The Sun. — London, England, 1828-11-20 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE LONDON JOURNALS. The most gratifying proofs of public sym pathy in the cause of the ill-fated Spanish exiles pour hi upon us from every quarter. Their griefs haVe stirred up the humane affections of our countrymen, among these orders to whom political questions are but dreams for the amine meat of a chance idle. hour. It is not only those who acknowledge that the Spanish pa triots, In asking an asylum here, seek but a miserable reparation for the ruin inflicted on them by the policy which a bandoned, after first embracing, their unhaPPY country; it is no t such men 0n1y,.....f0r they., being statesmen, are f ew ,— am idst the English nation, that feel the immense a nd-•tinsatisfied claims of the Spanish Cortes and their persecuted adherents upon the protection of Great 'Britain., The tenderness evinced for them is ofa higher nature, and from a nobler source, than that of political equity. It is the direct offspring of. a benevolent and Christian spirit, and from the forms in which it has been frequently manifested, a delightful proof is afforded of the •genuine goodness which pervades the minds of the poorer classes of Englishmen resident in this metropolis. Mr. - Willson, a tobacconist in the Strand, having placed a box for charitable con tributions in his window, has, after a day or two, transmitted to Mr. Freshfield the sum of twenty-two shillings, of which the greater por tion was in copper. With sincere pleasure we have learned the proceeding at a late meeting of the parish of. Rotherhithe, and the resolutions there adopted, in favour of the Spanish patriots. From these resolutions we have the satisfaction to see that the Rev. Clergyman and the Church wardens of the parish have received the thanks of the Meeting for their readiness in convening the parishioners, and that the Churchwardens, Overseers, and eight other Gentlemen, have formed a Committee to solicit subscriptions by calling from house to house thrort , hout the parish. This, indeed, is an example worth admiring, and still more worthy of general imi tation throughont England. Much . of our hope is fixed upon the charitable disposition of the clergy ; and not the , less so from being convinced that his Majesty's Government must be anxious for the success of this patriotic charity. We are also pleased to learn 'that the meeting under the presidency of the Lord Mayor will take place next TueSday, when ihe : Com mittee, or the acting members of it, will make a " full" report of tkir,proeeeditig 7 ,and he, pro , , pared to give an account of ili;,apßltcat,icei of the: funds ;Already contilitiniel `:.A ist, of subscript Lions will then be announce4:4.,the c ,Secretary, and, we trust, 3 new and ample series of viunifi • cent benefitctions put on record. This day the Committee are to *semble at, the Mitnsion house, and—to make some preliminary arrange ments in contemplation 'of the meeting; A letter, which we publish, suggests- the utility or en couraging a contrite of Spanish plays, to be per, formed by such of the refugees as may possess histrionic talents. We headily recommend this plan to the consideration of the Spaniards themselves, whose drama is richer in ;!..orks of genius than that of any other country England (in respect of . Shakspeare alone) ex cepted. The English Opera-home, and the little theatre in the Itaymarket, have, with great li berality, been offered, grat::7, by their propii.c tors, for the benevolent purposes of this chari table effort. Several noblemen, we understand from our correspondent, have humanely offered to take the necessaty'expersee-upon Lthem§otves and, as it would be easy. to make- a Spanish theatre fashionable, in a community which pa tronizes foreign novelties, even where the mo tives are frivolous, we have no doubt that this experiment might be attended with svecess, 'and renslered signally productive of relief and com fort to the great body of the exiles. Naturally the Spaniards are a gay and graceful people, their manners emphatic and exprevsive,•and their habits of conversing such as qualify them even more than the Italians, who are a grave people, for representations of their comic drama. We repeat, therefore, that it seems a suggestion which may be matured into something' useful. —But sure we are, that the conductors of the English stage, as well in the metropolis as e!se . - where, could in' no way serve their own popula rity more than by giving a benefit in every theatre throughout the kingdom to these poor friendless men.—Times, - A Meeting of Catholic servants was held the other day in Dublin, with the Reverend Mr. L'Estrange at their head, for the purpose of lay ing before Min and 'Other, worthy colleagues who honoured the Meeting by their presence, and delivered what are described in the Irish papers " powerfnPinvectives" against the Protestants, the list of grievances of which they had to com plain at . the Band s of the latter—more espe ,ially exclusion .frOr n .their service in .conse quence of their religic m . The Catholic Priest hood, and the Catholic Association, must be hard run for subjects to inflam e .their Catho lic fellow-subjects, w h en t h ey are forced to descend to such pitiful expedientsto leave the broad path of known and well-ascertain e d f acts of outrage, in order to search for materials - of accu . sation where " a mess of porridge would pri o -, cure them an abundance. The thing was alto.. gether both foolish and wicked—foolish in its object, and foolish in its result, and if not wicked in design, `at least 'wicked in its consequences ; for had the Meeting created a sensation, which it does not appear to haVe done,. or a number of Persons come forward to substantiate cases: pf what they considered grievances, no rationaldoubt weed be entertained that the breach, which already exists between Catholic and Protestant in that wretched country, r_....r. wrdeneo, and the evil of exclusion, if it actually exists, carried to a much greater extent. The Catholic servants, in fact, would have been in jured by it ; and we are glad, therefore, to ob serve that the meeting was not only not numerously attended, but that very few cases were brought Torward, and those of by far'tho trifling a nature to deserve the slightest notice.