The Sun. — London, England, 1827-05-17 00:00:00

LAW INT ELLIGENCE -(THIS DAY) HOUSE OF LORDS. ' The ROSCOMMON PEERAGE. LORD CHANCELLOR sat in the House of Lords, to "ay> and the House was occupied all the morning in bearing evitlencein the Roscommon Peerage case. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. LEIGH V. . The VI CE -C HANCELLOR in the LEIGH course of the morning mentioned this case. It had given him, he said, a great deal of uneasiness, and the more he considered his former opinion, and the importance of the principle in volved in it, the more he became , alarmed, lest his decision should have been erroneous. The case was a moat perplexing one, and he felt that the best course he could adopt was to call on the bar for their assistance in setting him right, if he had acted in ignorance of the law or of the practice of the Court. He had not slept on the question since yesterday, and was still, perhaps O bstinately, of the same way of thinking upon the question. He still felt that he had no right to go into the considera tion of the legal validity of the plea. Mr. HORNE said, that the plaintiff sought to establish.a legal title, and had been met with what was termed an ab solute legal bar. The Court, in refusing to take cogni zance of that legal obstacle said, in effect, that what was an obstacle at one Side of Westminster Hall, was to have no weight at the other. The VICE-CHANCELLOR-It may ' be that the plaintiff Cul show in a Court of law, that the fine has been im properly levied, and thus remove the obstacle which the plea relies on, namely the fine and non -claim within five years ; and in overruling the plea, I merely give him an opportunity of doing so if he can. Mr. Suonrx said that as the fine was a legal bar, if anything it ought to be determined in a Court of Law. Mr. HORNE thought that the plaintiff might to-morrow ask for further relief, such as an injunction to restrain the defendant from committing waste on the estate. The VICE- CHA NCELLOR. he should come' to-mor row and ask for a scintilla of assistance more than I have already granted, I shall then consider it my duty to go into the substance of the whole plea. His Honour again ex pre4sed his earnest wish that the Bar would assist him in g et ting out o f t hi s di ff i culty, which puzzled him very much indeed. COURT OF KING'S BENCH., John Poole, an excise officer, who was convicted on an la.dctrnent containing two counts,_ the one charging him with takin g on one.occasion lls, Bd. more than the re gular duty on bricks belonging to one William Wells, and the other count charging him with taking from the same P er s°o, on another occasion, 61. 13s. 4d. more than the r w e L u b lat . d uth and appropriating both sums to his own use, brought up this morning for judgment. Mr. Justice BAYLZY, in passing judgment, observed that the prisoner had been guilty of a very great offence he had, by his conduct, ruined his character, and betrayed oot o n !- , y the interest of Wells, but also those of his own y d hi children, and violated the confide nce repose d i n 11 by hi s employers. The Court therefore adjudged alat 1;5 sh ou ld b e i mpr i soned for twelve months in the No he of Correction, and kept to hard labour. Zitvarc/ Beauchamp, J o h n Be auc h amp, John San-. s;erB) Edward Ellis, Tho mas B rown , an d R ichard Tay.. vrere also bro ug ht up for judgment. Th ey were con ex" of of assaulting G eorge B ow l ey and John Thomas, tt o fficers, and of wr es ti ng f rom t h em a quantity of Powder, which they had regularly seized. for .1r• GURNEY appeared for the prosecution, and prayed Judgm ent , Affidavits were then put in on behalf of both the prose "tors and the prisoners, and read. ti It aPpeared that on the Bth of February, 1C26, the two w ha e e r a rr : e i s halli Ps were driving two waggons, containing 25 of powder each, towards Islesworth, where they ZAct to deposit it, without the protection required by the , of Parliament, against those explosions which prove, near uangerous to the public. They were, however, met -champsnounslow by the prosecutors. After the Bean the had deposited eighteen barrels of the powder, Prosecutor* seized the remaining thirty-two bar °lt, a nd carried it to a cottage near Hotaslow. ~5' thereafter the prisoner Sanders, who was clerk to tak e Y ' or. and Alcock, from whose premises the powder was by t i:, and to whom it belonged, came up, accompanied n d rys ; ellr isoner Ellis, who was also in their service. . the ' ll kated that the cottage was not a place of safety for w der, and u n d er this. pretence, notwithstanding thrr'osecutors' zernoiastrances, succeeded, with the assist °f Ellis and the two Beauchamps, in ,removing the for: rt r 2'. t wo barrels of .powder back to Taylor and Aicock's t - O el • Next morning, when the prosecutors applied e v der, the priso ner T ay l or , one o f t h e partners, :i P s" ( t e , a e re d , and with the other prisoner B rown , w h o was a con - , 4 refused to deliver it up. puni sh B RODR RIP addressed the 'Court in mitigation of said that the p r i soners acte d ent i re l y i n Alr Prehensio n of the law. i u NEI , . having repli e d, a ted; JU STICE BA YLEY sa id t h at t h e pr i soners, had clearly t o .'n direct v i o l at i on of the law. They had no right a‘e t, re direct th e powder against the prosecutors ' con for, Wove it was regularly seized, and their reason took taking it away was a mere pretence, f or th e y Roocare not to carry it to his Majesty's magazine, or „e'utoo retain it in their own custody for behoof of the pro -I°' rNi till t h e law should decide respeeting•its disposal. sentence of the Court, therefore, was that the two Cra db 'Ps Sho u ld b e confined in his Majesty's prison, at five 4 4th-fields, for 28 d ays, Elli s four months, Sanders kinl"ths ; th at Brown should pay a fine of 201. to the 4101 Ri and that Tayl or s h ou ld b e i mpr i sone d f or t h ree ith ; and also pay a fine to the King of 500/. The COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. , put Court sat in Banco this morning, but nothing of inter • ' Court rest transpired. The Barons also sat in the de w ,. °I. Exchequer but the proceedings were equally 41 of interest C OURT OF CONDELEGATES. BRISCOE V. BRISCOE. opollr• , L YE desired that the above cause should be called %. Dr. N u 4 0 BI GNY (the President) observed that there was 'ng before the Court I:4 ‘. 