The Chief Baron—" lhave to congra tulate you, that the state of the civil and criminal ealendar will/not detain you long, for you may id• s- c harge th e l a tt er in the course of the d ay ." LllfißlCK—Baron Pennefather—" He congra.tu- I ttred the country on the light state of the calendar, 4. td contrasted it with the heavy - duties they had to Derform in former years." Now, withi regard to the Home Counties. (lARLow—Lord Plunkett " congratulated the tioty on the lightness of the calendar." kIupARE--The Lord Chief Justice complimented 1 e County on its tranquillity. QUEEN'S COUNTY—The Chief Justice felt no ne cessity t o charge the Grand Jury, from the tranquil sta te of the County. 4 ,YVicaLow--There tt , as one man in the Gaol of teklow. Our reporter has forgotten to inform us It/tether he was acquitted or not. These are the most recent advises which have been I.;teived at this of from the seat of the war. 'We " not dare to put the authority of the Judges in e l? u netition with that of the Editors of the London Pry's, hut there are a few individuals no doubt, who in aY be curious to know the sentiments entertained 3 , 1 . 1 _ Ireland, as to t h e progress o f t h e R e b e llion, and thought we could not better gratify such curio 31Y than b y quot i ng t h e op i n i ons o f t h e Going r t , l _ " 4 ges of A ss iz e . The Cou r i er , t h e M o rning e —and we regret to add, the Times, may publish another version of the affair, which will pass current, as it was intended, perhaps, to do, at the Stock Exchange. N ', M. RO THSCHILD intends going t o th e %- , ontinent on Sunday next. Sir ALEXANDER GRANT gave a grand din ner on Friday, at his residence in Privy Gardens, to the LORD CHANCELLOR, Viscount MFLVILLE, Mr. Secretary, PEEL, the Duke of Goanon, the Earl of SHAFTESBURY, and a select party of 'the nobility and gentry. ISLE OF WIGHT, J ULY 98.—Th e hay larvest is nearly finished, and most of it saved in good order, and a heavier crop was never known in the island. the wheat harvest is just begun, and the major part is far more than an average erop. Barley is very heavy; Oats 44 avera ge cro p take it in gen era l i t i s a very good crop. THE DlFirtYttNT ROADS FROM THE LOWER DANUBE TO CONSTANTINOPLE. Von Sturmer, in his " Journey to the Turkish Capital," relates that there arc five different ways of travelling from Bucharest to Constantinople.— The first is to go in company with the Janizaries at tached to the embassies, who generally make the journey every month ; the second is to go with one of the couriers of the Princes of Moldavia and Wal lachia; the third, in one's own carriage; the fourth, in a hired rarriag•e, which may frequently be had in Rustschock ; and the fifth with a caravan. Formerly at least, the first of these was the best and safest way, and seldom occupied more than six or seven days. The second was somewhat less safe, as the messengers of the Princes never command the same respect as the Janizaries. In one's own carriage it was unsafe to travel, unless accompanied by a Ja nizary, who acted at the same time as courier and escort, and generally took the management of every thing connected with the journey into his own hands. With a hired carriage the journey seldom took up less than fourteen days. These conveyances, or, as they are called in the dialect of the country, Araba, resemble in some measure the wicker-basket wag gons in use in the North of Germany, with a cover of linen to protect the traveller from the sun. They have no seats, instead of which they are furnished with cushions, upon which you may sit cross-legged in the true oriental fashion. They are painted in general, are drawn by bullocks, and as many as eight persons can sit in them. The caravans also require about a fortnight to go from Rustschuck to Constantinople. A Caravan-baschi determines the length of each day's journey, as well as the places where they are to halt. They lodge in the different khans, or caravanseries—a kind of spacious stable, calculated to accommodate upwards of 100 horses and their riders, the former occupying the centre, while the latter spread out their mats on a kind of elevation that runs round the whole building, with here and there a fire-place. There is a kind of posting in Turkey, with stations for chaNging horses, but these are only for the saddle. The usual road, after crossing the Danube at Rustschuck, is to proceed to Rasgrad or Hesar grad (27 miles) to Shumla (18 miles), to Parawadi (18 miles). This town contains 3,000 inhabitants, and is situated in a valley among rocks, on the river Sultanlar, in a picturesque country, and it is here that the mountains may be said to begin. The road thence is very much overgrown with underwood, and continues during four hours through a forest, and through the pass Kadir Derbend to Aidost (31 miles) and thence 27 miles further again through a forest to Fakih, where the traveller may be said to have left the mountains in the rear. Aidos is situ ated on the southern declivity of Mount Mangelle, which is separated from Mount Hremus by a deep valley. At all these places relays of horses may be had, until you arrive at Kirkilisse, from whence you are obliged to go the last 90 miles to Constan tinople with the same horses. This last stage ge nerally- requires three, sometimes four days. The places you stop at for the night are either Karis teran and Bivados, or Burgas, Tschorlu, and Bi vados. From Silivri the road runs along the shore, through Bivados, Bujuk-Tschekmedsche, or great bridge (so called on account of a bridge built over the Korat, begun by Solvman 