The Sun. — London, England, 1844-02-29 00:00:00

- 44)' 1. r.r a 7/ THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY . . . eirticularly expressive .countenance.--(Cheers aryl ! ll:eeriest, and the most virtuous people o n th e face of the Mughter. The modesty of the lan•llords is trele s glebe. ' (The Hein. Gentleman sat down amidst the mo s t Most remarkable. They think us unreasonable • enthusiastic cheering.) because' w e Seek not to be ocercharged - for I . The enamour; then came , forward and said, I beg t o our bread, and required to pay the l an dl or d t ax out of remind you that ourmeetings will be held on Wednes our own pockets. I should like to .see the Minister of I day evenings -until, further notice. 1 eta sorry to have t hese'landlordi . come down to . the louse of Commons, ! to say, that in consequenee of the alteration in the er and demand that the manufacturing' furtion Of. the . rengements, many parties who came • a long distance .e ormuunity , should pay the taxes which should in just, ce ! (rem . the .country to .attend last week's meeting, not fall upon the farmers-perhaps I am wrong in usine having paid sutlicient attention to . th e . alteration, were the ,word farmers ; it should, m or e p ro p er l y , be ' the Ldieappointed. I propose that' wenow . close the proceed . landlords. Lord Beaumont was also at that meeting.- ing of this very interesting meeting by giving three, (Laughter, and hisses.) You h ave o f ten h ear d before.' cheers for the gentlemen wh o h ave a ddr esse d us . ,of silly . lords-(L aug ht er )-but these Anti-Legg-tree! ' Three hearty cheers were th en g i ven , an d th e mlet . ineetingS seem entirely to be got up for the purpose of ' ing separated at ten o'clock. , making exSibitions of all these unfortunate individuals.; - . • . • • . (Cheers and laughter.) Lord Beaumont .said . that the' the or y o f f ree tra d e was a very. beautiful . one, hut SPIRIT' of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. , still it was only a theory, and - therefore could' , ADVERTISER.-We are surprised to find that some of not be perfect. I a l wa y s th oug h t t h at such a our Liberal Contemporaries imagine they can discover ground . sentence as this would, amongst any ~ reason- of hope i for.lreland, in the speech of Sir-Robert ou Peel. They ves. We • able set of men,. be put down as sheer nonsense: -IncartdisecoP:etsr persons of quicker that tthan rsel and varied nothing in speech . lengthened. for If free trade.be a theory, and that it -be beautiful I • • , as it. was, which -affords the slightest foundation f hold that ' it must be said to be perfect. We' have , no any such hope. It bears on. its face the , impress authority to show that a restri c ti on o f i n d ustr y . and of cunning and de c eit. It s . conciliatory expressions are Commercial intercourse with other nations ever confer- only intended ,to mislead. NO. - distinct avowal is made 1 . hred the slightest benefit upon this country, while w e -of . any intention to. - abandon that oppressive and ave the authority of some of the most eminent, men in insulting policy which has has driven- Ireland to the • , the kingdom to prove that it would be attended with the verge of rebellion. Now, can any one who knows-the cha- Most beneficial results. He said that the profits of the ratter of the Premier, suppose for a moment that had he manufacturers were a d m i ra bl y protected in this country; contemplated the adoption of a conciliatory policy, he would not have taken carp make an explicit avowal of his inter-. • yet three quarters of all our manufactures are exported bons ?On all previous occasions--his tariff, - for example . to foreign countries ; and if Lord Beaumont tells us haw when he intended P ' to introduce measures of concession, he has. Par • liament gives to any goods in China, the Brazils, and not no noly . proclaimed his purposes in terms which could admit America any protection I certainly shall say of' him of misconception, but with a pompousness of manner. pet lie is a wiser Lord than ever it has been my good fortane culiar to himself, and which was almost as significant as the to meet before.