4E 'n 9 • • d whether . the letter to which lie had 4.114,1 ed on thielasuitieCourtday had been produced. ilipe Registrar replied in the negative. I „ move Dr. ILtE Then I b to give notice that shall f it the --- beg - production of that letter in the Court above, and the m f that I shall move that Lady Briscoe's Proctor Culd produce n t only his bill of costs, which had been t i l l :ed , ; but also ins private costs. I state this publicly, that no person might charge me with unfairness, or say at I took him unawares. teiThv ese ob servations of the Learned Advocate's were re timed with bursts of laughter by the Advocates and , ctors present. fra br. Ltr resumed—Thi s case exhibited a series of most ~,,,volols and vexat i ous delays. It had been going on for . `" r teen years, and h e s h ould submit to the Court alone whether the late J u d ge of the Consistory Court (Sir W. shldSc ou ott), and Lad y Br i scoe's two Counsel, and her Proctor, n lor it was by befo cond emned in th e costs of the suit themselves, been k e pt be thre eir ne gligence th at this mit of adultery h a d h ourt for thirteen years. Dr. DAUBICN;Y a0i. , 1- . -..)a'ooserved, that the business of the Court was over, and the Advocates and Proctors moved off. Dr. LEE continued to repeat his o bservations to the few Persons that remained, adding, that he considered it a duty to God and his country to bring this case ' before the Public. • Dr. Franklin used to say, that th e most dis interested and useful friend a man could Possibly P'ocure was a French woman of a ert a i n age, c wh " areo had no d es i gns upon his perso n . ," a d ded he, ~ so ready to do They you ser v i and, f rom their knowledge of the world, know sce, o well how to serve yo u w ise ly." tiayl I?°RTUNATE STRATAGEM. —On last Sattir- Allowmorning, between one and two o'clock, four h Ts, in di sguise, entered the house of Mrs. ek, who resides in the town of Mountmel_ od -e " , Queen's County ; three of the marauders e their way to the bedchamber of the ta,urs daughter, and having stationed one of toneir companions at her bed side,. they proceeded other departments in search of plunder. the young lady, with great presence of mind, pretended to swoo n off from terror, and begged for a drink of water, which the fellow had the ladfhuroanity to descend the stair s to procure ; the seized the happy opportunity of opening the Owindow; and in descendin g , she broke a pan e of a* the . noise of which caused the villains to fdecamp without effecting their object,— W at „. ord Mirror, PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THIS DAY. 1. Mr. Hume—Bill to repeal Act 60 Geo. 3, c. 9, subject ing certain publications to the Duties of Stamps on Newspapers. 2. Mr. Wilmot Horton—Correspondence between Sir Ru fane Donkin and the Colonial Department, and other Papers on the subject of the Government of the Cape of Good Hope. 3. Mr. Wilmot Horton—Bill to provide for the adminis . tration'of Justice, &c. in New South Wales, and for the Civil Government of the said Colony. ORDERS OF THE DAY FOR THIS DAY. 1. Spring Guns Bill—Lords amendments to be considered. 2. Corporate Funds Bill—Third reading. 3. Dissenters' Marriages Bill—Second reading. 4. Election Expences Bill—Committee. 5. Corn Averages Act—Committee thereupon. 6. Beaumont andKirlcandrews Tithesßill—Second reading. 7. Prerogative Court (Ireland) Judge's Salary—Report thereupon. • S. Insolvent Debtors (Ireland) Bill—Second reading. 9. Roads and Bridges (Ireland) Bill—Second reading. NOTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY. Friday, May 18. 1. Mr. Moore—Bill to regulate the buying and selling of. Hay and Straw within the city, liberties, and vici nity of Dublin. 2. Mr. Moore—Bill to explain and amend Act (7 Geo. 4), to prevent the wilful and malicious destruction of dwelling-houses in Ireland. 3. Mr. Tennyson—Bill for enabling qualified persons to authorize their servants or others to kill Game upon their lands. Tuesday, May 22. _ . . Mr. Beaumont—Resolution, That the Administration, as at present constructed, is not deserving the confidence of the House and Country. Wednesday, -May 23. 1. Mr. Solicitor-General—Bill to prohibit Arrests on Mesne Process for Debt under 201. 2. Lord Viscount Aithorpe—Bill for registration of Free holders in England and Wales. PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. LORDS LIEUTENANTS, IRELANk). RETURN of the Names of Lords Lieutenants, Lords Jus tices, and Chief Secretaries of IrelLul ; 1801-1821 . . - Sra, Dublin Castle, March 24, 1827. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 13th inst., stating, that the King had been pleased to comply with the prayer of an humble Address presented to his Majesty, in pur suance of a Resolution of the House of ommons, dated the 12th inst. for—" A Return of the Names of the several Lords Lieutenants, Lords Justices, and Chief Secretaries of Ireland, appointed .since the Union, with the dates of their appointments." And I send you herewith the said Return, in order to its being laid before the House of Com mons accordingly. I am, with great truth and respect, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant, WELLESLEY. Right Hon. Robert Peel, &c. &c. &c. Lords Lieutenants. Date of Appointment. Philip Earl.of Hardwicke 25th May, lBOl John Duke of Bedford 9 8th March, ... 1806 Charles Duke of Richmond...l9th April, 1807- Charles Viscount Whitworth 26th August, lBl3 Charles Earl Talbot His Excellency the Marquis Wellesley, K G. 29th December, 1821 . Chief Secretaries. Right Hon. Charles Abbot ... 