The Sun. — London, England, 1827-03-28 00:00:00

SPIRIT OP. TO 1 5 t73L1C JOURNALS. Our contempOrary of, the New Times makes the following observations on the notice of a motion on Monday night, by Mr. Hume, re specting the Church Establishment in Ireland : "Mr. H u m. gave notice cf a motion, last night, for the 75th May, respecting the Church Establishment in Ireland. About a fortnight ago a gentleman essayed the part of Othello, at Drury-lane Theatre, having an unquestionable opinion of his own abilities for the stage. He hied, and failed. But he paid the manager for the use of his theatre to play the fool in. Mr. Hume is just as competent to gras p the subject be proposes to handle, as the aforesaid ge ntleman was to embody Shakspeare. He mistakes drudgery, and the power of poking into the rubbish of a question, for philosophical inquiry and comprehensive ana lysis. He has that dogged quality of mind which fits him to count the bricks in an edifice ; but he will never build one. He is like Jedediall Buxton, the celebrated rustic cal culator, who, when he was taken to see Garrick play King Lear, told the exact number of words that were in the tra gedy, but had nothing. else to tell. He will calculate with tolerable accuracy perhaps, the precise amount of the re venues of tte Church Establishment in Ireland—how much each Archbishop, Bishop, Dean, &c. receives; but why they receive it, or why there is a Church in Ireland at all ~—n ay , why it should not be packed up and sent to Eng land, along with the Vice-Regal Government itself (another abomination in the eyes of this gifted statesman)—are mat ters utterly beyond his comprehension. Yet, on the 15th of next May, we shall find him, please God, holding forth as profoundly on all these matters, as if he studied them in his cradle, and never thought of them since." Considering the zeal which our contemporary has manifested of late for freedom of inquiry in religious matters, and the bitterness with which he reproaches the Papists for their opposition to it, we were prepared to expect that Mr. Hume's motion would meet with a very different recep tion from him. It is happily observed by a great English Theologian, that the difficulties in Scrip ture ought to raise our admiration of the Divine wisdom, for they serve " to excite our most in tense study and diligence, which by this diffi culty is made necessary, and hereby a standing Ministry in the Church is made necessary." Al lowing, then, that there are difficulties in divine matters, which are only to be mastered by Churchmen, and which render the services of Churchmen indispensable, we are not aware that the points selected by Mr. Hume for inquiry are of the number of those lvilich exceed the grasp of plain understand ings. Mr. Hume, says our contemporary, " will calculate with tolerable accuracy, perhaps, the precise amount of the revenues of the Church Establishment in Ireland ; how much each Archbi shop, Bishop, Dean, &c. receives; but why they re ceive it, &c. are matters utterly beyond his compre hension." But it is performing no small service to the public, to let them know " how much each Archbishop, Bishop, Dean, &c. receives," for this is a matter respecting which th ese Archbishops, Bishops, Deans, &c. have, somehow or other, been rather shy in affording information; and as we have no doubt that it will be easy for our contemporary, end for many other well-intentioned friends • of Church and State, to state abundant reasons " why they receive it" (supposing Mr. Humo to be here a little deficient), the public will have the satisfac tion of learning from the inquiry, not only the va luable nature of the services performed bythe Church Establishment of Ireland, but also that those who perform these services are not suffered to pine in want. Nothing contributes so much to spread dis satisfaction through a country as the suspicion that those, who, by their labours, most contribute to. its welfare, are suffering from neglect. Mr. Hunie's services, therefore, cannot be too highly appreciated; for he has never ceased, year after year, his exer tions, even at the expence of doing violence to the retiring modesty of the Archbishops, Bishops,Deans, &c., to procure definite information respecting the quantity and nature. of the Church Lands of Ireland. It wall astonishing to see the reluctance to comply with his wishes, which was manifested by Ministers, who were, no doubt, from some inexplicable feeling of illiberality, unwilling to afford the people the satisfac tion of knowing that the Protestant religion is so firmly rooted in Ireland. We confess, notwithstanding the statement in Mr.Wakefield'sbook,we should not have believed that the Church of Ireland, besides the Tithes —which are levied even on the potatoe-gar dens of the wretched cottagers—was in the actual possession of upwards of . one million of the best acres of Ireland! But our contemporary will perhaps endeavour to damp the satisfaction of the nation, by showing, that the million acres and the Tithes are far too small a reward for the services of the Arch bishops, Bishops, Deans, &c. It is not impossible, too, but he may rip up some of the old sores, such as the nation suffering the Cathedral of Derry, and many other Churches, to fall into ruin, from a back wardness in voting the money of the public in aid of the Church. Without at all wishing to dispute the ability of our Contemporary to offer much better rea sons than Mr. Hume, why the Protestant Church in Ireland should not be " packed up and sent to Eng land along with the Vice-regal Government" (for we are ready to admit that there are people in Eng land who have not hesitated to question the utility of both), we would observe in all humility, that it is hardly becoming in a Champion of the Second Reformation, to lay so much stress on the difficulty of deciding the point of a fit reward for the Church, when it is so well known that we should not have had the blessing of the first Re formation, bad not that point been universally deemed one of the easiest solution. There were many points which were long, and still are, the. subject of controversy among Doctors ; but we are not aware that Church temporalities ever presented any difficulty. In all the Reformed Churches, with the exception of England, it seems to have been taken for gr a nt e d by th e Rulers, that as money is the root of all evil, the best means of securing a pious Church was to guard against its suffering from too much of this principle of evil. If there is one point in Scripture more clear than