The Sun. — London, England, 1830-04-14 00:00:00

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His reflects late Mist effective order ships, to ktismila the pro ona such foreign :sq., of )f Bank- of the 'y week, er cent., Npective :sq., , r of the , in the Yed in 7 •ounded Led in a on, and also for lo wed a ere not otes for nother }der the for Mr. 7 Post. hesive : the t eleva ar, and Irdened Lard- clove. W OLF. e ma of the hat.d lot (R s bay cent TO in of Lis are of its 10. a tame )cedia, FROM 'THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. • eAt the: Court at Windsor, the ith day of 1630, PRESENT, • The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. Whereas by a certain Act of Parliament, passed in the sixth year of the reign of his present Majesty, entitled " An Act to regulate the trade of the British possessions abroad," after reciting, that " by the Law of Navigation foreign ships are permitted to import into any of the British pos sessions abroad, from the countries to which they belong, goads, the produce of those countries, and to export goods from such possessions to he carried to any foreign country Whatever, and that it is expedient that such permission should be subject to certain conditions," it is enacted, that the privileges thereby granted to foreign ships shall be firnited to the ships of those countries •vbich, having colonial possessions, shall grant the like privileges of trading with h those possessions to British ships, or which, not "jag eolouial possessions, shall place the commerce and navigation of this country, and of its possessions abroad, a l\ Pun the f oot i ng o f t h e mos t f avoure d n ation, unless his I tiestYi by his Order in Council, shall in any ease deem I ` , expedient to grant the whole or any of such privileges t ° the ships of any foreign country, although the conditions aforesaid shall not in all respects be fulfilled by such foreign cou ntry. " And whereas by an Act, passed in the seventh and ei ghth years of his present Majesty's reign, intituled, " An Act to amend the laws relating to the Customs," it is, amongst other things, enacted that no foreign country shall be deernad to have fulfilled the conditions so prescribed as aforesaid in and by the said Act as passed in the said sixth year his present Majesty's reign, as to be entitled to the privileges therein mentioned, unless such foreign country had in all respects fulfilled those conditions within twelve months next after the passing of the said Act, that is to say, on i r before the fifth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six; and for the better ascertaining whatparLicular foreign countries are permitted by law to exercise end enjoy the said privileges, it is thereby further enacted, that no foreign country shall be deemed to have fulfilled the before-mentioned conditions, or to be entitled to the privileges aforesaid, unless and until his Majesty shall by some Order or Orders to be by 'aim made, by the advice of his Privy Council, have de_dared that such foreign country bath so fulfilled the said conditions, and is entitled to the said privileges; provided always, and it is thereby declared and enacted, that nothing therein contained, extends, or shall he construed to extend, to make void or annul any Order or Orders in Council there tofbre issued, under the authority or in p'Jrsuance of the said recited Act of the sixth year of his Majesty's reign, or to take away or abridge the powers vested in his Ma jesty in and by the said Act, or any of those powers, any thing therein contained to the contrary in anywise not withstanding. And whereas his Majesty, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, sloth deem it expedient to grant the pri vileges aforesaid to the ships of the dominions of his Ma jesty tke Emperor of Austria, his Majesty dotla therefore, by the advice aforesaid, and in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authority in him vested by the said re cited Acts of Parliament, declare and grant, that it shall and may be lawful for Austrian ships tai import from the dominions of his Majesty the Emperor of Austria, into any of the British possessions abroad, goods, the pro duce of such dominions, and to export goods from such British possessions abroad, to be carried to any foreign country whatever. And the Right Honourable the Lords Conuaissioners of Lis Majesty's Treasury, and the Right Horourable Sir George Murray, one of his Majesty's Principal Secretaries o fState, are t o g i ve the necessary di rect i ons h ere i n , as t o them may respectively appertain. JAMES BULLER. Whitehall, April 10, 1830. The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be Passed under the Great Scal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, constituting and a;ipointing his Grace Arthur Duke of Wellington, K.G. ; the Right 110 n• Henry Goulburn ; Granville Charles Henry Somer lt:t, E sq. (commonly called Lord Granville Charles Henry S omerset) Edward Granville Eliot, Esq. (commonly called Lord Eliot) ; and George Bankes, E q. ; and also plmund Alexand er M`N ag l i t en , E sq . t o b e C o m m is s ioners or executing the offices of Treasurer of the Exchequer of Great Britain and Lord High Treasurer of Ireland. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. E William Burlei g h, T o ppesfield, Castle Iledingharn, littex, tailor. BANKRUPTS. mercer Francis Wheeler Davis, New Windsor, Berkshire, silk -25, to surrener 16, at three, 3, at two, and Y at eleven,d at the April Court of Commiss 2 ioners. Dicas, tiati 25, nghall-atreet. Bristowe, een., Poole, spirit-dealer, April 27, 28, and May 25, at eleven, at the office of Messrs. Parr, Poole. ? " (s i l rn e, Fr am pt on , a nd Loftus, New-Inn, London ; Parr, Frederick Wiley, Sheffield, Yorkshire, mercer, April 27, at four, 28, and May 25, at eleven, at the Bull and Mouth Inn, Sheffield. Taylor, John-street, Bedford-row, London ; badger, Sheffield. William Robson and George Gray, South Shore, Gates head, Durham, ship-builders, May 3,4, and 25, at eleven, at the Turf Hotel, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. B,}l, Broderick, and Bell, Bow Church-yard; Williamson, Gray's Inn; htukes, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Thomas Johnson, Leeds, Yorkshire, vi Aualler, April 29 , 30, and May 25, at eleven, at the Court-house, Leeds. , B trangway ea an d W a lk er, B arnard ' s Inn; Blackburn, Leeds, T homas Goodrum, Redenhall, Harlestone, Norfolk, bombazi ne - manufacturer, April 19, at six, May 3, at four, and 25, at twelve, at the Angel Inn, Sr. Peter Man croft, Norwieh