The Sun. — London, England, 1828-03-07 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF Mit PrIBLIOJOVIINALS Fears have been expreeeed by several correspon dents, that the commission for inquiring into the state, of the law, as proposed by Mr. Brougham, or . rather by those who thought fit to narrow the range of Mr. Brougham's proposition, may end in another job. - A former commission, which arose out of the Forts made by that learned and active-minded gen tleman, to restore the almost boundless funds eirich have from time to time been allotted to charitable Inetitutions in this country to their pristine uses, has become a joh and a laughing-stock. .) - othing, in fact, but an enormous and unretilable report every twelvemonth, has ever issued from these Charity Commissioners. who thus make the la borious idleness of one year, a pledge to them selves for the 'salary of the year succeeding. Why Mr. Brougham should be Matured for the per version to sordid and eiciotte rteposes of an inquiry, the principle of which, indeed, he powerfully en forced, but the agents of which, were appointed, and the mode and management prescribes, by the Treeeury, it is not easy to imagine, except on g i v i ng due consideration to the malice and ingenuity of fection. We trust that Care will be taken, as well by nominating efficient members, as hy thecking their waste of the public money, to render the Com miesion now about to be established for prosecuting Mr. Brougham's inquiries into the state of the ea instrument of some advantage teS the country, as well as to the individuele composing is. We own it has an ugly !Appearance, that so many candidates are destribed as having offered themselves for the nee,' board of legal inquiry. It looks as if the emoluments were expected to be on a larger scale than the duties. Mr, Pee!, We hear it rumoured, has turned over to the Lord Chancellor the whole course and coliduct of this new law en quiry. The drama is to be Lord Lyndhurst's—th e &malls personcr are to be of his creation—on him will the eyes of the country be fastened; and if the piece fails from the casting of the parts, on him will be the condemnation. Lord Lyndhurst therefore will, we trust, exercise the most strictly independent and eright judgment in the choice of his new com missioners; and as a guarantee against the waste of public money, we would recommend the,: they be paid ad valorem on their labour, not by tim - ,--Times. The Country Magistrates are now airly at a loss 'ow to deal with criminals. Last night, Mr. Dug (He presented a petition from the Magistrates of the county of Warwick, assembled at the Quarter Sessions, stating the great increase of crime in that county, and praying the House would take the sub ject into their consideration, with a view to the ap plication of a remedy. Mr, Littleton presented a eimilar petition from Staffordshire. What they principally complained of was the alarming increase of criminals of tender age. Mr. Littleton said, " he knew nothing more affecting than to see so many poor children brought to the bar of the Cri minal Court at every Assizes." The Magistrates think it would be expedient to have summary con viction, in certain cases. There can be no ques tion that the sending children to prison is not the -nay to improve them ; and as the object of punish ment is chiefly to deter by example, we fear the condition of the labouring classes iii many parts of the country is now such, that a prison is rather looked to as an asluni than as a place *1 suffering. flowerer this may be, certain it is that we have be come a nation of pilferers; and that the evil, so far mom being temporary, is regularly increasing 'with fearful rapidity. Some of the Members who spoke last night thought the evil attributable to the state of the law and its administration, rather than to the distress of the people. For instance, Sir John Wrotteslev maid, " it appeared that crime had increased as rapidly in those counties is which the labouring classes were employed, as in those in which they derived a large portion of their subsist ence from the Poor Rates ;" and " he believed that a part of the evil was attributable to the Bill by which prosecutors being paid their expenses, an en couragement was given to prosecutions, as offences never before prosecuted were now frequently so." Mr. Portman " thought that separate jurisdictions -7, - 3t-,! injurious ; and that there should be no com ,mitments except by two er three Magistr a t es ac ti ng together. As to the great increase in the number of juvenile offenders, he did not believe that it originated so much from boys being worse than they were for merly, but from the fact that for offences in reference to which it was now the usage to commit offenders, those offenders were in former times well whipped by the individuals against whom they committed the of fences, but who were now afraid to take that course lest an action should he brought against diem for an assault." One of the consequences of a gratuitous administration of justice is, that almost every Ma gistrate is under thraldom to an attorney, who in demnifies himself for his labour in guiding the Jus tice by obtaining the payment of heavy bills for charges of prosecution out of the county rates. It is noroeious that the expence of prosecution, when defrayed by prosecutors themselves, disposed people very much to overlook petty thefts. This was no doubt a bad state of things, because impunity often drew a person on front crime to crime, till the end was the gallows. But in a country without ordinary • tribunals, and possessing such barbarous substitutes for them as Justices of the Peace nstoriously are, and NV itheut public prosecutors responsible for the cases selected for prosecution, bad as our former sys tem was, it was on the whole better than our present system. In fact, in every attempt to patch up so very defective a system as that of our Unpaid Magis lracv, only adds to the evils of it. It is not calcu lated fora state of civilization,but for that early stage of society when, as Mr. Portman observed, men in all cases of petty offences took justice into their own handy, and troubled the Magistrate only with the more weighty crimes; and when in the progress of civilization, the ideas of individuals with respect to the protection to which they are entitled from the law experience a change, and an endeavour is made to meet these altered views without a recurrence to means adapted to the altered circumstances, the consequences cannot be other than what we wit ness. In former times the superior Courts did not 'view Justices of Peace a,: identified with the go verning power of the State, and shrunk from con tact with them, but treated them as such rude in i!!rumetits of judicature ought to be treated. In the trial of John Foster, for felony, at the Old Bailey, Juue 1, 1693, for stealing " one bird, called a magpie, value two-pence, and one bird-cage, value fourlience, the goods and chattels of one Robert Counisbey, gentleman, " the following scene is re ported : " Court—Pray, Mr. Conniebey, what was yuur magpie Werth, and your cage—was it a wire cage? " Connishey—Worth, my Lord ! I do not know very well what it was worth ; about a groat or sixpence, as the indictment sets forth. The cage was a twiggsn cage. " !