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SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. submitting to the people of this country a few remarks upon the present unexampled state of the Government, we are actuated by no feelings of a factious, far less of a personal, kind, i,Ve entertain Th e mo s t profound respect for the Duke of Welling ton ; of whose high reputatione---the property of his country—we are as tender as of any ' , elle thing, ex sept only the charactc and the interests of that country itself. It is a mater e of public notoriety to every man in London std Westminster, and in four and-twenty bows it 'rein be known to every man in England, that his Majesty has commanded the Duke to offer him his unbiassed opinion upon the manner in which the Ministry should be re-constructed. A more important and a more delicate office never was 'committed to any subject of the realm ; and eve entertain a confident expectation that it will be executed with the discretion and the magnanimity becoming so 'extraordinary a situation. The Con stitution vests in the King the undoubted right to choose his own Ministers ; and for this, as for all the acts of his reign, the Savoreign is irresponsible ex cept to the tribunal of public opinion, which has ju risdiction equally undoubted over the conduct of Princes and of subjects. But when an individual is called upon to advise hoer that high prerogative shall be exercised, he is responsible, in every seen of the word, to his country as well as to its Mo narch. Nor is he to be the less nereewly watched in the exercise of his duty, because he happens also to be the Commander-in-Chief of its armies. The first and the principal matter which he has to con sider, is the strange difference that has arisen in the Cabinet, and has more immediately given occasion to the demand for his counsel; we allude to the disagreement 'netweemi Mr. Huskisson and Mr. Her ries. The Former is understood to have proposed the foruration of a Committee, in redemption of Mr. Canniseg's memorable pledge of effeetuai and syste matic retrenchment—a pledge en which the House of Commons acted last Session, postponing, in con sideration of it, the inquiries otherwise inevitable into the expenditure of our revenue; and reforms unanimously demanded by all the people except a few persons in place, to whom it must always prove most formidable. He is understood to have pro posed a Committee, which, from its construction, must prove competent to the task—_the absolutely necessary task—of tit length satisfying the just expectations of the country; and, above all, which should act under a Chairman whose character, whose weight, and whose capacity for affairs, may afford a security that the inquiry will prove real and effectual, not Colourable and de lusive. Mr. Berries is stated to have taken an op posite view of the matter, and peremptorily objected to his colleague's proposition. Upon this great question —of all others the most interesting to the nation—those two Ministers are understood to be at issue; and it is plain that men at variance on such a point as this cannot possibly act together. Now the practical question being, whether Mr. Huskisson or Mr. Berries is to give way ; which of the two is to prevail, and which the country is to part with —upon this plain and intellieib!e ground it neturally occ urs to every one to ask the question— (but, we will venture to say, a hundred thousand times at the least during the last 21 hours, and not, we will also affirm, answered once in aey part of this great city)—_ ho, and what is Mr. Berries, that his wishes should be consulted? who, and what is Mr. Berrie% that all of a sudden he should have started into such a strange importance, and have proved, twice within five months, the great subject of political discussion—the pivot on which the greatest arrangements of the State have hinged ? To common observation he is only known as an industrious clerk for many years—private Secretary of successive Secretaries of the Treasury—then in the Commissariat, and raising himself, at ieagth, to the useful . and laborious, but slot very distinguished place of a Secretary to the Treasury. . In - point of talents for Parliamentary ac- Late, he may fairly be said, and without the . leest exaggeration, to rank much lower than any one man who ever took upon him the duties of such an of fice as be holds, and we have once or twice seen it filled be men singularly deficient in such accom- Plishmentss With the country, he has no kind of estimation for good or for evil, because to the eoun ley he is utterly unknown. Why, then, the ques tion recurs, is smch a person to be forced upon the King, and the nati on , eve n if t h ere were no reason for rejecting him,. :except the bare comparison with Mr. Huskisson personally ? But when we find the balance to be, Mr. Huskisson and effectual re- I , trenchment in.theone scale, and Mr. Berries its oppo pent in the other, that which it was difficult to answer before, becomes utterly and hopelessly unanswerable. That the Duke of Wellington will duly weigh this preliminary quest i on , an d no t p roce d in his task until he can either cut the knot or untie it satisfac torily, no one who respects his Grace can doubt for e moment. Sonic there are, who affect to say, that the Duke will recommend a Government of Ultra- Tories,—enemies of the Catholic question, and of all retrenchment and all improvement ; and they think he will propound the re-uniting of the old Mi n i s t r y di s pl ace d l as t spring. This is wholly absurd. That Government never can re unite ; and if it could, it never would be able to carry on the affairs of the State for a month. Suppose no change kad happened, and that no dis sensions bad sprung up among the former Ministers, the loss of Lord Liverpool and Mr. Canning would have rendered their continuing in power almost hope less. But the question is, whether or not a Ministry could now exist for cne month composed of the for mer Cabinet, with the loss of Lord Liverpool and Mr. Canning, and also of Lord Goderich and Mr. Huskisson, Mr. Grant, Lord Harrowhy, and Mr. Wynn ; in short, whether a Government could be formed of the Duke himseif,(who said in the House of Lords that it was absurd to think he could ever pretend to be Prime Minister), and Mr. Peel and Lord Eldon, and .Lords Bathurst and Westmorland and Melville. Suppose they could obtain Lord Lyndhurst and Lord Bexley's assistance, and