The Sun. — London, England, 1827-02-12 00:00:00

SPIRIT OP TUE PUBLIC JOURNALS. It was with regret we learned a few days ago that the Irish Government were about to institute a prosecution against Mr. Shiel, for his violent and impolitic speech on the subject of Irish invasion. In commenting upon that speech our opinion was freely given, that its tendency with regard to public opinion in this country was hostile to the cause which it professed to advocate, and upon thatground only we condemned it. The question is widely different whether an injured man ought to be visited with legal pu nishment for hasty and impetuous language in the descrip tion of his wrongs, or in giving vent to the wishes he has formed for extorting redress from the wrong-doers. Such a prosecution partakes the folly of the offence itself. It , makes its own cause unpopular. The national feeling in Ireland and here will re-act on behalf of Mr. Shiel,—an effect which is not to be lamented on its own account, and still less for its influence on the Catholic question ; but it will also re-act against the Government, and against the spirit in which public justice is administered across the Channel, thereby depriving an Administration which avows its solicitude to tranquillize the country by a mild and temperate policy, of much of that influence over the popular mind which otherwise it might have successfully exerted.—Times. In another column will he found an account of the pro ceedings at a Meeting of Catholics in Dublin on Wednes day last, in which various details are communicated re specting the prosecution of Mr. Sheil, and the Proprietor of the Morning Register, far from creditable to Mr. Plun kett. Our opinion of Mrs Plunkett was not formed yes terday. He is one of those men whom, having seen and heard, you cannot easily dismiss from your mind. W e have more than once expressed our admiration of his un rivalled talents as a debater, and at the same time endea voured to account for what we consider some leading de fects in his character. There are some men so tremblingly alive to the opinions of others, that they may be said to pass their lives in a constant state of feverish anxiety. There are others, again, who sympathize so little with their fellow -creatures, that they fall into an opposite ex treme—entertain a contempt for .:them. We should be inclined to rank Mr. Plunkett in . the latter class, rather than in the former. But strength of head alone is an in sufficient guide in our progress through this world; for some anxiety for the opinion of our fellow -creatures is necessary in order to our taking an interest in what may be called the game of life ; and without we take such an interest, we are unable to attend to a number of things, which have often a wonderful influence on the results of our undertakings. - What is called tact, is that power of deciding instantaneously, and et the same time correctly, which would seem to be dependent on an ever-vigilant sensibility. Mr. Plunkett,with all his logic, has often shown himself exceedingly deficient in tact, and it not unfre quently happens also, that the exaggeration in which he indalges, revolts instead of persuading his audience. We confess we are not surprised at the charges brought against the Irish Attorney-General by Mr. O'Connell— "My heart (says Mr. O'C.) never was so sunk at look ing forward at the fate of Ireland as at the present mo ment. One reason for my despondency is that I find I have been myself deceived. I did confide in the honesty and sincerity of Wm. Conyngham Plunkett. The debt sioo has vanished--I bid no Catholic to- confide in that man."—Here we may remark, by tie bye, that the Ca - tholics, and Mr. O'Connell among the rest, are far too ready both to confide in individuals and to withdraw their confidence from them. Indeed the confidence which is too readily bestowed will seldom he well bestowed, and therefore, it is not to be wondered at that the abuse of the Association and its leaders should so often follow close at the heels of their praise. But indeperelently of the general reasons for distrusting Mr. Conyngham Plunkett, reasons particular to Mr. O'Connell, ought, at least, to have put him on his guard. Though Lord Eldon is one of the best-natured men alive, we yet question whether, after an interval of thirty years, Mr. Hardy has so forgotten the anxiety with which his Lordship laboured to hang him, as to allow him to feel quite at his ease in the near neigh bozirhood of the quondam Attorney-General. However, there ai".l2 persons of so inviting an appearance, and so bland a man7ler, that like the venerable cat in the fable, which the young mice were approaching to salute, one may almost be excuses!l for being thrown off one ' s guar d by them. But with respert to another class, there was a rule which the torturers went by, when they had to make a choice between different individuals to practise on,whiCh is not altogether to be neglected : " lineamentis aut figuris ea observare atque notare intendunt, (lupe vel absolvi vel condemaari reum ad qurestiones suadeant, sic per suasi corporis exteriorem figuram animi affectus, et inte riores turn ad vitia turn ad virtues inclinationes ita iridi care, ut ex oculis cajusque legi, ant vultu intelligi possint ea gum intus lateant, quorsumque trahat horninem et im pellet occulta animi indoles" (Grevius de Torture). We quote this description without any particular application.