The Sun. — London, England, 1831-01-15 00:00:00

0 . :>: _ y -•- Y t s r ■ SPIRIT OF .THE PUBLIC. JOURNALS. The arrangement with respect to the office of Lord Chief Baron is, we believe, now completed, It is understood that Sir William Alexander retires; and, we presume, in a manner satisfactory to his feelings, at least it will be so to his advanced age, and to the expectations and wants of the public. His station is to be filled, and we need not add how it will be filled, by Lord Lyndhurst. An idea, we will not say has prevailed, but has been in move ment, that an Ex-Chancellor could not with prc priety accept the office of Chief Baron of the Ex chequer. The rules prescribed by etiquette are ab surd enough no doubt ; but it would be a rule some• thing worse than absurd, which should condemn such a man as Lord Lyndhurst to idleness and his pension, when he can serve his country and himself in so useful a manner, by presiding in the Court of Exchequer. But what are the objections to such an appointment? Are they personal or general? Is there any man who will say that the duties of an im portant office do not require a man of first-rate talent and knowledge ? Or that any office can be deemed inferior merely on the ground of its e moluments or heraldic rank ? If such a view be correct,—if such are the grounds on which an Ex-Chancellor ought to be expected to decline an " inferior" office, — it is not likely that any man, except a man of great wealth, or a mere political tool, would ever take the Great Seal,—an office which, being the first in rank except that of Archbishop of Canterbury, involves its holder in extraordinary expenses quite tEeproportioned to its uncertain duration. These reasons, no doubt, influenced Lord Mansfield and Sir Wm. Grant—the first in his refusal to give up the King's Bench, the latter the Rolls for a precalious and expensive dignity. But if we look at the office of Chief Baron of the Exchequer, and --•:sh reference to its jurisdiction and pr 0..., ..., rank, we shall sea no reason for the absurd oteection of alleged inferiority, Its jurisdiction is more extensive than that of the King's Bench or Common Pleas; it comprehends common law, equity, and matters of revenue. The King's Bench jurisdiction is limited to common law—criminal and civil ; that of the Common Pie" to the civil branch of common law only. The appeal from the Chief Baran, sit tirtg in equity, is not to the Chancellor, but to the House of Lords—a species of appeal to which the Chancellor is equally subject. On the common law side of the Court, the new regulations have di rected the appeal to be made to the other two Law Courts, in this respect putting the Court of Exchequer on a footing with the King's Bench and Common Pleas. In point, then, of mere dignity of office, it may be asked, is there any reason why an Ex- Chancellor may not accept the office of Chief Baron as well as the more ostentatious, but less important, place of President of the Council,—a sort of sine• cure in which political lawyers have frequently taken shelter after retiring from the woolsack ? Is there not more real dignity of character in accepting a laborious office than in indolently reposing on a pension? Is there any deficiency of self-respect in not declining to preside on that bench which was adorned by Sir Matthew Hale, the greatest lumi nary of English law, the oracle not only of his own but of all succeeding ape ? But the great point is, does not the public benefit by the exchange ? Here we have art Ex-Chancellor in the full vigour of his talents, younger by many years than any of his predecessors who have been deprived of the Great Seal. Why, the public may ask, should such a man receive 4,600/. a year for doing nothing, if that sum call be saved ? Ought not the people to be gratified to have great and important service ren dered for their money ? and does not the Ex-Chan cellOr discharge a duty, and we may add, only a duty which he owes to the Crown and the public, by ac cepting- the cffice which has been offered to him ? There is another but important consideration con nected with the subject : the office is merely judi seal, and not political ; but Lord Lyndhurst, as a Peer, having already a seat in the House of Lords, will be able to give great assistance where it is ninell wanted, in the numerous appeals pending before that Zligh tribunal. —Tinges. In a reformed Parliament we expect that, if the qualification of property be retained, the privilege of personal inviolability against arrest for debt will be abolished. These two regulations are inconsistent with each other. If qualification be right, privilege most be wrong; the former is founded on the prin ciple that a man who is needy and dependent is not in a situation to execute faithfully the duties of a Member of Parliament ; the latter goes upon the supposition that a man who wants either the means or the honesty to pay his debts may be competent ro discharge the office Of a legislator. In our opi nion, it is degrading to the " Great Council of the Nation" to throw the shield of privilege over those who are in the habit of evading its own laws, which are so rigidly enforced against others.— When the privilege of franking letters was first proposed as incidental to a seat in Parliament, some sturdy Members, of the true English breed, disdained it as unworthy of a Senator's considera tion, and one of them called it a " mendicant privi lege ;" but the protection against arrest for debt is worse—it is a dishonest privilege—for it allows a man to defraud and defy his creditor as long as he may have a seat in Parliament, which, if he happens to be a Peer of the realm, and thereby a hereditary legislator, is an immunity for life. It is said that the French Chamber of Peers have come to a resolu thou that henceforth its Members shall not be pri vileged against arrest for debt. if they have done so, it reflects great credit upon that body, who thereby have performed an act equally wise and popular. We say that both Houses of the English Parliament ought to do the same : for it is unjust and monstrous that our Senators should have the power of setting their creditors at defiance, while they can throw their own debtors into person. The Gothic privilege of sanctuary for debt has beets abo lished in other places, except " within the rules" of the King's Bench, where it is considered discredit able, for that very reason, to