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strottr-oF TIM PUBLIC JOURNALS. It is fortunate that Noble Lords and Commoners, re presenting the landed interest, come forward so fre quently to tell their story to Parliament, and to expose to the people the whole pith and mystery of their omplaints. Lord Malmesbury, who has on many late occasions put himself in front of the agricultural battle, murmured loudly on Thursday last, at the effects pro duced by a reduction of the duties on the import and ex port of British wool; which reduction, on the import at least, took place in 1824. - His Lordship stated it as on? crying grievance, that the average import of foreign wool had increased in consequence from about 5,000,0001b5. to `21,000,0001b5. This at least is a proof that foreign wool was wanted by our manufacturers, and that the tax which had formerly repelled its importation, was a tax on British industry, and on the body of the consumers. But Lord Malmesbury forgets that it was the agriculturists them selves who pressed upon Ministers the abolition of both the above taxes; the imputed consequence of which they now make a-subject of reproach. His Lordship is also in dignant enough that the wool grower is only protected by a duty of 4 per cent. on the value of his produce, while the woollen-manufacturer is secured by a tax on foreign cloths of 1.5 per cent. ad valorem. We do not think that Mr. Huskisson need trouble himself much about answer ing an assailant who does not seem to recollect the dif ferent claims of a raw material and a manufactured article to - indulgence from the Legislature. We had always understood that it Was the approved commercial policy of every Government with the least pretension to prudence, to facilitate by all means the entrance of raw materials into the kingdom, and their departure from it in a manu factured state. All this, however, will, we take for granted, be duly expounded in the next session, if not the present, when the country shall be fortunate enough to have a Minister in the House of Peers capable of discussing other men's opinions and of expressing his own. A successor to Lord Liverpool is really desirable, if it were but for common decency. There is an objection to Lord Bathurst's appointment; which is, that Mr. Canning could hardly serve in a Cabinet so headed; and that the country would thus be deprived of the services of its ablest Minister, at the most exigent and difficult crisis in the affairs of England and of Europe. The Duke of Wel lington's recent visit to Windsor, and his continuance there for a couple of days at this period, has created some talk, of course, though it is asserted that no communica tion took place between his Majesty and his Grace on the subject of the Ministry. It is also stated, that Mr. Can ning received no intimation, either directly or indirectly, respecting the King's intention about constructing an Ail ministration.—Times. We extract from the Dublin Evening Post of Tuesday last, a pretty full account of the very extraordinary pro ceedings in that capital on Monday and Tuesday, con necten with the Second Reformation. The Archbishop of Dublin, who was the great actor on Sun:lay last, is the head of the Second Reformation, with respect to the issue of which, in a few years, he is known to have expressed himself as exceedingly sanguine. His Grace has a most difficult part to play. He is an enemy to education and the improvement of the people ; and, as his object in 'pro- • moting the new Reformation is merely to obviate some apprehended danger in his own Church, he must be in a -state of the utmost perplexity, between his hatred of the Catholics and his fears lest the Reformation should fail to confine itself within the orthodox channel which he wishes it to flow in. "He took occasion," says the writer in the Dublin Evening Post, " in the course of his sermon, to speak of the danger to the Established Church, as well from its avowed enemies as from its pretended friends ; we understood his Grace to allude here to some of the Biblical sects, which have so numerously sprung up in Ireland lat terly." To the man who wishes well to his fellow crea tures, who rejoices in all that raises them in the moral scale, who would alleviate as much as possible the evils inse parable from human life, the course to be pursued is easy and straight. He is not haunted with the apprehension of dangers from the communication of knowledge to the people, because he is not conscious of entertaining a wish that more should be exacted from them, than justice and ;ieeessity demand; and he knows that the more men are 01,Ughtened, the more willingly will they submit to the performance of the duties irepcsed on all of them, by the very condition of living in society. The enlightened capi talist, for instance, has no fear that the communication of knowledge to men will diminish their regard for pro perty, to the sacred respect for which we owe the ad vances from the savage state to civilization, and the very possibility of existing in society. But all who are con scious that they wish to possess advantages irreconcileable with the good of society, ere naturally desirous to retain the people in ignorance ; for they are aware that though knowledge reconciles men to support patiently irremediable evils, it also inspires them with a desire to free themselves from the evils which are imposed on them by the injustice of men. Whenever we hear a man express an opinion bostile to the diffusion of education, we may be sure that he wishes to promote some unjust purpose. When the Archbishop of Dublin was examined before the Committee of ,J House of Commons on the 7th June, 1825, he eapresse4 the most decided opinion against education. "Dees yuicv Grace conceive that in proportion as persons be ,otpe educated and "enlightened, and feel their capacity for civil and political privilege to increase, their dissatisfaction at exclu-, gat form civil and political privilege will increase also? should think so. ." Does your Grace conceiv4 the progress of education to have een considerable within your observation in Ireland 2-1 b e li eve it has. " Does there exist in the minds of the people an anxiety for in struction ?