The Sun. — London, England, 1833-09-25 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR. toiltereneral GOBLE T , the Belgic Minister, on a special :: ac companied by M. Van de WEYER, the Belgic MI , had a long interview yesterday with Viscount PAL 11%tisTav, at the F ore i gn Offi ce. r• tttid Secretary S TANLEY i s expecte d to arr i ve a t hi s Prince c at Putney, thi s d ay , f rom L ancas hir e . nlasre TALLEYRAN D left his residence in Hanover then for Paris ; the first Secretary E m b assy acts as Cha ' rg4 d'Affaires. WINDSOR, SEPT. 24. 1), Yesterd ay their MAJESTIES enjoyed their accustomed ,It,loor exerci se . Th e K ING ro d e out i n an open b arouc h e , Ler MAJESTY , attended by her Ladies of the Court, °( le on h orseback. ' tb Yesterday Baron Butow, Prince ESTERIIAZY and son, buke of ARGYLL ) and Lord PALMERSTON, took their 'Parture from Court, and returned to town. Ich dlY is AIAJESTY rode out for about three hours in a 4e carriahge. Her MAJESTY has not left the Castle in `'44,quence of the wetness of the day. ,i t his morning Lord and Lady ALBEMARLE took leave tbeir MAJESTIE S , and left the Castle. tomorrow the KING and QUEEN will go to St. 4nes's Palace. TO-morrow Colonel BOWATER will be succeeded by Aouel SEA -moult as Equerry in wailing. Friday ith Lo hi 4 MA rd J and E STYLady will ALBEMAR go to Bushy, and after nrels di ne wLE. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) This Monday Night, Sept. 23. town has been thrown into great distress by the telligenee which has just arrived of the death of James e , ; t i h e. E N., the learned and excellent Recorder of New- It took place this morning at Greta Bridge, in 11:titshire. Mr. Losh, having been appointed one of the ttiteviNgionrgthßarristers for examining the lists of vote's in Riding of Yorkshire, had been holding Courts 44tornald-kirk and Bowes, and on reaching Greta Bridge 4 ‘e seriously unwell. The complaint which has ter- We nated the existence of this able and deserving man, ws, tuaderstand, an attack of cholera. Mr. Losh was a in w i i; l 7l 't Year, and has left a blank in this district which li not be soon or easily filled. In politics he was a —r al and cons i stent Whi g. A s an orator h e di s pl a y e d cons iderabl e f i fluency and eloquence, and not only occupied !first place in our public meetings on questions of great inaport an but willing and ready to i r e , 4 l his pow e rful ce, assistance was ever to charitable or benevolent 141 -3ta utions, regardless whether their originators or pro -6°44 belonged t this or that sect or party. In a word, Vali in an emine o nt degree a philanthropist. ti, iesterd a y evening L or d P a l merston enter, tikj4e, • the F • d nner. ()reign Ambassa ore and a select party a L a , T he marriage of Viscount Fordwich with dsys de Grey is 'expected to be solemnised within a few A rich trousseau for the youthful bride has been iit ir t N i t e v t l lli e am in P H re . p ill: ation at one of the first rate modistes e !vest end of the town. Esq., of Halifax, has been ap sZtied °tie of the Justices of the Supreme Court of Nova 142' _,Mr• Hill, who has returned from England in the M ontre a l Packet has taken the oaths and his seat.— rreo/ 'aztte. %T h e Earl of Aberdeen came to Argyll tbeunst Prior Monday for a few hours, and then returned to ri °rY. On Saturday next the Noble Earl and family dep art for their seat in Scotland. Tomlin, son of a l a t e Bi s h op o f Win aet t ar, will return t o Stanhop-street to-day from 'ebton d week prd w his iabl fla n I Iton h nter the next magnificent will family seat, ith Riby am Grove e , " e ar Etrigg, in Lincolnshire. DEAN CARTER.—We underst an d, an d, i n truth, e have reon toelieve there ca be no doubt of o he fact, th at D ea n Carter has been superseded by the Lord 'thaneellor. Toe Very Rev. Gentleman, it seems, assisted an Orang e meeting near Lurgan, ami some fauctisarefoarrd ,ni his•conduct reached Lord Plunket s ears. - ' , 1 1 ) wrote for certain explanations to Mr. Carter—these „ e r e stnt,.hut they were not deemed satisfactory, and th e e . trOt We have just alluded to occurred in co . n n sequen e c a ilaffair, it is very probable, nay, certain, %sr' cans biderahle sensation in the North of Ireland. It is even q ui , t hat a g reat many Mag i strates w il l res i gn i n conse - Ze• We s h a ll see.—Du bli n M ercant il e Ad vert i ser . The Hon. J. H. Dunn, Receiver-General of pc; Per ; Cn atiai has proceeded to England, for the put -61, ' t said, of r a i s i ng th e sum o f mone y vo t e d un d er of tae A cts of Appropriation passed in the last session tif tl le P rov i ncial Parliament, the low rate of interest hllt°},'Oed by these Acts being insufficient to induce persons aztcogy. untr togrant the accommodation.--Montrea/ e tte, Au 24. pi i , W e understand that two very clever little e frorn the pen of Mr. Perry, late of the Strand b n' , have b ee n ac cepted at the Olympic, and will be th e out ear ly i n th e present season. Liston has chosen k i t .% I Pri 9eipal part in one, which lie has studied, and th e y Will be the comic hero of the other. These with as atttrher novelties , will no doubt render Madame's Theatre acti ve T as ever. ro a ,. h e Burmese heir-apparent is an extraordinary t a i m He is se lf- taug ht ; an d, a l t h oug h o f natura ll y goo d for;„ 4 : ' he is very ti m id, an d muc h a l arme d th a t hi s t u rn Aiha,-,entific subjects should be known to the King and str k .„" e ". A gentleman who has also an inclination that tvo;: 4 l , 4 c d , has seen him frequently, declares him to be a eotod e u . ' man ; and if in any other country, where he s oon Without fear, follow the bent of his mind, he would ,131Pitove himself a person of superior acquirements. He ~Otisly looking out for a comet that is to appear this French atul which, I believe, by the calculations of some toes': astronomer, is to destroy the earth. He has a good si l d: t Pe, a thermometer, a barometer, a stomach pump, Ite e ,, h eheve, an air pump, all of which he is obliged . to hY abut up. Subjoined are some questions put to him blii:,"tleman here, which it is hoped some one may be th at 4 : solve to his satisfaction : —lst. He has observed l a ti, e ta i ! la st three comets have appeared in the same sign Is with ' l eavens ; that the moon's node was in at the time. with' accidental, or has the node had any connection New, th ' comets ?