Austin, Gra 's -inn Lyndon; Staff, N orwich. . • y I 3 Thomas R o bi nson, Wigton, Cumberland, saddler, May ' 4 , and 25, at eleven, at the Grey Goat, Carlisle. Moun "Y and Gray, Staple-inn, London ; Ewart, j°l, n How ar d , W arr i ngton, L ancas hi re, sa il canvass rntaufaeturer, A pr i l 22, at six, 23, at n i ne, an d M ay 2 5, Rose'' e at x i t iig , s the Nag's Head bin, Warrington. Taylor and o Bench Walk, Temple, London ; Fitchett and Wagstaff, Warrington. A ja bez Richa r d s H arra d en , C am b r id ge , uph o lster er , Pril 9n at --, at one, 23, at twelve, and May 25, at eleven, the Court of Commissioners. Barber and Davidson, " r rn ivars Inn, Eolborn. A, :i a ncia Clark Wood, Leeds, Yorkshire, shoemaker, 28 , 29, and May 25, at eleven, at th:.! Court-house, S ee` -'8. Dawson and Hawkins, New Boswell-court ; •lrother, Leeds. • NAN jo r bw tl.Whitby, Weasenham Saint Peter, Norfolk, grocer, Aril 28, a t s i x, 29 at ten, and May 25, at two, at the i n ° o r f ol k °tel, Norwich. Austin, Gray's-inn ; Barnard, Iv C 4Y olin M'Dorald, Li verpoo l , surgeon, A pr il 2 3, 21, an d Fa ke, Cateaton-street, London. Corren, Strand, glover, April 23, 27, and May Q at el even, at t h e Court of Commissioners. Cross, '4rrey-street, Strand. A h et ver. Davies, Maentwrog, Meri one th s b: re , ilnkeeper, ril Iti, 17, and May 21, at eleven, at the Maddock Tremadoe, Carnarvonshire• Williams, Pwllheli ; as, Barnard's-inn. A,' 4 ,trks John Fourdrinier, Budworth, Canter, , chemist, 29 , May 1, and 25, at two, at the Star Inn, Man chestZ: Hurd and Johnson, Temple; Seddon, Man- G. R , j , DIVIDENDS , .. wine- ers__ :, Dl. '''') L., and G. D. Irimbey, Watling-street, rn-e ''' i nt , , May 4, at ten, at the Court of Commis- Mile End Town, Austin, Cottage-grove, B,,teinleY, Middlesex, brieknaaker, May 4, at eleven, at thelinen-draper, may 11, at ten, at the Court of Commis- I' lr ere-- . 1 . Parsons, Fulham-road, Chelsea, upholsterer, Wr y 4, at eleven, at the Court of Cominiss.oners—R. the right ' T heobald's-road, builder, April 30, a:, eleven, at TCourt of Commissioner A. Andrews, Swansea, Gla ,nrganshire, tailor, May 4, at eleven, at the Court of `-",°,lltnissioner W. Down, Church-passage, Guildhall, i'llackwell-ball-factor, May 4, at eleven, at the Court of C(wbtaittreietiorenhers—G. Corser, G. Naylor, and J. , Shropshire, bankers, -lay 5, at twelve, at Hassan, the W hite Lion Inn, Whitechurch--J. and J. A. Brown, Newcastle -upon -T - Yne, house-carpenters, May 1 4, at eleNewcastle-epos-Tyne—G.en, at th e George Inn, Newcastle-epos-Tyne—G. Waine, Clifton, Gloucestershire, hotel-keeper, May 6, at one, at the C ommercial Rooms, Bristol—R. Fox, Quorndon, Le icestershire, baker, the May 4, at eleven, at C King' I s Head aU, Loughborough—T. Chadwick, b ]tile p, Bury, ra Eye, Hea Lancashire, cotfon-spinner, s l ?, 10, at tee, at the York Hotel, Manchester—G. on, Liverpool, cow-keeper, May 4, at one, at the Clarend o n Rooms, Liverpool W. Morgan, Llanelly, Brecknockshire, butcher, May 8, at twelve, at the King's Arms Inn, Abergavenny-3. and J. Lamb, Liverpool, harness-makers, Liverpool—J. H . iv , Fla y 19 , at the Office of Mr. Mawdsley, shire, victualler, ~,, Leamington Priors, Warwick Inn, Coventi y. Ale Y I: at twelve, at the Craven Arms CERTIFIC ATES...-.M AY 4. S. Luton Dawesße, ord Che hire apside, ware houseman—J. Brett, sen., , dfs, dealer --J. Gaskill, Harp-lane, Tower-street, wine-naerchaut...E, Ainley, Thongspridge, Netherthong, Almondhury, Yorkshire, clothier—J. Potts, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, merchant---A. J. Meirelles, Liver pool, Lancashire, merchant—W. Lait, St. Clement's, near Oxford, builder—W. Barlow, Gainshorough, Lincolnshire, miller—T. Rigg, Liverpool, Lancashire, butcher—G. Dixon, Bishop Auckland, Durham, wine-merchant— W. Brook, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, innkeeper. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Bates and J. Thomas, Birmingham, iron-founders— E. Wycr and S. Baker, Tat'istock, Devonshire, milliners —W. and J. Drakeford, jun., Congleton, Cheshire, silk throwsters—H. Edwards and J. Manby, Woodbridge, Suffolk, coal-merchants—R. Souls and G. Dancey, jun., Uley, Gloucestershire, pig-killers—W. and R. Hall, Lin coln, tailors—S. Coates and J. P. Roberts, Leominster, Herefordshire, timber merchants—C. Hunter and W. and J. Richardson, Manchester, wine-merchants—T. Watts and A. Corneby, Horstead, Norfolk, farmers—W. 'Winans and J. Moody, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, merchants—H. Pershouse and W. Driukwater, Salford, Lancashire, woollen-cord-manufacturers—J. F. H. Smith and J. P. Ilammet, London, attornevs—T. Brown and E. Turner, Eastchurch, Kent, blacksmiths—R. Booth and J. Wil lismson, Chisworth, Derbyshire, cotton-spinners—T. Wilson and W. Beck, Manchester, drapers—G. French and H. Putlaud, Hurst Green, Salehurst, Sussex, drapers —J. H. Chile ott and W. Turner, Wood-street, lacemen —J. Brown and R. Haworth, Constablee, Forest of Ros sendale, Lancashire, engravers to calico-printers—Tomas de Jauregui and Francisco de Ybargoitia, London, mer chants—T. Hirst awl T. and M. Wilson, Leeds, timber merchants—R. Ellis and J. Bate, Devonport, Devonshire, tailors—R. and C. S. Tosswill and G. Meggeson, Can non-street, wholesale-druggists—T. and P. Hornby, jun., York, tea-dealers--R; Wilson and J. Barrowforth, Mar tin's-lane, Cannon street, wine-merchants. PARLIAMENTARY PAPER. FORGERY. ABSTRACT OF A BILL FOR REDUCING INTO ONE ACT ALL SUCH FORGERIES AS SHALL HENCEFORTH BE PUNISHED WITH DEATH, AND FOR OTHERWISE A3IENDING THE LAWS RELATIVE TO FORGERY. Clause I. Enacts that no forgeries, or other kin dred offences, which are now capital, shall continue so, unless expressly made capital by this Act. 11. All forgeries and kindred offences, heretofore capital, and not declared to be capital by this Act, shall be punished with transportation for life, or for any term not less than seven years, or to be impri soned for any term not exceeding four years nor less than two years : provided always, that nothing herein contained shall affect or alter any Acts relat ing to the coin of this realm, or to any coin of any other realm lawfully current within this realm. 