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The 1 pay dear for CLOCK. tICES 56i 825. - ...... 891 ...... 16 7 S UN. your Paper, I the following , orthy, I hope umns of The March, some ent, I feel it a ese realms, to neficial to the ) which many sh to another. ne to another, belong to u., Finaintaining ; let 114 remove n establishing uch, and the s to returning e expense will iblic if this be for a removal, Jay all the ex iense incurred us to the time the most use ! ; and as the upon parishes, lile that a plan ted. Perhaps itendant over of hired over le case, might BECKS. beg to assure 'd Parliament illy complaine, nature. The he streams of U N.l NCELLORS. the seals the them twenty twenty years ring the two years within a Ds.---Go to et money, save wealth, and a ill, provide for )od, generous, at this time xl of Oxford. illustrious cog- lAKSPEARF. TUENTS.— y. Mr. SAD !! Anti-Reform im riee fifteen t the SPEAKER; dy, residing rninF supposed made for the to the gieat icial journalist OLD COURT. OLD BAILEY (THIS DAY.) These Sessions cominenced this morning, before the Bight lion. the LORD MAYOR, the RECORDER, SDE- Airfr's, and the usual Civic Authorities. The Judges in attendance are Lord Chief Justice TsN• TE RDEN and Mr. Baron GARRow. Jane Andrewg, aged 32, was capitally indicted for stealing,' in the dwelling-house of John Mills, a glazier's diamond, a handkerchief, and 141. 10s., his monies and property. The prisoner, a respectable-looking widow woman, was a lodger of the prosecutor's, and was living irphis house at the time the money was lost. She was taken twice before a Magistrate, and at both times discharged. She arter wards summoned the prosecutor to the Court of Requests for a sum of 1/. 19s. 11d., which the Commissioners ordered him to pay; and he then, according to her ac count, threatened to be avenged of her. The prosecutor appeared before the Grand Jury, and preferred an indict ment, and they having returned a true bill, the prisoner was taken into custody. Several witnesses were called, who deposed to the pri soner being very short of money before the robbery, to what she was afterwards. The prisoner put in a long written defence. The prosecutor was re-called, and being asked if it was true that he had been summoned to the Court of Requests by the prisoner, admitted that he had,land was ordered to pay the demand. Mr. Serjeant ARABIN—Was this before or after the robbery? Prosecutor—Three weeks afterwards, my Lord. Mr. Serjeant ARABIN having summed up the evidence, The prisoner said she had witnesses both to facts and character. Mr. Serjeant ARARIN—I think, gentlemen of the Jury, you will not deem it necessary that they should be examined. The Jury assented, and returned a verdict of Not Guilty. John Downie was indicted for stealing in a dwelling. house a time-piece and other articles, of the value of 61., the property of James Wells Taylor. A servant of the prosecutor stated, that about eight o'clock in the morning of the 15th of January the prisoner came to her master's house, in James-street, Bedford-row, and said that a Mr. Carter wished to see him directly. She asked him to walk into the office, and wait until she went up stairs to her master, which he agreed to. On her return, however, she found that he was gone and had taken away the property gamed in the indictment. The witness said she was quite positive the prisoner was the man. A police officer produced the time-piece, which was found at the house of a person named Gass, at the time that he (Gus) was apprehended on a charge of felony. It did not appear, however, that the prisoner was in any way connected with Gass. Mr. Taylor (an attorney) identified the time-piece as his property. The other articles had not been found. The prisoner strongly protested that lie was as innocent as the Judge or Jury. Lord TENTERDEN summed up, and the Jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict of Guilty of stealing under the value of 51. Charles Kitchen, John Trigg, and Edmund Fean, three lads, under 17 years of age, were capitally indicted for assaulting Robert Robinson on the King's highway, putting him in bodily fear, and stealing from his person a watch and other articles, his property. The prosecutor stated that he met the prisoners in the Edgware-road, where the robbery was committed. There being some doubt, however, as to his identity, and the prisoners having received a good character, the Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. NEW COURT. William Seebe;w7isindictedfor sterling, on the 19th Feb., a tippet, value four shillings, from the person of Maria Goldsmith. The prosecutrix stated that she lived with her father in Duke-street, Manchester-square ; th.t on the day named in the indictment she was going to Chelsea, when she met two soldiers at Stanhope-gate, Ilyde-park, and one of them foicibly took the parcel containing the tippet from her. 'William Penn saw the whole transaction, and never lost eight of the prisoner until he was taken into custody. The prisoner, in his defence, asserted hie innocence. The CoarstoN SERJEANT summed up, and the Jury returned a verdict of Guilty. John Goodrich was indicted for stealing a quantity of worsted, value 125., the property of Mr. Thomas Clark. —Guilty. John Wilden was charged with stealing a spade, value 3,., the property of the overseers of the parish of Hicken ham.—Guilty. The prosecutors strongly recommended the prisoner to mercy on account of his previous good character. John James Woodward was indicted for stealing on the i2th of March a pair of trowsers, value 145., the pro perty of Mr. Robert Plant, hosier, Piccadilly.—Guilty. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN, For the Week ended April 1, 1831, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors its the different Cities and Towns in England aed Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat-- 725. 44.1 Oats ---.. 265. 11d.1 395. sd. Barley 425. Id.l Rye 435. 3d I Pease,--- 41s. sd. IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WEEKS PRECISDIN',.. 4d O a ts 2fs. 10,1.1 395. sd. Barley 42a. 5d. 1 Rye --.—. 455. 5d.1rea5e...... 425. 2d. DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. 2s. Pd.l O a ts 7s. 9d.1 Od. Is. Od.l Rye .--2 s. Od.l 6s. 6d. HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trusses.) CUMBERLAND (LATE ST. JAMES'S.) Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay .ed 5 to £2 10 0 N e w Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 Useful Old Ditto 2lO 315 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay Clover Hay 3 5 5 5 Oat Straw £1 12 to £1 16 1 Wheat straw... 2 0 2 2 A good supply, and a dull trade ; prices as last quoted. SMITHFIELD. Co a rse heavy Lowland Mead ow Ha y £2 10 to £2 15 New Meadow Hay ................ 0 0 0 0 Usefullold Ditto ............................................. 3 0 318 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 4 0 4 17 4 4 Clo v er Hay (extra fine)....£ s 10... Generally raw 116 0 Oat Straw £ 1 12 to £1 161 Wheat St Supply rather limited, trade dull, and prices stationary'. _-••••••••••MIINFM. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, APRIL 6.—Wind S.W., moderate.—Arrived from the river, and remain, the Vibelia, Stephenson, for New South Wales ; Laurel, for Jamaica ; Friends, White; Leonidas, Briggs ; Smeaton Castle ; Harmony, Peach; Letitia Salus, Elliot ; and Branches, Atkinson, from Quebec ; Cato, from Grenada ; Margaret Sharp, from Bermuda ; and Dencron, D iy, from Richebucto : also, the Briton, Winship, and Steamer, Swinton, from Miramichi. FALMOUTH, Amu. s.—Wind S.W., light breezes. — Arrived the Comet, Ormston, from Madeira. DOVER, APRIL 6.—Arrived off port, the Paul Pry, Kettle, from Gijon. DARTMOUTH, APRIL s.—Arrived off port, the Amity, Jones, from Lisbon. P LY M OUT H, APRIL 4.—Wind S. \V.—Arrived the Harton, Seager, from Valencia. PLYMOUTH, ArRIL s.—Arrived the Shepherdess, Tur ner, from Leghorn ; arid Active, Garlmaga, from Bilboa. BRISTOL, APRIL 6 —Arrived the Milo, Slark, from Genoa; and Anne, from St. Andero. LivEurooL, APRIL 4.—Arrived the Lady Amherst, Phillips, from Genoa ; and Mauney, Jones, from Lisbon. LivEaroor., Arnie. s.—Arrived the Robert Russell, Tamer, from Savannah; Comet, Tonbridge, from Smyrna ; George, Whitt, from Leghorn ; Emilie, Bradean, from Marseilles ; Elizabeth, Scott, and Tiber, Miguel, from St. Andero; and Joseph, Loch, from Lisbon. GREENOCK, APRIL 4.—Arrived the Janet, Rogers, from Bombay. SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL s.—Arrived the San Guiseppc, Piozzi, from Genoa. . PORTSMOUTH, APRIL s.—Wind S.W.Arrived his Majesty's ship Pearl, from Ireland. Sailed the Prince Recent transport, for Deptford. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 6.—Wind W. S.W.—Sailed the Circassian, Douthwaite, for Madras and Bengal. Extract from a letter from Capt. Dickinson, of his Ma jesty's ship Lightning, dated Rio, January 22 " It has fallen to my lot to be appointed to one of the most interesting and important services that ever a single ship was employed in. My temporary diving-bell was yes terday tried from the Warspite to the depth of six fathoms, with four people in it, and succeeded to admiration. I have also devised several other instruments for the recovery of the treasure, and success seems at present very far from improbable." The Lightning sailed from Rio Janeiro on the 24th of January to endeavour to recover the treasure on board the Thetis frigate. The Brian Berne, M'Laverty, from Demerara, has ar rived off Tory Island. The ltosina, Pritchard, from Galway, bound to Lon don, was obliged to discharge her cargo at Brixhaven. COURT CIRCULAR. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of KENT and the Princess VICTORIA, attended by Lady CATHERINE JEN EINSON, Baroness LEUZEN, and Sir JOHN CONROY, left the residence of Prince LEOPOLD at Claremont yesterday, for Baited Park, to pass some days with the Earl of Li vattroot. and the Ladies JENKINSON. Despatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial. office for the Hon. General PoNsoNBY, the Lieutenant- Governor of Malta, and Sir FREDERICK ADAM, the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER :trrived in town on Tuesday evening, from Leamington, Warwickshire. The SPEAKER of the House of Commons e ntertained a select party at dinner on Tuesday evening, at his residence in New Palace-yard. Sir JAMES GRAHAM visited Viscount ALTHORP yester day, at the Treasury. - - Yesterday an inquest was held at the Elephant ' and Castle, Pancras, on the body of a female infant, which was found on Sunday morning last in Georgiana-street , Gordon-square, New-road. The body was in an advanced "rage of decomposition when found; but the medical gen tlemen were of opinion that it had been born alive. A verdict of—" Murdered by some person unknown," was returned. CHAS. GASKING, residing in Charles-street , Hampstead-road, while playing at the game of four-corner: on Tuesday evening,with some other boys in Frederick-street , Regent's Park, adjoining Messrs. MACE'S coach-factory, one of the boys accidentally threw the ball they were Playing with inside the palings erected round the premises of Messrs. MACE, and though repeatedly cautioned against entering the same on account of a fierce dog kept by Mr. MACE to protect his property, be declared he cared neither fo r the dog or his master. However, he had no sooner reached the basement, than the dog, who was some dis tance off, saw, and immediately rushed upon him, followed by four of her young ones, and so mangled him, that his life is not yet considered safe. One of Mr. MACE'S men seeing the situation of the boy gave the alarm to young Mr. MACE, who had the care of the dogs, and had it not been for his timely interference, there is no doubt he would have been torn to pieces. Mr. ELKINS, surgeon, of Osnahurg-street, promptly rendered every assistance to th e poor boy, who passed a tolerably good night. A large concourse of persons assembled around the premi ses, and to please the whims o f some foolish persons of that num ber, Mr. MACE ordered the dog to be killed for doing his duty as we judge. We understand from our informant who was eye-witness to part of the transaction, that the dog was bred by Mr. MACE, from a n e xtraordinary large Newfoundland dog presented to him by a Captain who brought it home from Newfoundland, and which dog Mr. MACE was under the necessity of having destroyed about a twelvemonth since, for flying at and seriously injuring himself. The dog was considered by amateurs to be worth twenty pounds. COLCIIESTER ELECTION—OVEDNEsDAY. (RECEIVED THIS MORNING.) At four o'clock today, Mr. Smytbies, the Town Clerk, appeared on the hustings, and said that it was not the in tentio❑ of Sir Wm. Curtis's Committee to offer any more votes on that gentleman's behalf. The Mayor then or dered proclamation for closing the election in half an hour. Before that period arrived, however, a coach-load of London burgesses, in the interest of Mr. Mayhew, came to the hustings, and though strongly urged by that gen tleman's agents not to vote, and assured that all their ex penses would be paid, they positively insisted on their right to exercise the franchise, particularly as it might be the last opportunity they would have of doing so.