The Sun. — London, England, 1834-01-30 00:00:00

R• viewer, in thinkiag that it is of s° much impottance, to have this question set tled, on the principle cf toltnitting corn at all times, that the public should be more than just to the landowners. We would tempt them with a higher duty than they are entitled to, and with a proportionate drawback. This country does not produce corn equal to the wants of the population, as is proved by the returns. In the course of eighteen years, beginning with 1815, we have imported 23,190,139 quarters ; in one Year with another, above 1,300,000 quarters. But from the fluctuations of cur corn laws,we arc not regularly in the market, and in some tears import little or nothing, and in other years above three millions of quarters.—'' Now, though (observes the Edinburghßeviewer) there can be no doubt that, owing to differences of the crops, there must, under any system, be considerable variations in the yearly amount of imports, still it is abundantly certain, that with a fixed duty, they would he quite inconsiderable compared with those indicated in the returns. At present, whenever the duty happens to fall to a moderate amount, whatever corn may be in the ware houses here, is immediately entered ; at the same time that the continental ports are swept of their supplies. But were the duty fixed, all this haste to profit by the favourable opportunity forglutting a market that may not probably be accessible for the next twelve months,would be obviated. There would be at all times a considerable importation ; though when prices happened to be reduced by the abundance of our own harvests, a large portion of the imports would go into the ware beuses. On the whole, hoe ever, there cannot Le the shadow of a doubt that our demand ould be incomparably more steady titan at pre sent. This is a point as to which the example of Ireland is decisive. There is not, and there cannot be any reason for supposing, had the imports from her been subjected to the same duties and restrictions as those from Polend, that they would have been less fluctuating. But, being freely admitted at all times, they have continued to increase since 1818 ; and a consi derab!e variation has taken place in their amount from year to year. And it is clear that though a fixed duty might have materially lessened the average importation, it would not have : in any degree, affected the importation of one year as compared with another. \Vt re the corn trade with foreign countries placed on this footing, then owners and occupiers would reckon upon our demand, and would endeavour to meet it, while their prices wculd cease to be affected by the opening and shutting of the British ports; and, which is perhaps of still more importance, a regular and constant demand would grow up for the products of our factories among vast classes, to whom they are at present hardly known. At present every opening of the ports is sure, if the deficiency to be supplied be con siderable, to occasion more or less pressure on the Money Market, and a good deal of mercan tile suffering. Cooling, as we generally, do, unexpectedly, and always capriciously, into the foreign market, we are for the most part obliged to purchase with bullion, or to sell goods at a heavy reduction of price. In 1831 the in convenience thence arising was very serious indeed ; and but for the great skill and discretion evinced in the management of the Bank, might have been . productive of much mischief. We have imported no corn from Prussia during the present year ; but in a sear or two we shall probably go into her markets with a demand for 4(10,000 or 500,000 quarters. Under ordinary circum stances, an increase of imports is always accom panied by a corresponding increase of exports; but to bring this about the increase must neither be sudden nor excessive ; for if so, time chances are a thousand to one that the foreign demands for our products will not increase at the same time with equal readiness and to an equal extent. Corn is the principal means possessed by the Poles of patting for English goods; and as we frequently shut it out, their imports from Bri tain are unavoidably below even the average amount of their exports ; so that when we have an extraordinary demand for corn, the greater part of the excess must be paid in bullion ; and instead of being benefitted by its occurrence, our commercial and manufacturing interests are deeply injured. Perseverance, in a policy of this sort, must unavoidably end in mischief. There are few foreign articles, except raw pro duce, suitable to our markets ; and if we exclude it, or admit it only in such a way as renders our purchases noxious to others, without being bene- • ficial to ourselves, it is easy to see that we should at no distant period lose our ascendancy as a commercial people, aid with it our wealth and prosperity. Reciprocity is the beginning, the middle, anti the end of all commercial transactions. If we would wish that whets should buy largely from us, we must buy largely from them—we must make them feel that they are interested in our well , being, and that the exclusion of British products from their markets would be a grievous injury to them. We have, it is true, made in several respects an approach to a more liberal system in our intercourse with foreigners ; but we are far short of what we ought to have done, and of what we must do, if we mean to keep the 'vantage ground we have gained. Our relaxa tions too have been principally in the navigation laws, the colonial regulations, and in the restric tions on the trade with France. As respects some countries, our policy, far from being improved, has been the reverse. Loek at our treatment of Russia, Prussia, Sweden, and Denmark. They all suffer, but particularly Prussia, from our recent regulations. Though one of the most flourishing and prosperous of European king doms, Prussia has only three commodities of any consequence—corn, timber, and wool—suitable for our markets. Formerly we admitted all tbsse under reasonable duties; but now the first two, which are by far the most important, are either wholly excluded, or loaded with oppres sive discriminating duties. Need we wonder that Prussia is indignant at such treatment ? 