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MIS D 1 'Arrived ii ; kink /r St. Jobl Coyle, for tr, 'maces, Be l , ndon, ralki hompsoo, tarker, I ir or London, sica ; an •emein. I W.—Arrio sailed Dec. ll Feb. 15, $i dollars and 1 his Blejestl S. to S.W. Bailed the 4 .=!t, for Lisbo 1 . , with nisi the Rein' d BarracO' —Arrived luro, Araerl' hamburg, W° IAY). k were mode' This wort h up are no Ice of bu ain last q y is aiso del armer ridge _s. arer. (0' the tering c :blues Wel w) --s. •" 4. ) 405. 4 t,„ 9 308 ) 35 5 . ai lew) 338. Id) 38s. 225. 2* , —s. ••^' 18+1. —s. 205. V S ' —s. • 2ss. 285. 14s IR .""' ' 655. ack)os 505. Lary 485. ."'"" 115. AST WE 7 g Qrs. SCJ 40 i Q q I I 61'41 496 3 :,ISk" , through' ughtering trade la A with a :amb and ne. The being ge- THE ARMY. On Monday the head quarters detachment of the 14th Light Dragoons, under Lieut.-Colonel T ownsen d, l e ft Leedefor Brighion. They arrived in Sheffield on Tues day, and departed on Wednesday. They are to be suc ceeded by the 10th Hussars. The 4th Dragoon Guards, under Col. Ross, have quitted York for Scotland; and the 3d Light Dragoons are on their march thither from Shef field, which they left on Monday and Tuesday. Their place will be occupied by the 10th Hussars. A squadron of the 9th Lancers marched from Notting ham on Monday last, on their route for Hounslow. Another squadron moved on Tuesday; and the remainder of the regiment, with the head quarters, will leave the barracks, near Nottingham, on the 17th of this month. Three troops of the Ist Royal Dragoons entered Ches terfield, on Wednesday, on their way from Manchester to Norwich. Yesterday a detachment of the 15th Hussars arrived in this city, on their route from Brighton to Nottingham. It being Good Friday, the shops were strictly closed, and the day was observed in the town with all the solemnity of the sabbath. The arrival ,therefore of the military with their baggage waggons, &c. during divine service, created unusual bustle in the town Oxford Paper. (From the .Lim-rick Chronicle of Wednesday.) The head quarter division of the '7sth Regiment, under command of Lieut.-Colonel England, stils this day from Cork for Chatham, whence they embark for the Cape of Good Hope. The 14th Light Dragoons are ordered from Exeter to Brighton. Capt. Stsnway, Commanding Engineer in the Water ford district, is ordered to England on promotion, and is succeeded at Duncannon Fort by Capt. Matthew Dixon, R. E. At Canterbury on Monday the officers of the sth Dragoon Guards gave a brilliant fancy ball, which was attended by SOO persons, Major Broke, the new Assistant Quarter Master General, is arrived at Cork. Lieut. Nunn, 66th, succeeded Lieut. Nowland, '73d Regiment, on the recruiting service, the 25th of last month, • et Kdkenny. The following officers in Dublin garrison have horses enter e d f or t h e Steeple Chase, at Ashburn, next Monday : Lord Crofto n and Mr. Bathurst, 7th Hussars ; Messrs. Sankey, Poneonhy, Wodehouse, Sheddon, Christmas, Thomas, and Sewell, Bth Hussars; Messrs. Robbins, Lawrenson, Tonge, Sheddon, and Williams, 17th Lammers; Messrs. Cletheroe and Forbes, of the Coldstream Guards ; Captain Wellesley and Mr. L'Estrange, of the Vice Regal Staff; Light.-General Sir John Byng is appointed judge. The Earl of Howth and Captain Sullivan are Stewards. In consequence of the high price of straw, the Com mander of the Forces has directed that the ration of that article to the horses of cavalry regiments in Ireland shall be considerably reduced from the 11th inst. . A Bill is aga i n b roug h t i nto .the House of Commons for the enclosure of Hampstead-heath, similar, .we believe, to the rejected Bill of last session. The copy holders, we understand, are determined to renew their op position, in which case no doubt can be entertained of the defeat of the Bill —an event in which that large portion of the public res(,rting to Hampstead -heath for air and recreation have no little interest.— Oliseri'cr. A general meeting of the Manchester Pitt Club was held at the Star inn on Thursday week, when, .We understand, a resolution was passed, " that there shall not be any anniversary dinner of the club this year."- I}l-anchester Journal. DECISION WITII lIESPECT TO THE POOR OP LAsturrir PAsrsir.----On Saturday the Vestry decided " that it is expedient to contract for the supply of the maintenance of the in_door poor, at the Workhouse of Lambeth, at Latnbeth-butts, but not at present to contract for the maintenance of the House of Industry, at Nor the maintenance of the in-door poor of Lambeth parish, for three years ending at Easter, 1827, 1828, "P t aining in the whole 156 weeks and four days, was and 1829, submitted to the meeting, from which it appeared that had the total number of persons maintained at Lambeth and at Norvrood b een contracted for during the above period, a Saving would hav e b een e ff ecte d of Is. per head on 166,993 persons, amounti ng t o 8 ,3 4 9 1 . 131 , making an average per "nun ' o f 2 ,7834 4s. 4d. (..„9 11e of th e w i tnesses exam i ne d b efore the judic e -iim it tee on S co t c h B an ki ng stated that there is a pre on against go ld i n S cotland ; this prejudice is simply account of the trouble attending it—it is weighed ; When it is found light people refuse it—the country people are afraid to touch it. There is not a district in Scot land but where, if you were endeavouring to pass a sove 4ign, they would say, if you had a note of any bank in Scotland, they would Freer it." , MR. JUSTICE GASELEE AND Mn. SER• pi'''r Bostras.—ln the Crown Court, at the present :,: lize , s, , on Thursday, Mr. Serjeaut Boarcas, in cross startede-1"'"g a witness, who had stated that the prisoner had , or al.sented himself, on being suspected of stealing haY, asked if he (the witness) had been suspected, whether guilty or in nocent, would he like to he confined in prison three months, as the hay wl3 s'olen in January? Wit eytestoo, even i f M ne i ''''''No• Serjeant BOPAS—WouId you not h ave start you w ere consc i ous of your innocence ? • Serjeant BOMPAS—Ave, to be sure, and so would any man in his senses. Justice G A SELEE—I am astonished that a Serjeant.at-Law, who is au great an advocate for m regul ar i ty, should be so irregular as to make such a re 4eark, which ant had nothing to d u w ith t h e ev id ence , par ticularly as it is likely to show so had an example. Ser- JQaLlj3"Pas (with some warmth)— I contend, as a Ser -Law, the question Was regular. Justice GASE- You to make lircr(ET—ularaiiinmit' Sir, the question was regular ; but it was suffer it. S -"errant BourAs—l had a right, as an advo. such a remark, and I will not Fate, to put tile quests an without an observation, but I have been interrupted by the I have, Sir, to answer for conduct, and Court. Justice GA SE LEE— I to the public my c( shall not suffer it. Ser . eant Ilomras (coolly)—We hav e all to answer to the j publie. Here the discussion terminated.