should then gain all the strength to be derived from asso ciating with themselves Messrs. Dawson and Gaul burn, Sir T. Lethbridge, Lord Londonderry, and Lord Ellenborough—does any man of common sense believe that such a Ministry could stand a month ? The Duke of Wellington has a very different mea sure of judgment and discretion from what his ultra admirers give him credit for; and we doubt not he has well considered this, though they have not. That he will do his duty, far be it from our minds to doubt ; but the first question to be answered—and the question everywhere echoed through the country, again meets us—Who, or what is Mr. Berries, that all this importance should be attached to his preju dices against effectual retrenchment? The country will persist in putting this question, until it obtains an answer ; and we trust its representativ es will also speedily and freely put ite it is of cours e un necessary to add, that we have no new facts to corn munieate on the subject of the Ministry, becau se none such have taken place. Tile existing state of things is entirely and accurately repeated in the pre ceding observations.—Tinzes. We, as somewhat older statesmen, would a dvise our ,juvenile friend, the Standard, not wantonly and lightly to sully its pages by untruths, conveyed to it by people of no principle, and not, we trust, in vented by itself. In its number of yesterday even ing we observe it to be twice asserted that Mr. Brougham " had avowed himself the author of o ur article in the morning." Now, s u pp o sing this Were true, it were rather " too bad" in a brotherjour nalist to expose our inability to write a leading ar ticle. To how many people have our leading articles been attributed. We recollect that Cobbett claimed them all wholesale to himself upon some subject, and actually published it so in his paper; but added, that he sent them anonymously, because he knew we would not take them from him. What we must say is, that if Mr. Brougham avowed him self as the author of our yesterday's article,. he avowed what was untrue, and therefore, as he is rather a different Man from Mr. Gobbett, we are sure that he made no such avowal; and the Standard may be sure of the same. And to put a' end, so far as in us lies, to these falsehoods altogether, we can assure the &Standard, and the public at larg'e, that we write the leading articles ourselves, and no one for us ; and that the creatures who are picking up a dishonest and precarious livelihood by copying our title, are little less culpable than those who would rob us of whatever fame we may have earned by these our labours ; the former having the dread of want and hunger as motives to impel them.—the latter, nothing but wantonness or inconsideration.— The stateglents that appeared in the 112 . 0/wing CltrOnicle of yesterday must have sufficiently pre pared the public for the breaking up of the existing Administrati , 3t: which is now taking place, and in duoett- them to suspect that causes in abundance were not wanting to account for such a catastrophe ; most of them being already too notorious, to those who arc acquainted with the general aspect of pub lic affairs, to render much explanation or inquiry into the more immediate circumstances either neces sary or useful. Those circumstances which have been adverted to in a Morning Paper of yesterday are but of slight importance when compared with the gravbr symptoms of approaching dissolution, strongly exhibited during the last few weeks in the conduct of the Premier. To the plans of finance and economical regulations, which are there stated to have given rise to the dissensions in the Cabinet, we are not disposed to attach much credit, and much doubt whether any of such a nature as to justify disunion have ever been agi tated. Questions of a more immediate and urgent stamp, relating to the present critical state of our foreign policy —questions of peace or war—may, with more probability, have brought on a dif ference of opinion. But whatever may have been the questions, if any, which have divided the Mi nisters, we are satisfied that the hands by which the balance of power was held, were too feeble for the task ; and that the true cause of the termination of this Government must be found in the weakness of its Chief. It is not, however, the cause which has destroyed the old, but the manner in which the new Government is to be formed, that will become the most important and pressing subject of public interest Upon this point we are enabled to state, that up to a late hour yesterday no positive information could possibly be obtained, because no decided step had actually been taken. The Duke of Wellington is understood to have received directions on the sub ject when he was with the King on Wednesday.— llis Grace may be supposed to be taking some steps in consequence of these directions. What they are can only be the subjects of conjecture at present ; but some persons \veil informed, and who have the interest of the country truly at heart, are of opinion that his Grace's endeavours will be employed to con struct a liberal rather than an exclusively Tory Go verlitnent.—Morning Chronicle. The desire for retrenchment has been so generally expressed throughout the country, and the present state of our finances pleads so powerfully for the strictest economy, that, without good evidence, we should be unwilling to believe any Minister—not altogether lost to a regard for character with the nation—could be so deficient in judgment as to entertain for one moment the idea of baulking its well-founded expectations. When, therefore, we saw the statement in The Times of yesterday, res pecting the difference between Mr. Huskisson and Mr. Metrics, we were almost certain that the true cause of that difference was not assigned. Passing over much in that statement, as the period has not yet arrived for laying the subject fully before the public, we believe we may say that the alleged dif ference between Mr. Herries and Mr. Huskisson on measures of finance has no exigence. A difference, we are ready to admit, has. taken place with respect to the formation of the Finance Committee; but a difference on this point does not necessarily involve on either side a wish to throw any impediment in the way of retrenchment. It is, indeed, ex tremely to be regretted that any disagreement should have arisen, even on an abstract point, between men who have uniformly agreed on the most essential