The Sun. — London, England, 1833-05-18 00:00:00

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We know / It yield s a larger revenue, but that only / !now, etii how little necessary it wag, .comparatively Rao, tt, I)°, to take the duty off policies on farming ^ It i s insured their only lately that landowners have i nhabi Herr stock to any great extent. The f i `ants of towns, who were most exposed . to re s , , 'paid ' 4l ! "Me been the great insurers, and . have di atel uie greater part of the tax ; but imme- Y t he people, who have the making of the t h e i r feel th at it will draw a few shillings from f rom ?wn Pockets, t h ey get t h emse l ves exempte d l ots t i ' As we said yesterday, this is a pure ua? the publi c at l arge . N ot a s i ng l e indi lind- at the country, except the owners of poorose chiefly who s e m a l-administration r u i n e laws h as brought us to the brink of th o i; w ill ben e fi t b y the reduction the one eve 4n tlth part of a farthing. Far from it, for 1 , 0( :); individ ual in the country, down to the wi th e st wret c h w h o li ves upon crusts an d water , t o tnthe merest rags to his back, will have to n ri , a proportionate increase of taxation ltitr e .a i " up the sum which the law makers Th e tuns barefacedly put into their own pockets. tPr tri , re i 8 One, and only one, mode in which the ' b u nity can he compensated for this grant, ro l t lowerin g the scale of the duty on foreign A t .; We sa id yester d ay , an d we d e fy L or d 0 4 14 11°11 P, or a ny o the r man, to prove the hbitq) that, i n no other way, can the 114)11' this large r ea p the value of a cowrie we a k t uis reduction. Is Lord AurtioßP so the as to imagine that he will conciliate tio4;gricultural monopolists by this conces it as . No, although the breach of principle tio t , hi great as if t h e i r protec ti ng d u ty w e r e flip ed, the amount of the sacrifice is too tri- Wilr p t° do mor e th a n whet their appetites. It toetify them as an acknowledgment of their sovereignty, as a pledge of Lord wop' l ° TtP's fealty to the glorious cause of mo -I.4);in corn, of regulated starvation, or, as I ' 1 o„ C oti l ,lL - roN ' expresied it the other night, of AL T ,'"ed scarcity." Indeed, unless Lord Pro t , -°4 P went upon the principle, that the ire -t ing duty on corn is not sufficiently high, co lit e annot assign any rational motive for the B , e ,,he h as taken. This augurs badly for to n . ; tilTmoßE's motion, which stands for ry int, respecting the Corn Laws. It looks 1 4, 11 41 0 110 h as if Lord ALTHORP means to ar_sist Ir k& n2polists in maintaining " the modified ) rti I Y , till it has become " unmitigated star -114°11'" and the people declare, that they, the ,er s k ce °I corn, will have a voice in fixing its W e - are authorized to state that the delay in f. il l gro g forward the Bill for an alteration o I;i t : L tati ll) and advertisement duties as ordered roa n House of Commons, is entirely one o tha n ' of We had begun to fear that there was a -ge intention. I, lt direct the attention of our readers to the : of a Paris correspondent, whose position 144;,ety gives him good opportunities of ascer l\, the real state of parties and opinions. tt c lUite agree with him in thinking that tli,' e serit there is no prospect of the esta -4:o"l..rtent of a pure republic in France ; but we tit io `I help thinking, at the same time, that con eg misgovernment, or continued indifference . Public opinion, may give the ultra republicans 4reater degree of power than th would he I t ely to 41 e great acquire under ordinary circumstances. mass of Frenchmen are, at this era, anxious only for a change which would l tt o t hem what they were promised in J . u y—a I tlar ehY based on republican institutions. t o le true friends of LOUIS PHILIP will do well it tl , ativ ise immediate attention to the just tt Nt a . li cls of th e p eo pl e , an d thus give a tc,„," degree of liberty than the peopleoar. c hk tti :PDY, without destroying the forms of mo h ;Y• Should they hesitate much longer, the . t r, irritated at the delay, and rendered indif - tli -ti k t to the indications of danger in the esta- Ment o f a repu bli c , ma y throw off their th t -ti ce on moderate men, and fly for relief to lo r j uitr a-republicans. Louis PHILIP has a h,,. °118 career b e f o re him, if he will but enter kt t ,. i t. We are sorry, however, to see that I N), tl° hooner a cqui r e the external attributes of ?l orr y, than th e y a d o pt its foibles. Kings are I ti t . h und of courting each other, than of court t esteem and approbation of their subjects. tik to g'efrie n d of the West Indian interest is .4t jng what he calls a plan for effecting ne ttqe;rilaticipation. It is characterised by ex ittt'n'tig Modesty and practicability. The pro -811,4 Proposes that art annuity should be ht, D t4l ; l teed by his Majesty's Government to the 111 ,ti t , et ws of slaves of 3/. 10s. for each slave I '4lrssess for thirty-five years ; that is, as the lo t n 'ate estimated to amount to 800,000, that % 1 , 1 ",)°00/. should annually be paid by this I , ° ,t „ . Y to slave owners, for doing that which is ` 4 1 4 4 .; C their own throats from being cut. The wor ,4ar - 1 . 4 !') in order that everything may at least ap 'tit() 1 4 , then proceeds to subdivide the slaves k t i t 'asses, valuing the dratt cattle—we beg ? 't °l '' the " field negroes" and " field ne tlittl,l444 at so much less than those who under tittt'v a trad e . N ex t, in order that, after having I 'lk) t .e ti this more than full compensation, the ‘, other tit t , l may be still kept in bondage, or, as the ef the plan delicately phrases it, in theof ‘c t o settle the pecuniary responsibility t} toaster and the servant to themselves, to i t :Zelationship between all parties, as it is L' ll4 w - ",, u during the continuance of the above 1:1 1 , t hi' it i s p ro pos e d th a t each negro shall ; (I ttth l d to give the whole, or at least three of his labour for hire to his master, I, 4l ti4' ll g from him, besides what the law now ; 4 11 -3 Ihe slave to, an annual rate of wages, u .4i 44 , 111 0ch again as the annuity his master has 1 1 1, 4 Vef't for him, and so much less if only for 4 .4 t ; -(3ll rths of his time. On this scale, says , - , ( 10 .1. i Z , very gravely the slaves will receive te :jtll )° /. for - their , la . bour, three-fourths of 1 1 0 40 , 41 , should be paid (and the master held t Y cl for so doing) to an officer appointed a Jesly's Government, to be appropriated e ,100f,„1)4Yrnent and security of the sum of 41 4 ,, 3 , ./UO/ h • guaranteed by the Government. th': u „ of the thirty-five years, and not till 6 4 f ree Lave is to be entitled to the privileges r4erat,-;4nao• All this means that the existing strt-::n is not to know the blessings of "a t the able bodied slaves who have , 4 , 114 11 1 ;, t hat they know what their rights are, aye n th Y ha ve ° hope of the freedom for which ia t :fnlong sighed, unless they take it and 8 4 4 teod_ their masters at the same tune. This Pra w : ,of emancipation we may expect to "Y be se without our taking the trouble to tkihieotiltit;_tisvelefrit i t i w eo or three millions to bring it r, na planters are resolved to expose erv e , rtia ere . toe periodical " burnings, rapes, -..a S I oi which they complain, let them ; but there is no reason why the British public should pay for their amusements of this description. If we are to pay anything at all, it must be to secure immediate emancipation, and consequently tranquillity. OLD BAILEY.