-- Cheltenham Chronicle. EXECUTION.--- Jon li W On Wednesday morning igst, A the l a t e 1 : 1 ; x1 N and NVit.t.tam THOMPSON, convicted at CA RV eic ester A ss i zes of robbing and maltreating Mr. to theirs, an CharoW oot l F orest, were executed pursuant . sentence in front of the new county gaol. The iknhaPPY men, since Lion for their off• their condemnation, evinced contii cnce and when brought to the scaffold appeared to be totally lost to all woly concerns. An immense multitude congregated on thi! occason. Mr. CA RVER made every effort in his power to have the sen tence mitigated to transportation whatever. , , but without any effect FFA LS. — d. to s. ( 1 . O 0 o 5 6 7 v 4 8 5 5 6 51 0 90 3 4 1, 0 4 4 0364. each. 018 s. each. 'th Roads 1800 fronl it 120 Irons e inarshee• d. toe. cl• 0 5 9 !10 4 4 ril 10. mail to le whole tarter. -Ade coo feared off ty would Floor g. •••••41." . 1. I. I.—a. 1.-8. 1. 375. 1.-9. rd . 56i. 5, 389. 7. . 4Fis. market ; this day 5. I) 4 49 0 62 0 44 0 18 0 4 0 55 0 52 0 )ata,l la. ...-taats, da p, M. i.—Oats, 3.—Oats, to tkt.-- )ati, 1 01. r.—Beef, IS, VVO at the fare is :tions a r raised er first ound a COURT CIRCULAR. The Princess AUGUSTA, attended by Lady MARY TAY !,OR, left her residence in the King's Palace, St. James's, in a earriage-and-four on Saturday afternoon, on a visit fora few days to the Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE, at their residence in Bushy Park. A select party have been invited by the Duke and Duchess to spend a few days at Bushy. • The Duke and Duchess of CUMBERLAND gave a grand dinner at their residence at Kew, on Saturday, to a select party of the nobility and gentry. The Earl of ROSSLYN visited the Duke of WELLINGTON yesterday. Mr. HERRIIS had an interview with the Earl of ABER DILEW on Saturday, at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. . Lord DE DUNSTANVILLE presided at the annual meet ing of the Society for the Discharge and Relief of Persons imprisoned for Small Debts throughout England and Wales, on Wednesday. His late MAJESTY gave a donation of 4 0001. to this Society. Despatches were sent off from the Colonial Office on Thursday night, for Sir JAaIEs KEMPT, Governor-Gene ral of the Canadas. Li3d STRADBROKE visited Mr. 'TERRIES on Saturday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Yesterday morning divine service was renewed at the • , Chapel Royal, after a cessation of some months, while it was undergoing a thorough repair. The walls have been covered with crimson cloth, the pulpit, reading-desk, the King's pew, and Royal pews adjoining the Dean's pew, have been newly covered with crimson velvet, ornamented with gold lace. The congregation was very numerous.— Among the nobility were Earl BATHURST, the Marquis of Suno, Lord CAWDOR, Lord F. OSBORNE, &c. The church-service was read by the Minor Canons in attend ance. The musical service was NA/US' in C: the • anthem was appropriate to the day—" If we believe that Jesus died," by Dr. BOYCE. The duet by Messrs. WYLDE , and J. WELSH; the full parts by Messrs. EVANS, HAWKS, ROBARTS, NIELD, MOLINEUX, &C. Sir GEORGE SMART presided at the organ.,• The communi on s e rvice was read by the Dean and Sub- Dean• The sermon was preached by the Sub-Almoner, from the 3d chapter of St. John's Gospel, and lath verse. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, APaIL 10.—The Galatea, 42, Captain Charles Napier, C.B. sailed on Monday, on a cruize. Arrived at a late hour this evening the Briton, of 46 guns, Hon. Captain Gordon, from Vera Cruz, having on board a large consignment of specie on merchants' account and from the Mexican Government. She will come into Portsmouth harbour to be paid of, and will be recom missioned for the African station. The Herald yacht, Commander Maxwell, the arrival of which we mentioned last week, has brought no news. She was forty days from the Havannah, and had put her mail on board the Spey packet, which vessel ought to have ar rived three weeks since. The Cubians, we hear, still con template a successful invasion of the Colombian territories, the expedition to be commanded by the present Governor of Cuba, who accuses the Commandant of that which failed of cowardice and want of skill. There are upwards of 20,000 of the best Spanish troops in the neighbour.. hood of the Havannah. The Herald landed W. Turner, Esq. Envoy Extraordinary to the Colombian Republic, on the Bth January at Carthagena, which place she left on the 25th ; she then proceeded to Jamaica, and found there the Ranger frigate, and . Arachne and Icarus sloops of war. At Havannah there was a strong Spanish squadron under the orders of Admiral La Horde, consisting of two line of battle ships, four large frigates, four large brigs, and three schooners, all in a tolerable state for service. The Herald has brought home 42,000 dollars on merchants' account, together with Robert Sutherland, Esq. Consul at Mara caibo ; Henry Lipscombe, E-q. Secretary of the Bishop of Jamaica; and some invalids of the squadron. The Herald, in the last three years has been once in the East Indies, twice at the West Indies and South America, and once at St. Petersburg(' ; within that period having gone over a space of thrice the circumference of the globe. She came into harbour this morning. Admiral Fleeming, in the Barham, of 60 guns, must now be on his passage home. The last advices left him on his way to the Caracca', to embark his lady, who has been on a visit to the Spanish Main. The N2rth Star, 28, Capt. Lord William Paget, M.P., sailed this morning for the West India station, having on board Sir Robert Ker Porter, the Consul of Caraccas.