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THE LONDON JOURNALS. • bAILY EXTICACTS FROM THE MORNING PAPERS. August 8. [NEW TIMES.] The prevalent impression at• present is cer tainly in favour of the general tranquillity of Europe : and this impression is strengthened by the letters received yesterday from Odessa, Constantinople, St. Petersburgh, and Vienna, though the French Papers continue to hold out apprehensions of a different result.—The follow ing are extracts from some of the letters received by mercantile houses in the City : " Odessa, July 11.—Several couriers have lately passed through this city from St. Peters burg; and there is no doubt that they are the bearers of important dispatches for the Russian Ambassador at Constantinople, though the nature 'of them is not yet known. It is however gene rally believed, that no hostilities are intended at present, and a war seems a very distant, and not a very probable event. —Large shipments of wheat continue, though not so actively as for some time past. The prices are falling, and they would be much lower, but from the general bad appearance of the crops." " Same Date.—The affairs of the Greeks in Moldavia are in a desperate state. They have been repeatedly defeated by the Turks, by whom they are vigorously pursued to the Russian frontier." " Constantinople, July 3.—We are hourly waiting the arrival of dispatches from the Court of St. Petersburg, and the general opinion is, that their contents will be favourable. Although an immediate war may be averted, the conse quen6es of the late insurrection will still be very serious to this nation, for the severity against the Greeks still continues with unbridled ferocity, and the sanction or any appearance of sanction to the insurrection, on the part of a neighbouring power, will unquestionably be the signal for fresh outrages.—The ships laden with corn still con tinue to be detained, and large sums of specie have been sent to Odessa within the last few days, as proceeds of the. grain." Letters have been also received from St. Pe tersburg, dated Ist July, which say, " there are no fears of war here. Money matters and the Exchange remain nearly the same. The latter is a sure criterion of public opinion. Last post it was 91d., to day it is 94d."—The private com munications from Vienna are also in general pa- Fific. In one of them, indeed, a report is men tioned of the Greeks having captured Salonica, after a bombardment of three days ; but the re port takes its origin from so doubtful a source that it requires confirmation. [MORNING POST.] It is doubly gratifying to find the completion of our wishes antedated, and that the state of the country is so tranquil at home, and its relations with foreign Powers on so sure and satisfactory a footing, that instead of increasing our force as at the approach of internal convulsion or of external conflict, we are able with perfect safety to our selves to reduce our army to the amount of nearly one-sixth of its whole numbers. With respect to those declaimers, who chiefly called for re trenchment because they did not' think it practi cable, we do not anticipate that they will view the present reduction with much pleasure. It is what they professed to desire, but then they wished it to be made at their suggestion, in order that they might trumpet forth the success of their exertions, and gain the applause of the multitude at the supposed triumph of their hacknied patriotism. So syste matic are the complaints which these advocates of public economy are in the habit of bringing against Ministers, that to preserve consistency, they must in part abandon it; and must contend that that which would have been proper in May or in June last, has been highly improper in Au gust; that although it was true that Messrs. Hume, Bennet, and Wilson tore out their lungs, dur ing the last Session, in preaching up the reduc tion 'of the Army, yet that such a reduction, at so inconvenient a time as the present, ought to be 'followed up by the impeachment of Ministers. There is really no meeting this course of argu ment, than as it has been done, by the contempt of the people, as well as that of his Majesty's Ministers,' who, in steadily keeping to the path of duty, have, in the- present instance, officially announced the tranquil state of the country, and the commencement of a series of gradual reduc. tion, so as to meet the wishes of