The Sun. — London, England, 1830-10-06 00:00:00

MEETING FOR RADICAL. REFORM. • (Froin our Manchester Coirespoudent.) On Monday last, in pursuance of the following notice, about 800 persons of the working classes assembled in the murket-place, Middleton, a small town about six miles from Manchester "PUBLIC MEETING. "Whereas a requisition, signed by it number of respect able tradesmen and householders, was on Wednesday last presented to the Constables of Middleton, requesting them to call a public Meeting for the purpose of taking into con sideration the propriety of petitioning his Majesty King William the Fourth, that be would be pleases! to direct his Ministers to take proper measures for effecting a radical reform in the Commons House of Parlia ment ; and the said Constables having declined to call such meeting, we, the untletsigned, do hereby give notice that ft public meeting will be held in the Market-place of this town, on Monday the 4th day of October, at two o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose above stated." This notice was signed by twenty individuals. Mr. Amos OGDEN having been called to the Chair, he returned thanks for the honour conferred upon him, and was fully aware that he might.do his duty, as much learn ing was not required to enable men to fill public situations, particularly when he considered that a Magistrate, who sat itt the New Bailey, Manchester, did •• not know that a potatoe was a vegetable. He then entered into some P r eliminaries, and expressed a wish that the proceed ing-a of the meeting should be marked by order and de carom, Mr. Fitton then read a string of resolutions which were to be submitted to the meeting—they embraced the usual topics of unequal representation, the weight of taxa tion, the necessity of radical reform, universal suffrage, und the vote by ballot. Alluding to the distressed and embarrassed state of the nation, he said these could never have occurred but from the emits or wickedness of Governments or prob ibly from both. The general distress was so generally felt and acknow ledged that it required no comment fresh him. The people of England were industrious, they toiled incessantly and yet could nut exist as they ought to do by their la bours. It was the interest and duty of the Government to Protect . the people, but what had it dune ? Why it wrung nearly Sixty millions front them in the shape of taxation, and eight millions more for the support of the dellq. The revenues arising from the amen had been devoted to the aristocracy. These things were palpable, and occasioned the prevailing distress. The Constitution of England was good in th eory , b ut anot h er th i ng in Practice. The Constitution says, that all who 1): , y taxes should be repro rated in Parliament, but this was not the case. The Aristocracy return the great majority , of' Members in the House of Com. mons, which, if fairly returned, would be a harrier against the oppression s and encroachments of the other states of the realm. At present it affords no protection. The Aristocracy governs the Commons. The form of Government now in Kier, Lords, and Boroughruongers. Men are in general too font! of power, and it is often em ployed to oppress the country. It is the King's army, the King's navy, in fact every thing is the King's but the enormous debt, and that is, forsooth, the nation's ! . The Government thought it wrong for the people to do any thing. 'th e speaker was then very sarcastic upon the speech delivered by • Earl Wilton at the Man chester dinner. His Lordship had too much power, and it WAS such as he who chose the House of Commons. He ridiculed the idea that the education of the poor origi. nated with t he aristocracy • All they had ever taught the poor was to cry " Down with Tom Paine," and sing '‘ God sav e the King." T th hey themselv es k new no thi ng at was good, cod how could they instruct others? Their grooms were their chief companions, and gambling and horse-racin g their principal amusements. The 66 , 5- tocraey are convinced that they cannot go on with the prtlit sys tem, and they are willing to make some eunce "i(iwit, thereby to retails as much as they can. Igronant as they were they now 11,14 V their danger. What had passed and is passing in France and the Netherlands, had roused their dormant feelings. The Pi brie Minister of the country was at all times the agent of the aristo "4eY• The Noble Duke may propose some reform. Manchester, Bi rmingham, Leeds, and Sheffield, might, petlluiPsf be permitted, to return members, but it should be remembered that the aristocracy had in these towns those who might Ire returned according to the present system of election, as treat aristocrats as themselvee, and thus the country would not be henefitted. He, neverthe lots, would recommend the acceptance of the first step towards reform, in hopes that more would follow. To ettect permanent good, taxation must, in a great do . tree, be abolished ; and care roust he taken to prevent its recurrence in future. But some will say, " What! are tbe h e army and navy to go unpaid, and the public creditor jdefrauded ?" Ile was the last man to recommend in ustice to any ; but neces.sity knows no laws. Front the Interest of the debt he would deduct 10 millions; from pensions, sinecures, and needless expenditure, 10 milliona i ; front the imm ense wea l th o f t l .e ar i stocracy , 10 no - . lions ; in all, SO millions. lie thought the clergy should be satisfied with one million, being a o saving t of seven millions; and three millions might be applied ill thought too t he service of the' count, y from crown lands—making ten t nlione—grand total forty millions, leaving twenty mrl - i I I TTs to the Government, which sunihe still to every ! Neb. ridiculed the ides of two regiment, and the whiskered Hussars. But the experree at tending it s t an di ng armynot the greatest evil—it was *l ts at all times dangerous to the nettles of the peophe, an d on this subject he, quoted the opinion of Blackstone. its :ranted a Parliament chosen by the. people, nut by aristocratic plunderers.' Ile Was in favour of a petition . to the , K i"Elr though be feared it might not produce an int meutate good effect. &nix KNIGIIT declared that of the immense SUMS at the . di s p osa l o f G overnment b e WaS aston i s h e d at !he horrible waste of treasure, ,squandered in palaces and Public building*, lavished on the aristocracy, end in Prolecuting nnjust and unnecessary wars, waged against the liberties of other nations, such as America and France. The thgnitsries of the Church, also members of the aritr "wrtacYr come in for their share of the spoil. Those who ne "PaPtlll must be aware that superb and uselessr•"'"es were building, whil e th e i n dustrious poor amid nut even keep the windows of their cottages *hole. And yet t o meet t hi s f r i g h t f u l ex p en dit u r e the peopl e were grievously taxed. It had been stated in the public. Prints that the Kin g had recommentltd Prince Leo pold to forego 10,000/. lniptio as of his p e n s ion. This was a good n,. and suck. we were not accustomed Cu from i leYaitYt . lie as the existence of a standing army is being un constitutional, and said that if the people were governed fairly and not oppressed it would be useless. The leepl a tillY was now kept up fur the purpose of making the c both, work and a starve. lie did not like the officer. !ny d epartment of the services ; there were 200 Admirals 1 1 1 5 Yr and b ut ten served ; 800 Captains, and not theyt lowed;700 Commander*, and not seventy in rumpt u tervice. T hey lived on the poor and fed pale ode every day. R ecurr i ng to t h e su bj ect of ee building, be declared that the sums unnecessarily 1 1, Pent in that way last year would build 7,500 comfortable ... t) ,wiet's capable of good accOmmodatiOn to 50,000 people.' ilabusti pen le bad applied for . a minimum of wages, but Par it,rde; tb:4l,:ottiti not attend to it —every thing must find its ask t extravatp gance asked for Money, atiti it was only C N 4 Intve--taxation could always be attendee! to. In peenettee of the general introduction of nutehinery teurdebniotked more hours than they did formerly. %Wavers fly, 1 ""P earn only Is. a day, and a bushel of wheat cost pries 4. l . eirc "t Atneric, a good workman could get the t;it.ehuahel of wheat, arichttige4 in that country, by a • 'l tia ) , ' ;-.. 11 `. ° " , Were the whole of England the property of L "lib that family most work or starve. It now he' "" hu lt t tion .few. fautiliew, who live in idleness 'and make the 1 4 ,„ ,Inia of the people work for them. Much of the '" Detanged to the l ' blurbs of tht. II . 41, 11, and great proportion to the the ose of Commone, It was evident that in the landlord% and tenants tyre not the ;ine. gists Corm laws had been paned to protect the osirnter hence the h i ig , ll price of bread. Parliarnent, how sl'„Pit• Would ' l ° nothing to eet'llift eptitable wages to the th , '"g olaro, Were the dectiens conducted justly such trigs cuuld not be wh o w .. • Taxes ten to feed tended f those e onout labour, and increased the task of th 'u i s 1%1 ' 6 toil. Before ' the introduction of Ma nery few w o 1 .1 • p e worksd more than fifty hours cyls hi.) , now • ann worked s event y h ours per th e ha some m asters infrin ge d the law and increased in.., of labtior. All entered into assn ciations for their Own n'fit. and it was t I would e 0 re expected that Government t h e mu, . _ . tot the great asaociariom and ttet foe the good of support whole' .0 the contrary, r-',..overnment acted only in t eAppressors. • I Ptaker • ' • He fully agreed with the last i st _ f l .. l •, , t i etews of . the result of giving members to a vot e ond thought that every Man should have he.....t0r the election of Members who ws by which theywere to make the fiery a were to Inc governed. At Preston _ _d a vote who paid sent and lot, 'but the eheme s - of the pristocracy had rendered i ilege unavailing. Many voters had been gain . ed asst by thrust s or promises, iluor till they and others were plied with ,4401 tey marls Least* of themselv pl s. set in a mass,' and then their : s ights ! world be %nded. „ O t t e glaViag proposed smut ' • nded end pa .1 • ry resolutions, WhlC unamoiou I alluded to the for trier spy-system, which sent forth Olivers, Castles, and others of their stamp, like leeches, to prey on the unsus pecting people. They got many into prison who were af. terwards discharged without trial. They were winded under charges of high treason, and if found guilty, their lives must have paid, the forfeit of thekcrimes. Ministers got themselves screened by a bill of indemnity,. and justice was disregarded. He particularly called attention to Ogden's ease, which bad been alluded'to' in the House of Commons with so much levity by Mr. Canning.. He - detested the memory of that gentleman, and 'could not esteem any one who spoke or wrote well of him. Mr. Keiser could speak feelingly on this subject, as lie was one of the 40 who had been apprehended, thrust into a dungeon, and afterwards discharged without trial. He went through the whole of the proceedings relative to the arrests and discharges, and varied but little from the accounts which have already been laid before the public. In conclusion, he said, that when the people first began to strive for their rights, they were rejected by a portion of the Press, who made their poverty and rags and ignorance objects of scorn and contempt. He contended that, in order to secure the rights of the people, Parliaments ought to be of short duration, and the Members be chosen by ballot. It was resolved not to petition Parliament any more, it having lost their confi denev ; but they would petition the King. Mr. Ferrol( then read some other resolutions, which were passed. He alluded in strong terms to transactions on the continent, and said that if people in towns were re solute they need not fear armies, but might resist and de feat them, though he hoped that things would not proceed to such an extremity. In France the man of the people bad been called to the throne, and he believed that come quently there was not a crowned head in Europe whose crown did not sit lighter on his head. Thanks were then voted to those who had signed the requisition, and also to the Chairman. The latter returned thanks in a few words. We should notice, that on the right side of the hust ings was hoisted a silk flag, inscribed " Unity and Strength," and on the left waved the tri-colour, made of the same material. As soon as the business of the meet ing was over the company separated peaceably, and in evident pod humour. - - TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. beg leave to inform you that the ancient bo rough of Stamford is now in a state of the greatest con fusion;.