The Sun. — London, England, 1830-09-11 00:00:00

. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The Times, alluding to our notice of the obser vations in that Paper on the absurdity of the dis tinctions in the mode of addressing Peers and Com moners, says :—" We are quite as well aware as a respectable contemporary, that the real evil of aris tocracy lies deeper than mere title. But if he will look at our article again, he will see that he has made a gratuitous display of his sagacity, by his somewhat ostentatious endeavour to put us in the right way. He alludes to one branch of the sub ject : we Awe to allude to another. Did our clever contemporary never hear—did he never personally observe—that the servility of mind of which he speaks neveryields to reasoning, but may be ashamed by ridicule ? However, we are not disposed to pur sue the subject ; we have, indeed (and it is a cu rious fact), received more than a dozen letters agreeing with our view of the subject, and only two on the other side, the best of which, signed One of the People,' we insert. This is some proof of our impartiality, as the writer has thought proper to treat us at least as unceremo niously as we did the persons in whose behalf he steps forward. The public will judge between him and ourselves; and for the present the matter may rest : 'we are not particularly anxious to renew it." We were quite aware that our contemporary alluded to one branch of the subject, while we were alluding to another ; but our object was, not to con tradict our contemporary, but to throw as much light as possible on a question which has always appeared to us to be of very great importance.— We are no admirers of the style of address ridiculed by our contemporary; and if ridicule could shame the servility of mind in which it originates, the ridi cule in our opinion would not be misplaced.— Without objecting, therefore, to the application of ridicule, we thought that an inquiry into the root of the evil, the cause of the servility of mind might also not be misplaced; and we availed ourselves of the opportunity afforded us by our contemporary, not for any purpose of ostentatious display in an en deavour to put him in the right way, but to -impress on the public mind, what cannot be too much impressed on it, that as aristocracy lies at the bottom of the misgovernment of this country, and consequent immorality of the people, so aristo cracy itself cannot exist without misgovernment.— The Standard did not meet the observations of the Times fairly, by showing that in every country the common and ordinary address is Lord. " The question of primogeniture," says the Standard," has been curiously brought into newspaper discussion by an article in the Times, which proposes, an an im portant reform, the abolition of the title of Lord,' as addressed to our Peers. The title, it appears, is profane and disgusting, and tends to loser us in the eyes of foreigners. Where those foreigners come from, the Times does not condescend to inform us ; but it certainly is not from Italy, Spain, Portugal, Holland, Germany, France, &c. where the common and ordinary address of every person is Signor, Senor, Senhor, Mynheer, Meinher, all of which signify Lord. Don also is Dominus ; and even Sir, which the Times proposes to substitute in its place, is exactly the same thing; as any philo logical acquaintance will inform our neighbour and contemporary." In all those countries Lord is like Sir in this country, which signifies Lord, and is applied universally. The objection to my Lord in this country is, that it is distinctive and of fensive, from the cumbrous and ostentatious manner in which it is applied. The individual who is ad dressed as " my Lord," feels himself as much ele vated by the distinction as a native of New Zealand by the tattoo, of some of the other savages of the 1 South Seas by the privilege of wearing bones through their noses. Dame is the same originally as Madam, but a poor woman in the country does not conceive herself honoured by the title. England is , the country of distinctions; we wish we could say that England gains in happiness by them. So far 1 from it, it is impossible, go where you will, not to see that the artificial distinctions of society in this country are a source of much heart-burning and un easiness. People will not enjoy the happiness within their reach, because others may be happy in the same manner. When an Englishman of rank leaves his own country he is at first miserable, because he perceives nowhere else that servility to which he was accustomed at home. What is called cutting a man is known only in this country. In France no man ever conceives that he ought to have one man ner of addressing one man, and another manner in addressing another; the consequence of which is, that there is none of that constraint and re serve which distinguish ourselves. The extent to which these foolish distinctions are constantly pre sent to all Englishmen, may be seen in the pages of those writers whore more especial business it is to observe our social peculiarities. Thus, for instance, •we find Mr. Galt, in his Life of Lord Byron, dwel ling on the imprudence of Mr. Leigh Hunt forget ting that a person in his rank ought always to have been on his guard in his intimacy with a Lord. A foreigner could not understand the following pas sage :—" Mr. Hunt, at no period of their acquain tance, appears to have been sufficiently sensible that a man of positive rank has it always in his power, without giving anything like such a degree of of fence as may be resented otherwise than by estrange ment, to inflict mortification ; and in consequence presumed too much to an equality with his Lord ship—at least this is the impression his con duct made upon me, front the familiarity of his dedicatory epistle prefixed to Rimini , to their riding out at Pisa together, dressed alike :see' We had blue frock coats, white waistcoats and trousers, and velvet caps is la Raphael, and cut a gallant figure.' I do not discover on the part of I.ord Byron that his Lordship ever forgot his rank ; nor was he a per sonage likely to do so ; in saying, therefore, that Mr. Hunt presumed upon his condescension, I judge entirely upon his own statement of facts. I am not undertaking a defence of his Lordship for the man ner in which he acted towards Mr. Hunt, because it appears to me to have been, in many respects, mean ; but I do think there was an original error, a misconception of himself, on the part of Mr. Hunt, that drew down upon him a degree of hu miliation that he might, by more self-respect, have avoided." When we bear Lord Byron discussing the qualities of aristocratic breed, and gravely quoting in terms of admiration Ali Paella's distinc tive mark of short ears, we are almost inclined to think that his ears were longer than they ought to have been. But the accumulation of property in consequence of the customs of the country, and the abuses of the representation, enable the evil to be perpetuated. However, we cannot enter further into the subject at present.