The Sun. — London, England, 1831-12-03 00:00:00

THR CONDEMNED CRIMINALS. NARRATIVE OF BISHOP AND HIS ASSOCIATES. The fate of Bishop and his associates being now placed beyond a doubt, and the horrid crime for which they were charged being completely established, it cannot, therefore, be looked upon as an ex-parte statement, or with having any view or intention whatever to prejudice the public mind against them, if we should enter into a brief bio graphy of their lives, as well as to take a passing gEnce at other topics connected with the profession which Bishop admitted he had for the last twelve yews followed; and in doing so we particularly wish to direct the attention of those who follow in the path of Bishop's condect to bear it in mind. BISHOP'S LIFE AND PATE. Itwas well known among the gibe of " body-snatchers,' over their convivial cups, that Bishop was a rank toward, and never had the courage to manfully risk his life by en tering a grave-yard, unless he was 'well satisfied the watch men had just received their regulars. His fort: hitoge iher lay in the obtaining of the bodies by stealth or by stratagem out of private houses ; his claiming, either through himself, his wife, or some employed friend, those persons who were unknown and unclaimed at inAtiWt, or at workhouses ; his bribing the watchmen et parish bone houses; and though last, not least, his 'Bnurderous alter native of Byriting! Bishop on orie occasion knew there was a corpse in a house in Old-street, and seeing lodgings po•ted in the window, he took them in the cha racter of a journeyman carpenter, with a basket in his baud, and on the first night he stole the body awa y. A similar and an equally successful stratagem he played off at Hoxton, as well as several. other places. He was, however, in one or two cans detected, and suf fered some confinement. At'oue time he bribed, or rather agreed to buy six bodies from two watchmen, th.tt rcerein Shoreditch bone-kouse, and on settlin6 'with them before the removal of the bodies. he had not sufficient money to pay them; one of the watchmen was willing to take his word for the baknre, but the other would not, and apprised the master of the workhouse of the facts, who sent for Armatrong, the officer at Worship-street, who lay in ambush for Ilishop and his party. 'the watchman who confided in Bishop, seeing they were likely to he caught, by a prevoncerted signal (while Bishop and his party were mounting the wall), cried out " Hush, cut off the wall,"— the consequence was Bishop and his party escaped ; and that transaction (in common with others) remains to this day as a blot upon Shoreditch. Bishop's thirst for money on all occasions was insatiable. At one time he Went to the Old Bailey for a bribe of 3/.—and swore that two men named Chapman and Johnston, who were tried and after wards executed for horse-stealing, were in his company in London on the night they stole two horses in Gloucester shire, and on that occasion the Judge ordered him to be detained, but he effected his escape through the negligence of the officers. The public feeling entertained for Bishop since the development of the horrid deeds, particularly in the neighbourhood in which he resided, may be judged from the facts, that from that 4sy the premises have been beset by crowds of persons of both sexes, and on Sunday the throng was an great as to overpower the police that were in the care of the house : the palings were forced—the garden was entered—the gooseberry hushes were torn up by the roots, and a tree was completely stript of its bouebs, and the smallest particle of the branches carried away in triumph. It is bi;t justice to add, that during these scenes not the slirghtest insult, or attempt at injury, was offered to the police. The landlord has since opened the gardens at a penny a-piece, and has thereby gratified public curiosity. On Monday evening Mrs. Bishop and Mrs. Williams paid an indiscreet visit to the neighbour hood, and on their being recognized they were instantly assailed by an infuriated mob, and were obliged to fly for safety to the house of a licensed victualler in Shoreditch, who with difficulty saved their lives by getting them over a wall at the rear of his premises. A respectable woman, named Messenger, in the Hackney-road, who wore a cloak and bonnet resembling that of Mrs. Bishop's, was roughly handled by the mob, who could scarcely be persuaded of their mistake, as were several other females; and to such a pitch has public indignation arrived at, that on Friday morning an elderly man, named Mortimer, a tailor, and one of the witnesses bound to prosecute, and who resides in the neighbourhood, sooner than ap pear as a witness, and have his name coupled with such a transaction, cut his throat; be was conveyed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where slight hopes are entertained of his recovery. WILLIAMS. Although 'Williams is a young man it is said that he served an apprenticeship in the Penitentiary, after he had been some time at the glassblowing business. His con nexou with Bishop's family led him into another line of life. BIAY. It is said that May, when a youth, was for some time at a boarding-school, and was afterwards placed in a solici tor's office, which he abandoned for the profession of a butcher. He afterwards became a cart-driver, a horse stealer, and an approver, and was a well-known resur rectionist. . It is to be strongly apprehended that Bishop and his ;Aesociates were not the only persons engaged in such a murderous traffic, for it may be recollected that about four years ago several boxes and trunks containing dead bodies were detected at Liverpool on their way to Ireland ; and it may be also recollected that about that period the principal house-breakers in the district of Whitechapel all at once became body-snatchers; and when it is calculated the faci lity afforded to such demons by the desertion of children, orphans, or those refused into workhouses, but above all the facility which was and is afforded them by the threepenny beds in Wentworth-street and Grange-yard, and which are greedily sought after by strange labourers with out connexions, with such facts we can only guess and fear the extent of the mischief. LONDON MECHANICS' INSTITUTION A most numerous and highly respectable meeting of the patrons, friends, and members of the London Mechanics' Institution, was held yesterday evening in the theatre, Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, for the purpose of celebrating the eighth anniversary of the institution, and for the distribution of the prizes for essays, drawings, &c., to the successful competitors. The theatre wax crowded to excess, and the platform was graced by a ♦ery full at tendance of ladies. 