The Sun. — London, England, 1828-01-02 00:00:00

the Expenditure is stated at V 2,300,000, of which 22,000,000 of expenditure, six have been applied iird extinctio n of the principal of the public debt. whi c h is now reduced to sixty-seven millMns. The Public Debt of that country will tlntrefore soots cease to exist. An enumeration bf a number of canals and roads, surveyed At the expence of the nation, is given; and Mr, ./. I t..dams, after showing the utility of spending the public money on such ob jects, goes on to observe, " that the appiopriations for the repair and continuation of the Cumberland Road—for the construction of various other roads, for the removal of obstructions from the rivers and liar;dours, for the erection of light-houses, beacons, piers, and buoys, and for the completion of canals, undertaken by individual Associations, but needing the assistance of means and resources more compre hensive than individual enterprise can command, may be considered rather as treasures laid up from the contributions of the present ap, for the benefit of posterity, than as unrequited applications of the accruing revenue of the nation." From three to four millions of the income of the nation have been thus expended. It is a noble spectacle to see in this manner the blessings of civilization rapidly dif fusing themselves. Already 7,000 towns and vil lages have the benefit of a regular post. Of 260 millions of acres acquired, only 10 miWons have yet been granted, so that a long career of improvement is open for the inhabitants of this great Republic.— , lforning Chronicle. 11-le impositions :with regard to the prices charged re* the carriage of parcels received from the country in London are no longer made occasionally, and as if by stealth, but form part of a system of very im pudent extortion. The sort of defence made by a porter who was summoned before the Lord Mayor, by Mr. Guillonneau, the notary public, for an over charge on the carriage of a pheasant from Norwich to London, the other day, will serve as an example. The regular charge, it appears, was one shilling, and the porter exacted fourteen-pence; •and when called on to account for so doing, at the Mansion-house, he treated the matter with great sang froid, as the report states, and said the charge was made. by the coach proprietors, and, therefore, he was entitled to receive it, as it was part of the entry in the ticket, and no gentleman could grumble at having to pay rourteee-pence fer the carriage of a pheasant a dis :ar.c.e of 113 miles. In this explanation, if so it ran be called, the porter assumes two things—mw e which was to be proved or disproved by the way-bill, which, however, he declined to produce; and the other goes to shove that any person who does not submit to extortion without grumbling is no gentleman —an aptitude to be fleeced with per fect good humour being, we suppose, the most ap proved test of gentility in the eyes of coach proprie tors and their porters. This argumention ad cap tandum, corning from such a quarter, is convincing evidence of what advance the " march of intel lect" is making, and how fast it is outstripping the "march of honesty." Now, Mr. Guillonneau, not having the fear of being considered no gen tleman before his eyes, but submitting to be de graded, in the opinion of the porter of an inn, to the level of a plain man of business, did not only grumble at being overcharged, but re fused to take the porter's word for the entry in the way-bill without seeing the document itself; or his law, when he stated that neither lie nor his master was bound to produce it. If, however, there had been an entry to that effect in the way-bill, it would only have removed the charge of extortion from the porter to the coach proprietor, who, of course, has no more right to charge a penny beyond what the law, under which he contracts to carry parcels, al lows, than to purloin that sum, or• any other, from the pocket of a passenger. If, indeed, there were any doubt as to what sum was really chargeable on the carriage of such a parcel from Norwich to Lon don, that would be matter of argument, and, perhaps, of defence—but here was no such plea. The porter relied, not upon what it was legal and just to charge, but-upon what it was gentlemanly to pay. He knew from experience that many people put up with such paltry exactions, because the sum in each instance seems too trifling to litigate, though amounting to a considerable tax on the public, taking one year with another. Mr. Guillonneat►, therefore, deserves the more credit for coming forward to expose, and, if possible, put an end to, this abuse. He said that the saving of the twopence was not his object, but it was on public grouted be had brought the matter forward—for it was an invariable practice at all inns to charge those extra twopences, and by this means, at some of the large inns, a sum of 1,2001. a year was made t. He was, therefore, anxious to expose the system, that the public might he put en their guard. The taxes which the people of this country pay, and which are indispensable on account of the debt, are quite enough, without the addition of other taxes, levied by any class of persons, without consent of Parliament.—Morning Herald. Perhaps there is no article on the consumption of which the general welfare of the country so much depends as Cotton Wool, whether we consider it as the chief source of employment to the numerous po pulation of some of our largest manufacturing towns, or turn to the no less important object of providing our merchants with a valuable commodity, whereby they are enabled to carry on an advantageous traffic in every quarter of the globe. It is our purpose, therefore, now that the year has just closed, to offer a few observations upon the state of trade as con nected with this article, during the last twelve months. At the commencement of the last year the importations both into Liverpool and London were very light, and the stock, in consequence, became much reduced : but from the middle of March, until late in the season, the arrivals have Wen on a more extensive scale than has ever before been experienced, exceeding in amount those of 1826, by about 270,000 bales; and although the year 1825 has always been considered one of extra ordinarily large