'lt may be true,' says she, that you have relaxed your old and favourite monopoly system in favour of others, but in as far as Prussia is concerned, you have studied to make it more illiberal and more oppr ess i ve . Y ou l ay a h eav y discrimi nating duty on our timber ; and you refuse to admit a single bushel of our corn into your markets except when you are threatened with scarcity and famine, and when your purchases do us more harm than good. Even the admission of our ships into British ports, on the same • to ms that we admit British ships into ours—a concession of little or no value to us, and which you could not venture to withhold—is ' the theme of unceasing complaint in your Par- I !lament and in your journals. Such being the case, what confidence can we place in your pro fessions of liberality ? They may deceive others, but every Prussian is aware of their hollowness. And since you will not deal with ' us on anything like fair and equal terms, what resource have we but to fret on without you, and to manufacture for ourselves what, under other circumstances, we should have brought from England ? There i s no goo d Prussian who is not anxious to he independent of your blind and selfish policy.' Our readers must not suppose that this is an imaginary statement. 011 the contrary, it is substantially identical with the language which the Prussian Ministry hold on all occasions; and its truth is the only thing about it that ought to give ii , pain. If we will treat independent and powerful nations in the blind and perverse way that we have treated Prussia, we must be prepared for the consequences. Those, however, have hitherto been but little attended to; but we are greatly mistaken if they do not speedily make themselves felt. Prussia, including the dependent German States that have adopted her tariff; is, without any question, by far the largest European consumer of British goods. Those who talk lightly of her commercial hostility, might with equal good sense ridicule the distress and ruin of 250,000 manufacturers. We cannot afford to lose a market in which we find an annual vent for manufactured good s , wor th f rom fi ve t o six millions sterling. But, unless we change our policy, this result will certainly take place. Nothing but the timely modification of our corn laws, and the giving to the Prussians, Russians, and other corn-growing people, the same sort of interest in our supplies that our purchases of cotton give to the Carolinians and Southern Americans, will be able to avert their commercial hostilities, preserve their markets to our manufacturers, provide for the continued prosperity of the latter, and secure for all classes amongst us a steady and ample supply of food, at a reasonable rate." This, we think, is a very fair statement of the question, as far as regards the danger to which a perseverance in our pre sent policy exposes us.—Morning Chronicle. It seems pretty well ascertained that Queen Christina's Cabinet is formed, at least as far as the leading men are concerned. It would also appear that M. Burgos retains office, a circum stance which will be deemed extraordinary when it is remembered that his objectionable reforms, such as the territorial divisions, &c., were con verted into topics of complaint by the remon strating Governors of provinces. Besides having been a subservient adherent to Napoleon, M. Burgos was deeply implicated in the Paris loans, declared to have been extremely ruinous to the State, which makes it almost miraculous that he should form part of a cabinet the other members of which are pure Constitutionalists, and conse quently his old political enemies. There are, in fact, so many strange circumstances attending the formation of the new Spanish Ministry that we can scarcely conceive it possible for it to be per manent. Supposing it to be the object of the two Governments to repair the errors committed during the reign of the late King, the new men have plenty of work on their hands; but the Queen, having once yielded to the remonstrances and menaces of her own military commanders, it becomes necessary to ascertain whether her last appointments are popular before she proceeds to ulterior measures, otherwise she may find all her wishes thwarted once more. If the question of succession, we repeat, be not settled according to the legal forms in Spain as well as in Portu gal, there can be no settled and durable peace in either country ; and in turbulent times, even with the aid of the Whig Ministry of England and the support of Louis Philip, y it would not be possible to introduce that gradual system of improvement of which both divisions of the Penin sula stand so much in need, but which must be the gradual and unforced work of the nations them selves. If Queen Christina and her new Ministers have the welfare of Spain at heart, and respect the fundamental laws of the Monarchy, they will, as a primary measure, institute an inquiry into all that was done at St. Ildefonso in September, 1832, and into those proceedings also which brought to light the musty, if not fabricated, papers called the " Acts of the Cortes of 1789," which were first published, forty years afier the transactions which they pretend to record, by an order of the Queen Regent, dated January 1, 1833. In a word, if Martinez de la Rosa and his associates do not assemble the Cortes, ac cording to the ancient and acknowledged forms (as was done in Portugal in July, 1828), in order to fill the throne in a legal manner, they will beco-ne responsible for the torrents of blood which are sure to flow, and will certainly defeat the hopes of every wellwisher to the peace, prosperity, and independence of their country.