reside; and certainly no discreditable privilege ought to attach to a seat in Parliament. Would public inconvenience arise from abolishing this privilege ? Are the services of a man who cannot or will not pay his debts of such great consequence to the State that it is better the law should be inoperative than the House of Lords or Commons should be deprived of his com pany ? In the House of Commons there are upwards of sot hundred Members, and forty constitute a House for the despatch of business. Is it feared that to " make a House" would be a much more difficult matter than at present if the privilege against arrest .vere abolished ? Such a supposition would place Par liament in no very respectable light with the country, and therefore we wish they would pruetkelly refute it, and, by annulling this privilege, show that it ie but it contemptible few who "fly to sanctuary in St. Stephen's against the persecution of their duns. For our own parts, we should prefer that such an alteration took place in our law as would protect the personal liberty of every man from violation, except in case of crime ; but until that takes place we would have the law equal in its operation to all men, without respect of persons, and we would particularly wish to see legislators amenable to the laws which they themselves make, that so they might have the best evidence possible of the ad vantage or mischief that resulted from their prac tical application. The legislators of England corneas that they look upon the law of arrest for debt as a very inconvenient one by screening themselves from its operation. We with them to know it more than theoretically, that they misv be induced to abceiieh it altogether. Even legislative wisdom may become more enlightened by experimental knowledge. — No ening Herald. Whatever may be the ultimate result of the struggle which has now commenced in Ireland, be tween O'Connell and his faction, on the one hand, an d, on the other, not only the Protestant com munity, but the whole of the intelligence and pro perty of Ireland, we think it cannot be disputed, that the present Administration bag, so far as its proceedings have yet been before the public, done its duty both by Ireland and by this country. Its first step was to appoint a Lord Lieutenant, who, of all others, it had reason to believe, would be most acceptable to a people, for whose sake he had made great sacrifices, and into whose feelings he had largely -titered—the next, to proclaim that whatever might have been the policy of this country towards Ireland, under previous Administrations, her wrongs should now receive the most attentive consideration, and the most prompt redress. It has also met the rebellious spi rit which has been lately manifested with firm, but mild, repression—it has had recourse to ne harsh measures to put down those whom, we think,it would have been justified in dealing with in a very different manner — it has tried to ,vin back those to the path of recti tude and good feeling who have only proved them selves to be the enemies of order—it has met rebellious movements by mere proclamations to pre vent them, and not by laying hold of those who were guilty of them ;—but the rebellious excite merit still exists—the powers with which the Government is invested are all but exhausted, and it is now become evident to all men that a different policy must in future be adopted ; that mildness must give way to rigour, arid a system of concilia tion, which has proved unavailing, to one of vigour and repression—in it word, that extraordinary means must be adopted for the extraordinary and unfore seen case which hat occurred, and, if it become abso lutely necessary that a battle must be fought for the interests of the two countries., that the Govern ment be fully armed and strengthened for the contest. Nor let it be supposed, for a moment, that the issue of that battle could be doubtful even for a week. Ireland does not will the repeal of the Union any more than the English Catholics wilt a return of the political thraldom in which they were lately held; arid the battle would, therefore, be not between Ireland, on the one hand, and England, on the other, but between the latter and a petty fac tion—a faction composed of O'Connell, the priests, the shopkeepers of Dublin, and a tew desperate men, who care not what miseries they might bring upon Ireland, provided they could forward their own pri vate interests. And does such a faction think that it could make head, even against its brethren in Ireland, much less against the people of this coun try ? Does it imagine for a moment that its case has the slightest similaeity to that of Belgium, and that it would be joined by ail the patriotism and in telligence of the country in expelling the English ? But it is needless to put questions to which only one answer can be returned ; and we are, therefore, anxious to impress upon every one who desires that the union of the two courizrieg should remain as now established, the necessity, if they wish to save Ireland from the bloodshed, the devastation, and the misery which would result to her from an actual collision with this country, of uniting like one man, and supporting the Government by every means in its power. This is the safest and the most effectual way in which the schemes of the Agitator can be met and defeated : and the sooner it is re sorted to the better for all parties. Let every peti tion for a repeal of the Union be met by a counter petition against it, and the false assertion that the people of Ireland desire a disunion, by facts of a contrary nature. The Government will thus be en abled to deal more firmly with those who foment dis cord and excite insurrection, and the people, both of England arid Ireland, spared the infliction of the melancholy scenes which a recourse to the sword would inevitably bring down tipon the latter.