The Sun. — London, England, 1834-01-03 00:00:00

DORSETSHIRE AND SOMERSETSHIRE. Mr. Portman has lost his motion for examining the county expenditure of Dorsetshire in open court. The magistrates were numerous in their division against him. He urged the measure on the score of justice—that every man ought to know how his money was expended. Several rate-payers entered the Grand Jury-roam, and wished to remain whilst the county accounts were read over, but they were turned out ; or, as the law has it, expelled by means of force—" Battery, Sir, battery." We do not, upon the present occasion, entertain any feelings of anger (they are of a very different description) at the con tempt which has been thrown upon the requisitions of many of the most extensive rate-payers of Dorsetshire, who have u ost respectful) , memorialized the justices on this privilege. The satisfaction we feel in contemplating the brief reign of county justices, would be quite enough to turn our anger into laughter, for it reminds us of the last act of poor Punch, who knocks down all his house hold with terrible stripes; but afterwards his victims rise up en masse, and aid the devil in annihilating the log beaded tyrant. We shall not take the trouble to remon strate with one or tiro who went to Dorchester for no other purpose than that of thwarting the rate-payers. Let them take a lesson from Punch. Our present remarks are utterly dives'ed of any personal feeling; but we do think that meetings should at once be held in every village and town throughout the county, and strong resolutions entered into in order to support Mr. Portman. In the county of Somerset the Sessions were held on Monday. Sir Thomas Lethbridge again brought forward his motion, which we reported at the last Sessions ; it was postponed, and on an adjournment being made to the Grand Jury room, Sir Thomas desired that the meeting might be open for the attendance of the rate-payers, when the chairman observed, that he knew of no opposition what ever to the rate-payers, and that they were, of course, fully justified and entitled to enter the Grand Jury room, and witness the whole proceedings of the magistracy.— Sherborne Journal. CORONER'S INQUEST. SAD REVERSE or FORTUNE.—Last evening an inquest was holden at the House of Correction, Co!di - nth-fields, on the remains of Mr. Richard Price, alias Prince, an in mate of that prison, aged sixty-three years, who, it was stated in evidence, but a few years ago possessed a fortune of 150,0001., kept a splendid establishment, and drove four blood horses in his carriage. Mr. Thomas Fellows, clerk to the prison, produced a warrant signed by Messrs. Mortlock, Padget, and Plun ket, three of his Majesty's Commissioners of Excise, on which the deceased was received into the prison on the 19th day of February last, in execution for a sum of 1251., being a mitigated penalty for an infraction of the Excise Laws, and no property being found in his possession, or belonging to him to pay such penalty, the term of impri sonment was indefinite, the warrant or commitment merely stating that be was to be kept in prison until satisfaction was made by the payment of the penalty or be discharged by order of the Commissioners of Excise. Mr. Chesterton, the governor of the prison, said the deceased had never been put to hard labour ; that from his amiable temper and manners he was a great favourite in the prison, and was treated by every pe: son there with the greatest respect and kindness. He under stood from his nephew that the deceased was very highly and most respectably connected ; that some years since be had expended 10,0001. in building a flourmill, called Lug Mills, near Hereford ; that he then was worth from 140,000/. to 150,000/., and drove four blood horses in his carriage. A Juror recollected often having heard of Richard Prince, Esq., of Lug Mills, near Hereford, as one of the most leading men in that part of the country, but that he bad always been addicted to the practice of cheating the revenue. Mr. Wakefield, the prison surgeon, deposed that about three or four months ago the deceased was appointed principal nurse of the infirmary of the prison. On the 19th of last month he complained of illness, and he (Mr. Wakefield) found that he was lahonring under the effects of a bilious fever. Though his frame appeared healthy and strong, his constitution was very weak, and though every attention was paid to him, his disorder changed from a billiaus to a typhus fever, and he expired about midday on Wednesday. The deceased had told him that when in prosperity he was in the habit of drinking a bottle of brandy, independent of wine. Juror--It is most unaccountable that a person in the situation of life, and with the fortune which the deceased is said to have possessed, should have the infatuation which he appears to have bad for illicit practices. All.. Chesterton replied that it certainly was. The de ceased himself had told him that he had speculated to an immense extent in illicit malt, and that he lost an enor mous sum in this way. The Jury returned a verdict of " Natural Death." POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Two very rough fellows, who go in the Billings. gate Market by the names of Catsmeat and Wink/es and said they did not know themselves by any other, were charged before the LORD MAYOR with having stolen a number of Dutch plaice and other fi•h. Mr. Goldham, the Clerk of the Market, stated that the prisoners often worked in the market, but required a great deal of looking after. On the oc casion of the robbery with which they were charged one of them slipped four of the plaice between his shirt and his skin, and disposed of several eels in the seat of his breeches, which were made tight at the knee, no doubt for the purpose of prevent ing any stray irsh from escaping at such outlet. The motion of his person, however, caused a few ells to slip down about his legs, and one of witness's men apprehended him. The other prisoner had more boldly swept into his basket a quantity of codlings and plaice, and took to his heels the moment he saw his comrade seized. Winkles said that a set of dealers while he was lying on a form played a lark by throwing plaice at him and he thought that as he was served in such a way he might keep the fish that hit him.