importations, yet it falls short of the quantity brought to this country in 1827 by more than 50,000 bales. This increase has been almost entirely confined to the descriptions imported from die United States and Brazil; as from Egypt the supply is less by considerably more than one-half the quantity of the previous year, and in the other sorts very little alteration has taken place. The prices of the raw material rate about three farthings to a penny per pound. These are lower than at the commencement of the year, which perhaps has been the chief cause of the extended demand. The con sumption at home, and exportation to the conti nental markets, have been on a scale correspond ing with the magnitude of the imports. The deliveries have averaged about 63,000 bags month ly ; and; n otwithstanding the large arrivals, there is only a difference of about 70,000 bags be tween the stock on hand at the present time and the corresponding period o f 1826. It i s -ilot expected that we shall receiv e so large quantity during the present year, as t he accounts .received from the United States represent the crops as having partially suffered from the rains.-- There has been no complaint on the part of the ma nefacturers, .of a limited demand for their goods 'during the past year; on the contrary, the orders for piece goods and twist have been very extensive, but the prices obtained for them have been barely sufficient to remunerate them for the amount of their capital employed. 'We shall conclude our remarks by calling the attention of our readers to a " Com parative Statement of the Monthly Import of Cot ton," which will be found in the last page of our Paper, and for which we are indebted to a commer cial friend at Liverpool, who has every opportunity of furnishing it accurately; we can, therefore, confi dently present it to our readers, with the assurance that they may rely on its correctness.—New Times., With equal shame and grief we have to record the humiliating fact that the list of subacribers opened at the Bank of 11e.srs. Hosuss and MoaceN, in this city, for the relief of the Spanish Refugees —cannot boast of more than threw names! The amount subscribed is on; : : seven pomade, —Hereford Independost. f„' POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET.—Yesterday William Godfrey and Gorge Staples, who underwent an examination at this office on Saturday, the former charged with stealing, and the latter with feloniously receiving a gray mare, the pro perty of Mr. Brumbri lge, a farmer, were brought forward for a re-examination. The case as it proceeds develops an extensive and atrocious system cf horse-stealing, and shows to what a vast extent the traffic of the horse slaughterer or " knacker'' is carried on in the metropolis. The prisoner Godfrey, it will be remembered, was fur ther charged with stealing a roan horse belonging to a gen tleman named De Coatlegon, Who residet at Ashford, and Staples was accused of pUrchasing this horse also. Evi dence of these facts 'ivvre yesterday gone into. Wm. Fotheringham, is servant to Charles Frederick Dr Coatiegon, Esq., of Ashford. On Thursday morning, the 'Fith of December, he missed from one of the fields a horse belonging to his master. Went in pursuit, and found the horse just killed in the slaughter-house of a person named Smith, in Sharpe's-alley, Cow-cross. The carcass was hot and smoking, and the entrails had just been taken out.— White, the owner of the slaughter-house, said, that he pur chased the horse from a man named Staples, and he and the witness Went;to look for him in Smithfield. Staples there told him that he had purchased the horse for 15s. from the prisoner Godfrey. Davis, a city officer, stated, that when he went to Staples respecting the horse, he (Staples) told him that Godfrey would bring a blind horse to his house next day, and he would take care to secure him when he called. Staples ad mitted that he was in the habit of purchasing horses very frequently froin Godfrey. The witness went down on Friday night to the house of Staples, at Shepherd's Bush, and Staples showed him two receipts, signed 'William God frey, for 15s. each, for the gray mare belonging to Mr. Brumbridge, and the roan horse stolen from Mr. De Coat legon. Godfrey soon after called upon Staples while the witness was absent, and Staples caused him to be detained until the witness took him into custody. Godfrey admitted having received 15s. a-piece for the horses. Thomas White sworn—Keeps a slaughter-house for horses in Sharpe's-alley, Cow-cross. Bought the straw berry horse in question from the witness Staples, and also two dead horses at the same time. Gave Staples 30s. for the strawberry or roan horse. The person who brought the horse said, he could not leave the yard unless he saw it killed. Witness accordingly sent for the Inspecter, and en tered the horse in his book, together with the price he,paid for it, and the name of the person from whom he purchased it. The horse was killed at 10 o'clock in the morning, and about 12 o'clock Mr. Brumbridge and Mr. Coatlegon's servant came to the yard, and the latter identified the car case of the horse as that which was stolen from his master. Mr. Brumbridge had ascertained that Mr. Coatlegon's horse was brought to Sharpe's-alley as early as seven o'clock in the morning, where it was hawked about to the different knackers with a view to get a higher price. Some person offered 21. for the horse, to keep him alive, but 30s. were taken for him from Mr. White, the object being to get the horse slaughtered at all events, in order to avoid discovery. This concluded, for the present, the evidence respecting Mr. Coatlegon's horse. A man named Watts, who, it appears, is also a knacker, residing in Sharpe's-alley, was about to be brought for ward as a witness in the case of Mr. Brumbridge's mare, but from strong circumstances which appeared tending to fix Watts with a guilty knowledge, he was not admitted to give evidence. A farrier, residing at Feltham, deposed that the two fore legs, now produced, belonged to a horse which was lately in the possession of Mr. Brumbridge. The legs were found, amidst an immense quantity of horses' limbs, in the slaughter-house of Watts. The case teas remanded until Friday. Itwas stated that the horse stolen from