—Morning Post. ROLLS' COURT, JAN. 29. ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. GOLDSMITHS' COMPANY. This information was filed for the purpose of establishing the charitable trusts contained in the will of Sir John Wollaston. By that will, dated the 16th of June, 1658, the testator gave the rents and profits of two houses to the Warden and Com monalty of the mystery of Goldsmiths for ever, upon trust, to pay thereout 201. a-year to two poor alms men of the Goldsmiths' Company, 10/. a-year to the Governors of Bethlem Hospital,and 51. 4s. a year for the benefit of the poor of the parish of St. John Zachary, and 104. yearly to the churchwardens and overseers of the parish for their trouble, and he limited and appointed the residue to the said com pany to buy gowns for the said two poor almsmen at the time when the other almsmen should get their gowns. The exact value of the devised pro perty at the date of the will, did not appear, but five years afterwards it was let on lease at an annual rent of 42/. After undergoing considerable fluctua tions in value, the houses were sold under the authority of the Act for erecting the new Post office, and a sum of 2,7871. was paid to the Gold smiths' Company as the purchase-money. Of this sum the Company laid claim to 265/., as having been expended by them in the redemption of the land tax with which the property was charged. Mr. Bickersteth and Mr. Pemberton were for the relators ; Mr. Spence and Mr. Norton for the dif ferent chari•ies. Mr, TINNEY and Mr. LOVATT, for the Company, submitted, that upon the fair construction of the testwor's will, the Goldsmiths' Company were en titled to the devised estate, subject only to the spe cified charitable payments, which, acting upon the recommendation of the Commissioners, the Com pany had regularly made. The MASTER of the Rous—The intention of the testator is only to be collected from the language of the instrument. I know no other rule of construc tion, and I am of opinion that no intention is to he collected from this instrument that the Goldsmiths' Company should take a beneficial interest in this property. The manner in which the question has been argued is extraordinary. There is no evidence here as to what the residue amounted to after the application of the specified sums, although the counsel for the Goldsmiths' Company think tit to conjecture that the residue was more than could be applicable to the purposes spe cified; they desired the Court to believe that the testator was totally ignorant of the value of the pro perty of which he was then disposing. It was the first time that such an argument was ever addressed to the Court. The only remaining question is, what is now to be done with the property ? My ,pi:Jit7ll li ie is, that the amount given to the se veral objects specified should be increased in pro portion to the actual amount of the present revenue, that revenue being calculated, not at five per cent., hut at four per cent, upon the fund, after deducting the sum applied by the Company in redeeming the land tax charged with the trust property. The only difficulty is with respect to the residue. I must suppose that the residue at the time the testator made his will was sufficient for the purpose of the reside try gift, anti the adjustment of the propor tions belonging to the ttfferent objects of charity must be made upon that assumption. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JAN. 29. THE KING V. MILLINGEN AND OTHERS. This was a prosecution at the instance of Mr. Zrdoc Aaron Jesse), a diamond merchant, residing in Finsbury-square, charging the defendant, together with Mr. Louis Norton and others, with a conspi racy, to cause the prosecutor to be indicted for per jury, and to defeat him in an action which he had brought against Millingen, in the Court of Common Pleas, to recover the amount of certain bills of ex change. The trial took place before the Lord Chief Justice, at the last sittings in London, when the defendants, Millingen, the elder, and Norton were found guilty, and the other defendants were acquitted by consent, there being no evidence against them: Mr. F. POLLOCK now moved for a rule to show cause why there should not be a nets , trial. The COURT granted a rule. BAIL COURT, JAN 29. His Lordship sat for a short time at Nisi Prius, for the purpose of trying Middlesex undefended causes ; but no case of public interest occurred, nor was there any motion of interest during the remain der of the day, when his Lordship sat in Banco. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, JAN. 29. BLACKBURNE V. CURTIS. Mr. BARsTOW showed cause on the part of the defendant against a rule for a new trial in this case, which was flied before the Under Sheriff, when there was a verdict for the defendant. It was an action to recover 71. 75., the amount of an attor rey's bill ; and to prove the plaintiff's case his brother was examined, when, after a long examina tion, cross-examination, and re-examination, it was mutually agreed between the parties that the evi dence of the witness should be submitted to the jury, with a direction to them that if they were satisfied with it, they were to intimate their opinion to the Court, and the merits of the case could be then gone into; but if they did not believe the evidence, then that they should find a verdict for the defendant. The jury were not satisfied with the evidence, and found a verdict for the defendant. Rule fur new trial absolute. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, JAN. 29. COURT OF REVIEW, IVEsTmi.vsnut. The Court, having previously disposed of, some unimportant business, rose soon after 12 o'clock, absence of counsel preventing the hearing of the principal petition appointed in the paper. SHERIFFS' COURT, JAN. 29. (Before Mr. BURCHELL, the Under Sheriff.) STEPHENS V. PELL. This was an action brought by the Rev. Richard Stephens, Rector of Belgrave, Leicestershire, against the defendant, the proprietor of the But tocks Booth Tavern, near Northampton, to recover the sum of 350/., under very peculiar circumstances. In September, 1832, the defendant was appointed assignee of the estate and effects of an extensive farmer of Barby, named Lord, whose estate was mortgaged to the plaintiff for the loan of 4,0001. About this time the plaintiff put a distress into the bankrupt's premises for 3501., as reserved rent for the interest due upon the mortgage, and there being at the same time two other executions on the pre mises, the defendant induced them to be withdrawn, by giving an undertaking, in his capacity as assignee, to pay their demands in full out of the produce of the sale of the bankrupt's effects. The bankruptcy was subsequently superseded by the Court of Re view (the report of the proceedings of which, and of the judgment of the Lord Chancellor, appeared in this and other papers at the time), and the bank rupt's effects not having come into the possession of the defendant, he had nor the means of paying the demands, as he promised, out of Lord's estate. The value of Lord's estate was estimated to be 4,000/. Mr. VINCENT denounced the action as ungracious, and more particularly in a clergyman, and contended that there was an end of the undertaking the mo ment the commission of bankruptcy was superseded. lie dwelt upon the hardship of the defendant (who has ten children) being compelled to pay this and similar demands, through his solicitude in his offi cial capacity to benefit the state of a bankrupt. Mr. BURCHELL having summed up, the Jury found for the plaintiff—Damages, One Shilling. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBORO UGH-STREET. John Dean, a servant to Miss Tate, of 86, Jer myn-street, was yestesday placed at the bar, on sus• picion of stealing a gold snuff-box. The prisoner, on Saturday last, went to the shop of Mr. Smart, a gold refiner, in Princes-street, Lei cester-square, and offered the box for sale, the lid of which had been taken out of the frame. Smart inquired where he had got it from, when he replied that a lodger of his, of the name of Todd, had left it with him for 21. which he owed him far• rent. On being asked his own name and address, he said his name was Clarke, that he resided at No. 12, Marshall-street, and that his object in bringing the box there was to ascertain whether it was worth the money. Mr. Smart's man was then despatched with him to ascertain if the address was correct, when the prisoner on their way said that his name was Dean, and that he lived in Jermyn-street. He was then taken into custody. Sir Felix Agar and another gentleman yesterday gave the tnan an excellent character for honesty. The prisoner's account was, that in clearing some timber out of one of the rooms in the house where Miss Tate resided, he had found it in one of the pailfuls of rubbish which he had taken up. He had shown the lid to his mistress, who knew nothing of it, and he had taken it to Smart's to ascertain its worth. The box was produced : it was massive, and of an oval shape. There was on the lid a beautiful enamel medallion representing Venus and Cupid. Its worth must have been ten guineas. Mr. DYER observed that the man would have the benefit of a good character and should he discharged. The box must he left with Plank. MAR YLEB ONE. I. Hearn, William Tierney, Patrick Galway. John 0' Shaughnessy, John O'Donnell, Luke Barry, John M'Mahon, Thomas Morrison, and Thomas Casey, nine ruffianly-looking fellows, were placed at the bar before Mr. RAWLINSON, charged with the following brutal and outrageous conduct : Michael Wolf, an Irish labourer, resided, as did also the prisoners, in Calmall-buildings, Oxford street. On the night of Saturday last, about half past eleven o'clock, he, accompanied by a young man named Drury and two fellow-workmen, were returning home from the pay-table, when, on ar riving at the entrance of the buildings, Drury left them for the purpose of purchasing some tobacco. Witnesi had nearly atrived at his own door when he heard cries of " Murder," and immediately ran to the spot from whence the cries proceeded, where be saw Drury on the ground, and the prisoner Mor rison standing over kicking him. Witness inter fered on his behalf, when he was knocked down by one of the prisoners (all of whom were standing by), and while down was kicked by O'Donnell and some of the others, whom he could r►ot swear to, till he was rendered pe►fectly senseless. On recovering, he found himself in the pa-sige of No. 12 in Cal mall-buildings, five doors from his own residence. He walked out, bu► had not proceeded more than two yards before the prisoner Hearn rushed out of one of the opposite houses, and gave witness a des perate blow on the head with a poker he brandished in his hand. Witness staggered a little, but imme diately closed with the prisoner, and having wrested the poker from his grasp, ran away to the station house, from whence two policemen, by direction of the inspector on duty, saw him safe home. John Drury left the witness, as had been deposed, at the corner of the buildings, and in a minute or two after he was met by the prisoner Morrison, who, without any provocation, snuck him a tremendous blow in the eye, wh;ch felled him to the' ground. Several persons then interfered, and he was dragged away. Mr. RAwuNsoN—What could be their motive for ill-trea►ing you ? Witness—Twenty-five of them have entered into a Union, the same as they do in Ireland ; they call themselves the Loyal Brothers, and are sworn in to strike all those who do not belong to them. Neither I nor Wolf have joined them. Mr. RAWLINSON —Where are they sworn in ? Witness—At the Grosvenor Arms, George-street, Grosvenor-square, and each then declare their re solution to fight for each other till they die. Ellen Murphy, No. 24, Barrett's-court, heard a disturbance in Calmall-buildings, she being at that time on a visit to a friend there, and on going up to see what was the matter, she saw the last witness lying on his hands and knees ; the prisoners were all standing round him, kicking him. She attempted to assist him up, when one of time prisoners struck her, and she then went away. The prisoners, who all denied the charge, were ordered to find good bail to answer the charge at the Sessions. ILLEGALLY PAWNING.