The Sun. — London, England, 1834-05-22 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. There has been an anti-tithe meeting in the Eastern Division of Kent. After many pro fessions of respect for the doctrines of the church, Mr. Hughes declared that Lord Al thorp's bill " would leave too much wealth" in the hands of those who preached such doc trines, and would " not sufficiently relieve the landed interest." Now really this is a view of the tithe question which we have never yet suffered ourselves to entertain and we can afford to speak out upon it, from having at all times consistently and strenuously upheld the wisdom of supporting the established clergy, by some form of income less productive of trouble and disputes than that of tithe. But Mr. Hughes considers not the justice of the case so much as the convenience of the agri culturists. His objection to Lord Althorp's bill leaves out of consideration the main ques tion of all—viz., the rights of the respective parties, and has regard to none but a single circumstance—namely, the advantage of one of them. That gentleman asserts that a tenth of the rental of lands would be " amply sufficient" for the clergy man. We have no doubt that there art many philosophers of the same school who would tell Mr. Hughes with the utmost gravity. that half or a fourth of his estate would be " amply sufficient" for him. But what would be the answer of that free and easy confiscator of the church revenues, to any of his own brethren in the anti-tithe interest, who insulted him by such a proposition ? Why, plainly this—" Will you rob me of my estate? What is it to you whether my income be 2,000/. a-year or 4,0001. ? How can you determine what is sufficient for me ? and how can you dare propose such a villainy as the transfer of my money to your own pockets ?" What is the present property of the church ? It is nominally one-tenth of the gross produce of the soil o' England. but in practice it is known to be con siderably less, probably not more than one fifteenth instead ofone-tenth of the gross product of the land. Lord Althorp proposes, and witt scrupulous justice, that there shall be a valuatiot of the amount of tithe for some years past, and that the average value for a certain number o' `ears shall be the standard whereby to regulate the amount of future income, to be raised br land -tax, for the clergy. The resolution tt make the church " tenth joint proprietor of the land" is, in other words, to transfer to the land lord two-thirds of the existing church revenue 'Whatever may be lie case in Ireland (am upon that subject we may have something tt say hereafter), most dispassionate men art agreed that the church property of England, well distributed, would not leave a very large surplus after providing a decent maintenance for the clergy ; and if it did, that the landlord: are the last class of men in the nation on whon that surplus ought to be thrown away. Wt say all this with a full conviction before us tha the tithe system is practically at an end—tha. if an effort were made by government to con. tinue it any longer, the church itself would bt swept at once out of existence, and the esta blishment of any religion whatever renderer altogether impracticable. The inconveniences and vexations attending the mode in whicl tithe is valued and collected are well described by Sir John Campbell, in his speech to the electors of Edinburgh, when he congratulates his Scotch countrymen on their exemption from tithes for the last 150 years, while in Englam the tithes are a tax on capital. No man can milk his cow that is not forced to surrender tht tenth pint of milk to the clergyman, nor dress a salad of which the same clergyman has not had his right to the tenth leaf, nor raise ter. peaches of which one is not the parson's pro perty. Nevertheless, justice must be done. In Ireland we doubt not that the revenues nor% absorbed by that unnatural wen called the Irisl Protestant church must eventually he alienateti to more general objects ; and that, on inclu ding, as must there be done, all sects of Chris tian ministers in the great measure of payment by the state, the income allotted to the esta blished clergy must be proportioned to the du ties they perform, and to the numbers and wants of the community which they serve. In this country we are fortunately freed from such em barrassments.— Times. The grounds on which Sir James Graham resisted the second reading of Mr. Lyall's bill for transferring the sixpence a month, paid.a' present by seamen while employed in the mer chant service to Greenwich Hospital, from which they derive no benefit, to the Merchant Sea men's Hospital, an institution of their own. seemed to us very untenable. Even admitting the impossibility of builplyiligthe military navy of the country (which we only do for the sake of argument) with sailors in time of war, with out impressing merchant seamen, there can be no reason surely for subjecting them to the ad ditional injustice of taxing them separately, in order to relieve the country from a share of the debt due from the nation to its worn-out ser vants. " The hon. member for London (said Sir James) contended that the object of his bill was to relieve merchant seamen. He (Sir J. Graham) was of opinion, that its object rather was to re lieve Ahipowners. It appeared to him to be quite clear, that if the merchant seamen were relieved from the payment of these sixpences, there would soon be a correspondent reduction fnade in their wages." Greenwich. Hospital is a national institution ; and were we even to admit that the sixpence a month is borne by the owners, and pot by the sailors, why should shipowners be taxed for a national object, any more than millowners, or any other employers of labourers ? But if the shipowners are some times unreasonable in their complaints, and Ilnpu4? blame to Government where Govern inerlt ifinocent, still it is the duty of Minis ters to relieve them from all burdens which they illsOY he POW(' an to bear. Sir James absolutely Vent the length of a quibble to prove that the seamen actually did receive benefit from Greenwich Hospital. !, The whole sum (he said) paid by the merchant tiiclungs. to Greenwich Hospital, was 22,0001. a year, and it rags be remembered that that sum was paid only