The Sun. — London, England, 1831-12-09 00:00:00

treats, as from the high character of its author, both as a political economist and as an able writer upon the Corn Laws. The purport of his letter is to prove that the prosperity of all classes of the community would be much promoted by a free trade in co rn. The truth of this. doc trine is now pretty genera ll y admitted, and the desidera tumis, how this important object can be accoTp.ishFd. Every project hitherto suggested teems with difficulties, and, unfortunately, Colonel Torrens's plan seems to render its attainment hopeless ; for if be, who is so . anxious and well qualified to point out the way, finds it beset with almost insurmountable difficulties, those who are less san guine may web give up the attempt in despair. Without entering into calculations , which .6e majority of your readers could hardly understand, t is only necessary to state, that his scheme is briefly this—to throw out of cul tivation one-fourth of the arable land, to annihilate rent upon three-fifths of it, and upon the remaining two. fifths to reduce it to a very moderate average. Now, much of this, I admit, is possible to be done ; the present race of farmers may he swept away, and a new generation would, perhaps, follow, bet ter qualified, from the altered circumstances of agriculture, to succeed; the proprietors also, de prived of their: rents, might sink into: insignificance without serious injury to the country ; but there is another class not so easily to be got rid of—the labourers upon the inferior lands that are to be thrown out of tillage, and upon which lands, as Colonel Torrens truly admits, a greater number are employed per acre than upon those which are more productive. Recent events have shown the evils accruing from a comparatively small surplus of labourers, and from these a tolerably correct estimate may be formed of the dreadful consequences to he apprehended from a fourth part of the rural population being unem ployed, and consequently, starving. It is useless to urge the impolicy of bringing these lands into cultivation ; the mischief is already done, and we might as well contend that we have been deceived in our estimate of the advan tages of a manufacturing population, and attempt to rectify the mistake I.y extinguishing the cotton manufacture, as to throw a fourth part of the land of the kingdom out of tillage. It is to be regretted, therefore, that Col. Torren's plan should he founded upon this principle, because, from its inipraetibility, it precludes all hopes of success. " As a farmer, I am well aware of the evils of the Corn Laws, and anxiously desire their removal, but hitherto I have heard of no plan by which this can be effected, ex. cept such an abatement of taxation as would enable the home grower to compete with the foreign one ; the good effects of every tax abolished would thus be doubled by a relief from actual payment, and a corresponding reduction in the price of corn. Persons unacquainted with rural affairs are not aware of the pressure of taxation upon arable Land ; a sixth rat of the labourer's wages may be fairly ntated to go for taxes, amounting to 6s. per acre, the poor, highway, and church rates 75., and tithes 10s. ; thus making a total of 235. per acre, without including the thousand other taxes to which the farmer is subject in common with the rest of the community. " I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, jc Kent, Dec. 5, 1831. " T. B." We remember one of the arguments of Colonel Torrens in favour of emigration from Ireland was, that improvement in agriculture would re duce the number of hands employed in it, and that the outlay of capital on the soil in Ireland, with a view to a profitable return, would not afford a remedy for the superabundant popula tion. In like manner, the first efforts of the system of unrestricted trade in England, on the supposition that it led to any great importation of food from abroad, would be to diminish the number of agricultural labourers. Here the firmer immediately bethinks himself of incen diary fires, and an aggravation of the evils which now spread alarm on the face of the country. Some other arguments for quieting the appre hensions of the farmers, than any yet urged in she address, must be suggested by the Colonel. in the meantime, it may be admitted as a gene ral proposition, that the country never can thrive voider the present system, and that means must be ;levised for extricating ourselves from it the best way we can. However, in every way, the substitution of direct taxes for the present taxes on industry, would be a great benefit, and for agitating this question the Colonel deserves the thanks of the c ountry.—Morning Chronicle. We have received a very interesting report on the present condition, resources, and beneficial operation, of the Bank of the United States of North America, made by its Board of Directors to the body of stock-holders and to the public, on the Ist of September last. That establish anent, so far from dreading the fullest disclosure of its affairs, or from enveloping itself in myste• rious reserve, like an institution nearer home, is obliged by an article of its charter to lay before the stock-holders, "once in every three years, an exact and particular statement of the debts which ,hall have remained after the expiration of the original credit, and of the surplus of the profits after deducting losses and dividends." This duty the Directors have more than fulfilled on the present occasion, by entering into a general history of the transactions of the Bank for several years,—by giving an account of its effect upon the currency of the United States,—by de tailing its connexion with the revenue of the Go vernmeot, and by a full statement of the circum stances which have advanced its prosperity or di minished its profits, from its origin up to the present period. The document before us, in short, leaves nothing to be desired in point of information on t very interesting topic. The capital stock of the United States Bank consists of 350,000 shares of 100 dollars each, or 35,000,000 of dollars ;—about equal to 7,000,0001. Of this fund the Government of the Union owns one fifth, or 70,000 shares ; and, consequently, 280,000 arc in the hands of individual propri etors. These prorrietors now amount to 4,145, and are spread over all the States of the Union. In Pennsylvania the number of proprietors ie 937, and their amount of subscription 52,638 shares. About 80,000 shares belong to 466 foreign stock-holders. The different members of the Union are holders of this stock, nearly in proportion to their general wealth or to the , l inount of their commercial transactions. From the analysis of the list of shareholders, it appears that this mass of property