The Sun. — London, England, 1825-03-22 00:00:00

ri LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY Exirca,zfroin the Morning Papers,Marchtc2,lB2s. iNEw TIMES! We do not often trouble ourselves with the debates of the French Legislative Chambers. Indeed, in the course of the present Session they have presented little that is interesting to an En glish reader. All are satisfied that the Emigrants ought to obtain restitution of at least a part of the property of which they were plundered by the Jacobins ; but how it i$ to be done the mere English Politician neither knows nor cares.— SometimFs, however, a topic starts up, which is of more general application. Thus we find aM. de Boudreau on Thursday vehemently attacking the French Finance Minister for having had recourse to the aid of the house of Rothschild, and again attacking the Rothschilds for making the best bar gain in their power for themselves. This is really very childish reasoning ; but we confess we have heretofore heard something of the same kind from our own countrymen. Yet a moment's relection, one would think, might convince any hody that it ; is preposterous to quarrel with a Money Dealer for making the most he can of his commodity in the fair way of trade ; and equally preposteroui is it to blame a Finance Minister for applying to a large Capitalist when he -,vants a large sum of money. We remember several years ago to have heard an excellent Judge in those matters remark, that the great Capi talists of this country had saved millions of money to the public by taking the Loans at a much lower rate than could possibly have been obtained from persons of more limited means. In such transactions M. de Villele no doubt acts exactly as Mr. Robinson would do. He deals with those who can serve him cheapest and best. As to the operations in the money market,alluded to by M. Boudreau, there is nothing wonderful in them. Indeed a reference to a recent letter from our Paris Correpondent will spew, that the public were well aware of the large sums employed, at a high r a t e o f i n te res t, i n th e " Report" of Rentes. The protracted agitation of these topics, however, is bad. It tends to produce an undefined sort of discontent. The friends of the French Minister, if they were wise, would long since have S e ttl e d b o th the Law of the Indemnity and the Law for the Conversion of the Rentes. Calm lookers-on remark, that there has been a change for the worse in the state of opinion on these subjects in Paris since the opening of the Session ; and several Deputies have been gained over by the intrigues of the Salons hostile to M. de Villele. Our opinion, nevertheless, is, that the laws in question will certainly pass. A little hook lately published in Paris, " Rodet, du Commerce exterigur," is %veli &policti of as containing matter cal culated to enlarge the ideas of the French on the subject of Trade. Unfortunately, in France, the Reading Public is very limited, and the Reflecting Public much smaller. Were it otherwise, M. Rodet might render his country men an important service, by convincing them, that it is not the Rupees of India, nor the Sugars of Jamaica, which have made us what we are, bat the patient and persevering industry of our own swarming Beehive. [BRITISH PRESS.] The proceedings in Parliament last n:4ht were of great importance to our commercial interests. We regret that the lateness of the hour pre cludes us from any but a very brief notice of them. Mr. lluskisson, in a clear and masterly Speech, brought forward his resolutions respcting the Colonial Trade, and for giving increased faci iitle3 to our commerce and navigation. The object of the intended measures is to throw open the trade of the country and the colonies to the whole world. The announcement of this important exten siou thus given to the operationsof the liberal prin. ciples by which our commercial system is now regu lated,was welcomed by the general applause of the House, as it will be by the universal approbation of the country. On the motion of Mr. Secretary Peel, a re , olution was passed to raise the salaries of the Police Magistrates from 6001. to 800/. per aannm. This is an augmentation which it is only necessary to mention in order to have it approved. Every one naturally asks why it has been so long neglected. Considering the nature of the duties to be performed; the increased sum, we think, is quite moderate enough. [MORNING HERALD.] 