— Morning Advertiser. The Glosgow Chronicle, in noticing our recom , mendation of a pecuniary qualification for the Elec , tive Franchise, observes-- " At the very time when sound principias arg expecte( to prevail in Parliament, why should the old organ oi the people inculcate th policy of rejecting the votes of the in dustrious classes, and of adopting a most iniquitous inno vation in the Constitution ? We quote a passage from it in which the propriety is advanced of withholding a vote from every man whoso income is less than 1001. Such a scheme is pretty nearly the same with that which would exact for a vote the occupation of a house assessed at .10/. of rent, It would consequently disfranchise five-sixths of the heads of families, and place them in desperate opposi tion to the Government; until by agitation, disturbance, or insurrection, the justice or their claims were admitted. Whatever the expediency-mougara may assume, the ques tion ia one of justice. The industrious peopie, who earn by hard labour half the entire income of the nation, have as clear a right to 4. voice in the disposal of the taxes, as they who, by their capitaZ, earn the other half. It is in vain to attempt to obliterate this Lose of justice by urging the superior claims of the privileged etaas iu inaellect or in formation. Happily, good Government is no obscure raat ter. To its pamper understanding, honesty is more re quired than book knowledge, The questions which occa sionally arise respecting points of political economy, are as touch above the understanding of the priaileged class as of the rest of the people. Witness the discutsions in Par liament about the corn and currency, shipping, and free trade. It would he impossible fur greater blunders to be fallen into by the worst-educated assembly in the kingdom. " To the expediency-gentry, the a;?estion of internal tranquillity ought to commend itself as importaapt ; for who can hope for internal tranquillity, if five-sixths of the people are cut off from their just share in making the laws by which they are governed ? The Aristocracy, loaded as the country is with debt, cannot afford to carry on war with the workmen ; and their only policy i; to permit the enlightened iNlipisters to carry Reform on so broad a basis as witl satisfy the country at large. Nothing can be more judicious than F.arl Grey's original scheme of Reform ; and if Reform cannoi no7w be begun on his principles, it would be a prudent choice of evils to postpone the sub ject, rather than bring forward any plan which would disgust every man who would wish to extend to his fel low-creatazes the same rights which he claims for himself." We are not of the number of those who feel any great alarm on account of ; much greater extension of the suffrage than that which we I:77Pe proposed. But we know that great alarm at anything approach,. ing to urikitasal suffrage is felt in many quarters, and affected in still more. Now, for the sake of the great object sought to be effected by Parliamentary Reform—the protection of the property of the na tion,---we would willingly compromise matters, by accepting of a Reform with a qualification which would effect all the objects that a more extended suffrage could possibly ac;xrpplish. The vice in our present Constitution, as all the ^of f d knows, is, that the great mass of property is without protea lion, at Ole suffrage is chiefly in the hands of poppers, who either at the disposal of a small number of powerful individuals, or are purchased by them. The Aristocracy of the =wary are thus enabled to appropriate to themselves ail the. rich livings 4 . : the Church (not private property), to till all the lucrative of,f3.ces in the State, at home and in the colonies, and thus tegarn fortunes to themselves out of the mass of property or tLe nation, compared with which their own private estates are ir:signifi cant. As to Lord Grey's original scheme of Re form, it has long been abandoned by him, and would find but few supporters in Parliament, " If Reform cannot now be begun on his principles (says our Northet.n contemporary), it would be a prudent choice of evils to postpone the subject, rather than bring forward any s pice: which would disgust every man who would wish to extend to his fellow-crea tures the same rights which he claims iow We doubt the prudence of this very much. To postpone Reform, in the present temper of the nation, would endanger the pui,lie tranquillity. On the other hand, we are satisfied, that if anything like unigersal suffrage were demanded, the "higher ranks would be supported by a very large proportion of the middle classes .n their refusal to grant it. It cannot obtained. The 91:1;7 chance we have of obtaining Reform is in the Union of the middle classes. The lower orders, though they c9ntribute so much to the wealth of the country, are .unable to caake themselves felt by the Aristoerarl. In times when society is thrown into confusion, arid force decides, the lower orders are eve r y thing; but the signal must be given by the I:igher and middle classes before the lower can act. The extension of the franchise which we propose, would give a vote ;O upwards of a million of heads of families—that is, would make the franchise. about ten times more popular than it is now proposed to make it in France. It would include little short of orie•third of the heads of families of the United Kingdom. This is pretty well for a beginning, at all events. Let us ;take any detailed view of the income of the different classes of inhabitants, that of Colquhoun for instance, and we shall find that a qualification of 1001. a year would produce a constituency whose interest could be no other than that of the whole nation. He gives, for instance, of heads of families— £l2o 280,000 Farmers with a y earl y income of 70,000 Freeholders o f the better sort 275 210,000 Lesser Freeho lders 100 3,500 Eminent Merc hants, Bankers, Ste 2,600 22,800 Lesser Merchants , & c BOO 8,700 Surveyors , Engineers, &c 3OO 140,000 Shopkeepers and Tradesme n 2OO 87,500 Innkeepers lOO 44,000 Manufacturers BOO 35,000 Persons engaged in Educa tion 2OO 5,000 Dissenting Clergymen lOO 8,750 Ship - owner , 6OO 18,000 In Physic 19,000 In the Law 4OO 5,000 Artists, Engravers, &c 2BO 43,750 Persons employing capital as tailors, &c lBO 35,000 Living on income BOO We say nothing of the Nehility, Clergy, Army, Navy, &c., because it may be supposed that thesa classes have a greater interest in had than in good government. It is true that these are average an nual incomes, and that in some of the classes a number of iadividuels may fall short of the 1001. But then in many other classes, of w hich eres eve s rage income is not 1001., many individuals may also possess a n ;tieoine of upwards of 1001. For instance, 95,000 clerks, shopmen, &c., are averaged at 701. each, Out of these many thousands have upwards of 100/. In like maniter, 1,021,974 , artisans, handic crafts, mechanics, &c., are