The Sun. — London, England, 1827-08-15 00:00:00

admit, :as"-Lovd'Loixdenderry-was. forced to do, that the British Constitution forbade the King of England's formal accession to the. Holy Alli ance—indemnifying the confederate Monarc:is all the while, by a substantial cu-operation, for his verbal dissent ; but it is a very diffe rent thing to break, as Mr. Canning did from the outset, every real confidence and engagement by which his predecessor had been chained to the car of Metternich, and from which, had Lord Londonderry lived for 50 years, he never could consistently have worked out the release of this dishonoured country. — There is, again, some considerable difference be tween laying down as an abstract proposition, that the day might come when England would find it expedient or necessary to recognize the States of South America, and actually rendering that re cognition a seasonable, effective, and decisive instrument for defeating an outrage perpetrated by the House of Bourbon upon the liberties of a great people, and upon the equipoise of the South of Europe. This attempt, then, to iden tify Mr. Canning with Lord Londonderry and Lord Liverpool, was, in fact, an undertaking as ungenerous as it was fruitless, to lower in. public estimation a man of lofty and. patriotic spirit, and pro tanto a Itep towards establishing that favou rite creed of the backstairs and the ante-chamber, that between mediocrity and genius there is no choice, except that the former may on the whole be considered the less troublesome ally. If t h e Court of France can persuade the readers of the Moniteur, that an English Liberal Minister is in no degree more attached to national interests and honour, than his antagonist among the To ries ; by an easy transfer of the same misrepre sentation to France, the friends of liberty there likewise are just on a par with her sworn perse cutors ; there is no where a superiority of one man, or party, or system of politics over another ; there is no such thing as a fair incorporation of honest men with virtuous prinCiples ; there is not on earth a franchise worth defending, or a grie vance worth redressing ; there is, in this burlesque philosophy of the courtiers, no difference between right and wrong. Turn we now to another fea ture in the insidious article of the French journal. We called the attention of the public a short time ago, to the daily attempt of the Ministerial press of France to . set up an apostolic view of the ques tion between the Portuguese Charter and its enemies, that the great gift of Don Pedro to his countrymen may be filched away from them secundum artem,—that is to say, under pretence of acting on the intentions of the giver, and of perpetuating to his people the use and enjoy ment of the grant itself. The French Ministers need not imagine that the artifice which they employ will deceive the British Government in its progress, or any one but themselves in its re sults. It was by friends, poi enemies to the Charter, that the Sovereign who bestowed it de signed its powers to be adminiStered. In she hope that Miguel would administer the Consti tution, in a fair and upright constitutional spirit, Don Pedro conditionally appointed him, as he might have done any other subject of the Crown of PortugaVto be Regent. It is as the enemy of the Charter, not its friend,—it is to destroy the Charter, not to uphold it,—that the Serviles and Apostolicals in the pay of the House of Bourbon' call upon Miguel to assume the Regency of his brother's kingdom. Are sub stances and principles thus to be sacrificed to names? But -listen to the Moniteur once more. For the purpose of vilifying Mr. Can ning, it states that England has co-operated in all legitimate restorations—" even in that of 1E323. ' We are to believe, then, that the British Foreign Secretary who succeeded Lord Londonderry, did not remonstrate with the French Government on the injustice, the wickedness, the outrage to England, as well as to unhappy Spain herself, manifested in the me tamorphosis of a cordon sanitaire into an in vading army._ In spite of all the assurances offered by Mr. Canning to Parliament and the British nation,—in defiance of his published correspondence with the French Court, and of his retaliatory recognition of the American colonies,—we are now to believe the Moniteur when it informs us, that Mr. Canning, so far from resisting by all the mean's at his disposal " short of war, this atrocious violence upon a neighbouring people, actually " co-operated with" the aggressor and assisted him. We are struck with wonder at the boldness of the Moniteur, or at the desperate condition of the cause which drives him to such desperate and extravagant courses. Again, in painting the prosperous state of France tirith relation to foreign Powers, it is said that she sympathises with, and embraces whatever , is "ge nerous and peaceful" in European .policy, and rejects whatever is not. As an illustration of this fortunate discovery, she ‘" agrees with Eng land as to the means of pacifying the Penin sula l" What, by the continuance of a French army in a country where we are solemnly assured the bulk of the people are devoted to their legi timate Monarch ?—by the retention of the most important fortresses in the hands of French gar r-sons ? I —bykeeping military possession of Spain when no foreign enemy has the most remote inten tion of Stacking her ? is England, indeed, of the same sentiment. as the Court of the Tuileries on . these grave matters ? Will the Moniteur indulge us with a copy of some of Mr. Can ning's notes and despatches to the French Ca binet relative - tO the evacuation of Spain, that we may have some pretence for crediting the fact of so preternatural an agreement ? The Moniteur however, has grace enough to exclude England from its assertion of the harmony of which it boasts with regard' to the state - of Portugal...