—A young man, who gave his name Eduard Rhodes, was placed at the bar, charged as follows : Mrs. Eliza Hatton, widow, 95, High-street, stated that the prisoner had rented a ready-furnished apartment in her house for the last five weeks. On Friday he went out, and not returning the two fol lowing days her suspicions were excited. On enter ing the room occupied on Monday morning she dis covered that the bed, bolster, pillows, blankets, sheets, and carpet had been taken away. She went round to the different pawnbrokers in the neigh bourhood, and found that the bed, bolster, and pd lows had been pledged at the shop of Mr. Graves, Marylebone-lane, for 1/. Bs.; and that the blankets, sheets, and carpet had been pledged for 9s. with Mr. Jones, of South-street. The pawnbroker produced the things, which were identified by the prosecutrix as belonging to her; and the prisoner, who pleaded distress in ex tenuation of his offence, was fully committed for trial. QUEEN_SQUARE. Henry Harper, Mary, his wife, and Susan Palmer, were placed at the bar before Mr. BuR RELL, charged with robbing a Mr. Tomkins of a va luable gold watch, chain, mourning ring, and seals, under the following circumstances : The complainant on the previous evening, be tween ten and eleven o'clock, got into the•company of some females in the New-cut, Lambeth. He went into a private house with them, and he sent for some ale. During the time they were drinking it the male prisoner came in, and they got into con versation, and he sent out for more ale. After re moining in the house some time he went away ; but no sootier had he got out of the house than he missed his watch, chain, and seals. They had been taken from him like magic. A police constable was passing at the time, and he told him that he had been robbed. He said that he had just seen a man and two females pass, and he suspected they were the thieves. Witness was rather fresh at the time he went to the house with the females, and could not swear that the females at the bar were the per sons he went home with. Through the exertions of the police constable the ptieoners were apprehended. He could swear positively that the prisoner Henry Harper was the man who came into the room, and with whom he entered into conversation. Police constable Lucas, of the L division, No. 165, was on duty, about two o'clock in the morn ing, in Carlisle-lane, New -cut, when he saw the prisoners come oat of a place called Brookes-court. He spoke to them, and said, "It is a cold morning." They passed on, and he went up the court, where he found the complainant, who said he bad lost his watch, a mourning ring, and handkerchief. Witness suspected that the party who had just passed were the thieves, and gave immediate information to the dif ferent constables. In about two hours afterwards the prisoners were all apprehended. As they were taking them to the station-house the male prisoner Harper dropped something down an area in the Waterloo road. He immediately charged him with it, and on searching the place he found the pro perty. - The prosecutor, on being shown the watch, Etc., which had been dropped by Harper dow►► the arel, identified them as his property. . . . . . Police conqable, Watling, of the L division, No. 1.55, from the description he had received of the prisoners, apprehended them at the foot of West minister-bridge. He confirmed the statements of the last witness as to the prisoner himself throwing the property dowry the area. The prisoner Swan Palmer was here admitted King's evidence. She stated that she took the complainant home with her ; that when he went up stairs he took his watch and ring out of his fob and placed them on the bed ; when he went away Mrs. Harper came up stairs and found the things on the bed. Henry Harper, in reply to the charge, said that the witness who had just given evidence was the person who committed the robbery. He was quite innocent. _ _ . - Mr. BURRELL committed'Harper and his wife for trial, and the parties were bound over to prosecute. THE ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY AT THE MAS QUERADE AT THE KING'S THEATRE.—Yesterday afternoon William Manning, who stated himself to be a waiter at the late masquerade at the King's Theatre, and John Bovey, a coffee•shop keeder, in New Compton-street, Soho, attended at the Office with the various articles of jewellery which were alleged to have been stolen by a youth, named John Isaacs, from Mrs. Elizabeth Davenish, of No 4, Hereford -street, Park-lane, at the masquerade at the King's Theatre, and that upon her evidence and that of a Miss Arnold, of No. 57, Poland-street, lie was fully committed for trial, the particulars of which appeared in the papers of yesterday. William Manning was one of the waiters at the masquerade, and lived at Mr. Bovey's in Compton street. On leaving the theatre he found a glove containing several articles of jewellery under one of the seats of the stage ; when he got home he told Mr. Bovey that he thought he had found a prize, and showed him the jewellery. He had read an account that morning in the newspapers of a