The Sun. — London, England, 1831-03-11 00:00:00

iritr.:TlNGS IN SUPPORT OF HIS MAJESTY'S MINISTERS. D 0 VER. A general meeting of the inhabitants took place this morning at the Guildhall, at which the Mayor presided, and which was very numerously and very respectably attended, for the purpose of addressing his Majesty and both Houses of Parliament on the 1 important measure of Reform now submitted to their considera tion by his Majesty's Ministers. Nothing could exceed the una nimity of the meeting. An address to his Majesty, expressive of the gratitude of the town for his gracious sanction of the mea sure, and petitions to both Houses of Parliament praying that it may be passed into a law, were carried without a dissentient voice. A vote of thanks to the Mayor for his conduct on the oc casion was passed unanimously, and it was then proposed that three hearty cheers for our good King should be given before the Meeting separated. This was so enthusiastically adopted that the old hall quite rung with the cheering. The result of this meeting may be the more considered, as it is calculated that at least one half the resident votes will, if the measure passes as new proposed, be eventually reduced. CORDWAINERS' WARD. A requisition, signed by thirty-one inhabitant householders of Cordwainers' Ward, having been presented to their Alderman (Mr. Christopher Smith), begging him to convene a meeting of the Ward, to consider the propriety of a public declaration of ap proval of the plan of Reform proposed by his Majesty's Mini sters, he has been pleased to decline it in the following terms : " Gentlemen,—l had the honour to receive, on Saturday your requisition, desiring me to convene a meeting of the inha bitants of the Ward, to consider the propriety of a public decla ration of approval of the plan of R etbrm p ro p osed b y his Ma jesty's Ministers. " Believe me, Gentlemen, nothing can be more painful to my feelings than to be under the necessity of refusing to comply with the wishes of so many respectable inhabitants of the Ward Ihave had so many years the honour of presiding over, and my reason I will shortly state :—I am no enemy to Reform, and many parts of the Minister's plan I approve, but some of the pro visions of the measure I condemn as arbitrary, unjust, and un called for—that of interfering with the rights and privileges of the citizens of London, which, when I was admitted to the free dom, I was sworn to protect and preserve. How, then, can I t o w my aid to an act, the object of which is to annihilate those immunities and privileges our ancestors so many years en_ joyed.—l have the honour to remain, Gentlemen, your faith- Ail servant, (Signed) " C. SMITH." " Adam-street, March 7. " Messrs, Hamm, Nelson, &c. . . On receipt of this letter the reqUisitionists themselves pub lished a hand-bill, inviting the inhabitants to meet this day. SHEFFIELD. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) According to the resolution passed at the meeting on Monday, the petition to the House of Commons, and the addreSs to the King, were to remain for signatures till this evening (March 9). Such has been the enthusiasm of he people that ten thousand have already signed, and many more would have added their names if the time had been prolonged. The petition, however, goes off tonight, and as a meeting of the requisitionists is called to-morrow, at eleven o'clock, for the especial purpose of request ing our worthy chief Magistrate, Hugh Parker, Esq. and M. Ellison, Esq. to present the same to his Majesty, as a deputation from the inhabitants of Sheffield, we have no doubt of the motion being unanimously carried. We have long been engaged in the political arena of England, but never at any period did we wit ness such unanimity among all classes. Poor Mr. Duncombe— the Honourable, as he is called—must come no more to the W es t-Riding of Yorkshire. The last time he addressed us was in Bermer's Pool. He promised that Reform, the corn laws, slavery, and, indeed, every vital question should have his best consideration. Best consideration will not do now-a-days. On that occasion he was surrounded by many gentlemen who be lieved him sincere, who were however to be seen in the ranks of the reformers on Monday last. The master cutler who presided at the meeting was Mr. Duncombe's right hand man when he held forth to the freeholders of the district; but it appears that even his eyes are opened to the corruption of the times, and that best consideration will do no longer. There must be something more than consideration : there must be talent—there must be decision —there must be no evasion ; in short, there must be honesty. Therefore, as our excellent and honourable representative has declared himself against the united efforts of his constituents, they say, one and all, at least in Hallamshire, that he must come no more to this town. We cannot conclude this communication without noticing the universal approbation which your extraordinary exertions re ceive in all public rooms. The spirit of the evening's debate is anticipated, and the result argued upon, from your second edi tion, which generally arrives here soon after two o'clock. An sooa as it is opened, the cry is, "Let us have thesecond edition." In many places, especially in old Coxon's, a regular party meet to hear the result of your indefatigable labours in catering for the public taste—and these labours, we are proud to say,are duly appreciated. In ancient times, our hemisphere, at this season, used to be enveloped in clouds and smoke, the sun seldom ever appearing in the horizon—but now, thanks to the school master, The Sun may be seen at an early hour in the afternoon, with the preceding evening's debate in the British House of Commons—a fact unparalleled in the annals of the press. (From another Correspondent.) Two addresses have been agreed to unanimously at a meeting of at least 9,000 of the inhabitants of this town, held on Monday in the imblic square, at twelve o'clock. I never, in my life, beheld so enthusiastic a demonstration of public feeling on the all-ab sorbing question now agitating in the Commons. There was not •ne dissenting voice. 'The meeting lasted two hours and a halt; and broke up with three times three cheers for the King, and three times three for Reform, end a general groan for our County Member, Mr. Duncombe, who will meet with a very warm reception if he ever again solicits the suffrages of the in dependent people of Sheffield. MANCHESTER. A public meeting of the inhabitants of Manchester, convened by the Boroughreeve and constables of the town, was held in the Town-hall, on Wednesday, to adopt a petition to Parliament, and an address of thanks to the Throne, and to his Majesty's Ministers, for the introduction into the House of Commons of the Ministerial plan of Parliamentary Reform. On no other public occasion, in our remembrance was there assembled so numerous a body of individuals within the walls of any public building in this town. The Boroughreeve of the town, James Burt, ~ was called to the Chair, and the two other authori ties, Mr. Brandies and Mr. Dirties, were also present. The plat.. form was crowded to excess by merchants, manufacturers, tradesmen, and professional gentlemen, and throughout the proceedings the greatest possible degree of unanimity prevailed. In the earliest part of the proceedings, A Man named Morris, an operative, attempted to bring under tliseussioo the subject of an nual Parliaments, universal suffrage, and vote by ballot; but the Chairman promptly interposed, and stated that, as the meeting had been called for a specific purpose, the topics proposed by the individual before the meeting would be irrelevant, and he could not sanction them. Whatever opinions were entertained on those subjects, it was the duty of the assembly to be unanimous in their approval of the Ministers' plan of Reform, in order that the hands of his Majesty's Ministers might be supported and strengthened. With this brief explanation, Morris declined pressing the topics, and the regular hnsiness of the meeting was entered upon. The meeting was afterwards addressed in speeches of surpassing eloquence, energy, and constitutional argument, by a number of gentlemen. The measure of his - Majesty's Ministers was unreservedly approved of by all parties in the room ; the integrity of Government was dwelt upon by most of the speakers, and the plan was described by one person as "a voice from the wilderne,s bringing glad tidings." The gracious regard which his Majesty has slum') for the welfare of the nation, was a general theme of exultation, arid whenever the name of the Sovereign was introduced, it was hailed with shouts of applause. At the conclusion of the