4P4,‘") 1 r itva3 The chair was taken by Dr. BIRKBECK soon after eight o'clock, and the Learned Doctor opened the business of the evening by an able and elaborate address on the importance and advantages daily accruing from institutions similar to that over which he had the honour to preside. Mr. Gonsost, M.P. for Sr. Alban's, after an appro priate address, moved the adoption of a proposition ex pressive of the gratification with which the meeting con templated the success which bad attended the efforts of the measures of the institution in extending the benefits of knowledge to every class of persons in the metropolis. Mr. JOSIAH CONDER moved a proposition, declaratory of the objects of the institution,—namely, the extension of civilization and the increase of human happiness, by un folding and enforcing the great tt uths of social and physical science, excluding only those topics, which by their local, temporary, or personal influence, were calculated to inter rupt the harmony and well-being of society. Both the propositions were unanimously adopted by the meeting. The prizes were then distributed as follows : A prize of 61. for the best, and 41. for the second best Essay on Political Economy, given by T. H. Holdaworth, Esq., to Mr. Hunter, and to Mr. Price, a mathematical instrument maker, who had only recently attained his majority. A prize of 101., given by Bingham Baring, Esq., M.P., for the best Essay on Emigration, to Mr. Francis Clifton. A prize of 101., given anonymously, through Dr. Birk beck, for the best essay on the effects of the distribution of the revenue on the condition and interests of the working classes, to Mr. 'Ward, an engineer. The essays were all strongly eulogized by Nassau W. Senior, E.q., and several other gentlemen, as highly talented and meritorious pr o .. ductions. A prize for an architectural drawing of the New London Bridge was awarded to Mr. Colliver, a smith ; and a si milar for a drawing and elevation of Martineau's steam engine, to Mr. Curtis, an operative. Propositions were moved by Mr. Ginsose and the Rev. Dr. LADDNER, declaratory of the conviction of the meet ing of the advantages of the institution, as manifested by acquirements and q ualifications which had that evening been displayed, and which demonstrated the soundness and accuracy of the opinions of those who suggested and assisted in its formation. These propositions were carried unanimously, as were also a vote of thanks to the donors of the prizes, and a si milar compliment to Dr. Birkbeck, the President and Fa ther of the Institution. The last was responded to with three hearty cheers. Several new subjects for Prize Essays were announced by the President, who, having returned thanks, the mett az broke up. DAY AT ONX O'CLOCK. rxicas or T H E stteics Bank Stbek 3 per Cent. Red. B2IA 2 3 per Cent.Cona. 3 1 41 per Cent Ditto Red 89 New 3%per Cent 3 per Cent. Ann. 1726 ....., .-T 4 per Cent. 1826 • " 9914 0; Bank Long Ann. to eXlutr Jan. 5, 186 0 .;,;:..,.. 4 5 -16 14 Oct. 10, 18t 4 9, l6 7-16 Jan. 1, 1860 l6 13-16 Jan. 5, 1880 Aprils, 1880 ........ Jan. 5. 1870.. . . ... .).,•••• New 5 per Cent. ...... — India ginck - Ditto Bonds ' 2 4'41. South Sea Stock .......:.; , 44',1i Old A nnuities.......• — New Pitko.b.,N..—..— — A 3jiecVent. nn. 1751 k. Bills, .£l,OOO 7 6 pm. Ditto ..... —.....500 7 6 pm. Ditto Small ...... Ditto Commertill:c>:: :... pm. Ditto Ad!..ttried ~1 Bank for Opening .... - • India for Account — • Leona. for:Jan.l9 t-3*;7•4,:, TRICKS Or FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian fonds — Neli , Politan•.... . ....... ~..t.,..• Brazilian Bonds 44% 'Peruvian Brlniis ist• - • -- •- • • -- Buenos Ayres Bonds ..... Chan Bonds .. ..lPrlteiith, Old - •-- -- .... • •• . • Colombian 'Zonds ....,..w....i. ---..-• Ditto, New 34 ' ' • ' °9' pit i,, 10t .s.,- ..--- • . Russian - ' Danish ~ • • :".•.:. spanish,lsl2l •:• • Greek nonds -..:.1.—.-- I= — Ditto, 1825 . • - • • .;--. Frallch Rentes, 11 p. c. —L —c. Guatimala. ,::••, ..- .----- Exchange...... --1. --c. Yexican Bonds .t•-• — ---- 3 per cent. , I .... —c. into. 1825 3 5. 1, -- Exchange -f. -•-. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT Zilk O'CLOCK. raid. Ter Share. Bolanos Minin e ., ,, Cotnpaky ." . £l5O 150 147% Brazilian Imp. Mari. Co. (aA. at 5/.1)m..` £2O 46 4514 40 Ditto ,NatFeftg, l5 7% 8 Unitei Wx. Min. Co. (iss. at 2/. pm.) 40 5% - ' PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, NOV. 30. Bank Stock 209% St. Patrick incur. (per sh.) Consols, 3 ocr cent. Gov. Stock, 3!..; per cent. &lc National Ditto. ..... Ditto, New I per Cent, . . -- -zg- , Hibernian Bank 19 Gov. Deb. !N pet cent.... ',t3 Provincial Ditto Royal Canal Stock I7,E ,Royal Irish Mine — Grand Cling Stock 32 , 4 ' Impe rial Mine — City Deb. 4 per cent....... 771 Mining Co. of Ireland Ballast Office Deb. 4p. c. SN ;Commtrtial Buildings .. . 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London, Dec. 2, 1831.: t • 404 LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3, 1931 CHOLERA MORBUS, OFFICIAL REPORT, COUNCIL OFFICE.