—(Laugh ter.) He was often obliged to stew the cods and haddocks in the same way, for he was so poor he wasn't able to buy a basket, and it didn't look well for to cry 'em through the streets with a string through their gills. The LORD MAYOR asked how the other prisoner accounted for the possession of the fish which he had in his basket. Catsmeat—Please your Lordship, they wasn't all mine I know, but some on 'em was. You see I lays down my bausket with a few plaice in it jist by the form, and I jist turned aside, 'cause I couldn't help it, your Vorship, and, whin I comes back I whips up my bausket, and off I goes. Well, this here gentlemen comes up, and says he, " I say, young fellow, you prigged the flats." "No sich thing," says I, and I looks in the bausket, and sure enough there was a few strange flats a laying there. The LORD MAYOR—No doubt they jumped in from the form to keep company with the others. Catsmeat—l don't say that, my Lord, 'cause they was too long out of the vater to leap well. But I suspects as how that some persons played me a trick. The LORD MAYOR—What ! by putting more fish in your basket than you ought to have ? Catsmeat—To be sure. If a man owed me a grudge, I don't know no way be could shove me into the louse-house sooner nor by that sort of bob berv. I don't know any more about it. The LORD MAYOR—I shall . send you for two months each to Bridewell for this offence. Catsmeat—That's jist what I thought. Mr. Goldham—Both prisoners told me they k ne w they'd get a co u p le of months a piece the moment they were taken. Winkles—Bless'd if I didn't know it as well as if I seed the thing done ; but I hope you won't send us to the Old Horse (Bridewell). Let us have a turn at Giltspur-street this time, please you, my Lord. The LORD NIAYOR—No, you shall be kept atgood g hard labour in Bridewell, and get no gin, and you will come out in excellent health. Catsmeat—l thank you,l,my Lord, howsomdever. The prisoners, who had kicked and knocked the officers who apprehended them about, and refused to enbefore the Lord Mayor without the aid of a coach d a glass of jacky each, were then committed for two months. HALIFAX MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.- We understand that the arrangements for engaging Dr. Larduer, to deliver a course of lectures at this institution are completed.--fiuddersjield Eapress. • \'`. S DAY AT ONIZ O'CLOCK. PRICES OF STOCKS THI Bank Stem 9 per Cent. Red. ...88% 94 8% 3 per Cent. Cons. 336 per Cent. 97;4 Ditto Red 9 7 14 % New 3% per Cent. 3 per Cent. Ann. 1725 - 4 per Cent. 1826 Pink Long Ann. to expire Jan. 5,186 P 17 1-16 17 Oct. 10, 1859 - Jan. 5, 1?'0 - Jan. 5, 1880 April 5, 1880 - Jan. 5, 1870 New 5 per Cent. India Stock Ditto ...... 23 25 pm. South Sea Stock Old Annuities 8 71 ,4 New Ditto.... ......... per Cent. Ann. 1751 .... Ex. Bills, .£1,000...46 45 47 pm. Ditto. ....... ....500 46 47 pm. Ditto Small 46 47 pm. IDisto Commercial I Ditto Advertised ...... Pm. Bank for Account India for Account ...... 247 !Cons. for Account 9O IA 3 90 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds 97 Belgian Bonds 96 Ditto Account 96 Brazilian Bonds 67 1 ,f + M Ditto Account 6 71 /814 Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Accoun' 21 — % Chilian Bonds — Ditto Account M*s6 Columbian Bonds l9 ..f, Ditto Account — Ditto Bonds, MN 2 2 1 4 Ditto Account 0114 ilanish Bon 4 — 3 1 4 Ditto Account 73% Greek Bonds — Ditto Bonds, 1825 Ditto Account Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent 2914 THIS DAY AT ONE 0 CLOCK. Peruvian Bonds . 9 3 4 Portuguese Bonds 57 Ditto Account 56% Ditto New Bonds 56% Ditto Account 56V2 3 4 P ru ssian Bonds lO2 Ditto Bonds, 15C.2 lO3 'Russian Bonds, 1822 lO4 Ditto Account lO4 Ditto 11l 10314 Spanish Bonds, 1821 234 Ditto Ace. °3 7,N Ditto Bonds, 1823 20% Ditto Account 2ON French Rentes, 5 p. c. —f —c. -- Exchange ...... —f —c. —S per cent...". —f. —c. - Exchange ...... —f —c. Dutch, 2: 1 ., p. c....... 49% Ditto Account '5O 49% Ditto, 5 p. c 95 Ditto Account 95% French Scrip 41ST pm. Ditto Account int , , (i per cent 3B Ditto Account 3B seapolitan 89 PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCT. Paid. Per Share. Alien Mining Company....... £7 7% 8 Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £lOO 140 Bolanos Mining Company ..£l5O Brazilian Mining Company £s 15 Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at 5/. pm ) to 6214 Ditto Natt0na1............. ....... .... Ditto St. John Del Rey Cata Branca Mining Company (116 514 _ British Iron Mining Comnanv £so Columbian MininA Co. ( iss at 51. pm ) 5 1 % English Mining Company l2g 12 General Mining Association £lO Hibernian Mining Co. Mexican Mining Co £4B Real dcl Monte Mining Co....(unreg.) 1 nited Mex. Min. Co. (iss. nt 2/. pm ) 40 Ditto New Mi r i Alliance Fire assurance Comp lO Protector I nsurance Comp. Australian Co. Canada Company . ...... .......„ l7 General Steam Navigation Co. l3 National Provincial Bank of England 5 Rio Doce Provincial Bank of Ireland 25 PRICES OF IRISH STOCI Bank Stock — Consols, 3 Der cent Gov. Stock, 3% per cent 9 6 1,§ Ditto, New 964 1 per Cent. 1 Gov. Deb. 3% percent S Royal Canal Stock Grand Canal Stock City Deb. 4 per cent. Ballast Office Deb. 4D. C. ---- 254 4 11% 11 5 6 2114 48 12% , 4 1% 39NU !TS, DUBLIN, DEC. 31. ISt. Patrick Insur.(per Share Royal Irish Ditto National Ditto Patriotic Ditto Hibernian Bank ;Provincial Ditto Royal Irish Mine Imperial Mine Mining Co. of Ireland Commercial Buildings HAILS. Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due. O America 0 0 Hamburg 1 O Brazil O Buenos Ayres 0 0 Jamaica 0 O Carthagena 0 0 Leeward Islands ... 0 1 Dublin 0 0 Lisbon 0 O Flanders 1 0 Malta 0 O France 1 0 Sweden 0 O Guernsey &Jersey.. 1 0 Waterford 1 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning.. 57 minutes after 8.1 Evening...3l minutes after 9. rtt' , - 14 , 5444 '4l) ~R PHA.A, - • LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 1834. The Morning Post is very angry with the Secretary of War, to whom it ascribes the con templated reductions at the Horse Guards, and says, "it seems monstrous in the extreme that the Civil Departments connected with it, divid ing as they do no less a sum than 190,0001. in salaries, should be left untouched." The Morning Post can know very little of the Secretary of War if it supposes that he has so little prudence, in these times of reform and retrenchment, as to attempt to prevent inquiry into any of the departments with which he is connected, by merely directing the attention of the Ministry and the country to the abuses which exist in other departments, over which he exer cises only an indirect control. Mr. ELLICE is known to be an advocate for sweeping reform and rigid retrenchment in every branch of the public service, where circumstances admit of dismissing drones and cutting down over paid secretaries and chief clerks, without in terfering with the salary of the hard working employe; and it is not probable that a man of his shrewdness (we purposely abstain from speaking of higher motives, whatever may be our opinion, lest we should be considered pa negyrists,) would hazard the reputation which he has obtained, in order to protect a few per sons with whom he has