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they unnecessary expesw on the public. Nothing is more usual than to see 'persons who had never before been within the precincts of a prison, put to the bar on some insignificant charge,—such as stealing two rows o f pins, one pewter p i nt, one pair of stockings, one night-cap, or one canvas sack. In each of these cases there is a regular array of witnesses, with the prosecutor in .the van, the police-officer in the rear, and aq of them ready to demand their expenees the very instant the• trial is over,:---no matter whether a convic, tion takes place or not. It must be quite ob vious that without interfering with the liberty of the subject, some plan might be devised for giv, ing to the Magistrates a summary jurisdiction, which would enable them to decide at once either upon an acquittal or conviction in such paltry cases, and act accordingly if a plan of that kind were adopted, no inconsiderable share of the public money would be saved—guiltless individuals would not be immured for weeks to gether in the cells of Newgate and persons making their first essay in delinquency, would riot leave that prison professed adepts in crime. We are aware, however, of the difficulties which our system of jurisprudence presents at first view to any final decision by the Magistrates in cases of a felonious nature, no matter how trifling the charge may be. But in our opinion those dif ficulties,are by no means insuperable ; and Bow street might, in numberless instances, be substi tuted for the Old Bailey as a fit and proper tri bunal. We would recommend the. subject to Mr. Peel, as worthy his earnest consideration in the arduous and useful task he has undertaken —a task which we trust he will not fail to come plete.—Morning Herald. The Courier, in commenting on the proceed ings at the East • India House on Wednesday last, where 20,0001. were voted to the family of the Marquis of Hastings, observes—" Mr. Hume thought the motion was not touched in terms sufficiently laudatory of the deceased Mar quis, and declared, that if he were the present Marquis, rather than accept a grant so uncere moniously bestowed, he would starve. The Hon. Member, of course, knowS best what ought to be done on such occasions ; but remembering how marvellously on the alert he was to receive certain sums from the Greek Deputies, we should not have expected him to be so nice where money was concerned." We wish there were more public men against whom no other charge could be brought than an anxiety to re ceive their own money. We should imagine that enough has already been said on this sub ject. But with respect to Mr. Hume's conduct on Wednesday, it lies, in our opinion, open to a very different objection to that which is im plied in the 'observation of the Courier. We have no wish to undervalue the services of the Marquis of_Hastings ; but of all public men, the Governor-General of India has least cause to complain of the inadequacy of his reward. It is in fact a very lucrative office, and it is under- stood that he who fills it for a very few years only, can hardly fail to save a considerable sum. The Marquis of Wellesley is not understood to be a very rigid economist, but even he came home with money in his pocket from India. If the Marquis of Hastings had not been improvi dent, no one would have thought of proposing an additional 20,0001. to him on account of his services having been inadequately rewarded.— What, then, is this grant saying to the world, but this—if a man conducts himself with pro priety, and discharges all his obligations, he will be punished for so doing by receiving less than one who acts in a manner the reverse of this. It is so pleasant a thing to spend money, that it is by no means necessary to have the guarantee of the East India Company or Mr. Hume against the consequences of improvidence, to induce any one to yield to the indulgence. We have no wish to say any thing on this subject; and had it not been for the sneer of the Courier, we should have let the matter rest where it was. We candidly confess, however, that it gave us no small chagrin, to find 'a man like Mr. Hume sanctioning so unjustifiable a principle, and thereby weakening the force of the opposition which he may liereafler be called on to give to lavish grants of public money.—Morning Chro;zicle. The speech of Mr. Sheil, at the Catholic As sociation, on Saturday last, inserted in the Chronicle of yesterday, contains much 'that is well deserving of attention. " A wise General (he,observes), who, to accommodate hiS is advised to delay an engagement with an enemy, will consider how far that delay will weaken the confidence of his own troops, and may have the effect of.dissolving and disbanding those levies which it was difficult to bring, and is not easy to keep together. This illustration will present the policy on which we have acted in a proper light, and will show, that when our own measures were apparently rash and ill-ad vised, they were dictated by substantially solid . considerations, whizh were not present to the .minds of those - .silo were disposed to censure us for precipitate folly and presumptuous indiscre tion. The Irish Catholics must be attended to as well as the Protestants of England. By con sulting the proud prejudices and lofty caprices of the latter, the energies and enthusiasm of the ,former body may be gradually suspended ; and .by a system of perpetual subsenlency to circum- Atances, the moral power which arises from the .ardour and confederacy of an immense and vehe . ment population ma y b e di ss i pate d an d waste d away. And he observes, that between. 