—The lower classes in Ireland are extremely desirous co have what they call learning. " Then ' should their education inereese also , and their exclusion continue, does not your Grace conceive that the progress of edu cation will also measure the increased dissatisfaction which they will feel at exclusion?-1 am sure that an over-education of the tower orders will, under any circumstances, create dissatisfac tion, and produce mischief." Under any circumstances, an over-education of the lower orders will create dissatisfaction, and produce mischief I is the key to the Second Reformation. We must educate them with a view to our benefit, and not to their own. We wish to have them at an advantage, and if we allow them to see this, they will necessarily be dissatisfied. We do out wish them to be able to decide for themselves be tween the Catholic and Protestant religions, because, if they could judge for themselves here, they might proceed further in their inquiries ; we will, therefore, exert ourselves to draw them over to Protestantism, at as small expence of instruction as possible. We must shut our eyes in the mean time to the excesses of the zealots, our pretended friends, trusting to the evil being temporary, and to our success in discover ing means for afterwards promoting that ignorance of the lower orders which is most favourable to sacerdotal usur pation. But cunning as the Archbishop of Dublin may be, the enterprise on which he has entered exceeds his ability. He cannot enlighten the people up to the point favourable to his own views, and then erect a barrier against further knowledge. Those who have begun will go on in spire of him; and of one thing he may rest assured, that whether. the people become Protestants or remain Catho lics, they will be less tolerant of abuses than before.— When we'place a Priest like this by the side of Mr. Brougham, what a contrast there is between them. We sm the one man, after undergoing the toils of a laborious p•ofession, devoting his midnight hours to the composition a works calculated to lessen the difficulties in the way of the a enuisition of knowledp to the laborious mechanic, cheered by the hope that he is at once multiplying the means of innocent enjoyment, and diffusing virtue, the companion of knowledge, among his fellow-creatures. We see the othe.r like the .IVEsei in the Play, looking on , wery human being Qs cherishing designs against his pelf, tor mented at the same time with a fear of losing his own stores, and envious O f those of his neighbour. His refor ma..on confines - itself to a wish to draiv from a rival altar .the offerings that smoke on 14 to his own. But we turn from the mortifying _ spectac l e , and console ourselves with the reflection, that even this maxi may be an instrument for the doing much good, however little it may have been within his intention.—Morning Chronicle. The Lord Chancellor, in alluding, the other evening in the House of Lords, to some Catholic petition that had been presented, said that, for his part, he would never consent to the Emancipation prayed for, except much bet ter securities were offered on the part of the Catholics than had yet been offered. This appears to. be the thing wanting in all the petitions that we have yet seen in fa vour of the Catholics. Considering that this is a Protes tant State, linked with a Protestant Church, we think that the least the Catholics could do, when they pray for equal political privileges, would be to propose such securities on the part of their Church, as to place beyond possibility the resumption of power on the part of their Church; for it might hereafter be productive of bad consequences to this country if, after granting the Catholics power, it were used for the purpose of reinstating the Catholic Clergy in either tithes or power ; for, should the two churches again come into collision, a civil war might be the consequence. We, therefore, think the Lord Chancellor was right when he said ; that whenever the Catholic Question was con ceded, ample securities on the part of the Catholics should be given, so far as their Church was concerned.—Morn ing Herald. If legislative partiality could be of any real service to those who are the objects of it, there is no department of industry which we should more rejoice to see basking in the sunshine of Parliamentary favour than the shipping interest. We are well aware that our commercial marine not only constitutes a most important portion of our wealth, but is the source of that naval power which ren ders the name of England formidable on every shore. Those, therefore, who imagine, that, in approving of Mr. Hoskissonis alterations in our Navigation Laws, we were actuated by indifference to the shipping interest, err greatly. Our chief reasons for approving these alterations are, that their tendency is to increase our navigation. Some members of the shipping interest regard the deviations from our ancient enactments, as merely an application of the general principles of free trade ; and they contend, that these principles ought not to be applied here, since they are not applied, except with great restrictions, to any other mode of employing capital. " Our corn is pro tected," they say—" our cottons, our woollens, our silks, are all guarded by high duties. Why should not our ships—a manufacture so much more necessary to our po litical existence that any of the rest—enjoy the benefit of a similar protection ?" These notions are founded on misapprehension. Mr. Huskisson's maritirr.e code pro ceeds, not upon any abstract principles of freedom of trade, but on the