is widely diffused, and has no tendency to accumulate in a few hands. Of the domestic stock-holders 7,66 we holders of shares below 500 dollars ; 1,449 are hol ders of share* fAilow 1,000 dollars; and 2,865 are holders of shares amounting to about 5,000 dollars. As the shareholders are spread ove r the Union, so, for the convenience of the parties, and for the more ez..ten sive transaction of business, the Bank by its branches appears in every State of the confede racy. Besides the parent institution, it has 25 offices to manage its transactions in so many dist a nt localities, and applications have b een sent in from 30 additional places, soliciting the esta blishment of new branches. this flourishing establishment, which has already struck its roots so deeply in the American soil, and is covering the Union with its branches, has not yet had 15 yearssof existence. It was planted in 1816 or 1817, and though thus young, has pase4 through several storms affecting public credit. ft has : however, resisted them all, and by this report appears to be gaining strength, and rising in utility every year. 1 he extent of its operations, and of the accommodation which it lends trade, may be estimated from the fact, that on the Ist of August last it had discounted bills, on personal security, to the amount of 41,585,298 dollars, and domestic bills of exchange to the amount of 14,409,179, and held in notes and specie '27,037,735 ; in short, without enume rating, all the items, that its transactions amounted to 118,993,3'23 dollars, or about 24,000,0001. sterling. The accommodation which it affords to trade forms a curious con trast with that which is lent by the Bank of England with a capital of double the amount. The following account of the investments in the Bank, and of the distribution of its funds, when the report was drawn, will best explain the amount and the nature of its business : VIE INVESTMENTS OF THE BANE. Dollars. Ct. Capital paid in 35,000, 0 00 00 The circulation Dollars. Ct 7,252;219 42 Deposits... t P Pr u i b v l a ic te - 16,368,085 89 Due to individuals in Europe 168,372 72 Unclaimed dividends Contingent fund to meet losses Discount, exchange, and interest, including foreign exchanges 614,685 07 Profit and l oss DISTRIBUTION. 82,165,578 89 Funded debt 3,497,681 OG LOANS. .1 Personal security Funded debt Domestic bills Foreign ditto 121,214 60 Bank Stock 779,458 07 Mortgages Debts chargeable to contingent fund 3,452,976 16 60,509,085 88 Real estate Due from sundry offices and banks 621,523 08 Expellees, &c 259,383 50 Banking-houses Notes of State banks Specie 11,545,116 51 82,165,578 89 The real estate here alluded to is real pro perty taken in payment of debt, as contradistin guished from mortgages, on which the Bank lays out a very small portion of its funds. This ex tensive establishment, though it has encountered considerable losses, has hitherto flourished be yond expectation. It has paid off a bonus of 1,500,000 dollars given for its charter. It has in hand a surplus fund of 1,750,000 dollars, and it yields a dividend of 7 per cent. per annum on the whole of its stock. Every farthing of its nominal stock has been paid in, even includ• ing the 70,000 shares held by the Government. Thus solid in its structure—extensive in its operations—and profitable to the proprietors, it has been of still greater advantage to the general commercial interests of the Union. It was in stituted to restore specie payments, which had been discontinued in most of the States—for supplying a sounder currency than that of the local banks, and for giving more uniformity to the exchanges between the different sections of the confederacy. It has been wonderfully success ful in all these objects. In the first year of its exist ence it imported 7,000,000 of dollars to improve the currency, and since the Ist of January, 1823, it has sent 12,046,415 of dollars to the Mint, to be converted into American coin. " The circulation of the United States bank notes, amounting to about 20,000,000," says the report, "is in all respects equal, and in most respects superior, to any metallic currency of the same amount. Indeed, there is not now, and probably never has been, in any other extensive country, a paper currency comparable to this, ' for the union of all the qualities ofa good circula ting medium, perfect security, and easy converti bility value."into the metals, and general uniformity of This last point is of great importance, as, before the institution of this national bank, the currency was disssimilar in almost every State of the Union; and the exchanges between its different commercial towns varied as much as be tween them and kingdoms in another hemisphere. Thus, for instance, the exchange between Phila delphia and Boston was 17 per cent., between Phi ladelphia and New York and so on in other cases. The inconvenience thus felt in collecting and transmitting the general revenue, and in all com mercial transactions, may easily be conceived. Here, therefore, is an institution which, by being founded on correct principles of banking, and by being managed on the system of frank and unreserved publicity, has fulfilled all the objects of its establishment—has purified the local cur rencies of the different States—has given uni formity to the exchanges—has enabled the gene ral revenue to be transmitted to the general treasury without delay or loss—has aided com merce to a greater amount than any bank in the known world—has given security against the depreciation of the local currency—and has never been liable to be abused for political ob jects. Surely the report cannot be true, that, for electioneering purposes, and from an appre hension that the influence exercised by the Bank over the local establishments may be turned against him, the present President, Ge neral Jackson, looks upon this institution with an evil eye, and is disposed to resist the renewal of its charter.— Times. The observations made by Mr. Hume, on the bringing up of the report on the address in answer to the speech from the throne, were characterised by a spirit of independence and practical good sense of which, we regret to say, the instances are rather rare even in the present House of Commons. Great as is the majority of the House that stands pledged to a full and adequate measure of Parliamentary Reform, there are comparatively but few Members of that majority who seem to think the public expect of them any very serious and practical attention to the interests and business of the country, if they only support the Ministerial Reform Bill. As to Parliamentary Reform, if the best measure that human wisdom could devise, and public virtue achieve, to restore its constitutional energy to the representation, had already passed both Houses, and received the Royal assent, it could only be the means of working good to the country by enabling the representatives of the people to exercise a salutary controul over the acts of Government. But many of the Mem bers of the present House of Commons, who ob t4n4d their seats upon pledges to support Re form, appear to be of opinion that on that ques tion their duty to the public begins and ends. In all questiono of finance—in all questions of public grievance:, pr bur ,dens or abuses—in all matters of foreign or daingstie policy—with the exception of that one before referred to—they act as if the public had sent them into Parliament to ex ercise neither vigilance nor judgment, nor con stitutional jealousy, nor independence a opinion, iu ePinining and deciding upon the measures of Ministers. ,As far as they are concerned the wisdom of . I .