The Sun. — London, England, 1833-12-20 00:00:00

:SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS, Our readers are aware for the last six or eight months the attention both of the Go vernment and people of the commercial States of the Continent has been zealously directed to the examination of their Custom-house regula tions, and to the means of extending their foreign trade. They seem all to have felt and acknow ledged that their existing systan is bad in prin ciple,—that restrictions directed against the trade of their neighbours are equally injurious to their own,—that while partial interests are fostered by prohibitive laws or exorbitant duties, the general interest proportionably suffers,— that every monopoly makes the body of the people tributary, not only to the cupidity, but to the unenterprising indolence or unstimulated ignorance of the monopolists,—that, by encou raging those particular b ranc h es o r i n d ustry which can only thrive in the absence of foreign competition, they diverted capital and labour from others in which their natural advantages or acci dental situation could have set external competition at defiance,tbat in bandaging trade, like the Chi nese female's foot, by protective laws, they prevent its growth—and that, with the exception of those irr i ;osts levied for the purposes of revenue, or continued in a modified state to prevent a too rapid transition from one branch of business to another, international commerce might be safely left to the same condition of unrestricted free dom as that between the different provinces of the same kingdom. As they had all, however, engaged in the system of protection or restricticn, compelled in some instances by political events, and in others led by erroneous views—it is not only necessary for them now to acknowledge and to be ready to adopt a wiser policy, but to ar range the means of escaping with the least loss from the result of principles which are no longer tenable. It is plain that this can only be done in free governments by much reflection and by extensive discussion ; that the popular mind must be convinced how much the body of the people are injured by the different branches of privileged industry to which they are restricted for their supplies, before popular opinion shall declare for a change ; that each particular inte rest or manufacture which is willing to vote free competition for all the world but itself must be brought to see that it forms no exception to the mass to which its own principle applies; and that those which have hitherto shared most largely in the protection of the Custom-house must be prepared for making some sacri fice for the general good. Without such a persuasion, the result of knowledge and discussion, in the popular mind, it would be dangerous for the most liberal Administration to attempt to alter the course of its foreign trade, or to withdraw an injurious support from particular branches of manufacture. Those who would be losers by the competition of foreigners would always he sure of a large party disposed from ignorance or faction to join their clamours at the alleged sacrifice of domestic to forei g n industry. N a ti o n a l je a l o u s i es would be excit e d, instead of' being allayed, by a forced or precipitate external intercourse ; every relaxation of fiscal bondage would be stigmatized as a concession to a hostile rival ; every stag nation of business would be ascribed to the abandonment of sound old principles, and during the necessary evils of the transition the Govern ment would sacrifice popularity in proportion as it merited confidence and applause. The time has gone by for commercial treaties framed upon the arbitrary views of Ministers or diplomatists, with out any reference to the opinions of those whom they affect; and the only way in which we can bring foreign states to consult the interests of their neighbours is to show them that in doing so they surrender no advantage, but on the contrary best promote their own welfare. The French press has laboured zealously, and we trust successfully, in this field of improved com mercial regulations for several months past, and has been ably seconded by the repre sentations of the great commercial cities to the Chambers and the Government. All the Paris journals which we habitually pe ruse on this side of the water, with one ex ception, have declared for a greater freedom of trade than at present exists with England ; and that journal is the Gazette de France, the organ of Carlism—the enemy of all liberal po licy, particularly the enemy of English policy, because England is a firm ally of the improved government of France, and therefore an enemy to any change of system which might tend to increase the political intimacy between the two Governments, or the commercial intercourse' between the two nations. The extent, however, of its influence on this subject cannot be great, if we measure it by the extent of its knowledge. In its almost incredible ignorance of English statesmen and English policy (for its stupid blunders cannot be dignified with the name of wilful perversion), it calls the late Mr. Iltiskisson "Lord Hutchinson," and describes him as "a celebrated victim immolated to in dustry by a steam horse, on the Manchester rail-road." It then goes on to say that "this unfortunate partisan of an unlimited freedom of trade" had boasted of reducing the duty on French silks to 30 per cent., while the duty was really by a perfidious manceuvre maintained at 50 per cent.; that for this reduction he was as saulted by the silk-weavers of London ; that he was burnt in " effigy, with the generous Bill in favour of French industry in his hand ;" that this commercial auto da dee was several times repeated, " amid the universal acclamations of this friendly people ;" that the mob besieged the house of the Minister, that it was assailed with the foulest projectiles, and that it was at last broken open and pillaged ! ! Now, what will our French neighbours say when we assure them that there is scarcely a word of truth in all this brutal and ignorant tissue of abuse,—that the writer does not know even the name of the deceased Minister whom he attacks—that there never was any cry in London of " Down with the French" on the occasion alluded to,—that the Ministry took particular precaution to pre vent the duty actually levied from exceeding t h e limits ot tie legal tariff,—and that our own manufacturers complain, on the contrary, that th e protection, instead of exceeding 30 per cent., falls short of 