—Morning Chronicle. Yesterday we received the Paris Papers of Wed nesday, which contain articles confirmatory of the pacific intentions of the Emperor of Russia towards the new Government of France. It is, indeed, stated that M. Pozzo di Borgo has received patches, stating that the Cabinet of St, Petersburg!) is preparing new credentials to be sent to him along with the official recognition of the now Government. The prohibition against the affids sion of French ships bearing the trieccloured flag Into Russian ports has been withdrawn. The movements of the troops of Faissia and Austria, which have been spoken of, were they even true to the extent described, could only be regarded as mea sures of precaution, having for their of jest the pre, nervation of tranquillity in the frontier dominions of those states. The Paris Papers contain some obser vations on the state of the Netherlands, in which they continue to deprecate any interference in the affairs of that country, unless France should be come pelled to act by the conduct of other Powers, which certainly is far from being probable. The wise and moderate policy which fortunately now prevails in the councils of the Great Powers of Europe, affords assurance that the determination of the French Go vernment to leave to the people and the King of the Netherlands the settlement of the questions at issue between them, will be adopted by every Cabinet. A. treaty which is called the treaty of London, 1 815, t which, in fact, might be as well named from any of the other four Courts where it was signed, has been mentioned as likely to present an obstacle to a domestic arrangement of the existing dispute. But this document does not warrant the concludon drawn from it. The short history of the transaction is this :—A conference on the subject of the Ne therlands was held at London in June, 1814, be tween the Ministers of the Allied Powers, and a protocol of the conference, consisting of eight articles was drawn up, and communicated, through the Earl of Clancarty, to the present King, then styled Prince Sovereign of the Netherlands. The articles were accepted by the Prince Sovereign, and are embodied in en Act signed at the Hague on the 21st of July, 1814 , , by Baron Nagel, the Dutch Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. This act is annexed to the Bth article of the Treaty between the four Allied Powers and the King of the Netherlands, signed on the 31st of May, 1815. The article Bis in these terms : " Art. 8. His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, having recognised and sanctioned, under date of the 21st July, 1814, as the bases of the union of the Belgic Pro vinces with the United Provinces, the eight articles con tained in the document annexed to the present treaty, the said articles shall have the same force and validity as if they were inserted word for word in the present instru ment." The first article of the " annexed act" is that which is supposed to stand in the way of the new arrangement proposed by the Belgians. The words of that article are— " Art. 1. This union shall be intimate and complete, so that the two countries shall form but one and the same state ; governed by Ole Constitution already established in Holland, which shall be modified by common consent, ac cording to existing circumstances." Now it is contended by the Belgians, that the establishment of separate legislative assemblies and administrations for Brabant and Holland will be no breach of this article, as Holland and Brabant will still remain one State intimately united under the same Sovereign. The spirit, if not the strict letter of the article, is favourable to this interpretation. It contemplates the possibility of alterations in the con stitution; and if the four Powers, England, Prussia, Austria, and Russia, parties to the treaty, do not oppose the proposed arrangement, it is not impro bable that the restoration of tranquillity will be speedily brought about by the King of the Nether lands, whose pacific and conciliatory disposition is well known.—Tintes. The Messager des Chainbres says—" The appoint ment of Prince Talleyrand, as Ambassador to Lon don, has excited considerable sensation." It is true; and well it may : but it is better that a Government should inspire confidence by the wisdom of its mea sures, than produce astonishment by acting in oppo sition to all rational expectation. We have expressed our approbation of what the people of France did, in choosing for their Sovereign the only person whose appointment was likely to consolidate the new fabric of political society, and prevent the chances of civil war. We have also expressed our approbation of many of the acts of that Sovereign, because they indicated a sound judgment, temperate feelings, and a mind which the experience of an eventful life had not failed to enlighten. We admired him, because he seemed truly to represent the na tional will; but we do not think he has been feli citous in the choice of his representative. The Journal which we have quoted above differs with us in opinion on this subject—the following are the words "capacity—and appropriate capacity espe cially—is, in our eyes, the first of all political qua lities—and in this respect we approve of the no mination of M. de Talleyrand, because it is an honourable commencement of the ' list of our em bassies.' " Now we admit that capacity is a very excellent thing, and ought to be considered indis pensable in diplomatic functionaries, as well as in those who appoint and instruct them ; but though we think capacity a good thing, we think character better. Now what character has Tal leyrand ?