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im.siutiers power to call for charters and title deeds, and he should therefore propose to add, after the words " of a public nature," the following words—" except charters or it liniments of title." Mr. JOHN CAMPBELL said, that it was very proper to exclude muniments of title, but he did 'not' see why charters should be excluded. Charters were doduments altogether of a public nartiri; they mod be sourw here enrolled, and would be very'uteful, be should conceive, in ascertaining the limits of boroughs. Lord ALTHORP thought that the production of char ters would sot be essential - to the Commissioners ; for it would not be any part of their business to define the old limits of a borough. Mr. JOHN CAMPBELL thought, that in defining new limits to a borough, it would be very convenient to know what the old limits were. The amendment was then agreed to, and the clause amended as follows, ordered to stand part of the Bill : " And be it enacted, tliat for the purpose of collecting such information as may be useful or necessary forenablin the said CommissiOners to execute the several'-powe•s vested in them by this -Act, any one or more of the said Commissioners is and are hereby authorized to issue precepts under his or their hand or hands, re quiring any persons to attend before him or them. for the purpose of giving evidence, and to bring before him or them any books, papers, or other documents what soaver of a public nature, except charters or muniments of title, in the custody or under the controul of such per sons, which in the judment of such Commissioner• or Commissioners, may contain information useful or neces sary to the due execution of the powers vested by this Art in the said Commissioners ; and any such Commissioner or Commissioners is and are hereby authorized to admini ster an oath (or, in the case of a Quaker or Moravian, an affirmation) to all persons attending as witnesses-before him or them, and to examine such persons touching all matters which such Commissioner or Commissioners may judge to he useful or necessary to the due execution of the powers vested by this Act in the said Commissioners." The CUAIRI/AN was about to put the 27th clause; when Lord ALTHORP said, that the 27th clause had been amended, but that the only object of the amendment was to place Shoreham, Cricklade, East Retford, and -Ayles bury, upon the same footing as other boroughs, and to render the regulations in the Bill fur other boroughe equally applicable to them. An HON. MEMBER said, that of all the anomalies in the Bill, the manner of dealing with these four places wee the greatest. Mr. R. GORDON had not had time to consult his constituents on the subject of this clause. If, therefore. he let the clause pass now, he must not, for that reason, be suppose to approve of it. Sir C. WETHERELL had heard no reason assigned fir changing the constituent body of these places. Mr. G. H. VERNON said, that the reason with regard to East Retford was this—Nottinghamshire acquired an increase of Members, but if the hundred of Baesetlaw were to be excluded from the county, the county would have no claim for such increase. Personally, he should rather the constituency remained as it was, but he had no right to oppose his private feelings to a public improvement. Lord ALTHORP said, that when this arrangement was called an anomaly, the gentlemen opposite should consider what were the anomalies of the present system of repre sentation. He lied never proposed to alter a thing, merely. because it was an anomaly, but because it worked practiced evil. It had been thought desirable to place these places upon the same footing with other boroughs of the like die scription, and to prevent the freeholders of the districts mentioned from having a double franchise. He thought this a very beneficial arrangement, and was certain that no human being had any right to complain of it. Sir E. SUGDEN thought the alteration required great consideration. The town of Worthing would secure the return fur the ripe of Member, now that Horsham wits - excluded ; and thus would be added another to the num. her of watering-places, of which the Ministers seemed so fond. Ile eoula not conceive that. any beneficial effects would follow from this clause, but quite the reverse. It would throw a great power into a small quarter of a large district, and it would deprive numbers there of the right of voting who hal hitherto p osses sed the franchise. In truth, the clauses of this Bill had been so altered, acid so amended, and so modified, front those in tie original Bill, and there were such amendments upon amendments proposed by the Noble Lord opposite, that Members, after giving the printed clauses in the Bill every consideration in their power, found, on their entwine down to the House, that tot illy new ones were substituted in their stead. At all events, whenever this Bill should pass, it was quite clear that no one would again dare to talk of " the Bill, the whole Bill, and nothing but the Bill." He trusted that when the was passed, the ola Bill and the new Bill would he .printed together as a na tural curiosity to hand down to posterity. They would' have only to print the original clauses of the Bill on one side, and to give those which had been finally carried, on the other, and the document would he. worthy of the•ad miretion of after ages. He would venture to say that scarcely a comma, not to mention a period, would be round, that bad not been altered front the draught :of the original Bill. One good effect of the preservation of a document of that kind would be, that the people would never again be deluded by such a cry as "-the Bill, the whole Bill, and nothing but the Bill." His complaint against this clause was, that it went to deprive the poor man in those boroughs of that franchise which he had hitherto enjoyed, and that, in the instance of some o them at least, it would throw into a small quarter that influence and power which ought to he extended over the whole district. In the case of Shoreham, for example, - the ten-pound clause would completely disqualify the soot-and-lot voters there. They generally possessed very poor houses, and the operation of the Bill would he to disfranchise nine-tenths of them there. One wond as to exceptions which lia4 been made by the 13111 in favour of existing rights. Those e xeeptionsehad been so elaborately framed, and so artfully drawn tip, that he would venture to assert that their real effect would be to destroy those rights, the preservation of which was their ostensible object. Mr. G. H. VERNON said, that he did not, think that the clause weeld have those bad effects amongst the rural population in the neighbourlioed of those boroughs which the Learned Gentleman and othere seemed to anticipate front it. He was of opinion that the effect of it would be to induce the landlords to give the cottager, their small pieces of land on which they would be enabled to keep a cow. The cottager who could thus keep a cow would no doubt be also entitled to receive the franchise. Ile was sure, therefore, that there would be very few of those who were possessed of forty-shilling freeholds who would not have votes under this 13.11. _ . . Sir E. SUGDEN said, that this would constitute a re gular manufacture of votes, and the proprietor who should adopt such a plan might reckon the number of votes by the number of cows on his property. Mr. B. GORDON said, that if he thought that the operation of this Bill would be to lead to the manufacture of fictitious voters in the way mentioned, by the allotment of small portions of land in the neighbourhood of Crick lade or lLssetlaw, he should most strongly object to He hoped that his Majesty's Ministers, :when