The Sun. — London, England, 1830-03-22 00:00:00

1820 1821 1822 1823..._ 1824 Fiveyears' Average' 55 5 29 0 21 3 32 7 1823.....! 1826...... 18 `X7...... 1828 ..... 1829....... 66 6 56 11 56 9 60 5 66 3 38 10 33 4 36 6 32 10 32 6 2b 11 '25 11 27 4 22 6 22 9 41 0 39 11 39 0 34 2 3% 10 23 4 rive yearal Average 61 4 34 9 24 8 i 37 9 EXCISE DUTIES. 41 6 42 11 47 7 38 4 36 8 41 4 situa- under- :ire to itry in , pur he Oki tunes ; he ac histo- of the stances by the f the tree• of ling to and arried. ed the moved roperty to re iunt of . The is reso- mind of inotker JT.-•-•• voted amittee held on s of 80 he last 33 0 44 0 46 2 47 7 40 6 36 8 42 11 C orn WILLIAM JACOB, Comptroller of Corn Returns. iiePartment, Board of Trade, March 13, 1830. Return of the Amount of the Duties of Excise paid into the Exchequer, in the Eight Weeks commencing from the sth January, 1830 ; also a similar Return of such Duties, so paid into the Exchequer, in the Eight Weeks commencing sth January, 1829. The Amount of the Duties of Excise paid into the Exchequer, in the Eight Weeks com mencing from sth January, 1830 £1,430,868 1 2 The Amount of the Duties of Excise paid into the Exchequer, in the Eight Weeks com mencing from sth January, 1829 £1;770483 13 0 GEORGE R. DAWSON. Whitehall, Treasury Chambers, March 6, 1830. TOBACCO DUTY. For the baneful effects of the present enormous duty on the first cost of Tobacco, see the Tenth Report r.f the Com missioners for inquiring into the Revenue arising in Ireland, Pages 20, 21, 23, 279, 280, 286, 287, 293, 291, 295, 302, 306, 309, 316, 321, 325, 328, 331, to 382. In page 295 it is stated, that seventy cargoes of Tobacco, containing at a very low estimate 3,640,0001b5. were as certained to have been smuggled in between Waterford and the Giant's Causeway only ; while at the North-West of the Causeway, at Tiellen Heath, nearly 1,000,0001b5. is stated to have been landed in one year, besides 750,0001b5. at Port Kinnagoe, making together the enormous quantity of 5,390,0001b5. ; in addition to which the Report states, that large quantities were landed on other parts of the coast. ENGLAND AND WALES. The number of lbs. weight of Tobacco upon which Duty was paid up in the following years, as per Returns made to Parliament :- 1910 1811 lbs. Population ten millions. 1812 Paid two shillings per pound duty on 41 , 616 ,693 1820 1821 Population twelve millions. lbs. 1822 Paid four shillings per pound duty on 33,661,167 When the legal consumption, in the ratio of the popula tion of the former period, ought to have been fifty millon pounds. In 1825 the duty was reduced to three shillings per lb., since which the Returns made to Parliament show a great increase in the consumption of duty-paid Tobacco. 1827 lbs. 1828 Duty paid three shillings per pound on 39,207,303 1829 Though the smuggling of Tobacco into Great Britain is not so apparent as into Ireland, yet it is very considerable, forming a large part of the cargo of every smuggling vessel, and is the chief support of the illicit trade carried on with this country, whilst it serves to cover the risk of smuggling less valuable articles; the general mode of importing it is not so open, but a greater or less quantity is brought in every vessel from Ireland, America, and Holland, and it has been found concealed in packages of every description of merchandise. There is no law which prevents Tobacco, the growth of Ireland, from being imported into any part of the United Kingdom, duty free. Joint Stock Companies are formed in New York, Balti more, New Orleans, and other Ports in America, for ma nufacturing Tobacco and Snuff, fur illicit importation into Great Britain and Ireland. Years ending bth Jan. of the Bator yetter et, the Jed by of the being .ceived retary, which n hour turday if the ded at ith the Satur 'oreign ner on ens, to 14, the Earquis itscount Asit- rwards rty at took I. The '6 ; of Of which ht, for of St. In the Jesus. Land- LET h this strike he re— I noir, wesent ~ The The onable Bazaar with the acters. v that ghtrr's Hy de- s will Teunto hereto— Lmees- elicve t Roe magni- JESTY, ppear eatree. of th• is life, it rival Lord ughter onicle. Brest- Iwo to MOND Years ended. PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. Wheat.' Per Qr. s. d. 65 10 5t 5 43 3 51 0 62 0 CORN AVERAGES. Barley. Oats. Per Qr. s. d. 32 10 25 3 21 3 30 7 35 3 Per Qr. s. d. 23 6 Is 11 17 7 22 3 21 1 Per Qr. a. d. 40 9 31 1 20 3 30 11 40 2 Beans. Per Qr. s. d. 32 0 SO 0 23 9 32 1 38 10 An Account of the Average Prices of Corn per Quarter, in England and Wales, for Ten Years, ending Decem ber 1829, in periods of Five Years ; and showing the Price of each Year. Pease. Per Qr. s. d. 44 6 31 9 25 7 33 11 39 5 IRELAND. 1796 Population four millions. 1797 Consumption of duty-paid Tobacco. lbs. GR See Seventh Report of the Commis- 21 , 043 , 477 17— siorers of Revenue Enquiry. 1819 Population four and a half millions. lbs. 1811 Consumption of duty-paid Tobacco. 31,642,332 181* See page 295 of the Tenth Report. 18148 Population seven millions. lbs. 1819 Consumption of duty-paid Tobacco. 13.913,255 1820 See page 295 of the Tenth Report. • The four years ending 1823, duty 4s. per lbs. lb. See p. 332 of the Tenth Report. Aver- 2,003,344 age quantity on which duty was paid per ann. The three years ending 10th Oct., 1829, lbs. duty 3s. per lb. Average quantity upon 4,073,353 which duty was paid per annum Being an excess of 1,080,0091b5. in favour of the lower duty. The above will shew that in three years ending sth of January, 1812, Ireland did pay duty on 31,642,3321b5. of Tobacco, when the population was only four millions and a half; it will also shew that in three years ending 10th October, 1829, with a population of seven millions, they did not pay duty on more than • 12,220,0601b5. : whereas the increased consumption, in the ratio of the in creased population, ought to have beets f49,221,4051b5. A very large quantity of Tobacco, during the last three years, has been grown in Ireland, though it is said that only 1,200 hhds. were saved last year, and taking the average weight of a hhd. at 1,400 lbs. the quantity thus admitted to have been brought into consumption, amounted to 1,680,000 lbs. ; the duty upon which, if charged at 3s. per lb. amounting to 252,0001. would have been brought into the revenue, but of which it was deprived ; and it is calculated that the crop this year, if the weather should be favourable for its culture, will produce