the public with- Out compromising their safety. [MORNING HERALD.] We anticipated in The Herald of yesterday, by our Private Correspondence, the proceedings '-at the " bublin Conciliation Dinner" in honour of his Majesty's" Coronation and 'visit to Ireland. Some further details reached us yesterday by the Irish papers, which, from the interesting charac ter of the proceedings, and the state of public feeling at present among the people of that part of the United Kingdom, we have also given. People very well know how easy it is to get up ac counts of manifestations of public sentiments the most enthusiastic and general, where the whole has been but the affair of a party, or some small fraction of what is called the public; hut, in this instance, there is decisive evidence of unanimity of publie and popular enthusiasm, unprecedented, as far as we are aware, in any part of the United Kingdom. The newspapers in Dublin, hither to more keenly, and really hostile to each other than those of this Metropolis, speak in one tone of joy and congratulation ; and what is still more decisive, the individuals who have hitherto had no interchange but that of mutual animosities, have pledged each other overthe same board with the utmost cordiality, and with a kind of solemn and ceremonious abjuration of their mutual jars and prejudices. This visit of his Majesty will prove indeed a permanent blessing to Ireland—a " happy epoch" in her annals—as it is usually de nominated in the Irish Papers. The influx of persons from all parts of the United Kingdom is immense, and the impulse given to internal trade and manufactured goods must prove incalculable; [THE TIMES.] We must take leave to disturb the complacency with which Ministers and their friends are assum. ing the credit of reductions of the Army, which have been forced upon them by the distresses of the coun try. We cannot forget how long and how obsti nately they turned a cold ear to the repeated re monstrances of independent Members of Parlia ment : and how eagerly they argued that it was im possible to reduce the expenditure another shilling, without detriment to the country. And yet within a few weeks after the close of the session they cut off at one blow 12,000 men from one branch of the service, making, we suppose, a di minished charge of not less than 600,0001. a year. Necessity has great power in clearing the intellects and removing obstacles: and we have little doubt that we shall soon have to record further reductions to a much larger amount. The Ordnance, Navy, and Civil departments still remain to be pruned ; and we confidently anticipate a great saving in the Collection of the Revenue. It is, indeed, estimated that the whole saving to the country about to be proposed by those who pledged their official words that not a shilling could be saved, will he above a million and a half sterling. We ought to mention, to the honour of Lord Liverpool, that he strenuously urged the pro priety of reducing some of the larger offices, in 'stead of curtailing the pittances of inferior clerks, who, at any rate, work hard enough for their salaries, while many of their superiors are " su pinely thriving" on fat sinecures. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. LIBEL.—PRIVILEGE OF A WELCH JUDGE. GUILDHALL.--A question of rather a singular nature came under the consideration of the sitting Magistrate, Mr. Alder man VENABLE s, at this justice-room, yesterday. Mr. Maberly, the Solicitor to Christ's Hospital, had, in the course of his professional duty, directed a circular relative to certain dues appertaining to the Hospital; among others, to William Kenrick, Esq. one of the Justices of the great Ses sions for Cheshire and Wales, which the Learned Judge, mis taking it as particularly personal to him, had felt offence at, and had replied in a letter to Mr. Maberly m such strong and irritating language as had induced the latter, in justice to his own character, to prefer an indictment against Mr. Kenrick for libel. The Grand Jury at the last Sessions found the Bill, - and upon a certificate of that fact by Mr. Shelton, Clerk of the Peace for the City of London, application was made at this Office for a warrant to bring the Learned Judge in to give bail to the indictment ; and the execution of the warrant was in trusted to Harrison, the Marshalman, who immediately went off with the same to Mr. Kenrick's present residence, near