The Sun. — London, England, 1828-03-06 00:00:00

DAY.) DIA COM' pereraptoril9 d at a ♦erg vith the Eat President of much appro.. •ougham. 'clock.. red to their u. prayed 1 r Panel were t 13osanquet, the prosece r. Campbell► ►ehalf of the ed, that this V. Andrews, Gibbons, The first L unlawfully tment under 11 P. Back ; ist India Di he other &- Le defendants said be was •• Austes, to o substitute e for him to :o that effect at defendant rded against , said that o make the ;succeed, he iggestion. ;ainst James the Jury as 'omen of the f the prose mud to you at the suit . Irpose of de o have been atronage 0 ate to rout Ls—the first itself—Mr. aetting, hut the criminal ny Learned aght proper submit to a even siace a verdict to ion to make D any agree to any one, due to the nsiderstion, evidence we erable, that would occa- iate refer ray to the on upon, f the par tor in the a clergy cimPAqtY, t, I'B2o, ieyeently ne ficti ing, that an Op• wth, spectabi re means the Rev. sitteation, IY,. t trouble ther than ie of Mr. ne, stow. negocia. °centime PPrPosct eptireSy October, him at . Wright Regent's called at applied on them, ;wriosa at name. I entirely bt could Wrivht Oa vim be ' guineas. e course equired, sum for nit time back to • end of in his hiq #pßi e would acTos rioto :o Oirect • , telling :tly and patron.. : The fficer of airman, whom ;ht that st this Dubling be pur- vas too id silo 1 I l this instasce edit should be sifted to the bottom, they recom mended that Mr. Back should—himself an extremely re spectable man-L.continue the negotiation, in order that they might trace the different steps of it, from those who were most distantly connected with it--that they should trace it step by step, and sec whether any of the Company themselves were actors in time guilt. Now, after this on the part of the Chairman, and Deputy Chairman, you must bear in mind that every ' succeeding step I have to relate to you was entirely known to the Chairman and Deputy Chairman, and that nothing further was done in the course of the transaction which was not immediately communicated to the confidential advisers employed by them. I shall now state to you what took place from this time down to the time at which the whole dims amlosure took place, and show what share each party had 'in the transaction. The Rev. Mr. Back, who had received this intimation wrote a letter to Mr. Wright, whom I knave already named to you, as the person who stated the price of this cadetship. The letter stated that he was de sirous of renewing the negotiation, and he received in an swer a letter dated Feb. 27, 1827. That answer stated, that Mr. Wright presented his compliments to Col. Ed wards (that being the name under which Mr. B. had intro duced himself to Mr. Wright) and that he begged to say the .opportunity now existed of opening the treaty alluded to in his note, but that as he (Mr. W.) was going out of town co the following day for a week, and would be absent ten days, he would commission a friend of his to attend to any communication Col. Edwards might make, that friend being convereant with the nature of such a transaction, and that as he Mr. W. was about to remove, he begged Col. E. to addree any future communications to him, at No. 113, Upper Nortnn-street. Tb.e effect of this letter was to identify himself with the person afterwards found at 63, Upper Norton-street. Nr. Back a abort time afterwards came to town, I think on March 5, and after addressing a note to Mr. Wright, at N'o. 63, Upper Norton-street, where he supposed Mr. Wright would either be, or a person would would forward it to him, he teceitred in answer a letter from Mr. Gibbons, another of the defendants. That letter stated that Mr. Gibbons would meet Mr. Wright on the following day, at :No. 32, Walbrook, at two o'clock, Mr. G. having an ap pointment there at that hour; so that here is a direct ap. pointment formed between Mr. Gibbons and Mr. Back, who came up to town on March 5. Next day the meeting. took place, Mr. B. goes ton Walbrook, in the city, where are the chambers of a respectable attorney, who has nothing whatever to do with this transaction, He meets Mr. Gibbone, a person to whom till that moment lie was an entire strati ger. The conversation immediately am:meanies the form of a more distinct treaty, because Mr. Gibbons points out the necessity of having the money brought forward 21 ; :ectly. He again states the price of the cavalry and infantry cedes:- - ships; and he states the mode ia which those matters were managed is, by dividing a Bank-note into two, and deposit ing the one half in the hands of a rtspectabie person or in 53ank, the party giving that half being to produce the other half when the arrangement is completed. Accord ingly, Mr. Back, for the purpose of following up the line which had so Wen pointed out by Mr. Gibbons, does at a subsequent day, procure from the East India Company a xiote of ,500/., for the purpose of half of it being deposited in the made I have stated. On March 6, Mr. Gibbon produces to Mr. Back, sod puts lot° his hand a printed form, which I believe, is called the cotl,at's form of quali ties and interrogatories, that it might be properly filled up. I shall have occasi.oo to make several corerese,ota on this paper hereafter, therefoee I merely mention it at pze.- s ent to show that at the time preet of the money was paid, this form was put ;into the hands of Mr. Back, by Mr. Gibbons. I think it was on the 13th of Ghat month, time 000ney was actually advanced. In the printed paper, so Irut 7 2to the hands of Mr. Back, one part requires to be ailed up by a certificate of the baptism of the candidate, and which, in doing, necessarily takes sip some time, ;1 he resides at a distance from Lon 4on. Mr. Back aga.a Went into thecountry, and there was accordingly a consideeeMe interval between this 13th of Mardi and the day on which. any thing further takes place, The p e eper was sent to Esau; for the purpose of procuring the proper baptismal entry of the candidate. ft was afterwards returned to Mr. Back, at Little ilampton, and by him sent to Mr. G. covered by a letter from Mr. This was aeknowleelged by a letter which shall be read to you from Mr. G., and nothin g further takes place till about the lucid of April; Mr. G. then weites a note to CaL gdarards, that is to Mr. 8., in which he 5ay5....." wrote to you yesterday, eams which I beg to refer, and I base • Jaoat to /quest you, or the yaaeog gentleman, to meet nut at 22, Walbrook, at half-past elevel,4, ,g.,n the 12th, and be pre pared to carry the cavalry appointment *r a at s o effect ;" which was of course to produce the remainder a the 500/. came to the place appointed, and Mr. Back having ob tained a bank note of that value, from one of the officers i4E - . that C om pany, it was cut into halves; the one half was delivered to Mr. G. to be kept by him, kued the other was go be paid when the appointment was completed. A re talar raceipt was given by Mr. Gibbons to Col. Edwards, in which he says "I have received the ball of the 5001. note, w hich . i.'