The Sun. — London, England, 1834-03-31 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN ADMINISTRATION of JUSTICE. RRADS OF ♦ BILL FOR EST►BLISIIINO ♦ NEW COURT FOR THE TRIAL OF OFFENCES COMMITTED IN THE METROPOLIS AND PARTS ADJOINING. 1. Authorizes his Majesty to issue a commission of oyer and terminer and gaol delivery for London and Middlesex, and part of Essex, Kent, and Surrey. 2. Juries to be summoned from London or counties, or both indiscriminately, to try all offences cognizable by the act. Jurors residing within the limits of the act in Essex, Kent, and Surrey, to be exempted from serving on criminal juries at assizes. 3. Justices may appoint separate sittings for the de spatch of business. 4. Persons convicted or attainted may be imprisoned either in the county gaol or Newgate. Sheriffs of London may execute judgments. 5. Power to order payment of expenses to prosecu tors and witnesses, and treasurer to attend the Court, or to depute an agent to pay orders. 6. Justices of the peace of Essex, Kent, and Sur rey, to commit persons either to the gaol of their county or to Newgate, and certify examinations to the Court ; power to remove prisoners from the county gaol to Newgate. 7. Justices of London may contract with the jus tices of Essex, Kent, and Surrey, for the support of their prisoners in Newgate, and if they cannot agree, the Court to settle the amount. 8. Sessions to be holden in London or the suburbs twelve times, at least, in every year. 9. Quarter sessions, within the limit of the act, not to try offences cognizable under the act. 10. Indictments found at the sessions of the peace may be removed before the justices of oyer and termi ner and gaol delivery. 11. Recognizances for prosecuting, giving evidence, &c., before sessions of the peace, to be obligatory on persons entering into the same to prosecute, give evidence, &c., before justices of oyer and terminer and gaol delivery. Notice to be given to such parties of change of court. 12. Justices of the peace may deliver over indict ments found at sessions to the justices of oyer and terminer and gaol delivery. 13. Justices to settle officers' fees or a salary, and direct how the same shall be paid. 14. Sessions of the peace not to be affected by the sessions holden in pursuance of this act. 15. Authorizes the Court to try offences committed on the high seas. 16. Saves the rights and privileges of the city of London. PRICES OP FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds lO2 Peruvian Bonds .0% Belgian Bonds .9934 Ditto Account oi 5i Ditto Account 99 1 4 Portuguese Bonds 64% Brazilian Bonds 73%54 Ditto Account 61% Ditto:A ceount 74 3% Ditto New Bonds... 64 54% Bnenos Ayres Bonds 25% Ditto:Acconnt 644 54 5 Ditto Account 25% Prussian Bonds 1034 3 Chilian Bonds ... ..... .........25% Ditto Bonds, 182'2 lO3 Ditto Account 26 ;Russian Bonds, 1822 10334 Columbian Bonds Ditto Account. 23 Ditto 111 103% Ditto Bonds, 1824 ......24%14 Sp a ni s h Bonds, 1821.-2954 30% Ditto Account 24% Ditto Acc. 29% 30% li Danish Bon 3. 74% 5 Ditto Bonds, 18i13 27% Ditto Accrunt 74% Ditto Account 2B Greek Bonds , French Rentes, sp. c. —I. —c. Ditto Bonds, 1825 29% f-- Exchange —f —c. Ditto Account — 1.-l3 per cent. —f. —c. Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent 3134 I Exchange ..... - f -c. Ditto Account Dutch, 2 p. c. 49% %Ti ult. 0, 6 per cent 39 , Ditto Account 49% Utto Account '39 4 I Ditto, sp. c. 9734 7 Neapolitan...-. ....... -........— Ditto Account 9738 7 PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Alten Mining Company £9 11%1 Anglo Mex. min. so. lies. at 5/. pm ) XlOO Bolanos Mining Company £l5O 125 Brazilian Mining Company £s 15 Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £2O 604 Ditto Macaubas Cocaes ........ Ditto St. John Del Rey ....... Cata Branca Mining Company 35% 559 British Iron Mininv Comoanv ..... Columbian Minim, Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) 525¢ 10% English Mining Company l2s{ 25 General Mining Association l2 Hibernian Mining Co. £lo Mexican Mining Co. £4B Real del Monte Mining Co....(unreg.) i rated Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. pm.) 40 Ditto New Scrip 5 Alliance Fire Insurance Comp lO Protector Insurance Comp. Australian Co. Canada Company IS General Steam Navigation Co. l3 National Provincial Bank of England 15 Rio Doce Provincial Bank of Ireland 25 34 1 73 10 LI 7 6 49' 15% 13% 214 42► W PRICES OF FOREIGN WHEAT. The highest quotation'Of ;yliitewheat of the first quality at Hamburg, is 90 rixdollars 13u rent the last, which answers to 295. Bd. the English quarter . dTight bushels imperial measure ; and the highest quotation of red wheat of the first quality at Hamburg is 84 rixdollars current the last, which answers to 275. Id. the quarter; and therefore the mean price at Ham burg of white and red wheat together is 28s. 4d. the quarter. The highest quotation of white wheat in Mark-lane is 58s. the quarter, and the highest quotation of red wheat is 525. the quarter. It appears, therefore, that with the sum of 2/. 15s. a man may buy 15 bushels and a half of wheat at Hamburg, whereas with the same sum he can only buy 8 bushels in London. The highest quotation of Zealand white wheat of the first quality at Amsterdam is 190 florins the last, which answers to 30s. Bd. the quarter ; and the mean price of wheat in London being 555. the quarter, it follows that with the sum of V. 15s. a man may buy 14i bushels of wheat at Amsterdam, whereas with the same sum he can only buy _8 bushels in London. The highest quotation Of red wheat of the first qua lity at Antwerp is 8 florins current the hectolitre, which answers to 335. Bd. a quarter, and the highest quotation of red wheat in London being 525. the quar ter, it follows that with the sum of 2/. 12s. a man may buy 121 bushels of wheat at Antwerp, whereas with the same sum he can only buy 8 bushels in London. The highest quotation of red wheat of the first qua lity at Stettin is 35 dollars current per whispel, of 24 scheffels, which answers to 235. 