another, it is that the influence of wealth is ne cessarily corrupting ; and this determination to pare down the Church to the strictly necessary, was one of the first fruits derived from a free inquiry into the Scriptures by the great ones of the earth. Nay, this is a point which even Catholic Sovereigns have adopted, without any impeach ment of their orthodoxy ; for even Italy itself has been re duced in Ecclesiastical matters by the fruits of the French Revolution, the purifying effects of which are so much admired by the Master of the Rolls, to something like the state of the primitive Church. All writers agree that the chief cause of the corruption of the Roman Church, before the Reformation, was its enormous revenues. Now God forbid that we should say the Church of Ireland is too rich ; for we have no doubt our contemporary of The New Times will be able to show good reasons for excepting it from the general rule ; but still we cannot help observing, that there is no other Church on record, in any age, in which so large an amount of wealth is divided among so few individuals. A reformed Church in Ireland insane a rich Church.—Morning Chronicle. In the discussion on the second reading of Mr. Shadwell's Writ of Right Bill, there seemed to be hUt one opinion as to the paramount im portance of simplifying the mode of conveying real property. We were glad to hear from Mr. Peel that he had received offers of assistance from some of the most eminent men in the pro fession, and he mentioned Mr. Butler as having made' an offer of that kind.—" Besides that Gentleman, there were others," he said, " who had made similar offers, and who were now, probably, engaged in considering some well devised plan for the reform of our Civil Laws." He expressed it as his opinion that the Inquiry was of too extensive a nature to be devolved on on e individual ; and he thought he should best consult the advantage of the public in preparing a Special Commission, to be assisted in their in quiries by Gentlemen conversant with the sub sect. We may now, therefore, congratulate the country on the prospect of getting rid of the greatest evil, perh aps , with whi c h th e country i s afflicted —W e are fa; from wishing to maintain, that under a n y system, it is possible to get rid of much litigation with respect to real property, because in all cowries we observe that succes sions are, and have always been the grand source of legal .contest ; but we are certain that with good intentions it may be possible so to transfer property inter vivot, as to afford some security to purchasers, that their title may be depended on. We believe England is the only country in the present day, in - which the dread of an insecure title is felt in any great degree. Nigh and meet deserved compli ments were paid by several distinguished Members to Mr. Humphries, who first set the example among professional men of dedicating his valuable time to a bona fide inquiry into the means-of reforming the Law of Real Property, and pointed out a mode by which the reform might be carried into effect. Professional men of eminence (said Dr. Lushing ton) ought to be called in to assist in the proposed inquiries, and among these gentlemen the name of Mr. Humphries ought especially to be remembered." Mr. Ferguson too " thought the House and the country owed to Mr. Humphries its warm approba tion for his very admirable suggestions, and the use ful labours which he had bestowed on this sub ject."—lbid. One of our contemporaries, impatient of the prudent and becoming reserve maintained by all parties in Parliament, as to the actual situation and the future arrangements of the Ministry, throws out to the Opposition the tempting but shadowy bait of Ministerial greatness and power, in order to seduce them into an activity upon this occasion, which would be in the highest degree revolting to all the best feelings of the country, and could not fail to bring down accumulated disgrace and mortification upon themselves. The notion of presenting to the present Parliamentary Opposition the hope of being converted by any possible combination of circumstances into an Administration, can have been conceived only by one who either intended toborrow friendship's voice merely to vent his scorn, or who mingling deadly enmity with his contempt, sought to be tray them, by means of a temptation the most ex- . - trai;agant and ridiculous, into a line of conduct by which they would justly forfeit whatever de gree of public estimation they now possess.— " They will be accused, forsooth," (says our con temporary), " of seeking office for themselves, if they do not leave the intrigues of the other party an open field for the exercise of their own selfish manoeuvres! And why should not the Opposition look for office ? Why are they an Opposition, but because they are held together by a com munion of political principles ? And if they wish not to procure the means of applying those principles by getting into power, it may induce a suspicion, that they themselves are doubtful of their soundness." We do not stop to repel the coarse and vulgar imputation which appears to be cast in this passage upon the high-spirited and honourable men who compose the present Govern- ' ment of England. If it were seriously intended, it would stand self-refuted to the understanding of every man who reads it, by its manifest extrava gance and malice. But it is not so. It forms part of a passage which is throughout ironical, and we therefore pass it by as a piece of intentional praise somewhat clumsily disguised. What we think worthy of remark and expostulation in the observa tions of our contemporary, is the obloquy and sar casm which they heap upon the Whigs. The Op position, whatever fault s a nd f o lli es we ma y occa sionally have seen reason to charge upon them, are, we firmly believe, incapable of the folly of believing that they include within their ranks the materials for forming a Government ; and we hope they are equally incapable of the crime, for such it would be, of attempting in any season of embarrassment, if such a season should occur, to force themselves as a body into a position which every man among them must confess they could not occupy without bring ing danger and dishonour upon the country. " Held together by a community of political principles," truly. Why, it is notorious and avowed, that there is which the leading and active members of Opposition are not wide as the Poles asunder. Mr. Brougham, and those who follow him, would, if we give them any credit for sincerity, engage