— There the 13ourbon writer claims the benefit of an union with Austria only,' as to what concerns the young , r Queen aUcl . Don the rights of Mi guel to the throne !" We re j oice to hear this negative pror: f, the _actual opposition of the Tfritish Govc:iiment to the lawless and cala mitcus principles maintained by Prince Metter nich anzl the House of Bourbon on this really British question. They may cry up Don Mi guel, if they please, for the sake of having on the spot a sworn tool of Spanish despotism, to extirpate constitutional liberty, and dissolve the alliance of the Portuguese Crown with Great Britain ; but we tell them it must not be. The treaties we have made for a century back with Portugal did not create the interest which this nation had in a close : connexion with her. The mutual interest was only recognised and pro el4Red by those treaties. If the treaties should, by fraud or misfortune, be evaded, and their Fovi4oas found unequal to the maintenance of t,_he,°.biecte which they had in view, still their !PO, 414terests remain to 1?e-protected; still PortPgal .rauttt,be m a intained in her essential and practital. in z i A p* Bence of thaAlous- e of Bourbon her :uuSk anclincliSapluble amity with Great The-name Of, el must not be used for thejoin_t injAPY, QA,Ee egAd.and of Portugal. Mr- Canning would NA time, allowed it—Lord Poderich and Lord Lansdowne will not,----nor will the nation whose affairs they are called upon to administer on the principles of Mr. Canning. —lbid. Nothing can be more natural or laudable than or Irish Catholics to maintain the justice, and point out the moral necessity, of their emancipa ion. It is graceful and interesting in every man to come fairly forward as the advocate of his own civil rights ; and the appeals of such a pleader are sure to derive from public sympathy a force and effect superior to those which the same degree of eloquence or argumept employed by a third person is generally capable of produc ing. It seems the more to be regretted, therp fore, that so powerful an instrument as this, of self-advocacy, should, through mere want of judgmerit in the party, present itself under a form so defective and unfavourable as that which we find very often impressed upon it by the Irish Catholics themselves. This class of our fellow subjects,—this injured class, we are not unwill ing to call them,—ought to reflect, that it is not sufficient for them, or for any body of men in political society, to propose to themselves a legitimate and honest end. Where the minds of others are to be wrought upon, their un derstandings satisfied, and their feelings won over, as must be the case when peaceful, not violent and sanguinary, modes of action are contemplated, the views and even prejudices of those to whom. we address ourselves ought to be considered with no less maturity of re flection than the value of the ultimate object itself in favour of which we ask their sup port. It is to us, the unalterable friends of emancipation, a subject of sincere concern, that many among the more bustling and ambitious Catholics should so often have made an unhappy choice of times and circumstances, as well as topics, when bringing their civil injuries under the notice of the people of England. Mr. O'Connell has, on former occasions, done serious mischief) to the cause by coarse abuse of the English character and nation,—Mr. Shiel, by his inconsiderate attacks upon individuals who were objects , of attachment and commiseration here. In both these instances there was a foolish selection both of time and topics. Since the commencement of Mr. Canning's power, now happily to be continued in congenial hands, there has been little reasonable ground for impatience or ill-humour on the part of the Irish Catholics. They might be certain of an Administration whose collective honour, as well as the political consistency and repute of each of its principal members, must be held by all the world a gua rantee for the sensible advancement and final suc cess of the cause. It would, then, afford the friends of emancipation in this country sincere delight to see their Irish allies intent upon the practice of just so much discretion as might avoid throwing new and unnatural obstacles in the way of a prosperous and almost triumphant policy. These sentiments occurred to us on reading in the Dublin Freeman's Journal of some days ago, au extract from the IVatetford Chronicle, an al leged letter from Paris, put forth with no common phrase, and prefaced thus—" The Feeling which prevails in France with respect to the Treatment of the Irish Catholics." We insert the letter in another place, and shall now observe upon it very shortly, as a document, which might have been written with as much facility (and proba bility) any where else ,as in Paris; but which, no matter where composed, need not have been dwelt upon by any upright advocate, for emanci pation, as containing a single argument in its behalf: 'Why, if the thing had any real existence, boast in the teeth of a friendly Government, at home, that there was among the subjects of a foreign" ,, ind rival Government, a general syms pathy in the political sufferings of Ireland ; nay, that the conversation and enquiries of " the French people" concerning Ireland seemed as if they related to a country with which " the French had been actually identified, and the loss of which they still deplored ?" Now this is all pure mischief, as to the intention ; and absolute rubbish as to the fact. It strikes most men who are conversant with history, as a circumstance very curious, though not unaccountable, that in England,—a free country, and one which owes her freedom mainly to her having kicked off the trammels of the Pope,—the cause of the Catho lic portion of her people comes at this period to be in any