The Sun. — London, England, 1833-02-05 00:00:00

!°' POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-Ii O USE. Yesterday the Justice-room was crowdA to excess, it being known that the examination of persons concerned in the burglary and robbery in Bartlett's-buildings would take place. Mr. Harmer attended for the prosecution, and Mr. Nobler, jun., for the defence. The greatest curiosity was excited by the following evi dence : George Coney, a man of respectable appearance, about 30 years of age, and Richard Smith, a boy about 15, were put to the bar. Nicholas James, clerk and book-keeper in the s. , rvice of the prosecutor, stated that on Saturday, the 19th of Jan. last, the warehouse was safe ; it was situate in the parlour of the house. Witness slept in the dwelling-house ; in the back room, first floor. Witness occupied all the first flow. Every place was safe on Saturday night. On Sunday witness saw the warehouse three or four times ; it was quite safe up to eight at night. Witness was unwell, and did not stir out all day. About 8 o'clock in the morning of Monday, when he went down stairs, he found at the foot a dark lantern close to the ware house door, and be observed a stool near to the street door, two small pieces of paper, and a pair of worsted socks; they seemed two odd stockings turned into socks. Witness delivered them to the officer. Went into the warehouse and noticed a number of empty drawers on the floor. They had been in a recess situate between the fireplace and the window, and were secured by a bar, and locked. They had contained much property. The bar goes over the drawers, and confines them all; it was secured and locked on the Sunday. Witness also found a centre-bit, a small phial of oil, a small double-headed crow-bar, twelve or fifteen pick-lock keys, some vitriolic acid, a knife recently sharpened, and some twine. Witness gave them to the officer. The prosecutor has a small black terrier, which witness had seen about seven on Sunday evening. Albert Schewrer, a workman of the prosecutor, when he went to the house on Monday morning to his work. found hit master's dog standing at the door with a cord round his neck, and when the servant opened the door the dog went in with him. William Bedford, porter to the prosecutor, saw the dog on Monday morning, about half-past eight, it had a piece of cord round its neck, which witness took off and put in his pocket. Daniel Forrester, the officer, proved receiving the various articles from Mr. James. Witness went in com pany with Mr. Cope to the house, No. 47, Red Lion. street, Clerkenwell. They searched it all over, and found in the yard of the house a piece of cord, which seemed to correspond with that round the dog's neck ; also part of a pair of worsted stockings in the bed-room (the tops had been cut off), two silver bodkins, a hank of twine in a clout, a whalebone life preserver, a book, the " Forget Me Not," and two small skeleton keys. In the cellar there was a vice. John Murphy, policeman, 215 G, went to 47, Red Lion-street. Found a number of skeleton keys, and a parcel of real keys, about 30, and a file; there were two vices in the front kitchen. Thomas Dugard, of 44, Red Lion-street---Had seen the prisoner Coney twice at No. 47, on the same Sunday Chit Mr. Wheeler was robbed. Saw him go in, open the door, and bring out a shutter, and put it up in the win dow. Witness knew him from his stature and countenance. Was attracted by the singular way in which he had moved into the house when he first came to occupy it. Mr. Harmer should produce the son of Mr. James, who, he was sorry to say, was deeply implicated in the robbery : he had, however, disclosed every thing to his father and his employer, and was now willing to give his evidence. Mr. Nobler, jun., objected to his being sworn. If he was so deeply implicated as Mr. Harmer had said, he should be cautioned, and his testimony received as a vo luntary disclosure ; the Lord Mayor would afterwards decide what to do with it. The Loan :MAYOR would receive any evidence which would elucidate the case, and tend to bring the guilty parties to justice. Joshua John James was then called, but not sworn. It was explained to him that what he had to say must be voluntary ; that if it proved he was a party to the offence, it might be made evidence against him. He expressed his readiness to state all he knew, and made the following declaration :—I am 15 years of age. I have lived with my father at Mr. Wheeler's shout 14 years. I was at school in London. Richard Smith was a schoolfellow of mine ; a month ago he asked me all about Mr. Wheeler's house; so did Mrs. Smith, his mother, and Mr. Coney and Mrs. Coney. Mrs. Coney was at 47, Red Lion street. Smith asked me if I would get the impression of the counting-house key; and if so Coney would hand somely reward me. I had seen Coney before this. I had been asked to go there with Smith, and he took me to the kitchen, and I saw a quantity of things, and this life preserver ; it was then in a broken state. This was about three weeks before the robbery. Smith said the house way kept by cracksmen. I asked him who they were, he said housebreakers. In two or three days Smith was to call on ma.. Coney was waiting for me in Bart lett's-pasgage. They showed me a tin box with some soap in it, and they lost' ucted me how to use it. Smith first, and then Coney, told me to press the key dawn on the soap, and to have the stem of the key even with the soap. He told me before I put it on the soap to wet the key, and only to mark the flat part. Afterwards I was to look at the key to see that none of the soap was sticking in tie wards. Smith produced the soap, and Coney told me I was to press the key upon it to give an impression, and to examine the key afterwards to see that none of the soap was sticking in the wards. On the Monday morning following I got the impression, and put the box of soap in my pocket. My father had taken the box out of my pocket, but I snatched it out of his hands, and I went off to Ne. 47, Red Lion•street, where Coney lived, and told him of the occurrence, upon which he ob served that he hoped nothing was suspected. I told him I did not think my father had the least suspicion. I re turned at II o'clock on the same day to Rid Lion -street, and saw somebody making a little cart in imitation of the box in which I had carried the soap, and the cart was given to me in the presence of Coney, to give to my little brother, to remove the possibility of suspicion relative to the box. Coney was then filing a key, and near him was the soap impression. He gave me the key, and told me to try whether it would fit the lock of the warehouse door, and he also told me to bring the dog to him soon after five o'clock on Tuesday. I did as he desired, and he tied up the dog in the shed. After we took tea he brought All his implements, his centre-hits, whip-cord, a dark lantern, and a knife, which he sharpened on a whetstone. I went for some oil in a teacup, and we went up to Bart lett's.buildings. I tried the key, and it fitted, and I then gave it to one of the men who was standing in the passage /eitling to Fetter-lane. Mr. Harmer here said that the boy had a great deal more to say, but it was not necessary te, the ends of justice that any more should be stated in the present stage of the proceedings. Mr. flobler, jun., submitted that the prisoners had a tight to hear all that the boy had to state against them, and the evidence ought not to be garbled. The LORD MAvoa then put some questions to the ap prover, which were answered in the following words : " I went in, and was to leave the outer door open between eight and nine o'clock. oney had asked me previously ' whether I could not contrive to put some laudanum into my father's and the servant's beer, but I refused. There were three of us at the door together at a quarter past S o'clock, and the men went in before me, and I went up ' stairs and sat with my father till 9 o'clock in the drawing room, and then he and I went to bed. I never saw the parties since until now, and I heard of the robber) in the morning." Mr. Hobler, jun.