-2d. On what data does Sir Isaac 90 0 - found his hypothesis of the heat of a comet being heig t . k nea great er t h an re d-h o t i r o n ?-3d. I s no t th e la 6, 1 - ` °f the at mosp h ere i ncrease d a t new an d f u ll moon bait sa me manner that the waters of the ocean are raised, btit o ..° a much greater extent ? If so, why does o czt not . the !fleteyer indi cate i t b y r i s i ng ? — J ourna l o f t h e Asiatic „ 13 Y ' the last advices the pri c e of gold at Ham ittidg, 437 per maik, which gives an exchange of 13.11; 13 fe exch ange at Hamburg on London, at short, being n 'l follo ws that gold is 7-16 per cent. dearer than mal l premium on gold in Paris is 19-if. per tL:' Which g i ve s an exchange of 25.64/.. ; and the ex .; 11 ,g e St Paris on London, at short, being 25, i 1 QVthat gold is 2.3 per cent. dearer in Paris than n ikeluo_ tru l. o f rdet n S et u i nday morning a melancholy act of on occurred at No. 30, Basing-place, Water -24 v d. Mrs. Ann Wray, a fine young woman, only sli gh t of age, had a few words with her husband, and wen t quarrel ensued. She took up a couple of books, I,e,fr lq .° her own bedchamber, and locked herself in ; she 'ovv it , t ° open the door, although repeatedly requested. i. f " lb evening no answer was returned to any app ' h ea d Rol le Q t r admittance, and Mr. Wray fancied that . she a Wr at , ° bl eel). About eight o'clock in the evening Mr. t o h , Went out, desiring the servant to pay every attention . thorer. Mistress if she called. About one o'clock in the 4' 4 ' l : p in g be returned, but still could gain no admittance. tyh ett ' c e Was procured, and the door was broken d open, bilk h. , u! unhappy lady was discovered suspende Th,rtgenakerchiet to the bed post, anti quite cold. Mr.. and e „, 1 : the inspector of the L division, seized a knife tt ern - ` uer down, and a surgeon was sent for ; but all den t Y h ts to restore animation were in vain, as it was e had been dead some hours. tryNEW POLICE.-01) Monday, at a yes liiovme(leting of the rate-payers of Clerkenwell, a resolution, t 4 th bY a Mr. Morley, and seconded by a Mr. Masonana , tf fect that t h e police system was unconstitutional, ei u ght to b e a b olished, was carried by a large majority. ent ob p e ctor of th e G d i v i sion of Police, named Busain, ryas the the room at the conclusion of the discussion, and be _.oudly hissed. Wh en s il ence was o b tained, h e sai d hi,euTe there as a rat e - payer. If he had not appeare d i n sp y , Il ° lll , he would have been pointed out as a " police ir ri „ trat !le then proceeded to defend the police from the ions g cast on them, and obt a i ne d a pretty f a i r hear a"Liti °t Messrs. Starling, Scarg e ll, Th ompson, C h appe ll , " d e ,..!.7, spok e i u f avour of the police ; and, on their re3ol l i ll ou l t was agreed that a poll should be taken on the Note.—The papers marked thus (*) being the property [registered, is meant, in the name] of one person, in whose name the stamps are taken out, the number supplied for each paper cannot be distinguished. G. H. GORDON, Registrar of Newspapers. Stamps and Tdxes, Aug. 28. Memorandum as to the Return recently made to the House of Commons of the Number of Stamps supplied to each of the London and Country Newspapers, from the Ist of January, 1832, to the 30th of June, 1833. Three mistakes have been discovered in this return, arising from oversight on the part of the officer in the Newspaper department, whose duty it was to prepare it. The papers as to which these errors occurred are— The Sunday Tinges. The Town. The Weekly Dispatch, and the Country Times. . - In the first case the officer only stated the ❑umber of stamps taken out in the year 1832, and omitted those obtained in the six months of the year 1833. In the second the above error was reversed, as the number in the six months of 1833 was stated, but the number in 1832 left out. I❑ the last instance the error consisted in set ting down the stamps as furnished for these two pipe's belonging to one proprietor, whereas the Country Times was discontinued on the 31st of December, 1831, and the stamps taken out from thence to the 30th of June, 1833, were required for• the Weekly Dispatch alone. Supposing, however, that the retorts had been correct transcripts of the books in this office, it is worthy of re mark, that they would not have afforded accurate informa tion as to the circulation of newspapers. The circum stances hereafter detailed will show that such returns must be always incomplete and fallacious. In the instance of the London newspapers the account may approach to tolerable correctness, as the stamps are usually obtained by the parties directly front this office ; but it may be obsei ved, that these papers borrow from each other, and we have also reason to believe that agents of country papers have been induced by London printers to take out stamps in the name of the latter which were intended for country use, so that even with regard to the London papers perfect accuracy cannot be attained. But in the case of country papers still less reliance can be placed o❑ these accounts. The supply of stamps to country papers is effected through London stationers and paper makers, and sometimes also through country sta tioners. These persons take out large quantities of stamps, and furnish them, from time to time, to the respective newspapers as required. It is only from the returns made by those stationers that the number of stamps obtained by each country paper are known at this office. The sta tioners are bound to make these returns, but in general they furnish them with much reluctance and irregularity, and frequently omit them altogether. It is well known that the Board have no means of detecting or punishing any misstatement, and it is, therefore, believed, that eve❑ when furnished, little regard is paid to accuracy. The trouble occasioned at this office ought not to be a consideration, if the returns were really a source of useful and authentic information. But the preceding obsetva• tions show that no useful results arise ; on the contrary, such returns occasion endless coniplaints from persons whose circulation is under• rated, and on whom positive injury is thus inflicted. It is, therefore, worthy of consideration, whether similar Returns should in future be showed. J. W. (WOOD). STATE OF THE SILK AND COTTON TRADE IN LANCASHIRE.