Mr. Coatlegon, and slaughtered at White's, had carried its master at the battle of Waterloo, and had actually a bullet in its body at the time it was killed. The horse, of course, was a great favourite, although old and nearly unserviceable. QUEEN-SQUARE. —Yesterday a very curious scene Occurred at • this Office. A young man named Benton, most respectably dressed, entered the Office, attended by Mr. Butt, a solicitor, to make an application to the sitting Magistrate, W. A. A. WILITZ, Esq. Mr. Butt begged the Magistrate's interference for the recovery of his client's wife, unlawfully detained from him by her aunt. His client had married his wife about a month since at Lea mington, and having come to town, he took her to see an aunt of her's (Mrs. Davis), who resided in Tufton• street, Westminster, and she now detained her. Last night he went with his client to demand his wife, when 11Irs. Davis sent for Weale, the officer, who threatened to turn both out of the house, if they did not go quietly. Mr. WHITE could not interfere ; probably the lady would return to her husband when she knew where he resided. Mrs. Davis was now sent for, who soon after arrived, at tended by her niece, fashionably dressed in a Scotch plaid roquelaure, a large bonnet and feathers, and who threw her self most negligently into a chair near the Magistrate and began to shed a flood of tears. The air and manner of the lady was most romantic and interesting. Mrs. Davis confirmed Wea le's statement, and said that Mr. Benton threatened to go up-stairs and take her niece (Miss Fletcher) by force, when she was forced to send for an officer. Her niece Lad confessed to her that morning she was not married, and had given her the wedding ring. The niece, who appeared much agitated, and seemingly had paid little attention until the last observation, ex claimed—" You took the ring off the table, I did not give it you." Mrs. Davis —" What is to be done ?" Mr. WHITE said, that she must ascertain whether they were married or not; his conduct was very reprehensible in coming at that hour of the night, 10 o'clock, to make a disturbance. Benton in answer said, that he was married at Leaming ton by banns, but could not recollect the name of the church or the minister ; be had lived three weeks at the Regent's Hotel; Leamingtoa, awl was servant to Mr. Hill, of Gresham Hall, Norfolk, and Mrs. Davis's niece was a ser vant in a gentleman's family. This statement excited considerable surprise, from the appearance of the parties. Mrs. Davis.—Last night he said he was married by licence. Mr. WHITE asked the niece whether she would go with her aunt, or the person who claimed lter.as his wife? The niece declined giving any answer. It was at length agreed that the niece should remain with her aunt until the claimant could produce the eertifi rate, which he promised to do in a couple of days. As the parties were leaving the office, the claimant said to the niece, in a most pathetic style, ." My dear, dearest love, come with me ; you know you are my own true wife." Before there was time for a reply to this interesting sup plication, the aunt pushed the claimant on one side, and said—" It is of no use to ask, for she shan't ;" and securing her niece by the arm, led her out of the office, he all the time supplicating, in the most tender manner, for her to return to her own true love. The wedding ring was left in the hands of John Weak, the officer. HATTON-GARDEN.— Thomas Hieks, No. 10, Clif ford's-inn, was yesterday brought up, under a warrant, before Mr. Sergeant SELLON and Mr. LAING, charged with having indecently assaulted Philippa Main, servant to Mr. Le Mercer, stock-broker, residing at No. 70, Tarring ton-square.—The charge was dismissed. An application was made for a warrant against a notori ous individual, named Jack Williams, a coster-monger, for having on the night of the 26th December violently as saulted John Jackson, a watchman, in Little Sutton-street, Clerkenwell.—Granted. TOWN-HALL, SOUTHWARK.—The wife of a re spectable tradesmen in Webb-street, St. Thomas's, ap peared, accompanied by several of her friends, to prefer a serious charge of assault against her husband. The ALDERMAN said, unless he could prevail on his wife to withdraw the complaint, he must he held to bail, and there being no persuading the lady to kiss and be friends, the needful securities were entered into. UNION-HALL—Yesterday two men named George Cornish and Francis January, were brought before the sitting Magistrate, B. J. CHAMBERS, Esq., charged on suspicion with having been concerned in robbing the bleaching grounds of Mr. Reynolds, at Beddington-corn er , between Carshalton and Mitcham, of a quantity of us bleached linen. Niblett, the constable, proceeded to give the Magistrate an account of the numerous depredations committed by a gang o f a s daring thieves in Mitcham as ever infested the metrop o li s . He described that scarcely a single night pass ed that some houses in Mitcham or the neighbouring vil lages were not broken into and robbed by this daring gang who constantly kept the surrounding country in a state of alarm. The thieves mustered of a night in such numbers that rendered it dangerous for the few constables belonging to the place to interfere sith them. The Magistrate then proceeded to put several questions to the prisoners, as to the nature of their occupation, when their answers fully confipted the account of the idle and vicious life they we r leading. They were remanded for further examination on the above charge, and in the interim others concerned in the offence'are likely to be apprehended. _ . _ . In the cour Qf the 'aay, a man named , Foodruje, a tailor, resident at Mitcham, was brought up on a charge of being drunk and disorderly en the previous night. Tailor—l went to see the two young men, Swayne and Thompson, executed at Horsemonger-lane gaol ; the for mer I knew very well, poor fellow ; he was from the same place that I belong to ; we were boys together ; I should not, I think, be speaking above the mark, when I say that upwards of 400 or 500 persons from Mitcham came to witness the execution. Mr. CHAMBERS-Getting intoxicated was a very ex traordinary way of evincing your pity for a friend who was executed. Tailor—Really, Sir, I was so cot up with the sight, that