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ROO,: s of the petitio o l irn for the horn rued as the sit° ieriffs at the wn-office, that ee j unable to pr o f, e , r of the eandi u . , s ,' ill 4) were decll3' the petitioner! , I nature, no sot il l e found in any 19°° aduct on the pat was not only 1. .nd against the faC eir own confesso 'rated in the retot, acted by the sal t ; Aim' began on a table and °I s, one of the CO rrb file ensued. adjourn the I ) On that dal f hands, the Sh e ugh it wail 01' ain when they and upon an° t was, that the g ips. A poll b l taken for each . Two votes / I one for Mr. I° , and left the 0 t taking place. vas no riot, and free and !nded, the Sh er i nade to get the, stied to their pio was emploYe a . iy Jones, the sob c co l v the improper i s 12 that the y i )ut were advisr.j mmittee and fr ie ;o rning officers s q pposing cand idi ing taken pl!c ei 'l ;ed with riotiog,3 rere acquitted , A oi , es for the deoo, the Learned C0 11 .,p Committee toy laving a maj°r4 ag to call wits S DAY.) 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Nif) . .:\: '-'-' hit ' ' ~I ___.....:,,--- No. 12,130 LONDON, THURSDAY E VENING, JULY 28, 1831. PORTRAIT OF R. P. WARD, Esq. THE NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, for AUGUST Ist, comprise, among a variety of other interestine Papers— !. Living Literary Characters, 9. Wishes, by Thomas Haynes No. VIII. the Author of Bayley. " Tremaine," with a fine Por- 10. Sketch of the Character of trait. Lord Grey. :2. If the Lords Reject the Bill— I I. The Rhyme of the Fugitive. What will follow ? 1 0 . A Scene in the Wilderness, 3. A Story of the Plague at by Mrs. Hemans. Constantinople, by C. Mac- 13. Pitt's Bon Mot, by Horace fa rlan e. Smith. 4. Mr. Stanley in Ireland 14. The Aristocracy in France. a. The proceedings of Parlia- 15. My Aunt's Bequest. meat the New Members, 16. Monthly Commentary : and the New Reform Bill. Mr. Bingham thring—Male 6. Sketches of the English Bar, volence Extraordinary—Page_ No.V.--Sir CharlesWetherall. nini at Cheltenham—Adver 7. Scenes n:ar the Five Waters tisements Extraordinary —the (Punjaub.) London University and i's S. The First and Second HIIS- Professors, &c. &c, band. Henry Colburn and Rich street. PARLIAMENTARY PAPER. GLASGOW ELECTION. PROTOCOL OF A CONFERENCE HELD AT TIIE FOREIGN OFFICE THE 17TH APRIL, 1831. PRESENT. THE PLENIPOTENTIARIES OF AUSTRIA, GREAT BRITAIN, PRUSSIA, AND RUSSIA. On Tuesday the Committee appointed t o t ry t h e alcrits of the petition of %Ir. Finlay (the unsuccessful candidate) against the return of Mr. Joseph Dixon, the +itting Member for the Glasgow district of burghs, on th e ground of treating the voters, resumed their inquiry. -Mr. Serjeant SPANKIE appeared as Counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. Serjeant IIEATrr for the sitting Member. presen% The Plenipotentiaries of Austria, of Great Britain, of Prussia, and of Rus.ia, having met, have directed their at tention to the fortresses con , trm7ted since the year 1815 in the kingdom of the Netherlands, at the expense of the four Courts ; and to the determinations which it would become necessary to t .ke with respect to these fortresscs, when the separation of Belgium from Holhind shah hav e been definitively effected. Mr. Harvey, a baiilie and member of the Town Council of Rutherglen, (one of the Glasgow district of burghs) was examined by Mr. Serjeant SPA NKIE. He stated that he was also landlord of the Eagle Inn at Rutherglen ; o❑ the 27th of April Mr. Dixon came to his house and stated that he was a candidate to represent the burghs; he sent for Mr. Jack another Councillor, upon whosearrivalllr. Dixon said he bad Provo .t Gray's authority to assemble a Council ; the Council assembled and were in deliberation some time, after which they adjourned to witness's house, witness being desired by Mr. Mitchell (in Mr. Dixon's interest) to " treat them well." - Witness 'lid so, and the party re mained until an early hour in the morning, partaking of wine, whisky, London porter, and every thing they wished fur. On the following Saturday, Mr. Dixon and Mr. Mitchell came to witness's house, and had some refreshment. Baillie Reid went and sat in the kitchen with them ; they. had brandy toddy, :nd 4mssitad a bottle of porter. Witness refused to give his interest to Mr. Dixon, having determined in fa vour of his opponent. The town of Rutherglen con tained 5,000 inhabitants. Many of the Town Council went away from the town until the 20th of May,. the day of electing the delegate to send to Glasgow. Having c ueful'y examined this question, the Pleoipo tentiarit s of the four Courts were unanimously of opinion ; —that the new situation in which B lgium would be • placed, with her neutrality acknowledged and guaranteed by France, ought to change the system of toPitary defence which had been adopted for the kingdom of the Nether lands ;—that the fortresses in question would he too nume rous not to make it difficult fur tie Belgians to provide for their maintenance and defence; that, moreover, the una nimously admitted inviolability of the Belgian territory offered a security which did not previously exist ; finally, that a part of these fortresses, constructed under different circumstances, might at present be razed. In consequence the Plenipotentiaries have finally de cidel, that as soon as a Government. shall exist in Bel gium, recognized by the Powers taking part in the Con ferences of London, a negociation shall be set on foot be tween the four Powers and that Government, for the pur pose of selecting such of the fortresses as should be demolished. The House then adjourned. d Bentley, New Burlington. (Signed) ESTEIIHA ZY, WESSENBERG, • PALMERSTON, BULOW, LIEVEN, MATUSZ EW IC. Cross-examined by Mr. Serjeant lie was