The Sun. — London, England, 1831-02-28 00:00:00

Ministers are treat t the former ineastil )st shameful dere 't of gentlemen -P' t may be taken a 9 lo commence tho Lye no intention t lean the direct reveo not place confident iot sa y so at once say of his candy et, the manly f y turn, his blow; ,i en, thy writh can senC the candid friend!" eir candid .friendt 7 of Parliament, hem we lament t whose distinguishe ience entitle its opii re always received Times. We flel such a quarter and ge pagation of C han l of the Secretaries 01 fish clamour o f par k Vice-Presid ent t , , ily loan of adeqiiite Irpose to supply the Ne submit moreofel our conteMporgit 7 to the insinuati4° does right in puttia! )f the Tories. Sle e we feel stronglyfrtie eat Cabinet sho; in noticing the ill vincial Journals sre co-operation of olsol t h e the .Scotsman' is of a kind will" rejoice at, for thel, lA* _ I NTELLIGENCE.•=I-(THIS DAY). • .. 1%.„ - 110 USE OF L ORD S. ' , louse sat o n S cotc h A ppea l s to- d ay. The Peers bti7tismee were the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Earl of and Lord D E DUNSTANYILLE. 11 ICUARD BEMPDE JOHNSTON HONYMAN, BART., V. a ura ELIZABETH CAMPBELL, LADY HONYMAN, AND t k _ 44 RETH AND ALEXA HONYMAN. appellant in this appeal is the eldest son of the late Honyman, B art ., w h o , un d er t h e t i t l e o f L or d ej :d . ale, was formerly one of the Senators of the College f t ee; and th e res p on d ents are a l a d y , w h o h a d t ° rly a governess in the family of the father of appellant, and two children, which she had by hiPPellant: and the principal question in the ap ,wes, wh et h er under all the c i rcumstances w hi ch Rip ' anlea place, the appellant and respondent were e it i d wife. The facts of the case were these. In the I N :Part of the summer of 1808, the respondent, who atily t,tbn 2 2 years o f age , w en t as a gove r n ess to the fa sf ;i;` t ne appellant' s f e th er , w h ere s h e r e mained upw ar d s dir t ; Y ea r% After she had been in her situation about it thl e rs, the appe ll ant came h ome f rom I n di a ; h e was of hs, 2• time t , a , years of age, and in a very delicate crat e het w e L l "; shortly afterwards an attachment commenced tia,C° th e appellant an d t h e respon d ent, wh i ch st ar , u e e d up to th e y ear 1813, when h e ma d e h er to Marriage, but the respondent, considering that a r%rn_tlie betwixt them would not be agreeable to the pa t, br u f the ap pe ll ant, en d eavoure d to di ssua d e hi m f rom 'lel however, persevered in his professions of love M te tnPosal of marr i age , an d requeste d t h at s h e wou ld 4 4 7 () f him a s h er h us b an d, an d th a t th e i r marr i age o k 0 ne kept pr i vate f or a a l ma t i me; an d part i cularly Itattke,l . ikta n'°M on the 20th of June, 1813, the appel -1443, le into the respondent's bed room, in his father's sat e nt Stnyllum Park, when he earnestly solicited and t hh !_ted the complainant to consent to take him as her 11 1 ,n, c!: declaring that on the first opportunity which his . , of leaving Smyllutn he would legally make tier Wife, • • Sea The respondent resisted these entreaties, toa l l n ti the appellant asking her why she would not Sp o4 -4 , t , to his wishes, observing that she might depend RI At 'us honour, and that no one could possibly know 4 147 : 4 Passed between them, the respondent replied, e l ta " e ve I may depend upon your honour, but were et te eYe shut, every ear closed, and every tongue still-- % and dearly as I love you—l should know the eii tae h , ttan ee myself, and that would be sufficient to make tseaCserable." The appellant continued to beg and en- N ib of hereth respondent to consent to his wishes, as her h g that he was totally incapable of injuring hi s b.e:nour or hi s own , an d b e gged her to become hee t : t re, to w hi c h s h e re pli e d th a t she never would her to to becom e hi s wife, and to him every affection of th e " e stt had long been dedicated, but called on hint at t e lute tim e to recollect that by marrying her he might 01 01 ,, ki ,ng a sacrifice in the eyes of his relatives seeing esP., n not offer him any fortune, and that however re- SoC e , s ta ble he r connec ti ons were , his parents might tlei t ' ° usider them sufficiently so to qualify her for he wo e e,n's wife. To which the appellant answered of h• I nd consult his own happiness and not that ifh n i relations and he then asked the respondent trite might call her his wife, to which she assented, and t oe aekllant then said to her, do then my beloved wife let ( I ear You call h us b and, to which she replied dearest t ea rest jj• l eky you are my husband, and havina thus mu- Pell,‘„, aec ePted of each other as husband and wife, the ap e, said, you are now mine for ever, Betsy, and Iroti7 wife you must share whatever 1 have in the IStlf You linow I I aye just 200/. a-year, and the la kt of it must b e yours. This was the only ceremony of d er that had taken place between the pith s, who ,itrards lived privately together, and had two children t ° of the respon d ents. D ur i ng t h e w i nter succeed klinte mart iage th e re sp on d e nt resided with her aunt in the ) ,rgh, wh ere t h e appe ll ant v i s it e d her. Afterwards 4r ur ned to Surrey from the seat of the appellant's fa ' 4 1 4 Where she was delivered of one of the respondents, ki th ' order to prevent any trace of any thing which Ate, "Pose the app e ll an t to ihe displeastire of Ilia E lk, she left Smyllum within 36 hoar! after the chill was 1 4LS/4 obtain e d s h e lt er f or it an d h erse lf in the hous e t athei h 4an ger at Leith. Afterwards she went to a friend ‘St -:rer arY, where she received letters -from the appel k, .ituaiously d es i r i ng a mee ti ng to arrange their future IN: , but, owing to an accident which befel him . on the Se t , pi lt e did not accomplish his visit On returning from sse k — h r Y in 1815, the respondent went again to Edin- Stii' Where the appellant cohabited, though with se latit;4‘ his wife, and paid all the debts which she had , e safi,""• The resp on d en t b e ing now near her second 'site e den The in ord er t o a v o id di s covery, was obliged to estt i u me e aunt's, and go to York, where the second L a ste a „. r , s ts'as born, and i n consequenc e o f the slend e r in sts Richard, the respondent supported herself and 411 11s11: 411. eu by her ow n ind u stry. The affections of the tatti nn nt now became cool, and in 1821 he dis- S it ed his visits, the respondent was thrown into gaol for l ases 1: 4 Was obliged to contract, being determined to 'go epe e t ; Marriage a secret, knowing that to have brought er‘S'e teen upon the appellant as her husband, would Lte.. t4 Complete destruction to all her ultimate h opes 34 t ,10n with him. She, however, wrote some affect to him, telling him she was dying, his children Vold entre a ti ng hi m t o h ave some pity on his -7 4f, 4 ,° Which th e a pp e ll an t re pli e d, that it was her kll,:cit) aski ng h er why she d i d not see t h e gent l eman a t % f undertak e n on hi s p a rt to make arrange iti4 °r the child ren , se nding 51., an I stating take sho u ld not sen d any more t ill a se ttl emen t fri e : d ?n o ?• Several negociations h took place between e t each patty, whic vere put an end to by oc tant bringing an action in the Court of Coin- E n tlinbur g h, w h o f oun d i n f avour o f t h e marr i age . 4 o : : f n i rt nnt was brought before the Court of Session, ioe„ t i i r i ned the jud gmen t b e l ow , an d f r om that de e Present appeal was brought. ustirecTost appeared for the appellant, and was in g the House when our reporter left. • CURT OF KING'S BENCH. ANs V. COX AND OTHERS. " an action b roug h t by th e pl a intiff to recover f' ti een f .. 