The Sun. — London, England, 1827-04-25 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF TMIt PUBLIC JOURNALS. This day, we believe, Lord Lansdown returns to-London, when, we apprehend, his final an swer will be given to the propositions, which, as coming from his Majesty by the select interpre ter of his will, have received the most respectful attention. There has been no insolent dictation by his Lordship ; and if there had been any at tempt to dictate, it would not have been made by one who had been loaded with the Royal favours : so that ingratitude would not have been added to insolence. The treatment which the King has received reminds us of that which Queen Anne experienced from the Marlborough faction at the close, we should rather say of their reign than of hers. There is in each case the warrior Duke ; but in the more modern instance the Lord Chancellor must stand in the place of the Duchess, the furious old woman who is said to have slapped the Queen's face. We would rather, however, remind his Lordship of the penitence of his prototype, than of their common offence. When the Duchess found out that she was really discarded, " she hoped," says Smol `lett, in his continuation of Hume, " to work upon the Queen's tenderness, and retrieve the influence she had lost. She protested, argued, wept, and supplicated, but the Queen was too well pleased with her deliverance from the tyranny of the other's friendship to incur such slavery for the future. All the humiliation of the Duchess served only to render herself the more contemptible."—" The Queen," adds the his. torian, " was generally applauded for thus asserting her just prerogative, and setting her self free from an arbitrary cabal, by which she had been so long kept in dependence."— Smoilett's Continuation, Vol. 11. cap. 10. To return, however, to our statement of the existing, situation of affairs. After Lord Lansdown's re turn, then,—...to use a homely dilemma,—either the seal *ill be put to'the negotiations, or " the writings will be burned." Far be it from us to :Appose that the latter will be the case : indeed, under any circumstances, whether the Whigs ac cept of place or not, as a body, we are well as sured that they will lend their aid to Mr. Can ning, both in the attempt to free his Royal Master from the domineering insolence of the ejected faction, and also to effect that liberal system of policy proposed to the world, from which we " who give, will (in due time, as harvest follows the seed season) be yet more blessed than those who receive." However, the general opinion, if it be worth the while to state that on the verge of the event itself, is, that Lord Lansdown will accept of place, and that the party whom his character and talents so justly in fluerme, will of course follow his example. Sir Francis Burdett, we have heard, has, as a mere observer unconnected with party, strongly recommended the junction. And now ; what, if, after all, Mr. Canning should not mean to retain the chief place for himself! If he has merely acted like a gallant officer on board a ship, whq assists the Commander-in-Chief to get rid of a piratical crew, by whom the management of the ves sel had been usurped, and then retires to his pre vious station! What, in that case, will be said of hisn ? We have heard that Lord Dudley, a per son who, we believe, for the good of his country, ought to be forced into situations in which he must exercise his powerful talents, talks of only retaining the foreign seals till Mr. Canning, having formed the Ministry, can resume them ; and that Mr. Canning means to give up the first place in the Treasury to one of the Whigs—we probably need not mention whom ! On the subject of Lord Lansdown's ac ceptance of place, which we have conjectured to be probable, we may add that no perplexity can arise between him and Mr. Robinson, advanced to the Peerage, about leading in the House of Lords (a phrase, by the way, most unconstitutional, and wi.1.11 has sprung up of late years). He would in any case lead who possessed most personal weight and dignity; the formal duty also would no doubt be conceded to Lord Lansdown. The distribution of places to the other Whigs is thus arranged at present :—Lord Carlisle, Privy Seal ; Mr. Aber crombie, Judge Advocate; Mr. Spring Rice, Under Secretary of State in the Home Department ; the Duke of Devonshire, Lord Chamberlain, and in the Cabinet; Lord Anglesea, not in the Cabinet. The Mastership of the Horse has been offered to the Duke of Leeds.—Times. We must not conceal that at a very late hour last night, a report was spread in certain circles that the negotiation was at an end : we are, how ever, aware of the efforts industriously made by Ultra-Whigs and Ultra-Tories to sow discord between Mr. Canning and the moderate Whigs who are in communication with him ; and we caution both him and them to guard themselves against these malignant intrigues.—Bid. When we yesterday announced that the nego elation had terminated favourably, and that the leading points had been settled to the satisfaction of both parties, we spoke on no light authority —it was, in fact, understood by those who were in possession of the particulars of the negocia tion, and who were . enabled to pronounce an opinion, that every difficulty of importance might be considered as at an end, and that we might safely congratulate the country on the union be tween Lord Lansdown and Mr. Canning.—We regret to say, that a serious and unexpected dif ficulty has notwithstanding occurred. The pro positions made by Lord Lansdown have not been received favourably. These propositions are dic tated by the highest sense of honour on the part of the Noble Marquess, and mark the extreme reluctance which he has to do any thing which may even appear to have the least tendency to compromise the great question so interesting to Ireland. But they are nevertheless entirely at variance with the sentiments of the great body of Members of both Houses, with whom hie Lord ship has hitherto acted ; and it is understood, that that body will not support his Lordship in a line of conduct which they deem so eminently dan gerous to the cause of lib era l op i n i ons .