when they were in full employment, and in active service. It was not true that the merchant seamen did not receive any benefit from the sixpences which they paid to Greenwich Hospital. Of the 2,700 pen sioners on Greenwich Hospital, 1,180 had served in the merchant service ; 300 of them had served from thirty to fifty years each in the merchant service; and of the whole 1,180 who had served in the merchant service, the average rate of that service had been thirteen years. It was in the merchant service that they had been employed in the flower of their yo u th, and when they were most efficient ; and it not unfre quently happened, that soon after entering the King's service, in consequence of rheumatism, or some other disease contracted in the merchant service, they were invalided, and obtained Greenwich Hospital." The Government is . not obliged to take men in a bad state of health from the merchant service, and we presume that none are taken who have ! any disease at the time. But when once they have taken the men, they of course take them with all their liabilities to diFease, and the na tion is bound to provide for all who become dis abled in the service, without reference to their former employments. It is little less than ab surd, therefore, to say that merchant seamen derive benefit from Greenwich Hospital, be cause the pensioners of Greenwich hospital were merchant seamen before serving in King's ship.. Sir James, it is true, detailed the na :Lae of the benefits intended for the merchant seamen, in the measure introduced by him into the house for the registration of seamen. So far so good ; but the nation will benefit by the registration, and it ought to pay for the induce ment which that measure holds out to seamen, without any set-off like the sixpences to Green wich hospital. There may be some difficulty in providing a substitute ; but if we are come to to this, that the Government cannot mcet all the demands on it, we could point out several classes, the robbery of which would be at least as little objectionable as that of the poor mer chant seamen. The sense of justice of the house prevailed, and ministers were defeated as they ought to have been. The majority was 94 to 57.—Morning Chronicle. The Paris Papers of Tuesday bring intelli ;ence of the death of the well-known General Lafayette, after a short and violent illness, the Rtful vicissitudes of which had, it would seem, almost up to the last moment, emboldened his friends to hope that the issue would have been otherwise. This event took place on Tuesday norning, at a few minutes past five o'clock. The deceased was in his seventy-seventh year, md was one of the most remarkable men of his :ime. His name, more than that of any ndividual living, is connected with modern 'iistory, and may be said to be so identified with that of " revolution," as to be almost a convertible term for it. Without any imme- Bate connection with the cause of the great convulsions which have shaken the world for he last half century—for he was an actor, not a plotter—Lafayette was present at the birth, and acted as the godfather to most of them. His interference in North American affairs •reatly influenced the ultimate secession of the United States from this country, and upon every occasion he is found most prominently nixed up with all the extraordinary scenes which occurred in his own country some few fears subsequently. But though cradled in in nirrection, his character was mild and his dis iosition merciful. He revolted from scenes of flood ; but, strange to say, justified those out ireaks which, necessarily provocative of re ;istance, must in their nature be sanguinary. He was weak enough to think that the most violent disorders might be perpetrated in an in iocuous and peaceful manner. He would not curt a fly, and could yet approve of convul ;ions which unsettled all the guarantees of life, iberty, and property. Weak and inconclusive n council, he was straightforward and formi lable in action, most commonly the slave of his own impulsive attachment to abstract liberty, Jr a tool in the hands of somebody more cun ning and less principled than himself. He was the last of that theoretic school which received its notions of sedition from the writings of the philosophers, and was as un .ike a modern republican as D'Alembert to a member of the Aide-Toi Society. His repu ' ation belongs to the former rather than the _atter revolution. During the " three great lays" of 1830, he certainly took a leading part, nit his countrymen impute to him that upon that occasion he displayed more generosity than judgment, and to his good-natured error in .neasuring the King's character by his own is imputed much of the evils which have since unsettled France. He it was who accepted Louis Philip's vague assurance " that the char :er should henceforward be a verity," as a full pledge of the newly-elected Monarch's inten tions respecting the charter. He lived, how ,:ver, long enough to be himself the dupe of this niaiserie, and after being the hero of so Inany revolutions, he died the victim of the iast, having been ill-treated, slighted, and,dis _;raced, by the very man whom he had raised to power. By a very slight acquiescence in the wishes of the people in 1830, Lafayette might lave declared himself head of the " French Republic," but he was contented with the more humble title of " Chief of the Na- Lionel Guard," a distinction, however, which, in a very few months, the ingratitude of the King obliged him to abandon in disgust. His death, under present circumstances, is an affair of considerable national importance. He was avowedly the head of the republican party in France ; at once the most influential and the most respectable of that political sect. How far his . departure will act upon the future con duct or present importance of the republicans appears to be a question of doubt among the speculative in that country. His name and private character were as a host to that faction, or fraction ; but his counsels, on the other hand, which were invariably those of peace, contributed much to keep within bounds its insurrectionary excesses. The republicans have lost with him much moral force, but the public peace will also miss in him an advocate and guardian. The government appear to appre