1821 and the formation of the Catholic Association, the country abandoned itself to a degrading and unwholesome tranquillity, and the question re ceded in England, and fell back from the gene ral notice, while in Ireland the spirit and clergy of the people underwent a total relaxation. If the tranquillity produced by a resignation of a eople to oppression, and the indulgence of a hope to overcome, by their political baseness and .subserviency, the objections to them on the score of religion, were desirable, then the efforts of the Catholic Association might be deemed reprehen sible. But who would wish to purchase tranquil lity at the expence of the moral debaseMent of a whole people ? The tranquillity of the slave who fawns on the master who flogs him, is of all states of things the most revolting. If it be desirable, for the sake of England as well as Ireland, that reli gion should not form a ground for dooming six millions of men to the condition of degraded Wives, then we must approve of the means adopted to excite that spirit which is best. calcu lated .t o put an end to the system of religious exclusion. Now if the English are haughty and prejudiced, to fawn on them, and exhibit the re signation of slaves insensible, of their degradation, ' is of a ll War the least lik e ly to remove their pre judices. struggling -vv:th man, or a body o f men , ma y ti re o f refractory opponent ; but who oppressors bec om i ng i mpat i ent , so long as the oppressed do not lose patience ? There is a pretty general understanding among men, to allow to oth ers the undisturbefrezercise of the Christian virtue of Patience. Patience never did any good in this world, and never will. We must fight for all that is valuable ; and as it is a condition of our existence that rest can only be enjoyed after labour, so, in like manner, we can have lid goOd without a struggle. It is not goott for men to be allowed to indulge in pride and prejudice ; and if the Catholic Association can only succeed in making the indulgence too costly to be continued, they will save us as well as themselttS. John Bull must be constantly poked in the ribs—he must be disturbed at his meals by the clanking 'of the chains of the galley slave. Human hat Ute is pretty much the same ,in hint that it is in every other being ; and we xiever heard that pride or prejudice were cured in any one human being, by flattery and obsequious ness.—lbid. EXECUTION OF STRANG. The following account of the execution of the murderer of Mrs, Whipple, at Albany, in the state of New York is abridged from a journal published in thttt city " The city yesterday was alive with strangers. Early in the morning, and Mull the hour of execu tion, avenue teading t o t h e c i ty was thronged with vehicles; the steam-boats that came up dur ing the morning, and the ferry-boats, literally swarmed, and the streets and side-walks were so filled by the pas , 4eg Crowds as to render it ditlicult to pursue thb ordinary avocations.. The place of executiOn was in the valley, at the head of Beaver-street, directly west of the Lancasterian Academy. From this valley, which forms a nar row flat, the hills upon three sides rise abruptly to a considerable height, forming a perfect amphi theatre. The scaffold ) therefore, was overlooked, and every movement connected with it distinctly seen by the vest multitude that occupied all parts of the sides summits of the eminences. It is believed that at least 30,000 persons witnessed the ceremony on this occasion; one-fifth of whom were females ! At about a quarter past one p.m., the prisoner, in a white overdress, trimmed with black, accompanied by the Sheriff and gaoler, and other civil officers, and by the Rev. Mr. Lacy ) and escorted by the Al bany Republican Artillery, passed from the prison and proceeded on foot to the place of execution. During several of the past days, Strang had appeared to be much softened, and to evince a considerable de gree of patience. He experienced no parti cuter debility, and now ascended the steps of the scaffold with firm ness. Addressing the multitude, he said, in an audible voice, that he perceived a great many people pre sent, who had come, as he supposed, to witness his execution, and he hoped that it would lead them to reflect upon effects of sin and lust, and induce them to avoid those acts for which he was about to suffer a painful and ignominious death: Then, holding a pamphlet in his hand, he said, " This contains a full confession of the great transaction for which I am about to die, and every word that it contains, to the best of lily knowledge and belief, is true; if there is a single' word in it that is not true, it has been in serted by mistake, and not by design." The prayers prescribed by the episcopal church for such occasions were then read, which he appeared to join in earnestly. The Sheriff then took a final leave of him, and was evidently much affected. - During the awful interval between ascending the scaffold and his death, be was composed, and not much agitated. At a quarter before two o'clock, he gave the signal, drew his cap over his face, the drop fell, and after strug gling for a few minutes, the wretched man expired. He remained suspended for about half an hour, when his body •was taken down, and delivered to his friends for interment. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. -SEPT. 27. THE KING V. NEWELL AND OTHERS. Mr. PHILLIPS moved the Court, that the defen dants, • who were indicted for keeping a gambling house, to be required to put in extraordinary bail, and give twenty-four hours' notice to the prosecutor. The latter, he said, was a person who had really been ruined by the defendants. The learned ceun sel's motion was grounded on an affidavit, stating, that the defendants had threatened to leave the country, and to have recourse to every means which money afforded to ruin the prosecutor if he persisted, The CHAIRMAN could not grant all that was asked by this motion, but the Court would grant a bench warrant, and require 24 hours' notice of bail. Thomas Ford, 'William Herbert, and John Avery were indicted for a riot and assault. Mr. ALLEY having stated the facts, called witnes ses, who swore that on the day in question, there was a cricket-match at Hillingdon, and two men, Ford and another, having quarrelled on the ground, proceeded to decide the dispute by a boxing-match. Some of the inhabitants, however, procured the in terference of the constables, who prevented the men from fighting on the cricket-ground. In a short time afterwards, the Dean of Carlisle despatched the officers to a field of his, to which the combatants had adjourned, and in which they were then actu ally engaged with each other, with orders to put an end to the contest. But upon their interfering for that purpose, they were knocked down and severely ill-treated by the mob. One of the officers, how ever, the headborough of the parish, admitted that he had had a round or two himself with Ford. Mr. BODKIN, for the defendants, contended that the officers, and not his clients, were the parties in fault. They had no right to interfere and molest people who were amusing themselves, merely be cause two men who had quarrelled chose to decide their dispute by that fair, manly, national mode of deciding a quarrel, which he trusted would never be discountenanced in England, and which, he was happy to say, had received the sanction of one of the first authorities of the land. After some further observations, the learned counsel called witnesses, who swore that the officers had abused their autho rity. The Jury acquitted Herbert, and found the other defendants " Guilty." The CHAIRMAN sentenced Ford to four, and Avory to three months' hard labour in the Houie of Correction. _ _ In the course of the day, the gentlemen who had composed the Grand Jury, came into Court, and requested permission, through their foreman, to make some observations on the state of the prison. The CHAIRMAN should be very happy to attend to any suggestion of theirs, but he could not receive it publicly in Court from them as Grand Jurors, in asmuch as they were no longer a Grand Jury, they having been discharged some days ago. The Foreman observed, that they had been per mitted to visit the prison as a Grand Jury, which they conceived to be a most important part of their duty as such ; and they now were desirous of stating the result of their inspection of it. The CHAIRMAN stated that the Grand Jury had been disch arge d b e f ore t h ey rece i ve d t h e order to visit the prison. The Forema n said, that the words in the order were—" Permit the Grand Jury," &c. The CHAIRMAN asked them if they had not seen a book, in which they might have entered any re marks which they thought proper to make. There was also a Committee of Magistrates, to whom such communications might be'rnade, and who would, he was sure, be happy to attend to then). But as the Grand Jury had been discharged, the gentlemen whom lie was now addressing stood merely in the character of private individuals, and he could not, therefore, receive anything fr om t h em open l y i n Court (where every thing that was said was pub lished to the world) as coming from a Grand Jury which was not in existence. The Foreman then handed the Chairman a paper, and the gentlemen withdrew. A team of 40 wild geese last week passed over Chichester to an immense height, in a S.W. direction, and at an apparently moderate rate—an unusual eight at this season of the year.—Brighton Paper. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. 1 1 1ANSiON-HOUSE.—Yesterday a seafaring man, named Kennedy, was brought before the Lord Mayor and Alderman Ansley, charged by a tide-waiter with having smuggled some Dutch tobacco-pipes. The penalty being enormous, the defendant was trembling in his shoes, well knowing that the Excise would not show him the bast thercy. The tide-waiter produced a sample of the pipes, and stated that he believed them to be part of the parcel whiCh had been smuggled. Aldernian ANSLEY asked whether there were not pipes made in this country resembling those which were now produced. the answer to this was, that there were, but those pipes appeared to be of Dutch make. The Loeb MAvOrt asked whether any one was present who could swear that the pipes were• Dutch. To this question there was no answer, and his Lordship said that the information must be quashed. The information was then, to the surprise and joy of the defendant, Who expected at least five years' servitude in the navy, dismissed. THE SPANISH EMIGRANTS.—The following letter was a few days ago transmitted to the Lord Mayor, to whom it was stated that the unfortunate emigrants were in a famish ing condition TO HIS HONOURABLE WORSHIP THE MAYOR. Charles Bartolomeo and John Baptist Lanata, officers of the Artillery, and Octavius Gallea and F►ancis Neilo, notaries, emigranta,•not having any success by the means yotir Worship were so good as to give them, they came to me in aud► a deplorable state, as would have inspired com passion in the heart of the most barbarous person. They entreated me to supplicate your Worship's interest for them: thus I take the liberty to explain to your Worship the state in which these miserable unprotected poor creatures are plunged. After the order of your Worship, they presented themselves to Mr. Freshfieltl, who, however, could yield them no assistance, as the funds procured from the high benevolence of the British public were completely exhausted ; but that, nevertheless, there was a bazaar fur the Spanish and Italian emigrants, anti still the English Nobility showed their generosity to the destitute. It appears to me that the four persons for whom I have the honour to sup plicate your Worship, after having suffered as prisoners of war in Africa, arriving in this capital deprived of all means of support, merit to participate a little of the bounty which flows from the English bosom. These unfortunates being in the last extremity of misery, they present themselves to your Worship, and supplicate you to have pity on them ; and I take the liberty of assuring your Worship that they are worthy of your notice in every respect, because they would be thankful for any employment for their support. I dare hope that you will not reject my entreaties for them and that those unfortunates will find in you succour and protection. Allow me to remain, your honourable Worship's obedient humble servant, Count L. J. TASISTRO. 