The Sun. — London, England, 1825-12-10 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN. PAVEMENT. Enrron— You'r valuable Paper being a .tans by which we can express such sentiments is are supposed to be of public'utility, I take the liberty of offeting a few remarks on the sys tem of ikl'Adamizing the streets: that they . are an improvement, I will admit, as the horse travels with more ease as respects his legs, which are less lia.ble to ,be strained than do the stones ; but I wfi , ild suggest to your notice what would be a further imprOvement on these two following pre mises;-Ist, That it is more the wheels, than the horses' legs which wear out the roads ;—.9.dly, That where the wheels sink, the drag upon the collar must be - increased ; then to obviate the -so frequent want of repair upon the roads, and to , lighten the draft of a carriage, even with an ad ditional weight, I should submit for a trial, that where the wheels run, for it to be paved with smooth pavement stone;—for an experiment by .part of Regent-street, the IVest-end of the Town being the grand Theatre of improvements ; that in the centre of time road, there shimid be placed 4-wheel runs, one for the carriages one way, the other contra,' to be far enough apart to pre vent their coming in contact when passing ; the width of each run to be about six inches. A carriage going along the 111'Adamized roads is so still as almost-to come upon one unawares— the noise would be increased by 'running upon stone,though not so rattling as on the paved streets, the stone turns being as imouth as the pavement, it is wel! known the preference which a person gives in wheeling a loaded baCrow upon the pave.; men( than the road, as it goes along much quicker sail with less exertion, so that common observa.., Lion justifies these remarks—a trial of them for .short distance might be made with a compara tive small expence, which, if found to answer -.might be applied to the leading roads out of town, as it would be a great saving of time, and labour to the horses, a-nd the expenditure of keeping the roads in repair be greatly di minished. Your insertion of the above %yin much oblige your Correspondent. December 8,.182,5. THE KING OF PORTUGAL AND HIS TREASURES. The KING of POIITUG.3I, is known to have the largest and most valuable collection of diamonds of any Monarch in Europe, besides an immense treasure in bullion, gold dust, plate, anti specie. lie himself is not aware of the extent of his wealth, as he trusts the care of it to no one, but has it packed up in boxes, which are deposited in the safe recesses of the zooms heoccupies. This treasure has been accumulating for many years, and when once packed and sealed up has seldom .been disturbed. His valuable diamonds have been almost in _separable from his person, and have accompanied him, when, two years ago, he sought shelter on board the English man of war. A large portion of valuables came into his possession when he declared his mother a lunatic : and ever since, the dioice produce from the gold and .diamond , mines in Brazil has fallen to his share. Of his own he spends nothing, although the nation pays dearly for the support of his. kitchen, which, from the number of the hangers on, is said to cost IMO/. ster-. lirg per day. lie himself is an crime:tons gormandiser, and no .e...rse, not even his sons, sit at table with hint. Ile is extremely fund of rice stewed with ham, poultry, game, sausages, spices, -and a variety of other ingredients, and always eates this dish with his fingers ; indeed :this is his - Usual custom with most =other dishes. 6noti eating, his devotions, and the safety of his wealth, are the only cares he has upon his mind. Several _Royal Families 'in Europe have sonse peculiar disorder or ..other ; and this is the case with the House of Braganca. They have swellings or tumours in the knees, and hence few of them are seen in silk stockings ; at least, this is the case with the whti generally wear 'Wide trotirsers. The Ethperor of Brazil, although extremely active and healthy youth, usually wears long boots, a la Frederic, and it was noticed, that in a fine full length portrait, recently drawn of him, in Rio de Janeiro, he teas represented in his Imperial robes, with an immense pair of jack-hoots.on, reaching considerably above his knees. Ho is a great rider, and seldom meets with an aid-de-camp, or dragoon ' WhiSean keep pace with him on a journey. The whole of the family are indeed distinguished for . their good riding. Lately, sOme horses of the finest breeds, and highest prices, were sent out to him from London, and he mounted the most spirited of them the moment they were - landed from the ship; There caimot, in fact,' be a greater contrast than that between father and son, both in habits -and disposition. The latter, previous to his 'marriage, was only allowed by his father about three hundred pounds per annum, and - after lie had a wife fur some time, he had ~onlyB nly 00/. Nevertheless he contracted no debts. The ' father, when he went from Portugal to Brazil, collect ed every thing valuable he possibly could, and took the Whole over with him, under the pretext of preventing- it from •falling into the hands of the French. When he left liio, he. did precisely the same. Scarcely a plate or knife and fork . were left in the Palace. Ile left debts to a considerable amount, due to the Bank, as well as to private