the country in a war with the whole of Continental Europe, in order to support the extravagant principles of the Constitu tion of the Spanish Cortes—while Mr. Hume, and the farthing politicians who are enlisted under his ban ners, would abandon the rights of Humanity, renounce the obligations of Treaties, and make shipwreck of the national honour, rather than incur the expence of set ting afloat a single transport, or encreasing the army by the number of a corporal's guard. Lord Milton, to quote another instance, with suicidal affectation, and Hume and others in all the sincerity of ignorance, would ruin and abolish British agriculture by the unrestricted admission of foreign grain, whilst Mr. Calcraft and the more intelligent and respectable portion of the Opposition, are only re strained by the consciousness of weakness, and the dread of exposing that oppugnancy of principle which is the bane and opprobrium of their party, from insisting upon a higher degree of protection to British agriculture than Ministers think necessary. This is, then, the commu nion of political principle which hclds the Opposition to gether—a communion of principle which consists in ha ying no single principle in common. Upon one question, and that a question which divides Parliament and the coun try, the Administration also are divided ; and on aeconnt of this single discrepancy of opinion they are everlastingly reproached by the very psrsons who thus speak of the communion of principle which holds the Opposition to gether. The injustice of the reproach cast upon Ministers sinks into nothing when compared with the bitterness of the sarcasm with which these blundering or 'treacherous advocates of the Opposition assail their own political friends. Upon one point our contemporary may rest per fectly qaiet. There are, we believe, none of the Opposi tion, notwithstanding the infinite variety of its materials, stupid enough to follow his advice, and attempt to harass Government upon the subject of the approaching Minis terial arrangements. The appearance of a disposition to do so would be the signal fir Parliament to disperse, in order to take away the opportunity for a most revolting and mischievous display of selfishness and folly.-... Morning Post. A petition was presented by Mr. Hume, on Monday, from certain manufacturers of Bolton-. le-Moors, praying that the House would inter pose to fix a minimunt price of labour. The petitioners attempted to support their prayer, by observing that the House was about to fix a minimum for food ; and Mr. Hume was of opi nion that the one minimum was as much re quired as the other. An observation of nearly the same import was made by Mr. Hume last night, in a criticism with which he favoured the House, upon Mr. Secretary Canning's speech on the Corn Resolutions. With Mr. Hume's opinions we have no design to intermeddle, for we cannot make them worse, and they are not worth mending ; but we do think it a pity, that, at this time of day, the most obscure of our countrymen should be so destitute of common sense, as to ask the House of Commons to effect, what they are as little capable of as they are of wielding the elements. All the laws that ever were enacted cannot keep labour from falling in price, when it is overabundant. It is, indeed more under the dominion of the principle which regulates price, namely, the ratio of the supply to the demand, than anything else that is car ried to market. The farmer may " cast down his garners, and build him others larger;" the merchant may "lay him up goods for many years ;" but the poor man must sell his labour for what it will bring, or starve while he waits for a better offer. As to a minimum price of corn, no such a thing has ever been attemp ted or contemplated. Mr. Canning and others have, indeed, used the word protec tion price ; but what means protection price ? —Simply, such as will give to the manufac mer of grain, an equrl protection to that enjoyed by other manufacturers. - When 30 per - cent , of anti is imposed on French Silks, what is that but grtuit 7 , . ing a protection price to the weaver of silks ? The only difference is, that the manufacturer of silk has the same protection, under all given circumstances; and that, in certain cases, the manufacturer of grain has no protection at all. The ratio quare of pro tecting duties is neither far to seek, nor difficult to find. The taxes in Great Britain arc higher than on the continent, and while they continue so, the ma nufacturers of Great Britain cannot compete with the manufacturers of the continent, in the market of Great Britain. This may be a very unfortunate cir cumstances, but it is so, to the farmer, as well as to the merchant. With what show of justice, then, could we pass laws, to indemnify the latter against its consequences, and, at the same time, deny them to the former ? It has been said, that cheap corn is advantageous to the farmer, and so we may, with equal truth, add, are cheap shoes to the shoemaker —if he can manage to buy cheap leather. It will be somewhat difficult to prove, that, if he buy dear, as the farmer at present does, be will be much ad vantaged by selling cheap. Were it even possible to show that the interests of the agricultural part of the community were incompatible with those of the manufacturing part, we might still entertain some doubt of the justice of sacrificing the former to the latter. We think the dwellers on the plains would be fairly entitled, in such a case, to say to the dwel lers in the cities—" If one half of the nation must go to the wall, why not you as well as we ?"—New Timm Many of the Country Papers teem with no tices of roads and footpaths stopped, by the order of two Magistrates. The practice has even found its way to the metropolis ; and we should not he surprised if some of the Vestry Justices were to take it into their heads some day, to stop up Oxford-street and Piccadilly. This has become one of the favourite freaks of the " Great Un paid," some of whom, we are credibly informed, got put into the Commission by wealthy patrons, merely to do these and other jobs. The evil has at length become a very serious - one, and calls loudly for correction. However, as facts are of more value than assumptions, we wish we could see some Member of Parliament moving for " a return of the number of orders for stop ping up, diverting, or altering roads and foot paths, lodged with the different Clerks of the Peace during the last seven years, with the names of the Justices making the same." We trust that the effect of such a return would be to induce Par liament either to take away the power, as one which has been grossly perverted and abused —or, at any rate, so to alter it as to give parties, a readier means of opposing such projects than they at present have, by an appeal to the Sessions. Why should not the notices be given, and all parties called together in the first instance, instead of being left, as they now are, at a great expence of time and money, to undo at the Sessions what ought never to have been done, and which, consequently, people are deterred from attempting? Or is it right, that what used to be called " the King's highway," should thus be ex tinguished by a mere stroke of the pen of two of his subjects, often not a little interested, remotely, per haps, or otherwise, in these notable stretches of power ?