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the public service and of our character with foreign na tions. It is a common observation that the decided abuse .of a privilege is frequently the - Toreriinner of its destruc tion, and surely no greater can well be imagined than that of dragging in official aid to secure the fees of the above named gentlemen. But we are toll that their views ex tend still further, which brings them on very delicate ground, whereon they will probably be exceedingly shy of 'making any pu:dic display of their operation, They are aetn 'Hy said to have opened a correspondence with the Post-office authorities in Paris, to obtain their co-opera thm, end to prevent the conveyance of any newspapers by the French steam boats, except in the mail bags. But it rnay easily be conjectured what kind of reception awaits them there, for the Directors of the Paris office, who went the length of proposing, to their own manifest disadvan tage, a free transmission of the public journals of both countries, are the most unlikely people in the world to lend themselves to such a proceeding, and so assist, in effect, in the frustration of their own object. The matter is undoubtedly of the highest import, and if our own Post office department refuses to 'take it up, there is nothing to be done but to change its Administration, or rail upon Parliament to interfere." In the Devizes Gazette of Thursday last, we observe the following communication : " THE CHTIRCII.-TO THE EDITOR. " Sir—Believing as I do that the doctrines of the Church of England are more pure than those of any other Church in the world—conceding to the statement that you yourself have made in your impartial paper—' that we are surrounded by a benevolent, a pious, and, in every respect, an exemplary Clergy'—going still further— believing that our clergy (with but rare excep'ions) throughout the country will answer the above description, it is with considerable pain that I stand forward to arraign the mode by which this Clergy are remunerated, or rather the manner in which some of them are neglected ; but if there be one of your numerous readers who should not believe that there is something radically wrong in the system, let him read the following case, which, not to tire him, and to prevent occupying any large space of your paper, I will relate in as few words as possible : " The Rev, Mr. Lucas, who now resides in Dev3tes, and who I believe is between 60 and 70 years of age, was a curate upwards of 40 years ; the last 15 or 16 of these years he did duty in the parishes of St. John, and St. Mary, Devizes, for which he received about 1001. a year. The Rev. Mr. Lediard, the then incumbent, departed this life some six or seven months since. From his length of services, and from the high esteem in which he wee held by his parishioners, it might naturally have been ex pected that Mr. Lucas would have succeeded Mr. Lediard. The living, however, was presented to the Rev. Mr. Phipps : and this was not all. Mr. Lucas was imme diately dismissed from the curacy, and the Rev Mr. Bayly appointed in his stead ! Now, without saying one word, either directly or indirectly, against these gentlemen—for both of them are most assiduous in their pious duties—l would ask, is it 'right, or, is it not radically wrong, that they should H e placed over the head of a gentleman who had deve'ed several years to the service of the church, h-fore either of them was born? 11 It may be urged by those who are unacquainted with ihe facts, that Mr. Lucas must have been inefficient in the discharge of his duties, or he would never have been treated with such gross harshness and cold neglect. In answer to this, it may be only necessary to state, that nearly every respectable inhabitant of Devizes, who at tends the Church, came forward and signed a memorial to the Lord Chancellor, testifying to his moral and re ligious worth, and soliciting his Lordship to confer on him some preferment. In short, a more proud testimo nial no clergyman can boast of. Farther—to mark the sense of his deserts in a still stronger light, another me morial was forwarded by the Mayor and Corporation—not. withstanding his Worship headed the former memorial as a private individual. The memorial of the inhabitants was presented to his Lordship by our excellent representative, Mr. Locke, who did all in his power to enforce the prayer of it. The Chancellor very kindly promised to give it an early consideration ; but who shall say, Mr. Editor, when the multifarious duties of the Lord High Chancellor are considered, and the numberless applications made to him for preferment, that it will ever again enter his mind there is tech a person in existence as the Rev. Mr. Lucas 7 " Let it be remembered that Mr. Lucas is far in the vale of years—that front the dawn of manhood until within the lact six or seven months he has devoted his best energies to the service of the Church—that he has never received the slightest preferment—that without any fault on his part he was dismissed from a Curacy, the duties of which he had performed in the most faithful and ex emplary manner, for a period of sixteen or seventeen years ; and who will have the hardihood to say that some alteration is not necessary to Ise made in the mode of remu nerating. the Clergy of the Church of England ? " rievizes, Dec., 1833. " T." The above statement, following closely as it 'does on the heels of that of the Rev. Mr. John son, of Kyneton, threatened with ejectment from his curacy if he persisted in occupying a house of the value of 101. a year, whence he might become chargeable to the parish, is well de serving of attention at a time when the Reform of the Church is in agitation. There must be something radically wrong in an establishment in % , hich an aged gentleman, after a service of forty years, to the satisfaction of all who have the benefit of his ministration, is, at a moment's warning, turned into the street. Nothing like this could happen in any other church of Eu rope, Protestant or Catholic. It is not for us to say in what way the degrading de pendence of the working Clergy of the Esta blishment ought to be remedied. The French Paris Priests before the Revolution, who served cures without enjoying the tithes, were always secured in the enjoyment of a certain provision, under the title of portion congrue, and they could neither be turned out of their livings, nor deprived of the income. It is quite clear that no man who has spent his whole life in the faithful discharge of the duties of the ministry ought to be consigned to destitution in his old age. This evil may be guarded against in various ways. One way is sufficiently obvious. The sinecures of the church may form a fund for the pensioning of curates who have served a certain number of years without obtaining a living. Another way may be re sorted to—that of taxing incumbents possessing incomes above a certain amount, in order to form a fund for worn-out curates. It is quite clear that something should be done for this meritorious class of men. We are sometimes told the curates do not themselves complain. The young will not complain, because they look forward to promotion. The aged will not complain, because, hard as their lot may be, they dread something still worse, and they know that complaint would be followed by ruin.