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leqes and right s , exerc i se d exc l us i ve ly the trading ' companies, some ground for thinking that they are invested with a municipal character. The power. thus engrossed by the trading com panies is at once galling, humiliating, and op pressive. By their caprice they may exclude a citizen from the enjoyment of some valued rights, or by their cupidity they may render their acquisition expensive. Accordingly, the fines imposed on freemen for taking up their livery in some of these corporations, have been the subject of loud and just complaint ; they compose a real 7/tunic/pal tax, levied by bodies who are, by their advocates, denied the munici pal character. Would it not be better, therefore, to have only one kind of constituency for all the public elections of city officers, instead of choosing Aldermen and Common Councilmen by the means of freemen householders, the Lord Mayor and Sheriff by liverymen, and the City Members by ten-pound householders mixed with the latter ? This is one of the recommendations in the report before us, and it appears to us an improved arrangement, at once of easy introduction and a judicious sim plicity. We agree equally in the justice of its remarks on the inequality of the city wards, and the benefits which it promises as the result of a new division. We regret that we cannot at present enter into any further remarks, and have only room to quote the recapitulation of the changes which the Committee recommend : " 1. To obtain the repeal of the 11th Geo. 1., cap. 18, or of that clause of it which gives the voting for certain municipal officers to the liverymen of the trading coru- patties. " 2. The giving this franchise to the freemen house tolders of the city of London, thus placing the election to these eflices on the same ground as the election to the city representatives in Parliament under the Reform Act. "3. The removing or lowering the heavy fines on admission to the freedom of the city, and preventing the necessity of a previous admission to the freedom, or a subsequent admission to the livery, of any of the trading companies. '• 4. The obtaining a more equal division of the several wards of the city. " 5. That the members of the Court of Aldermen should be subject to re-election at a time to be fixed, and that the magistrates of the city should be elected by the whole of the citizens, and not by the inhabitants of one ward. " 6. That the Lord Mayor should be chosen by the whole 1104 of the freemen, and not, as now, be chosen by the Court of Aldermen, from two aldermen who had been merely nnminattd by the live: its. " 7. That the veto on city elections claimed by the Cola of Aldermen should be declared invalid. " 8. That the Court of Aldermen should conduct their business in public. " 9. That one simple and uniform mode of disbursing the city funds should he established; that responsibility should be fixed ; that the accounts should be audited and published, and effective checks upon the expenditure pro . - Tided. " 10. That the masters, wardens, and officers of the different trading companies should be chosen according to their several charters, and the original practice, by the freemen or liverymen of the companies. " 11. That the accounts and affairs of the several com panies should be laid before the freemen and liverymen of the sum for their inwectien and approve. " 12. That an investigation of the property and endow ments of these companies, whether commercial or cha ritable, should he strictly entered upon by the proper authorities, in order that they should be devoted to their original purposes, as trust or corporate, and not private property." "TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. " Sir,--1 am desired by the committee of liverymen of the Merchnnt Tailors' Company, appointed to obtain a restoration of their chartered rights and privileges, to state that the resolutions forwarded to Sir Francis Palgrave, Knt., signed by J. B. De Mole, purporting to be the reso lutions of the ComPary, have emanated from the self elected court of a.sistants, a body unrecognised by the charters, consisting - of some 35 individuals, at the head of whom is John Pelly Atkins, son of Alderman Atkins, and signed, not by the clerk of the Company, but the clerk of the master and wardens, and that the same have been put forth without the knowledge cr consent of the body of freemen, who are in number upwards of 1,100. "I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, " ROBERT FRANKS, Hon. Sec. " Redcross•stre.t, Nov. 19. Time,. The right to publish the proceedings in courts of justice was long supposed to have been deter- mined in the affirmative by the decision in the case, Currie v. Walter. The question, however, remains yet, it appears, to be determined, as our readers wouid see from the report in the Court of Exchequer, in yesterday's Chronicle, Pennell Lawson, in which case the Lord Chief Baron, after consulting with the other Judges, observed, that as the question was one of very general im portance and considerable difficulty, they would consider the point, and give judgment on a future day. It has always appeared to us, that if courts of justice must be open to the public, the right to publish is at once determined. In arguing the question, Mr. Platt said he would advance it as a general rule, that whatever took place in public court, to which the whole of his Majesty's subjects had the right of access, was a fair sub ject for publication ; for the publication of these proceedings was no more than, as it were, extending the results of that court to all the readers of the paper in which it appeared. Why is a court of justice open to the public ? In order that all persons may see that jus tice is fairly and honestly administered, and may know, from the decisions of the court, what is declared to be the law. In the early periods of our history, the whole of each respective community actually assembled in an open space where justice was administered, This open space went by the name of Mote, or Moot-hill—i. e. the Hill of Meeting, and other similar names ; and many rising grounds, both in Scotland and England, have retained the name to the present day. Historically, there fore, it may be said, that the publicity of courts of justice was as extensive as society. The aggregation of a number of communities, and the building of courts to shelter judges, suitors, and audience, from