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SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The Irish Anti-Union party, howtver much to be admired in their character of Statesmen, have still something to learn as logicians. The Journals in their interest—feeling, of course, that nit advan- taps are fair with an enemy—quote our state ments of the wrong.; which ought to be redressed, and of the mal-administration which ought to corrected, in Ireland, and then ask with the greatest possible simplicity, " How can the Times Warm: the anti-Union project, when it 'admits the existence of so many evils under the Imperial Parliament ?" Our answer is obvious—viz., that the evils, which we conceive would one and all be e.gglavated by a repeal of the Union, may and will he repaired with out it. It might be premature and inconvenient to announce as posiiive, the specific measures which are at this moment contemplated, anti perhaps pre pared to be laid before Parliament, with a view to the redress of the most serious evils, again , t which the honest and well-meaning part of the Irish na tion complain. The Catholic gentry, like the Protestant, have not been slow in pressing upon Government the sufferings of the people and their own vexations, from the neglect or mis management of many questions involving matters of the deepest national concern. We ventured a few days ago to enumerate some of these,--the Vestry Act—the Sub-letting Act—the power of evading the Tithe Ct,mposition Act—the amount and nature of the provision for the established clergy — t he want of all regular anti recognized ter:lute nance for the priests—the absence of all legal pro ♦ision for the destitute poor—the enormous abu-ei of the fiscal power heretofore exercised by Qrant - 1 Juries. A pretty comprehensive catalogue of grievances, we flatter ourselves ! The O'Connell papers of course accuse us of having left " the greatest grievances untouched." What are these ? e ` The absentee and fiscal drain"—in other words, the loss to Ireland by absentee proprietors, and that by the public taxes. Now, we have inquired amongst Irish gentlemen of all parties, what was the state of their country before the Union; and we have been assured by the oldest and mcst intelligent amongst them, that they do not remember the time when — lrish " absentees" were not spoken of as an evil which all men deplored, but which none knew how to remedy. That Ireland suffers dreadfully in a moral, if not in a commercial point of view, from the absence of a resident and influential gentry, is a truth which every body but an Irish landlord or an abstract pedant will at once allow; but the difficulty is how to force residence without interfering with the great principle of free agency and the privilege of locomotion. You cannot wake a selfish race pa triotieal by acts of Parliament. Besides, how is the act to operate ? To what distance might an Irish gentleman betake himself with impunity ? If he should happen to possess an estate in Antrim, and one in Kerry, on which must he reside, or which must he sell ? Are we to understand that lay piu- ralities would be permitted? Or is no man to hose more than a single stake in the country, and 'must he be " tied to that stake ?" But granting every thing that may be desired in the nature of a tax on landlords,—and we wish it were feasible,—is it inta. glued that the British Parliament will be sltogether passive in respect of the Irish labourers ? If Ire land taxes the export of gentlemen to this country, let her O'Connell cabinet he prepared for our tax ing ber other expoit, one in which she now drives a trade as flourishing and active as the other—namely, that of her labouring poor, who swarm hither to . _ the ruin of our own agricultural industry, and to the monstrous aggravation of our English poor- 1 rates? if it be the anti-Union policy to assist the Irish poor, we can tell its advocates that one word Nvould suffice to prohibit the entrance of labourers from Ireland to this country, and thus to withdraw from their pockets, and transfer to that of our own poor countrymen, the smn of at least M. a piece, which they notoriously take back to Ireland with them, after beating the British labourer out of his native mat ket. There would be a " drain," to the effect of which on the spirit of the peasantry we invite the attention of the Anti-Union school. But for taxes—or, in the scholar-like style of the Morning Register, the " fixed drain" from Ireland. The Anti-Union orators declare that they will be peaceable and honest. Well 1 do they mean to pay their share of interest to the public creditor ? If they do, what taxes can they reduce in Ireland ? If they separate from England they must have an army of their own, which is likely to cost some money— s navy of their own, more money still—a civil list, including foreign ministers, &c. ; and then, when the question comes, " where are our resources ?" they must begin by counting the loss which they will have gained by the closing of the British markets, the home market, and colonial market throughout every quarter of the habitable world, against every article produced by the soil of Ireland, which will be stripped inevitably of the outlet now afforded to it by a long schedule of protecting duties. However, this question need not be argued much longer. The Catholic gentry throughout Ireland, in full and cordial concurrence with the Protestant, are every day manifesting their attachment and sup port to the Government ; and as Mr. O'Connell boasts of being a " bubble" on the tide of national feeling, he is destined, we doubt not, to as much longevity as the rest of his numerous kindred.— If the Polish revolution had not opportunely hap. pelted to disturb the plans of the Muscovite tyrant France could not, at the present moment, entertain any doubt as to whether her duty was peace or war—she could have no alternative but either to tight for her existence, or see barbarians trample under foot the liberties for which the heroes of July had bled. From the moment that the Autocrat heard of the successful resistance to the ordinances which were intended to make the Court of the Tuileries as despotic as that of St. Petersburgh, there was nothing honest in his proceedings except the first violent and indiscreet ebullition of his rage. Those gusts of passion having subsided, under the influence of which he prohibited the French colours from entering his ports, and recalled his subjects from a country where their principles might be tainted by the air of freedom, his spirit settled down into calmer hate, and affecting peaceful in. elinations, meditated vengeance. To make that vengeance sure, it was necessary to beguile the prey into blind security, and then