'Though we highly respect the privileges of the Rouse of Commons, considering them, as in fact they are, the best safeguard of the liberties of the people, yet we think there is a diryosition now and then to carry them a little too far. An in stance of this seems to have occurred lately, when it was suggested to call to the bar of the House some Corn inspector, who had inserted the name of a firm, one of the partners in which happened to be a Member of Parliament, as having made a false return under the Corn Average Act. Now, without die least reference to the truth or inaccu racy of such statements, what can the /louse of Commons have to do with it, more than with any other libel which may be published against one of its Members in hisindivitimal capacity ? Suppose we were, unfortunately, to allege that a Member of the . House of Commons had eloped with his friend's wife, what is that to the House ? If a contrary doctrine were admitted, what, we would ask, would become of Mrs. Harriette Wilson, and 'others, who take such liberties with their betters? 'r*vriously speaking, we value the privileges of the /louse of Commons too highly' to wish to see them 'frittered away in personal objects. A corn-dealer, if libelled or misrepresented, has his remedy like airy other man; hut we deny that be has, or ought ' l "o“bitve', any more summary remedy - because he limy also be a Member of the Legislature. • [MORNING CHRONICLt.I .f.• 'Mr. Peel last night came forward with a pro. IfOrtiisW - iiihich has our most cordial• approbation f.4fTraii augmentation of the salaries - of the • Pcdice iithugistratei of the Metropolis, with a view to the filling up vacancies with men of talents and pro. fessional skill. He very properly contrasted the inferior description of persons who were Magis trates when the establishment was first instituted, with the description now acting :—" Lord Sidmouth and himself (he said) had confined themselves strictly to the appointment of Barristers alone, and had not nominated any to the office of Magistrate who were of less than three years standing." lie very properly observed, that Country Gentlemen were unfit for the Magistracy of the Metropolis ; and he might have added, that they are any thing but fit for the Magistracy any where, though as aids to the ordinary administration of justice they may occasionally be useful. lie observed (and we go along with him heartily) " :.hat this Country was more parsimonious in its provisions upon the administration of justice than any other, and he was sure that there could not be a worse economy than sut h saving, either with regard to the highest or to the inferior officers." Mr. [lob house made an objection on the score of the increase of the influence of the Crown. So the people are to be abandoned to all the miseries of imperfect and inadequate Judicature, because proper appointments would increase the influence of the Crown ! IVe are much more jealous of the influence of Country Gentlemen than of the in flence of Ministers, who have the eye of the pub tic on them, the only efficient controul. Judica ture we must have ; if we trust Ministers we have a chance of good appointments; if we leave the matter to country gentlemen, we shall have local jobbing and grossly improper appointments. [THE TIMES.] An express arrived yesterday from Madrid, with a confirmation, almost to the letter, of what we stated on Saturday respecting the determina tion of Ferdinand never to do any act which should give the smallest value to the bonds issued by him under the Cortes. He has rejected all the various propositions made to him for patching up, by a loan, the tattered finance system of Spain, because all of them required, as an indispenable condition, that these securities, in some shape or other, should be acknowledged—a con dition, by the way, which it was impe rative on all the proposers to introduce, that being the only chance for a favourable recep tion of the loan in the money-market of England, or indeed of any on the Continent. So little is the • wretched Ferdinand aware of his own situation, or of the principles by which public credit is sustained, that he is said to have exhibited a vio lent paroxysm of Royal indignation, on finding how uniform the tenour of all the propositions submitted was, in relation to the acknowledgment of the Constitutional bends. The number of pro positions made to Ferdinand for supplying him with money appears to have given strength to his obsti. nacy on this point. Not being able to distinguish between those which proceeded from resp ectable capitalists and the revers e , h e c a n only draw one conclusion from the absurd eagerness which was manifested to obtain the