The Sun. — London, England, 1833-02-20 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. If the accusation against the King's advisers be well founded, that their own real purpose in the Bill which they hare now brought forward, avowedly for the restoration of peace in Ireland, and of obe. thence to th e l aws , i s t o "enforce the continued payment of tithe to the Protestant clergy, no greater criminals were ever dragged to the bar of public justice than Lord Grey and his associate Mi. nisters. Mr. O'Connell, in the course of his speech on Monday evening, charged the Government openly with that unworthy and treacherous design. It is needless to say that we heartily acquit them of such stupid baseness, but it may not be altogether superfluous to add, that the imputation is one the onus of disproving which rests decidedly upon those who stand charged with it by the Learned Gentle man. The Parliament of last year denounced the tithe system : the Sovereign, in his speech from the throne on the sth instant, informed the nation in telligibly enough that the clergy ought to be other wise supported than by tithe. The country, from one end to the other, is prepared and eager For the substitution of a less harassing expedient. Lord Althorp, however, and Mr. Stanley both make speeches upon the state of Ireland, in neither uf which can be found a syllable directly pledging Government to the introduction of a Bill for the abolition of tithe, and therefore leaving the Cabinet open to the imputation of the worst motives which their political enemies may deem it advisable to fix upon them. We, in common with many others who wish well to the Reform Ministry, are unfeignedly anxious that they may furnish a prompt overthrow of all such hostile conjectures. If otherwise,—if now, after demanding.and obtaining from Parlia ment powers unknown to the British Constitution, which nothing short of the most rigorous necessity could justify,—if now, instead of striving to allay discontent, and thus to abridge the period of their own self-sought despotism, they attempt by means of the resources placed at their disposal for far dif ferent ends to bolster up that very obnoxious griev• ance the tithe-system, with the hopes of a release from which they have deliberately inspired the whole community, why, it will be a triumph for Mr. O'Connell and the agitators, the most exulting that ever was achieved,—a most cruel humiliation for the upright and confiding friend, of the " Reform Government," and to Ire land (we say nothing now of England) the infal lible signal of extended convulsion and calamity. But we can have no fears of such a deplorable re sult ; the Government knows too well in what spirit the support which it justly boasts of from Parlia ment and the nation has been yiel.led, to stop short in the discharge of its most sacred obligations at the moment when it has received an unlimited acces sion of means for defending its own rights and those of the entire commonwealth. No ; Mr O'Connell's misconstruction of the views of Minis ters will be promptly and fully rectified. As for the executive clauses of the Bill, we would respectfully submit to the framers of it, that the police, &c., should possess no power beyond that which the ex isting law conveys to them—of breaking into and searching the habitations of the peasantry either for suspected persons or for illegal arms. Arms ar' scarcely ever concealed in dwelling-houses; the hiding places for them are secret and well-contrived re ceptacles, often at a distance from any house; buy you might dig up the foundation of every cabin in the island without finding one mortal weapon. Again, a magistrate's warrant is made by the new Bill sufficient authority forentering any house within a proclaimed district, and seising any inhabitant who may be summoned to appear before the searching party. Why, how superfluous and even inconsistent is any such power. When absence from home is made a crime punishable—and we do not say, but under certain circumstances, justly punishable—by this Act, it is surely the i-nterest of every inhabitant to answer to his name when called for. lie need not, we should think, be looked for very cunningly when his failing to come forth and show himself may be taken as proof of absence, and therefore of liability to severe punishment ; that at least might, according to all fair speculation, be left to the prudence of the party himself, and in such case, as well as in ths search for arms, the ransacking of the domestic sanctuary, the home of our fellow-subjects, may, with due regard to all the most essential objects of the Bill, be very safely avoided. Observe that we are not contending for a sacrifice of any authority at this moment in force under the common or statute law of England, whereby transgressors may be effectually hunted out, and crimes prevented or punished; we only pray that the projected law may not be loaded with a greater number of odious provisions than ne cessity calls for. 'We can now but hint at one or two other points in the new measure which appear to us to be objectionable. Courtsmartial upon other than military offenders are less and less to our taste, the more we reflect upon them, not for their unfitness to administer justice fairly ; by no means. Were it a mere question by whom one would wish to be tried, in a country split into parties, one might prefer a tribunal of unbiassed military gen tlemen. But what is the case in Ireland ? The army has heretofore been popular with the lower classes in that country ; henceforth, however, the troops are to assist on all occasions in executing the obnoxious duties of the constabulary police. They arc then sure of sharing the obloquy of the latter. A bad feeling is engendered between the army and the mob,—mutual exasperation increases with the progress of the now half civil, half military service. The officers whose troops will have, perhaps, been fighting with the mob, imbibe the partisan spirit, and pass harsh sentences on culprits brought before them, or are supposed by the people to entertain such sentiments; and let their judgments he ever so jast, they will always be suspected of iniquity in their character of judges. Is this a light in which it would be desirable to place officers of the British army in the eyes of their countrymen ? Indeed, ex cept under positive and recognised martial law in any part of the King's dominions, it is impolitic, we might say inhuman, to force. upon military men the political or judicial functions. Leave them where we find them, a strictly executive, that is a subservient power, and they cannot be objects of reasonable jealousy, as they certainly will not be of popular antipathy or vengeance. Why not appoint a bench of three or five barristers (of reputation in the courts) to try all offences under this Act, assisted by special juries, to which none should be sum moned but men of independent fortune in their se veral counties ? Few, if any, attempts that we know of have been made to intimidate men in the rank of gentlemen from doing their duty; that prac tice, on Mr. Stanley's or Lord Althorp's own showing, has been reserved for the poor. Again, is the power of flogging to be exercised or not un der the new measure ? If it be, there is not, and cannot be, a more impolitic provision. The floggings of the rebellion have outlived almost every other recollection of that dreadful period. The Duke of Wellington's amendments relative to courtsmartial have been prompted evidently by a humane profes sional anxiety to exonerate his military brethren from the pressure of a too severe responsibility, and are so far improv e m en t s of th e Bill; but our o wn desire would b e t o h a v e th e c o urt s m art i a l en ti re ly abolished. 