444o ts, who ar e dir e ctors of the British Life A— ti las era s'uice, the sum of 2,5001. the amount of a policy il nee effected on the life of a lady named Dou e- Th e th e Payment of the insurance was resisted by the . AN. e ground (as was alleged) that the lady . wh . om L'atile in accelerated her death by excessive drinking S - Mi nt P P ir ite• As the case is likely to occupy the Court o tt : l e of the day, we refrain from publishing a detailed 11 e n ?„._ la - ue "T OF COMMON PLEAS. f l 4 h —u ." Was occupied the principal part of the morn ettrin bfit 114, gan action to recover compensation in damages i a e saul t. The plaintiff and defendant are pans thargiail Alile-end, and this quarrel arose at one of the kieetin gL The case was not of the least intereit, Th• °e ttiet i s 0. all not returned when our reporter left. . 1° last day of the Court sitting before Easter TO 41e1lARD HART DAVIS, ESQ. M.P. ' 44 sajit , dre n thus puc, my apology is, treielltioat yOadu harssig Y og e "fated u in the House of Commons on it 4 : l ll ee 7e Petit ion from Bristol is not correct. tieat re Peittd by The Sun newspaper to say, that lso d upo Public fleeting where the resolutions were a l Ueeti li b ' You must or ought to have known,. that . ita: °l ala te , A l was held at the WHIFF: LION INN, which is 4' bar the h ead -quarters of the Torie., and without t o t i N i kt. Y u . N a lso state that the petition is against s 4 - `m t k r I must t e ll you , t h at t h e por t ers whoat ; 1 04 1 NI, G uildhall t o ld th ose w h o s i gne d it, THA T l I I)l: th erw: °434 . This was stated to many hundreds Ott taf " w ould not have affixed their signatures. shophat th 'in:nation and letters in my possession, stating country villa s many miles round Bristol, the av e - „ 44 si gned for quite e a different purpose from what Yott " : re presented it to have been to Parliament. werea l e, Apt not aware of this circumstance, I can be -74 th e .._Y O 1 1 b vv ill soon know th a t B r i s t o l i s f o r Reform ralq te Y ballot. o ae of your unwilling constituents, JOHN WESLEY HALL. ..tOth ' 4lll . 1 16 - - h t , 'ILLU'ORNI MEET I NG.--011 Wed mell,,Ter t ' the freemen and freeholders of the city of to e ° I the Guildhall, to petition for Reform in Tl p t ilian lert The Mayor pr es id e d, an d a pet i t i on , praying M s . the Refor m generally, was proposed by Mr. a t il e as tx ue barrister, which having been seconded, a Prot, 11;4 'Sc' b opose. a petition , prayingof course it fell to Is i ,.ktti lm. Qt no one seconded it, and . . 1 for universal 't ''' , l; , fo r ' L An amendment to the original petition, t tit'hc the Cote by ballot, was then moved by di , , ti ( 1 ., ‘' ll Fo ' aild after some warm opposition to it the pe 4t' eq,44.rieaded was carried almost unanimously. It l 4 (4 u to lie for signatures at the Guildhall . 11 411.t4 I)%ligilt, and then to le forwarded for presentation I i frt. b e °f S OMERSE T to the Lords, and the Mem l's,(4ll,l, ter, to the Commons. In the mean while I,t t4 ty, P e e t t r iti on was drawn up and placed at the public L4O Aria neltlY beseeching the Legislature "to Teje . c , t,o P 0 341 for the exercise of the elective franchise by held at the f°l eived at the POW" France, a nu - = 11. FOR MARCO. semblee.) 1 l RESS. 0 4 • white satin ; the etire -ound the bosom. .111 nts upon the shoulder:eX srb blond lace, whirPoo)., in under.dress. Ils a little over thef i g „ i ns id era bly a bove W ed s !mbroidery. 'J he r g anged in the drape W.; rs, b roug ht roun ds the head, are attac.bo:oll,l4 bandeau of eraersia igs, necklace, and I, Tpt ESS. se d o pe , corsage drop(' over which are 100., ettes are of velvet Oa tb . e i small, and are ope n and cut round , in the style of a Or, Ld the border at the !spond with the dre:".4 amented with tho r n F The jeweller)" W tESS. satin de sole, over ti , Ai 'que, but higher th printed epaulett_rf,o, !A ground a light le is of the usual wor011;d nints, and stArldsi dress is a turban C O,v 3ured gems. ash us with toe ring is from the 13040 f; PIETRO P.A00144001 :o propose, in the 00, a, Forle, Ravennst..o lologna. The profv„,, he same proposa rot/ carry this obje,cttran also been sent to re / 1 0 , on t t o sentiments o 11 1 s been charged sl tt, to inform preys 01 0 Inlogna, and eaf0(11) :ca of preserving 01-tbat sported at B,.logoetcoae in the capital, the De .he Cardinals of th e II a to their provinces: o p rp of BotoorrA blifute t owns of ,bio, Urbania, Edii'le7lo are free' ersey of Fritialtb States, on the at twenty-six 6 b or e 5/. sterling eO4 tN abate took p lacer 1 .: , which tertninate°,4 is s ue notes withotnrobl hing two suretierlii tint landed pracitcolr at to be put in cite broke out at ffse. Pe El Earx , by wilgele; r daughter bY al" 1) d I ' ter and sun, e 61 A the premises evie d who bad MO 11$$$'-,/ 4TATIVE ••• fr a , r the Alarqui° h eseutative Fee'idtlerai ,lion, because, mition, convi"'o,lo faithful rervieeet,:t tified with bled 4l fiole't tat he reeei ft— 0 IV' ed t 0 8 country oppn% tbst allant Peer, no' de"; certain persOnegpapirel, favour of his : 0 ,00 6 be n was osel e tajority sly bOr, e l as about on 600 was sbOut oø b , teC' tess of the el e ;i c iar , Mornin. fleg lo o t ble ilfuslca two, y a select an rg'heecgre' 'A c i on ros6 provided to the big' rccl.°,l4l once. Signer 4 , r a rlr o i to 'ffect the do ° . e a concerted glec n ote ° lc' npl tr, ,, an n t age , ..r I mud, ape r-0, ,forte concert° ja g, c° to on of the eve ce n De ice to maginable es rr be 4%, td ate itself: ~0 . 0 1 in 1 0 0 tainty of b",_: erpr e nill ity, and tr., ofb it, are evidenrx-. cool loth ...11 hen his Yn u cr 03t from thed,lstilr long the in ry ,610 e A • MABY ft,- / bp. BOLTOS, Of St.:(1.1.001 y toas. ea to deatil ,e, ~, 0, caught on a , . lie., :ould oot extricit e i.e of, io lier stroggleg,bge'r ater, which fell 00t till .ard, and it Was Pod oio ras found dead, le, 01 returned a ye THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE. In the course of the preceding week the arrivals of most kinds of grain were good, and there was a good quantity of English Flour, besides nearly 10,1'04 barrels from America. This morn ing there is a very small fresh supply of every description of Eng lish Corn. The few samples of English Wheat that were offered to-day found ready buyers at full as good prices as last Monday ; other quotations, both English and Foreign, are from Is. to 2s. per quarter lower ; Barley, for malting, obtains the same rates as on that day se'nnight, but grinding parcels are 25. per quarter cheaper. Beans fully maintain last quotations. Boiling Peas are dull, and unaltered in value. Grey Peas are rather dearer. Oats are plentiful, and may be purchased at a decline of Is. per quarter from the terms of last Monday. In Flour there is no alteration. PRICES ON BOARD OF SHIP. Wheat, Red (old) --s. —s. i Beans, Small (new)... 425. 465. ----White (old) —9. —s. i ---Red 18410) ... 5 8 s. 635. Tick (new)....36s 38s. --.-- Fine r.,68. Ins. I • (old) ....38s. 40s. Superfine.. 72.5. 745. ; Harrow (new) 388. 40s. White (1830). 60s. 7os, ' Fine 7.s 745, --s. —s. Superfine.. 78i. Fpi. Bran k Oats, Feed _ -S. -S. Foreign free 614. 82s. 40s. 445. 30s. 345. 98s. 40s. New 445. 48s. 60s. 665. 70s. 725. w 16s. 38s. ew.... 38s. 425. 4 0 s. 445. 465. 48s. Rye Barley - Fine - Superfine Malt New ... - Poland New., 224. 255; 255. 293. r 2.8 30s. 325. As 27s 30s. ick) fiOs 655. ▪ 58s. 588 itry 48 4 . 