— Ztlorning Chronicle. The report of the presentation of the freedom of Plymouth to Lord John Russell and Lord Ebrington will be read with interest, not only by all Reformers, but by the moderate portion of Conservatives, who can think of reform with common patience. The speeches are spirited, and in spite of the familiarity of the subject, en tertaining. Those who agreed with us in hail ing the Reform Bill as a benefit to the country, will join us also in approving of those honours which are conferred upon the Administration in reference to that Act alone.—Morning Herald. We cite in another column what, at the present moment of agitation and anxiety, will no doubt be deemed an interesting document— the speech of Lord John Russell, upon being admitted, on Tuesday last, a freeman of the borough of Plymouth. The speech is not, in any respect, to be quarrelled with. It is bold, manly, and straightforward, and shrinks not from the discussion of any subject on which his Lord ship could have rationally been expected to give his opinion. The sentiments which it expresses are also as liberal as they are judicious; for his Lordship does not now say, as his colleague in office, llr. Stanley, very foolishly did about the same time last year, that Ministers have gone all the length in the way of Reform that they either mean to do or that they think it necessary to do ; but, on the contrary, confesses, with a liberal warmth, which cannot be too highly applauded, that " there is no stop, no boundary, to sober and rational improvement but justice." Let Lord John and his colleagues but stick to this text, and we warrant them, or their party at least, a twenty years' enjoyment of office—for the abuses are so numerous and so rank—they are so universal in every department —that a less period could not well be afforded for their extirpation. We agree also with his Lordship in thinking that " a little patience might be exercised, rather than endangar the general tranquillity of the country for the sake of carrying some favourite measure a year or two sooner ;" but we do not think with him that the risk to which he alludes does really exist. On the contrary, it is the decided conviction of all men of foresight and judgment, that the best policy, at the present moment, is rather to declare the extent of improvement to he at tempted, than to conceal it—to deal frankly by the country, and thereby procure its aid in the passing of beneficial measures, than to tantalize it by half measures of reform,and thereby lose its support. There can be no danger to any constitu tion which the people feel it to be their interest, and are unanimous in supporting—on the contrary, the danger is in disgusting the people with the constitution under which they live, by withhold ing those reforms of it which time, the great innovator, has proved to be necessary. What his Lordship says on the subject of the house tax, we have already anticipated. It is the most unfortunate part of his speech, and might have been very advantageously omitted—at least in the form in which—to use a medical phrase —it is prescribed.—Morning Advertiser. - - - COURT OF CHANCERY, DEC. 20. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, DEC. 20. THE BANK OF ENGLAND V. THE HON. TILNEY LONG POLE WELLESLEY. Mr. PIULLIMORE, previously to his Honour leaving the Court, applied in this case, which was a bill filed for the foreclosure of a mortgage on be half of the plaintiffs, the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, for leave to amend their bill by adding as a party thereto another incum brancer. His HONOUR granted the application. SHAW V. RHODES. His LORDSHIP said the point at issue in this case was whether the provisions of the testa tor's will came under the 30th of Geo. 111., com monly called the Thelluson Act, or not. The tes tator directed that his estate should be charged with the payment of the sum of 30,0001. in fifteen years, and the question was whether that direction amounted to a charge of accumulation. When the matter was first brought before the Court he thought there was a charge, and upon further consideration he still inclined to a similar opinion ; but, as some of the Learned Judges with whom he had con sulted, seemed to entertain a different opinion, he resolved to send the case to be tried at law. He should also take care to form the issues so as to avoid all equitable matter, if possible. I'ELL V. STEVENS. His LORDSHII' dismissed the motion in this cause, but directed the defendant to have his costs. His LORDSHIP dismissed the motions in the causes of Kilminster v. Noel, and Darlington v. Darling ton, without costs. DEc. 19. THE KING OF SPAIN V. MACHADO. The arguments in this case were resumed this morning. Mr. KNIGHT, who followed on the same side with the Attorney-General and Sir C. Wetherell, contended that as there was a bill and cross bill filed by the King of Spain and Mendizabel, that the Court could not order the payment of the money which was the subject of dispute to Mendizabel. He then proceeded to draw the attention of the Court to the circumstances connected with the trial of the cause in the Court of Common Pleas. The action commenced in 1825, but was not brought be fore a jury till 1832. Now where was the expla nation for this delay ? None had been assigned by the opposite Counsel. Look at the facts of the case. Here is a fund set apart by the convention of Paris and Vienna, for the payment of certain claimants, and the