15, Wyndham-street, Bryanston-square. The LORD M xvon. lamented that it was wholly out of kis polder to do anything more for the poor men who thus entreated compassion, than hand the statement of their dis tresses to those who would probably render them some service, by applying to the great channel of charity—the public press. MARYLERONt-OFPlCE.—Yesterday, Mr. Fair brother, an eating-house keeper in Edgware-road, whose house was burned down a short time ago, complained that two firemen had sold a bed and a carpet, which were saved from the flames, to one Nathan, a Jew, who keeps a bro ker's shop in the same street, and refused to give them up until he had his-money again, Mr. GRIFFITH expressed surprise at such a charge against firemen, and called upon Mr. Nathan for an ex planation. " Your Worship," said Mr. Nathan, " I saw the fire men selling several things to other people and I thought it no harm to buy the bed." Mr. GRIFFITH--I believe you lived within two doors of the fire; you knew to whom the property belonged; if it is not explained, I shall consider it a gross act of felony, and treat it as such. Wall, a constable belonging to the office, informed Mr. Griffith that when he served the summons upon Mr. Nathan, the evening before, Mr. Nathan showed him the bed, tied up in the carpet, and said, if Mr. Fairbrother chooses to take them, I will sue the firemen for the 12s. which I paid for them." Mr. GRIFFITH—What are their ,names? Mr. Nathan —I know the man by sight who sold the bed to me, but not by name ; he said he would come forward if lie was wanted, and that Mr. Christy, the deputy foreman, gave him leave to sell it. Mr. GRIFFITH-1 think it quite necessary, for the sake of the public, that this should be generally known, and it shall be so as far as I can make it. So let there be a sum mons for this deputy-foreman of the Imperial, and the fire man who sold the property to Nathan ; and if I cannot get a proper explanation, the Directors of the Company must. HATTON-GARDEN.—Yesterday a man of gigantic stature, named Thomas Walker, was brought on a warrant by Limbrick, before Mr. ROGERS, charged by Mrs. Bigg, of Wiltnot-street, Clerkenwell, with causing his son, about ten years of age, to commit a violent assault upon her little daughter under four years old. Mr. ROGERS asked the defendant what he had to say ? Defendant : I have much to say, but shall not trespass more than half an hour. Mr. ROGERS. shall not hear you for half an hour. What have you to say to the charge?—Defendant : I can not justify myself in less time. Mr. ROGERS.—Then you'll find good bail. QUEEN-SQUARE.—Yesterday Chas. Johnson, driver of the Hammersmith stage, No. 5,558, appeared to a summons obtained against him for furiously driving. The defendant said he was guilty, and was very sorry for what bad occurred. Mr. Gaitaoms (the Magistrate) should fine the coach man 61. and costs, and trusted it would be a warning to him for the future. • PUBLIC SALES, SEPT. 27. BY MU. ROBINS (Or WAMICK-IIOUSE), AT GARRAWAY'S. A valuable and extensive Estate, all freehold, and principally tithe-free, being the Manors or Lordships of Lapworth and Bushwood, with the quit -rents, royalties, &c., stored with game, and a trout stream running through the estate, woods, cottages, .farms, and land, situate its the parishes of Lapworth, Old Stratford, Beau Desert, and Preston Bagot, near Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire, containing upwards of 1,080 acres of meadow, pasture, arable, and wood land, divided into farms, with streams of water, farm-houses, agricultural buildings, cottages, gar dens, &c u let to different tenants, at rents amount ing to more than 1,600 i. per annum, the Manor of Bushwood subject to a quit-rent of 21. 13..4d. a-year, the principal part tithe-free, timber, &c. to be taken at a valuation-- , -knocked dawn at 12,1001. A Freehold Estate, comprising Llanigon House, with offices, garden, lawn, &c., near the town of Hay, Brecon, South Wales ; Llan Thomas Farm, adjoining, with farm-house, farming buildings, en closures of meadow, pasture, arable, and wo o d l an d, a public-house, blacksmith's shop, water corn-mill, a moiety of the Manor of Llan Thomas, right of fishery in the River Wye, hi all 210 acres; fixtures, &c. to be taken at a valuation-14,9 7 0/. Two-thirds of the Great and Small Tithes in the Parish of nay, extending over 1,860 acres of farm ing land, annual value upwards of 2701., subject to repairs of the chancel of the church-2,460/. The Freehold Tithes of the P arish o f Kil - y-Cwn, near Llandovery, Carmarthen , conta i ni ng upwards of 12,000 a cr es , annual value about 8501 .