the inclemeney of the weather, made it physically impossible that the whole population, affected either directly or indirectly by the proceedings, could be present in court ; but, without striking at the principle of publicity, no part of the population desirous of being present, could be excluded, and every individual was entitled to admission, so long as there was space for him. No building could be erected capacious enough to include the population of a great community ; and a com paratively small number could see and hear the proceedin gs ; but if all could see and hear, all %vete entitled to see and hear. Taking the whole of a large community, it could not be said that there was one individual who might not see and hear. The principle of open Courts carrying with it the right of the whole community to be present, it follows, as a nece ssar y consequence , that men ma y aid themselves in overcoming the physical obstacles in their way in th e best manner they can. If the Court, or the place in which justice is administered, be so capacious as to admit a much larger number than see and hear to advantage, men may avail themselves of glasses, as at the opera, and of ear-trumpets to catch the distant sounds. The press is merely another physical means of extending the range of the Court. Those present may communicate orally what they have seen and heard ; but as memory is treacherous, writing, as supplying the means of communicating an exact account, is a happy means of overcoming the obstacles to a publicity co-extensive with the Society which grew out of the circumstances which we described. It is of course essential, that in.-4 extending by writing the range of the Court, the proceedings should be faithfully reported ; but this is the only limitation which can be conceived. Individuals may be injured by reporting the proceedings of Courts of Justice. This, however, is inseparable from publicity. Whether a thousand shall hear the injurious words, or a hundred thousand by means of the extended publicity given by the press, the question is merely one of degree. Every member of society, we contend, might have heard the injurious language if he could. Every reason for allowing one thousand men to hear the injurious language, is equally cogent for allowing a hundred thousand men to hear it. In society we must put up with many incon veniences. A barrister should, as far as pos sible, avoid introducing into causes individuals not present to repeat the slander : and where a barrister exceeds a due discretion in this respect, the Court should set him right. As far as the principal is concerned, it is as unjustifiable to indulge in calumny before a thousand people, as before a hundred thousand. It is no doubt true that a barrister often exceeds his duty, that Judges do not always confine him to his duty, and that statements are introduced into affidavits which ought not to be in them. But this is only saying that in all - human affairs perfec tion is impossible. We must take the advantage of publicity subject to these inconveniences: they are the pike we pay for the security for person and property we derive from an open administration of justice. We are glad that so important a principle has been reserved for the adjudication of Lord Lyndhurst, who possesses a clear and a logical head, if any man ever pos sessed ene. Whatever may be thought of his Lordship as a party man, there can, we should think, be but one opinion as to the soundness of his understanding. As this is merely a case of deduction from an admitted principle, it could not be in better hands. Indeed we think it would not be difficult to discover the bias of his Lordship's mind from his interlocutory remark : " Suppose a witness were to say that he would not be lieve a man on his oath—that was the strongest libel that could be uttered—would it be a libel to report such a case a% that ? If the arguments that you have advanced are to be held good, every reporter will require to be a sound lawyer, in order to decide whether he was reporting what was material to the cause or not."—Morning Chronicle. A singular case came on yesterday in the Court of King's Bench, relating to three Ma gistrates of th county of Warwick. As the case was ex parte, we should abstain from all remark till the three Magistrates have an oppor tunity of being heard. if the case be proved, the proceedings of Trades' Unions are just and equitable, compared with those of Unions of Magistrates. We should have been more scep tical than we are, if we did not know from publications of u nquestionable authenticity, that in Petty Sessions the conduct of Magistrates, in all that regards the administration of the Poor Laws, is often tyrannical in the extreme, and that they resist nothing so much as any attempt to control their arbitrary proceedings. In the reports of the Poor Law Commissioners, cases of systematic persecution of overseers by Ma gistrates are detailed of the most revolting cha racter. But we will not allow ourselves to be betrayed into farther remark in this stage of the cause. We will, however, have our eye on the future proceedings.— Morning Chronicle. it appears that the Corporation of Leicester is not fated to stand alone in its resistance to the Municipal Commission ; the Company of Merchant Tailors of the city of London have resolved to share with them whatever honour or dishonour may attach to the determination of shutting their mouths, and bolting their doors and locking up their desks against inquiry. This Worshipful Company, to give them their clue, have managed matters with an adroitness which must delight the very soul of Toryism, and make it leap with its dying fame. They have consulted Sir James Scarlett, and other lawyers, on the legal question of the right of the Commissioners, involving the right of Parliament and the right of the Crown—to interfere in the extreme case of a corrupt, worn•out, and perverted system for its reformation and correction. The lawyers have backed the Worshipful Company in their scheme of resistance. Neither the power of the Commons nor the prerogative of the Crown can, according to them, be interposed in the above case : so that the country must resort for its remedy, if remedy it would have, to Courts of Law, in the technicalities and entanglements, and " glorious uncertainty" of which the Cor porations put their trust for escaping from justice. Those who refer us to the Law Courts for relief would do