The Sun. — London, England, 1827-08-29 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF TIM PUBLIC JOURNALS. The Society for Diffusing Useful Knowledge has just published its 10th Treatise : it is enti tled " Animal Mechanics." The title is some what quaint, hut the design 'of the work is ex cellent, and the style and matter admirable. The writer, who is evidently both a perfect anatomist and mathematician, has given us what may be pronounced the most scientific and convincing essay on final causes—in other words, on the proofs of an Almighty mind in the creation of man—that has ever come under our notice.— From the beautiful little sketch drawn by a mas ter's hand in Xenophon's Memorabilia, down to the eloquent illustrations of Derham in his Physico-Theology, and the elaborate and inge nious demonstrations of Paley in his Natural Theology, there is no one work which in a short compass combines such perfect knowledge of the subject, such accurate explanation, such an earnest tone (the result of thorough conviction), without the least mixture of cant or fanaticism, as this little book, to which we now direct the attention of our readers. We are glad to avail ourselves of this opportunity of noticing the si lent but steady progress of this much calum niated Society. Two sets of objectors very early put themselves, in array against it. How, it was said, can a committee of statesmen and lawyers print two treatises (on subjects, too, for the most part unconnected with their regular profes sions) in a month ? Yet the society has regu larly published two treatises every month since it began. Another party exclaimed—" See the systematic neglect of religion by these liberal and and philosophical benefactors of the age !" The present treatise will go far, we suppose, to silence the hypocritical clamour. A treatise asserting and proving the mind of an omnipotent Creator in the mechanism of the human frame, with a simplicity worthy of Xenophon, a piety worthy of Derham, an ingenuity worthy of Paley, and with learning and science superior to them all, has rendered an invaluable service to the cause of religion, far beyond the efforts of those noisy bigots who think the cause of Christianity best served by outrageous calumny against their fellow-men, or by discountenancing all the en deavours which are made by those out of their own pale to cultivate the human mind, and thereby fit it the better for understanding the great truths of natural and revealed religion.— Times. It is just three days since the papers of the Tory faction announced the existence of " a King's candidate" for the only vacant office in an otherwise complete Administration. We did not think it of so much importance to inquire what truth there might be in the statement of these gentlemen, as to show the country what must be the consequence if such candidates were permitted to succeed—that such a victory would be nothing less than disgrace to the King's Cabinet, confusion to the systematic policy of the empire, and an utter paralysis of all the principles of regular and responsible govern ment. There is, fortunately, no occasion for us to raise a discussioa on the matter of fact. We take the acknowledgment (and a shameful one it is) of the Tory journals, as they present it to the world. They put forth, indeed, the scandal in the form of a boast—unconscious, apparently, that there is any thing in it which they and their cause ought to blush for ; and to that extent a shrewd observer may find some prima facie excuse for suspecting that there are grounds for the Tory manifesto on this subject. .An hypothesis, however, is more convenient to us than a fact, because it leaves our course of reasoning more unfettered, and affords room for others, whose business lies more in action than in argument, to save their pride while they con sult their prudence. Let us, then, assume on Tory authority, that a " King's candidate" for the place of Chancellor of the Exchequer has actually been discovered in the person of Mr. Herries. Mr. Herries has been brought up in the Treasury, and is said to know something of finance. He is said to have a certain bias on public questions—a bias adverse to the liberal principles of Mr. Canning on questions of high state policy diametri cally adverse to the _practical wisdom of Mr. Canning's friend and colleague, Mr. Huskis son, on what concerns our manufactures, ma ritime interests, and commerce. Other things have likewise been asserted of M. Herries, to which it gives us no pleasure to allude—but let them pass. A man of the calibre of this Right Honourable " King's candidate" could have done little harm in his political capacity : he would have been controuled and subdued by more sinewy minds. But the fatal consideration is, that any man, be his merits or demerits all that friends or enemies can describe them, shall be forced into a responsible Cabinet by an irre sponsible power. If, according to the tale which is circulated by these newspapers, Mr. Herries be a King's candidate" for an office which, in the first instance, when it was absurdly tendered to him by a subject who spoke not the sense of either Sovereign or Cabinet, it is strongly ru moured that he at once declined, then, on that hypothesis, it is our fixed belief, that rather than endure such an ti-constitutional " dictation " as must be implied by such a patronage in favour of Mr. Herries o r any candidate, the most respect able, e nlightened, and efficient members of the existing Government of England would, one and all, retire from his Majesty's service. We are here stating a necessary consequence contingent on the truth of is specific fact. The premises are of a Tory fabric, tha conclusion only is ours. If the King should, by some perverse councils, administered to the. Royal ear through' holes and crevices not visible to the Constitution, be in duced to make a point of doing that which his sworn Ministers advise his Majesty not to do, there is at once an end of the Administration of Lord Goderich. In this condition of things it is, that Mr. Huskisson returns to the scene w hence the friend he loved has now for ever departed. He finds (if the Tory prints tell truth) that Cabinet whose chief praise and value would have been its energetic sup port of his own enlightened policy and Mr. Canning's, on the brink of dissolution.