contract—that the English are so anxious for the honour of lend ing money, that the point of the Constitu tional bonds, the great obstacle to its accomplish ment, must in the end be given up, and his Royal vow to annihilate them, a thousand times re prated, preserved from violation. It is fortunate for England, for South America, and for the parties who are making such liberal tenders of English mooey, that he is likely long to persist in this notion. We have been favoured with an account of the nature of some of the proposed contracts for a Spanish loan, of the best of which we give an abstract, that it may be seen what degree of the rational faculty per vades the Royal Councils of Spain. It was proposed on the part of certain capitalists, that five millions of money should be advanced to Fer dinand, for which stock was to be issued at a fired price. The whole pre-existing debt of Spain, both Royalist and Constitutional, was to he collected into one amount, of which 25 per cent, was to be paid to the holders in money, with the option of taking subscriptions on new bonds at the same rate as the contractors for the five millions before stated. On the remaining 75 per cent. of capital all interest was to cease, but 1 per cent. of its amount was to be formed every year into stock bearing interest, the particular bonds to be so favoured being to be determined by lot. At this rate, it would require 100 years to bring the whole of the Spanish debt into one stock, baring interest at five per cent. This is a very favourable mode of composition for the Royal bankrupt ; but the plan appears just as im practicable as any others we have heard analyzed. Not to mention the fallacy of putting forward a project for Spain, the completion of which would require 100 years, we know of no security that could be given for the payment even of the interest which would become annuallydueafter the composition for t:ie whole debt had been effected. Spain would then have about 1,500,0001. to pay the first year in dividends, with the increase to be added in the following years on account of the increase of the debt. Respecting this proposition, of which we have given the substance, there does ' not appear to have any chance of acceptance. We have no doubt, if Spain continued to he go verned by the same principles, that the money so raised would in a few years be as completely lost as that which was lent to the Cortes. • LTHE PUBLIC LEDGER.] We see, by the Paris Papers of Saturday, which, with the Etoile of Sunday's date, reached us last night, that the King of France has conferred upon Prince Metternich the Order of the Holy Ghost. As this Order, like that of the Garter, is distributed with a very sparing hand, and only to persons, whether natives or foreigners, the most illustrious for their rank or services, it shews that the visit of the Prince to the French capital is not for any purpose that can give offence to the Court of the Thuilleries. It may he said to contain the most complete refutation of a statement which has appeared in a Morning Paper, and in which V;t4laid that the object of the visit was to make n large pecuniary demand on the French Government in behalf of young. Napoleon, or, according to another version, to rettuke some modification; in the Charter, by which it would be rendered less unpa- latable to the Holy Alliance. 0116 of these demands would be so insulting, and the other so extremely grating, that the Prince would be treated as a very intrusive guest, instead' of hav ing a distinguished mark of favour conferred .upon him. We are persuaded ourselves, and upon no slight grounds, too, that the Austrian. Prime Minister, so far from having it in contemplation to submit any proposals, at which the French Court could take umbrage, is, on the• contrary,' using his utmost endeavours to put -the: French Monarch and his Ministers in good humour, in order to obtain their concurrence in a scheme which, as may be supposed, is any thing but fa vourable to the liberties of mankind.