The Sun. — London, England, 1833-12-19 00:00:00

liy'F,arl Grey, that " immediately after the late Unfortunate eret,t had placed at the disposal of my Noble and Learned Friend the situation in question, he communicated the occurrence to Inc, and also communicated his intention of proceeding with his Bill (for the abolition of the Sinecure Offices) in an unaltered form." Next, as to the allegation that there was a recommen dation of a Committee of the House of Com mons in favour of the salary of 14,0001., grounded on the giving up of these offices, the Committee, of which Mr. Alexander Baring was Chairman, was appointed early in 1831, examined the Chancellor on the 13:h February of that year, and report that they entirely concur in that part of his Lordship's evidence which recommends a fixed salary in lieu of fees and perquisites of all kinds, and they conclude by themselves recommending that such fixed salary should not be less than 14,0001. a year, being 5001. per annum less than the emoluments of the person holding the Great Seal, upon an average of the three preceding years, after de duction of the 2,5001. contributed towards the Vice-Chancellor' s salary. " Will it be credited (says the writer), that the Report contains not one iota respecting the giving up of these Qffices ?' It is true that Lord Brougham, in a rapid sketch of his intended Reforms, avowed, that if he could obtain the concurrence of Parlia ment, it was his strongest disposition to divest the Great Seal of all that patronage, without any exception, which had heretofore gone to the maintenance of the Chancellor's family; but the Report of the Committee is wholly silent on the subject, and the recommendation of the salary of 14,0001. is not grounded upon the giving up of any offices, but proceeds upon the above stated principles alone. Had the Committee confined themselves simply to the recommenda tion of the salary of 14,000/., there might have been some colour for alleging that the prospec tive abolition of these offices influenced them in fixing the amount ; but they expressly state the rea , ons of such recommen d at i on , f rom w hi c h i t isincontestable that the extinction of these places, so long used as provisions for the relatives of our Chancellors a nd L or d K eepers , was not n into the acc ount ." S o l ong ago as 1798 , the Finance Committee, of which the late Lord Colchester was Chairman, reported that all the Chancery offices executed by deputy might be reduced, " not only without detriment to the public service, hut with very great and important advantages to the public in point of economy, as well as of general example ;" but the recom mendation was disregarded by all succeeding Chancellors, and the Act of 2 and 3 William IV. preserves inviolate even remote and con tingent rights, with the single exception of the places yielding to the brother of the author of that Bill an income of 2,8001. per annum. The Act for abolishing Chancery Sinecures received the Royal Assent on the 15th of August, 1832. This Act extinguishes the places of Registrar of Affidavits and Clerk of the patents ; but it leaves untouched all the rights in possession or reversion to a swarm of other sinecure officers. There was no peculiarity in the nomination of Mr. James Brougham to distinguish it from the appointments of Lords Eldon and Lyndhurst. There was no pledge, and there could have been no pledge with re spect to them prior to . the month of June, 1832, " as it is evident from what then passed in Parliament, that the Sinecure Chancery Offices had not previously to that time on any occasion formed the topic of Cabinet delibera ticn." We have entered at some length into this topic, because it is of great importance that public men should not be defrauded of the reputation to which their conduct may entitle them. The public are entitled to have the faults or failings of Lord Brougham, or any other public men pointed out. But it no less concerns the public that these servants should receive approbation when entitled to it. It never can benefit the public that they should be led to believe that there is no such thing as disin terestedness ; that all pretence to honour and honesty is a farce; that professions are uni formly made for purposes of deception alone ; and that the practice always belies them. When men hear these cold and humiliating lessons constantly repeated, they are but too apt to make their own conduct square with them. The principle of Constitutional Go vernment is, that every man should be watched ; but this does not imply that every man should be calumniated. We have never heard the Chan cellor charged by those who know him best, with an undue love of money; and we regard, therefore, the attempt of the Quarterly Re viewer to hold him up as a selfish, avaricious hypocrite—a proficient in the art of throwing dust in the eyes of the public to enable him the more successfully to pick their pockets, as a most unwarrantable mode of political warfare. We agree with the writer of the pamphlet, in believing that this mode of assailing the Chan cellor does not meet the approbation of the Tories in general. "It would be unjust (he observes) to the Tories in general, were I to conclude, without showing, that whatever may be the sentiments of the Reviewer, they are participated only by the most virulent or the most bigotted of his political associates. In that very debate, in which certain expressions were used, that some are so vain as to believe the upper Whigs are ashamed of,' Lord Grey con cluded a speech, of which a part has been al ready quoted, by stating that conduct, of the nature above referred to, was utterly inconsistent with the whole tenor of Lord Brougham's life ; and the Duke of Wellington added, I concur in the latter part of what has fallen from the Noble Earl. The present has not been the only sacrifice made by the Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolsack. I believe that the Noble Lord made a sacrifice of several thou sands a year, by the measure which he brought before Parliament nearly two years ago ; and for which, as far as I can learn, Parliament, though now sitting two years, has yet made him no compensation.' " We shall, on a future day, resume the examination of this able pamphlet. —Morning Chronicle. Our readers must perceive in some of the German and Hamburg papers a decree of the Diet for the suppression of the Nuremburg Gazette. A long series of other liberal journals is also recapitulated in the same statement as having incurred the prohibitory interdict of the Holy Alliance. 