—(THIS DAY.) DAILY REPORT of CHOLERA CASES, SUNDERLAND, DEC. 1, 1831. Remained at last report New cases Total Died Recovered Remaining at this date, R o'clock, A. M Cases. I Died. F r om the Commencement of the Disease, on - the 2fith October, 1831 (Signed) G. STEPHENSON, Secretary to the Sunderland Board of Health. Their MAJESTIES, it is settled, will leave the Pavilion, at Brighton, on Monday morning, at eight o'clock, for their Palace, at St. James's, preparatory to the opening of Parliament on Tuesday. The conclave in Charles-street is sitting with increased assiduity, and acting with increased energy, as the Session approaches nearer. Sir ROBERT PEEL, we understand, fills the honour able office of Chairman of this righteous and public-spirited assembly, and we wish him joy of so dignified a position. His coadjutors need not be named. They are too well known as the individuals who have already so offensively put themselves forth to resist the wants and wishes of the nation, and we have no desire to excite afresh against their persons the torrent of popu lar indignation. The conclave is well organized, with branches in the country, and spies in every one of the Political Unions, which fact we re commend to the especial attention of those asso ciations, who should be carefully on the watch for enemies in their camp. The conclave, more over, is well backed by the alms of the faithful to the rotten cause, who continue to contribute unsparingly towards the frustration of the Bill which is to prevent the plunder of the public in future. According to our information, the or ganization of this Charles-street conclave is such, as to render its legality a matter of much doubt. Leaving this point, however, to the ATTORNEY GENERAL, we must take leave to observe that an assembly more shameless in its views, and more audacious in its conduct, never before existed in the course of our history. Faction is ever intemperate, but when stimulated by the desire of plunder it will stick at nothing. The reports of conversions among the Peers are so vague, and unsatisfactory, that we cannot attach to them the credit which some of our contemporaries appear to give them. It is not in human nature for a highwayman to give up his booty, or a borough-jobber his usurpation, without a struggle, and we entertain little doubt that the boroughmongers will, to a man, die game. What then is it for Government to do ? To suffer the KING, Ministers, House of Commons, and people of England, to be a second time defeated by Sir ROBERT PEEL, and his knot of mercenary adventurers in Charles street ? Never has such disgrace yet fallen upon a Cabinet, as that which would over• whelm Ministers in the event of a second defeat. Lord GREY knows he must an swer to the country for a second failure, having in his hands the means of ensur- !Cholera Morbus. ing success. The question is now whether the Bill is to be Carried by Ministers, or by the Nttional Unions. The former event Will be a peaceful—the latter, anythiim 14t Peaceful vic tory—but, eitbe'r 474, there are none but idiots Nktba. '?;a not see that the victory is certain. The Unions, though they have put off even the semblance of opposition to the Royal au► thority, must not relax an instant in their exer , tions for the accomplishment of the object in which all hearts are united. We need not ex cept the boroughraongers, since they may be considered as without hearts, or (which i 8 pretty much the same thing) as devoid of that sym pathy in the welfare of their country, without 'which men are to be accounted non-entities, as members of society. We should be glad if the boroughmongers were merely non-entities, but at present we cannot consider them otherwise than as formidable public enemies, who have got the power of much mischief within their grasp. The facts elicited in evidence yesterday on the trial of those abandoned miscreants, Bishop, Williams, and May, clearly prove the necessity' —the imperious necessity—on the part of the Legislature, of so regulating the supply of bodies for the purposes of anatomical study, as to prevent even the remotest possibility of the recurrence of such crimes as those which the monsters above-mentioned are to expiate by their lives on Monday next. If Parliament do not promptly and energetically take up the mat ter, the Burking system will still conti nue ; for wretches abound in this over grown metropolis capable of any enor mity, by whom murder, provided it can be made the means of obtaining money, is looked on merely as an affair of business. But four years ago the very existence of a fiend like Burke would • have been discredited as a malignant ca- lumpy on human nature; now, dreadful expe rience has proved that such wretches not only exist, but that they even exult in their atrocities, supporting themselves and families by a system of wholesale murder, and even hiring houses, (shambles rather) for the purpose of more effec tually slaughtering their victims. The Burking system in London, has not, we suspect, been solely confined to Bishop and his colleagues ; the whole class of resurrection-men are notori ously the very scum and refuse of society, and would hesitate at the commission of no crime, provided they could turn it to account ; it is, therefore, imperatively necessary that the Legis lature should interfere at once, otherwise more murders will be perpetrated. The following are extracts from German pers received this morning: — WARSAW, Nov. 20.—Our Universal Gazette says, a deputation composed of the principal citizens of Warsaw to gether with the President of the city, had yesterday the honour to be presented to the Grand Duke Michael, and to present to him an address with numerous signatures of the citizens, which first of all expresses the most unbounded gratitude for the pro tection, and the benefits which Warsaw has latterly received from his Imperial Highness, and with professions of the most profound homage and respect, humbly petitions that his Impe rial Highness, as he has himself seen the fruits of the unhappy rebellion, as well as the severe wounds that the country has sustained, will intercede with the august Sovereign for clemency to the supplicants. His Imperial Highness was pleased to re ceive this deputation and the address presented to him with his usual kindness. Our physicians certify that no new case of cholera has oc curred during the last two days. WARSAW, NOT. 21.