—Morning Ad vertiser. A pamphlet which has just been put into our hands serves to throw a great deal of valuable light I on what is called Free Trade, with.reference to the Silk Manufacture. It is entitled, A View of the Silk Trade, - with Remarks on the recent Measures of . Goverwn ent in reg ar d to that Branch of Manufacture. By Richard Bad nall, Esq." The inconveniences which are no , felt in the trade are not caused by freedom, but by the want of freedom. The English Govern. anent sought to do more than a Govermi3ent can do, to decide between the conflicting interests of different branches of the trade, and it has done mischief. .• The Silk Mariu , . factures has had the benefit of a protecting duty, which is illusory, on account of a protect ing duty with which he is fettered to the tbrowster. The protecting duty is double the rate at which goods. can be smuggle& into the country, but the rate at - which goods can be smuggled is far below the protection with which the m anufacturer is saddled to the throwster.-- In the usual bungling way with which Govern ments regulate trade, they have protected highly r that part of the manufacture where- we are seen t o.excel from the superiority we have in machi nery, and they have pressed heavily on that part of the manufacture where we have no advamege, namely, the weaving, &c. The weakest, as usual, go to the wall; the wOrkmen who con sume high priced food feel the benefit of free trade in reduced wages. Sc. -much for Ministe rial ideas of free trade ! But Mr. Huskisson was afraid of the throwsters ; they were the aris tocracy of the trade : he had no fear of the weavers. " It having (says Mr.l3adnall) been deemed ex pedient by Government, after the most mature, de , liberate, and impartial reflection, to adopt the min ciples of free trade, under the conviction that such policy must eventually facilitate and increase our commercial intercourse with other nations; our first consideration is, and it is one worthy of most serious attention, how far is it consistent to except any particular branch qf commerce, at the expense of others, from a participation in such general princi ples, even although it should be proved that such branch were absolutely suffering from the effect ? We invariably find, that in the attempt at any great object, of whatever nature it may be, indecisive and half measures only tend to retard, if not altogether to defeat its attainment---' Qui non proficit " Badnall states, that c , the only silk calcula ted for the manufacture of the richest qualities of broad , :roods is that produced in Italy, or in the southern provinces of France ;" and that " the greatest advantage which the French ma nufacturer possesses over the British is the dif ference in the import duty on-Italian thrown silks, such description of silks being absolutely neces sary for the manufacture of superior goods."— The disadvantages of the manufacturer from this cause, are thus summed tip : "On account of the import duty on foreign thrown silk, including extra charges, &c. the British mum,. facturer pays 18ril per cent. more than the French for his first material. . " By the difference in the rates of throwing tram, he suffers, according to the preceding statement, full five per cent, more than the Frenci,.if thrown in England, and 11 per cent. if thrown in Italy ; the average of which is 8 per cent. Taking, therefore, an average of these advantages in organzine and tram, the mean difference may be stated to be full 13-1 per cent., concluding that an equal quantity of warp and sute be employed in war goods. ‘.• By dying, we will admit that the French have •Ivn advantage of 1 A per cent. • " And say- by weaving, &c. 10 per cent. TO this we may safely add 2 per cent. for the extra loss which, I am convinced, the British mantifitanr,er . st.rjaitis from his want of a drying room, and which is not far vide of the ascertained saving, through such estabiishment:;, to the French mandacturer. From this view of the subject, we then . debit the policy of Government on a grand scale with m ad vantage in favour of France, amounting to 263- per 1.-,ept.; on the other hand, we must credit it with a protecting ditty on foreign wrought goods of at least 30 per cent,, is the amount of duty originally contemplated; to which post be added the expellees which the French incur in the export pf their manufactures. " On ?.rasual view of the question, the protec tion to the British manufacturer appears sufficiently ample - It has unfortunately happened, however, that this protective dpty has been altogether unavailable as a means of giving that suppo,rt to the manufacturers which their situation required, and the Government contemplated. . . These goods (syniggle.d), it is well known, can' at this moment be laid down in 1.4n401i at a t*.enfinro of 'fifteen per bent;" and - I speSk` froriV'the inostunsei,t4y,oo. sources when-I state, that there are even pow sonic Frepch houses who will under take to lodge goods safeii iti gp o 4lpl at a far less rate." Mr. Badnall proposes that " the import duty upon foreign thrown silk should be immediately reduced, to place the British manufacturer on a Par with hi rival;" and " that the import duty on foreign wrought silk:s should ' O O gradually re duced to' such a price that it Will not be worth .the smugglers' while to bring them clandestinely into the country." Mr. Badnall shoWs that the protection