more than 5,000,000 lbs., the duty upon which, amounting to 750,0001., will in such case be lost to the revenue, (and go into the pockets of the grower and smuggling manu facturer), if suffered to pass uncharged. • Duty-paid consumption in three years was only on 12,220,060 lbs. at :is. per lb. for which the revenue received 1,833,009/. Os. 6d. t Whereas if the above inference be a fair one, and the whole of the consumption in Ireland h a d d u t y pa id t h ereon, i t oug h t to have been (for three years) on 49,V20,405 lbs. which, at only 9d. per lb., Would bring into the revenue a larger sum, namely 1,&15,902/. aye. 9d. LIMERICK ASSIZES. CAPITAL CONVICTION OF A WHOLE FAMILY FOR MURDER. - On Monday Judge BLACKBURNE was occupied from twelve o'clock at noon to eight o'clock at night, in the trial of John Murphy, Laurence Lynch, John Dunworth, Margaret Murphy, Mary Murphy, and Honora Mur phy, for the wilful murder of Walter Burke, at Ballina hinck, in this county, on the night of the 12th of April, 1629. The circumstances of this atrocious case appeared fully in evidence at the last Summer Assizes ; and on that occasion James Murphy, son of John Murphy, one of the prisoners, was tried before Judge Torrens, found guilty, and executed for the murder of Timothy Neill, one of the keepers on his father's property. On this occasion fresh evidence was procured in the per son of Margaret Heffernan, and the prisoners above named were convicted of the murder of Walter Burke, the second keeper, on the same night with his companion Neill. The principal witness, Margaret Heffernan, who slept in the prisoner's house that night, was sworn not to divulge what she might see. After hearing the evidence and a most impartial charge from - the Learned Judge, the Jury retired. The prisoners, including the father, mother, and two daughters, and two very clever, well-dressed young men, fell on their knees in the dock, to implore the Divine mercy. The Jury returned in a quarter of an hour and gave their verdict—Guilty of the actual murder against John Dunworth, Laurence Lynch, and Mary Murphy, the eldest daughter; Guilty of the conspiracy to murder against John Murphy, Margaret Murphy, and Honora Murphy, father, mother, and younger daughter. His Lordship passed sentence of death, execution, and dl3 'ection, against the first three, for Wednesday, the 17th of March ; and sentence of death against the other three also, but without naming any day. The judgment of the Court elicited the loudest lamen tations, and the criminals were removed under a strong guard t° Minty gaol, by torc h l i ght, bewa i l i ng t h tir late in the most.pitiful cries. His Lordship 4 ,„ uon . g tOf t In any lope whatever of merry. TRIAL OF COMMANDER RUSSELL AND DI It. HODGES. A Court Martial assembled on Thursday, on board his Majesty's ship Victory (flag-ship), in Portsmouth harbour, which, by adjournment, con tinued the following day, to try Commander Rus sell, and Mr. Richard Hodges, master, of the Wolf, for their conduct on the occasion of that sloop get ting on shore at the back of the Isle of Wight, on the night of the 10th instant. The Court con sisted of the following Members : Captain John Hayes, C.B. President; Captain Hon. George Elliot, Captain Charles Napier, C. 8., Captain Right Honourable Lord William Paget, M.P., Commander John Hindmarsh.—Moses Gree tham, Esq. Judge Advocate. The usual preliminary proceedings having been gone through, the Judge Advocate read the follow ing official letter from Captain Russel to Admiral the Honourable Sir Robert Stopford, in which arc detailed the circumstances out of which this inquiry was instituted:— • " His Majesty's ship Wolf, Portsmouth Harbour, " March 13, 1830. " SIA,—I beg leave to state, for the information of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that on the 9th instant his Majesty's sloop wo/j; under my command, entered the English Channel, in her passage from Tangiers to Portsmouth; the wind blowing hard from N. to N.W. prevented my making any part of the English coast until the ship got as high up as Portland, the lights of which were seen at six p.m. on the 10th ; at eight p.m. bore up, E. by N. intending to run through the Needles passage, Portland Lights then bearing N.W. by W. five leagues by estimation. I continued steering for the Needles until 11 20 p.m. when the master stated to me that it was best to haul off for the night, as it was too hazy to run any longer, being then only four miles off by account. I immediately hauled up, and trimmed sails on the starboard tack, stand ing out to the Southward; at 11 30 p.m. the ship struck; clewed up the sails, and fired guns of distress; came on board several pilots, who stated the ship was od shore at Brook, at the back of the Isle of 'tik ight, having been set to the Southward and Eastward by the flood tide, which, according to the information of the pilots, bad been running much stronger than it generally does. On the 11th, at 4 p m., I had the assistance of the Galatea, Camelion, and three cutters ; and at 11 30 on the 12th succeeded in heaving the ship off, with the loss of her masts, rudder, guns, and stores thrown overboard to lighten the ship, when she was towed into Portsmouth harbour, by the Carron steam vessel, and secured alongside the sheer hulk. " I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient humble Servant, " ROBERT RUSSELL, Commander. " Admiral Sir Robert Stopford, K. C, B." The Court then proceeded to call witnesses. Lieutenant Richard Rogers, First Lieutenant of the IVo(f, called in and sworn :—Do you know what was the situation of the Wolf on the 10111 of March, at 8 p.m. ?—Yes; the Portland lights were a little before the beam, I think, N. by W. about three or four leagues distant. I quitted the deck just before ten o'clock ; I had charge of her until half-past ten; but the Captain wishing me to be up in the morning, I went below. At the time I left the deck the ship was not in soundings with the hand lead. The lead was not hove after eight o'clock to my knowledge. Was on deck before the ship was fixed on the rock. The instant the ship struck I went cn deck; she had not struck a second time before I was on deck. When I came on deck the ship's head was S.E. by S.; she was then under topsails; the yards were braced upon the star board tack. I set to the course as soon as I came on deck, and she came up S. and by W.; she was then striking, but floated in less than two minutes afterwards ; she went off and gathered way ; to the best of my knowledge, when she gathered way the wind was about west—about a point free; in about a minute and thirty seconds, I should suppose, she struck again; the mainsail was hauld aft, and the yards backed ; she struck upon the outer reef. We lost sight of Portland lights at half-past eight o'clock; the revolving light showed very plain ; the weather was not thick before ten o'clock; I had no orders to get a cast of the deep-sea lead. Captain Russell and the master, Mr. Hodges, were on deck when I got there. Her head came on shore after she struck, from the yards being backed. Did not see the land before the yards were backed.