The Sun. — London, England, 1827-04-02 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. Our remarks upon the designed encroach ments on St. James's Park, under the name of " Improvements" of that old and almost pre scriptive scene of general recreation, have attract ed considerable notice ; and we will venture to say, as much applause as attention, amongst all ranks of men, except those and their subordinates, who felt th..iir own conduct implicated. Even the Government _papers see so strongly the ne cessity of some restraint being imposed upon the spirit of intermeddling, and overbearing, and de stroying, which has all along been at work in cer tain irresponsible quarters, that they have lent their well-meant though feeble aid to the public and the Ministers in this instance, and so far as their limited power goes, have tried to circulate our observations. With regard to St. James's and both the other Parks, any stand to be made by the Legislature ought to contemplate the one great end of the guardianship of whatever apace and - air are now afforded by the " lungs of the metropolis," as Mr. Windham called these pleasure parks, from every attempt at diminution. Houses may be good things in themselves ; but in the present overgrown state of London, good air is a thousand times more valuable to the pub lic than fine houses. It is, therefore, with ex treme anxiety we wish to ascertain as a neces sary satisfaction to the inhabitants of the capi tal-Ist. That the demolition of Carlton-house will not he followed by a sacrifice to the brick-and mortar demon of any surface more extensive than that which forms the present site of the tumbling palace. We are aware, that the exact piece of ground now covered by that house of strange repute will not be rebuilt upon in its actual form ; but what we want to secure for our countrymen is, that, no matter how disposed or metamorphosed, the sum-total of space now actually (or lately) under the mason work of the palace, will not, as mea sured in cubic feet, be much exceeded by that which it is designed to cover by new habitations. The public generally have an interest, it is plain, in the maintenance of the old Carlton gardens, to the full extent of theii present measurement, free from in cumbrance or obstruction, and especially from edi fices, which as being inhabited, must give rise to an increase of smoke. It is true, that ever since those gardens were formed, their gates afforded no in gress or admission to the public. But their free dom from inhabitants and from smoke, assisted pow erfully the wholesome circulation of the air which was breathed by every family in the neighbourhood of Pall-mall, by every individual on foot or horse back, whose way led him through the contiguous park of St. James's. We therefore trust that the fine oblong once covered by these gardens, of which the beautiful tim ber is now cut to pieces, will still be suffered to continue a free and air-furnishing space. To decorations of walk .—tree and herbage—so far as these delights of nature are to constitute a portion of the new system, there can be no objections offered hnt such as are tasteless and unreason- I able. Let Mr. Nash, therefore, if he be capable of the office, throw the whole park into pleasure-ground—and exercise his ingenuity to its full extent ; but let him re spect the other side of the canal as well as that on the north, and not venture, as the letter of our correspondent this day intimates, to block up the Bird-cage-walk with rows of houses, and multiplications of barracks, other wise we can tell him and his employers that they may burn their thumbs.— Times. A fourth report by the Commissioners of Irish Education Inquiry has been published, and af fords an interesting as well as creditable' addition ' to the testimony which that board has already furnished of the assiduity, good sense, and tem per, with which its investigations have been hitherto prosecuted, and its judgments formed. The subject matter of the present Report is the Belfast Academical Institution. This establish-. matte Erne tiesigeaseatelipsaaesimese..C...a.........,,._.....3, more particularly for the valuable object of sup plying the Presbyterian Church of Ireland with a succession of well-educated Ministers, was set on foot by an original subscription of about 25,0001., aided by some acres of land.for a site On which to erect the necessary buildings, grant ed in perpetuity by Lord Donegan. It enjoyed for a few years a moderate pecuniary encourage ment from tile King's Government ; but on the manifestation of certain principles by some of the professors, or a current imputation that they en tertained such principles, the Government bounty was withdrawn. A new charge has since been got up Against the institution, that a professor or two, amongst its officers, were guilty of appro7ing Arian doctrines ; upon which the Synod of Ulster—not improperly, in our opinion— felt it desirable to require some security from the heads of the institution against the inculcation upon be minds of the collegiate youth, of those tenets w f f i c h were obnoxious to the Presbyterian Church. The quired assurances were given—the Synod was satisfied --and the majority of the Board of Com missioners, ''iZ. Messrs. Lewis, Grant, and Blake, in consideration o f the great extensive usefulness which has long resulted to Ireland from the mode of con ductina this academjcal establishment, have recom mn ended to Government a revival of the public bounty. But . Mr. Leslie Foster, who has no objection, as it would appear, to fish now and then in troubled waters, has, with Mr. Glassford for his bottleholder, produced an opposition report, in which he states his ab horrence of Arianism, and his dissatisfaction with the gua rantees against it.