-(Leughter.) Why; I know ' many . language he employed. If Sir Robert Peel had intended to • Weavers - in my country would not argue with, but alter the course of his procedure •in Ireland, he would not have . laugh at such aristocratic reasoning as this of my Lord studiously abstained from all reference to Mr. O'Connell's thrice-repeated questi o n-"'H ow are you to govern Ireland r Beaumont' s . Th ese monopo li sts, when talking of the rate of wages, alw a y s t a k e th e i r para ll e l s from Poland, In his silence as to hi s f u t ure policy we clearly discern an in . • Russia, and suc h p l aces, b ut t h ey n ever make the tention to pursue the perilous path which he is now treading. Instead of intimating h's p pose to relax the severity of the . . Brightest allusion'to that great country at the other side- law, he avows his resolu i tion ur to uphold it. No one can miss of the Atlantic, where the labolirer is paid at' the rate take the meaning of this. In. the Premier's vocabulary it of. 4s. a-day. Neithe r d o they ever reverse the pictur e , s i gn ifi es that, while he is in power, Ireland will continue to . • and . turn to Ireland. On the last night When We be governed by military force. But we are not left- to mere a ssembled in this , building we were addressed- inferential ded uc ti o n s • respect i ng the future Irisk policy of by , the ' representati v e o f, if not the whole, . at. Sir Robert . We have sure ground s for o ur tonviction. i l east three-fourths o f th e . Irish - nation-(Tre- One unguarded expression escaped Sir Robert in his late mendous cheering and waving of handkerchiefs)- speech, which indicates, in a manner not to be mistaken, that a policy-of coercion, not of co ncess i on , i s th a t w hi c h Mi n i sters and he showed the r a ti o o f p r i ces d o l e d o n t to the un- f ortunate labourers in th a t coun t ry .-(Che ers. ) A r-, have detennined to p ursue - towar d s I re l and. S i r Robert , p e avowed his intention to, uphold the Protestant Establish-, ' eo u n amed Godfrey Wentworth got up at that meeting, ment as it now exists inethat conntry. On this. point .he , to move that a committee should be formed for the 'pro- was more explicit than we ever remember to have heard • ft tion - of British industry. What a misnomer ! . F9r .him. He did not qualify his language in any way. The 11 ritish . industry ? It should have been for the'protec- - determination was proclaimed without any conditiOna. ~.tion of British idleness-to protect the "do-nothings."- e -,. He left no loop-hole, no back-door, through which, in case •• (Cheers and laughter.) Thereis another Noble Lord to an . emergency should arise, he could escape from his ' 1 - whom I alien allude, although I know that he does . not pledge. No measure which ,can in the slightest degree in- , ) terfere with the Irish' Church, can ever be p ro p os ed by hi m . S tand very high in the es ti ma ti on o f t h e au di ence now colleeted in thi s th ea t re -I mean L ord Winchilsea- Not,' if any such measure be proposed by o th ers , can it re (Hies , . . . nd , 1 ,, es.)-who called them a bloody a revolutionar ceive his sanction. With th a t Ch urc h h e h as i nsepara bl y Y identified himself: with h er h e i s p repare d to. stand Or fall. '• ZY• - (Groans-) If he meant to refer to the term Rather than touch her most trivial privilege, or suffer another -. _ reign of terror," - which - pr eva il e d at on e t i th e i n ato do it, he would see hi s Ad m i n i strat i on perish before his • n eighbouring country, the s ense i n w hi c h i t was t h en eyes. Now, if, as is admitted on all hands, the ProteStant nu erstood and acted on, the Noble Lord . is much Church in Ireland be, in her established capacity, the monster kistaken ; but I believe that in a literal sense evil of that country, and if the Premier has declared his detete ' the term is applicable, for -I believe the Anti Corp- urination to uphold that Church at all hazards-must not - . ' 11 )" League is bringing on a reign of ' terror they be credulous persons indeed who expect any measures 4goinst certain monopolising classes in this country.