--where and what it will end in God only knows. Discharges are daily coming down from the Marquis of Exeter to his tenants, and some to individuals who en joyed their• habitations under his more noble•minded fa ther. You, perhaps, might ask his reason ? It is be dause they gave their votes (conscientious votes), like true Englishmen, to Charles Tennyson, Esq., a man who has more British blood in his little finger, than the Noble Marquis has brains in his head. It has pleased the Noble Marquis even to discharge widows from their dwellings—some of whom have large families, owing to their inability of giving a vote. It has also pleased the Noble Marquis to discharge those who gave plumpers to his Right Honourable Brother, Thomas Cecil, merely because they did not divide them between him and Chaplin. It has likewise been the pleasure of the Noble Marquis to command his steward to purchase all the houses he can possibly procure, to strengthen his interest against the next election, that be may send to a certain place two dolls, which can neither speak nor have sense to under stand. Believe me, Sir, were you now to see this place, see tradesmen who have lived respected from their child hood—now old and infirm—widows and orphans driven from their homes, to seek a shelter they know not where— you would feel, Sir, as I and many thousands feel, and curse that tyranny which, lately, has led not only to the just fell of Monarchs, but has been the means of spilling the innocent blood of many thousand victims to liberty and patriotism. A WELL-WISHER TO STAMFORD. Stamford, September, 1830. MR. OWEN AND THE PUBLIC PRESS. Yesterday a meeting, comprising, towards its close, some seven or eight hundred persons of both sexes, took place in the large room of the Freemasons' Tavern, for the purpose of taking into consideration the present wretched state of the public Press in England'; and for devising the best means of giving real knowledge to the people. The meeting was called by Mr. ltoaxav Owaw, and soon after one o'clock that gentleman took the Chair, and addressed the assembly at considerable length. ; He began by saying that the present state of the Press was a subject of the deepest interest to 411 parties. The lecturer then detailed the leading characteristics of the Daily Press pub lished in London. He observed, that the Morning Ad vertiser was a fairly conducted Paper, purely commercial, written for and supported by particular commercial ante rests, and it cannot be - expected that Ps columns can be occupied with anything in opposition to its interests. The whole of the Evening Papers he characterised as " mere commercial establishments," each under the influence of some particular party, by which it is chiefly supported. Of the Courier, Mr. Owen facetiously observed, that it was conducted on principles which he did not undealeand.— (A laegh.)—lt seemed, he continued to say, to have no regard to any thing but the promotion of its own party views, without the least, consideration of justice, or equity, or fair' dealing among men. The speaker proceeded at same length, and with considerable energy, to animadvert on the conduct of the proprietors of the paper aboie-oamed, in promising time after time to insert a reply to some gross misrepresentation relative to him, which had appeared in its columns, but never fulfilling suA pro mises ; and he (Mr. O.) added, that he now publicly called upon the proprietors of the Courier to contradict the ignorant and unmeasured abuse with which that paper; was filled relative to him (Mr. o.)—(Applause.),—With all its draWbacks, however, Mr. Owen proceeded to observe, the daily press was by far the best medium ever yet discovered through which to disseminate the most useful knowledge in the shortest period, and to relieve the multitude from the innumerable evils which necessarily premed from ignorance and crime. , —(Hear, Upon the important subject of the facility with which in struction was published by means of the newspapers, Mr. Owen observed that he spoke from experience, when he said, that by means of the daily press in 1817, he disse minated preliminary knowledge relative to the science of society more generally in two mouths than he could have done by the usual mode of hook publication in twenty years, or more probably in. one or two centuries.--(Apr plause. )—ln that short petite!, at an expense of about 4,000/, his principles were circulated among the educated and influential characters throughout every parish in Great Britain and Ireland, and wherever English news papers were read in other parts of the world. After allud ing to the taxes which p. eased so heavily on the news paper press of England, Mr. Owen proceeded to say of America, that it gave every facility to the diffusion of knowledge through its wide extent of territory ; it had no lax of any kind on writing or printing materials.—(4- plause.) The charge of carrying a newspaper in the 'United States, without stamp or any Government charge whatever, was about throe farthings for 8,000 miles.— (Immense applause.) After dilating at considerable length on the grievances resulting from the taxing of newspapers, the speaker recommended that the new Parliament should be petitioned to remove all obstacles in the way of giving knowledge to the people, and especially to repeal the taxes upon newspapers, and to pass laws for the ci eap convey ance of knowledge over, the British dominions.—(Cheers.) Mr. Owen then moved as a resolution—" That the meet ing do address his Majesty, and petition both Houses of Parliament to remove every national obstruction now in the way of giving the population of the British &Minions real knowledge, and especially upon subjects of the deepest interest to their well being and happiness ; and, also, to give every national facility, by cheap conveyance of news papers, pamphlets, and magazines, to the diffusion of know ledge throughout the empire." Previous to putting the Resolution, Mr. thyme read an Address to the King, as well as a Petition to both Houses of Parliament; these were respectively greunded on the above resolution. Mr. ROSSER seconded the resolution. After a desultory and rather tumultuous discussion, in which several individuals took part, the Address to his Majesty, praying for a removal of the fetters which hound the Press, was carried. The petitions to i►oth Houses -being negatived, Mr. Owcx then proposed to hold public Meeting!' every six, eight, or ten days, to explain the practical 'measures b e had in contetnplation, and which resolution was carried with the greatest enthusiasm. The CHAIRMAN again presented himself, and urged the, necessity of co-operation in the cause for which the meet ing bad assembled. Thanks being voted to him, the ►ueet ing soon after separated. On Sunday was picked up the body of Lieut. HARRISON, late in the command of the Starling, tender to his Majesty's ship Ganges' , who was unfortunately drowned by the upsetting of a hoat in the Downs on the 24th ult., whilst proceeding from the tender to the shore ; and on Monday an ;ropiest was heldupou biy remain* at the Naval Hospital at D,al, when a verdict of a Acciden tally drowned" was