'We do not see why the military power which is assumed to be able to protect a military tribunal from violence should not be equally able to protect any other tribunal, however constituted.— Tintesi. It may be interesting to our readers, and it wilts certainly be important to Ireland, that the result o debate in the Commons last night, dull as it wasr should be pointed out. The Government had last Might au opportunity of redeeming their pledge of affording practical remedies foradmitted Irish abuses. If a reference is made either to the observations of writers, the petitions presented to Parliament, or speeches within the House, no subject has been more frequently pressed upon public attention than the abuses of the Grand Jury system, and the fraud and jobbing with which that system has been at -tended. The plan of the Government, 89 explained by Mr. Stanley, has met" with-the contnfrelice of almost every speaker of every opinion. The princi ples which it embraces are of infinite importance. It is proposed that in future leases this burden should be transferred from the occupiers to the owners of the soil. This will be a great and practical relief to the peasantry, and those who impose the tax being, in future, the direct payers of the tax, will act under the immediate check of their own individual interests. The power of intrusting particular persons with the execution of particular works will be abolished; and thus the favouritism through which the greatest extent of corruption is introduced will cease to exist. The defendant, the tenant in arrear, or the fraudulent associate in illegitimate gain, can no longer be pre ferred, but an open system of contract will be pre scribed in all cases. Engineering skill and science will be given to aid the local knowledge of the grand jurors and magistrates. The payment of money wages to the poor labourer will be enforced, and the rate-payers being associated with the justices and juries, will obtain a potential check over the admi nistration of a fund wasted where it is not misap plied. The whole catalogue of affidavits for ac count will be replaced by a regulated system of report and audit, and upwards of 100,000 deponents who are now brought forward at every assizes to swear to matters in which they have a direct pecu niary interest, are relieved from the insecurity and the temptation to which, in such an anomalous po sition, they are exposed. The result of Mr. Stanley's clear and masterly statement has been most gratify ing; from Mr. Lefroy to Mr. O'Connell, From each wide extreme, The moles dim curtain to the lynx's beam,"— all was congratulation and compliment. This, at least, should be remembered when the wrongs of Ireland and the neglect of the Government is again alluded to. Had any of those gentlemen who call themselves the popular Members for Ireland been asked before the session what were the most press ing evils of Ireland, they would have stated, the Irish Church, the Grand Jury Laws, and Vestry As sessments. The first the Government propose to re form, and we trust effectually ; the second Mr. Stanley has now dealt with ; and to the third is applied the conclusive remedy of entire repeal. l'hia is the proper way of defeating the Anti- Unionists. The great grievances of which they complain originated in that den of corruption an Irish Parliament. The United Parliament is se dulously employed in remedying or abolishing the frichrful evils occasioned by Irish legislators. — Times. W e are convinced that, for the sake of the la bouring classes, too much attention cannot be be- stowed on the connecting the abstinence from labour on the Lord's Day with a7religious sanction. Such is the cupidity of the people of this country, the eagerness to become suddenly rich, that w.thout the sanction of religion, we are satisfied one day of rest would soon be grudged to the labourer. We have no doubt that the capitalist who has embarked money in machinery, often secretly repines at the necessity for keeping his mills idle even for one day only in the seven. But when the law has prodded for abstinence from labour, it has done all that can be done. The law cannot make those pious who are not inclined to be pious, nor can it give to all men the same notions as to the mode in which that time which is not passed in labour ought to be em ployed. The law has said that men shall not carry on their ordinary callings on the Lord's Day. Most people will allow that the religious sanction ought ro go so far as to secure the observance of the law. But a number of petitions have been presented to the House, the prayers of some of which were read last night, complaining of the profanation of the Lord's Day. Now, it is not so easy to agree on what profanation is. The Bishop of London, for instance, considers it a profanation of the Sabbath, that all persons who are not rich enough to keep their carriages, and who are not sufficiently strong and active to use their limbs for half a dozen miles at a stretch, should avail themselves of the aid of a stage-coach or a wherry, to escape for a few hours, during a fine summer's day, the smoke of this great metropolis. Some people go so far as to think even walking in the fields on the Lord's Day a pro fanation. In all countries in which Calvinism has ever had a footing, it would seem that the repres sion of all cheerful feelings is deemed essential to the due observance of the Sabbath. Who has not heard of the Puritan— " Who hang'd his cat on Monday, For catching of a mouse on Sunday ?" Bishop Burnet, with all his partiality for the Evangelical party of religionists among us, was not blind to their weaknesses. In the conclusion of his History of his Own Times, speaking of the men of trade and business of this country, he observes, that though "upon the whole they are the best we have," yet " want of exercise is a great prejudice to their health, and a corrupter of their minds, by raising vapours and melancholy, that fills many with dark thoughts, rendering religion, which affords the truest joy, a burden to them, and making them even a burden to themselves; this furnishes prejudices against religion to those who are but too much dis posed to seek for them." So far were these ideas of mortification carried, that in Scotland even a smile on Sunday was considered a deviation from pro priety. That worthy man, Richard Baxter, gives a most instructive account of the struggles he had, when a boy, to abstain from participation in the re laxations in his native village. Several Members last night appeared to think that the Committee on the Lord's Day of last session allowed themselves to be too much influenced by their Puritannical notions regarding the mode of observing the Sabbath. Mr. Warburton said, " He could not agree with the report of the Committee of last session on the subject. I f that report had merely declared that the labouring classes should not be called upon to work on the Sabbath, it would have met with his concurrence; but when it appeared that the object of the Committee was not only to put an end to all amusement, but to all that exercise so neces sary to the smoke-dried population of large towns, he felt quite unable to concur in such an object. He thought that the Committee ought to be re-appointed, for the last Committee had taken evidence only on one side New evidence ought to be taken on both sides of the question ; and he thought it would then appear that many of the statements made before the Committee of last year were wholly without foundation." Mr. O'Connell said— " lie felt satisfied that they could not increase piety by Act of Parliament—(Cheers)--nor would they enforce the love of (Sod by legislative enactments.