The Sun. — London, England, 1834-03-25 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS We do not wonder that Sir Andrew Agnew should have been averse from communicating to the house, when he moved for leave to bring in his bills, any idea of the nature of thew. We are persuaded that if he had given anything like a fair account of the provisions of his bills, they would have been kicked out instanter. To in terfere by legislation with inveterate customs is always a matter of great delicacy. What may suit one country and one people, may be quite unsuited to another country and another people. Thus, for instance, the Scotch and the English obs - erve the Sunday so very differently, that to is7.teteen out of twenty Englishmen, the living in Scotland would be intolerable merely on account of that difference. We hardly ever spoke to an Englishman who had resided any time in Edin burgh, but he owned that the Sabbatical no tions of the Scotch made a residence in Scot land intolerable to him. The legislative mea sures that would be submitted to in the one country would produce the utmost discontent in the other. We have no hesitation in saying that such a bill as that of Sir Andrew Agnew could not be carried into effect in England, and that so far from promoting the decent observ ance of the Sabbath, it would provoke the people to an universal desecration of that day. It is de sirable that there should be a cessation from ordi nary labour on the Sunday. Independently of all religious considerations, the poor require one day of rest from their toil, and it is proper that religion should add its sanction to the dictates of humanity. Without the religious sanction, we are not sure that avarice would not be con stantly encroaching on the day set apart for rest. We may admit then that, as a rule, labour on the Sunday should not be allowed. But in every country like England custom has sanctioned numerous exceptions to the rule, for which the convenience of society forms a justification. It would be extremely inconvenient, for instance, if those who are assisted by the personal ser vices of others during six days in the week, were to be deprived of such services on the Sunday. Hence even Sir Andrew Agnew has made an exception for domestic servants. In the same manner certain trades, as bakers, barbers, &c., by a comparatively small ex pense of labour, enable a number of the poor to go to church on Sunday. A rich man who possesses a coach himself can avail himself of the services of his own driver. In the case of the middle and labouring classes, all who are not young and vigorous would be confined to their homes on Sundays without the aid of public coaches, which enable them to have the same advantages of air and exercise which the rich have. In the same manner it is necessary that the people should have an easy supply of food and other refreshments on the Sunday without hindrance. But it is quite unnecessary to multiply instances. We believe that any attempt to make the law more rigorous than it is at present, would be productive of mischief. No one labours on the Sunday in any trades except such as have for object the supplying society with certain conveniences that would not willingly be dispensed with. We tell Sir Andrew Agnew and all fanatics of his kidney, that they never can inoculate society with their absurd notions. Generally speaking, the Sunday is observed in England with great decorum. If, however, further rigour be deemed advisable, it cannot be obtained through legis lative means.—Morning Chronicle. The Hull Advertiser of Friday last contains a full report of a meeting of the Dissenters of that rich and influential town in Fish-street Chapel, on the evening of the Tuesday pre ceding, for the purpose of petitioning Parliament for the redress of their grievances. The seats in the chapel, calculated to hold 1,100 persons, were all filled, and several persons occupied the aisles ; and the attendance is said to have been highly respectable. The speeches delivered on this occasion were in general worthy of the oc casion. The language was that of men alive to their rights, and determined to assert them by all constitutional means. The Rev. Thomas Stratton touched what every member of the establishment, possessed of any spirit, must consider a sore place—namely, the mean prac tice of charging the very sacramental wine they drink to the Dissenters. " Repairs of churches, &c. (said Mr. S.) 249,125/. 165.; orran, singers, &c. 41,7101. 15s. (we have paid for the music !) ; books, wine, &c. (I really can hardly touch that point without feeling deep humiliation—that the very altar should be furnished at the public expense) 46,3371.195. (Cries of " Shame.") Salaries to clerks, sextons, &c. 126,1851. I's. Other purposes, 183,0001. This is a Parliamentary Report of the expenses of churchwardens. I fearlessly say (said Mr. S., with great animation) that church rates will be levied no more.—(Loud cheers.) Whether the government he willing or not, I fearlessly say church rates are abolished.—(Repeated cheers.)" How much more creditable would it have been to the Episcopalian church, if this un seemly abuse had been remedied on the applica tion of its own members, actuated by a sense of justice, instead of leaving it for the Dis senters at the twelfth hour. The question of numbers, which the High Church clergy have forced on the Dissenters, who in self defence, are obliged to expose the naked ness of the land, and to prove how miserably inadequate are the means of the establishment for the religious instruction of the whole popu lation, was alluded to at this meeting. The Rev. E. Morley, Independent Minister, ob served, "We have, or think we have, an en lightened and liberal administration. We have a reformed House of Commons, pledged to the consideration of the subject ; and though last not least, we have with us the potent voice of an overwhelming majority of the people of these kingdoms." And Mr. Hill, solicitor, observed— ,. In reference to the relative numbers, &c. of dissenters and churchmen in Hull, notwithstanding the acknoiv ledaed piety of the clergy, be said, within the last thirty years, the dissenters had spent twice as much money as the latter in erecting and repairing places of religious Ivor. ,sOip. The chapels in the town would seat twice as many rysons as the churches, and the attendance at the chapels ,was twice as numerous as that at the churches. The ,children taught in dissenting Sunday schools greatly ex ceeded in numbers, if not doubled, those taught in the church schools ; and last, though not least, it moreover appeared, that the communicants at the chapels were, to those at the churches, in the proportion of six to one.