. engage to return in case the appointment 40aed u pon does ;aot take place." Now, upon ti,at n oel , elom a trees person was btroduced, named Joseph Tindei, another of the defendants, i.e.' Mr. G. to Mr. Back, and to the very greet surprise of gr e Back, he found that already, in two days, ,the half of the 5,0y1. note had shifted late the hands of Mr. Tindal, or at least he produced an -engagement that he was to retain in his hands the 6.00/. tit the ee.gagement between Mr. Tindal and Mr. G. wee etraPlated; thee is, Mr. Tindal was to receive the money, 4 pact of it, if he get the situation : the very a g re e ment, Sr part a it, which wes entered into between Mr. Gibbons and Mr. Back, was transferred to Mr. Tindal. This gentleman, too, seemed to ,expesee some surprise, *ee; the whole bad not been caocluded, 9,0 eesured Mr. B e a ; thee very little delay would take place; ge the same time e.ncleeemertng to make an excuse for the delay thethe4 ,p u rred in con lace of the then state of the Min:stry --that, from its inembilitv, it was difficult to get this ar rangement comileted. What prticaler part of the Minis try he alluded to I do not know ; Lett I believe this part of the statement to be as true as something else that had been ea s.4 by him. This was, however, tire time at evhieie Acre was a change in the Administration, of this country. Mr. Back was then delayed till the 25th, and then it was stated to him that matters would *ion be brought to 0 : dose. Another person, Mr. Des part!, was then introduced, and he expressed great surprise that such a matter as this should baVe been allowed to be under the care of Mr. Gibbon Led Mr. Tindal. I will, said be, put you into a way by which you will get iteettled soon, e7 e .er I shall introduce you to a highly respectable least India House, of which Mr. Anstes is the bead partnere beg before Mr. Despard makes his appear anee, it is ix, the afternoon of the day, there has b esti au application made to Mr. Back to furnish the re :minder of the money, which was tq be the payment. You will recollect that only 3001. have been aci.variesd, and it was then stated that before another step could ba taker, there might be another note of SOO/. got and treated exactly in the some way in which the 5001. had been !twitted, being cut into two, and a half deposited with each ieerty, This was done on the 23th April. Thus you see that till the money that was to be forthcomi ng was passed Lute the hands of Mr. Gibbone, I was stating to you that Mr. Despard spoke in rather e high Wee, and promised great things ; in fact the money having been now adeepeed, there could not be any fair or good excuse' for not putting the arrangement into effect. He said, " I will take yoti to :e person who will manage the business for you imtnetli %-th." Azeerdingly Mr. Back was take n to Great St. *Wens, where Mr. Anstes has a c ounting-house. He 1 " 411114 Mr. .4;2step had bed for some time the half of 1 the 5 00 1 . note. ✓1,1 , 1. r. A..etated tine 1;alf pf the 300/. also being paid the arrangement eltould be cc?ire q roete4' So that this fo rms th e connect i ng li n k a b e tween th tole parties, Gibbons, Tindal and Anstes, and chows Aileap Jr. D espar d i s t h e person w h o ce ments the 114 4 4 =. .?•icei t ief the mode of introduction from one to the other. liring this time, Mr. Despard is a.s sangaing, that but a ahcee lime longer will take place ,-, a ny of th e others. He stated, that a lite e e difficulty had eii e,:Ne e , on account of a Director not being in'towa, end that g e A cn . l.l -7e1 0, . Pe, er some oth e r of the Directors, should return, the app e t emi e— e , should be got. Ido not mention the na mes of the Directors; if in the course of the pro seeedeuge their names shall b e mentiotieti, - a ire':: only to say they are . 1 .1 pAprt, and ready its deny - that they had any knowledge of the 4rensecti on Whatever In . fact, this is riv On ly the mode e , . . . .- ass Nee.: mterier persons resort the to, f or purpose of gulling ihe p4U , -, and car eying their base ends into execution: 'We have iii ,.. ti . c ome down to the 25th Ap r il, an d w hi c h is a most ,ki .. .; : ivrtan , t period, becau se on t h e f o ll ow i ng d ay , f or the first time, e e fee Prescott will he brought forward to Your noticu• I shall for the purpos e of making the state , r o oent pore clear go on t o state the 4i4rernt persons that ;sure introduced into the affair, and will eonie back to show sow far Pk, PresrPtt is involved in a guilty knowledge of th e transaction. On the 27th Mr. Back again attends ac ending to appointment, at Mr. ,01.ristes's counting-house, vhere be is informed that nothing hue yet been corn letee. _Yr. Back it extremely anxious, which makes Item promise to do every thing in their power for le purpose of making them complete their contract. Ile calls two or three times in the course of the day, which tppene to he a Friday. At last Mr. Despard, who is ill appearing on the stage, and who is in a manner the eductor of Mr. Back, states that be had "eat to Begent- street to , have an interview with some person who was to get the appointment. Mr. Back expressed great astonish ment at this, and inquired why a new person at this stage of the butieess should be introduced, but to which be could get no satisfactory answer. On the following Jay Mr. Back called again, and was informed by Mr. Despard that the whole should be immediately finished, but still no thing decisive was some to ; the morning of Saturday was wasting away—Mr. Back called again from time to time, and at last Mrs. Anstes said, " We will go together to a gentleman's office, named Andrews, in Regent-street," who is anothar of the defendants on the record. When they got there, Mr. Andrews was not at home, and it was arranged that Mr. Back and Mr. Andrews should call at his private house the following day, which was Sunday; they did so, and saw Andrews: the conversation that took place will be explained by the parties. The effect however was, that every thing would he completed ion the following day, at the same time great caution was given that strict secrecy should he observed. Monday, April 30th, .came, hat no appointment; but on that day Mr. Gibbons sent a note to Mr. Back, in which lie stated that he was desirous of knowing what was to he done, as he was at present keeping as infantry vacancy open ; and desired to see him the following play at eleven o'clock. The Learned Gentleman proceeded to state, that he introduced this kites for elee purpose of show ing that Mr. G. began to think he won:ei not get the money, and foe the purpose of interposing difficulty in the way of tracing the parties. The following morning, T aes na q , May lot, arrived, when a letter was received from Mr. • Anstes by Mr. Back, requesting that lie, or that his son alone, should attenei at Mr. Andrews' office, for the following morning ; and on the fallewing day, Wed nesday, the whole discovery of the facts eooic piece. On Wednesday Mr. B.'s sari attended, and saw the defendant, Mr. Sutton, for the first time, The printed form was then put into the hands of the young man by Mr. Sutton, with a pencil mark denoting the way in whiedi it should he filled up, and which wale to aontaio she name of the Director who had recommended him. As some as that evaa done, he was told to repair to the East India House, where be would he sect by Mr. Sutton and Ur, Andrews. They peat first in the Monument Coffee house, where the Rev. 40. Lack also was present. A discnssimi arose about the other hahTs of the notes, the defendants wishing them to he delivered to them, but which was refuaad to be complied with by Mr. Bath until the young man Inal nosed. This was agreed to, and Cie papers having been filfeal PP; wets put i4to the hands of the Clerks of the Cadet Office, With a requeas that they should immediately be sent into the Committee of Directors, before whom the young man was to appear. Of course, in the result, the young man was eazbled to