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3 THOMAS. in severity. i -R efortner (tracts from Memel of the tor-General of , yen orders on 1m St. Peters tteam-boat be ual poet road :!eared of LW Chief of the i obstinate en- i brought the instructions. of his corps, s resigned his detached to of Posen, and t is said that law, while the igh road front russia, for the nous prices are ived news that the expedition for Samogitia, untry is so ex er of the insti uiet tlarrodleo,, a.roalon eitb ti r e nogitia will he they provinces or endowing of is well known k, Minsk, and 1, and only the grand Ducal gainst such as is in the Uni- tilt, two Nata lity of Leppe, Le garrison of ['rough Bremen to the Agent rk from Riga, loldera on the itself there six Masses had died lays previous to of health. Tle t. Petersburgh, strates of Riga , The vessel had the passengers .e sent on b .ard rt health." AY.) )'CLOCK re been received ouse. ork, having 'eft foisted on board Durance, and n able to form a Feb. state that e nine provinces 'patch from Co). he Interior Pro nmand had die m. ike preparations actiJny. t o a or will receive a right to ex y soon to cotn lie interior pro their foreign re• iia, April 11. r has referred to with the Presi it foreign mer if the drawback, the westward or port or place • immediately ad- Comptroller." y of the Poles ; n the City, on issians : already sides, but the 1 3 5 for the Ac at present. IST ONE. kmerican Papers .lations between 'race. !et this day from imburg steamer hree or four days lat quarter. In 11 be greatly ex le Russians, and it keeping open to receive their The insurgents treaw will fall a bas been float eeulations of im- Ifarket Brazil is eavy. O'CLOCK Saturday by intelligence was Highness, and a xpected to arrive and to declare le Niger empties ere but into the Dr. DONNE ed to be stripped on au urn carved his monument, rdinEdy. oiler again to too bad." iferers at the )o late, the truth t transactions of by a veil•known I navel under the e losers had they disclosures made ho beat can tell." esterday after •iver, near Fresh to four persons. rner, on nearing :onds, and then, when a water .and two females, n ler the paddles, into the wat.er, out immediately :e.led in rescuing males, as might ; they were, lie-house, where ►hsequently viere ,aid to be entirely ras proceeding at LAW INTELLIGENCE-(MS DAY). ROLLS COURT. His Honour the MASTER of the ROLLS was occupied the whole morning with the case of WiUlm: v. Pa!ache, which involved a question of ace 4unte, possessing no point of interest except t) the parties concerned. VIC.E-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. The VICE-CHANCELLOR was occupied the whole morn ing with causes, none of which possessed the least public interest. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. Their Lordships went through the special paper this morning, but nothing of any public interest bad occurred up to the time of our going to press. Mr. Justice PATTESON sat at Guildhall, with a Com mon Jury. Nothing of the slightest interest to the public came before them up to the time of our reporter leaving. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. There was no business done in this Court during the morning of any public importance. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. The LORD CHIEF BARON, and Barons BAYLEY, GAR. ROW, and VAUGHAN, were occupied the whole of the morning in bearing motions of no general interest. Mr. Baron VAUGHAN, at one o'clock, left the chamber in Westminster to attend the sittings at Guildhall, London, which were appointed for this day. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, JUNE 51.W.,squally.—Arrived the City of Edinburgh, Clendon, from New Zealand. Arrived from the river the Mermaid, for the Mauritius; Mary Ann, fix the West Indies ; and Columbia, for Tobago. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 6.—Wind N.E.—Arrived his Ma jesty's ship Alfred, from Chatham. Extract of a letter from Captain Pearson of the Antress, from Antigua, dated off Penz nice, 4th instant :—" The island was all quiet on our leaving, the 20th. The martial law flag was down. PENZANCE, Jurtz s.—Arrived off port the Ulysses, Bully, from the Mauritius ; F ilcon, Cobt•, ditto, sailed Qd March ; and St. Helena, 4th April; Premier Ritchie, from Demerara; William and Alfred, Drysdale, and Antams, Pearson, from Antigua; Leda, Mosey, from Leghorn. BRISTOL, JUNE 6.—Arrived the Jane and Barbara, Both r, from St. Vincent ; Antigua Planter, Cherry, from Antigua; George the Fourth, from St. Michaels; and Augusta, from Memel. STANDOATE CREEK.—Arrived the Unity, Gerdyne, from Riga. Off the Wight—the Dromo, Rand, from Havannah. HOLYHEAD, JUNE s.—Arrived off port, the Belvidera, from Charleston ; and York. from Nrw York. LIVERPOOL, JUNE s.—Arrived the Aquatic, Stewart, from Bahia ; Juno, Whitley, from Arcala ; Traveller, An derson, from La Gua) ra ; Georges, Fales ; Congress, Diary; and Clown, Cameron, from New Orleans; Ajax, Albree, from Mobile; George, Clinton, from New York; Coving ton, from Baltimore ; Garland, Murray, from Savannah ; Marquis of Queensberry, from Charleston; Zoe, Dick, from Demerara ; Mary, Grayson, from Berfoice; Felicita, from Palermo ; and Mary, Shields, from Santander. GuximocK. JUNE S.—Arrived the Argyle, Dollard, from Newfoundland. GREENOCK, JuNE 4.—Arrived the Nestor, Cranford, front Grenada. BELFAST, JUNE 4.—Arrived the Jane, Scott, and Eli zabeth, Paulin, from Antigua ; and Robert, Emerson, from Pillau. DUBLIN, JUNE s.—Arrived the Echo, 111‘Kay, from Gottenburgh. CORK, JUNE 4.--Arrived the Sacramento, from St. üb e s,—Off port—the George Canning, from Sierra Leone. The Mary, Davison, from Riga to London, was totally lost in Anil°lt, 27th ult Crew saved. The Duke of York, Parker, from Swansea, was wrecked at Madeira, on the 12th ult. during a strong gale from the Southward. A Brazilian vessel has been seat into Terceira by the squadron of the Regency. His Majesty's ship Pallas sailed from Plymouth on Tuesday, with supplies from the homeward hound trade. The Pbcenix, from Rio Janeiro, is supposed to be arrived dff Jersey. The Lady Rowan, Pace, from Charleston, has arrived off Cape Clear. The Caroline, from Bombay, sailed the 9th of January, has arrived off Eastbourne. The Aguilar, Taylor, from the Cape of Good Hope, sailed the 11th of March, has arrived at Portsmouth. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 3i Trusses.) CUMBERLAND (LATE ST. JAMES'S.) Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 5 to £2 10 •New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 Useful Old Ditto 2 10 3 15 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 4 5 4 10 Clover Hay 3 10 5 5 Oat Straw ...LI 12 to £1 14 I Wheat 1 lti 2 8 Best Clover Hay 5a., and Straw 2s. per load lower than last quoted ; prices otherwise stationary. A good supply, and a dull trade. SMITHFIELD. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 10 to £2 15 New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 Useful Old Ditto 3 0 3 15 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 3 15 4 4 Clover Hay (extra fine)...Xs 15... Generally Oat Straw £1 Bto £1 12 1 Wheat Straw 1 12 1 16 A load or two of very fine Clover Hay sold at an advance of ss. per load ; prices otherwise stationary. A moderate supply, and a sluggish trade. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TA TT I. RSA LL' S. The settling day for Ascot Heath Races took place yesterday; it was infinitely smaller than we have known it en many former occasions, owing to the cup having caused less speculation. While speaking of the cup, we may state that the obnoxious re strictive clause introduced in its conditions since 1829 will not be repeated next year, his Majesty having expressed his decided dis approbation of it. In consequence of the settling, very little business was done on the St. Leger, nor did the few engagements made produce any change of moment. Marcus was backed at EN to 1 to 20 1. by one who ought to know something about him. The Saddler was backed at 12 to 1; Frederica fell back several points, having been beaten at Newton last week ; they say she was amiss : if so, why did they run her? Lord Exeter's Folly colt has risen a point or two for the Dcrby, but little or nothing was done. Thu general average prices will be found below : DONCASTER ST. LEGER. 6 to 1 apt Lord Jersey's Riddlesworth 17 to 2 agst Lord Cleveland's Marcus (taken) 12 to 1 agst Mr. Skipsey's The Saddler 13 to I agst Mr. Stonehewer's Zany 13 to 1 agst Mr. Robinson's Liverpool 18 to 1 agst Mr. Houldsworth's Circassian 22 to 1 agst Mr. Beardsworth's Co'wick 25 to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Bras de Fer 30 to 1 agst Mr. Houldsworth's Frederica 33 to 1 apt Mr. Walker's Roubilliac 40 to 1 agst Mr. Vansittart's Slight colt BETTING IN THE COUNTRY. LIVERPOOL TRADE CUP. 7 to 2 agst Guide 7 to 1 agst Halston 9 to 2 agst Fylde 8 to 1 agst Fkaivar sto 1 agst Birmingham 10 to 1 agst Lord Kilburn's 10 to 1 agst dy Emeline Mrs. OLDFIELD, the actress, was a woman of extreme vanity ; when in danger of being drowned in a Gravesend boat, she desired her fellow-pa , sengers, who Were in alarm at their anticipated fate, to be calm and peaceable, for their deaths could be of no importance; " I," she added, " am a public concern." CRIM. CON.—In a late trial for critn. con; at Madrid, the offending parties were sentenced—the lady to close confinement in prison for tee years ; the gentle man to eight years' bard labour on the coast of Africa ; and both to the costs of the trial. HISTORICAL TRAVELLER.—.Amongst the many striking events and characters which are presented so entertainingly to the reader in this work are MASSA. THELLO, the Count UGOLINO, the Two FOSCARI, the esta blishment of Christianity in the Roman Empire, the dis covery of the ruins of Herculaneum, the Plague in London, and the Earthquake in Lisbon. There are besides some very interesting accounts of the Gabelin's Tapestry, the Tarantula, the Idol Thor, and the Troubadours; alto. gether forining as pleasant a miscellany of both important and entertaining historical information as we have ever had the satisfaction of perusing. BIRTII EXTRAMIDINARY.—On Monday last Mrs. MARY NEWPORT, of Farley's-cottage. Coronation road, Bedminster, was confined with three living children, two sons and one daughter. The mother of this trio ij about 32 years of age; the honourable sire three score! There seems to have existed a prolific propensity in this woinan's family, herself being one of twins ; her brother, born at the same time, married, and his wife in her first accouchement was delivered of twins ; and several of the female branches of her family, on her father's side have bad from 11 to 21 children in family. DIED tKillingworth, in her 86th year,Mrs. isAmELLA GAscoIGN. Though the Great IN . , , rth-road is not three miles distant, she never saw it in her life. She was the youngest of a large family, and died in the same bed in which she was born. She was mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother to a numerous progeny. IREL AND. CLARE SPECIAL COMMISSION. ENNIs, JUNE 2.—The Judges, Mr. Justice Moore and Mr. Justice Jebb, were escorted from Limerick. on Wednesday, to Newmarket-on-Fergus, by 8 strong party of military and police. At Newmarket . they were met by George Studdert, Esq., the High Sheriff of the county; Robert Green, Esq., the Sub- Sheriff; and a party of the 17th Lancers. This morning, soon after ten o'clock, the Judges came into Court, which was completely filled by the gentry of the county. Mr. Justice MOORE charged the Grand Jury. He proceeded to detail the provisions of the White boy Act, and the penal enactments it embodied. The enforcement of these laws had been crowned with success in Mayo and Sligo in 1808—subse quently in Kerry, Waterford, Limerick, and Tippe. rary, and in 1821 in the county of Cork, where th e battle of Carrigomma had been fought, in which thousands of assembled men joined in the warfare against the military, yet the strong arm of the law was thereby successful and triumphant. The state of the county of Clare now presented the character of, and much resembled a volcanic eruption : some of its sparks had reached Limerick, but, to the credit of that county be it spoken, they had drawn the cordon sanitaire, if he ought to use the expression, round their precincts, and, before the Special Com mission issued, the effects of it were destroyed. Michael Mac Namara, John Neylan, John Do nohoe, Patrick Ross, Patrick O'Conner, Patrick Quin, James Neybin, James Quin, Michael Magee, John Clanchy, James Quin, the younger, James Roche, James Linnane, and Patrick Hynes, were indicted for having on the 31st of March last felo niously administered to the Rev. Oliver Grace, at Kilkeadv, an unlawful oath, to the effect that he would quit and give up his lands and premises on the following day. They were charged in a second indictment with administering an unlawful oath to one Nicholas Robinson. To both indictments the prisoners pleaded not guilty. The Jury brought in a verdict of Guilty against all the prisoners on both indictments. Mr. Justice JEBB immediately sentenced the pri soners to transportation for life. They heard their doom with the utmost unconcern, and were removed. The Court adjourned. The following is an abstract of the number of cases and prisoners for trial at the Special Commis sion now holding i n E nn i s: —A p p ear i ng arme d at night and attacking dwelling-houses, 96; appearing in arms at night, 4 ; appealing in arms by day, 21; appearing disguised by day, 2; administering illegal oaths, 4; assault with intent to deprive a soldier of his gttn, I ; assault, 1; conspiring to murder, 5; forcible entry, 5; horse-stealing, 3; having sedi tious papers in possession, 1; having fire-arms in possession, I; larceny, II ; murder, 41; malicious injury to property, tearing up ground by day, 42; ditto, ditto, armed by night, 9; receiving stolen goods, 2; robbery of arms, 4; riot, 4; sending threArening notices, 3; tittering base coin, 1; for refusing to give evidence, 1; further examination, 14.