111. Forging the Great Seal, Privy Seal, Privy Signet, Royal Sign Manual, or any of his Majesty's Seals, to be deemed high treason, and punishable with death. IV. Forging an Exchequer bill or Exchequer de benture, East India bond, Bank note, will, bill of exchange, promissory note, or a warrant or order for payment of money, capital, and punishable with death. V. If any instrument, however designated in any other Act, be in law a will, bill of exchange, pro missory note, or a warrant or order for payment of money, within this Act, the forgery of such instru ment may be indicted under this Act, and punished with death. VI. Making false entries in the books in which the accounts of public stock are kept; making a transfer of any public stock in any other name than the true owner's, capital, and punishable with death. VII. Forging a transfer of any public stock or of certain other stock ; forging a power of attorney to transfer the same, or to receive dividends thereon; transfer of stock or receipt of dividends by false personation, capital, and punishable with death. VIII. Personating the owner of any public stock, or certain other stock, and endeavouring to transfer or to receive the dividends, transportation, or im prisonment for four or two years. IX. Forging the attestation to any power of attorney, for transfer ,t*titock, &c., felony, transpor tation for seven years, or imprisonment for one or two /ears. _ XI Clerks of the Bank wilfully making out divi dend warrants for a greater or less sum than what is really due, shall be transported for seven years, or imprisoned for one or two years. XI. Forging a deed, bond, receipt for money or goods, or an accountable receipt, or an order for delivery of goods, felony, transportation for life, or for seven years, or imprisonment for four or two years. XII. Fraudulently acknowledging any recogni nizance, bail, fine, recovery, or judgment, in the name of another, shall be felony, transportation for life, or seven years, or imprisonment for four or two years. XIII. Knowingly purchasing or receiving forged Bank notes, or having them in possession, felony, transportation for fourteen years. XIV. If any person, without authority from the Bank of England, shall make or have in his posses sion any mould for making paper with the words " Bank of England" visible in the substance of the paper, or for making paper with curved bar lines, or with any number or sum expressed in words in roman letters visible in the substance of the paper, &c., or shall sell such paper, &c., he shall be trans ported for fourteen years. XV. Provides that nothing contained in this Act shall prevent any person from issuing any bill of ex change or pomissory note having the amount there of expressed in guineas, or in a numerical figure or figures denoting the amount thereof in pounds ster ling, appearing visible in the substance of the paper upon which the same shall be written or printed; nor shall prevent any person from making, using or selling any paper having waiving or curved lines, or any other devices in the nature of watermarks, visible in the substance of the paper, not being bar lines or laying wire lines, provided the same are not so contrived as to form the groundwork or textu►e of the paper, or to resemble the waiving or curved laving wire lines or bar lines or the watermarks of the paper used by the Governor and Company of the Bank of England. XVI. If any person without authority from the Bank of England, shall engrave, &c., on any plate, &e. any bank notes, blank bank notes, or part of a bank note, or shall use such plate, or shall have in his possession such plate, &c., or shall utter any paper upon which a blank batik note, &c., shall be printed, or shall have in his possession such paper, felony; transportation for fourteen years. XVII. If any person, without authority from the Bank of England, shall engrave, &c. on any plate, &c., any word, number or ornament resembling any part of a bank note, &c., or shall use any such plate, &c., or shall knowingly have in his possession such plate, &c., or shall utter any paper on which there shall be an impression of any word, number, &c., or shall knowingly have in his posses sion any such paper, felony; transportation for four teen years. _ . XVIII. Making, vdthout lawful authority, any mould for manufacturing paper, with the name of any bankers appearing in the substance of the paper, having such mould in possession, manufacturing, &c., or having such paper in possession, or caus ing the name to appear in the substance of the paper, felony ; transportation for fourteen or seven years, or imprisonment from one to three years. XIX. If any person, without authority, shall en grave, &c., on any plate, &e., any bill of exchange or promissory note of any bankers, or any words re sembling the subscription subjoined thereto, or shall use any such plate, or shall utter or have in posses sion any paper upon which any part of any such bill or note, or any such subscription shall be printed, felony ; transportation for fourteen or seven years, or imprisonment from one to three years. XX. Engraving plates, &c., for foreign bills or notes; using or having possession of such plates; uttering or having possession of any paper on which any part of such foreign bill or note may be printed, felony ;transportation f or fourteen or seven years; or imprisonment from one to three years. XXI. Inserting any false entry in any register of baptisms, marriages, or burials; forging or altering any such entry; uttering any false or forged entry; destroying, &c. the register ; forging any license of marriage, felony; transportation for life or seven years; or imprisonment from two to four years. XXII. Rectors, &c. not liable to any penalty fur correcting in the mode prescri bed, accidental errors in the register. XXIII. Inserting in any copy of a register of baptisms, marriages, or burials, transmitted to the Registrar, any false entry; forging any such copy, or signing and ve►ifying any such copy, knowing it to be false, felony; transportation for seven years, or imprisonment from one to two years. XXIV. Repeal of the punishments of 5 Eliz., c. 14., so far as they are adopted by other Acts. Acts relating to the registration of conveyances in Yorkshire and Middlesex. XXV. All forgers and titterers may be tried in the county where they are apprehended or are in custody. XXVI. In the case of every felony punishable under this Act, every principal in the second de gree, and every accessory before the fact, shall be punishable with death, or otherwise, in the same manner as the principal in the first degree is by this Act punishable; and every accessory after the fact to any felony punishable under this Act shall, on conviction, be liable to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years. XXVII. The Court may order hard labour or solitary confinement for offences against this Act. XXVIII. Where any offence punishable under this Act shall be committed