well to inform us, amongst other things, how long it would take to wrangle our way, case by case, and step by step, in the ordinary tribunals, before justice could be done upon all the rotten, jobbing, swindling Corpo rations in the kingdom ? Suppose the Courts possessed of the necessary power, how many generations must pass away before that power could be exercised to a sufficient extent in the removal of such wide-spread and deep-rooted abuses. Perhaps our children's children might live to see the end of them, hut fbr ourselves we might as well expect to see the end of the world. But the fact is, that the Courts have not power—that the existing laws are nut sufficient to grapple with this monstrous over grown evil of corruption. The bare fact of its existence for .such a number .of years is a proof that the law is . insufficient. Happily it is now too late in the day for the apologists of Corpo rations, even for those who have played their cards so well as the Merchant Tailors have done by the present manoeuvre, to take the high ground of character in this dispute. The Com missioners have gone too far—they have exposed too much—they have let in the light too strongly upon the transactions of those immaculate bodies to be met now, as if they were on the thresh hold of their inquiry, with a high head and a confident appeal to reputation. Enough has been done already to show what is going on behind the curtain, and it is now too late to think of interrupting the progress of such disgraceful but useful disclosures. The Merchant Tailors, we therefore venture to prophecy, will take nothing by their motion. One effect, we think, will follow from the course they have pursued. The hearts of the people will be fixed more intently than ever on the cleansing out of these Augeao sta bles, when they see the struggle that is making to shut the doors. If the Whigs could have prevented that struggle they would have acted most unwisely had they done so. It must necessarily operate to their advantage, by unit ing all Reformers once more. The Merchant Tailors may flatter themselves, the Tories may flatter themselves, that they have hit upon a fine device, but it is one which cannot fail to over. whelm them with confusion. The documents to which we have been alluding in the foregoing remarks will be found in another column, under the proper head, and to them, without further preface, we shall now refer our readers.-- Morning Herald. The Emperor Nicholas—the type and patron of Toryism all over the world—is again, it seems, in the field, and in that especial character which it best befits him to assume—the foe of liberal institutions—the conservator of all that is odious, tyrannical, and inimical to human beings. In a speech lately delivered to the Council of Administration at Warsaw, assembled at Mod lin, he is reported to have employed the fol lowing characteristic, as well as portentous expressions:— " Gentlemen, you must persevere in your course, and as to myself, as long as I live I will oppose a will of iron to the progress of liberal opinions. The present genera tion is lost, but we must labour with zeal and earnestness to improve the spirit of that to come. It may perhaps require a hundred years. lam not unreasonable --I give you a whole age, but you must work without relaxation." Aye—a " will of iron," or of anything else that thou pleasest ; but the triumph will not be thine. Persevere thou mayest in thy course, and labour thou mayest with " zeal and earnestness" to resist the progress of liberal and just opinions : thou mayest take a whole age to work thy " will of iron" in this way ; but what will it avail thee ? Canst thou stop the progress of opinion ? Canst thou say to the mind of man, hitherto shalt thou come and no farther ? Worm as thou art—with thy days numbered even as the days of other men, infe rior to many in all that naturally - gives the su periority to one man over another, and distin guished above them only by an accident of birth which has proved a curse instead of a blessing to thousands, what madness can induce thee to imagine for a moment that thy will shall triumph over the stronger will of thy fellow men ; that thou canst control the progress of civilization and improvement, and make thy fellow mortals stop short in their career of use fulness within the limit which it may seem fit to thee to appoint ? Verily such a piece of combined madness, insolence, and barefaced impudence, as that which we have printed above, it has not been our good or bad fortune to meet with at any time since the commencement, if we may be allowed the expression, of our political career ; and of such another piece, we are apt to think, we shall not hear again. The autocrat is evidently fulfilling the dictum of Quem Deus vult perdere Arius dementat ; for he not only does not see the necessity of moving onward with the spririt of the age, but he is determined to oppose it with a " will of iron," and for the very reason that would determine any person, not wholly bereft of prudence, to pursue a course diametri cally opposite ! " The present generation," says he, " is lost"—that is, it is so thoroughly im bued with the spirit of justice to mankind, that no rational hope can be entertained of divesting it of that sublime character : but because "it is lost,"—for such appears to be his mode of rea soning—he will endeavour to render that which is to follow it its very reverse—to divest it of all desire for the improvement and happiness of the human species, and to imbue it so thoroughly with the spirit of passive obedience to the powers that he, that no one shall enjoy the shade of a shadow of freedom but the despots to whom a bad custom has given supreme power over the rest of mankind ! It may .be the labour of my whole life—says the autocrat, but I wilt try to effect' it ; it may take one hundred years, but I will accomplish it ! Hear this, ye Germans, who pant for freedom which ye are fitted to enjoy, and which is denied you—hear this, ye people of Italy, who are groaning under the yoke of a foreign despot— hear this, ye Poles, who have so often bled in your country's cause ; and, above all, we pray the Tories of England, the laudators of the Rus sian autocrat, to hear this, and to be more loud and animated in their laudations ! Have they nut a Chief worthy of them, and are they not worthy of their Chief ?—Morning Advertiser. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Nov. 18 The Matters of the Petitions and Schedules of the Prison. era hereinafter named (tbe same having been filed in the Court), are appointed to be heard at the Court House, in Portugal Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, this day, the 20th of November, 1833, at Nine o'Clock in the Forenoon. Sneluc, John, late of Church Street, Tewkesbury, Glou cestershire, gardener. Hennem, Thomas, late of Prospect Place, Kingsland, gin gerbread and biscuit baker, and omnibus proprietor. De Witte, Gerard John, Stephen Street, Tottenham Court Road, patent letter manufacturer. Freethy, John, late of Baldavin's Gardens, Leather Lane, Holborn, goldsmith and working jeweller. Atkinson, Robert, late of Dean Street, Shadwell, black smith. Davis, John, late of the Marquis of Wellington, High Street, Shadwell, licensed victualler. Ball, William Abel, late of Joiner Street, Westminster Road, comedian. Cole, William, late of Beaumont Square, Mile-end Road, working gardener and dairyman. Pierpoint, Thomas, late of Old Compton Street, Soho, following no trade or business. Flude, James, late of Addle Street, City of London, wine and spirit merchant. Kirkland, William, late of Lower Shadwell, coal-whipper. TO-31011.R.0W, Nov. 21.—Same Hour and Place. Davis, Thomas, master mariner, and owner of the smack Merry Maid, sailing between London and Boulogne. Clarke, William, late of Holywell Street, Millbank Row, Westminster, short band writer and parli imentary re porter. Ketstiog, Henry, late of Upper Rathbone Place, Oxford Street, journeyman engrav:T. Rowbotharn, Thomas Leeson Scrace, late of Catherine Place, in the parish of St. Paul, near Bristol, drawing master, painter, and artist. Whitehead, George, late of Wardour Street, Soho, shop. keeper and general dealer. Spittle, George, late of Gloucester Place, Blackfriars Road, dealer in horses on commission. Giller, George, late of Church Lane, Limehouse, ropemaker. Newman, Joseph, the younger, late of High Holborn, shopman to an oilman and tobacconist. Lawrence, John, late of Berwick Street, Soho, hairdresser. Crick, Robert Henry, late of Rateliff Highway, cook and biscuit baker and dealer in bread. Webb, George, late of Seymour Street, Euston Square, butter and dairyman. On TUESDAY, Nov. 26.—Same Hour and Place. Getvil, George, late of Little George Street, Bermondsey, hat dyer. Williams, William, late of Great St. Helens, Bishopergate Street, boot and shoemaker. Phillips, Richard, late of Cross Street, Walwortb, copper and hairdresser. M'Kean, Barnet, late of oilman Place, Bedford Row, Holborn, clerk to an auctioneer. Savage, John, late of Great Marylebone.stre e t, Boller, William, late of Brownlow-street, Dr ur y .l an e, j ou business. neylli William, l n oa a c t h e s tonf Wych-street, D rury -l ane, out o f i t Elliot, Young, William, late of Old Pye-street, Westminster, carpenter, and licensed to sell beer by retail. Bywacera, William, late of Carnaby-street, Carnaby market, journeyman bricklayer and plasterer, and lodging-house -keeper . Stacey, John, late of Connty.terrace•street, New Kent. road, bricklayer. Sweeny, William, late of Middlesex-place, Hackney-read, tailor and draper, and an agent to the Atlas Assurance Company. Prichit, James, l a t e of Grovefield, in the parish of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, gentleman. MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, OR THE ADVENTURES OF CHARLES MATHEWS, THE COMEDIAN. (From the Morning Chronicle.) [An account of a most romantic adventure—and most providential escape from what might have terminated in a fearful accident—which happened a few days beck to Mr. Mathews and his companion on Salisbury Plain. It is communicated by himself in a familiar letter to a dear and valued friend.l "I am well, and have suffered nothing, and therefore would never have related my adventure to you, but that it may be erroneously reported from other quarters. As my servant was absent, and the carriage obliged to be in Salisbury on Monday, I was too glad to spend all Sunday with my friends, Charles Young and his son the Rev. Julian Young, in preference to remaining alone at Salis bury. Julian volunteered to drive me—the distance being only twelve miles from his house—eigh'een from Andover —beautiful day ; Charles Young accompanied us six miles across the Plain. In the way they told me it was only a bridle-road, but they knew every inch of it, and it was as pleasant to travel over as a Macadamized one ; they de scribed the difficulties people met with in finding their way off the Plain. Sir John Paulin had last year been lost, and literally remained on horseback all night. About an hour after Charles Young left us we came to very rough ground, and I wis shaken once or twice enough to make me cry, Oh! At last a collection of ,rute made it evident that wheels, springs, and all were in danger. Julian paused, and proclaimed the necessity of getting out to lead the horses over ; requesting me to remain within. Oh had I !—my impulse was not strong enough to make me immediately decide ; but the Providence which watches over all, and has hitherto protected me, was my guide, and in a half minute, an agonizing exclamation of woe was followed by my companion struggling with the horses, and before I could scramble with my weak limbs to assist, we saw the affrighted wild animals gal'eping at speed away with the light vehicle over Salisbury Plain. It was undulating ground, and from their ascending a steep bit, they were totally lost to our view in a very short period of time. I advised Julian to run as fast as possible, and if he could keep them in view, he might, at all events, see the result. He left me—he followed in the track, mounted the bill, and then I lost sight of hint. I remained, I be lieve, but a few minutes, when I saw him returning wav ing his hat over his head. I concluded the carriage and horses were found or stopped. No ! he had not seen them, but all anxiety for me—came to say he knew one land mark on the hill, that if I could walk or crawl to that, he should know hove to find me, but not where I was—that be had ascertained we were within a mile and a halt of the high road, and then but four miles from Salisbury. He assured me if he could not find his carriage, he would go or send for a chaise to fetch me, and left his coat in my care that he rnieht run the lighter, and again departed on the hopeless errand of overtaking two horses galloping at the rate of twenty miles an hour. I shall