hend that his funeral, like that of General Lamarque, will prove an occasion for riot ; but our correspondent, who knows the relations of parties in Paris, assumes the presumption to be quite the other way. And indeed it would seem that the republicans are hardly in spirits to get up another disturbance. Gen. Lafayette will be buried with all the honours due to his fame. In this the Chambers and the Court appear to concur ; for whatever differences of opinion there may be as to the mischief of his example upon the disorderly, there is an asso ciation about his name which it would not be prudent in the court party to desecrate. It is satisfactory to learn that, according to all pre sent calculations, the funeral ceremonial will pass over without any material disturbance. — Morning Herald. We are requested to state that Mr. Morier's new Oriental Romance " Ayesha the Maid of Kars" will be published on Tuesday next, the 27th inst, by Mr. Bentley, New Burlington -street. To prevent disappointment in the early delivery of this work, orders should be immediately forwarded to the various booksellers throughout the United Kingdom. A PUZZLER.—One very wet day last week, two Highlandmen, travelling on the Glasgow road, were overtaken by the new steam carriage near the Three-mile House. The Celts gazed for some mo ments in silent wonderment, when the first who re covered himself, exclaimed, " Teil be in the queer thing, Tongan ; she'll never saw the like afore: a coach run awa' frae te horses; fricht him back." " Hoot no," replied Dougall, " te horses be putten I . inside for te rain tis wat day." COURTMARTIAL ON CAPTAIN HUGH PIGOTT, R.N.-(SEVENTH DAY.) The court reassembled yesterday, on board his Majesty's ship Hastings at Sheerness, pursuant to adjournment, to proceed with the charges brought against Capt. Hugh Pigott, R.N., by Lieut. Walker, late commander of the Alban steam-vessel. As soon as the court was opened, Vice-Admiral Sir R. King, K. C. 8., President, announced that the Court had taken the directions of the Lords of the Admiralty upon certain additional questions which Lieutenant Walker the prosecutor, had propounded to Mr. Pettigrew and some other witnesses, and that the Admiralty had directed the attendance of the counsel to the Admiralty. Alexander Moreland's evidence was then resumed. It related to the state of the Alban when Captain Pigott inspected her, as to the condition of the arms on board the vessel at that time, and whether the dis coloured state of the paint on the decks and cabins of the vessel was not occasioned by the Alban being a steam-vessel, and, consequently, more liable to dirt. This evidence, it appears, is brought forward in con sequence of Captain Pigott having made a representa tion to the Admiral on the station ( Sir H. Hotham) of ' the dirty state of the vessel, which at that time was expressly engaged for Sir Stratford Canning and the Russian and French Ambassadors, being also fre quently on conferences there. Sir H. Hotham repri manded Lieutenant Walker in consequence of this representation, and this evidence is intended to dis prove the assertion of Captain Pigott. It was nearly the same as that of the other witnesses who have been examined on the same points heretofore. James Wiltshire, another seaman of the Alban, was next called, and examined upon some of the same points. Lieutenant Walker—Do you recollect whether Captain Pigott expressed any doubts as to my not hav ing washed the decks and paint-work on the morning the Alban was inspected? Witness—Yes. Lieutenant Walker Did Captain Pigott appear in a joking humour or in earnest when he gave orders to stow the empty coal-bags in my cabin ? Witness— In my opinion in earnest. Lieutenant Walker Did he appear in a joking or angry humour ? Witness—l thought myself he was very angry. These questions refer to an assertion of Captain Pi-. gott's, that when he gave orders to Lieut. Walker to remove the coal-bags from the deck of the Alban to his own cabin, it was given in such a manner that an officer would not be supposed to obey it. During the proceedings the President announced that the counsel to the Admiralty was in attendance, by the directions of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. H. J. Shepherd, Esq., counsel to the Admiralty, was duly sworn. Lieut. Walker, senior lieutenant of his Majesty's ship Barham, was next examined by Lieutenant Wal ker, the prosecutor (the same name, but no relation). Lieutenant Walker (the prosecutor).— Were you present at an interview I had with Captain Pigott, on board the Barham, in consequence of a letter I had written to him on the 30th of March ? Witness-4 was. Lieutenant Walker—State to the Court what passed upon that occasion. Witness—l recollect Captain Pigott threatening to try Lieutenant Walker 14' a courtmartial. To the best of my recollection, it was in consequence of the state his vessel was in. Lieutenant Walker —Do you recollect Captain Pigott stating that I had addressed to him a very im proper letter, which if forwarded, he would try me by a courtmartial ? This question was objected to by the Court, and upon Mr. Shepherd being appealed to, it was directed to be put in another form. The witness was then asked if any reference was made to the above-mentioned letter ? Witness—On one occasion Captain Pigott alluded to the letter, tell ing Lieutenant Walker that if it was forwarded it must come to a courtmartial, or words to that effect. Lieutenant Walker—Did he propose to me in any manner that it should be withdrawn ? Witness-1 recollect Captain Pigott saying that he did not wish the letter to be forwarded, as he would not wish to hurt Lieutenant Walker in the service. Lieutenant Walker Did he say that out of kind ness to me, he would permit me to withdraw it ? Wit ness--I recollect Captain Pigott advising Lieutenant Walker to withdraw it, more as a friend than as cap tain of the Barham. Lieutenant Walker—Did I act upon his sugges tion? Witness—l don't recollect : I think not. Lieutenant Walker—Are you aware of any furtla-r communication upon the subject of this letter, either between Captain Pigott and myself personally, or by his direction or approbation—either through yourself, Captain William Hotham, or a young midshipman of the Barham, also named Walker? Witness—l