The Sun. — London, England, 1833-10-28 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. We have received the highest gratification from the perusal of the report of the admirable speech of the Earl of Durham at the Gates head dinner. We were well aware that Earl Grey confided to his Lordship the prepara tion of the Reform Bill. To Earl Grey the people are deeply indebted for this confi dence ; for though they will not take Lord Durham at his word in underrating his own exertions, they will subscribe to his tribute to Earl Grey :—" I was," said his Lordship, " but the humble instrument of carrying into effect the will of one, who staked his credit and the reputation of a long life upon the success of the measure ; and who only took office upon condition of carrying the question. The person who possesses this claim to the gratitude of the people of England is one man, and one only—and that is Lord Grey.—(Applause.)" The people will never, we trust, forget what they owe to Lord Durham for his great work. At this time, when a part of the people seem to forget that they live under a constitution, which, with all its defects, is adequate to the great end for which men are desirous of Constitutions, some observations of Lord Durham are very reasonable. Having alluded to some improvements which might be made in the Reform Bill, he proceeded to say, " And here allow me to observe, that in these days you must not blame individuals, or Ministers, if they have not carried the principles of Reform so far as you wish. The power rests with yourselves now, to instruct your represen tatives to carry any measures upon which the respectability and intelligence of the country have set their hearts, and they must be inevitably carried.—(Cheers.)" He afterwards added, " I know of nothing that the people of this country —and when I speak of the people, I speak not of property, but of the intelligence and educa tion of the country—and I say I know of nothing upon which the intelligence of the country has set its heart, and which it ought to possess, that it will not eventually obtain. — (Cheers.)" This is the great merit of the Reform Act, that it rendered all further consti tutional improvement possible. Having such a means of giving effect to our wishes, we ought to spurn at all attempts to lower in public esti mation so inestimable a blessing. Let us keep constantly in mind, that the Reform Act trans ferred the power from the boroughmongering oligarchy to the people, and that everything may now be effected by constitutional means. Lord Durham alluded to the restless discontent which is now abroad. " Mr. Rippon (said his Lordship) has alluded to the present state of public affairs, as being one of a very serious description ; and I confess I am much inclined to agree with him in that opinion. --(Hear, hear.) I believe and admit that a spirit of restless dis content is abroad, which requires great prudence, great skill, great discretion, and eminent states manship to allay. But my opinion is, that the best mode of allaying it is for the Crown and the Government to go cordially along with the people.—(Loud cheers.)" In this country the Crown and the Government must go cordially along with the people, meaning by people the respectability and intelligence of the country, which now command in Parliament. It is of course, desirable that the people should only desire what is for their good ; but whatever they desire in good earnest they must obtain ; and any Ministry that shall think of conducting the affairs of this country in opposition to the general will, would be shipwrecked. The obser vations of his Lordship with regard to the restless spirit of discontent which is abroad, remind us of a very happy exposure of the absurdity of a certain class in an article in " The Edinburgh Review," just published, on the first session of the reformed Parliament :—" As the greatest possible number (says the Reviewer) of the largest conceivable measures must, of necessity, be accomplished, however swiftly, yet in some kind of succession, and not simultaneously, they of whom we are speaking could always stop at any one, and complain that the residue was still wanting ; and by a known law of our nature, what we want is even far more prized than all we have obtained ; so that, after the affairs of the East should have been settled, those per sons of high expectations might say, What signifies the East India trade and Government ?' Nothing has been done to settle the West India question—that is of real importance—the re formed Parliament does absolutely nothing. And then, if the affairs of the 'West were also settled, they would in like manner exrlaim, East Indies and West Indies, and any Indies, we care not for, compared with the abuses at home, that eat into the vitals of the state. What s':neclires has the reformed Parliament abolished It does little or nothing for the people.' " As a frequent illustration of this we may observe, that because Ministers have not yet improved the law regarding the press, all their labours, with some of our contemporaries, seem to go for nothing. How admirably Lord Durham re proves this carping spirit ! Dwelling with rea son on the many advantages we may expect from the Corporation Comm ission, which the Tories consistently oppose, but which Cobbett and men of his kidney oppose because nothing seems good in their eyes which they do not pro pose themselves, the spirit of envy being the spirit by which they are constantly actuated, his Lordship explains his views with regard to the manner in which the people should act towards M inisters. "I cannot allow the evening to pass over without re calling to your recollection, as just and honourable English men, that however we may disapprove of some of the measures they have introduced into Parliament, and to which they themselves were driven by dire necessity, we must not forget the great difficulties which pressed upon them from all sides. We must remember the great ser vices they have performed, and not be too ready to believe, if they do not advance with the same speed that we wish them, that they are less sincere in their intentions. They Lave done a great deal in their ample contribution of the Reform Bill ; and they did a great deal even in the last Session ; in particular they introduced the important mea sure of Corporation Reform, which, in my conscience, I believe will go far to extirpate those pestilential hotbeds of Toryism, which, like the Upas tree, have so long oversha dowed the land.