10 suppress the voice of the press is one part of the great confe deration of the colleagued European ultras against free opinion and human improve ment—now ag ain about to hold confer. ence at Vienna. This is always the way in which the mock principle of Conservatism exhi bits its,eloven hoof. What was claimed of Switz9ltl: by Prussia arid Austria ? The ex clusictelif liberal works. What of Italy by Austria? The same. What was the first act of j Ferdinand on his restoration in Spain ? Of Miguel, on his usurpation in Portugal? The abo lition of the liberty of the press. What the last convulsive effort of Charles the Tenth's expiring tyranny? The necessity offettering the press. What the preliminary act of the Russian " barbarian," when about to crush out the life of Polish inde pendence ? The suffocation of the voice of the press. 'What has been lately claimed of Wir temberg and Bavaria by that combined trinity of mischief, the Holy Alliance ? Decrees for silencing the press. The self-defeating ab surdity, however, of these acts is fortunately as great as the pertinacious malignity of their purpose. What do the absolute despots ima gine that they can effect in semi-constitutional states, by thus stifling the recognized organs of public opinion ? Do they suppress the opinion itself because they treacherously or forcibly de prive it of its natural channel ? Real violence is not the way to cure alleged violence of in tention, more especially as its exaggeration dis covers to the keen eye of oppressed hostility, the fear in which it originates. No 1 .-11 the Liberals of Germany were formidable before, they will be a thousand-fold more formidable in con sequence of these decrees and combinations against the press. They will brood in secret rancour over their wrongs, instead of giving harmless vent to whatever 'dissatisfaction they may feel through public discussion. Humi liation will increase the thirst for ♦engeance, and where they previously only thought, it is to be feared by the despots that they may in future strike. Even lately the selection of one of the towns for the recent conference be tween the three Sovereigns, betrayed the intima tion that those who enact the dictatorial part of Caesar's character must take precautions against Caesar's risks. It was officially announced that no strangers were to be admitted into the town. So it will ever be with those who think tha by extorting " lip homage," and silencing the thoughts of the heart, they are enabled to change them. Where is it that the assassin prowls for his prey ; and where that the sense of public wrong, long pent up, bursts forth without notice into some revolutionary erup tion, which sweeps every thing before the lava torrent of its path ? In countries where opinion is silenced amidst " curses not loud but deep," and where the press is not free. Let the blind tyrants, therefore, who suppress opinion tremble for the consequences to them selves. As to the future consequences to the improvement of the world from their pigmy efforts to arrest the steady sublimity of its march, we have too much faith in the elastic spring and recuperative energy of mind to con- ceive the possibility of its being long beaten down by any combined force of the conservative and despotic factions. " Tyrants, in vain ye trace the wizard ring, In vain ye limit mind's unweriied spring." If it be forced to descend it is with laborious flight," and in opposition to its native proper ties and buoyant tendencies. The attempt to crush it will make it throw forth more vigorous shoots, and aspire with more contemptuous energy into the free atmosphere.— Morning Advertiser. 'and knowing as how the donkey vas used to sich things, I lets him have ir.—( Laughter.) Jem—Please your Vortship I never says a vord about bricks and mortar. I only said as how I was going to make a tower in the country. Charley—Veil, I never says you did, Jem ; I says I thought you vere going to draw the bricks with the donkey to build this here tower. Jem—Build what tower, you stupid old fool ? Charley—Vy that same gammoning tower of yourn, vot has diddled me out of my donkey and drag. Jem—Now I begins to know vot you means. I didn't mean any sort of buildings; I meant a tower round the country to pick up things for Christmas in the reg'lar way of bnsiness like. Charley—Vell, I doesn't know vot you means 'bout towering about the country, but you have properly towered me out of my donkey, vot is vorth a mint of money. Jem—l declares the donkey is all right. Charley—May be so; but I'se all wrong ; vere is the hanirnal ? That's the ticket. So a few days ago I meets my nabs here, arid says I, " Jem, ben't you a pretty sort of a chap never to bring the don key back ?" Says he, " Charley, my boy, the donkey is all right in the country, and has got plenty of grub and lives like a gentleman." Then I axes him about the tower, and he said as how it warn't quite finished; and so I thought I was regu larly swindled, arid I gives him in c h arge . The defendant was' now called upon for his de fence, when it appeared that the march of intellect had made such rapid strides that the " tower" mentioned by the defendant to the complaining cos termonger was a " tour" in the country. Charley said that he certainly applied to his friend the complainant for his donkey to make a tower in the country, but not to bring bricks arid mortar. Jem—Vhat then ? Charley—Vy I vanted the hanimal to brin g h ome m i s l etoe and holly to sell at Christmas, and any thing as I might pick up in my vay ; but it warn't no go; the gardners keeps too sharp a 100k -out, and so I gets about 255. in debt in the country, and so they lumbers