The Sun. — London, England, 1828-01-16 00:00:00

cuous and accessible, as well as purely administered." There is no reason except that they cannot be made otherwise. There is no reason why a man should not play on the fiddle ; but if he have not been taught he cannot play. Legislation does not come by nature any more than playing the fiddle. But this is an idea which never entered into the head of any Member of the two Houses, any more than it entered into the head of the Country 'Squire, according to the well-known Joe Miller— that he could not play the fiddle as a matter of course. So long as the British public will be con tented with bungling Legislation, with the wretched performers who go to work without knowing either what the existing law is or what will be the conse quence of their efforts, so long will the members of the two Houses favour them with their performances. The evil is rooted, and cannot be cured, because, under the existing system, there is no machinery by which laws deserving of the name can be manu factured. The Lawyers in the House of Commons have no time for attending to legislation. They are wea r ied with their professional labours, arid deem the public very much their debtor if they throw off a speech of an hour or two's length occasionally. We are supposing them perfectly well intentioned, and sincerely desirous of remedying the evils of which they have daily experience. The principle is just as vicious that men should make laws without know ing anything of Legislation, by way of pastime, and to improve themselves at the expence of the com munity, as it is that men, without a knowledge of law, should amuse themselves with administering justice to their neighbours. Legislation ought no t to be a pastime; and the only reason why it has been hitherto considered as such is, that the Legis lators, being their own Judges, are not hard to please. But it is obvious, that if we wish to have good laws, Parliament must commit to individuals of learning and skill, who shall dedicate their time ex elusively to the business, the important task of pre paring laws. It would be necessary to pay these individuals and to pay them well, as well as to honour them, whereas at present our laws cost us nothing in the making ( whatever they cost us after wards); but it would be well employed money.— Morning Chronicle. That spirit which has been so aptly described as 4 " the madness of many for the gain of a few" is just now peculiarly rife ; and the real interests of the country are virtnalty lost sight of by those whore party alone infects with its selfish, blighting. : n tl e enee. What the country now wants is men of talent and principle to guide its affairs. Of men of principle, it is to be hoped, there is no dearth ; but of men of talent there appears to be a world de ficiency. We hear a vast deal of the march of ietellect, but we fear that, if it be not all talk, there is at least much more of froth than of substance in the boasfe It is truly mortifying to those who look zo the real interests of the country, regardless of party, to see the venom which no small part of the Press is now giving vent to, towards those who are not of the particular faction each paper may espouse. We could instance in particular the personal rancour which is displayed with regard to Mr. lleski , eren and Mr. Herries—public men both uneeceptionable, and to whose union the country at large has an interest in looking at the present moment. If any points of jealousy or disunion exist between two such men, it should be the object of those who wish well them or to the country to smooth down excres cences, to obliviate minor dissensions, and to direct their views to one great object—the public weal. But instead of this, we see a rancour courted and excited, which it is to be hoped that neither of these persons entertain towards the other; and a virulence of personal animosity engendered, which has no other object but " the gain of a few." We do not wonder that the task of forming a Ministry should be no easy matter ; but why the difficulties which naturally present themselves in its formation should be enhanced by an indulgence in private rancour, we are at a loss to conceive. Of Lord Goderich, the late Premier, we would wish to speak as we really think—he is an honest and estimable man ; het, as a politician, we view his desertion of the Govern. meat at the present time, unexplained as it still is, as political cowardice. We shall be happy if, as a Peer of Parliament, he is able in his place to do &way this impression : but we consider the he and some of his colleagues have much to answer fee if, on the eve of the meeting of Parliament, they have thrown the King's Government into the present a wkward and unexampled dilemma, unless they have an -unanswerable case to offer tp Parliament and the country in their defence. If men are unfit for high station, why do they undertake it ? If men have " greatneseee.l;rest upon them," why do they not at once•acknowledge that they are only fair weather sailors, unfit to encounter a storm? But it rts not to be borne that public men shall think them selves fit to carry on the affairs of the State till the day of reckoning comes, and then run away, leaving whoever can be got to settle their unaudited ac eon nt.—Morning Herald. It involves a double contradiction,that that which should be the most clear is the most obscure, yet what every one is presumed to be aware of. This, however, is the case with the Law of England, which, though perfect in most of its principles, is so involved in its consequences that we :defy any man to know, in the commonest matters, what law he has infringed, or what are the consequences of his having infringed it. And this uncertainty is not eonfined merely to trifling matters, but extends even to the highest offences. Adultery and seduction, for instance, are not criminal offences by our law; and a starving wretch who steals a loaf to appease his hunger, or an urchin who cribs a penny tart, are =dealt with by the same law which passes by the man who robs a father of his daughter, or a husband of the dearest treasure he possesses. A striking in stance of the acknowledged ignorance of what the consequences of offences are occurred a few days since, during the present Sessions, at the Old Bailey. A foreigner, a native of France, was ac cused and convicted of stealing in a dwelling-house, from one of his own countrymen, four live-pound notes, which is a capital offence, On his convic tion the prisoner was recommended to mercy by the prosecutor, eel the ground that the law in this coun try, relative ne such offences, was more severe than it was in Prance, and that the prisoner was not • liware of the nature and extent of the punishment to whieb he would be liable.