-The silk-weaving buainesq for eight or ten miles round Manchester, is v e ry brisk, ' considering the season of the year. There is little or no waiting ; all seem to have full work. Wages are low, yet there has been no reduction in wages this year. A few finer reeds are changing to middle qualities, and the figured or fancy weavers may earn, on an average, f rom 12s. to 16r. per week; the plain sarsenet weavers from Ss. to 10s. per week ; whilst the poor cotton hand-loom weavers cannot earn more than from ss. Gil. to 7s. per week. The cotton spinning branch appears to be reviving a little at Rochdale and Heywood. At the former place only two mil s are working short time, and those, which are power-loom mills, are expected every day to begin to work full time. The woollen trade at Rochdale, and the neighbourhood, has not been so brisk for the last fifteen years past. The men have all full work ; wages have been advanced ; and the weavers and spinners of finer qualities seem to want a further advance, which the ma nufacturers appear unwilling to give. The woollen spin ners can earn from 121. to 14s. per week, and some can get even more; the weavers can earn from 10s. to 12s. per week, and the superior hands can wake 15s, to 16s. per week. DAY.) tore a India lock' t ° c • ad an d c°P t regr. "ng r g• and r co b ,tart' co rr. Tart ono° II g e° the for O,C or , d salaries ward for lob u,l'ilirec xt of ' o p, , in bay s he lard ° °e ce fe rn was . o ed , it F - 0 0 lie hi s !out I:dra vPo i st bey ° b og yards tor it of ' O , l , poor got ras the to ga ht 123# 00, he Dir e 4 of our Ine li O rt cipal suPos,ol; I ut y to rio t n o rder f rdship 0 id In d cOLIc,; A befor e liote to viaunor LeArnedyo ion rib ° ri vhat then ally that the/ te -bat lotts I cajole*, tat the C 9, ,se pros° . he thii 1 014 I.op with to tb , tate. what had drman ' d insult • was I : 31 mune 10 tr re it ba- A tin lo disi be l e ceive;_ tib " , l 6 4 )n t h e geO s y n ot,. !tido' witted ° Alth at I wou ld a t j bol obv le a 0 0 swingl( \ ° r vi t h e t t # 4 ; , a_ L b of h i° wi r e- 11 , Ad at f•Pa' SO , 0 0 0 1 s ix , I ' l3 %via' f t ' r jos ! ket ap iP his (° o9 t s ° o ; 29 .0, 1 „g0 On , i v 3 net t he P r ' 8 ,,d r ip; car if o r' D ir. de io , 1 , be ' v t 0 0 0, tot e jr. 5 D but r i ip fi g the I, i ° eeci d P a lly uiityr , t 0 eOP e, t he 0 6 0 01 ' cio e scve f the the sb 3re 1• .0 11 10' SO ... .... '". , .. ~ at I l i too: . : ..... " DA Y•) 3 te; vli e; PY icl f). 1° P t V ie r 0 • ,4. I' ve ,' e e . trod the 1 ,10 1 1 ,1 grF, e t SY ;( 4erv - i r il" -; 7' o, 1 ' [roof t h e VI! t•t) ? ao,v i ° _ . . 0 jaro ,, o u „ :, e 5l si- t te r, t spit) 1 es~j,,ty _wet, r us alt Vos 'otte ,ere t ole; so u t o row° for v ; iv o ,ter the c 1 3 11 , 0 , e troY e its ia !seed 3t ~U PARLIAMENTARY PAPER. LONDON NEWSPAPER STAMPS. Amended) Return of the Number of Stamps issued by the Stamp-office for all the London Newspapers, from the lst of January, 1832, to the 30th of June, 1833 ; specifying each Newspaper by name, and the Number of Stamps issued in that Period to the Printer and Pub lisher of such Newspaper. [This corrected Return, it will be perceived, is accompanied with some official and explanatory Statements respecting the former and incor rect Return.] Period of Publication, Title of Newpapers. Nun ber of Stamps. ----- SUICIDE OF ONE OF THE DUKE OF CUMBERLAND'S DOMESTICS. A very respectable Jury assembled yesterday morning at the Ship Tavern, Mortlake, before Mr. Carter, to inquire into the circumstances of the death of Henry Harnfieldt, a native of Hanover, late head butler of the Gilt Plate Pantry, in the esta blishment of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cum berland. The circumstance excited considerable sensation, as the deceased was universally respected by a nu merous circle of acquaintances, and this sensation was very much increased when it was announced that the Royal Duke intended to be present at the inquiry for the purpose of giving his evidence. Mrs. Mary Gosden was employed to wash the plate in the department of the deceased ; ever since the intelligence had been communicated to him that he was to accompany his Royal Highness to Ger many, he had appeared very melancholy and much depressed in spirits. Before that period he was much addicted to drinking. On Saturday last he was more than usually dejected, and gave way to drinking, but not to that excess as to be unable to attend to his duty. The last time witness saw the deceased alive was on Saturday, about ten at night. To a question from a Juror—The deceased never complained of any ill treatment from his Royal Highness. The CORONER here interfered, and observed that the question was irrelevant. A Juryman—These are reasons for the question ; there are many reports abroad. The CORONER said, if such were the case, it would be proper- to make the inquiries into them as full as possible. The last witness had never heard the least com plaint of ill-treatment from the deceased. She had often thought, from his peculiar manner, that some thing would occur with him. His Royal Highness, who was in the inquest room, here remarked, that it was only ten days ago the deceased had fallen down stairs, but he could never have supposed the deceased would commit suicide. He was of the most harmless dis position, and if spoken to he would cry like a child. The first witness, when questioned, believed the deceased was not married. She had heard him lately say that his inventory of plate was quite correct. Frederick Schuler, gamekeeper, corroborated the tenor of the evidence given by the last witness, and, at the request of his Royal Highness, said, that he had never heard the deceased complain of ill-usage from his Royal Highness, but had heard him say that his Royal Highness was a good master to him. John