The Sun. — London, England, 1827-09-21 00:00:00

SPPRIT OF . TEM 1 ) UBLIC JOURNALS, Little is now expected from periodical meet ings of the . Bank of England, beyond a naked assurance from the Governor that every thing is going on precisely as it ought to do ) followed by a proposition on the part of the Directors, that a certain dividend on the profits of the last half sear shall be agreed to by the Court of Proprie tors. When any individual Proprietor thinks fit to answer this appeal to his nominal fres agency, by asking for such information as might serve to direct his judgment and decide his vote, he may ask until doomsday without obtaining the slightest satisfaction. As for the production of that which has been so often and so vainly called for, not by Proprietors of Bank .Stock ition6, but _ _ by every right-thinking man in the tammunity— viz. a debtor and creditor amount of the transac tions since the last half-yearly Court, and a ba lance sheet, which would at once determine what ought to be the amount of the dividend, and 'what has been the condUct of the managing Di . - rectors—whether improvident with regard to the currency, or unduly subservient in their accom modations to the Treasury, or in gkln6ral saga cious and successful—such documents - or evi dences are as much out of the question, as they would he were the whole property of the Bank . of England vested exclusively in the Governor himself. Yesterday, when Mr. Young required t 3 know what was the amount of Bank notes in circulation, so very simple and allowable a de mand could not, it appears, be distinctly answer ed, without something in the nature, of a civil badgering being administered to the Chairman j by the above-named Proprietor. So far as tould be made out in the sequel, it seems that the present circulation varies from the amount of Bank paper in March last by 400,000/. or 500,0001.: that is to say, that the gross amount at present little if at all exceeds 22,000,000/. of paper. It was urged by Mr. YoUng.that the sums deposited with the Bank, which he took (we know not whence) at the value of 5,000,000/..,ought to be added to the 22,000,0001. acknowledged by the Governor, making the whole circulation 27,000,0001. instead of 22,000,0001. This, however, is not quite fair. The Bay, it is true, may be called upon at any time for the full amount of, the deposits of its customers, but it is to be considered that this equivalent may be rendered in other forms than that of Bank notes—as in specie for example ; and it would be too much tocharge- the Bank , not only with, the notes in esse, but with those in posse likewise. On another point the mys terious silence of the Governor seems to us alto- gether inexcusable. When he was solicited to state the amount of notes which were circulated by branch banks throughout the country, he pertinaciously (though courteousl de clined, in his official capacity, to "divulge it. Now, if there be a circumstance in relation to the Bank more curious, more interesting, or in its explanation more likely to prove instructive than any other, it is the extent to which the recent establishment of provincial branches from the main trunk in Threadneedle-street have carried their circulating paper. Whether the" notes which have been issued by these branches ought to be looked upon as substitutes for a portion of those which were issued previously by country bankers, or as an actual addition to an undimished mass of the country paper circulation, there can be nothing more desirable than to 1 - ave the amount of them defined and published throughout the kingdom. Of this knowledge the key is kept by the Bank of England alone. The gross quantuM of country bankers' notes may be had pretty fairly from the Stamp-office—about them there cannot be much serious embarrassment ; but what has been the specific operation of the branch-bank system we can never ascertain, except from the Official organ of the parent Bank ; and we .re peat, that with a view to principle—to prece dent—to accurate reasoning upon the exchanges, and to sound precautions for futurity—that knowledge ought not to be withheld. It would be, lastly, most useful to learn by what magic, or dexterity, amounting at least to sleight of hand, the Directors of the Bank of England can so manage their money as to make it pro duce a yearly profit of no less than 8 per cent., *hen other capitalists (except only the large spe culators) can with difficulty gain more than half the sum—when the Bank discount at 4per cent.—when they lend to Government at less than 3—and when their duty forbids them to en ter the lists of mercantile or pecuniary specula tion. Is it that the deposits in their hands are fixed as well as enormous ? or that they issue hardly any gold ? On the whole, if the Direc tors wield such influence as to defeat, at their own pleasure, all attempts to obtain information on the part of their constituents, or to pass by laws by which they might be compelled to grant it, Parliament, we trust, will see the necessity, of ,taking up the subject as an affair of State. 'or be it recollected, that the Bank as now moulded, by long, and, we must add, pernicious usage, , is no longer a private commercial firm. It is closely interwoven with the Administration of the 'day—it has become the great arbiter of the exchanges—the ruler of prices—the creator or destroyer of public credit —the power by which private fortunes are enhanced or impaired, and the rise or fall of every man in society deter mined.