plain practical maxim, of purchasing for British ships admission into foreign ports, by granting to foreign ships admission into ours. If we could confine t o our own ships, all importation into, and exportation rom our own ports, and yet have free admission into f rom our own ports, and yet have free aJtnission into the ports of all foreign States, that ' mild be a system more advantageous to us than any other; but such a system has long been impossible. If we exclude foreign ers, or impose on them discriminatine duties, they reta liate upon us by similar regulations • and as our commerce is more widely extended than that Of any other people, we are the most likely to suffer, in consequence of the lim'ts thus prescribed to our cnterprize. Our Navigation Laws were directed chiefly against the importation of commo dities in ships which did not belong either to ourselves or to the country of which the commodities were the produce. Suppose this principle adhered to, what country would sustain more inconvenience than England ? For what country is there which exports so many commodities of foreign growth or production ? The quantity, for instance of articles of foreign origin which we send to Russia, is much greater than the quantity of articles of origin not Russian which Russia sends to us ; and, therefore, if the old maxim of our Navigation Laws were to be adhered to in our commercial intercourse with that country, the in convenience to ourselves would be greater than to her.— Besides our direct commerce, there is the transit trade to be attended to. It is the policy of Mr. lluskisson, to make England, as much as possible„ the grand emporium of the world, where other nations shall make their exchan ges, buying what they want, and galling what they. have to dispose of. Our old Navigation Laws were, in the present state of the world, an insurmountable obstacle to the accomplishment of such views. The alterations in them promote the extension of our commerce; and the extension of our commerce cannot fail to bring along with it the increase of our shipping.—New Times. LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT.—MAacu 23. EAST COUNTRY DOCK COMPANY. STONZL V. BROWNING. Mr. Lou= made an application on the part of the East Country Dock Company, to the effect that the Secretary of the Company be at liberty to pay to the defendants in this cause the sum of 8,0001. and the interest due thereon, the amount to be verified on oath, and that the Solicitor of the Company, as well as the Solicitor of a Doctor Gabel, be permitted to inspect the title deeds of the Company, now in the hands of the defendant,. It appeared that the gentleman under whose will the defendants are trustees, had a mortgage upon the property of the Company to the amount of 8,0001. The Company by the terms of the deed of mort gage were at liberty to pay it off, upon giving six months' notice to the mortgagee. They were now very anxious to raise a sum oftwelve thousand pounds for that as well as for other purposes. A Dr. Gabel consented to lend them that sum, but would not advance the money until his Solicitor had the opportunity of inspecting the title-deeds of the Company, with a view of ascertaining whe ther they corresponded with the abstract which had been furnixh ed to him by the Company. The Learned Gentleman apprehend ed that there could be no objection to this application. The suit was instituted by the legatees of the mortgagee against the trustees under the will, for the administration of his effects, and 'the Com pany now merely required that they might be at liberty to pay in the amount of their debt to the testator's estate, to be afterwards disposed of as the Court might direct. Mr. SIDEBOTHAM appeared for the Trustees; the six months would not expire until July, and the Trustees did not think that they could he justified in receiving the money before that time— still less did they think that the} ought to consent to the inspection of the deeds now in their hands. It was impossible for them to say what the true object of this Inspector was. The Vicx CHANCELLOR—WiII Doctor Gabel not consent to ad vance the 12,0001. without being allowed, in the first instance, to inspect the Deeds. Mr. Lovrrr replied that the Doctor would not pay a shilling otherwise. The learned gentletuan was instructed to say that, although the Company wished to discharge the mortgage instanter, they were ready to pay the interest on the amount, up to July next, when the six months notice would expire. Mr. Snyexormsat—The trustees cannot receive any interest on account of the mortgage debt after the principal sum is paid to them. By doing so they would subject themselves to a charge of usury. The Vlcs-CHANCELLOR—The question is, whether I can di rect the inspection of the title deeds adversely to the mortgagee? I am afrlid, Mr. Lovett, that you must get the money elsewhere, if Dr. Gabel persists in refusing it without seeing the deeds. Have you no other property but that which is mortgaged ? Mr. LOVETT replied, that the Company had no other property, and that every other person to whom they might apply for a loan would make the same objection as Dr. Gabel. The Learned Gentleman had an affidavit, stating that the Company had no improper motive in asking for the inspection. The Vim Cffartm.Lon—Your object is very clear; you want to show that you have a good title. You must however arrange the matter between you ; I can't assist yo. Mr. Lovirrr—We can't then procure the money, and at the expiration of the six months we shall have the very same diffi culties to encounter that we have now. ROLLS COURT, MARCH 28. LORD rLDON AGAINST THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, Considerable curiosity was excited by the exhibition of these venerable personages in the unfriendly relation of plaintiff and de fendant. The petition, however, which was presented for tht purpose of giving a legal sanction to some arrangements made out of Court, disclosed no matter of any interest t o the public. There were three or four petitions from young gent!mten, who, upon arriving at the end of their minority, di scovere d th a t th e ir inheritance consisted, inter a l ia, of the costs, charges, and " ex- Tenses" of a Chancery suit; and who prayed various kinds of re lief, according to the exigency - of their several cases. LENT ASSIZES. HOME CIRCUIT.