--(Cheers.) By that measure they have placed in your bands the power to root out those nests of corruption which have rio long oppressed the country ; and by that alone they have done much, if they had done nothing else, to entitle diem to your apptuliation.— (Applause.) They have, however, done many other things that deserve your gratitude, but which it is not necessary for me to notice at this time. I only request you to consider the difficulties which surround them; and particularly that there la s at this hour, a majority of fifty o pposed to them in the House of Lords, which the leader of the Tory party can bring against them in twelve hours, upon any question on which be may b e i ncl i ned to Oppose or damage them.—(Hear, Hear hear.) You m ust b ear in !Lim: also that there a re other difficulties not quite so apparent, erfectly known to every em e p n r t ac a ti nd practical state s _ but which are p man, and which require gre_a_t. js 134. b Ycolurcnuo drat spection on the part o f the MI c onsider these things, and whennytroYu. ht, ale Alon ou are e b so, you should support them when they do ri. e. when they appear to falter o r hesitate m tbnecirmiconug;ae' on them g and the wrong. oppose them when they ar e unfortunately in --(Applause.) At the same time , p a y the just tribu g t te . which is due to their cha r ac ter, and especially that of the illastriotio individual at the head of the Government ; give them credit for good intentions, and do not suppose that they would, in a moment, consent to tarnish their fame, and abandon their avowed disposition to consolidate and confirm the rights and liberties of the people, of which they have given such ample earnest in the Reform Bill,—(Cheers.) But you must recollect that you have also duties to perform. You must not confine yourselves to idle lamentations, for what the Ministers have not done, or what they ought not to do. You must press upon your representatives the consideration of every subject you think desirable, particu larly the important topics of Corporation Reform, the improvement of the Reform Bill, and Reform in the Church—(Cheers)---and, though last, not least, you must firmly and strenuously call for a grant, and not a sham grant, to promote the great cause of national education." We wish our limits could have allowed us this day to transfer to our columns the whole of the long report of this interesting dinner, as given in the Newcastle Chronicle. We must not forget to notice the gratifying announcement from his Lordship, that he is now blessed with a comparative return to health, and that he is able again to devote himself to the services of his country. We trust his valuable life will be long spared to his country.— Morning Chronicle. The public will read, with cordial satisfaction, the proceedings at Gateshead last Wednesday, on occasion of a complimentary dinner to Lord Durham. The speech of the Noble Lord was heard with deep and just attention ; nor will that portion of it wherein Lord Durhan com municated the highly interesting and important fact, that it was he himself personally who had been intrusted by Lord Grey with the framing of the first Reform Bill, be received by his countrymen without respectful and grateful ap probation. The truth, indeed, had been guessed at before, but never put beyond all doubt from any quarter until this gratifying declaration of Lord Durham. His Lordship very judiciously took I care to exonerate himself from the odium of having approved or participated in the adoption of the 501. leasehold clause, which is at variance with the first principle of all reform—namely, that each elector should be able to give an inde pendent vote. No tenant at will can be by possibility independent. We denounced at the time that iniquitous and tyrannical motion of Lord Chandos, as a characteristic of the worst spirit of Toryism, and as a most serious and lamentable subtraction from the general merits of the Reform Bill. Lord Durham, with great manliness, admits that Ministers have not always proved themselves as firm and resolute as might have been wished in the enforcement of their own sound views for the public welfare ; but he asserts, and truly, the manifold difficulties which have beset them. He acknowledges that some further improvements are required in the Bill, par ticularly with iespect to registration, and the ex penses of elections, and calls upon the constituent body to instruct its representatives for the pro motion of whatever amendments may be deemed necessary. The whole speech of Lord Durham is worthy of notice, for its downright, straight forward character, and the absence of all political humbug. Such a man appears to us to have little reason to dread the attacks of spiteful calumny upon his conduct, whether public or private, and might well dispense with appeals in vindication of either to any tribunal but that of the opinion of society. We would advise Lord Durham to let the lies of a factious press, whether conducted by clerical scamps in the country or Tory scamps in London, take their own wretched course to a sure and speedy obli vion. Mr. Attwood made an attempt to intrude upon Lord Durham and on the meeting, but was soon put down.— Times. While we deprecate all resistance to the pay ment of the assessed taxes, we cannot but think the course pursued by the Ministerial Papers is calculated rather to increase than allay the irritation which exists on this painful subject, and thereby render the embarrassments of their employers still greater than they already are. Like all sy cophants, the scribes who are purveyors of lite rary adulation to the Treasury display an exu berance of servile zeal which sadly lacks discretion. They are not satisfied with telling the people that illegal combinations, and resist ance to the law cannot be tolerated,—they taunt their sufferings—they sneer at their distresses— and, in the true spirit of " pampered menials," they make a sport of the misery which their masters refuse to relieve. One of those Go vernment hacks, whose sense of right and wrong is always conformable with the rules of wisdom and maxims of morality which happen to prevail in Downing-street, says, " The assessed taxes, we believe, have been particularly chosen (to excite the public mind upon), because they appeared to form a fit subject for imitating, on English soil, the Irish agitators, in one of the modes of attack which has been found in Ireland most effectual—the systematic resist ance of legal demands—but they have not l i ce Irish distress or an Irish populace to w or k u ;ion." It is evident that this writer wishes to make Lis employers believe that if they can succeed in compelling the payment of the obnoxious tax's in a few instances by the strong