no other connection than that which has arisen from a short official inter course, and who were nearly all brought into office by his Tory adversaries. Without pre tending to be in the secrets of Mr. ELLICE, we may undertake to assure the Post that the 190,000/. to which he alludes will not, if he can help it, be protected against rigid _inquiry, with a view to just reform. Mr. ELLICE, when Secretary to the Treasury, was the first Member of the Go vernment to recommend a large reduction of salary in his own person ; and it is not probable, after having acquired by this general sacrifice an especial right to recommend general reduction, that he will hesitate to enforce that principle whenever he may have an opportunity of doing so, particularly as he has no sons, nephews, brothers, or brothers-in-law, who would be dis placed or injured by the operation. The Post may he assured, that even the Deputy Secretary at War, upon whose suggestion Mr. ELLICE is said to be acting as regards the proposed reduc tions at the Horse Guards, will not escape reduction if it should be found that he is over paid for his official services. Our Contemporary has discovered a peculiar reason for protecting the Horse Guards from the reforming propensities of the Secretary at War, or the Deputy Secretary. He says : "We have heard comparisons drawn by individuals well able to form a sound judgment in those matters, he tween the manner in which, for instance (we take one branch), the correspondence of the Horse Guards and that of the War Office is conducted ; much, very much, to the disadvantage of the latter. We have beard of the undeviating punctuality and promptitude in replying to letters which characterise the one, when a similar mea sure of approbation has but in too many cases been re- ' "used to the other. We have beard of an equal dissimi larity as characterising the tone of the correspondence of the two Departments; and, in fact, the meed of praise in every case awarded to the Horse Guards." We are quite ready to acknowledge that it is the duty of persons in office to pay prompt an d civil attention to the applications or communi cations which they receive ; but we have yet to learn, even admitting the fact of the superior courtesy of the Horse Guards, of which, how ever, we have never had any other intimation than that of the Post, that any application or communication worthy of attention remained unanswered from the War-office. It may be very agreeable to some gentlemen to receive an offi cial acknowledgment of the receipt of frivolous _ ~`~ leNZrs, but the neglect of giving such an ac - knowledgment is not a very heavy charge against the War-office. There is one public depart ment, which it is not necessary to name, in which this courtesy of answering letters of every kind has become notorious, but it is a singular fact that scarcely one suggestion for the improvement of the business of that department, although politely acknowledged, has ever been acted upon. Politeness like this might be dispensed with, as a mere mockery. The Secretary who receives twenty suggestions, of which five are good, and puts the whole of them into the fire after he has politely acknowledged the receipt of the twenty, is not, to our mind, so much of the real gentleman as he who leaves fifteen unanswered, to acknowledge and adopt five which are worthy of attention. Nothing official has transpired as to the pro bable successor of Mr. GEORGE LAAII3, ene of the Under Secretaries of State for the Home Department, who died yesterday. There was a meeting of several of the Members of the Government at the Treasury this morning on the subject. It will, we conceive, be rather a difficult task to fill up the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. LAMB in a satisfactory man ner, as it is absolutely necessary that his suc cessor should not only be a man of ability, but also have a seat . _ in fgliament, f kuch.pa man as Sir ROBERT PEEL, having a seat In the House of Commons, were at the head of the Home Department, it would be of comparatively little importance whether the Under Secretary were a good speaker, or well acquainted with the Parliamentary duties of an Under Secretary of State. As Lord MELBOURNE, however, is a Member of the Upper House, it is indispensable that the Under-Secretary should be a Member of the House of Commons, for otherwise the Home Department would have no representa tive in that House, and there would be no person acquainted with the business of that department to answer the numerous questions put by Members, and to take a share in the defence of the Government. There are many able Members of the House of Commons from among whom an Under Secretary of State might be chosen, but there are few who would insure their re-election, after resigning their seats on the acceptance of the office. Next to the intolerable grievance of the Corn Law, which, thank GOD, the exertions now making by the people speedily promises to sweep away,—next, we say, to this great iniquity, comes the wrong done the people by the exist- ing system of taxation. The amount levied 1 upon the population is not of itself excessive : it is the manner in which it is levied that makes it so severely felt. Divided equally as a poll tax even, the sum which would be paid by each individual would not in an indus trious community appear enormous ; but when apportioned fairly upon the property of the country, it would be absolutely as nothing. Even our law makers, who have endeavoured by their excise, their customs, their stamp, their probate, their assessed and other taxes, to place the burden of taxation upon the working part of the population, would be gainers by a change which should make their fixed property pay, as it ought to do ; for at present more is lost by the waste occasioned by the round about mode in which the pockets of the people are picked, than would pay the whole government of the United States, aye, including the discharge of the last instalment of its national debt. We have been led to make these observations by noticing the exertions which some enlightened men are now making to rouse the public mind to a comprehension of the importance of this subject. Among other publications which have been issued relating to it, is a twopenny pam phlet, entitled, " Property (not Income) the only just Ground for Taxation." The principle upon which the writer rests his arguments should never be out of the mind of any Re former. He says— " No axiom can be clearer than, Ist. That property requires protection. 2d. That protection must be attended with expense. 