The Sun. — London, England, 1831-01-26 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF TIII: PUBLIC JOURNALS. It has long been our conviction, and we stated as much yesterday, that when the tug of the Reform contest comes noon them, the borough dealers—the rot-ocracy—will die hard. The love of abuse is, with this body (class we might call them), an in stinct. They are men who from their birth up wards have looked at the country—as their fathers and party-predecessors did before them—through the comfortable media of place bestowed by the Crown or Minister, emolument drawn from other people's purses, and at their continued enjoyment of such (disgraceful) advantages founded on t i he do mestic monopoly of boroughs — that is , on tneir ndi vidual power of substituting their own vepresenta• tives in Parliament for those of the people of England. The love of :Anise with these politicians, however, is indulged under the flattering semblance o f attachment to the 44 ancient British Consti tution," and of reverence for " the wiedom of our ancestors." Why ?—Because the antiquity of the whole Constitution is personated in their eyes by that of those '..)arts of it which to them selves and their families have ever been most profit able, and because the whole mass of wisdom ire- i puted to the times gone by is represented, to d i d r contemplation, by that sinister por . oon of it y e h; c l, employed itself, from age to age, in corrupt contti. Vance; for perverting, to personal and selfi•li ohjecte, institutions originally established for the public good. Thus the family traditions and habits of former generations, acting upon the eager selfishness of each succeeding one, have tended to mature and consolidate a system, first of feeling upon details, and next of thinking upon general questions at all connected with a change in the modes operandi of the elective power in ibis country ; which, to any enlightened foreigner, roust appear the most de grading, or tIT most preposterous, th:tt ever dis played itself in political eli.m.sio n . With the ex• istence, then, of the above abuses of representative government, and the prevention of all effective form, are involved, we doubt not (and conscientiously too in many instances) according to the creed of the vulgar herd of English aeistocrrus, the maintenance and enjoyment of wlacever it is that renders the po sition in the commonwealth most precious to their own minds, and most enviable to the rest of the com munity. Will such a source of solidly eminence and grandeur be sacrilied without a struggle? For bid it, ye houses of Newcastle, Rutland, Beaufoit, Hertford, and Beresford, Peel, and Holmes ! The high aristocracy of the Tories—represented, indeed, as we learn, and guided, if not commanded, by the bearers of the two illustrious name,: last mentioned— have already organized a mighty opposition to the crusade of these Whig inteu topers against the vene rable wrongs of the king - don). Some skill and great pains have been employed, as is asserted, to bring together a force from sundry quarters, and to direct :t to a common end—the abatement of that vile nui sance, a reforming Cabinet. The trade of politics, nay, of official power itself, will be ruined, if this mad scheme of letting in the ignoble multitude to a share of their own spoils be successful. The borough mo nopoly is like the power./oorn, it does the work of many hands, though it does not, like that economical and fructifying machine, call many more into useful action. it. is an instrument which Sir Robert Peel and his busy coadjutor may not be able, with all their dexterity, to keep much longer from tum bling about their ears. The plot in support of the Anti-Reform system, is one, we say, which never can succeed, if Ministers will only have sense enough to see that the public safety depends on their own persevering maintenance of the post which the So vereign has assigned to them—if they have at once the sound judgment to court a frequent communica tion, on political measures, with the King, and pluck enough to throw themselves and their policy for protection upon the English people. We repeat our earnest counsel to the people, to be strenuous, indefatigable, and uncompromising, in their decla rations and demands for Reform. Without their most vigorous aid, the Ministers may be defeated in their national and noble enterprise. The enemy is in the field—we can assure our countrymen of the fact ; and his intrigues are even more to be dreaded by us till than his numbers. If the reforming Go vernment be not encouraged and stimulated from without, we may live long before we see another defeat of the Tory boroughmongers.—Tinies. The union of trades has for some time filled the master-manufacturers with dismay. They now find themselves completely under the controul of the workmen. The measure of the intelligence of the latter is all the master can rely on. The system of assassination which has been introduced, justly causes the most serious alarm. A master-manufac turer from the North, speaking of the case at A-11- ton, where another son has been fired at, said the men had now determined to abandon ail attacks on property, and confine themselves to attacks on life. This is a serious state of things. For our own part, we hold it impossible to prevent skilled labour, in the long run, from falling. to within a little of common labour. Union of trades may for a time keep up artificial prices, but as long as Ireland can deluge this country with potatoe-fed hordes, the English must fall. The Union of Ireland and England is of far less consequence to the English labourer than the raising the condition of the Irish labourer. There is a bridge between the two islands; and labour cannot be high in England end low in Ireland.