—that of being the most accomplished intriguer and versatile politician in Europe—and, consequently, destitute of all political morality. Is a man thus qualified to personate, in all its phases of deception, a crafty and demoralized Court, fit to represent the majesty of a wise, a steady, and a vir tuous Government—such a Government as forms the strongest possible contrast with the Machiave ban tyranny which has just been rooted out of the soil where it malignantly flourished through fifteen years of calamitous intrigue—such a Government as is suited to the wants and feelings of regenerated France ? Well may the Courrier Francais exclaim " Who would have thought that a revolution caused by such an exuberance of noble sentiments—of de votedness—of self-denial—would have been repre sented among the nation which has shown the greatest animation for the late events, by a man whose greatest merit has ever been to preserve his personal station through and in spite of every poli tical catastrophe ?"—Who, indeed, would have thought it, that considered an enlightened and moral Government—a Government that was to prevail by the force of mind, and the justice of its actions— should be represented by one who possessed some thing of that dignity of character, which wisdom and virtue alone can confer. We do riot wonder at unprincipled politicians and dextrous charlatans be ing the chosen agents of despotic Courts. Op posed to public opinions—at war with genius and intelligence—exhausted of every virtue—such Courts have an instinctive aversion to men whose spotless integrity rebukes their vices. Why should Domitian select a Fabricius for his Ambassador ? But it does excite our astonishment that the Citi zen-King of n people, who have just displayed such exalted heroism—such generous devotion to prin ciple as gives to the character of a nation the highest degree of moral grandeur—should entrust the pre servation of his honour, and that of the country he govern , , to a man, who holds no cause sacred when it comes in collision with his personal interests. Much is said of the abilities of Talleyrand : he has been greatly overrated. Where are the monuments of his statesmanlike powers ? In the chronicles of what history are they written ? What were the acts by which his genius assisted France in the Con , stituent Assembly ? What were the proofs of his attachment to the interest of his country during the Jacobinical reign of terror ? What, under the po pular grandeur of the Consulate and the splendid despotism of Napoleon ? What, during the events of that restoration, which has cost so much misery to prance, and which, established by foreign arms, has been extinguished in the blood of another revo lution ? But here we are told by the partisans of Talleyrand of a definite arid tangible proof of his patriotism. We are told of his having saved France from being partitioned by the Allied Powers. This absurd fiction proves, more than any thing, the conscious inability of Talleyrand's friends to discover, in his own merits, any reasonable ground for his present appointment. The fact is, the Allied Powers never openly avowed any intention of par titioning France. In the year 1814, and just before the first abdication of Bonaparte, the Emperor Alex ander and his colleagues were, for some time, unde cided which cf three propositions to act upon, all of which excluded the notion of a dismemberment of France. One proposition was to allow Napoleon to remain on the throne, giving securities for the preservation of the peace of Europe; another was to dethrone him, and acknowledge the right of his son to the succession, under a regency, with Maria Louisa at its head; a third was to depose him, in favour of the Bourbons. There was, in deed, a fourth proposition, though it had but feeble support, and that was to raise to the sovereign power Bernadotte, the present King of Sweden. Talicyrand told the Emperor Alexander that there was no choice but between retaining Bonaparte and restoring the Bourbons. The Northern Autocrat decided upon the latter, and Talleyrand was one of the first, not only to give his adhesion to the re stored dynasty, but to intrigue to prevent the e - pression of the popular feeling, in which he and his accomplices succeeded, and secured his reversionary patronage and power for themselves by an act of politicarfolly, which brought, as all men of the least political sagacity foresaw, the greatest calamities or► France. Personally, the King of the French may have cause of gratitude to Talleyrand ; but we thought he had too much good sense to evince it in a way that must so seriously compromise the cha racter of his Government. It is with reason the Constitzdionnel says, " Are we, then, so poor in men, that it is necessary to drag from his retreat an old man whom the Revolution bequeathed to the empire, when he passed to the Restoration, a n d whose conduct was, at least, difficult to be ex plained under any Government? He has given proofof ability, certainly; but of that ability, the fault of which was not obstinacy against fortune. When the latter is still so new, is it very prudent to apply to a fidelity so variable ? The Cabinet of London is said to have expressed a predilection, to which it has been judged proper to show some deference. This motive would not be very encouraging. W e highly value the English character, but our confi dence does not extend to the British Ministry. We would rather see elsewhere than nigh the asylum of Charles X. the Minister who created the word legi timacy under the protection of foreign bayonets." This is plain speaking—but not more plain than the occasion demands. It is the duty of an honest and intelligent Press not only to praise the wise measures of the rulers of nations, but to warn them of their errors, and to convey to Kings the truth which their flatterers would conceal. We urge this matter the more strongly, because we observe that the Press, in general, both in France and this country, dazzled by the glitter which fortune has given to the Pro teus-character of Talleyrand, applauds the selection of the hoary intriguer to represent a community that has dashed aside the chains and corruptions of despotism, and risen in the youth and vigour of its freedom to assert the station which courage