lady having been robbed of her jewellery, and that a person had been committed fur trial for the same, and he thought it right to bring the property which he had found to the office. _ _ In answer to several questions Manning had not made the circumstance known to the friends of the prisoner Isaacs, nor had he communicated it to Mrs. Davenish. _ . Mr. Bovey confirmed the statement of Minning as to showing him the jewellery. Mr. Perry took charge of the property, which is worth about 501., and desired the parties to attend before Mr. White. HATTO4-GARDEN. Yesterday Frederick johns, a middle-aged man, of respectable appearance, was charged by Mr. Bickerton, grocer, of St. Andrew's -street, Blooms bury, with the following species of robbery : The prosecutor held the lease of a house situate No. 21, St. John-street, Clerkenwell. On the 21st lof September fast he let it to the prisoner at the year!y rent of 451. The house was fitted up for the trade of grocery, and contained two counters, a mahogany nest of drawers, shelves for cannisters, stoves, and various other fixtures. The house being rather out of repair, witness agreed with prisoner that he should repair it, and have the fixtures to himself, and he ultimately took possession of the place. He saw no more of him until shortly after Christmas, when he called to receive the quarter's rent, when he found the prisoner absent arid the house in possession of an old man, who was lodging there; and, on examining the shop and variaus apartments, he discovered that the counters, stoves, nest of drawers, the wainscotting, and all the fix tures, had been removed. Na repairs were made —in fact the house was in a complete state of dila pidation. He made inquiries, and the result was, that he ascertained that the prisoner had removed the property away from the house, and part of the stoves were carried to the sale-rooms of Mr.Blizard, auctioneer, of Oldham-place, Clerkenweil, to be sold by auction, and two of them had been sold. Mr. Blinn!, on being informed that the property had been stolen from witness, laid them aside for him. He eventually applied at this office, arid a summons was granted against the prisoner, to which he attended, and on the case being heard he was placed at the bar for the felony. Mr. Blizard had known the prisoner for some years. On or about the 3d of January he called on witness, and said that he had some things to put into stee t a , u c c t i i e o r n k , e a ri nd vL. gave eil. his i e rt rd q de u r es s t s e d N rn 2 l to , St . Jo hn send van for the property. Witness did so, and the por ter returned with a nest of mahogany drawers, a range, and some stoves. In about a fortnight after wards he called again and fetched away two more stoves. He advanced him Si. upon the property. Witness sold two of the stoves, and a few days ago, Mr. Bickerton called to his rooms and claimed the property, which he immediately laid aside for him. Richard Allinson lodged in the house No. 21, St. John-street The prisoner had not slept in the house above twice since September. He assisted him in removing the goods, and on one occasion the prisoner took lead from the house, and sent him (witness) to dispose of it for 10d. The prisoner was fully committed for trial. THAMES POLICE. SMUGGLlNG.—Yesterday Francis Dowan, a Prus sian seaman, was brought before Mr. BALLANTINE and Mr. BRODERIP, charged with smuggling 9lbs. of foreign-manufactured tobacco, by which he had forfeited a penalty of 1001. The information was laid by the Commissioners of Customs. John Gaskin, a surveyor of the Thames police, on the Tuesday evening met with the prisoner in King-street, Aldgate, and suspecting, from his ap pea►ance, that he had smuggled goods about him, he stopped him, and asked him what he had got about him ? He said he had nothing, and com menced shoving witness about and endeavoured to get away. After a good deal of resistance he forced the prisoner into a clothes-shop kept by a Jew. He claimed the aid of four or five other Jews in the shop, but instead of assisting him they threw every obs•acle in his way, and the prisoner managed to escape, but he pursued and soon over took him, and by the assistance of a dock-labourer, who was passing by, he secured him, and conveyed him to Aldgate watchhouse. On searching him he discovered eleven parcels of tobacco concealed be neath his linen about his person, the net weight of which was 9 lbs. Tile prisoner in defence said that a man asked him to carry the tobacco. Mr. BALLANTINE said the Jews who obstructed the officer deserved punishment, and some notice must be taken of their conduct. He complimented the labourer who assisted Gaskin, and recom mended him to the notice of the Board of Customs. Mr. BRODERIP told the prisoner that the case was one of it more aggravated nature than those gene rally brought before the Bench, and fie appeared, from the manner in which he had secreted the to bacco, to be an old & muggier. He convicted him in the penalty of 1001., and to be imprisoned until such tine was paid. Any application for remission of the penalty must lie made to the Board of Customs. John Dogherty and John Colebrook, seamen be longing to the Lee steamer, from Cork, were charged on a Custom-house incormation with smuggling seven quarts of Irish whisky. C. H. Falkner, a Thames—police surveyor, stated that he met with the prisoners in Tooley-street on Tuesday night. They each had a basket, and on opening them he found the whisky in bottles. The prisoners s:iid they brought the whisky from Ireland for their own use. The MAGISTRATES fined the prisoner; 1001. e•4ch, and -aid they had no power to reduce the penalties,but they could petition the board of Customs for mercy. The prisoners were liberated a few minutes after wards, in pursuance of au order of the Commis-lon ers, given before the case was heard, on paying 20s. each. T. Murphy was charged on a Custom-house in• formation wuh smuggling 18 ounces of tobacco, which were found in his hat, as he was coming out of the St. Katharine's Dock. He was fined .5/. by the Magistrate, that being the penalty sought fur; and he was liberated on paying lOs. to the Customs Solieitor. FALSE IBIPRISONMENT.