The Sun. — London, England, 1834-01-16 00:00:00

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.: Covent garden theatre was last night the scene of rather a novel species of entertainment. Gustavus the Third, or the Masked Ball, having reached its 50th night, the manager (Mr. Bunn) liberally, and not inappropriately, resolved to celebrate the auspicious event by a grand supper to his whole corps dramatique, particularly to those of the corn- Patsy who performed in the opera. Many distinguished pat rons of the drama, however, were guests, and joined in the festi vity of this theatric nox ambrosiana. A few good speeches were delivered, and some excellent glees sung upon the occasion. The health of Mr. Bunn, and success to his enterprising exer tions, was drank with well-merited enthusiasm. . Mr. BUNN, in returning thanks, said he hoped to see his friends again to celebrate the fiftieth night of St. George and the Dragon—(Applause)—again to celebrate the hundredth night of Gustavus—(Loud cheers)—and also to do honour to the fiftieth night of several other things 15 1 preparation.—(lmmense cheering and laughter.) But we have no space to-day for details. Suffice it to say, that the scene was altogether of heart -stirring interest, and promises well to the cause of the Drama; for it is by such congenial association of rank, merit, and enterprise, that the Drama will Prosper, and the public at large be benefited. We sincerely wish Mr. Bunn success in his arduous and praiseworthy enterprise. CORPORATION P.EFOR M. (Prom the Bath and Cheltenham Gazette of Tuesday. ) Yesterday (Monday) a public meeting was held at the Tennis Court, Morford.street, in this city, for the purpose of Petitioning the House of Commons for the adoption of some efficient measure of Corporation Reform. M. ROEBUCK at tended toe meeting. W. HUNT, Esq., was called to the chair. After returning thanks for the honour the meeting had conferred upon him by PlM:a:King him as their Chairman, he proceeded to observe that When the Legislature was about to enact laws on any particular subject, it ought to be made acquainted with the views and sen timents of the people upon that subject. Those persons who w ere in situations of public trust ought to be open to public scrutiny and to public approval. The requisition to the Mayor, Pra ying the use of the Guildhall for the purposes of the present meeti ng, had been unavailing,—the Mayor had denied the request. But, in his (Mr. H.'s) opinion, his worship could have had no substantial reason:for his refusal. If the Corpora tion Would not go with us, we must go without them. He hoped their proceedings weuld be marked with moderation, that the enemies of Corporation Reform might have no cause to complain of the conduct of the friends of, the cause. To the corpor ation were intrusted not only the prosperity and happiness of every c i t i zen ; b ut t h ey h a d our commerc i a l in terests to to improve. pro mote, and our local and artificial advantages Every one must see the importance of a bod y of mennwpossessing the influence and patronage of the corporation of Bath being open to some kind of public ordeal and public scrutiny. Their revenue now amounts to 12,0001. a year; and in a short time it will have doubled that amount. Such an income as this, if not correctly applied, might even endanger the proper use of the elective franchise of the inha bitants of this city la el • ' s ons possessing the disposal of such a revenue ought to come to a stated and periodical audit of their accounts before their fellow citizens. The Chairman concluded by iterating his hope that those present would con duct themselves with temperance and moderation,—qualities necessary to the acquirement of proper and correct sentiments. —(Loud cheers.) Mr. THOMAS FALCONER now rose to move that a petition to Parliament be adopted by the meeting ; and blamed the cor. poration for their refusal of the use of the Guildhall. He then spoke of the changes which had taken place in opinion upon the question of Corporation Reform. When Mr. Hobhouse was a candidate to represent this city, not a word did he utter upon the subject. A day or two ago he expressed himself favour. able to it. This was satisfactory to those whom he designated as Mountaineers, meaning by that term to imply that we ad vocated certain odious and hateful principles,—that we were desirous of producing disorder and a state of wretchedness. So far from having such intentions, we are desirous of cherishing among the people an affection for public institutions, founded upon a confidence of their excellence, their utility, and their capability of answering the ends for which they exist. Their present defects create dissatisfaction and disgust. For bad feelings we would substitute others. In order to do this, would that corporations should be composed of per. sons elected by the people.—(Cheers.) Those having a voice in the election of the members of the corporation would feel their connection with that body ; that it was composed of Persons on whom reliance could be placed, and whose conduct would be approved of. On the other hand, the persons elected would feel that the tenure of their places depended upon the Perfo rmance of their duty, and would at all times be anxious Correctly, firmly, .and honestly to conduct themselves. No such disgraceftil scenes would then occur, as those that took place at Bristol, which was not singular in its circumstances. During the riots here respecting Catholic emancipation, in the year 1780, the magistrates of Bath withdrew from the exercise of their powers. On one day of disturbance they suspended their public ftinctions, and a private individual discharged the duties of their office. Would this have occurred if the magistrates were elected by the people ?—(No, no.) We have no desire to create ill will in the community. A body receiving public support would neither be destroyed nor brought into con tempt ; on the contrary, for every purpose it would be rendered efficient. When magisterial acts are performed in secret, they become the objects of suspicion. If they were open, the electors of the magistrates would feel it their duty to be come acquainted with the business of the magistrate, and the magistrate would be desirous they should become instructed in that duty in order that his conduct might be correctly judged of. The one would be anxious to become, and the other to make, good citizens. When magisterial proceedings are secret, there can be no controul over them, and no responsibility. Public opinion becomes inoperative upon acts which are bad, and silent upon those which are good. It can neither censure nor applaud. Two great motives of good conduct are thus destroyed.—(Cheers.) The one which intimidates men from doing what is wrong, and another which excites them to do what is praiseworthy. We desire a different system, under which everyman shall have an interest in upholding the autho rity of the magistrate and yielding it support. The respect for the magistrate would then be extended to the law, and the best of feelings would be cherished and strengthened. Mr. Falconer then read the Petition, (for which see Advt.) Mr. CRISP (who spoke under the influence of severe indispo. sition), In rising to second the adoption of the petition, said :he hoped that full and efficient power would be given to the peo. pie over corporations ; for to the want of that power were mainly to be attributed the evils that had resulted from th e corporation system. He should be unwilling to sit in a corpo ration on account of the irresponsibility of the office. The Corporation had the control of all the chartered charities, and their funds had been stated to be 12,000/. a-year, but he tfirrned that they amounted to double that sum. Having al luded to the market dues, and several other matters which lie (Mr. Crisp) said he considered examples of maladministration on the part of the Corporation, he concluded amid the cheers of the assemblage. The petition having been put from the Chair, it was carried unanimously. to J. LLEN, Esq. the n move d , t h at t h e P et i t i on b e i ntruste d the Members for the Cit y , f or presentat i on t o th e C ommons. Mr. EDPIARDS observed, that he never experienced more Pleasure in seconding a resolution than he did on the present to eefti nn. It was a very unusual occurrence for Constituents be enabled to intrust their petitions to such a Representa tive as tr uckle to an Mr. Reebu c k ,—a man who, he was convinced, would not Y person, nor entertain any sentiment in opposi_ (Lon to the g eneral good of the community.