claimed by the throwster, which ren ders the freedom a mo c kery to the manufac turer, is altogether uncalled for—" The Italian, before he , can supersede us in point of profit, roust not only secure to himself the • advantage which he noW possesses—viz. the best material to.work upon—no duty on his raw silk—low wages, &c. ; but he must secure those first great a nd predominating advantages, the enterprising and pex2evering - spirit of the Englishman, and an advantageous application of the power of steam. . . , . . . There are few silk mills in Italy or France, where the spindles revolve beyond five or six hundred revo lutions per minute ; whereas in England there are many which vary from fifteen hundred to even three thousand." • Mr, Badnall shows forcibly the benefit. which has resulted already from the measures of Mr. Huskisson, in compelling an improvement of the machinery. "At the Coui , mencement of the year 1824, I can safely assert that no machinery throughout Great Britain, upon which so great a result depended, was of so barbarous a nature, or so wanting in improve ment, as that employed in the throwing trade ; and it unfortunately happens that nine mills out often at the present moment are of a similar de scription. Th ere are, h owever , some indivi duals who, f oresee i ng adopting e v e ry the absolute necessity of means to improve the silk manu factures, have most effectually . succeeded; so much so, that I fe e l m y se lf justified in stating, ' that they entertain no fear whatever of foreign competition, under any restriction of duty on foreign thrown silk." So much for free trade _ •••••• Mb 1,4-,a7 AMATEUR PER k' 0 RAIAN C Es. • We witness ed one of a series of amateur performances at the Totten ham-street Theatre on Tuesday. With a few exceptions, there was much to applaud. In the Opera of Rosins, which was cast with a good deal of musical talent, a young lady of considerable attractions, with a very sweet voice, and a very pretty figure, appeared in the part of William. She was modestly dressed in male attire, and evinced powers of acting and singing which would befit a more exalted sphere. On the 30th ult. a letter, containing about 2001. in eash, notes, and acceptances, was put into th e post-office at Burslem by the representative of a respectable factor's house in this town. • The letter did not come to hand, and the party to whom it was addressed here was apprised of its being sent by an order-sheet received the following day, which mentioned the remittance made. Instant inquiry was set on foot, and the post mistress of Burslem stated that she remembered the receipt of the let , ter in question, and of having duly forwarded it in the Morning bag for Newcastle, through which office all let• tars from Bursiero to Birminghain are transmitted. plicatiou. was also made to Sir FRANCIS FREELINC, who, with that attention to the duties of his station which charac terizes him,. promised that a full and speedy investigation should be set on foot, in furtherance of which the surveyor of the district arrived in this town on Thursday, and pro ceeded to Burslem on the following day. The result of his inquiries on the subie,ct has not yet transpired.—Bir mingltaM Gazette. GERMAN PAPERS. ODES A, OCT. 27.—The foreign ambassadors and other diplomatic personages, who were at the head quarters, arrived here safe, after a great storm .at sea, and are all gone to St. Petersburg!), except the French Ambassador, the Duke de Mortemart, who returns to Paris. It is generally believed here that the campaign is ended for the year, and that after the fall of Silistria, which it is thought will shortly take place, the army will go into winter quarters. This suspension of arms will undoubtedly be - made use of by the cabi nets to impress on the Porte a sense of its situation, and to induce it to concession, in order that the con test, which, in the end, must turn out to the injury of the Turkish empire, may not be renewed next sum mer. That the sentiments of our august Monarch have not for a moment varied, and notwithstanding the success of the Russian arms, remain true to the moderation which was expressed on the break ing out of the war, is proved by the manifesto lately issued for a new levy of recruits, in which his Majesty chews a sincere wish to see a speedy end to the contest. Nobody can doubt that these pacific sentiments of the Emperor must pro duce a happy effect, as soon as the Porte will listen to the voice of reason and of the mediating Powers. Hitherto 'this town has suffered little injury by the war, as the supplies for the army, which are chiefly furnished from our capital, make up for the loss arising from the prohibition to export corn. The houses which have had to furnish the supplies have made large profits, and as the Government makes a point of letting as many participate as possible, it may be said that Odessa has had the most extensive busi ness at this time, and that all classes have gained. The farmer, the mechanic, and the merchant, were, and still are, constantly employed in providing for the wants of the army. The continuation of the war, and the concomitant interruption of all other com mercial intercourse may, however, prove in the sequel extremely injurious to our port, as Alexandria will offer in time a great market for all raw production, and from the delicate nature of commer cial business, which must be constantly watched and kept up, it is to be apprehended that if trade should once be habitually directed to Egypt, we shall be cut off from foreign connection, as we have but little to - do with exchange of commodities. The general wish, therefore, is for peace, and the momentary gait: (lees not dispel the apprehensions inspired by a prospect of the continuance of the wag. VIENNA, Nov. 7.--Metalliques, 91 ;. Bank Shares, 1,084 NAPLES, OCT. 18.