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( 4 \ I C ONTRACTS FOR RUM, PEAS, COCOA, TO BACCO, &c. VICTUALLING-OFFICE, MAv 2, 1831. 'HE Commissioners for Victualling His Maje.ty's Navy, .I‘c do hereby give Notice, that *THURSDAY, the I 2th instant, they will be ready to re "'ve Tenders in writing (sealed up), and treat for the ; 11 PPIY of the following Articles, to he delivered into his "iusty's Victualling Stores at Deptford, viz. : Period of De- Articles. 111 . 1 m 100,e00 ons I' EAS 5OO Quarter.; One-half of COCOA 4O Tons each by the ATME Al 2O Tons 30th inst., and "PAP 5O Tons the remainder c &F LR 5 Tons by the 25th 10 Tons June next. T OBACCO '2o Tons J Samples of.the Peas, Cocoa, and Oatmeal, must lo Proqueed by the party tendering, "but those for Soap and Tobacco, together with the Conditions of the Contracts, 'nay be seen at this Office. Each 'Tender must specify time price in words at length, arid be delivered before One o'clock on the day appointed ; and the Person who makes the Tender, or come Person 'pri his behalf, must attend to angwer when called fat. M. WALLER CLIFTON. BRITISH INSTITUTION, FALL-MALL. THE GALLERY for the EXHIBITION an d SALE of the WORKS of BRITISH ARTISTS is Open Daily, from Ten in the 'Morning till rive in the * Evening. Admission I s.—Catalogue WILLIAM BARNARD, Keeper. LONDON ASSURANCE HOUSE, Birehin.lane, Cornhill, - April 29, 1831. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the CORPORATION of the LONDON ASSUR ANCE hereby give notice, that a SPECIAL GENERAL COURT of the said CORPORATION, will be held at their House in Birchin-lane, on FRIDAY, the 13th May, 1 831, by adjournment, for the further consideration of the Plan for effecting Life Assurance upon the principle of making to the Assured an Allowance upon the Pre- Mium, as recommended by the Court of Directors. JOAN LAURENCE, Secretary. `C•B. The Chair will be taken at One o'clock precisely. Any Proprietor desirous of obtaining information on the subject, may receive the same, on application to . the Secretary. EDINBURGH STEAM SHIP. THE UNITED KINGDOM, of 1000 tons hurthen, and 200 horse power, D. TURNER, Commander, will start from off Greenwich for Edinburgh, at Ten o'clock, P. 31, on the following days : SATURDAY, 14th MAY. I SATURDAY, 4th JUNE. WEDNESDAY, 25th MAY. I WEDNESDAY, 15th JUNE. Calling off Scarborough, weather permitting. Goods and Parcels received at the Spread Eagle Office, Regent Circutt, L'iccadilly • Cross Keys, Gracechurch-street, and Downe's A harf till ' Four o'clock of the day of sailing. Berths may be taken, a plan of the Cabins seen, and every further in forrnati,ol obtained by application to 11. Underwood, 56, Haymarket ; the Spread Eagle Office, Regent Circus, cadilly ; W. A. Cuningham, e, Sr. Swithin's-lane; or Georg e Bell, Agent, 157, Fenchurch-street. N.B.—This vessel is now much improved in her Ma-. i ainery and Cahins, the Deck being completely covered in, 'Y which most superior accommodation is afforded to pats lagers, in sixteen State Rooms, of two and four Beds each, in Ladies' Cabins, on the Upper Deck and also in the tore Cabins. PARISH OF ST. JAMES, IN THE CITY OF BATH. 27th April, 1831. AT a MEETING of the Owners and Occu piers of Houses in the above Parish, duly eon l'ened by the Parish Authorities pursuant to requisi , ion, and held this day at the Lamb Inn, in the said Parish, JOHN ENGLISH, Esq. in the Chair ; It was moved by Mr. HENRY STOTH ERT ; seconded by Mr. HARMAN; and unanimously agreed to , That the following be the Address to be presented to his most gracious Majesty. Moved by Mr. C. MoonE ; ,seconded by Mr. HARRIS; and unanimously agreed to, That the Chairman be requested to transmit a copy of t he said Address to the Right Hon. Lord Viscount Mel bourne, his Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Ilotne Department, with a request that his Lordship will , Moved pleased to present the same to his Majesty. °loved by Mr. HARRIS; seconded by Mr. S.s.uNnEßs ; and unanimously agreed to, That the Address be signed by the Chairman and Moved on behalf of the Meeting. "loved by Mr. H. STOTHERT ; seconded by Mr. IfAam.AN ; and unanimously agreed to, That the said Address be printed in the four Bath t,'Apers, and in that patriotic Journal, The Sun London oewspaper (Signed) JOHN ENGLISH, Chairman. On th e motion of Mr. Noose, seconded by Mr. REnsr_tast, The thanks of the Meeting were given by ace amation t ' ) the Chairman, for his able, spirited, and impartial con tluet in the Chair. " TO THE KINGS MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. SIRE, " We, the owners and occupiers of houses in the parish of St, James, in the city of Bath, most humbly beg leave express to your ajes our ratful sense of the boot "vowed on the country a ty t large g by e your Majesty, in dis • solving the late Parliament, and at the same time to ap- Aland the firmness of your Majesty, and wisdom of those C4)uncila which led to that salutary and well-timed mea sure. Your loyal and dutiful subjects are indebted to your 4lajk.sty for the opportunity of proving, so far as at pre sent depends upon the choice of the people, how greatly t hey estimate the privilege of being truly and really repre °toted in the popular branch of the Legislature ; and that Majesty may long live to witness the happy and be neficial results which must inevitably ensue from the adop tion by a new Parliament of those measures of Reform Which were proposed by your Majesty's Ministers, is the I "ncere and fervent prayer of this Meeting." \V ITHERING'S BOTANY.