—Q. Why did you back the yards, as you stated her head came to .S. by W. which was off shore ? A. I was ordered to back the yards by Captain Russell, against my my own opinion and the master's. When we found the ship did not come off we furled the sails, commenced lighteningand starting water ; the masts were not cut away until next day ; we had the stream anchor out, backed by a kedge ; she did not move at all. After the topsails were backed she paid round off her keel, she went nothing a-head. She struck twenty minutes after eleven o'clock, I believe. Mr. Hodges, the master, asked—You said just now the yards were backed against your opinion and the master's; did you not then hear me earnestly entreat that sail might be kept on the ship and not backed, when she would get off ?—Yes ; and it was against my opinion and master's that the yards were backed.—What did I say upon the occasion ? I cannot answer that question; from the noise on deck I could not hear it.—Do you not recollect my saying " for Heaven's sake keep sail on the ship ?" Something of the kind. Commander Russell asked—Was that before er after she struck the second time ?—After. By Mr. Hodges—Did I request Captain Russell to fill the yards and keep sail on the ship, and did he not instantly comply ?—Y es. In answer to a question by the Court, witness said Captain Russell took charge of the deck when he left it, at half-past nine. I acquainted the mas ter the Captain had done so; I was to keep the master's watch. Captain Russell asked—Did you ask me if I had any; objection for the master and yourself to exchange watches, and what was my answer ?—Yes ; Captain Russell said, I have no objection, I will look out. Capt. George Hayes, R.N. called in and sworn- When you commanded the Wolf, were you in pos session of an order that no ship of war should pass through the Needles after dark ?—I do not recollect ever having such an order. Could not recollect precisely the situation of the Wolf on the 10th of March, at eight p.m.; the Wolf bore up for the Needles about half-past seven; to the best of his judgment he should think that for the last half hour before the struck she might have been about seven or eight miles from the Needles; he quitted the deck about eleven o'clock; the lead was not going at any time previously to his doing so; when he quitted the deck the Wolf was certainly nearing for the Needles; saw no light on shore in that direc tion ; there was a fresh breeze when he quitted the deck ; the weather was very thick ; the wind about W.S.W. He should think the Wolf was going about nine knots; Captain Russell and the master were on the fore castle looking out ; when he quitted the deck, the ship's head by the compass was between East and by North, and East North East; at that time he should not expect to see the land more than half a mile; does not know that the lead was hove after striking soundings of the channel until after the ship had struck; was on deck 20 minutes, he supposed, before he quitted at eleven o'clock, and was con fident that during that time the lead was not hove; there was no leadsman in the chains to his know ledge; did not suggest to Captain Russell the pro priety of getting a cast of the head; he certainly did observe that the weather was very thick to attempt the needles; Captain Russell remarked that they would run on and endeavour to make the land, and if not, haul off in time, and place the ship under easy sail to go into St. Helen's in the morn ing. The ship ran, he should think, after this ob servation, two hours or upwards. When he went below he thinks Capt. Russell and the master were on the forecastle.—Do you not remember to have heard orders given that one if not both leads should be at hand, and in readiness for use, although you may not recollect them,to have been made use of ? Those were the general orders of the ship during F the time that I commanded her, and I recollect Captain Russell telling me he had given the first Lieutenant Rogers directions, thai every order that had been issued by me were to be considered in full force and strictly obeyed as though he had given them, until he saw it necessary to countermand them ; the lead was certainly not hove awing the time I have mentioned ; I am not aware of the pe riod of taking a departure from the Portland lights; I set them myself at about 20 mint es past 6 ; between that period and eleven o'clock, I might have been on deck seven or eight times. From the ge neral orders of the ship I had given, the officers of the watch had full power to do any thing to avoid danger, making me acquainted after it w as ' don e; but were we coming into soundings, I should then consider that neither the master or officers of the watch should try for soundings without my permis sion. The master (Mr. Hodges) sailed with me three years in the Wolf, and a short period before, I think, in the Daring. He was generally careful in making the land and attending to the lead. To the best of my judgment, the ship struck the first time about 20 minutes before midnight. The ship was rounding to at the time ; her head when I came on deck was about S.E. by S. About 20 minutes elapsed between her first striking and her getting fixed on the rock. After she first struck, she cer tainly went no course a-head. 1 do not think the ship's head ever went higher with her sails full than S.L. and S.; he should think the ship was looking along the shore when she first struck. Mr. Frederick Griffin, midshipman, Thomas Hunt, quarter-master, and William Bradley, seaman, were severally called ; they corroborated the pre ceding evidence. Captain • Russell being then called on for his de fence, stated that he was not aware of any prohibi tion to attempt the Needles passage in