they came to the rtgistratiou clause, would constitute ;East Retford, Crieklade, Shoreham, and Aylesbury, not boroughs, hut district counties, as regarded the taking of the votes. The ti uth was, that the representatives for those places would much rather that they had been left so they were. They had waited on Ministers, and had earnestly requested that they might be let alone., Lord J RUSSELL said, it was quite true that the at ai ni.ars for those places had waited on his Majesty's Mi nisters. On that occasion they made three propositions to Alinisters—ei;,her to leave those places as they were, or to snake them entirely boroughs, or entirely counties, After a good deal of consideration, it appeared to his Majesty's Ministers, that the best course was to make them boroughs, as they were constituted under thi? clause. As it was ne cessary to interfere in the cases of those places, the giving the right of voting to the ten-pound householders appeared to be the best plan, and it was in strict conformity with the general principles of the Bill. Mr. GRESSE C PELHANI did not see why exceptions, might not have been made in the instance of those places, as there had been in the instance of the two Universities, where the existing rights of voting remained tintonehed. Mr. F. LEWIS thought that this alteratioq was both unwise and unnecessary. A desultory conversational discussion took place between Sir C. Wetherell, Sir T. Fremantle, Sir E. ugden, Mr. Croker, Lord Newark; Mr. Carter, Mr. C. P. Thomson, Lord Althorp, and Lord J. Bussell, the four former gentle men contending that the clause was merely following the precedent of Bassetlaw, which Ministers had formerly con demned, whilst the latter Members maintained that the clause was consistent with' the kineiples of the whole Bill. Sir T. FREMANTLE then p ro p ose d, t h at i nstea d of agreeing to the amended clause, the Committee should adopt the clause as it stood in the original d r Aug h t o f t h e On this propos i t io n the Committee divided, w h en there appeared ......... For the amendm ent ..................... Against it .................... ... . 1 0 .2 Majority in favour,of Ministers, — The clause, as amended by 111inigters, was then agreed to. Clause 29 is to be totally omitted from the fill. On the 29th clause being proposed, which provides for registration of votes, . Colonel WOOD rose, and adcireesedtie Committee. T ey had now come to that clause of the Bill by which a re eistry for the voters of counties and boroughs was ap pointed. It was stated that this clause was intended to limirish the expence of election. So far from producing • that effect, he was convinced that it would increase the expellee, not only to counties and boroughs, but also to the r candidates and to the sitting Members. This plan of re , eistration was exactly the same with a plan which had teen submitted to the consideration of a Committee in 1827: 'After much inquiry aud examination into its de tail's, a gentleman of as great sagacity as any man who • ever sat in Parliament, the late Mr. Tierney, designated the plan in his homely English style, as impracticable as [twee moonshine ; and yet, strange to say, all the regi stration clauses in this Bill were copied word for word, is any Member might see by going to the library, from the 27 clauses of the Bill of 1827. New the first clause in the present Bill directed the overseers of the poor in every parish to make out, at the expense of the parish, a list of all persons liable to be registered as voters for the county or borough, in which the palish was locally situate. How, in the name of common sense, were the overseers to ascertain who 'were the persons liable to be registered ? Having got that list, the overseers were to get it printed, at the expense of the parish no doubt, and were then to post it for two succeeding Sundays in the month of September on the Church door. All persons not in that list could cl a im, by e document inserted in one of the schedules of the Bill, to he put on that list by the succeeding Sunday. But how was a freeholder, who was not resident in the parish, to know whether his name was on the list or not ? Was he to write for the list, or was he to employ an attorney to eeel that his rights were not neelected or overlooked ? In either case this would entail a considerable expence, upon him, as well as upon the parish in which his property lie. lite lists thus made out were to be sent to the High Ceti stable of the hundred, and were to be transmitted by him to the Clerk of the Peace. The Clerk of the Peace was to set them printed, he supposed at the expence of the county, and was then to transmit them to the barrister who was appointed to act as assessor by the Judge of Assize, liable to the approbation of the Lord Chancellor. This (Anise did not say how these assessors were to be paid, but paid he suppused they would be, and perhaps out of the county purse. Lord ALTHORP—No, by the State.--( Hear. ) Colonel WOOD hoped that the country was aware, or if not aware, would not forget, that it was to pay for the assessors who were appointed for every borough and county in the kingdom. After these lists were verified by the assessors, they were to be sent back once more to the Clerk of the Peace. He was to print them, and to arrange the voters alphabetically, and by numbers. Now how could the Clerk of the Peace do this? How, from the various lists sent to him from the different parishes, would he be ibis, to ascertain the identity of individuals having different estates in different parishes ? When all the regulations of the clause were complied with, it was further provided, that no question should be put to the voter at the poll as to his identity, if he would take his oath of it. This would lead to numberless false oaths, and would often eause the rights of substantial freeholders to be defeated. Now by the 55th clause of this Bill it was provided, that if the Sheriff, or any of his assessors, should misconduct hemselvee in the reception or registration of the voters, they should be punishable by an - action at law. Now that disuse, in his opinion, •did away with the power which this House had often exercised in punishing the miscon duct of re.urning officers. After all this, there was to be in appeal to a Committee ef the House of Commons, which was - the oddest way in the world of avoiding expence. The Gallant Colonel then proceeded to contend that if the regulations of this claese were established, every County Member must have an agent in every eundred to take care that his friends were put aeon the list, and to prevent improper persons from being inserted in it. And it must be recollected, that is the list was made out annually, these agents must be Annually retained. Let the Committee next look at the (node in which the elections were to be conducted under this Bill. He supposed that, in the first instance, the election was to be decided by a show of hands at the county town. If a poll were ()emended, the freeholders would 'epee to get bsck from the county town to their respective circles, and therefore the polling was not to commence the districts the next da y . There was to be a blink day, which, he believed, would not be without expence to the candidates. Then there were to be two polling days, and then another blank (lay, after which the return was to he made ; so that, if an election began upon a Monday, the eandidate might think himself lucky if he was in his chair by the succeeding Saturday. He thought that it would out save expence to make it imperative that an election should last a week. He was not called upon to provide a •uhstitute for these registration clauses, but lie would state ',hat he thought would.be an improvement upon them. He