rush upon it un prepared. To undisguised indignation succeeded diplomatic hypocrisy. He made a show of nego elating with the Court of France while he was arm ing against the French people. his emissaries found the French Government weak, credulous, and wil ling to be duped. They thought of nothing but obtaining what Bonaparte called a " certificate of existence" from the barbarian Emperor; and the prospect of a " recognition" which would give Louis-Philippe a station among the legitimates so dazzled their eyes, that they could not see the ob ject of the vast armaments which Russia, and her allies of the " Holy Alliance," collected, was the invasion of France. To all men .of the least ob servation it was evident that the immense military preparations of the Czar, connected with those in the Rhenish provinces and - the Austrian dependen cies,-had one common purpose, and that purpose a new crusade against a nation whose revolution set a " bad example" to the degraded millions of the confederated .:despots. Already had the Scythian deserts poured forth their armed myriads towards the frontiers, and the " living cloud of war " dar kened oft the stormy horiion, whence it 'you'd have bunt upon devoted France, had not the insur rection in:Poland attracted its lightnings in a new direction.. Then, but not till then, the. alarmed and crafty Autocrat recognised the French Government, which be had hoped to sweep from the face of the earth; and it may be easily imagined that his reason for assuming a new and courteous tone, towards a King who had no other title to a throne than the people's choice, was the dread lest that King and the people should assist the Poles in their glorious struggle for the recovery of their an cient rights. Thus have the Poles saved France or the present,and if the reneli desert the Polish cause they will desert their own. If Nicholas suc ceed in reducing Warsaw to a heap of ashes, and ..xterminating the heroic defenders of the land of Kosciusko, will he stop there ? Will his Cossacks flushed with victory, rett.eat into their frozen wilds? Will the Tartars of the Desert be satiated with the ensAnguined spoils of vanquished Poland, and Seek not a more tempting scene for rapine and devasta tion in the fertile fields end vineyards of France? They who know the amhition of the Cabinet of St. Pettneburgh, and thequerichless hate which its des pot bears to liberty, will not ht a: a loss for an an swer. We have not the fears for Poland that many enter nin but, single-handed, she must enter the field with such disparagement of forte as must na turally excite some anxiety for her fate. Greece had her Marathon, France her Jemappe, and the Poles have shown themselves capable of emulating such examples ; but her humanity shudders at the idea of the carnage of which such a conflict must be productive, and which France, by a resolute and determined attitude, might possibly avert,— Morning Herald. The Standard of Ist night observes : " Our contemporar)'s mode of getting 'rid of the effect of a surmroier of the Church, upon irotcstant power in Ireland, is ingenious, but it Sails of a complete enumera tion of the probabilites, and is therefore inconclusive. The Irish Pects'tants so long as they continue Irish Pro testants, Will not certainly fail in losialty to the British Crown, whether the Union be rtpeand or not ; but they may cease to lie frishmtn, by emigration—a process al ready active, aO., Which, by a subversion of the Church, must bectlte more rapid, or they may cease to be Puotes tanr.*an event for which the history of Spain, Portugal, Belgium, and Italy, must prepare u=, if we leave to the Church of Rome that azcendaury which the greater nittn ber of her dizeipies in Ireland would infallibly give her after the 'Overthrow of the rival establistrment." Our contemporary seems to have but a poor opi nion of Pi otestant principles. Surely, the Catholics in Ireland csmoot well carry persecution farther than the Protestants did. The Protestants set son against father, and brother against brother. They deprived the Catholics of instruction, forced the priests to skulk amidst bogs and woods—and yet the Catho lics increased and multiplied. As to Spain, Portu gal, Belgium, and Italy, Prcmtanism never was extinguished there, for it never was suffered to take root. But thrcughout Germany, France, and Swit zerland, the proportions of Catholics and Protestants hest song been tolerably constant. The higher ranks of Protestants in France became mostly Protestants because the higher ranks of all countries have little religion, and think with Marshal Turenne, that no man can be wrong in his creed who has 100,000 Goidlers to support it. The aristocracy of a country yeldom hold out long against a church which has rich livings for their children. If the tithes and rich livings were given to the Irish Catholics, the Pro testant Nobility aid Gentry might turn Catholics, but the poorer Protestants would remain firm in their faith.'—Morning Chronicle. We call the attention of our readers to an account* in another column, of a Reform meeting of the Northern Division of the Lathe of Alesford, in West Kent, held at Rochester, on Tuesday last. The meeting was numerou,ly and respectably at tended. One favourable symptom of the spirit of the times ought not to be passed over without notice. Many gentlemen, hitherto distinguished for Tory principles, and opposition to Reform, took an active part in support of the resolutions. In short, so universal is the conviction of the necessity of Parliamentary Reform throughout the populous district in question, that no one individual appeared at the meeting to disturb the unanimity. A circum stance occurred at this meeting which proves the s t rong b o ld which ballot has taken of the public. mind. The geniLmen who called the meeting and pre pared tire resolutions, avoided all details, in order not to disturb its unanimity. What has taken place at so many other meetings occurred here. A gentle man, well knowing the anxiety of the middle elaEtes, that they should not be exposed to the alternative of voting contrary to their conviction, or expos ing themselves to persecution, proposed a resolu tion, stating that no Reform would be of any value without the protection of the ballot ; which was carried unanimously. A Magistrate of the place, the Rev. Dr. Joynes, highly respected for his talents and virtues, took a distinguished part at this meet ing. His speech produced a great impression, and we regret that our report of it is more brief than we could have wished it to be. If the example set by Dr. Joynes were more generaby followed, we should hear little of the separation between the dif ferent classes of socicty.