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. THE COLDBATH-FIELDS AFFAIR. Among the prisoners who were arraigned this morning was George Fursey, the man who was committed for stabbing two of the police in Coldbath-fields. His appearance was that of a distressed mechanic. There were two indictments against him; the first charged him with cutting and stabbing Henry Chance Redwood, when 500 and more persons were riotously assembled, in order that he might not be apprehended for having committed an offence —the prisoner being one of the number thus riotously and tumultuously assembled. The second indictment was laid in a similar manner, except that it charged him with stabbing John Brooks. The prisoner pleaded Not Guilty. When the Judges came into Court, Fursey was again put to the bar, and in answer to a question by the Clerk of the Arraigns, he said he had an application to make. The prisoner having been sworn to an affidavit, it was put in and read. It stated that he was committed on a capital charge only on Thursday, and the offence was committed so recently as Monday last, and he had not had time to obtain legal advice ; that the charge was of so serious a nature that his life would be placed in great peril if he were hurried un prepared with legal assistance, while there was so much excite ment in the public mind upon the subject of last Monday. He, therefore, prayed that his trial might be postponed until next sessions. Mr. ADoLenus, for the prosecution, opposed the application. There was no attempt to show the prisoner had any valid de fence, or had witnesses to call, and there was in fact no ground whatever for a postponement of the trial. The prosecutors had no motive in prosecuting, but to insure the safety of the public. As to the intimation that the public mind was too much excited, he (Mr. Adolphus) had known trials take place in all stages of excitement, but he never knew that the course of justice had in consequence been perverted; indeed, he re membered a very important case, that of Bellingham, who com. mitted the murder with which he was charged, and who was tried and convicted within a week. Their Lordships, after some consultation, said they thought the application should be acceded to, and that the trial should be postponed until next sessions. William Cooper, aged 32, described in the calendar as an artist, was capitally indicted for assaulting James Ashley on the King's highway, and stealing from his person a watch and watch key. The prisoner was a person of very respectable ap pearance. The prosecutor stated that he lived at No. 27, Gray's Inn lane, and was clerk to a solicitor. On the morning of the 10th of May, between one and two o'clock, he was going along Holborn on his way home, when he saw the prisoner advanc ing towards him, and as soon as he got sufficiently close he gave witness a blow on the nose, which knocked him down. His watch was then in his waistcoat pocket, but, directly after the blow was given, he felt it snatched out of his pocket ; he only gave witness one blow. The prisoner immediately ran up Warwick-court, near the bottom of which the affair had taken place. As soon as witness recovered him self, he got up and pursued the prisoner, and met him return ing down the Court again, and, seizing hold of him, gave him in charge to a policeman, who came up at the cries for assist. ance. Witness told the prisoner he had got his watch, and he would not let go of him until he gave it him back. The pri soner protested his innocence, saying he had not got it. Wit ness saw the watch again on the following morning, before the magistrates at Hatton-garden police-office. He had never seen the prisoner before that night, but was certain it was he. Witness was rather in liquor, but knew perfectly what lie was about. Witness generally carried his watch in his fob; but having just before looked at it to ascertain the time, he put it into his waitcoat pocket. Cross-examined by Mr. l'iliwes—Warwick.court was no thoroughfare after a certain hour; there was a gate at the end of it, but the man stationed at it was asleep. He did not see the gate-keeper asleep. Understood he was asleep, but he knew nothing of the transaction. Did not say at the police office he was an attorney in Gray's Inn-lane. Witness had been spending the evening at a friend's house.—(He was fre quently pressed as to where he had been, but for some time he refused to tell.) He had been at Mr. Harris's, a publican, in Houghton-street, Clare-market; had been there two or three hours. The reason he put his watch in his waistcoat pocket was, that as he had occasion to look at it, and not liking the looks of the prisoner as lie approached, he had not time to put it into his fob. The prisoner was not then dressed so well as now. Had not spoken to any female during all the way home. Henry Curtis, a policeman, division F, No. 156, stated that on the morning in question he went into Warwick-court, where he saw three persons together, and a number of people running there. The prosecutor gave the prisoner into his custody, on a charge of robbing him of his watch. The pri soner said a woman had run up the court and taken the watch. Witness could see no woman at the time, but several females came up afterwards among the crowd. Witness took the pri. soner to the station-house. At the station house the prisoner admitted that he had merely pushed the prosecutor into the kennel. The prosecutor had been drinking, but he walked very steadily along the street. The prisoner appeared agitated, but whether from drink witness could not say. Cross-examined—On searching the prisoner, witness found the keys of his employer's chambers on him, which were given to his employer. Had never seen the prisoner, or heard of his being accused of any crime before. Robert Benner, a p .liceman, No. 116 E, stated, that at half past three o'clock on the same morning, he found the prosecu. tor's watch in the area of No. 11, Warwick-court, Holborn. The glass was broken. The prosecutor identified the watch as his property. Edward Lowers, of No. 3, Bishop's court, Chaticery.lane, a boot anci shoemaker, stated that he was in Holborn on the morning of the 10th May, when he saw the prosecutor knocked down by a man who ran up Warwick court. Witness followed him with the prosecutor, and when they got to the top the prosecutor collared the man, and brought him down the court. Witness never lost sight of the man all the time, except when he got to the end of the court. The prisoner was the man that the prosecutor collared. Curtis was recalled, and to a question by Mr Phillips, he said that he had never seen the prisoner before; he swore that he had never said " he had seen the prisoner frequently, and, he was sorry to say, in bad company," nor anything to that elect. By his LORDSUip—Had said that some person had told him so. By Mr. Pilit.Lies—Did not recollect ever saying he had " seen" the prisoner in bad company ; if he did say so it was not true.—(A gentleman named Groom was ordered to stand forward.)