thought, that if the party claiming to vote would take th e freeholders' oath, and would appeal to the rate-book for his qualification, there would be in that a sufficient proof of his title to vote. By adopting such a plan, the Committee would get rid of the thirty remaining clauses of the Bill, which would be a great recommendation, as the Committee had only just got through that number at present. He would negative at once all the clauses relat ing to the registration ; fur by so doing, the principle of the Bill would not be affected. The Gallant Officer con cluded by stating that he would take the sense of the Com mittee upon this clause. Lord ALTHORP was glad that the lion. Member, when he alluded to the labours of the Committee of 1827, had not proved there was any abandonment of the opinions he (Althorp) then entertained. He recollected Mr. Tierney was a Member of the Committee, but he did not 'member the expressions attributed to that Hon. Member. He knew, however, that the Committee adopted the plan, ind that a Bill was drawn up in compliance with their recommendation. The Hon. Member had objected to the sxpruce the plan would entail on parishes, front the over seers being compelled to make out lists of the voters. Now it should he borne in mind that the overseers were, at the present moment, compelled to make out much mote ex perifive lists than those. They had to prepare the Jury Lists and the Population Returns ; and it had come to his knowledge lately that in a parish of 4,000 inhabitants the whole of the expence of one of these lists was only seven pounds. With respect to the second objection, that the lnon. residents could not have an opportunity of at tending die days of registration, on learning the time they wet 4 to take place, it must he recollected that their tenantry' would have full opportunity to apprize them of the time, and that the overseers, front the nature of their office, were generally well acquainted with the residence of ail i w csuns of property in their parishes. The Hon. Member had made some observations on the subject of the intention of the Government, that the assessors should be paid' by the State. As the whole kingdom was to receive the benefit of the measure, it was fair that the whole king dem should bear the expence, and that it should not lee levied on districts. As to that part of the mere machinery of the Bill which they were then considering, it was by no means uelikely that practice might point out means of improving it. lie could not agree with his Hon. Friend, that 'there would be any necessity for candidates to keep ( aid agents all over the country. Every candidate would have'plenty of intelligent friends, who would look at the lists for hint, and give hint the necessary information. Uudoubtedly, where these were contests, there . would be some expence, but not otherwise, when the machinery was fairly at wink. His Hon. Friend said that the elections would set be the less expensive, because tire polling was to occupy only two days. That he (Lord Althorp) • was at a loss to comprehend. The great expence of county elections at pressnt was the conveyance of voters, and their waiting while the polloclerks determined upon the various qualifications. The appointment of several places fur taking the poll must diminish die expence of the :caner, and the short duration of the poll must diminish the expence of the latter. As to the day of nomination, he could not agree with his Hon. Friend that that would be expensive ; for the electors need not COLlt • e on that day unless they liked it. There would be no expellee in the interval before taking the poll, and after the poll the ex pence would, of course, wholly cease. As to the supposi tion that the Clerk of the Peace would feel any difficulty in ascertainitag the identity of any voter, it must be recol lected, that as his residence was to be annexed to his name, that difficulty would not he great. The legistratiora he had given up as being subsidiary to the important regula tion of taking the poll in different parts of the county, Sir E. B. SUGI)E strongly objected to the mode of tain:og the list of voters ; the effect of which would be to let three hetedred bat ristets loose every yeer on the people of England, in order to excite general litigation. The Bill had been called a Landioed's Bill. It might certainly be called a Lawyer's 13111. it ought to rejoice the hearts of the profession. There was not a barrister who travelled the circuit that might not eepect to be eeeployed. Tracing the whole course of the proceeding, he maintained that the complicated inquiries into the various rights of voting would necessarily pccasion great expence. Many difficult cases would occur whi44 could not be foreseen. Yet the • bareieter, who might be only ef one day's standing, and therefore quite incompetent to determiae opon them, was to be called upon to do so, without any assistance from the Counsel for the several parties. Such a proposition was, in his opinion, calculated to assail the honour aud I dignity of the bar. Alth oug h h e adm i tted that there would be a check in the regulation that a Judge was to nominate the barrister, and that th e Chancellor Wag to ap prove the nomination, yet !,Le was petau a l e d th a t the pro ression would not furnish as many individuals competent to the task as the Act would require. The pit:posed ma chinery would entail on the country every year all the evils which now attended a general election. It was int. possible to suppose that a great body of constituents could keep their names on the lists year after year without assist ance ; and there would be a contest every year by whom that assistance should he rendered. The mind of all Eng land would be unceasingly directed to this agitating subject. The lists would also furnish the means for many candidates to come anti farther disturb the counties. The limitation ,expense the polling to two days would greatly increase the lexpence to the candidates. Not being able to ascertain the 'state of the poll at the various places in a comity in wh:cii it was to be taken, few elections would occur in which every elector would not be polled out. The candidates must have every body ready to poll. Supposing the various places in which the poll was to be taken were fifteen miles from one another, every horse, every machine, must be in progress on the same day, and at the same hour, to carry the whole population. But where were sufficient means of conveyance to come from? it was well known that in contested elections under the present system, which lasted for several days, that was frequently a matter of difficulty. How much more so, when the election was to last only two days? The whole arrangement was calculated to produce the most pleasant state of confusion possible. A more admirable scheme for embarrassing a whole county, a more admirable scheme fur embarrassing a whole king dom, he never heard of. And what added to the absur dity of it was, that it was entirely unnecessary.