—By a Decree of the 3d Sept. last the King has twain prohibited the importation of foreign corn into these three years. • VENICE, OCT. 27.—The Grand Duchess Helen, consort of the Grand Duke Michael, arrived here yesterday. Her Imperial Highness will be at Bo logna on the 4th of Nov., and set out on the 7th for Florence, POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. CAPRiOLETS 4Np Ttif.ltt D4tvEßs.--A gentle man, who is steward to considerable estates in the city of London, complained to the LORD MAYOR that a most gross imposition had been practised upon him by the driver of a cabriolet, who demanded and received 4'0113 hilt the sum of 35,-6d. being his fare. The complainant had taken out a summons against the driver in order to have the matter settled before the Lord Mayor, but the driver was no where to be found. His Lordship then ordered that the proprietor of the cabriolet should be summoned before him, and 645 wt - , , s apperdingly dyne, and the proprietor appeared to account for the conduct of his servant. The defendant said, that each of his cabriolets cost him 3.50/. a year, and that the returns were not an adeipat,e remuneration for the anxiety, risk, and positive loss accompanying this sort of trade, ide did not, he declared, know where to find the dri%;et, who was of course conscious that he deserved punish• ment. Nothing would give him .greater pleasure thar; to sae punishment to the full extent inflicted; but he did not know how a master , could prevent the offence of. which the driver was guilty, 'and he therefore submitted that there was no ground for 4ndging a penalty. The LORD M.Al(qa ; n passing judgment said, that although he believed there was' no division Of the spoil, and that the tiefendapt had nothing Whatever to do with the moral offence, yet the legal guilt certainly descended upon him inconsideration of the public, who must be protected. The defendant was then lined 205., and the complainant immediately trmluittpd his moiety to the committee for the re lief of the perishing Spanish refugees, 130 W-STREET. A letter, of which the following are e*tracts, was received from Sir Charles Forbes, by Sir RICHARD BIRNJE, with reference to the case reported in the Of Tuesday last, exposing a system of swind ling by means of accommodation bills. The parties, it will be remembered, wno concocted the z,cnemp, announced themselves as " Charles Forbes and Co., factors, and commission agents, 16, St. George's " Fitzroy-square, Nov. 18. " In retailing the enclosure you sent m respecting the firm designated ' C. Forbes and Co., factors, 14, Sutton, street, St. George's East,' it is, I trust, hardly necessary for me to say that I know nothing whatever of the parties, and until I received your letter never heard of (hem." " I should hope that the publicity given to the subject by the Tiniec may he the means of bringing forward those who have suffered by such shameless practices, and enable you to bring the parties implicated to the punishment they deserve." " I have the pleasure of knowing Mr. Knowles, of Aberdeen, who is a most respectible man, and incapable of countenancing such discreditable proceedings, which, in deed, he has shown by his prompt and judicious letter to you, enclosing the documents referred to. (Signed) " CHARLES FORBES." Immediately upon receiving this leiter Sir R. Biroie despatched Stephens and another officer to No. 16, Sutton-street, to endeavour a second time to effect an entrance, without, of course, any force or violence. They were answered by the same woman who opened the door to Stephens on his first appli cation, that Mr. Forbes was not at home, and that no person was in' the house with whom business could be transacted. " That is rather unfortunate," observed Stephens, " as I came by appointment for the purpose of obtaining cash for a bill of exchange." " Oh, if . that is your business," said the woman, " you had,better See thr managing clerk." " Where 4o log MAt With 9" “ase4 th. He is seldom', here," replied the woman, " blithe always leaves, his address for gentlemen who call about bills." She then went into the house, and returned with an engraved card, containing an address of " F. W, Rutledge, No. 115, Lucas-street, Commercial•road." The officers did did riot deem it necessary to obtain an interview with this person, having proof sufficient of the character of parties in the appearance of their house of business, which presented no other sign of a mercan tile concern than the large brass.plate upon the street-door, upon which is engraved the name of " Forbes." The fact, too, of the principal partner and hia managing clerk being always invisible, (ex cepting to the dupes,) served still stronger to con firth the suspicion which the officers had previously entertained. Si r Richard . Birnic has laid the whole transaction, t oge th er w ith the printed dopump u ts p f orwarded . t o hi m f rom S cot l an d, b e f ore t h e S oc i ety for the Protection of Trade, who will, no doubt, use measure s to beingtie parties to justice. 111ArtYLE130 • Yesterday, John O wen , a y o u n g man of good ad dress and fashionable appearance, and a housekeeper in t h e parish of. St. Marylebone, was brought before Mr. HosKIN for fulal examination, under the charge of unlawfully opening the carriage of the Misses Black Nell, with intent, to steal the goods and chat tels therein being. It was stated by William Jagger, a footman in the service of the above ladies, at No, 6, Seymour-place, that on Monday morning at a quarter before one, as he was riding on the box with the coachman through Portman-square, for the purpose of fetching their mistresses home, his attention was taken by three boys, who he suspected would get up behind, and upon looking round, he saw the prisoner running along by the side of the carriage, with the door open, and the handle in tiffs hand, and he spade the coach man pull up, and jumped off the box and followed the prisoner, who ran away as fast as he could. The foot man overtook the prisoner in Gloucester-street - , and said he would give him in charge for attempting to steal the carriage glass, in which he had so far suc ceeded as to let down the blind. The prisoner told him he was a gentleman, and pulling out his watch, offered it to him as a bribe to let him go, but the footman held him fast pntil he got assistance, and then he sent him to the watch-house. _ _ After hearing the footman's statement, Mr. Hos- KtNs asked the prisoner who he was, what he was, and where he lived ?