—Never said to that gentleman, " 1 had seen the prisoner in bad company." Mr, PHILLIPS—NOW, on your oath, did you ever say these words, or any thing to their effect—" If I had combed Lon don all round I could not hare found worse company than he was in ?" Witness—No, (A gentleman named Cox was desired to stand up ) Mr. PHILLIPS—Did you ever say so to that gentleman ? Witness—No, I did not. I went with Benner to deliver the keys found on the prisoner to the owners of the chambers, No. 3, Raymond-buildings, Gray's Inn-lane. Benner was recalled, and the same questions were put to him, but he denied that either he or Curtis used the words alluded to by Mr. Phillips. The prisoner, in his defence, said he was returning home to Raymond-buildings; he saw the prosecutor, who appeared drunk, and was standing with a woman at the corner of War_ wick.court ; his waistcoat was opened, and the woman was pulling him about. The prisoner spoke to the prosecutor, and advised him to go home, and just at that moment the woman ran off up the court ; directly afterwards, the prosecutor laid hold of the prisoner, struck him in the chest, and accused him of robbing him ; feeling indignant at the charge, he laid hold of the prosecutor, who, being drunk, fell down ; the prisoner then ran up the court after the woman, and meeting two women, he was endeavouring to distinguish which of the two was the woman who had been with the prosecutor, when the prosecutor came up, collared him, and gave him into custody. Mr. Charles Groom, a student of Lincoln's Inn, residing at 3, Raymond's Buildings, Gray's-Inn, stated that the prisoner had been his servant two months, and witness had received a very good character of him; he sustained that character while with witness. When the Policeman, Curtis, came to witness with the keys found on the prisoner, witness expressed sur prise at the charge against the prisoner. Curtis said "Oh Sir! we suspect him ; we have seen him several times in very bad company," or words to that effect. The other policeman, Benner, was with him. The prisoner slept in the basement story of No. 3, Raymond-buildings, with his wife. Through Warwick court would be his direct way home from Chancery lane. Mr. John Cox, of No. 3, Raymond-buildings, had known the r prisoner two m on th s , an d h e b ore a ver y goo d c h ara cter. itness was in Mr. Parker's chambers when the two police men came to deliver up the keys, belonging to that gentleman (the prisoner having charge of several sets of chambers) ; one of them he was certain, and he believed it was Curtis, told wit ness what had happened to the prisoner. Witness expressed his surprise, and said he could not believe it. Curtis gave a significant shake of his head, and witness again said he could not believe it, for the prisoner was a man of such good charac• ter. Curtis said " he was in a rough company enough last night; a comb could not, if he had combed all London, h a y. produced such." 'Witness was certain of the expression. Frederick Slade, Esq., a barrister, Mr. It. Dennison, sub_ steward of Gray's Inn, Mr. Horace Grant, a clerk in the India House, and Mr. H. Raggett, a solicitor, all spoke to the prisoner's character for different periods extending 10 years back ; they gave him one of the most exemplary characters that it was possible for any man to receive. Mr. Slade, who had provided the prisoner with the means o f defending himself, had such a high opinion of him that he would, whatever was the result of this trial, take him into his service. lie also stated that the prisoner was by profession an artist, and was brother to Mr. Raymond Cooper, an artist of considerable eminence. Lowers was recalled by the jury and stated, that he could not swear that the prisoner was the person who knocked down the prosecutor, but he swore that he was the same person who ran up the Court. There was no female with the prosecutor. Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE then summed up the evidence. The jury found the prisoner Not Guilty. The trial lasted all the morning. NEW COURT. James Iralkinshaw, In appearance a respectable young man, was indicted with stealing, on the 16th of April, a watch, the property of Richard Jones, from his person. The prosecutor, an old and infirm man stated, that he was a clerk in a solicitor's office. On the day in question, about seven o'clock in the evening, he was going along Brooke-street, Holborn, when he was surrounded and hustled by three men, and immediately afterwards found that his watch was gone. Henry Johnson, a boy of 15 or 16 years of age, saw Mr. Jones surrounded by several men in Brook.street ; the prisoner came in front of the prosecutor, and snatched his watch from his pocket ; was positive the prisoner was the man. Policeman G s—Apprehended the prisoner at the Great Mogul, Drury-lane, in consequence of the statements of the last witness Johnson; had known the prisoner a long time, and his parents, who were very respectable. The prisoner, in his defence, said that he was at home and working for his father at the time the robbery was committed. _ _ The father of the prisoner, a watch finisher, was called, and stated that the prisoner was at home when he left at 6 o'clock ; the work he left him to do was completed, which must have occupied him two hours or more. The distance between Brooke.street and where he lived was very short. His son had been in trouble before for stealing a plane. A Juror wished to ask the policeman the character of the house in Drury-lane ? The policeman said he could not give it the best of characters. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty. Robert Wilkinson and Abraham Graves, two ill looking men, were indicted for stealing, on the 18th of March last, 61 lbs. of sugar, the property of Mary Ford. From the state ments of the prosecutrix, it appeared that she was employed to cart several bags of sugar from the St. Katharine's Docks to Limehouse ; that she employed for that purpose a carman named Cartwright, who was tried last session for participating in the robbery and transported. John Isaacs, a policeman of the G division, stated that before nine o'clock in the morning in question he observed a waggon stop in Shorter-street, Welclose-square ; saw the two prisoners and Cartwright, the waggoner, get into it, open several bags, and take sugar from them. On seeing witness come up the prisoners made their escape, and lie was only enabled to take the waggoner into custody at that time;Lsince that period, had discovered the prisoners, who were notorious thieves, and took them into custody. The Jury found both prisoners Guilty, and the Court sen tenced them to seven years' transportation. John Polack was found guilty of stealing a pair of new boots, and sentenced to one month's imprisonment in the House of Correction, and to be kept to hard labour. Mary Ann Kelly, a tall athletic washerwoman, was indicted for receiving six yards of gingham, the property of a linen draper named Lee, on Islington.green, well knowing the same to be stolen. The prisoner with the utmost effrontery denied the charge, and called several persons who gave her a very excellent cha racter. The jury found the prisoner Guilty. Mr. Sergeant ARLBIN told the jury that there was another indictment against the prisoner, for receiving 19 yards of printed cotton under similar circumstances, at the same time observing to the prisoner, that she must therefore expect to be sent out of the country. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.) MANSION -HOUSE -(THIS DAY.) THE ABBOTSFORD SUBSCRIPTION. A numerous meeting took place today In the Egyptian Hall, in the Mansion house, called by the Sub-committee of Nlanagement of the Abbotsford Subscription, for the purpose of carrying forward the prospects of the promoters and friends of that subscription. The LORD Mayon took the Chair at half.past one o'clock, and amongst the distinguished individuals, we observed on the hustings the Marquis of Salisbury; Earl Cadogan ; the Lord Bishops of Exeter, Llandaff, and Gloucester; the Right Hon. H. Ellis ; Sir T. Auckland; Sir J. Shawe; Messrs. J. Murray, Southey, M. Gore, B. Maclean, and many others, besides an immense assemblage of ladies of beauty and fashion. The LORD MAYOR expressed his high gratification at meet ing such an assembly to celebrate the name of one, who though once denominated the Great Unknown, while literature held its sway in this country, could never again be unknown or forgotten. When there ceased to be a legal obligation on Sir W. Scott to his creditors, he bound himself by a moral obligation, by which means he became subject to the greatest inconveniences. The meeting claimed kindred to Sir Walter Scott, not a Scotchman, but as a man of the world—a man who was known over the whole world, and whose writings had been translated into all languages. He (the Lord Mayor) held in his hand a letter from one of the most influential per sons in America, speaking in the highest terms of the manner in which the genius and the memory of Sir Walter were held there. The utmost sum now required to secure Abbotsford in Sir Walter's family, was from eight to nine thousand pounds, and when the wealth of England was considered, surely it was not to be expected that there could be much delay in raising so trifling an amount. He (the Lord Mayor) had received yesterday 50/. from Lord Aberdeen, and several smaller sums from other individuals. He was not desirous of calling for large subscriptions—he was rather anxious that the subscriptions should be numerous, and as this was the first meeting of the sort which had been attended by ladies, he entertained no doubt of his wishes being realised. Books were prepared to receive the names of subscribers—their names would also be handed down to posterity through the public press, and when, too, any of them visited Abbotsford, no doubt the handsomest book in the library there would contain their names in letters almost imperishable.—(Applause.) The Marquis of SALISBURY rose to move the first resolution. It was with the utmost satisfaction he moved this resolution. At the same time, had he known that it was to have been put into his hands a little earlier, he would have declined the honour from a perfect sense of his inability to do justice to the subject. There was nothing new to be said on the subject of Sir W. Scott. He had succeeded in all things in literature. He had spent his life in the service of the public And surely this country, which had always remunerated its heroes in the army and navy, would not hesitate to come forward with the small sum now required for the accomplish ment of so splendid an object. The Lord Bishop of EXETER seconded the resolution. When first called on to do so, he positively refused. It did not occur to him, recollecting that Sir W. Scott had derived greater re muneration for his works than any literary man had done, and yet had died deeply in debt—it did not appear to him that he could come forward with any propriety, and ask this meeting for its contributions.—(Hear.) His scruples had been now all removed. Sir Walter's difficulties arose neither from extravagance nor negligence. The public had been told it arose from his embarking in trade, and that when the circumstances arose which shook trade to its foundation, he fell with others. The real cause was of a very different kind—it proceeded from the purest sentiarients of human nature--gratitude. Sprung, as he was, from one of the noblest families in Scotland, he yet had but a very small patrimony. In early life his genius was principally fostered by his pub lishers. He remembered that, and was one of the most generous of men. When difficulties threatened his pub lishers, they went to him, and asked him for permission to use his name on their bills; his name was then, both as to money matters and everything else, a tower of strength, and those bills, with it upon them, were easily negociated. He assented to this without the slightest prospect of having a share in the business.—(Hear.) Unfortunately when he was relieving others, he was working the ruin of himself and his family. The crash came, his pub lishers failed, and he was liable to upwards of a hundred thousand pounds. The Rev. Prelate then adverted in forcible terms to the many virtues o f Sir Walter, and his laudable ex ertions to pay this immense amount of debt. [The meeting se-s ening forward when we went to press.] MEETING of INDIA PLANTERS' MERCHANTS. and OTHERS. At the Thatched House Tavern, this day, a meeting was held of West India Planters, Merchants, and others, for the purpose of taking some steps in consequence of the recent measures before Parliament, connected with the abolition of slavery. Lord COMBERMERE in the Chair A resolution to the effect that the two Members of the Standing Committee, who would go out by rotation, should be re-elected, was first passed. Mr. ALEXANDER bore ample testimony to the zeal and abi lity of the Standing Committee, and proposed a vote of thanks to them, which being seconded, Mr. BROWN complained that he had not been made aware of the present meeting, which it was understood was to have been held on Monday at t , l e London Tavern. The motion havin been earned, The Earl of HARE YOOD proposed that a deputation of five gentlemen should be appointed, to examine the various plans which had been suggested for the abolition of slavery, and to endeavour to obtain some modification of the Government plan. Mr. P. M. STEWART supported the resolution. Mr. Burton and Mr. MAYERS spoke at some length against the resolution. Mr. ALEXANDER, after an animated address, proposed that the consideration of the question be postponed to some other day. The Earl of HAREWOOD pressed his motion. Mr. CAnargoTos was averse to the appointment of a deputation for such a purpose. Giving the gentlemen of the Committee every credit for zeal, he, however, feared that that zeal had sometimes carried them too far.—(Hear, hear.) He appealed to the Noble Earl to withdraw the motion. Lord COmaEumEaE thought that there was some misap prehension as to the powers of the deputation, which would only be considered as an agency between the West India Proprietors and the Government, and uggested some altera tions in the wording of the resolution, which would define more clearly the powers of the deputation. The Earl of HAREWOOD adopted the proposed amend ments to the resolutions, and replied to the observations made by some of the previous speakers A gentleman, who stated himself to be a Member of the de putation from Glasgow, said it was indispensably necessary that some Committee should be appointed, which would not only attend to the interests of the several islands, but also of all persons connected, either as proprietors, planters, or traders, with the West Indies. Mr. BROWN, the agent for Antigua, thought that subjects like those on which they had met could not be well considered in meetings like the present. He thought the Committee would give it by far the best consideration, and being of that impression he should support the motion of the Noble Lord. In making that statement he begged to be understood as being actuated by sentiments of as deep interest as those of the agent for the island of Jamaica. Mr. K. DocoLas still thought that the Meeting should be adjourned to Monday. Mr. LEWIS, deputy from Bristol, observed that to a certain extent they concurred with the present proposition, and the ground on which he acceded to the proposition was, that hav ing passed a resolution for the appointment of a Committee, it would show Ministers and the country generally that they wished to act upon the spirit of it. After some observations from Mr. GODSON, which were in audible to us, The CHAIRMAN put it to the meeting, whether they should proceed now or adjourn to Monday ?