—That Ras sia takes a very active part in the negotiations now pending in the French Capital is - clea - r, froth a variety of circumstances; and in addition. to what has already transpired on this subject, we find that the arrival of Prince Galitzin, With ex traordinary diSpatches from the Russian Govern ment, is announecd in the Papers before us. The course which that Power follows is not quite so certain, as the activity by which it is marked ; 'and a statement which has lately appeared in the Ger man Papers, is calculated to throsi obscurity on the matter, instead of oontributing to elucidate it. In that statement it is said, that Baron Austell, who belonged to what used to be called the Greek Party in the Russian 'Cabinet, and who had- been ordered, on the disgrace, of that party, if our memory does not mislead us, to travel for the benefit of his health, has received instructions to return immediately to Russia ; and that upon the receipt,of them, heset. out, without delay, for St.Petersburgh. :The cou rier who brought this order, next. proceeded, it,is said, to Zurich, where Count Capo d'lstria has been sojourning, in the greatest privacy for the last two years, with instructions, it is conjectured, ' to the Count to repair also to the Russian Capital. The latter part of the statement is the more in teresting, as it would seem to indicate a change of Russian policy, Count Capo d'lstria, before his disgrace, having had the chief superintendence of the Foreign Affairs of that Empire for - a num ber of years,- during which time he Was con sidered as the head of the Greek 'party there. Being a Greek himself, he had the reputation of mixing up national prejudice in the support of his party; but, be this as it may, his recal at this time would be a subject well deservin ' Wof deep consideration. In the mean time, "we find that these complex movements have had any thing but a favourable effect on the French funds, whiCh for some days have been in a declining state, with a plain tendency to further depression. MORNING POST.J Most of the ' Miscellaneous Estimates were voted last night by the Commons in a Committee of Supply. In the course of the business, Mr. Hume raised his annual o bjection to the amount of the charge for our Diplomatic Establish ment, and recommended that we should co ver the expense of our new Envoys to South America bv reducing the • number of those whom we had in Europe. Mr. Secretary Canning, who we regret to say still betrayed some symp toms of illness, ably proved the impolicy and impropriety of adopting such a course. " There were," said the Right Hon. Gentleman, " Larger questions embraced in the maintenance of em bassies at the smaller Courts of - Europe, than those of mere expense,—and least of all did he think the House would come to the decision that we ought to give up our amicable intercourse with the lesser States of Germany, and confine all our respect and friendship for those of preponde rating power and influence." He also showed that every possible reduction had been effected ; and that in some cases the expellees of Missions had been curtailed one half. " True policy and true public economy lay not in making the emoluments of these offices exorbitant, but at the same time not such as to put them out of the reach of persons of small income but of considerable ta lent. Nothing could be more at "variance with the spirit of our Constitution than that high offices, whether at home or abroad, should be placed out of the reach of all but those of large hereditary fortunes. It was a principle of this Constitution, what he might term its republican principle, that the Sovereign should choose the fittest men in whatever rank of life they might be found ; (Hear, hear !)—but if the recomMendatiou of the Hon. Member was adopted,- that principle must be abandoned."—That recommendation was, of course, not adopted, and the sum was voted. as originally proposed. An extraordinary event has happtstwd in - the neighbourhood of Bellez, in France. A travelling merchant, whose wife was lately brought to bed, asked:one of his friends to be godfather to the child. During the feastwiriCh ensued the father spoke of a journey - it would be necessary fOr;liitn to undertake; his wife said he could set out when he pleasett that the 8,000 francs were ready, and she pointed to the spot where they were de posited. On the following day the husband went to Bellez to make the necessary preparations, and during his absence the godfather went to the woman and demanded the 8,000 francs, telling her he meant to murder her, but allowing her to choose between being shot or hanged. She preferred the latter. By this she gained some time ; but the scoundrel made himself master of the money, and thn prepared very coolly to execute his victim. He got on a stool, drove-a nail into the wall and attached a rope to it which he had-bought, tied a knot, put the rope round his own neck, and thus tried if the rope would support the weight of the Unfortunate woman. Like Blueheard, he then asked her if she was ready ? Fortunately, just at this moment the joint-stool broke, and the man him self remained suspended by the rope he intended to apply to the woman. She immediately procured assistance, the -man was cut down alive, and carried to priion, where a trial, and a fate similar to that from which he was rescued, await The money, which was found at his -feet, does away with any doubt as to his motives.