— Why ? h Because an apple of discord has been thrown into the Council Chamb er, which, ad Mr. Canning lived, or Mr. Huskisson been in health and in En land, would never have been prziduced at all. Mr, Huskisson met his col leagues yesterday : alas, how changed from whet he lied honed to find them! The commanding sinit which bad called them together gone ,— the noble and congenial minds which had met the su melons of their lost chief, and passed with him 'mutual pledge of generous amnesty awl. o f no less genetoils, end manly emulation, ready to quit the • service i n. VIIIIC• a he had engaged them, because it . 1411" ) ae ceased to i* one by which his memory co uld honoured tits 44. principles en forced, the banai..o - inviolate, or the welfare Main" of their comai t i Country secured. Mr. Huskisson is, it is to have the honour of an interview tHis day with his Sovereign,—the friend, so far its difference of rank permitted, of Mr. Huskissori's friend Mr. Canning. The President of the Board of Trade is a man distinguished not more for sagacity than firmness. On this occasion at least, we trust the Right Hon. Gentleman will not be compelled to resort to either of his cha racteristic qualities. If it be, indeed, a question between power defined by the constitution, and power unknown to it—between agency account able to the nation, and agency which cannot be called to account—between a Tory clerk of the Treasury and the most illustrious Statesman in the nation ;—if, finally, it be a question fairly proposed to Mr. Huskisson, whether a " King's candidate"—a being unknown to the history of the Constitution—shall be forced into what remains of Mr. Canning's Cabinet, to the certain resignation of the Whig leaders, who alone supported Mr. Can , ning when those upon whom he had far stronger claims betrayed him, .is it too much to expect [ from Mr. Huskisson, that he will address his Majesty in some such language as follows " Sire, I cannot advise your Majesty to appoint [ Mr. Herries your Chancellor of the Exchequer, [ because a majority of your constitutional ad visers have formally rejected him as unfit to exe cute the duties of that office. Even if I could persuade my own rnind that under such a dis qualification there were nothing unconstitutional in my recommending this gentleman to your Majesty's service, I could not shut my eyes to the inevitable consequences—the most injurious to the public interest—the most fatal to your Majesty's service at home and abroad—and the most discreditable to your Majesty's name among your faithful subjects, and in the eyes of Europe —the resignation of the most eminent members of the Cabinet formed under your Majesty's aus pices by Mr. Canning, whose enlightened views assisted him in suggesting, and whose manly re solution encouraged him in pursuing, that sys tem of liberal and upright policy which has ac quired for your Majesty more love from your people, and more esteem from foreign Powers, than you ever before enjoyed—the resignation of men who rallied round your Majesty in the day of need—to make room for a fresh irruption of those who in the day of need deserted you the former, the most respected class of statesmen in your Majesty's dominions—the latter, the most odious or despised." This is language which it becomes Mr. Huskisson to hold to the Sove reign whom he is sworn to advise, whether he regards himself as a friend to the spirit of the Constitution—to the King's good name—to Mr. Canning's memory—to Mr. Canning's policy— to freedom everywhere—to commerce and civili zation everywhere—or to the rights, the interests, and the glory of Great Britain.—lbid. Upon the subject of the late alarm relative to the Foreign Exchanges (than which nothing possibly could have been more ridiculous), we deem it necessary to offer a few more observa tions. Contrary to what has been stated by some of our cotemporaries, the recent fluctua tions most certainly had nothing to do with " the over-issue of paper," which is now some millions below what it was in the years 1824 and 1825. The same may be said of the Coun try Bankers, who have narrowed their circulation too much, and thereby cramped the enterprise necessary to success in trade. It is in fact quite idle to attribute the turn of the Exchanges against us to an over-issue of paper ; and it was more idle still in a Morning Paper to call for its fur ther restriction, - which would only tent to ren der the embarrassment still greater. It is per fectly well known that gold has been in such abundance in this country for a year or more that it has in some measure proved an incum brance upon commerce. The Country Bankers were constantly sending it to London—from London it found its way to the Continent, where a sudden demand had sprung up for it from two remarkable causes :—First, the short crops in oats and barley in the last year caused a quan tity of gold to flow into Prussia and the northern parts of Germany. 'The importa tion of oats, as every one conversant with the subject must remember, was immense. Hence the flight of a considerable quantity of gold ; but the period of its return is not far dis tant. The next cause to which we beg to direct the attention of our readers is, the project of the French Minister of Finance to reduce his Five per Cent. Stock to Four, which he anticipates being able to effect by Christmas next. This created a necessity for gold abroad—and, as a considerable profit was to be realised from its export, it has left this country in large quantities. Nothing, however, can be more visionary than to feel or encourage any alarm on this subject. Our Paper Circulation now seems to rest upon a more settled basis than it has done for many years, and •it is worse than foolish, it is abso lutely wicked, to fill us with misgivings as to so palpable a fact. The convertibility of Paper into Gold upon demand must prevent its over issue, and this being so, every man must know that the business of commerce could not be con veniently carried on without Paper. If Gold should really be wanted in this country—which we deny—it will be easily obtained ;in fact it is already fast coming back to us ; and to feel un easiness at the partial turn of the Exchanges is no proof of good sense or much practical know ledge of the causes that produce them. 