—a silly' business—a wise Justice indeed k he deserves to be committed himself till be learns more ; have you done for th e King and Queen, Mr. Connishey ?" The Court, in ehargico• the Jury, made the observa tion--" And I must need's say it wa s a very simple, weak thing of the Justice of Peace, to commit the poor fellow for such a trifle." Such was the treatment Justices of Peace received • at a time when this description of Magistracy was suited to the age. To commi t f or trifles was then unusual ; and when it chanced that a Justice acted otherwise, the Judges treated him as a Police Magi strate now treats a stupid constable o f t h e night who mi, , -uses his authority by detaining a respectable in dividual a night in the watchhouse on some frivolous charge. One consolation Is, that the thing cannot . go on much longer. The t i me has evidently come 'When a revision of the Criminal Law a n d the In stitutions for its administration must take p l ace. Let the cause of the increase of crime be poverty, poaching, excessive prosecution, or all these corn, bined, we must d o somet hi ng mo re than tying the Lands of single Justices, and forcing them to act always in couples, or communicating the power of summary punishment.—Morning Chronicle. The attention of the principal merchants in the City is deeply engrossed by the proceedings of the Finance Committee, from the labours of which im portant and beneficial results are anticipated. Vari ous reports with respect to its operations have found their way to the Stock Exchange ; but they can only be considered as unatithorised surmises, for the Members of the Committee are men of too strict honour to allow any thing to transpire before they have made their report to the House, which might be used for purposes unconnected with the public good. Those rumours, it has been imagined by some, had been put forth in the hope of provoking answers or explanations, from which the views of the Committee, on particular points, might be guessed. If so, their object has failed ; and the at tempt will only serve to put the Members of the Committee upon their guard, whatever be the snares laid for them either in correspondence or converse tion.--New Times. DESTRUCTION OF THE BRUNSWICK THEATRE. CORONER'S ADJOURNED INQUEST, AlA.cu 6. At half-past two o'clock ; purstiant to the adjournment of yesterdar, the Coroner and Jury attended in the Court house, Wellclose-square, to prosecute the inquiry into the cause of the death of eleven unfortunate individuals, whose names have been already before the public. Mr. Clough, the district surveyor, also attended, in order, if called ou, to give every explanation and informa tion in his power. The surveyor of the theatre was also present. Mr. Hill attended as Counsel for Mr. Whitwell. Mr. Curnyu was present, as on yesterday. The Jury being sworn, the clerk then demanded, after the suggestion of a Juror, if there was any persons present when the body of Jesse :`,tiles was taken out of the ruin*. In answer;Williarn Hooper, of Green-street, Back-lane, St. George's, deposed to having on the night of the accident been called on from St. Catherine's Dock, to clear away the rubbish. They commenced at about six o'clock, at the entrance of the stage dour. After working for about two hours, they discovered the body of a man quite dead, and one leg mutilated all to pieces, lying on his face; part of his body was on the first step of the entrance, and his legs on the pavement. on the King's highway : believed that his name was Davidson. The CORONER 14re intimated to the Jury, that two gen tlemen, employed by hie Majesty, were directed to attend, for the furtherance of the ends of justice, they were Mr. Nash and Mr. Smirke ; they had suggested to him that the plans of Mr. Whitweil and Mr. Shaw, the carpenter, should be furnished, and that some person should be pre sent at the examination of the plans in order to ex plain them. The plans had arrived, with the exception of some working plans, which were sent for. Nash, the carpenter, was in a room with them up stairs, for the pur poses of explanation, and he would be examined by those gentlemen upon techoic.il points, which he should not, perhaps, think of. Those questions would be submitted to him, and would he again put to the witness when upon his oath before the Jury. He (the Coroner ) should therefore suggest that some person whet had a know ledge of, and an interest in, the explanation of the plane, would be present, in order to watch that examination, so that no injustice could be done to any party. The Jury at first made some objections to Shaw being examined by them, but a gentleman was at length ap pointed to be present. The parties being all to be exa mined afterwards on oath before the Jury, and the evidence taken to be again elicited by question by the Coroner, for whom and the Jeryls information the exa mining architect's notes were furnished. The witness was then further examined, and deposed to the finding of Jesse Miles the carpenter, who was found at about eleven o'clock at night under the ruins inside the theatre. George Pound was then called to identity the working specification between him and Mr. Whitwell, the architect, which was produced by Mr. Comyn. The Counsel en the other aide admitted it to be the one which had been exe cuted between Mr. Whitwell and the witness. The CORONER, however, considered that he could not allow the instrument to be proved in this way, as it would be irregular. . _ A long discusaion here took place as to the propriety of admitting a document produced by Mr. Cotnyn, lest it Nhould form a precedent for the interference of Counsel at Coroner's Invests, but the document was eventnally ad- Mr. Pound recall ed.—The composition was put well on the wall, and stoed well. There was no settlement in any of the walls up to the Saturday preceding the opening of the Theatre. Mr. Nash and Mr. Smirke were here called, and the CoaoNEa asked if it would be dangerous to leave the walls of the Theatre standing for a week or a little more, until they were thoroughly examined, as to their proper erection. They both replied, that the walls w ere upright et present, and they saw no reason to tear, that tkey would fall within the time specified. Mr. Nash further required the specification, and any agreement that might have been entered into with the per sons emplcy - ed, and also if any indemnification had been given as to the strength and stability of the roof? He should like to have it prior to giving his opinion. Mr. Smirke and himself would then be ecabled to form their opinion upon the stability of the building. A long desultory conversation then ensued, which, after mature deliberation, terminated in an understanding that when the evidence to he adduced was gone through, the Coroner would read it over to those gentlemen, and they would then be called upon to give their opinion, some little time being allowed them for consideration. BRIGHTON, MARCH s.