25 ?!! The remaining passages Of the two columns of abuse of England and English policy is utterly beneath contempt, and therefore we shall leave them without further exposure. If such a representation required any antidote, it would be found, as we have previously stated, in the almost unanimous advocacy of liberal commercial principles in the other Paris and provincial journals, in an admirable petition to the ft);4l,oefel f Aeputies fr om the manufactu a. ii ei •: _ -yaps_ nother equ a lly liberal and hti i• • me!ffiArlitl,from the great commercial --__ oritsKe; . k.t he expressed opinions of ) 7 ' :0 4- Itilirhoisl Optufacturing towns of Nor ik f •tippg : '.: 0 5._ 1:,—..:.,./ 4u.11 - 6, 4 ---- ...' ',lt (ii his Majesty's reply to the authorities of Rouen, in the disposition shown by the French Minis ters towards a relaxation of commercial restric tions during the visits of their agents to this country, and in the greit preparations made to receive an important commission from Belgium to treat of a more liberal tariff on the French frontiers. The Belgic Government, which has sent this deputation to Paris, is understood to be equally inclined to relax its system in favour of English trade, and we ought to spare no exertions to prevent any eoneession to the trade of France which might have the effect of a dis criminating duty against England. But though public opinion in France has loudly pronounced in favour of a change of its commercial policy, and a relaxation of restrictions by which England would chiefly profit, we are afraid that partial interests or particular branches of industry have grown up so powerful under the system of mo uopoly and exclusion, as to render any return to the effective adoption of better principles slow and laborious. The three Councils-General of Agriculture, Commerce, and Manufactures, have been sitting for the last fortnight in Paris, and on the special invitation of the Minister cf Trade have taken into their consideration the most advisable alterations in the existing tariff. The Minister himself presided at their united meeting, after each of the Councils had discussed the proposed mea sures in their separate assemblies, and though neither of them were open to the public, the journals obtained from day to day an outline of their proceedings. In this way we are informed of the general feeling which pervaded the body, and of the changes which they recommend to the Ministry and will support in the Chambers. The most interesting part of their deliberations turned on the tariff, or import duties on iron, coal, wool, cotton, and cattle ; and we regret to say, that so strong was the influence of the owners of forests and mines, so powerful the agricultural interest concerned in the growth of wool and the breeding of cattle, and so irresis tible the interference of the cotton manufacturers, that only a small diminution of the protecting duties could be obtained from the consent Of , those interested Councils. But we have left ourselves no room to make any observation on this result, and must therefore defer our further notice of the subject till another day.— Times. It is likely the labours of the Corporate Com mission will have terminated before the disputes on its legality are brought to an end. Remarks have been made in this Journal more than once upon the inconsistent conduct of the Tory party in throwing contempt upon the Commission because it emanates only from Royal authority. Recollecting, as we do, the time when it was considered something very like the crime of treason in that quarter to question the extent of the Royal prerogative, we must adhere to our opinion that the Tory Journals, in treating the King's Commission with contempt, and designa ting his Commissioners as mountebanks, have dis dainfully trampled on the doctrine of which, during the continuance of their party in place, they were the zealous advocates. For our own part, being no blind idolators of the " patriotic purity" of Whigs in office, and having no very high opinion of the qualification for important public duties of many of the Whigling placemen who have been dragged, raw and inexperienced, from deep obscurity at the bar and in other si tuations of life to enjoy the profits of unearned promotion, we can look at their proceedings without a biassed judgm en t, an d w i t h no ot h r view than to the public interests. In that way we look at the corporate commission, and the object for which it was constituted. Our conviction of the necessity of inquiry into cor porations with a view to rectify abuses is not of yesterday, nor since the Whigs came into power. We held and expressed the same opinion when the Tories ruled the State, and when they held the kingly power to be the great object of their political adoration. But if we are asked our opinion of the legality of the present Corporate Commission as to com pelling evidence, we do not hesitate to say the Commission has no such legal warrant, and we do not know that it has attempted to exercise any authority of the sort. We are too well acquainted with the constitutional law of Eng land, not to know that compulsory powers of inquiry could only be given to such a Com mission by means of an Act of Parliament. We find no fault with corporations which, while not refusing to give information, have recorded their protest against such proceed ing being drawn into a precedent as a matter of right on the part of the Crown ; for, whatever may be the conflicting interests of political parties, we wish the great landmarks of the constitution not to be removed. We can- not, therefore, agree with those party writers who affect to speak slightingly of the opinions —the deliberate and reasoned opinions—of such lawyers as Sir James Scarlett and Mr. Follett. If there are any men at the bar who could write ignorantly upon this subject, or who could sin against their better knowledge by sacrificing their character as lawyers to their feelings as politi cians, when professionally called upon for their opinions, they surely are not the men. Still, those corporations which are not afraid or ashamed of disclosures, will give, in courtesy to the King's Commission, that information which is required. For ourselves we should have pre ferred an Act of Parliament as the source of its power, which nobody then could question. We have never been friendly to too great an increase of the power of the Crown for any purposes. If used for good one day it may be used for evil the next.