—Total committed for trial, 276. GALWAY CALENDAR.—The following is the state of the calendar of prisoners for trial in the gaol of the county of Galway :—Charged with murder, 3; attacking dwelling-houses, feloniously taking arms, and administering illegal oaths, 22; appearing in arms by night, 7; attacking houses and demanding fire-arms, .5; administering unlawful oaths, 7; deli vering Terry Alt notices, 1; houghing and killing sheep, 1; burning a dwelling-house, 1 ; wilful and corrupt perjury, 1 ; minor offences, B.—Total, .57. POLITICAL PROSECUTIONS.—We are glad to have it in our power to state that all prosecutions for political offences have been abandoned. A happier, and let us hope, a more tranquil era is about open ing on the country.—Dublin Evening Post. A deputation. consisting of gentlemen and clergy of both religious denominations, arrived in town yesterday evening from the Mayo Central Commit tee, for the purpose of laying the stare of the suf ferers before the Irish Government. The depute• tion consists of the Right Rev. Dr. Machale ; John Browne, E•q., M.P. for Mayo; the Rev. Mr. Stock, Protestant Rector of Crossmolina; the Ree. Ber• nard Burke, C. R. of Westport; the Rev. Mr. Lyons, C.R. of Kilmore Erris ; G. V. Jackson, Esq.; and Captain Stewart. We have heard one of those gentlemen declare, that if they fail in their mission, he is afraid to return home; that, if relief be withheld, it is impossible, unless by the mira culous interposition of Providence, for thousands to escape death by famine for ten days. According to the authenticated reports laid before the last gene ral meeting of the central committee, the number in absolute want then was 106,401! We have, amongst many others, seen a document from Gal way, signed by the Right Rev. Dr. French, and all the respectable gentlemen of that town, describing most afflicting distress there also ; and a portion of Donegal is likewise reduced to want and misery.— Freeman's Journal. Mr. Courtney, the person who has been confined in Newgate since Saturday last, charged with stab• bing his wife and Captain Barker, was admitted to bail yesterday to stand his trial before the Recorder. Courtney gave bail himself in 100/., and two sureties in 501. each.—Evening Mail. RIOTS AT MERTHYR-TYDVIL. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM CARDIFF, DATED JUNE 4. " At the Merthyr iron-works the men have all risen against their masters. The whole of the works are at a stand still. Mr. had given notice to his men of an intention to reduce their wages, in conse quence of which they struck, and yesterday the mi litary were called into Merthyr. Mr. was the only person they would speak to, and during the time he was endeavouring to prevail upon them to disperse, a stranger was raised on the shoulders of the mob, who excited them to such a degree by in flammatory language, that an attack was immediately commenced against the inn where the magistrates were assembled, and against the military themselves. The consequence was, that twelve of the men were shot dead on the spot, two of the soldiers were killed, and several more are wounded, among the latter of whom is the Major of the 93d Regiment. From forty to fifty of the mob were wounded be sides. They then dispersed, and went into the neighbourhood in quest of arms ; but as late as six &clock in the morning all was quiet. This being market-day, however, it is feared that another attack will be made on the military. " Teno'cl w oc a k n , se S a atur v daL Night. 44 Captain Jeffereys, of the s arrived from Merthyr, an d states t h at himself and is ab j n u u s t t 35 of his men, on entering Merthyr, were surrounded by the mob, and compelled to deliver up their arms and am munition. Otherwise s th u e nd p a l y ac iv eworansiugqu:et.Eight o'clock. ,t N o news. I understand there are sixteen killed in a ll. The road from Brecon to Merthyr is blocked up, and n o passage over it is allowed. The object of th e mo ap pears to be to surround the place ; they are going there from all parts of Monmouthshire, and even so far as Swansea. They are said to be all organized and in union with Birmingham and Manchester. Hopes are enter tained, however, that the rioters will come to some terms to-day with the masters. They took twenty barrels of powder from the Dowlain works." (From the Cambrian of June 3.) FRIDAY, JUNE 3 —About eight o'clock last night, the mob attacked Mr. Coffin's house (the Court of Requests), and af'er demanding the books, th ey commenced their depredations, broke the windows, and destroyed every article in the house, except i n one room, and attempted to set it on fire, but the wind being in an unfavourable direction, they failed to do so. About 70 men of the 93d Regiment arrived at the Castle Inn from Brecon, at eleven o'clock this morning, where there were some thou sands of men assembled, to parley, as they said, with Mr. Guest, Mr. Crawshav and others, respect ing an increase of wages, but evidently for the sake Of mischief alone. After being exhorted for some time by-Mr. Guest to disperse peaceably, and get ting more riotous, the soldiers were ordered to fire, and, shocking to say, fourteen persons were killed ! The- . men fought desperately for about ren minutes, and then fled. There are some hundred soldiers arrived here since the affray, and think you may now rest easy as to any more mis i!hief being done to-night, and I hope the worst is over. Indeed, the mob from the first appeared ti have had no animosity against the trade; their soh object seemed to be an increase. of wages, and rn lestroy the Court of Requests. A note, dated this morning (Saturday), says—" Nothing has occurret since last night, and I think we need be under nn apprehension of a fresh attack on the military. I had only left the crowd a few minutes yesterday. before the soldiers fired, and I find that not more han eleven men and three women have been killed." Two detachments of the Swansea Cavalry left here his morning for Merthyr; and by express we learn :hat the first was met on Hirwain-common by a body •of the rioters, and was completely surrounded end disarmed : bnt