10d. the quarter, and the highest quotation of red wheat in London being 525. the quarter, it follows that with the sum of 2/. 12s. a man may btr 171 bushels of wheat at Stettin, whereas with the same sum he can only buy 8 bushels in London. The mean or average of the prices of wheat of the first quality at Hamburg, Amsterdam, Antwerp, and Stettin is 295. 2d. the quarter, and the mean price of wheat of the first quality in London being 555. the quarter, it follows that the mean price of wheat in London is 88 per cent. higher than the mean price of the four above-mentioned places. The present duty on the importation of foreign wheat into England is 38s. Bd. the quarter, which is equal to the following rates : —To a rate of 1361.95. sd. per cent. on the prime cost of wheat at Hamburg ; to a rate of 1261. Is. 9d. per cent. on the prime cost of wheat at Amsterdam ; to a rate of 1141. 17s. per cent. on the prime cost of wheat at Antwerp ; to a rate of 162/. 3s. 9d. per cent. on the prime cost of wheat at Stettin ; and to a rate of 132/. 1 ls. sd. per cent. on the mean price of the four above-mentioned places. - The trade in Holland, both as regards the importa tion, the exportation, and the transit of corn, is en tirely free. The following are the rates of duty on the importation of foreign corn into Holland : Wheat, 7f. 50c. per last, equal to Is. 21d. per quarter. Rye ... sf. 9 2-3 d. Darley, 4f 50c. 8 2 3d. Oats ... 2f. 50c. _ 4 36d. The duty on the exportation of wheat is 20 cents per last, which is equal to four-tenths of a penny the quarter, and the duty on wheat in transitu is 2f. 50c. the last, which is equal to 4 3-6 d. the quarter. The budget of expenditure of the Dutch Govern ment for the present year (1834) is 53,892,828 florins, which answers to 4,491'0681. sterling, and the popu lation of Holland beiug 2,500,000, this gives V. 16s. a-head for the taxation in money, and the price of wheat being 30s. Bd. the quarter, this gives 939 I)usiiels a-head for the taxation in wheat. The expenditure of the British government for the year 1834 (including the expense of collecting the taxes) will not exceed 49,000,000/. ; and the popula tion of the United Kingdom being 24,500,000,1 this gives 2/. a-head for the taxation in money ; and the price of wheat being 555. the quarter, this gives 582 bushels a-head for the taxation in wheat. it appears, therefore, that the Dutchman is taxed /4.29 per cent. less than the Englishman in money, A Lnd 61.34 per cent. more than the Englishman in eon ; but the low price of corn, which is the occasion of the greater tax when estimated in that commodity, places the Dutchman, though he pays more in tax, in a much more advantageous position than the English man—for let each have an annual income of 401., and ;hen the Dutchman, after he has paid his tax, will have 381. 4s. over, and with this he may purchase 139.13 bushels of wheat, and in this proportion of the other ne cessaries and comforts of life. The Englishman,after pay ment of his tax,will have 381. over, with which he may pur chase 110.55 bushels of wheat, and in this proportion of the other necessaries and comforts of life ; and therefore, though from the circumstance of the low price of corn the Dutchman furnishes 61.34 per cent. more in corn to the Government than the English man, yet, from the same circumstance, his resources, after payment of his taxes, are 80.13 per cent. greater than those of the Englishman : so true, therefore, it is that low prices of corn, while they increase the re sources of the Government, increase the resources of individuals in exactly the same proportion. The Derby Stakes to be run for at Epsom have occasioned extraordinary excitement in the sport ing world. One thousand sovereigns have been betted to nine hundred sovereigns on Bubastes, against any other favourite that the party should name who took the odds. It is computed that there is already 50,000/. depending on the result of the race for the Derby, and the loss will be extremely heavy among the knowing ones should they get at the wrong side of the post. GREAT MEETING OF THE WORKING CLASSES ON SUNDAY MORNlNG.—Pursuant to adjourn ment, at twelve o'clock on Saturday evening, the mem bers of the various Trades' Unions and others, to the amount of nearly 10,00 0 , assem bl e d yester d ay , at t h e Institution, Charlotte-street, to adopt measures relative to the proposed deputation t o wa it on Lord Melbourne with a memorial on the subject of the sentence of transportation passed on the six Dorchester agricul tural labourers. After some discussi on , i t was agree d that a deputation consisting of seventeen should imme diately wait on Lord Melbourne. After a lapse of one hour and a half the deputation returned, and it was stated, amid tumults of applause, that Lord Melb ourne had consented to withhold the execution of the sen tence until he had laid the memorial before his Ma jesty, and ascertained his Majesty's pleasure thereon. The numerous meeting then peaceably adjourned until even o'clock on Thursday evening next. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 31, 1834. The French Papers of Saturday, and the Gazette de France and Messager des Chambres, dated yesterday, are chiefly occupied with do mestic matters ; among which is the recently enacted law against associations. Several new protests against, and pledges to resist, its obnoxious provisions have already been signed and published. General LAFAYETTE has been particularly active in his opposition to it, and has even convoked a meeting in his house of the " Union of July," which will, no doubt, have considerable effect on the political circles, liberal, as well as ministerial, of Paris. The General, however, must be careful not to as semble more than twenty at his hotel ; for a political " July Union" which should exceed that number, would soon be brought under M. PER SIL'S lash. The breathless haste and overwhelm ing majority with which the associations' law has been passed in the Chamber of Deputies, con trasted with the profound detestation it has everywhere excited out of doors, clearly show that there is little or no community of feeling between the Chamber and the country ; that in fact the one, is any thing but a representative of the other. The French papers are also full of speculations respecting the affairs of the East and Lord DURHAM'S visit to Paris. FRENCH FUNDS.