and mind, and, above all, public virtue, must obtain for it among the nations. It is not right that the glo rious events which cost the blood of so many mar tyrs of liberty should have the effect of raising once more in the Court sunshine this political weather cock, that had been taken down front its aeration, and laid aside as useless. It is not consistent or wise that Roman virtue should be represented by Italian duplicity. Talleyrand has been charged with betraying all parties in turn, as it suited his pur poses, and has proved himself only faithful to the inconstancy of fortune. That divinity he has adored with all the daily idolatry with which a Per- Sian worships the rising sun ! France wants not the services of such men ; her destinies are now connected with great principles; she must have able Statesmen, not cunning politicians; she has a moral dignity to sustain. Need we say more to show that Talleyrand ought not to be her representative ? Morning Herald. The foreign arrivals of yesterday were chiefly from France, and the intelligence they bring is, on the whole, very satisfactory. The Paris Papers state, in the most positive manner, the recal of the order of the Emperor of Russia, prohibiting the entry of French ships with the tri-coloured flag; and they add, that a courier has arrived at the Russian Embassy in Paris to announce the approaching arrival of another courier, who will be the bearer of new credentials for M. Pozzo di Bongo, and the recognition of the new Government by Russia. An order has been sent 'to all the Russian ports to permit vessels carrying the tri-coloured flag to enter and depart freely. Prussia has already intimated a favourable disposition ; and the same is expected, with full confidence, from Austria. Any unautho rized assemblages that have taken place in pro vincial towns have had reference not to political objects, but to the want of employment, and the insufficiency of wages. Many of the merchants, master manufacturers, ship-owners, and others, had lessened their undertakings in the apprehension of a war with this country ; but now that they are as sured of the friendly disposition of our Government, they are resuming business on their accustomed scale, and at a rate of wages which will not be in sufficient for the wants of the workmen, if, as we hope and believe, the price of bread experience a general reduction in France. At present the quartern loaf costs there about eightpence, which, moderate as it may seem to an Englishman, is dear in a country where the agricultural la bourer is paid only six, and the town mechanic nine or ten shillings a week. These are the real grievances of the lower orders in France, who are attached to the Liberals, and dread the influence. of the Noblesse and Clergy, lest they should add to their burdens by the revival of tithe, or the imposition of new taxes. As to a democratic feeling which an evening cotemporary apprehends to prevail in France, we can with confidence assure him, that he might sojourn for years in that land of free communication, and open discussion, without meeting a single partisan of that form of govern ment. The appointment of Talleyrand as Ambas sador at our Court, has occasioned a great deal of angry discussion in Paris. It is generally considered as a victory obtained by the moderate, and rather aristocratical part of the Cabinet, headed by the Duke de Broglie, over the more decided and demo cratical part, headed by the Keeper of the Seals, Dupont de l'Eure. A more adroit diplomate, a person better acquainted with the personnel of diplomacy, a more keen and witty negociator, the Government could not have chosen ; but it must be allowed on all sides that it would have been extremely easy to have selected a man of more po litical integrity and moral consistency.—Morning Advertiser. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. William Heelamp, the journeyman shoemaker who has been in custody some days, charged with stabbing Catherine, his wife, in a fit of jealousy, was brought before Mi. Alderman WINCHESTER yester day for final examination. Being asked what he had to say to` the charge, the prisoner replied, " No husband could possibly be fonder of his wife than he was, nor could any body be more sorry to the heart for what had oc curred." Mr. Alderman I,VhscitEsTEß said the evidence was that he was living apart from his wife, but that they were upon friendly terms ; and had drank tea together in the evening in question in perfect good humour; and yet, notwithstanding his show of kindness, and tranquillity, he rose suddenly, and made this attack, which, as it was not provoked at the moment, must be considered to be premeditated. Prisoner would not speak of his provocation then. The wife, jumping up from her chair, exclaimed fiercely to him, " Say all you can, for I am deter mined to prosecute you as far as ever I can." The prisoner replied his wish was to be silent on his wife's conduct ; but as she was so rash, he would tell the Magistrate the truth. He had heard from a number of persons that his wife had been seen walking about the town with a man named Kelly, a shoemaker, whom he had considered a bosom friend. Kelly's uncle even had given out so as to come to his eats that his nephew was gracious with Mrs. Hecktrup. Site forsook him and hired a naked room to sleep on the floor with Kelly, in preference to remaining at home, where there was a comfortable bed. He had done his utmost to get her back, as suring her he would never upbraid her with what had passed, but she turned a deaf ear to him. Mr. Alderman WINcIIEsTER proceeded to an nounce his determination to commit for the capital offence. Jealousy, he observed, would not justify the taking of the law into a person's own hands, nor the use of murderous weapons. The wife, interrupting the magistrate, said her husband did not really suspect her, but had been ad vised to take up the story of jealousy as the be,t defence. While the depositions were being taken, the pri soner rolled about the floor, and howled piteously, professing to have still th e strongest attac h ment to his wife; and when the evidence was read over to him, he cried bitterly, and said he had struck her on account of some stories he had heard. lle was committed to Newgate. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A complaint was yesterday made to Mr. CONANT, the sitting Magistrate, that the club-box, with all its contents in money, amounting to about 451., belong ing to a benefit society of stay-makers, held at the North Pole public-house, in Oxford -street, had been carried away that morning by a late member of the club, whom they had expelled the night before. It appeared that, to effect his purpose, the person in question slept in the house the night before, and at five o'clock in the morning got up and let himself out at the private door, having taken the cash-box from the club-room. When he got into the street, he was stopped by a policeman; but on his saying that he had slept in the house, and the landlord (who was called up for the purpose) having con firmed that fact, the policeman suffered him to pro ceed; but he was afterwards traced to Somers-town, when it was found that he had brgken open the box and taken out its contents. One of Mr. Harmer's clerks attended, and said that the accused party had been that morning to Mr. Harmer, and told what he had done, saying that he took the money to pay himself back what he had subscribed to the club, now that they had excluded him ; but he was ready to return all that was in the box above the sum he considered he had a claim to. Mr. Harmer, at the same time (the clerk said), highly disapproved of the man's mode of proceeding to re dress himself, and advised him to give back the money, although he did not think there was any felony in the case. The stewards of the club said that they would enter into no compromise; and the Magistrates told them that they might apprehend the man wherever they found him. ..... UNION-HALL Yesterday a man named Thomas, of respectable appearance, was brought before Mr. SIVABEY, charged on suspicion of having stolen a plated coffee pot. The circumstances attending the apprehension of the accused person are of rather a singular kind. From the evidence it appeared, that a few days ago the house of a Mr. Copling, in Loughborough place, Camberwell, was entered by one of those thieves called " sneaks," about twelve o'clock at noon ; the fellow having taken advantage of the servant's absence, darted down the area steps and into the kitchen, from whence he succeeded in making his escape with a quantity of silver table and tea-spoons, together with a plated coffee-pot. In a few days after the robbery the accused was given into custody by a young man, a groom, who charged him with having sold the stolen coffee-pot at the shop of a silversmith in the Westminster-road, a very few hours subsequent to the time at which the robbery was supposed to have taken place. The prisoner, in reply to the charge, said that on the day in question, as he was proceeding to Cam berweil, it came on to rain, and that he stood up for shelter in the doorway of an unfinished house in Loughborough-place. While there a youth, having the appearance of a servant, came to the place, and the rain increasing, they stepped a few paces back into the building, and in a corner beneath the parlour rafters, observed what they supposed at first to be a silver coffee-pot, but which afterwards turned out to be a plated one. The moment the discovery was made the young man called out " halves," and he (prisoner) acquiesced, and it was arranged that as they did not know who the article belonged to, it should be disposed of for the benefit of both. Ulti mately, however, the strange young man agreed to take 6d. for his share of the spoil, and the coffee por was then sold by him (the prisoner) for 2s. to a silversmith, at the foot of Westminster-bridge. The accused declared that he had accurately disclosed the manner in which he had become possessed of the article which he was charged with stealing, and the young man who was present when the coffee-pot was found was now in attendance to verify that fact. The prisoner then, in order to let the Magistrate know who and what he was, said that he had once been in affluent circumstances, but that owing to some litigious relatives, his property was thrown into Chancery, and he was now principally indebted to a brother for his maintenance until his affairs were settled. To co►►ffrm his account of the finding of the coffee-pot, the accused then called a decent looking lad, groom to a gentleman at Camberwell, and he gave precisely a similar account of the affair, with respect to the discovery of the article in the unfinished building, at the time he sought shelter from the rain. The silversmith, to whom the article was sold, said, that he had a knowledge of the prisoner in his prosperous days, and that he purchased several ar ticles of plate from thut individual when he was bet ter off in the world. The prisoner trusted, that after the explanation then given of the matter, he might be discharged. The Magistrate said, that he should not feel he would be doing his public duty if he did not remand the prisoner until more satisfactory evidence was adduced of his having no participation in the rob bery. As yet a good deal of mystery prevailed about the case, and, in order to clear that, if pos sible, a future day should be appointed for that pur pose. The prisoner was accordingly remanded. THAMES-POLICE. TIIE MUTINY ON BOARD THE INGLIS EAST IN DIAIIAN.—Yest erday morning seven seamen, belong ing to the Inglis East Indiaman, Captain Dudman, Commander, were taken out of the Vansittart and Charles Grant, Hon. Company's ships, which ar rived in the river on Thursday night. They are charged with being concerned in the mutiny on board the Inglis on the Gth June last, and have been in confinement and heavily ironed since the Ist July last, a period of 72 days. They were conveyed in the Thames-police galleys by Beechy, Galloway, and Shields, surveyors of that establishment, to the office, where they were released from their irons, and placed in the lock-up rooms. 