individuals, all of which the son has paid, even when the war was carrying on. The latter is extremely moderate in his expences, and lives in a plain manner, although if he were to cultivate the estate of Santa Cruz alone, he would have an immense pri vate revenue. This property formerly belonged to the Jesuits, and when - they were expelled, great improvements were made Upon it. It is. upwards of thirty leagues square—highly fer tile and extremely picturesque. His great delight, however, is in fine horses, reviews of-troops and field sports. He is often without money at his immediate command. If, as the French Papers tell us. there is a secret.article by Which the Crown of Portugal is ceded in favour of the second son, we would ask, what is to become of the immense wealth the father must leave at his death ? He was 59 last May, and his appetite and bodily infirmities do not promise a long life.— As before stated; the amount he poss'esses in bullion and specie cannot be estimated, but it must be immense. The large star and cross which he wears, as Sovereign of the -Knights of the Order of Avis, Christ, St. James. &c. are composed of a num ber of diamonds of the first quality and water, estimated urge. Cher at four millions sterling. Besides these, he has a number of other less valuable jewes, ornamented with which he and his daughters appear on public occasions. When at Rip, the " King made a present of a brilliant head ornament to the image of Saint Sebastian, the. patron of the BraZilian capital, the -centre diamond of which was valued at one 100,0001. sterling. - It is generally understood, however, that he brought this rich present back with him to Europe, perhaps also to prevent it from failing into undue hands. Whilst the Saint en.toyed it, although it was only worn on the day of his festival, and then under a strong guard, it was a great point of attraction, and numbers flocked to the church, and were dazzled by its bril liancy. The King also inherited from his mother the largest diamond known in the world. In size it resembles a hen's egg, and in 1746 was sent over from Brazil. it weighs 1680 carats, equal to 123 ounces, or Ilh. 21 oi. troy weight. By the Portu guese lapidaries it is estimatedat the enormous sum of two hun dred millions of pounds sterling. Meet', on such a stone no value can be set. The French . lapidaries rate it at one million, 300,000,000 milions of French livres. The English and Dutch lapidaries value it at 56,787,500/. sterling. The Brazil diamonds . are neither so hard nor so brilliant as those brought from Sou. lempour, and other places in the East Indies. They are, how _ ever, more transparent, and usually sold ten per cent. cheaper ' than those obtained from the East Indies. • The following statement of the largest diamonds known in Europe, will shew the comparative size of that in possession of .etlie King of Portugal : • -Carats. Emperor of Russia, one - 106 King of France - - - 136 Grand Deike of Tuscany - - - 139 Great Mogul - - - -279 King of Persia - - .- 493 King of Portugal - - - '1,680 - It may again be asked, are all these brilliants, which for so many years have been the admiration of the foreigners, who them mare had the opportunity of seeing thein'Lisbon, and were originally obtained in Brazil, destined, at no distant period of time, to.return thither to grace the didem of the modern Ern ...peror in the New World ? If so, this is one of the curious re -:.v.ults.attentiirig the emancipation ..of the Western Continent. HIBERNIAN HEMP AND FLAX COMPANY. Yesterday a meeting of the Shareholders of this Company took, place at the Crown and Vulture Tavern, Cornhill, -upon the afthirs of the company•—Alrlerrnan WOOD v: as called to the Chair. The ',worthy Alderman said, he had consented to be one of ' the Directors of the Company, not because of an connexion with the Stock Exchange, but for the sake of Irelatrl. He then briefly stated what had occurrel at all the meetings held I upon the subject. Some of the best qualified judges as to the condition of the country had been consulted, and a voluminous report had been made, stating the increase of spinning and weaving that had taken place ; that some of the companies of the City of liondon were giving encouragement there ; and that' the Fishmongers' Company in particular had sent over the sum of 10,0110/: to be employed over 20,000 acres of land, in build-' ing and furnishing employment for the poor ; and that appli cations .hail been made to grow flax in Limerick, Clare, and Kerry. From time to time he had received the warmest as surances of regard for Ireland from the Noblemen who were Patrons and Directors of the Company.—Were. the worthy Alderman read over the names of those alluded to. They were as follow :—The Marquis of Sligo, the Earl of Shannon, die Earl of Glengal, the Earl of Kingston, the Earl of Belfast, the Marquis of Clanricard, Lord Garvagh, Lord Lorton, and the Earl of Riversdale.l—lle said, that as far as regarded him self he had no wish that the Company should go on. Ills time was, as was well known, sufficiently occupied, but he was anxious, for the sake of harassed and oppressed Ireland, that it should not end before the experiment was made. All the shares that had been paid upon, it was to be regretted, amounted to no more than 797, of which all that were paid upon in Ireland did not exceed 42. The whole amount of the expences incurred by advertisements, &c. amounted to 350/., so that the expence upon each share, as things stood, was his. Od. The Solicitors, Messrs. Torrilinson, Cooper, and Co., made no charge whatever, al though they had considerable trouble.