manner interwoven or connected with that of gener;•l liberty. We are told, in the soi disant Paris letter of the Wateiford Chronicle, that what renders " the people of France more indignant" at the oppressions under which the Irish suffer, is, that their only crime has the professing the same religion as the French themselves. To this we say, that those among the French who think or feel at all about the religious faith .of the Irish sufferers, are not the friends of liberty 'in France, but its sworn and inveterate enemies. The priesthood, who are hourly exerting themselves to encroach and trample on the civil- rights of France, feel, no doubt, much solicitude on behalf of their bre thren the Irish priesthood ; because, with such men, religion itself is looked at through no me dium but that of a dominating hierarchy. The tools and creatures of the French priesthood, who are ,to be found most numerous about the Court of France, may and do, when 'they turn their gaze towards Ireland, take the same view of the Catholic question as that which has been presented to them by the Monks and Jesuits— that is to say, they consider it as involving the growth of priestly domination ; but, so far as it embraces the rights of citizens, and a reinforce ment of those barriers which secure the subject against invasion from the Crown, the Priests and Court of France, instead of feeling for the Irish, would one and all reject emancipa tion with abhorrence. This part of the sub ject cannot be new to the editor of the Wa terford Chronicle, who is said to be an able Member of the priesthood. He must know that the Priests of France are not friends to freedom any where ; and like them he may entertain the fallacious hope, that emancipation will help to rivet the dependence of the Irish layman on the hierarchy, instead of restoring to him a conscious ness of intellectual power, and breaking, as it will do, the unworthy fetters of his church. Then, what other description of Frenchmen take an interest in the affairs of Ireland ? ,There re main but the Liberals—and who are they ? Why, the enemies of their own anti-liberal Go vernment, and friends of the free Administration Of this country. They are men who look to Spain,—who look to the effects of the Canning policy over the eastern and western world ;—and Who, if they could but suspect that any faction of Irish Catholics were likely to torment or em barrass the British Government so constituted, Would rather (with Sir Joseph Yorke) scuttle Xreland for a week, than abet the agitators of the Waterford Chronicle, or of the Dublin As 'ciation. So much for the absurdities of this edifying Paris letter, with regard to matter of tact : then, for the policy of its publication, we shall merely ask, what man in his senses would think of recommending the cause of emancipa tion to the people of England by telling them that there was an acknowledged confederacy be tween the Catholics of Dublin and of Paris ? Ibid. There is nothing which operates so much to the prejudice of distinguished characters, as in temperate flattery . ; no enemy can do a great man so much harm as his injudicious parasites. The late Mr. Canning, from the moment of his ele vation to the highest office under the Crown, had his self-love fed by panegyric so unbounded, that unless he had an insatiable appetite for praise, lie must have been cloyed with the " honeyed diet" even to surfeiting. • The Indian who, on bended knee, offers incense to his idol in the high places, .does not impute more divine perfections to the object of his adoration, than the flatterers of the late Mr. Canning did to their political deity. They spoke of him as the savi our of the country, before he had given any in stance of his capacity as a statesman, except for involving a nation in embarrassment. He had allowed the crisis to pass when the ambition of France might have been 'repressed by a word from England—namely, at the moment when the " sanitary cordon" became an invading army, and the destinies of Spain were in the balance. When the French Government had received strength and confidence by the result of their successful experiment, he put the country to the expence of sending out troops to Portugal to support a Constitution, which afterwards his very flatterers told the public that the Portuguese cared nothing about. His weakness in the - for mer case, and his rashness in the latter, showed that lie had neither the clear judgment nor cool decision of the true statesman—that, in fact, he was a man most dangerous to be entrusted with power, as being one who used it not according to the dictates of wisdom, but in compliance with the suggestions of an irregular fancy and a capricious temper. His life furnishes other in stances of contradiction of conduct quite as in defensible as his policy towards Spain and Por tugal-- for example, his memorable declaration of the incapacity of Lord Castlereagh, whose policy he afterwards defended for years in the House of Commons, with all the artillery ' of ridicule and sarcasm; against those very poll ' ticians who so lately wished the nation to fall down and worship him. His flatterers now tell us, that he has fallen the victim of the malevolent invective and abuse of what they describe to be a most " contemptible faction." Such absurd vindication is the worst sort of censure. A man who is so sensitive of the attacks of " foolish" and " contemptible" persons, as Mr. Canning is stated to have been, would be totally unfit for public life. He must be devoid of all dignity of intellect, and all moral firmness ; but v,e do not think so poorly of Mr. Canning as his flatterers do. Why was he not killed during the many years in which he bore the daily abuse of the identical newspapers which now fill their columns with weeping panegyric to his memory ? Why did he not droop and die when Sir