within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty, the same shall be dealt with inquired of, tried, and determined in the same manner as any other offence committed within that I jurisdiction. XXIX. Rule of interpretation as to criminal pos. session, and as to parties intended to be defrauded. XXX. This Act not to extend to Scotland or Ireland; but to apply to the forging or uttering in England documents purporting to be made, or am ally made, out of England; and to the forging or uttering in England bills of exchange, promissory notes, bonds, &c. purporting to be payable out of England. XXXI. Repeals twenty-six former Acts. XXXII. Offences committed previous to the re , peal may be tried under the old Acts after the repeal XXXIII. That this Act shall commence and take effect in the present year. FIRE-PROOF DRESSES. The following interesting statement has been for warded to us by one of the police-inspectors, by whom the experiment was tried : EXPERIMENT OF THE FIRE-PROOF DRESSES BEFORE THE HONOURABLE THE COMMISSIONERS OF PO LICE, CHARLES SHAW LEFF.VRE, ESQ., AND OTHER GENTLEMEN, UNDER THE DIRECTION Or THE CHEVALIER ALDINI. The place appointed was a space of ground sur rounding the Rosoman-street watch-house, the area being very limited. Three bars of iron were placed horizontally, each eighteen feet long, upon stones, the first one foot from the ground, and so on, till the three reached about four feet in height. These were secured to the ground by bars of iron driven into it, and strap ped with iron wire, alongside of which was placed another horizontal rod, eighteen inches apart; this being the space intended for the brushwood, straw, &c., similarly situated upon the other side, the in terval between the two being one yard. A dress of coarse flannel, previously prepared in some solution, was placed over the dress of the ex perimentalist, to which was attached a sailor-like jacket, all closely buttoned. The next most im portant point to be adjusted was a cap made of as bestos, with wire-gauze eyes, drawn over the head. A wire-gauze dress was then drawn over the coarser one, secured by brass straps; also gloves; and last, not least in appearance, an immense hood of wire, the front of which was doubly secured. A shield was placed in the right hand, which served not only as a guard to the right arm, but can be occasionally used to protect any other part. Thus armed the ex perimentalist eaters the flames. Upon inquiry we find that the asbestos cap, being provided with gauze eyes, affords every facility for seeing, soas to enable any person thus armed to enter a room which, though previously charged with a dense smoke, may be con verted into a flame by bursting the window open, which is least to be feared. The proof of the efficacy of such an experiment can not be better explained than by stating, that such was the intensity of the heat that the persons as sembled, although at the distance of at least ten or eleven yards, were very much affected. Upon inquiry we find that, although exposed to such an intense heat, surrounded by flames, reaching at least six or eight feet above the head of the person who subjected himself to so so severe a test, that there was no difficulty in respiration—that the heat was not inconvenient—that the flexibility of the dress admits of exertion sufficient to enable the experimentalist to use his powers —say, for instance, a person in bed, with the curtains and other parts of the room on fire, may be easily removed. The experiment, upon the whole, though con ducted upon so small a scale, seemed to give general satisfaction, if an opinion may be formed from the clapping of hands, and the repeated bravos bestowed upon those who subjected themselves to so appalli ng and, indeed, so terrific an ordeal. It is contemplated that an experiment upon a larger scale is intended before the highest authorities. The test can never be more satisfactory than the present one, although its narrow limits did not afford sufficient accommodation for so many who would have wished to be present at so interesting and ex traordinary a spectacle- • The experimentalists who subjected themselves to the test were Mr. Inspector Thomas Rogers, Mr. Inspector Busain, and Police Constable Thomas Abrahams. During the interval of preparing the extreme test a chafing-dish was filled with shavings and straw, into which several of the police force, being pre viously guarded by the asbestos cap and wire hood, subjected their heads to the intense flame that could be supplied without inconvenience. As a proof of the confidence reposed in the dress the Inspectors state their willingness to try a similar experiment, or one even upon a larger scale. The Thales, ROBERTSON, arrived in our harbour yesterday, direct from Alexandria, has brought in telligence that Mr. BARKER, the Consul-General, had re ceived accounts of the plague having ►rade its appearance at Cairo. The following Britiah vessels were at Alex andria on the 16th of January, when the Thales sailed, and some of them had been there for a period of nine months, waiting for cotton :—Sarah Ann, of Shields ; Renewal, of London ; Dale, of Liverpool ; Beeline, of London ; Lord Goderich, of Liverpool ; Ivanhoe, of ditto ; William, of ditto ; Lord Whitworth, of ditto ; City of Rochester, of London ; Dominica, of ditto.— Cork Constitution. THE MONKEY GENTLEMAN.—The ourang lately exhibited at Ghazepere, Benares, and all the upper settlements on the Ganges, by those noted Hindus, RHooP CHANND and AIEETP.H DHOOD, has been the object of ge neral admiration. This animal was caught in Borneo when very young, purchased by the master of a country ship, and, after making the tour of the Archipelago, was brought to Chandernague, and sold to a French merchant, in whose family he received the rudiments of a modern polite education. Dress and finery were his delight—he would waltz, and dance a quadrille, with a grace and agi lity truly enviable. He made no progress iu the fashion able accomplishment of swearing; but he would toss off his glass and whiff his cigar with au air that did honour to his instructors, and excited the jealousy of half the haut ton who came to witness his accomplishments. lie wcs rather partial to riding, and latterly was as good a shot as many a cockney sportsman, who consumes his time and money in popping at torn-tits and sparrows ! His manner of laughing set ell CHESTERFIELD'S principles at defiance—it was loud, modish, and comme it faut ;he bad a trick of showing his very grinders when he grinned ; extremely fond of admiring his person in a glass ; and he would spend hours in oiling and curling Lis moustaches, and trimming his sidelocks and whiskers ! He was never without perfumes in his handkerchief, took snuff, and picked his teeth with en air of ton.