The Sun. — London, England, 1833-09-13 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE . PUBLIC JOURNALS. Some humourous wag in a German paper has announced, as a piece of serious political intelli gence, that the Emperor of Russia has resolved never to recognise any other Sovereign in Por tugal than the hopeful Don Miguel. The Conservative press in England seems to hail this announcement as an authentic declaration of the Northern Despot against Donna Maria , and therefore considers the cause of her Most Faithful Majesty as entirely lost from this day " henceforth, and for ever." The recognition of England and France in their eye seems nothing —the naval victory of Napier is nothing—the capture of Lisbon is nothing—the raising of the siege of Oporto is nothing—the military occu pation of the two capitals of Portugal by the troops of her Most Faithful Majesty is nothing, the convocation of the Cortes is nothing ! No, all these facts are undeserving of attention ; for the Emperor Nicholas, sitting in his palace at St. Petersburg, is reported to have said that he was determined to back the Usurper of Por tugal, whether he wore a Crown or no, and that he would never recognise the title of his niece—her Most Faithful Majesty ! Let all, then, whom it may concern, tremble at this menace ; let them all know that Lisbon, if it renounces Don Miguel, is destined never more to see a Russian diplomatist ! Is not this worse than the scourge of the cholera, or the calamities of civil war ? How can the people on the banks of the Tagus, on those of the Mon dego, or of the Douro, live under the " hiding of the Czar's countenance ?" It would be pre sumptuous in us to decide on so weighty a question without considerable deliberation ; but, after reflecting upon it for the requisite time, we think that we may venture to give comfort and consolation to the Constitutional party in such solemn and trying circumstances. Let them first expel Don Miguel from the soil of Portu gal—let them make him continue his reign (if in exile he still must call himself a sovereign, like the Bourbons at Hartwell) in a Spanish fortress, or in an English depot—let them see that he has made himself an incognito prince in a Prostestant state, or a prince cardinal at Rome—let them put him upon a pension abroad, taking securities for his good behaviour —let them even transport him to Cronstadt, or to Odessa, to reside in the dominions of his imperial protector—let them dispose of him in any of these merciful and laudable ways, and we will answer for it, that the hoaxing determination of the Czar will be seen in its true colours, and that the young Queen will suffer nothing by the affected ungallant opposition of the Northern Autocrat. But, after all, speak ing seriously, what would it matter if the young Queen of Portugal were never to be acknow ledged by the chief of the Muscovite Govern ment ? Does her Most Faithful Majesty ex pect a mission from the Court of Pekin, or from the Schah of Persia ? No. Yet each of those Powers might exercise as legitimate an interest or control at the Court of Lisbon as the Autocrat of Russia. It is a disgrace to ci vilized Europe that it should be otherwise, and the blood of enlightened freemen almost boils at the very idea that an envoy of a despotic and barbarous Power should presume to dictate in the recognition of Sovereign titles or Constitu tional charters among a distant and unconnected race, at the other corner of a continent r The determination ascribed to the Russian Auto crat in respect to the fact above stated, if it were not a mere piece of plea santry, would constitute a bitter satire on the conduct of the Russian Government. The Emperor Nicholas in 1828 recalled his Ambassador from the Court of Lisbon, at the same time, and for the same reason, that the Usurper was excommunicated by the other re spectable Princes of Europe. He has hitherto considered Don Miguel unworthy of renewed intercourse, and has accredited no envoy to his Court. The Usurper has not yet " purged " himself of his perjuries and enormities, so as to allow a pure Russian Monarch to commence his diplomatic relations before his fall ; but after his fall, after he has ceased to be a King de facto, which (in the opinion of the Russian Court) he never was de jure, then the Autocrat is ready to acknowledge him, and to refuse all recognition of his rival, who combines an acknowledged title with the exercise of practical power ! We say again that our Conservative prints must be hoaxing the English public or the Emperor Nicholas ! Times. We subjoin from the Globe a few remarks on the peculiar mode of conducting controversies, and style of comment adopted by some of our contemporaries. We are told in the Life of John Kames, that when at the bar " having joined issue with his adversary on what he con ceived to be the fair merits of the case, he pro ceeded to develop the principle on which he apprehended the decision ought to rest, and endeavoured with all the acuteness of which he was master, to show its application to the ques tion in discussion. He knew that if the principle were once conceded, and its application demon strated, the cause was gained ; the arguments of his opponent needed no deliberate examination, for they fell of necessity to the ground. It was, therefore, in general, much mote an object with him to rear his own structure of argument upon a solid basis, than to cavil with or impugn the reasoning of his antagonist; the one task almost always superseded the other ; and the scornful neglect with which the latter was treated (where,in truth, no formal refutation was necessary) served to precipitate its downful." The rule of John Karnes, like most other rules, must be taken with many exceptions ; but in general it may be said of minute controversy, that it is seldom very edifying ; and it is always very wearisome. For our part the longer we live the less we feel disposed to indulge in controversy ; and we have a strong distaste in particular for controversy of a carping and sple netive description. By pecking incessantly at our adversary, and insinuating that lie is in fluenced by all manner of corrupt motives, we do not necessarily establish the goodness of our own cause. There is much truth in the remarks of the Globe. What a nuisance a newspaper would be, were it to meet in a kindred spirit all the daily and weekly vituperation by which it is assailed. In fact the only way to render discus sion supportable for any length of time, is to exclude from it all which draws the attention of the reader to the writers, rather than to the subject of dispute. A little good-humoured pleasantry now and then may be borne with ; and we would not proscribe the application of ridicule where it is fairly called for ; but a certain breadth of manner and joviality are necessary even to ridicule ; and strictures constantly in spired by ill-nature are regarded with the feeling we entertain towards snarling curs, or towards a person who should be found running a sharp instrument into every one who passed him. These remarks are not dictated by any peculiar sensitiveness to splenetic criticism, for,.fi.orn • I temperament, we are, perhaps, less affected by ill natured remarks than most people. But we are much mistaken if the press do not suffer in general estimation by offensive and personal controversy. The public, too, we suspect, are charitable enough to attribute the lessons read by one Journalist to another, to envy and a spirit of rivalry, rather than to a strong love of truth. The homely adage of " two of a trade" will be but too apt to suggest itself to the reader, when he sees one Journalist overflowing with zeal to expose the sins of his brother Journalist. But even in the warfare waged against public characters there is surely a measure to be observed. Be cause, for instance, Lord Grey, like some other great men, is somewhat too partial, perhaps, to his own kindred (and we allude more particu larly to the living bestowed on the Bishop of Hereford, on whom a popular Government ought not to confer favours, because though he is the brother of the Premier, he is the enemy of his Government), we ought not to overlook the many most important services he has ren dered to his country, and the fair and honour able spirit by which he is actuated. To laud the Government everlastingly would be doing it great disservice; because praise, even when deserved, nauseates in the long run ; but the other extreme of constant censure—of allow ing no merit—of constantly dwelling on errors and imperfections, is equally to be condemned. We lately copied some admirable observations from the Scotsman on this subject. If we wish to pi omote the good cause, we ought at least to allow to public men credit for the good they achieve. Reflections on the errors and occa sional stationary policy of the Government is perfectly fair; but the constant denial of all advantages from its administration—the syste matic suppression of all the great popular gains resulting from the domestic policy of Lord Grey's Cabinet—the oversight of the grievous difficulties of party and aristocratic faction, and the fruits of a century of misgovernment which impede and encumber Ministers, is evidence of a miserable and unworthy spirit in the sup porters of popular opinions. It cannot propel the cause of Refortn or remedial Legislation, but has the certain and invariable effect of throwing it back. It is one thing to advocate principles and political opinions in advance of the age, but another to seek that end through constant political detraction of the reputation and just merits of public men. This odium politicum of journal controversy is as reprehen sible as the odium theologicum. It is not so scandalous as the vulgar attacks on private cha racter in other quarters, but the reputation of public men is their next best title to private esteem. Having allowed ourselves to be drawn somewhat further than we intended when we began these observations, we shall leave the subject in the hands of our evening contem porary " We have no objection, in a conventional sense, to what are termed decided party papers, for two or three good reasons. One of these is, that they tolerably well instruct all those who know how to read them with the strong and weak sides, both of the party they espouse and of that to which they ate opposed. Thus, allowing (or a portion of fudge directly constructed for the class of per sons who like to peruse their own real or fancied opinions in print exclusively, there is always something to be ac quired from this class of journals. There is another description, however, to which we feel much less indul- gent, and which, like Horace's mediocrity, ale sustainable nor by gods, nor men, nor columns.' We more espe cially advert to those sage persons whose excess of genius is expended in finding fault with whatever is said or done. This generic fault, Voltaire, in his usual arch and felicitous manner, satirises by his Venetian Senator Pococurante, who was too great a genius to be pleased with any thing; the exact converse of the real state of the case, for positive ge nius is by no means so difficult. We could point out jour nals whose sole pretensions to sagacity are founded on an eternal propensity to grumb!e, in the style of Crockery, in the farce. Everything is as it ought not to be; and if measures of magnitude are under consideration, the favou• rite practice is to skip over all the leading points of im provement or policy, and to dwell upon some minor con sequen.ial and unavoidable evil, and drum upon it to the end of the chapter. We have read columns of exceptive writing which are constructe.i upon no other principle. The air of wisdom assumed on such occasions forms the most ludicrous part of the story, for it is scarcely necessary to say that this colt of wisdom is of the very commonest description. No small number