—(Hear.) .Mr. Serjeant WILI)E was at a loss to understand how limiting the continuance of the poll to two der, and pro viding that it should be taken at several places in the county, could increase the expence. As to the votes, they must he investigated somewhere. They must be investigated either at the poll, as at present, or elsewhere. lie did not see why greater objections would arise in the mode of investigation provided by the Bill, thin in the existing mode. His Hon. and Learned Friend thought that there would not he com petent barristers enough for the purpose. lie could not concur in that opinion. Having some acquaintance with the circuits, lie did not conceive there could be any difficulty in the case. When it was recollected that the Judge was to make the appointment in public, that would be a secu rity against the appointment of a briefless barrister, wholly unlearned in his profession. His Bon. and Learned Friend had taken two objections inconsistent with each other : the one, that the expense would fall on the voter; the other, that it would fall on the candidate. In his opinion therewas much less iiifficulty in examining the rights of voters, for the purpose of registering them, than in examining them, as at present, at the poll-booths. In the latter case, the baste and confusion induced many un qualified persons to offer themselves to vote, is the hope that they might nevertheless be received, who would not Venture to go before a barrister to have their claims deli berately examined. The simplicity of the arrangement, and the clearness of the various forms, would, in his opi nion, preclude all the embarrassment which his Hon. and Learned Friend seemed to apprehend. Sir C. WETHERELL contended, that the district mode of polling would increase the expence of county elec tions. He thought, too, that if the election for counties or half counties were not to be reduced to a mere mockery, the candidate should meet the , constituency at some given place ; and he maintained that it would be utt, rly ridicu lous, that after this rendezvous the voters should be dis persed in squadrons all over the county to vote in half-a dnzen different places. Ile spoke disinterestedly on this occasion, for he was never likely to be engaged in a contest for a county. The very act of imposing on the constitu ency the necessity of registering their freeholds, was, in his opinion a gross invasion of their rights. He should op poise the clause. 'Mr. LITTLETON said there never had been any mea sure so much discussed as this measure of Parliamentary Reform, and there never had been any which hail received from the country such universal support. He considered it very extraordinary, that a country, in other respects so well regulated in all that related to the mode of trans acting all kinds of business, should have been hitherto de ficient in regulations respecting registrations of votes. He was glad that this clause had been introduced to supply that deficiency, and beshould give it his mostcordialsuppor t. Mr. CROKER was convinced that, though this clause might diminish the actual expences at an election, it would in the end much increase the whole amount of expence, for it would occasion a perpetual canvass that would he constantly requiring the attention of the candidate. Al though, therefore, he was a friend to the principle of re gistration, which he had seen work well in other countries, he objected to this mode of carrying that principle into effect. Mr. GORE LANGTON should support this clause, because the only one in the Bill to which he objected was that relating to the division of the counties. Nothing but his anxiety for the success of this great measure of Parlia mentary Reform should have induced him to enter again into the bustle of public life. Mr. NORTH thought that the mode in which the clause was framed would interfere with the mode of regis tration adopted in another part of the empire ; he should therefore object to the clause. He thought the Irish system of registration better than that proposed in this clause, which seemed to him likely to occasion much in- convenience. Lord ALTHORP did not think that this clause would produce the perpetual trouble and expense which had been anticipated by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman opposite. With respect to what had been said regarding the Irish system of registration, he must observe that had such a system been in existence in England at this time, he should perhaps have thought it imprudent to make any alteration, but as he had now to devise a system of regis tration for the first time in this country, he thought he could devise one which would be free from those objec tions that experience had pointed out in the Irish system. He was perfectly satisfied that the adoption of this mode of registration, together with the plan for the division of counties, would be found to produce a considerable dimi nution of expense at the county elections. Colonel WOOD said that, observing many County Members absent, he should not then press the question to a division.—Clause agreed to. Clause 30 was next moved, the object of which Was to regulate the formation of lists of voters according to the laud tax assessments. Sir C. WETHERELL observed, that if a man Were from home, or ill, his name might be omitted, and he might lose his vote. Lord ALTIIORP said, that if the parties interested did not attend to the due registration of their names, they could have no one but themselves to blame. Inconvenience such as that which had been spoken of was much less likely to at ise under the new system than it had been under the old. Mr. WILKS suggested that any person demanding a copy of the lists should be entitled to it on the payment of a certain fee, and moved an amendment to that effect. Lord ALTHORP said, that as the amendment of the lion. Member referred equally to clauses 29 and 30, the discussion of it had better be postponed till the bringing up of the report. At that late hour he thought it better that they should report progress, the more especially, as the House would sit at twelve o'clock this day (Saturday). The House then resumed, the Chairman reported pro gress, and obtained leave to sit again this day. GAME BILL. Lord ALTHORP moved the third reading of the Gaul I. Mr. AIABERLY proposed a clause which was origi nally inserted in the Bill, but had been withdrawn sub3e yuently, enabling any owner of 300 acres of land lying to getlar, or of land of the annual value of 3001., to appoint a gamekeeper. _ _ _ 11Ir. l'AcEr and Colonel SIBTHORPE opposed the clause ; and after the gallery had been cleared for a division it was irbdrawn. After several verbal amendments, moved by Lord AL. THORP, were agreed to, the Bill passed. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Half-past Two. A Frenchman wishing to take stage for Buf falo was asked by the driver if ne had any extra bag gage? " Extra baggage! what you call dat ? I have no baggage but my three trunks, five dogs, and von black girl."—Philadelphia Paper. LANGUAGE.—On Monday week a case, which involved some rather curious particulars, was decided in the Justice of Peace Court. A farmer's servant summoned his master for arrears of wages due according to agreement since he entered his service. These the mister did not consider himself hound to pay, because this person was altogether ignorant and unqualified for his duty. He either could not or would not understand the peculiar "horse jenguage" which his horses had learned, anti nut only occasioned great perplexity and confusion, but was " clean spoiling the beasts." "Ma horse language," he said emphatically, "is geewo vine, but Tam would speak naething but see woo gafi, which nae decent animal could understand." Tam explained that the brutes were to go " sax weeks to the garse," when, by herding with more sensibly bred creatures, they would soon forget this un palateable language. The Magvtrate, to whom ass lin guage is rather familiar, cut this horse dispute short by finding for the pursuer , who, uttering a horse laugh, left bar' iti triumph.