--His Lordship will be in town to-day. Whether he may be prevailed on to re-consider his determi nati,;n, it is not for us to say.—W e regret ex ceedingly, that things have taken this unfortu nate turn. With respect to Ireland, there cannot, among men who are not blinded by passion, be two opinions as to the policy which ought to be pursued towards that country. But it is the business of the politician, we conceive, to pursue the course best calculated to effect the end he has in view. Mr. Canning and the Marquess of Lansdown have both the same views regarding Ireland. Both wish to put an end to the causes of the divisions of that country ; both wish to free the Catholics from all such disqualifications, on account of re ligion, as can have no other effect than fostering , all the worst passions of our nature. Both, how ever, must see, that there are formidable obstacles in the way of an immediate accomplishment of the object they have at heart ; and the question reduces itself to this—whether, because an object cannot be effected in the most desirable manner, we should not adopt the next best course, or adopt a course which cannot, even by possibility, contribute towards it. The advocates of a more enlightened policy towards Ireland must be aided by the improvement of public opinion. Now, under a Government which does not run counter to public feeling, or wish to impose shackles on the diffusion of intelligence, public opinion cannot fail to experience a rapid improvement. Hence it is, that we attach so much importance to the , strengthening Mr. Canning at this time. The greater the number of men of liberal views in the Cabinet, the more able will the Govern ment be to pursue such measures as will promote the improvement of the ountry, and the fewer obstacles will be opposed to those who seek to dispel prejudices, and to prepare the public mind for the reception of beneficial measures. We con ' sider, therefore, at this time, every addition to the strength of Government, by the accession of po pular talents and abilities, and the accession of Parliamentary influence, as of infinite consequence in facilitating the attainment of all those objects which all good men would wish to effect. If, too, there are prejudices or prepossessions in high quar ters on the subject of the Catholic Question, the possession of place must give great facilities for be coming acquainted both with the source of those prejudices, and the best mode of combating them. — There is a most material distinction between forming part of an Administration acting on principles of which we do not approve, and of one that acts on no principles of which we disapprove, but which does not act on all the principles of which we ap prove. In the former case, we shcald be making ourselves instrumental to the accomplishment of what is positively evil; in the latter case, we only do not do all the good we could wish to effect. But in politics we have seldom the means of giving effect to all we wish. And it strikes us, that who ever does not put his shoulder fairly to the wheel iron) an ill-judged fastidiousness, so as to endanger the existence of those who would do much good, though not all the good we might wish, make them selves responsible for the evils which their aid might have prevented. There are few eases is w: ich a public man ought to remain passive. —Morning Chronicle. Great fortunes, however meritoriously pur chased, excite more of the envy than the admira tion of mankind. The Duke of Wellington has discovered this truth. He who was once the idol of the nation, in whose praise the language . of panegyric was exhausted, is now pursued with a spirit of malicious and vulgar detraction that would confound one of the greatest Generals in our history with those beings of the day who rise without merit and fall without regret. We never were among the flatterers of his Grace ; we have even, on public grounds, , taken the liberty of pointing out what we thought to be the defects of a character otherwise splendid. We did this when the sunshine of Court favour was upon him, and when those who are now most merci less in their calumnies, were as slavish in offer ing him the incense of their praise. His prin ciples have undergone no change since that time. His political fortunes have altered, but his poli tical identity is the same. From the moment that his military career closed, by leaving Eng land no more enemies to conquer, he declared for the very opinions in Government to which he now adheres, for which he has also been con tent to sacrifice power, emolument, and the per sonal favour of his Sovereign. Whether his opinions be bad or good, he has frankly avowed and faithfully abided by them. He may have been wrong, bui; he has not been hypocritical. He has not betrayed his party to serve his ambition, or given that homage to the success of a rival which he had denied to his capacity. He is not a solitary instance of the virulence of party attempt ing to obliterate the recollection of exploits that were too important to be ever forgotten. When the great Duke of Marlborough fell by the intrigues of Mrs. Masharn, he was decried and persecuted with about as much justice, decency, and good taste, as we now see displayed by the associated revilers of the Duke of Wellington. The detraction of such men passes away, but history preserves their fame. To reprove them when they do wrong is a just and useful freedom in the Press which we like to see exercised. But that those who were their idolators in prosperous circumstances should endeavour to despoil them of their just reputation in adversity, is what no well-constituted mind can for a moment tolerate.