25th May, lBOl William Wickham 13th February, 1802 Sir E. Nepean, Bt. 6th February, 1804 Vansittart...23d March, Charles Long 21st September, 1805 ..... 2Bth March, 1806 Sir A. Wellesley 19th "April, 1807 Robert Dundas ...13th April, 1809 Wm. W. Pole ...18th October, 1809 Robert Peel Charles rant- -3d' v * - 3(l' August, ...1818 Henry Goulburn 29th December, 1821 WM. BLACKER, D. Vice-Treasurer. Viee-Treasurer's Office, Dublin Castle, 20th March, 1827. _ N.B.—The appointments of the Lords Justices were not notified to this Office. ROLLS OFFICE, IRELAND. A RETURN of the .Names of the several Lords-Lieute nants, Lords Justices, and Chief Secretaries, of Ireland, appointed, since the Union, with the dates of their .Ap pointments; appearing inrolled in the Rolls Office of his Majesty's HigiiCourt - of Chancery in Ireland :-- Philip Earl Hardwicke, Lieut:-General and Go vernor-General of Ireland ;—appointment dated at Westminster, 27th April, in the forty-first year of the reign of King George 111. The Right lion, Charles Abbot, Principal Secre tary of State ;—appointment dated 12th June, in the forty-first year of the reign of George 111. John Duke of Bedford, Lieutenant-General and General Governor of Ireland ;—appointment dated at Westminster, 12th of March, in the forty-sixth year of the reign of George 111. Charles Duke of Richmond, Lieut.-General and General Governor of Ireland ;—appointment dated at Westminster, 11th of April, in the forty-seventh year of the reign of George 111. Charles Viscount Whitworth, Lieutenant-General and General Governor of Ireland ;—appointment dated at - Westminster, 23d June, fifty-third year, reign of George 111. Lords Justices :—William Lord Archbishop of Armagh, Primate of all Ireland; Thomas Baron Manners, Lord High Chancellor; Sir George Hewitt, Bart., Commander of the Forces in Ire land ;----appointment dated 13th March, in fifty-fifth year, reign of George 111. Charles ChetWynd Earl Talbot, Lieutenant- General and General Governor of Ireland ;-,—appoint ment dated at Westminster, 3d October, fifty-seventh year, reign George 111. Lords Justices :—William Lord Archbishop of Armagh ; Thomas Baron Manners, Lord High Chancellor; and General Sir David Baird, Com mander of the Forces in Ireland ; appointment dated llth May, 182]. Richard Marquis Wellesley, Lieutenant-General and General Governor of Ireland ; appointment dated at Westminster, Bth December, second year, reign of George IV. J. WOGAN, Deputy Keeper of the . Rolls. We understand that another boy attempted to hang himself yesterday in %Vest-street. It seems the young urchin had been contradicted in some trifling matter by his mother, and sent up stairs. On going up a short time afterwards, she found him employed in putting the rope round his neck, and he had already placed a box to throw himself from.—Brighton Paper. The great satirist, Doctor Huire, arrived in town by the last Steam Packet from Germany. This gentleman ranks on the Continent with our Swift ; his " Reisibelder " is one of the most humourous productions of German Literature, much in the style of Jean Paul and Hoffman. ALARMING FlRE.—Yesterday afternoon, about four o'clock, a fire broke out in the upper storey of a tenement of wooden houses on the north side of the Lawnmarket, head of Baxter's Close. It had at first a most alarming appear ance, and we are sorry to add, that a poor woman lost her life on the occasion. It is said that the fire began in a room adjoining her own, and that she was asleep and intoxicated at the time it broke out. She was brought to the street in a state of suffocation, and carried to the shop of Mr. Sinclair, surgeon, who promptly admini stered such aid as her case require . d--but it was found impossible to restore animation.—Edin burgh Observer. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS.-(AI ST. JA : tar sfg o . ad of 28 Trusses.) .f. : ..i. - s X. I. Z. c Lowland Mead.Hay3 15 to 4 15 Clover Hay 4 15 to 7 0 Upland Ditto 415 6 0 Oat Straw Rye-grass Hay 415 6 0 Wheat Ditto 2 2 2 6 Supply rather limited, and trade a little alive; prices as on Tuesday. SMITHFIELD. X. s. X. s. Lowland Mead.Hay3 15 to 4 15 Upland Ditto 415 515 Rye-grass Hay 415 515 New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 Supply good, trade dull, L s. s. Clov. Hay generally 4 15 to 6 10 Do. extra tine 0 0 615 Oat Straw ll4 118 Wheat I)itto llB 2 2 and prices as last quoted. FISH-MARKET, BILLINGSGATE. Fish was more plentiful in this morning's market than at our yesterday's quotations. Mackerel were rather lower, and looked excellent. Turbots were sold from Bs. to 20s. each;; Salmon Is. 9d. tots. per lb.'; Salmon Trout, 1 5..6d. do. ; Mullets, 365. per dozen ; Brill, of superior quality, from ss. to 6s. each ; Flounders, 2s. 6(1. per basket; Whitings, from ss. to 69. per dozen ; Haddocks, 9s. per dozen ; Eels, five lbs. 2s. 6d. to 3s. ; good Guards, 12s. per hundred; Garnets, Sd. to Is. each; 'good sized Diamond Plaice, 2s. to 4s. per dozen ; Soles were rather scarce, and sold high. Fine lively Lobsters, 12s. to 20s. per dozen; Crabs, from 12s. to 18s. do. ; Shrimps, 2s. to 3s. per gallon : PraWns, Ss. 6(1. to 4s. per lb. In the prices of other fish there was little alteration. SPORTING-(RECEIVED THIS DAY). NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING, 1827. NEWMARKET, WEDNESDAY NIGHT. It has transpired that Gleuartney, besides bolting in his training, has had a cough, and this morning he was at 9to 2; but previous to .the race to-day he rose to 31 to I, which was taken to a large amount. Three thousand guineas were offered yesterday for Co lonel Wilson's Lamplighter, and refused. The Gold Cup, which was the subscription of 24 No blemen and Gentlemen, members of the Jockey Club, and which has been in the Grosvenor family since 1780, when PotBos walked over for it, was challenged for last Meet • ing by Mr. Wyndham (the nomination being sealed up), and not being accepted, the cup now becomes the property of Mr. Wyndham. It was originally subscribed for,in 1768. This day's sport consisted of. the,following race, which is of the most,extraordinary,character, two horses making two .dead heats : Handicap Plate of 501., bisubscription, for three-yr-olds aid upwards. A.F. . . Mr. Scott Stonehewer's Goshawk, Bst. 6114 0 0 1 Mr. Wyndhara's Stumps, 9st. 21b. Mr. Payne's c. by Octavius, 6st. 41b. 3 Mr. How's Skiff, 9st. 21b. Lord Anson's Noureddin, Bst. 21b. Duke of Grafton's b. c. Daemon JIB•. Dilly's Maldonia, Bst. 21b dr Gosha - wk won the third:heat by &length and a half. BETTING.