The Sun. — London, England, 1842-05-23 00:00:00

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF• FRIDAY. GLOBE.—The ifouse of Commons will to-night re sume. business. A very considerable portion of the sitting is likely to be occupied with debates on several motions arising out of the election bribery and compro mise eases, which have already_ taken up so much of its time, and excited so great an interest in the country. The movements of the Tories •in Parliament, and the manner in which their journals assail the inquiry the Select Committee appointed by the House has been „directed to institute tuts these transactions, disclose the uneasiness felt by the old stagers on the well-beaten Tory . road of corruption,- lest the practises on which • their party.. generally depend for suocess in all election `contests, in which money can be advantageously dis tributed in the form of bribery among the electors, s hould be so effectually chocked as to deprive them in tunes to come of the principal element of their strength. Sir John Walsh is, it seems, to take the lead, by an attempt to narrow the powers of the Seleet Com mittee. By confining its inquiry to the " compromises" alleged to have been entered into, without reference to the' existence of " bribery "—the probability of detecting which by the Committees appointed to try the merits of the petitions against the returns in the cases alluded to, was the presumptive inducement to those compromises" —it is hoped to accomplish this design. The following is the form of motion by which the Hon. Baronet pro poses to effect the object we have explained : " That in the order made by the House fur the ap pointment of a Select Committee to inquire respecting certain alleged compromises of election petitions, the wordy, 'and whether such bribery has taken place in the aforesaid towns,' be struck out, and the inquiries of the said Committee be confined to the objects indicated by the previous notice of the Hon. and Learned Member for 'Bath, and embraced •by the motion which he first sub witted to the House:' _ . _ r. It is — generally reported .that a strong muster of the Tory Members will take place, and a determined effort be made to stifle the investigation into alleged bribery, and to confine . it to the simple question, whether the "com promises" in the cases included in the motion of Mr. Roebuck, were entered into under such circumstances as to involve a breach of the privileges of the House. In other words, whether the " arrangement" made by the ' petitioners and sitting Members, by which one, or both the scats were to be vacated, was simply to avoid the expense of prosecuting the petition and. defending the return ; or whether suca practices had prevailed at the election as it was desirable for both parties should be concealed—without, however, making those practices the subject-matter of inquiry. How this could be done, we confess ourselves unable to discover. STANDARD.—We confess ourselves at a loss to unierstand the feeling of hostility that has been excited by, Mr. Roebuck's Committee, convinced as we are that corruption has in fact comparatively very few in terested advocates, and that the majority of the nation regard it with just abhorrence. There may be, perhaps, fortY or .fifty- members of the House of Commons who owe their seats, either in the, whole or in part, to-a dishonest influence, but they are not more than a' twelfth of the whole. number ; and looking at the matter iu a party light, certainly not a twentieth, probably not a thirtieth, of the great Conservative majority are tainted by the practice of bribery. Why, then, should the House, for the sake of its unworthy twelfth, or the Conservative party, for the sake 6-r a twentieth or thirtieth weakening and disgracing its number, seek to stand in the condition of conniving at sin and crime ? We would give Mr. Roebuck what ever he has asked, and whatever (to be safely granted) he may continuo to ask. We seem to have arrived at a crisis, when the question is to be determined, shall the Constitution of the United Kingdom stand as it was fixed by th,.. Reform Bill, or must we proceed in that revolu tionary carer that has' no term but anarchy ; and hap pily this crisis comes upon us at a time when the great body of the people, attached to the Constitution—the great Conservative body, may defy the imputation of corruption with a perfeCt confidence. This our, enemies confess when thoy charge us with obtaining " the fa mous majority" by a No-Popery cry—an anti-Nem Pcor-ltitv cry—a reenopohi cry—cries which, what ever else can be said of them, are not the excla mations of those who offer or of those who soli cit hribes. • They are expressions of a public spirit, good or bad, and in . Imputing them as the cause of Conservative succesi, our enemies acknowledge that to public spirit " the famous majority . of ninety" owes its . existence. Row the miserable minority was scraped together may be learned at Sudbury, Ipswich, Nottingham, &c. Certainly no popular cry was heard :at any of these places, which the Whig-Radicals have "c o Mpromised." It is in this' proud state of just eonfi &mac that the Conservative party find themselves called upon to decide whether they will , for the sake of A, B, or C, involve themselves in the disgrace of protecting the guilt of their enemies—in the greater disgrace and the guilt of conniving at. a course of demoralising crime, and in the danger, as well as the disgrace and guilt, of precipitating an anarchical revolution. FROM TUE EVENING PAPERS OF SATURDAY. _ GLOBE.—Lord Stanley is of opinion that it is not worth while to enter, into discussion of the doctrines he May have stated eight or nine years ago. We should advise the Noble Colonial Secretary and his jiduir Achatcs of the Home Department, whose zeal for Church interests is now so conspicuous (that we - may not say, ostentatious), to obtain from tho party which they now adorn, and which can just now pass what it pleases, a Statute of Limi tation beyond which opinions shall not be referred back to. This, like , the Standing Order against debating on petitions, would much promote the despatch of business, especially when its' principal departments. happen to be in hands like the 'present. Only, for the especial convenience of the Home and Colonial Secretaries, we should re commend that narrower limits than eight or nine years should restrict references to Hansard. We agrco with most of the speakers who succeeded Sir wilts Graham last night, in the discussion of the Ecclesiastical Corporations Leasing Bill, that it pro ceeds on inconsistent principles towards corporations sole and corporations aggregate. But we extend the charge of inconsistency to his arguments, - as well as his proposals. Sir James Graham, in his zeal for Church interests, repeated more than once that he thought it inexpedient and unjust to appropriate Church incomes to State purposes. Now this is no answer to the objection to their application to individual pur poses. The enrichment of an incumbent, and his successors, is hardly an ecclesiastical purpose, in any apostolical interpretation of • that expression. Yet that will be the only consequence of the dis tinction most objected to in the Bill. Again, repairs of . the fabrics of the Church itself are surely a. Church purpose. That was the appropriation proposed by the late Government of the increased value intended to be given to Church property. But Sir James Graham's distinction between Church and State purposes cuts two ways, and it will hardly be convenient to him to maintain it, if he supports Sir Robert Inglis. It will be necessary, in arguing for Church extension, to. maintain that Church exten sion is a legitimate State purpose. Church purposes, as such, can be no good argument for taxing non- Churchmen. There are, indeed, Churchmen, like Lord John Manners, who, we hope, will grow older and wiser, who are quite prepared to take the high fivino• theocratic view - of this subject. But that is not the view to which political Churchmen will now commit themselves. If they venture to advocate Church extension, it must be on Stale principles. STANDARD.—In the House of Commons, Sir John Walsh's motion for limiting the subject of in quiry by Mr. Roebuck's Committee, dropped, in con . sequence of the Hon.- Baronet's absence when the order for the motion was read. A question by Ma jor Vivian called for an explanation by Sir Robert • Teel as to the course .pursued by the Government with reference - to' Captain . Warner's invention. It • • was proposed to the gallant inventor; that his ex veriment should be tested at the public expense, with .the assistance of two 'persons appointed by the Ministers, who should report upon the re sults; but Captain Warner declined the proposi tion, •except upon the condition that a large sum of - Money should be insured to him in the event 'of the experiments proying satisfactory. We cannot 101 y enter into Captain-Warner's feeling of jealousy upon this subject. That he is entitled to a liberal, and even a - munificent_ reward, if he adds in anything like the proportion be promises to the strength of the country cannot be doubted, and of such a reward he must have a perfect certainty if his invention prove at all like what he describes it ; but on the other deny that he,. or any s ide, weother Englishman, is entitled to any reward for not arming the enemies of his country with the means of her de struction. If an individual soldier or sailor transfer aid a szganz;n_inadnivdidutialc; hit aid, though buetnesmuyeh, can afford, to an are warranted in doing so by the eternal principles of justiee .; and we do not sec why the same principles would not justify the sa me treatment of o n e w h o should tranSfrr to our, enemy more 'efficient and for midable means of injuring us. We make this remark, because Captain Warners' not having communicated his invention to some foreign State is put forward as a, plea of merit on his part, and doubtless constitutes an element in the calculation of the reward claimed for him. Allowing all that it is •possible to say of the value of his invention, it appears to us that the over made to him is a perfectiv fair one, and such as a Just' and INK:curable man, who remembers that lie ewes . at leest. frankness and confidence to his country. if he owes nothing else, must accept, after at 'little deliberation. . • •• • • COURIER.