- 3lr. Plunkett has now lost the confidence of the Catholics for doing, as it is called in vulgar language, Mr. Staunton and Mr. Shell. A letter was written to Mr. Staunton on the 2d February by Mr. Plunkett's underling, calling on him to give up the author of a certain speech, and that msless he did so he should be prosecuted. The meaning inteesded to be conveyed by this unless evidently was, as Mr. G'Connell fairly argues, " that if Mr. Staunton would do so, he would not be prosecuted." Mr. Sheil at once, with his cha:acteristic frankness, stood forward with the avowal of his tieing the author, and furnished a copy of " Wolfe Tone's S p eech." Having thus caught Mr. Shell, another call was made on Mr. Staunton to give up the au thor of a speech of Mr. Neil, purporting to have been de livered several days afterwarels, and published in The Re gister of the 31st of January. On the 2d of February, that is, two days after the publication of the speech in The Register of the 31st January, the call is made for the author of a speech printed on the 22d of January, and not a word is then said of the speech of the 31st of January, which_waeslying before them. The object, of course, was, by inducing a persuasion in Mr. Sheil and Mr. Staunton that only one prosecution was in contemplation, to work on Mr. Sheil's generous anxiety to save Mr. Staunton ; and having thus en trapped Mr. Shell, to mock him by calling on Mr. Staunton for evidence- as to the second. " Why;" says Mr. Shell, " not ask for the publisher of . both s p as -eches at the same time ? Why, after entangling the speArr- by the admission of one speech, and obtaining suc h a se sntage ground, call for an admission of the second ? Mr. Sheil fssrther asks, "Is not this a stratagem, a paltry expedient, a re 2serable trick, an unworthy ~ artifice,flume, labri cated by a clumsy' mind upon a heard heart . ' tells a story of the fan:ous Colonel Kirke, whose lambs committed such outrages in the West of England :—" A young maid pleaded for the life of her brother, and flung herself at Kirke's feet, armed with All the charms which beauty and innocence, bathed in tears, could bestow upon her. The tyrant was inflamed with desire, not softened into love or clemency. lie promised to grant her request provided that she in her turn would be equally compliant t o s bims The maid yielded to the conditions; but after passed the night with him, the wanton savage a. w w " lll f-r next morning, from the window, her brother, the darling object for whom she had sacrificed her virtue, . 11 anginir on iigibbet, which he had secretly ordered to be erejted there far his execution. Rage and despair and indigne. 4 .ier s i took poss ess i on of her mind, and deprived her for ever of, Sr senses." No doubt the delight of Colonel Kirke was heietttne4 by the idea of the success which would attend his trick- We shall see how this display of ingenuity on the part of Mr. Plunkett will be admired. — We are much mistaken if he have not here overshot the mark. Even the bottle-treason people must, we should think, be indignant. Bat ex to the feelings of the gentle- men of the House of Commons, re think we can answer for it that they will scout the thing. Mr. Plunkett had better have contented himself with running down one fairly than attempting to destroy two unfairly.—Mosnires Chronk/es The sentiments which fell from Lord Chief Justice Pest, on Friday, relative to the gambling speculations in the City, are w ort h y o f a B r i t i s h Judge. ,As long as such sentiments prefaitupon the Bench, the detestable system of fraud, which, of late years, was carried, by evil example, to an extent that thiziatened to extinguish all sense of honourable dealings among men, will receive an im portant check in the purity of the judicial power. In a commercial country, like this, there are, at all times, a number of needy, prowling, desperate adventurers, who, under the pretence of trade and enterprise, con trive those schemes called " Bubbles," for the purpose of plundering society on a more extensive, and, as the law now stands, in a less dangerous way than they could by actual robbery in the streets and highways. But never since the horrible era of the South-sea Scheme had the villainy of such persons became so prevalent and audacious, or made such frightful havoc of the principles that constitute the very elements of national greatness, as within the last few years, The " plague-spot" of this corruption, extending itself from the vulgar and obscure sharpers with whom it was first generated, infected with its demoralising taint a portion of all ranks of society be neath the King, with the exception of the Judges of the land. A portion of our Nobility—of our Legislature— of our merchants—of our literary men—of the _Press itself, became instrumental and auxiliary to the wicked schemes that have brought more shame upon the character of this country, and more misery upon its population, than could have been the result of any other national visitation whatsoever. It is consolatory at a time of such wide spread corruption, to know that not one of the Judges lent his name in any way—whether in a prospectus or out of it —to those nefarious schemes. This cannot be too strongly impressed upon the recollection of the country, because, when we find in a portion of the Press a per severing and consistent endeavour to depreciate the judi cial character, we feel it our duty, as just commentators upon the manners of the age, to point out the example of virtue and honourable sentiment which their conduct has given to society in general. We wish we could say as much for the dignity of office in every other department of the State. We have never spared public abuses on account of an idolatrous subserviency to any party. We know no party but the public, and whether corruption proceeds from what are called " Tories," or what are called " Patriots," we are dull enough not to perceive any distinction in the criminal purpose on that aecount, unless it be that the latter, who pretend to more purity of prin ciple, are the more reprehensible, when they falsify, by their conduct, the virtues