no contest took place between them. A further supply of arms and ammunition 'las been forwarded to the cavalry, but we trust all occasion for the supply has ere this subsded. We understand that before the firing commenced the mob rescued from the detachment of the 93d Re timent 30 stand of arms, and that the Major and several of the men were severely wounded. CASE OF GENERAL UWERNICKI. (EXTRACT OF AN OFFICIAL LETTER FROM WARSAW.) It has without doubt come to our knowledge that the separa.e corps of General Dwernicki, which had signalist d its entry into Volhynia by various sue cesse, has been under the necessity of retiring into the Austrian States. You are aware that this brave warrior only had recourse to this last means of safety upon seeing himself surrounded by the enemy, who, with forces eight times more numerous than his own, menaced his troops with total destruction ; and you also know that the Russians could not have suc ceeded in turning him but by violating the Austria', territory and thereby depriving the Polish General of the possibility of supporting himself upon the frontier of a neutral Power. The Austrian autho rities pretended they did not understand that the Polish troops could not have been forced to seek an asylum in Gallicia if it were not for the aggressive violation of the Russians. Those authorities de sired to enforce the rights and discharge the duties which the neutrality of the Austrian States seemed to impose upon them—they summoned General Dwernicki to lay down his arms. This intrepid warrior, though accustomed to combat superior forces—though preferring to perish rather than lay down his arms—came to the opinion, upon serious reflection, that it was his duty rather to sacrifice himself than to seek his safety in compromising the existing relations between Austria and the kingdom of Poland. These relations might be cote,idered already compromised by the rigorous measures which have been adopted towards our troops, if we did not attribute them rather to the timid and excessive zeal of the local authorities than to the Government of his Imperial and Apostolic Majesty. The Polish Government knows too well the equity and exalted wisdom of the Emperor of Austria, and places too much reliance on the be neficence of his intentions, to indulge for a moment in unjust suspicions. We still hope that, when the Austrian Government shall have learned the real state of the question, and when the protests of the National Government shall have been received at Vienna, his Majesty will feel all the justice of it, and will not treat as prisoners of war those who would not have been under the necessity of seeking a refuge on his territory if the Russians had re spected it. We ought, besides to add, that General Dwernicki has addressed the superior authorities of Gallicia, and had, in consequence, obtained for him self, and those along with him, the advantages of hospitality, and all the respect due to courage and misfortune. Such is the point of view in which we regard here the conduct that has been adopted to wards General Dwernicki, as well as that which it is be lieved to be our duty to pursue. But what can be said of the audacity of the Russian General, who has not respected the inviolability of a neutral State. arid who considered every means fair and proper to destroy an adversary whom he dreaded ? Although the withdrawal of the corps of General Dwernicki retards the progress of our success in Volhynia, and impedes for a moment the insurrec tion which has brok en out t h ere , i t cannot h ave di s . tressing consequences, nor exercise a fatal influence upon the principal operations of the General-in- Chief. 'Tis with 'grief that we see ourselves de prived of the talents of an intrepid General, and of the courage of three battalions of infantry—of 2,000 cavalry—of 5,000 stand of arms—and of 16 pieces of cannon. His energy and his brilliant patriotism have pointed out to him the means of re pair ng this reverse. He has appealed to the de votion of the Poles, and has decreed the levy o f eight regiments of infantry, which will be soon equipped and organised. It is thus that a nation which combats for a sacred cause is not discouraged by a reverse ;—on the contrary, it sees, in adverse affairs, only the duty of making additional sacrifices, and the opportunity of developing new resources with a more effective energy. May 10. The half-yearly meeting of the members of the Western Literary and Scientific Institution, Leicester square, was held last night in the theatre of the Institution. It appeared from the report of the Committee, that the affairs of the Institution were in an extremely prosperou s state,• the present number of members being 671, and the amount of secessions being less than they had been at a n y former period. At the conclusion of their report, the Committee stated that the institution only required the cordial support of the members to carry into complete effect all the purposes for which it was established. Th e report having been unanimouMly adopted, some resolution s regarding the regulations dale Institution were proposed, which led to a protracted discussion, and after they had been disposed of the meeting adjourned. MR. MANNERS SUTTON.—The pro j ected elevation of this Right Hon. Gentleman to the honours of the Peerage, and consequent resignation of the chair of the House of Commons, having been so frequently announced (though it is now understood his re-election will not be opposed by Ministers), it may be necessary to explain the circumstances in which Mr. MANNERS SUTTON is placed in respect to the important situation be has so long and ab:y occupied. The late Lord COLCHESTER was chosen Speaker in 1802, and after having exercised the functions of that office during 15 years, it was considered by Lord LIVERPOOL'S Administration, on the retirement of the Noble Lord in 1817, that he was entitled to his pension and Peerage, which he accordingly received, and Mr. Strrrox and Mr. CHARLES WILLIAMS WYNN were pro posed as candidates for the vacant chair. Mr. MANNERS SUTTON has, according to Parliamentary etiquette, been re-elected every Parliament since 1817, and has now, therefore, nearly completed the term which his predecessor served before he was elevated to the Peerage. It was ge nerally believed in the early part of the Session of 1830, that 111 r. MANNERS SUTTON would have been called to the House of Peers, by the title of Lord LEXINGTON, an honour which, though now extinct, was, about a century ago, borne by one of the SwrroN family. Several candi dates for the chair were mentioned, but it was thought " premature" to give their names. The SPEAKER'S salary is 6,0001. per annum. A coach, with a number of freeholders,. on their return from the late election for a Gloucestershire Coroner, stopped at the Dog, at Over, when a drunken fellow came up, and applied for a seat. The coach being alre,dy crammed inside and out, hii application was re fused ; upon which he began to pelt the passengers with stones. One of these missiles unfortunately struck Mr. .TAMES TERRET, of Bicknor, behind the ear, and kill d him on the s p o t. S ome o f t h e passengers got d own to seize upon the man, when he put himself upon the de fensive, and, with a knife in one hand, and a stone in the other, bid defiance to them all. He was, however, ulti ma,ely overpowered, taken prisoner, and committed to Gloucester gaol.