business, the cheers of the vast multitude were loud and long. The petitions to both Houses of Parliament, expressing the approbation of the meeting at the Reform Bid, and praying that it may pass into a law, were laid upon the table, and were instantly siged by hundreds of persons. There can be no doubt that the n y will be the most numerously signed petitions that ever proceeded from the town of Manchester. ALDERSGATE WARD—A requisition, signed by upwards of 100 respectable inhabitants of this Ward, was yesterday pre sented to bit' Peter Laurie, KM., Alderman, to call a meeting for the purpese of considering the propriety of addressing both Houses of Parliament in favour of the Reform Bill introduced into the Commons' House of Parliament by his Majesty's Mini sters. In compliance with the above requisition the Alderman has appointed the said meeting toi Le held at the Dispensary, in Aldersgate-street, to-day, at ono for two o'clock precisely. CLERKENWELL—A very respectable meeting was held last Wednesday evening at the Crown Tavern, Clerkenwell, Mr. T. Dean in the Chair, to consider of the best means to be adopted to testify the admiration of the parishioners of the plan of Reform introduced by Lord John Russell in the House of Commons. It was proposed and agreed to unanimously, that a general day of rejoicing should be appointed, and that lame_ diate application should be made to other parishes to do the same BLOOMSBURY.—Yesterday evening a most magnificent transparency was exhibited in front of the house of Mr. Seeking, an extensive pewterer and beer-engine maker, residing in Duke street, Bloomsbury, to the success of his Majesty's Ministers in the cause of Heform. In the centre of the transparency were a very excellent representation of his Majesty King William and his Consort sitting at dinner, attended by the officers of state ; over their Majesties' heads were a motto of King William and Reform, beneath the table of their Majesties were a group of per sons composed of the select, exclaiming" It is all up with us, no /Imre jobbing, the case is altered." At the top is a large ship under sail to Canada, the crew of her consisting of borough mongers. In the corner is the ex-Minister deploring his fate ; over his head a motto of ‘' Turn about is fair play, Arthur: , The wi:ole had a very splendid appearance, and from the novelty of the ease attracted an immense assemblage of persons during the night. ST. GILES'S IN THE FIELDS, AND ST. GEORGE'S, BLOOMSBURY. -.Yesterday afternoon a numerous and highly respectable meeting of the inhabitants of these united parishes was held at the Freemasons"favern, for the purpose of address ing his Majesty, and petitioning both Houses of Parliament to support the Ministerial plan of Parliamentary Reform. Mr. Ald rman Waithman was unanimously called to the Chair. Mr. Wakley alai Mr. lingers, late Churchwardens, Mr. Tooke, a barrister, of Bedford-row, Dr. King, Mr, Mills, Mr. Estleby, Mr. Templeman, and several other able speakers addressed the meeting in moving and seconding the resolutions, which were carried unanimously, amid rapturous applause. T he resolutions - were expressive of a confidence in his-lifaresty and the present Administration, the imperative necessity of a Reform in the Commons' Holise of Parliament, approval of the plan of Parlia, mentary Reform proposed by Ministers, and an unalterable de termination to support his Majesty and the Government in adopting this measure. An address of gratitude to his Majesty, and petitions to both Houses of Parliament, imploring the Le. gislature to pass the Government plan of Parliamentary Reform into a law, were agreed to. Lord Brougham was requested to present the address to his Majesty, and a petition to the House of Lords, and Mr. Alderman Waithman to present it to the House of Commons. Thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the sneeting dispersed. ST. SAVIOUR'S. —Yesterday a numerous meeting of the pa rishioners of St. Saviour's, Southwark, took place in the Vestry room of the church, for the purpose of giving expression to their feelings on the grand measure of Reform, which has passed a tint reading, and to support petitions to both Houses of Parlia ment that it may be speedily passed into a law. Several of the Parishioners addressed the meeting on the su b j ect, and resolu tions Passed declaratory of the high sense of gratit u de due to his ' t j est re Ministers by the country for their liberal and enlightened e0nd,,,,, , which well deserved the support of the nation at large. LAMBETH.—A. greataish, in Waterloo-road i-mber of the Inhabitants of Lambeth nated their houses last nighr t . i lie streets in its vicinity, illumi hyraotf them with very splendid de vices, in commemoration of the reading of the Reform Bill. GREENOCK. —Immediately a ft er ma 4he arrival of the mail in c re enock on Friday night, it was ta known to the inhabitants that that town was included in the numbe r of the enfranchised places. In both collbe.rooms the intellige nce l i on, the bells were set a ringing, and th e T t e , gave great satisfac. strumental baud paraded the town playing Greenock amateur in to have national airs. On Saturday flags were displayedeJatalt favourite and the ships in the harbour. The meeting wh if c cir the steeple been hell this day did not, as we anticipated in our as place ; but the 31agistrates have, in compliance with test, take tion, called a public meeting of the inhabitants, t o 1° - torsi. Wednesday, for the purpose of sending off petitions to the Itir and both Houses of Parliament, in favour of the Ministerimpa of Reform. DUBLIN, MAacii S.—A requisition, of which the following is a copy, has already bee n ver y numerously and . We most respectably s i g ned. It is addressed to the Lord Mayor :—., signed, request that your Lordship will convene satis public meeting em as early a day as possible, to exprecs our faction at measure of Morin proposed in the Comtnons' 'House of Parli2• ment, by Lord John Russell, in concurrence with his Majesty's Ministers." The Duke of Cumberland has been present under the gallery every night during the debate on Reform, and has remained in the house regularly until the time of the adjournments. Sir Henry Parnell has postponed the resolutions on the ma nagement of the collection and expenditure of the public money, which he had intended to move yesterday, till May 17th, in order not in any way unnecessarily to impede the money measures, and the great measures of Parliamentary Reform, of the Government. After the three motions for the Reform Bills for—l. England —2. Scotland-3, Ireland, had had been affirmed on Thursday morning, at three o'clock, the House instructed Lords John Russell, Althorp, and Palmerston, Sir J. Graham, Mr. Charles Grant, Mr. Stanley, the Attorney-General, and the Solicitor- General, to bring in the Bill for England; the same parties, with the addition of th e L or d Advocate (Jeffrey), excepting the At torney. and Solicitor-General, to bring in that for Scotland ; and the like parties, with the addition of Mr. Crampton, and except ing the Lord Advocate, to bring in that for Ireland. The Bill to relieve Mr. Grosvenor from the penalties, "pains and disabilities," in consequence of having taken his seat and vited as Member for Chester, without having first taken the oath p escribed by Acts of Parliament, passed through all its remain ing in the House of Commons on Wednesday evening, and was thence passed to the House of Lords, where it was read a first time, and the standing orders of the House weredispensed with, in order to enable it to proceed. Such is the urgency of the case—namely, to save the penalties, and qualify the Member to become immediately a candidate to be re-elected to this Par liament. Who can say that there is one law for the rich and another for the poor? If all the Learned Member for Waterford's speeches were of the same character as that which he delivered in a tone of such true eloquence on Monday night, he would rise much higher in the general respect than he has ever yet done. Lord Duncannon, as First Commissioner of Woods and Forests Department, will this evening move, in the House of Commons, for leave to bring iis a Bill to make the long contemplated open ing facing Waterloo-bridge, in the Strand, across the site of the late English Opera-house, to Long Acre. The title of the Bill will be for the formation of a new street from the Strand to Charles-street, Covent-garden, and to widen the North end of Bow-street." The anti reformers are becoming desperate, at least if we may judge from the language employed by their Sunday advocate, which contains a string of epithets, unrivalled for coarseness in the annals of Billingsgate. A certain Right Honourable Boroughmonger, who must be nameless, has the unblushing effrontery to assert the immaculate purity of the place which lie represents, while, at the very same time, he must have been speaking within hearing of two persons, who had successively paid him 5,000/. for the high honour of being his colleagues. The occupants of seats for rotten boroughs, would have us now believe, that instead of representing the stones and mounds of Gatton, Old Sarum, &c., they are the representatives of the whole people of England. This surely is mis-representation in every sense of the word. The real, and indeed only question between the boroughmon gers and the people of England, Scotland, and Ireland, is this:— Are Governments established for the benefit of the few or the many? If for the few, then are the boroughmongers quite right in leaving no stone unturned to protect their exclusive privi leges; but if for the many, then it is high time that they should disgorge that which they ought never to have possessed. DUTCH AND HAMBURG PAPERS. WARSAW, FEB. 25.