-THE ONLY CO-31- PLETE EDITION. This day was published, in 4 vols. Bvo. price 21. 16q. 1)&. AN ARRANGEMENT of BRITISH PLANTS, according to the latest Improvements ig th e Linnmln System ; with an Easy Introduction to h t ile Study of Hotany. 1 1 WILLIAM WITHERING, M.D. F.R.S. F.L.S. &c. Th e Seventh Edition, including the most recent Di4_ e overies, and numerous Annotations, illustrative of Ve f‘etahle Econ ,, my. WILLIAM WITHERING, Esq. LL.D. F.L. S., &c. I London: Printed for C., .J., G., and F. Rivington ; Nunn Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green ; Cadell ; J. Richardson ; J. M. Richardson ; Hat - ,'ard and Son ; R. Scholey ; S. Bagster ; Baldwin and ` - 'radock ; Hurst, Chance, and Co. ; Hamilton. Adams, It i pd Co. ; Whittaker, Treacher, and Arnot ; J. Duncan; Cochran ; Simpkin and Marshall ; W. Mason ; G. b ‘-blvie and Co. ; T. Bumpus ; G. Wilson; T. and W. 43 t ,?one; J. Dowding; W. J. and J. Maynard ; Smith, ' , der, an d Co. ; J. Bain ; E. Hodgson ; and Houlston 44 d Son ; Stirling and Kenney, Edinburgh : and G. and Robinson, Liverpool. 'tuber, Bark, and Cordwood, Dean Forest, Gloucester shire, and Highmeadow Estate, adjoining. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, By R. 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EAL CHELTENHAM SALTS, made th from the Montpellier Spa Waters, the property of 41 ' late ENRY TEIPSO. Tese Salts, which ;;ntain ail the medicinal OM virtues N of the h h S Cheltenham pa t t 4 . t t 're, and which are the only genuine production offered t i,'°e public, will be found superior to any similar criedi kZl ' in all c a ses of indigestion, and for the cure of bilious ; 11, liver complaints. The Proprietors beg to caution the nd hgains t the many spurious imitations of this article, Et: quest them to be particular in asking for the late Ttaompson'sip bb real Cheltenham Salts, which are sold Too only. at :" ' Warehouse, No. 7, Le b id at the Montpeli Pump.roona, Cheltenham; age ogmor ton-str eet , L on d on ; • -I{. ( f all the principal Medicine Venders throughout the 14doto, erday.) wades last , of which remained ars was of Where the dvance was ,000 hlids. ow reduced than last which is re of West ss than last which is J. At the 600 idls. sold with q I ,st week re so scarce jich was a vas; alio an tom! trade ; been rather 650 boxes soft yellow e purchases 16s. 6d. a limns 230. ; day 2SO in 355. ard to sold a 14s. sale, 7,360 sale; white . 6d. The were above low brown ne, but the sold at full A , : to good in at 231. and sold wn, 455. a of Sugar, ite contract of Jamaica a 4 no brisk )ice a shade good ordi -39g. 6d, a There were The musket arge parcels essing upon ssion in the ed. Brandy :ontraet for leclar,d this ; but up to rted. Sales unelicons of but it is Market has in hod con. aia to apply nats, as they ; parcels on ,51. a 471. ; trices fll to time 40s. a Hemp is a `raper 3 W. ; 19i chests Bads 80i. very limite ', : 801"112 sales t 9d. per lb. nyrnas 3Ss. ha lonia Cur- Pulled Figs at 188. 64.; s niid. Brazil s. higher, on tons Gico3 t'u quota- but the put - - Pernanvb 13.1. a 5Ad. ; 240 Bengal e market, bur Inguid state. • II) discount. zttnsive ; the lIE WEEN. ;• Beans. , S. to S. z y J 43 4.2 46 34 t 313 40 40 44 36 411 38 38 46. 1 10 0 1 lt; r thousand. f',Ss. 421. 40s. 445. sack) 344. —S. to —s. —s. to--s. .. 30s. to 365. s.to— ,. 3t3s. to 335. to 40%. -9s. Od. 10s. 7 „ a. —4 6 4 7 —.9. 11 3 t! ti 6 0 —1 I 1 1 / —0 0 1 ° 0 0 . April 29, N. P. 32 b 0 ° 15 ° 14 0 15 4 ,20 iactt. to '255. 1 ,...; to 225. to 12i• °`" Jur, per cwt.__ —.—.. ------ S. (1. lA. 41. '2. as.„ (l 6 . 0 7 0 1 ° 22 0 0 0 0 22 010 0 10 0 22 013 0 1 4 „ 0 21 0 0 0 `l,-• Butter. ......e I 3d. 4thr I. s. d. i• ... .....! (3, 1 ,;. d...., , '0 0 1,' , 2 0 84 0 '/.7 , 0 90 0 84 0 7; 4 , '0 0 78 0 08 0 5' 0 0 0 0 --•• - Olf" 0 •-' ____<, o 2 _ .. ±2 heat 30s. to 5 : 3 „'• . to 15s. pot' WI Li• • ). ; Mutton I' Cwt. ; Bacon' EXPOILfEL ) . Previous ly this year. ;s, Fec. Bags, 33 1,'205 830 6,793 104 269. - 819. 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" This work is calculated to throw an impartial light upon the leading events in the reign of the first Charles— a reign more resembling a romantic tale, or a tragic drama, than almost any period which could be selected out of the history of any nation."—Literary Gaz-tte. Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, New Burlington street. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 5, 1831. LAW INTELLIGENCE. CO tilt T OF KING'S BE NCH, MAY 4. CRIMINAL INFORMATION.-E% 'PARTE THE LORD MASON OF LONDON. The ATTORNEY-GENEKAL applied to the Court on be half of the Lord Mayor of London, for a rule to show cause why a criminal information should not be tiled 'ir:ainst Mr. Byrne, the E liror, and Mr. Payne, toe pub lisher of the Morning Post newspaper, for libels pub lished against him in that paper of Friday and Saturday last. In the leading article of Friday it was all, Te d, " that on Welnesrhy night bands of the lowest ruffians, with the connivance of our liberal Ministry, and under the authority of their still more liberal Lord Mayor, pa raded the principal streets of the metropolis, destroying the property of its most peaceful inhabitants." And after wards it went on to state " that the Chief Magistrate of the City—but yesterday the whining deprecator of the people's indignation—now, by the people's grace, the lordly arbiter of our lives and property, thinks proper to ordain a general illumination, and, with the permission