— (Applause.) This was mot mere assertion—it was the re sult of careful inquiry, and proved that it was best to leave the public to provide religious instruction for themselves." But there was no indication at the meeting of a disposition to push their claims beyond what the British public were prepared to grant. They did not disguise their wish to see a termination of the union between church and state as soon as it can be safely effected. " For (said the Rev. Mr. Stratton) we do not want anything rash—we think a great question is better and ly advanced nced when it is di scusse d f or a otr i these means the public mind ; ptphe change." Besides, the (Essen- V:4o,4tr eaware that they have numerous and ifti), - sese, within the church itself, zea r 1 1 re_y:labvtr e_ gin the same cause with them '''. ,e2,..).53.,1, e/ . E-140), selves, and who believe that the union of the church with the state, does not benefit the latter, but destroys the usefulness of the former. A Mr. Greenwood stated at the meeting, " That he knew the union of Church and State was considered by many pious clergymen in the church of England, as one of the greatest impediments to the pro gress of true religion in that church. About the time of the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts, he was in company with the rector of Keighly, who then frankly avowed this, and said there were then 500 clergymen of the church of England, all ready, as soon as they saw a fit opportunity, to present a petition to the proper quar- ter, praying they might not be considered in connection with the Sta'e as a Church." The statistical information which the dissen ters have already furnished in the greatest detail with regard to the most of the principal towns in England, will, when completed, form a curious ecclesiastical map of the country. It will prove one thing, that if England has a claim to be called a religious country, it does not owe this to its established church, but to those who are with out its pale.—Morning Chronicle. The Cambridge petition—that same docu ment so honourable to those who signed it, on which we observed in the Times of last Satur day—was yesterday presented to the House of Commons by Mr. Spring Rice, who made an excellent speech on the occasion. We will not and cannot say of Mr. Goulburn that his answer emulated that of the Duke of Wellington to Lord Grey. Mr. Goulburn argued as well as he could on a question which really, to an en lightened mind, does not admit of argument, and stated broadly that the proposed admission to degrees at Cambridge would change the whole character of the University, from being "an institution formed exclusively for the mainte nance of the established church, to that of an establishment for the general education of the country, without reference to religion." Mr. Goulburn appeared to have brought his propo sition to this point, merely for the sake of asking, " How will you then shape your course of instruction in the University, and above all things, of religious instruction ?" That, we think, is in few words the amount of the diffi culty suggested by the right hon. gentleman ; and to it we answer by another interrogatory, viz., How is the education of dissenters carried on at present ?—we mean of such dissenters as under the present regulations may and do enter at Cambridge and study there, and submit themselves to the regulations of the university, until the moment at which the right of gradua ting is refused to them, when they finally with- draw. As yet we have heard nothing of at objection on the part of the dissenting under• graduates to aim at acquiring whatever know. ledge is taught at the university, whether lite rary or scientific; nor is it anywhere said that they are more remarkable than their m,.re or- thodox contemporaries for violating the rules of their respective colleges. Then how, let us ask, will this part of the case be altered by the ad. mission of these gentlemen to degrees on the eve of their leaving the University ? When the hour of graduating has arrived, all the dangers and difficulties which seem to have scared the imagination of Mr. Goulburn must have been already passed, the man takes his degree, and the day following his departure. How, then, in the name of Heaven, can a law for permitting dissenters to leave college with a certain certifi cate in their pocket, and a certain record on the books of the University, be adduced by Mr. Goulburn as a justification of all that paroxysm of terror under which the right hon. gentleman writhes so painfully in his character of " a fa ther ?" He anticipates from the change that his son will be "committed to the indiscriminate rage of principles, by which he must of neces sity be contaminated at the most critical period of his life." If this have any meanin g , it must be that the religious rage of the issenters, should they be admitted to bachelors' and doc tors' degrees, would bite and infect the minds of Church of England pupils. But when, as we said before, is this infection to take place— after the ceremony of graduating, or before? It can hardly be the first ; for all those who were heretofore students are then dispersed over the world ; and if it be the undergraduate season at which this rabies religiosa is to be so fearful, what security has Mr. Goulburn against it a• this moment, when his son is actually exposed to the full venom of an association with Dis senters ? We will be frank with the right hon. gentleman, for with no wish but for the good of churchmen and Dissenters—nay, if there must be a preference for that of our own bre thren of the establishment, even more if possible than for that of the Dissenters, we are anxious to see such an amendment in one important branch of college discipline as would present fewer difficulties in the way of religious educa tion, and of a real and substantial promotion of true piety amongst our collegiate youth. The rigorous enforcement of that rule which com pels an attendance twice every day in term at chapel, we have always considered a most injudicious usage. Religious exercises ought not to be made a punishment. Divine worship ought not to be degraded into a fre- quent and — tiresome restraint. Ask any man from Cambridge or Oxford—ask