of the bright things against tree trade, foreign policy, the police, the criminal law, and we know not what besides, ate composed in this spirit, and it is astonishing what a reputation may be ac quired by it in public-house back parlours. We will not say that this cant is not as intrinsically good as indiscriminate panegyric, but, as Sterne says of that criticism, it is indisputably, if not of the worst kind, the most tormenting. We can con ceive, indeed, nothing more insufferably asinine than the exulting complacency with which some difficulty, or undeniable evil, in the course of a critical course of dip lomacy or arrangement is hailed by scribes of this de- scription. It amounts to a species Of Godsend, and the poor reader is buried in an avalanche of common-places forthwith. Now this we deem insufferable, especially iu quarters which sddotn unfold or devel , p a principle of any kind, and who, even in respect to what they censure, never advance to the dignity of proposing a feasible alter- native. The mass of V this sort of observation which it has been the fate of the first session of the Reform Parliament to encounter need not be dwelt upon—it has been truly stupendous. Half its own supererogatory oratory, and much even that was written about it, amounted to little more. People begin now to perceive the real state of the case ; and while much remains to be altered and improved, no small portion of evil has been aba•ed, and difficulty overcome. " There is also a minor walk of this sort of wisdom, which principally consists in watching for some trifling inaccuracy or mistake in contemporaries. A Weekly Paper, certainly capable of better things, shines amazingly in this province of the very little, for which, if it has a motive, it may be assured it will never be answered. To be sure, there is some advantage in bunting for this small deer ;' such game is always to be discovered, when the owl-like propensity exists to look for it. Such prac tices, however, never either made or supported a reputa :ion yet ; and if people do not perceive, they feel that :hey do not like it, and we never knew the habit effect anything for a Journal in the long run. The Scotch baker, whose object in repairing to the club was chiefly to contradick a bit,' was sometimes deemed sagacious by his companions, but never agreeable. "So ends our Chapter Of Hats.' "—Morning Chronicle. We have received a letter from Mr. Robin son, a member of the Society of Friends, and an Irishman, calling our attention to the im portant subject of the poor laws, in relation to his native country. The opinion of a man so well acquainted with Ireland, on a subject of such general interest, would be at any time de serving of consideration ; but now that the question can be no longer evaded (for a second Session of the reformed Parliament cannot pass over without some decision for or against the introduction of poor laws into Irelanel)—now that the minds of the people in both countries . . are drawn to the state and condition of the poor, the sentiments of an intelligent observer, such as Mr. Robinson has proved himself to be, are peculiarly valuable. It is to the judgment of benevolent men, who are at the same time practical men, having no party politics or pecu liar theories to lead them astray, that we can most safely appeal for assistance amidst the many difficulties with which it must be confessed the inquiry is surrounded. Mr. Robinson is one of many inhabitant s of the sister island who advocate the adoption of a compulsory provision there as well as here. We have not room to pub lish his appeal to the people of England, but we would, impress upon those who are perpetually crying out against poor laws, on the ground that Ireland is too poor to pay them, one cause of poverty to which he alludes in his appeal. It is this, that no man can safely import machinery into Ireland without a poor rate to protect him. Here is a check to manufacturing industry, to one of the great sources of national wealth ; and this check would be removed by the law, of which some people unfortunately entertain so great an apprehension. But the effect of poor laws in forcing employment, and by that means, as well as by supplying the wants of the unem p!oyed, in tranquillizing the country, would be extensive and immediate. Individuals may perish quietly, but dying multitudes will not be silent. Poverty and ruin are the great exciters, the great agitators of mankind. Those who fear hunger fear nothing else. The dread of filling up the trenches of famine renders every other aspect of danger comparatively a matter of indifference. The great cause of Irish distur bance is to be found in that law of nature which ordains that men shall not perish in the midst of plenty, without a murmur or an effort, however hopeless and desperate, to save them selves. We fully agree with those who think there is no time to be lost in doing something for the poor of Ireland. The Irish themselves are beginning to see that nothing effectual can be done without poor laws. You must drive famine out of the land before you can call in quiet and industry. But we have not room to prosecute the subject further at present, and therefore must postpone to a future opportunity the numerous reasons which concur in recom mending to the notice of the people and the Le gislature of both countries a subject so full of awful considerations as that to which our cor respondent has recalled us.