\linisters is infallible, and their fie tiong beyond Parliamentary pontroul. Not so Mr. Hume, We differ from that Hon„ Member in many those which a re con nected with t/ig questions of policy, more especially principles of what j.s called political economy ; 'but 1,0 are bound to do justice to the steady independentx of character which be has maintained since the version o' voted thatparty t o po w er with whom he genecadly otedNvhen opposition, When we see Anti-Reformers opposing any measure of the present Government, on the alleged ground of public principle and a sensitive regard for the interests of the country, we cannot give them any credit for their motives, because we know that the interests of the country are of secondary importance in their eyes compared with the over throw of the Ministry. The Ministry have cer tainly promoted that object of their's by sacri ficing their professed principles, on many oc casions, to conciliate antagonists who generally regard their concessions as proofs of weakness and fear, and treat them accordingly. One of the most signal instances of departure from principle committed by the present Alinistry, with the apparent intention of conciliating their Tory opponents, was the re-establishment of that connection with the Holy Alliance which the late Mr. Canning had severed, and for which he was vehemently applauded by the Whigs at that time—many of whom joined his Govern ment, and justified their coalition with that Statesman by referring to his separation from the Castlereagh policy of the Holy Allance as a proof of the liberality of his sentiments, although he was decidedly and obstinately opposed to any and every measure of Reform. When Mr. Can ning recommended his Sovereign to acknowledge the independence of some of the South Ame rican Republics, he took no counsel of the Ca binets of the continental despots. He held no " conferences ;" he issued no protocols ; he did not pray in aid the genius, the wisdom, and the morality of the Statesmen of the Metternich school to enable him to decide a question of na tional independence and popular freedom. He consulted, in this transaction, for the dignity of England as well as for the interests of humanity, and he cared not whether it gave pleasure or dis satisfaction to the Holy Alliance. We lament the contrast presented by the line of policy which our Whig Ministry have adopted with regard to Bel gium and Holland. Before they came into power they professed the principle of non-intervention, and made it a matter of blame to the Duke of Wellington's Government for showing even a tendency to interference. We should act in consistently with the part which we took at that time, as well as since, if we did not concur in the sentiments expressed by Mr. Hume, when he said he " could not agree to that part of the address which related to the interference of this country with regard to the affairs of Belgium. He regretted to see that the Members of Go vernment, who had always declared themselves hostile to the principles of the Holy Alliance, should now turn round and act in accordance with those principles by an interference with Belgium and Holland, which neither of the par ' ties affected by that interference thanked them for. Holland or Belgium, or any of the conti nental Powers, had as much right to dictate the ' terms upon which a separation should take place between England and Ireland, as this country had to interfere in the dispute between Holland and Belgium. The two countries ought to have been left to settle their own affairs ; and, in adopting a contrary course, Ministers had not acted wisely, as regarded the interest of the country or their own character. It would be in the recollection of the House that an increase took place in the military force of this country last year, avowedly on account of the unsettled state of affairs its. Belgium. Why should a British fleet be lying in the Downs at this period of the winter, merely because the King of Holland refused to assent to the treaty framed by the London Con ference ? The Belgians protested, and the Dutch protested, against the interference of this country, and, by that interference, he contended the country had, in fact, become a member of the Holy Alliance, and was supporting its principles." It is in vain for Lord Palmerston to say, in answer to such arguments, that if Hol land and Belgium had been left to settle their own disputes, they would have involved Europe in war. The interference of the great Powers is much more likely to produce a war in the end than an abstinence from such intermeddling policy would be. As to the Holy Alliance, they have acted consistently with their principles in assuming to dictate to independent States the terms on which they are to be allowed to adjust their own Governments and settle their own affairs. But at the revolution of 1688 England disclaimed all connection with such despotic principles, and, by denying the right of France,. or any other State, to dictate to her what sort of Government she should adopt, or whom she chose to place at the head of it, also disclaimed on her own part all right to interfere with the Go vernments and domestic policy of other nations. The right by which England indignantly re pelled the attempts of a despot to force the delinquent family of Stuart upon her, is the right by which Belgium was entitled to choose her own Government and her own Sovereign, and was the right by which Holland may justly disclaim all foreign dictation in her manage ment of her own peculiar concerns ; such as her debt, the navigation of her canals, and the ar rangement of territorial limits with Belgium.