—He gave his name.as before stated, said he was a retained servant in the esta blishment of Captain Graham, 15, Nottingham street, who is now on the Continent, and that he is a housekeeper at No. 13, Duke-street, Lisson-grove. He denied the charge imputed to him. He had, he said, been drinking with a friend, and as he crossed Gloucester-street, the footman seized him by the collar, and said to him, " you, Sir, what do you want with our carriage ? You want to steal our glasses." To which he replied, " You are mis taken altogether, I am a gentleman; Iyill give you my watch and my address, and that is sufficient security for my appearance." The MAGISTRATE desired Webster, the officer, to inquire into his' character. He had given a false representation respecting his being in the service of Captain Graham, and had been before committed to Newgate, and the evidence of the footman, that he had offered his watch as a bribe, being supported by the coachman, Mr. Hoskins sent him to the tread-mill for three months. If A TTON-GATIDEN. A hoary-headed respectable-looking man, of the name of William 'ems , a glass-cutter, re s idi ng a t No. 22, Robert-street, Bedford-row, was yesterday brought up before W. L. ROGERS, Esq. from Eagle street watch-house, charged with a misdemeanour. James Chas. Burton, solicitor, of No. 34, Queen square, came forward and stated to the Magistrate that his servants having complained to him of the gross behaviour of the defendant towards them on several occasions, but particularly on the night of Saturday last, he determined himself to take an ac tive part in apprehending the transgressor, On Tuesday night, the defendant having come, as usual, to the Icitchea window, and attracted the maid's attention by throwing gravel against the glass, she gave intimation of it to her master, who rushing out, seized hold of him before he could recover him self from his indelicate situation, and gave charge of him to a watchman, Elisabeth Cook and Mary Parr, both in the ser vice of Mr. Burton, were brought forward, by order of the Magistrate,—who said, that as it was neces sary, under the.circurustances, to exclude the de fendant from all intercourse with society for some time, he must have the fullest evidence before him, and stated that, on Saturday night last, between 11 and 12 o'clock, the. defendant came to the kitchen window, and having drawn their attention upon him by casting gravel at it, he exposed himself to them in the most indelicate and offeusive mannew- Mr. Roca:us—Are you sure that is the man ? Both—Perfectly sure; we could clearly discern his features and person in the strong light of a gas-lamp over the door. Orme, the watchman, stated that frequent com plaint:, were made to him of the conduct of the de fendant, and on the previous night, while in the custody of Mr. Burton, a female came up to him, and, pointing to the defendant, said," There, that's the man by whose indecencies I have been repeatedly insulted while passing through the square, ' Mr. ROGERg—So vile arict monstrous indecency of behaviour I have never had hitherto charged be fore me: Let him be committed for three months to the House of Correction, or the tread•mill.. 91J11-S9VAPP",'. A few days back information was given at this office of an extensive robbery, which has been com mitted at No. 5, Upper Queen's-buildings, Bromp ton, the residence of the late John Collitch, Esq., who died suddenly on Thursday last. The property , missing is estimated at from nine hundred to a thou sand pounds in value, and consisted of money, plate, jewellery, old coins, clothes, and nNrisi one thousand bottles of wine. UNION-HALL. Yesterday a fellow named William Sinneil, a blacksmith, residing in Union-street, London-road, was brought before Mr. CHAMBERS, charged with having committed the following atrocious assault on two femajes, one of whom now lies dangerously ill at the hospital in consequence of the injury she re ceived. Hephzibah Terry, a young woman who had suf fered severely from the brutal conduct of the de• fendant, stated that she was an unfortunate girl, and that the female now in the hospital and she resided together in Union -street, at a short distance from the house of the defendant. In the course of Tues day she and her companion had an angry dispute with the defendant, who she alleged was continually annoying them when they passed his door. On the day in question, during the dispute they had with the defendant, he uttered .a threat, saying he would have his revenge upon them before the day was out, and he kept his word; for while she and the young woman-in the hospital were standing at their own door talking together, the defendant approached from the direction of his own house unperceived by them, and flung a tea-cup of vitriol in their faces. That part of the liquid which came upon witness burnt her cheek, chin, and breast very much, and put her to excessive pain, but her unfortunate com panion suffered more severely, for the greater por tion of the vitriol went into her eyes, and her shrieks, from the pain, evinced the torture she must have been put to. The defendant, having had the revenge, as he called it, then walked away as un concernedly as if nothing had happened; and the circumstances having been made known to the watch man, the defendant was taken into custody. The complainant here exhibited her cheek, which was dreadfully burnt. A certificate was also produced from the hospital, describing that the other young .woman was so ill as to be unable to attend : adding, there was but slight hope she would ever recover the sight of her eyes. Mr. Cnaststas, having expressed the strongest indignation at the recital of such a ferocious and cruel attack, asked the brutal fellow what he had to say i n answer to the charge ? In reply, he did not deny the outrage, merely stating, by wa y of justification, that both the young women were in the habit of annoying him very much. He was held to bail, to answer the charge at the sessions, in two sureties of 50/. each. A HINT To TILE LEARNED.