Mr. Goulburn or Sir Robert - Peel, whether they can, in their respective persons, trace any large portion of that Christian spirit which theyare so solicitous to dis _ _ seminate amongst the youth of England, to the daily drudgery of chapel ? The practice is not defended, for none, strictly speaking, defend it ; but it is palliated, not as an instrument of reli gion, but of police ! as a species of muster, whereat every pupil must show himself at certain hours within his college, to prove that he is not elsewhere Now, let us ask, in all seriousness, is that a fitting use or application of the so lemnities of religious worship ? Is it, we say, a judicious method of inculcating the Christian . spirit, to make the personal appearance at chapel an avowed means for the accomplishment of so wretched a purpose as that of ascertaining that a youth is not hunting or getting drunk ? If this prostitution of the forms of devotion could be corrected, or even con- siderably mitigated, one main difficulty in the religious education, not of Dissenters merely, but of communicants of the church of Eng land, would be got rid of with it. W 3 have looked in vain for anything approaching to a reason in the speeches of members opposed to the collegiate education of dissenters. Truly does Mr. Spring Rice allege, that if we drive them from our universities, they will have uni versities of their own ; where, instead of a daily approximation between the two classes by means of common study and of social intercourse, the collegiate course of the dissenters will be calcu lated to encourage feelings of disgust and aliena tion against the Church of England—a circum stance, above all others, fitted to spread not merely religious but civil discord throughout the whole frame of society. As for the libel too frequently launched against dissenters, that many of them (vide Duke of Wellington's speech of Friday last) are " Atheists," we should be ashamed to sit down gravely to refute it. What induces any man to dissent from a certain form of religion, a religion more especially which offers to its votaries greater worldly advantage than any other in thi s countr y—what but conscience ? And, again, what is it that gives any real force to conscience but the convic tion that our actions are approved or condemned by a Being superior to ourselves ? He, therefore, who ascribes Atheism- to men who dissent on religious grounds (and on what other can they ?) from any one form of religion, must be guilty of a contradiction in terms the most palpable, the most ludicrous, and the grossest. What motive, again, could actuate a man who has no belief in God, to forego any temporal good, or to incur any worldly sacrifice, I waen hypocrisy would entail upon him no imaginable future mischief? The truth is, that this Cambridge petition, though signed by a nominal minority of the resident chiefs of the University, repre sents the spirit and opinions of the great hulk of society as it now exists, and the prayer of it therefore will inevitably he soon fulfilled. If the sticklers for Oxford and Cambridge understood their own game, or if they had a solid interest in withholding a charter from fresh establish ments for general education, they would catch eagerly at every means whereby to popularize the ancient seats of learning with the nation, and thus calm down to a tractable temperature, the appetite for novel institutions.— Times. The lordship of the treasury, so often rejected and so anxiously pressed on some half-a-score persons, has at length been conditionally ac cepted by Mr. Warre, the member for Hastings. By a letter which we have just received from Hastings we hear, however, that the constitu ents of that hon. gentleman are not quite so anxious as the hon. gentleman himself is to have their town turned into a government no mination borough, a last resource in their forlorn hope of getting any one to accept office under them which shall vacate a seat ; and we think that Mr. Warre is a bold man, with the fate of the Attorney-General before his eyes, to dis regard such a lesson, and to appeal to the con stituency of Hastings. We congratulate that constituency, however, on their chance of again being able to secure the services of their late able and respected representative, Mr. Planta, whose supporters are most anxious to have an opportunity of restoring him to a place, the duties of which he discharged so efficiently, and with so touch satisfaction to them, in the course of the long period during which he represented the borough of Hastings in parliament.— Morning Post. NEW SOUTH LONDON MARKET IN ST, GEORGE'S FIELDS. Oa Thursday last-a meeting was held in the Vestry room of the above-named parish, for the purpose of adopt ing ♦arious resolutions in furtherance of establishing the intended New Market in St. George's-fields. Shortly after 12 o'clock the chiir was taken by Mr. M. RILEY, the senior warden, at which hour there were assembled about fifty persons ; but it must be observed that had it not been for the severe measure of excluding all parishioners who had not paid their rates, there would have been a much greater attendance. Mr. RILEY, the chairman, having read the notice by which the vestry had been convened, Mr. DAY wished to make an observation previous to the business of the day being commenced.; he considered that the parochial authorities were not showing a spirit of liberality by excluding the parishioners because they had not paid their rates, when it was well known that only a very short time had expired since the rates were made ; and he certainly should enter his protest against a mea sure, which excluded a vast number of the parishioners from entering the vestry.room on this occasion. The worthy gentleman then inquired how many persons bad signed the two requisitions? Mr. GRIFFITHS replied by saying the number who signed the first. was 104—the second 32, making a total of signatures, 136. Mr. GRIFFITHS said that by reading the resolutions the parishioners would be made acquainted with the ac tual state of thing:, which rendered the establishment of the market absolutely necessary. By looking into the subject they would find a great difference between former periods and the present time. In the year 1557 it was found that the number of habitations in St. George's parish was only 458, and in 1832, by returns made to Parliament, the number of inhabited houses bad increased to 6,036, and the difference of the rental had more than corresponded, fur it was increased twelve timee. In 1757 there were 100 acres of common fields totally unin• habited, and which were now the site whereon existed a dense population. When this fact was taken into consi deration (the increase of inhabitants) it would appear clear to every unprejudiced mind that there was a necessity to have a market in the immediate centre of that popula• tion, and that it was essential to establish the market for the acc , mmodation of the surrounding parishes.