—( Paris Paper. ) EXECUTION OF POWELL FOR MURDER.—Thur s day morning, at the County. Gaol of Staffordshire. this unfortu nate man. underwent the sentence of the law, for the murder of Spencer, and his body, after hanging the usual timei was taken down and conveyed to the Infirmary for dissection. The un fortunate criminal had been married, and his wilo died lately in the Infirmary, leaving a child about-three-years old,. whom he strongly recommended to the care of his brother. It :wen's that he evidently feared his end, but eichibitcd little repent ance. While receiving the Hol S ac rament, his h ands trembled very m uc h; and afte r the a dministration of this solemn ordinance, the C h aplain "urged him to relieve his mind by confession: Ile fidmitted himself guilty of the robbery, but denied the murder ; he said he knew Who did it, but would not tell. While on the scaffold he addressed the audience, and set f ort h hi mse lf a s an awful warning to all ; telling his hearers, to avoid idleness a n d b a d com p a ny. This was well, had his whole demeanour b een as proper , but w hile his clothes were one o f f:.•et among the crow& that if they would esc a p e his.untimely end, being; prepared f or t h e aw f u l mo ment he kic k ed the shoe off' MECHANICS' INSTITUTE, AT MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND. (Specially. reported for The SUN.] . . On Thursday last, a numerous and.highly -re spectable meeting took place in the' Town Hall, Morpeth;:to take into . consideration the propriety of forming a Mechanics' institute for that town and . neighbourhood. On the 'motion , of Sir Tito mas BURDON, of West Jesmond, the Chair was•taken by Mr. Woodman, the Senior Bailiff of the borough. ,Shortly afterwards, Sir Thomas Burdon rose, and opened the business of the Meeting with an highly appropriate speech, to thefol lowing effect : Gentlemen—Having been .favoured with the circular of the Committee, who h ave i n ' the first instance charged themselves with the measure of organizing a Mechanical and Scientific In stitution for the town of Morpeth, n9y, perhaps, stand ex cused, if I come forward to say a few words upon the 'present very interesting occasion. And,in the first place, Gentlemen, permit me to observe, that I most heartily concur in the senti ment proclaimed by that Coimnittee, which most unquestion ably does infinite honour to - ihem ' namely—that " the bene ficial consequences of a general and, extensive System of:Edu cation, cannot be too highly . appreciated." And it is further the impression of my mind, that the industrious part of society, whose means are limited, have, to a certain degree, a-sort of claim upon their more affluent brethern for those aids .whiCh may enable them to acquire higher intellectual improvement, and at the same time advance their skill in those particular arts or trades, by which they have to maintain themselves and their families. Science, in the opinion oCsome, is at present only in its infancy ; and, certainly, when we look around us, • and perceive the great discoveries - and improvements. in our own day—both in regard to the wonderful power in steam 4 as well as the superior adaptation of machinery in the great manufac turing districts—we are almost bound to declare, that all these I things go far to demonstrate, that, in point of fact, the arts and sciences are now only developing themselves, beforeahe active ingenuity and persevering industry of man. We are all much indebted to .the labours of the mechanic and the artizan for what constitutes the convenience and comfort of life. And it has particularly fallen under my own eye to notice the progressive improvements in the mechanical arts, that have taken place within the last forty years, with regard to the supe rior conveniences that have from time to time been introduced in various matters connected with my own manufactory. Hence I would argue that a great deal remains yet to be done in the way of advancing the science of mechanics, &c. And, surely, nothing can be better calculated to promote emulation among the operative classes, which generally leads to success, than the establishment of Institutions similar to that under our immediate consideration. The town of Morpeth and