3d. That this expense should be deft ayed in exact proportion to the property protected. This is justice : no other mode of taxation can be so deemed." In this it is impossible not to cuncur, and we cannot doubt that ere long all " the difficulties" in the way of arriving at this justice will be removed. With respect to the amount which might be raised by a Property Tax, the writer says : " Taking the whole property of the kingdom at five thousand millions—which now would be a low estimate —one penny in the pound would raise 20,533,333/. ; twopence, 41,666,666/. ; threepence, 62,499,9991. Now it is admitted on all hands that more than a third of usual expenditure is paid in taxes. Then a third of 501. is 161. 13s. 4d. ; so that, at the highest poundage he would be a gainer of 41. 3s. 4d. ; at the next, of Si 6s. Bd.; and, should the first be found sufficient, of 121. 10s. But a difference of opinion as to the required poundage, it is obvious, can no wise affect the principle of taxation." Without entering into the question of the correctness of this calculation, it is clear that the principle is unimpeachable, and another general election must insure its advocates a majority in a reformed Parliament. The late Lord Stanhope had, or expressed, a great contempt for lawyers. On one occasion he accounted for this by saying that he had done what none of them could boast of—read the whole of the statutes through. The Archbishop of York, accompanied by two of his daughters, has arrived from his residence, near York, at his seat at Nuneharn Park, Oxford hire, to which, since the family inheritance devolved to him by the death of the last Earl Harcourt, he has made extensive additions and improvements. TREVELYAN.—We are requested to state that the second edition of this new novel, by the Author of .‘ A Marriage in High Life," revised and corrected, will be ready for delivery on the 7th instant. Richard rent ley, New Burlington-street. Agents for Scotland, Messrs. Bell and Bradfute, Edinburgh ; for Ireland, Mr. John Cm ß t h u o e r dm o . u min i eii.y g u , Dublin. ttoiie secure United e a Ord r )K,cieonrpgs copies, Kingdom. r h .e ich should all be respectablei Booksellers, and at all the principal Circulating Libraries INcENDlAnism.—O n Thursday last an oat rick on th e estate o f S. Salter, Esq., about two miles from this town, was observed t not been for th e p rom pt and efficient be on fire ; and had it . assistance which was most readily afforded by a ll the neighbours, the flames rick. must have extended to another There is reason to fear that this destruction was the act of an incendiary...— Dorset Chronicle.; OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. John Barrett was indicted for feloniously breaking into and entering the dwelling.house of Captain R. M. Grindlay, and stealing therein, on the Ist of January, a gold watch and appen dages, two 5/, notes, several silk handkerchiefs, and divers other articles, his property. Captain Robert Melville Grindlay deposed that he resided at No. 35, North Bank, Regent's Park, and between three and four o'clock in the morning of Wednesday last, ha was awoke by a noise in the house, and he got up and went to the bed-room door, outside of which he found a pair of man's shoes, and at the dressing-room a large clothes-bag, containing a variety of clothes which had been taken from the wardrobe. Witness Immediately rang the bell, and, at the same moment, a female servant came out of the adjoining bed-room. The servant man also appeared from below undressed, and was desired by the witness to dress himself and assist in searching the house. In a very short time witness and his servant were partially dressed. A loud knocking outside commenced by two po. licemen, as if to alarm the house. On reaching the kitchen, the door communicating with the garden was found open. At the garden gate the prisoner was found in the custody of five or six policemen, and witness immediately recognized him as a discharged servant who had left witness's service about nine months previously. The prisoner was without his shoes, and upon him were found five or six silk handkerchiefs. On being asked, the prisoner said that there were three or four more persons concerned in the transaction. The prisoner was then sent to the station.house, and the pre mises were again searched by the prosecutor and two police men, and it was found that the only mode by which an entrance could have been made was by a grating at the coal. hole, which had accidentally been left unlocked, and there were evident marks on the coals of a man having scrambled down thereon. There was found also a large - - - - • - - piece of meat between two pieces of bread, which had been cut from a joint in the larder. On the same evening witness found that his watch, purse, ring, snuff-box, pocket-book, and keys were missing from a chest of drawers in the room in which witness slept. On the following morning, at the police office, witness saw some of the articles, which he immediately identi fied. The value of the watch was about 101. or 121., and in the purse were two 51. notes and a ring. Cross-examined by Mr. STANIMERS—Prisoner was an excel lent servant,and witness parted with him with great reluctance in consequence of his hasdng acquired a habit of indulging in drunkenness Mr. Stdmmers wae vrocededingin the course of his cross-examination to attempt to raise an inference that the prosecutor, during the illness of his wife, carried on an illicit intercourse with one of his female servants, when Mr. Justice ALDERSON interfered, and said the matter was quite irrelevant to the case. Mr. STAMMERS said that he thought it was important to the prisoner to pursue the inquiry. He was judging, of course, from his instructions. Mr. Justice ALDERSON said that counsel would of course exercise his own discretion, but must pursue that course at his peril. Mr. STAMMERS then cross-examined the prosecutor on the point already stated ; but the insinuation was most positively and indignantly repelled by Captain Grindlay. Redmond Hoare, police constable, deposed that, on New Year's morning, at about half-past 3 o'clock, he was on duty in North Bank, and his attention was attracted by a noise in the premises of the prosecutor, and while watching the house the prisoner made his appearance out of the front gate, without his shoes, and endeavouring to make his escape. Witness, however, stopped him, and asked him who he was. The pri soner said he was Captain Grindlay's servant, and that he (witness) knew him well enough. Witness replied that he had no right to know any man coming out of a gentle man's house at that hour in the morning. He offered witness some money, observing that it was Christmas time, and his master would not give him leave to go out in the day and he was now going out for a lark. Witness insisted upon the prisoner accompanying him back to his master to recognize him, or he would take him