the poor hanimal because as how I could'nt pay my reckoning. l On being further questioned the prisoner could not tell in what part of the country the donkey was detained for his ieckoning, but it was some thirty or forty miles from London. There being very strong suspicions that the de fendant had illegally disposed of the said donkey he was ordered to be remanded. Sarah Gardner, a well-known utterer of base coin, and James Cully were charged with coining and having in their possession a quantity of counterfeit money. Mr. Powell, the solicitor for the Mint, proved ti at all the money was base, and the prisoners were fully committed for trial. Yesterday Mrs. Isabella .Zones, an elderly per sonage, of No. 20, Doyley -street, Chelsea, was charged before Mr. WHITE with being very drunk on the previous evening at chapel. Mrs. Jones professes to be one of the most moral and religious persons in the parish, and never omits going to chapel whenever service is performed. Her piety at home is also very conspicuous, for she is constantly at her devotion both morning and night, and apparently extremely anxious for the salvation of her soul ; but praying is dry work, and she is in the habit of indulging herself with some of Hodges' best cordial gin during her orisons, when she fre quently becomes so inspired that she will sing hymns from morning to night, to the astonishment of all the neighbours, who consider her to be a model of piety, and an example of all the youth in the parish. Yesterday, however, Mrs. Jones un fortunately had taken too much of her favourite in spiring liquor, and when she got to Ranelagh Chapel, Chelsea, and about to commence her devo tions, her conduct and manner were so extraordinary that it was found necessary to send for a police constable to remove her from the chapel, and she was taken to the station-house for the night to finish her prayers. Mrs. Jones, in reply, said that she had been troubled with a pain in her bowels during the day, and she had taken a little drop, which took effect upon her when she got to chapel. The charge was not pressed, and Mr. WHITE discharged her, after recommending her to be more careful in her potations for the future. Mr. Jones, the husband of the pious lady, here stepped forward, and begged of the Magistrate not to let his wife go i.vithout giving her a lecture on drinking. It was of no use to conceal the fact, for do what he would he could not keep her from the bottle, morning or night, when she could get it. Mr. WHITE told him that his wife was discharged, and he must read the lecture himself. Mr. Jones left the office sighing, and his wife turned up the whites of her eyes to the ceiling, and appeared to be inwardly praying. HATTON-GARDEN. A young man of gentlemanly address, attired as a naval officer, who represented himself as Captain John Foster, was brought from the station-house, Kina's Cross, Battle.bridge, charged by Henry Humphries, the driver of the cabriolet No. 1,307, with being drunk, refusing to pay his fare, and the following most impudent fraud : The prosecutor, on Tuesday morning, about half past ten o'clock, was on the coach-stand in Regent street, near Conduit -street, when he saw the pri soner strutting along, attired in the costume of a naval officer, and presently he hailed him, and, on driving over to the pavement, he jumped into his cab, and gave him orders to drive as fast us he pos sibly could to Deptford. Witness proceeded on, and in the course of a short time the prisoner be came exceedingly chatty, told witness that he was a Captain, and that he was about making arrange. ments preparatory to leaving England for Sydney. On their arrival at Deptford he stopped at a tavern, and had luncheon, and treated witness, who con ceived him to be a perfect gentleman ; and on again entering the cab, he ordered witness to drive him to Greenwich, and on coming in view with the River Thames, he said, " Ay, my lad, do you see that ship there ?" pointing at a large ship. "Yes, Sir," replied witness. " This is one of my ships," said the prisoner; " I mean to go in her to Sydney next week;" and he gave witness a long history of the dangers of the sea, and the vicissitudes of a sailor's life, until they arrived at one of the principal inns, where witness stopped,and the prisoner alighted, and prior to leaving the place he heard the prisoner in very familiar conversation with the landlord, who handed to him half-a-crown. He was then ordered to drive to Wool wich, where prisoner again stopped at a tavern, and directed the waiters to provide dinners for himself and witness, which they sat down to and ate with good appetite, and during the p er i o d t h e prisoner exhibited something having the appearance of a bank -note, but complained of being short of change. He ultimately told witness that he was in haste to get back to London, and seemed to be in great anxiety to quit the tavern, and he came to witness and called out, " Hoy, my man, have you got any loose silver about you ? Lend me 7s. 6d. until I get back to London," Witness unsuspect ingly handed him the money, and in a f ew m i nutes he returned, and, getting into the cab, ordered him to drive back to London. He again stoppe d at Greenwich, and went into a public-house, w h ere h e entered into a c s ot y lv d e a r e s y atro trda nawri, now tht,he lylairriwdlotrhd,thteo whom he represented himself as Captain Foster, of I ti ' l h e am fi esT e r;ear Greenwich. The landlord said he had a son at Sydney, to whom he wanted to send a parcel, and the prisoner offered his services to deli ver it to him, as he was about to sail for Sydney; but with all his anxiety and proffered services he could not get it, and they started aoanffadefolphrleacLperoitnsaodtroihener, orderedwhere witness arrivedto drivein th the evening; bout from other, until his patience was nearly worn out, and, finding that the prisoner made several awkward at tempts to escape, he suggested the necessity of be. ing paid his fare and the Is. 6d. before he drove him any farther, when the prisoner became bounceable, POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HO USE. Yesterday Mr. Hall, of the house of Messrs. Hall, M'Garell, and Co., waited on the LORD MAYOR, to remove any impression that their respectable firm had been at all cognizant of the abduction of Mr. Mills by Captain Gaylor. It appeared that as soon as the firm were informed of the Captain's conduct, they took the most effective measure to prevent Captain Gaylor sailing with the young man. The LORD MAYOR expressed his opinion that Messrs. Hall and Co. had acted with great propriety. All parties are satisfied of this. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. John Stone, the under butler of John Mitchell, Esq., of Charles street, Berkeley square, for whose apprehension the reward of 401. had been offered, was placed at the bar, charged with stealing an im mense quantity of plate, with which, in his capacity of butler, he was intrusted.—The Magistrate re manded the prisoner until this day week. Peter Ladwick, Anne Ladwick, his wife, and John Preston, were charged, with five others not in custody, with violently assaulting two police con stables named Hudson and M'Richard. Preston was fined 10s., and the others ss. each MARYLEBONE. ADVENTURES OF A CONVEYANCER'S CLERK.— John Gills, a tall, thin, straight-haired young man, of decent exterior, who described himself as clerk to Mr. Hullock, conveyancer, Lincoln's Inn, was charged by a dashingly-dressed young female, named Mary Ann Sumner, residing at No. 95, Albany street, Regent's Park. The prisoner became acquainted with the com plainant, a lady of easy virtue, about six years ago, at which time they lived together, but had subse quently separated. He had not seen her for more than two years till Tuesday evening, when, passing the house on business, he took the liberty of calling to ask how she was, but was refused admittance. Wishing to see her, and suspecting that she was within, he persisted in having an interview, when he was given in charge. Complainant said she could not be annoyed by the prisoner, that she was in danger of her life, and that she must beg of the Magistrate to hold him to bail. The prisoner said he did not wish to annoy the complainant; he merely called on Tuesday evening to ask her civilly after her health. He could only deplore the first time that he became acquainted with the complainant ; she had been his total ruin; through his connection with her he had been discard ed by his family, who would not now afford him the least assistance. He hoped the Magistrate ' would set him at liberty, for he had lately obtained a situation, which in consequence of his then un fortunate situation he had no doubt be should lose. The complainant not being willing to forgive him he was ordered to find bail. Q UEEN-SQ UARE. THE COSTERMONGER AND HIS DONKEY.—Jon Dickenson, a well-known Westminster costermon ger, renowned throughout the city for turning his hand to anything, not very particular what it may chance to be, was charged by Charley Hallett, a brother costetmonger, somewhat advanced in years, with having swindled him out of his donkey and cart in a most shameful and uncostermongerlike manner. Charley commenced his address by expressing himself werry sorry that he was obligated to come forrard against a gentleman in the perfession, as he was himself ; but, added Charley, with a sigh, " to be regularly svindled by a man I calls my pal is too bad." Complainant was ordered to come to the point. Charley— `Very veil then, this here is the pint. Once upon a time, a few days agone, I has a wery fine hanimal of a donky, as your Vortship vould vish to look upon. It vorn't a donkey, as the song says, " vot vouldn't go," but a regular out-and.outer at drawing my bit of a drag. Veil, Jem comes to me rather a bit of a svell, and says he to me, " charley, l'se a going to make a tower in the country, and I vants to borrow your donkey and drag." Vell, ve has a quortin of max, and Jem agrees to give me a bob a day, and, as you See, he takes avay the precious hanimal and the drag. I considered Jem as a werry honest sort of chap, and, thinking as how he had got a tolerable goodish job in drawing bricks and mortar for this tower, spoke about his " honour" end " insult," affected drunkenness, and refused to pay witness until he had completed his contract, on which he drove the Captain to the station-house, where he charged him, and he was locked up. Mr. LAING—Pray what are you, Sir ? Prisoner —I am a seafaring man, your Worship. Mr. LAING—What sort of a seafaring man ?Pri soner-1 am connected with the Sydney trade. Mr. LAING—What have you to say to the charge? Prisoner—That I meant to pay him, your Worship. Mr. LAING—Can you pay him now Prisoner.. Not convenient at present, your Worship. Prosecutor—lt is a very hard case upon me, your Worship. Mr. LAING—Yes, he has had a good ride at your expense. Prosecutor—And a good dinner into the bargi your Worship.—(Laughter,) I little thought the the 7s. 6d. that he borrowed of me was to pay for the dinner at Woolwich. He came " Captain Grand" over me, with a vengeance !—(lncreased laughter.) Waddington, the gaoler, here said," I thinks, some how or other, that I have seen this here gentleman here before on a similar occasion. I am sure I have." Prisoner—No, no, never; I pledge you my honour. Waddington—You mus'n't tell me about pledging your honour. I know it ; I'm satisfied on it. Prisoner (with nonchalance)—Really you are mistaken in the person. At this moment Sergeant Isaacks, of the E divi sion, No. 8, entered the office, and on hearing the nature of the charge against the prisoner, he identi fied him as having been before in custody on a si milar charge. Mr. LAING asked him to explain under what cir cumstances. Isaacks stated that a short time ago the prisoner hired a cabriolet and drove to several country places, and after detaining the cab all day he refused to pay the fare. He then represented himself as the captain of a Sydney trader, the Hope, in St. Katharine's Dock. In addition to swindling several respectable licensed victuallers he borrowed half a sovereign from the driver of the cabriolet, and on making in quiry at St. Kathaiine's Dock, his stories of himself were found to be fabrications. Prisoner—l say again that you are deceived. Isaacks—l am sure he is the same person. Mr. LAING asked the prosecutor what he de manded for his fare ? Prosecutor—One pound for my fare, and 7s. 6d. borrowed money, your 'Worship. Mr. LAING (to the Captain)—Have you got 11. 