—(Hear.) Mr. LEECH said that he considered the Borough. market ought not to enjoy the great and exclusive privi leges which it did, and with this view of the subject he certainly had signed the petition ; but he bad heard it mentioned that the matter of St. George's-market had been concocted by a handful of persons, and as he wished to prevent any wrong impressions being entertained, he would ask what it was they were c Med on to do ? His object was to have all matters fairly brought forward, in order that no advantage should be taken by their "PP" - nents. He begged to say in making these observations he was by no means opposed to the measure. Mr. FITCH, the Vestry Clerk, said he had some notes which he would rear!, and which would, in all probabi • lity, satisfy the gentleman who had just addressed them. Mr. LoicGazoae thought it would he best to read the preamble, as that would give an explanation of their in tended measures. Mr. ANDERSON, thought that the preamble would not give a sufficient explanation. Mr. LONQMORE explained the preamble of the bill, and added that, whil st t h e esta bli shment of the mar k et wo uld be the means of creat i ng great pu b l i c a d vantages , a ll pri vate right s w ou ld h e f u ll y protecte d ; an d , shou ld there he any one dissatisfi e d, suc h persons h a d t h e opportuni ty o appealing to a J ury to d ec id e. Mr. REDY ORD , front whatever he had heard from different persons, was convinced, and was prepared to say , that all persons were satisfied with the proposed enact ments of the bill.—(Hear.) Mr. LEEDHAM submitted to the chairman that it would be a judicious plan to read the marginal notes of the bill, and which, it done, would enable those present to under stand fully the purport of the measure._( Hear. ) Mr. Freon then read the marginal notes, andivheu the subject of imposing fines was entered on it was considered by many present that there was not sufficient security, for, as it then stood, those persons who might have the power to levy the fines might have the opportunity also of putting them into their own pockets. It wa s , how ever, considered that as the bill stood, there was sufficient protection afforded by it against any such occurrences. The CHAIRMAN then put the first resolution, when Mr. LEECH observed that he had only one object in view, and that was to take the power out of the hands of their enemies, for which object he considered that the whole bill should be now read, to make the parishioners ac (painted with the particulars, and he would move an amendment to that effect. Mr. ItEorottn submitted the propriety of withdrawing the amendment, as the reading of the bill throughout wag quite unnecessary, the whole parish being fully informed of its intentiong. Mr. LEECH said, if that was the case he would not press his amendment ; in fact he had no other wish, after what he had heard, but that his amendment should be 103t.--(Laughter.) The amendment then, as it had been previously moved and seconded, was read, but not a hand was held up in its s upport. The resolwion was then again put, but Mr. STEWARDSON, previous to the resolution being submitted, wished to mike a few remarks. He was one who had signed the petition, and at the same time he must state that he really entertained the idea that those parties who had the conducting of the mea , ure had been guilty of the grossest negligence in not leaving one or two , . • • Icopies of th e bill on t h e vestry ta bl e f or t h e i nspec ti on o f the inhabitants.—(Cries of "So there were.") Under these circumstances he would enter his caveat against the conduct of persons who had thus, in his opinion, ne glected their duty ; and he would moreover say, that if he found anything objectionable in the different clauses, he considered hi mse lf a t liberty to oppose the bill, not withstanding what had passed. He believed there had been villainous clauses introduced in the bill, and he would repeat the expression, and Mr. Fitch was at liberty to take his words down if he pleased.—(Loud laughter.) Mr. GRIFFITHS said there had been several objection. able clauses introduced in the former bill, and which had the effect only of increasing the expense ; such clauses in the present bill were altogether excluded. Mr. STEWA RDSON here again remarked, that as he saw Mr. Fitch taking down his words, he assured that gentle• man he might do it if he thought proper.—(Loud laughter ) Mr. FITCH remarked, that as it regarded the offensive clauses, the parish of Sr. George had always had a par. liainentary agent to watch their interests, and when there was any private bill in which they were concerned, Mr. Gunning always sent word, and made no additional charge for such attention, but was satisfied with the annual gra. tuity of 101. 10s. per annum. The first resolution was then agreed to nem. con. Mr. LONGHORE then read the second resolution, which was to the effect that there were great advantages to be derived from instituting St. George's Market ; and he was happy to say,:that there was exhibited a perfect unanimity of feeling on the subject, for all parties were coming forward in support of it, which they would not do if they did not see the advantages. He agreed with Mr. Redford, that it was to be regretted persons should be excluded from the vestry because they had not paid their rates. He (Mr. Longtnore) thought it was unfortunate that a longer period had not been given for the collection of the rate, for he was persuaded if there bad been, a much greater number would have attended here to.day ;* he had requested the officers of the parish to postpone the subject of the bill, and had recorninended that signatures should be obtained to the petition by waiting on the inhabitants, which would have prevented this present vestry being called. It had been asserted that several Members of Parliament believed that there was a considerable opposition to this bill, and in order to do away with such an impression, no better plan could