—0 n the 24th and 25th Feb. there was again some very obstinate fighting; all our Journals are full of the particulars. The following account is in our State Gazette of the 26th : " The day before yesterday there was a terrible battle on the other side of the Vistula. The combat began at break of day, at Bialolenka. A fresh corps of Russians which had advanced to that place, was dispersed, and lost five cannon. At Grochow Field Marshal Diebitsch besitles the corps of Generals Pahlen, Rosen, and Geismar, had called that of Prince Schachowski to join Wm, with the intention of opening himself a way to Warsaw. He therefore commenced th ebattle with a great superiority of force. On our right wing,a cassoon tilled with shells, blew up in themiddle of a regiment of cavalry and did us considerable injury. Our left wing and centre now also advanced to Grochow. The two armies were in their positions in the evening. On our side, Ge neral Chlopieki was wounded in the foot by a cannon ball. General Zyminski was mortally wounded and died in the course of the day. The enemy, however sustained no inconsiderable loss; they had four Generals killed; two regiments of infantry and one of Cuirassiers were dispersed ; a battery partly taken, partly spiked. Our army was attacked seven times successively. General Krukowiecki commanded on our side." According to other Journals the Rusians had, on the 25th, no fewer than 150 cannon in the field. Our loss in killed and wounded is estimated at between 2,000 and 3,003 men, and yet all our troops were not engaged, as a great part covered Praga. The scythe-bearers are said to have fought desperately. General Chlopieki has been brought wounded to Warsaw, but it is thought he will soon be able to leave the city again; he had two horses killed under him. On the t o following days there was no fighting, but it seems that it was found necessary, on our side, to abandon the ground on the other side of the Vistula. The melancholy result of this conviction has been, that we were obliged to set qre to the suburb of Praga, in order to have a clear space before the entrench ments, which cover the bridges over the Vistula. Praga was burning the whole day on the '26th ; a proclamation from the National Government promises that the unfortunate inhabitants shall be indemnified. The preceding day, in the midst of the battle at Grochow, it was reported here for a time that Praga was taken by the enemy. The Corninander in Chief, Prince Radziwill, has laid down the command, which has been given, pro tempore, by the Na tional Government, to General Skrzynecki, who was confirmed in the office by the two Chambers of the 26th. According to se niority, General Krukowiecki should have had the chief com mand, but it is said he was the first to second the appointment of Skrzynecki. General Dwernicki, in a report dated the 24th, from Koznice, says that the corps of General Kreutz had entirely left the waiwodeships of Sandomer and Cracow, and retired across the Vistula. The Russians had up to that time contrived to strengthen the ice on the Vistula, and to keep up the commu nication over it by covering the surface with straw and pouring water over it. _ A resolution of the National Oovernment of the 26th, declares all Poland in a state of war. THE HAGUE, MARCH B.—The Handel:bled says that a courier had arrived at Amsterdam, with news that a report was received at Berlin on the 3d, that Praga had been taken by storm by the Russians, and that it was expected that the surrender of Warsaw would speedily follow. This report, however, needs confirmation, especially as such reports have frequently been spread. His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange is expected here from London about the 15th instant. The Petersburgh Journals, of February 23, contain the second bulletin of Count Diebitsch ; it is dated Ist (13th) February, and relates only some trifling skirmishes. The insurgents were so unprepared for the arrival of the Russians, that they even aban doned their magazines of provisions and forage. The Russians, says the bulletin, were impatient to meet with the enemy. AMSTERDAM, MARCH B.—Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. 39 1 A 3914. Amort Synd. 4% per Cent. 66.34. 58. Amort Synd. 3% per Cent. SDA. ExcitANGE oat LONDON.-11f. 85.—Two months, llf. so._ Dutch Papers, March 9. BRANDENBURGH, Mancit our diplomatic circles official communications from Paris are spoken of, according to which the French Government will not interfere in any manner in the atairs of Italy, and has recognised the right of Austria to interfere by arms. It is said that this recognition of the right of Austria rests on a previous acknowledgment made to the Aus trian Court in one of the conferences held in London last year, which Court already at that time reserved to itself the pacifica tion of Italy in case of a revolution. It is hoped that the nation will consider this reserve in the Government as a new pledge of the continuance of peace. We have had for two days no news from Warsaw or from the Russian head quarters ; but however bravely the Polish army fights, all the accounts from the Eastern provinces agree that the fate of the capital, and consequently that of the kingdom of Poland, will be decided within a week. BRUNSWICK, MARCH L—Count Louis Mortimer Von Maltzan, Prussian Minister to several German Courts, arrived here on the 25th, on a mission from his Court. Duke William returned on the 6th February from Hanover. HAMBURG, MARCH 4.—The Chevalier A. de Menzes Vas coneellos de Druminos has delivered his credentials as Charge d'Affaires and 'Consul-General of his Majesty the Emperor of Brazil at Hamburg. (These papers have no news from Warsaw of later date than the 25th of February.) FROM LOMBARDY, FEB. 25.—Nobody here knows whether our Emperor will interfere in the affairs of Italy, which are now in such confusion. So much is certain, that the ki ,, gdoin of Lom bardy and Venice is to be increased to 120,000 men, and that large bodies of troops are on their march. Our Italian provinces enjoy perfect tranquillity. The Archduchess Maria Louisa, with her Court, is still at Piacenza, protected by 3,000 Austrians • VIENNA, FEB. 27.—Her Majesty the young Queen of Hun gary arrived on the 25th at Schonbrunn, and made her solemn entry into the capital to-day amidst the joyful acclamations of a countless multitude of the citizens. Her Majesty was received at the Imperial Palace with great pomp, after which was the presentation of the great nobility, and a public banquet. The marriage was celebrated in the chapel of the Court, in the after noon, and there was a drawing-room in the evening. Various reports are in circulation respecting the sanguinary conflicts about Warsaw. It appears from all the account s that both sides fought with unparalleled bravery, and it is reported here that Prince Radziwill is killed and General Diebitsch wounded, and that the Russian army waits for its reserves to make another attack. In consequence of these reports our funds have fallen considerably. It is said that a counter revolution has taken place at Ferrara. VIENNA, FEB. 28.—We have had no official accounts from Poland since the day before yesterday ; general apprehension con sequently prevails. The Funds fall every hour, to which indeed the•news from France contribute ; but the fear of a longer con tinuance of the Polish war, and of the political difficulties which would ensue, is predominant. Several detachments of artillery are on the way to Italy : General Rsdelzki, who was Quarter master-General of the allied armies in 1813 and 1814, is to have the chief command of our army in Italy. Four per Cent. Metalliques Bank Shares 916 rioRsEN HALLE, 4P. H., MARCH 4.