averaged at 4E3., but of these some hundred thousands even have upwards of 40s. a week—that is, 100/. a year. .Every thing in England at the present moo - lent, from the top tp the bottom, is something different from what it ought to be. Fraud runs through the whole. The great corruption on which the Government is founded finds its way into every institution of the country. When we once obtain a suffrage em bracing all the ssrbstatitiai iisterestc of the country, a new era commences. The sinister interest, which watches so assiduously over every branch of corruption in Church and State, and pro tects jobbing in Parish Vestries with ss much care as jobbing in Church Livings, in Commissions, or Places—will be deprived of its power. The Aris tocracy will be forced to rely, like the rest of the comma pity, ss:n their own property. The revenues of the Church, us well as the 'revenues of the State, will be subjected to revision, and no order of men will be allowed to perpetuate their families at the expence of the nation. Public money will be rigorously and exclusively applied to necessary services. Tire holders of the property of the nation cannot be bribed by any appropriation of a part of the resources of the nation. The destruc tion of rotten boroughs, and potwallopping electors, is the destruction of this system. But let not the Glasgow Chronicle hailoo before we are out of the wood. What appears to our contemporary a nar s row limitation, will be combatted by the Aristo cracy, as threatening the annihilation of that power of taxing the community, to which they will cling to the last. They will prefer any modification of the Borough system, by which, under the mask of regard to ancient rights, they will hope to cor rupt the poor and necessitous, and then deprive pros perty of its fair influence. All places giving a large part of the representation to towns will open a wide door to corruption. A town of ten, twenty, or shirty thottaand inhabitants, may easily have the ma jority of the electors bribed by a rich individual. But an uniform qualification, dividing the country into districts, without reference to towns, would set corruption at defiance. We trust Reformers will look to the easetetial.77the destroying the possibility of corruption. This may ba dobe by an extenaion of suffrage, which would identify the voters in inte rest with the nation. To a qualification of income, no objection can be raised by the Aristocracy. To a greater extension they would object ; and the Re formers of the middle class, by whom alone Reform can be carried, would be divided. We are no ene s tnies to the lower orders, but sincerely devoted to their interests. We advocate this limitation, be cause it can be carried, and because, under it, the obstacles to the improvement of the people will be rernove4. Besides, let it not be forgotten, that when we have once a Government fairly in the in terests of the people, we can aitetwaena improve it, if it be deemed advisable to do so. Till now all improvement has been resisted, because the Consti tution was not in the interest of the nation, and every improveriient diminished, as far as it went, the strength of the prevailiug power.—XerseChron. Our extracts from the Irish Papers sufficiently dhow what is going on in that country : " Is the Marquis of Anglesea (asks the Dublin Evening Post) the Governo;:-General of Ireland, or Mr. O'Connell? This is a question not propounded inferen tially, but in direct terms. For one proclamation issued by the Government, Mr. O'Connell had promulgated three. Ile has taken a position of hostility and de fiance. A system of terrorism and vituperation ha s been organised, of which there is no parallel in the history of this or any other country. By this system on one side, the humbler classes of society have been brigaded—as in Kilkenny, for example—against their superiors; such of the middle ranks as wished to re main quiet are thaigi.ted into adhesion, and the upper orders thrown into a state of alarm., for their station and property. This, under the pretext of discussing the Act of Union, has been accomplished to an extent, which scarcely any one, only three months ago, would have con ceived possible. Well, the Lord Lieutenant was put to this alternative--either to andicate his functions, and submit himself to the decrees of the agitation, as. to enforce the laws." The same Paper elsewhere observes that Terrorism is abroad—as well as enthusiasm. We can make allowan,es for the operation of one principle of action as well as for the other. Though the multitude, including many worthy and honourable men, have run willingly with the torrent, yet it is well-known to those who have the means of judging, that many have been borne down the stream against their will : that from their position in society—fcom tar is popnections—froin their fears—or from a short-sighted miscalcuiation 4f their inte rest—from the foolish policy of endeavouring, in a crisis of this kind, to steer through difficulties, and to keep up a conr.ection with hostile and conflicting powers—that many, we say, have joi4ed, or seemed to join, in the hope, that, come what will, they and then • intprests shall be safe. We hnote, in a word, that this is the condition of n.any en in Dublin—excellent persons , but timi d, a nd who cave been forced into the agitation reluctantly, who would es:ape it, if they could, but find it or believe it impossible at present" In short, things have (Arise to that pass in Ire land, that the selfish, the men of no prinCiples, have chosen the side of repeal as the safest. We know that it is the opinion of several Irish Members of high character now in this metropolis, that were there an election to ensue few Members would be returned not pledged to support the repeal, and to oppose the Government with a view to that object. This is, indeed, a sesious state of things. Believing, as we do, that Ministers are sincerely desirous of carrying that most important of all questions,Reform of Parliament, we cannot but deem it peculiarly un fortunate that the affairs of Ireland 'should assume such a theeetening complexion at this moment, of all others. At a tittle when Ministers require the support of all honest men throughout the country, in order to enable them to grapple with the powerful interests opposed to Reform, they are distracted by ala opposition of a new and most formidable character. One false atop at such a emir juncture will be attended with the most tidal cons sequences. In this country the Press is sufficiently :zealous in condemning the Irish ; but the question is rot what the English think, but how the Irish are to be in4oen!zed. As far as Ireland is concerned, we are satisfied the iantc.:we of the English Papers is injurious, as it only tends to inflame the zeal of the Irish. There are two parties to every co ntract. If the Irish are dissatisfied, it is not enough to say that we are satisfied, except we are prepared to go to the extreme length of having recourse to force. The Irish must either be conciliated or coerced — that is the question. '1 he latter is an alternative which we shudder to approach. The Catholic Clergy will never be satisfied so long as there is a Protestant Church in Ireland. Of this we are as sured. But the Aristocracy of this country will not abandon willingly this source of wealth to them.