as a prisoner. On, this the prisoner again offered money, saying here is plenty to make it all right, and that witness was a ---- fool if he did not take it. Without saying more the prisoner struck witness, knocked him down, and then attempted to make his escape. Witness got up and followed, and in the pursuit the prisoner was ob served to throw something from his pocket, which proved to be five silk handkerchiefs which he had thrown down in succession, and called out to witness to pick them up, on which witness said he was determined to do his duty, as he would not be bribed by any man; and that, if he did not surrender he would strike him on' the head. Witness did strike him three blows on the arm with his staff, but they made no impression on him, as witness was a little injured by his previous fall. The prisoner then closed upon the witness, and they both fell to the ground, and the prisoner again libe. rated himself. Witness, however, still kept in sight of the prisoner, until he was stopped by another police constable, who was attracted by witness's cry of " Stop Thief." The prisoner was taken back to Captain Grindlay's, and on their way witness picked up the five silk handkerchiefs which the prisoner had thrown away. The prisoner was searched at the station-house, and on him were found a gold watch, a guard chain, a seal, a purse containing two 51. Bank of England notes, two sovereigns, half-sovereigns, a snuff-box, a cameo ring, and two pocket-books. The shoes found at Captain Grindlay's were tried on the prisoner, and were found to fit him. John Hull, another police-constable, deposed that he stopped the prisoner when he was pursued by the last witness. Captain Grindlay identified the articles found upon the prisoner and now produced, as being his property, which was safe in his room on the night previous to the robbery. Mr. STAMMERS submitted to the Court that the evidence failed to make out the charge of breaking and entering. Mr. Justice GsseLen said the Court had long since felt that want of proof, and he should charge the Jury accordingly. Mr. STAMMERS addressed some further observations in a low tone of voice to the Court, which were inaudible to us. Mr. Justice ALDERSON observed, that now the case had closed, he could not avoid again adverting to the course which had been followed by the counsel for the prisoner, with refer. ence to the cross-examination of the prosecutor. He could not but say it was most reprehensible in counsel to have pursued such an irrelevant inquiry at the suggestion of any individual. It was not because an individual was put in a witness box that he should be exposed to so gross an insult as had been offered to Captain Grindlay. Mr. STAMMERS said that he was sure if his Lordship was in his situation at the bar, his Lordship would, with such instruc tions, have pursued the same line of examination which he had done. Mr. Justice ALDERSON—Indeed, Sir, I should have done no such thing. It was never my practice, when at the bar, to insult any witness. The result of the cross-examination shows me that it could not, in the least degree, bear upon the guilt or innocence of the prisoner, and the questions which had been put to Captain Grindlay, were an unseemly insult to that gentleman ; for nothing could be a greater insult to a gentleman of the high character and reputation of Captain Grindlay than the insinuation that he had slept with one of his female servants during the illness of his wife. The course, I repeat, is one which I should have been incapable of pur suing when at the bar, and which I will not suffer as long as I have the honour of a seat upon tie Bench. Mr. STAMMERS—I must still, my Lord, adhere to my former impression that my duty compelled me to press that inquiry, and I must repeat that lam sure that your Lordship with such instructions as I have received, would have done the same. Mr. Justice ALDERSON, in a most emphatic and energetic tone—Mr. Stammers, I have expressly and distinctly said that I should never have done so ; and after such an assertion on my part, I think the repetition of observations most extra ordinary and improper. I repeat that you have offered one of the greatest insults that man can make to man, to Captain Grindlay. Mr. Justice GASELEE was of the same opinion, and con curred entirely in what had fallen from his Learned Brother. f Mr. Stammers abruptly left the Court without making any urther observation. The prisoner, on being called upon for his defence, said that he did not break into the house, and denied that he had stolen the articles named in the indictment, for they had been given him by his sweetheart, the servant Kelly, who lived with the prosecutor. Mr. Justice GASELEE, on summing up the case to the Jury, commented strongly upon the conduct of Mr. Stammers in his line of cross-examining Captain Grindlay, a gentleman whose high character and professional services were well-known and appreciated by many gentlemen at present in Court. His Lordship observed, that he had never before seen Mr. Slam_ b m cuo e tTu r s hrh , tee whwho,oopuel Jury, l would be e buteuhnneoddfelererstsshtooeno servicedh, ewt direction o a h s ha idm a yt i that au f thnhi young d is saLordship, memberfuture ca reer. The of e r t from l the Court Bar ; acquitted the prisoner of the charge of breaking and entering ; but, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict of Guilty of stealing in a dwelling.house property above the value of 5/. ca receivedr . NEW COURT. (Before the COMMON SERGEANT.) g a y ilip Ann toni nfpo / a / r s o t ss:itcoeeria,oslf,it.sta,i statement ytoeioo,7ukt time-piece, je,eiier, urchin, riihor enht prisoner, rlr• Philips, pa y s, : t y ti f s pore o fa f h , tiph) % ei in dictedpeople o f s. Fcor ild low Saffron-hill, into her house, in which she had not been six hours before she purloined the time-piece, which she pledged for 14s. at the shop of a pawnbroker, named Wood, in St. John-street. The case was clearly proved against the prisoner, and the Jury found her Guilty. The COMMON SERGEANT felt no doubt that the prisoner was regularly being brought up by her parents to the practice of thieving, and commented in severe terms on the conduct of the pawnbroker, for taking a timepiece from a child so young. Mr. Linwood, the shopman of Mr. Wood, stated, that the prisoner, on being strictly interrogated as to where she got the timepiece from, said that her mistress had sent her to pledge it for thirty shillings. The COMMON SERGEANT said that robberies were increased in consequence of thieves finding so ready a receptacle for stolen property at pawnbrokers. lie would not allow the his pawn broker, in the present case , one farthing towards expenses. Wni. Pluck and John T 1 hilebread were indicted for steal