The Sun. — London, England, 1827-01-16 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. We insert at full length an account coming from the " Free-thinking Christians" themselves, of the commence ment, one day, and final celebration, the next, of a mar riage of two of their sect at the church of St. George the Martyr, Queen-square. The public should be aware that it is the Free-thinking Christians themselves who relate their own story, and must, therefore, take it as an account on one side. We do not know whether the clergyman of the Church of England may think it necessary to relate any thing on the other, as there is nothing which reflects :in the slightest degrec upon his conduct, and therefore he is under no necessity of coming forward in self-defence. h ;is, surely, but proper and fair, that those who stickle for liberty of conscience, should pay some attention to the 'consciences of others. Whai Can a clergyman of the Church of England do, when a Dissenter, like Mr. Lionel Trotter, trots up to him with a Miss Agnes Campbell in one hand and a protest in the other ? If he complies with the protest, he cannot bestow the bride ; if he bestows the bride, he spurns the protest. Was ever ab surdity like this ? The bridegroom comes to demand the celebration of a rite, and at the s a m e ti me p ro tests against its celebration in the only way in which the clergyman has sworn and is bound to celebrate it. The clergyman has no option ! Why-should he be pestered ? If Dissenters of any kind think it proper to protest against a ritual to which they' submit of necessity, let them pro test in their own congregations or to their own Ministers. Let us suppose for a moment, that a clergyman were found capable of violating his own most solemn vows, of deviating from that service or ritual from which he has even more than sworn that he will not deviate, and of marrying a couple as they would prescribe, would they be content with such a ceremony ? Would they take the consequ'nces of its nullity ? Certainly not. We again, . then, ask, what it is that they expect from the clergyman ? Our separation from the Church of Rome is adduced. This is not the place for entering at large into such a question. But how do we conduct ourselves in this very article of marriage with respect to that church ? With the Roman Catholics, marriage is a sacrament; with us, not. Yet, can any thing be more common than for a Pro testant, marrying a Catholic, to receive this sacratnent, and that without any protest, the parties being ordinarily married according to both forms ? Let the Free-thinking Christians do the same, if they please. But why will,they break into our churches only for the sake of creating noise and confusion ?—Tines. If no hopes of a peaceful termination to the dispute with Ferdinand can be founded on any confidence in his justice or discretion, it is supposed, by the last accounts from Madrid, that some good effects may arise, in spite of him, from the positive experience of his own incapacity to support by arms the criminal enterprise which he has com menced. The most respectable Spanish Authorities as sure us, that whatever may have been the intentions of the Court of Madrid to carry its army on the Portuguese frontier to the amount of 26,000 or 24,000 men, it is as notch as can be accomplished by Ferdinand's Government to assemble 6,000 effective soldiers for that or any other service. Here, then, if such be the fact, and if the Ca marina be a reasoning or prudent body, there seems at once an end of the whole question, and a certain and tran quil victory to the Allied Governments of Portugal and ' Great Britain. But there are other engines than those of common sense at work in the interior of the Palace at Madrid, and without pretending to ascertain before hand 'tlaeeiltimate.success of the agency of these instruments, we - thust at least deserve the direction in which they act,- attel . suspend a decided judgment on the issue. We believe . it' - friar be taken for an axiom universally admitted among ourselves, that if Portugal continue long in the enjoyment of a free constitution, Spain will not long remain a slave toethe.despotism which depresses her. This truth, indeed, appears to be the only one with which the minds of the Apostolic Junta of Madrid are as strongly impressed as that of the most enlightened Englishman. From this con riction only, has sprung the treacherous and atrocious at tack .upon the freedom of Portugal; and we may depend upon it, that so long as the neighbourhood of liberty can be deemed injurious or dangerous to a tyrant—that is, so tong as the race of man continues—the lovers of absolute e ovieein Spain, the Court; the Ministers in its confidence, and thi wealthier Clergy, will regard as a fundamental law ofelteir existence, the necessity of destroying the liberties Of:Portugal; or, failing that, they will cherish the chimera . of redheing the kingdom under the Spanish crown. That there are evil advisers, industriously athanlating the slug gish hsind of Ferdinand on this question, abniiiient proofs are offered us. A curious paper, in illustration of the fact, has been published by one of our contemporaries, bearing for title " A Private Exposition to the King," by In gnanzo, Archbishop of Toledo. Of the authenticity of the document we can say nothing, but that we cannot per. ceive .any proofs of fabrication on the face of it ;—at all events, the argument and spirit of the document are such as the Archbishop and his party would most probably adopt. Many points, of moment to the orthodox, are touched upon by the pen (if it be thepen) of the Archbishop. The