—(Hear, hear.) There were Statutes at present in existence which inflicted punishments on those who carried on their calling on a Sunday. The morning of a Sunday, by a man of religious feelings, might be devoted to his religious duties, but the afternoon of that day was re quired by the labouring classes for relaxation.—(Hear, hear.) The course that had hitherto been pursued, tended very much to drive men into public-houses." Most of the Members who spoke on the subject seemed to think that the re-appointment of the Committee was necessary, on account of the nar row principle by which that of last session had been governed in the inquiry. It was indeed said by Lord Ashley in its defence, that the inquiries of that Committee had " been conducted with no view of abridging the recreations of the people," and that " their sole object had been to protect the con scientious observer of the Lord's Day." When the Legislature provides against the desecration of Sun day by the pursuing of an ordinary calling, it goes as far as it can safely go. In the mode of observing the day, men will be governed by their peculiar views of religion; and in a free country no tr.an has a right to impose his particular views on others. One man feels his devotion stimulated by the as pect of green fields ; another prefers to pass his time over a devotional book in his chamber. But there would not be more reason in the lover of green fields compelling the recluse to imitate his example, than there would be in the recluse com pelling all persons to seclude themselves on a Sun day. The churches will always be attended in this country; for without ever taking. into account the religious consideration, it would be difficult to point out a mode of passing the time more in accordance with the notions of the people of a raw humid cli mate like this, than attending the celebration . of divine service. Under these circumstances, it can not be amiss to remind the over zealous of the wis dom of the maxim of " letting well alonc." — Olorning Chronicle. The more we consider the proceedings of the Re formed House of Commons on the question of abolishing " Naval and Military Sinecures," the more we are surprised; and we are confident that the people, when they understand the nature and object of the motion of Mr. Hume, must be mi serably disappointed. But as little more than one halt of the Members of the House voted, we expect those Members who neglected their duty by not attending, or skulking and not recording their vote on so important an occasion, will be called upon to account for not being at their post of duty. We say skulking away front their duty, as it has been stated by some friends of Ministers that upwards of 100 Members who were present at the debate went away arid did not vote; and that the absence of Members on whose support the Ministers had cal culated with certainty, has shaken their confidence in that overwhelming majority with which they calculated on carrying every measure through the House; and the more so, as that confidence, we are informed, had been so much increased by the overwhelming majority against Mr. Tennyson's mo tion for the removal of the grievances of Ireland, that the Ministers had resolved to drag their sup. porters through the odium q . t . supporting sinecures, and of defending the appointment of Lord Fitz elarenee, for both of these they have certainly done by the course they have adopted. If, as was stated, these sinecures were given only to the old merito rious officers, let en inquiry be instituted, and when the estimates come before the House, let another trial be made. But we would prefer to take our stand on the principle that no sinecure ought to exist, and for the satisfaction of an oppressed people, in whose nostrils the very word sine Cure stinks, we would have all of them abolished. Returns have been ordered of the several sinecures that have been abolished since 1811, and also of the sinecures now remaining; and when both are laid before the House of Commons, we trust that the sense of the whole House will be in favour of their immediate aboli tion. We say so, because, taking the revenue and expenditure for 1832.3, there is an actual excess of expense of half a million, so that the people, instead of receiving relief from taxation as they expected, must now make up their minds to have additional taxes imposed to pay the interest of that excess, and to add to the amount of the already almost overwhelming load of debt. If offices where no duty is done are not abolished, how, we ask, are the establishments and expenditure to be reduced? How are the assessed or any other taxes to be taken off? Let all the constituents who have sent Mem bers to Parliament to obtain relief from taxation, consider well the conduct of their representatives, and look to their future votes.— Morning Chronicle. If the maxim of the Constitution be true that all persons are equal in the eye of the law, as ad ministered in the Courts of Justice, most certain it is that the eye of taxation, or that branch of law administered under the especial auspices of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, is not quite so im partial. It is the great characteristic of our fiscal law to treat the rich as spoiled children, to whom it is tenderly indulgent, while it devours the poor as its natural prey. We have often adverted to this inequality, and we have ascribed its origin to the circumstance of the legislators themselves generally ranking among the rich and great, and so having an interest in framing taxation Bills after the fashion of those lawyers who are branded with the imperish able reprobation of Holy Writ. Changing but one word of the context, the indignant passage of Scripture will be t qually applicable to our fiscal legislators—" Wo unto ye also, ye tax-makers, for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye, yourselves, touch not the burdens with one of your fingers I" Conspicuous among the practical proofs of the gross and scandalous partiality of taxation is the probate duty—a tax to which we called public attent►on some time ago, as well as to the legacy duly—two of the most glaring instances of oppressively unequal taxation that are to be found in the va,t volume of our fiscal code, proving the truth of Goldsmith's well-known line— " Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law." The able exposure of the unequal operation of these and other taxes, such as the stamp and auction duties, by Mr. Cobbett, in the House of Commons, will, we trust, be productive of some practical be nefit to the country. If any thing could make those partial and grinding imposts more odious than they already are, it was the defence set up for them by the " candid" Lord Althorp ; who stated that, in almost every other item of taxation—the assessed taxes, for instance—the same principle was acted on. So it is, with a vengeance! The principle of taxation which extorts, for the premises of a shop keeper on Ludgate-hill or Cheapside, more than is paid by such noblemen as the Duke of Northum berland or Devonshire for their princely residences and baronial castles, is a principle of aristocratic taxa tion which it will require a more captivating elo quence than that which Lord Althorp possesses to make the people of England satisfied with. In fact, that the assessed taxes, which were originally imposed on the express condition of being war taxes only, should now continue in existence, in this the seven teenth year of peace, is one of the grossest instances of breach of faith that a Government ever committed towards a generous and betrayed people. Instead of mitigating the pressure of those taxes, the present Administration has screwed them up, by inordinate surcharges, to a higher point than ever they were before. But the truth is, the whole system of taxa tion must undergo a thorough Reform.