—We may expect to-day the pub lication of the Imperial Decree of amnesty for the kingdom of P o l an d. It will .storisily contribute to make the people's minds easy. The Grand Duke set out yesterday for Riga, the head-quarters of the Guards. The Priest Szyndlaiski, one of the principal accomplices in the crimes committed here in the night of the 15th August, has been arrested in the country. BERLIN—CHOLERA. New Cases. Recoveries. Deaths. Nov. 26 lif ...... •••••• 4 Remain 43. THE HAGUE, Nov. Prince Fred er ick we nt on hurs. day, not to the army, but to the Helder, whence he returned yesterday morning. Accounts from Nimeguen of the 25th say, that within two days the Rhine had suddenly risen , at Colo g ne, from five feet two inches to 20 feet. Many disas t e rs were caused by this event. At Bonn, a great mill on the bank of the river was washed away. At Remmagen and oth er p laces several persons were drowned. As a great deal of snow has fallen on the Upper Rhine greater misfortunes are f eared. The Waal bas risen considerably in consequence. A letter from Dordrecht says—" Great exertions are making here to bring up the national ma g azine carriages for heavy cannon, which are embarked for Helvoetsluys, the Hilderland, the Helder, and the Brielle, int ended to p ut those places in such a formidable state of defen ce as the y have never yet been." Other accounts confirm this news of the fortifying of these im. portant points. The English steam-boat the Superb being released from quarantine on the Md, put to sea from Rainnekens. On the 20th inst. four companies of the tro o p s of Waldeck and Leppe Schaumburg, which were pa rt of the troops of the G erma n Confederation in the fortress of Luxemburg, passed through Coblentz, on their way home. This co nfirms the re ports of the evacuation of Luxe mbur g b y the troops of the Confederation. THE HAGUE, Nov. 29.—The army is still in its concen trated position, and nothing is said of extending the canton ments. On the other hand it is reported, however, that on the Ist of December a sixth part of the Schuttery will have 14 days' furlough, and the remainder in their turn a similar indulgence. .isTEADAM, riOv. 29 . Actual Debt, 214 per cent 39% to 40 Voluntary Loan 6 per cent Si to 8714 Amort Syndic, 4% per cent 64 to 64 3 , 4 Ditto, ditto, 3V, per cent. Exchange ou London, 11. 87 5-10ths.—Two months, 11. 80. HANOVER, Nov. W.—The Commission of which the Cabi net Minister Von Schultz is President, for drawing up the new Constitution, began its sittings on the 15th. What has trans pired of the bases approved by his Majesty, which have been laid beforo it, authorise the expectation that it will be such as to satisfy entirely the dispassionate majority of the Hanoverians. As for the sanguine hopes and plans of some ultra Liberals, they are of course out of the question, their persons would never be satisfied with any Constitution that did not proceed from themselves. Among the principles contained in the plan are said to be publicity of the debates of the Chambers, a more extensive representation of the people, guidance of the Press as far as the laws of the Confederation allowed, appointment of a fixed civil list, tke. CHOLERA AT HAMBURG. New Cases. Recoveries. Deaths. 24 25 4 Remain, 89. Since the commencement.—Cases, 855; deaths, 448; re. coveries, 318. ST. PETERSBURGH.—CHOLERA. New Cases. Recoveries. Deaths. Nov. 8 9 10 Remain HAMBURG, Nov. 25.—BORSEN-HALLE, HALF-PAST Two o'CLocx.—Wheat prices have advanced a little within the last few days. The limited arrivals having been readily dis. posed of for exportation and for the consumption of the place. Rye has somewhat improved in price, owing to the very limited supply. From the 12th to the 18th inst. seven cargoes of corn passed through the Sound, four bound to British ports. Weight. Rix dollars. Wheat, Anhalt, white ll5 to 12'2 125 to 136 ------ red 117 to 127 125 to 136 Silesian and Bohemian 120 to 125 to ---- Meeklenburgh llB to 124 115 to 138 Holstein, red 118 to 125......120 to 136 --- Lower Elbe 116 to 123 1:5 to 136 Rye, Dantzic 116 to 120 '54 to 98 - Mecklenburgh 116 to 118 92 to 100 - Petersburgh and Riga 115 to 118 94 to 98 During the week 179 cargoes of wheat have been imported 96 exported : and there remains stock on hand 1,000 lasts. The business done here to.day was to no great extent, bu prices wore firm, End of November. Anglo-Danish Loan 3 per Cent. 63 Anglo-Russian Loan 93g Hamburg-Russian Loan Russian In Icription, 5 per Cent. Russian Inscription, 18.31. Polish Bonds 113% Austrian Bank Shares DM D i tto Metalliques N e w Austrian 4 per Cents BQ —Hamburg Reporter. THE MURDER OF THE ITALIAN 110 V. Coniiderable ankiety has been manifested throughout the morning by the public, to learn if any one of the convicts has made a confession of this horrible atrocity. We have made every possible inquiry up to the present time, an 4 we are enabled to state positively, that Williams made a partial confession last night, and that he promised to relate further particulars this day. We have only heard of a few of those particulars, but they confirm the guilt of Williams, and his associate Bishop i whether the confession so much implicates May or not we Were unable to learn, much secret), is observed at present. Mr. Cord, r, the Vestry Clerk of St. Paul's, Covent-Garden', had tin intervie W with the Sitting Magistrate at BOw-street this morning, an 4 after Wards Mr. Corder, Mr. Cribb, and Mr. Har mer, proceeded to Newgate to see Williams, and to receive in detail the particulars of his confes sion. About an hour afterwards a message was re ceived by Mr. Minshull, that the woman Williams, now in custody, might be sent to Newgate to attend the inquiry, and Mr. Minshull wrote an order for that purpose, and forwarded it by an officer to the New Prison. (FURTHER PARTICULARS.) Since writing the above the following fresh facts have come to our knowledge. Upon the culprits being removed from the dock after their condemnation to the cells, May became very violent in his