—Morning Herald. The proceedings which took place on Wed nesday at the meeting of the subscribers to the General Dispensary, Aldersgate-street, have ex cited a considerable sensation, and cannot be contemplated without a feeling of pain. In them we find several of the most respectable mem bers of the profession opposed to a respectable body of governors on a point of their electoral law, which did not seem to have any immediate application to existing circumstances, and the former resigning because the latter obtained the majority of suffrages. Though we are not competent from personal experience, or local knowledge, to give any opinion on the point at issue, we must say that, so far as we can judge, our vote would have been given on the side of the minority. We can easily conceive cases in which, by the expenditure of a little money on a declared vacancy, so many go vernors might be fabricated immediately in the interest of a particular candidate as would carry the election in his favour, both against the claims of pe rsona l mer it, an d t h e w ill o f the most steady patrons of the charity. This would certainly be an injury to the character and utility of the institution, though it might afford a temporary aid to its coffers. On the other hand, it was broadly stated that the respectable and able men who now fill the medical situations of the Al dersgate Dispensary were elected under this very law, and, consequently, that its operation has not always been hitherto mischievous, and may not be so in future; but surely it is both wise and charitable to guard effectually against the possi bility of unable and inexperienced men " buying themselves" into situations where, by their want of skill and knowledge, they may sacrifice not only the health, but even the lives of the poor. A s to the argument that by permitting the prac tice to continue, the funds of the institution will be increased, it should be recollected that con fidence in the character of such an institution is as essential to its usefulness as funds are to its support. But on these points we cannot at present enter; our sole object in recurring to the report is, to express our regret at the con scientious difference which has appeared between parties so respectable, and our hope that, by a friendly mediation, harmony may be restored,and the professional men be led to resume their use ful and honourable labours.—Times. SURREY SESSIONS, SEPT. 12. Popay, the discharged policeman, was indicted for committing an assault on William Dean, for merly a sergeant aad acting inspector belonging to the police force. The prosecutor then deposed to the nature of the assault which was committed upon him by the de fendant, and which has already appeared in our po lice reports. In his cross-examination by Mr. CHAMBERS, for the defence, the prosecutor said that, to the best of his recollection, he stated, when examined at Union•hall, that Popay had struck him on the lip with his clenched fist. Mr. ELooD, who was on the bench, desired the prosecutor to recollect himself, and to say whether he could swear positively that, on his statement at the Police-office, he had stated that he had been struck on the lip by Popay ? The prosecutor replied that he was not confident whether he had mentioned the precise part on which he had been struck, but he had given such evidence as to induce the Magistrates to hold the defendant to bail. Mr. ELQOOD remarked that he was present at Union•hall on the day the charge was investigated, and that he did not hear the prosecutor make such a statement. In his further cross-examination, the prosecutor said that he was in the habit of reading the news papers, but his attention was not particularly called to reading them on the day subsequently to the in vestigation at Union-hall. He had no particular re membrance of having read the account, and never complained of the statement which appeared in one of the newspapers. He admitted that he had, in an interview with a gentleman who was in the habit of attending the Police-office, inquired whether the account of the assault committed on him had ap peared in the Times, and the reply which had been given on the occasion. A man named Taylor was called as a witness for the prosecution, but the evidence only went to show that on the night of the 2d inst. he happened to be in Flint-street, and saw one man raise his hand up as if to strike, but saw no blow given. The parties had an altercation with one another, but he would not swear as to who was the aggressor on the oc casion. The jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of guilty, and the Court sentenced Popay to pay a fine of one shilling. to the King. SPEEDY JUSTlCE.—Elizabeth Puddifoot, barmaid in the service of Mr. Stevens, the p ropr i etor o f extensive wine-vaults in Blackman -street, was in dicted for stealing various sums of money, the pro• perty of her employer. It appeared that on the preceding day the priso ner was committed from Union Hall on the present charge. She had been for some time suspected of purloining money from the till, and a quantity of marked silver was placed there in order to lead to detection. This plan succeeded, for in a few hours afterwards it was discovered that she had taken a portion of the marked money and deposited it in her own box, in which it was found. A verdict of guilty being returned, she was sen tenced to be transported for 14 years. According to a letter from Bologna, the King of Naples has appointed a Cointuksion of thitty.four Members to draw up a charter which his Majesty intends to grant to the Neipolitaus. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (Concluded from The Sun of yesterday.) Mr. ROTCH explained, that the same arrangement which he had introduced in the conduct of the busi ness of those sessions was impracticable at the Old Bailey, and would continue to be so until the anomaly of having the bills sent there from this Court was removed. It was impossible to know when trials would take place there. In the county treasurer's accounts of 1829 it was stated that the minor trials at the Old Bailey amounted to 1,500, and those in th's Court were 189; but now the county would relieve the Old Bailey of the whole of those minor cases of felony. The expense of the prosecutions at the Middlesex Sessions at the period he alluded to was 4551. and a fraction, while those at the Old Bailey were 7,9B4l.—(Hear)—the former at the average of 21. Sc. each, and the latter at 41. 