—.(Hear, hear !)—lf the Shareholders would wait until the meeting of Parliament, it would be ascertained whether the noble patrons of the Company would not come, forward and co-operate for the benefit of their country. In the mean time the money in hand might be.put out at interest. This would be taking advantage of every possible chance without running the slightest hazard. the noble persons to whom he had alluded should refuse to come forward to redeem the pledges they had so warmly given, then let the imputation of having abandoned an effort, intended and calculated for the good.of their own country, rest upon them. Mr. CLAuxE (a Shareholder) asked some questions, to which - Alderman WOOD replied, that the number of shares which it was understood each Director was to take was 50 ; that the Directors were on no account to sell any of their shares, whatever might be the' prospect or event ; and that each of them ; in case of the breaking up of the concern, should be ac countable for the loss upon the shares. Mr. CLARKE said, that it appeared that the expences of the Company would amount to between Os. and Os. upon each share. The Directors, in his opinion, were bound to pay_all the expences.—( Hear, hear!) Alderman WooD—lt has been stated that many of the Directors had withdrawn their names; but it is material to know whether they have withdrawn since the depreciation. It was stated that they had. The list of Directors was then read, and it appeared on in quiry that they had all, with only one exception, withdrawn from the Direction as soon as the shares had sunk to a dis count. Some of the Shareholders expressed themselves with consi derable warmth as to the conduct of the Directors, which they stigmatised as dishonourable. It 'was finally determined, by 'l9 to 14, that a Committee of five Shareholders should be appointed, to communicate with the above-named Noblemen and Gentlemen on the - subject of the expences incurred previously to the winding -up of the concern. REPRESENTATION OF THE COUNTY OF YORK. ( From the Leeds Intclligencer.) - Last week the Whigs had a private meeting at Wakefield, of the most covert description. The only part of the Proceedings which has been divulged is, that it was deter mined, on behalf of fiord Milton, to send retainers tbr the next election forthwith to all the solicitors in the.county, who are supposed to be friendly to his Lordship's interest. A great number of these communications have accordingly been circu lated, but in several instances not accepted. Such a measure on the part of one candidate, having rendered it imperative on others to follow the example, a great number of retainers have also been sent by Mr. Wilson to such solicitors as are dispostd to give their professional aid to him at the ensuing election.— Mr. Wortley has likewise thought it worth while to communi cate with some of his constituents, and has with that view ad dressed the following letter to the Bev. Henry Heap, Ylcar of Bradford : Wortley-Hall, Dec. 3. Dear Sir—Your letter of the 30th of November, for so ue reason which I cannot account for, only reached me last night. I thank you very sincerely for the assurances it contains, and am very sensible of the kindness which induced you to write it. I cannot, however, ask support upon the ground of any change in my opinion as stated in the paragraph to which you allude. Whence such a report arose, 1 am quite at a loss even to conjecture, and treated it, at first, as one of those things which often appear in newspapers, respecting persons in public life, as if for the sole purpose of filling the columns. Finding, however, that some of my constituents, and the publiciat large, were likely to be deceived by it, I wrote a letter on Tue4day last to the Editor of the " Yorkshire Gazette," to deny the truth of it, which letter I authorized him to insert in his paper of this very day. But I should'have hoped that a moment's reflection upon the character I have hitherto sustained through life would have been sufficient to have prevented any one of my constituents from giving credit to such a report. For now nearly 2,5 years 1 have heard the question of Catholic Emancipation argued and discussed, by menf perhaps, of the greatest reasoning powers that ever adorned this country.. It is impossible that I should not have made lip my mind upon it, in one way or other; and it' I had not, I take leave to say, that I should be, unfit for the station in . which I have been placed during the two last Parliaments. And I should he still more unfit for that honourable station, if I could be induced to give up an opinion so formed, for the purpose, or with the hope, of obtaining a few votes, or even the utmost popularity, at an election. Upon the defence of this deliberately formed opinion, I will not now enter, as it would lead me too far for the limits of this letter; but you know, and the country knows that 1, at no time, shrink from the defence of any opinions I may have, and I lOok forward with anxious impatience to an opportunity, when I can meet, face to face, those persons, who are now falsely insinuating that I have ever deceived my constituents upon this subject. The gentlemen who are now, for the first time, asking the confidence of the freeholders, may be justified in taking steps at this period to bring their pretensions before them, while I cannot but feel that some of the duty which has been intrusted to me, is still to. be performed, and that until the whole is con cluded, I can have no right to ask for their renewed support.