—illorning Herald. We said yesterday of the " coercive measure" that it was very clumsily framed. Our assertion was pretty strongly confirmed by what took place in the House of Lords last night. The most con spicuous and fearful evil of all which Ireland at this moment endures is the impossibility of the adminis tration of justice by the existing laws and the cus tomary tribunals. For the removal of this mischief Lord Grey proposes the establishment of a military court. To this court he purposes to give partly the powers of a courtmartial, partly the powers of a court of oyer and terminer. Intending to give his court partly those powers arid partly these, he gives his court no powers whatever. It is not a court of oyer and terminer; it is not a courtmar tia). Lord Grey means it to be both ; but Lord Grey has made it neither. The " coercive mea sure," if it had been passed without amendment, would have constituted for the trial of certain offences a perfectly new court of judicature, pos sessing the privileges, and regulated by the usages, of no recogni se d court w h a t ever . Of course it was necessary for the Legislature to provide rules for the proceedings of such a court, How any matter was to find its way into court, how it was to be handled in court, how it was to creep out of court ; and these things should have been accurately defined by the Bill whence the court was to derive its existence. No such thing was done. All the clauses of the Bill which relate to the establishment of this new tribunal are to be forthwith remodelled. It seems that Lord Grey, intending to judge Ireland by courtmartial, did not think it desirable to take counsel with any military officer. It is the policy of the Whigs in whatever they do to avoid scrupulously the advice of all who are best qualified to advise t h e m. They may not always incur our censure ; but they take pains always to deserve it. Having been compelled to inflict this much of our blame upon Lord Grey, we are willing to recompense him by calling his attention to the compliments which were on Monday evening bestowed upon him by one of his most influential friends ; by one of whom his Lordship is reported to have said, some twelve months ago, that he would rejoice if professional promotion should disarm the oppo sition or secure the assistance of so powerful a champion. " Were they," said Mr. O'Connell on M on d a y night, " were they reasons worthy of a Statesman to whom the destinies of a great people were intrusted ? Reasons, did he say ? Why,. the drivellings of old dealing senility—thc ravings of antiquated old womanhood—were more dignified than the feminities so garrulously put forth as rea sons for the measure he alluded to." We have watched Lord Grey with no careless interest since he took into his withered hands the helm of Go• vernment. We think that we do not exaggerate the embarrassments of his position; we trust that we do not measure unfairly the length and breadth of his moral courage ; but what we say we say de liberately, and upon the faith of frequent experience. Since Mr. O'Connell has described the rhetoric of Lord Grey as " the drivelling: of old doatinz seni lity, the ravings of antiquated olcl womanhood," we think it probable that Lord Grey will shortly be stow upon Mr. O'Connell the Irish Attorney-Gene ralship, or any other preferment which the saga cious flatterer shall require at his hands.—illorniug Post. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FEB. 19. RAPHAEL V. MILLS. Mr. PLATT stated that this was an actio❑ upon a bill of exchange for 3001., drawn by a person named Double day, and accepted by the defendant as part of the conside ration for a bond of 2,5001. The bill came by indorsement into the hands of John Raphael, an attorney, who indorsed it to the plaintiff, his brother. After the making of the bill had been proved, Sir J. SCARLETT contended that the plaintiff had given no consideration for it, and, therefore, he had no right to recover. The facts of the case were intricate, and of no interest to any but the parties in the suit. The Jury found a verdict fur the defendant. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, FEB. 19. MEAMAN V. MARFLEET. This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover a sum of money which he alleged the defendant impro perly detained It appeared that the plaintiff was shop man to the defendant, who was a grocer at Ewell. The Jury found a verdict for the defendant. bI'KENqE U. BUNBURY. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a writer of the signet at Edinburgh, to recover a sum of money for expenses incurred by the son of the defendant whilst re siding with him. It appeared that the son of the defendant, Mr. Bun bury, Jun., being rather a wild youth, his father was ad vised to send him to seine small school, to which he went. but he was not there long before his lisbits were such that his master, Dr. Cameron, was anxious to get rid of him. At the instance of a Mr. Ross, the friend of old Mr. Bunbury, Mr. M'Kensie, the plaintiff, took young Bun bury into his office, but he was not long there until his "untoward propensities" again displayed themselves, and out of one of Mr. M'Kensie's oldest law books he tore a precedent, whichs he adopted f‘r himself and a Miss M'CuPock, for whom he had formed an attachment. He drew up one similar, which they both signed, and were married. This coming to the ears of the plaintiff, he was anxious to get rid of his tyro, and he was determined to send him to London to his friends, under the care of Dr. M'Kensie, his brother. It was also discovered that he formed a connection with another young lady. The pre sent action was brought to recover the amount of expenses incurred in sending him to London, as well as the law expenses of getting the marriage contract annulled. The defence set up was that the money was not due, and it was beyond the Statute of Limitations. The Jury found for the plaintiff—Damages 951. 9s. OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, FEB. 19. John Smith, aged 17, was indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Henry Piper, in the Mile end-road, and stealing therefrom 12 dozen segars. The July found the prisiner Guilty of stealing, but not of breaking and entering. James Johnson was indicted for stealing a pocket handkerchief, value So. Verdict—Guilty. John Langshaw was indicted for stealing, on the sth January, a shawl and some ether articles, the property of John Richardson.