not attempt to describe my feelings when left a►one on this wild heath. I call upon your imagination to assist me, " helpless, for gotten, sad, and lame." I lay on the bare ground after praying on my knees to be rescued from my desolation, and returning thanks for my miraculous preservation, for had I remained in the carriage, Julian would have had the additional horror of seeing me borne away by tl:e desperate animals, for the pole was broken by the uneven road, and his power of holding them entirely taken away by a blow from the point of it on his breast, which compelled him to quit his hold. My reflections on the nature of my losses, and the possibility of repairing them—having the whole of my luggage with me (money* and all packed within), &c., you must fancy. My bag had supported my legs, and wee loose in the front of the vehicle—the portmanteau not se cure, as it was an entirely open carriage, without a head. I was encumbered with toy heavy coat. I got on my legs, and, without a stick (which was left in the four wheeler)--then exhausted sat—then 200 yards more, and again rested. My gouty toe, after being what I thought well, gave way (not that it is gout), and I crept on my hands and knees to the furse on the bill, where I was directed : altogether about half a mile, we suppose. There I was seated, with a possibility of remaining all night. The world before me, but no choice. Not a house, not a human being to be seen—a wild waste immeasurable, and a shower of snow to cheer my spirits. After reflect ing on the cold ground, I know not bow long, I saw at about half a mile distance a man on horseback ; I waved my hat, my handkerchief—he saw me not; I shouted, he heard me not ; a human voice, however rough and dissonant, would have been music to my ear. He seemed to direct his course towards me—good God! 'tis Julian— he brings me rescue from this comfortless bed. - Again . I shouted, again I waved my silken signal—still though there was no recognition, I thought it could be no other than Julian—surely he must see tne if it is he; here I am at his own appointed spot. 'Tis he—'tis he—alas! no. He turns from me, and again I ant left, perhaps, to perish, unheeded, perfectly helpless —no friendly voice to cheer me—no human arm to lift me from the sod. The only chance of help I had seen disappeared in the dip of the hill in the old Roman road, whose various fosses met my eye and impeded the viev of the road which was nearer than I had dreamed of. In a short time, the horseman to my almost wild delight re appeared —;he movements of the form—the turn of the bead, indicated an inquiring look—the rider was evidently in search of an object—be was, a wretched one. My hopes revived. " 'Tis an iron grey, I know the horse—it is Julian—l waved my bat (I could nut get up) 'tis a coon tersi:rn—he sees me, he waves in response. My knees o`ieyed, though my legs had refused their office, and I returned loud thanks to God, for it was evident the horses had been stopped..— Our meeting was curious. An hys'eric affection appeared to make him laugh at the acci dent. In brief, for I have not room, I find, for minute description, be told me that after the ponies running for a mile and a half, they had encountered the stump of a tree, about four feet high, which had impeded their course—completely overturned the carriage, and, by a sudden shock, broke the traces all to atoms, by which they were disencumbered and released from their clatter ing followers, and all their responsibility ; and must have remained instantly still, for there Julian found them close by the remains of the phaeton. To the immortal honour of the Gypsies, be it known, there was a camp of them near the spot; they had assembled round the wreck before Julian appeared ; they bad abundance of time to have appropriated our scattered lug gage; the barn might have been popped into their camp, and we should have c included that they had been shaken out, and all search useless. They had not touched an article—all was safe, even to three sticks and an umbrella—nothing shaken out till the overturn. Is it not marvellous? Hart not this stump and a foss within their sight have impeded them, it would be useless to conjecture whether they would have galloped five or twenty miles, or whether they had been found at Southampton or Andover. I mounted (with the assistance of a Gypsy, who oppor tunely appeared, and Julian on all fours—l treading on his back) his bare backed pony, and without stirrups, of course, when he led the animal ; and on foot did he pro tect me, forgetting all his cares and losses in his affec• tionate anxiety. Thus, in misery of perspiring agony from hip arid toe, did 1 accomplish three miles—do it I did, but nature at last was exhausted, and I proclaimed my inability to proceed. We were then two miles from Salisbury, and I sat down by the road side. At this moment a stage coach most opportunely presented itself— we got on the top—a man from the roof descended to lead the pony, and we arrived safe. Julian immediately took a chaise, and at six o'clock returned with every article safe —the dilapidated phaeton excepted : this had been fastened with ropes and attached to the chaise. I gave my enter tainment that night in Salisbury ; and you may suppose what were my balmy reminiscences of such events when I laid my head on my pillow." * Three hundred pounds in gold. RAIL-ROAD FROM LONDON TO PARIS In the Journal dcs Debuts, we find a very able article, written by a native of France, resident in London, upon the important advantages likely to result from the formation of a rail-road between London and Paris. In the estimate of the effects. likely to arise from facilitating the communication b e tween the two countries, the writer chiefly takes into consideration those that w ill be produced in speedyi places and conveyance affordedwill derive by from ai - r the d s , he France; and among the benefits which his country upon the commercia l education which it will be the mea ns of bestowing upon his countrymen. " If," r r o he observes, " there were a rail-road from London to Paris, we Frenchmen, who scarcely know what business is, would go to learn it in London, where t h e spirit of business seems to be born with the people. Our speculators would there see how great undertakings are conducted simply and without diplomacy. Our retail venders and purchasers would learn from the English, that to buy and to sell well it is not necessary to