— Morning Chronicle. A very interesting meeting of the inhabitants of the parish of St. Andrew, Holborn, on the subject of Parliamentary Reform, took place yesterday. The speeches delivered were pithy and pertinent. They wisely avoided all details by which the unanimity might be disturbed, excepting proposition of ballot, which is everywhere taken up by the people as a sine qua non. In fact, when it is seen that a whole nation, as with one voice, declares its conviction on a point like this to be as exempt from doubt as with respect to the most obvious elementary truth ; when we see the instructed and the uninstructed equally confide nt, we cannot be far wrong when we set down any manifestation of a contrary opinion, in other quartets, exclusively to sinister interest, or a disposition to compass by fratn!ulent means what ought alone to be obtained fairly and honestly. The opponents of the ballot, we hesitate not to say, are interested men. However the number will be consi derably diminished by the decided manifestation of opinion of all impartial men. It will be clung to, of course,by those who wish to retain the power of exer cising an unfair influence over their fellow-citizens; and who are selfish enough to disregard the mental torture to which they may subject those through whose prostitution they may hope to effect their ends; but though they may cling to it, they will no longer h a v e th e con fid ence of men who imagine they can deceive. They will repeat their stale fallacies respecting the necessity of Englishmen being inde pendent, and having :to concealment, with that sub. doted tone which men cannot help using when they know that their trickery is seen through ; and though it is trite the ballot is in some sort un- English (in some sort only,. for common in the higher ranks), yet it were to be wished thiit many other usages, such as corruption and drunken ness at elections, were also un•English. We hope that Englishmen will soon be able to feel a just pride in boroughmongering being un-English ; and. that the word b oroughmonger will. never be repeated by posterity but .with : the feeling of dis gust which the memory o f. t h e evils inflicted on England by this class ought to associate with it. That the character of our countrymen -has been lowered by the corrupting practices to which our electioneering system has given rise is a:poiris re .. specting which, unfortunately,' there can be'no dis pute. Let us hope that . with the - "cessation of th e cause the effect will also soon cease.; and that another generation will have difficulty in giving credit, to the tales of venality and profligacy handed , down to th em ' in the records of the day.. "-When, a Freneh:snob (says the writer of an article on the. spirit of..sci-. ciety in England and France,,in the number of the Edinburgh Review just published) are excited, they clamour for glory—when an English mob are in dined to be riotous, they are thirsty for beer. At a contested election, the feelings of the workin g classes must necessarily be strongly excited. The harangues to their understandings.—the addresses to their intereitts—the artifices far their affec tions—the cangregating • together—lle confer ence—the discussion—the dispute—th e spirit of party--these, if any emotions might well be sup posed to call forth the man from himself, will excite to their inmost depth his generous as well as angry sympathies, and weaning him from ail sefish consi derations, to hurry him into even a blind and rash devot'.on for the cause he adopts, and a disdain, which no lucre can soften, for that which he ota pc3c:,„ And so, indeed, to tire , uninitiated spectator it may appear; but how generally is that noisy ar dour the result of a purchase—hew mane, in such a time, and in such scenee, will grow inebriate on the hospitality of tole, with the intention of voting for another-•--.ho w large the number of those to whom you speak of retrenchment and Reform, who . remain unmoved till the bribe , . a hinted, and then ; vote, callous to priociples•—these are suborned by ' the purse! When, in the late general election, a pa trietic advent ti rer was engaged in attempting to open (as the phrase is) a close borough, one - of his mo'.t ctienuous supporters deelaimi‘og on the vileeess of the few privileged voters in toreiving thirty pounds each for their votes, added, with the eir of a man of delicate con science, r But if you open the borough, Sir, we will do it for five.'" And in tenth, it would be singular if all the virtue cf the country was con• filled to the lowest of the people. When these see around them the highest born in the land not ashaated to quarter their wives and daughters on the public purse, are we to be astonished that a me chanic or a labourer should occasionally look to the parish pa; - atable for a supply ? When a Duke or Alai-lois gives to Ministers his votes, " that (to use the language of one of the speakers at the meet ing) his aunt may be made a Bishop," are we to wonder that the decor should make a merit of abating 251. in the accustomed price of his vote ? The poor man sees venality the order of the day, and that prostitution rises or falls in estitnatlon, like every thing else, by the price it brings . ; and only re grets, therefore, that he cannot become more respec table by selling himself fer more. The Liverpool people, ho would have cold themselves fora quart of ale rat her than vete for nothing, are of course proud of their having sold themselves to some purpose (leaving the cases of deaths and insanity from drunkenness out of the question). Money er money's worth is the rule in England; and the poor have found out their price as well as the rich. The son of tatott, the celebrated Evangelical (see an article in the Edin burgh Review, on the Evangelical School), says his father wed often to Mention the sarcastic congra tulation offered at a visitation by a dignified Clergy! , man to an evangelical brother, who Iced married a lady of fortune (the Evangelical Clergy are sup posed to hunt after fortunes). ' Ay, ay, brother— we eim at the same object, though we have our different ways of attaining it !'" In short, where a Government is founded on corruption, the spread of intelligence is the spread of corruption.