—Monmouthshire Merlin. Several army pensioners in Ireland have ac cepted commuted allowances for their pensions, and with the sum received, which in general amounts to three or four years' purchase, they purpose emigrating with their families to the North American Colonies, where portions of land are allotted to them.—hublin Morning Register. COURT CIRCULAR. The Duke of SUSSEX, the Landgravine of HEssE HOM BURG, the Princess AUGUSTA. the Duke and Duchess GLOUCESTER, and Prince LEOPOLD, arriv d at the res • knee of the Duke and Duchess of CUMBERLAND on Sun lay morning, to congratulate the Royal Duke on the re• urn of his natal day. The Russian Ambassador an .: Princess LIEVEN came from their rvsidence at Richmond - 0 pay their respects to the Royal Dake. The Duke an , Duchess entertained the members of the Royal Famil, vith an early dinner, which was served at three o'clock ir, tent on the lawn ; the band of the Royal Horse Guard vas in att,ndance, and performed several instrumen►tl iieees of sacred music. After dinner, the whole of Or 'loyal party, including the Duke, Duehe•s, and Prince GEORGE of CUMBERLAND, went in nine carriaces (pot)) lizietons) for an airing in the Royal' Gardens. The Pru-- im and Hanoverian Ministers had theshonour of din;nr vith the Royal parry, and of accompanying them throw! , the gardens. About sir o'clock, the Royal and dis tinguished guests left Kew, and returned to their respec ive residences. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of KENT entertained large and distinguished party at dinner yesterday. The Duke of SUSSEX visited the Princess AUGUSTA yes terday, at her residence in the King's Palace, St. James's Prince LEOPOLD came to town yesterday from his seat at Claremont. Despatches from Brussels were brought to the Foreign office at an early hour yesterday morning. About three t'clock yesterday morning a messenger arrived in town, with despatches from Brussels for Prince LEOPOLD. A second messenger with desp ►tches for the P► ince arrived -hortly afterwards from Brussels ; both messengers, on finding the Prince out of town, continued on their route to Claremont. The Ministers of the Five Great Powers ►ssembled yesterday afternoon at the Foreign Office, and were occupied in the conference during five hours ; there were present the Russian, Austrian, and French Ambassa dors, the Prussian Minister, Count MATousHEwm, on a special rni-sio❑ from Russia; the B►ron de WESSENEURG, on a special mission from Austria; and Viscount PAL MERSTON. During the time that the Ministers were engaged at the Foreign• office, the Prussian Minister went to the Trea 4ury, and had an interview with Earl GREY. Viscount PALMERSTON also visited the Noble Earl, and was in con stant communication with his Lordship during the con ference. The meetinz broke up about seven o'clock. Despatches were forwarded to the KING in the after noon, at his Palace, at Windsor. The Minister from Buenos Ayres transacted business yesterday morning at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affiirs. The Duke of RICHMOND yisitel the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER yesterday, at the Treasury. On Saturday last, the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Duke of RICHMOND, Lord GREY, the Marquis of CLEVELAND, Lord SHAFTESBURY, Lord HOWICK. Lard DURHAM, Lord SEFTON, Lord DUNCANNON, General ALAVA, Dr. LUSHINGTON, Mr. SPRING RICE, Mr. Wsi. BROUGHAM, and several other gentlemen, inspected Tau atax,llaNnuay, and BUXTON'S brewery, in Spitalfields, and afterwards dined on beef-steaks dressed at the stoke-hole. THE REFORM BILL,—The following circu lar has been transmitted to the overseers of all the parishes to be affected by the operation of the Reform measure : " Whitehall, May 30. 1831. ' _ _' " Gentlemen,—l am directed by Viscount Melbourne to request that you will, with the least possible delay, transmit to me, for his Lordship's information, a return of the number of houses, or houses and land held together, in the parish of rated to the poor-rate at lilt and warAs ; stating whether the rate is made on the full rack rent, or on what portion of it.—l am, gentlemen, your obedient servant, " S. M. PHILLIPS." The Rajah RHAMoUN ROY has accepted an invitation from the proprietors of Vauxhall-gardens for Wednesday evening next. We regret to mention the death of that excel lent artist JACKSON, the Royal Academician. The Rev. Mr. BENSON is seriously indis posed at his residence in the Temple. A writer in the John Bull says « we are very sick of hearing about Lord MILTON." We do not the least doubt the truth of this, Lord MILTON having given the Tories a sickener, which they will long remember. At a naval review by his late Majesty, GEORGE 111., during a particular period the Admirals stood uncovered around his MAJESTY, the KING himself hiving his hat on. " Why does he keep his hat on," in quired a blunt tar, " while their Honours have theirs off?" " Why?" rejoined another, " how should be know manners? He never was at sea." Letters have been addressed to the Collector and Comptroller of the Re of Hull, ordering that all ves sels coming from the ports of Russia, Prus4 4 , and the Hanseatic Towns, containing rags, dried hides, &c., shall perform quarantine for such periods as may be deemed ne cessary for their purification. • STENOGRAPHY. --The Roman poet ERMIUS is reported to have invented a method of short-hand writing, by which the notarii were enabled to transcribe the identical speeches of the most rapid orator.— Olio. On the first appearance of the cholera in Russia, the Medical Council of Petersburgh issued quaran tine ord e rs, under which every patient was to be strictly prohibited from holding pe rso nal intercourse with persons in health; and so strictly was this observed, that the Emp e ror Nu: HOLASt who, to . encourage th e i n h a bi tants, visited Moscow during the prevalence of the cholera, underwent, before his return to Petersburgb, the required purifying. The high Tory advocate is exceedingly in dignant at a tallow-chandler having been elected a Member of the new Parliament, and launches a string of wich-ed puns upon the old joke of the history of grease, tcc. But will the writer in question seriously tell us that the bo roughmongers have not, during their reign, done dirtier work than can ever fall to the lot of a maker of candles? This morning, an aged couple in Dovehill, each of them seventy years of age, who had lived about half a century as man and wife, died within a few mi nutes of each other. The husband expired at. two o'clock, and his aged partner followed in less than a quarter of an hour.