10s.—(Hear, hear.) From returns laid before the House of Commons, it was proved that such prosecutions at this Court, which formerly, on the average, cost 21. 55., now cost only 305.; and that the Old Bailey, profiting by the example, had con siderably reduced the same. Mr. LAURIE remarked that the difference in ex pense arose from the diminution of the amount the policemen received for their expenses. Mr. BOTCH continued, and observed that the officers holding lucrative offices in the city, such as yielded from 4001. to 6004 per annum, felt very sensibly the evil effects to them of the improved system of doing business at these sessions, consider ing the number of persons transported—the fee of 141. 104. he received with every convict. He (Mr. Rotch) made these observations without having any ill-feeling towards any persons who were in the re ceipt of large sums of money, but hia sole object was to save the pockets of the public. Sir F. ROE said that the half-crowns for the whip pings said to be saved were added to the expense of the county.—(Hear ) Mr. Alderman WILSON was of opinion that the Chairman had been taking to himself more praise than he was justly entitled to, and th a t h e h a d b een building up his own reputation at the expense of others. The Sheriffs were respectable men, who had to undergo the disgusting sight of witnessing their fellow -creatures flogged, which was not the case with the Chairman of these sessions. Mr. ROTCH explained. Mr. BROUGHTON was surprised, after so much had been spoken or the saving to the county by a new arrangement, that there was no diminution in the county rate.—(Hear.) The question having been put was carried. Upon the motion of Mr. HALSWELL the Com mittee were empowered to apply to Parliament for an Act, to grant the payment of 1,2001. per an num out of the county-rate to the Chairman of the sessions. Upon the motion of Sir J. WILLIAMS it was agreed that Mr. Allen, the Deputy-Clerk of the Peace, do ballot out sixteen Magistrates to attend at the sessions, and to give timely notice thereof, and a copy of the resolutions be sent to the Lord Lieutenant of the county. Several other motions, one relating to the rescind ing of the gratuity of 1001. to the Rev. Mr. Onslow —were carried, arid Mr. Halswell gave notice that at the next county-day he should propose that the salary of the Rev. Chaplain for the next twelve months should be increased 1001. The other business of the day having been dis posed of the Court broke up. NSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, SEPT. 12, Richard Curtis, the ci-devant "Pet of the Fancy," nearly the last relique of the " glorious" Prize Ring, came up from the Fleet Prison to take his " benefit." He had no antagonist but the Learned CHIEF COMMISSIONER, as none of the creditors appeared to oppose his discharge. The encounter occa sioned the following dialogue : CHIEF COMMISSIONER—WeII, Mr. Curtis, I per ceive you owe 661. Insolvent—Yes, Sir. Is that all ?—Yes, Sir. Does nobody owe you anything ?—No, S:r. Have you nothing at all ?—The insolvent dole fully replied, " Nothing at all, Sir." When had you the occasion to employ Mr. Nor ton, the attorney, and for what ?—For an assault. An assault I What was the result—were you the plaintiff or defendant ?—A young man pulled me up at Woiship-street.—(A laugh.) Pulled you up I What could you have pos sibly done ?—He pulled me up for knocking him down, and he said I robbed him of five sovereigns. Knocking down, I see, i 3 rather in your line.— (Laughter.)—No, Sir, I have retired. Oh, how long may you have resigned ?—lt is five years, Sir. And according to your account you only practise occasionally ?—No, Sir. No, Sir! Why it seems so. Your first creditor is Mr. Norton; pray what did you pay him ?—I paid him 651. You did ! Vas there an indictment against you ? —There was, Sr. _ _ The }lista!) , of your schedule is, that you owe Mr. Norton now 3.5/. When did that affair take place ?—Two years ago. Were you acquitted ?—Oh yes, Sir. I think 851. is a pretty large sum for a defence ? It was explained by Mr. Norton's clerk, who happened to be in Court, that large fees were paid to Counsel and witnesses. What became of the five sovereigns ?—He never lost them. I suppose he swore he did ?-1-Ie did. The next creditor is Mr. Merrit, a surgeon (he had, it was said, only two) that is a debt I should naturally expect from your calling. How long were you in prison ?—Not at all, Sir; I surrendered. CHIEF COMMISSIONER—WeII, you may be sworn. He was sworn to the truth of his schedule, and ordered to be discharged, upon which he made one of his beat bows and quitted the scene of action. IMPORTANT TO CREDITORS.—An unopposed insolvent named Joseph Watson, was heard and discharged, he gave up considerable property, but no creditor applied for the assigneesbip. Tne Learned C@MMISSIONER declared that the apathy cf creditors towards their own interests was really astonishing. In this case, as in many others, property was given up, but no creditor gave himself the least trouble to obtain any portion of his debt. The Court did all it could for their benefit, rules were laid down, notices given, and every facility given to creditors, who would not avail themselves of the provisions of the Court but in cases of no moment, and then creditors would come forward. It is very extraordinary, added the Commissioner, or the daily occurrence renders it less extraordinary. The Attorney for the insolvent, Mr. Holt, a highly-respectable man, suggested that the Court should nominate an assignee. The COURT said that would, perhaps, be of no use; however one was nominated, but he may de cline to act. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF PRESERVA TION DURING THE LATE GALE.