The Sun. — London, England, 1831-01-27 00:00:00

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I Evening...s2 minutes after 444* g _ LONDON, THU RSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 27, 1831 LI t his day's Sun w ill b e f oun d a condensed t P c rt of the great Reform Meeting . which aCe a few d a y s s i nce at B r i sto l . speeches bold or l took ba de at thi s meeting were characterized by b ! es % determi nat i on, and eloquence. Eac):Eachße oler c in the present express e d hi s confidenc t44,)11 dioinistration, and hi s conv i ct i on t h at t h e ques e4ld not be in better hands. This confidence 0 4 th 4 , "c Part o f t h e 1;eople towards their Govern rel"is at the present crisis more than ever nec l e d s_- 41 4r ; Y) for it was never to be expected that an 41ist'ation,'whose watch-word is Reform, should lit°"uuate ' enounii to carry its plans into exechuo -44) unmolested by the intrigues of those b ses th e iliterested in the continuance of the N. p o 4t i. ar e about to be set to rights. Those ‘.l u i t o b s e e :tte's will be effected by the purgation of l ,ed e') boroughs, may naturally be calculated a, few A , 1 1148 the enemies of the measure, tliou, z , 4e eng them, more discerning than there a st a t o n o a c y i g t e the e xpediency of submitting with air:: . t ° the stroke which they cannot possibly g . co in And the Government must therefore, in ti tto On Prudence; be prepared against a mul ,ie of _ . loorl cunnin g devices which the Borough `' g e rs will resort to in order to preserve their v es , , 41,3,-.'c't interest" in the corruption to be cleared likeillere is no fear that the cause of Reform, I,4ii.evcry good cause, will in the long run In -e 10 4 ' alid the duty of the Government is plainly dn ittoecelerate it by every possible means not :qoo lls t° the fram e of society. In all countries . . I tir - e : thtt lent are placed between two conflicting P41. 4 3.---the 00 e the conservative, or anti-reform d str " wh ich is usually weak in numbers, and °" in i on o . , Property --the other the reforming, or f t he vatlo g class, which comprises the bulk a 'tttal•lieople iii all nations that have reached G Dy -il Point of civilization. It is therefore for f 4 kiveeill"lents, having ascertained the wisdom t o el4 ct 11 ' chan ge, to use their whole influence d o ti ler , 't consistently with the public peace, an ifth t ,„ so,ialo . l of pr operty. The expediency of most 1 / 1 11 b tefprilis that are generally demanded ti li;. fb tiod to be a question of time; and, ill It e i llit Of Vie w, there is no pretence for saying 41i N1 '3411 io Parliament is premature. The fc4 )al of eve rY man ill the country is prepared ti "I in of • The fulness of iia expectation it. 4 4k e 3 I.tied when, setting aside the intrinsic itittia,eif:the.Measure, the danger of procras eratih° ' ealthently greater than that of acce 1, the It ja Change demanded. Ive are certainly a possible contingency (though (Il e b ound to hope a very remote one) that Ilu t tl °t4e ° f Lords may reject the Refbrm Bill. Ille rely le t efr ect of such a rejection would be, 4e 'so ll -° Postpone the question for a short tt i b ir ' whilst it would seriously impair the I. "Y of ' 4ti lre, , the aristocratic branch of the Legis ,klerst 'll:,he Rouse of Lords must very ill 1 44,,, 41)4 the interests of its order, if it should .111 e 44 : to irritate the public, by obstructing a •4?tiore to the nation is determined shall be ;)'q, We cannot 'item date without un 111•4t°t'srhsellreebtrao act of c i ° ndiscr i etionon we the part Legislators ; and . regret 1•11111.1,.0 IliStOirtja:Yof Catholic Question, the 1(1f 418, and the Game Laws, should have fay Weal.. til Per / 10 - ned the general confidence in the ° Ott ) u se, as to have brought into men's J s e i t 4 it 4 s,lePressions on this head, which, if Sir Ot t) 4 "LETT were still Attorney-General, I t L 4 1 " be very prudent in us to repeat. it;qpr aPPreltension is, not lest the loss of the `" N t;I tt1 0 l/i ll should restore' ;o power the WEL , - '4 4 8, ELLENBOROUGHS, Cltol(Eits, (for e t Tw , bt l -of t i I'sLs, PEEI.s, et hoc genus onzne, i:rei t \ L l ein the country has had a tolerable t il il ' l t i li i it ; j u o tt n t that ' i f it should be lust, the popular fl t 4 cu r i t nria Y take a turn very unfavourable to o Y°f property. Surely, when we 14 'Mat 1 L, '4 luti It taken place among the lower ti it kui, hed n g the last four months, we ought to '4 1) °1, 1 that we do not live in times when IC II ar feeling can safely be trifled with. ~, Ft "roughnion, , the NI elm • bers are closest a 4 t he i:tel"ists ; and all discernin g men, who de r 44 rest they have in tile maintenance of ec e) look on both the one class of -as t bri t e t by' , te e ' j u rlt sta in waYs' of i o apP o de7 e rti l lay of .0 ( y APro tig3t l : •P'°,l" er opil p sl!; w° , c of j ot de ,„Jed fee'l ue f bc' n seo a to t be the oc l. 4 tir e t he ej a ble the ° P ri o r tl e r v t o ' 1 Oa cJ o " ,bee9fo,ol V, tile ° t of Co nr o' of' d i e IEO4 .cd p ,esp {5 SCC°'( .000 .ont; et d e%l 3 `„ f t 4 iv efr ' oe Afhe lg• lb el o Rep,io ) outeo r e, pot c'cl )1.0100 of t he :eoiderjo persons, and the other, as equally dangerous to the security of the persons and property of themselves and their posterity. The following Circular has been addressed by the Secretary of the Home Department to the several Lord Lieutenants : (colcuLaa.) Whitehall, Jan. 25, 1931: Aiv Loan,-Having been informed that the appoint ments of Special Constables, under and by virtue of the Act of I Gen. IV.,'r. 37, (entitled " An Act to increase the power of Magistrates in the appointment of Special Constables,") have continued in many counties of England, notwithstanding that all re s enable apprehension of tumult or riot has ceased, and baring reason to believe that the continuance of such appointments under these circumstances will materially interfere with and obstruct the ballot for the Militia, which is now about to take place, I have the honour to request your Lordship to caution the Magistrates of the county of - without delay, not to continue to make such appointments unless in case of a continued or renewed apprehension of riot or tumult. I have the honour to be, my Lord, Your very obedient serf ant, (Signed) MELBOURNE. The Lord Lieutenant of the county of --. SIIIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY, FROM LLOYD'S. DEA LJA 26. --Wind N.W.W.fresh.—Arrived the John, Munro, from Berhice ; Ponsonhy, Carlton, from C phalonia ; and Neptimus, Baker, from Cadiz. PORTSMoUTII, JAN. 26.—Wind N.