the night. That as soon as he was informed by the master that he considered the ship had run a sufficient distance, and that he thought it prudent to stand off till the morning, he gave immediate orders for that purpose, and it was in the act of rounding the ship to, she took the ground. That it would be proved that the unusual easterly set of the current could not have been fairly calculated upon by persons coming from abroad. That the reason the hand lead was not used, was the impossibility of reaching the bottom at the rate they were going. The defence of Mr. Hodges, the master, was then read by his professional adviser, T. A. Minchin, Esq. He attributed the accident to the flood-tide having for several days before run much stronger and longer than usual, of which he could pot be aware ; that it was much beyond what he then cal culated upon-; that it had entirely thrown the ship out of the course he intended and thought her to be in. Vv John Long, a pilot, in behalf of the defence, was called in and sworn. He deposed that the tide and easterly set, occasioned by a heavy westerly swell, was unusually strong ; and that had he been coming to England from abroad, he should not have been aware of such an unusual set; did not think there was any impropriety in ►he ship running for the Needles passage, after having had so good a sight of the Portland Lights; were he in a vessel, leaving the Portland Lights, bearing N.W. by W., distance five leagues, he should, in thick weather, run 13 miles towards the Needles point. The Court was then cleared, and agreed that his Majesty's said sloop was run ashore at the hack of the Isle of Wight, on the night of the 16th of March inst., by the inattention and neglect of the said Robert Russell, Esq., her Commander, and of Mr. Richard Hodges, her Master, by not making a pro per alloWance for the flood-tide, and by disobeying the standing orders stated in the general printed in structions, at page 87 ; that on all occasions when a ship is in pilot water, or in the neighbourhood of land, of rocks, and of shoals, the Captain is to take particular care that the lead be kept constantly going whether the Pilot or Master think it necessary or not; and at page 107, that the Master is to be al ways attentive to the manner in which she is con ducted, and to see the lead carefully hove, and cloth therefore adjudge the said Commander, Robert Russell, Esq., to be dismissed his Majesty's service, and the said Mr. Richard Hodges, to be severely reprimanded, and placed at the bottom of the list of Masters of the Navy.—Hampshire Telegraph. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 20.—Arrived, yesterday, the Onyx, of 10 guns, from Maranham, Para, Trini dad, and Barbadoes. She sailed from the latter island on the 17th February. She brings nn news. The Blossom, surveying ship, Captain Owen, was gone to Jamaica; the Mersey, 26, Captain Cour tenay, was at Trinidad; and the Hyacinth, 18, Captain Jackson, at Barbadoes, waiting for Admiral Fleming, who was daily expected in the Barham. The Bishop of Barbadoes, and the Archdeacon of Antigua, were visiting all the stations in their diocese, in the Mersey. Vice-Admiral Sir Pulteney Malcolm arrived at Napoli d► Romania, on the 9th of February, in the Asia, 84. On his way down to Malta, the Rifle man, Rapid, Favourite, and Philomel, were in com pany. The Mediterranean squadron will be reduced very considerably immediately the Russians leave that station. A letter from Constantinople, of the 10th of Fe bruary, states—" That Halil Pacha has offered a cession of territory to Nicholas, instead of the in demnities of war secured to Russia by the stipula tions of the Adrianople treaty, but that the Em peror having declared to his allies that Russia did not make war to extend her territory, had addressed a diplomatic note to all the European Powers, requesting their advice previous to taking any de. cided step ►n this matter. It mentions also, that a Russian courier had brought fresh instructions to Count Orloff, who was on the point of departure, but who will now remain at Constantinople to ne gotiate with the Porte the execution of the treaty of Adrianople. The money is said to be ready for the second payment of the indemnity, which only waits the arrival of the discharges from the Russian head-quarters, and when their second payment is made, the Russians will evacuate Bourgas, and tl►e whole line of the Balkan. It is generally believed here that the Porte will endeavour to hasten the payment of the ten millions of ducats due as the war indemnity, and that if any early payment on this account should take place, the occupation of Mol davia and Wallachia would be limited to eighteen months, instead of ten years. " The boundaries of Greece are determined as follow :—The line of demarcation commences from the mouth of the Aspropcadamos, ascending that river to the top of the Lake Arghela-Castro, tra versing the Lake, as well as those of Noachron and Sawravitza, it will extend to Mount Artolino, from which it will be directed to Mount Athos, the valley of Caloon, and by Mount CEta to the Gulph of Zeituni, until it reaches the Mount of the Super chios. The whole island of Negropont and that of Sohino, together with the Cyclades, will belong to Greece. The Protocol provides, that the Govern ment of Greece shall be monarchical and hereditary, according to the principle of primogeniture; the Regent will take the title of Sovereign Prince. Those limits will give as much dissatisfaction to the Greeks as the title of Sovereign Prince has, it is said, given to Prince Leopold of Coburg. Remon strances on the part of the Greeks are expected, but they will not be heeded. The principle of the three Powers had been to declare as independent that portion only of the population of Greeks who had actually established their freedom. The island of Negropont should, under that principle, have continued under the Government of the Porte. " On the night of the 7th the Sultan was blessed by the birth of a second son, who has been named Abdal Aziz. " The first distribution of prizes in the College of the Franks, recently established at Smyrna, took place the end of January, in the presence of a nume rous audience, and under the Presidency of Arch bishop Cordelli, who was accompanied by the Con isuls of France and Great Britain. ' .We learn from Brest that the armaments there are proceeding - with unexampled activity ; 20 vessels have