I imagined the best way of driving the thoughts of the scene from my memory was to get roaring drunk. Mr. CHAMBERS-It has been proved that you were very riotous in your cups : therefore you must pay the fine. The tailor paid the penalty, saying that he should return home pennyless. LORD COLLING WOOD. (From a very interesting volume, entitled " Correspon dence and Memoirs of Lord Collingwood," just pub lished by Mr. Ridgway. "It has been said, that no man is a hero in the eyes of his valet-de-Chainbrc ; but that this is not universally true, is proved by the account which was given to the Editor by Mr. Smith, Admiral Coiling wood's valued servant. I entered the Admiral's cabin,' he observed, about day-light, and found him already up and dressing. He asked if I had seen the French fleet; and on my replying that I had not, he told me to look out at them, adding that, in a very short time, we should see a great deal more of them. I then observed a crowd of ships to lee ward : but I could not help looking with still greater interest at the Admiral, who during all this time, was shaving himself with a composure that quite astonished me.' Admiral Collingwood dressed him self that morning with peculiar care; and soon after, meeting Lieutenant Clavell, advised him to pull off his boots. ' You had better,' he said, put on silk stockirgs, as I have done, for if one should get a shot in the leg, they would be so much more manageable for the surgeon.' He then proceeded to visit the decks, encouraged the men to the discharge of their duty, and addressing the officers, said to them, Now, gentlemen, let us do something to-day which the world may talk of hereafter.' In consequence of the glorious result of this battle, " Admiral Collingwood was raised to the peerage, by the title of Baron Collingwood, of Cold hurtle and Hethpoole, in the county of Northumber land, and received the thanks of both Houses of Parliament. An honourable augmentation was made to his arms, by the introduction in chief of one of the lions of England, navally crowned, and sur mounted by the ,word " Trafalgar ;" and an addi tional crest was granted to him, representing the stern of the Royal Sovereign. He received the thanks and freedom of the principal cities of Great Britain, and a pension was granted by Parliament of 2,0001. per annum for his own life, and, in the event of his death, of 1,0001. per annum to Lady Collingwood, and of 5001. per annum to each of his two daughters. At this period the following letter was addressed to Lord Collingwood by the Duke of Clarence : " St. James's, Nov. 9, 1805. " Dear Sir,—As a brother Admiral, and as a sin cere well-wisher to my King and country, permit me to congratulate you on the most important vic tory gained on the 21st of October by your gallant self, and the brave officers, seamen, and royal ma rines, under your command, and formerly under my lamented and invaluable friend Lord Nelson. The country laments the hero, and you and I feel the loss of our departed friend. Five-and-twenty years have I lived on the most intimate terms with Nelson, and must ever, both publicly and privately, regret his loss. Earl St. Vincent and Lord Nelson, both, in the hour of victory, accepted from me a sword, and I hope you will now confer on me the same pleasure. I have accordingly sent a sword, with which I trust you will accept my sincere wishes for your future welfare. I must request you will let the have the details of the death of our departed friend; and I ever remain, dear Sir, yours unalterably, WILLLIAM." The following is the last letter written by Lord Nelson : " Victory, Oct. 19. "It was the Rochefort squadron that took the Calcutta. Yesterday, by the Gucrnseyman, we had the French officer on board. He belonged to the Magnanimous, and says that they should have taken the Agamemnon in the night, but they fancied the Lisbon and Oporto convoy were ships of war. The first-rate sails faster than any of them; five sail of the line, three frigates, and two brigs. Sir Richard has five sail ; but I think he will have enough on his hands, and from my soul I wish him well over it. What a beautiful day ! Will you be tempted out of your ship ? If you will, hoist the Assent and Vic tory's pendants. I had a letter from Sir James Saumarez yesterday, of October 1. He sent me some papers : I take it very kind of him. Ever, my dear Coll, yours most faithfully, "NELSON AND BRONTE." Annexed is this note of Lord Collingwood's " Before the answer to this letter had got to the Vic tory, the signal was made that the enemy's fleet was coming out of Cadiz, and we chased immediately." The subject of the punishments in the navy is one which has occupied so much public attention, that we offer no apology for inserting the following : " Before the late excellent regulations of the Ad miralty had 'directed that a registry and report should be made of all punishments on board ship, Captain Collingwood was accustomed, from a very early period, to keep, in his own handwriting, an account of those which he inflicted; and to this he appears to have often referred as matter of compa rison and meditation. " As his experience in command and his know ledge of the dispositions of men increased, his abhor rence of corporal punishment grew daily stronger; and, in the latter part of his life, more than a year has passed away without his having resorted to it even once. I wish I were the captain, for your sakes,' cried Lieutenant Clavell one day to sonic men who were doing some part of their duty ill : when, shortly after, a person touched him on the shoulder, and turning round, he saw the Admiral, who had overheard him. And pray, Clavell, what would vou have done if you had been captain ?" I would have flogged them well, Sir.' No you would riot, Clavell ; no you would not,' he replied; I know you better.' He used to tell the ship's company that he was determined that the youngest midshipman should be obeyed as implicitly at him self, and that he would punish with great severity any instance to the contrary. When a midshipman mad, a complaint, lie would order the man for pu nishment the next day , and, in the interval, calling the boy down to him, would say, In all probability the fault was yours; but whether it were or not, I am sure it would go to your heart to