52, • Os. 10s. - l'otatoe New - line New... Pease, Grey Nel - Maple NI -- White - Boilers - Scotch - Irish.., Flour Town Secot - Nor Li Bran ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING L.AST WEEK. ••=' ''', PI F ?. r 5. From Whence. Li ',.7 r r t 4 Qrs. (Jr. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Scks. Aldborottgh 309 1084 50 582 127 73 145 Alemouth Bridlington Boston - - 10342 484 14 Chichester — 50 _ Cowes -240 74 _ — 100 Colchuster 392 341 1140 31 2 97 40 612 0 Harwich A Leigh 3ll 90 85 150 35 4 4 Maldon :l2 141 820 06 209 ICO 880 Eexter — 492 15 235 -- 68 Gainsboroug h — 383 Grimsby — 05 340 Hastings — 144 10 28 Hull Ipswich — 280 g 43 60 500 Keat 1054 634 10C4 488 547 209 1004 Louth — 460 Lyme Lynn — 420 1713 _ Newcastle Padstow 9O 180 Plymouth — 100 Poole — 65 46 Rye — SI 112 Scarborough Southwold 7O 495 734 Stockton — 480 Wells — 720 400 100 Whitby Wisbuach — —, 1371 325 Woodbridge 267 2.809 CO 18 80 24 483 Yarmouth — 8637 3229 2920 Aberdeen 9O 4297 2 Arbroath 64 60 Banff — 4752 t3erwick Cundee I 31 305 769 Irverness 18) 156 6 Montrose — 1432 Perth — 765 3733 182.` 4 10944 28549 2882 561 11493 IRIS/I. Cork — 170 100 Dublin Galway — 1900 Limerick Londonderry Newry Sligo Waterford FOREIGN. Hamburg 2.30 573 450 Harlingen — 210 Leghorn New York — 8;387 Petersburgh Rotterdam 295 103 250 Spain 26911 30 473 Stettin Coastways 450 918 931 Total 11395 118910 1094 9 .34172 3132 1011 19718 AGGREGATE Rye, o —Tares, `. QUAN TITY ( inseed, stand, F OTH 103-Ri ER RII , apeseed, ds, 250. 1011 I PULS Irank, NDS OP 20:2 -; SNIITI-IFIELD MARKET This day's supply was, in the whole, limited, and its trade, on account of extravagantly high prices having been demanded, throughout very dull. Beef and Mutton sold tardily at an ad advance of from 4d. to 6d. ; Pork 2d. per stone. Prices of Veal stationary. In the early part of the day the prices demanded for the best Beef and Mutton were, for the former,ss. 6d. ; the latter 6s. per stone. PRICES PER STONE OF SLIM TO SINK THE OFFA LS. s. d. to Pl. d. s. cf. to a. 4. Inferior Beasts 2lO 3 0 Large Lambs Second quality ditto 3 2 3 8 Prime small ditto 0 0 0 0 Prime large Oxen... 3 4 4 8 Large coarse Calves 4 0 4 8 Prime Scots, &c..... 4 8 5 0 Prime small ditto 5 0 6 0 Inferior Sheep 3 0 3 4; Large Hogs 3 4 4 0 Second quality ditto 3 8 4 0, Small Porkers 4 6 5 0 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 4 5 0' Suckling Calves 12s to 50i. ea t h , SouthdownWethers 5 t: 5 61 Quarter old Pigs 12s to 18s. eat h. SUPPLY, AS PER. CLERK'S STATEMENT. Beasts. 1 Sheep. 1 I Calves. I Pigs. 2,407 1 14,1460 110 140 .. —.. . .. . ... ... . . About 60 of the beasts came up the St. Alban's Road; about 40 up the other northern roads; about 200 (including Irish) from the western and midland districts ; about 1450 from Nor. folk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire; about 120 from Kent and Sussex ; and most of the remainder from the marshes, &c , in the neighbourhood of London. NEWG ATE AND LEADENHALL 1 1 IAKKEPS. At per stone, by the Carcass. a. d. toe. d. s. d. to s. d. Bee' O.; 8 4 0I Veal utt or 3 4 410 Pork 3 6 5 0 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY. FROM LLOYD'S: DEAL, FEE. 26 S.S.W.—Arrived the Thomas King, Williamson, from Demerara. Arrived from London, the George Canning, Stewart, for Barbadoes ; and his Majesty's brig Flying Fish, from a eruize, in the Channel. The Duke of Roxburgh and Lady Nugent sailed again this morning. Abi ig, with Spanish col-urs, passel through from the westward. PLYMOUTH, FEE 25 AND 26. —Wind N. W. —Ai rived the Apollo, Lefevre, from Messina ; a•id Fa , :ey, Fowler, from Figuera. Off port, the Sylpl., Orley, from Denia. BRISTOL, FEB 27.—Arrived the Maria, Eliza, from Trieste; and Planet, Brown, and Aguilas, Vintage, from Oporto. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 26.—Arrived the Arab, Ball, from Savannah ; Mary Howland, Hillman, from New York ; and Dora, Strachan, from Genoa. Off pert, the Islam, from Barb .does ; General Putnam, from New Orleans; and Great Britain, f. con New York. STANGATE CREEK, FEB. 27.—Arrived the Adelaide. Che:me, and the Merry Andrew, from Ancona ; the Feley, Mlitor, from Malaga; and Magnet, Taylor, from XThea. MARGATE, FEB. 27.—Off port, the Samuel Robertson, Greswold, from New York ; the Otter, Fragh, from Seville. CORK, FEB. 25. —Arrived the Prince Eugene, Cook, from Leghorn; the Palembang, Willis, from London for New South Wales. HULL, FEB. 27.—Arrived the Superb, Baiter, from Gallipoli ; the Albion, Roarctree, from St. Petersburgh. NEWRY, FEB. 24.—Arrived the Billow, Elder, from St. John's, N. B. BELFAST, FEB. 23.—Arrived the Jessie, Wilford, from Charleston. Cow a, FEB. 25.—Arrived the Ranger, Robertson, from Matanzas. COWES, FEE. 27.—Arrived the Rub rt Finnie, Dour ring, and the Bellaim, from Rio Janeiro. SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 27 —Arrived the Jeune Maria, Deepue, from Bordeaux. FALMOUTH, FEB. 25, 26,—Wind N.W., strong gales. —Anived his Majesty's steamer, Meteor, from the Medi terranean ; sailed from Corfu on tl:e 31st ult., froth Malta on the 4th u't., and from Gibraltar on the 14th. Sailed the Stammer packet for Lisbon. Sir John Mal colm, Governor of Bombay, came passenger in the Meteor, he left Bombay on the 9:h of December, and was one month in Egypt. The Margaretta, Gessehrnan, from Bremen to Havannah, was Inst on the north side of Harbour Island, near Nagsaw, on the 10th ult., crew and part of the cargo saved. The Rafael, Patrot, from St. Jago and Cuba, to Barce lona, was wrecked on Castle Island near Nassau, on the 18th December, crew and part of the cargo s wed. The Premier, Young, from Trieste, arrived at Malta on the 3d inst., with her pumps choaked, aatel would be oblig€d to discharge. The Frances, Peal►ody, from Liverpool to New" Orient a, was totally wrecked at Barbuda on the sth ult. crew and passengers and 16 packages of dry goods, some sails, &c., saved. The Lady Codrington, of Barbuda, was totally wrecked ;here on the 18th ult. The Globe, from Bordeaux to Gloucester, was upset , estertlaymorning near Steepness point. . . The Mary Ann, Williams, (missing ship) from London, has arrived at Birhadoes. The Folgerdine, Wey, from Stockholm to Harlingen, was totally wrecked off Eyerland, on the 19th inst., only the master and about 200 casks of tar saved. The Harmony, White, from Liverpool, put into An t;gua on the 10th ult. in distress, bound to Mobile; cargo discharg,d. ASSIZES.-(RECEIVED THIS DAY.) WINCHESTER, Fin. 27. The Ass'zes fur this county commenced yesterday, when the Commission was opened by Mr. Justice PARK and Mr. Justice TAUNTON, at the Castle, in this city. This morning their Lot dships attended divine service in the Cathedral. Sir Henry Joseph Tit._!hborne, Bart. the High Sheriff, escorted their Lordships to the Cathedral, and then re-entered his carriage, and repaired to the Ro— man Catholic chapel in this city, as Sir Henry is a Ro man Catholic. He afterwards returned to the Cathedral, and attended their Lordship to their lodgings. The Learned Judges in the afternoon again attended the Cathe dral, but without any form. In the course of the service an anthem (which, it was understood, was ordered by their Lordships a week since) was sung by one of the chorister who is 74 years of age; his appearance confirmed this, but his voice was very fine. There are 27 causes entered, one only of which is a Special Jury cause. The calendar contains the names of 1 76 prisoners. There are several who were bound over at the late Special Commission to appear and take their trials at these Assizes. Several are committed for arson ; four for sending letters threatening to burn the premises