pass, and the whole affair was blown up.. Mr. .Seettap wee afterwards found at the Ship public-house opposite in an extremely agitated state, exclaiming, that would be ruined, if the affair were known. On this ineeetirgg also Mr. G. informed Mr. Back that there were 145/. be yond the amount of the two notes, that were to have been paid for the appointment, which he eliould demand ; 1001. of which he should keep to himself, and the ittet. he want to give to Wright. This was the outline of the ease age.i.oat • the first seven defendants. He should now state the case as it related to Mr. Prescott, against whom the charge was made. Ile was .charged with having abused the situation he held, by hawing had a knowledge of what toak place on the part of Sutton, and still giving to Sutton the patronage for the purpose of being disposed of. Prescott and Sutton bed long been friends, and the latter had randeaed the former ttereeicpi on some elections, and whether a party diapased of patronage fie.r elee purpose of enriching himself, or allowed it to be converted into money for the benefit of others, did not appear to the Learned Ce:entiernan to make any material difference in point of guilt, the whole being a gross breach pf trust of the public concerns. On Theized.ay, the `2 ti: Apria, r ir. Prescot made an application to Colairoone,'whe had been a pire,r,,...or for 30 years, in order to lend hint the appointment of a Cadetship on the Madras Station. This was AO uncommon 'circumstance, and the Colonel imme diately complied. Soon afterwards a coaeeeeation took place, which ee.adered the Col. extremely uncomfortable ia his mind, for promising to •Lend the appointment... In consequence:the Colonel saw Bite Prescott, a circumstance extremely important to be recollected. the appointme,nt of a young man to such a situation, a letter is requi.re e i the rocoraaa.eeeding party to be written to the party, in which he declarer t i r ezt he received the appointment gra tuitously, that he gives it ggateeitously to such a one, with aebnaol family and connections he is W4l4,ainainted. Upon this necasipie such a letter was written, belt instead of be ing signed, as it ought te, have been, by some person w o had actually recommended Mr. Back, it was irregularly signed by Mr. Prescott liimeW. Po:: Toone asked Mr. Prescott if he knew the young man and his coaaeaaions the answer was that he knew the young man's father; thatia, was aoeap.eetable clergyman in Devon, that the young man wanted only to ge months of being twenty-two years of age, and that lie was as fine a ;,oath as any in England. The Learned Counsel was sorry to say, .thi.t not one word of e.ais assertion was borne out by truth ill. I',erat,',,-;t1.114 not tcacw the father; the young man wanted more than two months of being twenty-two years old, and that being such a tine yagog man, was by no mesas a just description; as the - Jary should see. Mi. Sutton ought to have signed the recommenda tory letter, but ha haling signed one only in the February preceding, and on which oetaastion Mr. Prescott had been the nominating Director, probably between iliena was de,areeed unadvisable that Mr. Sutton's name shoUld again so ono brought forth. Mr. Prescott went to the Cadet e effice, to have pant of the printed:paper filled up ; the rammer proposed by Mr. P. was steed by Mr. Sharpe, the ' clerk, to be irr egu l ar , hut Mr. P. reqUeited that 't be adopted, allegi ng th a t he bed ahead} , given TOOne as much trouble as he wished to impose piton hinci, farther than putting his signature to a necessary document, Whi;,b Was then prepared, and sent to the Colonel for his name to be 4ttteitell. The contents of the parcel were returned by the Colonel to the principal clerk in the office, hut he not haveog .ieeea found by the messenger, took it to Mr. Prescott, who opened it and saw ite contents. It contained a note, requesting that the young than shoule aoe be passed until he (the Colonel) had himself seen him, and found that he answered the description. The Colonel also wrote a note of a elmiler effect to Mr. Prescott, but notwithstanding all thie, and lee r ing perfectly ;ware of the s uspi c ions existing in the Colettel'e Mind, - he allowed the papers to pass, end the e'brought man to be .Oaght for ward T i for approval. Thus, it was *Sr the Company would not have done their duty, had they not brought for Wart! a;lr. Prescott on the charge. In the first place then it was clear that a seta Led been effected of a cavalry appointment for 8.001. ; next, that ahe paety obtained this through Mr. Pres cott it woes clear that lalr. lied signed the recommen datory letter, in which facts wege stated f.nceneietent with truth. It was clear that that the papers had not been dealt with according to the Colonel's request; and this fact was pregnant with evidence against Mr. Prescott, that after he was aware of all the suspicions excited, and h ad it in his power to stop the papers until a satisfactory explanation had been given, he did not do so, but allOWed them' to pass in the usual way, without any previous inYeAigation,. Zter - the eVidetice ShOnid be laid before the Jury, it would be for them to express theii opinion on the case. Sure he was, that he spoke the voice of the other Directors, that if, after the fullest investigation it appeared that Mr. Prescott was in no way implicated, it evneld afford them, as it would him (the Learned Coegel), the greatest satisfaction to hear him acquitted by the jury,: • Rev. Edward Back, called and examined by left, Sergeant BOSANQUET, said—l reside at Little Hampton, and have done so far about two years. I lived on the Con tinent for 14 years before I went to live at Little Hampton. My son was born in Devonshire, where I lived about 15 years age), In aut umn l as t, I saw an a d vert i sement i n the iffornin g K era id , respecting a altuatieo for a young man. In consequence of thia - adVetti'seinent,' X gilled at Allaop's Building's, Regent's Park.—(The advertisement was put in and read.)—l called in the name of Colonel Edwards. Mr. Wright stated that the situation Was a cadetship to a S n e 4 r v ti ic o e o , t a t o t dr ,9001.6 inOot/h. e n c oi a u v l a d l r b y e . India, in the Company's wanted in the Before this, IL was not avare that any price was required for the appointment, and I' told Wright so. In consequence of my learning the large sum of money Which' was re quired, I broke off the negociation. Subsequently, how_ ever, my son becalme of age, a n d was ent i t l e d to some money, and war acerone to renew the negociation. Be fore doing so , however, I wrote .0 fahaiemen of the • East India Company, and ;asked hi m w h et h er * was sa f e - to carry on such a negociation, for I thought there was something myetreiees abogt the transaction. The Chair man distinctly informed me that the :ale of piece!' under the Company was illegal, and that I would lose my money if I paid any. All the subsequent steps I took were at the desire of theChairinan, and in communication with him. I therefore renewed the negociation, and called on Mr. Wright. J afterwards received a letter from Mr. W., ap pointing a meeting. (The letter wee here pat fa, and proved to be in the hand-writing of Mr. Wright), I afterwards re ceived a letter from Mr. Gibbons, telling me that he would meet me at 36, Wallet-00k, instead of Mr. Wright. In consequence of this appointment, I met Gibbons ; he told me a Cadetship in the Infantry would he 6001., and in the Cavalry 900 guineas, and that I must deposit the