—PaRts, MARCH 20. Five per Cents., 104 f. 30c. 40c. Three per Cents., 78f. 78f. 30e. Bank Actions, 1,790 f. Rente de Naples, 941. 20c. Roman Five per Cents., 94X. Bente d'Espagne, Five per Cents., Ws. Rente d'Espagne, Three per Cent s ., 40%. Royal Spanish Loan, SI Yi Bente Perpet. d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 65. Belgian Loan, 1831, Five per Cents., 995. Haytian Loan, 270 f. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. One month, paper, 25E 25c. ; money, 25f. 25c. Three months, paper, 25f. 15c. ; money, 25f. 15c. —Coats Authentigne.. The news from Portugal is but vague and scanty. The Savage, which arrived at Fal mouth on the 28th instant from Lisbon and Oporto, brings accounts that the contending forces continued to occupy the positions they had taken up previous to the late battle, and that a general ac)ion was expected shortly to take place. The Miguelites were unable to make any effective opposition, either in the Alemtejo or Algarves. There had been some disturbances at Lisbon between some English men and the city police, in which one of the former was killed. Admiral NAPIER, with Captain RUXTON, had repaired to St. Übes by land, whence they would proceed to Faro with a reinforcement of infantry for Ber nardo de Sa. Further particulars will be found in another part of The Sun. We have received Dutch, Prussian, and German papers this morning, but their con tents do not possess any particular feature of interest. The Dutch affect to laugh at the fears of the Belgians, respecting the " contem plated" or apprehended invasion : THE HAGUE, MARCH 27.—His Royal Highness the Prince Field-Marshal arrived here this morning early, from his head-quarters at Tilburg, whither he went on Saturday last. His Excellency M. Dedel, Envoy Extraordinary of the Netherlands in London, arrived here yesterday morning. The Belgian papers which we have received make mention of various movements of Belgian troops to wards the frontiers of North Brabant, and appear to flatter themselves that by this means their country is secured against the invasion of which they dream in Belgium. One of our journals says on the subject— " The fear which seems to have seized on the Belgian deputies is wholly groundless, and their notions are too ridiculous to merit a serious refutation." _ _ The first Public Sitting of the French Chamber of the States-General is fixed for Tuesday, the Ist of April, at one o'clock. It is expected that the plan for an iron rail-road from Amsterdam to Cologne will be carried into effect by a joint-stock company, but on certain prescribed conditions. Lieut.-Colonel Boke is now at Amster dam, arranging the results of his survey for that pur pose. It is calculated that the expense of laying down the road, including the purchase of materials, the re serve fund, &c., will be about eleven millions of florins, and the profits five and a half per cent. ; and should the traffic be much increased, perhaps eight per cent. A letter from Antwerp, in a Ghent journal, says—. " The house of William Wood Leaven and Son, of this city, has sold to the clergy the extensive buildings in which they carry on their manufactures of tull. It is intended to convert this building into a convent for Nuns. Before the revolution, M. Wood gave employ ment to about 1,500 persons in Antwerp, and to 5,000 in the whole kingdom. He is now going to settle at Amsterdam, where he already has a house under his own name. Blessed effects of our revolution." DUTCH FUNDS—AMSTERDAM, MARCH 28. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. Amort Syndic, 4% per cent. BB% to 89U Ditto, ditto, 3% per cent. Voluntary Loan, 1831, 6 per cent to -- Loan of 14 Million, 1830, 5 per cent 100;i to 130% Ditto, 1831-1832, 5 per Cent. Exchange on London !2 07 5-10 Two Months l2 02 5-10 —Dutch Papers, March M STATISTICS OF ST. PETERSBURGH FROM THE YEAR 1833. MARCH 13. troruLAnorr. Males 291,290 Females 153,845 Total 445,135 DEATHS. Males Females , 10,836 6,249 Total 17,083 The above died a natural death. There were 148 deaths by accident, &c., including 3l suicides, and one in a duel, making in all deaths 17,9.33 BIRTHS. Males Females 4,526 Total of births Excess of deaths —St. Petersburgh Gazette, March 14. 7,922 PRUSSIAN FUNDS—BERLIN, MARcu C 4. St. Schuld. Sch. 4 per cent 99 983 4 Prussian English Loan, 1818, 5 per cent 10356 103 Ditto 1822, 5 per cent.... 1033 4 103 Ditto Bonds lB3O, 4 per cent.... 94 935{ —Prussian State Gazette. March 25. MUTMC.II 2 MARCH 19.—The political intrigues which have taken plait in.i3naria since the year 1830 are nearly ended, and repentanee — is — gradually succeeding them. The investigations, carried on by four Com missioners of Justice, are proceeding with great activity. The correspondence on this subject with magistrates in other countries is very extensive ; the investigation seems to present a much more favourable appearance than was expected. STUTTGARD, MARCH 19.—Orders have been given to complete the building intended for the anatomical lectures, from which it is inferred that we shall keep our university, and that it will not be transferred to an other city, as was reported.—Frankfort Papers, March 24. COPENHAGEN, MARCH 15.—Within these two days nothing has been spoken of but the departure of the young Prince Frederick. He is to go to Jwgerspriis, a retired palace, about a German mile and a half from hence, to remain there under the inspection of Major Ewald (one of the King's Adjutants, who formerly accompanied the Prince to Geneva) until a ship of the line can be fitted out, in which his Royal Highness will sail to the Mediterranean, where he will remain for at least half a year. It is to be lamented that this sudden separation from his consort, the be loved Princess Wilhelmina, and his total re moval from the palace, as also from the country, remain unknown. Several grounds are stated by the public. A hope is everywhere ex pressed, that if there be a misunderstanding it will be speedily removed. A Royal decree, relative to the Polish refugees, directs the authorities on the frontiers not to allow any Poles to enter the kingdom, unless their passports have been signed by the Russian Ambassadors of the country they came from. VIENNA, MARCH 20.