— In the mean time I must trust to the kind feelings of my friends to prevent my suffering any disadvantage from this cir cumstance. Whenever the proper time comes, I shall a g ain present myself to the country, and it will be for the freeholders to say whether I have executed the trust they have reposed hi me for two Parliaments, diligently and conscientiously. Such 'has hitherto beck my endeavour, and if I have suc ceeded in it, I cannot believe that they will say that 1 am unfit to be again trusted, beeause I now adhere to an opinion upon this great subject, which I held, and had even acted upon, be fore my first election. to be one of the representatives of this county: You-are quite at liberty not only to show this lottrr to any person you may choose, but even to make it public in any way you may think proper. Again returning to you my thanks for the kind feelings you have expressed towards ma, .1 am, dear Sir, your faithful horrible servant,' J. A. STUART WORTLEY. The Rev. the Vicar of Bradford. The followin. , z is the letter above alluded to, received by the Editor of 77w i-brkshire Wortley Hall, Nov. 29. Sir—ln your Paper of Saturday last, I observe the following paragraph, stated to be taken from the York Chronicle of the preceding Thursday,, and which I have since seen repeated in the London newspapers— " Mr. S. Wortley—lt is rumoured, that in consequence of the change lately perceptible in the aspect of the Catholic ques tion, Mr. Wortley 'does not consider himself warranted in sup porting it in future." Being at all times most anxious that my political opinions should be thoroughly known by my constituents, I am more particularly so at this period, and with reference to the great question alluded to in the above paragraph. I beg, theretOre, to say, .that there is no foundation for the rumour which it mentions. You are at liberty, if you think proper, to publish this letter in your next number. I am, Sir, your very humble servant, J. A. STUART WORTLEY. REPREi;ENTATIVE PEER FOR. IRELAND.—State of the voting this day (Tuesday, Dec. 6) :—Lord Farnham, 40; Lord Mountcashel, 34 ; majority for Lord Farnham, 6:— ( Dublin Evening Post.) CITY TITHES. On Thursday a Vestry Meeting of the Inha bitants of St. °lave, Hart -street, was held, pursuant to notice ; the attendance.was numerous anti respectable; the Rev. Dr. OWEN, the Rector, took the Chair, and read the Requisition, which was, " to consider and determine the measures to be adopted to obtain redress from the oppressive exactions recently enforced by the Rector, by augmenting his tithes ; and the fur thertl prosecution of a Bill in f'; rlianient for the Oki' of the parishioners; also to receiv e aco nunication froi ife Tithe Committee of the parish on other tters aohnected-yrt the in terests thereof." The CHAIRMAN stated, that he had permitted the Notice to he read in the Church, though he had therefore incurred cen sure, as it certainly stated a falsehood when it imputed " op pressive exactions' to him. Ile objected also to the presence of several individuals not entitled to form part of, the Vestry. Among these was the - Collector to the Tithe Committee, and some reporterst for the public press. In order to render the Meeting leg -1, it was, in his opinion, necessary that these gen tlemen should withdraw. A very warm discussion took place upon the former point, the majority of the Meeting contending, that the individuals col lected had a right to, and should be present, when Dr. OwEN said, that lithe parishioners wished the Gentlemen he had mentioned should be. present, he had no objection, but he did not think it legal. In the irritation prevailing there appeared no disposition to re ceive-any concession, and a Resolution was ultimately carried, declaring that the Gentlemen objected to as not being parishi oners, should remain present. Dr. OWEN—If I had had any notion that any but parishioners would be allowed to be present, I could have brought my friends too, and I could have brought half the Clergymen in London here; however, I bow to the opinion of the Meeting. The report of the proceedings of the Tithe Committee was then road, and the letters that had been addressed to the Bishop of London and Mr. Secretary Peel. Mr. BARKLAMt3 , a parishioner, then stood forward to jus tify the phrase " oppressive exertions." in the requisition.— Ile was glad, he said, to meet the Rector face to face. Ile owned he was not a little vexed, the other day, at receiving a lawyer's letter from Dr. Owen's son, who was a lawyer, in forming hint that if he did not pay 31. and upwards, being 2s. 9d. m the pound upon one quarter's tithes, he should be exchequered. Ile went to his clerks and his servants, to in quire if ant' apillication for the tithe had been made in his absence. They knew of none. To - be doubly sure, he ap plied to the Tithe Collector. The Collector acknowledged that he had not applied. Tacked to the letter was a demand of ss. for writing it. He thought it necessary, however, to let the Bishop see how his flock was fleeced, so he inclosed to bhn the letter front Dr. Owen's son. To this he received the following reply from his Lordshio.