Francis Bur dett told the electors of Westminster that this same George Canning opposed reform because it would go to destroy a system under which he obtained, by locus pocus tricks, so much money for himself and family ? Why did he not sink before now under the vehement indignation of Mr. Hobhouse, or the sarcasms of Mr. Brougham ? Indeed, being himself a master in the art of per sonal vituperation, it would be rather unfair in him to complain of it in others. Hip invective_ was peculiarly cutting, and but iis. ; ", often Used with merciless severity—as Sir Robert Wilson, Lord Nugent, Mr. Hobhouse, and even Sir F. Burdett himself, can attest. If he could not bear a retort, he should have spared the provo cation. But all these gentlemen did retort ; and, strange to say, he did not die of vexation. Ir was left for the men who are called " noodles," " brutes," " silly contemptible creatures," to de stroy, by their invectives, the man whom " All the Talents" assailed in vain. It will be a cu rious problem for posterity to solve; how the man who was to save an empire from all its diffi culties, should fall in his first encounters with Sir Thomas Lethbridge and the Marquis of Lon don derry.—Morning Herald. Religious discussions in public are no longer confined to Ireland. Birmingham has been the theatre of a very formidable one, which com menced at Mount Zion Chapel on Tuesday week, and lasted two days. The Champions were, the Rev. T. M. M'Donnell, a Catholic Priest in Birmingham, brother to Mr. Eneas M'Donnell, and the Rev. M. Burnet, of Corgi, an Independent Clergyman. Mr. Richard Spooner was appointed Protestant Chairman, and Mr. E. M'Donnell Catholic Chairman. To ensure the respectability of the audience, admission was pur chased to the body of the Chapel for two shil lings, and to the galleries at one shilling. In a literary point of view, few of the public discus sions caused by the Second Reformation, of which we have seen any account, are of much value. The speakers seem all extremely defi cient in theological learning, and neither able to defend their own creed nor to attack that of their adversary on the best grounds. But in so far as they serve to draw the attention of the people to the subject, they can hardly fail, we think, to be productive of much benefit. Protestants and Catholics accuse each other of entertaining the most prejudiced views of their respective creeds. But prejudices of any sort are .best removed by making them the subject of discussion. However imperfectly the question may be argued, the dis cussion can seldom fail to lead many of those who listen to it to reflect on what they hear, and thus, though with respect to Catholicism and Protestantism they should remain in statu quo, they will in reality be more enlightened Catholics and Protestants. It is greatly to be regretted that the greatest enemies of Pro testantism should be Protestant Clergymen, who by their publications literally cut the ground from their own feet, and thus sacrifice a good cause. The principle of the Reformation iS the principle of free examination, and the Protestants who renounce that principle are Catholics in every thing but in name. The Catholic re nounces all inquiry into the grounds on which those men act who claim the authority of deter mining what ought and what ought not to be believed ; he receives the Scriptures merely on the authority of the Church, which prescribes to him not merely the use which he shall make of the Scriptures, but what he shall believe in addition. But the Protestant is bound to exercise his judg ment, first , with regard to the evidence for the Scriptures themselves, and then with re gard to the interpretation of them. He cannot be precluded by any body of men from exerci sing this right. How much, then, is it to be lamented that ProteStants should be constantly opposition to the only principle on h can - stand their ground against the found aicthiol itich iil sy and denonneing with all the bitterness Of Inquisitors, and • puniShing where they have the power, the enquiries to which Protestantism leads ! For instance, the Rev. Mr. Rose, of Cambridge, has arraied the Protestant Clergy men of Germany. For what ?—for pursuing their theological inqtiiries too far—for an undue reliance on the strength of the human mind.— The German Theologians, on the other hand, complain of the ignorance of the English, who, they say, have agreed to renounce all power of thinking for themselves, and to adopt blindly all the conclusions drawn in an ignorant age from the Scriptures, by men destitute of the neces sary means for understanding them. They say that if the English agree to renounce the use of their reason—if they say that, while all other sciences are improving, they will leave Theology where it was three hundred years ago—they are unworthy the name of Protestants. Dr. Brettsch neider, of Gotha, well known to scholars as a man deeply skilled in Biblical learning, has just published a pamphlet, in which he animadverts . with great severity on the Theologians of this country, who, he says, confound forms with things, and foolishly imagine religion in dan ger when forms are changed. " There are no means (he observes) of impeding the progress in Theology, which will not impede the pro gress in in all other sciences. If, therefore, Mr. Rose considers the advances made by the Ger mans in Theology as a proof of the ' uncondi tional necessity of a controul and a restraint on the human mind in every religious society, espe cially over the Clergy,' he is, in truth, in an op position with himself, which betrays the weakness of his head. Does he suppose that all other sciences can adVance, and Theology remain still ; that in one freedom shall be allowed—in another, constraint shall hinder all advances ? Is not this demanding impossibilities ? _ In his view, the Inquisition was right in prohibiting the ex position of the Copernican System, and in throwing Copernicus into a dungeon for teaching the motion of the sun. And what notions Mr. Rose must have' of learned inquiries, when he Conceives there. can be ' too deep researches,' too profound philosophical investigations —a point where men must remain content with ' su perficial causes,' which is neither more nor less than saying men may become too learned, and that by going too deep, and not keeping to the surface, we shall lose the truth !" The Pro testant Clergy of this country are placed in a difficult position, between the Catholics and their. own principles.