- of aConciliatory nature from him ? Hi s s p eec h, as b e f ore • (Cheers and l aug ht er .) Th e man who conies to this remarked, d oes not afford the shadow of a ground on which to rest any such expectation. But even . if t weeting ; and who positively shudders, may be said to havesomething 'of t - h• Certain ee error upon nn. l ight- did, even if he had given an explicit pledge of his inten tion to ,do justice .to Ireland, we would have reposed no "hgered gentry feel the same kind of terror when. those faith in , his 'word, after hearing him proclaim his reso - Men who . . wn wear large blue coats, and -who ive - argirdles rati on t o maintain, under , all circumstances, • existing r ound their waists, make th e i r appearance.---,(Laughter.) and contingent, the Protestant Establishment of Ire ' w ile monopolists ; accuse us of us i ng h ars h l anguage. land. So long- as the Irish Church is \suffered to exist, 11 3', men •do not - take straws to cut down oaks.- Ireland cannot know what peace or prosperity-means. She ( Cheers.) Why . should those who are in earnest go is not only the . crowning evil, but the parent of nearly all ''` ,fhout " with bated breath ; and whispering hum- the other evils which are felt in that country. •It is not merely that, being the religion only of a few hundred thou . ul eoess" before men who trample -on the people sands of her people, she constitutes a standing insult to the 4 ! •this -country' ? Evet . ' one knows the charac "et' of - the - l• tarmillions who are of a different creed, but these millions, • te- ... lisle. . monopolists -every We is e7ev . ery one knows that • • • • while maintaining their own ministers, are ground . to • the . 1 „ Y.- clutched the • ex , stence of the - people. earth by the heavy imposts laid upon them .'for the :support irey have -for years held in their grasp the property of of this hurche It were bad enough that they should be • l , :industrions classes of this empire. They are men obliged to support this Church, even did they conceive her '.;°;lnO are remorseless for what - they have done-wh o a re doctrines, her discipline, and her copduct to be harmless ; but ,;, asrdless of the cruelty they inflict upon the poor, and it is a double act of injustice and oppression, when they con -4,"4o:iarie determined. that, .whatever the result may be, sider her creed to consist of most perilous errors; and her cen wie ' • • duct to be dangerous, if not destructive, to the souls of men. / .3' Will perpetuate the injustice of which they have so Nor, insuperable as' are these objectionsin lin of he 4 9 t li g b.c/I:Xttirtyl;'* . thiii . prpuror which is to be seen in the - , catinies to t t as P ar ro e testa " nt stablisment 3'e the' Ireland; 'are t. a lliditin f- th d ee ,.._ . ...o . ousan s-aye, of: millions of this they the. only ground of their hostility towards that Este ' /2_7rY . .-(Cheers.) Oh I :they are a., sensitive class-3 blishment. Their averson to the Church is deepened by the ba=se there - was a motion brought forward in the fact, that throUgh her ' door all must pass who are•atn b,:,''"e or. Commons by certain e xentleinen who bilious of sharing in. the honours, end .partaking. of the i t ': a•• great- affection for Don - earlos. -(Laughter.) advantages, which the State holds out to distinguished, :e Ct fiVe - lyear s of the • time-the valuable time-of talent and meritorious conduct. , The avenue to civil dis ill, Collective °wisdom" of , the country was expended tinction and civil ; emoluments is shut against, the 'Roman .. unit' debate - upon' the merits of that very respectable and Catholie. - - His talents may be of the highest order, and i fettunate I . Piiiiee . .,-(Laughter.) - There was, a great his conduct invnlnerable to the shafts of calumny, nnd rp fi n s position evinced to - hear that debate on the part of yet . , because he is a Catholic, he is ineligible to any civil, ju dicial, or political office of any importance. La us not be Wand•there was - a still greater indisposition to hear told that the Relief Bill of 1829 established civil equality mate. whi t. re,„___,. • c.e..w.as expected to come on after the one between Catholics and - Protestants. It did no such thing. wh eat Don . Carlos, upon a proposition to allow In appearance, or in theory, indeed, it may be said to have 1 . 