—ln wheat there was little doing this week, considerable supplies being expected, part of which have already arrived. In the beginning of the week some purchases were made for exportation, but the last accounts from England not having appeared very encouraging to our specula. tors, few or no sales could be effected during the last few days. For Rye, prices were not maintained without difficulty, and gene rally speaking, every syecies of Grain appears heavy. Weight Rix dollars. Dantzic Wheat 12'2 t; 126 —to Silesian 124 to 128 1115 to 185 Anhalt, white llB to 124 155 to 175 -- red 122 to 128 155 to 175 Danish 120 to 128 125 to 135 Holstein, red to 130 4to Dantzic Rye llB to 122 105 to 111 Upland 116 to 123 105 to 110 Danish 116 to 120 95 to 100 Petersburgh and Riga 118 to o 122..„..105 t o 113 Magdeburg!) Barley 9B t 104 95 to 100 Anhalt 9B to 104 95 to MI . Holstein 75 to BO Upland Oats —to 60 to 66 Meeklenburgh Danish 66 to 75 42 to 55 Pomeranian Malt to ...... 65 to 70 Buck Wheat —to —. ..... 80 to 85 Pease, yellow, Upland — to —......100 to 115 Beans —to . ...... 90 to 100 Tares —to —......115 to 140 Holstein Rapeseed — to —......190 to 195 The further decline in the French Funds has not made much impression here, and private letters from Paris maintain that the pacific party will continue to prevail in the Ministry. The decline is attributed to the stormy discussions of the Chamber. Stock for money continues scarce; at the prices below there were more buyers than sellers. • End of Marc)'. P x o ew lish p Anglo. Danish Loan 3 per Cent. Anglo-Rusman Loan 85% N A e o w stri A s u n dr ßa ia n n k Hamburg-Russian Loan 84% B° rus n sta ' n 4 per Cents. B5 4 S pe ha r re C s ents 75 P 55 New 71}4 Hanoverian Loan 9B PRICES OF STOCKS THIS Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red 3 per Cent. Cons.: 75% 6% 3 l,i per Cent. shut Ditto Red shnt New 3 1 ,: i per Cent... 85%5 51:14 :3 per Cent Ann. 1726 - 4 per Cent. 1826 Bank Long Ann to expire Jan 5,186 n shut Oct. 10, 1359 shut Jan. 5, 1860 16% Jan. 5, 1880 - April 5, 1880 Jan. 5, 18713 - r&ICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAT AT ONR O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds - Neapolitan — Brazilian Bonds — . Peruvian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds — Portuguese Bonds Chilian Bonds ..-. ........... ..20}‘ Prussian, Old Colombian Bonds —;Ditto, New — Ditto, 1824, — • Russian Oanish ... Spanish, 18'21 16 Greek Bonds ---I B°3 Ditto, 1.825 — F re nch Rantes, sp. C. R 2 t. 50 . 0 uatimala - Exchange °.it. 30 . Mexican Bonds — 3 per cent. —l. -_,.. !nth% IBT, — Exchange ....... _t .....e PROPER CANDIDATES FOR THE COMING GENERAL ELECTION. IN the Seven Days' Debate on Reform it has been maintained that Close Boroughs are necessary for the purpose of introducing to the Public " Men of Talent." To obviate such supposed necessity, NEXT SPECTATOR will publish a LIST of PERSONS highly qualified to serve the Nation in Parliament —that Electors may, at the coming General Election, select from them persons both able and willing to vindicate the people's choice. DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. New 5 per Cent. — India Stock --- Ditto Bonds 3 6 pm. South Sea Stock 84% Old Annuities shut New Ditt0............ —... — per Cent. Ann. 1 751 Ex. Bills, £l,OOO l6 18 pm. Ditto .,5 0, 9 16 18 pm. Ditto Small l6 18 pm. Ditto Commercial Ditto Advertised — pm. Bank for Account India for Account Cons. fcr April 13... 751 61 51i PARLIAMENTARY REFORM• THE ATLAS, double the size of other Newspapers, on Sunday next will give the DEBATES on PARLIAMENTARY REFORM, AT GREATER LENGTH THAN ANY OTHER JOURNAL. Orders received by Cooper, and Mansell, Birmingham; Lewis, Wheeler, and Arnold, Manchester ; Wilmer and Arnold, Liverpool ; Butcher, Bingham, and Harvey, Bristol ; Williams, and Barrett, Bath ; and by every other News vender and Bookseller in the Kingdom. The DEBATE on the SECOND READING of LORD JOHN RUSSELL'S BILL, with the majority and minority, will be presented on a DOUBLE SHEET, without extra charge.—To prevent disappointment, orders should be given immediately. ROYAL FETE AT HOLDERNESSE HOUSE. THIS Splendid and Unique Etuertainment, which was given to the Royal Fansiy and the Court by the Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry on Wednesday night, will be described in its minutest details, and from exclusive sources, in the COURT JOURNAL of To-sfonnow, March 12th. To give due effect to the description, the whole of the apartments will be brought under view, as they appeared on this occasion; for which purpose, and also to afford scope for the details of THE QUEEN'S SECOND DRAWING ROOM, With particulars of the COURT DRESSES, an AL PHABETICAL LIST of the COMPANY PRESENT, &c. &c. TWENTY-FOUR ADDITIONAL COLUMNS will he given WITHOUT EXTRA CHARGE. Orders received by all Booksellers and Newsmen, by whom it is forwarded, free of postage, to all parts of the United Kingdom. Published by W. Thomas, 19, Catherine-street, Strand. RUSSIAN HORN BAND, LONDON COFFEE HOUSE, LUDGATE-HILL. THE RUSSIAN HORN BAND (con sisting of Two Leaders and Twenty-five Musicians, who perform on Fifty or Fifty-five Norns) respectfully ac quaint the Nobility and Gentry that they intend giving TWO CONCERTS, both Vocal and Instrumental, on Friday and Saturday next, the llth and 12th instant, at the above Coffee-house. The Performance will commence each Evening at Eight o'clock. And on Monday and Tuesday next, the 14th and 15th instant, there will be TWO MORNING CONCERTS at the Great Concert Room, King's Theatre, the per formances to commence at Three o'clock, and terminate at a Quarter past Four. Admission ss. ; Family Tickets, to admit Five Persons, I/. Is. ; Children half-price. Tickets to be had at Messrs. Clementi and Co.'s, 26, Cheapside ; Longman and Bates, 6, Ludgate-hill ; George and Maubey's, 85, Fleet-stree:; Purday's, 45, High Hol born ; and at the above Tavern. - 1!),c LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 11, 1831. The French Journals state that the Parliamentary Reform excites nearly as much attention in Paris as the war in Poland. With regard to this last, we still entertain a belief that the late rumours have been much exaggerated. That the Russians have advanced is evident, but that they have been al lowed to enter Warsaw so tamely as has been re presented by the inhabitants, we must still entertain our doubts. The statement is not in keeping with what we have already seen of the heroic conduct of the Po'es. Hamburg Papers have been received. They con tain no new intelligence of moment. The extracts are given in another column. At a late meeting of the Thames Tunnel Pro , prietors, it was mentioned thAt a proposal had been made by a French Company to complete the work. We know that this grand national undertaking has excited univers d admiration and astonishment on the Continent, but why is it left to foreigners to bring it to a conclusion ? Surely it is a re flection on the enterprising character of Dig. land, that a work so unprecedented in its nature —so invaluable in its results, combining the useful and the ornamental to a greater degree than was ever before known—should be left in its present unfinished state, or if completed, should be in. debted for that completion to the spirited and liberal enterprize of Frenchmen ? Are there no public funds available for such a purpose ? Have the boroughmongers and their dependents swallowed every thing ? How melancholy, how degrading is the reflection, that the sam3 country which can afford to give its thousands:annually to this Honourable Placeman and that Honourable Placeman ; which enables this Noble Lord to ex hibit his morals at the gaming -table, and that Noble Lord his patriotism at Newmarket ; which supplies an ELLENBOROUGH with Macassar for the cultivation of his love-locks, and a PERCEVAL with books for the improvement of his logic and his devotion-- how degrading, we repeat, is the reflection, that such a country, so lavishly generous, cannot yet furnish means for the completion of the noblest undertaking ever yet projected by human :enter , prise ! The Pension List would make a ca pital fund for such a purpose; and so high is o ur opinion of the public and private virtues of the nu merous Lords, Ladies, Right Honourables, and Honourables, who figure in it, that we are con vinced they will gladly give in to the project. Ex cellent fraternity, we know a hint will be sufficient I Let us hope for the honour of our country, that when the Reform measure is accomplished, Lord DUNCANNON will turn his attention to this stupen dous work. It will be worthy of the present Ad. ministration. How grand will