—The office, so im portant in the fashionable world of Brighton, of Master of the Ceremonies, is at present vacant by the resignation of Mr. FIRTH. Sal consent among the fashionables here has pointed out Colonel Eto, as the person most fitted for this post, and a meeting of the highest ton is to be held on Monday, for the purpose of installing him into the office. Yesterday afternoon, about three o'clock, the river Thames overflowed its banks, and did considerable damage to a number of wharfs contiguous to the water side, in consequence of an extraordinary spring tide, accom panied by a strong easterly wind that blew a gale during Wednesday morning, and which caused the tide to rise nearly as high as the one in 1812, which did such memo rable mischief along the whole of the banks of the river. The timber wharfs adjoining Waterloo-bridge were yester dly completely flooded, and it was with difficulty the men could prevent the timber from floating away with the cur rent. All the low places in Lambeth aad its vicinity were entirely inundated, and the damage done to the property on the line of wharfs is extensive. SELECT VESTRIES.—A meeting of the Com mittee appointed by the parishioners of St. James's, West minster, to conduct an application to Parliament for the repeal of the Act constitutin; a Select Vestry in that parish, took place last evening at 211 r. CAUTY'S Sale Rooms, Pall Mall, when Mr. Foaas having been unanimously voted to the chair, a report of the proceedings, or rather intended proceedings, of the Committee was read. By this it ap peared, that the object for which the Committee had been formed was in order, if pessible, to obtain redress for the grievances under which the parish laboured in consequence of die arbitrary and improper measures adopted by the Select Vestry. The Report having been read, several of the Members of the Committee took an opportunity of de tailing grievances either to themselves or neighbours, and in the course of the evening several resolutions were passed, by which it was resolved that the Committee should per severe in its efforts to carry into effect the repeal of the Act constituting a Select Vestry ; and that in ord e r th e more immediatey to effect that object, a meeting should be held at some future time, at which their distinguished Member (Sir F. BURDETT j should he invited to take the chair.—The meeting adjourned shortly before ten o'clock. STRIKE AMONG THE COLLIERS.—It iS Un pleasant to have to state, that the spirit of combination, which in 1826 caused so much turmoil, loss, and distress in the west of Scotland, has lately made its appearance among some of the colliers in this vicinity. For some time past the pitmen in Sheriff hall Colliery have been re stricted in their out-put to 45 tubs—that is, in their wages, to :225. 6d. a week. A few weeks ago a deputa tion from the workmen waited on the proprietor, and re quested an advance, it is said, of 2d. a tub. The various depots being filled at the time, the demand was refused, and the workmen resolved to enforce compliance. For this purpose the workmen in Sheriff-hall and Edinons;,on Collieries abandoned their work, on Monday the 11th in stant, and have since been spending their time in idleness. By this ill-advised strike, it is calculated that about 230 colliers—heads of families—and a number of carters and labourers have been thrown out of employment. Si nce the stock of coals in the depots was exhausted, the tacks man of the tolls on the road has experienced a falling off in his daily drawings of from seven to eight pound.. It is pleasant to be able to add, that a number of the pitmen re sumed their labour on Wednesday. There was a strong Probability that matters will be amicably arranged with the rest on Saturday evenirg, and that business would be resumed on Monday, and go on as usual.—Caledonian Merceery. POLICE INTELLIGENCE UNION-HALL.--Yesterday morning, as soon as the sitting Magistrate, J. T. HONE, Esq., had disposed of the night charges, Mr. Robert Tate, an insurance-broker in the city, was brought up in custody by Keyse, the superin tendant of the Surrey watch-house, charged.under Lord Ellenborough's Act, with having discharged two loaded pistols at a Mr. Thos. Parnell, jun., and a 'Mr. Bellamy, with intent to kill them. There was another individual, named Balding, a desk to Mr. Tate, also given into cus tody. This person, however, was ultimately set at liberty. When Mr. Tate was first placed at the bar, he appeared excessively agitated. During the contest which led to the charge fur which he was now in custody, Mr. Tate was very severely beaten by the parties at whom it was alleged he had fired. His face presented a mass of contusions, scarcely a feature in it being visible. Mr. Whitbrook stepped forward, and on being sworn gave the following account. He stated that he resides in the Borough-road ; that about half-past nine o'clock that morning, while in his shop, his attention was suddenly ar rested by several people collected on the opposite side of the way. On looking over, he saw a man fall down, upon which he (witness) ran to the spot, and observed young Mr. Parnell and the prisoner, who had just risen off the ground, scuffling with one another. The prisoner stood in the attitude of fighting. He (Mr. Whitbrook) having pre viously known Mr. Parnell, went up to him, and endea voured to put an end to the scuffle ; and for this purpose held him by the arms, with a view of getting him over into the shop. While, however, he was engaged in the manner described, with his back to the prisoner, he heard the re port of a pistol, and at the same moment heard a bullet dis tinctly whir past his ear ; the bullet struck the collar of Mr. Parnell's coat, went through his neckerchief and the padding within it, and inflicted a slight wound in his neck. Being very naturally alarmed, he (Mr. W.) looked round to see who had discharged the weapon, and at the instant observed the prisoner run towards his (Mr. Whitbrook's) shop, bleeding copiously from the nose and mouth. Mr. Whitbrook being convinced he had discharged the weapon, let go his hold of Mr. Parnell and immediately followed the prisoner, who by this time had nearly gained the shop-door. O❑ going up to him, as he appeared to he labouring under great excitation, Mr. Whitbrook said, that the moment he had placed his hand on the prisoner's arm, with a view of leading him into the shop, after such an act as be had just committed, he drew another pistol out of his pocket, and discharged it at a Mr. Bellamy, who was standing near Mr. Parnell ; the ball, however, fortunately did not take effect, and Mr. M'hitbrook described it as a miracle that some one was not shot, as there were several persons collected on the spot at the time. Subsequent to the second pistol having been discharged by the prisoner, Mr. Whitbrook forced the prisoner into his parlour, and sent for Mr. Parnell, sen., as also for a constable. In the interim, Mr. [ledger, the Magistrate, very fortunately arrived, and by the measures he adopted on the occasion, prevented the populace, who were there in great numbers, from inflicting l i summary vengeance on the perpetrator of an act which might have been attended with the loss of several lives. Mr. Balding, clerk to Mr. Tate, corroborated the above evidence, and in reply to the magistrate, stated, that he had been led to understand, that subsequent to Bellamy having been discharged from the employment of Mr. Tate, he had spread certain reports respecting the habits of that gentleman, calculated to ruin his character. The im putations having reached Mr. Tate, he was determined on investigating the matter; but those circumstances oc curred which prevented him from carrying his designs into execution. A gentleman, who described the prisoner as of highly respectable connexior.s, stated that he, as well as all his friends, were persuaded he was insane.