—Morning Herald. The Siamese twins have had a battle royal at Athens, Alabama, not with themselves, for stern neeessi , y makes them pull well together, but with a room full of visiters. They have been bound over in 250 dollars. A medical gentleman wished to examine the bond of union, and being refused any greater privilege than the others in the room, he called them imposters, and sundry other hard names. The pair forthwith knocked the offender down, and were instantly assailed with a kettle of hot water, chairs, dirks, &c. They narrowly escaped with their lives, but as they gave the primus strokus sine focus were beund over for flagellating Dr. Bolus.—American Paper. LUNAR ECLIPSE. -- On the 26th of the present month (December) the moon will be totally eclipsed. The beginning of the eclipse will be at in 42m, and the end of eclipse 1I h 20m. Digits eclipsed 20 deg. 74 min. from the southern side of the earth's shadow. The commencement of the eclipse will be visible to Europe, Asia, Africa, and nearly the whole of Netv Holland. The end will be visible to the central and western regions of Asia, the whole of Europe and Africa, and a considerable portion of the eastern parts of North and South America. The moon will set totally eclipsed to the Japanese islands, and rise under the same circum stances to the West Indies. The last total eclipse of the moon visible in this part of the world, occurred on the 2d of September, 1830, which, owing to unfavourable weather, was very partially and imperfectly observed. In some total eclipses the moon has entirely disappeared, as though it were blotted f rom the heavens ; i n geneial, however, it is visible, though involved in the earth's Om dlaw, and exbibita a coppery appearance. COt:RT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court was held, which was most nurne iously attended. The scene was (luring the day one of great bustle, and there were a fete misunderstandings, which, although they gave rise to some little confusion, did not long disturb the general harmony of the body. CAPTAIN ROSS. The LORD MAYOR informed the Court that he had re ceived a letter of thanks from Captain Ross for the freedom which bad been presented to him, and also a letter of thanks from Commodore Ross and the crew who had gone upon the Northern Expedition, for the vote of that Court. The letters were ordered to be entered upon the journals. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS COMMISSION. Mr. STEPHENS (of Bishopsgate) rote to present a peti tion from Mr. Dillon, a highly respectable citizen of London, referring to the course pursued by that Court with regard to his Majesty's Commission to inquire into the state of the Municipal Corporations of the Kingdom. The following petition was then read:— "To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Alder men, and Common Councilmen of the City of London, in Common Council assembled. The Petition of the undersigned Citizen of London. " That your Petitioner is a freeman and inhabitant of the said City of London. " That as such, he, with his fellow-citizens, is interested in the preservation of the just rights, privileges, and franchises of the said City, and in the reform of any abuses or corruptions which may have been introduced. " That be respectfully submits that these rights, privi leges, and franchises ought to be sustained before his Ma jesty's Commissioners for inquiring into the state of the Municipal Corporations in England, by the evidence of their own know❑ and recognized officers, and that the best and fullest evidence which they can supply ought to be afforded. " Your Petitioner, therefore, respectfully prays this Honourable Court to take such measures as may remove obstacles or difficulties, should such exist, in affording to his Majesty's Commissioners the fullest information from the best sources, and particularly that your Honourable Court will be pleased to authorise and direct the attend ance of the officers of this Corporation for this purpose. And your Petitioner will ever pray. "JOHN DILLON." The LORD MAYOR having asked the petitioner whether he had anything to add ? Mr. DILLON begged to submit, that in a case like the present, when his Majesty had been pleased to direct that an inquiry should be instituted into the nature and conduct of all corporations, there was but one course to pursue— namely, to state the truth, and the whole truth.—(Hear.) He submitted, that if the truth did not come from parties who were offici el and responsible under such circumstances, it would lose its authority. It was possible that persons very highly gifted might be better able to make statements regarding the Corporation than the officer• of the Corpo ration ; but whatever might be the talents and abilities of these persons, they were not invested with the necessary responsibility. Under this impression he had presented the petition to the Court.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. STErnEtis fully agreed in every word of the peti tion, which, if it had been banded about a day or two before, would have received a couple of thousand signa tures. He could not but allude to the Chairman of the Committee on the occasion. He wished to know by what authority that gentleman had attended to give information to the Commissioners ? He wished, too, that the answer. given by the Chairman bad been correct—a compliment which he could not pay; for they were answers which made the Corporation appear to be much better than it really was.—(Hear, anti a laugh.) The object of the Commission was to inquire for the purpose of effecting a great public good, and if it seemed from the representations made that the Corporation was unobjectionable, no im provement would be attempted, and it would remain in its present condition. Mr. Stephens then moved, that some minutes of the Committee should be read, in order to justify him in the resolution he intended to propose. Deputy Woos) assured the Court that lie had not the least objection to the production of any papers. He was by no means, in giving evidence before the Commissioners, a volunteer, but be would ask any of those who bad attended during the examination, whether he had shown any disposition to withhold any intelligence.—(Hear.) The minutes of the Committee were then read. They clearly proved that a division had taken place amongst the Members on the question of appointing a deputation to wait upon the Commissioners and represent the Corpora tion ; and also on the subject of directing the officers of the Corporation to attend and give evidence before the Commissioners. Mr. STEPHENS ()untended that the Committee had been granted a little power, and had usurped a great deal. He thought it extraordinary that the Chairman of the Com mittee should upon some occasions, before lie answered a question, receive a whisper from the City Solicitor at one ear, and from a Common Pleader at the other.