The Sun. — London, England, 1827-04-23 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS, If Mr. Canning is not the most ungrateful of men, he will be sensible of the obligation he is under to his quondam colleagues, for they have done all they could to remove the most serious difficulties by which he was beset. The length of time which elapsed before the King's decision was made, arose out of the natural and amiable reluctance which his Majesty felt to part with the men who had for so many years surrounded his throne ; especially one individual whom he honcelred with peculiar marks of confidence and esteem. Their c onduct put an end to all the scruples suggested by delicacy. or feeling on their account. The pretensions they advanced, if not to dictate to the King, to exercise a veto upon his choice, were not only personally offen sive to his Majesty, but at once identified the Royal dignity and independence with that ap• pointment, which the public wish, as well a.; the public exigencies, had already pointed out. What ever may be the ultim a t e resu l t of these changes, one immense good is already accomplished, in getting rid of this batch of old Tories, who have stuck like leeches to the state, and have sucked away the blood without producing any salutary effect on the system. Every body agrees that they have been too long in office. They had ac customed themselves to consider their places as a species of property, any interference with which they deemed a personal affront, and no reform or measure of public utility was to be thought of, which might possibly militate against the preju dices, or curtail the emoluments, of any one of the tribe. Of the Duke of Wellington it is pain ful to speak but in terms of admiration and re spect ; but it is fit be should be told that his past exploits do not entitle him to dictate to the King what Minister he shall choose, or what measures he shall adopt. Great Generals are not always able statesmen. Marlborough and Eugene, indeed, were equally celebrated in the cabinet and the field, but Turenne, Conde, and Vil lars, were never called to the eouncils of Louis XIV. Mr. Canning has now a career open to him worthy of the noblest ambition; his own firmness, and the folly and presumption of his enemies, have made him undisputed lord of the ascendant. Of one danger, hot-,:ver, we think it necessary again and again to warn him. He has been through life the idol of a little circle of friends, whose attachment, however cheering through the vicissitudes of his unequal course, must not be requited by any sacrifice of the high duties which are now imposed upon him. If he hopes to make his Administration efficient and re spectable, no partiality must seduce him into an in judicious dispensation of his favours. The Tories treated the Government as if it belonged to them selves. Mr. Canning will best prove how superior he is to such selfish views, by preferring men who have ability to serve the state, rather than those who know no duty but that of pleasing their patron and friend.—Times. The actual posture of affairs with regard to the Ministry we understand on good authority to be this :—After a deliberation on Friday night, it was resolved by a body of the Whig party, that they would facilitate the formation of a Cabinet with Mr. Canning for its chief, which should be so composed as to secure to the country the adoption of a liberal policy at home and abroad. It was therefore the earnest desire of the meet ing that Lord Lansdown should accede to the proposition made to him on the part of Mr. Canning. The difficulty made by the Noble Marquis was not distinctly with reference to the Catholic Question, but was directed rather to the constitution of the local Government of Ire land, which it appears a high personage now re quires to contain a preponderancy of the anti- Catholic leaven. The continuance of Lord .Manneri in Ireland we must assume to be one reason for Mr. Plunkett's acceptance ,of the English Mastership of the Rolls, an office which it is not easy to imagine that the Right :lon. Centleman would have chosen, had one of suffi ci'er.t dignity and of more immediate connection w i t h I. Aland been equally within his attainment. Lord Lansdown left town early on Saturday, to settle some ur g ent, private business. His Lordship's final determination, therefore, could not well be made known before this morning, or very late last night. The Irish Members most strenuous on behalf of emancipation, are, we learn, those who declare in the most emphatic terms their indifference about the persons of the Irish Government, but their anxiety for its sound and liberal principles, as warranted by the acceptance of office by Lord Lansdown here. We may add to the preceding observations, that the Dnke of Devonshire left town on Saturday night at the King's desire, we believe, and certainly at the express desire of Mr. Canning, to renew immediately the negociation with Lord Lansdown. The general impression seems to be, that an union of Mr. Can mint's friends, and some of the leading Whigs, will take place. We cannot of course, give a decided opinion.—Eid. The unbounded adulation which the first news of Mr. Canning's triumph in the Cabinet drew forth from some part of the Press begins already to be tamed down into the language of respectful remonstrance. He who was worshipped but yesterday as something more than mortal, is now reasoned with as mere man, lialele to some of the infirmities of our common nature. His flatterers even begin to offer him advice, as if they doubted the wisdom, and had some distrust of the omni- Po •ence of their new political divinity. They go so far ~ t . 