The Sun. — London, England, 1825-12-16 00:00:00

THE LONDON . JOURNALS. DAILY Extracts fr®m the Mornin — g — Papers,Dec.ll3, 1825; [THE TIM ES. proceedings in the city will be b e st learned from ou r City account of yesterday.— There was less gloom than the day before, and no failure, that of Sir Walter Stirling being out of the city strictly so called. The bank is under stood to have . iendered itself more facile than .heretofore, in granting accommodations upon securities on ivhiCh it was not accustomed to make advances : and on the whole thwday passed tranquilly, no very affecting news having arrived from the country. We have heard that Ministers have expressed regret at the present awkward posture of affairs, though they may not have cogently interfered to rectify it ; as they think that some new plan of finance which they have in contemplation for the next Session may be affected by the distress in the concerns of private bankers. The letters received yesterday from Manches. ter, Preston, and other parts of Lancashire, ex-. hibit none of the difficulties on the part of the local banks of that great manufacturing county, with which London and the rest of England have. been visited. It may be instructive, therefore, to State here what the causes have been which pro cured them an exemption from the general dis tress. In the first place, the leading manufac, tures-s, who may be termed the Aristocracy of the district, have universally opposed, whenever the attempt has been made, the circulation of locai notes, from a just conviction they enter tained of the fatal consequences any failure of a local bank might produce among the manufac toting population, by causing first distress, and then an interruption of the tranquillity of the spot where it occurred. When the present banks at Liverpool, Manchester, and other places were first .formed, it was the intention of the con doctors to have issued local notes, and they had gone so far as to prepare the plates for the .purpose ; but they found the general feeling of their customers so strong against it, that the intention was abandoned. —lt is very much the practice now with the Lancashire manufacturers never to reissue the notes of any of, the local banks in the neighbouring counties,' but to convert them into money as soon as possible, thus forming an effectual bar to their getting into circulation among them. If we re. collect right, during the examination before . a committee of the, House of Commons on the billion question, an eminent London banker was asked whether there were any banks in Lanca- Aire which issued local notes ; to which he made reply that there was a " sort of bank" which did so, but that the general practice was to conduct their transactions in specie or Bank of England ,slotes. This expression caused much amusement At the time in the district to which it referred, and has frequently been quoted since. —(/bid.) [MORNING itclu,L.D.] The London Papers have gained a reputation ,abroad and at home for knowing every thing and every body. An honest Parisian in a farce 'exclaims, after reading the London news, " How strange that such extraordinary things should In Open at one's doori and yet never be heard of _Ail) the arrival of the English Journals !" In 'fact, it was an established joke for a' long time at Paris-=and, by-the -bye, not without some foun dation of practical truth, to go to the reading room • for the purpose of learning the Paris! news in the London newspapers. Our neigh• - •i hours now seem determined to acquit the obli-; ":giftiOn, and pay us back in our coin ; and the geoik, 'a 'mOst religious journal, has taken the Lead in this work of restitution. It will be suf- ficent for the present to mention two pieces of intelligence, on the credit of the &ode, which will not only convey information, but create sur ,irise. In the first place, then, every man in lingland who has two children, or upwards, le- • [THE PUBLIC LEDGER.] There are many strong indications already of returning confidence. It- is unfortunately true, however, that another Banking Establishment, the very respectable one of Sit Walter Stirling and Co. at. the west end of the town, has been obliged , to suspend its payments. But, with this exception„there was a very perceptible alteration for the better yesterday—for example, there was by no means the same run on the Bankers as there had been for some days previously, or, per haps, more correctly speaking, there was no run at all—no City Bank stopped payment, which is almost tantamount to proof, that those firms which were most hard run have passed through the fiery ordeal with safety and honour. Money, too, was to be more easily had ; and, lastly, the Stock Exchange, that infallible barometer in such cases, exhibited a considerable improvement of prices in all the Public Securities. We certainly anti cipated all this, as soon as we had Perused, the excellent Resolutions which were pussed at the Mansion-house on Wednesday last. lu these Resolutions the true