be the spectacle—a ral-road along the Tunnel--intercharging the com modities of either side the Thames with the rapidity of thought! This will indeed be one of the won ders of the world, and the admiration of posterity. In the extremity of their desperation the Bo roughmongers are despatching their emissaries throughout the country for the purpose of pro curing shaln:meetings of, what they call, moderate Reform. We hasten to apprise our countrymen of this manoeuvre, and to warn them, as they value their constitutional privileges, to pass unheard " the song of the charmer, charm he never so wisely." Moderate Reform ! That is to say, a Reform which may gull the country, while it enables the Boroughmongers to retain all their old unconstitutional privileges!! The idea is perfectly absurd ; and if the people give into it, or allow the measures now in progress to be crippled and disfigured by the arts of the most grasping, selfish, tyrannical oligarchy on record, they will deserve to suffer, and suffer, they may rely on it, (from past experience, and present endurance) they will, and that to an extent of which at present they have not the slightest notion. Whether the Belgians will eventually be brought to adhere to tl.e views of the Great Powers, as ex pressed in the Protocol of the 19th February, re cently published, is a question yet undecided. Their adhesion, if they ever give it, will be the result rather of intimidation than of their conviction of its justice; and it must be admitted that however excellent the motives of the Protocol-makers may have been, they have asserted principles in their declarations which require some consideration before they can be assented to. " The ties," say the Allies, " having been severed which we formed in 1814, it belongs to us again to accomplish the ob ject which we proposed in forming them. We must form new combinations to secure that tranquillity of Europe of which the union of Belgium and Holland formed one of the bases. We keep the disposal of Belgium, as we kept it in 1814, though not the sovereignty, with a view to the balance of power and to the peace of Europe." Now the plea of " the balance of power and the peace of Europe" is so convenient a pretext for interposition, that it is easy to see that under it the Allies would justify the division and appropriation among themselves of all the petty European States, and that the wishes of the people of those States would not be allowed to weigh a feather in the scale. It has been alto gether overlooked that the Belgians were no parties to the Treaty of Vienna, any more than to the Pro tocols of London, and yet the Allies are surprised that the Belgians wish to go their own way to work in providing for their own future security and do mestic government. There have been far too many of these Protocols, as we have before remarked, and we shall be well satisfied if they do not, in the end, embroil Great Britain in the confusion of the Continent. Bel gium effected her independence without our aid, and it is extremely hard that she cannot be left alone to arrange, or to fight out, with Holland, the differences yet subsisting between them. It is quite absurd to suppose that the disposal of Luxem bourg, the settlement of the Dutch debt, or the ap pointment of the Belgian Sovereign or Regent, can endanger the balance of power. The balance of power is in jeopardy in a quarter where the Allies will take good care not to interpose,—we mean in unhappy Poland. The Poles are fighting the battles of the Western States of Europe against that colossal giant of the North who would crush us all when within his reach, as he is now crushing the noble Poles. While the civiliza tion of Europe is virtually attacked by Russia, the diplomatists are busy in endeavouring to disconcert the measures of the new Brussels Government,—in sneering at the respectable person who has been chosen Regent,—and ir, calumniating M. VAN DER WEYER, now the Foreign Minister of Belgium, and eminently fitted for that post by that single-minded ness, and that honourable and straightforward cha racter, which peculiarly distinguish him, and which have very naturally exposed him to the abuse of those slippery, time-serving toad -eaters, who call themselves diplomatists. • Far be it from us to class Sir THOMAS DEN3IAN with such creatures, but we cannot help remarking that his allusion, in a late speech, to "the useless revolution in Belgium, which had been polluted by plunder, and had not prospered," wis a gross misret resentation of facts, of which we could hardly suppose the Attorney-General to be capable. If the Learned Gentleman will refer to a late article in the Westminster, and to two articles in the Foreign Quarterly Review, on the subject of the Netherlands, he will find that every cause existed in Belgium which would ren der a revolution desirable, and, as to plunder on the part of the Belgians, we defy him to point out a single instance. If the result has not been hitherto prosperous, the diplomatists must be referred to for an explanation, why they have not made better pro vision for the happiness of a State which, they as sert, is under their disposal. The French Government have been quick (as why should they not ?) in sending an Ambassador to the Court of the Regent, SUBLET. There is already as good an understanding between France and Belgium as if , they were united. The Belgians consider Russia, Austria, and Prussia as their enemies, and since they know that the people of England will not permit the English Government to go to war either for or against them, it is to France alone that they can look for support and confidence. The French nation are disposed to give them that support; and the French Cabinet can now only act in accordance with the national wish. Diplomatists can no more prevent the virtual union with France and Belgium, than our boroughmongers can the passing of the Reform Bill. The true policy of Great Britain is to unite herself closely with Bel gium and with France, and to have as little as pos sible to say to the Great Powers. Great Powers, forsooth! and is not France a great Power? France, that has now a National Guard of upwards of four millions of her own citizens ?—We have before us a very recent official return of this force, signed by M. YDIBERT the Secretary-General of the National Guard of France, the results of which are as follows: NUMBERS OF THE RURAL NATIONAL GUARD. From 20 to 25 years of a g e 337,863 From 26 to 30 ditto 490,902 From 31 to 59. ditto 2 215,593 ----- 3,044,418 NUMBERS.OF THE NATIONAL GUARD IN TOWNS. From 20 to 25 years of age 107,031 rose 26 to SO ditt0.................... 155,529 From 31 to 59 ditto. ....... .......... 101,871 964,431 Total 4 008,849 This is truly a formidable force. But to whom is it formidable ? To the enemies of France. And the enem'es of France are the same as the enemies of the liberties of Europe. The strength of the National Guard of France is therefore a most cheer ing and hopeful fact. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE -(THIS DAY.) FROM LY'S. DEAL, MARCH Io.—WindL S. O S.E. D to S.E.—The outward bound sailud this morning, but the Warren Hastings and most of them have put back. Arrived the Magdaline, from Messina, and the Sprightly, Newton, from St. Michael's. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 10.—Wind S.—Passed by the Lord William Bentinck, from Dengal--sai ed the 24th of October; from Madras the oth of November; from the Cape of Good Hope the 4th of January, and f rom St. Helena the 41st. Sailed his Majesty's ship Ganges for Plymouth. PLY MOUTH, burton, Renett, f rom M essina ; Reward, Goss, from P a l ermo ; MARCH 9.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Ash and the Gratitude, D ug d ale, from St. Sebastian ' s. FALMOUTH, Msacit 9.—Wind W.S.W. to W.—Arrived the Eleanor, Dickinson, from Gallipoli • Rapid, Rosen, from Naples ; Susan, Alexander, from Carth'agena, and the John Daniell, Richards, from Seville. Arrived from Portsmouth and sailed his Majesty's ship Onyx for Rio Janeiro, with despatches. Sailed the Lady Mary Pelham packet for Brazils, and the Briseis packet for Halifax and Bermuda. The SPEAKER'S last Parliamentary Levee, for the present Session, will be to-morrow evening, the 12th instant. LAW INTELLIGENCE .