— The Mayor not being at liberty to refuse the votes, even with the candidate's consent, the Court was adjourned till the usual hour to-morrow, when the election will finally close. The following were the numbers on the Sixth Day's Poll : Mr. Mayhew 599 Sir Wm. Curtis 4K, Majority for Mr. Mayhew —ll4 THE REVENUE. (FROSI A CORRESPONDENT.) It is in some respects unfortunate that the lateness of the hour at which the accounts of the quarter's revenue are made up, precludes the possibility of accompanying them with the explanations so abso lutely necessary to make them generally intelligible. However favourable has been the first impression produced by the statement of the April accounts, more accurate examination not only tends to strengthen and confirm it, but to prove that, under a rational system of finance and a good Government, the powers of production and of consumption in this country are augmenting most rapidly, and that we may fully rely on the increase, as well as on the sta bility, of all our great national resources. The revenue, under the two great heads of re ceipt, of Excise and Customs, presents the follow ing results : Customs, increase on quarter £194,861 Excise, decrease on quarter 826,163 To rectify this account for the purposes of making a fair comparison with the corresponding quarter of 1830, it is necessary to add to the Customs, the ac count of the coal duties remitted, since the Ist of March. These duties amount in London to 63,0001., and in the outports to 30,0001., which sums would have given an increase to the quarter of 1831 over that of 1830, in no less a sum than 287,8841. The Excise receipts for April, 1830, amounted to 3,188,0001. But of this must be deducted for taxes since repealed Beer £687,516 Cider Hides 85,067 Or paid on these three accounts into the 772,000 Exchequer Real revenue of April, 1830, arising out of taxes now existing 2,416,000 Excise payments to the Ex chequer, April, 1831 2,362,000 Retained to answer claims of drawback on printed cot tons 2,662,000 Real excess on Excise receipts in April, 1831, as compared with the receipts of April, 1830, from the same taxes, 246,0001. To this must be added a further sum of 114,1901. increased revenue in Ireland. _ The whole account would, for the purposes o: comparison, stand as follows : _ Increase on Customs £287,864 Increase on Excise 246,000 Increase on Irish Revenue Total increase on Quarter's Customs and Excise.. £648,054 This constitutes a fair comparison between the re- I venue of the two years, and one more satisfactory in I all respects cannot be stated. Let the Government but persevere in a steady course of economy and of financial improvement, and let them be supported by the intelligence and virtue of a reformed House of Commons, and it may be doubted whether the great advances already made in our national wealth, industry, and trade, may not in future years be far exceeded by a new develope ment of prosperity. But to achieve these objects there must not be such miserable trickery practised as was witnessed in the debate on the timber duties. We must not any longer see men opposing their own measures, not to defeat a Budget, but to check t h e progress of Reform. Those gentlemen who have condemned the people of England to pay high prices for a bad article,--those partisan s o f t h e d ry rot, both in our houses and in our Constitution— must be for ever excluded from power, before a full measure of relief can be afforded to our people, and a due security to the liberties of England.—Times. The fate of Sir JOHN HAWKINS'S " History of Music" was decided, like that of many morere irnpor: tent things, by a trifle, a word, a haii:dr chanted by a fille-de•chambre, undermined the colossal power of ALBERONI j a single line of FREDERICK the Se cond, reflecting not on the politic., but the poetry of a French Minister, plunged France into the seven years' war (Evitez de Bernis la steril abundance) ; and a pun condemned Sir JOHN HAWKINS'S 16 years' labour to long obscurity and oblivion. Some wag wrote the following catch, which Dr. CALCOTT set to music : .‘ Have you read Sir John Hawkins' History S o me folks think it quite a m yctery Both I have read, and I aver ,refer." Th a t Burney's History I ." Burn his History w as straightway in every one s mouth ; and the bookseller , if he did not follow the advice a sold pied de la lettre, actual l y wasted, as the term is, orfor waste paper, some hundred copies, and buried the rest of th impression in the profoundest depth of a damp cellar, as e an ar ticle never likely to be called for..—Harmonicon. LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASYLUM. Yesterday, the Subscribers to, and the Friends of the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum, dined to gether at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street ; and on this occasion the Duke of Sussex (who laid the foundation stone of die Asylum, and who pre sided at the dinner two years ago) again took the Chair. On the right of the Duke were Mr. C. Calvert, M.P., Alderman Brown, Alderman Sir P. Laurie, Mr. Briscoe, M.P., &c.; and on his Royal Highness's left appeared Mr. Ramsbottom, M.P., &c. The large room was crowded, and the meeting was most respectable. The music galleries were crowded with ladies. The — dinner was excellent, and most excellently rranged ; and the wines and dessert called forth iniversul admiration. . The Duke of SUSSEX rose for the purpose of giving the first toast. He spoke to the following effect :—" Gentlemen, you will easily anticipate the toast lam gcing to propose. Thank God ! in this cuutitry we can do nothing without a King ; and thank God's (added the Duke most earnestly) with such a King as we have we can do any thing." [The tremendous and hearty applause that burst forth on the delivery of this sentence defies adequate description.] Silence being restored, the Duke proceeded. "I will not dilate upon the subject of the toast—it is unnecessary ; because I see how anxious you are to do honour to it.