—Bcfore starting--5 to I agst Goshawk-6 to 4 agst Stumps, 5 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's c.-4 to 1 agst Skiff-5 to 1 agst Noureddin. After the first heat-6 to 4on Stumps. After the second heat-5 to 4on Stumps. SINGULAR ELOPEMENT. Some weeks ago, we had occasion to notice a couple, who, preparatory to their being joined together in the bands of matrimony, had their names proclaimed in their respective parishesin the near neighbourhood of this town ; but unfor nately, or rather fortunately, for the young bridegroom, his cher amie took it into her wise head to run away with another m an . Th e cir cumstances of her, elopement we are now enabled to lay before"our readers. A quondam lover of the bride's—a ploughman of the parish of Tin wald—having heard of the proclamation of the banns, and being, much nettled, at the idea of losing her for ever, immediately -repaired to the place of her residence, to see wh a t cou ld be_ done to' retrieve her. . Hiving there met with aneigh bouring herd-boy, whom he .soon induced, by a present of a few sweetmeats, purchased from one of our travelling confectioners, to go and inform Miss that 'a disconsolate lover, almost at the point of despair, was just now in waiting - at the end of the adjoining field ; very desirous of having an interview With -her- fora few moments. No sooner had the boy delivered the message, and described the dress and appearaUce of his employer, than the bride's maid, who was in company with the bride at the time, assisting to forward the wedding brazes, took speech in hand, averring that it was very improper fdr a person in her circumstances to speak privately with any young man, particularly one who had formerly paid his addresses.to her. But all the etiquette of the former was quite inadequate to prevent her from giving him the meeting. Away, therefore, she went ; and what, could her more decorous handmaid do but follow close at her heels, and see that the absent bridegroom got fair play ? But fair play he was not destined to get ; for the man of the soil plied the fair one so earnestly, that she began to lend an ear to his sorrows. The maid now seeing that no in terference of her's' would avail any thing, and being disgusted at the want of decorum in her principal, soon left them to their own tete-a-tete, and in high .dudgeon returned to the house. Being left alone, they soon came to•an under standing ; and it was arranged that the victorious lover should return in the evening, " when all were fast asleep," with a vehicle to assist them in putting their design into more speedy execu tion. But as the fair one had more than once experienced the fickleness of this gentleman during their former acquaintance, she was de termined to have a token of his sincerity, and therefore demanded his watch and great coat as a pledge, till his return. Matters being_ thus amicably concluded, the swam, chuckling at his success, hastened at the time to receive his ready-made bride. But, 'haste it was ow i ng to . t h e over - anx i ous 'haste of the lover, or the unusual tardiness of the grand-papa in retiring to rest, is not quite clear, but true it is, that the lady was only half-, dressed when he arrived ; and as delay in such matters is always dangerous, she threw her cloak about her, sprung into a shaudradan which had been provided for her, and declared, that rather than be disappointed now, she would finish her toilette in Lochmaben. Crack went the whip, and the tough old poster soon conveyed the amorous couple beyond the reach of danger, and were pretty far advanced on the road to the ancient Queen of the " mony lochs," before the alarm wa s given in Terregles that the bride. was no where to be found. Arrived at the place of destination, the lady, with the help of a waiting maid, soon completed her dress, which, in the hurry of the moment, had been left unfinished, and the parties were, without farther delay, ushered into the presence of the officiating ma gistrate, where they were both tied as fast as the fetters of the law and the silken cords of love could bind them, proving the correctness of the old adage,—" that a faint heart never soon a fair lady."—Correspondent of Dumfries Cou rier. The Dowager Queen of Wirtemburg will also honour the races with her presence, and remain at Frogmore during the week with her Royal Sister.—Brighton Paper. A farmer in this neighbourhood having a dog which greatly annoyed people by his incessant yelling, took it into his head, that if he cut the tail off the dog, it would prevent his barking in future. He accordingly got a neighbour to hold the dog across a block of wood, intending to cut the tail off' himself with an axe ; but, in his blundering stupidity, instead of striking the tail, he cut the poor animal asunder through the body !—Brighton Paper. MEETING OF MECHANICS. • A most numerous Meeting of the Mechanics of London was held on Tuesday evening, at seven, at the theatre of the Mechanics' Institution, in South ampton-buildings, to consider the propriety of ad dressing his Majesty on the exercise of his Royal Prerogative in appointing his own Ministers. JOSEPH HumE, Esq. M.P. in the Chair. The SECRETARY read the requisition for calling the Meeting. Mr. HUME opened the business of the evening, and explained the object for which they had assem bled. He presided at the meeting because he was anxious to accede to their request. He had been known for many years - to promote the welfare of the work ing classes, and he was anxious that that important body should be raised to that political station to which their merits so well entitled them.