7s. 6d ? Captain—No, I have not. Mr. LAING—Then unless you pay that sum you will be committed to the House of Correction for a month ; and if ever you should be seen here again under similar circumstances you will be ordered to find bail as a common cheat. The prisoner, who is about thirty, rather thin, with carrotty hair, and of smart appearance, was then taken from the bar and locked up, preparatory to his being conveyed to prison in default of payment. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DEC. 18, (Sittings at Guildhall before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE and a Commo❑ Jury.) TIIE KING ON THE PROSECUTION OF WELLESLEY V. DERBISHIRE. This indictment against the defendant, a barrister, for an assault on the Hon. Mr. Wellesley, was called on, but no one appeared to support the pro secution. Mr. BARSTOW was ready as Counsel for Mr. Derbishire. There being no evidence, the defendant was ac quitted. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT—LEWES, DEC. 17. (Before Mr. Baron VAUGRAN) James Page, William Chatfield, William Mar chant, and Charles Sands, were charged with having, on the 18th Nov. inst., at Pevensey, with divers other persons, armed with fire-arms and other offensive weapons, unlawfully and feloniously assem bled together, aiding and assisting in carrying away certain goods liable to certain duties which had not been paid. The prisoners, with others, to a great number, attempted to run a cargo of contraband goods near Pevensey Marsh, armed with guns, &c. ; and, find ing a resistanc e en the part of the coast-guard, the smugglers fired at the preventive men, and a regular fight ensued, which ended in the death of one of the smugglers, and the capture of the four prisoners. The trial lasted till near two o'clock, when the Jury found the prisoners Guilty, and they were sentenced to be transported for life. William Goodie', labourer, was charged with set ting fire to a barn at the parish of Ewhurst, the property of William Daws. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, and His LORDSHIP passed sentence of death upon him. The prisoner made a confession in the prison after the trial, at the request of his mother, who, we un derstand, actually furnished the prisoner with the tinder for the diabolical purpose. He also confessed to another fire about two years ago. CORPORATION COMMISSION. THIRD DAY.—WEDNESDAY. (Concluded from The Sun of yesterday.) Mr. Deputy Wood was examined—He stated that the Recorder was elected by a Court of Alder men, called for the express purpose. On the occa sion it would be necessary that a legal majority of the whole body should be present. The Recorder should be a barrister; but the qualification did not require that he should be of any particular standing at the bar. Men of eminence at the bar were usually chosen; the appointment was for life, and the Court of Aldermen, he believed, had no power of removal. Deputy Recorders had been appointed, and the Recorder, before he acts, was sworn in be fore the Court of Aldermen. Only three Common Sergeants within the last hundred years had become Recorders. Political feelings did not influence the election. The election of Common Sergeant took place in a public Court of the Common Council ; lie is elected by ballot, according to the standing order, which is of very ancient date; this order was re scinded at the last meeting of the Common Council ; from 1700, the candidates had always been barristers; the appointment is for life ; persons connected with the Corporation have been generally elected Common Sergeants ; they must be free of the city, before they can be elected; in the election of Common Sergeants, political feeling had much influence; when the person was elected, he was returned to the Court of Aldermen, and there sworn in; the two Sheriffs of the city of London were elected by the Livery; three classes of persons were put in nomination :—First, Aldermen who had not been Sheriffs before; secondly, persons on the Lord Mayor's list, which consisted of nine persons, to whom he drank at an entertainment, thereby show ing that he wished them to serve; thirdly, the en tire body of freemen, any of whom, if a brother freeman chose, might be put in nomination ; the office is sometimes in request, and sometimes not. In one instance a person sought for and obtained the office, and other persons who refused to serve with , him paid to the city 10,0001. in the shape of fines, for their refusal. For refusing to go to an elec tion, the tine of the person nominated, and on the Lord Mayor's list, was 4001. and twenty marks. Persons elected and refusing to serve, were fined 600/. and twenty marks each. Formerly Dissenters used to be elected. He, sooner than take the necessary oaths, paid the fine. It was stated in the House of Lords by Lord Mansfield, that the Mansion-house was built with fines of this description. For the last five or six years the Lord Mayor's list had nor been used. Persons elected to th e o ffi ce o f Sh er iff were election generally men of propert y an d respecta bili ty. The of Town Clerk was vested in the Common Council; it was necessary that he should be a freeman of two years' standing, and acquainted with the duties of the office ; the situation was one of emolument, and was canvassed for ; before the person could act, he was sworn in before the Court of Aldermen ; the appointment was for life, and he knew no instances of any one being displaced from it. Two of the city pleaders were appointed by the Common Council, and two by purchase; the two who were elected were barristers and freemen of London ; they were nominated by the Common Council and admitted by the Court of Aldermen; up to 1817 or 1818, the whole four city pleaders were appointed by purchase; he believed the pur chase-money was generally under 1,500/., and the sum went into the city funds. Shortly after three o'clock the Commissioners adjourned. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE CHELTENHA2II SPRING RACES, 1834. A Free Handicap of 10 sovs. each, and 10 added. Two miles, Gentlerr en riders. Donnington, 5 yrs., 12st. 81b. ; Conservative, 5 yrs., 1 Ist. 316. ; Doddington, 4 yrs., 10st. 21h. ; Dandina, 6 yrs., 12st. 21b. ; Reform, 4 yrs., 1 Ist. 216. ; Warrior, 4 yrs., lOst. 216. ; Tommy Treble, aged, 12st. 21b. ; Pess rina, 4 yrs., I Ist. 21b.; Witley, 4 yrs., lOst. 216. ; Na poleon, 4 yrs., I 2st. ; Latitat, aged, 10st. 131 b. ; Palmerin, 4 yrs., 9st. 1316. ; Bilberry, aged, I Ist. 111 b. ; Glove• cutter, 5 yrs., 10st. 81b. ; Walker, 6 yrs., 9st. 121 b.; The Cum e, 4 yrs., list. 91h. ; Sister to Admiral, 5 yrs., 10st. 81b. ; Chasseuse, aged, 9.4. 111 b. ; Swing, 4' yrs., Ilst. 816. ; Lnfty, 4 yrs., 10st. 8114 ; Goldicot, 4 yrs., 9 t. 111 h. ; Major, 5 yrs., list. 81b. ; Encore, 5 yrs., lOst. 616. ; Eaton Nun, 4 yrs., 9st. 101 b. Acceptance by the 15th March. The winner of the Pillerton to carry 51b. extra. MANCHESTER RACES, 1834. • WEDNESDAY.-.A Free Handicap of 10 sovs. each, and 30 added, for 4-yr. olds. Mile and a quarter. Carnahy, Bst. 121 b. ; Jack Faucet, Sat. 816. ; The Mole, Hat. Slb. ; Despot, Sat. 516. ; The Controller, Set. 51b. ; Trepidation, Bst. 416. ; The Mystery, Bst. 31b. ; Charmer, Bst. 21b. ; Satan, 8.4. 21b. ; Dancing Master, Sst. Ilb. ; Catherina, 11b. ; Firzdictor, Set, 11b. ; Algiers, Set. ; Partner, Bst. ; Lot, 7st. 121 b. ; La Grace, 7st. 12Th. ; Frenzy, 7st. 121 b. ; Rousseau, 7st. 121 b. ; Palmflower, Ist. 1216. ; Ostrich, 7st. 1216. ; Sarsaparilla, 7st. 121 b. ; All.max, 7st. 111 b. ; Ratcatcher, 7st. 1110. ; Calibran, 7st. 101 b. ; Allegro, 7st. 101 b. ; Tesane, 7st. 101 b. ; Lady Fulforde, 7st. 101 b. ; Miss Charlotte, 7st. 1016. ; Bride groom, 7st. 101 b. ; Shepherdess, 7st. 10Ib. ; Remember, 7st. 91b. ; Lady Moore Carew, 7st. 916. ; Harriet, 7st. 911 x. ; Augusta, 7st. 816. ; Lockington, 7st. 81b. ; Lady Marcia; 7st. 81b. ; Flighty, 7st. 81b. ; Dirce, 7st. 81b. ; Pucelle filly, 7st. 81b. ; Sister to Retainer, 7st. 816. ; Tom Brown, 7st. 81b. ; The Governor, 7st. 81b. ; Eagle, 7st. 61b. ; Pantomime, let. 61h. ; Spider, 7st. 61b. ; Tinker, 7st. 61h. ; Derby, 7st. 61b ; Zohrab, 7st. 61b. ; Repentance, 7st. 61b. ; Alirianne, 7st. 61b. ; Fanny, '74. 61b. ; Brother to Homer, 7st. fib. ; Larkspur, 7st. Sib. ; Dame Durdan, 7st. .516. ; c.-Clinton's d., 7st. 41b. ; Vesta, 7st. 416. ; Mishap colt, Ist. 41b ; Lustre, 7st. 41b. ; c. by Waxy Pope, 7st. 41b. ; Miss Wilfred, 7st. 21b. ; Venus, 7st. 21b. ; Eclat, 7at. 21b. , G-Miss Patrick, 7st. 21b. ; Schemer, 7st. 216. ; Br. c. by Jerry, 7st. ; Blank, Ist. ; Deery, 7st.; Only Thar, 7st. ; Middlethorpe colt, 7st. ; Fear, 6st. 12. b. ; 6st. 1216. ; Philosopher, 6st. 121 b. ; Pacific, 6st. 1216. ; Newcastle, 6st. 121 b. ; F-Active, 6st. 121 b. ; Honeymoon, 6st. 1216. ; Unit, 6st. 121 b. ; Picturesque, 6st. 1216. ; Primrose colt., 6st. 121 b. ; Tigress, 6st. 1216. ; Eve, 6et. 1016. ; Frederick, 6st. 1016. Acceptances by the Ist of March. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. The Northumberland Hounds meet on Wednesday a Annisford ; Friday, at Park House, near Itiorpeth, at half. past 10. The Galewood Hounds meet on Wednesday at Lear mouth ; Friday, at Li!burn—at 10. The Lambron Hounds meet on Thursday at the Haw thorn ; Saturday, at Beamish—at 11. The Duke of Cleveland's Hounds meet on Thursday at Redworth ; Saturday, at Strindrop Plains—at 11. The Hurworth Hounds meet on Friday at Moor Bank_ at 10. The Staley Hounds meet on Wednesday at Sandyford ; Saturday, at Eidsbridge—at 9. The Wallsend Harriers meet on Thursday, at Felling Hall—at 10. The Morpeth Harriers meet on Thursday at Writ Duddo —at 10. The Alnwiek Hounds meet on Thursday at Edlingbam• lane—at 10. The Hlydon Hounds meet on Wednesday at Lowes' Fell; Saturday, at West B inks—at 8. The Llanblethian Harriers meet on Friday at Steinbridge. The Llantillio Hounds meet on Wednesday at Trothy Bridge; Friday, at Brynderry—at 11. Mr. Peel's Harriers meet on Thursday at Wellesbury. The Duke of Rutl Ind's Hounds meet on Wednesday at North Stoke; Friday, at Syston Park—at half-past 10. Sir J Cope's Hounds meet to-morrow at Dogmerrfield ; Wednesday, at the Kennel, World's End ; Friday, at Yat tendon—at half- past 10. The Craven Hounds meet on Wednesday at West Wood hay House ; Friday, at Deuford ; Saturday, at Donnington Castle—at half-past 10. The Vine Harriers meet on Thursday at Ashe Warren Farm; Saturday, at Maplederwell Hatch—at half-pist 10. The H. Hounds meet to-morrow at Brandean Common ; Thursday, at Rotherfield Park ; Saturday, at Candover Church—at 10. The Hambledon Hounds meet on Wednesday at the Bold Forester; Friday, at Bordean—at half-past 10. The N. F. Hounds meet to-morrow at the Nem. Park ; Thursday, nt Hinton ; Saturday, at Beaulieu Manor House. Mr. Codrington's Hounds meet on Wednesday at East well, near Potterne; Friday, at Wardour Donhead End— at 10. Mr. Farquharson's Hounds meet to-morrow at Win ford ; Thursday, at the Somersetshire Holts. Mr. Tobin's Hounds meet to-morrow at Nottington Spa; Saturday, at the Race Course (a deer)--at 11. The Charborouglt Hounds meet on Wednesday at Blex worth Down. Lord Harewood's Hounds meet on Wednesday at Bickerton Village ; Friday, at Wethersome —at half-past 10. Lord Middieton's Hounds meet on Wednesday at Stam ford Bridge; Friday, at Gallop Gap —at 10. The York and Ainsty Hounds meet on Thursday at Skelton ; Saturday at Cgpsgreve—at half-past 10. The Bedale Hounds meet on Wednesday at Loudon. derry ; Friday, at Wood End ; Saturday, at Norton Con yers—at half-past 10. The Cleveland Hounds meet on Friday at Upleatham— at half-past 10. The Sandbeck Hounds meet on Wednesday at Maltby ! Saturday, at Thorp Salern—at half-past 10. The Badstvorth Hounds meet on Thursday at Hooton Pagnell ; Saturday, at Felkirk--at half-past 10. The Boroughbridge Harriers meet on Friday at Lang thorp—at half-past 10. The Sinningion Hounds meet on Thursday at Woollah .at 9. RESUSCITATION OF THE H AMMERSMI TH GHOST.