matters. When the period for the disclosure of particulars arrives, we shall endeavour to obtain them. In the meantime we cannot pass over the whole of the statement in silence. The Times asks, " Has Mr. Berries a plan of finance to propose in lieu of Mr. Huskis son's ?" Our answer to this is, Mr. Huskisson has none, and consequently Mr. Metrics can offer none in opposition. Anuther question is asked, " Can Mr. Herries carry on the concerns of the country without retrenchment ?" Our belief is, that he had no intention of trying even the experiment, and that he would have recommended as the Committee of Finance those gentlemen who had most turned their attention to the subject of finance, of the most in fluential character and belonging to all parties, the character of the individuals composing the Commit tee serving as a guarantee to the public of its honest intentions. It is further asked, " Has he any plan which will expose, and render useless in future any trickery practised in making up the public accounts, Rze.?" Let us be just to individuals. Mr. Huskisson has a high reputation with the country for firmness and integrity, and be deserves it. But no man knows better than Mr. Huskisson the merits of Mr. Herries, as a clear-headed man of business. He has never been accused of advocating or practising trickery; and we will do him the justice to say, that we believe he is not suspected by any of his col leagues of a disposition to commence it. We be lieve he is not only disposed, but determined to carry on the work of retrenchment quite as far as the most liberal of his present colleagues are disposed to go with him. There can, we believe, be but one opi nion with regard to Lord Althorp. No man has a better claim to the confidence of his fellow-citizens, as an honest and determined asserter of their rights—he merits and possesses the respect of men of all parties. But it is possible that a wish for the very success of the labours of the Committee may have led Mr. Harries to wish to have in the Chair one less likely to excite any jealousy arising out of party feelings, which might have provoked unnecessary opposition. A difference of views on a point of this nature, is not to be taken as a con clusive proof of indisposition to the object of the Committee. But, es we have already observed, the time for entering on this subject is not yet ar rived.—lbid. We stated yesterday the fact, which the country has learned with much regret, that Viscount Gode rich had tendered his resignation to his Majesty. We stated it in a plain unornamented manner. Like some of our Contemporaries, we might have sur rounded it with particulars to excite public curiosity, with this difference, however, that ours would have been correct, whilst theirs, when not wholly un founded, are most miserably disfigured and pervert ed. We did not sec the necessity, however, of add ing to the difficulties of the period by a premature disclosure of reasons and circumstances, which will conic out more advantageously for the public when the interests of the country shall have been secured by the establishment of a firm and effective Admi stration. To further that object we do not hesitate to sacrifice the gratification of personal van ity. There are time s i n th e political [life of a State when the duties of a Journalist assume a more than usually important character, and when the Pros, in the momentary abeyance of the Mini sterial portion of the Executive, becomes in some measure a substitute for its suspended power. At such epochs, to yield to the petty ambition of being the first to communicatein telligence, the revelation of which may increase ex isting embarrassments, or create some that do not pre-exist, is not only a want of patriotism, but of common honesty to the country. We shall, there fore, continue to pursue; for the present, the course which we adopted yesterday; only premising, that whenever it may cease to be required for the advan tage, not of parties, but of the State, we shall be found neither unwilling nor unable to lay open the mysteries of political transactions. With respect to what is passing at the present time, we shall frankly say, that nothing has yet reached. a sufficient state of maturity to assume any:definite forni or character, even in the eyes of the parties engaged in the recon struction of the Ministry. :fhe Duke of Welling - ton, by whom the first steps are to be taken, is known to have expressed his approbation of a system in which different interests and opinions are blended, so that, instead of pursuing separate objects, they may all unite and lose themselves in the service of the country. It is not probable, therefore, with such sentiments, exemplified by his own conduct in rejoining, after the death of Mr. Canning, the friends from whom he had seceded, that he should propose to his Majesty a Ministry formed of one exclusive opinion. It is at the same time equally probable that he may think it necessary to strengthen some parts of the political union, which he may con ceive to have been left injuriously weak in the late Cabinet. He may wish that the balance should be more equably poised. The difference between the Liberals and the Whigs had grown so small that those two parties no, longer counterbalanced each other in the King's. Councils, but acted with an unanimity of purpose which threw undivided power into their hands, and left the principles of ancient Toryism no strength, and scarcely any representa tion in the Cabinet. Here then is a deficiency to be filled up ; and if his Grace should propose to re move the imperfection, and to vivify the neglected branch, by recalling. Mr. Peel to the service of the State, there is not a man in the country who would not rejoice at the return of an active and talented Minister, who, though the champion of a distinct political interest, unites to that character an expansive mind, a sound judgment, and the most enlightened views. It is not unlikely that, satisfied with this infusion of strength into the Tory branch of a combined Administration, his Grace would make no change in its leading principle, and would entrust the guidance of affairs to the able and expe experienced hands of his illustrious brother, the Marquis - Wellesley. In this case, very few altera tions, if any, would become necessary; for the Noble Marquis not only shared the friendship, but the political sentiments of our departed Minister.