which they assume. We are among those who regret that the laws are not as effective as they might be to repress the machinations of evil men, but this is the fault not of the administrators of the law, but of the Legislature. Too many of the members of that body who create the laws had become participators in the criminal schemes of the delinquents to whom we have alluded, to allow the laws themselves to be so framed as to meet with efficiency the mischief which England will long have reason to deplore. Our criminal jurisprudence is certainly severe enough against vulgar thieves and pickpockets; but little can be said for its moral energy in reference to those fraudulent speculations, which, to use the language of Lord Chief Justice Best, " had lately in creased to such an abominable extent, that the honourable purposes of commerce had been perverted, and the Royal Exchange converted into an arena for gamblers." May the moral indignation which his Lordship, on this occa sion expressed, always distinguish the Bench whenever such confederacies of villains, as we have witnessed, at tempt to undermine the virtuous prosperity of the nation —Morning Herald. There are some things which deserve attention, merely on account of the situation of the persons who utter them, and the place where they are uttered. Of this kind is the speech in which Lord Clifden eulogised the Catholic Priests, and calumniated the Clergy of the established church. His Lordship, with the usual self-flattery of a would-be orator, lamented that there was not a full at tendance of Bishops to witness the zeal with which he worships the darkness rather than the light. He ought rather to have been grateful for an opportunity of pouring out his spleen in the absence of those who, if present, would have made him writhe under the punishment which learning and genius can inflict upon petulent mediocrity. The sentiments expressed by Lord Clifden contained no thing novel; and it is only for that reason that we advert to them. If what his Lordship said had been merely the effu sion of his own head, we should have left hi m i n t h e undis- turbed enjoyment of his crudities. But, unfortunately, what he presumed to utter in the House of Peers, was the echo of what drops daily from the lips of the enemies of our Established Church. We should have thought that the atrocious, the unconstitutional, the tyrannical interference of the gross and ignorant Catholic Priesthood of Ireland, would have excited disgust in the mind of every lover of tree man. hit to be endured that the population of a country, in the exercise of political privileges, shall be rendered the mere tools of an intolerant and despotic Church ? Shall the ministers of that Church dare to raise themselves in hostile array against the landed proprietors, and tear asunder those bonds of so c i a l connex i on which the very basis of civil government ? It is a pity that things should happen; but it is still more a pity, that a vain love of a little flattery and consequence, a should approve of such conduct, and " lick the hand st raised to shed his blood." When we hear a member of the British House of Peers tell us, "that the interference of the priests in the elections in Ireland was perfectly justi fiable, that their conduct was in every respect exem plary, and was beyond all praise," we wonder at the infa tuation which can betray any man into such an absurdity; but our wonder rises still higher, when we find that this same Peer pours out unmeasured abuse on our clergy for doing (as he falsely alleges they did) the very same things which were done by the Irish Priests. " Our own Clergy," says Lord Clifden, " acted in a similar manner to the Catholic Priests ; and they disgraced themselves." It is only an understanding of a very odd structure, which can discover that conduct to be disgraceful in Protestants, which is beyond all praise in Catholics. Even if a Pro testant and a Catholic Clergy exercised their influence in a similar manner, we should say, that their interference can be placed on the same footing, because they proceed upon pnnciples, and avail themselves of influences, directly opposite. The Catholic Priest is a master speaking to a slave ; the Protestant Clergyman is, at the utmost, only a friend pouring out the words of rational advice. But we deny, that the Clergy of the Established Church have ever acted ai the ignorant and corrupt prie e steraft of Ireland lately did. The Protestant Clergy never presumed to command their' flocks; or to array them in political hosti lity to their natural and civil superiors. The Catholic Priesthood have said to their credulous victims, " Vote as we bid you, or you shall encounter excommunication here, and be doomed to everlasting punishment in the world to come." The Protestant Clergy do not so much as claim to possess the keys of Heaven and of hell; and, even 8 2 to the Iyt penalty of Church censure, it is not in their power to inflict it.—Neu' Times. . „ A NEAPOLITAN PRIES T .—It is hardly possible to meet with a more agreeable, intelligent companion, than was this Neapolitan Pric:.t.—Any occasional argument about the doc trines of the Roman Church, which he had doubts of answering to our satisfaction, he got rid of most ingeniously, and always with great good humour. For instance, " Why do you Catholics emit the Second Commandment in your Catechisms?"—" Be cause it is contained in the firi.t."—" Why do you divide the tenth ?"