—Morning Chronicle. We have already adverted to the trust reposed by his Majesty in Lord Goderich, to make such Ministerial arrangements as had become neces sary, in consequence of Mr. Canning's death. His Lordship has discharged that trust with his characterisric activity ; and we have reason to believe, that as soon as the last earthly honours shall have been paid to the remains of his illus trions friend, the new arrangements will be offi cially announced to the public. The principle on which we understand his Lordship to have acted, is that of preserving in its integrity, as far as it was possible, not only the political charac ter, but the personal composition, of Mr. Can ning's Administration. No attempt has been made to introduce fresh individuals ; and to the credit of that portion of the Ministry, who had joined it at.a moment Gi emergency, and from whose supposed ambition the greatest dangers were anticipated by disappointedAlarmists,no claim whatever has been preferred to a higher station, or a, larger degree of power, than that to which they had been admitted by our departed Statesman. "Kierything, On -- tne - contrary; In - been - avoided . ' by them, which could tend to embarrass the prd ceedings of Lord Goderich ; and this unanimous disposition among political men, to submit to w r arrangement was deemed most advan tag 8 r to the country, is at once a tribute paid to the estimation in which his Lordship is held by all parties, and a pledge of the cordiality with which they will co-ope!ate, under his guidance, to serve their King and to protect the State.— With respect to the arrangements themselves, they will be such as to answer the expectations of the country, whose only anxiety, if anxiety was felt, arose from the apprehension that any altera tion should take place in the system of policy by which her permamnt interests are best served, and her character exalted amongst nations. The men, as we have already said; will' so nearly be the same, that the system cannot possibly experience any change. Mr. Huskisson, for instance, who was one of the most active supporters of Mr. Canning's policy, will surely not suffer its identity to be lost, if, as we have reason to believe, he should be offered, and should accept, the post of Colonial Secre tary, 'vacant by the elevation of Lord Goderich to the head of the Administration. Neither would the difficulty, so highly exaggerated, of finding a Leader for the House of Commons, continue to exist, if that Right Hon. Gentleman should take upon himself a task which he is emi nently qualified to perform. A messenger, we suspect, has, already been sent abroad to obtain his consent ; and his sense of public duty is too strong to allow us to anticipate a refusal. At the same time it is to be desired that he should re main a sufficient time on the Continent to benefit by the air, and to return to his Parliamentary and official labours in the plenitude of health and of talent. Should the yacancy occasioned by his removal from the Board of Trade,' be filled up by Mr. C. Grant, who has discharged the duties of Vice-President in the most able and efficient manner, the policy of Mr. Canning is again exposed to no encroachment from in truding zeal, but will receive additional support from one who has long and successfully made its author his model, in more ways than one. With respect to the important office of Chan cellor of the Exchequer, some fears might be entertained, if a man, new to public business, and unconnected with the principles of the Ad -liinistration, were appointed to discharge its ' complicated duties. But when we state, that a gentleman, well known for the attention and ability which he has displayed as one of the Secretaries of the Treasury, is likely to become Chancellor of the Exchequer, and when we add, that this gentleman is Mr. Herries, public confidence will at once be obtained, and public approbation secured. If any, anxiety should remain, it must proceed from a wish, that, instead of immediately entering upon the duties of his office, he may immediately after kissing hands, also seek, under the influence •of a foreign climate, the complete restoration of his delicate health. Anxious to close the fatigues of a long labori ous life, and confirmed in his desire for retire ment by a recent doniestic calamity, the Earl of Harrowby certainly vacates the Presidency of the Council. This station from a feeling of re spect to the memory of his late illustrious Col league, has, we believe,, been offered by Lord Goderich to the Duke of Portland, who, some time since, resigned the office of Lord Privy Seal, to make.room for the Earl of Carlisle; but who, notwithkanding, retained 'his seat in the Cabinet. These, it will be seen, cornOete the whole of the arrangements which the lamented death of Mr. Canning has rendered necessary, and which the active zeal `and just discrimination of Lord Goderich have effected within the shortest possible period. They are such as to increase the confidence of the country : not only because they will serve its best interests, but because they will serve them in a permanent manner. They give strength -and durability to the system on which her real prosperity is founded —a system so wise in its conception, so benefi cial in its effects, and so expansive in its charac ter, that it is now adopted by other nations and governments, as the only one " natural," salu tary, and efficient.