— No man hkes to be thought a greater simpleton than his neighbour; for, as Rouchefoucault long ago remarked, a man will much sooner forgive you for calling him a revue than for calling him a fool. The exam:-le from on high is seen far and wide. Why : says the mechanic, should all the good things pass me; let me have a share of the spoil. During the Rebellion of 1745, a dairyman, seeing the Scotch Highlanders emptying his milk pails, thought it better to have a share himself than to lose all, and endeavoured to out-drink the rest. There can be little morality under a Government founded on corruption. The question is not so much, in such a state of things, the quality of the act, as safety. The boroughmonger sells his vote for a Bishopric or a Stall, or a Commission—he is, of course, safe, for lie is the law maker. The Elector sells his vote—he is not so safe—for it is the interest of the berouglimoriger that he should have a right of preeminence. But the quality of the act is the same. Mr. Fearon alluded to the cases in which ballot did good, and the cases in which it did harm. In all cases where ballot inter feres with responsibility, it of course is an evil. Secret tribunals are bad, because responsibility to public opinion is the only security for judicial honesty. Secret voting in those who exercise a delegated trust, is art evil ; for it deprives us in like manner of the se unity for their honesty—the opinion of their con stituents on their conduct, The House of Commons would be much more corrupt and negligent of its duty than it is, if the lists of majorities and minori ties were not published. We protect the public by secrecy against unfair influence; and we protect the public against the dishonesty of its servants by publicity. We were glad to see at this meeting a proper confidence reposed in Ministers, while, at the same time, the feeling was expressed of the neces shy of supporting them by such a demonstration of opinion throughout the country, as would alone en able them to withstand the Powerful interests op posed to Reform. i*.o men ever yet willingly re nounced power; hut a prudent man looks at the man who stands up to him, and if he perceives he is not a match, he avoids the unequal conflict. Let us show the boroughtoongers that we ore formidable.-- Morning Chronicle. His MAJESTY, we hear, has given orders to build, forthwith, some airy and spacious barracks at Brighton, capable of containing six companies of the Foot Guards, with suitable mess -rooms and apartments for the officers. We believe Sir JAMES KE3trT has been required tro give his opinion as to the designs for the building, the site of which is at the corner of Church-street, where the present inconvenient barracks have fir so many years stood. Many extensive improvements in the sleeping rooms of the Pavilion are also to be made, by which it would appear that their MAJESTIES find the air of Brighton salutary, and the society and pursuits which the place affords agt eeable.—Morning Paper. The news from nemel of the prohibition of the export of all descriptions of cora from the Russian ports is confirmed ; but it only applies to Poland and the adjoining districts, where large supplies will be necessary for• the Russian troops on the opening of the campaign. EFFECTS OF THE ARREST OF MR. O'CON NELL—We stop the press to state that the arrest of Mr. O'CoNNELL is likely to produce effects widely different from those which it was meant for. It is likely to turn out an advantageous step, so far as the individual interest of the Liberator is concerned. 'Three cases c ime to our own immediate knowledge in the course of yesterday, where persons who had subscribed but one pound towards the O'CONNELL tribute, have, since his arrest became known tie them, come forward with an additional contri bution off/ye pounds. It is in this way that O'CoNNELL's enemies are serving him.— Waterford Chronicle. . It is expected that the Scots Greys will oc cupy Pier hill barracks about the end of May or beginning of June. This gallant corps attended his late Majesty, GEORGE IV., when on his menial - able visit to Edinburgh ; and there is every probability that they will have the ad ditional honour of iittendin g our " Sailor KING " when he tnakes his tour through this country. Tke fl al Irish Dragoons have been so orderly in their conduct, that they are held in the highest esteem by the inhabitants, and otglroute'' will be h ear d o f w i th regret, it will consideredhe it theirhappy circumstance Ly the Citizens, that such a gallant corps are to be succeeded by our own Countrymen, the Scots Greys.—Scotsman. POST-OFFICE STEAM PACKETS.-A re turn has baen printed by order of Parliament, embracing many particulars regarding the steam-packets, employed on the Irish station, froM which it appears, that the shortest voyage between Liverpool and Kingston, within the last four years, the time comprehended in the return, was completed in eleven hours and eleven minutes, and that the longest occupied forty-five hours eight minutes ) each during the last year. There has been a decrease of cabin p assengers, from 1829 to 1830 of 719. Thelongest voyage between Holyhead and Nowt'', within the five years has been—in 1817, twenty-five hours nine minutes. The shortest, in 1826, five hours twenty-two minutes. There has been an annual decrease of pas sengers; within the five years they have decreased 2,192, and the falli ng o ff w i thin the last year, as comp aredwitl 1819, has been 406. . t { ~~';/~. f ; i , `. ."."` • • , . ,' y COURT OP COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court of Common Council was held, principally for the purpose of discussing a motion, of which Mr. C. Pearson lied given notice, relative to the London Militia. The motion was the more attrac tiVe on account of the call of the Government upon the city to furnish a quota of men for public and ge neral service,- as well as on account of the expected developement of the militia system under Sir C. S. Hunter, the present Colona Alderman WO6O requested that, in consideration of the paramount importance of the question which his worthy friend (Mr. Pearson) intended to bring forward, the C ourt wou ld wave t h e a pp o i n t ment j't . various Committees. The immediate attention of the Court was indispensably necessary to the sub ject, as it relatcd to an enormous increase of ex pens% which might, if not met in the outset, be fixed upon the 'citizens of London.