— The great body of Catholics and many of the Pro testants are hostile to tithes, and will never rest till they are abolished. We have always been pre pared for this trying question ; but, we confess, we were not prepared for its coming so soon on us.— The conjuncture is serious. Every step is now of consequence. Should one false movement be made, there is no receding.—Morning Chronicle. SPECIAL CONIMISSION. AYLESBURY, JAN. 14. Joseph Holland, Isaac Davis, George Hillesden, Stacey Jarvis, and Joseph C. Turner, were indicted for riotously assembling, on the 26th of November, and destroying a chaff,eutting.machine, the property of Wm. Ricklord, Esq., M.P., at Waddesdon. A verdict of acquittal was recorded. Mr. Justice PARK, on discharging the prisoners from the har. admonished them to be careful of their tutute condueto Joseph Jarvis, Jonas Watson, Stacey Jarvis, and Francis Tack, were indicted for riotously assembling on the 26th of November, at Upper Winchenden, and destroying a chaff-cutting-machine, three drills, itc f re-itt,e, and girder-draining plough, the property of Mr. William Wiggins. In consequence of an alarm created by the pro, ceedings of the mob at other places, and a - dre having occurred at Mr. I3allad'4, a farmer in the neighbour hood, the draining plough was put out of the prose cutor's premises, to avoid danger to the house, &c. people had not o l piecame been long long done, igsin s,, w , ma h; i n ng a a F, 11 ,5.b oise ot ; a l n o d o , after breaking the p,lough„ they demanded the other machines which Mr. Wiggins had got, and broke them also. The transaction took place about ten o'clock at night. It was proved that Tack, on being told " there were no more machines," said " he'd have :In chaff; thei hate the machines and break them." Stacey Jarvis and Joseph Jarvis assisted in break ing the plough. The mob was armed partly with hammers and partly with large sticks. Tack had a large stick, Joseph and Stacey Jarvis hammers, Stacey Jarvis and IVatsp,n each Carried a drill, from a hovel in which they were contained, to the main body of the mob, in order that they might be broken. All the machines mentioned in the indictment were destroyed. The Jury found all the prisoners Guilty. John Evans, Robert lloperafi, EdmUnd Jarvis, and Joseph Ridgway, were charged with riotously assembling on the 26th of November, and breaking a winnowing machine belonging to Mr. Richard Hirons, at Waddesdon. The Jury returned a verdict, finding all the pri, soners Guilty, but recommended them to mercy, pat titularly the prisoner Ridgway. dames Scott was indicted for having destroyed a machine called a drill, but upon entering into rc cognizances to keep the peace, Mr. GunNv; re frained from offering any evidence against him, and he was accordingly discharged. Thomas Burrows, John Collins, and William Goodall, were indicted for having riotously and tti: multuously assembled, to the cii3twbapce of the King's peace, on the 4cl of December. The Jury found all the defendants Guilty, but re commended them to mercy. WARD OF FARRINGDON WITHOUT. A numerous and respectable meeting of the in habitants was held ye,:terday at the inquest-room, at St. Andrew'►►, Holborn, for the purpose of petition ing the King, that he would be graciously pleased to extend the Royal clemency to the misguided men now under sentence of death for aiding the recent disturbances in the agricultural districts. Mr. Alderman WAITIIIIAN, who presided, had called the meeting in conformity to a requisition very numerously and respectably signed, and it had been called upon a few hours' notice on account of the emergency of the occasion. As Chairman, it was not his duty to take any part in the discussion. He would only observe, that he believed a Govern, ment was never placed in a more difficult situation. These unhappy men had mostly maintained a good character previously, and had, he believed, acted from irritation and excitement arising from long privation and distress. Mr. FEARON should not throw any imputation upon the Government, for although he believed the excitement of those unhappy and misguided men arose from a severe and long-continued r pressure of distress, it had not been occasioned by the present Government. No man deplored more than he did the mischievous destruction of property, which could not relieve but add to their distress ; but still we should feel for their situation, and implore that the - Royal clemency should be extended to them. In the course of his observations he made some remarks upon the conduct of Mr. Justice Al derson, and concluded by moving a resolution to the effect of his observations. . _ Being seconded, it was carried unanimously. Mr. TAYLOR rose to propose a resolution, de ploring capital punishment, and expressive of a desire to see some other punishment less revolting to the principles of Christianity substituted. Mr. FiGtitNs had now a motion to propose that would be acceptable to them all ; it was, thanks to their worthy Alderman : but before he moved it, he had one question to put to the worthy Alder man, in which lie was sure they would all feel an Interest. It was reported that their venerable aHd respected Chamberlain was dead. Many of the friends of the worthy Alderman, he knew, were anxious to see him placed in that situation, and he wished to ask him whether it was his intention to come forward as a candidate, as he was sure it would be highly gratifying to the meeting.