—The Capel peter•boat, Q lo .e t e o n ta b s e , r ougbelonging parted t o f , 11 , r 0 1 in . h E e d r w a a n rd eh o S r ke fisherman at y, y ant ie tt, of about three o'clock on Saturday morning, the 31st ult., and drove down the West Swin, when she made for Harwich; but the wind shifting more to the N.W., and splitting one of her sails, she drove away to sea d own t h e B lack Deeps, where, about four o'clock in the afternoon, the lad on board saw a barge in distress driving towards the Holland coast. At the risk of their own lives, and in a most tremendous sea, they instantly made for her ; and after two attempts suceeeded in rescuing from a watery grave two persons on ho ird ; one proved to be the owner's son of the barge Good Intent, of Malden ; the other an elderly man, having a family. After weathering t h e dreadful storm the whole of Saturday night and great part of Sunday, during which time they lost another anchor, had their storm gib blown away, broke their rudder iron, and drove close to the Goodwin Sands, the whole of them (four in number) safely arrived in Dover harbour on Sunday afternoon. Had it not been for the exertion of those on board the Cape!, the lives of the others must inevitably have been lost, POLICE INTELLIGENCE. G UILDHALL. Yesterday Richard Drew, a young man serving as a clerk with Mr. Norton, a solicitor, in Jewin street, was charged with embezzling some money, which he had received on account of his employer. Mr. Norton said that the prisoner had received 2/. from a client of his, for which he had not ac counted, and upon being confronted with his client, he, after some hesitation, admitted it to be true. This misconduct he might perhaps have forgiven ; but on Wednesday he discovered that the prisoner had embezzled seventeens shillings and sixpence, re ceived from another client. The prisoner, who declined saying any thing in answer to the charge, was remanded fc,r further ex amination. NIARY.LEBONE. John Ward, a young man of dashing exterior,was charged by Wm. White, driver of the cabriolet No. 7, as follows : It appeared from the evidence of the complainant that about seven o'clock on Wednesday evening he was on the rank in the New Road, Whitechapel, when he was hailed by the defendant, who jumped into his cab, and desired to be driven to Cannon street, where, on arriving, he told him to drive to Tichfield-street, from thence to New Cavendish street, from thence to Brompton, and from there back to Whitechapel, where he alighted at a public-house, and, assisted by him (complainant) dispatched sundry glasses of divers liquors, after which he again took his seat in the cab, and wished to pay a second visit to New Ca vendish-street, where he said he resided. They accordingly proceeded there, when the defendant got out at No. 14., and knocked at the door for some time, when he (complainant) thinking that he might as well go home, his good " fare" having done with him, and it being one o'clock in the morning, politely hinted to the defendant, with a low bow, that his ' demand (Ba,) would be very acceptable; in reply to which he was assured by the defendant, with the utmost sang froid, that he had riot even a copper about him. An altercation then took place, when the people of the house came to the door, who not only said that he (defendant) had never lived there, but denied all knowledge of him. He then called a policeman, and conveyed the defendant to the station-house. The defendant, on being asked what be had to say, replied that on his first hiring the complainant's cab, he explained the circumstance of not having sufficient to pay his fare, but he would do the need ful the next day (yesterday), to which the com plainant said he was agreeable. Mr. HoSKINs, thinking that the matter might be arranged without his interference, allowed the com plainant and his " fare" to retire, when the defend ant expressed a wish to go unaccompanied to his " uncle's" with a pair of unused inexpressibles he had at home, and " pledged" his word to return with the money in a certain time; but that not exactly meeting with the complainant's approbation, he was conveyed to the lock -up room, to muse on the trouble his folly had brought him into. U-kEN•SQ UARE. Yesterday William White, Win. Lloyd, John T'ruseott, Thomas Mould and James Morris, all privates in the 2d battalion of Grenadier Guards, were charged with riotous and outrageous conduct, and wilfully damaging the premises of Mr. Crump, a builder, in Castle-lane, York-street, 'Westminster. It appeared from the evidence that the defendants went on Thurday evening to some of the com plainant's houses in Castle-lane, and inquired for a woman of the name of Bet Bailey ; they were told that no such person was there, when they com menced a regular row, broke a number of different articles, such as crockery, glass, &c., and conducted themselves in a most outrageous manner. A mob of bet%seen three and four hundred persons assem bled, and the whole lane was thrown into confusion ; with great difficulty the mob was dispersed. From the confusion that took place none of the witnesses who were examined could identify the defendants as the persons who had assaulted the complainant. In answer to a question it was stated that the amount of damage done by the soldiers was 405., which sum the Magistrate ordered them to pay among them. BATTON-GARDEN. Yesterday John Blackbrow, an elderly man, was charged on suspicion of the murder of Mr. Henry Camp Sheppard, late clerk to llessrs. Williams, soap manufacturers, of Compton-street, Clerken well. The examination was strictly private, before Mr. LAING. It appears that the prisoner was some years ago a carman in the service of Messrs. Williams, and he was taken into custody in conse quence of the information of a person named Archer, who stated that he saw the prisoner lurking about the premises on the night of the murder. Several witnesses were examined, but their evidence did not at all implicate the prisoner, who strongly protested his innocence, and com plained of being taken out of his bed at a late hour of the night upon so heavy a charge. There being nothing to touch the prisoner, he was discharged. THAMES-P 0 LICE. THE CASE OF MR. WREK.