—Metalliques, 98 1-32 ; Bank Actions, I,244.—Allgemeine Zeitung, March 25. The case of DICAS v. HARMER, tried at Kingston on Saturday, is only another proof of the absurdity, inconsistency, and injustice of the law of libel. The libel in question consisted in reporting a speech of the Solicitor-General (for the observations of the editor contain hardly any thing offensive), and, whether from accident or surprise, there being no counsel for the defence, a verdict was given for 501. Thus a publisher is punished for the statement of an officer of the Crown, ;who, from his situation, must ne cessarily conduct .ex ojlcio informations for libel, and whom editors ought to look up to as the last person in the world to make an unjust attack on any man's character. It is not mate rial whether the observations of the Solicitor- General were given correctly or not. A correct report would not screen the publisher ; he must suffer, in purse or person, or both, for giving, in the way of business, a report of a speech which he took on the word of the highest law authority. Lawyers and Members of Parlia ment are placed nearly on a similar footing in this respect, to the injury of the press ; for while they may say almost anything against any person, the unfortunate editor is made the scape-goat, and held responsible for their state ments. There is no justice or mercy in such an interpretation of the law. Members and Counsel ought to be responsible for their own speeches, and the editor be acquitted when he can prove that he has published a faithful report. We can, in fact, see little rea son why they should have the privilege, more than other persons, of attacking private cha racter, and we can see still less justice in punishing another for their statements, suggested either by malice or made without due inquiry or consideration. A publisher cannot, any more than a newsvender, know the truth of all he publishes — he must necessarily trust to the honour of others, and, above all, surely to the honour of Members of Parliament and King's,Counsel. This ob noxious practice is one of the worst relics of ruder times--of times when the Legislature as sumed the power formerly held by arbitrary monarchs—claimed the right of privilege of speech, to which was given the utmost latitude of interpretation, the right of closing the doors of Parliament against the public, and, above all, the right of punishing their great rival the pub lic press. These privileges, however, are falling into to disuse. bep r e e n T t The t public he de bat es h ; a m v e a e ni b v e i rrcs tu rapidlya lr themselves g closed, and in a little time we trust they will forego another privilege--that of attacking pri vate and public character, while they leave the press to suffer for their misdeeds. The press owes a vast debt of gratitude to Mr. DICAS. His persecution of the newsvenders, in the first instance, and his prosecution for publishing the speech of the now ATTORNEY-GENERAL, have been instituted most opportunely, and we are quite sure that high legal authority will keep Mr. DICAS'S services in view, in framing the new law of libel. Our readers will find in another part of The Sun, under the head of Mansion-house Police Report, a case of illegitimacy, wherein a poor industrious woman, who is already the mother of five children, and is scarcely able, by the utmost exercise of industry, to keep herself and family from the workhouse, has been ordered to pay a certain sum per week for the maintepance of her husband's illegitimate child. The case is a hard one, pressing comparatively lightly on the undeserving, and falling with almost a crushing weight on the deserving party. We do not see why, if women choose to go astray, the law should not compel them to provide for the off spring of their follies. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. B tnk btcce, 3 per Cent. 1(01. Spec Cent. Con..... 90% 1 913% Ditto Bends... ..... ... 29 31 pm. sq per Cent. shut South Sea Stock l O O% Ditto Red shut Old Annuities - New 3% per Lent. 98% R Yi Nevr Ditto ••• 666 •••• - 3 oar Cent Ann. 1720 .... — , 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751... 4 per Cent. 1826 Sink Long Ann. to ex pt re Ditto .51W 52 53 pm. Jan. 5,186 P shut iDitto Small Oct. 10, 1859 shut Ditto Commercial lan. 5, left) 171( 3-16 Ditto Advertised ......... pm. Jan. 5, 1%0 'Bank for Account April 5, ISM — India for Account — Jan. 5, MP — 'Cons. for Account -91 I,i HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning .. 42 minutes after 7. I Evening...l4 minutes after 8. PENSION LIST. To-morrow, price 6d. T HREE WORDS ON THE PENSION LIST. Also, just Published, i. ETON SCHOOL, io PRESENT STUDIES and MANAGEMENT. By A PARENT. Fourth Edition. le. " It is =Possible that such practices can be suf fered to continue afier - th7 have become fairly exposed to public observation."—Record. - • • . _ CHARACTER, OBJECT ; and EFFECT of TTCADET UNIONS. With some Remarks on the Law concerning them. 3s. 6d. ON COMBINATION IN TRADES. New Edition. 2s. " Written with great ability * * * abounding in large philosophical views."—Chronicle. James Ridgway and Sons, Piccadilly, and all Book sellers. This day was published, jn 3 vols. postSvo., R ECOLLECTIONS OF A NAVAL LIFE. By CAPTAIN JAMES SCOTT, R.N. Richard Bentley, 8, New Burlington street, Publisher in Ordinary to bis Majesty. Agents far Scotland, Messrs. Bell and Bradfute, Edin burgh ; for Ireland, Mr. John Cumming, Dublin. To he had of •ill respectable Booksellers in the United Kingdom. 