---" Because there is a great difference between the crime of coveting a man's wife and coveting his ass." " But you have no authority in Scripture for purgatory ?" " Nor have you any against it, end if there is no such place, you English will find something worse." The concluding sentence he repeated evi dently in jest, and laughed heartily. The following is the order of the Commandments as given in the " Dottrina Christiana," published by order of Clement VIII., and now in daily use at I. lam the Lord thy God. Thou shalt have no other God before Thou shalt not take the name of God in vain. 3. Remember holidays os festivals ("este) to keep them 4. Honour thy father and mother—E. Thou shalt not Thou shalt not commit fornication.-7. Thou shalt not steal. 8. 'T.bou shalt not bear false witness. -9. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbouis wife... -10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's foods." form such from Peer LAW. INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, FEBRUARY 10. BROWNE V. DE TASTET. Mr. HORNE felt sorry to be under the necessity of reminding the Court of this heavy case, that had been so long pending in judgment. The LORD CHANCELLOR eaid, if he did not give his judge ment on Monday morning, he would then state on what morning the parties might attend him before he went into the House of Lords, to receive the order from his own pen.—After a short in terval his Lordship thought they had better attend him in his room before he went into the House of Lords on Tuesday next. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FEB. 10. THE KING V. EDWARD GIBBON NS AKEFIELD AND WILLIAM WAKEFIELD. Mr. Sergeant CROSS 'on a former day obtained a rule calling on the defendants to show cause why a procedendo should not issue for remitting to trial in the criminal court, at the next assizes for the county of Lancaster, two indictments against the defendants, the one charging them under the statute 4 and 8 of Philip and Mary, a. 8. with a misdemeanor in carry off Miss Turner; and the other with conspiring with two other persons to procure the marriage of E. G. Wakefield with Miss Turner, an infant, against the consent of her parents. Those indictments having, on the affidavits of the defendants, been removed by cer tiorari into this Court, Mr. Sc.tammr now appeared to shuts , cause against the rule, and lamented:that as this was a case of such importance, it had not been brought on at an earlier period of the day. This was an application to defeat the certiorari which had been granted by one of their Lordships on certain affidavits by the defendants. The object of the certiorari was to have this case tried in some other county than Lancaster, and to obtain at the same time the benefit of a special jury. The affidavits on which the certiorari issued, disclosed certain facts relative to several publications in the newspapers, by which the public mind, it was asserted, bad been so excited that the defemlante could not have an impartial trial in the county of Lancaster. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE observed, that if the place of trial should be changed, he doubted whether the Duchy Court would have any power to relieve the bail, even in the event of William Wakefield's appearance. Mr. Scautterr considered that the Court would have power to relieve the bail by some order on the subject, but as that was not now to be discussed, all he should contend for was, that by the removal of the indictments to this Court, the prosecutors were not in a worse situation. The principal object of the defendants was to secure a fair and impartial trial by a special jury in any other county but the county of Lancaster, where the public mind had received such excitement, and where the friends and con nexions of the prosecutors principally- resided. The most desi rable tribunal would he a special jury of the county of York. Mr. COLTMAN and Mr. PARK having been heard on the same side, Mr. Sergeant Caoss, Mr. J. WILLIAMS, Mr. BROUGHAM, and Mr. BRODERICK, in support of the rule, contended, that no satis factory reason had been adduced for the removal of these indict ments into !this Court, or for charging the venue into any other county. The object of the defendants was evidently to delay, if not ultimately to defeat, the administration of justice. The LOAD CHIEF JUSTICE, after a short consultation with the other Judges, said- , -." We propose that if, within ten days, any person will enter into recognizances for the appearance of Wm. Wakefield at the trial, the certiorari shall remain in force, and then the case may go down for trial on the nisi prius side, in the county of Lancaster. Mr. SCARLF.TT—WiIIiam Wakefield's hail have already depo sited 2,000/. in the Duchy Court. He therefore submitted that there was no necessity for any further security. The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE said, he was aware of that ; hut it was a different matter what might be done with that money ulti mately, and compelling the defendant to appear and take his trial. The court would not make the recognizance so high as to pre vent the object in view, and therefore proposed,that if any one would enter into recognizances to the amount of 500/., within 10 days, for his appearance, the rule for the procedendo might be dis charged. It might be done by one surety for 5001., or two of 250/. each. Mr. SCA ALETT-That shall be done, my Lord. The Lord Crn JUSTICE then ordered that Mr. E. G. Wake field should enter into a recognizance to appear personally with his brother ; and take his trial at the next assizes for the county of Lancaster. Mr. SCA RLETT then applied to the Court that the venue 'nigh be changed to York. • The Loan CHIEF JCSTICE—It is too late to do that, because, supposing even there were affidavits in support of it, there is now no time for the other hide to answer it. The COURT, on the motion of Mr. JOHN WILLIAMS, subse quently ordered that 24 hours' notice of bail should be given. AVERPOOL COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, The demand for British Plantation Sugar has again ken very limited this week ; the sales amount to only 300 hhds, and rather lower prices have been submitted to. In other descriptions of Sugar nothing has been done.