—The prisoner was remanded. DEATH OF COLUMBU3.—WitIi all the visi onary fervour of his imagination, its fondest dreams fell short of the reality. He died in ignorance of the real grandeur of the discovery. Until his last breath he entertained the idea that he had merely opened a new way to the old re sorts of opulent commerce, and had discovered some of the wild regions of the east. He supposed Hispaniola to be the ancient Ophir which had been visited by the ships of SOLOMON, and that Cuba and Terra Firma were but re mote parts of Asia. What visions of glory would have broke upon his mind could lie have known that he had in deed discovered a new continent, equal to the whole of the Old World in magnitude, and separated by two vast oceans from all the earth hitherto known by civilized man? And how would this magnanimous spirit have been con soled, amidst the affliction of age and the cares of penury, the neglect of a fickle public, and the injustice of an ungrate ful Kwc,, could he have anticipated the splendid, empires which were spread over the beautiful world he bad disco vered ; and the nations arid tongues, and languages which were to fill its lands with his renown, and to revere and bless his name to the latest posterity?__ IVashington Ir vinie Life of Columbut. The improvements at Windsor Castle are sufficiently advanced to render it likely that they will be inhabited by his MAJESTY in June: and however, as naturally interested in the prosperity of Brighton, inde pendently of loyalty and attachment to our Gracious So vereign, we may desire to see the KING once more here, it trust be admitted that Windsor is a truly regal resi dence, worthy the first Monarch of the world. We derive the following information from good authority, and as we are persuaded it will prose acceptable to our readers, we shall lay it before them :—The new apartments surpass in splendour every thing in Europe. A magnificent gallery or corridor, 300 feet in length, stretches round the whole extent of the eastern and souther* wings, in which the principal alterations have taken place. The former of these contains the apartments destinrl for the immediate use of the KING, such as the drawing-room, bed-room, library, music -room, &c. communicating by the latter with St. George's Hall (which is fitting ■p with great splendour as a Grand Banquetting Room) and the suite of State Apartments in the north wing. In the two Towers (one of which is new) over the grand entrance in the southern wing, will be apartments for the Duke of CLa liniCE ; and this part of the Castle will also be appro priated for the reception of company, as well as for the re sidence of the Lord Steward. The gateway fronts the long avenue, extending in a straight line through the Park, nearly three miles and a half from the Castle, and forming the longest walk of the kind in Europe. The entrance to the King's Suite of Apartments is in the south-east angle of the Court-yard. Workmen are now employed in hang ing the rooms with silk ; hut although, as we have stated, the Castle will be ready for his MAJESTY'S reception in a few months, it is supposed the works will not be entirely finished for three or faur years. We believe the plans comprise some improvement of the beautiful Round Tower, formerly the Keep of the Castle.—Brighten Gazette. The cotton trade has since last notice re mained without any alteration of consequence. A good deal of business has been done during the last two months, but excepting a trifling rise on the coarser Nos. of yarns, which is now scarcely maintained, no general advance has been obtained. About a month ago, the state of the market led the master spinners to anticipate a rise on what has been so long known to be a " bare trade ;" but, al though all descriptions of twist continue to be sold as fast as they can be manufactured, prices remain stationary. A great deal of yarn was shipped during the last four weeks for the East Indies, chiefly of the coarser Nos. There is no great stock of yarns in the market, but the manufac turers say that, before they will give any advance, they will rather drop their hands. Goods being manufactured so amazingly cheap, has been the means of the cotton trade continuing last year in a state of such activity, for the British merchants were thereby enabled successfully t o maintain the ascendancy in the foreign markets, for if prices had continued anything like former years, they would have been completely out-done by their French and German rivals. The power loom factories are in a state of unexampled activity ; and there is a great export of cloth to the East Indies. Those proprietors, whose works were not altogether filled up, have been busy in getting power loom machinery fitted up in every unoccu pied space, and some silent flats, to the extent of 100 looms, were last week set agoing. Since the new year the prices of power loom goods have rather advanced, but are at present stationary. 10, so 's are selling at '7s. 3d. a piece. The uncommonly low price of yarn is, however, enabling the power loom manufacturers to go on briskly. Cotton twist for this manufacture is at present to be pur chased at Is. a-lb. that not long ago sold at from Is. Rd. to Is. 9d. a lb. The wages of female weavers have progressively advanced from 13s- to 17a. a fortnight, and some at finer work earn as high as 20s. The male dres sers have also since the commencement of last year expe rienced a gradual rise as the state of the trade admitted it. Their wages were a year ago I3s. a week ; then 1 3s. ; next 17e. ; and they have last month been advanced to I9s. a week. On the whole, though the profits in all the branches of the cotton manufacture are much diminished, yet the immense quantity of business doing partly com pensates for the small returns, and what is important, keeps the numerous class dependent on the public works in full employment, and all the collateral dealers who supply pre visions to the workers are experiencing their customary run. Glasgow Chronicle, LAW IIs:MLLICitNCE COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Dania 6. SALE OF *MALES IN THE EAST INDIA COMPANY'S SERvi(E, REY V. SUTTON'. (Concluded from our Paper of Yesterday.) • After the evidence for the prosecution had closed, Mr. BKOUGHAM addressed the Jury on the part of Capt. Prescott, and urged that there was not the slightest shadow of suspicion against him ; that in fact, he bad no more to do with the case than either Mr. Wynne, or Mr. Astell, the Director. lie concluded by calling . witnesses to character, each of whom gave Capt. Prescott credit for consummate integrity and good conduct. Mr. STARKIE ts•as heard in defence of Mr. Despard, after which, Lord TENTERDEN charged theJnry. It was not necessary that the defendants should have entered into a conspiracy, having for its object profit and gain to himself. If the trans. action was calculated to produce profit and gain to some of the parties, it was sufficient. There was no suspicion, however, that Mr. Prescott had any object of profit to himself; the charge against him resolved itself into the circumstance that he had falsely represented to hi■ brother Directors that be was well acquainted with the young man Back. After recapitulating the evidence, as it bore on the separate cases of Despard and Prescott, his Lordship concluded by stating to the Gentlemen of the Jury that if they believed a conspiracy was entered into for the purpose of inducing Mr. Prescott to make a false represen tation that he knew the family of young Mr. Back, and that if be did make such false representation, they were bound to find him guilty. If they had any doubts as to Mr. Prescott's guilt they should give him the benefit of those doubts, but if they had no doubt, the excellent character he had received from so many respectable gentlemen should not be allowed to influence their verdict. As to Despard, he thought the Jury would agree with him, that there mild be no doubt in his case. After deliberating a short time, the Jury returned at a few minutes after six o'clock, with a verdict of Guilty against the defendant, Despard, and a verdict of Not Guilty, for the defendant, Prescott. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—MARcu C. There was a pretty full attendance to-day, but the bet ting was rather dull. The Colonel stands well; but Merchant has also some good supporters. Nararin has gone back a little ; Amy is still fashionable.— Several outsiders hare been picked out, and backed for trifles. They closed as follows : DERBY. 8 to 1 agst Hon. E. Pebre's The Colonel 8 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Merchant (taken) 9), to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Sorcery colt 10 to 1 agst Lord Grosvenor's Navarin: 12 to 1 agst Mr. Nowell's Amy colt (taken) 16 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Druid 18 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Mariner 20 to 1 agat Mr. Payne's Johanna Southcote cult 20 to 1 agat Lord Exeter's Folly colt 23 to 1 agst Mr. Rogers's Bugle 40 to 1 agst Sir J. Shelley's Barnard° 1060 to 10 apt Mr. Benson's Alcaston 1000 to 10 agst each of Mr. Wyndham's two. OAKS. 9 to 1 on the field, and 12 to 1 barring one. Sr. LEGER. 17 to 1 agat Mr. Petra's The Colonel (taken) 33 to 1 apt Duke of Grafton's Navarin NAVARIN SUBSCRIPTION.—A Meeting was held yesterday morning by advertisement, at the Free mason's-hall, for the purpose of promoting a public sub scription for the wounded sailors, and for the widows and orphans of those who fell at Nayarit!. The Rev Mr. S MITN, of the London Mariners' Church, addressed the meeting at considerable length. The Rev. Gentleman, after descanting on the perils of the deep, and the peculiar gratitude flue from sailors to a protecting Providence, went on to state the great improvement witnessed of late in the manners and religious feelings of the navy in general, in stancing the crew of the Victory in particular—a ship, he observed, over which the most sensitive female might be conducted by the lowest seaman on board, without having her feelings outraged by.an . oath, or the slightest offence against delicacy. A very handsome subscription took place. COMMITTEE OF FINANCE.—The following Circular has been transmitted, by order of the Finance Committee, throughout the entire country, directed to the Heads of the different Departments connected with the Collection of the Revenue, the Stamps, Customs, and Excise:— " MARca 1, 1828. " SIR-By order of the Fins.nce Committee, you will, by return of post, send an answer to the following questions, viz. " Emohnnents received by each Officer in the Office, from pensions, places, or other emoluments under Govern ment, and what part of the said emoluments received by any Officer are temporary, and when the Caine may Le ex pected to cease. I am, Sir, Szc." AFFAIR OF HONOUR.—A meeting took place on Tuesday morning last, at an early hour, en Wim bledon Common, between R—n C—, Esq. and Lieut. G—c H—, R.N., the former accompanied by Major S----, the latter by W. P—n. Esq. The first fire carried off one of Lieut. 11—'3 front buttons, the ball passing through his coat. On the second, Mr. was slightly wounded above the right knee. The affair was then happily put an end to and the parties retired good friends.—Morning Paper. TUNBRIDGE WELLS, MARCH 5.--On Tuesday the last of the Winter Subscription Balls of the inhabitants of this town and its vicinity, took place at the Assembly Rooms. There were upwards of 120 persons present, who kept up the quadrilles till a late hour. The standards, Messrs. ELLIOTT, NASH, CLIFFORD, RD d STA ELKS, were persevering in their exertions to keep up the harmony of the scene to the last. Mr. KEAN was present at the Meeting of the Performers of Covent-garden Theatre yesterday. He looked extremely well. He has so far recovered from his indisposition as to be able to undertake a professional tour in the northern parts of England. A treaty is in progress between him and the proprietor of the Haymarket for the summer season, and it is said they are endeavouring to secure his services for the next season at his present quarters, Covent-garden. ON LEos.—There is a fair dancer now at the opera, who, from a principle well known to the meta physical, seems to be ostentatious of two phenomena of this kind, in the exact proportion that she ought to conceal them. She appears to consider them as prize-calves ; and makes as great a show of her favourites, as an Essex gra zier. The simile is not handsome; but we forget the bearer is a woman when we look at such legs. Not that very true women may not have legs a little superfluous.