ing, on the Ist of December, several sacks of flour, the pro perty of Messrs. Farmers, millers, at Enfield. Mr. CLARKSON, on behalf of the prosecution, s tated that the case against the was one of considerable aggravation. The prisoner Pluck was in the service of Messrs. Farmer, as a watchman, for the purpose of protecting the property in the mill. The other prisoner was in the service of the landlord o f the mill. The mill in question was surrounded by a stream of water, with only one entrance, at which Pluck was stationed. Messrs. Farmers having for some time past been in the habit of losing property to a large amount, suspicion fell upon Pluck, and on questioning him he admitted that he and Whitebread on the Sunday took out two sacks of flour, and divided it be tween them, leaving it till Monday in the stable of White bread's master. After committing the robbery, fearing dis covery, they endeavoured to get rid of the property. Some they disposed of in the mill stream, some they mixed up with lime, in which state it was discovered by the prosecutor, and other parts they buried in the garden. A person named Nice, the foreman of Messrs. Farmers, stated, that on the Saturday evening previous to the robbery he left all right on the premises, and Pluck at his post, without whose assistance it was impossible the mill could have been robbed. --- The case was clearly proved against the prisoners, and— The Jury found both of them Guilty. Mr. Farmer stated, at the conclusion of the case, that within the last 12 or 14 years he had lost property to the amount of 2,0001. or 3,000/. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS-(THIS DAY). The Court was occupied the whole of the morning with the trial of prisoners for passing bad money. No new feature was presented. The incidents were the same as usual in all Mint cases. Two persons go out together, one goes in and buys some trifling article, for which a bad piece of money is offered; the other stops outside, and he keeps the stock of counterfeit coin, so that should the one who offers the money be found out no more bad money may be found upon him. However, in the greater part of the cases both were taken. There were eight prisoners, and all were found Guilty, and received sentence of imprisonment, some for twelve months and others for two, one week out of every month to be spent in solitary confinement. CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION ' INQUIRY.-(THIS DAY.) The Commissioners resumed their adjourned investigations this morning, at ten o'clock. Sir F. PALORAVE in the Chair. Mr. Woodthorp continued his evidence. The Common Hall is composed of Lord Mayor and Aldermen, Common Councilmen, and the Livery of the several Companies of the City ; but since the Statute 2 George 1., Common Halls have been recorded as meetings of the ‘,*,..,0rd Mayor, Aldermen, and Liverymen of the City of London. Since the time of John Wilkes, meetings of Common Council had become more fre quent and consequently they had been separated from the Common Halls. In the record of the meetings of Common Hall, now the words "an immense number of the citizens" are added. The Aldermen are summoned as to a Court of Aldermen, with a note bene stating that a Corn. mon Hall will be held on the same day. The Common Council are not summoned at all. It is the duty of all the principal officers, such as Recorder, Common-Sergeant, Judges of the Sheriff's Court, Common Pleader, Chamberlain, &c., to attend the Lord Mayor on all public •wilotis. Thellheriffs were necessary on all days of election. The Lord Mayor was the chief, the Recorder was his mouthpiece, and the two Sheriffs were his two eyes. The liverymen are sum moned by the precept through their several masters and wardens directing them through their own beadles. One of the attorneys of the Lord Mayor's Court is called the clerk of the Common Hall, but all the proceedings of the meetings are drawn up by the town clerk. Common Councilmen, though not summoned, and not of the Liverymen, have a right per. .sonally to attend on the hustings, but could take no part in election proceedings. The word " Common-ball," which he considered a mere designation of locality and not describing the quality of the meetings, was first used in 1738, after which the meetings of Common Council were separated from the miscellaneous entries. The statute of the 7th of William the Third gave the Lord Mayor the sole power of assembling the Common Hall, and it is by an act of Common Council that the Lord Mayor's election takes place on Mi. chaelmas Day. It is not necessary that more than four Al. dermen besides the Lord Mayor should be present at a Common Hall. If an Alderman speaks at a Common Hall he acts most irregularly; lie has no more right to influence the elections of the livery than the Sheriffs have to exer. cise official influence in the election of Members of Parliament. The Aldermen were to be considered as the returning-officers, at common-hall elections. Therehave been instances in which aldermen, having been personally alluded to, have spoken at a Common Hall in order to vindicate themselves. Alderman Waithman has done it, but he has invariably put off his civic robes before doing so. If a common councilman, though not of the livery, were to hold up his hand to vote, neither the Lord Mayor nor Sheriffs had the power to order him to take it down, but he could not by any means vote at the poll. A liveryman of a company, though not a freeman of the city, may attend a Common Hall, but could not vote under the statute either on a show of hands or at the poll. Indeed, if the Lord Mayor knew that such an individual was present, not being a freeman of the city, he could turn him out of the Hall. In the year 1769, the Livery first met in Common Hall as a deliberative body; but it was decided by Plumbe's cele brated case of the Goldsmith's Company refusing to attend to the Lord Mayor's precept, except in cases of elections, that the Lord Mayor had not power to enforce the attendance of the Livery as a deliberative body. The Common Hall claim the privilege of addressing his Ma jesty on the throne ; in the year 1773 it was exercised, and the King returned a gracious answer. No other instance, how ever, has since occurred. In fact, two years afterwards the Earl of Hertford, then Lord Chamberlain, wrote a letter ad dressed to the Lord Mayor, intimating that the King would not receive any address, remonstrance, or petition on the throne, but from she body corporate of the city. All re solutions respecting the Court of Aldermen and Common Council, passed in Common Hall, must be served by the clerk on the City Chamberlain, the officer of the liverymen, to be by him presented to the Court of Aldermen ; in June and Sep tember, 1819, certain resolutions of that sort were come to relative to the city funds, and a Committee of the Court of Common Council were appointed to consider them. In Ja nuary, 11=31, they made the report, and recognised the right of he livery in Common Hall to pass such resolutions. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE . 0' CL 0 CK.. Up to the present hour we have a complete blank morning in respect to intelligence, there being no arrivals of foreign mails, or any others of consequence. THE FUNDS. Although heavy sales were effected yesterday in the various Funds, they still continue firm. Consols, which left off at 891 90 for the Account, opened at 90 buyers, at which price they are at present, with very little doing. Wednesday (New Year's Day) being a holyday at Paris, we do not expect the prices of the French Funds ; but the speech of the Russian Ambassador, on complimenting the King, is anxiously looked for. The letters from Liverpool say, that for thirty years past they have not experienced so severe a gale as on Wednesday last. Nothing doing in the Foreign Market. HALF-PAST ONE. Four foreign mails still remain due, which causes a great dullness in the political circles in the City, as well as in the Funds. The French mail is hourly expected, but that of the Dutch is not looked for till tomorrow. Consols have been during the whole of the morning at 90 for the Account, alternately buyers and sellers,with i little doing. The Foreign Market is also inactive. Dutch Stock, 49% to 50 Ex-dividend ; Spanish, to I ; Portuguese, 561 to 57 Brazil, 671. We have no reports. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. Consols for the Account, 90. PROGNOSTICS OF THE WEATHER.—The following method, it is said, will show the approach of dry and wet weather. Having tied a plummet at the end of a piece of whipcord, hang it against a dry wall or wains cot, and then draw a line at the bottom of it just where the plummet reaches : let this be done when the weather is neither very wet nor very dry. When it is likely to be dry weather, the plummet will reach below the line ; and on the approach of wet rainy weather, it will be above the line.— From Thompson's Gardener's Calendar. D O ING TOO MUCH GooD.—A surg i ca l friend of ours was called in, some years ago, to•attend a woman who was suffering from an attack of paralysis, which bad affected her tongue so much that she was un able to articulate. Among other remedies he employed that of electricity. At his next visit, when the electrical shock was to be repeated, the husband took him aside, and begged of him not to give it so strong. "So strong—it produced no ill effects, I hope ?" "Oh uo— it did her a deal of good—but don't give it so strong again." PARISH REGISTERS.—Parish registers were fi si r , s o t rL i i i y ,tr a o f d te u r c w e a d v b i y , CromwelltLieieoisersrcerltdeveiwitrwtysahsaoiinsrifn,oLsaroicesnagdn noLondon, one i Englando n rone fgee It s commencing t appears 15pbeb , 3eneiit and or:i.nraegb( nl lyide v rs : t,t, 3e r ei ; e • dog that copies of them should be sent to the bishops of each diocese, which was complied with for many years. earlier —o T tei : re e ri e t a n h t e a lrs n e a 3t t ‘6 h v fe . a o w t n T r st e h tt g i churchwardens' accounts of S. Margaret's that they paid 2d. for a registry hook in 1538, pursuant to Lord Cromwell's directions; they followed immediately on the dissolution of the monasteries, the monks being previously the regis ctrnavresred in t for the parishes. B y t h a t i n junction the parson, vicar, ories r the cur a t e , was th e person directed to make o and he S ee ta p te Paper thebookos.fri Office, from letter r Sirl telpyeadricse- Edgecombe, of Cornwall, to Cromwell, states that the origin of this register-book had caused great discontent in the shires of Devon and Cornwall, the people supposing it was the beginning of new taxes which they should have to pay for their marriages, burials, and christenings.—Evidence of Mr. Burn before the Paro chial Registration Committee. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Royal Highness the Princess Sophia Matilda came from Blackheath yesterday to visit the Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria, at the Palace, Kensington. Mr. Secretary Stanley arrived in town last evening from the seat of his grandfather, Knowsley-hall Lanca shire. Viscount Althorp arrived last evening in town from Al thorp park, Northamptonshire. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council met yes terday, and resumed the hearing of the appeal from Ben gal, " Heiman Chull Singh v. Koomer Gensshearn Singh." Mr. Wigram followed on the part of the appel lant, and commented on the principal points in evidence produced to the courts below. Mr. Sergeant Spankie afterwards addressed their Lordships for the respondent, and against the claim of the appellant to be considered as an adopted son of the deceased Rajah. The Lords present were—the Right Hon. Sir L. Shadwell, Sir J. Parke, Sir J. Bosanquet, Sir T. Ers kine, Sir A. Johnston, and Sir E. East. The Hon. W. Bathurst was the Clerk of the Council in waiting. Their Lordships adjourned about four o'clock. Died, Mr. George Limb, Under Secretary of State for the Home Department, yesterday afternoon, at his resi dence in Whitehall-yard. On Monday and Tuesday, the 30th and 31st ult., Mr. D. F. Walktr had the honour to deliver lectures on ex perimental philosophy to her Royal Highness the Duchey; of Kent, and her Royal Highness the Princess Victoriag at Kensington Palace. BRIGHTON, JAN. 2. Their Majesties con --- tinue in the enjoymtk d of excellent health, and take advantage of the beautiful slimmer-like weather which Providence has sent as a welcome new year's gift, for the promotion of our comfort. ... . . . _ .. All the drives and promenades are now crowded with fashion and beauty, and the cheering scene forms a most desirable and wished-for contrast to the dulness and gloom that reigned throughout the past month. Many balls and entertainments are on the tapis, and some have already taken place, to welcome the festive season. Yesterd.ay the King and the Duchess of Gloucester drove out in a chariot and four along the cliffs, and continued their exercise till about 2 o'clock. The Queen, accompanied by Lady Kennedy Erskine, left the Palace after 2 o'clock in a carriage and four, when they drove in the direction of Shoreham, passing over the iron bridge, and baying repeatedly passed along the cliffs, returned to the Palace at half-past 4. The indisposition of the Princess Augusta has nearly disappeared, and her Royal Highness will be able in a day or two to enjoy her accustomed airings, should the weather continue fair. The Duke of Gloucester left the Palace this morning For his