— " Fulham, Oct. 23, 18`2,5, " Sir—l never see . withont• concern dissensions between pa rishioners and their Clergymen, from whatever cause they may arise, and with a view to the peace of St. Olave's, in particu lar, I signified in the last session of Parliament my willingness to accede to an arrangement. which, leaving Dr. Owen in pos session for life of his income, as it then stood, would have fixed the payment for tithes after his decease at eighteen.pence in the pound. In this measure only could I have been service able to the parish in this matter.• In the recovery of their dues I can neither assist nor controul the Clergy, and common discre tion forbids me to interfere where I have no power. . "- I remain, Sir, your very obedient servant, (Signed) " W. Losrnost." Dr. OwEN explained. He had directefl his son to write, because he understood that Mr. Barklamb had refused to pay him tithes until he (the Rector) paid poor-rates. Another Parishioner—But you told me, Doctor, that you would proceed against the, though I never said any thing about poor's rates ; You made toe pay 4s. Id. in the pound. Dr. OwE - sr—Well, if I did that, I'll refund. The Parishioner—You not only made me pay Tithes for the whole of the premises, but you made my under tenants pay also, and besides that, I paid ss. to your son, for a threatening letter he sent me.—(Lould tumult.) Another Parishioner—And so you did with me. You not only had tithes out of me, but you made a man who rents a cellar under me, pay tithes also, and when I complained to you you told me, that unless I could show that both of us to gether paid more than 23. 9d. in the pound, we ought to be satisfied. Dr. OWEN—And so you ought.—(Clamour.) Mr. ttol.l.E, in replay to a remark from the Chair, denied that the Rector's claim was a vested right. Dr. OWEN—I have read your long letter on the subject, and lam glad to have the opportunity of declaring, before your face, that I have never seen a more e l a b orate pi ece o f a b sur di t y and falsehood.—( Hisses, and cries of " Order !") A long and angry discussion ensued. Finally, when the Re solution for adjournment was about to be put, Dr. Ow EN said, he thought it necessary to give *Some' eipla nation. The expressions he had made use of towards Mr. Rolfe were harsh, but he thought they would admit he had re ceived great provocation when he told them that Mr. ltolfe called hint a legalized robber. He denied that he was guilty of exacting or extortion, and he defied any one of the parishioners to try the question. He would give any man one hundred pounds to do so. Several parishioners offered to try the question fairly in the Court of King's Bench. Dr. OwEN—No ; I'll try it in the proper places, the Court of Exchequer or Chancery. The Solicitor of the Tithe Committee asked the ' . Rector if he would consent to a friendly issue, to try the question of non-en rollment? Dr. OwEN—No, I shall not, as I have three grounds for my chin), be such a fool as to give up two of them ; I shall go into Court upon all three—the Act of the 27th, the Act of the 37th, and the custom. The SwAcyron—Why, if you rely upon any one of those, what becomes of the others? Some long and angry discussion then followed, when the Doctor, upon being questioned as to whether he would agree to the conditions on which they tirst went to Parliament. name. ly, that he should have a fixed stipend of 1,8201. per annum, exclusive of his surplice fees, repeated twice, for the satisfac tion of his parishioners; " I will accede to the 1,8201., if you can settle with the Bishop the sum to be paid to my successor. I will have nothing to do with the settlement of the allowance to my successor; that you must settle with the Bishop, as he wished me to oppose the Bill-as it then stood." After this declaration a motion for an adjournment to that day fortnight was carried, in the hope that the proposed meet ing on the following day, between the Bishop and Trustees of Advowson would lead to some satisfactory arrangement to ter minate the lamentable disputes of this parish. PLYMOUTH AND ASIIBURTON BANKS. (From the Plymouth Journal, Dec. 8.) We last week simply announced the failure of the Plymouth Bank, reserving any comments for a future oc casion, when the public mind should recover from its feverish state of agitation. We are sorry, however, to say, that the alarm has but partially subsided, another impulse having since been given by the stopping of the Ashburton Bank (Messrs. Browne, Winsor, and Cumming), which took place on Thursday last. it is, boWever, confidently asserted, that this firm is merely involved in a temporary difficulty, and that its resources are more than sufficiet to cover every demand. The partners, who are large landed proprietors, have given notice that they will pay every claim in full, and have adertised an early day for that purpose. All appearance of a run upon the remaining establishments has ceased. \Vith.regard to the affairs of the late firm of Sir W. Elford and Co., our statement last week was in substance correct.