remedy was suggested, and, 'as was to be expected from the. good sense of the Public, the suggestion has been acted upon. • In the mean time, it is but • justice to the Bank Directors to say, that they have most honourably discharged their duty to the country, which, in other words, means that they have consulted the .best interests of their constituents. It would be easy to shew that both duties are not only not incompatible at a crisis like the present, but that they cannot be sepa rated without injury to all parties. Had the Di rectors witnessed the existing alarm with apathy and without any effort for its removal, what would Batik shares be worth, when every other species of paper became frightfully depreciated, and all .confidence between man and man was nearly ex tinguished? The course they have taken is clearly that which other enlightened men in their places *bold' have followed : and therefore they may fearlessly appeal, when the proper occasion pre seats itself, to the approbation of their constitu ents, without the slightest apprehension of its being withdrawn. "gitimately bprn, is, by the English law, a.panper ; and next, the whole population of labourers and :artizans of England is at present in a state of 'pauperism. This is news indeed. But the Etoile favours us not only with the fact, but the cause —which is the spoliation of the monasteries by Henry VIII., at the epoch of the " so-called Reformation." Now there is an extreme kindness, , as well as fairness, in pointing out the cause of the evil—for then we must instantly see the remedy, which is to return to the status quo —or, in other words, to restore the Abbots, the monks, and the monasteries, to the plenitude of their wealth and power —and charity—receive a Legate from the Holy Father—and open the archiepiscopal see of Canterbury to an Italian Cardinal or a French Jesuit. The second piece of news. is not so im portant, but it is infinitely more comical and cu rious. Does the reader know how my Lord Chan cellor has been recently employed ?—A hundred to one he does not. Be it known, then, s that a feud has arisen between the co-proprietors of Co vent-Garden Theatre, who, to render the feud more embarrassing, are equally divided—one half in support of Shakspeare, the other for the rival genius of Harlequin Mazurier.— The votes being equal, and the public deprived for the time both of Shakspeare and M. Mazurier —a state of things not to be endured--a step was taken suitably to the gravity of the circumstances —viz. calling on the Lord Chancellor to give his casting voice. His Lordship, of course, did not decide without due deliberation a question so important ; but with his usual regard to the inte rest of the parties, considering that they were deprived of both Shakspeare and M. Mazurier, he made an interlocutory order that they might perform in the mean time an interlude, with which he furnished them, intitled " the Chancel lor's Farce !" which it may be presumed is at pre sent in rehearsal at Covent-garden. This is not all. His Lordship favoured them with his advice, with his usual modesty and good nature. He recom mended a compromise. " I do not," said his Lordship, " consider myself a perfect judge of operas and ballets, singers and dancers, though all the London, theatres have come under my management—except the Italian Opera ! ! ! (we quote from the Etoile.) But I know this, that suits in Chancery have always proved mortal to theatrical concerns ; witness Sir William Grant, the Manager of the English Opera-house, who could extricate himself at last only by selling his theatre!!!" Sir W. Grant must have ma naged the English Opera-house very cunningly to have kept the secret so long—but these things are found out at last. It is obvious that he d rected the menus pluhirs wore discreetly than M. le Duc de Rochefoucault, or the conflicting pretensions of rival Opera Queens would have brought hint before the public long since. [BRITISH PRESS.I To that portion of the public (and we should apprehend that it is a very large and important one) which has duly appreciated the firmness and liberality of the London Merchants and Bankers In all periods of great public peril, whether of a financial or political description, we need scarcely state that the highly respectable Meeting of Wednesday at the Mansion-house, comprising as it did men of the first consideration in the City, held for the express purpose of checking the wild and disastrous panic which has afflicted the mer cantile world in a degree for many weeks, but which, during the last seven days, has threatened destruction to the most opulent establishments, was attended with the best possible effect. It has already checked the fears of the timid, and blighted the hopes of the mischievous. This latter class was emphatically compared, by au eminent Banker, yesterday morning, to a snake gnawing a file : for their efforts, even with the Times Journalist sounding the trumpet of alarm at their head, have been ineffectual in preventing the