and injure the persons of different parties, two of whom are females ; and the remainder are for offences usually found in an Assize calendar, though at the same time of rather a serious nature. All the unfortunate men who were sen tenced to transportation during the Special Commission here, with the exception of two, have been sent off. At Salisbury the criminal business will be heavy, and the Judges have, in consequence, fixed the Commission_ day at Dorchester two days later than has been customary, in order that they may get through the business at Salis bury, without bt ing compelled to sit so late at night, as they have sometimes found themselves obliged to do, in consequence of having given too short a time in compari son with the quantity of business. COUNTY OF KILKENNY ELECTION. (From the Dublin Morning Register of Friday.) Kilkenny, Wednesday Night. The poll closed this day as follows : Lord Duncannon Colonel Butler Majority for Lord Duncannou on the day's poll —4 THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT PUTNEY, ADJOURNED INQUEST ON MRS. CLARICE—(THIS DAY.) To attempt to describe the intensity of the interest and excite ment that pervaded the village of Putney in consequence of the mysterious death of Mrs. Elizabeth Clarke, which was alleged to have been occasioned by her having eaten part of a batter pud ding which had contained arsenic, would amount almost to an impossibility. Every fact that could be gathered which at all related to the singular and dreadful occurrence was sought up greedily, and various conjectures were formed upon the diffe rent rumours that were afloat touching the melancholy affair. Precisely at ten o'clock this morning, pursuant to adjourn ment from last Thursday, RICHARD CARTER, Esq. the Coroner for Surrey, and a highly respectable Jury, re-assembled at the Red Lion, at the foot of Putney-bridge, to further inves tigate the circumstances leading to the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Clarke, aged 44. Shortly after the Coroner arrived, Mr. Woolier entered the room and took his seat at the table. He said that he attended on the part of Mr. Clarke, the husband of the deceased lady, and indeed on the part of the family generally. The Jury having all arrived, the CORONER read over the evidence of the two daughters of the deceased, Jane and Eliza beth Clarke, and Mr. Wade, the surgeon who attended the de ceased, the substance of which has already appeared in the news papers. Hie following witnesses were then sworn : Mr. Charles Shillitoe, of Putney, surgeon, stated that on Thursday evening last, by order of the parochial officers of Put ney, lie made a post mortem examination of the stomach of the deceased lady, and from the result of that examination, he was clearly of opinion that her dissoluti o n was occas i one d by her hav ing swal owed a large dose of mineral poison, but he was not prepared to state of what description. CORONER—Were there any external or internal marks of violence visible about the body Y Witness—None, Sir, with the exception of an extraordinary contraction of the muscles of the limbs. Mr. Wooller—Although you could not discover the description of poison that the deceased had taken, could you trace any effect produced on the parts ? Witness—Yes, Sir, the parts were in a very morbid state. Mr. Shillitoe further stated that he had examined a quantity of flour that was sent to him by the Jury on Thursday, and he could not detect the presence of any kind of poison. 1 his was the remains of the flour from which the pudding had been made. Mr. Lewton and Mr. Wade, surgeons, confirmed this testi mony. Mr. George Mullins, surgeon, of Wandsworth, sworn—Four weeks last Saturday, a female from 17 to 20 years of age, called at my shop, and asked for two ounces of mercury, and afterwards for half an ounce of calomel, in my presence, but she asked my wife for the mercury before I came in. I refused to let her have it, and made her up twelve one-grain calomel pills, which she paid for and w?. it away. I saw the same female pass my house one day last we'k, and instantly kn ew h er again. I saw the same female just now in the parlour of this house. cuttoNEr.—D you know her name ? Witness—l do not, Sir. The Coat xs t then desired the beadle to accompany Mr. Mul lins down stairs to look at the daughters of the deceased. On the return of Mr. Mullins, he said that the female who had the pills of him was Jane Clarke. (Both the daughters were in attendance below, waiting the re sult of the inquiry.) Juror—What day last week do you believe it was that you saw Jane Clarke pass your house? Witness-1 think it was on Thursday or r riday. Juror—Did you see which way she went ? Witness—l think she went across the fields. By Mr. Wooler—The twelve one-grain calomel pills would not cause any injury ; but I refused to let her have so large a quan. tity as half an ounce, as that would have been, if used, attended with considerable mischief. Mr. James Armisted Bennison, of Wandsworth, chemist and druggist, sworn—On last Wednesday week, Feb. 16, a young lady, apparently about 18 years of age, called at my house, and asked me for an ounce of arsenic and an ounce of salts. I served her with the articles, which she paid for, and lett the shop. I had never seen the same lady before in my life. CORONER—Did you . ask her if she knew the nature of arsenic Witness—Yes, Sir, I did, and she replied, « Oh, yes perfectly," and smiled. I then cautioned' her respecting its powerftil effects, and labelled the packet, " Poison." CORONER—Have you ever seen the same young lady since you saw her in your shop ? Witness—l never saw her from that time until I saw her below stairs this morning. CORONER—Do you believe that either of the two ladies be low purchased the poison of you ? Witness—l cannot swear dis tinctly, but my belief is that it was the youngest daughter, Jane. CORONER—Do you believe it was either of them Witness —I have not recollection enough to say. CORONER—How was she dressed ? Witness—l think in a black silk dress. I cannot recollect what kind of a bonnet she had on. Juror—Did you not tell me that she had on a velvet bonnet ? Witness—.l cannot recollect. Juror—You told me so. " And solieillif;;; - ;aid another Juror. Witness—l have no recollection about it. By the CORONER—One of the ladies below, although she resembles the one that came to my shop, I think is not quite so stout. Juror=-At what time ofday was it that she called at your shop? Witness --About twelve o'clock. By a Juror—The reason I sold her the poison was, because I thought she had been once or twice in the shop for some articles the same morning. CORONER—The person to whom you sold the poison could not have been forty-four years of age Witness—Oh dear, no, Sir ; not more than e i g ht een . Here some discussion arose as to the contradictory manner irl which the witness gave his evidence. Several Jurors remarked that he had distinctly stated that he had never seen the person ' to wham he had sold the arsenic from that time until he had seen her below stairs that morning. The CORONER and Mr. Wooller admitted that he had done so, but subsequently in his evidence lie distinctly denied any knowledge of her. Charles Collins, apprentice to the last witness, was next sworn —I was present when Mr. BennisOn sold the arsenic and salts to the lady. She appeared to be about twenty-two or twenty-three years of age, dressed in a black silk cloak, with red ribbons to her bonnet, and a red handkerchief tied round her neck. She asked for an ounce of salts, and then for an ounce of arsenic. The drugs were weighed out, and given to her by his