Rye gate. Harrison returned Without his prisoner, and attended yesterday before the Magistrate to report his proceedings. He stated, that he was attended to Ryegate by one of Mr. Maher ly's Clerks, who pointed out to him the person of - Mr. Kenrick ; and on stating to the Learned Judge the nature of his visit, he replied, that he was ready to attend him, but he must take him at his-peril, as he claimed his privilege, being a Welch Judge. He at first proposed giving him (Harrison) an under taking for his appearance ; he, however, subsequently changed his mind, and furnished him with a letter to Messrs. Wimburn and Collett, his solicitors, directing them to put in the neces sary bail to the indictment. Messrs. Wimburn and Collett accordingly attended at the Justice-room yesterday, and offered themselves as bail for Mr. Kenrick's appearance. A question, however, arose how far it might be proper to take bail to an indictment, without the de fendant being present to enter into his own recognizance at the same time. Mr. Maberly's clerk, who was also in attendance, said that there was no objection on the part of Mr. Maberly, and it was suggested that Mr. Kenrick might enter into his own recognizance before any Magistrate in the neighbourhood where he was. Mr. Alderman VENABLES said, " But I object. Here is a gentleman claims the privilege of not attending to the warrant of the magistrate. Has he such u privilege ? If not, .I see no reason why he should not be obliged to'subrnit to the law, as well as persons in a lower station of life." Mr. WI MBURN said, certainly,' under the present circum stances, Mr. Kenrick could claim no privilege. He was a Welch Judge, and had he been going on his circuit, nothing could stop him ; but the circuit did not commence till the 17th of this month. Mr. Alderman VENABLES.—Then I see no reason why Mr. Kenrick should not attend the warrant of the magistrate. Mr. Kennck must attend. Mr. NV MBU RN submitted that as the prosecutor consented that bail should be given for his appearance, there could be no objection. It would be putting Mr. Kenrick to much incon venience to come up on purpose. Mr. Alderman VENABLES said, in this case there were three parties—the prosecutor, the defendant, and the magistrate who granted the warrant ; and however the former two might agree, ' some respect was due to them strate. It was due indeed to the proceedings of the law. Tue warrant of the law must be obeyed : Mr. Kenrick must appear Personally, and he as a ma gistrate should feel it as his duty not to take bail to the indict ment unless he was present. Mr. WIMBURN said Mr. Kenrick would be in town to go his circuit on the 16th, and he should then. appear and enter into his recognizance. The Magistrate replied he saw no reason for that :Mr. Ken rick had refused obedience to the warrant on the supposition of a privilege which he had not. He had no wish to put Mr. Ken rick to inconvenience, still less to do any thing to hurt his feel ings ; but he saw no reason why the warrant should not be exe cuted in the usual way. Harrison was accordingly ordered to go down again-with the warrant, with directions from the magistrate to pay every per ' sonal respect to the learned judge ; but at the same time to re quire his appearance to give bail to the indictment. MA - ssiox-Ifouse.—Several fishennen were brought up be fore the Lord Mayor by Mr, I-lovt'el, the Water Bailiff', on charges of having used unlawful . nets in the river, near Black wall. The nets, it was stated, had been extensively used in catching spawn or white bait, and in the destruction of the smaller breeds of fish, for the purpose of scaling.them—a de testable practice, which has of late become common, of depriv ing fish of their scales for the purpose of selling them to the manufacturers of mock pearls. The fish, after being scaled, are often thrown again into the water, as they are too much mutilated in the process to be saleable. The LORD MAYOR condeinned the nets, but remitted the penalties, in consideration of the extreme poverty of the parties. A waterman was charged by Mr. Nelson, the Deputy Water. Bailiff, with having used unlawful engines for taking, or more properly for stealing fish, in the river. Mr. Nelson stated, that in consequefice of numerous com. plaints made to him by the fishermen below Greenwich that the watermen were in the habit of robbing their nets, he went down