its' neighbourhood, besides a 'considerable population, possesses facilities which I trust may hereafter be turned to better account: at a compa ratively short distance from the navigable River Tyne, in this great age of improvement, I see nothing to prevent its assuming in a considerable degree the commercial - character; so that where the grass now grows, warehouses and other valuable buildings may be called into existence, to hold the wealth and property of the merchant and factor ; and whatever augments the riches of the town, will necessarily have the beneficial effect of promoting the welfare of the industrious classes generally. We all know how many great men, in this free country have, had their origin in the very humblest walks of life. I need only mention the . late learned Dr. Hutton, the great mathematician, who, in our own neighbourhood, worked, when a lad, down a coal pit. And in the present day, we have very near us an in dividual who has raised himself by his industry anti abilities, to an 'envied point of eminence—l mean Mr. George Stephen son—who; as an engineer and a man of science, is now consulted by all the great railway companies of the kingdom. I fear I may be thought trespassing somewhat too long on your patience; but really, Gentlemen, I am so impressed with a sense of the importance of a Mechanics' Institute to the town of Morpeth, that this consideration must be my apology if I at all appear tedious. I will not conclude, however, -without taking leave to state, in the most distinct manner, my opinion, that it com ports with the truest notams of patriotism and sound philoso phy, .to elevate the views and refine the character of the great mass of mankind ; anti with this conviction upon my mind, the system which is now being so generally introduced in this Country shall I , :_ve my hearty concurrence and support. Indeed, were it necessa.- ; to make the sacrifice, I would cheerfully re nounce some or my own personal comforts, rather than not sub scribe liberally to the Mechanics' Institution of „this town—an establishment, which I fondly anticipate will hereafter be pro ductive of immense advantage to the interests of that respect able body, generally distinguished by the name of the operative classes. I sit down, Gentlemen, with my most hearty prayers for the success and prosperity of the proposed Institution, which I trust, will be voted unanimously.—(Sir Thomas Burdon's speech was most loudly applauded in the course of its delivery; and when he 7 sat down he was honoured with loud cheering, which continued for some time, by a large body of Mechanics, &c. who occupied the fore part of the Hall.) When silence was restored, the Rev. E. Otter (Rector of Bothal), rose to address the meeting; he observed, however, that his task would be comparatively a light one, as they had just been favoured with so excellent and luminous a speech by the distinguished personage opposite to him. Mechanics and the arts, generally, were justly entitled to the patronage of the higher classes.—And from what was going on in various parts of this great and flourishing country, it was quite evident that 'every encouragement was given to promote scientific inquiry among those who, it was to be hoped, would ultimately derive the greatest benefit from establishments such as they then had under immediate consideration. What mainly constituted our far-famed national greatness, but the superior skill of our work men in manufactures, and -their surprising efficiency in every thing connected with scientific labour . ? . The Mechanical arts justly ranked high;- and any impulse that could give to these additional life andyigour, was in every respect deserving of attention. By - a proper arrangements the im portant science of chemistry- would doubtless not „be. overlooked in the establishment they were now about forming.. And it ought alWays to be borne' in 'mind, that: several of the most va luable arts, depended altogether upon an adeqv ..te knowledge of that most comprehensive science.. for accurate results and combinations. The illustrious labours •of a . Watt, a Wedgegood, a Franklin, and anArkWright, should be ever be fore them, to stimulate them to deeds of a like nature, in the prosecution of their scientific enquirieS. Great 'discoveries, most assuredly, had been already made; and it Was not too much to predict a rich harvest for the-future, provided the powers of man were carefully and diligently directed to the pur suits of science and investigation. ' The worthy Rector continued toexpatia to at some length on the manifold advantages that must accru'e to, all the working classes of Morpeth and its vicinity„by tie establishment of a Mechanics' Instititte: ht; therefore hoped nothing Would frus trate so desirable a consiiriamation. ',As -far as hd.himself was concerned, he assured the Meeting, nothing should be left un done to promote a scheme, which, the'was convinced in his own mind, would contribute very , materially to the intellec tual and moral improvement of the industrious portion of the humbler classes of SOCiety. 