—Guilty. STREET ROBBERY.—John Isaacs and Thomas Pear son wire indicted for stealing, on the 14th of February, a silver watch and appendages from the person of John The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against Pearson, and acquitted Isaacs. SURREY SESSIONS, FEB. 19. On Monday the adjourned Quarter Sessions for Surrey commenced at the Court-house, Newington, before the Chairman (Mr. HEDGER), and a full Bench of Magistrates. Catherine Caffree, an elderly woman, was indicted for feloniously sealing seven sovereigns and two shillings from the person of 111 r. David Passmore Taylor, a solicitor; and Matthew Caffree, her son, and a woman named Mar garet Innis, were indicted as the receivers. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against all the prisoners, and Martha Caffree was sentenced to fourteen years' transportation, her son seven years', and Innis six months' imprisonment. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HO USE. ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE Ma. NlELLlSll.—Yesterday the Justice•room and all the avenues to it were crowded at twelve o'clock, at which hour the LORD MAYOE took the chair, for the purpose of examining Noah Pase Fol oar, who is charged with having attempted to assassinate Mr. Mellish. The prisoner is a man about 45 years of age, of low stature and dark complexion. Upon being put to the bar be looked about wildly, and the general be lief in the room was that he was decidedly insane. That opinion, however, seemed to wear away as the investiga tion proceeded. Mr. Mellish was, on account of the wound he had received, iniahle to attend. He is, we un derstand, between 60 and 70 years of age. Some years ago his daughter married Lord Thynne, to whom, report says, she brought 600,0001. Mr. Mellish formerly be longed to the firm of Peter and William Mellish, the great wholesale butchers at Shadwell, and is a most extensive whale ship owner; his country residence is at Woodford, in Essex, and his town house is at York-place, Regent's Park. He is no relation to Mr. Mellish, the late Member of Parliament. _ . _ The prisoner, in answer to questions put by the Loxv MAYOR, said that he was an American, and that he had been born in Kentucky, iu the state of Massachusetts, and that he had been twenty years in this country. The LORD MAYOR asked Mr. Pelham, the prisoner's solicitor, whether he knew anything about his client, and what ? Mr. Pelham said he knew the prisoner perfectly well. The prisoner bad been the Captain of a South Sea trading vessel, in the employment of Mr. Mellish, for twelve years. Witness had been repeatedly employed by him ; had seen him from time to time, and confidently thought that he was not master of his own actions. He was fn quently inebriated, and the constant habit of drink ing might have induced a species of lunacy. For the last three years he had had nothing to do. He had lived during that period on money which he had amassed ; but his pecuniary means were now quite exhausted. He (Mr. Pelham) always knew him to be an American, and had, when the prisoner came over upon one occasion, prepared his will. It was believed that the prisoner was a married man. A man named Farly deposed that as he was cleaning the windows of a Mr. Latel's office, in Spread Eagle court, near Finch•lane, a tall gentleman (Mr. Mellish) came forward from Finch-lane, and was immediately fol lowed by a short one (the prisoner), going close to the hack of the former, who pushed up his hand towards Mr. Mellish's head as if going to give him a rap, and immedi ately discharged a pistol. The prisoner then threw the pistol behind him, and Mr. Mellish felt the blood flowing from his neck. Witness, being a very nervous man, did not step to the assistance of Mr. Mellish, who managed to g et upon hi s k nees , an d w a s soon assisted by other gen tlemen. The prisoner did not make any attempt to escape, neither did lie, when apprehended, make the least struggle. Mr. Mellish afterwards walked to Throgmor ton-street. John Price, street-keeper of Broad-street district, said that, upon hearing the noise of what had occurred, he we nt to the court,and took the prisoner, who was standing near Mr. Mellish, into custody. The prisoner at once said that he would go wherever witness pleased to take ! h im. The prisoner also said that he had been watching Mr. Mellish ; that he knew he should be hanged ; that Mr. Mellish and he had a law-suit, which had been re ferred to arbitration, and decided in favour of Mr. Mellish, and that be had nothing to do. The LORD MAYOR asked Mr. Teague, the Governor of Giltspur-street Compter, whether he heard any observa tions from the prisoner iu the prison. • Mr. Teague said that the prisoner, upon being asked his name, said that be had been in the employment of Mr. llish, who was noir'' , dead, meaning that behad _ Mr. Mellish. _ _ Mr. John Cornie, of No. 3, Finch-lane, deposed as follows :—Hearing the report of a pistol, I ran over to the court, and saw Mr. Mellish supported by two gentle men. I also saw the prisoner, and a pistol lying near hini. I said to the prisoner, " You must stay here : you have shot this gentleman."--" Yes," said he, "and I am glad of it. I have been waiting these three mouths to do it." —" Do you mean to say," said I, " that the pistol has been charged these three months ?" He said he had been at the South Seas for two years and seven months, and he had not been rewarded ; he had been robbed by Mr. Mellish, not only of money, but of his honour, for Mr. Mellish refused to give him a character; he was come to his last penny, and a pistol was his only defence. Hear ing that the name of the gentleman who had been shot was Mellish, I asked the prisoner whether he knew Mr. Mellish ; to which he replied " Yes ; he is an old master of mine." The LORD Mavoit (to the prisoner)—llo you retneut ber these circumstances? Prisoner—Yes, my Lord ; but as to loading the pistol three months brfore, that's wrong. As to following Mr. I‘l , llish, that's right. Mr. Pelham here interfered, and advised the prisoner not to proceed. The Lona) Avox—l shall not allow the prisoner's solicitor to prevent him from answering my questit,ns, shall not be prevented from getting all the information I can to accomplish the ends of justice. Mr. Pelham—l see that notes are taking of all that is passing here, and I am afraid that my client may, un der such circumstances as he is placed, be influenced to make some statement which may be hereafter used to his prejudice. The LORD .MAYOR—I wish to ascertain from his manner of answering my questions whether there is any ground for the plea of insanity. Mr. Pelham—l submit, my Lord, most respectfully, that my client may not be sufficiently collected to undergo an examination of this description. The LORD MAYOR—Collected ! He is remarkably collected. I dare say you are apprehensive that he is too collected. George Holn - ,es deposed that as he seas standing in the shop of Mr. Stevens, in the court„lie heard the report of the pistol, and saw Mr. Mellish tall. Witness jumped over the counter, and ran to Mr. Mellish's assistaixe. Mr. Mellish said, " Oh, God ! what is the matter?" The prisoner was standing about three feet behind. A gentle man said to the prisoner, " You have shot a gentleman;" to which he replied, " I know I have; he injured me of my living; I know the laws of my country, and that I shall be hanged." The LORD MAYOR—Prisoner, do you wish to ask this witness any questions? Prisoner—No, my Lord, I have no questions to put to him. The Loan MAYOR—I suppose all he has said is cor rect ? Prisuner—lt is. The Loan MAYOR—Was there a ball in the pistol? Prisoner—Yes, there was a ball in it. The LORD MAYOR—When did you load it? Prisoner —On Saturday last. The prisoner then, in reply to other questions from the Loan MAYOR, stated that it was his intention to speak to Mr. Mellish about the harsh treatment he had received, ,ind that he had called at the office for that purpose, with out effect. Mr. Pelham declared that his Lordship was pursuing a most unusual course, and one not recognised by the law, for he was examining a prisoner as if he was a common witness. The LORD MAYOR—. 