already been fitted out, and sailors con tinue to arrive from all parts. Letters from Mar seilles of the 4th inst. state that at Leghorn the Government has published a notice, that an official communication has been received from the French Government, announcing that the armaments in preparation are destined against Algiers, Tunis, and 'Tripoli. His Majesty's ship Ariadne, 28, Capt. Rennie, sailed on Saturday from Plymouth, for the coast of Africa, having on board Mr. Rendall, the Lieute nant-Governor for the British posts on the River Gambia, and Mr. Jeffcott, the Chief Justice, for Sierra Leone. _ The Vigilant ketch, 10, Lieutenant R. Loney' and the Leveret brig, Lieutenant Worth, sailed on Saturday from Plymouth, on a cruise to the West ward. His Majesty's ship Druid, 46, Captain Hamilton, C. 8., went from Hamoaze to the Sound on Satur day, and was paid two months advance on Monday. The Badger, 10, Commander R. F. Rowley, put into Falmouth on Thursday se'nnight, wind-bound, on her way to the Mauritius, and sailed again on Saturday. The Heron, 18, Commander Burney, was paid off on Tuesday. The Camelion, 10, is ordered to be paid off, and laid up in orlinary at this port. The Wolf, 18, is ordered to be taken into dock, and brought forward for re-commission. The Echo steam-vessel, Lieut. Bissett, is ordered .to Falmouth from this port, to take the next mail to Malta, and the second mail to India, via Alexan dria and the Red Sea. She will proceed tomor row (Sunday). The Scylla, 18, Commander Hindmarsh, is fitting fur the Mediterranean station. The Dartmouth was paid off at Chatham on Mon day last. On Wednesday sailed the Highflyer cutter for Newhaven; yesterday the Snipe cutter on a cruise. The Arrow cutter arrived to-day from a cruise. At Spithead—Galatea, in the harbour—Victory, Royal George, Ganges, North Star, Wolf, Came lion, Scylla, Onyx. The Sir Charles Forbes is at Spithead, on her way to Van Dieman's Land, with male convicts. She has 40 on board, and will take the remainder in at Plymouth. They are under the charge of Mr. Petre, surgeon, with an escort of the 17th and 39th regiments, under the command of Captain Romney, of the 17th Regiment. Captain the Hon. G. Elliot has suggested a mode of connecting cables by means of an iron shackle, in stead of splicing them together according to the ex isting practice. His plan is to turn the end of the cable into an eye, through which a bolt and a shackle are to pass. The object which this zealous officer considers will be gained by it, is additional facility and dispatch in clearing hawse, or under any cir cumstances where separation is desired. The same principle might apply to attaching the cable to the anchor. An experiment will be made in the early part of the ensuing week, in this dock-yard, to try the relative security of this mode, and that obtained by the present practice. —Hampshire Telegraph. DEVONPORT, MARCH 20.—Admiral Sir Thomas Foley will succeed Admiral the Hon. Sir Robert Stopford, as Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth. Captain Hyde Parker, it is reported, will be Flag Captain at Portsmouth. We have to announce the death of Admiral Sir Edmund Nagle, K.C.8., Equerry to his Majesty, aged 73. He was made Captain in 1783, Rear- Admiral in 1805, Vice-Admiral in 1810, and Ad miral of the Blue in 1819. The last command he held was at Leith, about 1807. Sir Edmund was distiguished for his brave and zealous conduct when in the command of the Artois, and received the honour of Knighthood for the capture of a French frigate of very superior force, we believe the Revolutionnaire. Sir Edmund had long enjoyed the favour of his Sovereign, and was remarkable for his abundant good humour and kindness to every one. He was made K.C.B. January, 1815. Captain R. Curry, 1802, of Stoke, is mentioned as likely to have the appointment of Flag Captain to Admiral Sir Manley Dixon, on his assuming the command at this port. Lieut. Charles M. Mathison, vice Hallkett, and Mr. John Barber, Purser, vice Penfrase, are ap pointed to the Scylla, Mr. James Underwood, Master, to the Curlew. Lieutenant Thomas Lyell (1824) is appointed Flag-Lieutenant to Admiral Earl Northesk, G.C.8., vice Lieut. Hope, promoted. Remaining in Hamoaze—St. Vincent, Kent, Blanche, and Goldfinch and Nightingale packets. In Barnpool—Undaunted. In the Sound—Britomart and Leveret. In Catwater—lsabella, Brazilian.—Devonport Telegraph. LITERATURE. ANGELO'S REMINISCENCES, Vox.. 11. LONDON, 1830. The same liveliness, and amusing mixture o anecdote and character, that graced the former volume of this publication, abounds also in the present. Few professional people have been better known in their time than the elder and younger Angelo, (it is the younger who is the author of this work) —they lived much about town, were patronized by the most eminent among the aristocracy and commonalty, and bore high characters for their activity, talent, and gentlemanly companionable qualities. Of course the recollections of such men must teem with interest ; and Mr. Angelo accordingly not only details the most varied and entertaining anecdotes that amused the town from time to time within the period of his personal experience, but those also which he derived from hearsay from his father. The volume, therefore, is full of amuse ment, and will be devoured doubtless by a large portion of readers. We append an anec dote ; it is very diverting " Among nature's caricatures (and many lament that this harmless work of the goddess is no longer extant) was Mr. Cuzzans, a gentleman well known in London, of small but independent fortune. He volunteered sundry ludicrous hardships ; he encountered many farcical pains to gratify his dry humour with an internal smile; for while his own muscles were immoveable, he extorted bursts of laughter by his eccentricity. "Among the absolute facts recorded of him, it is notori ous that he slept every night throughout a whole week, in the month of May, on Primrose-hill, to enjoy the open air ; and was afterwards, from whim, without necessity, a most conscientious Waterman to the hackney-coach horses, and then a faithful waiter to a publican. He was six months in a silent mood, during which time he was never known to exchange a syllable with his most intimate friends ; but carried a slate before him, to write answers to any questions that might be put to him. This mode of conversation, if more generally known, might perhaps be adopted by some