— It was in conjunction with Mr. Canning, that in 1812 he made overtures to the Whigs, and endea voured to form that very coalition of parties, which he now finds ready existing teihis hands. He could not, therefore, object to act with men whom he had once thought entitled to his confidence, and whom his friend had tried and proved to be so, in' the short but eventful career which they had run together. Neither, we have reason to be lieve, would there be any reluctance on the part of the Whigs, to co-operate with a Statesman whose accession would secure the permanence of the system and policy of Mr. Canning, which they have adopted as their own. This mutual approxi mation would render the arrangements easy and prompt, two very great advantages on the eve of a Session of Parliament, whilst the presence of Mr. Peel in the Cabinet would satisfy the Tories that their principles, and the integrity of the Constitution in Church and State, were not in any danger. We do not say that all these probabilities will be realized, but it appears to us that if they should come to pass, all the hostility of parties throughout the land would cease, and the country would at length pos sess a strong, sound, and well-balanced Administra tion.---. ew Times. After the breaking up of the Cabinet Council on Wednesday evening, messengers were despatched to the Marquis of Lansdowne, at the Noble Mar quis's seat at Bowood, in Wiltshire, with the result of the deliberations of the Cabinet Council ; also to Mr. Spring Rice, one of the Under-Secretaries of State for the Home Department, at the scat of the Duke of Gloucester, at Bagshot, to bring the Hon. Gentleman to London. After the Lord Chancellor and the Duke of Wellington had left the King on Wednesday afternoon an express was sent to Mr. Peel, at Maresfield, in Sussex, which arrived at the Right Hen. Gentleman's tempor,Ary residence between twelve and one o'clock yesterday morning. The Right Hon. Gentleman arrived in London yes terday, in consequence, between nine and ten o'clock, at his house in Privy-gardens. In the course of the day Mr. Peel had interviews with the Lord Chan cellor and the Duke of Wellington. We are not prepared to say which of those distinguishet Noble men sent for Mr. Peel, but it is understood that the communication was sent by command of the King. Yesterday afternoon, about half-past two o'clock, the Marquis Wellesley left town in his travelling carriage, with outriders, for the purpose, it was un derstood, of attending the King at the Royal Lodge. It was yesterday reported that the Earl of Harrowby had been sent for express, to his country seat in Staffordshire, offering the Noble Earl the situation of Lord President of the Council, from which the Noble Earl had retired a short time since, in conse quence of family afflictions.--Morning Herald. HAPPY CHANGE OF MINISTRY.—It is with the most joyful and triumphant feelings that we congra tulate the country on the complete dissolution of an Administration, which, during its brief career has been productive of nothing but mischief, and which threatened to inflict upon the Nation a fatal succes sion of disgraces and calamities. Amid the sneer of friends, the pity even of enemies, and the deri sion of all, the late Government has expired. To escape the Executioner, it has committed Suicide. Peace to its ashes. The reasons assigned for this catastrophe are various. Mr. Huskisson and Finance, says one ; Lord Althorp and the Finance Commit- j tee, says another; Mr. Tierney and intrigue, says a third. The statement in the leading Journal of the defunct Ministry, in regard to Mr. Huskisson's financial plans, is a downright falsehood ; and if the writer of it were even in a remote degree acquainted with the'suhject, he must have known it to be so. It is palpably untrue, and carries absurdity on the face of it. It may be true, and doubtless is true, that Lord Althorp was spoken to by l'fr. Tierney and Mr. Huskisson, unknown to Mr. Herries, and considered by them as the future Chairman of the Finance Committee. It may be true, that Mr. Herries with his wonted energy and decision of character, refused to acquiesce in that nomination, upon sound public principles. It may he true that Lord Goderich was as weak and irresolute as a writu• in another Paper (the Chronicle) says Lord Lansdowne is, end tossed about like a ship in a storm, amid conflicting elements. Without dwelling upon these secondary causes, we know that reasons existed of a far more influential and pressing cha racter—reasons which must have broken up the Ministry, had the Finance Committee never been thought or spoken of. The great question of war or peace decided the Cabinet; and the time had come when a weak inefficient Minister could no longer hold the balance between contending, prin ciples. The time had come, when it was to he de cided whether Whig influence should predominate, by Lord Holland's admission into the Cabinet, or whether the Whig party should be themselves ejected in disgrace. Day after day, week after week, the Minis try tottered on, until its weakness and state of disor ganization became such, that it crumbled t o pieces almost of its own accord. If causes so trifling as those brought forward by its surviving friends could make it fall, its foundation must have been, if pos- Sible, still weaker than its noble head. Thanks to the wisdom of our gracious Monarch, and to his firmness in the maintenance of the prin c ipl es w hich seated his Illustrious Family on the Throne of these Realms, the triumph of true Tory Principl es i s now complete. The Duke of 'Wellington hat b eau com missioned to form an Administration, round which the lovers of Constitutional Principles may ra ll y confidence. In him all hopes are now concentrated; and ere lon g we s h a ll have to announce th e forma lion of a Mi n i stry , not l es s strong in th e esteem of the Monar c h an d t h e a ff ec tions of his P eop l e, t han worthy of tri um ph ant ' Parliamentary s u p po rt.— _Horning Post. with FATAL ACCIDENT.—EarIy on Thursday morning, a boat belonging to Burntisland Went out to weigh an anchor, and by some accident or other it swamp ed, and four of the men perished..--Edinburvit Ackertiser. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.