— The amount of their debts is upwards of 250,0001., and may be comprised as follows : Amount of interest notes unpaid - £175,000 Notes - on - a6iiiiifidun paid 25,000 Balance due to sundry creditors 50,000 X 250,000 The debts due to the concern amount to shout 1200001., be ing principally advances to the public, for which security is ge nerally given ; the great proportion may therefore be considered as secure. The funded property possessed by the firm at the time of its failure was trifling. In the above outline we have not taken the expences into calculation, nor, on the other hand, have we mentioned the private property of the partners, both of which depend on contingencies, which, in the absence of correct information, it would be idle to speculate. From present ap pearances, therefore ' the public may expect a dividend some what under 10s. in the pound, as mentioned by us last week. The Commissioners are W. H. Tonkin, and C. Bird, Esqrs. Barristers ; and W. D. Sole, Esq.. Solicitor. A meeting of the creditors will shortly be called, when assignees will be elected, and should the choice fall on the gentlemen whose names have been mentioned to us, there is no doubt th a t th e duties of that tit / p or t an t station will be honourably and ably discharged. Since writing the above, we have been informed that Sir William Elford's and Mr. Tingcombe's lives are insured in a considerable sum. We have also heard that. a portion of the landed estates of the partners will certainly be at the disposal of the creditors, though the legal and hereditary incumbrances are not yet ascertained. The Teignmouth, Totness, and Newton Banks, have each experienced a severe run during the past week, but every de mand being met with the utmost promptitude, public confidence in their stability is completely restored. - • POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. Yesterday Cockerell, the utterer of the sham Bath,- and Bris tol notes, was brought up before Sir 8.. BitexiE, and fully committed to TsZewgate for trial. The soi-disant Sir Thonial Hewitt, alias Smith,.-alias. Wheatley, &c. &c., was brought up again yesterday. The chief per ho appeared , rainst hint was Mr. J. Luce, son of Mrs. Luce, e proprietor Luce'k Hotel, at Wey mdtath: This witness osed that h 'rst saw the prisoner on the Quay at WWmout t, where he 1• dtft front a Guernsey packet on the 2d of last November.. The prisoner was then accompanied by two young men, 'for whom, as well as him:;elf, he required uccommodations at the hotel, saying that if they were tolerably comfortable ' they might remain two or three weeks. So satisfactory did die accommodations prove, that the party remained till the Ifith, during which time Mr. Wynn, for that was the name by which he went, got acquainted with a gentleman of the name of Fookes, with whom he entered into a negotiation for a house. Within the sante period he also bought a number of cows of a Mr. Hare, a butcher in Wey mouth, which he ordered to be sent down to " Denbigh Manor house," in Wales, directing the route they were to pursue in hut own writing. On the evening of the 15th Mr. Wynn called for his till, which, amounting to 381. Os. Id., witness presented him. A draft for 301. 17s. 4d. lay then on t.ll. table before him, drawn on Messrs. Jones, Lloyd, and Co., London, in the name of Mor gan, Leeds, which the prisoner in witness's presence indorsed R. Wynn." The prisoner, at the same time stated, that he was brother to Mr. Wynn, the President of the Board of Controul. Witness took the draftlo his mother, who knowing the respectability of the family with which the prisoner claimed affinity, accented it without the smallest hesitation, and sent back the change. The next morning the prisoner ordered a chariot and pair to take hint to Salisbury, from which place he sent back a check on Hoare, Barnett, and Co. for 4/. 10s. the hire of his conveyance. On being sent to London both these drafts were returned, the one marked with the ominous words " no advice," the other still more unsatisfactorily, " know no such person." Witness now set out io ascertain whether there was such a place as Denbigh Manor, but learned front Bristol that no such place or individual were known. His next step was to write to the Right Hon. C. W. W. Wynn, President of the Board of Con troul, in his mother's, name, requesting to be informed if the prisoner was, as he had represented, his brother, and if he would be kind enough, if it were so, to forward his address.— To this the following answer was immediately returned : " Mr. W. Wynn has to acknowledge to Mrs. Luce the re ceipt of a letter of the 23d instant, and begs to inform her, that he has no brother of the name of Robert, and that he is per fectly unacquainted with a Mr. Robert Wynn ; 'and therefore he cannot inform Mrs. Luce of his address. " Board of Controul, 25th Nov. 1825." _ Witness heard no more of the prisoner until a few days ago; when a friend at Salisbury wrote to him, advising hint to look at the Bow-street report in the newspapers. He did so, and seeing the description of the prisoner, he immediately felt cer tain that " Robert Wynn, Esq." was in the hands of the law, and came as speedily as possible to London. Mr. Ilar.t.s thinking the evidence of Mr. Wynn, of the Board of Confront necessary, a letter was written to that gentle man requesting his attendance. In about half an hour Mr. Wynn arrived, when, having beer. sworn, he said :—" My name is Charles Watkins Williams Wynn, and I ant President of the - Bord of Controul. 