—Morning Herald. Some of our contemporaries, who hazard no thing by being the first to announce, exclusively, the intelligence of events which have never hap pened, assorted yesterday, with much confidence, that the, negociations between Mr. Canning and the Marquis of Lansdown, were brought to a successful close, and that his Lordship had ac tually accepted the office of Secretary of State for the Home Department. This point being settled to their entire satisfaction, they proceeded with great self-complacency to congratulate the country upon what they considered so auspicious an occurrence ; eulogised the Noble Marquis ; anticipated his influence and utility in the House of Lords, and indulged in a variety of silken phrases of courtly adulation towards the indivi dual whom they had so a g reeably disposed of. We own we were surprised to see the Morning Chronicle at fault on this occasion. " The ne gociations," it observed, " as we anticipated yes terday, have terminated favourably: and we can now communicate the gratifying intelligence, that the Marquis of Lansdown and his friends have at length formed a junction with Mr. Canning and his friends. All the leading points arc now settled to the satisfaction of both parties. The Duke of Devonshire having travelled with extra ordinary celerity, arrived in town from Bow Wood by two o'clock yesterday morning, and had an early interview with Mr. Canning, after which, all difficulties were understood to be at an end. The Marquis of Lansdown is to lead in the House of Lords and from the abilities and Parliamentary experience of the Noble Mar quis, the extent and variety of his knowledge, and, more particularly, his familiarity with all that relates to trade, commerce, and domestic industry, combined with great command of tem per, we anticipate for him a most successful Ministerial career." One short and simple fact will put an end to all these antici pations. The negociations, up to a late hour last night, were not concluded : and, if we might venture to draw a very obvious inference from their having been so long protracted, it would be, that the chances of their satisfactory termination are diminished, in proportion as they are protracted. We predicate nothing, however. That which certainly was not true either yesterday or the day before, may become so to-day or to-mor row, and the dealers in exclusive intelligence ought to have the benefit of eight-and-forty hours to establish their authority. One more appoint ment has been settled since our last. The seals of the Foreign Office are desi g ned to pass into the hands of L or d D u dl ey . W e have reason to believe, arid our wishes incline us to cling to the belief, that this arrangement has been made in contemplation of the possibility of Mr. Canning resuming, at no very distant day, the direction of the Foreign Affairs of the country. Our readers may remem ber, that when we first adverted to the probability of Mr. Canning becoming Prime Minister, we ex pressed a hope, that the tyranny of precedent merely, would not be allowed to interpose an in superable obstacle to his uniting the offices of Pre mier and Foreign Secretary ; and we are satisfied the country would rejoice to see him again directing her foreign policy. It was in that arduous, compli cated, and comprehensive field, the energies and re sources of his mind gave a loftier impulse to the in fluence of England—an impulse which requires to be sustained if we v►ould see all'that has been done', consolidated; all that has been begun,:completed.--.- New Times. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.—Yesterday two young men, named Smith and Jackson, were brought before the LORD MAYOR on a charge of having burgla riously broken into the Old St. Catherine Wheel Inn, and stolen a variety of property. Mr. Sykes, the landlord, described that between six and seven o'clock on Monday morning, he was alarmed by one of the servants, who informed him that some person had broken into that part of the premises where the goods were kept, and had rifled several packages. He went and found that the place had apparently been broken open, and the con tents of several packages stolen. Amongst the rest were one package containing hats, and another con taining some bottles of champagne. On the premises he found two hats and one cap, which had apparently been left by the thieves. Giles Boor, a watchman of Bishopsgate Ward, observed the prisoners facing Crown-court. When a patrol was getting out of his box, they began to move. The witness then suspected them—gave ari alarm to his brother watchmen, and caused a pursuit. In their flight, they let fall several articles. One of them was soon taken. Witness went to the watch house, and gave the word " Off coats, and follow me." The rattles were soon at work in every direc tion, and after an active pursuit, the second prisoner was taken. On each of them was found a new hat, and these and other property, it was expected, would be identified by the owners of the packages, as part of the property stolen. They were both remanded. A young woman of interesting appea+ance, be tween 17 and 18 years of age, was yesterday pri vately questioned by Mr. Hobler upon the subject of an assault which had been committed upon her in one of the brothels in Elbow-lane. Her father had few days before applied to the Lord Mayor for a warrant against the assailant, who, it was stated, resided in Surrey, and was a builder of some re spectability. The LORD MAYOR, upon the occasion of that ap plication„ desired that the young woman would attend at the Mansion-house, for the purpose of stating the particulars. The girl was accompanied by two females, and stated the occurrence of which she complained to Mr. Hobler. We understand that her information was to the following effect :—The accused had, under the pre tence that her father was in a spunging-house, pre vailed upon her to accompany him