Longford, page to his Royal Highness, cor roborated the main part of the preceding evidence. He added, he had occasion to return to the pantry about a quarter-past eleven o'clock on Saturday night, and having found the deceased to be absent, he looked for him about the premises, but did not find him. On the following morning, about seven o'clock, witness went again into the pantry, and seeing no appearance of the deceased, he looked about, and found a letter near a writing desk, directed to Mr. Franziluis, a page to his Royal Highness, which witness immediately took possession of and delivered. The deceased had never made the least complaint of any uneasiness in his mind, and witness had never heard him say he disliked going to Ger many. The deceased was addicted to drinking. Conrad Franziluis, the page to whom this letter was directed, produced it before the Jury ; and the Rev. Mr. Jell gave the following translation of its contents. .The letter, which was in the German language, appeared as written with great trepida tion, as the handwriting appeared very unsteady:— " Kew Palace. " DEAR FaaNztLurs—l bid adieu to the world. See how far the tyrant has carried matters with me, after serving 21 years, and really like a slave! I can say, with Maria Stuart (here the Rev. Gentleman observed that the following words were a quotation from one of the plays of Schiller) !—` I am better than my reputation.'—Do not curse my soul. From Sukey lam to receive 21. sterling; from Miss Beachellis Si. ; from Mr. Jelf 15 dollars 25 groschen. Pray take care that they come into the hands of my father. I next beg you to piy all my debts out of my wages now due. First, good, honest Goedickemeyer is to have 41. ; secondly, Mr. Wust 11. 16i. ; thirdly, Mr. Klase 11. ; and all bills, where it can he proved that I owe any money. May all good men be happy. God bless good Prince George, and may he soon recover his sight. I curse the Cumberland and old Ball (here it was explained the latter name meant Bale, the steward). Herewith I resign the splendour of the world, for my soul is pure and blessed. Amen. " lIARNFIELDT." Conrad Franziluis' examination resumed : A great many questions were put as to the terms on which the deceased and his Royal Highness were, and the replies showed that the deceased had always ex pressed the greatest respect for his Royal master, and satisfaction at the treatment he experienced from his master's household; witness had heard that some difference had occurred between the deceased and Mr. Bali. On one occasion he had said that Mr Ball had quarrelled with him, and that he (the deceased) was so angry, that he thought he could make away with himself. Deceased had packed up the plate 011 Friday night, and taken farewell of his friends in Kew, expecting he was to accompany the plate to London, and there remain until his Royal Highness removed to Germany. On Saturday wit ness learned from deceased that he was not to go to London ; and on being asked why he was not to go, deceased said, because they do not trust me any more. The under butler went to London with the gilt plate. The , CORONER was about to stop this mode of questioning, but the Rev. Mr. Jelf begged that the fullest inquiry should take place in order to explain anything that appeared of consequence. The witness further stated, that in presence of another party, he, by means of the key of deceased's desk, which had been enclosed in the letter sent to him, opened the desk, and found 211. in money and two sealed letter=, one directed to his father in Hanover, and the other directed to his Royal High ness's steward at Berlin. The letters witness deli vered into the hands of the Duke of Cumberland. They were both written in German. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland was next called. The CORONER here remarked—Your Royal High ness is not now among your Peers, and it is neces sary you should be sworn - according to the usual. form.—His Royal Highness was then sworn, utter ing the %lords of the oath with particular emphasis. His Royal Highness wished the gentlemen of the jury to know he was most anxious everything con nected with this circumstance should be :trade as public as possible, and he hoped there would be no hesitation on any of their parts to pet any question to him they desired to be answered. He had intel ligence on Sunday morning, about eight o'clock, from his page Franziluis, who stated to him Harn fieldt had destroyed himself. In the hurry and worry of the moment, as a man roused from his sleep, he was astonished, and asked the page again what he meant ? The page repeated that Harnfieldt had de stroyed himself. He then asked where they had found the body? The page replied the body was riot yet found. He then inquired how he knew the deceased had destroyed himself; to which the page replied, it was from the contents of a letter which had been delivered to him by the witness Langford. His Royal Highness said, he then ordered strict search to be made for the body about the grounds, and to have the ponds and river dragged. Some time after the page returned, and delivered into his hands two letters found in the writing-desk of the deceased. — (His Royal Highness here produced two letters.) His Royal Highness said he felt himself in a situation of difficulty; but in consequence of the melancholy circumstance which it was presumed had occurred, he thought it was right, in order to throw as much t light as poss ibl e upon the cause o f the act, to h ave tie lett ers opene d . H is R oya l Hi g h ness sent f or theJeff,propriety and tha tof opening gentleman the letters, urri ng whiethßhevi. him they were accordingly opened in the presence of two of the deceased's fellow servants and country men, one of whom read them.