am not aware of any. Lieutenant Walker—l beg to refer to the log of the Barham with regard to a signal made for me on the 31st of March or Ist of April. The log was referred to, but the signal, which was understood to be one commanding Lieutenant Walker (the prosecutor) to wait on Captain Pigott was not found. Lieutenant Walker—Did I come on board the Bar ham on a subsequent occasion, when I was not admit ted to Captain Pigott's presence, but communicated to him through you? Witness—l do not recollect ; but subsequently to the letter several communications took place through me between Lieutenant Walker and Captain Pigott. Lieutenant Walker—Do you recollect a message coming to me by a young gentleman of the Barham? Witness—No. __ Lieutenant Walker—Do you recollect the affirma tive signal being hoisted, and my coming on board the Barham ? Witness—We were frequently in the habit of hoisting the signal, but I do not recollect the occa sion alluded to. Lieutenant Walker—Are you aware of a disposition on the part of Captain Pigott not to forward my letter of complaint if I would write to withdraw it ?—'l his question was objected to as inadmissible, and the court was cleared. Upon the re-opening it was de cided .hat it should be put in another form. Lieutenant Walker—Then, are you aware of any proposition or suggestion being made by Captain Pigott with reference to the withdrawal of this letter ? Witness—l recollect being present when Captain Pigott advised Lieutenant Walker not to forward the letter, as it might injure him in the service. The court, having sat the usual time, adjourned• POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSIOIsLHOUSE. An elderly woman, named Mary Whittington, «ag brought before the LORD MAYOR charged under the following circumstances. A policeman said that Mrs. Whittington was gene rally understood-to be a descendant of the celebrated Whittington, who was as well known for his cat as for being chief magistrate ; but that she did very little creak to the memory of her ancestor by her late habits, the gin shops having charms for her which were not to be resisted. On the preceding night, after having taken her " whack" of gin, she betook herself to the Mansion-house, and demanded not only admittance, but entertainment as a guest, upon the ground of her relationship to Whittington ; but her claim was not considered valid, and she then threatened to break the windows, in apprehension of the performance of which promise the policeman conducted her to the next sta tion-house. Mrs. Whittington, whose features and dress exactly corresponded with the account given of her habits, had, in consequence of some distress of mind, tasted a little cordial, which got into her head, although it really went down her throat. The effect produced was the revival of ancient recollections, for she was born in the very house in which she now stood as an accused per son, and these recollections were accompanied with the belief that the title was continued in the family, and that the Mansion-house was part of her hereditary possessions. The policeman said that in one house where Mrs. Whittington had been solacing herself with gin, she had left her bonnet as security for her entertainment, and in another her shawl. Mrs. Whittington—" The Lord tempers the wind to the shorn lamb." The moment I laid aside my bon net and shawl, in comes the warm weather, and I've never wanted them since. But I have friends in the country who are willing to protect me ; and if I had a pair of shoes and a shilling I'd set off at once, and never come to my birth-place more, for I am no more noticed than if I was a Whittington kitten. The LORD NIAYOR admitted that the favour re quested by the relative of his predecessor "of olden time" was certainly a very moderate one, but he feared that the shilling would soon be changed into that sweet and trar.sp&rent liquid which seemed cf :ate to have usurped the place of head and clothes, and comforts of all kinds. Mrs. Whittington declared most solemnly that she would with the shilling redeem her bonnet and shawl, and that the name of Whittington should never, as fa • as she was concerned, be associated again with that of the fascinating but treacherous compound to which she owed her present degradation. Mr. Hobler—Do you promise, then, Mrs. Whit tington, that you will never " flare up" again about the Mansion-House ? _ Mrs. Whittington—l do most certainly. From this moment I give up gin and all other stuff of the kind ; but I hope I may, without offence, take a drop of heavy and pipe of tobacco. The LORD MAYOR then handed to the poor old dram drinker a few shillings, and directed that shoes should be substituted for a heavy pair of men's mudpipes which covered her feet. QUEEN-SQUARE. Mr. John Gri f fiths, an assistant to a chymist, of No. 5, Seymour-street, Portman-square, was charged with violently assaulting Thomas Sheffields, and Sim monds, at Astley's Theatre, on the previous evening, during the performance. It appeared from the evi dence, that the defendant was in No. 5 box, when he considerably annoyed a female sitting in an adjoining box, by reaching over and throwing his arm round her waist. His conduct was so offensive, that it was found necessary to remonstrate with him ; but that was use less : and he insisted upon the complainant's letting him into the box where the female was whom he had been annoying. They refused to open the box door, and the defendant violently assaulted them both with a " life-preserver" (a very formidable weapon, worn up the coat sleeves). Simmonds had his nose very much hurt, and Sheffields also received several violent blows about the body with the instrument before he could be got at. Mr. Yates, the inspector, produced the " life-pre server" taken from the defendant. The defendant complained of the boxkeepers having used unnecessary violence in removing him. The Magistrates thought it a case of such an aggra vated nature, that they would not adjudicate upon it, and ordered the defendant to find bail to answer the charge at the sessions. BO W-STREET. Francis Knox, a decent-looking young man, who stated himself to be a blacking-maker, living with his father in Kingsgate-street, was yesterday placed at the bar, charged with assaulting police constable Wil