—Morning chronicle. A Morning Paper, which we really thought too absurd to excite ally attention, has, we find, made an impression in certain quarters, that the determi nation of the Lord Chancellor to dispense with the mere formal attendance of two Masters of Chancery will occasion serious mischief to the suitors in his Court. Any body who attends the Court knows very well that the only duty performed by the Ma ters on these occasions was to make a bow to the Lord Chancellor, on his appearance in Court, to acknowledge his Lordship's answering bow with a still lower obeisance, and then to retire ! We really do not partake the alarm of our sensitive contempo rary at the cessation of this solemn service. `Are are more disposed to apprehend danger from another cir cumstance to which this vigilant journalist has, we are told, called the public attention:—we mean the disappearance of those two venerable figures who for centuries have kept time in front of St. Dunstan 's Church. When we consider that these ancient me mentoes of civic dignity and civic privileges have cot oily been dismissed from their stations, but have actually been sold to a Tory Lord, we confess we are inclined to sympathise with the fears of our contemporary. 'We advise him to apply all his energies to the exposure of the evils likely to result from the abolition of this ancient :tad venerable in stitution, and not to waste any of his strength on the release of the Masters in Chancery from an at tendance of mere diqucile. Indeed, we would, in the most friendly spirit, put our contemporary on his guard by suggesting, that the dismissal of the Masters in Chancery may be a mere trick to divert the attentian of hire and his friends from the more flagrant ♦iolation of Constitutional rights, in banish ing for ever from public view those efficient public servants, the giants of St. Dunstan's.—Tinies. A HEARTY FELLOW.—When the King OF DENMARK was about to quit the Congress of %icons, the Emperor ALEXANDER, ill a little flummery parting com pliment, observed " your MAJESTY carries away all our hearts." Upon which the KING, who had not profited by the general scramble for provinces, wittily replied, " Yes, Sire, but not a single soul."—Exeter Alfred. RUTL AND NEWS.—TITHES AGAIN.—At a certain village, not 20 miles west of Stamford, nor 10 from Barroiden, in the county of Rutland, the other day, a Clergyman's tithe audit took place, when, instead of the cheering influence of a warm dinner and the social glass, the mo ney was taken, and the tithe-payers returned home with empty stomachs, and, we fear, pockets. "Mine host" of the Parson's Patron's Arms having, as was customary, provided a substantial piece of beef, in expectation of the usual contract, viz., eighteen-pence for eating and a quart of ale per man for those who paid at the time (none else being allowed to partake of the parson's bounty), began to fear he should be a loser by the preparation ; but to prevent this, some of the poor labourers were induced to go round the village and solicit th aid of the chari table, in order that they might purchase the beef, and have one warm meal , in the year. The thing was ac i complished by the liberal contributions of the people, and about fifty poor men sat down to a "hearty" supper. The parson having, in the abundance of his liberality, given Gd. each to forty poor men, this was spent in ale for the occasion. After supper, the health of the cler gyman was drank in silence. " May our greatest burden be speedily removed," was then proposed by a tithe-payer. Other toasts were drank during the evening. It is re ported that the reason why the clergyman withheld the usual dinner from the farmers, &c., was because he could not meet them comfortably, on account of their opposition to the tithe system. Query, how will his pious feelings be affected when he meets them at church on the Sabbath, and is obliged to call them " Dearly beloved br et hren. Stamford Champion. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HO USE. While the LORD MAYoft was occupied in the routine business of the Justice-room, one of his friends placed before him the librning Chronicle and illernin ts . Advertiser newspapers, and requested that he would read the article under the head of Guildhall, Containing some condemnatory obierva:- lions from Sir Pster Laurie upon his Lordship 4 s con duct in issuing a notice to the public that the Lord Mayor would not permit a meeting to be held in Smithfield on Tuesday last._ . . The I.26tib MAYOR having been assured that he might rely upon the correctness of the reports, said, that as the attack had been made upon him by Sir Peter Laurie from the Magistrate's chair, he (the Lord Mayor) should return the compliment from a corresponding eminence at the Mansion-house. — (A laugh.) He should, he said, have felt exceedingly surprised, had the statement made by Sir Peter Laurie come from the lips of any other Magistrate, or indeed from any person gifted with a moderate portion of that ordinary gift of Providence called common sense, but falling, as the words did fall, from the worthy Knight, every one who was aware of Sir Peter's peCuliar talent in making his public at variance with his private asseverations, must look upon the matter as no more than a mere joke.— (Laughter.) The worthy Knight did certainly pos s-ss the knack of making an individual appear a very different sort of person when abs Pit from what he made him look when present, and, unlike the pro fessional artist, forgot all but the deformities of the friend whose likeness he took. The Lord Mayo►'s friend said he certainly felt no slight degree of astonishment at the statement of Sir Peter Laurie, which appeared tc him to be such a one as one Magistrate would be very likely to make of another, who octal to the best of his judgment. The LORD MAYOR said he could readily excuse it, in consideration of the strong tendency to mis interpret and misrepresent for which his worthy bro ther of the gown was distinguished. In the present instance the statement of the worthy Knight was contrary to the fact, inasmuch as the course adopted by the Lord Mayor had had the concurrence and ap probation, both in public and private, of all the City Magistrates, with the exception of Sir Peter Laurie, whose concurrence and approbation were certainly confined to his private opinion and private advice.—(Laughter.) He (the Lord Mayor) should, however, be always glad to listen to the sentiments of Sir Peter Laurie, but he hoped that, for the fu ture, the worthy Knight would not subject himself to retorts which would be calculated, supported as they would be by the authority of his own brethren, to injure him as an authentic historian.