— (Laughter.) This was not the manner in which such an inquiry should be assisted ; the more mystery was cast over the subject, the more suspicio❑ would be excited in the public mind. He therefore should move that all in- formation, both oral and documentary, should be supplied by the officers of the Corporation at the bead of each department, and that the officers should be absolved from the obligation to secrecy in supplying the necessary infor mation. The RECORDER said that it was not, in his opinion, in the power of the Court to release the officers of the Cor poration from the obligation of their oath. ➢lr. WESTON thought that the utmost publicity should be given ; that, in fact, nothing whatever should be concealed. Mr. STACEY objected to the proposition of examining the officers upon oath, but wished that they should be requested to give all the information they could, without that ceremony. Mr. PEACOCK said, that the Commissioners did not wish to put any questions which it would be unpleasant to answer. Mr. BLEADEN said the Commission was working exceed- ugly well.—(Hear, hear.) The Commission would sit many weeks, and there was quite time enough to supply the required intelligence. Mr. R. TAYLOR said that the Committee had acted evidently under a misconception of the powers delegated to them by the Court. He objected that the Chairman should pretend to be the mouthpiece of the Corporation. The Commissioners had said that they considered that gentleman as the mouthpiece, and it was time to tell them that such was not the case, and that they must get infor mation from the officers, the proper source.—(Hear.) Alderman HARMER wished to know from these gen tlemen who supposed that the officers were bound to secrecy by their oaths, whether the oaths taken by mem bers of the Committee were equally binding? Mr. TICICNER. was sure that the object of the Commission was not to destroy rights, but to discover errors.—(Hear, hear.) He was most desirous that the officers should appear before the Commissioners, and give all the information in their power. He certainly consi dered that there was a scrupulosity amongst the officers on this occasion, which looked very like affectation. Mr. PEWTRESS said that one of the city officers had already given evidence. Mr. Woon said, that although his conduct was ar raigned on the present occasion, he had been complimented by the Commissioners on the manner in which he had answered the questions they had put to them. He altogether repudiated the imputation, that he had made incorrect representations, and he referred to Mr. Pearson, who attended, whether he had shown any disposition to withhold information or to misrepresent? Mr. C. PEARSON said that Mr. Wood certainly bad given answers of a more liberal character than he (Mr. Pearson) should have given.—(A laugh.) Mr. Woon said that the details in the press were ne cessarily incorrect, for the difficulties under which the reporters labonred at the commission were such that nothing else could be expected. They were, however, substantially correct. There was only one exception to which he should allude—it was she statement that the Commissioners of Sewers had been abolished two years ago—(Laughter)—a thing two monstrous to be credited for a moment. Mr. PRITCHARD, as one of the Committee, lamented ,hat it had ever been appointed. Mr. SumsNs did not mean to say a word against the exertions made by the Committee, and he rejoiced that they all seemed to b, of one opinion now, that the most full information should be given. --(A laugh.) Mr. STEPHENS then moved resolution s to the effect of giving to the Commissioners the most ample information, both oral and documentary, through the officers of the Corporations. The REcoa.oxit then stated more fully and emphati cally, the views he took of the duties of the situation he tilled, and the oljection he felt to the proposition, that he should give evidence or information at the same time that he was under the sacred obligation of an oath to se crecy. He referred to his judicial functions in giving his opinions, and his observations manifestly had a very great effect upon the Court. Mr. ASHUILST immediately amended the motion by excepting the Recorder, the Common Sergeant and the Judge of the Sheriffs' Court. Mr. C. PEARSON said, that the Learned Recorder was not so scrupulous as to oaths when he was candidate for the situation of Common Sergeant. After some further discussion, Mr. Woodthorpe, the Town Clerk, was asked what his feelings were as to an examination before the Commissioners? Mr. WOODTHORrE was not sworn to secrecy, he con. sidered himself bound to give any information to the citizens of London which they might require; but if he considered it injurious to make some statements, he should exercise his discretion. He should act exactly in the same man ner before the Commissioners, and he would not give any information upon oath.—(Cheers.) - Mr. C. PEARSON thought the last statement settled the question. The resolutions, as amended by Mr. ASHURST, was then agreed to, only two bands having been held up against them. It was then resolved that they should be published in the Morning and Evening Papers. ELECTION OF UNDER-MARSHAL. Mr. Theobald was elected Under Marshal in the room of Mr. Cope. ELECTIVE FRANCHISE. Mr. PRITCHARD brought up the report relative to the elective franchise of the city of London, which was or dered to be printed.—Adjourned. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DEC. 19. GONIN AND ANOTHER, V. COCKBURN, BART., AND ANOTHER. In this case, which was not concluded when our Paper went to Press, the jury returned a verdict for the plain tiffs—Damages, 1441. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, DEC. 19. Sittings in Equity, Gray's Inn Hall, before the LORD CHIHF BARON.) WITITBRIAD AND OTHERS, V. ELILMOOR AND Oftftßs. Mr. Statricxxsom, on the part of the defendant Bul moor, applied to the Court to dissolve the injunction ob tained by the plaintiffs in this cause, restraining John Wilson, another of the defendants, from paying over to the defendant Bulmoor the amount of the purchase money of certain premises mortgaged to him(Bulmoor) until a prior equitable mortgage on the same premises claimed by the pl.iintiffs was duly satisfied. After the Learned Counsel had stated the case at length, at 3 o'clock Lord L74YDHURST, being obliged to leave the Court, postponed the further hearing until to-morrow (this day). ADMIRALTY COURT, DEC. 19. THE TRIUNE. In consequence of a slight indisposition Sir J. Nichol was unable to sit to day, although he had appointed this au extra Court-day to commence the hearing, assisted by two of the Elder Brethren of the Trinity House, of an important collision cause promoted against the Triune, for running down and sinking the Triton at sea. The Triune , of 207 tons, left Newcastle for London on the 12th February, and the Triton, of 187 tons, left the port on the same day. Nothing occurred until the following. morning, at about four o'clock, when the two vessels in the course of the voyage neared each other so closely that fears were entertained of a collision. The Triton, it is alleged, warned the Triune to put her helm a-weather, which, it is alleged, she did not, and, it being a maritime custom that a ship on a larboard tack is bound to give way to one on the starboard tack, the Triune :Ind Triton fouled, and in ten minutes the latter filled and sank, the crew being saved by the jolly-boat. This accident happened about eighteen miles north-east of Seaham. The master of the Triton alleged that the Triune was not worked in a seamanlike manner ; but this charge was negatived, and a recriminatory plea put in by the master of the Triune. The Court was therefore to decide the question as to which of the parties are correct on a point of nautical skill. The KING'S ADVOCATE, on behalf of owners of the lost ship the Triton, went over the allegations as to facts on either side. The Triune struck the Triton in mid ships, and she sunk almost immediately, and the Triune had not acted properly in the situation in which they were placed. Dr. DODSON, for Mr. Wardell, the part owner and master of the Triune, should have to contend that the result was with tke Triton, as she did not continue her reach, but put her helm hard a.lee, lulled up, and thus the accident happened.—The further proceedings were ad journed. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT-LEWES, DEC. 19. I Our Assizes terminated this afternoon at three o'clock, when the Judges left this town and proceeded to Kingston immediately, to open the Commission the same day. Another ease of arson was tried this morning before Mr. Baron VAUGHAN. The prisoner's name was John Wood, and he was charged with setting fire to a wheat stack at Battle, the property of James Patching. The fire took place within a short distance of the other on the following night, and the prisoner was taken into custody on the same day as Goodsell, who is now under sentence of death, a fact to which his Lordship particularly called the attention of the jury. There were circumstances in the ca'e tending to implicate the prisoner, but the evidence was not conclusive. The Jury, after a short consultation, pronounced the prisoner Not Guilty. Some applause was here manifested in the Court, but it was immediately suppressed. The prisoner, on leaving the dock, declared his innocence. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILD HALL. A genteel young man, who gave the name of Oliver Throckmorton Kirby, was brought before Mr. Alderman KELLY, for refusing to pay the fare for the hire of a ca briolet. Thomas Needham, the driver, said the prisoner got into his cab about six o'clock on Wednesday evening, and after he had been driven to a dozen places, going over twelve miles of ground, he told him he had no money, and that he might drive him to the Compter. He admitted that he had recently been committed to the House of Correction for a like offence. The prisoner expected a gentleman who saw him to the cab would pay the fare, but when he found that was not the case he went to a woman he had been living with, one Sophia Parsons, and hoped she would find the money. He was like a blue-bottle fly ; had no habitation just now. " What is Sophia Parsons to us?" inquired Mr. Alder man KELLY. "Or to me either ? rejoined Oliver, " for she cares not for me." What business bad you to hire a cab if you bad no money? Why not walk ?" " Oh, I had walked till I was tired," said the prisoner ; " 1 had walked about three days and nights." The cab-driver said that notwithstanding the prisoner's appearance he seemed to be desperately destitute, for he quite bugged the idea of being provided with food and lodging by the Magistrate, as he was being brought from the Compter that morning. Mr. Alderman KELLY would endeavour to cure him of this penchant, by providing him with net only food and lodging but hard labour in Bridewell for a month to come, unless he sooner paid the fare (125.); and in default of payment he was forthwith committed. A gentleman named Holmes presented himself to be sworn to an affidavit that be bad heard a person whom he described proclaim his determination to drag from the chair Mr. Alderman Johnson (the new Alderman of Port soken Ward), and tear him to pieces; and that he verily believed great violence would be attempted when Alderman Johnson attended at the Wardmote on Saturday next (to morrow), to preside at the election of ward officers and representatives. Mr. Alderman KELLY said that, presuming this affi davit was to be the foundation fir certain precautionary measures, it should be sworn before the Magistrate whose province it was to take those measures ; and the place where the violence was apprehended being in the district of the Mansion House the affidavit should be sworn before the Lord Mayor. Mr. Holmes accordingly withdrew. B 0 W- S TREE T. D ES ERTION OF AN INFANT BY ITS MOTHER.--Yes leaving h e r t w e d t h ay d e a s e y r o ti n n g g tivworm;innis ant, a m fe e ln d a l ir e ia n r h y i l ( N I aasnhd, war cha rge d chargeable to the paris h of St. Martin.in.the.Fields. The prisoner went into the shop o f M r. Dry, a pawn broker, in St. Martin's-lane, on Saturday evening last, when the place was greatly crowded, an d h av i ng rema i ned there for a few moments with the child in her arms she suddenly disappeared. In a short time after the crying of a child was beard in one of the boxes into which persons go who have articles to pledge, and the poor infant was found on the floor with scarcely any covering but an old shawl. The shop was crammed with people at the time, and it was next to a miracle that the child was not tram pled to death. The unnatural mother was taken yesterday by the parish officers of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, and, haring admitted the offence, was sentenced to three months' hard labour at the treadmill. An old woman, named Wilkins, who it appeared had counselled and abetted her in the commission of the offence, was held to bail to answer to an indictment at the sessions. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE NEW POLIC E.—A case has occurred here within the last few days of considerable importance to the public, inasmuch as it involves the legality or illegality of consta bles to take charges of assault in cases where they did not see the assaults committed. During the present week a respectable young man was returning home at night, when he observed two persons about to fight in the street. Me was desirous of not having a breach of the peace committed, and endeavoured to persuade the d-devant combatants to adjust their diffe rence in some other way. One of them immediately gave him a severe blow under the eye, which knocked him down. A police constable came up and took the fellow into custody to St. James's watchhouse. Inspector Drew, on hearing the case, refused to detain the man, as the constable had not seen the assault committed, although the complainant exhibited the mark of a recent injury. The address of the accused was then demanded, and the complainant entreated that he might be detained while he ascertained the accuracy of the direction, but this was refused by the inspector, who liberated the man. Lord Sussex Lennox was a witness to the assault, and the ag grieved party, considering he had bee❑ much ill used, obtained a warrant at this office against the other, but on the officer going to execute it, he found that a false address had been given. The defendant Las accordingly escaped. We understand that the orders from the Commissioners of Police are, that where a person has marks of recent violence on him, the accused may be detained. Be this as it may, the case has excited some interest, and, we are informed, will be investigated by the Commissioners of Police. MAR YLEB ONE. FURIOUS Dnivista. John Turner, livery stable keeper, Portland-town, and John Mortloch, a gentleman'. servant out of place, were yesterday placed at the bar before Mr. HosKnis, charged with furiously driving. John Morgan, driver of the hackney-coach N. 176 (whose face and head exhibited a dreadful appearance, being cut and bruised in a most shocking manner), stated that on the previous evening, while feeding his horses, which stood first on the rank in Great Portland-street, a horse and cab, driven by the prisoner, Turner, who was accompanied by Mortlock, came galloping down thestreet, and before witness could get out of the way he was knocked down, and the off-wheel passed over the crown of his hat. He lay insensible for some time, and on recover ing himself, ascertained that the pole of his coach was broken, and one of his horses severely injured in the legs. He was obliged to be taken to Middlesex Hospital, where his wounds were dressed. The prisoners, who appeared to be drunk, did not attempt to pull their horse up. Mr. HOSKINS ordered the prisoners, who said they had lost all command over the horse, by the breaking of the reins; to pay a fine of 40s. each to the King, to give the complainant 245. for the damage done to the coach, as well as 40s. for the injuries he himself had sustained. The prisoners were then removed to the lock up. QUEEN- S Q U.ARE. William Cormick, a private soldier belonging to the second battalion of the Coldstream Guards, was brought up in custody before Mr. GREGOAIE, charged with wil fully breaking thirty-six dozen of phial bottler, the pro perty of Elias Cohen, a bottle tnercbant, in St. Ann's lane, Westminster. The MAGISTRATE ordered him to pay the damage, which amounted to 225. The soldier peremptorily refused to pay the money, and he was ordered to be sent for seve❑ days to the House of Correction, and be sent to work at the treadmill. HATT ON- GARDEN. Yesterday, Emanuel Louyier, an Italian boy, ab ut 12 years of age, was brought before Mr. LAING, in the cus tody of Goodyear, of the E division, No. 39. The pri soner exhibited the most wretched appearance, and seemed to be half starved. Goodyear, on Wednesday night, at about seven o'clock, was passing through Gordon-square, when his attention was arrested by the most piteous screams as if some per son was in great agony. On proceeding towards the spot he found the prisoner lying upon his organ, with his hands pressing upon his stomach; he appeared to be in great pain and was screaming violently. Several humane persons spoke to him in English as to what ailed him, but all that could be extracted from him was, "Me no under- stand ;de lielleeake—me no food." At length a lady with her servant came up and addressed him in Italian, when he replied that he had no home and no master, and he affected to be so exhausted and unable to speak that the lady relieved him, on which Goodyear went up to him and asked him what was the matter with him. He was in his undress, and on pulling out his staff the prisoner got up, took to his heels, and ran off as fast as possible, leaving his organ behind him. He immediately pursued him and took him into custody, when he begged for mercy in plain English. The prisoner, on being questioned, stood gazing at the Magistrate, and nothing could be extorted from him but "Me no understand." Goodyear—He understands English as well as I do, your Worship, but he always pretends this ignorance when he is brought here. Mr. Peterini, an Italiin interpreter, attended and ques • tinned the prisoner, who would give no satisfactory ac count of himself. Mr. LAING said it was a great nuisance. The town was inundated by these Italian boys, who were every where to be wet with in a state of *ietcheduess, and an noying passengers. . _ Mr. Peterini said it was a pity that Government did not do something to prevent the nuisance. They were continually bringing such boys from their native country, and something ought to be done to send them back again. Mr. LAING committed the prisoner to the House of Correction for fourtee❑ Jays, and ordered his organ to be detained until his master, or some one of his friends, called for it. Goodyear here stated that the west end of the town, and especially the squares, were infested by Italian boys, who carried the most frightful-looking animals, and several la dies had, within the last few days, been seriously alarmed by them, and he had ascertained that two Italian masters had gone over to Italy within the last week to bring over several batches of them. Mr. Peterini said that a German lady of fortune, who keeps her carriage and resided in the neighbourhood of Portman.aquare, had lately taken a fancy to Italian boys, whom she took under her protection, and clothed and fed them in a comfortable manner. Several of them had been within a short period received into her house, and she was willing to receive others, and he had no doubt but the prisoner might meet with an asylum if he was discharged. He did not mention the lady's name. The prisoner was ultimately taken to the House of Cor rection. THAMES POLICE. SxtuactiNa.