purpose of the wi:ole representation is to hinder Ferdi nand from yielding one joi; to Mr. Canning's demands, or menaces. He tells the King, that the object to which he ' refers is no other than " the present state of affairs, as relating to the occurrences in Portugal, in the influence of which over the country Divine Providence has confided to your Majesty, all, Sir, unanimously agree." Now, we are justified from reason, as well as authority, in censidee ing this confessed and paramount influence of Portugal, in her present state, upon the other portion of the Pere:mile, as the real clue by which to guide us in ail our specula- 1 tions upon the real policy of the Spanish Court and Mi nisters. When they can attempt the ruin of Portuguese liberty by force alone, they will do so—by force and per fidy combined they will do so—as they have already done so, and are at this moment doing. When beaten or de terred from trying force, they will resort to treachery alone, signing any treaties,' swearing any oaths, nay offering any pledges that - can be exacted from them ; but, they will ever burn with inextinguishable hatred towards the tree of life which biesisoment- their-neighbourhood, and towards those who rally round it 'to gather a new mo ral existence from its fruits. The Archbishop (sup posing always the paper to be genuine), declares, as is the custom with priestly politicians in des potic countries, that " this cause, . (viz.—the cause of absolute power) •" is the cause of God." This might be a solid argument with Carlos, who is a ei ae se ; but with Ferdinand,--who is a profligate, a hy pocrite,end a coward, - without n spark of devotion oraeligion ai, - ~213 t him, it furnishes nothing more than a pretext for shelteriq the cause of tyramiy under a fanatical cloak. The exposition aboneEngland—with execs''-beeforgi yen speech—w;th and -stupidity about the glory zoes on to speak contemptuously tio o n f o spai f Mr. Canning, f or hi s n evereto much Castilian con ce it r f—wi , th much coati dence-and-apparetif acuteness, on the necessity-which must compel -the "%eitelt Court to come at last in aid of its Spanish '"!-Islh i - Itud, finally, with a forcible deprecation of any shadow the atiniatune of of such counsels, if following_ K Ilildhilin word or deed by Ferdinand to this country What must be the result pa,,,graph446leirpresie:-Itis easy to foresee. The the turn - which ought -to be . with England :—" If Englands.i ft „ 1 the. author'sfeeling on ._ very . . given to the negotiation already gone too far with your Majesty, throw dowo_sh e gauntlet, and your Ma j esty w ill see him tremble who i s %lied upoa forei n to take it g up. Threaten if you are threatened, and if en voy" (Mr. Lamb) " announces tha t he is about to n quit the kingdom, let your Majesty tell him to do it without delay; we shall then see the empty bravadoe s o f hi s in structor " (Mr. Canning) " fall to the ground — we s h a ll se e the backwardne ss Of a Forei g n Minister to risk hi s place in stipport of a constitution, which he pronounces to be legitimate, merely because it was issued from his o wn portfolio."—lbid. . It is confidently reported that the Government of Buenos Ayres has made a direct and pressing application to our Cabinet, to interfere, by mediatory means, for the ,kurPse of Putting an end to the present war waging with Brazil, and that an Envoy, charged with this special com mission, is to sail for Rio de Janeiro in the next packet. We have always deeply regretted this war on the Eastern • bank of the river Plate, which has now been for so many • years an extensive theatre of desolation ; but, without referring in the least to the origin of the hostilities, we cannot help thinking that the Government of Buenos Ayres has been both rash and improvident in attempting, single-handed, to seek a rupture with a powerful neighbour, at a time when it had no other revenue than what it de rived from an external trade, which could not fail to be annihilated from the moment its port was blockaded, and the interior provinces refused to join the Union. It was more than madness to suppose that Buenos Ayres could continue to carry on so unequal and disastrous a war, with resources borrowed from British capitalists. The sacrifices already made, during a war, commenced at an inauspicious moment, and in rather too high a tone, must be long felt in Buenos Ayres; but it is now, we are inclined to think, that the pressure of the difficulty begins. The Emperor of Brazil did not, for a considerable time, put forth all his strength, hut, from the moment he took up the affair in good earnest, the issue of the contest was no longer dubious. He dis played the greatest personal activity in sending off his troops, and when he harangued them, previous to their embarkation, we remember that he made use of the fol lowing remarkable words :—" One of the stars of our standard has been insulted—all must stand together, or fall;" meaning the nineteen stars on the Brazilian flag, representing the nineteen United Provinces. The nego ciation above alluded to, therefore, bids fair to be an ex tremely arduous one, as, no doubt, the question of indem nity must follow. The inclination for peace thus evinced by Buenos Ayres must naturally have raised the Emperor's tone; and we apprehend, if the opportunity is favourable, and he can only secure a guarantee, he will be disposed to bring in a long bill of charges. Even if the cause of the original dispute was submitted to umpires—an expedient to which he has sworn he will never consent ; and even although the award were a g ainst him, who would be pre-' pared to pay the charge of an army of 10,000 men, and a large navy, from 181-5 up to the present time, and now nearly doubled in number, besides the captures under Artiga's flag, chiefly condemned in the United States, spoliations, &c. ? Such charges would amount to several millions sterling, yet, for such a sum, we do not know where a paymaster is to be found.