—(Laughter.) The Lord Mayor's friend said he had not seen the attack made by Sir Peter Laurie in the Times. The LoRD MAYOR said he supposed that some things of a similar description might have come to the knowledge of those who conducted the papsr alluded to, and that they thought it better to act as they usually dA in matters of doubt. Mrs. Pritty, a well-dressed lady, was summoned for having detained two gold rings, the property of Mrs. Dixon, a dealer in articles of the kind. The case excited much curiosity. Mrs. Dixon stated that Mrs. Pritty, who had run up a pretty long bill with her fur various articlei, came to her by way of recompensing her one day, and requested two rings to show to a friend who wished to purchase them. Witness intrusted her with the rings, upon the promise that she would bring them or the money to her immediately. Nei ther one nor the other however were forthcoming, and at last Mrs. Pritty actually laughed at all appli cation for them. The LORD MAYOR—WeII, Mrs. Pritty, why don't you give this poor woman her property ?—Mra. Pritty, in the very politest manner, assured the Lord .Mayor that she had purchased the rings of Mrs. Dixon, end that she would pay for them most sei upulouly. She had one of them on her finger; the other she could nut find, but she should pay for both. Mrs. Dixon swore that Mrs. Pritty never pur chased the rings. The LORD MAYOR—WeII, Mrs. Pritty, suppose you give up this ring, and pay for the other? Mrs. Pritty—Oh dear, my Lord, I should not hesitate, but you see, my Lord, if I were to give up the ring, it would appear as if I had become dishonestly pos sessed of it.—(Laughter.) The LORD MAYOR—Believe me that if you give them up, it will have a much more honest appear ance, and I hope vou will for your own sake.—Mrs. Pritty (evidently'deceived by the mild tone of the Lord Mayor)—Oh ! my Lord, I really cannot think of it—it will look so. The LORD MAYOR—Oh ! hut if you don't, you must go to the Compter. The rings were not bought, Mrs. Pritty. They :were ; you un derstand me.— ( A laugh.) Mrs. Pritty—Oh dear ! But I hope you'll allow me to consult a solicitor, to see whether my charac ter would not suffer if I was to give them up. The LORD MAYOR—Oh ! certainly ; but you must stay in the Compter till then. Mrs. Pritty then told Mrs. Dixon to take her bauble, and the other should be sent to her. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Yesterday a man of respectable appearance, abou thirty years of age, was brought before Mr. ROE, the sitting Magistrate, charged with a very unequi vocal act of indecency towards two female children, belonging to respectable parents, one about ten, and the other about eight years of age. The offence alleged against the prisoner was re presented to have taken place at St. James's church, in Piccadilly ; and in consequence the Rev. Mr. Ward, the Rector of the parish, attended the inves tigation of the case. The accusation made against the prisoner was so clearly supported by the evidence of the two chil dren, who appeared perfectly to comprehend the na ture and obligation of an with, and by that of two other witnesses, who had the prisoner taken into custody on the spot, that the Magistrate at once sentenced the prisoner, under the recent Police Act, as a rogue and vagabond, to three months' hard labour in the House of Correction. The prisoner, who was attended by a respectable solicitor, protested with much earnestness and in dignation against this sentence, declared his entire innocence of the alleged offence, and that the whole of the evidence against him was pure invention, and a tissue of falsehoods ; and under the advice of his solicitor expressed his determination to appeal to the sessions against the Magistrate's conviction. Mr. ROE said that the prisoner certainly had an undoubted right, under the Act of Parliament in question, to appeal, but he must first enter into sure ties to prosecute that appeal. The prisoner, who up to this time had given his name as John Smith, said that he was already pro vided with sureties for that purpose. Two persons here came forward to offer them selves as bail, but when questioned separately as to their responsibility, &c., by the Magistrate, they dis agreed altogether as to the prisoner's Name, one say ing that his name was Smith, and the other that it was Jones. The Magistrate said that it was now clear the prisoner had given a false name, and he should not be admitted to bail on the appeal at all until it should be satisfactorily ascertained what his real name \ins. The prisoner then admitted that he had given a false name, but his reason, he said, for doing so was, that he did not wish his friends and connexions, who were most respectable, to know that a charge of such a description, howev,T false, had been made against him. His real name, he then said, was Edward Pedley, that he was of no business or prc fession, but a private gentleman. The two persons who had offered themselves as bail were then sworn, and they also declared en oath that the prisoner's real name was as he bad now given it; and their bail being then accepted, the prisoner was set at liberty until the Sessions. Mr. ROE directed that the thddren should be taken every proper care of in the workhouse of St. James's parish until the Sc.-Along, and that Mr. Ward, the rector, alone should have access to them besides their parents. CHURCH iIEFORM. (From the Birmingham Journal.) TO THE RIGHT HON. LORD BROUGHAM, &c. &c. MY LORD,—I wish to submit to your Lordship's attention the following analysis of a work, published by E. Wilson, of the Royal Exchange, with Au thorities and Statistical Accounts of the extraordi nary consumption of public wealth by the clergy of England and Ireland, compared with other countries, which require your most vigilant attention in the re forms you are about to institute. It is stated that the clergy of England and Ire land receive a larger remuneration annually than all the clergymen of all the rest of the Christian world put together, which may be seen by tabular statements. The hearers of the church of Scotland are esti mated at 1,500,000; the cost to the country is only 202,500/. The revenues of the Scotch clergy are derived from a charge on the rent of land paid by the land lords, at about 9d. per acre. On comparing notes between an English and a Scotch landlord, it was found that the Scotch gentleman paid 301. tithe on 800 English statute acres to a minister who had never absented himself from his parish for a series of years. The duties of a Scotch clergyman are numerous and laborious; they officiate regularly in the public worship of God, delivering every Sunday a lecture, and a sermon with prayers, which are all required to be of the minister's own composition, and extempore; besides examining their people from the Scriptures