--guarantees which quieted the alarms o f the Trinitarian Synod itself—to be such as justify him in dissenting from the report of the majority of his bre thren, and to withhold from the institution the favour of his recwimendation to Parliament. The Hon. and L earne d Gem 'tieruan is, indeed, not unworthy to figu re as DuiGenan reculeivus, in all respects where disputes about orthodoxy can dragged in to affect the temporal mea sures of the State. big. Our readers will see, from our Assize Intelli gence, that a nother conviction for shooting a poacher has taken place at York. These con victions must produce a great sensation through out the country. It is certainty highly honourable :to us as a nation' that we have at length to boast of obtaining fur human beings a protection at least equal to that afforded to (logs. Hitherto that large class of. persons employed in a necessary violation of the law (for none but fools would Inaintain that alaw which would prohibit the in halyitants of cities from purchasing game ought not to be violated) h as been considered as in the outlaws, an d ev ery condition of gamekeeper de.emed himself at full liberty to practise himself in shooing at their expence. The life of a gamekeeper Henceforward -will lose much of its attractions. I:ow will the Squirearchy be now able to endure the "unity, w h e n they c amiot have the gratification of bulletins in the morning of poachers killed or -,vounded in the night, and of persons shot by spring guns? a conspiracy There really sa;us to make their lives F l om ennui, and to drive %burden to them to ot h er clim es that class which is the peculiar glory of this country vi °flu - n aro/tick. _ Considerin g the good understanding which is supposed to exist between Mr. Canning and the Whigs, there are, we imagine, those who will be inclined to suspect that there was something like pre-arrangement theatrical and - effect in - tended in what fell from the Leader of the - nig Party in the House of Commons on Friday nig • 1 . t . idea we are the more confirmed in, from the tone which has been assumed by ula"whichwould th e party papers believe, occasion, 1r1 _ 1 4 13 4 because some 80 Hon. Gentlemen ."e s.teTiteBealted to - hear, so*have vociferated "Hear, wish fotl , ft ,.. ct usual vehemence, when a +anea continuanc e ui the Go eminent was eyed by Mr. Tierney, that the former's removal to the first Lordship of the I Treasury must follow as a matter of course, as the avowed sense . of Parliament and the country. To us, who have no party to serve, and are alike indifferent to all, this looks very like clamour ; and if clamour is to govern the country, or to de cide who shall be its Prime Minister, then to be sure the stoutest lungs become of more intellec tual value than we have hitherto been inclined to assign them. On the occasion in question, there were only about 230 Members in the House ; and that upon a mere incidental ques tion ; and to dignify the accidental cheers of the smallest half of that small number into an un doubted and undeniable expression of public feeling on a great public question, is straining the point a little too far. Besides, we are not quite prepared to say that even a larger number than this of the House of Commons has any right to dictate to the King who shall be his Prime Minister ; and we have a full confidence that his Majesty will exercise his undoubted prerogative upon this occasion, unawed by the cheers or the censures of the Whigs. Had we the means or the power of advising the Crown upon this important occasion, our advice would be not uncomplimentary, it is true, but far front being gratifying to any of " - he aspirants to the Premiership among the preie.^.t Ministers. The Duke of Wellington and Lord Bathurst we should put out of the question ; and of Mr. Canning, Mr. Peel, and Mr. Robinson, we should say, that they are each so well adapted to their present offices, that to remove either of them would only be to increase the inconvenience occa sioned by Lord Liverpool's secession. In express ing ourselves thus frankly, we clear ourselves, it is to be hoped, from the remotest suspicion of any sini ster design as to the views and principles we enter tain. Every man is best fitted to the situation or office in which he excels; and, like translations in the Church, removals in the Ministry, though they may gratify individual cupidity and ambition, they do not always add to the honour and fame of the in dividuals, or to the advantage of those over whom the effects of the transfer reaches. If then the present Ministry is to continue, we should hope that a head may be found for it without in any way dismembering the pre sent body. Is the ancient aristocracy of the country really so destitute of talent that no one can be found to take Lord Liverpool's place? We trust it is not so ; though we do not disguise the acknowledged doubt and difficulty which besets the question. To say nothing of the obstacle which the state of Mr. Canning's health presents to his taking a more active part than his present situation requires from him, we would warn him not to be led astray by the plau dits of his sew friends the Whigs, or to imagine that they can support him effectually at the head of the Government. In hie present office he is all powerful ; hut let him find himself at the head of the Government, and the Catholic question made, as it must then be, a Cabinet question, and he will discover, if we mistake not, more thorns than roses, in the bed which his mistaken ambition will have prepared for him.—Morning Herold. A paragraph is now going the round of the newspapers, both in town and country (first put forth probably as a feeler by some of the parties), stating that Wakefield, who has, with his asso ciates, been recently convicted of the abduction of Miss 'I urner, intends to apply, by means of a Habeas Corpus; to have her delivered up to him as his wife. One hardly knows in what state of society we can be living wherein such a project can be seriously stated, as that a person con victed of a foul and unheard-of outrage, claiming the:fruits of his plunder—and actually attempting to transform into a sacred religious engagement, the result of a scheme concocted, carried on, and perfected, by means of the most base and, bare faced fraud that has ever, we believe, stained the annals of private life in this country. If there really be any technical doubt upon the validity of this supposed marriage—this fraudulent and im v io • . ceremonies and engagements, surely it is fit that Parliament should be instantly resorted to to put an end to any shadow of doubt upon the subject. That the father of the victim of these people's vile cupidity should have abstained from adopting such a course while it was calculated to prejudice them on their trials is highly to the credit of his humanity and forbearance : but now that every shadow of doubt upon that head is removed, we trust that this course will be pursued, and that the forms of Parlia ment will allow of a short Act upon the subject being passed during the present Session; and were such a measure to extend to putting an end to Gretna Green marriages altogether, all right-minded persons would, we should imagine, rejoice in the termination of a mockery which cannot be considered otherwise than a national reproach and disgrace, and one which, when resorted to, generally ends in the ruin and misery of families.