9 1, (*R (9 4, - '• o_2 LITERATURE. Q UAR TERL Y REVIEW. No. CL London. 1834. This' is by no means a superior number as regards amusement, but it is a sound one, and of a more practical character than usual. The first article is a notice of M. Arnault's Recol lections of a Sexagenarian, a work which, it seems, has made some little stir lately at Paris, though from the specimens the Reviewer fur nishes us with, it must be both a flimsy and apochryphal performance. In this article we are sorry to find many severe sarcasms thrown out against Napoleon, who is described as wholly illiterate---with what justice those will be suffi ciently able to judge who have perused Barry O'Meara's " Voice from St. Helena." That Napoleon's acquaintance with literature was far from profound or extensive, we can readily be lieve ; authorship was not his vocation any more than it is the Duke of Wellington's or the Marquis of Londonderry's ; but the man who could converse so well and •on such an infinite variety of topics ; who could talk with a German about Giiethe and Schiller, and with an Englishman about Shakspeare and R-ichardson, could not possibly have been so illiterate as is here attempted to be shown. Sir Walter Scott's own narrative of the hero will sufficiently refute the accusations of the Quarterly. " Translations of Pindar" is a very elegant and eloquent essay on the writings of the great Greek Lyrist, whose Olympic odes are such sore puzzles to nine out of ten school boys. We are glad to see the cause of classic literature so warmly encouraged by the two first periodicals of the day, Blackwood and the Quarterly Review. Our readers will thank us for this extract : " We never knew any scholar indifferent about Pindar. Either you love and venerate him—you carry him, as the noble Romana did, in your pocket—or you cannot away with him at all. There is no medium. But we must stop. We tender our thanks to Mr. Cary for the pleasure which the perusal of his translation has given us, and trust he will think it worth his while to go through his author once more with patience, and consider no pains lost by which vagueness may be re moved and inaccuracies corrected. He needs not to be told by us, that every image should be distinct in Pindar—that every word should ring—that every thought should be stamped in the characters of light. To the sublimity resulting from the obscure and the dimly-seen, Pindar has no claim ; his figures are dis tinguishable in member, joint, and limb ; their robes are sun-bright, and the banners which thy seem ma jestically to wave are bathed in the glory of high noon. Pindar was no David, no Eschylus, no Milton ; and with Dante's power, he would have abhorred Dante's subject. But such as he was, he stood, and he stands, aloft and aloof—unsurpassable—inimitable—incompa rable ; not the very greatest or the most affecting of poets, in an universal sense—but the one permitted instance of perfection in his own arduous, although particular, line—the absolute master of Lyric song." " The Doctor" is an animated panegyic on a work lately published, which is at least as re markable for its quaintness, conceit, and excen tricity as it is for its talent. The review of Dr. Adam Clark's Memoirs is penned in a temperate and - even kindly spirit, as re spects the great leader of the .Wesleyan me thodists, but becomes more decided and energetic when alluding to the claims of the issenters, which just now are engrossing pub- lic attention in an extraordinary degree. Of course a high Church view is taken of the ques tion, and we can pardon the irritability of a losing party. " Greek and English Lexico graphy" is dry and technical, but this is inse parable from the nature of the subject, for it is impossible to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. The state of the modern French drama is analysed in a very masterly spirit, by one who is clearly no idolater of the classic and romantic schools of French dramatic literature, which he not unaptly terms " the pedantic and the extra vagant." Lady Morgan, in her last volumes on France, has gone at some length into this subject ; and, if we remember rightly, has written herself down a classicist. The article on the Corn Laws is ingeniously and elaborately argued ; but as Porson observed of Gibbon, the writer has " spun the thread of his verbo sity finer than the staple of his argument." The remaining articles are of average merit. The Trades' Union of Taunton is increased to an alarming extent, to the personal injury of the master manufacturer and the stoppage of trade. Means have been tried to suppress them, but hitherto without effect. It is now in contemplation to circulate copies of the trial and conviction of members of these unions at Dorchester, in order to warn the mechanics of the dangers to which they render themselves liable by entering into such associations.—Salisbury Herald. TRADES' UNION.—We (the Leeds Mer cury) stated last week, that in consequence of the dis turbed state of the township of Batley, caused by the turn-out workmen belonging to the Trades' Union, the magistrates assembled at Dewsbury had sworn in a number of special constables. This proceeding has been notified to his Majesty's Government, and the following is an extract from the answer received : " Whitehall, March 19, 1834. am directed by Viscount Melbourne to acknowledge your letter of the 17th inst., enclosing the memorial of the mill owners and manufacturers of the township of Batley, and to express, both to you and to the gentlemen who have signed the memorial, his entire approbation of the course which they have, at length, determined to pursue. Viscount Melbourne sees nothing to lament, except that this decision had not been adopted long ago, and that a system of concession has been so long persevered in, with the usual and natural result of pro ducing demands still more unjust and oppressive. His Majesty's Government will be anxious to give any assistance in their power for the pupose of securing the property of the masters, and the free exercise of the industry of the workmen. " I have the honour to be your obedient servant, " HOWICK." HOUSE OF LORDS.