charge exorbitantly and to haggle for lower prices. Our capitalists and merchants would find that there is no durable com mercial prosperity, and no security for capital where credit is not well founded; they would see the operations of the Bank of England and its branches, and, perhaps, they might be disposed to introduce Into their own country similar institutions, which are so advantageous both to the public and to the proprietors. We should see there in what comfort consists, so essential to the tranquillity of life, and how it may be attained. As we are a people abounding in self-love, we should return from Eng land ashamed of the condition of our agriculture, of our modes of communication, of our schools of elementary instruction, and we should endeavour to equal our neighbours in these respects. The railway from London to Paris would thus become an insti tution for public education. It would constitute a commercial establishment of the first order, and it would also become a political institution, and form the elements of a close and indissoluble alliance be tween France and England." MARKET INTELLIGENCE. 525. a 545. 6d. ; middling 551.; good middling 5 6 k !I: * a 575. 6d. ; good 555. a 58s. 6d. Brown Denset_t7, and Trinidad, 51s. a 549. ; middling 551. a 551. tia*.f. • good middling 56 1 . a 56 1 . 6d.; good 575. 6d. flit s a St. Lucia's 51s. a 535. ; middling 545. a 541. 6d. ; middling 565. Barbadoes, middling whites 58s. a b! . ,*.1 good 61s. a 625. ; and fine 635. a 645. A small P ar : 7 of Demerara Molasses was sold in the warehouse ag F i t 6d. Refined Sugars are without any alteration in Pr i ri . brown loaves 725. up to 82s. for fine. Candy 1° 4 74 10i -d. Crashed Sugars are in limited supply, and sermil very freely. Browns and yellows 531. a 591. ; mid and good middling 60s. a 635. ; good and fine 64e. s "• British Molasses dull at 225. 6d. a 235. No Sales made in COFFEE, PIMENTO, or EAST .- 11 RICE. anaie l 16 Rum.—Nothing worthy of remark done; over, 2s. '7d. a 2e. Sd., and Leewards 2s. for proofs. DYEWOODS.-No bales made. ASHES.-Dull of sale; Pots 231. 6d., and Pearls 25.• Y. C. TALLow.—Selling in small parcels at 41 1 . On..—Whale Oil 181. ; Cod and Pale Seal lg r" tun old measure. . $l Ol7 COUNPRY CORN MARKETS DURING THEW...t, ' Wheat. Barley. I Oats. i ..... — ..... „..f n e a. " 7- to 14 , ,,• Per Quarter. a. to a. a. to a. a. to a. 5. ,' p /. Boston 45 52 24 32 16 22 33 at t Gainsborough ........... 57 34 18 ••••• 40 . Grantham ....... ~ 48 50 20 34 20 26 3 5 O r ' Grimsby . 46 55 28 32 16 20 3 8 lg' H0rnca5t1e.................. 44 54 26 34 14 20 36 41' Lincoln ........—............. 44 52 28 35 16 22 38 4 Spilsby 46 50 26 30 16 20 4 0 •13 :' Stamford 4O 51 32 35 16 26 32 # t York 46 58 30 32 14 24 38 . ......ev NORWICH. N0v.16. otaa. 0°1". NORWICH, Nov. 16. 294 Vi 4 Wheat (per qr.) 40s 525. 565. I Beans (per qr.) • Barley 2os. 265. 365. Pease, Grey.............29 41 ,01:r . Oats 20s. 245. 265. Flour, fine (per sack) 4tiw CANTERBURY, Nov. 16 • '•!4,•• Wheat, 575. to 635. red 48s. to 64. —l, to •:;;;;. Barley, Malting --. 2.65, to 325. Grinding.. CO ";; 3 ,. Oats we.•••••*.0r0vw.......0. 20i. to 255. 20s. to t Beans 3ls to 355.....,. --s. to rid , Pease --...... 30s. to 365. 30s. to •.r- MANCHESTER, Nov. 16. • Wheat, per 70Ib. Bs. (Id. to Bs. 2d. Red ...... 7s. 91. to a' 4,9, Barley, per 601 b 5 0 5 6 Oats - 3 2 Beans, per Imperial quart( r • 36 0 39 I , t i Pease, White, per Imperial bushel 5 0 o , :g' Malt, per 6 Imperial bushels 3B 0 4 9 .O - 464, •• Floui:per, Sack of 2801 b ~..• 40 0 IRISH 111) DUBLIN MARKET NO' RKET [7k—Fai From 1,550 Wheat, per barrel 20 stone 18 0 215 Bele l6 stone 12 3 323 16 stone 12 0 1,275 Oats 12 stone 8 0 15,588 Cwt. Flour 9 stone 5 0 922 Oatmeal 8 stone 9 t) Sold to Rakers only. 12,003 Cwt. Flout - Average price of Wheat am Receipts of Flour, 16,142 Firsts, Sales of Do. 15,588 Second Thirds, PRICE OF I AY ' Nov. L To 30 0 12 0 13 0 12 6 20 0 12 0 .1 13 6 id Flour 20 0 1 4d. per 17e. yid. I 13s. 6d. 18, ~mho ll' vow... frl BREAD. Half Quar 56. Od. p. Lver, ; l' 11 24',1 s 10 ,),„ 9 11 is acx. 64. to to 1... g0 to 100- !uartern Loaf, s4d'i.i CORK MA RKFTS.—Nov. 16. Wheat (per 20st.) Barley (per I6st.) Oats (per 14st.) Flour (per cwt.) 5 0 18 0 • Oatmeal (per cwt.) 0 0 10 0 Beef, sd. to 6d. ; Mutton, sd. to 6d. ; Veal, 6d. to Bd. l York, 2d. to 2/d. ; Fresh Butter, lid. to 12d. per lb. ,-. PRICE OF BUTTER. ...4` To the Merchants. To the Conn . " . • First Quality Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth 745. 6446 70 6O 60 5O 50 4O 40 SO' ' ) 30 2O ! LONDON MARKETS. (From the " London New Price Current" of yesterday.) There was a considerable rally in the demand, and in the prices of the chief articles of commerce last week, particularly in Sugars and Tallow ; the Market was also shore firm for Crifee, Rum, Cotton, &c. SUGAR.—Towards the close of last week there was a great alteration in the Sugar Market; the Refiners came forward and purchased freely, and the wholesale Grocers also took large parcels ; the prices were higher than on the Wednesday; the estimated sales were 3,200 hhds. and trs. There is a regular and steady demand tor Musco vades at the prices of Friday; the estimated sales this day are 900 hhds. and trs. The stock of West India Sugar 46,455 libels. and era., being 9,583 more than last year. The atcek of Mauritius 74,930 bags, being 7,342 more than last year. The .delivery of West India is 2,270 hhds. and trs., being 383 less than last year. The delivery of Mauritius is 2,010 bags, being 2,641 less than the corresponding week of 1832. We mentioned the ap parent improvement in the Refined Market last Tuesday ; it continued all the week, and considerable parcels of the Crashed were taken off the market at 31s. 6d., and few sellers appeared at that price; the inquiries after fine goods for the home consumption also increased, and goods daily becoming more scarce. The market this afternoon is very firm, and few Crashed now offer at 31s. 6d. ; the estimated sales within the last ten days 3,000 casks, law Lumps 625. 6d. ; the market still very indifferently su p. plied with goods. MAURITIUS SUGAR.—The sales by private contract last week were inconsiderable; they still maintain rather higher rates than West India Sugars. This day's public sale, 581 bags Mauritius, sold at full market prices, 525. 6d. a 575. .E.AsT INDIA SUGAR.—Siam Sugars are rather higher. At public sale on Fliday a small parcel hold, good white 245. 