-About 150 punchs. Molasses have been sold, ordinary (old) Antigua and St. Vincent at 255. to 265. 9d., and good quality of the latter at 28s. per cwt.-The few transactions in Coffee are not important, being principally confined to small lots of Plantation to the Grocers at former rates.-In Cocoa, Pimento, and Ginger, nothing has been done worthy of notice.---Rums continue firm ; about 200 punchs have been sold. Jamaica 18 0. P. at 3s. 6d. ; 22 0. P. at Sa. Bd., and very strong Demerara, of good quality, at 3s. I Od. to 4s. 2d. per gallon. There has continued a steady inquiry for Cotton throughout the whole of the week, but the holders having been generally de sirous to sell, the prices of most kinds have declined about gd. per Ilr. ; and at the public sales yesterday, Demerara gave way td. per lb. from the previous rates. There were then sold 1,120 Bowed at 61d. to '7O. for fair to good fair ; 380 Demerara at 11d. to 94d. for inferior to good fair ; 30 Barbadoes at 'lid., and 290 Bengal at 51d. per lb. The sales by private contract consist of 5,950 Bowed at 64d. to 71d. ; 10 at Bd. ; chiefly' at 6id. to 7d. for fully fair to good fair ; 410 Orleans at '7d. to Sid. ; 1,250 Mobile at 6d, to 74d. ; 180 Sea Island at 111 d. to 15d. ; 50 Stained ditto at 61d. to 81d. ; 520 Pernambuco at 9id. to ; 600 Maranham at 9d. to 9Ad. ; 650 Bahia at Sid. to 9441. ; 210 Mina Nova at Bd. ; 120 Para at 81d. ; 730 Egyp tian at '74d. to 8-d. ; 130 Demerara at Bd. to 9d. ; 100 Cartha gena at 64d. to dad. ; 110 Surat at bid. to ;50 Bengal at sd. ; making a total, including those sold ty auction,l2, BBo bags. The arr i va l s are 44 2 b ags; 300 bags Barbtu l oes are-de clared for aucti on on t h e 1 6t h i nst. of are-de clared The transactions in Ashes have been confined to about 70 bar ' rels Montreal Pot .at 265., and a few old at 245. 6d. ; 80 bar relsand 1 1 11 4 o co b ntre a a r l r P el e a ar s l tas at te r p s. ea ; rl6o.tba2rirse.ls to 275. 6d per p a e t r 2 n s. wt 6 . d_., There is a considerable improvement in the demand for Quercitron Bark, tbe import having for some time being very limited ; owing to the very low price at which it has rated, the finer quality has become very scarce.; the sales are 120 hhds. Philadelphia at 135., and 48 hhds. Baltimore at 9s. 6d. per cwt. Brimstone is lower, 40 tons Sicily from the q ua y b e i ng so ld at 5/. 10s. ; for small e arcels 61. ss. is obtained. The inquiry for Dyewoods still continues but limited; the sales of Logwood are 90 tons Campeachy at 81. 10s. ; 10 tons at 8/ 155., and 70 tons Jamaica at 6/. 15s. per ton from the quay.-In Fustic and Nica ragua Wood nothing done.-Camwood is rather more inquired for ; but to effect sales, holders have been compelled to submit to lower rates, 22 tons being sold at 151. 12s. 6d. to 16/. 10e. per ton. In Madder Roots the only sale is SO bales Turkey at 395. and a small parcel of French at the same price. Sicily Shumae is in better request, and 700 bags have been sold at I Is. to I Is. 61, with 60 bags at 125., 150 bags Verona at Bs., and a small parcel of Malaga at 11 s. 6d. per cwt. Valonia is in fair request ; 20 tons good picked Smyrna have been sold at 18/. 103. to 19/. per ton. There is less inquiry for Saltpetre, the sales are only about 150 bags at 265. 6d. to 275. per cwt. Fine Argols are wanted, and but little at market. Galls are. quite neglected. Two tons good African Bees' Wax sold freely at 10/:, and 13 barrels American of ordinary quality have also been sold at 101. 158. per cwt. New American Clover Seed is inquired for, but hitherto little has arrived ; 42 casks old have been sold at 50s. per cwt. In Flax Seed more doing, the sales are 100 hogsheads old Dutch at 40s. each, 70 barrels old Riga at 20s. each, 90 quarters St. Petersburgh at 425., and 750 quarters Egyptian at 38s. to 40s. per quarter; with 10 hogsheads New York sowing at 655, per hogshead. "A considerable improvement has again taken place in Olive Oil, the stock of which is becoming very small in this market ; 15 tons Gallipoli have brought 441. to 45/. (and holders now ask 46/. to 47/.), 32 tons Sicily 40/. to 42/., 14 tens Zante 39/. 10s. to 401., with five tons Trieste at 41/. per ton. In Seed Oils there is no improvement either in demand or prices. Fish Oils continue very dull of sale, but prices are without alteration. About 50 tons Palm Oil have been sold at 26/. 10s. per ton. Oil of Turpentine has advanced to 625. per cwt. In Rice very little doing, there being none of fine quality at market. The only transaction reported in Hides is a sale of 500 North Ameri can salted Ox c,/id Cow at 4d. per lb. Hemp remains very dull, but prices are steady. The advance realised last'week ou Tallow is fully rapperted, the demand coutiPues brisk; POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. —Saturday a sweep, named Wingfield, was brought up in custody, charged with assaulting Mr. Cannon, a druggist, in Lothhury. Mr. Cannon stated that the prisoner; and a wretched looking little boy, about eight yeari of age, that was in the Justice-room, came to his house to sweep the chimneys, between three and four o'clock that morning, Before day he was awoke by hearing a person crying, as if in great distress, and sup posed it was one of his own children. He ran out of hie room, and called to his servant to know the cause, and was informed that the young sweep was crying in the chimney. He imme diately went to the kitchen, the chimney of which the boy had gone up, and was there informed by his servant that the boy had been up an hour and a half, and that the prisoner had refused to allow him to come down. He then