—(Here the wit nesses were appealed to, who separately declared the letters were untouched until the seals were broken in their presence; and also that the letters now produced by his Royal Highness, were the identi cal letters taken from the desk of the deceased.) The Rev. Mr. Jelf came forward, and read the letters in English. " Kew, Sept. 21, 1833. " MY DEAR FATHER-Curse not your son, who resigns the world in consequence Of a slight. My master, the tyrant, whom the world hates, has terminated my life. Twenty years I have served him faithfully and honestly, and in truth have been as a slave. Embrace my brothers and sisters, and bless my soul, which is certainly better than my reputation. My Friend in Berlin, steward to the Duke of Cumberland, has my papers and money -9,000 guilders in Polish Bonds; 100 dollars in Polish Exchequer Bills; besides that, Baron Lissengen has placed for me in the Bink of Hanover 400 dollars. Here in my writing desk 201., and my wardrobe. Your son, now no more, " HENRY. " P.S. So far does a heart filled with honour bring a man to." The second letter was addressed to M. Heutse, steward, Berlin. " MY FAITHFUL FRIEND-These linesv are the last. A slight of the Duke's has brought me to this step to put an end to my life. With trembling and bleeding heart I write these lines. Pray take care that my effects lett behind me, and money, may be conveyed to my poor family. My great chair is for you. The little library for your William. So far, then, a heart filled with honour can be irritated. You may curse me ; but my soul is good and blessed. But after so many years, such treat ment no one could bear. Posterity must know it. Em brace your wife, and kiss your children. May you remain happy.—Your faithful friend, now no more, " Sept. 21, Kew Palace." "M. HARNFIELDT. His Royal Highness then resumed his evidence. In,the course of incidental observations, he observed that . he considered the deceased's property might amount to between 4001. and 5001. He had never entertained the slightest suspicion of his honesty. When it was communicated to Mr. Ball, the head steward, that it was necessary the plate should be sent to Germany, it was determined upon that it should be sent to Messrs. Rundall and Bridge, for the purpose of being packed. Mr. Ball applied for permission to send the plate with a break. His Royal Highness said, he asked who was to accom pany it ? Ball replied, Harntieldt : but, on recon sideration, his Royal Highness said he directed that Harnfieldt should remain at home, as he was to have company on the following Sunday, and would require the attendance of the deceased as a servant out of livery. He was thus particular in stating this, because he was anxious to show there was no blame to be attached to Ball, betwixt whom and the deceased he had never heard there was any previous quarrel. This conversation took place in the pre sence of his son, Prince George, and Sir John Sleigh. Deceased had been with him since 1814; he had never complained of ill-treatment, nor had he (his Royal Highness) at any time had the least intention to slight him. He seldom had occasion to speak to the deceased, except it might be to ask him to brew some ginger -beer, or mix some wine and water. His Royal Highness said he had often remarked that the deceased was stupid in appear ance, but he was never so drunk as to be unable to discharge his duties. His Royal Highness said he was attached to the deceased, and looked over many things, which he might perhaps otherwise have no ticed. There were few men whose servants remained longer with them than with him (his Royal High ness). Ball, to whom allusion had been made, had been in his service fifteen years; Harper, the porter, upwards of thirty years. Not long ago an old wo man died who had been in his establishment fifty years, and the steward at Berlin had lived with him upwards of twenty years. His Royal Highness said he had sent for a Magistrate (Mr. Painter) to ad vise with him, and shortly after his arrival the body was found. Sir John Sleigh and Mr. Painter corroborated a portion of his Royal Highness's evidence. A number of other witnesses were examined, whose testimony fully confirmed the assertion that the deceased had expressed content with his situa tion, and also proved, in positive terms, the general kind feeling of his Royal Highness towards the de ceased as a master. It was explained that the quarrel alluded to be twixt the deceased arid Mr. Ball, the steward, had occurred through some reflections made by the latter on the frequent intoxication of the former. The repeated acts of dissipation on the part of the deceased, it was stated by Mr. Jelf, had appa ready reduced him to a state of partial imbecility. Several Jurors put various questions to his Royal Highness alluding to rumours which had gone ako a d ; to all of which his Royal Highness gave such decisive and satisfactory answers, confirmed by frequent appeals to other persons who were present, as to show the unfounded character of the reports. Other portions of the evidence went to the finding of the body of the deceased in the river Thames, near the Ship Tavern, Mortlake, about eight o'clock on Sunday night. The deceased was 45 years of age, of corpulent habit. The Jury, after an examination of six hours and a half—and a very brief consultation, returned a ver dict of " Temporary Insanity." His Royal Highness, when quitting the room, before the verdict was delivered, said, if the verdict was returned in the form he expected, the deceased should be interred with the usual respect paid toone of his establishment. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S. On Monday, beyond a slight improvement in The Guardian, now quoted at 16 to 1, nothing was done t o require a list of prices, nor was there much done toward. closing the St. Leger accounts, many of which were left unsettled at Doncaster, and are likely to continue so till Newmarket, next week, owing to many of the nobility and others having left the former place for Heaton Park Races, which hold out peculiar temptations to speculation. The Derby bids fair to be an excellent race for betting ound ; nearly twenty horses have already bees backed, the great majority being what is technically termed "dark," in other words, horses that have not yet been out in public. . . . 