—(Cheers.) He i T s r w . e rclwards) con s id ered the integrity of the Hon. Member to h. that T he a ,nn . Power on earth could prevail against it. -auitition was then unanimously adopted. Mr. ROEBUCK now presented himself to the meeting, and was received with their important inter lou d s t c.heers. He said he was entrusted with e in value and importance :hbut none o f t h ose i nterests equalled could get the Bill for c or e administration of justice. If they mons, and through that ari riati" Reform through the Com more difficult place the Lords, they would have achieved the_ grweatest Possible triumph. The measure of corporation ref() zin,oZ:uld constitute the first great trial, after the Reform we must isnetentions of the Legislature; and, if we fail in this, liament. But if our wants ar e pi e : to re-reform the Par_ upon the Legislature, neither /.. e .. d n iY and strongly urged • a nor f us e the application.—(Cheers.) corporatio"::::.udraer,ettyo h re i s _ tinned by the King's Ministers, and, in aerane :eftootnnurnis rn sa u n n e d, Majesty hi ms elf ; and is it for the lords °— and say, we don't approve of it.—(c ho 7 r..) bodies of people are accumulated togeth er ,nea r l a they large cessity, a great number of interests in common with have, Of Ile- These interests they depute to a smaller body „w ine; ea? other. government, who are expected to takecare of the p eow l e ",. terests, not their own. In large towns, similar be a u" - formed, called corporations ; who, in like manner ar re d ePuted to take care of the interests of the, i nhabitants of the city in which they are c onstitute d ?—(Cheers.) Now, in a larg e city like this, there must, of necessity, arise a great number of disputes between man and man. The greater proportion of such disputes are decided in the Town Hall. I dc not me an, the most important, but th e g reatest number ; f or I know that a cause of importance can be taken by a man of wealth to the Assizes, and tried there. I do not con sider the relative importance of causes to be decided by their importance, but by their numbers. A poor man may be in terested in a cause to the amount of 51„ and it may be a greater object to him than a cause in which a rich man is interested to the amount of 5001 . — (Cheers.) NoW, at the trials at your Hall on Wednesdays, are the public admitted ? No. The Judges and high Law Officers of the country find that they cannot satisfactorily administer justice unless the public are admitted ;—the same practice should obtain here. Why is not the door of the justice-shop of Bath—(Laughter)—thrown , open to the newspaper reporter and the public ? Within a year I expect you will see an alteration in this. Justice is not justice ressYou, it is thought to b e so. Therefore, i f persons s h ou ld k w tell them by you h ave petitioned for Corporation Reform, , it to love you love justice, is becaus e • tice and wish the people the conporation.. the law 11 i7e Markets are let out, and pay a tax to immediately add the a c ommodity that you sell is taxed, you modity. Is it for your to th e or i g i nal pr i ce o f t h a t com poration, that every)- thing benefit, or for the benefit of the cor ; expend this money for ingis benefit ? Or is it expended for t axed? Does the corporatio Sum ptuous dinners, ea your'Pet° rooms, and splendid baths—to none of which you may have admission ? The corporation ought to provide a convenient and cheap bathing-place in this city for the poor and the sick. In France, you can have a bath for two francs : in Bath not for less than 2s. 6d. Capt. LEIGH LYE—For Is. fid. Mr. ROEBUCK continued—The Hon. Gentleman says, for Is. 6d. But this is a public bath ; and in France you can get one for less, if it be a public instead of a private bath : so still the comparison holds good. Cleanliness is a virtue ; and it is a great benefit to the poor man to be able to bathe when he deems it necessary and convenient. The Rates, likewise, for Watching, Paving, &c., ought not to be under the control of the Corporation; who appear to make the offices of that body almost hereditary. When the Corporation of this city had the privilege of returning the Members to Parliament, they were enabled to get into good places; and, in return, a great many nice things used to come to the dinner, besides other services rendered. But no bucks come now—(" Except Roebuck," from the crowd)—Well, Gentlemen, continued Mr. Roebuck, one difference is, that they have not yet cut me up.—(Laughter.) Corporation Reform ought to include every thing, from the administration of justice to the poor laws. The large tax-paying body, who are the life blood of the community, certainly ought to have a control over the funds they themselves raise.—(Loud cheers.) It has been said that I never appear among you without mentioning Corporation Reform. Very true; and if I were to come among you for 364 days out of the whole year, if Corporation Reform were not granted, I should not fail to remind you of it at every visit. There is yet one more subject on which I wish to say a few words ; and that is, the subject of national education of the children of the poor. Instead of the one small school—small in com parison to the population of the city—l hope to see this city divided into districts, and the control of the schools vested in the hands of the persons who pay for their support : and then I hope to see the children of the poor growing up use ful and intelligent members of society. I think it my duty to appear among you as often as my Parliamentary duties will allow—(Cheers)—and here you will never fail of. seeing me.—(Cheers.) I consider, as your representative, a great and important trust is confided to me; and I hope you will not believe—as has been insinuated—that I have vain and selfish interests to serve, in occupying my present position. I now bid you farewell ; and if you should hear of anything to my injury or discredit, I hope you will give me the benefit of a fair and honest interpretation.—(Loud cheers.) Captain LEIGH LYE, a member of the Corporation of Bath, now presented himself to the notice of the meeting; but it was some time before he could obtain a hearing. When silence was obtained, he said that he should not have attended the meeting if lie had not understood it was Mr. Roebuck's inten. tion to allude to a subject connected with the Bath and West of England Society. He hoped, from the fact of Mr. Roe buck's not having alluded to it in his speech, that he was satis fied with the explanation he (Captain Lye) had privately offered him on the subject of the alleged misrepresentation of Mr. Roe. buck's answer to Captain Lye with reference to the subscrip tion to the Bath and West of England • Agricultural Asso ciation.