object of the parties here is to appropriate that fund to another purpose. By a decree of the King of Spain in 1822, a Board was appointed to pay over this money to the claimants, but in June, 1823, owing to an alteration having taken place in the political character of the Spanish Government, an ordinance was made under which Mr. Mendizabel claims. The laws of Spain ar e like other laws, revokable; and accordingly, in October, 1823, a different order of things took place in Spain ; a new ordinance issued which an nulled the law of the previous June, so that from Oct., 1823, Mr. Mendizabel ceased to have any legal claim upon the fund in question. All this time the money belonging to the fund was in France. The law of Spain cut off Mr. Mendizabel from any claim on the fund before he became possessed of the property. It was admitted that the question here must be tried by the law of Spain, and if so, he contended that the Court would be obliged to pronounce against the order claimed by Mr. Mendizabel. From 1823 up to 1826 there existed the greatest hos tility between Mendizabel and Machado; indeed the latter called the former by no very enviable titles; yet, after some years this very individual, instead of resisting upon the trial every effort on the part of the plaintiff to recover money from him of which he was merely the trustee, actually facili tated the plaintiff's case. Did not this furnish a strong ground of suspicion that there was a collusion between these parties to arrange the action for their mutual advantage, and at the expense of the King of Spain ? He contended that Mendizabel had no ground of action whatever against Machado. Sir E. SUGDEN said, that as to the affidavit made on the other side respecting collusion, it was, in fact, only a fishing affidavit, and was only made as a trap to catch them. He did not at all agree in the votement made as to the law of Spain. He admitted that there was collusion on the part of Machado, to the extent of admitting certain docu ment, but these documents could have been had by the plaintiff, by an outlay of money. It was admitted that there was no collusion up to 1827 or 1828, and from that time up, they were swearing to a be. lief of collusion merely to enable them to adopt new proceedings, viz., by filing another bill of in junction, and this was done upon the principle that a King never dies. It was quite true that a King never dies ; but in this Court the King of Spain was looked upon as an ordinary individual, and therefore, the principle upon which this new bill was filed was defective. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that it was not enough that there should be a mere suspicion of collusion ; that would not be sufficient. Lord Eldon would, he conceived, have required evidence to raise a case of probable collusion. He admitted that there was strong suspicion that some understanding existed between Mendizabel and Machado respect ing the trial, but he was not to decide upon a mere suspicion of collusion. He bad looked into the evidence as given at the trial in the Common Pleas, and had considered the manner in which Mr. Kelly conducted the case for the defendant. He had further to observe, that he had read all the affidavits. Having done all this he must declare, that he saw nothing at all in the case to justify the charge of collusion. He was of opinion, therefore, that Lord Eldon would have taken off this stop, and, there fore, his opinion was, that it ought to be taken off. However, considering the large sum of money in question, and the possibility of Mr. Mendizabel car rying the money out of the country, he would take until Saturday morning to consider the case in all its bearings. An extraordinary abstraction of one thousand sovereigns has recently been made from a box containing twenty thousand pounds in notes and gold, sent from the 'navy Pay Office in London to their Pay Clerks at Ply mouth by the mail-conch. The gentlemen at Plymouth having given a receipt for the full amount have been made to pay the loss, though it i 4 fully believed that the theft was made before the box left Somerset liouse.—Hump shire Telessraph. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DEC. 20. (Sittings in London before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE and a Special Jury.) THE KING v. MILLINGEN AND OTHERS. This was an indictment against Joseph MiHinge!), Charles Mißingen, his son (jewellers), Lewis Lorton (an attorney in Jewin-street), Lewis Abra ham (fruit merchant), and Solomons, charging the defendants with conspiring to injure the prosecutor (Mr. Jessel), a gentleman of the Jewish persuasion, in his person and character, by charging him with perjury, and falsely causing him to be indicted for that offence. Sir J. SCARLETT stated, the misconduct of the defendants originated in the efforts made by his cl;ent (Mr. Jessel), who is a merchant, living in Finsbury- , quare, an upright moral man, to recover the amount of certain bills of exchange which passed between him and Millingen the elder, the principal defendant in this prosecution. Mr. Jessei, in the most extraordinary manner, was indicted for perjury by the elder Millingen, and upon that charge was acquitted at the Sittings after last Term in the King's Bench. Sir J. Scarlett called several wit nesses in support of the prosecution. The proceedings were then postponed until to morrow. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DEC. 20. (Sittings at Guidball before the Loan CHIEF JUSTICE and (a Special Jury.) WELLER V LYALL. This was an action brought to recover the amount of a bill of exchange for 143/., the acceptance of the defendant. The defendant chartered a vessel of the plaintiff's to India, he at the same time undertaking to pay whatever the usual freight was, having the option of detaining the vessel as long as he chose, upon the condition that the homebound freight was not to be under 4/. a ton. The bill in question was ac cepted by the defendant, for the commission of the agent at Bombay; who procured the homebound freight; and the sole question was, whether the freighter or the owner of the vessel was to pay the commission. The question was one merely of custom. A great number of witnesses were examined on both sides. The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, DEC. 20. (Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE.) JOHN MABERLY'S BANKRUPTCY. A