restoration of confidence ; and a bitter disap pointment was experienced by them at the an nouncement and result of the public meeting which has produc e d suc h excellent effects. In the present instance, it probably operated more powerfully than any previous meeting ever had the opportunity of doing ; because this assembly, representing so large a share of the wealth, inte grity, and respectability of the City, had not to contend against ,a p an ic ar i s i ng from external circumstances, when all that could be done was to endeavour to strengthen confidence by recom mendations of patience and forbearance, as was the case in 1810, and other periods during the war ; but it had to meet and rebut an alarm that arose out of circumstances that were compara tively, at least, under the controul of the leading Bankers and Merchants of the City ; for, as Mr. 'l'. Wilson truly observed, the embarrassments were caused, in a great measure, by banking and other establishments holding securities to an enormous amount, that were not immediately convertible into cash. This was readily as sented to, and a declaration of confidence by the principal Houses of the City 'was consi dered all that was necessary to allay the ferment; and the altered appearance of affairs on the Royal Exchange and Stock Exchanges showed how accurate was the prediction ; for confidence appeared restored yesterday in a manner that the most sanguine : could scarcely have anticipated. The business in the Consols Market was by no means so heavy as it has been for several days past, and it was conducted with a degree of regularity, or rather an absence from agitation, that has not recently been experienced in the Stock Markets. Consols opened at 8214 ; but the failure of a very respectable broker's firm, and the report of that of one or two mer cantile establishments, had the effect of depress.. log them 84, but a reaction afterwards took place, and they left off at 4. The Reduced Annuities were done at 794, 80, 7956, 8014.—Exchequer Bills were 30s. 28s. dis.—The settlement in the Foreign Market was the only business attended to amongst the brokers and jobbers there. With the exception of the house we have alluded to above, no defaulter was declared, and the ba lances were not heavy. The following prices were reported :—Spanish Bonds, 131 ; Greek ditto, 14, 16 ; Danish, 58, 9 ; Colombian ditto, 58+, 9; Mexican ditto, 601, 11 ; Brazilian Scrip, 17, 15, dis. ; and Guatemala ditto ; 15,13, dis. Money was quite plentiful, and South Ame rican Stocks so scarce, that the Bears of them were obliged to borrow them to deliyer, particu larly Colombian Bonds. The Bank has been extremely liberal in doing all they can to alle viate the distress, by lending money on Stock, Exchequer Bills, and even Bills of Exchange.— This conduct, in addition to the effects of the meeting on Wednesday, prevented the bankers from experiencing any inconvenience yesterday. Everett's house is expected to resume its pay ments, as is also the establishment of Wentworth and Chaloner. The stoppage of the banking house of Sir - Walter Stirling, in the Strand, caused but little sensation east of Temple-bar. We trust we may now congratulate the Public upon this frightful consternation having for the most part passed away, and that business in a few days will in some degree resume its wonted serenity, although the effects of it must be felt for some time. EN EW TIMES.] In our report of the proceedings of the Ship owners' Society, will be found a short, but most important letter from Mr. Manning—( See a more copious report in THE SUM of this day)—in which he states, that every moment of his time for the last few days has been devoted, together with his colleagues of the bank direction, in endea vouring to devise means to dispel the panic which has pervaded the mercantile world. He adds what must rejoice the heart of every true friend of his country, that the panic is likely soon to subside, and that the accounts from the country re. ceived yesterday morning were highly satis factory. On one point we cannot agree with Mr. Manning. H e d escr ib es th e pan i c as " terrible and unaccountable." Terrible it certainly was ; the oldest Merchant living remembers nothing like the failure of 60 many London Bankers of the first eminence in one week ; but unaccount able it as certainly is not, for it is most plainly and distinctly to be traced to a series of News paper articles, beginning with the fabricated account of a conversation between the Chan cellor of the Exchequer and the Governor of the Bank, The Journal, in which those articles appeared, has long sate like a night mare on the British public. Patronised for the patriotic exertions which were made in it during the latter part of the war, it has converted that patronage, during the peace, into an engine of tyranny so despotic that its vic- ] tims hardly dare to complain. Its insolence is only equalled by its ignorance, and both by its malignity ; and of these qualities united , it never exhibited