recorded. COURT CIRCULAR. His MAJESTY, attended by Sir HERBERT TAYLOR and Colonel Frrzc LA BENCE, arrived at twenty minutes before five o'clock yesterday afternoon, in an open carriage nod four at the Palace at St. James's, from his Palace ai Brighton. A Cabinet Council was held at half past .three o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Foreign Office, whirls was attended by the LORD CHANCELLOR, tho2luke of Wm.. LINGTON, Earls BATHURST, ROSSLYN, and ABERDEEN, Lord autitsosoucti, Sir ROBERT Pm, Sir GEORGE MURRAY, the CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER, and 111. Hanants. Viscount Mar.vraLE, the only member of the Cabinet absent, has not yet arrived from Scotland. The Ministers remained in deliberation till half-past six o'clock in the evening. The summonses for holding the Council were issued on Monday evening. Count MATonsiuunz, the Russian Minister, had a conference with the Duke of Wittaarmort yesterday at the Treasury. The Spanish Minister transacted business yesterday at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The Duke of Wzu.twaTow gave a grand dinner last evening at Apsley-house, Piccadilly, to the Austrian and French Amboststiors, the Prussian and Russian Ministers, Lord and Lady BURGIIIRSII. Monsieur DR NiEummor, and a select party of the nobility and gentry. The Loan CEIANC.ILLOII came to town yesterday from Brighton. BRIGHTON, Om 5. This inrrning, soon after eleven o'clock, his MAJESTY, accompanied by Colonel FITZCLARENCE and two aides-de camp, left the Palace for Loam. Horses were in readi ne.s at the various posting stations on the road. His MAJESTY will return to the Pavilion to dinner to-morrow evening. Their MAJ !Emu took an airing yesterday. 'The KING, accompanied by the Princess AUGUSTA and Lady BROWN Low, in a carriage and four, &c. ; the QUEEN, attended by Madame WENT; Miss SNEYDR, Colonel FITZCLARENUE, and Sir ANDREW BARNARD, on horseback. Tho Royal party continued to ride for upwards of two hours. Prince GEORGE accompanied her MAJESTY on horseback. Lady BROWNLOW, Count and Countess MuNsTER, Baron and Baroness BuLow, the Bishop of CHICHESTER, and Lieutenant-Colonel DAVIDSON, had the honour of dining with their MAJESTIES. The number of persons were very numerous who paid their respects to their MaritaTtzs at the Pavilion ; among them were the Earl and Countess of SHEFFIELD, Dowager Lady LANOHAM, Baron MuNcuacsax, Count RODERN, Major AunzuTox, Sir Osamu; and Lady Glans, Mr. and Mrs. FARQUIRE, Mrs. FITZHZEBERT, Lieutenant. Colonel CAVENDISH, Mr. CHARLES CAVENDISH, Lady GEORGE CAVENDISH, Lady CAMERINE CAVENDISH, and Me. CALTHORPI. The following members of the Royal Household left the Pavilion fOr town :—Tlie E►rl of Cassius, Colonel F. FITZCLARENcE, Lord JAMrs 0111tIEN, and Mr. Borrow. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE iy expected to return to the Pavilion to-morrow. A frigate is beating off the chain pier. A number of passengers came by the stearner from Dieppe. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Earl of Portarlington, at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from his seat in Ireland ; Mr. and Mrs. Hanham, at ditto, from Oxfordshire; Sir Francis Burdett, Bart., from a tour' Mrs. Fitsherbert, in 'Pitney-street, from Brighton ; the Hon. Thomas Grenville, at the Marquis of Staftbrd's seat, Trentham Hall, Stattbrdslitre, from Lord Delamere's seat at Cheshire ; Lord James O'Bryan, at Synunons's Hotel, St. James's-street, from Brighton ; Sir Charles Seudaniore, M.D. in Witopole.street ; Mr. and the Misses Urquart, at Crawley's Hotel, Albemarle.streat, from Paris;,--- Dow, Esq. at ditto, from ditto; Vilmer, Fisq. at ditto, from ditto; lion. Charles Stewart, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street from General Stewart's seat in the North ; Mr. and Mrs. Simpson, at Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, from Leamington ; Mr. and Mrs. Farrer and family , at ditto, from Brighton ; T. Jones, Esq. at ditto, from ditto; r. Lawrence Esq. at ditto, fr om Leamington ; Ever s o n Harrison, Esq. Mrs . ' Harrison and family, at Marshal Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-square, from Brighton; Rev. J, Bawnsley, at dart; Rev. Robert Clowes, at ditto' P. Morris, Eq. and Ai rs. Morris and faintly, at Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook-street and Davies. street, from Weymouth ; the Marquis and Marchioness de Bourbel and family, at ditto, from Kant; Monsieur and Madame Lima, at ditto, from Brighton; W. 1-Lanham, Esq at ditto' the .Cardinal de Latiel and suite, at ditto, from Wiltshire ; Count Itedern and suite, at ditto, from Brighton. DEPARTURES, Lord Melbourne, for his seat, Melbourne Hall, Derbyshire; Mr. and Mrs. Metwer and family, from the St. James's Hotel, Jennyn-street, for Paris; Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, from Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook.street, for Brighton; James, Esq. f r o m ditto, for ditto ; W. Green, l sq. from ditto, for Cheltenham ; T. Hibbert, Esq. from ditto, for Berks ; G. Chetwynd, Esq. from ditto, for Oxford; W. Chetwynd, Esc]. from ditto, for tt.otting ham ; Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins, from Regent-street, for their seat in Shropshire ,• W. Myer, Esq. and Miss Myer, fr om Marshal 'l'hompson's Hotel, Cavendish-square, for Liverpool; Mrkjor liragge, Mrs. lingo, and family from ditto, for France- Le Compte L. I.lger belair, from d itto; Maurice De Courtly, Esq. from ditto, GRAND DINNER AT WINDSOR, GWEN' By TIM MAYOR TO HIS ROYAL 111011N511 2115 DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE, TUE 111011 STEWARD Or THAT BOROUGH. On Monday, John Banister, Rag., was sworn into the office of Mayor, on which occasion his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge intimated his, i ntent i on to take the o aths of office as High Steward of the b o r oug h, an d h onour the Mayor with hia company to dinner. About six his Royal Highness arrived at the Town hall, and was received by the Mayor and his Committee, who conducted hint to the Council Room, when a suitable 4d. these was presented to his Royal Highness by Sir O. %I son, the Recorder. The oaths were then administered by the Town Clerk, on the conclusion of which ceremony his Royal Highness addressed the Corporation in a very neat speech, acknowledging the pleasure he felt in the appoint. ment of High Steward, and expressing his strong attach ment to the borOugh of Windsor, with which some of hie earliest and moat pleasing recollections were associated. Dinner being announced, the band of the sth Dlegeon Guards played " The Rout Beef of Old England." About 120 gtmtlemen sat down to dinner. Amongst the company present wen , the followin g dis tinguished individuals :—His Royal Highness the Dulled Cambridge, Earl of Sefton, Lord Marybotough, Lord Falkland. Sirs—AB% Freemen*, J. Shelley, It.. H, Vivian, J. Gore, C. H. Knowles, F. B. Watson, J. Wyatville, and G. Wilson ; the Hon. '. Molyneux. Generals--Wheatley and Stephenson.' Colonels..