-4thenomm. • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. NEWMARKET, Monday night. The Mow ing are some additional particulars of the Rid ' dlesworth : —Betting at starting 6 to 5 agst Cressida, 5 to I agst Mahmoud, 6 to 1 agst Cobweb, 6 to 1 agst Brambilla. 10 to 1 agst Sal, and l 6 to I agst Zillah. The running was made at a strong pace by Zillah, next to whom were Mahmoud and Cobweb, Cressida lying behind with Brambilla and Sal. They maintained this position to the end of the two. year-old course, where a change took place, Brambilla and Sal were here beat off, and Cobweb failed immediately after. Cressida then went right to the front, and for a mo. ment bad a lead of about a length, but as if aware that he was premature, the rider suddenly stopped his horse, and Zillah again was a head. Directly after Mahmoud passed the latter, and about 100 yards from home, Buckle made his push, which terminated in his winning the race by a length : some say it was not without difficulty. It ap peared to us, however, that he not only won very cleverly, but could have done so at any part of the race. Buckle rode the winner. The Chifneys win a large suns in bets, independent of the stakes, which, including the winners, amount to 2,5601. The following races were run after our account was sent from the course, and did not finish till about half-past five O'clock. Sweepstakes of 200 sous. each, h. ft. ; fur 3 yr olds, not in the Riddlesworth. R.N. Five Subscribers. Lord Exeter's c. by Sultan 0 1 Duke of Grafton's c. Gondolier.. Lord Sefton's f. Alouche ... 0 3 First heat.—Even on Mouche, and 6 to 4 agst Augusta. These two came off abreast, Gondolier lying behind well up. They kept so to the bushes, where the last-named horse fell back considerably, and really appeared to be beat ; however, he recovered his ground, and close to the finish got the evens with Augusta. A race of terrible severity ended a dead heat between the two colts, the filly being de feated cleverly. Second heat.-2 to lon the Sultan colt, who won by a head, after a quick run head-and-head race all the way: rode by Arnull._ Match. 200, h. ft. R.M. Lord Exeter's Acacia Mr. Cooper's Merman 5 and 6 to 4 on Acacia, who had it all her own way, and won easy by three lengths ; rode by Arnull. Match. 200, h. ft. A.F. Mr. Gully's Clotilde Sir M. Wood's Lucetta 2 7t04 on Clotilde. A good race, and won cleverly by t hree-quarters of a length, the winner rode by Wheatley. Alatch. 100, la. ft. First half of Ab.M. Mr. Cooper's Jungfrau 1 Sir M. Wood's Canary 2 7 to 4 on Jungfrau, who won easy by two lengths ; rode by Arnull. Match, 200, 11. forfeit. Lord Sefton's Captain Arthu r ., _ _ _ _ Mr. Moreton's ch. f. Prodigy 2 Betting-2 and 3tol on Captain Arthur, who won in a canter, by two lengths; rode by G. Edwards; Prodigy by Arnull. The Captain is a remarkably fine Derby looking colt, and will, very probably, become a better favourite than hitherto. Race Course, Tuesday Afternoon, Four o'clock. CRAVEN STAKES.-Zinganee's defeat is now attributed to an accident, which if correctly stated, makes the wonder, not that he was not first, but that he was not last ! The account is, that just as they started, Sister to Lapdog came right across Zinganee, forced him against the rails, and nearly threw him down. By the time he recovered him self, the body of horses were well off, and he lost 40 or 50 yards, no trifling matter in a short and very quick run race. The races this afternoon were as follows:—. Match 300 A. F. Mr. Gully's Baltic, Bst. 71h. re ceived 50 sovs. from Sir M. Wood's Canary, Bst. 31b. Match, 100 h. ft.—Lord Clinton's f. by Whalebone, out of the Odd Trick, received from General Grosvenor's f. Fashion (dead.) The Bildeston Stakes of 100 sovs. each, h. ft. Colts, Bst. 71b. ; and fillies, Bst. 41b. Foals of 1827. R. M. Mr. Batson's ch c. Suffolk Punch Mr. R. Wilson's b. f., by Wrangler Mr. Ramsbottorn's b. f. Timandra 3 General Grosvenor's br. c. Senior 4 6 to 4 on Punch, and 4 to 1 agst Pinwire (taken.) Punch had it all his own way, and won in a canter, by three lengths—rode by Wheatley. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h. ft. Bst. 41b. 11. M. (Three subscribers.) General Grosvenor's c. by Emilius, out of Moonshine —walked over. The Oatlauds Stakes of 50 sovs. each, li. ft. D.I. Duke of Rutland's Oppidan Duke of Richmond's Rough Robin ‘.2 Lord Sefton's Souvenir - 3 Mr. Cook's Flacrow Mr. Batson's Discovery The following paid :—Zinganee, Cadland, Sir Hercules, Green Mantle, Aaron, and Bobadille. 3 to 1 agst Discovery, 5 to 2 agst Rough Robin, 7 to 2 agst Souvenir, and 5 to 1 agst Oppidan (taken freely.) Flacrow made all the running to the Duke's Stand, where Oppidan came out and won in a canter, by six lengths. The betting was very spirited, Oppidan being backed to a considerable amount. Prince Esterhazy and Lord Ch6terfii Id arrived this morning. Tuesday Night, Eleven o'clock. DERRY. 4 to 1 agst Mr. Chifney's Priam (Cressida) 10 to 1 agst Lord Cavendish's Mouse colt 10 to 1 agst Sir M. Wood's The Mummer (11 to 1 tak.) 10 to 1 agst Mr. Petre's Brnnswicker 11 to 1 agst Sir M. Wood's Cetus 20 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Red Rover 30 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsbottom's Zucharelli 40 to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Brine The rest as before. No betting en the Oaks. ST. LEGER. 10 to 1 agst Lord Cleveland's Raby 9 to 1 agst Mr. Chifney's Priam 25 to 1 agst Lord Queensberry's Hassan (taken) COLUMN STAKES. 5t04 on Priam against the Field. Out of the forty five horses engaged all have paid but the following : Priam, Venom filly, Zillah, Ina filly, The Fairy, Emily colt, Augustus, Mouche, Adeliza filly, Thermometei., and Rebecca filly. Three or four more are expected to pay. The heft* rooms at Kingston-house were numerously attended to-night, and several engagements were made at the odds quoted above. It is to be hoped that the Commissioners of Woods and Forests will lose as little time as possible in widening and throwing open the carriage-way pavement in the Strand; the want of which is much felt eastward of Southampton -street.—Morning Herald. ST. LUKE'S PARISH, A PRIL 13.--This meming the General Annual Meeting of this extensive parish was held in the parish church of St. Luke's, for the election of proper persons to perform the duties of the offices for the management of the affairs of the parish. The Ex-Churchwarden, Mr. SimmoNns, Was called to the Chair. The election was proceeded in, and the meet ing separated. CHRISTCHURCH, SURREY.