— Times. Every friend of peace must be delighted on reflecting what a change has taken place lately in the respective opinions of England and France regarding each other. During the inveterate war with Buonaparte we were regarded by the great body of the French . People as a species of monsters ; our Lords and Gentlemen were be lieved to delight only in drinking, in attending pugilistic contests or dog fights, and the lover classes were looked upon as inferior to the most barbarous nations. The English people too were not at all backwards in forming an equally incorrect opinion of the character of their neigh. bours. They regarded the French as a nation of dancing-masters, and thought no imputation of cunning, deceit, or treachery too great when ap plied to a Frenchman. For several years after the peace these prejudices remained nearly the same. Even many of the French philosophers, seemed as little inclined to do justice to us as the lowest of the people. When M. pupil' read in the Institute his first Treatise on the manufac tures, roads, canals, &c., of Great Britain, and, with the liberality of true wisdom, pointed out P,Ur. ;Superiority in these respects, his voice was a repetedly • drowned by iho groans of the wise, ta en o f d wer e re g a Paris. Our tragedies and come dies rded as the effusions of barbarism, and attempt was made some years %.0 to establish an English Theatre at Paris, it was p ut . a owt, by the almost unanimous voice of the peop l e. Our statesmen were Be lieved capabl e of .anY sort.of intrigue and dark policy, in order to iw ard the interests 'of England, and ruin thos e°r.of alt other co untries. Mow the was a the writers of that country iqid the teelings of the people have been: changed within a few years ! The characters of our statesmen and ,poets, and oratorsi , are nbvv •as well known and as justly appreciated . at Paris as in London. The death of Byron produced as great a sensation in France as in England. A company d English actors has obtained a footing in one of the finest theatres of Paris, and been welcomed by the almost unanimous voice of the audience. These and numerous other circum- stances prove that national antipathies are on the decline. We attribute this in a great measure to the effects of peace, and to that constant inter course which has been maintained between the two ctuntries for the last twelve years, which, by affording the two nations opportunities of form ing a just estimate of their respective characters, have contributed to destroy ignorance, the mo ther 'Of prejudice. This, too, is partly owing to the judicious and impartial conduct of some of their principal authors, and it is only just to say that M. Dupin was ,the first to, lead the way.—. Th e Xi n g, latterly has shown the same praise. 7 worthy example. We alluded to it yesterday, with pleasure, because such a trait in a Sove reign's character covers a multitude of sins, and forms a noble contrast to that of the ambitious and selfish conqueror who, regardless of the suf ferings of his people, tries to excite animosities and involve them in war with a neighbouring state. —Morning Herald. There is an adage, that the Devil is not so bad as he is sometimes said to be ; and we are inclined to think that the. French Government is at present something in the predicament of his Satanic Majesty." The French are unquestion ably a clever people, and their Statesmen can hardly, therefore, fail to be . clever ; but we al ways feel inclined to apply to them the cutting observation made to atricky fellow by a shrewd old merchant :—" You are a clever follow, and my only wonder is, how so very clever' a man should not have seen the advantage of being honest." A French Statesman would think himself dis graced, if he were found to do any thing in a straightforward way ; wisdOm, with him, mean ing that little dirty , sort of artifice which enables a woman of intrigue to deceive her confiding lover. The consequence of this everlasting finesse is, that no 'confidence can be reposed in the sincerity of French Councils, and that people are always looking out for other intentions than those which are expressed in public declarations. Thus, at present, the world seems disposed to give the French Government credit for exciting, or at least encouraging, the present insurrection in Catalonia, with a view to obtaining a pretext for eluding the demand for the evacuation of Spain by the French troops, now the subject of negociation. This Machiavelian policy was first imparted to the French about a fortnight ago by a correspondent in The Globe, which paper Made the following. remarks on the subject : "The Spaniards in London, we hear, imagine that the wide-spreading insurrection has been contrived by the French or Ferdinand, to prevent the evacuation of Spain by the French troops ; and they ground their opinion on (among other circumstances) the inertness of the French' garrisons. It is the general disposition of those who have lived under despotic and secret Governments, to see plots in every thing. The insurrection appears to us to be too disastrous to the best province of Spain, to be ex cited• by 'way of trick or experiment." The Courier of -Wednesday, in commenting on the Circular from the Spanish Minister of War to the Captain-General .of Catalonia, ob served, that if the French Statesmen were not so Very much distinguished for sincerity, people might be disposed to infer from the nature and time of this insurrection, and various suspicious circumstances connected with it, that it was the work of the , French, and had for object to render ;he negociation inoperative ; thereby insinuating, n a very polite manner, that. the French Minis ters 'are at the bottom of the insurrection. The Times of yeqerday improves upon the idea, so, only insinuating : but the insinuation approaches as closely to an accusation as may be : " It was remarked," says our Contemporary, " as a piece of political drollery, between three and four years" ago, when Ferdinand did the Duke of Angouleme the honour of meeting him for the first time after the fall of Cadiz, that, during their interview, violent shouts were heard throughout the town (St. Mary's, if we recollect right), and under the King's windows, of Long live the Absolute King !' 