—Freda. rick Fitzelarenee, Thernton, Martian, Wallace, Grunt, Hank, and Bridger. Captain Ramsbottom, the Provost of Eton, the Rev. Dr. Keate, the Rev. Messrs. Musgrave, Carter, Wright, Grover, Roberts, Groves, Gossett, flaw. trey, Mooie, Dupuis, amt Coleridge; Dr. Stamford ; B Harcourt, W. F. Riley, J. 0. Reilly, M. Swehey, .1. Richards, T. .L . Thomson, W. Rendall, J. Sturges, S. Kendall, W. de St. Croix, and William Austin, Esqrs., &c., and the whole of the members of the Corporation. The ball was tastefully decorated. The dinner consisted of turtle, venison, and every delicacy the season affords. A magnifiatent baron of beef, which, together with two bucks, fish, fruit, &c.., were furnished by his Majesty, graced the lower end of the On a raised platform on each side the fine band of the s:h Dragoons was placed.. The tout 'tamale was extremely good. The Mayor, in very neat and appropriate terms, propased the health of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, alluding to the circumstance of his Majesty having held, for some years, the sane appointment which had now been accepted by their illustrious guest. The healthy of their Majesties, the Duchess of Cambridge, the remaining branches of the Royal Family, the Duke of Wellington, the Eat! of Sefton, Lord Mary/borough, Sir Hussey Vivian, Sir F. D Nat son, Sir W. Fremantle. and his Majesty's Household, the Provost and Fellows of Eton,. with the usual routine of toasta, were proposed from the Chair, and drank with all the honours. His Rovar. Htuntass, in acknowledging the honour done him in drinking his health, feelingly alluded to his connection with the town of Windsor in early life, and as sured the company that hie new connection with it as High Steward would induce him, in every way, to promote the interests and prosperity of the town. Many able speeches were made by the Noblemen and Gentlemen whose healths were drank ; the most conspi cuous of which was Sir F. 'Watson's, who, iu a very pleasing manner, illustrated the connection of Windsor with the Kings of England ha succession, and as a place highly gifted by nature. Mr. Coo Putt, the celebrated author of "The Borderer.," a The Pi!ot," "The Red Rover," &c, is about to publish a new Tale to be entitled " The Water Witch ; or the Skimmer of the Sea." This novelist is generally allowed to be singularly happy in narrating tales of the great deep; and his present subject (as far as may be Judged by the romantic title) seems to be one of the highest promise.' Sir W. KwicatToN's accounts Will soon be closed.' The expenditure of the late kma's privy purse has been enormous. The tailors' and jewellers bills mein amount incredible. Sir W. KaftanTor; retires with en immense fortune, and be still retains, hie Inc/Viva patuet appointments. LITERATURE. WAN LIMEY NOVELS, NEW EDITION. With the Author's Notes and New Introduction, &e Beautifully Illustrated. We have from time to time been in the habit of noticing this very splendid series of novels ; hut latterly a press of more immediately im portant matters has prevented us doing the justice which its merits demand. We now re turn to the subject. The works of the Author of " Waverley" were understood to have sold to the extent of twenty thousand copies at least, before the appearance of the present issue, which has been brought out with a regularity unknown in the literature of the country, and at the same time in beauty and cheapness hitherto unknown in what is technically called the getting up of works, and with which, for many years, there is little probability of competition. The work has now reached the seventeenth volume, which con cludes " Ivanhoe." We have had an early glance at some of the Illustrations which are to follow this celebrated romance, and can have no hesitation in pronouncing them extremely beauti ful. We observe some of those intended for the " Monastery," the next in succession, now exhibited in all the booksellers' shops. The pleasing introductions and notes to this series of novels, so far as it has already appeared, are 30 well known to our readers that it is not our pur pose to dilate on them at present. It may, how ever, be curious to state, as we have accidentally the means of knowing, that this new edition of the Waverley Novels is now, and has for some time past, been giving bread to upwards of six hundred individuals. This is not difficult to be supposed, when as one piece of data it is known that the book-binding establishment of the publisher produces one thousand volumes each day, to supply the incessant demand. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, FOUR O'CLOCK. . _ _ We subjoin a list of the company here :—Duke • and Duchess of Richmond, Duke of Portland, Duke of Rut land, Duke of Grafton, Marquis and Marchioness of Exe ter, Marquis Graham, Earl and Countess Mountcharles, and their son (Lord Slane), Earl Jersey, Earl Verulam, Marquis of Tavistoek, Earl of Uxbridge, Lord John Fitz roy, Lord Charles Somerset, Lord G. U. Cavendish, Lord Lowther, Lord Charles Manners, Lord Ranelagb, Lord George Bentinek, Hon. Captain Roue, Right Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Arbuthnot, Colonel Russell, Colonel Peel, Col. Utfney, Sir M. Wood, Mr. Dowdeswell, Captain Hunter, Mr. Delme Radcliff, Mr. C. Wilson, Colonel Wilson, Mr. Ramabottom, Mr. S. Stanley, Mr. Waddington, Mr. Batton, Mr. Stonehewer, Mr. Thornhill, Mr. Payne, Mr. Bulkeley. Mr. Shard, Mr. Gauntlett, Mr. Greville, Mr. Irby, Colonel Sowerby, Colonel Woollastoo, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Mark Singleton, Mr. J. Mills, Mr. Lyne Stephens, &c. &c. The race for the Grand Duke Michael Stakes yesterday was confirmatory of the opinion expressed by ua on the pre ceding day. Augustus fully supported his running in the spring. Conolly moved him a little in the latter part of the race, but he subsequently won it so easy that his chance for the St. Leger (to-morrow) cannot be at all affected by his work yesterday, be is remarkably fresh ; it should he recollected, however, that he only beat those horses over whom he had previously evinced a marked sup .riority ; if, therefore, Lord Exeter's great good for tune should carry hi►n through to-morrow against Priam, it will be owing solely to the latter being the worse for his long journey from the North ; some doubts have been expressed of his starting, but from his having been backed p. p. by some of the party, we think that he will run. The following are the present odds on the St. Leger, &c. : ST. LEG I 5 to 4 agat Priam, p.p. (taken) 7 to 4 agat Augustus, p.p. 11 to 1 apt Mr. Shard's Caleb 15 to 1 ag%t Lord Jersey's Cobweb colt (taken) 20 to 1 agst Mr. Udney's Antiope c. 20 to 1 apt Mr. Willramson'a Tarn O'Shanter 20 to 1 apt Mr. Beardswortlea Colwick 27 to 1 agat Sir J. Shelley's Cressida colt 27 to 1 apt Lord Ezeter's hr. to Zinganee 30 to 1 apt Lord John Fitzroy's Washington 3b to 1 agst Mr. Petre's Rattler. OAKS. 7 to 1 agst Mr. lloubleworth's Circassian 12 to 1 apt Duke of Grafton's Oxygen 12 to 1 apt Mr. Sadler's Delight. The list fur to-day is one of the most meagre we have seen for many years ; only three races in it, one of them being forfeit (and the most important), and the other two of little or no interest. 