—Arrived off the Wight, the Margaret Hall, Davison, from Demerara. RA MSOATE, JAN. 26.—Arrived the Bridport, Follett, from Cork; and Good Intent, Reynolds, from Waterford. DOVER, JAN. 26.—Arrived off port the Caravan, Mathieson, from Rio Janeiro; Lydia, Duke, from Africa; Margaret, Sharp, from Halifax ; Four Sisters, GooJridge, from Terceira; Prince Regent, Mortimer, from Attea ; Diana, March, from Charente ; and Fame, Parry, from Waterford. BRISTOL" JAN. 25.—Arrived the Spring, from the Mediterranean. BRISTOL, JAN'. 26.—Arrived the Fanny, Connell, from Leghorn ; Petul, Harris, from Gibraltar ; and Royal Oak, Graves, from Cadiz. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 24.—Arrived off port, the Indian Chief, Gill, from Demerara. HOLYHEAD, JAN. 24.—Arrived the Mercer, Mercer, from Malaga. HOYLAKE, JAN. 24.—Arrived the Lusitania, Cruick shank, from Oporto. JERSEY, JAN. 24.—Arrived the Two Friends, Mitchell, from A richat. LONDONDERRY, JAN. 24.—Arriied the Dawson, from Pernambuco. CASTLEHAVEN, JAN. 24.—Arrived the Irton, Gaskell, from Qutbrc. CitooxnavEN, SAN. 24.—Arrived the Dykes, Brown, from Richebueto. WATERFORD, JAN. 24.—Arrived the Billow, Hutchins, from Messina. The Thomas King, Williamson, arrived at Demerara on the 21,t November; from London. • The 3lalvina, Rumley, from Newcastle to London, is on shore n. ar Harborough—crew saved. The following vessels from Jamaica have arrived at :—Plover, Godfrey ; George Gordon, King ; Mermaid, Marshall; Tweed, Hancock; and Ann, Black. The following ves•els have arrived at Demerara : Fame, Robson ; and British Monarch, Pearson, from Liverpool. The Blessing, Stephens, from Seville, has arrived at Dart mouth, with considerable damage and leaky, having been in contact with the Resolution, Mudge, from Leghorn ; the latter lost foremast, bowsprit, &c.; and is off the port in tow of two Pilot smacks. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE 0' CLOCK. We have a complete blank morning for intelligence, not a foreign mail has as yet arrived, or any ship letters of con• sequence. Consols are rather heavy, owing to two paragraphs in a leading Morning Journal in their City article—first, the Circular of Lord Althorp to the Members of the House. of Commons, on the meeting of Parliament; and secondly, that the fleet fitting out is larger than was expected. These two articles have caused some alarm to the speculators; and the fitting out of these ships at present appears like the Flying Dutchman off the Cape of Good Hope, but as yet we have no official accounts on the subject in the City. Cons,ls, which left off yesterday at 814 a, have receded to 8I:} fur the accout. In the Foreign market there is little or nothing doing. HALF-PAST 02YE O'CLOCK. We have received this morning the Gazette de France of Tuesday, which contains the following : ( From Le Temps.) _ . It is reported this evening in some of the political saloons that a letter being received from the Duke of Leuch tenberg, couched in terms most noble, and with great spirit, which is addressed to a person occupying a post the most elevated in the French empire. By this letter the Prince declares that he loves France too well that he should give that country the least inquietude, or cause any divisions, and that he has determined that he will not accept the Crown of Belgium, even if the Congress nominates him. The letter is dated the 16th instant. General Flabaut left Pa; is on the 22d, as courier to London. His mission is reported to be au arrangement in regard to Belgium. It is reported that they have seized on a plan in the palace at Warsaw for the invasion of France, planned by General Diebitsch. PARIS, JAN. 24.—The following is from the Globe : " At the last Sitting of the Council of the Ministers, it is reported that Marshal Soult was for the union of Bel. gium with France. His Mon. Colleagues opposed him, and spoke of the dismemberment of Belgium between France, England, Holland, and Prussia." THE FUNDS. We are informed that the four sail of the line which were supposed to he fitting out, were to have been sent to the Scheldt in case the King of Holland refused the deci sion of the five Allied Powers in the affairs of Belgium, but now the business is arranged it is supposed they will not be wanting. _ _ . Consols at present continue steady at spa for the Ac count. It is reported that the Scotch banks have been selling this morning to a considerable amount. No foreign mauls have as yet arrived. In. the Foreign Market little doing. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. Consols are quoted at 130 i i. COURT CIRCULAR. The Duke of CUMBERLAND honoured the Noblemen and Gentlemen's Catch Club with his company to dinner on Tuesday evening, at the Thatched-house Tavern. The Duchess of CUMBERLAND paid a visit to the Prin cess SOPHIA on Tuesday, at her residence, in. the King's Palace, at Kensington, and partook of a dejeune with her Royal Highness. The French Ambassador, the Prussian, American, Sar dinian, and Neapolitan Ministers, the Baron DE WEISSEN.• BURG (on a special mission from the Austrian Govern ment), and Count MATOUSIINVITZ (Minister of Russia), visited Viscount PALMERSTON yesterday, at the Foreign office. Sir AN rrioNy Ilmyr (the late Lord Chancellor of In - land) had an intervew yesterday with Earl GREY at the Treasury. The Marquis of LANSDOWNF: and Viscount DUNCAN NON had also interviews with the Noble Earl yesterday. Despatches were received yesterday at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from Lord Pox- SONBV at Brussels. A deputation, headed by Mr. DENtsoN, M.P. for Surrey, attended yesterday at the Treasury, and bad a conference with the CitalscELLoa. of the EXCHEQUER. The Earl and Countess IlowE arrived in town on Tuesday from their seat in Leicestershire. The Earl and Countess left town yesterday for Brighton, in order to be present at the grand entertainment given by their MA JESTIES to-morrow. The Right Hon. CHARLES GRANT has moved into the house in Great George-street, recently occupied by Mr. HERRIEs (late Master of the Mint), of whom Mr. GRANT has purchased the lease. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER entertained the Cabinet Ministers to dinner yesterday evening, a t hi s residence in Downing-street. Sir JOHN and Lady SHELLEY . left town yesterday for Brighton, having been invited to their MAJEsTIEs' grand entertainment. • The whole of the workmen in a large manu factory in ti- parish of Marylebone have struck, and de serted their employment, because the heads of the esta blishment have refused to discharge one man who lad be come an object of resentment to the rest. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. THE JUNIOR V. THE SENIOR BARRISTERS. The LORD CHANCELLOR (this being the seal day) called on the SOLICITOR-GENERAL to move. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL rose, and while yet opening his briefs— Mr. COOPER (immediately behind the 'solicitor) said,-- My Lord, I am exceedingly sorry to have to interpose between my Learned Friend the Solicitor-General, and any motion he . may be about to address to the Court, but my Lord, I hold in my hand th e brief in a m o ti on , not i ce o f w hi c h was given before the Lord Chancellor so long ago as May, 1830, which I have sever yet been able to obtain an opportunity of m ov i ng , having no leading Counsel with me. My Lend, I mention this not so much with a view of bringing forward the un fairness of the system to the junior members of your Lord ship's bar, as to bring under your notice the expense —the great expense which suitors are put to in being obliged to employ King's Counsel. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL—Why, I ti.ink we, within the bar, ought to have had notice of this. Mr. COOPER—No, I think not. The Logo CHANCELLOR—IS this not more in the na ture of a legislative than judicial system ? Mr. COOPER—If your Lordship should think that notice should be given to the Solicitor-General, and to any other gentlemen, 1 shall certainly give such notice.—(A pause.) My Lord, I am not about to inform, but to remind your Lordship of this very inconvenient rule having existed in this Court now for a considerable time. When the Commissioners were appointed to consider the nature of the administration of justice in the Court of Chancery, their attention was particularly called to this rule. Those Commissioners advi ed his Majesty that the rule should be changed ; and that not the rule of the Court of King's Bench, but the rule of the Court of Exchequer (which only permits Counsel to move two motions at a time) should be adopted. Lord Lyndhurst (when At torney-General), in the House of Coalitions, stated that it was the intention of Lord Eldon to alter the existing rale in this Court (which he considered ought to be altered), and to adept the recommendation of the Chancery Com missioners. Now, independent of my statement, your Lordship may he aware of all this ; but you may not know that the junior part of the Bar presented a petition to Lord Eldon, and that he said he would consi der the subject of the. petition, but as was the case with many other matters that were before that Learned Judge, lie had not made up his mind upon it before be gave tip the Great Seal. A similar petition was presented to Lord Lyndhurst, whilst Chancellor; that petition was signed by the greater part of the King's Counsel, and by all the Junior Counsel—l won't say it was signed by the liberal part of the King's Counsel, for I ought not to call those persons who did not sign it illiberal,—however many of them signed it,— but on that occasion Lord Lyndhurst forgot what Sir John Copley had before said. Now, without saying it is an inconvenient or unfair rule towards the junior part of the bar, I say it is a most expensive and dilatory rule, as regards the suitor. By the existence of the rule your Lordship must be aware that suitors (if they wish to have their motions heard) have only two alternatives—either to give a leading brief (the expense of which you are very well acquainted with), as well as a brief to the junior, or to omit employing the junior at all, and give a brief to a King's Counsel only Then what would he the effect of resorting to the latter ? The junior Counsel has advised the motion—he is ac quainted with the entire nature of the case, and having a very light brief (perhaps a single sheet) he may be able to state the case to the Court ,•• whereas, if a King's Counsel is to be employed, and the junior left out, having known nothing of the case before, he must have a heavy brief, in order to put him in possession of all the facts and circumstances. Therefore the hardship on the suitor must at once be seen to be very great; and it is on that ground (having now in my band a brief upon a mo tion, which I have had ever since May last, without having yet had an opportunity of moving), I make this statement. And here I would call your Lordship's attention to what Mr. Roepel (the senior of the juniors at the bar) stated before the Commissioners. He stated, that he bad attended year after year before Lord Eldon without having had an opportunity of moving, and that in the end, in cases that pressed, he had to advise his clients to give leading briefs, and the motions were made next day ! Under these circumstances it is, my Lord, that I now ask you to adopt the rule of the Court of Exchequer, or perhaps the more liberal rule still of the Court of King's Bench. My Lord, this is nothing new, it is not an inconvenience recently felt. It was experienced in the time of Lord Bacon, and his Lordship gave the juniors an opportunity of precedence once a week. It was be fore the Chancery Commissioners--it was before Lord Eldon, before Lord Lyndhurst, and I have discharged my duty to my client in this case, in now bringing the subject before your Lordship. The LORD CHANCELLOR—It's very fit that one gen tleman should be allowed to state any grievance on behalf of the bar.—At the same time, it should be confined to that, because, if a gentleman was to rise up to state to me there were several things in the law, or the Bankrupt Office (for instance) that wanted remedying, I should say this is not the place in which to make such statement, but I take this to be an inconvenience of a very extensive effect, and Mr. Cooper has stated a number of things that have been such considered by others as well as by myself. I regard it as the representation of the gentlemen behind the bar. ( " No, no," from Mr. BIRCH and Mr. LYNCH, but which " noes" were immediately buried by " Yes, yes," from almost every other gentleman behind the bar, the rows being very full.) The LORD CHANCELLOR—WeII, I take it at all events to be the representation of some of the gentlemen behind the bar, and it shall be attended to elsewhere. The Court of King's Bench, anxious to preserve the ancient rule of hearing the King's Counsel through all their motions first, do call upon them first, nevertheless as a compensation to the junior part of the bar at the latter peario4 of the Term, instead of beginning with the Attor ney-General, they began to call upon the youngest gentle man in the back row to move first, and come op according to seniority to theAttorney-General. Lord Mansfield