--(THIS DAY.) SCOTT V. STEWART. Their Lordships proceeded with this part-heard ap peal the arguments in which had not concluded when our reporter left. The Lords present were the LORD CHANCELLOR, Viscount MELBOURNE, and the Bishop of HEREFORD. BOW-STREET. -(THIS DAY). James Hennessey was brought before Mr. HALLS and Mr. WILLIAMS, charged with interrupting a police. man in the execution of his duty. Police constable Wakerley, F 138, stated that he was in Holborn yesterday between one and two o'clock. He saw a crowd, and when he arrived found that it was caused by two orange-stall men fighting. Ac cording to his instructions he ordered both to go about their business, which they were about to do quietly when the prisoner interfered, and said the witness had exceeded his duty, and strongly recommended the men not to go away, as in his opinion they were perfectly justified in stopping where they were. Witness told him he was only doing his duty, and advised him also to go on and say nothing. Prisoner then got very violent, and threatened to report his conduct to the Commissioners ; and if that did not do, he would then go to Lord Melbourne. The mob took courage, and began to hiss witness, and he was obliged to take prisoner into custody. The prisoner said he considered he was perfectly justified in what he had done, and he would do so again if he saw a policeman behaving in the same way. Mr. HALLS said he was of a different opinion, and he must teach him that such conduct would not be allowed. The police, when in the strict discharge of their duty, were not to be meddled with by every cox-, comb that pleased.. The pri;oner (who said he belonged to a morning paper), complained most bitterly of such an 'epithet being applied to him, and he was still of opinion that he was right and the magistrate wrong. Mr. HALLS said, in order to teach him better in fu ture, he must pay a fine of 5/. or be committed to the House of Correction for one month. • The prisoner was removed from the bar, at the same time protesting against the decision. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-THIS DAY. FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, MARCH 30. —Wind W. S. W., fresh.—Ar rived and sailed for the river, the Guardian, Sinclair, from Singapore and Cape of Good Hope ; and Argus, Rutherford, from Cadiz. Arrived from the river and sailed, the Swallow, Mason, for St. Helena; Georgi ans, Thorns, for Madras ; Jean, Goldie, for Singa pore; William Seakerby, Rowe, for Sidney; and Gil Blas, for Africa. _ _ PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 29 AND 30.—Wind W. to N. W. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 28 AND 29.—Wind S. W. to N. W., fresh and squally.—Arrived off port the Kellie Castle from China—sailed Dec. 11. FALMOUTH, MARCH 28 AND 29.—Wind W. to W. N. W., strong breezes and squally.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Savage, from Lisbon ; Hannibal, Smith, from Port-au-Prince ; and Firefly, steam-packet, from Malta—sailed on the 14th inst., from Gibraltar on the 21st, and from Cadiz on the 22d. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 29.—Sailed the Collingwood, Riley, for Mauritius. Arrived the George the Fourth, Murphy, from Porto Cabello ; Ann, Swinford, and Perseverance, Gibson, from Savannah ; Maria, Bell, from Charleston ; Olivia, Leslie, from New York ; William Ewing, Garnson, from St. John's, New Brunswick ; Montreal, Trefdike, from Palermo ; James Cook, from Faro ; and Warrior, Roberts, from Lisbon. Off port the Napoleon, from New York. STANGATE CREEK, MARCH 30.—Arrived the Her cules, Cherry, from Odessa. DOVER, MARCH 30.—Arrived off port the Canada, Breton, from New York. COWES, MARCH 30.—Arrived the Leonidas, Parry, from Virginia; Helena Margaretta, Boyter, from Got tenburg, with damage, and must discharge—bound to Gibraltar. TOPSHAM, MARCH 29.—Arrived the Happy Return, Phillips; from St. Michael's. BRISTOL, MARCH 30.—Arrived the Zenobia, Bully, from Galipoli. JERSEY, MARCH 28.—Arrived the Crusader, Smith, from Honduras ; Doris, Pelon, from Cette. _ GUERNSEY, MARCH 28.—Arrived the Bayonnais, Haran, from Marseilles. The Actif steam-boat, from Havre and Rotterdam to Dunkirk, was wrecked near Boulogne on Friday night. The Royal Sovereign, Gyrrett, from Arklow to Li verpool, was on shore in Carmarthen Bay on Friday, but exiTected to be got off. The Aquatic, of Liverpool, is lost at Benin. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Although six foreign mails have arrived this morn ing—two French, one Ostend, one Holland, Lisbon, and Malta, in respect of politics they are void of any interest. According to the French mails, it appears that the Belgians are still alarmed at the preparations which the Dutch are making to march an army, at a short notice, towards Belgium. In consequence of which, they are going to form a camp near Antwerp. By the information from Lisbon of the 16th inst., by the Savage, it appears that both parties are in a state of apathy. The only information of importance is, that the Duke of Terceira has been appointed Go vernor of Oporto. _ _ The NeW York packet Napoleon, is off Liverpool. No papers or letters as yet received. This is settling day in the Foreign market, conse quently the brokers and speculators are occupied in paying and receiving their differences during the Ac count, which is rather heavy in Spanish and Portu guese stock. In the former the extreme fluctuation has been about five per cent.; in the latter about six per cent. At present all is going off well. Consols opened at the price they left off on Satur day, sq, 91, for the Account, and for money 904 e. HALF-PAST TWELVE. Owing to the report of the directors of the sinking fund at Madrid to the Minister of Finance, on the subject of the public debt, in which he states that the Constitutional Inscriptions, or Cortes Bonds, will be exchanged at 40 per cent.