5 to tell him that the charm of his first success wi_ ll wear off, if he should continue to give proo f s o f tardiness and vacillation in filling up the places of ,hisretired colleagues. They egotism" o f character in hint at something like the idolized Premier, an warn him not to le a d himself and his confiding govereign into dia. culties, by- endeavouring to form a7l administra tion solely from the ranks of his personA friends. A coalition between Mr. Canning and the " MO aerate portion" of the Whigs is suggested a. the best mmHg to, give a new Cabinet efficiency and duration. the moderate portion of the Whigs we presume is meant, that part of the Opposition in Parliament which does not subscribe to the doctrine of Radical Reform. Now; if there be any thing like principle among politicians, such a combination appears to- us impracticable. The Whigs who are not " Radicals," are nevertheless pleJged to what is called a moderate Reform in Parliament, and Mr. Canning is as decidedly pledged against it. As long as both parties are true to their recorded confessions of political faith, this question raises a barrier of adamant between the Premier and the Whigs. It is because Mr.Can ming will not allow of Reform in any shape that he opposed with all the energy, though not with the usual success of his eloquence, the motion of Lord Archibald Hamilton for a Committee to inquire into the state of the Scotch burghs, on which occasion we recollect he described any attempt at reforming even , the most objectionable par t of the system of representation, as the be ginning of proceedings that would bring upon the country all the horrors that characterised the French Revolution. How then can the Whigs and he coalesce, without a sacrifice of principle on one side or the other ? If the sacrifice should be on the part of Mr. Canning, how little will he then look in comparison with the retired Mi nisters, whortys up for the sake of consistency, the powers and emoluments of office, and preserved to the last moment the merit of being faithful to that course of policy, which—whether it was good or bad—they had originally espoused. On r the other hand, if the sacrifice of principle should be on the part of the .Whigs, of what service can they be. to him, when they shall have lost the support of what ever portion of public opinion they may have hitherto enjoyed ? But the fact is, if no reconciliation can be obtained between Mr. Canning and his • late co adjutors in the Government, he will not endeavour to supply their loss by a coalition with the Whigs. Why do the papers in his interest tell us that the Marquis of Conyngham and the Marquis of Hert ford are to receive Dukedoms ? and why does the name of Lord Mountcharles appear in the list of " select statesmen" at his political dinners ? We can remember when Mr. Canning endeavoured to excite a laugh in the House of Commons by a jocu lar allusion to the most celebrated instance of female government in our history, and sneeringly spoke of " that gallant virgin Elizabeth." —Morning Herald. It is now quite clear that if the affairs of parishes are to be conducted on any, other prin ciple than that of the foulest jobbing and pecu lation, the Select Vestry system must be abolished. The opportunity which this• system affords to !busy and dishonest individuals to combine toge ther, and to dictate the resolutions of the Vestry so as to promote their own ends, and defraud the public, makes it a grievance which the Le gislature ought no longer to tolerate. The taxa tion of the Country—that which may be called its necessary taxation to pay the interest of the Debt, and to defray the expellees of Govern- I ment—is already large enough, without the ad ditional burdens upon the people which arise out of parish jobs that are contrived by the despotic cabals of " Select Vestries" for their own benefit. We understand it is now become quite a favourite speculation with dishonest tradesmen, and others,who have tried their hand, and purged themselves of the sense of shame, if ,they ever had any, in joint-stock swindling con cerns, to get themselves appointed on Select Vestries, and obtain a share of the profits result ing from the jobs which they promote for their 'trouble in doing the. dirty work of their icrafty and consequential employers. Alter ing one word of the inscription on the tomb of Sir Christopher Wren, we may say, " si exem plum paeris, circumTice." The reports of the meetings of these Vestries, which we have lately published, show that instances in support of what we have alleged are to be found on every aide. Now, it is a well-known fact that John Bull grudges very much the taxes which he pays to Government, although those taxes go to discharge the interest of the debt, which grew out of wars that John took great delight in while he was intoxicated by their glory, and was not yet sobered down by the bill of expences; and it is therefore very strange that John should allow a set of schemers, in various places, under the name of a Select Vestry, to tax him for their own advantage, until he is in danger of losing all that the debt leaves in his pockets--it is strange, we say, that John should allow this to go on with out taking effective steps to relieve himself from so galling and expensive an oppression. When acts of corruption are proved against boroughs that return Members to Parliament, the usual corrective is to throw the franchise open to the adjoining hundreds, on this principle, that the more numerous the elec tors are, the less chance is there of an election being corruptly,carried. So in parishes, where all the solvent inhabitants constitute the Vestry, there is much less facility of jobbing, and much better means of redress, than where the number of the Vestry is limited to a particular set of men, who .can be more easily governe d b y a ca b a l . W e hope this subject will be taken tip as soon as possible After the , recess in Parliament._ and_these • • s parochial manufactories of jobs and l oca l imposts e put down as the greatest nuisances that afflict the community.