4 Your Highness bears,' queth Ferdinand, with much gravity, ' how my subjects detest the very name of a Con stitutional Sovereign " The shouts of the populace were well-timed shouts, and they were turned to good account by Don Ferdinand, who, though at the moment Constitutional King of Spain, was not much offended, to all appearance, by these anti constitutional and disloyal outcries. " At present, it is pretty generally understood, there are on foot, and have been for a considerable period, negocia tious on two most important questions, viz.—whether King Ferdinand shall follow the example of the Emperor Pedro, and of his other relative Louis XVIII., by giving some sort of a Constitution to his people; and whether the French Army shall evacuate Spain or not? " Now, protesting quite as ceremoniously as can be re quired of us, against any false and scandalous imputations upon the Courts of Madrid and of the Thuillerics, and ad mitting that this is a most serious, and most bona fide re bellion of Spaniards, because they feel themselves too-free, against King Ferdinand, because he is not sufficiently ab solute, let us hive way to a slight sentiment of wonder at the aptitude of the said rebellion to furnish Ferdinand with arguments against granting any possible Constitution, and Charles X. with protests against consenting town imme ' diate evacuation. In these respects it must be considered an opportune—and, as we may call it, a lucky hit—on the part of the Apostolical insurgents. " Passing over the oddity of a Minister of War address ing a long paper to a Captain-General for no seeming ob ject but to tell the Captain over again a long string of cir cumstances which he bad already told the Minister at War himself, we shall only venture to observe, that there is no bitterness of tone or spirit apparent throughout the despatch, or, more properly, manifesto, in speaking of these Catalan rebels. They are complained of they are compassionated ; but they are not to be persecuted or pre scribed. They march almost to the gates of Barcelona, but the French garrisons never think of attacking them : on the contrary, it is stated in many letters from the neigh bourhood, that the orders of the French Generals to their subalterns are, not to molest the insurgents. It was not so when Valdez landed with a handful of insurgent spa niards at Tarifa, in 1824 ; but they were on the Consti tutional side, and of course experienced no mercy. The French garrison at Cadiz—the. French squadron in the bay—were ready enough then to interfere. AU this may be odd. It is certainly a little odd to see &legitimate rebel lion raging, and the auxiliary forces of a constitutional neighbour, like Charles X., looking quietly on. Should the rebellion, indeed, change its character, and from des potic become constitutional, the troops of France will be told, unqnestionably, that it is their duty to undergo a converse change; and, instead of remaining tranquil spec tators of violence, to make use of violence as the only means of preserVing the public peace. " For our parts, we are inclined to think the French Government must be, by this time, de sirous rather of quitting Spain, than of finding pretexts for continuing in it. Believing, as we do, the French Statesmen to be Sciolists in poli tics, unacquainted with the sources of the pros perity of nations, and more especially of the in fluence which the prosperity or adversity of one great nation has on all .countries which are in commercial relations with it, we yet cannot sup pose them so blind as to conceive the further occupation of Spain can be any thing but detri mental both to Ferdinand and the French Go vernment. The French are now receiving cre dit with the world for the disturbances.. which , preceded their invasion, and tne tustractea state in which Spain has been ever since. The world are - disposed to attribute more influence to the Spanish Consitution in regenerating and improv ing the country than it could have had ; for we . • had .it to be certain, that all iMprovement in the character and circumstances of nations must necessarily be gradual, and the work of time, and believe, therefore, that a poor and ignorant popu lation, without industry, could not have been suddenly metamorphosed by ,a Constitution into an intelligent and thriving population. The French Ministers of the time, however, would seem to have been afraid . that the Constitution would work so miraculous a change; that the French people would be seized with an irresistible desire of following the example ; and by attacking the Spaniards before the Constitu tion had had a fair trial, they have prodticed a persuasion in the world that it would have clone more than it could have done, and drawn down on themselves the discredit of defeating that amelioration, and all the evils which have fol loWed their attempt. Their occupation may not have caused all the mischief that has taken place, but the world will give them credit for the most of it. They cannot hope for any bene ficial change from their presence. On the con trary, they must be pretty well convinced by this time that the longer their stay the more distrac ted will be the state of the country. They can not wish to occupy the country permanently ; indeed they • are unable to do so'; and Europe would not consent to their occupation. And with regard to their supposed hatred of Consti tutions, we think it is refining too much to be lieve, that with the knowledge of the state of Spain, they must now possess, they can imagine it would be so easy a matter for the Constitu tionalists,"if the French troops were withdrawn, to establish themselves against the Absolutists.