expressions towards Bishop, for bringing him into the dreadful dilemma, for which his life was to pay the forfeit. On being placed in sepa rate cells, two men, named Collins and Payne, two officers employed at the prison, were placed to keep a watch upon their movements, lest either of them should attempt to lay violent hands upon himself. During the night each of the miserable men slept soundly at intervals, and when awake appeared composed, and their minds seemed quite tranquillized. During the night Bishop and Williams expressed a wish to have an interview with the Rev. Theodore Williams, the respect able Vicar of Hendon, as they wished to make a commu nication with hint respecting the dreadful crime for which they had been doomed to suffer. The person in attendance upon the miserable man, lost no time in acquainting Mr. Wontner of the request, and that gentleman sent off im mediately to Hendon for the Rev. Pastor. This morning at eleven o'clock, Mr. Williams arrived at the prison, and was introduced to the culprits. Bishop upon I seeing the Rev. Gentleman became quite unnerved, as also did Williams, bet May appeared to act differently, and seemed as if he felt himself almost guiltless. The whole of them this morning appeared much shaken, and Bishop and Williams gave relief to their feelings by shedding teats in abundance. This morning Mr. Corder waited upon the Magis trates at Bow-street, and in an interview with Mr. Halls, that gentleman stated that be should not offer any further evidence against Williams's wife, who was in custody on the charge of being concerned in the murder of the woman Pigburn, as be feared her detention would operate against the unhappy men in making a confes sion. Mr. Halls told Mr. Corder he would speak to Mr. Nlinshull when he arrived, and that the woman should be discharged. At three o'clock the Rev. Mr. Williams was still with the culprits alone, and was reducing to writing the confession. of Bishop and Williams, but not a word has been suffered to transpire. The Lord Chief Justice Tindal, who tried the cause, Mr. Justice Littledale, and Mr. Baron 'Vaughan, are now in consultation in the Judge's private room, together with the two Sheriffs and the Under Sheriffs. Mr. Wontner is also in attendance. — Mr. Corder for some reason or other was not at first present, but was introduced into the room by Mr. Ellis, the Under-Sheriff, and the consultation is still going on. We were informed that the interview was relative to the case of May, who, it is supposed, is lilts guilty ti-an his wicked companions, this however can be only taken as a rumour. Arrangements are making by the Sheriffs to prevent, as much as pos• sible, any tumult or accident taking place at the execu tion of the wretched men. The nature of the confession of the men, we were teld, would not he publicly known till after their execution. Nothing can exceed the anxiety that prevails to be pre sent at the execution. Numerous applications have been made by the Nobility and others to the Sheriffs to be pre war, but all have been refused. COURT CIRCULAR. The Ambassadors and Ministers of Russia, Austria, France, and Prussia, assembled at three o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office, and held a conference, which lasted some hours, with Viscount PALMERSTON.— Previous to attending the conference, Viscount PALMER STON had a long interview with Earl GREY at the Treasury. A Cabinet Council was held at nine o'clock last night at the Foreign-office. The LORD CHANCELLOR visited Earl GREY yesterday evening, at the Treasury. Despatches front Sir BENJA.mtx D'Ustami, the Gover nor of Demerara and Essequibo, were received yester day, at the Colonial-of f ice. The Right Hon. CHARLES GRANT left town on Thurs day for Brighton. BRIGHTON, DEC. 2. Yesterday his MAJESTY gave audience to Mr. ROBERT GRANT and Colonel GREY : then his MAJESTY, ac companied by her Royal Highness the Princess AUGUSTA, took an airing in a carriage and four, with two out• riders, as far as Rottingdean, back along the cliff to Brunswick-terrace, and returned to the Palace about four o'clock. Her MAJESTY enjoyed a carriage airing along the East and West Cliff for some time, accompanied by the Princess LOUISE. Lady MARY TAYLOR took leave this morning, and re turned to London. Colonel THORNTON arrived last evening, and joined the Royal suite. Miss WYNYARD (Lady in Waiting on the Princess Au- GUSTA) arrived last evening at the Palace from London. The Royal dinner party last evening included the Royal suite and household, the Hon. Mrs, and Miss CAVENDISH, and Rear-Admiral Tiloan-sox. His MAJESTY having signified his intention of opening the ensuing session of Parliament in person, will proceed on Monday next, accompanied by her MAJESTY, to Lon don, where they will remain until Friday, on which day they will return to the Pavilion. The necessary portion of the Royal suite will accompany their MAJESTIES. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Extract of a letter from Itungpore, of the 7th of August, in the Bombay Papers arrived yesterday :—" The inundations have come down with a vengeance this year, the river being now higher by a foot than it was at any period the preceding year, and of course most of the indigo plant is under water, and we never have witnessed such weather. We had a shock of an earthquake yesterday, which made the old factory dance again. Now imagine our melancholy prospects." (From the Bombay Paper of Aug. 6.) We understand there are authentic accounts that an incur sion had been made into Cutch by a body of five or six hundred marauders, from the north, sweeping the country at large. A wing of the 2d Bombay Light Cavalry has been ordered into Cutch, to protect the inhabitants. THE FUNDS. Hamburg and Dutch mails have arrived this morning, but we do not hear any thing of importance as yet by them. The Dutch funds come nearly the same as per last account, therefore, we may conclude that his Dutch Majesty has not as yet given any positive answer. Up to the present time we are rather dull in the City, ancrwith