and Catechisms of the church, and visiting them from house to house, and the super intendence of all schools within their bounds. The English gentleman, it was found, had paid the same sum of 301. tithe on 80 statute acres only, to a clergyman who had not, for a series of years, been nearer to his parish than 150 miles ; performing the slender duty by allowing a scanty maintenance to his substitute, although himself enjoyed from the parish 3,0001. per annum. Well might the Scotch gentleman be astonished. Again—lt appears from a careful examination of public documents, that the clergy of all the Christian world, except England and Ireland, receive annually 8,852,0001. from 198,728,000 hearers; while the clergy of England and Ireland receive 8,896,0001. from only six millions of hearers, making 44,0001. more than is paid from all Christendom to their clergy. The hearers that arc Dissenters of all denomina dons in England and Wales, are computed at six millions, and their ministers are supported by voluntary contributions at an expense of only 510,000/. besides budding and supporting their own places of worship, as well as paying their quota to the clergy of the established church. Catholics and other Dissenters of Ireland, are said to amount to 6,600,000 hearers, who sup port their own ministers by voluntary contributions of 261,580/. The Morning Chronicle, of the 20th of May, 1822, says—" The estates of the see of Armagh, if out of lease, would bring 140,0001. per annum, and that the annual income of Derry, Kilmore, Water ford, and Clogher, if out of lease, is computed 100,0001. a year each : the practice that has pre vailed is to grant leases for twenty-one years, and renew every third and seventh year, in consequence of fines." Thus, five bishoprics, if out of lease, would make 510,000/. per annum. Pasture land, in Ireland, is tithe-free ; when it passes into tillage, the tithe demanded is about lOs. per English acre, for wheat, barley, and potatoes, instead of 9d, per acre, as in Scotland. In a country of 14 millions of acres of cultivable lands in Ireland, rapidly passing into tillage, it may be judged how great will soon be the amount of tithe. Can your Lordship, then, be surprised that Ire land is in a state of agitation ! Again—The writer estimates, from diligent and laborious research, the following value of church property. Tithes belonging to livings in the gift of the Crown, the Bishops, and the Ecclesias tical Corporations Tithes belonging to livings in the gift of individuals 3,000,0001. per annum, at 25 years' purchase... £75,000,000 Less 9-25th, to be paid to the individuals as a com pensation 49,000,000 Tithes X 129,250,000 Estates, 1,000,0001. per anu. at 30 years' purchase .. • 30,000,000 Value of Church Property in Eng1aw1X159,250,000 Ditto in Ireland, 1,300,000/. at 14 years' purchase •• • 18,200,000 Total value of Church Property in Eng land and Ireland £177,450,000 With this data the writer proposes to subStitute a new mode of provision for the support of the clergy and religious teachers in general. It is certain that in Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, in short, wherever a large pi operty had accumulated in the hands of the clergy, all such property has been uniformly applied to the service of the nation ; and now we are the only people who have a large mass of ecclesiastical wealth in reserve. Even in the Pai.4l territory of Rome, the church property has been sold to pay the national debt. In the present state of distress the writer recom mends that Commissioners be appointed for this purpose, empowered to sell all church property, both tithes and estates. A preference in the sale of tithes to be given to the owners of the lands. The money gradually arising from the sales, to be invested in the public funds, the interest to be paid to the present holders of livings for their lives, equal to their present income. The succession to be paid accord ing to a scale of national stipends, graduated accord ing to the number of hearers and extent of duty. Thus, by allowing 27,000,000 1 . for what may be considered equitable vested rights belonging to indi viduals, and securing a life interest to the clergy who are the present holders of livings, it is calculated that 177,450,0001. may be made available to the Government ; and the national debt and annual taxes be reduced materially, and yet rio man will have injustice done to him. His project for a future provision is by giving national stipends with an hierarchy sufficiently splendid of the episcopal body and other dignitaries, as follows :- 2 Archbishop' at ....EB,000 each 21• Bishops, at 60 Archdeacons, at... 1,000 each 27 Dean', at 13 of the Episcopal body £175,000 Canons, Prebend., 84c. For the working Clergy, both of the establi.hed and other denominations, from 2501. to 350/ p e r annum, in England and Wales, for 11,150,000 people 1,815,000 Total annual income £2,060,000 I From the French Almanac du Clere,O, 1822 : c, I t appears the French Government pay to the clergy, both Catholic and Protestant, 3-1,,,80 mmis ters, dignitaries, and working clergy, for 30 millions of people, the annual sum of 1,017,837/.; and there ar e 1,363 clergymen who perform service gratui tously, assisting in the ministry from zeal." So that with less than half the number of people to attend, the English clergy by this allowance would be paid nearly double salary to those of France. A similar plan of national stipends is proposed for religious instruction in Ireland. Without going into further details of tile plan of future provisions which will admit of considerable improvement, I beg leave to submit, my Lord, these general outlines, which are well deserving your Lordship's attention at a period of unexampled anxiety—when all men are disquieted, and looking to you for deliverance ; expecting great things from your mighty mind, as a master-spirit of the age, seeing things in their essence and principles, and placed in the most exalted situation : from this proud elevation, possessing within yourself an ency cloptedia of knowledge, and supported by public opi nion, you may survey with calm and steady indiffer ence the opposition to be encountered from the arts and intrigues of a defeated faction of exposed hire lings, placemen,and pensioners. A new era is opening upon us. You have it in your power to become the founder of an epoch from which may be dated a system of wise and good government. As your great archetype, Lord Bacon, by a sound and wholesome experimental philosophy, laid the foundation of our present greatness it► the arts and sciences, by exploding and spurning the Aristotelian philosophy of the dark ages, and the useless jargon of the schools; so your Lordship may become equally