11. and completed by Selim II.) and Kutschufs-Tschekniedsche, or little bridge, all the way to the capital. The last nine or ten miles the road is paved. The whole of the road from Rustsch tik to Constantinople, is somewhere about 230 miles ; from Paravadi, where the Balkan moun tains may be said to commence, 176 miles; and from Fakih, where the Balkan mountains may be said to have been passed, 120 miles. In a military point of view, there are two prin cipal roads, leading almost parallel to, each other from the Danube below Rustschuck to Constan tinople. Of these, the one further to the east is the better and the more frequented, which is probably the reason why the Russians have in the present war made choice of it for their line of operations. The roads from Hirsowa, Brailow, Isaczi, and Ismail, run into it, after which it passes by Tiajan's Wall, and through - Basardschick to Parawadi, where it joins the main road from Rustschuck, describ; ed above. There are two other roads still further east ward, one of them so bad as scarcely to he passable, runs almost the whole of the way to Constantinople, along the sea-shore; the other runs in the middle, as it were, of the other two, and terminates at Varna. It would be likely to prove useful to an in vading army, for the march of light columns. From Kirkilisse a bye-road leads to Constantinople, over the Strandschea Mountains, a branch of the Balkan, and forming, together with the latter, the skeleton of the Thracian peninsula. Basardschick is situated on the banks of the Taban, a tributary of the Da nube, in a marshy plain, 36 miles from the Black Sea ; it contains about 6,000 inhabitants.. Kirki lisse contains between 7,000 and 8,000, and is situated in a highly cultivated country. The second main road consists of three branches, leading from Rustschuck, Turtukay, and Silistria ; the two first unite at Rasgrad, and that from Silis tria joins the others at Shumla. This place is situated on the declivity of a rocky mountain, at the foot of the Balkan. During the wars between Russia and the Porte, Shumla was usually the place of rendezvous of the Turkish army, and conse quently often the scene of sanguinary encounters.— irrom Shumla the road passes over the mountains, through Sinedova, Tschalikavak, Dobrol, Karnabat, Aftan, Papaskju, I3ujukderbend, Akbunar,,and Adrianople, or Edrene. There is another bye-road from Rustschuck, through Osman-Bazar and Kasim to Karnabat. In Araba-Burgas, the eastern road descending from Kirkilisse unites with the one just mentioned, the distance between Edrene and Arnim- Burgas being about 45 miles. But it must be re membered that the distances here given may fre quently not be exactly correct, for it can scarcely he probable, as it would appear from the above state ment, that there can be a difference of 68 miles in the length of the two main roads. It is, however, certain, that the road by Adrianople, which, after crossing the mountains, runs along the valley of the Maritza, is not only longer, but decidedly worse, than that through Kirkilisse. The Austrian road, which passes through Nisei' and Sophia, joins that from Rustschuk at Adrianople, but is also so very bad that the Austrian couriers usually prefer going round by Rustschuk and Bucharest. Adrianople, Andrinople, or Edrene, is, next to Constantinople, the largest city in European Turkey. It contains about 100,00Q , inhabitants, has a wall and a ditch round it, situated in a fertile plain, sur rounded by meadows, at the confluence of the Tundscha and Arda, with the Maritza. The city is commanded on the western side by a square fort; it contains many very extensive gardens, two bridges over the Maritza, and many interesting specimens of architecture, among which the Bazar of Ali Pacha is deserving of particular mention. The trade carried on here is considerable, serving as a kind of inter mediate point between the east and the west. The above-mentioned main roads are again united by incr°,': leaT ny g to \ r r ti o a a:l2 lo7 f which the principal is one AdTrihstemnpolret,hefrronmdcsktdriricatsnlooeps:Ele t i ti m roo p pK o e r ia t rn a k n iTi c i are s e usrei: ey those,, from Karnabat to Aidos and from Fakih to e v b a y t e ß d , u I c g o a n ri t a a n i n s athan greaterolrs y e f T er u nt r iu k lelil s, tbh ur ear o no m tf i h n t l h o i . c is a i l e ir b bi e t t e t d er m c o u r i lages, and are conseqa ent l y nearer Constantinople, where the Turkish _part of the population is more numerous; but where the soil consists generally either of sand or clay, and where six pair of horses are frequently required for one plough. In addition to this the Turks are indo lent, and averse to agriculture. From Araba-Burgas till within a short distance of the capital, there is more land lying waste than in cultivation, so that the eye is hurt by an absence of vegetation, peculiarly striking to one accustomed to the highly cultivated landscapes of civilized Europe. The Isle of Man papers speak of a youth re sident in Douglas, who last week relieved the tediousness of too much leisure by skinning a dog alive! IRISII ASSIZES. LIMERICK, JILT 24. James Duncen was indicted for a violent assault upon the person of Mary Creighton. The prisoner was a young lad about 17 j and the prosecutrix an extremely ugly woman, about 35, and married. The prosecutrix swore to the completion of the offence by the prisoner. It happened on the road near Limerick, about nine o'clock at night. She was returning to town, when three men, of whom the prisoner was one, seized her, and had their ends of her. They