— To which the Judge is stated to have made this memorable reply—that " few of the indivi duals who were tried in - that Ccurt were aware of the extent of the punishment to which they were I liable, and the same argument would appl y to them.'" • This is, in itself, an extraordinary admission, but not more e xtraordinary than true; and it is, if we may fa express ourselves, one of the false consequences of Mr. Peel's reform of t h e C r iminal Law, that no popular mode has been adopted of r anking its pre sent state known. it any cne thing should be in its nature so clear that " those who run may read,' , it should be the Criminal Law of a country; Yet to the highest Criminal Court we are gravely and truly told that few men know the consequences of attiltY actions. Ought this to be so ? Ought law, more especially criminal law, to be a mystery, concealed in sealed books, to which none but the initiated have access ? Here certainly is a wide and disadvanta geous difference between a criminal code and what we call statute law ; but if it is still deemed ad visable that we should reject the simplicity of the one for the jargon of the other, it still would be-' come those who mean that the law should deter men corn offences, not to entrap them into the com rrn-ssion of them, that something like a popular ex position of the criminal law should be put forth, which all men might comprehend, and afterwards offend against at their peril. As Mr. Peel is now probably about to be again in power, we hope he will he induced not only to follow tip his improve ments in the law, but to adopt some method of let ting the generality of people know what the law really is, and relieve the Judges from the apparent absurdity of telling a foreigner, that his ignorance of the matter is only upon a par with that of the King's own subjects. When we hear lawyers themselves disputing ad iiyinitum as to what the law really is, is it not absurd and almost unjust in the highest de gree to hear men in general told that their ignorance, of the law is no excuse, for that all men are pre sumed to know what it is ? If a man does this, that, or the other, he is told by a painted board, wherever he goes, that he will " be prosecuted ac cording to law," though nine times in ten the ful minator of such a placard knows not what the law is of which he thus threatens the consequences, and in many instances there is, happily, no law to be of fended against. Few measures would probably tend more to diminish the number of offences than that the law itself should be mono generally known, and its consequences, when known, be more certain.— Ibid. FURTHER PROROGATION OFPARLIAMENT.—Yes terday the King held a Privy Council at Windsor, when an Order was signed by his Majesty for fur ther proroguing Parliament from Tuesday the 22d to Tuesday the 29th inst. then to meet for the des patch of business. This judicious and necessary measure will afford sufficient time not only for the full completion of the new Ministerial arrangements, but for the due consideration of the measures proper to be recommended by his Majesty on opening the Session of the Great Council of the Nation. Va rious and important are the subjects which call for most mature discussion, but none more par ticularly so than that which regards the perni cious policy adopted in an evil hour by the late Mi nistry, towards an old, a faithful, and most valu able Ally. This, we admit, under the circumstances in which the new Ministers will find themselves placed from the misconduct of their predecessors, is a consideration of some delicacy; but we hope and trust it will not he found to involve any question of very material difficulty. On the question of diplo matic interposition in the internal affairs of States, very indistinct notions have been entertained by per sons, who have averted to the subject, without in foaming themselves of the principles of international law. If the subjects of any State act injuriously to wards the subjects of another State, the Govern ment of the latter State is entitled to require from that of the former the exercise of its authority and power to restrain - the misdemeanour of its sub jects. If the injury is still continued, the remon strating State has a right to trace the effect by which it suffers, to its proper cause ; and if that cause is ascertained to exist in the actual polity of the State to which remonstrance is made, it is jus tified in requiring a correction of the cause ; be cause, it would be justified in resorting to force of arms for its own redress, and that measure must be justifiable which seeks to avoid the extremity of war, and respects th e aut h or i ty o f t h e power f rom w hi ch it demands red ress . B u t, i t i s contrary to every principle of international law and equity, to require an independent State to divest itself of the Sove reign power by which it might correct the cause of the effect complained of, and to threaten that State with war in the case of non-compliance. The first of the cases here stated was the diplomatic interpo sition of Lord Liverpool, and caused the commis sion of the Duke of Wellington to St. Petersburgh ; the second was that of Mr. Canning, and caused the battle of Navarin.