employer, who asked her if she knew the nature of the arsenic. She re. plied, " Yes," or_" Perfectly," but I cannot recollect whicn. By the CORONER—I had never seen her in our shop before, but I had seen her twice previously within a short time, but I have never seen her since. CORONER—Have you seen the two ladies who are in this room i_Witness 7 -I have not. cOitolsfkii:LlN;;;;L:iiia that you should know her again ? Witness—Oh, yes, Sir. The witness was then taken by the beadle into the room where the two Miss Clarkes were, and on his return, Mr. CARTER, the Coroner, asked him if he had seen the lady who had purchased the arsenic at his master's house? Witness —I have, Sir. She is below stairs. I know her well from a break ing out of her mouth.. CORONER—Which of the Miss Clarkes do you identify as the lady who bought the poison ? Witness—l can swear that the toungest daughter, Jane Clarke, is the person who bought the poison. quite positive that she is the lady? W C ige ß ss ° — N l E a ß m — , A Si r r e , 3O" quite. I am quite positive of it. I have not the slightest doubt. CORONER—Is she dressed in the same manner now as she was then? Witness—The same. The greatest interest and anxiety at this moment appeared amongst the Jury, and an inward shudder prevailed through out the whole of the persons present. The inquiry was proceeding when our Reporter left, and the proceedings are not expected to terminate until a late hour. NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET—Feb 2r. We had a more moderate supply of Wheat from the Farmers today, for which the sale was very dull, the best samples at about last week's prices, the middling and inferior at a decline of Is. to 2s. per quarter. 'I here was a very large supply of country Oats, with some cargoes in from the north, that sales were very heavy, at a decline of 2s. per quarter. Little Barley is now left unsold, though we as yet note no advance on that article. Fine Malt ready sale. Bonded Rye being expected at t he lowest duty next week, that trade was very dull, at a decline of 2s. to 3s. per quarter. Beans and Pease as our last, New. Old. Wheat, Northumberland 58s. eiSs Norfolk and Suffolk 60s. 78s — s. —s. -- Berwick and Scotch 58s. 633 —s. —s. Foreign 603. 64s —s, --s. Rye, Norfolk and Suffolk 4fis 50< ... —s. —s. Foreign 475. 52s —s. —s. it Barley, Malting, Norfolk and 5W%1k...415. 47s —s. —s. Grinding and Feeding 325. 36s —s. —s. Malt, Norfolk and Suffolk 665. 72s —s. —s. Beans, Small 40s 42s —s. —s. Tick 18s. 40s —s. —s. Pease, White 50s. 52s —s. —s. - Gray 38s. 42s Oats, N rthumberland, Potatoe ... .......... 31s —s —s. Feed 0 48 265. —s. —s. Foreign —s. —s —s. —s /lour, Fine (per sack) —s. —s s3s. 55e. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) HALF-PAST ONE. At length the es tafette letters have been delivered, and they bring the French Three per Cents. 11 per cent. lower, 56f. 30e. This fall in the French Rentes is attri buted to the election law. It is said they are going to double the electors. The news from Austria is al,o said to be of en unfavour able nature. They are going to march a large force into Italy. It is again stated that Marshal Soult has resigned. The above information, with the question of Reform to be brought forward in the House to-morrow evening, has greatly agitated the Funds this morning, and it is gene rally reported that, if Ministers are left in the minority on the above question, they wi I dissolve Parliament. This is settling-day in the Foreign Market. The brokers and jobbers are chi, fly busy in settling their ac count., and the prices of the Foreign Stocks are much the same as on Saturday. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols have been done as low as 76 for the Account, and continue a very heavy market, owing to the fall in the French Rentes. Consols have been very feverish during the who!e of the morning, and have receded since Saturday near one per cent. At present this may be quoted at 77, with a very heavy market. BRITISH FUNDS. Ditto, Reduced, Ditto, New, 664 Four per Cent. (1826) 97% India Bonds, 3 5 Exchequer Bills, 17 19 Bank Stock, 198 9 India ditto, 204 5 3 per Cent. Cons. 77 1 4 Ditto, for the Acct. 77 1 4 3 per Cent. Red. 78 , ,5i % 334 per Cent. 874 Brazilian, 57 Buenos Ayres, Chilian 20 21 Colombian, 15 17 Danish, 58 1 4 al► French 5 per Cent. 91 12 Ditto 3 per Cent. 57 11 Consols, 76 FUNDS. Greek, 23 5 Mexican, 36 7 Peruvian, 14 15 Portuguese, 43 Prussian, Russian, 91% 2 Spanish, 17% % THREE O'CLOCK. Sir JOHN BURKE, on Saturday last, in pre senting the petition from Galway praying for Reform, for an extension of the elective franchise, vote by ballot, and triennial Parliaments, took that opportunity of stating, that he had received a letter from Mr. ST. G EORGE , the Magistrate alluded to a fortnig ht since in debate, authoriz ing bins to contradict in the mo st positive terms that he, Mr. St. GEORGE, used the expression attributed to him against the Rev. Mr. IluctiEs. The Milan Gazette states, that on the 14th instant it was announced at Treviso, that a battalion of the Infantry Reg'ment of LEoFut.n of Sicily, to the number of 1,300 sues, was to arrive there on the 16th. It is likewise stated that large bodies of troops are ad• vancing by forced marches in the direction of Verona. FOREIG GROSS POLL. Lord Duncannon lB7 Colonel Butler Gross majority for Lord Duncannon —7B In the gross poll are included thirteen questioned votes of yesterday, which were this day allowed by the assessor. It is necessary to obQerve, that in the account of yesterday's poll which I gave..., , objected votes were included. When the poll to•day there were thirty-six free holders on the tallies of Colonel Butler, but it is feared that no exertion can effect his return. As far as I can learn, Lord Duncannon will certainly be the sitting Mem ber. Had there been timely notice of the contest, this would not have been the case. Even as it is, the victory will be dearly bought ; and the result will go far to prove to the Ministry, that public opinion is against them —the victcrv, if in their favour, will be owing altogether to the force used by landlords in bringing their tenantry, against their inclinations, to vote for Lord Duncannon. (From the Dublin Morning Register of Saturday.) Kilkenny, Thursday Evening. The friends of Colonel Butler have been engaged most strenuously, anxiously, and effectively, for the last few days, and the great proof of their untiring exertions has been most strongly demonstrated this day. I have seen persons brought from the most distant parts of the county to poll for the Anti-Union c , ndidate, and there can be no doubt, that if sufficient notice of the coming contest had been given, the repealists must have been triumphant. The following is just announced (five o'clock) as the state of this day's poll . Colonel Butler 4B Lord Duncannon 2O Majority for Colonel Butler —29 CROSS PULL. Lord Duncannon 301 Colonel Butler Majority for Lord Duncannon --53 When this announcement had been made by the High Sheriff, W. Bayley, Esq., the Hon. Colonel Butler rose and expressed himself sincerely grateful to the electors for the high place which they had given him upon the poll. If the freeholders exerted themselves that (Thursday) even i n g, it would be found that he Would be next day neck to neck with Lord Duncannon.—(Loud and con tinued cheers.)—lt was possible that upon the present election he might be def ated, but On a future occasion he had no doubt that the cause of Ireland and the repeal of the Union would triumph.