liam Davis, of the F division, by throwing him down in Holborn on the night before. Mr. HALLS fined him in the penalty of 205., or in default, committed him to the House of Correction for one month. The fine was paid, and the defendant discharged. HATTON-GA RDEN, Timothy Flynn, a ragged, dirty, unshaved, tall. raw boned Irishman, was brought before Mr. LAING, in the custody of police constable 199 G division, charged with having been found " dead drunk," and quite inca pable of taking care of himself, at an early hour yes terday morning. The policeman stated that he found the prisoner lying in the kennel in Northampton-street, Clerken well, when, to prevent accident, he took him to the station-house ; but no money was found about him ; only a tobacco-box. Mr. LAING—WeII, what have you to say? Timothy Why, yer Werchip, I took a little drap too much, and so it got up in my head (rubbing down his hair) ; but I hope you'll forgive me. Mr. LAING—What are you? Timothy—l ant a labourer, yer Honour. Mr. LAING—Are you in work? Timothy—No, your Werchip ; we are rather slack, and I can't get any. Mr. LAING—Now I dare say this fellow is an uni onist, and would not work if he could get it to do. Do you belong to the union ? Timothy—Why, yes, your Werchip, I do. Mr. LAING—How long have you belonged to it ? Timothy—Eight or nine weeks, yer Honour. Mr. LAING—I don't wonder at your being slack, as you say, when you won't work. Pray, how much do you get a week from the union ? Timothy—Seven and eight shillings a week, yer Honour. Mr. LAING—And who pays you the money? Ti mothy—Mr. Read, there, down at No. 1, Gee-street, Clerkenwell. Mr. LAING—And you get drunk with the money and live in idleness ? Timothy—Faith, den, I don't, yer Werchip. I gets woorck fen ever I can get it, and I had a job of woorck last Saturday. Mr. LAING would not believe him, and asked with what money he got drunk ? Timothy—En troth, den, not wid my own, yer Honour; but when I re ceived my union money on Saturday, I came back to the place where I did the woorck, and my masther, good luck to him, trated me for doin the job so well, and so he did, and he guy me too much, d'ye see yer Honour. Mr. LAING thought that he was a pretty specimen of an unionist. Timothy again said that he would get work when ever he could, but he was an unionist, because they made him be one. What was he to do when the whole of his party " struck ?" Why, if he did not con sent, they would " strike" him ; so, like a cat in a tripe shop, he didn't know which way to choose be— twixt 'em. Mr. LAINO advised him never again to be found in such a situation, and to attend to his work like an in dustrious man. Timothy smiled cunningly, and said he would not get drunk again at any body's expense until he could get into regular employment, and he promised to fol low his worship's advice. He was then reprimanded and discharged. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. VESSELS ENTERED INWARDS AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE, LON DON, MAY 21. Sir William Curtis, Pay, Calais, St. Katharine's Dock— Lamb. Faith, Langlie, Guernsey, Dublin-chain—Brenan. Mary Ann, Robson, Cista Rica and Valparaiso, London Dock —Thomson. Hopeful, Faxton, Falkland Islands, Mill-wall—Cannon. Rose, Marquis, Canton, East India Dock—East India Co m p an y, Bertha, Storey, Leghorn, London Dock—Gibbs. Friends, Tonkin, Guernsey, Regent's Canal—Gilson. Fancy, Titchener, Lisbon, Fresh Wharf—Ray. Briton, Parker, Cape of Good Hope and Ascension, London Dock—Luckie. Superb, Major, Osterid, Tower—Norman. Minerva, Ticehurt, Canto, East India Dock—East India Company. ENTERED OUT FOR LOADING, MAT 21. Lord Goderieh, Dowling, Grenada, 361 tons. William, Sowerby, Sydney, New South Wales, 324. James Daley, M'Kenzie, Jamaica, 210. Marquis of Chandos, Gaylor, Demerara, 350. Earl of Liverpool, Lomax, Rotterdam, 168. Dart, Farrant, Syra and Constantinople, 124. Harriet, Marlow, Ostend, Bruges, and Ghent, 80. CLEARED OUT WITH CARGO, MAY 21. British Sovereign, H. H. Brown, Sydney, New South Wales. • Velocity, Darvell, Jamaica. Broxbornbury, A. Chapman, Madras and Calcutta. Charlotte, C. Theoys, Antwerp. Astrea, G. Hurst, Trieste. Heaton, 'Morgan. Jamaica. Sir Edward Banks, W. Morwood, Antwerp. CLEARED OUT IN BALLAST, MAY 21. Jupiter, J. D. Hench, Danzig, 150 tons. Trois Sceurs,_3l. Merlin, Gravelines, 35. Minerva, J. T. Butez, ditto, 35. Borodino, J. Hobbs, Archangel, 165. COURT FOR THE RELIEF OF INSOL VENT DEBTORS. The Matters of the Petitions and Schedules of the Prisoners hereinafter named (the same having been filed in the Court) are appointed to be heard at the Court-house, in Portugal-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, on Tuesday, the 27th of May, 1834, at nine o'clock in the forenoon. Gosling, H., Jermyn-street, St. James's, assistant at a v club-house. Strugnell, R. 8., Banner-square, St. Luke's, boot -maker. Peacock, H., Leather-lane, Holborn, servant to a coaldealer. Browne, E., Agar-street, Strand, surgeon. Hughes, H. 1., Dove-row, Goldsmith's-place, Hackney road. grocer. Manvell, G., Fetter-lane, fruit-salesman. Edwards, E., High Holborn, dealer in earthenware. Chickeldy, J., Brooke-market, Holborn, greengrocer. Knight, J., Enfield, Middlesex, butcher. Mann, J., Coventry, Warwickshire, butcher. Fllmer, J., Lenham, Kent, carpent er . Schofield, Smithy-door, Manchester, publican. AMERICAN PAPERS. New York Papers to the 2d inst. were re ceived at the North and South American Coffee-house yesterday afternoon. The discus sions upon the Bank question were still going on in Congress. Exchange on London, 4 44,-, Bank Shares, MI 1. The following are extracts from these papers : NEW YORK, APRIL 29.—LATE FROM LAGUIRA.- 1 - The following is an extract of a letter from Laguira, received at New Orleans, dated " Laguira, Feb. 22, 1834. " Matters go on tolerably we ll h ere , an d I think shortly, of all the republics of South America, this and Bolivia will be the only two where security for person and property will be found ; all the other con federacies being now plunged in anarchy. By the latest accounts from New Grenada, it is understood that Santander is quite deserted, since he ordered the execution of a number of respectable citizens." ( From the Paper of the 30th. ) We have received a Buenos Ayres paper of March I.