see a man old enough to be your father disgraced a n d pu nished on your account; and it.will, therefore, give me a good opinion of your disposition, if, when be is brought out, you ask for his pardon:— When this recommendation, acting as i t did like on order, was complied with, and the lad interceded for the prisoner, Captain Collingswood would 'mite great apparent difficulty in yielding; but at length would say, ' This young gentleman has pleaded go humanely for you, that, in the hope that you will 1":-!el a due gratitude to him for his be nevolence, I will for this time overlook your offence.' The punishments which lie substituted for the lash were of many kinds, such as watering the gr og , a nd other modes now' happily general in the navy. Among the rest was one which the men particularly dreaded. It was tho ordering any offender to be excluded from his mess, and be employed in every sort of extra duty; so that he was every moment liable to be called upon deck for the meanest service, amid the laughter and jeers of the men and boys. Such an effect had this upon the sailors, that they have often declared that they would much prefer having three dozen lashes : and, to avoid the recur • rence of this punishment, the worst characters never failed to become attentive and orderly. How he sought to amuse and occupy the attention of the men appears in some of these letters. When they were sick, even while he was an Admiral, he visited them daily, and supplied them from his own table ; and when they were convalescent, they were put into the charge of the Lieutenant of the morning watch, and daily brought up to the Admiral for exa mination by him. The result of this conduct was, that the sailors considered him and called bins their father; and frequently, when he changed his ship, many of the men were seen in tears for his departure. But with all this, there was no man who less courted, or to speak more truly, who held in more entire con tempt what is ordinarily styled popularity. He was never known to unbend with the men; while, at the same time, he never used any coarse or violent language to them himself, or permitted it in others. If you do not know a man's name,' he used to say to the officers, call him sailor, and not you-sir, and such other appellations; they are offensive and improper. With' regard to expressions, it may be added, that after the occurrences at the Note, he hadjthe most decided objection to the use of the word mutiny. When complaints were made of conduct which was designated as mutinous, he would exclaim, ' Mutiny, Sir ! mutiny in my ship ! If it can have arrived at that, it must be my fanit, and the fault of every one of the officers. It is a charge of the gravest nature, and it shall be most gravely inquired into.' With this view of his feeling on the subject, the officer was generally induced to consider and represent the affair more lightly, or sometimes to pass it over al together. His conduct to his officers was of a sinsi ler-kind. His perfect knowledge of all matters of seamanship, and his correct eye, enabled him in an instant to discover any thing that was out of order in his ship : and his reproofs on these occasions, though always short, and conveyed in the language of a gentleman, were deeply felt ; so that to many officers, and particularly to the young and careless, he was an object of dread, and was considered by all a strict disciplinarian. I have given you, Sir, a commission,' said Lord St. Vincent to Lieutenant Clavell, who was then a perfect stranger to Cap tain Collingwood, but who never left him till he was made by him a post-captain, ' into the Excellent; but remember that you are going to a man who will take it away from you to-morrow, if you behave ill.' He treated the midshipmen with parental care, examining them himself once a week, and declaring that nothing would give him greater pain than that any young man in his ship should be unable to pass ; and when off duty, he did every thing in his power to make his officers at ease, and to promote their welfare. With those to whom he became attached, from observing their attention to their duty, which was ever the load to his regard, his friendship and confidence was affectionate and unbounded. To his own superiors he maintained the same conduct, demanding and receiving from them that respect to which, by his character and sta tion, he was entitled. On one occasion, the Excel lent was directed to weigh when off Cadiz, and to close with the Admiril's ship, and in running down, the signal was made five or six times for altering the course, first on one side and then on the other, and at length for a lieutenant. Captain Collingwood, who had been observing this in silence, o"dered his boat to be manned, as he would go too. On his ar rival on board, he desired the lieutenant, when the order was copied, to bring it to him ; and he read it while he was walking the quarter-deck, with Lord St. Vincent and Sir Robert Calder. It was merely an order for the Excellent to receive on board two bags of onions for the use of the sick; and on see ing it be exclaimed, Bless me ! is this the service, Sir Robert ? Has the Excellent': signal been made five or six times for two bags of onions ? Man my boat, Sir, and let us go on board again !' And though repeatedly pressed by Lord St.Vineent to stay dinner, he refused, and retired. When he was in command as an Admiral, he made it a point of duty never to give any vexatious and harassing orders of which he had himself at times occasion to complain ; and although he was ever solicitous that merit should be noticed and rewarded, he abstained as much as possible from interference and complaint. If he had occasion to remark upon any thing, it was always done with great calmness, and frequently with con siderable point. When he was once particularly anxious to complete his bread, and to sail imme diately, he inquired of the captain, an officer for whom he had a high esteem, if all the boats were gone ashore. ' 1 have sent them all,' was the reply, ex cept my barge.' Oh I of course,' said the admiral, a captain's barge must never be employed for such purposes; but I hope they make every possible use of mine.' There was one thing, however, which, as he ever practised it to a remarkable degree him self, so