—Edinburvh Ereitiny FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT, EARL MARSHAL'S OFFICE, SEPT. I. Notice is hereby given to an persons who, from the official ap pointments respectively held and enjoyed by them, would have been entitled to walk in the procession at the Coronation of their Majesties, had not his Majesty been pleased to dispense with such procession, that tickets for their personal admission, not trans ferable, have been prepared, and will be ready for delivery at thi office on Monday, the sth, and Tuesday, the fith days of Sep tember instant, between the hours of nine o'clock in the morning and tire in the afternoon, to all those who, in pursuance of the notification in the Gazette intimated to me on or before the 25th day of August last their wish to be present in Westminster abbey on the day of the solemnity of the Coronation. The tickets will be delivered only upon orders under the hands ' and seals of the persons respectively entitled to them. EARL MARSHAL'S ORDERS. EARL MARSHAL'S OFFICE, WHITEHALL, SErr. I. The Knights of the respective Orders are to wear their collars, and his Majesty has been pleased to command that the Knights, Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, who have not been in stalled or received letters of dispensation, shall, nevertheless, on this occasion, wear the collar of that Order; and that all the Knights Grand Crosses, not being Peers, shall appear in the full Court dress, uniform, or regimentals, usually worn at her Ma. jesty's Drawing-rooms. The ladies who have Peers' tickets for admission into West minster-abbey on the day of the Coronation, will appear in Court dresses, without lappets or trains; the gentlemen in uniform or full dress. No person present on the solemnity of the Coronation can ap pear in mourning on that day. And it is hereby ordered that no person be permitted to pass into Westminster-abbey on the day of the Coronation, except on the production of a ticket issued by me, or to walk in the proceed ing, unless his name or office be mentioned in the ceremonial. NORFOLK, Earl. Marshal. SEPTEMBER 2. Notice is hereby given that the Earl Marshal's Gold Stall' Officers will assemble on the platform, in the nave of Westmin ster-abbey, on Tuesday next, the 6th instant, at one o'clock, to receive their instructions. Tickets for their admission will be delivered to them upon application at this office, on Monday next, the sth inst. By order of the Earl-Marshal, GEO. NAYLER, Garter. Crown-Office, September 2. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE iN Tnis PRESENT PARLIAMENT. COUNTY BOROUGH OF CA XMARTIIEN—John Jones, of Ystrad, it the said borough, Esq. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Salop. T. Loxdale, k sq. March 1 ; Sir I'. J. T. Jones, Bart. June 4; F. H. Sitwell, Esq. June '23; W. E. Jeffreys, Esq. ; F. K Leigh ton, to be Deputy Lieutenants, July 4. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County Palatine of Lancaster. 3d Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia. H. B. Ifoghton, Esq. to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice liar• greaves, resigned, Aug. '2O. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Dorset. Donetshire Regiment of Militia. J. J. Smith, Esq. to be Major, vice Sir W. W. Yea, Bart. re signed, Aug. 17; Ensign G. Gould to be Lieutenant, rice An drews, deceased, Aug. 9. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. THOMAS NEIGHBoUIt, sen. and jun. King-street, West Smithfield, wine-merchant. ROBERT .110, - (irove Cottage, Hammersmith, wine. merchant. JOHN ROPE, Ray-street, Clerkenwell, butcher. JOHN STEPHEN GELDARD, Enfield, Middlesex, board . _ ing-house-keeper. BANKRUPTS. JOHN DEMPSEY, Manchester, flour- dealer, to surrender Sept. 23, 24, and Oct. 14, at nine, at the Spread Eagle Inn, Manchester. Adlington, Gregory, and Faulkner, Bedford-row ; Makinson, Manchester JOHN JABEZ PRING, Bradford, Wiltshire, grocer, Sept. 10, 12, and Oct. 14, at eleven, at the Castle and Ball Inn, Bath. Dax and Bicknell. Lincoln's-inn-fields ; Stone, Bradford. MATTHEW PENNINGTON, Burton-Leonard, Yorkshire, carrier, Sept. 14, 15, and Oct. 14, at eleven, at the Old Sand-hill Inn, York. Lake, Cateaton.street ; Dodeson, York. BENJAMIN BEAMA N, Catherine. Mill, Somersetshire, meal man, Sept, 14, 15, and Oct. 14, at twelve, at the Three Cups Inn, Bath. Harvey, Barnard's-Inn ; Hellings, Bath. SAMUEL HERAPATII, Holborn-bridge, hatter, Sept. 14, , at twelve, and Oct. 14, at eleven, at the Court of Commis sioners. Cole, Skinner's-place, Size-lane. THOMAS JOSIAH GILLINGHAM, Providence-wharf, Kingsland-road, coal-merchant, Sept. 9, at nine, 30, and Oct. 14, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners. Burt, Mitre-court, Milk-street, Cheapside. CHARI.ES POTTINGER, Stepney, victualler, Sept. 13, at one, 23, at twelve, and Oct. 14, at eleven, at the Court of Com missioners. Williams, Copthall-court, Throgmorton-street. ,FRANCIS W ALNISLEY, Parliament street, Westminster, boarding-housekeeper, Sept. 12, at ten, 23, at twelve, and Oct. 14, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Bruce, Francis street, Golden-square. PHILIP REA, Sidbury, Worcestershire, glove-manufacturer, Sept. 12, 13, and Oct 14, at eleven, at the Star and Garter Inn, orcester. Hilliard and Hastings, Raymond-buildings, Gray's Inn ; Godson, Worcester. ROBERT EMMET, Halifax, wnolstapler, Sept. 7, at six, at Mr. Craven's office, Halifax, R, and Oct. 14, at twelve, at the Yew 'free Inn, York. Emmett, New Inn, London ; Craven, Halifax. EDWARD DARKE, Stroud, Gloucestershire, maltster, Sep tember 22, at six, 23, and October 14, at eleven, at the fleece Inn, Cheltehham. Housman, Woodchester ; Cardale and New ton, Gray's Inn, London. WILLIAM TUCK, Elsing, Norfolk, miller, September 22, 23, at four, and October 14, at one, at the Angel Inn, Norwich. Bignold, and Co., Norwich, or New Bridge-street, Black-friars. DIVIDENDS. It. Winterflood, Little Waltham, Essex, innkeeper, Sept. 23, at one, at the Court of Commissioners—W. D. Kilbinton, Water-lane, wine-merchant, Sept. 23, at one, at the Court of Commissioners—C. Bramwell, Baker-street, Portman-square, wine -merchant, Sept. 23, at twelve, at the Court of Commis sioners—J. Gale, Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, bookseller, Sept. 23, at one, at the Court of Commissioners—R. D. Dinne ford,•Chipping-Norton, Oxfordshire, draper, Oct. 7, at one, at the Court of Commissioners—M. Stocklev, Wolverhampton, grocer, Oct. 4, at one, at the Lion Inn, Wolverhampton —It. Stanfield and J. G. Itigby, Ashton-under-Lyne, cotton-spinners, Sept. 2S, at two, at the Palace Inn, Manchester—J. Tarbuck, Liverpool, stone-mason, Sept. 24, at eleven, at the Clarendon_ Rooms, Liverpool—W. Pomfret, York, dealer in china, Sept. 28, at twelve, at the office of Mr. H. Brown, Hanley, Staffordshire. CERTIFICATES, SEPT. J. G. Clerk, Lower Deptford-road. shipowner—A. Cockshaw, Leicester, stationer—T. Burden, %Vest-street, Gloucestershire, grocer —J Hewitt, jun., Nottingham, lace-manufacturer—J. and P. Beddall, High Holborn, carpenters—E. Causon, Tewkesbury-, victualler—H. Segar, Liverpool, factor— W. H. Armitage, High_ street, Borough, hoNnerchant—H. Dowker, Cawton, York shire, smith—J. Wilson, Manchester, victualler—G. Lloyd, Stingo-lane, Marylebone, brewer—J. Jenks, Bromyard, Here fordshire, tanner—M. Roberts, Little Eastcheap, grocer. I'ARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. M. and W. Emberlin, Deddington, paper-makers—T. Terry and T. Fell, Aylesbury, maltsters—T. Brown and J. Hannaford, Little Eastcheip, ironmongers—J. Young and T. Nolan, Lime_ street, wine-merchants—H. Graves and W. S. Gooding, Strand, tailors —H. Hefford and T. Thomas—G. G. and K Busby, Ox ford-street, hosiers—S. Collard, jun. and J. Collard, Prebend street, Camden-town, builders-I'. Deardon and Co., Halifax, Yorkshire, timber-merchants—J. J. and A. Clark, Market-Rasen, Lincolnshire, drapers—J. Green and J. Hill, Great Marylebone street, drapers—E. Hanson and I'. Lindley, Pudding-lane, Orange-merchants—J. H. Pantin and W. Slater, West Smith field, brush—makers—T. Gates and Co , White Hart - court, Lorn bard-str, et, attorneys (so far as regards T. Gatcs)—J. Messenger and Graves, Skinburness, Cumberland, varnish-manufacturers J. Freud and J. Boyd, Dowgate-dock, Upper Thames_street, hop -merchants—E. Handley and F. Williams, Lower Porches ter.street, Connaught-square, victuallers. KING'S COLLEGE. —A very general opinion prevails that the managers of this institution are falling into the same error which has been so injurious to their rival—that of making it too exclusively a medical school. What was wanted and expected was a good school or col lege, at which all the higher branches of education might be obtained at a moderate rate; instead of being confined, principally, to a branch of science in which the metropolis already superabounds. ANECDOTE OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. —Nothing adds more to high rank than affability, of which we give the following as a specimen :—A citizen of Glasgow, while on a recent visit to London, having a strong desire to see the int , rior of the House of Lords, ap plied to a plainly-dressed person, but who he understood was a Peer, for an order, apologizing for the liberty he had taken—that be was a stranger, and at the same time pre senting his card to the Nobleman, who politely remarked, as lie wrote the required order on the back, " From Scotland, I think?" " Yes, my Lord."—" Good morn ing, Sir." To the surprise of our countryman he read the order—" Admit the bearer, WELLINGTON."—Edin burgh Advertiser. THE LATE ILLUMINATION OUTRAGES. Mr. fronTr 1 i u . ir L s.od E rlyn , ,a the realt a t i it l vi i ie g e h t oit, tibl eb Constable oriiouu,gn o lei f iisst N er V ed e e s at t m m ap i g t o r e it i c e de r : no attended ic,)e, t oi,ne " mobility" at the late illuminations. The Petty Sessions which were held about two months since at Westminster hall were adjourned until Thursday, and the Magistrates, having consulted with each other, again adjourned until the 12th of October. There are four actions already Ir.:at:lit: ta n ces ?" commenced, two of which are at the instance of the Duke o f WELLINGTON and the Marquis of LONDONDERRY. The M a gistrates very judiciously allow the cases to stand over until a decision is made in the higher Courts. A BARGAIN No BARGAIN.—At the Marl borough-street Police-office, on Wednesday, two indivi duals were charged with creating a disturbance in Oxford street. One of them, a groom, Wall riding a mate down a gateway, when the other, who was rather well- dressed, as k e d what he wanted for his oss. The groom replied, ~ T e n guineas to you ;" " and I wouldn't give more than five," responded the interrogator. The groom thinking the other could not post so much of the needful, observed he should have him. The person produced five guineas, then laid hold of the mare, and would not part with his The Magistrates would not interfere. bargain. AN ACTUAL FACT.—Between a Protestant clergyman and a Roman Catholic lawyer, who had very occurrence little got t fe o e o l k i ng pla t e n e w : a_rd , s , I g f art ask o e t d hcr t „ he tli c e le f r o a l y ; 7la i :; t wer lawyer) you ia, neighbours:inacgaens ir)eye ' o vi ae ( wr l o ;? g ,, p destroy ra,y, c what it aa n it a n y layr ed(urteeikptesi (replied “ Why, Sir, your dog, last night, destroyed two of m y ducks." " Indeed ! then you eerta inly could re- cover the damages, what is the amount ? I'll instantly discharge it. The demand of four shillings and sixpence was made and instantly phi, when the lawyer immedi ately made a demand of his fee, 6s. Bd., which, unless in stantly paid, lie should adopt legal means to recover. This singular fact illust rates the state of E n g lish la w , by whieh, _,. gain i s In l ose .—Bath .loarna ' ' THE BISHOP OF LONDON, De. GREY, and the PARISH of St. BOTOLPH, BISHOPSGATE. On Thursday a vestry was held in the church of the pa rish, principally for the purpose of receiving a report from the Committee appointed to communicate with the Bishop of London as to demands made upon the Churchwarden relative to the new church, which was built contrary to the wish of the parishioners. Mr. PEACOCK, the Churchwarden, in the Chair. A serious misunderstanding, it appeared, had taken place between the parishioners of St. Botolph, Bishopsgate, and the Bishop of London, who was the late, and Dr. Grey, who is the present Rector, respecting the application of 3001. a year, which Dr. Grey claims as his property, but to which the inhabitants contend he has not the slightest The CHURCHWARDEN made a statement of the circum stances of this singular contest, which is briefly as fol lows :—About seven years ago, when the Church Com missioners determined to build a new church in the parish, be represented that to do so would be unnecessary, and an imposition upon the parish. The event justified his opi nion, for, if the paupers and the charity children were taken away, twenty people would not be found in the place. How it could have entered the Right Rev. Bishop of London's bead to impose a new church upon his flock was quite inexplicable, when it was evident that the old church was quite large enough for the purposes of the parish. Mr. White, however, next represented that it would be well to have the tithes completely settled ; and the parish met, supposing that 2,000/. a year would satisfy his Lordship in lieu of his tithes. It was found, however, that his Lordship would not take less than 2,500/. a year, and that sum the parish agreed, at the instance of Mr. White, to pay, upon the positive as surance of his Lordship that 300/. a year should be ap propriated by him to the use of the new church. After a considerable delay the new church was built and conse crated, upon an application which the churchwardens re fused to sign. The new Rector, Dr. Grey, it appeared, did not consider himself bound by the agreement of the Bishop, and pocketed the 300/. a year; and a number of bills had been sent io to the churchwardens, which, in such a state of things, they did net think proper to pay. One of those bills was for the sum of 381. 19s. for conse crating the church, and it was followed by an attorney's letter of a very unequivocal character. The report of the Committee, in alluding to the charge for consecrating the new church, spoke of the misunder standing as to the application of the 300/. a year, which the late Rector had solemnly pledged himself to appro priate to the liquidation of the claims of the new church; and a communication was made to his Lordship inform ing him of the opinion of the Committee as to the obliga tion on his successor. The answer of the Bishop stated that the opinion of the Committee was so completely at variance with the facts of the case that he must decline any conference upon the subject, and merely refer them to his former letter. The CHURCHWARDEN wished to know whether be was to pay the demand upon the parish or not ? Mr. WHITE said it was imputed to him that he had brought evil upon the parish. If he had, it certainly was not by advocating the building of the new church. lie had uniformly opposed the project of the Commissioners, and he wrote to the Bishop, assuring him that a new church was wholly unnecessary. With respect to Dr. Grey, that Rev. Gentleman, upon being informed of the claim of the parish to the 3001. a-year deducted from the 2,500/., declared that the whole of the money was his by law, and that lie would retain it for his own use. He objected to give up the property of the parishioners, be cause " be could not find it in the bond."—(Hear, hear.) The parishioners would, he trusted, teach the present Rector that the 300/. a year, upon which he had laid his hands, was not his own money ; and, if the law should fail, why then the weight of public opinion might be tried. Mr. Roc ERS said it was unfortunate for the Bishop that none of his friends were present to defend him. The Bishop had in no degree violated any engagement.