—lbid. It was generally understood, last year, that Mr. Peel had taken the important subject of the Licencing system out of .the hands of Mr. Est court ; and that the public would at length see such a reform of that system as would be worthy of the talents and official situation of the Home Secretary. It now appears, however, that the matter has again devolved into the hands of the Gentleman who had, with equal readiness and good taste, resigned it. It is with no feeling of disrespect towards Mr. Peel's colleague in the representation of the University of Oxford that we express our regret at the circumstances. Mr. Estcourt is probably quite as well qualified to take up the subject as any country gentleman can be ; but being one, in all respects, of the greatest importance—especially as it regards the morals of the people, the arbitrary disposal of property, and the existence of a powerful and mischievous monopoly—we feel convinced that it requires the weight, the influence, the taL•;lts, and the means of collecting information i:is sessed only by official persons, to see the subject brought forward in a way at all likely to be effectual, and beneficial to the public. We are curious, however, to see what Mr. Estcourt's proposed measure really is. There has been time enough now, we should imagine, to digest a less crude and impracticable one than that of which he was last year the projector ; and we trust that this Gentleman, who has acquired among some of his constituents the appellation of the " Solon of Ale houses," will prove himself, like his Grecian proto type, a wise lawgiver upon this occasion. We can tell him this, however, that unless he breaks down both the brewers' monopoly, and the power of that body—too many of whom have proved them selves the ready, if not corrupt tools of that mono poly, his measure will fall very short indeed of what the country expects from Parliament upon the oc casion.—Thid. Pending that official communication to Par liament, respecting the Ministerial arrangements, which Mr. Canning is to make, whenever those arrangements shall be completed, we may expect that each day will produce some fresh specula tion on the subject. Every politician will ha v e his own list, prepared according to his o wn views and wishes ' • and, although it is sufficiently obvious t h at the name of Mr. Canning can not be excluded from any one of these lists, yet the position as s i gne d lo him may vary in nearly all. It seems paradoxical, that where a Mini ster is so completely identified as Mr. Canning is, with the general policy of this country, both foreign and domestic, he should become an o bject of controversy, when thequesti o n arises :olis . as to who shall thenollnfintahlleyreexwerecriesetwo or three ctmet of the Premier. Members of the Cabinet, or if there were two Or three men on the iJ olitical stage, of equal, or nearly equal pretensios, there might be. room for contention as to which of the aspi rants should be chosen ; but when, in truth, there is only one, and when, the choice falling elsewhere, it would be considered as a selection, directed by anything but wisdom, the doubts and difficulties that exist, if any such do exist, must have their origin in claims and interests distinct from those of the public good. We have heard it alleged, there is precedent for the union of Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary in the same person. W e are not aware that there is such a precedent ; but as little are we aware of any reason, constitutional or otherwise, why the offices should not be conjointly exercised., We know of nothing in their separate functions which renders their union incompatible. Nor does Mr. Tierney see any in superable objections to such an arrangement, or he would not have inquired, as he did on Friday night, whether or not, " the Foreign Department was to continue more immediately under him (Mr. Can ning), or whether his master mind was to have the superintendence of that, in common with the other departments of Government ?" If, indeed, we were reduced to the necessity of making a choice between Mr. C., as First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Mr. Canning as Secretary for Foreign Affitirs only, we own, we should not hesitate a moment in pronouncing for the latter. We are convinced we only echo the general voice of the country, when we say, that if the Seals of the Foreign Office were, at this . crisis, to pass from his hands, such a transfer would be regarded as prejudicial to the best interests of the em pire. Our earnest hope, therefore, is, that those arrange ments may be practicable, which will place this popular and distinguished Minister at the head of his Majesty': Government, without changing his present position; or, if that cannot be, for reasons which we profess not to un derstand, that he may see sufficient cause to acquiesce in others, which will secure to the nation the full benefit of his great and powerful talents.—New LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Araucit Si. JUDGMENTS AND SITTINGS. HIS LORDSHIP stated that the Howie of Lords had had the goodness to alter the days of ,hearing causes there next week for the purpose of allowing him to attend to Chancery business on Monday ; the House intended to hear their causes on Tuesday and Friday, and on the other days his Lordship purposed sitting in Lincoln's-Inn-Hall. On Monday he will give judgment in Browne e. de Tastet, Bowes v. Strathmore, and Ex-parte Nolte. The Attor ney-General v. Lord Mansfield, which related to the High gate Charity, wuuld have to stand for Wednesday. The matter of Ramsden's bankruptcy, too, the Court wished Counsel to remind it of on Monday. COCLERELL V. BARBER. The COURT heard Counsel conclude their arguments in this case, in which the question was, what a testator meant by giving a legacy, coupled with the appointment of a legatee, to be one of many of his executors ? His LORDSMIP promised to read the will between this and Monday, and then to dispose of it; and, after having partly heard the case of George versus Ratteray, the Court rose at a quarter past one o'clock—his Lordship haring to attend elsewhere. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, MARCH SI. BANKRUPT PETITION. EX-PARTE 'WAINWRIGHT IN RE LATHAM. This was a petition praying that the Commission which bad been issued against the bankrupt, might be ausperseded, or that his certificate be staid. The petition stated that he had a claim for 10151. against the bankrupt, being the amount of several sums of money which the bankrupt, who had been a traveller in the petitioner's employment, withheld by means of fraudulent misrepresentation and concealment. The VICE-CHANCELLOR was of opinion, that as the petitioner charged the bankrupt with the crime of embez zlement, he could have no remedy as a creditor. His HONOUR, when the petition was opened yesterday, directed the matter to stand over until this morning, in order that the Cetrnsel on.bottr vides might 'have an opportunity of looking into the authbrities on the subject: Mr. HORNE, who appeared in support of the petition, said, that the Act expressly declared that in eases of em bezzlement, the party injured had no means of securing at law the amount of _tko wow_ embesaled. In this case, given a Mr. HVALD—That was very natural ; he would be glad to give the eognovit, in order to escape punishment for the crime. Mr. HORNE said, that the petitioner had other claims against the bankrupt besides those to which the term fraud had been applied. Mr. BicxitasTrrif, who appeared for the bankrupt, denied that his client had committed embezzlement, but contended, that as the petition charged him with it, the Court could not entertain the petition. The VICE-CHANCELLOR coincided in opinion with the Learned Gentleman. The petitioner called this money the fruit of crime, and therefore could not treat it as a debt. That part of the petition which prayed that the certificate he staid must be dismissed with costs. An arrangement was subsequently come to between Messrs. Heald and Rose, who appeared for the petitioning creditor, under the Commission, and Mr. Horne far the present petitioner, by which it was agreed, that the Court should now determine the question, as to the superseding the Commission, which was said to be concerted, without the necessity of amending the petition. The VICE CHAIiCELLOR, after hearing the Counsel on both sides at considerable length, decided, that the Com mission was not a concerted one, and therefore dismissed the petition with costs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL..--A LADY'S PRIVATE PURSE.—On Friday Mrs. Hatchwell again attended, when Sir Peter Laurie awarded her the suns she claimed, with a recom mendation that she should not in future place confidence in any man except her husband. BOW-STREET.—A Jew was detected in a public house near Covent-garden, figuring as a police-officer. He had provided himself with handcuffs, &c., which he ex hibited on every occasion, and being detected in attempting an Reposition under the mask of that unassuming profes sion, he was, on resisting, placed in his own handcuffs, and ultimately in the viate&house. He now, however, as sured 4 , his Worship" that he was the most harmless young man in the three Kingdoms at least : but one of the officers asking him how he became acquainted with three well-knewn thieves he bad been seen with, h e replied, that he was first introduced to them by Mr. Ford, the gaoler, and had subsequently ?turned with them in the tread-mill, in the House of Correction. His Worship, however, did not approve of that mode of finishiny, but after a severe reprimand dismissed him, hav ing ordered the handcuffs to be broken before him. UNION-HALL.—Saturday, a man named John For tivine, was charged with receiving 34 sheep, knowing them to have been stolen. On the night of the fat of March„ 54 sheep were stolen from the field of Mr. Scales, at Old Ford, and it appeared were immediately afterwards taken to the residence of the prisoner, near Croydon. Portivine had told his man that he expected a number of sheep to ar rive early in the morning, and desired him to come early to to work, as they must be slaughtered immediately. About four o'clock the sheep did arrive, and they were instantly killed, and the carcasses conveyed to Newgate-market for sale. The skins of the . sheep which were found near the prisoner's premises, were identified by Mr. Scales.—The prisoner said nothing in his defence, and he was committed for trial. The driver of the hackney-coach, 42 0 , was charged with being concerned in stealing 66 pieces of calico, val ue 1201. the property of Mr. Gould, of Carshalton. On the 18th of March, 66 pieces of cotton were stolen from the com plainant's waggon, as it was proceeding to London. The property was a ft erwar d s di scove red in a held nearliit c h am , and two c o n s t a bl es o f th a t village were placed ne ar th e spot, to wa t c h w h en t h e t hi eves came to take away the property, and then to take them into custody. In the course of the evening three men came to 'the field and car ried off the property in a cart, the two constables, Who were placed to watch, being, strange to say, struck with terror, and afraid to interfere. On Friday last a watchman stopped the prisoner's coach, in Stockwell, and in it were found the 66 pieces of stolen calico. _ _ prigoner made no defence—he was remanded. NSA NIT Y. dreadful accident took place e at Marcelius, H o pkins County (p a .) On t h e 24th, Mrs. Tobon of fortune, in a , fit of tem porary four young e st child ren , and .ns insanity an ac , co poisoned ded her lady then threw herself from a window of the third story of her mansion-house. Mr. J. rude up to his door at the very moment that his unhappy wife was taken up lifeless. His fre nz y a nd despair may be imagined, but cannot be decrib , 44 ....41rew York Paper. BRITISH SHIPPING FOR ISM The returns ordered by the House of Commons show that the number of ship. built and registered in the British empire and plantations for the years ending the bth of Ja nuary, for the last six years, were for the Years. Ships. Tons. 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 Of these, for the last year 601 were above 100 tons, and their total tonnage was 134,488 tone, and a similar proportion as to the vessels above and below 100 tons pre vails for the other years. It appears also that 178 vessels of above 100 tone, and measuring 49,040 tone, and 205 below 100 tons, and measuring 9,446 tons, were built in the British plantations. _ The number of steam-vessels built in the United King dom was last year 72, measuring 8,638 tons, or about three times the number and tonnage built in any preceding year. The total number built since the year 1814, inclusive, is 228, measuring 26,198 tons. The number of ships, their tonnage, and the number of men and boys navigating them, that belonged to the seve ral ports of the British empire, were, is the Years. Ships. Tons. men. 1824. 