—Morning Herald. THE ARMY. The 6th (Ennilkillen) Regiment of Dragoons, marched yesterday, in pursuance of previous orders, from Birming ham, for Nottingham, Sheffield, and Macclesfield. The 6th (Carabineere) Regiment of Dragoon Guards, has received orders, on the arrival of the 6th Dragoons at the above stations, to move to Manchester. Detachments belonging to the 14th and 63d Regiments of Infantry, are ordered to embark, this morning, on board a steam vessel in the River, for Graresend, on route to Chatham. Detachments belonging to the 4th and 11th Regiments of Light Dragoons, are ordered to march this morning, from Westminster, for the Cavalry Depot, at Maidstone. GENERAL ORDER. Horse Guards, March 20, 1827. With reference to the Regulations of the Service upon the subject of Leave of Absence to Officers belonging to Regiments abroad, the Commander-in-Chief is pleased to direct, that when General Officers commanding on foreign stations shall grant the fell period of leave authorised by those regulations, it is to be understood by Officers so in dulged, that they shall return to the Service Companies within the period of their leavo, and that they shall not join the Depot, unless ordered and required to do so by the Adjutant-General. _ _ Officers, who may be ordered home, for the purpcse of joining the Depot Cempanies of their respective Regiments, are to proceed immediately upon landing, to the Depot Quarters. In order to prevent the charge of unnecessary expence to the public, on account of Passage Allowances, Com manding Officers of Regiments abroad are enjoined to grant certificates to those Officers only, who are ordered home on being relieved, or about to be relieved, by an Officer from the Depot ; and Commanding Officers of Depot Compa nies are also to certify, that such Officers have joined tke Depot immediately upon arrival in this country. By Command of hie Grace, the Commander-in-Chief, HENRY TORRENS, Adjutant-General. LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, MARCH 27. THOMAS V. siticzsTocr. This waa the petition of a mortgagee for permission to proceed to foreclose the mortgage. It was opposed on the part of several other creditors of the testator, and the ques tion was, whether or not the trustees under the will had acted properly in executing the mortgage to the plair!tiff. The Vice:CHaticztLoit ordered the case to stand over. JOHNSON V. BURSLEM. This was a petition presented on behalf of an infant, praying for the appointment of a guardian, and for an order directing a fourth of certain property to which he was en titled to be appropriated to his maintenance and support. The plaintiff is a grandson of a gentleman named Brooke, who, at the time of his death, left two daughters, between whom his property was equally divided. One of them married Mr. Johnson, father of the infant, and the other married Colonel Burslen]. Mrs. Johnson died, leaving two children, the plaintiff and an elder brother : and Col. Burnett], who went abroad, refused to give up any of the property to his nephews, insisting that Mrs. Johnson was an illegitimate child, and that even if she were not, her children were illegitimate, she never having been married. The elder of the children having brought an ejectment against the defendant, both these grounds of defence were set up and failed ; on which the defendant gave up one half the property to the plaintiff in ejectment ; but no part of it having been appropriated to the use of the petitioner, he prayed as above. His HoNowt granted the prayer of the petition. ROLLS COURT, TUESDAY, MARCH 27. The Court proceeded this evening to hear the petitions which remained over from the last general petition day. lIF.ECH V. JONES. Mr. Boars stated, that in this case, the defendant, Mr. Lewis Price Jones, acting under feelings which are much to be commended, bad made a settlement of 1001. a year upon his illegitimate child, Frances Beech, but happening shortly after to quarrel with the infant's mother, and the instru ment by which he granted it having become mutilated by the erasure of the signature, Mr. Jones took advantage of this accident, and sought to evade the payment of the an nuity on the ground that no valid deed of annuity was in existence. The Court, however, interfered to protect the interest of the infant, and ordered another instrument to be. executed by defendant, as well as a reference to the Master, to ascertain what proportion of the annuity remained un paid. The object of the present petition was, that a guar dian should be appointed for the child, and an order made for the application of the annuity to her future maintenance. Mr. HORNE appeared for the defendant, and contended that by the words of the instrument under which the infant became possessed of this annuity, the father had reserved to himself the power of applying whatever portion of the annuity he thought proper towards the child's maintenance, and paying over the balance to the trustees for her use. The father did not wish to do any thing injurious to the child's interests; on the contrary, as appeared by the Mas ter's report, he had expended two-thirds of the annuity for her maintenance, and he now stood upon its rights tinder the deed. His Hom . ouit said, there was no proof before the Court of impropriety on the part of defendant, whatever may have been the facts of ilie.eise,•attffielent to warrant the pro spective interference of the Court. He had no objection, hoiveier; to grant an order for the appointment of a guardian. CROSSTIEWAITE V. WOOD. In this case, an order had been made directing the Master to inquire into the expediency of removing the defendants, who arc females, under age, from under the guardianship of the plaintiff, who is their mother. The