—Morning Chronicle. It is evident from the manner in which the organ of the Apostolics speaks of the Persian war, that our allusions to the political intentions of Russia in the East have not been unfounded. The Quotidienne mentions with exultation that the pacific interference of England between the two States has been rejected by the Russian Emperor, who is determined to push on the war with vigour. It is not wonderful then, that he should wish the attention of Eng land to be fully occupied in another quarter, and with that view he may give Ferdinand assurances which have the effect, at present, however, of preventing that pusillani mous Monarch from falling on his knees before the hostile demonstrations of the power of England. It is this policy which may make for a time something like a common cause between the head of the Greek Church and the do- , mineering agents of the See of Rome. But it is not likely that the co-Operation which Nicholas would give the Spa nish King would proceed any further than diplomacy. Even should a war arise between England and Spain, be is too remote from the scene' of action to effect any thing without a vast expenditure, to which the Russian finances are not adequate—we mean in the West of Europe. But we are vulnerable in another point of our Empire, to which he may make himself an access, and dismember our Last India possessions, as Bonaparte would have done had he suc ceeded in subjugating Russia. It must be allowed, that in attempting the overthrow of the Persian power her Scy thian adversary has undertaken a difficult task. It was a labour of ambition which the Roman Empire, in the pride of its military glory, could not accomplish. The disci pline, hardihood, and courage of the legions that carried their eagles to the remotest boundaries of Europe, did not avail against the obstacles which nature, and an enemy that fled only to ensnare their pursuers, presented to them in a Persian war—let us, however, recollect that Russia has the advantage of being contiguous to this power, which Rome had not—and should she hold the towns Which she may take in military occupation, and establish armed colonies of her own subjects, as we did in India, the road to the frontiers of Hindostan will be open. Then our Merchant-Princes, the Directors, may begin to think that the throne of their Eastesu dominion is.not of ada mant, and should America co-operate with Russia, our West India colonies will be in just as . precarious a state. It is not for alarm, but security, that we would call the public attention to these matters, as to have a distinct perception of danger is the first step towards taking the proper means to meet or to avert it.—Morning Herald. On the merits of the question between us and America, concerning the trade with our Colonies, there can scarcely be a difference of opinion ; and the American Government, conscious that the pretensions which it advanced are alto gethes: unreasonable, would now be glad to recede from them. But they allege, as matter of complaint against us, that we have hastily closed the door against negociation, and that there is, to say the least, a harshness, and a want of courtesy, in declining to arrange by treaty, what would be settled more conveniently in that mode, than by mutual and independent legislation. This complaint is entirely misapplied; and America, if she looks back to what she has done, will find that, as far as any blame can arise from pitting an end to the negociations, that blame must attach to herself, and not to us; for she deliberately did an act, which rendered negociation nugatory; an act, too, which no Envoy, or Plenipotentiary, can do away with; and, until her Legislature retrace their steps, treaty would be an idle mockery and farce.— In 1823, that most extravagant and insane law was passed, which imposed alien dutiei on British ships and cargoes coming from our West India Colonies, " until proof should be given, to the satisfaction of the President of the United States, that no other or higher duties of tonnage, or impost, and no other charges of any kind, are exacted in the British Colonial ports, upon the vessels of the United States, and upon any goods, wares, and mer chandise, therein imported from the United States, than upon British vessels entering the same ports, and upon like goods, wares, and merchandise, imported in such ves sels from elaewhere." We at first thought, that " from elsewhere" meant only from other foreign 'countries; but we soon learned, to our infinite astonishment, that these words were intended to include the Mother Country and her dependencies ! What was the effect of this measure upon the negociations which were then pending at London ? The American Plenipotentiary declared, that no pro position could be received until we had made the con cession required by the law of 1823—that is, until: we had agreed, that though our own produce and manufac . tures were subject to heavy duties in the American mar ket, the produce and merchandise of the United States should be admitted into our Colonial markets on the same terms with the produce of merchandise of our own dominions. Thus the negociations were terminated— and thus it was, that the door was closed against treaty. We do not condemn Mr. Rush for what he did; he could take