— (Hear, hear. ) As to the right to the 2s. 9d. in the pound which had been spoken of, he thought it would have been imprudent to go into Court with a denial of that right, which, it happened, huh been established some time ago. The present Rector did not appear to him to be in error ; for that Rev. Gentleman, upon receiving the agreement of the pit ish to pay 2,500/. a year, knew of no other arrange ment, and did not consider himself at all hound to give up 300/. a year to please the parish. Mr. WHITE denied that he had attacked the Bishop of London; on the contrary, he had (lone justice to the ho nour and integrity of that Right Rev. Prelate. A PARISHIONER said, that more than two-thirds of those who witnessed the agreement were alive, and ready to testify to it upon oath. The CHURCiWARDEN—Now, what is to be done? Shall I pay that or not? Two or three Parishioners—Pay it, to prevent law expences. Mr. WHITE--By no means. That would be shutting the door at once against our claim. We shall see what the Bishop of London, who, I have no doubt, will in terfere, can accomplish. Mr. PEARSON San that he was by no means well ac quainted with the subject. Ile was glad, however, that there appeared to he so proper a feeling with respect to the law.—(A laugh.) The time was approaching when he would show why the sum paid to the Rector ought to be diminished. The law which gave the sum was capable of being rerealed.—(Hear, hear.) He thought the most advisable course would be to place the facts before the Bishop of London, who would, no doubt, listen to the suggestion, and give the required explanation. As to the law of the case, he agreed that the Rector was entitled to the whole of the money ; but whether he was entitled morally was quite another question. Mr. Pearson moved th it a Committee be appointed to confer with the Bishop of London on the subject. The motion was then agreed to, and the Committee was appointed. Lord JOHN RUSSELL was prepared for the University by the Rev. Mr. SMITH, of Woodnesborough, near Sandwich, his Lordship's noble other selecting what is termed a private education for Lord JOHN, on account of the Noble Lord having from his infancy exhibited symp toms of a delicate constitution, and the sea• coast being considered infinitely snore salubrious than the more con fined halls and precincts of Eton, Winchester, or West mins'er. Among the distinguished persons who imbibed the rudiments of a College education with his Lordship at Woodnesborough were the Duke of DEVONSHIRE, the Duke of LEINSTER, and the Earls of CLA RE and MOUNTCHA It LES. The peasantry of this neighbourhood appear determined that threshing machines shall not again this year be used. On Saturday last a considerable number of them assembled together in the Wingbarn district, and forced all they met to join them. Among others, two young men who were at harvest at Rattling Court were compelled to gu with them, in order to save themselves from personal violence. One complaint is, that some of the farmers had mowed the wheat instead of reaping it. Kentish Chronicle. HYDROPHOBIA FROM THE BITE OF A floass:.—A Mr. CLARK, living about five miles from Cincinnatti, Ohio, had a mare and colt bitten by a mad dog in January last. Both became mad, and died. The mare bit Mr. CLARK on one of his fingers, but the wound healed up, and he thought little of it. On the 12th of July, Mr. CLARK was seized with a dreadful paroxysm, and was put into a boat to he conveyed to the city to re ceive medical assistance ; but so great was his distress caused by the water, that they were obliged to carry him by land. After his arrival, the steam-doctors put all the steam they could raise in requisition to cure him, but he grew worse—raved, foamed, and was convulsed all night. The next day, however, he was better, and hopes were entertained of his recovery.—American Paper. The Curate of Prez•en-pail, in the department of Mayenne, having refused to celesrate a service for the victims of July, the Mayor, the :National Guards, and the public functionaries, went in a body to the church, and performed a funeral ceremony with great decency. The Bishop of 111 ANS has, iu consequence, platted the church under interdiction. —French Paper. MURDER OF CELIA HOLLOWAY.—On Thursday morning ANNE KEN NA RD, charged as an accom plice after the fact, with Joust Horanw.sy in the murder of his wife, CELIA HOLLOWAY, was brought up before the Brishton Magistrates, to undergo her final examina tion. Little matter of importance was added to the de positions of the former w4nesses, and the prisoner 140 theta but few questions. Shp persisted, however, in assert ing her innocence, and said, th it when not.LowAy could not get money she pledged the clothes oft her back to raise cash, to carry CELIA her weekly allowance of two shillings. She was more affected on this occasion than On any of the preceding examinations, be;ng in tears and sobbi ng almost all the whole time. Her brother sat by her during the latter part of it. When the fresh evidence was brought forward, the prisoner cross-examined them with the greatest anxiety, and was ultimately committed to Lewes House of Correction . to take her trial, as accessary after the fact, at the next Ass izes. COURT CIRCULAR. General BA UDRA ND (charged with a special ral i ,' ,ll from the French Government) was occupied for a CO) derable time yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office, W Viscount PA LMERSTON. The Spanish Minister visited Viscount PALMER ST?, yesterday, at the office of the Secretary of State for Fore' Affairs. Viscount GODERICH has recovered from his indite " tion, and came to town yesterday from his seat on 'Al f bledon-common. The Bishop of Lond o n, th e Commol74 of the Forces, and Sir JAMES G RAHAM , hail i n terview with his Lordship at the Colonial-office. Despatches from Lord AYLMER, the Governor of Lcs' ll Canada, were yesterday received at the Colonial-office. The Landgravine of HESSE HOMBURG and the 010 1 1, of CAMBRIDGE arriv e d i n t own on Th urs d ay n i g ht, 1 0- 1 the Queen's Lodg e in B us hy-p ar k. Th e L an dgravi i dined with the Duchess of CAMBRIDGE yesterday at Ca' r bridge- hou-e , Piccadilly. PROTOCOLS OF THE CONFERENCE' PROTOCOL, No. 32, Of the Conference hell at the Foreign-office on the 1 2 of August, 1831. Present—the Plenipotentiaries Austria, of France, of Great Britain, of Prussia, and ° Russia. The Plenipotentiaries of the Five Courts, having sembled in Conference, have read the annexed letter Baron Verstolk de Stirlen, in answer to that which thei addressed on the sth instant to that Alinister, respect s l the hostilities which had again taken place between r I and and Belgium. The Plenipotentiaries of the Fi ll Courts have moreover taken into consideration a conon, ii : nication which was m a d e t o th em b y t h e Pl en i po t e ntiar''.i of the King of the Netherlands ; and considtring that results from this communication, as well as from intorn o ; tion received direct from H o ll an d an d f rom B e l g i u m, 01 ' an order to put an end to hostilities, and to withdraw be yond the line of the armistice, had been despatched to th e troops of the King of the Netherlands, and that the ce e sation of hostilities and the withdrawal of the troops must, by this time, have taken place, the Plenipotentiaries of t he Five Courts have resolved to authenticate the communier tiou of the Plenipotentiaries of the Netherlands by joining to it the present Protocol, and have reserved to thensseh li the option of fixing interiorly, and according to circus; stances, the determination that it m a y b e nece ssary t , em to