the river to inquire into the fact ; as soon as he appeared below Greenwich a great number of water men that were collected together in their boats rowed off in all directions ; he made after some of them and came up with several, when lie found in all their boats long poles with sharp barbed hooks fixed in one end. The bar of the Justice room was crowded with fishermen, who all appeared anxious to de , scribe and detail the various robberies that had been committed on them by the watermen, by means of these engines. From the account given by all of them it appeared, that the watermen made a practice of rowing over the nets laid by the fishermen, and whenever they discovered that there were fish in them, they contrived, by means of those poles, to take them out and carry them off. It was stated that they sometimes even took up the nets and took out the fish before the fishermen's faces, which the superior swiftness of their boats enabled them to make off with, and also to be the first in the market, and undersell the fishermen with the fish they had so obtained. It was also stated that a great number of fish were destroyed by the practice, being wounded, though not taken, but left to die without bene fit to any one. _ The LORD MAYOR declared his determination to put a stop to a practice so iniquitous, but as there did not appear sufficient evidence against the party , who was then present, lie was dis charged with an admonition ; and his Lordship desired that some others who could be identified as having been guilty of the practice, should be brought before him, and that the Water Bailiffs should keep a strict look-out for all who should here after offend. The Burgate, or St. Michael's-gate, at Can terbury, now pulling down, was rebuilt on the site of the previous one in the year 1475. The centre of this gate was taken down in 1781, and subsequently the southern tower. ritcrif THE LONDOiN . GAZETTE, AUG. 7. War , Office, dreg. 6, 1521. Ist Regiment of Life Guards.--Lieut.-Colonel Hon. Henry Beauchamp Lygon, from the 90th Foot, to be Lieut.-Colonel, vice O'Loghlin, who exchanges. 90th Regiment of Foot—Major-General Terence O'Loglilin, from the Ist Life Guards, to be Lieut.-Colonel, vice Lygon, who exchanges. Commission in the Dogmersfield Yeomanry Cavalry, signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Southampton: — Bingham Baring, Gent. to be Cornet, mice Saint John, de ceased. BANKRUPTS. C. B. Red Ward, Portsea, Hants, scrivener, to surrender, Aug. 11, 28, and Sept. 18, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. L. Williams, Baptist Head Chambers, Chancery-lane: G. Atkinson, Bishop-Wearmouth, Durham, dealer, Aug.l4, Sept. 7, and 18, at eleven, at the Bridge Inn, Bishop-Wear mouth. Attornies, Mr. Blakiston, Symond's Inn, Chancery lane; and Mr. Laws, Sunderland. G. S. Popay, Southtown, otherwise Little Yarmouth, Suffolk, brick-maker, Aug. 23, at eight, 24, at ten, and Sept. 18, at twelve, at Nelson's Hotel, Great Yarmouth. Attornies, Mr. J. Francis - , at New , Boswell-court ; and Mr. H. V. Worship, Great Yarmouth._ _ _ J. Room, sen., Bristol, merehant, Aug. 20, 21, and Sept. 18, at twelve, at the Commercial Rooms,Bristol. Attornies, Messrs. Vizard and Blower, Lincoln's' Inn-fields; and Mr. W. Gre gory, Bristol. W. Keech, Axminster, Devonshire, grocer, Aug. 28, 30, and Sept. 18, at twelve, at the George Inn, Axminster. Attor nies Mr. H. Knight, -Axminster ; and Messrs. Alexander and Hollne, New Inn. DIVIDENDS. Aug. 29, J. Ward, Milton-Abbott, Devonshire, cattle jobber, at eleven, at the King's Arms Inn, Tavistock—Aug. 30, J. Hobbs, Titchfleld, Southampton, tailor, at twelve, at the Bugle, Thai&ld—Aug. 30, J. Massie, Derby, mercer, at eleven, at the King's Arms Tavern, Derby—Sept. 7, J. John son, LrandafT, Glamorganshire, shopkeeper, at twelve, at . the Bush Tavern, Bristol—Aug. 25, A. Keating, Strand, silver smith, at eleven, at Guildhall, London—Sept. 1, T. Ward, Towcester, Northamptonshire, lace dealer, at twelve, at Guild,. hall, London—Aug. 21, J. Moore, J. Tennant, and J. Foster, Bishop-Monkton, Yorkshire, flax-spinners, at eleVen, at the Sessions House, Leeds--Aug. 30, I'. Martin, Little Harrow den, Northamptonshire, baker, at eleven, at the Hind Inn, Wellingborough—Aug. 31, M. Fowles, Ross, Herefordshire, mealman, at ten, at the Swan Inn, Town of Ross—Sept. 4, J. Saunders,- Duke-street, St. James's, surgeon, at one, at Guild