—(Hoer, hear.) The LORD MA ox then read a letter from Sir C. S. Hunter, stating in a few xvords that it was not in his power to attend the Court, but that nothing would give him greater pleasure than to afford all the information in his power on the question to any tiuthorised tribunal. Mr. CHARLES PEARSON then rose to address th e Court. He regretted moch the levity which had attached itself to the question from the N' , 'llirnsieal cemieulities of the Gallant Colonel. He wished to call the serious attention of the Court to a subject much more important than the personal character of the Colonel, or the follies of his band of drummers arid fifers—he meant to the grew constitutional question involved in the continuance of this regi ment, in despite of the chartered rights of the city. —(Hear.) Sir Claudius was, no doubt, a most good-Humoured, sod except when at the head of his regiment, or on Lord Mayor's Day, he was a very inoffensive person. He (Mr. P.) acquitted the Hon. Baronet of any bad intentions, or, indeed, of any intentions at all. His countenance was the very index:of his mind—(Laughter)—and as it appeared by the papers that a worthy Alderman bad recently given Sir Claudius a good character as a well-mean ing man, and a favourite in that Court, there could be no doubt that it was upon the principle of the poet— " Though to his share some trifling errors fall ; Look in his face and you forget them all." —(Laughter.) In order that the Ceurt might take the fairest view of the question, he would speak of the military force of the city in its three characters —as it was, as it is, and as it ought to be. The best coarse he could take to give the Court a correct view a,f the redoubtable corps as it was, was to read the annals from the Report of a Special Com mittee, that did itself imrportal honour by the bold and honest manner in which it had conducted the inquiry in 1810, under the auspices of the late Al derman Goodbehere, with Aldermen Wood - and \Vaithman, and several other public-spirited mem bers of the Court. He ventured to say, that a series of more atrocious frauds had never been prac tised upon the public than were developed in that re port. It was wonderful that the leading partici pators in those frauds had been allowed to walk the streets of London without " the slow moving finger of scorn," pointing them out to the public as ob jects of universal execration, and driving them from seats in high places which their very presence pol lutes. Mr. Pearson then read copious extracts from the report in question, from which it appeared that the militia, consisting of two regiments, nomi nally of 600 each, were commanded by their re spective Colonels, who were generally Aldermen and members of the Lieutenancy, by whom they were self-appointed, and they became Magisterially at the Sessions auditors of their own accounts.—(Hear, hear.) It appeared by the report, that Sir Watkin Lewes, Sir John Eamer, Aldermen Newnham and Sir Claudius had severally filled these situations, and, in some instances, the accounts of the regi ments allowed at the Sessions were passed, when the Colonels present farmed the actual majority of the Bench—(Laughter, and cries of hear, hear)—t hat Sir J. Earner and Sir Claudius had peremptorily refused to give any answer to questions respecting the amount or appropriation of the stock purse of the regiment. The Committee, however, reported that it amounted to several thousand pounds, chiefly arising from the Colonels charging the wards seven guineas a man, whereas they hired all sorts of vagabonds, provided they could get them cheap. —(Laughter.) The halt, the deformed, the wretched in the last stages of disease, were enlisted at a guinea and a little upwards each object, and afterwards dis charged, while the wards were compelled to pay for fresh substitutes at full prices; so that, by these and similar circumstances, the Colonelcy of the Re giment was :made more productive to the holder than a similar appointment in the line.—(Cheers, and cries of " 'tis true !")—Such was the scanda lous recklessness with which those men had been taken from the offscouring of society, that by the returns of one regiment, it appeared in One year, that the number of the deserters was equal to one sixth of the whole force; and upon an average of six years it did not amount to very ranch less. Well might the Committee report that the greatest abuse, misconduct, and mismanagement had pre vailed, and that the whole had been a job profitable and useful only to individuals, but highly grievous and oppressive to the city.—(Cheers.)—lt must (said Mr. Pearson) be in the recollection of many members of the Court, that the disgraceful state of the London Militia was long the theme of general condemnation; and the burden imposed upon the citizens to defray the expences was most oppressive. The charge upon the wards for the maintenance of the wives and families of the men—a charge from which the wards are now exempted—is stated in the report at 4,0001. per annum ; in addition to which, the parish officers loudly complained of such a development of the organ of philogeni tiveness in the pericrania of both officers and men, that they were perpetually burdening the parochial rates by a left-handed mode of adding to the general stock of population.—(Loud laugh ter.)—There were other qualities of this regiment singularly conspicuous. Alderman 'Wood in that Court attributed seriously the increase in the length of the sessions, to the number of the red coated tribe who had to appear at the Old Bailey. (Roars of laughter.)—Such was the strange confi dence in their notions of mourn and Ittum, that they seemed to imitate the example of their brave Com manders, and to want to make a sort of regimental stock-purse of every thing they could lay their hands on. He had no doubt that this was the hy pothesis upon which they could account for such a large proportion of deserters—it did not arise from their inability duly to appreciate the exertions and excellencies of their worthy Colonels, to show any dissatisfaction at their discipline —it was doubt less the result of a nice calculation, that the very best way to provide for the security of their necks was to confide it to the celerity of their heels, and that their only motive for deserting was to try by practical experience whether a thief or a thief-taker could run the faster.—(Laughter.)