a more odious specimen that in its Leading Article of yesterday, which we should not be doing our duty if we did not brand with scorn and infamy. On Wed nesday, at a moment when alarm pervaded the whole City of London, several honourable individuals, forgetting all distinction of party iu the pursuit of public good, stood forward to re vive confidence, and thereby establish credit. In this good work Mr. Wilson was joined with Mr. Alderman Wood, and Mr. Baring with Mr. Ir ving; and great praise was due to the Lord Mayor for his promptitude and zeal in convening a Meeting for so excellent a purpose. What says the Journal of envy, hatred, and malice, about this Meeting ? It says—" The bankers of real solid credit are offended at it : they want no such meeting ; they consider it an un necessary interference in their affairs." In what words can we characterize this auda cious assertion ? It imputes—falsely imputes-- to the London Bankers not only a total blind ness to their own interest, but an utter destitu tion of feeling for the distress of others. It is well observed by an Evening Contemporary, that a general want of confidence is an evil to the v% hole of the community ; it is an evil to the merchants and traders themselves, as holders of goods which they want to sell,as parties to contracts which they wish to fulfil, and as able to do neither the one nor the other, if the ordinary course of pecuniary teansactions be stopped by any panic. And again be.rorcibly asks, whet would be the effect if a country that carried on its whole business on aetlit were to be deprived of credit ? Trade might, find new channels, but what would be the consequence in the mean time ? A total suspen sion* of manufactures and of all trades, a ruin in which men of the best hopes and the most solid means would be involved—and for the workirrg people riots and starvation. With these consequences before their eyes, it is impossible that the. bankers, or indeed any other persons of common sense, or of common feeling, should do otherwise than rejoi ce a t a meet i ng , t h e o b v i ous effect of which must be to remove unfounded ap prehensions, and give a tone of firmness to the public 'mind. [MORNING POST.) Sincapore Chronicles, to the 10th June, reach ed us yesterday. They inform us that dispatches had been received by the Batavian Government from Macassar, via Sourabaya, announcing the taking of the capital of Boni, by the expedition under the command of Major-General Van Geea. On the 27th February, the General embarked his troops at Macassar, a c c om p an i e d b y t h e Ki ng of Gooh, with 400 men; and having made sail on the 28th, the squadron arrived the following day in Bonthaim Roads, where they learned that the enemy were daily reinforcing themselves close in the neighbourhood of Boehcamba, and had erected batteries within pistol shot of the fort, the garrison of which, weakened by sickness, had been unable to prevent their approaches Upon this the General disembarked, and took the -positions of Brankeke and Battoo Belli, oc cupied by the enemy, in order to relieve the garrison. The'detachment arrived at Boehcamba on the sth without opposition, and on the 9th 'the troops were re-embarked, and the squadron made sail for the harbour of Boni, where, after having touched at Singai, and destroyed the enemy's battery, they arrived on the 29th, and adchored close to Badjoa. It was found that the enemy had *e - fe,cted batteries along the beach, as well as a string stockade near Berobo. • A landing place having, however, been selected, a detachment of 150 marched behind Brobo, from which The enemy immediately fled, and the Dutch troops took possession, the Prince of Badjoa having been wounded and, carried into Boni.— The loss of the enemy was stated at about four hundred killed, and that of the Dutch at about twenty. On the 30th the General reconnoitred towards Boni, at which place, the country being entirely deserted, he arrived on the same day. The place had been evacuated by the natives a short time prior to the entry of the troops, and it was believed the Queen and Princesses had fled to Soepa or Manipi. The unhealthiness of the climate had, however, been strongly felt by the Dutch troops, upwards of 300 of whom were sick. [MORNING CHRONICLE.] In an article on Wednesday, we observed that " Ministers had misconducted themselves, in failing to avail themselves of the consent of the bank to restrict its monopoly ; and that they are consequently chargeable with much of the cala mity resulting from having left banking on its present insecure footink." On this The Courier made the following observations : " Now, how stands the fact ? Our readers need only refer to the Parliamentary Debates, and other Public Documents of the day, and they will find that ministers proposed to the Bank, in 1822, to give up their monopoly immediately, as to all parts of the kingdom, sixty-five miles distant from London ; and that the Bank acceded to the proposal, requiring only, as the price of it, that their qualified monopoly with respect to London and its neighbourhood should be extended for ten years longer.