--New Times. WELSH IRON AND COAL MINING COMPANY. A Half-yearly General Meeting of this Company was held yesterday, at their house, No. 40, Broad street-buildings, to receive the half-yearly Report of the directors, and on other business. OAKLEY, Esq., in the Chair. The Report stated, that the directors had found that to work with any beneficial effect, the mines upon the Company's property in Denbighshire, would require from 13,0001. to 14,0001. in addition to the money already expended in that quarter. As this was a larger amount of capital than, under pre sent circumstances, they had reason to expect, they had entered into an agreement with Mr. Jones, by which he was to re-purchase that property for 9,000/. in hand, and a mortgage for 23,750/., to be paid by instalments of 1,000/. a-year, with 5 per cent. interest. By getting rid of this property, the directors hoped that they should be able to conduct their other works upon a scale more consistent with their diminished capital. There remained in the Company's possession, the Coed Teian, and Lees wood estates. On the former there were two fur naces, which produced 50 tons of iron per week, and a sale colliery, which promised to supply coals equal to the fullest extent of the demand. The directors recommended the erection of two additiowal furnaces at Coed Talan, which may be done for 2,0001., and would enable the Company to produce twice as much iron as they made at present. The report concluded with a statement " that a conside rable proportion of the Company's capital must be considered as irrecoverably lost."—They enter tained, however, very sanguine hopes from their future operations at their remaining works. In conformity with a recommendation of the Directors, Mr. SAUNDERS moved that a salary of 3001. a-year be allowed Mr. Wells for his services. The Resolution was seconded by Mr. Wm. CLARKE, who said that he hoped for the best results from the zeal and abilities of Mr. Wells, as well as from the interest which he, as a large proprietor, bad in the prosperity of the Company. The resolution was carried. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.-.-Page, who was on Monday convicted under the new Smuggling Act, and committed, by a warrant, to the Tender, was yesterday brought be fore the Lord Mayor and Alderman Thompson, for the purpose of having a different sentence passed upon him. Davis, the officer, stated that the surgeon had examined him, and declared him unfit, and that he had been inva lided formerly. The Solicitor to the Customs, under those circumAances of rejection, referred to the Act, which supplies the desperate alternative of a flue of 1001. or per petual imprisonment. The LORD MOTOR.—Prisoner, it is my duty, as you are not fit for the service, to convict yon in the penalty ; are you able to pay 100/. ? Prisoner.—Not one hundred pence. The prisoner was ordered to be imprisoned in the Compter until the payment of the fine (as the Act directs); 'an event which the unfortunate prisoner said could never take place. Lontar, a journeyman carpentcr, was brought before Mr. Alderman Crowder yesterday, upon a warrant, wherein he was charged with having assaulted his wife. Jane Lomar, a middle-aged female, stated the case. She went to her husband's place of work on Saturday week, and received a part of his wages, he retaining the other part, to spend upon females of a certain class, as she sus pected. She went home, changed her clothes and disguised herself, and, after watching for her spouse for a short time, saw him enter into conversation with a prostitute, kiss her openly in the streets twice, and then retire with her into a narrow avenue. He, however, contrived to get home before her, and to fasten her out. The next day he beat her, and turned her out of doors. She entered into a history of some other affairs of the same nature that had happened previously, therein displaying that she was possessed of a most annoying volubility. But her husband's infidelity and his beatings - did not seem more to afflict her than his incaution in having once impudently un derrated her personal attractions and qualifications, by saying that when she was gone he would bring home " her betters; " But he says he has my mistress" was ever and anon at her tongue's end. The husband said, the short fact was, lie had a most jealous wife, and when be carried her home every sixpence of his wages, the same notion of his associating with pros titutes was uppermost in her mind. He wished to part, and make her an allowance. " Aye," said Mrs. L., " he says he has my mistress." " Well, never mind that," replied the ALDER7dAN. " Let him have his mistress, and you be your own master. I know of no better course under such unhappy circum stances. I have no power to interfere in this way ; but what do you (addressing the prisoner) propose to allow your wife ?" "Why, she's neither chick nor child, your honour," said the carpenter, "but I will give her 10s. a week out of my 285." "He is destroying me," cried the wife ; 1 have eaten nothing since Saturday, my jaws ache so." " If," said the ALDERMAN', " you exercise your jaws every day as you have done this morning, I am sure no one here is surprised at their guing a little stiff:"-- (Laughter.) The parties would have come to terms, but a new charge was preferred against the defendant. He had, notwith standing Leadbetter, the marshalman, exhibited his staff and the warrant, made a very obstinate resistance to being taken out of his house, and the officer being determined to carry his complaint to the sessions, the Alderman ordered the prisoner to find bail. WORSHIP-STREET. .