never let her go till each of them ill-used her. She never saw them befere that night. She would know the other two if she saw them. Never saw them since. They made off with themselves. Cross-examined--Consented to forgive the pri soner if he gave me 30s. I saw his father, and he would give me but 1/. I would not take less than 305., which he refused. I , told what happened to me to the man at the turnpike -gate. I never was a common woman. I was always an honest woman, and true tomy husband till this accident happened to me. It is a shame for you to ask me such questions. The turnpike-gate man swore that she told him nothing about what happened to her; and another man proved that she admitted to him that the pri soner had nothing to do with her, and that the other two men only made an attempt, in which they did not succeed. The CHIEF BARON, in charging the Jury (in this country the Judges Never read the evidence), directed them to put out of consideration the wo man's previous character—for, however bad, it could be no justification for violence. A case occurred within his own experience, which showed how the law looked upon offences of this kind. A man and woman had been living together for years, and had several children. In consequence of a quarrel the woman separated. Some time after, the man with whom she had cohabited met her in a field, and suc2eede. in violently perpetrating the offence of which the prisoner now stands charged. The man was tried, convicted, and executed. The only object for which the evidence of previous character can he received is as affecting the woman's testi mony. Verdict—Not Guilty. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S, Jurx 28. The return of many of the subscribers from Brussels, Liverpool, and other Meetings, occasioned the attendance this da_y to be more numerous than for some days past. Betting, however, was net commeasurate to the attendance, and for the reason we have given on a former occasion. Most of the betting men leave to-morrow for Brighton Races, which are always highly attractive to the sporting world. The Meeting commences on Wednesday, and is followed next week by York August Meeting, which is looked for with considerable anxiety. We give the clos ing prices : ;titer, r, de in it, mud, stated time, pre is led If, in Mr. a ri- Nell of L both on to DU, of Z. R. to 6 . 4) I 14 I 18 uoteci i , ands' £. e. tos 5 lg I 14 1 101 a fair ►rice¢, I; the . stock '1111(1,7'. . I xvits ptions i been • of mg Davily , ban Ut nCit Pull is 134 -ration ivered he Ist- Irane er has iin I 6 Fops ion 00 act of quan - Nd this de to- COnSe' orders eta. steady Ic the ost de , Surat ings to Peters' s pro' !e lot put 0 0 ere the creased heavi firm wr et; bt4 iiieergo for Jr Ge DONCASTER ST. LEGER. 4 to 1 ag,st Mr. Armitage's Velocipede (taken freely) 4 to 1 agst Colonel King's Bessy Bedlam } (taken) 9 to 2 agst Mr. Petre's The Colonel 20 to 1 agst Sir T. Montyn's Ultimatum 22 to 1 agst Mr. Metcalfe's Economist (takers at 25 to 1) 23 to 1 agst Major Yarburgh's Belinda 30 to 1 t Mr. Theakston's Jour de Noces (no takers) 30 to 1 agst Mr. Petre's Emmelina The rest as before. OXFORD GOLD CUP. Even on his Majesty's Fleur de Lis against the Field. BRIGHTON GOLD CUP (GIVEN BY THE XING). There' are no definite odds ; but Souvenir is the fa vourite, although opposed to Chatea❑ Margaux on his own ground. SAILING MATCH. The annual Sailing Match between working Peter-boats, for various sums of money, subscribed by the inhabitants of Hammersmith, Chiswick, and Strand-on•the-Green, took place yesterday, and the weather was in every respect most favourable; the wind at starting N.N.E., but it af terwards varied a little. The whole money collected amounted to SOL, which was divided into proportionate prizes ; so that the owner even of the last boat should be paid for the day's work he lost. The following Hi boats started, and they came in in the order of the numbers attached 1. George and William ... W. Malcolm 2. Countess Macartney 3. Providence 4. Henry W. White 5. Lord Duck 6. Good Friend H. Harris 7. George and Sarah W. Pearse 8. Mary Ann R. Brown 9. Richard and Sarah R. Pearse 10. Betsey T. Humphreys 11. Active 12. Betsey G. Pearce 13. Four Brothers 14. William and Mary W. Heywood 15. Industry 16. Ambrosine W. Wakeman 17. Good Intent G. Brown 18. Fair Eliza W. Sekina The distance sailed was from Hammersmith-bridge round a boat moored below Kew-bridge, and back to the place of starting. The boats were allowed to sail with any can vas they could procure, and gentlemen in the neightoonr hood, who kad boats, were glad to lend their sails en such an occasion. The general sobriety and good conduct of the fishermen between Putney and Kew well merit this epecieu of encouragement. The river was covered with boats, and the shores lined with spectators. LAMBETH REGATTA. The . Eighth annual Prize Wherry, given by the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Parish of St. Msry,- Lambeth, as an encouragement to civility, and the industry of the water men at Lambeth Stairs, was rowed for yesterday by six pair of oars. The prize was a handsome boat, valued at 24/. ; after a very interesting contest, the prize was gained by Maynard and Noulton, who took triumphant possession of the wherry. Two other boats, which followed in suc cession, received 51. awl 31. Fine weather, so desirable of late, gave great spirit to the Regatta. FASHIONABLE CHANGES AND ARRIVALS. CHANGES. Emily Marchioness of Londonderry, from St. .lamea's square, for her seat, North Cray, Kent; the Marquis and Marchionids of Cholmoadeley, for