—(This was received with loud and repeated cheers.) Mr. Alderman WAmistAN rose amidst long-con tinued plaudits, and said, he was deeply impressed with the kind feeling expressed by his worthy friend, and which had beeti so kindly received by the meet ing. He believed there was such a report, but un less he had known of the certainty of the event, he should have made no declaration; but having been thus rolled upon, and witnessing what he thought could not be miptaken,----the unanimous feeling of the meeting so strongly and spontaneously expressed, —he could not hesitate in declaring that it was his intention to present himself as a candidate, and to seek this additional mark of their confidence.— (Th'is was received with loud and repeated „ ap plause.) The vote of thanks to Mr. Alderman Waithman was proposed and carried with acclamation. 'We have heard that a treaty, offensive and defensive, is on the tanis between Francs and England.-- We should not be disOer.sed to have this confirmed. Such a union might set the world at defiance. —Essex StaTidard. MAXWELL.—The Westminster Review, in speaking of Mr. TnEonoax HOOK'S new work, says, " Maxwell is a novel full of such people as we all know, for there are few persons who among their acquaintance do not possess a character or two " s —a lively style—a pointed manner of expression—a talent at catching the geuer:ll features of daily life, and a great facility at carica. t uring vulgarity, smki ridiculing the awkward attempts of pretenders, who aim to appear something they are not— these merits are sufficient to ensure popularity.' . - - - TlLltity Q'NEILL quarrelled with VELI MAcAicluT, and to be avenged of him, be dragged him as a prisoner before a Magistrate in the county of Lime rick. What is your charge against him ? asked the Magi strate.—l found him conspiring against the Governme nt, said TERRY. With whom did he conspire ? asked t he Magistrate.—With no one, your Worship; FEctx is too 'sunning to let any one into himself. Ile was pl annin g it in his heal ;n a snug corner in a shebeen-hou se, with his !login of portlier before him, just as I popp ed in on him. But, according to law, then: mus t be two persons at least i to form a conspiracy, said the Magistrate.—Yes, then, by if your Honour knew FELI X a s well as I do, y ou'd say he could conspire ; for he can do as muck mischief as three men, let alone two, MARKET INI'ELLIGEN CE. LONDON 11 , 1ARKETS. (From the London New Price Cwrrent of yesterday.) SUGAR.—The demand for Muscovades, which has been general and extensive for some time, has this week become more limited, as the trade have got a considerable supply, and the advance of prices has checked the request. The estimated sales of the week are 2,700 hhde. and trca. No general reduction in the prices can be quoted, but the market is heavy. In Refined goods there bas been less doing this week. In the Refined market there has again been a good deal of inquiry, and the Refiners are holding more firmly for the present quoted prices, and under which there is scarcely any thing to be bought, either in the fine Grocery goods or low and mid. descriptions for shipping; for melting also there is a fair demand, and strong Prussian Lumps and Loaves are taken off freely at 695. a 70s. Far Crashed there have been a few inquiries, and a little busi ness has been done. Of the fine descriptions, entitled to the double refined bounty, there is very little offering, and 375. is now generally demanded. EAST INDIA SUGARS. —The Manilla and Bengal Sug ars day the the public Mauritiuspubli e have given have given way 6d. to Is. per cwt., br own to ► this season attracted much attention, the quality is agai n ! a r i e e y a ish tb y e ell fi o z w st Al ea a r n g i o lla of l9 n s e . w a 2ls. very fine, the qu a n tity 3,934 bags, the whole sold with Sugar i f ' r h o i t s i briskness fully as high as the general price of Sugars in the market, kilt not so high as generally anticipated ; 62 bags Siam cod 31 bags Bengal at former prices. FO,ItriGN SUCIARS.—Tbere were no sales of Foreign Sugars this week. This day's public sale 506 chests Harannah i :.early all washed ; one lot good white sound ar,a. 6d. ; the whole sold low. Col.FEE.—The public sake this week have gone off with less spirit : the Jamaiaa descriptions being still much wanted have sclle, at full prices, all other qualities are a shadp lower ; a large parcel of low ord. Brazil was taken in, no buyers at 335. 6d. ; 1,422 bags Havannah, a mixed and inferior parcel, ord. and good ord. sold 325. a fine ord. 378. ; Sumatra 265. a 28s. 6d. ; ord, and mixed yellow Batavia 30s. a 30a. 6d. The good ord. Jamaica sold 89s. a 435., fine ord. 465, a 4:35. This day at public males 433 bags East India, 274 bags damaged Brazil, 97 casks 300, baga British Plantation ; the Jamaica sold again higher, fine ord. 515., which a short time ago was sealing at 40e. ; the Batavia, very ord. 265., fair 325. ; the Brazil was damaged : the Berbice and Demerara mostly taken in. Rum, BRANDY, AND Hoj j ANo —The Market for Rum is very firm ; there are still considerable buyers, but as the pries are still advancing, the purchases are not exten sive; some proof Leeward. have been sold at 1,. 9id., which is fully id. per gallon higher than last week, The report that the duty on Brandy would be reduced has a favourable effect on the Mat ket 1 there are sales of the best marks at ss. 4d., and of ;tat year's Brandy 5.. 2d. In Geneva there is no alteration. kinik, FLAX, AND TALLOW—The prices of Tallew, and every advance obtained, seem to be fully suataiaed by the great speculators.—Flax is dull. In Hemp there is no material alteration. INDlGo.—There is no alteration in Indigo. It is re ported there aro few orders for the next sale, either for home consumption or for export. There is, however, some appearance of a speculative demand. Oita.—The Market is in a nominal state; there are no sales of any extent to report, SALTPETRE.-The market has been dull, 683 bags, on Tuesday, of good quality were sold at 363. and 36a. 6d. ; yesterday a small parcel was taken in at 365. 6d. This day's public sales 3,467 bags, the good quality sold at 355. 6d. and 365. Corrox.—The accounts from Manchester give a favour able report: of tho market for goods and for twist. The purchases of raw Cotton are inconsiderable, they consist of 20 Bengal at 4td., and 500 Surat at 4-id. a 4/d. This day's public sale 478 bales Surat at 4id. a sd. ordinary to good fair; the good id. lower than in December sale. TEA.