Master was fur ther directed by the Court to determine upon a, proper person who might be invested with that right of protecting the infants, which the mother had acquired from nature, and forfeited through immorality. The :Waster having reported that it would be highly prejudicial to the morals and interests of the infants that they should continue under the guardianship of their mother, had likewise decided that the mother should not have her costs in reference to the order in question. On the part of the mother, an attempt was this evening made to subvert this part of the Master's report. Mr. ROSE, for the infants had expected that this ques tion would have been agitated no farther, and still hoped his learned friend on the other side, Mr. Lynch, would not compel him to descend into the scandalous details exhibited on the face of the Master's report. He must, however, generally state, that the report charged this—one did not know how to designate such a woman—with licentiousness the most unbounded. Though twice married, she had be come the mother of several illegitimate children ; and so far from confining herself to persons of her own rank, had descended to an illicit intercourse with footmen, and per sons of similar stations. If obliged to go more into detail, he should lay before the Court such a scene of profligate condect as had never been e:thibited before that or any other tribunal. Mr. L . :well, for the plaintiff, contended that she was entitled to her costs. The MAsTER of the Itor.La said, that as the immorality of the plaintiff was the cause of the inquiry before the Master, and as the facts upon the face of the report were not contradicted by the plaintiff herself, she must pay the costs of a proceeding which had been rendered necessary by her own conduct. COURT OF REQUESTS, "VINg STREZT, P ICCADILIX, BARROW V. GILCHRIST. This case arose out of a proceeding which took place at one of the Police-offices.—George Barrow, the driver of a hackney coach, had summoned Dr. J. Ilorthwick Gilchrist, of No. 11. Clarges-street, fiir refusing to pay him his legal fare, which was Ss., from St. Paul's Church yard to Clarges-street ; but the Doctor would only pay him 2s.—The Magistrates on that occasion allowed the plaintiff the extra shilling, but would not allow the coach man for his time, for which he now summoned the Learned Doctor. Dr. Gilchrist addressed the Commissioners, and said, that he had reoeired a summons to attend the Court; but he really did not know what it was about, as be had a par ticular appintment, he would feel obliged if the plaintiff was called upon. George Darrow was now called , who instantly appeared. Barrow stated, that he summoned the Doctor foi•hisloss of time, in summoning him to Queen-square Police-office, which was tic Comitisszowsn—Did not the Magistrates allow you for your time ? Barrow—No, they did not ; and therefore I appeal to another Court. Dr. Gilehriet--Every thing, I assure you, gentlemen, was settled there. Barrow—Not for my loss of time though. COMMISSIONER—We cannot interfere with the decision of the Magistrates, they have the power to allow you for the loss of time—you should have applied. Barrow—So I did, but I could get no answer. commussio N zi--We cannot interfere--yon must apply again to Queen-square. Barrow—Oh, I see how it is, yon are a great man, and I am a poor Man, that is all the dif ference. I know I have a right to be paid for my time. Dr. Gilchrist—l ssn not a great Iran. Barrow—:Oh yes, you are, a much greater man than I am. Dr. Gilchrist—Every thing was settled at Queen-square. Barrow—Not my time, my time was not paid. The Commissioners consulted together, and said, they could not interfere. Barrow—Then I must apply to another Court, whish I will do. I'll tell you what Sir, you are amean man. . . • Dr. Gilchrist--Gentlemen, do you suffer insolence in your Court. COBIMISSIONERS-Certainly not,• the case is dinoissed, and let the parties retire. The Doctor and the coachman then left the Court; the former declaring, he would appeal to another Court. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARYLEBONE.—A little girl, of the age of 14, wag brought before the magistrates by her father, who resides at No. 7, Earl-street, Lisson-grove, on a charge of robbing him, and two or three other persons, to whom she has been out at service. Three other young females were likewise taken into custody with her, supposed to be accomplices or receivers. The father, who appeared to be only just recovering from a fit of illness, and who wore a night-cap, stated that his daughter had stolen things from every mistress she had lived with, since her first leaving home, as well as from himself. That on questioning her as to the disposal of the property, she had told him a number of stories, and referred him to various homes as the residences of those she had been connected with, none of which, on inquiry, turned out to be eerrect. That he knew not what to do with her in consequence, and solicited tilt) Magistrate's advice. The three other girls he suspected to have been privy to, if not the cause of these depredations, and he had therefore had them taken into custody by the. officer, with her. Mr. GRIFYITII.-How long bare you been a thief?._ Two years. Mr. GRIFFITH .— Two years, have yon?—And who taught you to be a thief?—The girl there in the white straw bonnet--(pointing to the eldest of the three other prisoners.) The Magistrate desired the other three girls to be re moved out of the office while the examination proceeded, which they were. He then asked some further questions of the father, anti direceerl him to take he: out and try if he could obtain any further information from her. On their return, the father said that he found she had at last told the truth. Both himself and the officer had closely questioned her, and had learnt various particulars in conse quence. On being further examined, she said the girl who seduced her did not live at the house where she was ao eustemed to take her the things, but only frequented there. She at one time stole two sovereigns besides what she had mentioned, and gave them to her to get out the spoons with. She denied any acquaintance with the other two girls. The Magistrate thought it proper that the father should endea vour to get all the information he could from his daughter before the case proceeded further, and dismissed him with her for that purpose ; addressing at the same time, the chill thus :--et Now go once more and tell your father all you've stolen, or you shall and it the worse for you." The three other girls were locked up. They had scarcely quitted, when anether father rams to complain of having 'seen robbed of 51. by his son, a youth of 16, whom he described of most profligate are: incorri gible halite.