Dittou, Surrey ; the Duke of Ruttand, from Belvoir Castle, for the Marquis Londonderry's seat, in Durham ; Sir William Heathcote, Bart. for his seat, in Rants ; Major and Mrs. Horsley, from Ramagate, fur Holland ; the Hon. John Coventry, from Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, for his seat in Hants; Captain and Mrs. Rick, from the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington and Cork-streets, for Berks; Otway Cave, Esq. M.P. for his seat in Leicestershire; Mr. M'Donald and the Countess of Antrim, from Cavendish-square, for Leland ; Mr. and Mrs. G. Wynn, from the London Ho tel, Albemarle-street, for their seat, North Wales ; the Earl and Countee of rfardwicke and the Countess r:f Cale don, in St. James's-square; the Marellionew of Cleveland, at her house in St. James's-square ; lion. Mr. De Athos, in Park-place, from his seat in Surrey ; the Earl of East nor, from St. James's-square, for his seat in Surrey ; Captain Hudson, at the British Hotel, Jermyn-street, from . Ireland ; Lord Muncaster, from Thomas's Hotel, lierke ley-square, for Muncaster Castle,, Cumberland ; Mr. and Mrs. Ryder, from Symnion's Hotel (late Jordan's), St. James's-strett, for their seat in Kent. ARRIVALS AT THE CALEDONIAN HOTEL, INVER NESS. Cunningham, Esq. on a ton! ; James Gibson Craig, Esq. on his way mouth ; James Trail, Esq. of Castle hill ; Hon. Captain Gordon, on Ma way south; Charles Dunlop, Esq. Glasgow, on a tour ; Dawson, Esq. ; Bnckneth, Esq. end the Rev. Mr. Chiliot, on a tour; Wilmers, Esq. on a tour; D. Davidson, Esq. M.P. of Tulloch, and the Hen. Mrs. Davidson and family, on their way to Trdloch Castle; the lion. Alex. Macdonald and Mrs. Macdonald, on their way to Tulloch Castle. ARRIVALS AT TIIE ROYAL HOTEL, INVERNESS. - Sinclair, Esq. of Forse, and lady, on their way to Caithness ; Mre. Marchmont and Miss Mairs ; and lady, on a t onr ; Dickson, Esq. P an a d nt l , ad E y: g o . n a a n t d ou f r r ; ien j d . , c o i n ar a k, t Es our q. ; Cormiek, Esq. and Miss Cormiek ; Mre. Gordon and the Misses Gordon ; - Potter, Esq. R.N. ; Hasting, Erg. R.N. ; Pringle, Esq. oa a tour; P. Grant, Esq. ; J. Grant, Esq. Among the Nobility who visited tliie National Repository on Saturday, we noticed—His Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON, the Right Hon. C. ARBUTHNOT, Lord FITZROY, Earl of MANSFIELD, &C. TIIE POLICE OF THE METROPOLIS. The following, which will he read with the highest de gree of interest, embraces all the material parts of the Re port preseuted to the House of Commons on the subject of the Police THE SELECT COMMITTEE. APPOINTED TO INQUIRE INTO THE CAUSE OF THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER I~F COM- MITMENTS AND CONVICTIONS IN LONDON AND MIRDLE- SEX, AND INTO THE STATE •F THE POLICE OF TRE ME- TROrOLIS, AND Or THE DISTRICTS ADJOINING THERETO; RKPORT AS FOLLOW!! :--- Your Committee considering that the Order of the House under which their investigation has been prosecuted, was divisible into two distinct heads of inquiry, applied themselves in the first instance, to ascertain (if possible) whether the increase of com mitments was to be attributed to a proportionate in crease of crime, or whether much of it might not reasonably be supposed to emanate from circum stances and changes in the state of society ; which, whilst they serve to exhibit conspicuously offences that have been committed, and to swell the cata logue of criminals that have been apprehended, by no means warrant the inference that there has been a proportionate perpetration of crime. Your Committee having had laid before them, by the Secretary of State for the Home Department, " summary statements of the number of persons charged with criminal offences, who were committed to the several gaols in the cities of London and Westminster, and county of Middlesex, since the year 1810," have selected two series of years, for the purpose of ascertaining what has been the pro gressive increase of committals, and for the purpose of sheaving what proportion that increase bears to the increase in the population—have commenced each series with the period at which the previous Population Return had been completed. But as in an investigation into that which immediately affects the security, as well of the person as of the property of each individual member of the community, it may he convenient further to show, by a classification of the offences, how the one or the other are en dangered, your Committee have subjoined tables, in which the cases contained in the same two series are divided into classes, distinguishing those of ordinary occurrence which are aimed at the person, from those also of ordinary occurrence by which property most immediately under the protection of the person is invaded; and both of these form offences of rare otTurremee; and those perpetrated on property ne cessarily left in a less protected state. Thus the Ist class Will contain—murder, manslaughter, shooting, stabbing, and poisoning. The 2d class will contain—burglary, emberdement by servants, frauds, housebreaking, larceny of all descriptions, stealing from letters, highway robbery, receiving stolen goods. The 3d class will contain—cattle stealing, horse steal.. ing, sheep stealing. The 4th class will contain—rape, assault, with intent to commit rape, , assault with intent to commit The sth class will contain —arson, bigamy, cattle maiming, child stealing, game lawn (offences against), per jury, piracies and murder, sacrilege, sending threatening letters, treason, traffic in slaves, transports at large, felonies and misdemeanours not otherwise described. The 6th class will contain—coining, coin putting off and uttering, forgery, and uttering forged instruments, forged bank notes having in possession. To complete the Tables, from which to deduce the result, it is necessary to add such as will show the amount of the population of London and Middlesex, at the periods—of the three last Returns. In 1801, the population of London and Middle— flex, WAS 845,400 In 1811, it was 985,100 Being an increase of 39,700 (which is about 17 per cent.) In 1821, the population of London and Middle-. _ _ sex, was 1,167,500 From which, if that of 1811 be deducted... 