—James Dignam, a sailor, was charged on a Custom House information, before Mr. BALLANTINE and Mr. BRODRRIP, with smuggling four pounds and a half of tobacco, and ten ounces of segars, by which be bad incurred a penalty of 1001. Mr. BRODERIT sentenced the prisoner to pay a penalty of 1001. to the King, and in default to be imprisoned until such fine was paid. James Johns, who had been arrested at the same time with ten ounces of tobacco, was discharged, the Customs' Solicitor declining to offer any evidence against him. LIVERPOOL COTTON-MARKET, DEC. 18. —The demand continues active and regular, and our former currency is fully supported. For new Boweds 9d. has been paid rather freely. The sales amount to 5,000 bags, of which 1,500 are new Beweds,l3i-d. to 9d. ; 500 i Pernams, 9id. to 141. ; 300 Bshia s , 81-d. to 9d. ; 300 Maranhams, b d., 9d., 9kd., and 10d. ; and 200 Surate. The Surats for auction on Friday may be expected to establish the quotation for this description of cotton, which is at present irregular. DESTRUCTION OF WHITELAMUIR DAM. —About one o'clock on the 11th instant, the great dam of Whitelamuir, covering about forty acres, and belonging to Mr. Cameron, of Midton Field, burst its banks, when the waters, raised by the late ruins considerably above their ordinary level, rushed out with resistless impetuo sity. The torrent passed over a part of the farm of Holmes and Hall-hill, crossed the Beith mid to the east ward of How Wood, and sweeping furiously along the farms of High and Low Croasford, found an entrance on the latter farm into Black Cart. Trees, hedges, stone fences, everything, in fact, in its course were levelled with the ground; the soil was swept from the surface, stones of prodigious weight were driven along like pebbles, and the whole track of the torrent covered with desolating ' rubbish. It was at the north east point, where the ground was soft, and towards which the waters were sent by a strong southwesterly breeze, that the bank gave way. It .. . . is impossible, as yet, to form any correct estimate of the damage done, but it must be very considerable. We have not heard of any life, either of man or beast, being lost.-- Paisley Advertiser. THE MARKETS. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE Ok BRITISH CORN For the' Week ended D ec . 13, 1833, ma d e up from the Retil,:j of the inspectors in th e diffe ren t Ci ties and Towns in Eng ll7 and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat-495. 5d.1 Oats —. 19s. 31s. Barley— 29s 41 I Rye —.-- 345. 9d.1 Pea5e........... 40s. Id IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WEERII PRECEDI , ' i. ci.Wheat.....—.sos. 64.1 Oats ........... 19s. 94. 355. Barley..,, 5d. 1 Rye 345. 74, 40i.. 11 41 ' DUTIES O? FOREIGN CORN. Bd.l Oats 18s. 34. Beans...—, 16s. 4 ., 8ar1ey...—.....105. 104.1 Rye 18s. 311 9s. o' Aiwu COUN FRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEg_; W heat. Barley. Oats. Per Quarter. Blandford Brigg 8. to S. 53 40 58 Cambridge. Chard Huntingdon —..... Long Sutton.-- Louth Lynn, Newark Nottingham Peterborough Plymouth . Politefract... w Sleafonl Uppingham Wisbech 48 56 58 63 56 64 48 54 50 60 57 60 48 54 39 48 50 64 65 70 42 47 48 62 S. 5. - 27 36 40 - 29 22 28 25 30 S. to s. 15 22 - 17 18 20 17 22 17 22 18 22 16 20 16 22 20 23 13 21 20 23 Beans., s. to ' _ 4! 94 5 28 5 32 5, 40 4; 32 5 1 37 4L 31 4 1 28 51 28 32 22 25 29 40 29 36 25 29 30 34 - 43 36 38 28 32 20 33 22 28 22 26 14 22 --- LEEDS CORN MARKET.—Dec.I7. Wheat, Norfolk and Suffolk, 601 b. , 42. t o o 575.. 1 ---- York. and Lincoln. 601 b. Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Grinding Beans Oats, Pctatoe —lllealing, For. 12d. to 13d. Eng. 9d to 1056 d. per Et. Shelling Rapeseed, English, 23/. to 27 [ . Foreign, —l. to —l. I,er 10' HULL MARKET.—Dec. 17. Wheat, Old —s. 40a. Ms. New --a. 44g. 486.. Foreign —s. 50s. Ms. In bond... —e. —B. ..... 8 . Oats, Poland —s. 18s. 20s. Old —s. ...8 . ..4. Small or Feed.... —s. 16s. 18s.. .............. —a. —s. —4. 0— Foreign —s. les. 18a —e. —s. —#. Barley, Norf. & 5u1.... —s. 30s. 31s. Linc. & Wold —e. 26e 286. Foreign ...-4.• Beans —s. 325. 34 5 . F ore i gn —s. Pease, White —s. ....B. .....41. ...g. ..- g. 425. 465. Grey —5 325. 346. Fares —s. —s. —s. Foreign . Rapeseed. in 140ni4 none. LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE . —D ec. 17. —. WHEAT, English, White, per 701 b. Red Scotch, Welch, and Manx Irish, White 7 0 7 6 12,,e1 Ilea _ Foreign OATS, English, Welsh, and Scotch, per 451 b.,., 2ii 3 0 - Irish 2 8 2 0 - Foreign 2 6 2 7 BARLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. quarter 33 8 3; 0 Scotch and Irish, per 601bs. -- Feeding 3 7 3 8 BEANS, English, per Imperial quarter 34 0 41 0 - Irish, &c. - Foreign PEASE, English, per Imperial quarter 44 0 46 0 Foreign FLOUR, English, per 2801 b. 4O 0 42 0 - Irish OATMEAL, English and Irish, per 2401bs 2l 6 Z 9 INDIAN CORN, per 4401 b. Rl's, per Imperial quarter ... 32 0 36 0 MALT, per Imperial quarter IMPORT OF GRAIN for the Week ending Dec. 16. Wheat. Oats. Barley Flour. Oatmeal , Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. 'Foreign Brls.llnsh,&e. Selo.' Loads. 9,018 3,548 2,094 2,6 80 f 4,264 3,005 --- , BIRTHS. On the 18th inst., in Bedford place, Russell-square, the lady of George Burnand, Esq., of a daughter. On the 18th inst., at Kensington, Mrs. G. Sturt, of a daughter MARRIED. On the 11th of July, at Ahmedabad, Lieut. James Holland, '2 . 