—for, although their value may only be 17 per cent., regard must be had to the losses which the holders have previously suffered-- the Coupons of the City Bonds, which have fallen in, will be admitted in exchange, against the New Consolidated Three per Cents., at 12 per cent. The above report has caused an improvement, in the Spanish Stock here, to 301 ; Portuguese, 65. The private letters by the New York Packet the Napoleon have been received. They state that some more failures have taken place, but not of importance. Exchange at 11- to 2 per cent. Bank Shares 103. The private letters from Lisbon are by far more fa vourable than the last accounts. Accounts have been received from the Russian capi tal to the 16th inst. Several orders have been issued by the Emperor for increasing the armies according to the regulations of Derclait. Exchange on London, 10 21-32. HALF-PAST ONE. • Since our former article respecting the arrival from America, we learn that a failure has taken place in the State of. Albany, New York, to the amount of a mil lion and a half of dollars, by a house in the fur and skin trade. With respect to fresh arrivals or political news we have none at present. Spanish and Portuguese Stocks have considerably improved; Spanish 30-i 31 ; Portuguese 651. The settling of the Foreign Account is at present going off well. Consols may be quoted at 91, with little doing. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. Consols 91. CLOSING PRICES.—FOUR O'CLOCK. Bank Stock lndia Stock ............ ...... -- 3 per Cent. Red. Ditto Bonds 3O pm 3 pet Cent. Cons 9l South Sea Stock .......... 1021 31 per C:nr. Ditto Old Ann 3* per Cent. Red 99 Ditto New Ann. B9l New :3,i per Cent 9Bl Ex. Bills, 10001 53 pm. 4 per Cent Ditto stol 53 pm. Long. Ann. to expire Ditto Small 53 pm Jan. 1860 l7l Bank S. for Ace. 217 Oct 1859.. Consols for Opg 9ll Jan. 1030 l7 3-16 India St. for Opg. 259 FOREIGN FUNDS. Austrian, 5 per cen t 9 1, 1 P P D o rit rt tso u sl g aß i n i Portuguese, Reg. , pße s orn p cd e es r n c t e . n t.... 64: Belgian, 5 per cent Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent. 1.3 i Russian Bonds, 5 per cent 1034 Chilian, 6 per cenr. 254 Ditto, Metallic 102: Columbian, 6 per cent — Spanish, 5 per cent 304 Ditto, 1824 244 Ditto, 1823 271 Danish 75 French 5 per Cent.... —l. —c. Greek, 5 per cent 284 Exchange 2sf. 40c. Mexican 5 per Cents, 1825 314 French 3 per Cent 77f. 75c Ditto 6 per Cent.. 1825 39 Dutch, 21 per cent 494 Peruvian 6 per Cent. 204 Ditto, 5 per cent 97i THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY•) CORN EXCHANGE , I to o l p e p r i a y b o ly f g m o o o s d t , d a e n s d oti n p o tm a o lt s e o ra f ti c o o n ro in . tTkehopfreivice of s aIY In the past week the arrivals of most kinds of Grain vie ,4 ' was observable. This morning there was a moderate ft" samples ot dr and fine Wheat that appeared sold readily at last Monday rates; other sorts met a slack demand, at former Prfthe Barley maintains the terms of this day se :. nn h ig o I FPO °. - t ' Beans continue without any variation. kinds are unaltered in value. The demand for Oats still eon tinues less than the supply, and the trade in consecluencriji'i mains heavy at former quotations. The Flour trade is st ill the same uncertain state as recently reported. PRICES ON BOARD 01. SHIP. Wheat, Red (old) -s. -s Beans, Small (new).- --L 1 . 4 .4 -White (old) -9. --s: -.------- (01d)... . 3 T A ----Red '1833) - Tick (new) • ...: ~,.2 :1 .29 ------ Fine 4Bs. 50s. .----- (old) .....u"' :340 --- Superfine sos. 52s --- Harrow (new) 3.2.5. __. White (1833) 4ss. 50s . --------- (01d)35L 0..1; -s. ' -- Fine -2 s*a s. is. Brank .. . ................. ,n., -- Superfine 54;. s)s Oats, Feed . . ............. Iss. 1, : Foreign free -5. -s.. -- New ....... .... 4. "I' "------ ... 17s. 2' , 325. 365. ..---- Poland ......... 8 ....... 24s 265. -------'--New ...... -- . _._ S. - 5 . -- rotatoe ............ 20s. na s 28s 30 3 . ----- New ....,.. s. _ 445. 50s. -- Scotch .......... ... t2 - 2s. .1 1ri5h......... 17s. 180 2u 50s. 545. --- sack) 4ss 48s w 10;„ 3.25. Flour Town (per _ _ ew 33 s. 3.h. --- 5ec0nd5......... Vs. 4?: 303. 384. ---- North Country3Bs. 41.! 85. Vg 3%. 40s. - , 2---- - sT W ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DUR Ara.. Rye ..... Barley - Grinding - Malting Malt - tine New.. Pease, Grey Nei - Maple N -- White -- Boilers -- Boilers Ws . ! 10.1 iiran 2 „„„ , ____ .... ARRIVALS cu. GRAIN IN LONDON DU RING ....r,A-r-ST W griC' CI) et, o r ° f: .; From Whence. 8 ,;2 : ,. . m e, P • r . 4 : 4 -..--- - ------ Sclo q QrS. Qrs. Qt.,. Qrs. Qrs. QL• „ 5 .... Aldborough 284 '7lO Boston ... Bridlington - -- e 243' 20 Dartmouth - 5 1 „, C ..,0 olchester 231 92 11 00 108 3 , F Harwich co Leigh M 2,0 70 1a 2C5 ~, :31 Maldon 1065 261 45 330 V. Exeter G ai nsborotie h — Grangemouth — _- Grimsby 43 CO 310 -- 4 5 Hull 260 __ __ ...... 06 Ipswich 247 803 1663 57 90 ll Kent ' C 94 515 30 112 482 6 :i 8 Ito Lowestoft 2l 285 t --- 55 Lynn 926 1926 57 475 1 5 ' Newport — 30 5 Poole - -- 10 -- -- 13 ' Rye :: thampton 1 :: Southwold ...... ___.— :-: .....—.. : Spalding 6O 1040 ._ '2B Stockton — .... Wells 17 - 5 4 4 3 2 Wisbeach 1675 970 -- _..) Ft: Woodbridge ---' Yarmouth l5O 2677 1914 -- -- Aberdeen — _ _ 1300 ~... •-• Arbroath - ..... 198 -- _. -.- 1 0 Banff — _ 1038 :. tierwick .. Dundee Montrose — 315 498 -- _... -- Perth — _ 628 -- .-..----.. ....----- 450 ..---. ---...... ,23 --- 7446 9068 7548 8221 1398 2 8 71 IRtso. Cork - -- 2 - 00 Galway 390 2115 _i - 1 - 2 10 6 50 " - -'- - -- - -, -, -, a - - Limerick Newry Sligo — 1500 _- :'''' Waterford — 1493 -- --• Westport __ -- WB 3 -- ... Wexford - -- ....' Youghall — 1940 49 6 FOREIGN. 2 ..._ C 39 _. Dant= _- -- - ...., ----- .. Nestved — 4801 __-- 8143 ----- Total 867 s of puLsE• A DGREGATE QUANTITY OF OTHER•_l',."T2o.....Brank, 0-.. 10188 'ITT 01 ,nseed, 3 tard, 21 A DGREGATE stye, 0--Tares, 123743 I ,es Ai ds, 34' I 1548 I , F OTH QUA N 99—Lii Mus This day's supply of Beasts and Sheep SMITHFIELD MARKET trade Was ra of Calves and Porkers rather limited, and the ther brisk, at the following prices : OFF , ' LS ' A PRICES PER STONE OF 8 LBS. TO SINK THE ~ 5,..