985,100 There will remain an increase of 182,400 (which is about 19 per cent.) And as nothing has occurred to check the progres sive addition to the population, but on the contrary, much to stimulate and advance it (as for instance, the invitation held out by the new buildings to oc cupants, to conic from distant quarters; and the introduction of multitudes of workmen and labourers from various parts of the empire, to assist in the erection of suet numerous and widely extended structures,) there is satisfactory ground to suppose, that between 1821 and 1828, the advance on the then population, has not been less than it was be tween 1811 and 1621. If so, the fair deduction is, that the population has again increased 19 per cent. And as the Population Returns show an increase of 19 per cent. within the sante periods of time, 19 per cent. of the increase of commitments and con victions may be accounted for by a proportionate surplusage of population, and that there remains at tributable to other causes, only per cent. If the foregoing be a reasonable mode of account ing for of the average increase of convic tions being 19 per cent., there will remain to be ac. counted for , for the existence of which it would be most gratifying to your Committee, could they suggest such a cause as would enable the House to apply a direct and effectual remedy. Several prevalent evils are indeed relied upon by the Police Justices, and by various of the intelligent witnesses called before your Committee, as being sufficient to solve the difficulty; without doubt they must injuriously influence the state of society, and deteriorate public morals; your Committee, there fore, recapitulate them, more perhaps in the hope that, by the attention of the House being attracted to them, every opportunity will be taken for the ap plication of correctives ; than in the expectation that thereby, or indeed by any means, can vicious habits, in such a thickly inhabited distriet, be so far eradi cated as to restore to the Returns of Criminal Com mitments that appearance which they piesented when the population was at least 36 per cent. less dense. LO W PRICE OF GIN A CAUSE. In addition to extended population (the leading assignable cause) are to be added— The extremely price at which spirituous liquors are (since the repeal of duties) sold, a general want of employment, and neglect of children. The lamentable effects of the first are too apparent to require much detail of evidence or lengthened ar gument to support ; the truth of the hypothesis will be upheld by a reference to the evidence of a re markably intelligent officer, whose duty requires a constant and accurate observation of what passes in the streets, by which also may be impressed upon the House the magnitude of the evil occasioned by that erroneous though well-intentioned financial measure. What effect has the reduced price of gin had in your district ?-4 think there is a great deal more drunkenness; I think it was one of the worst things ever done in the world ; if they had raised it a penny instead of falling it, it wo uld have been a very good thing. , 6 What is the price it is retailed at ?—You may bave very good gin at two-pence halfpenny a quartern, ten-pence a pint; but what they call famous, is three-pence, that is a shilling a pint, that is what is called blue ruin. 4 , Do you find there is a great deal of drunkenness among pe ople who are not thieves ?—Mset certain; the first days in the week you will always find somebody drunk, because there are very few tailors and shoemakers that will work on the first days in the week." Although it has been assumed that want of em ployment has occasioned much criminal conduct, yet yeur Committee do not find that such is the case in the metropolis; that there may be very many per sons, havin g b een a tt rac t e d by the variety of s'lich are now carry i ng on , and tempted by works who, urs of high wages to quit their ordinary resi dences, have been disappointed in their expectation of finding immediate occupation, and are, with others (the dupes of folly or the victims of extravagance) reduced to extreme distress, is more than probable; but when upon referring to the following evidence, " Do you mean that the wages received by those people for one day or two days h the week, are sufficient to trap- I port them for the remainder of the week ?—There are many trades who do not go to work till Friday morning; in some of those trades, two or three days is all they work, because they have piece-work. " What trades are those ?---Shoemakers and tailors in particular. " From } our ,!xperivtice, do yon think there is more decency than there used to be among the Imwer classes ?