to one of the notorious houses in Elbow-lane, which he repre sented to be a sort of waiting-house. He prevailed upon her, after some solicitation, to drink a glass of wine, assuring her at the same time that she would soon see her father; and after some little delay began to take liberties with her. As soon as she perceived what his object was, she screamed aloud. _ The woman of the house immediately ran up stairs, and insisted on entering the room, upon doing which she told the assailant that she would not permit such goings on in her house, and that if she had supposed that there was a modest girl in the house, she would never have thought of giving any accom modation. While this expostulation was going for ward the poor girl slipped down stairs and ran out of the house. The presence of the old woman was providential, as the violence of the assailant had nearly exhausted the strength of the young woman, whe, upon escaping, immediately told her mother of the attempt that had been made upon her virtue. A solicitor was employed; but after a great deal of procrastination, he advised the girl's friends to apply for a warrant to the Lord Mayor. Mr. Hobler, upon hearing that the assault was committed so far back as November last, expressed *his - surprise at the delay, which was so fatal a thing in cases of the kind. It appeared that the girl's friends not knowing how to act for the purpose of obtaining justice, had put the case into the hands of a lawyer, who did not think proper to advise the present course until it was too late. Mr. Hobler regretted that justice could not be done for the reason above stated, and said that it was impossible for the Lord Mayor to render any assist ance ha the case. MARYLEBONE OFFlCE.—Yesterday, Ed mund Clifford, the conveyancer, of Ely-place, Hol born, underwent a final examination, and was com mitted to Newgate, on suspicion of " feloniously stealing, taking, and carrying away the sum of 101., the property of William Hepenstall," and on two other distinct charges of having obtained money under fraudulent pretences, of Mr. Nicholas Paine, of Upper Seymour•street, and of Mr. Wise, of Chelsea. Charles Collins, proprietor of the Good Intent, Tring 7-oach, was charged, upon the information of Johnson, with having, on Good Friday, 13 outside passengers upon his coach. By an Act of Parlia liament, a stage coach, with four horses, is allowed to carry only 7 . 2, exclusive of children in the lap, or under seven years of age. A child, in this instance, was one of the number, who was said by Aaron Rawlins, Johnson's witness, to be 10 years old. In answer to this, .Joseph Tompkins, the driver, who is the father of a young family, and who gave his evidence in a very plain and straight-forward manner, said, respecting the child, " She sot upon her mother's knee, as fur as I know, right down to Watford. She mout a bin four or five; I'm sartin she wa'n't six. I took her for nothin, because her mother was a poor woman. I wan't a took her at all ad she bin seven." Mr. GRIFFITH said he had given very satisfactory evidence, and dismissed the charge. Eight girls, of from 15 to IS years of age, were charged with having assaulted Mr. James Palmer, the Steward of the workhouse belonging to the pa rish of St. Marylebone, and other persons holding inferior situations in that establishment. It appeared by the evidence given, that these young female paupers had behaved in a most muti nous and disorderly manner, so that by way of inti midating the rest, it became necessary to make an example of them. The first aggressor in thisin stance was one named Ann Littlefield, who clam bered upon the top of the out-buildings with an in tention of getting among the men and boys. In this situation she was discovered by Mr. Palmer, who ordered her to come down, but instead of obeying the order, she laughed at him, and pelted him with pieces of slate; when she was caught, the other seven made a general attack upon the porters, and others, who held her in custody ; a mop-stick was produced at the office which they had broken about the back of one, and John Webb, another porter, brought some large pieces of brick and stone which he said, with " various other combustibles," had been thrown at his head, marks of which were vi sible upon his hat. The girls conducted themselves very flippantly before Mr. GRIFFITH, who committed them to the house of correction. THAMES-POLICE.—A raw-boned gigantic Irishman, named Sullivan, was brought up from Shadwell watchhouse, charged with committing a most brutal assault upon Dr. Bateman, the parish physician, under the f-dlowing circumstances : Dr. Bateman stated, that on the previous evening he was called on to attend a poor Irishwoman in her accouchement; he accordingly repaired to a house in Shadwell, where he found a wretched wo man in the greatest possible state of destitution and misery, lying on a miserable bed, in that state of her accouchement which required the most instanta neous medical aid. She was in such a state of ex haustion and mental depression, that he found it necessary to give her a little brandy, which having procured, he was in the act of handing it to her, when the prisoner entered the room; surprised at such an intrusion, and particularly at such a time, he mildly requested him to withdraw, which at first met with a refusal; he then remonstrated with him, and endeavoured to impress upon him the great indelicacy of his presence, under such circumstances, and said that his continuing his prOfessional arssist ance was impossible while the prisoner remained in theroom; Sullivan, instead of making any apology for his intrusion, insisted on the doctor resuming'his professional duties,which he strenuouslyrefused. Sul livan thin turned on the doctor, knocked . hith down, kicked him, and finally dragged him out of the house. Dr. Bateman further stated, that on reco vering himself, he went to the watch-house, where he