outany animation in the Funds, owing to the near approach of the meeting of Parliament, to which the British nation at this no went looks with great anxiety. We hear that the commercial accounts from Manchester are unfavourable ; business at a stand, and a large stock of goods on hand which they cannot dispose of. This is attributed to the cholera on the Continent, which causes a great stagnation of commerce. Consols, which left off yesterday at 5.'1,436 for the account, opened this morning at the same price. Scarce a bargain has yet been done. We have seen private letters from Amsterdam, stating that the Dutch Government is making every exertion, and preparing against an attack from the five Powers. They are the putt it izg the f o rtresses in a state of defence, to be garrison ed b y ens, while the regular troops are to defend the frontiers. HALF-PAST ONE. We still continue in the same dull state as in the early part of the morning, and up to the present hour . have not heard of any express having arrived from Paris in the city, consequently the Funds are in a state of stagna tion!, and Consols have continued the whole of the morn. ing for the account. Another remittance has arrived from Pernambuco of 7,000/., to pay the Brazil dividends. A million sterling is expected from the East Indies. THREE O'CLOCK. CLOSlNG DRaunssiisahn .... ......PRICES. -9 Consols, 83i. FOUR O'CLOsC3I. Consols Ditto for Account -- Greek, 1825.... Brazilian Bonds 45 Mexican, 1825. 36 Buenos Ayres. Chilian Ditto C o lumbian , 1824 S p anish 14- ger of the Board of Trade. morning, much regretted, jo,DEriuedtilLyLe,stAeireds:eyn COURT OF C4kANC,ERY.-45FUIS IDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR was occupied all day in hear ing appeals. ROLLS COURT.-(THIS DAY.) His Honour the IllAsTEit of the ROLLS sat to hear causes to-day, but nothing of any public importance came before the Court previous to our reporter's leaving. VICE-CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY_) BURDON V. WRIGHT. Sir EDWARD SIJGDEN opened this case on behalf of the plaintiff yesterday, and this morning Mr. COE, who appeared on the same side, proceeded with the reading of the evidence. This suit was instituted by the heir-at-law of a Mr. Burdon, for the purpose of compelling the defendant to deliver up a will made by Mr. Burdon, the testator, by which certain property was given to the defendant. Mr. Burdon, the testator, when alive, resided at Schermer-Kill, in Yorkshire, and followed the avocations of a schoolmaster, and being in the posses sion of a small copyhold property in that neighbour hood, the defendant entered into a negociation with him for the purchase of it. An agreement was made be tween the parties for that purpose. The defendant, how ever, afterwards, considering that the execution of a legal conveyance of the property would be attended with great expense, proposed to the testator that all purposes would be answered and expense avoided by his making a will, leaving him, the defendant, the property in question. The testator had no objection to the adoption of this course, and accordingly the will was made, and the consideration- money, forty-five pounds, wis paid to the testator. Some time after this transaction a new light broke in upon the defendant, and the truth of the testator, as long as he lived, being able to revoke the will and make another, depriving the defendant of the whole pro perty flashed across his mind, disagreeable feelings then began to assail him, and in the dread of losing the pro perty altogether, he went to the house of the testator, express ing his dissatisfaction at the contract, and finally persuaded him to return the consideration money. On the testator's requiring the return of the will, the defendant stated that by some means or other he had lost it, butt that when it was found it should be returned. The bill alleged that the will had not since been given up, that the defendant still retained possession of the property, and the plaintiff had been compelled to institute the present suit, in order to have the will returned, and the possession given up. Mr. Coe was proceeding on the part of the plaintiff,with the reading of the evidence, when The VICE-CHANCELLOR stated that he really could see no doubt in the case, as it was perfectly plain from the statements in the answer of the defendant, which were not denied, that the will had been delivered by the defendant to the testator, who had immediately re-delivered it again to him. His Honour, therefore, felt himself called upon to dismiss this bill with costs. COURT OF KING'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY, LEVI V. USIIERWOOD. The plaintiff in this action was a general dealer in Cain berwell-row, Newington, and the defendant a silver smith. The action was brought to recover damages for an alleged false imprisonment. The facts of the case as appeared from the evidence were as follows : A person named Caddy, a flute-player, at one of the theatres, had had some transactions with the defendant, and the last one gave rise to the present action. He called at the defendant's shop, and represented that a lady wished to look at some watches and chains, as she wished to purchase one. The defendant, on this, let him have four gold watches and gold chains, and four seals, amounting to 941. 