altered the practice in that Court, and it is now such that the junior Counsel neither have cause to conirlain, nor do they com plain. In the Exchequer each Counsel has the opportu nity of making two motions. It is very easy in Courts having four Judges to make rules affecting the practice_._ that facility does not exist in a Court having only one Judge. Before I take upon myself to alter an ancient practice, it must be well considered, more particularly when the recommendation coming' from so respectable a quarter as the Chancery Commissioner was not attended to, I must conclude there were good reasons for rejecting it. I shal consult with the Vice-Chancellor, the Master of the Rolls, and also the Chancery Commissioners upon the subject—give it all the consideration I can, and in the result do that which I trust will be satisfactory. The SOLICITOR GENERAL said that no man could possibly be more anxious than he had always been to afford every facility, as far as he was concerned," both to the public and the junior part of the bar. He could, (turning round,) in the face of the junior members of the bar, appeal to them to say whether one of them had ever known a single instance in which he had not readily yielded to any thing that had ever been stated to him as calculated to afford convenience or facility to them at any time ? Mr. Cuitcc, and several other gentlemen, rose to bear testimony to the Solicitor-General's readiness to accom modate, but, they added, that that did not remove their ground of complaint, because that Learned Gentleman had only been asked to give place to them in cases of great urgency. The LORD CIIANCELLOII.---Very wel!; I shall give it due attention. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. At the sitting of the Court this morning, Lord TEN TERDEN delivered judgment in the case of COLLINS V. GODEFROY. This action it will be remembered was brought by the plaintiff an attorney, residing in Spital.square, against the defendant, who is also an attorney, to recover s'x guineas which he claimed to be entitled to, as compensa tion" for loss of time ; he having been subpoenaed as a wit ness by the defendant in an action in the Court of Com mon Pleas, which Court he attended for six successive days before the cause came on. Mr. Godefroy, however, when the plaintiff made a charge of one guinea per day for loss of time, refused to pay, and Mr. Collins brought his action to recover. On the trial before Lord Tenter den, the Jury returned a verdict for the defendant. In a subsequent term Mr. Collins obtained a rule to show cause, why that verdict should not be set aside and a new trial granted. In the pre sent term cause was shewn against the rule, when from the importance of the subject the Court took time to consider its judgment. This morning Lord Ten terden said that himself and learned brothers were of opinion that the rule for a new trial most be discharged. They had carefully considered the statute of Queen Eliza beth, which provided for the expences of witnesses, and they did not think that it gave the Conrt any power to make allowance for loss of time. The Master, on tax ation, was empowered to allow all reasonabl6 expences for witnesses, but there was no law under which an attorney, or any other person, could recover compensation for loss of time by action, such an action, therefore, could not be maintained. His Lordship added that he wished it to be clearly understood that the Courts were of opinion that no person whatever that has been subpoenaed as a wit nEss was entitled to more than reasonable expences. He w,s not entitled (whatever his station or profession) to compensation for loss of time. Rule for a new trial discharged. THE KING V. THE PARISH OFFICERS OF ST. MARY, ISLINGTON. This was an application on the part of the inhabitants of the parish of Sr. Mary, Islington, for a.writ of quo warranto, calling upon the oversyers and churchwardens of that parish to show by what authority they executed the duties of their respective offices. The Court took time to consider its judgment this morning. Lord TENTERDEN said, th , t Court were not agreed as to the case being such an one as to grant a quo warranto ; but they were decidedly agreed as to the improper mode in which the overseers had been elected, and also that the election of those officers should be by ballot. He hoped, therefore, that this intimation from the Court would be deemed sufficient by the contending parties. Mr. Justice JAMES PA RKE—The overseers, no doubt, will see the necessity of abandoning their offices. Sir JAMES SCA ItLETT said, he hoped the opinion ex pressed by the Court would be productive of much good in the parish, and the means of saving the parish unneces sary expense. Lord TENTERDEN-The earnest wish of this Court is always, when possible, to save expenses. MANDAAIUS.-THE KING V. THE J USTICES OF CORNWALL. The ATTORNET•CENERAL moved for a rule calling upon two Magistrates of the county of Cornwall, to skew cause why they refused to hear an appeal against the re moval of a pauper named William Anderson. The Learned Counsel said, the facts of the case were somewhat curious. The pauper some time since, resided with his wife and seven children at Penryn, and on his coming chargeable to the parish he was removed by an order of two Justices to Whitehaven, in the county of Cumberland, which the Court were aware was a very great distance , On the pauper's arrival at Whitehaven, he was examined by the overseers of that place as to his right of settlement, when it was discovered that he knew nothing about the place, and shortly afterwards decamped and had not since ken heard of. The guardians of the poor, therefore, to prevent the wife and children from becoming chargeable, appealed against the order of re moval, sent their officer into Cornwall at the Sessions to support the appeal, but the Justices positively refused to hear it unless the pauper was present, stating that their rule in such cases was inflexible. They consented, how ever, to adjourn the hearing until the next Sessions. In the mean time every effort was made to find the pauper, but without success, and it was believed that he only got, passed f►r some particular purpose, to avoid the expenses of a long journey. At the next Sessions these facts were stated to the Magistrates, but they refused to hear the appeal. The COURT—Mr. Attorney, take a rule to show cause, Rule granted. BUSINESS OF THE COURTS Lord TENTERDEN said, that the Court won'd give judg ment in several cases befare the expiration of the present Term. The cases of the King v. The Corporation of Lyme