or the tacit acquiescence of the Noble Secretary, places in imminent peril the lives and property of those who are not content to obey his shameful edict." In a subsequent part of the same article, there were the following words :-- " The criminal conduct of the Lord Mayor, in causing the peace of the metropolis to be disturbed, and property to be demolished to the amount of thousands, by. his atrocious order to illuminate on Wednesday, will not, we hope and trust, be suffered to pass unnoticed or un punished." The article proceeded to dwell on what was called the atrocious conduct of the Lord Mayor, and added, " Yet, so far from making any attempt to protect the peaceable citizens against outrage, the order issued on the occasion had a tendency directly the reverse; for the Police were forbidden otherwise to interfere on the occa sion, than to keep the way clear for carriages. Was such conduct on the part ed a Chief Magistrate ever before wit nessed in this or any other country? and shall such unpre cedented criminals be suffered to go unpunished, &c."— And then in a separate passage came this paragraph : " The following iniquitous notice was extensively circulated in the City, previously to the illumination ILLUMIVATION. " The Lord Mayor gives notice that on the present occasion of general rejoicing, the City Police have orders to confine their care to keeping the carriage-way free, and that therefore they cannot be expected to protect the premises of such persons as shall be so disrespectful td public opinion as to form an exception to the general conduct expected from free citizens. " N.B. '1 he county police have the same orders. " Bourne, Printer, Clerkenwell-green.' Vas this, or was this not, we ask, a direct encouragement and incitement to every de,cript ion of outrage and destruction ? Let the Lord Mayor give an answer. Had thousands of lives been sacrificed, where would the moral guilt have rested'.' On whose head would that blood have cried out for vengeance ?" The leading article of the Paper of Saturday proceeded to inveigh against the atrocious conduct of tie Lord Mayor, in the same style. Now, on the subject of the illumin.i tion, the Lord Mayor stated, in his affidavit, that he gave no such order fur the illumination as he was hers alleged to have given, nor had he given any encouragement what ever to any impropriety, alhough he had expressed his concurrence in the great principle on which his Majesty had dissolved the last Parliament. But it ought not to be forgotten that his Majesty, in his speech for the proro gation of the Parliament, with a view to its dissolution, bad thanked the Parliament for the provision which they had made for his Royal Consort, and therefore he should have thought that there were no grounds for any personal • feelings of animosity in any quarter. But on the subject of the illumination, the Lord Mayor stated that he heard on Monday that there was to be an illumination, and al though he had not ordered it, yet lie did commence some preparations to illuminate the Mansion-house. He teas then waited upon by several respectable citizens, who stated that they had no time to make preparation, and they re quested that it might be postponed till Wednesday, and he accordingly gave notice to that effect, and be, at the same time, gave strict orders to the police to pro tect the persons and properties of the citizens, in case there should appear any disposition to injure them ; and he him self paraded the streets, and did not leave them till between two and three o'clock in the morning, when the crowd had wholly dispersed. But as to this notice, mentioned in this Paper, he utterly denied having issued it, or havirg any connection with, or knowledge of it whatever. He bad caused every inquiry to he made that possibly could be made, and was utterly unable to discover that any such notice or band-bill bad been circulated or stuck upon any wall, or published in any other way. He stated that he never saw nor heard of such a notice, till lie saw it in the columns of the Morning Post, and that he was verily per suaded th .t it was an atrocious forgery, got up for the purpose of calumniating him. He also stated, that he had caused inquiry to be made at Clerkenwell-green, order to discover the person of the none of Bourne, whose name appeared in the placard as printer, but that no such printer could be discovered there, nor probably anywhere else. lie hoped their Lordships would think that he had shewn abundant ground for the rule. Lord TENTEEDEN-Take a rule to show cause. THE KING V. CARI.H.E. At the sitting of the Court this morning the above case wds called on. Mr. Carlile (who was brought up in custody of the Governor of Newgate) commenced by stating that he at tended their Lordships to support n Writ of Error which lie had brought against the judgment passed on him by the Recorder of London at the last January Old Bailey Sessions. The indictment charged him with publishing a seditious libel; against that indictment he had eleven distinct points of err.r to urge; in doing which he prayed their Lordships (as be hail no Counsel) to extend their merciful indulgence. The first point was ap plicable to the general nature of the indictment —it charged him with no distinct offence, it was therefore bad, for no general charge was an of fence at common law, as the injury was proved. He should contend that there could be no offence in law, un less there was distinct proof of malice. The words, ton, in his case, relating to political