'T he panic, however, is fast dying away, and the spe culators,- of whom not one in ten knows any thing about the causes of the fluctuation of the Exchanges, will be vvofully disappointed. — Morning Post. Though it often falls to our lot, and that in no Yery measured terms, to condemn the pur suits of too many persons of elevated rank, so mischievous in themselves and in the examples which they set to the rest of the community, we have been far from insinuating that such impu tations attach to persons of rank in general ; but are free to confess our firm conviction that ' instances of the highest virtue, both in public and private life, are to be found in that quarter where their influence is of most importance. But while vice is bold and dauntless, virtue is, in its very nature, humble and retired. No wonder, then, that we see and hear much more of the one than of th e other. A most striking instance a ttas most truly noble and Christian conduct in a peraop p f Ine,;11 rank is just now before the public , which we readily seize to pay due homage and admiration to. ' W r y mean the conduct of Lord Robert Seymour, in bringing before the pi. Mic, and especially before the Le islature, the case 0 :f the unhappy victim s of poverty and mental disease, the horrid details of which are now, to a certa in degree at least , b efore . the world. 1 7 141 the Noble Lord in question no other claims to pnbAc gratitude and praise than merely being the cause o f ma ki ng this matter known, that circumstance alone would ' have entitled him to great credit ; but when, f.om the published evidence of the Lunatic Cominittg9, we perceive that this excell4nt Nobleman has been long and indefatigably en gaged in visiting the scenes of wretchedness to which the objects of this lowest aiid last of human miseries are consigned; when we see that his efforts and inquiries have extended to the whole kingdom,—that night and day he has beers engaged in this laudable work ; when we know, too, that this is only one characteristic of a whole life dedicated to doing good, and that neither age nor growing infirmities deter him from strug gling to the last in favour of want and disease wherever it is to be found,—it is refreshing in deed to turn for a moment both from the tur moils of politics, and from the panders to vicious pursuits, to contemplate a character calculated to enamour one with human nature and human life. In reading the valuable but melancholy details with which this Committee has furnished us, it is impossible not to perceive, that had one atom of the feeling and right-mindedness which cha racterises the conduct of Lord Robert Seymour existed in other quarters, the abuses and the hardships which have come under its observation would either never have existed, or could only have arisen to have been immediately remedied. Too much, if we may be permitted to say so, seems to have been sacrificed to professional for mality, coldness, and etiquette. The inspection of medical visitors, defective as it is acknow ledged by themselves to be, in its very nature and authority, seems to have been rendered still more so by these causes ; and that which a little of Lord Robert Seymour's zeal would either have prevented or remedied, seems to have grown into practice from impunity and inattention. Happily, however, this inquiry, and still more, the publicity which is given to its details, must already have accomplished much good, as it un doubtedly will much more. The county of Middlesex can no longer refrain from erecting and maintaining a proper public receptacle for the objects of this frightful disease ; and until that is done, private houses, we have no doubt, will be both managed and looked after in a way they have not hitherto been,. and the lie will be attempted to be given to the past, by eradicating .its errors from the future.—]%lorning Herald. We give in another part of our paper, a re port of the public meeting at Liverpool, in ho nour of the late Premier, to which we yesterday made allusion. This meeting was held on Mon day, and as might have been expected, from the number and character of the indivieuals whose names appeared in the requisition, was as large and as respectable an assembly as ever took place in that great, wealthy, and most intelligent city. The Mayor presided, and the resolutions were moved by Mr. Birch, M. P., and several other of the most influential inhabitants. The speeches which will be read with peculiar interest, are those of Mr. Rushton, and the short address of Mr. Courtenay ; the former in triumphant reply to one of the silliest attempts at interrupting the harmony of a meeting that perhaps was ever made, certainly the most contemptible that ever was tolerated. The gentlemen who stood for ward on this occasion to oppose the sentiments of their fellow-citizens were a Mr. Smith, an agent of old Cobbett, and a mutual friend, a Mr. Mitchell. The charge made by these perso nages against Mr. Canning's memory was, that the public taxes had increased since he came into office from sixteen to sixty millions ! . The Resolutions were carried with two dissentient voices in one case, and one in another. We are happy to find the minority of the same character and value_ ,at. .1.4.49ra1 , * 041 tirmingham.. It is - quite agreeable - to eir pro fessions and to their conduct, for the disciples of the crazy old man of Kensington, and the understrappers of the Opposition, to join hands. Cobbett has hitherto, with undeviating success, contrived to ruin every cause which he has dis graced by his support. We hope he will conti nue to afford it to his present allies. The prin cipal resolution of the Meeting at Liverpool was, that a monument should be raised to the me mory of Mr. Canning. This method has, we believe, been adopted as preferable to a statue, not so much from regard to expence, as from its being a more open and visible expression of the feelings of the people of Liverpool, and as speak ' ing those feelings more directly and impressively to strangers who may casually visit the city. The gentlemen who signed the requisition, compris ing most of the principal men of Liverpool, were appointed a Committee to carry into effect the wishes of the meeting.