—Some years ago, one of these gentry was brought before Har vey Combe, who was about to commit him, when the prisoner pleaded his services. If, like Cori°• Lulus, he had wounds to show, like the Noble Ro man, he did not condescend to show them ; but he did the same thing. He said, " Please your Wor ship, I have served my King and country, and my coat bespeaks it." To which the worthy .Magis trate replied," You serve your country—you scoun drel! Why, you belong to that rascally London Militia. The only way in which you can serve your country is by sending you out of it; and as to your regiment, if any man at die head of the bat• talion were to cry out Stop thief!' there is not one amongst you that would not run away by in stinet."—(Excessi ve laughter.) —It was impossible not to indulge in another anecdote respect- Mg this notable corps, to show how ready the officers were to enter into any arrange ment which savoured of a job; although he trusted it would not be looked on in the light of a reflection upon the individual to whom it referred, or upon his very amiable family. The gentleman in ques- Lion was of the Jewish persuasion (Mr. Michael Myers), and a more worthy or benevolent man did not live; but as he could not by law become a free man of London, he resorted to an expedient to enable him to carry on business within its precincts —he enlisted in the London Militia as a private ; but being several inches in stature below the standard measure, he kept in the rear rank until the conclusion of the , year; When, by military service, he had purchased the required privilege. lie then stepped into the front rank ; and the Colonel, fix ing his eyes upon him, said to an inferior officer, " Why, what's that ?" " That !" said the officer, "why that.is one of our men."—(Loud laughter.)— " Impossible I" obseived the Co " that's not the size. It won't do---pass it under the standa-d." The ceremony was performed, the Jew proved to he five inches and a half under the recognised height ; he had left his house in the morning a ci tizen soldier, and he returned at night a good citizen fishmonger.—(Loud laughter and cheers.)—But the affair ended not there, for some time afterwards, when the very amiable daughter of the fishmonger was about to be led to the Temple of Hymen, the gallant Sir Claudius, like another Cincinnatus, laid aside the honour cf his station, and wan ing the distinctions cf rank, played the guest to the little ex-militiaman, and, footing it on " the light fantastic toe," " threaded" the mazy windings of the bridal dance, band-in-hand with the datk-eyed maid of Judah.—(Loud laughter and clapping of hands.) Having given a faithful picture of the London Militia, as it had been when embodied, he would speak of it as it was at present. What would the Court think of the proffgate expenditure of 3,000/. in the erection of barracks, after fifteen years of peace, for the nominal accommodation of the humbug skele ton of this humbug regiment ? Mi. P. then read, amidst great laughter, from the accounts of the ililiti t, items of the expenditure amounting to above that sum in the erection of the bead-quarters,which, however, the regiment never occupied, but now paid about 18/. a month out of the public money to provide them-elves lodgings in lieu of quarters, while the Colonel received 100/. a year for taking care of and inhabiting, himself and family, the very same quarters.—(Hear.)—This regiment, he found, consisted of one colonel, one adjutant, 13 serjeants, one drum-major, and Severn drummers and fifers.— (Laughter )—A regiment somewhat equivalent in force and utility to the celebrated troops at Lucca, mentioned by Oliver Goldsmith. By the Gazette of that distinguished State, they were in doubt whether they should support the cause of the Em press, or join the forces of her opponents. One thing, however, they all agreed upon, which was, that they could bring into the field a force which would have great effect in determining the fate of nations, namely, two cavalry, seventy infantry, but, above all things—the same desideratum which the London Militia enjoyed—an able and intrepid com mander, and two drummers of great experience— (Excessive laughter.)—ln addition to the 100/. they paid to the Colonel for living in " head-quar ters," and 18/. a month to the rest of the regi ment for not living there, the Paymaster NUS paid two hundred pounds a year for attending once a month to pay the said 18/., and he had an assistant with 100/. a year for helping him to per form the laborious duty.—(Hear, hear.)—What a satire upon military affairs was this wretched regi ment ! It was said to be a nucleus for the forma tion of a perfect regiment in case of sudden inva sion, that they might have a few veterans to instruct the new levies in the art of war. This might be a good reason for maintaining a permanent Colonel; as if Providence were to remove him, the regiment would not easily " look upon his like again !" But of the drummers—he had only lately discovered their utility : theie was nothing so riccult in the art of beating a military " Go to bed, Tom," as ren dered it probable it would ever be remembered amongst the dropped sciences ; but he had been given to understand that the gallant Colonel was wont to taste economically a specimen of their qua lity ; and as he was so good-tempered a man before he went riding after incendiaries in the country, where he was an active Magistrate, or ran after elderly gentlemen stealing beef in the city, that the sound of the drum should raise an acetous fermen tation in courage, as thunder was used to turn stale beer into vinegar.—(Roars of laughter and ap plause.)—He should with this remark conclude his description of the militia, as it was at the moment he was speaking, and he would ask the Court whether he was not borne out in the assertion, that in its strength, when embodied, it was inju rious and mischievous, and in its weakness scan dalous and ridiculous ; in war a dangerous in novation upon the liberties of the citizens, and in peace a profligate waste of the - public money ?—( Great cheering.)—The next question was, what then ought it to be made ? He would riot disguise his sentiments, that he wanted to see the standing army and the militia much reduced, and the people return to their old const i tut i ona l protection, a domestic force. He intreated the Court to appoint a Committee to confer with his Majesty's Ministers, and to propose the formation within the City of a domestic force adequate to the protection of the public tranquillity, and thus re lieve the citizens from an intolerable nuisance, and the people from a heavy taxation.