'Before lie coneluded, the Rev. Gentleman proposed three resolutions,.the.amwand substance of which was—That it is deemed: highly exptdient to form, a Me chanical and Scientific institution at MOrpetlf, for the benefit of the working mechanics. &.c. of that town and neighbour hood ; that Lord Morpeth I laving. kindly ,given his consent thereto, his Lordship be th a patron oe Sociely ; arid Sir John Edward Swinburne, 3art. the President ; and the fol lowing gentlemen Vice Pr rsidents, viz.: Lord liowick, Sir Matthew W. Ridley, Bart. M.P., Sir Thomas Burdon, Wil liam Ord, Esq., M.P., Cha t. W. Bigge, .Esq„; A. Creswell Baker, Esq., %V. Orde, Esq. (Nunnykirk), William Lawson, Lawson, Esq., Rev. F. Eki us, Rev. E. Otter, H. Brumell, Esq., and Matthew Potts, E Sq. The Resolutions were passed unanimously, and the Rev. I i:.ector sat down amidst the most deafening applause. WILLIAU ORDE, Esq. (of Nunnykirk) rose, and said he could not help offering his very sincere gratulations' to the meeting on the unanimity an d kindness of feeling -that seemed to actuate every one present. ' As an individual born in Mor peth, he was proud to witne is the good Work of that day, be cause he was fully convinced that a Mechanics' Institute must be productive of essential benefit to that valuable class of artisans, &c. for whose sci entitle and intellectual improve ment it was in fact establish, The hurnbler classes of so ciety would farther more be ettisfied that the rich - were neither selfish nor illiberal. God forbid it Were so: We are all the children of one common parent, who wills the happi ness of his creatures; and: in fact we all depend more or less on one another : a n isolated interest is unknown to humanity. Such works of ' benevolence, ther e fore,-as they had. that evening been enga red with, - must naturally tend to engender relations of kindnes j, and to beget mutual confidence between both parties. The gentleman on his - left (Sir T. Burdon), who had so ably and handsomely introduced the business before them, had u pon all occasions, shewri 'himself the steady friend and advo: tate of the interests of Alorpeth, whether as a magistrate on the bencli,• or in- his mete private capacity. lie (Mr. Orde) disci aimed 'the imputation of flattery ; he spoke the language of trim. h. And this in like-manner re quired him not to be unrni WO of' the merits of his worthy Friend on the right (the Rev. R. Otter); who. at all times had proved ,his entire devotion to t he cause'Of the' poor of the place Where they were then assernb led. His 'zeal 'and aerivity in the formation of the savings-hal lk in Morpettheh would long cause him to be revered by all go( rd men : and poor would perpetually b e i nv oked upon this head. - The l ea rned Speaker concluded an excell c Tit aneedi, which was liste n e d- to with equal attention and sari, faction,( we regret that ou r re p ort scarcely amounts to an outiir 1.„ 1 ,3 and continued plau- Bits. The formation of a Committee, &c. terrhinated the p70..i ceedings of the evening. Thanks were then voted (on thee motion of Sir T. Burdon) to Mr. Woodman, for his able .0a efficient conduct in the chair. A subscription paper was after wards handed round, and several handsome donations and an nual payments were enregistered. LONDON MAILKETs. PRICE OF 6READ. The highest price of Bread in the Metropolis, i• }!,1„ frr the 41b. loaf—there are ethers who sell from a In.`!;. , ur.s to three halfpence below that rate. IMPORTATIONS OF GRAIN LAST WEEK. En4lish. Irish. FL,r,•' ; /1. Wheat Barley ,Halt 7,607 Oats 22,053 2,065 5, • Rye . Beans .. Peas ..., 'fares Rapeseed Brank Mustard Seeds... Flour . Linseed 2.200 813 4CO 17 47 106 3-2 9,936 1,075 1,900 lao SEEDS, March 21. New English R. Clover, pet cwt...47s 62s 81s—fine 83s Old Ditto New Foreign ditto 6os 69, 83s—fine —s Old ditto ditto 2Bs 40s 52s—fine 683 New Whiteditto s7s 74s 78s—fine —s Old ditto 9'15 48s 63s—fine 70. New'frefoil per cwt nis 17s 20s—fine 245: Old ditto 4s 8s 14s—fine 21s New ltibgrass Old ditto 21s 30s 335—rine 48s English Carraway Seeds 40s 44s 48s—fine 921 Foreign ditto 32s 40s 44s—fine —s Coriander do. 7s 6d 3s 10s—fine —s St.Foin....per nil 42s 46s—fine 70s Rye-Grass Macey ditto 405 46s Linseed for feeding 42s 43s—fine 43s Ditto, fot crushing 36s 40s—fine 45s Canary Seed 65s 72s.