2d Native Regiment, aide-de-camp to his Excellency the Commander-in_Chief of Bombay, to Jane Glegg, third daughter of James Burnes, Esq., Montrose. On the 17th inst., at Bridgewater, the Rev. J. Allen Giles, A.M., Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, to Anna Sarah, youngest daughter of the late Frederick Dickinson, Esq , of his Majesty's Victualling-office. On the 17th inst., W. Henry Heathcote, Esq., third son of Sir Gilbert Heathcote, Bart., to Sophia Matilda, only daughter of Thomas Wright, Esq , of Upton Hall, Notts, and half sister to Sir Richard Sutton, Bart. DIED. On the 19th inst., in Crescent-place, Burton-crescent, Jane Isabella, eldest daughter of Henry James Chalke, Esq., formerlY of Diamond harbour. On the 19th inst., at Kew-green, Robert Tunstall, Est., in his 74th year. ' On the 16th inst., aged 32, Richard Heywood, Esq., of Liver pool, banker, second son of J. P. Heywood, Esq., of Wakefield. On the 17th inst., at his residence Tilgate.forest, near Crawley, Sussex, in his 32d year, Gilbert East Jolliffe, Esq., second son of the Rev. William John Jolliffe, and only brother to Sir William George Hylton Jolliffe, Bart., and nephew to Hylton Jolliffe. Esq., M.P. for Petersfield. On the Bth inst., at Tournay, Belgium, Madame Haghe; and on the 15th inst., her husband, Monsieur L. Hagbe, archi tect, both of advanced ages, the father and mother of Mr. L. Haghe, of Gate-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields. On the 19th inst., Mrs. Waters, widow of Robert Waters, Esq., aged 50. On the 18th inst., at St. George's-row, Chelsea, Mrs. Eliza beth Hawkesworth, in her 83d year. On the 18th inst., Margaret, wife of Mr. W. M. Elliott, of Hermes-hill. On the Bth inst., at Hexham, aged 81, Mr. Thomas Iveson. On the 9th inst., at Hexham, Mrs. Eleanor Robson. On the 9th inst., at the Shaws, near Hexham, in his 90th year, Mr. John Charlton; his mother Eleanor Charlton lived to the age of 99, his aunt Elizabeth Robson, and her brother'. John Robson, to that of 102, and James their brother died in his 94th year, making the united ages of the five amount to 487. On the 7th inst., at Morpeth, aged 78, Mrs. Blake, wife of Mr. John Blake. On the 6th inst., at Catchburn, near Morpeth, aged 79, Mr. Edward Charlton, farmer. On the 14th inst., Mr. John Fletcher, of Sanebach, Here. fordshire. On the 16th inst., at her brother's residence, in Hereford, in her 80th year, Mrs. Hannah Aston. On the 14th inst., in his 70th year, Mr. William Meats, of the Marsh, Herefordshire. On the 3d inst., at Hotcornbe-house, near Minchinhampton. Herefordshire, aged 49, Sarah, wife of Henry Fletcher, Esq., many years a Captain in his Majesty's 77th Regiment. On the 4th inst., aged 75, Mr. Benjamin Morgan, of Wottori, near Gloucester. On the 15th inst., in Nottingham-place, in her 18th year, Sophia, eldest daughter of Vere Fane, Esq. At the residence of Captain W. Hill, R.N., Chudleigh, aged 80, Miss Margaret Hill, sister of the late Rev. J. Hill, of Hennock. On the Bth inst., at Inchicore House, near Dublin, Penelope Anne, wife of Lieut.-Colonel William Cator, R.H. A., and only daughter of the late Sir John Farnaby, Bart., of Wickham Court, Kent. On the 15th inst., in Compton-street, Soho, Mrs. Elizabeth Sharp, relict of the late Captain Sharp, of Dover. On the 15th inst., in Albemarle street, Mr. John Lacon, aged 66. On the 6th inst., at Airleywight, Perthshire, Mrs. Wylie, wife of James Wylie, Esq., of Airleywight, On the 30th ult., at Falkirk, of scarlet fever, Isabella, aged 15 months; on the 7th inst., David, aged 5 years, and Eliza- betli, aged 3 years and 9 months ; and on the Bth, Grace, aged 2} years, being the whole children of Mr. Arnot, currier and leather merchant. On the 9th inst., at Anderston, Glasgow, Agnes Buchanan, wife of Hugh Galt Millar, teacher. On the Bth inst., Mr. Alexander Glen, late merchant in Glasgow. On the 6th inst , in Ayr, Lieut.-Colonel Reid, Hon. East India Company's service. Last week, Mr. Joseph Denstone, of Llangorse, Bretonshire, aged 67. On the 6th inst., in her 84th year, at Llanedy, Carmarthen shire, Ann, relict of the late Itev. Edmond Leigh, formerly vicar of Llanedy. It is a singular circumstance that on the 6th of December, 1819 (exactly 14 years preceding), the above reverend gentleman died, also in his 84th year. Both were within a few days of completing the same age, at their respec tive deaths. On the morning of Mrs. Leigh's funeral, died, her brother, Henry Pugh, in his 100th year, having retained the full possession of his mental faculties till within a few hour of his death. On Saturday the 7th instant, after a short, but distressing affliction, at his residence on the High Pavement, Nottingham, George Stretton, Gent., aged 62. Mr. Stretton carried on business as a bookseller, printer, and publisher of the Notting ham Journal for nearly forty years (twenty-five of which he was sole proprietor of that paper). On the 16th ult., in Londonderry, at the advanced age of 82, Mr. Charles Boyle, for many years a respectable inhabitant, of that city. Since the revolution of 1688, he was the first Catholic that was permitted to reside within the walls of Derry. although Derry is now the residence of a Catholic Bishop, and has a beautiful Catholic Church, and a large Catholic popu. lation. _..._... On Thursday morning last, Lieutenant Stewart, R. N. By the awfully-mysterious and inscrutable decree of Divine Provi dence, society is deprived of oae of its brightest ornaments, and his Majesty's service of one of its bravest officers, in the death of Charles Stewart, Esq., a lieutenant of long standing in tho British navy. As the commander of an excellent and efficient vessel in the employment of the St. Geo rge Steam packet Company, he was stea dily pursuing his homeward course in the immediate % icinity of the port of Liverpool, —never dreaming of the absence of the usual beacon, by the help of which he has so often and through Many a wintry blast safely conducted his ship to its destined haven,—when, dreadful to relate, the Floating-light being adrift, the gallant steamer struck on a sand-bank, and was dashed to pieces, and of the multitude of human souls on board not one was saved. Warm in his t fr h i i e tt nd fi s rs h t ip o ' f Christiancharitable hospitable, and, above all, possessing virtues—the forgiveness of injuries,— Charles Stewart has gone down to the sailor's grave "The noblest work of God—an holiest man." PRINTED AND PUBLI,Iii:D By MURDO YOUNG, ATTHII SUN OFFICE, 112, STRAND!, TRAIT FIE only brated ) N SHIRE 4 blistied tl Portrait N COURI y ;‘lrs. p 0 21 FUR] 'Chintzes, fa treat and Vatered 31, t Royal Cr 2 of 500 pies OS. PAI , 0 to the a ng Room, gcc., w 1 , and war Chairs, 'Petior Foi Bedsteads Maas pulls, Cornil vall 1. , , Lace 'sera] bond ,price of 2s. imens o aping and Show II litterers' cb I "higno ma City of 1 Ite the NI I h kITIS] KING'S MESS TLEME/ handii dinary [leine, I be day of an a I 'd. 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