—in a procia• oration of the Emperor of CHINA, called forth a few years, since by the troublesome i ncrease of appeals from t h e provinces, his Celestial 'Majesty enjoins "strict search' to be made to discover all law-suit exciting blackguards, and when found, to punish theta severely." At the termination of MACREADY'S perform ance of Othello, on Friday; the _logo of the evening was nearly paid in good sooth fur his assumed villainy. When thee," instead of passing the.sworcl heli.'nd the back of %ago, miscalculating his distance,:energetically drpve If thou art a devil, I cannot kill doublet close. to the very. Skin of 11Ir• J . SNIITH point nEgA :1 ; 1 0:g r h d s the —" (1 4 0 ). The latter gentleman feeling the pass in actual contact with his skin, suddenly feel for blood, imagining that lie was wounded. On undressing, he found that there were ; . ii u tgli t sa t iAdn e ee r di ti steel h leis band 914 tbe f,pot t 0 double openings in his 'dress even unto the shirt; the sword havingmade a complet e t rans i t. I t i s not a l ways safe to be opposed P posed to an energetic actor. airs. flaimor, it will be rec , .)lfected, was • only saved from* being stabbed by the same gentleman last year, at Norwich, when playing Yip. yinict, to his Virginius,—,l3ury Herald. THE NEW LONDON BRIDGE. Yesterday afternoon the ceremony of fixing the key -stone to the last arch of the New London bridge took place. Flags were hoisted on the bridge, for a communication from shore to shore irnow opened. The concourse of. people assembled to witness the ceremony was very great. The time fixed was two o'clock, and by that hour hundreds of persons had assembled on • the works, anxious to witness the ceremony. The rapidity with which this undertaking is pro ceeding towards completion is a matter of general surprise. The first stone of the bridge was laid, it will be remembered, during the mayoralty of Mr. Alderman Garrott, in. June, 1825. The work pro ceeded with vigour, and by. August, 1827, the first arch had been turned with'stone, the second arch half turned, and all the piers erected. In June last the foundation-stone of the last arch was laid. The first arch on the Southwark side is entirely freed from wood-Work, and has been so for some time. The second arch is nearly clear, and the wood-work of the third arch is about to be removed. The le vels on the first arch for the road have been raised, and on the second they are in a forward state. On the city, as well as on the Southwark side, the stairs to the bridge are in the course of formation, and it is fully calculated, that in about a year the bridge will be ready to be opened for foot-passengers. The Lord Mayor and the bridge Committee ar rived at half-past two o'clock, and preparations were began for the ceremony. The key-stone of the city abutment arch was raised, the Lord Mayor and the Bridge Committee standing arow.nd it. The stone was then gradually loWered amidst discharges of cannon to its place ; after which a silken rape was attaehed to the pulley, by Which the " monkey" (a, machine used in driving piles) was worked, and the Lord Mayor assisted in giving the last stroke, amidit loud cheers. His Lordship then took the mallet in his hand and struck the stone three times. On the third stroke being given, the whole assemblage gave three times three. The Lord Mayor then addressed Sir E. Banks and Mr. Ren nie, the contractors for building the bridge, and ex pressed his gratification at the progress already made towards the completion of the bridge. His Lord ship dashing a glass of Champagne on the key stone, drank " Success to the Bridge." This toast was drank by the company, to whom wine and bis cuits were handed, which concluded the ceremony. On tile shores near the bridge hundreds of persons were collected. In the evening there was a splendid dinner at the Albion Tavern, at which the Lord Mayor presided, who stated that the Duke of Wellington would have been present, had he not received his Majesty's commands to go to Windsor. The company retired early, the greater part having to attend the ball at Guildhall. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. APPOINTMENTS FOR THIS WEEK. The Marquis of Cleveland's Fox-hounds, on Friday, at Exilby, at half-past ten; and Saturday, at Thieves Gell, at eleven. Sir R. Puleston's Hounds, on Friday, at Harthill—al eleven. Lord Harewood's Fox-hounds, on Friday, at Tadcaster Bar—at ten. Lord Scarborough's Fox-hounds, on Friday, at Sparken Hill ; and Saturday, at Conisbro'—at half-past ten. Sir T. Sykes's Fox-hounds, on Friday, at Priekte's Lodge—at ten. The Uurworth Fox-hounde, on Friday, at Neasham— at ten, The Sinnington Fox-hounds, on Friday, at Hutton Bank—at nine. The York City Harriere, on Friday, near Poppleton Bar—at half-past ten. The Boroughbridge Harriers, on Friday, at Low Duns forth—at half-past ten. The Northumberland Fox-hounds, on Friday, at Belsay -,—at ten. Earl of Derby's Stag-hounds, on Friday, at Catterham Common—at ten. PARISIAN FASHIONS. WALKING DRESS.