The Sun. — London, England, 1830-04-21 00:00:00

Judieial Institutions of Scotland which relates to the Commissary or Consistorial Court; by a Bar rister." Low as the English standard of Justice confessedly is, indifferent as the English Aristo cracy are to the sufferings of all who do not belong to the class of the wealthy and powerful, we are still willing to believe that the exposure, in all its hideous ness, of the attempt to deprive the people of Scotland of 1:118 advantages they now possess, under the hypo critical pretext of Law Reform, will not be thrown away on them. Our readers may remember that the at tempt to raise the salaries of the Scotch Judges was, at no remote period, defeated in the House of Commons. Men who are baffled in a job seldom relinquish the design. Let us vary, they say to themselves, our mode of going to work ; we have been baffled in the direct way of reaching the pockets of the public; let us plunder the public under the more specious pretext of Law Reform. "It may be eskc( l ," says the writer of the pamphlet, " what, then, is 'lie real object of the Bill ?" We will an s‘ver f. arleeely, as Sir George Warrender has already done in P.rliatnent, and we do so with no small picalute, because we not merely support oee of the avcumil ehjects of the Bill, which is to effect a re duction of the expenditure of the country, but be cause, if the judicial functions of the Commissary Court are let alone, and the number of Judges only diminished, that avowed object can be carried even to a farther extent than has yet occured to the Lord AdTonte. "'We say the real object of the Bill is to furnish an upelogy for increasing the salaries of the Judges of the Ceart of Session. We say this not merely because the very proposal to increase the business of the Court of Session proves it, seeing few people are so patriotic as to love public labour , for its own nth, but because the in tention was fairly avowed by Mr. Peel in the opening of the Reshot)." 'However, let us examine a little more closely \That it is that the Bill of the Lord Advocate pro poses to do. It is proposed to transfer a great variety of causes of great importance from a Court in which they nre at present decided at small ex pence, to the satisfaction of the people of Scotland, to a Court which, from ifs expensiveness, is the subject of general complaint. The job is to put money into the pockets of a certain class of Judges, to put money into the pockets of the Bar of Scotland, atEl close the avenues to justice to the great body of il;.c people, who are to be sacrificed without retl‘P'sl:: and without compunction to the demon of avaric?. " Some Eng Judges (says the author of the pam phlet) may not he aware of the following facts, in regard to the Scots C,onsistorial Court:—That its Judges are composed of fox.- Counsel, practising at the same Bar from which the Court of Session Judges are taken, Mree of whom must concur before a pursuer (plaintiff) can gain his cause; hence alterations of their judgment, considering the number of their decisions, are of rare occurrence. There is ao vacation in their Court, so that delays of the Court of Session, which it is notorious often last for many years, are unknown to it; and as to the expence, it will at once be believed to be inconsiderable, compared with that of the Court of Session, when the three following eireum . 4nces are made known :—First, that unless when it is tnplea sure of the litigant, it is quite unnecessary, and not very meal, to empioy Counsel in the Commissory Court. The agents or solicitors practising before it, whose lives have been devoted to that peculiar branch of Business, combine the two characters of Counsel and agent; while in the Court of Session, the employment of an agent and of Counsel, to whom large fees are paid, is required at every step. Secondly, there are few Court fees to in the written pleadings—none exceeding a shilling or two— of course, nothing like what is called the fee fund dues on each paper lodged in she Court of Session." In short, the fees on every step of procedure in the Court of Session costs the litigants upwards of 20,000/. per annum for Clerks of Court, while the whole money allowed by law to be levied from the litigants for officers in the Commissary Court does not exceed SOU per annum. In short, the Com missary Court is a cheap Court, an expeditious Court, and a Court against which no complaints were ever made by the people till the moment that the Bill in question was proposed. As the people of England are not aware of the extent of the pro posed innovations, we shall here briefly state them from the pamphlet : 1. It is proposed to remove from the Coneistorial:Court actions of declaration and nullity of ma:riage. By the law of Scotland marriage is a contract. " While this is the case," observes the writer, " it would be as gross a denial of justice to deprive the poor of the means which for ogee have been enjoyed in Scotland, of judiciously este • Wishing the matrimonial contract where it really exists, as it would be to deprive them of the means of establishing any other civil contract. It is as monstrous as it is on philosophical, to allow a law to exist, under the proposed protection of which a woman may he induced to yield her virgin honour to a consentual contract, and then to put that protection beyond her reach by interposing a tedious and expensive law snit; and thereby leave her the victim of seduction." I. All actions of I.egitintacY and Bastardy, as if the le ginsacy of the poor man's children were net as important so hint as it is to the rich man. 11. Aetions of Adherence and of Divorce.—" As to the action of adherenee," says the writer, " the idea of pre sentiag any such barriers against it as increased delay and increases: expence, almost looks as if the duties of a regu larly constituted marriage were to he legislatively discoun tenanced." 4. All actions of aliment, at the instance of either hus band or wife.—lt is to be borne in mind, that in Scotland the lower orders are not paupers as in England, and that the parish does not interfere habitually, as in England, in cases of desertion.