1 am not aware that I ever saw the prisoner before. I have no bro ther named Robert, or whose Christian name begins with R. I never heard of any such place as Denbigh Manor House as the property of any part of my family. This was the whole of the evidence .Ss to the charge of for-. gery, and upon it the prisoner was fully committed to take his trial at the next Assizes for Dorsetshire. Ile seemed much depressed, and covered his face with his hands during the whole of the examination, except when desired to remove them for the purpose of enabling the witnesses to identify him, and then he strewed great reluctance to comply with the request. James Harris was brought up by Salmon, charged with stealing a letter containing a 101. Bank-note.—Rehranded. UNION HALL. Last night Walter Waoltenerofi was brought up by Keys, the constable, charged with having absented himself front his work, being the apprentice of Mr. Zachariah Hunter, chemist, of Webber -street, Blackfriars'-road. He - acknowledged the fact; and Mr. SNYABY told him he must send him to the House of Correction for seven days. His master said, if he would apologize for his misbehaviour, and return to his work, every thing should be forgotten. This the pri soner, in a most impudent manner, refused to do, saying he had not done wrong, and would not apologize to any person. On which Mr. SwAnY told him, if he forgot his duty to his master, - and thought his present behaviour would be passed over with impunity, he was mistaken; that he should this time be imprisoned for 14 days ; if any complaint of the sane nature came before him again, he should be sent there for three months. Joseph Carter, aged 20, and Joseph Adams, aged 14; were charged with having stolen 10s. from a pock-shop in Suffolk street, Borough. By the evidence of the porkman, who was passing his time in a gin-shop opposite, it appeared that he perceived the two prisoners enter the shop together, when Adams, leaving his companion, darted into the parlour, and took 10s. in copper from the mantle. pie ce. ,G rassm ith the officer passing at the time, and hearing the two prisoners and the porkman wrangle, searched them, found the money on Adams, and brought them both handcuffed to the office. The evidence not being conclusive against Carter, he was discharged. Adams was committed.— They are both known as reputed thieves. TOWN-HALL, SOUTHWARK. Last night William Williamson, a carman in the employ of Mr. Rhodes, of Islington, was brought up, charged with a most outrageous assault upon John Hurley, a watchman, in Tooley street ; who stated, that the prisoner, without any provocation, came up. to him, and in a most deliberate manner struck him with a shovel, which cut him down the face ; had he made good his aim, it would have cut his head in two. After which he made good his retreat. The assault was proved, and John Bassett was called, who said, that on finding the manner in which Har ley had been used., he suspected that some stratagem would be put in practice for the escape of the prisoner, who had gone to Barclay's brewhouse, in Stoney-lane. watched the waggon, which was driven by a different man. Observing something mysterious in the behaviour of the driver, he stopped it, and on proceeding to search, found him buried in the grEns, and succeeded, in lodging him in the watch-house for the night. - The Magistrate told the prisoner that he might congratulate himself on the narrow escape of the complainant, as had the blow taken the effect intended, his life would have been sacrificed toThe offended laws of his country.—Fully com mitted. A boy, twelve years of age, named Edwin Jones, shopman to Mr. John Jones (no relation), of No. 14Z, High-street, was charged with having robbrd his employer of Is. 6d. It ap peared that Mr. Jones, suspecting he had been often robbel by the prisoner of small sums of money, marked 10s. with a punch, and placed it upon the chimney-piece of his bed room. Some of the money being missed, the boy Jones was searched, and the sum missing found upon him, with the marks. The Magistrate, Mr. Alderman Smith, upon committing him for re-examination, observed, that it was exceedingly improper to expose children of a tender age to the temptation of money, as it was reasonable to suppose they could not withstand it.-- Also that as some portion of blame was attached to Mr. Jones he hoped he would withdraw the charge and not be the means of preventing him from recovering his rank in society by a dif ferent line of conduct which the boy faithfully promised to do. GREEcE.---" An Autumn in Greece," and " Greece to the close of 1825."—These two im portant Works, the delay& d publication of which has held the public mind so long in suspense, have at length made their appearance in one volume. They present a very interesting picture of the state of affairs, with some of the most va luable information we have yet received, upon the subject of that unhappy country. The former of these accounts gives, in a vivid style, sketches and anecdotes of the Military and Political Chiefs, and of interviews with the enterprising Capitani, and their hardy followers, interwoven with an adventurous personal narrative; there is also narrated a singular event which decided the fate of Lord BYRON'S protegee. The lattercom municates, in a letter to the Right Hon. GEORGE CANNING, the latest authentic details direct from Greece, a review of its revolutionary state and relative situation with respect to the Ottoman and the other European Powers ; together with observations made during a nine years' resi dence, on terms of connection and intimacy with the Greek people. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 3 per Cent. Cons. per Cent. Ditto, Red 991 s 9 lyer Cent. New Bank Long Ann. 2O 19i India stock Ditto Bond:, l7 24 dis. 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It presents Os with deplorable picture of the present state of Gre ece ' and draws thence the most unfavourable &due' for lions as to the ultimate success of the cause , e !licit the Hellenists are now contending• are sorry to add there is nothing in the int ebi. gence which co u ld l ea d us t o i ma gine it Wa s 1 , any degree false, corres p on di ng as it "es' 10 every respect, with th e mos t authentic accounts he which, have been latterly received from Morea, and with the statements of Gentleme who have lately arr i ve d i n E ng l an d from G ree-ce, Under the circu ms t ances , however, here de: sailed, we cann o t b u t b e surpr i se d the Greeic : have been enabled to h o ld ou t s o long, and thence we derive hope that all is no t y e t lost. Wre h join a few extracts D- ' EC I' We are oblig e d- to a f r i en d f or t h e co mmunicati on of tbc following : Extract of a Letter, rom Napoli di Romania, Oct. 7, fi lint a German to another German at Corfu. days in " The Cambrian frigate which has been for three our roads, mails to-d a y or t o - morrow f or Corfu ; and I tar ha-le opportunity of writing to you, after a long absence. , rt of not left Greece since May. I passed a Considerable P" The this time in the islands, part at Athens, and the r est lleT little object of my scientific researches has been attended sliooibie success, not so much on account of the war, as of in es P e try wretchedness, which is daily increasing in this classic ou o ct I have, however, procured some beautiful roeda ls of th e hope to bring home some not uninteresting notes• ro ds ste s ii e vll e :vs n rey . tr O. uwu N n:r a :b : ase o se l 3 i vt is ear eltwol of fer sd c t fl e icl n yue t iti r rin e ugvt ri o fcyr f loobi a rilulot b lli iasbsnrccal mouth,liu Greeks I am sick and tired, majority corruption With so o yer barbarism as is found in the y of this peoplellinve there who would not sell it for a pair of pistols Woo oa f as thenrise annis, Lou's and a hundred othera, lounge from s o u_ m „,er to sun set in the coffee-house, the Government has n to compel these useless vagabonds to their duty, it r ro lof• 35,000 soldiers, and has not in fact 6,000 that it can barn s'; Meantime, as is natural, the internal disorders and et - ill/ 1 % 0 4 ments increase, while the means of remedying. them t.e'vvill in proportion, and as no administration exists, Gr eee Slay' consume itself whether the Turks are victorious or not*• rat in rocordato, the only man who might establish some ° lv i t bout Greece, is surrounded by enemies on ever side, a", hat in $ period of five months nothing has really b )m e t e a n ienr assistance and means to do any good. hence it is, L . _", h , de tibnugt ititiftirt4nywai,rtel this would not have been accomplished but -for the ya,1, 51 jos support, and daily efforts of the French. Every thin, '_, l , e nt fence of the country except the organizing of one battfa°lio,ni;nsciled, the most remote resemblance with a military arratfi:iy.tlie is wholly and solely the work of the Franks, esPecleterise'l French. The whole business may perhaps be Owl'. „ n ail ) " thus . the Greeks totally incapable, without a spark 0 1 I: idle, tism, occupied anti divided by the meanest interscrL, by thoughtleSs, never ready, &c. are still kept from the councils and exertions of' the Franks the colos sal dity of the Turks, and the tardiness of the EgyPtians*.oujrniiht, Greeks read the articles on Greece in the European - 1 „, oro' c t i they might have a right to consider all Europe as 0 " 'five, Bedlam. The lonian islands, w h ere yoti 115 g e ir for some months (particularly Zante), furnish roscii contingent to this mass of lies. I fancy to the re, that there are regular manufactories of ne ws s Coln' where they work after certain rules. The Anicrie:in mender Rogers and his people, who were some day t he sta te reacts, have conceived the most unfavourable n otions oi .. ,` cr. „ Of' of things in Greece. I have spoken to several Anter:}oe fivers, and to Commodore Rogers himself, and 6001 a sin pcw countrymen un tl id t et o rny ne en a ea ccord assured me, that they had not found ', s late' in nlJ o g r l f e u element b yisltealhoesptae. o bn f ld r el e eo a tf l ifi titphni think n i s i ttylio,ceaa and .afd,ry,ereehdgeoarirenda,e regarded wt o i f l . evi n ec ea w ku e : l ,e i r no e r, ad t o o Government, Mavrocordato appeared to them to he well-'efts Man who possessed some ideas of politics and _ . °` a b' ke 10! Lion ; but that he himself despaired of being able to "i f iptio Captains, as thee ls. ELl.ieeelii, The claims of t ---'4'"-- he Clergy of the C i tyof L°jlt-o don to th e p a y men t o f their 'Tithes, accordi ng the standard fixed in the reign of llcivor o has • , • g rise at different times to a g reat ne' given wrangling between these pastors a nd their fincl°‘ The wrangling it seems has not even 9 th s 0 , sided, but brok e ou t y e sterday aga in it) th,: p a, risk of St. Olave, Hart-street,at a Meeting, tea consider and determine the measure s to beild°l3tif to obtain redress from the exa ctions rece