—(Cheers.) —lt was the duty of every individual amongst them to express his unbiassed opinion on the great and important question which they were assembled to consider, and he had only to express his hope that every one who might present himself to the meet ing should obtain a fair and candid hearing.— (Cheers.) —They should hear all—those who oppo sed- them, as well as those who coincided with them in opinion. He hoped that the meeting would confine themselves -to the object expressed in the requisition, and that no new matter should be . in troduced. Having met in the hall of the Mechanics' Institution, it was neo2ssary for him to explain that this was not a Meeting of the Mechanics' Institution, but of the Mechanics of London generally. The Mechanics' Institution had nothing to do with the discussion of • political subjects, and he was anxious to set the public 'right, and point out the distinction. He requested that they should now proceed to the business for which they were assembled.—(Cheers.) Mr. GAST called their attention to the first Reso lution, which recognised the grand principle, that his Majesty had a right to exercise his undoubted prerogative unshackled.—(Hear, hear.)—He went into the history of the country for several years past, and commented upon the acts of the late Ad ministration, which, he said, were calculated to reduce the country to the most abject state. He condemned the measure recently recommended, to induce the people to emigrate to the Colonies. It argued the unsound state of the Constitution, to be obliged to send out of the country the productive classes by means of the taxes. It would be much better to send the unproductive classes out of the country. Every working man could produce more than he could himself consume ; but the drones in the country consumed without labouring for it, the produce raised by the working classes.—(Cheers.) He again censured-the notion of sending the people out of the 'country, and blamed the late Administra tion for originating the emigration scheme, and believed that the. greater part of the present Admi nistration were favourable to the same measure.— (Hear, hear.)—He next alluded to the present crisis in the political situation of the kingdom, and said he had not the same confidence in the Right Honourable. Gentleman at the head of the Govern ment that some people had.—(Hisses and applause.) —He could not forget the allusion to the unfortunate Ogden.—(Loud cries of " Question !" and ap plause.)—He took a view of the measures of Mr. Huskisson and the other supporters of free trade, which he condemned, and insisted that John Bull could not compete with other nations, weighed down as he was by 800,000,0001. of debt. He concluded by moving the following resolution : I. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Meeting, that his Most • Gracious Majesty has entitled himself, by the firmness and decision which he has shown in maintaining his undoubted prerogative in appointing, his own Ministers, to the thanks and gratitude of every loyal subject in his dominions, and that we are fully convinced that the country will, on all occasions, manifest its regard for the Constitution by supporting his Majesty in the ex ercise of his acknowledged power, against any party which shall attempt to dictate to, overawe, or controul him in its just and lawful exercise. Mr. NUTTALL seconded the resolution, and ob served that the country was not dissatisfied with the choice of, his Majesty in placing Mr. Canning at the head of the Government. There were no meetings throughout the country to complain of his Ma jesty's choice, and he hoped the Ministers would not forget the feeling of the country. It was remark able that the ex-Ministers had not yet received the approbation of a single public body in the kingdom for the manner in which they had conducted the affairs of the country, during the great number of years they were in office. It was too much to com plain of Mr. Canning for not doing more than he could with such colleagues. The public ought to give Mr. Canning a fair trial in his new situation.— (Applause.) Mr. BUTLER said, if the question was, whether Mr. Canning ought to be Prime Minister or no, he for one should answer in the negative. He could not help considering him to be a "profligate Minis ter."—(Hisses.) He voted away the liberties of the people to enlarge the powers of the Aristocracy —(Hear.) He complained of Mr. Canning's de sertion of the Queen in the hour of danger.—(Great cheers.) He saw nothing to admire in Mr. Can ning's political life. He gave him no credit for his conduct with regard to Portugal. He was only ful filling the faith of treaties.—(Hear, hear.) He complimented their Chairman, Mr. Flume, for con tinuing at the Opposition side of the House; and he thought if the Whigs had remained faithful to their principles, they would have ultimately trium phed.—(Great cheers.) He was of opinion that the Revolution of 1688 was by no means service able to the people, because ail the power was on that occesion thrown into the hands of the Aristo cracy.—(Cheers.) He believed the present mea sures with regard to the Ministry were not the im pulse of his Majesty's feelings, bat a last resource (if he believed the reports of the day); for it was said that Mr. Peel- told his Majesty that he could not form a No-Popery Administration.—(Cheers.) A mechanic could by no means join in the praise measured out to Mr. Canning. Dr. GILCIIRIST thought it premature to go into the merits of the present Ministry. He was -no ad mirer of Mr. Canning, because he (Dr. Gilchrist) was what was called - a Radical Reformer, and he hoped to die so.- , -(Cheers.)—He thanked his God' that certain persons were out of the Ministry. He would not speak -harshly of 'them : but he prayed that they might. never get in again.