—" A woman," says the writer, " whose husband may be a labouring man, with an income of 15e. a week, and who, in the case of his deserting her, may be entitled to an aliment of four shillings a week, is in future to be titTri7rd of the power of compelling alimentary sub sietenee, ext.epting by means of a process begun before the ' Lords et Council and Session, conducted by agents and counsels in a printed form, and at an expenee, the very ieteeeet 4..7 which, if properly invested, would be equal to lase ali.u. nt sought by her. Who does not see, that in stead a carrying this ease from the Commissioners to the Court of Session, it would be more consistent, both with justice and humanity, to send it to the local Sheriffs, or to any small debt Comet ? It is no answer to say that in such a ease the Poors' Roll can be obtained. Why should the independent spirit of a poor Man be broken by his case being taken from a Court where be could have got justice in a way consonant with the beet feelings of his heart, and sent to one where he must be degraded to the Poore' Roll ? And who ever heard that the printing, and certain other , necessary outlays in the Court of Session, could be got for nothing on the Poors' Roll ?" b. Actions of Separation—a mensa et thoro.'—" A woman (says the writer) gets the benefit of this action if personal violence be offered to her; and all the remarks which have been submitted with reference to the alimen tary cases are applicable to this one. No legal principle or question is involved to call for the interference of the Supreme Judges of the land ; and, in this nature of things, the greater number of such 'cases must originate in tke humble ranks of society ; who may as well in express terms be denied justice altogether, as be told to seek it in a Court beyond their reach." 6. Actions of Divorce.—Marriage in Scotland is a contract, and when either husband. or wife fails in .per formanee of its duties, it is set aside. " It is quite plain (observes the writer) that nothing which forms the clear and explicit leer or a country, and which is meant to govern the lives ...l actions of its inhabitants, can he too accessible. It ole.: 'my be wrong alter it, make it right ; but make it eiriaV! , accessible to the rich and the poor.— The proposed by rendering divorces inaccessible to a large portion of Le community, is pretty equiralent to a declaration that a relaxation of public morals is now to be permitted with impunity. It is very like telling the poor of both sexes, that however correct their lives have been hitherto, in consequence Of having the fear of the Com missary Court before their eyes, they may now consider themselves aeelelivered from that salutary thraldom." If ever'there was a wanton interference with the laws of a country, this attempt to fix on the Scotch indirectly the chains of their southern neighbours, is unquestionably one. Has the facility of divorce rendered the Scotch more lax than their neigh bours ? So far from this being the case, no man, not insane, would'think for one moment of compar ing the morals of the Scotch and their southern neighbours. With the latitude of divorce which they have enjoyed ever since the Reformation, it may be said that the two Millions and a half of people have not as many divorces as the English Peerage alone. ." His Lordship (says the writer) bee erred in fowling that the number of divorces for the last three years was not at all considerable. They are at the rate of sixteen per annum—a num ber incredibly small, and which speaks volumes in favour of the morals of Scotland, when it is consi dered that a divorce in Scotland may be obtained for from 101. to 121. or 14/. It is the best proof that can he offered of the absence of collusion, and that the remedy of divorce has not been abused." If the English writers have not the courage or the honesty to place the people of England on the foot ing with regard to this class of actions of the people of Scotland, let them not, on the principle of the fox who had lost his tail, seek to lower the Scotch to the level of the people of England. The insti tutions of Scotland are slot, in general, so perverted from their ends as the institutions of England ; principally, we firmly believe, from their having hitherto escaped English interference. What they have of good in their institutions—their Church, :heir Schools, their Local Courts—they had before the Union ; and, under these, they arc at least on a level with their more highly favoured neighbours.— Let them not be insidiously robbed of their adrate ages. The Lord Advoeate proposed to make the remedy for the people ten times more expensive than it is at present. " It can be shown," says the writer, " that a contested case in the Court of Session will amount to nearly 4001.; but holding the expense of that Court, in cases not defended, to be correctly stated, we repeat that it is ten or eleven times greater than what a divorce, not defended, can be obtained for in the Commissary Court." Our limits will not allow us to follow farther this writer in his masterly exposure of the Lord Advocate's job. The pretext for it is shown to be false and hollow. To prevent an imaginary grievance, collusion, all are to be driven to an expensive Court, and yet the proof, in taking which there is any chance of detecting collusion, is still to be taken by one renwini - it: Commissary. 'We agree the writ"*, thot Ks one Judge is to rensa7e Cceernies Ce a t, he should be left to t.:O 411 'IT 71;:1 7 -,C5, ef the Court. By confining thi, d. : •:!-15 to their proper Court, three jati e es cf tt.e fs'• ern of Sevion instead of two may be disper.s.ri 'with. T:te writer also suggests that there should be bus en: appeal from the Commissory Court to the lener House of the Court of Session, passing over the Outer House altogelter. But whatever may be thought with respect to appeals, it should be always borne in mind, that nine-tenths of the cases at pre sent decided cheaply in the Commissary Court, are not appealed from, and therefore must give satisfac tion to the parties. We protest against the odious principle of denying justice to the poor by throwing difficulties in the way--of thus making one law for the rich, and another for the poor. The rich may proceed too far in their contempt and disregard . of the feelings of the poor. We rejoice to see that the Scotch are so keenly alive both to this insult to them, and to another which has roused the whole country—a late decision of Lord Wynford in the House of Lords.