—lbid. Since the following article was written, we earn that the negociation, the breaking off of ftwhich we so. much regretted, was renew e d on !Saturday with the Marquis of Lansdown and the Whigs. The Duke of Devonshire set off for Bow-wood on Saturday evening, Lord Lans down having taken his departure for that seat on 'Saturday morning. His Grace was the bearer jof the propositions to the Noble Marquis. His !Grace had not returned at twelve o'clock last !night ; but we rejoice to have it to state, ,that , an arrangement was looked on as most probable. —We are sure that no intelligence can be more gratifying to the nation than such an arrange ment, which will annihilate the hopes of those Iwho wish to govern in spite of the inclinations of the Sovereign, and the consent of the people. —Morning Chronicle. The negociation between Mr. Canning and the Marquis of Lansdown and friends, is, we are sorry to say, broken off. It is to be hoped, however, that it will again be renewed. At present, however, the prospect of an arrange ment is much less favourable than it was. on Friday. Very few of the reports in circulation with respect to the negociations are entitled to ,any consideration. The truth is, that the only authority for nearly all that has been stated is 'mere conjecture. The only differenc e b e t ween Ithe parties is with respect to a point of principle. iAs to arrangements of office, there is not, and :never was, the slightest difference ; the greatest liberality on the one side having been met by Ithe utmost disinterestedness on the other. When iwe say point of principle, our readers will na urally infer that. the Catholic Question forms !the principle difficulty. We trust that the parties Inlay yet come to an understanding on what we ! willingly allow is a vital question. We are far from !thinking that principles ought to be trifled with ; .and we admit that public m e n oug ht, a bov e all things, to be careful of theirreputation for honour and consistency, and to beware of affording to the people any grounds for , questioning the purity of their motives. We admit also, that the diffi culty in this case is greatly increased by the dreadful state in which' Ireland now is. It must i ‘ ever be forgotten that there is another party resides the negociators in London, namely— the Irish people ; and it may so happen (which God prevent), as nations are governed in their ,conduct more by the pressure of circumstances than by speculative views, that the Irish may not understand the policy by which their liberation s to be effected indirectly, and allow themselves to yield to rash counsels. Now, we can easily conceive why a Statesman should dread to hazard tne responsibility of such a contingency. ,But ' while we state this as a difficulty, which is not without its weight, we confess we think, that if an arrangement is impossible on other terms, the responsibility ought to be incurred. It is as ,'dangerous to prescribe to ourselves immutable .rules in general politics as it is dangerous in .mcnals to be guided by any other than fixed rules. The end we have in view, in the former case, is the good of the people ; and we cannot leave out of consideration the circumstances by which our agency must be affected. Thus, fox, instance, allowing that the Catholic Question must be settled before we can hope to regenerate Ireland, if circumstances do not allow us to effect that object directly, and immediately, we ought to embrace a course which will effect it ultimately, though indirectly, in preference.to a course which will not forward the object at all. Now if the Marquess of Lansdown and his friends do not take place, they will not thereby forward the set tlement of the Catholic Question, but rather retard it. But can that be the proper course to pursue, which retards rather than promotes, the accomplishment of ar. object believed by us to be of the last importance to the welfare of the nation ? Do not let it be supposed for a moment that we are advocating an indifferency as to means. So far from maintaining any such doctrine, we do not think that any means at va riance with justice and morality are to be adopted for attaining the most desirable objects. But ' 'our position implies the adoption of no means inconsistent with the strictest morality. We merely contend that the necessity of effecting a given object being admitted, an obligation is un posed on us of adopting the best means within our reach, calculated to effect that object. If a General were ordered to take possession of a for tress, the nearest way to which presented an in surmountable obstacle, he would not be justified in remaining stationary, if he could advance by a circuitous route. We cannot conceive how any one should ever have thought of accusing the Whigs of anxiety for place. So far from being open to such an accusation, we think they are open to a very different one. We respect the purity of motive, and high sense of honour, which are not to be mistaken in the Whig leaders ; but we cannot help, at the same time, thinking that they are somewhat over-punctilious. To speak frankly, we think that when a public man is per suaded that by his takin g place the general goo d would be more advanced than by Ins remaining out of place, he is blameable if he prefer the lat ter course, because he cannot do all the good which lie might wish to effect. The late Ad ministration, for instance, might have done much more good under more favourable circum stances than they were able to effect ; but be cause they did all under existing circumstances they could do, they entitled themselves to the gratitude of the country. Now, had Mr. Huskis son, and Mr. Robinson, and Mr. Canning retired, because they could not commence their liberal mea sures with the most important one of all, and allowed the affairs of the nation to fall into the hands of a complete set of Old Tories ; we think that so far from entitling themselves to praise, they would have been open to blame. Now, if Lord Lansdown and his friends join Mr. Canning and his friends, though all the good may not be effected which might be wished, yet it is next to certain that the union would be productive of greater benefits to the nation than it would otherwise have. While, however, we sin cerely hope that the