—'f he affair of the Caroline, of the Creole, and the Right of Search question, sink into insignificance coinpare,l with that of the Boundary. Private letters from the accredited quarters , in the Union, are all unanimous in this respect. Opinion strongly prevailed with the majority of influential men that the case of the 'Caroline is not rightfully one on which Ameriea can found a grievance, or prefer a claim for redress. On the subject of the Creole opinions were perhapS more divided, but still a feeling prevailed .that . it was one susceptible of explanation and adjustment, for the' opiniOns un animously expressed in this country ' both in Par liament. and out, by the first publici s t s of all parties, on the . utterly untenable nature of the pretensions of the United States, according to every sound con struction of the principles of international law, had evidently Made aprafouinl.inipression- at -Washingt„,„. But on the Boundary question there was no division of sentiment; all were alike unanimous in conviction of the indisputable right and justice of the claims to the territory in- dispute, according to the treaty of 1783, from South to North, from New Orleans to the Penobscot. It was no longer the comparatively isolated opinion and interest of Maine and Massachu setts, but that of the whole Union. Here, therefore, will be the grand, if not insuperable, difficulty of coming to satisfactory terms of compromise—here the real labours of Lord Aberdeen and Lord Ashburton will commence and be found. The public will await, therefore, with the deepest interest the appearance of the Report and documents which Sir Robert Peel has announced as being in preparation and about to be laid on the table of the House. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, May 20. IN RE EMILY ANNE BIRCH. This day was fixed for the adjourned examination of the bankrupt, who kept a boarding-house in Bedford-place, Rus sell-square, and within a few days of her bankruptcy, and while an execution for 2,000/. was in her house, obtained furniture, upholstery, silver plate, bronzes, &c., to the amount of nearly 4,0001. The creditors, having every reason for believing the execution to have been concocted between a Mr. King, a Miss Phillips, and the bankrupt, forthe purpose of defrauding them, have caused the most rigorous inquiries to be instituted, and to-day the bankrupt was examined at very great length by Mr. Lloyd, as solicitor for the assignees, and a great number of the victimized tradesmen were in attendance. She bad no capital when she commenced businesi in 1836. The debts were 6,4764 and the assets 12/. She had destroyed a great portion of her memoranda and accounts, as she did not expect they would be of any use. After a lengthened examination, which showed that the bankruptcy had taken place under the mast suspicious circumstances, Mr. Commissioner Merivale said the bankrupt has been most mercifully dealt with, and the public was much indebted to the assignees for the trouble they have taken in this wicked case. The further examination was adjourned until the day fixed for, the audit. POLICE IN TELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. A foreigner, whose appearance indicated great debility, ap plied to the Lord Mayor for advice, under very distressing cir cumstances. He stated he was a sailor, and a native of one of the Austrian States in Italy; that he bad just left the Sea men's Hospital, in which he had been treated with the kindness and skill to which patients in that admirable institution are ac customed, but was still too weak to resume his duties ; and that he had in vain besought the Captain of the vessel in which he had some to England from Leghorn, and which was about to return to the same port, to take. him back. He added that he had then solicited assistance from the Austrian Consul, but that functionary had declined to afford him any relief, in consequence of the unpardonable offence he had committed by accepting em ployment on board an English vessel ; so that he was considered incapacitated, by being obliged to submit to imperious necessity, from receiving the aid to which he was entitled as a natural .right. NeW, therefore, he was left destitute and helpless in a foreign country, without haring committed any fault of which he was conscious. The LORD MAYOtt regretted very much that he had no power to interfere, and after having relieved the pressing wants of the applicant, desired him to go back to his Consul, and im press upon him the necessity of giving immediate assistance. His Lordship subsequently observed, that the application just made was one of numerous applications almost daily made at the police-courts at the eastern part of the metropolis, and from which it was evident that avast deal of unmerited suffering upon unfortunate foreigners from every quarter of the globe by the cupidity of captains of vessels, and the want of feeling on the part of the diplomatic agents of foreign Governments resident in this country. He did not mean to say that the Austrian Consul was culpable in the case which had just been stated. He knew nothing of the circumstances except what had been collected from the wounded feelings of the unfortu nate man who had sought his advice ; but he perfectly well knew that hundreds of similar complaints were made upon tes timony which nothing could invalidate. There was a sort of atrocity in the treatment to which-poor foreigners were sub jected from the various authorities to which they appealed under peculiar circumstances. The ground upon which relief was generally refused, namely, that the applicant had served on board an English vessel, could only have validity when the native country of the applicant and England were at war; but when the two countries were in a state of perfect amity, it seemed to be as unjust as it was stupid and unfeeling to resort to so shalloW and paltry a pretext fOr witholding assistance. Mr. Hobler stated, that a great number of cases of this kind werebrought to the Justice-room in theabsence of Magistrates, and all be could do of course was, in matters of great emergency, to give pecuniary assistance from the bounty of the Lord ,Mayor, and on ordinary occasions to refer the applicant tothe Consuls of the Countries to which they belonged. He expressed a hope that his Lordships observations on the subject would lead to someremedy or alleviation of the evil, and that the streets would be releived of the wretched population of foreigners with which they now abounded. ' The LORD MAYOR said, he earnestly hoped that, as the Poor law Amendment Bill was to be continued, the subject of the unfortunate condition of these poor foreigners might attract the notice of some humane and enlightened member of the Legisla ture ; and that the English Government might be induced to follow the judicious precedent of several of the Continental Powers, and of the United States of America, which compelled the owners and captains of vessels, under proper regulations, to provide for the safe return offoreigners whom they should bring over, when subsequently found in a state of destitution. BOW-STREET. Mr. William Charles Macready, the lessee of the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, was summoned by the authorities of the Parish of St. Martins-in-the-Fields,:to show cause why he refused to pay the sum of 601., due due to the parish for four months poors-rate, in respect of that theatre. Mr. JENKINS said, he attended on the part of the de fendant, in the absence of Mr. Burgess, the solicitor to the theatre, who was at present out of town; and he was instructed to apply to the Magistrate to postpone the hearing of the case, and to state that Mr. Macready denied his liability to the payment of the rate, which he contended ought to be paid by the Committee of Drury lane Theatre. There would be a meeting of the Coin mittee held on Friday next, when the matter would be laid before them, and they no' doubt would direct that the money should be paid. Under these circumstances he trusted that the hearing of the case would he post poned for a week. The Collector said, that he had beet instructed to apply for a warrant against the defendant, in the event of the money not being forthcoming. In the early part of fast week he applied for the money, and was tat n told by Mr. Burgess that the Drury-lane Committee would hold a meeting on the following Friday, and that he would then call their attention to the matter. Nothing however had been done, and, under those circumstances, it did seem to him that the present application was made merely for the purpose of delay, and he therefore hoped that it would not be granted. On a former occasion, when Mr. Bunn was the lessee of the theatre, the parish lost a considerable sum of money, in consequence of his bankruptcy, it having been decided that the Committee were not liable to the payment of the rate. Mr. TWYFORD said he supposed the committee were not the parties rated.—The Collector said certainly not. The only name entered in the parish books was that of Mr. Macready, who was the occupier of the theatre. Mr. TWYFORD here inquired of Mr. Jenkins whether be would undertake that the rate should be paid, sup posing he (Mr. Twyford) consented to the required post ponement of the hearing ?—Mr. Jenkins, in reply, said that he did not feel himself authorised to give any un dertaking of the kind. He thought that his application for a postponement of the hearing was a reasonable one, under the circumstances. At all events, he was anxious to avoid the expense of a warrant being issued, which.le.; understood would amount to about 31 The Collector said he felt A his duty to apply for a warrant, particularly as it was well known that the Drury-lane season would close vin Monday. After that time there might be some difficulty in meeting with Mr. Macready, as he might leave town _immediately 'to fulfil some provincial engagements. • Mr. TWYFORD said, that under these circumstances he thought a warrant ought to issue, but he could not grant it until the usual proof had been given of the service of the summons. The Collector said he was prepared with the necessary evidence, and called Cherrymun, one of the summoning officers of the court, who stated that on his going to Drury-lane Theatre, for the purpose of serving the summons in question, he inquired if Mr. Macready was there, and was answered in the affirmative, but told that he could not be seen as he was engaged at a rehearsal, upon which lie left the summons with the door-keeper. Mr. Burnaby, the chief clerk, here suggested that the service of the summons was insufficient, the Act of Par liament requiring that it should be served at the defend ant's place of residence. The Collector said he was astonished at hearing this objection, as on a: former occasion when he was under. the necessity of summoning Mr. Elia Son, the then lessee of Drury-lane Theatre, for the poor-rates, he caused the summons' to be served at that gentleman's private residence, and the Magistrate of that Court (Bow-street), before whom the case was subsequently heard, decided that the summons ought to have been left at the pre miSes (Drury-lane Theatre) in respect of which the rate was made. He had acted upon that decision in the present case,. and was naturally surprised to find that lie had done wrong. 