money at a banker's, or deposit half notes in some one's hand. He gave me a blank printed paper, and desired it should be tilled lip. He also shelved me a paper, which was . . an arknowledgement that if he did nat fail hit part of the engagement, he would return the money. He then desired me to return the paper. I saw Gibbons afterwards, fre quently on the same subject. I received another letter from Gibbous, dated the23d March. (Another letter was here put iu and read, promising that the appointment should take place within a fortnight, but adding that not less than 900 guineas would be ac cepted) ; I saw Mr. Gibbons again on the 12th April, and gave him a 500/. note which I received from the solicitor of the East India Company; Gibbons cut the notice in two, and gave me one half and a receipt for that which he retained. [The receipt was here put in and read.] On the same day Mr. Gibbons showed me a receipt from a Mr. Tindal ; on the 1 Ith April I met Gibbon and Tindal together; they said nothing could he done that day, for that there were none of the Directors at the India Mouse; I met Tindal and Gibbons on the Monday following, but was told that the negociation could not yet be con eluded. There were many reasons given for the delay, amongst Ohm, the unsettled ;stete of the Ministry, as the appointment must come frem the Beard of Contral. (A laugh.) On the 23d of April I received a letter, inform ing me that the appointment would take place on the 25th, but that the party stipulated for the further payment of oat-;44/ of a 300/. note. I met Gibbon and Tindal at the Monument ea.`;w - cea rs t •ostee on the 25th, and gave the b a i t ' o f a fiQQ/, nate, 114 which i - ece4o (The letter and recce i Inft iR ins the same day Gibbon introduced me to 64ptain aseepar as a, at Idayd's Coffee-house. We talked of the negociation, and Despard regretted that there had beep to ftmals delay but added, that he would set fill Fight. He went out with Gibbons,saying he would return in a quarter of an hotir, HQ did not return, but made an appointment with me for the next day. I met Despard next day, and he told me be would introduce me to two most respectable East India merchants who would do what I required. He conducted ins to the office of Messrs. Anstes and Stubbs at Great St. Helene. Mr. Anstes said he had the belt olthe 4001, note, but that he could dp nothing until he got the half of the 3001. note also. Mr. Despard preciously told me that Mr, Anstes had almost all stir.' Aatel (theDirector's) . aptipinttnente. Ipo - expressed My doubt to Despard or Anstes of the ability of the partied te, proctire the appointment. Anstes said he would forfeit 1001. if the appOintment was naS concluded next morni ng . lie alsO said that if' I lift the gentleman in his care, he would be sure to see the business eopinaide4, gassed as Col. Edward s , all th roug h the negociation, andrepresented niyeeli . a; gnerdian of a young man. Anstes fold me that he must forward the appointment to a Director, who lived in Hertford shire. He afterwards told re 'that he had transmitted the appointment by post to Hertfordshire, hat that nothing could be compl e t e d un til t h e 300/ . came i nto his hali de. On the 28th I waited at Anstes' office, to Meet e Mr. Aktitire;fre, -clip,- I understood, was to come.— Captain Anstee accompanied ens to the oni!.;e of rift. Ap *trews, in Waterroaa:place. We did . ' net see AndFeSie, however, cal that day Next day; hoWever, I Saw Andrews at Breok-street, Orpayenota-seuare. I had pre viously seen Gibbons at Anstes' 'honee,. St. 4rdifee Woad. Araetes told me that Gibbons wanted to go with us to Mr. Andrews, but that he would not allot.. him. Anates and I than went to Mr. Andrews. Andrews told me the apPOintMent yaae certain, ae,titliaS the gentleman who was to gi ve it would be in town next .1a;-, and that papers connected with the appointment would be et Aeetee' house next day. I did not learn from him there the Cadet papere were, but he told me I Ingt4 be very secret lest the transaction should transpire. He p, , eorpirl to bring the appointment next day to Anstes' office at two o'clock. Andrews did not come until the evening, and then said, that he bad appointed to meet the gentleman who was to give the appoint ment that evening. He therefore appointed to meet me nest day, which was the let of May. On the 30th of April received a coke from Anstes, anpointing to meet me next day.—[ll(;bert ThOrniOn was here called to prove Mr. Anstee' hand-writing.j—Th e note stated that the gentleman who was to give the appointment would meet Back, the young man, next day. I met Anstes, Sutton, and Andrews : at the ;;ceneeent Coffee House next day.— They said every thing was now completed, and that I must give the other two halVes of the notes; this I refused to do until the young man actually passed. We then west together to She India house ; I took time to consider whe ther I should give the 'other haives of the notes a- • I ' length consented to do so. I gave the other halves of the notes to Sutton and Andrews, at the Ship Coffee-house. A new difficulty was then started ; it was said by Sutton that the other halves of the notes were not forthcoming. I said Gibbons had told me that the Other halves 'were in the possession of Anstee. A dispute then arose between Andrews and Sutton, and I was re aanesaed tp walk to the other end of the room ; I took up the half of the 5401. tote I had just givers, and said I should not give it a g ain until th e y oung man was sworn tri ; I then received the papers from Sutton, and by his and Andrews' direction went to the Cadet-office. I left Sutton and Andrews at the Ship. I met my son at the dons of the India Benue,vent w;th Blurinto the Cadet-office, where we met GibbonS. I handed the ap pointment to the clerk in the office, who withdrew with it, and did not return. Gibbon s rema i ne d ver y c l ose to me al ( 4 „ He asked me where he should see me next day ? said' What no you want Fiith me?" He then said, that he had told me the price was 900 guineas when I first spoke with him on the transaction, and as I had only paid c OW. there was 145/. rem a i n in g , which was hound to pay.' He added, that the 104 would ge to Wright, and that the 45/. was all he was to get. When Sefton and Andrews heard from me that I was detained so long in the Cadet-office, they appeared apprehensive that something had gone wrong Andrews said he feared there was tonne irregularity • and Sutton told me that if the ap pointment did not pass he would tie a riii4ed 11140 ; for that he would hate hie friend. Sutton afterwards called on me at Little Hampton, to ask me how I should proceed, but I declined holding any conversation with him. My son was born in October, 1505. I never saw the de fendant, Mr. Prescott in nay life. The direct ezamination pf the witutss having been con cluded, Mr. Blioucinaat stated, that lie and Mr. P. POL LOCK appeared for the defendant, Prescott, and Messrs. PLATT and STARKIE for Mr. Despard. The witness was then cross-examined by Mr. STARKIE am a Dpetoa in Divinity ; never before went by the naive of Celnnel Eaniards; ma dress was only changed by my wearing e black silk handkerchief; I never wore a mili tary coat; I have worn a blue camblet cloak, but not in Lendon ; I was always dressed in black, as a clergyman ; I had a card of Colonel Edwards in my possession. Col. Edwards was my present wife's first Inisband ; I was mar ried in 1790 ; Colonel Edwards' cards were in my pos seeeion ; I had more than 109 of