-MAIDSTONE, MARCH 22. The Lent Assizes for this county commenced, before the Lord Chief Baron ArTIANDER and Mr. Justice LuCTLEDALE, on Tuesday morning. In both Courts the business is light for this county. In consequence of tho indisposition of the Lord Chief Baron (whose illness commenced at Hertford), Mr. Sergeant ONstow was called upon to sit for his Lordship yesterday and to-day, in the Nisi Prius Court. Mr. Sergeant LAWES also assisted Mr. Justice LITTLEDAL to-day in clearing the gaol. The cases hitherto tried have been wholly destitute of public interest. CROWN SIDE. Edward Smith and John Large were indicted on the Black Act, for feloniously and maliciously cutting down 69 apple trees ; and 26 pear trees, in an orchard in the occupation of William Goodwin, at liereworth, in this county, on the 19th of February. Both guilty. Sentence postponed. DORCHESTER, Alaitof 20. • George Trenchard, a young man of gentlemanly appearance , was indicted for assaulting Harriet Beale, a girl just turned of ten years of age, with intent to commit a rape. Mr. BARSTOW opened the case for the prosecution. Harriet Beale examined—l am going in eleven years old ; my father lives at Shaftesbury; in the month of Ortober last, my father sent me to Mr. Rutter's shop for some Friar's Balsam; I know Mr. Trenchard's house ; I have to pass Mr. Trenchard's shop in my way; I do not know the how my father sent me ; it was dark ; I went to look in the shop, and I saw Mr. George Trenchard there ; one door was half open, the other shut ; they sell figs, and brushes, and sugar, and tea; Mr. George Trenchard was putting some canisters upon some boxes that had got yellow men upon them ; he came and took hold of me by my arm, and then he pulled me into the r'-.op, and stood me upon a box ; I was upon my feet; he shut up the doors. (The witness then related circumstances too indelicate for the public eye.) When I went home my father beat me for stopping so long; I slept by myself that night; Mrs. Russell slept in the same room with me; I spoke to Mrs. Russell about it; I said to her what work Mr. George Trenchard has been making with me; she said, "Hold your tongue, I am sleepy ;" the next morning I said the same thing to her ; I felt a great deal of pain. Cross-examined by Mr. ERSKINE.—I don't know what made me look into Mr. Trenchard's shop; I don't recollect being ex amined before three gentlemen ; I went up to a gentleman's house, and I was asked to tell my story to some gentlemen ; I cannot swear that I did not say I went to look in at the window for some figs ; I don't mind saying that I did before the Magis trates; I don't mind saying that it was a mistake on some other day ; there were canisters on the boxes ; he did not put Me on the same box, it was another; there were two or three boxes, I can not say which it was ; I know where the counter is, it was a box against the counter ; I do not know which side the counter was ; he took hold on me by the right hand ; the counter is on the left ; I said before the Magistrates that he took hold of use by the 'eft hand ; there was no canister on the box on which I stood ; it was not very high ; he took hold of something behind me with one of his hands, he put the other up to my mouth ; my hands were down before me. Mary Russell and Elizabeth Beale confirmed the testimony of the child in every point which came within their knowledge. Noah Beale examined—My wife is not here; she has been confined seven days. lam the father of the little girl. (This witness confirmed his sister in many particulars.) It was after seven o'rlock that my sister told me of it ; it was in Salisbury-street; my sister went before me to my house; I did not examine the child myself direetly ; I was at the out side of the door ; by putting questions to her, I examined the child that same evening ; I had examined her person before ; I am not certain-whether it was Tuesday or Wednesday that I exa mined her person ; I was in my shop when my wife called me up stairs and told me • it was the Tuesday or Wednesday. (Wit ness then described the situation in which he found the child.) I came home on Thursday from Tollard ; I do not recollect having seen the child from the day I examined her person until Thursday night when she was in bed ; Mr. G. Trenchard came to my house ; he came up stairs ; we did not observe him till he was on the land ing-place ; my wife's sister and Mrs. Russell was there; he looked round and said,—" Is this a bed-room ?" And then he began to say, he was innocent of the charge brought against him ; could I suppose that he who attendedMuston-lanaleeting, and his father being the chief supporter of that cause—he would he guilty of so heinous a crime? I said, being much grieved, "You villain, don't let me have any of your preaching here ; I want none of your stories—look to the child you have injured." He turned his face to the child ; the aunt said, "My dear, you can relate to this gentleman what he did to you." The child then re lated. (The _witness here repeated what the other witnesses had. stated before.)