—Morning Chronicle. It has been a rule in this kingdom in all our com memercial speculations to give the utmost facility to the exports of the country. In the article of printed goods, for instance, the excise duty is withdrawn in order that the manufacturer may be enabled to com pete with the foreigner. If we export sugar or rum or any other commodity which pays a duty, we pay back the duty in order to encourage the merchant. In the article of newspapers alone is there an excep tion, and this chiefly arising from the monstrous and unjust interference and monopoly of the foreign department of the post-office. A newspaper is in its degree as much an article of exportable mer chandise as a piece of printed cottons. It is taxed more heavily than any other commodity. Besides paying paper duty, stamp duty, and advertisement duty, it is subjected to another tax by the post-office, a tax of a most oppressive and shameful kind. The tax upon articles of intelligence is bad enough. The object is partly revenue and partly the restriction of information and discussion. The one is imposed for fiscal purposes, the other for inquisition purposes— the former to repress information, the latter to fetter and destroy it. It is extraordinary that a sheet cf paper containing the news of the day, and which might be sold for twopence-halfpenny, should be so taxed that it cannot be sold for leas than sevenpence, even to those who buy it on the spot where it is printed. This never would have been endured had the conductors of newspapers been an united body, or so respectable a body as they are in France.— The tax, however, has been endured, and almost every honest and independent person is driven from this pursuit of literature or , business.— The press has become the slave of the Govern ment, or the slave of a party, and its profits are confined to a few monopolists rich enough to be sati,fied, and unprincipled enough to sell their ad vocacy and their opinions in the highest market. This is decidedly the state of the greater portion of the London press—to the disgrace of public liberty and free discussion.—ln addition to this there is the tax upon advertisements. If a groom advertises for a situation he pays say from 6s. to 7s. Gd., but out of this the Government' claims 3s. Gd., which not cola- takes away almost the whole of the profit, but limits the number of those who would so advertise from three to one. Only one or two newspapers, therefore, receive such advertisements, the monopoly being their protection, and rendering them indifferent either to the proper distribution of the revenue or the interests of others.—But there is one restraint upon newspapers equally galling as the others, which has its origin in petty jobbing and vexatious imposition, which ought not to be tolerated an hour longer, and which we trust the Government will see the necessity of removing. We mean the tax imposed upon newspapers sent to France. We can, as every one knows, send a newspaper free of charge to Dover. It is, as we said before, as much an article of trade and merchandise as a piece of printed cot tons. It is as desirable to export this as any other commodity. The more we export the better, for the greater would be the profit to the exporter, and the greater the revenue to the Government. But instead of encouraging this trade the clerks of the Post-office throw every possible obstacle in the way, and absolutely interdict the trade unless every news paper which is carried across the channel, a distance of seventeen miles, pay to them the sum of six pounds per annum per advance. Mind, reader ! this is not a matter of revenue—it is not levied to defray the expense of transit—it is simply a perquisite levied by the clerks in the Post-office, which they pocket to the serious injury of trade, and as a sort of bounty in favour of their insolence ei.d rapacity. We pause here to intpiire wheth:r, in the opinion of evert sole er thie ie er a traffic and a job winch r. Lets scaedel on the Psst office ? Here are a parcel of clerks, car Lett em ployed but when employed in then owe p:ivete tied lucrative business, setting the laws of cemeeerce and free trade at defiance, and levying an exorbitant custom on an article more heavily and oppressively taxed than any other commodity. Is this to be borne, merely that Mr. Time, or Mr. Huggins, or Mr. Barnes, may suck lucrative salaries from a business long exhibiting all the symptoms of decline? Why give a drawback on printed calicoes, and not on printed paper? Why encourage the one and discourage the other ? Why ?—we may ask—the just what is plain, the clerks rule their masters , do what they please, pilfer from whom they may, while Sir Francis Freeling,wbo knows the fact, has not the courage to make an open, bold, and independent representation to the Government on the subject. In these times of economy and perfect tranquillity we so no use for the clerks in the foreign depart ment whatever. They might all be dismissed, and not only would the business be better conducted in the home-office, but the saving to the country would be considerable. They do nothing which might not be done in the home-office much better, more cheaply, and with greater alacrity and facility. We know not what the Parliamentary Commissioners have represented, or intend to represent, on the subject, but if they would do us the honour of a visit we cou ld en li g h ten t h em on soave points on which we app re h en d t h e y are not we ll i n formed. At any rata these are gievances which should be submitted to Parliament, an I we hope some. Ho. nourable Member will take them up forthwith.— Morning Journal. The anxiety universally relc respecting the state of his Majesty's health, renders it imperative on our part to state all that we know upon the subject, and we regret that that " all" is not of the most comforting nature. Whatever reports may be spread abroad respecting the state of his Majesty's health, we are fully assured, on authority which may be relied on, that his Majesty is ill —very ill indeed—and that the complaint is of that nature-, on the result of which no one, versed in medical science, would wish to speculate. It is said, in fact, by some, that the gout has reached the stomach— by others, that there is no knowing when the dropsy fiom which, it is said, his Majesty suffers, may attack the most vital part ; and though we do not place implicit reliance on all that is communicated to us on the subject, we think the public will agree with us, that the existence of such reports in the best informed circles, proves that the state of his Majesty's health is any thing but satisfactory. W e may also remark by the way, that the bulletins hitherto issued by his Majesty's Paysicians have not been of that full and satisfactory nature which would entitle them to the confidence of the public; and why have they not been so? We are unable to answer the question ; and the more unable, we believe, because no satisfactory rea son can he assigned for their silence, though many good reasons might undoubtedly be given in favour of a more ample statement. The