town residence. The Countess of Mayo arrived at the Palace last even• ing, as LAly in Waiting to her Majesty, in room of Lady Westmeath, who has left for London, the period of her Ladyship's attendance on the Queen having expired. The Hon. Miss Eden also took her departure for town yesterday, and was succeeded by the Hon. Miss Bagot, as Maid of Honour to the Queen, the term of Miss Eden's duties in that capacity having elapsed. The Royal dinner party last evening consisted of the Prince and Princess Lieven, the Marquis and Marchioness Conyngham, the Earl and Countess of Rosse and the Ladies Parsons, Baron Gersdortr, the Duke of Argyll, Sir Frederick and Lady Maitland, and Sir James Searletts together with the suite and household. The congratulatory visits to their Majesties for the last two days, on the approach and arrival of the new year, were numerous beyond the space of insertion ; amongst them were the Prince and Princess Lieven, the Duke of Argyll, the Marquis and Marchioness Conyngham, the Dowager Duchess of Richmond, the Marquis and Mar chioness of Cholmondeley, the Dowager Marchioness of Cholmondeley, Earl and Countess of Rosse, the Earl and Countess of Listowell, Marchioness and Ladies Corn wallis, &c. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS AT CHELTENHAM. Lord Seagrave, Lady Grant, Sir G. Bishop, Sir H. and Lady Vavasour and family, Dr. Lord, Rev. Thomas Leyson, Rev, J. W. Clarke, Rev. Mr. Prendergast, Rev. S. Lysons, Rev. J, Best, Capt. Eccles, Capt. Hastings, Capt. and Mrs. Richards, Mr. and Mrs. Holford and family, Mr. and Mrs. Cartwright. Mr. and Mrs. Heyman, Mr. and Mrs. Roebuck and family. Mr. G. Parkyns, Mr. R. Rashdall, Mr. Horne, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Spence, Mr. Miniken, Mr. Kendall, Mr. J. Morrogh, Mr. Hozier, Mr. Gundrey, Mr. Douglas, Mr. Managhan, Mr. Lane, Mr. C. Lu shington, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Tillstone, Mr. Giese, Mr. Aplin, Mr. Steele, Mr. G. Stevenson Ellis, Mr. Greening. Mr. Curtis; Mr. Sandes, Mr. Williamson, Mr. Browne, Mr. Grove, Mr. Melksam, Mr. Blanchard, Mr. M'Call, Mr. Heath. cote, Mr. Stevenson, Mr. Purnell, Mr. C. Bampton, Mr. Rich ardson, Mr. Ruda% Mr. Hodges, Mr. Weston, Mr. Bruton, Mr. Lewis, Mrs. Whalley, Mrs. Hare, Mrs. Ryland, Mrs. Al loway, Mrs. Whitley, Miss Algar, Miss Slater, Miss Milner, Miss Place, Miss Garrow, Miss A. Fleetwood, &c. ARRIVALS AT BATH. Hon. Mr. Bertie, Sir John Triton, Sir J. Butler, Lady CamP bell, Sir D. Maurice, Colonel Capell ; Captains Grove, Morris. Lieut. Gilling, Lieut. Moore, Dr. and Mrs. R. Gillum; Ref. 1 Messrs. Loney, J. D. Browne, Hammond, Williams, Rogers. Smith ; Mr. and Mrs. Bellew, Fox , Boul ton, Coney, Ibbets on . Upton ; Messrs. Campbell, Wallack, Copps, Coney, Dugdale. Hargrave, Oldbuker, Keeting , Uzzin Peth, G. Baker, Mon therwell, Murgatroyd, Roebuck , M.P., Rogers, Harford, Aus tin, Ettrick, Gilling, Garleet, Knight, Mogg, StoreorabS. Bowen, Bandidal, Brock, Corners, Goodwin, Hill, Hoffman. Johnson, King, Martin, Milne, Manners, Somers, Mattheeis , Osborne, Richards, Robins, Sherer, Trotman, Treverthan , Templeman, Wilson, Kemyss Tynte, M.P., Upton and family. Girard, Sinclair, Mortimor, O'Bryen, G. A. Ward, Veal and family; Mesdames Westcott and family, Hearne, Horton. Murray; Misses Godwyn, Campbell, Jephson, Wilmott, Wyat t Malcolm, Hoblyn, &c. &c. THE HON. GEORGE LAMB. We regret to have to announce the death of the Hop George Lamb, Under-Secretary of State for the eas e Department, and brother to Lord Melbourne. Mr. Geo* Lamb has long been before the world as a public character. He stood a contest for Westminster which is well remele' bered, and for some time represented that city. He 10 0 , one of the most active of the Committee of Management 01 Drury-lane Theatre, at a critical period of its history. Mr . Lamb was bred to the profession of the Bar, but we b e lieve he never attempted to gain practice. His accomplishment , ' were admitted by all who knew him ; and never, perkier' did any one possess in g reater proportion the qualitle e which endear a man to his friends. His kindness of 60 0 and mildness of temper were proverbial. Mr. George Lamb was born in 1774, so that he be e been carried off is the 50th year of his age. For soles years he has suffered very much at times from the gou t ' hut from his robust constitution, a long life might bay -. been anticipated. His having been put forward by the Whigs to cons Westminster against the Radicals, then headed by Ste Francis Burdett, on the death of Sir Samuel Hominy, to at once a proof of his popularity and the rank which h e held in his party. He was accompanied to the poll bY Lord Durham (then Mr. Lambton), Sir Ronald Fere' son, and a number of other distinguised public men, nal repelled an attempt then made by the mob, who offers" personal violence to him. Sir Hew Hume Purvis Campb ell, Bart, the p rese nt Candidate for Berwickshire, is about t o lead the bymene.tl altar Miss Spottiswood, second da ug hter 01 John Spottisivoode, Esq., the e minent Solicitor in Lonc l l l3 ' will late!) , succeeded to the larg e fortune of hi s uncle, t he late Mr. Stratm, King's printer. AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MADANIE JuNol'.l Another edition has alr ead y a pp e ared of this celeb ra'e",. work. Beyond all th at we have r ead , the " Memoirs 0' Madame Junot" co nstitute a succ ession of vivid an d indis d pensable illustrat ions of the I. fe , mind , characte r, 8 si.of , rtsg Bona parte. The D uc h ess D'Ab ran t es is lively,alWaY dramatic, an d p i quan t. She is 'the q ) ihe le' most deli g htf u l m e moir writer of t i ) , t ia iee. t p 13 , Amusing in an extraor di nary d egree , s he mine , :0 - conduct uo so much solid information with amusement—throv i " much important light upon the distinguished characte;ya the period—in the fascinating style, too, pec , d'ar French woman of fashion, that her biography rewratil 6'l itself to every one at all interested about the age in Wh u i 4 s . i. we live. Th e grace , w it, and spirit of the origina l - been admirably preserved in the translation._..o oti Journal. which, at the "g i ' Mint price o f 2/. 1 7, 10 1 d. p er o unce for standard g°' the Bpryietehoef oldgl st i s r e4g31311; r per a d m v a i r c k e , s from H a mburi gives an exchange of 13 J 4 ; and the exchange at 1-14°1 burg on Lon don at short, bein g 13 7 1 , it follows 4 gold is 13-16 per cent. dearer at Hamburg than in don. The premium on gold at I ) ,lriq is 10 per pet whirl', at the English Mint pik e o f 31. Iri s . 10P• ounce for stan , g lL e ir( a i t g(i ) li a l, tisg i ovnes P a t. gold is 0-2 a per cent. dearer a t than in London, 3 a n o d , i t t h e fol e lo x , c v h s a t u ,at Laonndeoxnchatansteortof i 503 I I