— Mr. Mackenzie, of the Slave Commission at Havannah, for whom the North Star was detained two days, was left behind. .The Spartiate, 76, Capt. F. Warren, will be paid off in this harbour, on Monday. The Kingfisher packet was paid off on Tuesday at Plymouth. The Blonde frigate, Capt. Lyons, will remain in the neighbourhood of Constantinople for some time. The Ocean, 80, Capt. P. Campbell, C. 8., is on her passage to England. The following is an extract of a letter from a British Officer, dated Constantinople, March 8 :—" A French Messenger has arrived with despatches for Count Guille minot,w:iich, it is rumoured, bring the expected ultimatum of the Three Powers to the Porte ; the Dragoman to the French Embassy remains constantly in attendance at the Sultan's Palace, since the arrival of this Messenger. The Porte is, it seems, rather disposed to accept the terms pre scribed, but an affair of such importance cannot be con cluded without a long deliberation in the Divan. The se lection of Prince Leopold as the future Sovereign of Greece has given here general satisfaction. The Ottoman Porte relies much on England for her safety in Europe. The pre parations for the expedition •f France against Algiers has created an uneasy sensation in the Divan, the Porte ap prehending a cessation of the tribute paid by the Barbary Powers in consequence of this expedition. This cessation would be particularly felt at the present moment, when the Ottoman treasury is so much exhausted. Lieutenant Denham, R N., who is conducting a survey of the coast of Wales, and his assistant Lieutenant Charles G. Robinson, are appointed during their particular duties, supernumerary Lieutenants of his Majesty's ship St. Vin cent, the flag-ship at Plymouth. The Amphitrite transport, Lieutenant Ccoley, agent, has sailed from Deptford to Cork, there to receive on board the reserve companies of the 11th infantry, for convey ance to this garrison. They will embark on the 15th inst. The Lady Feversham sailed, on Thursday, for New South Wales, with ISO male convicts, under the superin tendence of Dr. A. D. Wilson. Ships in Harbour —Victory, Royal George, Ganges, Spartiate, Scylla, Herald. Government, having lately discharged several transports, are about to make an experiment of substituting for them small men-of-war. An estimate, we understand, has con sequently been given of the cost of fitting up for this ser vice the Ontario, of 18 guns (to be navigated by 30 men), which amounts, it is said, to nearly 7,000/.—a suns which would cover the employment of 800 tons of transport shipping for fifteen months i and the Ontario is only 375 - tons. The advantage is evidently, therefore, in favour of open contracts for hiring vessels; The Romney, of 50 guns, when lately used as a troop ship, cost as much as a full-manned' 64-gun ship. The Menai, of 26 guns, is also spoken of as likely to be fitted out fur this service. By the activity of the riggers of this dock-yard, under the guidance of the Masters Attendant, the greater part of the stores of the Wolf sloop-of-war, which were cut away and thrown overboard when that vessel was ashore in Freshwater Bay, have been recovered. Sixteen of her guns, all her sails, rigging, and masts, have been brought into this dock-yard this week. On Tuesday next will be launched from the building yard, at Hurststake, near Newport, Isle of Wight, a beau tiful little yacht, the property of the Right Hon. Lord Vernon, buil by Mr. H. T. Bass, builder of the same Nobleman's fast-sailing yacht Hailequin, at Fishbourne, Isle of Wight. Both vessels are built from the plans of Capt. Wm. Symonds, Royal Navy. —Hump. Telegraph. DEVONPORT, Arun. 10.—His Majesty's ship Opossum arrived at Honduras, from Falmouth, and sailed for Vera Cruz; previous to the 11th of February. The Asia, Bri tannia, Wellesley, Ocean, Revenge, Madagascar, Rattle snake, Isis, Pelorus, and Meteor, remained at Malta on the 7th of March. The success was to sail from Sydney, N. S. W. for Madras, on the 18th of October. The Fa vorite arrived at Alexandria, from Napoli, on the 18th of February. The Arachne arrived at La Guayra, from Barhadoes, 31st January. His Majesty's ship St. Vincent is to be paid off on the 30th April and re-commissioned: Ilis Majesty's ship Dryad, at this port, is expected to be commissioned by Capt. Henry Fanshawe, (1814). The Caledonia, 120, went off dock yesterday morning. Remaining in Hamoaze—St. Vincent, Kent, Blanche, Conflict, Nightingale, Goldfinch, and Meteor steamer. In Barnpool—Undaunted. At the Island—Vigilant and Royalist. In the Sound—Galatea, Britomart, and Leveret. In Catwater—lsabella, Brazilian. We hear that on the expiration of Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Paget's present command at Cork the expense of a full Flag Officer on the Irish station will be saved, as it is intended to appoint a Captain with a Commodore's broad pendant to the command. I t is also reported that Capt. Hamilton, of the Druid, whin 1. is expected to return from South America next year, wi: :succeed Admiral S:r C. Paget. The following gentlemen passed their examination for Lieutenants on board the St. Vincent, 120, in Hamoaze, on Wednesday last—Mr. F. Byron, of the Ariadne, and Mr. S. F. Short, of .the Weazle. The Rev. Meyrick Bebee is appointed Chaplain in the Royal Navy.--DepOnpo r t Telegraph. PROMOTIONS DURING THE QUARTER. CAPTAINS—J. A. Duntze, A. Tozer, W. Morier, D. Hope, W. B. Bowyer. COMMANDERS—J. Burney, J. E. Erskine, J. H. Bo teler, P. J. Blake, H. H. Stopford, J. Hope. LIEUTENANTS—C. Jenkin, T. Harvey, G. St. V. King, G. L. Campbell, Henry Woodruff, A. L. Kuper. MASTERS—John Hales, A. W. Quinlan, G. G. Sullivan. SURGEONS—B. Verling, W. Folds, J. Chartres, W. P. tie. ASSISTANT-SURGEONS—R. S. Boyd, G. Ritchie. CHAPLAIN—M. Beebee. ROYAL MARINES—First Lieutenants, T. Stockwell, E. A. Parker. Second Lieutenants, G. W. Congdon, R. W. Alebeux, E. locker, F. A. Halliday, S. Frazer, A. J. Aloleswortli. ROYAL MARINE ARTILLERY—Second Lieutenants, F. Morton, G. C. Langley. APPOINTMENTS DURING THE QUARTER. CAPTAINS—G. Rennie (act.) to the Ariadne; A. Far quhar, K.11.C.8., to the Blanche; J. Duntze to the Tri bune. COMMANDERS—J. C. Fitzgerald to the Alert ; J. E. Erskine to the Arachne; W. Burnet to the Blanche; G. Woollcombe to the Curlew; E. Belcher to the Hecla; .1. W. Watling to the Hyperion ; R. Copeland to the Meteor; Right Hon. Lord Geo. Paulet to the Nautilus; J. Hindmarsh to the Scylla; the Hon. T. Best to the William and Mary yacht. LIEUTENANTS —T. P. Blackwood and A. L. Montgo mery to the Alligator; W. W. Chambers (act.) to the Arachne; D. De Saumarez and K. Corbett to the Ariadne ; R. Yorke, C. H. Baker, and C. Ricketts (F.L.) super numeraries to the Asia ; C. Jenkin to the Barham ; H. Stroud, J. G. D'Urban, and S. H. Ussher to the Blanche; G. Williams (act.) to the Chanticleer; G. M. Garrett to the Cordelia ; J. L. Young and W. H. Hall to the Cur ear; A. Cotton and the Hon. H. Keppel to the Galatea ; 111. V. Huntley . and F. T. "Fovk'e to the Ganges ) ; J, Caulfield to the Gloucester ; E. N. Kendall to the He c k ; N. Webb (sup.), J. Rawstime (sup. ), E. C. Miller (sup.), T. Carey (sup.). and 'l. M. Mottley (sup.), to the Hyperion; W. J. Cooling to command the Mastiff; N. F. Edwards and A. Murray to the Meteor ; L. Browel, to the Nautilus ; G. Fortescue to the N-ghting,ale ; A. D. Carroll to the Pelican ; J. V. Baker to the Pylades ; H. P. Dicken to the Reindeer; W. Dawson to the Royal George ; T. Lyall (F.L.) to the St. Vincent ; G. K. Wilson and C. M. Matthison to the Scylla ; T. Matthia, to