arm of the .1.4 w, enforced by what ever means are in their power, they may continue to levy them for any indefinite P : rind, because the excitement which exists is not tti. conse quence of general suffering, but merely the On porary ebullition produced by the artful instiga tion of some restless agitators. If the Ministers should be induced to believe this, they will be led into a fatal delusion. The agitators who get up illegal combinations against the assessed taxes only take advantage of a soreness of feeling which has long and very generally existed in the minds of the middle classes against those most unjust, unequal, and oppressive imposts, the house and window taxes. Nay, more, this very soreness of feeling against those war taxes was for years chafed and exasperated by the Whig politicians who now constitute the Government, and who made their continuance a subject of angry vituperation against their Tory predeces sors, when an exclusion from office made them exceedingly sharp in finding out, and bitter in declaiming against, the grievances of the peo ple. Since Lord Althorp voted for the abo lition of the assessed taxes, his opinion on the subject has changed—simply because his position is altered. As Chancellor of the Exchequer himself, he has no objection to extort from the suffering industry of the people those taxes which, as a hunter after popularity, lie would have denied to the fiscal. Minister of another party. But it matters not to the people whether they are fleeced of the fruits of their daily toil, to support an extravagant system of Government, by Whig or Tory Minis ters, except that the case of the Whigs is iio far worse than that of their opponents, inasmuch as they have added the vice of a hypocritical pa triotism on this question to the vice of rapacity. But althou g h t h e f i rst advice to resist ta.,Tation came from the themselves,Whigsmoreood se we tr t u h s a t n th t e o seek people a in general have removal of those obnoxious • imposts by other than constitutional means, - , cretion, and forbearing to transgress the law, they may insure the repeal of the house and window tax, next Session, while a systematic violation of the law may serve to retard so desir able a consummation.—Mornino- Herald. BANKRUPTCY COURT, OCT. 26. (Before Mr. Commissioner 'WILLIAMS.) ROBERT JOY'S BANKRUPTCY. A meeting of the creditors under the fiat issued against Mr. Robert Joy, late of the Grand Hotel, Covent-garden, was held to-day for the proof of debts, &c. The executors of the late Rev. Dr. Downes appeared in Court to prove a debt under the following circum stances : The gentleman who attended to support the proof stated that the Rev. Gentleman was an old frequenter of the Grand Hotel before the bankruptcy of Mr. Joy. Dr. Downs had a choice cellar of wines, and when the bank rupt required wine for his very best customers, who wanted something very extraordinary as to quality, Mr. Downes used to allow the bankrupt to have a small quan tity from his private stock, some of which it was stated the bankrupt used to obtain ten shillings per bottle for. No price had been fixed upon this wine between the bankrupt and the Rev. Gentleman, and the executors since the bankruptcy had frequently sought for Mr. Joy in order that a price should be fixed, but without effect, and the executors now wished the Court to make a❑ order upon the subject. The executors thought a claim for 1001. for the wine supplied to the bankrupt should be allowed. Mr. Clark, the official assignee, said the only course that could be adopted was for the executors to charge what the wine cost the deceased, otherwise they would he liable to the penalty for the sale of wine without a license. There was a bill for 1001. also to be proved, and perhaps the best course would be for him to fix a value upon the wine, and if the executors objected to the award they could show cause why a greater sum should be allowed. This course was agreed to. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION•HO USE. CONSPIRACY 10 DEFRAUD TRADESMEN.-011 Satur day Cant and Clark, who have been examined several times at the Justice-room, were brought up for final examination. It was stated that, during the last examination, the emissaries of Wicks, alias King, who is the principal in the firm of swindlers, carried away from Cotter's wharf an immense quantity of goods, which had been fraudulently obtained by Wicks. A number of tradesmen were in readiness to give evidence of the conspiracy to defraud, and it was clearly and legally proved that the two prisoners were parties to the system. Mr. ADOLPHUS, for many of the defrauded creditors, called upon the Lord Mayor to hold the prisoners to bail for the conspiracy. The solicitor to the assignees under the old commission of bankruptcy against Wicks here applied to the Lord Mayor to order that 1931., which had been found upon the person of Cant, should be handed over for their benefit, as they were entitled to everything that could be called the property of the bankrupts, and it was evident the money was the produce of geode fraudulently obtained. The LORD Mayon—lndeed I shall make no order of the kind. I pity the new creditors, whose property thus falls into the hands of the old ones. Theirs is a much harder case than yours. Cant—That money has nothing to do with the goods, and I declare there has been nothing fraudulent in the transactions in which I was engaged, and I think it unfair to visit the sins of others upon me. I did not assist in anything dishonourable, and poor Wicks paid as long as he could. lam sure he sacrificed seven hundred pounds in endeavouring to cut against the grocers of Taunton ho nestly.—(Great laughter.) A Creditor—Very honestly, indeed. My Lord, you never heard of such a monstrous plan of robbery. We can prove that these fellows sold goods which they plundered us of for a third of the regular price. They sold segars, which were worth a guinea a pound, for six or seven shillings ; and they used to give as much pickles for ninepence as would cost, in an honest concern, half-a crown or three shillings. _ _ The LORD MAYOR—Now, Cant, couldn't you have stuck to your business of a tailor and be honest? Cant (laugbing)—Honest, my Lord! Why I am honest, I should think ; there's no proof to the contrary. These are all debts, bona fide debts. The LORD MAiroa then consulted with the City Soli citor and Mr. nobler, and stated that he should bold the two defendants to bail i❑ 1001. eacb, and two sureties for 50/. each. THE RIDICULOUS OFFICE OF ALE CONKER.