'I his is the case with all the Newmarket lot, the Two ) ear-old Stakes at Newmarket (July), Ascot, and Good wood having severally been won by fillies. The North country is in the field once more, and with two formidable nags (a good public runner, and a dangerous private one). heading their rivals of the South; in the odds quoted against the favourites, both, too, belong to parties who can send large sums into the market, so that the betting may be expecte! to assume more than ordinary interest and importance. The Oaks betting is confined to the four fillies that have appeared in former statements ; and as their pretensions are of a very formidable character, wr do not think it will be a good race for the book makers. The ensuing meetings at Newmarket cannot fail to exercise considerable influence on the odds. NEIVMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, 1833. [The Whip may be challenged for on the Monday or Tuesday in this Meeting, and the acceptance must be signified, or the Whip resigned before the end of the same Meeting. If challenged for and accepted, to be run for on the Thursday in the Second Spring Meeting following, B.C. carrying lOst. each, and to stake 200 sous. each, p.p.l 14,—The Garden Stakes of 100 soya. each. T.M.M. Lord Chesterfield's Colwick Mr. Mills's Kate Mr. Hunter's Rouncival Mr. Greville's Whale Mr. Chifney's Connoisseur Lord Verulam's - Basto Duke of Rutland's Hawker Duke of Grafton's /Egyptus Col. Peel's Nonsense aget. M Cosby's The Bravo, Set. 71b. each. A.F. 200, h. ft. Mr. W. M. Stanley's Crutch, Bst. 81b., agst. Lord Exeter's Galatea, Bst. 11b. T.Y.C. 200 h. ft, Lord Lichfield's Gab, Bst. 71b., agst. Lord' Tavistock's Cowdray, 7st. 21b. D.M. 100, h. ft. Lord Lichfield's Minster, 7st. 91b., agst. Mr. Yates's Vagabond, 7st. 711). D.M. 100, h. ft. OCT. 15.—Fifty Pound for two yrs old colts, est 41b. ; and fillies, Bst. 21b. T.Y.C. Renewal of the Clearwell Stakes of 30 80V9. each, 20 ft., for two yrs old colts, Bst. 51b. ; fillies, Bst. 31b. T.Y.C. Mr. Nevill's Amado IMr. Dilly's Freedom Mr. Ridsdale's Celeste by Comus Lord Lichfield's by Sligo Whitefoot Mr. Osbaldeston's by Cricketer Duke of Grafton's by Sultan by Reveller Mr. Greatrex's by Lottery Mr. Sowerby's Malcolm Mr. Hill's Portobello Mr. Forth's Louisa Mr. Grant's by Little John Mr. Greville's Zethus Sir M. Wood's by Mulcy -- by Reveller General Grosvenor's Pigeon Dick Mr. T. Wood's by Merlin Mr. Dilly's Viator (Second Ciass.)—Derby am 50 sm. eacl Duke of Portland's Pledge Sir M. Wood's Contriver Myrina Vicissitude Lord Exeter's Sister to Cactus by Sultan Lord Jersey's Musquito Mr. Shard's Mask Lord Chesterfield's Constance Lord Verulam's by Mameluke Mr. R. Prince's by St. Patrick Mr. Yates's Bentley Colonel Peel's by Emilius Mr. Mills's Old Bill Juliana Mr. 'turner's Blue Bell Duke of Rutland's by St. Patrick Mr. Gully's by Whalebone Lord Orford's by St. Patrick by Emilius Mr. Chifney's Sister to Marcus I Oaks Challenge Stakes of I, h. ft. A. F. Duke of Grafton's Octave Mr. Hunter's Rouncival, 4 yrs, Sst. 71b., agst. Colonel Peel's ➢lalibran, 3 yrs, 7st. A.F. 100, h. ft. OCT. 16.—First year of a renewal of the Oatlands Stakes for three years, a subscription of 30 says. each, 10 ft., if declared, &c. ; to be run for by horses of all ages (two yrs old excepted); B.M. Lord Wilton's c. by Camel, Bst. Slb , agst. Count Ma tuszevic's f. by Leviathan, Sst. 1111. T.Y.C. 100, h. ft. OCT. 18.—Renewal of the Prendergast Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft., for two yrs old colts, Bst. 51b. ; fillies, B,'. 31b. T.Y.C. Lord Verulam's by Mameluke Lord Exeter's by Sultan Lord Orford's by St. Patrick by St. Patrick Str M. Wood's Ludovico Mourad Mr. M. Stanley's Skimmer Blue Bell Duke of Grafton's by Sultan by Reveller Mr. Stonehewer's Zulima Colonel Peel's by Whalebone Mr. Grant's by Figaro General Grosvenor's Bon Ton Pigeon Lord Chesterfield's by Partisan Mr. Hunter's Morotto Mr. C. Day's Lubentia Mr. Sowerbv's Malcolm Mr. Mills's Pincher Mr. Dilly's Viator --- Freedom Myrina Vicissitude Mr. Ridsdale's Vidocq Mr.W. Chifney's uy St. Patrick [ Lord Jersey's Glencoe. --- by Etnilius Lord Lichfield's Whitefoot by Sligo MONTHLY REPORT OF CORN, BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF lIIS MAJESTY'S CUSTOMS. An Account showing the Quantities of Corn, Grain, Meal, and Flour imported into the United Kingdom in the Month ended sth September, 1833; the Quantities upon which Duties have been paid for Home Consumption during the same Month ; and the Quantities remaining in Warehouse at the close thereof. 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I I, 1833) Farmer's Journal (discontinued July 16, 1E02) British Liberator (commenced Jan.] 13, 1833) Merle's Weekly Register (commenced Nov. 19, 1832, and incorporated with Sunday Herald April 7, 1833) Sunday Herald (commenced April 7,1 1833) Bell's Weekly Messenger Bell's Weekly Dispatch Ballot (incorporated with Examiner} Nov. 11, 1832) Atlas Examiner and Ballot Literary Gazette Court Journal Naval and Military Gazette (com menced Feb. 9, 1833) New Court Journal (commenced March arch 30, 1833; discontinued June 1, 1833) Cobbett's Weekly Political Register... John Bull London Gazette Spectator Age News Say irist. Alfred (incorporated with Old Eng land May 5, 1833) United Service Gazette (commenced Feb. 9, 1833) Town (commenced Jan. 1, 1832) Patriot (commenced Feb. 22, 1832) Old England (commenced April 14 1 _1832) Christian Advocate Bell's New Weekly Messenger (corn: menced Jan. 1, 1832) The Truth (commenced Feb.10,1833; r discontinued 11,arch 10, 1833) Athenwum (only one stamped num " ber published within the period) 'Commercial Gazette (Nicholson's).— Law Chronicle Law Gazette Racing Calendar .... Banker's Circular Constitution (discontinued Jan. 15,1 1832) World (discontinued May 2:3, 1832) .. Plain Dealer (commenced Jan. 1,/ 1832; discontinued Feb. 19, 1532).