the Talavera; the following are sup. Lieuts. of that ship :—viz. E. G. Palmer, G. White, F. Simrnonds, N. Parry, R. N. Kelly, G. Drew, R. Tucker, W. Beckett (b), W. Luce, J. W. L. Sheila, J. Stuart (a), J. V. Geary, J. H alos , A. R o bi nson , C. A. Joh nstone, C. Autridge, J. Bundock, J. Finentore, J. Stephen, T. Colebrooke, A. Nagie, J. Lowe, S. Brokensha, P. Hay, K. Johnson, T. Burnham, C. S. Jackson, T. S. Hall, R. Fowke, W. Whitfield, T. Caswell, G. Poorey, J. Ox ford, T. Ross, B. Prust, J. H. Weller, G. S. Baker, W. G. Pearne, C. E. Bussett, R. Napper, W. Squire, R. Poole, G. B. Bunbury, A. S. Wight, W. Marshall (b), Z. Mudge, C. Dimock, J. Jeayes, C. Puckett, J. Douglas, H. Batt, J. Lestter, G. Mason, G. Collins, Brooman, C. K. Scott, W. H. Goddard, J. Buffil, T. A. Butler, J. M. Langtry, T. L. Massie, R. A. Newman, R. Cleugh, T. Richmond, C. S. Wiliamson, and T. A. Gilson ; T. Harvey to the Tribune. MASTERS-T. B. Codnell (acting) to the Arachne: W. C. Middlemist to the Blanche ; .1. Hales (2) to the Childers ; G. L. Herries to the Cordelia ; J. Underwood to the Curlew ; T. Holloway to the Galatea; Quinlan to the Nautilus; G. G. Sullivan to the Scylla; T. Read to the Talavera ; B. Causdell to the Undaunted. SURGEONS-J. Kennedy; to the Blanche; A. Sinclair to the Cordelia ; P. Reid to the Curlew ; 'f. Robertson (b) to the Hecla; R. Wylie to the Nautilus; W. Peatie to the Pelican ; A. Morrison to the Rose ; T. D. Eshelhy to the Scylla; P. Magovern to the Shannon; J. Gallo way (b) to the 'Talavera ; R. P. Helyer and M. Price, Divisional Surgeons to the Talavera. The following 'are Supernumerary Surgeons to that ship :—viz., H. W. Keele, Fl. G. Rogan, N. W. Roche, M.D., F. Kiernan, J. Runelman, W. Clarke (a), J. Forrester. S. Steret, L. APKay, J. Isatt, T. Bell ( c), C. M'Arthur, M.D., and J. Kidd ; B. Verling to the Victor ; T. C. ,Roylance (Sup.) to the Winchester. ASSISTANT-SURGEONS-E. Hilditch to the Blanche; E. Newman, M.D., to the Cordelia; T. Scott (a) to the Curlew ; E. Davies to the Frolic ; A. Kilroy to the Me teor ; J. Carmichael to the Nautilus ; J. C. Folds to the Nightingale ; J. Steil to the Nimrod ; J. Stevenson to the Reindeer; R. L. Harrower, M.D., to the Reynard ; F. Osborne to the St. Vincent; J. Kirk to the Scylla; A. C. Bell to the Sheldrake; J. Baird and J. Browne (b), M.D., to the Talavera ; A. Millar, H. H. Hammond, and G. Marie, Supernumeraries, to the Victory; J. Kittle and C. Pattisoa, Supernumeraries, to the Winchester. PURSERS—J. Gill to the Blanche; G. Simmonds to the Cordelia; E. Thorne to the Curlew; J. Dennis to the Nautilus ; R. Cooper to the Perseus ; J. Bat ber to the Scylla; J. Scott and W. Beehey, Supernumeraries, to the Talavera; T. M'Knight to the Trinculo. CHAPLAINS—A. Rogers to the Blanche; R. M. Beebec to the Sybille; E. J. Burridge to the Talavera. LIST OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIPS ON THE MEDITERRANEAN STATION. MADE UP ro THE IST OF APRIL. The Britannia, of 120 guns, Captain Burdett. Asia Ocean Revenge Spartiate Gloucester Isis Blonde Madagascar, ... 46 Rattlesnake ... 28 Samarang sLoors OF WAR. Favourite Pelican Pelorus Rifleman 'Etna bomb ... 10 Meteor surveying ship Copeland. Meteor steamer Musquito, 5p.... 10 Philomel Procris Rapid UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, APRIL 10.—On Saturday last the following Degrees were conferred:— MASTERS OF ARTS. Rev. H. Wrightson, Queen's, Grand Compounder. Charles Pocock, Christ Church. BACHELOR Or ARTS. John Pearson, Magdalen Hall. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS, The Rev. T. Brereton, B.C.L. Fellow of New College, in this University, has been presented to the Vicarage of Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, vacant by the death of the Rev. C. Reynell ; patrons, the Warden and Fellows of that Society. The Rev. P. C. Law has been instituted to the Rectory of Nortlirepps, Norfolk, on the presentation of the King, as parcel of his Duchy of Lancaster. The Rectory was void by the death of the late Rev. Dr. Pett. The Rev. P. Felix has been instituted to the Vicarage of Easton Neston with Huincote, Northamptonshire, on the presentation of the Right Hon. Earl Pomfret. The Rev. E. %Valford, M. A. to the Rectory of nailing hoe, Suffolk, vacant by the death of Dr. I. Clarke. The Rev. J. E. Commies, B.A. to the living of North Shoobury, Essex ; patron, the Lord Chancellor. The Rev. J. Sikes, LL.D. of Newark, has been ap pointed Archdeacon of Nottingham, in the room of the late Archdeacon Eyre. Since the cause of emancipation has become, SO fashionable in these days of liberalism, it is somewhat matter of astonishment that our liberal Ministry have not expressed any wish to emancipate the owners of copyhold estates from their present inability to vote at county elec tions. It is certainly anomalous that the owner of a cottage-house, worth only forty shillings a year should have the right of elective franchise, whilst the owner of a copyhold estate of 500 acres is not entitled to it. We know an instance where a gentleman in this county, p os _ sessing a domain worth 50,0001., was compelled the other (lay to buy a cottage in his neighbourhood to entitle him to the same privilege which is enjoyed by hundreds of cot tage owners in this town. This is a subject really de. serving of the serious notice of the Legislature. S toeh port Advel tiser. Several swallows were observed on Tuesday, on the banks of the Don, in this neighbourhood. The ap.. pearance of this harbinger of brighter days and milder weather is rather earlier than usual. From the register of a naturalist, kept for more than sixty years, in Norfolk, the earliest period at which this bird has been noticed in that part of the country was March 30, and the latest April 26, a difference of 27 days. —Sheffield Courant. The first opera GLUCK composed for the French theatre was the Ipldgenie en Aulide of Racism He was a whole year in writing the music, studying dur ing that time the French language with the utmost care, and endeavouring to build upon its flexible rhythm the melodies of Germany and of Italy. In this he was com pletely successful ; but he encountered great opposition from the French musicians and amateurs, who all rose up in arms against the attempt to adapt the strains of their celebrated poet to foreign music. The composer, how ever, was patronized by the amiable but unfortunate MARIE ANTOINETTE, who had been his pupil in Ger many; and his opera, as well as several subsequent ones, was received with enthusiasm. The French were now In raptures with the man whom a short time before they would have gladly banished from the kingdom ; they said he had discovered the ancient music of the Greeks ; that he was the only musician in Europe who knew how to express the real language of the passions; and he was at the zenith of his fame when, in 1776, PICCINI arrived. His style was essentially different from that of Gtocx ; his operas, though possessing many beauties, brilliant melodies, and passages of great elegance and pathos, were deficient in that unity which Gl.ucK made his particular study. Many of the volatile French espoused the cause of the Neapolitan, and a musical war commenced, which lasted several years, being carried on with the usual artillery of pamphlets, epigrams, lampoons, &c. The young were chiefly for Piccisu, the old fur GLUCK. And so zeal ously was the contest conducted, that no door was open to a stranger without the question being put to him, " Are you a got tired of the dispute, and determined it in the only way in which it ought to have been determined, by dividing &palm between them.. Constable's miscellany,. Vol. 52. DUTIES UPON SUGARS. We have seen a calculation which exhibits in the most satisfactory view to our minds the injustice of continuing the fixed duties of 275. per cwt. on planta tion sugar fur consumption without regard to the value or quality. The variation of the currency has depreciated pro perty generally, whether land or commodities, to the extent of twenty-five per cent. Thus in 1827 brown muscovados were purchased by the consumer at the price of 635. per cwt., and in 1830 the same quality is purchased at 475. per cwt., being a fall in price of 2.5 k per cent. In 1827 the planter, however, received upon the sale of brown muscovados, at 635., after paying duty, 365. per cwt. ; and in 1830 receives, at 475., after paying duty, 20s. per cwt., being a depreciation to him of 441 per cent. From the amount so received by the planter he '-pays in this country, freight 55., dock and other charges 35., leaving the nett proceeds in 1827, 28s. per cwt.; in 1830, 12s. per cwt.; being a difference of .57i per cent. on his property. The conclusion is incontrovertible. The change of currency has established, in due proportion to' every other article, a difference of price on sugar equal to 25 per cent. to the consumer, while in the accomplishment of that change the planter, being subject to the depreciation as well on the fixed duty as on his own property, submits to a loss of 57k per cr. With respect also to the class of consumers no one can deny the oppressive operation of that duty on the labouring community, whose means forbid the use of the finer qualities of sugar. The planter sells brown muscovados at 205., upon which the Government levies a duty of 135 per cent.; the finest qualities (consumed by the more affluent classes) are sold by the.planter from 28s. to 365., and are subjected only to a d u ty o f 93 p er cent . We are fully aware of the difficulty, if not impos sibility, of affording immediate relief in this particu lar—a relief which would be felt equally by the merchant and the consumer—but we would suggest an alteration, which common justice seems to de mand, that the duty should be rated ad valorem, and not fixed without reference to the market price of the article.—Morning Paper. THE MURDER AT CHARD. THE EXECUTION OF RUSSELL RESPITED. SATURDAY, APRIL 10.—Ever since the condem nation of Russell for the murder of Joan Turner at Chard, in consequence of the solemn asseverations of the prisoner of his innocence and ignorance of the crime, the greatest anxiety has prevailed here. The trial lasted twenty-three hours, and sixty-three wit nesses were examined on the part of the prosecution. Perhaps there seldom has been a trial resting so en tirely on so long a chain of circumstantial evidence. The links of this chain are of such a nature, that not one unconnected will amount to any thing. The great point is the prisoner having told a boy of the name of Gillet that a cock-eyed girl had been murdered, at a time when the murder was not generally known. The evidence on this point is of a very curious na ture. Gillet swore that the prisoner told him of the murder at, he should think, five minutes before or after eight o'clock on the Tuesday morning; he had no watch—he had seen no clock, nor could he, from the 'noise of the machinery in the room, hear any bell rung. Another person swore that Gillet had told him of it at five minutes before eight, and he fixed the time from having seen the workpeople go to breakfast. A third person stated that the last witness had repeated to him twenty minutes be fore eight, and fixed the time fur the same reason. Now, it was proved that a bell rung at eight, and then 3.50 people of the factory went to breakfast, and another bell rung at twenty minutes after eight, when 100 people went to breakfast. A person of the name of Bird said he told the prisoner of the murder lit twenty minutes after eight, therefore per haps a reasonable doubt might arise whether Gillet and the other two persons (their attention not being particularly called to the circumstance at the mo ment) might not have been under a mistake as to Russell having told them before the first set of per sons went to breakfast; and whether the fact might not have been, that he told Gillet about the time of the second set going; and if so, it would be very near the period stated by Bird as the time he gave him the information. Another strong fact in the prisoner's favour is, that no blood was found upon any of his woollen clothes, nor did it appear that they had been washed. On the morning following the conviction, the High Sheriff repaired to the gaol, and had an interview with the prisoner, who again, in the most solemn manner, with the Bible in his hand, asserted his complete innocence; he also was anxious to receive the sacrament, i❑ order to declare at the altar that he was not guilty of the crime of which he had been convicted ; lie added, that he had led a very sinful life, but he thought his suffer ing wrongfully for a crime he had not perpetrated would be received as an atonement for them. He slept soundly during the night for nine hours. It was evident yesterday, from the consultations with the different counsel and with the learned Judge, and from other circumstances, that great doubts existed in their minds as to the legal prouf of the prisoner's guilt, and reports were abroad that the execution would be respited. In the evening, Mr. Ede, whose exertions and talents the prisoner had the benefit of on his trial, who appears to take the deepest interest in the business, left Taunton for Chard, in order to view the residence of the prisoner and the adjoining premises. About nine o'clock at night a respite was sent up to Ilchester, to which place the prisoner had been conveyed iii the course