them ; I never went by the name of Cei. larake passed by niy own name on the Continent ; I had been ordained before I left England ; I went out as chaplain to an Embassy; I resided at Brussels, Ostend, and Valenciennes; I had not employ ment except being tutor to a son of the Duke of Richmond for about a year. This was in 1817. I read ,the advertise:ale:et is the sfkirc4ca in August; an 4 re neWedthe PeOCiatinn in NI . ), 1827, I then communicated with' Sir George Robinson, the Chairman of the East India Company. I always communicated with the Direc tors by letter. They referred me to their solicitor, with whom I afterwards communicated. I represented my son as my ward. He is not now employed. He lnas no elece under the East Indio 1 1 4 r. cin"trie'pait of lair: Prescott, declined cross-examining the witness. Colonel Toone, examined by Mr. Gurney—l have been for 30 years a Director of the East India Company. I know Mr. Prescott. The Directors of the Company fill up the several appointments in turn, as they occur. It is coa l m en for one Director to lend an aopainStuent i to anothEs, raid l'reecoaSt, in ' 010 143 e; entl of the month qf ISO; unlined to me by letter to lend him is Madras or Bengal Cavalry appointment, which he said he would return when it tame to his turn. I met him in the street, and told him that I had no op portunity then, as there was no vacancy. I subse quently made him a promise, that I wool{; 1,94 him the appointm en t. aaeas6hina- Lappeueti in the'Coirimittee at the East 'lndia IfOuse, • which caused ins to speak :to Mr. Presentt, relative to the person who was apply ing for the Cadetship. I asked him if he knew the young gentleman, and he replied, " Perfectly well, he is one of the finest young men in England, and I also know his fatleaa who is n respectable' CleagyMan, re siding in Devonshire. "Me fiiither'sai'd, the young mail wants but two months of being 22 years. of age." Ido not remember that lie said any thing, else, except that lio be lieved that the questions were asked him in consequenc e of something which passed relative to an appointment which had taken place about four years previously. [THE REMAINDER IN A SECOND EDITION.] PREROGATIVE COURT. There was no business in this Court, to.tlay, of the slightest public interest. SURREY THEATRE ! --Mr. RAYNER'S two ❑ew Entertainments, entitled " tip to Town and Back Again," and the " Yorkshire Gamester," were performed at this Theatre, last night. They were highly and de servedly successful (after the manner of 11IATniws), and bid fair to have a ru❑ ITALIC MEETING. -THIS DAY. THE LATE BRUNSWICK THEATRE. A public meeting was held this day, at the City of Lon don Tavern, for the purpose of taking into consideration the most speedy and effectual means of alleviating the dis tresses of the unfortunate persons who suffered through the late calamity at the Brunswick Theatre. At an early hour, several of the performers who had been attached to that theatre, assembled in the room in which the meeting was to be held. Amongst them was Mr. Percy Farren ; there were also present a large num ber of the performers at the other theatres. Mr. Cooke attended for the purpose of handing in the produce of Monday night's performance, at the Hackney Circus, of which that gentleman is the proprietor. The LORD MAYOR took the chair at ten minutes after one o'clock. By this time the meeting was crowded. His LORDSHIP addressed the meeting to the following effect :—Gentlemen, I haye been requested to, lend my name, ao . chief magistrate of this city, for the purpose of aiding and assisting the unfortunate persons who suffered through the recent calamity, of which we have alt heard, and which all equally deplore. felt it my duty to come forward with the other gentlemen to endeavour to con vene a public meeting, for the express ;,zurpose of assisting, and relievior the f; t 7,-,1.143 of the unfortunate petsoue nhtt suileec) . llllviigh the fall of the theatre, as u , • , ha v e as those who hail lost their lives as o f those who s survived. We have prepared a statement, 714;,,,, it } t ; be your pleasure to hear it I**, Will lay before you a full relation of the member nfliyes hist, the number of children and widows which have been left behind them—the num ber of those sufferers who have been seriously wout4o, great portion of whom are now in the lar.,spital- e -the. num ber of their children a; , ,,cl fz piiies. Hie LordAip con cluded by making a powerful and impressive appeal to the Meeting on behalf of the unhappy persons who were to be the objects of their charity. Mr. Abraham Gale then nroe,eech. , d to read the statement alluded to. Whe,, he came to the name of D. S. Maurice, one of the proprietors of the theatre, he said that it was deemed proper not to allude particularly 4 to the circum stances in which the family of that geotleman . w.ere placed by Ilia ,leath ; hut of my own knowledge I can say (added Mr, Gale) that the late'dreadful calamity has been total wreck to his widow and children. The next name in this account is that of a Mr. Evans, of whom little is known, and of course little said. A Gentleman here stated that Mr. Evans had been the Editor of the . Bristol Mercury and Observer, and that he had left behind him a wino, v and two children, whose, distressed situation made them fit objects for the Con sideration of d i e meeting. The following is a list of the persons who have be.;,n taken to the London Hospital ; —E, Foster, H. Sbaw,J. Hedges, J. Jacobs, G. Hoare, 4. Roberts, 4. Harris, whose daughter was Ow severely hurt, Henry Clark, Robt. Mitchel, Joseph Blamire, St'ephen Spencer, Edmund Trotman, Job» AL:, bot, Shanley, and his wife, and stns, lu;ley, 'ape Loan Itil,yoa prc,posecl that ComMittee should be aPpOinted for the purpose of receiving subscriptions and administering the fund. The following Gentlemen were then named as 4 c..)(-,m -rniftee Messrs. Ilarciwicke and Wyatt, Magistrates, Mr. Alder man Birch, Sir Charles Flower, Mr. Alderman Fare brother, the Sheriffs of the City of London, Mr, Alm Durraut, Sir William Wizard, Messrs. Avelyn, Smith, Carter, Scholey, Giles, Stanryn, Fawcett, Price, Arnold, Milton, and Kemble. The Loan . IVIArou stated that Mr. Yates had offered the use of the Adelpbi Theatre for one night, provided the Lord Chamberlain gave permissiop. Mr. PF.ItCY VARREW said that he was deputed by the proprietors of the Haymarket Theatre, of which he wag the Tanager, to say, that they would give a free benefit for the relief of the sufferers.—(Applause.) The LORD MAyoa announced that he had already re ceived several subscriptions, among which were— The Duke of Devonshire, 1 0f. Mr. and Mrs. Rothschild, 214 guineaa Ur. Thomas, the dormer, 12/1 Mr. Alderman Birch, 10 guineas. Sir Charles Flower, IQ g4ines, Hie tordAlip'a own subscription, w as 10 guineas, and that of the Lady Alayoross, 10 guineas each. After sime conversation as to the number of the indi viduals to whom it woald be adviscable to entrust the ap propriation of the fonds. Alderman Wool? said, there were many poor people in the neighbourhood of the Theatre, who bad lost their all by this accident. He therefore conceived that the larger tht Committee was the better. They might afterwards divide into Sub. Committees, A large Com mittee would obtain subscriptions that three or four per sons could nut. Mr. HI.TNT thought it was for the Meeting to consider whether they would themselves name the persons who were to distribute the money. Mr. Surgeon Pouse said there could not be more honour able men than those whose names the meeting hrd heard. Mr. DURANT thought that all who had zpoken were wrong. The persons named had other aygeatious to per form which Would prevent them ,Z;:oin attending. He there. fore proposed, that a local Conm. ttee should be appointed to investigate the cases of the sufferers, and to report to the General Committee. The LORD MAYOR said that he had daid into the Bank of Smith and Payne the 1001. he received from the Duke of Devonshire. and all the other subscriptions he could collect. He proposed t 144 '.'4essra. Smith and Pale - no 4 110 9 1 1 4 a?PcAted gatAera to the Fund. Air EICTEB. LAURIE hoped that every Banker in Lon don would not only be Bankers, but subscribe's also to the Fund ; and be thought it would be invidions to name any particular house.