—Morszing Post. The appointment of a Committee to investigate the state of the slaughter-houses in the metropolis, must be hailed by every friend to humanity and to society at large, as likely to be productiaaa of the ut most benefit. In no city existing are these impor tant necessaries to domestic economy in a worse condition than in this. Most of our provincial towns, such as Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liver pool, Manchester, Bristol, Plymouth, esre., have each their establishment of this description. That of Edinburgh is exclusively appropriated for slaugh tering animals, anti entirely apart from the market. But, for the despatch of business, and the order that prevails throughout, the slaughter-house at the Victualling-yard at Deptford is superior to any thing of the kind in this country, and when the new victualling establishment, now constructing at Cremill Point, near Plymouth, is completed, we may challenge a competition with our continental neighbour. These, however, are Government works, and not exactly suited to the wants and inte rests of the individuals for whom they are pro posed. A different mode of management, some what similar to the abattoirs at Paris, will be requisite. The same inconveniences, under which we now labour, formerly existed in ancient Rome. The butcher;, scattered throughout the different quarters of the city, were compelled to concentrate in one quarter on the Mons Celi, called the Mag num Macellum, which became, in the reign of Nero, one of the most magnificent monuments of ancient Rome. A second market, similar to the first, called the Macellum Livianum, but afterwards the Macel lum Martyrum, from the massacre of the Christians at that place, was erected on the Mons Esquilini for the slaughtering of animals, and the sale of meat, fish, fowl, and vegetables—an example afterwards followed by all the cities of the Roman Empire. In modern times the city of Paris seems to have outshone all its neighbours ; but it was in conse quence of the intolerable inconvenience experienced by the continual passage of cattle and sheep through its narrow and confined streets. The constant stream of blood issuing from the slaughter-houses, and the exhalations of putrid miasma, arising from the de composition of animal matter which infected the air, became the source of fevers, and even death, to the inhabitants, independently of accidents fre quently occurring from the escape of wounded ani mals into the street, that the French Government, after great opposition from the butchers, decided in 1810 to erect the present abattoirs. The abattoirs consist of handsome buildings disposed in parallel hides to the sides of a large space or square, inclosed by pail:sades for confining the cattle and sheep as they arrive from the country, until proper stalls can be found for theta la the stables, where they are pro vided with hay and watei, and allowed to cool pre vious to their being slaughtered, an operation so skil fully performed by experienced persons, that there is hardly anything like the cruelty we so often see practised here. There are five abattoirs in all, namely, Le Roule, V illejuif, Grenelle, Menil Mon tant, arid Montmartre. They are situated on the outskirts of the City ; three on the north, or most popaLeus side, and two on the south side. The abattoirs fLe Roule and Villejuif are nearly simi lar in dimension;., although somewhat different in disposition, each containing thirty-two echa u d o i rs , or killing places. That of Grenelle contains forty eight, and those of Menil 3lontant and Montmartre' sixty-four each, making a total of two hundred and forty ochaudoirs, or killing places; each of these places are provided with the requisite conveniences; their pavements are properly sloped, to carry off the blood and filth, and an abundant supply of w a ter, primped up by a steam engine, is furnished by re servoirs anti cocks for the purpose.There are likewise buildings furnished with boilers and presses for converting the fat into tallow, thus withdrawing a very disagreeable nuisance from the city. The huitcliugs serve for offices and dwelling-houses for the officers and clerks, and lodges for por ters, the whole being: surrounded by walls and plantations, thus giving them the appearance of so many villages, in which order, cleanliness, and ele taance, everywhere prevail, at once contributing to the salubrity and ornament of the city. Italy pos- seFses several of these establishments, particul ar l y that of Mantua, which, although riot equal in ex tent to either of th e abattoirs of Paris, is a fine building. Most of the great towns in France have ' their abattoirs ---- LY°ns, Blois, Rochefort, La Ro chelle, Grenoble, Orleans, Bordeaux, and Marseilles, all of them worthy of imitation, and, generally speaking, much superior to any thing of the kind we have in this country. — New Times. It will be seen by the Gazette of last night that Par- Iliament is prorogued for another week, and will not meet until the 29th. We have all along been of opinion that it was impossible to complete the pen ding arrangements in time for the commencement of business oil Tuesday next, and, indeed, the circum stance of three of the members of the late Cabinet having vacated their seats, renders it impossible to enter on serious discussion, such as the late chan ges may be naturally expected to provoke, for some time. That considerable difficulties should present themselves, even to the talents of the Duke of Wel lington, is not surprising, when it is considered how many interests he has to conciliate in his endeavours to form a Ministry. A - Morning Paper describes his Grace as having plenary powers to cull from any party and all parties, with the exception of two indi viduals a Lord and a Commoner. It does not favour us with the names of the excepted individuals, nor shall we spend our time in attempting to guess them. That the Duke has plenary powers we are fully aware, but he has not, we believe, communicated their precise tenour to our contemporary. A Cabi net Council was held yesterday at Windsor, but nothing has transpired of its deliberations. The present leaning, so far as the rumours most eagerly caught up may be supposed to indicate it, seems to be towards that Cabinet which we described as the third possible combination, namely, the Old Tories. If such be finally resolved on, we shall probably have an immediate appeal to the country, where the party is doubtless very strong, by a dissolution of Parliament. It will be impossible to obtain a working majority without having recourse to that measure.—lbid. POLICE INTELLIGIINCE. GUILDHALL.