—New Times. PILCHARD FISHERY.-011 Tuesday even ing one of the St. lye's scans enclosed about 60 hhds. of fish, and on Wednesday morning, another sean enclosed about 300 hhds. Consi derable quantities of fish are still seen in deep water, and the fishermen still hope for a success ful season. The St. Ive's driving-boats continue to take considerable quantities of fish ; on Monday night they took 10,000 to 20,000 fish each, and on Wednesday night they obtained about the same quantity. One of these drift boats is manned by four fishermen, whose united ages amount to 302 years. On Monday night, they proceeded about 12 miles from laud, and caught 12,000 pilchards. Several small catches of pilchards have been made by the seam in the neighbourhood of Fowey : on Wednesday night one scan took about 26 hhds. of fish ; about 60 hhds. of fish were taken by the Lobe .sears on Monday last, and on the same day, two sears belonging to Cawsand took about 30 hhds.-- West Briton. AMERICAN THEATRICALS.—The Drama appears to be in a very flourishing condition in the United States. New York, a city contain ing scarcely two hun dr e d th ousand inhabitants, has no less than six theatres in successful opera tion. To this number a new one has b een re cently added, the most capacious and splendid in America, and said to be surpassed by few in Europe. Amongst other attractions the Mana gers have imported a first rate Coys de Ballet from Paris. This novelty has excited the won der and admiration of the Yankees. Mademoi selle Garcia, formerly of the K in gs Theatre, is the Prima Donna of this new establishment. Her musical talents, which are of the first order, are said to be unrivalled in English Opera, and her enunciation perfectly distinct and free from foreign accent. Agents from this new theatre have been some time in London, and have made several engagements of performers, among whom we learn are the following :—Miss Graddon ; Miss George, of the Haymarket and Bath theatres ; ana Miss Fisher, from the Sheffield Company; De Camp, Acting Manager ; Archer and Comer, of Drury-lane ; William Chapman, from the English Opera ; Holland, from the Haymarket ; Fisher, of the Bath theatre ; and Vernon, from Birmingham : besides a host of musicians, scene-painters, machinists, property men, &c. &e. &c. New theatres are erecting at Boston, Philadelphia, Savannah, and Charles ton, which hold out flattering prospects to emi grant members of the sock and buskin. LONDON MARKETS. (From the New London Price Current of Tuesday) SUGAR.-The low prices we stated for Sugars on Tues day last, and the extensive landings of last year, attracted great attention ; the buyers came freely forward to pur chase,:and on the Friday, on summing up the sales of the . week, they were found to amount to 5,000 hhds., and an advance•of fully 2s. per cwt. had taken place. The falling off in the weekly deliveries, compared with last year, has some effect on the Stock, it is now 3500 casks more than in 1826, and the deliveries last week were 1400 casks less than in the corresponding one of last year. This morning the report of the Stock and the deliveries in duced the holders to sell at the prices of Friday, and as both the Wholesale Grocers and Refiners are short of supplies, the sales became immediate and extensive. At the conclusion of the day the whole business in Sugars was estimated at 2,800 casks, and so earnest have the buyers been to get into stock that the prices must at the close he stated at ls. higher than on Friday, and about 3s. per cwt. higher than on this (lay week, making the currency only is. per cwt. lower than the late highest state of the market. Barbadoes Sugar, 120 hhds. by Public Sale, 65 to '72 sold at prices Is. higher. Iu Refined an advance of Is. 6d. a 2s. per cwt. took place last week ; low Lumps from 82s. advanced to S3s. 6d. fine goods in the same proportion. Molasses from 251. advanced to 265. At a late hour this afternoon the mar ket was more Jinn, notwithstanding the unfavourable re port from Hamburgh by the steam-boat. Molasses, 275. The sales of Foreign Sugars last week were several par cels yellow Havannah 38s. and 395. ; a large cargo of white at 51s. a 529.-112 chests Brazil, fine white, 445. 6(1. a 455., ord. 41s. a 425., fine yellow 395. 6d., brown 31.. EAST INDIA SUGARS-The East India House Sale on Wednesday, 11,426 bags Bengal sold 2s. a 3s. lower than the sale 25th July; an advance of is. is since currently paid.-The public sale of 452 bags Mauritius on Friday list went off with uncommon briskness within a shade of the late highest price, soft brown but with colour 625. a 635., good 645. a 655. yellow 655. a 68s. WEST INDIA MOLASSES.-The stock is now 1880 casks, deliveries last week were 189 casks. The price which had given way Is. a 25., is again recovering, and some good quality sold at 305., and the holders now ask 325. COFFEE. -T he Coffee sales brought forward last week were extensive, but the greater proportion was taken in : the ordinary descriptions of British Plantation were heavy, but no further reduction in the prices could be stated. The Foreign was a shade lower : extensive parcels of good to fine ordinary La Guayra, 445. a 459. ; good ordi dinary Brazil, 425. 6d. a 435. ; good ordinary St. Do mingo, 435. a 435. Gd. ; the tine Coffee fully main tained the late prices, and sold freely. There were only two Public Sales of Coffee this fore noon 260 casks, 9 bags, British Plantation, 92 bags La Guayra; the latter good to fine ord. 425. to 435. 6d. the remainder nearly all Jamaica description, good ord. 465. a 465. 6d., fine ord. 545, low mid. 61s. a 625., mid. and good mid. '77s. a 84s. The Jamaica is without variation. The La Guayra is lower, being disposed of after the sale at the prices stated. HEMP, FLAX, AND TALLOW.