he exacted it with great rigour from others, and that was the utmost economy in the use of the naval stores. I am really at a loss to know,' he observes, in writing to Sir James Saumares, ' whe ther the enemy will make a push in the dark nights, or have adopted a policy slower in its operation, but more certain ; and mean to stay in port till our ships are worn at sea, and the expense of keeping them there has brought the finances of the country to poverty and exhaustion. This is a condition to be as carefully guarded against as a present invasion, for the latter will be the certain consequences of the. former, if ever we are unhappily reduced to it. Strongly impressed with this belief, my thoughts are ever bent in economizing, and doing all in my power to lessen the expense of sailing the ships. The dif ference I observe in them is immense; some men, who have the foresight to discern what our first diffi culty will be, support and provide their ships by en chantment, one scarce knows how ; while others, less provident, would exhaust a dock-yard, and still be in want. I do not think those gentlemen should go to sea ; they certainly do not regard or feel for the future necessities of their country.' When instances of this inattention occurred, his disapprobation at times broke forth in terms of great severity. That officer,' he said on one occasion, ' should never sail without a store-ship in company. He knows as much seamanship as the King's Attorney-General; I would not trust him with a boat in a trout stream.' With reference to the subject of corporal punishment, it may be observed, that in Lord Nelson's ship it was almost equally rare; and how well the men under both these commanders conducted themselves in the time of trial, it is unnecessary to remark; but that a contrary -conduct was often productive of different and most unhappy effects, appears in various parts of Lord Collingwood's correspondence with the Ad miralty. He stated more than once, that some of the younger captains (although he admits that there were many honourable exceptions), endeavouring to conceal, by great severity, their own unskilfulness and want of attention, beat the men into a state of insubordination; and that such vessels increased the number, but diminished the strength of his fleet. We hare had lately,' he says, in writing to a friend, two court martial., in which such conduct was proved, as leaves it doubtful whether it was founded on cruelty or folly. The only defence which was urged, was the plea of youth and inexperience; and yet it is to such youth and inexperience that the honour and dearest interests of our coun try are intrusted.' On one occasion, while his fleet was much inferior in number to that of the enemy, he thus speaks to the then First Lord of the Admiralty, respecting one of the line-of-battle ships t—' I once intimated that it would be very agreeable to me if the were ordered to Eng land--- from the fleet. I have directed inquiries into the causes of the complaints which are made on all sides, without yet knowi ng where to fi x th e sou rce of them—whether in the want of a proper govern ment, or in the perverseness of those who are to be governed. But in her present state I expect no good service from her, and her example may be per nicious. It is for this reason that I am anxious she should be removed to England; for, even without a ship in her stead, I shall consider the squadron as much strengthened by her being withdrawn from it.' Some alterations were made in consequence of this communication : that they had been much needed, will appear from the following extract of another letter to the same person, written a few months afterwards It is known to you how much 'trouble I had with the ----, from the dissatisfac tion in the ship's company. lam very glad to find that there are now no symptoms of it remaining.— Every thing appears to be quiet; but in preparing for battle last week, several of the guns in the after part of the ship were found to be spiked, which had probably been done when that contentious spirit existed.' The editor has inserted these details re specting Lord Collingwood's habits of commands, in the belief that there are no persons, whatever may be their rank in the navy, to whom his practice and example can be uninteresting or uninstructive." The following is a characteristic letter : " To J. E. BLACKETT, ESQ. " Ocean, Jan. 1, 1807. " I cannot begin this new year so much to my satisfaction as by offering my congratulations to you on your birth-day, and my best wishes that you may enjoy health to see many happy returns of it. I hope you are with my beloved family enjoying yourselve, in great comfort ; and long may you live uninvaded by the sounds of war. What a blessed day it will be to me when we shall all meet together to celebrate the new year, to talk of the privations we have suf fered in times past, and have only to look forward to blessings for the future ! I have lived now so long in a ship, always engaged in serious employments, that I shall be unfit for any thing but the quiet so ciety of my family ; it is to them that I look for happiness, if ever I am relieved from this anxious boisterous life, and in them I hope for every thing. Tell the children thaaiounce is very well and very fat, yet he seems not to be content, and sighs so piteously these long evenings, that I am obliged to sing him to sleep, and have sent them the song. Sigh no more, Bouncey, sigh no more, Degs were deceivers never ; Though ne'er you put one foot on shore, True to your master ever. Then sigh not so, but let us go Where dinner's daily ready, Converting all the sounds of woe To heigh phiddy diddy ! " It is impossible that at this distance I can ma nage and direct the education of my daughters; but it costs me many an anxious hour. The ornamental part of education, though necessary, is secondary, and I wish to see their minds enlarged by a true knowledge of good and evil, that they may be able to enjoy the one, if it be happily their lot, and sub mit contentedly to any fortune rather than descend to the other. How do you feel since you were blockaded ? Nothing certainly can be more pre sumptuous than that decree of Buonaparte's, or more unjust than the seizure of property in neutral coun tries. I shall have great pleasure in being sponsor to Sir William Blackett's child; and if,it be a son, and he will make him a sailor, I desire my little Sarah will begin to teach him his compass, that he may know how to steer his course in the world, which very few people do." THE MARKETS PLANTATION SUGARS.