—John Desmon, a labouring men, was brought before Mr. Alderman KEY yesterday, on suspicion of having worked an illicit still, which was discovered on Monday evening. James Hill, the principal permit-writer in the Excise office, stated, that in consequence of a private intimation, he and another officer proceeded to No. 5, in Brazier's buildings, Fleet-market. His companion knocked at the door, which was opened by a woman, who, upon being asked if John Jones lived there, made an attempt to shut the door again without replying. The man, however, got his knee in between the door and the door-post, forced his way into the house, and rushed to the cellar, upon reach ing which he cried out, " All right." Witness under stood this to mean that a man hail been found working at the still, and therefore he suffered the woman, who bolted out of the house without her bonnet, to run away with out troubling his head about her. His companion, how ever, meant simply that they had made a good hit, he hav ing found a still at work charged with 80 gallons of wash, and which was still at work, though not for the bene fit of the charger. From the neighbours they heard that a man had escaped from the parlour window of the next house, which was empty, and upon examining more closely the house where the still was, a hole was found in the party-wall between the two premises, through which the man had crept on hearing the scuffle in the passage. Some time after the prisoner knocked at the door, and asked for John Jones, the very name the exciseman' had used accidentally as an axcuse for knocking at the door, from which coincidence they judged the prisoner was a man that had effected his escape. He said he was to meet Mr. Jones upon business, but could not tell the nature of that business. He, however, gave his address correctly, " No. 13, Union-court, Holborn;" and on searching his room they found a gallon of British Brandy, precisely the same sort of thing as was in course of manufacture at the still, namely,—a British molasses spirit, coloured to resemble foreign brandy. Mr. Alderman KEY inquired whether any witness could be produced who had seen the prisoner iu the house at the time the still was found at work. The complainant admitted such testimony could not be adduced ; and the Alderman dismissed the prisoner, with an admonition to be cautious for the future. IIOW-STREET.—Yesterday two notorious thieves, named Charles Westbury and James Wicks, were charged with a burglary in the house of Mr. Clare, a gentleman holding an official situation in the Horse-guards, who re sides im Earl-street, Westminster. The house of Mr. Clare was entered by the kitchen window, between five and six o'clock on Monday even ing. The house was shut up at the time, and the thieves, after dropping into the area, proceeded to " star the glaze," that is, to break the glass of the window, with a view to undo the rawteninge en the inside. This they effected with very little trouble, and having thus admitted themselves, they went up stairs, where they seized upon a valuable portable clock, ten silver spoons, and a variety of wearing apparel, with which they speedily decamped. Luckily some of the family returned to the house »coon after .rtnd (E.:oyez-hag the rettieu, nclice was sent to the police-office, Queen-square, ant from thence conveyed by a patrol to two very active youn,,,c , officers belonging to this establishment, named Wheatley and Ledger, who succeeded in capturing the prisoners upon sus picion, in Rose-street, Long-acre, at seven o'clock the same evening, about an hour and a half after the robbery was committed.—The prisoners were remanded fur a further examination. A respectable-looking man, named Charles Horne, was charged by his employer, Mr. Edward Taylor, a spectacle maker, residing in White Horse-yard, St. Clement Danes, with appropriating to his own use four ounces of silver filings.—The prisoner was committed for trial. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Yesterday John Lee, the driver of the hackney-coach, No. 671, was brought before Mr. CONANT, the Magistrate, from the watch-house of St. Pancras parish, charged with the following robbery at the house of the Duchess of St. Alban's, No. 1, Strat ton-street, Piccadilly. . _ Charles Bradshaw, a very fine youth, dressed in green and gold, is page to her Grace the Duchess of St. Alban's, and always accompanies or attends her Grace whenever she visits any of the theatres. On Monday night, about eight o'clock, the Duke and Duchess went to Covent garden Theatre, followed, as is their custom, by the wit ness and one of the housemaids in a hackney-coach, having charge of the necessary equipage for supplying their Graces with tea and other refreshments during their stay at the theatre. On Monday night, the performance was not over until very late, and it was near one o'clock when they got back to her Grace's house in Stratton-street. Witness and the housemaid returned as they went, in a hackney coach, having with them two baskets, containing a tea service, &c. of china, and a parcel folded up in a damask table-cloth, containing two large silver candlesticks, a tray, some ivory-Nandled knives, and two pieces of wax-candle. When the hackney-coach stopped at her Grace's door, wit ness got out first, and rang the porter's bell, 'and on the porter opening the door, the housemaid handed out of the coach to witness the parcel which contained the candle sticks, &c., and witness handed it to the porter, who, in the presence of the witness, laid it down on the matting of the outer hall ; the housemaid then got out of the coach, and the porter and herself went into the inner hall, which is separated by folding doors from the outer, while witness, assisted by the driver of the coach, carried in the two baskets, and placed them also on the matting by the side of the other parcel. Wit ness then went into the inner hall, to get change of half-a crown from the porter, to pay the driver, who stood all this time at the streer-•door, with the witness's and the porter's back towards him. Witness next came out, and paid the driver 2s. as his fare, and the latter instantly jumped upon his box and drove off with the utmost speed. The street-• door was then fastened by the porter, but neither the parcel or its contents were missed until the next morning, as it is supposed they had been removed inwards by some other of the servants. Witness said, that he did