—(Cries of " Now, now," proceeded from all parts of the meeting.) The CHAIRMAN then put the resolution, when Sir A. GRANT rose to propose an amendment, for the pur pose of rendering the present proceedings consistent with former ones, and was left speaking THE MARKETS.—(THIs DAY). COVENT-GARE There was a good supply at 1 trade was somewhat brisk. Gre Onions, Asparagus, Brocoli Spr cheaper than on this day senni; tionary. s. d. s.d Potatoes (cwt.) 2 6 to 4 6 Ca'tages (12) 1 0 2 0 Ditto Red 0 4 6 Brocoli .......... un . 0 9 1 3 Horse Itadish(bdle) 3 0 4 0 Rhubarb 0 6 1 0 Celery 0 6 1 0 Carrots ! b nch es) 3 6 5 6 "turnips ..•......... 1 0 2 0 Coleworts or Greens 1 6 2 6 Leeks . 0 6 1 Turnip Raddishes lO 16 Young Onions For. Grapes (per lb.) 0 8 2 6 English, Forced 8 0 10 0 Pine Apples (lb.) 8 0 10 0 New Potatoes 1 0 151 Strawberries (ounce) 1 0 2 0 Small Salad (punnet) 0 1 0 3 Sea Kail Gooseberries (quart) 0 0 01) Currants , EN MARKET. this morning's market, and the eens, 11;:dishes, Spinach, Young 'outs, Cucumbers, and Lettuces, ight ; prices otherwise about sta- s.d. s.d. Spinach (half-sieve) 0 6 too 9 Apples 4 6 12 0 Onions 2 6 4 0 Green Pease 8 0 12 0 Cabbage Lettuces 1 6 2 0 4aille Oranges (100) Sileet Oranges 3 6 8 0 Lemons 7 0 13 0 Asparagus French Beans I 0 2 0 Span. Chesnuts (peck) 5 0 8 0 French ditto 4 0 6 0 Spanish Fiazlenuts Brazilian Nuts 2 0 4 0 Turnip Greens (bush )0 6 0 9 Brocoli Sprouts 0 6 0 9 Radishes (12 hands) 1 0 1 0 Parsnips (dozen) Young Carrots (bunch) 0 8 1 0 Young Turnips 1 0 1 6 Cucumbers (brace) 1 0 2 0 Cos Lettuces (per score)l 0 2 0 AY MA IMF:Th.—, ,k t per? Load oi uo T, ......, Cu m BE RL A N D. Supply moderde, trade dull, and prices stationary. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 10 to £2 15 cew Ileadow Hay 0 0 0 l' Useful Old Ditto 3 5 3 15 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 3 15 4 0 Clover Hay 4 5 5 10 Oat Straw ...... £1 Bto £1 101 Wheat Straw 1 10 1 13 SMITHFIELD. :Supply good, trade dull, and prices barely stationary. Coarbe heavy Lowiatia Meadow Hay .t 2 15 to £3 0 New Mea tow Hay 0 0 0 0 Uset ul Old Ditto 3 0 3 10 Fine Upland Meadow and Nye-grass Hay ...... Cto,er Hay (extra fine)....£s 5 ..Generally Oat Straw ... £1 60) £I 8 1 Wheat Straw 1 8 1 10 1 .......... S W last _AR ALTER 6COTT.-011 Wednesday a meeting oi the University and inh,ibitants of Oxford was held for the purpose of promoting the kbhotsford subscrip tion. The Warden of Merton mule an eloquent and feeling speech on the occasion. Tire meeting was attended by moat of the learned dignitaries of the University. EXTORTION BY PUBLIC OFFICERS. George Lowers and John Gook, inspect;;;lnuisances, were charged with conspiring together to extort money under pretence of laying an information against a Mr. Jessop and Mr. Murray,tradesmen, in humble circumstances, in the parish of St. George's Hanover-square, for nuisances, such as leaving the shutters of their houses in the street, &c. ; and taking money for settling the cases. The charge was clearly establish ed against the prisoners of extorting ten shillings from Jessop, and of other sums from Murray. Scholefield, an officer, on being informed of what was going on, contrived to place him self in a situation where he could hear all that passed between Gook and Jessop, the prosecutor, whom he had instructed to get the prisoner to give an acknowledgment for what money he should give him, which was done. The receipt given was produced in Court. The CHAIRMAN adverted very strongly to the heinousness of the prisoners'offence, especially when they, who:were appointed to protect the public, turned their office into one of extortion against tradesmen, who were already under greater burdens than they could well bear. The prisoners were each sentenced to a year's imprisonment in the House of Correction. Thomas Preston was convicted of stealing a coat and um brella, the property of James Cohen. On the 11th of this month the prisoner was seen by a policeman lurking about the house of Mr. Cohen, Bryanston.street. The servant had been clean ing the doorway, and had taken her pail down stairs without shutting the door, when the prisoner slipped in and took the coat and umbrella from the passage. Sentenced to a month's imprisonment, a week in solitary confinement, and to be once well whipped. Timothy Collins was placed at the bar, charged with having assaulted, on the sth of May, Mary Hicks, his mother-in-law. The prosecutrix stated that the prisoner came to her house drunk on the day in question, and wanted to fight her boy. The boy went out for a policeman, and whilst gone the prisoner began to abuse her, and also a young woman who was with her. On being spoken to, he took a chair, threw it at her, and broke her arm. The prisoner, in his defence, said that he had married the prosecutrix's daughter against her consent, which had been the occasion of many quarrels between them. Being 4unday, and his wife being in the habit of spending that day with her mother, and he with his father, he went to fetch her home, when his mother-in.law began to " jaw " him, and told him that his mother was this thing and that ; on his retorting, she up with the tire-shovel and hit him a crack upon the pate, when he took up the chair to defend himself, till he made his escape from the house. Sentenced to one month's imprisonment, and to find sureties in the sum of 201. to keep the peace for a year. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Philadelphia Papers to the 21st of April, Bombay to the 27th January, Halifax to the 30th April, Boston to the 24th April, and New Brunswick to the 20th April, have been received at the North and South American Cofl'ee-house. The Philadelphia Papers state, that the sugar crop at Bar badoes has been much injured by the continued dry weather. (From the Halifax Paper.) NEWFOUNDLAND.—We have St. John's Papers to the 9th April. Legislative troubles in this colony have com menced with the first Session of the Assembly. The Council has objected to the Revenue Bill, in consequence of which the House addressed his Excellency, praying his interference. In reply his Excellency expressed his regret at the differences which had taken place, but lamented he had no power to relieve them. A correspondence had taken place between the Chief Justice and his Excellency on the subject, in which his honour requests permission to proceed to England, considering that his absence would secure the passage of the Bill. This request having been refused, he, on his own responsibility, left the island on the 30th ult., in the brig Mercury, for England. ST. JOHN'S, APRIL 9.