4 1 ,t and flour to come from the Cae, the East done so ; in reality it has not, . What is the existing state of 1: 8 ) . and Australia at - the same , duty as 'matters in Ireland? What has been the state of matters in •is • ! t t ••• and- . flour enOw - comes ' from. • Canada-th a t that country since the aceession of the Tories to power? Are. i et ti e t .-- tto• duty-- at .. • . a11.-(Lond chee It was not the Catholics a proscribed class'? Are they not studiously .- be, t l l , c !cd:that tb,:inotion.resPecting Don Caries should excluded from all offices of emolument and trust? Is not the 1) 0 , r own overboardi•irt order therefore - to throw over- brand of degredation prominently and permanently impressed - .. r c t ee their brow? Ate they not insulted in every conceivable on . . . tineee l he other motion, :which they considered a little way -grossly and gratmtously insulted by the ministers and tictiee rl ! i :of the . cornaaws. But, 'however, it so hap: members of that Established Churcl, to the maintenance of n , that there was - something else -to talk about, which they ate compelled to contribute? And yet, though Sir eie • .. .. • . ....t aut .19 certain fictuins, which go by the, name of qui Robert Peel avows hiS deterMination to uphold a Church -q ' t etionS in- whiehecertftin Noble Lordsand Hon. which is ' • ' .. eete„,_ , . , , . _ --:tr s u :Tell are fieeply concerned, owing to some mat- evil which converts a country,'which would else be a paradise, tart zi ; tery reputable, which are connected with the into a . political and social pandemoniuM-there are personae:- e te siti„"hci horse-racing:- It was amusing to . see what s en- persons in the, ranks of the Liberals,- too-who are credulous '.. ' en ess - there • ' to believe thatpolicy he contemplates a conciliatory towards ,s 0) e tb u . .... .. vi ea._.shown , With . respect to ',,, : ,, th e Propriety WIT.. bringing wheat from India and , Ireland. We are of no such easy faith. We will not believe ea that any man can entertain the intention of doing justice to '. ,:i!i n ,...., Pe , ---(Hear, hear.) The monopolist; were seen' in who does not the workofconciliation by Inland, ee ti a '" a renttittideS'aind postures, and with expressions of abolishing the Protestant Establishment in that country. ' nte nalice . which could betoken little -less than a se CHRONICLE.-So, it.. appears that M. Guizot - flings all perm , Conspiracy against the State. They tried to the blame of the non-ratification of : he treaty with Pomare, to wade each other that it would be a dreadful thing Queen of Tahiti, not upon her Majesty's _repugnance, .but fr e „", e ng wheat from India-that freight all the way upon the Admiral Dupetit Thouars ; and the .211 . 6mteur orders thr".' Calcutta was a matter not to - - be considered, and 'the Queen's restoration. It is evident that Lord Aberdeen, e _a u t if this motion should be carried then . agricultural though he admits the French protectorate in . Tahit . i,. refuses eve[tection would receive a " . 'great blow andseVere die to recognise the sovereignty, which, for a pacific Minister; is "ill'ese. feel ee t nent."-(Cheers.) Well, now I confess that I st r an ge enough; for it means neither more nor less than this of , un mitigated and unspeakable contempt for that cl ass -lie adjourns the question of sovere i gn ty t o . a f uture war. ' is 'who go into - either House of Parliament, and wh o He.dethea the right. of the Fiench. to levy duties, prohibit th at iLerery motion and every Bill with an apprehension ships touching, and to exercise rights . of sovereignty. Yet ree t , u 'l some . trick or other it is' likely to diminish their, the real influence, the practical exercise of sovereignty, he admitS. We have no hesitation in saying, that such a state pe 4 : °Y some very small sum. The Ministerial Party ap vi I ,'' now firMly compacted. They are cemented by of things e is tuis to a y t T f o a dt: Y c l oTri:t nusbeewusrlzeaguneeeds,; and foi th e s l f ;f ,Selfeinterest. Their country is forgotten, all one jealousies,mo r could Y not have been established. The protectorate ti koa t , ertngs of the _poor are unheeded, and they bind ht tO hre been (*sed and prevented in - the first ba the. se lves together to maintain their own interests, and - s ° t u a g nCe. Fo r in.