not know the number of the coach, nor could he now recognise the pri soner as the driver upon that occasion. The candlesticks, &c. how produced, the witness identified as the same that lie had charge of at, and coming home from the theatre, on the night in question ; he knew them well, because they passed through his hands almost every day. John Ward, under-butler to her Grace, about ten o'clock on that morning, as he was arranging and collecting the plate in his charge, missed the two silver candlesticks pro duced, together with the knives, tray, &c., all of which lie swore to be the property of her ;Grace. The candlesticks cost about 101. and the tray, which was one of Spode's manufacture, cost 30s. ; the table cloth, which is damask, and the knives, he valued at 20s. the lowest. William Hooper, one of the watchmen of St. Pancras parish, a bout two o'clock on that morning met th e prisoner in Warren-street, New-road, carrying a parcel. Witness asked him what it contained, and the prisoner replied that it contained a candlestick. Witness then felt the b un dl e , and found that it contained two candlesticks and other things, upon which he insisted upon conveying the prisoner to the watch-house. Scofield the officer, stated, that when the prisoner was that morning brought to this office from the watch-house, he searched him, and examined the bundle found on him by the watchman, which he found to contain the candle sticks, knives, &c. produced, and on the table-cloth he saw the name " H. Coutts." Witness then referred to the Court Guide, but happeninc , to take up one of rather an old date, he found in it "Mrs. Coutts, No. Stratton street, Piccadilly." He mentioned this to the prisoner, and the latter then, for the first time, admitted that it was at that address he had set down his fare from the theatre on the previous night. Witness then went to the house in Stratton-street, and forgetting altogether that Mrs. Coutts was now the Duchess of St. Alban's, he asked the porter who opened the dour if Mrs. Coutts lived ther. : the porter replied that there was no such person.re sided there, for that was the house of the Duchess of St. Alban's. After some explanation, however, the porter ad mitted that the Duchess of St. Alban's was at one time Mrs. Coutts, and then witness knew he was on the right scent. Witness then inquired if any property had recently been lost from the house ; and the porter replied that there had the night before, and that they had jost sent off to Bow -street and other police-offices on the subject. Wit ness then told him that the thief and the property were secured, and he brought all the parties whose evidence was necessary, to the office, except the porter and housemaid, who could not just then attend. Mr. CONANT did not think the evidence of the two last named persons would be very material ; but he would re mand the prisoner until they could attend._Ple was remanded. UNION -HALL.—Yesterday the investigation into the mysterious circumstances of the robbery of Mr. Densham of SOK, at the Lord Nelson, in the Kent-road, was re sumed. In the latter part of the statement that appeared in our police report of the preceding day, respecting this case, it will be remembered that Mr. Densham related some circumstances, implicating the character of an indi vidual whom he was alleged to have had an interview with subsequent to the robbery, and who made certain overtures to him relative to the restoration of the stolen notes..` The name of this person is Thomas Lea, an attorney's clerk. Mr. enAunsas observed, the case wu of such public importance he should postpone it in order to have the attendance of other persons. In the mean time, he should call uponlir. Lea to put in bail for his appearance to-mor row (this day), in two sureties of 1001. each. LAW NOTICES. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. BILLS OF EXCHAVGE AND PROMISSORY NOTE CAUSES TO BE TRIED :NIONDAY, JAN. 21. It has been ordered that the attorney for the defendant in anv of these actions defended on merits must apply to the Lord Chief Justice by summons, supported by affida vit, for the postponement of the trial, on or before Fri day, the 1S th init., and give to the plaintiff's attorney two days' notice of such intended application. White v. Steadman Pocock v. Bryant Edwards v. Smith Lacy v. Brattle fewness v. Eaton Potter v. Briggs Corney v. Strout Lowe v. Bond Little v. Mullett Cutbush v. Swatland &rough v. Walters Thorman v. Bannister Coulot v. Ilinde Waller v. Weatherby Creed v. Watkins Goore v. Cook Biggs v. Hallet Brown v. King Swan v. Fisher Same v. same Grazebrook v. Hutchinson Morley v. Davis Salmon v. Overend Mahon v. Parsons Knight v. Hutchinson Attwood v. Woodward Esdaile v. Symmous Ashley v. M'Cauley Strutt v. Hewlett Storks v. Wilcosks Page v. Retorick Thomas v. White Nicholson v. Norcutt Sandeman v. Bristow Kinnaird v. Aspinall Christy v. Peck Harvey v. Kay Walton v. Stables Howard v. Bradstreet Taunton v. Taunton Bradshaw v. Nias Heywood v. Delcombe Allison v. Hollis Evans v. Page Hines v. Wilson Morris v. Hunt Tatham v. Kenrick Millengen v. King Naylor v. Richardson Knight v. Spurging Barnard v. Ford Parker v. Avery Williams v. Hanison Jones v. Bowdler Harvey v. Kay Gill v. White Kenneth v. Brewer Anderson v. Barling Mayo v. Harris Sarel v. Thompson Williams v. Smith Fowler v. Gilbert Eagleton v. Punter Satch v. Turner Rippingham v. Robbins Slater v. West Gibbins v. Dickson Dornford v. Sutton Baker v. Claxton Easterby v. Earle Colchester v. Shoreditch Templer v. Mackintosh Buckley v. Leech Hunter v. Turner Edis v. Wilton Um phelby v. Meybruck Powell v. Coveney Hinton v. Breedsteat Fenton v. Sumpter Young v. Lake Pocock v. Heather Pebble v. Hudson SITTINGS Appointed to be held in London and Middlesex, before the Right Honourable CuAnzacs Lord TY.NTERDRI4, Chief Justice_ in anddifter Hilary Term- 1328 !