—Has any one instructed you what to say? Witness—No ; Smith told me of other cases in which he was concerned. Mr. Harmer—Do not deviate into other matters. It is unnecessary ; and it would be improper for you to state any more now. You were told to tell the whole truth, were you not ?—Yev ; certainly. Mr. Cope, the City Marshal, went to search the house, No. 47, Red Lion -street, Clerkenwell. and found there some oil in a tea cup. The last witness had made com munications to him which led to the discovery. He also found a piece of very tine wax, two silver bodkins, and a piece of whipcord. Mr. Wheeler believed the wax and bodkins to be his property. Mary King, servant in th e h ouse of Mr. Wheeler, was called to by the watchman, between 8 and 9 o'clock, and asked whether she knew the door was open. Site said she did not; and she found the door on the lock only. The Loan Marton then ordered that the prisoners should be remanded. The Rev. Mr. Bean waited upon the LORD MAYOR, in consequence of his Lordship's observations on the con temptible and niggardly manner in which education was dealt out in Cripplegate. The Rev. Gentleman assured ' the Lord Mayor that the charge could not at all apply to Cripplegate within, where the school was conducted in the best possible manner. The report of his Lordship's words had, however, very seriously affected the iutvrest. of I the school, and soloe of the enlightimed aubscribers had already threatened to withhold their subscriptions. The LORD MAYOR said that his observations did not apply to Cripplegate within ; and he was rejoiced to find that the Reverend Gentleman felt so deeply the force of the supposed imputation, a fact which was a sort of se curity against neglect in the education of the poor. Richard Caster was brought up on the charge of having forged the name of Mitchell upon a bill of exchange for 154 Mr. Hobler, jun., stated that Mr. Richardson, an in dorser of this bill had called upon him on Saturday, and informed him that the bill had been paid, and had been consigned to the flames by Mr. Baynton. His Lordship would, of course, immediately discharge Mr. Coster. The LORD MAYoa—Oh, so Mr. Coster has contrived to evade me this time. Well, if ever I get another bill of th e kind again, I shall take care to keep it myself, and not to leave it in the hands of such a prosecutor as Mr. Bayn ton. Call that gentleman. Mr. Baynton was called, and Coster seemed to enjoy that gentleman's silence very much. Coster—There is no charge against me, my Lord Mayor, and you are not justified in detaining we. The LORD MAYOR—Mitchell perseveres in saying that the writing on the bill is a forgery. Coster—There's no writing on the bill at all, my Lord. —(Laughter.) The ion') MAYOR—Is there any body here who has a charge against Mr. Coster of any kind? A person named Yeomans stated that Mr. Coster had served him a very nice trick. He took a bill of Mr. Coster's from a person who lodged in his (witness's) house, and when it was due, went to Messrs. Benvolio and Co.'s, in Great St. Helen's, to receive the amount. When he presented it the clerk told him that he must call when Mr. Benvolio was within.—(Laughter.) Mr. Coster immediately came out of another room, and taking hold of the bill, declared that it was a stolen one.—(Great laughter.) Witness then complained to Sir John Key, who ordered the bill to be returned, and Coster did re turn it; but he wrote the word " forged" all over it.— (Laughter.) " But that's not all," said the informant; " Mr. Coster immediately arrested me for a debt I never contracted, and locked me up in prison."—(Laughter.) Mr. Holder, jun.—There is nathingin this. Mr. Cos ter has tried this, and succeeded i❑ a Court of Justice. Coster—Yes, I have been done justice to by twelve of my honest countrymen.—(Great laughter.) He served me with process in the Mayor's Court, but he W+lB afraid to go on bec :use he knew I had justice on my side. All I want is fair play. The LORD MAYOR — I am sorry that I can't detain you. Go away. You are discharged. Coster—You may rely upon it, my Lord, that I shall have justice done to me. You have caused great incon venience to me by imprisoning me without a cause, and you may be assured that I shall bring an action against you.—(Loud laughter.) Coster then walked away. MARLB OR O U GH-STREE T. Yesterday an elderly female, very meanly attired, named Julia Montprivet, came before Messrs. DYER and CONANT, the sitting Magistrates, attended by a very cu rious looking personage who announced himself as " counsel for the prosecutor," to prefer a charge of as sault against John Fulham, footman to Earl Cornwallis, and another man, footman to Lord Brome, who however (lid not appear, as it was stated that he was in attendance un his Lordship at Oxford. Mrs. Montprivet, on being sworn, stated as follows : —Last Friday week I received intelligence of the death of one of my sisters, at Bath, and I called at the residence of Lady Cirnwallis, who is also my sister, to inform her of the circumstance. I saw Mrs. North, the housekeeper, to whom I gave a message containing a request to be fa voured with an interview by Lady Cornwallis, my sister, whom I learnt had been unwell, but the housekeeper refused to deliver the message, and sent the footman to me, who also refused to take my message to her Ladyship. I then sat down in a chair in the hall, stating that I would wait to see Lady Cornwallis, who I hoped would relent when she was informed of her sister's death. I had not sat there many minutes when the porter came and laid hold of one of my arms, and John Fulham laid hold of the other, in which manner I was pushed into the street. My arms were much bruised, and it was with difficulty I saved myself from falling. Mr. CONANT—Had you expressed a determination to stay in the hall until you saw Lady Cornwallis ? Com plainant—No ; I did not mention any thing of the sort. The servants said they would not take my message, and I answered, .4 Very well, I can wait." Mr. DYER—Have you ever called before, and been desired to go away ? Complainant—l have frequently called in Hill-street with letters, hut I have always re ceived an answer from his Lordship. The defendant, on being called on for an explanation of his conduct, said that Lord Cornwaliis had given him strict orders, in consequence of the annoyance his Lordship and her Ladyship were constantly i❑ the habit of experiencing from the complainant and her husband, not to admit her into the house again, or to deliver any more messages from her to Lady Cornwallis. Acting upon these general orders, as he had been threatened with dismissal if he dis obeyed them, he did, with the as-isrance of Lord Brome's servant, put her out of the house with no more than re quisite force, and he denied that he had pushed her or bruised her arms in the manner she had described. Mr. DYER—Did the complainant say anything when she sat down in the hall, after you refused to take her