--It is in the recollection of most of our readers that about eight years since much excitement was created by a report that a ghost had appeared to a number of persons in the neighbourhood of Hammersmith, Fulham, &c., several of whom, more particularly females, against whom he appeared to have a great animosity, bad been much frightened and ill .treated by him. After continuing his freaks for some time, he became so troublesome that the parochial authorities adopted measures for his appre hension, and after watching him for some nights he w as taken in one of the lanes attired in full ghostly costume, and was sent by the Magistrates to the House of Correc tion to undergo a little wholeso me di sc i p li ne for his pranks. Since that time nothing La s b een h eard of his ebostship until about six weeks ago, when he re-appeared in a lane at North End, and it is reported that he has been seen subsequently in Webb's-lane, Hamtnersmith, and Acton; but the principal scene of his adventures is stated to be the mud huts in Chiswick-lane, and that the servant of a Mr. Scott was attacked by him there, his assaults, as before, being directed against females. On Saturday night last it was currently reported that he had been taken by the police at Acton, attired in a large white dress, with long nails or claws, by which he was enabled to scale walls and hedges for the purpose of making himself scarce, when requisite, and that when brought to the station. house he proved to be a celebrated Captain of sporting notoriety. Several of the inhabitants attended the Ham mersmith, &c., Petty Sessions, on Monday, in the hope of obtaining an audience of the spiritual incognito, when it was found that the statement of his apprehension was premature. Another report states him to be dressed in armour, and that he has laid a wager that he will strip the clothes off a certain number of females in a given time, and that he has now only one more to strip to win t' , e bet. It is to be hoped that the police will put a.stop to the pranks of his ghostsh ip previo us to hi s com pleting his task, that h e may receive a proper reward for his exertions. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrival, at China—The Pascoa, from Bombay, Ju l the Aurelia, from Dumain, 3 ; the Water Witch, Bengal, 6. Arrivals at Manilla—The Lion, from Singapore, 12 ; the Dorothea, from London, 30. Departures from Alan'lla—The Brian Born, for L pool, June 20 ; the Lion, for Batavia, July 10. Arrivals at St. Helena—The Governor Endycott , Batavia, Oct. 25, and sailed, 26, for Salem ; the Hui from Calcutta, 29, and sail,d 30, for Marseilles; the Hobart, from the Cape, 30. A RTI Oxford -OND GL ttining 1C 1 00 both it )0 1, 3,004 HOLDEI the PRO k the Lott( 104, a Pr . - Arrivals at the 51auritins—The Daphne., ft ‘ tor Cape, Sept: lt ; the Aure, 12 ; the Lucullus, 13 ; Dart, 14, from Bou r b on ; t h e Gallairdon, from Cala° the Henry Clay, from Madeira ; and James Irmisse, Marseilles, 14 ; the Lady Munro, from Madras ; Cornwallis, from Swan River, 16; the Mon,, from A' Bay ; the Victor, from Bristol ; the Peter Proct.r, ft the Cape; th e R e li ance , f rom L ondon; the Finlarer , „ Bordeaux and Cape ; and Tip odosia, from London, the Parkfield, from London, and William, 18, froth cotta ; the Renowr4 from Calcutta, 0; the Lord SU& ford, from London ; the Pearl and Collingwood, IS; 1 Brougham, 21, from Bengal ; the Victoria, from Bristol , ' Departures from th e M aur itius—His Majesty's Hyacinth, for Calcutta ; and Mary and Jane, for pool, Sept. 13; the Vistula, for Greenock; and Dial for London, 14 ; the John Craig, for London, 15; 1 Fenella, for the Cape ; the James Laurie and J' n .. Irmisse, for B o u r b on , 16 ; t h e C ornwall, for the Cart' Arrivals at Swan River —The Cape Breton, from 1 , Cape, Jelly 19, with loss o f anc h or an d ca b le ; the I sa bel from London and the Cape, 22. Departure from the Cape—The Mary and J ane Liverpool, Oct. 22. Arrivals at Batavia—The Jupiter and Westrnorels o from New South Wales; the Copis, from Liverr° Aug. 9 ; the Venus, from the Cape,ll ; the Sophia, frost Amsterdam, 14 ; th e S a l ac i a , f rom Li verpool, 19 ; 1 , 1 Merchant, from Liverpool, 20 ; the Hebrew, from Liv, el ", (Abot po,d, 22 ; the Pro v id ence , f rom Chi na, 22 ; the Enir e ':he GLA: from Liverpool. B laineains P r i ze Departur es f rom B atav i a —The Margaret, Forbes, 1 rl° l 'lses, Lane the Netherla n d s; t h e B r id get, for Rotterdam, Aug. 11 ddere of al the Governor Endycott, for the Netherlands, 15 ; tb el4 loney as Andromeda, 19, for the Netherlands, and Hope, for Chiti"Nt of the 19. ey as soon Will do U fully exile TRIBUT 'day the LI 4 .1., Gond( on Prize ) rdera fron ' attended , Tie] 'al. No. 1 told in a BIS] • of t► tng BISE )ted from er the knee to th BI: Ships spoken with—The William, from Calcutta to the Tic Clyde, Sept. 3, lat. 12. N., long. 84. E. ; the Marl"' Ha1f...., from the Mauritius to London, Oct. 29, lat. 18. S' i Quarter long. 1. 12. E. ' Lest Lotte 1 14 tsold Tbi them a ~ Chill ; 21 .ET.—Dec. 18. d ' t* Lette Per Ton. t'lt Walls End Nevuarch....... 15 Ditto Northumberland.. 15 5 ‘-s lb ORTAI Walls End lq Walls End Riddell's 1 7 5 Lambton's 1 7 4 HE 1 Walls End Braddyll's—, 18 0 Walls End Hetton 19 5 tured Walls End Lambton —.. 1 9 9 at fixed W. E. Russell's Hett on ... 18 0 Walls End Stewart's......... 19 RI N I Dixon's Butterknowl—.... 15 e Walls End Adelaide 16 6 Walls End Butterknowl 16 6 Walls End 18 5 W. E South Durham... 16 6 Walls End Tees 1 7 Hartley 15 6 Thorpe's Gawber Hall 13 THE MARKETS. COAL MAR. Per Tor,. s. d. Adair's 15 6 Hebburn Main 15 0 Holywell Kenton West 15 3 Ord's Red hugh 13 6 Pontop Windsor 15 6 l'antield- Townley l5 0 Usworth 14 6 West Hartley 15 0 Wylam Walls End Bell & Brown 16 0 Ditto Burraton 16 6 Walls End Carr and Co. 15 6 W.E. Clarke and 15 0 Walls End Gosforth...--,., 17 6 Walls End Heaton. 