— Glasgow Chronicle. __.. STREET SNWKING.—We never see a per son indulging in this very unpolite practice on the public street hut our bowels yearn within us fur the lamentable state of his intellect. There are only two classes amongst street smokers —namely, puppies and blackguards. You will know the former by their bushy hair, g o gg le e y es, and emaciated ja ws ; they generall y a pp ear in crowdi.4 thoroughfares, w ith a cigar in their teeth, through which smoke and impiety issue without intermission. The second classnd keep very light slippers, smoke fearfully black cutties a the o ne eye on your fob, while the other is re clining on you r breast-pocket.. There is no doubt, how. ever , that som e res p ectable p ersona ma y be found who take wear s h o w their dthrence to public opinion, And that they a cigar on the street, but these being so few in number, se nse of their own honour and character, by de compared with the class we have described, they should practice in which so many of the opposite from a . liarr. ,, ter indulge. Bakers and sweeps—greatly superior to most of the street smokers —are men re obliged, by the P° li ce regulations, to kee at a distance fro h dm t ronge .h r j e as a tv l ie l n y ga nte and we think the ' paveme • , . . police would do well to miti gate the public nuisance complained of, by every person with a cigar in his mouth to take his place among the beastial on the causeway. —Scotsman. yesterday evening an inquest was held at the old George public-house, Snow-hill, before We. PAYNE, Fsq ,, the City Coroner, touching the death of JOHN p AN NELL, aged 15, son of Mr. MICHAEL PANNELL, lea ther-dresser, Bermondsey. It appeared in evidence that the deceased had , during the last f or t n i g ht, b een emp l oye d a t the house of his brother, No. 2, Snow-hill, to attend to where he became acquainted with a young girl in the house, and of Cue same age as himself. • : : : i i e isli l hu ai p ter, it appeared, had accused him of paying atten tion to another girl, which accusation made a strong ins his on his mind, an d on Saturday evening he was pres . f . • liund in his bed -room, su s p en d e d f rom the bed.post, a corp se , hung hi mse lf . In his waistcoat pocket e se , was a paper, in his hand -writing, on which was written— . Repent what you have done. You have charged me wrong fully _you v. , 11 never s ee me more.. .. June 4, 1831. " G. 15. PANNELL—Death!" Th e father of the deceased stated, that on Saturday morn ing he called at Snow-hill, and found his son running out of the kitchen into the shop. Witness lectured him se verely on his intimacy with Mi ss both being of so tender an age; and, on proceeding into the kitchen him self, found the latter Lid in the coal-cellar. Witness told his son that he should certainly inform the young lady's f a ther of his conduct. Witness added, that a short time a go the deceased had been confined to his bed by &fever, which had impaired his intellect. Verdiet—" Temporary insanity. REFORM MEETING, EDMONTON, • MID- DLESEX. In consequence of the churchwardens having de lined to call a meeting of the inhabitant househol , • rir, to vote an address of .tlianks to his most gra aous agreeably to a requisition presenter o them for that purpose, a public meeting was held in Tuesday, the 24 h ult., at the Assembly-room ingel Inn, Edmonton (in accordance with tht iiixious desire of i'most. , nspectible body of at iarishioners of this parish and its vicinity), whirl: vas very numeroudy attended. JOSEPIi HUME, Esq., M P., was unanimously 'ailed to the char, supported by Geo. Bynz, Esq \'LP., 'rhos". Gibson, Esq., of Tottenham, Mr. Ser cant Wilde, M.P., Joseph ll.rffam, Esq., Edwii• and Rowland Hill, Esq., of Bruce C.istle, arid by nany other freeholders and gentlemen of the county Mr. HUME (amidst unbounded applause) pro !eerled to explain, in a clear and concise manner, the intent of the Bill now before the country, which, tie assured the meeting, he would still most ardent!) support. of Hange r s-l an e, Tot teCti.nO hanl 3Lts ,propGoisßesd°tNhie Esq., following resolution That the Commons House of Parliament, being the representative of the people, ought at all times to be guided by the public opinion, when that opinion has been tine quivoc,illy expressed. And that it is th e d u ty an d ti n privilege of British subjects to assemble together, for the purpose of discussing the Acts of the Legislature, and of recording publicly the opinions they have formed." Seconded by. Jost!. lIUFFAN, Esq. and carried unanimously. • Mr. Serjeant WILDE rose, amid loud cheering. He was happy to see that spirit abroad which would eventually destroy the rot'en borough system, and extend the elective franchise to large communities where intelligence and wealth required it ; and would support the Bill with his best endeavours. I know, said the Learned Serjeant, that our profession, us i lawyers, induces many to suspect the purity of our motives, and adopt the adage that " Lawyers will take either side which will suit them best." He had experienced this himself; for he had four times can vassed Newark against power, wealth, and interest ; but thanks to the good cause and independent spirit of the people, he had at last driven the Duke of Newcastle from his strong hold. Indeed, the en thusiasm of the people there beggared description —parents solicited their children—wives implored their husbands to vote for the great and glorious cause, and with tears in their eyes left their homes to aid the country in recovering its rights, and to leave to posterity a happy assurance of prosperity and peace; but he had, as he Was before about to observe, been told at Newark, that he had ap peared there on a previous occasion as the sup porter of the Wellington Administration ; and now, lawyer-like, he sided with the Whigs. True, he answered, he contended for the Duke when he was an advocate for religious liberty ; but when, in reply to the call of nine-tenths of the nation for the removal of civil restraint, his Grace turned upon his heels, and said that no Re form was wanted—nay, that all worked well, he left him, and joined those men who honesty desired to give the people a fair representation. Yes, Sir, they say the present system works well, but by long ex perience we know that it has net worked well for the people—it has brought on air distresses and en croachments; and though our opponents contend that borough interest has brought a large portion of talent into the House, he would ask the Hon. Mem ber (Mr. Byng), who had sat as long in that House as he (the Learned Serjeant) had lived, 'if the pro proportion thus brought in was equal to the talent they kept out of the House? And he thought the result would be that they were worse off than the parsons, for that they had not a tithe.