4 shall see whether the prisoner is insane or not. Have you put in the plea of insanity ? Mr. Pelham—l have not given evidence at all. I have put i❑ no plea. The Loan MAYOR (to the prisoner)—Did you threaten Mr. Mellish ? Prisoner—No. The LORD Mavoß—Did you not say you would injure him ? No ; but I said I'd horsewhip him. Mr. Pelham again protested against the course adopted by his Lordship, as illegal and totally unprecedented. The LORD Mavom—Well, I am now satisfi.d. Mr. Pelham—The law says that a prisoner's statement is to be voluntary, not extorted by an examination. The Loma MAY Why here is an assassin, and am I not justified in strictly investigating the whole of the merits of the case? Mr. Pelham—My Lord, you assume that he is an assassin. The Loan MAYOR — I do, indeed, assume it. Mr. Pelham here read part of the Act of Parliament to which he had referred, and which contained the prin ciple he had laid down. The LORD MAvon said no compulsion had been used, and the prisoner need not have uttered a word unless he thought tit; but no person should prevent him from saying what he pleased. George Beale, a ticket .porter, deposed that as be en tered the court from Finch-lane, he saw the prisoner throw a pistol down, and he saw Mr. Mellish rise, with a little assistance, with the blood flowing from his neck. Mr. Mellish said, " What does this mean ? I don't un derstand it." The prisoner said, " Mr. Mellish, you tried to kill me, and I'll try to kill you, if I can." Mr. Mellish was not so much hurt as not to he able to walk. Mr. Mills, surgeon, residing ❑ear the place where the event occurred, deposed that Mr. Mellish was brought to his house a little atter tour o'clock, with a lacerated wound at the back of his head. He was bleeding profusely from the wound, which was a little to the right of the occipital Done. There was a second wound an inch anterior, as it' a foreign body had made its exit through it. No ball was discovered ; neither was any wadding seen. Wadding could not inflict such a wound. The bleeding had bee❑ extensive, on account of the division of the artery. Danger would have arisen from hemorrhage, but the hemorrhage had been stopped. The LORD AIAYOR-Prisoner, had you any other pistol ?—No, my Lord. George Newman, a journeyman tailor, in the employ ment of Mr. Terry, No. 3, Spread Eagle•cnurt, deposed that he was sitting in the window of the shop when he heard the report of the pistol. The window was broken into a round bole like that made by a marble, and the glass fell into his lap. He heard the prisoner say that he did it. He looked about, but could find no bullet nor any thing else. No wadding was found either. The Loin AlAvort then remanded the prisoner for a week, and told him to avail himself of every opportunity to make his defence. HATT ON-GARDEN. A LuvE AFFAIa•—A tall athletic fellow was charged with having made a daring att , tempt upon the celibacy of the barmaid of the Mitre public-house, Islington. It appeared that on Monday night, after the fair one had retired to rest, she not having the precaution to lock the door of her chamber, was disturbed by sorneoody on tip-toe by her bedside, which alarmed her out of a gentle doze, when she found a corny hand upo❑ her soft bosom, which exceedingly terrified her, and she screamed out, conceiving that someti,ing supernatural had entered the room. "Be quiet"—" Don't be afraid," were responded to her cries, when the prisoner was taken into custody for his temerity in thus disturbing her " virgin sleep." The prisoner bad not a word to say for himself, and looked abashed. Mr. Sergeant SELLON said that his offence was de serving punishment, and it waa a great pity that the landlord did not inflict upon him a good and sound horse whipping before he charged him.—He wax discharged. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. LONDON MARKETS. (From the " London New Price Current" of Yesterday.) SUGAR.—The Sugar market last week, contrary to the general expectation, became very heavy, and the prices declined 6(1. to Is. per cwt. The estimated sales were about 2,500 hhils and tierces. The Stock of West India Sugar is now 18,252 hlids. and tierces, which is 305 less than last year. The stock of Mauritius is 64,103 bags, being 24,836 more than last year. The delivery of West India Sugar is 2,050 lihds. and tierces, being 1,020 le , s (Ilan last year. The delivery of Mauritius 9 554 bags, being 4,666 more than the corresponding week of 1832. The market is still dull at last week's prices. The esti mated sales this day, 600 hlids. and tierces. The Re fined Market had a very heavy appearance last week ; the holders were firm at the late advanced prices, the stocks being very limited, but the buyers declined purchasing ; the late advance in crashed appears to have given a check to the general request. It is reported the standard sample for the additional bounty will be raised 2s. per cmwotr.e freely r f ee y afternoon the r grocers prices. Molasses appear t o be p very dull, ing is. a 235. EAST INDIA SUGARS.—East India Sugars have been heavy, and few sales are reported ; 3,623 bags Manilla offered at public sale were all withdrawn. soldnaattzeiruhuesavSiluyaA,,tliSt:TedLuacBttionn'eeokf 6d d ie lk to la l u s r . it p iu e s r Sugar sold the Sugars 51s. to 525. were particularly heavy, This day by public sale 3,065 bags of Mauritius Sugar, browns 48s. to 505., yellows 51s. a 525. 6(l. p , e b r e c in w g t. about the re duction we have s tated ; but to-da y a consider able pro . portion has been take n in ; few bu y ers. F O REIGN SUGARS .—No contracts for Foreign Sugars a re reported ; 294 boxes yellow Havan na h were near l y a ll taken in 22 5. a 245..; g ood y ellow re p ort ed sold at 235. Average price T of be Su c ga o r ffe l e /. B A s h . . et Was very heavy' last week, but there was no further reduction in the prices. On Friday the request for Jamaica descriptions appeared to revive, higher prices were realized. There was no im provement in Foreign or in East India, several parcels of C s e t. yl p ou on s i o in ld go s , 4 s 9. s a s. nd , s r b h s is . d ; a ß y razil natmn' allf kei about 5011 , by public sale 102 say St. brls. Plantation Coffee; good ordinary Jamaica 76 yid- 81s. 6d., fine ordinary 82s. a 85s. ; ordinary iler-ut 768., triage 695. 6d. a '7 4 5.; all sold ; the Jamaica Jib° Is. higher, the Bet bice unclean sold at very low r i t e ': 0 RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS,--The prices oi ' - d , ate without variation ; the chief inquiries have bee rl a it rected to the finer descriptions for home use. 13 ,'; vl continu . es r, fi a r h m er , i b n u o t re th i e n r g e u a ir r y e . few sales reported. "e•e is still neglected. id TALLOW.