--(hear, hear.) The subscription list was then taken round the room and a considerable sum of money subseriLd. Amongst the Suhscriptinns, we noticed The Covent Garden Theatrical Fond, by Mr Fawcett . . The Times Journal Tho S;;r, I;ewspaper Receipts of a Play, performed at Hackney Mr. Alderman Wood , 10 0 Mr. Elliston Mr. Capel, M.P. Mr. Richardson, of the Travelling Theatre : 5 0 Awl a number of other subscriptions. THE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE—'March 4. There was an exceedingly large show of samples . of ,t41: 1 Wheat and Oats at thi n d a y' s mar k e t , e,n4 ctAly few coun try buyers. We da not vary •;41.e quOtations for Wheat, some a th, chc4eat• parcels of Irish having reac h e d l ast .„ • .. . week's 'cUrrncy ; but the trade was very heavy, and a large proportion of the supply remains unsold. Oats were °fleeing at a reduction of Id. to I,kd. per 451 b., 21. icl. being the highest price demanded, at whi:,:h t; nioderate business was transacted. Flour ;, - , , azly nAaintains fo rmer rates ; but Oatmeal is s fuP.,y eel; per load cheaper. Wiwkr . , lier 7ialb, s. d. s. d. Fit,, s t ,,,ea Old Euglish & Welsh, white and red 8 6 to 9 6 --,..-„—,..; New (crop 1827) Fine Old Scotch and Manx Irish, Old 6 9 7 _ New red...6s. 6d. to 7s. 3d.......5up. white 7 8 ‘ IV, Canadian, fine qualities , Foreign (iluty paid) sup er i or white .„ ~... ` .•a•• 0 8 4 i4` 9 Q Atte hich.n.i.A.ed. . .., ~ ..:-..: .... .' .. 8 Ii 11 4 ---- - -. - -----r0 ,- ,', '- • • ,‘, 9 7 11 —...• , .....-77"'""`, , ' ittsstan and tnidd, qniiliries 610 7 3 Foreigti ( i l l11° P" ) i' l lec.1 since July 1, 1827... 4 1 5 0 OA'rs, pee 451 b. Fine sweet English, Szuteb, &c. hid), 1826 ' Middling and ordinary ditto and WoLsh Irish, (crop 1817) Foreign (free), French, &c. .......... ...,:.,... ... , .... Basun - , per Itope.:iiiktpciartet" Fine Maltirg - ... • . •. , ": 4 4 , ,,. i . • • 0 35 6 _'ili , rindingv•per bulbs.... 3 Foreign (duty pod), 8 4 2 ditto 3 9 4 0 PEASE, w hite boiling, p er Imperial quarter 1 ......_— g rey Foreign, nominal 4.0 0 4s 0, flosris, Fine English, per Imperial quarter l2 Q 4;9 U. _....Scotch, Irish, Dutch, : ,5c...............'. 0 . 44' 0 „, Egyptian 4 ,,,j i ri t-„i c ,,, - J e w, g i s i i : - ' 4o' 0 44 0 Maur, lice NOTIO)s aio su , _yil,l4 - ' per mop. 4e, 50 0 62 0 _ 1,j514ng and iiii6iot quali . ties ... 53 0 56 0 —.. Irisb . ..;.-. .......... :.. . ....... Ilona, English., tine and stipertine, per 2801 b 4O 0 47 0 Irish ditto ditto —,-- Amer,. 5 0 1 , 4 iWoet (lai bond) per barrel 22 0 25 0 --........ Dantzic ditto ditto Canadian (duty paid) 'a) 0 3'l. 0 Foreign, sour 3O 0 33 0 OATMEAL, English (2•101bs.) 255. to 26e Old 23 0 21, 0 Scotch ............. 2.55. to 2tis Old 23 0 21 0 Irish ............... ols. to 255. Old 22 0 22 0 Rye, per Imperial quarter, English and Forelgu 42 0 31 0 INDIAN c oH.s , white, per qr. of 4801 h. ' ' ' 2 C I 0' 20 0 yellow and red • - 29 0 30 0 RAPESEED, Irish, per 1a4.:.' -.- . IMPORT oti . Gaa n ix for the Weed ending March 3. I Btiarrl,3e.y. Malt. Qr,. 13 Q oa r n s !. Pease. R u y ro e . . O Load atl W 1 Q 6 h 11 8. 7 a. 11 : 12 1, 3 7 rt5 5 8. 9 • 797 (4) 804 391 91 6, . Flour, 5,1362 sacks, 0 barrels. IMPORTS. Wheat, 23.9—Barley, o —Beans, 0 qrs.—Flour, 195 brla. 1 31 3 3 2 7 2um . 51 3 2g 3 0 At Lockerbie Candlemas Horse Fair, there was not a wood show of horses, yet a great deal of business was transacted. Curing pork 51. 3d. to ss. 6d., per stone of l4lbs. About 3,000/. were paid for the latter article, THE KING'S COURT. Yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, his MAJESTY told a Court at his Palace, in St. James's, which was attended by the Lord Chancellor, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Lord President of the Council, the Lord Privy Seal, the Secretaries of State for the Home and Foreign Depart ments, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Secretary at War, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, the Lord Steward, the Groom of the Stole, the Captain of the Yeoman Guard, the Treasurer of the Household, the Clerk Mar shal, Lord TENTERDEN, the Judge of the Admiralty Court, the Recorder of London, the King's Advocate, Lord St. HELEN'S (as Lord in Waiting), Sir ANDREW BARNARD (as Groom in Waiting), the Duke of Goanos - , the Duke of ELICCLEtretr, Earl of RODEN, Earl of Rosstrx. Sir CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON was presented to the and kissed hands upon being appointed Judge of the High Court of Admiralty, in the room of Lord Srowar.r.. His Grace the Duke of MoNrztosE was introduced, and kissed hands upon his being appointed Lord Chamberlain. Dr. JENNER was presented, on his being appointed, King's Advocate-General. Earl Ronne was presented, and kissed barlllz Upon, being appointed one of the Lords in Waiting, , His MaJEsry held a Privy cc,i,weit. which the Duke of GcaDoN was introi',y,94 aptL swore in Keeper of the Great Seal of Zyottaud,ii i 9 . Qrace the httlre of Buccutucli was introduced, and svrorn in Lord-Lieutenant of Mid-Lothian. The Eatl of lIRS.;• , VN was introduced, and morn in Lord-Lientov i ant and Sheriff Principal of the Shire of Fif4x iA the, V4+OKD of Earl Kama, deceased. .7 e 3 , 1t CHRISTOMER ROBINSON was intrucetkandsworn in a Privy Councillor, and took h'.4 eat at the Board ac cordingly, Mr. Ga.Ev7J.7.16 , eiten&d as Clerk of the Council. 7s4Ncl gave audiences to the Duke of WELLINGTON, Secretary PEET., and Earl BATHURST. The Court broke up at about half-past six o'clock. The Duke of CLARENCE held 2. levee as Lord High Admiral yesterday at the Admiralty. In the evening his Royal Highness entrtain,r4 a large party of naval officers to dinner, al,. his residence in the Admiralty; among whom were Admirals Sir ELIAB HARVEY, Sir JosErti Yoßtzz, nad G. liammoND, Captains Sir DA'VAD I‘lll.N, AOR. GEORGE TREEUSIS, YORKE, SIVRT, P. ORAcE, I4PLEOI), BROWELL, M'KINLEY, FEAD, F. RICX, H. HOPE, BARNARD, SPAPS.NALT., and Sir Was. HOSTE, &C. Prince POLIi:CSAC, tile French Ambassador, had an int;:r view with the Duke of Mizt.t.iNcTos yesterday tc.o,cning at the Treasury , . The Marquis de PALMELLA, the Portuguese Ambassador, tvawacted business yesterday at the Foreign office, Downing -street. Mr. Alderman REED, or Newcastle-upon- Tyne, has again made a handsome donation of coals (2S fothers) to the poor freemen and widows of freemen in that town, A Court-martial at Loughrea, which has been for aome days sitting upon the trials of Captain SMYTH, Lieutenant MAXWELL, and Cornet the Hon. Mr. AEaoTr, of the 14th Hussars, terminated its labours on Monday at four o'clock. The result will not be known until it ap pears in official orders. Lord Po RCHESTER, son of the Earl of CAR NARVON, who is the