—Mr. Thomas Roberts, a man of respectable appearance, a shopkeeper, was charged under the following circumstances : Benjamin Robinson, a new policemen, No. 196 K, on Tuesday night, about ten o'clock, met the prisoner in the Commercial-road, East, with his hand under his coat, and something apparenly con cealed beneath. He asked him what he had got there, and the prisoner refused to satisfy him. Immediattly on which he pulled open his coat and found some thing in a silk handkerchief, which proved to be a small hydrometer. He asked the prisoner why he put it under his coat, and he replied, " To prevent its getting wet." It was raining very hard at the time. He took the prisoner to the station-house, when he said the hydrometer was his own property, and he had purchased it at a shop in the neigh bourhood. He had made inquiries that morning, and found this statement to be correct. Mr. Roberts—l had the hydrometer so (putting his hand on his breast), to protect it from the rain. I have been unjustly deprived of my liberty. Mr. BRoDERIP—Is there any charge against the prisoner? Policeman—No, Sir. He bought the hydrometer. I have found out what he said to be true, but he had it under his coat. Mr. Roberts—May I not carry my own property how I please ? Mr. BRODERIP—To be sure you may. You are discharged. Really, policeman, you must mind what you are about. A few days ago two Savoyards, travelling the country with two dancing bears, were overtaken b y night on the road, and put fop at a publi c -h ouse near Dolbe, in Calvados. Having shut up their animals in the stable, they entered the house, and after taking some refreshments, began to count their gains during the day. While thus occupied a stranger came in, and entered into conversation with them. The account being made up, and the money put into a leathern purse, one of the bear-leaders was ob served by their new companion, who seems to have had some of the qualities of the fox, but not all his cunning, to carry the purse into the stable, and return empty handed. Tha hour of rest arrived, the party separated, and each retired. About midnight, however, the traveller, who had watched the visit to the stable, but was not aware of how the stalls were occu pi e d, went furtively there, in hopes of finding the deposited treasure. No sooner, h owever, had he ent e r e d withi n the door than he found himself in the embraces of a rough and powerful being, with claws that entered his flesh, and so completely destroyed all his dis cretion that be was forced to cry out lustily for assistance. The fact was, that the bear-leaders, knowing the fidelity of their two rough-coated companions, had followed their usual custom of placing :their little treasure between them for safe custody. On the following day the would-he thief was pursued to the house and arre.ted for a depredation he had previously committed.—French Paper. COURT FOR THE RELIEF OF INSOL' VENT DEBTORS. The Matters of the Petitions and Schedules of the Prr 'oners, hereinaftcr aimed (the same having been filed in the Court) are appointed to be heard at the Court• house, in Portugal-street, Lincoln's lon-fields, on MOIP DAY, the 10th of February, 1834, at Nine o'clock in Forenoon. Simmonds, Richard, bookseller, late of Ely Place, St. George's Road. Dickinson, John, attorney-at-law, Temple Chambers, Fleet Street. Salter, Christopher, butcher, Radnor Street, St. Luke's' Tow, Barnard, coil dealer, Mint Street, Southwark. Tombs, Robert, stay manufacturer, Blackman Street, Southwark. Wroot, William, farmer, French Drove, Thorney Fear Cambridgeshire. Walker, Willittn Joseph, schoolmaster, Prospect House, Bushey, Herts. Craig, William, omnibus proprietor, Earl Street, Pad' Hibbios, Henry, baker, Peter's Hill, Stamford, Lin' cuing is e. • Inchbald, Peter, schoolmaster, Adwick Hall, Adittick-ie Street, York. [line, W lliam, livery-stable keeper, Duke Street, Stasi' ford Street. Clubbe, William, surgeon, Acton. On TUESDAY, Feb. 11.—Same Hour and, Place. Bradfield, William, surgeon, late of Holmfirth, near Hud' dersfidil. Paterson, Janice, wholesale stationer, King Street, Hol. horn. Carter, William, painter and glazier, Princes Street. Li•son Grove. Lilienthal, William, cheesemonger, Jeffreys Square, Clioll' ber Street, Wititecitapel. Mina. diere, Henry John Caconault, late Captain of 60 29 h Regiment of Native Infantry on the Madras Ego' blishinent in the Hon. East India Company's service!' but now on half pay. Sly, Joseph Wrenford, attorney's clerk, Dame Street► Dublin. Richardson, Thomas Wilson, commission agent, Leonard Street, Shoreditch. Triggey, Thomas, assistant, Orange Street, Red Lios Sq mare. Partly, Francis, livery-stable keeper, Charles Street, Aiao' chester Square. O'Brien, E. ward, glass cutter, Phoenix Street, Sob ° Square. Wine, William, greengrocer, Nevill's Court, Fetter Lane* Buckenham, John, tailor, Mill Hill Mews, Welbeck Stree t • Marylebnne. THE MARKETS. :ET.—Jan. 29. Per Ton. s. 9 Walls End Riddell's.... I,E! 6 Ditto Todd and Watson.. 1 7 - Walls End Helton 1,?, 6 Walls End Lyons --. 0 Walls End Landiton 19 W. K Russell's Hetton. 91 8 0 Waits En l Stewart's.... 1, $ 9 0 Walls End Adelaide...... I" Ditto (reshipped) 1 5 g Walls End Deanery 15 $ Walls End Gordo n 6 W. E South Durham.. 16 0 Walls End Tees 18 Hartley _ l7 15 Walls End Henderson-- 1 5 6 Dean's Primrose 15 last market-day, 64. COAL MAR Per Ton. s. d. tthir's 16 6 Chester 13 6 East vcrcy ------.- 15 6 Felling Main 15 0 Hebhurn Maui 13 9 H . 