of that day. He 'slept well last. night, and at seven o'clock this morning, before the arrival of a respite had been communicated to him, he said that he was to die in three hours, and that he should die for a crime of the commission of which he had no knowledge. He was then told that in the course of the night a respite had arrived, but it appeared not to have the least effect upon him, and did not make the least alteration in his conduct. Every inquiry is being made, but for proper reasons we cannot learn what has yet transpired, though there is little doubt something has occurred. The minds of all classes are in great agitation, arid we have seldom seen such anxiety prevailing. A si milar murder was committed at Chard some years since, which never could be discovered, and on the present occasion a Committee was formed to inquire and sift into every circumstance, for the purpose of discovering the murderer, and this led to the appre hension of the prisoner a second time, he having been before discharged by the Coroner. SATURDAY NIGHT, EIGHT O'CLOCK.—A person has just arrived from Chard, with information that two persons had been taken into custody, in conse quence of something that has fallen from Russell. The statement is, that one held her feet, another her arms, and that the third cut her throat. A day or two may throw some further light on this myste rious affair. Every hour seems to increase .the anxiety felt here, and which it is impossible for any person to describe. The Leeds Petition for Retrenchment and Parliamentary Reform was sent off to London last Satur day, after receiving thirteen thousand eight hundred and fifty signatures. We are not aware that a petition so numerously signed was ever sent from this town on any similar subject. It received the names of a great number of the principal bankers, merchants, manufacturers, pro fessional men, and tradesmen of the town, whose numbers an d respectability are a most striking prof of the progress that has been made by the eause of Parliamentary Refoi m in the public mind during the last few years. Indeed, our conviction is, that a decided majority of the inhabit ants of this district, not only in numbers but in intelli gence, are now desirous of seeing a Reform in the House of Commons; and though they are divided in opinion as to the extent to which it should be carried, they have had the good sense to combine their efforts for the overthrow of corruption and the advancement of the common object. owing to Lord Alwrox's having left London before the petition arrived, it will not be presented to the House of Commons till after the Easter recess.—Leeds Mercury. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. NEWMARKET, Sunday Afterno tn, Three o'clock. This meeting promises to be unusually brilliant, a vast number of groom s and saddle-horses having been sent in: .everdl of the nobility, &c. have already arrived, including their G'aces the Duke and Duchess of Richmond, Duke of Grafton, Duke of Portland, Marquis of Exeter, the Earl of Jersey, Earl Verulum, Lord Lowther, Lord George I3entinck, Lord T. Cecil, Lady Paget, Sir Mark Wood, Sir John Shelley, Colonel Leigh, Colonel Udny, Mr. S. Stanley, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Stonehewer, Mr. C. and Mrs. Wilson, &c. The Duke of Rutland, Lord G. H. Cavendish, Lord Sefton and family, Lord Uxbridge, Lord Worcester, &c., are expected in the course of the evening. The betting men have not yet mustered, so that we have no regular business to report : for the guidance, however, of town readers, we subjoin the present odds on the Rid dleswo..th :- 7to 4 agst Mr. Chifney's Cressida colt (taken). 3to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Mahmoud. 400 to 100 agst Duke of Grafton's Brambilla. High odds agst Sal, or any other. As the running for this stalcds will have important effects on the betting, it will be safest to defer any quotation for the Derby and Oaks. Bets have been offered here that there will not be any race for the Ascot cup. The Craven stakes closed yesterday as follows :—His Majesty's Zinga nee, Duke of Rutland's Cadland, Lord Tavistock's Butterfly f., Lord Sefton's Bobadilla, Lord Jersey's Glenartney, Mr. Petre's Glenfinlas, General Grosvenor's Georgina colt, Mr. Henry's Isabella colt, Mr. Batson's Seraph, Mr. Hunter's Christina, and Mr. Angerstein's Fanchon. This will be the first race; the second will be a handicap, to be made up to-night. The other fixtures for to-morrow are as follow : The Sixteenth Riddlesworth of 200 sous. each. Twenty one subscribers. Duke of Grafton's Rupert, by Emilius. Abbot, by Emilius. Brambilla, by Partisan. Mr. ChiLey's c., by Emilius—Cressida. Sir J, Shelley's f., by Emilius—lvanhoe's dam. Lord Anson's f. Zillah, by Whisker—Elizabeth. f., by Alorisco—lna. Mr. Thornhill's Captive, by Cervantes... Shoveler. c , by Sam—Morel. Lord Seitoli's c., by Emilius—Sal. Mr. Nowell's f., by Orville—Rosanne. b. f., by Bustard—Bequest. Lord Jersey's f., by Comus—Cobweb. f., by Tramp—Filigree. Mr. Charlton's b. c., by Master Henry. Mr. Rush's b. c., by Moses—Reserve. c., by Moses—Romp. Duke of Rutland's f., by Middleton —sister to Adeliza, Lord Exeter's Mamor', by Sultan. Red Rover, by Middleton. Sweepstakes of 200 sous. each. N.M. Duke of Grafton's Gondolier, by Merlin—Coquette. Duke of Richmond's Aranda, by Figaro—Loo. Lord Exeter's c., by Sultan—Augusta. Lord Sefton's Mouche. Lord Verulam's f., by Whalebone—Venom. MATCHES. 200, D.M.—Captain Arthur agst Prodigy, by Woful. 200, B.lll.—Acacia agst Merman, Bst. 71b. each. 200, R.M.—Coroner, Bst. '7lb. agst Felt, Bst. 21b. 150, D.M.—Sontag, Bst. 121 b. agst Coulon, Bst. 21b. 200, A.F.—Lucetta, Bst. 71b. agst Clotilde, Bst. 31b. 100, First half of Ab3l.—Canary agst Jungfrau, Sat. 41b. each. Half past Eleven at Night. The field for the Ridillesriorth is not expected to include more than five horses, of which we give the names:— Duke of Grafton's Brambilla (J. Day rider). Lord Exeter's Malimoud (either Dockeray or Armin). Mr Chifney's Cressida colt (S. Chifney). Lord Sefton's Sal colt (either Robinson or G. Edwards). Lord Anson's Zillah. Mr•. Thornhill's Captive and Lord Jersey's Cobweb re main in. The betting is thus:- 7 to 4 agst Cressida (taken). 4 to 1 agst Brambilla (taken). 7 to 2 agst Mahmoud. 