6d. a 255. 6d., yellow 225. a 235. 6d. This day Siam Sugars at public sale, 729 bags, 21a. a 235. 6d., at previous market rates. FOREIGN SUGAR.—The only sale last week, greyish white Bahia at 255., brown at public sale taken in at 21s. The public sale of 187 casks Brazil Sugar this day all taken in, on account of the dispute as to Tares; the trade, who are now refining this Sugar, wish the revenue or open 'fares. Average price of Sugar 11. 9s. 41d. per cwt. WEST INDIA MOLASSES.,—There are considerable sales of good Demerara at 275. COFFEE. —There were no purchases of Foreign Coffee ast week ; a parcel of good ord. Ceylon sold at 575. 6d. British Plantation descriptions continued very heavy till Friday, when the public sales went off with briskness at full market prices. This day's sales, 148 bags Mysore withdrawn at 59e. ; 85 bags Sumatra sold very low, the ord. 48s. a 49.., good ord. 525. 6d. ; 20 casks 90 bogs Demerara and Bahia sold also lower; generally the Coffee Market is very heavy. RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLAND3.---The Rum Market was decidedly more firm towards the close of last week ; proof Leewards sold in parcels at 25., which had been previously offered at Is. lid. and no buyers. The Go vernment contract for 75,000 gallons, 5 per cent. under proof, was taken at Is. I Id. Brandy continued heavy, on account of the low prices in France. Geneva conti nues neglected. Wpm—The principal Oporto houses have sent round circulars, confirming our account of last week, of Don Miguel's forces having cut off the communication betweeen Oporto and the Wine Country, and the conse quent sudden and enormous rise in the prices of Wine at Villa Nova, sales being made at 481. a 52/. sterling per pipe on board.:. The Wines shipped at Oporto are in consequence raised, vintage 1830 to 36/. per pipe; 1827, 31/. ; and Ism 401. The Vintage of 1832, fine and abundant, remains in the hands of the farmers; the yin tage of 1833 will probably perish altogether, or suffer ' materially lbr the want of proper care and attention. IRISH PROVISIONS.-The imports of Foreign Butter in the last week were large (say 7,237 casks), hut of Irish, owing to the contrary winds which prevailed, there were only 12,081 fit ks., and 2,733 bales of Bacon. The Butter and Bacon Market continues not only heavy, but in a very depressed state, and the present mild weather appears to add not a little to the depression, particularly for Butter. The following we give as the prices generally demanding this day, both for Butter and Bacon landed and on board, as well as for most other articles under this head, but at which the trade purchase merely to supply their immediate wants :-Friesland Butter, at the quay, 925. a 945. per cwt. ; Carlow, as to repute of shippers, 80s. a 84s. on board, 81s, a 85s. landed ; Belfast, 80s. on board, 82s. landed ; Waterford, 70s. a 745. on board, 71s. a 755. landed ; Cork, of fair assortments, 735., and, with a small proportion of low qualities, 74W. on board, 755. a 775. lauded ; Litneriek, ri3s. on board, T6s. landed ; Sligo, 704. on board, 725. a 735. landed ; Dublin, 68s. a 69a. on board, 70s. landed ; Westmeath, 70s. on board, 725. landed; Newry 685., and Banbridge 695. a 70s. on board for pace's now shipped. Prime small singed Waterford Bacon is ofLring at 365. a 375., although, in a partial instance, 395. has been obtained for such description, and 335. for heavy, landed. There are some few pressing sel lers of sizeable on the Market for next two months' ship ment at 365., and of heavy at 31s. a 32e. on board ; but, from the present feeling of the trade, we doubt that sizea ble at 345. a 355., or Leavy at 30s. on board, would in duce them to go into purchases ; for some forward ship ment some few sales might be effected. Belfast Bale Middles can he bought at 31s. on board, 325. landed ; Belfast Tierce Middles 32e. a 345., and Limerick at 365. a 375. landed ; Belfast Bladder Lard at 465. on board, 48s. a 495. landed ; Waterford and Limerick, 495. on board, 51s. a 53.. as to quality and packages landed. The Market is still bare of prima small Irish Hams, and for old Beef or Pork landed, or new for shipment, pries are altogether nominal. TaLLow.-The demand and the prices of Tallow have lately considerably improved, and the market is more firm. The speculators for the fall are stated to have sold to an immense extent, and they will have much difficulty , in ( ffi le u li e v h ering, a mote co s the nfit holders ienceas are to futur fl e r p m r , i e e a s t: d have pirtic evinced ularly on account of the failure of the crops in Russia and the con sequent killing of the live stock, which yield unusually little tallow. Faun.—There is a good steady demand for Fruit. The new arrivals of Fruit go off freely at full prices. Figs of good quality sold in large parcels at 605., extra fine 70a. ; new Valentia 485., new Denia in baskets 385., new red Smyrna Raisina 425. a 441. This day's public sale was nearly all damaged fruit. Currox.—The purchases by private contract since Tuesday last are about 1,000 bags. The prices are rather higher than at the late public sales. This day's public sale 154 bales ord. Surats, of which about 100 bags sold 4id. a 4id. INDIGO.--The intelligence from Calcutta is to the sth July. The accounts respecting Indigo state an average crop, 85,000 to 90,000 maunds ; this is likely to produce no new feature in the Market; the prices and demand are without variation. RlCE.—This day's public sale 502 bags Madras all bought in at I b., no offers near Market prices. SPICES.--..Pimento is id. higher, sales of good quality 4id. a 4,3 d. ; • Pepper steady; heavy, 4p, a 4id. ; mid. quality Cassia Lignea, 76.. and 77e. NITRATE OF SODA.-The last sale, 120 bags, at 275. WooL.—There is no alteration in the Wool Market; sales will take place next month. OrLs.—Fish Oils are a shade dearer, and in more de.. mand. In Linseed Oil extensive purchases continue to be made for export. Rape Oil more in demand at a shade higher prices. TORPENTINE.-All the late arrivals taken as they come in by the drawers, at 13s. 9d. METALS.—Iron is firm at the late advance, 71. per ton at Cardiff for bars, and 8/. a Si. ss. in London. Lead has advanced from 121. to 141. 10s. for common Lead. Copper from 11d. a 12d. per lb. for sheet, and 981. to 102/. for cake. Tin, 725. for English block, and rather firm ; Banca Tin, 61s. and 625., being 2.. higher. Spelter 12/. 