4ywell 17 6 14 0 17 0 Walls End Bewicke& Co. 18 6 Walls End Brown's.. 16 6 WAN End Carr and Co. 16 0 Walls End 16 6 Walls End I t0t5pur.......... 16 5 Walls End Killingworth 17 6 Walls End Newinarch..... 17 3 Ditto Northumberland.. 17 0 Walls End 16 9 Ships arrived since 'I:NFU)" t ORN MARK E l'S DURING HF: WEBS Beans' Wheat. Barley. Vats. Bear Per Quarter. s. to s. s. to s. s. to s. a, to Abingdon.,—.... 62 81 31 43 22 30 38 Andover 50 61 24 28 Birmingham 56 58 30 40 16 22 Britlport « 56 74 32 36 26 30 Cirencester 40 52 23 26 18 28 54 86 36 40 26 34 Guildford 48 74 23 32 26 35 -- lienley--- 54 83 30 35 20 30 -- Hereford --- 64 68 32 34 22 28 Highworth 62 80 32 42 28 34 Maidenhead 56 68 34 44 22 30 36 M0nm0uth,.......... 66 68 32 36 24 28 Reading 40 66 22 36 14 26 Salisbury 42 54 25 2J 20 24 36 Southampton 54 58 33 40 28 32 -.- Stroud Tewkesbury 4i 34 30 38 -- Uxbridge 48 74 26 34 20 26 58 80 27 32 17 23 34 Wanninster 48 56 25 29 21 25 34 21 22 -- Worcester----. 49 52 26 32 20 28 LEWES MARKET.—Jan. 28. White Wheat (per quarter).........£2 10 0 to £2 14 Red ditto 2 4 0 2 11 Barley Per Quarter. Abingd0n.,.,...... c 0 P 38 "*. Ando - ver Birmingham ritlpor t Cirencester Guildford I i e nley- Hereford -- 40 - 5 4 - 0 - 41 36 4 SI 1 Highworth Maidenhead Monmouth Reading Salisbury Southampton Stroud Tewkesbury Uxbridge Wanninster Worcester-. LE White Wheat Red Barley Oats, New Oil Cake, New, 10 0 to .£2 4 0 2 , 1 IA 6 0 0 16 0 0 10 0 per tho 14 0 10 0 19 0 ti ~usand• CHELTENHAM M A 111kET.—Jan. 28. (I. l'er Bushel, s. d. to s. d.' P et lb. d. 10 / Wheat Barley 3 0 3 9 Mutton Oats . 6 3 3 Veal Beans l'ease 5 0 7 0 Laud) 0 flay 3/. 10s to Si. 15s. Od. per ton. HULL MARKET.—Jan....I4. Wheat, Old 515405.5540:. In bond... 5 . . 4 Foreign — s. 5, Oats, Poland —s. 18 s . 20 s Old .ie— —s. --S." - Small or Feed.... —s. 16s. 18s . • ... 06 ...4; Foreign —s. 16s. 185........ ........ . ..... —s. —5. Barley, Norf. & Sut —s. 28s. 30s. Linc. & Wold —B. 243 ~. Foreign —B. -- Beaus s. 225. 345. Foreign... ...... —s. —B. Pease, White... —s. 325. 365. Grey —s. 305.." - roe* l'aros —s. —s. —s. —s. Foreian - . - 41. 4 , 1, lipeseed. in laonsl none. DUMFRIES la st MARKE F i re S e 2J er an . 22 s. d. s.d.l s. d. ti Wheat, Imp. Bu s h... 5 9 to 6 9Butter,l6oz 0 BNu 0 Barley ..... 2.71 0: 0 . . Oats ......... ........ ..... 2 0 2 4 Beef, per score 8 0 a Flour, 141 b. Oatmeal Potatoes. cwt. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS AT THE COURT, BASINGHALL-STREET. (From the London Gazette.) TO-MORROW, JAN.3I. Hat W. Wilson and Co., merchants, Mark-lane It. Hayday, silk.warehouseman, Milk-street. 2 W. Donnison, licensed victualler, 'lash-street, Gray's Inn-lane It. Dick, tailor, Hanover-street J. Lane, cheesemonger, Strand A. Gay, law-stationer, Southampton-buildings 1: ♦'. Acton, warehouseman, Angel.court, Friday-street 2 J. and J. Bayn, wine -merchants, Jewry.street 2 S. Joins, tailor, Old Cavendish-street 2 It. Springett, hop-merchant, St. Margaret's-hill, South wark I DIVIDENDS. at E. Bennett, smith, Merstham, Surrey Y. Barritt, jeweller, New Bond-street L. Sykes, merchant, George-street, Mansion-house J. Gapp, job-master, Seymour-mews 4 ittis !ion ni g Will ()tie 48e s treet town .._ LONDON CORPORATION INQUIRY, J l4 ' ir i g differed f r om Common Councilmen, ativhi which wa 2 0, 9 e. — pr T ac h i e ic, int n iir t y he of w t a li r e d C o o f i F uT r i r s i s n io g o d e o r n s a t n o d -d o eLr r d w a te a d ro , A • of holding Wardmotes, of the election and duties of Ingo, Mg f r . no interest in the evidence given on these beads, it scar " tipi sil s B4 b e r . o ugh * Cons days of the inquiry. , i ntere .: 7,1=.7_7_1_"' l ll Pai BIRTHS. , kbjec On the 27th inst., on Paddington Green, Mrs. E. D. BOXV By of a daughter. t f o ß t e w s Besides on the hd b 0 On the 22d inst., in the district of St. John's, Holloway , tt Urn William Carter, of a son. 4 On the 28th inst., at Chelsea College, the wife of Lieute s Colonel John Morillyon Wilson, of a daughter. 2. MARRIED. atisinj On the 29th inst., at Boughton-under-Blears, Kent,, weak George B. Spawforth, wine_merehant, London, to J 1 0 . 1"" *ery e youngest daughter of James Barnes, Esq., Boughton. $. On the 29th inst., at Remenham Church, Berks, John ' ~,,,„l 1 qu houn, Bart., to Frances Sarah, fourth daughter of E. 111 I tr i tzi ' t Maitland, Esq., of Park-place, Henley-on-Thames. hiti On the Bth ult., at St. Anne's, Soho, Mr. William NO' ta Eliza, eldest daughter of Mrs. Ain g ell, of Park-place, Did" j; , oni ' k la ri "' t o n-green. • 'krill On the 28th inst., Jeremi a h P ere i ra , E sq ., Surgeon, of 1 4 ., t ik nt ea J dilly, to Henrietta Webb, y oung est daughter of the late .; - "IQ Lucas, Esq., of Winchester. ~t, et b„ On the 21st inst., a t W e ddi ng ton, John Matthew Qtla"i • "'hi Esq., of Nort on , S omersets hi re, an d o f L angs t one , Devonsh; -- Th f to Sophia, only daughter of Lionel Place, Esq., of Weddift htlat e , Castle, Warwickshire. s treet,, tath DIED. 0' Lo th' On the 2.3 th inst., at Tidmarsh, Berks, Robert HoP Tr e e,, o,„ 1 Esq., aged 80. worth, Sparling Henry Wood, of King's College, LO Platt , On the 28th inst., at his father's house, York-place, t , ll ', Wit! eldest son of Mr. Wood, of Little Saint Thomas Apostle. O xford At Chiswick, A. Brande, Esq., M.D , in his 87th year. IlOr ; ai On the 29th inst., Mrs. Ware, aged 65, widow of the Me t " Mr. Geo. Ware, of Southwark, solicitor. ver y d On the 29th inst., John Trinder , Esq., of Rowley..? , parts of near Barnet, late a Lieutenant of the Royal Navy. t Neribi„ On the 24th inst., in Beaumont-street, Richard Morrie , Ad o . 71 infant child of Captain Chase, of the Madras Body Guar oft Lee On the 24th inst., in her 36th year, Mary Noel, wife of P . i,j i r Halsey, Esq., of Henley park, Su rr ey. be AO le Ntioi r.--- _ ,- PRINTIIII AND PUBLIVIIED By MURDO YOUNO,A• s ni G OS • .StrN Ormg, 112, STRAND. lee, •