- 13,9604 The Perpetual Advowson of the Curacy of the above-named Parish, the present incumbent aged 60-9601. Great and Little Coxpond Farms, situate at Leverstoek-green, with farm-house, garden, orchard, and out-b u ildi ngs , m e adow, pasture, arable, and wood land, 260 acres , l e t for two years, all freehold —6,700/. Farm, Field's -end F arm , near Ht i xter s Farm, with a new-built farm-house, garden, orchards, buildings, two cottages, meadow, arable, and wood land, 147 acres, timber, &c. to be taken at a ruination on the above three lots-1,7101. A Freehold and small part Leasehold Estate, in Nether-street, Finchley, consisting of a house on a lawn, offices, conservatory,a yard, with coach-house, stabling, lofts, and rooms, kitchen-garden, paddock, &c., about four acres, two roods, thirty-four perches, with stabling, leasehold for 21 years, from 1812, at it. 10s. per annum -2700/. BY MR. ADAMSON, A Leasehold House, No. .5, Magdalen-rOW, Prescot-street, Good man ' s -fi e ld s , with detached counting-house and warehouse, held for 18 years, at • 10/. ground-rent--5004 NSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, SEPT. 27. RULE....-IN THE MATTER OF TOLFREY. Mr. PoLLocx showed cause against a rule Nisj, obtained on a former day by Mr. HEATH, for the creditors of the above-named insolvent to show cause why he should not be allowed to file his peti tion, he having neglected to do so within the time prescribed by Act of Parliament. The Learned Gentleman founded his opposition to the circum stance of the insolvent having contracted a debt fraudulently with Mr. Pontet, a tobacconist, in Pall mall, since he (insolvent) was committed to prison. Several letters written by the insolvent were then read, which excited considerable mirth. They purported to come from Mitcham, and bore the se veral dates of March 12 and 16, April 17, and lastly, the sth of May. The first letter contained an order for some prime Havannah cigars, as several friends of his were great smokers.—(Laughter.) — The insolvent also wanted his jar filled with Prince's Mixture. Another letter contained an urgent re quest for another case of cigars, and a pound of prime illartinique.—(Laughter.) The last letter was dated on the sth of May, and Contained a further order fora pound of Martinique, and stating that the last cigars did not draw well- (a laugh)—promising► at the same time to come to town in the following week, when he would dis charge his account. "Not content," said Mr. PoLLOCK, " with bestow ing his favours upon his clients while at large, he at length sent another order after he got into prison, stating that he wanted some Prince's Mixture, ob serving that he could not live without snuf."—(Loud laughter.) Mr. Commissioner LAW said, that if it had been proved that the insolvent had obtained the snuffs and cigars for the purpose of recruiting his purse by the sale of the articles, there would have been some reasons why the rule should, be effectively opposed; but it appeared that the insolvent had one of the articles for his own use, and which he seemed to consider essential to his existence : under these cir cumstances, therefore, he should pronounce the rule absolute. RECEIPT STAMP DUTY. At the Petty Sessions held at Chesbunt on Mon day last, Mr. William Nunn, overseer of the poor and constable of Helioris Bumpstead, in Essex, ap peared to answer an information exhibited against him by the Solicitor of Stamps, for having given a receipt in full of all demands upon unstamped paper. The evidence went to prove, that at the foot of a bill of . charges, made by the parish upon one Ely Wing, the defendant had' written the words—" By cash, in full of all demands." For the defendant it was contended, that this was not a receipt ; hut upon reference to the Act it ap peared, that any memorandum which imports or signifies any acknowledgment of the payment of money, is a receipt; and the defendant was accord ingly convicted in the mitigated penalty and costs, amounting to the sum of 8/. 9s. 6d., which he im mediately,paid. TO AN INFANT, ON HER BIRTH-DAY. Blessings on thee, little Fanny, Blessings on thine infant head, May thy days be bright and many, May thy path with peace be spread. May thy cheek with health be glowing, May thine eye with pleasure beam, May thy heart be long in knowing, Happiness is but a dream. Now unconscious of the sorrow, That may cloud thy future way, No expected ill to-morrow, Damps the pleasure of to-day. Oh ! may disappointment never Cloud the brightness of tby brow ; Oh ! that it could smile for ever Peacefully serene as now. But may HE, who reads the sadness Of the spit, joy impart ; May be give thy bosom gladness, Guide thy ways, and keep thy heart. Illessings on thee, little Fairny, May - thy blessings still increase, May this be but one of many, Many birth-days spent in peace. A CASE FOR FARTHING CHARACTERS. Supposing some blockhead, who hoped to look great, From powder and wig being clapped on his pate, Of whom, in dispraise, nothing ever was said, As none knew, and none cared, if lie lived or were dead Who never did mischief to client or thief, As none were such fools as to give him a brief; Supposing such hero, to make known his name, Aspiring to shine in twelve penn'orth of fame; Supposing such fellow some night should take in Too much wine, or more probable still, too much gin, And his blood being moved by the juniper's heat, Assail every female he sees in the street ; And supposing, for back on that word we must fall, For whatever we say is hypothesis all ; Supposing, he makes of the business a botch, And finds himself fast in the hands of the watch ; And supposing, before he again gets at large, That acts unbecoming are laid to his charge; And supposing at last when permitted to pass, He's cautioned how next he appears like an ass. Supposing all this were as true as the Bible, Would stating it simply, be voted a libel? COUNSEL'S OPINION. No doubt : for the truth you will find if you try, Is " malicious and false"--so an action will lie. Mr. David Evans, of Llandovery, in Wales, who is in the habit of selling beasts on commission, for the inhabitants of the principality, lodged information at Lam beth-street police-office ) of his hav►ng been robbed at the fair at Barnet, on Friday last, of Bank-notes and cheques amounting to 600/. The account be gave was this : He attended the fair in the usual way of his occupation, and after transacting his business, was in the habit of leav ing about twilight, when he was beset with three fellows, who hustled him from one to the other, and forcibly took from his pocket, a leather pocket-book, containing, among other papers, two Bank of England notes of 100/. each, numbered 18,649 and 18,653, a cheque on Masterman• for 100/., 90/.. in Buckinghamshire notes, 90!. in Llan dovery notes, a 10/. and a 5/., of the Bank of England, and 71 sovereigns. He had so distinct a view of the ruf fians that he is convinced he should know them again. A TitAvtLING DISASPER.