'We shall therefore avail ourselves of an opportunity of sending the following by a private hand, leaving the snatch between Father Long Legs and Taurus till our next report. it has little interest. Match for the Cup and 200 soya, each, 8.C.-116 M a .. iesty'a Zinganee, b yrs, paid forfeit to Sir Mark Wood's ,Lueetta, 4 yrs. Fifty Guineas, fur all agog. ILC. Lord Alounteharlee's Gayburst, 4 .yrs Duke of Rutlawn , Cadland, 5 yr:. 2 Previous to the Races s Handicap Stakes, fur Two•yr-olds (to-morrow), closed a s follows :—. Lord Exeicr's Perepia, by Sultaa, dam by Woful Mr. hiaberly's Antigone Mr. Stonehewer's 1. by Miley, dam by Haphazard Lord Jersey's f. by Middleton Mr. S. Day's Marchioness, by Eglinton. Duke of Richmond's Conciliation. WKWMARKET, XINOSTON.HOUSE ROOMS. TURSDAY Maier.--Although the present Meeting has in malty respects turned out exceedingly dull, in one point it has proved of some importance, we allude to the Good• wood Maces for 1831, which have received the especial patronage of his Majesty, who has subscribed to at the Stakes, given a Royal Plate, and promised his Grace the Duke of Richmond to add his presence to their already unequalled attractions. Upwards of eighty subscriptions have been received to the Goodwood Stakes, more than half that number to the Drawing Room Stakes ; the Two yearold Stakes and several other great Stakes close and name this week, either at Goodwood or Newmarket. Betting on the St. Leger (to-morrow) to 4 on Augustus, 2 to 1 agat A►uphiarius. The following have paid :—Priam, hr. to Grampus Sketch Book, Cetus, Mummer, Respect, Abbot, and Moodie. The following fresh rare for to-morrow was matte this evening:_... Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 govt.. each. D.III. Carthusian, 6 yrs Harold, 4 yrs H4Ji 13,11,a, aged Nimbly', 4. yrs Clotil le, 4 yrs Refuge yrs. _ . . INTENDED INSPECTION BY HIS MAJESTY. Manartr will shortly inspect the First Battalion of the Coldstream Regiment of Font Guards, now doing duty i n Portman -street barracks. In consequence of the above battalion being on duty in Dublin at the time his most Gracious VIAJit-TY reviewed the different Regiments of Guards, the Officers have tint had the honour of kissing bisJesrv's hand, and are the only Meets in the Household Brigade who have not had that honour. A LESSON von DANDIES.—On Saturday e vening., as an elderly lady and her daughter were quit- ting their ear to enter a shop in Dame -street, cue of those finely dratted puppies, who infest our street*, was prac tising the " march of vanity,: and conceiving that they, too presumptitmody, interrupted his exhibition, used some abusive language, which the lady sharply retorted : the fellow, presuming on the absence of any gentlemen, he came very insolent; but the 144 y was not to be intimi-- d a ted by a saucy fupling; she seised the whip, with which her servant drove, and, n ith an adroitness and spirit, which commanded the admiration of the bye-standers, gate him a severe flogging. This did not satisfy her, for she left the shop a moment after she entered it to give him the galling insult of tendering her card; but.thehero of a l a dy's stripes halt . shrunk away, . am id t h e jeers.' and booting , ' of all who haw him. It is a thousand pities that . wom en would not always treat the blackguard insolence of such impudent cravens in the tootle inanuer.siliutolin Atoning Register. COMFORTS OF THE PEOPLE. On the publication of every quartet's revenue, if there be an increase in the income of the Excise, it is immediately set down as proof positive of a cor responding increase in the . comforts of the people. This conclusion is more specious than solid; be imuie, in too many instances, when men meet with losses, disappointments, end sorrows, they add more to the revenue of the Excise than they, did in the days of their prosperity and comfort. Dr. Cleland lifts a much more satisfactory criterion of the in crease and decrease of the general comfort—namely, the increase or diminution in the consumption of butcher meat. When the office of Searcher was abolished by Act of -Parliament, the Doctor suc ceeded in keeping the same officer in the service of the Town Council, and it is a part of his business to ascertain accurately the number of beeves, calves, sheep, lambs, and pigs, slaughtered in the city of Glasgow. This number is published annually, and generally contrasted with the results of two or three previous years—and, by reference to these state ments, it will be found that the results have been almost alwa)s according to the state of trade, and, consequently, according to the ability of the people to purchase that almost indispensable article, butcher meat. Besides being an invaluable piece of statisti cal information, this is obviously a better criterion fur ascertaining the increase or diminution of the general comfort than. the revenue of the Excise. Among other improvements, Bailie Morton was at great pains to organize a plan, by which this im portant piece of statistical information for this city might be obtained, and, for reasons that no person of ordinary capacity can divine, all his exertions were rendered abortive by the opposition of the in corporation of fleshers. His time, as Bailie of the markets, is now on the point of expiring; but it is to be hoped that his successor will be animated with the same laudable zeal, and will overcome every difficulty. We hear that, the proprietors of the southern markets' have it in contemplation to cause their superintendent to keep a register of this kind, and this of itself will be highly important.