country has an in terest in the state of his Majesty's health,and ought to be informed of every particular worth knowing which is connected with it. The most sinister re ports, as we have already mentioned, are afloat, and we trust that another day will not be allowed to pass without a full and satisfactory account of the illness of his Majesty, in order either to inform the public of his real state, or to allay those fears, if groundless, which are now universally entertained. The Duke of Wellington arrived in town yesterday morning, and it was expected that all the Cabinet Ministers would also arrive before this morning, for the purpose of attending a Cabinet Council, which has been summoned to meet to-day. Sir Henry Halford also came to town yesterday, and had an interview with the Duke of Wellington, which lasted for a considerable time. The most important fact, however, connected with the illness of his Majesty is, that he sent specially for his Royal relative, the Duchess of Gloucester, who, as is well kaown, en joys the unreserved confidence, as well as the entire affection of his Majesty. We fear that this cireum , stance will cast an additional shade of gloom upon the very limited, and, in consequence, unsatisfactory, statements of his Majesty's medical attendants. — Morning Advertiser. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. A poor woman, who said she was the mother of some young girls, brought before the LORD MAYOR a female apparently about 16 years of age, whom she had found crying in the street on the preceding day. The girl was standing quite bewildered near the Blue Boar Inn, in Holborn, with a small band box in her hand, containing her whole stock of ap parel. The witness, perceiving her to be a country girl, and to all appearance ignorant of London, and knowing that there were those about who would take advantage of her condition if they had an op portunity, questioned her, and was induced to take her home, and make up a sort of bed for her where she was safe from intruders. The girl was very thankful for this service, and the witness thought it would be better not to let her go any where until she should have the advice of the Lord Mayor. The LORD MAYOR commended the maternal feel ing of the poor woman, who had acted, he said, with most exemplary humanity, and asked the young woman, how she happened to be so desolate in the streets of London. The girl said she had just arrived from a town in Hertfordshire, where she had resided with her brother and sister, in expectation of a place in Lon don. She had been told by a publican, that she would be met by a person at the Blue Boar, in Hol born, who would introduce her to the situation, and her brother paid for her passage up to London, con vinced that she would meet with no disappointment. She stood, however, at the gate of the Blue Boar for hours, but nobody came to inquire for her, and at last she got frightened at her situation, and could not help shedding tears. She was soon afterwards offered protection by the poor woman, and was taken great care of. The LORD MAYOR supposed she wished to get back to her brother and sister, and not to stay in London, depending upon the chance of employment. —She replied that she was anxious to get back to Sawbridgeworth as soon as possible, and she had half-a-crown remaining of the money which her bro ther had supplied her with. The LORD MAYOR immediately directed an officer to put the girl into the coach for Hertfordshire, and to pay the expences. His Lordship also gave from his private purse some money to the poor woman, who had not only proteCted the girl, but it appeared refused to take any remuneration from her. A lad, the apprentice of Mr. Rae, a ship-owner, was brought before the LORD MAvoR, charged by his master with having run away from his ship, and induced two other boys to follow his example. Mr. Rae described the evil effects which 'were likely to be produced by such conduct as that of which he accused the defendant. The LORD MAYOR, who had some days ago or dered the defendant to be kept in solitary confine ment, now asked him whether he did not repent his bad conduct, and would not act differently in fu ture ?--The defendant said he was sorry for what he had done, but he had:been compelled to run away in consequence of the severe treatment he had met with from his Captain. Mr. Rae denied the truth of the charge against the Captain, and indeed the defendant confirmed the denial by, after some hesitation, stating that the act of which he complained was committed between two and three years ago. The LOAD MAYOR told Mr. Rae he trusted that the boy would show that he had now a proper sense of his ill conduct, and give evidence of reformation. Mr. Rae said that he must call upon the Lord Mayor to punish the defendant for his transgressions according to law. The example was a dreadful one, and the consequences might have been very inju rious. He could not therefore think of letting the lad escape. The LORD MAYOR appeared to be much sur prised at this determination. " I have no alterna tive, if you insist on my committing him," said his Lordship, " except that of sending him. to Bridewell, where he will most probably be utterly ruined. Don't oblige me to send him to his destruction." Mr. Rae must request that the young man be further punished. Mr. nobler said that if such a lad got thieves for associates, the chances were ten to one that he would be found one of these days at time Old Bailey. . _ _ The mother of the defendant pleaded hard for him, but Mr. Rae said he believed she encouraged her son in his disobedience, and again said that he must have further punishment inflicted. The LORD MAYOR--Well I shall send him for twenty-one days to the House of Correction; but although he has offended greatly, I do it with the greatest reluctance. A boy stands no chance of coming out without being contaminated. The defendant was then fully committed as a apprentice to the Hous e o f C orrec tion, and his m aster said, upon leavin g th e J ust i ce - room , tliat runaway he would never have any thing further to do with him. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Yesterday his Grace the Duke of St. Alban's came to this office and applied to Mr. CONANT, the s i tt i ng Magistrate, for his assistance in instituting an investigation into the cause of a serious accident which betel one of his Grace's domestics on the 17d , of this month. It appeared, by the statement of the Noble Duke, that on the day in question a footman in his service, when crossing Oxford -street, was knocked down and run over by the carriage of Lady Lucy Pusey, of Grosvenor-square, and that the poor man has ever since been confined as a patient in St. George's 'Hospital, and his life is now in danger. His Grace was very desirous to have it ascertained what degree of blame, if any, attached to the coachman who drove Lady Lucy Pusey's carriage on the occasion. There were several persons who had witnessed the accident, if accidasit it was, and who could give evi dence on the subject ; and to show that there was no time to be lost in instituting the inquiry, his Grace had a certificate, produced from the surgeon of the hospital to the Magistrate, stating the danger in which the man's life is. Mr. CONANT immediately directed Goddard, the officer, to take the matter in hand, and to bring before him the coachman and all witnesses who could throw any light upon the subject, and a day was fixed for having the case fully gone into, when the Duke of Sr. Alban's expressed his intention of being present. A Mrs. Crew, residing in Dean-street, Soho square, appeared before the Magistrate, under a warrant, to answer the complaint of a young man mimed Simpson, her son-in-law, who charged her with having assaulted him. It appeared that Mr. Simpson had incurred the displeasure of his friends by marrying the daughter of Mrs. Crew, and that in consequence of this feel ing on the part of Mr. Simpson's friends, several bickerings arose, which at last led to the assault of which Mr. Simpson now complained. The assault itself, however, in the Magistrate's view, appeared to be of so trivial a nature that he advised the par ties rather to arrange the matter amicably among themselves than, by pressing► for his interference, to make wider the breach that already existed. This salutary advice the discontents on both sides adopted, and, as far as this assault was concerned, the matter ended. Before quitting the office, however, Mr. Hill, a respectable brass and iron -founder, in Berwick street, stepped forward, and said that he could not retire without taking that pssblic opportunity of ex pressing his gratitude to Mr. Simpson, who had been the means of savinn. his (Mr. Hill's) son from utter ruin, by having informed him (Mr. Hill) that his son was on the point of being married to another of Mrs. Crew's daughters, with whose family he (Mr. Hill) did net know that his son was even ac quainted; and on inquiry, according to the informa tion given by Mr. Simpson, he found that his son and Miss Crew had been thrice out-asked in due form at St. James's church, and were to be married that very morning, had not he (Mr. Hill) gone to the church in the very nick of time, and thrown in his veto against the ceremony, his son being as yet only in his 19th year. Mr. Hill having thus expressed his gratitude;the parties all retired, but had not been many minutes absent when Mr. Hill and Mr. Simpson came run ning into the office again in a state of great alarm to seek protection from the magistrate against an armed attack with which they were threatened from young Hill, the disappointed lover. Mr. Hill stated, that just as he had got into the street outside the office, he was met by one of his servants, who told him to be on his guard, for that his son had been at home in his absence and had taken his (Mr. Hill's) pistols, and after regularly trying their effect by firing at a mark in the yard, had re-loaded them and took them out with him, expressing his determination to shoot both his father and Mr. Simpson, and that he had also taken a sword with -him in case the pistols should fail of their purpose; and scarce had this in formation been conveyed to him, when he observed his son making towards himself and Mr. Simpson from the opposite side of the street, with a naked sabre hanging by his side; and, in their escape, he had the audacity to pursue them into the outer pas sage of the office, where he then waited their coming out again. _ _ . Ali:: CONANT ordered the young hero to be in stantly brought before him, and Clements and Bal lard, the officers, having seized him in the passage, they led him to the bar, where he presented a for midable appearance, having a large polished sabre, without any scabbard, belted round his waist, and the head of a pistol sticking from each of his waist coat pockets, and on these latter weapons being examined by the officers, they were found to be fully primed and loaded with two bullets in each. The youth having been stripped of his warlike appearance, and Mr. Hill having declared that he considered himself in danger of personal violence, he was locked up until he shall have given forty eight hours' notice of bail. Application was mace to the Magistrate by a per son from. Mr. Andrews, the bookseller, in Bond street, for the assistance of the police to detect the perpetrator of tht: following frand : The applicant stated, that a few days ago a man, having the appearance of a butler, came to Mr. An drews's shop, and presented a note, purporting to be written by the Earl of Belfast, requesting that tickets for a whole party to a private box at Covent garden Theatre should be sent by the bearer, for ruesday (last) night, and placed to his Lordship's account. The tickets, the applicant said, were ac cordingly sent by the person who brought the note, and nothing. more was thought of the matter until Monday, Nslien Lord Belfast happening to call in at Mr. Andrews's, the subject was mentioned by way 'of inquiry which side of the house his Lordship pre ferred, and it then turned out that his Lordship had never sent for any tickets, and that the note written in his name was a forgery. Mr. CONANT directed Clements to attend, but desired that he should be very cautious how he in terfered with the parties occupying the box in question. A powerful-looking fellow, named William Hor ton, was' eharged with a desperate assault on a'police serjeant, named Codriagton, belonging to the divi sion C. It appeared that the serjeant accompanied the prisoner's landlord, who had some pecuniary claim on the prisoner, to where the latter was at work as a labourer in repairing one of the sewers in the street, to see, as the serjeant says, that, in the demand for payment of the money, no breach of the peace should take place. But it seems that the in terference of the serjeant so excited the prisoner, that he made a desperate blow, with a spade that he held in his hand at the time, at the serjeant's head, which fortunately missed that part, or probably it would have proved fatal; but it lighted on the ser jeant's •rrm, and laid it open in a shocking manner, se that the sufferer is now in the hospital, and, by a medical certificate produced, is in a bad way. The prisoner was ordered to give 48 hours' notice of bail. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. LONDON MARKETS. (From the London New Price Current of yesterday.) . . SUGAR.—Tbere was little alteration in the Sugar Mar ket last week ; the estimated sales were only 1,800 hhds. and tces. ; the good and fine qualities continue to be taken off eagerly at very full prices immediately on their being e xposed to sale; the soft browns continue neglected. The stock of West India Sugars is 11,539 hhds. and tees., b e i n g 4,190 hhds. and tees. less than last year. The stock of Mauritius Sugars is 72,286, being 26,180 more than lost year. The weekly deliveries are 2,483 hhds. and tees., being 260 more than last year. The delivery of Mauritius 8,601 bags, being 6,785 more than the corresponding week of last year. There is scarcely a b o ard of good Museovades on show this morning, and the quantity of low browns is also inconsiderable ; the esti mated sales this day were 400 hhde. and tees. The s hippers continued buying freely of the refined for export last week; the prices were rather higher on account of the small supply at tnarket ; fine goods were more in re quest; there was no alteration in the currency. Mo lasses rather higher. This afternoon there are few goods left on sale; the fine is eery searce; the demand is steady and prices little varied. EAST INDIA Suaaa.--The public sale of 10,196 bags Mauritius Sugars hit week, went off heavily, and about une-third was taken. In; after the tale, the revels was Wheat. Barley. l Oats. Beans. Per Quarter. a. to a. a. to a. a. to a. a. to a. 13oston 66 30 -- 21 34 Gainaborough 38 22 40 Grantham , 60 70 24 36 18 2; 26 34 Grimsby 54 68 22 32 18 24 28 35 Horncastle—...—...... 45 52 25 32 15 20 30 48 Lincoln GI 70 33 26 21 25 36 40 Spilaby 6O 68 28 34 18 24 82 Stamford , 49 63 24 40 17 26 94 41 revived, and all parcels withdrdwn sold really at full Mark - et prices. This day there were three saks of Mauritius, 10,031 bags, the whole sold freely at steady prices, except the fine, which went off 19. higher ; one 1,4 t reached 625. FOREIGN' SUGAR.—There were no purchases of Foreign Sugar la@t week. This day at the iutbli:r sake 875 chest@ Harannah Sugar, 53 chests Brazil, and 107 bags Sian,. Good white Brazil sold at 33i. 6d. ; good strong white Hayannah soil 41s. a 425. 6d., soft 355. a 395., yellow 22e. Gd. COFFEE.—This day 1,325 bags 16 casks &imaged St. Domingo, and 62 bags East India. The few lots sound St. Domingo were takes in at 335. ; Ist class dattiag,d 30s. 6d. a 31s. The Coffee market is mere firm ; colouly descriptions inquired for at an advance of 2s. Rum, BRANDI', AND Ilom.ANDs.—The question of the Is. per gallon on Rani continues in the same state of un certainty which w 2 have lately noticed, and prevents the usual transactions of the market; the few sales are sm:rh parcels of Jamaica and low Leewards, too inconsiderabh , to be given as any criterion of the market prices.—Brandy is held with much firmness.—ln Geneva there have been few transactions lately.—The order from the Treasury respecting the re-dip (ordering the payment of the ditty at the actual guise) has been received; it only applies to Rum. HEMP, FLAT, AND TALLOW.—The Tallow market con tinues dull, but without any red"ction in prices.—Hemp is very heavy.—in Flax there is no alteration worth report ing.—The letters from St. Petershnrgh are dated the 3d inst. Exchange lop. ; Tallow 92 a 93 ; nothing done. A large failure is annonneed at St. Pctersburgh. Fnurr.—On Friday the public sale 12 crtls. Currants 68s. ; 112 brls. fine Elimi Carabourna Raisins 425. ; 38 Inds. red Smyrna Raisins 31s. ; 1,700 drams Pulled, and 750 drums Fiat Turkey Figs 17e. a 48 , . 300 barrels Red Fruit, divided by the trade, about 30s. Toaacco.—Thcre are no transactions in Tobacco to report. Tnarzsrmr.—A cargo of Turpentine lately Jr:Tatty; has been sold at 12s. RIM-There is rather more demand for Bengal Rice, but the transactions are not on an extensive scale. COTTON.—ne Cotton Market continues firm ; the transaction 4 still extensive; the purchases for the werk ending last night consist of 300 Bengal, 4d. a sd. ; 5,700 Surats, 4d. a 5 d. ; 100 Pernarns, 7P. a Bd. ; 2 0 Minas, Id. ; 90 PwraK, bid. ; 60 Bowed 6d. ; 380 Egyptians, 7d. a 7d. ; 20 Peruvian, 7-4-d. INDIGO.-There has been a great improvement in the demand for fine Indigo, and for Oude, on account of the small quantity of these descriptions in the sale. This da:• the sale commenced. EAST INDIA COMPANY'S SALE OF INDIGO (FIRST DAY.)-450 chests (Company's) have passed the sale. The biddinge have been very irregular, and the orders for exportation very scanty and limited low, owing, no doubt, to the very low assortment in the sale. The small propor tion of good and fine qualities went off a i.h spirit at from last sale prices to 6d. advance; LOA the middling and ordinary sorts were heavy at a discount of 3d. to whilst low descriptions sold at the currency of the last sale. The home consumers have been large buyers. Ordinary to good consumers 3s. 4d. a 4s. 3d. ; middling to good shippers 48.'3(1. a ss. 6d. ; good to fine ditto ss. 9d.. a Ss. Woor..—The Market keeps gradually improving, and as the manufacturers find the importers steady as to juices', their offers come nearer to the prices asked ; some consider able sales were made during the het week, and, from the very mall stock of Wool on hand, the increasing demand for cloth for the home trade is soon likely to lease the Market bare again. Tra.—The Market remains firm, and the delivery con tinues to be good. _ _ _ CocoA.--This day, at public sales, 57 bags Brazil Cocoa, and 51 bags St. Domingo. Brazil sold 133. 6d. a 14s. 6d. ; St. Domingo taken in. SILK.—In Silk there is little alteration ; the Market firm. larsit PEOVISIONS.-In Beef and Pork there is no al teration.-Bacon is not so brisk as towards the close of last week, but . the advance in price is maintained.- Butters are dull, but there are few sellers at any reduction, on account of die reduced stock. Dutch Butter has fallen 103. since Friday, from 20s. to 110 s. Serces, &c.