Rigis, and Doe v. Trueman, must, however, stand over. His Lordship added, that he thought it would be better now to proceed with the peremptory paper instead of new trials. Sir JAMES SCARLETT said, such course would prove of great inconvenience to many parties who had been at tending the Courts at considerable expense from day to day. There was one in particular—he meant the Mer chant Taylors' Company. After some further conversation between the Bench and Counsel, it was arranged to proceed with new trials, and to take the Merchant Tailors' case to• morrow. SELBY V. BARNES. This was an application for a newtrial, - the question in which is of considerable importance to the inhabitants of Gravesend. The grounds of the application were—first, the misdirection of the Learned Judge, and, secondly, that further evidence had been discovered since the trial. The Court, however, refused the rule, observing that almost every trial might be set aside, if every observation of the Judge was to be minutely scrutinized, and if the applications on such grounds were to be granted, the Judge would not he authorised in making a single remark.— Rule refuted. ELECTION FOR CITY CHAMBERLAIN. (THIS DAY.) This morning the poll was resumed pro forma, and several Liverymen who were desirous of recording their votes polled • for the candidates they wished to support. The contest is at an end, but the poll-books must be kept open until to-morrow. The inhabitants of the Ward of Portsoken are on the qui vive in consequence of the vaeancy which will arise by the promised resignation of Sir James Shaw. There are two candidates in the field, D. W. Harvey, Esq. M.P. and Mr. Michael Scales. The contest for the Aldermanic Gown is expected to be a severe one. The friends of both candidates are engaged in an active canvas. MELANCHOLY DEATH of LORD RIVERS. It is with feelings of the deepest regr e t th a t we h ave to Sunday evening la s t, an d never retnrned. record the melancholy fate of Lord Riv ers , l ate o f N o. 10, I G I i s r o s r v e s e i n d o e r n tl a o i n e, Hyde park-cor ner . Hi s Lordship left His extraordinary absence caused the greatest alarm to pervade the whole family, and persons were sent to make enquiries after his Lordship in all directions. On Monday afternoon a respect able elderly gentleman made an applica tion at the A. division of police station-house, in Gardner's lane, Parliament-street, for assistance to drag the Canal in St. James's Park, and a'so the Serpentine River, which was immediately granted. Some men belonging to the Royal Humane Society were also applied to, and they im mediately went to work. It was ascertained that his Lordship was l Ist seen in Hyde Park, between nine and ten o'clock evening, Which c ause d a s t rong u drown e d hi mse lf. Af ter dragging hade , at thr ee o ' c l oc k yester d ay afternoon e suspicion nooonfo thatthe o n r a n body his suLi of fe d rr a dha y sbi is; pt im Lordship was found in th e Ser pentine. On searching his pockets a gold watch, a pencil, and card-case were found in his pockets. The gentleman before alluded to, who was waiting anxiously on the bank, became nearly frantic when the body of his Lordship was brought on shore, and in a state. er the greatest agitation declared that he was his bosom friend. A hearse was im mediately sent for, and the body was removed under the charge of police-constable Jones, No. 59, with the assist ance of two constables of the T. division, to the Fox and Bull public-house, at Knightsbridge, and carried up stairs, and placed in the first-floor back-room. A com munication wa s immediately made to his Lordship's family, and several servants were instantly sent to take charge of the body, and to await the Coroner's inquest. The body of the unfortunate Nobleman appeared to have been a con siderable time in the water, and it is supposed, that he must have drowned himself shortly after he left his resi dence, on Sunday evening. The Duke of YORK'S estate at Oatlands is said to have lately passed by purchase into the bands of the late Chief Secretary for Ireland, Lord FaANcrs LEVESON GOWER• W e have heard that the plan suggested by Lord Baoil GuAm and lik e l y to b e acte d upon by the Go vernment,is to bring forward their measure of Reform, not at once, but in separate and successive Bills. If this idea be acted upon, it is stated to us that the first propo sition of 3Lnisters will be of a very moderate kind.— Brighton Gazette. REFORM..--A meeting of the inhabitants of Kinross, Milnathort, and the surrounding country, was held at the former town on Thursday last, when a set of resolistions in favour of Parliamentary Reform, and par ticularly referring to the peculiar representation of Kin ross-shire, was unanimously adopted. We also observe that the long -promised meeting on the same account h as b een held at Wick. -- Edinburg h .4dvertiser. The United Service Journal, and Naval and Military Magazine for February, will contain the following, among other interesting Papers :-011 Duelling —Thoughts on the Qualifications of Naval Officers, and the State of the British Navy—A Morning's Ride in an Indian Camp—Algiers in 1816, from the Journal of an Officer present in Lord Exmouzies Fleet—Reminiscences of a Subalter n — Description of an Ancient Galley—Prus sian Camp at Coblentz__A strange Sail—Sketch of the History of Poland —A Popular View of Fortification and Gunnery—Preci s of the Constitution of Poland—Gibral tal Epidemic of I S2B—Reviews of HAY'S . History of the Peninsular War—Life of Lord RODNEY—Captain SHE nEtt's Life of the Duke of WELLINGTON—LLOYD'S Field Sports—EmznsoN's History of Modern Greece. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Earl of Harrouty, at his seat, Sandon Hall, Staffordshire, from a tour; G. W. Smith, Esq., Mrs. Smith, and family, at Batt's Hotel, Dover.street, from India; Captain Jodrell, a t ditto, from Brighton; G. Carter, Esq., a' ditto, from ditto ; Mr. and Mrs. Jaws Herbert, in Portman-square, from Brighton ; Mr. and Mrs. J. Gordon, in Harley-street, from their seat in Norfolk ; Sir John and Lady Broughton, at Mirart's Hotel, Brook and Davies streets, from Kingston ; the Hon. William Leicester, from Oxfordshire ; Lord de Tabley, from Tabley House; F. Knox, Esq. and family, from Hastings; the Rev. Sir Christopher Musgrave, Lady, awl family, from the North. DEA RTu R ES. Lord and Lady G. H. Cav P endish to their seat, Compton-place Eastbourn ; Mrs. Booth, for her seat, Glandon Hall, Yorkshire ; C. Brownlow, Esq., for Brighton ; Mr and Mrs. Shewell, from Ellis's Hotel, St. James's-street, to their seat in Surrey; the Hon. Col. and Mrs. Howard, for their seat, Castle Rising, Nor folk ; Mr. and Mrs. J Kerby, from Pall-mall to Bath; William Lewis, Esq., from the British Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Oxford ; Captain Lindsay, from ditto, to Brighton; his Royal Highness the Prince of Orange, from Mivart's Hotel, on a visit to his Majesty, at Brighton ; the Count de Stirum, for the Hague; the Right Hon. Lord and Lady Belhaven, from ditto; Major Schornhorat and suite, from ditto, for Berlin. FEELINGS OF THE HIGH-MINDED POLISH SOL DIER ON THE AUTOCRAT'S MANIFESTO. BY EDMUND READE, ESQ., AUTHOR OF " CAIN, THE WANDERER," " REVOLT OF THE ANGELS. Aye, let him threat—we laugh his threats to scorn ; They are our exultation and our pride: The proof of fears which 'vainly he would hi?.e. Such miserable shifts are ever born From tyranny and impotence. But when He dares to tell us that we are misled— Of benefits that we have reaped instead Of wrongs—that we are blest beneath his yoke— That we are his by right of conquest—then We feel his power in our souls ! that stroke Is more than we can bear! the blush of shame Mantles our cheeks—we think of what we were, And are, and for a moment could despair; But a revulsion comes—the indignant flame Of vengeance swells our bosoms ! Liberty Fills us with inspiration, and we feel, While firmer in our hands we grasp the steel, That we can shield ourselves from infamy, That the great hour is come to conquer or to die! PORTUGUESE REGENCY LOAN. An advertisement having appeared in the Courier of the 25th instant, setting forth the most unfounded Propositions, it be. comes necessary to reply to them. Proposition I—ls meant as an attack upon the Marquis St. Amara, and to deny his being the Minister from Brazil to this Government. It is only necessary to give this foolish assertion a direct and full contradiction. He is the accredited Minister to this Government. Proposition 2—Assumes, that if the Marquis St. Amara be the accredited Minister to this country, that he has no authority to ' act for his Government in any matters of a financial nature, without leaving•them open for the sanction of the Brazilian Le. gislature. Now, the advertiser seems so ignorant of the " Law of Nations, and the Diplomatic Practice between Courts," as not to be able to make a distinction between an Act which has already passed the Legislature and one which has not. And for - his information alone, it becomes necessary to state that the debt due from the Brazilian Government to the Portuguese Go vernment has already been ratified and sanctioned by the Brazi lian Chamber. Proposition 3—Admits, as far as regards Brazil, that in Treaties and Conventions between Sovereign and Sovereign, nothing is required but the ratification of the Emperor, and that the Chambers have nothing to do with them, let them disap. prove of them ever so much ; and yet with marked inconsistency it contends, that, as respects the debt due from the Government of Brazil to the Government of Portugal, although it has already been agreed to by the Chamber, and inserted in the Great Book of Brazil, and not that only, but the interest thereon, up to the period of the usurpation of I)on Miguel, has been regularly voted, and regularly paid to the Portuguese Government by the Government of Brazil, without any recognition being requited of the 18231 ondholders for the knowledge of any parties other than the respective Governments, it still requires a new ratifica tion ; and yet the writer finally asserts, that treaties once signed and ratified, cannot be " touched or meddled with." Now, the Convention acknowledging the debt due from Brazil to Portugal has been signed and ratified, and therefore, according to this reasoning, it cannot require a new ratification. Propositions 4,5, 6,7, 8,9, are mere reasonings on erroneous premises; they are answered in the foregoing observations, and having, therefore, no foundation, they all fall to the ground. The writer, however, of the advertisement, seems excursive in his wanderings; he first of all assumes positions which he cannot maintain, and then arrogates to himself a power which, if he had it, must be supernatural—that of knowing beforehand, right or wrong, what the Brazilian Chambers would do if certain things were as he states them to be; whereas his apparently gross ignorance of the whole subject makes him state matters as they are not, and brings him to conclusions as erroneous as his facts. The whole case seems to be summed up in this :—The Go vernment of Brazil owes the Government of Portugal a debt re. cognised by the Chambers and by the Emperor. The interest on this debt was punctually paid until the usurpation of Don Miguel, and the payments were then suspended until the Re gency, as Donna Maria was a minor, could be installed on For. tuguese ground, and in the meantime the payments were regu. larly voted by the Chambers as due to the Portuguese Govern. ment, in virtue of the Convention entered into in 1823. That event has now taken place, and the Regency, as representing the legitimate Sovereign of Portugal, has called upon the Bra zilian Government to fulfil its engagements, and pay up the ar. rears due to the Portuguese Government. The Marquis St. Amara, Minister Plenipotentiary duly accredited from the Court of Brazil to the Court of London, having full powers from his Government, has guaranteed, on its behalf, the payments faithfully and punctually of the necessary interest and sinking fund to the representative of the said Regency, without any in tervention whatever in their application. Had this debt, due from the Government of Brazil to the Government of Portugal, not been recognised by the Chambers, and the interest thereon not regularly paid to the Portuguese Government, up to the period of Don Miguel's usurpation; and had same new claim been set up by the Regency of Portugal ; then a iecognition of the Chambers would have been necessary, i but, in the present case, th e E xecu ti ve G overnment of Brazil s merely called upon to pay punctually and faithfully an amount already voted by the Chambers to the Government of Portugal ; and the Marquis St. Amara, in virtue of his full powers as Ambassador and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Court of Brazil, has recognised the justice of the claim, and has formally and faithfully pledged his Government to the punctual payment of all sums due in respect of interest and Sinking Fund on the said debt due from Brazil to the Portuguese Government, to the Representative of the Regency of Portugal, 'without any inter vention whatever in their application, The foregoing answer to the absurd propositions contained in the advertisement referred to, must, in the opinion of all impar tial persons, be consider e d a direct refutation of the assertions of the anonymous advertiser. The Agent of the Loan having thus fully replied to this attack, and having before explained, in the most open and candid manner, every circumstance conn ec t e d w ith t h e L oan, h e w i ll not think it necessary to answer, hereafter, any anonymous cor respondents who may continue such advertisements, either from interested motives, or from an anxious endeavour to frustrate the objects, and to defeat the exertions of the Queen to recover her dominions. THE MAR.KETS.