got a posse of watchmen and headboroughs, who accompanied him to the house, and after a most vio lent resistance, the prisoner was secured. On his return to the house, he found the wretched woman in another room, endeavouring to conceal herself, in such a state that delicacy forbids the description of it, and it was with the utmost difficulty she would permit herself to be reconducted to her wretched bed, and it had nearly produced a mental aberration. —However, on being put to bed, and by the un ceasing attention of the doctor, in the course of the night, she became the mother of a male child, but she is at present in an extreme state of nervous ap prehension, but with care, it is hoped that she will recover. Mr. BRODERIP expressed the greatest possible in dignation at the conduct of Sullivan, and said he should hold him to bail, to answer for the assault, and give 48 hours' notice of the same. He was then removed to be locked up. The prosecution is to be carried on at the expence of the parish. LAMBETH-STREET. WHOLESALE RE CEIVER OF STOLEN PROPERTY.—Yesterday Isaac, alias Ilcey Solo»zons, was brought up for examination before the Sitting Magistrates, M. WYATT and J. HARDwicx, Esqrs., charged with having had in his possession the movements of five watches, stolen from the premises of Messrs. M‘Cabe and Strachan, eminent chronometer makers, in Cornhill. For no less a period than nine months have the Police of the Metropolis been in active pursuit of this offender, but hitherto his ingenuity bailed ail their efforts, and to Lea, of this Office, the credit of his apprehen sion is due. A more extensive receiver of stolen property was not within the bills of mortality; he was, in fact, the Jonathan Wild of the profession, and though, in his younger dayi transported for seven years, it did not deter him from his pursuits. He has, if report speaks true, realised something over 20,0001. His apprehension came like a thunder clap on the" ancient people," and during his examination several of the gentry from Duke's-place, Devonshire square, and Bell-alley, were present. James Hux examined—l am employed by Messrs. Robert M`Cabe and George Strachan, watchmakers in Cornhill. They have warehouses in George-yard, Lombard-street. On the evening of the '2lst of December, 1825, I locked them up, and left every thing there in safety. On the morning of the 22d, I returned there, and put the key in the door, and endeavoured to open it; I could not succeed; and afterwards, on obtaining an entrance, I found another door open, which I had fastened on the night before. When I went into the working-room, it was in a complete state of disorder. A great-coat was thrown down, and trampled on; several articles were missing, and a number of watch movements were taken from the cases. Mr. Charles Strachan examined—ln the month of May following, I received such information as in duced me to apply for, and obtain a warrant to search the house of the prisoner. I accompanied the offi cers Foster and Fortune, both of whom are since dead, to his residence in Bell-lane. We readily ob tained admittance; but, on making enquiry, were told that he was not at home. I then went into the parlour, and remained for about fifteen minutes : but, getting impatient, I proceeded up stairs to the room where I had information the property ..vas. I stopped at the door about ten minutes, when the prisoner came up in a state of great agitation, and asked me what I wanted. I told him the fact ; and, feeling about the breast of his coat for the keys, he pretended he had not got them, and wanted me to go down with him to procure them; I refused, and he insisted on going down himself, and made his escape, but how, or by what means, I cannot tell. I remained waiting for him for some time above, but, hearing a tinkling overhead, as if the ceiling of the apartment was breaking into, Foster, the officer, burst in the door. On our entering, we were co vered with a cloud of lime-dust. Some of the pro perty I put my hand upon was part of my work, and I found as many as five movements. The names were altered, and they were put into silver cases, but others of them had the original dials, though the figures and hands were changed. Mr. INliller, the chief officer, here produced the watches, which he stated to have received from Mrs. Towers, the wife of the proprietor of the Flying Horse, where Foster, the deceased officer, lodged. Mr. Strachan, after examining them—l can swear distinctly that the works are ours, and part of those which were stolen from our premises, though put into cases. Mr. HARDWICK—fIow many may you have lost ? and what may have been their value ? Mr. Strachan—We lost twenty, and their value, I think, was about 150 guineas. Mr. IsAAcs, who attended for the prisoner, here requested the Magistrates to remand him for a week, and also to order the restoration of such of the pro perty taken from his person am.' lodgings as bore no reference to the present charge. The Magistrates granted the first part of the application, but refused the second, and by their direction the property was brought into the office. It consisted of almost every variety of article; trinkets, jewellery, laces, and haberdashery, and in amount could not be under 1,8001. Lea, the apprehending officer, produced what, on examation at the Islington watch-house, he found on his person, viz. 180 sovereigns, three ten and 10 live pound notes of the Bank of England, a gold watch, maker's name Williams, Liverpool, No. 1826; a silver engine-turned watch, maker's name Penlington and Co. Liverpool, No. 3,099, engraved on the cap; a fine gold watch chain, with barrel slips ; a double curbed French manufactured ditto; a link gold chain, with three small seals, the one a topaz, the second a white cornelian, and the third an amethyst; two cards of gold wafer seals, containing live each ; an old fashioned seal, the mounting of \-Thich resembled a Masonic