24;776 2 559,587 168,637 1825 24,280 2,553,682 166,183 1826 24,625 2,635,641 167,636 It would appear that since the commencement of the peace the number of ships has ranged from 25,864, which was their number in 1816, and greater than the number for any subsequent year, to 24,280, the number in 1825, and is the smallest number during this period. It is a re markable fact, that the number of merchant ships belong ing to the several ports of the British empire should, in a year of such excitement and speculation, hare been smaller than in any other year since the peace. The total varia tion, however, during the last ten years, must he consi dered as very trifling, when the vast magnitude of our mercantile navy is taken into account, and not more, cer tainly, thun must always arise from natural and inevitable causes. The total number of British ships that entered the ports of Great Britain, for the year 1896, was 11,623, mea suring 1,796,250 tons, and navigated by 105,109 men ; and the total number of foreign ships that entered during the same period, was 5,439, measuring 643,922 tons, and navigated by 37,137 men. The several countries from which these foreign ships entered, and tke proportions which they severally obtained of this trade, will appear from the following table:— She. Tons. Men. Russia 23,733 1,173 Sweden Norway 496 78,952 4,194 Denmark 76g 56,990 3,623 Prussia Germany 906 81,572 4,196 Belgium B4O 71,174 3,464 France 1194 52,426 7,473 Portugal l4 1,696 121 Spain Italy 3 886 47 Foreign West Indies 1 139 9 United States 440 147,741 6,547 Foreign Cont. Colonies 3 675 45 Comparing this with the returns for the lasi year, it appears that there is a small increase in the tonnage of Den mark and Germany; that the falling off in the French ton nage is very trifling; that there is a total diminution of about 247,000 tons, of which about 50,000 belong to Nor way, 60,000 to Prussia, 40,000 to Belgium, and 30,000 to the United States. FASHIONS FOR APRIL. (From La Belle Assembree.) t o e f r vi w ol h e i t e - h co i l s ou a red ver s y st f in uil w a i n th d The skirt is finished down the front in the Bavarian style, with straps across of gold lace.These extend from the waist, downwards, as low as to the top of the flounce, which is headed by a cordon of gold. The body made quite plain, to fit the shape, with a falling tucker of black blond, Long, fall sleeves of white tulle, surmounted by vary plain and wide short sleeves of violet satin. Head-dress composed of a very fall plumage of white feathers, so grouped, as to have the ap pearance of a turban with a gold bandeau and ornaments. Necklace of large gold beads, in three drop-rows, Ear rings ofgold, and very broad gold bracelets, fastened with a:cameo. —cir.A.bdi.dlr7sd.e. CONCERT DaEse.—A dress of white tulle richly em broidered, over a slip of white satin, on which, appearing below the tulle dress, is a border next the shoe, formed of white satin, edged with black, en dents de loups. Two .111 8 1 1 1 0.1 0, 611•111.1.1011111,,111 - fwererowass. wrimminwalat drib -601401, of the tulle dress above. The body en gerbe, with short, full sleeves, formed of jabots in blond, with niancherons d la Psyche, in blond, of which material is a triple falling tucker round the bust. The hair arranged in curls and bows, and ornamented with white feather. and wheat-ears. A round, lon fur tippet of marten. Necklace of pearls, beautifully set in festoons. Ear-pendants of turquoise• stones. EVENING, or BALL-Mmes.—A dress of amber-colowr ed taffety, with a very full puckering of crape, of the same colour u the dress, elegantly confined by clustered half wreaths of full-blown red roses. The corsage is of a no vel description; partly d la Serignc., and partly in the Anglo-Greek style ; the &viva drapery being confined to the upper part of the bust, and the Anglo-Greek sto macher formed by rouleaux of satin. Long sleeves of white tulle are appendages to this dress, and are confined at the wrists with Hindoostanee bracelets of plain, pure gold, fastened with a large oval brooch of red cornelian, set in chased gold. The ►nancherons are formed of alter nate scalloped trimmings, about six in timber, of amber eareenet, and narrow white blond. The tucker is of double edged blond, quilled in the middle, round the outside of the bust. The hair arranged in rich curls and bows, with half a wreath of roses, or other flowers of the same pink hoe. The ear-pendants are formed of pear-pearls, and the necklace, of two row's of pearls, twisted ; the up per one taste/tied in front with a cameo. White carved ivory fan, and white satin shoes. (From Acherman's Repository of Arts, Fashion, 6^c.) CARRIAGE COSTUME.—Pelisse of primrose Bros de Na ples, or lustring, lined with white aarsenet ; the corsage plain, fastened behind, and ornamented with two rows of crescents interlaced, the points projecting outwards. The same kind of trimming is continued down the front of the skirt, and nearly meets at the waist, but widens and en larges as it descends ; it turns off circularly, and forms the border of the dress: a rouleau raised in front, - and formed into an extended bow, fills the intermediate space, and unites with the crescent trimming; the ends of the bow continue all round, beneath the border, and a wadded mule= hem terminates the dress. The sleeves, of the same material, are long and easy, with large white tulle sleeves over. than, confined at the wrist, by bead bracelets, with cameo clasps. Vandyked pelerine of tulle, the ends extending 1.,e10w the waist, and confined by the ceinture in front. Large Mexican hat of lavender and primrose Bros de Naples; the crown low, and ornamented with ribbons of each colour, and large white ostrich feathers. The strings, one of primrose, the other of lavender-colour ribbon, are united, and reach nearly to the knees, and have each two bows-at the end. The hair, parted on the forehead, is in large curls, with two beautiful Provins roses on each side. Ear-rings and necklace of emerald and gold, fastened very tasteinhy with a locket pending from the centre; gold watch and chain. Lavender-colour gloves and shoes. BALL Daiss.—Dress of rose-colour crepe lisse over a white satin slip; the corsage full, rather high in front, and edged with an entwined narrow rouleau, beneath a blonde tucker. Thu sleeves are short, and set in a rose-colour sa tin baud, and partly encased by tulip-leaves, forming a kind of calyx. The skirt has three rows of graduated satin leaves, each division forming a cone, the top commencing with a diamond-shaped leaf, then a ring of satin, then tu lip-leaves ; a small double satin rouleau follows, a nd heads the next row of tulip leaves, which are larger than those above, and s maller than those beneath. The whole is finish ed by a large satin rouleau, and forms a new and elegant trimming. Rose-colour satin sash, tied b e hind. The hair in large curls in font, with ringlets on each side behind the ears. Long white kid gloves, trimmed with a quilling of tulle at the top. Gold ear-rings, b ra celets, and neck lace, with emerald clasps. Rose-colour embroidered satin shoes. CATHOLIC AFFAITtS.