—(" No," from Mr. Roebuck.) Captain Lye conti nued—Three years ago, when an attempt was made to re move the meetings of the Bath and West of England So ciety to Bristol on account of the inadequate support it received in Bath, the corporation resolved to sub scribe twenty guineas annually to the Society ; and the two City Members likewise put down their names for 5/. each When the time for the last annual meeting was near at hand, by the direction of the Committee, I requested the favour of Mr. Roebuck's support for the Society ; and I have not heard one of the Committee speak of the letter of Mr. Roebuck in reply, otherwise than as being, in the highest sense of the term, candid, and as doing Mr. Roebuck great credit. — (Cheers.) I will now, if you will allow me, say a few words in defence of the corporation,—(Confusion) I did not oppose the Reform Bill, even after I saw what was Lord John Rus sell's intention with regard to close boroughs; I was a defender of the Reform Bill.—(Mr. Edwards here confirmed the truth of the speaker's statement.) When the privilege of returning the Members for the City was taken from the corporation, the brightest jewel in their crown was removed—(Laughter)—and very properlywere they deprived of this privilege.--(Loud cheers.) It has been asserted that the corporation pave the manage ment of all the charities of this city; they have not the ma nagement of one single charity. The greater portion of the corporation subscribed to, and sat on the committees of several of the charities; but they had no more control over the affairs of the societies to which they were so connected, than any other private individual would have in similar circumstances.— (A gentleman here said that the chartered charities were the class here alluded to.) Captain LYE admitted that the corpo ration did possess the management of the chartered cha rities.—The speaker continued—The subject of bathing has been alluded to; and it has been said, that no poor man can bathe in this city gratuitously : I assert the con trary. If a medical man give a poor patient a certificate, by an application to the Mayor he can obtain free admis sion to a bath at the end of Bath-street.—(Great confusion.) As to the paving and watching of the city, the corpora tion have nothing at all to do with either of those measures. The Commissioners of Police attend to these things; and here is your friend, Mr. Allen, who has been a Commissioner for a great number of years, and who will tell you that I am right. —(Laughter.) Among the Commissioners of Police who ges nerally attend there are three or four who are also members of the Corporation, and nine or ten citizens; so that if the Corpo ration were to propose anything detrimental to the interests of the citizens at large, they would be certainly outvoted.— (Cheers.) But, again ; as regards the Court of Requests,— sometimes called the " Monday-week" Court—(A laugh)— the Corporation have nothing to do with the administra tion of justice there. Igo there as often as any of them, and that is very seldom, and merely by accident. The custom of sending bucks has likewise been alluded to. But when, I would ask, have any bucks been received by the Corporation, of which they have not invited their respectable fellow citizens to partake ?—(Disapprobation.) I am not here for the purpose of opposing Corporation Reform--I do not appear before you wishing to prevent your petitioning for Corporation Reform. (" Will you sign the petition ?")—One word more, and I have done. A very sufficient reason can be given for the Mayor's not having granted the Hall for the purpose of this meeting. Even if any Peer, or man of influence, had applied for it for the pur pose of holding a public meeting there, it would not have been granted ; for it has been a standing order of the corporation for some time, not to allow the Guildhall to be used for any public meetings. I have myself shown Mr. Roebuck the room, and he immediately said, it was unfit, on account of the furniture it contained, even had it been sufficiently capacious. As to the corporation spending thsir funds in furniture for the Guildhall; the money goes into the hands of tile tradesmen of this city, and through them, becomes a benefit to the whole community. Captain Lye concluded his address by saying, that, for himself, he cared not a jot what sort of corporate reform was adopted, or of what privileges the corporate body were dispossessed, provided the system which might be established in the place of the present one should be found to be conducive to the happiness and prosperity of the people.—(Loud applause.) Mr. ROEBUCK wished to offer a few words in explanation respecting the subscription to the Bath and West of England Agricultural Society. He must say, that he had considered his letter to Mr. Lye to have been misinterpreted ; but as Mr. L. had stated that the Committee of the Agricultural Asso ciation had thought it a very candid communication, and it did him great credit, he should merely read the letter in ques tion without any further comment. (Mr. R. here read the letter.) The speaker then proceeded to observe, that if he had subscribed to this Society, he would have been expected to subscribe to other, perhaps as deserving, Societies. He was not in those circumstances that he could afford to sub scribe to all the Societies of Bath ; and even if he could not subscribe to one, he would not be ashamed to own it to-morrow. —(Cheers.) No doubt, Lord John Thynne could afford it. beeause he received a quid pro quo. Those who got into offices of pecuniary benefit could well afford to give some part of the plunder to those who put them in the way of such gains. He (Mr. R.) could not pay his constituents so well as he could serve them. In all persons, however low their station in life, there was a pride in regard tomoney matters; but persons con nected with close corporations were proportionably mean.— (Cheers.) Lord John Thynne had given to the corporation this and that and t'other ; and, in return, they had given him the power to sell himself to what or who he pleased. Depend upon it, if such men as these pay anything to you, they will make you return more to them.—(Laughter.) If I were to subscribe anything to any society, it would be in my private, and not in my public capacity.—(Cheers.) Mr. Cats's—The corporation of Bath possess the privilege of the management of all the Chartered Charities of which they are the Trustees. As to the commis.ioners of Police ;in the parish of Bathwick they are chosen for life ; and in the out-part of Walcot things are managed in a similar manner. After some further remarks on the mode in which the commis sioners of Police were elected in the four in-parishes of the city, Mr. Crisp retired, amid loud cheers. G. F. Josms, Esq. then rose for the purpose of moving a resolution declaratory of regret that the Town Hall had been r efused for the purposes of the present meeting; and in doing th a te observed , that for a man to be a Magistrate, it implied Eta w "e ha Pos t sessed, or ought to possess, some knowledge of law. stati oner he would ask, was there in the composition of a proApirorsiongilteowress Justiceb . e 72f an apothecary, to make him fit to sit on the the c arper :lt? Lord John Thynne has, with his patrons, w A in now gluvenz. received his political death-blow ; and we their finishing stroke, or coup de grace. fter some n furth eni eeldobeciservationsm s ba J n o d n . es concluded by olution he held * the chair, and carried the motion, which was then put from W. HUNT, E sq ai t a nimousiy. nothing so bad, but that someertiwant of room, said, there was we are compelled to o noit l. seine other observations, which ing it on the other side; but tt in g good might be said respect_ the amount of good or evil, l L i b . a u l ance of the account gave benefit—which may the city; and which, accrue from it. Mr. H. concludea l °' would be laid down in various p arts : 1 7erving, that petitions he had no doubt, would be numerously Proposed by T. Meetinr Mr. Roe- A vote of thanks to the Chairman w as il T ed ' carried Falconer, Esq. ; seconded by John Allen,%sw unanimously ; and, after giving three cheers l. f o ; and buck, and three cheers for Mr. Hunt, the Mr' A DEAD SHOT.