---Scotsman. MELANCHOLY CASE of HYDROPHOBIA, We mentioned shortly in our last a melancholy instance of death from hydrophobia, which had oc curred in Salford. The following full particulars of this dreadful event are communicated by a cor respondent : " On the 9th of June the deceased, Miss M'Clure, of Regent-road, Salford, was returning from a call at s neighbour's house, when she was annoyed by a little dog, belonging to her friend, running about at her feet in an unusual way. She put him gently aside, lest he should tear her dress, and be snapped at her foot, his tooth passing through the stocking, and inflicting a smell wound its the fleshy part of the foot, near the instep joint, The pain was acute, and she thought it possible the dog might be mad; on both which accounts she deemed it best to send immediately for her medical man, who resided in the neighbourhood, and who is of very high• respec tability in his profession. Till be arrived she sponged the part with warm water, to promote bleeding, He came without delay,aud she suggested that h e should see the dog before he took his measures for her safety, to form his own opinion whether there was any need of painful treatment. Knowing the im portance of promptitude. he overruled the sup gestic!), and immediately cut out the flesh around the bite, and to a depth decidedly greater than the tooth bud penetrated, making, of course, a consi derable wound. In this wound he then applied a very powerful caustic, and subsequently it was kept open by poultices and washings. In due time it healed, and the cheerfulness and fortitude of the patient were never, while she wits laid up with the lameness, put to the least trial by any conscious or perceptible change in her general health. All the while she continued as well as usual, and, when able to walk about, she went into the country, passed some weeks with her friends, had no feel ings or apprehensions to mar her enjoyments, and, having stayed the intended time,she returned home to her ordinary engagements, and her misfortune appeared to be forgotten. , " It ought to be mentioned that the dog had, be fore he bit Miss M'Clure, exhibited unwonted spite fulnesS, and given some alarm by attacking his mis tress; and that the latter, u day or two previously, had directed a servant, with whom he was a fau vourite, to tie him up. Another dog, tied up at the same time, had the morning of the accident beets let loose, and the servant alluded to bad, of her own accord, chosen.to liberate the one she was fond of. This had been done just its time for Miss M'Clure to become his victim I " It is now known that an long as a fortnight or more prior to her death, Miss M'Clure h a d com plained to a friend that her foot did not feel strong, anti that when it pained her the pain wits of a pecu liar kind, flying up. as site said, even to her heart. She however appeared, both in health and spirits, as well as usual, till,Sunday, the l9th ult., on which day she scented poorly, and less cheerful titan she was wont to be. On Monday, Tuesday, and till the evening of Wednesday, she remained in this sort of languor and feebleness, against which she strove as much us possible, kept herself employed in things above her strength, and said frequently that she thought she was afflicted with laziness, and it must be overcome. On Wednesday evening her sister, who had poured out ten, reached her a cup, ' and suddenly she drew her breath with a spasmodic gasp, and exclaimed, I don't think I can drink it.' She was. prevailed on to make the effort, and she swallowed the tea; after which she lay down for an hour, then got up, and, though evidently very feeble, walked with her sister to St. Stephen's Church. Here she was repeatedly troubled with the gasping senaation as she drew her breath, but stayed till the service was over, and then walked home. She took a little gruel fur supper, and re tired to bed. She could not sleep at all. At.two o'clock on Thursday morning, when her sister ,was pouring out something which she thought she could drink, she manifested inereased horror at the sight of the liquid, and requested it might not be given her, hut put away. She conversed cheerfully till live o'clock, when the doctor was sent for. He found the Symptoms of hydrophobia rapidly increas ing, anti called in the aid of an eminent physician. Bleeding was resorted to, in order to abate the physical force of the paroxysms; this, however, was done only once, and in no great quantity. Subse quently opiates were administered from time to time, as the patient could summon comae to swallow them, which die did repeatedly, 'I ertilic spasms continued, however, to rack the frame and agitate the mind of the sufferer, in the manner i which e complaint, lieculi until übout horror to this em eovat bust feul ol g e i ka s;ei sotiin ld . a irn n yi a s s ta p ey e r i c mo t ,o, o ir f ni eg the struggle term a n t a ,d ted ,r , a tq l uil, that ittaceasing of the vital powers, so g en tl e those who watched by her bed ride did not know the precise moment oilier decease. 46 This account must not be closed without the feet being made known to all who, in reading it, have shuddered et the thought of their own possible liability to a disorder so frightful, that mental deser• don, that •the prostration of reason, is not its nec►rs• nary accompaniment, In this ease, the mind of the sufferer never ceased to display itself as in the pos session Of perfect consciousness, both of her situ. anon, and of death as th►► only issue from its awful circumstances. - And not this only, which perhaps is common in the disorder l but there was also the liveliest and most intelligent exercise of memory and judgment, with reference to books and to sub. „ice's diet bad been used to engage her attention; there was a minute recollection of things she had omitted to direct or arrange, and a distinct foresight h od appointmerit of things she wished to be done when she should be no more; there were the most Various, comprehensive, and ohol aoteristie rental). trances of her numerous friends, with messages of A dmonition a affection, or both, to each of them ; all obVionily end singularly appropriate; and, to crowp the whole, there was, op to the hilt expres. ion which fell from her lips, throughout oe:entire current of her feelings and thoughts, the presence lad manifestation, in their highest style, of Christian hope and consolation, and even of Christian triumph. rite utterance was interrupted by parozyinns of the complaint ; by the nervous agitation of the frame it was rendered strangely rapid, and invested some times with awful energy; but the sentiments which fell from those quivering lips were such, that they who read this testimony, if death should come