—The enemies of the Catholics, the friends of faction and monopoly, s till Con tinue to rejoice in the majority which they lately obtained iu the House of Commons. Without stopping to know whether they have any real or substantial grounds for the present triumph, we think it is the duty of the Catholics, and of their friends, to show that they, at least, do not consider it a defeat, and that they will not be depressed by it, nor their exertions for Emancipation be for a moment relaxed. To the Catholics of Ireland examples worthy of imitation have been held forth by the people of Limerick . Clare. They have assembl e d i n b o th th ose counties, and andf agreed o to resolutions which do credit to the talen.t s of th ose who drew them up, and the manliness, the sPiir rita2 ,anop.. d t i on. met . which h as b een d one by Limerick and a by Clare s hould be also performed:by_eyery o.l4 nty and parish in Ireland,-r• Tipperary tires areas. patriotism of th os e who sanctioned them by SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE, MARCH 31. FIELD-SPORTS FOR APRIL. (From the Annals of Sporting.) " Gentle controller of the wintry reign," Fair April starts to birth ; her violet breath Sweet'ning the air after the snow-king's death, Whilst birds and flow'rs are joyous in her train. Now hies the angler to his favouritiatrearu, (Its ripples glitt'ring in great Phoebus' beam,) And wends is reach his sport o'er hill, and dale, and plain. Now, too, the humbler sportsmen 'gin to ply Their country pastimes on the village green ; Hurling the quoit, in hardy rivalry, Or foot-ball huge th' opponent goals between : Whilst, further off, is heard the hunters' cry; Or, on a wider circus, mighttier space, The generous Mph-bred courser struggles for the race. The severe frost, which continued for nearly three weeks, and which began to vanish on the 25th of Feb. suspended, of course, the operations of sport, in almost all its departments, except as far as relates to the fowling piece ; and even this vastly improved engine could not he called much into action, as the season for the pursuit of those feathered tribes, which are indigenous, had expired prior to the commencement of the excessively severe weather just mentioned ; while the woodcock and the snipe (but the former, in particular), have been scarcer than for many preceding years. Indeed, as far"as tolerably extensive ex perience will enable us to state, we may observe that, for the last thirty' years, woodcocks have S not been known so scarce. In Wales, which, in general, is abundantly supplied with those birds, it is calculated that not more than one-fourth the average number made their appear ance during the season which has just passed away. In Lancashire, and along the north-western coast, where, also, woodcocks are generally plentiful, the same remark will equally apply, and may, no doubt, be extended to all parts of the kingdom. To what this circumstance can be attributed, we are not aware : it is generally supposed that an early and a severe winter is most productive of woodcocks iu this country, and we are inclined to think that this position is correct ; at the same time we must observe that many winters, which have passed over our veteran heads, much more remarkable for mildness than the last, have, nevertheless, brought us plenty of the birds of which we are speaking. The scarcity, indeed, of feathered emigrants has not been confined to the snipe and the woodcock ; on the contrary, the web-footed tribe seemed to fall off in the same proportion. In all the bays and inlets on the eastern and western coasts of the High lands of Scotland, where, in winter, ducks and geese, in nearly all their ramifications, appear in immense num bers, the scarcity, during the last winter, has been very remarkable. As the frost bad the effect of suspending field-sports, so, likewise, was its influence felt, and severely too, by those interesting birds which constitute British game. It retarded the offices of love; and many of the partridges, which had chosen mates prior to its setting-in, became, as it were, more gregarious, and sought to pass the un seasonable severity of the weather in more enlarged society —they packed, and thus might be seen by scores;—in some parts, almost by hundreds. More partridges were left at the conclusion of the shooting-season than we ever recollect to have noticed during the progress of our sport ing career. Should the spring and summer of 1827 be as favourable to propagation as those of 1826, the quantities of all kinds of game will be immense, particularly of the winged tribes ; but two very favourable breeding-seasons, in immediate succession, is not to be expected in this variable climate ; at least, another season equally favour - able as the last, which, in regard to game, was more pro ductive than any we ever before witnessed. HARE-HUNTING AND COURSING have been discontinued for the year, yet fox-hunting can still be followed ; but this glorious spot, except in very few instances, will cease be fore the end of the month, for reasons which are very ob vious, and which, indeed, have been noticed in fOrrner Numbers of our Annals. In lieu of it, however, the Turf will now afford manly and interesting amusement. Some race-meetings have already come off, and that important one, the Newmarket Craven, will very shortly be on. Our next will contain ample elucidatory details. Hares, from the effect of the frost, ran with uncommon speed and perseverance in the beginning of March; and, as the severity of the weather had put a stop to the pursuit of these animals during the greater part of the month of February, more were then killed than usual. The follow ing pages, wherein complete accounts of some important coursing-meetings will be found, will sufficiently prove this, as well, we trust, as contain sufficient illustrations of other of those sports, which may induce our readers to ex claim in the words of the sportsman's favourite poet— . Such are our pleasing cares, And sweet amusements • such each busy drudge Envious niust'veish, and all the wise enjoy." THE SPITALFIELDS WEAVERS. It appears that the weavers who have struck for au ad vance of wages hold daily meetings in Hare-street-fields, which lie