—He wanted the Magistrate's advice how to act with him, as he had several other children, and feared their brother would be the means of corrupting them. Mr. GRIYFITII told him, if the youth was charged be fore him, the law must be put in force, and recommended him to get rid of him by sending him abroad, or otherwise separating him from his bad companions. One of the street-keepers brought in a man in a black smock-frock, whom he caught ringing a hell, end carrying two large pails, for the purpose of selling blacking. This, , it appears, is considered an offence in this parish, and is subject to a penalty of 10a. (we suppose under some local Act peculiar to the district of Marylebone, fur the thing seems to be done with impunity in other parte of the town.) The fellow, who apologized in a strong Irish accent, w e e allowed to go to his employer (a Mr. Phillips, of same court in Holborn), to inform him of hie mishap, leaving the bell and pails as a security for the return of [neater and man to pay the penalty. THAMES POLICE-OFFICE—Capt. Smith, of the Juno, the person alluded to in our report of Friday last, attended before Mr. Beonehre, relative to a statement made by a female of the name of Charters. This gentle man underwent a long examination, in which he declared, that the etatement of Afro. Charters was in great part to tally void of truth. He was charged with bringing a child from Timor, iu Asia, for the purpose of education, and receiving with her a considerable sum of money, besides jewels and trinkets of great value, all of which he in tended to a ppropriate to his own use ; and moreover, that he secreted the child at Gravesend. It was true, he had brought a fine little girl from Timor, the da ug ht er o f a M a l a y lady, and who, about seven years ago, bad be e n married to a son o f M rs . Ch ar t er s ; but he h a d l e ft her shortly after their marriage, and has not been heard of since, though the lady was anxious to get married again, yet, by the laws which re gul a t e marriage, in that island, she could not do so until she ascertained the death of her lwland. From an esteem for the mother, and an affec tion for the child, he was induced to bring it to England for education ; and he solemnly declared, in doing so, that he had no motive whatever, except charity; and, ae to the . . , dation& libd trinketS, he declared all he get were e, (mot trifling value, which he now prcd iced. In consequence of the satisfactory explanation given by Captain Smith, Mr. Broderip requested Mr. Evans to wait upon Mrs. Charters with Captain Smith, and also to see the letter which the old lady alleged to have received from her son, which he did, and on his return, he stated that nothing could equal the delight of the child, at seeing the Captain; he took it upon his knee, and began to caress it, and his feelings becaine so overpowered, that he was ob served to shed tears; there seemed to exist the strongest possible affection in the child for the Captain ; so much so, that she most fondly clung to him during his stay in the house, and he as fondly caressed it. With regard to the letter, there was no such thing in existence ; the only one she could produce, was one dated so far back as 1819, and it was not from the reputed father of the child, but from the uncle; it mentioned his brother's intention of sending the child to England to be educated, but it did not state when. The old lady, when she applied to Mr. Broderip, stated herself to be in independent circumstances; however, such does not seem to be the case, as her residence did not be speak much of the Oriental splendour which she stated that a part of her family enjoys. The little girl is a most interesting child, and has all the liveliness peculiar to the Asiatic clime, though in features she appears to be inure of European than Malay. Her skin is fair, and her eyes dark brown, but most expressive ; her hair is remarkably fine, and flows unrestrained down her shoulders. Mr. Evans conceived it the greatest possible cruelty to remove the child from the generous protection of Captain Smith, as with her present protectors, she seemed to have but little chance of the advantages of education, or the comforts of a respectable home. EXECUTION OF RACHAEL BRADLEY, This unfortunate creature teas on Friday last convicted, before Mr. Justice Berrew, of the wilful murder of her illegitimate child, at Aehton-under-Line, and was accord ingly sentenced to undergo the awful penalty of the law. At an early hour this morning the Renffuld was timed without the walls of the Castle, and facing St. Mary's Church. Soon after twelve o'clock the wretched woman made her appearance, supported by two women. She was apparently about 27 years of age, and looked excessively faint and palid. Each of the women shook hands with and kissed her, and then resigned her to the executioner. She never spoke, and, notwithstanding her apparent weak ness, she stood steadily while the executioner adjusted the rope, and even then she moved not until the bolt was with drawn and she was launched into eternity. There seemed to be some mismanagement upon this Occasion. After the rope was adjusted she had to remain in the same posture, and, doubtless, in great agony of mind, until the execu tioner could get below to withdraw the bolt.. This in terval might have been spared by the intervention of an as sistant. The rope also was fastened at the back of the neck; instead of under the left ear, and in consequence of this her sufferings seemed very great. She struggled hard for nearly a quarter of an hour, and frequently breathed during the time. Several of the spectators near the scaffold said that it was shameful. It could not be observed by those who were at any considerable distance. After hanging the usual time, the body was cut down, and given to the surgeons for dissection, pursuant to the sentence passed upon her. THE WAKEFIELDS. The following document will explain more fully the allu sion made by Mr. Sergeant Cross, at the late trial at Lan caster, to a correspondence which took place between Mrs. Bathurst (a relative of the Rev: and venerable Bishop of Norwich, and also a friend of the Wake&lds) and Mr. William Wakefield, the junior defendant. This document did not appear on the trial, but its authenticity is vouched far : " Extract of a letter