adopt. Signed, PROTOCOL No. 33 Of the Conference held at the Foreign Office, the 18th Au" gust, 1831. Present—the P , empotentiaries of AtPeri' ; ' of France, of Great Britain, of Prussia, and of Rus'i 3 ' The Plenipotentiaries of th e Fi ve C our t s 'h av ing tor t ' the Plenipatentiary of France made a corimunicati °° ' stating that the French army which had entered Beigiu' had commenced its retreat, and that 20,000 men bad r e ' ceived orders to return immediately to France. It weed that this communication should be authentieaW ; and not havin g as ye t rece i ve d any of fi c i a l information f the withdrawing of the troops of his Majesty the King ° the Netherlands to the Dutch territory, the Plenipot 4- tiaries reserved to themselves, conformably to the 1 1 1 14 :': col, No. - 31, to ap ree l a t er on t h e per i o d at w hi c h occupation of Belgium by the French troops is to nei ee entirely. Signed, &c. PROTOCOL, No. 34, Of the Conference held at the Foreign Office, the 23 / August, 1831. Present—the Plenipotentiaries Aus , ria, of France, of Great Britain, of Prussia, 3° of Russia. The Plenipotentiaries of the Five Courts, being al' senibled, have taken into consideration the annexed :1 016 by which th e Pl en i potent i ar i es o f hi s M a j esty t h e Ki n g°i the Netherlands have officially informed them of the with' drawing of the troops of the King to the territory of 116 , 1 ' land. After th e commun i cat i on o f th i s document, t"e Plenipotentiaries of the Five Courts have taken into con' y deration the means of preventing the renewal of hostilitiel between Holland and Belgium ; of bringing about 6 speedy cessation of the measure, the adoption of which alas provoked by the hostilities that have recently taken plash and of accompli s hi ng t h e so l ut i on o f t h e quest i ons remain to be regul aril, in order to establish a durau' e peace between the two countries. Considering that, 1.6 r these important results to be brought about, a fresh 06 ' pension of hostilities is indispensable, but that a sitspen , i 63 of hostilities for a fixed time would he more approptinl than an undefined suspension of hostilitie s t o the actos state of the negotiations, to the well-founded hope now en . tertained by the Powers of bringing about a final arrane' ment between Holland sod Belgium, and to the necessity that exists for this arrangement, both as regards the par' ties directly interested in it and the maintenance of general peac•., thePlenipotentiar les have resolved t o propu' e to the Government of his Majesty the King of the Nethe r ' lands, and to the Belgian Government— The establishment of a suspension of hostilities for bi % weeks. This suspension of hostilities to be pla c ed unde r the guarantee of the Five Powers, and, if one of the 0 16 parties should violate it, that party to be considered in 3 state of hostility with the said Powers. During the O r pension of hostility the respective troops are to retnain he r yond the line that separated them before the resumptioil hostilities. They are to enjoy reciprocally full liberty of commun cation, and to abstain front all acts of aggression, and fro nt any measure that may be productive of injury towards t he adverse party. This said suspension of hostilities to be taken advantag e , of by the Five Powers, in order to bring about that fin' arrangement between Holland and Belgium which is th e object of their wishes anal of their efforts. (Signed) " ESTERHAZ Y, " BULOW, " TA LLEYRA ND, " WEISSEMBERG, , " PALMERSTON, " MATUSCENVI J An alarm reached this city yesterday evening about nine o'clock. It was stated that an alarming config . gration bail broken out at Cold Harbour Farm, near 1 13r ' . ham Downs, in the occupation of Mr. HanvLY. 114 engines were immediately d,spatched ; and on their return! at four o'clock this morning, we learned that an extenst“ wheat stack had been entirely destroyed. There is r l f doubt but that it was wilfully s,t on fire. —Kent Herald' A considerable falling off up to this time is said to have taken place in the revenue arising from gar° certificates, owing to a mistaken notion that Lard At . THORP'S Bill will lower the amount hitherto payable. GOOD OUT OF EVIL.—The skeleton 0 CORDER, the murderer, has, after considerable time and °i I ibou r spen t i n arrang i ng i t, been pl iced in a recess the Museum o f th e S u ff o lk I n fi rmary, B ury S t. Edmund'''. It is covered with a glass ease, beneath which is a boa t ° receive contributi ons . E very v i s i tor i s expecte d to Pu , silver into this box, which money is applied to the Want; of the necessitous patients. By an ingeniously-constructe d spring, the arm of the skeleton points towards the brx 39 soon as the visitors approach it. The receipts are said t° average 501. per annum. FRENCH EDITION OF BOURRIENNE'S AU' mons (published by COLBURN and BENTLEY). —Th e present cheap and elegant edition, at half the price of th e original, contains no less than seventeen spirited embellish: mews, representing some of the principal battles desctibed in the work, and including striking likenesses of the Ex" EMPEROR, and of the two EmenLssEs, &c. Another important feature consists in the notes to BOURRIENNO bio4raphy, by persons who took part in the scenes de scribed—such as the Duke of Rovii:o, Count Las CAsE 5 ' General RAPP, JOSEPH BuoNArAnTE, and others, %% 4 °' from the high and official situations which they held, snu' t ' of necessity, be eininenq qualified to elucidate any di s. puted points in the career of this celebrated military chie. self, while a n t i; t s t S from St. Helena, h le n t a, e e dictation w i of Bo confer fer u zi isAe peculiar h r E vale on the present edition, I R T. On the 2d inst. th e l a d y B of Monsieur J. Nathan, half . 310°'" street, Piccadilly, of a son. On the Ist inst. in Tavistock-square, the lady of B. Esq., of a daughter. On the 31st ult. a t H amps t ea d , th e l a d y o f C . J. F. Lord, F'Sq' of a son. On the 30th tilt J Phantassie, N. 8., the lady of Captain J. II Mandersun, East India t , erviee, of a son. MA R RIED. On the Ist inst. at Camberwell, It. Hodder, Esq., Deputy A 7 sistant-Cormnissarv-General, to Caroline, young es t d au ghter the late Captain l'ryce. This morning, at St. James's church, Mr. Robert Wardell, Dartmouth street, Westminster, to Sarah Anne, daughter °' the late William Butler, Esq., of Wargrave, Berks. On the Ist inst. at Weymouth, Edmund, only son of the 18 1 E. Filmer, Esq., of B a th, t o H e l en , secon d d aug ht er o f Da"' Mourn, Esq., late of Quebec, Lower Canada. DIED_ Do O w n ag t e h r e t ot ?.. d i t i t i t s , a % i 1 , 1 d c o lc w v i 1 0 1 e f .S c f h re a e r t fes 3 l l a a t r e y D ls L a ik b e e l o la f oe Rutland,hes aged 75.' On the 25th of March, on his passage from Madras to Fogi land, Henry Charks Fraser, E sq . C ap t a i n i n t h e I st R e gimen of Royals. At the Cocoa-tree Hotel, St. James's-street, J. Morshead, !on of Dowager Lady Morshead. of Richmond-hiil, Surrey , ' " " his 3Sth year. On the 31st ult. Mr. John Pearl, jeweller, of IS, Burlingt? n ; arcade, aged 65, deeply lamented by hi s f am il y , hi s d ea th ha y' n ' been hastened by over anxiety and trouble. On the Ist inst. at her house in Orchard-street, Portma n. square, Mn.s Udny. PRINTED AND P'DD Y SUN °OFFICE,, 11.2, sI. UBLIiF u 3 44 1 . O tox Y D O O U si NG, AT 71111 CON T v 1( TILL Ma TUESDA ready t treat far IRISH s REEF, ar T enders, a retell seve .rernaining i l, el .l ;y tn 'e ou lci lei ", One h, other half Pahl fo r , ttitki• date, The ern nf ee, or I , Custo ms and to tilt respective No ten, Tierc e , of lhitte t a r appointed, thel. eNpel part. t} l „ tnot : i same. It i s t th e Beef Nrk. 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