negotiation will vet be opened, and that even for the sake of forwarding an object which we have at heart— the tranquillization of Ire land—the Whigs will consent to take office on terms short of absolute concession of the principle for which they contend; we are not insensible to the importance of attending to those points on which the success of the Ministerial arrangements must in a great measure depend. \V2 alluded on Saturday to the great offence taken by the Profession at the intimation of the transference of Mr. Plunkett to the Rolls in this countiy. We undersand that besides the presumed unfitness of an Irish Equity Lawyer for the situa tion of Judge in an English Equity Court, there is no precedent for nominations from the Irish Bar to the English Bench, or from the English Bench to the Irish Bar, except in the case of Chancellors. It is of the very utmost importance that judicial ap pointments should be such as to satisfy the just ex pectations of the nation; and it is deeply to be re gretted that his Majesty should not be advised, that of all the modes in which partialities may be grati fied, unsuitable judicial appointments are the very worst. Sir John Leach has entitled himself to the highest tirTrly;i7eTh - i-dITIg to what We can learn, was as much before the Lord Chancellor as the latter had the ad vantage of him in those little formalities which re quire only the possession of a memory for circum stances. How happens it that Sir Jolua...ha been overlooked? One circumstance may serve t o guide I us in our judgment respecting the pr7riety of ju dicial appointments. Would any ma,: think of em ploying even the most eminent Common Law lawyer to conduct an important case Chancery ? Would he think of employing the eminent Irish lawyer in an English Court of Equity ? Can it be proper to employ those to decide causes who would never be employed by parties to conduct them.— Ibid. The abandonment, by the French Ministry, of the Law relative to the Police of the Press, is an important triumph o f soun d principles of govern ment over ,the maxims of bigotted and suspicious tyranny, which are not less injurious to the sta bility of thrones than to the welfare of nations. How the project of so insane and extravagant a law ever entered into the heads of rational men, we have been unable to conceive. The French Press had not been indulging in any extraordi nary licentiousness, which called for the interpo sition of checks, and the application of r eme di es , stronger than th e existing law afforded. The change was one, therefore, which was not called for by any pressing necessity : yet what, short of the most urgent necessity, could have justified any Government in exposing itself to the odium of so wild a piece of legislation ? The pro posed law did not satisfy itself with applying most violent remedies to the supposed abuses of the Press—nor did it confine its operations to those classes of publications which were accused of excesses, but it proceeded boldly to annihilate all freedom of individual action, in every thing con nected with the printing and publication of every thing whatever. Its provisions, indeed, were such, - that it would have been• impossible to have enforced them completely. • But they would have sufficed, at least, to have maintained per petual warfare between the Government and the country. The spirit of the Administration would have been placed in direct opposition to the spirit of the nation. The French Throne has not yet acquired the reverence and security, which flows from a stable continuance during a long lapse of years. Men's minds still revert habitually to the frightful chasm which sepa rates the . present Monarchy from the old. — Under circumstances like these, the prime object of the Ministers of France, should be, to ideniify, in every possible way, the Go vernment with the country, - so that the mea sures with - the - former may be in accordance with prevailing notions and prejudices. Btit the Law of the Press was an open and gratuitous declaration of war against public opinion ; and, had it been carried, it must have precluded all sym pathy between the people and their rulers. From the moderation and 'prudence which the French Mi nisters have shewn in other matters, we should be slow to believe that they in reality approved of the proposed law, or that it was brought forward by them spontaneously. It was probably forced upon them by a secret influence, which they dared not brave directly, but with which the resistance of the two Chambers might at least enable them to cope. At all events, they have done wisely in withdraw ing a law, which there were both folly and wicked nessl in proposing. It is not merely on • account of the amount of immediate evil from.which France has been saved, that werejoiee ,in this event. It is a proof that something of the spirit of a practi cally free Government animates the institutions ,of France ; and that the influence of that party, who think nothing Government which is not tyranny, and nothing religion, which is not superstition and bigotry, is on the wane----2 u, Times. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Aran VI. FENTON, GENT., ONE, &e. V. STEWART AND ANOTHER. This was' an action against the proprietors of the Courier Newspaper, for a libel upon the professional character of the plaintiff as an attorney. The de fendants pleaded, first, Not Guilty; and second, a justification of the truth.of the alleged libel. Mr. GURNEY (with whom was Mr. PARK) stated the case. The plaintiff was an attorney, carrying on business in the City, and he had thought it necessary to bring this action for the vindication of his character, on account of a libel published in the Courier News paper, of which the defendants were the proprietors. He (Mr. Gurney) believed he might say, it was very seldom indeed that the Courier had been the subject of actions or indictments for libels on private character, and for that reason, when a libel of the nature in question appeared in its