—Mr. Geor g e Trenchard said, "Don't say that, that's a good girl, it must be my brother Jena ;" and, turning to my sister, he said, " You know he is not right." The child said, " No, Sir, it is you—you know it is you," looking bins in the face. He then turned to me and said, "If you expose me, it shall tend to your ruin : it is my father's opinion that you have done this to extort money." I then said, " You villain, no mo ney shall settle it; you shall have the severity of the law, as I promised you when you assaulted my other child, not six years old—be off, be off my premises." He then said, "I don't mind two or three hundred pounds; if you expose me it shail tend to your ruin." Mr. George W. Buckland examined—l am a surgeon, Prac tising at Shaftesbury ; I was called in to examine Harriet Beale on the 13th of October last; I examined her person.—(The witness described the appearance of the child, and expressed his convic tion that such appearance might have been caused by natural causes, and required not violence of any kind to produce them.— They were by no means uncommon with children.) This closed the case for the prosecution. Mr. ERSKINE (with whom was Mr. EARL) for Mr. Tren chard, spoke at considerable length for the defence, and called the following witnesses. William Targett lived in the employ of Mr. W. Trenehard ; remembered the day en Which the charge was made by Mr. Beale, who had been at the shop the day before, and spoke to Mr. George ' • he said, " Please, Sir, will you be so good as to lend ins 5/. ?" Mr. George said, " I cannot do any such thing;" Beale turned, and went out of the shop, and said, " Thank you, Sir ;" witness was then on Thursday evening, when Beale and Mr. Trenchard were in the counting-house together, and when the sister came in ; she spoke to Mr. George ; it was about ten minutes after th brother had come in ; she said, " Please can I speak to my brother ?" He said, " What is the matter, is there any death or fire, or is he ccine to get money out of my father ?" She said, " I think he is ;" she went away without her brother ;" witness had lived with Mr. Trenchard nearly seven months ; it was the practice to shut up the shop at nine in the evening; after that, Mr. George usually went into the kitchen to wash his hands, and brush his clothes, and then into the counting-house; Mr. Trenchard, senior, generally stayed in the shop, writing at the desk till ten o'clock, and if not there, he went into the counting-house ; six tea boxes were usually placed in the shop at a time ; five of those were placed against the coun ter on the left ; canisters were placed upon them ; they hold about a chest of tea each ; he could just lift them ; alrays went to the kitchen after the shop was shut, where the two girls and Mr. James lived ; there was a passage to the kitchen ; a door to it and to the passage ; they were a:ways left open ; those in the kitchen could at all times hear the sound of voices in the shop ; it was his duty to shut both shutters and dcor ; if any persons were in the shop , it was usual to leave the half - door open ; he remembered leav in g that door open after the customers were gone out. Ann Wyatt had lived three years and a half with Mr. Tren chard; the shop was customarily shut at nine o'clock; the door of the kitchen was generally kept open ; in the kitchen they could, sitting by the fire-side, hear people talk in the shop; if anybody screamed in the shop, they could bear it; does not remember being out on any evening during the first week in October ; beard nothing of any screech or any disturbance whatever. Cross-examined—lt is when the door is opened that we can hear people talk in the shop ; it is a great thoroughfare where the shop is situated. Mr. John Wills was a surgeon residing at Donhead ; liar riet Beale came to him with her daughter; the disease he saw the marks of, could take place from natural causes ; the child hail told him she was pulled into the shop by George Trenchard, and he placedher on a low box, she said she was standing upon it One of his hands was on her mouth, and one clinching both her bands. It was his opinion that that which was alleged by the child was under the circumstances impossible. The Learned Judge proceeded to comment on the general cha racter of the evidence, and was beginning to read it in detail, when the Jury said they thought it needless, and delivered a ver dict of Not Guilty. The prosecutor applied for his expenses, which the Judge re fused. The young man, who was represented to be of irreproach lable character before this charge was made, retired with his friends. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—LANCASTER, MAacx 21. The trial has this moment, 10 o'clock, been most unexpectedly postponed from Thursday to Friday, in consequence of the illness of Mr. Scarlett. Mr. Baron Hullock consented to the postpone ment, on the condition that it was peremptorily to come on on Friday. Mr. Scarlett was observed in Court to-day to be so hoarse, that it was with difficulty he could be beard, and in some awe his junior tuldresseil the Jury fer him. The boarienem in creased en much during the evening, that if the trial came on to morrow Mr. Scarlett could not attend. CAPTION OF WILLIAM WAKEFIELD. Lancaster, Thursday, Half-past One o'clock. Yesterday evening this gentleman was visited at his domicile by a party of the posse comitatus. Their authority was a capias ad satisfaciendtn, for a debt due, as we understand, to a tradesman at Preston. Something like opposition was anticipated by these necessary scions of the law ; the officer, therefore, to whom the capias was directed, called to his aid some of his brethren, to the number of fun., or more. Watchful and active as cats, they espied their prey ; and, al though cunning. as the fox, they scented him to his retreat. Having entered the outer door, they found that he had en trenched himself in an inner apartment, and there defied the attack of his assailants. After a parley of some continuance, the door was opened, and the officer communicated his errand, which turned out to he not only one writ of execution, but two, if not more, and as is said on a bailable process. The yelps de reserve were now dismissed by the officer in command. A question was then raised, " that the defendant could not betaken, he being under recognizances to appear to take his trial." This caused some alarm to the officer, but still not so much as to induce him to abandon his caption, and we left them, not "singing the Hundredth Psalm," but drinking Champaigne, like hearty good fellows, although not " well met." The amount of the demand was understood to be about NO/. An action has been threatened to be brought against the Sheriff. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. LONDON DI ARY.—TtuanArt AfAitcx 27.—(At the Court et Commis. sioners, Basiughall-street.) Avery, S., Chelsea lO Brown, J. Shadwell ...... ......... 10 Bains, M., St. Paul's Church yd ll Rrowne, J., Walthmstow ...... 9 Baker and Co., Nicholas-lane ll. Cilrago, .1, Bell-alley 9 Barrett, T., Dartford t -street ll Bates, T„ Thayer -street ... ...... ID. lc., T., Holborn 1 Bennett, W. Kennington lO Drury zaid Co.. I.uke-street ll Bishop, J., Boswell-street Bowen, ' 'l'. Lynn Braddock, J. Portsmouth B r i t t a i n , J., Lambeth ... ..... COUNTRY DIARY.—TUESDIV, MARCH 2 . 7. Arnitt, F., Thirsk—Red Lion, York II Atkinson, J., Lancaster—King's Arms, Lancaster - ll Barker, J., Bath—Swan, Bristol Baxter, J., Manchester — Hayward's hotel, Manchester.... ........... Bragg, VV., Whitehaven—Hodgson and Co., Whitehaven lO Butler, R., Nottingham—Punch-bowl, Nottingham Harrison and Co., Chorley—Blackfriars inn, Manchester Hague, J., Ashton—White Bear, Manchester Haywood, W., Nottingham—Flying Horse, Nottingham Hickling, S., Birmingham—Royal Hotel, Birmingham 1 Iggulden, J., Dover—Guildh:P., Canterbury IS Johnson, J., Manchester—Star, Manchester v Lambert, J., Chalthrd—George, Stroud Longley, P., itamegateGuildhall, Canterbury Mellor, S., Aistonetleld—Green Man, Ashbourn ll Neck, R., Beaininster—Marine hotel, Teignmouth ll Penckett and Co., Liverpool—George' Liverpool ll Robbins, W., Birmingham—Hen and Chickens, Birmingham.....-_ IS Roberts, W., Ncttlebed—Woolpack, Reading Seddon, T., Liverpool—Mr. Kaye,Liverp o ol ll Spurrier, W., Walsall—Royal Hotel, Birmingham e Stanley, T., Stockport—Red Lion, Heaton Norris Walker, E., Birmingham—Royal Hotel, Birmingham lit Wardsll, G., Liverpool—. George, Liverpool Welsby, J., Liverpool—George, Liverpool IS West, 3., sen., Shepton Mallett—Commercial rooms, Bristol INSOLVENTS APPLYIN( Petitions to be heard at Portug, MARCH 28, TO BE DISCHARGED, 1-street, Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, AT Nimit. Adams, W. St. Pancras Martin, T., Spitaltlelda Carter, J., Burton, Yorkshire Musto, W. Harlington Druce, S., Bedfordbury Pope, J., Elrook's-mews Fruin, J., Clerkenwell Saltonstall, L., Tiorton Gaston, T., Stepney Selot, .1., Holborn Jellico, A., Camberwell Stent, W., Stratford Lavender, T., Tavistock-row Stunt, T., Lambeth Martin, M., ( henies Mews . COUNTRY.—At the Court-hi Antrobus, T., Liverpool Brew, W. Liverpool Daniels, W. Liverpool Ferguson, 9., Liverpool Liverpoob Marsh 28, at Ten._ Fisher, J., Liverpool Halliday, - J., Liverpool Holden, T., Liverpool Houghton, W., Liverpool THE MARKETS. (From the New London Price Current of yesterday.) SUGAR—The Sugar Market has been very languid all the week ; the prices are without alteration. The Market remained to-day in the same languid state, and, at the close, Soft Sugar ap reared to offer a shade lower ; the total sale of Muscovado', this week, are about 1,500 Wis. In the Refined Market, this week, there has been little business, owing to the short supply of goods. This forenoon low goods continued to go off freely for export ; all other qualities are very dull, but not local.. Molasses are us varied. The public sale of Mauritius Sugars went off heavily, 1,600 bags, about Is. per cwt. lower. COFFEE—The public sales of Coffire, this week, have been rather extensive; about 2,000 bags Brazil sold from 455. 6d. up to 495. for very ordinary to fine ordinary ; the good quality yes terday from 465. to 475.. which may be considered Is. lower, but nearly the whole sold ; the British Plantation descriptions went off rather heavily, and lower, particularly the inferior descriptions of Jamaica, and the fine Berbice, the fall on each from 2s. to 4s. There were four Public Sales this forenoon, 241 casks, 160 bags British Plantation ; the whole went off nearly at the reduction we have stated. 968 bags of St. Domingo sold from 445. to 455. ; the damaged from 425. to 445. ; the quality was ordinary and broken, but still the Market must be considered from Is. to 2s. lower. In the usual proportion we would state good St. Do mingo at 465. after the result of this day's sale. RUM, BRANDT, AND HOLLANDS.—The Rum Market is ex ceedingly dull. Jamaica descriptions are nominally as the late quotations. Brandy is heavy, and the few sake lately are confined to small parcels for shipping. Pale Geneva is held for the highest price inserted. Corrow.—The Cotton Market has been without interest all the week. The India sale so much anticipated, has gone off most mi serably, there were no country buyers, and the sale room presented a thin attendance, and the few persons present evinced no incline•• tion to purchase ; out of the sale of 9,700 bags, the whole quantity sold does not exceed 2,100 bags. Otts.—The Oil Market was rather heavy early in the week, but it has since assumed more firmness ; the prices are little varied. INmoo.—There is little or no business doing in Indigo, owing to the approach of the India House sale. About 1,700 shests were yesterday on chew, they appeared all to be of good quality. Toisacco.—The sale in Holland nearly 700 hhds. went off ra ther low; it was an inferior quality and produced us about 3d. per lb. here. At a late hour about 200 hhds. Kentucky are reported sold here to the speculators at Sid. and qd. HEMP, FLAX, AND TAnnow.-.. - --The Tallow Market continues heavy and rather declining. In Hemp or Flax there is no alte ration. At a late hour a parcel about 100 tons It head Flax was reported sold at 381. to 381. 