arch, inclosing the bust of Wellington underneath, the stone red cornelian; twelve richly chased seals ; a plain seal with the initials J. S. surmounted by Masonic emblems, with an anchor underneath ; a diamond pin of the table form, and of considerable value; and a very massive gold seal, richly chased, and the stone a Brazilian topaz. _ _ Davis, another officer, who, in pursuance of a warrant granted to Mr. Jackson, to whom too much praise cannot be given for his exertions, in endea vouring to bring those persons who broke into his house to justice, produced a heap of haberdashery that absolutely covered the floor of the office. There were a great quantity of laces, from which, fortu nately, the private shop mark had not been re moved, silk shawls and handkerchiefs, lace veils, and dresses, collars, and lace caps, trimmed with light pink, and blue ribbon; a number of pieces of Irish linen, from the factory of Mark Rogers, Coleraine; toilenet, of a buff colour, for waistcoating ; several pieces of black cloth, and a quantity of gentlemen's new wearing apparel ; among the latter was a pair of trowsers, with the name of Schultz, Esq. on the pocket, lined in the waistband with linen, and the fall with silk. Mr. HARDWICK desired that the entire should be detained, and the greatest publicity, both by adver tisement, and oth erw i s e, given to the circumst an ce. The prisoner stands remanded for a week. BANKRUPT UNCLAIMED DIVIDZNDS.— The number of Certificates of Unclaimed Divi dends amounts to Three Hundred and Thirty four ; and the aggregate amount of such Un claimed Dividends is 219,9781. 9s. 10d. SHAKSPEARIAN JUBILEE. • C •+r ...,TRATFORD-lIYON-AVON, MONDAY, APRIL 23. [Our aceount'of yesterday concluded with the de stiption of the pageant; and its` return to the site e the intended hew theatre; where we shall resume tie report.] • The crowds of persons from the neighbouring towns and villages had by this time much increased, and many families of rank and eminence had arrived, and the streets, houses, and elevated positions, pre sented an animated display of beauty and fashion. The populace, in general, were remarkably orderly ; in deed, we never witnessed so much decorum on a similar occasion. This is principally attributable to the very efficient exertions of Mr. Gwinnett, the se cretary to the committee, aided by the active co operation of Mr. Ashfield, the head constable, who had taken the precaution, early in the morning, of removing all suspicious persons from the town, or placing them in custody. Many of the houses were decorated with laurel, or a bust of Shakspeare. At the theatre, the procession being marshalled around the arena, and upon the stage, the ceremonial of laying the first stone commenced. The spot select ed was upon the curve of the horse-shoe, in the pit, the outer walls of the building having been erected to about 10 feet in height, so as to afford facilities for the occasion. The coins, medals, and inscrip tion plate, having been deposited in the vacuum, the upper stone was lowered, under the guidance of the secretary to the theatre; the Mayor officiating. This done, the band struck up the national anthem : after which a paltry song was sung to the music of Macbeth, commencing with " When winds are warring—Earthquakes and mountains tearing." The new building is pleasantly situated, and com modious. It will be entitled " The Shakspeare Theatre," and will be opened by Mr. Raymond's company in the next autumn. The paunels are to be filled up by illustrations of Shakspeare, and a splen did drop-scene will then be exhibited, representing the bard in the centre of a temple, surrounded by the kings and heroes of his plays. Soon after four o'clock, a splendid entertainment was served up in Shakspeare's Hall, which was de corated in the style we have before described. The Mayor presided, supported by Mr. Canning, of Fox cote, the members of the corporation, and upwards of 200 gentlemen of the first respectability, incll:ding the members of the club. The evening was passed with the utmost hilarity. The front of the Shakspeare-hall was brilliantly illuminated in the evening, as was the Falcon-inn, where Shakspeare passed his convivial hours, and where the sittings of the club are now held. Seve ral other places also displayed variegated lamps, and in the Rothes-market a fair was held, the principal attraction bein7 the Olympic Equestrian Circur.— The day was fine, and we never witnessed More hap piness and unanimity than were exhibited on this most interesting festival, nor did we hear of one ac cident to mar the general joy. Late at night there was a grand display of fire-works. LISBON AND ITS SCENERY-A TRUE PICTURE. It is with much pleasure I leave the rumours and odours of Lisbon, and transport myself to the other side of the river, to enjoy the freshness of the river breeze uncontaminated, and inhale the fragrance of the vines, the pomegranate trees, the roses, laven der, balm, and odoriferous plants innumerable, with which this country abounds. The sky for many days has mot been obscured by the smallest cloud, the fields are covered with verdure, such as is to be seen in England only in the month of July; the heat, though great, is not oppressive; and every ob ject, putting the inhabitants and their houses out of the question, contributes to raise the mind to that Suprern Being, who, of his infinite goodness, has provided so many enjoyments for his creatures. It is hardly possible to imagine a climate more delight ful than is that of Lisbon at the present moment.