at the back of Brisk -lane, in Old-street. Here the var:ous steps which these misguided men think it ne cessary to take in furtherance of their object, are discussed and resolved on. The.m...eting of Saturday was a very numerous one, and after it broke up, the whole body pass ed through Finsbury-square, on their return to Spits lfields. A gentleman who resides in Finsbury-square, and who is our informant, estimates them at 5,000. They were or derly and quiet in their demeanour ; but it cannot be de nied that the assembling in this manner of large bodies of men is pregnant with much danger to the peace of this part of the metropolis. They are uniformly joined on their route by all the idle and dissolute of the district, and it is obvious that a few ill-disposed individuals might work much mischief among such materials. Three or four of the minor class of manufacturers, it is said, came over on Sa turday to the terms demanded by the weavers; but there are many among the considerable houses in the trade who have determined not to accede to the advance, which they consi der will utterly prevent their entering into competition either with the country or the foreign manufacturers. Tile annexed paper will further explaiti this : At a meeting of the following silk-manufacturers of Spitalfields, present, Mr. J. Hill in the chair, Mr. J. J. Buttress, Messrs. Bennetts, Messrs. Brandon and Soper, Messrs. Duff and Brooks, Messrs. F. and J. Giles, Mr. J. Parsons, Messrs. Reid and Son, Messrs. Stevens and Elks, Mr. H. Smart, Messrs. Stone and Brooks, Messrs. Tarrant and Cb. and Mr. James Vernell. Resolved--It is with extreme regret that, in consequence of the competition which the Spitalfields silk trade has to contend with, as well from the country as the foreign ma nufacture, we find it impossible to accede. to the demand of the journeymen for an advance of wages. An interview has taken place between some of these mas ters and the leaders of the strike, in order, if possible, to come to an amicable adjustment. The masters have pressed very earnestly that all work now in the loom be permitted to be finished before the final discussion takes place about the advance, but the men have resisted the pro position, maintaining that this will only g i ve t h e masters time to get silk from Manchester or from abroad to com plete their orders. Domiciliary visits now take place daily to those houses of weavers where the work in hand has been sealed up, in order to ascertain whe ther it has been broken. Those . weavers who are work in g at the increased prices are com pelled to put up a no tic e in their windows stating that they are doing soy with the names of th e i r emp l oyers. I n some u ntil a general a d vance has been obta i ned from t h e d with any w or k w h atever, even at the increase d instances, however , it is said, a prohibition has been given vaprices, tolporloe of the trade. One of the silk-manufacturers, who. has a good deal of work out, proceeded on Saturday to the: hou.ses of various weavers employed by him, and being. anxious to secure his property so far as he could, cut from the loom that part of the silk the weaving of which was completed. In his progress, lie encountered some of the leaders of the combination, who threatened him with per sonal violence, if he presumed to go on with his design. Being followed into a house by two or three of the more daring among them, * he drew a pistol from his pocket, and threatened to shoot the first who dared to lift up a hand against him. Intimidated by this resolute conduct, they retreated. The outrages on Saturday were chiefly confin e d to the breaking of windows. The following are the resolutions which have been entered into by the weavers " Friday, March 30.—" At a Meeting of the hands of —, it was unanimously resolved,— " 1. We are determined not to give up any work that is intrusted to our care, under present circumstances. " 2. We are determined to stand fast to our former re solutions not to go on with our work, except on every eighth day." It is estimated that the number of weavers out of work is more than 10,000. Considerable alarm prevailed in Spital fields on Saturday, on account of the conduct of the weavers, and we understood that at - the ,request of those masters who have larg e p a trol were order e d t o about that district on Satu r d ay n i ght. attend, and keg, watch property at stake, twenty additional Kent, lately b r oke out of their Bart. of Little Ponton, Two v a l ua bl e h e if ers b e l ong i ng to Sir Charles ate pasture into a rookery adjoining, and of some yew trees growing there, the consequ ence of which was, that one of their died soon afteriaeing discovered, and the life of the other Vrali With ditaculty wired through Antidor. FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, Mime?! SO.—Wind W. by N.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the Celia, Sherwood, from Batavis , Arrived and remain, Cie Colombia packet, for Malts; Georgina, for Berbice ; Mary Ann, for Barbadoes ; and Mary, for Malta; and the Huskisson, for Rio Jr neiro. The George Canning, Craig, from London, fof Quebec, has arrived. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 30.-Wind N.W.-Arrived ) his Majesty's ship Galatea, from Lisbon ; and the Watts* transport, from Lisbon and Figuera. Sailed, his Majesty 's ship Wolf, on a cruise. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 2 e 9.-Wind W.-Arrived, the Mg" flower, Martin, from Terceira ; Matchless, Nichol, from London ; and Betsey, Aspell, from St. Michael's. FALMOUTH, MARCH 29.-Wind W. to W.N.W.- - " Arrived, the London, Lee, from London, for Newfound' land; and Maria, Bisson, from Jersey, for Oporto. NORTH SHIELDS, MARCH 29.—The Adonis, Cato - pion, from Hebron Spout, got upon a Sand, but was a r , sisted off with damage. She has been repaired, and wil l proceed to London. YARMOUTH, MARCH 30.-The Urania, Crutwell, of and from Shields, struck the Ilarborough Sand, and sot in deep water-crew eased. The Ovington, Walker, o f Sunderland, was on the Kettlebottom Sand this morning) but was assisted off, with damage, and brought into the Roads. A brig belonging to Shields has just gone on the same sand. HOLYHEAD, MARCH 27.—A small boat, marked " Ni. eholas Squire," has drifted onshore: Extract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at Genos , dated 21st March :—" On the 16th instant it blew a barrd gale from N.W. in gusts. A craft which sailed hence is the morning for Savona upset and sunk ; crew saved. OP the 18th it blew exceedingly strong from N. W. in squall!, which increased, and at midnight it blew almost a burry cane from N.W. to N.N.E. ; at about 3 A.M. it mode rated. Several ships riding in the port dragged their anchors, but suffered no damage." HARLINGEN, MARCH 24.