immortal by getting rid of the false prin ciples of government, in ruling mankind against the laws of nature and reason; and by displaying and demonstrating on the theatre of the world, that nn n are best governed, and made happy and prosperous, by the only true safeguards and regulating prin ciples of honour, good faith, equal rights, laws, and privileges, in a connected fabric of universal justice; instead of the Machiavelian policy of corruption, exclusion, and favouritism, whereby one set of men have been armed and paid, in order to oppress and tyrannise ever , the rest ; as a set of Ja►sissaries, with neither the natural parts or the moral virtues of other men. You stand, my Lord, now in the capacity of a fasderal representative of the human race. From you much of Reform in our various institutions has been promised to the people of England. To you much power has been given : and allow me to say, in conclusion, much is naturally required. I am, my Lord, With every sentiment of respect, Your Lordship's most humble and devoted servant, A FREEHOLDER. Birmingham, Jan. 14, 1831. P.S. Among other references to authorities are given The Clerical Directory, Colquhoun's Re sources, Sir John Sinclair's Statistical Accounts, Professor Playfair's ditto, Ecclesiastical Register of Ireland, French Budget, &c. &c. THE INDIGO TRADE. Yesterday the East India Company's quarterly sale of Indigos commenced at the India House. There were de clared for sale 6,663 chests, but as soon as the presiding Director took his seat SOO chests were withdrawn, leaving 5,863 chests to be sold. Of this quantity 1,592 chests were Company's property, and 5,071 chests were licensed trade. About 4,999 chests were Bengali, onesltrth fine and good, the remainder middling and ordinary qualities ; 585 chests of Oude, mostly of Bengal texture; 217 of Madras, 105 chests of which were of the usual sort, and the remainder made to imitate ordinary Bengal. The sale commenced ♦ery languidly, and several lets were wholly refused by the trade. The auctioneer inti mated that these lots which were refused would not be sold after the sale. It was intimated by one of the brokers that there were but few country buyers present, and that the orders from the Continent were small. The quantity offered yesterday was 779 chests, of which 156 were refused, and the resnainder sold at from last sale prices to 6d. per lb. lower ; the fewer qualities obtain ing the lowest quotations. The sale throughout was heavy, and the purchases made were principally on specu lation. The importations of East India Indigo in the year which has just closed have atnouht,d to nearly :30,000 chests ; in 1829 there were only imported about 21,000 chests. The deliveries during the last year were pretty considertNe, but the stocks at present are rather above those at the cq,reßponding period of last year. l'rices have continued to give way for some time past, and as the orders for the Continent are few in number, they are not expected to improve materially at present. The deliveries for home consumption last year exceeded 2,500,000 lbs. Of Spanish Indigo the imports last year were not under 1,000 chest., being above 3,000 chests less than the im ports of 1829. CORNWALL COUNTY MEETING. (From the West Briton.) As was anticipated, the High Sheriff has refused to call a meeting of the county, to consider the propriety of peti tioning Parliament in favour of a Reform in the represen tation of the people. However, his refusal will not pre vent the attainment of the object. Ten of the Magistrates who signed the requisition to the Sheriff have called a meeting of the county, to be held at Bodmin, on Wednes day next, the 19th instant. The requisition was signed by 17 Magistrates, several Clergymen, and upwards of 700 gentlemen, farmers, and inhabitant householders. The reasons assigned by the High Sheriff for declining to comply with the request of the requisitionists re quire very little comment. They are perfectly in telligible. It is, no doubt, the earnest wish of the sup porters of " things as they are," I hat the people, generally, should abstain from any expression of the opinion they entertain respectin4 them ; that they should evidence the most perfect apathy, and leave the question of Reform wholly to the decision of Parliament, without any ma❑i festation of public feeling upon the questi in, thot:b it is confessedly the most vitally important ever discussed within its walls, and which, unless supported by a decisive ex pression of the national will, would be ti eated with that contempt which, up to the present period, has marked the feeling with which the majority of those Hon. Gen tlemen who are supposed to represent the people of the United Kingdom have regarded every proposal of the kind, Let the people be silent, and we shall speedily see even the most moderate proposition that the present Ministers van be supposed to entertain rejected by an overwhelming ma jority, and an extinguisher put upon any hope that slight have been entertained of the prevalence of a better feeling in the Honourable nonse, by the formation of an Ultra-Tory Administration. Earl Grey hag told us, that he depends fur the success of his proposed mea sure of Reform, and for, that of the general change cf system he contemplates, on the influence of public opinion alone ; and that unless supported by it, be is without hope of attaining the great objects he has in view. So says the Prime Minister of England ; and Sir James Gra ham, the First Lord of the Admiralty, has explicitly stated, in his place in Parliament, that should a majority of the Honourable House decide against the measures of Re form which Ministers intend to propose, his Majesty's Government will at ones dissolve the Parliament and ap peal to the people, as fir as the people have really a voice in the return of the Members of the House of Corn.. mons. These are the avowed sentiments of the Mini sters of the Crown, whilst the I1•gh Sheriff of the county pu bLl,•ilotrcaffilc,eorryd apprehension declares n t to b; of Cornwall, far wiser in his generation, wishes to keep subjectsl this the h a e s i ,ss,eGgamguobaivtl:aiinrfitiege, Government and inflame," i'ac;nr‘acceiesenisevie conceives e pi i ,a r et opinions nirbtmilioic 11ini:ie o ;in n e, should decide, but i n t 'h t i h c a h t this agitating and inflaming" g ve t n h e e ,t a h g e ita ni ti n o l n ti " tu o , f ie ih ” e a C n eit i lm a l p ie pealt never showed only iacitnt,,l fk c al d: a mou l rli c e.er,i u na.inon l wdtr a gi lelyodl,of,fluancsrtiii during ques tion?tv prejudices j t , e i a diee N s ?J a h n ( de Lordstheir p a .a u s e and o ß n e s s:. nn t topics iocns most n e , i t it l et en calcu lated to arouse them, without apprehension. CAUTION TO YOUNG LADIES.