--Yesterday Boden, Muggle troyd, Kevill, and Cannon, were brought up for final examination upon the charge of having cut and maimed Smith, the seaman, in the barge off Tower-stairs. It will be recollected, that the case was postponed until the arri val in town of Captain Ford's son, who was supposed to have witnessed the whole of the row, and to be able to state whether a robbery appeared to have been contemplated against Smith, and whether any of the parties besides Boden attacked the wounded man with fatal weapons.-- Upon this occasion young Ford attended to give evidence. Smith, whole depositions were taken on the preceding ex amination, and who is still in the hands of the surgeons, was not present. By order of the Lord Mayor, the City Solicitor conducted the case for the prosecution, at the City expellee. Mr. Hobler, jun., was in attendance as solicitor to the last three prisoners. Young Ford stated, that on the night this terrible occur rence took place, Smith and he had been drinking together, and he (witness ) was what is called " half seas Over," and had no accurate recollection of what took place. They went down to the barge for the purpose of going into their boat, although that was not the proper way. Witness was a little way before Smith, and he went into the barge. Somehow or other the persons in tke barge began to push him about and to use him rather roughly, but he believed it to be nothing but a lark. At last his father appeared, and then he got out of the barge and went down to the boat, in doing which be lost his cap and one of his shoes. The LORD Mae-cm—Did yeti lose any thing else in this lark, as you call it? The witness replied that he did not. He never thought that any thing serious was contemplated, or he certainly should not have left his father in the barge. There was a great struggle in the barge at one time, but witness did not know what occasioned it, as he was so " fresh." He saw no blood shed, nor had he even an idea that any would have taken place. Mr. Hobler, jun., submitted, that there was no case whatever against his clients. Under these circumstances, there could be no pretence for detaining his clients a moment longer in custody. They had paid dearly for their lark. The City Solicitor concurred in this view of the matter, but suggested that the Lord Mayor should hold the father of each in recognizances for the future good conduct of his son. Boden, all this time, was leaning on the bar with his face in his handkerchief, and sobbing loudly. Upon being asked what he had to say previously to his conunittal, he replied, that he had not a word to add to his former de claration. The Loan Maros, in addressing the three prisoners he was about to discharge, deeply lamented the consequences of that idle habit which was called larking. They wit nessed the dreadful condition of their companion, who was going to be tried for his life, for an occurrence which arose evidently from an indulgence in the dangerous prac tice. All was begun in fun and frolic, but the life of one of the party was now in jeopardy, and a Jury must deter mine upon the case. He (his Lordship) could not too strongly reprobate the use of practical jokes. The present case was an exemplification of what might be expected to ensue from it. He trusted that what had taken place would operate as a strong caution to the companions of the young man who would soon take his trial, and that those who were so near being considered as participators in the offence would mend their lives. The friends of the three last prisoners were overjoyed at the decision of the Lord Mayor. Mr. Hobler, jun. said that he had witnesses to prove that all the prisoners were honest industrious yonng men ; and that they earned a livelihood by waiting upon the steam-vessels which arrived from Ostend, and that they were obliged to be up at one or two o'clock at the barge for the purpose of conveying parcels from the vessels. The Loan Mavoit told Mr. Hobler that he was glad to hear of this, and that it would be prudent to have such testimony at the Old Bailey. Boden was fully committed for trial, and the other pri soners were discharged. The Overseers of one of the City Parishes complained to the Loan MAYOR that a Spanish refugee, named Gon zalez, had fixed himself in the parish with his wife and children without having the means of support, and that there would soon be an addition to the family. The ex pense of this unexpected increase to the burdens of a parish which had already a great number of its own poor to main tain, would be, if followed up, insupportable. The LORD MAYOR asked whether Mr. Freshfield had been applied to ?—The Refugee said that he was one of those who had been rent off in the hope that he would ob tain employment in another country. He had received 151. from the committee with the view of a lasting provi sion, and he went to Holland, determined to teach the language of his own country. He, hetwever, could get no employment, and of course no money. Although failing in his attempts to obtain tuition, he bad offered to engage in any sort of business or work in that country. The LORD Mawr—What business are you fit for be sides that of teaching ?—Refugee (after a pause.)—No thing, except that to which I have been brought up—war. The Loin MAYOR—Have you seen much service?— Refugee--A great deal. I have been 18 years in the ser vice, and have fought in many battles. At the siege of Valenciennes I was taken prisoner by the French, and I remained in prison four years. I regret that I have been compelled to return to this country, where we have been treated with such liberality ; but what is a man, in what ever condition of life, to do whe❑ he and his family are perishing ? I could not prevail upon the Dutch to learn Spanish, and there is a regulation in Holland against our admission into their military service. The Loan Mivoa requested that the overseer would submit the case to Mr. Freehfield. BOW-STREET.