be suggested than for .a deputation to wait on the Members to eradicate from their minds such an idea. Of the advantages to be derived from establish ing the market, little need be said. It was well known that the neighbourhood of St. George's market had been getting worse and worse ; it had been deserted, as would be seen by the empty houses in its vicinity, nor would the benefits be confined to the immediate spot, but Greenwich Brixton, Clapham, and other places would derive ad van, tages from its establishment. They would go to th mai ket nearest instead of attending Leadenhall or Newgate Market, especially if this new St. George's was establishee as other markets were. If there was a y opposition, hed should have expected it would have come from the other side of the water. The right of selling live cattle was not asked or contemplated, and this was done to protect Smithfield Market. It was well known that a vast spot, which was formerly only vacant ground, had been filled up, and now supported a dense population, and of course trade had increased in consequence. Could it be seriously said that the market of St. Saviour's was properly placed ? But by the project they were met to support, it was pro posed to place a market in the very centre of a populous district. What was it that St. Saviour's wanted ? Did they want to perpetuate their monopoly, which was so much against the spirit of the times?—(Hear.) It was said that the plan of St. George's was got up by a few interested persons, and be should not deny it; but a great deal was at times said about a patriotic feeling ; but when there was so much boast of patriotism, he always was sus picious of the motives of those individuals so ready to an nounce that they were actuated by such generous feelings. It wait stated that Mr. Hedger was interested in the matter ; what then ? If there was any benefit to be de rived from it, it mattered little who was the author of the plan. He felt great pleasure in submitting the second re solution to their consideration. The CHAIRMAN then read the second resolution, and having been seconded it was carried unanimously. Mr. REDFORD observed, that he could not help regret ting that there were so many persons kept away, and that the officers of the parish had been so industrious in taking steps to exclude so many persons who would have other wise attended the vestry; such measures as had been adopted bad the tendency to disfranchise nine-tenths of the parishioners. It was not because gentlemen could not stand with their money in their hands, that they were to be excluded giving their votes; such an opinion went to say, that because they could not pay their rates, they were incompetent to exercise their mental qualifications, which perhaps were superior to those who could discharge the various rates.—(Cheers.) It the bill was passed for the erection of the new market, it would be the means of enabling the parishioners to pay their rates.—(Cheers,) The worthy gentleman moved the third resolution, to that effect, which was also carried without a dissentient voice. Mr. CARTER observed, in proposing the fourth reso lution, that he regretted there were so few persona in the vestry; and he equally deplored with Mr. Redford the cause of it. He was almost inclined to move that no persons should he excluded from the vestry who were not more in arrears of their payments than six weeks. He hoped the bill would pass into a law, because the Borough Market was not adequate to the wants of the borough of Southwark.—Loud cheering followed this gentleman's observations. The resolution was also carried without any opposition. Mr. LEEDHAM proposed the fifth resolution, and said that he would not enlarge on the advantage to be derived from the new market after what had been stated by gen tlemen who had preceded him. Mr. STEEL observed, in seconding the resolution, that many of the Trustees of St. Saviour's Market were not hostile to the bill. The 6 . h and 7th resolutions were then moved and se conded, to the effect that certain gentlemen named should form a deputation to the members of the committee, and that NV. Brougham, Esq , he respectfully requested to pre sent the petition, and that John Humphery, Esq., be solicited to support the same. Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the meet ing separated. THE ARMY. (From the Limerick Chronicle.) Captain Hunt's company of the 85th Regiment is or dered hence to Tipperary, and Captain Brockman's com pany to Killaloe. - _ Captain Hunter's company 85th Light Infantry has marched to Palliskenry. Major Kell has resumed the command of the 37th depot companies at Clare Castle. An application has been made by the military authori ties to the Mayor and Magistrates of this city for a certi fied copy of the conviction of Captain Tod, of the 37th regiment, before the Sessions Bench last year, for an af fray in the streets at night. The Sylvia transport is arrived at Cork, to embark two companies of the 70th regiment for Gibraltar, under com mand of Major White. It is the determination of Government to provide places of confinement for soldiers under sentence of courtmartial, separate and distinct from county prisons. R. Ha!e, Esq., and the company of the till st Regiment stationed at Portuinni, have marched to head quarters in Bill's in consequence of cholera prevailing at Portumna. Lord Lonelib 'rough has taken the command of the 9th Lancers at Newbridee., Lieut.. General Sir Peregrine Maitland, K.C.8., will in June next relieve Sir Hussey Vivian in the command of the forces in Irel nd. Captain Lord Arthur Lennox, of the 7lst, brother-in-law to the Lieut.. General, will accompany him as military secretary. C done! King, from the Cork recruitin g district, is to he removed to Dublin, vice Colonel H deceased. Cul. Williams has hen appointed to Cork, vice King. The King has appointed Lieutenant-Colonel David Wil liams, from the half-pay, to be Field Officer, vice Hart, deceased. Cornets O'Grady and Inverarity, Ifith Lancers, em barked on Thursday, on board the Lord William Ben_ finch, to join the troops in India. A General CourtmartiAl assembled at the Royal Bar racks, Dublin, on Friday morning, for the trial of a sol dier for d e sertion—Colonel Citor, Royal Artillery, Presi dent; John Endle, Esq., Deputy Judge Advocate. It a ppeared in the course of the tr ia l t h at t h e pr i soner had d e serted three times. There are at present 15 Generals, 46 Colonels, 13 Total, 101 Off icers . Majors, 2 6 Carains, and l our Lieuterunts, sitting in The reductio❑ of Barrackmasterships, as at flint deter mined upon, and many others, in England and Ireland, of inconsiderable districts, has been finally settled on by the Major-General and Board, from the 31st a-cember next, chiefly as vacancies occur at more considerable places, to transfer those officers to, at present in charge of the sta tions to be consolidated —with a view of saving any unat• tached pay. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BO W-STREET. James Sinclair, a young fellow who is well known to the police for his priggish propensities, was yesterday placed at the bar, before Mr. Hau.s, charged by Mr. Neil M'Cabe, a native of Scotland, and a surgeon by profession, with stealing a carpet bag, containing wearing apparel and other articles, of the value of 10/., his property. The case presents the Scottish character in rather a new light, and illustrates the old proverb, " It is good to be cautious when we have a knave to deal with." It appeared from the statement of the prosecutor that he employed the prisoner to c irry his carpet bag, containing the property in question, from the Bull Inn, Holborn, to Mile end, on or about the 20th of January last. They went together to a public house in Shoe.lane, where the prosecutor left the bag and its contents in care of the land lady. He then went, accompanied by the prisoner, to a shoemaker's shop to bargain for a pair of shoes, and while engaged in fitting them on, the prisoner complained of being very hungry, and requested a penny to buy a loaf, which the prosecutor gave him. The prisoner then left the shop, saying he would return immediately, but, after waiting for him in vain for some time, the prosecutor be came alarmed for the safety of his bag, and on returning , to the public house his fears were confirmed, by the land lady telling him " his friend" had called and taken away the hag, saying be had been sent for it. A few days after this the prisoner was taken into custody for picking pock ets at the Olympic Theatre, and committed to the House of Correction for two months. On searching him several pawnbrokers' duplicates were found, relating to tbe pro perty of the prosecutor, and the term of his imprisonment having expired yesterday, he was taken into custody, as he was leaving the House of Correction, on the present charge. The prisoner, in his defence, declared that he returned to the shoemaker's shop almost immediately, but finding the prosecutor gone, and knowing he was a stranger in London, he thought it would be advisable to remove his property to a more se , .ure place, and he accordingly con- veyed the big to a public-house in Gate•street, Inn.fields, where I e I , ft it, and if any thing had been abstracted from it, surely it was no fault of his, who had done all lie could to secure the gentleman's property. Tne prisoner added, that he first became acquain'ed with the prosecutor in the House of Correction, where they were confined together. Mr. H.sins, with some surprise, asked the prosecutor if there was any truth in the latter part of the prisoner's story ? The prosecutor replied it certainly was true that he met the prisoner in the House of Correction. The truth was that he met with a friend, a Lieutenant in the navy, and having drank rather freely, they neat together after dinner to the Victoria bazaar, in Holhorn,where they became rather noisy, and the result was that the police were assaulted, and he (prosecutor), having been lodged in the station-house, was brought next morning before the Magistrate, and sentenced to pay a fine, or be committed for seven days to the House of Correction. He had no means of paying the fine, and not wishing to trou ble his friends in the North, he preferred serving out the seven days in prison ; and it so happened that the prisoner and himself obtained their liberation at the same time. The prisoner had previously told him he was in great distress, and knew not where to turn when he procured his discharge. Feeling compassion for his situation, be thought he would put a shilling in his way by getting him to carry his trivelling-bag from the inn to Mile-end; but be had reason to regret his misplaced confidence. Mr. HALLS remarked that, for a gentleman born north of the Tweed, be had certainly displayed very little saga city in placing confidence in a " gaol bird," The prisoner was remanded. HATT ON_ GARDEN. A young man, named Smallwooi, and Margaret Rich • mond, a very handsome female, about 25, who was very fashionably attired, were brought before Mr. LAING under the foliowing awkward circumstances:— Both the prisoners were in the service of Mr. Neal, oil merchant, King's-cross, the first-named as his shop man, and Miss Richmond, to speak politely, as his house keeper—maid of allwork. On Ft iday afternoon Mr. Neal left home, and, returning suddenly, between 11 and 12 o'clock, he found the defendants together a,leep. Being anxious to have a disinterested witness of the situation of the parties, he crept softly down stairs, but on opening the street door he made so much noise as to hasten Miss R. into his presence, exclaiming, " Are you come home, my dear—are you coming to bed ?" at the same time taking him by the arm. He pushed her from him, and at once accused her of what he had just sten, telling her she was a base woman, and her paramour a scoundrel. She denied the charge, and commenced bellowing out, " Murder," when Smallwood made his appearance, and pitched into Mr. Neal, who, with considerahle difficulty, escaped, and locked himself in his parlour. The confusion attracted two policemen to the house, and they, at the instance of Mr. Neal, took charge of the prisoners. Mr. LAING said he did not think, from what Mr. Neal had said. he could punish the prisoner••. Mr. Neal—He (pointing to Smallwood) said he would beat out my brains, and, in endeavouring to get at me when I was in the parlour, he broke the panne]s of the door. Smallwood—Yes, and will again. Mr. LAING.--Mill you indeed ? What is the amount of damage? Mr. Neal—Twenty shillings. Mr. LAING then asked Smallwood if be could pay 205., and on replying he could not, he was ordered to he im prisoned in the House of Correction for 14 days. Mi ss Richmond was discharged. SCOTLAND.-JURY CAUSE. 