—(Loud cries of " bravo;" and ex clamations of " we have come to plain good English at last.") I will give you, Gentlemen, King Wil liam the Fourth; and God bless him ! "—a toast pronounced with amazing and most impressive feel ing by his Royal Highness. It was honoured with loud, enthusiastic, and long-continued bursts of ap plause. " God save the King" was afterwards tastefully and skilfully sung by the vocal gentlemen. The Dulse of SUSSEX would now trespass on them with another toast, and after the manner in which the last toast had been received, he felt quite as sured that they would receive " The health of Queen Adelaide" with enthusiasm.—(lt was honoured with three times three, followed by loud applause.) Glee—" Huzza for the Queen." Mr. C. CALVERT, M.P. for Southwark, then rose, and said that with the permission of the room, and of their Royal President, he begged leave to propose a toast which he anticipated would be received by the company with enthusiasm equal to that which had characterised the preceding toasts. If (con tinued Mr. Calvert) I were to depend on myself to find adequate words with which to propose the toast, I should be at a loss to select language competent to do it justice ; but to borrow expressions of our Royal Chairman, may I not 'ay, what could we do without such a chairman?—(Applause.) And with him, cannot we do every thing ?—(Continued ap plause.) Therefore, without further preface, I feel that I cannot do better than to propose, to show our thanks to his Royal Highness for his condescen sion in having taken the chair, " The health of the Duke of Sussex; and (added Mr. Calvert with great earnestness) God bless him !" This was re ceived with tremendous applause, followed by three times three and resumed plaudits. The Duke of SUSSEX begged to return his sin cere thanks for the manner in which his health had been proposed, and in which they had received it. He frankly confessed he did not like lukewarm feel ings and meetings; he liked meetings where the feelings of the heart evinced themselves.—(Anything but " lukewarm" applause.) When he presided at a similar meeting two yews ago—last year a melan choly occasion prevented him from attending their anniversary—he did so with infinite satisfaction. He had foreboded, and still anticipated, the most admi rable and beneficial results from this excellent instis tution.—(Loud applause.) When he last met them, however, they had to contend with a long string of debt ; he could not say it was removed entirely, but it was now 5001. only.—(Cheers.) He well re membered that when they charged him with the duty of laying the foundation-stone of their Asylum, they said, and wisely observed, that they must pro ceed by degrees. They had done so, and hitherto most successfully. They had prepared 43 or 45 habitations, and which were occupied by 63 indivi duals.—(Applause.) When the wings of the build ing were completed there would be upwards of 100 residences, and habitations for at least 150 of their unfortunate brethren, or their widows, who would be lodged and considerably provided for by this in stitution.—(Loud applause.) He repeated, he recollected with extreme satisfaction the day on which he laid the first stone of that building ; indeed, the recollection constituted one of the greatest satisfactions he had ever expected to enjoy. —(Loud and continued applause.) That being the case, he felt assured they would imagine how anxiously he hoped that the proceeds of that evening might not only clear off the small remainder of debt to which he had alluded, but enable them to proceed with those works which they considered essential to complete their plans.—(Cheers.) The two wings lie understood, would cost 10,000/. ; adding to that sum their small debt. of .500/., showed they required the sum of 10,5001., to enable them effectually to proceed to the completion of their excellent,de signs. When he considered the body to whom he addressed himself—and here he could make no mistake—he knew their power, and he was tolerably well ac quainted with their numbers—(Much good-natured cheering)—he felt persuaded that this result could easily be achieved, if they only willed that it should be done.—(Loud applause, and cries of hear.) He well knew that if every licensed victualler would only put his hand into his pocket, and draw thence 11., their subscription would far exceed the 10,500/. required.—(Loud and continued applause.) There fore he submitted, and with very great confidence, that the job they had to perform was not so very hard of accomplishment. If they would only p us their shoulders to the wheel—to use hetnely phraseology—they could easily make it move to some purpose.—(Applause.) That being the case, and as he did not wish the good work to recede, he was most honestly disposed to do all he possibly could towards most benevolently and honourably " pick ing their pockets."—(Loud laughter and applause.) And he wished to do so with as grave a face as was practicable, and with all possible justice on his side. — (Continued laughter.) Now, to effect the object which he dectned to be so easily practicable, they had only to make a very slight encroachment on their weekly outlay for their own personal expences. Supposing they spent 2s. 6d. a week, if they were to put aside Is. a week for fifty-two weeks, that would produce them 2/. 125., according to that very learnedgentle man whom he had often had occasion to quote, he meant Mr. Cocker.—(Laughter and applause.) — New, as every man had some enjoyment or other, the saving which he suggested might easily be made; and if they only gave a subscription of 11., the plan he suggested would produce a clear saving to the subscribers of 1/. 12s. each.—(Loud laughter and applause.)—His Royal Highness concluded with stating, that presently he should call on the Secretary to read his first report.—(Applause.) — For the honour they had done him, he begged to return his sincere acknowledgments. The Duke of SUSSEX afterwards again rose, and observed that he now desired to have the honour of proposing to them another toast. His Royal High ness concluded with giving " The rest of the Royal Family"—a toast that was honoured with three times three and applause. Song by Mr. Ransford, " England, the hope of Europe." The Duke of SUSSEX said, he had only one toast more to propose, previously to their entering on " parish b us i ness ."—(A laugh.)—The toast that he had ti rst to propose was th at o f Army."