—( Great cheers). The Learned Doctor alluded to what he called a genteel banishment (emigration) of the people, by, means of the taxes ; and said, he recollected the day when it was penal for an English artisan to leave the country. He expected to see the labouring classes read much, and understand their condition. They should always bear in mind, that " Knowledge was power." He should regret it to go forth to the public, that 'this assembly was inimical to Mr. Can ning. They ought to give him a fair trial, before they condemned him.—(Great cheers.) A MECHANIC was sure that the King had the in terests of the people at heart.—(Applause.) Another Mechanic said Mr. Canning might have sent his colleagues r long ago, bag and baggage, to play " Hell and Tommy" if they pleased, with a certain Learned Lord.—(Laughter and hisses.)—[Here the speaker stopped a few minutes, and was frequently called upon to go on _; but he appeared to have for gotten the thread of his speech, and sat down amidst laughter.] Mr. PEEL, a sawyer, neither liked the late nor present Ministry, for he could not forget that by their measures he lost the benefit of his labour. He hoped they would make allowance for an injured tradesman. His understanding 'was. darkened. — (Great laughter.)—To make short of it he should move an amendment. He loved his King and coun try, but he saw no good likely to result to the coun try from the present Administration.—(Laughter and hisses.) —He saw cunning at the bottom. — (Laughter.)—lt was too much the fashion to laugh at a man because he was not learned.—(Roars of laughter.)—He saw designs of magic, maliCious in tentions, cunning artifices, and wicked .devices — (Uproar)—to injure the good King, George IV, He moved an amendment to request his Majesty to remove the present Ministers—(Laughter and hisses) —in the same way that he removed the last, and for the same reason.—(Cries of turn him out—with draw your amendment !) Mr. HUME said Mr. Peel did not press his amend ment. A Mechanic said the question did ;not relate to the character of Mr. Canning, or any of the other Ministers; but they were met to approve of the firm exercise of the prerogative of the Crown by his Majesty.—(Cheers.) Mr. HUME then put the question on the resolu tion, which was carried with two dissentients (one of them the injured man.) Mr. GRIEVE, a shipwright, rose to propose the second resolution, and pronounced a very seve re philippic against the Ex-Ministers, and condemned the present factious opposition of those Ex-Mini sters, whose only motives were self-aggrandisement. What could the. Marquis of Londonderry mean by the present course he was pursuing ? He was, at the outset of his life, a soldier of fortune, and was now at the head of two noble families. How he got at the head of one of them he could not say.— (Hear.)—The mechanics owed a duty to themselves and to their country, and he hoped they would dis charge it. A Mechanic compared the late . Ministers to a set of workmen, co-operating for. what was call e d a strike: and he doubted if the late Combination Laws were now in force, but that the Ex-Ministers could be prosecuted for a conspiracy against their master.—(A laugh and cheers.)—Tbese Ex-Mini sters owed a debt of gratitude to their present ex cellent Chairman, who, by his exertions in procur ing the repeal of those Laws saved the seven wise men from a prosecution.—(Great laughter). The following resolution was then carried by acclamation 2. Resolved,—That an Address of Thanks and Congra tulation, founded on the preceding Resolution, be presented to his Most Gracious Majesty. The following Address was then carried : TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. May it please your Majesty, We, your Majesty's flilthful and loyal subjects, the Me chanics of London, believing it to be our duty and -undoubted privilege, as Members of a free State, to express :to your Majesty our real sentiments on any occasion of national im portance, beg leave, most respectfully, to approach your Majesty at the present moment, and to offer our sincere thanks and congratulations, for the firmness and decision which your Majesty has lately evinced in the formation of a new Ministry. We have learned that certain persons, who were formerly Members of your Majesty's Most Honourable Council, did, by suddenly withdrawing themselves from your Majesty's Councils, place your Majesty in difficulties which might have operated to prevent your Majesty from exercising, freely, independently, and usefully, the undoubted prerogative of appointing your own Minis ters—which, equally with the liberties and privileges of the people, is secured to your Majesty by the Constitution, and enjoyed for the public good ; and we beg leave, most re spectfully, to assure your Majesty that, while we have deeply sympathised with your Majesty in the very difficult and trying situation in which your Majesty has been placed, we have seen With the utmost pleasure and satisfaction that your Majesty has resisted, - what appears to us to have been a most unconstitutional attempt to dictate to your Majesty, with that firmness and decision, which became the head of &great empire, and was no lets necessary for maintaining the dignity of the Crown than for securing the true interest of your Majesty's subjects. Your Majesty may rest assured that we shall be ready and willing at all times to uphold the honour, dignity, and privileges of the Crown and Constitution, against any set of men,of whatever princi ples, opinions, views, or influence,who shall, in any way, at tempt to prevent your Majesty from availing yourself of the services of such of your-Majesty's subjects as your Majesty may deem most fit to promote the best interests of the people. We are fully convinced that a free, unbiassed, and independent choice of Ministers is absolutely neces sary, at all times, and more especially at present, when calamity, distress, and want, pervade the whole empire, to secure the welfare of your subjects; and while, in conclu sion, we most respectfully assure your Majesty of our high esteem, regard, and affection, and of our sincere wish that your Majesty may long reign over a fr,s, happy, and loyal people; we beg leave, at the same time, to express our ardent hopes that your Majesty will, regardless of family,,, wealth, or Parliamentary influence, always select for admi nistering the Government of your Majesty's dominions, -men whose talents, integrity, and liberal principles point them out as most fit to • enjoy your Majesty's and the people's confidence, and thereby secure the welfare, hap piness, and content of your Majesty's loyal and suffering subjects. Mr. EDDING'F ON moved the next resolution. He was desirous- that the great friend of the working classes (Mr. Hume) should present the .address to his Majesty, the. first opportimity:—(Cheers.)