subjects, where so much difference of opinion existed, it would be unfair towards him to infer malice. Lord TENTERDEN—Y.O are much too late to argue this point. The law of the land and our predecessors have declared, that publications like the one on which you have b, en convicted are calculated to disturb the peace and quiet of the King, to bring his Majesty's Government into contempt and hatred, and also to excite the agricultural population to acts of illegal violence. It is impossible for us to say such a publication is not libellous, and therefore the time of the Court, which is the time of the public, cannot be wasted. Mr. Carlile would then proceed to the second point, He was charged with provoking and inciting the agricul tural labourers to the commission of crimes. There was no allegation of any distinct crime, and therefore, Lord TENTERDEN — It is not nece,srry; there is a ge neral allegation that the publication was calculited to dig. turb the peace of the realm—that is a sufficient crime for the Court not to allow the law to be called into question. Proceed to something tangible. You are, however, charged distinctly with inciting the labourers to the crime of arson. Mr. Carlile—That is my third point. lam charged with inciting to the crime of arson. Now the words cannot bear any such interpretation, but the reverse. (Mr. C. here read the libel, and contended that if the allegation of the Government rioting in luxury and extravagance, whilst the labourers by the swear of their brow were obliged to pay for it, at the time their families were starving, &c.— he contended that if these allegations were not true, they ought to have been disproved at the trial.) Lord TENTERDEN—We have nothing now to do with the evidence. We can only hear errors in law, and fact. There (lin be no doubt, however, to every man of plain and common understanding, that the meaning of the pub lication was to excite the people to violate the laws. Mr. Carlile—My fourth point is an abstract error in the indictment. It did not state whether the words charged as libellous were either spoken or printed, and without such an allegation an individual could not obtain a fair trial. Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE—A charge was never brought more distinct; it is not necessary. Mr. Cathie-11.1 y fifth point is, that lam not properly described in the indictment; I am there described as a labourer. Now, I have looked into the law books, and I find that is not a proper description of a person in my situation of life, and.— Mr. Justice LIT;LEDALE—If it was a wrong descrip tion you should have put in a plea of abatement. We cannot bear it now. .Mr. Carlile—My next point, 113 y Lord, does not ap pear on the record ; neither does the general character and conduct of the Judge before who►n I was tried ; I shalt therefore let that pass without any observation. I muo say, however, that I feel myself much injured at the man. Iner in which the proceedings against me have been con. ducted. I have an affidavit, which shows the manner it which the verdict was pronounced, which I pray your Lordship will attend to. Lord TENTEHDEN—We are bound by law. We cannot— Mr. Carlile—l have two errors of fact. Lord TEsrERDEN—We will hear them. Mr. Carlile—My first is, that when the verdict against me was given, there was only one of the Justices named in the Commission present, and it was necessary that tsr should have been on the Bench at the time. My secore ooint is, that at the time sentence was passed, the verdict h a d not been entered on the record. * With respect tip the first point, there niv authorities which all agree in stating that when a commission is issued to Justices for the trial of offences, and it specifies that two or more of them are necessary to constitute a Court, that if onh one was in attendance the business could not be carried on. O❑ a recent occasion, when Mr. Justice Bailey found himself alone on the Bench he stopped the business until another Commissioner could be found. There were also several precedents in " Chitty's Criminal Code." With respect to my second point, I contend that the verdict ought to have been immediately entered on the records. Lord TENTERDEN-The verdict must have been pro nounced first. Mr. Carlile—My argument then is, that it ought_ to have been immediately entered, and I can distinctly swear it was not. Lord TENTERDEN—It was before judgment was passed, and therefore there is nothing in th it abjection. Mr. Carlilo—Then I will rest entirely on the fact of there being only one Commissioner in Court at the time the verdict was given, and consequently the Court was not competent to give judgment. Mr. \VEIGILTMAN, for the prosecution, said, not the least obstacle had been thrown in the way of the defendant, but everything done to facilitate the present application. The Learned Counsel then contended, at considerable length, and quoted a great number of authorities to show that the receiving of a verdict was not a judicial act. In fact, with exceptions in cases of life or member, a privy verdict might he received out of Court. In the present case, it was competent for any one of the Justices named in the Commission to receive the verdict. Lord TENTERDEN, after consulting with the other Judges, said the Court would take until Saturday mornin.,: to consider its decision, and the defendant must then he brought up again to hear its judgment. GENERAL ELECTION. BERKSHIRE. Yesterday being the day appointed by the High Sheriff for the nomination of Members of