—A dapper little gentleman, in the " travelling line," habited in a smart blue frock, and with a prodigious deal of industry in his countenance, on descending from a stagecoach the other day, discovered that some fellow-passenger, who had been dropped in the out-skirts of the town, had exchanged hats with him. Though the beaver which had thus acciden tally fallen to the lot of the little man was a good beaver, he viewed it outside and inside with a very rueful aspect, in short, his heart was sad, and he all but wept. A bene volent observer, who pitied his perplexity, tried to console him by pointing out the evident good qualities of the strange hat. It was unquestionably a new hat --nothing worse of the wear. , .;and what was of more importance, had obviously covered the bead of a gentleman. The little man, hotVevet refused to be comforted. He still shook his head and sighed dolefully ; and at length with quivering lips, murmured, "all very true, bat, my dear, dear Sir, my hat hail a shirt in it !"—Edinburgh Observer. It is generally rumoured that his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant has signified his intention of accept ing the invitation to, and honouring by his presence, the forthcoming civic feast, usually given by the new Lord Mayor, on the day of his being sworn into office, which will take place on next Monday. As it will probably be the last occasion on which his Excellency w ill appear in public, or mingle with the citizens, previous to his depar ture, much expectation has been raised in consequence; and it is even surmised that his Excellency will probably ad dress the Corporation explanatory of the objects and prin ciples of his Administration, which has so fully met the a pprobation of his Sovereign. Mr. Lamb, the new Se cretary, will have occasion to address the assembly on his health being drank, so that a more than usual eclat will be given to the celebration of the new civic feast. The pre parations for the dinner, on the part of the new Lord Mayor, (Alderman Nugent), ace of the most profuse and splendid nature, embracing every delicacy of the season in abundance. From all those circumstances, expectation is at present at the height, with respect to this festivity. It is supposed that his Excellency will not delay his departure after the instalment of the new civic officers, and that Lord Justices will be appointed, previous to the arrival of his successor. —Dublin Freeman's Journal. MANCHESTER POTA'POE MARE ET.—Sept. 22. Potatoes, 4s. fid., ss. 3d., and 6s. Od. per load of 12 score arid 121bs. ; New ditto, Os. Od., Os. tkl., and Os. per ditto ; Turnips. es. Od., 7s. Od. and 7s. 6d. per load of 16 pecks; Onions, 16s. Od., 175., and 17s. 6d. per 12 score. MANCHESTER FAR ' No. d. d. finostle Twist, 20..101 to llf 121 13 40,.16 17 Mule copTwisq 30 ..Ii 12 for warp 40 14 lb ..17 19 00 _2O 22 • 70..24 26 80 ..28 31 LW MARK Mule Cop Welt-. Weft from waste r.—Sept. 25. ' 30 10i to 11i 40 -- 12 13 50 ' l6 17 60 -- 17} 181 70 201 22 80 21 26 IGO - 30 32' 120.- 34 :38 10- 7 8 'I.. 8 Si 18.,..9 10 24 10 11 HOP INTELLIGENCE. WORCESTER, SZI7. 26.—The number of New Pockets weighed on the fair-day, last Wednesday, was 1003. On Saturday 420 were weighed ; prices '7ss. to 85s. The produce of our Plantation will' certainly exceed the calcu lations hitherto made ; it is geuerally believed that it will reach nearly a half of last year's crop ; the quality of the samples already brought to market has not been very fine. CORONER'S INQUEST ON MR. DODD. On Wednesday morning, at eleven o'clock, an In quest was held at Giltspur-street Compter, befote Thomas Shelton, Esq., the Coroner, and a respect able Jury, on view of the body of Mr. George Dodd, aged 45, the late eminent engineer and draughtsman. The Jury being empanelled and sworn, viewed the body of the deceased, which lay in a shell in the infirmary of the prison, after which the following evidence was taken : John Visitt, a beadle and street-keeper, Tower hill, on Monday week last, found the deceased lyi9g about the streets in the ward of Billingsgate, in the utmost possible destitution. On witness inquiring of him his name, and where he came from, the de ceased, with wildness in his looks, said that he was a convicted felon : that the day before he had ol)- tained leave of absence from Mr. Wontner, the Go vernor of Newgate; that he was to be tried the next day, and requested witness to take him to one of his Majesty's gaols. Witness thought it advisable to take him before the Lord Mayor. His Lordship, as also Alderman Key, and Mr. Hobler, recognizO him, and expressed the utmost commiseration at the dreadful state he appeared in, and inquired of what service they could be to him. The deceased, in the most incoherent manner, said, that he wanted to see Lord Lauderdale, and the Master-General bf the Ordnance, as he had business of the utmost im portance to communicate to them. His Lordship endeavoured to call to his recollection many circum stances that had occurred when the unfortunate