—thi Mon day week a young female, who had been (lancing at a ball at Monkwearmouth, Durham, sat down to rest herself, and expired immediately. Her death is attributed to apo plexy, from too tight lacing.— York Courant. MORE BEAUTIES OF THE GAME-LAWS. — Three poachers were thsperately wounded,—and two gamekeepers also severely haft,—in a mutual affray on Thursday morning last, in a wood belonging to Cion- FILEY WENTWORTH, Esq., of Woolsey Park. One of the poachers is since dead, and one of the gamekeepers has his skull fractured.—Stamford Champion. POLITICAL UNION. --We understand that it ' is at pres en t i n con t em plation to form a Political Union in Edinburgh, f or th e purpose of promoting, by every legal and constit ut i ona l me ans, the cause of R eform. The fol lowing are said to be the general basis •—A wide extension of the elective franchise ; the abolition of all the rotten burghs; shortening the luration of Parliaments; vote by ballot; retrenchment in every part of the national ex penditure; the abolition of all taxes on knowledge; and free trade with all nations.—Edinburgh Even, Courant. HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. APPOINTMENTS FOR THE PRESENT WEEL. His Majesty's Stag Hounds meet on Monday, at the " r e? Lodge, Wiukfield ; and Friday, at L ang l e y B room — a t half ten. If prevented by the weather, will me e t a t the game y '- the following day. The Brighton Harriers meet on Monday, near Patcham ; We d i n , ...sday, near the Race Course; and Friday, near the Dyke halfeast ten. Ihe Brookside Harriers meet on Monday, at Newmarke.,l Wednesday, at Ashcornbe, (the alternate Wednesday at W Kennel, Ilford); and Friday, at Telescornbe Tye —at half-past teo• Mr. Osbaldeston's Hounds meet on Monday, at Stowe NVO° d ! Wednesday, at Ravensthorpe; Thursday, at GreL't Hatrowdea , and Friday, at Sibbertoft—at half-pa , t ten. The Duke of Grafton's Hounds inert on Monday, at Woirei' ton Ground ; Wednesday, at Bradden ; and Friday, at Mures Mr. Berkeley's Hounds meet on Monday, at Dunger Corner Tuesday, at Illctsoe ; Thursday, at Roxton ; and Saturday, • Shelton Gorse—at half-past ten. Mr. Drake's Hounds meet on Tuesday, at Bicester Windmill! Thursday, at Ham Green; and Saturday, at Charlton Town* half.past ten. The Quorn Hounds meet on Mk - Wed nesday, at Great Dalby ; Thursda; Widmerpool New Inn; and Satur ten. TH: fic 0' RI ET.-a: BIRTHS. o• On the 18th inst. the lady of R. Godeffroy, E 64. ' Wilton-creseent, of a daughter. On the 18th inst. at Fulham, the lady of the 13°' G. Gifford, of a son. On the 16th inst. in Gower-street, the lady of 3 1 ' . ' C. Griffith, of a daughter. Oa the 15th inst. in Porttnan-squ Ire, the Lady el Cilicht•ster, of a daughter. On the 19 - h ins, the lady of R. Blagden, Albemarle-strret, of twin sons. On the 19th inst. in Sloane-street, the lady of A' Esq., of a son. MARRIED. On the 17th inst. at Christ-ehureh, St. ltiari o r II Mr. N. Tuffnell, of York-place, I'oi dal-Al-place , riett, youngest daughter of the late I'. Haretield-villa, Middlesex. ,a"e' On the 18th inst. Mr. J. 'l. Knowles, of B e 'r ~e Susannah, fourth daughter of Mr. G. Browne , ' of Roth the erhithe. 3 1 On 18th inst. at St. George's, llano ver- sett Mr. Mr. Ceomber, of Croydon, Surrey, to Miss Eiii 3 of Vauxhall-road. DIED. On the 18th inst. at Tavistock-square, Wi n. 67, 00, Esq., of Holland-street, Blackfriars-road, aged On the 17th inst. John Bristow, Esq., of De" -I' in his 72d year. f On the 16th inst. Mr. J. J. Cuthbertsooi 111oIton-street, aged 28. On the Bth inst. at Islington, Lieut. Th onla- R.N., of a deep decline. for d At Chessington, Surrey, T. W. Bridges, Li" of the 4th Dragoon Guards. 0 ,0 1 ,0' On the 18th inst. aged thirteen months, „1 %till, only child of Samuel Savil, Kent, of Arti' 4 "" d' Finsbury - . red On the 16th inst. in Morningtan-crescen t i ' is road, Mis. Carden, ten. relict of John Car den ' a nano, Esq. county Tipperary, Ireland PRINTED AND PUBLIsIiED ATURDO V C " -- ° r 4, THEC SUN OFTICL, 112, STRAND , LOP tie tab ° Sat le , ut Po se uat t ; Ye a . ° f ele e h W hen t l fr ee d, Aid et h eart t °f 4 re u ghar t , or 't licit • the al th c orm by feeli n thi, co ) "de v i tt ,• 4 ,ung 45 t h a s JUsq of k , eln qu Pt e , l ! tl 'lon le , an, f mgefatii tt rt , ° l3 th e 3 1. Nst all ' hi ' rhot th e f 4 1'4 lio u t, w i t i t lest e d tc , h is I to aiq doh t Ute e it, n 'Ja e , Lu i e d. e Sp 411 t, —CI4 -rev. t Ne„ 444 ••••••-.4, diet I,,Pett overt t he eqqa tepeaddressi d ' * l s , 4l 4l hire 11 44 c1 t' 14 ; naoye; Tlie Quorn Hounds meet on Monday, at Easton Park ; 'W"° IT, tesday, at Great D a lby ; Thursday, at Barcloa Hill; rrldarP s. • Stj Widmerpool New Inn; and Saturday, at Six Hills-at half-pit rIZ ' y ot Atitt ' lete' eY orf en. i l ,', Election of itch oil THE MARKETS. M it ,— • By the .-unin. S e em I. s COAL M ARKET.-Jan. 19. li , - '' floral Ailair's ........... 39., 0,1. Walls End Callerton .. 30s 0 1 1 East Percy............-- 30 0 Walls End Hilda .......... 33 „- . • it - -. , „ 1 / Holy well 36 0 Ditto Je5m0nd............ 34 % , . • on.the Liddell's Nlato- ~.., 23 6 Ditto Northumberland 33 ,u . ' - 1 • ' Ord's Redhugh & Beau. - Ditto Peareth—...-.... 31 u lilted , mont.„. ,30 0 Ditto Bidet( ll's NI 3 , . for bum Ord's Itedhugh reship 28-0 Walls End Russell's.... 34 "„ Shiprote--...........—. 32 0 Ditto Walker ---... 34 u 41 1 - isi xi South H01ywe11.....--.. 28 6 Walls End Hatton ..... 35 °,, ~ ,„, ,„,_ West Hartley ............. 3) 6 Walls End Lambton.... 35 J - p ao ',.' • +Aso. t..a. Willington - i Wallsk:ndßewicke&Co. 34 0 Walls End Stewart's,- 36 u t , „ Ditto Bell Robson &Co. 33 6 Ditto Norwood's Ditto 32 6 8. lie ' 41. . -E Walls End Boundary ..., 30 6 Walla End South Dur- „ ••,' Culloeh's Walls End Brown's ..... 33 6 ham 33 n ° ' 4 eil'itiNig Ditto Brown's misc...., 30 0 Walls End Tee 5........... 33 ~', ' lot, v,_ , , _ Ditto Burraton 33 6 Hartley .........—..-.. 32 .. . --" ~‘ 00p Walls End Carr and Co. 31 0 Wall's End Elgin ........ 29. 6 . ' 00 the Per Dino Cramlington...... 29 0 Brown's small.* 19 u Walls End G05f0rth....... 34 9 •, VITT . .„_____,_- -tiips at market, 92%--Ships sold, 27K—Unsold, 65. , .0,. ...overe. - .! " A ulford's .1 C otlN l'ltY CORN MARKE'T'S DURING THE WEEK' . 'la., Wheat. 1 Barley. Oats. Beasts.' -caltOgelic _ _.--d - ,il On-rebel —, .Av O n ti Per Quarter. S. to B. B. to s. B. to s. t. 1 . Illish iri,,.... - ..;. Abingdor....-...... 55 62 32 38 21 32 - . . ~,,'"u...... 4 4 5 ' ". 14 : 1 ,t.ef Ff And0ver,..,,,.,..,...... 61 76 26 28 20 23 -. '' , ..24.11., Si Birmingham...-. 64 7:.' 32 40 24 32 - r o'll4 n d n, L ,' Sridport ................. 56 74 32 39 26 30 -y:., ‘4l,ori. -.. Cirencester ........-. 