Parlia ment for the county of Berks, the freeholders assem bled in very considerable numbers in the Town-hall of Reading, which, large as it was, was so completely crammed, that, but for the state of the weather, the meeting would probably have been adjourned to the Forbury or the Market-place. Long before the arrival of the Sheriff and candi dates, the hall were completely filled. Three cheers for Reform was propo-ed and given eon amore. A further degree of bilrrity was produced by an an nouncement from Dr. • Mitford, that he was autho rised by Mr. Roberts, the agent of Mr. Palmer, to say that that gentleman had declined being put In nomination. Abundance of placards and ,jeux &esprit were handed about, and kept the meeting in good humour tia the arrival of the High Sheriff, about half-past twelve, who was followed by Mr. Monch, Mr. Throckmorion, Mr. Ramsbottom, and Sir F. Burdett, who was received with loud plaudits. The candidates were then requested by the High Sheriff to come forward. Mr. RAMSBOTTOM said, that as an individual claiming no pretensions by distinction or influence in the county, he should not have offered himself to their notice had he not been strongly solicited to propose their old, tried, and valued representative, Mr. Dundas.—(Applause.) If he had any preten sions to offer himself, it was because he had had the honour of being for twenty-one years the represen tative of a town in this county, distinguished alike for its loyalty and independence, and as being the favoured residence of our beloved and patriotic King.—(Cheers.) But fts he saw amongst the crowd many freeholders who were his constituents, he would ;ay that they had done themselves the greatest honour, and shown t hemselves an example to all England, in returning two uncompromising friend s t o L or d J o hn Russell's Bill.—(Loud t applause.) Happily the cause of Mr. Dundas re quired no advocate. Having said thus much, he should trouble them no further, but propose Mr. Charles Dundas, of Barton Court, as their repre sentative to Parliament.—(Cheers.) WIIEBLE seconded the nomination of Mr. Dundas. Mr. DUNDAS thanked his friends for their kind ness, and particularly Mr. Ramsbottom, for the man ner in which he had introduced his nomination, and expressed what he believed was not only his own sentiments, but those of his constituents. Mr. might,ile bi Ramsbottom had told them that he (Mr. Dundas) was a very old Reformer. He was s o : he bel ieved he was the oldest Reformer in Eng land . He had supported Mr. Wyvill's gr eat Yorkshire petition in 1780. lie had always bee n a deci ded Reformer; he h a d been nine times retur ned f or this county, and a ll that time he had no t onl y professed, but shown, the greatest zeal for Reform—a questi on which had never had lair justice till the present op portunity.—(Applause.) An y man who had sup ported Reform so long as he had done, could n ot but know that Reform w as im p ossible, unless the King, the Government (that is, his administration), and the people, joined togethe r in carr y in g that g reat measme.—(Cheers.) That period had now arrived ; the three powers had joined t o g ether, and the whole kingdom had iesolved that that measure of Reform should be adopted w hich, he believed, would g ive sati,faction to the w hole countr y .—(A pp lause.) lt was a re adiness to ans wer an y quest i on t h at to proposed to him, and h o pi ng an d trust i ng measure for h the restoration o v f s t i l t te do C w o n n , s a ti f t t u• e; del3 g his e t h e honour of their support.—(Appause.) A ha voice in the hall, " You have not said one wordisse aou t negro slavery."--KMingled ch eers arid h Mr. Duseras sair; that he was rea d y to answer that gentleman., At the l ast general election he had declared himself to be a f r i en d to the a b ol i t i on of the .) b slave trade ; he had declared, at the same time, his hope that when the measure was carried into effect, it would be accompanied by a compensation to those me ( t_ i k oeen p ris p l ► u a da p u vao s e t e nt;leit t is t ii r d i a ; )e l te( fewtehoe: debate I s b,e s al e ,bltt s ue, . The ti ) ionnpuat to whom the measure would otherwise be ruinous.— st p ; leoi an House eoh e ruol a tss s eeubroaeidschbooe: mgrounds .td.: (Cries Your of ,, c Quite , answer ;s is thought not o u g .Nr G m: i R diss o lved before it came to t h e vote . A freeh old e r, whose name was Harris, said , perfectly satisfactory."— ht this not an appropriate °cession for such a discussion. Mr. DUNDAS said he was ready to answer that or any other question.—(Applause.) Sir F. BURDET T rose amidst loud plaudits. He observed that the most pleasing part of his task was to propose for their representative the nephew and venerated, and valued indi vidual,t Throckmorton, who, long as h e '3 f lived,tha by Sir venerable, a l l j the m eans in his power, and under all the disadvantages under which he laboured,—and thank God no one now laboured under them,—had never ceased to give the aid of his utmost exertions, disinterested as they were, to the great cause of honest freedom.—( Applause.) Many of those who Ipposed the intended measure had been deceived iito the behalf that the Crown of England depended an the baseness of a corrupt House of Commons, -Timmy of whose members carried on a base traffic 'n the liberties of their count v.- He advised that horoughmongering faction not to endeavour any longer to usurp those impo r t ant rights, and thereby call down upon their heads the retribution of an injured people.