columns, the per son slandered must be more than commonly anxious to remove the unfavourable impression which a pub. lication, under such circumstances, was so likely to produce. About three years since the plaintiff was called upon, in the course of his professional duty, to defend a person, the atrocity of whose crime had created the greatest sensation in the public mind—he meant a man named John Thurtell, who was tried, convicted, and executed at Hertford,, for the murder of Mr. \Veare. Undoubtedly the duty of the plaintiff, as attorney for such a person, was most anxious and arduous ; and if he (Mr. Gurney), who had conducted the case for the Crown on that occasion, might go out of the way to make the ob servation, he must say, from his own personal ob servation, that he never saw an attorney for a prisoner show more zeal and activity for his client. The plaintiff was, therefore, extremely hurt to see a paragraph published in the defendants' paper, con veying an imputation that he was wanting in feeling for his client's situation. Now, whatever might be the crime of the party accused, those who were in terested in the conduct of his defence must neces sarily feel great anxiety for his fate; and the libel in question having attributed to Mr. Fenton an absence of consideration for his client's interests, he thought it right to bring this action, for the vindication of his character against the attack so made upon him. In so acting, he by no means sought to put money into his pocket; but character, to a professional man, being of vital importance, he felt himself com pelled to come into Court for a reparation of that injury of which he complained. Mr. SCARERTT (with whom were Mr. BROUGHAM and Mr. F. PoLLocK,) here interposed, and said that, as his Learned Friend had stated the plaintiff's object to be simply the vindication of his character, he (Mr. Scarlett) had no objection to state, on the part of the defendants, that nothing was farther from their intention than to wound the feelings of Mr. Fenton by the paragraph in question. The defend ants could have no motives in disparaging the pro fessional reputation of the plaintiff; who had, doubt less, conducted himself zealously and ably for the interests of his client, on the trial alluded to. The defendants were sorry if any expressions were used in their paper, painful to the plaintiff's feelings; and bearing no malice towards him, they could have no intention of questioning his respectability. After making this acknowledgment, he wished to spare the plaintiff the pain of having a matter farther gone into, which, no doubt, must be unpleasant to his feelings. He (Mr. S.) was the rather inclined to make, this reparation to the plaintiff's character, in consequence of the justice done by his Learned Friend to the reputation of the paper in question; and having done so much justice, particularly to Mr. Stewart, who had been connected with The Courier for twenty years, he was authorised to Fay, that the defendants were sorry the plaintiff should have taken offence at the publication complained of. He should forbear saying anything further, than that there was no intention on their part of wounding his feelings or injuring his character. Mr. GiTat,sie stated, that Mr. Feuton was quite satisfied with what had been said by Mr. Scarlett ; and in testimony of his sincerity that his client's ob- ject was not to put money into his pocket, he would consent that a Juror should be withdrawn. A Juror was withdrawn accordingly. SHIMFF'S COURT, APRIL 21, THE PARISH OF ST. MARY-AT-HILL V. T. 'CATHARINE'S DOCK COMPANY. This was an enquiry to assess the value of certain premises, the property of the parish of St. Mary at-hill, and situate in the district of St. Katherine's. Mr. James savage, a surveyor, had examined and valued the premises. His estimate was 22,3041., and he was quite sure that they were worth 25 y ears' purchase. Mr. J. Anson, also a surveyor, estimated. the pre mises at 20,2431. Mr. ADAM addressed the jury on the part of the Dock Conthany. He trusted that the jury would he as careful of the interests of the one as of the other. Mr. Matthew 'Wharton, a surveyor, estimated the property at 13,627/. 4s. 7d. He had, however, in consideration of the compulsory sale, made another estimate which amounted to 16,7631. 19s. 9d.—The jury assessed the value at 18,5001. THE YOUNG ENSIGN.-1110 next day I may consider to have been my first appearance in public as a properly authenticated officer in the army. I stood upon the parade fully equipped, and with my regiment. During all the time, I might as well have been in the pillory, — nothing relieved me but pulling on and off my gloves, fixing my cravat, and playing with my sword-knot. I formed one of those, whom the admiring crowd gazed at. I was saluted every where by passing soldiers, and I gra tified my vanity in this point, by repeatedly walking past the sentries on duty at the palace, to hear them slap the butt-ends of their muskets, as they t carried arms 'to com pliment me. I was gazed at on the Steyne by the most captivating eyes,—T was smiled at in the library by the most faseinating faces,—lovely lights gleamed on me from balconies, barouches, and donkeys' backs,—pelisses flounced, and feathers waved for me : I was somebody, I was every_ body,—there was nobody in the world but me—myser at least I saw no one else worth a moment's consideration, except as far as their admiration of me was concerned. I never ate so many ices and jellies in my life; not for the love my appetite bore to such confections, hut the lounge—. the graceful halo which the discussion of an ice throWs round the military figure in a pastiy-cook's shop is every thing : it was delightful !--:Military Sketch Book. THE AQUES SNAKE.