-A meeting of parishioners was held in this parish yesterday at the Church in Blackfriars-road, for the purpose of electing parochial officers for the year ensuing, and other special business. The Rev. 11Ir. MA PLETON, the Rector, was in the Chair. The questions, discussed, &c., were interesting only to the parishioners concerned. LAMBETH POOR RATES.--Yesterday a meeting w a s held in the parochial school-house, Lambeth green, for the election of officers, when Mr. FORREST in troduced the question of the parish expenditure. By com parison of the accounts it appeared that the parish had paid, during the last three years, no less than 13,9001. more than they paid in 1824, 1825, and 1826. This loss was attributed to the improper management of the parish paupers. As a remedy, Mr. FORREST iiioved that the Churchwardens and Overseers for the time being be requested to revise the parish accounts. After some de bate the resolution was agreed to. yesterday a compensation jury was empanelled at the Guildhall, Westminster, by Mr. SMEDI,EII, tl4 Deputy High Bailiff, in order to ascertain the amount of co mpensation to which JOSEVI DELL was entitled for his in the lease o f t h e h ouse in Chandos-street, known by the in of the Key, and also for his loss of business is consequence of the removal of the said establishment to make way for the Charing-cross improvements. Mr. DENMAN, Mr. AnoLerius, and Mr. C. Prturars, ap peared for the claimant, and the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, Mr. GurtNEv, and Mr. SIIEP.IIERD, for the Commissioners of Woods and Forests. After hearing speeches from the leadieg counsel, and evidence for both sides, the Deputy High Bailiff summ e d up the evidence, and the jury found for the claimant —.damages, 3,02 W., being 2,9801. less than his demand, WALLACE'S OAK, TORWOOD. The ground on which this tree stood was elevated above the surroundin g level, which appears at one time to have been a sort of swamp. Causeways of a rude construction led up to the oak on different directions; arid as the first formation of these cause ways is beyond the memory of the oldest inhabi tants living, it proves that the sheltering place of the defender of Scotland must have been an object of deep interest to his countrymen at a very early period. Although this ancient memorial of Wal lace measured, in the recollection of the people still living, 4 , 2 feet in circumference, not a vestige of it is now to be. discovered. The veneration with which it was regarded, secured it from all human interference ; and it was left to the winds of heaven, and the hand of time, till it leached that state of decay which indicated an approach ing crisis. Its extinction was then hastened by an anxiety on the part of visitors to possess some portion of it, as a relic of one with whose name it had been so long associated ; arid so far was this feeling carried, that after the trunk bad dis appeared, the ground was dug up to the extent of twelve feet round it, in order to get any fragment of the root that might chance to re main. This grand search took place after the time was fixed for the visit of George IV. to Scotland; and Mr. Craig, an artist residing at lielensburgh, of considerable taste in his profession, used a part of it which had then been found, in the formation of a snuff-box, ingeniously composed, besides, of various small pieces of wood, including portions of " the Elderslie Oak," " Queen Mary's I ew," the "Bush abune Tsuji/air," and other celebrated inmates of the forest, which have been consecrated by the his torical and poetical Muse of Scotland. This elegant little national gem was with much propriety pre sented to, and graciously accepted by, his Majesty. during his residence in Scotland. Thus, after a lapse_ of ages, the root of that oak which had preserved the houseless patriot when outlawed by the enemies of his country, has, by a strange vicissitude, been transplanted to the personal possession of the legiti mate descendant of that race of kings for whose right he so nobly contended, and whose beloved repre sentative now wields a sceptre over a countless ac cumulation of subjects, and a dominion from which the sun may be said never to withdraw his light.— Constable's Miscellany, Vol. LIII. Life of Sir Win. Wallace. " Lord is regularly done up— how very extraordinary !" observed some club-lounger to BRUM MELT.. " Extraordinary ? not at all ! I always told him he would ruin himself if he went on dribbling away his fortune in paying his debts !" Court Journal. The button-trade in Birmingham has greatly improved within the last month. His MAJESTY has set an example which has been generally followed by the No bility and Gentry. The plain extra treble gilt button (and not the waved pattern) was the article accepted by his MAJESTY from the Birmingham deputation.--Birming ham Journal. Our fair on Monday last exhibited but a short supply of stock, and we observed that the start which has recently taken place in the corn-market, in some degree extended its influence to cattle. Fat and meaty beasts sold more freely than of late, at a little improvement in price, averaging rather more than sd. per lb , and store cattle also went off readily on comparatively still better terms. Fat sheep were in demand—all in the market were sold, and averaged full 6d. per lb. 'There were a great many pigs brought, but in them business was not so brisk. The horse-fair exhibited nothing worth notice.— Gloucester Journal. SERIOUS ACCIDENT.-011 Saturday after noon, as the Bishop of LONDON was proceeding in his carriage along the King's Road, Chelsea, a little boy about eight years of age was accidentally run over by his Lord ship's vehicle, which, it appeared, the coachman was driving at a steady rate. The Bisiroe immediately alight ed and ordered tie little sufferer to be conveyed to St. George's Hospital in his own carriage, whilst be walked the whole of the distance. His Lordship, on learning that the lad's family were in indigent circumstances, hu manely presented his father with two sovereigns, and un dertook to clothe his sen whenever he should be pronounced convalescent. MURDER AT CHARD.--CHARD, APRIL . 