*, the Mhole current, of rancorous opposition; =tat 't own class. They are not disjointed as they were greedy of ,subject that stirs national pride, will clamour for Oh, it ?sion, but they are a happy and united family. 'the fall s - OVereignty of these petty . islands, denounce every 11 14 , 's delightful to see brothers dwellin tother in Minister, like Guizot, as a poltroon that shrinks from offend the ,1 -- (Cheers.) You have no doubt often passed ing England_ in_ the, enforcement of rights upon - them, . and 'zt,„,.,ational Gallery • YOu must have s the !`Happy • - end by making it a sine qua non with any new ,_Minister, that three''lly," pent -..* . Seen he annex the Friendly Islands in name, as well as in reality, thee r.. , up in a cage there,- 'I saw yesterday to the French ,Crown. st .,"t 3-- -(Lotid laughter)'-nestling and warming . o ther : Ives under the warm fur of a cat, which, tinder . TIMES.--Sir R. Peel .is unrivalled at dropping' facts into fk f t; e'renteetenees wen=d have been their deadly enemy, their right places. But it must be confessed that even he kev'e en d of mine who was with -me asked the tee - ''• oer sometimes:drops thein.wrong. His late speech on the state Of Irelatidwas - an instance of .unmixed success in this de- Are -..e m anaged to suppress their natural instinct and partment -of political art:' On Tuesday night lie was not so ekteasities, and make the o temp and frie dry t ' fr . - Oth 111 5 ---- . ,-.- ,S , ~ ° happy tehe dropped his fact, to our taste; singularly awry. r• teed cr. "Do yotr starve them. into it ? said My eirettener e .apropos, we presume, of the late unfortunate ed th " Oh, no, your, _honour, I feeds 'em well," re-. misdemeanour of the Irish Attorney-General, begged to know t ,? come man.-(Lond"cheers.) This is the secret of *heftier it was theintention of her Majesty's- Government - vn Q -Paetness of the Ministerial corn-law majority. " - to bring' in a Bill for' the more effectual prevention of Pl ae Party . „, 4, , l uxuriate in the enjoyment of power, and duelling? and Sir It.' Peel;' in - disclaiming any such inten •'`aton - 4 ,. i 1d . patronage, which . they widely di tribute tion, thought it advisable to take credit for having . refused ' kiti tr,,nelr foliowers whenever the•opportunit occurs,: the: usual pension to the widow. of the unfortunate Colonel - Oiy Inakenew whenever there is the ightest il l e r y places Fawcett. Sir Robert Peel doet not often utter what is emi- Ul f , ° nee ; - •• - - nentlyand completely illjudged: But this, we think, is the t o r pauseb essay e while the others bind themselves Loge- least that can he said of his answer to Mr. Turner. "lf . hit 47..... Sir R. Peel has promised them, or they say the practice stillexisted,he said, and truly, "it was tot from , , • • ` 4 l4a - 1 confess. I v en __ s. I should not be inclined to place anY any defect in the- law, and her Majesty's Government doubted ti rini e e;:.l,nt his prOMises made iu his character as whether any good object could be promoted •by altering the Ott he'2..1.. ister-they - say Sir Robert Peel has corn law." We,agree with,law , is as severe as need 5. ,%01g 0 .7 1 , 11 maintain the corn-law, and .the e-law - be; To change it, even for the better, would•.not touch t i l l_te s t " o e n.e lltsis of their high rent rolls, they bind them- the root of the evil. The !. ' leges sine ntori#:l3" are just what t hey ere ° t rier, and they are a happy. family, because we have already. •It is the feeling of soci e ty itself which er well f ee l 4 e,i,, v .,, .-e(Loud cheers and laughter.), But has - to be changed.