—Soon after this, as we were going to cross the stream, we observed a large snake swimming towards us, and when he arrived .near the bank he stopped, apparently to , watch our motions, with his head and part of his body out of Water : I then obServed the black . cross on his ilea; and knew it was the snake called the Agnes. A negrO who was passing on' foot at this time, agreed for a dollar to endeavour to kill the reptile. FOr this purpose he went a short distance in the rear; and cut a large long . bamboo with his manchette, and advanced to the attack of the snake, who had remained quiet in his position, with his eyes 'fixed on As the negro approached the agues, he put out his forked tongue, and raised himself higher in the water, as if preparing to make'a dart at his enemy, which the black observing, retired . a few paces, and then told me he was afraid to attack it, as it was pre pared to spring on him. In this position the near() and snake remained for two or three minutes, watching each other, when suddenly the' aquas turned round to swim to the other side of the river. The moment the negro , observed its head turned from him; he rushed to the bank, and gave the agues tv'sio or three tremendous blows with the bamboo which made him turn on his back, and the negro followed up his attack,' and succeeded in killing his enemy. This' apes measured six feet in length. The black brought it to me on his . bamboo; and appeared'' nita elated at 4is victory, and not less so when he re;- ceivecl his feward..:. , Travcis through ,Colombia, POLICE INTELLIGENCS. GOOD EFFECTS OF THE CLASSICV. Didicisse edeliter art :Ern°llit rtiorea nec Atilt; ease fero&" B 0 S TREE T.— On Friday last, Geo. Lewis, who described himself as a writing -master, was ordered by Sir R. BIRNIE to find bail for assaulting and kicking Sarah King, his servant. The com plainant stated that her master having gone to wit ness a dog fight, she waited up for him until one o'clock in the morning, and because she overslept herself, and was unable to rise before seven o'clock, her master, who had remained all night in the parlour, beat and kicked her. The girl added that this was the third time she had suffered from her master's violence. Mr. Lewis, hi reply, admitted that he had been out until one o'clock, and that he remained all night in the parlour, " because," said he," I preferred reading the classics to retiring to bed, and so I amused my self with Cicero." He then added, that he had given directions to the girl to rise at six o'clock, but she did not make her appearance until seven; . and when spoken to, she was pert and insolent, and actually laughed in his face ; " on which," said Mr. Lewis, " merely took her by the shoulder, with the intention of turning her out of doors ; and this is the assault of which she now complains." Sir RICHARD BiRNIE observed to Mr. Lewis, that however his acquaintance with the classics, and his attachment to Cicero in particular, might serve to enlighten his understanding, there was one duty of which he appeared to be ignorant, namely, that of protecting the weak and friendless. It was by such harsh conduct as that which was pursued towards this poor girl that so many wretched females were brought to want and prostitution. Mr. Lewis was then directed to find bail, at which he was exceed ingly provoked, and following the complainant to the street, he abused her so much, that the poor girl was obliged to return to the office to claim the pro tection of the Magistrate. On which Mr. HALLS directed that Mr. Lewis should be locked up until his bail arrived, which was done accordingly. On Saturday, the girl again appeared at the office, stating that her mistress had refused to deliver up her clothes to her. Mr. Minshull immediately di rected that Ford, the gaoler, should accompany the complainant to enforce her demand. Ford soon after returned, accompanied by the girl, and a person who called himself the Rev. Mr. Fenn, a Baptist minister and a schoolmaster, residing at 23, Hyde street, Bloomsbury, at whose house, it appears, Mr. Lewis also resides, in the capacity of usher or assistant. Ford stated, that on demanding the girl's property, Mr. Fenn immediately said that he missed a variety of articles, and being satisfied that Sarah was a thief, he was determined that her boxes should be searched before they left the house. Her boxes, none of which were locked, were accordingly ex amined, and Mr. Fenn kicking a hand-box belonging to her with his foot, two silver spoons fell upon the floor, which proved to be the property of Mr. Lewis, by whom they were claimed. The Rev. Mr. Fenn immediately accused Sarah of an intention to steal the spoons, but the girl repelled the charge, and de clared most solemnly that she was innocent of any such intention. Ford then insisted that the parties should go before the magistrate ; and after some al tercation, Mr. Fenn, his servant, and one of his school-assistants, together with the accused, appeared before Mr. Minshull and Mr. Halls. A long inves tigation then took place, the result of which fully proved that the girl was innocent of the crime of which she was accused. It appeared further, that the spoons were wrapped up in a white cravat, marked with the letters G. L., which correspond with the name of Mr. Lewis. Mr. MlNsttuu. and Mr. HALLS both declared that there was not the slightest ground for suspect ing that the girl was at all implicated in the theft which was endeavoured to be fastened upon her.