—An Alderman of a Cor poration not distant more than 100 miles from R ipon in a sporting excursion the other day, unluckily missed his intended game and killed three Geese, for which he had to pay M.—. York Courant. COURT CIRCULAR. Prince Lieven (the Russian Ambassador), and Prince Talleyrand visited Viscount Palmerston yesterday, at the Foreign-office. The Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Richmond, Mr. Secretary Stanley, Lord John Russell, and others of the Cabinet Ministers, and Sir J. C itnpbell, had interviews with Viscount Althorp yesterday. Viscount Palmerston had an interview last evening with Earl Grey, at his residence in Downing-s.reet. The Neapolitan Minister transacted business yesterday at the Foreign and Colonial-offices. Lord Howard de Walden transacted business yesterday at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Viscount Althorp and the Right Hon. Edward Ellice visited Earl Grey yesterday. The Marquis of Lansdowne and the Eal of Ripon had interviews yesterday with Mr. Secretary Stanley. Mr. Burge, the agent for Jamaica, had an interview with Mr. Secretary Stanley yesterday, at the Colonial office. BRIGHTON, JAN. 15. Yesterday the King did not leave the I'dlace. His Majesty gave audience to Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Litchen bury. The Queen drove out, accompanied by the Countess of Mayo, along the Cliffs, and returned to the Palace at two o'clock. Sir Henry Wheatley and Sir Wathen Waller arrived at the Palace last evening, on a visit to their Majesties. Sir Andrew Barnard left far London, but will return in a few days. Their Majesties entertained at dinner yesterday a select party, including the Duke of Gloucester, Duke of Dorset, Earl and Countess of Moray, Earl and Countess of Mayo, the Ladies Stuart, Earl and Countess of Errol, Mr. George Stuart, Mr. J. D. and Lady Stuart, Mr. Litchen bury, Sir Henry Wheatley, Sir Wathen Waller, and the Royal suite. Her Majesty's private band performed some admired airs in the course of the evening. Their Majesties have invited most of the Nobility and gentry of the town and neighbourhood to a party this evening at the Palace. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury, in Arlington.street, from Hatfield ; Lord Farnborough, in Whitehall-gardens, from his seat, Bromley Hill, Kent; the Earl of Onslow, at the Pul. teney Hotel, Albemarle-street, foom his villa at Richmond; J. Farnham, Esq., at ditto, from his seat in Staffordshire; the Rev. G. J. Dupues, at Eton, from Bramley, Surrey; Mrs. W. L. Fox, at Leeds, from Devonshire ; John Horrocks, Esq., at his seat, Bucklands, from Newtown House, Berks ; Captain Cooke, at Raggett's Hotel, Dover-street, from Plymouth ; J. Lawson, Esq., at ditto, from the Isle of Wight; Mr. and Mrs. J. Dawson, in Park-lane, from the Continent; Major Turner, 14th Regiment, at the Berners Hotel, Berners-street, from Ireland ; the Rev. R. Boyse, at ditto, from Cheltenham ; F. Biscoe, Esq., at ditto, from Hookwood, Surrey; James Ven ning, Esq., at ditto ; J. Phillips, Esq., at ditto, from Brighton ; E. Tuckerman, Esq., at ditto, from ditto. DEPARTURES. Sir Charles Lamb, Bart., for his seat in Scotland ; the Hon. Miss Grimston, from Upper Grosvenor-street, for his seat, Berkhamstead Castle, Herts ; David Latouche, Esq., from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, for Brighton ; Major May tin, from the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street, for his seat in Shropshire; William Cunliffe, Esq, from ditto, for Oxford ; the Rev. J. Hawtry, from Gordon's Hotel, Albemarle-street, for Eton ; John Leveson Gower, Esq., from the St. James's Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Brighton ; Mr. and Mrs. Palmer, from Brook-street, for Bath ; C. Rickards, Esq., from Mivart's Hotel, for his seat in Wiltshire. ARRIVALS AT CHELTENHAM. Hon. Mrs. Tracey, Sir Windsor Sandys, Sir J. D. and Lady Browne, Colonels Fowle and Gilbert, Major Snowpaul, Dr. Mailuide, Revds. J. Robley, H. W. Armstrong, L. Barber, and M. Sutton ; Captains Evans, Morris, Browne, Calcott, and Barber ; Messrs, and Mesdames Beaven, Scott, and Holloway ; Messrs. C. G. Burke, Gough, Moore, Lauder, Perry, Wheeley, Fletcher, Short, Knight, Bisco, Swann, Parsons, Browne, Wardle, Avery, Laird, Carman, Entwisle, Taylor, Pearson, Butler, Garnett, Turner, Storey, Ackland, Empson, Fowles, Tinkler, Beard, Forster, Clayton, Thirsk, Norris, Sedgwick, Meredith, Home, Kirkman, Burroughs, Justice, M`Caul, Da vison, Hunt, Phillips, Ratcliffe, Smith, Reeves, and Jones ; Mesdames Col. Hamilton, Lewis, Stuart, Hardwicke, Grange, Cheston, and Longney ; Misses Cox, Algar, Blunt, Wells, Chinnery, Pyrke, Elmley, &c. &c. FASHIONABLE CHANGES, Sir Arthur and Lady Brooke Faulkner, from Trianon Cottage, for Seizincote, the seat of Sir Charles Cockerell, Bart. ; Mr. and Mrs. Maberley, from Gloucester for this town, &c. &c. Lord and Lady Napier and their family have left Runnimede for Plymouth, to embark on board the Andromache frigate (Capt. Chats), for Canton, where th, y are expected to arrive about the end of April. Lord and Lady Stuart de Rothsay have left the Earl of Hardwick's, in St. James's-square, for their new residence, Carlton-terrace. Prince Esterhazy gave a sumptuous dinner on Thursday evening, at Chandos 11,,use, to Count Bjornstjerna, the Chevalier de Lima (Portuguese Ambas sad.r), Baron and Barmen Biome, Count Ludolf, Baron ess Ompteda (Lady of the Hanoverian Minister). Baron Buimv, M. Lichtenberg, Count Pahlen, and Mr. H. Mandeville, late Secretary of Legation to the Ottoman Porte. Viscount Palmerston was expected, but was un able to attend, being engaged to meet his colleagues at dinner at the residence of the Chancellor of the Exche quer in Dawning-street. The Duchess of Hamilton and the Earl and Countess of Lincoln have left Portman square to join the Duke of Hamilton, at Hamilton Palace, N. 13. The General Steam Navigation Company's mail packet the Tourist, from Hamburg, arrived off the Cit,tom-house at 5 o'clock, p.m., yesterday. Miss E. Tree, Mr. Kean, Mr. Vining, and other English p,r foriners, returned from Hamburg in the above named packet. The families of the Countess of Carysfort, Earl Fortescue, Lord Braybrooke, and Sir Wa tkin Wil lims Wynn, are put into mourning by the death of Lord Grenville, as well as that of the Duke of Buckingham. Sir Watkin Williams Wynn is nephew to the deceased Peer, his mother, the lite Dowager Lady Watkin Wil liams Wynn, being the elder sister of Lord Grenville, who was also brother to the Countess Fortescue. It wis sai I yesterday that his Lordship had bequeathed the bulk of his large property, including the Dropinore estate, to his favourite nephew, the Hon. George Matthew Fortescue, brother to Viscount Ebrington, who recently united him self to a daughter of the Earl of Harrowhy. Lord Gren ville, it is understood, will retain the Carnerford property, which her Ladyship, who was, before her marriage, the Hon. Anne Pitt, only daughter of Thomas, first Lord Camelford, inherits frotn her brother, the late Lord, killed in the memorable duel with Mr. Best. THE LATE HANNAH MORE.—The second and concluding volume of Garrick's Correspondence, lately published, is peculiarly interesting, from a number of letters of the celebrated Hannah More. It is a pleasant and pretty contrast for the present generation to reg ird this eloquent theologianess in earnest correspondence with the manager of a theatre, discussing with all gravity and intense interest the minutte of stage management, and the particular s of acts and scenes, and prologues anti epi logues. Her letters are lively, voluble, and womanlike, but not equal to Mrs. Montague's, nor to Lady Spencer's, whose letters, Ity the way, are very short, as though she knew that she could not write one long enough, and there fore never attempted to write a long one. MORE PROOFS OF TIIE MILDNESS OF THE SEASON.