1. JACKSON, AND THOMAS WEIR, ESQ., W.S., HIS MAN- DATORY, V. LORD CASSILLIS'S REPRESENTATIVFS. Jackson, an English jockey, the pursuer, raised an action against Lord Cassillis, formerly Lord Kennedy, for paying 1501., being his wages from the 10th August 1826 to 10th August 1827. Lord Kennedy admitted that Jackson was employed by his manager and training groom, Mr. Thomas Peirse, of Belleirle, to ride occasionally for his lordship in 1825, and that Mr. Peirce hired Jackson for a year, from August,lB2s to August 1326, at the wages of 150/, a year. The noble lord denied that Mr. Peirse had authority to hire Jackson for another year, but did not state that he gave Jackson notice to leave his service, and bit lordship admitted taking advantage of Jackson's services during the year in question. A jury trial having been found necessary to extricate the matter, the foll ow i ng i ssues were approved of;— Whether at York, on or a b out the 10th day of August, 1826, the late Earl o f C ass illi s, by himself, or another authorised by him, engaged the pursue r as a j oc k ey or r idi ng groom for a year, from the said 10th day of August, at the rate of 1501. a year? And, Whether the defenders, as representing the said Earl, are indebted and resting owing to the pursuer in the said sum of 1501. sterling, or any part thereof, as wages or re muneration for his services during the said period ? Therm issues having come on for trial on Wednesday before the Lord President, the pursuer adduced Mr. Peirse as a witness, who was objected to as incompetent, on the ground th a t h e hi mse lf was li a bl e to J ac k s on, if he ad mitted that he e ngage d him; but that objectionbeing obviated by th e pursuer pro d uc i ng a l et t er f ree ing witness of all liability, and Mr. Peirse hiving proved the engage ment with Jackson, and Thomas Shepherd, of Richmond, jockey, having corroborated the evidence of Mr. Peirse, the ,;efenders consented to a verdict for the pursuer, which was accordingly given. Lieutenant J. S. Foreman, of his Majesty's ship Vernon, has been promoted by Vice-Admiral Sir George Cockburn to the rank of Commander, and ap pointed to the Artieline, vice Commander Aber, deceased. FEMALE REVOLT AT THE WORKHOUSE. —On Wednesday the juvenile female paupers of St. Margaret's workhouse, Dean-street, Westminster, revolted. It appears that a young man, named Speed, who had been appointed as a kind of superintendent, had given offence for alleg e d ty rann i ca l b ehaviour, and the girls mustered strongly on the above.nained day, and most unmercifully thrashed Master Speed. They got him down, tore his clothes nearly off his back, and belaboured him until his cries caused the whole house to be in a state of alarm. The presence of the master had no effect upon the party, and several of the police were sent for to put an end to the disturbanc., but it was not until several skirmishes bad taken place that six of the party were placed in safe custody in another part of the building. During the night, however, several of the juvenile male paupers stormed the prison and liberated the girls, and en the following morning a council of war was held, when it was decided that the best way to put down the revolt would be to convey the six girls, who were considered as the ringleaders, into the country. They were accordingly taken away by the beadle amid the hisses and groans of the majority of the juveniles left behind. The girls also made nome resistance, anti were only tamed by the beadle threatening to use force if they did not go quietly. The prisoners were left in pairs at different farmhouses in Camberwell and Peckham, but on the following day two of them made their escape, and wended their w.y to in to the when they had the audacity to send the workhouse for their male companions, who s;.ortly joined them, and they have nut since been heard of, BEDFORD STEEPLE CHACE. On Saturday l as t a S teep l e Ch ace f or 501., given , t h h town, four miles acros s th e country, was won by iur• Walker's b rown mare , by Dinmont, heating Mr. C. gins's ch. gelding Tomboy, and several others. earl" On the same day was run a Sweepstakes of 5 so' .1 4 and 20 add e d ; it was won by Mr. Flesher's Don C°"E Mr. Thomas' s Dreadnought being second, Newport third. N ewport was l ea di ng , when his rider a t th e thi r d l eap f rom t h e w i nn i n g fig, % ; Dr C n eg nought passe I hi m , b u t re fu s i ng t h e nex t fence, O n ffiult one, sack rushed by hi m , an d too k t h e I , s t l ea p (ache w hich h cleared b..ing. a double h e d ge , w ith a sma ll di tc h) ; this) atal ) beautifully, win n i ng th e race i n cap i ta l style; measured nine yards. an I Mir; Ptbrircee reed KINGSTOWN STEEPLE RACES. The first races .ever held in Kingstown or its vicin i l came off on Thursday. Several thousand perstins frodrst the city and county of Dublin, and all the neighbourhoo r thronged t o t h e p l ace o f meet i ng . A prettier course fur viewing a r ace , per h aps, never was seen : it was not one which a gentleman could tide without having schooled over it more than once. There are at least seventee n leaps, non e o f t h em st iff ones, no r fit to try a g ood steep l e chase horse. Th e groun d was well marke d, and the course well kept. The first race which came off was-- Sweepstakes of 10 says. each, 50 sovs. added. ,: he,i T v h il e y re aga w in er s e t t b h u e t D t a w n , d , y, he b a u ts t . th l e la L b tt i e n r ge i r ia s d va t s he b rn ac a k i ed o , rity of friends ; the field was taken freely against either, as Diamond was expected by some to astonish the n ative,. Harbinger l e d but early in the course, he swerved at on e of his l ea p s , an d on his run home he did the same , an d threw his rider out of his stirrups. The Dandy won' pressed closely by Diamond. In the s econ d h eat D andy had it all his own way. Ile led from the post, and won without a whip or spur, le t ; ting the knowi ng ones i nto a secret. There was a g o° deal of money on thi s race . M r . Y ourre ll' s horse juror"_,- well, but he seemed to lose ground after making his jumps' Sweepstakes of 3 sovs., p.p., 25 sovs. added by Kite town ; second horse to get 10 sovs. Mr. Knaresborough won those two heats easily. Af t : Smith rode with great judgment an d sp i r it, b u t be lee" with some of those mishaps which are inseparable from steeple chases; his horse looked like a winner at the po st ' In the interim between the heats for the race a private match came off between Mr. Buchannan and Mr. Byrne, It was extremely well ridden, every jump taken together. . for the wh o l e course . Mr. Byrne won both heats; alr i the spirt was over at f our o ' c lock, and the vast assembly separated with out th e s li g h test acc id ent h a ving occurreci • LONDON MARKETS. PRICEOF BREAD n is 854c1. rot the rhe highest price of Bread in the Metro 4:b. Loaf. There are others who sell from 4d• that price. from to 134 d• below PRICE OF SEEDS.