tics ether course; and our blame falls, exclusively, upon the absurd law, which left him no other alterna tive. The Legislature 14 tied up his hands, and those of the Executive Government; the public func tionaries were not at liberty to exercise their own dis cretion, The law had prescribed a preliminary con dition, without which no arrangement could be en tered into. Where was the authority of Mr.' Rush, or any El - IVOT, to dispense with this condition ? The condition was of a nature, which it required an uncommon combination of ignorance and impu dence to propose. Great Britain could not listen to it for a moment. Treaty, therefore, upon that basis, was entirely out of the question. Neither could there be any negotiation, as to whether we might not be induced to grant America the boon she demanded; for the point was one, which admitted of no doubt. England could never nuke the concession, upon which the American Legisla ture insisted. It being thus impossible to treat upon the terms fixed by the American Law, could negociation be entered into upon any other principle ? Clearly not : for every other principle is repudiated by the Ame rican Legislature; and it would be an idle farce to treat with the Functionaries of the Executive Govern ment, upon a basis disavowed by the -supreme autho rity of the State. The American Ministers say, that they are now willing to recede from the extravagant de mand made by the Law of 1823, and that it is ungracious in us, to refuse to negotiate upon the more equal terms, which they now propose. We believe that they are sincere, and that they are as sensible of the extravagant absurdities of that demand, as we ourselves. But the demand was not made by them alone, nor is it enough that they recede from it : it was made by the law, and it is the law which must recede, and authorize them to recede from the wild and unreasonable pretension. It is ridiculous in Mr. Adams and Mr. Clay, to propose to negotiate with us concerning the arrangement of the colonial trade, on terms contrary to what the law, which they are bound to obey, and over which they have no controul, compels them to exact. While the law of March, 1823, remains on their statute book, an offer of negociation is a mere jest : that law precludes all negociation, except upon a basis which we have ever declared to be inadmissible, and upon which they, themselves, are now ashamed to insist. If, therefore, the door has been shut agzinst treaty, it was their Legisla ture who first closed it, and who keep it closed. Let them repeal the Act of March, 1823, and then, and-not till then, will they be in a condition to offer to negotiate. When they shall have placed themselves, in that respect, on a footing with us, it will be our part to consider whe ther we ought to make any proposals to them, or listen to any which they may make to us.—New Tires. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, MONDAY, JAN. B. LUCENA V. CRAWFORD. The Loa'. CHANCELLOR, addressing Mr. Hart, informed him, that he had considered thik muse of " Lucena v. Crawford," and that he was prepared to give judgment. His Lordship said he was of opinion that the patty was not bound by the contract to pay the sum of 2,0001. Mr. HART, who had been listening to his Lordship, said that in consequence of the noise which prevailed in the Court, he had not been able to catch a syllable which fell from his Lordship. The LORD CHANCELLOR repeated his observation. Mr. HART said the matter had occurred so long ago, that he had really forgotten, not only the facts of the case, but even the aide on which he had argued. He, however, had no doubt that his Lordship's decision would he satisfactory to all parties. The LORD CHANCELLOR bad great doubts of that. Mr. HORNE said, that he was precisely in the same predicament with his Learned Friend Mr. hart.. He really did not know on which side he had argued, but his impression was that the de cision of his Lordship was in his favour. Mr. HART requested that the Registrar might take down his Lordship's judgment, in order that no subsequent disputes might arise. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that he would write it down himself and give it to the Registrar. The LORI) CHANCELLOR intimated that to-morrow he would name some day on which he would give judgineut in several causes which had already been finally heard. SMITH V. EDWARDS. Mr. HORNE moved the Court to dissolve the injunction in this case. It had been obtained at a former seal by Mr. Shadwell, and the object of it was to restrain the defendant from publishing a pirated edition, as it was termed, of the plaintiff's " Eton Latin Grammar." 'lhe LORD CHANCELLOR said, that he should certainly dissolve :he injunction. VICE•CHANCELLOR'S COURT, JAN. 15. His HONOUR Sat to-,day for the first time since the holidays. This was the first seal day, and the Court wu occupied in hearing motions; but none of them were of any interest. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, GUILDHALL, JAN. 15. WIDGER. V. BROWNING. This was an action to try the validity of a commission of bank ruptcy sued out against the plaintiff in the year 1828, and under which the defendant had been subsequently appointed one of the assignees. The plaintiff was a serge-manufacturer, carrying on business at Buckfasthigh, near Ashburton, in - the county of DeVon, and during his absence from home for the purposes of his trade, and in consequence of an illness occasioned by an injury received from the overturning of a coach, the commission in ques tion, it was alleged, had been maliciously issued against him. For the defence, evidence was produced, proving that he was, greatly indebted to the house of Sir John Price and Co. ; that they had repeatedly applied to Lim in vain for payment, and that an application being made at his residence, the only answer that could be obtained from his sister or his clerk was, that he was from home, that they did not know where he was, but that he would be back in a week or ten days. It was also proved that on payment of a particular debt being demanded, he promised at a time and place then appointed to meet the witness in order to dis charge it, but that he never attended fur that purpose. The Loan Cum' JUSTICE expressed his opinion that that iu itself was an act of bankruptcy, and the case was therefore at an end.—The plaintiff was accordingly nonsuited. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STlMET.—Yesterday, a gentleman, whose name did not transpire, applied to the Magistrate for advice under the fol. lowing circumstances :—He said he was attached to the medical profession, and desirous of purchasing a country practice. He was induced, a short time ago, to answer an advertisement in a morning paper, that held forth a very flattering offer, on terms the most advantageous to any medical gentleman who should feel disposed to transfer his professional exertions to a desirable situa tion in the country. In short, a clear income of 6001. a year was ensured by the advertiser to the person who was lucky enough to apply in time; and, to make the proposal still more enticing, the advertisement stated that no money would be required by way of premium. The applicant said, that he wrote, without loss of time, to the very liberal gentleman to whom communications on the subject were to he addressed, and in whose gift the lucrative appointment lay. It turned out, however, in the course of the negotiation, that a small advance of 100/. was required before matters could come to a close, a sum which the applicant was induced very foolishly to part with, and for which he received no other consideration than the Utopian promises of an unprincipled swindler, and an unstamped agreement under his hand and seal. Thus situated, the applicant said he was induced to submit his case to a Magistrate, in the hope of obtaining redress by summon ing the offending party, and causing him to refund the sum of money of which he became thus fraudulently possessed ; the fel low's name, he said, was Pritchard, and he bad no doubt but that he was in the habit of practising similar frauds upon the public. Both Sir R. BIELIVE and Mr- HALLS expressed surprise, that any man in his senses should have parted with 100/. to an sitter stranger without a due inquiry into his character and pretensions. Frauds of this description were constantly attempted, but after all, it required a very small share of common prudence to guard against them. The applicant bad no other redress than that which a civil action might afford him ; in adopting which pro ceeding, it would be necessary in the first instance to get the agreement in question stamped, the expense of which would be a further loss of 10/., and the fellow by whom the fraud was prac tised might either evade the action by a professional manoeuvre, or elude it altogether by beating a retreat to another quarter. The gentleman, and a friend by whom he was accompanied, having thanked the magistrates for their advice, withdrew. Stevens and Goodwin, the two men who have been repeatedly examined at this office on suspicion of being concerned in a variety of robberies near Hounslow, were discharged, no further evidance having been produced to warrant their committal ; but little mo ral doubt, however, exists, of their connexion with the daring gang whose depredations have of late been carried on to an alarm•. ing degree in the above neighbourhood, and they were not per mitted to depart without a suitable admonition ; and a warning, that if fresh evidence should come to light, they would be imme diately sought for a n d - - apprehended. WORSHIP-STREET.--CHARGE OF Anson.—Mr. Henry Holden, a person of very respectable appearance, who described himself as of No. 9, Great Cambridge-street, Hackney-road, and No. 25, Bucklersbu r Y house.'eity,was charged on sus p i cion of having set fire to his dwelling Mr. Yates, of No. 20, Hi g h- s t ree t, Shoreditch, pewt erer an d brazier, said, that about o'clock on Sunday evening, a s h e and his friend (Mr. Angus) were passing through Great Cam bridge-street, they saw smoke issuing from the prisoner's house. The street door was open, and they proceeded up stairs. On the landing-place of the first floor they observed a quan tity of new clean straw, strewed along the landing pl ace to t h e back room, which was enveloped in flames/ and the door standing open. The straw appeared in a train from the front to the back room ; it was not thickly strewed on the landing place, and there was not any on the stairs. The straw bad not the appearance of having been used in packing ; there was suf ficient to cover the floor. The witness further stated, that the windows and shutters of the house were closed, and there was a quantity of furniture of the best quality in the parlour and the kitchen. Mr. Angus, a chemist and druggist, was next sworn, and con firmed the testimony of Mr. Yates, as to their entering the house, and finding the straw strewed as described. He ob. served a vessel in the middle of the room, which appeared to him like a tub, from which a great body of fire ascended to the ceiling. The smell proceeding from it appeared to him to resemble coal tar. He did not observe the furniture on the ground floor, but he saw that the kitchen