'But he would contend that Mr. Macready's occupation of the theatre might, for all the purposes of the act in question, lie considered as a resi dence there. Mr. TWYFORD said that occupation and residence were very different things. Mr. Macready undoubtedly occupied the theatre, but it was not pretended he resided there. He attended the rehearsals there, it was admit ted, but was it likely that when lie was busily engaged in rehearsing Othello or Macbeth, that he would like to be disturbed with the announcement that a parish officer had called to demand payment of a poor-rate, or that any of his servants would make a communication to him tootnhiataoteitts 0 et. He (Mr. Twyford) though that all com m f that kind should be made at the resi dence of the party. The Collector said he would bow to the decision of his Worship, against but shouldMacready, r a n p a p b lyra lt - , fora fresh mons Monday, as he was convinced that if there was any' - further delay, his object would be altogether defeated. TV OItSHIP-STREET. Thomas Henry, who stated. that hi was a druggist's assis tant out of e.nployment, wai charged will having committed the following fraad : A young man named -Frederick Francis, stated that the prisdner called upon him, and induced him to purchase a duplicate relating t o sonic articles of we ar i ng apparel that were tpledgede duplicate, at a p a b w o n t b o r n o kers callingin h th i n r sl e a e i m i d rt the articles, h e f oun d . He gave 6s. for that the prisoner had been there, before him, and had obtained them on the faith of a false declaration that he had lost the duplicate. He gave information of the circumstance to a policeman who took the prisoner into custody. - In his defence the prisoner adinitted the charge, an d threw himself on the clemency of the Court. :lir. BINGHAM said that it was a very serious charg e , as it combined the two offences of perjury and fraud, and he should take time to consider how he should dispose of it. The prisoner was remanded until Tuesday. if Stocker, a carter in the service of Mr. Wintle, of Great Warner=street, Clerkenwell was brought before Mr. Bingham upon a charge of having driven a cart, laden with sand,• over the head of a child aged eighteen menthe, and thereby caused its - instantaneous death. - - • Thomas Barteitstated, that about two o'clock on that atter- _~ ~,~ noon he taw the prisoner driving a cart in Old Cock-lane, Shoreditch, when the child, who was playing on the I•ave ment unattended by a nurse, suddenly rolled over into the road, and before an alarm could be raised, the wheel of the cart passed over its head, and killed it on the spot. Not the slightest degree of culpability attached to the prisoner, who was walking at the horse's head at the tune, and who immedi ately stopped, and expressed the utmost regret at the sad occurrence. Inspector Harris said, that several other witnesses, who gave a similar account of the transaction, were in attendance ; but Mr. BINGHAM declined hearing them, and said, that as it was evidently an accident, be should take the prisoner's own recognizance for his appearance on that day week. UNION-lIALL. S.PORTING. JUDEX'S PREDICTION OF THE DERBY. The boy in yellow wins the day." The last speech and confessions of Judea are now forwarded to you. On the same occasion last year I commenced my epistle by saying—" After a tvrelvemonth's close attention to the proceedings at Tattersall's, and a regular attendance at every race• course in the kingdom, it is naturally expected that I should be able to form a pretty correct opinion of those horses that will be there or thereabouts when the judge is called upon to give his decision." hly presumption was blamed, but through good and evil report I adhered to my opinion, and came off triumphant. The odds betted against Coronation were 10 to 1 on the day that my judgment appeared in the Post. There are 182 subscribers to this Derby ; that is, 23 more than last season. There have been 115 horses individually backed to win this Derby , that is, 30 more than there were backed last year. The number that I calculate will start is 24, that is, five less than started last year. Eight dark horses come to the post, that is horses that have never started. Last year there were fourteen. On the Saturday before Epsom last year no horse had seen sto 1, taken. From all this it appears that the road to fame is easier of access now than it was in 1841. Let us see, as the blind man occasionally remarks. Attila, having run several times under great advantages, has never been beat. The Scotts evidently did not imagine in the autumn they had such a good horse as he has since proved himself, or he would never have been sent to such a place as the Pottery, for such a paltry stake. Before his race for the Champagne Stakes, at Doncaster, 50 to 1 was offered against him, and refused. After this, 30 to 1 might have been obtained to any amount ; and after his second victory here 18 and 20 to I were the odds offered. He then carne to Newmarket, and won the Clearwell; 10 to 1 was now the price taken; and I think no stronger proof can be desired that he has been Scott's horse throughout than the fact that, while the ether horses in the same stable were being backed to win thousands and tens of thousands, the position of Attila remained firm and unshaken, and, one day excepted, he has ever since the Clearwell been a rising favourite. The party are on him,know, and 1 con fidently anticipate the honour of his being first or second. As for Jack, Scott's second horse, he is nearly the last horse in the race I should select to win. lam well aware of the miracles John Scott pet forms, or I would stake my repu tation to Lombard-street (long odds, Mr. Reader, as you well know) against the horse sold by Lord Jersey for 350/., and tried by Colonel Peel to be good for nothing. I would net se far insult two of the keenest judges in Great Britain as to ex press any other opinion. The horse has one redeeming qua lity : he is by Touchstone, I believe John Scott will run no other, unless it be Sealteen. Coldrenick is the last horse but one hacked for the Derby : two months ago, it was scarcely believed that such a horse was in training. Venison vane even later, was third, and might have been second to 13ay Mi:l - I alluded last week to the wusl accuracy of the Stockbridge trials, and I have several times mentioned the un precedented sums of money invested. The man in the street says John Day never bad such a horse, and as Wiseacre is not good enough to start, we may fairly presume that no weight will bring them together. Canadan is at eight to one, taken; can anything justify the price? True he has never been beat, but what has he met besides Barrier? a horse of the same Ism as Wiseacre, or worse, and Wiseacre is not good enough to start ! I saw the race between Canadian and Harrier, and I was fool enough to think (1 believe I standalone) that a race it was, and it they were going to run to-morrow over (T.M.M.) the two middle miles, lam not sure which I should stand on. Very bad horses win the Derby. Condition on the day, and good luck in the race goes far towards winning. Canadian certainly has the best hind-quarters I ever saw, but he has a queer under standing. The Winchester air may help him, but I cannot choose him to win the Derby, any ,more than I should choose Barrier with James Robinson on his back ; I cannot forget Barrier's performance, Criterion Course : the kill literally choked him. Auckland, when a yearling, was scalded, and nearly grilled to death, on the Birmingam Railway : had he died, something like tep thousand pounds would have beat demanded, damages. I have heard people say that Auckland is a great lumbering brute, with heavy shoulders ; what did they say of Launcelotsi shoulders? and he was lame, and had done no work. The sums of money, too, laid against Auckland iu the winter, were heavy and terrifying to those who had never deserted him. 1 admired Touchstone, I stood on Launcelot, I shall stick to the blood. It is very well known that, of all the public horses at the end of last year, I fancied Chatham, and I thought he never should have been beat at two years old. Something was the matter in February—what, I know not—but the horse was sent away from Cooper's, and then trained, I suppose, on physic, for hen he came out in the Craven Meeting, there was not so much of him as in the preceding October. Colonel Peel did wisely to sell him, Seahorse being sound, having a hundred to one the best chance : the burlesque of the cow's milk, asses' milk, and, as the schoolboys will have it, a little pigeon's milk, seems to have gammoned the public uncommonly : a horse amiss two months'out of the three before Epsom must have a splendid chance indeed of winning the Derby. (N.B. It is reported that they feed the horses on cow's milk at Goodwood. ) I believe William de Fortibus runs to guard the late Go vernor-General : Combermere beat him at Chester, and is sure to beat him again, as he certainly rats under every disadvan tage when he won the Dee stakes. Let three or four of the favourites cough, and this horse and the winner of the Rowley Mill Plate will be home before the biggest half of them. Nobody seems to know what Forth will start, a solace 03S with the o long, or another Little Wonder. Every body has backed the veteran's lot, determined to be on the tight one this time. Mr. Forth trains at Mitchell Grove. I have never seen his horses, and knowing nothing shall say nothing, except that he is perhaps the only man in the world who could have a real good horse, and himself only be aware of the fact. Lasso has never been out. The colt by Agreeable is a favourite at last. Yonng Rowton did not keep in the shade so long, and a good horse he was—to run in a hackney cabriolet. hut Chif ney, in his day, has been a wonderful man. Besides the above, the following are likely to run:—Tiptee, Moss Trooper, Oneida Chief, Arkansas, Fireaway, Bekceur, Cheops, Palladium, pc c haps Robert de Gorham, perhaps another, perhaps something of Lord George Bentinck's. 1 have said my say. The learned public would bitterly com plain if I minced the matter, therefore my deoision is, Auck land first, Coldreoick second. Victorious —I add one snore trophy to the mat .y already. gained. Defeated—l shall greet the novelty, and shall be weak indeed, if I do not satisfactorily account for :t. Remember, reader, that the worst place I ever obtained in any Derby was third, and