—I do; I think since the Day Police has been f orme d th ere has been a wonderful alteration." Your Committee find that it is not uncommon for those engaged in some trades altogether to abstain from work till the Friday morning ; and that in others, two or three days in the week are all that they devote to industrious labour, the high rate of wages enabling them to earn in one, two, or three days, sufficient to maintain them the whole of the week; they conceive that there cannot be such a superabundance of labourers as to warrant the ap- prehension that want of employment can, in London and the vicinity, be ranked as one of the causes to which au increase of crime oan justly be attributed. NEGLECT OF CHILDREN, A CAUSE.-.GAMB- LING AMONGST CHILDREN. With more propriety may reliance be plac©d on the neglect of children as a primary source of mis chief. Notwithstanding that we hear of schools having been established, continuing to be munifi cently supported, and receiving in each for instruc tion from two hundred to three hundred, and even larger numbers of children ; and notwithstanding that we find such seminaries existing • in every quarter of the town and in most of the adjoining districts, we yet find that in the Parks and outskirts of the me tropolis, on each returning Sabbath, and not unfte quently on other days, young persons assemble in numerous gangs or parties for the express purpose of indulging in the vice of gambling, and continue in the uninterrupted pursuit of that most seductive and immoral propensity from hour to hour on each suc ceeding day; and, what is still more surprizing, and perhaps is more appalling, we find that instances are not unfrequent of parents so totally regardless of their children's welfare, as to view with careless indiffer ence their expulsion, for misconduct, from those se minaries towhich alone such parents could look with any hope ofsaving from ruin their unhappy offspring. To remedy an evil so glaring becomes an object of primary importance, but so difficult as to have hitherto baffled the efforts of all the practical arid in telligent persons who have applied their minds to this interesting subject. Education may hare done something, but it clearly has not done enough; for never was juvenile depravity so unlimited in degree or so desperate in character ; but still upon that effort of the humane great reliance must be placed, and on their unabated zeal in the prosecution of their charitable object the hopes and expectations of future amendment must in great measure depend; Police Regulations may be superadded as a corrective, not unlikely to prove be neficial. It has been represented to your Com mittee, that were the Day Patrol sufficiently nume rous to admit of their disturbing and driving from their haunts the gambling boys, without at the same time leaving the streets in an unprotected state, the disgraceful and mischievous practice might be rooted out, as is shown in the following evidence of a Police Officer : " What are the instructions that you give to your men with respect to the gambling in the streets?—We always drive them away, but we do not see it once a month. " Is the Green Park in your district ?—No. " Would there be any difficulty in preventing the con stant gambling that is going on in the open day-light in the Green Park ?—lf there were some spirited young men that could go into it; men that conld jump and ran about, they could soon put a stop to it. " Do not yon soe it in other parts of the town ?-1 have seen it; I have seen it near St. Martin's Church ; but they get into the avenues, and the moment we go away they ran back again ; there wants to be a man sta tioned there." NECESSITY of FREQUENT SESSIONAL TRIALS. There is also another measure which has been pressed upon the attention of your Committee, as likely to forward the above object, and at the same time to promote every improvement that may he introduced in Police arrangements, and therefore they the more readily recommend it to the serious and favourable attention of the House. The mea sure thus alluded to is the hold* more frequently Sessions of the Peace within the Metropolis and neighbouring districts, at which all such prisoners as are usually tried at the Quarter Sessions may be dis posed of. Your Committee are assured that no im pediment is opposed to the adoption of such a mea sure in Surrey, Kent, and Essex; and that the point of form which prevents the county of Middle sex from immediately participating in the advan tage, might be without difficulty removed. The benefits that would result from abridging the period between the apprehension and the trial of a juvenile offender, cannot but be evident ; and if in their sub sequent punishment provision could be made for the total interruption of all intercourse between them and their depraved associates and careless friends, it would not be too much to expect, that contagion ' being cut off, the spread of the disorder might be materially contracted. In concluding their observations on that part of their investigation which was applied to a develope merit of the origin of the increase in the number of Commitments and Convictions in the Metropolis, your Cominittee are concerned that they have elicit ed no information which justifies them in reporting further, than that from a combination of causes it must be (as it heretofore has been) considered to emanate ; that every remedial measure which can tend to weaken the influence of depraved habits and wicked example, to disturb arid prevent association of dissolute characters, and to give vigour and con sistency to the Police, are the only general correc t:Yes on which your Committee venture to predict that reliance can be placed for affording material relief. If by a declaration that such is the conclusion to which your Committee have arrived, a feeling of despondency