hall, London—Aug. 28, W. Stanley, Warwick, liquor-mer chant, at eleven, at th e S wan H ote l, Warwick—Sept. 5, T. Wooltven, Andover, Southampton, linen-draper, at eleven, at the Masons' Arms Inn, Andover—Aug. 31, R. Fox, jun. Norwich, silk-mercer, at four, at 'the Norfolk Hotel, Norwich —Aug. 25, S. Catei, Watling-street, 'London, warehouseman,' at twelve, at Guildhall —Nov. 3, H. Berthoud, Soho-square, Middlesex, booliseller, at ten, at Guildhall, London—Aug. 28, F. Savery, Bristol, marine-insurance-broker, at ten, at Guild hall, London—Aug. 14, J. Dowley, Willow-street, Bankside, Surrey, corn-merchant, at ten, at Guildhall, London—Aug. 18, J. W. A. Snuggs, Lime-street, London, spirit-merchant, at eleven, at Guildhall. CE RTIFICATES—A . 17 G UST 28. J. Hardwick, Clare -street, Clare-market,huicher —F. Frank lin, Leamington-priors, Warwickshire, surgeon—W. Taylor, Watling-street, London, calico-printer—J. Willan, jun. Ville cf Monswick, Worcestershire, farmer—J. Wedgwood, Basford, Staffordshire, merchant--H. A'Dean, Hertford, shoemaker. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Whitehouse and J. Tristram, Cotam colliery, near Wil lenhall, Staffordshire, coalmasters--Jas. Hardwich, jun. and John Hardwich, Westbury, Somersetshire, common brewers — Wm. Anderson and W. Brett, Nag's Head-court, Grace church-street, vellum-binders—G. Scougall and A. Henderson, agents--A. and H. Crease, washing.paper-manufacturers, Great Newport-street, Long-acre--S. Copland and J. Edge, Birmingham, builders--E. Ashcroft and E. Jones, plaister of Paris manufacturers, Liverpool—S. Cayme and J. Palmer, flax spinners, Yeovil, Somersetshire—J. Coates and J. Roberts, Shadwell, rag-merchants—J. Gregory and J. Burder, Skinner street, Snow-hill, grocers—F. Philpot and J. Hoar, Dunsfidd, Surrey, tea-dealers—l. Simpson and W. F. Paley, tobacco manufacturers, Leeds—D. and J. Craig, Manchester, tailors— W. and T. Tomkins, Yalding, Kent, grocers—J. Longbottom, jun. and Co. Ratcliffe-cross, shipwrights—B. Dennistoun and Co. Finniestar Brewery, Glasgow—W. Atherton and 11. Baines, Everton, Liverpool, ale brewers—J. Y. Rand and P. H. Abbott, Darby-street, Rosemary-lane, brewers. NEW Z EALA.ND, -- --liis Majesty's store-ship Dromedary, Capt. SKINNER, in her late voyage to New Zealand, anchored in the Bay of Islands, and took on board a cargo of cowdy, or pine spars, sufficiently large for the topmasts of ships of 98 guns. They were loaded at Whangarooa, where the Boyd was cut off by the natives and the crew and passengers murdered. Some of the vestiges of the ill-fated people are still visible, and the chief actor in the dreadful affair, a native, who has long been at Sydney, and known by the natne of George, openly avows he was the chief perpetrator. The bones of the unfortunate men are worn as ornaments by the natives.—(New South Wales Advertiser, Dec. 23, 1820.) DESTRUCTIVE FI RES. - Yesterday morning, at eight o'clock, a fire broke out in the manufactory of Mr. Moseley, turner, packing case, and look ing glass frame maker, in Misnel-street, St. Luke's. It occurred during the absence of the workmen, at breakfast, it is conjectured, from fome shavings having been ignited by a fire, which was used for the purpose of melting glue, and owing to the combustible nature of the stock in trade, it burnt with the utmost rapidity. From the street being very narrow, and the great scarcity of water which for some time 'prevailed, it was not got under until the premises were completely gutted, and property to a large amount, consisting of the stock in trade, working tools, &c. was destroyed. The flames communicated to an adjoining house, and to the dwelling house of Mr. Moseley, in the rear fronting into Baltic-street, both of which were materially damaged.