that the worst place I ever obtained in any St. Leger, was second. Swallow that. May 21. JUDEX. A seaman, just paid off from the Daphne sloop of war, was brought up under the following circumstances : It appeared that he arrived in a fly from Gravesend last night, and was set down in the Borough, completely helpless from intoxication. He was carried on a stretcher to the station house, and, when he came to his senses, he found that he was robbed of all the wages he received at Chatham, after three years' service in the Mediterranean. He added, that he wanted to get round to Portsmouth, but had no money to get there, as he must go to sea again, having lost all, in:tead of going down to Scotland to see his friends. Mr. COTTINGHAM said that this was a striking instance of the improvidence of sailors, and asked the defendant why he got so drunk? The defendant replied that for three years he had teen con stantly at sea, and when he got on shore he was determined on enjoying himself; but that he had paid dearly for it. He was advised to apply at " the Sailors' Home," and they would render him some assistance to get to Portsmouth. He was then discharged. Thomas Madden, a genteel looking youth, who has been some days in custody, charged with being engaged in begging letter writing, was committed to the House of Correction for two montns. Three boys, named Jerry, Williams, and Stanley, termed "mud larks," were charged with stealing coals from a barge at the river side. The prisoners were described as Vonging to a gang of juvenile thieves, who are in the habit of robbing the barges alongside the wharfs at the river side. They were observed on board the " Union" barge, hastily engaged in flung their bags with coals, and when they were discovered, they jumped into the river, being swimmers, and tried to escape, but were fol lowed in a boat and captured. They were committed for two mon`hs each. King George and Edward George, two young men, the sons of the landlord of the Plough public-house at Stock well, were brought before Mr. Cottingham, charged with an aggravated assault on Mrs. Esther East, the wife of a butcer, in Trafalgar-place, Walworth. The Complainant stated that on the preceding after noon she went to visit some friends at Dulwich,. and having remained there too late for the omnibuses, she set out to walk home. When she got to the Golden Lion at Camberwell, she saw a chaise-cart standing at the door, in which were the prisoners, another man, and a woman, and as she (witness) passed the prisoners, Ed. ward George, addressing her, asked her if she would have a ride, adding that they were going to town, and would give a lift with pleasure to Walworth. Seeing a female in the vehicle, and being tired, the witness accepted the invitation, and accordingly got up into the cart, and when she had taken her seat, the prisoner King George turned the horse round, and drove towards Cold Harbour-lane. On finding that they were driving in a contrary direction to town, she desired to b let out, and seized the reins, but the driver pushed her away. The other female who was in the cart, got out just before they turned to go towards Cold Harbour lane. The moment she go'. out, the prisoner, Edward George, put his arms round witness's neck, whilst his brother pushed her backwards off the seat, and thrust his hands up under her clothes. She screamed out.mur der, upon which both the prisoners said that she might cry out as, much as she liked, but she had got into the cart of her own accord, and that they would keep her , ' out all night. They then repeated the assault upon her, and her cries at length brought a gentleman to her as sistance, who stopped the horse, which was going at a very rapid rate at the time, and lifted her out of the vehicle, and then gave her assailants into custody. The witness added that,the prisoners appeared to have been drinking, but that she did not perceive it until after she got into the cart. Mr. William Bargent stated that, on the preceding night, as he was walking in Cold Harbour-lane, he heard a female screaming, and soon afterwards the cart in which she was approached, and she called out for his assistance. He immediately ran into the road, and at considerable personal risk stopped the horse, and lifted the complainant out, at which time she was cry ing, and appeared to be very much alarmed. She told him the treatment she had experienced at the hands of her as sailants, and a policeman coming up, he gave them into custody. The Magistrate said that the prisoner had grossly as saulted the complainant., that it was well for them that the last witnes had come up so opportunely to the as sistance of the female, otherwise they might have been standing at that bar for a much more serious offence. The prisoners both'denied that they had used the vio lence attributed to them, and said that they were both tipsy, and did not well remember what they were about, and that they had no intention of injuring her. The Magistrate said that it was a case of too aggra vated a nature for him to dispose of summarily, and he should adjudge the prisoners to enter into their own re . cognizances in the sum of 100/. each, and find two sureties of 501. each, to answer the charge at the sessions. The prisoners were locked up in default of finding the re quired'securities. A gentleman in the office of the Minister of the Finances arriving unexpectedly on Sunday evening, instead of Saturday morning, as .was'his wont, at a small country-house, which he has at Saint Maur, was surprised at not being chal lenged by his dog, which was always on the ?lei% and still more so, on reaching the house, to find the door open, and lights in the upper rooms. Having fortunately brought his fowling-piece with him, he entered with resolution. 'the first "object he saw was his poor dog lying dead at the foot of the stairs. On ascending to his chamber the door was half open,. and he saw a man occupied in packing up its contents. Leve!- ling his piece at the thief, he threatened to shoot him if lie stirred a step. 'I he fellow, taken by surprise, dropped on his knees and begged for mercy. The gentleman still keeping his threatenng attitude, mule the man strip to his shirt, and thereby ascertaining that he was unarmed. advanced and se cured hint. On being taken before the M.igistrate he gave his name as Charles Budor, and was sent to prison. Tale ItOTAL MAlLS.—Thursday being observed as the Queen's birth-day, the Royal mails proceeded in procession to the Post-office, the guards in their new liveries, the coaches, which were entirely new, were drawn by splendid teams, with a handsome harness made for the occasion, and ornamented with rosettes of ribbon. The letter-carriers had also their new uniforms, and the General and Twopenny-postmen their annual suliply of fresh official costume. The weather being; gloomy, not so many persons assembled on the line o f - route as is usual on these occasions. MANCHESTER RACES.—(CoNcLuDED.)—FRIDAY. The Publicans' Cup of 100/., added to a Handicap 7 %ii eep stakes of 20 sovs. each, h ft, and 5 only if declared.—Mile and a guider. (10 :•.111), ), 4 paid. 'r. Clarke's Lady Mary. 4 yrs (Oates) 1 Mr. Hornby's Champagne, 5 yrs, 84 21b The following also st,rted, • but were not placed :-11r. 13r(x)k's c. by Zealot, out of Zillah, 4 yrs, 7st 41b , 11r. Thump. son's f, by The Mole, 4 yrs. 6st.—Even on Eboracum, and 5% .agst Lady Mary. Won by half a head. Free Handicap of 5 sovs. each, with 30 added.—Mile and a (marten Mr. Cooke's bg, by Macedonicus, 4 yrs, 7st 81b (Lye) 1 Mr. Tallentire's Sprite, 3 yrs, Est Mr. Harrison's Oakbranch, 5 yrs, 7st 41b Even on Oakbranch, and to 1 agst Sprite. Won cleverly. Plate of 501. 3 yrs, Est 71b; 4 yrs, Bst 21b ; 5 yrs, Bat bib ; 6 yrs, and aged, 9st. Mares. &c., allowed albs; winners, extra. Heats. Two Miles and a Distance. • The winner to be sold for 1501. Captain Harcourt's Arnagill, 4 y rs (Lye) 1 1 11r. Kirby's Sir Robert, 3 5 yis yrs . 3 2 Mr. Walters' tun by Velocipede, . .2 3 STEAM NAVIGATION ON THE THAMES.—There are now 15 steam-vessels working daily between Gravesend and London, the same number to Woolwich, 20 to Greenwich, numerous small steamers, the boats of the Watermen's Com pany, and of the Old Woolwich Company, between Greenwich and Blackwell ; there are eight steam-vessels constantly going up and down tile river on their way to and from Dover, Rams gate, Margate, Herne Bay, Southend, and Sheerness. The General Steam Navikation Company muster 49 first-class steamers, a fleet superior to the steam fleet of any of the con tinental powers, and which carry , merchandise and property to the amount of a million sterling weekly, and whose con• sumption of 'coals exceeds in value 50,0001. per annum. There are not less than 50 other larg e steamers trading between London and various parts in Great Britain and Ireland, 23 steam-tugs, varying from SO to 100 horses power each, exclusively engaged in towing ships between Gravesend and the Pool, 20 iron and wooden steamers navigat ing the river above bridge, between London. bridge and Chel sea, two constantly running between the Adelphi pier and Putney, and five to Richmond. This is a vast amount of steam-power unequalled upon any river in the world. There is never less at any one time than 5,000 persons afloat in the steamers during the summer season on the river Thames. Among the novelties lately introduced in steam navigation is a vessel with locomotive engines, similar to those on a railway, working at - a high pressure, and the Waterman, No. 7, with Steven's patent paddles, which enter the water at an angle of 35, byroduce very little swell, avoid the back water thrown up y pa ddles, and produce little vibration. With two the r twoor thrt na e r xceptions, the steam-engines in our river vessels are worked at a low pressure, hence explosions are never I heard of. .. . , _......, . . 2to 1, and after first heat, stolon Arnagi.l. Won easy. The Broughton Stakes of 15 soya. each, 5 ft., with 30 added 1 114181 Fit 31b. St. Leger dour ,, e (6 Subi). Fit 61b ; fillies , geldings, ant (Bumby) 1 Mr. maidensßell li t a s tb , on 6 rai s ne t 1 I i i t nm , 1 g h , 3 yr 3 Mr. Maiklam's Temptation, 3 yrs .. . Mr. Thompson's Flamingo, 3 yr,..,. LATEST BETTING AT 11ANCHESTER. DERBY-5 to 2 agbt Coldrenick (taken freely)-3 to 1 agst Attila (taken freely)-1 0 to 1 agst Auckland; 10 to 1 agst Canadian, 14 to 1 ag!t Jack, 14 to 1 agst Forth's lot, 27 to 6 agst Lord of Holderness, 27 to 1 agst the Agreeable colt, 30 to 1 aost Chatham, 30 to 1 agst Meteor, 1,000 to 20 agst Belcceur (taken)-1,000 to 20 agst Moss Trooper (taken)-1,000 to 15 agst Ghuznee. Y O A K S -5 to 1 agst Adela filly (taken freely)-6 to 1 agst Di s lb t r Firefly, ( T9l to 1 agst the Yorkshire Lass filly, 12 to 1 g agst Amima filly, 26 to 1 a gs t B a l e i n e filly a atak n 2O ) o e LATEST BETTING AT ST. JAMES'S. DERBI —3 to 1 agst Coldrenick, 13 to 4 agst Attila, 7 to 1 agst Auckland, ti to 1 agst Canadian (taken)-18 to 1 agst Agreeable c (taken) -20 to 1 agst Jack, 25 to 1 agst Lasso, 30 to 1 agst Chatham, 40 to 1 agat Lord of Holderness (taken) —l,OOO to 20 agst Tiptoe (taken)-I,COO to 15 agst Sir Gil bert (taken) -1,000 to 15 agat Seahorse (taken freely)-1,000 to 15 agst Combermere. SOUTH SHIELDS RACES. MoNDAv.