12, —A murder, of exactly a similar nature to the present, was perpetrated near Chard, about six years since, in con sequence of which and the poverty of the friends of the unfortunate victim, JOAN TURNER, a number of Magi strates and gentlemen met immediately after the discovery of her murder, and formed themselves into a committee, for the purpose of instituting an inquiry into the different facts, with a view that the perpetrator might be brought to justice. After several examinations the prisoner Rus- SELL was apprehended, and having been taken before the Magistrates, was committed for trial. After the condem nation of RUSSELL steps were taken by his Counsel, and a respite was obtained ; the committee, therefore, again met for the purpose of further investigation. As the case has now become.-of very great interest, the committee are prosecuting their exertions with ardour, in the hope that they may be able to elucidate the truth. On Saturday afternoon a young man named ADAM HOULBORN, who was superintendent at Messrs. HERBERT and SOUTHAM'S extensive saw-mills, in Gil lingham-street, Vauxhall-road, engaged with two other young men in the same employ to have an excursion up the river, for which purpose they engaged a small boat, with a sail which was considerably too large for so light a boat. The party had proceeded as far up the river as to be ap proaching Wandsworth, when one of the young men had most incautiously made the sheet fast instead of holding it in his hand ; a sudden squall came on, and the frail boat was upset. HOULBORN, who was a good swimmer, made towards the shore, but it appeared that his efforts failed him, and on turning himself about, it is supposed he saw 11;s two companions clinging to the boat, for lie then at tempted to regain it ; but before lie could reach the boat. he sank to rise no more. Fortunately for his companions, boatmen put off as promptly as puss ble, and succeeded in rescuing them from their perilous situation. About four o'clock on Monday afternoon, as the Rocket coach was proceeding to Chatham, a sailor, evidently much intoxicated, got up near Shooter's-hill, in tending to be set down, as he said, at Greenhithe, where his ship, an East Indianian, had only arrived the day pre vious, and from which he had obtained twenty-four hours' leave of absence. He informed one of the passengers that he had not set his foot iu England for nineteen years, and on his landing had met with an acquaintanco of his family, a young female, whom he should probably marry. He got down when the coach stopped to change horses, and had mere liquor; when be got on the roof again, the coach had hardly proceeded a hundred yards beyond Shooter's-hill, when he swayed over and fell backwards on his head. The wheel passed over the right clieek, whirls it tore nearly away, and split his ear in a most dangerous manner. The passengers instantly rendered all possible assistance to the unfortunate man, who was quite insen sible, end a medical gentleman being fortunately on the coeds, advised his intmediate removal to the Duke of Wei linron public-house, where he examined the injury, which he pronounced of the most serious description. The man still lies there in a very doubtful state. FIRE, -, Yesterday afternoon, about two o'clock, the workmen in the employ of Mes , rs. J. and F. SUTTON, the ship-chandlers, Bankside, were boding a quantity of pitch, when the kettle or vessel in which it was accidentally fell over, and in an instant the whole of the warehouse was in flames; the men fled in all directions, and the alarm soon spread ; the flames raging with the most fearful rapidity, threatened destruction to the adjoin ing premises. With an alacrity that reflects great credit, the engine belonging to the breweiy of Ak‘ssrs. BARCLAY, PERKINS, and Co. was on the spot, and was as speedily set to work by gbh'-bodied men in the employ of the firm, but such a strong hold had the devouring ;: , ;einent of the premises, their exertions were scarcely of any avail, and the flames raged wit!: alarming ascendancy, and ere the arrival of the engines belonging to the Fire-offices they had communicated to the roof of the dwelling house be longing to Mr. FRIEND, the timber-merchant, and zotliing but the total destruction of that, and ;he, immense stock of timber in the yard, was expected. However, by a activity of the firem en , th e fl ame s were prevented loin ex powerful supply of wa t er , a id e d by th e experience and tending their ravages farther than the ziJoiol Mr. FRIEN' s house, which wa s entirely destroyed. Mrs. Flt tE x t , , who had been very ill f o r some time, was carried o ut and safely lodged in the house of a neighbour. By h a lf -past three the whole of Messrs. SUTTON'S premises w ere entirely burnt to the ground , and the chief part o f t h e stock in trade. A strong body of the new police, gulletthe direc tion of Mr. MURRAY , the superintendent, w ere i n attend anct, and were of tbezp.o3 zssential service. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. We have received about a thousand letters ire favour of the brewers' and publicans' monopoly of the sale of beer, now about, we do ardently hope, to be abolished entirely, and for ever. We have also received some pamphlets on the same subject,--for your monopoly is a troublesome and vivacious beast : it yells, and kicks, and twists, and struggles indefatigably, until the death-blow has been struck, and only then have me any chance of relief from its annoyances. It is the same with all monopolies : they, every one, assail us with their " reliance on public faith,"—their " vested interests,"—" their freeholds." A pretty thing, truly, when alehouse and gin-shop-keepers have a vested interest in rob bing and poisoning the King's subjects, and raise an outcry against the Legislature for its first, though shamefully tardy and timid, attempt to release the people of England frotn a nuisance imposed upon them by the fraudulent adulteration of a lawful bever age, and a scandalous abuse of magisterial power. A pamphlet-writer, who professes to be a magistrate, —ten to one a licensing magistrate,—charges Mr. Calcraft and his Committee with precipitancy, and the Government with want of" due deliberation," for a measure which goes to cancel 2,000,0001. of property, arid by which the value of licensed houses has already been depreciated more than 10Q per cent. ; which means, we presume, that they are worth less than nothing. Now we do not believe one word of public-houses being depreciate° by the Bill for opening the beer trade, a single farthing more than they ought, for the sake of the public, to be depreciated. The public houses will still have a great advantage over all others, if they confine their sale to genuine beer, which the great brewers will manufacture of a better quality, and the large and accustomed houses will continue to sell more exten sively than will those which are occupied by any other class of