—Monday night, about r 2 o'clock, a fire broke out at the house of Mr. Webster, oilman and tallow chandler, Chapman street, St. George's in the East. It originated in the shop, and was first disco vere d b y a neigh bour, w who,e obliged r witli to es li c diffictiy, roused the i nmates. They ;pe by jumping from the windows on a bed, but a lady who lodged in the house had her arm broken by falling against the pavement. The whole of the house, together with the extensive stock in trade, and valuable furniture, were destroyed. GEORGE BUCKE, Esq. has obtained the Prize 'Gold Medal, given by the Corporation of Dublin, for the best English Ode on the subject of his MAJESTY'S visit to Ireland. The house of Major-General BEATSON, at Knowle-farm, near Frant, in Sussex, was broke open on Sunday last, during divine service, while every servant was off the premises. No thing was lost. It supposed the ruffians were alarmed in the larder, wheke they attacked some provisions, by some Gentlemen who came to the house to see the farm and improvements. A black man, seen on the road, was suspected. Sunday evening, during the absence of the family, who were gone to prayers, some villains broke into the dwelling-house of Mr. HARVEY, silk manufacturer, in Elder -street, Norton Fal gate, and robbed it of 3501. in gold, three silver watches, and jewellery to a large amount, also a quantity, of wearing apparel, household linen, &c. with which they escaped. I4HE LATE MARQUESS OF LONDONDERRY. In our last we mentioned that the Dowager Marchioness of LONDONDERRY and suite sailed from Donaghadee to Portpatrick, and that her Ladyship appeared much affected at leaving the kingdom. That her loss will be sincerely la mented, in the whole circle of her numerous ac quaintance, we have too much reason to know, but by no class of the community will it be so truly felt, as by the poor. In compliment to the wishes of the family we have hitherto refrained from dwelling upon the virtues of the late Marquess, and the loss sustained by the community in his death ; but there are a few facts which have long since come to our knowledge, and which we feel it our duty, (in order to encourage others to " go and do likewise") to make known. .During the last years of the life of the late Marquess, his con tribution to the poor every Sunday was 3/. while that of the other different members of his family amounted to nearly the same sum ; and those sums were not merely contributed when they attended their place of worship, but, was any member of the family prevented, by indisposi tion or the severity of the weather, from attend ing Divine Service, (and nothing but serious in disposition, or the very worst of weather ever prevented this,) the poor were not thereby losers, their contribution was regularly sent to the Mi nister or Churchwardens, with a note explaining the cause of their absence ; in addition'to which his Lordship paid an annual subscription of thirty guineas to the Committee for manag ing the Funds of the Poor of the parish of New townards, and similar subscriptions to each of the other parishes in which he had estates. — We are enabled upon good authority to state, that he frequently desired the Clergyman of the former to apply to him at any time when the funds might not be sufficient to relieve the actual necessities of the poor, and that he would make up the deficiencies ; and that by those subscrip tions the committee were enabled to relieve the wants of the poor in a manner quite unprece dented in this country.—And if to this we add the, relief afforded at the mansion of this noble family, and also by private donations from the different members of it to the neighbouring poor, we may form a slight estimate how much the loss will be felt by those unfortunate members of so ciety.—The last act of this Nobleman is of that nature which particularly deserves to be record ed : It will be recollected that when we an nounced his Lordship's death, we said that by his express desire he was privately interred in the family vault, none but his domestics attend ing : we did not then add, though we were aware of the fact, in compliance with the wishes of the family, that the reason his Lordship gave for desiring to be privately interred was, that the money which would be expended on a public fu neral would be much better laid out on the poor; and he accordingly desired that the sum of 1001. which he conceived his funeral might cost, should be distributed among the poor of the parish of Newtownards, where his principal estate lay ; which sum was accordingly so appropriated, to gether with an additional sum of 1001. to the poor of the other parishes (in the county) in hich he had estates, in proportion to those estates ; which latter sum was given by the present Marquess, that the poor on the whole of his father's estate might be put on the same footing. There is another trait in his Lordship's character which we will take this opportunity of mentioning, not only to spew the utility of a resi dent landlord, but to encourage those who do re side, to