deep oratorical politicians, who might find it convenient, now and then for the sake of consistency, to rub out one assertion before they contrived to broach another. " Sometimes he would stalk about with an enormous cocked hat, large paper ruffles, a jack chain round his neck, a sword by his side, and his head shaved; while thus accoutred, h e o b serve d a no ti c e over a shopkeeper's w indow, sig n if y i ng that he bored ladies' ears;' he s talked into_ th e s h op , t h e man was f r i g ht ene d, and jumped over the counter. Mr. Cuzzans jumped after him, the shopkeeper squatted down, tumbling on a low stool, and he sat frowning on a high chair beside him. He took two oyster-shells from his pocket, which contained a quantity of salt. " ' Friend,' says he, ' take a pinch of snuff directly ; let it be a large one.' The terrified shopkeeper obeyed, and crammed his nostrils with a handful of bay salt, in stead of powdered tobacco. Says Cuzzans, If you sneeze, God bless you ; but if ever I hear of your boring ladies' ears again, damme if I do not make you take a pound of this every morning.' He marched majestically out of the shop, and as the man instantly took down his board, he ,never repeated his visit. " I want a new dress,' says Cuzzans to a tailor. Yes, your honour,' says Snip, measure you directly.' " Put up your measure,' says Cuzzans, and pull out your shears; cut the skirts of my coat into stripes, and sew them on my waistcoat, breeches, and stockings.' When the tailor had finish d his job, and the customer was equipped, he proceeded to Charing-cross, and was shaved, before a crowd of admirers, under King Charles on horseback. During a severe frost he went to a coffee-room at Bath, dressed in a complete suit of nanke: n, ordered a decanter of cold water, which he ed over his head, over his clothes, and into his shoes. He then called for a cup of coffee, eggs, and spinage, the - Philadelphia Mer cury, two pipes, half a lemon, and Welch rabbit. The frequenters of the house, pave and worthy citizens of Bath, were astonished. Bring me,' says he to the landlord, for he would suffer no one but the landlord to wait upon bins, ' bring me the boot-jack, for I want to pull off my shoes; and thank you, Sir, for the Bible, a pint of vinegar, a paper of pins, and some barley-sugar.' The landlord grinned, and stood still. Gentlemen,' says Cuzzans, addressing the company with great empha-is, ' 1 ask this man very civilly for the boot-jack, a pint of vine gar, a paper of pins, and some barley sugar, and the booby laughs at me; but I may be hasty; the things I demand, though common in Wiltshire, may not have penetrated into this country. Let him bring me,' (and he sat down very coolly) ' let him bring me, after I am in bed, a dish of fried mile-stones, with a warming-pan, cold without sugar, and I shall be satisfied.' He then opened Isis port manteau, which he had brought under his arm, put on six shirts over his suit of nankeen, bowed with great dig nity to the company, ordered his bed to be sprinkled with saw-dust, and took his leave for the night." ROBBERY AT LINCOLN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. am not aware that any authentic account of the late daring and vexatious robbery at the Saracen's Head Inn, Lincoln, has appeared in your Journal; and as the affair, from its peculiar circumstances and magni tude, is one of deep interest and importance to the whole community of commercial travellers, the following par ticulars may not be unworthy the attention of your nu merous readers of that class. On the morning of Thursday the lith ult. I left Hull by the first packet, and arrived at Barton Waterside about eight o'clock, with all my luggage, which was safely con veyed to the inn there. About half-past ten I left for Brigg, having myself (after the horse was in the gig) placed every package therein, and locked them up—the opening being concealed. At Brigg I only stopped to bait, and nothing whatever was taken out of my gig. From thence I drove (without stopping at Spi tal Inn or else• where) to the Saracen's Head, Lincoln, which I reached about six p. en. and immediately sent up to my bed room every article of my luggage except the driving box. The boots and chambermaid both assisted, and I saw them all wifely deposited. The robbery, it is most probable, was committed before I retired, when having occasion only for my linen portmanteau I took no notice of the rest of my luggage, and therefore did not discover till after seven the next morning that my valuable case of gold watches bad been stolen from the room. I instantly gave the alarm ; the servants were closely questioned, but nothing was eli cited that fixed suspicion upon them. The package miss ing was one of three of a similar description, and for the satisfaction of Air. Stephenson, the landlord, as well as to substantiate my own positive declaration that there were three, I immediately wrote to Mr. Parkinson, at Barton Waterside, knowing that the boots there, from my lug gage having repeatedly passed through his hands during the same week, would distinctly recollect the kind and number of my packages. I requested Mr. P. to mite to Mr. Ste phenson by the first conveyance—he did so—but it was before he had seen the " boots," and therefore was not satisfactory, but he promised to write again. Meanwhile Mr. Stephenson and the police officer, resting on my statement of the fact, proceeded, in conjunction with my self, to make every possible exertion for the discovery of the thieves. Mr. Parkinson, however, neglecting to write again, unfounded reports sprung up, and were indus triously circulated, insinuating that the property stolen was probably never in Mr. Stephenson's house. Upon receiving information of this mischievous report, I took coach from London to Barton, when Mr. Parkinson, without a moment's hesitation, gave me a letter, of which the following is a verbatim copy : Barton Waterside, March 3, 1830. Ma. STEPHENSON, DEAR SIR,-1 am sorry I did not write to you again respecting Mr. Cozens' luggage after seeing the boots, having promised to do so only in case any thing particular transpired; however, nothing did so, except that he is quite clear every article was put into Mr. Cozens' gig, and is positive as to the three cases. I had no doubt of this at the time, as the circumstance of Mr. Cozens saying he only could make them to fit, and packing them himself, would indicate. I am, dear Sir, your's most respectfully, W. PARKINSON. Every part of the foregoing narrative I am ready to verify on oath. The value of an affidavit, lam aware, depends on character—to that test I appeal, and challenge the strictest scrutiny. Sir, your's very respectfully, London, March 17, 1830. W. COZENS. P. S. —Another robbery, from a bed-room, took place only three days previous to the above, at the Bristol Arms, Sleaford, 18 miles from Lincoln. Some of the articles stolen were found in searching for my property upon two women, who, with two men, (one a receiver) have all been committed for trial. There is no doubt but the same thieves were concerned in robbing me, although sa tisfactory evidence has not yet been obtained. W. C. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. am a constant reader of your Paper, as it has long sustained the character of the best Evening Journal, and certainly has taken a deep interest in Irish affairs. For these reasons, and that you may not not be led into a mistake about the meoting held yesterday at the Ex change, for the purpose of petitioning Parliament against the abolition of the office of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, it may not be amiss to describe its character and objects without any colouring. A requisition, stating the above objects, was signed by some of the merchants and citizens of Dublin, and pre sented to the Lord Mayor, who appointed yesterday for the meeting at the Royal Exchange. It was accordingly held not in the hall of the Exchange, but in a room above stairs, in which about a hundred persons attended, nine tenths of whom were the unemployed tradespeople of Dublin. Mr. Leader, a well-intentioned but sanguine gen tleman, spoke against the abolition of the office, as did also Mr. Lawless and a Mr. Finn, a brother-in -lacy of Mr. O'Connell, but as compared with the former meetings in Dublin, particularly of the " Association," this shrunk into utter insignificance. The truth is, that the abolition of the Lieutenancy is a matter in nhich the country gen tlemen of Ireland feel no interest whatever, and the proof is that though this is what is called the Castle season, hardly one of them passing through on his way to Parlia ment goes to a levee or drawing-room. National vanity is however so strong in the minds of some people in Dublin, that they cannot bear the idea of turning their capital into what it is in effect, a country town. The high Pro testant party, who in the good by-gone dims, made a pro perty of " the Castle" and its jobs, have had a sufficient demonstration in the course pursued by Government to Mr. Lefroy that their reign is over, and they will offer no re sistance to the abolition should Ministers adopt Mr. Hume's suggestion. There is much anxiety here to know the items of the Irish Estimates. It is apprehended that the grants to the Kildare-place Association and to the Charter schools will be as liberal as heretofore, and they arc particularly un palatable. The necessity of retrenchment is felt on this side of the water as strongly as on your's. I iM, &c. - Trinity College, Dublin, 17th March, 1830. D. J. POPULAR NOVELS.—The present publish ing season promises to be unusually fertile in Works of fiction. The author of " Caleb Williams" has again taken the field. His new production, entitled " Cloudes ley," exhibits an intimate acquaintance with the unseen and mysterious workings of the human heart, which are depicted with a reality perhaps hitherto u nequalled— Gertrude, a Tale of the Reign of HENRY IV. of France, the production of a Lady of rank, has also just appeared, in which she has introduced with great effect CATHERINE de Mxoicis, SULLY, the Prince of CONDE, the Duke de GUISE, and other historical personages. We may next notice " Carwell, or Crime and Sorrow," from the pen of Mrs. SHERIDAN, a Tale of great power and pathos.— " The Manners of the Day," and " Sydenham," are ex citing great attention in the upper circles from the many admirable sketches they contain of fashionable Society.— "The Country Curate," by Mr. GLEIG, "Darnley," by the author of "Richelieu," and " Lawrie Todd," by Mr. GALT, likewise prefer no ordinary claims to public notice. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. We have received a file of Brussels Papers to the 20th inst., which, though they contain no particula news, supply us with the means of forming an opi- - .. . &on on the state of the Netherlane.s by no means uninteresting at the present crisis. Our last notice of that country described the fermentation which had been created in the Belgic portion of it in con sequence of the steps taken by the Court to punish such of its refractory servants as had voted with the majority of the States-General vi hen that assembly rejected the budget. Those who were officers of the King's household, it will be remem bered, were stripped of their employments, and others were deprived of their pensions. The occa sion was instantly laid hold of by the Belgic oppo sHon to propose the establishment of a grand national association, with its treasurer, its exchequer, its honorary distinctions, its badges, its law-officers, and its political omnipotence, under pretence of in demnifying, in the first instance, the persons who had been dismissed ; and, in the second, of counteracting all such acts of arbitrary violence in future. M. de Potter, now in prison for a former libel, was the author of this project, and has since, in consequence, along with four or five other persons (three of whom are editors of newspapers) been accused of a con— spiracy against the existing dynasty. 