author of the Tragedy of Don Pedro, to be acted for the first time at Drury-lane Theatre next Monday, is not at present in England, but in Portugal, where be has been travelling for many months., THE WEEKLY DISPATCH Qf Sunday next, March 9, will contain interssting particulars of the swindling tricks, attempts at murder, curious imposi•• tions, &c., of Howann the ASSASSIN, who is now ',lying in Newgate, under sentence of transportation for life, for his raurderous attack on Mr. MunnAv. Essay ou Licensed Victuallers and Wine-room Keepers, and on " Modern Improvements." Dreadful Accident at Man cheater. Further details of the Awful Calamity in Well close-square, by the falling of the New Brunswick Theatre. Proceedings at the Adjourocd Inquest each day. Public Meetings to relieve the Surviving Sufferers, &e. Upwards of 3,000 extra Numbers of the WEZIcLY DISPATCH were sold last Sunday, this Paper having given the best account of the above Calamity. The WeEinv DISPA7CH will also contain its usual variety of Foreign and Domestic In telligence—Criticisms--Literature--Original Anecdotes-- and all the News of the Ring, which will include a full Chapter of Affairs of the Faucy.—Dispatch Office, 139, Fleet-street. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.—Lady Anna Beresford, in Park-street; Mrs. and Miss Dalrymple, in Manchester-square ; Mr. John Fuller, in Devonshire place ; Air. and Mrs. Ames, and family, at their house in Hereford-street, from Lamer Park ; Lord Middleton, in Park-street, from his seat in Surrey; the Rev. William Gamier, in Grafton -street; Mr. Lienley Eden, in White hall-pinco ; Air. and Mrs. Bennet, in Harley-street ; Capt. Paterson, in Pail-mall, from Dublin ; Mrs. and Miss Dril lings in Clarges-street ; Mr. John Heathcote, in Charles, street, Berkeley-square; Mr. William Gardiner, in Gros venor-street ; Mr. John Hinehliffe, in Greer street, Bark lane ; Major Halliday, in Charles -street, St. James's. square ; Mrs. Hussey, in Pe,r7c-voreet ; Colonel Keith, in Half Moon-street ; Mrs. and Miss Danvers, in Wimpole street ; I s ieot, Dawson, at Ibbetson's Hotel; Lady and Mis s XI4EII-flay, at the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington and Cork -streets, from their seat, Dogmersfield Park, Hants; General Hill, at ditto, from Cheltenhaksk; Capt. Harrison, at ditto, front St. Leonard's-hill, zsear Windsor; J. Pritt, Esq. and son, at ditto, frot Liverpool ; Mr. and Mrs. Blake, at Fenton's lintel, St. James's-street, from Scotland ; Win. Campion, Fsq. and son, at Jordan's Hotel, St. 4ames'o-street, from their seat near Brighton; Lady Jane Montgomery, at the London Hotel, Albluarle sereet, from Surrey ; Henry Groome, Esq. at Cook's Ho tel, Albemarle-street, from his seat, Shoena, Surrey ; John Trotter, Esq. at ditto, from Er= ; John 'frillier, jun. Esq. and family, at ditto., from their seat in Surrey; the Earl and Countesa of Newburgh, at Rearl'a Hotel, Lower Grosvenor -street, from Colonel Peel's seat, Twicken ham ; captain Knox, at ditto, from a tour ; the Rev. Mr. Tracey and Miss Bannister, at the Bath Hotel, Ar lington-streeS, from Clifton; Lady and Miss Hughes, a.: ditto, from a tour; the Honourable Robert and Lad) Harriet Clive, in Tylney-street, May-fair a the Bisbs p of Ely, in Dover-street; Richard I\ZOTOt, Mr. ..and Mrs. Mont- Hotel, St. James's-street from a totir s i r t' sumberland ; Thomas gomery, and family,. 4diito, family, tit s},e Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn street,Page, Esq, at, 4444 from his seat' .n Surrey ; Mr. and Mrs. Jeresnd J. D. Brown, Esq. at ditto, from from Guernss4 ; Paris i Mrs hnta l Mrs. J. Willi ams an d f am i ly, at Mivart ' s Lower BroAsstreet, from Kent ; Montagu Cholme ley, Esq. mp, ; t the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-street, from Isia seat irk Lincolnshire; Mr. and Mrs. Dumbleton, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dumbleton, at Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook -street, from Hants ; the lion. Rev. A. Cath cart, at Fladong's Hotel, Oxford-street, from Yorkshire ; Wm. Tudor, Esq. at ditto, from Tenby ; Colonel Butler, at ditto, from a tour; J. Pls;p l is, Esq. at ditto, from a tour ; Captain Bryrs.er, at the Royal Hotel, St. James's street, from s toot' ; J. Ricardo, Esq. at ditto, from Yorkskiso. DEPARTURES.—CoIoneI and Mrs. Oakes, from Park-street, Grosvenor-square, for Paris; Colonel and Mrs. Peinlesrton and family, front Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley -square, for Cambridge; Mrs. Montefiore and family, from do. for Briihton; Sir Charles Chad, Bart. from Fladong's Ho;s1, for Southampton ; G. Mikes, Esq. fruits the p,oyal Hotel, fur Surrey ; W. B. Legros, Esq. how do. for Dorsetsliire ; Captain Hibbitt and Thomas Hibbitt, Esq. from Kirkharn's Hotel, on a tour, CHANGES.—LOId and Lady Anson, to their seat in Leicestershire, from Leatuiugton, 'Warwickshire; the Hon. Col. Anson, ALP: from Melton Mowbray, for his brother's (Lord Anson) seat in Leicestershire; Mrs. Belvile, from Brighton, for Amwell Bury, Hants. A.RitIVALS AT TUNBRIDGE WELLS.—Mr. Harrison and family ; Colonel and Captain Farquhar; Mr. and Mrs. Hutchison ; Miss Powlette, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Burton, Mr. Ward and son; Sir W. and Lady Louisa Calder; Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery and ; Mr. and Mrs. Haltbrd ; Colonel Durrant, James Thompsco, Esq., Mr. and Mrs. John Lyall ; M r . and Alrs. Sanders; Cap tain Reid; Mrs. and Miss Norcot; Mrs. and Miss Alewyn. ARRIVALS AT CIIELTENHAM. Lady Ogilvy, Sir Richard Nagle, General and Mrs. Montgo merie, Lieutenant• Colonel Elton, Rev. Dr. Stovin, R es . W. Sitwell, Major Mitchell, Major Holford, Captain Hil ton, Captain Fuller, Captain and Mrs. Newport, Captain Anderson, Captain Naugle', Captain Edwards, R.N. Capt. Warren, Mr. and Mrs. Hartley, Mr. and Mrs. Sh ewe n, Mr. and Mrs. Browne, Mr. and Mrs. Lee—Alessrs, J. Blakeney, C. Holland, A. APDonald, Hume, Dolphin. Bailey, Carrington, T. Boudoin, H. Fletcher, J. Bell, Whitbread, Brown, Cottrell, liordern, two Hicks, Conyers, Holland, Williams, Hartley, sen., two Goodricks, Far quhar, ALP., Montgomery, Weale--Mistresses Nicholson, Brooke, E. Burrowes, G. Russell, Baynes--Misseis Rich ardson, Benson, Chawner a &c. Ti!! sPIRIT OF TUX PIJILIO JOURNALS. The jobs of which the War Office is, and has far a considerable period been the theatre, form the subject of innumerable communications from corre spondents; from some of which, too long for inser tion, but authenticated by the names of the writers, we extract one or two topics of just remark. I t appears that the public are at this moment paying no less than three Deputy Secretaries at War : Mr. Moore, who retired many years ago, and after a abet period of service, receives per annum,,...,... MXI:SOCr r. Merry, w h o was forced cut t o make room. for Mr. Sullivan ..................... ......... And Mr. Sullivan eith er 2,5001.. .2,0001.,.-- say the latter .................. - t,,T.