-The demand for Tallow considerably increased last week, as the buyers are out of stock, they came rather freely forward to purchase on ac count of the great accumulation of stock from the recent arrivals. The deliveries for home consumption last week were 4360 casks, and generally the prices are 6d. per cwt. higher. The Market was not quite so brisk this day on account of the mail not having arrived from Petersburgh. -In Hemp or Flax there is little variation. Roar, BRANDY AND HOLLANDS.--The Runs Market received an additional impulse last week from the Govern ment contract of 100,000 gallons unexpectedly announced, the former contract is not yet completed. The purchases last week were chiefly Leewards, and the prices advanced about ld. per gallon ; proofs and a little over 2s. 3d. ; some parcels 6 over sold at 2s. 4d. and 12 over 2s. 7d. and 2s. Bd. The sales of fine Jamaica 4s. a 4s. Gd. were also con siderable.-Brandies are held more firmly, and rather higher prices were realized for small parcels for export.- In Geneva there was no alteration. FRUIT.-The late arrivals of Currants in Trieste pack ages sold at 87s. Currants of best quality 925., none in importers' hands. Valentia Raisins in improved demand. COTTON.-Since last Friday's sale only about SGO bags have been disposed of at sale prices, and in one instance an id. advance has been obtained. PROVISIONS-In Beef or Pork there is little variation : the former is very scarce. The arrivals of Butter last week were 9100 Foreign and 1400 firks. Irish ; the prices are in consequence,2s. a 4s. higher. Bacon is heavy on ac count of the large supplies. TOBA CCO. -There is rather more demand for Tobacco, the sales for export are Virginias at 2j-d. a Sid., and the dealers have also taken small parcels for the home trade. SPICES.-Pimento sells freely 101(1. a 101d.-East India Spices are neglected. SALTPETRE.-Considerable sales are reported 235. Gd. a 245. Ott.s.--.The Oil Market is heavy and a shade lower. There are no further accounts from the Fisheries. INDIGCL—There is no alteration in Indigo, the quantity declared for the sale 3d October is now 2,800 chests. TEA.--There is more doing in the Market, in conse quence of the completion of orders taken for prompt, (Friday next) but without any particular alteration in prices. NAVAL STORES..—There is no alteration in Tmpentine, the Market is rather heavy. The sales of Tar are exten sive and rather lower prices are submitted to. Hors.—The speculators in Hops were in expectation that the few cold nights last week would hurt the Hops, but the accounts from the country continue favourable, though in some places there is a report of mould. It is now clear that on strong grounds the Hops will be plenti ful, and of an uncommon tine quality. The picking will commence in about ten days; the duty is estimated at 105,000/. to 110,0001. The few sales reported are all prices from 655. to 90s. COUNTRY CORN mARKETs DURING THE WEEK, Wheat. Barley. Oats. 1 Beans. Per Quarter. v. to s. s. to s. s. to s. s. to s. Boston 47 61 32 38 2l 27 5► 56 Grantham 60 (15 29 98 35 56 62 Grir.aaby. 58 63 28 30 25 27 46 48 60 65 28 32 58 60 Hull 56 60 32 35 23 3.3 Lincoln 57 :32 36 58 60 Maidstone — 52 tit 34 38 24 29 50 52 Spilsby 58 00 38 40 56 co Stamford - wFwrn RTY.E.OPON-TYNE, Auo. 25. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Arm. 25. In consequence of the very unsettled state of the wea ther, this market has been in a feverish state during the week, and some large sales have been made of old Wheat at good prices, to-day the farmers' supply was very small, and sales brisk, at an advance of Ss. to 4s. per quarter. One or two samples of the new crop, which sold at 60e. to 625. Large sales of Foreign Oats have been made dur ing the week—in the farmers' market to-day the quantity was limited, and sales .at about former currency. Barley, Beaus, and Pease, nominal. New Rye inquired after. Fine Malt fair sale. Flour in good demand, • . Per quarter. Wheat, North itmlierlancl, v.iite...s , ls. 683 ...red s9s 635. -- Norfolk & Stifiblk...6os. 64s....Berwick & Scotch 595. i2B. Rye, Norfolk and Suffolk Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suffolk, new -- Grinding 3os 325. Malt, Norfolk and Suftblk 60s. 665. Beans, Small —s. --s.... Tick Pease, White, Boilers 44s. Vic... Grey 40s. 423. Oats, Northum. Potatoe ...... 355. 3'7s....Feed 275. 30s. Flour, Fine (per sack) 435. 445. HOP INTELLIGENCE. IDSTOI4I, Aun. 28.—The planfaCotls in several dis tricts have so considerably improved, that four anti five bags per acre are confidently expected, whilst in many other places the prospect is far less promising. COTTON WOOL. LIST OF IMPORTS AND EXPI 'ORTS. EXPOR ED. 11\11 . 0 .TED. Same pe. Thisriot last year. year. Liverpool London Bags, &c. Bags, &c. 5E0,607 393,162 52,471 52,832 Glasgow I 49,170 Total exported in lE 19,514 FreViOUN• ly this year. Bap, &c. '304 15,287 705 31,310 90 47,696. Dr. Patrick Blair, who was in the rebellion of 1745, got himself into Newgate, and was condemned to be hanged. In the British Museum are seve r al of his letters to Sir Hans Sloane, written in prison, soliciting his intercession, and in one of them he writes :—" If yo u come towards Newgate, I hope yon will favour me with a call." ph Martyn, the Professor of Botany at Cambridge, supped with him in Newgate the night previous to his expected execution. Blair had bees all along confident that he should be reprieved. Dr. Martyn said be sat pretty quietly till the clock struck nine, and then he got up and walked about the room ; at ten he quickened his pace; and at twelve, no reprieve coming, he cried out, "By my troth, this is carrying the jest too far !" The reprieve, however, came soon after, and in due time a pardon. Blair went afterwards and settled at Boston, in Lincolnshire, where be practised till his death,— Wad's Memoirs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.--.--THE STOCK EXCHANGE SHADES.