—Flour was quoted at 76 to 80. Spanish dollars, 71 to 7-,} ; Sp. doubloons, 122 a 123. Exchange on England, 73 a 71. BUENOS A YRES . , MARCH I.—The province of San Juan has suffered considerably from a sudden flow of waters from the Cordilleras of the Andes on the 30th December last, which destroyed the old dikes and rushed into the centre of the city of San Juan, throw ing down houses and the churches of St. Augustin, La Merced, and Santo Domingo. Lives and property have been lost to a considerable extent. We have received Valparaiso papers to the 15th Jan. Advices from Peru, state that the President, Camarra, whose term of office expired on the 19th Dec., was succeeded by Gen. Obregoro, of the liberal party, who was elected by the Congress. We have been assured that Gen. Juan A. Lavajella is endeavouring to collect men and arms in order to pass over to the Banda Oriental, to renew the civil war. The government, being informed thereof, has taken prompt measures to prevent the enterprise. AMERICAN COMMERCE. REVIEW OF THE NEW YORK MARKET. SATURDAY, APRIL 26. ASHES.—Since our last review the arrivals of Pots amount to about 300 bbls., and of this description about 600 bbls. of the brand of 1834 have been sold at 4 dollars 25 cents. Of Pearls, the sales only reach 50 bbls. at 4 dollars 60 cents to 4 dollars 65 cents. COFFEE.—The transactions have been between 150 and 200 bags Porto Rico at 12% cents ; lohhds. do. at 12% ; between 600 and 700 bags St. Domingo, price unknown, and a cargo of the same description shipped from first hands; 240 bags Maracaibo, at 10% cash ; 150 bags Cuba at 11 to 11 1 % 300 bags Sumatra at 10%; 350 bags Manilla at 11% to 12% cents ; some Laguira at 11 1 h to 11 3 4 cents ; and Java at 13 cents. COTTON.—Tne sales amount to 1,300 bales, of which 500 were Upland at 11% to 14c. ; 400 Florida at 12 1 ,1 to 14%; and 350 Mobile at 13 to 15c. ; the latter price for fine. The prices are a little higher than they . were last week ; indeed, they have been gradually improving for se veral weeks. FLOUR.—The stock of Western Old Flour is mostly out of market ; the receipts of New are about 1,500 barrels, and sales have been made at 5 dollars 37 cents to 5 dollars 50 cents, with a fair demand. The earliest supplies are expected to be limited. Sales of New Orleans at 5 dollars. In Southern there has been rather more doing, particularly in Richmond Flour. The sales of City Mills amount to between 1,500 and 2,000 barrels at 6 dollars; of Rich mond county there have been considerable sales at 5 dol lars 25 cents. Sales of Baltimore Howard-street at 5 dol lars 50 cents to 5 dollars 62 cents. GILAIN.—A lot of 1,700 bushels good Genesee Wheat was sold early in the week to a starchmaker, at losi cents : we know of none afloat. Rye and Corn maintain full prices. A further sale of 1,200 bushels Maryland Yellow was made at 58 cents, which is a further advance of 1 cent. White Beans continue scarce. No Black eyed Peas in Market. HIDES.—Sales have been made of 6,000 Mexican, at 11 1 ,E cents, eight and nine months for merchantable; 2,000 Buenos Ayres, averaging 26 pounds, at 12 1 4 cents cash for merchantable, and 1,100 ditto at 12 3 / 4 cents, six months. We understand that 50,000 to 60,000 hides have been exported, and have been going on board since the Ist inst. SUGAR.—The transactions this week were quite as extensive as those of the last, and had it not been for the unpleasant weather they would, perhaps, have been muck greater. The sales that we have heard of are between 4 and 500 hhds. Porto Rico at 7% to 8% cents; 6 anti 700 boxes of Cuba Brown, 7% to 7%; some St. Croix at 8 1 , to 10 ; 130 hhds. Muscovado and Porto Rico at 7% to 8 1 4 cents. TosAcco.—Over 100 hhds. Kentucky leaf have been disposed of during the week at 6to 7 cents. Several lots of new Tobacco have arrived, but is now under the hands of the inspector. NEW YORK 11IA dKET, APRM 23. The transactions this morning consist of 258 barrels of Pot Ashes, at 4 dollars 25 cents, and 59 Pearls, at 4 dol lars 60 cents. A few bales of North Carolina Cotton sN ere sold at 12 3 / 4 cents. AUGUSTA MARKET, Arßir. 18. COTTON.—For the last two days considerable activity was experienced in our market, and sales were made at an advance over our last quotations. Yi sterday, however, the demand was not so good, and purchasers held back ; but little was done in the article. We quote from 11 a 12 good lots, prime 12 1 / 2 principal sales 11 1 / 2 a 12 cents. MOBILE MARKET, APRIL 12. COTTON.-The receipts since our last review are 5,669 bales, the exports 1,719, and the stock on hand, including all on shipboard not cleared, is 45,436 bales. There has been an active demand for Cotton during the week. Holders and purchasers have gone freely into the market, and about 6,000 bales have changed hands at our quo a tions. Choice, 12%; good, 11 1 / al2 ; good fair, 10 3 4 a 11 ; fair, 10% a 10%; middling fair, 9% a 9 3 4 ; rior, 9 a 9%. FHEIGHTS.—First class American vessels are holding out for 11-16 d. to Liverpool, but no engagements have been made at that rate. British vessels are taking freely_ at %cl. We quote to Liverpool, %d. ; Havre, I %e. ; New York, %c. ; Providence and Boston, Nc. REVIEW OF THE NEW ORLEANS MARKET, APRIL 12. COTTON.—Arrived since the 4th inst.— Of Louisiana and Mississippi 8,170 hales ; Tennessee and North Ala bama, 9,526 ; Florida, 256 ; together, 17,952 bales. Cleared, in the same time—For Liverpool, 9,199 bales ; Havre, 4,182 ; Antwerp, 153 ; Cowes, 149 ; New York, 904 ; Boston, 72 ; Philadephia, 52 ; Baltimore, 29 ; to gether, 14,740 bales; making an addition to stock of 3,212 bales, and leaving on hand, inclusive of all on shipboard not cleared on the 10th inst. a stock of 103,663 bales. The sales of the week amount to about 17,000 bales, of which we have been able to learn the particula frs o the following, viz. :-776 at 11 ; 975 at 104, 60 at 10i ; 2441 at 11 ; 500 at 11A ; 108 at 11 4 ; 300 at A; 50 at 94; 94 at 11% ; 140 at 11; 120 at 13 1; 800 at Ila ; 200 at 121; 600 at 104 a 13 ; 70 at 104 ; 420 at 11% ; 233 at 10a ;42 at 114 ;70 at I ‘ l ;89 at 11%; all Louisiana and Mississippi ; 512 at -10 1 ; * OOO at 10, 10} a 10 %; 600 at 10 ; 1,000 at 10 % ; 100 at 11 1 ,! 