—fine 100 - WhiteMustard Seed .per bushel 7s 9s—fine I Is. Brown ditto Turnip Seeds 5s 7s Od—fine los Tares Rape Seed .... per last NEWGATE AND LEADENEtALL MAiihIETS, March 19. By the Carcase. Beef Ss 4d to 4s Od 1 Veal 4s Od to Ss $' Minton —... as. 4d to 4s 8d 1 Pork... Lamb, Os Od to Os Od. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET, March 19. Cloier,O. loos Od to 110 s Od Hay, Old 90s ad to loos Od —1nf..... 605 Od to 95s Od —New inf. 65s Od to t 45 Od —New.... —5 Od to —s Straw .... 40s Od to 48s 416 1,915 ST. JA IN] ES'S. [-lay 63s Od to 100 s Od 1 Cloy, r Bos Od to 105 s Od Nev Ditto —s Od to —s Od 1 straw 49. Od to 5-2 s 64 WHITECI - IAPEL. Clover ....Ws Od to 115 s 0,1 I tlav 6os Oil to 100 s 0 4 ' Straw ....49.s Od to 50s Od -= ink rior —s Od to —s wi PRICE OF HOPS, per Cwt., March I. Kent Pockets Sussex POckets Essex Pockets Farnham, fine 91 9s to I'2l Os—Seconds, 81 9s to 91 91 1 ' Kent Batrs Sussex ILigs Essex Bags llss. to 1335. to 140 s. per cwt. RAW I II1)IvS, Best Heifers & Steers, per st. 2s 641 to 2s Si? 3s to. 3s 4.: Market * Calf tto Od Ili •. is I Oil to 3s o<l 1nt»1,5... Os Od to Os Od SHEEP SKINS. Poi tti Downs 4l Od to bi Od Shearlio gs Os 10d to Os od j Lamhs Oa oa t.. Oa t'a PRICE OF LEATHI,A.. Butts, 50 to 5611 is each per lb 1941 to 20 Ditto, 56 to 661bs each 92:1.1 to e 34 Dressing Hides l9l to Via, Coacll„iiides Crop Hides, 35 to 381bs tor cutting ..16d to 17d Ditto .'.-*:.. 40 to 451bs Calf Skins, .1:5 to 401bs Ditto 45 to 551hs U4d to 28d Ditto 55 to 751bs Small Seals (Greenland) Large ditto Tanned Horse Hides ... Spanish Horse Hides ... ...22d to 25d ..eled to 18+d ...I6d to lett ...I3d to Itid 14d to et d PRICES OF TALLOW, tOA Town Tallow 49s Od —1 Od Yellow Rossia 44s Od —s od White -ditto.. 393 041 —4 Ot! Soap ditto.... 39s Od —s Od Melting Stuff 35s On —s Od Ditto Rough.. —s Od —s Od P, &c. per ililb,—Marcb Sit) I Yellow Soap . . 76 6 Mottled 34+l, Curd Graves Oa Good Dregs PRICE OF CANDLES, 1 , 11031 TA L LOW CILANOLEIeS HA L Price of Candles, per dozen, 6s 6d a7s Moulds, 93 6d. ed pet dozen allowed for ready money. Pract OP RAW FAT, per Stone of 616.—Mnrch 2!. Price of Tallow (as stated by the Tallow Melters), 2s, 8d COAL MARKET, MARca 21. Ships at Mayket. Ships sold S 4 Newcastle - 121 12i Sunderland ' - - 8 1 Stone Coal Price. 28s 6d to 38s 0:i 301 Od to 41s 3a 431 0.1 to --8 oa FutE.-01) - 'Saturday afternoon a fire broke out in the house of Mr. COYSTON, a top and brush-maker, No. 23, Bolingbroke-row, Wal worth, which fur some time occasioned consider able alarm. The flames, when first discovered , issued from the lower part of the premises, and Si) rapid was the progress of the destructive eie went that in less than an hour the whole build ing was completely destroyed, carrying the wall, which fell in with a tremendous crash, leaving nothing but the burning ruins. Great apprehen. - sions prevailed for the safety of the adjoining houses, but by the arrival of several engines., and a speedy supply of water being procured, the de vastation was prevented extending its ravages further than where the fire commenced, and the adjoining buildings sustained no material in jury. BIRTH. On Saturday, the 19th instant, the Lady of Mr. Rogers. sur7 geon, of Great Stantnore, Middlesex, of a son. MARRIED. On Monday, the 2lst instant, at Barnes Church, -Surrei , Charles Sedler, Esq. of Martin's-lane, Cannon,street, to 3103".. Anne, eldest daughter of the late Samuel Browning, Esq. °I . Peckhath. Saturday, the 19th instant, at fiadleigh, in Suffolk, Henry Malden, Esq., Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, t ° Elizabeth Frances, eldest daughter of the late,Jobn 'Tyler' Esq. DIED On Sunday, the 20th instant, the Reverend 'lames Dore, of Walworth. On Thursday morning, Thomas Shrawley Vernon, 'Esq., °f Shrawley, Worcestershire, High Sheriff of that county. On Tuesday, the 15th instant, at Cheshern, in Buckingham' shire, in the 74th year of his age, the Rev. John Fuller. On the 21st inst., th e R ev . Th omas Clutruberlayne, rector o f Charlton, in Kent, aged 48. On Monday morning early, in Tyndale place, Islington. ° f apoplexy, Mrs. Allnutt, relict of the late Henry Allnutt, of High Wycomh, Bucks, aged 74. Printed and Published for the Pr.opailOßS; at the, St: ? " OFFICE, No.• 112, Strand, by T: B. CAltsTAcitS. t