--(Laughter.) Sir (continued the Learned Serjeant), I know cor rupt matter assists vegetation ; but how a corrupt House of Commons can benefit the country I have yet to learn. The Learned Serjeant concluded a very elogneHt and able speech, and the first resolution was carried unanimously. Mr. Serjeant WILDS, in a few words on the im portance of the measure, then proposed the second resolution : " That the subject of Parliamentary Reform especially demands an expression of public opinion, by its superior importance to all other questions whatever, which in our time have been proposed as subjects for legis!ation." Seconded by Mr. Joioi CROUCH, and carried urinnimousiy. EDWIN HILL, Esq.,of Bruce Castle, proposed the third resolution, which he introduced by an appro priate address. " That the system upon which the House of Commons is new chosen, though displaying some wisdom and sound principles, is yet so disfigured by glaring absurdity, disgust ing anomaly, false pretensions, and gross injustice, that it is quite unworthy of a people acquainted with the true ob. jects of Government,and with the means of their attainment." Seconded by THOMAS GIBSON, Esq. and carr►ed unanimously. ROWLAND HILL, Esq. proposed the fourth reso lution, which he introduced in a manner which was loudly a•id deservedly applauded. " That the iiitelligence, 4 activity, and public virtue dis played in the recent elections, are a triumphant proof, it any were required, that the proposed extension of the elec tive franchise will be the most effectual means of securing the return to Parliament of honest, enlightened, and effi cient representatives." Seconded by PIKE, Esq., and carried timnimoitsly, EDWIN HILL, Esq proposed the fifth resolution. " That this meeting views with gr..titude the determina tion of lis M .jesty's Ministers to place the representative system of this country upon a footing worthy of the prin ciples of our excellent Constitution, and of the age in which we live ; and we, therefore, deem them to be entitled to our stedfast support." • Seconded by J. HurFitsf, Esq. and carried unani mously. ALEXANDER MAY, E.g., proposed the sixth re solution— " That his Majesty's gracious support of his Ministers, under the trying circumstances in which they were placed while contending for the highest interest of their country, has excited our liveliest admiration and gratitude, and de mands our warmest acknowledgements."_ Seconded by GRANTHAM MEAD, Esq. and carried unanimously. WM. KING, Esq. then stepped forward with the Address, which he read with considerable emphasis and effect. Mr. KING having concluded the address, intro duced some very appropriate remarks, and proposed the seventh resolution— " That the Address now read be approved of, and pre. sented to the King; and that the County Members, with Mr. Serjeant Wilde, M.P. for 'Newark, be earnestly solicited to undertake the same." Seconded by Mr. E. HILL, and carried unani mously, with the warmest shouts of applause. The County Members and Mr. Serjeant Wilde were then requested to present the address to his Majesty, which they politely promised to do at the earliest Levee. The Members then left the room, and as they entered their carriages, they were greeted by the populace with the loudest and most enthusiastic applause. • EDITORIAL DILEMMA.—The Editor of a Demerara Paper, in announcing the non-arrival of intelli gence, bewails his misfortune in the following original manner :—" It is really a hard fate, in an Editor to be ex pected to give news when there are none. Were we in England now, the thing is easily done. But so it is ; and unless some vessel will come in, to let us know what our fe!low mortals are a•doing on the other sid.- of the herring pond—we cannot give, as we dare not make, news." The former annals of France have furnished an abundant harvest for the historical novelist, witness the p Tularity of that series of romances commencing with " Richelieu," and of which the recently published " Philip Augustus" forms a portion. But the modern events of France are infinitely more striking than those which occurred in the olden time ; an assertion the truth of which is proved by the increasing celebrity of Mrs. GORE'S story of " The Tuileries," which may be at once designated as a tale, of the Court and of the Republic of France.. POLITICAL COUNCIL. (Fem., the Birmingham Journal.) The: plan for the future election of the Courses, if the Birmingham. Po!hied Union, was again 'irought ender discussion at the-usual weekly meet• as of that body, on Tuesday everting last. It was yr, however, pas'ed into a law, it. -being deemed . idvi , able that a measure. of such material conic pience should have the most . extended deliheretl ese tssed upon it, and adopted only upon a general, c inviction of its proper adaration to the important ,ierpose to which it was intended to be applied During the deliberatione much diversity of opinion. .vas expressed, some Members contending that the eau proposed savoured too much of that which may. called the in-and in ,ystern—others that it did not. Soule thought the new plan to be imprac , icable, and one individual, Mr. C. Jones, we believe, de eied that a change in the present mode of election eras at . all necessary. This opinion was, however, ufficiently refuted by the admission on all other wands, that the ore:ent method was faulty, that the Members of the Union were much dissatisfied wth t, and that they wished for a ehange. It was a.so argued that as the adoption of the system of ballot, in the election of the national representatives, en-, tered into the principles of the Birmingham Polie tic& Union, that that system should be introduced Iwo the plan for the election of the Members of their own Council ; which introduction would not only improve the proposed plan, but also, as there was no fear of its success, tend to disprove the a , - serted futility of the ballot. Upon an amendmet therefore, to a motion brought forward, th :t ti p " -- Te--se 5 T plan under discussion should be adopted, it was . postponed for further deliberation until Tuesday evening next. was she T ld hu fi rda fir the a lep S u p rp e o ca s i e l o l‘ f le c e