should be excited, let those who receive such impression, on the other hand, accept as a con solatory reflection, that in the opinion of the Com mittee, a portion only of the accession to the crimi nal commitments is to be deemed indicative of a pro portionate increase of crime; and that even of that portion much may be accounted for in the more fre quent apprehension and trial of culprits, in conse quence of greater facility of detection, obtained by various circumstances, and less disinclination to pro secute, in consequence of improved accommodation afforded at the Courts to suitors, and of the indem nification from the costs of prosecution; aid that the Committee (although viewing with regret tht disgrace and danger to which any community must be subjected, which can produce within twelve months, in a space comparatively small, no less than 3,400 committals for criminal offences), cannot allow themselves to believe, that where there arc such evident and unquestionable proofs of individual and general regard for religion, morality, and pro priety of demeanour, any deterioration of society can have taken-place. RESTITUTION OF STOLEN GOODS, BANKERS' PARCRLC. &c. Your Committee have assiduously - directed their attention to those compromises for the restittnic.” of stolen property, which general rumour and belief had represented so often to have taken place. They re gret to say that their enquiries have proved thes, compromises to have been negociated, with an un checked frequency and under an organized system, far beyond what had been supposed to e xist. Your Committee have deemed it advisable, fol obvious reasons, not to annex the e vi d ence rclatin to this subject; but they are very desirous, by stat ing the general result, to impress uponthe Govern ment and the Legislature the ne cessity of some ef fectual stop to this increasi n g evil. 'These comp m . raises have generally bee n negociated by Soli c i tor . or Police officers, or by both, with the plot ters 61 and " fences.' ',['hesta persons have usually planned the Jobb e ry, f oun d t i n called, the ll erdo, robbery "the and patters re ceivers t ters up,4 or, as they means, purchased the information necessary, UM employed the actual thieves ii their agents ; them selves running no material risk. Considerable sums have been paid to regain this property by the parties robbed, generally stipulated to be paid in cash, for fear of the clue to discovery of those concerned that notes might give. These sums have been apportioned, mostly by a per ventage, to the value of the property lost; but modified by a reference to the nature of the securities or goods, as to the facility of circulating or disposing of them to profit and with safety. A great majority of these cases hare taken place where large depredations have been committed upon bankers. Two banks, that had recently been robbed of notes to the amount of 4,000/. recovertel then on payment of 1,000/. each. In another case 2,200 was restored, out of 3,200 stolen, for 230/. or 240/. This hank having called in their old circula tion and issued fresh immediately upon the robbery, the ditlietilty thus occasioned was the cauee of not much above :la per tent. being demanded. In another case, Spanish Bonds, nominally worth 2,000/. were given bark on payment of 100/. A sum, not quite amounflng to 20,000/. was In one case restored fur 1,000/. In another, where bills had been stolen of 16,000/. or 17,0001. value, but which etere not c 3 e9 0 6 1. r a n f i r e e e ba r t: l k ra i o n n tli f i o s r ca n e li e I p fo li r e i tl ne t l 7 - easily negotiable by the thi eves , rest i tut i on o f 6Pooti b,,,huettshdoleflocemiri declined :01 forffi advertising a r ewar d o f 1 , 8001 . an d g i v ing a hoed net to compound, as the conditions Of such grant. In another ease, 3,0004 seems to have been restored for 19/. re cent. In another case, where the robbery was to the amount of 7,0001., ,tad the supposed robbers (most reeeerious " putters up" and " fences") had been apprehended, and re ., mended by the Magistrate for examination, the pro.' secution was suddenly desisted from in conseristened of the restitution of the property for a sum not aster , mined by your Committee. In the case of another bank, the sum stolen being not less than 20,000/1, is stated to have been bought of the thieves by ;t receiver for 200/.; and 2,800/. taken of the legal owners on the price of restitution. The Committee sloes not think it *emery to detail all the cases' which have been disclosed to them ; but though it is evident they have not been informed of any thing like all the transactions they have proof Of snore than sixteen banks having sought, by these means, to in demnify themselves for their losses ; and that pro. , perty of various sorts, to a value above 200,000/.,, has, within a few years, been the subject of negotisee tion or compromise. They have found it difficult ; for many reasons, to ascertain in several of the cases they hare elamined, the actual payments made to the thieves or receivers, but they have proof of nearly 12,0001. having been paid to them by bankers only, accompanied with a elearance from every risk, and perfect impunity to their crimes. It is perhaps not extraordinary, that bankers, have lately been so repeatedly subject-to heavy losses, should take measures to procure indemnity. A highly respectable banker has said before your Com mittee, " I have no hesitation in mentioning, that at a meeting in our trade, I have heard it said, over and over again, by different individuals, that if they experienced a loss to a