-(THIS DAY.) GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN, For the Week ended Jan. 21, 1830, made up fl'om the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat-7es. 6d.1 Oats ......... 245. 9d.18ean5.........385. 7d. Barley.-- 40s. 2d.1 Rye 425. lid j Pease-- 41s. 6d. • IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WEEKS PRECEDING. Wheat—..-6Ss. &LI Oats 245. 3,1.1 38s. Id B 383. 5d.1 Rye 41s. 3d.1 424. 9d. DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. Wheat.........,.165. Bd.l Oats --.—.. 10s. 9d. 8ean5.........-12i. 614. 8ar1ey.....—.. 45..10d.f Rye —..—.. Bs. Od.l Pease ....-- 6s. 6,1. HAY M A RKETS.—( At per Load of 36 Trusses.) CUMBERLAND (LATE ST. JA MES'S.) Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay 12 0 to £2 5 New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 Useful Old Ditto Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 3 15 4 0 Clover Hay 2 15 5 5 Oat Straw 11 12 to £1 14 1 Wheat Straw... 116 118 Supply moderately good, trade very dull, and prices stationary. SMITHFIELD. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 5 to 12 15 New Meadow, Hay 0 0 0 0 Useful Old Ditto 3 0 4 0 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 4 0 4 5 Clover Hay (extra fine)....£s 5 „Generally Oat Straw 11 Btoll 10 1 Wheat Straw 112 116 A great supply, and a dull trade ; prices as last quoted. LEWES MARKET.—Jan. 21 White Wheat (per quarter) £3 12 0 to £3 14 0 Red ditto 3 7 0 3 12 0 Barley Oats, New 1 4 6 1 7 0 Beans . 1 12 0 1 14 0 Oil Cake. New l2 0 0 net thousand. BRIGHTON, JAN. 26. . ills MAJESTY, accompan;ed by her Royal lEghneFs the. Duchess of GLOUCESTER, took an ;airing yesterday in J, carriage and four, with corkers. MAJESTY gave audience to Sir HEN ILV HOTIJAM. His Highness the Prince of ORANG E arrived at the Pavilion on a visit to their MAJESTIES. His Highness was on the promenade in the course of the day. Tl:e weather being dry and frosty, the display of fashion .bles on the promenade and drives exceeded are`• thinz of the kind during the season. Most of the Royal suite w ere amongst them. His Royal Highness the poke of G Lou- CESTER rode on horseback. Lady Easm, and Miss MITCHELL drove in a close carriage. TI e influx of company within the la't few days 11,1 been greater than at any farmer period; the lio!els are crowded to excess. The bind of the ath Dragoon Guards played for some time yesterday at the Bedford Hotel, the neighbourhood of which was crowded with fashionables. His Highness the Prince of ORANGE left Brighton this owning for London, with the intention of returning to morrow evening. The Royal dinner party yesterday included the Prince of ORANGE, Mrs. FITZHERBERT, Captain end 'Miss SEY MOUR, Colonel and Mrs. DAWSON DA MER, with the Royal Family and suite. The calls at the Palace yesterday were exceedingly nu tre-ous. There have been several arrivals at the Palace, amongst them Colonel GEORGE FITZCLARENCE. LORD MAYOR'S ENTERTAINMENT. The Lord Mayor gave another dinner yesterday, at the Mansion- house. This, we understand, was the lass of that series of entertainments by which the Lord Mayor has endeavoured (and we think successfully) to compen sate far the one great banquet which is annually given at Guildhall. The feast was conducted upon an extensive and splendid scale, which did ample credit to the taste and the hospitality of the Lord Mayor, and his guests were lavish in their praises of the entertainment. Among the guests not connected with the city, were the French Am bassador, Prince Talleyrand, the Bishop of Landaff, the Master of the Rolls, the Vice-Chancellor, Mr. Baron Vaughan, Mr. Justice Alderson, Joseph Hume, Esq., and Joseph Marryat, Esq., M.P. The following toasts were received with great ap plause :—" The King,"—" The Queen,"—" The Princess •lictoria, and the rest of the Royal Family,"—" The Army and Navy." These were succeeded by the usual civic toasts. The Bishop of LLANDAFF proposed the health of the Lord Mayor.—(Much cheering.) The Loren MAYOR returned thanks. He said that although he might be indebted to personal friendships for having heal raised to the distinguished office lie Lad the honour to fill, yet lie could not conceal from himself that the toast, which the Right Rev. Prelate had done him the honour to propose, would not have been received by such an assembly of his fellow-citizens in so flattering a mann e r, it his conduct as Lord Ma) or had not met with their appro bation.—(Cheers.)—He had no private interest to serve, no sinister object to attain, and all he looked for ward to was the approbation of his fellow. citizens. This it would ever be his duty to deserve, and he trusted that his exei tions for the attainment of this end would be so far sue-. cessfu l , that lie should not quit the mayoralty without that reward which ought to he the highest and the only object of a civic magistrate's ambition, —the thanks of the citi zens of London.—(Cheers.) toast to pro- The LORD Mayors proposed the health of his Ma je sty's Ministers, The o which Loren AiA y was oa dra nk said that with he h louda dnote applause.a pose, which would, he was sure, be most cordially received. The time had been when to foment animosity between this country and France would have been considered a most praiseworthy service: but both nations now saw their real interests more clearly, and were anximis to cul ttai v g a e t o e u tshtaot bosh y of a n t h d e g m o . o — d- 1 1 1 , e s: r h s i . c ) h fr u h s e t b to e a a ,i l t i a b d a v d a 0 - propose was the health of " His Excellency Prince Talley rand, the French Ambassador." Prince TALLEYRAND returned thanks shortly in French. He said it was his earnest hope that neither France nor England would ever depart from those principles of amity which they both at present advocated. No two countries could be better situated for alliance, since now they both presented the grand spectacle of liberty, founded upon law, and guaranteed by national probity.