-The landlord of the Refreshment Rooms, Which are under those belonging to the Gambling Rooms, in Throgmorton-street, appeared, yesterday, before the LORD MAYOR, and requested to he sworn to an affidavit, stating that the Proprietor of those Rooms had no connexion with the Billiard-rooms, in which the abominable system of gambling had been carried on. Mr. \Vooler, who appeared as his legal adviser, repre sented the hardship to which the deponent was subjected, in participating in the disgrace which had fallen upon the Proprietor of the Gambling Rooms with so much force. The LORD MAYOR, upon reading the paper, shook his head, and said that be could not think of swearing such affidavit. Mi. Wooler said it was of great importance to his client that his establishment should be considered different, in every respect from that which, unfortunately for him, Lad been carried on in the upper part of the building. The Landlord of the Refreshment Rooms was in no respect at tached or connected with the Gambling Company, nor was he aware of the nature of the transactions which had been carried on by them. The LOR D MAYOR said, that a man who committed a vo luntary perjury was not punishable by law. He had it upon oath that the gaming. rooms had been supplied with refreshments from the defendant's rooms. It was better for him not to stir any more in this matter. He certainly would not allow the affidavit to be sworn. Mr. Wooler said that it was hard upon the proprietor of the rooms to be prevented from offering some defence. The LORD MAYOR repeated, that the connexion between the rooms had been sworn to before him, and if the depo nent bad any discretion he would not stir iu the affair. As Mr. Wooler was leaving the Justice-room, The LORD MAYOR said to him, in an impressive tone, after having spoken to Mr. Cope—" Mr. Wooler, do ad vise your client not to stir in this business any more." GUILDHALL.—Sarah Isle, a girl of about 14 or lb years old, was charged by her mother, a decent sort of wo►nan, (who stated she got her living by washing) with being 'disorderly, and walking the streets as a common prostitute. The mother wished to have her services at home, but being in the habit of associating with bad com pany she could not have them, and she hoped to have her punished, with a view to reclaim her, if possible, from her vicious habits. Mr. Alderman AINSLIE, after an admonition, ordered her to the tread-mill for a week, and assured her that every time she was brought before him again, he would double the time of imprisonment. EXTENSIVE AND DARING ROBBERY.---A gentleman applied to the Magistrate fur a summons against the watch • men whose place it is to be on duty near to the Cross Keys, Wood-street, Cheapside, that they might be exa mined touching a robbery which, the complainant stated, had been committed between Saturday night and Monday mornia, in three warehouses (all in one house) in Wood street, within two doors of Cheapside, and which, he con sidered, could not possibly have been committed without the privacy or connivance of the watchmen. It was im possible to have removed the goods without a waggon or waggons ; the thieves had so completely stripped the three warehouses of a large quantity of silks and valuable goods, that in the whole they had not left 401. worth. The Magistrate granted summonses to bring forward every one of the watchmen, in the hope of gaining some information or trace of the thieves. BOW-STREET.--In consequence of its having bees announced that Geueral Sir Gregor Gregor would ap pear before the Magistrate yesterday morning, in order to justify his_ bail, the Office was thronged to an unusual degree at an early hour, by persons who seemed anxious to catch a glimpse of an individual to whose name so much notoriety attaches. Amongst the persons so assembled were several professional gentlemen, whose wish to see " the General" arose from other motives than mere curio sity. Those persons were each of them provided with a piece of paper, small in size, but of fearful import, on which the word " writ" was printed, in characters _ too legible to be mistaken. As the hour of eleven drew nigh, the greatest anxiety was evinced by those present, and many and various were the rumours that flew about. None, however, evinced so great a desire to view the person of the Hero of Poyais as the holders of the little documents alluded to; and according as the prisoners were brought up in succession, their persons underwent a rigid scrutiny. Indeed, so much on the alert were those in quiring gentlemen, that they actually mistook one or two well-dressed pickpockets for General M'Gregor himself.— But, as it afterwards appeared, the latter, anticipating no doubt the anxiety of his friends, deemed it prudent not to present himself amongst ,thew. lest their extreme desire for his safe keeping might lead to results neither pleasant nor convenient. Mr. Adolphus was in attendance from half-past ten; and at eleven o'clock Mr. Alley appeared, accompanied by Mr. Wildes of Lincoln's-inn-fields, the Solicitor of Lieut. Spong. Having waited until a quarter past 12 o'clock, Mr. Adolphus observed, it was very strange that the bail bad not arrived. He was told that they were expected every minute, but if they did not soon appear, they would hsve to assist themselves in the best way they could, as it could not be expected that his Learned Friend at the other side would delay much longer. Mr. Alley—Really, after waiting an hour and a quarter, I hope the Magistrates will not consider it necessary that we should still wait for those gentlemen. Sir RICHARD BIRNIE—Oh, by no means ; I know that time is every thing to professional men, and I certainly have no desire to delay them unnecessarily. Mr. Halls having appointed 11 o'clock, and that time being now expired without the bail appearing, fresh notices must of course be given. Mr. Alley—And I hope that the same time, 24 hours, will still be insisted upon, if other sureties are offered. Mr. Adolphus hoped, that if satisfactory bail should in the interim be offered, it would not be rejected. Probably the same parties might offer themselves to-morrow. Mr. Haus was of opinion that the usual course ought not to be deviated from. The parties at both sides then retired, with the under standing that 24 hours' notice of bail should again be given. In a few moments after Mr. Wildes returned, and ad dressing Sir R. BIRNIE, hoped that no underhand attempt would be made to have the affair removed from the hand■ of the Magistrates. He was very anxious on this head, as it might be the case that the prisoner would apply for a habeas corpus, in order to be brought before a judge, and settle the matter in a private way. Sir RICHARD BIRNIE.