-- Lord Palmerston says that Belgium chose her own Sovereign. She did so, in the first instance, indeed ; but the Hcly Alliance protested against her having that person as King on whom her choice fell. There is nothing to be objected to the person subsequently elected, except that the nation, being in a state of duress by the threats of protocols, and military preparations to sup port those threats, could hardly be said to be in a condition to exercise a free choice. There was another subject on which Mr. Hume found fault with the King's speech, not on account of what it stated, but on account of what it omitted. He said, " the speech admitted that distress existed in the country, but not a word was said of the remedy for the distress." We shall have occasion to allude to this important topic at a future time. We cannot conclude this article without alluding to the manly and generous sympathy for the fate of heroic and ill-fated Po land express by Mr. C. Fergusson. That gen tleman observed, " there was one topic which he did not know whether it could have been in troduced into the speech, and which was com prised in one word—Poland. That subject had been introduced into the speech last Session, and he feared that the present silence upon it was the silence of death. He feared that Poland, submerged in the blood of her citizens, had fallen to rise no more. Our Government interfered with Belgium because the Holy Alliance wished it. They left Poland to her fate because the Holy Alliance wished for no interference there ! —Morning Herald. In answer to a question put by the Marquis of Salisbury last night in the House of Lords, the Lord Chancellor was understood to have de clared his intention of introducing some measure ponnt3eted with the Poor Lays in the course of the present ses4on of Parliament. It will pro bably be remembered that towards the close of the former session his Lordship alluded to the fact of his attention having been for some time engag;d on that important subject, which he professed a solicituda, to meet with some prac tical measure of amelioration. What must have tended to fix the, recollection more strongly in the mind of every one who either heard or read of it, was the declaration of the Noble Lord that, after much and laborious application, he " thought he could see light." If, indeed, he can see his way through the darkness and diffi culty which have long surrounded the question, and which the attempts of successive legislators have only tended to aggravate, he will confer a benefit on his country to be remembered with with his own fame, while that country retains a sense of high qualities and eminent services. We do not, of course, presume to know any thing of the measure to which his Lordship's pledge has reference, but having observed, with the rest of the com munity, the combinations of great con templative powers and working abilities ma nifested in the intellectual character of the present Chancellor, we cannot forego the hope that even in the conflicting principles, the perplexed details, and the almost hopeless evils of the present system of poor laws, he will find more to excite his energy than to repress his ar dour. The condition of the poor of Ireland, which calls loudly for the adoption of some plan of relief, and which seems to point necessarily to some species of compulsory provision or poor law, adds, if any thing can add, to the importance of the subject. Every one sees that something must be done for the poor of Ireland ; every one thinks of poor laws when he thinks of their con dition ; but who is there that does not hesitate and tremble at the prospect of resorting to them with the knowledge of their consequences here ? 'co counteract the debasing influence of such laws upon the national character; to correct their tendency to the destruction of property, as well as of independence ; to Reform the abuses which have grown up and flourished under their au spices, to an extent which has made even charity start back, and question the holiness of her own mission ; to attempt such purposes, much more to accomplish them, will be to assert the cha racter of a patriot upon grounds which neither genius nor virtue can refuse to ratify. One sentiment expressed by the Lord Chancellor, when his attention was called to the subject last session, is strikingly characteristic of a spirit accustomed and fitted to encounter difficulties. We should not despair," said he, " of find ing a remedy for such evils, great as they are, until we have made the attempt and failed in the accomplishment." Certain it is that many gifted minds have relinquished the subject in de spair, and as certain that many, who have shewn more perseverance, have done little to remove the impression from the public that the question is beyond the reach of corrective legislation. The great fault of our modern legislators who have hitherto approached the subject appears to have consisted in a want of comprehensiveness. They have generally contented themselves with fixing upon some detached part of the system, without regarding the system 1 itself as a whole ; but the time, we hope, is fast approaching when the question will be brought before Parliament in all its importance, with a view to its principles as well as its details, and under the superintendence of an intellect capable of bringing to its consi deration a minute knowledge of its working and structure, and an extensive acquaintance with human nature itself.—Morning Herald. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Duc. 8. Joseph George, late of Hammersmith, omnibus proprietor, was opposed by Mr. COOKE on behalf of Mr. Samuel Waldegrave, and was supported by Mr. WOODROFFE. The case, which excited much interest, occupied the Court two entire days. The opposition on the part of Mr. Waldegrave was objected to on the ground that a partnership existed between him and the insolvent. To prove that he was a creditor, and not a partner, as alleged, he and two other witnesses were examined. From their testimonies it appeared that Mr. Waldegrave, who is now in his 70th year, had formerly been a coach-proprietor, but had re tired for many years. In 1830 he became acquainted with the insolvent, who was at that time a conductor to a Hammersmith omnibus. In April of the same year, he set up on his own account, but met with considerable opposition on the road from the rival stage-coach-proprietors. He was, however, patro nized by the inhabitants of Hammersmith, and Mr. Waldegrave bought horses for him, lent him money, and warmly exerted himself in his behalf, having, as he said, " been possessed by a strange infatuation." He had assisted the insolvent to the amount of about 2001., and in August last he had two vehicles run ning, called " The True Blue" and " The Ade laide." At this period the insolvent, to his great surprise, informed him that he was in difficulties. A meeting took place, and the insolvent having refused to execute an assignment for the benefit of his cre ditors, he was arrested by Mr. Waldegrave, and in a few days rendered to prison. It was