—A correspondent says, that there are at present a number of fine heads of cuhfiower brocoli ready to cut, growing in the garden at Newby Park, near Top• cliffe, belonging to H. B. Beaumont, Esq. Mr. J. Jackson is the gardener.— York Courant. On Tuesday a quarterly meeting of the Go vernors of the Royal Westminster Opthalmic Hospital, King William-street, Strand, was held in the Committee Room of the Hospital, established by his late Royal High ness the Duke of York, for giving surgical relief and advice to the numerous po,r persons who, from want of proper treatment, are losing that blessing, sight. The immediate object of the meeting was the election of a secretary, vacant by the resignation of Mr. Witnbridge, who had filled the office much to the satisfaction of the committee ; and Lieutenant Fowler, R.N., was the per son selected to fill the vacancy. The annual report of the House Surgeons was also presented, and contains a nume rous list of cases which have been successfully treated during the last year. Th e ennual report of the Treasurer, Colonel Wood, was also presented, and, it is to be regret ted, displays a deficiency of 1371. 1 ls. Ad., occasioned by the expenses of the establishment having exceeded the contributions. It is to be hoped a generous public wilt support this noble institution, which is intended to pro mote such laudable designs ; and we understand the mem bers of the Committee ss ill thankfully receive silver sub scriptions, in order to make up the above named defi ciency, KING'S BENCH, DUBLIN, JAN, 14. THE KING V. BARRETT. The Court has just given judgment, seriatim, on a motion in this case, that the defendant might be at liberty to obtain from the officer of the Court an attested copy of the record before trial. The motion was made by Mr. O'Connell, and very ably supported by Mr. Pigott. The latter gentleman made a distinction in trials at bar and Nisi Prius, and cited various authorities to show that the law contemplated the existence of a record in the former, though not in the latter, before judgment. Among the authorities cited, was the report of the Commissioners of Inquiry into the practice of the Irish Law Courts, made some years ago, in which it was stated that the officer of the Court of King's Bench received fees for bringing down the record before a trial at bar. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL replied to this argument by stating, generally, that such a motion was unprecedented —that it had not been shown that it would serve the end. of justice, if granted.—•that defendant sought to exercise an inquisitorial authority over the officer of the Court, for no purpose whatever except that of exhibiting his power of doing so, or of delaying the administration of justice. He said that the parchment brought into Court on the day of trial, no matter by what name called, roll or record, was nothing mere than a remembrance, made by the register, or notes of the proceedings of the Court, with a view to a future record after judgment. The COURT decided, that in the absence of precedent, or any reason for establishing one of this kind, they could not grant the motion. It was then agreed to by the Attorney-General, that the defendant should have copies of the jury proce. , s, and that if he, this day, gave notice for Thursday of any fur ther motion, judetnent would be stayed till that day, though beyond the four days of term mentioned in the statute for pronouncing judgment. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD. JAN. 14.—This being the first day of Lent Term, the following Degrees were conferred ; MASTERS OF ARTS.—John Barrow,Taherdar of Queen's; Rev. George Casson, Fellow of 13, asenose ; Rev. John Posthumous Wilson, Dewy of :Magdalen. BACHELORS OF ARTS.—Thomas Hans Sotheby, New Inn Had; William John Morr:sh, Magdalen Hall ; William Gill, Exeter. LONDON CORPORATION COMMISSION Yesterday the Commisioners of Inquiry into the London Corporation held their seventeenth sitting. To judge by the progress hitherto made, and by what yet remains to be done, it is not unlikely that the inquiry may advance some way into the next Session of Parliament. The inquiry commenced by some unimportant questions put to Mr. Tyrrel the City Remembrancer. It was his opinion that the Lord Mayor's Court would, under other circumstances, be more resorted to by suitors on account of its cheapness and expedition. The exclusive privilege at present enjoyed by the attorneys of the court is calculated to keep away suitors. In case of any change in this re spect he thought it would be but fair to make compensa• tion to these attorneys. The Camptrollor was next examined. The only point worth notice in his examination is the amount of emolu• ment, which he stated to be from 1,6001. to 1,8001. a year. He acts as Chamberlain, Clerk of the City Lands, and attends the Lord Mayor on state occasions. The Senior Attorney of the Lnrd M iyor's's Court being examined, said, that in 1806 he purchased the situation of junior attorney for the sum of 2,1051. It was disposed of by auction, and the auctioneer then informed him, that with the situation of junior attorney he became entitled in reversion to the situations of clerk of the Common Coun cil, and clerk of the Common Hall. He had a right of alienation on payment of a fee of 601. He considered himself quite independent of the Town Clerk. The at torneys of the Lord Mayor's Court have an exclusive right of practice in that Court, and also in the Court of Hust ings. The Lord Mayor's Court is a Court both of law and equity, and the attorneys do business in both depart • ments of law and equity. The rest of the day was occupied on an inquiry into the ♦atious small duties performed by those minor law func tionaries of the Lord Mayor's Court. Nothing came out on this examination which can interest the public in the slightest degree. Mr. Taylor, at the close of the business, observed to the Commissioners that a Morning Paper (the Morning Chronicle) bad commenced bringing charges of malversa tion in the department (we believe) of City Lands, though that branch of the subject had not yet Keen gone into. He felt confident such charges would be found destitute of foundation, SEIZURES FOR ASSESSED TAXES. Yesterday morning a deputation from the parishes of St. Pancras and Marylebone, appointed at a meeting held the preceding evening, had an interview with Lords Melbourne and Howick, at the Home-office, for the pur pose of presenting certain resolutions passed at the meeting, on the subject of the assessed taxes ; and in particular, of remonstrating against what they conceived to be illegal and unwarrantable treatment of two tradesmen, named Thompson and Newberg, by Messrs. Rogers and Laing, the Magistrates of Hatton-garden office. The deputation consisted of N. A. rigors, Esq., M.P., the Rev. Dr. Wade, and Messrs. Crawford, Murphy, Duffey, Wood, Savage, Burford, and O'Neale ; who were followed by a long train of person, which, increasing as they advancrd, amounted to upwards of 3,000 by the time they reached the Home-office. The deputation was received by Lord Howidi, who informed them that Lord Melbourne had not as yet arrived, but was expected in the course of the day. Ttte resolutions, of which the following are copies, were put into the hands of his Lordship : " Ist. That the continued course of oppression pursued by the Government in levying for the Assessed