—(Cheers.) He advised them— net with no friendly voice, fo r h e was t h e i r sworn and deadly foe—to 'desist from fresh attempts, and ro be content with at least indemnity for the past, if they could not get security for the future.—(Cheers.) As soon as he left this place, he should have to proceed into Derbyshire, where he had the honour to be requested to attend, in order to nominate an other young candidate (Mr. Vernon), who had been invited to stand forward to represent that county,. long considered to be the most Tory county in England, the freeholders of which, as honest men, .hought that there should be an end of all filthy corruption, and therefore did not hesitate to come forward and promise their support to tams great measure.—(Cheers.) After that, be should make an attempt at Leicester, where he had to contend with the Duke of Rutland. In no county, how ever, could there be a more exhilarating spec•aele than in this (Betks), where, if they had even re turned their old Member, they would have had eight out of nine Members in favour of Reform, and now they had not a dissentient voice.—(Ap plause.) As it was, the representation was whole and complete, and Berkshire at least had responded to the call of his Majesty, and done its duty to the country.—(Cheers.) His Hon. Friend, Mr. Dun das, had said that he was the oldest Reformer in England. He (Sir F. Burdett) should say so, if it were not for the miraculous declarations which were now made. To his astonishment he had read that the late Member for Dorsetshire (Mr. Banks) lied been always a Reformer.—(Loud laughter.) But we lived in strange times. Formerly he (Sir F. Burdt tt) could not meet pith a Reformer nut of the assemblies of the people. But the people had always been true to the liberties of their country — (Cheers)—they had always shown the same noble spirit as they now did. But now, as if some poli tical spirit was abroad in the land, almost all were Reformers. He begged pardon for having intruded upon them so long.—(Cries of "No, no; go on.") The subject was as fluent as the sea, and if all its sands had tongues, this great theme would find subject of eloquence from them all.—(Cheers ) But as time was valuable, and as he had come forward for no other purpose than to show his respect to the freeholders of Berkshire, and to the nephew of his long-valued and esteemed friend Sir John Throck morton, he would now conclude with proposing to them his friend Mr. Throckmorton, as a tit person to represent them in Parliament.—(Cheers.) Mr. Morsaix, the late Member for Reading, next came forward, and was received with loud cheers. His Hon. Friend. Mr. Throckmorton, had every thing to recommend him to the favourable notice of the freeholders of Berkshire : he was the heir-ap parent to a large estate, he was the representative of a most ancient family, and he was the nephew of the great and good Sir John Throckmorton, who was dear to all who knew him from the liberality of his principles.—(Cheers.) Mr. TnnocotoßtoN then came forward, amid general cheering, to address the electors. His Hon. Friends had truly told them, Reform had of late seen many triumphs,—the victory was in truth almost secured already—(Cheers)—but in no county had it achieved so signal a triumph, in no county had it acquired a success so unconnected with every minor consideration, as that which it was just on the point of achieving in the county of Berks.— (Cheers.) He stood, therefore, before them as the uncompromising advocate of that great measure of Reform which his Majesty's Ministers had proposed to the country.—(Cheers.) Not one iota, not one tittle less of Reform would he consent to accept,— (Cheers.) A plan of Reform had been offered to the acceptance of the country—upon that plan the King had appealed to the country—the country had responded nobly to time King's appeal—the country had shown itself satisfied with that plan—and it was that plan and its principles that he now came for ward to advocate, to maintain, and to support.— (Cheers.) Most happy was he to observe, that this county had not been gulled by the specious pre text of moderate Reform.—(Cheers.) Let not the county of Berks be deceived by any men who set up so flimsy a pretext.—(Cheers.) Here a person exclaimed, " And what do you think; Sir, of the East India charter ?" This ques tion was received with cries of " Oh, oh," and much laughter. _ _ _ Mr. THROCKMORTON continued. He said that the question of the renewal of the East India charter was one which, in all probability, would net be set tled before he should again appear before them for the purpose of soliciting their votes. He and others were now going to Parliament far a short time only, and a specific object only.—(l-fear, hear.) Mr. HARRIS (the same person who had interro gated Mr. Dundas) said that as Mr. Dundas had not at all satisfactorily answered his question about the slave trade, he roped that Mr. Throckmorton would be more explicit. Mr. Dundas had talked about compensation to the slave-owners. Now, it appeared to him that the slave-owners were not entitled to coy compensation at all, and that to talk of giving them compensation was as absurd as to tak about giving compensation to the boroughmongeri. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT said, I beg to be allowed to say a word or two with regard to the order of your proceedings. It is a great pity, I think, to mix up any other with the great and important question now on trial,—a question which, as Lord Grey has stated it, is " representation or nomination,"—the Bill or no Bill at all.