$ Reflector (commenced Dec. 15,18321 discontinued Dec. 29, 1832) Mercantile Journal Corn Trade Circular Course of Exchange Commercial Record London New Price Current (Nichol -"j son's) Universal Corn Reporter (com- 1 6 menced Feb. , 1832) Bankrupts' and Insolvents' Weekly/ Gazette . London Literary Gazette ['he Movement i,commencedApril‘2B,l 1833; discontinued June 3, 1833) j London Mercantile Price Current United Kingdom Gazette .5,727,987 *3,949,991 1,047,000 *2,682,297 1,696,500 •433,216 393,600 *2,3'28,500 *559,140 1,170,250 1,657,500 1,661,00 397,250 *643,500 *213,500 429,000 •65,710 14,300 776,500 2,330,947 93,000 247,500 329,615 62,675 *163,875 129,400 445,500 218,000 173,483 519,800 199,000 393,022 •63,700 86,100 159,000 49,300 113,055 365,500 10,000 40,600 •10,475 42,575 16,000 1,500 16,600 9,00 J CHINA TRADE. The preparations making by the merchants con nected with the Clyde, tnr the opening up of the China trade, are on the most extensive scale. Yes• sels destined exclusively for this trade are building in the ship-building yards of Greenock and Dum barton, and one has been contracted for within these few days to be laid on the stocks at Ayr, as it was found impossible to get her built at Greenock ; and a beautiful ship built at Quebec, has arrived in the Clyde this season, and will be despatched for the East Indies immediately. A number of the East India trading vessels belonging to the Clyde ate about to be fitted out fur this trade, and to sail in a short time, which has given a stimulus to specula tions in one or two branches of the manufactures of ,! the west of Scotland. It appears that the vast quantity of carpetings formerly shipped from the Clyde for the United States were re-shipped at New York, an sent by American bottoms to Can ton, where the American merchants enjoyed the privilege of trading. The carpeting will now be sent direct from the Clyde, and from the proficiency attained by our manufacturers, in the fabrication of both quality of cloth and richness of figuring, not a doubt exists but that the competition with Jona than► will terminate in favour of our manufactures. In the preparations for the China trade, the sugar lords of Glasgow seem to be considerably behind the merchants of Greenock, Port-Glasgow, and Rothsay; for, strange though it may appear, the merchants of the latter port are bestirring them selves in the China trade speculation, being actually building vessels for it at the present time. A hand some ship, belonging to this Company, will be launched from one of the yards in Dumbarton in a few weeks, and will be immediately despatched for the East Indies. 'Wednesday a beautiful ship, named the Eliza Stewart, also for the China trade, was launched from the ship-building yard of Mr. Steel, Greenock. The vessels about to sail from the Clyde will be in the East just at the time when the Company's monopoly expires.—Glasgow IChronicle. CURIOUS CASE OF APOPLEXY.-A gen tleman has informed us that be was professionally called to visit a young woman on Thursday last, who was taken suddenly ill. On his arrival at her abode, he discovered that his patient was labouring under a paroxysm of apo plexy, produced by the immoderate consumption of fruit. We tnention the case as one of very extraordinary occur rence, as we do not remembce baying heard of a similar. The female, we learn, is recovering.—Tipperary Free Press. Quantities remaining In Warehouse in the United Kingdom on Sept, 5, 1833. _..-----....... -----, Species of Corn, The Produce Grain, Meal, and of, and lin. Flour. Imported from ported from, Foreign British Posses- Total. Countries. sions out of Europe. ---- -- Qrs. Bus. Qrs. Bus. Qrs. Bus. Wheat 587,236 0 27,572 6 594,803 6 Barley 41,236 2 41,236 2 Oats 210,456 5 210,456 5 Rye 4,731 3 4,731 3 Pease 3,242 7 3,212 7 Beans 24,252 3 24,252 3 Maize or Indian Corn _ _ Buck Wheat 1 4 1 4 Beer or Bigg _. _ _ •-• Total of Corn and Grain Cwts. qrs. lb. Cwts. qrs. lb. Cwts. qrs. lb. Wheat Meal, or Flour 445,776 0 6 20,734 2 26 466,512 3 4 Barley Meal — 82 2 11 92 2 I 1 Oatmeal — Rye Meal — Indian Meal 1 3 0 1 3 0 Total of Meal and' 'lour 445,779 3 6 20,817 1 9 466,597 0 15 By order of the Commissioners, C. A. SCOVELL, Secretary. Cubtom-house, London, Sept. 20, 1t333. Species of Corn, Grain, Meal, and Flour. Wheat Barley Oats Rye Pease Beans Maize or Indian Corn Buck Wheat Beer or Bigg ...... Total of Corn ankl Grain Wheat Meal, or Parley Meal Oatmeal Rye Meal Indian Meal Total of Meal and Flour Species of Corn, Grain, Meal, and Flour. Wheat Barley Oats Rye Pease Beans Maize or Indian Corn Buck Wheat Beer or Bigg Total of Corn and Grain Wheat Meal, or Flour Barley Meal Oatmeal Rye Meal Indian Meal Total of Meal and. Flour Quantities Imported into the United Kingdom in the Month ended Sept. 5, 1833. The Produce Th of, and Im. Imported from ported from, Foreign British Posses- Total. Countries, sions out of Europe. Qrs. Bus. Qrs. Bus. Qrs. Bus. 13,843 2 23,418 2 37,2131 4 8,708 5 8,708 5 2,008 5 2,008 5 06 0 6 320 4 328 4 • 24,581 6 23,418 2 48,300 0 Cwts. qrs. lb. Cwts. qrs. lb. Cwts. qrs. lb. 1,133 2 10 11,244 2 25 12,378 1 7 0 0 16 0 0 16 284 0 5 234 0 5 , 1,417 3 3 11,244 2 25 12,662 2 0 I Quantities charged with Duty : stunption in the United ki Month ended Sept. 5, 1833. The Produce of, and Im. ported from, British Posses.' sions out of Europe. Imported from o C ountries . reig n Qrs. Bus. 59 4 0 6 513 6 235 1 4 6 813 '7 Cwts. qrs. lb. 5 1 :6 0 0 16 5 2 14 Qrs. Bus. 9,402 3 Qrs. Bus. 9,461 7 4 6 o 6 51:3 6 235 1 9,402 3 Cutts. qrs. lb 1 3,996 2 3 3,996 2 3 for Home Con :ingdom in the 10,216 2 Cwts. qrs. lb. 14,002 0 1 0 0 16 14,002 0 17 SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC The Standard has renewed unfounded opposition to the obj( ings of the Commission appoin into the state of the English and rations. We find it difficult ' tangible form in the arguments subtle Evening Contemporary. His enmity to the object of this most necessary and long de sired municipal investigation is palpably of a purely political nature, in so far as it rests ex clusively on the party consequence of the inevi table reformation of these local institutions, which the Standard acutely foresees will be the ulti mate destruction of Toryism. If that, however, was the exclusive end sought by the Whin; Ad ministration—viz., the simple extinction of a rival party—we should condemn the Commission, equally with our contemporary, as a sinister and factious ministerial measure. But we believe Lord Grey and Lord Brougham to be incapable of such a restricted or selfish object. Corporations, in the present corrupt and self-elective system of municipal government, have long survived their original utility. In their ancient construction they were suited to feudal times and by-gone ages ; but not to the present era of British poli tical or commercial