meeting of the creditors under the commission issued against John Alaberly, banker, was held this afternoon, for the proof of debts, and the declaration of a dividend. Various additional proofs were made by holders of notes issued by the Scotch banking establish ments with which Mr. Maberly was connected before his bankruptcy. The proofs of the unfortu nate holders of the notes issued by these banks are very extensive, and the claims are forwarded so slowly, that the Commissioner stated that he should appoint the 30th of January next for receiving fur ther Scotch proofs, and he trusted the Scotch cre ditors would send up their affidavits. In consequence of an expectation that if the divi dend was deferred a short time, a further sum of 2s. in the pound could be paid in addition to the first dividend of 2s. already declared, the declaration was adjourned to the 25th of March. (Before Mr. Commismioner HOLROYD. JOHN DAVIS'S BANKRUPTCY. The Court was crowded with persons of the Jewish persuasion, who attended to prove debts under the fiat issued against the bankrupt, an auc tioneer, &c., in Fleet-street. The bankrupt was examined at considerable length as to his accounts, which were not of the most regular description. Mr. POLLOCK, on behalf of the creditors, con tended, that with the accounts now produced the bankrupt could not pass his last examination. The debts and liabilities exceeded 7,0001., and not a single debt to collect, and the produce of the assets would not exceed 2001. or 3001. The bankrupt finally passed his examination, Mr. COOKS, his Counsel, contending that, though his debts were large, still he was entitled to pass. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT ....KINGSTON, DEC. 20. Benjamin Bedwell, aged 57, master-mariner, was indicted for the wilful murder of Elizabeth Bedwell, his wife. The particulars of this case have already been given at some length in all the daily papers. Mary Ann Barnes examined—On the 19th of November I was servant to the prisoner. On that morning the prisoner and his wife breakfasted in the kitchen. I was directed by Mrs. Bedwell to go to the house of Mrs. Hopkins, to request her to come to the prisoner's house. I went to the front door to go there, when I was prevented by the prisoner, who locked the door and took away the key. I then saw Mrs. Bedwell go up stairs to the room of Mr. Plummer, who lodged in the house, and begged him to make an alarm at the window. The prisoner was then standing in the passage ; but he followed his wife and pulled her down stairs. Mrs. Bedwell then went into the front parlour, and the prisoner followed her. He pulled her out of the par lour down stairs into the kitchen. I followed them. Mrs. Bedwell went into the front area, and the pri soner went after her, and, pulling her in, placed her in a chair by the area door. The prisoner then de sired me to be off out of the house, and not stop there making a noise. I had been crying. I went into the back kitchen. Before I left the front kitchen I observed three knives on the tray with the breakfast things. One knife was thin at the point. After I had been in the kitchen a short time I heard Mrs. Bedwell say, " I am stabbed, I am stabbed." I screamed out " Murder," and a neighbour of the name of Leech came over the area rails. Several other neighbours also came in. On cross-examination she said the deceased was a kind and affectionate wife, and the prisoner's con duct was affectionate and kind. The deceased was sixty-three years of age. I did not observe any cause for the prisoner's conduct. The prisoner was the commander of a vessel trading to Constanti nople. Previous to this I had observed my master's conduct to be very strange, which had been observed by his wife and relations. It had been proposed that he should be put in confinement, and that she should be separated from him, but she would not consent to it. She was fond of him and kind to him. He sometimes complained of his head, and tore his hair. Mr. Leech, of Southwark-square, went to the prisoner's house on the morning of the 19th of Nov. "The prisoner's appearance was exceedingly wild,and he thought it prudent to call for a stick. He then forced his way into the kitchen and reasoned with him for ill treating his wife. She was on the ground. I said to the prisoner," probably you may be hanged for this." His answer, in a hurried tone, was, " Hanged, hanged; take me to be hanged ! I'll go and be hanged this minute." The police then came in and I gave him in charge. Mr. James Plummer, medical student, took lodg ings in the prisoner's house on the 15th. On the 19th, as he was sitting at breakfast, he heard a per son come up stairs in a great hurry. It proved to Mrs. Bedwell. She came in and desired I would not take any notice of what Mr. Bedwell said, adding that she thought he was ill. Mr. Bedwell then came into the room, and said he would not be insulted in his own house, adding that I must seek apartments elsewhere. I had never insulted the prisoner, his wife, or any of his family. On cross-examination, he said that the prisoner appeared in a great passion,and was quite incoherent. Mr. Howell, surgeon, of Union -street, proved that the death of the deceased was caused by the wound in her side. He attended the prisoner last June and July. He then appeared gloomy and me lancholy. lam decidedly of opinion, said witness, that he is in an insane state of mind. The Jury immediately acquitted the prisoner on the ground of insanity, and the Learned Judge or dered him to be confined, during his Majesty's pleasure. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. G UILDHALL. The parish officers of St. Swithin, in London Stone, appeared some days ago for a warrant against a young man named John Stansfeld, one of the waiters at the celebrated eighteen-penny dinner house, for having deserted his wife, and Merrilies, the constable of the parish, went to Dover to execute it. The particular, of the case were curious and comic. Stansfield was in the habit of picking up a good many twopences, and dashed away in his moments of leisure into the midst of the fashionable move ments. On the 21st of February in the present year he married Margaret, the present complainant, and got tired of her in a few months. He then pro posed a suspension of conjugal rights, and offered his wife a separate maintenance at the rate of 10s. a week, which she accepted, for the sake of her health as well as other comforts. The separation, however, in this instance was effected on the part of the de fendant as a means of accomplishing a more agree able connection with another, and a second Mrs. Stansfield made her appearance. A hubbub natu rally arose out of the detection, and the defendant thought the best course he could pursue was to cut and run. He accordingly decamped, bag and bag. gage, and arrived at an inn at Dover, where he or dered the waiters about " like a real gentleman," and strutted in a furred great coat and a gold watch, with the chain festooned from his neck into his waistcoat pocket. He was not long in Dover when he wrote the following affectionate epistle to his new enamorata : " Deerest Wife, " I rite to you wonce more hopping that 1 slid not have to rite no more til I have the plesurable opportunity of imbrasing you in my Harms. I hopes cincerely from my hart that you will Corn with the bayror of thins note fur I am comfurtably settled with regard of sume things and I ham out of all the trubbles that I was bin when I left you, and I hope that I for ever shal remain. My Deer this gentleman is the gard of coach and if you will com with him, be will bring you safe to me : pleas he so kind as to come within, for without you there is no happiness in this life for me, so I remain your obejuant and kind hus- band till death. i 4 J. S. " If you have no ' blunt' I'll pay coachman when he brings you dow❑ with him, but I do hop you'll corn down vether or not." This letter was brought to town by the guard of one of the coaches, and delivered to the lady to whom it was addressed; but the complainant, who had been watching her rival's movements, managed to get possession of it, and immediately handed it to the parish officers, who, conjecturing that the ten shillings a week would be discontinued, took the necessary measures to secure the body of the deserter. Merrilies saw the woman whom he believed to be the second wife of the defendant get upon the Dover coach, under the protection of the guard, and that he travelled on the same vehicle. A good deal of caution was used by the guard and the lady upon the arrival of the coach at Dover, but witness fol lowed them up close, and after several twistings and turnings he had at last the satisfaction to see the wished-for meeting. " Oh, Nancy, darling," said the defendant. " 05, my Jack," cried the lady. " Beg pardon," said witness, " but I've got a war rant to bring you to London to support your other wife, Mr. Stansfield." This intelligence was re ceived in a valiant manner. "I am able to support them bath well," said the defendant, " and I shall give bail." So off they all came to town. Mr. Nobler, jun., for the defendant, said that his client was not married to the lady who went to visit him at Dover, and that he could be charged with no legal offence, for lie had paid his wife up to Saturday night, and had no idea of leaving her to the parish. The wife was convinced her husband had married the other female at Christchurch, in Surrey, and that it was reported he had several other wives. The defendant was then remanded. Yesterday a young man named Johnson was brought before the LORD MAYOR. Captain Johnson, a gentleman of fortune, stated that the prisoner, two years and a half ago, obtained about thirty shillings from him under false pretences. Prisoner—Nonsense ; I borrowed fourteen of you, that's all. Captain Johnson—He said that he had been brought up in the Hibernian School in Dublin, which I often visited; and that my brother had from corn passion to him sent him to sea, and treated him with the greatest kindness. His representations were so strong, and apparently so correct, that when he stated he was distressed I relieved him with the sum I have mentioned. I afterwards learned that he went to others in the same neighbourhood, and was equally successful; and then I was assured that there was not a syllable of truth in all the prisoner said. One of the persons taken in by him was an old maid to whom he had promised a monkey, and another was also an elderly lady for whom he said he had a parrot.—(Laughter.) The prisoner—My Lord, the Captain is telling falsehoods. He knows I borrowed a little silver from him. I never robbed or swindled him. Captain Johnson—l do not appear here for the gratification of any vindictive feeling. Idoit to aid in arresting the progress of the gangs of swindlers about town. I met the prisoner near this place some days ago, but upon going up stairs I was told that he must be brought before a magistrate else where. Prisoner—Ay, but you didn't succeed in taking me before a magistrate. I popped off.—(Laughter.) Captain Johnson—No doubt of it; but I have you now. When I pounced upon him a little while ago, he said to me, " Oh, Captain Johnson, if you let me go, I'll give you the money I got from you.. " Prisoner—The money I borrowed from you, you mean. You know well it was a debt. What false hoods you do tell.—(Laughter.) My Lord, it was a mere trifle of borrowed cash. Mr. Booker, one of the officers of Bishopsgate parish, stated that the prisoner contrived to impose upon the Rev. Mr. Hawkins, of the parish church, by calling on him to return thanks for kindnesses which had really never been offered, but which Mr. Hawkins, in the multitude of services be rendered, could neither confirm nor contradict. When the prisoner had finished his expressions of gratitude, he said hat he had brought a parrot home from abroad, but that it was detained where he owed a little silver. The money was immediately advanced to him, and he never saw Mr. Hawkins afterwards. Prisoner—Oh, you had better hold your tongue, or I'll talk about you. Mr. Booker—He came to me about three months ago, and said that he was going to Scotland, and that, if I would give him a few shillings, he never would trouble me again. I told him I wt,uld pass him to his parish, and the moment he found he was to get no money, he walked off. The LORD MAYOR—I cannot deal with this per son, as the offence was committed out of my juris diction. Let the officer take him away in custody. The prisoner whispered to the officer, " If I must I must, but I say, if I walk I'm blowed." The officer mentioned to the Lord Mayor the prisoner's threat, and his Lordship immediately ordered that a town-cart should be procured, and that Johnson should be conveyed to ,his destination in it. This had the desired effect. The prisoner declared that he should quietly walk with the officer, who, however, thought it necessary to handcuff so slippery a customer. BOW-STREET. DESTRUCTIVE ACT OF INCENDIARISM.