2 ; 53 at 101 ; 400 at 10a; 2,150 at ;of Tennessee and North Alabama; 50 bales Arkansas at 10 3 / 4 ; and 300 Lake, at 10a cents . per lb. There has been a good feeling manifested In the Market throughout the week, and nearly all descriptions have met with a brisk demand, at an advance of fully cent, and in some instances a shade higher, on the Liver pool article, it still conti nues t o arr i ve freely. That best quality alterations qual . itycann we have to notice are owbepurchasedfor 3 Market l Lt classification. o i for isthis Notwithstanding the dep resse d s t a t e o f t h e.eT ry Fu dollars 25 cents per barrel ; we quo t e 3 a 3 d o ll ars 25 cen t s . FREIGHTS.—The the very in the rates to Havre, three vessels having taken up at la for Cotton, per lb. ; and for Tobbacco, per hogshead to Cowes, 60 shillings is now taken. We have to remark they are dull. The sudden transition in the weather the three last days of the preceding week was so great that it was sufficient to shake the most robust constitu tion, and many individuals have, no doubt, suffered se verely from the change. The hail which fell on Sun day evening, between five and six o'clock, b ro ke much glass in some of the gardens in the neighbourhood of the metropolis, and at night the weather was piercing cold. Between Thursday and Sunday night the ther mometer varied not less than 22 degrees, but yesterday the weather became more mild and settled. ADVENTURES OF A GENTLEMAN OF vim COURT OF CHARLES II._" In this auto biogra phical novel of Sir Ralph Esher' we are introduced OUR TOWN.---The two v o lu mes o f this to the centre of that gay circle of wit and beauty wvel contain about as much quiet satire as is gene- which Waller worshipped and Lely painted. We rally to be found in the same number multiplied by converse with the lovely Lady Castlemain, and the ten. The author has something of the tact of Le fair Miss Stewart, listen to the naiveté of Nell Gwynn, Sage, in detecting and displaying the foibles and ab- and the pretty prattle of the Duchess of Portsmouth. surdities of mankind, and, like that writer and most We are made partners in the gallantry of Buckingham masterly humorist, his vein is neither ill tempered, and Rochester, and follow the wild pranks of Buck nor coarsely sever e . Hi s subject matter consists of hurst and Sedley. We are, in short, made hand in the magnificos of a country town. Each chapter en- glove' with all the feathered fair ones, who sported circles some joke perfected. Peregrine laughs not silks and sentiment in the apartments in Whitehall, loud, but heartily ; and his reader joials in the gentle and with all the gay gallants who buzzed in the court peal.—Morning Herald. of Charles." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. YORK SPRING MEETING. York, 'luesday Night. The following is a correct return of this day's racing Two-yrs.-old stake of 30 sovs. each, 10 it. ; for col' 22 subs Bst. 51b.; fillies, Bst. 21b. T. Y. C Mr. Rids6.le's . gr . ...c : Lucksail, by Tramp ... 1 D. of Leeds's di. f. by Malek—Rhodacantha 2 Mr. S. Fox's b. f. by Langar—Ladyot the Tees 3 The following also started, but were not placed : Mr. Jaques's eh. 1. by Actaeon—Comedy; Mr. Edmu son's b. f. Rosamond, by Jack Spigot; Mr. Powlett's b.. by Langar—Giovanni's dam ; Duke of Leeds's ch. c. Actaeon—Gin; Mr. Wilson's b. c. Winkley, by Vel pede—Coronation. Betting-3 to 1 agst. Comedy, 3to 1 agst. the Duke Leeds's two, 4 to 1 agst. Lucksall, and 4 to I agst. Powlett's colt. The lot made two false starts; but got o at the third attempt tolerably well together, with Wi n kle , Lucksall, and the Rhodacantha filly in front. Luc maintained his position, and appeared, on getting ne w ' home, to have the most comfortable berth : T e mpler j , however, made such excellent use of the Duke's /11 1 Y she was beaten by only half a head ; these two were el"" of all the others. Conolly rode Mr. Fox's filly. • _Ai, The Filly stakes of 20 sous. each, for tnree-yrg• Bst. 31b. Mile and half, 6 subs. Mr. W. Crompton's b. f.. Mayflower, by Jerry 1 Mr. Bowes's al . . f. Maid of Lune, byWhisker 2 Lord Sligo's b. f. Ellen, by Starch—Cuirass 3 General Sharpe's ch. Myrrha, by Malek ...... 4 31r. Salvin's b. f. Isabella, by L0ttery......... Betting-2 to 1 agst. Maid of Lune ;7to 2 agst• 11 At, flower ;sto 1 agst. Ellen • and sto I agst. Isabella- e d starting Maid of Lune tool: lead, but very soon resiPhe it to Mayfl ower , w h o carr i e d on th e running till near c t i o f distance, where Ellen failed in an attempt to pass Mal suje Lune, who still waited c losely upon M a yflower. A llAg bei"g then took pla ce b etween t h ese two — t h e Mayflower , s ti e in full blossom, proving the victor by half a teligth., by was jockeyed by Holmes, Maid of Lune by Scott, El' en Conolly, Alyrrha by 1\ elson, and Isabella by Johns"" The Spring St. Leger of 25 sovs. each ; for three-Yrs e old colts, Bst. sib. ; fillies, Bst. 21b. Male and Or e quarters. 6 subs. Lord Sligo's ch. c. Bran, by Humphry Clinker I Mr. Maxwell's ch. g. Buecanier, by Blackloek 2 Mr. Bower's b. d. Merryman, by Coma e 4 foll ß o e: ed ting b — y 2 M t e o rr l y o m n a ß n, rai l t. ox,s, Currency ßrant Sir W. Milner's ch. c. Currency, by V e lociPeu e Mr. S. Fox's c. by Cornus, dam b Blucher.•' . the order in which we have written their n ames. A t t mile and quarter post Bran, disgusted with his compa,ll went right away irom them, azurwon in a canter b) lengths. He ►s a rattling fine colt, and likely to prove awicwiu-d customer on the Doncaster course. He was rid uen by Conolly, Buccanier by Tempkman, Mr. Merry o4ll by Scott, Currency by Nelson, and AA*. Fox's by Johnson. 'the If 50 - each, h. it.: eitresteauruileir,r:li: The .torts.—A sweepstakes of sous. colts, tist. 51b. ; fillies, Bst. 31b. A mile. 5 subs. Mr. Heselt in Warlaby 13aylock 1 Lord Sligo's b. c. Spunie, liy Roller —Foam Lord Kelburn's br. f. Sister to Retainer 3 Lord Chesterfield's Mammoth went amiss, and did not start. Betting 3to I on Warlaby. Afte. a false star t Spume took the lead, Warlaby lying alongside till they reached the distance, where he went ahead, and won cle verly by two lengths, ridden by Reseltine ; Spume by Co nolly, and Sister to Retainer, who was beaten olf, by lsr The Oaks Stakes of 50 sovs. each, 11 ft., for three-yrs.