—A respectable mid. dle•aged man, whose name did not transpire, waited on Mr. BRODERIP to request the address of Mrs. Lucretia Wren, who, after a separation of seventeen years, discovered her husband, a broker and ap praiser, in opulent circumstances, residing in Wap ping, and upon whom an order for the payment of 75. a week for her support was made. The applicant said that it was not until that morn ing he had read the account of the investigation in the newspapers; and, from his own knowledge of the parties, what was therein stated as to the shame ful manner in which Mrs. Wren was treated by her husband, and who, after squandering her property, left her in in a destitute state, was true to the very letter. He resided in Great-gardens, Bristol, at the time Wren married his wife at Temple Church. At that period she had a good business and money and property, but Wren soon ruined her. He was anxious to obtain the address of Mrs. Wren, who had been for so many years living in a state of po verty, for the purpose of affording her some pecu niary aid. Mr. BRODERIP said he was unable to give the applicant the required information, which might be obtained of Mr. Walton, the Vestry Clerk of Wapping, who brought the case before him. He inquired of the applicant if there was any truth in the assertion made by Mr. Wren, that she was married to a man named Rake when he became ac quainted with her ? The applicant said that there was not the least truth in the assertion that Mrs. Wren had another husband living when she married her present one. She was a woman of unblemished character, and he knew it was a fact that Mr. Wren caused her son by a former husband to be pressed and sent to sea. Mr. BRODERIP was very sorry to hear such a thing, and directed a constable to accompany the gentleman to Mr. Walton's offices. This year the south of Russia, instead of ex parting corn, will b e o bli ge d to i mport gra i n f rom a b roa d forits own subsistence. The Russian Government, in consequence, has thrown open the ports of the Black Sea, the Sea of Aooff and of the Danube, for the importation of corn duty free. A short time ago, five prisoners confined at Mont St. Michel, for robbery, were condemned to a short additional term of imprisonment by the Tribunal of Cor. recional Police at Avranches, for having broken the looms at which they were employed in their prison. ['hey lodged an appeal before the Superior Court at Contances, which a few days since confirmed the sentence. As soon as the judgment was pronounced, they each took off their wooden shoes, and hurled them at the judges. One of them would have struck the head of the President had he not warded it off with his arm. The Procureur du Rii immediately moved that they should be sent before the Court of Assizes to be tried for this new offence, which he stated had compromised their lives. To this the prisoners audaciously replied, " So much the better. 'Tis just what we wanted." virT: INQUIRIES RESPECTING the CON v i ta DROWNED ON BOARD THE AMPHITRIP- 09 : Yesterday morni ng , a reporter, waited -L t Capper at th e Home-office, with a view of ovo, ins a correct list of the names of the numet eu9 e ltof victs who perish e d i n t h e di sastrous shir r ' t per the Amphitrit e , o ff th e coast o f Boulogne, tc)gevti4 with the place and ti me w h ere an d w h e n the y of convicted—th e i r respect i ve ages — t h e set ,, , ":trt their offence—and the periods for tvhich th e l sentenced to transportation. Mr. Capper replied, that the subject of r vet! tion was one which the Government had talc°, i bt fully int o consideration, and they had come tve t conclusion, that under all the circumstance' i too i df better to let the matter rest as it at prese flg view so far as an i mme di ate pu bli cat i on was c ost r i t he The calamity was a most melancholy one , s lopP); feelings of th e re l at i ves an d fr i ends of the eitillwou sufferers h a d a l rea d y b een most painfully he',.lo" up, and any f urt h er pu bli cat i on, part i eu l a dY l e e eluding names, would only tend to reeent. feelings o f gr i e f w hi c h were b eg i nning to stvs'there The Reporter said he was informed that et teJ were numerous individuals, more or less CO eli 4o l4 with crimi na l s recent l y or d ere d for transpefr,;(c who were in a state of anxious uncer taintY::,,tifi whether th ose t h ey were i nterested i n the fa were included in the fearful catalogue of deattiff t Mr. Cappe r sa id t h ere cou ld b e no tieeefro" among the relatives on that head, for every %pc': the unfort unate conv i cts w h o quitted the e°ot!i', in the Amphitrite, had full and frequent oPP rc i,o nities, both before and after being put on he e olO communicating with her friends, both Pe rs t ° ,6 l and by lette r . M ost o f t h em were probab'i„ o f quently visited by t h e i r friends and relative s t "ii! the very time of the ship sailing. Besides was the less reason for uncertainty, as the Ani? was the only convict ship which had sailed t er S last six months. The Reporter requested, if it i tt' thought too muc h to as k f or a detailed li s t e'.o' cases, that he mi g ht a t l east b e f urn i s h e d ,1 0 general summa r y o f ages, o ff ences, an d perl° sentence. Mr. Capper said he did not see bow any s f ue , o o .. could be easily made up from their books. It , et , best be obtained at the Navy Office, but he b i. e :6 , there would be no use in applying there, as t he vernment was not disposed to revive the subjec'' o ld was one so painful that it was better it siwal allowed to rest till the Government had a - f .11 portunity of investigating it in all its bearings' t ic Government would rea dil y commun i cate ideally when the p ro p er t i me arr i ve d . A full an d gat e inqniry would, undoubtedly, be immediately 0 into every circumstance connected both direeri pt h indirectly with thi s d rea df u l sh i pwreck, and roc such inquiry was concluded, the whole o f the would be officially communicated to the publie h ' i oli perhaps it mi g h t t h en b e t h oug h t proper to puviV list of the names of the convicts who perished• the conversation terminated. sfr The reporter subsequently called at Nevvga te ,' saw Mr. Wontne r , t h e G overnor , f rom veh ° ' - tli learnt that the number of convicts sent trosi.