-(THIS DAY). ROLLS COURT. The Master of the Rolls sat this day at the Rolls Court, Chan cery-lane. _ _ BRISTOL LOAN CHARITY This was a petition prayingWtieCWititiCni of the Master's Report approving a scheme. It appeared from the statement of Mr. Garratt, who appeared on behalf of the petitioners, that 11 different gifts had been given by individuals to the city of Bristol, the general purport of which was to make loans to such of the citizens and inhabitants as might be in want of money, some of the loans to bear no, and others extremely small in terest. The sums to be lent were in some instances twenty pounds, in others fifty pounds, but never exceeding one hundred pounds. Very few applications had been made for these small loans, and the reason assigned for the non-application by the pc tioners, was the smallness of the sums to be lent, and the short period of the loan, rendering it not worth making the applica tion. A scheme had been laid hefore the Master, which he had approved of, by which it was proposed to throw all the gifts into one fund, to be called the Loan Fund ; to lend out sums exceed ing in no instance 5001. nor less than 50/., and to extend the pe riod of the loan to six years, the loan to be granted to any of the freemen of the city, the burgesses being taken in preference. It was also proposed that all sums under 1001. should bear no interest above 10111. and not exceeding 3001. one per cent. interest, and for ire(i t t l o i e give their pay - from 300/. to 500/. two per cent. ; the surplus interest to be laid when that sum up fora sinking fund, in the first placetomeet any loss that might occur in consequence of the defalcation of any of the parties to general made fund and amountedrnwhe own n o m to f l o t a h i e : personal o s w i t e u: hy , n ( a ' a d v lnl l t:lL c a: n t v o e o tr n r f h e ee o n in o . e l e i x l s t y t u o r i r i e7 tl t applied in the same way. His HONOUR thought the proposed scheme was calculated to benefit the different charities, and ordered the confirmation of the Master's report. Mr. WRAY, who appeared on the part of the Attorney-Gene ral, applied for his costs, observing, that he felt astonished that the Master should have approved of the scheme. Mr. GARRATT expressed his surprise at the practice of the Attorney-General appearing on petitions of this nature. The MASTER of the ROLLS considered it the duty of the Attorney-General to appear, and ordered him to be paid his costs. MURDER AT BETHNAL GREEN. CORONER'S INQUEST.-( THIS DAY.) An inquisition was commenced this morning, at eleven o'clock, at the sign of the Lord Collingwood, North-street, Bethnal green, before Mr. BAKEIt and a respectable Jury, on the body of Jane Markham, who was inhumanly murdered in her own dwelling. Considerable excitement prevailed in the neighbour. hood, and a large crowd was collected in front of the house where the inquest was held. The Jury having viewed the body, and inspected the premises, the following evidence was received:— As soon as the Jury had been sworn, the Coroner addressed them, stating the law relative to murder, and cautioning them against allowing their minds to be influenced by the statements which they might have seen in the newspapers. The body of the deceased was lying in a small room at the back of the shop, and presented a horrid spectacle from the wounds that had been inflicted about the face and forehead. Mr. William Lincoln deposed that he was a tailor, and resided at No. 12, Anchor street, Bethnal Green. He was distantly re lated to the deceased, who was a widow, aged 67 years. She had been twice married; her first husband was named Dexter, and by him she had a son and a daughter, both of whom were grown up and settled in life; their names were Samuel and Nancy; the former was about 45 years old. She was afterwards married to John Markham, by whom she had three children, a son and two daughters, all of whom are still living, Witness did not know the residence of Samuel Dexter. The deceased was pt ssessed of a leasehold house, in Devonshire-street, which she had pur chased since the death of her last husband, and the house in which she lived was also her's upon a long lease, subject only to the pay ment of a trifling ground rent. A book was found in her drawers from which it appeared she had deposited a sum of 401. in a sav ings bank. She kept a broker's shop, and bought and sold old furniture. Her habits were very retired, and she lived in the house by herself. She used occasionally to attend sales, and when she did so, the shop was closed up. The house in which she lived contained three rooms, besides the shop and a wash house. The room in which the body was found was called the kitchen. Witness could not tell upon what terms the deceased was with the family, or what intercourse she had with them. From all that he had heard, he believed she was on friendly terms with him. Anthony Rawlings deposed, that he lived in Tottenham-court road ; he was a son-in-law of the deceased, having married her (laughter Jane Markham ; the deceased's eldest son is named S tmuel Dexter ; he is a jobbing painter and glazier, but witness does not know where he lives; He always understood that the deceased and this son were on good terms, and that he used to visit her occasionally. It was nearly A month since he last saw her alive. Anthony Rawlings in continuation.—He first heard of the de. ceased's death about twelve o'clock on Thursday morning. Mrs. Mallard informed him of it. Witness's wife immediately fainted away. A note had been received by witness's wife on the Wednesday evening, but they could not make out what it was about. (The note was here produced; it was badly written and spelt, and by what could be gathered from it, it alluded to to a melan choly catastrophe, and a death in the family. It was signed with the name of the deceased's son, John Markham, but was under stood not to be in his hand-writing. John Markham, the son of the deceased was here called, and shown the note, which he immediately said was not his hand writing, but was written by a policeman, at his request,on Wed nesday afternoon. Witness could write, but was too much agi tated at the time to do so. It was written in the house of the deceased, after he had become acquainted with her death. The examination was proceeding when we went to press, and appeared likely to last the entire day. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. There are only moderate arrivals of Grain and Flour this week. The Wheat trade is not brisk, but Monday's prices are fully maintained. Barley for malting fully maintains it, former value ; other descriptions are dull. Beans and Pease are unal tered. Oats find buyers at last quotations. The Flour trade is unvaried since Monday. A ItAltrALs. Wheat. Barley. 1 Oats. I Flour. English Irish - = 2,970 Foreign brls. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN, For the Week ended March 4, 1830, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. 4d. Oats ---.. 265. ICkI.I 393. 4d. Bar!ey--- 425. 911 Rye 465. 6d I Pease -12 s. 6d. IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WEEKS PRECEDING. 54i I Oats 265. 40.1 8ean5...... 395. 9d Barley--.... 425. 5d.1 Rye 475. 4d I Pease—...... 42.5. &I. Wheat---.... Is. 8ar1ey....,—, Is. DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. 111.1 Oats «.,...... 7s. 9d.1 Beans—..« Ils. IA 011 Rye .................. Is. Od.l Pea5e.........., 6s. 6de SMITHFIELD MARKET. This day's market exhibited a limited supply throughout, and the trade with each kind of meat was very dull, with Beef at a depression of 2d. per stone, with Mutton, Veal, and Pork, at Monday's prices. Mulch Cows, which were numerous, went off tardily at last week's prices, an useful short-horns, with her small calf, producing from 21/. to 231. PRICES PER STONE OF BLBS. TO SINK THE OFFAL& s. d. to s. d. s. s. d. Inferior Beasts 2 4 2 6 Large Lambs 0 0 0 0 Second quality ditto 2 8 3 2 Prime small ditto 0 0 0 0 Prime large Oxen... 3 8 4 0 Large coarse Calves 3 8 4 4 Prime Scots, 310 4 2 Prune small ditto 5 0 5 8 Inferior Sheep...—. 2 8 210 Large Hogs 3 2 310 Second quality ditto 3 4 310 Small Porkers 4 4 410 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 0 4 6 Stickling Calves 12s to 50s. eadi Southdown Wethers 4 8 5 0 Quarter old Pigs 125 to 181. each. SUPPLY, AS FER CLERK'S STATEMENT. Beasts. I Sheep. I I Calves. Pigs. 501 1 3,280 1 101 llO NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcass. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Seel 2 4 3 8I Veal ... 3 8 $ 0 Mutton 3 4 4 8 Pork 3 4 4 8 CITY MARKETS.-(TWO O'CLOCK.) SUGAR —The dematid for infrior plantation Sugars has ra ther increased ; but the prices are, if any thing, a shade lower, and generally Sugars may be quoted from 6d. to ls. per cwt. lower than a few weeks since. In the week ending this morn ing about 1,800 casks have been sold. In Foreign Sugars the de mand has increased. White Havannah has realised 325. to 375. per cwt. I3ahias are in steady demand. Mauritius are also taken freely. Refined Sugars are less inquired after, and melt ing lumps are about 6d. per cwt. cheaper. CUFF EE continues in pretty good.request. Sever a l p arce l s o f East India have changed hands. The stock of Foreign Coffee is about 521 casks and 51,200 bags. Jamaica Coffees obtain full prices. The East India Company's Tea sale has not concluded. The finer qualities of Black Teas have gone off at an average of from 4d. to lid. per lb. higher than last sa!e. Common Twankays are also higher. Hysons are now on sale at 2s. 10d. to 4s. 2d. per lb. The sale will conclude on Monday. In the RUM market there is no alteration. FURS.