-By public sale yesterday- 1 268 biles Cin namon, lets fine and good 9s. Bd. a 108. Id., mid. and inferior 7s. 7d. a Bs. 10d.; 356 bales ditto 2ds is. Bd. a 7s. 11(1.7, 318 bales ditto 3de 4s. 3d. a ss. 10d. ; 32 baks ditto 4ths 41. ld. a 4s. Sd. ; 56 chests ditto short pieces from lass 7s. 3d. a 7s. 7d., small and broken 4s. 9d. ; ditto short pieces from 2de 6s. 11 d. a 7s. Id. ; small and broken 4s. 2d. a 4s. sd. ; ditto short pieces from 3ds 4s. 9d., small and broken 3s. 7d. a 3s. 10d. ; 307 bales 76 chests ditto damaged 2ds 7s. Id. a 7s. 9:1. ; ditto damaged 3ds 3s. 7.1. a ss. 6d. ; ditto damaged short pieces and , reall broken mixed Is. 3d. a 4s. 3d. ; 270 bags Pepper, sifted 'Malabar good mixed heavy aid. a Sid. Sumatra mid. heavy 3-id. ; 430 bags long Pepper, good sound. bought in 50s. a 70c. ; 120 chests Cassia Buds, good rather stalker, bought in 88s. ; 260 bags Ginger, good sound Malabar, bought in 19s. 6d. ;:55 bags Nutmegs good unsorted 33. a 3s. 2d., shrivelled mixed 2s. 9.1. The Cinnamon sold with briskness at higher prices; the other Spices were duil at the previous currency. METALS.-There is a considerable demand for Metals, and purchases cannot now be made at former prices; se veral cargoes of Iron sold at 51. 10e., and Si. 153. is now asked. Lead and Copper are also looking up. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURINO THE WEEK NORWICH, Aprill7. The sowing of Spring Corn being now in great for wardness, and our farmers disposed to sell freely at pre sent prices, we had a better supply of Wheat than for many weeks past, the sale of which was on the whole dull, at a decline of Is. per quarter. There was very little Spring Corn offered of any description. Barley is about Is. per quarter dearer, and all other sorts fully maintain last week's prices. Flour is. p er sack lower. Wheat (per qr.) Ms. :Os. 725. Beans (per qr.) 2 8 ,. SU. Barley Oats 233. 3Us. 32a. Flour, fine (per Sack) 516. 535. St. Viheenta sold at 455. 6d. a sOs. ; Brown Dotter Lrais 4.75. a 50s. ; good 11-owng to low middling, s]s. ; mid dling, 52R. a 5:15., and x small lot nearly good naiddliig at 55.. 31. A cargo of onerara Dlolisse• just arrived icne sold at 19 , . 9d. from the quay ; and 300 puns. old-Tri ilidadl at 188. from she warehouse. Rained Sager; sit hi 'ready thmand. The niee made in coT7EIC are only 7 tees. St. Lucia at 50s. 6d. a 51g., and 4 tees. and 5 bars ord. and gowl ord. Dem2r.iri at 33e. a 3134. The tamly at mat - h , :t is very limited. _ A lot of 20 hagri PIMENTO was sold at Op. Nothing dont, in G/NOrit. The demand for COTTON this week has teen ref,' but prices are maintained, and there iS no Cotton premsing on the market. The Fated may amount to abort 1,200 hales. TI. following are the enrrent prices Isl ,nd IV. to IBd. ' • Uplands 6i-d. to 7id. ; Orleans id: to sAd.; Pernatus 3 1 d. to 9 , 1. ; Afar:mils:lls Sid. t Sid.; Egyptians Sid. to 91d.; Stwats 4FI. 'to 614. Ahoot 40 puns. Jana:it:a flint 30k1 at 2s. 7d. a 2s for 16 O.P , and about 69 puns. Lccwards at 19d. a 204. for proofs. Nothing done in Dr&WOOtS or Aslves, prices are with oat alteration. TALLOW and Fish Ons are better at former prim . COTTON WOOL. LIST OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. CANTERBURY, April I'7. The supply of Wheat being tolerably good, and our millers feeling but little disposition to purchase, caused our market to be exceedingly dull, and from Is. to 2s. per quarter cheaper. The quantity of Spring Corn was not large, but sufficient for the demand. Wheat, white Bos. to 775.... . .. Old —s. to —s. -- red Ms. to 705....... Old —s. to —a. Barley, Malting Mi. to 325. Oats Beans 22s. to 345....... Old `33s. to 40i. Pease 1 9 s to 385.... . .. Grey 3os to 31.5. EXETER MA: Beef (score) Ss. dd. 9,. Od. Mutton (lb.) 0 5 —0 6 Veal and iamb 0 4 —0 7 Pork 0 4 —0 6 Geese (each) 4 0 —5 0 Ducks (coup!e) 3 6 —I 6 Fowls 3 0 —4 0 .KE I'S.--April 16. Wheat (bushel) Bs. ed. 533. Barley ....« 3 9 " 6 Oats 2 6 —3 6 Beans 5 0 —5 6 Batter (lb) ... 12—1 3 Eigs (22) 0 0 —1 0 Potatoes (peck) 1 o—l 1 CHESTER.—Wheat, per 751 b. 9s. Od. to 9s. &I.; Barley, 38 qrts. 4s. 3d. to 5.3. 04.. Oats, 491 b. 2s. 94. to 3s. 04. NANTWICH.—Wheat, per 751 b. 9s. Cd. to 9s. sd. ; Barley, 33 qrts. 4s. 94. to ss. 04. ; Oats„ 50113. 3s. 6d. to ss. 3d. IRISH MA DUBLIN MARKET NOTE,-Fitt .RKET 376 Wheat, per barrel 20 stone ' :I'7 Bete . 17 stone 137 Barley--------. 16 stone 3,117 Oats... l2 stone 9,402 Cwt. Flour.- . 9 stone 286 Oatmeal —..,.. . 8 stone Sold to Itakers only. From 25 6 13 6 14 0 11 0 8 0 12 0 IDAY, Apr - To 42 0 15 0 11l 0 1(3 0 24, 0 17 0 M. P. 36 2 11 0 17 4 13 1 8,064 Cwt. Flour Average price of Wheat anC Receipts of Flour, 9,ol4lsecon Firstsa, Sales of Do. 9,402 Thirds, 15 0 I 43 0 d Flour 514. Bd. per from 224. Od, Is, from 154. Od from Ss. Od, lIVICA D. 20 5 lam to 235. Od. to 2ts. Od. to 144. Od. Half Quartern PRICE OF Quartem Loaf QM. I Wheat, Barley. Oats. Dour, per cwt. per barrel per barrel per barrel , 20 stone. 16 stone. 14 stone. let. 1 241. s. d.a s.d.is.d. as.d. s. d. a s.d.ls. d. as. d.ls. d. as. . 30 6-3 5 0114 0-15 0 10 6-15 0,19 0-22 01 7 124 0-29 0110 0-12 0J 8 V— 9 4119 0-21 01 0 0-1; s. d. a s. d. Cork J3O 6-340 Limerick 124 0-29 0 Waterford 32 0-35 0 Clonmel 30 0-33 f, Car10w.,.... 2I 0-30 0 s. d. as.d.s.d.as.d.is. d. as. d. Is. d.a s. d. 114 0-15 0 , 10 6-15 019 0-22 ( 7 0-10 0 10 0--12 01 89— 94 19 0-21 0 0 0-15 0 13 0-15 0113 0-14 0 18 0-24 0 10 0-15 0 11 6-14 0110 8-12 0 20 0-25 0 12 0-16 0 12 0-19 0110 0-13 0 20 6-21 0 0 0— 0 0 u 1 4, , ~, t, i, ,_ Beef, Mutton, Pork, Butter. 1 per lb. per lb. per cwt. lit. 2tl. :id. 4th. sth. ---- -- d. a d. d. a d. s. d. a s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. (1. C0rk.,....... 4k —6 4 --6 16 0-20 099 096 OS6 076 066 0 Limerick... 4 —5 4 6 23 0-30 0.96 090 084078 0 72 0 Waterford 3 —si3 -5i 23 0-25 699 075 0650 53 050 0 Clonrnel ... 21— 44 3 41 27 0-29 068 000 054 1 1 52 u 0 Carlow...-.l —s4jo —0 00— 00780 74 0 114 0540 0 KILKENNY.—Butter 66s to 68s. per cwt. ; Wheat 28s. to 31s. per barrel; Flour lfis. to 335. per bag; Oats 9s. to Ils. per bar rel; Barley 108. to 12s. ; Beef 4d. to 5Xd. per lb. ; Mutton 3d. to 4d. ; Potatoes sd. per stone; Coals Is. Pd. per cwt.; Bacon, Pigs P4s. to 265. per cwt. GLASGOW MARKTITS. (From the Glasgow Herald of Monday.) For Raw SUGARS there has been a steady demand this week; the saki mount to 600 hhcb. and tees. 13(OWD IMFOITED. Same p- This rial last year. year. Liveroool L,:ndoit XX PORTED. Previous• ly tltie year. Bags, SO. 2,23 .8,573 Bags, &c. nags, ftc. Bags, &c. 4!2,413 2..%5,401. 70 . 4,116 51,034 : 300 Glaar,r2w 13,414 Total exported in IR! Same period 191'4..... 