addreesed by Mrs. Bathurst to William Wakefield, dated the 19th March, 11326, cone mencing with— " My dearest little 'Willy o—Now for your brother's marriage ; I hope the old people will forgive. Why did you not tell us how you succeeded in your negociation, which your brother says he left you to undertake in the North? I have done all here he desired, but some who knew all about are a little repugnant. Madame to wit ; but she had, I expect, other reasons to look a little askew at the news. The fond de Pause blessl au vif, and —, entre noes, scit dit, is a sort of bitter-tongued gossip, with all his reputed good nature, very deadly in his way. How ever, Edward is on the right side of the hedge, for he has the girl, and if he gets the money, let them laugh that win. But I want to know, if when of age she has any thing independent ? Well, as I like him, and much as I rejoice, for more reasons than one, that he is married — bona fide married ; and, moreover, to a young creature whose education, mental and corporal, will occupy and at tach him sooner or later; yet I am fair (free) to confess, a more audacious rape of it second Helen, no Paris ever un dertook. Pity his name was not John, as Jean de Paris might have eloped with this modern Helen, and sounded better. Little did I think, when we laughed with Miss Davis about Miss Turner, and I desired her to get her for you or him, that Edward would, in two or three days time, woo, wed, and carry her off; bat he is born for odd adventures, and certainly, had he been a G enera l, w oold poor child should die, he will be forbidden every house where a young girl is to be fo un d ; b u t I h o pe she will live have carried every-thing by des coup de m a i n . If this to couple him with riches. Of brothers and sisters, alas ! as was Nere's first expression, there will be a 'plenty, no doubt. Yon may suppose we are all impatience to see this namesake of the Trojan dame. A nd mi g ht I trouble y ou to say how your papa's l o ve affair goes on. Yon are a most (loyal family at the shrine of the saffron-coloured 'mantled God." SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE, M ARCH 27. DEAL, MAmcE 26.—Wind S.E.—Arrived from the River and sailed the Robert Edwards, Sherwood, front New York. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 2g.—Wind S. S. W.—Arrived the Resource, Fenn, from London for Bengal; Lang, Lusk, from ditto, for New South Wake. Sailed tk e - O c tavia, Ellison, for Teneriffe ; Mary and Jane, Matches, for Bataviaind Singapore; and Miranda, Dempster, for Gre nada. The Protector, Waugh, for Madras and Bengal, sailed, but put back again in St. Helen's Roads. FALMOUTH, MARCH 25.—Wind W. to W. N.W.— Arrived off the port, the Achilles, Henderson, from the Cape in 63 days ; Gasper, Paddon, from the Havannah; Elisabeth, from Batavia in 12 9 days ; and his M a j est y ' s brig Falcon, from Lisbon in 14 days. SHEERNESS) Maacii 26.--Sailed, the Guildford, John son, for New South Wales, with convicts. shore near Salteoats, n Friday morning, and it was hared The Indiana, M a tthias, from Savannah , was driven on would be wrecked. The Manchester transport, flutter, was wrecked on the 24 instant, near Viana—crew and trOopS saved. THE MARKETS. (From the Nary London Price Current of yesterday.) SUGAR.—The demand for Muscovades last week was languid, the average purchases did not exceed 400 casks each day ; there was no general alteration in the prices, but some parcels of low soft Musco vades went off about 6d. to ls. reduction. The de liveries from the warehouses last week exceeded the cocresponding one of last year nearly 300 casks, the stock is now only 700 casks less than in 1826. The wholesale grocers are reported out of stock, as the consumption of Sugar continues extensive : they came forward at an early hour to purchase, but they bought only small parcels till a late hour, when the sales were estimated at 700 Mills. Last week the Refined Market was very heavy, only the low goods for shipping went off; all the other descriptions were heavy, but no lower prices could be stated, owing to the stocks being much reduced. Molasses were without variation. There was not the slightest alteration in the Refilled Market this forenoon ; goods continue scarce, particularly the low qualities, which are still inquired after. In fine goods and Molasses there is no variation. The Mauritius Sugar sale last week, about 1,600 bags, went off heavily, generally about Is. lower, on account of the heavy Sugar market, and two public sales being declared for this week. COFFEE—The public sales last week went off heavily at a general reduction of le. a 2s. per cwt. The fine Coffee suitable for home consumption went off 3s. a oil. lower, on account of a more plentiful sup ply of these descriptions ; 968 bags ordinary St. Domingo sold 445. a 455. 6d.; about 1,000 bags Brazil sold, the good ordinary 465. and 178. The public sale this forenoon attracted much attention. It consisted of 1,640 bags Bruzil, and the whole sold more freely ; the prices from 6d. to IS. per cwt. lower; the pale sold 445. 6d., the eoloury 43e. 6 465. 6d., and line ordinary, with much colour, 47 5 ' and 475. 6d. The reduction of the prices of Coffee appears to increase the demand. IRISH PROVISIONS.—There was some bustle in the Provision Market early in last week, and the stock of India Beef being small, higher prices were asked. The inquiries after Pork were also consider able, but the demand has since rather given way; the prices are fully supported, and the market has still the appearance of firmness.—Bacon continue; scarce. Irish Butters are in short supply, and coo' tinue to maintain high rates; the Dutch has giver' way considerably, on account of the recent arrivals and the anticipated considerable supplies. Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—The deliveries of Ruin for exportation and for home consumption continue rather extensive; a considerable propor' tion is, however, for the supply of the Government contract : Leeward Island Rum was heavy last week ; Jamaica Rum maintains the late currency' on account of the reduced stock of fine Rums at Market ; the inferior qualities are very heavy! Brandies are without alteration ; where parcel' lately have been taken for export the prices are e shade lower.—Geneva is without variation. HEMP, FLAX, ,AND TALLOW.—In Tallow there i 5 little variation. The weekly deliveries for home consumption continue extensive; last week nearly 1,400 casks, being nearly double the corresponding week of last year, yet the Market continues heavy' About 100 tons of St. Petersburgh 12-head FlO sold last week at 38/. a 38/. 