‘00 9.,000 whatever that may ..e6.300 paid annually by the Ration for haviA g the ben e fi t _ be--of one fitting Deputy Se an ; an office, the duties 01 which, we are as ! sured, mi g h t b e perfectly well executed by a c l ee L 'of 10 year; standing, with a salary of 1,000/. pee annum. In urging repeatedly this voracious depart ment upon the notice of the Finance Committee, we trust that Lord Palmerston will be called upon, " Sele ct C ommittee on Finance, " which from wh ose report we copy the follow to explain wh y h e has thrown aside, so eonterrp tuously as he h as done, the disti nct reco rnroend recommended t o us b y one of our ts Ta I THE SECOND REPORT Or sEEICT eis t i i:x o gtr n r Ri passage apc c sl osss t n h a; i dr e :e. ns 01 cONINITTEE ON PINANcic, pAor S 9. " Your Committee conceive that in every future ap. pointment to the office of Deputy Secretary at War, a s.z. lary of 1,6002. per annum, with an increase of 600/. per annum, after a continuance in his office of ten yeai.s, will be sufficient; and they ales venture to recommend 1,000/. as a proper salary for the first and principal clerk." Here, then, we see that in the judgment of the last Finance Committee, a salary of 1,5001, per an nun -J, to be raised after ten years' service to 2,000/., was deemed ample for the duties of a Deputy Se cretary at War. How comes it, then, we repeat, that Lord Palmerston has ventured to set at defiance this recorded judgment of a Parliamentary Commit tee, and to grant his brother-in-law 2,0004 ? It is true, moreover, that instead of ten years, as Exed by the Committee, Lord Palmerston has subEei tuted three years as the probationary period, after which Mr. Sullivan will receive an additional 50-01. per annum, making up in the year 1830 his salary to the full amount of 11,5004 per an num, instead of 1,500/., which only he would then be entitled to, had the Noble Lord not transgressed the limits which the Committee had prescribed to hint ? We put this last part of the subject interrogatively, because we wish not to state as positive that which cornea to us in an unofficial form. There is a second point, on which we beg the Committee to inll2ire, before they dismiss the War-office from their mos; searching scrutiny. Is it, or is it not, (as stated to us), an incontestable fact, that four establisher:, clerks of the \\Tar-office, who In talent and qualifica ticet were wholly unexceptionable, were, in the years 1821 and 1826, forced to retire; and that the piaeei. of each and all of them, have since been filled up by the head of the office,—thus imposing a double burden upon the public of retired allowances for tie officers driven out, and active salaries for the;r eue cessors. Is it, or is it not a faet—(we ask for evi dence before sentence passes)—that on the under stood eve of a reduction, several strangers have been placed and retained upon the establishment, to the prejudice of old and efficient clerks, who have been compelled to figure on the. retired list ? Is it t itl e that each private secretary to the head of the War. office—let him have served but ever so al ioe r & period—is entitled t o a ret i re d salary of lag, pee annum ? And if se, how many of dsese small fry of corrupt patronage are. now swimming through the unexplored recesses of the deep ?—rimes. - -- We know not what may be the final fate of the borough of East Retford; we trust, for the sake oi the burgesses themselves, that it will be. dishanclised. Can any man consid er di s f ranc hi aement in such a case as punishment ? N o ; it i s t h e removal of R noxious privilege, which is injurious not only to the morals, but even to the istdustry and finances o f those who possess it. How much idleness will be created in the humbler classes by the expectation;, which will be portrayed as ever near its accomplish, ment, of 4494 to be received at an indefinite period 1 Bills will be contracted at the general shopkeepes'a on the strength of that expectation. The menev, then, will do those who at last receive it, ne t good; 0 there veruni ::: and besides, more than twice its amount, wiil have been lost by the previous alienation of the mind aid person of the voter from his daily occupation. We care not who leas or who leas not obtained seats in B, th u is t borough I;:iffolud•ee,ntb:aanbdrbibeeirieyfi;cewnlitilcie sellers, there will be purchasers of stolen goods.— would, wllP:rever the object can he eErected, re move th.e temptation to dishonesty from the way ag it subjects, and then there will be no theft, and no purchase of t h e sto l en article. It i 5 not necoaasary to inquire w h et h er there are some few ( being clear th a t if t h ere are any, there arebut e s , few) s eh s , have not so ld t h e i r votes at East Retford. If a pa .: tient he mortally diseased in his general constitution, and if the greater part of his evi dently suffering, what sio-n --0.--'. 4 :ies it that one or two organs remain unaffected and not say any ': h ta ea i l m th e y n ? ther ll s 7b e e shall thing on the little personal irritations which have spr,:,,g. up. The publi c ma y d epen d on it that the owerful r are not liable to fits of petulance. The7 i , let the weaker fret on—themselves enjoying 'lnidisturbed tranquillity. If those, therefore, who should be strong, show ill-humour and peevishne3s, they afford a proof that they do not possess the strength which has generally been thought necessary to their situation. They are conscious of inade quacy to the functions of their state, and of inferio rity. to their predecessors in the s ame o ff i c es .-1 4. There are some positio ns i n th e s p eec h of Mr. Wilmot Horton on Tu es d a y n i g ht, to w hi c h we can not said),e consent 1s ca pital would not hi s argument did not but it app eare d to flow into I re l an d, th e reverse wou ld be the case (hwith cons t i unconditionally.f manufacturing " e It had been argued t s h p a e t ct th t o o s a e g w ri h c o ult t u is r ed agricultural capital; t rightly und e r s t an d w h a t ag ricultural capital me ant . hint r c It had been said, that an improvement of husbandry in addition to the Sub-letting Act, would abso:h all redundant popu l ation of the prese n t s u perfluous or .. Ireland. But it is obvious that the employment o agricultural capital has precisely the coetrai y effect. If five men be employed in draining a field, accord ing to the present system of husbandry, and you im prove that system by the introductiou of mathinerv, three men out of the five would be thrown out of employ. If a given number of men be employed in thrashing, and the farme r can introduce a thrashing.. machine, what is this for but to supersede the manual labour formerly employed, and by saving the expellee of wages, make a greater return upon hie outlay of capital, or an equal return upon a less out lay ? We will concede to llr. Horton, thatfs s branches of manufactures can succeed in Irelenas that manufactures " naturally concentre where tht-:,,-, is the greatest mart for home consumption, and for a thboticlit for them—where there are coal dietricts—. where facilities of machinery exist, and where ai's the arrangements, divisions, and ecctiorny of tree e are on the best system, and have been the lotissest understood." Wageshavealways been lower in Scot land than in En g land; and yet, though S,oz:and possesses coal, h er manufactures struggiel long with great difficulties before they were established. But with respect to agriculture, it does nut follow that, because the investment of capital leads to an economy of labour, and that a comparatively small number of hands produces more food than was under a wretched cultivation raised by a great number, the population of the district necessarily experiencee a diminution of the number of inhabitants. if we take, indeed, a given five hundred acres, we Khali rind a number of wretched tenants and cottiers, em ployed only a few weeks in spring and eutumi , d: , • placed by a substantial tenant and farm aervatee, employed is one way or other from the beginaieg g,