—He contended that the working classes. of the people had many grievances to be redressed, and if the new Ministry did not effectually afford this portion of the people the redress they so much expected, it would be better if the people bad no Ministry at all.—(Cheers.)—He disapproved of free trade in this shipping, and said it would tend to destroy the in dustry of the people.—(Applause.)---He read the following resolution. S._ Resolved.—That the. Address now read be adopted by this Meeting, and that Joseph Home,. E;q., M.P., be appointed to present the same to his Majesty in person', as soon as convenient. Dr. GILCHRIST supported the AddreSs, and en :rested the country to give the Ministry a fair trial. Cheers.) Mr. LAWRENCE, a brass-founder, was glad .to per ceive the meeting so favoerable to the, uneontrouled exercise of the prerogative. of the Crown in the pre sent instance; but the people of England shoeld not wish to see the prerogatives. of the Crown exercised too frequently. His Majesty had cut off many heads of the Hydra of Intelerance, but Majeity, it was well known, took every • opportunity of encroaching on the privileges of the Constitution. He 'hoped the working classes would pause before they lauded too much the exercise of the Royal prerogatives.— (Cheers.) It was then put that the addiess be presented to his Majesty by Mr. Hume... A Mechanic inquifed how - the address should be presented? _ • • • • : Mr. HUME said the usual course was , to present the address to his Majesty at a Levee. It was for merly Jhe.practice for any person, however humble, to present an Address to the King, wh erever h e could be approaChed, bet that course was now altered. A Mechanic insisted that every Englishm a n h a d a ccnstitutional right, to approach hi s M a jesty.— (Cheers.) - • -. Some dis - cuSsion here took, place respecting the propriety of having the Address presented by Mr. Hume, accompanied by some .other Member of Par liament. It was, however, the general feeling of the :Meeting, that the. Address should be presented by Mr. Hume, solely, 'as a mark of the affectionate regard whi c h . he Mechanics bore towards that Gen. tleinan, for his uncompromising fidelity to their in terests, .and his zeal in defending their rights on every occasion. All opposition to this resolution Was ultimately withdrawn, and it was carried by loud continued cheers. MI% ADAMS, a carpenter, in proposing the next resolution, complained of the hostility of the greater partof the press to their body. Mr. LOMAX, a shipwright, proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Hume, and said they were mainly in debted to that Gentleman for preventing the re enactment of the Combination Laws. Mr:Hume's exertions were highly honourable and disinterested, though the Mechanics could not offer him place or emolument of any kind. Among the twenty-one Members of the Committee, Mr. Hume was the only man who was the friend of the working classes. He admired Mr. Hume, because he was neither Whig nor Tory.—(Cheers.)—The House of Com mons was first instituted to give the Crown a check on the overgrown power of the Barons, the haughty aristocracy. Some of these patricians were proud of tracing their descent from William the Contlue ror,—a bastard, a thief, a reptile.—(Cheers.) — Those were the great people who despised the work ing classes, and would fain trample on their necks; but the people would not be put down at this hour of the duy.—(Cheers.) The patricians were what an old spectator reminded him of, as being " cram med with learned lore," but who had no more sense than children. A Mechanicaddressed the Meetingat great length, and launched out into a most eloquent strain on the great advantages to be derived from the improve ment of the minds of the working classes. He hailed the assemblage of so large a body of the Mechanics of this great metropolis with feelings of pride. !They (he observed) exhibited a spirit of inquiry very creditable to them, and which would shed great lustre on their proceedings. He wished to-substitute a resolution more worthy of the Meet ing, and more expressive of the feeling of the country at large, than the one before them. It was as follows : 4. That the thanks of the British people are due to Joseph Hume, Esq. M.P., for his bold, patriotic, and per 4evering exertions in the cause of civil, political, and reli gious liberty; for his undaunted defence of national eco nomy ; and for his constant opposition to tyranny, oppres sion, and corruption, in every shape. The following was also proposed : 5. Resolved—that the cordial - Thanks of this Meeting be given to Joseph Hume, Esq. M.P., for his conduct in the chair on the present occasion. Dr. GILCHRIST moved the next resolutions, which were carried by deafening shouts of applatise. The cheering continued for several minutes. Mr. ilustE returned thanks. He assured the Meeting that he highly valued the manner in which the Resolutions were carried. He felt rejoiced that his exertions met with their approbation; he should unremittingly continue them. He consideredthe talents displayed here this night