-01a Mile and half. 7 subs. fillies, ast. 41b. Mr. S. Fox's ch. b):Blacklock—Mrs. Fry 0 1 Mr. Skipsey's gr. Nell, by Blacklock 0 2 Mr. Smith's The Window Shut, by 'Jerry 3 Duke of Leeds's ch. Medea, by Whisker 4 Betting 6to 4 agst. the Window Shut. Nell tOOkr.; in lead, and made severe running, followed by the W'r- Shut, Medea lying third, and Airs. Fry last: On reaching the distance they closed, and a Leautitul race tmaied, 1 % 1 ! 8 : Fry and Nell making a dead heat of it, beating the W,,..311 dow Shut not more than a head. The dead heat vvas the run off; Nell went off with the lead, and made all tb running to the rails, where she was challenged by -Mrs ; Fry ; she instantly bolted over the rail, broke it,.fell a drunken man, and threw her rider—fortunately nollll7, was injured but the rail ; Airs. Fry had all the rest tit it . _ herself—she was ridded by Nelson, Nell by H eseltine, Window Shut by Weiherul, and Medea by Templeman. KENDAL RACES. FIRST DAY.—A Alai, en Plate of 50L Heats, 1 r ile'. Mr. Wormald's ch. c. by v elocipede ...... I Mr. Chariot's b. g. Kendal .................. Two others started. Dodgson rode the winner. THE MARKETS. CI)A. 1, MAat A t:l'.—May . ;2l. s d' Per l'oh , 4. r• . Inn 6 6 ,i : i . , i n r::: ., May . ) ........... = 16 4 6 6 ‘,,,,‘,7:.iiii:EE,n.d5K,i11ii,n..n0.......rth 1 1 , 11 6 9 B 1. ham •iau, ,o,,ter .1 in,.... 15 0 walls End P are , 11......... !*. J . 9 ...t .re y , —......,........ l4 :t Walls Ems er1i5ta5............ . 3 0 lebbuin M ............,.......... 16 3 Wall,. En, lt, delN _. 17 6 0 -es Ite.m..gh ............... , :i 0 Wails End lietton .............. 18 9 Piet0n,.....--,-.--....w 14 6 ~,11 ... Stew Ari ..„,- 1 7 6 t'ontop Winds,,r —....... 01 ti W. E South Durham - F.' 6 el ....... - 16 9 Walls End West Hetton 1 a Walls End Bell & Brown 16 11 C wpen ---- ....- 11 9 NallsEnd Ilewickeed Co. 17 6 ....ley .............................. 1 '; 0 Wall:. E4l isrown's..—. 16 3 6 r hyr -... .- .......,... I %it W lls En.l t :yr an., Gr. 13 u Needle's L1ane11y.,......-•- 1 5 * 6 Walls End , 1eat0n.......- 17 0 ‘N a.. End Eigm...---- Vhals End tlitila ili 6 Ships arrived slur..• lag tirsrKet-dal, 16. ----.818.-- liNi tit .oq. %IA •F. IP , i‘Nti lE' -----. Wheat. ildrie). ats. ise 4l". .__---..... Per Quarter. S. ro 4 . 4. to 8. s. to s. r. t ...... 3.lii ngii0n........... 12 01 31 43 22 30 .o . 4 nd0ver................. • 8 : 5 26 31 28 —.lB 33 Sinai:lolmm,--. sii 50 30 40 16 22 —. . A 8 f fences ....*". MI 74 :12 36 16 30 . 01 Cireester ........ 14 52 23 26 18 25 37 I. aringdon 54 FA 36 40 26 34 46 Giiildrord ............. 48 74 23 32 26 35 49 H0i1ey.................. 54 143 35 33 20 no 40 Hereford ......--. 58 62 26 : 2 23 32 ... 44 H.ghworth ........ 62 oit 32 42 28 ;s4 od Mdidenhead ....... 56 68 3 4 44 22 30 36 37 M0nm0uth.......... 62 64 30 32 20 32 5 3 •ndiing ..........« 40 66 22 36 14 26 Silisbur .y.......—... 42 54 211 29 19 2 4 96 14 Southampton ...... 54 58 33 40 28 32 51 -... 51 Stroud ................---. 64 78 37 38 2'2 32 •••• 4 0 I'L•wkesbury ........ 4•3 34 30 38 -- 41 Uxbridge ......... 48 74 26 34 20 26 .... 4 4 Wantage...........—.. 58 80 27 32 17 23 3 4 4 5 vVarininster ....... 44 52 24 52 22 24 34 35 windsor..----.. 2 1 22 .... .46 Woreester. 4'; s' ) 32 96 44 26 F . t •••• 33 48 54 31 4d 48 MEETINGS OF CREDITOR: AT 'I HE OURT, 14ASINGHALL-S 44 36 99 b 5 96 51 4g - I ;EE T. (From the London G a zette.) si. II; Tk)-3101SROW, MA'. ' 2k I'. Askey, jew.lier, Leadenhall-streel ......................... .. ll ' F. W. Isaac, musica'-instrument-maker, Chailotte-street: . 0 Fitzroy.squ.ao ... ..................................................... I ; I, W. Hanicastle, ironmonger, Chelsea ........................... q at, i • DIVII)EN I)S East C. Hobhouse, sugar-refiner, New-road, St. George's-i C. Campbell and Co., Merchants, Bishopsgate-street • ."''' l J. Banton, farmer. l'orden, Kent ................................ 11 J. Mitchell, merchant, Crescent, Mi . no . ;ie . ...........•.. —— - —.. ------- n.the;, 0 . •-, IR TH S. On the sth inst., at ß Naples, the lady of R o bert M . Poone, Esq., of a son. __A Is le 01 On the 19th inst., at the Parsonage, Benste sw Wight, the lady of the Rev. Philip Hewett, of a 9° 11 ,,,, o f On the 21st inst., at Elm-grove, Peckham , the laly George Denny, Esq., of a son. Ches ter-place, On the 21st inst., Mrs. Adolphus Goldseh ro idt, of ter-place, Regent's-pirk, of a daughte _ MARRIED. On.the 20th inst., at All Souls Church, St. Marylegbounbe: Captain Murray, E. I. C. S., to Sophia Ann, eldest d fek, ter of the Rev. James Lynn, 8.A., Vic ar of Bishopof Carlisle. • On the 21st inst., at QueenV Mr. Edw. Clay Eagle, of Wi% , Essex. of Mr. John Woodruffe, of BarnsV: , ,Islington,Geo. Astle On the 21st inst. a t St. uAarenna,CsheacpoenlA dLaoungdhotenr, nl‘MArUgsliter of Mr. John e . John Row , Sweitzer, to Mary Ann' °- : - of Change-alley , Co at S a rratt, Herts, Frederick, yo un l l . son of the late Rev. Broxted : Essex, henry Lewis, Vicar of Mucking d, to Ellen, second daughter of th e late iirt.' Esq. , of Maidenhead, Berks. henry Lewis, ge On the 19th i nst ham Poulton , Edwin A. T to Letitia, se cond daughter of Edward Tilbury, Esq" On the 20th inst., at Brighton, Mr. arP e o r i the above place . ,i r Jobn On the 22d inst., at St. John's, Holloway, P : n est Cooke, of Warwick -place, Bedford-row, to 31ary , 3 7 °' daughter of William Cozens, Esq., Holloway., H. Hunt, ()n the 20th inst., at the Collegiate Churc-' On the 21st inst., at Hackney Church , -1 Y; youngest E sq ., of Croom's hill, Greenwich, to Ilar re "e:heat h • daughter of Samuel Cardozo, Esq., of Cambhritanchester, ( Jae, Mr. Joseph Crisp, of Camberwell, to Jae' late John Heywood, Esq., of Manchestel::_--- DIED. Tr , China , On On the 17th of February, on his passage fro do Fot be l board his Majesty's ship Prince Regent, Gor Ranelagb' ll•ett, third son of the Rev. J. Geo. Brett, of Chelsea, aged 17. Vold' On the 12th inst., at the house of Dr. Jeffreys, _iol, street, Liverpool, Mrs. Percival, relict of James Per' Esq , formerly a merchant of that town. • har d ' opa l inst., Sarah the wife of Mr. On the - IRO Chambers, of C as tle-street, Leicester-square. elie r On the 18th inst., Mrs. Catherine Watts, of Montt) street, 13rompton, aged 72. 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