Taxes, is insulting to the industrious classes of the metropolis, particularly as many of the Members of his Majesty's Government have ad mitted the unequal nature of the assessments, which have the effect of exempting the Aristocracy and rich men from bear ing an equal portion in the burdens of the country, as likewise in the maintenance of many of their own order as pensioners. " 2d. That the imprisonment by the Magistrates of Messrs. Thompson and Newberry in the common gaol, after being handcuffed like felons, and dragged through the streets, under a pretended charge of obstructing the Sheriff's officer in the discharge of his duty—refusing to hear evidence in dis proof—requiring 24 hours' notice of bail, and rejecting a re spectable tradesman as bail, on the ground of his having been levied upon for assessed taxes, though he was ready to swear that he was worth 501. after the payment of all his debts, by which Mr. Newberry was detained in prison from Friday till Monday, and Mr. Thompson until Tuesday, was an arbitrary and despotic exercise of Magisterial authority, and an outrage on the liberty of the subject." Toe whose of the deputation proceeded forthwith to Lord Melbourne's official apartment ; where they found his Loidship, and his p:ivate Secretary, Mr. Young. The resolutions were lying open on the table. . - Lord Melbourne said he bad read over the resolutions. roe first he found was strongly condemnatory of himself, and he supposed they did not expect him to express his assent thereto. Toe second contained charges against certain magistrates ; and he need nut tell them, that if those gentlemen had acted illegally, or had, in any way, exceeded their authority, they were amenable to the law for their conduct. He had no power over the magis trates, nor was it, indeed, fit that the Crown should pos sess any such power. Their presentment should be pro perly inquired into, and having said thus much, he pre. Burned he had answered all they could require of him. Mr. Duffey said they were anxious to point out to his Lordship the dangerous consequences that might ensue if the arbitrary conauct of which they complained, on the part of the subordinate ministers of the law, were not checked by the Government. Lord Melbourne apprehended, that having placed the resolution s in his hand, the object fir which tin were deputed was at an end. He regretted they had been kept waiting so long, and which would not have happened if they had given him any previous intimation of their in tention of eading upon him. Mr. Savage could assure his Lordship, that an opinion began to prevail that the acts of oppression committed had the s„inetmn of the Government ; and if this were not so, the sooner the public mind was disabused of this prejudice the better. Lord Melbourne sa'd, it could not be expected that he should admit that a seizure for taxes was an act of oppres sion, and repeated that the complaints pteferred should be fully inquir e d into. The deputation, after thanking his Lordship for the courtesy and patience with which he bad listened to them, u ithdrew. On reaching the street they found several hundreds still waiting, and having formed in procession, they marched for the Mechanics' Tavan, Circus-street, Marylebone, where the particulars of the interview were communicated tad di cussed. • GOOD EXAMPLE.—In one of the Sydney papers is the following:—" Mr. Justice Burton, hap pening to be about ten minutes late at Court, one day last week, fined himself half.a.guinea, which he handed over to the Sheriff 1" SPAIN. MADRID, JAN. vaeuir al MD produced in the public mind by the arrival of ill digested rumours from Barcelona begins at length to explain itself. It was clear that fresh vigour could not be infused into the central Government without a pr.iportional diminution of the power which was formerly wielded by the Captains-general of provinces. Although most of them professing very liberal opinions, these Viceroys or Captains-general are so many Pitch" quite as impatient of control, and as un willing to acknowledge any superior authority, as the most independent of their oriental brethren. The spirit of insubordination is often attended with inconvenience, but it can scarcely produce any serious danger, unless several of these military prefects should combine together to overturn the Government, or one of them, stronger than the rest, should begin by setting up for himself, and after wards proceed to carry his arms into the provinces of his neighbours. Whether well or ill founded, however, it now appears that the late alarm fo• the state of Catalonia arose front the apprehension of this double danger. It was fared that I.lander, who is a native of the province over which he rules with all but sovereign sway, was not only preparing to throw off the sernltlance of submission to the government of the Queen, but that the treasures he had in contemplation were countenanced by Ques ida, the Captain general of Old Castile, and by two other of their colleagues. The War Department has been given to-day definitively by a Royal decree to Zarco del Vtille, The Cabinet con- sista, therefore, of four regular mt,mbrr•,—Zea f ,r Foreign Aff , irs, with the Presidency of the Council ; Burgos, the Home Department, with the Finances, ad interim ; Z irco, the War Department, with the Marine, ad interim ; end Gonzalez, Grace and Justice; hut the last may still he re •arded as a mere locum tenens, until the place can be filled up to suit the views of Zea at,d Burgos, who seem to have agreed to share the power between them. The Gazette of this morning contains the 4ficial account of the battle which was fought on the 29th of December near Nacar and Asarta, between a body of 6,000 insurgents under a chief who calls himself Zumalacarrugui and a combined brigade from Art agon and Navarre, under Don Manuel Lorenzo. The loss on the part of the Queen's troops is now stated at 24 killed and 100 wounded, 9 of the wounded being officers. The casualties on the other side are estimated at 300 killed, hut as no attempt is made to guess at the number of wounded, as very few prisoners appear to have been taken, and as the dead left on the field are not more than 110, the resistance must evidently hare been of the most determined description. By later accounts it appears, that there have since been several minor aff.irs with disparted detachments. On the day after the battle Zavala was at Guerricatz, with the insurgents of Guipuscoa, and a bat talien of those of Navarre. He had been joined there by the Marquis de Valdespina and the junta of Guipuscoa. El Pastor, now General Jauregui, had fallen open 50 or 60 of them, killed two, made as many prisoners, and dis persed the remainder. He had afterwards engaged the Navarrese insurgents, 2,000 in number, under Lardizabal, and without any more decisive result, had succeeded in deterring them from again attempting to form a junction with Zavala. The dismissal of Martinez, for such in fact it was, from the Finance Department, with its temporary assumption by Don Xavier de Burgos, has already borne its fruits. Energy is now the mot d'ordre with this Government, hut without the thews and sinews of actioe it was evidently impossible to give it effect. A loan was indispensable, and one of much greater amount than all that could be fur nished by the active patriotism of a few wealthy indivi• duals. The resources of this country are so little under. stood by foreign capitalists, that when any Spanish loan is in question on the Stock Exchange of London, or the Paris Bourse, the whole squad of bankers are accustomed to look to Aguado as their financial fugleman. If he remains inactive, not a soul will stir; but let him give the signal, and the whole corps is ready to act upon it. This fact was so well known