52 72 26 39 22 33 - 4 1' p r _• • grue . Late •- .1 Faringilon,..--- 54 86 36 40 26 38 - 4 °,' "'ted for Lot Guildford _ . 48 74 23 32 26 35 - 4.' ''', . ~ Henley _ 54 83 30 33 20 30 - 44 s. alld Ad Hereford ............-. 84 92 44 48 35 40 - 0 / I:, j v iqteration Highworth ...-..... 612 80 32 42 28 34 -- a", i n L . LARI Maidenhead ..-- 65 84 28 38 22 30 - Oakingham 56 76 30 36 18 32 - Reading .....--.. G 4 80 30 42 16 31 42 •'' •,'„ price 5a1i5bury.............. 62 72 30 40 24 31 - r iteD 4 : .Z , and Southampton ..-... 54 58 37 40 28 32 - Stroud .-.........-.. 64 78 34 38 22 32 - ti Tewkesbury .--. 65 74 40 42 30 38 -1; 'l ing Vol. 1: Uxbridge .......... 48 78 32 38 24 34 -v., , , Wattage....-...... 48 74 28 43 21 28 38 lg 114 / 1 'I he Warminster ....... 50 75 21 43 24 29 42 ~, ._. TARy ; Windsor -.......... 59 72 26 34 21 22 - 4 ,,u At of ~,,, Worcester—........ 34 68 24 36 24 28 - t,' lithi,,,,_ v , .ra --"." MOYLI HULL MARKET.-Jan. 18. Wheat, Old -s. 655. 72s New --s. 608 7 0 '', '11 . ....,., Foreign -s. 668. 745. ln bond... -I. -s. - 4 ' ift,„.° ll. l. Al Oats, Poland -s. 20s. 21s. Old -a. -s. .: 4 'll,lltk , , Small or Feed.... -5. 20s. 245. Foreign s. 225. 245. _Barley, ForeignNorf Suf.... -s. 455. 435. Line. & %Vold -s. 3eis 4,.,. 38s. 40s. 425. Foreign .. -s. 40s. 44a Ill a i LEY, I Beans Pease, White -s. 50s. 525. Grey -a -s. - 4 ' al I.'• MILT' Taros -s 365. 445. Foreign -s. 28s. 4f II. , Rapeseed, in bond none. Free, per last -/. 361. 3 t - ----- -- CHELTIZNHAM MARKET'.-Jan. 18. Th• i --- ----_ - __ -- Per Bushel. s. d. to s.d. Pet lb. d. to 6 .. t( ; tia Wheat Barley 4 0 5 6 Mutton Oats " 6 4 0 Veal Beans 4 9 5 6 Pork prints Pease 5 0 S 0 Lamb 0 0 brat ito flay 3/. 10s. to 3/. 15s. per tot_" with N ote DUMFRIES MARKETS.-Jan. 12. t'l• Ili 13 Y DAI s.d. 5.4. s.d. 14 :, t i s W . Wheat, Imp. Bush... 83to 9 U Butter, 16oz 0 0 toy o k 1,,,, ork ins Barley 4 0 4 6 Eggs, Oaten 0 0 0 ir. ulects fro! Oats ^ 9 3 3 Beef, per lb. Flour, 141 b. Oatmeal 2 0 2 6 Veal 0 4 0 „ i et/ ll ', Dr. ] Potatovs, cwt. It i ' o f 13 -------- --------- ' }fish IRISH MARKETS. fiord 7 1) 1 1 1 1 4 ,. 0 , Lady J DUBLIN MARKET NOTE.-Fninav, Jan. 14 le Do, L, From To "' l' 's IC' Nlr, rs 979 Wheat, per barrel 20 stone 30 0 42 0 37 '224 Bete 6 t+ of il 673 Barley. lO stone 15 6 18 6 17 i O c r, 1 , 1 • ...outt 6 kt. f "readall. 3,209 Oats .. l2 stone ;2 6 16 0 14 0 -rs, 18,322 Cwt. Flour-... 0 stone! 8 0 '2B 0 - .04 lieti 602 0atmea1,.,,,.,._,.,.,... 8 stone 13 6 17 0 14 4 we t I/ Whet sold to Baker:. only. ,: t ,-, • Firsts, -.. from 245. 041. to 21s : 0 „1 N 15,8 4 .10 Cwt. Flo lir .-------- 2.1 0 28 0 22 ' , Average price of Wheat and kiour 665. 88. per satc, 0 ,{,1 c nd -- frown I9s Od to 2.3.• 0 ,0 Receipts of Dour, 12,534 C Sal " of Do. 16 ' 322 i.Thi s rds, ' from 9s: Od; to 14s , for t , ittr DAy Quartern L0af.....................r-hlloc!Eid. OF H 'i a K l E f A du h arterti ............-....--. 5 /1_ tt IL., ere 1 4 6 ' ilk (°" have r l i I will b, Wheat, Barley. Oats. 1 Flour, per cwt',,, t i Gqi. per barrel per barrel per barrel f . --!-•k--- -- 011i e ‘. °eosin . 'l' us,PPear on t' 21 stone. 16 stone. 14 stone. 1 Ist. _ ........ ,,,5it1i 'torn i nt , 1 s. d. a s.d. s.d. a s.d. s.d. a s.d. s. d. as. d. s. sl• 3 '.;0 1 1 "‘, R. Cork -- 27 0-38 6 10 0-15 6 11 8-14 6 21 0-'24 010 0- : 1, d i iglk H o Limerick 33 0-38 4 1-4 6-15 8 11 9-15 0 18 0-22 0 0 0---, I , Waterford 33 0--36 ul3 0-16 013 ('-14 017 0--22 010 0-- 4 , 6 H , r ,..,, Clonmel - ..,2 6-39 0 10 6-15 0 10 6-12 6 20 0-22 0 12 04 - ' 4 O II .4 -e , Dl Carlow -- '26 0-30 0 12 0-19 0 10 0-13 0 20 6-21 0 0 ___ ....--_.- Beef, Mutton, Pork, Butter. ...4, roc (i it'd', Which per lb. per lb. per cwt. Ist. 2d. 3d. 4111. '2, ( --- --- -.-....... - 4 . Fro,tiilo 3 , 1 k. - a ( 6 1. ( 3 1. _.l d 6. 2 s l . d o . .....a 2 s o . d e . 6 s. 6 d o . 8 5. 6 d 0 . 8 5. 2 (1 0 ..5 i5 . (1 6 fi o il o tki deQm e o fo , llowi, U N L v o il a r i l i:e e r r ic o k r - d 3 2 -- 4 4 3 1 --.... 4 5 2 3 8 2 0 0 -25 31 0 0; 6 2 0 0 0 8 3 6 ( 0 0 7 8 8 0 0 0 ;7 4)( 4 ( 0 ) ~,51 3 ( ,4 \ \,N tt i, . the i is address cionmet - 3 -5 3 -4 29 6 -30 099 0960- 0 -- ° ~,' 'st Carlow- 4 -sjo -0 00- o 0198 ob 2 0 132 OSO 0 ll leath :__, KILKENNY.-Butter 99s to IC3s. per cwt. ; Wheat 325. to s : '. ik t per barrel ; Flour 245. to 425. per bag; Oats Ws. to 13s. per 4,i', 1.44,4' LORD, rel; Barley 13s. to 15s. ; Beef 2d. to 44. I;er lb. ; isluttoo. o is:3 lo ' 4 th e 1 .,,, ; to 4 , ,4i1. ; Potatoes 48. per stone; Coals le. 2d. per cwt. ;Be 'to t i_ ' S°l Pigs .325. to 335. per cwt. h.. 111 h e Fre 41 f 4Ve done V% Iglf k I 4 4t* ' °Ur r d . REVERSE OF FORTUNE.--JOHN 1. ,- , fu l ltlent fle , tth sof , formerly an opulent shit-chandler and merchant in 0 4 ' i ti ' lI euou; mitoge-strect,Wapping, was yesterday led into the 1 113 t o, N It II, I °f Du Police•office by two men, apparently in a dying eate l , o l, Fre,,rettl, have he passed by an order of removal to the pl we of his l e . ' f , t, t, :' , 11 p apers), settlement, St. John, Wapping. The Magistrate nized the unfortunate man, commiserated his mise rs s lt tritai n condition, and ma le the required order. , , T , . , fi ll 'Shot he inters par , It a - 1 in t h • LIFE IN LONDON.-PcrhapS 110 rs. 0 o•Ot d e 1 l e • t , te n ]. ! novel has so effectively exhibited " many coloured I , ' 0 ) 1 ,44 h oll y Int the British metropolis as the " Oxonians," by the se e p `' ,, s tiuti u t er uk of " The Rou‘i." It traces, in the most spirited mat e o f tt If / Y Pr ( ye t ol :4t b, __Were the diversified pursuits and adventures of certain Oxonians from the time of their quitting their final settlement in life. The work abounds in I 4 1 fa t , ' (lA' ot ' 1 t ileNr f it is full of the most laughable situations, and can° i , scoti ru l le , to amuse every class of readers, while the portraits till i e 1(4 4 R eee ierits Ct_illegettio; ii:y reg J ar r d eeoll e by the author are stamped with truth, vigour, and V ita e l, Nitd gra Ye el f C t ALEXANDER OULLER, the sexton of Pi hill, Logicalmond, died lately, at the advanced age 0 , 1 1i ,1, 'ND 4:. c c after having orliaiated in the capacity for about 50 ' e ll' , iu which time he had dug upwards of 2,000 graves . iV , had a singular custom on Yule night of tht owingpi• , te kil l saw " pick and shoot" over some pu a l tof the church, ' o'" , : 11 bled r the efficacy of which, in causing a fat kirkyard, he 1,01 , Ye t i, ° f at tl ele e , fully persuaded.- Glo vow Chronicle. __...-d X: w hen t) A•,.. -"" titS - UAI Court of CI it SER, dal A ° i t ,' kiti of JO '''' ) eY, in the P t 4 d, in th e 1 ,khiletex, will i t itt the time r L 9 r represen I 7 their Soli Ili liiSSl, i 8 MEL ( 4 ' ,1 , Of thA 9111 itth:y will 11 ;Decree. till's Si `, I 7rtti pubi "414-111Pertrai :.!~' /