—Yesterday a poor Irishman applied to Mr. Mtrisnuu. for advice and assistance under the fol lowing circumstances : About a month ago, he said, he enclosed half a sovereign to his wife, who lives near Bantry Bay, in Ireland, and in oilier to secure the money and save postage, he applied to the house of Lord Rivers, knowing his Lordship to be a member of Parliament, for the purpose of obtaining a frank. Upon stating the object of his application, a servant whom he saw at his Lordship's house took the letter, and very kindly said it should be forwarded. About a fortnight ago, however, he received a letter from his wife, stating that neither letter nor money had come to hand. He then applied to the servant who undertook to forward both, and his reply was, that there must hare been some mistake at the post-office with re spect to the superscription, and he was sure the letter would be rev rned again in a few days, and restored to him (the applicant.) Under this persuasion he remained satisfied tintil last Monday, when he received another letter from his wife, who was in great distress, expressing surprise that the money had never come to hand. The complainant said that he again applied to the servant of Lord Rivers, who however received him as if lie had never seen his face before, and actually denied ever having received a let ter from him. Mr. Mixsnutt asked the complainant if he bad con fided in the servant from any previous acquaintance with him. —The applicant said he never saw the servant before the day when he came to ask the favour of a frank. The Manisrnavr, after a few more questions, told the applicant that he might have a summons, requiring the attendance of the servant, to show cause why he detained the letter ; and a summons was Issued accordingly. UNION-HALL.—Yesterday a respectable-looking, elderly female, accompanied by a young lady, attended at this office, for the purpose of making application for a war rant, under the following circumstances :—She resided at Clapham, and some time ago her son formed an acquaint ance, while studying in Edinburgh, with a Major W. The Major visited the metropolis recently, and having renewed the acquaintance with her son, the family consented to re ceive him as a boarder and lodger. Their new lodger was treated as one of the family, and applicant entrusted him with a large sum for the purpose of paying off the Christ mas bills instead, however, of performing the task, the Major paid two or three of the smaller bills, and walked away with the remainder of the money, amounting to be tween SOL and 401. Mr. .WAl3l 7 :l'" could not grant the warrant, as the Major had committed merely a verbal breach of trust; however, she had a remedy s till l e ft o pen to her, by a civil action. The applicant having thanked the Magistrate for his ad vice, declared her iutentioie of proceeding immediately against the individual. On Tuesday mates of the house of Mr. Lzwrs, York-terrace, Waterloo night, about 12 o'clock, the in road, were thrown into the utmost c onsternation, and had a narrow escape from destruction by fire, under the follow ing circumstances :---Some time before the hour abore mentioned, the whole of the family had retired to rest, with the exception of a lady, a lodger in the house, who was about entering her bed, when she heard a cracking noise outside of the room, and on opening the door to as certain the cause, she discovered the staircase enveloped in flames, and the bannisters, &c., burning furiously. She immediately gave an alarm, and fortunately the in mates escaped into the street, but in almost in a state of nudity. With great e xertions, however, the flames were extinguished before any considerable damage was done to the house, LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, JAL 10. EXPARTE HAWKINS IN RE HOWARD AND GIBBS. Mr. BICKERSTETH appeared in support of a peti tion, by which Mr. Hawkins claimed to be allowed to prove a debt under this commission. In 1816 he lodged 1,6001. in the hands of the bankrupts, for the purpose of being laid out in annuities, and intimated an intention of increasing the deposit. At this time the bankrupts were in great want of money, in con sequence of advances which they had made to the Duke of Marlborough. They therefore gladly took the petitioner's money, and procured annuities to be granted to him, in respect of both the sums, by the Duke of Marlborough. The money, however, never went into the Duke's hands, but was applied in sa tisfaction of the bankrupts' engagements on his be half. The Duke's estates were then incumbered to the amount of 487,4801., and the bankrupts, knowing that they could not be repaid by his Grace, took the petitioner's money for their own use. The annuity granted to him, was, however, paid for a year and a half ; and in order to reconcile Mr. Hawkins to the default which then took place, the bankrupts pre tended to give him a further security on trust estates belonging to the Duke, which they assured him was an ample one. Mr. Hawkins being ignorant of busi ness, and relying on the bankrupts,had never doubted their representations, until the tree facts came out respecting the amount of the incumbrances on the Duke of Marlborough's estates, which took place in 1821, when a commission of bankruptcy was issued against Howard and Gibbs. The petitioner brought an action against them for negligence, and was non suited. He applied for a new trial, but did not pur sue his application, choosing rather to prove for the amount of his debt under the commission. His right to do so was at first disputed, but at length was allowed, after a long examination of the parties, and discussion before the Commissioners. That de cision had been subsequently overruled upon petition before the Vice-Chancellor, and the present petition was lodged in appeal from his Honour's judgment. The counsel contended that under the circumstances Mr. Hawkins had a right to prove, and that his right had, notwithstanding the nonsuit, been proved iu the action at law. Mr. J. EVANS followed on the same side. The Lotto CHANcaLoit asked how much money bad been paid to the Duke of Marlborough ? Mr. EvANs believed very little indeed. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, the petitioner must make out a case of conspiracy against the bankrupts to entitle himself to prove. Mr. ErANs said, that such a case could be made out most satisfactorily. The LORD CHANCELLOR asked if such payments of the annuity as were actually made, had been made by the Duke ? Mr. EVANS said, " No, by the bankrupts alone." Mr. TRESLOVE, on the other hand, contended, that whatever might have been the nature of the transaction in the beginning, it had been con-firmed and acquiesced in by Mr. Hawkins' accepting the further security. He submitted that the petitioner had not made out a case which entitled him to be considered as a creditor of the bankrupts' estate. Mr. BICKERSTETII replied. The LORD CHANCELLOR doAted whether he could decide this case without tho assistance of a jury. He should therefore desire it to stand over until Saturday morning, when he would give judg ment as to what he thought the best course to pursue. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, JAN. 10. Mr. Edward Graddon was brought up on his petition to be discharged. The insolvent was opposed by Mr. Willett, who appeared in propria per<sona. The opposing► creditor stated that he was a tailor, and that the insolvent was indebted to him in the sum of 13!. 9s. for clothes furnished in 1823. The insolvent's schedule did not go back further than 182(:, which he considered sufficient to remand the insolvent to amend his schedule. In his examination by Mr. COOKE (with whom was Mr. HEATII) for the insolvent, it appeared that the original debt was under 10/., and that in Octo ber last the insolvent gave him a bill for 131. Os., the extra 31. Os. was for interest. It appeared by the evidence of the insolvent, that a distress had been put into the premises for 1.51., which was paid out by his daughter, who is the owner of the greater part of the furniture there now. Miss Graddon is about 22 years of age. It appeared also, that owing to the illness of Mr. Graddon, the Court had issued a dispensation to allow him the rules of the prison. He was accom modated with a seat in the Court during the ex amination. _ _ . ... The COURT was of opinion that the balance-sheet might be allowed to stand; and in support of this supposition, cited a case lately before the Court. There having been 151. paid into Court, the in solvent, after amending his schedule, was ordered to be discharged forthwith. Several respectable performers were in Court during the investigation. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, JAN. 10. This being what is called County-day, the Court was occupied during the greater part of it in hearing parish appeals. They then proceeded to dispose of appeals against convictions before Magistrates. Joseph Peer appealed against a conviction of Wm. Creighton, Esq., in a penalty of 501., for carrying luggage above three feet in height on the top of the Southampton coach. A question having arisen as to whether or not the defendant had entered into the necessary recognizances to prosecute his appeal, as required by the 50th Geo. 111., the case was adjourned to ascertain that fact. The remaining appeals will be taken in the morn ing, and then the custody cases will be proceeded with. It was with much regret we observed' that the Learned Chairman, Mr. CONST, although he did not complain of illness, was evidently labouring ender severe indisposition throughout the day. WINTER ASSIZES. HOME CIRCUIT.—MAIDSTONE, JAN. 9. Ann Wood, aged 52, an extrem;ly infirm and decrepit woman, was indicted for stealing one dozen knives and forks, the property of Hr. Pearce , cutler, at Dartford.—The Jury found her " Guilty." Mr. Baron Vet:GRAN ordered her to be imprisoned in the House of Correction for two years; observ ing, that if she had not been so old, he would have sent her out of the country. There were a few other cases tried, which were not of the least interest, which terminated the assizes. AWKWARD AND " UNPLEASANT" SITUA- TioN.—A well known sprig of fashion, who had accom panied a fair Cyprian to her domicile in t he Dolemeads, Bath, on Tuesday evening last, was more surprised than pleased, on awaking on Wednesday morning, to find that the waters had risen so rapidly in the nig ht, as to be y ee t ac tually in the room in the second floor, wh ere he had been reposing. The swell still increasing , the terrified gentle man cried out most l us tily from the w indows for rescu e , when a boa not parilons situatio n about ten o ' clock in the mor • g, amidst the laughs and jeers of assembled thousands...—. cm_ a , into w hich he lowered him self b a blanket amketo and hi was re a lie to takenf from his ridiculeus, if tenham Chronicle. Yesterday the eldest only about fire mor ning, two little boys, years old , so ns of a person of the name o f ManTxx, residing in Bell-alley, Alders gate - stree t, found their father's case of razors, which had carelessly been left on a table in the room, and having often seen him perform the operation of sharin g , the y determ ined to imitate bizn, and for that purpose they quickly unsheathed the dangerous instruments. The youngest boy applied one of the razors to his throat , and in bri nging it upwards then ce to his chin ma de a most desperate incision. cries The of the elder brought their mother into the room, who was nearly faint jug on perceiving a r azor lyi ng on the floor covered with blood, and her child bleeding profusely. Medical assistance was immediately pr ocure d, and on examina tion the wound was found to be of a very serious character. The boy re mains in a very weak state: . .. . .. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCZ. LITIIRPOOL. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9.--High water 25 minetec past five o'clock.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived the Conn** of Lonsdnle, Mushall, from Whitehavan, with enDdrire—• Thetis, Turnley, steamer, from Dublin, with the mail.— New York, Bennet, from New York, off, sailed Dec. 12 One ship off at three o'clock. CLEARED OUTWARDS.--jllO Gratittule, Bell, for Bahia —Bispliam, Evans, for Genoa—Sir Wrn. Starner, Brongh, from Douglas—Harmony, Ross, from Barbafloss--Alciopr, Pierce, from Charleston. THE MARKETS. MARKET.—Jan. O. This day's market was throughout well supplied ; bet the buyers in attendance haying been numerous, each kind of meat met with a tolerably ready sale, at the following prices per stone of 81b. to sink the offals Beef --. 4s, Od, to Ss. Vd. i Veal 55. Od. 143 Mutton -4 0 5 0 Pork 410 6 The foregoing quotations are Beef and Pork the same as on this day se'n»ight, the beet Mutton at a depretision St Pd., and Veal at an advance of from 2d. to 4d. per stone. LEWES MARKET.—Jan. 8. Beet 46. 4d. to ss. Od. Veal Os. Od. to Os, Od , Mutton ---.. 4 6 54 f Pork--- 4 2 4 Supply not great, but fully equal to the demand ; trade mode rately brisk. RUMFORD 51ARKET.—Jan. O. 8. d. to a. d. a. d. toe. d. Beef 4 0 5 0 Veal ...... ........... 5 2 6 0 Mutton 4 0 410 Pork 4lO 5 0 iurkling Calves from 146. to 425. ; Quarter old Pigalf,s. ‘oll4a.eiaob Supply moderately good, and trado rather bask. COUNTRY GORN MARKETS DURING THE WREIK. i Wheat. Barley. Oata. 8. to E. 1 Beans. Per Quarter. Blaudford Cambridge-- Chard s. to s. 45 50 to s. Huntingdon -- Long Sutton__ Louth 56 76 Lynn. N'ewark Nottingham --. Peterborough -- Plymouth --- Pontefract----. Sleaford Uppingtim NViEbeCh 42 A 3 42 48 42 98 42 54 55 61 40 54) 54 Gt 4S 51 4(3 56 40 b 4 20 2.5 22 38 30 32 21 28 28 31 25 35 35 411 28 32 28 SO 18 95 - IS 24 30 22 2 17 24 14 20 I C; 22 17 29 30 40 24 30 20 24 - 30 19 20 20 40 29 24 TI 25 92 20 20 LEEDS CORN MARKET.