-- IN TERM. 1111MILESZY. LONDON. Thursday Jan. 31 Friday Feb. 1 Monday Feb. 4 Wednesday Feb. 6 Saturday Feb. 9 Monday Feb. 11 AFTER TERM. Wednesday Feb. 131Thuraday Feb. 14 To sit the 31st January, Ist, 4th, and 6th of February at twelve, and at half-past nine on the other days. OLD BAILEY, JAN. 15. John Louie' Darney, who pleaded " not guilty," on Saturdtiy last to a charge of forging an accept ance for 49/. with intent to defraud Messrs. Tow good and Co., bankers, was placed at the bar, and withdrew that pll,a,and pleaded "guilty," which plea was recorded against him. fle was charged, in another indictment, with forg ing an order for 61. with intent to defraud a Mr. Boycutt and others. To this charge he also pleaded " guilty." Eliza Phillips, aged 19, was capitally indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Maria Fitzgibbons, and stealing therein six gowns, and a variety of other articles, her property, and two sheets, the property of Thomas Parker. The prisoner, in her defence, said that the house in which the prosecutrix lived was one of a bad character, and that she was a street-walker. Mr. Sergeant ARABIN summed up the evidence, and the Jury acquitted the prisoner. The prisoners having been all tried, the several Juries were discharged with the thanks of the Judges, for the patient attention which they had bestowed in the discharge of their important duties. The RECORDER will pass sentence upon the pri soners convicted during the Sessions to-morrow (this) morning at ten o'clock. SURREY SESSIONS, JAN. 15. The general Quarter Sessions of the Peace for this county was held this day at Horsemonger-lane. On the motion of Mr. DENISON, M.P., it was resolved that the business of these sessions should be divided into two courts, tSe one for the trial of felonies, and the other for appeals, from henceforth. After the Grand Jury had been sworn, On the report of Brixton Gaol being read, Mr. CHAMBERS, one of the Magistrates of Union-hall, took an opportunity of remarking on the inconve nience experienced by the admission of persons in that gaol being restricted to the visiting Magistrates; the inconvenience was particularly felt since the new regulations regarding the daily reports forwarded to Bow-street were adopted. Frequently persons were committed to that prison on minor offences, who were " wanted" on more serious charges in other parts of the metropolis ; and as it was indispensably requisite the Police Magistrates should have the power of ordering the officers to visit the prison it would save much trouble, and tend not unfrequently to discover a greater offender, who probably had com- /fl itted a minor offence for the purpose of keeping out of the way, which he effectually did, and which was principally attributable to the difficulty of ac cess to the interior of the place of their confinement. As the thing stood now, if a person wanted to see an offender in a gaol, he had to run about for the sig nature of two visiting Magistrates to an order before lie was admitted. Were Police Magistrates em powered to authorise t h e a d m ittance of persons under these Circumstanc es he (the Magistrate) was of opinion that it would be beneficial to the ends of justice, besides saving a vast deal of unnecessary trouble. I After some consultation, a motion, which had for its object the granting of Police Magistrates the fa cilities alluded to by Mr. Chambers, was carried. As a proof of the healthfulness of the climate of New South Wales, it is stated that, in twelve years from its first settlement, only one death from natural causes took place in the town of Bathurst... Quarterly Roview. COI7RT OF ALDERMEN. The LORD MAYOR held a Court of Aldermen at etuildhall, yesterday, for the purpose of hearing the petitions against the election of Common Council men, and the appeals of various parties against serving the office of Constable and Inquestmen, and on other general business. Thanks were unanimously voted to the Rev. Mr. Lancaster, chaplain to the Lord Mayor, for his sermon preached at St. Lawrence, Jewiy, on Plough Sunday, and he was requested to print the same. The Court then proceeded to consider Mr. Field's petition against Mr. Richardson's election for Crip plegate Within. The Court appointed Wednesday, the sth March next, for licensing the victuallers. A petition from several poor fishermen of Milton, who have been proceeded against at the Quarter.. Sessions for the county of Kent, for fishing in situa tions where they have been accustomed to fish from time immemorial, was laid before the Court, who . directed the City S o li c i tor t o d e fend them in th e i r rights. THE THAMES TUNNEL. At four o'clock yesterday afternoon, a Meeting of the Directors of this Company took place at their office in Walbrook, for the purpose of taking into consideration what course was most proper to 'he pursued in the present emergency, owing to the late disastrous occurrence. We understand that, after examining the drawing made of the cavity, and other documents, and hearing the opinion of Mr. Brunel, sen., who expressed his firm conviction of being able to stop the leak in a shorter period of time, and at much less expence, than on the former occasion, it was decided, we believe unanimously, that the means at present adopted for stopping the cavity should be pursued; and should they fortunately be attended with the expected success, that the pumping out of the water should take place with all expedition. A Meeting of the Shareholders was also determined upon. The Meeting separated with the most confi dent hopes of the success of the measures adopted. We are credibly informed that an eminent Engi neer, not in any manner connected with this great undertaking, voluntarily offered to subscribe 500/. towards defraying the extra expence incurred by the unfortunate occurrence, sooner than witness the failure of an undertaking of such vast magnitude. Up to a late hour last night, the exertions for re covering the bodies of the unfortunate sufferers were not attended with success. The operation of filling the bags with clay was continued, and wattling of them with sticks was pursued with the greatest activity ; seven or eight of the bags are thus united together, and will be lowered on to the spot by ropes (instead of being thrown at random, as they were last time) through a hole in the raft, which will, no doubt, be placed over the cavity by the aid of the diving bell. Mr. Brunel, sen. remained on hoard the lighter for the purpose of making another descent at low water, but, owing to the boisterous state of the weather, the idea was relinquished. The following spirited letter has been addressed o the Editor