= Morning Chronicle. We give in another column a critique on the. talents of the English performers at present ex hibiting in the French capital, and, incidental to it, a liberal eirlogium on the merits of Shakspeare. The terms in which the actors are spoken of, who, though very respectable, are certainly not the elite of the English stage, nor at all qualified to give to a foreigner a faithful, much less a fiat tered, picture, of its present condition, we attri bute to the unacquaintedness of the critic with higher and chaster models than those of the Theatre de l' Odeon. The praise of Shakspeare is more important. The Baron de Grimm, • though a heretic on the subject of the French Drama, durst not whisper his sentiments in the salons of Paris, but contented , himself with communicating them to his master in Germany. Not many years, indeed, are gone by, since to praise the wood notes wild of the . Bard of Avon would have . brought down on the head of the panegyrist suspicions not only of his acumen as a critic, but of his patriotism as a , sub. ject. And wonderful must be the revolution in the literary notions of the Parisians, when, in open day, in a public Journal, and that Journal Ministerial, we 'find the genius of Shakspeare not only acknowledged and lauded, but, for the ex press purpose of proving his superiority, placed in contrast:with whom ?''With Corneille ! of whom a passage, certainly a ridiculous one, is quoted from his tragedy of Clitandrc, to show, that though living in an age of i much higher refine ment, he was not less excelled by the English poet in sublimity than in delicacy ! After such an honest avowal, we must not hastily accuse our lively neighbours of national vanity. It is Pope, if we recollect right, who exclaims— . What great events from little causes rise"' Whether the praise of Shakspeare be looked on as a piece of well-judged flattery to John Bull, on a point for which he would be inclined not only to write, but to fight, against the world ; or whether, as it is fairest to conclude, it he merely the faithful expression of the writer's opi nions, we look On it as of considerable import ance. There is perhaps no bond by which dif ferent nations can be more firmly united than by admiration of each other's literature. It forms a chain much stronger than interest. It is ex cessively difficult to entertain feelings of hostility against those who minister to our truest hap piness, or to whom we are indebted for the purifying of our affections and the elevation of our sentiments. It would be a curious, but by no means an unexampled, instance of small causes leading to great events, were the introduc tion of a handful of English actors into a second-rate theatre in Paris to break down those jealousies which have for nearly a thou sand years interposed to divide the affec tions of two nations, which, in all that renders nations or individuals worthy of respect and af fection, bear so close a resemblance to each other. We have long had an Italian theatre in London, conducted on a scale of magnificence which makes the national drama hide its dimi nished head. We are as much alive to the " magic of sweet sounds," and can listen with as deep pleasure to Pasta, or Caradori, or Curioni, or De Begnis, as others. But the Italian • theatre can only - be considered in the light of an elegant amusement, or at most as a school for singing. The -effects of a French theatre, which we hope soon to see not only patronised but au thorised in London, and which, if so dealt with, would, we feel assured, most amply reimburse both actors and managers, arc of a higher cha racter, and such as the patriot, not less than the follower of pleasure, might hail with satisfaction. —New Times. PLAN FOR PRESERVING THE WALLS OF NEW BUILDINGS FROM DAmPNEss.--The author considers the introduction of moisture into buildings, as the effect of a capillary attrac tion. The less time, says he, is taken to finish dry they more buildings, the mo re ra p idl y does the water pene trate,they a to not e yethudm of the soil easi l yte , because conform whe n themselves soil which supports them, and the evil is more or less rapid in proportion as the earth contains more or less nitre or other salts, and even the most impenetrable cements hitherto employed, cannot prevent at all points the ascension. of water, through the medium of capillary tubes. It would be desirable to cover the whole thick ness of the wall, at about two feet from the earth, with an impenetrable substance, and to preserve likewise the lower part of the building from tihe dampness of the soil. The most certain wayi of doing this, would be by means of a layer 'of sheets of lead, about a line thick soldered toge ther. If, notwithstanding the absence of air, the oxidation of this metal were apprehended, and the consequent penetration of dampneSs, through the pores of the ox }'de, recourse might be had to another method less expensive, and which would equally well answer the proposo end. That is, to spread over the whole thickness Of the wall, a layer of pit coal, mingled with pitch or rosin, and powdered charcoal. This material being soft, when loaded with the weight of the w9111c1411 up all the vacuities, and ef fectually prevent ,the access of moisture.—Btil. do, Sciences. OLD BAILEY, SEPT. 20. John Hodges, Francis Todd; Thomas Lambly, and, nonfat Wheatl s y were charged with stealing quan tity of horse- , hair, , the property of Wm. Purki`s, their employer. Some of the hair was found in posses sion of each of the prisoners. Verdict—Guilty. Christopher Cormack was charged with obtitining, by false pretences, from Charles Bell; three bioocties and two pins, value 405., with 'intent to 'cheat and defraud: - Verdict—Guilty. The RECORDER 'passed sentencesix nionths' imprisonment, with whipping within the gaol. George Edward Mills was indicted for obtaining money under false pretences, from the overseers of the parish of St. Giles, Cripplegate, of• which he pretended tO'he a parishioner, while he was receiv ing relief from his real parish of St. Leonard's,. Shoreditch. The case was fully &eyed by the over seers of the several parishes.