—Mr. Allen, one of the ale-conners of the city, summoned be tween twenty and thirty licensed victuallers, for having refused to allow him to taste their ale without paying for it, and also for having refused to pay him his fee of Is. a quarter each. Mr. Phillips, of the Lamb public-house, was the first called upon. Mr. Allen stated that by virtue of his warrant as ale conner he went to the defendant's house, and examined the pots, which he found to be all of correct measure. He then desired to taste the ale, to ascertain whether it was fit for the use of the public, but Mr. Phillips refused to permit him, except he agreed to pay. He then asked or his fee of a shilling, but that was also refused. The Loan Mavou—Well, Mr. Phillips, why don't you pay the ale-conner? Mr. Phillips considered the complainant by no means entitled to a fee, or to the pri vilege of tasting his ale, except on the conditions which applied to the rest of the public. The LORD MAYOR—I suppose if the fee is given the ale is good ; and if not it is objectionable.—(Laughter.) Mr. Phillips--That's exactly the case, my Lord. It is a complete humbug. The Loan MAYOR—I'II look into this question parti cularly. There are many absurd laws in existence, hut they must be obeyed as long as they remain unchanged. I can see objections to this practice i❑ an instant. In the mean time I must exonerate Mr. Allen, whom I believe to be a very honourable man, from the slightest censure. His Lordship should decide the question at the end of the week. MARLB OR 0 UGH- STREET. THE HANDSOME WIFE AND ADMIRING CROWDS...-. Three men were charged with having created a riot before the house of Mr. Hubert, tobacconist, in Rupert-. street, Haymarket. Some time back Mr. Hubert resided in Beak-street, Regent-street, and the beauty of his wife, who attended in the shop, becoming known, a great number of persons assembled round the shop to catch a glimpse of the lady. In consequence of this annoyance Mr. Hubert changed his residence to Rupert-street, but the retreat of the handsome tobacconist was soon discovered, and the result was a congregation, as usual, before the shop, which became more numerous every succeeding evening. During the last fortnight the crowd has at tithes consisted of 300 persons. The police have had much difficulty in dispersing them, and in the endeavour to do so on Friday night the defendants assaulted them. The defendants, who stated they were intoxicated at the time, were fined Tas. each. MARY LEB ONE. READY TO DIE FOR LOPE.—A well known optician, residing in the neighbourhood of Bath-place, New-road, charged a handsome young woman, named Ellen Bloom field, with corning to his door and creating a disturbance. Ellen had been acquainted with the complainant for six years, and, cruel man ! though she loved him to distrac tion, and was very jealous of him, he now wanted to shake her off. She went to hie residence to get a copy of an excellent recipe for a cough which was in his possession. She repeated she was willing to suffer martyrdom for his sake. She could never love another. The Magistrates said that under the circumstances they should not bind her over this time. The parties then left the office, but the complainant directly after returned, and said that the lady had a knife when she entered the office, and he was fearful sl.e intended to commit some violence. Ellen was brought back, and, in answer to the Magis trate, said that she had brought the weapon for the purpose of killing herself, as she could not bear the thoughts of living under complainant's disp:easuie. She requested that the knife (which an officer had tat;en from her) might be given up, but Mr. Hoskins gave orders th&t it should be detained. --- The present is the season, par excellence, of field sports, and no description of these ever equalled in spirit and general interest that which is given in the popular volumes entitled "Wild Sports of the West." The writer is a thorough sportsman, and gives not only the best advice and instruction to those who love the hound and horn, but enlivens his hook by a series of stories, all bearing which for pi c t ures q ue effect and general rank with the happiest storied, cf romance . didactic m ac he ti au land narrativ e ve i ns are i n deed o n the Tamusement generalhedi ably intermixed, and there is an air of manliness and out of-door revelry in the whole, welcome t o a ll, b ut espe cially to those to whom the worn is especially addressed. THE ASSESSED TAXES. THE WESTMINSTER BRANCH ASSO- CIA TION. On Saturday evening a meeting was held of this newly - formed Branch Association at the Pine Apple, William - street, Pimlico. Mr. STRICKLAND was called to the Chair, and briefly addressed the meeting, recommending them to conduct themselves with firmness and determination. Nothing could resist their claims to be exempted from those erievous burdens, the house and window duties, denounced by the present Ministry themselves as most unjust and oppressive. —(Loud applause.) Several new members enrolled themselves and subscribed to the fund. The late proceedings at Marylebone were adverted to by several speakers, and the conduct of Government loudly deprecated, as tending to excite the public mind. After a long discussion on the misery and wretchedness of many of the householders by the exactions of the tax collectors, a Deputation from Westminster entered the room, and were loudly cheered. A copy of the rules and regulations of the association were read and distributed for circulation, after which thanks being voted to the Chairman, the meeting adjourned: MORE SEIZURES IN MARYLEBONE PARISH.-VIGOROUS ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW. On Saturday Marylebone was in a state of great excite ment, in consequence of those decisive steps being taken with reference to the assessed taxes which it had been generally expected would be adopted by the Government. At an early hour in the morning it was known that further seizures would be made, and that every precaution had been taken to prevent any breach of the peace, or renewal of the disgraceful proceedings of Thursday. A large body of the police were in attendance at the station-house in Marylebone•lane, and other places ; while the second battalion of Coldstream Guards was under arms in the King's Mews, Ciiaring-cross, the first battalion of Cold stream Guards in Portman-street Barracks, and the Blues in Regent's Park. About ten o'clock in the morning Sheriffs Harmer and Wilson, two of their officers, and a few policemen, proceeded to the house of Mr. Constantine, No. 11, Stafford-place, New-road. When the Sheriff and the officers arrived at the house of Mr. Constantine, who is a member of the Marylebone Association, the authority for seizing the goods in the event of Mr. Con stantine's continuing to refuse the payment of his taxes was exhibited to him. We believe Mr. Constantine would not pay up his arrears, whereupon a female, one of his lodgers, all of whom were no doubt alarmed, handed Mr. Sheriff Harmer the sum required, namely 211. fer arrears, and 11. 