—(Cheers.) The assembly, at the request of the Colonel, dispersed, amid loud cries of " Home, home." (FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.) Kilkenny, Thursday Night. The effort made by Colonel Butler this day has given us a very strong hope of victory, and every exertion will be used this night to produce a favourable result to-morrow. The majority for Colonel Butler on this day's poll is 28 ; but there are ten votes for him under the consideration of the assessor; so that the gross majority of Lord Duncan non is now little more than 40 ; and as during the two days we have yet remaining no effort shall be spared, I am still sanguine of success. lam sorry to et ite, that we were extremely near a crisis, in consequence of the con duct of some people, who made an attack on the military With atoneN. All now, however, is perfectly quiet. (per sai h Coui] PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. NOTICES OF MOTIONS AND ORDERS OF THE DAY WHICH STAND IN THE ORDER- BOOK FOR THE PRESENT WEEK. MONDAY, FEB. 28, ORDERS OF TIIF. DAY. 1. House to be called over. 2. Poor R e lief (Ireland) Bill-Second rea ing. 3. Evesham Disfranchisement Bill-Second reading. 4. Interpleader Bill-Committee. 5. Witnesses Examination Bill-Committee. 6. Prohibition and Mandamus Bill-Committee. 7. Arbitration Bill-Second reading. luSfec F: i th r e e r a( c li o n n g s . ideration of Report. S. Vestries Bill-Committee. 9. Heritable Infeftmtnts (Scotland) Bill-Committee. 10. Bankrupt Act Amendment Bill-Second reading. p o rt-Adjourned Debate there_ nd reading. reading. e c d ' s oin i %i ll iTt S ec ee° ‘ thereupon. 11111 1 65432 1 ssßGlE;iialauipc:bicip Liability N ctost i lof t epois , am , L : li a ili t lit.dt li-otoir:rdee.dßsoißlßnli Bill-Second Bill-Committee. 20. Emigration Bill-Second reading. 21. Population (Ireland) Bill-Further consideration of Report. ID. 0 2. Coal Duties Repeal Bill - Committee. 18. scCtooalrionponpirsaaltAeic,Frt Trade 23. Ways and Means-Committee. 21. Excise Acts-Committee thereupon. 25. Consolidated Fund Bill-Report. 26. Transfer of Aids Bill-Report. 27. Pensions Duties Bill-Report. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. 1. Mr. Fyshe Palmer-Bill Cur diminishing the expenses at tendant on the office of High Sheriff; and for regulating the nomination and appointment thereto. 2. Mr. Tennyson-Petition from a majority of the Electors of the Borough of Stamford, complaining of the unconstitu tional interference Exeter with sery e t the right an y o to f t h elect e M Representativesarlu Marquis ofE P ar liament. - -L n„,,Petition from Shaftesbury, compl a inin g o f th e inteiference of a Peer at the last Election. .1. Mr. Law Hodges - Petition front the County of Kent on the subject of Reform. 5 . Mr. Stuart Wortley-Bill to regulate the fees and emo l umen t s of Officers of the S u p reme C our t s i n I n di a. t i. Mr. Barlow Hoy-Return of a ll St eam V esse l s emp l oye d be firufteyrefitieecel tween the Isle of Wight and the Coast of Hampshire; with an Account or Estimate of the number of Passengers 8 . Mr. e . Aldermanat s st a e ß l d a n s d il s , ii t o n tin) d wp o ns i eo ) open fields 0 1 d i l pn iiE , t g a l g a an Petitiont during the last year. 7 Marquis of Chandos-Bill for the inclosure and improvement pr f ( r ) o po in sed M7 l: teration in the Timber Duties. 9. Mr. Robinson-Petition from Merchants in Waterford, pray ing for an inquiry into the state of the Island of New foundland. 10. Sir oi lM , atthteheroal i i tte t y i - es T ß o epe mo a r B l i zt t r h u a c t tio tt i t i o t y o h th av e e Co p t o n w m e i r tte t e . repeal the Duty on Coals exported from Newcastle-upon. Tyne, called the Richmond Shilling. 11. Mr Hume - -lictitrii of the number and several ranks of the 32,0)0 Seamen and Marines voted for this year. 12 Mr. tioulburn-To call the attention of the House to the Petition for deferring the Ballot on the Coleraine Election Petition. 13. Mr. Hunt-Select Committee. to examine the Petitions in favour of Reform, distinguishing those praying for Vote by Ballot, and to report the same to the House. Last Day for receiving Petitions for Private Bills. TUESDAY, MARCH I, NOTICES OF MOTIONS. 1 . Lord John R ussell -Reform of Pariiament. 2. Mr. Warburt on -Resolution, That it is expedient that at all Elections for Members to serve in Parliament the Votes be taken by Ballot. ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1. Seaford Election Yeti. ion-Ballot for • ommittee at three. 2. Linlithgow Election Petition- Ballot for Committee at five minutes after three. 3. Drogheda Town Election Petition-Ballot fbr Committee at ten minutes after three. 4. Roman Catholic Charities Bill--Second reading. Extract of a letter from Florence, dated Feb. 15.:--`' The events in Central Italy have produced a mong . us a powerful s ensation. The Governm en t, i n compliance with th e pu bli c w i s h an d th e urgency o f ex isting circumstan ces , has called the people to nuns,. The Civic Guard h as b een organ i sed, and a l l the nn n between 15 and 50 years are obliged to serve. This day the Goulds have already done duty at the Palace Pitt, the real &rice of the GRAND Dent." COURT CIRCULAR. The Duke, Duchess, and Prince GEORGE of CU ES Ie- LAND, and the Duchess of GLOUCESTER, visit yl their IVA JESTIES on Saturday, at St. James's Palace, and pat tcok of a ddeune, at two o'clock. The KING and QUEEN, accompanied by Prince GEOE( E of Cambridge, left the Palace, with their suite, in thri e carriages and four, about half-past four o'clock, for Winds, r Castle, the Rev, Mr. HERVEY, Preceptor, and the Rev. Mr. WOOD, Sub-Preceptor, to Prince GEORGE of Can - bridge, accompanied the Prince. The Prince of ORANGE was present at the dinner party given by the Duke and Duchess of CUMBERLAND to their MAJESTIES, on Friday. In the evening their Royal Highnesses entertained the whole of the Foreign Ambas sadors and Ministers and their Ladies, the Cabinet Mi nisters and their Ladies, and a very numerous party of the Nobility and Gentry. The band of the Royal Horse Guards attended in an ante-room adjoining the state apart ments, and performed several pieces in the course of the evening for the gratification of the company. Prince LEOPOLD was present at the opera of 11 Jlatri monio Segreto, at the Italian Opera House, on Saturday evening. Divine Service was performed yesterday at Kensington Palace by the Dean of CHESTER. The Duchess of KENT, the Princess VICTORIA, and their Royal Highnesses' Hou , ehold, attended. The Duke, Duchess, and Pi ince,GLottos of CUMBER LAND, and their Royal Highnesses' Household attended Divine Service yesterday in their apartments in St. James's Palace. The Lmigravine of HESSE HOMBURG and a select party dined with the Princess AUGUSTA, on Saturday evening, at her residence in St. James's Palace. The Duke of SUSSEX, the Duchess of GLOUCESTER, and the Princess SOPHIA visited the Princess AUGUSTA yesterday. The Duke of CUMBERLAND honoured Sir GEORGE WARRENDER with his company to dinner, on Saturday evening, at his residence in Albemarle-street. There was a select party to meet his Royal Highness. The Landgravine of HESSE HOMBURG honoured Lady CAROLINE WALDEGRAVE with a visit yesterday, at her residence in Curzon-street. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign Office, which was attended by the LORD CHAN CELLOR, Earl GREY . , the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, Lord DURHAM, Viscount MELBOURNE, Viscount PALMERSTON, Viscount GODERICH, Viscount ALTHORP, the Eatl of CARLISLE, the Duke of RICHMOND, the Right Hon. C GRANT, and Sir JAMES GRAHAM. The Ministers re mained in deliberation four hours. Lord HOLLAND, the only Member of the Cabinet absent, was prevented from attending by indisposition. During the times that the Council was sitting, Prince TALLETxAND, the French Ambassador, and Baron Butow, the Prussian Minister, arrived at the Foreign Office, for the purpose of having an interview with Viscount PAL. MERSTON. Their Excellencies, however, left before the conclusion of the Council, without seeing the Noble Viscount. The. Spanish Minister had an interview with Viscount PALMERSTON yesterday at the Foreign Office. A deputation of the Agents of the West India Colonies, among whom were Mr. BURGE, the agent for Jamaica; Mr. MAYER, the agent for Barbadoes ; Mr. COLQUHOUN, the agent for Dominica, St. Christopher, and St. Vincent; and Mr. BROWN, the agent for Antigua, had a conference with ViS. GODERICH on Satuniay, at the Colonial Office. A deputation from the Coach and Postmasters of Scot. land and the North of England, had an audience on Friday with Mr. SPRING RICE, at the Treasury, relative to an alteration in the Stage Coach Duty Act, and Assessed Taxes on Carriages, kept for hire. They were intro duced by Sir M. S. STEWART, B art., Mr. CAMPBELL, of Blythswood, and Mr. HOME DRUMMOND. - Despatches were receive•l yesterday at the Colonial Office, from the Hon. General PONSONBY, the Lieutenant- Governor of Malta. ARRIVAL OF THE KING AND QUEEN AT WINDSOR.-Saturday Evening, Seven o'clock.—We stop the press to announce the fact of their MAJESTIES having just arrived at the Castle. The Royal cortege, consisting of their MAJESTIES and suite, in two carriages and four, prece led by two outriders, entered the town by Frogmore, an] proceeded at a walking pace through High-street, by the Town-hall, and up Castle-hill, to the grand entrance of the Palace. The arrival of the royal party was an nounctql by the firing of half-minute guns from the Bachelors'-acre, and the ringing of the Church and Castle bells. The reception of their MAJESTIES was hearty and nthusiastic, and it must have been highly grat lying. Preparations are making fur a brilliant illumination to. night,— Windsor Etpress. His MAJESTY personally suggested the ap pointment of the amiable and accomplished Duchess of NORTHUMBERLAND as Governess to the young Princess VICTORIA. The Duchess of NORTHUMBERLAND is a daughter of the present Earl Powts, a lady of the highest mental acquirements, and of great personal beauty. —Court Journal. The Duke and Duchess Of NORTHUMBER LA Nn, with their numerous suite, have left Sion House for the season, and taken 1:p their residence at Northum berland House, the splendid furniture of which has been uncovered, and all the apartments newly adorned for their reception. The Duke and Duchess intend giving se veral parties upon a scale of great magnificence —at one of which their MAJESTIES, the Duchess of KENT, the Prin cess VICTORIA, and the other branches of the Royal Family, are expected to be pres , or. His Grace the Duke of NORFOLK is about to erect a handsome Town-ball at Arundel, which wiz be an ornament to the place, and a monument of that Noble man's liberality.—Hampshire Telegraph. It is said that Sir ROBERT PEEL is about to erect a new and very splendid mansion on his estate at Drayton, Staffordshire, which will give employment to an immense number of hands in various trades. Wolver hampton Chronicle. THE GREEN PARK.—On Saturday morning several workmen commenced marking out walks and shrubberies in the Green Park, which is to be laid out in a similar m inner as the enclosure in St. James's Park, to which the public will have free admittance, subject to the same restrictions. The whole is under the superintendence of Mr. SHFDDON ; and in the course of a tew days em ployment will be given to a number of workmen, in pre paring the ground and planting the trees and shrubs, which are in readiness for transplanting. The improvements will not be completed before the middle of April. THE KING'S THEATRE.—The opera II Segreto was given at this Theatre on Saturday night, fur the first time this season. The part of Carolina was sustainA by Madame VESTERHANN, who was not more successful on this occasion than in the two operas in which she has already appeared. We ima gine that tl.is lady his been more accustomed to " opera seria" than " buffs," and her apparent want of familiaray with the Lingusge renders her peculiarly inefficient in the delivery of the recitative. She is obviously, however, a good musici in, and sang ocea-ionally with considerable ex pression. Signor DAVID played Paolino, and seemed by no means at bis ease in the part. The opera went off very well upon the whole. GARDEL'S petit ballet of CEnone et Paris followed ; but we are prom's d speci mens of DESHA YES'S superior talents ; and we await them. A few days since L— left town in a great hurry for Brighton, wi ere, passing along the Steyne, he met the KING. His MAJESTY, with his usual frank urba nity, accosted him as an old acquaintance, " Ah, L—, how are ye? what brings ye here how long do ye stay ?" L— replied, he came to see a sick relation, and was obliged to return the ensuing day. " Pooh, pooh, pooh," said his MAJESTY, " you must dine with me first." " Please your MAJESTY, I am under. the necessity of returning imme liately." " Nonsense ; come to-morrow. Sir HER BERT, do you mind, L— does not go away without dining with me." L— whispered to Sir HERBERT that it was quite impossible he could avail himself of the honour \ for he was deficient in a certain article of dress. Sir HERBERT overwhelmed poor L--, by at once informing his MAJESTY of his reason for declining the honour,—namely, that he bad no breeches. " Nonsense —ceremony—stuff—let him come without, let him come without," said the KING„— Zikrary Gazette. REDUCTIONS ON SALARIES AND THE CIVIL LIST. --The Committee on Salaries last week re soletd, that in future no superannuation allowance ought to he made to retired public servants who had filled high offices without a special vote of the House of Comm, ns in each case, and that a reduction of 1,0001. a year shall tike place in the sa'aries of Ministers, making the Secre taries of State and Mist Lord of the Admiralty 5,000/. a year. The Secretaries of the Treasury to be reduced from 1,0001. to 2,500/. The Committee on the Civil List on Wednesday came to a resolution that thesalaries of Lord President and Lord Privy Se.,! should be abolished. It was proposed, we beliv e by Mr. HumE, to reduce them to 1,000/. a yor. This proposal appeared so radical that. Lord STORMONT, to express his condemnation in the strongest manner, proposed to take away the whole sal,ry. The Committee ad , pted his ptoposal, The Committee have also recommend e d a reduction of one-third from the salaries of the Great Officers of the Household. The whole of the reductions do not exceed, 10,00Q1• SPIRIT OF THE P ,ti '00,31; On Saturday the House *Coot at noon, avowedly for the purpose: oion •rar.