was very well fur nished. He did not see any of the-inmates of the house until twenty minutes afterwards he saw the prisoner at the Wellington public-house, and gave him into custody. Mi. Jones, Secretary to the. Phenix Fire Office, said, that the house, only, was insured at their office, by Mr. Collins, the landlord. Mr. Baden, .Secretary to the Imperial, stated that the prisoner, when he resided in Mount-street, City-road, insured the furniture of his house in their Office for 4001. He had lately, however, re moved into Cambridge-street, and, on the Ist of January instant, effected an insurance on his furniture for 600/. the policy for which wai not yet made out. The Foreman of the Imperial Company said, he was of opinion that the fire originated in the back room of the first floor, from whence it coninrunicated to the front room, and, spreading to the upper part of the house, the roof, in a short time, fell in. Mr. Staunton, the landlord of the Wellington public-house, said, that a little before six o'clock, the prisoner came to his house, with a lady, in a fainting state, and said that his house was on fire. He proceeded to the spot, and saw the straw spoken of, but he did not think it so thickly strewed as the first witnesses had described. Mr. Payne, a carpenter, who had been employed to_prepare the house for the reception, of the prisonor, said it was furnished in a handsome style ; the furniture, he calculated, could not be worth less than 500/. The prisoner, in his defence, said, when he resided in Mount street, he insured his furniture for 4001. but the policy did not in clude jewellery, plate, &c. Afterwards, he had removed into a larger house, and purchased additional furniture, to the amount of 2001. and he then increased his assurance to 6001. He could prove the purchase of the additional furniture by bills and receipts, and also by the evidence of neighbours, who had seen it at his house. With respect to the fire, he could only say that he lunched with his family between one and two o'clock, and was to hive dined at five. In the interval he went up to the back room on the first floor, which was used as a sort of store-room, and he there opened a twelve-dozen hamper of wine, packed with straw, hay, and waste paper. Afterwards Mrs. Holden went to the front room on the same floor, their sleeping-room, to arrange some dresses in her drawers, and having incautiously placed the candle on a chair near the bed, the flame communicated to the curtains. She endeavoured for sometime to extinguish the flames herself, and it was not until the fire had gained a considerable ascendancy, that lie knew any thing at all about it. On entered the room he found his wife in a fainting state, and was obliged to carry her for safety to the public-house. Air. Yates and Mr. Angus said, the house certainly did appear to he «•ell furnished. - Mr. Burton, of Cornhill, said, the prisoner had been in his em ploy for twelve years, and he considered him one of the most trust , worthy persons he had ever known, and quite incapable of coin miffing such an act as he was suspected of. After some private communication between the Magistrate, the Secretaries of the Fire Offices, and the prisoner's friends, it was agreed that the further investigation of the case should be post poned for a week, the prisoner being in the mean time admitted to bail, but the amount of bail was not specified. UNION HALL.—Yesterday morning, on the arrival of the Sitting Magistrate, Maisey, 'the night constable of St. George's parish, Southwark, stated, that several watchmen employed to act in that portion of the district, were attacked on the preceding night by a gang of ruffians, and severely maltreated. The circum stances under which the outrage was committed are as follow : Between 1 1 and 12 o'clock on Sunday night, a disturbance oc curred in a place called the " Mint," which is chiefly inhabited by thieves and prostitutes of the lowest description. The watchmen stationed in and near the spot, hastened, on hearing the noise, to ascertain the cause : but as they approached, they were knocked down one after another by a gang of ruffians, who, in order to elude the possibility of detection, disguised themselves by blackening their faces in such a manner as to render it impossible to identify any individual belonging to the gang. Two of the watchmen at tracted to the spot by the uproar were so desperately maltreated by the ruffians, that they were left lying in one of the purlieus of the Mint in a state of insensibility, both of them having been cut severely on their heads. The gang, it appeared, were all armed with bludgeons, and committed several outrages dur ing the night. Maisey observed, that in consequence of the darkness that continually prevailed at night in the streets and alleys in the Mint, the whole of that neighbourhood being without either lamp or gas-light during the whole year, ren dered it a place of security for thieves and vagabonds of all kinds, who now swarmed there amazingly, and committed outrages of the most flagrant description without much risk of being de tected. The constable added, that of late frequent robberies had been committed on the Southwark-bridge-road, and most of the offenders escaped into the Mint, where the watchmen stand no t e id. h o a n n e ce of apprehending them, owing to the ca us e s a bove men_ place their for . neglecting dwellings, l Mr. CHAMBERS, on referring to a very a ncien t local Act of Parliament relating to that part of S outhwark ca lled the Mint, discovered that there was a clause in it which em powered him to pe i a u m fli p e s t a at fi r i respective on et t iv the e i n h a bitantsof opposite s Hall, the chief constable, said, that a f ew years back he had occasion to complain of the outra g es that were committed in th e place alluded to, on a ccount of the g ross neglect of the inhabitants, who, imagining t hat the y were exem pt from having this di s tances, that neces sary duty performed, suffered people to he knocked down and rubbed by ruffians, who generally escaped detection the moment they entered the Mint. The M a gistrate issued summonses • against the inhabitants of the Mint, all of whom he expressed his determination to fine for suf fering their neighbourhood to rema i n in dark ' ess, and thereby facilitating the refuge of thi eves . n OLD BAILEY.