10;506 U 15 ” 7,158. DREADFUL GALES IN THE CHINA SEAS Extract of a private letter from an officer of the country ship Lord Castlereagh, dated Sin" gapore, November 7 : g• We sailed from China on the 26th October, at which time the whole of the Company's ships for the season had arrived, The Hon. Company's ship Inglis, Captain Dudman, was the last, and arrived on the 24th of October. Mr. Plowden, the head of the factory in Chine, had stopped all the Com pany's ships from going to Whampoa, and they ere) , a!I lying at Urmston's Bay, except the Bridgewater.' and there they are to remain until some settlemeet can be made with the Chinese authorities about re" diming the duties; some of the ships have beer; h 1 nearly three months. There are a number of re" ports about the stopping of the ships—the Compaq • keep it quite a secret, but the general belief is that it is on account of what I have mentioned above. The stoppage of the ships is very annoying to the Commanders, as they cannot sell their private trade' " On the 9th of August we had one of the most severe tyfoons ever known in China. The Bridge' water and Herefordshire were lying between Macao and Lintin, and only arrived two or. three days before. The Bridgewater was forced to cat away all her masts to save the ship, which went on shore, but fortunately got off without damage to her hull ; the Herefordshire was net hurt. The TVashington, American ship, was drove on shore high and dry, and when the gale abated the water left her about half a mile. The Levant, another American ship, was dismasted, and so much de' maged, that she has been condemned. A 'Porte guese brig and two others were completely lost there was scarcely ever known so much damage done in a tyfoon before. On the news arriving in Canton that the Bridgewater was on shore, four of the country ships' long-boats were ordered to her 0' sistance, which was about 70 miles down the river. • Mr. Jevron, the agent to Lloyd's, came on board our ship, and took a passage down with me. On our arrival on board the Bridgewater, Captain Map' Berson requested us to go further down the river, and try to save some of the masts and yards which had broke adrift from the ship. We remained three days trying to save the masts, but unfortunately were not able to succeed on account of the strong tides that were running, and we left them about 2 0 miles out at sea ; ws then bore up fir Whampoet where we arrived in three days. Two (lays after leaving China, in latitude 16. N., longitude 110. E., we encountered a heavy tyfoon ; we lost all our sails, which went to pieces like tinder—the sea broke over the ship in a most tremendous manner. When the gale was at its height 'one 'of the" men fell overboard, and the chief mate and two Men,T,ie endeavouring to save him, fell overboard likewise ; they however fortunately got hold of a rope, and with assistance were saved : the man who first fell overboard was lost. We arrived at Singapore, on the sth of November." A horrible explosion has taken place on board the Helen M Gregor steamer, with 410 passengers on board, at Memphis, in Tenneese, when 16 individuals were , killed,"and a great many more wounded and blown Over. board, and sunk in the whirls anc!:sands of theimpetuot 6 river, to rice no more. A WEDDING PRESENT.—A curious mistake, which occurred a few days ago at Paris, has afforded an interesting topic of conversation is the salons there. certain actress, who is said to be extremely fond of lob• sters, was in the habit of accompanying her friend, s • titled gentleman, for a morning drive, and they generally used to alight at the well. known shop of CHRVOT, where the fair gourmande made choice of her favourite delicacy. The lobster was usually tastefully, wrapped up in coloured paper, and placed in the carriage. On the morning ,in question, however, the lady, in her hurry to get to re" hearsal, forgot it when they got to the house, and it wse left in one of the pockets of the carriage. The gentlemen was engaged to a marriage bail in the evening, and, as jC is usual upon such occasions to present a nosegay, after leaving his cher amic, he west to purchase one for toe kid°. The nosegay was put into the carriage, ani in the evening, when the gentleman was driven to the house where the ball was to take place, instead of taking the nosegay, he unfortunately took the lobster, for, as libei were both wrapped up in a similar paper, it was not Pe' tiblo to distinguish them. When he entered the rertgl , with his supposes fragrant present, all now gaiety, for #l. guests had begin to "trip it on the light fantastic toe, and he advanced towards the lady, who was figuring in a qnadrille, the paper was opened, when lo ! ourpries and horror ! it unfolded not sweet smelling flowers, be , the fatal lobster, which had been forgotten by his fair se' quaintsnee in the morning. The room, of course, re" sounded with the cry of mirth, and the gentleman re' tired, covered with confusion. Many jokes were cracked at the unfortunate gentleman's expense; and it is to be hoped that the circumstance will make him more cautious iu future.--Morning Paper. BIRTHS. Brighton thi Rev. On the 16th inst. at Brigi rn, _to lady of the - Walpole, of a daughter. On the 20th inst. in Torrington -equate, the la of Bischoff, Esq., of a son, still-born. On the 17th inst. the lady of Lieut.-Gil. Fremantle, of a 90111, still-born. On the 19th inst. at Oaklield, Barks, the lady of g• G. Thoyts, Esq. of Sulbamsted, in the same county: o f a daughter. MARRIED. On the 20th inst. at St. Saviour's, Southwark, Job's Toms, Esq., of High-street, Borough, to Ann, th e youngest daughter of E. Slee, Esq. of the same places DIED. On the 13th inst. at hie residence, Hope Corners Taunton, after a few days' illness, William Oliver, Esc . formerly of Bristol, aged 55 years. On the 19th inst. in Pall-mall, in the 72d year of bi 4 age, Sir Scrope Bernard Morland, Bars. M.P. Had succeeded by his eldest son, Francis Bernard Morland. On the 20th inst. John, youngest son of Mr. J. Powell. of Hand-court, Upper Thames-street. On the 18th inst. Mr. John Faulkner, of Walhani• green, Fulham, in his 83d year, having resided betweets 50 and 60 years in one house. neat On the 17th inst. Helen Maria, third daughter of Old Rev. R. Collett, aged 13. alh On the Ist November, Mary Jane, wife of J, RCT Esq. in her 23d year. PAINTIDD AND Puzusrue BY MURDO YOUNG. A initE SIM Orilinr, 1111, &MDNS, 1401014 14 9 C_/ ."" - 7' 72 , " = 'TO THU LA in W iz explaining mit • me a& hide ,I,. hai .member of entertain t ,ioteratairla tOntorquent religio ~tirity, ai ' t ° your eel ,9 f ti.aefulm whiel) • I beg le ,return my "Ito, in r Meat to tip to the Pro able ientit who appea Yet ar e 'Neatly pA "tit'n wit pe!iod for II No. e, .ARTISTA TION TisTs, IP HE an ANNUM Freeman Th. Rig' • Sr 'Moir err fi Martin • P.R.A. lehn Jael • Item is 4 Johnltra IL P. 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