- hers that opportunity which the itn:MtilelPfesSure of business had previously prevented,. of presenting petitions on the subject of Parliamentary Reform ; and the sitting continued till after six o'clock, the House being exclusively occupied with the receiv ing of those petitions, many Members presenting them in bundles of thirty, fifty, or a hundred, and the Members on - presenting, the petitions chielly contenting themselves with nam:ng the places whence they came, sometimes adding the number of signatures. There were some few exceptions to this general plan ; but even those Members who did preface the presentation of petitions with re marks, were very concise in what they said. Amongst those who so briefly prefaced their la bours, Lord Althorp may be mentioned. His Lordship, who presented en masse an immense number of petitions, stated that he bad long been convinced of the absolute necessity of Reform, in order that the institutions of the country might be maintained, and that without it the Government could not act advantageously for the country. He added that he had accepted office only on the con dition that the Government should propose the Re form of Pat liament ; and that as the measure pre posed by the Government was so soon to be brought forward, he would not make further observations, as it was not his object to provoke discussion. Sevs ral Members concurred in the opinion expressed Isy Lord Althorp as to the necessity of Reform. Mr. H. Davis presented a. petition against Reform, from Bristol, observing that he agreed with the petitioners, and that he lamented the agi tation of the question by the Ministers in the. present state of the country, he being of opinion that Reform meant neither more nor 1. ss than revolution. Mr Hunt replied that it was most disorderly and unwarrantable in the Member for Bristol to call the reformers revolutionists; and that he very well knew the histery of this petition. It was not the petition of Bristol; it was " a hole s and-corner" petition; and, to get a show of signa tures, it had been sent to all the parish authorities within fouru en milt sof Bristol. Mr. H. Davis de clared that the signatures were those of respectable persons; and that out of 5,000 signatures, there were only 700 of persons not resident in Bristol, and those we're c,rtairily not the signatures of paupers. This was the only petition against Re form—certainly the only one heard in the gallery. An immense proper ion of the petitions called for the " protection of the vote by ballot ;" and many of them, particularly those sent from Blackburn and other places in Lancash're, at the same time prayed hat, if the pi oj- ete I Reform were not accompanied by the vote by ballot, they might not be burdened with the " curse" t f the Cective franchise, Mr. Hunt, on pr. sonting a bundle of petitions, made an extracrdina.y communication. Having stated that he Members of the Hone did not know the state of the country, that even he had been surprised with the change of decision that had evinced itself within the last three months, he communicated, as he said he neither wished to keep matters secret that ought to be made public, nor to be guilty of " misprision of treason," that at Bolton, in particu lar, the young men had signed a declaration pro claiming, that unless they were allowed p!) partici pate in the elective franchise, " they would rot in gaol nether than serve in the militia, if drawn."-- Morning Herald. Saturday seemed at least to be a day of promise for the cause of Reform. Innumerable petitions were presented and not a dissentient voice was heard. Even the Beresfords and Dundasses showed no sign resistance. Lord Chandos made a sort of an appeal to the compassion of Ministers,—a cry for mercy that the opponents of Reform should not be sent to be tried by their country fur resisting the just and universal demand for a purer system of Parliamentary Representation. But, in spite of this ' fair outward appra'ance, it is pretty well known that the boroughmongers are hard at work, and in their usual unscrupulous way. Attempts are made, and by a person whom we have more than once ex posed, and whom we fear we shall again have to hold up to public scorn, (ditty and disgusting as the task is to meddle with such a creature), to neutralize and nullify the alleged consent of the King to the projected Reform : it has been audaciously a.- serted, that his Majes v, in his repeated and earnest declarations in favour of Reform, was insincere, and humbugging his Ministers. We ask, without he itation, does a.v man believe our frank, generous, upright Monarch to be ca pable of such dissimulation ? No : the King is most zealously anxious, after long and minute in ye tiga.ion of the details of the subject, that this great question should be carried. But, powerrul as the Rnyal sanction must be, let not Ministers trust to that alone. Their enemies have not forgotten the Ministerial pledge that the rresent Government will stand or fall by this question. There are two modes by which they propose and hope to gain a victory. Otte is characteristic enough of the military quarter from which it proceeds: it is, to meet the Bill at its very entrance, and to scout it by an avowal that no Reform is required. The other is more circumspect, and equally characteristic of the very " candid" person from whom it emanates : it is, first, to allow that many abuses exist—that it is most desirable to yield to public opinion, and pure away those faulty excrescences: then, after this liberal display, to deprecate the particular measure proposed, as subversive of our ancient institutions, and not even calculated to conciliate those the dread cf whom is the sole cause of the intended Reform. How shall the Ministers meet these two modes of atta k ? The first, we apprehend, is not very formid able, and may be disposed of by a very short sally: indeed, we doubt whether the assailants will not be too few to be worhy of any counter.attack at all. The second mode of proceeding can be defeatel it, only one way, Let the Reform (and we gather hope from Lord Althorp's speech and. Lord Brougham's charac er) be so comprehensive and efficient, while at the same time it avoids the absur dities of uni versa! suffrage and annual Pa.liaments, that the whole country shall at once feel the sincerity of the Ministers, and their right feeling and correct appiecitrion of the real wishes of the people. With a measure thus manly—thus fitted to the wants and demands of the nation—they may laugh at a Par liamentary defeat. They may appeal at once to the country, and the country will support them. 'But if their measures shall be a mere trimming er mpro mise—a mere complaisant attempt to coatat'iate Par liamentary Whigs and Tories—it will is'astneilly tail. They may dissolve Parliament, but the usual conse quences of weak and inefficient measures will over take them; and the people will reject their appeal with contempt and disgust. Let them be liberal and firm, and we will guarantee their success. Half measulei will as infallibly conduce to defeat and ignominy. —Times, If the l T. gent Whig ry aN t j k s:i d :G m ,)7 i rE i ao ii irs s ?eat tr iurn a la t sa i to o :len n usF l l .: dl e iN. v iii e llig(a,: e yn ff i e r,e c ig i l d tt no other good, we are sure that the country er them a debt of applause and gratitude tin. the tiracis m o n f an a a b g u e s,. n s wn w t hoifchthethpeuybhliacvme money by i e r x e p e o ea se in d g it s i tlii t itm h iei e : stems. ►uent, than in bringing ftr the country i he n ra t ‘t o :aeo i r t sfd. fact never theft) re a c o w ed g e or so much as glanced by any official gentleraan __,, ame ly, that 5.9 fAr as that immense branch ',t the public e :7 , ,,eutiture, the n ava l serv i ce, %%as con,.er,,t,d, the dpproprialion Act—the only solemn lc. ga l gua _ tillltee we possess f(:r the honest etnployrdent of die revenue of England....-,had, for an indefinite number of years, bey:, coolly set at defianco. The,navy Estimat e .,, to give a summary of Sir James GI word*, had been sham estimates. Large sums had. been demanded by the heads. of the naval depart ment, and voted by Parliament in credulous (bur unwarranted) reliance on their good fall), esteri- • sibly for one class of purposes, but redly a f:t7 others, uecc9 w w li i ic th h he la l . ci tel f • ro"n'erethweithkniottidtegecooref the •