—Several vessels have arrived from the ice with good trips of seals, and bringing favourable accounts of others. On Saturday, at two o'clock, his Honour the President closed the session with a short speech. PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.—Lord Goderich has officially in. formed the Governor of Prince Edward Island that Isis Ma. jesty's Government has no intention at present of annexing that island to the province of Nova Scotia. The rest of the above papers do not contain any news of consequence. The following is posted at the North and South American Coffee-house :—" Falmouth, May la—The Reynard packet has just arrived from Mexico, with a freight of 600,000 dollars, on merchants' account, and five passengers." A Halifax mail has arrived, which sailed April 30 ; also a mail from Vera Cruz, which sailed March 25. THE FUNDS. Consols opened this morning at the same price they left off yesterday, S7l to 88 for the account, with little or nothing doing as yet. We understand that positive information has been received that a treaty of peace has been signed between the Egyptians and the Turks ; consequently we may expect soon to hear that the Russians will retire from Constantinople. In the Foreign Market there is nothing doing as yet. Con. sols have improved from 88 to 88 %. HALF-PAST ONE. Up to the present hour we have no express from Paris in the City, consequently we are without continental news. . The New York Packet, of the 24th ult., is off Liverpool; papers and letters not received. Consols, which were in the early part of the morning at 87i to BS, have since improved to 881. In the Foreign Market, all securities are better. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for Account, 88 to 88 %. LORD CHAMBERLIAN'S OFFICE, MAY 18, 1833.—Notice is hereby eiveu that him MAJEsrv's Levee, intended to be held on Wednesday next, is postponed to Wednesday, the 29th instant In the House of Commons, last night, Mr. BUCKINGHAM gave notice that on Monday. th e SOth of May, wh,n the Government plan for the grad,..:al abo lition of slavery is to be brought before the Raise, he would move, as an amendment to that plan, the following resolutions : " 1. That every slave in his Majesty's dominions has an inde feasible right to emancipation, without delay, and without price. " 2. That from and after the 21st of August, 1831—the anni versary of his present Majesty's birthday—slavery shall cease to exist in every part of the British empire. "3. That immediate measures be taken to ascertain the ac tual amount of pecuniary loss that may be sustained by the owners of colonial estates for the substitution of free labour for slave labour on their several plantations ; and to determine to what extent the national funds should be appropriated to com pensate all those by whom such pecuniary loss may be actually sustained. .. 4. That an adequate supply of a preventive police, of an independent magistracy, and of teachers for infasst and adult schools, be sent out from this country to all our colonies in which slavery is to be abolished ; the expense to be borne out of the funds hitherto appropriated to the support of our military establishments in those parts, which, on the entire abolition Of slavery, may be extensively and safely reduced." OLD BAILEY, MAY 17. OLD COURT. STUBBORN CONDUCT OF A JURYMAN. (Concluded from The Sun of yesterday.) At half-past three in the afternoon, the jury CM( into Court, and it was evident one of them was in a stat. of great debility, being supported as he walked. The Foreman said no agreement could be come to. Th. majority of eleven were of their first opinion, and th other juror retained his. He had to inform the Court one gentleman was seriously ill. The CHIEF JUSTICE observed that if the gentleman was dangerously ill, a medical gentleman must be examined to that fact. This was done, and the medical gentleman s sid it would be dangerous to keep him any longer. The Cuter JUSTICE, after some further converestion, discharged the jury, to their infinite satisfaction, having been confined nearly 20 home. Mr. CLARKSON, referring to the juror who stood out, said if ever he saw that person called to serve on a jury, he should object to him. NEW COURT. Thomas Walter Morrie, a respectable looking middle aged man, was indicted with embezzling various sums of money, the property of his employers, Messrs. Coding, the celebrated brewers of Cannon brewery, Knightsbridge. Mr. Wm. Coding, the son of the prosecutor, stated that the prisoner was in the employ of his father as col lecting clerk the greater part of the year 1832. It was the duty of the prisoner to account to witness for all sums of money he received. In the latter part of 1832 discovered that the prisoner had received various sums which he had nut accounted for. Among the rest 101. from a Mr. Absolum, of the Wheat Sheaf, St. Pancras; two other sums of 101 , and one of 51. from other customers. Various publicans stated that they had paid sums to the prisoner, for which he had not accounted to his employers. The prisoner put in a written defence, pleading distreis as the cause of the defalcation, and throwing himielf on the mercy of the jury. Several persons of great respectability gave the pri soner a most excellent character. The CommoN SERGEANT summed up. The question for the jury was, whether the prisoner retained the sums in question through mere error, or with an intent to em bezzle it. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, but strongly re commended him to mercy, on act ount of his good cha racter. The COMMON SERGEANT sentenced the prisoner to six months' imprisonment in the House ofCorrection. Air. PHILLIPS observed that now that the case was concluded it was right for him to say that it could IT proved that the prisoner had embezzled upwards 011,6001. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HO USE. Yesterday a man named George M'Willan, aged 21 years, was brought before the LORD MAYOR, charged by a soldier with having deserted from the 77th regiment. William Rogers, a private in the regiment, stated that the prisoner admitted to him that he had deserted from his regiment. The LORD MAYOR (to the prisoner)—Did you acknow ledge that you deserted ? Prisoner—Ye., my Lnrd, but not till he told me I was a deserter. 1 was'nt quite such a fool. The LORD MAYOR—Why did you desert from your regime it ?—Because I was tired of dogging. The LORD MAYOR—Tired of floging ?—Yes, my Lord. I am only 21 years of age, and I have received 900 lashes.—(Here there was some expression of surprise and disgust.) The LORD MAYOR—Do I hear you rightly? Did you say 900 lashes?—No doubt of it, my Lord. Mr. Hobler—lt is impossible, if you got 900 lashes, that you could stand up TM straight-900 lashes! Prisoner—l received them all, and I can show the marks. It is true, I received them at different times, hut I've bad them all. The LORD MAYOR —And what have you been doing with yourself since you deserted? Prisoner—l have been mining in Cornwall. I thought it would be the beat way to get out of danger by going under ground. Toe LORD MAYOR—And why did you not stay in Cornwall ? Why did you come to London ?