—There has been an extensive sale of Furs. The finer qualities were in active demand at high prices. Some fox, silver, Furs fetched -80 s. to 100 s. Fur Skin in bond and Chinchilla from :245. to 255. od. per dozen skins. LENT ASSIZES.- (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) NORTHERN CIRCUIT.-LANCASTER, MARCH 9. DEED STAMPS.-MOORCROFT v. GRIFFITHS. This cause, which was tried yesterday, was for the recovery of the arrears of two deeds of annuity, granted by the defendant, a builder at Liverpool, to his wife (from whom he was separated) and his son. The execution of the deeds having been proved, Mr. WIGHTMAN, for the defendant objected that the num ber of words, in the deed were too many for the stamps, and re ference having been made to the Prothonotary to ascertain the number of words that gentleman reported to the Court that the deeds contained only 97 folios, whereas the stamps were sufficient for a deed of 105 folios, there being one stamp of 11. 15s. and five stamps of I/. ss. each. Mr. WIGHTMAN submitted, that the stamps were insuffi cient, inasmuch as thb clause of the Stamp Act, attached to the schedule, and applicable to deeds of this description, provided, that for " deeds of any kind, not otherwise charged in this sche dule, nor expressly exempted from all stamp duty, 11. 151. ; and where the same, together with any schedule, receipt, or other matter put or endorced thereon or annexed thereto shall contain 2,160 words or upwards,. then for every entire quantity of 1,080 words, contained therein, over and above the first 1,080 words, a further progressiye duty of 11. 55." Now 1,080 words being 15 folios, the stamps to this deed, which contained 97 folios, would cover only six times 15 folios, namely 90 folios. Mr. Justice PARKE said the stamps certainly appeared to be insufficient, and asked Mr. J. Williams, the Counsel for.the plaintiff; what answer he had to give to the objection Mr. WILLIAMS said the objection had come unawares upon . him, and he hoped his Lordship would allow the case to stand over until this morning, that in the mean time lie (Mr. Williams) would look into the Stamp Act. This morning Mr. WIGHTMAN stated to the Court that he had since yesterday considered the Stamp Act more minutely, and he was satisfied his objection was not tenable. The Act im posed an additional duty of 11. ss. upon every entire quantity of profession, tional parts of the fifteen folios, and as the deed in question con tained only seven folios abovesix entire quantities of fifteen folios fifteen folios, and as the Act made no provisions for each, he thought six stamps were sufficient. gwrhe lk oa l sa N td V c : oi r cs te l e A trhn s ea l tpas S— i ns W ai g h o a n t ogf t oo tthh k ee p o l st a htam c e e r hbperruAenceythepsotuertrtdthhaeey aaamunse: caused r t a h c e _ con struction on it as had been put upon it by the parties who had prepared those deeds. Mr. WIGHTMAN—If my objection had prevailed, it would have the effect of unsettling more than half the deeds in the country.—Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 50i, ASSAULT UPON v. MERRYWEATHER. AN ArroRNEY.—POSTLETHWAITE This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who is an attorney al Ulverstone, to recover from the detendant, who la a land SLII, veyor in the same town, compensation in damage; for at.! and battery. erje a tpCARROKSES must o , The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—D.o"g°' farthing. battery. rb.:‘ilrr JusticeB ped 7'hos. Rolland, aged 411, and William Bailey, take his dieted for stealing, on the2lst of October last, at A sht°" *.- -g a! Lyme, in the dwelling house of William Smith, of P. of , England note of the value of 101., one ditto of the vaig e l 34l nine sovereigns, and 10/. in silver.—The Jury fc ain Not Guilty, and Bayley Guilty. d o nent, The prisoner Bayley having been called up for . t h e leaf , tence of death was recorded, with an intimation from Judge that there would be a commutation of the Lit James Kirkwood, aged 20, was indicted for utteringuan'd p pool, on the 11th of April last, a forged Bank of D e w deft for 305., knowing the same to be forged, with i ntent ere the Governor and Company of the Bank of Irelancl., ) ,"'i r per , ' other counts charging the intent to be to defraud ow named in the intQctinent. ducte d Mr. COUP.TENAY and Sir GREGORY A. Lnwrs co,n fottoil Lo tim rd e s t h o ip co i% n , o s u id ld er c o e f rt t it h 'y o f . o o r case for the prosecution. Mr. COTTINGIIAM appeare. son ers. ._ay rt( toe, 1141,4,, The i‘lr. c ca o se r h r a i v N i n u g H be A en ‘ i stated said, for i,e i t i l a i d e p a r: set io objectionn. t_or t he e i c ° 00 0 : 1. , Tile ment, which, if successful, would save the time t',, that 1,740 spa He took the statement of his Learned Friend to Ff , /re lsil:l , '''' note in question was an Irish bank note, payable in Ge 0..,;„ . i , that the indictment was founded upon the statut_n i et :,, it 'TI chap. 89., and that the offence charged was the ut* ar itart,l 7 ••po r , note in England. Before the passing of this Act oi ed o ats , et„ , .4 the Act in force for the punishment of uttering fled i 0 s iot ted England was the 2d Geo. 11. chap. '25 ; but it wr 3 i 3 , B, do„ _el i case of the King v. Duck, Ist Leach, page, pet . ; ‘ 4 8 t ai much as the 4th section of that Act provided t 0 .. 1 "e 1 11 ." . ft 'hp, that Act contained should extend to Scotland , told, st —i p in England of a forged note, payable in Se° oe2, l 4l . the not come withing the meaning of that Act. . ct ly or_',ist .44 e ,.., said that it had been so held, perhaps he was not An ~aasp;- i b e ~., . because the twelve Judges were divided in opinion 13 P ° :,_ tssl A Cloti si b lr i ni i i t sio t la h nr e erd c o,, o ca i t s sr e irn q e u ec e ow n ma ce rh o e f enldd t et ha iin t fo d ;i i a ff e e p r :7 e ar n dse c o e no, o f fw,,oitipihicnchiohne;73. $ o; ,o f , 40 , ww w King. id 10, 5 , • ted Russell, and Ryan," (page 71), tried at the Old looli ., :ii year 18n3. To remedy th e i nconven i ence resultinl.a, ' i d' ' "Ti decisions, the Act 45 George 111., chap. 89, was P'Tiori pf , ' Itim_ . order to show the extent to which it was the inte°tal u s• , h ,' -- WI • Legislature to remedy the inconvenience, the first retit . i' 91, ci en , vided that it was expedient the provisions of that AC' t grlrdt Its ."' tend to, and to be in force in " every part of Gre a t io ;P o o • • .,..qrl Now he (Mr. C.) contended that if it were the inters _,,.,, „, t zi ~.. Legislature to include Irish bank-notes within the4 t 7i11 ,,, 5 h ; this Act, the words would have been " every part'", t he S t hi Pl 4 Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland," instead ;h o ly -4- ti p it " every part of Great Britain," which includet, ~.,te vi , y, t land and Scotland. The Learned Counsel re iv ' - ofwib i l . .411, veral Acts of Parliament, which it was the intention e o f gislature should extend to Ireland ; and the langlgoretts . Statutes was " every p .rt of the United Kingdom 0 f fain and Ireland." _ „ a y o - 1464 4 * Mr. CO li ItTENAY and Sir G. A. LEMYN, on pe u n teslf, prosecution, contended, that as the uttering of the 0 4011, 4 .1 , 1 England, and as the language of the statute was gelirteiZi Ifni, every part of Great Britain," it must apply to everYte tee ` 4l a forged note in England, and that if it were the t0 t0,70 1 4 . I to the Legislature to exclude Ireland from the stattinlipea p ee ".opi, words in such cases "that nothing in this Act CO°,,nisfe *ill 1, extend or be construed to extend to Ireland," w o °' Ilt ht introduced. 01 , Ve ti, Mr. COTTINGHAM having replied, bu t 4 , His LORDSHIP said he should not stop the trial, c epV V I ,. ' in the event of a conviction, reserve the point for the to o d e l iltal tion of the Judges. evidence // d tl}l • t° ted The trial was then proceeded with, and the ~,, ~ .A l _ , on the day named in the indictment, the prisoner Tel tsr . ." 