—The - declaration for next We has caused a de pression in fcohea:, th large chests are at a discount of lid. per lb. Congous, in many cases, command id. per lb. profit, and it bee ins probable that they will maintain this advance. PRICE Of The average price cf Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed front the 14turns madC in the week ending Jan. 11, is 255. W. ce cwt., exclusive of the duties of customs paid orpayable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain. PRICES OF HOPS.—Jan. 14. Kent Pockets B/ 10s. tl. 9s. to 10'. 41. &ilex I)itto Irsex Ditto Oa. 9!. Oi . to 10!. Fuld am -Cato, nne O/. Os. 181. Os. to 201. Os. Seconds .- Ol. Os. 91. Os to 151. Os. _ 3l. Os. 8/. Bs. to 111. Os. Essex Ditto (11. Os. 0/. Os. to 01. Os. Kent Suasex Ditto 71. 103. to 81. Or. Old Duty on last year's growth announced to he £V3,047 g lip PRICE OF OIL. ape Oil, brown Os. Refined 0 inseed Oil 33 0 Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill, per thousand 0 Rape Cake, per ton 6 0 WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET.—Jan. 13. Hay 40s. Od. to SOs. Od. I (lover OJ. to 10Ss. Od. 304. Od. to 345. Od. PRICE OF POTATOES.—Jan. 10. Kidneys - ....... 01. Os. to 51. Os. per tots. Scotch Reds 4l. 10s. to 01. Os. ditto. Marsh Champions Oxnobles and Shaws ...—.... . 3/. to Sl. las. ditto. ES' Per Stone. t. Per Stone. 8. d. to s• d. Rest fleiturs & Steers 3 03 4 Ordinary op tto s. HID Pfiddlings 9 4 2 S Market Calf . 6 6 each. SHEEP SKINS. Polled .............—.... 2s. ed. to 4s. Od. I Downs Is. 641. to 2s. Cd. Welch ............... Is. 0,1. to Is. 4d. PRIC4:S Ut COAL MAR Adair's 32s 6d. Bishop's Main SO 0 Fast Percy . 30 0 Hebtsurn Main ---,.... 33 9 Kenton West 33 ft 34 a Ord's Itedhugh &Beau- _ 30 6 Ord's ltedhugh reship. 29 6 Shipcote &2 0 South 20 0 Walls End Boundary 31 0 Walls End Brown's 33 0 Ditto Brown's nose. 33 U Ditto Burraton 34 3 Ditto Callerton 30 6 Walls End Callerton Sc 31 6 Walls End Carr and Co. 3.2 0 Ditto Clarke and C 0... 32 6 Ditto Crainlington---... 30 0 Walls End Gosforth— 35 6 Ditto 4 6 Ships at market, 140%--Shi :1.11.—.1an. 14. Walls rind Newmarch-. 34s 9d. Walls End Hilda 33 6 Wall: End Hotspur...-. S 4 6 Ditto JessnontL-----... 3a 0 Ditto Monkseaton--...... 30 6 Ditto Northumberland 34 6 Ditto Peareth.------. 31 6 Ditto Perkins and Co.- 34 9 Ditto Vitt& ll's 35 3 Walls End Russell's-- SI 9 Walls End Hetton 36 6 Walls End 1.)0n5.--.. 34 6 Walls End Stewart 's 3(3 9 Ditto Adelaide -----. 53 6 Ditto Norwood's Ditto X, 9 C0wp0n......."*W.....• 31 0 Culm Trimsaram.....,.., '27 0 Hartley Silkstonc - ll2 0 Walls End 0 Wall's End 1:19 9 TanfieldTradc 31 6 Brown's 110 0 Ips sold, 38%--Unsold, 102. Lk;ATil Eft, Per lb. - d. to d. Per lb. d. to d. Butts 50 to 561 b.... 15 ti Tanned Horse Hides,. 15 18 Ditto —.......110 to 61111 b.«. 15 23 Spanish Ditto . ,20 23 Dressing Hide 5...,........ 16 18 Per dozen. Fine Coach Hides ......... 14 16 Calf Skins... 36 to 41113. 15 18 Crop Hides, 85 to 401 b. 13 14i Ditto ..,—.— 50 to 70113. 20 24: Ditto ..............40 to 45113 14 15 Ditto ...........70 to 801 h. 15 21 Ditto .................--.. 16 18 Small Seals, Greenland 20} 211 PRICE OF RAW FAT, per stone of Eilb,--Jan. 14. Price of Tallow (as stated by the Tallow Atelters) PRICE OF 'FALLOW, S( Town Tallow 50s. Od. Yellow 48g. Od. 48s. Soap Ditto— _ • 455. 61 Melted Stuff od. Ditto Od. AP, &c. per 1121b.--Jan. 14. Yellow Soap_ 64s. Od. Mottled 7oa. CU. Whii 725. Od. PRICE OF The price of store Candles. in I c an dlim, per dos. 7s. Oct. to Eis. Od. Graves . 144. Od. Good 54. Od. CANTLES. he retail shops, is as follows:- 1 Moulds, per dozen —9s.f,d. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEICK. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Banns. Per Quarter. Ashburn....... 65 72 40 44 211 3 3 42 44 Basingstoke 60 76 20 38 SO 25 34 39 Bath 56 76 30 43 22 31 40 $2 Bridgewater 54 72 26 33 21 26 2$ 36 8ri5t01—......,.,.,, , 60 68 36 40 j , 24 26 36 40 Chesterfield 64 72 32 46 St 30 42 50 Derby Devises Doncaster 60 66 34 46 11) 30 28 34 Dorchester 58 68 3 0 37 21 27 42 46 Exeter, _ Gloucester 6B 72 36 40 j 24 32 34 48 Hunger:l)rd 66 75 30 4 0 j9l 30 39 43 75 46 50 /8 27 42 itomsey 56 68 31 37 21 25 56 Shaftesbury b 6 34 20 42 Shepton Mallet 56 70 34 42 18 26 38 48 Sherborne.....—,—.. 56 68 3 '2 :39 22 26 38 48 Taunton 48 76 22 40 21 3 0 3 8 46 Ye0vi1....... . 60 64 30 36 20 24 32 44 Per Bushel. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. a. d. s . d, a. d. 6 0 7 4 0 0 0 0 Shrewsbury 10 911 4 5 6 7 _ T p lie E d A e T at i 0 0 f F th 'i c l L iZ oo L; is i b tD op o ß f i co sH u oi , occ O u l r ' re Cß d O att iC h; Episcopal Palace in this city yesterday. His Lordship had been long in such a condition of body and mind as to have been incapable of any continued attention to the great and important interests eokunitted to his trust, when he had been in possession of vigorous and manly faculties, and a frame of body as well as tone of health which promised a long and a:grien old age. He will be long remembered with respect and regret by those who knew him before a general debility had broken him down, and those who sympathised with that condition —and they were almost all who knew him—are, we are sure, not wanting in a sincere regret at the event occurring, which was fur years considered likely to happen at any hour. The late Bishop was promoted to the See of Cork and Rose from the Dea nery of Cork.—Cork Corolitution. .