—Yester day afternoon Stevens, one of the officers of this establishment, reported to Sir F. RoE the following circumstances relating to a case which he had been employed in investigating in Northamptonshire : On the evening of last Saturday se'nnight a hay rick and two corn-ricks upon the estate of W. Bate, Esq., a Magistrate of the county, residing at Wer rington, some miles from Peterborough, were disco vered to be on fire, and in a very short time several other stacks, two barns, and a stable, in which were some horses, also caught fire, and the whole were destroyed before any assistance of an effectual kind could be afforded; and to add to the calamity the flames communicated to the farm-house of Mr. Tip pin %Vigginton adjoining, which, with a barn and outhouse well stored with grain, were soon re duced to ashes ; the inmates narrowly escaped with their lives. The amount of property de stroyed was upwards of 1,5001. Stevens, upon being sent down to Werrington, where he ar rived on Monday last, made some inquiries, and ascertained that Mr. Bate had had a man named James Perkins in his service, who had been em ployed as a thrasher of corn, and that in consequence of Mr. Bate having a quantity of corn which he had occasion to have thrashed for immediate sale, he procured a thrashing-machine, and discharged Per kins. The latter was much dissatisfied at his dis missal, and was heard to say at a beer-shop which he was in the habit of frequenting that he wished the machine was burnt, and he would not be nice about burning it himself. Stevens, upon this information, obtained a warrant from Earl Fitzwil liam, who is a Magistrate of the county, and appre hended the prisoner while at work in a field. In reply to questions from the officer he said, " I see what you be, master, by your staff; you be a con stable, and I will tell you all about it. I was vexed at being discharged from Mr. Bates, and I made up my mind to set fire to his property. I went to the place, and with a piece of rag which I set fire to with my pipe I lit up one stack, and all the rest was soon alight. I don't know how I come to do it, but the devil come and tempted me, and I was so sorry for what I had done that I bought a piece of rope to hang myself, but had not the cou rage to do it, and after having it for two days I throwed it away." He was taken away before the Magistrates, Earl Fttawilliam (Chairman,) Lord Milton, Lord Car bery, and the Earl of Liverpool, &c., and, having made a full confession, was committed for trial at the next Assizes for the county of Northampton. Q UEEN- SQ UARE. MASQUERADING.—Yesterday Mr. T. Sears, a theatrical gentleman, and Mr. J. Hunter, residents at Paddington, were brought before the sitting Ma gistrate, charged with very disorderly conduct in the public streets on the previous evening, about twelve o'clock. Mr. Sears and his friend had been to a masquerade at the Westminster Theatre, Broadway, West minster, and the former had the audacity to appear as the representative of that renowned personage, " The Simpson, Master of the Ceremonies at Vauxhall Gardens," but the representation of that character fell far short of the original. His friend Mr. Hunter was not so ambitious, and contented him self with assuming the more humble character of a countryman dressed in a smock-frock, in which costume he was brought before the Magistrate. The assumed Mr. Simpson and his friend, after asto nishing the audience at the masquerade, were pro ceeding homewards in company with two females, when "the Simpson" commenced some recitations in a very loud tone of voice, and his friend the countryman began to sing " Fill every glass, for wine inspires us," when a police constable of the B divi sion came up, and remonstrated with them on their conduct in a very civil manner, and declared that the whole neighbourhood would be, disturbed; whereupon the representative of " the Simpson" behaved in such a manner as would have shocked the original had he been present, and the constable was at length compelled to take them both to the station-house, notwithstanding Mr. Sears declared that he was the " Simpson of Vauxhall Gardens." However, at the station-house he declared that he was only a sham Simpson, and had merely taken the liberty of assuming that character. GREGORIE ordered them to be discharged on paying Is. each. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. LONDON MARKETS. (From the " London New Price Current" of yesterday.) SUGAR.-It appears that both the wholesale Grocers and Refiners are entirely out of stock, and the purchase for their immediate supply during the holydays has occa sioned more briskness in the demand for Sugar, which has been met freely by the importers ; the consequence is that the sales have extended to 3,500 hhds and trs. this week, and the fine qualities only, which are getting scarce, have supported the late currency; the inferior descrip tions have sold on rather lower terms : a large parcel of brown Demerara sold at 48s. In the Refined market this evening there is still a gocd deal of inquiry for the fine descriptions of crashed, and offers of 30s. Sd. continue to be made, but the Refiners refuse to sell under 30s. 6d., and some of them hold firmly for 319. ; the sales, there fore, have been to a more limited extent; the low descrip tions continue very scarce ; some parcels refined from Foreign Sugar in bond, for export, are o❑ show, for which 20s. a 31s. is demanded for low to fine quality crashed. MAURITIUS SUGAR.-There have been no public sales of Mauritius, and very few parcels have been sold by pri vate contract this week. EAST INDIA SUGAIL.—There is considerable interest excited as to the Bengal Sugars lately brought to market ; they are on an entire new principle of manufacture ; they are of fine colour, and of some considerable strength ; the yellow sell 21e. a 235. 6d. good to fine ; white, 255. 6d. a 340. 6d. ; Siam, fine yellow, 225. 6d. ; good strong white, 255. East India Sugars generally are more in quired after for home use, but the actual sales are still inconsiderable. FOREIGN SUGAR.—There are no sales of Foreign Sugar to report this week ; the offers are made for Brown Brazil, 20s. 6d., and for soft mid. yellow Havannah, 245. COFFEE.—Coffee continues neglected, and the sales this week are inconsiderable; St. Domingo of good old, quality, was taken in at public sale at 595. 651., and a small parcel has sinee been disposed of at 595. ; ord. brown Sumatra sold at 475. 6d. ; mixed brown Mocha, 71e. a 735. 6d. ; good fine ord. Jamaica, 84s. a 88s. There were no public or private sales of Coffee this day. Rum, BRANDY AHD HOLLANDS.—The demand for Rum continues considerable ; there is no alteration in the prices. Brandy is firm. In Geneva there is no variation. TALLOW.—The excitement in the Tallow trade con tinues excessive; various statements are sent to us on the probable supplies, but they are evidently written by per sons deeply interested for the fall of prices—an unnatural state of trade, that merchants should be interested in the fall of the prices of their imports. One of these statements has been sent with a very respectabl e name attac h e d to i t, vouching for its truth—we, therefore, insert the following extract :—" On the p a s sage t o L on d on, 2 2,000 cas k s, against 3,000 last year : shipments to Great Britain, in 1831, 125,022 casks-1832, 136,024 casks-1833, 151,804 casks." TALLOW AIARKET THIS EVENING. —It ie now ascer t tined that the large fleet sailed from Cronetadt on the 28th ult., with a fair wind, but have not since been heard of; though the dates from the lower ports are ten days later; the wind here continues westerly and stormy; the price of yellow candle to-night is 465. 6,1. Two defaulter, in the Tallow speculation for the fall of prices have this week been announced, but they are both inconsiderable. SALTPETRE.—The late sales are 14Ibs p,r cwt. refrac• tion, 325. 6d. and 1,964 bags at public sale, 9-4 refraction, 325. 6d. and 17 at 325. 241- and 264 at 31s. 6d. At the India House, 500 tons are declared for Feb. 11. RlCE.—There is no alteration in Mice ; the late sales are good white Bengal, 13s. 6d. ; Patna kind, 15s. 6d. and 16s. Sriczs.—There is no alteration in Spices this week. The prices of Nutmegs this day are reported 6 , 1. a lid. per lb. higher ; the best shops. being sold at 75.; light ungifted Sumatra Pepper, i❑ small parcels, 3ii. FRUIT.-Some inferior parcels of new Valentia Itaiains have been eold this week at 40a. and there being a brisk demand, considerable business has been done; some fine parcels also lately arrived have been taken off very frelq.' at 425. In Currants also there is more business doing. INDIGO.—There is no alteration in Indigo. TOBACCO.-The sales of Tobacco continue limited to small parcels to the trade. One cargo of Kentucky 16 however, reported to be sold. WOOL.—The sales of Wool hitherto have fully main tained the former prices, and for particular descriptions so advance of 5 to 7 per cent. has been obtained. COTTON.—The demand for Cotton is improving; the prices are a shade higher. The following are the sale• this week-2,900 Surat, very ord. to good, 41d. a 7d. ; 50 Bowed Georgia, good to fair, Bd. NITRATE OF SOD 4. —Sites of parcels in bond are re ported at 265. 6d. and 275. The arrivals here are 2,773 bags, and at Liverpool two cargoes; the latter are reported to be sold. Taa.—There is a great demand for Bobeas at Id. to per lb. premium, and for cothmbn Congous at Id. advance on sale pricer. The delivery has bee iiiimense since the sale. PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed, from the Returns made in the week ending the 171 h day 0 Dec., 1833, is Ds. 24d. per Hundred Weight, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the Importation' thereof into Great Britain. PltloEB OP HOPS.—Dec. 20. New Kent Packets (per cwt.) —5/ Os. 61. Os. to 61. lOs. Choice 11. Os. 81. Os to 91. Os. East Kant 7/. Os. 01. Os. to Si. Os. -,. 8/. 10s. 01. Os. to 111 Os. 51. Cs. 01. Os. to 51. 10s. ... 61. Os. 01. Os. to 61. 6s .111. 11s. 01. Os to 121. 12s. ,101 Os Ol. Os to 111. Os. Choice ..—...- New Sossex Pockets Superfine Ditto —,. Farnham (fine)... Ditto (seconds)—, PRICE OF OIL. Rape Oil, brown Refined 6 Linseed Oil 27 10 Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill, per thousand Rape Cake, per ton 5lO ' PRICE OF POTATOES.—Dec. 20. Shaws Middling --. Marsh Champions Scotch Reds Chats .31. Os. to 3/. 10s. per ton. .01. Os. to 21. ss. ditto. .4/. Os. to 4/. 10s. ditto. 31. 10s. to 4/. Os. ditto. .01. Os. to 2/, Os. ditto. WHITECHAeEL HAY MAKKEI.—Dec. it. Hay 4S:. Od. to 824. Od. I (lover S 2: Od. to 86g. Od. 6.. Od. to 275. Od. PRICES OF LEATHER. Per lb. d. to d. I Per lb. d. to d. Butts, Eng1i5h................ 14 25 English Horse Hides.. 14 19 Ditto, F0reign............... 13 21 Spanish Ditto .......,,,.... 17 26 Dressing Hide 5—......... 11' 15 Per dozen. Ditto —.. 14 16 Calf Skins— SO to 401 b. 13 21 Ditto, light Ditto ......... 40 to 601 b. 17 23 Ciop Hides, light_ 12 14 Ditto 70 to 901 b. 20 23 Ditto 40 to 5011 a. 13 16.1 Small Seals, Greenland 16 18 Ditto - _ 12 18 PRICE OF CANDLES. The price of Store Candles, in the retail shops, is as follows: — Candles, per doz. 78. Od. to Bs. Od. 1 Moulds, per dozen—.-9s. 6d PRICE OF TALLOV Town Tallow 48s. Od. Yellow Russia 48s. Od. White s. Od. Soap Ditto s. Od. netted Stuff w . 375. Od. Ditto Rough 21s. Od. , SOAP, &c. per 1121 b. Yellow 028. Od. Mottled 70i. Od. White 72s. Od. Graves ........—.—...,.........„ I4s• 0.1. Good Dregs ss. Od. • ET.—Dec. 20. Per Ton. s. d. Walls End Newmarch.... 16: 10 Ditto Northumberland,. 16 Walls End Riddell's 17 o Walls End Woodside... 15 6 Lambton's Primrose,,,... 17 9 Walls End Hetton 19 6 Walls End Lamhton 19 1 W. E. Russell's Hetton... 19 0 Dixon's Butterknowl...... 15 0 Walls End Adelaide..... 17 0 Walls - End Gordon...—. 17 0 W. E. 51u5grave..........—. 16 0 Walls End Tees —. 18 6 Howard'sNetherton Main 14 0 Hartley 15 0 Silkstone Field and C 0... 15 0 last market-day, 5. COAL MAR Per Ton. s. d. Adair's 15 6 Hebburn Main 15 6 Holywell Ord's Redhugh 14 0 Pontop Windsor 15 6 16 0 I'ownley l5 9 West Hartley WE. Bell, Robson, Et:Co. 17 0 W.E. Clarke and 15 0 Walls End Gosforth ..—..— 17 9 Walls End Heaton 17 0 Walls End Hilda 16 6 Walls End Hotspur— 16 0 Walls End Howden....—., 17 9 Walls End Killingworth 16 9 Ships arrived since COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEK. Per Quarter. Ashburn Basingstoke Bath . Bridgewater ........ Bristol Chesterfield Derby Doncaster Dorchester Exeter Gloucester Elungerford Leicester Romsey Shaftesbury Shepton Mallet Sherborne—. Taunton Yarmouth....,, Yeovil Per Bushel. Shrewsbury Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. 50 56 46 55 48 58 50 62 48 56 44 54 49 52 48 60 32 31 25 30 26 32 26 28 28 32 28 36 33 35 26 34 19 24 16 22 20 26 - 25 16 20 17 25 20 24 17 25 38 44 34 38 38 42 38 42 34 28 44 48 34 42 40 46 35 40 36 40 36 42 34 39 42 33 42 36 42 41 34 44 38 42 32 34 32 34 34 42 s. d. s. d. 00 00 48 56 44 54 4ti 58 - 53 36 56 56 62 28 28 25 30 22 29 16 20 17 24 15 29 - 24 17 30 18 22 23 36 25 29 25 26 30 24 28 24 28 26 33 26 30 s. d. s. cl. 3 6 4 0 46 54 50 54 48 50 46 51 48 54 s. d. s. d. 7 0 7 8 22 24 21 23 21 22 23 25 18 22 s. d. s. d. 40 58 MEETINGS OF CREDITORS AT THE COURT, BASINGHALL-STREET. (From the London Gazette.) ON MONDAY, DEC. 23. M. N. 11. Congreve, patent medicine proprietor, College-street, Chelsea DIVIDENDS. 11. _ . NV. Marsh and Co., bankers, Berners-street at 11 BIRTHS. On the 20th inst., in Guilford-street, Russell.square, the wife of Thomas Michael Cormack, Esq., of a daughter, still-born, On the 20th inst., in Dorset-square, the lady of James Foot, Esq., of a son. On the 18th inst., in Bedford-place, Russell-square, the lady of George Burnand, of a daughter. On the 19th inst., at Hatfield, Herts, the wife of the ReY. Benjamin Peile, of a daughter. On the 19th inst., at Hampstead, the lady of Edward Toiler; jun., Esq. of a son. On the 19th inst., at Lee, near Blackheath, the lady of 11. B; Cotgrave, Esq., of a son. On the 19th inst., in Montague.square, Mrs. Melva Wil son, of a daughter. On the 16th inst., at Ryevale, Kildare, the lady of Daniel P. Ryan, Esq., of a daughter. On the 12th inst., at Burgage Cottage, Wicklow, the lady of Lieut.. Colonel Henry Smith, of the Hon. East India Corn. pany's service, of a daughter. On the 15th inst., at Cambridge, the lady of George Fisher, Esq , of a son. On the 16th inst., at Parkstone, Mrs. Tulloch, of a daughter. On the 16th inst., at Axminster, Mrs. G. D. Evans, of a daughter. On the 17th inst., at Bowers Gifford Rectory, the lady of the Rev. J. Bluck, of a son. ) Great ' Wj • 11 4 rge AS, , & lilt of all : l e lame to Nefaction. TKE KEE. T AE LAN V „E ORII I , II A.TH'S ts , ,E OEOI iftE 8181 ) (k ATIPS L p b ‘IERAR r I ,IENDSI AMT PRGET P h E DRA MUS `IE CONI S 'OD'S C ti,, 1,,, , ENILI .1E NEN ~ The CI "UAL, T 01 the san BGe engra kt 2e. 6d. rhea co cl 1 14 an ticks, Peacocl Published Goldsra Illiblished ICearsle ter, i n t❑ Time's Court 1 l oping I The Bi (41 :ler des( STA W. H, l ';' l ,Dbility, riees for itiality ; the Bath Ditto .c very ' S .kerfine uitto Perfine Perfine Fl ee Blue uitto e , r y best V ery thic _offices itto Ditto Ditto k 'Per i 4 Perfine -4, perfine Ditto W . H. Sr FPerfine Lite 100 1 7,Perfine e very Ia Russi Alai a Inch i Ditto 40 Ditto 1 1 Inch 12 Ditto MARRIED. On the 19th inst., at St. James's Church, Westminster, Mr. Henry Smart, of Titchborne-street, to Charlotte Frederica. eldest daughter of John Power, Esq., M.D., late of Leicester.. place, St. James's. On the 3d inst., at Newton Solney, William Wilders, Esq., of Bladon Castle, Derbyshire, to Jane, second daughter of Abraham Hoskins, Esq., of Newton-park, in the same county. On the 17th inst., at Kincardine castle, Perthshire, Thomas Baker, Esq., of Wilton place, Belgrave-square, to Caroline. fourth daughter of the late James Johnston, Esq., of Kin. cardine. On the 19th inst., at St. Matthew's Church, Brixton, H. W. Taylor, Esq., of Crayford, Kent, to Louisa, youngest daughter of the late C. A. Edwards, Esq., of Wandsworth, Surrey. On the 20th inst., St. Andrew's, Holborn, Thomas Haggitt, Esq., of Great James's-street, Bedford-row, younger son of the Rev. John Haggitt, of Denham, Bucks, to Thomasine, second daughter of the late C. A. Edwards, Esq., of Wandsworth. On the 15th inst., at Scarborough, Mr. Joseph Lonsdale Hopwood, pipe manufacturer, to Christiana Elizabeth Cowley, :daughter of the late Mr. William Cowley, of Dover, Kent, and granddaughter to the late Captain Moore, of Scarborough. On the 12th inst., Mr. Samuel Booth, of Huddersfield, sur geon, to Fanny, youngest daughter of Mr. M. Webb, of that place, merchant. On the 11th inst., at Knaresborough, Richard Foss, Esq., of Dublin, merchant, to Frances Susannah, second daughter of the late John Blesard, Esq., of Bradford, and niece to Dr. Simpson, of Knaresborough. DIED. On the 18th inst., at Clapham-rise, Surrey, James White, Esq., formerly of Lincoln's Inn, in his 79th year. On the 18th inst., at Wisbech, Jonathan Peckover, in his 79th year. On the 16th inst., in his 90th year, the Rev. Charles Norris. Prebendary of Canterbury, and rector of Fakenham and Ayl sham, in Norfolk. He was formerly a Fellow of Trinity Col lege, Cambridge. On the 19th inst., Mr. John Clarkson. of Powell-street, Nor thampton-square, aged 83. On the 19th inst., in the Inner Temple, London, Mrs. Ri chards, relict of the late Thomas Richards, formerly of Ket tering, Northamptonshire, Esq., in her 80th year. dau O g n ht t e h r e u l f Bt t h he il l i a st te , p a e t t ßrighton, ,aageqd.,46o,f Southampton, l‘laryA nri and formerly I s T c c ; formerly of the island of Jamaica. On the 19th inst., at Esher, Surrey, Mary, wife of Jo hn Hot. royd, Esq., in her 66th year. On the 14th inst., Elizabeth, the wife of Mr. J ohn Arrow. smith, of Cirencester-place, Portland-ro ad. On the 19th inst., in Dean's-place. South Lambeth, Ed mun d, fifth son of Thomas Luther Lechm ere, Es q . On the 14th inst., at Ivy Cottag e, Westo n -road, Bath, in his 77th year, Mr. Thurston. On the 16th inst., i n the Old Kent.road, M ar th a , w id ow o f the late William Burgin, of Castle-street, Leicester.square. in her 76th year. In November, at Oporto, of the cholera, Captain Felton Neville Hutchinson, late of the 68th Regiment of Foot, of his Majesty's service, and only brother to Miss Amy Albertina Hutchinson, of Upper Montague -street. PAINTED AND PUBLIYIILD By MU RDO YOUNG, ATTU* SUN OFFICE, 11'2, STRAND. i ONDC sons wi :, withm lee, may 'a annually agreed up( The Bank 'ttl Ten Pol Two per 111 be grant, witbdrawi S Deposit t;!ement. No interes Ilt account. beposit R 'nuts ; Che 4 Deposit 7rtof, is wi ' the Bank parties ref i the Ba ited, or ' , lnce. Persons cv United I 4ts of the Allotment !' , :t have E !II be can , 'MI of Jan lotted to s The Din Peeing till Inch ,Ditto naissia Ditto Ditto Ditto Long F Long Russia Ditto Russia Ditto Bank coun Desks Ekon]