of the Times : • Sir—Having ever considered the Thames Tunnel one of the greatest undertakings in the history of scientific enter prise, I feel a most bitter and sincere regret at the accident which has just occurred. And as lam confident thaw, this regret will be generally felt, I would propose a subscription throughout the kingdom for the completion of this noble and national design. I beg leave to enclose Fsl. ; and I have to regret my inability at present more largely to con tribute. Last summer I made a short tour upon the Continent, and I was pleased to find the Thames Tunnel the chief subject of inquiry wherever I went. I mention this in the hope and persuasion, that a subscription towards com pleting this gigantic project would not be confined to this kingdom. _ _ I have only to add, that our admiration of so stupendous a work can wily be surpassed by the praise so justly due to he skill, intrepidity, and perseverance of Messrs. Brunel, its I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, R. JONRS. Jan. 14. DEATH OF HENRY DRUMMOND, ESQ. On Saturday night last, the house of Henry Drummond, Esq., No. 8, Hanover -terrace, Regent's park, was thrown into the greatest alarm, in conse quence of the above gentleman being discovered in his bed-room in the agonies of death. His lady was absent from town, and none but the domestics were on the spot. Violent antidotes were attempted to be administered, but they proved ineffectual, as the power of swallowing was quite gone. As the last resource, the stomach pump was applied; this had the desired effect of emptying the stomach of its contents, which proved to be strongly impregnated with laudanum. The operation, however, proved fruitless, as he gradually sunk, and ultimately ex pired in about half an hour after. Communication was immediately forwarded to Thomas Stirling, Esq., the coroner for the district, requesting that an inquest might be held as soon as possible. Accord ingly eleven o'clock on Monday forenoon was fixed for the investigation, and it was held in the front parlour of the late residence of the deceased. Our informant attended at the appointed hour for the purpose of taking notes of the proceedings before the jury, but was refused admittance by the beadles and servants. The following facts, as stated upon the inquiry, he has obtained from a quarter that can be relied on : A female servant deposed, that on Saturday night last her master came home and complained of being very unwell, and directly went up stairs to his cham ber, desiring that a wine glass should be taken up to him, stating that he was going to take some medi cine. The glass was accordingly taken up to him, and in a short time after, a noise was heard to pro ceed from his bedchamber; and upon the witness running up stairs, she was alarmed at seeing the de ceased lying on the bed, apparently dying, and the wine-glass lying upon the t a bl e n ear his bed-side, by the side of which sto o d an e mpty phial. She caused an immediate alarm, and two medical gentle men promptly attended. Her master died in about half an hour after. CORONER—What age was the deceased Witness—l cannot tell, Sir :he was a young man. The two medical gentlemen called in to the de ceased, deposed to the finding and to the employ ment of the remedies already stated, . The CORONER asked the gentlemen if they could state the immediate cause of the death of the de ceased ? The gentlemen both answered, that the quantity of laudanum found in the deceased' s stomach would not have caused his dissolution, particularly as they understood that he was accustomed to take it pe riodically. They should attribute his death to epi lepsy, produced by some excitement. Mr. White, surgeon, of Parliament-street, had at tended the deceased for several years, and knew him to be subject to epilectic fits; and he had more than once expressed his opinion that he would die under such an attack. To his knowledge the deceased was in the habit of taking laudanum , and he was clearly of opi n i on that he i mme diately after taking his usual portion of that opiate, was seized with one of those fits, which was the cause of death. The laudanum might have produced excitement, and brought on the attack. m a t e i z e a , s a e d n d d i t:l d t i b m y a t t e h l y e m he e returned a verdict—" The Jury consulted T foL t so t visitation of God." Mr. GURNEY'S steam-coach has been again tried in the Regent's-Park, and p roceeded at the ra te of 134 miles per hour. Hitherto cons id era bl e diffi c ulty has been experienced in guiding th e mac hi ne over the rough road. To obviate this difficulty, an improvement o f a very simple nature has been suggested by Mr. Wu. LIONS, an engineer of Bi rm i ng h am, w hi c h, it is alleged, w ill give the guide such a purc h ase over the carriage, that it may be steered with ease and precision. The alteration is now making, and will be tried this afternoon in the Re- i gent's-park. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. COUNTRY DIARY.—FamAY, 10418. Brooks N. Doverdale—Star and Garter, Worcester ll Burnand, j., Chesterfield—Mr. Hardy, Sheffield Clark, VI., Kingston—Kingston hotel, Kingston 1 Davis and Woodnorth, Whitehaven—Offive of Mr. Perry . Whitehaven Duncan, E., Brecon —Castle hotel, Brecon ll Hankinson, C., c34 l e—White's, Ditanchester ll Hopkinson, J., Trdwden—White's, Manchester Hughes, R., Manchester —White's Manchester Marindin, S. Birmingham --Royal hotel, Manchester Marshall, W., L iverpool—Clarendon, Liverpool I Morgan, A. Manchester—White'ffi Manchester lO Smith, T., Eccleshall—Red Lion, Newport ll Tanner, H., Liverpool—Clarendon, Liverpool ... ...... .... Walker, J., Radstock—George, Shepton Mallet Young, T., Wells—George, Shepton Mallet INSOLTENTS APPLYING TO RE DISCIIARGIO, Petitions to be heard at Portugal-street, Lincein , s I nn new /. Jan. 21, at Nine o'clock. Alexander, R., Chelsea, shoe-manufacturer ook, H., Witney, glove-maker ; Coventry, W., Barbican, scowerer and dyer Cox, G., Hanover-place, Regent's-park, printer Dentith, J. Chester, farmer Dods, R., Denmark -street, fancy-muslin dealer Lamb, J., Kentish-town, stage-coach-master THE MARKETS. COUNTRY OORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEK. Oats. Per Quarter. Boston - Grantham Horncastic Hull Lincoln s. to C. 16 25 20 29 22 22 16 22 16 4i 20 26 18 22 16 28 18 St) P. to a 40 41, 40 4 , 3 40 4/ 40 4J 40 41 50 6J 36 33 44 t Spilsby Stamford, York-- Wheat. I Barley. S. to S. 40 .5,5 48 50 48 51 4:1 48 42 50 46 M 46 47 41 54 44 60 S. to 8. 