message? Defendant—Yes; she said she was determined not to leave the place without seeing Lady Cornwallis, for she . . had, she said, been the ruin of her and her children. After I succeeded in getting her out of the house, she re turned with a person whu commenced knocking at the door without intermission, and then ringing at the bell, making at the same time an outcry in the street which attracted every body's attention. Mrs. North, the housekeeper, confirmed the statement of the footman, and said that his Lordship had given peremptory orders to his servants not to admit the com plainant. Mr. DYER addressed himself to Earl Cornwallis, who sat with him, and requested to know if such orders had been issued by him to his domestics? His Lordship replied, that his servant was fully justi _ . . tied in what be had done, as be had given express orders for the exclusion of Mts. Montprivet, who had called at his residence every hour almost during last spring, and had conducted herself in a manner which would have justified him in punishing her by law, had not motives of humanity restrained him. In fact, ever since 1826, every species of annoyance had been resorted to by the defendant, to whom both himself and Lady Cornwallis, who certainly was her sister, had behaved with great humanity. Lady Cornwallis had allowed her 1/. weekly, upon condition that she shoald abandon her violent proceedings, but his lady had been compelled to withdraw it, as the annoyances were resumed.—The warrants were dismissed. THAMES POLICE. Yesterday Thomcs Kelly, a sailor-boy, and Ann Smith, a young woman far advanced in pregnancy, were brought up for re-examination before Mr. BALLANTINE, charged with stealing four silver spoons, the property of Mrs. Browne, residing in Burr-street, Upper East Smithfield. Mr. BA LLANTINE, who appeared shocked at the depra vity which the case exhibited, asked Smith, who was in a weak state of health, if she was a married woman. The prisoner, with the most unblushing effrontery, re plied, " No, Sir ; I am a common prostitute." In answer to other questions, she said the period of her accouthement was near, and th it she was formerly in the service of a Mrs. limphelby, in Pudding. lane, and left her situation two mon , hs ago. Mr. BALLANTINE said a more infamous woman never made her appearance before him. She was then bound over in the usual way, and the boy was committed for ti ial. HATT ON-GARDEN Yerterday Charles 11 ; right, alias Charles Wright Wadsworth, and Ilenry Williams, who have undergone several examinations at this office, were brought up tor fitisl examination and discharged, Mr. LAING being of opinion that no case of swindling had been established against either of them. Mr. Sloman, a sheriff's officer, applied to serve a legal process of writ for costs of an action which had been decided against Wadsworth. Mr. LAING said the officer should be in every way faci- litated. He was ultimately taken out by Waddington, the goalor, and when in the street he was seized by Mr. Sloman and his assistant, who took him forthwith to Whitecross- street prison. The Conservatives are determined to make their strong attack upon the foreign policy of the present Government, and a certain Ex-Secretary is to fulminate his anathemas in the brunt of the battle in the House of Lords; but, we understand, it is not intended to divide the House upon these questions. A Dudley correspondent informs us that a petition is in course of signature there, praying the House of Commons to ',peal the SPEAKER'S Pension Act. He also informs ua that a meeting of colliers and miners was to take place to-day, a few miles from the town, for the purpose of considering the evils they at present labour under, tuad the moue of alleviating them. BRISTOL GENERAL UNION, (From the Bristol Mercury.) It will be seen, from the subjoined documents, that the President and Vire-President of the Bristol General Union have both resigned, for reasons assigned by them in their letters to the Council. Presuming that this will lead to the dissolution of the Union itself, we cannot but cotnmi sei ate with the Tories on their being deprived of so fruit ful a source of grumbling. We wonder upon what ground they will now excuse their Political Unions; for the in fluence of the Radical Union being gone, the last excuse for the organization of a Tory competitor goes with it. " Bristol, Jan. 29, 1833. " TO THR COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE BRISTOL GENERAL UNION. " Gentlemen,—By the overwhelming power of the Unions, the great work of constitutional regeneration has been carried peaceably, and without bloodshed ; the assumed right of nomi nating Members in the Commons' House of Parliament has been wrested from the Aristocracy ; this day our work is com plete, as a House of Commons (in a general way) representing the people has been called together. " As the system of extensive combinations is inimical to good government, and only to be tolerated during the existence of an evil which could not by other means be removed, I can not conscientiously remain longer at the head of the Bristol General Union. In retiring from the office of President, I bear witness of your quiet and orderly conduct at all our public meetings; and, so far from having a desire to overturn the Throne, to level all distinctions, and to create disorder, as falsely circulated by your political enemies, I have heard no idea expressed but such as called for a restoration of our Con stitution to its ancient purity; and have ever found you the last to break, and the first to assist (as far as you have been per mitted to do so) in preserving, the public peace. " WILLIAM HERAPATH." " Bristol, Tan. 1833. " TO THE COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE BRISTOL GENERAL UNION. " Gentlemen,—On this important day of the meeting of the Reformed Parliament, seeing our object attained (notwith standing local disappointment), and that our further exertions will not at present be required, I take the opportunity of re signing the situation I held in the Union by your spontaneous choice. In retiring therefrom, I beg to offer you my most sincere thanks for the order and regularity which you have invariably preserved in all our meetings through a most stormy period of political excitement. " JOHN HAM, Vice-President." THE BANK CHARTER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Six,—ln doing me the honour of noticing my publica tion on the Bank Charter, you are pleased to express your dissent from nearly all the opinions it contains. Since, however, you agree in the paramount importance of the adoption of such measures only for the reform of our mo netary system as are founded on sound views, which are not to be attained without discussion, I may expect you to afford room in your columns for a very brief vindica tion of opinions, from which, it appears to me, you dis sent only because you misconceive them : 1. You think it indifferent whether we have a silver, a gold, or a mixed standard, provided we have a sound Nanking system. Permit me to say that, under the most perfect banking system, conceivable money must fluctuate in value with the standard metal. Now in the work you quote, I have shown ample grounds for believing that gold is far more variable in value than silver ; particularly from its exclusive employment in settling inter-national balances, occasioning continual fluctuations in its local supply and demand. These fluctuations are indicated by the exchanges. And to select as a standard measure of value a metal which the exchanges prove to be always varying in value, with every change in the balance of our loan-jobbers' financial dealings, and our merchants' com mercial dealings, with tie continent, seems to me just as wise as it would be to take the column of mercury in the barometer fur a standard measure of length. 2. That country banks should be made to give security for the payment of their notes, is no novel proposal. It is grounded on the same principle as the prohibition of private coining ; viz., the duty of Government to take precautions for protecting the public from being imposed on by f ilse, or inconvenienced by doubtful currency. The security should, of course, be applicable only to the pay• meat of the banker's notes. His depo.it business stands on quite a different footing from his note-issue; and I know no grounds for the interference of the law with the former branch. 3. When I ventured to put my name to a proposal for establishing an inconvertible paper currency, I knew well the almost universal prejudice again-t such a system. But my object is to remove popular prejudices, not to truckle to them ; therefore, it is that I beg to ask of you and your readers a candid consideration of the following plain question :—Were we not subjected to this frightful bugbear "an inconvertible paper currency," within our recollec- . _ tions, for a quarter of a century? And is it not true that Britain made greater strides in wealth, power, and productive industry, in those twenty-five years than in any preceding century? For the first thirteen years of that period there w .s no over issue of consequence on the part of the Bank, and its paper was not depreciated. And if, in 1810 and the subsequent years, the Bank did over issue till its paper sunk in value 10, 20, and 25 per cent., the cause is obvious. There was nothing to prevent its doing so but cobweb scruples of honesty in the breasts of its managers. If there were nothing else to prevent the passengers in Ludgate-street from helping themselves to all the plate in Mr. Rundell's shop, should we wonder if the plate did not stay there long ? Yet, few reasoners would adduce its disappearance as a❑ argument for prohibiting Mr. Rundell from putting his plate in his windows. The way to prevent people from meddling with Mr. Rundell's plate, and a bank from depreciating its paper by over issuing it, is to make it penal to do so ; to compel the note-issuers, by Act of Parliament, to keep their paper honestly at par value, and the thieves in Ludgate street to keep their hands honestly off Mr. Rundell's counters. But it is feared that Government and Parliament would, " in extraordinary emergencies," sanction an over-issue of national paper, and that political alarms would discredit it. Allow me to say, that whatever risk there might be of such an event is, at least, not more than what we are liable to at pre•ent. Bank of England paper is only nomi nally convertible. Every body knows that there is not, and can never be, enough gold in the country to pay a third part of the bank notes in circulation, or a three hundredth part of all the outstanding money liabilities, payable on demand, in coin. The Governor and Directors of the Bank, and all the practical men, acknowledge that no provision is, or can be made, by any bank, against politi cal panics,—so that, in such emergencies as your objection contemplates, nothing can prevent a suspension of cash payments, and all the evils (whatever they are) of an inconvertible currency. Convertible paper is, in fact, only a pretence. It can be convertible only so long as things go on smoothly, and few people care about con veiling it. Let political alarm arise under such a sys tem, and a panic ensues, with all its frightful features,— a run for gold—the breaking of banks—the cessation of mercantile credit—the ruin of trade—and lastly, a suspen sion ofcash payments, when all the harm is done, which it might at the beginning have prevented, The truth is (and the ex imple of 1797 proves it), that a suspension of cash payments (or an inconvertible paper) does no harm, and can do none, until it is over-issued and depreciated ; which depreciation is to be prevented by a law as easily as cash payments are for a time secured by a law,—as easily as the thieves are prevented from walking off with Mr. Rundell's plate. While the superior advantages of a non convertible currency, over one payable instantly on de mand, in cash, are, Ist, That it precludes the possibility of panics, runs, and their attendant evils. 2d, That it saves the enormous expense to the country of a bullion re• serve of twelve or fifteen millions. 3d, That it prevents any rapid fluctuations in the amount of the circulation, and consequently in prices, by giving time to adapt the extent of paper issue to the altered value of the standard. These are benefits worth purchasing at the cost of a pre judice—pardonable enough in a people who had smarted so severely from the roguery of the Bank action during the latter half of the term of the Restriction Act—but which still ought to give way before the advances of the school master. A scaldtd dog fears cold water. The prevalent dread of paper and preference of gold as the only safe currency, ranks in the same class of rational moti ves. Let us hope we shall not always legislate only upon i mpu l se. You will observe I have expressed the opi n i on that there nee but tiro o alternatives n exclusiveteranativesb before n ret: ii s t — w a perf ec tl y f ree b,n4ng system, sal Paper-issue. That the former (especially with a silver standard) would be an immense improvement upon the present system I assert. But that the latter would be a still preferable arrangement, I believe, for the reasons given partly above, and more fully in the work you have been pleased to notice. I am, Sir, your very obedient servant, Castle Combe, Feb. I. G. POULETT SCROPE. About a quarter past 9 o'clock last ni g ht, some diabolical villain 8:1 fire to an oat-rick, contai ning the produce of 20 acres, the property of Mr. CHILD, of Chalk-pit-farm, in the parish of Hurley, which was to tally consumed. The rick was situated in a field about 300 yards from the dwelling-house, and near a wheat rick; but there fortunately tieing but very little wind, and the inhabitants in the neighbourhood using every exertion, the latter was preserved. A reward of 501. is offered for the discovery of the etrefulerwv.—Readiny Mcrcury. LITERATURE. WHYCHCOTTE OF ST. JOHN'S. '2 Vors, LONDON. 1833. This work is the production of an able and prac tised pen, and has been thrown off, possibly by way of relaxation, during the intervals of severer study. The author has evidently attained his full growth in point of intellect, for the impress of maturity is stamped on every page. His book is of a miscel laneous character, partly didactic, partly anecdotical, partly biographical, and partly fictitious narrative. Many of the biographical sketches are clerical, and drawn from University reminiscences. The author, we should guess, was a clergyman, from his (apparently) intimate acquaintance with the habits and peculiarities, personal as well as mental, of some of the most distinguished divines of the day. But be he lay or clerical, one thing is certain, that lie is a writer of very considerable ability and ex perience ; of a somewhat caustic turn of mind ; ably stored with much and various knowledge ; and of remarkable readiness and fluency of style. He writes everywhere currente cala»zo, as if free of the authorial craft, from early adolescence. He has also some little tact at book-making; and, as occasion demands, can spin like a silk-worm, or a penny-a-line man. The best parts of his book are his ghost stories; though the day, alas ! has gone by for these delightful gossipings. Dr. Brewster's late letters on " Natural Magic," have explained away the supernatural to the conviction of even the most bigoted ghost-fancier, and hence forth the churchyard is a safe place, even to the school-boy, at the " witching hour of night,"—for the dead will be seen no more. Ghosts, like witches, have lost their hold on the imagination ; the " school-master" has taken them in hand, and bound them down to keep the peace to all eternity. We subjoin an interesting anecdote ( with which we must close our cursory notice) about Lord Grey and the bloody head. In the good old times this head would have been a real one; now it is only an "hallucination." " But what,' said our good-natured, hospitable host, wishing to break the awkward pause which this reply had created, ' what of Lord Grey and the bloody head ?' ." Simply this. A summer or two ago Earl Grey came down into Devonshire, and fixed his head-quarters at the Government-house in Devonport. He was de clared to he very much out of health, and was indeed afflicted with a most singular disorder; for continually present to his mind's eye was a bloody head. Go where he would, at home or abroad, in solitude or in society, this very revolting spectacle pursued him. The features rigid in death—the lead-like, lifeless eye—the brow con vulsed in agony—and the neck, from which drops of gore seemed to trickle—these features form no very agreeable portrait. Such, however, as it was, no art could exclude it from the Earl's presence, and it embittered every mo ment of his life. Change of scene was prescribed, and his Lordship came to Devonport ; hut there his enemy followed him, and confronted him, turn where he would, with its fixed and steady gaze. lie then went to Endsleigh Cottage, a beautiful country seat of the Duke of Bedford, near Ta vistock. For once he seemed to have distanced his pur suer,:and for many days enjoyed the luxury of being alone. But to a large dinner party given there, the bloody head came, uninvited, and stationed itself opposite to its old intimate, whom it harassed and disheartened with its pre. sence, till the companionship became unbearable, and the Earl, abruptly and in disorder, quitted the table. All this the medical men accounted for on physical grounds, and demonstrated clearly enough to his family, that it arose from hallucination.'" STANDARD NOVELS, No. XXIII. LONDON. 1833. The revival of Miss Austen's " Sense and Sensi bility"—the whole of which is comprised in the pre sent number—does credit to the taste and sagacity of the editor of this miscellany. Though not of the loftiest class, in point of genius ; though possessing few stirring scenes, no great stock of invention, and absolutely no eloquence, yet there are few tales in the English language which deserve to be more ge nerally read than the one in question. It is wholly of a domestic character, dealing only with the juste milieu, or middle classes, and does not contain one single character, male or female, that is not drawn from life, and that does not, in every page, impress this fact upon the reader. In the truth and simpli city of her conceptions, as well as in the arch, shrewd, quiet way in which she works them up, Miss Austen bears no slight resemblance to the author of " Tom Jones." She is a Fielding, with out his grossness. Her dialogues, in particular, are inimitable. In point of ease and perfect natural ness, we know of nothing equal to them. Madame D'Arblay is more pointed and sarcastic; Miss Edge worth more polished; Mrs. Inchbald more dramatic; but, as regards strict, uniform adherence to truth, even down to the minutest points, such as the use of particular conventional idioms, Miss Austen beats them all hollow. Yet, it must be confessed, she wants vigour. So fearful is she ever of overstepping the propriety of nature, that she invariably under acts rather than over acts her part. Yet this arises not so much from want of fancy or buoyancy of spirits, as from a sort of classic horror of exaggera tion. In one or two instances, indeed, she ventures to run without her leading-strings; but the flight is a short one,and, as if astonished and frighted at her boldness, she invariably makes all haste to tie them on again. This is the only draw-back to Miss Austen's genius. In every other respect she comes as near perfection as it is possible for human intel- lect to do. Her " Sense and Sensibility" abounds with characters, such as the reader may meet with any half hour in the day; is penned with consummate care—though the art has been exquisitely concealed— and inculcates the purest and most valuable of morals. It has, besides, this further merit, that it is equably sustained throughout. No one scene rises above another in excellence ; no one character throws another into the shade—all is chaste, correct, and in the most unbroken keeping. Those ac customed to the romantic stimulants of our modern novelists, may perhaps be apt to exclaim against the insipidity of Miss Austen's works. They would bein sipid, certainly, were they not so exquisitely life-like; they are insipid also on a superficial perusal, but when studied attentively—and they deserve atten- tion—will be found to contain gems of rich, though sober humour, delicate satire, infinite archness of ex pression, and unbounded truth o f d e li nea ti on , 'What for instance, in its way, can exceed the truth and quiet beauty of the dialogue, where a shrewd, worldly wife strives to persuade—and of course succeeds in doing so—her husband, from his intention to be stow a handsome annuity on his half-sisters, by re minding him of his favourite son, whom he will be robbing by such misplaced liberality ? Again, what can be superior to the hearty, homely, good humour of Mrs. Jennings, with her match-making propen sities, her favourite panacea of cherry-brandy, which always did her husband's cholic so much good, and t herefore—mark the sequitur !—must be Equally effective in ali cases; or the sudden frie n d s hi p o f an o ld Devonshire Squire for a young Oxonian, be cause he was such a judge of horse-flesh, which, in the sportsman's opinion, was the very perf ect i on of all sublunary wisdom ? But we must hasten to a close. In a word, then, " Sense and Sensibility" is, in every respect, a " Standard Novel;" and one that always will be read with the same pleasure with which we read the " Vicar of Wakefield," namely, for the matchless ease, grace, and ;Mutt: of the narrative. TIH BALLOT AND TRIENNIAL PABLIA DIENTS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. ft, —Since Mr. Hunt's declaration at the City meeting, "that be first introduced the ballot to public notice," it has become, I perceive, a matter of inquiry who really did firs introduce it ; and in the _Evening Mail, of Thursday, 1 observe a letter, signed " A Liveryman," proving that it was one of the subjects of a petition, from the Lively of London, for Parliamentary Reform, adopted on the 10th of February, 1769. Now, Sir, the following extract, from an intelligent and independent paper, the Lichfield Mercury, proves that none of the parties who claim the merit of introducing the ballot have a right to that dis tinction. The extract is from the paper of the 25th ult., and, as the subject interested me, I have taken the trouble to verify its statements, so far as my means, in this vil lage allow. I am, Sir, your constant reader, Barton•under- Heedwood. Feb. 4. CIVIS. (EXTRACT')—HISTORICAL MISTAKES. THE BALLOT. "At the City meeting, on Monday, Mr. Hunt, the ex. M.P., for Preston, claimed the merit of introducing vote by bal. lot to the notice of the country. In a letter to the Times, Mr. Cleary confutes Mr. Hunt's pretensions, and shows, by an extract from Major Cartwright's works, that the Major had pre. viously brought it forward, and expresses an opinion that he was the first proposer of it. Both are wrong; the ballot is not a novelty; it was shoLfed by the House of Lords above a hundred years ago. In 1710, Mr. Wortley (a Whig, and, we believe, an ancestor of the present Lord Skelmersdale) brought in a Bill, which passed the Commons, for voting by ballot. It was opposed by the Duke of Wharton and Lord Godolphin, in the House of Lords, and thrown out. Mr. Wortley went next year to Venice, on purpose to inquire into the effects of the ballot, which prevailed universally in that country." "TRIENNIAL PARLIAMENTS. " At the same meeting, Messrs. Williams and Newell said, that triennial Parliaments were introduced in the reign of William and Mary. They were first enacted in 1641, during the reign of Charles 1., and, in default of the issue of the writs by the proper officer, Sheriffs were empowered to proceed with elections on their own authority, and, in case of their default, the electors themselves might do so. In 166.1, these extraordinary provisions were annulled by the 16th Car. 11, c 1, but triennial Parliaments were confirmed, and, however neglected, continued to be the law. The Act passed at the revolution, therefore, was only a further confirmation of trien nial Parliaments."—Lickffeld Mercury, Jan. 25, 1633. APPOINTMENT OF SHERIFFS. At the Privy Council yesterday the following Gentle men were appointed Sheriffs for the present year : BEDFORDSHIRE—Geo. Pearce, of Harlington, Esq. BERKSHIRE—George Clayton East, of Hall Place, Esq. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE—CharIes Clowes, of Delaford Park, Esq. CAMBRIDGE AND HUNTINGDONSHIRE—DurziI Onslow, of Great Stoughton, Esq. CHESHIRE— Postponed. CumucuLtso—Henry Curwen, of Workington Hall, Esq. CORNWALL—Chris. Wallis Popham, of Antron Lodge, Esq. DERBY—John Harrison, of Snelston Hall, Esq. DEVONSHIRE—John Quick, of Newton House, Esq. DORSETSHIRE—Richard Brouncker, of Beveridge, Esq. ESSEX—Rich. Birch Wolfe, of Wood Hall, in Arksden, Esq GLoucEsTr. asninr.--Henry Elwes, of Coulesbourn, Esq. HEREFORDSHIRE—Thomas Dunne, of Bircher, Esq. HERTFORDSHIRE—Geo. Jacob Bosanquet, of Broxbourne, Esq. KENT—Demetrius Grevis James, of Ightham, Esq. LEICESTERSHIRE— John Mansfield, of Birstall, Esq. LINCOLNSHIRE—Henry Dymoke, of Scrivelsby Court, Esq. MONMOUTIISHIRE—WiIIiam Vaughan, of Courtfield, Esq. NORFOLK—Sir W. B. Proctor, of Langley, Bart. NORTH A NIPTONSH IRE— William Rose Rose, of Harleston, Esq. NORTHUMBERLAND—Sir Edward Blackett, of Matfen, Bart. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE—Sir T. W. White, of Walling Wells, Bart. OXFORDSHIRE—Sir G. Dashwood, of Kirklington Park, Bart. RUTLANDsHIRE—John M. Wingfield, of Market Overton, Esq. SHROPSHIRE—WaIter Moseley, of Buildwas, Esq. SomF.RSRTSIIIRE—Geo. Henry Carew, of Crowcombe Court, Esq. STAFFORDSHIRE—Thomas Kinnersley, of Clough Hall, Esq. SOUTHAMPTON—Thomas Chamberlayne, of Cranbury, Esq. SUFFOLK—Sir T. S. Gooch, of Benacre, Bart. SURREY—Sir Henry Fletcher, of Ashley Park, Bart. SUSSEX—Thomas Broadwood, of Beeding, Esq. WARWICK—Sir John Mordant, of Walton, Bart. WILTSHIRE—WiIIiam Temple, of Bishopstow, Esq. WORCESTERSHIRE—John Brown, of Lea Castle, Esq. YORKSHIRE—W. C. Maxwell, of Everingham, Esq. NORTH WALES. ANGLESEA—C. H. Evans, of Henblas, Esq. CARNARVONSIIIRE—D. P. Downes, of Hendrerhysgethin, Esq. DENBIGHSHIRE—Wm. Parry Yale, of Plas-yn-Yale, Esq. FLINTSIIIRE—W. T. Ellis, of Cornist, Esq. MERIONETHSHIRE—G. J. Scott, of Peniarthueha, Esq. MONTGONIERYSIIIRE—John Jones, of Deythur, Esq. SOUTH WALES. BRECONSIIIRE.—W. H. West, of Beaufort, Esq. CARMARTHENSHIRE—David Lewis, of Stradny, Esq. CARDIGANSHIRE—Wm. Owen Brigstock, of Blaenpant, Fsq. GLAMORGANSIIIRE—R. T. Turbervill, of Ewenny Abbey, Esq. PF.MBROKESHIRE—J. IL Phillipps, of Williamston, Esq. RADNORSHIRE—WaIter Wilkins, of Maeslough Castle, Esq. COURT CIRCULAR. Their Majesties arrived at the Palace at St. James's, soon after 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, from the Palace, at Brighton. The Duke of Cumberland received the King and Queen. His Majesty soon afterwards held a Court, which was at tended by the Neapolitan Minister, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord President of the Council, the First Lord of the Trea sury, the Secretaries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colo nial Departments, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Presi dent of the Board of Control, the Postmaster. General, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Paymaster of the Forces, the Lord Chamberlain, the Lord Steward, the Master of the Horse, the Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen Pensioners, the Commander of the Forces, the Lord Chamber. lain to the Queen, the Earl of Munster, Lord Howard de Wal den, the Treasurer of the Household, the Comptroller of the Household, Lord Saltoun, Field Officer in Waiting, &c. The Neapolitan Minister had an audience of the King, to which he was introduced by Viscount Palmerston, as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Sir Robert Chester, the Master of the Ceremonies. His Excellency deli. vered a letter from his Sovereign. His Majesty held a I'rivy Council, when the King pricked the Sheriffs for the present year. The King's Speech for opening the Session of Parliament was finally arranged. . The Earl of Munster kissed hands upon being appointed Go vernor of Windsor Castle, and was sworn in a Privy Councillor. The Earl of Denbigh kissed hands on being appointed Lord Chamberlain to the Queen. Their Lordships were sworn in Privy Councillors, and took their seats at the Board accordingly. Mr. Grey ille attended as Clerk of the Council. Lord Howard de Walden took leave of his Majesty, on his departure for Stockholm, to which Court lie has lately been ap pointed Minister. Mr. Vaughan took leave of his Majesty, on his return to America. The King gave audiences to the Lord Chancellor, Earl Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Viscount Goderich, Viscount Mel bourne, Lord Hill, the Earl of Albemarle, the Marquis of Lansdowne. Lord Napier and Sir Hilgrove Turner were the Lord and Groom in Waiting. The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria drove in the Park yesterday for some time. Lord Holland had an audience yesterday evening of his Majesty. Grand Parliamentary dinners were given last evening, by Earl Grey and Viscount Althorp, as Ministerial Leaders in the two Houses of Parliament ; the former to a numerous party of Peers, and the latter to Members of the House or Commons. The King's Speech on opening the Session of Parliament, this day, was read by the Noble Earl and Viscount to their respective guests. The company at both entertainments were in full Court dress, the Members of Orders wearing their respective insignia. Among the party at Earl Grey's, were, the Dukes of Norfolk, Richmond, Grafton, Argyll, Cleveland ; the Lord Chancellor ; Marquises of Lansdowne, Conyngham, Wellesley, Clanricarde ; Earls of Albemarle, Delawarr, Cla rendon, Fife, and Cadogan ; Viscounts Goderich, Melbourne ; Lords Foley, Auckland, Stanley, Kinnaird. The party at Viscount Althorp's were, the Speaker of the House of Commons, Earl Ormelie, Viscounts Duncannon, Howick, Palmerston ; Lords Robert Grosvenor, J. Russell ; Right Honourables Charles Grant, Sir James Graham, E. Stanley, Poulett Thomson ; the Attorney-General; the Lord Advocate of Scotland ; Sirs John Campbell, John Hobhouse, J. Pechell ; Messrs. F. Baring, Burnell, Ellice, Gordon, Ken nedy, G. Lamb, Macauley, Mackenzie, Stewart, S. Rice, C. Wood, Labouchere, Marshall ; Colonels MaberleY and Fox ; Captain Elliott. A numerous deputation of West India Merchants, headed by Sir Alexander Grant, had a conference with Viscount Gode rich yesterday, at the Colonial-office. A ItRIVALS.—The Marquis of Clanricarde, at his resi dence, in St. James's-square ; Mr. Barlow Hoy, M.P., M rs. Barlow Hoy, and Miss Newbold, at John-street, Berkeley_ square, from Midanbury, Southampton. reportNV We have of the e to thank whole debate on ooTie the t election for i t onof th it e s ample speake Speaker, which report appeared in that paper on the Tuesday even ing, and arrived in Ilerelord at 12 o'clock the following morning ! Such exertions show a determination to merit general support, and, considering that The Sun pursues the even tenor of an independent path, we are glad to hear that in several houses in this city and elsewhere, papers of a more lazy and recently doubtful character, are about to give place to The Sun.—Hereford Times, Feb. 2. We are pleased to hear that the continental plan, to be introduced this evening at Drury-lane, of making orchestra seats, has succeeded, as nearly the whole of them are taken to see Don Juan tonight, GREAT MEETING IN MARYLEBOO iljt.,l,',o,4tillitstitinAdGeru - Yesterday a meeting of the rate-payers and inbabi t '' o , of the parish of Mary lebone was held in the fore cl e f yard of the workhouse, pursuant to a requisition 4. 4 by 3,016 of the rate-payers, for the purpose of petitioadlos the Legislature for the repeal of the house and win 0 . taxes. It was stated that about 8,000 persons were°, setnbled. About half-past 12 o'clock the Right H p , Lord Kenyon, accompanied by Joseph Hume, Eb t'Ziv . for Middlesex, Sir John de Beauvoir, Sir Samuel "" - ; l it Col. Jones, Mr. Hope, Mr. Potter, and a number 01, / preliminary Committee which bad been formed to coo" the proceedings of the meeting, appeared on the hull Mr. Hums proposed that Lord Kenyon do tak e 4 , chair, which was seconded by Sir JOHN DE Brittly ° ' and carried unanimously. eol Great alarm was at this time excited by the aPP i e r a insecurity of the hustings, which threatened to give . '' under the excessive weight of the great number of P e ',,, i t who were crowded upon it ; and many timid indivia" vi made their way off with great precipitancy. The 11° ; $ Chairman jocosely remarked that, if all the gentleraeao front of the hustings would run underneath, they , v ° make them quite safe for those above.—.(Loud laught er ,' His Lordship, after introducing the business of the r/ ,', stated that he had, while in the country, received a l e ', ' ; from the Committee of the present meeting, calling i ; him to preside on this occasion, and he felt it to be - duty immediately to accede to the request, both with ~' ' spent to the office be held as churchwarden of the p ar ; '..i and also as the object and intention of the m e eting ' y ' li t in unison with his own feelings. V. i in i The CHAIRMAN then read a letter addressed by E. I.al Portman, Esq., to the Committee, apologizing for bi e L cat avoidable absence, on the ground of the sudden and ` 1 ,7, 4 t 3,0( gerous indisposition of Lady Emma Portman, w w , j 'ec obliged him to leave London, at a few minutes' n otice. ',., who a journey of about 100 miles from town. Considefae T he' disapprobation was expressed on the reading of this I,tjte: h a , e and the Chairman was obliged to interfere in a veil 4 Se , termined manner before order could be restored. , th e Mr. Hors proposed the first resolution, and begge d l Pot t e 2, his own part, and that of his colleagues, to distiac; Who disclaim that the present meeting had been convened W s °Cli o , ' any intention, either directly or indirectly, to embe r s . t he tt Minister a. Mr. Hope then read the first resolution: - ' , ; 4111 3 P " That this meeting feel deeply the injustice of continue s which the house and window taxes after eighteen years of prof 4 k4 tt. peace, those taxes having been considered, and being ' 7 " tof tially, war taxes." i. th e stat i Mr. Hors then instanced several of the unjust ineo, 4 , 44 th ties and excessively overcharged rates of taxation to ' I , -41 - t' house and window duties, which were charged al, t ,;• p tradespeople and the working portion of the comfou p i ,l: h k i l4ll while the higher classes paid comparatively nothing. le_7 4 ` to ce 4t " been said by the great Minister, Pitt, that these taxes w ,. : l ' tio e l , l'h considered as war taxes, therefore, now that tbey had ra 0 4,. cl 1 ; ):,,, at peace so long, why should they not be done away cy''i Mini st er ! Many years since there was a tax called fumage or be d ' 11(4 1:1 een farthings, on chimneys, and afterwards on hearths, se', l , l ? desol, were abolished to perpetuate the good name of King "' Nr f - I liam and Queen Mary; and he sincerely hoped that t ; , of ic h l 'he G E Ministers of the day would induce the people to Jut th e '''ou i i joyful remembrance King William and Queen Adel° g ts,Z of t by the removal of the present house and window taXee'„ all with Mr. METCALFE seconded the motion, and read a sti . i ,. its , i ' i Tesolt ment which went to show the decidedly unjust memo' il 4 th - e ee • which the assessments of the house and window taxes ' l '! 4 1t., t ! r ce made. He instanced the case of four houses—ore o r ! i 4 %4 11 111 four rooms, the second with six rooms, the third l iit Narlt Ifu eight rooms, and the fourth with ten rooms each--wh i r t r y th e : e , at a rental respectively of 181., 251., 35/., and 45 1 - ~i t , , th ,e ' iti l f, *, so wil e chA i i ,• cabt j year, became chargeable on the whole with a duty anwe'! tag - “ t h N'ov, ing to 141. 9e. 6d., or an average duty on each rooto rss itellill'lt,colitsretwtfed_; 10s. 4d. per annum. The window duty on " bftflein houses amounted to 10/. 9s. 3d., which made an h ave ", i , te ( t e l i s it es duty on each window per annum of 4s. Id., or, reekce''' ''fr a: Z i gned) heil 4 l 'fort, .1 two windows to each room, of about 7s. Bd., which added to the house duty, made every person occuPY iti g: room pay 18s. He was quite sure that such a bufa e " ' t 'tte,,,tS, Fr some and oppressive system ought to be altered. ,d t rk m ., are ) i p 0 ,troot4lthat h. Mr. SAVAGE, of Crawford-street, Marylebone, there was one thing be wished strongly to enforce UP9 r , I, ll l i N. i b tt L A their attention, viz., that they would not, under soy nett pl, t l ' l l ; l il t a t ' eumstances, submit to any composition of the tax". I ; e 1 ' till ' 4 fei4 e4 t.tht_..4 : : ' ,..: h ista e s a s tit it er t n r o 4,_ ..es would do the utmost of their power to resist the WO' they had tamely submitted to, ,cb te ktii s to m ap l e The CHAIRMAN then put the first resolution , l ibl „ P.a . t 4 Spain. was unanimously carried. f vkiels-We are Captain GOWAN presented ili t oa o nmog o fe ff n e tt r i:e s b o ed m faoy e re f; di b ucts e s apology for the absence of Mr. Portman, which cat , ",, scene of such interruption and disorder that the CHA / ,, s e wax addressed the meeting, and said he wished to WO 1 1 , tij if ha ev t ye ls they any in would teeffnilceotdr on shortly be that the e laid the ; proceedi ngs House s an of Parliament psa or in the situation he then filled, he would fir a m s l h y e a c :crd i e at'er minately do his duty : and, unless proper order was cle til i 4t 4l at woes I :reient tc served, he should immediately dissolve the meeting. 4 A Captain Gowasr was then allowed to proceed and r l y N N A ,.t, nesdaY ' t another letter from Mr. Portman, praying that his 9 cfai ; ' l4 l`P.R DA sence might he excused on the grounds already stated., , r lis 2 Rh, i nfo ,. Several gentlemen on the hustings volunieered t e h 44 11,!.., the Be l o t testimony testimony as to the general suavity and courtesy 0 P" Mr. Penman had invariably displayed to the rate-Pai e t • te, acc , (1, trai P untaf and his constituents generally. .1 sty k,y avou Captain GOWAN added, that it had been said that t i ', N I . and ti reduction Government in tcould taxationno t bbe carried a t r b r a i ? c o o n n te i if s p u l s Past no peal of the house and window taxes was made (it amatl y ; s tl4.4Mete4earSeheld to two millions and a half), but he was of opinion tb a. ' I would not be necessary to substitute any additional ta n e j I N:ttioy ed e9t T in lieu of them, if a strict and rigid economy was enroll , li:t f rorn o t ur c at h ed an by el t t hl t ri e j l: t a? lt \ t4l :, &ia ' ' J es s; .3( respecting such sinecures and pensions as the Earl ') 4 4 t,:4 4 bu c, thurst's, Lord Dundas'a, atc.—(Great cheering.) le s,,t4 t o, The second resolution was then moved by Mr. 11 0° D . B elgian p eev i ta N DEN, and, being seconded by Mr. JACKSON, was " u ° tit ilk, 'by the 1 are still unitted in the usual manner by the Chairman : .e tc or " That these duties are most unjust and odious, becan' e 11 . ati l t th e less n has been found impracticable to fairly assess houses ; so that •1 1N',441.1i4d-qUar is not possible to select a single street where the assesince,:,o, th e 4, 7 1 ,1 hat Br. equal. Because it is notorious that the mansions of the 'S ` , /4' l tt . se o , , Oisterw: bility and gentry, particularly in agricultural districts , "of ‘`4 Pa Pers, not rated at a tenth of their value. Because the o perSti c ,, occupiers to of these taxes prevented thousands of most respectable lie u ,' holders from exercising the elective franchise under the r , visions of the enc otherwiseting inducementbuildin admirable gtos, a and it mostis theim p d o e r c t i i d in e t d a o r p t iicnlieosi,builders d ße i f t r o m n l l i a m ß n i l y t i i t . c h . e:r e l e s c3 l l : l ] 4 rift !4 c. „tilts EN block them up, thus depriving of - ii l ~ 11,7•PL A ;,, G i theyo caused windows haver : ic y . : du erecting of light and air, and checking the progress of one of ° ,,i uott4;s Was ' of of m th a is n m uf e a e c t t i u n r g e t i h n a g t l i a tl:m a a n i d nlY bec ° :l :o l ,11°Pret4liCet Co n e - s i ni' u ° i n t 1 to these taxes (which take from the pockets of the rate-P i Y . t e l e a 4 4.4 l , efen dant of this parish the enormous sum of 150,000/. annually) th at ° Sir SAMUEL WHALLEY proposed the following fe e°ltr vast a number of our houses are unoccupied , and manY °t ll ' t h4t sh4 g n the env th 4t th e , i " for in have been subdivided to a ruinous extet." 4 1 , 4 ,w, e Y the tion : _ 4 ,6 l)knted co s ts to b " That this meeting look with confidence to the asel" ( 4 - `',at e to 27/ ~,.. • 7s of the Reformed Parliament, feeling assured they will p re , j I , olt 1 .;: , 221 7 , themselves the real Representativesofthe "tnul` - 'at t'i,''Yke 1 people, by 1 h o ... t , e , , a pre ately relieving them from these oppressive imposts." . f . ter h it c h ar ge s v Sir JOHN DE BEAUVOIR seconded it. Resolution e l ' - o, p lif , i ti l t , v i h tal h 4' i l k t t C a 'a t c' fi n e s e e f l e il tied unanimously, e Mr. BIRCH, of Oxford-street, moved the fourth fee ° th 4 , t . l'r 3 ',„ t he Pia • 'lt 1 ,, -, ll' ad( - on, viz. : al Thee. 4t t t, gre ttin as f Ch arnh °IIWA to th e e 214 ofajnn rtiantuver Cha fe by u h er Of p foll s thi s day n the uno 8,C.) J 11°4 y at p ' ali b t4o , IR-33 vY the Rh; (Signed) IQN G : s Id 414 1 ) eir'"" a pectin " That a petition founded on these resolutions be WO., if "ttb,,, 'ed . t, to both houses of Parliament, to the House of Commons ii? it 1. 2t , ,, te of to apPea B. Portman, Esq., and to the House of Louis by the 114 " ~4 4,1 k "), *hi: r ill g Hong. Lord Kenyon ; and the two Members for the Bore u e. rt t t c : i nk i , e . fie n, Portman, Esq., and Sir William Horne, are beret:Pr 01 quested to give their zealous support to the prayer of ''''lllitstelaaitsNl'llatuillifidedncil. petition." 1, 1 it ‘ i th , e t, raa •- k Ury Which, being seconded by Mr, WILSON, was W l' t % 41).5, e suc I 'th at • costs, unanimously. which was agreed to, and ordered to b e I, ~ed, t .,„ lt Q the the Plain Mr. Cool:, the Secretary to the Committee, then ',„ - i e 4 j„ - ". but it ''''Y round the petition, grossed, in order to receive the signatures of the P 51.14 ~t hi l \•,,, TH ioners. . d ''' syl, e % -. : b " indh plause,illr. aHodum sacidththenatciatinwe o f o o i r d w b a e rd fo, ar is i h ds t t o addroapfetntiabgei,si,i bill,ll;f:iit'i,;ih'tililti gestions of some of the gentlemen who had precede d "- e c ase w in not trusti ng M r. Portman or Sir William HO P' V as no present the petition to Parliament. For his par t, 0 1 4 0 "-"--! thought it would he the only and most appropriate 10 " - ipi RI trying their principles ; and, even if he had voted ag °. ,l)l 1 Sca i , those gentlemen, he should have no objection to ad ° P t r je l I:l, 9l e t he l/ Lat . iy u ; 1 mode of proceeding be was now recommending, i n ° J - itii l ' loic Y4 i Ni'e ' ' ' ')l to put them to the test. He then touched on the lea d V:ll, l t hfttsZ o( l: topics connected with the business of the day, an d oi ket,% ll lll': iit l i lp eluded a very able and spirited speech amidst low' e ; t :i nse44i%'eat f: 1 e V eri 4 4 th 1,• continued cheering. _Joe f ehi.. t : 0441 Mr. MILLS spoke in severe terms against the c?" e rtl i t Z dayvel:: Set Sir Wiliiam Horne had pursued towards his const itu e e (Fi rt.4 toP .°l ll;"Set on this, his first trial. He had been invited to the jo lt 81 14jbtl, t he i' , :?l Y. 1 110,41 t1 ing, but had not even deigned to send the Con si r j,i4 any answer to their letter. After a few more reu iti pet 1 ) 1 ., to o e k moved t f t I t t i a e t w a o d o e l p i u tat supportion th waite prayer r Sir f N t V h i e l 1 i p a ;Il i j -il io ° „.. , sp r , i, s hip ayl f p r0 i 1t. 4 4 ,41 0 .4 . ti en ... 41 T Mr. POTTER seconded the resolution, which was Uo ift fl W it b e : l i Op o ' e, mously cart ird ; and after a vote of thanks had bee n $ 41 ' 0 41 ,0 1 141 ed 't° . to the Chairman, the meeting separated. kill e d ,54 'lei 8 1 aai l ri • tt ' l h red ---__ , uS IJ Whe„ e g t 4g " htt CITY OF LONDON ARCADE.-Tile r --••• a ic i eatt.i to ell P r ktlr ' '''zs " notice has been given that application will be made 9 rei rm e tew 'Ptt liatnent in the present Session for leave to bring i ll 5 1 th e me, t i S i "ltTe °4e ht to form the City Arcade, which is to commence n ea o p ( (said to e b C Apt ZR. north end of Bartholomew-lane, and terminate at or reo ‘ ken the ~,,.!d i sate: milid k , 'C London Wall. The intended line will pass through s g o d ultavy number of confined courts and alleys, and form ti selendid improvement to the City,