17s. for expenses in curred. The party next proceeded to the house of Mr. Francis Steel, silversmith, at No. 71, Oxford-street, also a member of the Marylebone Association, and a demand was made upon him for 181., the amount of his arrears. This, after a little parley, was also paid. They then knocked at the door of Mr. Charles Coney, staymaker, at 70, Ox ford -street, also an active member of the Marylebone As sociation. Mr. Sheriff Wilson demanded from him the sum of 191., the amount of his arrears, but Mr. Coney unhesitatingly said he was determined not to pay the money, and moreover pleaded his inability to do so. Mr. Sheriff Wilson observed that he understood Mr. Coney had signed some paper against the assessed taxes. Mr. Coney admitted he was a member of the Marylebone As sociation, hut, except that, he knew not to what the Sheriff's observation applied. Mr. Coney persisting in his refusal to pay, the officers were called upon to act, and two card tables and some pier glasses were accordingly seized. No opposition was made to their removal, and they were quietly carried away and deposited in a place of safety. In the course of the day it was reported that numerous other seizures had been made, but we could not ascertain that this was the case. The news of the seizures already described was soon spread over the neighbourhood, and then commenced the excitement which prevailed at the west-end of the town throughout the evening. Groups of persons were seen in the streets conversing together on the subject ; a large crowd congregated opposite the shop of Mr. Brain, the broker, and an immense number of persons assembled in Circus -street, where 11r. Savage's tavern is, and which seemed to be the headquarters of the malcontents, Mr. Savage, on hearing of the seizures, and finding the crowd increase every minute, shut up his tavern, which example was followed by several others. This, however, only added to the ferment, as many entertained a mistaken notion that some step of the Government had been the cause of the movement on the part of Mr. Savage. At this moment bodies of police were to be seen parading the streets, which, of course, did not diminish the agitation. The Vestry Committee, which meets on Saturday in the workhouse, had now assembled, and the subject of time seizures was immediately discussed. While this meeting was assembled the crowds in Circus-street continued in creasing, and a riot was certainly expected by the officers of police and other authorities. Mr. Savage then had an interview with the Alagistrates at Marylebone, and he stated to them that he would exert himself to the utmost to prevent any disturbance, and that not the slightest at tempt should meet with his sanction. The police were then gradually drawn off; several persons went away from Circus-street at the request of Mr. Savage, and ultimately the tavern was again opened. Mr. Brain, the broker and picture dealer, whose goods were seized on Thursday, complains of the course pur sued towards him. He has the following address painted on white canvass, and placed outside the first-floor win dow of his house :—" War taxes on light and shelter ! Twenty-two years have I contributed to the Government so largely that I have no means left. They disgrace and disfranchise me ; take my goods for that which property ought to pay. Also we and our families pay taxes for almost evcry thing we consume. Government distresses and keeps us poor. Housekeepers and tradesmen produce all." He states that an Exchequer writ, calling on him to appear at the King's Bench on the first day of term was first served on him ; his goods were not seized ; and then he was served with a notice to appear before the Magis trates in Petty Session on Tuesday next. Mr. Savage stated to Mr. Sheriff Harmer that the intended seizure of his goods was a subject of discussion in the City two days before the seizure was made ; and such discussion was no doubt the cause of his distiller coming down to him a few hours previous to the seizure, and obtaining payment of his account. Mr. Sheriff Harmer replied, that he had known nothing of the seizure until au hour after it had taken place. The following handbill has been partially placarded in St. Andrew's Holborn : - - - " ASSESSED TAXESST,, ANDREW, HOLBORN, AND ST. GEORGE THE MARTYR, MIDDLESEY.-Persons who may be distrained on in these parishes, through their ina bility to pay the oppressive house and window taxes, are requested to forward the earliest information of the occur rence to the Committee." In conclusion, it may be stated that none of those whose goods have been seized, or who expect their goods to be distrained on, sanction the violent proceedings of 'Thursday; nor is it expected that there will be any op position in future seizures. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Cooke, the Sheriff's broker, has lately received several anonymous letters, threatening him with personal vio if he dared to seize the goods of the inhabitants of Mary lebone. EXCITEMENT IN WESTMINSTER RESPECTING TETE ASSESSED TAIES..-It is confidently expected that several seizures will be made this day in Westminster for the assessed taxes, and the excitement attending such a mea sure may be imagined. Government, it is said, have come to the determination of proceeding against all those in Westminster who will not pay the taxes, and on Satur day a number of persona who expect to be seized upon were busy in removing the most valuable portion of their goods. The military are under arms at the King's Mews and the barracks in the Bird-cage Walk, also at other places. Forty rounds of ammunition have been served out to them. A number of the police were on Saturday ordered out in plain clothes. YORK CITY ELECTION.