— This arrangement was completed, as far as respected the Go vernment and the Bank, and, was defeated by the clamours of some of the Country Bankers, and by the strong reprobation of it by Mr. Grenfell, Mr. Ricardo, and others. The Govern. meat, it will be recollected, carried a similar measure with re spect to Ireland ; and it is certainly not their fault that the mo nopoly of the Bank of England was not so contracted as to do away much of the mischief which is supposed by many to arise from it. It is material, likewise, to add, that the Government proposed 'another important measure for putting the Country Banks under certain regulations, and requiring securities as the foundation of their issues. The measure was likewise de feated in Parliament by the clamour of the Country Bankers." It is odd enough to hear Ministers justified for not doing what they themselves thought ought to have been done, that some of the Country Bankers, and Mr. Grenfell and Mr. Ricardo, thought dif ferently.—BUt is it true that Mr. Ricardo and Mr. Grenfell diiii*oved of placing the Country Bankion a more'4oo foundation ? On turning to the Parliamentary Debates, we find indeed that Mr. Ricardo, on the occasion alluded to, did say that " he should oppose, to the utmost, the renewal of the Bank Charter, hecause he was Satisfied that every farthing made - by the Bank ought to belong to the public ;" ;that 46 even if a paper currency were waisted, Ministers could Accomplish the object more advantageously to the public, without than with the assistance of the Bank of England and that Mr. Grenfell, in like manner, said, " whenever the' measure for renewing the Charter came before the House, he should feel it his duty to oppose it. Indeed, after the experience which the , couretry had had of the conduct of the Bank, during the last twenty years—after their immense pro fits, amounting in 25 years (after the payment of seven per cent. dividend), to more than 25,000,0001.—after their tyrannous conduct to , wards Government and towards the public, ex emplified by their letters to Committees of the House of Commons in 1819—after these warn ings, it was amazing that any 'Ministers could be so unwise upon any terms as to propose a renewal of the Bank Charter." It appears, then, that these two Members very justly detested the Bank Monopoly, and objected to its exten sion. They did not object to the removal of the restriction, though of course the country bankers disliked it, because the removal of the restriction would lead, as a matter of course, to the sub stitution of solid establishments to most of those which now exist. But there can be no question, that though the abolition of the mono poly altogether would be a still greater good, the abolition of it within all but sixty-five miles round London would yet be extremely beneficial, and the question was reduced to one of terms.— The two distinguished members (for the opinion of the country bankers in such a case ought to have been treated with contempt) thought the terms of a continuation of the monopoly, for any period, too high; it would appear that Ministers thought so too, from their making no defence ; however, if they thooght otherwise, they were bound to persist in the attempt; if they were sa tisfied that they were about to purchase the con cession at too high a price, then they ought to have insisted on a different arrangement. But because the Country Bankers were clamorous and wished to issue one pound notes, Govern ment, though it had proposed, could not insist on putting them under proper regulations ! This, to be sure, is a very pretty defence. If Banking were perfectly free, we should say, allow notes to be issued for any sum you please, but if you will continue the restrictions, and deprive the country of the bene fi t of establish ments on a secur e basis, you ought not to expose the people to inundations of one pound notes, issued by all and sundry, who choose to call themselves Bankers. The defence is altogether paltry. We have no doubt that Ministers were bullied by the Country Bankers and the country Gentlemen ; and they found their ac count in sacrificing the interests of the country to their own convenience. But when people do mean things, they should he silent under accusa tion, if they do not mean to cry out their peccuvi. WELL-TRAINED H0.G3.-The market-place at St. Albans was completely crowded last market day in consequence of an eccentric old farmer, who resides a few miles off, entering it in a small car drawn by four hogs, at a brisk trot, amidst the acclamation of the people, which pace they kept up a few times round the area of the mar ket-place, and then were driven to the Wool Pack-yard, and after being unharnessed, were regaled with a trough full of beans and wash. A gentleman present offered 501. for the concern as it stood, and was indignantly refused. In about two hours they were reharnessed the farmer againmounted the, car, and proceeded homeward amidst the plaudits of the- multitude, for his in. genuity in having in six months thus trained so uncommon an anjrna.l for drawing. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. Tux CAERN A RT ONsHIRE G UARDIAN OF TH E ae , —Among the night charges brought before the Sitting Nag! b. s trate, Sir R. Br itxrE , yester d ay morning, was one o f a diitur ance in the saloon of Drury-Lane Theatre, by a .ge ntlettla: and two of the female frequenters of that place. It aPP e S e s b. from th e s t a t ement o f the officers on duty at that establish' meet, that on the preceding evening, at the close of the per' formances, a considerable noise was heard in the saloon.- fir . col; proaches were madeeo the spot by divers box-keepers, bles, Bow-street officers, and others, anxious to know w il t, could disturb that realm of bliss, when, to their astonishm ent • , they discovered that two of the fair 'dames, Who occasiorg h l; honour the saloon with their presence, were fighting. most unfeminine occupation of the ladies seemed to call for th e interference of the secular arm, and accordingly the officers' deavoured to remove th em . Th ey h a d succee d e d in takt them down to the first landing-plade,when several sallied forth from the dress circle, and endeavoured top ree!.. ° , them from being taken to the watch-house. Among them 11, a gentleman of portly appearance and powerful arm, wh, ° ,, t „ Q n ° ,l the liberty of carrying his Quixotic gallantry a donee rIJ, - , r , the rest, and knocked down one of die constables. 'This position produced his arrest, and he was afforded an opPar w t ss nity for wholesome meditation in the watch-house. This . bt the state of the case.—Sir R. Maim: asked this gallant lal_lg ed what was his defence? but first who lie was? He inform his Worship that he was in the Commission of the Peace , e the County of Caernarvon. As to the charge of assault, did not think it by any means probable that he should must struck any person, but more particularly a constable. It be a mistake in the hury of business.— Sir R. BrarilE felts is. prised that a gentleman of his appearance, and in the C °rx r t he sion of the Peace, should have so disgraced himself. A constable had sworn to the assault, lie must find bail. d o er *MISTAKE IN IDENTITY—A gentleman, the brother - so t of the Comedians of COvent-garden Theatre Isrought a on a native of the sister Isle before Sir RICHARD d charge of assault. The complainant was passing through ben a court, between one and two o'clock, yesterday morning , w e and grasp—not of the softest kind, was placed upon his thr f thief t a voice, not of the mildest tone, exclaimed._" Oa you're the little miscreant that grigg'il my handkerchi ef ' w ith turning round, he perceived a man of gigantic stature, e nd' threatening countenance, fiery eYes, and hair standing °T b e en demanding an umbrella, which the latter insisted ha " t hat stolen from him by the complainant. Now, it haPP' L e a 7l,, A nd gay Lothario, the little gentleman attacked, had an umbrella in his " a '; as he did not wish to give his assailant an opportunity 0 , se lf, that, which formed the ground of the charge against blot he placed it in the care of a person, whose appearance was the of a gentleman. Here, unfortunately, he found himself,,,, be situation of poor Strap in Roderick Random, who, whe n to fight, placed his hat and wig in the care of a ' , W a le If, therefore, we, for hat and wig, read umbrella, we Web the same event, for in both cases the stranger moved off w it e t he property. The compl a i nan t, knowing his innocence, ga' a be demandant of th e um b re ll a i n charge to a watchman, Snntle was accordingly l o d ge d i n t h e a b o d e of penitence. The gent es. man was by thi s t i me conv i nced of his error, and, at the Ogg tion of the worthy Magistrate, a compromise took place' .MARLBOROUG 11-STREET. , he ll PoLloa sr Y.—Yesterd a y, J osep h Ma rchan, a li as Mitt a man about thirty years .of age, was charged with poligag: The accusati on , i n t h e fi rst i nstance, was made by theli; cers of Saint J ames ' s par i s h , f or deserting a wi f e an d c" but the charge resolved itself into the more serious OF_ A having a plurality of wives. The prisoner was attired I" ~d fashionable s . tyle, and had a very genteel appearance , i c , from his having been a waiter at an inn, he had learned of ape his betters.