9 to 1 agst Sal. 10 to 1 agst Cobweb. Lord Verolam's - Venom filly has paid for:the 200 sovs. stakes to-morrow, and Lord Itanelagh's Sontag pays 60 sovs. forfeit in the match against Lord Worcester's Coulon. CRAVEN STAKES. Zinganee is the favourite. WRESTLING. On Friday the annual competition in wrestling by natives of the counties of Westmoreland and Cumberland took place in the ground attached to the Eyre Arms tavern, St. John's-wood road. On the present occasion no indi vidual of great celebrity was on the list of competitors, but the wrestling was, perhaps, on that account more uniformly interesting than at former periods. When the Grahams, the Goldings, and the Dobsons have been competitors, the spectators felt confident of their success, and felt but little interest in the exertions of men of less fame, and it was only when the expected champion entered the lists that their attention was aroused and fixed. It would be tedious to enter into minut e d e t a il s respect i ng t h e wrest li ng on Friday. Suffice to say that out of the competitors for the first class of prizes three men retnained standing, namely, Thomas Thwaites, of Brough-hill-end, near Appleby; John Dixon, from the neighbourhood of Wigton, in Cumberland ; and Timothy Dobson, from Bolton, near Appleby. Thwaites and Dixon were appointed to wrestle together, and the victor was afterwards to compete with Dobson ; but as the latter had hurt himself severely, it was almost certain that lie could not again exert himself effectually, and therefore the wrestle between Thwaites and Dixon was looked upon as decisive of the championship, and of course excited much interest. They are both fine young men, about 19 years of age. After a long trial of skill, in which both wrestlers displayed all the resources of their art, a fall took place. It appeared to, be the opinion of the spectators generally, as we know it was of some excellent judges of wrestling, that Thwaites had won the fall, and his supposed triumph was hailed with acclamations. Dixon, however, alleged the fall to be a " dog-fall,"—that is to say, a fall in which both wrestlers come to the ground together, in which case the parties wrestle again. After a long consultation, the umpires decided that a f res h wrestle sould take place. Thwaites was confident of success, and willingly acceded to the proposition ; but, after a severe struggle, he was very cleanly thrown by Dixon. Dixon then wrestled with Dobson, whom, as was anticipated, he threw with the utmost ease, and thus became entitled to the first prize, a handsome silver cup, of the value of about 201. Poor Thwaites appeared at first much mortified at having the laurels which he thought he had fairly won torn from his brow ; but he soon rallied, and congratulated Dixon on his success. Dobson obtained the second prize of the first class, Thwaites the third, and Henry Mossop, of Appleby, , the fourth. These prizes were richly chased silver snuff boxes. The first prize of the second &ass was won by William Fawcett, of Westmoreland ; the second by John Atkinson, of Westmoreland ; the third by Thomas Bird, of Westmoreland ; the fourth by Joshua Stamper, of Cumber land ; and the fifth by John Ellwood, of Westmoreland. John 11:ckwith, of Brough, obtained the youths'. prize. The whole proceedings were conducted with perfect good order. STEEPLE CHASE IN FRANCE. The second Steeple Chase ever ran in France took place on Tuesday, and although the small number of competitors (only four), promised less sport than the last, it was on the whole an excellent race. The horses entered were as follows : Capt. Locke's Robins Tiptoes, rode by the owner. The Prince de Li Moscwa's gr. g., rode by M. Nor mandie. Mr. Allois' brown horse, rode by the owner. Mr. Cauty's b. m. rode by the owner. The ground, which was chosen by the Duke de Guiche and M. Standish, was naturally difficult, and had been rendered very heavy by the late rains. It extended from the Porte de Jouy to Bievre. When the word was given, the horses went off at a great pace, Capt. Locke taking the lead, and clearing his leaps in capital style, by which means he had, at a very early stage of the race, beaded his competitors by a quarter of a toile- The route lay down the valley and through the town of July; arrived at which, Capt. Locke, being ignorant of the winning point, was obliged to pull up and enquire. Strange to say, he took Mr. Allois for a spectator, (all the riders and many of the amateurs present being dressed in scarlet) and thus lost considerable time. Mr. Allois availing him self of s t o h o e n circumstance, passed it p h as h se i d m, Capt Locke, who, how ever,took place, whi c h was terminated wh b e y n 3 a ir. severe. Allois ini tr s bu thrown on his h ea d i n t o a b og . Thenceforward Captain Locke had it all t o hi mse lf, an d arriving at the last fence sg i g o l g e cleared it as cieserly as any of those at the commencement of the race, and was declared the winner ; thus recover li on sg t o his fame n the as a former occasion n t n Nom horseman, and which et.Li he h e i ll ttd se cond, Mr. Allois third, and Mr. Canty fourth. The cold state of the weather prevented the attendance of numerous spectators ; still a vast deal of interest was excited by it, which was kept up to the last moment by the skill ar.d courage of the riders, and the s'rength and fleetness of the horses. —French Paper. SPIRIT OF THE OUtltallitißNALS. The Dublin Papers inform us that another Assr. ,ciation has been hatched; and is now on,the point of breaking forth. A full report of a public meet ing, which assumed the name of " Friends of Ire land, of all religious denominations," is contained in the Freeman's Journal of last Wednesday, but is much too long for insertion here. Perhaps there are many who would feel themselves justified in forming their opinion of the objects really enter tained by such a society from any other source than its professions. They would look to its authors, their names, and history, and take no further trouble. We do not deem such a key to truth in all circumstances fair or necessary; least of all so, when there is enough to direct us towards a decisive and safe conclusion in those purposes which are avowed on the face of the proceedings, either in the structure of the asso ciation itself, or in the discourses of its leaders. Acknowledging, as we do freely, that in the objects enumerated by the report to which has been affixed the signature of Daniel O'Connell, there are some for which every honest man who knows and feels the state of Ireland, might conscientiously co-operate by lawful means with those of his fellow-citizens, whose integrity and good sense he could confide In, —we say, as frankly, that the attempt to reach them through the medium of a permanent and or ganized, but unlimited, body, working by subscrip tions, public meetings, speeches, resolutions, and other engines of political disturbance,—to fore?, not one, but an indefinite series of enacting or ab rogating laws upon the Legislature of the realm, — is, in its operation, so audacious a defiance of the law, and in principle so utterly