'I he names of those brought home in the Vansittart are John Har rison, John Murray, George Wells, and Morris .21f Cannon. Three were taken from the Charles Grant—viz., John Steel, Samuel Cole, and John Carter. They are all fine able-bodied seamen, and expressed great joy at being released from their heavy irons and long confinement on board. Soon after they were brought to the office, Mr. Flower, of Furni vat's-inn, their solicitor, made an application to Captain RICIIBELL, the Magistrate, to have the investigation of the case postponed for a few days, in order that Counsel might be retained on behalf of t he men, to conduct their defence. Captain RICIIIIELL said he could give no answer to the application until the arrival of the witnesses, none of whom were in attendance, to prefer any charges against the prisoners. Mc. Thomas Moody, one of the principal officers of the Thames-police, was despatched to request the attendance of the witnesses ; but the only one he c ould meet with was Captain Dudman, the Com mander, who refused to come forward without a s ummons from the Magistrate. Moody informed t h e Captain that the seven men were in custody at the office, and were the same who had been charged by him with mutiny at St. Helena, and inquired what was to be done with them ? Captain Dudman re plied, " Oh, - it, do what you like with them," and the officer departed. Moody informed the Magistrate of the result of his application to Captain Dudman, and the Bench waited until eight o'clock in the evening, when Mr. Evans, the chief officer, was directed to make inquiries outside the office if any witnesses against the prisoners were in attendance, but no one answered. The prisoners were then placed at the bar, and Captain RICIIRELL again asked if any person was present to prefer any charge against them, but no one answered. Moody, the officer, was then sworn, and stated the result of his application to Captain lludman, the commander of the Inglis. Captain IttcnnELL—Did he refuse to attend ? Ile did, your Worship, and said, " I shall not come unless I ant summoned ;" and on being told the pri soners were locked up, said " Oh, -- it, do what you like with them." Mr. Evans, the chief officer . of the Thames Po lice, stated that he had seen Mr. John Lawson, sur geon of the Inglis, who also refused to attend. Mr. Flower, of Furnival's-inn, the solicitor for the prisoners, made some remarks on the extraordi nary conduct of Captain Dudman, who had caused the unfortunate men at the bar to be sent home in irons, under close confinement, and now refused to come forward. He submitted that the prisoners were fairly entitled to their immediate discharge. They had been in confinement upwards of two months, and were ready to meet any accusation which might be preferred : but as no one appeared against them, they ought to be instantly liberated. Captain RICHBELL addressed the prisoners, and said he had carefully looked over the depositions transmitted from St. Helena, and found that the charge against them did not amount to any thing more serious than what was preferred against the three sailors who were committed for trial for a mis demeanour on Wednesday. As Captain Dudman did not appear— Here the worthy Magistrate was interrupted by an exclamation from the sailors, who called out—" He know's he's in the wrong, your Honour; he's ashamed to come forward ; we have been flogged most unmercifully." Captain RICIII3ELL—I have nothing to do with your alleged grievances. Had the charge against you been one of a serious nature, I should have coin ' pelled the attendance of the witnesses; but as Capt. Dudman does not appear, I shall discharge you, and you are now free. The prisoners could scarcely refrain from acts of extravagance on their unexpected liberation. After making a nautical bow to the Magistrate, they danced and capered, and rushed into the street, where the crew of the Inglis, and a great number of other sailors assembled, received them with three cheers. The other persons present joined in the huzzas, and the seven men were taken to the Black Boy Tavern, opposite the office, where they wereliberally supplied with refreshments, and treated in the most hospitable manner. A dense mass of people were collected in front of the office, which was crowded to excess, and the proceedings ap peared to excite great interest. A Committee, consisting of some of the petty officers and seamen of the Inglis, at the head of whom is Mr. William George Hewett, the boat swain's mate of that ship, has been formed for the purpose of taking the necessary measures to defend the men who were committed from the Thames Police-office on Wednesday. The crews of the China fleet intend to raise a subscription on behalf of the three prisoners. The ship's company of the General Kyd East Indiaman sent in their subscrip tions to Mr. Hewett yesterday. Mr. Hewett has already employed a respectable solicitor in Mincing lane, to commence an action against Capt. Dudman, for flogging him on the voyage homewards. QUEEN-SQUARE. Yesterday Emma Tancard, her husband, and six children, appeared before Messrs. MARRIOTT and GREGORIE, in consequence of the parochial autho rities of St. Margaret's having turned them out of the workhouse. Mr. GREGORIE had no doubt that the family were in the greatest distress, and after some further con versation it was agreed to take the whole of the family into the workhouse. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. LONDON MARKETS. (From the London New Price Current of yesterday.) SUGAR.—There continues to be an extensive demand for Sugars ; the purchases of West India Muscovades this week are estimated at 4,000 hhds. and trs. ; the prices of brown are again rather higher, but not so decidedly as to warrant any alteration in the quoted currency. In Re fined goods there would be extensive transactions, but no supplies of any extent are brought forward. In conse quence of the very limited supply of low shipping goods this evening, there has been rather less business doing ; but the offers fer large and small lumps have been extensive. and the few sales that have been made have bee❑ at a further advance of Gd. upon the prices quoted on Friday last, 725. having been paid for rather ord. large Lumps, and '73s. Gd. and 745. for small lumps, under which price the Refiners will not sell, and at present there are only two or three parcels on show in the Market ; for low Prussian and single loaves, however, from 755. to 775., there is no improvement in the demand ; but the Refiners have not pressed them on the Market, consequently little alteration in prices has taken place; of the fine grocery descriptions there is a great scarcity, and very full prices generally have been obtained; for crashed there are many inquiries for the low and mid. sorts, but the advanced prices given for lumps for packing has .prevented large sales being made, the orders generally being limited Is. under the prices at which they could at present be exe cuted, there being no sellers of any descriptions under 331.; a few small parcels of good have been sold at 365., which is rather cheaper than they could have been bought last week; of fine, entitled to the Double Refined Bounty, a few sales have been made at 38s. and 38s. Gd. Molasses steady. FOREIGN SUGAR.