-JAN. 15. Richard Hill, a respectable-looking man, aged 50, was capi tally convicted of stealing a watch, value 51., from a ready-fur nished lodging that he had only occupied three days. Frederick Langley and William Howard were indicted for burglariously stealing in the dwelling-house of Daniel Shorey, a silier watch, his property. From the evidence given, it appeared that the prisoner Howard, previous to his going to his bed-room, on the 9th of December, had cut several wires of an alarum bell ; he then stole the watch in question, and gave it to Langley, who, after he was taken into custody, confessed their guilt. The prisoners were both found guilty, but recommended to mercy, on account of their youth and previous good character. Robert Young, aged SO, was indicted for a burglary in the dwelling-house of Thomas Bernal, Esq., at Feltharn-hill, and stealing two gems, several articles of plate, and a quantity of wear ing apparel, hi t property, on the 31st of December last. The facts of this case have been fully reported : nothing new was elicited during the trial. The prisoner, in defence, merely said, " I am innocent." The Jury found him Guilty. Robert Binfield, a soldier in the 15th Hussars, aged 20, was indicted for stealing a gelding, value 101., the property of his Majesty, on the 13th of December. From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner was sent over to this country from Ireland to teach he e e wswaosrdyeerxyerm'ciuseeh. intoxi cated On the day named in the indictment a h r e ei r a od tiv e e, aw a a v y ery w res ith p t e lLe horse t c a a b te i e d n e i merchant; ei a ls n et itKo;ne Kent -road a h e td r h e hesetbarrackscalled t upon;l i e was going to see his father and mother at Hastings. He rode the horse to Hurst-green, where he met with some other soldiers, who took him to be a de serter, they knowing that his regiment was in Ireland ; the pri soner in consequence left the horse there, and walked on, on his way to Hastings. The prisoner, in his defence, said, that if he had intended to sell the horse, he might have so done, but that he had never offered it for sale, nor pretended so to do • lie was very much intoxicated on the 13 th of December, and scarcely knew what he did. The CHIEF BARON charged the Jury, that it did not appear from the evidence that there was any felonious intention proved. Verdict—Not Guilty. Thomas Sakomb and Henry Hitchman were capitally in dicted for stealing sundry articles of wearing apparel, the property of Henry Sansom, Esq., in his house, in Bryanston-square. The latter prisoner is the same man that was tried on Friday with Pearce, who stabbed himself in the Court ; the offence then DIED. On the 11th inst., at her residence in South Audley-street, the Hon. Miss Carey, daughter of the late Lord Viscount Falkland. On Wednesday, at Stoke, Suffolk, the infant daughter of C. Grenfell, Esq. At Ashborne, the Rev. G. Buckstone, aged 74. At Paris, on the sth January, in consequence of having been dreadfully burnt on the preceding day by her clothes taking fire, Sarah Capel, second daughter of the late Capel Lofft, Esq. of Troston Hall, Suffolk. On the 12th inst. at the house of Onley Saville Onle , ,Esq. at Pitsford, near Northampton, Charles Bouverie, Esq. second son of Edward Bouverie, Esq. of Delapre Abbey, near Northampton, in the 34th year of his age. Printed and Pubtished by M. YOUNG, at the Sux-Orszogy No. HS§ ►SMAND. charged was a burglary in the same house ; Hitchman was on that occasion acquitted. The evidence in the present case went to the extent o n ly of. supporting the offence of grand larceny ; the Jury found both the prisoners Guilty, and the RECORDER sentenced them to seven years' transportation. Robert jelf, aged 32, who was indicted for embezzling 501. Gil. 55., and other sums, the property of his employers, Mcsers. John Webb and Co., Blackwell-hall factors, in Basinghall-street, on his arraignment pleaded guilty, which plea was recorded against him. There were four indictment■ against the prisoner, who had been the confidential clerk of the prosecutors for eighteen years. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. LONDON DIARY.--THURSDAY, JAN. 18.