—The vacancy in the repre , entation of the city of York, was announced in willthe London isgu ei G w a ri z t et f t o e r of Tuesday electin ga week, mem and berto t s h u e pp S i p y eake that r vacancy 14 days after that notice, which will be oa Tues day next. Last week, Mr. Dundas and his brother l e ft York, according to a previous engagement, for the purpose of joining other branches of the family, and the Duke of Sussex, at the seat of Sir Mark Milbank, Bart. The ap plication to Charles Winn, Esq., of Nostell Priory, was unsuccessful. Nothing filrthsr was heard during the week respecting the candidate Mr. Conoliy hazl announced ; but on Saturday evening, two letters were received 1w Mr. Wil son , the one from Mortimer Bayntun, Esq., and the other from Mr. Bayley, 0Q 4ev, H. Boyntun's agent, which stated that Mr. Bayntun was still resOlved to t the the field, and would be down, purposely, in the course of the week. On Aie".::!av morning, the London coach Ex. press arrived, with a blue flag 1 3 y ;;; ; bringing down an agent, and a number of printed addresses, signed Cherie,' Francis Barkley, c.vowing himself a candidate on liberal principles, and stating his intention of appearin3 to pay hi s personal respects to the electors in a few days. —.Don - . caster Gazette. CAPTAIN ROSS. As every circumstance relating to this enterprising officer must prove interesting to the public, at a time when the providential preservation of himself and his brave compa. nions is the theme of general conversation, we have extracted the following notices from Marshall's Royal .Naval Biography " This officer was made Lieutenant March 13, 1605 ; advanced to the rank of Commander Feb. 1, 1812, and appointed to the Briseis brig, of ten guns, on the Baltic station, March 21, in the same year. In the night of June 28 following, his Lieutenant, Thomas Jones, with a midshipman and 18 men, most gallantly attacked and re captured an English merchant ship lying in Pilau roads, armed in expectation of such an attempt with six guns and four swivels, defended by a party of French troops on her deck, and surrounded by small craft in the act of receiving her cargo. In this affair the British had one man killed, and the midshipman, one sailor, and one marine wounded. En October the Briseis captured La Petit Poucet French privateer, of four gune and 23 men, and drove on shore three other vessels of the same description. " Captain Ross's subsequent appointments were June 7th, 1814, to the Actceon of 16 guns ; August 23, 1815, to the Driver sloop ; and January 4th, 1818, to the Isabella, then fitting for the purpose of exploring Baffin's Bay, from whence he returned the end of that year, and published an account of the voyage. He subsequently published a Treatise on Navigation by Stearn, comprising a History of the Steam Engine, 4-e. &c. " On the 23d May, 1829, Captain Ross left Woolwich in the Victory steam vessel, equipped at the sole expense of a private individual (the private individual alluded to is Felix Booth, Esq., who was one of the Sheriffs of London a few years since), for the purpose of making another attempt to discover a north-west passage. This indeed, from the w.ly in which it is related, appears to have been one of the noblest traits of patriotism which has yet been heard of. Captain Ross's commission, as Post Captain, is dated December 7th, 1818. He was presented by the King of Sweden with the Order of the Sword, and is also a member of the Astronomical Society of London." STEAM CARRIAGES. The steam carriage of Sir Charles Dance, which was to have made a journey to Birmingham last week, carrying as passengers Mr. Telford, engineer, and several other scientific persons connected with the Holyhe Id road, has been delayed by the absence of one of the gentlemen deeply interested in the success of the undertaking, as well as by the necessity of making arrangements on the road, and providing adequate supplies of water and fuel at stated dis tances. The preparations will, however, be complete to day, and the carriage will, we understand, leave town at a very early hour to-morrow morning. Coke and water will be in readiness at intervals of five miles, and horses are prepared to assist the machine in ascending one or two of the steep hills, where much new gravel has recently been placed on the road. It is not, however, believed that those services will be necessary. They are provided merely by way of precaution, and in order that there may he no delay which will prevent the carriage from reaching Birmingham by daylight. To-morrow Mr. Hancock starts his new carriage, Autopsy (a Greek compound, which may be slid to signify ocular demonstration), to run between Finsbury-square and Pentonville. Mr. Hancock is said to have got rid of the great drawback on steam locomotion—the Clinkers, Dr. Church's carriage, of which we gave some description last year, is now completed, and the shares of the com pany being filled up it will be immediately brought into operation. The machine of Sir Charles Dance and others is, as we have already stated, a mere drag for the carriage containing the passengers. Dr. Church has, however, but one carriage for both machinery and passengers, and it will convey fifty person. inside and out with the greatest ease. The wheels are six inches broad in the tire, and eight feet in diameter, and the spokes are so constructed as to operate like springs to the whole machine—that is, to give and take according to the inequalities of the road. The boiler consists of a series of double tubes, one within the other, placed round the fireplace, and the draught is produced by a fanner, worked by the engine. The furnace consumes its own smoke. The carriages of Church are to work between Birmingham and London, and also between Birmingham, Manchester, and Liverpool. The practica bility of travelling by means of locomotive engines on turnpike roads seems now established beyond question; and the only consideration remaining is that of the comparative expense. On this subject Macerone, one of the steam carriage proprietors, has made some calculations, which, although very imperfect, and founded in some items on erroneous information, may yet lead those who pay attention to such questions to something like an accurate conclusion : Calculation as to the relative expenses of horse and steam power, for locomotion, on 100 miles of common road per day, for the 313 working days in the year : HORSE POWER. X S. STEAM POWER. X S. Outlay for three coaches 600 01 1 Outlay for three steam- Outlay for 100 h0r5e5...3,300 01 carriages Wear and tear of ditto, Wear and tear of ditto 100 0 per annum 5OO 0 Fuel*, half a bushel per Keep, shoeing, attend- mile, at 6d. per bushel 391 3 ance, and harness at Duty—exempted by Act 151. a day, for 100 of Parliament horses 4,693 0 Turnpikes, at 2d. per Duty to Government,at mile 255 10 30. per mile, i. e. 255. Expenses of coke, water per day, for 313 days 391 0 stations, attendants, Turnpikes, at 2d. a mile 255 10 &c. &c 5OO 0 -- £9,941 10 £3,216 15 Two coachmen and two Two steerers and two 0 0 guards at 6s. per day stokers, at 6s. a day each 375 1 each 375 1 £10,316 II £3,721 16 Difference per annum, in favour of steam, in 100 miles, 6,595/. The outlay for the horses and coaches, as well as the wear and tear, is much exaggerated on the side of the common carriages, and much under.rated on the side of steam carriages in this estimate. Indeed the latter is as yet, in a great measure, to be determined by experiment. The item of wages to coachmen and guards must be alto gether left out, as they in no instance receive anything except the sums contributed for attention and civility by the passengers. * This is at the London retail price of coke. In Binning. ham, Manchester, &c., the price is less than one-half ; so that it would cost only lid. per mile. A GERMAN PRODIGY.