—Verdict, Guilty. Ann Jackson was indicted for perjury. The de fendant was the widow of a respectable publi6house keeper of Tooley-street, who left two sods, one by the defendant; and the other by a former wife. The charge referred to a cougiderable number of in stances of falsification of the accounts of her late husband's effects. William Kitchener, a clerk-of the Register 'of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, proved the taking out the probate of the will of David Jackson, and produced the documents upon which probate was granted, together with the will. The case, hoWever, was suddenly stopped by a deficiency of evidence. Mr. CLARKSON tendered two affidavits made by the defendant, which were averred in the indictment to have been sworn before Dr. Blake, who, it was also averred, was surrogate duly appointed by Sir John Nichol' The RECORDER ruled that the averment must be directly moved, and the witness would only Speak to hearsay and having seen Dr. Blake act, as 'proof of his appointment by Sir J. Nichol'. Mr. CLARKSON read a case in which Lord Ellen borough had .asserted, incidentally to the Matter in issue, that print(' facie evidence of the appointment of an officer of a Court was good evidence. It was sworn that Dr. Blake was acting as surrogate; and that Sir John Nicholl was head of the Prerogative' Court. - - The RECORDER said if the indictment had not averred the very manner of the appointment, per haps it might not have been necessary to make it out by direct evidence. Some time was taken up discussing this point. The RECORDER complained of being drawn in, without the slightest previous notice of the nature of the question, to rule upon a point of such nicety. He offered to let the trial proceed, and if it should do so, it would give him time to reflect upon his judg ment. He would therefore reserve the objection. A'lr.• CLARKSON then proposed to read the dilida vits, chiefly on the force of their authority, as being muniments of a Court of Record. . Mr. Abot.Puus objected, and required proof of the handwriting of the Surrogate' and the Notary Public who subscribed the affidavits. The Clerk of the Prerogative Court not being able to swear to that, and no other evidence capable of furnishing that proof being tendered, the prose cation failed.—Verdict acquittal. . Robert Thos. Capps was convicted of stealing two spoons, one at Baker's coffee-house, and the other at the George and Vulture, Cornhill,. on the 17th August. It appeared frorn the witnesses called on his behalf, that within a:month of tißitime when he committed these felonies, he had borne an excellent character in his business as a ship-igent and insurance-broker. . George Hawkins, aged 11, was indicted for steal ing a gold watch, value 51. the property of William Light, on the night of Thursday last, frorri his dwelling-house. The Jury returned a verdict of "Guilty of steal ing under the value' f Si." Thos. E./field alias Brown, was indicted for steal ing a horse, value 6/. the property of Thos. St4ens. The Jury, without. hesitation, found the priioner " Guilty."—Death. Mr. Sergeant ARABIN told the prisoner, thatftom the numerous cases of horse-stealing which hid re cently occurred, particularly in the county of Eisex, it was absolutely necessary, for the protection of the public, that an example should be made, and the Learned Judge advised the prisoner to prepare for the execution of that sentence which at the end of the Sessions would be passed upon him. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, SEPT. 20. SIR GREGOR AIACGREGOR. Just before the conclusion of the business of the Court yesterday afternoon, Mr. PRENDERGAST mov ed to be allowed to put in bail in behalf of Sir Gre gor Macgregor. He understood that there would be no opposition okered to the bail that would now present themselves. The Court having assented, the CHAIRMAN said it would be necessary for Sir Gregor to be present ; and in a few seconds he entered the Court in cus tody of Mr. Vickery, the Governor of the House of Correction, and Brand, the chief turnkey. • The CHAIRMAN wished to know whether it'had been positively ascertained that no intention existed to oppose the persons now offering themselves in Sir Gregor's behalf ? Mr. Allen, the Clerk of the Court, handed a letter to the Chairman, which had been received from Mr, Spong. It stated, that he had no intention of op posing the bail by Counsel, but that he should be present in Court when they were tendered. The CHAIRMAN—Is Mr. Spong here ? Let him be called. Mr. Wild, a solicitor, here rose and said, that he was present on behalf of Mr. Spong, and having made the necessary inquiries, did not intend offering any opposition. The - following individuals then offered themselves and after the usual questions had been satisfactorily answered, were accepted :—Mr. Robert Woodward, residing at No. 49, Lime-street-square, and Mr. Israel Isaacs, a butcher, residing in the same neigh bourhood. Sir-Gregor then entered into his own recognizance of 5001 and his two sureties in sums of 250/. each, to keep the peace for one year towards Francis Mallet Spong. He then left the court, accompanied by several friends. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Son'. 20. Joseph Smith, a surgeon, lately residing in the vicinity of the city. of Bristol, was heard upon his petition to be discharged, no creditor appearing to oppose his application. The insolvent, a respectable-looking young man, was interrogated at considerable length relative to certain statements made in his schedule, but more particularly to the cause assigned for his insol vency, which was as follows :—" I attribute my in solvency to having been put to great expenses,, In consequence of a matrimonial engagement , which was afterwards broken off." the T r h t e C het u ai t tailors Cm had ,il s i t i t s ff s e iN suffered n NCVOisthiSeedqttleollkcirovf wthei; connubial speculation ?