— The appearance of the country, too, is enchanting. Many of the orange trees are still loaded with fruit, the vines are in full leaf, wheat, and rye, and barley, are in the ear, some trees are in full blossom, others have their fruit formed ; the pomegranate tree, is beginning to open its red, rich, luxuriant blossom ; convolvuluses, periwinkles, hawthorn, wild rose bushes, poppies, and all the different tribes of shrubs and plants and herbs, are in the hey-day of summer. What a contrast to turn from these to the inhabitants and their houses ! In the country scarcely a house is' to be seen with a pane of glass in the windows; the apartments are dirty, the inmates still more so, particu larly the women; a crazy-looking black table, a bed without curtains, and one or two chairs, are the only articles of furniture. The women are all without caps, many of the children are half naked : every thing, in fact, brings one in mind of the scenery in the south of Italy. In one respect the Portuguese, however, are superior. In no part of the world, perhaps, is the linen so white and clean, and when the men can take the trouble of shaving themselves, and putting on their holiday clothes, they need not • be afraid of a comparison with any other people.— The fields in general are divided with stone walls, covered over with white hard plaister, and all the houses have the s a m e w hi te appearance. Th e roa d s, with the exception of the highways, appear to have been made by the autumn torrents. They are ge nerally six feet below the surface of the adjoining field, and on each side aloes, wild pomegranate trees, fig-trees, brambles, &c., are growing in great luxuri ance. Superstition, if one may judge from the ap pearance of some of the churches, is most powerful here. In the cathedral I saw, at a moderate calcu lation, about 10,000 little wafer figures, legs, arms, eyes, breasts of women, heads, bulls, goats, asses, &c., which had been hung up as trophies in honour of the Saint who had granted the prayer of the sup plicant. In the same church there are two ravens, said to be three hund re d years old, and renderedim mortal by transporting in their beaks to the place of its destination a ship wr ecked vessel in which were some sacred relics. They have a place allotted to them on the outside of the c athedral. The ent rance to this church has a most disgusting appearance— the poor, the sick, the blind, and the maimed, are ranged on each side, and even in the interio r li tt l e ragged, filthy children are nestling together with dogs, or using them as pillows to sleep on. The ce remonies of next week will probably exhibit some interesting scenes, and I shall, therefore, defer my visit to the British Army till they are over. THE MARKETS. (From the New London Price Current of Tuesday.) SUGAR. — Towards th e c l ose o f l ast wee k t h e de mand for Muscovades revived considerably ; on the Thursday and Friday the purchases by private con tract and at public sales, were estimated at 1800 casks, the prices of the good and fine new Sugars were rather higher, the low browns were unvaried ; the St. Lucias at public sale sold 545. a 595., dry brown to good yellow, the dabs 526. a 535. The demand for Muscovades was suspended till a late hour to-day, on account of the extensive public sales of Mauritius Sugars : 13,791 bags were brought for ward, consisting of every description. Brown dry, Ms. a 565. ; Yellow, 575. a 595. ; Gray, 60s. a 61s. Nearly the whole sold with briskness, equal in quan tity to 1,500 hhds., which, with 500 hhds. by pri vate contract, make the sales of Sugar to-day equal to 2,000 hhds., at rit.lher higher prices : the grocers and refiners the chief purchasers. The quantity taken for export is, however, considerable. The re duction in the prices of refined goods last week brought forward buyers to some extent; the brown Lumps particularly were taken off the market freely ; the wholesale grocers who have lately purchased very few goods for the home consumption also came for ward and bought considerably at the close of last Meek ; crushed Sugars were much inquired after, but the actual sales reported were not extensive. — Molasses were without variation. At a late hour to-day the great quantity of refined goods taken off the market quietly last week was perceptible. Seve ral extensive exporters are still on the market buy ing. We quote the prices of low goods 6d. a Is. per cwt. higher, and parcels very scarce at an ad' vance.. The wholesale grocers are also continu►ng their purchases for home consumption. Molasses are unvaried. Foreign Sugars were without vans' tion ; 4.50 mats Manilla sold at full prices, fine yel low 31s. 6d. a 325. COFFEE.- —The Coffee Market towards the close of last week became more firm ; 1,650 bags Foreie were brought forward, the greater proportion ordi nary St. Domingo, of which a few lots sold at 451., and the remainder taken in about 465. Some fine ord. Brazil was taken in at 485., for which we believe 465. 6d. and 475. was offered anti refused. There appeared a greater disposition to purchase, but a 5 the Coffee was held apparently rather higher than the Market rates the purchases were inconsiderable• Jamaica Coffee sold much about the former currency• The middling descriptions of Berbice, which, for A great length of time have been scarce and much wanted for the home consumption, are now in better supply, and sold last week at a reduction of 2s. a 3s. per cwt. There was only one small parcel in the public sales to-day, 31 casks middling ordinary Jamaica resembling Havannah Coffee, was taken 10 at 435. a 455. HEMP, FLAX, AND TALLow.—The Market has been without much variation in price, but heavy, notwithstanding the reduction of the stock by the late extensive deliveries for the home consumption: the quantity reported last week was 1,658 c asks. In Hemp or Flax there is little variation. For De livery, Tallow last three months 375. per cwt. ; ditto, for shipment on or before 31st August 365. 6d. per cwt.; ditto, free on board 30s. per cwt. Hemp' ditto 371. per ton. RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—The Rum Market is heavy, and rather lower; the sales for the week ending last night inclusive, consist of about 150 puncheons Leewards for expo, t 2s. 4d.a,25. bri• free on board. Two parcels six over, at 2s. 3d.; the quality of the latter was, however, very inferior , as a parcel of th e same s t reng th rea li ze d 2 s . 