desired the prisoner, who stood by the grate, to call the boy down. The prisoner refused, and also refused to allow him to go to the grate for that purpose. The crying, which had been growing weaker, hating by this time ceased, lie became alarmed for the boy's life, and put his hand to the prisoner to push him from the grate, that he might speak to the boy. The prisoner instantly commenced a most outrageous assault on him, from which he was the less able to defend himself, being in his shirt. The prisoner, who had strong shoes on him, kicked him so violently in the legs as to cause lacerations that re quired surgical treatment, and it was not till two servants and his two sons, young men, came to his assistance, and brought ropes,with which they tied the prisoner, both feet and hands, that his vio lence could be restrained : a watchman was then called in, to whom he was given in charge. The little sweep, on being cared down from the chimney, showed that his feet were in such a diseased state that he was wholly incapable of climbing up the chimney, though he bad been compelled to attempt it. The prisoner, in his defence, gave the little victim of his cruelty the character of being an idle bad boy. The LORD MAYOR observed, that no misconduct on the part of the boy could excuse the prisoner's assaulting Mr. Cannon, and ordered him to find bail to take his trial. GUILDHALL—George Cleeves, a journeyman silk-weaver, and Joseph Morris, a small silk-manufacturer, who resided in South Conduit-street, Betlinall-green, were charged, the former with stealing a parcel of silk shag for covering hats, value 401. and the other prisoner with receiving the same, knowing it to have been stolen. It appears that Cleeves is in the employ of Mr. Haynes, of Lawrence-lane, milkman. Ott the 30th ult. a parcel containing the goods in question, was sent to Mr. Haynes from Kettering, but Cleeves called at the coach-office and received it, and, it is presumed, disposed of it to Morris. About an hour and a half after the parcel had been obtained from the coach-office, Morris took the shag to a hawker named Durrant, and instructed him to sell it for whatever he could get. Durrant thought it was the property of some ruined man, and therefore did not inquire to whom it belonged ; he gave it to a man named Padbury, who sold it to Mr. Heath, a hatter, in Oxford-street, for ss. 6d. per yard, the market price being 6s. to 6s. 6d. Mr. Heath having heard that Mr. Haynes had lost the parcel, informed him that he had purchased the shag from Padbury. Goading, a constable, said, that when he apprehended Morris, he denied knowing any thing about it for a long time; but at length exclaimed, " I will not have it upon my shoulders; I had it from the landlord of a public house in Bethnal-green." Thither the party went ; but the landlord denied all knowledge of the pro perty, and even of Morris himself. -He said, " I'll just step down into my cellar for five minutes, and then I'll go any where with you." Goading, at the moment, gave credit to the landlord's declaration, and let him retire without hesitation, since - which time he has disappeared. The prisoners denied the charge, but they were committed for trial. BOW-STREET.—GANG or HORSE STEALERS.—On Satur• day Joha Oliver, William Howard, and Edward Laycoch, the latter a mere boy, were charged with stealing three mares and two geldings, the property of different persons, residing in and near the metropolis, which had been stolen by them, and taken to Bristol for sale. The prisoners were brought from Bristol on Friday, with the stolen property, and this morning they were placed before Sir Richard Birnie and Mr. Minsbull. Mr. Mays, the landlord of the Bell Tavern, Smithfield, stated, that he had his stables broken into, situate in Brewer's Yard, in the parish of St. Sepulchre, on the night of the 10th January last, and a valuable bay mare stolen ; which he found on the Bth inst. in the possession of the prisoners, in the stables of the Three Kings public-house, Thomas -street, Bristol, with two other mares and two geldings. He knew the prisoner Howard ; his real name was Johnson, and he had formerly been a drover in Smithfield. David Morgan, a constable of Bristol, deposed to having taken the prisoners into custody, and finding the mare, the property of Mr. Maya, with the other horses, the owners of which he had discovered. Two of them were stolen from a gentleman at South gate, who had offered 100 guineas reward for their recovery. The prisoners were remanded. MrsTaitions DISAPPEARANCE.—The wife of a farmer and miller, named Davis, residing at Dunning's Hill, East Grinstead, Essex, applied at this office, for the assistance of the police, under the following circumstances. Her husband came to London, about a fortnight ago, to receive considerable sums of money, which she had ascertained he had received ; but to her great surprise, and to the distress of herself and family, he had not returned home, 'nor had lie been seen or heard of since last Monday week, when he transacted business at the Abingdon Wharf, Millbank-street, Westminster. She described her husband as a man 50 years of age, about five feet four inches in height, dark complexion, dressed in drab coloured coat and dark frock, with plush breeches and boots with tops. She said that he had been subject to a disorder in the head, which at times deprived him of his recollection, and she was afraid either that he had got into bad hands, or that some fatal accident had occurred to him. The Magistrate suggested, that if publicity of the occurrence was given by the Press, some information might be obtained on the s a r s o sl a v t o ga rn ui t t h t a h t e d t n h . , e . subject. rpa Princess-street, , s, - o s f t ree the t , Salutation Lambeth, ; wereand QUEEN-SQLTARE.