—I don't know why I left Cornwall, but I was looking for work when I was taken up for deserting. lam able for any sort of labour. The LORD MAYOR—Why were you flogged ?—l'd rather not lay any thing about that. I shall soon have to miswer again. Mr. Hobler—You unfortunate fellow, you must have been a great violator of discipline, or you could not have been so dre.dfully punished. The prisoner shook his head—l have had my stare. The Loan MAYOR—TeII me, are you a sober man? Prisoner—No, my Lord, I can't say I am. The Loan MAYOR—By how many courtsmartial have you teen tried ?--By four. In Belfast I was sentenced to receive 500 lashes, but they only gave ate 300, they for give me 200. In Londonderry they gave me 250. He mentioned two other places, in one of which he received 200, and in the other 150. He had deserted eight months ago, and had been a miner ever since, and the very day he ventured to town he was apprehended. The Loan MAYOR—You must be incorrigible, or you could never have been so dreadfully punished. I cannot help committing you. The pr sorter was then committed to prison. An old soldier applied to the LORD MAYOR under the following circumstances:— The applicant had, he said, been induced to sell his pension far the purpose of going out as a settler to Canada. A great many comrades did the same thing. It happened, however, tha- he did not receive his grant in time to be able to get on board, for the very morning after he got it the vessel sailed, and he was left behind, after having paid for his passage. He had received 401. in part payment of his pension-money, at the rate of four years' purchase, and between the passage pay and the payment of his debts the who'e amount had departed. He was now left helpless and destitute, and be begged that the Lord Mayer would interfere with his parish to procure for him the money to repurchase his pension with. The Loan MAYOR said he apprehended that the parish would never think of complying with such a proposition. The speculation upon which the applicant had intended to go appeared to him to be an unfortunate one for the emi grants as well as for the Government. The applicant stated that his parish should have half of his pension regularly if it consented to his proposal, and if it did not he should be obliged to look to it for support. The LORD MAYOR—And are you to have no satisfac tion for the money you have advanced to pay for your passage ? Applicant--I am to forfeit half of it for not being in time to go off, and the other half is detained in part payment of a passage in another vessel. In the mean time I am without any thing. That is too bad after being led to expect a good livelihood. Mr. Hobler—The temptation was very great, but the parish won't advance the money, you may depend upon it. The LORD MAYOR - All I can advise you to do is to apply to Chelsea Hospital on the subject. HATTON GARDEN. Yesterday Mr. Joseph Silvester, an attorney, occupy ing chambers at No. 11, Furnival's Inn, Holborn, was brought before Mr. RooKas for re-examination, charged by Mr. John Burgess, solicitor, of Nantwich, Cheshire, with embezzlement under the following circumstances : Mr. Clarkson attended for the prosecution, and Mr. Adolphus for the prisoner. The prosecutor deposed that since November last he had employed the prisoner and his partner (Mr. Walker), attorneys, of Furnival's Inn, as his agents. On 13th March last, witness having been concerned in a law suit, " Bad delly against Harding, and Baddelly against Sherlock," which was lost, it devolved on him to forward the sum of 2,3401. to the prisoner in town, as his agent, to be paid into the Accountant-General's, in the Chancery office. He wrote a letter to Messrs. Silvester and Walker, which he delivered to his clerk to copy, and ultimately en• closed notes and bank post bills of exchange to the amount of 2,3401., which were endorsed in his own handwriting, " Pay to the order of the Accountant-General.—John Burgess." The property consisted of a 1,0001 note, a bank-post bill for 1,0001., one 3001. Bank of Eogland note, and a 401. note. The copy of the letter now produced, witness swore to. In answer to a question, th a e n t e ‘‘ r . All, the 3001. and 401. notes were now produced , and iflen h it u n r e y s . s stated tlll,aotootlh.e note,pr i o n a e n e d s partner b r es a k d e postdC a t tided by the prosecutor ; but the endorsements at the time when be forwarded them to the prisoner were not scratched through as they are at pres en t. Th ere were ether marks upon them wh i ch had s i nce b een a d ded, i n Sil ves t e r 's handwriting. The hills were endorsed by witness himself at Nantwich, and subsequently to the , t t. lying been sent he r e c eive d a l etter, acknowledging thei , i r e ceipt, _n the hand- wr i vng 01 the prisoner ' s clerk, snit ,gned William Phelps. Oii Monday, the 6th of May, witness having come to I.:edon, and called on the prisoner, in consequence of receiving information that the moue ,ad not been paid in, he informed him of what lie 'card. He then said that it should be raid, and asked him whether he could get the order enlarged. Witnes s tppolatod to meet him on the following day, and bs nd'el twice upon him, when he told him that he would pay 4,4 money in on the following Monday, and it was agreed tl at 'witness should see Mr. Alexander Wilson, the attorney 'it- the plaintiff in the suit. Witness called again on the 'ollowing Monday, and he saw the prisoner, who paid that le would pay the money in on the following day, at 12 clock. That morning witness received a note in the pri soner's handwriting, stating " The money shall be paid n on the following Monday, and neither you nor your friends shall be any losers." Witness had lost that letter, out he produced the envelope. On Wednesday, the Bth instant, witness made another application to the prisoner, and being equally unsuccessful in procuring satisfaction, he became suspicious, and on close questioning him he •aid that he had lent the money on security and had been disappointed, but it should he forthcoming. On the Wednesday or Thursday following the prisoner gave aim a check for 601., in reference to another cause, which had no connexion whatever with the present business. Witness told him that he should get the securities to come forward, and he would call again. On the Thursday following he saw him, but he could give him no secu rities, but promised to let him have 1,0001. He called several times on Friday last, by appointment, but could not see him. He called again on Saturday, an Ihe paid 1401. in Bank of England notes, and gave him a quantity of foreign bills of exchange and notes, which he said were sayable at Rothschild's. 'Witness received them, and pro ,nised to make inquiries, and having occasion to be dissa tisfied, he visited the prisoner on the same day and delivered him back the foreign bills. Witness did not use any threats or angry expressions towards him, but on the same evening he proceeded to this office and applied for a war rant, which was granted, when Hall and Lloyd, the officers, repaired to his chambers, and he was apprehended for the embezzlement, under Sir Thomas Plumer's Act of Parliament. Mr. Clarkson asked the prosecutor when the money ought to have been paid into the Accountant-General's office? Prosecutor—On the 14th of April. Mr. Clarkson—Did you anticipate an enlargement of the order for time when you forwarded the money to the prisoner?