10s. The reports that the stocks are ♦ery low in the manufacturing die tricts continue, and we have no doubt of their trap. Hemp is rather higher. FRUIT.—It is reported in the Market that 800 butts of the Currants recently arrived have been s old at about 85s. OILS.--The Oil market is heavy, but no further reduction in the price can be stated. TORACCO.—The purchases of Tobacco for the week ending yesterday, are about 200 hhds.; Kell' tucky for export, at 3id. a lid. and about 300 hlld°' fine Kentucky, lying at Liverpool, at 31d. with London allowances; the latter were taken by th e extensive London speculators. There ware no sale; reported to-day. The trade have been paying (WO extensively in the anticipation of an extra import duty of Is. per lb. being about to b© imposed. Se cannot trace the rumour to any authority. COTTON.—The India House sale went off much about the previous currency, and about id. to id . under the last India sale, and the whole quanta taken was by the home-customers ; the speculator . did not buy, and it was quite evident a further re' duction must have been submitted to had the COy tons been forced off. At a late hour to-day the quantity of Cotton taken since the India sale, e t sale prices, may be estimated at 1,600 bags, about 250 Bengal, the remainder Surat. There are 0° other sales worth noticing. TEAs—Teas continue in good demand ; mad parcels of Congo have been sold at id. per lb. 0(1 ' vance. SALTPETRE-13y public sale this forenoon 1,20 bags Saltpetre 4 to .5i refraction all sold at 225.° a 225. 6d., which is a reduction of Is. per cwt. Spices—East India Spices are without alteratio o , At a late hour sev era l cons id era bl e - purchases 0' Mace, 2nds, at 3s. 9d. a 4s. 2d. have transpiredi also some Nutmegs for export at Ss. 44. By publi c sale this forenoon, 21 casks Nutmegs from Singe' pore, good quality, 3s. 10d. a 45., inferior 3s. 6( 1 4 nearly the whole takeni.). INDIGO—The Indigo Market is rather heavy, ad the buyers anticipate, as the prompt day approach4e they will be enabled -o purchase at lower rates ; the holders continue firm, and they expect some revive' in the trade, on account of the high duties on W o ol' len Goods being rejected by the Senate of th e United States; the Indigo on show f or t h e n est India House sale is about 1,700 c h ests , c hi e fl y 471, gooddicE— qnslititce has gi ven way. y i HAY MARKETS, March L7.--(At per Load of lit T.iussesi ST. JAMES'S. .r. B. X. s X. K. X. i li Lowland Mead.H a y3 15 415 Cl over H ay Z 4 1 0 to 6 'fi Upland Ditto 4lsrt 0 Oat Straw IISII 1 Rye-grass Hay 415 6 0 Wheat Ditto ....... 2 2 2 Supply good, and trade brisk; prices as on Saturday. --------- SMITHFIELD. X. s. X. s. X. P. X. Lowland Mead. Hay 3 15 to 4 15 Cloy. H a y genera ll y 4 15 t o 16 , Upland Ditto 415 510 Do. extra fine 0 0 6 0 Rye..grass Hay 415 510 Oat Str aw . New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 Wheat Ditto Best Meadow Hay ss. per load lower than last quoted ; pricc j ii of other kinds of Hay, w ith th ose o f S traw s t a ti onary. Su pr go od, and trade very dull. COUNTRY CORN "MARKETS DURING THE WEEI(.; W - Bo P sto er n Qua ' rter. htoels4a.t. 87 275. toe v s. O t a o ts_. s. to Canterbury 50 Ml' 36 40 20 V 40 ! I Grantham 55 60 37 96 44 58 o' Grimsby 56 ss 57 45840 59 -,), Hornmstle--..--... 50 56 38 40 30 38 St (, Lincoln 58 58 40 43 39 39 58 v'', a Maidstone 5 4 0 63 39 42 27 34 37 Spilsby 5 56 40 42 32 26 56 6 0 Stamlbrd---,.. 54 58 38 44 SO 44 56 vu IRISH MARKETS. Wheat, Barley. Oats. Flour, ..., per barrel per barrel per bprrel 20 stone. 16 stone. 14 stone. Ist. Sd. s. cl. a s. d. s. d. as. d. s. d. as. d. s. d. as. d. s. d. as. Cork 26 0-27 6IS 4---19 0 0-47 18 0--20 016 0-17 Limerick 26 8-97 616 8-17 15 2-45 516 0-18 015 0-16 6 6 Waterford 260-28 6 15 6-18 6 14 0-15 6 16 6-17 6 13 0-14 0 Belfast 28 1--30 018 0—.19 414 9-47 922 0—0020 0— 0 0 Clonmel 30 0-30 5 18 6-19 0 15 2-15 9 17 0-17 6 14 6-15 a Tralee--- 250-27 6 17 4 0 0 It 0--15 2 20 0— D 0 18 0-- 0 Carlow... 28 0-30 0 16 0-18 0 14 0-16 0 0 0— 0 0 17 0— 0 Galway 00—0 0 0 0-- 0000—000 0— 0 0 0 o— Beef, Mutton, Pork, Butter. Per lb. per lb. per cwt. Ist. 2 . t . d. a d. d. a d. a. d.. aB. d. d. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. 0 Galva 0- 0 5 --g 4 imerick.— :31 -. 4 4 —5 24 0-25 084 0750 66 056 044 ; Waterford 0 00— 0 22 0-30 0910 0 ——" —6 22 0-250900860700 2 064. Belfast 3 4 1-4 0 6 —O-- 00— 0 -- 0 0-- "'mind 3 3—4330—00910 76 0 72 0 , Tralee 3—4 522 0-28 084076 0 62 0 511 040 Carlow 4 --5 --5 --0— 0091076 0 60 0 —'o " _O2-0 00-0--0-0.—.0- 0 SCOTCH MARKETS. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Oatmeal' Aberdeen 26 SO 25 30 48 S 1 Berwick 4O 43 26 27 25 50 52 5d Coldstream 40 42 27 28 26 28 27 30 25 ri Cupar 7 Dumfries w- 28 3 76 ;10 4 27 8 28° 4 2 ' 6 0 4 2: 2 - 4 2 - 5 -- Falkirk 27 23 31 33 24 30 29 31 46 50 Kirkaldy.. L 7 71111 25 31 28 30 --32 26 28 28 31 I'crth 29 26 28 25 28 26 27 At Dumfriesthe price is given p e r b u sh e l. Th e o th er p r icci a bove are per boll, eAcept Oatmeal, which is per sack of 280Ibs. 126 27 1 -- The other prices per sack of 880Ibs• COTTON WOOL. LIST OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. IMPORTED. Same pe.. This Iriod last year: year. Bap, &c. Bagg, &c. 'flags, &c. Bags, &c , Liverpool 125,419 94,209 l7O 5,775 130 I.enean Glalgew Total exported in 1101 11.874. EXPORTED. IPrevioui , ly this 1 year. BIRTHS. On the 16th inst., in 'Chester-terrace, Regent's Park/ Mrs. J. S. Winstanley, of a sun. On the 27th inst., the lady of the Rev. G. Prestoor Under Master of Westminster School, of twins. On the 25th inst., at Duyer, th e lady of Peter liesketllt Esq., of Rossail Ball, Lancashire, of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 27th inst., at Lower Tooting, Surrey, -by the Rev. William Charlton, M.A., the Rev. Thos. Pitnisil , 8.A., of 13 rightwell, Oxfordshire, to Fanny Jane, third daughter of James Bird, Esq., of Lower Tooting. 0 0 the 19th ult., Mr. John Campbell, of Darralseto near Enniskille n , age d near l y 80 years, to Mi ss M ary Me goire , aged is. The nuptials were celebrated ex a ctli eleven days after the death of his former wifu, with who he had lived nearly 50 years. DIED. On the 28th tilt., at Bellevue, near Dublin, Lientena 3 Adam Ward, of the Royal Horse Artillery. On the 21st inst., at Dawson Grove, County M onai er Ireland, the Hight Hon. Lord Cremorne, aged S 8 y!f. PRINTED and PUBLISHED by M. YOUNG, A s Sur-Ornor, No. 112, Strand. J