„oO prison on board this ill-fated vessel was thir c tV As all prison ers sentence d to transportat ion Middlesex sessions are immediately sent to to il gate, it is obvious that thirty-nine is th e Del l number of Niiddlesex prisoners who could ho ve on board. 00 01 , There can b e no doubt, although the o e Office will not p u bli s h a li st, t h ey would ,1-.(111 satisfy any i nqu i r i es w hi c h m i ght be ma de 1 : ( i ii i1 1 view of ascert a i n i ng t h e f ate o f part i cu l ar indivl THE MARKETS. SOUTHALL MARKET.—Set. IL This day's supply of Beasts, Sh eep, Lambs, and `-',1.08',4 tolerably good; of Porkers rath er li m i te d . The asse bols both London and country buy ers was rat h er numer.",; e i r of the former having pur c h ase d th e grea t er p a rt of t' 10" supply at Smithfield on Monday, was very du ll throng the following prices per stone ot 81b. to sink the Otr alS 3s 3s. Od. to 43.2 d. • ed. tv 4 Mutton 3 6 4 8 Lamb 4s. 6d. to ss. 2d. The foregoing quotations were B e ef 2d. per sttin e .. a f st .; Lamb and Pork t2d. per stone cheaper than on this , P night; prices otherwi s e stationary. Beasts, 2'21 ; 1 1,40 1 Lambs, 3,178 ; Calves, 63 ; Pigs, 17. A consilerable stock left the market unsold. ELWES 111 ARK ET. 38.2 d. to 4s. 2d. Veal -dept. —Sept. 10. 4 s to 45' %Ititton -- I 4 0 410 Pork 4 0 Lamb 4s. Bd. to ss. 4d. „.01‘, Supply good ; trade with prime meat somewhat >therwise rather dull. , COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE : . ...<O , Wheat. Barley. 1 Oats. to Per Quarter. a. to s. s. a. s. to Blandford 30 Brigg 4O 58 36 40 15 ', A t Cambridge 54 23 36 Chard 52 58 24 28 18 .` .31 3; Huntingdon .......—... 58 63 21 23 14 Long Sutton--. 56 64 17 0 - ' 4 0 9 1 Louth 48 54 28 32 18 „- - „ 32 50 60 25 16 37 Newark 57 60 29 40 16 "' „' 56 Nottingham 44 60 25 27 18 r t - ' 50 / ,4 Peterborough —.... 48 60 30 36 14 Plymouth 50 64 30 34 20 ‘ , 7• 4 ••••• f l 67 43 -- 41 Sleaford 65 70 3/1 38 22 ... Uppingham 50 60 28 36 18 3 0 Wisbec h 48 62 20 33 14 " 4 , 10 5 5 ' . LEEDS CORW - MARKET.—Sept• ' to Wheat, Norfolk and Suffblk, 601 b. ° York. and Lincoln. 601 b. t t o° ' Barley, Norfolk and Sullblk 0.30' •4 -SeP . 40 ,--- 14 0 . 3. ~0 ,. to ~ 3 ''' o 4 '. ' i 3., t_ 5 4, , ~,,T h. , to o , ASII ire , i s. to sly / Beans Oats, Potatoe to I C pCIr Healing, For. 12d. to 13d. Eng o 9 s d: to ~ .5 . , p et Shelling Rapeseed, English, 25/. to 27, Foreign, — l . t° . ;0. 0 ;„° j : LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANUE. — " SeE id.t ° d 0 WHEAT, English, White, per 701 b. , , 9 1 0 90 9g Foreign 0 OATS, Iris Eng g 1 h 5 4 Foreign 0 „,,, , BARLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. quarter oc' 0 I Scotch i and Irish, per 60Ibs. —----".. BEANS, En ' g e l e i a sh m , g per Imperial quart er 3 9 0 40 o ...._ Irish, &c. _ Foreign PEASE, English, per I mperial quarter 4O 0 0 Foreign FLOUR, English, per 2801 b Irish OATMEAL, English and Irish, per 2401bs 2fi, 0 3 6 0 ../ INDIAN CORN, per 4401 b. RYE, per Imperial quarter ?4ALT, per Imperial quarter seP IMPORT OF GRAIN for the Week ending ~-,„,4 , Wheat.' Oats. 'Barley Flour. o°' l' Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. !Foreign, Brls.llrish,k e l, 12,063 3,359 121 710 I 3,94" LEEDS CORN Wheat, Norfolk and Suffhlk, York. and Lincoln. Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk . Yorkshire and Lineol Grinding nen S 4 Scotch, Welch, and Manx Irish, White .; -1 ,11 5 g'f , MEETINGS OF CREDI T OTOE AT THE COURT, BASINGHALL'' . (From the London Gazette.) ' „ eg o l ~10 TO-MORROW, Sept. 14. e et, P ,. T. Hemings, bac on -d ryer, Great George .str mondsey ..... ' •. Tot hf.el3o o :: n .thGt t h. l ii i be) e isaol l c2l l eit t ,,h h Ktoi i en nst., at H _---.... Bm.ririltToHs., i......., ~.....1,3a, of f e Hamilton-place, the H. Lloyd, of a son. , fi el i h Di tl2 , 1 0 .1,4 a Frederick e i t ro t i pc h kk e EL . 1 2 x t et h ehwii i inst., s rgd t e . ~, Rectort a o t I,,MARRIED.i tenof Kensington dpaeurgi ivi atel er l d , 0 C Df f r o ; . 11 . 1 , ::: r e . : , ir o 0, n s: s i . i a , n r g a y t t G A C il i ' l l a n p ye t : o i s l e Chapel, cond the le 0, : 4, Newcome, Rector of Shenle and Vicar of is'''‘ i' Pett, q., M.D. M. GS,;% • daug hter ° f .re''' Lewis, O n the Esq l 2 . : h of i n G s r t e . ,a atGreat it S u t s . s e P i a L n s c u r e as e t, Church , l u, oom - - ' ,iy C' j 1 0 0: . 13 ,0 of Plaistow, Essex, to Mary Jenkins, widoW , °I " " u ria .. s bury, e , ' iie T., P stead-road. On the 12th inst , at Chiswick Church, by th e — ,.,eii t bank, Mr. E. Robins,. of the Piazzas, Covent -03'— ' Mackinlay, of Turnham_green. ---------- o li cl4 ' API ° i On the 9th inst., at NunDeartEonD;in the caut t/ the ° B4 lljl- ,11 or 0,. W. Craddock, Esq., merchant and ban ker, in l of On the II th inst., at Camberwell' It. llanue" , in ' y3t his his terrace, Regent's-park, and late of Can non' ea ea ,!: si C ' year. On the 11th inst., Mn.s Temp le, o f the TernPlleo 'of 11 ' On the 9th inst., a t Brighton, i n the N d It. E. N. Lee, Esq., of Lincoln's -Inn-fields. ,e 7, 4° PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY DIU g 11 ° V SUN OITFICM, 112, Siri"J4,, U (Pro t Ili rb g e i r r e toy re I<< l`ol 'tl4t, RI/MI.01U) M A RKET.—Sept. 11. ' d, i. s. d. tog. d. 9. 6 i ' Beef 3 0 4 01 Veal 3a' 3 , Mutton 3 6 4 6 Pork I amb 4s. 4d. to ss. 4d. oi to r Suckling Calves, 14s. to 365. ; Quarter old Store Pigs, l' — ' Supply limited, and trade sluggish. ,a, COUNna CORN MARKETS DURING THE JP,