—(Laughter.) The insolvent made no reply. The CHIEF COMMISSIONER.—Was the wedding ring purchased.—(Laughter.) The insolvent continued mute. The CHIEF COMMISSIONER intimated, that if the failitre of marriage -contracts, in consequence of the broken vows' plighted by lovers, was to he a matter of excus', the b usiness o f t h e C ourt w ould begreatly increased.—.(Laughter.')—As there was no creditor to complain, the insolvent was ordered to be dis charged forthwith. To DnsTnoY RATS. Ground cork fried in grease attracts and destroys rats ; premises where this preparation is laid, will speedily be deserted by the vermin, POLICE `INTE'LLIGENCE. BOW-STREET.—Job Harris, a haoknpY coachman, alias the Flash Dragoman; was summoned respecting a rob bery that was committed in the house of a Mrs. Ellen Burns, of thoinhaugh•street, by her female servant. It appeared that on Friday last, Mrs. Burns werit.frOni home, leaving her house in the care of her female servant, who is a native of Germany. During her absence, the servant packed up nearly the whole of Mrs. Burn's wearing ap parel, and left the house, taking with her the clothes, and. also a gold watch chain, and five seals, some silver Spoons, and a 10/. 'note and other moneys belonging to Mrs. Burns. It had been discovered, that upon leaving Mrs. 13urns's house, she engaged Harris's coach, and was conveyed by him to the shops of two or three pawnbrokers in Long acre and Drury-lane, and finally to the Golden Cross, where she started by ohe of the Dover coaches for Calais. Harris admitted having driven the woman to the pawn brokers' shops before mentioned, and finally to Charing cross ; but he declared' he knew nothing of the robbery. By the Magistrate's desire, he.uccompanied an officer and Mrs. Burns to the pawnbrokers' shops, where, however, no part of the . property was found. At one of the shops she had changed the 10/. note, and redeemed certain articles 'which were in pledge. An officer stated, that the woman who had committed the robbery had been apprehended in Calais, and was on her way to England. Harris was therefore 'discharged, and ordered to attend when she arrived in this country. A young man of respectable appearance, named Smith, and who said he resided in Holborn, was charged with having indecently exposed his person to• a woman named . Tipper. The offence was clearly proved by the complain ant's kusband, and by another female, but the defendant was so excessively intoxicated, that he was quite uncon of having given any insult to the female. He de upon his honour, as a man and a gentleman, that he was ignorant of having committed the offence imputed to him ; and he admitted that he had been up the whole night drinking with some of his companions. Mr. Mixsgur.r, said that his drunkenness was no ex cuse for the insult he•had offered to the complainant. It was abominable that females xvere to be insulted in the streets by young fellows who had been drinking the whole night. The defendant must grid good bail for his appear ance at the Sessions. SCIOU: dare, MARLBOROUGH-STREET.Mr. Russell, a hair- ' dreiser, in St. Ann's-court, - Soho, was charged with hav- ' ing some stolen silk in bis possession. , it appeared that about a week age, between two or three pounds of sewing silk were stolen from the shop of Mr. Darnford, of New port-street, and instructions were therefore sent to those who carried on the trade in the neighbourhood, to detain any persons who might offer it for sale. Shortly after war& the silk was offered for sale to Mr. Hudson, of Porter-street, by a person named Laing, and he said he had received it from Russell, who was therefore taken into cus tody. Russell said he had received the silk from his bro ther at Sheerness. The case was postponed to give him an opportunity of producing evidence, but having failed in doing so, he was committed for trial. THAMES POLICE.—A girl named Norman, who had been in the service of Mr. Parsons, in the neighbour hood of the office, was charged with annoying the family by breaking the windows.—lt 'appeared, that the com plainant and his family had been tormented night and day by some assailant who had been in the habit of breaking their windows. Whenever they ventured to sit down to their meals in particular rooms, stones were thrown in at them, awl scarcely a pane was left whole in that side Of the house. Several persons had watched the premises, but they were unable to perceive any one about, or from what quarter they came. At length the prisoner was discovered by a little girl throwing a stone at the area window, and when she heard the glass break, she said, "There ma'am, another window gone? they are at it again." Other facts Were adduced, which left no doubt of her guilt, and she was committed to prison for twenty-one-days, unless she paid the.value of the broken windows. UNION-HALL.--ROBBERIES.—Four men, named Joseph Swain, John Thompson, Wm. 111'Carthy, and John Sullivan,'belonging . to a gang of housebreakers who have long infested the county of Surrey, were charged with burglary and robbery. Two women, named Ann Stone and Emma Stott, 'who cohabited with two of the pri soners, were also charged as accessaries'after the fast. The officers produced a great variety of articles which they discovered at the prisoners' abode; consisting of plate, clothes, silks; satin, and other descriptions of property, amounting in value to nearly 500/., almost the whole of which was identified by different tradesmen' whOse'houses had been broken into and robbed. They also found a variety of house-breaking implements, and duplicates of property which had been pledged. - Mr. Sizer, Of Newington Causeway, stated, that on the, night' of the 4th inst. his house was broken into, 'and' 'robbed 'of bet Ween 300 and 400 yards of silk and. Satin, besides lace and other property, part of which" was now produced. Mr. Patten, of Prospect-place, Newington, identified Some of the property produced by the pawnbrokers,. cor responding with the duplicates before mentioned, and he said that his house was broken open some months ago, and considerable property stolen. . Mr. Phillips, of Wandsworth, said-that his house was robbed on the 'night preceding that of Mr. Sizer's, of Clothe, and plate. When the prisoners were apprehended, M'Carthy and Sullivan were dressed in his clothes: — The prisoners made no defence, and were committed fur trial. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. LONDON DIARY.—MosunY, &yr. 21.—(At the Court o , Commissioners, Basinghull-street.) Robinson, T., Craw ford-st. 11Strat ford , J., Clarges-street COUNTRY DIARY.—MoNnav, Smr . r. 2L Bray, \V., Redruth, Cornwall—Andrew's Hotel, Redruth 11 Brooke, It., Walcot—White Hart, Bath Buckley, .1., New Barn, Saddleworth—White Bear inn, Manchester Clegg and Co., Etna Iron Works, Lancashire--Clarendon buildings Liverpool 1 Dangerfleld, G., Bromyard—Hotel, Hereford Edmondson, W., Outhwaite—Royal Oak, Lancaster ll Hilton, G. and R., Manchester—Star, Manchester Homwood, T., Canterbury—Guildhall, Canterbury Hughes, H., Carmarthen—lvy Bush, Carmarthen Palmer, T., Manchester—Other of Mr. Smith, Manchester 10 Selway, H. jun., Leigh upon Mendip—Red Lion inn, New Sarum Porter, .1., St. Clears, Carmarthenshire—White Lien inn, Narbertli LEITH.--=-There has been so little water in the harbour for several days past, that no vessels of any great burden have been able to get to sea. This natural embargo terminated yesterday, when there was a considerable bustle on the quays. — Edinburgh Observer. DETECTION OF A GANG OF ROBBERS.— Sunday morning, between three and four o'clock, Peace Officer Campaigne, with some assistance, proceeded on information to a cellar, belonging to the house 21, Barrack-street, where he appre hended seven men, of the names of John Thompson, Thomas Martin, James Roadie, Edward Slevin, Hugh, Willans, James Abbott, and Patrick Cosgrave, on - a charge of being con cerned in different house and highway robberies, recently perpetrated in the vicinity of this city. On the cellar being searched, a pistol, and a box filled with gunpowder,' were found concealed therein. As the prisoners had ascended from their receptacle and reached . the street, two' of them, Slevin and White, attempted to escape by flight, but were knocked down by two watch men at the corner of Hendrick-street, and being closely pursued by Campaigne, were quickly secured, and, together with the rest of their when Carty, th e e te re s f y o e r ste c ta l y nii b la r t o io ug n h , t before th e acc omplices, conv e y e d to P au l's watch-hou se .— iN T l h a e g y i s t r y' a ' gate-keeper of Mr. Connor, the robbery of whose house on the Donnybrook-road we reported in a former number of our paper, identified the pistol found in the cellar occupied by the prisoners on their apprehensions, as .the same robbed from him on the above occasion. A Mr. Baker idea tified two of them, Pat. Cosgrave and Thordas Martin, as having robbed him on the preCeding Wednesday night, on the Donnybrook-road, of the.serious sum of 24d. A watch, answering the description of' one taken from Maguire,' a sehoOlmaster, on Thursday night, at Oxmantown _Green, by a gang of ten or twelve young fellows, 1 was discovered at a broker's of the name l of and he e h id av e i n n t g t o d ia the t Pc l i u s l o v n e e Y r ' s, ` Slevin at c 1 White, to him onrthe . same night. - The: t kisoneri wore committed fOr f u ithe r IV/Orniittfost; PUBLIC SALES, SEPT. 24. BY MR. HERRING, AT THE MART., A Leasehold House and Premises, No. 10, :Soutl street, Finsbury market, held '.for 794.' years, at 6/- 16s„ let for 17 years at 40/. a year-3951. Four Shares in the Amicable Assurance •Society,., Serjeant's Inn, entitling the purchaser to 800/. on the death of a gentleman, • now. 5'7; annual payment: 6/. ls.-3001. Ten 100/. Shares in the St. Catherine's Dock Company, forming a scrip sheet for 10001., upon which 6001., has been paid up-561. per' share. Five ditto, .forming a scrip sheet for 5901., 300/. paid up-561. each. BY MR. H. L. COOPER. A Freehold _Houie, No. 64; Green-street, Beth nal-green, let at 1 U. 145.-82/. Two Freehold Cottages, nearly opposite the Re servoir, Sydenharn-common, let at IV. a year -1351. • The Leasehold Excise Dining-rooms, Dwelling house and Shop, No. 109, Bishopsgate-street, held for 21 years from 1823, at 1801., shop and parlour, let at 501.; fixtures, &c, to be taken at a valtuttion, —lOO/. BY MR. HIBON. A Freehold House, No. 20, Vere-street, Clare market, let at 501.-680/. BY MESSRS. ROBINS. A Leasehold House, No. 7, •Rotherfield-steet, Is lington of the estimated value of 451. a-year--2901. A ditto, No. 9, ditto-2901. Four Houses, Nos. 5,8, 9, and 10, Sherborne street, Islington, ofthe estimated value of 40/. each; -the whole held- for 96 years, at IW. each house ground-rent-2401., 235/., 230/., and 2301. Six Leasehold Cottages,. Park-road, DalstOn, let at 1681., held for GO years from 1824 , , at 26/. per annum--5701. BY MR. WILKINSON, AT GARRAWAY'S. A Leasehold Residence with garden, fare-court, offices, coach-house, and stabling, in Church-street, Camberwell, held for 28 years, at sbl. a-year-2951. A Leasehold House, No. 3, Hill-street, Peckham, held for 5(3 years, at 3 guineas-2401. THE MARKETS. SOUTHALL MARKET.—Sept. 19. This day's market was, on the whole, tolerably well supplied, but the buyers in it having been numerous, each kind of meat went off, with some degree of briskness, at the following prices per stone of BPo. to s ink the 35.6 d. to 4s. Bd. 1 IreA 4s. Pd. to Ss. 14. Mutton 3 4 4 8 I i!ory.. 6 5 Lamb 4s. Od. to ss. Ott, The foregoing quotations are precisely the same as those of this day se'nnight. Some, but not a great proportion of the supply lett the market unsold. LEWES MARKET.