—Jan. S. B. to There was a tolerable good supply of Wheat and Barley, but only moderate of other Grain ; Wheats of good dry quality supported last week's prices, but damp and inferior samples were very dull and rather lower. For fine beef, South Barley there was a fair demand, and rather higher prices were obtained for the best runs, but middling sam ples- of South, Yorkshire, and Lincolnshire Barleys sold on much the same toms as last Tuesday. In Oats and Shelling there was scarcely any thing doing, and prices much the same. Beans were very dull, and rather cheapir• For Rapeseed there was more inquiry. Wheat, Norfolk and Suffolk, fklb. -- York. and Lincoln. 601 b. Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk' 12s. to :14s. i Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Grinding Beans ailb. ....... ........... .... 44s to Ms. a Oat,, Potatoc —Mealing, Foreign I2id. to 13d....EnglIsh Had. to 42d. per P; Shelling 29s. to SOs. 109', Rapeseed, English, 22perl . to 241. _..... MANCHESTER SMITHFIELD.—Jan. 9. At per lb. sinking the offal. :3,097 sd. to 60. I 7 Cali , 609 Cattle 4 6 1120 Pigs O& to li , L 4 4 A MANCHESTER POTATOE MARKET.—Jan. 5. A Potatoes, 4s, Od., ss. Od., and 6s. M. per load of 12 score 1211,5. ; New ditto, Os. Od., Od., and N. per ditto ; Turtle Sr. Od., Os. Od. anl6s. 6d. per load of 10 pecks; Onions, ins. OP' 14s. 01., and IN. per 12 score. MANCHESTER YARN MARKET.—Jae. 8, No. d. d. 30....,,.. IEI to 14 Throstle Twist, 20 —lOl to 11 40 11 0 30 —l2 In so_... 14 13 40-15 16 Mule Cep 60 lb 38 MttleropTwist} 30...11 12 Weft... 90..--.., 19 •-•"'' for warp .--. 80 28 24 ,„„ 40 —lt 15 100 --- 28 80 50 —l7 19 190 ....._ 34 91 60 _l9 20 10 --... 7 $ 70..22 24 Weft from 14 ft ! 90 —2O 29 waste 18 9 ti 24 —........ 10 1— —..... ...or' GLASGOW RETAIL MARKETS.—Jan 7 GLASGOW RETAIL MARKETS. —Jan. 7. Th'cf per lb. OF. sd. to Os. Ad. Oatmeal, per at. Is. ed. t o 2o. Mutton 0 4 0 0 Peasemeal ....... 2 0 3 6 Veal 0 5 0 P Pot Barley, cwt.l2 0 17 0 Ibuns Lamb perqr. 1 6 3 0 Grey Pease 12 0 0 0 Qua:tern Loaf... 0 9 0 0 White ditto l3 0 14 f. Flour. por ■ itone 2 0 2 S Bl ue di tto 13 0 14 ° Rye HOP INTELLIGENCE. WORCHSrER, JAN. 9.—Scarcely any thing is doing i l in, our market ; prices as before. AIEETINGS OF CREDITORS. LONDON DIARY.—MoNoar, Jax. 14.--At the Clete I Commissioners, Baainghall.street. Badnall and Leek, silk-manufacturer 5............... Baeyerte F., Co. iroad-street.mews, merch a nt .... Bryant, 1., George-street, Hampstead-road, Cooper, W. Cannon-row, dealer in cement........ Henry, H., Finsbury-circus, jeweller Inglis, .I. and Co.. INlark-lane, merchants ............ Monkhollse, J., Camberwell. tavern-keeper.... ...... ........ Whitemarsh, ~ Old Boud-street, victualler ........ Leming and Tatlock, Winchester-street, brokers COUNTRY DIARY.—MoNsar b JAN. 14. Driver,"N., Painswick—George, Stroud Ford, J., Reading—Wheatsheaf, Reading Fox, J., Birmingham—Royal hotel, Parkingham.........— INSOLVENTS APPLYING TO RE DISCIAIIOIO Petitions to be heard at Portugsil-earcot, Lbw.lree Itak Yr 140 Jai. )5, at, Nine Beattie, It., Charlton gomers'town, carpenter Buckby, T., Kibworth, Leicestershire, Innkeeper Crouch, P., Cheahunt, Herta, gentleman Dawes, 0., Worthing, Sussex, farrier tri)ix9 14. Feldon, D., Oxford, piano-forte-maker Gllscock, E., Dublin, commissioner of stamps ~,,111 Hatton, J., Whiskin-street, Clerkenwell, baker , --At the at Too Guildhall o'clook.at Cardiff , hp ° usay C l:il U li l' ama 'Tß , T lavid, Swansea, rope.maker BIRTHS. On Wednesday, the 2d inst., at Hampstead, the wife I John Constable, Esq., F.R.A. of Upper Ckarlette-strre / Fitzroy-square, of a son. On the sth inst., at Brieliagtan, zest Bridal. this Id of the Rev. Charles Ranken, of a eon. On the 16th inst., in Upper Stamford-Artet t Mrs. Lod of a son. At Tetton House, the lady of Thomas Gorge lifirarriA ton Carew, Esq. of a daughter. MARRIED. On the Bth inst., at Blithfield, in Staffordshire, by t it lion. and very Rev. the Dean of Canterbury, j,hil NewtO Lane, Esq., o f Ki ng ' s B rom ley•Hall, in th e county of WO Hon. Wforidlliatnotihteiehelpeoßitighhitnit., at Watford, by th e Ir on. and Eg i lion. Agnes Begot, second da ughter' the Right H o Lord I3agot. On Jame ., second son of Robert Sutton, EA; son of Edward Horton, Esq f M ue of Rossway, Herts, to Charlotte, second daughter of Georf E , q., o f Watford, in the same county. Lackington, o E .oe 'i ll-square, to Anne, only daughter of D 6Oll On the 10th inst., at Clifton church, Edward Jo l ' ~ o on , I3ayntou, —9, on-w oo d. At Ludlow, the Roy. John Birch Webb, to Anne, esooo daughter of John Afolyneux, Esq. of Gravell-hill, 0 0 Ludlow. At Sidbury, Mark Cann, Esq., of Colyton, to Llarri! i H tl e ve rt t o:l ll , vr. of Clifton-wood. Charlotte, only daughter Of the late Philip Chaun White, Esq. Ofl%praeroodbfeilsrtyniioago'' tt:r:D Rober tp comes o f e to o Esiented.: of Edinburgh ' Pursuing through lif,emaactnwrualindfcoehrdveia: honour, he was equally Esq., in the 61st year of his 4' a model of mercantile integrity 0 DIED. Tyne,On t i h v e ill i ia th m i ß ns e t a s y n , t, at Walker, near NevreaStlauP/1 moral worth. Hie benevolent disposition and social q 0 lilies endeared him to a numerous circle of aequaintanc' who deeply regret the loss of so excellent a m em ber 61 , 96: 6 ; 0, 0 i i i e l in ntfy lo : it t pc h ho l tb le ; l i 9a o t i te t il W th i i ni n e ls a lti U t a. .:li il v f e rs re . it A y nont Sjtc..goAn,ndrreeliwct's,.)f r m - r. To, regretted Thames -street, in the 84th year of b e Jegor 4 crp i nc re Y f ly ßobertpti a l n iar d ts l7 np - ' 8 the Bth inst., at Eltham, Mrs. Helen p 't On ttllarton, a -On the Bth inst., at his house in the Gomel -road, 0 Isaac Neste, jun., in the S6th year of his ag e . On the 22d of November, in the island of Madeira, Rev. William Owen, late curate of Gravese n d, get' deeply regretted by all who knew him. On the 9th inst., James Swallow Thom son, Elmo i Kennington, aged 68. On the 9th inst., Mrs. Ann Otley, of the London-ryas aged 59. On the Ist of November last, at Trial*, aged 24, 14 T. K Crisp. p ß orrEp and PUBLISHED by M. YOUNG , a It' .; t- SUN OFFICE, No. 112, Stranil. . •l it -1 1184 gre, TH A " 6 ° Tor rior Aye Fin. 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