—The Tallow Market has been heart' b there • IN h n o a ni G e o.— There are considerable inquiries after Didfigl for consumption, the reports from the Wsnudsfoc; torinz districts being favourable. There is no deina° "Por c L Cocoa.—There is inure demand for the Briti sh ro P e; Co tation descriptions f o r h ome use . The foreig n c'n• chasesb y R S p rui neglected. c i b c Eli i 7 . : c—t s e . srayTl ehr l ,ei n ip 9dd, rp,:iyecb,deas,a, bass there eß e g r e e tui i,i,tsae. Bengal little in e, Gingernas l id t e se r or a lat t ib i : 13 : 6. 1 61 . 0 T agh b .13 ;: se :(1 1 :0 ,i, i r si : s Bllaicheeasoldconl: continue TEA.—There is a better public sale, e t,demand formerpric es ' iavnyddf,:sreolu,enatsatibsewfoere: ..s. 6• a 13s . , a b out • b u ' * at the same heavy. fr 680 bags ' . yltdl (Pro! or. vontingo, aas. IUM uay oy ou.•••••• -- _ 7 6, e brls. Plantation Coffee; good ordinary Jamaica gee pt _, 13), the 81s. 6d., fine ordinary 828. a 85s. ; ordinarY,!: ii hoil ' Ns e d ~„P 768., triage 695. 6d. a '7 4 ,4; all sold e ; the Jamo c l ee , l ater t i , n t.la Is. higher, the Bet bice unclean sold at very low P r of gum it, Th e ; tt RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.---The Prin ce , fli if ight, t t °, lll ate without variation ; the chief inquiries ha ', t oil tlyi. ll] rected to the finer descriptions for home use. ' flo at Itap siv 4 teri Cha r ! "'ye continues firm, but there are few sales reported. `" bli. St 'te e' CCl t' is still neglected. consumption,- -1h er e arc TaLLow.—The 'Fallow Market has been beav i Y a ' at i i ' s la g ' to t) P , f re i s i j a d there is rather more inquiry. foriNhil"eo. Nil. turinz districts being favourable. There is no del° sa t 44 ve ) , pr h , 'ltitt, export. ish Flab li , this: Cocos.—There is more demand for the Bri t nt i t iet 'ty, , itii,d t 'llS% tation descriptions for home use. The foreign e° e i n geat it neglected. 'filet 4 bath b r co t n he sid r e e r p a o b r le t infrtoiumirietsheaftwersnoudf,f; el te,a , titi,i t „ , SPICES.—In Spices there is little alteration. , hig d,i , 4, 1 4 am chases lately reported ate quite inconsiderable. ' d.a lfit' d 4l , l 4, t ' P i L tif by public sale, 899 bags Bengal Ginger sold 3 6 ' 1 ' 6 4 •Deee t 's kliti s t"" RlCE.—This day, by public sale, 680 bag s 'l . ' o red 11 4,4 ii !o tur, till s . Rice sold 12s. 6d. a 135., about former prices , h P es h ere 1 bil 'le all heavy. o 1 tai e ; ere' o • TEA.—There is a better demand for Teas this w '113 80: 4111 f ' kii,., lid e Boheas continue at the same heavy discount as h e r °re t ''4 South ___....-_ t; , UNIttY CORN 51Aittc.lit'S DURING VP_ J...:.-.1 0 - ‹. t iltierily G uH a roj i rm i n is cs b ba o ys r t o le ugh ----: ts . C II H 0 1 Wheat. i Barley. Oa „,' • 44 , 1 ,, en,,,,,, r _ - , I- ~... ' , 4 ,, ...I I Per Quarter. Gorton - 4S i - 24 - 1 4 4 .. i Itt o f a y Grantham ...—..-..... 53 67 36 41 17 -4 ' . '„ 9,5 sf Nt_'"tols, 5258 2 25 4 33 30 1 1 ;1 ..: ,I ;', , 40 4 0 f t‘ y: 4g ln th ' i 7 8 42 . to 3 5 7 . 1 _s. to 3 5 4 . .....s. to ..1 5 , . i : 040 1, 0,,,ith, ti ::! Seat Lincoln —..-- 46 60 30 09 10 '-,,' 3'2 ;11 'til, ; taxi Spilsby 4B '4 28 35 14 r° 50 r A t 44 Iti ~,,, Stamford 47 59 30 36 21 '-' 1,15 ..." i IL. onp '.' ' Y0rk........ 5O 64 24 33 I t t . `_..---- -- 1 ~ t 4 'Or. 0 , ti k . ot pf„ NOR W IcH, Feb. 16. _,,..9,Y. 0. ii`klf ~ " 1 Wheat (per qr.) -40 s, 545. :As. 1 Beans (per qv.) .."*,116 , 414 ' ipr ,„ 'Jade Barley--...---- I6s. 268. 306. Pease, OreY.•-•-• -- 1130 1 ' C I 11 ' 1 Oats ji lts f tti ___ 14, Rai CANTERBURY, Feb. 16 tom bl, e , r , Wheat, white.-- 525. to 535..-,.- Old-......... -- 1 tit „, wrrip ( o , ' red—..--- 465. to 55s --- Old,-------• . 7„' 5 0f,, ANC, to a Barley, Malting --... 26, to 355. Orincline...',:'tov ht tot Oats -......----- J7s. to 24s Old---*• I ▪ .; t 06,,,;; ( Cto / ,au Beans.------- 34, to 38s --- Old-.- „.^,, to''' . , 41 4,“." 1 4t Pease ......--.--.. 355. to 375. .--.. Grey....-- , .. " • `t a ' l l4 4, 61 A r N b , " EXETER M ARKETS -Feb. 16. O d. -9 ."114 - 4 11 s Beef (score) 8s lid. 9. 6d. Wheat (bushel) ....7s. 6 4 5 . 'N Ilt It , Hutton (Ib.) 0 5) 0 6 Barley, ......-, 5 1 0 i 1 11,1 t he ~ ' Veal and . amb-0 6 0 7 Oats ....... 5, 6 6 5 1 t ip ~,""otl Prk -0 4 0 6 Beans -...-- .....---- 5 0 1 l 1 4 4 '4 4 ~ .r, Geese (each) --4 0 5 6 Batter (Ib.)--...---4 0 1 7 1, ge.4l Ducks 'coutre\--4 0 5 0 Eggs (12) ----....." 6 0 I t 1 'tt. °the Fowls .......................3 0 4 0 Potatoes (peck) • ,1) t . t o r i A „ SCOTCH MARKETS. ....-<(10P 'tli the . Oat/ s t iii , , rh It Wheat. Barley Oats. Bea m ' ..- 0 4 1. N, , - "'Ill' ..-..-.....-..........-.••••" 2,3 y 41 : 1 t tat Aberdeen -- 44 47 23 26 15 17 - „ -- 4 0 / e it n ,Ntiti, I Berwick---.. 32 35 i 7 19 12 14 '22 -- ..... / 11,, ' 'q,,, '''ee Coldstream.,.. 34 36 19 21 13 15 19 2 1 ,„ _ / d , t,,' 0 80, Cupar ----- 48 70 28 32 20 24 26 ?.,', ~.• ,4 tl k qol l i Dundee—. 50 60 30 33 20 25 30 ~,„ ...- ~. e ll e tie, 4 r Elgin-- .10 49 24 26 16 20 23 '„'", 46 / isti,!'cipt Inverness...-. 40 46 24 27 16 20 22 •Z .... 44 'are as Kelso --- 34 36 17 19 12 14 23 11 4 5 / (P „f. 1 , Perth 51 57 20 31 21 24 26 .'"„.eti o'' 'lll l , ri., The size of the measure varies thro ug hout toe - - lta't , HA DDINGTON CORN M A AKE'r.--Fe b * l P ° o s 4 l' o' l kl t , Wheat. Barley. Oats. Pease- ;If m 441 t 1 First s7s Od 30s Od 226 04 25s od .2.53 - , - ,1 i'L `44 4 , 1 Second sos Od 28s Od ISs fid 245 Od ,i,ls " D i t t, 1. f..„,r k a , ' Third There were 521' qrs. of Wheat in market, 510 w hereof''" ii . : 1 41) 1 to l 15 Unsold.-0 Grey. _,./ , rit lf °tit, 4 Average s 5, 4, t1, 61. Pro, DA LKIE'PH CO ItN MARKET.-Feb. 1- 00 ° - 4 ~ t9e, -1 Wheat. Barley. Oats. ['ease. o e t f i ,"s t 'tee First COs Od 328 86 21s 4d 29s Od .26 , oil 11,, 1, ti,2' , li Second Third 42s old 24s Od 17s ed 24s Od 4 I'4 "N .." 1 dr bNI ' l 4ed tan NBURGH CoRN M ARAI , : I .-Feb. „- 3 ,,',. C.- sli itli sy N - • We had a middling supply of all kinds of Grain toi-o"'' I, „IN ,. .►es, Barley, and the sales in general were very heavy. 13e 0 ~,4 1t ,t ' lly Wheat. Barley. Oats. Pease. 01 5 0 ,1 VI ' 4 - 30s old 22s Od 31s (U ‘;'9 s 0 4 114 t,, , o First''t,i - 411 .Ei 2 2: 0 1:s 000 sF ° 6 d . d r7i, (11.1. 14 s Oct 25'6 Od , I 1 tl ' .5 8ri e ehu c ei 0 trft i d : 0 d p...ic .................... ,:: l b4 5 . 54 8 1 1 5 s fkl od odesop . R 4I 5 d C 0 SF Y 2 ar l ° t s l hDO° Butter,tt 0 ~...... ..... .9. lb. . O(l , di ~,, . . Ø ; ,, l ; \ ''''l ‘ , i7l' :: ,,,,, 411 '1'n : i ll : „., to I s e rf A alll, a Oth e ,„ Lamb, per qr. 2 0 3 0 OatStraw(kpl.) 6 Veal . 0 7 010 Ditto, per cwt. 70 v, ,`" # of t , Pork—, 0 4 0 6 Eggs, ' per dot. 0 ' i Ifp Quartern Loaf 0 8 0 0 Barley Ditto ..., 5 6 6 0 i l li t ,„ , lo tri fallow, cwt.... 37 0 40 0 Wheat Ditto.. 5 6 C 0 'Pr 4 4tja. 0 0 , 1 ts r4, N, 4 I Potatoes. 17.11 b. 031 0 0 Hay, per 5t...-.... 0 ',..2,.../ d ei, t ,' 4 4 4 tive, tot NI3UROH MEAL MA RKEI -Feb' 1.2• 116; 1 01: 1 $1,,Z 4 et '• JO The supply of Oatmeal at this day's market was Mi , t, 4 1 , Ap. the sale heavy, at last week's prices. 1 0) 1 ' t ttt • it Per Sack of 2801 b. 1 1 10 Per Stone o 14 1 b. .0 i r 41 44 11 4 011, First Oatmeal Second ditto 1 8 0 Second ditto ............ ff I 1 , ;Li, Barleymeal I 4 0 8ar1eymea1........ ••••••• 0 00. '' , 2 1 1 sit Peasemeal. 1 3 0 l'easemeal ............. ih, s iti si tu i Pot Barley -No. I, per cwt. 125.-2 d, 145.-3 d, 16s. p t 8 4 ,Pt 40t 5 !"e wi GLASGOW CORN MARKETTL:Feb. 1 , 3 ,' o' 4 1 1441 11 t c The arrivals of Grain have been moderate, and r , '" ‘l' c o t , n, "ti 8.0 ri tri, dull, at the late prices. , d• to 15 0 I il k , 40 4 Wheat, per 2401 b. s. d. 8. d. Oats, 013419. •6ty / ' , l' , . I l t, ' per 4 !, British, old 25 oto3l 0 Irish .,,0 0 bj' l 4,7 of -- new Canada, free........ 27 0 30 0 Beans, per 1,2601 1 N„,0 '0 I t, s 25 0 27 0 British Irish Barley, per 3201 b. Scottish .............. i 0 0 0 11, i l , English 0 - C Pease, Scottish •.- 1.20 4 5 lb: Pii a nd Scottish 2l 6 23 0 Oatmeal, per 1401 b. 4 50 ' ,N, 4 Irish .1 4 1 '11,44,, 4 hP' t,„ l- 1 5 ,"t. 1 IC 0 ', The grand story of " Deloraine," gi lt ig en , t in t ti; * 'eft pen of the author of ~ Caleb Williams" has jus t g o oef erl i t tl),la i %I'l l , the world, details the history of a than who, in a d , , ° P o 4 5 i Nti lvit lir of ungovernable passion, had committed amu t ;. r petg ch lu ls 4 Ti whose life afterwards was a prey to remorse and P e , sti t ; I Vi'gi P PIY terror of the vengeance of the law. In this forin t. op t1..,,:tt 14 4 9 ti he is watched over and protected by his daugh ter' ,oll Vitt,: ll if ingenuity and love shield him from death. Titf; • s il o ,TI N II Iii i4 1 4 i of the hook appears to be to glorify filial afTee ll° ,;l o ' l ll', It 4 4 11 assuredly the circumstances of the tale will find as l li 't be 13 ! the breasts of all parents and children. O lir''' ' Op t On Monday evening the Chevalier M' .1 ,0 15 ' 1 110 14, 1 I alias Sir ALFRED FITZHERBERT, Bart., oli a :r a olii °°' ~,f ' o,l ' i l it . „4 ll Brtowtr, Esti., who had lately figured at the r oi lle l ; . " I. l j7b er u 'el house, was brought before the Magistrates of l e e fs,j P t , 44 4 4, 1 ?; 4 t h street Police-Gffice, by a sergeant belonging to tn eti a. o t i N o th ' L India Company's Service (who had on that daY 0 0 t li ,, , I NII h him), for the purpose of having him attested. , JO' .'itAy el ti Itit, N 414 0 occasion he was content with the plain name 171 •e' (41 1 'l l , Oll MoNTAuue. 1)1 113 t . I AO 4 i ' There are upwards of twenty-seven go ioriey . :: t . f j , t htt ''' houses, called hells, in the parish of St. Jou le ! oll ui r e t r , (1 (1 ' tli tir j most of them are free of access, without the leas t ° ,O ti. , i ,h,ptch ,„ tion, at all hours, day and night, and several of to plaa i t ,it of '.,.; publicly open on Sunday nights. What will t at te tfit/ t 14 v 1 1 , t o t,,, e) ~ or strates and parish authorities say to this? . 0 1 1, bit t4i i i v!at ASSESSED TAXES.—At a meeting t ,0 4 4 v, i , t i tii hq N Commissioners for Assessed Taxes at Kendal Is' s o lr th 41 4, ate,: ti e ~t, lit one person made an appeal against the house cl ul r ' e sill t o s 4 "ts tss i ' l 0 1 ti plea that he was assessed at 21/. for a smal l f lo'' Ik e k,., ttie which could be almost put into the dining-roots o ° o ad o i t Iki‘'h:set ther Castle, yet that immense building was not 5 0 , 0 0 1 ,1 is 41 Ste.) , 20(M—that individuals hid i,ffered to erect bi' e r , itle 0 I t;ith ( It ' t t ve i, Tess than 500/. while it was believed Lowthe r `.' Perl o l 3 it 11'' eon with which the tax was levied, and considered af I ll i 1 . 1,4 i t t r l 4,. cost 500,000/. He objected t o th e s hameful That Ptt tt l itsi i Lordship ought to be charged with his full sh 3r d e oiP. of I t t tr t tli, lt l lst s public rates; be did not consider that Isis Lo`i o lie t pi 1 5 b 4 e ,'i g ,"Ye r i any privilege to be exempted front the house ta lc ' o y d 'hip 'ltsti k i from the Post-office chat gee, and some of the 14 4 0 0 . 0 Nt to, 'Q s, ties. The Commissioners c mfirmed the I .oll , B : t itY 70 l 'Y t t l 4 ; 4 0v e of 241., and on being asked to what higher an t ' the ‘ ii 4, t 4 Oil themselves the appeal could be referred, said ear i i li Itit i't tlil:iltlti ' plainant might have a case made out to place be es o'°, r ,7/ 4 )4 4 41 0 , 1 Judges on the payment of 405., but as the J udg 6 oo l ,o l l, ll itoe: l 4 , i nut listen to one word about the untqual a"' e th iei ,I) -55 5 41 41 - IN Lowther Castle, the complainant would pin 11°- o",c tads .4 LO' be Its t lq►l ch.. satisfaction of paying the said to,. Lor - it " 1 , r) 4 O , k a tht h a d compounded for hie taxes some years back , 3 , - ,ol l° P .ti tl, jtl,"l fore his being assessed at only 2001. or 3 ... 0: 4 4 Il t 41 11 j C:i 5 1, b,1 1 2 , 41 11, be inquired into. -0 Il i , ' 4 kINt E ,at ~L%t t 'e BIRTHS. oel 1 , i lly tt t .4 t , On the 17th inst. at the Vicarage, Willen, BU CP ' i Ci tt 14 4 1 01, 11 4. o f 4 p 1 q, 4 t , .41 the Rev. George Pillimore, of a son. o d, ai ,' ' l l 'tl 't On the 18th inst. Mrs. Henry Collins !. of the Stra ~claw n 4, 1 1 , i t 4 On the Bth , inst. in Cadogan-place Mrs. Bruce , °' t ee rei t ti, 4 /' On the 17th inst. in Gower.street, Mrs. ,i tern , 4 { il t John Robert Thomas, Esq.. of a son. 11/ 41 4; oipA c tl: 4 MARRIED. , tats i'; 4 l 41 1 1 1 ~' k 4 ' On the 19th inst. at St. George's Hanover.so - .%iet, t o ti l' b ,, ii • &F 'i e. !' George Forteseite sceond son of the ' Earl Forte' fat' 5 ,1' ' 1 0,11 , 0 Louisa Elizabeth 'Ryder, youngest daughter of t he /4 4 ? oef, 't 04, rowhy. • ler , Of ,•• N' On the 16th inst. at St. Margaret's, Westraol',l4eCol . / 4,, fi 13rompton Park House, Kensington-gore. Ravenhill, 'only son of Benjamin Oakley, Esq., °,`,,,ittl,'" . 10 ' c. ' l 'lt, i '% in Kent, to Sarah, daughter of the late Williain , I V 14,,, k w , e ) , On the 18th inst. at Dagenham, Mr. 'l'. 0.. - west " , :r `r it 1 , 1,1' 1 chayel, and of Chdwell-heath, Essex, to Anne, e . tit e notes lt, iiii i of John Milner, Esq. of the latter place. ' '‘ . trig r % ,1.. s oilt& it 't On the 19th inst. at St. George's, Bloomsbur y , st 4 0; ye Oh son, Esq., of Great Coram-street, to Alice, Young e , ,i 4 the late John Thorn, Esq. oil` As ki t I DIED. ,mo od 13 1 4 4 44 4 On the 17th inst.: at Felixtow, Suffolk, Sir , . ; 4 1 ,0f (.., li t , N , Fludyer, Bart , aged 73. , „ age' of ', b s '"•4 4 's ' On the 15th inst. at Putney, Joseph Lucas, l'''..!, son O . b ales is ll On the 16th inst. Edward Phillips, the younl!P o ,e, b et .si i, of Sur, 41 4 ki Atkins, Fox-Ordinary-court, Nicholas-litne. daughter ,,., e, tl t 4, 1 ..* - u fii On the 18th inst. Mary Amelia, y011,11;04 .t0,,0; ' i ii. .. . Jonathan Coleman, v o licr , °Lor i 14 '4,, f 1 , ,, Esq., of Church-row, N0v01%,,t11 , o j 4v,, _. t , , On the 16th inst. in her 75th year, Mrs. Sarah 4 A i icli'..i, ) (1 . f o . t i, tt, ' ,:( ham New-town. On the 19th inst. in South Lambeth, NOY -, ‘ , 1 6 50 154 1 (~,, 4 ;)?, -t1 -iile,. 4 ' f .Y h g tb. At daughter of Mrs. Mary Heseltine, of PelltoD, ~,3 , 0 .. .., ay, . is • On the 18th inst. in Brixton rise, in the 774 1 ,1 I t ' i , 10 1 ' , 0 {4 4. ' t h , e V4 t Mrs. Day, relict of Captain Day, formerly or s, f,,,, ,r li 4t 11 4 good Guards. Mr , g• f l' ate 1:1 • 9 On the 18th inst. in Grove-street, HackneY, ~,,. 0 0 , 14,, Of % t e , On the 11th inst, suddenly, John Moore, E`' . NV' . .„ "t. t _:'..,,, Burgoland, Leicestershire, formerly of Duke-St r" ' ,ll.tig 1. 'it to. 4 field, London, aged 72. 4 4 Yr k „ , 44, 1 ",., ' 4C113) ti O, yoo.l' PRINTED AND PUBLISIIED BY MU R D-, •-. • ~, SUN OFFICE, 112, &M LOP'rai", I".