—I shall take care that no under hand work is resorted to as far as this office is concerned, and I believe there are enough to watch the motions of the General out of doors. I assure you there were some per sons here just now, who would have been very happy to pin him by the collar. Mr. Wilde then withdrew. General Macgregor was not brought up from prison on this occasion. He is in the gaol of Tothill-fields, where be is placed in the yard appropriated, in the prison slang, to the" cadgers,"—that is, to those persons who have been committed for want of bail for petty offences, and as suspi cious characters. At night he pays for the accommodation of a bed : otherwise he would have to,herd with his prison companions, to whose comforts of course no very parti cular attention is paid. Henry Parr Pope was charged with unlawfully con verting to his own use a gig and gig harness, the property of Mr. Humphreys, the Riding Master, of Lambeth. The prisoner, it was stated, contracted debts at an Inn at Woburn, in Bedfordshire, and left the gig, harness, and a horse, as a security for the same. The landlord ad vertised them, and finally sold them, and paid his claim. The prisoner, said, that he had offered to repay Mr. Hum phreys for the gig and harness. The officer ' Bond, sen., who apprehended the prisoner, said, that lie had been to the father of the prisoner, who resided in Blackfriar's Crescent, and had informed him of the prisoner's misconduct; he said that his son was so incorrigible, that lie might be hanged for aught he cared. The Magistrate said, that, however improper the con duct of the prisoner had been, still it was not a felony ; and, after an admonition, the prisoner was discharged. MAIINLEBONE.- --CAUTION TO TENANTS.----Mr. Richter, agent and receiver of , the rents of a considerable estate, some days since, procured a summons from this Office, against one of the tenants, who had carried away his goods, to avoid a distress for rent, he being considerably in arrear, and not leaving sufficient property on the pre mises to satisfy the same. On Saturday the case came on to be heard before Mr. Hoskins, Mr. Rawlinson, and another Magistrate.—Mr. Richter proved the amount in arrear at the time of removal. A watchman was called, who proved the carrying off the goods, in two vans and a cart, soon after day-light, and that the defendant, a respectable-looking tradesman, and his wife, assisted in loading them, and accompanied the vehicles. The three carmen, and the broker, who had valued the goods, were in attendance. It appeared that the tenant had received great indul gence, during the whole of his tenancy, and was actually negotiating for further time, at the moment of removal.— The Magistrates declared that the fraudulent removal had been clearly made out. An order was, therefore, made for the tenant to pay the landlord double the value of the goods removed. Mr. Richter, however, not desiring to receive more than the balance of rent due, with the expences of the course to which he had been driven, offered to give the tenant time for payment. In the mean time, the order was made; and, if not complied with, a warrant in execution against the goods of the tenant will be issued, agreeably to the Statute (11 Geo. IL), and, if sufficient to satisfy the landlord is not got, the tenant must be sent to prison for six months, and kept to hard labour. This part of the Act does not appear to be known to that part of the tenants, who are in the habit of thus defrauding their landlords, nor, generally, to the landlords themselves, who are so often the sufferers from this too common occurrence. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Swmnrana. A young man of fashionable appearance, who gave his name John Butchell, was charged with various acts of swindling and felony, committed by hint on several tradesmen, in conjunction with a dashing fellow having the appearance of a foreigner. Mr. Healy, a jeweller and watchmaker, deposed, that the prisoner and his coadjutor came to his house on Thurs day last. The prisoner acted as interpreter to his com panion, and represented that he was a foreigner of distinc tion, and immensely rich, and that he resided at 20, Baker street, Portman-square. The parties ordered a watch, value fifty guineas, to be sent to Baker-street, and left a card. Soon after they were gone, another watch, which had been seen in the foreigner's hands, was missing; and on inquiry at No. 20, Baker-street, it was discovered that no such person lived there. On Monday evening the pri soner was accidentally met by Mr. Ilealy's shopman, and was apprehended. Several tradesmen have given information at the dif ferent police-offices, that they have been plundered by persons answering the description of the prisoner and his associate, and the Magistrate remanded the prisoner till Thursday. James Charles Gunner, and Sophia, his wife, were fully committed for stealing 1001., in bank notes, the pro perty of Miss Mason, of 3, George-street, Hanover-square. Part of the property had been discovered, and the female prisoner admitted that she took the property out of the bed room of the prosecutrix. UNION-lIALL.---Sstuac LINO, AND IT$ CotisS- QuEscEs.