—Mr. Hall, proprietor of the Bricklayers' h A r Al e r e r . .1 informers, nGs (A A :11, 1 . 1 ; 1: P: drSiuter,sitrit,thtooafns-tsh:ol King'stuiniigd ;t and Wood. On Thursday last, the complainants summoned seve ral publicans for keeping their houses open at late hours, and complaints were is missed, and the informers had to pay the costs. On their quit laynsctlr(i)itelkterthfieltmh,ahtttiltleinnei ting the office they were assailed by a crowd of persons, who among the number The defendants denied the charge, and called ' witnesses,ho . negatived the statement of the complainants and their witnesses. w The Magistrates, however, ,said, they should leave the case to be decided at the Sessions, and the defendants were ordered to find ( t i h ef r e e n w da r n ot t t s e n n o e t g o g n a bail, themselves in 1001., and two sureties in 50h each and to give forty-eight hou rs ' not i ce of the bail. 2 UNION - HALL.—Saturday a man named Barrett, and a female, were charged with robbery. It appeared that, on Sunday last, the house of Mr. Smith, upholsterer, of Blackman-street, was broken open during the absence of the family at Church, and a cheque for 1251. and twenty-seven sovereigns stolen. A con stable having received information that the prisonefa had been concerned in the robbery, apprehended them at their residence; and on searching Barlett, the cheque was found upon him. The external appearance of the prisoners indicated that they had re cently come into the possession of money; th ey were d re ssed in remanded ear rings, and had several rings on h er fi ngers . Th e y were new clothes ; the female was orn amen t e d w ith new for a further examination. gold drop THE PONTINE MARSHES.—The road through the Pontine Marshes is nearly in a straight line for twenty-eight miles, with high poplars on each side, and at regular distances huts for soldiers, who are placed there for the protection of travellers. About the middle of the marshes the traveller stops for refresh ment at a wretched place called Torre tre Ponti , the Appii Fo rum of the an c i en ts, where the brethren from Rome met Paul. A convent was built cn the spot, consecrated by his feet, but the place is so unhealthy that the Monks soon deserted it, and it is now going to ruins. There is not a pane of glass in the inn, and all the people of the place, with the exception of the landlord and his wife, are labouring under the direful effects of malaria. The countenances of the postillions resemble, in every feature, those of corpses. Th e cattle and fowl, however, are healthy and thriving. The extensive green plain, intersected with nu merous canals and streams, is covered with young horses, cows, buffaloes, and sheep, At one place I saw a herd of fourteen bulls of a greyish white, in the most healthful condition, and of the most beautiful and regular form.— The pools and streams abound with wild fowl of every descrip tion. On the left, towards the sea, wood abounds, and on the right is a high ridge of hills, with towns and villages placed on the declivities, half concealed by trees. After passing Velletri, through a woody, hilly country, we reached Albano. On the right is the Alban Mount, cove re d w i t h woo d an d i n t ers p e rs e d with white houses and villages ; on the left is an extensive plain extending to Ostium and the mouth;f the Tiber; and in front is the Eternal City, at fifteen miles di s t ance , spreading along the banks of the river, with pillar s , an d towers , and churches, and ruins innumerable, and St. P e t er ' s d ome r i s i ng ma jestically above them, at the furthermost extremity of the city. Scarcely a house is to be seen in the intervening space. The Appian Way, now deserted, with the wrecks of tombs for miles on each side, is the only object that attrscte the eve, MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. LONDON DIARY...-.TUESDAY, FEB. 13.—(At the Court of Commissioners, Basinghall-strest.) Rohde, S., Mansel-street, dealer-1 Ryder, W., Norton Falgate, tailor-10 Sampson, S. and 1., Battersea,. vitriol manufacturers-11 Sharp, H., Kensington, chemist-11 Shurmer, J., Shirley, Southampton-11 Silvester, C., Maida-hill, builder-11 Sinclair, A., Birchin-lane, broker -1I Stafford, T., jun., St. John -street, pawnbroker-11 Symes and Smart, Bath, cabinet-makers-1 Tatner, C., Horton Kirby, Kent, farmer-11 Vining, J., Pall-mall, jeweller-1 Wells, W., Norwich, tailor -9 White, J., Walworth, tailor -11 Wickers, H., Greenwich, victualler-10 Willie, IL, Kingston -upon-Hull, brewer-11 Witby, R., Phamix-alley, coal-merchant-11 COUNTRY DIARY, THURSDAY, FEB. 15. Bennett, J., Whiteeroft—George, Gloueester-1 0 Charlton, F., Blyth, Northumberland —George, Neweaat/e-on- Tyne-11 Collins, R., Chew Magna--White Lion, Bristol-1 Coupland, J., Liverpool—George, Liverpool -1 Darwin, W., Wentworth—Tontine, Sheffield--I 2 Hart, J., Birmingham—Royal Hotel, Birmingham -1 Hindle, R., Kendal—King's Arms, Kendal—_4 Ledgard, W., Brighouse—Swan, Huddersfield--...g Johnson, R., Burslem—Castle, Newcastle -11 Moon, J., Manchester—Star, Manchester-2 Pearson, T., Hir ringthorpe—Tontine, Sheffield -11 Tripp, J., Swansea—Alr. Grevile, Bristol -12 Waite, R., Spilbby—White Horse, Spilshy-3 INSOLVENTS APPLYING TO BE DISCHARGED. Petitions to be heard, at Portugal-street, Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, FEB. 15, AT NIZI.E. Blake, J., Mitcham, fruit-dealer Campbell, J., Doctors' Commons, mariner Drew, R., Birmingham, farmer Hiscock, J., Crown-street, shoemaker Hopkinson, J., Ratcliffe, ironmonger Kirkman, C., Henley, draper Jessop, J., St. James's, tailor Jullyan, W., Plymouth, mercer Littell, G., Old-street, carpenter Macdougall, A., Regent-street, lieut. Rex, G., Shadwell, grocer Thomas, .1., Thornhangh-street, upholder Withers, T., Bayswater, solicitor Worrall, H., City-road, Sadler Wright, E., Hendon, coffee-shop -keeper We hear that the body-snatchers have made their appearance in the neighbourhood of Wakefield, and that a few nights ago, a corpse was stolen out of the church-yard at Sandal Magna; it is added, that they have also visited Rothwell and Alverth orpe. —Doncaster Gaz ette. Birds, of the gull species, within the last week, have been exceedingly plentiful in Kent, attracted to the lands by sprats, which are used in great quantities by farmers as ma nure. Flights of thousands have, also, daily occupied the marshed in search of food. At Beacon-hill, near Green•street, on Friday week, a curious scene took place. Several loads of fish had been thrown down in a heap, in consequence of the snow preventing the operation of spreading. In a short time after being depo sited, many thousand gulls invaded, and commenced operations upon them in right earnest, without, for a time, being interrupted in their repast; at length, some boys, observing the havoc they were committing, repaired to the spot ; but, such was the deter mined spirit of the birds, that they kept them at bay a consider able time, by hovering over, and attacking them in the mos t savage manner, until ultimately they found it necessary to retreat COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING LAST WRIER. Wh oat. Barley . ,w.i,eage.l Per Quarter. js.to a. a. to s. I. to s. s. to s. Andover. ;5O 63 30 37 28 30 s. to a. 57 S 9 37 Hexham... 148 60 , 25 45 29 38 i4B 10 31 33 24 3 0 _ :44 50 Newcastle. 4B 59 36 42 24 3 8 48 54 60 51 Romsey Sunderland...—. 48fsi 56 32 40 21 Ski 54 60 60 56 Winchester 55 37 Per Bushel. js. d. e. d. s. d. a. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 1. d. s. d. s. d. Birmingham '748059 6 3 5 •6080 84 00 0 Coventry 70 76 50 60 54 60 6 6 82 80 8 Newcastle (Staff) 9 0 9 4 6ti 7 0 5 0 5 2 9 0 g 6 0 0 0 0 Northallerton 63 7650533033K6 70 00 00 Penrith Warwick 74 78 56 60 50 60 7 0 9 80 86 Worceserter 7 3 78 53 66 4 . 6 380 0100 12 0 0 P B 0 011. 00 00 00 Barnarslcastle.— 11 6 16 010 0 11 0 7 0 80— 0 15 0— 0 12 13 0 0 Darlington Durham.-- 120 150 99 106 80 8610 0 12 100 11 0 0 0 0 St NOTTINGHAM Dv oc a o n i t h i t o ne o p n— e 100 70 00 00 h —...— 12 9136 0 0 0 0 58 78 (1 0 000 00 . 130 139 00 130 14600 10 6 80 93 00 Beef (rt. of 141 b.)..... Muttou ITTINGHAM MARKET. —Feb. 7. 7s. Od. to Si. Bd. I Od. to 03. Od, large, and trade brisk, a '7 0 7 3 Ut advanced herpr Supply SCOTCH MARKETS. HADDINGTON CORN 14 ARKET.-.Feh. 9. We had a middling supply of Wheat is this day's market, the average price of which is a shade upwards. Top price 60e. Lowest 48e. per quarter. There were 451 quarters of Wheat in market, whereof 325 sold thus :- Bat 60s. Od, 70 at... 578. Od. I Oil at... 54.5. Od. I 19 at...'528. Od. 5 • Average, 21. 158. 'id. 4-12th per quarter. Top price Barley (per quarter) £2 0 1 0 0 Average £1 18 10-2-12ths. --Oats Pease and Beans 216 0 ...................;. 2ld 0 I DALKEIT. All kinds of Grain way and sold readily at last w, Wheat. I CORN in good First Second Third 'a market, ,TARKET.—Fob.B. supply at this day) eek's pri Barley. Oats. 31s 6d 306 Od 21 . s Od 7 s Od 254 Od 23s Od Pease. Beans. 28s Od od 26s Od SZtfs o i t 24s Od 24 a od GLASGOW CORN Wheat and Barley in fair demo rivals of Oats being large, prices Wheat, per 401 b. a. d. s. British, old 200t0900 new 27 0 29 6 Canada, free 2B 0 30 0 Irish 26 0 28 0 Barley, per 3201 b English '34 0 35 0 Scottish Irish 260 320 MA RKET.--p e t' . and, at previous rates. The ar are rather lower. Oats. per Mk. a. s. d. Irish 22 alto British 27 Beans. per SirJOib English -- Scottish' Pease, Siaiisi • 30 Oatineal. per 140114 234) 24 0 Picini', per 2801 b 47 0 43 0 GLASGOW CATTLE MARKET.—Fe4S. There were 269 Black Cattle in this day's market, and those which were superior met a ready sale at last week's prices; best from 9s. 6d. to 10s. and ordinary quality from Bs. to 9s. a tron stone, beef and tallow. There were 660 Sheep; Grass fed Ewes sold as well as those fed oa turnips, from 11s. to 16s. •Highland Wedders brought from 15s. to 255. Some good Cheviots sold at 30s. MIINTELLIGENCE. Tons. Cws, Quantity of C opper Ore sold ' at Redruth last Thursda 0 Average Producey ...... ; 17 4 Quantity of fi ne Copp 9 o er ~. .... Amount of Sale, £14,009 Ils. 6d.—Average iStandard, £lOl 9a. Od. I BIRTHS. On Satu r d ay , t h e 10 t h i nst ., a t 29, York-t errace, Regent's park, th e L a d y o f P. G ran t, E sq ., of twins (sons.) the O la n d T y u o e f sd ti a l y e , R t e l v ie . 6 E th dw in ar s i t i an ß t a , ri a e t e, th o e f a ße eo e n t . ory, Woriingworh, MARRIED. Esq. of hi s M a j eNty'e Exche quer,eldest idnningm' daughter of R. S aumarez, Esq., Circus, Ba l th n . Guernsey, Carteret, John G On the Sth instant, t St. d on's Ch urc h , by the Rev. Shiffner, the Rev. Bertie Johnson, Rector of Lyme the, County of Chester, to Isabel, second daughter of the late John Ugh, Esq. of Booth's-hall, in the same county, DIED. On Friday evening, at Whitehall, the Right Hon. Lady Car_ rin O gt n °ll. the sth instant, at his house, near Re F a a d nn ing y iC t h h ar e lfA ivir b e l o c f kin l - e son, Esq., of Stafford-row, London, and Farley-hill, Berks. On the 10th inst., at her house, Charlotte-street, Portland-place, aged 77, Mrs. Reynolds, widow of the late Dr. Reynolds. joh O n n ß t e h n e e 7 tt , E i s t cl i s . ta A n i t . , p. at fo ß r a vi th lits ag h e i d re. 42 years, Lucy, the Wire of On the Ist Dec., at Tobago, aged 22, Fanny, Ho o n . n ß th o e be s r t t h il i l n ik st l a i n el t l : a l% t le E m na b s e s r vo o r f th h , is Majest,NyisauCroicuenEciyal. us , , Esq. Navy Agent, aged 49. Printed and Published by M. YOUNG, at the Suz4-oFrtcr • No. 112, STRAND. ,