✓ VISIT TO THE GRAVE OF NApoLE° We were here still at some distance from object of our trip, but, at about a mile furs on looking down the side of the hill, vcn P e j ceived a little green spot, and a house in the below, whither we were directed by a man Igh% we met ; and, after passing a small gate, el sa`'l).ci a distance, the far-famed w ill ows , t owar ds Ych' we hastily directed our step s . At a littl e orie l ' d leading into a flower-garden, we dismoun ts and were met by a weather-b ea t en ve t e ran c ° r poral of the 53d regiment, who was consticu t : guardian of the tomb. A pretty gerap ill . ti hedge, in full blossom, bordered the path rvh led to the sacred spot ; on each side rose st e ' hills, which, unitin g b e hi n d th e t om b, f o rme': deep dell only open to the southward, where looked down a valley ; a neat, green railing t : circled a space of brilliant sward, about ten yf o in di ame t er , an d, i n t h e m iddl e o f t hi s, the appropriate shade of some venerable weell i .; willows, stood the square iron railing rch, guarded the last home of Napoleon. The c : corporal, who now acted as our cicerone, 1 107 . ascertained that we were provided with the per order for admittance, proceeded, in a drs ing tone and unmoved countenance, to gill, an account of the spot, in the same words, • doubt, that he had already used to the hundc", of visitors who had preceded us. Here, S ° said he, " the Emperor, when he died, expre, a wish to be buried, if so be that they would let his remains be carried to France ; and tV, Sir, under that willow, he used often to sit 0 ing with the Countess Bertrand, when he sufficiently well to drive to her little e otoi, which you may see on the brow of the Out of this spring (pointing to a little rn'i water which bubbled from the side of the the water the Emperor drank was taken If your honours would like some, here is a c. (producing, at the same time, an old tin rather the worse for wear, with which some the party drew a little water from the street, and there, Sir, within these railings, under three broad flags is placed Napoleon's 1 1 crossways, the head being towards those painted sticks. 'You see, gentlemen, this 0 space of earth, six inches wide, between' railings and the slabs. After the Emper death, Madame Bertrand planted it all rd with heartsease—l believe they call them sees in French—and used to take great cars them, but they are all withered now. Oh ! was a nice lady : God bless her ! But perk _ _ gentlemen, you would like to enter the railii here is one of the bars which takes out, and you arc none of you very stout, you may through. I recollect, not long since, an olt General from Bombay, who, rather than not, inside, took off his coat, waistcoat, and ail every thing he wore." We followed the man's advice, and entering the aperture of railing, stood over the remains of r Empe des Francais. I know not why it was, but simultaneously took off our hats we all that respect and reverence which we should expressed had he been alive, and seemed to hurt at the idea of a group of British off! thus unceremoniously invading the reo place of the " vanquished vietor." It not romance that occasioned this tion, (one of my companions having in the navy since Trafalgar, and beeo years a prisoner in France, whilst another 11 , his earliest youth had been fighting in the ninsula against the armies of the man whose' now lay below us), but that deference whic always due to the memory of those whose perior talents and strength of mind have them rise above the rest of their conte o raries. No inscription, not even the nagi Napoleon, had been engraven on the 0 fame, such as his, requires no other or 11 splendid memorial than that which it will' retain, the regrets of the French, and their re lections of the glorious deeds performed by armies when led on to glory and victor) " Celui qui n'est plus." Whilst we were ting a few slips of myrtle and willow, 11 1 gradually overspread the hill, and soon el loped us in a fog, which ternainateti in a shr'' but a gentleman, whose house was near, 14 kindly offered a shelter, my companions shelter there, whilst I, notwithstanding the I attempted to make a sketch ; this done, wet pared to start for Longwood.—United Journal. Tr - 24th it ,t e d Public Th e Plan a'ivattt Th e th e he, Pu t , Smdh With 11 T evrryd iog Ws.llk ov 'nen fc For street, ELIG To B: It has often been observed that from mities neither age nor rank are exempt, and the rience of every day confirms the truism, wad so did , out on Friday morning last at Teignmouth, when, 1° u between three and four o'clock, the wife of who had been officiating as fine de elmnibre at an to' whose cornitted mate is pursuing his occupation i town of Plymouth, eloped with a greasy butcher , better half, for reasons doubtless good and vslid to had before removed from him. The amorous po the direction of this city, but have not since been he 6l —Exeter Flying Posit. GREENWICH LATE FIRE.—A meeting - 1 With officers, and Governors and Directors, rook 01 yesterday morning, to investigate the circumstanceo melancholy firethat led to the destruction of the p asst Monday night, adjoining Messrs. WirEATrxxst c o makers and proprietors', extensive workshops O l e rooms, when Mr. WILLIAM GRIF FITII. OverS ee'' called to the Chair. The Manager of the theatt6o others belonging to that establishment, u also sel e o the police, were in attendance to give evidence. A", fullest inquiry wade, and the recapitulation 9f O l d dence by the Chairman, the Board unanimously c° ° ; 7 l in his opinion, that the theatre was eat on fire by 9`ri erndiary or incendiaries. The unfortunate circa fully corresponds with the threatening letter e WHEATLEYS received on the morning of the fire, 11° ,e) intended a destructio of their property, and even "' far as to threaten the poisoning of their horses. BIRTHS. On the 13th inst. at Clapham, Mrs. Arthur S°' of a eon. On the 13th inst. at Lower Clapton, Mrs. St 13f of a daughter. Ou the 13th inst. Alm 11. Gumpertz, of ro c ' place, Southwark, of a son. On the 13th inst. in Fitaroy-square, the Lambert, Esq., of a son. MARRIED. On the 13th inst. at New Windsor, Mr. J. 13 11 e of St. John's, Southwark, to Sarah, second daugb t ' l late Mr. Edward Mason. _ At St. George's, J. Walker, Esq. to Dorothr 5 daughter of the late Rev. It. Steele, daughter- Pr the late Rev. T. Braine, Vicar of West Witter i t sex, and grand-daughter of the late Rev. W. Ca f' of Ileminbrough, Perpetual Curate of Bailby, in Lecturer of Selby, Yorkshire. DIED. On the 14th inst. in Portland-place, Sir Choi ° Smith, Bart., of Suttons, Essex, aged 30. h it On the 12th inst. at his lodgings in Dourniort o the 22d year of his age, John James Ihbotsoo' of St. Peter's College, Cambridge. On the Bth inst. at Svrinnerton-hall, Sta ff "fo' 59, Mary, 'laughter of the lion. James Donne' ' son of John, Lord Dormer. On the 13th inst. Mr s . C o pe, wife of J. C °rPei l of Kennington. PAINTED AND PUBLISHED my MUItDO Y 49 ' fio THE Sus OPYICE, 112, &RAND, 1.04- try ' "ill I Gemlei than ea Lett, Lokiel forwar ( -------... UND - F: . A Al, tea t , Ti to lalll4l (if ',— Penni aquas On N An " Th ‘, l °Ver, I hay Pr all D DR. Whin In uripo 22 of 2 12s. CIE( 11. 4 ' l l t 1 titit 4t o . lase, Wet. Po 4 fror. 12 E TU ela Chi Int tint ........