10s. in bond. Quicksilver firm, 2s. a 28. Id. GLASG 0 W' MARKETS. SUGARS. —"The sales made in raw Sugars dui;og the week amount to 665 blade. and tre. Brown Jounticas SCOTCH MARKETS. ', ' HADDINGTON CORN MARKET.--.ROV. isegall. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Pettee. ir , First 62s Od 3 / 1 Od 21s O4' ' 28s ed , _? . .r, gi , Second sss Od .2 - 11 Od Itla Oct: Li OtT VW ~,A Third There weret24B qrs. of Wheat in market, 240 whereof.wer!, l* 8 Unsold.-0 Grey. ' 21. 15s. 2,1. 2.l2ths Average. . . DALKIETH CORN MARKET.—Nov. 14. _. m ,' i , ' Wheat. Barley. Oats. I Lease.. B„„ni ~ First 6os Ott 32s 6d s4d 36s Od _..)°' od . Second sls Od 2Ss Od 183 Sd 32s Od ~...‘'.odi Third 36s Od Ns Od 16s 4d 29a Od 12°4 MEETINGS OF CREDITORS • AT THE COURT, BASINGHALL-STREET• _ bir • O PRINTIIIP AND PUBLIPHER RD° Y lj ft.4.orricE, 112, STRAW'. Sixth 3 O 2O ....0 0 , , . CLONMELL MARKETS.—Nov. 15. r Per Cwt. O. 4 ' s. d. s. d. 8. d. .6 0 .. New Butter 72 0 to 75 0 Hides (raw) 32 0 to ;5 ; Oatmeal 10 6 0 Bacon Pigs W. 0 :, w Rendered Lard...— 0 38 0 Heads 18 0 Y. Per Bag. ..0 84, Flour, Second .. . 0 31 0l )lour, Thirds ,24 0 ..„ vi —Household— 0 29 o, Fourths 14 0 ' a ° Per Barrel. w` 1 5 p Rapeseed 20 0 Orarley.... ....... ....11 0 5 Bere 10 0 11 0 Coals ......... ....... 3 6 Per tone. ..- • 6 4 Wheat 1 2 1 3lTallow (rough)... 5 6 0 . Oats 0 8, - , 00l Potatoes 031 j!' Per Pound. 4 4 "0 - 6 Fresh Butter 1 0 1 2lMutton 0 -I 0 .r Beef 0 e 2,1 04i Veal 0 1 ... ..„„....2,1 , __,., KILKENNY.—Butter 765. to 808. per cwt. ; Wheat 21§mlor-, per barrel ; Flour 12s to 30s. per bag; Oats Bs. to 106•Kqe. rel ; Barley 10s. to 12s. ; Beef 3d. to 30. per lb.; Mot`riptew", to 3d. ; Potatoes 4d. per stone; Coals 18. Id. per civ1.1 . ,, i Pigs 265. to 275. Od. per cwt. '1 4 ,,,, S A,s, (From the London Gazette.) M. 0 , ' TO-MORROW, Nov. 21. k t' ui 1 It. it VI I j J. Glover, commission-agent, Loudon J. Davis, auctioneer, Fleet-street *, DIVIDENDS. D kit R. Joy, jun., hotel-keeper, Covent-garden ......................•'t 1, % 4 at v 1 S. Stockton, wine-cooper, Long-yard, Lamb's Conduit-strce 1, , , the i I'. East, bookseller, Tavistock-street, Covent-garden ..•••"'' 1; . 'i t „ W. R. Mott, tavern-keeper, Throgmorton-street... .... . ..... " 1 1 ki - , ahl T. Fulton, insurance -broker, Change-alley ........................ 'gall fir ' t ' The Dundee Advertiser says that Sir idols al l , Parnell, having occasion to go to Dundee on the 13 ° . „ 0 of the excise commission, the idea of inviting bilk e t ;i, ..... public dinner naturally occurred to his constituent , to 4, if any, of the Scottish Members are more acceptable for 4, their constituents than Sir Henry Parnell ; and, h u , of .tII petty local differences, there would have been no tra ri . o or unanimity amongst the people of Dundee on this occ°o l . atit. The time fixed for the dinner was Friday last, i ll Ntr r ; Trades' Hall, Provost Key, chairman. I°e.t ' BIRTHS. 0 11 11 ('e,, ' ‘. P p On the 18th inst., at Mile-end, the lady of W. E . 5 ,; , ve, Esq., of her seventh son. , • : flit t. t .. - , liP ' ', qt 1 On the 18th inst., at Grove-house, Fulham, the 1 ,10 0 ' e 6 Rev. William Roy, D.D., late Senior Chaplain of Madre!'. • ' 't 0 daughter. `,..: o f' • 4:1 On the 17th inst., at Swaff ham, Norfolk, Mrs. Wale ' A. a a daughter. ''' ;it , rtir # 4 .. i‘ r , ''' , 111 d On the 18th inst., at Cheltenham, the lady of Janl- 1. . 1 t t ster, Esq., of a son. v4lll# l ' k Ihe ' On the 18th inst., at Kensington.gravel.pits, Mrs. ' , ills Hutchins Callcott, of a daughter. 4t' . t ik ' 0 On the 18th inst., at Battersea-rise, Wandsworth.roO , . Paget John Adam, of a son, still-born. tl' e I li of , t' On the 16th inst., at Harleston, Norfolk, the ladl . ‘Va Rev. Thomas Sewell, of a son. _ .A .,(1 1 ' l o re i l On the 19th inst., Mrs. Jas. Layton, Old Jewry, of a cla'',, s pk" o On the 18th inst., Mrs. Frederick Marion, of Curat e ' . It 4 terrace, Regent's Park, of a son. °liV - tlt, MARRIED... ', ' On the 14th inst., at Chesterfield, Francis Hastings G e e ,Y Y ,' Esq., second son of the late General Graham, of Stirlinif A igi 'll k , to lionora Anna Seward, only daughter of the late- J. . f k i l l l Y Stokes, M.D. ‘ll,lll l/ „ 01 On the 15th June last, at the Cathedral. CalcuttNit;',. # 4, 3 7 ttl 11 I Cowie, Esq., to Eliza, youngest daughter of the laic ~pr m lk : I Greene, Esq 't , " t + - • I I, 1 A ' , , , On the 19th inst., at St. Pancras Church, EdwaN,rAfror srt a son of the late Wm. Lumley, Esq., of Sidmouth-plice ,- 0 ,1.. ' 1,, square, to Maria, youngest daughter of John DockseY , f"' - ' e . l I li t * ',-,, Doughty-street. 6e : , P r'' h t 4ki On the 19th inst., at Christ Church, St. Marylebon e, a 0 , i i 4 Brown, of Chapel-street, Edgware-road, gentleman , t o ol° itil i • 1 garet, daughter and only child of Mrs. Mary Parkhurst, ~' ir, 1 0 itiptt Greenhithe, Kent. c o i G , ' On the 19th inst., at Christ Church, St. Maryleb" ho i B p e o l l Richard Northcote, to Clarissia Brown, sister to the i 41 Brown. 'NI d y DIED. 0 Iv 10 0%so , 1 11 1 Yesterday, the 19th inst., at Brighton, after a A i dev , lio„ severe illness, Elizabeth, beloved daughter of Mr. J''' lo 't i tti 4 , 't 1., Winchester. e tifi a. lA' tit' On the 15th inst., after a protracted illness, La - A efl i b lO wife of Mr. George Bailey, of liarpendur, Herts, -s{ S, ttil deeply and deservedly lamented. fames i,N i Al ,-; • It On the 17th inst., at his house in Euston-square , , to ‘. ( i t l, Riley, Esq. titi jv _o o ' I.' On the 14th inst., at Dr. Macdonald's, Doug , e ri , I t . ~ Elizabeth, widow of the late William Scott, Esq., m" d o Glasgow. • 7 . ts itly „ N 4 On the 6th inst., at Fettereaso Castle, North Dr' ,•' 0 , ,J olt Abercromby Duff. . I. is .t t he . , Npi On the 15th inst., in Upper Harley-street, Mary, ' • ~,it, ki, 4 , I.ieut.-Colonel Henderson. i• a 4 4 , On the 17th inst., Mr. Joseph Price, of 26, Rep? 0, Waterloo-place, aged 44. „,„.,,oeli , 0 On the 19th inst., Harriet, the wife of Francis v,•-• o te: 13 ' of Bryanston-square. of 10 i r On the 18th inst., in Cheapside, at the house „ r ely , klt ,fr in-law, Mr. James Langford, late of St. Paul's Ch . o t, ,:ii t l, aged 33. 4. li ° 41 44; On the 17th inst., at Southville, Wandsworth-Ali-cot, ~ ,N . relict of the late William Grey,. Esq., formerlY of ;'," 4( 1 Spain, aged 78. - _----- ..." N:1 P To'i °N p 04 fly 1414 (f u m,u, c r, The r9 .. f ... it] i ° , l ,l' , ' t l 4, °Y ie a ‘l/4Prti, ~ d ' 6 ~'Y Q~ t