—(Loud cheering followed the conclusion of this speech.) Mr. TIGILNER, without comment, seconded the proposition. Alderman WINCHESTER did not rise to oppose the motion, but to express his regret that Mr. Pearson spoke rather to amuse than to instruct, and that, in some respects, that gentleman misrepre sented facts, where he called the regular army cut throats.—(Cries of No, no.) Mr. PEARSON explained. He could not allow the Hon. Alderman to misrepresent him, by ac cusing him of misrepresentation. He could not permit him to measure his corn by the Alderman's bushel, although it was Winchester measure. Alderman WINCHESTER said the London Militia had always, in all their service, been considered a most gallant regiment.—(Loud laughter.) He hoped that no further attack would be made upon the amiable Colonel of the regiment. Alderman WOOD observed, that the worthy Al derman who had preceded him would have some difficulty in describing- the field in which the Lon don Militia had displayed their gallantry, as they had never been further than Greenwich or Wool wich—(Laughter, and cries of " Hear!")—and as to their services, the Government had such an opi nion of them, that the Ministers were glad when they got rid of the expense and trouble of one re• giment ; and he made no doubt that they would be equally glad to get rid of the other in the same way. After a few words from Mr. Deputy BLACKET, Alderman VF,NABLES, and Mr. C. PEARSON, the mo tion was carried unammously,and the Court broke up. The letters from Alexandria state that water has ken discovered between Suez and Cairo, in the Desert; it is rneatione.l as an important discovery for the natives, and will also facilitate the projected intercour,e with India. On Monday a meeting of the inhabitants of Cambridge was held in the Town-hall, when it was agreed to petition the House of Lords and House of Commons for a Reform in the representation of the people in Par liament. ROME.—Private letters from Rome, received on Thursday, say that the voices of the Cardinals still con tinue to favour the election of Cardinal WELD to the Papal chair; but numerous and powerful intriguers were at work in fav our o f t h e A ustr i an i ntere st, and it was supposed the deliberations would be protracted for at least another week.—The weather had been extremely severe. Nearly thirty skeletons, in a high state of pre servation, were last week found in the work-house garden of St. Helen's parish, Abingdon. They indicated a hasty interment after a battle, and are supposed to be the remains of some who fell in a skirmish between the adherents of CHARLES and the Parliament. One of the skeletons was that of a female, the disjointed skull of whom lay upon her chest, and by her side lay the frame of a child about f our years old.—,Berks Chronicle. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. police Y as, the broughtes s te u rl i) le e afi r y it r t te te N' r po i l d rg e o. n i ri‘ t .ll , lsr; , -N v sa l s i g o lTleun' c li- h Et a l' r-Llgb'ayeTnd.dtlllll.:2ml):ll::::itnrs, were h walk_ ing the streets for the purpose of prostitution, and with uttering Most abominable language under the Piazzas of Covent-garden, on the preceding night. Mr. Thomas added, that, although of such tender years, the defendants were hardened in vice, arid the language which they were constantly in the habit of using was most obscene and disgusting. Mr. MENsuum asked if the children h a d any . parent, and the mother of one of them having beer, sent for came forward, and after a severe admoniti on she was suffered to take her child away. Th e committedother being t o the e e Itco o t t is e e of hardenedof the two w as Correction. In reply to an observation by Mr. Mtatsnura., who was shocked to see sock mere children so dreadfully depraved, Mr. Thomas said he had hopes that an institution would shortly be formed for the purpose of shelter ing juvenile delinquents, and affording protection to friendless children. lie had reason to know that an establishment of this description was about to be instituted, under the humane auspices of Lord Bel grave, with whom he (Mr. Thomas) had been in communication on the subject ; and certainly a greater blessing, in a national point of view, could hardly be imagined, than an institution formed for such an object. Mr. Thomas added, that from the inquiries which .he had made, he had ascertained that not less than 15,000 poor friendless children were at this moment within the walls of the metro polis, whose only means of subsistence was by pros titution and thieving. Connected with this subject, we may add, that not a day passes at this office that mere children are not charged with acts of theft and robbery ; ard it was only on Monday last that eight boys were brought before Sir R. Birnie, charged with having been found gambling in a house situate in a court near Drury-lane on the previous morning of Sunday. A dice-box and a pack of cards were found on the table around which they were seated; and it appeared that those had been provided by the old sinner who had let them the room, and who charged the young gamblers 2d. for every game they played, which sum he regularly drew from the stakes which were laid on the table before the game commenced. The offi cers very properly brought the implements of gamb ling along with the young offenders to the office; but although the magistrates could have !muddied them had they been found gambling in the open air, they had no power under the Act of Parliament to inflict any punishment, as the gambling took place in a house. Neither could the proprietor of the room be punished, although he might have been, had he been a licensed victualler. The ages of the boys varied from 10 to 14 years, some of them were con victed thieves, others beggars by profession, and two or three of them were young apprentices, who pro bably had robbed their masters' tills, to he fleeced by their more experienced companions, and thus learn the first stage to villainy and the gallows. Sir