19e. with him. On the same night a person named de Burgh, called at the plain tiff's shop, and told him that if he called upon Caddy in Adam-street, Adelphi, he would meet with something to purchase that would suit him : he accordingly waited upon Caddy, when he was shown these articles belong ing to the defendant. After a negociation he purchased ' the whole, as well as a pianoforte and a dressing-case. The price he paid for them did not appear. On the same night Levi pawned the articles at different shops, Caddy absconded, and the defendant by some means learned that some of his goods were pawned at the shop of a Mr. Cameron, when he went and requested that the person who came for them might be detained. Soon after wards Levi called at Mr. Cameron's to redeem some of the articles, when he was detained, and Mr. !Isherwood sent for. Mr. Usherwood wished Levi to go before a Magis trate and account for his possession of the goods, which he refused to do, en which he was given into custody on a charge of receiving stolen goods. He was in custody all night, and was taken before a Magistrate next morning, when he was bound in his own recognizance to appear when called upon. This was,the imprisonment com plained of. Mr. GURNEY, for the defendant, would merely put it to the Jury whether it was not clear that the plaintiff must have been aware that the goods were not come honestly by on the part of Caddy. He confidently relied upon their returning a verdict for his client. Lord TENTERDEN having summed up, the Jury gave in a verdict for the defendant. Mr. CAMPBELL said that unless felony was committed by Caddy, the verdict must be for the plaintiff. He con tended that the charge of felony could not be supported— at most it could only be a misdemeanour. Mr. GURNEY said there were several cases in support of the charge of felony. Lord TENTERDEN would not at that time give any opi nion ; but he put it to the Jury, what their verdict would be if the point of law was in favour of the plaintiff. The Jury, after a short consultation, said that in such a case their verdict would be for the plaintiff—Damages, Is. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) The Court was occupied the whole of the morning in an ejectment cause, devoid of any public interest. OLD BAILEY.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. William Angel, a respectable-looking young man, aged 17, was indicted far stealing, in the dwelling house of Mary Bedford, a sum of 591.—The prisoner was acquitted. 'William Weedon, aged 27, and Maria Dowling, aged 25, were indicted for stealing 255. from the person of James Lawrence, on the 17th of November. The prosecutor stated that he was a labourer. On the 17th of November (Thursday) he, was at Uxbridge mar ket ; he there met with the female prisoner, about six o'clock in the evening, and went with her to a house kept by a Mrs. Langdon ; he remained there five minutes and then left, having given her a shilling out of his purse, which contained 255. more. He swore that be was not drunk, and that he was perfectly sensible. He shortly after thought he lost his money and accused her of taking it, but he found it in another pocket. She then threat ened to " punch his bead" if he did not treat her, as he had falsely accused her. He consented, and they went to the One Tun and had some liquor. They afterwards went to ' several other public•houses, at one of which they met with the male prisoner, and they all drank together. At one place they ill-used him, and endeavoured to rob him, but they did not e ff ec t their object, and afterwards they made friends and drank some more liquor together. Upon leaving the town to go home in his cart the male pri soner followed, jumped into his cart, and attempted to get his purse from his pocket. The prosecutor strug gled with him, and they fell together out of the cart. When in the road, they bad several ups and down.," and the female prisoner, who was standing a short distance, called out to the man to keep witness down, and she would came and help him. Th e man at length got him down, and she came up , and seising M t n by the neckcloth, almost strangled him, and made the blood :spout from his nose and mouth. They then cut his pockets, took his purse and money, and left him almost insensible. Witness's horse and cart followed one that was before it, and which was driven by a person named Weatherby, who bed been drinking with the witness at some of the houses in Uxbridge. Witness followed as soon as be was able, and overtook Weatherby before he g ot home. A whte beaver hat was found in Weatherby's cart. Cross-examined—Witness was married, and had two children ;he lived at King's-inn, in the parish of Rus sell, and went to Uxbridge with a load of hay. He was examined as to the number of publie-houses lie had been in that day, and it appeared that he had drank at a con siderable number. He, however, swore that he was not quite drunk. t h e Sun p Wm. Cherry, landlord o f übl . ic-house at Uxbridge, stated that on the evening in question th e ripi• s oners and the prosecutor Weatherby were drinkig at his house. They had two pots of beer and half a pint of gin ; when they left his house Lawrence and Weatherby were perfectly capable o f knowing what they were about. prisoner r ci o s on the 2 Weedon, 1t s No a constable, apprehended the male a . t a pu 11 blic-mm in Ux bridge. He said going g , "itis a bad job, I shall go over the water for it. When the bat that was found in the cart was mentioned, he said that hat will do for me." deg Wm. Fair, horse patrol, of Bow-street, apprehen d Maria Dowling on the 22d of November. She said ib t was in company with the prosecutor at a house in li r bridge, but she knew nothing of the robbery. The record of a former conviction of the prisoner Wee. don was produced, from which it appeared that he 1 / ° convicted on the 16th of February, ith ye ,r of George 1 ‘,.; at the Old Bailey, for stealing a kettle, &e., and that was sentenced to seven years' transportation. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty. THE CHO TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUIv• 14 Sits,—Dr. Barry left this town last nig ht ' v ; London, in order, I suppose, to assist 0 Central Board of Health in deciding th e chs, ratter of the disease of which Robert JO d died in Newcastle, on Saturday, the 26th November. I perceive by the extract fr Chief Magistrate's letter to the Privy inserted in the London Journals of Tuesda' •omplaint is without hesitation pronounce( spasmodic cholera. In acting thus, I doubt the Mayor was influenced by an desire on his part to give an example dour and impartiality, to chew that, let sequences be what they might, he w guilty of no duplicity or concealment , think his haste to communicate informat indiscreet. In his letter he says, " and Mr. Davidson, surgeon, attended t. It is possible that they may have told his W°l- ship that it was a case of spasmodic c holer a ' but allow me to observe that I do not belie le that either of them ever saw a case of spasm bdilelc cholera before, and therefore ought not to ; spoken so decisively. Besides, Dr. INl‘Whl rse i and Mr. Davidson were not the only medie'' gentlemen who attended the case. Dr. e' Dr. 