10s. ; the country demand con tinues considerable, and the stock appears much reduced every w here. • 'WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET. —Nand 1/2. 84s. Od, to 11.5 e. Od. I Od. to 38i. . Clover ~.,,..M... 90s. Od. to 135 e. Od. Pockets..E S or HOPS (per Cist.)-3 , la ß rep g r. Kent.., 41. 10a. 54 53. to 61. Oa. Kent 31. 16a. 41. 10s. to 5/, Os. Sueeex 41. 6s. 41. 12a. to 51. Os. Sussex 31. 10s. 41. Os. to 41. JO.. Essex— 41. 10$. 51. Os. to 51. 15s. Essex ... 3/. 12a. 41. 4s. to 4,1. 15a. Farnham. fine (Pockets) 01. Os. to W IN.—Seconds, 71. Os. to 8. Os. PRICE OF POTATOES.-11farch Yorkshire Kidneys - 7 l. 7l. Os. to 71. 10s. per Ton. Scotch Rpd. Si. lie. to 6/. Os. ditto. 51. Os. to 41, 4s. ditto. 51. Os. to 51. ss. ditto. Oxnobles and Shaw, UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. Oxman, Maacx 24.—0 n Tuesday the 20th inst. thenomina tion of Mr. Round, of Baliol, and Mr. Thomas, of Pembroke, as Public Examiners in Literis Humanioribus ; and of Mr. Saun ders, of Christ Church, in Disciplinis Mathematicis et Physicis, were unanimously approved in Convocation. On Thursday the following Degrees were conferred :- 13..acusmoa IN DIVINITY.-Rev. Henry Shrubb, Fellow of Corpus. MASTER'S OF ARTS.—Rev. Richard Bingham, Magdalen Hall; Rev. Thomas Harman, Queen's; John Herndon, Exeter. BACHELORS OF ARTS.-Tbe Right lion. Philip Henry Vis count Mahon, Christ Church ; Thomas Gladstone, Christ Church; William John Blake, Christ Church ; Charles Decree Bevan, Balliol ; John Horne, Exeter. On Thursday the 22d inst. Mr. Travers Twits, Commoner of University College, was elected a Scholar of that Society, on the Bennett foundation. Yesterday Mr. Andrew Douglas Stacpoole, of New College, was admitted an Actual Fellow of that Society. The following gentlemen of this University were ordained by the Lord Bishop of Lincoln, in Christ College Chapel, Cambridge, on Sunday se'nnight DEACONS-George William Brooks, B.A. of Christ Church ; William May Ellis, B.A. of Christ Church ; Henry Vere Hodge, B. A. of Exeter College ; George Davies Kent, M.A. Scholar of C. C. C. PRIESTS-Chas. Beauchamp Cooper, B.A. of University Col lege ; Thos. Middleton, B.A. of St. Edmund Hall ; Thos. Shep herd, B.A. of Christ Church._ The health of the Bishop of Chichester is said to be rapidly ad vancing towards complete restoration. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. The Rev. llenry Law, M.A. late Fellow of St. John's college, Cambridge, has been collated by the Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells to the office of Chancellor of the diocese of Somerset. The Rev. William P. Jones, M. A. to the Rectory of East bridge, Kent. The Rev. Ism: Clark, to the Rectory of D.dlinghoe, Suffolk ; patron, Edward Moor, Esq. of Bealings. GREEK STEAM VESSELS. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) We are sorry to have observed, in several of the Morning and Evening Papers, paragraphs on the subject of these vessels, &c. utterly destitute of truth, as to the result of the experiment made on Tuesday. In one, it is stated, " that the vessel did not get further down the river than Gravesend, and that all hope of the utility of these vessels is given up, and that they are abandoned." In another, " that the rate of going is not greater than an ordi nary sailing vessel, and that when wind and tide are both against the vessel, she is in danger of being turned round ;" and that "the engineer's report is, that they cannot go more than fire miles an hour in still water." We have seen the log of the trip, and we find that the Enter prise reached Graveseud in two hours and a half, after losing a quarter of an hour in ezipetiments with the sails, and that in three hours she had run thirty miles ; she reached Sheerness in six hours, and then turned back and anchored at Northfleet, after a voyage of 9} hours; it was at this time getting dark, and the pilot did not think it prudent to proceed. During the experiment of the sails, the engines were severely tried ; the whole power of both engines being forced upon one wheel, which was totally im mersed in the water, while the other wheel was in the air, and yet we are happy to say they did their duty without failing in the smallest particular. It must be remembered, in estimating the utility of these vessels, that their object and construction are to tally different from the ordinary and quick-sailing steam-passage boat.- These vessels are built for strength, and have parallel sides and flat bottoms ; they draw eight feet of water, and offer double the resistance in proportion to Iheir propelling power of a quick going vessel of the ordinary kind. During the voyage, till the Enterprise reached Northfleet, the engines did not cease working for a moment. Not the slightest accident, or derangement to the machinery occurred, and the consumption of coals was less than in the ordinary engines. ---Morning Chruniek. CORONERS' INQUESTS. An Inquest was held on Wednesday at the Queen's Head, Bark: ing, on the body of John Jones, a boy 13 years old, whose death was attributed to cruel treatment received from Capt. W. Bowers, of the Rambler fishing smack, on board which the deceased served as an apprentice. Verdict—Died from exposure to the weather. Another Inquest was held yesterday at the Milbank Peniten tiary on the body of Wm. Norris, aged 27 years, a convict in the above prison. Verdict—Died by the visitation of God. A third inquest was held last night in the Board Room of the Westminster Hospital, on the body. of Frederick Christopher Strushy, who poisoned himself with laudanum. Verdict—That the deceased had destrOyed himself, while in a fit of temporary derangemPnt. • • In the late snow, two girls perished on the moon tainP, near Newmarket.