4d.; two small p arce l s fi ne J ama i ca a t 4 s . an d 4 s . Id. Brandy w as h eav y an d ra th er l ower l ast wee k ; but we think one or two parcels so ld s i nce a t rather better prices. Th e l as t sa l es o f p a l e G eneva were at 2s. Sd., but from the recent considerable arrivals that price is difficult to be obtained. COTTON.—Th e accounts from Liverpool and from the manufacturing districts are most favourable for Cotton; the sales weekly at Liverpool have lately averaged about 14,000 bags, and last week abols 22,000 bags, all to the trade for borne consumptio o. The business reported at Manchester in goods -ill most extensive, but at very IoW prices; these ac counts have occasioned great firm ness h ere , b u t ill . e sales are not so extensive as m ight h ave b een anti' cipated. They consist of 590 Surats 4d, a 50.; 300 Bowed 61d. a 61d. ; 200 Egyptian 70. duty paid-1,100 Bowed 6d. a bad. ; 1.50 4d. a .5( 1 .; 200 6d. a 7113-d. " GLASGOW, APRIL 21. ,4 There has been an animated demand for Cot ton during the week, by the trade, ' and more busi ness would have be en d one , but holders were rl° t generally s o muc h i nc li ne d to press their stock 0 they were last week; prices, however, are withou t alteration. The sales amount to 2,445 bales, and consist of 105 Sea Island, 9 at 11 . 0., 9at 111( 1 .? 61 at 12(1., 21 at 120., sat 12id. ; 9 stained ditt° at 70.; 906 Bow e d G eorg i a at 6 d. a 7d.; 321'0 New Orleans at '7-0. a Bd.; 123 Mobile a 6id. 3 60. ; 368 Demerara a t 70. a Sid.; 431 EgyPti sll ,, at 7d. a 80.; 29 Carria cou at 7d .; 20 Welk' India at 6id., and 62 Surat at 50. per lb." TURPENTINE.—The public sale last week o f 66 1 brls. rough Turpentine sold at Is. below the *irk° prices 15s. a 15s. 3d; Spirits are at 725. INDIGO.—The purchases reported singe the Indi a sale, are quite inconsiderable; the prices o f the market may be stated the same as obtained at the India House; the demand languid. OILS.—The Oil Market is heavy and rather lower; Sperm dull at 641.--By public sale last week, two, parcels of Southern Oil brought forward ; the price obtained 281. 10s. a 301. ss. TOBACCO.---The purchases reported for the weel c ending last night inclusive, consist of 300 hhds ; cargo Virginia was sold at 245. per 100 lb. manifest weight. t;"ICES.-East India Spices continue very heaq; the prices are now so very low, that purchases might be anticipated were it not for the very ex tensive, arrivals.-By public sale on Friday, 471 bags goo ° half bevy Pepper sold at 3id. and 3d. FRUIT.-The sales last week were 200 barrelo Red Smyrna Raisins at 475., and the holders now ask Is. higher ; a cargo of Currants sold last week , and the holders now ask 87s, ; • two more eargoe° are reported. Generally the Fruit Market may b® stated firm and rather improving. LOGWOOD.-By public sale last week 100 ton! old Campeachy Logwood (imported in 1822) sold at 71. 2s. Gd. a 71. 55.; the nearest quotation of nee wood is about 81.; Jamaica, 61. 10s. PROVISIONS.-In Irish Provisions there are fe," sales.-Beef and Pork arc unvaried.-Bacon is again higher.-In Butters little variation.-The following are the quotations of Provisions ;-Prime new WI! Beef, 71. 17s. M.-Mess, 5/. 15s. a Si. 17s. 6d" second quality 5/. a Si. 10s.-Prime new India Pork ' 5/. 17s. 6d. a 61. ; second quality, .5/. 10s. a Si. 15 . 5 ' -Prime new Mess, 31. ss. a 3/. Gs.-Very stiperw r Bacon, 3/. Is. a 3/. 2s. 6 d.-Selected, 3/. COCHINEAL-Two public sales were brought for ward last week, consisting of 126 bags Co-chinewl but as large arrivals are expected by his Majesty" ship Tweed from Mexico, only a few lots were ( 115 ' posed of; foxy at 12 a . 9d.; dingy black 14s. 9 d . ., 14 , 155.; the go o d bl ac k s were taken in 16; a 16s. bu'' good silver, I ts. a 15s. 3d. COUNTRY CORN MARKE'T'S DURING THE WE.EI'.... NVheat. Per Quarter. s. to s. Boston _ 53 Canterbury Grantham _, 54 59 _ 58 60 Horncattle , 50 56 Lincoln - 54 5S Maidstone _ 58 60 Spilhby Stamford 44 58 Oats. I • s. to s. 2i to R. !: t° 36 40 28 36 4 2 43 2 42 45 3 34 4 35 sth h 6 i -- ,; 38 42 23 3 6 85 ‘ -:1 40 44 34 38 58 ( :7 42 43 27 35 45 42 4 t 56 38 45 31 38 51 bu Barley. Bean'l COTTON WOOL. I.IkT or IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. 1Y till' year. c . IMPO iH srß T : : ::44 l : ) ,:eos . iolB,l7)sect... ,1 7,558 ---- 17,439. Ji This year. . Bags, &C. Liverpool 192,662 London 12,795 Glasgow 16,556 Total exported in 1827 BIRTHS. On the 28d inst., Mrs. H. Teape, of a son. On the d inst., in H enr i e tt a - s t ree t, B ru nswick-W are ' Mrs. W. B. Andrews, of a son. On the 23d inst., in Canonbury-sqnare, Islingtou/ lad On t y of Colonel J. Mayne, of a daughter. he 23d inst., at Woolwich Common, the lad) : e s Lieutenant-Colonel Buchanan, Royal Engineers, or daughter. MARRIED. On the 21th inst., at Barnes, by the Rev. Pownell Be' tard, John Forbes, Esq., eon of General Gordo n Forbes!, of Ham, Surrey, to Elizabeth M ar y , sec ond daughter 0' the Rev. John Jeffrey, Rector of Barnes. On the 23d inst., at St . John the Evangelist, We°, minster, by the Rev. J. Nussey, Captain Charles Jarn'',: Hope Johnstone, R.N. , t o Eliza, th ird daugh ter of Josejr Wood, Esq., of St. Michael's-terrace, and Manadon-Parj° Devon. DIED. On the 20th inst., at Clifton, Mrs. Adderley, relict the late Charles Clement Adderley, Esq., of Hams o 14;•( in the county of Warwick, and eldest daughter f ; Edmund Cradock llartopp, Bart., of Four Oaks Hall, the same county. On the 22d inst., of apoplexy, Charles Anthony, son of the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, aged 25. y On the 16th inst., M. Duperrier, Bishop of 134Yelivt aged Si. He was seized with an apoplectic fi t on t%31 Sunday, during divine service. at PAINTED and PUBLISHED by M. YOUNG, BOx-OFrica, No. 112, Strand.