o t r ing of the i,ideriilgthe Cnc c o ., u eo il t Mr. Charles Andrew Thomson, a rtleinb-r of the Union, who had claimed the interference of the Council in endeavouring to obtain redress for the great public wrongs of which he had been the vice tim. Mr. Thomson gave an affecting history of his injuries, which he affected to carry off with an ape parent gaiety of spirits, and which seemed to dis guise the bitterness of his feelings. He stated that he and his father had possessed in the year 1791 the sum of 300,0001. Consols, besides other latge personal property. That finding the price of his Consols had fallen from 90 to 60, in the year 1810, and that the value of the money in which the 60 was measured was at that time reduced one-half, he had decided upon investing his personal property in land. He accordingly made some large purchases, having the cash in hand to pay for the whole ; but some years elapsed before the laisyers•could com plete a satisfactory title, and during those years he experienced losses of 100,0001. in his trade as wine-merchant, in the city of London. When the title was completed, these losses rendered. it neees , nary for him to take up the sum of 60,0001. on morte gage, for the purpose of enabling him to complete the purchases. He had • bought one estate for 72,0001., and another for 60,0001., and having paid the whole of the 72,000/e he granted a mortgage upon the estates fur the sum of 60,0001. In this way his purchases were completed in the year 1810. His property was etill„very large, and he considered that in having it invested in land he had taken the best possible security for preserving it. He had been deprivedhe imeasures rh O hea f igsdoC more h reduced . oitiisl t oel a s G t . ' tato ;n evt ei e )re haf l valuems same emf of ho, etf his, n i sd moneypropertythe i i b a t y t h u e t r Legislature, price which d time. But he still retained a yery large prop:-rtys • Unhappily for him, however, in the year 1819, the Government of this country adopted other measute• for again restoring the value of the currency, and of • beating down the prices of property to the ancient level which existed in the year 1791. But they adopted no measure for reducing his mortgage of 60,0001. The consequence was, that the monied price of his two estates fell one half, and the mort gagee produced his mortgage and took possession of both of his estates, under the form of law and the mask of insulted justice. In addition to this he had paid the sum of 60,0001. for interest and ex pensei, and having sustained some further losses by 4 similar depression in the price of his stock of wine, he was compelled to become a bankrupt in the year 1821, and reduced to the necessity of seeing his creditors receive only seven shillings in the pound, when if justic e h a d been aorta -.to him he could readily have paid them twenty shillings in the pound seven times over. Mr. Thomson - here gave some distressing details of the suffeiings of himself and his father, whom he declared to have died of a broken heart. He stated that he had appealed to the Courts of Law and Equity, and to the Houses of Parliament in vain. He made some large quo twions from the rules and regulations of the Union, showing that bis case fell clearly within their pro tection, and strongly claimed their support. Mr. T. protested he would see every Political Union in the kingdom, and never rest till he had obtained - redress: He stated that he had presented a petition to the Lord Chancellor Eldon in person, and that hiS Lordship had actually shed tears in perusing it. Lord Eldon had told him that lie could give him no redress, and that he must apply to the House of Commons, which was in truth the real source of all his injuries and wrongs. He had appealed to the House of Commons and to the House of Lords, but he might as well have appealed to the winds of heaven as to the representatives of the people under the corrupt boroughmongering system which existed. " In this extreme condition," continued Mr. Thom son, " I come to you, Gentlemen, for redress. You have been foremost in the work of liberty. Your country has rallied round the sacred standard which you have been the first to rear. Be foremost now, in the great work of redressing the wrongs of millions, of whum I am the representative and persnn•ficatioie We have appealed to the laws aad the Legislature of our country, and we have appealed in vain. We now appeal to our cowry itself, and to you as a greatg7;:....": - -w , organ of the country's will, and we demand your hands the expression of abhorrence of thcrevi.:t,,,f guilt amid fraud of which we have been ma 'Vee . eAese. the victims. Of what cse is liberty t 0.4 tion if the gates of justice are to be close'er .se etesel•fe upon the oppressed ? Gentlemen, there is a Goof es;:e . in Heaven, and I will never believe that he wi: permit a nation to prosper in which wrongs like mine are suffered to be unredi.eised." Mr. Thornso” - .l' having closed his statement, Mr.. Muntz addiessee the Council and stated, that lie was perfectly cone vinced that the measures of which Mr. Thoteset. had been the victim—he meant Peel's Bill of 1811: . —had created more misery in England, and more wrong, robbery, and injustice than ever was occae skirled in any country on the face of the earth be fore. He said lie was convinced that thousands had died by suicide, and that tens of thousands had died Of broken hearts, under the pressure of that wicked arid destructive-measure. Millions upon millions had been made wretched by the same cause, and he was perfectly convinced that it would not be possible for the Government to persevere in it much longer. Entertaining these views he thought, however, that any interference by the Union at the present time would be' inexpedient. Mr. C. Jones and Mr. Att wood concurred in these views. After a long dis cussion, the following resolution was carried unani mously- :—" That as the country is about to receive the benefit of a Reformed Legislature, it is not ex pedient for this Council to adopt any measures what ever respecting Mr. Thomson's case." The funeral of the late Admiral Earl of NORTHESK takes place at St. Paul's Cathedral to morrow morning. The service will be performed by the Dean, assisted by a full choir. The coffin, which is now at By v.' ATER and GOODBARNE'S, the undertakers, in Grosvenor - street, is made of English oak, highly polished, and hand somely finished with gilt milk and a polished brass plate, with the arms emblazoned. On the lid is a s quare piece of oak, taken from his Majesty's ship the _Britannia, which his Lordship commanded at the memorable battle of t a ,; (i d e,j, nit c ed oi n L e s a tz r o t l l ; o e re ,i'nf.raoffallgbaer.i..ThoretmcioisiftizuLswoi:sti, ; '