R. Birnie directed the owner of the room to be sent for, and after regretting that he had no power to punish him as he deserved, threw the box, dice, and cards into the fire, and said he would take care that he should be watched in future. A boy about 14 years of age, who formerly lived as groom in the service of Captain Fitzclarence, and who goes by the nick-name of Don Bevan, was brought before Sir R.I3IaNIE on the evening of the same day, in company of another boy still younger, who was charged with embezzling money belonging to his employer. The case was proved against him, and he was remanded. Mr. Thomas then stated, that about 12 months ago he (the prisoner,) under the title of Don Bevan, had a gang of nearly 40 boys under his command, who used to assemble regularly every morning in Hyde-park, and receive orders from their Captain to take different routes for the purpose of thieving. The prisoner used to dress in the frock -coat now pro duced, a pair of white corded breeches, and brown leggings, and he actually carried a case of pistols under his coat, and was frequently known to present them at the heads of those whom he commanded, sweating he would blow their brains out unless they brought him more booty. This Dick Turpin in little was reluctantly discharged by the Magistrate, there being no spec fie charge upon which to detain him. MARY LEB ONE. Yesterday Dick Ayres, fighting man and chair bottomer, was charged before Mr. GRIFFITH wii h stealing a little matter of 108. out of the breeches pocket of Mr. Flak, landlord of the William the Fourth, a new beer shop in Ashley-street, Somers'- town. Mr. Flak stated that, as " made and provided" in the New Beer Act, he regularly clears his house at ten o'clock every night, and, on proceeding to com ply with the enactment on Monday evening, the only refractory spirit he met with was a man named Ste phenson, who was in company with the " fighting man." Mr. Flask, having the fear of the penalty before his eyes, insisted on their immediately quitting, but Stephenson refused, whereupon Mr. Flask, de termined to eject him nalens volt-ns, laid hold of his collar, and endeavoured to drag him out. The " fight ing man" laid hold of Mr. Flask behind, doing his utmost to keep him back; however, he succeeded in putting Stephenson out, when he discovered that his breeches pocket had been turned inside out, and 12g.' or 135., which it contained, carried off. No one being near him but the fighting man, Dick Ayres, he gave him in charge for the felony. " Well, I'm blow'd," cried Dick, " if that 'ere ben't a good un ! Lugged to a vatch u s, an d c h arge d with picking a pocket, just ven I vas d o i ng t h e gemman an act of friendship. But never mind— catch me doing a good turn to any man as long as I live !" " Turning a man's pocket inside out," observed Mr. GRIFFITH, " can hardly be called a good turn ; and I firmly believe you picked his pocket." " Puck a pocket !" exclaimed Dick, extending his open palms to the Magistrate; " look at my' hands, your Worship, and you'll see they're too big to pick any man's pocket. I only laid hold of the gemman about the vaist, ven I saw as how 'twas likely the'd be a row, arid I said, pray don't, Mr. Flask. 'Twas out of pure kindness, but catch me at it again— that's all !" " Certainly not for some time," rejoined Mr. GRIFFITH ; " there are no new beer shops in New gate, and your domicile shall be there for some time." tie was accordingly committed to the care of Mr. Wontner. about 20, was ro ealing a handsome bl ac k b S u r g in l i t i dog. Ite t i lp P o r n o v s i t n i s c p %a c y l o o t f u s ig t Police constable 138, division T, stated that, on Monday night, he met the prisoner leading a hand some black (log along the Uxbridge -road. Knowing that Master Province had a great taste for hand some dogs, without being very particular as to whom they might belong, he took him and the black dog into custody. The dog being produced, Mr. GRIFFITH thought he recognised it as being one which had been stolen recently from a friend of his. If lie was right in his conjecture, the dog was a very valuable one. He asked Province how it found its way into his possession?—Province replied that he had had it for the'last six weeks. I: was given to him by a gen• tleman who was setting out for " Brummagint, as the hanimal would 'tallier take the water ner kill a " Pray," said Mr. GRIFFITH, " how came this gentleman to give it to you ?"—" Why, you see, your Worship, he dealt with us for rats, arid dogs, and badgers." Mr. GRIFFITH expressed considerable surprise at this collection of merchandize; but the constable in formed him that he went to the prisoner's residence, at the foot of Notting-hill, and found there a col lection of rats, dogs, a badger, and on th e pr i soner a piece of prepared pudding, which he had to lure a bear, yesterday, from Lewisham. Thirty-five dogs entered vtlehitattilil: it,.We 1347illatitYli'olt:Allb trained,were found tha t a t t h t e h the prisoner's moment th e wEHE IN lay down as quiet as pos , ible. These be dog. I doctor," exclaimed Pr ° : t 1 oITE ------- n 7 , 1 house, and all " I dare say you doctor plenty of them," r' ° , l l ''''E ) Mr. GRIFFITH. " You shall be committed W ii ' le k :,ltat,,eo2u,lit,, N ii,,, o f B . AF.I I I c,, , prevent," A °TICE ' is The dog was then ordered to be detained, 11.0‘ YEARLY Mr. Griffith ascertained if it belonged to his fr''' •4,'TORS, held T 0 TV/V-HA LL. John Elishq, a well dressed man, was put i s j side in the dock with a pretty girl, name' O'LOT, o f Tv Clark, charged by a policeman with obstructing e glte, k in a , It igiled , n In the execution of his detv, The policeman stated that about haltpet yesterday morning he saw the male prisune r ,l e b 'elc'elis tipsy, in conversation with Jane Clarke, W ll° ' kaew to be a very bad girl, and he, therefi EAST - dered her to go about her business, at win gentleman, .John Elisha, took great offence, vsry unmeasured terms, charged him with ' his duty, at the same time putting himself in ing, attitude, but did not strike. He, preceded to such lengths, that he corn; witness to take both him and the girl into Mr, Alderman ANst.Ev, addressing J o hn asked how a man of his respectable beat act so unwarrantably ? The policeman *go just execution of his duty. Mr. Elisha asserted most vehemently we understand, is a respectable citizen) tha , not drunk ; far from it ; he never was in ' in his life. ['cries, however, he had passed vivial evening, and on the girl making cer' vances to him, he had, as a Christian at man, endeavoured to impress her mind with ce,sity for reformation.