—Part of the cargo of the Philip, Barrtschur, from Baltimore, has been saved, in* damaged state, and the vessel is not expected to be got oft The Furst ; Laconture, from Bordeaux to Port-sw Prince, is wreaked off St. Nicholas Mole. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL, MARCH Sl.—Our Cotton Market has been dull to-day ; the sales are estimated 1 0 1,200 bags; lower prices have been taken for com mon Uplands. We continue to experience a steady demand for British Plantation Sugar ; the sales this west amount to upwards of 900 Mids. without any valise tion from our last quotations. Of East India Sugar only 100 bags have been sold; fine white at 76 5 ' per cwt. Yesterday 20 chests Bahia, 40 chests Pernambuco, and 20 boxes of Havannah Sugar were offered by auction, of which were sold the whole of the Bahia (mostly damaged) and 11 chests of the Pernambuco at good prices, according to conOitiso and quality.—The Coffee market remains quiet, the business done is confined to a few lots of Plantation , for the home trade, at former prices.—A small lot of Brazil Cocoa has been sold at 355. per cwt.- 1 n Pimento and Ginger no sales worthy of notice.—' The prices of Rum remain steady ; 200 punchs , very strong Demerara just landed, have been dis' posed of at 3s. Bd. to 4s. per gallon. There has continued a good demand for Cotton from the trade throughout the whole of the week, but the arrivals being again considerable, and the holders showing an eagerness to sell; the prices have declined about id. per lb. in Orleans and Brazil* and id. per lb. in the lower qualities of Bowed , Sea Islands also at the public sales yesterday gait' way about id. per lb.; of 1,600 bags offered, 1,38 0 were sold at 100. to Hid.' for middling to fair; 12d. to 134 d. for good fair is good, and 141 d. to 144 d. 'for very fine marks; also stained at Sid. t° 844.1. per lb. Bowed, 6d. to 74d., chiefly at 60. for middling fair and fair finality; Orleans, Gid. to W., chiefly at bid. to 7d. for middling to fully fair ant i good fair; Alabama, 6fd. to 7d.: Sea Island, 11d. to 14id. P • stained ditto, 61d. to 7d. ; P ernam buco, 9d. to 10d.; Maranham, Bd. to 84d. (10 a t 9d.); Bahia, Bd. to 81d.; Egyptian, bid. to Bd. • Denle' rare, 74d. to Bid. (25 at 93-d.); Surat, Sid. to 54d. Making a total, including those sold by auction, of 13,050 bags. The arrivals are 17,086 bags. Imported into Liverpool, from the 24th to the 30th Mara , inclusive :—By 1 vessel from Calcutta; 1 Jamaica ; I Demerara ; 1 St. Domingo ; 4 New York ; 1 Boston; 1 Philadelphia ; 2 Charleston ; 3 Savannah ; S Net ( Orleans ; 2 Maranham; 1 Africa ; 1 Lisbon, and Zante. East India Sugar, 2,815 bags ; Jamaica, 205 hhdg; Demerara, 166 hhds 61 barrels ; Molasses, 125 casks; Coffee, 18 tierces 59 bags : Rum, 82 puncheons 17 hhdg East India Cotton, 1,100 bales ; West India, 902 ditto; New Orleans and Mobile, 3,037 ditto ; Best United State* 9,465 ; Brazil, 2,582 ; States' Ashes, 317 barrels; Amor rican Flour, 3,000 barrels; Turpentine, 1,569 ditto; Palm Oil, 420 casks ; Currants, 146 butts 28 carroteels ; Pimento, 345 bags ; Saltpetre, 449 ditto ; Senegal Gunat 15 casks ; Portugal Wool, 228 bales ; Nicaragua Wood, 50 tons; Mahogany, 46.1 logs ; Indi p c, 25 chests ; Shell Lac, 40:ditto ; Cochineal, 32 serons ; , Munjeet, 2,646 bundles ; Cow and Ox Hides, 1,069. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS Per Quarter. Carlisle Hexham Morpeth Newcastle. Romney Sunderland Winchester Per Bushel. Birmingham Coventry Newcastle (StaW) Northallerton Penrith Stafford Warwick Per Moll. Barnardcabtle Darlington -- Durham Stanhope Stockton Wolbinghatn DURING LAST WEEK. Wheat. Barley. S. to S. 59 60 s. to s. :30 38 52 CO 49 55 51 Co 48 56 56 CO s. d. s. d. 78 84 74 80 96 99 70 80 00 Q 2 86 89 70 78 71 7 9 'll 0 16 0 13 5 16 0 100 160 13 0 139 12 9 14 0 ii 6 15 Oats. s. to S. 28 30 -- 41 31 SS 27 36 32 40 34 42 36 43 34 38 36 40 34 38 s. d. s. d. 60 66 56 60 68 76 50 56 00 92 7'o 7 2 53 56 52 63 s. d. s. d. 53 59 5 0 6 0 5' 6 6 39 50 48 00 76 80 50 60 48 56 00 110 106 110 10 0 10 6 00 100 00 00 10 6 11 0 8 0 11 0 70 100 86 90 70 00 7 0 8 6 80 10 0 Beang. s. to s 48 54 54 62 s — . d. s• d' 7 8 6 4 7 4 6 0 90 10 0 66 70 0 0 0 100 1 1 0 74 8U 83 90 -0 U 0 12 0 13 10 0 12 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 00 SCOTCH MARKETS. GLASGOW CORN MARKET. —March 28. Wheat, per 2.101 b. s. d. s. d. Oats, per 26-11 b. s. d. s. 1; British, old ......... 31 oto :12 0 Irish 23 6to2S v new ...... 30 0 32 0 British 0 -- 0 Canada, free....—.. 2 8 0 32 0 Beans, pe r 2601 b. Irish . ....... . . ..... 6 31 0 English • -0 Barley, per 3201 b. Scottish English 35 0 35 6 Pease, Scottish ... 23 0 30 0 Scottish 33 0 31 0 Oatmeal, per 1401 b. 23 0 2 6 0 a Irish. 2B 0 32 0 Flou r , p er 28013 .... 47 0 45 " ----- 1 - IADDINGTON CORN MARK We had a good supply of all kinds of Gr prices up, all the averages being above tho: - Wheat. Barley. • Oats. First 6ls Od 41s Od 4Ss Od Second 5Ss Od 41s Od 40s Od Third There were 3:36 qrs. of Wheat in market, wt 5 ...at 6ls. Od , 144 .at sBs. Od. 22 14 . ........... 59 0 14 31 Unsold-9 Grey. DALKEI First . . .... Wheat.3ls s Od Second... W Od Third ...28c Od II CORN MARK] Barley. Oats. 306 Od 33s 6d 286 Od 306 Od,_ 26s Od .25 4 ." ET.—March rain at marl: ,se of last wl Pease. 60s Od I ket to-d3y, Tok: I Beans: Boa Ms 0.1 tereof3oscc 34 ...at.., 18 ...... • . 2 ...... 5Ss 54s Od 51s Od .1d thus :•-• 555. Od .. 52 0 I..... Marc h passe. 1 29s Od 27s Od 241 Od Beans. 29s Od 27s Od 24a Od Average of Copper Ore sold at Eedruth last Thursday Quanti ty QuantityAm ount of fine Copper of Sale, 16,2394 Od. "irc. 1'1 0 '2 5 1 .%1370,1301:.. a t Kimbolton C as tl e , L ady Elizabet h BIRTH. Steele,n t o l f i ea Idaughter'stnist ult., i%ATallitlitiainElsi)to.tv, On the by the Rev. Wm Wilson, John J at erd 1 IN ein, Esq., of Fore-street, to Clara/ of Walthamstow. d au ghter of Thomas Davis, Esq., On the 28th ult., John iM l E la D y . ter, ..___ Esq., of Winterhor o Stoke, Wilts, i n t h e 7lst year of his age. On the (30th nit., at Upper Holloway, Sarah Maria Ann, the wife of M r . J ose ph R aw li n gs, in the 26th ye° of Ler age, On the 79th ult. in Upper Grosvenor-street, aioritote row, Manchester, aged 46, Mr. J. M.Kinnell; whose 101 l will be long and severely felt by 1 34 afflicted family an d friends. _.4 PRINTED and bT M. YOUNarat 4/i s Su 21-'•Ortiac; . /106 . Tl 2, ' Sitiatd.