—I had a visit lately of a young man who was just from Heidelberg ; I think he cou'd not be much above nineteen. He assured me in perfea earnest that his opinions were all made up, and that, as he knew what he was about, he was deter mined henceforward to read as little as possible, and to endeavour to develop his views of human life, unaided, by his own observations on society, without suffering himself to be diverted or hindered by the talk, the books, or the pamphlets of others. That's a glorious beginning ! When a man starts from zero, his progress must needs be striking !--Mrs. Austin's Characteristics of Goethe. • THE WORSTED STUFF TRADE AND THE FACTORY SYSTEM.—We inserted in our last publication, a long paragraph, stating that the export trade of Norwich, in the articles of candets, stuffs, damasks, &c., has been reduced from 1,200,000/. a year to 100,0001.—that York shire has, in some way, contrived to abstract the trade from Norwich and London—that great efforts are making to regain it—and that the immense sum of 2,400/. has been subscribed by the Corporation of Norwich and others, aided by the citizens of London, for the erection of spinning mills in Norwich, to regain their lost trade ! As to the transference of the stuff trade from Norwich to the West Riding of Yorkshire, it was owing to our cheap fuel, our fine waterfalls, and the large capitals of this district ; and it is palpably ridiculous to talk of subscription mills, for the purpose of regaining that trade—and such subscrip tions-2,4001. to build mills, and fill them with ma chinery ! when it is not uncommon, in Yorkshire, to expend from 10,0001. to 20,000/. upon one mill ! But what will the declaimers against the factory system say to all this ? Factories which, we have been so often told within the last two years are the curse of Yorkshire, are to be made the blessing of Norfolk ! If the sages to whom we refer are to be believed, the factories produce all sorts of misery here—but there they are to give food to the 12,000 paupers, and to relieve the citizens from the parish burdens by which they are oppressed. At Norwich, it seems, they have imbibed the notion, whether true or false, that manufacturers, who give employment to hun dreds and thousands of men, women, and children, and enable them to support their families in comfort by their own industry, are entitled to the public respect and gratitude.• It was said, some time ago, that Mr. Michael Thomas Sadler bad received an invitation to offer himself as one of the representatives fur Norwich. It is much to be regretted that so enlightened a statesman did not become member for that city. By the aid of his counsel the wants of the 12,000 paupers would, no doubt, have been supplied witheut factory labour, and peradventure without any labour at all. - That, however, is new past ; bot as Mr. Richard Qastler has been later) , corresponding with his friend Mr. John Foster, from same hall in the county of Norfolk, we recommend him to strip over to Norwich. and is am o people us mac City, Dy one of his lectures against the mill tyrants, of the dangers by which they are menaced ? in being reduced to the con dition of the wretched iroiabitants of Bradford. —Leeds Mercury. DURING LAST WFIK. Wheat. 1 Barley. Per Quarter. Carlisle Eiexham Morpeth Penrith . Sheffield Winchester Per Bushel. Carmarthen Cowbridge-. Newcastle (Staff.) Northallerton Stone Swansea Warwick S. to S. 50 49 49 s. to S. 27 53 25 29 53 24 26 52 27 5I 33 57 26 30 s.d. l s.d. Rd. 66 26 29 7 0 '2 9 4 0 89 46 50 93 36 46 8 6 4 0 4 8 7 0 3 6 4 0 110 3 0 46 Per 8011. Rarnardeastle - Durham Richmond Stockton 166 80 86 140 70 80 166 86 90 12G 96 100 COUNTRY CORN MARKETS 30 -2 5 6 49 42 Lc]. 'he 0 0 60 5 6 5 5 5 6 0 5 6 61 60 0 8 00 6 0 56 la 9 1 0 I 10 0 Qp 7i Oats. S. to S. 19 22 18 21 22 24 s. d. s. d. 14 18 26 30 30 34 33 40 30 34 20 24 20 33. 50 60 40 56 50 64 50 54 WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.-Oct. 25. 55 5, Wheat, Red, Norfolk and Suflblk -s. 455. to 535. fine os. -- Lin. and Cam. -s. 455. to 525. fine OY kg, Yorkshire -s. 445. to 51s. fine, - White -s. 50s. to 565. (W . A. - Foreign, Red -s. -s. to -s. fine,s. White -s. -s. to -s. nn e 0. Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk - Lincolnshire 10s. to 335. fine,is, -- Yorkshire Wold - Foreign -s. to -s. fin e 4li , Beans, Old l7s. to 395. fine - New 355. to 38s. fine Oats, Potato l9s. to 225. fine Fy, - Poland -s. 18s. to 21s. fine 0. - Friezland and Small - s. 17s. to 20s. fine 6 - Mealing 9,1. to 1114 d. per Ste, Shelling Malt 3ss. 395. fine 425. per le„il, . . Rapeseed - SCOTCH MARKETS. Wheat. Barley Oats. Beans. Oaf al Aberdeen ~... 40 48 23 26 15 20 9 1 }) Berwiek......— 30 36 17 19 13 15 IS '24 ~ 1: , / Coldstream 35 42 18 19 13 14 '2O 22 -'" / l' u par --........... 48 56 26 31 18 22 22 26 •••"' / 0undee.—....... 50 60 30 33 20 25 30 31 ''''' / Elgin ..--. t4O 50 24 26 16 20 23 30 o': / Inverness—. 42 46 25 '26 18 20 23 27 0 / Kelso —......... 135 40 19 '2O 13 14 19 20 "",,, 4 4 Kirkaldy--- 48 61 23 29 16 20 45 48 4 0 / Perth 50 56 23 26 20 22 22 25 •*,, , i, ri- The size of the me asure var i es t h roug h out the cotil_2„,./ EDINBURGH CORN MARKET. —Oct. x 3. tl t We had a large supply of all kinds of Grain to-day, 31 sales were rather brisk. Wheat. Barley. Oats. P ease. Bel First 64s Od 36s Oct 23s Od 37 s 6d 31$ ej Second tiOs Od 34s Oct 21s Oct 34s Od I 34 , e j Third sls Od 25s Oct 19s Oct 31s Od 3 1, PRICES OF PROVISIONS, &C. Beef, per lb. « Os. 3ad.to 08.6 d. Freshßutter, lb. s.lod. to t I Mutton 0 a l 0 6 Salt 0 8 Veal 0 6 0 9 Ditto, per CA t. 70 0 7 0 0 0 4 0 6 Eggs, per doz. 011 Lamb, per qr. 1 0 3 0 OatStraw(kpl.) 6 6 Tallow, cwt.... 35 0 37 0 Wheat Ditto.., 6 6 ;, Quartern Loaf 0 7 0 0 Barley Ditto 5 0 Potatoes, 1711 b. 0 4 0 0 Hay,per5t..........0 7 " EDINBURGH MEAL There was a good supply of and the sales were rather brisk, Per Sack of 2801 b. Imp. First Oatmeal Second ditto 1 9 0 Barleymeal 1 5 0 Peasemeal 1 4 0 Pot Barley—No. I, per cwt. 12: MARKET.