—The Railway Plate, 2 miles, was won in two heats by Mr. Lamb's Sambo Sutton, aged, beating the Laird's Bro. ther, aged. The Two miles, was won in two heats, by mr. R umble's B Bushranger, beating Modesty and Eliza. ornugh Plate, TUESDAY.—The Tradesman's Plate was won by Mr. Hum ble's Donald Caird, beating Sambo Sutton and Eliza. The Tenttiolders' Plate was won by the Laird's Brother, beat ing Eliza. SIR ROBERT KER PORTER.—It has been our me lancholy duty to register in onr obituary the death of this amiable man and celebrated traveller. We are enabled, through the courtesy of his brother, Dr. Porter, of this city, to give the following particulars connected with the awful, because suddan and unexpected, event. On Tuesday last the Doctor received a letter from his brother and sister, dated St. Pe • tersburg, 3d of slay, 1842. in which they signified their in tention to embark in the Jupiter steamer, for England. On the following day. Wednesday, another letter arrived from St. Petersburgh, dated the 4th of ,1111 y, written by the chaplain to the British Embassy, from which we give an extract : " Yesterday Sir Robert went to Court to pay his respects to the Emperor, and afterwards he made two or three visits to private friends ; on arriving at his house about three o'clock in the afternoon, the servant, on opening the door of the carriace, perceived that his master was holding himself in, and that he moved to the door with much difficulty, but before he could descend the steps fell down from the effect of an apoplectic stroke, and was carried up stairs ; he took a little water, soon after which consciousness ceased, and he expired at eight o'clock this morning." It appears from the above, that the letter written by Sir Robert Ker Porter to his bro ther, announcing his intention to return to England, was written on the morning of the day he departed this life; and the fondly-cherished hope of meeting again was blasted in the very bud by the letter which followed so immediately atter wardq.—Bristol Mercury. THE STRAWBERRY HILL SALE TWENTY-THIRD DAY. Many extraordinary works of art brought good prices on terday, particularly the colossal bust of the Emperor Vespamian, th e m arble eagle, vases of the Faenza w are, and bronzes &c. The proceeds of the day's sale considerably exceeded 1,800/. To show the rage Co possess some trifle, however insigni ficant, by the admirers of HOrace Walpole, six pairs of curious embroibroughtdered iengtloevmbesroideredpurses the and two curious old rn aura of six guineas and a half, Eng lish pocket handkerchiefs (which looked fur all the world just like the common printed cotton handkerchiefs of the present day) produced two guineas. Lot 25. A remarkably fine old boule coffer, which is a splen did specimen of this work at an early period, most exquisitely and elaborately ornamen ted-441. 2e. Owen. Lot 40. A b eau t i f u lly-carved ivory cup , representing a bac chanalian sce ne , moun t e d on a finely chased silver stand , with vine leaves and th e h oun ds in full cry , the c o ve r al s o beauti fully chased, surmounted by the Walpole crest-391. 18a. Sell. Lot 41. A particularly curious old ladle, used by Indian ladies for incense, the bowl of chased silver, the handle carved in ivory and inlaid with gold ; a present fr..m Charles, Duke of Richm' nd-271. 6s. Lot 42. A pair of extremely handsome oriental china tazze, of the rnazarine blue, bold sculptured, &c.-521. 10s. Lot 61. A very curious chest or coffer, of :he old Japan, in laid with mother o'pearl, on a richly carved gilt oak stand -281. 7s. Webb. Lot. 67. A pair of extremely tine turquoise blue old Sevres china pot pourri vases and covers, mounted in ormolu--. 311. 10s. Russell. Lot 69. A pair of blue and gold china vases and covers—. 291. 8.. Forrest. Lot 73. A colossal bu-t of the Emperor Vespa-ian ; a most splendid specimen of sculpture, the countenance powerfully ex pressive of the character of that monarch. It stand- six feet high, and is justly deemed of the highest class of works of art, and purchased from the collection of Cardinal Ottoboni -220/. 10s. Hume. Lots 81 and 82. Two cisterns of the Raphael or Faenza ware, of triangular form, covered with mythological subjects, from the designs of Giulio Romano—loSL Lot 86. The marble eagle found in the gardans of Boceapa dugli, in Rome, in 1742, matchless as a specimen of sculpture, &e.-210/. Herring. Lot 103. A pair of splendid and singularly unique old Royal Sevres china Grecian shaped urns, blue and gold, with droop ing festoons of flowers on the neck, 31 inches high—.l6Bl. Baldock. _ _ _ . _ FATAL ACCIDENT DY A PHYSICIAN'S day, an inquest was taken by Mr. Hieg's, Deputy Coroner for Westminster, at the Green Man. Carey-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, on the body of Lydia Worren, aged 53, who was killed in being run over by a cab b elon g in g to Geor g e Hum, ' Weatherhead, Esq., M.D. , of 53 . Guildford-street, square. Catherine `teal, of No, 15, Short's-gardens,o, before stated e that on the afternoon of Tuesday las t, s he was in Holbor n , when she sh coulde saw de g c e e t as o e u d to crossing the w t a h y e , e n d w,a so knocked n K o i e n k g e - d s King-street, down by a gentle , wh man's four-wheeled cab, driven by a youth. and the hor se i n which was going at a fast rate. She was immediately picked up, and the gentleman who was inside having alighted, by his desire deceased was placed in a hackney cab, and direction s given for her to be taken to Grevile street Hospital, but by .nistake of the driver she was conveyed to the King's College. Witness knew deceased, who was the wife of a wheelwright in New Turnstile. She considered the accident happened through furious driving. Mr. R. T. Freer, Surgeon of King's Cot tege Hospital said, that on deceased's admittance, he found that ten ribs on her right side, and ten on her left, were frac tured. Every assistance was afforded her, but she died of in ternal haemorrhage at six o'clock the same evening. Mr. Ed ward Davis, sqlicitor, No. 2, Belmont-place, Walworth, said that he was passing down King-street, and witnessed the oc currence. The cab was crossing Holborn from Queen-street, and was not going at the rate of more than seven miles an hour. He was of opinion that no fatilt was attributable to the driver, who pulled up immediately after the accident, and thought it arose entirely from deceased not being enabled to get out of the way, or not seeing the vehicle approaching. Mr. Weather head assured the Jury that the driver, who was • certainly a youth, 16 years of age, had been used to horses all his life ' , had been•three years in his service, and he considered him a care ful and steady driver, and that the present melancholy inquiry arose from accident. The Jury being of the sate opinion, re turned a verdiet of " Accidental death," with- knornina} deo (land of one shilling. Lot 106. A fin e ly mo d e lled (Id bronze, from John o f 8 0 . logna's celebrated group of the Rape of the Sabina, 28 inches high-39/. 18s. Lot 109.' An antique bronze figure of Ceres with silver eyea, represented seated•wlth a eow in her lap, and cern and fruit in one hand, and the cup of plenty in the other-731. 10s. Cope. Lot 114.. A noble old bronze of Moses, after Michael Angelo, Seated on a rock with his tablets-54 1 . 12s. ...3. _ SJ2~• ~ ~.1 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 23, 1842. SERFAGE IN RUSSIA LATE MEASURES.—" God is too high, and the Czar too distant," was the ancient proverb which was in the mouth of every Russian, till within late years, when any idea was mooted among themselves upon the improvement of the condition, either in a moral, political, or social vie w. " But," observes a writer— (See a clear and talented pamphlet " Russia under Nicholas the First," Murray, 1841,)—who has steadily regarded the reforms which have taken place in late years, " when the Emperor Nicholas came to the throne, he brought with him a strong . will, and a mind full of activity Driven by the ne cessity of seeing things with his own eyes, he spent a great portion of his time in rapid journeys through the provinces He began to rouse the moral corpse into a convulsive movement." Among other measures, and new political organi zations which the Emperor, who has shown himself since his accession to be altogether a Russian, none has more worthily received the impress of the Im perial hand, than that which the ensuing paper pro poses to take into consideration—the attempted emancipation of that immense body of people, known by the appellation of " Serfs." After effecting the work of forming a systematic collection of all the laws relative to the rights of citizens, and the branches of public justice, known by the name of the " Swod," the Emperor determined to take into full consideration the " Serfage" of the em pire, and accordingly began this new and important change in the higher branches of the administration by an ukase bearing date the Bth of January, 1838. By this ukase, the Emperor ordered a particular ministry for the Imperial domains, at the head of which Kisselew was placed. The object of this regu lation was to improve the condition of the Crown Serfs, amounting to 21,500,000 souls, and to in troduce a better system for their taxation. To what extent the Emperor's views have up to the present moment been carried out, our readers axe cognizant already, from foregoing papers and articles in this journal. SERFAGE—RETROSPECTIVE PEN , lEW.—Antecedent to the time of the present Emperor, the state of the serfs had received some notice, and indeed their emancipation had been effected in some instances. We take the fellowing brief view of their state, during the fifteen years preliminary to the Emperor's time. The serfs at the beginning of this period acquired some legal protections against the caprice of their masters, and the great work of emancipation began in the Baltic provinces. In 1818, the nobility of Courland abolished vil lenage. In 1819, the l - Avonian nobles made a pro vision for its gradual extinction, by which all serfs born after that year were declared to be born free, and all bondage was to cease after 1826. In 1822, the Crown peasants of the provinces, were permitted, by imperial : ; ukase, to settle on the fertile lands in Siberia,, and grants of wild lands in the southern districts were made to military veterans. Here let us note, that in the military colonies, there are no serfs.