'I he formation of the grand association which these agitators pro posed has, therefore, for the present, been arrested by the prompt intefference, or, as some call it, the unlawful rigour of the Government; but the coun try has not yet recovered its tranquillity. The con trivances of mischief, or the machinery of alarm, which w ere so successfully organised during last Pet , sion of the States-General, have been continued itt the present. Societies have been formed for the purpose of promoting petitions all over the country ; and cart-loads of paper or parchment, filled with the complaints of the Belgians, have been forwarded to the Hague. The conspiracy of De Potter and Co. was nothing to this universal nuisance. " From plots and treasons Heaven protect my years; " But guard me most from my petitioners." No less than from 950 to 1,000 petitions have been transmitted to the Second Chamber of the States-General in the course of a few weeks, sub scribed by 300,000 persons. All these addresses proceed from the Belgic provinces, and are supported in the Legislature by the Belgic members. There is scarcely a village or hamlet in the whole country which has not contributed its quota of grievances, under the skilful direction of some fanatic priest or liberal agitator. Formulas of petitions have been carried, ready for subscription, from province to ro- , vince, from city to city, from parish to parish. The humble cultivator of the toil and the industrious artisan have been canvassed for their expressions of was, whether a djourned complaint, and have ail at once found out that they must be oppressed (though they could not tell why) , and therefore ought to be relieved. The subjects of all these petitions are nearly the same, and the lan guage often varies so little as to show that they must have proceeded from the same manufactory. They all pray for the maintenance of the freedom of the press , —for the abolition of the monopoly of education ,— for a law to establish ministerial responsibility ,— fo r the free use of the French language in all public acts—for an equal participation by the Belgians with their Dutch brethren in the honours and emo luments of office, and for the abolition of certain un• popular taxes. Thus it often happened that the mark of a person who could not write was appended to a humble demand for the freedom of the press.-- that a peasant who could not distinguish a minister of state from the burgomaster of his village, decided on the necessity of completing the Constitution by a law on Ministerial responsibility—and that a boo who could only speak bad Flemish professed his indignation that his posterity would not be pet . mitted to plead in French before the courts of jus tice. There were, no doubt, grievances, but they had existed for fourteen years without calling forth petitions for their redress, and were scarcely heard of among foreigners till the formation of the strange coalition between the liberals and the priests about two years ago. Independently of discussions on the presentation of single petitions, the Second Cheat• ber of the States-General was engaged three suc cessive days (from the Bth to the 11th instant), in and prayer,uarinu a cis thousand, oeustiidonp a sto , tbo t e o t hdeecide which d v %%.e D a ve order of the day, and thus express a sort of disapproba tion of the manner in which the petitions had beers jotehdd oeefd debate is nearlysem o n the substance, form, The bl y got up, or should receive them and allow their to . lie on the table. Very eloquent speeches vvere'de livered on both sides—speeches in which the right of petitioning and the merits of the petitioners 'were discussed with a degree of talent and an extent of c h .o o n n s o t u it r ut t i o on a a i l ly kn a o ss w e l m ed b g ly e . which They all w p ro fe ssed tl r d o e respect for the right of petitioning, though they s a s ve d d ons their dif fered as to the propriety of its exercise on the pre sent occasion. The Dutch members enlarged on the abuses of so valuable a privilege,—pointed out the culpable intrigues and manoeuvres of the peti tion-mongers to obtain signatures,—described the cajolery or intimidation which had been employed by the priests to make their flocks join the faction of (what one of them called) the theo-democeacy,— and denounced the agents who had brought together such lists of names as turbulent and seditious dema gogues, seeking to overawe the Legislature or drive it to concessions by the magnitude of their numbers or their array of physical force. On the other hand, the Belgic supporters of the petitioners denied these alleged manoeuvres to obtain signatures, justified the contents of the petitions, and showed the well grounded causes of jealousy or alarm which had in cited the people to denounce the conduct of Govern ment. One of the latter (Mr. de Gerlache) declared that " the chief grievances mentioned in the peti tions had for a long time resounded in the Chamber, but had been disregarded. In 1828, the petitioners came to support our demands, Ministers then scoffed at their limited number. Since then the nation had, as it were, risen en masse. Then we heard the cry of intrigue, and of faction, instead of an accusation against the conduct of Ministry. They however made demi-concessions enough to prove to the petitioners that they were riot wrong in petitioning, but too little to satisfy their just de mands. Yes, there is a reaction on the part of the nation, but a reaction which has saved the state and the Government itself, which was undermining and changing the constitution, and which would soon have left us nothing to do but to vote budgets. To conclude," cried the deputy, " a mortal combat has been declared between public opinion and those who wish to exercise the mono poly of power, —to interpret arbitrarily the constitution, and to govern without controul." The Chamber agreed to receive the petitions by a majority of 88 to 11, ;newly of the Dutch Members voting with the majority, to pre vent the exasperation which a rejection might have occasioned. Though there is still a considerable ferment in the public mind in the Netherlands, it is evident that its violence has somewhat abated since Christmas. Questions are discussed in the Legisla ture with more temper. The clergy are more satis fied with their situation since the adoption of the i to last li The as has t t the le on lessened oanggmre iircnuaittt than nomination n iss o t f a Bergimthe it concordat, the abolition of the philosophical school of Louvain, and the app o intment of a Catholic to afi t the tui ministrytlhas LMinisterc iobnerc o ia f lli as i s public of b d thelicot the worship. Interiornrseihlnydp o an tipathy of some, while the abolition of the tax on and lower orders. The union between the Jesuits can serve the interests of a faction. When such hete rogeneous combinations fall to pieces, the King's Government will recover the public confidence, and, like the waters of the Nile, diffuse, as formerly, its blessings without noise or tumult—" nullo confessus murmure vires."—nmes. One advantage to be obtained from the prolonged and reiterated debates on Mr. Davenport's' motion, in return for the profuse consumption of the time and labour of Parliament, will be, we trust, what