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1809, and are said to amount to the sum of between three and four millions of dollars. These. Papers contain no news from Colombia later than what We gave four days ago. The Legislature of Virginia seem to have taken great umbrage at the general Government, respecting the new duties to be imposed on the importation of foreign goods. We have been favoured by the perusal of a file of Van Die man's Land Papers of the `7th October, received by the Doncas ter, Capt. Church, from that colony. The following are ex tracts :—An expedition will shortly be despatched to explore and survey King's, Cape Barren, Flinden's, and other Islands in Bass's Straits. A new Government house, so long so much wanted, has been planned, and will soon be in progress of erection. The Governor at Sydney had refused permission to convey Tea . from thence to Van Dieman's Land, the Governor Phillips be ing obliged to unload what she had taken on board ; the ship John Bull, was to proceed immediately to Canton for a cargo, direct to the Island, his Excellency Gen. Darling had allowed dis tillation from sugar for a period avh ich has caused a considerable rise in that article. The system of keeping afloat a circulating medium in dollars, and a circulating medium in British money, ix greatly complained of. as being of the most pernicious tendency to the common routine of trade, and is felt more particularly by the la bouring classes. His Excellency Gen. Darling has issued an order, containing the regulations for the granting and sale of land. The 7th article states, that land granted without purchase is to be held i n free and common locage, the grantee paying a quit rent of five per cent. per annum on the value, to be fixed by Commissioners ; the payment of the rent not to commence until the end of seven years after the grantee has been authorised to settle on the land. Within that period, however, the grantee must expend in improvements on the land so granted, a sum equal to one-fourth of the value estimated by the Commissioners, under the penalty of forfeiting the grant. The quit rent to be re deemable-at the option of the grantee, on payment into the Colonial Treasury of a sum, equal to 20 years' purchase, provided such payment be made within 20 years after the date and execu tion of the grant. Lands to be granted in square miles, in the proportion of one mile, or 640 acres for every 500/. sterling of capital which the applicant can immediately command, to the extent of four square miles, or 2,560 acres, which is the utmost purchase. The Crown reserves to itself the right of making and constructing such roads and bridges as' may be necessary for public purposes, on lands to be granted as above, and also to such indigenous timber, stone, and other materials, the produce of the land, as may be required, for making and keeping the said roads and bridges in repair. The lands selected by individuals who have obtained leave to purchase, will be valued by the Commissioners, with as little delay as pos sible, and will be put up for sale for one month, by Proclamation, as directed by his Majesty's instructions, and will not be sold at s lower rate than the value fixed. Sealed tenders for the purchase of the land advertised as above, to be addressed, under cover, to the Colonial Secretarv,and marked for land. At the end of a month from the date of the Proclamation, the tenders will be opened, in the presence of such persons as the Governor may appoint, when the land will be disposed of as directed by his Majesty's in structions to the person making the highest tender, if approved by the Governor. Lands'purchased will be held in fee and com mon socage, paying a yearly quit rent to the Crown of one pepper corn; the purchaser will be required to deposit 10 per cent. of the purchase .money previous to his receiving possession of the land, and the sale will be confirmed by the necessary instrument, when the present arrangement shall be approved, by his Ma- Jett) .. . No person will be permitted by any contract or succes sion of contracts to become the purchaser of more than 9,600 acres, including the land they have previously purchased, unless duly authorized by a special order from the principal Secretary of State for the Colonies; persons obtaining reser s pes of land or grants in extension, will make application in the prescribed form through the Colonial Secretary, and if any objection exists, the Governor will authorize them to occupy the land they may make choice of until his Majesty's pleasure is known, on their engaging to pay rent in th e mean t i me at t h e rate o f one poun d s t er li ng p er annu m for every 100 acres. A singular discovery has been made in the i nvestigation of the case of a man named Henry Herring, Who had arrived in Van Dieman's Land about eighteen Month s since ; on his first arrival, he had boasted of having been in the possession of 2,0001. and other property, which coming to the ears of the principal superintendent of prisoners, the man was required to deliver up this entire sum , and deposit in the e , b ank. Since then, the same com i ng to the knowled g e of the "ornent, it was deemed adviseable to cause some enquiry how 2 the nm apcame into the possession of so large a sum. Besides the 'oil• a v ar i ety o f va l ua bl e j ewe ll ery h as b een f oun d i n his pos session. The particulars relative to this inquiry, are intended to be forwarded t o th e proper aut h or i ty i n E nglan d . I t i s rumoure d that the prisone r has twice escaped from the Colony.