---( His Excellency was received with loud and general cheering, which was re peated on his retiring from the hall.) The MASTER of the ROLLS proposed the health of the Lady Mayor, es, which was drunk with three times three, and the Lord Mayor returned thanks. The healths of the "Master of the Rolls and the Vice- Chancellor" were then drunk, and those two learned per sonages returned thanks, as did also Mr.. Baron Vaughan, for the toast—" The Judges of the Land." All the toasts that were given were well received, until The LORD MAYOR rose to propose the health of " Mr. Hume, M.P. :or Middlesex."—(Hisses.) After an cult gium upon the Hon. Member for his public services, the Lord Mayor said, that the opinion he thus expressed was not only his opinion, hut that of the county of Middlesex, who had chosen Mr. Hume as one of their representatives in Parliament.—(Loud hisss ) After a short pause, the Lord Mayor continued—" My Lords, Ladies, and Gentle men, I have heard those marks of disapprobation with the deepest re fret. Far be it from me to deny to any one his undoubted right of forming his own opinion upon the con duct of a public man; but allow me to remind you, that Mr. Hume is our guest, and that it is no more a part of hospitality to treat him thus, than the festive board is a proper place for the demonstration of angry or hostile feel ings.—(Cheers, mixed with a few hisses.) The toast was then drank amidst applauses and hisses. Mr. HUME then rose to return thanks ; but very little that he said was heard. The persons who received him with hisses appeared to us to be a very small minority, for their noise was soon drowned in the applause of the rest : but cheers prevent a gentleman being heard as well as hisses, and no sooner had the cheers subsided than the hisses were recommenced, and upon that the applause be gan again. We understood Mr. Hume to say, that formerly he had received the approbation of the city of London for his public conduct, end that since then he had done nothing which could justify them in chang ing their good opinion of him. He well knew what excitement was caused by a contested election of any kind, and he made every allowance for this ebullition of angry feeling, thought he could not help feeling that this was hardly a proper place for displaying it.—(Hisses and cheers, and a cry of " What did you interfere for ? You are no liveryman.") If any one had fault to find with him, all he asked was that they would do so in a proper place.—(Hisses.) —Did they suppose that he who had never feared to oppose any Minister, however powerful,-L-- any party, however numerous,—was to be disquieted by the citizens of London because be had thought one indivi dual better than another for a certain situation ?—(Cheers and hisses.)—He was not disturbed when he felt that he was acting conscientiously. (Common Councilman— " Let's hare a song.") lie entertained the highest opinion of the public conduct of Mr. Alderman W r aiths man ; but if he had had 500 votes, instead of not having one, he should have been a dishonest man if, thinking as he did, he had not acted as he bad. He had nothing to do with party feeling in the contest between Sir James Shaw and Mr. Alderman Waithman: they could not ac cuse him of being 'in a league to prevent every one having a fair hearing, but he left it to them to consider whether they were conducting themselves fairly by him n0w,..-- (Hisses.)—He would not trespass any longer upon them, and he felt himself very disagreeably situated in having been obliged to say thus much. However, this proceeding had given him another proof of how essential it was that votes at all elections should be taken by hallot.—(Hisses and cheers.) This proceeding appeared to cast a gloom over the festivities, and, after another toast, the Lord Mayor and hie guests at the upper table retired; but not until they had drank Mr. Home's health in a manner which seemed intended to mark that, whatever opinion they might enter tain of the matter in dispute, they all disapproved of the manner in which the Hon. Member had been treated on such an occasion, and in such a place. The Lord and Lady , Mayoress gave a hall in the ever ing. This was very numerously attended, and the dancing was kept up till a late hour. -- We are requested to state that the Second and Concluding Volume of the Rev. Mr. GLEIG'S Ilistcry of the Bible, forming the Sixth Number of the " National Library," will be published with the Magazines on the Ist of February. We are sorry to learn that our apprehensions are already verified. The farmers of several parishes in the West of Sussex have reduced the wages of their men ; aid renewed dissatisfaction has been the consequence. At Billingshurst the wages of unmarried labourers have been lowered, as we are informed, to six shillings, and of tLe ore An other h a a r en r r i b e re d i oi t n o r eg t t e wh n ea s a l h aa n i t l e l ti advanceinc g .Lf h ton Gazette. pected that the men would refuge to go to %yolk f aa o n7 r : i ii n h r ne beingsattt Saturday d s tt:iyrti it x - l iPstethde, HULL MARKET.—Jan. 25. Wheat, Old —s. 65s 735. Now —.s. 635. 725. Foreign .., —s. 665. 765. ......In bond... —s. —s. —s. Oats, Poland —s. 20s. 245. Old —s. —s. `..s. Small or Feed.... —s. 20s. 245. Foreign —s. t.. 25. 255. .... ..... Barley, Norf. & 50t.... —s. 425. 455. Line. & Wold —s. 38s 425. Foreign Beans 38s. 40s. 425. F0reign........ —s. 40s. 445. Pease, White —s. 50s. 52, Grey Tares —s 365. 50s. F0reign......... —s. 28s. 40s. Rapeseed, in bond none. A RKET.—Jan. 25. Pet lb. d. to d. Beef 5 6 Mutton Veal Pork Lamb 0 0 Os. to 31. 15s. pet ton. A RKETS.—Jan. 19. s. d. s. d. Butter, 16oz 0 Otoo Eggs, dozon 0 0 0 0 Beef, per lb. Mutton Veal O4 06 Quarter!' Llcf 0 7 0 9 CATTLE. CHELTENHAM Per Bushel. s. d. to s. d. l Wheat Barley 4 0 5 6 Oats ° 6 4 0 Beans 4 9 5 6 Pease 5 0 8 0 Hay 3/. ll DUMFRIES 111 s. d. 6.4. Wheat, Imp. Bush 8 3 to 9 0 Barley 4, 0 4ti Oats 29 33 Flour, 111 b. Oatmeal Potatoes. cwt. AN ACCOUNT OF CATTLE IMPORTEVIVTO LIVERPOOL FROM JAN. 17, TO JAN. n 2, BOTH DAYS INCLUDES. Cows. I Calves. I Sheep. I Pigs. Horses, Mules. 344 - 7 131 , 2 I 3019 4 I THE TURF, —Bets have, we understand, been made at TATTERSALL's that the author of this sati rical novel will be discovered in a month. It is reported, however, that only three individuals are in the secret, and they are all right close and trustworthy characters ; though on the other hand, a clue is said to have been found which, if industriously pursued, may. lead to &fiction, in spite of every manoeuvre to the contrary. f I i r.-~'