man was in affluent circumstances; but his answers indicated that his intellects were entirely gone. His Lordship desired witness to convey the deceased here in a coach, with a message, that every thing should be done for him, and to be brought before him again on the following Monday. On the deceased leaving the office, he accused witness of robbing him of 1161., and that he had enticed him to a brothel for the purpose of murdering him. Wit ness found on his person several letters, some of which were addressed to him from persons connected with Portsmouth Dock-yard, and others from Messrs. Joliffe and Banks, steam-packet proprietors : their contents were refusing to send the deceased any more money till it was ascertained whether the plans which the deceased had forwarded to them had succeeded. An assistant to Mr. Box, the surgeon of the prison, stated that the deceased was brought to the prison on Monday week last by the last witness ; he was very emaciated, and evidently labouring under insanity. Blisters were applied, and every thing. proper done, but the deceased l►ngered t►ll last Tuesday, when he died. During his illness, the de ceased had broth, arrow -root, wipe, and every other comfort. In the course of the inquiry, it came out from Mr. Teague and others, that the unfortunate deceased was once in flourishing circumstances, that he, in conjunction with his father, some years buck, under took the vast undertaking of forming a tunnel across the Thames, near Gravesend, which ultimately failed ; that the deceased received 3,0001. frOm Mr. Rennie, for the plan of Waterloo-bridge, and 2,0001. for Vauxhall-bridge; he also planned many other great works in various parts of England : the failure of many of which turned the deceased's brain, and ultimately ended in the misery described. A few days before the death of the unhappy man, one of his daughters called at the prison, and from whom it appeared the deceased had deserted his home for the last six months • that in consequence of many failures he met with , he took to drinking, and would wander about the streets for weeks together. The Jury returned a verdict of—" Died by the Visitation of God." The deceased has left a widow and children. THE MARKETS. SOUTHALL MARKET.—Sept. 26. This day's supply was by no means great, but the mar ket having been rather thinly attended by buyers, each kind of meat sold tardily, at the following prices per stone of 81b. to sink the offals:— _ _ --- - Beef 3s. &J. to 4s. Bd. I Veal 4s. 2d. to M. 4d. Mutton 3 4 4 I Pork 4 6 5 8 Lamb . 4s. Od. to 4s. 8d The foregoing quotations are, the best Lamb 4d. per stone beneath those of this day se'nnight. In prices of other things no alteration. Considerable numbers of Beasts, Sheep, and Lambs, were driven away unsold. HAILSHAM MARKET.—Sept. 26. 4s. Od. to 4s. 6d. N. Od. to ss. Od. Mutton I 3 10 410 Pork 0 0 0 0 Lamb Cs. Od. to 4s. 6d. Supply good, and trade, on the whole, dull. STEYNING MARKET.—Sept. 24. Beef 4s. Od. to 4s. 10d. Os. Od. to Os. Od. Mutton 4 0 - 5 0 I Pork* 410 5 I Lamb 4s. Od. to 4s: Bd. A moderate supply, and a heavy trade. ARUNDEL MARKET.—Sept. 25. Beef— 3s. 10d. to 4s. Bd. I Veal. 4 s. Cd. to s s. 2 d. Mutton 4 0 410 Pork '4 6 5 4 Lamb 4s. Od. to 48. Bd. Supply good, and trade rather dull. CHICHESTER MARKET.—Sept. 26. Beef 3s. Sd. to 4s. Bd. Veal 4s. 6d. to ss. 2d. I Mutton 3 10 4 6 5 0 5 4 Lamb 4s. Od. to 4,6 d. The prices of Store Beasts and rigs were rather on the ad vance, those of Store Sheep and Lambs looking a little down wards. Supply good, and trade dulL RUMFORD M A RKET.—Sept. 26. a. d. to s. d. ts. d. to g. d. Beef 3 6 4 6 1 Veal 3 8 5 0 Mutton 3 4 4 6 1 Pork .4 2 ' 5 2 Lamb 3s. 6d. to 4s. 6d. Suckling Calves from 14s. to 36s ; Quarter old Pigsles. to 153. each. Supply good, and trade dull. COUNTRY COIN MARKETS DURING Tff WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Per Quarter. Blandford ...........—. Brigg Cambridge Chard .. s. to 8. -- 60 60 56 54. 56 76' S. to S. 31 32 3$ S. to S. S. tO S. - 52 45 50 21 30 Huntingdon Louth 38 4t 34 36 32 36 30 34 30 40 30 42 24 32 23 29 20 24 19 .23 22 27 30 • 40 30 34 25 28 - 31 28 32 20 26 20 '24 20 32 Lynn—. Newark 50 55 32 58 52 60 55 60 SS 60 56 66 45 50 51 5S 50 51 65 70 54 59 Nottingham Peterborough Plymouth Pont 8 herborne Uppi ngham NVisbech •••••••••,•••••••• York--........ 37 38 54 62 48 61 42 58 49 60, :32 38 27 32 .52 56 49 as 46 49 58 62 32 38 LEEDS CORN MARKET. —Sept. 25. There was a large supply of Wheat and Barley, and middling of other Grain, but very little business done; the finest New Wheat was Is. to 2s. per quarter lower, and ail other descriptions nearly unsaleable, and Old Wheat may be quoted nominally the same. • Barley met dull sale, and full Ss. per quarter cheaper. Oats and Shelling ra ther lower. Beans were scarce, and fully supported last quotations. In Rapeseed no alteration. Wheat, Norfolk and Suffolk, 601 b. York. and Lincoln. 60 Ib. Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk • 34s. to 38s. I --- 345. to 38a Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Grinding.l., ----- Grinding , 3os. to 325. 4 Beans Oats, Potatoe ----Mailing, Foreign 13d. to 14d....English 14d: to 16d. per st. Shelling 34s. to 355. per load . R a peseed, English, 201. to 111. MANCHESTER SMITHFIELD. 