—(See the Philadelphian Encyclopaedia.) In 1823, the Emperor directed the Imperial Coun cil to take measures for preventing the ' sale of the serfs, independently of that of the land to which they were attached. Such, down to the present time, are a few of the ameliorative measures made for this vast body of people. POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF SERFAGE.—We now proceed succinctly to notice the different grades of serfs, and peculiarities attached to them : The serfs constitute the lowest class of the inha bitants of Russia, and as they do not enjoy any per sonal privileges,. they cannot (according to the ex pression of the ukase of the 10th of March, 1813), be deprived either of honour or good name. They pay the capitation tax, and are subject 'to military con scription. Beside their agricultural pursuits, they are allowed to engage in handicraft, and some minor trades, as keeping inns in villages, &c. By pur chasing licenses they may engage in any kind of commerce, even that which is carried on by merchants of the first guild, but they do not enjoy the personal privileges of the merchants. THE CROWN SERFS.—These live on the estates be longing to the Crown. They pay, besides the capi tation tax, a rent for their grounds. They even elect some of their authorities, and each commune among them (a no/ost of five hundred male individuals) elects every two years its chief, called head. The Crown serfs may pass into the higher classes of burghers and merchants. SERFS OF THE APPANAGE ESTATES.—The condition of these differs little from that of the Crown peasants, they being reserved for the maintenance of the -impe rial family. THE COMMON SERFS.—The landowner's peasants or serfs, are generally allowed to be complete slaves. Their master can inflict on them such punishment as he chooses, but he is not permitted to kill, to starve to death, or to main his serf. A, serf cannot contract marriage, without the permission of the master. The prnedial serf cannot, as We have observed, be sold without the ground to which he is attached, but th{ domestic serf may be sold like any other chattel. An ukase of 1808, however, prohibits the sale of serfs at fairs or by auction, or as sub-titutes for recruits. An accusation of a serf against his master, except in cases of high treason, is not admitted ; and he who prefers such a charge is liable to punishment. The serfs are indeed, by law, considered as things, not as persons ; attached to the soil, they are incapab!(• of possessing any property in land ; they may be b.)ught, sold, or.exchangea, with little more restric tions than are enacted in dealing for cattle; they are divided into agricultural, mining, and - manufacturing or domestic slaves, and have their condition only im proved when drawn for military service. A clever writer has attempted to show (see a pamplet published by Hatchard, Piccadilly, en titled " Russia as it is, and not as it has been represented," 1838, Bvo.—p. 7) that serfage in Russia is not slavery, but is, properly, vassal age, and endeavours to support this view by show ing that there is no word in all the books en Russian legislation to signify a slave. Serf or pea sant is called in Russian, Krestianin, but when spoken of in relation to the lord of the soil, he is named Krapostnoe Chelovek, or bondsman; a name at once, he observes, indicative of the contract existing be tween him and his lord. Otherwise, continues the writer, he would have been styled Rab, or slave, a word nowhere to be found in Russian legislative acts. STATISTICS OF SERFAGE.—In 1782, the body of the serfs amounted to 6,678,000 males. From the tables published by the Imperial Aca demy of Sciences of St. Petersburgh, M. Weyde meyer states, as appears by the " Essai d'une Sta tisque Generale de l'Empire de Russie," by Schnitz ler (See Appendices. No. 11, De la Population de l'Empire, p. 410), that by the census of 1811, the class of serfs amounted, in the aggregate, that year, to 36,000,000; but this estimate has been since shown to be altogether over-rated, and arose from an inju dicious calculation on that statistician's part. A more accurate and official calculation sets down the number for that year as follows : The Crown peasants (Encyclopedia Americana, vol. 2, p. 221) amounted to 6,398,279 serfs or peasants ; belonging to individuals, 10,113,177 ; ap panage serfs, 1,077,636 ; making for that year a total of 17,580,092 serfs. From the official calculation of the year 1839, for the whole empire, the result for the year 1836 set down the Crown peasants and serfs of St. Petersburgh, the metropolis alone, at 126,313 souls. TYRANNY OF TIME SERF LORDS.—Dr. Lyall com plains of the oppression under which these serfs, in many cases, groan. He states that sosnetimes, when exasperated, they sacrifice their tyranbising masters, a lot which is, however, more frequently dealt upon their overbearing stewards. The irritated boors march in a body, the oppressor is murdered, and no single individual is responsible. At the time of Porter's residence in Russia, a gentleman having by some severities incurred the hatred of his slaves, who were employed in a d's finery, they seized him one day, and threw him into a large boiler of hot spirits. The murder was not d:s covered for some days afterwards. Ten or fifteen of the perpetrators were knouted, and banished to Siberia. UNJUST ExamoNs.—The calves, the hens, the chickens, the eggs, the milk, and the vegetables Of the serf are not at all unfrequently laid under unjust con tribution by the lords. They contrive that their people shall make presents to them. Sometimes little ceremony is used, and an order is sent to each serf, . produce forty or fifty eggs for his master's Easter feast. Even the coarse linen, which is made by most of the women. serfs in the village, is shame fully pillaged. The lot, however, of the serfs of the richer and more benevolent nobles, as those of most of the Sheremetefs, the Galitzins, the Dolgorukis, the Orlofs, &c., is much envied by the common people. SERF TAX OF THE OBROK.—The law obliges every proprietor of vassals to furnish them with is sufficient quantity of land for their own use : they work three days for the lords, and three for themselves. Others, by their own desire,' are put upon Obrok, as it is termed ; that is, to pay the lord so much a head per annum, instead of working for him. Those who have been taught a trade of any sort pay him a higher obrok than a mere cultivator, and he receives a pass port to go and reside where he pleases ; serfs who become traders pay a very high obrok. This obrok throughout Russia, generally speaking, is about I'4 to 15 roubles per annum, and, even on the ,best lands, rarely exceeds 25 :Ambles a head per annum, including Government taxes.—(Russia as it is, 1833, p. 17.) FARE AND HIRE OF THE SERFS.—Seven shillings and sixpence a week is the general pay of the serf labourer in the field, and the'best hands in the manu factories can only earn nine shillings and sixpence a week.--(Excursions into Russia and its Interior, passim.) From this •it arises; that no people in Europe are so coarsely fed as the Russians: 'Their daily fare consists of pickled cucumbers, cabbages, and mushrooms, with a piece. of black bread. Fish', and butcher's meat are great rarities. EDUCATION OF THE bERFS.—.Bad, perhaps, the education of the serfs is at the present inoineut, the Emperor Nicholas, desirous as he appears to improve their state, has, it seems, nevertheless, been highly cautious of raising their intelligence above a certain point. In 1836, practical schools for agriculture and trade were opened, and in five imperial universities, the Go . vernment founded agricultural lectureships. But these, however, were far from heing intended for the benefit of the serfs ; for, on the contrary, a remark able edict of the 21st May, 1837, (" Russia under Nicholas the First," pp. 40-1, ut ante), requires stricter attention to the previous laws, and restrains the serfs to an education in the inferior district and parochial schools,• forbidding their admission to the practical schools, or to those of the higher sciences, because this would be a dangerous admixture of different classes, and would produce a too glaring contrast be tween their civic rights and intellectual powers. The precise words of this ukase, dividing all the schools of Russia into three classes-=high, middle, and I low, order that the serfs should be only admitted to the third class, " in order that they may not be ex cited to rise above their condition." Contrary, how ever, to this, it may be stated that since 1838-9, lec tures have been instituted for handicraftsmen, em bracing mechanics, chemistry, physics, technology, and Metallurgy at the other Russian universities, which have been attended with excellent effect. In deed, under the Emperor, in the twelve years from 1826 to 1847, more than 460 new schools have been established. That the philanthropic scheme which the Emperor Nicholas has now in view may receiye some speedy impetus towards accompliShment is to be wished for by every lover of his race. Some FREE SERFS do exist : he has it in his pow er to create a nation of freemen. The commencement of freedom in ,this great but oppressed body began under the Emperor Alexander, leaving them subject only to the capita tion-tax, and military conscription, and the worthiest and most important work his autocratic successor can effect is to cast aside their chains altogether, and stamp the blessing of comparative liberty upon the brow of twenty-four millions. TilE AMENDEU SPICE TARIFF TO THE EIWIT 110 N. SIR It. I LLL, llma. SIR,—My father became a spice planter in the pro vince of Malabar, in Western India, forty-four years ;ion In 1828 I soccoeded him. lam thus the oldest British landholder in India, and almost the sole British spice planter. The other planters, in number many thousands, are all natives. They are thsmstuais of Miles distant, helpless, and unable to wait upon you in depu tatiow, headed by Members of Parliament,.to urge and explain how the new tariff affects them. This their .3ituation %rill, I um sure, secure your attention. while I, on their behalf; state their case as briefly as I can, in stancing one article only, and leaving you to make the application to all other products of their industry. Pepper is the staple production of Malabar. Almost within the memory of man, Malabar supplied the whole world with this spice, as it had done for previous ages (just as India once supplied the world