4 , 9 ► note (which was forged) to the keeper of a house of l id 'Ti Liverpool. The Jury found a verdict of Guilty, but th e prisone r 11° c l4 o bi ill t. .4; called upon fOr judgment. th at th, ttpt._, 10 , 411 7 1 by L o t tio,o CHELMSFORD, MARCH 10. (45; BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIA APPLIIIY V. LINES. fi The plaintiffin this case is the daughter of a marir o - 1 1, e t-- a master, but now only a mate, and the defendant is 3 ; iffo surgeon, living at Thorpe, realizing 4001. or 50 01 ...aitA d o his business. It appeared in evidence, that the P living with Mrs. Wilson, of Thorpe in 1529, in the n' ,v'' a servant, when Lines came to reside next door. nii sflp/ that she was a very nice, modest, and industrious Y' a ftVil and being sadly in want ' of a wife, mentioned til e c o lOPso; friend of his, Mr. Aublion, a colt-breaker, residing a'__Ate'lo and asked his opinion, whether Miss Appleby would a, r' good wife ? Aublion strongly recommended her,ands 3 4, warrant her, and forthwith proceeded to the young . form her of the good news, of course eulogising Mr. I'4o parties consequently became acquainted, and so eoT'teti 0 0 11 some time. The defendant made no secret of his M $llO, marry the girl, but mentioned it to many of his friend s, after the commencement of the courtship, he uli a 50 11 which she could not then accept, statin g th a t she had be a reason which he made very light of, professing 0 3 'l O her for her person only. The acquaintance was still but it is needless to repeat the oft told tale. He was fond, and she believed him : He was false, and she undone. et In March, 1829, the plaintiff returned ho.te, and in W of a few months she became a mother. The father or •:;,40,,er . tunate girl, in the February following, had an intervie4o,s. defendant in consequence of a letter received from i'd Lines said lie should have married the girl months an before, if the Thorpians had not persuaded him to the 0t In the beginning of March, 1830, he w en t to see 0 709 4 and repeated his promise, and wished her to fix the ( 1 , 3 0 0 t Opi , wedding, and to postpone the christening of the cilii nte d.o o days, when he would come again. To this she con' e o ed, was after an action had been commenced. At the time A tev' meeting her again, he sent a letter desiring her to t" ,ofe al % i i*" Sperling, her solicitor, to stop all proceedings, as ,``. ll to fulfil his promises, unless by so doing, he should ri! . . 0 0, ale happy. This occurred just previous to the Lent but no sooner were they passed over, than the recolle2.3 promises had passed also. At the end of that month , ID 00:,; the father, called upon the plaintiff with his attorile. , ;,lo. whether he did actually intend to marry his datie n ,ctloVl Mr. Lines said, " I suppose if I do not, you wil l I - again." After a little conversation, Appleby asked De gl o ,o,l did not recollect what he had told his daughter at 01,0 of the month, and the promise he then made her? A: says Mr. L., but I have altered my mind, since th a p then absolutely refused even to make the only repai l 10 was in his power. t he Mr. Serjeant ANDREWS very eloquently address.o in mitigation of damages, and pleaded the extreme P:d.sel n n 16P ub the parties, the plaintiff being only 21, and the detioto, eii about 22 ;he also mentioned that some reports, inl 117 t~ T he t c h h e a y ra h c a te d r i o n f d t u h c e ed pl h ai i n s t c i l ff i *, e, h ,t ad to 0 01 The Learned Counsel offered no evidence to Pr° l : were entitled to credit, and every witness who N 0 ' 0 07,4 4 14 respecting the girl's character, spoke to the contrark :sfi l e iv bee bre n a s k p o re ff ad th a e b° m u a t t li e l h 7 : they had never witnessed any levity or improper bet' The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, al' FPO k damages at 300/. GURNEY and RYLAND for th , %al rubli e pur l , 41 th, tt " " jl 441 es ., etl j: 1 111t i uk,e; THE FUNDS.—(THIS DAY.) 0 CITY, TWELVE O'C— r, 6" s p o stnu ri Calcutta Papers to the 22d of October, and Madrq the 9th of November, have been received at the North American Coffee-ho Use. (From the John Buil of Oct. '2'2) , 1 0 14? " Accounts have been received of the death of hi', A (From the Bombay Courier of Oct. `4;/„ide,n;f4 The alarm which the proceedings at the rr - i.d g ei',J created are strongly evidenced in the coming forWa,,, tives of Poonah, notwithstanding the assurance of tn'ilis that there was really no ground for any alarm as iri;" Government would certainly preserve its faith to tneTh i Extract of the Governor's answer to the sirdar* and inhabitants of Poonah it is e " I have perused your address w ith a ttention. , if factory proof of the content and happiness n a t der the established rule over the country t" p , • be changed. The sacred pledges of faith g,, o „'" f lot , the British Government will never be broken; u ;es _AP? fore, let your minds be disturbed by the groundle. sou, of persons who are alike ignorant of your sentimenolopri dition. lam attached to the natives of India, fr t "to, sided among them from almost childhood to old age!igra,k) all the natives under the Presidency of Bombay,.l 3 oovener4l proofs of personal reg a rd s i nce I b ecame their t!jor will write and transmit your address - to Englandep country I return in a few months, and when there . 40 0 me as your sincere friend." (From the. Calcutta Price Current.)_,,did i Our Market during the past week has been exc."' ,f,'" and the sales to a limited extent. faarYo4 INDIGO—The new crop is now coming into the we have not yet heard of any sales. A a o4 _, SALTPETRE and SUGAR in steady demat firm; European goods—the market much overstock unsaleable, except at a heavy discount on invoice Dift has been some sales of Woollen during the Wee,.. } '' rates ; the demand for Twist has not been so brisa; ifi The Madras Papers do not bring any thing °' ctri They state that his Excell e n c y th e C om mander-in - re Ir ,14 ; leave the Presidency on the 22d f o r Benares, wh ere quarters were to be established. Although we have by the Hamburg mail &tes t i,: t ra" ..h r e; of the 3d inst from Berlin, which are silent on while Warsaw by the Russians, and letters from Holismd v osl confirm it, still the well informed h av e not the .4.10 its surrender to the Russians. t ffr, t, The estafette from Paris this morning does n ° -va ther particulars on the above event, but brings the two per cent. higher, owing to the expected chang e 0 4 0 , nistry there. rrer A fi A, 7 THE FUNDS. In consequence of the above improvement of thS o ff 0 0 4 our market has also improved. Consols, which lel'od at 75!4 for the account, opened at the same price, to 76% i 4 ; at present they are 76%. 0 from In the Foreign Market little doing at present. HALF-PAS„: e r gur We have been favoured with the f o llowing AO! r lingeh, dated the stb of March : tlll teo " For a long time I have not heard from r i t e Co; 1 11, present consists of 103,000 men. The state of 6' oo 01 the enormous expences of the war, which su r P`; at ells e revenue, with the whole population of Hollan,,,orlef arms, causes a stagnation of several branches 01 i . 4 '.solv r e the whole of the inhabitants of the country are A fend their inde whicendence. Consols, p h were in the early part of the rn ot ec A . 0 , the account, have since reced e d t o 753 i, and at quoted 75% %. VV Up to the present hour we have no further knitter Poland. .The public are very anxious to hear to in' O sp ; this unfortunate event. ‘ ,„irtir a f - or • There is no business of importance going "", - ,,esa' ~f, reign Market. Great fear is entertained of a r '" - c fio_ between Holland and the Belgians. THREE ° Console, 751. -------_—$0 1(114 : 0 : BIRTHS: sorO n ' k 4 On the 2lth ult. at the Rev. John Penson% l e the lady of Brownlow North, Esq. of a son. P' h terl, „,,j On the 10th inst. at Cavendish-place, Bog dr Pickford, of a daughter. • ttl ok l o MARRIED. ? a to' oo iF fr On the 9th inst. at St. Panctas Church, --r' f t h e , A 4 Kent-road, to Mary, the youngest daughter 0 ~ tidigv, mud Weaver, of Castletown, near Chester•_ r _ s quE;4oo , On the Bth inst. at St. George's Hanovf ot obu ti o t Win. Ashley Cooper, son of the Earl l of S.,t!,inie, °fotscett Anne, eldest daughter of Colonel Hugh P. MO street, Cavendish-square. Vb fE tS Of ~,,,ru, e,- ~. to O m n iss th l e vo 9tA i o n n st iy ., a d t an S g t ht A er n o d t re A r w P o P d 7r4q. 0 00eili r e .. Burton-crescent, C' r th e ' On the Bth inst. at Walcot Church, Bath , te r of •iir Clifton, to Frances Mary, youngest da o g" ° aft d Still, Esq., of East Knoyle, Wilts. O' er , e for lED. et* On the 9th inst. at Ealing, D in the 75th y ear ~, s be O c n a' th m e ld i o t w h o i f ns th t. e a ß t ev l3 . a it t h . Fotheringha, of the Hon. East India and of Regent's-park. nt ,BilSahryuryierevonithpao, 01;9 ' 4l s °C PRINTED AND PUBLISHED HT MV-RDO SUE OFFICE, 112, STRAND, AP," "r 1 4 0 , 4 14 1 is , At ed N 48 7 lit°te( ;gip Aj4 41 111 tptii