society. The frame work may be substantial and capable of adaptation to modern purposes. We do not say that a de structive measure of reform is necessary or re quired, excepting only the extinction of many little Corporations in decayed towns and villages, possessing only shadows of authority, and no pro rerty, where there are no numbers to govern, and where nuisances, and no possible benefits, can exist, from their perpetuation. Corporations were created by the rising spirit of liberty and independence. Most of them were voluntny associations, which wealth and commerce formed for the protection of property. They defended the Commonalty against bands of marauding Barons and highway outlaws. The Royal Charters were authenticated recognitions of rights confirmatory of privileges already existing, and creating trustees for the investment and ad ministration of property previously devoted to public uses, with other sources of revenue added to the common fund by the munificence and wisdom of the Monarch conferring the Char ters. A civil and criminal jurisdiction was vested by the early British Monarchs, in the au thorities, as convenient " Local Courts," where the people could cheaply, quickly, and impar tially obtain justice. The burgher watch and ward was added to the municipal jurisdiction, as a further protection of personal liberty, life, and. property. The early Charters were substantially founded on the popular principles of frequent election, and complete responsibility of the mu nicipal magistracy to the borough constituencies. Exclusive privileges, in the freedom of the cities and boroughs, originated, for the m o st p art , i n objects peculiarly beneficial to certain stages of society, but the utility of these objects has long vanished. Such is the simple history of the English borough municipalities cleared of antiquity and unnecessary legal erudition. Alas, what is their present deformed and scandalous state ?—a deep stain on the national character ! Corporations, deficient perhaps in some of the vital essentials of political purification, have be come stagnant institutions. Time has eaten its way into the core of their constitution ; the rust i o h n g g h u i s t i i i c e i n p d a e l d e o t r h p e e t r r a i u o s h e s , a h i a l d v e t h h u o s t of antiquity has corrod e d th e i r v i ta l organs. the Abusem o u h l a d s e r l only remained unimproved with the advance of society, but have absolutely lost their primitive and original value. The various dynasties of the Tudors, the Stuarts, and the (range branch of the Stuarts, and th e H ouse of Hanover, c ' suc cessively took advantage of this apt machinery for political misrule. When the power of a re presentative system began to expand itself in the House of Commons, a systematic siege was commenced against the integrity of the pro vincial municipal institutions. It became con venient to annihilate freedom and purity of election of representatives by usurping the rights of franchise enjoyed by the burgesses at large, and vesting them exclusively in a few self-elected corporators. The few are always more ma nageable than the many by despots and tyrants. In process of time, when the ancient Catholic hierarchy was dissolved by the growing spirit of Protestantism and the fanatical contests of op posing religionists, the wicked spirit of into lerance and "religious" persecution broke into the municipal system of England, Wales, and Ireland, and the Test and Corporation Acts and Catholic disabilities (from which, thank God, we are now emancipated )introduced an odious exclu sion (for conscience' sake) from municipal honour and authority. Lastly, the Oligarchy, the borough mongers—that hated, but nevertheless expressive name—overlaid the Crown, and occupied the corporations as fortresses of political conquest, anti abominable triumph over the disfranchised constituency. What is now their shameless and scandalous state ? They have been the garrisons of Tories, and with few exceptions exclusively occupied by a party. The civil and criminal jurisdictions are filete. The municipal autho rities command no popular respect. The funds are perverted from public devotion to private interest and political party objects. Secrecy, irresponsibility, self election, are time mortal cankers eating away the last remains and very form of the corporate institutions. Can or ought such a state of infamous local misgovernmen t to continue? We extract from the Warwick Advertiser, and from the Leicester Chronicle, samples of a borough expecting the visitation of the Commissioners, and of a borough anxiously expecting their arrival. Would any country journals dare, in the heart of their towns, to publish such accounts of local institutions, if untrue ? If our contemporary the Standard is fair and honest in his defence of these superan, nuated and inefficient institutions, lie will oxin tract these provincial narratives—especially after• his articles on the Leicester investigation; and, if he can, let him deny the facts, and resist die conclusions. No marvel that the Leices ter Herald should raise the war-whoop of' per sonal calumny and conservative spleen on the subject of' the Commission, when two of the corporators visited are represented to be of the number of its proprieters ! No wonder that the Leicester Town Clerk should need support, and a newspaper elixir, when he confesses the misappropriation of Ten Thousand Pounds to electioneering party purposes ; and less wonder still that the Catholic Question was protracted when Tory Corporations in secret impunity spent the publi c mone y i n supporting such a cralllSt Mr. bigot as Sir Ch ar l es H a stings a b Evans. We would recornmend our able con temporary to s b a ndon his up hill defenc e o f Corporators, and to cliscontintie his retrosp ective antediluvian references to the blessings of Roman Catholic Disabilities. Such a forlorn hope, and such re miniscences, are unworthy a powerful JOURNALS. ;-41 ` 1 • I its oblique and $7 ject and proceed nted to tuire r,,•s) I Welch rpo."4 - to discover ally of our usually i 46,975 9,550 16,452 4,850 5,000 2,609 17,165 5,230 8,040 5,760 2,350 20,000 16,987 14,250 3, , 00 5,610 4,706 Total.