—About a fortnight ago, a large seizure of tobacco was made on beard a barge lying up at the Nine Elms, Battersea, and two men, named Barber and Stagg, were apprehended, and brought to this office, the former charged with aiding and assisting in the landing of the tobacco, was fined 1001., in default of which he was com mitted to Kingston gaol until the penalty he paid; and his associate, Stagg, on conviction of the' offence, was sent on board one of his Majesty's ships, for the term of five years. Subsequent to the convictions and sentences being carried into effect on the above cases, from certain in forrnation received by the Officers of the Customs, a third party was also taken into custody, named William Russell, who was designated as the " Captain" of a small vessel called the " Deception," in which, it appeared, the pro hibited article was brought from a port in Holland to this country. Yesterday the defendant, whose friends are of great respectability, residing at Vauxhall, was brought be fore the sitting Magistrates. Mr. Platt, the Barrister, at tended on the part of the defendant ; and the information was supported by Mr. Thackeray, for the Crown. The chief evidence in support of the information was Barber, who had been already convicted of the offence, and was now brought forward by habeas, from Kingston. He deposed, that on Friday night the 6th instant, he went on board the Deception, which was lying in the river up at Vauxhall. He saw the defendant was on board, and other persons, and assisted in putting bales of tobacco from the Deception into a barge alongside. When the bales were all hoisted out of the cutter into the barge, defendant gave witness directions to go on board the latter, and work fiber down to 'Squire Fraughton's garden, which runs down to the river side. Witness did as he was desired, and having brought the barge close to the shore, the de fendant who had previously landed in a punt, imme diately proceeded to open the door of the summer house, and all hands in the barge, assisted by the de fendant, commenced unloading, and stowing away the to bacco in the summer-house. In the midst of the work, however, they were alarmed by the screams of a female, who, it appeared, was the defendant's sister, and w ho, hearing a noise at the bottom of the garden, fearful that thieves were about to rob the place, instantly gave tile alarm, by lustily calling out—" Watch, watch +! murder thieves !" The screams of the lady soon alarmed the whole neighbourhood ; the party, mistaken for thieveg,, fearful of detection, now began to get the tobacco out 0 1 the summer-house into the barge again, as fast as they could. In their hurry, witness stated, one of the bale' dropped overboard, upon which the defendant jumped after leap to bia middle i>a water and mud, and mcuifarscit.,-- Having got all the bales once more aboard the barge, .the defendant directed witness to pull her up against tide, and make fast alongside the Deception till the coast was c lear. Witness was anxious to obey his instructions, for which he was to have 1/. as a compensation ; but while they were working the barge to the Deception, an officer catne on board and apprehended him. The witness underwent a rigorous cross-examination hf Mr. PLATT, but nothing was elicited to shake his teati mony as to the identity of the defendant. Other witnesses were examined, and the Magistrates cog" victed the defendant, and sentenced him to five years' ser vice on board a man-of-war. It was painful to witness big reparation from some members of his family. SUMMER ASSIZES. WESTERN CIRCUIT—BRISTOL, Aua. 17. Lord Chief Justice BEST arrived here and opene d the commission on Saturday, and this day proceeded to business. Only one Judge attends on this part of the Circuit, the criminal business being disposed of by the Recorder and local jurisdiction. Twenty' one causes are entered, and they are chiefly of a hi. volous character. The Assizes will, it is expected, terminate on Wednesday. SLANDER. - JONES V. NEYLICR. Mr. CROWDER read the declaration, which set forth that the defendant had used slanderous words of the plaintiff, imputing to him either the commis' mon of a robbery in his house, or the instigation or others to commit it; describing plaintiff at the time by the name of " Joseph Surface," and calling him " a dangerous poisonous character." Also asserting of him that he robbed his neighbour Hill's garden. The Jury, after five minutes consideration, found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages one farthing. BIRTHS. On Tuesday, at Ricluend, the lady of the Rev. Edward Serocold Pearce, of a son. On the 24th inst. in Frederick's-place, Old Jewry, the lady of E. A. Lloyd, Esq. of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 27th inst. at Chilton, Bucks, Henry, son of the late Mr. Thomas Smith, of Aldenham, Hefts, to A'li• o °j Harding, of Chilton, niece of the late W. Claridge, EN' Thame, Oxon. On the 28th inst. at St. Mary's, Islington, W. Belton Crealock, Esq. of Upper Berkeley-street, to Anne, younges t daughter of Thomas Swain, Esq. of Canonbury. On the 15th inst. at St. Dunstan's Church, Stepney, Mr. W. Neville, of Mile-end, to Miss Hannah \Vilmshurst , of Cromwell-house, Maldon, Essex. On the 28th inst., at St. George's Church, Hanover square, by the Rev. George Champagne, Charles Heneage, Esq., son of Thomas Heneage, Esq., and nephew to Lora Yarborough, to Louisa, third daughter of the Right Hon. Lord Graves, and niece to the Marquis of Anglesey. On the 20th inst. at St. Helen's Church, by the Bes , . Le Merchant, George Marley Dori Levy, Esq., Lieutenant of his Majesty's Navy, to Hannah Goodwin Beech, eldest daughter of Mrs. Beech, Seafield, Isle of Wight. On the 24th inst. at Tisbury Church, Wiltshire, Lord Charles Spencer Churchill, to Etheldred Catharine, second daughter of John Benett, Esq. of Pyt-house, M.P. for the county. On the 15th inst., at Springkell, John Shaw Stewart , Esq., advocate, third son of tne late Sir Michael Shia Stewart, Bart., of Ardgowan and Blackball, to Jane Stuart , second daughter of Sir John Heron Maxwell, Bart., of Springkell. DIED. On the 27th inst. John Crook, Esq. of Princes-street , Cavendish-square. On the 28th inst. Edmund Cotterill, Esq. of Cold-bath- square. On the 27th inst. Jane Gordon, youngest daughter of Sir Murray Maxwell. On the 27th inst. at Mason-hill, Bromley, Kent, the Rev. John Pieters, M.A., Vicar of Down, in the .4'2 ,1 year of his age. At Bellerive, near Lausanne, in Switzerland, Mrs.. Air delina Susan Baird, wife of Capt. Wynne Baird, R.N., daughter of Henry Cerjat, Esq. On the 20th inst. at Belmont Cottage, near Hampst?d , Jane Stevenson, daughter of the late Doctor Alexander Stevenson, physician in Glasgow. PRINTED and PuntisnEn by M. YOUNG, at the Sox-OFFICE, No. 112, Strand. 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