—March 24 . Kew English Red Clover Seed Old Ditto Ditto. , ....., --e. g tine • - , •-.w......... 50s. oft fi ne 9 . 56F. ........... —s. 483. fine , ~.. fine 03 , • °P:2 •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 5 0 8. 601, 48s. 5 6, fine 240 2~s• 24r. 18s. 201. fin e • . —4. 9 fine —s. 2* - --"'"*" 7 s. T c : fine 20 4 ..,...* Aft....W.N,......A1WW* l'ts• 1•V• • fine fine ~,,,, ad ....,,, _.... 82. nn` 67 , '----"". • 84s fine s. 12s. fine --g 42 - -------- mss. fine 40s. 5. .(per Quarter).....—_,.... 30,. 38s• new 40s. 6.0. .......—.---....... --- 5 . l' new ^"s•• ---------.*. —S• 48s• fine --s. 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HOPS —March Choice ... 6l 10i. to tr. 7 1 . 0 __ , 1. . 7 ,., East Kent.................- - . 61. 10s. 01. O. t° 1 fis. to 01 Choice .., ...—... 01. Os. 71. 104. .,.... New Svesex Pockets '...- 51. Os. 0/. OA. to )1,•. ig: Superfine Ditto —...... - . 51. 15s. 01 . Os ' t° 121.. P 2 ,. Farnham ( fine) ~.........,.111, 1 Is• a Us to ... ~. Ditto (5ec0nd5)....,.., 10/ Os. 01. Os to 11 , "- 5/. 19s. to _. 0,. ----------- - PRICE OF POTA'I'OES.-51arch 24. r WP. 01. Os. to 21 . 04. ditto. —4l. 10s. to 5 1 . .3/. 15s. toll* °r• Qs ghtlo°: 91. Os. Os. to 31.1 . ss. 03 di e ditto. 5haw5...—.—...—....... Middling ............. Marsh Champions Scotch Reds--.... Chats .«.---...—. PRICE OF 011... wined X 4 2 Jo -,.406. 12 0 --- " 4 " 510 Rape Oil, brown Linseed Oil Linseed Oil Cak e at the Mill, Per an d tzave Cake, p er ton -,...•••••••' us Hay, __. T u HA NlARtik.l. h W arc M. Od, to fOs. od. over 65,. Od. to 0 '• u ` . 30i. Od. to 3 PRICES 0 Per ib. d. to d. Batts, English. l5 2.4 Ditto, Foreign 14 'A Dressing hides 114 15 Ditto i2l 16 Ditto, light - Crop Hides, light 121 13 to 501 b, 12 15 14 17 LEATHE.R. l'er lb• d. togo English Horse Hides., 15 Spanish Der it to 1S 2, P dozen. C a lf Skins., SO to 41Mbb. 17 . 14 91 Ditto 40 to 601 Ditt o 70 to 9(1113. 20 e 7, small segi, Greenland 112 6 !Z Large ditto, RICE OF RAW FAT per stone oi811,•,,, 'rice of Tallo w ( as s t a t e d b y th e Tallow Nlelters) PRICE OF TALLOW, SOAP, Sic. per _029. m. y f e o l w io n w T ß al u lo ss 465. od Tallow 48s. 485.0 d .. Ws. White —s. Od. Soap —s. Od. Graves Nfelted 335. Od. Good Dregs.""'" . Ditto Rough — —..--...,.22A. Od. Candles. per dot. 7s. P O: ItoCEBs.ooclfi IC:10/slulidqs,sE:e. The price of Store Candles, in the retail shops, is as 101,1,,(5."-.6d ET.—March 24. g. d. Per Ton. rth I d o Walls End KillingisT iv Walls End Newniarcn . 15; Walls End Perkins.....,, ii 6 Walls End Ri .'d lell's ••••••••• 19 6 Morton Maini..........••••'^ 1 9 6 Walls End fletton ~.,...... ,„ 0 W. E. Russell's Hetton, g 6 Walls End Stewares,...• ...L 0 Walls End Adelaide ~...,... (4 'Walls End (ionlon,-,,•• 1 7 6 Walls End Raby ......•-•-•• 1 6 il W. E. South Durham,. __ Mao Northumberlano, 15, Walls-End Tees .........,•11!. ',. d'-NethertonMal 11 '' flowar s . --.................... , 6 Hartley .......--: _ii,.............. 15 Walls End Eigi _ last market-daY, t -I. r dozen Per Tor,. Adair's ..-.—.,„,....... s. d. 15 0 COAL MARK Chester 14 0 East 13 6 Hebhurn Main 15 6 Holywell 16 0 Newburn- 15 0 Ord's Red h ugh 14 0 Pontop Windsor 15 6 , 16 6 West Hartley « 14 6 Wylam 16 9 Walls End Bell & Brown 15 6 WE. Bell, ltobson, & Co. 15 0 Walls End Bewicke& Co. 17 6 W.E. Clarke and C 0...—. 14 0 Wall: End Gosforth—. 17 3 Walls End Hilda l5 6 Ships arrived since MEETINGS OF CR,EDITORS AT THE COURT, BASINGHALL-STREET, --...-- (From the London Gazelle.) M. TO-MORROW, MARCH 9;1, a t e Div 'DEN os. vv ‘r v. ...wlvaWilson,ll W. kle . ir m, bvriec merchant, itui ' ac , l: rrh' dl3 L e i a' m glieb e rr hO G° u k s ° e s ............................................................ ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' - . 14 1 L. Contesse, watch-case-manufacturer, Upper '''''''' .... 0 Bloomsbury ................................................................. T. J. Lancaster, merchant, Cateaton-street .................. S. Grompt:n7 — est y gn e e s d t . e — rd i ay eed a s I m nt e e e U t i i g n e b t:e a os r fe . mi di 0 Friday _ i _ r elected Member of Parliament for the It r "ii i rt., Fazroy-square, relative E to ihe resigned. —.feeds .i k, vice Sir H. Erankland, of Thirkleby Pa h i sseg n(tnicaeservatiVey W 3 f was he'd at the Mechanic ' .s Institution , t Derby 0° pas sed a h...... 0.6 oat • . _ Ls , the six labourers, for administerint , u nlaw - ful Rev, Dr. Wade in the chair. The chairman argued 1,11_.., the men had committed no offence, either against the n , a long addresalw:7o of God or man. Mr. Owen made the men had raletele. your of the unions. Mr. Savage said lived in the same village, and borne a g°°' l . . ba rk d 114 ; They were 'to be tern away from their fainilie. , a u ke 0 ' nishe I fur seven years. Mr. Abrahams said the , ig oe ty, Sussex, who was at the head of the Freem Isom al oa th*. Ole wo c r h ki a ought to he punished for tithing anti giving - ' De go go ia 1 He recommended that all the working men 51) „ ° :,,ier ,A1 ,1 * procession to the King. Mr. Duffey, Mr. C lrr- a nd r - Davenport, and Mr. Lee addresse I the meeting tot sg oist , tions to the King and to b ah houses of polio' d ' ~,, the sentence being carried into eff-ct were ag ree ~ sortharaP• BIRTHS. On the 19th instant, at the Rectory Bugbroolc'',o, of a son i tonshire, the lady of the Rev. James Ha'rwood ti ar f,„ l the la d Y ° On the 7th inst., at Le Bocage, near Bourdea— ' Frank Cutler, Esq., of a daughter. IrllgotteC-street! MARRIED. L i e uten a ilt ;f 1:1 111 ' On the 2.2 d inst , at St. Luke's, Chelsea , Gummer, of the Madras Army, to Elizabet h, dau bi er B iE rcl , " Woodfall, Esq., of Chelsea. e F no. — , On the 2.2 d inst., Robert Blake ByaSS, Esq. , ~.,.°' „-- e o f Or ejv street, London, to Rose, daughter of R. Nichol!, r.`i'' hill grove, Herts. ----- o° l ' DIED. T neraln itl3 ' ~ On the 23,1 inst., at The r esa-terrace, H an,- e. Mary Ann Gibbes, in her 55th year. via, "Oct On the 23d inst., at Stoke Newington, Mrs. Da the late Captain Davis, in her 75th year. 1111$ PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY 111.1 R Do yo u9P AT SUN OFFIIIE, 112, STRANP.