with cotton and sugar). At the present time, fifty years after the East India Company's dominion, Malabar - supplies only one twelfth part,* the other eleven parts having bent forced into existence (like cotton in the United States in the same period) in Borneo, Celebes,. and the other nu merous eastern islands, but chiefly along the . west and south-west coasts of Sumatra, a cession mad 6 to tlolland in 1834. . . • .In the new tariff, first published, pepper from British plantations wet rated at 3d. per lb., foreign at 6d. In the amended tariff, all pepper, British or foreign, is rated at. 6d. I respectfully Stibmit that this change ought not to be made, and for the following reasons::— The undertnentioned seven islands and places in the Eastern straits, coasts, and Archipelago, are all free Bri tish ports, open to the trade of all nations, without duty, tax, or impost of any kind being levied upon their com modities, or, I believe, their shipping ; namely, Penang, Malacca, Singapore, Moulmein, Mergui, Tavoy, and Manahan. In. Penang there is no land-tax, in the others almost a nominal one. There are there no mo nopolies, as in India, of opium, salt, and tobacco. Every financial charge of those settlements, civil, military, ma rine, medical, ecclesiastical, judicial and police, all charges for stores, convicts, and public works, all pay, pensions, and retirements, are borne by the people of Continental India, and paid.out of the revenue.raised from them. They also furnish the troops required to protect those settlements from attack. In all continental India, there is not one free port similar to the above. In India generally, and in South India especially, every single article of produce pays im port and export duty coastwttys, varying from eight to sixteen per cent. In Malabar every article pays duty from port to port, in the province, besides stamps and fees. Pepper, for example, if taken, as from Deal to Dover, four miles, pays fifteen per cent., whether in a British or foreign bottom. Inland, almost every article in South India pays transit duty. No Foreign Power, ' not having settlements in continental India. can trade to any other than the three principal portii, Calcutta, Madras, or Bombay, All the intermediate ports are ex cluded, therefore, by express treaties, made by England for its own behoof, from direct foreign trade. Besides these duties, inhaul and sea, there is levied a land-tax throughout continental ladle, the s, , t.led pro vinces of Bengal ; which amounts, it is 'com puted, to at least rty per cent. of the gross produce of the soil that is to sa :er cent. more titan the ,pttretne rent 1, - .vied, or o ,:„pie, in any caller eouietry. The Court of Directors .;1 ye declarod their (4 . .inikm, that the net rent of ti;e land be taken in Malabar, no injus .ei• will be done to the Prop' ietor:;. I may here ask, if :te whole rental of the United Kivdonit w, , re taken as tax by the State, would it enter the mind Of any sane 'aan to levy au expert duty upon all the prodtre, or ed any other tax at all? Further, tie debt, home and foreign. charged up , ,n the people of India amounts to about 40,000,0001. sterling. The gross annual revs note levied upon them is between 15,000,0001. or 16,000,0001. The su:n remitted by them to England, as tribute, without an equb silent return, is 3,600,0001. a year. Besides an army of 260,000 'men, they pay for a Civil Government in India, the most ex pensive known ,•---they pay also it r a double Govern_ . ment in E2gland. They pay for one college at Hailey bury, for another at Addiscombe, and for a numerous recruiting staff throughout the three kingdoms. They pay and pension bishops, archdeacons, chaplains, and ministers, not of their faith. They are to pay the whole expenses, past and to come, of the Affghan war ; they are to pay, in the first instance, the expenses of the Chi• nese war ; they are to pay for the late preparations for war against Burmah on the east, and l'eusia on the west ; they pay 12,0001. a year for the Queen's Embassy to Persia; and, besides paying, they are required to go on shedding their blood in tens of thousands in A ff ghanistan • and China, and this because it is the interest, or the policy, or the madness, of England so to will. Sir, this is not the condition of the people in the eastern settlements, nor in the foreign islands of the Archipelago, nor in any other portion of the known world. While the people of India thus pay and bleed in every region, to them the most important clause in the East India Company's Charter remains a dead letter, and, they con tinue to be rigidly and systematically excluded from all share in their own Government, and. kept out of every office of real trust, dignity, and emolument in their Own country, save the titular office of Justice of the Peace at the three presidencies, for which they are indebted, to Lords Brougham and Glenelg and Sir Charles Forbes. Does the world's history present another example like this? Is the produce of this people, by the exchange of which alone they can escape starving, still to be treated as foreign in the United Kingdom, and classed with that of the barbarous Malays and pirates of the Archipelago, who are enabled to undersell them in that and every other market by means of the money which the British Government take from them for the purpose? Not only. however, is this the policy, but it is declared to be the interest of England to treat India as. a foreign . country ! Sir, were kin the power of your neighbour to make yott cultivate his estate at your expense, and could he also oblige you to pay a heavy toll upon your produce when you took it to market, while he himself took and sold hiS'COSt and toll-free, the effect, I ima gine, would be either that he would ruin, by under Selling, you in every market at home or abroad, or that he would gain all the difference between the cost of yonr pro !me and his own. If your neighbour's estate were in France, his gain would be the gain of that country, to your clear and positive loss, and to the loss of your country. If India be a British possession, or, to use a more home illustration, a British estate, in the sense of what it produces; and if it be not this, what, may I ask, is it ? Such, precisely, is the operation of the treatment of its people upon the real interests of England. Wars on all sides are waged, enormous debts and expenses incurred, anti fresh and distant conquests made, in themselves per fectly worthless. All the debt:, and expenses are , first saddled upon India; then, to make these conquests of some ostensible-value, they are generously proclaimed to he tree marts of Jrat:e for the whole world. In order so to maietain them, all the charges for protecting life, per son, anti property, for distributing justice, and keeping the public pence, are imposed upon the people of India, who, to meet these charges, are made to groan under odious monopolies and ruinous taxes, the latter laid Upon the very same commodities of their own growth which, when imported into these marts from fereign parts, are there admitted duty free. Every man must see that, to the extent of these debts and expenses, and of all these charges and taxes, India is impoverished and rendered worthless to England, and foreign countries, her com petitors in the general market, enriched and made gainers. To complete the full measure of injustice. and impo hey, almost too revolting to be conceived, the people of India are treated as fereigners in the United Kingdom, and made to compete even there with those producers whose expenses they pay. It is not in one article that they are thus treated—it is in all. In not one are they, as producers, suffered to be put fm the same footing as producers in every other country ;;tind, because they are not so suffered, and bi cause they cons.quently starve yearly in thousands, the British Pariament steps in, and, without inquiry into the real cause, legalises their wholesome deportation, under the name of comeassien for the Hill Coolies ! In the particular article cited, the native planters would not be more than compusated for their disad vantages by the difference of duty upon their produce, which was proposed in the first new tariff. The amended tariff recognises the justice and necessity of laying differential duty upon the. coffee of Java, Sumatra, • Present produce 2,500 tons. " Net rental of England and Vales only, 62,V0,000V—. Pour-law Report, 'h Padang-, Rhio, and other tOreign eastern States, whic d .dir( i• , , ~r through the British free Fori , . 1 :Anicit no Wore Mita that the siwne carried oit on the pepper of hose States, d for the saPi reason, the in.lustice otin,rwise done to the 13 6661 colonial grower 6; who, in the instance of coffee, LI principally Europeans ; in the instance of pepper, a° natives—die only real difference in the two cases. Principle be You will permit me to bring one other circinstane! to your prominent, and, I trust, timely. no tice. I s this—that, while the amended tariff greatly reducesthe duty charged upon the many spices %%licit are the luxuries of the aich and great of this . country, it maintains the duty of 300 per cent upon pePP er ; the only condiment known to the p oor want w ithin reach Of his means for the wholeso me seasoning of his" food.—l have the - honour' to be, Sir, your tn°sl ' o bedient humble servant, F. C. BROWN . 20, jerinyn-street, April 16, 1842. - . THE CASE OF MR. t2.I4IATHV IS i In the Observer of last Sunday, a genera l -analysi s ° L the schedule and otheedocuments filed In the Ins"lv er i Debtors' Court by Mr. C. Mathews , the la te manager. . Covent Garden.Theatre,.was given, and we now 1' ye from the same sources, to state some further relating to the speculations in which that gentleman s tl i t, Madame-Vestris were concerned. In the first plal t i, may be stated, that the performers have subscribe" _i..