—(A laugh.) Alderman ANstx,v—" Come, come, none blarney ; 'tis a good story, but, like °tip steri:s, it has one fault attached to it;—y( what I mean. Are you quite sure the ' not made you very sentimental ?"—(Anotht " \Vim. you know, does wonders." " I know it well, Mr. Alderman," replied " but, really,—upon my word —upon my I I don't think—l can't imagine— Alderman ANSLEY—" Oh l don't trot imagination, I can imagine all about it. fine you 55., and, as for the object of your tude, she is an old acquaintance of mine, and seed her to Brixton for a month." The moralist paid the .ss. and expences, the damsel to make the best use she could counsel. DISTURBANCE AT CAMBR. Saturday being the day for conferring g!ee:, the Semite-house was, at an ear' thronged with the ladies and gentlemen bot town and University. The Under Grad' usual, occupied the galleries in great nt: Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Thackeray, of King's made his appearance at a few minutes During the time of the proceedings prell the presentation of the gentlemen who their examinations., whether from mistake tience, a clapping of hands and stamping in the galleries, a thing of the most corn' ience on these occasions. Upon this t Chancellor testified his disapprobation somewhat severe, characterising the off, " parcel of under-graduates." This may tiered to have been the first cause of though it was received without anv tokens respect. On the presentation of the Beni( filer, it has been customary from time to greet this distinguished individual wit' possible demonstration of applause, which continues as long as the lungs of the Tee avail them. Dr. Thackeray, however, 1_ after the first pause in the cheering, ia't rather sternly to the excited throng, that had testified eh(iit h enough jenrttoo a a t p l n i fl i i r na o ti b ner a er t now insisted on silence." This infra ( a m n edi o a l te l ly ro antiu approbation which had been already A The intimation was followed by r e ' ' shoots for the senior wrangler, and aftero l continued groans for the Vice-Chancellor, mediately left the Chair, and refused to with the ceremonies until two o'clock, wht all future occasions, he declared that the g a b uninterrupted d s a p n c a d u r o k : should be closed. lie then retired amidr c ; and groans. Some minutes before two e'e ic crowd of under-graduates had assembled outer gates of the Senate-house, which, 04 the entrance-door, was closed against the c '' gates, however, o n b e i ng p art i a ll y ° pole, admission of some privileged persons, were entered by the g:mnsmen. The doors, e l. ,tte' additional fastenin gs h a d been put, now be c eg tOi object of attack, th e y were , h owever , ingrocrl) until the efforts of th e b es i egers were so far. 4 fnl as to effect a sufficient opening for the. l 4 of a man's hand, an d some person accordlr'rol, bolted the other half of the door, which tie :hi!° l ( and admitted the whole body, who hailed 0 0# 0 , cess with reiterated hums. The gallery !i d ° o i l ' . now barricaded; these, however, occuple lo tel o time in carrying, and in less than tea ra i , r Bo c ot galleries were again more thronged I Po r The Vice-Chancellor was received w pp ings and hootings on all sides. 0e 0 e lf fused to confer a ny d egrees unless wi,ldifistfe'i: galleries. The P roc t ors , t h ere f ore , a nd Arts, were soon actively employed ill They or compelling obedienc e to t hi s man date. inconvenience which must have accrued t .to pey tlemcn whose degrees wer e lik e ly to be tr a c alV until Ash Wednesday, was f oun d to be a 0 0e erful argument to the disaffected. After obe therefore, the doors again closed against t and the degrees were confe r r e d, with sor ile ee a°i turbance outside, which Mr. King, of (211 , j lege, being highly popular, soon succeedeto ing. The " gown, however, was wit, vf lO c / peased or made to forg et t h e v i o l at ion to tior terh considered their right s . A t a b o ut aqCl l : r 4 four, when it was exp ecte d t h at t he r for would return to his lodge, the Sen a ': O'' ' surrounded by a greater m u ltitude 0 ' in 0 (0 0 1 , than before. Dr. Th ac k era y was not lotto o`ta his appearance, on which the hisses, hoot and every kind of discordant sound t rea te r / imagined, rent t h e a i r . I t was w ith fi re At culty that a num er o us b o dy o f Masters vented the multitude from surrounding Iv O lt was, however, followed to his College 11, thel' fi fes tF who did not for a moment abate ga „ .. e t he . noises. On his getting withinsto a f t e r o f were instantly closed, and the crowu , ld gro g cheers for some of the popular men, an the " Vice," dispersed. oer MIS. On the 23d inst. in Upper M Grosvenor -streft, Charlotte Calthorpe, of a son. SurreP UNI AND totie e , th e b e o'elt April foil at CCIIIPA.I\. . on o'clock to Gl_ h eld at tile until bir Attd that Mr O s. ri c t . he i3 l o 9 ui t t l o i n i , ns o t. f a at so li n e . adley-grove , f On the 21st iut. the wife of Mr. F. o' But l e r, don, Berks, of a daughter. p4', MARRIED. „ I wo' ? On the 24th inst. at Avletitrd,. B. n• ',,,,- h ' 1 ; 1' 1 1, ( t iti l lia,, e euigi 4 :}: t : l ut i e,nr L Et Dragoons, y i so g :( l 3 l .f t ,CKhaernite.s Ai 1 to e Caroliner,is () E t !' ; 3 7 ;;:to ' '"; 4, q-, „,,,,tyr , te On the 25th inst. at St. George the 0 ,- . r to o f square, the Rev. 11. J. Shackleton, M.A. , ` A rjc a s lb ter stead and Wickham, Kent, to Anne, 093. ; 3 1:ire' Suddenly, at o l f ra Vi r - r e i s n t .:y ll) :l ll Fe ' 24th 10- • Gray, the infant son of'Sir F. A. i\facket,r'ed VI ' On the 23d inst. at 13irmingham, 1 1 . B ir t pi' , , r of A lf. hitor, of that place. only d05 , , ,,.e. i On the 24th inst. Susan, , 'Or ° 0 Abel, of Northampton. On the `)lst inst. the Rev. A. 8010 , . lilf . of ' Poges, Bucks. c. a., On the 224 inst. T. 11. 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