— It was clear that a vile and ungenerous conspiracy had been formed (by whom .they could not say) for the purpose of fixing a felony. on a poor defenceless girl, whose only crime was that she sought for pro tection against the violence of her master. If that conspiracy could be brought home to the persons concerned, they would each of them be liable to be prosecuted. As it was, however, the girl was dis charged without the slightest imputation on her honesty. The Rev. Mr. Fenn and his witnesses then with drew, and a gentleman present directed the girl Sarah to call at his house, and she si:Juld be pro vided with a situation. UNION-HALL—On Saturday, a female named Harris was ici.roUght up to the office, in custody, charged with violently re;sulting Mary Sweeney, by cutting off one of her ears with a chopper. The unfortunate complainant, whose head was bound, stated that on the preceding night the de fendant entered her room, having been acquainted with her, and a slight altercation occurring between them, the defendant took up a chopper which was in the room, and aimed a blow at her head ; complainant fortunately drew on one side a little, by which means she escaped having her brains knocked out, but had her left ear completely severed from her head. It was stated by some of the lodgers in the house where the parties diet they were continually quarrelling with each other, and that one was jealous of the other. The Magistrate, to prevent further bloodshed between them, held them both to bail. A man named Swallow, who was committed to Brixton by the Magistrates of the Thames Police oftice, under the Police Act, made his escape from the vehicle in which lie was confined, on the road to prison. IKEETINGS. OF CREDITORS. W.„ WiMpole.st * LONDON DlARY.—Tuesnsy, APRIL ?1 , ...—(At the Court et - Commissioners, 13aaingliall-street.). Needle, G., Wood-street... 111Shoolbred and Co., Edin. Neely, W., Change-alley burgh Nunn, T., London ..—.. ...... 12 Sikes and Co., London .. 10 Palmer, G. Cranbourne-pas. 'Snowball, A., Ratcliffe lO sage lO Taylor, E., Stonehouse ..... 11 Price, R., ,Berriew it Thomson, W., Shadwell ..„ 12 Ramsay and Co. Broad-st ll Toy, 'Jr., Penryn ..... . ......... Rason, J., Tottenham-court Weatherhead x A., Coventry road street ......................... Robertson, A., Stepney WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25. George, J., London-wall , .................................... 10 t A o l o le k n e, an7d.:C::L....i:Hecrpoo:::: LiverW°}l:l2e: S rg tar e' , L A l Li e"w• ches i ter COUNTRY DlARY.—Wlormansv, APRIL 25. 1-51 r. Maud ley's, Liverpool vrinewrpoano,clarA...ll.cis.e.iie.te.. 11 Wilkinson,pLamb, o o Cowie, ley , j W : j : W. 2 [ l : J r :. n d , e. :Ka and c joua nt i ....., 11 11 Corric, W., Liverpool—Georg e , L v rpool ..... 1 APRII, 2 i ft e : j aw : d l , a: H ricg as reig e egL l L o is rE , S Ai Morin, Lund, R., Minton—Fox, Shrewsbury ..••••,.. 11 jEvans T., Machynlleth—Fox, Shr ew sburyßarnsouth verpoo 1 Morin, J. jun., Carzield--aing's A C I „ Salford —White's, . nos at isle. I I Tinling, "-. ...um—white's i Manch es ter 2 Jones; J., COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 21.—There continues but a limited demand for British Plantation Sugar, the total sales of the wee k b e i ng only about 5 00 hhds. without any alteration 'in prices; besides these, about 700 bags good to fine white Bengal Sugar have been taken by the 'grocers at 748. 6d. to 76s.,.being a de dine of about - Is. per cwt. in this description. In Foreign Sugar, the only sale is 2 0 boxes good white avannah at 448. per cwt.—About 8Q punchs. good Demerara Molasses have been disposed of at 275. 9d. per cwt.—The Coffee Market still remains inactive, and the public sale on Tuesday went off rather hea vily : the sales of the week are about 150 tees. Ja maica; fair Middling qualities are about Is. per cwt. lower : besides , these, 600 bags good ordinary . Ha vannah have peen sold at 485., per cwt.—No sales in CocOa, Ginger or . Pepper.-80 bags tine quality Pi- Mento have been sold , at qd, per lb.—No sales Worth notice have been made in Rum. The- demand for Cotton has been very animated the sales ;amounting to 22,250 bags; the prices of most descriptions have advanced about id. per lb. The sales consist of, 10,860 Boweds sp. to 74i1, chiefly at qd. to 6P. for midd. to good fair; 5,200 Orleans 6kd. to 81(1., chiefly at 60. to 70. or mid- Ong to good; 1,320 Mobile 6d. to Id.; 430 So Island 10Id. to 16d; 70 Stained ditto at 6 1 (1 ' I 0 Sid.; 540 Pernambu co 9jd . to 9 id ., i nclu di n g" at 10id. ; 1,200 Maranham Bid. to Sid.; 2661' hia Bd. to Bfd. ; 1,500 Egyptian 6i-d. to Sid. ek el at 6./d. to 74d.; 600 Demera ra Bd . to 10 d .; 150 11 : badoes 71d.; 45 Carthagena .sid.; 200 Surat 4 f to 5i4.; 10 Bengal 4iel. About 1,500 bags Amy rican have been taken on speculation, and 1,00013 01 and American for export. The arrivals have be il about 6,594 bags. Imported into Liverpool, from the 14th to the 2C tl April, 1827, inclusive.--By I vessel from merara, 2 Charleston, 2 Savannah, 2 New (Meer!' 3 Marseilles, 1 Palermo, 1 Odessa, 1 Alexanc lo I Bayonne, and 1 Ireland. Sugar, Demerara, 239 hhds. 26 brim., Ireland, ditto; Molasses, 84 casks; Rum 89 puncheons 6 ', hhds.; Coffee 25 b ags; Cotton, West India, „ bales; New O r l eans an d M o bil e 1,067 ; 11e9' United States 3,922; Egyptian, 1,275; Flout: foreign, 25 brls.; Rice, 185 casks; Tallow 47; ditto; Madders 392 ditto; Madder Roots 91 ' bales; Brimstone, 260 tons; Shumac, Sicily, 1, 40 , bags; Wool, 281 bales ; C ream o f T artar, 35 caslq' Barilla, 33 bales. The Turpentine Distillers being for the presei V pretty well supplied with th e raw mater i a l , an d r° fresh imports having been received this week, 11° sales have been effected.--Tar is more inquired Pr' and 1,000 barrels Carolina have been sold at 1 44 3d. to 14s. 6d. per barrel, principally at the forint! price; the little Stockholm now in the market held for 225. per barrel. The reduction in the price of Ashes has occa sioned some further inq u i r y, principally for Pearls, of w hich about 400 barrels Montreal have been sold at 2 3 '; 9d. for brand 1825, and 245. to 245. 3d. for bran' 1826; the sales of Montreal Pot are about 200 ba r ' rels at 225. 6d. for old, and 235. 6d. for last you?, import. I n S tates ' A s h es the only sale is 20 barr els Boston Pot at 275. per cwt.-The demand for Dye' woods and other Drysaltery Articles does not it e: prove, and to effect sales lower prices are submitte d to; 40 tons fair Honduras Logwood were sold on Thursday from the quay at 6/. 10s. per ton ; 20 tone Catnpeachy were previously sold at 71. 10s. per to n ' The only sale of Fustic is 38 tons Cuba at 101. 10/. 10s. per ton from the quay. A parcel of tons small inferior Nicaragua Wood was forced by auction at .5/. 