proved that he was entered at the Stamp-office as the sole pro prietor of the carriages ; and he had admitted to a gentleman named Wheeler, that Mr. Waldegrave had been a kind friend to him. Mr. Waldegrave po sitively swore that he was not a partner, neither was there any agreement between him and the insolvent as to a participation in the profits and losses. On the other hand, to substantiate a partnership, the insolvent and numerous witnesses were exa mined, as well as several of his creditors. The insolvent swore that Mr. Waldegrave was a partner, and that he desired his name to be kept secret, as lie did not wish his friends to know that he hail again entered into business. He further stated, that he purchased an omnibus for 119/, : of this money he paid 651., and he (insolvent) gave two bills for the residue. After the examination of the other witnesses, whose testimonies were extremely conflicting, The CHIEF COMMISSIONER expressed himself of opinion, that a partnership had not been substan• tiated. His opinion, however, was not conclusive ; for the creditors, who looked to Mr. Waldegrave, might try the point in another Court. The opposition was then ordered to proceed ; and it having appeared that the insolvent had expended a sum of 751. which he received since his arrest, he was adjudged to live calendar months' imprisonment, under the discretionary clause. Captain FRANKLAND, R.N., is preparing for immediate publication an account of his recent " Visit to the Court of Russia and Sweden." The gallant Captain was very graciously received by the Emperor Isiacnor.As, and by the King of SWEDEN. The work is said to abound in personal anecdotes respecting the leaders of fashion at Sr. Petersburgh and Stockholm. SUBTERRANEOUS FOX-HUNTING.--AS a party were lately amusing themselves with hare-hunting at at Gale, near Melmerby, Cumberland, they started a fox, which the pack pursued for upwards of three h o ur s, when all the hounds, except three from Alston, were tailed off, and these being joined by a stray hound, which nn person could give any account of , the four con tinued the chase, and were seen in full cry by shepherds upon Cross-fell ; but, being clon:ly pressed, Reynard was unable to take up his quarters there, and he shaped his course for lleickupnich, near D . ufton, in W e stmorland, where they were seen by the inhabit ants of that place; they then turned h im again, and he took his route for Melmerbyscars, and, being closely pursued, l ie entered a level which led into a lead mine, where ha was run under ground upwards of 100 f a th oms, up the top level , then down a sump of six fathoms, and along a cross cut eight fathoms, where the men were working ; Reynard then took his route along a sliding rise twelve fathoms, and was pursued by the hounds down into the bottom level, where be was one hundred and fifty fathoms from the day ; he afterwards made his way to day-light once more, and was ultimately killed near Blencairn, after a chase of three days and two nights ! !—Newcastle Chronicle, ~~ OLD BAILEY, DEC. 8. Thomas Hogue, a Yorkshire farmer, respectal4 attired, was indicted for wilful and corrupt perjury, he having sworn that George Van Drury was in debted to him in the sum of 5001. for goods sold and delivered, &c., whereas in truth and in fact the prosecutor never at any time owed him any sum of money. From the high respectability of the parties and the peculiar features of this extraordinary case, the Court was crowded to excess, and the trial lasted nearly seven hours. Mr. ADOLPHUS detailed the facts of the case. Mr. John Davis, was a clerk in the office of W. Windham, Esq., the signer of writs in the Court of King's Bench, when the witness produced an affi davit of debts sworn by the defendant at that office on the 4th of February, 1831, wherein it was de posed that Mr. Drury was indebted to the defen dant in the sum of 5001. " for goods sold and de livered," and thereupon process issued. A gentleman of the name of Mayhew, produced a warrant to apprehend the prosecutor (then on a visit at Portsmouth) upon a debt of 5001. alleged by the warrant and latitat accompanying it to be due from Mr. Drury to the present defendant. Witness is clerk to the Under-Sheriff of the county of Hants, and recognition was taken of the documents. George Van Drury, Esq., examined by Mr. C. PHILLIPS—I am the prosecutor of this indictment, and am the nephew of the late Sir George Vandi put. I spent my life in India up to 1806 ; I re turned to England, and married a lady of family in Yorkshire. After my marriage I returned to India, and did not visit England again until 1813. I lived after that at a villa near Skelton, in Yorkshire, down to 1830. I know the defendant, who lived in that neighbourhood. T was arrested by him in 1829, for 130/., and put in bail. In 1824 he was agent to his mother, who was a farmer near that place. Since that a suit (the subject of the present indictment) was instituted for 5001. Excepting the purchase of a little straw, I never had dealings with him, nor did I ever owe him a penny. By Mr. BARRY—I paid the demand of 1301. and costs. The mother of Hague is dead, and I believe the farm, consisting of about 200 acres, has become his own, or divided between him and others. Mr. ALLEY—You say you settled the 130/. af fair, and paid the costs. Pray did you demand a receipt in full at the time ? Mr. ADOLPHUS objected to this question ; but the witness answered that he had heard that such was the demand. By Mr. ALLEY—I paid him money at various times, some in 1825 or 1826. I paid him 2001. at Abberford. I deny that I ever sat down on my grounds with the prisoner's brother, on a day in 1824, when the prisoner says he saw us. I sent, the next day to that the prisoner causes you to allude to, to the defendant, and a•e had an inter view. I had heard of an an abominable accusation. A Bible was on the table when he came, but I do not know who brought it there. The prisoner swore upon the Bible. RECORDER — What did he swear to? Witness— I was intimidated by threats, and he swore that he would never mention thereafter any thing which would devise for money, and that he would make no more demands for money. By Mr. ALLEY—After this I went to Scar borough, and met the prisoner at Abberford, about four miles distant from my seat. In the presence of my lady, the prisoner took an oath never to divulge any thing to my prejudice. He received money. My niece was not in the room. I never, in my life, paid him any money but what he extorted from me by threats. If ever he threatened to arrest me, I never said " Don't state the real cause of demand, but swear that it's for goods sold and delivered." A receipt was here put in to prove the receipt of 1301.. and costs of suit, and several letters partly addressed to