serious amount they should compound." This your Committee by no means consider to be the universal opinion of that respectable body. They have no doubt that the society called " The Committee of Bankers" 'sea formed, by the honourable individuals composing it, for the purposes ostensibly professed ; namely, of prosecuting frauds and forgeries, of lessening by contribution the expenses of such proceedings to par ticular houses, and, by vesting the responsibility in i s public body, preventing the lenity of individuals from impeding the due course of justice. Another object was, it has been stated, to render the information obtained in one case, available for the prosecution or examination of another, which was effected, when every case passed through the hands of the same so licitor. To him, of course, the active agency and executive proceedings of the Society were conn (flitted. For the purpose of furthering their objects, means of intercourse, or at least of communication, were sought with notorious " fences," and those who are vulgarly called " family men," In consequence of the knowledge thus acquired of thieves and their haunts, he has been generally employed by the country bankers upon the loss of parcels, and infor mation obtained from him as to the robbery of coaches, a species of depredation which appears not to be among the objects of prosecution by the Society, but which has been so common, that a banker's parcel is known by the cant name of " a child." It is not extraordinary, that from such intercourse a belief should have prevailed abroad, that a regular channel was thus established, through which offers might be made and terms negotiated for the restitu tion of the stolen property of bankers. Most re spectable members of this Society have stated, that positive directions have been given to their agent to discountenance all such propositions. That such a belief, however, has obtained a strong hold, has ap peared from the statements and facts alleged by seve ral witnesses from anonymous letters offering such , compromises; and on the whole evidence, the Com mittee cannot but express a wish that it had been more satisfactorily discredited. (TO BE CONTINUED.) Captain MITCHELL, of the 64th Regiment, was tried at Galway Sessions on Wednesday last, for w— saulting, REDMOND Bunxii, Esq., with a horse-whip.— The Jury could not agree to a verdict.—Waterfor4 Chronicle• Mr. ROBERT ADAIR, who has been made a Privy Counsellor, was appointed Ambassador to Constalsti nople during the administration of the late Mr. Fox, and g ave so much satisfaction that he was still continued in his liplomatic situation after a change of Ministry. It is very probable that making his appearance in the political scene, after a lapse of years, is in consequence of the posture of affairs in the East, as he can afford some useful informa tion to Ministers, of which, from their inexperience, they stand much in need. We congratulate the country on the extremely light state of the calendar. From one extremity of the country to the other the greatest tranquillity and good or der prevailed, ease some irregularity incidental to hunsan nature.— Wexford Evening Post. About a fortnight since a donkey which was in a field at Halberton was much annoyed by a pig that kept rubbing against his legs, which at last so exasperated the long-cared animal, that he turned sud denly rownd on his swinish tormentor, and bit off his tail' —Exeter Flying Post. T ne t a i r esd G a r y an i t a ow st n , , a to VT F O in in dh a o i r l . i s n i f id f y ro i n n ! (ant, little more than a year old, for the benefit of sea bath- Dul O na i n i , a young woman from Ross-shire, to gaol. —lnverness Journal. Inverness Journal. andoinfgt h; falling cal i h nr e ge n if i a nr e o a : r . h t i h ict e hs IN smh - e eo w t,,h l ., : r in , sr, riding, , c a b : ! . k 1 : e started e de t s th u oe d d d we e a n ht l ei y el ~ 1 , w w as ith go a On Tuesday last week, the body of a new. born female child was found among some grass on the road appeared iu onr market on side, between Lairg and Bonar Bridge ; the wretched mo ther barrel. Oats have been whoEwhAaa eras been dLi discovered lye° Arme ditm tvi ot committed T• —A sample of New Bere s p:ro:pc:iieitvon,, tainketnheb also cut in .. --- Waterford Chronicle. ' CA V AN.-- \\ c are informed that the festivities d o e 12th, so engrossed the timeof l'Arreellainesth ' elaYCA: th ua e Bn r dtY an sK l o e l T di e lk o a u etn n r t 9' : 4' : . the persons who ge nerally serve on Grand and Petty Juries in Cavan, that the Assistant Barrister (S. MAYNE, Esq.) felt it necessary to adjourn the Sessions Court from Saturday to Monday. On that day the Ballyconnell yeomanry joined in the Orange yKcinaglistauinnifßorm. 13. , a c ri L d A w im ou E l:l o li f a v ve n i can miie i c e i d a. his MaJEsres arms, were it not for precautions, with —Dublin Morning Register. PILCHARD FlSHERY.—Preparations are now going on briskly for the commencement of the seine Fishery. The driving boats have been very successful this week. On Wednesday morning 40,000 very fine pil chards were brought in by the driving boats at St. Ives, which sold at 2s. 3d. per hundred. Vast shoals have been seen, some very near the shore; the prospects for the ail venturers in the seine fishery are therefore very 'gowning. In Mount's Bay, also, on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, from two to eight hogsheads offish were taken by etch lima. Several fishing boats have returned from Ireland, where the herring fishery has been untitimssfuL—Corirre:ill Gazette.