—A redingote of Gros de Naples; colour gris lavande. The corsage is made tight to the shape, with a small falling collar. Sleeve of the usual width, falling exces sively off the shoulder, and terminated by a cuff composed of three points. The skirt is set on with equal fullness all round ; the trimming con sists of a pointed band, which goes up each side of the front and round the bottom. The points are edged by a satin rouleau, and between each point is an ornament composed of narrow satin rouleaux resembling a heart. Bonnet of rose coloured satin, profusely trimmed with knots of broad gauze riband of the same shade as the bonnet ; it is placed very far back upon the head. A knot of riband is placed near the edge, on each side of the brim, and a twisted band crosses the hair in the centre of the forehead. Cache mere shawl of a pale yellow grdund, embroidered in lavender silk. Pale yellow gloves. Bottines of lavender-coloured kid. EVENING DRESS.—A dress of white Gros de Naples ; corsage a la Sevigne ; the lower part setting close to the shape, and draped round the bust ; in the centre of the bosom is a gold ornament of a lozenge form, to which are sus pended three drops in the shape of pears. rein here a la Marie Stuart, finished by a light em broidery round the edge, and a bouquet of wild flowers in the centre. Round the upper part of the bust is a row of narrow blond ; the sleeve, which is set on without a shoulder-strap, is ex cessively short and full; it is ornamented with a double epaulette composed of broad blond lace, and terminated by a row to correspond with that on the bust. Trimming of the skirt consists of a flounce of Gros de Naples, embroidered in a wreath of field flowers, above which is a twisted rouleau composed of satin and Gros de Naples, and that is surmounted by an embroidery in bouquets, of fine field flowers. Head-dress, a toque of white blond, ornamented with a profu sion of long curled rich feathers. Necklace and ear-rings gold and sapphires. Gold bracelets. White kid gloves. White silk shoes. Fan of painted plumes. BALL-DRESS.--A dress of crepe Areophane over a white sarsnet slip. Corsage ala Marie Stuart. The skirt, one of the shortest that we have yet seen, is finished round the bottom by a bias band, above which is painted a wreath of roses beautifully shaded. A bouquet of roses to correspond is painted on each sleeve, and the point ed ceinture is ornamented in front in the same manner. ;The hail* disposed in light full curls on the temples, and in three large bows on the crown of the head ; a garland of mingled white and red roses is placed very far back. Necklace, &c. gold and pearls. White Gros de Naples slippers. White kid gloves. Carved ivory fan, painted in bouquets of roses. A copy of the Alien Law of Hayti, promul gated on the 9th September last, has been lately re ceived in this country. It consists of ten articles, which prescribe a variety of formalities to foreigners of all con ditions, (accredited agents, of course, excepted), of a still more complicated description and harassing nature than the very laws of France respecting foreigners, which, as every one knows, are sufficiently vexatious. In order to conform strictly to the new regulations of the Republic of St. Domingo, and provide against the risk of various pe nalties which the conviction of any infringement of them respectively assigns, persons intending to visit that land of freedom and equality would do well to procure a copy of the Haytian alien bill previous to embarkation, and employ the leisure hours of the voyage in studying its mul tiplied provisionF, SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18.—Wind water 21 minutes past eight.—Arrived the Vilabc':',l Harrison, from Archan ge l ; C rown , Irving, troop V"' , michi ; Margaret, Williams, from New York; I.loo' —, from Paraiba ; S a ppho, J o h nson , f rom St. .190 ,0 =, 3 N. B. ; General Brown, Sharp, from Charleetnn Winder, from Bombay ; T uscarora , S err ill, f r om Phi' '44 w, delphia ; Shallot, Mason, from Quebec; Paninore, bot, from- Wyburg ; Cape Packet, Dixon, from 1,1 .i /IY '' South Wales; Mary, Ride r , f rom Newfoundland; Fr • fect, from Charleston. CLEARED OUTWARDS.—The Eliz a b e th .and Cor' ' Parlelert, for Rotterdam ; Adventure, Adamsosi, fourr; nambuco ; Thomas, Parnell, Dougla s; Win. Tholarli Maxwell, for New York ; Levant Star, Owen, Malta; Spartan, Hewes, for Calcutta; Alexander, for Sierra Leone ; Brothers, Bleasdale, Brasil; 1141 , r - Douglas. EAST. INDIA. The Bolivar, Winder, from Bombay, at Liverpor - sailed 2d July. Arrivals at Bombay—The Hammonshaw, from; M, . on on the 11th J une , an d t h e S ara h , Ch r i st i e, from Lolly" the 28th June. • Sailings from Bombay—The Charles Porbea, Bth Jl llle `' and John Bann er m an , the 9th, both for China ; L'Aelth"` for Madras. Ships loading at Bombay—The Annandale, the Adis' Benbow, and Rising Star, for London; Medina, for Pe ll. . gal, and Exmouth, for China. Vessels in the harbour not loading—Cumberland, Gt., lovedian, Duncan Gibb, Mary, Julia, Eliza, Surreys Kemp. Sailings from Sincapore—Bolina and Maidstone, Portsmouth, 15th May. Arrival at Batavia—The Norna, from London, on t or 19th July. Arrivals at Bengal—The David, Clerk, from Coring" Lady Holland; from London, June 30 ; Ann, Worthing ,j from China, June 5. Diamond Harbour, July 9... Peru, remains; Paquebo t i passed down. New Anchorage, July 3—The Sir David Scott, Itfi!, quis of Huntl e y, R e li ance , G eorge t h e F ourt h , E ar l g* Balcarras, Berwickshire, and General Harris, remain. THE MARKETS. COAL MAR Heaton 40s. 6d. Hebisurn Main , . 36 6 Killingworth . 38 9 Pontop Windsor. 33 0 Tanfield 33 3' Willington 39 6 . Wylam 34 9 Landshipping 0 Ships at market, 115i-Shii KET.—Nov. 19. W. E. Northumberland 39‘. 64 , Ditto Iliddell's 42 a " Ditto 5imp50n ......,.,,,,,, 34 ", Stone Coal Reynolds 45 ‘`; Stone Coal Trimseron,. 