to the members of the Government, that they thought it necessary to raise up a fictitious competition for the loan they needed, in the shape of a company of Dutch and English capitalists. They wished to give to their transaction with Aguado the appearance at least of a fair competition in the open mar ket. The creation of this company of straw could scarcely deceive the shrewd negotiator with whom they were trans acting, and its temporary effect on the public mind had certainly no tendency to promote the public interests. The b argain, I am assured, has this day been completed. The terms have not been stated to use so explicitly as to admit of their repetition. The sum, I have heard, is as high as half a milliard of reals ; at all events, it is some thing considerable. The Cortes bonds are not, I believe, even alluded to in the contract. Whatever disposition the present Government may feel to act in a spirit of justice towards the holders of these bonds, it is, I fear, undeniable that their direct recognition would be exceedingly unpo pular even among men of so called liberal sentiments in this country. The sum total of the Constitutional debt is so alarming, compared with the present finances of Spa'n, as to produce a violent struggle between_ the sentiments of equity and patriotism, and justice is made to yield to the stern law of necessity. In the same way the Ministers are, I believe, in advance of the public mind on the ques tion of South American independence. Its immediate acknowledgment would undoubtedly lose them a great many partisans, not because there is any idea that the transatlantic possessions of Spain can ever be recovered by conquest, but because an ill-defined notion exists that the dissensions among the colonists them selves will some day or other induce them to come back to the Mother Country, and ask to be taken under her protecting wing. To appease the wounded feelings of Aguado, the director of the sinking fund, Gargollo, who made such a violent attack on the Hispano-Parisian banker on the occasion of the negotiation of the small loan of 40,000.000 of reals, is about to be dismis-ed from his office. Bet although the whole of Gargollo's invectives were pointedly directed against Aguado, it was the fmehien here, when the letter con. tanning them appeared in the Aurora, to impute them, not to Aguado. lint to Ballesteros, who, when Minister of Finance, is supposed to have secured a large share of the enormous commission which had been sacked in tha name of his friend Don Alexander. There are a thousand conjectures afloat as to the probable application of the money, but they are as various in shape and corur as the political opinions of those by whom they are formed. so that it would be idle to give them circulation. It is still believed, however, that a large addition is contem plated to the numerical farce of the army, anal in order to accomphsim a part of that additien economically. mea sures are about to be taken to stir up the slumbering patriotism of the people of Madrid, so as to induce them to enrol thenis Ives in the Urban Militia tar National Guard, and thus place the strong garrison of the capital at the disposal of the Minister at War, and make a large part of it available for more active purposes. The letters which have arrived this morning from Barcelona are still filled with vague expressions of alarm. At this distance it is not possible to trace the cause of so much apparent inquietude to any other source than the numerous arrests which are known to have taken place, including omen of high rank in the army and the church, as well as in the civil service of the country. It appears that D an Carlos is still in the neiehbourhood of V 11: Rini, where lie has been joined by Merino anal time Bishop of Leon._ He is represented as in constant fear of the inroads of Ruda, and as having fortified the house he occupies with several guns of small calibre. Hints are now the own out that Don Miguel would be glad if his worthy relative should find it convenient to quit the Portuguese territory, but it does not appear that any preparations have yet been• made at Villa Real for the Pretender'a departure. It is known that Don Miguel's popularity is rapidly on the wane near the frontier, and at Santarem this will doubt', ss be ascribed to the presence of Don Carlos. The present state of ivaction in Portugal is ascribed to the negotiations set on foo: by the English and Spanish Governments. The decree of the 26th of October last, extending certain privileges to the public press of this country, has been followed by another, dated the 4th of January, containing a general code of regulations. It is stated in the preamble, that absolute and unlitni , ei liberty would be inconsistent with the purity of the Catholic religion and detrimental to the public welfare; it is also stated that the restrictions which formerly existed interfered with the diffusion of knowledge and injured the general prosperity. It is avowedly for the purpose of avoiding both extremes that the new decree has been promulgated. If the degree of public interest, however, wiich attaches to the classes of works still subjected to the censorship and to those exempted from it be taken into account, it must be con fessed, that although the extremes have been avoided, the Government has not been very solicitous to pursue ti e strict path of the juste milieu. All works, for instate, which treat of matters which are either religious or eccle siastical in their nature, are still subject to the previous censorship; so also are all works, sheets, or papers, which treat of murals, politics, or government; but if matters of state are in question—such as treaties of peace, negotia tions, or conventions, tie capture of ships at sea, cr the like, or any thing reining to the person or family of the Sovereign, such works are strictly prohibited, even after the imprimatur of the censor, unless a special pet mission be obtained from the Secretary of State. With these excep eons, which are certainly much more important than nu.. me , one, the whole fi,ld of literature, science, and art, seems to be open to the freest discussion. BRUSSELS PAPERS. BRUSSELS, JAN. I3.—Captain Beaulie❑ does wit set out till to-night to proceed to Berlin as Secretary of Ligation. It is said that the Government is now deliberating on the securities it may give the Bank fur the sums that it shall advance to manufacturers on their goods delivered to the future Society of Commerce. The first cargo to he ilespatAed, will, it is said, be to the amount of half a million of francs ; the second cargo to be despatched two months after the sailing of the first ship. The Messoger of Ghent publishes the address presented to his Majesty by the Deputation of the Magistrates of Glii nt. The following passages contain their conclusions " In our opinion, the object at which we aim can he attained only by permanent measures. 1. The creation of foreign markets. 2. The enjoyment of the home con sumption. It is a case of necessity which requires a speedy reme.!y. While we are discussing and deliberating, the manufactories are dosed, and our increased population s.es some of its means of subsistence daily taken away. Being accustomed to live by honourable labour, it asks not fir charity but for work. However, as a temporary ex pedient, which has been found useful on otter occasions, it would be advisable to make purchases on tie part of the Government, in some proportion to the increased stock accumulated in our warehouses." JAN. 14.—Yesterday no business could be done in tl e Coanqber of R.presentatives, there not being a sufficient number of members present. BELGIAN FUNDS.