—Sept. 18. 8eef.,.... 4s• Od. to 4s. Bd. 1 Veal Mutton 4 0 4 10 Pork-- lamb ..-- 4s. Od. to ss. MI Supply tolerably good, and trade with most kinds of meat ra ther dull. 'A) Os. Od. b 6 RUMFORI) MARKET.—Sept. 19. S. &too. d. ' s. d. to s. d• Beef ' 3 6 4 8 I Veal Mutton 3 8 4 6 Pork Lamb . -.... ..- .. 4s. (kl. to 4s. M. Suckling Calves front ii, ono, ; Quarter old PigslOs. to ISS•ex ,b- Supply good, •itrid trade dull. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEK• ' Wheat. • Barley. Oats. I Beans. Per Quarter. s. to s. S. to s. s . to g s. to F• Blandford I 62 34 -- C B a r m igg bridgeL— ' —55 60 . 3: 2 38 33 21— 4 5 _5 8 f ; Chard 56 16 38 44 24 32, 45 45 3.5 :30 23 30 Ag Loath 50 55 3-2 -36 20 . ,- 5 6 Lynn 36 58 2a 3z, 22 7'! Newark 52 60 30 40 22 ic).,. 70 Nottingham --- 56 62 38 44 30 40 5 , P e t er borough 53 60 0 34, -- Pontefract... M.. h; o 6 3 .1 J 4 B O 2_5 28 31 Sherborne — tiO 85 31 51 Uppingbain 48 .62 28 33 20 36 50. 62 Wisbech 46 58 20 2 8 48 . 50 York 1 50 60 32 38 2 0 30 56 60 LEEDS CORN MARKET.—Sept. 18. There was a large supply of Wheat, and middling of other gain "the finest samples of New Norfolk and Suf folk Wheat were 25., and Yorkshire and Lincolnshire were Ss. per quarter lower, with a very limited deinand at that decline, and ,fine Old Wheat was Is. to Is. 6d, per quaff^ ter cheaper. Barley met very slow. sale, and prices were rather lower. In Oats and Shelling very little doing, and rio Material alteration in the value of ,either. Beans con tinue scarce, and rather dearer. Raiisecd nominally the same. Wheat, Norfolk and Stifiblk, 60Th. York. and Lincoln. 601 b. - • 51s. to 595. 3 Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk 3Bs. to 40s. .-- Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Grinding Beans 63lb. ........ ........... 4.5 e. to 61s. 3 Oats,' Potatoe ---51ealing, Foreign 13d. to 14d....English 14d. to 16d. per 345. to 355. per load Rapeseed, English, 201. to 24/. Foreign, —l. to --L. per last. 4d. to ia• s 5 MANCHESTER SMITHFIELD.—Sept. 19. At per lb. oinking the offal. 4,862 Sheep.-- 4d. to tid. I 9 Calves—... 561 Cattle 31 6 I 81 Pigs 874 Lambs at 4d. to bid. MANCHESTER POTATOE MARKET.—Sept. 15. Potatoes, ss. 6d., 6s. 3d., and ss:6d. per load of 12 score Si d 121bs. ; New ditto, Os. Oct., Os. Od., and Os. per ditto; Turnt, 6s. Pd., Os. Od. and Os. 6d. per load of 16 pecks; Onions, —s• 12s. Pd., and 13s. per 12 score. MANCHESTER YARN MARKET.—Sept. IS. I li 'I No. d. d. I 30 ......—.. 101 t o is lirostle Twist, 20,.10 1 to 111 40,..w.. 12 . I , 30 ... 12i RI 50— 16 , , F i .. 10. M 16 17 !quiet:op 60 .........—. 17/ ig Mille copTwiqt j / „ I , ... 1 1 it Welt,. 70 —.....,... 201 o 6 for warp -- ' 80 ---. 24 : 2 . 2 40 1 t 1.5 100 .......-- SO 7 2 7 i 50...17 19 120 .......-- St 1 60...20 22 10.--. , / el 70.-24 26 Weft from 14....... E . c. j ci 8U ...23 31 waste ...,. 18....... 9 I I 94 ....„,... 10 WoitcEsTEil, Sen. 19.—0 n Satorday the Planters ask e d higha HOP INTELLIGENCE. - a boui 10 0 NCO Pockets were at market ; 43 were so ld, and averaged BOP to 844. The quality was not very' good.--At the Grest Fair this day, about 1200 Po ckets were pitched; sop or 9 6, 00 n., 1 8 )o 7 c s k . ets . Inhatdhebernenoranoil:', t his afternoon ; the (Fiala was not gerv_wally fine ; average prices, 755 . to 84e. ; very prices. Our Duty has got up to 14,0001. BIRTHS. On the 20th instant, in Suffolk-lane, tht lady of Thor° Britten, Esq., of a daughter. r „ On the 14th instant, at his hou s e &Li' k,o rn w au -terra. r Regent's-park, the lady of William Paynter, Esq., bgril ter-at-law, of a daughter. On the 12th instant, in London -street, Fitzroy-old affi the lady of S. A. Eyre, Esq., surgeon, of .a sow MARRIED.. • On the 18th instant, at Westbury 7 opowarinr , tershire, by the Rey. ' Mr. Carrow, M.A., Robert Ib e Graham, M.D., o f Bath, to Fiances, only daughter el Richard Oakley, Esq., of Pei-park, near Clifton. ' On the 20th instant, at St. Pancras New Church, E'l ward, eldest son of Edward Dunn,. sq.„ of I s li n gton, t o Elizaheth; second daughter of Tho ma i En., of th e Middle Temple. On the 20th instant, at All S a i n t s , West Ham, Georg e Killick, Esq., of Maryland Point, Essex, to Mary An" daughter of John Gray, Esq.,. of Stratford-grove. ,„„ On the 20th i ns t an t, a t Ch r i s t Church, Surrey, by t "" Rev. J. H. M a pl e t on , 8.D., .Ihinry:JaMes South, Elq*,' surgeon, St. Thomas'a-street, to Martha, fOurth (laugh"' of the late James Green, Esq., of the Falcon Glass Wo rk.. At Coulsden Church, John Robert Pit t e r, Esq.., of $. 02- ley Rothe, Surrey, to Charlotte Augusta , daughter of d's late Wm. Pack, Esq. Art To the his fon anc Wii clit Ar abi and adb wh NE 4: Pro AC Pro, Pia 111 01 th e DIED. abl e On the Isth inst. , in the C l o i sters , Westmi D ster, W t> /' I Waterfield, Esq. of the Exchequer Bill Office. a On the 20th instant, in the 74 th year o f his age, ilif• ! ?4 .1 , c ag John Fownes, of Battersea. On the 16th instant, at Peckham, Mr. George Athearat `).en f p jun., in his 25th year--secidentslly drowned. On the 14th instant, at Kensington, Mr. Thomas All- apps press, formerly of St. Ives, Hunts. boa On the 1811' instant, at Kensington, W. B. Arunde li ' Esq., after r long and severe illness. . On the 16th instant , in Southampton-street,' Cam c4 l w - ; I well, after one day's i l l ness, in his 68th year , Mr. e r Dawson, formerly of Cow-lane, West t!:tnitlatield, Lately at St. Hillier's, Jersey , Lorenzo O'Toole, th e formerly of the 20th regiment of Light Dragoons. On the 17th ins tant, Joh n Airey, Esq., of Serjeane, n ' SI ty tt Fleet-street, in his .50th year. 111,, On the 13th instant, at Ramsgate, Mrs. Manners, of nut'rreq land House, Knightsbridge, in her 71st year. 71• 77-77 —4„ and rirsuil sii. by M s Tp1,3101,, , it die SUN-Omorx, Na 112, "Straiti