—A young woman with a child in her ar o f was in attendance with Mr. Gust, the assistant oversees re St. George' s p ar i s h ; t h e f ormer said she was the w if e 0' 4ed prisoner, and h e h a d d eserte d h er. Smith, a consta bl e s elV ej , as folloWs, in p roo f o f t h e c h arge of polygamy:-0 who nesday night he was called to assist Mr. Young, a tailor, oe . resides in Marshall -street, Golden-square, to take the ri s° .;al into custody, whom Mr. Young had seen in a post-Chafse , vg „,' er a youg lady. Mr. Young informed witness that the Pr'-'7„ - n , had had three wives, and he had now practised a deception upon a young lady, making a fourth. Witness asked Mr.Yetl what was the prisoner's. name, and he repii e d Alarchan ,. ' o d that the p r i soner owe d hint for a suit of clothes. Witness a Mr. Young followed the chaise, anti saw the prisoner a nd 31 P nn t l lady gef out of it, and enter a shop in Cranbourne -st ' re %, they remained there a few minutes, entered the chaise l e . _ and proceeded from thence to the office of an eminent 6 n a tor in Lincoln's Inn-fields. Mr. Young entered the Ace, an inquired inquired for Mr. Mardian, but the Clerk replied that al oe gentleman enter the office a short time before. T person wes there. Mr. Young replied that he had seen said that a gentleman named Mitchell and a lady who was bis M r were in the inner office. That is the person I want, sai`! Young : and the Clerk opened a door and called Mitchell." The prisoner answered to that name, and entered th e outer office. flow do you do, Mr. Marchan ? said Mr. Youg; The prisoner said, " I will come out and speak to you.", the prisoner going into the street, lie was given into custoaPc Mr. Young had made subsequent inquiries of the - Solicitor to Lincoln's-inn-fields, and others, and had discovered that „d prisoner had within a few days married a lady in the countrY , '", had come to London with her, for the purpose of sca/ 1 0 / money transactions.—Mr. Young stated that the lady'S.fa ni r w a s highly respectable and wealthy.—Mr. Gist, the oversenecay of St. George's, stated, that three marriages Mould be disti two proved if time was allowed,and he handed to the MagChar totte certificates of the prisoner's marriage : the first, to liz a Norgrove, at Oxford, Ist Dec, 1810 ; and the second, to Palmer, at Mary-la-Bonne, in 1822 ; both females' heirs n-a t Alive.—Mr. Conant observed upon die case as being most flagrant, and asked the prisoner to state who the lady an d h e r . fri were ?—Prisoner : I shall not say a word upon the subject' Mr. Conant replied : We must then discover who they " rh , The Clerk save and to obtain the necessary evidence I shall remand you. W he n prisoner's w if e , w h o was i n the Office, burst into tea rs the prisoner was committed. UNION -HALL. the CAUTION TO DitOVENS.-11T. SIV A BY, 011 a rriving -- office, dispatched Richard Pople and Daniel Harris, jtan ° _ r ',l; pursuit of tw o o f t h e above gentlemen, who were driving e 4t ,„ without th e i r b a d ges. Th e off i cers succeeded in overtaking Ts; offenders in Snowsfields, when Harris brought them to ti office, while Pople remained to protect the property their charge. They gave their names William Leman a ' James D av i s . O n being asked by the Magi s t ra te the re they drove w ith out their badges, they said they did not cO, sider it necessary to have them on except on Mondays an Fridays being market days. Mr. swany told them that tea' no excuse, the public should be protected, and if Any accident happened while they were driving, it would be impossible to out the offender, therefthe they must pay 20s. each, or be s aid for one month to Brixton House of Correction, Leman P the fine but Davis was put in " durance vile." f the Henry crack, alias Grossmith, was brought up byori,es p - , e officers of Lambeth parish, on the charge o'f bigamy and des- Lion. The prisoner, about 20 years of age and a bib" 5, i s plexion,. did not seem to feel his situation. His first ship from which be is charged with deserting, is maintained by Lambeth parish, his latter by Chelsea. the Glendower.—Renianded. Ow KEAN 'S fate is extraordinary enough; he gips from what he calls persecution at home to ' he more liberal and enlightened public of the n e : e world, where h e meets w i t h a reception ruilleic harsh and r evo l t i ng t h an t h at whic h he h a s behind. BIRTHS. On the 12th in s t., prem surely, the lady o f J a mes R•ItT Jet- Es O q., n of a son, whu survived but o days. creS'' Wednesday, the I4th inst tw 11is. Barke r, Burtan•- cent, of a son. On Monday, the 12th inst., the lady of Dr. Williams, Lugerßedford-place, Russell-square, of a daughter. On the 15th inst., at WalthamstoW, Mrs. MusPrat t ' ° f i daughter. I.IIARgIED. On the 15th inst., at St. Mary's, Islington, Mr. Thom'Dowries, of Crutehedfria rs , to Frances, youngest daughte r John Willi ams , E sq ., o f St. Jchn-street, and H o lloway- (Jib- On Tuesday last, a t Allh a ll ows, Barking, Mr. J. C. `1 bons, of Ki ngs l an d- roa d , to Elizabeth,. eldest daughter o f 05 , Bishop, Esq., of Prince's -street, llotherhithe. his On the 11th ult., M r . G eorge Jolley, of Ryder's-court, in -1 Glst year. On M ... .Monday, the 12th i nst., at B r i g h ton, M rs . e r..ten of Fore -street. On the 22d o f O cto b er l ast, at Odessa,. George warJ , youngest son of the late Samuel Rose, Esq., of Chancery On the 15th inst., Mr. Woollatt, of Holborn-hill, aged_6l. , . . Printed and Published for the PROPRIETORS, at the 51124- OFFICE, No. 112, Strand, by J. B. CABSTAIRS,