- Society has to leani-that patience and ere wr ik r eat insecurity amongst them.. They do not forbearance are' not mortar sins ; • and we hope, with. Sir Robert Peel, that society is learning this, and is beginning to Y I '" confidence in the Houses of Parliament, but too Peak i„. e__ , :recognize its own guilt and absurdity in attempting ito en la A ft _ in so _ `. bold terms when they are in some s nug force upon all its members that hon our "mimic of ven-- I;re sue , tai in n at Aylesbury, or at Buckingham, or geanee , involved in the " code -of hon. '" Due he tt ,;!.ty I,;!_P yr iftce, but they will not do so in Parliament. told the House; " was fast declining -the feeling of society 11 ` ) J . t ong s is" that, there is a spirit rising up. was against the practice, and would, therefore, produce a Th •be . • ",..,People .of this country • which . will salutary effect,' SO far, so good.. , But the great.Parliaraen etl hi e , `Tned, • and which cannot be deluded. tary speaker-the .watchful politician--could not. be Content, ee rs et, .e e lately had a proof of it in the county pf So- with disposingof the question. He could not resist ; claini e . e ( Leti e ,;`,t e a meeting called. by themselves. To get that ing for Government the, credit of moving along with the Public feeling. " Her Majesty's Government had availed - goy"etie the turned the county • upside down. The . themselves of an opportunity during the recess of exercising t 4a4 k w ag held in a small town °celled and sus- • • Ns -' 'I four ' their influence _and authority in , discouraging-the . practice thou., 4 ,,, ur or five thousand agricultural inhebi- as far as they could." Colonel Fawcett, he told the House, " Yet, 1 a fi , y , t,e. declare, upon the most respectable au- "was - a man of great military reputation, and had distill , ~,?he of a ": a majority of eight or ten to one voted in guished himself in the service of his country. He was. un-; 17:a44, e. . ~ote of thanks to the Anti-Corn-law League. fieunately killed in a duel ; and when his widow applied for ea le sneers.). The publications which the . Anti- that pension. to. which she would have beenentitled had he tl it i p !lTtite7etiett are iseuing, to the world with so' much lost his life in any other way than by the hand of his .adver ,.. get' u4tr , assert that seven-ninths of the population of eery, her Majesty's Government felt. themselves compelled . - eil r l ot are with them. But, notwithstanding 'this; to refuse 'td 'grant 'that ,pension. ... . . The widow of the deceased. officer having been refused the pension, and . • Ati hard= get a unanimous vote, nay, they' can the survivor superaeded, he thought • her Majesty's Govern- . e:!eii.,i, hick bare majority in favour of the matt had sufficiently evinced their willingness to exercise lqatidh o l they :wish tosecure, and Which their legitimate power and influence against. the practice. of ,111 to ders are voting • . Why, let to maintain. -them - duelling." We are very far from wishing to revive a clamour Vkberje°,ttr metropolis. We have 57 OillaWkistered • 1 Irish G. 1 'll t excuse h 414 i tre s - t . r . t he League in London.-(Great ' cheering.) u m t n u st ui t ut i p e pyeai A r Attorney - -- e - h Zi e g tl L - el s Vawc e e s t s t t tsltisl t ife e th e ; Cooh, ~v,47ig.ers freinAancashire, top-(Cheers)--a We have spoken our minds on both eases, and abide by what' tote e e • 4 l'ect e e i ° Toted' leer Mi. Taft:is* while none of we have, said. . But. the merit of Government in thit exer- Ty !altil e cl e, e -tacre,hants gave him any ppport ! . The .tion " 4thsir legitimate power andinfluence" should really hoe- stile t.„ - ' B ,l e , s ; ) titer 'iiid ' were nntiiltilibe League. 'be-illustrated by a comparieen of these two cases. Mr. Smith,. ' l 4 - `wtri ) ,,, - ,.`:"'s is, that 51 000 Of the inhabitants of smarting, we allow, under a series of most ungenerous insults, 1:),, - ; pai t i t - iis. have fair] 'themselves, , but still, it.DittSt be remembered, - engaged in the very act of y . registered . and hot te" the s4Ohis, .f.