the prosecutor, and some to his lady, which contained oblique threats, unless certain de mands were complied with. They were all ad dressed to his residence—" Fairfield Villa, near Skelton, Yorkshire." By Mr. ALLEY—I have never seen the prisoner to speak to him for three years and a half. By the COURT—Altogether he has extorted some thousands of pounds from me. Mr. Deverell examined—l am attorney in the ac tion for the defendant, entitled " Hague v. Drury." The cause stood for trial in the county of York, and at the proper time I went down to have the issue tried. The day was fixed on a Monday, and a special Jury summoned. On the Sunday Mr. Thompson, the brother to Mrs. Drury, received a letter, written by the defendant, intimating that it was possible to effect a compromise without going to trial. Witness took no notice of this, but to his great surprise he found on the day fixed that the record was withdrawn by the defendant. On the day subsequent to:this (July 29th last) Mr. Thomp son received the note now produced, in which the defendant said he should issue a Bench warrant that day for the caption of Mr. Drury, and he (Mr. Thompson) after that intimation might use his dis cretims. One of the letters, addressed to Mrs. Drury, demanded of her to send some money to the post-office, York, on or before,a day named. To a further question, Mr. Drury admitted that on one occasion he took the prisoner's note of hand for 1401., money obtained by way of loan. It was never paid, and the note was lost. Upon his oath he never said, that if the prisoner would keep the secret, he would become his friend, and also intro d►►ce him to the company of gentlemen. Thomas Cown keeps a public-house at Clifton, near York, which is near to Squire Drury's and Farmer Hague's. He never knew the latter to be able until lately, if now, to supply goods and money to any one to the amount of five hundred pounds. He owed witness two pounds for some time, for he checked him from going further, and it took him eleven years to pay eleven shillings off a two pound debt.--(Laughter.) He was either without " brass," or having it, his principles must be bad. Mr. ALLEY—Then you stopped at two pounds. I suppose the Act of Parliament checked you, in stead of your checking my client, for you, I dare say, are aware that you cannot recover any more for an ale score. The witness intimated that lie was far enough north to know that bit of law. It may be recollected that this misdemeanour stood for trial at the last session, but the Recorder would not try it, as there was a civil action pending in the Court of King's Bench. He said it would be premature for a verdict of " G u ilty" to be re turned upon criminal evidence, when, perhaps, an other Jury might consider that the debt was just. His LORDSHIP to-day said, that as the action had been non-grossed, no such objection now existed. This closed the caq! for the prosecution. Mr. ALI,EY then addressed the Jury at great length. He laid great stress on the fact, that thou sands had been extorted from the prosecutor, and, surrounded as he was by his friends, he had never dared, or at least he had neglected, to institute a prosecution against the defendant, who, if there was any ground for his accusation, had been guilty of a capital offence. He submitted that there was an insufficiency of evidence. With respect to the charge made against Mr. Drury, it appeared a strange story that, if unfounded, year after year should have been allowed to pass and no step be taken; but the Jury had heard the evidence, and they would judge of the facts. The RECORDER was proceeding to sum up the evidence when a young married couple came for ward and spoke favourably of the prisoner's cha racter. His Lordship then, at great length, reca pitulated the evidence, and remarked at, length, upon some important parts of it as he proceeded, and gave, as his opinion, that the case was proven, inasmuch as the prisoner had not brought forward evidence to show that he ever had any trans action with the prosecutor, whereby a debt to the amount of 500/. had accrued. It had been alleged by the prisoner that improper liberties had passed between Mr. Drury and his (Hague's) brother. Where was that brother—why was be not brot., forward ? for although the party was not accused extortion but perjury, yet if there had ever been pretence for any thing of the kind, why had not party been produced ? The Jury would consid , the circumstances of the case fairly on o ne sit and on the other. The Jury, without a minute's hesitation, return a verdict of Guilty. The prisoner, who had stood all this time on floor of the Court, was taken into custody and plat at the bar. The RECORDER then addressed him to the f' lowing effect :—Thomas Hague, in the experic of nearly half a century in courts of justice, I Inc know that I recollect a more aggravated case. fla , the prosecutor been guilty of the horrid offern which you have imputed to him, instead of till' your own pocket, you ought in duty to the pr to have given such information as would have rid , the country and the gentry residing in it from dishonourable a person : but you know there no ground for such a charge. Unfortunately him, in this instance he yielded to your diabol. insinuation, and experience tells me that when person does that, the first time is not the Justice has overtaken you, and nothing remains that the sentence of the Court should be pas upon you, and that sentence is, that you, Thor Hague do stand in and upon the pillory for space of one hour ; that you be imprisoned in House of Correction, and kept there to hard lal for the space of six calendar months ; and tt the expiration thereof you be transported be the seas to such place as his Majesty, by the acivi , of his Council, may direct and appoint, the term of seven years." THE MARKE' ;N MAR NV heat. S. to S. 49 55 - 62 56 64 58 67 52 62 54 60 50 72 52 60 58 69 49 60 58 66 .ETS DU Barley. S. S. - 38 28 84 s. to s. 25 16 21 21 16 22 18 25 16 23 17 22 18 24 25 30 28 17 30 20 23 38 42 30 40 23 34 30 37 28 40 40 48 30 39 30 35 65 70 52 60 52 62 36 38 32 38 22 28 20 26 20 2I 12•IG THE WE Oats. JILL' *NAG COUNTRY CO: Per Quarter. fllandford Brigg S. SO Chard Huntingdon —..... Long Sutton Louth Lynn. 38 4q 40 30 32 32 Newark Nottingham ...--.. Peterborough - Plymouth .........-. Pontefract---- Sleafonl -- Lppinghlun 34 34 LEEDS CORN MARKET.—Dec. B. Wheat, Norfolk and Suffolk, 601 b. York. and Lincoln. 601 b. Barley, Norfolk and Suffblk Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Grinding Beans Oats, I'otatoe —Mealing, For. I`:d. to 13d Eng. 12d. to 13%d. per' Shelling Rapeseed, English, 16/. to 241....... Foreign, --S. to—d. per LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE.—Dec. 6. WHEAT, English, White, per 701 b. Red -- Scotch, Welch, and Manx Irish, White 8 1 8 Red Foreign 9 0 9 • O ATS , English, Welsh, and S co t c h, p er 451 b 3 2 3 4 - Irish Foreign BARLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. quarter 4l 0 44 , ------ Scotch and Irish, per 601hs. _.-- Feeding 4 0 4 : BEANS, English, per Imperi a l quar t er 42 0 45 0 v - Irish, &c. _— Foreign ['EASE, English, per Imperial quarter 42 0 44 0 Foreign ( FLOUR, English, per 2801 b. 47 0 48 Irish OATMEAL, English and Irish, per 2401bs 26 0 27 INDIAN CORN, per 4401 b. flyg, per Imperial quarter ll 0 33 Nina", per Imperial quarter IMPORT OF GRAIN for the Week ending Dec. 5. Wheat.' Oats. 1 Barley. Flour. .... --74, Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. I I Foreign, Brls.lrish,&c. Seks.l Lod 7.485 7,164 7,310 1,119 6,141 5,u.' RUMFORD MARKET.—Nov. 7. s. d. to s. d. s. d. ' 3 • 4 Beef 3 2 4 0 I Veal NI utton 3 8 4 8 Pork Suckling Calves from 14s. to 40s ; Quarter old Pigs 12s to le Supply moderately good, and trade dull On Monday night, about nine o'clock, a stick, the property of Mr. BONNER, solicitor, of S, img, and contiguous to his premises, was set on Boston Gazette. About six o'clock on Sunday night, a fire discovered on the premises of Mr. 111AuriliAm, farmer► Moulton. There is no doubt the fire was the work of incendiary.—Boston Gazette. ABINGDON.--On Sunday morning HENRY Wags, a waggoner, in the employ of Mr. of this town, was found murdered on Hounslow . His head had been evidently thrown under one of the wheels of the waggon, to give the atrocious deed the pearance of an accident. The poor fellow's father ' asleep in the waggon at the time, and was ignorant of, son's death, tLe horses having proceeded two miles the fatal spot before the waggon was stopped. From cumstances which have since transpired, the murder supposed to have been perpetrated by three dissolute ' racters, who had been drinking together at the Ta , vine Arms, on the heath, and who have been taken custody. WATTS is supposed to have been robbed of sovereigns. The whip, which was a new one, was broken all to pieces in the struggle.—Reading A most desperate riot took place in Ardr:l' han, near Gort, on Sunday night last : upwards of persons were concerned. The police were called u' quell a fight that commenced in a new public-. _ 6 , when the Serjeant and his party were dreadfully beiS They were overpowered, and compelled to call for the ,P litary. Lieut. JACKSON and a detachment of the 9th giment very soon came to their assistance, and a eV took place that baffles all description. The soldiers roo into the house filled with men, when the lights fl e iv instantly extinguished, and a struggle ensued in the ds r os ,i. net's of a most alarming and dangerous character. t Lieutenant and Serjeant were severely cut, but they i' o f the rioters, and at the point of the bayonet captured 15 , 6 them, who were escorted into Gort with loaded firelo',l One of the policemen's fingers was nearly bit o fy. A rer o is current this day of the murder of an officer of the Regiment, in the vicinity of Loughrea.—Limerick Chro On the 22d instant, AGNES KEY died in t rn ` village of Houston, in the 105th year of her age . she to ceived parochial aid for a l ong p er i o d o f ti me , an d live , ' ' a y, many years under the same roof with her daughter, sil l % rted woman, who appeared to be kind and attentive to b e te an example of filial piety, becoming, perhaps, more r e f , now than it used to be formerly. She had the aPr e : f l, mace of a human skeleton, covered with a very dec 3 Y.o withered skin, and when she exercised her locota t ,,,, i powers, she generally moved on her hands and feet, 0 1 cially when going up a stair. She was very deaf, Y ii ;, vision much obscured, and her voice far from being O e io r dious. She had for some time past lost all appetite 'li food, living chiefly on whisky, of which she one day 15 . t , e , drank a mutchkin, and if it was withheld from her A j 1 y time, she cried vehemently for it, yet in her general c% racter was reputed a sober woman.— Caledonian Derr, Just N ESSA GEORG London ; 4 1 wa® pub Volum, 'INTS to LATURE IGELICAI It me take "` to do, mos h p to genuin His state 'elipture, an to the 4 e' t t b :r a ' s PnrC .MT 0 (Edito , ASEW and •Epistle Rough, Thi rattry. Ni Laws int( °ll, the full-lengt " Times") L-The A of Trades. Postel Fraser, ; Nl': Mayd ay, Volum TRE to my - , and By of Me 410 the bear i Ind Pb is a ii 4I S Afedi Perfect is t 4 of T he work translatio tztele to e 1 Uteri itt Geri " 4 31 weleo 'tnthor has ation in Produced l'utly • al that in A'nation in M iralacl and G .ODII PAR AYED ESSR GEON. ~beg DEC. : Ly tbi be pER t SLIG ti lt Inn. 'HER Set :CATIO 141,11 All Op One of od at / L a verdict of Guilty. tk eerober instant The prisoner, who had stood all this time on the floor of the Court, was taken into custody and placet *- ' -- ---- at the bar. Just pul The RECORDER then addressed him to the foli N ESSAY lowing effect :-Thomas Hague, i n th e ex p er i e ncei and tl of nearly half a century in courts of j u sti ce , I h a rd) LGEORGE know that I recollect a more agg r a vate d case . Had Ts. ; C. I Cochrane the prosecutor been guilty of the horrid offence which you have imputed to him, instead of tillinL day was public your own pocket, you ought in duty to the publiC Volume it to have given such information as would have ridden INTS to ti the country and the gentry residing in it from so ~,LATURE of dishonourable a person : but you k now t h ere wg I "GELICAL no ground for such a charge. U n f or t una t e ly fon t ,, B him, in this instance he yi e ld e d to y our diabolical, lit me take t insinuation, and experi e nc e t e ll s me t h a t w h e n 11 to do, most person does that, the first time i s n ot th e last' to genuine His statem Justice has overtaken you, and not hi ng rema i ns but ; pas3ed ,our re, and that the sentence of the Court should be upon you, and that sentence is, that you, Thomas , tand. to the d Hague do stand in and upon the pillory for the space of one hour ; that you be imprisoned in the ib g and attem House of Correction, and kept there to hard labour' 't be practised i for the space of six calendar months ; and that el f t i l t :leesa Characti the expiration thereof you be transported beyond I neel for Sher the seas to such place as his Majesty, by the advice of his Council, may direct and appoint, ig tl lll , kAIT OF l the term of seven years." (Editor r 4 ASER'S THE MARKETS. I t, and CI COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEF , ' DECEIVE " b .*--Epistl to Wheat. Barley. Oats. ! Beang• ' .i,4- - e J al Roughest( Per Quarter. s. to s. S. s. s. to S. IS. W $:, eparate Exii Blandford -........- 61 - 38 - 25 , - „ 4 .;" ' H erd , The , Brigg 49 55 28 134 16 21 33 ,' 'ti Cambridge.....