24 34 2i 33 25 28 26 28 26 so 27 as 26 28 26 at 26 34 NORWICH, Jan. 12. The supply of Wheat at our market to-day was bare! sufficient for the wants of the millers; the farmers havini e turned their a tt ent i on more to the threshing of Barley, which we had an increased supply. Wheat sold readily 1 4 an advance of Is. per quarter. Barley obtained abo - ut per quarter more than last week, but the demand slack.' erred towards the close of the market. Oats, Beane, and Pease, sell full as high as last week. Flour sells rnet, readily at former prices. Wheat (per qr.) 4ss. 57e. fils. Beans (per qr.) gg s 44,t Barley Oats 24s. 28s. 30s. Flour, tine (per sack) 40s. CANTERBURY. Jan. 12. Considering the time of year, our supply of Wheat was again extremely short to-day, but without any alteration in value, as was also Barley and Oats, but new Beans and Pease being in good supply, were a trifle cheaper. Wheat, white s6s. to 60s. red 48s. to 54a. Barley 3os. to 33e....... Old 27s. to ISis. Oats Beans 3ss. to 40s. ...... Old ..... .... 525. to 5.V. Pease 425. to 44s COTTON WOOL. LIST OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. IMPORTED. EXPORTED. This year. Same pii. tied last year. Bags, &c. Liverpool 10,490 London 3O Glasgow 37 Total exported in 132 Bags, &c. 14,040 I,sti:s Bags, ike. 4to " " Lot 33. year. [Bag% COTTON WOOL—GLASGOW. The sales during the week amounted to 2,564 bales. 29 Sea Islands 9 Do. Stained Bid. s Od. 3 Do. Saw-ginned 1070 Bowecls 5O. a 6Nd. 765 Orleans 328 Demeraras 7ld. a 850. 284 Egyptians fy. a 870. 12 West Indies d. a Od. 61 Surats 4 d. a (Id. A few days ago a very serious accident hap' pened to Colonel D'Aciuttait, Assistant Adjutant-Generale by his horse falling with him, as he was returning borne from duty at the Horse-Guaz.ls, in consequence of which his ancle was dislocated, and scs.ral bones of the foot frac tured The Colonel, it is underrood, is hitherto doing well, but so severe an injury must confine him for a yid considerable time, even if he should ho' so fortunate as ulti mately to recover the perfect use of his 1 7 mb. GLASGOW MARKETS, JAW. 12,—Since the close of the year, much disposition has been shown to put , . chase Sugar; and the market being very barely suppliedr each succeeding sale was at an improvement; and in the latest transactions an advance of fully 2s. per cwt_ ha* bee established ; the total sales of the last two weeks amount i;nodaetsraoafndgood quality only to 392 hhds., of which 234 hhds, were a receat in" • portation from Demerara at 60e. up to 655., for vet/ brown to low grocery: '73 hhds. Grenada, at 645. 6d. g 655. ; 75 hhds. Jamaica at 675. a TO.. for middling to good, edco,unarirnyedntlop Westr h i hhds. S t . MolassesV2i n s e e e .a n ts t s d .ai markete r 6 c4awsr.te.t ioda.tDemera ra , per wh i c c w h cwt.-- ce is puns, have been sold since the beginning of the year,-01 Rum, a lot of 65 puns. Demerara brought 2s. Id, for proof, and some other smaller parcels were sold in Ewe ratio ; Jamaica sells at 3s. 2d. a 3s. 3d. for 16 0. sale of Demerara Coffee was attempted yesterday, but the bidding was very languid, and only a small part WWI sold, chiefly at 655. a 70s. for middling to very good middling. Very little has been doing in this article by private treaty. —The only sale of Dyewoods we know of was 25 tons Ja maica Logwood, at 5/. 158. per ton.—Since the 31st ult., there has been a very good demand for Cotton, and prices have advanced about id. per lb. ; the total sales amount to a shade bettor. 4,144 balm Th fc e oed r r e pto h e as ars b l2. /n la a ns fa 2T ir s; d b6 e a m deco. a g n fooo d ardi f mn o de r osew A mt s ap h nnoe , a , dot,t,haaainno n dgi d h 3p a 2ri F s b 6 e t e i n av d ae on 3a e 3d . : — .an The sales of Tallow were at 41s. 6d. for Wheat, rpa4tr2ei steady es : per neywppirslikewise f; cwt.—There r6eßed. as irlae h ey, a i s awsn i a 3 ) d e p e en per b o l l ; pricesoolgood lIIRTIIS. On the 14th inst. the lady of .James Woodforde, Esq. of Devonshire-street, Portland -place, of a sou. i n st t n h . e On the 12th inst. at Hadley, Middlesex, Mrs. Aitlany of a son. C a On lady o f G eorge Condy, Esq. o f On inst. th e l ady of W. J. Newton, Esq, of ttohe.il Argyll-street,ept2oto etlah of a. so o f a son. do og the MARRIED. _ On the 14th i nst. at Prestbury, by the Rev. P. Legh, Thomas Le g h county of Middl esex , f Esq. M.P. of Lyme Hall, Cheshi re , to Mi s s Turner, d aug h ter of William Turner, Esq. of Shrigley Park, in th e same county. t o Miss Margar e t L eg h , youngest th e B t h i nst. at P r estbury, by the Rev. P. Lee, Robert D a l zell, Esq. barr i s ter-at-law, of Li nco l n ' s Inn , eldest d aug h ter of Col. Rooky* o sister t o Th omas Leg h, Esq. of Lym e P ar k. n the Re v . W. L.lirlore'uglabal am , Re q. the 15th inst St. Vicar St. G of eoi w ge i ' n s k H fie a i n d, vo ,w er- rn s . q On the 1 5 th ins t . at St. Mary's, G u ildf or d , b y t h e Rev . H. Parr Beloe , Rector, Mr. J. A. Capron, only so n ef John Capron, Esq. of Finsbury -square, to Miss Killi c k, o f Guildford. On the 10th inst. at Hi tchin, Herts, by the Rev. H. i fMa l4 rtin S s e b li er la ne l Ete iza t be k t a b : Wil e s, Joseph Canharn, M.D. to Maria, youngest daughter of the late John Crabby Esq. of Hitchin. Hew it On the 15th l ust. at St. George ' s, Hanover-square, by the Rev. J. C. Abde, M.A. Jeremiah Owen, E. of Stockwell, t o L ydia, • second daughter of Mr. Colli ns, o Vigo-street. On th e 1 4th inst. at Lambeth Ch urc h , James wan, e Esi. of Reg ent - street , to E m ma, third daughter of H e nry Esq. of Kennington-lane. On the loth i ns t. a t Islington Church, M r. Nathaniel 1 Bria n t, of Lawrence-lane, to Ali" Mary Bell, o f Battle-. brid ge• t, DIED. On the 11th inst. at Camberwell, Mrs. Alicia d e s,, aged 60, relict of the late George Eadee, Esq. On the 11th inst. suddenly, at Aberearne. Benjamin Widdingtoo, of Lla nover, Monmouth, in the 80th year On the his ch e 40 11 . th inst. 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