subversive of the Constitution, that it must be put down at once. The Catholic Association was not put down, although it was in fact an opposition Parliament. But its redeeming quality was the defined, and single, and admirable object, which alone is professed and aimed at. Had the emancipation-associators, like the new omnibus-associators, avowed that they were instituted for the accomplishment of 25 measures of high state policy, leaving in the background God knows how many others, but combining a whole code of laws, many of them in their nature funda mental, and two or three at least, directly or indi rectly, destructive of the present frame of Parlia ment and of the empire, we doubt whether they would have been permitted to exist a week; and h s t a i r v e e w b e e e a n r e a that lt ge t t i hei r mr existence, incompatible as a body, ith t h at o so f t a t' , y d constituted authority. There are legitimate modes of approaching the Legislature,. and of producing a strong power of opinion in this country, without converting one-third of the United Kingdom into a political club, whose designs are so artfully sketched arid coloured, that a man may join it fur one purpose, and find himself inveigled into the promotion of numberless others.— " I would not," says Mr. O'Connell, " have the new society so modelled as to prevent others, who might differ horn me on that point (viz. the repeal of the Union), from joining us in the struggle for Ireland's regeneration !" What, then, is Ireland's regeneration ? It is evident that under this sounding phrase, any thing or every thing may be compre hended, which to Mr. O'Connell may appear, how ever unattainable as a real good, convenient as a pretence for keeping up the Omnibus-Association. The very vagueness, therefore, of the language em ployed serves, in some sort, as a provision for per petuating this new instrument of disquiet ; since there is no single measure, nor any catalogue of them, nor any degree of national wealth, prosperity, or enjoyment, the realizing of which can ever be affirmed beyond the chance of denial on the part of some dexterous agitator, to complete the " regene ration" of the country. With regard to the class of measures which are declared indispen sable to that great end, we shall merely add, that an abundant supply of fuel has been laid for keeping Ireland in everlasting combustion. The repeal of the Sub-letting Act,—an Act which, in its principle, is one of the most salutary that ever was passed by Parliament,—is, it seems, a sine qua non to the " regeneration." A radical reform of Parliament, on the nature and terms of which no ten men in England or Ireland are agreed is another ! The repeal of the Union ! a third. Until the above points are carried, therefore, we must submit to see Ireland another field of endless and intolerable speech-making. We have admitted, and we repeat, that by far the larger portion of the measures osten sibly recommended by the new society, deserve support from all well-wishers of Ireland. But they never will be attained to through such an instru ment; and if they could, it would be preferable to break up, at all events, a club so full of evil ten dencies as this (however plsusible and smooth tongued) association.—Times. We recommend to all advocates for the preser vation of the sanguinary principles of our Criminal Code the perusal of the following sentiments con tained in the statute of 1 Mary, sec. I, cap. 1, " The state of every king consists, more assuredly, in the love of the subject towards their Prince, than in the dread of laws made with rigorous pains ; and that laws made for the preservation of the Com monwealth, without great penalties, are more often obeyed and kept than laws made with extreme punishments." This passage, which deserves to be recorded in letters of gold, and to be conspicuously suspended on the walls of Parliament for the in struction and admonition of our law-givers, was the production of an age, when, ist the. opinion of our modern " philosophers," the " march of intellect" had riot begun, and of a reign that is stigmatised in history. " Happy had it been for the nation," says an able writer on the laws of England," if the' subsequent, in matters of religion, had been cor respondent to those sentiments of herself and Par liament in matters of State and Csovertiment." Happy would it have been for the nation, we say, if our legislators had always kept those sentiments in view, and, in matters of penal enactment, had never deviated from the spirit of them ! Then would a vast number of vindictive and merciless statutes, which have since disgraced the character and tarnished the civilization of England, never have been passed. Then should we never have heard of forgery being visited with the punishment of murder; for all the statutes, numerous as they are, which make that offence a capital crime, have been enacted since the time those just and 4u. mane sentiments went forth to the world with the concurrent sanction of Parliament and the Throne ! It is well observed by Mr. Justice Blackstone, that " sanguinary laws are a bad symptom of the distemper of any State, or, at least, of its weak Constitution." The laws of the Roman Kings and the twelve tables of the Decemviri were full of cruel punishments; the Porcian law, which exempted all citizens from the punishment of death, silently abrogated them all. In this period the Re public flourished. Under the Emperors, severe punishments were revived, and then the empire fell. How unlike was this bold and effective improve ment of the Porcian law to Mr. Peel's plan of " legal reform"—who demands credit for a prudent and wise circumspection, while he is only acting upon that weak and narrow-minded policy which will not dare to effect any thing of substantial im provement, until he receives the ;commands of a superior, or is forced upon the task by the irresis tible power of public opinion. A writer in a Morning Paper, peculiarly prone to offer up to Ministers the incense of adulation, says " the great and distin guishing merit of the system upon which Mr. Secretary Peel proceeds in his laudable at tempts to impart to the criminal law of England greater mildness and certainty, and thus to ren der it at once more congenial to the feelings of the community, and a more efficacious instrument for the repression of crime, is that of wariness and cir- _ - cunthiection; he will hazard no rash experiments— he will not expose himself in any instance to the ri,lt of failure." Here we are pompously enough told of the negative qualities of Mr. Peel as a legis. lator. It does not, however, require any oracular authority to tell u 3 what Mr. Peal has not done in Yl6 I ruts] Brank,