not paid for what the party had ate and drank. lie had an open house for Mr. Finlay at the election before last, and his bill, about 381., was paid by Mr. Finlay's friend, the Town Clerk. At this election also he kept open house for Mr. Finlay, and his account was something under 1001., but he had not yet been paid ; he expected, how ever, that he should be paid by Mr. Finlay's friends. FOREIGN-OFFIE, JULY 14, 1831. The undersigned, Plenipotentiaries of the Courts of Austria, of Great Britain, of Prussia, and of Russia, be ing desirous to give a further proof of the reliance which they place on the disposition shown by the Government of his Majesty the King of the French for the maintenance of the general peace, think it their duty to communicate to the Prince de Talley rand the annexed copy of a proto col which they have issued upon the sulject of the for tresses erected since the year 1615, in the kingdom of the Netherlands. Mr. John Jackson, also a member of the Town Council, and a voter for Mr. Dixon, stated that he had a conversation with Mr. A. Dixon (a relative of Mr. Dixon, the sitting Member) about taking the Town Council away from the town, in consequence of their being annoyed by the importunities of Mr. Finlay and his friends. They did go away, and returned on the 20th May in time to elect a delegate. The witness named some public-houses in which he had refreshments, none of which he paid for. Mr. John Jack, another member of the Town Council, cave a history of a very pleasant ten days' excursion that he and the other councillors in Mr. Dixon's interest had, in company with Mr. Macaulay and Mr. Mahon, two gentle men connected with Mr Dixon's family. They started on the 10th of May on board the Bangor Castle steam boat, to Dumbarton ; and front thence to Loch Lo mond, Balloch, Cardrosa, Ardencaple, Arrochar, Turbot, .Ben Lomond an d var i ous ot h er p l aces d ur i ng ten d ays, and Just arrived back at Rutherglen in time for the election of the delegate. The witness said they had plenty of refresh ments in eating and drinking, none of which did the party pay for. They frequently landed at various places, and stayed on shore all night, returning on board again in the morning. The whole party ascended Ben Lomond, taking plenty of whiskey with them (the snow tying on that stupen- dorm mountain), and when at the summit drank the King's health, accompanied with cheers, and then the health of Mr. Dixon with similar honours ; they then held a council and drew up a paper to this effect :—" At the top of Ben Lomond, May 14, 1831, four o'clock, convened a meeting of the electors of Rutherglen, viz. —(ht re were all the names of the party being Town Councillors)—and we pledge ourselves to return Mr. Dixon as our representa tive in Parliament on the 20th instant." Similar cheers followed the drawing up of this " Minute of Council." Several other witnesses having been examined, Mr. HARmsoN addressed the Committee in behalf of the sitting Member. He said that this was one of the most singular eases that ever came before a Committee of the House of Commons. The case bad been stated on the part of the petitioners to be one of treating, almost with out a parallel ; but he hoped to show the Committee that it was in fact no case, fur not a single person mentioned had been proved to be Mr. Dixon's agent, in the Parliamentary sense of the word. It was argued on the other side that, if there were any treating at all, the sitting Member must lose his seat; that was not the dictum of law that bad been laid down in any case, even is the case of the great Liver pool election ; for, if the indiscretion of friends, the inter position of third parties, were to defeat an election ; if the money spent by other people, over which the Member had no controul, were to unseat hint, where was the principle to stop ? Some false friend might, if that were law, always invalidate an election. It had therefore always been held that it must either prove that the sitting Member bad paid money for treating, or that it was paid by his direct and approved agent fur the pur poses of the election, which would leave the only inference --that of the knowledge of the candidate—to be drawn from it. In the case of the Chester election in 1818, when Lord Belgrave and General Grosvenor were returned, it was proved that a gentleman named Fletcher had expended 6,0001. or 7,000/. in treat ng the electors, even in the same house in which the candidates lodged during the election ; it was insisted that the only inference was that the money came from the candidates, upon which Mr. Fletcher was put into the box, and he swore that be expended that money entirely front his own free will, and without any communication whatever with the candidates ; the result was that General Grosvenor and Lord Belgrave were permitted to retain their seats. That case had been considered as decisive of the principle of agency. Now how did the principle of agency WI)" to this case? It had not been insi s t e d upon that the Statute of 7th and Bth of Wil liam 111. bad been violated in regard to treating, except in the case of the tour on board the steam-boat, and the description of that tour had been given so romantically by the Counsel on the other side that it would not have dis graced the talents of Sir Walter Scott ; indeed it would afford a fit subject for a dramatist, and no doubt it would be published, and the proceeds applied towards the expenses of this co ntest.