--Thomas Doyle, a lad 15 years of age, was charged with stealing two cash boxes, containing 32/. 15s. and some valuable papers, from his master's counting-house. The .prisoner had been em ployed by Mr. Edwards, of 'Change-alley as messenger. On Friday morning he absconded with the two cash-boxes. It appears that he proceeded with his plunder to a shop near Ball's Pond, Islington, where he broke open the boxes, and having abstracted the cash, concealed the boxel and papers under some bricks. In the course of the day he met with the lad Conner, who had formerly been• a school-fellow, and proposed treating him to the theatre. They accordingly went to the Coburg Theatre, and about one o'clock they were found in the Kingsland-road, asking some watchmen to direct them to a lodging for the night, The watchmen finding that Doyle had a considerable sum of money in his possession, very properly detained the two boys, and conveyed them to the watch house, where they were searched by the night constable, who found LW. 7 8 . in Doyle's pockets. Doyle then confessed the robbery, and directed the constable to the spot where he had de posited the boxes and papers. Doyle was committed for trial, but the other lad, who is respectably connected, and seemed to have no knowledge of the robbery, was discharged. UNION-HALL—John Neckleborough, landlord of the Three Jolly Butchers, in Bermondsey, was summoned for suffering persons to tipple in his house until twelve'o'clock pia Thursday night. His defence was, that on the ThUrs city night afire broke out in the neighbourhood, and the persons who were found in his house drinking had been, as they informed him, working at the engines, and he therefore supplied them with liquor. He, however, had no eiidence to prove that they were so employed at the fire. The Magistrate, therefore fined him 4s. and costs. It has been for some 'time reported that the Buckinghamshire lace trade is in an improving state; and we have been anxiously endeavouring to ascertain hew far the flattering rumour was well founded. The result of our inquiries is, that the manufacture, certainly, is in some what greater demand, but not at any advance of price. The articles most in request are those of the finer, description.-- Sucks Chronicle. Per Quarter. Boston.. Canterbury Grantham . Grimsby Horncastle-. Lincoln Maidstone Spilaby s. to s. —56 50 n 57 61 58 62 58 60 56 60 43 60 56 58 56 62 Barloy. 1 Oats. 8. to 8. 39 45 - 28 s. to a. 31 39 26 34 23 27 23 34 33 34 25 30 28 30 32 34 38 40 38 -- 34 - 40 42 88 s. to s. 44 50 57 62 46 49 58 60 56 59 46 48 56 59 LONDON MARKETS. (Prom th• New London Price Current of yesterday.) SuciAtt.—The Sugar Market last week remained in a very languid and depressed state, and the few holders who were determined to press sales submitted to a considerable *eduction in the prices : Qs. a Ss. lower than the highest state of the Market ten days ago, and even at this decline only 1000 casks were disposed of, as the speculators would not purchase, and the Refiners and Grocers bought on the most limited scale. The Sugar Market was exceedingly dull this morning, on account of the great change in the stock and the deli veries ; the stock is now only 3,700 casks less than last year at the same period. The deliveries last week were about 1,400 casks less than the corresponding one of last year, showing that the consumption is affected by the recent advance in prices. We stated two weeks ago that about this time the stock of this year would nearly approach to the quantity on hand in 1626, and that the real difference of crop would not be ascertained till the arrival of the Ist of August ships. The stock is however materially affected by the great deficiency of the deliveries, compared with last season. At the con clusion of this day the sales were too inconsiderable to con stitute a market. Last week the Refined Market was very heavy and the prices gave way; lei* Lumps offered at 835., good small Lumps at 855., fine goods in proportion.—Molasses fell to 265. The Refined Market this afternoon was par'iculsrly heavy, some low Lumps sold under 83s. At a public sale of Mauritius Sugar last week the prices fell 2s. 6d. a 3s. ; 867 bags were disposed of, yellow good quality 635. 6d. and 645., brown and low yellow 60e. a 61e. 6d. ; several parcels were disposed of after the sale at an advance of Is. a Is. 6d. The Market since has been heavy. In Foreign Sugars a decline of Is. a ls. 6d. has taken place : fair to good yellow Havannah sold at 38s. Sales of white Brazil, 445. a 455., according to quality. COMM.-There was a languid Coffee Marlcet last week, but the prices were not lower, as the sellers would not submit to any reduction; they took in the greater pro portion of the public sales. Good ord. St. Domingo was taken in at 455. ord.. Brazil at 435. and there were no offers within Is. of these prices. There were four public sales of Coffee this forenoon, 313 casks and 463 bags ; the latter ord. St. Domingo sold at 425. 6d. good ord. 445. 6d. ord. Ceylon, 425. 6d. ; the inferior descriptions of British Plantation steady, the finer again rather• higher, good mid. 84s. a 92.. The market is rather mere firm. Rom, BRANDY AND HoLLaNns.—The purchases of small parcels of Leeward Island Rum for shipping were very considerable last week ; all the under-proofs which were pressing on the market for sale were taken off about 2s. 2d. and 2s. 2id. . Very few parcels now offer under 2s. 3d. and for 5 over 2s. 4d. has been paid ; a few par cel; of fine Jamaica sold 4s. 2d: a 4s. 4d, but the market is still rather heavy for the finer qualities. The lower strengths of Jamaica continue neglected, and are offered at lower prices without facilitating sales.—Brandy is held with rather more firmness.—Pale Geneva which sold at 2s. Bd. is again offered a shade lower on account of the arrivals. Paovistorts.