--Oct. .00 Oatmeal at this day's 11 ','" c ;, at an advance of 2s. per t" Per Stone of 141 b. 104- 1 First Oatmeal XO O I I Second ditto Barleymeal ......... 1 Peasemeal O lO ;.-2d, 148.-3 d, 16s.—Ps,t_../ GLASGOW CORN MARKET.—Oct. 23. --, sr' We have fair arrivals of Grain, the m ar k e t no t bus.' prices a shade lower. , o , i Wheat, per 2401 b, s. d. s. d. Oats, per 2641 b. s• w 0 Ir British, old 26 oto2B 0 Irish l3 0 t i l • new 22 0 25 0 British lb 0 Canada, free ..... ... 28 0 29 6 Beans, per 2601 b. !j Irish Barley, per 3201 b. Scottish English — 0 0 Pease, Scottish ~. 16 0 1 1 ` Scottish... Irish ..... CORNWALL MARKETS. 10 , 0, TRUE o—Wh eat' (average) 203.6d.—Barley, Be. 9d.—Oats , QA ST. AusTELL—Wheat, —s. to 21s. — Barl ey, Os. to 10s. 71. to 7s. 9d. PENZANCE—Wh eat, 21s. to 22s.—Barley, 9s. to 103•':4,1. os. to 7s. 6d.—Beef and Mutton, 51d. to 61—Pork, a t 0 I`t 101 d. per lb. 0 0 LAUNCESTON—Wheat (average) Ills. 6d.—Barley, 99.0 d.". ss. 3d.—Beef, sd.—Mutton, 6d. LIST( EA RD—Wheat, —s. to 20s. Od.—Barley, 10s. Od. - • ° to Cs. 6d. Od Boomix—Wheat (average) 21s.—Barley, 10s. Ckl.-- Oat , " H ELSTON—Wheat, 21s. 6d.—Barley, 9s 6d. „Jr' ST. Commie—Wheat, 20s. to 21s.—Barley, 9s. to 10'' and Mutton, 51d. to 6d.—Veal, Od.—Lamb, Od. vi MINING Quantity of Copper Ore sold at Redruth last Thurday 3.0 8 7 Average Produce . '23 , 0.1 , Quantity of fine Copper — Amount of Sale, 19,9351. Is. Od.—AverageSt.andard, I`2a MEETINGS OF CREDITORS AT THE COURT, BASINGHALL-STREET. (From the London Gazette.) TO-MORROW, Oct. 29. 98 1 s t J. Bryant, draper, Watlington, Sussex G. Trent, dealer, North-street, Lesson-grove ....... W. Short, cabinet-maker, Henrietta-street, Brunswtck squat e H. c. Ensell, glass-sealer, Winchester J. Berenburg, tobacconist, Bloomfield-street, London-wall ARRIED. On the 24th inst., at Fra M nt, M. Robert Nash, of TO" 0 1 Wells, to Emma, fourth daughter of Rich and Gallett, 0 44 the same place, and late of High Wycombe, Bucks. 1 11 •[' On the 24th inst., at St. George's, Hanover-srlu 3 /" . Adam Scott, of Bishopsgate.strect.within, to Miss Marl say, of Conduit-street, Regent.street. r .0 1 7, f On Thursday, at Lenton, by the Rev. E. Cresswell, • I.i e Jerram, Derby-road, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of tl ' e Mr. Ralph Blackwell. On the 17th inst., at Astbury, Cheshire, Mr. P. 'lO5 solicitor, of Congleton, to Charlotte Maria, daughter ch t oe Malbon, Esq., of Eaton Cottage, near Congleton, an d Nottingham. On thr Low,. In the 21st inst., at Bingham, by the Rev. R. - "1"" Richard Rowe, sen., to Mrs. Sarah Dring, both of that whose united ages amount to 144 years. ln c On the 16th inst., at St. Mary's Church, Beverley , Rev. A. J. Nash, the Rev. John Burgess, to Jane , 6 „1/' daughter of the late Mr. Robert Richardsow, of tha t mercer. 41, On Tuesday last, at Epworth, by the Rev. George - OS" M.A., Mr. John Wiliam Marston, of Brigg, druggist, toy, youngest daughter of Mr. Thomas Fox, of Manton, far t O f' Yesterday week, by the Rev. R. E. Atkins, Mr. Saro`oollo/ ton, of the firm of S. and J. Burton, earthenware-m a el turers, Hanley, Staffordshire, to Anne, fourth daug" James Keeling, Esq., South Terrace. On Tuesday last, at Frampton, Mr. Sawer, to Miss o si r , Boston, sister to Mr. Thomas Fisher, bailiff to the late l 'i Fydell, Esq., M.P. for Boston. The bridegroom, b ei ,, n , o gi l factotum of the parish, was so elated, that he assisted/ 0 V the merry village bells to celebrate the happy event.-7/ ford News. DIED. th On the 25th inst., at Deal, after a long illness, Eliz3 beloved wife, and affectionate domestic companion fof 50 years, of James M. Poynter, Esq. OF On the' sth inst., William Rankin, Esq., of LY o ° ° ' Braintree, Essex, aged 67. On the 25th inst., in the 81st year of his age, Nichol ° , bois De Chamant, Esq., at his house, No. 2, Frith-stre et ' 4 square. 0 5 ' V On the 6th inst., at Gravesend, after a protracted ill ° Rev. Isaac Bradnack, aged 69. On the 25th inst., at Greenwich, Elizabeth, wife 0- r PO 4 ters, coal-merchant. On the 26th inst., Mary, the beloved wife of l‘fr. of Whitechapel-road, in her 72d year. P o o ' 4 On Tuesday night, as Surgeon Thomas AbernethY; o o l o intendent of the Union Dispensary at Agada, was celled from Trabolgan, he was thrown from his hor s e and 1 ‘ iC the spot. i 0" On the 21st inst., at Dover, Edward Thompson, V sq. ' 69th year of her age. h. On the 25th inst., at his house, Tottenham..greo i l ri ',o l 'r 87th year, Richard Mountford, Esq., formerly of Birc°l4o, On the 19th inst., at Prospect-place, Chesterfield , 4 4 1 gerson, wife of the Rev. Thomas Rogerson, sill'e rt :l l , preacher in the Wesleyan Methodist Connexion, at al' age. f. s ' e pt° On the 20th inst., aged 48, John Crosse, E' 4 ",i;rera h iel i F.R.S.L., M.G.S., &c. His literary and scientific acq" t o OI made him a valuable member of the various societ ie ',, , pie h' II ; r e he belonged, and the useful and unwearied service! ;:i; rendered to the charitable institutions in Hull will 10 0 e , 10 0 membered with gratitude by the benevolent anti huln a o rri,e On the 22d inst., aged 30, Emma, wife of Mr. J. 1 :01C' Y of Doncaster, and granddaughter of the late iSir• ot ti Rickard. On the 19th inst., aged 74, Alice Mount, widoW " 0 0 Mr. Samuel Mount, many years a respectable shoe _tce, Sheffield Moor. r On the 19th inst., aged 7., D. Mallinson, of VP, tll, one of the Society of Friends. ca 0 „, On the 20th inst., at Masborough, near RotherhaAl7,o0 er Mr. George Farnsworth, for the last sixty years beau the Messrs, Joshua Walker and Co. On the 91st inst., at the NeW Walk Terrace, ^°:, "+" 81st year of her age, Mrs. Hartley, relict of the la derman Hartley, of that city. A i r )I°C On the 18th inst., in the i9t.h year of age, • whitesmith, of 'deed& f 511 On the 16th inst., at Bi rm i ng h am, Mi s s nary ° o y, field, sister to Mr. Haywood, solicitor. a A f PKINTBD AND PUBLISHED BY MURDO YOu Surf OFFICES, 112, STEANN ---•••°' nealli . g, C 4 BTH. At Branston Hall, near L in coln , the lady of the 110"' Aies ander Leslie Melville, of a son. t o The wife of a private soldier, of the 54th reserves, r' - eo p Gorman, of three children, all boys. The mother is at P r well, and her offspring are fine healthy children. ds/ 4 A washerwoman at Boulogne, near Paris, was a few ago delivered of three fine boys, who are all doing Pr oPo Pr( th e pi Sul tb, Ap tolzhi Ind e 'rid IPond With Pric e on Et erilnra ~t "7 V 414, ..... A - t i Liter! I, , tl i ,,,‘ 'elf t Le na , --..„.... ~~ T nt At7] to NI I j ai Agt e, y 4 1 . th 114, 41 .%1