—(Laughter.) It was said that Mr. Dixon gained his election through the treat he thus gave to the town councillors of Rutherglen : this could not be true, for it was clear he had a majority of the councillors in his favour; his election was sure, and therefore there was no necessity for him to run the risk of his seat by violating the statute. He, Mr. Harrison, defied however the production of any one tittle of proof that Mr. Dixon e o rt t n r e u e e t ed t h with this at me of romantic Mr.D e i x x c o u n r . - 8 sf"icliaenndis.naltacnoin''ipg'aviinat)ried the councillors, but riot one who was proved to be an approved agent ; and if any of his friends choose to give the electors a treat at their own e xpense, and of their own free will, there was no harm in i t , The Committee were not to draw inferences that would unseat the Member from such very meagre evidence jshe viuors n .ut ii e Dfid a e g i cd : (o, e innnfi r , r, l( ' le a ea s lniveti i in t y‘g% t rrot h ehul a yel t d h (cm e : as ( tei 1 1: 1 l eae r s: . otl:tifeesantroocrfoei stood t o ht; n o : would almost be that ra - hich had been produced on the other side, and then b C rue ll b, m u t it n n i pj tt ua e rs e ttic i o n eto f confirmation of the election. The Learned Counsel then ca ll e d several witnesses. The undersigned see no objec!ion to giving the same publicity to this protocol as may be given to the other Acts of the negociations which have taken place since die month of November, 1830, on the affairs of Belgium. They take this opportunity to renew, &c. (Signed) ESTER HAZY, PALMERSTON, BULO NV, LIEVEN, MAT USZE W FIRST REGIMENT OF LIFE GUARDS. The following is a summary of his Majesty's Speech, which he addressed to the Officers of the First Regiment of Life Guares, on presenting them with the silver kettle drums:— " I need not state to you the occasion upon which we are assembled, which is for the purpose of presenting your Regiment with these silver drums. The Royal Horse Guards Blue received a like testimony of regard from the hands of George the Third, and I am aware it was his wish and intention to have presented similar tokens of re spect to both Regiments of Life Guards ; but surrounded as he was at that period with the multiplicity of State affairs, and engaged as he was with a sanguinary war, it was deferred, and ultimately forgotten. Circumstances probably of a similar nature was the cause of its escaping George the Fourth. " I have lately presented the 2d Regiment of Life Guards a similar pair of kettle drums to those about to be presented to you, and I feel confident it is equally gratify ing to the Officers of this highly distinguished corps to receive this token of their Monarch's approbation as it is for me to bestow it. At all periods, I believe, the Kings of England had Guards round their persons, although the history of the distant ages are almost silent on the subject ; nor have we any certain in. formation respecting this subject till the James's.— But to bring it nearer to our own times, we are aware that George the Second had regular mounted Guards for the protection of his person, and it is presumed that those Guards were with him in the field at the battle of Dettingen, gained in favour of the Queen of Hungary; but even of this circumstance very little mention is made in the history of those wars. But we remember what has taken place immediately under our own observation, and proud am I to say that in every part where you have had an opportunity of shelving your courage in the field it has been with honour and glory to your King and C . ountry. "To you, Lord Combermere, I most particularly ad dress myself, as commanding this honourable and distin guished regiment. I P ay they are commanded by an officer of the most distinguished merit in your Lordship's person, one who has served his King and country most successfully and gloriously in every quarter of the world, excepting North America, and hut lately returned from on honourable and successful command in the East Indies. I have now but little more to add, confident as I am that should circumstances again render it necessary for this country to be engaged in a foreign war, that the same steady loyalty, courage, and military discipline will be shewn again as resplendent as that which in our late wars so dazzled the eyes of all Europe." The examination of witnesses concluded yesterday after noon, upon which the room was cleared, and upon our !(ring re-admitted the Chairman gave the opinion of the Committee, that Joseph Dixon, Esq. was duly elected, and that the petition was not frivolous or vexatious. Last week a case of decided cholera oc curred on hoard the Edward, Capt. DIXON, while laying under quarantine, in White Booth Roads. This vessel arrived in the Humber, and was placed under quarantine on Tuesday the 12th inst. On the crew being mustered by the Superintendent of Quarantine, they all appeared in health. A day or two after that, one of them complained of head-ache, and shortly afterwards was attacked with cramp in his arms and legs, which is one of the most cer tain signs of cholera. Mr. FIELDING, the surgeon on the Quarantine Department, upon visiting the Edward, imme diately perceived the real character of the disorder, but the styinptom s were slight, and, by a judicious course of m C., the m an w as soon conva l escent . A s , ho e l d ve k % ' ' ie enr,, &c., the disorder was decidedly cholera, the vessel their lot irs, - duty, u la ty y be fully satisfied that all the offic e r s was ordered to S tan d gate Creek. Our readers, especially those in the cou ntry, who have been alarmed by so many false un of his Majesty's Cu s t oms h ere are most anx i ously al i ve to important and no exertions on their part are wanting to ward off thi s d readful scourge.—Hull Advert. PRICE 7D. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, Juir 27. E SHAFTESBURY took I.li seat on the Woqlsack at 'en minutcs before Five o'clock, the Lord Chance, 1. not The Marquis WELLESLEY appeared in the fu'l Hou:ehold uniform, with an answer to an address of tae House to his Alajegy, *tiling that he had ordered s ,me p.ipers.to,be laid on their table. The several Billy on the table were then advanced a .tac, , e, among others the Oaths before the Lord Steward's Bill was passed. HO USE OF COMMONS, JCLY 27. At about Three o'clock the SrEAKEittook his seat. . Sir R. BATESON presented a petition from 13elrast, signed by 3,500 persons, in favour of the grant to the Kildare-street Society ; also a petition from Lisburn, in Ireland, to the same purport. Mr. H. ROSS presented a petition from Dundee against the use of molasses in distilleries, which was ordered to lie upon the table. The same Hot/. MEMBER also presented a petition from the principal woollen manufacturers in and near AbcrtJect -, , against extending to Scotland the operation of the Bill to limit the hours. -of the labours of children employed in manufactories. Mr. HOBHOUSE said, that having been the individual who introduced the Bill in question, he could only P ay that if necessary it could be passed without including Scotland, and made applicable only to England. He was however enabled to add, that he had several petitions from Scotland intrusted to him, praying that the Bill might in clude that country; but he was not yet decided whether he should propose that the Bill include that country or riot. An HON. MEMBER thought it a very dangerous prac tice to interfere between the masters and those they em ployed. Mr. HUNT said he could st ite that from his own ob servation children of five, six, and seven years of age, were in manufacturing districts, Lancashire and Cheshire in particular, treated with great cruelty, being compelled to stand several hours at a time in such a position as made many of them cripples for the remainder of their lives.— He hoped, therefore, the Hon. Member for Westminster would persevere in his Bill. Sir JAMES JOHNSTONE said that he knew the manufacturers of Yorkshire were generally most humane ; but if the Bill were to pa,s, he did not see why it should not be equally applicable to Scotland as to England. Mr. 11013110 USE had no intention whatever of aban doning the Bill as respected England, and if he left out Scotland it should only be for the sake of having its good effects produced in England—it was only to secure the passing of the Bill for England. He had never yet braid of anytpposition to the Bill, except from some parts of Scotland. Mr. E. PEEL said if Hon. Members supposed that this Bill would afford more time for the recreation or education of children they were much mistaken. The petition was read and ordered to lie on the table. Mr. A. DAWSON presented a petition from Gu rickma. cross for a Reform in Parliament, and also a petition from several pro-collectors of Excise in Ireland, for an inquiry into the small amount of their superannuated allowances. Mr. HUNT presented a petition from some of the in habitants of Macclesfield employed in the silk trade, for a repeal of the corn laws ; also a petition from John Mitchell, of Bolton, praying that all notices to country insolvent debtors, examined before the Insolvent Court in London, might be allowed to be transmitted free of postage. Sir JOHN NEWPORT presented a petition from Wa terford, praying for an inquiry into the state of the poor in Ireland, with a view to a provision for their support. Several HON. 3lxatitEfts spoke in favour of the esta blishment of a system of Poor Laws in Ireland, and also explaining the ill effects derived by that country from the conduct of absentees. Mr. DAWSON said the more he saw of the system of Government in Ireland, the more he saw the necessity of a system of Poor Laws : the rich must in such a case consent to be taxed to a small extent for the benefit of their suffer ing fellow countrymen.—(Hear, hear.) Their present distress arose from the very great want of employment. He was aware of the good and honest intentions of Government in favour of the Irish poor ; but the grant of 500,0001. in Exchequer-hills would not relieve the evil. if a system of Poer Laws were established, lie was sure that many of the present absentees would re side there, and see that those funds were properly adminis tered. He hoped the Government would look at the question, and adopt some measure that would satisfy not only the English gentlemen but the Irish also.—( Hear.) Mr. LEADER complained that notwithstanding the number of hours the House was occupied at night, and the Members being kept from their homes ten months in the year, no time was allowed for discussing important Irish questions.—(Hear.) In the present condition of Ireland it was imperative on Government to produce some measure for the relief of that country. Mr. S. RICE said, as two notices of motions had been given upon this subject, it was irrelevant to discuss it upon the presentation of a petition. Assuming that all the benefits that had been stated would arise from the in troduction of Poor Laws into Ireland, it was a very great question bow they could be effectually applied. He was free to confess that something ought to be done, but it re quired great consideration as to the adoption of any parti cular measiae. Mr. HUME strongly contended that a proposition for the benefit of the poor of Inland should emanate, not from individual Members, who by doing so laboured un der very disadvantageous circumstances, but from the Go vernment.—( lie Jr.) Mr. SEli. was Surprised that although the Committee appointed in 1830 to enquire into the state of Ireland had reported upon almost every subject, they had stupidly avoided this question. The sooner this subject was brought before the House the better, but ❑ot in the shape of a de sultory conversation, for it was not a matter for Parlia mentary dialogue, but for Parliamentary legislation. The petition was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. WELLESLEY V. BEAUFORT. Mr. Com tenay having made an hffidavit, the Counsel were called upon to proceed with this case. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL declined to go on, as he had had no communication with his client since midnight, when he found he meant to give up the custody of the girl. The LORD CIIANCELLOE then, upon the Solicitor-Ge neral refusing to go on, ordered Mr. Wellesley to stand committed, and that he should be at liberty to apply on Saturday for his discharge. Mr. BEAME S considered it his duty to go on to discharge the commitment of Mr. Wellesley. lie argued the ques tion of privilege at great length, but in the end the Lord C. ancellor declared that he had n2t altered his opinion up.m the nature of the case, the Court being clearly en titled to commit the party complained or. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL stated that he had received instructions from his client, wh;ch he had not received when he entered the Court, and that as be understood the officer had got in his possess'on the warrant for the com mittal of Mr. Wellesley to the Fleet, he felt bound to go on to state what he had to say against the execution of that order of committal. Just before we went to press the Lord Chancellor inter rupted the Learned Counsel, saying, he had received a letter from Mr. Wellesley at that moment, from which he hoped there would be no necessity whatever for any further pro ceedings. The letter was banded to the Solicitor- General and Sir Edward Sugden to real, but his Lordship desired that it should not be made public. Notwithstanding, however, the Court thus interrupted the argument, he desired the affidavit of the physician to be made either to-night or by to morrow morning, declaring Mr. Wellesley to be in a state of health unable to be removed, the Solicitor-General having stated Mr. Wellesley was SO ill as to be confined to his bed, and of which an affidavit could be prrduced. Sir E. SuGnEN did not press for the affidavit. His'Loansllte said he should certainly require the affi davit to be made. He must have the affidavit. Nothing, however, should be done towards removing Mr. Wellesley to the Fleet till to -mot row morning. Sir EDWARD SUGDEN said the feeling of the Misses Long had been greatly hurt by what Mr. Wellesley had lately published in the public papers, which, as he did not press any thing aga;nst Mr. Wellesley, he hoped it would be the conviction of all, that Mr. Wellesley would not resort to such a course of proceeding any further. The Loan CHANCELLOR sail nothing on earth was to be imputed to the Misses Long ; and he should certainly expect that Mr. Wellesley would desist from any such pro ceedings in future. If any complaint was to be made by Mr. Wellesley as to the custody of the children, both the Court and the Master were open to receive and hear those omplaints. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) GENERA I. AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISII CORN, For the Week coiled July 23, 1531, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the di flerent Cities and Towns in England and Walee, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat-- ts4s. 3d.i l Oats 255. tid.l Beans-- 395. 7d. Barley-- 335. 9d. Rye --. 353. 9d I Pease...--.405. Id. IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF TUE SIX \VEERS PRECEDING. Gat. ai Oats 255. &LI Beans— 395. 7d. Barley--. 345. 5d.1 Rye 355. 9d.i Pease--.. 40s. Id. DUTIES ON FOREIGN C O RN, Wheat--..M. Rd., Oats --. 7s. 9d.1 Beans.-- 9s. 6d. 8ar1ey.......,. 10s. 104.1 Rye —14 s. 04.1 Pease...—. Bs. 94 - el AY NI AOK ETs.—( At per Load (430 Trii.ei.) CU M BERL AND (LATE ST. JAMES'S.) Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay .V 2 10 to .£2 15 New Meadow Hay 3 5 3 10 Useful Old Ditto 3 0 4 0 Fine Upland Meadow and R3e-grass Hay 4 10 5 0 Clover Hay 3 10 5 10 Oat Straw ...... .£1 12 to .£1 1-11 Wheat Maw 1 10 2 0 Supply moderate' rgood, trade rather dug, and prices as last quoted. SMITHFIELD. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 10 to £2 15 New Meadow Hay 2 10 3 10 Uceful Old Ditto 3 0 3 IS Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 3 15 4 10 Clover Hay (extra tine)....f 6 o... Generally 0,0 Straw .EI 6to £1 101 Wheat Straw 1 14 1 16 Fine Old Meadow Hay ss. per load higher than last quoted ; price, otherwise stationary. Supply of Hay good, of Straw li mited; trade (lull. CHELTENHAM if A RKET.-3uly 19. Per Bushel s. d. to s. d. Wheat Barley 4 0 5 6 Oats 4 0 4 3 Beans Pease 5 0 7 0 Hay 3/. Ills. Pet lb. d. to di Beef 5 6 Mutton Veal Pork Land) 0 0 to Si. lsi. Od. per ton LEWES MARKET.—JuIy26. White Wheat (per quarter).--X3 8 oto £3 11 0 Red ditto Barley . 1 5 0 1 17 0 Oats, New — —.... 1 5 0 1 (i 6 Beans. _ 1 14 0 1 16 0 , Oil Cake, New.. l2 0 0 per thousand. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. KNUTSFORD RACES. TUESDAY, JULY 26.—The Produce Stakes of 50 sous. h. tt. Two miles. -..— ... Lord Grosvenor's Caractacus Mangel Wurzel . Sir T. Stanley's Mina 3 Lord Derby's b. f. by Master Henry 4 A Piece of Plate, value 100 sovs. by subscription of 10 sovs. each, with 5d added by the Committee. Three miles. Mr. Beardsworth's Birmingham 1 Mr. R. Turner's Recovery Sir C. Glyn's The Cardinal Mr. Clifton's Moss Rose 4 A Maiden Plate of 50 sovs. Heats, two miles. Mr. Clifton's Moss Rose 1 1 Mr. Bower's Tartarina 0 2 Mr. Wilken's Isabella 3 0 Lord Derby's Roseleaf 2 dr BRIGHTON RACES. WEDNESDAY.—The Brighton Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft., and only five if, &c., with 100 sovs. added by the Town. Two Miles. Mr. Grant's Lady Emily, 5 yrs 1 Lord Stradbroke's Galopade, 5 yrs. Lord Exeter's Mahmoud, 4 yrs Capt. Byng's Ciudad Rodrigo, 3 yrs 4 Mr. Gates's b. 1. by Little John, 3 yrs Mr. Cosby's Rasselas, 6 yrs 6 Won by a length easy. Nine paid forfeit of 5 SON'S. each. The Members' Plate of 50 sovs. Heats, the new Course. Mr. Hungerford's Camillus, aged ........................ 