—The Market opened this morning for the first time, since the holidays, and a good portion of business was done, at steady prices ; up to the present hour about 1,000 hhds. had been sold. The Stock in the West India Docks is this week only 8,480 hhds., and tierces less than last year, and the weeks delivery .574 hhds. and trs. less. Foxistonr SUGARS.—Nothing doing. REFINED SUGARS.—The demand continues dull, and the business doing is rather limited; Brown Lumps continue to be taken off slowly at from 81s. to 825., a few parcels of crashed hare been sold at rather lower prices; the Grocers have been doing rather more business than for some time past. COFFEE.—There are few inquiries for Foreign, but the holders do not appear disposed to take the p n r e e it s b e e n price r t hast u s . e r e T here have beenanyth been no ingdone p r ivate ly public sales, s;nce the holidays. FRUIT.—A public Sale of damaged Fruit was brought forward this morning, and went off as fol lows; viz. Butts Currants 87s. to 88s.; Caroteels ditto at 905.; Red Smyrna Raisins 435. to 445.; Carobourna aisins in drums 455. to 48s. A small parcel Cape Raisins, sound, at 40s. to 41s. COTTON.—The demand for Egyptian Cotton is brisk, and as the stock of this article is not much more than half so great as at this period last year, the holders anticipate an advance. From 7id.l to 71d. is freely given for good fair. Other Cottons are not so much enquired after, and prices are about the same, with a tendency to improve. The deli veries of Egyptian Cotton sinse Friday, have ex ceeded 122,000 pounds. East India Cottons meet purchasers for shipment readily. In INDIGO there are no bargains of importance. The East India sale on the 22d instant, will put a stop to any large bargains, until the result of the de claration is known. Mercantile letters from Hol land and Hamburgh, assert that the Markets there were not plentifully stocked with this article, although the shipments from hence in the last three months, have been very considerable. The quantity to be sold at the East India House, is 4,350 chests. In SILL there has been a good deal doing within the last week, and the quotations of most descrip tions are from 6d. to 9d. higher. The manufacturers are eager purchasers. In Russian produce there is no material alteration. Tallow is, if any thing, a shade lower, but the spe culations are insignificant. The demand for home trade is not quite so brisk. Hemp is in demand at a slight advance in price. The only entry for the export of bullion since our last report, was yesterday, when 2,500 oz. of foreign gold coin, was noted for export to Rotterdam. The rapid advance in the exchanges in the last three or four days, must tend to check further shipments for the present. The Customs Lists show a great falling off in im ports and exports in the present, as compared with those of the three other quarters of the year. Indeed for a long series of years pas t , th e Ship Reports List has not presented su c h a g l oom y appearance, the arrivals having been so very limited. The ship ping interest is in an unusually depressed state, and the carrying trade is rapidly devolving into the hands of foreigners. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. NORWICH, Dec. 29. Our market continues to be well supplied with Grain. The Wheat trade was very heavy, but the farmers would not give way much in prices, the average may be called Is. per quarter lower than last week. Barley is much the same as Wheat, and is reckoned Is. per quarter lower, though we cannot alter our currency. Oats, Beans, and Pease, partake of the general dullness, as also does Flour, all owing to an increase of supply. Wheat (per qr.) ... 445. 565. 60s. I B ea ns (per qr.) Barley Oats 24s. 28s. 30s. Flour, fine (per sack) 40s. 425. CANTERBURY , Dec. 29. The supply of Grain was liberal upon our Exchange this day, and Wheat of fine quality obtained the price of our last quotations ; but Barley and Beans having much increased in quantity, were from Is. to 2s. per quarter lower. Grey Pease and Oats were also 2s. per quarter cheaper. Wheat, white s6s. to 600. --.. red 4Bs. to 545. B a rley 3ls. to 335. Oats Beans 3 to 42565. to 408 . , Pease 4ss. to 48s COUNTRY GORN MARKETS DURING "r" WXER. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans, — -- --.. ---- ------ Per Quarter. s. to s. s. to s. s. to 8. 8 . to B. Boston...—. 3B 55 21 at 17 26 38 44 Grantham . 48 50 27 33 20 28 4 0 46 Grimsby,., .. 5O 59 25 30 21 23 40 42 Horncastle—....... . 42 48 24 Hull —.•••••••••••••••••••••••••• 42 54 26 33 20 6 28 1 1 8 30 22 40 40 4 4 4 2 Lincoln „... 46 54 27 34 26 50 GO Spilsby --..—...... .. 44 48 26 2 8 18 20 38 40 Stamford...----..... , .... 47 55 24 32 19 34 42 45 Y0rk.......... , ~, 44 60 26 34 16 30 44 60 COTTON WOOL, LIST OF IMPORTS AND Exri IRIS. IMPORTED. Same pc- This riod last year. year. Bags, &c. Bags, &c. Liverpool 755,579 487,162 London '74,723 65,226 Glasgow 58,229 22,924 Total exported in 1627 EXPOAFF.D. Trevioa ly this year. Bags, &c. Bags, &c. 636 23,240 600 53,785 120 78,111, NEW CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION. ,From the Second Edition of the Dublin Evening Pose of Saturday.) RICHARD DILLON, TSQ. IN TYE CHAIR. Mr. O'CONNELL developed, in an able speech, the nature of the office of Catholic Church-Warden—a name which he wished to substitute for the original denomination of Wardens of Charity ; such an office, he showed, would render the whole Catholic popu lation as one person by means of the facility of com munication, and would save the Catholic Clergy a considerable share of the labour they now went through, in collecting the Rent and writing to the Association ; it would, in fact, make a perfect po• litical machine by concentrating the agents and identifying every Parish with the rest of the com. triunity in their constitutional exertion for the good of ; the country. The Rev. Mr. L'ESTRANGE introduced the subject of instituting a Catholic Registry for procuring situr tions for