-..... - 62 - 36 - 21 - $5 ,„, o etry„ No. Chard -.................... 56 64 38 42 16 22 38 „ 1 1 3 „ „; Laves into Huntingdon -..... 58 67 30 40 18 25 30 el' 'rar ailki Long Sutton._ - - 16 in 3,-, s,i .' 4., . Moore-7 Louth .princliple,s.an 54 60 28 34 17 22 32 ; • 0 ,, .I) °4 the Road. Lynn 5O 72 30 37 18 24 36 'T A 4 161 1 ,,,p c , Newark 52 60 28 40 25 30 31' "" • ti 4 e - Nottin g ham ... . 58 69 40 48 2 0 28 141 4 9 k 6, 4 e(1)-Galls Peterborough - 49 60 30 39 17 30 30 4 0 7 4 ftill-lenßth Plymouth .........-.. 58 60 30 35 20 21 - - -- , A ~ge ', T;„, ;'\ Pontefract . - 67 - 43 - 27 - l A ' s 4 -, -es .1 - Sleaford Uppinghlun ............ 152 60 32 38 20 26 134 "'„;; ~,," of Trades-. Wisbecli -.........-... !52 62 - - 20 24 134 ~..:,, 144"--Postscri , .tro LEEDS CORN MARKET.-Dec. 6. ~ „ 5 Fraser, 2 Wheat, Norfolk and Suffolk, 601 b. - York. and Lincoln. 601 b. Barley, Norfolk and Suffblk - Yorkshire and Lincolnshire - Grinding - i IC.. Volume f Beans Oats, Potatoe -Mealing, For. P2d. to 13,1 2Bs. to 30s. , t : , tfti t' " r ree t e Eng. 12d. to 13%d. per' . REAT Shelling Mr..DIC Rapeseed, English, 161. to 241 Foreign, -1. to -1. per 1 . !,; - uo.„ and the I LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE.-Dec. 6. , , WHEAT, English, White, per 70Ib. 3 9 3 , 6 I ~ ii 41 4 i:1444 1 Z , I b l i a: . arin i g n _ a t Red Scotch, Welch, and Manx 8 8 8 4 03 88 8 i ' ~t er o 'r th o e f ra M e e d d i : 90 9 ° Irish, White OATS, En F gl o i r s e h i , gn S ß i e 'e d lsh, and Scotch, per 451 b : 3 3 9 Z il Irish i tti roto this an - Foreign ', 11 3 1 sd• te BARLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. quarter 4l 0 44 ° 4 t, and and Phva ----- Scotch and Irish, per 601bs. _..- Feeding 4 0 4„ I la la a star BEANS, English, per Imperial quarter 42 0 45 ''„ 4„ 4 / 1 d necessary 44 42 o , „Perfect idea -- Irish, &C. _- Foreign ['EASE, English, per Imperial quarter 43 82 0 0 - Foreign FLOUR, English, per 2801 b. 47 0 48 " ger, 0 roil , of this - Irish OATMEAL, English and Irish, per 2401bs 26 0 27 ', e --. 2 No. 102 INDIAN CORN, per 44016. RYE, per Imperial quarter 1 1 ° 33 trmslation, Nlavr, per Imperial quarter INIPORT OF GRAIN for the Week ending Dec. 5. ma de to the ,I 4, What. Oats. I Barley. Flour. Oatifi, e ,, • gal literatu Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. IForeign, Brls.llrish,Src. Scks.l 1.0 3 - ir e in German 7.485 7,164 i 7,310 1,119 1 6,141 5?" ... .26 ix e 14 4 welcome lotion in 0 Bt RUMFORD MA RKET.-Nov. 7. ,j, ' .Laor has to 1.. d.tos. d. s . d. 13 ' i Itt em • . Beef 3 2 40 I Veal NI utton 3 8 4 8 Pork 3 8 5 4, ' t 4,,,, -ermtu Suckling Calves from 14s. to 40s ; Quarter old Pigsl2s.to 185.0 - , • bod y ; and Supply moderately good, and trade dull. Is iittis that in t On Monday night, about nine o'clock, a 119 . 5,:i stack, the property of Mr. BONNER, solicitor, of Spalgr e k„ m Black, 7 PARIS. img, and contiguous to his premises, was set on fire." lLlt a and Greel Boston Gazette. Mt o 01 I._RRODIBI About six o'clock on Sunday night, a fire sc of ! t ti p t discovered on the premises of Mr. Malian/ n, farmer , r ' 1; 1 7 C AY ED ' Moulton. There is no doubt the fire was the work 0 ' ‘liixtim . incendiary.-Boston Gazette. 4 i , 4 SSRS 104 Gp, ABINGDON.--On Sunday morning - ler, - , - , N-D i) 1 k;AD HENRY WATTS, a waggoner, in the employ of Mr. gs li k :ATi., ILLY, of this town, was found murdered on Hounslow Ile i l'Of t , u NAGE' His head had been evidently thrown under one of the hi lop t i s .aalad exert wheels of the waggon, to give the atrocious deed the 91 ; t Ai ll, beg km pearance of an accident. The poor fellow's father ‘ 1 : 0 Vor t . b i n gener asleep in the waggon at the time, and was ignorant of I !, ! °l lNt' - ' h DECA' son's death, the horses having proceeded two miles foc, P k tad tc rAL SU the fatal spot before the waggon was stopped. From cl ;, '4l .tita 4 . by the 7 cumstancea which have since transpired, the murder' s , 4 41 0 1 _ 4 PERF( supposed to have been perpetrated by three dissolute c h r , 11 4).;;SLIGII racters, who had been drinking together at the Tank e tt , .' l ‘ I , - " Most vine Arms, on the heath, and who have been taken 0 0 . 1 ,, , , ht, r 4 Y years ; custody. WATTS is supposed to have been robbed oil d t e l4t i l lEß A sovereigns. The whip, which was a new one, was CO i',k,SE in broken all to pieces in the struggle.-Rending MerctirP 1 tt f t and Nil , tu k 'nor; , A most desperate riot took place in Arar a t . 1 1 111`:% , S et , han, near Gort, on Sunday night last: upwards of -' 0 kt h , ori rtwo of persons were concerned. The police were called up011 . . 0 it 4 ler ever. , I quell a fight that commenced in a new public-W., , qlcArecr, :0 14 —' —(7'4 a g , t' out) latrib ut Y • e 8 T ae l i on, P atent e ~!° Two • • Itzr ov . I nob l e 91 ie, q 7) ~~ LONDON Birc I RE OWE CORPORA berotly give . COURT appc Hflu•e in Birc instant BIRTHS. ea"! On the Bth inst. the wife of Mr. Jasper Tomsett Judge, . ii wark, of a son. • . O S ' On the 30th ult. at the Chateau de Maffies, near Tourtb.'e. i C o untess Alexandre Vand er B urc h , d ang h tgc o r w. 44 1 sq., of Highgate, of a sop. • • 'On the 30th ult. at Edinburgh, the lady of F. Grant, Foo , i Kilguston, of a daughter. .0 1 , ' On the sth inst. at D own h am M ar k e t , N or f o lk, th e wife AL Rev. J. A. D. Meakin A.M., of a daughter. I On the 4th inst . at Wallington, near Fareham, the y ' , Captain T. R. Martin, of a daughter. .. I MARRIED. le"' On the Bth inst. Win. Lee, Esq., eldest son of R. E.5.,- , ek ! Esq. of Chelsea, to Charlotte, widow of the late A. Tt xr- , ~,.. 1 Esq. of Cadogan.pl a c e . ' Fee ' i AV On the Sth in s t. a t St. P ancras N ew Ch urc h, T. .sa I te" . Esq., of Kennington, to Mi ss W a tt, o f G eorge-s treet, ~ square. On the 7th inst. at St. Neot's, Huntingdonshire, Mr. ,1. $OO I of High-street, ! Marylebone, to Fanny, second On, w , • • • Wiles, of St. Neot's. • • . • • ~ 1 Limn. I rii. . On the Bth inst. at Brixton Rise, Thomas Hayten f! ' 1 his 77th year. On the 7th inst. at Bath, Mr. J. A. Bateman, young t .11. the late John Edward Bateman, Esq., of Devonshire .° r' Portland-place. On the 6th inst. at Drexford, Hants, the Rev. J. Weiti•l o bersty, M.A., Fellow of Queen's College, Cambridge , 34th year of his age. Of rth, , SUf On the 7th inst. Mr. George Martin, of Wandswo pp' in his 77th year. On the 4th inst. Mr. J, Tate, of the New-road, Regent"' in his 54th year. be° On the 7th inst. at Merton Abbey, Surrey, after a s a ness, I. G. Smith, Esq 0. " - a On the 6th inst. at Huntingdon, Hannah, the wife o f Veasey, Esq. dade e On the 6th inst. at Crookham, Hants, Rebecca, Mr. G. Othen, of Old Bond -street. * ' ..ll°'4 Nunn]) AND PUBLISHED BY MURDO YOUNG, l'' 'i • il . 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