7s. 6d. per ton ; a few tons See solid sold at 181. per ton.-Some little enquiry fl Barwood, and 71. obtained for Gaboon.-Camw° steady at 161. per ton.-The only sale of Quercitrou , Bark, is a small parcel of 10 hogsheads of fine ph i ,' ladelphia at 15s. p er cwt.-120 tons D u t c h O a k Bar' ofordinary quality, have been sold at 6/. to 6/. los. Pe r ton. In Shumaclittle doing, 1,000 bags newS icily were offered on Thursday by auction, 10s. only wee bidh and the parcel was withdrawn ; some small sales of Verona have been effected at 7e. 6d. to Se. Fifil bales East India Safflower, part fin, and part mid -1 dling quality, have been sold at 5/. 15s. per cw t. ' duty paid ; fine parcels arc scarce, but inferior plentiful. Valonia is in fair demand, about 5 ", tons have b een ta k en t hi s week at 14/. 15s. to ICI. for Morea, and 17/. tbr Smyrna. The sales of Salt petre are about 370 bags, at 245. to 245. 9d. for good quality, and a small parcel fine at 275. Pe r cwt. In Rough Brimstone nothing done this week' Small sales of American Sowing Flax Seed continue to be effected at 70s. per hhd. Ninety-five hop; heads, brand 1826, have been sold at 525. 0 ' Clover Seed the only sale is ten bags French Re d, at 635. per c w t. A f ew casks American Bees Ni r ° have been sold at 101. 15s. per cwt. The business done in Olive Oil is confined to 35 tuns Sicily at 42/. being part of 50 tuns offered by auction on Wednesday. Gallipoli is steady 9t 46/. per tun. Linseed Oil is in better request at r ordinary, and 21s. t oTAu it: 0 2 : peo : lrrots eie(.:6h:BadTisr-dreaaninfzoli nlfiOjoisx' 21d. per gallon, old measure. In Rape Oil little t doing. Fish Oils are dull of sale, and prices r ather lower. Newfoundland Cod is now offering at se l e a - na n d d ay T st.o C h s e o ms 24/. 10s. per tun. Palm Oil steady at 27/. Oil 0 ' Turpentine is in good request.-The sales of Caro lina Rice exceeds 200 casks at 19s. to 19s. 6d. for only 7 b c u l s . i ; s lb i . n , a fi nd id 6 e :o 7 o i b s each.-Hemp is still very dull of sale at 42/. r° inquiry lryOmf.ofrorTaPl COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURINTO LAST W. Wheat. Barle y . i oa.s SCADS. . . Per Quarter. s. to s. s. to s. s. to s. a. to s• Andover--_. 51 30 43 28 30 Carlisle 6l 45 40 Hexharn. — 52 58 35 41 32 40 ' Morpeth 52 56 35 o 8 27 33 Newcastle 51) 60 36 44 25 32 48 50 Ramsey 48 56 40 44 30 38 51 02 Sunderland :5g tit W i nchester ,56 40 -- Per Bushel. ,a. e. d. S. 0. s. 0. a. d. s. d. S. d. Birmingh am / 4 88 63 70 56 60 78 80 Coventry 74 80 54 5 9 5 0 60 72 8 0 Newcastle (Stair.) 9 6 9 9 7 0 7 6 5 6 6 0 1) 6 10 0 Northallerton ,70 80 60 70 36 56 6 u a Penrith Warwick '7 2 79 53 60 5 60 7 0 8 0 Worcester 1 72 79 52 6.3 48 56 83 90 Per 1?ioll. Barnardcastle —. 11 9 10 0 0 0 11 6 7 0 10 0— 0 1 3 Darlington Durham _l2 O l5 610 9 11 386 90 100 12 0 Stanhope jl3O 13 9 00 10 0 70 00 0 0 0 0 Stockton-- ;129 13 6 00 00 7 0 S 6 00 00 Wolsingham In 0156110116 8 0 10 6 0 0 HADDIN , We had a good su] Oats went off readil Prices lower. Wheat. First 63s Od Second 6os (k 1 Third There were 380 qrs. of ...... 635. Oct 16 ............ 62 0 17 »._6l 0 The su p ply of EL Week's price, Wheat. First.... 32s Od Second ... 3O Od Third .... 28s Od COTCH 3TON CO ripply of all k y. Barley Barley. Oats. 45s Od 42s Od 40s Od 38a' Od ' 3(5s Od 35s Od if Wheat in market, vrl 1 115 —.at...— 603..0d.. 61 • 59 0 77 58 0 34 Unsold-11 Grey. -.N 1-1 COR: ain was MARKE iddling, an Barley. Oats: 3335 Od 29s Od 31s Od 2Ss Od 27s Od 25s Od GLASGOW. CORN We have a fair demand for all last week, except Barley and Pe: Wheat, per 2401 b. s. d. s. d. British, old 3l 0t032 Of MA RKET.—April 18. I kinds of Grain, at the prices of ease, which are higher. Oats, per 46 24 4/b. s. Irish British — 0 0 Beans, per 2601 b. Engli s h Scottish Pease, Scottish 30 0 33 0 Oatmeal, per 1401 b. 23 0 2b 0 Flour, per 2801 b 4O 0 600 -- new 3O 0 32 0 Canada, free 29 0 ' 32 0 Irish Barley, per 3201 b. English' . 350 360 Scottish 34 0 35 0 Irish. 3l 0 32 0, MINING INI Quantity of Copper Ore sold at It Average Produce Quantity of fine Copper Amount of Sale. 16,0311. lOs. 6d.— I'ELLIGENCE. Tons. Cwt. edruth last Thursday 4,593 0 8% 0 11 1 5 . -Average Standard, 1071.155. Oa. BIRTH. On the ,iOth inst., in Langhom-place, the l a dy of Pa" coe St. Leger Greniell, Esq., of a daughter • ___-- MARRIED. On the 19th inst., Charles John Bkoram, of Lincoln's inn -fields, Esq., to Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Tucker , Esq., of J o h n - street, Bedford-row, Commissioner of his Majesty's Navy. On ihe2o6. inst., Ch ar l es J o h ns t on , Esq., of 13i tins of Cheltenham. tv.ick-scluare, son of Willi am J o h nston , E sq ., of Aluswell hill, Middlesex, to C aro li ne , on l y d a ughter of John Roe buck, E sq ., On the 19th inst., at Egham, Edward Cockburn Kin dersley, Esq., of Lincoln's-inn, to Harriet,. eldest daughter of Richard Torin, Esq., of Englefield-green. DIED. At Wicken, in Northamptonshire, Emily Elizabeth , youngest daughter of Lord Charles Fitzroy, i n t h e 20th year of her age. On the 15th inst., Honor, relict of the late Henry Wyatt, Esq., of Hornsey, aged 56. On the 3d inst., at Nice, George. William, eldest son of the late James Bell, Esq., of Hatton-garden, aged 27. On the 20th inst., Edmund Antrobus, Esq., of the Strand, and King's-parade, Chelsea, in his 65th year. On the 18th inst., at Much Hadham, Herts, aged 90, the Rev. Francis Stanley, vicar of North Weald, Essex, and late rector . of Eastatick, Herts. On the 18th inst., at the Vineyard, •Hamteersmithp Sarah Eliza, widow of Mr. James Lee, in the b2d year of her age. PAIN= and Sux-Orzzas, No. 112, Stroud. PUBLISMED by M. YOUNG , at tha MARKETS. MARKET.- -April 20. :inds of Grain to-day. Wheat gn a met with particularly :dull sale. Pease. Beans. 55s Od f,es 0,1 548 Od sss Od 51a Od 52s Od la !reof 846 sold thus :-- 4 ...at 575. Od 120 55 0 —April 1' sold b [9. . avily at lob Pease. I Beans -29s Od 29s Od 27s Od Vs Od 25s Od I 233 Od