—The only purchases of Foreign Sugar this week are small parcels soft to good white Per nams, 265. a 30,. EAST INDIA SUGAlt.—There have been no public sales of East India Sugars ; the purchases of Mauritius by pri vate contract have been considerable, and at higher prices; no brown offer under 46w. Some sales of Bengal Sugars are reported at former prices. Comm.—The public saes of Coffee this week have been chiefly Jamaica and Demerara descriptions; the whole have gone off with uncommon briskness at the advance we have stated of Is. a 2s. per cwt , St. Domingo 325. 6d. a 335., Brazil 325. a 345. The purchases of Foreign Coffee have been 800 bags St. Domingo at 335. ; 1,500 bags or dinary Brazil at 325. ; a large parcel of good old pale Ha vannah, in casks, at 345. ; some good ordinary La Guayra at 315., and Sumatra 28s. a 295. ; of about 1,000 pack ages Berbice and Demerara lately brought forward, the great proportion sold, but without any advance in prices, good ordinary 365. a 405., fine and fine ordinary 41s. a 53e., good middling 745. ; of Jamaica about 400 casks sold, chiefly good and fine ordinary 38s. a 455. There are no public sales this day, and there is not co much doing by private contract, owing to the buyers not being so eager to purchase, and also that the supply at this market is now getting very limited. Roar, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-There have been considerable sales of Rums ; the prices of Leeward are rather higher, proofs and a little over, Is. 9d. ; 5 and 6 over, Is. 10(1. ; parcels of Jamaica have been disposed of at all prices, 2s. 7d. a 3s. 6d. In Brandy or Geneva there is no alteration. HEMP, FLA X, AND TALLOW.-The prices of Tallow advanced to 335. 6d., but it is again heavy, and has given w.,y 6d. per cwt. Hemp held for higher prices. Flax scarce, and held by speculators at very high rates. _ _ Ixtsx PitovistCiNS.—ln Beef or Pork there is no al teration. There is more demand for Butters, and few sellers. Bacon is dull and a shade lower. WOOL—The demand for the lower kinds of Wool iu creases. The supply from Spain and Germany is very scanty, and during the last week a further advance has been obtained on English Wool. OlL—There is much doing in Oils ; the prices paid this evening are at a further advance of 1/. per tun. Isnico.—The inquiries after Indigo appear'increasing. SALTPETILE.-The sales are at 355. 6d. ; it is difficult to buy refined at 395. FRUIT.—About 200 barrels Red Symraa Raisins have been sold this week at 375., which is less than was de manded last week ; Valentia 48s. to 50s. ; in other de scriptions no alteration can be noticed. A few butts of Currants have been taken off at the quoted prices, 735. Corrox.—The Cotton Market continues steady, but without briskness ; the sales consist of 210 Bengal, ord. lid. good 5t d. ; 950 Surat, ord. 5,1., fine 64d. ; 20 Per nsms, fair Bd. ; 80 West India, ord. to fair 7id., good ; 100 Bowed '7(l. to 741 Tonacco.—There are sales of Tobacco for the Maiter ranean, about 100 Idols. Virginias are reported sold. Hors.—The picking has generally commenced ; they came down very mouldy. The estimated duty 100,0001. EAST IN PIECE Goons SALE, 7TII SEPT.-White Longcloths and Sallampores offered in lesser quantities than in June sale, and sold 2} to 3 per cent. higher. The Company's Blue Cloths in the usual quantity, about half rejected at the tax ; Private Trade ditto very good, but in limited quantity, sold well ; this article is very scarce, none of the lower qualities being in the house. Madras handkerchiefs chiefly taken in, or sold very low. Yellow or taken in ; the same remark applies to the Blue Nankeens, though the Nankeens chiefly rej e cted a t t he tax, G 11 1 ) 101 price of them is not so depressed as the Yellow ;{' Nankeens none on sale. The Silk Goods are undeP" to be chiefly taken in by the proprietors. ire SncEs.—Several rather large contracts for Spice ° reported ; it is difficult to purchase on an extensive 7,4 at the quoted prices. Several sales of Peppe r are rera this afternoon, ungifted at 3-4 d., good light sifted at SI:, TEA.-The price of Congou gave way as the sale r o ", ceeded ; they are Id. per lb. under last sale. o) t ' g d; common 2s. lid. to 21. ; good 2s. lid. to 2s. 4 5 j > fine 2s. 6d. to 3s. 4d. Campoi 2s. Id. to 2 6 •„p 'l'wankay, common 2s. 3;-(.1. to 2s. 4d. ; good 2s. 4r si , 2s. sd. ; best 2s. 6d. to 2s. 84d. Hyson, cocain° 9d. to 3s. 10d. ; good 3s. I Id. to 4s. 9d. ; no fill, sold. Twankays are Id. per lb. dearer than last P;: i Hysons 3d. to 4d. per lb. cheaper. The sale will da l ' on Tuesday. PRICES OF HOPS.—Sept. 10. 0 / og , Kent Pockets 6l. 15s. 71. les. to 10 , Sussex Ditto - or, Fine' Ditto _ —..61. 12s. 71. 7s , to t.• Farnham Ditto, Fine Ol. Os. 91. Vs. toll/. Seconds 0!. Os. St. Os to 9 1 . 61. Os. 61. 15s. to 7 i• 1 & 5/. 10s. 61. Os. to 61. Os. 61. 10s. to 4 • Old Duty laid at £lOB,OOO. Essex Drtto., Sussex Ditto PRIM OF OIL. A . k g o Rape Oil, brown .................461. O. .....—. Refined ........., o Linseed Oil Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill, per thousand ... . - I° . Rape Cake, per ton PRICE OF POTATOES.—Sept. 10. New Pot:does 2!. 10a. to 3/. 10s. per too. WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET—Sept. 9. Hay ----5 0 t. Od. to OW. OcL Clover (XL to 120 s. Straw* 2,0 t. Oki. to 42t. OcL RAW HIDES. d. _ _ to s. d. Per Stone. s. d. to; Best Ileiturs & Stoers o 2 3 2 6 0 O m r a d r i k n e a t ry calf_.___ . 4 Ig ei_tst, „ 5,1 iddling. Per Ston SHEEP SKINS, gj tO 1 .• Polled Os. 0.1. to O. O. Shearlings---- 2 3 Downs.-- 1 I Lambs. 3 Yltl CES OF Per lb. d. to d. to 561 b...... 16 23 Ditto—.-110 to 661 b..... 25 28 Dressing Hides 14j 18 Fine Coach Llides —.. 