1 1 Mr. Scaith's Harmony, 4 yrs dr Capt. Lock's Rossignol, 5 yrs. Mr. Gardnor's b. c. by Cydnus, 3 yrs Mr. Singleton's Albion, 4 yrs. 5 3 Lord Stradbroke's Galopade, 5 yrs ..................... 6 0 CHELMSFORD RACES. TUESDAY.—His Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas. Two Jliic heats, starting at a post, between the distance-post and stand. Lord Exeter's Sebumla Sir Mark Wood's Lucetta Capt. Bulkley s Bustle. 2 3 Sir G. Heathcote's Cantatrice 6 4 0 Mr. Hunter's Christina 3 dr Mr. Hawkins's Caradori 4 dr A Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, with 25 added by the Members of the County. Heats, the New Mile. Mr. Rush's c. f. by Phantom 1 4 1 Mr. Yasley's Coventry 7 1 2 Mr. Hawkins's Pandora 3 2 3 Mr. Bromley's Corea 2 3 4 Sir Francis Vincent names b. c. by Whalebone 6 sdr Mr. Harriss's Will the Weaver, by Manfred 4 dr Mr. Dick names Marchioness 3 dr SALISBURY RACES. TUESDAY.—The Wiltshire Stakes, 25 sous. each, 15 ft., an d only five if declared, &c. Two Miles. Mr. 'Watson names Crescent, 4 yrs. walked over. The County Members' Plate, 50 sous. Two Mile heats. Mr. Wyndham's sister to Colleger 2 0 1 1 Mr. Radcliffe's Susajma, by Figaro. Mr. Balcher's Miss Lark., by Sentar Mr. Fulbrook's Fencer, by Anticipation 4 dr A Cocked Hat Stakes of 1 sou. each, with a purse. Heats, One Mile and a Half. Mr. Freake's Virgin 1 1 Mr. Mills's Dwarf, by Erlton's Dam MR. KEAN'S PRIZE WHERRY. The annual contest for a wherry and other prizes, given by Edmund Kean, Esq., took place yesterday, and afforded a high treat to the spectators. At about a quarter to three o'clock Mr. Kean and Mr. Lee appeared in the starting galley, anci in a few minutes afterwards the following were placed by the distinguised tragedian for the first heat:— Joseph Rednap and James Hammerton, sen., Twickenham, scarlet; Edward Rednap and George Jackson, Richmond, purple; Samuel Styles, H Isleworth, and Richard Messam, Brentfo r d , white; George Lee and James ammerton, Twickenham, light blue. Light blue came in first, and scarlet second. At about half an hour afterwards the following were placed for the second heat:— James Snell, Richmond, and Robert Pearse, Brentford, pink ; George Rednap, Twickenham, and George Glynn, Isleworth green ; William Bell, Richmond, and James Gardner, Brentford , yellow ; Edward Brown, Richmond, and Henry Hammerton, Twickenham, stripes. Stripes came in first, green second, and yellow third. The party consisting of several theatricals, then repaired to the Castle Tavern, and partook of some refreshment, the gentlemen in their way receiving several hearty cheers. At a quarter to six, green, stripes, light blue, and scarlet, as the winners of the two preceding heats, were placed for the grand heat. The tragedian appeared in the galley again, and fired the signal for starting. The set-off was beautiful, and they were all scull and scull for some dis tance, and if any thing stripes was a-head. Blue, however, took the lead, and kept it the whole way manfully ; but never were the first men so closely pushed in any contest, for they never throughout had the lead by more than four lengths. Stripes was second, and a sheet would have co vered the boats at coining in. Scar:et was third. The boat, which was surnamed the Richmond Shyiock, was afterwards presented at the Richmond Theatre to the vic toi s. The match was nut so well contested as heretofore, as on the other occasions the contest was with crack water men. EXECUTION OF WM. HALL AT LINCOLN, FOR MURDER AT GRIMSBY.-At an early part of the forenoon the wretched man was attended by the chaplain of the gaol, governor, &c., and every spit itual aid was rendered him in his unfortunate situ ition. He was at times quite frantic, and seemed horror struck at the idea of his approaching dissolution. At half-past eleven he left his cell, attended by the chaplain and other officers for that fatal tower which was soon to seal his fate in this world. After a short time spent in prayer he was led up the scaffold; his cries for mercy were loud. During the tirue the executioner attempted to put the cap over his face, lie endeavoured to avoid it, but when that was done the noose was put round his neck, and about two minutes before twelve be was lau❑ched into eternity ; he died al most without a struggle. The condemned sermon was preached from the 4th chapter of Genesis, v. 10.—" And he said, what hast thou done? The voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground." There were a great many - spectators to witness the awful scene.—Boston Gazette of Tuesday. POOll LAWS. Mr. SADLER trus'ed that the Chancellor of the Ex chequer would not throw any objections in the way of his bringing forward his measure on this subject on the day appointed for it, namely, the 2d of August. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would not pledge himself to any particular day, in consequence of the business before the House, but previous to the close of the session the Hon. Member would have plenty of time to bring forward this important discussion. Mr. SADLER did not intend to enter into a long dis cussion, but would only take the opinion of the House upon the necessity of the institution of measures for the relief of Ireland. Mr. HUME wished to know whether there would be any objection to lay the papers respecting the settlement of Belgium before the House? Lord PALMERSTON said the transactions were not completely concluded, as soon as they were the House should have every information on the subject. Sir ROBERT PEEL wished to ask whether there was any objection to produce the convention under wb Ai the fortresses of Belgium were to he demolished, s'. were the parties who were to determine the number or descrip tion of the fortresses to be destroyed, and whether France was to be a pirty? He did not wish to ask any question that would diminish the chance of maintain ing an honourable peace, and only sought information in consequence of the announcements made in the speech of the King of France. He regretted the terms used in that speech. The fortresses had not been raised for the purpose of menacing France. Ile also wished for information on that part of the speech which stated that the French fleet had entered the Tagus, and that the tri•coleured flag had floated under the walls of Lisbon. The Right lion. sion, hut thought regarding these fr tion to the Noble King's speech, it fleet had forced tin Portuguese vessel the walls of Lid tuguese navy es% This amounted to Had such a ward.. R. Peel) would not req ..xpr, to enforce the treaties with Portugal, so far as to sly that, however wrong Portugal might be, we were bound to support her; but it should be reol!ected we were still under engagements with her to repel any foreign aggres - sion. He would ask whether there were any objections on the part of Government to lay before the House a copy of the communications, if any, relative to this subject, in order that the House might see whether we were justified in withholding- our interference, and whether a cocoa fitderis ha I arisen to justify France in what she had done? Lord PALMERSTON said nothing was fairer than his Right Hon. Friend's questions. But he would not enter int o detail. He had laid before the House the protocol be twien the Four Powers, Great Britain, Russie, Austria, and Prussia, stating that as soon as there was a Govern sielt in Belgium recognised by those Powers they would rotor into a negotiation, to consider whether the for tre,sea, or any part of them, should be razed, undra the circumstances in which Belgium was situ ited. Ile could inform his Right Hon. Friend that to that future ne gotiation France would not be a party, but only the Four Powers Le had aliuded to. If he were to enter n the grounds on which the Four Powers had egveed to thminish the number of those fortresses, it would imme diately- occur to every one that the email resources of Belgium rendered it impossible for them to be supported. With regard to that part of the King of France's speech relative to the conduct of France towards Portugal, be could confidently state that Goverment was net insensible to the obligations under which the treaties bound this country to Portugal—(hear)—and which' guaranteed to that country the succour of England. And it it had been the opinion of the Government that the late occurrences between those two countries required either the military aid or the mediation of this country with France, the mere non-recognition of the present Government of Portugal by this country would not have prevented such a course. His Right Hon. Friend wished to know whether Ministers would lay those papers before Parlia ment, statin. , what had come to their knowledge, and what had to the French expedition. In reply, he could state that whenever the time should arrive at which, in the opinian of Ministers, that information could be communicated to Parliament, they would be ready to do so, and assign motives fur their conduct, if it should be impugned. At present it was not expedient to produce that information, not as respected themselves, but because it bore on transactions at present incomplete. Sir R. PEEL felt some satisfaction that the question as to what number and description of fortresses in Belgium should be destroyed, was to be decided by the Four Powers without France. They were intended for the defence, not of the united provinces of Europe, but more especially of Rolland, a country in the maintenance of whose independence England was most deeply interested. Ile would just state to the Noble Lord now, when it was not too late, the peculiar claims of that country. The No/ le Lord would recollect that by the convention in 1814, British money was applied to the erection of those fortresses for the purpose first of defending Holland, but secondly for the purpose of consulting British interests. Two millions v ere advanced to the King of Holland for the purpose of effecting and maintaining those fortresses, and in consideration thereof the people of Holland had ceded to this country the colonies of Demerara, the Cape of Good Hope. Bethke, and Essequibo. He would ask if the King of Holland was to he considered as a party in any degree interested in the matter, and what recompence he would by the demolition of these fortresses have received in the cession of these colonies by England ? Lord PALMERSTON would assure the House that his Majesty's Government had not been forgetful of the ancient and lonz subsisting alliances between Hol and and England, and that they were quite aware of the extrem* importance to England of maintaining the indepen dent friendship of Holland.—(Hear.) With regatd to the connection which had been referred to, the Right Hon. Baronet opposite had alluded to one of the equivalents which Holland had received from a cession of the colonies of Demerara, the Cape of Good Hope, Bethke, and Essequibo ; but the full equivalent was the payment to Sweden ofa million which Holland would have had to pay,the advancement of the two millions which had been referred to, and charging ourselves with that portion of the Rus sian loan to which also reference had been made. In answer to a question put by Lord ELIOT, The NOBLE LOAD said, that within a very short pe riod after he undertook the duties with which he was now charged, it occurred to the Plenipotentiaries of the Four Powers in conference that it would become necessary, as soon as Belgium was separated from Holland, to make some arrangements. These Powers had no object in calling their attention to these matters except to take care that those arrangements, which had been made sarme time ago for opposing a barrier against any possible aggassion on the part of France, should not by an altera tion of circumstances serve a purpose very different front the original one. The fortresses undoubtedly were not constructed with any intention to menace France, but on the defensive system, for the purpose of protecting other countries from those aggressions which in the then state of things might be attempted on the part of France. On the motion that the papers be laid on the table, Mr. BARING observed that he considered the payment of the debt of Russia, due to individuals in Holland, which was undertaken by the King of the Nettie' Linds and this country, would be terminated by the separation. Lord PALMERSTON observed, that the question was not as to new engagements, but to settle what was the force of old ones. 4 13 h i e r6 tv n a e s t j a tz ici stA t ,d l44 ixt klll' ' bkli q - ktes d;s t c i l o 's ; fortresses. " . fifilitiiiel s - ', , r tieB. e Lord rei#o4lll&he-__ ' 'of i '` e l l in which- i Board~ thab' h he entranc e thitietifi, and caplit Xhe els, and . 101,iri-colour floateif er ibon, the ' Announcing that th r # 4 ..Por- vas actual y , ,in" • the power of ' , Franc e y o a state of war getrilecktikeistcf c . ountrie:, itli kt, .fare existed in any other country, he (Sir not require explanations. He did nut NVI•11 REFORM. S'r G. WARRENDER presented a petition front Chelsea, praying to be allowed to have representatives, a, it contained upwards of 32,000 inhabitants, and 5,000 101. householders. The SPEAKER then put the question that the House do resolve itself into Committee on the Reform Bill. Mr. HUNT said, before the Speaker left the Chair he wished to ask a question of the First Lord of the Admiralty. It had bee❑ communicated to him that there were four Post-office packets between Dover and Calaie,and that there were five Captains to man them ; one of the commanders had recently died, and he wished to know whether that situation was to be filled up, or whether, agreeably to the economical professions of his Majesty's Government, the 4001. a year which he ;tad received would now be saved to the country. Sir JAMES GRAHAM observed that the officers to which the Honourable Member had referred were not under his controul, but under that of the Post- Master- General. If the Hon. Member bad communi cated his intention to ask the present quest ion, he would have felt great pleasure in making preparatory inquiries, as he was quite certain that no member of his Majesty's Government felt more anxious than the Noble Duke could be to exercise the greatest economy. REFORM BILL. The House then went into Committee on the Reform Bill, Mr. BraNAL in the Chair. The CHAIRMAN read the second clause of the Bill, as follows ;—" And be it enacted, that each of the boroughs enumerated in schedule B, to this Act annexed, shall, after the end of this present Parliament, return one Member, and no more, to serve in Parliament." Sir R. PEEL said that in this clause the words " re turn one Member" were printed. It was, however, com petent for the Committee to decide how many Members each of the boroughs should return. He therefore re garded those words as only expressing the meaning of Ali nisters, but for all other purposes he had a right to consi der them as blank. It was not his intention to enter into a debate on the case of each borough, but his object was to raise a preliminary discussion which should decide the Case of every borough mentioned in schedule B ; and for that purpose he proposed to move, that the word " two" be substituted for the word " one." If the House affirmed his proposition, then each of the boroughs would return two Members ; and if, on the other hand, the House de cided that the word " one" stand part of the clause, then he would abstain from raising the question again, in the case of each individual borough. He thought, therefore, that the course he proposed to follow would tend to save the time of the House ; and he entreated the calm, impar tial, and disinterested attention of all parties._( Hear.) He had hopes, from the honourable conduct which 'Ministers had pursued with respect to the borough of Saltash, that if he could produce valid reasons why the boroughs enumerated in schedule 13 should retain two Members, tl o e reasons would be permitted to prevail. If their first view of the subject should prove to be erroneous, no thing could be so absurd as to maintain it right or wrong, and not yield to fair argument.—(Hear, hear.) The firmest supporter of the principle of the Bill, if convinced by the reasons he should adduce, might freely give his vote for allowing these boroughs to return two Members, Nothing was contained in the preamble of the Bill which made the disfranchisement of the boroughs enumerated in schedule B. a necessary measure. The preamble decla!vtl STAINS of RED PORT WINE, Tea, t . Fruit, Mild ew, and every Vegetable Matter, are en -2 rely remov e d from Table Linen, Cottontt, Mullins, Laces, other at t i c ' es o f D ress, by HUDSON's CHEMICAL %14ACHING LIQUID: it also removes the above n , from Ladies' BUFF D resses, w i t h out i n j ur i ng t h e ittl't Colour, and r es t ores a ll ki n d o f di sco l oured L i nen to ti:ltZiginal whiteness, without injury to the texture of the , l'r ePared a n d so ld b y W. 13. HUDSON and Company, elnlists, 2 7, Haymarket, London : sold also by Messrs. 'te r ,, la Y , ; B ut l er and Co. ; Edwards ; Newbery; Sutton : ~c i, "4 • ; and S anger , London.—Also by the Venders of l'ine , throughout the United Ki ng d o m, in bottl es a t 2s. each.