—(From the Australian.) A forgery had alread been committed on the 'new bank of Messr s . Gillebrand, y at Hobart Town. A number of • Government regulations had numeration of prisoners been promulgated, regulating the . r.e prohibition of pa g for their services, particularly a positive of land for theirany kind of stock, and granting them the use .exclusive benefit, or of allowing theca to be employed i n any way but, in the immediate service of their master. The Philadelphi a paper of the 7th February, notices that no less than nine fires have taken place in that city, by which considera ble less had been sustained, which, they consider, cannot arise from accident, but must be work of incendiaries. Gibraltar Chronicles of the I 2th February have been received. His Majesty's ship Asia, Vice-Admiral Sir E. Codrington (the lion. Captain Curzon), had arrived on the 11th from Portsmouth and Lisbon, for Malta. The other contents of these Papers are not of any public importance; the, eather had latterly been ex tremely boisterous. Letters from Laguayra of the I Oth`January represent every thing a 8 perfectly quiet. Bolivar was expected on the following day. _ The G uerriere frigate of 60 guns, built at Marseilles for the Pach a o f E gypt, is to be ready to sail in a month. She is manned with Frenchmen, and is to proceed direct to Alexandria. TO THE EDITOR OF THEtheSUoot.mos of your SIR.. TO many thanks for inserting onatliePahli,ee experienced colossal statue of his late valuable Journal, on the 16th January ar i l n 2lst February last, my sentiments on the subject of erecting Royal Highness the Duke of York, the park, and which lam most proud to believe n St. James's offer Majesty, I venture to l aPproving voice of his Most Gracious for the general to public consideration the following suggestions d esign of thi s national tribute of attachment to the memory of the late lllustriou. Duke. "ii effecting the It need hardly be observed, that the sculptor, i a faithful resemblance of the late Royal Duke, has but to make . un nd benign co copy of the well-remembered symmetrical figure a tenaace a the lamented Prince, to accomplish a statue, of which even the great Phidias might have boasted. 1 2 would suggest th a t th e s t a t ue b e o f grea t h e i g ht, an d that it _ P la ced on theofrock, emblematical of the Isle whereof th e form a la d • Chi • bright an ornament ; lamented Colman er-in- if was so . _ the said rock springingfrom a pedestal, to be adorned in the fol lowing manner At the feet of the statue, a groupe of children, pointing to him t ad " wil ° B e benevoltheir proud Asylum at Chelsea ent attention ...s been raised. The front of the of Fame, or the figure 1 - listor pedestal to have thereon in my letter Y, recording the ascriptioni which is proposed to you of the 16th of Janum attended by the figures of British soldiers in attitudes of sorrow for their departed Chief. The on e s id e of the pedestal representing, in alto relievo, the i l i lgtiq of Waterloo --the other, the 'Siege of Seringapatam—in orionr of two signal victories; achieved in different quarters of the glob e , d ur i_ og the late Royal Duke's superintendence of the British army;. and, on the remainin g •• - suitable statement of the eminentpublic • sides, a I would furthe r n t r °Pose that the several angles of the pedestal should be adorned by fi - Pres, des • gnatine• the four quarters of the globe, and figures supporting med ' allions, having thereon likenesses in alto reliev o of the most renowned British Generals, who, from their judicious selection by the late Commander-in-Chief, signalized themselves in those respective divisions of the world. Most ardently desirous that this honourable memorial of a na tion's loyal attachment to the beloved memory of the late Illus trious Prince may form, i in point of design, a monument worthy of the improved state of the Arts in this country, I am induced to submit the preceding /lion of hints, which, with all deference to the opi the public, I conceive may be altogether unworthy of attention. not a o b e .e I am, Sir, London, March 3, 1827. iYour's most obediently, fi t On tIRE IN THE ClTY.—(This Day.)—G rea t con of b prevailed i n the city since twelve o'clock, in consequence —th-81: r eaking out o f a fire in the cellars of the Jerusalem Coffee " A great number of engines were on the spot soon after Bce subduinge prom texertions of the firemen have had the effect o he flail. THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CITY, Twelve o' Clock. Consols opened this morning at 82 for a short time, were afterwards buyers, but subsequently went down to 811 -I, the present price. Some sales of importance took place early in the morning, which caused the depression ; the premium on Ex chequer Bills and India Bonds are both lower, that on the former having receded to 33 5, and the latter, 54 6. The Foreign Market has been heavy at a small decline, Mexican 6 per Cent. Bonds being 67+1 ; Colombian, 381 9 ; Portuguese, 76 7 ; and Greek, 16+ 17 ; the remaining Foreign Securities remain nearly the same as on Friday. Shares continue heavy, and with little alteration in, prices, without any demand. Three per Cent. Consols, 811 a ; Ditto for account, 811 ; India Bonds, 54 6 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 33 5 pm. FOREIGN FUNDS.—Brazilian, 65 6 ; Buenos Ayres, 52 4 ; Chilian, .96 8 ; Colombian, 1824, 38+ 9 ; Danish, 60+ 1 ; Mexi can, 5 per Cent., 55 6 ; Ditto 6 per Cent., 671 1 ; Portuguese, 76 7 ; Peruvian, 34 5 ; Greek, 16+ 17 ; Russian, ex. div., 86+ 7 ; Spanish, 13 7 1. MINES.—AngIo Mexican, 37+ 2-1 dis. ; United Mexican, 12 11 die. ; Real del Monte, 90 5 pm: ; Tlalpuxahua, 30 5 pm. ; Brazilian, 42 51 pm. ; Bolivar, par, 1 pm. ; Colombian, 18 19 per Share ; Pasco Peruvian, 5 6 per Share ; Potosi, 34 6 per Share. Two o' Clock. Consols have been for the two last hours Si alternately buyers and sellers, and are buyers now. India Bonds are lower, at 52 4, and Exchequer Bills 32 3 premium ; Mexican Bonds are better, 634-. His Majesty's ship Tweed was to sail for Vera Cruz about the end of January. She may therefore be expected to arrive in ten or twelve days. Report gives her credit for bringing a large amount in specie and cochineal, both for the Mexican Government and merchants' account. Colombian Bonds, 3941. THREE 0' CLOCK. Consols, 81i 82. FOUR O'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICE. Consols 82 Danish Bonds Do. for Ac 82 Greek Do. 1825 17 Brazilian Bonds 65i- Mexican Do. 1825, 671 Buenos Ayres Do. 52 Peruvian Do. 34- 1 ,- Chilian Do. Russian Do. 861 Columbian, 1824, 39i Spanish Do. 13 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, MARCH 4.—Wind W.S.W.—Remain with the out ward-bound, the Alexander the Great, Pace, for Port-au-Prince ; and General Kyd and Farquharson. Arrived on the 3d, the Ja maica, Morton, from Antigua. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 3 and 4.—Wind S.W. to N. W.—Ar rived his Majesty's ship Satellite, from Plymouth; Charlotte and Maria, Coriolanus, Layton, and Crown transports, from Lisbon ; Surrey transport, from South America and Cork. The Arab, Clements, of Belfast for St. Michaels, was fallen is with on the 21st ult. by the Crown transport, in lat. 49. 50., North long. 12., in a very leaky state, who took out the crew and brought them to this port. The Sea Flower, Stokes, from this port for St. Michael's, was totally lost off that place ; crew saved. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 2 AND 3.—Wind S.—Arrived, the Lynn, Knight, from Naples ; Thomas and Sarah, Harvey, from Oporto ; Elizabeth, Watkins, from Messina; William and Mary, Mills, from Lisbon. Sailed, the Hannah, Gilbert, for Tarragona. FALMOUTH, MARCH 2 AND 3.—Wind S.W. and S.S.W.— Arrived, the Duke of Kent Packet, from Lisbon, in five days ; Providence, Hayes, from ditto, in 33 days ; Duke of Wellington, Rossignol, from Tarragona, with loss of bulwarks, stanchions, &c. COWES, MARCH 4.—A French ship, bound to Havre, is re ported to be off the island, dismasted. The Harding, Herring, from Liverpool, and St. Andrew's, N. 8., for Jamaica, was lost in November on Silver Keys. The Homer, from New Orleans, for Liverpool, was wrecked the 27th December on Turth Rock ; crew and part of the cargo saved. The Britannia, Marvell, from Liverpool for Mobile, was lost Jan. 7, on Horn Island—crew saved. The crew of the Flora, Bougue, from St. John's, that vessel having been abandoned water-logged, have arrived at Liverpool in the Alexander, from Charleston. . _ . The Sarah, Wilson, from Demerara, has arrived at Liverpool, with loss of mizen-mast. On the 22d Feb. spoke, in lat. 48. 40. long. 17., the Burgomaster, from Rio to Hamhurgh, under jury masts, having lost her bowsprit, top-mast, awl main-top-mast, on the 9th. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. APPEALS. The LORD CUANCYLLOR sat this morning to hear Appeals, ani was assisted by Lords REDESDALE and GREY. LORD TRIIILESTON v. GENERAL 'LLOYD AND BARONESS TRI;11 LESTON, HIS WIFE. This was a case of appeal from the Irish Court of Chancery, and related to the validity of a will, alleged to be executed by the late Lord Trimleston, in 1812, by which he left a considerable part of his personal property to Lady Trimleston, his wife, and the Countess &Alton, his daughter. Mr. flonNE, who appeared for the appellant, entered at great length into the grounds upon which the will of 1812 was sought to be impugned. It was contended, that the instructions given to Mr. Keamis, the solicitor, to draw up the will, testified, prima facie, that they did not come direct from Lord Trimleston, as they abounded in technicalities, and were free from gallicisms, in which his Lordship was always in the habit of indulging, having been edu cated in France. It was further alleged that Lady Trimleston exercised a despotic control over the mind of her husband, and that from the period of her marriage she had industriously and perseveringly sought to induce him to make such testamen tary dispositions of his personal property as would leave her in possession of the argast proportion of it, in the event of his death. In effecting this purpose, it was said that Lord Herbert Stuart had been mainly instrumental, between whom and her Ladyship a very close, though somewhat equivocal intimacy, it was insinuated, had subsisted. It was further stated that the testator had evinced a considerable degree of jealousy towards his lady from this and other circumstances ; it was insisted that if his mind was free from undue controul, he would not have made that testa mentary disposition which was now sought to be set up. After an address which occupied above three hours, the Learned Counsel concluded by submitting that the decree of the Irish Chancellor should be reversed. Dr. Lushington is to be heard at the same side, and the Attorney-General and Mr. Nowlan for the respondents. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. The Chief Justice sat this day, at Guildhall, but the cases tried before his Lordship were of no public interest whatever. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. The Court was occupied the greater part of this day in a case of public importance. SHERIFF'S COURT--RED LION-SQUARE.-(T-HIS irl , DAY, SMITH V. TOWNSEND. In this case judgment was allowed to go by default, and dama g es were assessed to-day in the S heriff's Court. I t was an action brought by the plaintiff, who is a News-vender, against the de fendant, for the amount of his subscription to the Observer News paper. Evidence was given that the Newspapers were sent through the General Post-office, directed to the defendant at Chesterfield, and the Jury assessed to the amount laid in the declaration, 31. 15s. 3d. SKAITING ON THE GRANTHAM CANAL. —A very respeCtable gentleman of Nottingham, accompanied by his bro ther, went down to the Canal near that town on Tuesday morn ing the 20th ult., and putting on their skaits, set off at 20 mi nutes past eight o'clock, and reached Grantham to dinner. They then set off on their return to Nottingham, but it became so dark before they reached home, that they thought it not prudent to pursue their way on the canal; they therefore took off their skaits, and walked home, where they arrived before nine o'clock, thus performing a distance of more than 70 miles in 12 hours and a half, including dinner and stoppages !—Stanford Mercury. A few days ago, at Sowerby, of Hydrophobia, aged 22 years, died 11Ir. William Kitchen. This amiable young man was a local preacher and Sunnay-school teacher, in the Sowerby Bridge Wesleyan circuit. About two months ago, a strange dog went into the school-room at Sowerby, when the children were assembled. The deceased attempted to put him out ; but, in so doing, the ieritated annimal seized one of his hands, inflicting a small wound, which soon healed, and nothing more was thought about it till symptoms of hydrophobia appeared. The most prompt medical assistance was immediately procured, but in vain ; he fell a sacrifice to the moss terrible of all diseases forty hours after the attack.—Shrevallury Chronicle. MEETING OF THE MECHANICS AT LIVER- POOL. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) In the course of Thursday bills were posted about the town in viting the Mechanics to assemble at the Golden Lion, for the pur pose of forming Petitions to both Houses of Parliament, on the Repeal of the Corn Laws, the Reduction of the Public Expendi ture, and the proposed Additional Grant to the Duke of Clarence. In consequence a meeting took place on Friday evening, the 211 instant, in the great room of the inn above-mentioned. About eight o'clock nearly two hundred persons were present ; the num bers were greatly increased in the course of the evening. Mr. Joi.' EWING was called to the chair, and explained the object of the Committee in calling that meeting, after which the following series of Resolutions was read :- Ist. That great distress, which has so long prevailed over the Manufacturing districts, has made rapid strides amongst the Working Community of this great Commercial Town—numbers of whom, desirous of work, are wandering about the streets and quays, in destitution, or so seldom employed, that they can sup port only a precarious existence ; while others are reduced to seek an asylum in the work-house. . _ 2. That this distress is attributable principally to the Laws restricting the importation of Foreign Corn, rendered more into lerable by the weight of Taxes imposed to supply an extravagant expenditure of the Public Revenue. 3. That the monopoly granted to the land-owners by the pre sent Corn Laws is subversive of the natural rights of free subjects, inasmuch as it compels the people to derive a great portion of their food from sterile soils, the expensive cultivation of which en hances the first necessary of life, until it is scarcely attainable by the industrious workman, who, were he a free agent, could pro cure, in exchange for his handy work, an ample supply from foreiga countries, in lieu of that raised from barren lands, at the same moderate price which would fairly remunerate the proprie tors of good land at home, from which the consumption would be mainly supplied. 4. That the corn laws are nationally, as well as individually, abhorrent to sound policy and philosophy, by interdicting the in troduction of grain—the staple commodity of many other States— they prohibit that commercial intercourse which would give em ployment to our destitute workmen, and benefit all classes ; and they drive those States to retaliate by a rivalry in manufactures, - ,vhich threatens eventually to supersede us in foreign markets, notwithstanding our superior skill and industry,—while they foster hostile feelings against us, which may again plunge the country into desolating wars. 5. That the, experience of years has amply proved that the corn laws, enacted professedly for the benefit of the agricultural interests at large, but evider.itly intended for the aggrandisement of a comparatively few landowners, at the expence of the mani fold consumers, who constitute the real strength of the nation, have not realized the expectations of those who framed them. That the tenants of land, struggling under exorbitant rents and imposts, and contending with a precarious climate, are exposed to frequent insolvency and distraint, and the agricultural labourer is reduced to a partial dependence upon the poor rates, which, in some districts, amount to the average of the rental. 6. That the outcry of the landowners against the abolition of the corn laws, on the ground that it would produce devasta tion by throwing lands out of cultivation, is not support ed by reason or by experience. That the free in troduction, in exchange for our manufactures, of foreign corn, would still leave prices sufficiently high to remu nerate the home grower on good soils, at reasonable rents, while the poor lands would be available for patronage; and by enlarging commercial intercourse, would increase the wealth and comforts of the people. The expences of cultivatiori would be reduced ; rents would be still adequate to the respectable main tainance of our gentry, and every product of labour being ren dered cheaper, our manufactures would flourish without rivalry, and the several great interests of the nation, in place of being pitted against each other, would enjoy in mutual good will a state of increasing prosperity. 7. That the wretchedness, discontent, and incentive to crime, produced amongst a large portion of people by the want of employ ment, are evils which may be removed, or greatly mitigated by the extension of the principles of free trade to the article of Foreign Corn, and by a reduction of taxes; and that this meeting do, therefore, firmly, but respectfully petition both Houses of Parlia ment to repeal the Corn Laws, and to restrain the public expen diture, abolishing a.ll unnecessary official appointments, with a steady view to the reduction of the present exorbitant and para lysing extent of taxation. S. That this meeting cannot avoid deploring that his Majesty's Ministers, with an apparent apathy for the sufferings of the people, and a contempt of economy should, at the present time, make a proposition for an additional allowance of 9,0001. per annum, to the annuity of 9,5001., (besides the income of pro fessional appointments) paid from the public purse to his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence, as they consider that such grant which is professedly unsought for by the Royal Duke himself, is altogether unnecessary ; and that though of small amount in the general expenditure, it involves a principle of extravagance, pregnant with danger to the national interests, and derogatory from that loyal and respectful' feeling which it is de sirable should always be entertained for every member of the Royal Family, by the humblest, as well as the highest subjects of the realm. 9. That a petition founded on the Resolutions just put, be for warded to both Houses of Parliament. 10. That the thanks of the Meeting be given to Mr. Ewing, for his able conduct in the Chair this evening. Mr. Woons spoke at considerable length after the reading of the first resolution, and sat down amidst general applause. The 2d, 3d, 4th, sth, and 6th Resolutions were read and passed without any remarks. After the reading of the 6th resolution, Mr. Woons again rose, and remarked, that if the free impor tation of corn were allowed, we should have a more plentiful sup. ply of cheese, butter, and flesh meat. for the land which was for merly cultivated for the growth of corn would be converted into pasture land. A Mr. ATHERTON here rose, but had scarcely introduced his speech, when he became confused, and stated, that the number of the meeting, and the presence of Mr. Rushton, quite paralysed his efforts in addressing them. Mr. IltmiTort, upon this, rose and said that nothing could give him more pleasure than thus to witness the e ndeavours of the labouring classes, to free themselves from the burden under which they were now labouri ng . He should never have entered this meeting if h e cou ld have contemplated that his presence would have suppressed the expression of such feelings against these unjust laws, which have for so many years been existing. The mechanics, he had been told, had no senses, —not spirit enough to manage their own business. He had come to this meeting to learn, from mechanics, a lesson to guide his future conduct. Mr. ATHgarros having gained a little confidence, said, that the want of labour might be attributed to the pernicious effect of the Corn Laws. The ports had in a manner been open to other countries to come here ; but it was not giving the artisan the op portunity of meeting his labourer, for he could live at a cheaper rate in his own country. A MECHANIC here observed, that to substantiate the allegation in this resolution (the 7th) that wretchedness did not exist, we needed no proof whatever. Bth. After the reading of the B th resolu tion, several mechanics made sensible and severe remarks upon the a pp ropriation of so large a share of the public money to the support of the Clergy, and proceeded to exhort their brothe r arti sans to come forward to de fray the expence of their p etition. One of the Meeting here remarked, that the Duke of Clarence had now an opportun it y of g ainin g the affections of the people, by me rely denying himself that which he needed net. Mr. RUSHTON said, that there were two "classes of societ y , the orname ntal and the useful ; and h e fe lt p roud in addressin g that gclraseastspvtiacshurseuptpo see themortsth so sooneinterests of follow b thecotunetry. It gave hi m example of their Manchester neighbour s, at whose Meeting the speech of a poor w e aver would have grac ed the House of Commons. He perfectly agreed this should eptkbisesroen petition. Cries that a request After some little confu sion, it was agreed th at the petition with the haveres ol ü b t i a o d r i some which consideration. ad that should he presented in the House of Lords b y Lord King, and in themade House t oG Gen: CommonsGaseone byo support Alr. H rt us Cries for Mr. John - S m ith (of the Liverp oo l M ercury ) f rom the meeting being very gene ral, that Gentleman rose and ad dressed the meeting. He was very much flattered by these calls, and equally surprised because he was not there present for taking a part in any discussion, and thought that the meeting should be carried on by them, and then the Legislature might perceive what wisdom there was in what they called the lower classes of society, but which he considered the useful, industrious, and working classes. He had abstained from seconding any of these resolutions, because lie wished the speeches to be confined to the Mechanics alone. — He would have moved some of these resolutions, but he wanted them to erect a monument of their own minds. When he looked round, and witnessed the distress that was prevailing, the thousands who were now suffering from want, it caused him to exclaim that, the safety of the people is the supreme law, and that the legislative power should be directed to alleviate these suf ferings, before any other subject was considered. They had his best wishes for the promotion of their petition, and that the people of England might be as happy as they are now miserable. SPRING ASSIZES. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—DURHAM, MARCH 3. (Before Mr. Justice BATLEY.) BIGAMY. —John Palmer, a shoemaker, was indicted for hav ing intermarried with Catherine Havelock, at Monkwearmouth, in this County, his former wife, Margaret Palmer, being then alive. The prisoner had been married in 1 824 to a Margaret Wilson, at Stockton, but had left her, and three or ~our months since (not having lived with his first wife for above two years) married Catherine Havelock, under the assumed name of John Lyster, the bride also assuming the name of Catherine Brown, at Monk wearmouth. The ceremony was performed upon them under the assumed names, and discovery through the medium of the first wife soon following, the prisoner was committed. Catherine Havelock, the second wife, in her cross-examination by Mr. ARCHBOLD, admitted that she knew the prisoner was married, and that his wife was alive ; she had told a woman so in the Justice-room, Stockton, thinking it would serve him; she did not prosecute, neither did she wish to prosecute. Mr. Justice BATLEY to the woman—Were you sworn at Stock ton ? _ _ Witness sworn—Aye, my Lord, I believe so. Mr. Justice BAYLEY—Young woman, don't speak so lightly. Did they give you the Testament Book, and were you sworn upon the Gospels as you have been to-day ? Witness hesitating—Why I was sworn on the book as I have been to-day, but Ino ken (don't know) what was in the book, my Lord ; I will not tell a lie aboot it. Mr. Justice BAYLEY.-Was it before you were sworn at Stock top that you said you knew the prisoner had a wife alive ? Witness.—l cannot say, my Lord. Mr. Justice BAYLEY.-Describe to us why you assumed a wrong name to be married in ? Witness.—As we were going to the church he said he had the banns put up in his and my mother's maiden names, but it wad make no difference. The prisoner made no defence. Mr. ARCHBOLD took three objections to the indictment, which upon the result of the evidence, he contended were fatal. Mr. Justice BAYLEY was of opinion the objections were invalid. Mr. ARCHBOLD-If my Lord, you are of opinion the objec tions will not stand, I will rather throw this case upon your Lord ship's humanity, and before its going to the Jury, prove that this unfortunate man detected his first wife in the act of adultery, ran from his home and never again would see, speak, or live with her: The points I raised my Lord, under the impression, and indeed with the hope, that they would prove good. Mr. Justice BATLEY-I am of opinion that they cannot stand, however I will save them for you. Mr. ARCHBOLD.-Thank your Lordship ; possibly their being raised may be as great a misfortune to this poor man, by procras tinating his confinement, as that if he had at once thrown him self upon your Lordship's mercy. Mr. Justice BAYLEY smiled;. I will save your objections, Sir. Two witnesses were then examined, who proved that the pri soner had quitted his wife in consequence of detecting her in adul tery. The Learned JUDGE then summed up, and the Jury found him Guilty. Judgment was ordered as a matter of course to be respited until the next assizes. John Lowrinson, a mariner, surrendered upon his Bail, and was capitally indicted for having with a certain sharp instrument, wilfully, and of his malice aforethought, cut and stabbed one John Henderson, at South Shields, on the let of November last, with intent to maim, disable, disfiger.2, or injure him. The Jury retired from Court, and in half an hour returned with a verdict of— Guilty. The prisoner, who had surrendered to take his trial, under an evident impression that he would have been acquitted, now dis. played a marked contrast to the manner in which he had de meaned himself throughout the trial, during which he could scarcely suppress his mirth, and smiled when Henderson was examined. But on hearing the verdict he changed colour, and hislips quivered out a bitter imprecation. Mr. Justice BAY LEY then placed the black coif upon his desk, when— Henderson stepped up, with the tears trickling down his cheeks, and said, " my Lord, I wish to save hiin—my Lord I recommend him to mercy in the name of God." Mr. Justice-BAyLzy.—Why do you recommend him to mercy? Henderson—My Lord, I have no reason ; but I wish to save his life, and I hope you will spare him. The Learned Judge then addressed the prisoner, and observed, he could not promise to spare his life, and ordered him to be brought up for judgment on Monday. THE MARKETS-(THIS DAY). CORN-EXCHANGE. During the past week the weather was so boisterous, that the supplies of all sorts of Corn were small. This morning the fresh arrivals of all kinds of Grain are again limited. The proimed alteration in the Corn Laws gives a considerable impulse to the heat trade, and prices of this article are advanced 3s. to 4s. per.quarter since this day se'nnight, with an almost complete clearance of samples from the stands. Barley meets little demand from our maltsters, and is dull at last week's prices. Beansket, withand l P t t e l e a s d e e a m r e a n more plentiful than at last ti o u f e ta late, tit. and ns. O h a a t n s ef on good tlie stoutma r quality, find buyers readily, at the terms of this day se'nnight, but the thin descriptions sell with the same slowness as lately noticed. An ad. vance is expected in the price of Flour, but not yet determined. PRICES ON BOARD OF SHIP. Wheat, Red (old) White (old) Red (1826) 528. 565. Tick new) 445. 475. 555. 58s. (old) —s. Harrow (new) 48s. 525. (old) —B. —S. _ Fine .. Superfine 6os. 625. - White (1826) Fine - ..... _ Superfine 646. 68s. Rye (new) 36s. 40s. Barley 355. 375. .------Fine (new) 3Bs. 395. ----Superfine 4os. 41s. Malt Fine ais. 655. ?ease, Grey (new) ----Maple (new) ----.....White (new) ----Boilers 485.525. Brank • Oats, Feed —Fine .265. 30c .30s. 325. 90s. 335. Poland Fine 318. Mt 3 4 25. 34ds. Potatoe Fine 3ls. 364, Scotch Vs. 4€. Flour (per sack) unsettled. -Seconds 425. 435. -North Country 4os. 455. Bran lls. 12s. ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST WEER. From Whence. 'Fe, ,-5 . r.,- a'ri ! I D F 6 E T . ~., ~, .e 7):, y— -. 4 • ' Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Scks. Aldborough 176 888 -- 18 87 3/7 Boston — Cowes Colchester Harwich — - A Leigh BlO 155 50 172 324 240 100 1.4 Maldon 250 9 100 360 Gainsborough , 10 Hastings Hull — 120 Ipswich '7s 102 245 35 10 90 Kent 1147 751 30 136 393 213 1215 Lime Poole — 2 125 Stockton 2O 400 Woodbridge 231 837 78 70 461 Yarmouth Berwick Dunbar ———— 2904 4125 3777 928 1002 606 4918 IRISH. FOREIGN. Charente — 319 St Dunkirk Ostend --- --- rt , ,,,,,,i 000 t 119; q 777 1.1..17 -- 1034 009 4918 Total ...I 2901 AGGREGATE QUA Tares, B—Linseed, 0— 4123 .NTITY 7l OF OT: 1447 I [IER IC 1034 OF FL 0--M I 609 [ILSE. [ustard —Rai, Hemp, SMITHFIELD MARKET. This day's supply having been rather limited, the butchers' shops and carcass markets pretty clear of their last week's meat, and the weather having become favourable for slaughtering,Ticeland Mutton commanded a brisk sale at from 2d. to 4d. per stone beyond Friday's quotations, at which Veal and Pork were stationary. About 800 of the beasts were from Norfolk and Suffolk, principally the former; not more than elo from lincolnshire ; and most of the remainder from Sussex and the western and midland Districts. The Sussex drove, consigned to Mr. Munn, the salesman, embraced two wonderfully fine oxen, fed by a Mr. Woodward. PRICES PER STONE OF SLBS. TO SINK THE OFFALS. s. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts 3 4 3 S Second quality ditto 3 8 310 Prime large Oxen 4 6 410 Prime Scots, &c 5 0 5 2 Inferior Sheep '3 4 3 8 Second quality ditto 3 S 3 I() Coarse-woolled &WI 4 0 4 4 SUPPLY, AS PER C. Beasts. Sheep. 17,560 s. d. to s. d. South Down Wethers . 4 4 3 8 Large coarse Calves 4 2 410 Prime small ditto 5 4 5 8 Large Hogs 4 0 4 4 Small Porkers 4lO 5 ? Suckling Calves...l2s. to 365. each. Quarter old Pigs ..10s. to 155. each. ,EltleS STATEMENT. I Calves. I Pigs. 102 120 NENVGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcass. s. d. to s. cl. s. d. to 1. d. Beef 3 0 4 4 Veal Mutton 2 6 3 6 Pork 3 6 v• Livzitroot, MARCH 3.—The a+•eount of the'debate in j3ar liament on the Corn Question which arrived here , this morn ing, has advanced the price of grain as follows :—Advance upon Wheat, 4d. to sd. per bushel ; flour le. per sack. No alteration in other grain. FASHIONABLE AND MISCELLANEOUS. BRIGHTON, MARCH 4.—The Krwo will leave Brighton on Thursday next.* His MAJESTY goes to Windsor, and the band hare orders to take their de parture on Tuesday. This event will be a very severe blow to the 'people of Brighton, who had flattered themselves that the KING would make a long stay among them. It is the more unexpected, as an idea prevailed very gene rally, even among some of the persons attached to the household, that His MAJESTY would remain here some time longer, and that there would very shortly be several important arrivals at the Pavilion. Even within these few days, the report had been revived of an in tended visit from the Duke of Clarence and the Prin cess Augusta. The King's private band resumed on Thursday last ' their attendance upon his MAJESTY. This morning divine service was again performed at the Pavilion by the Dean of Salisbury. Yesterday her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria and Feodore attended divine ser- vice in Kensington Palace, which was performed by her Royal Highness's Chaplain. Most of the Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers paid congratulatory visits to Mr. Secretary Canning yesterday, upon his recovery from his late illness. Mr. Huskisson was not so well on Saturday, but we are happy to say was better yesterday. The Right Hon. Gentle man is ordered to be kept very quiet, and not to see any person on business. Yesterday Dr. Lloyd was consecrated Bishop of Oxford by the Archbishop of Canterbury, at Lambeth Palace. Yesterday the Committee of Taste waited upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer. THE EARL OF LIVERPOOL.—WC are very happy to state that the Noble Earl's health is progressively improving, his Lordship having so far recovered the use his right side and limbs as to be able to get in and out of bed without any assistance. Sir Astley Cooper found the Noble Earl so much better on Satur day that he did not think his presence would be necessary at the consultation held yesterday, but retired to his country seat, Gadesbridge, in Hertfordshire. On Sunday the following bul letin was issued : _ _ " Fife House, Sunday, March 4, half-past 12 o'clock. " Lord Liverpool, though he has not had a good night, is still a little better than yesterday." Up to a late hour last night his Lordship was precisely in the same state. DOVER, MARCH 3.—Arrived His Majesty's packet Fury, from Boulogne, with their Excellencies the Earl and Coun tess Gra2ville, from Paris. They were saluted from the western heights, and having taken some refreshment at the Ship Inn, pro ceeded for Sittingbourne, on their way to London. A large ship under Swedish colours, laden with salt and fruit, from the Medi terranean, is totally lost near Boulogne, crew saved. Mr. Mathew's new Entertainment is to be named— " The Home Circuit, or Cockney Adventures ;" the third act is to be called " Mr. Mathews's Picture Gallery." Mr. Yates will produce his New Entertainment, at the Adelphi, next Wednesday evening. It will consist of Portraits and Sketches of well-known Characters, both in Town and Country, the result of his very accurate observation (as was ap parent from his performance last year) on Men and Manners. The literary gentleman who assisted Mr. Yates in preparing his Reminiscences last year is, we understand, the author of a consider able portion of the dialogue interspersed in the Portraits and Sketches. A copy of Malcolm Laing's History of Scotland, in four octavo volumes, was sold by Evans on Saturday, in the Rev. Henry Drury's Library, for the enormous sum of four guineas. The Novel called Flirtation, announced to be pub- lished shortly, is said, in the fashionable world, to be written by Lady Charlotte Campbell, the highly accomplished sister of the Duke of Argyll ; and report states, that in interest it is even supe rior to the former production of this distinguished lady. , The last accounts from St. Helena inform us that the house which was erected for Buonaparte's residence was un occupied ; strangers going there, upon application to the Governor, are allowed to reside on it during their stay. At the old residence of Buonaparte, the room where he breathed his last, is now con verted into a thrashing barn, and the other part of the house into stables, &c. The facetious wag Talbot, meeting his friend Capt. Garth soon after a recent verdict in the Crim. Con. case in the Common Pleas, exclaimed, "What a lucky fellow vou are, Garth, to obtain a life interest in the best box ofArtley's:ebnphi- Theatre on payment of one shilling only."—Plymouth Journal. A celebrated wit made one his happiest jokes when he heard that Bishop, who had been sent to Portsmouth, preparatory to transportati,a for life, had escaped, " Gad, Sir," said he, " he must have been an Arch Bishop to do that, and yet his dislike to the See is quite unaccountable."—Plymouth Paper. ANECDOTE OF DOCTOR KITCIIMs.ZER.—For the regulation of his evening converzatione he had a placard over his: parlour chimney-piece, inscribed, " Come at seven, go at eleven.' It is said that the witty author of "My Night Gown and Slip pers," being introduced to the Doctor, on one of Lis evenings, and reading this admonition, found an opportunity to insert the pronoun it, which materially altered the reading—" Come 'at seven, go it at eleven."—Literary Gazette. Chambers, in his " Walks in Edinburgh," when speaking of the site of the New Town having been, not many years ago, grass parks and corn fields, mentions the following practical paradox :—" Here (in George-street) the flan of Feel ing used frequently to shoot hares." We can add to this another paradox equally good. Here, in the High Church, Edinburgh, was preached, last Sunday, a sermon against cruelty to animals, by a Rev. Gentle Man, who, some eighteen months back, invented , a patent lock for the sportsman's fowling-piece! This looks odd, 185 and it is not rendered less so by the fact, that the Reverend Gen tleman is himself one of the keenest sportsmen of the day...-. le Edinburgh, Observer. o i - The Hon. Mr. S— having finished a tragedy, sent -- yo it to Sheridan with a note, requesting an early opinion, and offer ?.ls ing it for performance at Drury-lane. The manager looked over - 25 the manuscript, but seeing nothing fit for the representation , laid it on the table before the noble author, who called two days after, A t v h i e th d o r u a t in saying ~a w w h o a r d t . do ' y ' Well, nnko ofw i my d o e m a ry friend She r i d an c u , s aid b - land has promised me a prologue; and I dare say, for the interest of the theatre, you will have no objection to supply me with an 18 Sheridan, dryly, om t.p. _aetid2v.l°Eakeivinigniiii:sigTbermaudsacm‘a`zei,tinwme.illy de n a e r ver Si co r,' M e re t p o lied tha S t h , PUN.—Two gentlemen riding together, and en gaged in conversation, came to a spot where the road branched off • in two directions :—" Let us turn to the right," cried one.— " Our way lies to the left," replied the other. " I know it," re sumed the first; "but don't you see that tiresome old Doctor Prolix, on his b.mbling pony, within thirty yards of us. For Heaven's sake, let's keep out of his way ; he'll keep us half an hour, with this bitter wind blowing full in our faces,while he tells us one of his never-ending stories." " I know he has the character of a proser, but I suppose he's reformed." " Why should you think so?" " Nay, 'tis very evident, that now, at least, he is coming directly to the point."—Literary Gazette. THE WAKEFIELDS' CASE.--A very curious question of law, 'we understand, is likely to arise at the trial of this case. It is, whether or not the evidence of Mrs. E. G. Wakefield (or Miss Turner) be admissible. Mr. Wakefield must object to her testimony, unless he wishes to admit that she is not his wife ; which, as a marriage did take place, he cannot do with out also admitting the whole charge against him, viz., that the marriage was obtained by violence, or a degree of fraud equally fatal to the marriage contract. If the marriage is good in form and is not rendered null by the manner in which it was procured, the commonest rule of law decides that the lady cannot be a wit ness. In the decision of this question the onus probandi rests with Mr. Wakefield. A collateral issue will, in fact, be tried, in which Mr. Wakefield will be the plaintiff, and Mr. Turner the defendant ; and all the real merits of the case will probably come to light in the trial of that collateral issue. If Mr. Wakefield should establish that the marriage is good de jure as well as de facto, his wife will not be placed in the witness box; for in such case she could appear only to admit all that had just been proved in favour of the marriage. We have heard, that in this case Mr. Turner intends to apply to the Legislature for an act to set aside the marriage of his daughter..-. Leeds Intelligowcr.