follow his example. It was the usual practice of his Lordship to settle all the dis putes and differences of the numerous tenantry on his estates, thereby preventing their having recourse to law, (and often ruining both parties;) with this view he always encouraged any tenant who considered himself aggrieved by another _ _ to apply in the first instance to him, and having called the other before him, he heard their stories, and then endeavoured to reconcile them. If, however, he failed in this, he then summoned the witnesses on both sides, examined all parties with the most persevering patience, careless whether ,it required one, two, three, or more days, and having summed up the whole, he then pronounced his decision, giving at the same time such powerful and substan tial reasons for it, as, though they might fail of satisfying the person against whom the decision was ma de, yet seldom failed of carrying conviction, even to him, that it was founded in equity; and it seldom happened that any appeal was made from this decision to a Court of Law, and wherever it did so happen, his Lordship's decision was always confirmed. And to this alone we must attribute a singular fact, that, for upwards of half a century, not a single attorney found it his interest to settle on his Lordship's extensive estate in the county of Down, com prising a large extent of country, (together with the populous towns of Newtownards, containing between 3 and 4000 inhabitants, and Comber, containing from 1 to 2000), and a most nume rous, wealthy, and respectable yeomanry, such as in other districts have often given bread to half . . a-dozen. In publishing those facts we feel that we are not complying with the wishes of the family; we are equally aware with them of the unobtrusive ❑ature of the late venerable Marquess, and that as his actions and motives were free from ostentation, so it would be far from his wish, were he still living, that they should be blazoned abroad ; there is however a duty which we owe to the public, and part of that duty lies, in stimulating those to virtuous actions and good deeds who have the power of doing them ; and in this view we should feel ourselves culpable were we'not to en deavour to excite others to imitate this venerable and respected nobleman and his family in those highly useful and in our estimation truly patriotic virtues. *** The foregoing article, which we have ex tracted from The BELFAST NEWS LETTER, of the 3d instant, contains so honourable a tribute to departed worth, and holds forth so excellent an example to persons in the same rank of life, that we consider it as a duty of morality and justice to insert it in our Paper. THE ASSIZES. NOR'I 4 tiERN - CIRCUIT, YORK, Atro. 5. This extensive circuit commenced yesterday at this place. Sir WILLIAM _ENO]. Lpv, Bart., the High Sheriff of the county of York, proceeded soon after three o'clock in official state to receive the Judges. He rode in a coach with six heau,! tiful black horses. The high Sheriff had with him, besides the usual number of Spearmen on horseback, an immense cavalcade of his 'own tenantry. Mr. Justice HoLttovn was conducted into the Castle about four o'clock, .when the commission -was opened for the county. His Lordship proceeded thence with the chief triagis' trates of the city to the Guildhall,- where the commission was opened for the city and county of York. • At half past ten this morning Mr. Justice Bayley and Mr. Justice Hoiroyd were conducted by the High Sheriff and Lord Dundas, who is Lord Mayor of York, with their respective at tendants and insignia, to the Cathedral church, where divine service was performed with the splendour and effect which the unrivalled mag- n'ificence of the place is so well calculated t° give to religious solemnities. The crowd wa s , excessively great. his Grace the Archbishop °' York occupied his own stall. The High Sheriff s Chaplain, the ReV. Mr. Powell, preached from 1 l'eter ii. 17, " Honour all men, love th e brethren, fear God, honour the King." " Without religion the Most atrocious crimes would have been committed ; there could be n 0 mutual confidence between man and man ; troth could not be elicited, and justice could not be administered ; yet religion could not controul the passions and actions of men without the ai d and enforcement of civil onvernment. The sta te of religion and government in this ; ,country "' 33 the best