to them in his mildest form, and with his:most peaceful tread, could not desire to yield up their List breath in words of more cheering and more holy import"— Minrchaler Guardian. , THE DAR OF TAMPICO. (FROM A MEXICAN PAPEIL.) The greater ort of the eastern coast in the centre of the Gulf of Mexico runs for some hundred miles in the direction, N.N.W. to S.S.E. Through all this extent the sea beats against the shore with considerable, force, vary ieg in its degree according to circumstance. In the northern part the violence is very consider able. As the impetuous winds that blow there follow precisely the direction of the coast, they occasion at this place a strong current, and it has been remarked by those sailing at a distance from the -coast during the prevalence of these winds that there is a rapid current towards the, north. Ihe inshore current, however, runs to wards the south, and meets with those running in the contrary direction ; the consequence of this is, that bars of different extent are produce-I at the mouths of the rivers Soto la Marina, La Barra Ciega, Tampico, and Alvarado ; these ata moveable and fluctuating during the prevalence of the north winds. The flow of the gulf to the south impedes the currents of these rivers at their mouths, and the consequence is that de. posits of sand are made there. It is obvious that the Bar of Tampieo owes its origin to circumstances of this nature, if we consider the fluctuation of the sands and the situation of the banks that form the mouth of the river. It is clear that the current sets to wards the north, from the greater elevation of the bank on that side, and more especially from the enormous quantity of drift wood driven and im bedded in the sands, and broken shells, which compose it ; while, on the southern bank, at the time of which we speak, not a single piece of wood was to be perceived. It is also observable, that the northern bank is continually increasing in magnitude, towards the sea ; as a proof of this, it might be men tioned, that in the year 1826, a vessel was lost on this bank, and two years afterwards some of the cargo was to be seen two hundred yards from' the line of the waves that beat on it. On this side also, considerable masses of white coral and also red coral, and pumice stone are found, which are very uncommon on the southern bank. From this it will be perceived what advantages would result from facilitating the construction of'' a firm breakwater at the (same() of this port, certainly small at present, but whose importance is daily increasing. From observations that have been made, it appears probable thet this desirable result might be effected merely driving a number of piles, and connecting theta together on the border of the sand, in those months in which the north wind does not blow; by this means, when it commenced, a firm bank of sand would be collected against them, and it might be continually increased and extended towards the sea, by driving fresh piles; thus a firm point would be made, end an extensive bank of sand, upon which the sea might beat witheut ceasing ; and at the extremity, where the water is smooth, we should have an entrance 'into the harbour of more than two fathoms in depth. It is impossible to say that this is sure of succeeri or that it would produce a channel of: greater" depth ; but there is little doubt of its making the channel more equal and secure than before, and avoiding those continued alterations in its depth, which vary from eight to nineteen fe e t ; -so that there will remain in the middle a sufficient depth to enable vessels to enter at 'all hours winch draw twelve feet of water, or eve» much more. The current of the Panuco is not suiliciently strong to prevent the title running in ; but it notwithstanding, of sufficient force to present a strong check to them. On the other side, since beyo»d the bar its course is inclined to the S.E, it is very probable that a natural current may be formed, provided that the river does not meet with further impediments from the strong swells of the sea which prevail along the coast. Captain Lyon has published the following note on this subject ;--Nothing can be either , more simple or less expensive than the method proposed for the construction of a breakwetee, at the entry of the port, but nevertheless the violence of the opposite currents, and the con tinued motion and variety of the rands, induces me to view as impracticable the ex( cation of the plans But its for opening a charnel, it is pro bable that great service might be deived front the employment of a machine trad4 use of some places in, Europe for the removal of bars and • impediments to the navigation of ports; this machine oasts with great time from one side to the other, the sand ,which has been,deposited by the tide in the course of the channel. It is, however, by no means certain that we could en. tirely remove by this method this deposit, or form a free and permanent passage of propor tioneto advantage to the navigation during favourable months, for at tho commencement or the season of tempests, more time would tit,. ceasarily be given than would be, required for the reformation of their great accumulation of sand and it would then be necessary to refer to the skilful pilot again for the direction to follow on entering or going out of port. On the other hand, as the commerce of this port has received a bta ve t r h y at c w o ii i a s t i e d l ea v r rg h a le cri i fi n e c e 4 g ta t : t e m , t t l i ; eorvee dornment übt make to diminish the risk and danger of this bar, although it is not possible completely to remove it, would be amply compensated by the result, The city of Tamaulipas is no doubt destined from its situation to become it place o f great importance. Through it we shall have to supply all the districts situated to the MIMI of MeXiCO l which are extremely productive of minerals, and the population will go on pro s p er . jug more a nd more each day. The exports from the seine districts to Europe will likewise be wit through us shall se a i t i T t hti s e a l j a i t n at i li t n :cl e i o r p: P a r Ee tri t l ehnvieillyt:tiee; elealraosy;tett:itill:iocaZisieratedbsoe"dto show vnet en its l i ti a t Y m i t s i, "P i t er li o a r s toriswetia,thilt pl'oltiilitbo°flefraoctt,hferolmtetvt°o: thing, to be a i i i rr a t t i t a q , ' L g b re e: t eo,ll ,' t: e ptyl em m i e n r e c t i lati l y i icno ., portanee, and w how many and how eller I that comm e r ce produces! are le hem el Work-- . ~ ;- _melt are employet ittA )o, St. James's -street, itecouling tolth' t oeof ttrid lipplowt method edoped in Cheapside and Flolo Stitt.t,