• s ri. a 0 s. d. to sd. 0 . 0 v 0 Inferior Beasts 20 2. 2 Large Lam ......... ,i 7 6 ••• 6 Second quality ditto 2 8 3 0 Prime small ditto... ~. 6 4 Prime large Oxen 3 8 310 Large coarse Calvet , '.' W 5 4 4 3 6 Prime Scots, &c 4 -0 4 2 P nall ditto... 0 rune In . ~ ,n. Inferior Sheep 2lO 3 2 Large Hogs ... ....... ;,' 84 .0 Second quality ditto 4 0 4 4 Small Porkers.":. . ,„, e on. Coarse.woolled ditto 4 6 4 8 Suckling Calves to SO SouthdownWethers 410 5 0 Quarter old Pigs I2s. row' SUPPLY, AS PER CLERK'S vrATE:nsicT. pio. Beasts. Sheep and Lambs. i Calves. I z. , 0 2,561 16,660 61 du °ad; 3 . LOU About 60 of the beasts came the St Alba . , r ,si up • nng , 40 up the other northern roads; about 120 O froll , I. '' ' from the western and midland districts; about 180 0 _ gin folk, Sutrol k, Essex, and Cambride h re ; :bout 50 frip._, ia and Sussex • and most of the remainder Bl from the marsoes in the neighbourhood of London. was Moderately go Beet, Prime large 3 2 3 4 NEINGATE ANI) At per stone, u) toe carcass. s. d. to s. d to a. d. inferior 22 2 4 Mutton, inferior ... 2 -- middling 2 4 10 ------ middling.. 3 2 Veal pnme small... 3 4 3 6 Pork, large ......... 4 5 0 ........... Laml) 6s. 21. to 6s. 4d. .----- prime ...... t! 210 3 6 4 a 3 4, .buat pricesha —...---- The NEWCASTLE CORN MA RK ET —March r'• the e farmers supply of Wheat to-day was moderate, ht. .. , though it is was no briskness in the trade, and the whole wenff slor 1074 about the prices of last Saturday. Oats were a'so d ll " esrhgaudaebltoiwesera.reTdhieffirceuisltatostgeaucilty. demand ivfolaritfinine frfrd'e, peaa nd o . fr The sale of Rye is very limited. No ship 13ean a „_ and ering. The coasting arrivals of Flour continue 11,reser" mostly worked through, yet Pi ce' drooping, 01d. 5.1 New. _..5. ms s• Northumberland ,.405. 5 08 - ''''' - 5. _,'' —•- Norfolk and Suffolk 44, 525 •••••• ....s. ----• —, Berwick and Scotch 43 , . 46 5. .. f*" ....s. 1: Foreign --5. --s- ''''' .....5. -",, Rye, Norfolk and Suffolk 345 565 ....... ..... s , .... 5. Foreign Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suffolk-2( 30 ,5 5 .. 3 3 0 4 : : :: .. .. .... ::....- 6 •7 6. -- Grinding and Feeding ' l 2.s. 28 5 . •••" -.5. "%. Malt, Norfolk and Suffolk 505 565..•••• . ..... 5 . 5 . Beans, Small 305 325..••••• ....s. ~ ----- Tick t'ase, White --- Gray Oats, NJrthum_berland, } P ,e o e t d atoe ...... .11 1 ili s: 1 3133 6 9: 1 : : : : :. ..i . :: i... : "* - 35,.... . 65-.. , :: __,„ —s. .... ws. Foreign Flour, Fine (per sack) ....5. ....ii. ...... _ SPORTING INTELLIGENCE- __.....--. BETTING IN ST. JAME S ' S RIDDLESWORTIL No other changes • uh liC ng tont. the last I , since ang e taken Pla c j i si Very little has been done on this stake 100 to 40 agst Mr. Gully's Viator (tak en) betting-day at Tattersall's, nor has , vourable terms. We are only enani—j;e srlnY clillsdale's Botanist 0, the odds against the favouritts. •-`.. it poken of in ve r fr been added to the list of outsiders • 11 to 2 offered on the field . 11 to 1 agst Mr. Batson's PIMP° It (taken ) 1000 to 25 agst Lord Orford's Postnuma co n) 1000 to 20 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Bo,anist ( taken) De rby OARS. the D 200 even on Cotillon for thi a race agst Bentley for sithsjoin the follovin those s—evsethLlVEßPOOLraedp reported. tc d . COTTON-MARKET, respectable o s T p T e cou extenta-t i r As of ß h Ki bv E eu T s v is tali esrid,o fro' e 0111: cotton this week, without any alteration in Pr iec- ‘,2,6 0° American ; exorters 300 Surat and 10 0 A le ' s c a ra e T l9 l: s e 6 i o m thepboargts— nawmeeel bags—namely, is 3 7200, SeaB2 2 Island,bags,an I d 4 t d h . e 5- 91 a. ; to Ba. to 30 stained ditto, 10d. to 12d. ; 7,820 &we ds :o Ala" 9d. ; 5,840 New Orleans, Bd. to 9p. 2, :„ lia„ ; bama, &c., 7d. to 9d. ; 711 Pernams, 101c 1. 7 0 .0`" 240 Bahia, 91d. to 103 d. ; 900 Maranha ' low a ' Ild. ; 60 Demerara, 12id. ; 20 common West s oot/ 7r. ; 290 Egyptian, 13d. to 14d. ; and 8 50 0e nt d. to 7-ad. per lb. The sales to-day a ril 2,500 bags, at the prices of Thursday. e iieW" t If originality be a proof of merit, desistfx, novel of " Eustace Conway, or the Brother I'ity. may safely lay claim to very extensive pnPuinarecnist!sw story is formed on the history of a YOu n g 6r 0 11.11 11 whose restless and enthusiastic mind adopts ili a j' e to . 5 most contrary principles by which he is hurr ie ,,ices lj a Y . kinds of mischances. The detail of these in% c hic fietiuD o eter cidents of a nature perfectly new in brought about by the agency of the fema le c ,A oll b all of whom are curiously discriminated: sicethee them will be especially noted, the very spirit:l'o'oa, t of the Spanish girl Francisca, Mrs. 1-Irtctite Y et i specious and scheming woman of fashion'„ worldly Quakeress, Miss Duncan—LauJietim of Mortimer, the widow, and the unconscious bad education, the child Fanny. ft i 5 .1.!' MULTIPLICITY OF SMITIIS well-known fact, that the thriving family 01. ove r a ri e o. have always held numerical predorninane c o other that has been established since the Ile r ' - e rtlin a t. rJ e quest : whether it be attributable to their e xtr e a c of the c p u ro ri g o e u n s it p al ac p k o e w t, e h rs o , w o e r ve t r o , wahipeuhblic pref er too' monosyllabic cognomen, perhaps is not P. n 5e days ago, shows how frequently th w is as of. On two bags of flour, the direction rm n " Mr. Wm. Smith, of Carlton :" " fron l , e 1.4e 01' ,0 a d m e l e i v i e s r e rna u n ol t e l 1 : 15 . 1 Smith, of Southwell ;" by Win. Smith, t he t" Cr t 0 carrier ;" "to be left at Mr. Wm. Smith's ne c essary Inn, Newark, till called for." It may be Aifie observe, that each of these names r efer to a u person ! MISS EDGEWORTH'S NEW WORK. This day was published, in 3 vols. post Bvo., jj E L E By MARIA EDGEWORTH. N. Richard Bentley, 8, New Burlington -street. (Successor to Henry Colburn.) To be obtained also of all respectable Booksellers throughout the United Kingdom.