that had ever been known, or probab l y that would ever exist. The legislature was wise and upright, the administration of justice en', lightened and impartial ; there was provision t . : l t the needy, and hospitals for the e diseased• "` i 'was therefore the most sacred obligation te l t all to support. the religion and governm en t ,. of this country ; but it was particularly the d ui/ of the rich and powerful. It would he ungra te ; ful as well as unjust not to ackriowledge that i rh rich and powerful generally performed their hi and important duties with great attention aril, success. Their dwellings were encompassed 01 their beneficence and good example. Yet t hel e would do well to .exert their utmost . vigii nnc s , against dangerous and blasphemous publicat inti o ; . If the poison of modern philosophy should w n o ., its way to the heart of the body politic, o f should relapse into a worse condition than tbal l , aboriginal heathenism and darkness. Christian' was infinitely more beneficial than all the W r i l i - j ing of antiquity and all the shadowy, ilimsyVere fallacious inventions of modern times. Vet t ,,nt were in this country poor men who felt the w ~5 5, of work, of food, and of due attention in siclO'',as It ought to be remembered that ChristianitYl:sto not designed to give riches to the poor, ho lt to the sick, youth to.the aged. its object 0 11e r direct the hopes and affections of men to au ° ' and a better world." ig tim l e 'he in c t a h le e nd c a a r st o le f epornitsaoinnesrs43toprbiseonterries_d at wife for the murder of her husband'; one 40 ,0 forgery ; twelve for burglary ; five for b4 4 , in g; robbery ; two for rape ; five for horse stOti i i o ol and the rest for minor felonies. In the ci t id u ,o B there are two prisoners—one for forgery, ti n for horse-stealing. Monday se'nnight there was a violent st ° "" o f d thunder and lightning in the ne i g hb o urho ° Al m yick,when an excellent mare, belonging W ro itl' ROBERT GIBSON, of Craster, standing in the wcre dle of a field, and also two fine tup sheeP' it t struck dead. The hair of the mare was trur over her body. COURSE. OF EXCHANGE, August 7. , -- Amsterdam - Ditto, at Sight l2 1 3 Rotterdam l2 1 7 ' Antwerp l2 9 0 ITS Hamburgh Altona Paris, 3 Day's sight Ditto Bourdeaux, ditto Frankforton the Main • •• ft-, • 00 Madrid l6 P . V' :0 Cadiz fie cti Bilboa o ‘ si Barcelona' Seville Gibraltai Leghorn . 47 .. ~. Gef i.a , Malta 45 -Naples 394 e' .. OP Palermo Lisbon Oporto ItioJaneiro .. Dublin .... 9i 0P BULLION. / .0 ° °l'e , Portugal Gold, in Coin 3 17 1.. ,-,1 Foreign Gold, in Bars 3 1 3 6 New Doubloons New Dollars ...... / 2....... .,..,' Silver in Bars, Standard _...-•"" , ----- -- --,- ---- BIRTHS. „ o tteif:e . On IVednesday week, Alice, the wife of .T a mes rote ° 00 Blackburn, weaver, was delivered of one girl 30' 1 .40 The children died in the course of the day, and the 1 ji odu tinues in a weakly state. capo the ji ° At Torquay, on Wednesday last, the Lady of - pa.• R.N. of a daughter. d S 7 At True Blue Cottage, Teignmouth, on S•star- of Lieutenant Goddard, of a daughter. . el - - - - 2 , 10 0 MARRIED. nt- 6° 10 • u tena o At Inclibrayock-cottage, on the 30th u1t.,1-oeitna, `lane „ Archibald Watson, Bengal Light-Cavalry, to f i s sin_A of the late Archibald Scott, Esq. of Usau. „ Esq ., Of '', ol vov - On Saturday last, at Leeds, W. Keridau , _ j• tire hall-street, to Eliza, eldest daughter of the late k. . o r the Clayton, Esq., of Newlaiths, in the count)? of to On the 4th inst., at Cheltenham, Capt. J• G. t 4. A ';'iqoA C ' Royals, to Miss Ormsby, daughter of, the late t, s(i . of gook Royals, and grand-daughter of Michael OrritS:bY , P Savage, county Roscommon, Ireland. 0, of liIED. FoYreelssttreredettribria,ftpp:rieghatleingiennnhegr 511snte;sea, r IV . irs. ill arY ' On the 4th inst. her" at house, in iNottinh3r•is Penelope ' Cholmeley, aged 74 aunt of Sir "'' IT Bart of in '•• '- ollt .Easton, the County at 14ncolu• . they CO On Sunday last, at his residence; Leeds Castle, In : 4;!e• of lent, General Philip Martin, in the. 89th year (:t_ . .!;tc . ./9, t" —ON - - L DON rPrintedlilKU. Cil7Rl'Slarij'ir ''''''' -W. 1 . Ormond-street, Queen -square ; and published bY Stl. , SCRIPPS, of No. 7, South Molten-street, at V i tt ., i .rf s t Ovi-icE, No 112, Strand; where A-ovrivrisf: %,,,t. ORDERS, LETTERS, &C. (post-paid) must be add"' ctirotiv, ieller;: