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THE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY EXteactlfroin the Murnusg Papers, Jane 23, Ins. EBR ITI 511 P11E511.1 Mr: Hume last night gave a notable specimen of the care with which he discharges his senato rial duties. He offered a petition for presenta tion, containing a series of injurious statements relative to a banking-house at Bristol. After a conversation of some length on the facts of the case, Sir John Wrottesley thought fit to ask Mr. Hume whether lw had made any inquiries as to the truth of the allegations of the petitioner, or whether lie knew any thing about him ? The an • swer was, that he had not had time to make any in. quiry whatever! Mr. Hume considered it as his duty to send forth the allegations,through the pub lic press, to every corner of the kingdom, on the authority of a person of whom he confessed he Anew nothing. It was suggested that,uuder these circumstances, the petition ought to be with drawn ; and Mr. Hume, yielding to a feeling he could not resist, acceded to .he suggestion. Per haps if those questions were oftener asked, the time of Parliament might be husbanded, and the circulation of many calumnies prevented. We cannot understand how any honourable man can reconcile it to his sense of justice to scatter abroad libellous statements, which he receives on ne better than anonymous authority. Mr. Broughan►'s motion respecting Lord Charles So merset was postponed till next Session. The Noble Lord will then have leave, of absence from his Government, to enable him to meet ,she charges against him. This is the fair course. [THE TIMES.] The conversation which took place last night in the House of Commons on the subject of a pe tition presented by Mr. Hume against a Bank in Bristol, will serve to correct a very prevalent etror, that country banks are not, if called on, obliged to pay in gold, but may tender Bank of England notes in payment of their own, when brought in. The fact is, that country banks may be called on at any time to pay the whole of their issues in gold, and gold only. The paper of an other bank, even though that bank be the Bank of England, is no legal tender in exchang e for their paper.—The discussion respecting Lord Charles Somerset will. be found not uninte resting. His Lordship has received leave of absence, that he may, if he chooses, rebut here at home the charges which are preferred against him. But iii the mean time, the Commis sioners now at the Cape are to proceed in the investigation of his conduct. Mr. Can Ding allowed the accusations against him to be so various and frequent as to call for inquiry ; but stated that he was not recalled—his return was optional. Under these circumstances, and it being clear that the charges could not he investigated during the present Session, Mr. Brougham has delayed opening them. The speech of Lord Edward Somerset last night was very proper on the occasion. It is now certain that the notorious Oliver, the Government spy, is at the Cape, and as Mr. Wilmot Horton, the Under Secretary, allowed, 4 ' was not a little " active in the affairs which had latterly troubled 44 that settlernent." There is something curious in observing the manner in which vermin of this kind are always ready to fasten upon a de cayed member ; they resemble the noxious fly which infests us at this time of the year, cre ating the putridity on which it feeds. ; MORNING' ILE:111LD. We are shocked to perceive that the inhuman practice of setting Spring Guns should have so massy advocates. The recklessness of human life which such a circumstance exhibits, is alike dis creditable to the persons who avow it, and to the age in which we live. The preservation of life is the first feeling of our nature, the com mand of the Author of it, and the main object of all laws; yet for the sake of a paltry amuse ment, we find English gentlemen—men " pro. fessing themselves Christians," ready to place in the way of the unwary these savage instruments of death. To express the disgust we feel at such iiihumanity would be impossible ; and we earnestly hope that the character of Parliament at least will be maintained and vindicated, by opposing itself effectually to the cold-blooded sophistry of selfishness, by which such princi plesand practices are endeavoured to be main tained. [NEW TIMES.] We rejoice that the second reading of the Spring Guns 13111 was carried, and are only sur prised. that Gentlemen of acknowledged huma nity. could view so cruel a custom, as the use of those engines, with any thing like approbation. It should be considered, that the person who con tends for a right to set Spring Guns, where they may, and often do, kill innocent men, does, in fact, contend for the right of shooting innocent men. Now this right of shooting innocent men is said to he justified, because , the intention; is to shoot poachers; and the shooting of poachers by Spring Guns is said to be justified, because, if they were not so shot, they might be shot by gamekeepers-; and •the shooting of them by gamekeepers is said to be justified, because the poachers won't submit to be disarmed or seized by the 'gamekeepers, and thereupon contests arise',-, and the gamekeeper, finding.- his own life in danger, kills his adversary. 1 t appears to US that the main error consists iu the impression that i r t, is, lawful and just to take away t he life of a maw for shooting a pheasant. A poacher , attoots a pheasant, which he certainly has no right. to do ; and he shoots it for the pur pose of carrying it away, and convertimrit to his own .use or profit, which renders his offence the greater; but if the Lord of ,the Manor himself were present, and in revenge for the loss' of his bird were to shoot the poach e r t hrou g h the head, this would be murder, and •the Lord of the Manor would be hanged -Now, the crime does not surely consist in the mode of firing the gun. Whether it be Alone by the hand or by a spring, appears to us to he very immaterial u, determin hie, the quality of the offence and therefore we cannot help thinking, that to kill a poacher by a spring gun is, really and essentially, murder too. But if it be unjustifiable to lay a snare for the life of a man who is breaking the laws, how much more so is it to lay a snare which may take away the life of a man wholly guiltless ! Spring guns are often set in places to which strangers may have ac cess, without being aware that they are wandering from a public path. Industrious mechanics car. rying home their work ; ladies or children walk ing out for health or recreation ; nay, sometimes the very individuals who have set the guns have been wounded by them or killed. The last case may, perhaps, be considered as the least lament able ; for if it were to happen three or four times in quick succession, it would probably put an effectual stop to the use of these engines. The argument in defence of spring guns is, that less blood is shed by them than in the contests between Gamekeepers and Poachers. This does not meet the whole objection. With those contests the accidental traveller has nothing to do ; but he may be killed by a spring gun. Is this the fair or proper remedy for the evil of poaching ? Is there not a more direct remedy, or at least pal liative for that evil ? We apprehend that poach ing has only become so prevalent an offence in the country of late years, in consequence of the formation of numerous and extensive preserves for game. Game has been too much multiplied, and brought together into spots which hold out an irresistible temptation to poaching. If it were more spread over the country, it would be bet ter for the genuine Sportsman, hut worse for the Poacher. [MORNING POST.] The decrease of business in the House of Commons announces that the close of its labours is now fast approaching. Among the little done yesterday which deserves attention, is the notice given by Mr. Huskisson that he will propose this evening the addition of a clause to the Ships Registry Bill to empower his Majesty, in cases of combination amongst workmen, to issue Orders in Council to enable ships to go for repairs to foreign ports. This is a matter of great import ance to the shipping interest, and must put an end to all attempts at improper combinations. The Right Hon. Gentleman was understood to state that the same regulation would he extended to combinations in other trades. The introduc tion of this principle will be more effectual as a remedy than all the Statutes which have been or may be passed for the repression of the evil com plained of.—Mr. Brougham afterwards withdrew his motion for an inquiry into the conduct of Lord Charles Somerset at the Cape, on being in formed by Mr. Secretary Canning that an inves tigation had already been set on foot by the Commissioners sent to that Colony, and that leave of absence had been forwarded to the Noble Lord, under the supposition that he would wish to meet the various charges made against him in this country in person. The Report of the Committee on the Newspaper Duties 13111 was brought up and agreed to, after an unsuccessful effort by Mr. Hume to extend the reduction of duty granted to Supplements, to the papers and advertisements themselves.--In the Lords, the Bill for regulating the taking of interest in India was read a second time, and the question relative to the real meaning of the clause contained in the present Act, was referred to the Judges, who have not yet returned their answer. [Till: PUBLIC LEDGER.? The intelligence in the Paris Papers, which arrived last night, is rather interesting. 'Tie news from Madrid, in The Journal des Debuts of Monday, has a particular claim to attention, at a time when it is proposed to bring out a new Spanish Loan. Two of the Ministers (Foreign Affairs and Marine) are stated to have presented a Report to the King, praying for the dismissal of the Minister of Marine Aymeric, and of Carvajal, Captain-General of Madrid, on ac count of the " incompatibility of their conduct with the general reconciliation which was de sirable at the time." If this statement of their motives be correct, it shews them to be well meaning men, though not very adroit Courtiers, nor clever Politicians ; for, to play at present the Reformer at the Spanish Court, is worse than Quixotism. The two Ministers, instead of turn ing out their Colleague, have seen, it is said, the necessity of retiring themselves ; and conse quently the present system, with its long train of financial, commercial, and other evils, is to be retained. Though Fe-rdinand is involved in nearly overwhelming pecuni4ry difficulties, still he does not condescend to make the slightest concession, with the- view of relieving himself. If, in his pre sent situation, he will enter into no compromise, it would be the height of absurdity to expect that he would be found more complying, when he has succeeded in negociating a Loan. But the pay ment of the interest of the new Loan, and perse verance in his t)rannical system, • are wholly in compatible with one another ; and we therefore think the intelligence in the Journal des Debals well worshy of serious consideration at this time. If it be ti ue, too, that the Constitution promised by the King, on the defeat of the Queen's party,is to be published immediately in Portugal, the situation of the Spanish Government will become much men, critical than it is actually. Tyranny can not long exist in one part of the Peninsula, whilst Constitutional Rule prevails in the other; and, to prevent political infection, Ferdinand must adopt the most irritating precautions, which will increase the discontents and poverty of his ki 6 gdom. Under this circumstances, to lend money to the Spanish Monarch would be down• right infatuation. (MORNING CHRONICLE.] .IVir. Broughain last night put a question to Mr. Canning respecting the arrest of General Devereux by Austria. It seems the only ground for this proceeding is the part which had been taken by this individual in the warfare of South America. Mr. Canning had heard of the arrest, but " as lid proof of the case had been produced at home, the Government had not thought it pro. per to take any steps upon the occasion." This is certainly a singular occurrence. l'erhaps the Holy Alliance mean, by having recourse,' to measures of this kind, to place this country under the [eces- sity of either tamely pocketing the affront, or taking the initiative according to modern diplo matic phraseology, in decided steps. As the in tention is no doubt to affront us, if we are not to be moved by what befals to people who have been in South America, other arrests will probably follow. Mr. Canning, when he notices the matter, will, we suppose, receive a po lite hint, that the sooner he and his country men move only in their own orbit the better. The Lord Chancellor, who is al ways eloquent when the subject is what we have gained by the war of the French Revolution, will, at the next Pitt Dinner, add the insults offered to English subjects to the other trophies. A curious point was mooted last night in the House of Commons respecting Country Banks. Mr. Hume presented a Petition from a Mr. Frederick Jones, of Bristol, complaining of his having presented a certain number of its notes to a Country Bank with a view to obtain gold in return, without success, and that he had been in formed by his attorney, that his only remedy was an action at law, which could not be brought to a conclusion in less than nine months.—lt was admitted that the Banker was bound to pay all his notes instanter in the current coin of the realm ; but a remedy by action is as good as no remedy at all.—lf a Banker will interfere with the circulation, the public ought to be se cured against an evil like , the one in ques tion, by .the.attaching a heavy penalty to every instance of refusal. In a case where a Country Banker's credit would be hurt by a refusal to meet his obligations, he will naturally be on his guard ; but we doubt whether a Banker's credit would be hurt in his neighbourhood by a refusal to pay in gold, if he tendered what is deemed an equivalent to the country. At the same time an individual, going abroad, may be put to very serious inconvenience by the delay in converting the Bank of England notes received by him for Ithe private Banker's notes, into the current coin of the realm.—(lbid.) WESTERN SHIP CANAL. TO THE EDITOR. Sin—No less than twenty-six Petitions from Merchants, Iron-Masters, Naval Officers, Landowners, and Pi lots, from Ireland, 'Wales, the Isle of Wight, and various places in Devon, Somerset, and Dorset, were this night presented to the House of Lords, by the Duke of Beaufort, Lord Rolle, and the 3larquisof Lanadown, and 1 believe Lord Shaftesbury, in favour of the Ship Canal Bill. It was read a second time on the motion of the Lord Dudley and "%Yard. One of the greatest Capitalists in Europe has also, to-day, signed the Contract Deed. The force of "An Opponent" and his employers seems now to have been spent, and the subscribers are coming back to that sound and judicious view of the merits of this undertaking which they took before they listened to the artful misrepresentation: of those who lied an interest in deceiving them, and who now stand self-convicted of numerous gross misrepresentations and falsehoods. The price at which a few Shares are sold, and consequently quoted, is unquestionably the effect of trick, which is apparent when any considerable number of Shares is wanted. Indeed, there is nothing too mean for the ldversaries of this great national undertaking to stoop to, that may be likely to have the effect of intimidating the Subscribers, and preventing their signing the Contract List, upon an apprehended deficiency, in which all the hopes of" the deceiver" now rest. Ido venture once more, therefore, to call upon the subscribers, to defeat the base and cowardly conspiracy which has been formed, for the purpose of preventing one of the noblest and most promising un dertakings that was ever conceived in this or any other country. A writer in a countty paper, after detailing the difficulties which retarded for ten whole years the execution of the Trent and Mersey Navigation, makes the following observations : " In the case of the Western Ship Canal, it may be observed, that its friends have many grounds for confidence which the enlightened advocates of the Trent and Mersey Canal could not have."— Canals were then in great measure untried; the manufactures of the country had not arrived to that pitch of eminence which they have since ; the nation itself had not established those connec- tions and that credit in foreign countries which now afford such ample security for the extension of commerce and manufactures; the Government of that time had not adopted those liberal and principles which unfetter and excite so we rfuy enlightenedh e national energies ; th e di s t a nce to be saved by powerfully llt the Canal was nothing like so great ; the prevalence of par ticular winds, which prevent vessels from trading to the Me tropolis from places full •of Minerals, especially a particular kind of coal admirably adapted for steam engines, was no part of their caSe ; an immense population inadequately employed, and ready, therefore, to engage on favourable terms in the la bour of executing such a work, and in carrying on the trade to which such an excitement and such facilities as the Canal will present, must give rise; a whole town engaged, of necessity, in illicit traffic, and by their very occupation trained for pilots, navigators, and fishermen, eager to leave their presentoccupation for others more honourable and less dangerous, and, upon the whole, more profitable (which regular occupations undoubtedly are) ; an immense capital ready to be applied to the extension of manufactures and commerce; some of the finest land in the king dom : in the event of a war, the protection of our cruisers and trade from privateers ; and, more than all these considerations, the preservation of human life, which must be the result of de priving the West lily of its dangers, and rendering the difficult voyage round the Land's End unnecessary ;—all these are consi derations which belong exclusively to the present undertaking, and which give itan importance and a claim upon public confi dence which could not be possessed and advanced by the projec tors of the Trent and Mersey. But without any of these weighty claims, the great men of that day persevered year after year, until at length the Navigation was completed, and the Duke's Canal, and the Trent and Mersey, led the way to those other internal Navigations, to which the North of England owes its present extraordinary degree of population, industry, wealth, and public spirit. Nor had the Capitalists, who had confidence in what were then deemed by some wild and vision ary schemes, and such as could never pay thesubacribers a single shilling, any cause to repent the part they took in them.* They labeured, and their children are reaping the fruits. Let any man go into the North of England now, who has heard of its state sixty or seventy years ago—let him go to Liverpool, the second town of the most rising empire in the world—to Manchester, Leeds, and other towns ; let him inquire as to the comparative value of the lands, witness the amazing increase of public build ings, compare the bustle and spirit, and cheerful, because well rewarded, industry of the people there, with their condition in the %Vest ; let him vi s it the hospitable mansions of the great manufacturers, go to the public libraries and places of resort for their merchants, and hear of their liberality and public spi rit ; let him reflect on the influence of all this upon the agricul ture and trade and credit of his country, and consider what that country is, and how her prosperity affects that of every part of the habitable globe—and then, if he can, let him lightly esteem the exertions and the energies of those men of former times, whose noble perseverance overcame every obstacle, and secured, in spite of calumny and prejudice and selfishness, the final execution of those great works, which have led the way to all these vast and delightful improvements. If he cannot lightly esteem the men of those days, be will not fail to emulate their noble exertions, and to encourage works calculated t o increase the wealth and honour of his country. London, June 22, 1825. , VERITAS. • The Trent and Mersey Shares, originally 1001. each, are now worth 2,0001., and the Ayr and Calder Navigation up wards of 2040001. PROSELYTISM IN FRANCE. The Gazette of Lausanne contains the follow ing article :—" Divers facts prove to us that there exists at present in France, particularly at Lyons, coteries, or companies of persons for the purpose of persuading or obliging Protestants to become Roman Catholics. After having gained over some Swiss servants, principally those from the canton of Vaud, they prevailed on them to write home to their parents or friends to in duce them to come to Lyons, under the pre text of getting good situations. When they came to Lyons, they were either sent to the convent of the Carthusians or given up to the company who make use of many pro mises and threats to seduce them from their re- !igloos practices. If any resist these importu nities, they are abandoned in that large city, and thus run the risk of falling into other snares not less dangerous. Among the number of facts which prove the devices resorted to by them, may be cited the following :—Three young girls of the Canton of Vaud, on coming to Lyons, were sent to the convent of the Carthusians. Here, from the incessant solicitations of those about them, they changed one after the other, their reli gion. One of them, so far from apprising her mother of her abjuration, begged her to send a young brother whom she promised to have in structed in a trade without any cost to his parent. The mother suffered her son to go, who, on ar riving at Lyons, was conducted to a Priest who urged. him to change his religion, and frequently visited the young man at his lodgings continuing his solicitations. The mother, however, being privately informed both of the abjuration of her daughter, and the dangers impending over her son, hurried up to Lyons, went to her son's re sidence, and on arriving at the door demanded to see him. They refused to let him come down, but invited her to go up ; but when on the stairs she fainted. Having recovered she entered the room, and was permitted to take her child out to walk with her, on condition that she brought him back again►. In fact, it was only through the kind connivance of the authorities, that she was enabled to quit the place with her son, without, however, being able to bring away his clothes.— We think it our duty to make known this cir cumstance, that parents may be Oil their guard to prevent practices so calculated to destroy the peace and tranquility of families." LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JUNE 22. JUDGE v. COLONEL BERKELEY. Mr. TAUNTON shewed cause against a Rule, which had been obtained by Mr. C. Phillips, for the purpose of obliging , the defendant to shew cause why the venue should not be re moved from Gloucestershire to Middlesex, or some other county. It had been moved, on the affidavit of the plain tiff, which stated, that the defendant was a Magistrate of the county, a Colonel of a regiment of Militia, the Founder and President of a political club, the head of a hunting club, and a person possessed of a very extensive estate in the same -place. These circumstances, it was submitted, gave the defendant great power and influence in the neighbour hood, and more particularly among those persons most likely to be summoned as special Jurymen at the trial.—ln answer to this, the affidavit of Colonel Berkeley stated, that he was not the founder of the political club above alluded to. He cer tainly did hold the different offices mentioned by the plaintiff, but was not conscious of possessing any m ore influence than other gentlemen in a like situation. The Learned Counsel contended, that if any fact were in dispute at all affecting the defendant in any one of the offices held by him, then the state ment of the plaintiff might have some weight. But the action in dispute was an action for the recovery of compensation in damages for an assault. That was totally independent of his offices, and therefore the suggestions thus thrown out could have no effect. Mr. CAMPBELL followed on the same side. Mr. SCARLETT, in support of the rule, submitted that in the case of transitory actions, the plaintiff always had the discre tion of laying his venue where he chose. It had been laid ori ginally in the County of Middlesex. There. by the suggestion of the defendant, the venue was changed to Gloucester. as it was said the cause of action arose there. When, therefore, it was found that from the peculiar rank, office, and fortune, that the cause could not be fairly tried, the original right of the plaintiff reverted, and thus the venue ought to be changed.— The terms of the defendant's affidavit did not deny his influence in the county, but merely stated, that he had no more influence than other persons of the same rank. He denied that he was the founder of the political club, but he did not deny that he was President of it. Taking ail the facts into their considera tions, he hoped the Court would think the rule ought to be made absolute. • Mr. C. PHILLIPS followed. He would only remark, that since it appeared the defendant was a Al agistrate in the County, it would not be proper the case should be tried in a place where, from that and other causes, he must have great influence. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE—I think the plaintiff is not en titled, in point of law, to demand the change of venue ; but if he will accept the proposition we should offer, the venue should be changed to Herefordshire. • Mr. C. PHILLIPS said he was very willing to accept the offer ! of the Court. BUCICINGHAM v. BANKES. This, it will be recollected, is an action for a libel by Mr Buckingham, whose expulsion from India has excited so much attention, against Mr. J. I3ankes, for a libel. The alleged libel was contained in a letter, delivered open to the plaintiff at Cal cutta, in the yearlB2o, by a gentleman no w in India. The defend. ant having pleaded the general issue,aud also justifications alleg ing the the truth of the matters of c harge,inEasterTerm, l B 24 ,ap. plied for, and obtained a postponement of trial until the arrival of two witnesses from Syria, w ho were expected to support the spe cial pleas. At this time, the plaintiff was advised that, as the let ter was in the hand-writing of the defendant, some pencil marks in the margin would sufficiently prove that he had pub lished it ; and therefore he did not avail himself of a com mission to examine witnesses in India. In October last, the defendant's witnesses arrived, and the cause was set down for trial; but in February, Mr. Buckingham discovered that his proofs of publication were deficient, and that he should be defeated without an opportunity of meeting the justification on its merits. Under these circumstances he withdrew his record; and the defendant has now carried down the cause by proviso, and it stands for trial at the adjourned sittings in London. On Friday last Mr. Brougham, on behalf the plaintiff, obtained a rule to show cause why the trial should not be post poned till the return of the Commission from India. The ATTORNEY -GENERAL and Mr. OurterEv now showed cause, an d contended thatthere was nopretence for supporting the rule. The plaintiffhad always been informed that the publication would not be admitted, and heknew as early as February last, that he was not in a condition to prove it ; and could he now ask for a postponement of the trial when the defendant's witnesses had been kept eight months in town at a great expence, and when he did not even suggest any expectation of obtaining the at tendance of his own witnesses from Calcutta ? Mr. BROUGHAM and Mr. HILL, in supaort of the rule, urged that this was a mere attempt on the part of the defendant to obtain costs, which the Court would not sancion. The plaintiff had always considered the truth or falsehood of the lib e l a s the main question in the cause ; and for a long time thought his evidence of publication complete. Even now, Mr. Bankes did not deny it; but he expected by this measure to nonsuit the plaintiff, and so to obtain all the costs of the proceeding. COURT said the r u l e f or postpon i ng t h e t r ial must be discharged, The unless the plaintiff would consent to pay the costs incurred by the detention of the defendant's witnesses in Lon don. It now appeared that he never was in a situation to try tile cause ; and he ought to have made his application earlier. Mr. Brougham might therefore make his election either to allow the rule to be discharged or to consent to pay such costs of the Syrian witnesses as the Master should allow. Mr. BROUGHAM took time to consult with his client on the alternative proposed by the Court, FOR THE SUN. Mn. EDITOR—Is it prejudice, folly, or pa triotism, that gives me a strong partiality in favour of every thing truly English ? I leave you to settle this. I know what I think of it myself. But such is the fact. I cannot therefore express to you the anger and contempt which boil in my boson: when I see our noble cavalry regiments converted into the semblance of Germans, Hungarians, or what you please ; by being whiskered, and disfi gured, till they lose all appearance of Englishmen. I am not one of those who delight to cavil at any thing commanded by due authority ; on the con. trary, I feel a strong reluctance to do so ; but a reluctance overpowered by the offence and dis gust occasioned by this sight. Is there a body of soldiers, horse or foot, which has not suffered defeat when opposed to our gallant countrymen ? Why then should we imitate any of them ? To strike dismay into your foes the readiest way, is to took like yourselves, like true Englishmen.— They, it is well known, will never yield. But when an enemy sees a body of whiskered fel - . lows, he will naturally flatter himself that they may be beaten ; and in that hope will take a courage, which he would not feel, if he knew the truth. Then again the cuirasses. They may look very gay and glittering in a review ; but to our men they are only an incumbrance in action...—. Did they not, without such lumber, overthrow all the cuirassiers of the Gallo-Corsic&►n Despot ? Did they not leave them sprawling on the ground, like turtles turned upon their backs ? lie - who has a heart of steel has no occasion for a steel waistcoat. Why then must we copy these mi. , litary shell-fish ? If we look like them, we shali probably act like them, which would he most un like ourselves. But there is no end of innovation's in these days ! Our grandfathers (I mean the grandfathers of those who now stand in the same rank) had a violent alarm and agitation, about a bill for na turalizing the Jews. But what is now the case' We seem to be turning Jews ourselves.--Every third young man you meet. has his face half covered with the barbarous appendage of a beard. I call it barbarous, because all people in the progress of civilization, have got rid of it. " Bar. bato consule," in the polished age of Rome, meant a consul of old times, such as was no longer to be seen. But the chins of the rising genera tion are daily more and more overshadowed. The Greeks indeed wore their beards, g lnd at one time fancied them a mark of wisdoat , So crates and Plato had worn them, which was ex cuse enough for such a notion. Put now, it would be no bad criterion to take the opposite method ; and judge of a man's folly by . the quantity of hair on his face. This man has it an inch below his ears, another within harf an inch of his chin, at which point the two fringes meet in very absurd fellows. In short, they are, over head and ears in hair. Ere long we shall probably see beards nourished, to the formidable length of hair displayed by a Turkish Mufti. All this is perfectly unenglish, and therefore to me odious. So pray, Mr. SUN, give vent in your Paper, to the rage of ANGLICUS. But it was well observed, that, on this plea, an old He goat might rival Plato, E► To 70011 Y irwywycz So tEt 6OCIN2Y r EF ,m, E ,y, KM4 Tpayec EL4rwycov EuTl - 01.Oc Ecrri 114 24 . w y. If length of beard be wisdom's certain sign, An old goat rivals Plato the divine. A dreadful fire took place on Thursday last at Cranbrooke, in the county of Fermanagh, the residence of JAMES TAYLOR, Esq. by tntlich the dwelling house was entirely consumed. The furniture, papers, &c. were fortunately pre' served. A crocodile measuring 18 feet from head to, tail was killed at Barrycore, in the East Indies, a short time since. It had committed arent havock on the banks of the river, and in Ow stomach was found part of a woman, a dog, a cat, and part of a sheep, besides several rings and other ornaments worn by the native women. PROBERT'S FUNERAL.—The corpse of this wretched man was on Monday night conveyed in a shell to an undertaker's in Long-acre, from whence it was yesterday taker for burial to St. Martin's-church-yard, about three o'clocK by mistake some ground had been opened which belonged to another family, which being discovered, the grave was filled up, and another dug. During the delay occasioned by this operation, it became known that Probert was to be buried, and an immense crowd was collected ; and so great was the noise that the clergyman was scarcely audible, and the Rer. Gentle man appeared considerably agitated by the painful service which he had to perform. The corpse was followed by some persons belonging to the undertaker, and the turnkey at New gate who has the custody of the prisoners under sentence of death. None of the relations attended as mourners ; but the aged and afflicted mother of the deceased was observed in ale church-yard, witnessing the mournful spectacle. . COAL MARKET JUNE 22. Ships at Market. Ships sold 29 Newcastle - 10 Sunderland Price, 284 9d to 36s 6t 33s 6d to 37s 94 BIRTHS. On June 20, at half-past twelve o'clock in the morning, was delivered of a fine boy, Lady Jodrell, the wife of Sir B,icharcr .Jodrell, of Bentinck-street Manchester-square. Yesterday. Mrs. Elgood, of. Wimpolc-street, Cavendish square, of a daughter. On the 21st inst., the lady of Samuel Girdlestone, jun., Esq." of a daughter. On the 21st inst., Mrs. Hinxman, of Great Russell-str!e r f Bloomsbury, of a daughter. On the 21st inst., in Upper Montague-street, Russell-squar e-, the lady of John Jones, Esq., of a son and heir. MARRIED. On Tuesday, the 21st inst., at St. Botolph, Altlersgate; M r ' Gibbons, of Richmond, &mu, to Miss Reynolds, of the WO place. On Wednesday, the Bth inst., at Greenwich Church. Mr. Lingham, to Mary, third daughter of John Lawford, Es q. , the Paragon, Blackheath. DIED. .f or On Sunday, the 1 2 th inst., at Caine, Wilts, Harriet, wl.e, 31r. John Wilson, jun., in ler 32d year; and on 31onday , 20th inst., at Hambly-house, Streatham, Elizabeth, wife ° Mr. John Wilson, sen., in her 57th year. On Monday, the 20th inst., Mrs. Tooke, wife of Mr. 10 1 ' n Tooke, Hatton-garden. of On Monday, the 20th inst., Th o m a s J o seph Aloore, Esq./ Stafford-house, Turnhani-green. • ' At Yeovil, Somerset, Capt a i n Henry Wills, of 6, Queen'l' buildings, Brompton, London. • - On briday, the 17th inst., a t Hanwell-paddock, the Bev. 1:R. Bond, one of the Magistrates for the county of Middlesex. r! Printed and Pubs► bed for the PROPRIETORS, at the OFFICE, Rio. 112, Strand, by J. B. CARSTAIRS,