to be very impor tant to the great interests of the nation. He thought the strength and power of the country could not be more improved than by the diffusion of knowledge among the people. He considered that the work ing classes did not possess all their rights, and he was proud to see-the march of mind which he hail that night witnessed. He regretted that he did not caution the Meeting at the commencement not to make personal allusions to any individuals connected with the present extraordinary .crisis. He was cer tain the present change would be very beneficial to the interests of the country. They . ought to forgive any misdeeds of which those individuals were guilty, and to look forward to better things. He had little hopes of the party that left office, an d great hopes of the party that had taken office. He hoped neither of the coalescing party would adhere strictly to their professions, but, by a coalition of good in tentions, produce something effectual for the coun try. The sentiments of the people would have great weight with the Government. For his own part he looked to measures, and not to men. He never voted for a Minister because he was a Minister, and never voted against a Minister because he was a Minister, but according to his own views of the pro priety of the measures proposed. It would be un charitable prematurely to blame the present Minis ters. They were very unsettled at present, and this Meeting would not act wisely by throwing ob stacles in their way. He next alluded to the rela tive situation of the mechanics, and believed that 'master and journeyman never were before on better terms than. now. To the last day of his life he ;hould rejoice at having been instrumental in pro .lucing such a change. He adverted to the manner :n which the , address should be presented to his Ma jesty, and observed that he should take the first op portunity of complying with the wishes of the Meeting, and concludid amidst the loud greetings of the assembly. . A vote of thanks to Dr. GILCIIRIiT then passed, and the Meeting separated at. eleven o'clock. We underitand it - is the intention of the Duke )f Clarence to visit Newhaven shortly, for the purpose of inspecting the Hyperion frigate, and %lso the harbour.—Brighton Paper. FAMILY GUIDE.—We understand that a new edition of Dr. Graham's Modern Domestic Medicine, has just been published. Of this work, we before observed, that it is very highly recommended to the attention of the clergy, Tainilies, and invalids, by several of the most re zeutable periodicals, being considered as " not only incomparably superior to Buchan's, but also to every similar work in our language." The " Imperial Magazine," for April, - also states, " it will be found a very valUable acquisition to the family library, and no medicine-chest, at home or abroad, ought to be considered complete without it." Perspicuous detail is said to be a prominent feature in this book, which is likely to become very popular among the more enlightened part of the community. An affair of honour took place on Thursda'y afternoon, between Capt. E— and Capt. D—, of this Garrison, when after an ex change of shots, without injury, tine seconds interfered.; and we understand amost satisfactory explanation was offered by the former, upon which the belligerents shook hands. and were reconciled.— South African Advertiser, March 6. A LADY'S VA VAR', Es.—i-When the Duchess of Kingston wished to be- received at the court of Berlin, she got the Russian Minister there to mention her intentions to his Prussian majesty ; and to tell him at the same time, that her fortune Was at Rome, her bank at Venice, but that her heart was at Berlin. Immediately on hearing this, the king sarcastically replied, " I beg, sir, you will give - my compliments to: her Grace, and inform her, that I am sorry we are only intrusted with the very Itiorstpart of her property." . ECONOMY.--A friend complained :to his, neighbour the other day, of the heavy amount, of his bill for meat ; " but," added he, " I ani. determined to have no more butcher's meat my house this year at any rate." " Not this year !" said his neighbour, " why the year is but just begun." " True," rejoined the other, " but I mean to pay ready money for it in future, and then it will be my noi4,,and not the butcher:s." —Brighton .'apes.. A HINT- TaTARMERS.—ON A NEw CHEAP. AND EFFECTUAL METHOD or PROCURING iVIANURE a'OR EVER. —When a Lea Field is broken up, instead of practising the old labori ous work of harrowing and burning the sods,. collect them into banks, placed at the distance of twenty paces asunder, by which no car Work will be necessary, as they are removed with ease. by boys and girl s , w h o are. .employed for that. purpose. By so doing, you take completely all: rp; tt r i e ng them in fo in weeds and dirt out of the way ' • you then plough thethespace usual mannerbetween for th drill e banks andpe potatoes, putting the only time any manure you may happen to have. This will also give you one or two crops o f corn, when your sods will come into play And be sufficiently rotted for any purpose you please.— When your heaps are formed, that they may not be unproductive, you are to plant them with potatoes in the Munster manner ; that is, at the back of the spade, moulding thin by a furrow cut with the plough adjoining them. To save expence, mind that you leave unploughed the , round on which the - bank stands which ought to be 12. feet abroad. The three grand objects which are acquired by this invention are as fol lows :—You haVe an inexhaustible store of the best of all manures, vegetable mould —your sur face, though ever so dirty before, becomes com pletely Clean, and by the removal of the sod the main earth is b roug ht into action. Th e person with whom this plan originated is now enjoying the benefit of it ;- and as he resides within 'less than 100 miles of Vinegar Hill, will be happy to shoW any.curious person how successfully it operates in every way.— Wexford Paper.