—(At the Court of Commissioners, Basinghall-street.) Harris and Evans, Southampton, linen-drapers -1 COUNTRY DIARY, FRIDAY, JAN. 18. Cavenagh and Co., Bath—Bush, Bristol-11 Croasdill, H., St. Stepheu—Guildhall, Canterbury ----3 Drabwell, FL, Doncaster—Guildhall, Doncaster-5 Green, D., Upton-on-Severn—Office of Mr. Bird, Upton-on• Severn-12 • Hedges, T., Warehorn—Saracen's Head, Asliford-11 Jones, H., Wolstanton—Swan, Hanley-12 Parsons, J., Oxford—Golden Cross, Oxford—l I Seer and Co., Haverfordweet—White Hart, Narberth-12 Seholey, R., Doncaster—Guildhall, Doncaster-5 Tunnicliff, S., Hanley—Swan, Hanley-10. JAN. 19. Astbury, E., Stone—Crown, Stone--4 Blade and Rutherford, Shewingsheels, Northumberland—obi Phenix, Morpeth-1 Booth, J., Chorlton Row—White's, Manchester-12 Croasdill, H., St. Stephen—Guildhall, Canterbury-11 Dally, R., Chichester—Swan, Chichester--11 Gooch, R., Southampton—Crown, Southampton -12 Griffith,, W., Carmarthen—Commercial rooms, Bristol-1 Haytou and Douglas, Sunderland--Commercial rooms, Bristol —ll Hillyard and Morgan, Bristol—Rummer, Bristol—i 2 Hobson, T., Carlisle —Grapes, Carlisle--10 Horn, R, Oxford—Bartratn, Oxford -11 Jones, H., Wolstantota—Swan, Hanley -12 Parkes, G., Dudley—George, Bawdley-11 Radcliffe, J., Burnley—Thorn, Burnley -10 Reed, J., Bristol—Commercial rooms, Briatol-1 Sheath and Co., Lincoln—Saracen's Head, Lincoln-10 Shelley, S., Ou!ton—Crown, Stone-4 Smith and Lueker, Hanley—Swan, Hanley -12 Spilsbury E., 'Walsall—George, Bewdley—S Tate, J., Manchester—'.Star, Manchester-1 Tennant, J., Malmesbury--George, Stroud-10 INSOLVENTS APPLYING TO BE DISCHARGED. Petitions to be heard at Portugal : street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, Jan. W, at Nine. Barlow, J., Strand, ironmonger Brownjohn, J., Fleet-lane, baker Bush, A., Cornwall -road, turner Cradock, W., Kennington, lieut. 48c1 regt. foot Evans, J., Devonshire -street, milkman Home, S., Kidderminster, farmer Lovett, 11., Sherborne-lane, agent M'Kenzie, D., Pimlico, see d sman Robinson, V., Chatham, coal dealer Rohilla, F., Islington, coach-maker Sims, R., Carey-street, sheriff's officer's assistant Spencer, J., Belper, Derby, nail-manufacturer Waterhouse, D., Bradford, cloth-maker Williams, J., Horsham, gent. Williams, T., Clerkenwell, brass-founder LONDON MARKETS. PRICE OF BREAD. The highest price of Bread in the 3letropolie is eid. for the 4]b. Loaf—There are others who sell from a halfpenny to two pence halfpenny below that price. _ :PRICE OF SEEDS.—Jan. 15. New English Red Clover Seed (per: Cwt.)....—....... 66e. 795. fine 706. 755. Old Ditto Ditto 32s. 445. flue 80s. 08s. New Foreign Ditto. .............. 5 B, doe. fine Ms. Mi. Old Ditto Ditt0........—..-- _ New White Clover.. _ . s2s se. fine Ms ......• ... • • 658. Ohl New Trefoil.__. Old Ditto Rib Grass English Carraway Seed Foreign Ditto Coriander St. Foin .(per Rye Grass 305. 435. fine 40s. 500. 288. 355. fine a... 360. - 7s. 12s. fine 10s. 245. 245. 295. tine 325. 355. 355. 375. 39e. fine -s. --.. 20s. 30s. 325. tine -s. -s. 28s. 30s. new 338. 40s. - --s. 4Es. 445. fine --S. - 255. 30s. new lids. 400. 3GO. 42.5. new 40s. 455. - -4. 38s. 41s. fine 4.9 e. !water: Picey Ditto Linseed, for &edit); for erns .949. 38S. title 396. Canary Seed, New....90s 105 s. fine 110 s. —B.—Old --s. --s. —s. fine White Mustard Seed Bushel) —s. 12s. 14s. fine —S. Brown Ditto Turnip Seeds, Ro un d s 365. 4t.4. fine —a fed Orson and Red Ditt o _ Tares, Od. , fid. fine Os. Od. --New —a. Os. fine 12e. 155. Rafe k, English, fine (por Last) 241. to 261. Foreign 221. to 251. PRICE OF OIL. Rape Oil, brown ......- 311. 6a• tWOW.V. Relined .---- .ES4 0 Linseed Oil 26 0 15 0 5 10 Linseefl Oil Cake at the Mill, per thousand Rape Cake, per ton WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET.—Jan. 13. Od. to 107.5. Od. I 328. Od. to 365. Od. 81s. Od. to 1288. Od. 1 PRICES OF HOPS (per Cwt.)-Jan. 15. Pockets. Bags. Kent.. 41. N. 41. 15s. to 61. Os. I Kent 3/. Se. 41. Os. to 5/. Os. Suscex 31. mg. 41. 4s. to 4/. 10s. Sussex 3/. N. 3/. 10s. to 3/. 16s. Essex.,.. 4/. Os. 4/. 15s. to A/. 55. Essex 31. 6s. 31. 16s. to 41. 105. Farnham, tine (Pockets) 71. 7s. to Si IN.-Seconds, 61. Os. to 71. Os. PRICE OF POTATOES,—Jan. 15. Yorkshire Kidneys W." Os. to 0/. O£. per Ton, Scotch Reds Oxnobles and Shaws r.. 31. :is. to 31. 10s. ditto. Marsh 41. Os. to 41. 10s. ditto. PRICES OF Per lb. d. d. 130tt5—.....50 to 5611). 20 to 22 15itto--60 to ti6lb..--- 23 to 24 DresAlng Hides l3 to 15 Fine Coach Hides --- 15 to 17 Crop Hides, 35 to 401 b.— 14 to 141 Ditto 45 to 501 b.— 15 to 17 Ditto LEATHER. Per 113. d. d Tanned Horse Hides—. 12 to 15 Spanish 13 to 18 Per dozen. Calf 36 to 401 b. 16 to 14 Ditto 50 to 701 b. 23 to 27 Ditto ----- 70 to 801 b. 21 to t.. 3 Small Seals, Greenland,- 18 to 21 RA W )[IDES. ----- Per Stone. s. d. s. 4 1 . 1 Per Stone , s. d , s. d. Beat Heifers and Steers 210 to 3 2 Or dinary ---- ---5w..... 2 0 to 2 2 Middlings .. 2 0 to 2 8 Market Calf ..... 7 0 each. SNEEP SKl Lambs-09.0d. to W. Od. Pall e d„ 3 s. Bd. to .ts• Sd' Do w ns2l. 6d. to Ss. Od. IAL DIARKRT.--Jan, Eighton 27 0 Heaton—......— 32 9 Hebburn Main.-- 32 0 Holywell 29 0 Killingworth 32 0 Percy Ea5t..,,..,,.._ 28 0 Pontop Windsor.. 27 0 Tantleld M00r...-. 35 0 Wylam 28 6 Ships at Market, d. WallsEndßewicke33 9 W. E. Brown's.-- 30 6 W. E. Green's— 31 0 W. E. Hotspur 31 6 W. E. Northumb. 31 9 W. E. Riddell's 33 0 Eden small 16 0 Stewart's small... 11. 3 10 %—.-I;hips sold, 201,i - I s. d. Walker 5ma11,,,,,.,. 16 0 Blyth — V 0 , Fordel Main-3b 6 Hartley 31 0 Stone Coal Christieto 0 Walls End Hetbon 34 6 Walls End Lyons 31 S W.E.Ravensworth3o c, , W. E. Stewart's..., 34 0 ,—Unsold, 90 . IR THS. On the 12th i nst. at Chel l3 tenham, the lady of Lieut.-Colonel Allen, of a daughter. Ou the 13th inst., the lady of F. F. Rougemout, Esq. of Bedford_place, of a eon. MARRIED. On the 13th inst., at Camberwell, by the Rev. William Lam bert, D. Walkinshaw, Esq., merchant, Glasgow, to Elizabetb Mary, only daughter of the late John Daley, Esq. On the 13th inst., by the Rev. Dr. Russell, Head-Master of Charterhouse School, the Rev. Robert Watkinson, to Miss Harby, of Caroline-place, Mecklenburgh-square. On the Bth inst., at Paris, J. Dawes, Equerry and Gentleman of Honour to his Royal Highness the Duke de Bourbon, Prince de Conde, to Bfary Harcourt, eldest daughter of Rear Admiral Manby.