— Madame PASTA has them. Mrs. JORDAN'S legs were handsome rather as a man's than a woman's ; and yet who ever doubted that she was a very charming female? It is not the leg, but the spirit with which it is worn ; and upon this principle, a woman with thick ankles may step about our imaginations like a fairy,and another with thin ones trample thcm,as if they were lead. If a woman has grace at her heart, her movements will be graceful and her step soft, let her legs be what size they may. If she has not, the down wardness of her spirit will put a vulgar weight in her feet, let them be naturally as light as a zephyr's. She shall shake the room as she walks, like an ale-wife. But huge legs in a female are not particularly valuable for their own sakes, as our fair friend at the opera seems to think. Danc ing tends to make them so ; but this is not what we go to see dancing for. Here, however, lies the secret. Body is every thing in opera-dancing, and mind nothing.— Companion. VVINGED BOGS.--A great number of the in habitants of London, and other large English cities, have reason to be thankful that the bugs of this country ars not gifted with wings like those of India; there would bo no escaping from them if they were. A swarm of bugs going buzzing through the air would be far more terrible than a swarm of locusts :—" One of the greatest plagues we have as yet met with in this journey is that of the winged bogs. In shape, size, and scent, with the additional faculty of flying, they resemble the grabbatic' genus, too well known in England. The night of oar lying off Barrackpoor they were troublesome; but when we were Of the Raja's palace, they came out like the ghosts of his ancestor's armies, in hundreds and thousands, from every bush and every heap of ruins, and as filled our cabins as to make them barely endurable. These en happy snimals crowded round our candles in such swarms, some just burning their feet and wings on the edge of the glass shade, and thus toppling over ; others, more b o ld, flying right int o th e cra t er , an d meeting their deaths there, that we really paid no attention to what was next day a ghastly spectacle, the mighty army which had settled on the wet paint of the ceiling, and remained there, black and stinking, till th e an t s d evoure d them. Thes e l as t swarm in my pinn ace ; they have eaten up no inconsiderable por tion of provi s i ons , and have taken, I trust to their benefit, a whole box of blue pills; but as they do their best to clear it of all other vermin, I cannot but look on them with some degree of favottr."--Bishop Journal of a Toler in Inefia. TREATY OF LIMERICK. [For the better understanding of the subject last night debated, we have inserted this Treaty at length.] Articles agreed upon the 3d day of October, 1691, between the Right Hon. Sir Charles Porter, Knight, and Thos. Coningsby, Esq. Lords Justices of Ireland, and his Ex cellency the Baron Ginckle, Lieutenant-General, and Commander-in-Chief of the English Army—on the one part ; and the Right Hon. Patrick Earl of Lucian, Piercy Viscount Gallmoy, Col. Nicholas Puree], Colonel Nicholas Cusack, Sir Toby Butler, Col. Garrett Dillon, and Col. John Brown, on the other part ; in the behalf of the Irish inhabitants in the city and county of Lime rick, the counties of Clare, Kerry, Cork, Sligo, and Mayo ; in consideration of the surrender of the city of Limerick, and other agreements made between the said Lieutenant-Gen. Ginckle, the Governor of the city of Limerick, and the Generals of the Irish Army, bearing date with these presents, for the surrender of the said city, and submission of the said army : it is agreed that— ]. The Roman Catholics of this kingdom shall enjoy such privileges in the exercise of their religion as are con sistent with the laws of Ireland, or as they did enjoy in the reign ofiKing Charles the Second; and their Majesties, as soon as their affairs will permit them to summon a Par liament in this kingdom, will endeavour to procure the said Roman Catholics such further security in that parti cular, as may preserve them from any disturbances upon the account of their said religion. 2. All the inhabitants or residents of Limerick, or any other garrison now in the possession of the Irish, and all officers and soldiers now is arms under any commission of King James, or those authorized by him to grant the same in the several counties of Limerick, Clare, Kerry, Cork, and Mayo, or any of them [and all each* as are under their protection in the said counties,] and all the commissioned officers in their Majesties quarters that belong to the Irish regiments now in being, that are treated with, and who are not prisoners of war, or have taken protection, and who shall return and submit to their Alajesties' obedience, and their and every of their heirs, shall hold, possess, and enjoy all and every their estates of freehold and inheritance, and all the rights, titles, and interests, privileges, and im munities, which they and every, or any of them, held, en joyed, or were rightfully and lawfully entitled to in the reign of King Charles IL, or at any time since by the laws and statutes that were in force in tke said reign of King Chas. 11. ; and shall be put in possession by order of the Go vernment of such of them as are in the King's hands, orthe hands of his tenants; without being put to any suitor trouble therein ; and all such estates shall be freed and discharged from all arrears of Crown rents, quit rents, and other public charges incurred and become due since Michaelmas, 1688, to the day of the date hereof. And all 'ersons, comprehended in this article shall have, hold, and enjoy all their goods and chattles, real and personal, to them or any of them be longing and reasaining, either in their own hands, or the hands of any persons whatsoever, in trust for, or for the use of them and all and every the said persons, of what profession, trade, or calling soever they be, shall, and may nee, exercise, and practise their several and respective pro feeeions, trades, and callings, as freely as they did use, exer cise, and enjoy the same in the reign of King Charles H. Provided that nothing in this article contained be construed to extend to, or restore any forfeiting person now out of the kingdom, except what are hereafter comprised. Pro tided also, that no person whatsoever shall have or enjoy the benefit of this article, that shall neglect or refuse to take the oath of allegiance, made by Act of Parliament in England, in the first year of their present Majesties, when thereunto required. 3. All merchants, or reputed merchants of the City of Limerick, or of any other garrison now possessed by the Irish, or of any town or place in the counties of Clare or Kerry, who are absent beyond the seas, that have not borne arms since their Majesties' declaration in February, IGSS, shall have the benefit of the second article, in the same manner as if they were present ; provided such merchants and reputed merchants do repair into this kingdom within the space of eight months from the date hereof. 