—The holders of Provisions were in full expectation of an extensive demand for the Russian fleet at Portsmouth, but we understand, after receiving the quo tations from London, application was made and the supplies granted frogs his Majesty's stores ; the market is without variation. The sales since our last are small parcels of 20 and 30 casks, chiefly Pork for shipping.—Bacon continues in some request, but there is not the former briskness in the demand.—Butters are heavy on account of the exten sive arrivals ; of Irish the supply last week was only about 1500 casks, of Foreign 16,000 casks ; the latter is, in consequence, particularly depressed. INDIGO.—.There is rather more business in Indigo ; the purchases since this day week are about 300 chests, of which 100 chests are fine Oude, at the India House prices; the remainder Bengal, at a premium of 4d. a 6d. on India sale prices. Sm.—There is a considerable improvement in the de mand for silks, but the price is unvaried. Ons.—ln common Oils there is little variation; there have been considerable purchases of Spermaceti and Rape Oils at the advanced quotations. SALTPETRE.—The prices of Saltpetre fell last week to 225. 6d., at which rate very considerable buyers appeared ; parcels were reported at 235., several at 235. 6d. are since stated. COTTON.—The Cotton Market is little varied ; the sale for the week entliug lestr,tight ere 1200 base; s 1 vr i ce i are without any variation. TEA.-TheMarket continues stationary. Hors.—The few nights we have had of rather cola weather is reported to have checked the burr, and the p lant is reported to have rather a yellow appearance ; the esti mated duty from 120,900/. has dropped to 95,000/. and 100,0001. Sonse small purchases of Hops are reported at 755. to 855.; the quotation is given 655. a 90s. FRUIT.—The fruit season is nearly over, and the quantity left in the market is so inconsiderable, that the holders obtain an advance when there appears any demand. Currants have sold at 908. Valentia Raisins, 551.: . Ma laga, 458. Tobacco. —The Tobacco Market continues heavy ; some parcels of low Virginia have been taken for export 2p. a HEMP, FLAX, AND TaLLow.—The Tallow Market was heavy last week on account of the arrivals and the antici pated large supplies when the wind changes to the east ward; the purchases were chiefly about 365. The deli veries for consumption were again extensive last week, about 2,700 casks, bein i g about 500 More than the cor responding one of last year. In Hemp or Flax there is little alteration. AsHEs.—To-day. 340 barrels. Canada Pearls 295. a 295. 6d.; Pots 265. a 275. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEK. Wheat: Pearls. BIRTHS. On the 13th inst., the lady of Wm. S. Warwick, Upper Bedford-plate, of a daughter. On the 11th inst., at. Wortham, Suffolk, the lady of the Rev. Thomas D , Eye Betts, of a daughter. • MARRIED. On the 13th inst., by the Rev. Mr. Penfold, James, son of the late John Ramsey, Esq., of Barra, Aberdeen, to Maria, relict of F. G. Campbell, Esq., and daughter of the late General Patrick Duff. On the 9th inst., at Stone, in Kent, by the Rev. Arch deacon King, Mr. Samuel Tudor, of Donate Hill, to Mary Heriot Scripps, of Stone. • Lately, at the Roman Catholic Chapel, in Sloane- street, and afterwards at St. George's, Hanover-square, James Francis Tichborne, Esq., to Harriet Felicite, daughter of Henry Seymour, Esq., M.P. of Upper Grosvenor-street. DIED. On the 12th inst., at Worthing, the Right Rev. Samuel Goodenough, D.C.L., F. R. S., &e., Bishop of Carlisle, in the 85th year of his age. t On the Bth inst., at Filey, Mr. Thomas Trant, of Leeds, aged 55. On the Bth inst., at her house in Sydney-place, Bath, Mre. Henry, relict of John Henry, Esq. On the 9th inst., at Hampstead, Mrs. Martin, wife of Mathew Martin, Esq., of Poet's-corner, aged 73. On the 12th inst.,• at Ecton, Northamptonshire, fiamuel Isted, Esq., aged 'l7. On the 2d inst. after a protracted illness, which she bore with pious fortitude and Christian resignation, Miss Frank lin, niece of George Cary, of Tor Abbey, Esq. On the 13th inst., at the Vicarage, Mickleover, aged 21, the Hon. Mrs. Frederic Curzon. • At Sidmouth, Elizabeth, wife of the Rev. C. Rigby Collins, of Bath. On the 10th inst., in Clarence-terrace, in the Regent's Park, Marianne, eldest surviving daughter of the late Gore Townsend, Esq., of Honington Hall, Warwickshire. On the 18th inst., in Montague-street, Russell•square, Mary, daughter,of Charles Harrison Batley, Esq., M.P., aged 16 months. On the 10th inst., at Aynto, Emma, daughter of W. R. Cartwright, Esq., M.P. On the '7th inst., at Boulogne-sqr-Mer, Edward Home wood, Esq., late Captain in the 3d Dragoon Guards. On the 12th inst. in Arundel street, Strand, in his 59th year, J. Medley, Esq., formerly of Halifax. ' On the 28th ult., at Edinburgh, Sarah Stockton, of Bermuda, wife of Captain Robinson, late of the Royal, Fusileers. • • On the '7th inst., at Machynlleth, North Wales, Mr. Win. Baker, of Margaret-street, Cavendigh - scluerei aged 27. • Panivoy and Puturnsan. by M. YO.UNO M , *NI Sox-Orricx, No. 112, Strand. OFFICE No. IN col of t UNITED LAND Ti and the Pc TORS of RAJAH o sinners apt that a cons the Comm London G, " that all ",or impea to do." The Coi is open to fished in 1 BRI CLOSE PRI THE LACE, ; 7 1 to allow t: SATIIRDAI Admis No. 64, 'IAN COFFEE . The p t Company a perfect 1 perience, Purcha l the mil -ant Market. The bu( Trade, un will be the to sell an of einurin The for inspection Congou bd. to Bs. 83 . ; Hys( 3 s. ; fines ROYA: THE fr Seven (Su BATH CAlumptc BIRAII Stoney St BRIST CARL] Oarstang. EXET: cheater. PALM , HOLY And Bangl LIVE MANC MILF( ford -west. NC:IRV{ The f o l time speci Weymc Norwic Nottini Six. Winds( Birmin Eight. Liver ? CLalterl Southa Eight. 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