—(A pp l ause .) The SECRETARY (Mr. Jones) then read the R e- , port of th e G overnors o f the Licensed Victuallers Asylum. "The Navy a nd The Duke of SUSSEX (the list of new subscrip- tioris, the reading of which followed the Report, having concluded) begged leave to propose " Prosperity to the Licensed Victuallers' Asylu m. After an admirable glee, The Duke of SUSSEX now wished to propose to them the Chief Magistrate of the City of London. --(Applause.) They had amongst them two most worthy Aldermen, and they had heard him plead the cause of poverty; they had subscribed, and liberally, for themselves ; but he hoped they would report what they had heard, and squeeze a little out of the Corporation for the benefit of this Institution. —(Cheers and a laugh.) It was right, however, to state that he knew of no useful institution to which this Corporation did not contribute, arid generally most munificiently. His Royal Highness admitted that he was only a beggar on the occasion—but still he had no fear of the new police—(A laugh) --and if they did interfere with him, and carry him to the Mansion-house, he hoped it would be for no other purpose than that of punishing him with a good dinner.—(Laughter and applause.) His Royal Highness concluded with giving " The Lord Mayor and the Corporation of the City of London."—(l was honoured with immense cheering and applause.) Alderman Bnows begged to return his acknow ledgments for the compliments thus paid to the Corporation. Alderman Sir PETER LAURIE had great pleasure in hearing his Royal Highness say, with so much good humour, that he was not afraid of the police, or of being dragged to the Mansion-house— (Laughter)—" but," said the worthy Alderman, " if his Royal Highness dues not come to roe next year, I must send the police for him ; for it would he a great disappointment and mortification indeed, not to have the honour of his Royal Highness's company.—(Applause.) He was confident the Cor poration of London would not be found wanting in assisting the benevolent Institution, in the esta blishment of which that respectable Society were so laudably engaged. The Duke of SUSSEX—My worthy Friend has thrown out a pretty bait for me.—(A laugh.)—He says, if I don't go to the Mansion-house next year, he'll send the police after me.—(A laugh.)—l tell my worthy friend I'll save him the trouble, for I will go to the Mansion-house next year.—(Applause.) But will my worthy friend come here next year? There's a little bit of a secret in this, for when a Member of the Royal Family comes into the City, the Lord Mayor rides his great horse, and takes the chair—new will my worthy friend come here next year and take the chair—l shall be happy to give it up to him, or to take it from him.—(Great ap plause.)—Having discharged his duty to his worthy friend, he had now ancther duty to perform. When he presided at a dinner for the support of a charity. was not his custom to introduce politics; but when a toast was put into his hand which was no only congenial to his own feelings, but, as he was satisfied, to the feelings of all around him, he thought he might take advantage of it to give expression to his own feelings, as well as to the feelings of those by whom it had been placed in his hands.—(Ap plause.) If the walls of the room in which they were then assembled could now echo what had taken place within them in 1793, they could tell that what his Majesty's Ministers were now doing was what they then pledged themselves to do. — (Continued cheering.)—He well recollected what took place in that room in 1806, when the Ministry called " the Talents" were in office. On occasion of a dinner given to Lord Minto, who was going out to India, he (the Duke of Sussex) sat near his old friend, the present head of his Majesty's Government, and he (Lord Grey) said to him " You have no conception of the ideas that are now passing through my mind." It was in this very room that I attended meetings and made motions on Reform in Parliament.—(Hear.) It did appear remarkable that in the very same room at such a distance of time, a toast should be put into his hands to honour the , ame Minister fot carrying into effect the measure he had so long ago supported in the same place.—(Cheers.)— For himself his opinions were the same now that they were then. He did not quarrel with the opi nions of others, because he believed them honest ; but he had been educated in a peculiar way, and was all his life a reformer.—(Loud applause.)—To see that great measure of which he had been a warm well-wisher and supporter for six and twenty year.; now brought to a happy consummation, was most gratifying, and he could not forbear saying that he thought it the most glorious event that had taken place since the revolution.—(lmmense cheering.)— It was certain that the Ministers were perfectly unanimous among themselves—it was equally true that they were backed by the people. He would only repeat what he had said two days ago, that t'le measure of Reform had the full concurrence of all the Ministers, of the King, and of the people; and he would defy any power to resist their united strength.—(lmmense applause.)—He should not say more, but propose the health of his Majesty's Ministers. The toast was drunk with three times three and long-continued applause. After the applause had subsided, the Secretary read a list of further subscriptions, which of course was received with great good will and approbation. The Duke of SUSSEX addressed the meeting, and said there was one of the Members for Southwark present. He would give them " The health of Mr. Charles Calvert." The toast was drunk with three times three, and great applause. Mr. CALvERT returned thanks. r T e i s t e e n c h e e a o l n t h t h n i s f o The Duke of SUssEx said he rose to p ro p ose the health of a Member `%f Parliament for Su rre y, w h o ha Briscoe." The toast w as drunk with g reat a pp lause. Mr. BitisC OE wished it was in his p ower ade quately to m ake his acknowled g ments to the Illus siodn.favHoueredshtehneldre trious Princ e in the chair for the ver y g ratif y in g kindness w ith which he had p ro p osed his health, and to the com p any for the cordial manner in which they had rece ived it.—(A pp lause.) He could not, pwroitphosielis“l3 Hon. Member for Southwark, refer to his past liketheervices—he was new and untried in public life; it A i very gratifying to him to find that the i litt e he had said and done in the great cou n c il o f buttlie n ation was honoured with their approbation. lie could honestly the public was the only reward he sought for.—(Great applause.) He was called at a time of difficulty to fill a situation of importance. These were no ordinary times, and it required men 0 f - no ordinary wisdom to preside over the councils o f the nation ; it was his deliberate opinion that t h e spirit of legislation should keep pace with the s pirit of the age. It was only by a liberal sys tem of legislation, suited to the times in which we live, that the greatness of the country would be main tained.—(Cheers.) He did riot presume to anti cipate the honour that had been conferred on him ; h e knew how much he was indebted for it to his connection with his long-tried colleague, with whom he was happy to say he knew no difference in their public life. In his name, as well as from himself, he b e gged them to accept his best thanks. It was true he belonged to no political party, but should support every measure that he conceived calculated to pro mote the prosperity of the country and its benevo nnGo9rnoenaoctle.ad;ptphhlenatuh lent institutions. He felt highly gratified at being pwrlotiocdh the and L fe i l c t e present at a meeting in support of an Institution of e e Licensed highest respectVictuallers t might i forgh t t h b e e justly ndtv i_ l eluale by whose benevolence it was established and After some other toasts had been drank, the Duke supported.—(Great ap SUSSEXsp closeo rt e n — pa 01 ( 1 s o t ehp. hoped itn,would collection ul of be thebro brought h y t , independent of 3001. subscribed by Mr. Hodges, up to 10001., as that was a sum that sounded well. The Duke of SUSSEX and the distinguished visitors by whom he was accompanied now retired, amidst the applause of the company, who shortly afterwards broke up, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. TUESDAY NIGHT. Subjoined we give an accurate statement of the races decided after our account left the Heath, and which did not terminate till nearly six o'clock. Augusta's race was won so easy, that Forester (Filagree colt) naturally appears in still more favourable colours than he did yesterday. Brother to Brocard (Varennes colt) also won his race cleverly, hut not in the style we had expected. The race for the Oatlands was remarkably severe towards the finish, and the pace unusually great ; both Varna and Cadland were terribly whipped. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, rouit O'CLOCK. Subscription Plate of 50 sovs. for 2-yr-olds, 7st. ; 3 yrs., Bst. 71b. ; 4 yrs., Oct. T.Y.C. Colonel Wilson's ch. f., by Juniper, darn by Ruben', 2 yrs (Davis) Mr. Rogers's b. f., by Partisan '2 Colonel Peel's Versatility 3 lion by two len jths (9 started) easy. The Biddleston Dinner Stakes of 100 sovs. each, h. ft., for colts Sst. 71h. ; fillies Sst. 4.1 b. R.M. Five Subi. General Grosvenor's Sarpedon, by Emi Mr. R. Wilson's Muff, by Blacklock Mr. Payne's b. c.. by Blacklock, Pincushion Mr. Gully's b. c. by Wrangler, —a Selim mare 4 Wm cleverly by half a length, after a sharp race between the first two. The Column Stakes of 50 sot's. each, b. ft., for 3-yr-olds, colts, Bst. 71b. ; fillies, Sst. 41b. R. M. Lord Verulam's c., by Whalebone Varennes Mr. Rush's c., by M'Adam, Rhoda (horse untried) Lord Exeter's Bohemian '3 Six started. KINGSTON, HOUSK ROOMS, WEDNESDAY NIGHT. The following changes took place this evening : DERBY. 3 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Forester S to 1 agst Vestris S to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Blunder 11 to 1 agst Mr. Beardsworth's Colwick 19 to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Bras de Fer 20 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Hconus 25 to 1 agst Rattler 25 to 1 agst Caleb 3') to l agst Spaniel 50 to 1 agst Any other OAKS. 3 to 1 agst Mr. Houldsworth's Circassian ti to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Oxygen 11 to 1 agst Mr. Sadler's Delight 12 to 1 agst His Majesty'. Posthuma 15 to 1 agst Dulcinea 20 to 1 agst Mr. Stonehewer's Lioness Thefollowing race has been made for to-morrow:— . Handicv of 10 soya. each.—A. F. Oppidam, 1-tindostan, Terror, Ebury, Mouche, and Victorine. ASHBOURNE RACES (IRELAND). —APRIL 4. Sweepstakes of 25 sovs. 10 ft. Three miles. Lord Howth's Modesty 1 Mr. Sweetman's Miss Paton ....• 2 Lord Clanmorris's Talma Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, p. p., for all horses, bona fide the Property of Commissioned Officers, quartered in the Leinster district. Major Dundas named Captain Bathurst's Fair Ellen 1 Mr. Gregg's Lothario Sweepstakes of 10 sou., 5 ft. Three miles. 25 says. added by Stewards. Mr. Warde's Slug I Lord Howth's Lancet Mr. Clarendon's Miss Bell 3 Farmers' Cup, given by Mr. Forbes ; 20 soy.. added, Mr. Savage's Speculation, by Cole Arabian I WRESTLING AT THE EAGLE TAVERN, CITY-ROAD. Yesterday being the last day of the sports at these grounds, shortly after the doors were opened every place was occupied by spectators, who appeared anxious to wit ness the play between the men who had become standards. In order that no dispute might arise, and there being about an equal number of Cornwall and Devonshiremen, their names were placed in separate bags—the two men from Gloucester and Ireland being placed in the Devon shire bag to mate the equality. A boy was appointed to take a name from each, which was made known by a person in attendance. The preliminaries being adjusted, the youth drew the names of Rook, of Cornwall, and Finney, from the Emerald Isle. A burst of approba tion immediately followed the announcements, for the men, had they been selected from the whole, could not have keen better matched, each standing about five feet ten inches, and their strength nearly on a par. Rook entered the ring first, looking exceedingly well and smiling. In coming in contact with each other, Rook three times wrenched his opponent's jacket from off his back, but in the third bout, Rook threw Finney on his side. On again coming together, Rook made heavy play at his man's legs, and shortly fetched him on his knee, which made him shake again. Rook smiled and Finney looked vicious, and in endeavouring to do mischief, brought Rook on his knees, but in the next bout Rook floored Finney. They both came up bleeding—the former at the breast, and the latter copiously from the nose. Finney's double entendres on Rook's dexter knee were frequent, and caused much laughter. In a gigantic struggle, Rook went down on his stomach, but he so completely had hold of his antagonist that he brought him with his brawny back directly on his own, and they lay for a few seconds back and back, amid loud shouts from all parts of the ground. They came up again rather piping, and Finney's nasal organ was still bleeding. They both went at it once more, when Finney locked his opponent ; but Rook contrived to heave him as fine a back fall as was ever witnessed. The struggle be tween these men lasted 45 minutes, and on Rook leaving the ring as the victor he was greeted with almost deafen ing cheers. Way, of Devon, and Stacey, of Cornwall, were the next that entered the ring. No sooner had they shaken hands than Way, a grizzly-looking sort of jockey, made a tre mendous kick at the knees of Stacey, who looked spiteful at him. Notwithstanding the heavy kicking of Way, Stacey, when his opponent had locked him, got him on his fore-hip, and sent him on his back. Cock, of Cornwall, and Middleton, of Devon, made but a short bout of it, for Cock lifted his opponent down in a few seconds. Care, of Gloucester, and Pullen, of Devon, then con tended. Pullen locked in the first bout ; but they both went on their sides. The second, third, and fourth bouts were all in favour of Pullen ; but in the fifth, Care took hold of him, and endeavoured to throw him, but he being too heavy, Care fell himself, Pullen going on his back im mediately after. Pyle, of Devon, and Roberts, of Cornwall.—This was a disadvantageous match for the latter, who was nearly a head shorter than the other. He, however, managed to give Pyle some work, who dealt desperately at Roberts's knees. In the fourth and last bout Roberts ran in head first, and received a kick just above the knee, which ren dered him powerless, and he was taken away. Avery, of Devon, and Madden, of Cornwall, were next drawn ; and, from the celebrity of Avery, and the no mean science and power of his opponent, much was anti cipated. In coming in contact, each man took fast hold by the collar of the jacket, and the kicks were heavy on either side. The umpires, on being referred to, decided in favour of Madden. Aldridge, of Devon, and Pascoe, of Cornwall, were named as the next pair. Pascoe succeeded in bringing the other fairly on his back : and to show that he did so, he patted him o❑ the breast while down. Loud and long continued cheering followed this struggle. Bond, of Cornwall, and Knight, of Devon, followed. At the conclusion of nine bouts Knight gave his opponent a fine fall. Ash, of Cornwall, and Hill, of Devon, succeeded the above. Ash placed his man on his back in excellent style, which concluded the double play. The first two that were drawn for the treble play were the Herculean Rook and little Knight, and they looked like a giant and dwarf. Pullen and Stacey next contended, and the latter was thrown in the first bout on his face. Pyle and Madden then entered the ring, and they were a well-matched pair. After a short but good struggle, Pyle locked his opponent, and sent him fairly on his back. Browne, of Devon, and Little Pascoe, of Cornwall, then tried their good fortune. Brown went at it despe rately, but Pascoe at length locked his tall opponent, and gave him an excellent fall, amidst great cheering. Ash and Pascoe, sen. showed some excellent sport for above half an hour. Pascoe ultimately ran in desperately, and was thrown. The treble play having been gone through, Rook, Pyle, Cock, Pascoe, jun., Pullen, and Ash, became entitled to enter the ring as quadruple players, and their names were placed in the bags aecnrdingly. Rook and Pullen were first matched, and, as might be anticipated, Pullen was shortly thrown. The next thing for consideration was, as to the manner in which the prizes were to be distributed. After a great deal of pro and con sort of business, Rook wished the first prize to be given to him. This was not exactly coincided in, and 121. was placed on the table, to be distributed among Rook, Pyle, and Cock. Rook, who was anxious at being looked upon as the best man of the day, took up 81., the amount of the first prize, and observed that he took it as being entitled to it as the best man. He how ever instantly divided it equally with Pyle and Cock, showing that it was the honour of being looked upon as the victor, and not the money, he wanted. Pullen re ceived the fourth prise, Pascoe having resigned his claim for a sovereign. The whole of the double players that were thrown were then called in and received ss. each. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS„ It is evident to every person who is not morally blind that the Holy Alliance principle is in as subtle and active operation on the Continent of Europe as e ter. It has recovered from the shock and the alarm of the French revolution of July, and sees not only its hope of security, hut the promise of future triumphs, in the vacillation and supineness of the Government which that revolution placed over the destinies of France. The resistance which that Go vernment has given to the amelioration of the poll veal institutions of the country, ever since the esta blishment of its authority, has produced exactly the effects which theHolyAlliance desired. It has involved the different Administrations of France in continued and bitter contention with each other, while the d e spots of the Continent conspire against the liber ties of mankind in perfect security. If it had not been for the unforeseen insurrection at Warsaw, that conspiracy would have developed itself more unequivocally before this time, as far as France is concerned. The documents seized among the papers which the Grand Duke Constantine left behind him in his flight, place this beyond a doubt, if any could, indeed, have entertained a doubt of what the vast armaments were intended for, which Russia, Austria, and Vrussia, were putting into a state of warlike equip ment before the standard of liberty was raised on the . banks of the Vistula, as a conductor to the lightning which the tempestuous clouds of the north were about to discharge upon France. The Aus trian Observer, the organ of the detestable system of Metternich, lavishes its suspicious praise upon the present 'Ministers of the King of the French, and is equally liberal, and more sincere, in bestow ing its abuse upon the French Opposition. It calls the men who saved the country in July—when most of those who now reap the fruits of their labours were content with safely watching the turn of events—" an infamous Propaganda," an " anar chical faction," and thus endeavours to keep up the game of dissension in France by represent ing the Opposition as having zio other object than political disturbance :t id confusion, and being consequently the enemies of all regular Government. It then indulges in the usual cant of the despotic Courts about the " pre servation of peace," while the arms of Austria ' are beating down the liberties of the indepen dent States of Italy. The following passage dis plays far more of the " wisdom of the serpent" than the " innocence of the dove :"—" It is only by the preservation of peace, and by the re-esta blishment of the internal tranquillity of States, that the evils which now oppress nations so heavily can be removed, property secured, trade revived, and credit restored. This is the voice which is now heard all over Europe ;—the Austrian Government openly declares it as its own." The impudent hy pocrisy of this mock panegyric upon " peace can not be surpassed at a time when Austria is carrying on her aggressive system against liberty in the heart of Italy, and preparing for those patriots who have not the good fortune to fall in the field, the honours of martyrdom on the scaffold. No doubt Austria wishes the peace to be preserved towards her, while she is engaged in an infamous crusade against the rising liberties of smaller States. This is to " pre serve the peace" in the sense in which the Austrian Observer uses the phrase. France is the easy dupe of these professions, while Italian liberty is the suf fering victim of the violence which Austria dis claims and practises !—Aforning Herald. The careless or ignorant manner in which the most important Acts of Parliament are drawn at the present day is a discredit to the Legislature, and a great grievance to the people. It seems as if our laws were made not for the purpose of defining rights, but of confounding them—not for the pur pose of making known the will of the Legislature, but of involving it in uncertainty and doubt,—thus giving occasion to numberless disputes, and supply- ing the materials for an incalculable extent of liti gation. The Irish Sub-letting Act is one of the most recent instances which we can take to illus trate the mischievous effects of slovenly inaccuracy with which Statutes are too often drawn that affect the rights and interests of large classes of the com munity. That Act, which is one of Mr. Goul burn's specimens of legislation, was intended to re medy a state of things in Ireland connected with the relation between landlord and tenant, which was undoubtedly a great evil. It was the practice of a numerous body of persona in Ireland to take land, not for the purpose of occupying it, but solely with the intention of letting it to others, who again sub let it, and so on, as often as the intermediate holders could squeeze a profit upon their leases out of an actual occupier. The intermediate tenants (or middlemen, as they were designated in Ireland) lived not by their industry, but by what they could extract from the produce of the industry of others. They necessarily caused the occupying te nant to hold the land at an exorbitant rent, under which, if in good seasons he could make a bare sub sistence, it was all that was possible, while a bad season was sure to ruin him. In the mean time he had not merely to struggle against the depressing consequences of a grindirrff rack-rent and the casual ties of seasons and markets, for it frequently hap pened that some one or more of the middle men, who stood between him and the real landlord, made default in payment, and then came the landlord's distress upon the stock of the occupying tenant, to make good the deficiency. Upon every ground of public policy, justice, and humanity, it was requi site that this system should be altered. The principle of Mr. Goulburn's Act to prevent the te nant from sub-letting the land without the written consent of the landlord was good, but that Act should, in justice, not have interfered with leases and contracts for lands previously existing. Any law that violates subsisting contracts, for the bene fit of one of the parties, without the consent of the other, is an unjust law, contrary to good faith, and a most dangerous precedent. The Sub-letting Act ought, therefore, to have been solely prospec tive, and not retrospective, as it has been construed to be. It was said that it was not Mr. Goulburn's intention, or that of the Legislature, that the law should be retrospective, yet, with so unfortunate an ambiguity of language was the Act drawn, that Irish landlords acted upon it as enabling them to violate contracts which existed years before the Act was passed ; and numbers of persons who had given valuable considerations for land were ruined in con s sequence. Courts of Justice decided in favour of the landlord's interpretation, while there were found barristers who construed it in the opposite sense, and consequently litigation was encouraged, and carried on between landlord and tenant to an unex ampled extent. There were other minor blots and errors in the Sub-letting Act; but this was the chief cause of grievance and complaint. It is therefore a laudable thing of the present Government to repeal this objectionable Statute altogether, and pass a new one, clearly and decidedly prospective.-11forn. Her. 'e refer our readers to an article in another column, which we have taken from the Liverpool Albion of Monday last, on the subject of the corrup tion practised in Liverpool. The writer affirms that " scarcely an election for this borough, for the last twenty years, if its history had been as rigidly examined before a Committee of the House of Com mons as the history of the last, would have escaped the sentence of ' null and void.'" It appears that in that trading city all descriptions of honours have been bought and sold, and that money payments for votes " were first systematically made by the members of the Common Council, at the annual elections for Mayor," and we are reminded of ~ the contest in the year 1827, on which occasion M,; Alderman Porter opposed Mr. Alderman Ro binson ; that " exceeded in the enormity of the expenditure, and the extent of the bribery, all previous strug g lese. for the Civic Chair, as much as the recant e_ e e . ev t ery similar one which had one before i 1 contemporary states and infamy." Our .! v . p - . l o . i: i r t. 5 c' t : : t o the persons who some astounding p f 'll.l:tric Benett, who was Chairman for the representation of the boreegli received bribes. " it for edxpence