4. The following officers, viz. Colonel Simon Luttrel, Captain Rowland White, Maurice Eustace, of Yermans town, Chievers, of Maystown, commonly called Mount- Leinster, now belonging to the regiments in the aforesaid garrisons and quarters of the Irish army, who were beyond the seas, and sent thither upon affairs of their respective re giments, or the army in general, shall have the benefit and advantage of the second article, provided they return hither wit;t:n the space of eight months frfm the date of these presents, and sub:nit to their Majesties' Government, and take the above-mentioned oath. 5. That all and singular the paid persons comprised in the second and third articles, shall have a general pardon of all attainders, outlawries, treasons, misprisions of treason, premunires, felonies, trespasses, and other crimes and mis demeanours whatsoever by them or any of them committed since the beginning of the reign of James 11. ; and if any of them are attainted by Parliament, the Lords Justicesand General will use their best endeavours to get the same re pealed by Parliament, and the outlawries to be reversed gratis, all but writing-clerks' fees. 6. And whereas these present wars have drawn on great violences on both parts, and that if leave were given to the bringing all sorts of private actions, the animosities would probably continue that have been ton long on foot, and the public disturbances last: for the quieting and settling, therefore, of this kingdom, and avoiding those, in conveniences which would be the necessary consequences of the contrary, no person ur persons whatsoever, comprised in the foregoing articles, shall be sued, molested, or im pleaded at the suit of any party or parties whatsoever, for any trespasses by them committed, or for any arms, horses, money, goods, chattels, merchandises, or provisions what soever, by them seized or taken during the time of the war. And no person or persons whatsoever, in the second or third article comprised, shall be sued, impleaded, or made accountable for the rents or mean rates of any lands, tene ments, or houses, by him or them received or enjoyed in this kingdom, since the beginning of the present war to the day of the date hereof, nor for any waste or trespass by him or them committed in any such lands, tenements, or houses ; and it is also agreed that this article shall be mutual and reciprocal on both sides. 7. Every Nobleman and Gentleman comprised in the said second and third article shall have liberty to ride with a sword and case of pistols, if they shall think fit ; and keep a gun in their houses for the defence of the same, or for fowling. B. The inhabitants and residents in the city of Limerick and other garrisons, shall be permitted to remove their goods, and chattels, and provisions, out of the same, without being viewed and searched, or paying any manner of duties, and shall not be compelled to leave the houses or lodgings they now have, for the space of six weeks next ensuing the date hereof. 9. The oath to be administered to such Roman Catholics as submit to their Majesties' Government, shall be the oath above said, and no other. 10. No person or persons who shall at any time here after break these articles, or any of them, shall thereby make or cause any other person or persons to forfeit or lase the benefit of the same. 11. The Lords Justices and General do promise to use their utmost endeavours that all the persons comprehended in the above-mentioned articles shall be protected and de fended front all arrests and executions for debt or damage, for the space of eight months next ensuing the date hereof. 12. And whereas Colonel John Brown stood indebted to several Protestants, by judgments of record, which ap pearing to the late government, the Lord Tyreonnel and Lord Lucan took away the effects of the said John Brown had to answer the said debts, and promised to clear the said John Brown of the said debts ; which effects were taken for the public use of the Irish and their army; for freeing the said Lord Lucan of his said engagement, passed on their public account, for payment of the said Protest ants, and for preventing the ruin of the said John Brown, and for satisfaction of his creditors, at the instance of the Lord Lucan, and the rest of the persons aforesaid, it is agreed that the said Lords Justices, and the said Baron de Ginckle, shall intercede with the King and Parliament, to have the estates secured to Roman Catholics, by articles and capitulation in this kingdom, charged with, and equally liable to the payment of so much of the same debt., as the said Lord Lucan, upon stating accounts with the said John Brown, shall certify under his hand, that the effects taken from the said Brown amount unto ; which account is to be stated, and the balance certified by the said Lord Lucan, in one and twenty days after the date hereof. For the true performance hereof, we have hereunto set our hands. Present, ScaAvENstoßE CHARLES PORTER U. Mac Kay THOS. CONINGSBY T. TArsta sic Baron de GINCKLE. And whereas the said city of Limerick !lath been since, in pursuance of the said articles, surrendered unto us,— Now, know ye, that we, having considered of the said articles, are graciously pleased hereby to declare, that we do, for us, our heirs and successors, as far as in us lies, ratify and confirm the same, and every clause, matter, an d thing, therein contained ; and as ‘ to such parts thereof for which an Act of Parliament shall be found to be necessary, we shall recommend the same to be made good by Parlia ment, and shall give our Royal Assent to any Bill or Bills that shall be passed by our two Homes of Parliament to that purpose. And whereas it appeals unto us, that it was agreed be tween the parties to the said articles, that after the words Limetick, Clare, !Kerry, Cork, Mayo, or any of thew," in the second of the said articles, the words following: via.—" and all such as are under their protection in the said counties," should be inserted, and be part of the said articles; which words having been casually omitted by the writer, the omission was not discovered till ether the said articles were signed, but was taken notice •of before the second town was surrendered; and that one said Justices and General, or one of them, did promise - that the said clause should be made good, it being within' the intention of the capitulation, and inserted, in the foul t draught thereof: our further will and pleasure is, and Iry do hereby ratify and confirm the said omitted words—viz. " and all such as are under their protection .in the said counties," hereby for us, our heirs, and successors, ordain ing and declaring that all and every person and persona therein concerned, shall and may have, receive, and enjoy the benefit thereof, in such arid the same manner as if the said words had been inserted in their proper place in the second article ; any omission, detect, or mistake in the said second article, in any wise notwithstantiing. Provided always, and our will and pleasure is, that these our letters patent shall be enrolled in our Court of Chancery, in our said kingdom of Ireland; within the space of one year next ensuing. In witness, &c., Witness ourself at Westminster, the 24th day of Feb., anno regni Regis et Regime quarto. Nos autem tenorem premissor : predict : ad requisi tionem : Attornat : General : Dnininis Regis et domince Regime pro regnu Iliberniae. Duximus exemplificand ; per presentes. In cujus rei testimonitun has literal Doom; fieri fecimus patentes testibus nobis ipsis spud Westmon; quinto die Aprilis unnoq ; regni eorum qnarto. BRIDGES. Examinat, Z S• KECK, Z in cancel; per nos Lacorr W. CnitnE. Magistros. The words within the crotchets not in tle origins/ articles, being omitted through mistake, were pominned its England by King William. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. ORDERS OF THY DAY FOR, TATS DAY. 1. Salmon Fisheries Regulation Bill—Furthes considera tion of Report. 2. Sessions Appeals Bill—Second reading. S. Penryn Disfranchisement Bill—Second reading. 4. KOUtley Chapel (Ireland) 13;11—Seeond reading. 5. Supply—Committee. 6. Ways and Means—Committee. 7. Cities and Towns Lighting (Ireland) Bill—geeona reading. 8. East Retford Disfranchisement 13i11—CornMittet ; wit— nesses to attend. 9. Mutiny Bill—Committee. . 10. Marine Mutiny Bill—Committee. NOTICES •I' TIIIS EAT. 1. Mr. Chancellor of the Exehequer—To vote Annual Du— ties on Sugar, Places, .and Pensions. (In Committee of 'Ways an , l-Meims.) 2. Mr. Lumley—To move the discharge of Jonathan Fox from ?Zen-gate. NOTICES GIVEN ,TESTE/SDAr. Thursday, March 20. Mr. Fyley—Bill to repeal so much of an Aet of the last Session as prohibits, under severe penalties, the use of ribbons at Elections. Tuesday, April 22. Mr. Charles Barclay—Bill to give the Magistrates of the county of Galway a concurrent jurisdiction with this Magistrates of the town and county of Galway. Tuesday, April 29. Sir Francis Burdett—Consideration of the Petition of the , Roman Catholics of Ireland. PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. CORPORATION AND TEST ACTS. A Bill for Repealing so much of several Acts as imposes the necessity of receiving the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper as a qualification for certain Offices and Em ployments. Whereas an Act was passed in the 13th year of the miss of King Charles 11., intituled, " An Act for the well go verning and regulating of Corporationa." , And whereas another Act was passed in tke 25th year of the reign of King Charles 11., intituled, ". An Act for preventing Dangers which May happen from,Pepish Re cu.sants." And whereas another Act was passed in the 16th year of the reign of King George IL, intituled, "An Art to indemnify Persons who have omitted to qualify themselves for Offices and Employments within the that limited by Law, and for allowing further time for that purpose ; and also for amending so much of an Act made in the 25th year of the reign of King Charles IL, intituled, 'An Act for preventing Dangers which may happen from Popish Recusants,' as relates to the time for receiving the Sacra ment of the Lord's Supper now limited by the said Act." And whereas it is expedient that se much of the said Acts of Parliament as imposes the necessity of taking the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper according to the rites or usage of the Church of England, for the pm-polies therein respectively mentioned, should be repealed. Be it there fore enacted by the King's most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of .the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons in this present Parliament u sembled, and by the authority of the same, that so much and such parts of the said several Acts passed in the 13th and 25th years of the reign of Kiag Charles IL, and of the , said Act passed in the 16th year of the reign of King George 11., as require the person er persons in the said Acts respectively described, to take or receive the Sacra ment of the Lord's Supper according to the rites or usage of the Church of England, for the several purposes there in expressed, or to deliver a certificate or make proof of the truth of such his or their receiving the said Sacrament in manner aforesaid, or as impose upon any such person or persons any penalty, forfeiture, incapacity or dieability whatsoever for or by reason of any neglect or omission to take or receive the said Sacrament, within the respective periods and in the manner in the mid Acts respectively provided in that behalf, shall, from and immediately after be, and the same are hereby repealed. DARLINGTON, MARCH 3.— The.. Marquis and Marchioness of CLEVELAND have arrived at their seat, Raby Hall, from London. They intend spending the Lent and Easter holidays here, and during the latter it is ex pected that a large fashionable party will be entertained at the Hall. The present hunting season has been one of the best attended and most sporting which the North of Eng land ever exhibited. The hounds have been oat regularly without intermission. BIRTHS. On the 6th instant, at Hampstead-heath, ,the lady of Henry Alexander Douglas, Esq., of a son. On the sth instant, at Notting-hill -square, Kensington, the lady of Stephen Garrard, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 6th instant, at All Souls church, Langham-place, by the Rev. Humphrey Cholmeley, Glynne Earle Welby, Esq., eldest son of Sir William Earle Welby, Bart. of Den ton-hall, in the county of Lincoln, to Frances,' youngest daughter of Sir Mountague Cholmetey, Bart., of Easton house, in the same county. On the 6th instant, at Henley-on-Thames, by the Rey. T. A. Powys, Fellow of St. John's College, Oxford, J. Shrimpton, Esq., of Staple-inn, London, to Louisa Mary, eldest daughter of the late Rev. T. Powys, rector of Faw ley, Bucks. On the 6th instant, at St. John's, Lambeth, by the Rey. Dr. Barrett, Lawrence Engstrom, Esq., o f s tamford ,,, treet to Eliza, eldest daughter of John Sim, Eeq., of Belvedere place, Lambeth. On the 6th instant, at St. Mark's, Kennington, Mr. John Goe, surgeon, of Peckham-rye, to Eliza, eldest daughter of the late Mr. John Martin, of Lower Thames street. DIED. O n the Ist instant, at her house, Tooting-common, See i•cy, Ursula, relict of the late Capt. Jonathan Wilson, of the Trinity-house, deeply deplored by her afflicted family and numerous friends. On the sth instant, at the house of her mother on Wandsworth-common, Sydney, daughter of the late Richard Shepley, Esq., of Carshalton, Surrey. On the 24th ult.. at Sunbury, Middlesex, Margaret, re lict of William Morgan, Esq., aged 84. On the 3d instant, at Taunton, in the 32d year of her age, Mrs. Rhoda Jones, wife of Mr. J. Jones, of Wood street, Cheapside. On the 27th Sept. 1827, on his passage home from South America, James Corrigan, E sq . On the sth inst., at Woodhay House, Berkshire, Robert Orby Sloper, Esq., son of the late General Sir Robert Sloper, K.ll. On the 3d instant, aged 30, Mr. James Mackintosh, late of the Legacy Department. On the sth instant, at North Charcb, Herts, in the 77th year of his age, Frank Moore, Esq., formerly Major of his Majesty's 11th Regiment of Light Dragoons. PRiNTED and PUBLISMED by M. YOUNG, at tete Svw OFFICS, Na. 12, St!amt. M` Amoun Subs At Rev. IN Edw. L Montag Hon. E ningi Mills C. Woc At Rodolpi M. de S F. Citnl A. S. Seen bas - Andrei, Re or ( s n v : P j . m g o . e . n . S t r , Chas. Sir J. tic. 6 Rev..] hcbu: Nal Si rJ. I Henry Cori John I Kne Peter Wai I C. 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