'Whiteman, and Mr. Greenhow, surg; s all attended : why are they not mentioned ? 0 1 were they not consulted before a lett er of l much importance was despatched to the Fri Council ? This case occurred on Sator di l Y :, the Mayor's letter was not sent off till Satu rt :' night : why was not the Board of Heal th sn' oi moned, of which all the medical practitioners le the town were members ? There was °D1 : 0 time, and they have never before or since b on, called together on so important an 00311 Th o ugh the Central Board of London lie to decide the character of the disease on 0 fro m 0 report which was last night sent up to theu this case, the Privy Council have ahead'', ' 5 , the Mayor's letter, pronounced it to be e le modic cholera, and have ordered the Ne wc34 , s e ships to be placed under quarantine ! Th is learn from the following document:— " Council-office, Whitehall, No v ' 29 ;0 0 " SlR,—The Lords of the Council, in cone ere official report received this day from the Mayor 0 ' ) 0 9 4 castle ststing the appearance of cholera in that town' t O been pleased to direct that all vessels arriving fr°ll,) port of Newcastle, including North and South Shielo%ei placed under the same quarantine restrictio ns se th io oto riving from Sunderland and Seaham, as mentioned letters of the Sth, 9th, and 10th instant, the nunt.et: days' quarantine being reduced from fifteen to ten, P t; f ably to the directions of their Lordships, in my le t 4 yeterday's date. " I am , Sir, y our obedient serealbfi (Signed) "C. C. GREVI " T. Whitmore, Esq., Customs." Custom-house, Lnndon, Nov' g 9 .: i oi • " The foregoing copy of a letter from Mr. Grevill e, ;o l the Clerks of the Council, is transmitted to the 0)1 and Comptroller at Nfwcastle for their informatio n " By order of the Commissioners, t. (Signed) " THOMAS WHITMO B O Vessels are, I understand, to proceed i n f or first instance to a quarantine station. Th us ' trade of the port, both coasting and fore i cir to be placed under the most mort ifying an jurious restrictions, fatally injurious, peellars'ar a commercial view to some, from what may r sibly turn out to be afalse report ! tr I Though the suspected case of Robert occurred on Saturday the 26 th Nov., oa writing to you at eight o'clock at night, °n od Ist Dec., five days afterwards, not a single °001! suspicious or remarkable case has since oeeniel Is this like the Asiatic or spasmodic and Dr. Barry, and the London Central no' r jo il Health, may, if they please, decide that P r i , ov lii was a case of this description , but , i f it happen, as I pray to God it may, that w e not another at all like it, I should conce l i sl 1 , 1 good sense of the people will lead than ° lieve that the Faculty were mistaken. i d I I subjoin a proof of the facility with bed false rumours are propagated, that has jti°, sent by the Mayor to the Exchange ' 7l rooms here : " North Shields, 1) ` 0 1 17 0 "MY DEAR SIR, — It having been curren tl y reer i a case of spasmodic cholera has occurre d here, 1 9;1 s tate, that such a report has no truth in it , and P-4 mos t conscientiously contradict it. You shall k°0, ... particulars in the evening. In haste to save the r " I remain, my dear Sir, your's most trul' " EDWARD GREEN'', " To Archibald Reed, Esq., Mayor of Newcas tle: 4 r , I suppose, by " more particulars," Mr, or how alludes to the circumstances tha t are ' posed to have given rise to the report• loped Colonel Creagh, one of the Commis's b, sent down to Sunderland by Govern been in Newcastle to-day, and from blip° . received the following : DAILY REPORT OF CHOLERA CASSS. SUNDERLAND, DEC. I. Rema i n ing at last Report ............................... g New Cans.. .............................. ............ 4 6 Total ..................... ... ....... 6 R ec overed ......... ................... ........ Died ...................................... ................... Remain ................. _ Attacked since Oct.. .25. I ... ...... 1 ... ij e c ... o .. ; ; c re4‘ 387 10'2 162 The above is up to Eight o'clock this morninS This account of the number attacked s'l' del la commencement of the disease at Su nd a with the deaths and recoveries, must be lircj The deaths, recoveries, and remaining , should make the sum total, but they ci°e Thus the deaths are stated to be 102 ti coveries 162, and the cases under treatines , l these together make 30 2 , but the t ota to be 387 ; what have become of the S a ' balance ? I am, Sir, your obedient servant' A MEMBER OF THE NEW' BOARD OF HALT!'' Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Dec. 1. P.S. 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The Address of the KING, anSWeep4f 11 MAJESTY'S Speech, will be moved by Lora 0 / -4 1 bit to t n ovix, in the House of Lords, and by Lord Ci" 4t in the House of Commons. „,,.._ from our %-"tx that CoUncill ~r,tf'etrioul in !sci3y, t he ~,Fr4:llll,°)fleer iced to be ,P9rt,tb,e Pubt have P° St'‘..4v,e!lo th ti upright !1/47te,,i_t ;tea of tail' il4.prZation t the eoo' : l: t he la s t i ,rouid be i:iii,',',.entt t. But I 1; tti f° 4. 4 1 : and ” ation 0-. ktk:tior, then I'loh -ter itllt'tif kg, trans ',he case. t 141;i, nit' . '-:- 4- we ..Pitle :❑ e tn.nit. MORBUS; ttlho at ~.—yl tlolulay,mottieoinbe T THE E c t t ° r ztklilleation—one e ZrY in its con nu , hope of at „It t a Plat; in I gentlemen of I "'tlY misled kr "tetl persons. o r "'tion o . = trot e or With mL y 4. the epistolar 134 e permissitm ti l t') Y O,l , for yo ' (4 1 a fitting a), Wheth er the ( , Enou g h, h tne to topics 1 "'t leadi ng art 441 that you a Amide !rtain to the tblic to the it conten onr m of are it DUi