—Prosecutor said he did not. - Mr. Clarkson—Are you aware that the person is now in confinement for contempt of the Chancery Court, in consequence of the money not being paid in to the Ac countant-General ? Prosecutor—l am not, Sir. Mr. Clarkson—Did you ever authorize the prisoner to lend out the money, or any part of it, on securities ? Prosecutor—l never did. Mr. Clarkson—And what ars you minus of the 2,3401. ? Prosecutor replied that he had received 3401. from the prisoner. He was minus nearly or about 2,0001. Henry Shuffiebotham, clerk to Mr Burgess, proved that he wrote the copy of the letter (now produced) which was sent to the prisoner, and in which the money was en closed. William Hammond, servant to Mr. Alexander Wilson, of the Temple, who was engaged for the plaintiff in the two suits " Baddelly against Harding," &c., produced the decrees and the minutes of the order to pay in the purchase money, 2,3401., which ought to have been paid in on the 14th of April. Mr. Burgess—Did you ever make any application to Mr. Silvester? Witness —I did, and was informed that the money was paid in. George Dyer, of the Accnuntant-General's-office, in the Bank, proved that the bank poet-bill and the Bank of England note, for 1,000/. each were piid into the Bank ~n the 19th of March last, and the 300/. e nd 40/. notes came in on the 18th of the same month. They were paid in from Messrs. Clarke, Dixon, and Sone, the bankers of Chancery-lane. Mr. Pedlar, clerk to Messrs. Clarke, Dixon, and Sons, of Chancery-lane, deposed that on the 16th of March last he received the notes from Mr. Silvester, personally. They were in the same state now as when he then saw them ; they were cashed in the usual way. Mr. CLARKSON asked what the prisoner's account was at their house?—Witness said very small. Hall, the officer, bring sworn, stated that on Saturday evening last the warrant was placed in the hands of him self and Lloyd, to execute. They informed the prisoner that he was wanted at the office. He was aware of what t e y required him for, and he afterwards came there and was detained. Air. Clarkson applied to the Court to remand the p , iaoner for a week or ten days, for further evidence. Mr. Clarkson hoped that the magistr,te would require bail equal to the amount of the embezzlement. Mr: Rooms said " Certainly, it was only right ;" and he ordered the prisoner to find bail himself io 4,0001. and two sureties of 2,000/. each, and 48 hours' notice would be required to ascertain their solvency. It was subsequently arranged that the prisoner should he remanded until this day, to endeavour to produce William Phelps, his clerk, against whom a warrant was to be granted. A fire broke out on Monday evening in the drawing-rooms occupied by the Duke of ORLEANS, at GRILLON'S Hotel, which might have been attended with alarming consequences. Having been invited to the Ma.- chionese of LArrsnowttes concert, he quitted the hotel about 11 o'clock to proceed to Lansdowne House, leaving the wax lights burning on the table, on which were scat tered letter , , maps, cards, &e. General BAUDItAND and the other distinguished individuals composing the suite, after an absence of 20 minutes, returned to the hotel, as they considered it somewhat too early for the party, when, on reaching the corridor leading to the drawing-room, they discovered the room filled with smoke, and the table in flames. By the prompt exertions of Mr. Gatt.toN and his servants, the fife was extinguished, without doing more injury than burning the table, consuming the maps, &c. &i•. THE BUCCANEER.—." The judgment of the pudic has foreval e 4 our critici s m o f Mrs. HaLets Buccaneer,' which has reached a second edition. If we were to classify this work we should assimilate it in inten tion and manner to the Waverley Novels : the introduc tion of historical personages and of real incidents imparts an air of versimilitude to the tale, and the character of Hugh Dalton (the Buccaneer) is sketched with some of the freedom and boldness of Sir WALTER. SCOTT. • • * • The plot is complex, various, and abundant in action ; and the interest is kept fully alive till the last moment."— Times. INFLUENZA.—This epidemic is now so far al , ated in this city, that in a few days probably its range here will be exhausted. Several relapses, we understand, have taken place, or rather in several ca,es the effects of he disorder have not subsided so speedily as in general they are observed to do. These lingering symptoms are connected chiefly with the lungs and windpipe, and have occurred generally in elderly people, or where there ex ed a natural delicacy of the pulmonary organs. They may have been induced eso, in some degree, by the rather ungenial change of weather which has again taken place within the last few days.—Edinburgh Evening Courant. TOURS IN UPPER INDIA. " Major A IteltElt, having enjoyed the advantage of travelling in the suite of the Commander in Chief (Lord COMBER.- 3111:ICE) through Upper India, availed himself of that oppor tunity to gather such information as he could respect. iag the habits of the people, and the effects of the British tile. The result is a collection of minute and lucid notes upon the aspect of the country, the military stations, the courts of the njttive Princes, and all such matters respect ing the actual state of the social system as fell under his personal observation. There is at all times great interest in works on India, but more particularly at a period when every pride of information is seized upon with in. creased avidity, in consequence of the position of import ance which her affairs have assumed. The work will snake its own popularity by the force of its real value."-- Atlas. Monday forenoon a very unusual occurrence 'ook pine in the College Church during divine worship, e, i which caused gr e at exc it emen t i n t h e congreg ation. A, c gentleman suddenly ro se d ur i ng the morning prayer, and, with a fearful y e ll, exc l a i me d, "I am bound in the Spi r i t ." IPn a r a a loud sd t yLuei c o s lie made anoth e r ejaculation, though seemingly l e s s vi gorous and emphatic, during the sermon, and tow ar d s t h e e arna o e . f the o w discourse ae During preaac h l hi uttere d,eitnhge these ea paused, i and at th e L et ejacula ion some of the elders rose and went towards the seat of the Rev. Incumbent, wh ere t h ey held a brief consultation, but they did not remove the gentleman front the church.— Edinburgh Evening Courant. CONSTANCE, OR LIFE AS IT Here is a work which should command favour and popularity 'in grounds altogether distinct from most of those which recently attracted public attention. The authoress of ' Constance' resembles Madame D'ARDLAT. Her bo , iit Presents us with a series of pictures of actual life among tie middle classes of society—so lively, ea true, so va ions, oietinct, so ably and happily c ue ranted, so nu nerous, and all so united together by a slender thread of iarritive into one consecutive whole,..—aud that whole so iliviously tending to put uv In hotter remoer with, our •deeies and ourselves rum we might have remained with . ut it, th4r, if her work do not speedily at is, that thos :attainthe po hi) fail to award it de serve to he afflicted with ten %e ars ulatity which it deserve s, all we can say ore of 'Emelusives,' Almacks, an 3 the like." .N ew Court Journal.