persons. But if the alehouse keepers want to perpetuate the advantages so long enjoyed by p t hoelym, and through if L o h r e u l n y i e o rs n o fa f n a c tlu y t l h t e a r. : a t t i o h n e y aterdaomono con tinue to found on such exclusive and iniquitous pri vileges of the publicans an exaction of the same enormous rents for their houses as heretofore, when to pay such rents monopoly itself has not sufficed without the additional help of adulteration, we may not feel surprised or provoked at any such in . - dulgence of human selfishness ; but astonished we are, at the grave presumption of men who write pam phlets with the apparent design of turning the tables on the whole community, and making a pour mouth on behalf of the ancient wrongdoers,as if they were the aggrieved parties, merely for being hindered from doing for ever what it was criminal to have done at all. Due deliberation ! Why, Government did not require twenty years to show them what was manifest on the face of every licence granted or re fused, and on the first taste of every pot of beer that left any of the privileged houses, that the licence was a tyranny, and the liquor a deception. If the houses have acquired, through so base a traffic, art unnatural and unlawful value, and if the pro perty of " 2,000,000/." has been swollen though a system of such rank abuse, are we to be told that that there is no relief for the cheated Re d op pressed consumer, but that en this as on most other occasions, the country, being the weaker party, must go submissively to the wall ? The writer of this pamphlet to which we are adverting takes it quite coolly, as a postulate, that the alehouse keepers are as much entitled to compensation as the losers of patent offices under a law for th e abo lition of sinecures. But what is the real tenure of a publican's " office"—why, from one October to the following ! Arty bench of licensing Magi strates can cut away the " vested interest" of the biggest " patentee" among them all, without hearing a word about compensation. There is one species of attack upon the new law, which, if not remarkable for its modesty, is, at least, for in genuity and frankness. It is, for sooth an in sult to the unpaid Magistracy 1 to suppose that they " have been instrumental to the high price of malt liquor, in the mode they have pursued in granting licences." Why so they have : every fool, much more every knave, knows that. The magistrates, in league with the brewers, have notoriously committed the most flagrant and impudent abuses; and because a set of tradesmen have got rich through these abuses, the public is never to be relieved. So, for the abuse of Magis terial authority where it has occurred—as the " county magistrate" ingenuously confesses it has sometimes—we are to go to the Court of Kinjeg Bench for redress ! This is best of all—as if it had trot been sufficiently understood that the King's Bench, aceordieg to the nearly invariable course of modern decisions, was protector-general of the un paid magistrates, unless positive—that is almost im possible— proofs of corruption could be brought home against them. Then for the guardianship of public decency and morals under the new system. Are there no such things as flash houses, and no torious receptacles of thieves and abandoned women under the old ? We say, let the police da their duty, and there need neither be breaches of pub/:c decency, nor of the public peace. The paniuhlet of which we have been speaking calls itself a Dispas sionate Appeal to the Legislature, 1 1 1aejstrates, Clergy, &c., against Mr. Calcraft's proposed Bill. We have never read upon a public question a less dispassionate, a less satisfactory, or, indeed, a more inconclusive performance, than this "free-end easy" thirty-five-paged book.—Tinze.s. Every one must be aware that the actual miseries of poverty and ,‘ ant must be greater in winter than in summer; and that in such a winter as we have just emerged from, the sufferings of cold alai hunger must have been greatly enhanced; but it is an im pious mockery for people to be told that any are to look to a change of season as the only alleviation of evils which their rules have brought upon them— and which their rulers could, if they pleased., in a great measure remove. The bounties of Providence we all know the value of; but it is not the duty of man, first to thwart those bounties ; and then to ap peal to them as the refuge of those from whom they are, in a great measure, intercepted. That an abundant harvest will greatly alleviate the sufferings of the people no one can doubt; nor is it less certain that another deficient or bad one would plunge them still deeper in ruin and despair. But it is the duty of those who wield the de stinies of nations to provide against such con tingencies as the last—not to depend wholly upon the uncertainty of the first, Would any wan have believed that, at the end of Li years of peace, this once-prosperous country could have been reduced to such a pass as to have the existence of its popu lation depending upon the change and state of the seasons ? Yet such, or very near it, must be our stare, when ti , e main consolation which the organs of Government can hold out to the people is, that when nature puts on the livery of Spring, they may stand a chance to smile too. What a hand-to mouth life must a nation lead that depends upon this sort of logic for its main political consola tion ! We would warn the Government and the Legislature against trusting to such a life of expe diency as this; for let their reliance upon the seasons but fail, and then, according to their own doctrine, there is a limit to the powers of human endurance. No, much as the bounties of Providence may be tatihihuitige(ti n i l iNat y :Ctl a eno i ri d :isNti t i l b i a e et npg e e, ou t m f: t r .ei e t s ac, l o ec t: ar n p i at a oc n i , t ayi to ll No s v hptohlaeci look outkshi the calmlye a s ff business o rs f of nations beyond the mere contingencies of seasons ; and impartially to the causes of our present distress, that though the hand of Providence may, in its mercy, relieve . us, it is to the errors of our rulers and that it is to a retracing of those errors that we haven right to look for perma nent relief. , —/liorning Herald. The Scotch Law Reforms have already brought into the geld some of the parties whose interests are threatened by them. The faculty of Procurators before the High Court at Admiralty at Edinburgh had a meeting on the Bth of April, when they de termined to petition Parliament against the abolition of the High Court of Admiralty. A great deal of