Catholic Servants and others requiring ear ployment ; to show the necessity of the measure, he alluded to the daily Advertisements in Saunders'e Newspaper for exclusively Protestant Servants, and adduced instances in his own knowledge where Catholics had been turned out of their employment confessedly on account of their religion, and where no charke of misconduct of any kind could be offered. Mr. LAWLESS moved on his notice for the thanks ,of the Association to the Freeman's Journal ad Morning Post Newspapers. It was seconded bi Mr. O'Gorman Mahon. Mr. O'CONNELL moved as an amendment, that the thanks of the Association be given to till Proprietor of the Freeman's Journal, and ths! then the Associatio►► should proceed to the order of the day. After a very long and violent debate, the Amend ment was carried. Amount of Catholic Rent received this weA GS/. ss. 10. INSOLVENT DEBTOR'S COURT, JAN. 1 Charles Poulter was brought up on his petition to b l discharged, and was opposed by Mr. Cooke for Mr. Bennett The Insolvent having been examined at great length r specting the mortgage of a house which he held in Croft. court, Soho-square. Mr. Lewington, the mortgagee, 1I examined by Mr. Cook as follows Mr. COOK.-What are you Mr. Lewington. Witness—l am a gentleman, Sir, for I lives on the pre perty as I have. Ceonsel.—Will you be so obliging as to tell me who' your property is. Witness.—Yes Sir, my property is a house in Dnek-lsli s the upper part of a house in Petticoat-lane, and two cottse and a garden near Hackney. Counsel.—Well, you were going to add to your po, perty when you agreed to lend money on the mortgage this house. How much were you to lend ? Witness—l was to lend 2501., Sir. Counsel—Now, Mr. Lewington, don't you keep a chsli 1 ler's shop ? Witness--I do not, Sir. My wife keeps one. Counsel—Oh, your wife keeps one— Witness—Yes ; she does—just for her her own mag i ment--nothing else.—(Laughter.) Counsel—Do you ever amuse yourself, in the 61101 6 shop ? Witness—Very seldom, indeed. Counsel.—Now, William Lewington, Esquire (for that title I see you are designated in the mortgage),, are a very rich man, you know, but have not you, wl a very short time, applied to the tax-gatherer of parish in which you live, for time to enable you to t the taxes? Witness.—l may, Sir, but I don't recollect. Counsel.—Did not you ask for time on the very 11 occasion when the tax-gatherer called? Witness.—My wife may; I leave all those things to Counsel.—For her amusement, I suppose. Witness.—Just so, Sir. The insolvent was subsequently ordered to be dischare PRICES OF FOREIGN GRAIN. (From the Moniteur of Saturday, Dec. 29.) I)EPARTMENT OP THE INTERIOR. Table of the Average Price of Wheat, per RedOlt in various Foreign Mark e t s , accor di ng to t h e pr i ces c" rent most recently received in this Office : Stockholm If. Dantzic Stettin Bremen Antwerp 3O Trieste .. . 30 Naples Civita Vecchia.... 30 Leghorn . 3O Nice l4 Dec. Santander 3O Nov. Norfolk New Yolk 3 quarters l3 48 France l5 Dec. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. COUNTRY DlARY.—Fittnav, JAN, 4, Bemrose, NV., Bourn—White Hart, Spalding Brooks, N., Doverdale—Star and Garter, Worcester ..... Buck, J., Norwich—White Lion, Norwich Carpenter, W., Clifton—Castle, Bath Christopher, W., Kidderminster—Swan, Stottrport Evans, D., Swansea—Bush, Bristol ✓ Dawes ' H., Great Malvern—St a r, Worcester Eyre, E., Sheffield—Commercial inn, Horrocks, J., Wigan—Eagle, Wigan Kirk, H., Manchester —White's, Merrefield, W., Kidderminster—Swan, Stourport Scott, W., Wakefield—Sessions-house, Wakefield, ~,,,,,,,,,,,• Smith, J., Burgh—White Hart, Spilsby • Sparrow and Co., Newcastle-under. Lyme—Roebuck, Nes' ..... ....... Tucker, W., .. Exeter—Half Moon, Exeter .......... ..... ..... ................. Vaughan, J., Yazor—New inn, Hereford INSOLVENTS APPLYING TO BE DISCHARGI Petitions to be heard at Portugal street, Lincoln's Inn Per • Jan. 7, at Nine o'clock. o g Burnham, A., Globe-place, Hamilton, C., Rupert-st. i''' Bethnal-green chapel 1 1 Chalmers, P., Martin's-lane, Leman, H., .H ;c ree , , an ß n r o ix n h .s a t ro• Cahnon-street vonshire t ! Elvin, W., Belsford, Lincoln- Powell, J., Angel-strcet, shire Martin's-le-Grand Finnes, C., Worthi ng Goodman, J., Penryn George's The Committee ef our Agricultural Sod el have decided that the new Great Market in Hereford 0 take place on the Friday before th e fi rst M on d ay i n e ., month, for the sale of cattle, sheep, pigs, &c.—Here Independent. Sir HARRY VERNEY, Aid de Camp to Ld WlLLinri BauTtucx, arrived at ELLIOTT'a Hotel OD dey. His Lordship has not yet arrived. The Undoul, 46, Captain CLtrroan , C.B. was at Spithead on Tb,„ day evening, detained by contrary winds, but the Ws!, having mode ra t e d s he may b e h our ly ex p ecte d. -- D I F port Telegraph. BIRTH. On the let instant, at Upper Belmont-place, Vaud Mrs. Thomas Sandys, of a son. f MARRIED. On the Ist instant, at the Friends' Meeting-house, tow, Richard Janson, of Tottenham, to Anne, d au ghter' Joseph Foster, of Bromley. On the 29th ult., at Windsor, by the Rev. Isaac G the Rev. Willi am C oo kesley Thompson, M.A. of Wad): 00., Colleg e , O x f or d, to Catherine Elizab et h, eldest date of Willi am V ou Esq. DIED. On the 31st ult.:, John Bowness, Esq. of Green 111 t uce -l an e, in advanced years, much regrette d by his nute e ow; friends. On the 31st ult. Joseph Davis, Esq., of Lower Tooll in Surrey, in his 7 4t h year. O n the 20th ult., at Biolokosky, near Mane, in rl s i an Poland, the celebrated Colonel Von Maseenbac.l4 l the 70th year of his age. His active interference; politics in the Prussian States a few years ago doubt, be fresh in the recollection of many of our read,cl, Lately at Madrid, the celebrated sculptor, Alvaidt great poverty. On the 29th ult., at Lincoln, Mrs. Blyth, aged 54, lict of the late Mr. Henry Blyth, sincerely to be tamer by her family and friends. On the 27th-ult., at her house, Holly-walk, Mrs. EP' beth Wood, in the 72d year of her age. On the 30th ult., at Brighton, John Bearpact Josh the only child of John Jortin, Esq., Chavlette-: 6 ford.square, aged 13. On the 29th ult. Mrs. Fowler, of Baybam-streef o ,P, l° f den-town, aged 53, deeply lamented. ' PRINTED and PUBLISHED by M. 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