- present Mr. C. Mathews and his with with an elegsei. candelabrum, which has been made in testimony butll,he approval of the late management of the theatre i . : 0 ; same will not be presented until after the final heat of the caw, as it would become the property. of OP e p portico's. ditors ; and fur the same reason, no -benefit will talc place, as it has been suggested should be give" , ° /Ir, count of the losses sustained in the establishment.' .re C. Mathews took his - benefit at. Cownt Garden r ib e*t he on Saturday - night, and he was taken in execution 09:iii following Monday ; the question theref;ire naturrrho arose, w fiat had he done with the matey ? ''' is question is. however, easily answered, by referenc",o the schedule, in which is a statement showing ftllo, he had anticir - ated the proceeding by . berrowints 00 rims sums of persons, to whom he gave ordor x . Mr. Robertson, the treasurer, and they were pa i d ni l cordingly. in this way the money was dissipated, '0,3 Mr. Niathews left with a very few pounds. It se e n a that the trip to America was an unfOrtunate o n , e that a sum of 5001, remitted for the purposes 0 , v . Olympic Theatre, was an entire loss. Th• • renert“ .1 The 1., • ,p. lance-sheet (which, by the practice of the Court, 11 .,, 1 cominpnee lima the earliest date in the schedule), sl i ,,; e s that 650/. was receiv,-,1 for thirteen nights' perforo,l';„, at New York ; 404 for twelve nights at l'hilad,lra: and 70C/ on the second' engagement at New York 4 11) :, v teen nights, making in the whole 1,7501. ; 4 hilst til o - i r penses were about 1,000/ It is stated on the sebr„; c ts . sheet, that from Easter to the closing, the peril'' -:av above Si. a week received only half-salaries ; and hki?,„ro, position to the debt of 6,166/, claimed by the propri,e, os for arrears of rent, is a long statement setting I'oll,i:ret agreement under which the theatre was taken, the ;it. of which is to show that it was taken verbally fora bO , l Moore, with an understanding that any sum , si A „ e 5,00 CL to 7.0001. a year would be accepted, after act c d jug 60/ a week for his . own services and th . ,"s e t be l'iladarne Vestris ; and until a recent period- bett;_ fe aig close, he was not aware of the present claim, 0 *,,60/, pail ' during the three seasons the' sums of 5 _,+°, 0 0, 6,1501., and 2,384/. ; besides which last-mentioned "the 7001. would accrue from private boxes, and 1,400/. fO l/I rche German Opera now performing at the theatre. 00 balance-sheet states that 750/. a year has been sy eli ,,d household expenses,l4o/. a year for horse-hire and ."...0, and 350/. a year for clothes and theatrical (1 03 '0 Among the property detained by the proprietors e 4 clothes and theatrical. wardrobe to the estimated cs iti er 5001. There are no performers in the schedule osl ditors for services rendered at Covent-gardenoind ti• • few of those who were engaged at the Olympic. 4 names of various " money-lenders" are set forth i 10 with the law expenses, amounting to 4 ,5 00 /. in less five ye ars, is indicatiVe of certain involvement s. sum of 3,0Q0/. was raised by way of annuity, which ( 00' disappearedin payments. When Madame Vestris eig4 pounded with her creditors to about 8,600/, she r t ',o the money by sale of her own property, and.* sedil, that her jewels alone were sold ,or 1,1001. A v" st ,4 of information is given in the schedule. The then"o speculations of the parties-the struggles behind. ~ifJ scenes to pursue the career, whilst all was glitterlio front-forms at once a curious arid instructive 10°4 those who look at more than the outside, or the UeeKl, ~1 up of appearances or to the realities 'of life. 0 THE MARKETS-SATURDA Y ' NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. V I There was rather a short supply of trieat ; buyers'p ur „ c i 0' moderately, and prices were the same as last week, v"'l,j, t' exception of Veal, which was rather dearer Beef,. 2. 5 . t 1.% 35.•8 ~.; Mutton, 2s. 6d. to 3s. 10d. ; Veal, 3s. 2d. 04 5 . if , Pork, 2s. 4d. to 4s. Bd. ; Lamb, bs. 6d. to 6s. P e i , s i ti good supply, the demand limited, •at previous rates.' Pku good supply, at 4s. to 6s. for 120. WHITECHAPEL. , The trade was net good, and prices were hardly surrifyld though the supply was moderate. Beef, 2z. Bd. to 3s. i, o rl Mutton, 2s. 4d. to 4s. ; Veal, 2s. Bd. to 4s. Bd.l , 9 2s. 2d to 4s. Bd. ;_ Lamb, 4s. 4d. to ss. B d. Clover, 24' to W. Bs. ; Hay, 2/ to 4/. 4s. ; straw, 1/. 10s. to 1/. 1 4 '' • TEA MARKET. - - ste' The demand very limited, with a tendency.. Company's Congou Is. 9d. cash. • TALLOW MARKET. l o t to Tallow sold slowly, but holders required 475._ l ot to 48s. for parcels on the spot, and 495. for delivery in the three months. WOOL MARKET. , • d i Ell A fair business tratisieted, and fun rates paid for h e " fish and Foreign. The market altagether-100 ed 11E 4 ° 1 ' ~ '4! OIL MARKET. ~, soy; Linseed Oil in demand at 345. per cwt. Olive Oil 'fir A .- ~pe wanted, the supply small, and the demand good, PIO "-", fr'', ,-1.• _ lower r , 32/. to 32/ 10s. per tun. • • ' ,040 , • - .4 Per Qua: ter. Abingdon. . A ndover Barbrrry Balt , ngstoke Cirencester Coventry Daventry Derby i. owden. Hungerford Malt. n Mai:len head Nott i ng ham Win tage Warwick Winchester, York COUNTRY CORN MAR Wheat S. to 5. 57 71' 6i 64 56 fit 6' 59 111 '6 61 , s 69 3arley. 2. to S. 26 :16 0 22 27 25 23 2i . :!5 21 29 t 6 24, 27 - 29 :17 `L'6 3 32 - 35 r 3 29 :411 34 8 3+4 Oats. a. to 20 31 :0 1• 21 '8 i 5 2'2 31 11 :6 16 21 22 26 46 7r f i 9 SO 5'2 7 3 56 (SA 69 74 ET. Beans. Yo :a 22 34 25 3 1 19 24 30 32 26 30 I ~`"" .n a. to 35 41 so 40 34 43 . 43 4. .."; 33 33 4 . 3t; 34 45 c • '" / yd / 4J / / 31 if 33 / 40 / / 36 44 37 40 36 46 4, 1 ''' / s 0 -- -C2 1 - -20 3'l -- .., 1 ; 4 s. d. a. d. s. it. sd. A • 1 s.d. s. d. s• d. 1 . -• li . 01 t 7p II 8 36 4 6 3 0 40.00 .0 3. ~,,i -WAKEFIELD CORN 111 ARh FT. ~ to , r A ly was moderate, and prices of Wheat , va fier" :re rather higher. No variation- in. Saadi' 1 ticks. r t ine ff' 6.5 - ei i. ' s. Essex and Kent -s. s 4s . to " onc,,, il Nortoll, liti Slitfillk . ....1. 58a. to I 2 8 . , i . vi, --- Lin. and Cam. r.....------ Yorkshire -s. 565. it 63 1 - dot 6 34 ---, White . -I e. to 6Fs • or • f e p, . ,------ Foreign, hed .. , i ,(,,, -------. White ...5. ...;11. to M . ' dpf!'o, Barley, Norfolk ani Suffolk .-- ..- Lincolnshire ---- Yorkshire Wold - Foreign -s. to --4 .. .. odi , tlearir, New ----- Oki Oats, Potato -•.- Poland --- lerlezlamf and Small ---- luealing it•lling Malt Rapeseed ••••.. --/.os 241. Per Bushe'. Birminghem The suppl Shelling, n•t and other at Wneat, Nt CORNWALL MARKE (Calculated at '24 gallons to the b Wheat. Barley, --"--- u. d. to r. d. s. d. to s Truro... ......... — 0 7 5 0 tiel.tene St. Austell — 0 8 0 A Bodtnin — 0 8 8 --- 0 Liskeard — 0 7 6 0 Launceston Camel ford 6 6 7 C 3 ti Penzance. 7 8 8 4 0 BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, 'MAY 2 , opened rather heavily after the holidays, as London stated a further depression in . pric(.... close there was an improvement in the disposh to some extent, from a feeling that sugars' further at pre.ent. The arrivals during thr 4,000 mats, Mauritius; St. George, `2,300 mona, 370 hhds. ; Anna, 560 hits., II Mercury. The large wasps seen flying abou May are the Qut•en wasps, and their vents the birth of mvriads of wasps. give s a shilling each l'or them, dead of The Count de Brake, Marshal of S named by the King of the French, Grand of Honour. The Captain of a vessel which arr Tuesday from Hamburgh, which place he inst., states, that in clearing away the ruii which have been destroyed, 160 bodies bad 22 of them were in a cellar He state! I.boo bons , s have been entirely destroyed, as to be uninhabitable in their present state tle.tn, New ----t) td Plots, Potato —s to 2.4, 11 . 0 r o ". ''' -...- Poland — s. —s. to ‘).2 -' HP t pi , —. vrlot.lan ,, and SniwP . ......... --- Nealing ito.liing Malt Rapeq,ed - CORNWALL MARKETS. j i (Calculated at '24 gallons to the bushel.), op, _.......< ...---- Wheat. 1 Barley. t 6 , ,, .. ~ ------- s. d. to t. cl. s. 0. is s. d. a. ••„• o /0 '0 Truro --0 7 5 —(1 38— o '2, ilel.tenc -.. 78— 0 3 1.1 •-- ;: "/,, St. Austell ...... - 6 ,r, liocimin --0 8 8 0 4 4 .-- 0 Liskearo — 0 76 0 36 0 /,, Launceston .... Camel ford 6 6 70! 3ti 3 4 26 0 , r Penzance - ' ,i;e' ' „ , 015,', 4 0 BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, MAY 20.—UtIt• P v (1 0 ‘ opened rather heavily after the holidays, as the aeo° ll o ol, f ei London stated a further depres'icn in prices; but tol t ur cl? ‘ti close there was an improvement in the disposition to E t er,, to some extent, from a feeling that sugars might o°,llx/ further at pre , ent. The arrivals during the week ar%o;ii. i i 4,000 mats, Mauritius; St. George, 2,300 bags, 8. 1 41fi mona, 370 hhds. ; Anna, 5 6 0 hhds. , 118 tierces."7 oi Mercury. , r il 0 0 , 'l'he large wasps seen flying about in /11:04,1, May are the Qui.en wasps, and their desire. 1.," vents the birth of myriads of wasps. Earl kitk Jo) give s a shilling each for them, (lead 0' alive. 1,5 1 1t ;i The Count de Brake ~ Marshal of Sweden , , 11 ,` Le` named by the King of the French, Grand Cross o f t " - ea' of Honour. ~/ 0., f t", 0 11' The Captain of a vessel which arrived att v 04 .2 !" Tuesday from Pamburgh, which place he quitted ot t bo il'r o oi irst., states, that in clearing away the ruins of the ,1011,01 which have been destroyed, 160 bodies bad already bl e t ilk o ril ° '22 of them were in a cellar He states, a51 4 % 0 il'i 1.500 housis have been entirely destroyed, and 7`. l ' ` ' 1 ai to be uninhabitable in their i resent state. ,'' ---- - 0 6. B 111 TII S. of . 11 0 ' 0,, the 1 . th Mat., at Endsleigh-stri et, Mrs. Mellortoebi On the 19th inst., at Grove-end-road, St. Johns'° ,00' of . 11 ,t Firminger, of a daughter. n On the 19th in-t , the lady of Binstecil Gastilee, Es;'. , u ar e ' On the 19th inst., in Montague-street. Hassell*" t Ci llit' lady of John 101 ton, Esq., of a daughter. c. , On the 19th inst., at Bedford, tho lady of the Ile S AO i ) " Brereton, B.C. L. , of a sen. bit On the 19;h inst., at the Parsonage, Leaven -hts the wife ot the Rev. H. T . rry, of a . Olt the 20th inst.. Mrs. PC J. Chabot, son of a risde c o( 3°(lll' On the 10th inst., at. West Ham Abbey, the WY ,fr Tucke ~ E-q.. ' f Finsbury-circus, of a daughter. , 1, pio On the 20th inst., at Cottage-green , Camberwe' W. Wit kle% , of a son. O ii t I M.4RRIED. les '' oft the 19th inst., at Streatham Church , Char tite r 0 E,q., Madras Army, to Catherine Anne, second ds?!,,, et Rev. G. Hough, M.A. , Senior Chaplain at the L'al ff , f ' er Hope. , , ire °,,l , it - On Friday the '2oth instant. Marv, the beloved ` . .i, ask Pets. of Lambe t h a nd Theobalds, liens, and Cld ° II of J. U. Gris-ell, Esq. of Stockwell Commod• cl i " /)/ki) t he • On the 12th inst., at Lower ('laptop. Ert . “ ° '• " Cr' d a ughter of W. Jubb, of Herringthorpe. Yorksbi'e - o too , 0 On the 15th in , t., at Paul House, Upper E arl' . i clj d George Taylor. aged SO. , , i ,clt , 0 On the 16th iirst., at Mount Tavy, err rratl;'pel,,ol, I, Carpenter. E'q. a Magistrate for the COunties °' o f pe; fr ,' Cornwall, and a Deputy-Lieutenant for the coontY,oadt' On the 19th inst., at. Hagley-place, New N' ePt-- ( 60" Harrison, accountant, aged SS. °. On the 19th inst., Charles Henry, the infant so° 7 /1 F. Harris, Esq., of Harrow-park. -11' 41j :i t ' . , ;0 f old London; Printed and Published ty 511)RP', 1 9,. S t : Ni.. t l 2 , ‘'tr. , ,r , ;. at The Sru Office. No ' 16 42. the County 01' Middlesex, Monday, Alay :23 ' ..._.. Al 41 Rat