—( Cheers.) _ _ • Sir Francis Burdett then withdrew from the meet ing amidst the general applause of all present. Mr. TIIROCKMORTON trusted that they would bear in mind the lion. Baronet's exhortation. He had only a word or two to say in conclusion. Let them be assured that he would not be backward on his part. If talents were wanting in him, zeal bhould not be. He would be ever at his pos , , and he would never quit it until he and they had triumphed over that enemy which the people had now risen to sub jugate.---t Cheers.) The HIGH SHERIFF having asked if any other candidates were to he put in nomination, and no one corning forward, called for a thew of hands upon the nomination of Mr. Dundas and Mr. Throckmor ton. The whole meeting raised their hands in fa vour of these candidates. The HIGH SHERIFF taid, I have to announce to the meeting that the nomination has fallen upon Mr. Dunda-; and Mr. Throckmorton.—(Applaue.) Mr. DENDAS thanked the meeting for the honour which they had conferred upon him—an honour which he had no doubt would be repeated at Abing don on Monday nest. Mr. THROCKMORTON begged also to return thanks. Three cheers having been given for the King, three for the Quten, three for his Majesty's Minis ters, and three for Reform, The HIGu SitEutFF declared the meeting ad journed to the Shire-hall, Abingdon, on Monday next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon. The meeting then separated. OXFORDSHIRE ELECTION, 314 Y 3. Major Weyland, in proceeding in his canvass to . Chipping Norton this day (notwithstanding it was PRICE 7D. CABINET MAKERS' SOCIETY, 71, LE DEN A L L-STREET WM. 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A novel scene to o k place during the marriage ceremony ; the bridegroom being totally void of speech, the Church was excessively crowded with persons who attended to witness the dumb ceremony. The Rev. W. GOODACRE, who officiated, having a previous knowledge of the man and his infir m i ty, had taken occasion to practice him in certain moti ons answering the purpose of speech ; and Mr. COOKE, having some knowledge of letters, when asked if he would have the woman for his wife, presented a slip of paper on which was inscribed " / will." DEATH FROM EXCESSIVE DRINKING.- On Tuesday afternoon an inquest was held before Mr. STIRLING, at the Fitzroy Arms, Camden Town, on the body of Mrs. ELIZABETH LUND. It appeared that the deceased was 57 years of age, and much addicted to drink. ing, which had increased with her ag e. On Wed nesda y last, she drunk three half-pints of gin before dinne r, and on the three following days consumed three quart s of the same liquor. On Saturday afternoon she complained of pains in her head rod loins, but refused to go to bed. She sat upon a box in the kitchen for some time, and her niece found her, after an absence of five minutes, lying upon her face, and a liquid issuing from her mouth. Me dical assistance was 600 D procured, but the deceased was quite dead. She was attempted to be bled without suc cess. Verdiet-- . .." Died from excessive drinking." market unknown when he might pre e i s e e y7 o be d e n ude conducted expected amidst till within a few hours of his arrival), was tri , e , t , at the environs of the town, the horses taken from his carriage, and, preceded by a band of music, several a numerous bodytiag Bans N o V f i t h freeholders appropriate an and inscriptions, others, the merry ringing of the bells and the most animated : t e i c ie l a r m , a w ti h o e n r s e, of fr t o h n e l p a o b p a u l l c a o c n e y , toin front ililr. Smith's, t it h l e i place, the Major delivered his sentiments in a short but comprehensive address, pledging himself to the support of the Bill brought forward by Lord John Russell, yielding to no modification thereof which should not be first conceded by his Majesty's Mini sters,—to the abolition of slavery, and to every mea. sure that might be proposed in ;iparliatneat for the true interest and prosperity of ti:e country ; and, having thanked the assembly for their marked appro bation, with three cheers for the King, the Major took his leave, with the most gratifying feeling of success. GLORIOUS TRIUMPH OF REFORM AT LIVERPOOL. The freemen of Liverpool have redeemed their ..haracter by the glorious stand which, on Tuesday, they trade for the King and the Bill. On that day the poll commenced at twelve at noon. The friends of Messrs. Ewart and Denison, between whom the events of the election in November had caused heart-burnings and jealousies, having been recon ciled by the friendly interference of the reformers, who acted between the two parties as mediators, they came to the poll this morning determined to solit between those two gentlemen. The old mode of voting by tallies was abolished, and eight booths having been opened, the freemen voted in the booths assigned to the initial letters of their surnames. The greatest enthusiasm prevaild among all classes of the inhabitants; and it was soon evident that the union and the organization of the friends of Reform were too formidable for General Gascoyne to con tend against with any chance of suceess. The free men came to the poll almost spontaneously; t►ure was scarcely any canvassing. All the voters, with the exception of a few, carne up late in the day, and were perfectly sober. In short, the present election afforded the strongest possible contrast to the elec tion of Ib3o On that occasion, all was profilacy and venality ; on the present, all is pariiy and pa triotism. The poll was kept open from noon to seven o'clock in the evening. At the close the numbers were--- Ewart Denison 1,374 Gascoyne Number of freemen polled . _ - It is itnios;ble that General Gascoyne can re trieve the ',umbers which he has lost on to-day's poll. He is in a fearful minority of 869 below Mr. Denison. His defeat is considered as certain. It has caused the most heartfelt joy throughout the town, " The King and the Bill" being the universal watch word. I' was hoped that General Giscoyne would hive been advised to retire from the contest, seeing that his cause is hopeless ; but it is under tood that his friends intend to try the result of tri-morrow's poll, which there cannot nokt.' be a doubt wia ter minate in the signal defeat of the leader of the Anti- Reformers. COUNTY ELECTION. MANCIIEsTEA, TUESDAY JevrNmo. setlAtiol Mr. Patter's p i a y t o t in m by st the e y m pretensionslastmiddle that 1 eo fa should t m 1 which ake a de monstrationt would t rest. News, friends our wars are done." He has resigned, and left the mot lemourable testi mony behind him that we are determined to have the Bill. His printed resignation hes been circu lating here for about three hours. The following extracts will suffice 1 find the feeling through out the country, on the subject of the Reform Bill, so strong that no candidate is likely to obtain the votes of the freeholders generally who will not pledge himself to a much greater extent in support of that measure than is in my power to do." This triumph has had an accompanying pageant. Tues day is market-day, which causes the town to be crowded with all corners : of course none so proper for Mr. Hunt to repeat his vowed visits to Peterloo. The area has lately been about half enclosed. The open space was not half full, and the previous parade round the town was altogether a sorry affair. He declaimed loudly aigainst the Bill, as having a ten dency to keep out the labourers for ever from ob taining suffrages, and to confirm the cern-laws. On this he was answered by Dogherty, who is at the Trades' Union, who told him, in the hearing of his admirers, that the working people held by the Bill as a step towards their own enfranchisement : that Mr.H.'s project of throwing it out would have no of her effect than to drive the labourers to the only chance that would then be left them, a civ it war, i n which some new Marat or Robespierre might get the upper hand, and glut themselves with the people's blood, and lead the way to worse evils than any thi had yet suffered. What does the orator upon this ? As I am a living man and a Christian, in the midst of 2,000 or 3,000 of the most illiterate persons in these dominions, he interrupted him upon the forms of debate ! He spoke to order ! 1 need not tell you the effect. There was enough disorder to prevent any recurrence to the case of the Mountain, and his rabble voted him " the true prophet," and any body else a Lac. The Sun of th s evening has fully ex plained his scheme of election at Preston. Mr. Heywood's Committee having lost their enemy, are about to turn their arms in the direction of Chester and Liverpool. In the latter place you will be re joiced to see by the returns that the gallant author of all this stir is likely to be left out of the next Parliament, unless the boroughrnongering deities fly to his rescue. D ORSETSHIRE ELECTI'.N. The good cause continues to IP ogress most Oa riously in this county, the different towns and dis tricts appearing to vie with taxi) other in the noble rivalry of which shall most effectually secure the return of their Reform candidate, Mr. Caicraft. Their zeal is not confined to personal exertion alone— the most liberal subscriptions have been universally entered into to convey their voters free of t-xpence to the poll, and to oefray all the other legal expences of the threatened contest. The inhabitants of Bldnd ford alone have subscribed upwards of 1,0001. to -ecure the success of the cause of the people. From Poole three vessels ate already secured to convey their noble cargoes of free and independent voters to Weymouth, from which place they will march in a body, with appropriate banners, band, &c. to Dor chester, on the day of nomination on Fr.day next; every horse and vehicle of every description has been engaged for the same service. Every othe town evinces a similar enthus:astic feeling►,,and with such spirit, the cause of the people must be triumph. ant. So secure were the friends of Mr. Calcraft of returning him to Parliament for the county, that they prevailed on him not to offer him-elf for the borough of Wareham, for which borough Mr. C. Wood (the private secretary and son.•in-law of Earl Grey) and Captain Granby Caleraft were yesterday unanimously elected. CHESTER, Mar 1. We are happy to state ihat the most zealous and unremitting exertions are malvnir io Cheshire to re. gist the at'empts of the Aiiii-Refurmists, who, headed by Lord Henry Cholmondely, sent down by the Charles -street Committee with 5,0001., are determined to oppose the torrent of public feeling rind opinion in that great county. Solicitors are rendering their services free of expence; subscrip iions are opening in every direction for the purpose of enabling voters to proceed to the poll, and in the hundred of Nlacclesfield alone there an upwards of 4,000 freeholders ready to support the independence of the county, by tendering their votes in favour of G. 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