7 Stpt. 26, At per lb. sinking the of hl. 4,134 Sheep 4d. to 6d. 10 Calves-- Sd. to 7d 610 Cattle 3i 6 1134 Pigs 1 Sh 780 Lambs at 4d. to 60. DESPERATE RIOTS at GLOUCESTER. The history of these riots may, we believe, be thus traced :---On the first erection of the West gate Bridge over the River Severn, the Act of Parliament which was obtained for that purpose stated that tolls might be legally demanded from all passengers until such period as the expense incurred in the erection should be defrayed, in consequence of which certain sums have been exacted from every species of passengers until the present period. For some few years past, an idea has been entertained by a great portion of the population of Gloucester and its more im mediate vicinity, that the tolls raised had been amply sufficient 'to cover every expense, and much dissatisfaction has consequently been expressed at various times at the continuance of the de- mand ; but until last Thursday no violent. or systematic resistance has been made to it s ' On that evening a body of workmen, in P"inber about 100, who have been for some montias'en gaged in the erection of a new bridge across the river at Over; in returning from their employ ment had to pass the Westgate Bridge, at the toll -gate of which. they expressed a determina tion to resist payment ; the wife of the gate- . keeper being in attendance refused to con cede to their resolution ; they then threaten ed to tear down every barrier which impeded their progress,. to demolish the toll-house, and to hang up the woman amidst the ruin. T . Although naturally terrified at these threats she still persisted in her refusal to let them pass, un less they complied with the usual demand ; enraged at this the fellows tore down the paling on one side of the road, and triumphantly walked through the breach they had thus forcibly effected. On the succeeding morning the damage which had been done by this act of violence was re paired, but similar proceedings being adopted that evening, an open thoroughfare was left across the bridge for foot passengers until Monday afternoon, when the opening was again closed, compromise having been effected between the trustees and the individual who employs the workmen.—The cessation of outrage, which had been anticipated from this, proved however of shore' duration ; soon after five o'clock, several of the workmen assembled round the gate, and the number was gradually augmented by their companions, by bargemen, and others of the, lower classes, until upwards of a thousand per sons were collected, amongst which many won - 10f w up ere a ie d ry bi c .o o k n e spicuous. The riot commenced by the great gate being forced from its hinges,} and on its beil en ig ndien p a r v e po c i l ue p ic i se t ed a s t . e t d o into the river - shout o of th e o f rio exultationan and ,e announcedorthem were r l e a w c l o e i s l s , triumph the smaller gates and every tpostiley s ecur ed were i. then torn order to avoid ill usage, to Severaltzt barredNvile r e t , hheav door,i g present vainly compelled, kteem ct ifluegeprogressconstables e family of .the gatekee per C see ure• An attack was, however, i ,mmediately cos urte nesd inag il i j l e ieti vi t n li d s ° : on the house, and large . stones were hurled with gate s s e h l u v t e t s h e r o a s u l a i s i d e i d ; the such force that the shutters were broke n through , and the floor of ,the room was speedily covered with missiles. 'The inmates were of course much alarmed at the danger which surrounded them, and the house having no other door than that which opened to the road, they had no resource left then but to wrench the iron bars from a back window and thus make their escape amid st , a volley of stones. One of the most desperate the ringleaders then climbed the roof of th e house, and fastened a rope round the chimney' which was immediately pulled down ; and: scene of devastation was then commenced whic h evinced that the perpetrators acted rather und o the maddening impulse of the moment than 0111 a mere desire to terminate the cause of their complaint.' The house was speedily unroofed'l and disrobed of every article of furniture, which. was broken in pieces and th;own into the river; and so rapidly was the work of demolition carried on, that in a short time scarcely a vestige either of the house or gate could be perceived. AO' the perpetration of this extraordinary and daring act the crowd gradually dispersed, and about to' o'clock quietness was restored. Many of diese l who were most active in the affray were arme t ` with bludgeons, but our sorrow is somewha t mitigated in being enabled to add that hal e personal injury was sustained. The authoritie s immediately sent for military aid to prevent ' recurrence of a similar scene, and on T u esdef afternoon two troops of the 4th Dragoon Guard s arrived in the city, ,one from Dursley, the o ther ; from Wotton-under-edge.—Free passage 1111 thus been again Obtained over the bridge, but 146 understand the trustees are determined on 601' ing a new gate this day (Thursday,) near whi ch a guard house is to be . placed, and a militari Patrol stationed in order to prevent any riotou s apprehension of any of the rioters. assemblage. A reward has keen offered for th e .Chronicle. BIRTHS. Hampstead, M rs . T ate , Of $ daughter On the 2 6 th in stant, the lad y of Christopher Riehnuo gi ' Esq. of Doughty - stree t, of a daughter. On the 27th instant, the l a d y o f D av i d Pollock, Ss4. barrister-at -law, of a daught er . On the 22d, at B o yd H ouse, Alirfield, near Lee d s) the nt h . e 21st instant , at lady of Mr. Henry de Palva, of a son. On the 26th instant, at Parson's-green, the lady of T. D. Belfield, of a son. On the 26th instant, in Baker-street, the lady of J. 1 3 . \Vilks, Esq. of Tandridge House, near God*tone, SurreP of a son. MARRIED. On the 26th instant, at Maidstone Church, by the !lc!: James Reeve, Mr. J. C. St ep h ens, so li c i tor, to J ane , e lde 6 ' P . Bastard, Morton Robertden Bart. Eden, to daughter of the l a t e M r. J o h n B eec hi ng, o f T ov il . On the 27th i nstant, at Wi m bl e d on Ch urc h , b y t h e BO:" P Esq. son n th o ir f d tte ug l h at te e r the Hono ura bl e M r . J u stice Park. 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