16 18 Crop Hides, 35 to 401 h. 14 16 to 451 b. 15 17j Ditto PRICE OF TALLOW, SO. Town Tallow 40s. Od. Yellow Itussiq 29s. Od. White 295. &t. Soap Ditto Wt. 6d. Melted Stuff '.29s. Ditto Rough lss Od. LEATHEX. d. a• Per lb. Tanned Horse Hides.. lb n i l ' Spanish Ditto , IS Per dozen. Calf Skins... 36 to 4111 b. 14 Ditto --.50 to 701 b. 9.1 Ditto to Bab. IS „,,; Small Seala, Greetilan' AP, &c. per 1121b.—Sept. 1(L Yellow Ng' Mottled 714. Graves _ 14s• Good DregSvow•••••••••••••• r PRICE OF RAW FAT, per stone of 81b .— Sept. 10 Price of Tallow (as stated by the Tallow Nelters) PRICE OF CANDLES. `, The price of Store Candles, in the retail ,hops, is as folloWS4 Candles, per doz. 75. Od. to Ss. Od. I Moulds, per dozen COAL 51A111 A (Dies Beaumont 3O East Percy.. 29 6 Holywell 32 6 Kenton West Killingworth 33 0 relaw Pontop Windsor—..— 31 0 Shipcote, .31 0 Mullett' Le , Townley 3l 3 Wylam 32 0 WallsEndßewicke&Co. 34 9 Ditto Bell Robson &Co. 33 9 Ditto Blake, 31 0 Walls End 8r0wn'5....,, 33 0 Ditto Burraton .32 6 Ditto ('allerton 30 9 Walls End Carr and Co. 31 0 Ditto Cramlington.....— 29 0 Ditto Gosforth 35 3 Ditto Hilda Ditto Hotspur...—. 33 6 Ditto Northumberland 33 3 Ditto Perkins and C 0.... 33 0 Ships at market, 114—Ship COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DUI Wheat. Barley. Per Quarter. Ashburn, Basingstoke Bath Bridgewater Bristol. Chesterfield ---,- Derby --.--. Devizes —......—... Doncaster Dorchester----. Exeter Gloucester liungerford Leicester Newbury.. Rome • - 68 74 54 76 56 74 72 RI 62 66 64 70 68 70 66 72 60 70 56 64 72 74 60 72 45 70 34 36 26 35 23 34 24 28 32 38 30 35 27 38 38 27 30 28 32 38 40 3 32 46 r 8 24 35 24 18 38 30 32 s. d. s. 00 00 :ET.—Sept. 10. , Walls end Newmarch..... 7 " 9 DD D i i it t t t r o o I vvi t t i 5 54 65 9 Eden Main 9 Landston's Primrose Walls End Hettmi „-- ay 0 Walls End Lambton—* Walls End Ly0n5,,..... Walls End Siewart's ?" W. E. Russell's Hetton 0 Ditto Norwood's Ditto 3 2, 9 Eden and au 0 Bartnock e Hartley —9l 0 Llangennecli Coal -- ;,,,7 Silksrone ;/. Walls End W. E. Haverland -- 'Canfield Trader _ 6 Hetton Trader —... 0 Carr small 9l 0 Ellison small Hebburn small sold, 45 . %—Unsold, 68!4' NG THE Oats. 27 32 14'2 25 3U 40 22 34 40 22 26 28 30 34 26 32 36 27 31 42 27 33 ~~ 44 4441 1 e 04 4.. 5e 20 31 22 27 40 24 34 21 31° 374° 23 3 .-. , 21 3 4 40 40 1,0 4O 10 20 30 ai 40 74 64 72 s. d. s. d. 10 2 11 0 Per Bushel. Shrewsbury -.. s. d. s. d. s. d. 60 66 00 ~d `~' ~ a` 0 SCOTCH MARKETS. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET.--Sept. 7. ti We had a large supply of Oatmeal at to-day's Mars o which met with a dull sale, at a reduction of Is. 0 . , 0 1 sack from last week's prices. Riga and foreign OA t ' sold at 40s. per sack. Per Sack of 2801 b. Imp. First Oatmeal £2 5 0 Second ditto 2 3 0 Barleymeal 1 14 0 Peasenieal 1 14 0 Pot Barley—No. 1, per cwt. 1 Per Stone of 141 b DON First Oatmeal x,O a Second ditto Barleymeal V 0 I Peasemeal .-2d, 161.-3 d. 208.—PoaiLV GLASGOW CORN MARKET.—Sept. 8. f o ll A good deal has been done in foreign Wheats, at ip prices. Oats have had a steady sale. No alteratio ° Barley, Beans, and Pease. 0. 41 ., Wheat, per 2-101 b. s. d. s. d. Oats, per 2641 h. B. d. m,, British, old 32 0t033 6 Irish 230 tqso new 2B 0 33 0 British Canada, free 3l 033 0 Beans, per 2201 b. •, v I A Irish Barley, per 3201 b. Scottish English 3O 0 31 0 Pease, Scottish ... 21 0 Scottish tN 0 29 0 Oatmeal, per 1401 b. '2O 0 4 1 Irish 26 0 28 0 Flour, per 2a)11).... 50 0 ' .4 APlllDES.—Voracious beasts might sass our flocks and herds, but could scarcely by their p00'640 accomplish greater injuries to the labours and posses ,o l . of man than the seeming despicable creatures, wee l i( j. ; wire-worms, thripv, aphides, or those atoms which denominate the blight of some seasons ; and we shq t li accustom ourselves to view no portion of creation contempt : the particle which we may brush away to-u ol with contumely, may, to-morrow, become an instrnn i , e .o of our punishment or- ruin. Where all is wonderful , i t y difficult to pronounce what is chiefly marvellous; ye t i t e e insect world exhibits most astonishing construction, vie of i as to its splendour or fabrication. This feeble aphis, ref, crawling over my paper, with limbs indescribably seems yet endowed with every requisite given to a 1 0 r i body—joints, integutnents, circulation of fluids, and ° t e mechanical action requisite for its being ; and yet whole is so fragile as to be over turned by a puff of breath. But smallness of bulk is no criterion of inferier7., of power : an apple -tree, several feet, perhaps, in itic cumference, spreading its branches over a rood of Il ia sickens and dies from the puncture of the aphis luna / a creature so small as to be imperceptible on its limi* Journal of a Naturalist. BIRTHS. On the 9th inst. at Heckfield, the lady of Charles s" Lefevre, Esq., of a son. On the 9th inst. was safely delivered of a fine girl, ; lady of Edward Cludde, Esq., of Orleton, county of SAl ° ' both mother and child are doing as well as possible. , On the 9th inst. at Ilabrahain, Cambridgeshire, the of H. J. Adeane, Esq., M. P., of a son and heir. On the 10th inst. Mrs. Francis Lloyd, of Snoce)"ll' of a son. MARRIED. On the Bth inst. at St. George's, Bloomsbury, Ig . f . o y Grant, of Shacklewell, to Helena Sophia, second d 4ii n f ter of the late Mr. William Smith, of Southamptoir i ' Russell-square. le On the 9th inst. at Islington, Mr. C. Hotzapf re o. Amelia Vaux, youngest daughter of the late J. V ut Esq. of his Majesty's Customs, London. On the 9th inst. at St. George's, Bloomsbury, beler, Esq., of Clapton, to Caroline, youngest datig of the late R. Richardson, Esq., of Streatham. , On the 11th inst. at St. Pancras, Commander o, Belcher, of his Majesty's ship ./Etna, to Diana Jo i t #l' grand-daughter of Colonel Simpson, of Plean-house! kirk, North Britain, and step-daughter of Capt 3lll Heywood, R.N. DIED. On the 10th inst. Mr. Banks, of Lewisham and CO P( alley, Corning. l ot ,f• the On the 9th inst. at Hackney, Martha, relict of J. Aird, Esq., aged 76. On the 9th inst. at Clapham-rise, Wsn. Rohner' A' (1' aged 73. On the 9th inst. Thomas Hand, Esq., of Ric h ' green. , & 11 ( On the 9th lust. at Lewes, W. Lambert, Esq., tor of Excise, aged 55. On the 9th inst. Mr. John Peckham, surg es Slough, aged 77. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED ay MURDO THE SUN OFFICE, 112, STRAND, LONV:ab Kent