—Dublin Patriot. There . are said to be no less than 3,664 known lan guages in use in the world ; of which 937 are Asiatic, 587 Euro pean, 276 African, and 1,624 American languages and dialects: In working a quarry on the lands of Rathass, the estate of James O'Connell, Esq. (and held in perpetuity by Maurictt Quill, Esq.) and within five minutes walk of Tralee, some very rich Lead Ore was on Thursday last discovered quite near the surface. Ti.e Ora appears iin'uedded in free stone, and there is also an indication of Copper.—Dullen Morning Register. ROME, FEB. 18.—The winter at Rome continues to exhibit the most forcible contradiction to what has been gene rally asserted and believed in regard to the vaunted climate of Italy. Heavy rains, with abrupt alternations of frost, snow, and bail, have been productive of much sickness and recurring liability. The swelling of the Tiber, in consequence of rains and thaw, had, during several days, filled the celebrated Pantheon with water ; and bad obstructed internal communication in those quarters which are in the immediate vicinity of the " Uxorious River," so as to render indispensable the employment of boats. On the lit of February the Romans could behold snow on that part of Soraete uldeh looks towards their city, and thus witnessed a confirmation of what was recorded more than eighteen centuries ago by Horace, as an event of singular occurrence. EXECUTION. OF RICHARD THOMAS, FOR Ilu place of execut i on, at F i s h erton , near Sills- RDER.-Monday, as early as seven o'clock, persons were seen was twelv e o' c lock, and by that time the The unf or t una t e man Was capitally con cbtvrrivacorvtwyed e i at i.tti the Salisburyiwetm,ialiirn.ideesnitishxeede. lA, Assizes for the murder of Ann Matilda Taylor, on the 19th of October last. The particulars of this melancholy story have already appeared. He was attended in his last momenta by the Rev. Messrs. Harrison, Hodgson, Seaton, and Brown. Having taken an affectionate leave of all around him, he ascended the steps with a steady but quick pace. On mounting the scaffold, he said to the executioner, " Let me have as long a fall as you can, for lam very light." He then said, "There is 4 great number of people here; I must say something to Clem before I go." On turning round, lie said, " There are a great number of eyes assembled here to-day to see me die. You that are young men and women, refrain from all vicious ways—they have brought me to this ends you that are parents and have fatni lies, keep your children at home, and bring them up in the love and fear of God." He then turned round, and in a moment was launched into eternity. • PRICES OF LEATHER. d. d. i Per lb. d. d. 20 to 21 1 Tanr.Nl Hides...-. 13 to lb 22 to 2.1 i Sp...nish 11,w , _ l4, to 20 Per lb. 8utt5.....-50 to 561 b.— Ditto--60 to 661 b.-- Dressing Ipdes--...,--,. Fine ascii Hides Crop Hides, 35 t0.401b.- 4.5 to 501 b.., Ditto _ 131 to 15 Per d. zen. 15 to 17 Calf Sk:n 'Lt to 40Ib. 16 to 24 14 to 15/ pitto sti to 701 b. 23 to 27 151 to 17e Ditto 70 to 801 b. VI to 29 17i to 194 Small Seals. GreerilantL. 18 to 20 RAW HIDES. Per Stone. a. d. s. d. Per Stone. it. d. a. d. Beet Heifers and Steers 210 to 9 0 Ordinary 1 10 to 2 0 Middlings _ ..... _ 2 4 to 2 6 Market Calf ............... 7 0 sea. . SHEEP SKINS. Downs its. 6d. to Si. 6d. I Lambs... Os. Od. to 03.0 d. I Polled—As. Od. to sg. fid PRICE OF TALLOW, SO . Town Tallow 435. Od. to 03. Od. Yellow Russia.- 40s. Od. to Os. Od. White Od. to Cv. Od. Soap Ditto—.— --s. Cd. to 0,. Od. Melted Stuff— —s. Od. to Or- Cd. Ditto Rough—,22a. Od. to Os. Od. per 1 I 21 b.—Mareh . 23.. 713 e. Od• 84s. 881. 225. -01 AP, Ric. Yellow Mottled Graves Good Dreg PLiCE OF RAW FAT, per stone of 81b ,—+ March 11:1. Price by Ti,7.3w (as stated by the Tallow Meltera) PRICEOPCANDLES. The price of good Store Candles, in the retail s hop s , i s az f o ll ows : Candles, per dozen Bs. Od. to Os. Od. I Moulds, per dozen 10s. dd . ,AL MARKET.-M, s. d. Adairs 83 9 Ellison Main 33 6 - 37 0 Hebburn Main .—, 35 0 Heworth Primrose 32 c Liddell's Main..., 31 6 Ord's Redhugh 30 0 Pelaw 32 3 Shipcote 31 6 Taofield Moor 32 9 Townley ..........,.32 9 Willington„—.. 36 3 Wylam 32 9 Ships at Market W. E. Bell and Co. 3601 WallsEndPellßob- 0. d. Latubton small— 19 0 29 0 Hartley 33 6 ifleadowliank,—...... 30 0 Inverkeith. Splint St 0 Fawcett Main 32 9 Russell's Lyon'e 34 3 Neshant Main ...... 34 0 Walls End Hctton 33 6 W. E. Stewart's 38 3 Russell's lietton's Wall's End 38 0 —Unsold. 6744. son and 3.5 3 W.E.Bewickareo.37 6 W. E. - Carr andeo. 33 0 iNV: Cramlington33 6 W. E. Hilda 23 9 W. E. Hotspur— 25 0 W. E. Newmann. 36 6 W. E. Northumb. 38 0 W. E. Peareth....— 34 6 W. E. Riddell's..., 37 0 10134-.-....thips sold, EDINBURGH )MEAL MARKET.—March 20. We had a large supply of Oatmeal at this day's market, which sold heavily at last week's prices : Per Sack of 2801 b. Imp. Per Stone of 141 b. Imp. first Oatmeal £2 15 0 Oatmeal .t 0 2 10 Second ditto 2 13 0 Barleymeal ................... 0 8 I Barleymeal 1 18 0 peasemeal ................... 0 8 S Peasemeal 1 19 0 Pot Barley—No. 1, per cwt. 148.-2 d, 166.-3 d, 2N._ Pearl ditto 24,. GLASGOW CORN There has been a fair demand for Barley and Oats, but Wheat rather Wheat, per 2101 h. s. d. e , d. British, old SI 0t0320 --new SO 0 Canada, free 3O 0 S 2 0 KARKET.—AIarch 21. all sorts of Grain, at full prices for cheaper. Oats, per 2041 b. s. d. s. d. Irish e4 ()tort 0 British — 0 0 Irish Beans, per 2601 b h i Engls 0 a ...._.. Barley, per 3201 b English Scottish Irish Scottish 34 0 25 0 Pease, Scottish... ..... 23 0 34 0 Oatmeal, per 1401 b 23 0 44 o 28 0 32 0 Flour, per 2801 b. 4 6 0 47 U MARRIED. On the 22d inst., at St. John's Church, Hackney, by the Rev. Edward Irish, Griffith Jones, Esq., of Birchin-lane, to Mari& Josephine, only daughter of Alexander White, Esq., of Kings land -crescent. DIED. At Wideombe, Bath, Mary, widoev of the Rev. Matthew Fielde, Prebendary of St. Pant's. Printed and Published by M. YOUNG, at the Syx.orriejt, No. 112, Stracd. 5&.