16 0 Walls End 16 0 Walls End Killingworth 16 6 Ships arrived since fR NAND ` 1 nufac Mew s . E t,Clitreet. last market-day, 7. Pal ace CoUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE vvF.O.:, tion LiE Nloul 1 44 a-nut C Candl 4 g per 4 ttl e d and Wheat. I I Barley. Oats. Beans , -- Per Quarter. s. to s. Is.tos.ls. to s. e. to s' Abingdon 62 81 31 43 22 30 38 "" Andover.....---. 50 61 24 28 Birmingham.-- 56 58 30 40 16 22 Bridport 56 74 32 36 26 30 5 4 Cirencester —...... 40 56 24 29 18 28 Naringdon—..... 54 86 36 40 26 34 Guildford 48 74 23 32 26 35 Henley 54 83 30 35 20 30 Hereford 64 68 32 34 22 28 48 High worth 62 80 32 42 28 34 Maidenhead .... 56 68 34 44 22 30 36 Monmouth—....—,,, 66 68 32 36 24 28 Reading 40 66 22 36 14 26 -- Salisbury 42 54 26 29 20 24 36 Southampton ..... 54 58 33 40 28 32 d' Stroud Tewkesbury 53 37 30 38 46 Uxbridge , Wantage..--_. 58 80 27 32 17 23 34 4* Warminster —...... 48 58 25 31 22 26 34 46 Windsor 59 43 21 22 Woreester—. 50 57 30 32 24 32 — 44 LEWES MA lIKET.—Dec. 17. White Wheat (per quarter)—...£2 16 oto 17 0 Red ditto.* - .... 2 6 0 212 0 Barle 1 6 0 Oats, New o 0 Pease 1 18 6 u Oil Cake. 12 0 0 per thousand. F'' per cw " ° ' o a-nut I kt BoU s 4, Edw fiRIR HE bri kr e publish ree The Per the by oto .£2 17 0 0 2 12 0 6 1 11 0 01 0 0 60 0 0 0 per thousand. gOTORJ near' , New E I 1 CHELTENHAM 1 Per Bushel. s. d. to s. d. Wheat Barley 3 0 4 0 Oats Beans Pease 5 0 7 0 Hay 3/. 106 ... IA ItlCET.—llee. 17. Per lb. d. to d. Beef eq I Mutton Veal Pork Lamb 0 S to 3/. lss. lid. per ton RKE'I S.—Dec. 11. ticribi te, ani :ring the French I _ 1 11 1 ;11 - 3 - I; , Otid ..........ft_l.2_ DUMFRIES MA s. d. s. d. Wheat, Imp. Bush 5 9 to 6 4 Barley ...... Oats .......... 2 0 24 Flour, 141 b. 1 0 3 4 Oatmeal Potatoes. cwt 1 6 2 0_ a. (1. cd• Butter, 16oz 0 Btoo 0 Eggi, 22 0 0 1 0 Beef, per score ...... 8 0 0 0 111utton, per lb 0 5} 0 5 Veal 0 4 0 4 Q artern Loaf 0 0 0 0 RAM IQ a vet -41 - con d eh .Iy. 117 London '-hheapeide L uubli MR; H , r t l cal Author The T is Th 44 gRestio , the D , Londo gall F ~,..„,__ , ME q l one 1 cb 4 t he basis ti ke) in French Dar e Ei Fren c h Verbs, s fixed p, Grimm, Lind, Oriffi n DR. Printed with in Ti I'll the Trees, 1 tioned i authori B , A New. Lon( Gr Dublin With In Tw, MEETINGS OF CREDITORS AT THE COURT, BASINGHALL-STREET. (From the London Gazette.) TO-MORROW, DEC. 20. J. Glover, commission.agcnt, Loudon J. E. R. Cracknell, engineer, Acorn-yard, Limehouse .1. Davis, auctioneer, Fleet-street T. Harcourt, brass founder, Great Sutton.street, Cler kenwell J. A. Boden, needle-manufacturer, Drury-lane J. E. Farr, carpenter, Baldock, Hertfordshire J. E. C. Bentley, curiosity dealer, Wigmore-street 'l'. Richards and Co., newspaper proprietors, Fleet-street C. F. James, grocer, Paddington street, Marylebone J. Priestley, seri. and jun., hop merchants, Counter-street, Southwark 1 10 DIVIDEN DS. L. Wood, cow-keeper, Tabernacle-walk at I J Langridge, stay-maker, Salisbury J. Gaiger, grocer, Beaminster J. Thwaites, commission-agent, Austin-friars J. llaberley, banker, Bread. street, Cheawide 2 F. Taylor, victualler, Webber street J. A. Taylor, boarding-house-keeper, Georgd-street, Hano ver-square M. %' 2 at 1 1 2 1 1 2 I'l 2 1 1 2 11 2 1 2 2 11 2 Le 1 I BIRTHS. On the 15th inst., at Woodbury, Stoke Newington, the lady of Thomas Powell, Esq., of a daughter. On the 17th inst., in Gower-street, Mrs. Keene, of a daughter. At Sidmouth, Devonshire, the lady of Arnold Francis Waine. Wright, Esq., of a son. On the 16th inst., in Audley.square, Mrs. Baillie, of a daughter. On the 16th of September, at Cairo, the lady of Robert Hay, Esq., of Linplum, of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 17th inst., at Warnford, the Rev. Arthur Atherley Hammond, of West-End Lodge, near Southampton, to Eliza beth Malpas, eldest daughter of the late T. L. 0. Davies, Esq., of Alresford, Hants. On the 17th inst , at Great Amwell, Herts, the Rev. Henry Coddington, Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and ♦icar of Ware-cum-Thundridge, to Priscilla, second daughter of the Rev. Dr. Batten, Principal of the East India College, Halley_ bury. On the 14th inst., at St. Helen's, Bishopsgate, Mr. Edward Greenaway, to Jane Anna, eldest daughter of Stephen Cox, Esq., of Nottingham-street, Marylebone, and Turnham-green, Middlesex. At St. John's Church, Lambeth, Mr. John Haycraft, of Brixton-hill, to Jemima, youngest and ninth daughter of Mr. Henry Notley, Clapham-road. _ . - ---• On the 16th inst., at Christchurch, St. Marylebone, Mr. Jonathan Robinson, of Pineapple-place, Edgeware-road, to Mrs. Story, of Brompton. DIED, On the 14th inst., in Harley street, Lady Beechey, aged 69. On the 16th inst., Francis Edward, son of T. W. Marriott, Esq., Montpellier square, Knightsbridge, aged 27 months. On the 15th inst., in his 13th year, John, the eldest son of Mr. Samuel Pearse, of Conduit street, Hanover square. On the 15th inst., at Camden-town, Anna Eliza, youngest daughter of Francis Burgess, Esq., of the Hon. Society of the Middle Temple, and late of the 54th Regiment, and of Barston, Warwickshire. On the 13th inst., at Hull, aged SO, Sarah, relict of John Blundell, Esq., formerly of the city of Lincoln, and mother of Drs. Thomas and Edward Blundell, of London. On the 16th inst., Mrs. Taylor, of Streatham, aged 79. On the 10th of October, at Tarsus, in Syria, Mr. William Wallace, civil engineer, in the service of his Highness the Paella of Egypt. On the 12th inst., at Sharowe-lodge, near ltipon, the Rev. Septimus Hodson, in his 71st year. On the Bth inst., at the residence of his mother, Blackheath, aged 13, William, only son of the late Captain William Saltren Willett, of Exeter. On the 30th ult., at Pis% aged 37, Francis Henry Hunter, Esq., late of New Inn, and Kennington-common, son of the of the Rev. John 1 1 u t O e k ; D : c ß ec o t 10 b 0 e rt r ho t f E isn d s. w tr. a s, r l idn Elizabeth, g tl e t e d r 7 o .t f h .N e a w r f a e t c. Lately, the Mr. Purser, R.N. (1780), aged 80 . O 5i W Itinbt. reinai ~laltStonletlotise, Mrs. Cree, wid o w o f th e l a t e Mr. John Cree, sen., Devonport, aged 77. PAINTED AND rURLIYIIED BY M U RDO YOUNG, AT TII SUN OFYIIIPZ, 11% STRAND. Ti SUPP of Er 4 Comm Lord's receivi Rev Pri M. ii J., G Co, ; son. Ti TIO/ SUP bou;