—BRUSSELS, JAN. 13. Actual Debt, 2 y 2 per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent 953( Loan of the City, 1832,4 per Cent. Ditto, 1833,4 per cent. --Brussels Papers, Jan. 15. GERMAN PAPERS. ST. PETERSBURG'', DEC. 21.—The polite conduct of England towards Russia appears to have produced a greater effect in other countries than it has here. In this country all eyes are turned towards an adored monarch, whose noble attitude will again defeat the plans of the enemies of the etnp re. Whenever England has perceived any foreign navy becoming too powerful she has always created difficulties, for the purpose of finding an excuse for attacking and reducing it, but, as Russia has always acted with good faith, every pretext that may he raised for quarrelling with her will vanish or if more than men ices should be resorted to, Russia will meet whatever may come in a manner wo, thy of the history of her former deeds. —Munich Gazette. OnEssa, DEC. I S.—The activity which reigned in our port has ce it'd at the approach of winter. Most of the ships of war have returned into the inner put, where they have been dismantled. For some time there has been no movement of troops, except such as were absolutely indispensable. The provinces which were threatened with scarcity have been evacuated, and reinforcements have been sent to the points where disord.rs were apprehended. We are not alarmed at the reports spread in foreign j•iurnals of the preparations for war which take place in our neighbourhood, and we enjoy a state of peace which we think will not be interrupted for a lung time to came. —Austrian Observer. VIENNA, JAN. 4.—The news received the day before yesterday Irom Constantinople of the 19th December, of the recall of the French and English squadrons from the Archipelazo, has caused a rise on stock of every descrip. tion on 'Change. The degree of this rise shows-how much the affairs of the Esst have hitherto depressed the funds. The inducement to this recall is most probably a positive declaration of Russia respecting its policy with reference to Turkey. No less sincerely than our Cabinet, it maintains the principle of preservation, and what gua rantee would be thought satisfactory if she would call in question the sincerity of an assurance to this effect What would be the treaties and alliances between Sovereigns, if no confidence could he placed in Such an assurance, which has, besides, a guarantee in the friendly relations between the Russian and Austrian Gsvernments? On this account, all the apprehensions which the alliance of Russia and Turkey has excited will vanish, and no room be left for fears on this head. But the internal condition of Turkey 2ives ground for the notion that the existence of the Turkish empire cannot he of long duration. The exist ence of a dangerous conspiracy in the capital is still shown by the continual incendiary attempts, while uneasiness, discontent, and fermentation, are everywhere manifested. The Government, besides, is neither loved nor feared, nay, it is despised ; and thus we may understand bow the provinces remote from the capital are attempting, not without success, to obtain a greater share of independence, and how Albania, Bosnia, Moldavia, and Wallachia are rapidly approaching the goal which Greece and Servia has already reached ; and how an ambitious Pacha could make himself master of half the Turkish empire, and assuredly waits only for a favourable opportunity to con • tinue his conquests, or at least completely to annihilate the apparent supremacy which the Porte still retains.— Zeitung, Jan. 10. TußusHEs.—A correspondent mentions that thrushes get at the snails on which they feed by taking them into their beak, and hammering the shells against a stone until they are broken. He states that a neighbour of his brought up a thrush from the nest and kept it many years. It was so tame as to be allowed to fly about the room, when, though it had never seen any other thrush, its chief amusement was to take a silver thimble in its beak, and endeavour, with great earnestness and perse verance, to break it, as the wild bird breaks the shells of snails, by hammering it violently against any hard sub-, stance.— The Penny Magazine. BARRINGToN'S MEMOIRS OF THE UNION. _Sir Jonah I3arrington's skill in appreciating and depict ing character has been long acknowledged. No country presents more peculiar traits of character than Ireland ; and he has tikes full end able advantage of this in his chief produc ion, the " Memoirs of the Legislative Union between Great Britain and Ireland." In the course of this important work there is scarcely a single leading personage of modern Irish history whose character is nut forcibly drawn, and whose conduct is not anal)zed. We might notice, in particular, his portrai's of Lords Coruwallis, Moira, Care, Castlereagh, Chariernont, C 4m den, Norbury, and Fitzw Warn ; the. Alirqual of Buckin4- , littfl, the Duke of Leinster, Messr Curran, Grair,n, Fl nnf, Fitz4ihbon, Plunkett, Bush, Yelverton, Dawson, an I O'C mnor, who figure in these pages, among other per-ons of great prom nence, in the stormy and ev. ntfu t t Ines thsciibed by Sir Jonah. The small•pox was never known to rage wi h such violence in via tleighh.,urhood as at the present time; in any have been seized with it who have been pronounced e from v iecination, some of whom have died. Several ~Id persons have taken it. Stamford News. SUSPECTED MURDER.—On Tuesday and yesterday an inquest wa-i he.d before Mr. Baker, one of Vie C 'toners for Nliddle-ex, at the Jack of Newbury ptblic house, at the corner of Bunhill-row, to inquire into the (Leath of a female child, name unknown. The case excited intense interest, the character of a very respectable than having been alluded to in such a manner as to render it necessary for him to employ Mr. Humphries. the soli citor, to watch the evidence, which was, cert,iny, of an extraordinary kind. The holy of the infant had been found, slightly nailed up in a deal box, at the foot of a cominon stair, in Type-court, Type-street, St. Luke's. Tiie evidence adduced tending to show that its death took place in Lothbury, the jury were discharge I without coining to a verdict, and the further investigation refeired t.i Mr. Payne, the City Coroner. The evidence is of such ntture as to be scarcely fit for publication ; but, at all events, as it has hitherto led to no result, we do not think it right to publish any part of it, until the inquest is closed. THE SKELETON D ISCOVERED IN Ox- FOZID-STILEET. -- Mr. Chapman, the individual who c.inimunicated to Mr. Dyer, at Marlborough-street, on S.a urdiy, the circumstances under which he became pussessed of a human skull which he then hail with him, came yesterday to the office, and made some further stae ments relative to the inquities he had in the interim been following up. The entire skeleton was discovered in an I ,, l od c , ess A P l o r. o I C ° a a p m h house o n n o g w et t t i i n o d g erg p o o i s n se g ss r i e o p n ai o r f in t h O e x s f l o ui rd l 1, - , tre,t, and as the affair had transpired in the neighbour_ thlught it right to lay the particulars before a Magistrate. A perforation was found on the skull, which appeared to have been inflicted by some murderous weapon ; and it tv is alleged that a quantity of human hair was found near it. A medical mau inferred that it was the skull of a young female. The Irish labourers who bad discovered the skeleton while excavating the spot, had refused to tee forward, Mr. Chapman said, unless remunerated for their trouble. Mr. Dyer advised the a pplicant, in oraer to set the matter at rest, to go to the parish authorities of Matylebone, and to lay t:,e particulars b-fore them. for the purpose of ascera ning if they conceived it to be a matter which ought to be submitted to a G.ioner's Jury, Mr. Chapman promised to follow this suggestion.