40 " Warde's Llanelly Si 6 ' , Llangennech Coal 40 Tanfiold Trader 33 ips sold, 834—Unsold„ COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEC Wheat. I Barley. Oats. Boao!t Per Quarter. s, to s. s. to s. s. to e, t. 68 84 35 42 35 42 And0ver,,,,,,,.,,,..... 89 37 25 ' Birminghare..—.. 72 82 32 36 22 36 Bridport 62 76 32 39 •26 29 Cirencester 60 84 37 41 23 35 Faringdon— 48 75 36 38 24 31 Guildford 44 34 36 45 22 SO 50 76 32 43 26 34 Hereford 64 86 46 50 42 Highworth 62 80 30 36 23 34 ,a 5B Maidenhead 60 86 38 42 214 to— Oakingham 56 70 30 36 21 23 . 0 1 Reading 56 96 32 44 22 35 80 90 36 42 28 34 Southampton 52 76 37 40 30 32 Stroud (55 80 32 36 28 32 Tewkesbury ...... 56 '76 40 42 32 38 Uxbridge , 55 84 38 42 24 32 Wantage..—....—. 59 '7B 28 32 21 2d Warminster 52 90 35 45 28 36 51 66 36 43 22 36 Worcester._ , 68 83 36 48 23 36 LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE.—Nov. 18. - The imports up to Saturday were very limited, but change of wind has since brought a good supply of Irish Corn, with several cargoes coastwise. Though there a good supply of Wheat fresh arrived for this morning"' market, the display of samples was much lighter ch,°. usual, and less anxiety to sell than had be e n anti c ipa ted' We, however, note a'reduction in prices of that article' since this day week, of sd. to 4d. per bushel, and. Sh e * millers, of whom we had rather a numerous attendaat - are still holding off in expectation of still lower , rake. were ld. per 451 b. lower, at which decline sales to a Inv derate extent were effected. Flour must again be , ls. per sack cheaper. CHELTENHAM MARKET=—Nov. 18. I Per Bushel, s. d. to a. d. , Pet lb. d. to st ' ' t Wheat 9 0 9 6 Beef 6 ~ 4 Barley Oats - . Beans 4.9 6 6 Lamb Pease 5 0 8 0 Pork 0 VI Hay SI. 54. to 44 4s. per ton. _...., HULL MARKET.—Nov. During the past week we have bad very little busine„ passing in the Corn trade, purchasers have generally how' -, off under the idea that so 'soon as the lock Wheats an e4 _,, cleared at the lowest du,ty of Is. per quarter, (the p rop of which is almost certain by the n e xt averages), that the quantity offering would be so much larger than the itneer diate demand required, that price must give way; thr impression prevails generally in all the markets we have S W vices from, and we are inclined to think that eeb• Wheats are really liberated, there will be a greater nuov ber of buyers than sellers. The supply from the fartfLe r to meet this day's market was only moderate, and millers have supplied themselves at 3s. to 4s. per quarte r below the currency of last week ; we have very little ir quiry for Wheat under lock, which may be attributed ° the anticipation that less money will be taken next weel r., - Beaus and Pease are dull sale; but we have more inqPi r s i for the f o r mer un d er b on d. Free Oats are . vary o in very little demand : parcels in bond are more free__ , 111 ",` but no amendment -in price. Barley keeps itzeeeding:•' . heavy sale, but we do not alter our quotation s ; some , sales have been made in foreign Barley for malting, to dr. liver next week, at 40s. to 42a. as in quality. Rapes"" and Linseed as our last. Wheat, Old BC4 Foreign ......... Tea,ll -4. N 80. In bond nd Oats, Poland 24s. 265. Old —..e. Small or Feed.... —a. 183. 2ls. -- Foreign .=.: - 24, 26e. —a. -- Barley, Norf. & Suf. —a. 40s. 435. Line. & Wold —a. 495. r a . ---- Foreign Beans 425. 44s 455. Foreign Pease, White —s. 48s. 505. Grey —a . 405.48 5 • ` Tares —s 40s. 50s. Foreign 94a. 40a. Rapeseed, in frond none. Free, per last... —I. 281 . ". BIRTHS. On the 19th instant, the lady of the Lion. Mr. Justice J. Parke, of a daughter. On the 19th instant, Mrs. Stroud, of Denmark-hill, Of a son. On Tuesday, the 18th instant, in Great Russell-street the lady of Mr. Sergeant Jones, of a daughter, On the 19th instant, in Bloomsbury-square, the lady of Ashby Smith, M.D., of a daughter. On the 15th instant, at Uplands, near Preston, th e lady of Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Whitehead, C. o * of a daughter. On the 14th instant, at Hans-place, -Sloane-street, lllo4 W. H. Forsateen, of a son. In Dublin, the lady of John Rochford, Esq. of a son. On the 18th instant, Mrs. Buller Elphinstone, of a W e ' On the,loth of August, at Port Louis, Mauritius, l b : lady of Lieutenant-Ge nera l Si r Ch ar l es C o l v ill e , of daughter. MARRIED. On the 18th instant, at St. Hanover-squar, e ,; W. Cole, Esq. of Sutton, Middlesex, to Elizabeth, 0 01 daughter of the late Mr. William Martinson, of Davies street, Berkeley-square. At Cleva, Captain James Keith Forbes, H. C. So t° Margaret, eldest daughter of the late Thomas Dune o Esq. advocate, Aberdeen. DIED. On Wednesday, the 12th instant, Mrs.. Mary 111a., Carter, relict of William C ar t er , E sq . o f T oo l e y-stree , Southwark. On the 15th instant, at Highbury-park, Thos. Glover' Esq. surgeon, Holloway. On Saturday the 15th instant, at High Wycombe, aged 50, Christopher Aubin, Esq., formerly of Frankfort on the Maine. At Aberystwith, on Saturday, the 15th instant, wife of Hugh Stephens, of Cascob, in the count,' °' Radnor; Esq. On Saturday, the 15th instant, Mr. C. L. Quelle, 19 1' Ludgate-hill, in his 74th year. At Weymouth, suddenly, in the 4.7 th year of his aIM Captain James De nippy, R.Y. On the 15th instant, at Sidmouth, Devon, Wm. Stocker , Esq., Burgeon, aged 62. In Dublin, G. Simon, fourth son 'of the late Simon Isaac, Esq. of Hollywood, in the county of Down, sad nephew of the late Baron Cremorne. At his house in Bedford -street, Bedford-square, Job° Charles De, Boffe,.Esq,. At Fort William, Lieutenant W. S. Marley, of his Ma' jesty's 59th Regiment. PRINTUD and PuzusnED by AIURDO YOUNG, at :be I.li OFFICE ; 112, STRAND, LONDON, VII i‘i toksbAtll Il L tf" to 4 *4 e4ij f Qel ti t Liv kk ile fal to 0 go 50 (i 44;: d4 4tile behtd • V 4. f'l Leta 4ter vl kde ll( 41/41,f0