- - solemnly. vindicating the law by a Government prosecution ct4 t b 4ve /eation4 Anti-Gorr-law rertering their names as mom- of the deepest moment-himself . a lawyer, and almost. in e 46 b 3'141 s e much butti- c 'rn - law League. I should the face of the Judges of the Country-with everything r_ipaki . coa tis , ,_ , that - I have been 'driven to around him to deter, and nothing beyond the mere sense ot 'e st 'rela e e find that there is still in this country insult to force . him upon such. ith act--flies in the face of th gran)', r ereren ee - f L N , s i th,. or even the bad amongst the, every kind:of law, moral and political, human and divine, by Vas e Vild t l e , ",:ligh your conduct May make sore° of' - challenging the lawyer who has affronted him.• , What is the . 1 t• ' 14 ° 1 " "'C . A. 11 .r id result ? llii. Smith's ability, integrity, firmness, knowledge l in atry ,„ a get of this false and Worth eat . 40 t th e '-"At-lieers.) It is bowing d Baal, 'of 'his work, e and, finally, Mr. Smith's . present success, and u, t he 1,,0_ saki hip of intellect, *d own and . romiseof Arture service, give him a clam on the defenc„nof t ` c) :_i .e , u4 T . e lp of pompand tn u . stry an . virtue is party.: Ministers made a brilliant. and generoue-apology 1 , 0 (I inSt rtll g B of the , l riches-riches obtained out for his " indecorum." :fables are 'turned. .He appears 'him,. s_ 'tw o e. I have no hostility to the die; 'het e.h. ns of the country self amidst the cheers of the Ministerial benches, lays befOrel, ~_ t th e 10 4, if .,,_ .. ountry, - but . I - vvill always ( 1 )- , 'the Houk a manly eXpOsition of his conduct and expiession, I: . e. 4 , 1 _ Peopi ene 3 , ,, ntinued, , i he •-•..; -u.lieve, will. seine. time, of regret for his' inisdemeenour, and sits down, not only un-. t i l : < ‘ ,:r .e tte x i ou "' s Ln ao ls country much further than they . censured by those whose praise he :courts, but triumPhant--, 4,, ttub o , vindi cate ' r• --, - - (Cheers.) .We obey the absolved, by the " prolonged'applause' of the House, . ,ith whe n '' n lent of ti le law, when that. law is " Non Winn ctiliele vertu:it, opprobrio quoque culine"--- • . __ d teh _, it i s i _ just principles. We reverence the I and rather advanced, than impeded on. his road to the Chief `i_atte"_h e it i s i _IL accordance with Christian princiPles,. ilistieeslq: We do not mention , this ' to complain. .of 19,1 tIi,J,,P 11. t ..u,gioerdenee with the interests of our - it.' But •et us' look r at the ,parallel . case. An . o . fficer ,1 r g ' o 'r r ett s, or'pLz_it.rll),„ aristocracy that we see walking ' who him sel lil u s t al e so, . Si his-Robert r7l says, "distinguished ~ g iB, g.„. - the service ofcoun ry, is e a enge . e nu tit er • . Mae • e in their .carriages, and entering 'd t fight, h 'll 1 caste •h' .does 110 e will lose in is profession -nay„ he ng e -th, si ons, end Lakin • •' • • . ' is , , a t o g their seats in the C ,will be lucky if he be• not publicly disgraced by the formal. no, e , wh o - atm Nebo 'ivo ry ' , est a scor n .. 3. _ , are never knoWn to do any; - decision Of a military tribunal. The last West Indian mail k et tk . y or y and esefuLlhnecause you do something, that brought Mine news of a'eourt-martial . held upOn au officer of N e N Lof t r r wcrsbi ese men, I tell you, are not 'the English artillery, against whom one of the charges was, il l Astin at flu P and respect, and the sooner, you" '-thatle had omitted . to "take notice'• of insulting language." pe ed iat o se and ' a‘,,,,, 014 of , to . ;... mischievous principle, Which This "distinguished officer". then went out-whether- he ill-. 11 4 opp r ,, r this 6.,' YQur childhood-the soonettwilt " 1 4 1 ' 9r-ftiqultieti to take 4-11 ° 34 - 0 : 0 - 44 .4t 1 YerearY. we You i' s then; -un trY shake ff . ' - . 'clu - inct Enow, ter e - fell . afthe . ftl'it - fire. Guilty as his actiwas, Rot t o - 1 and t o the burdens v&ich sta nd , t.ey . ..ay then d forth, no one can say he went unpunished. As far as he was con - 'ora l , the greatest, stand as cerned, justice might be thought to have been even too t the freest, the . i sadly, too grievously, satisfied. But here, what is the re- suit? The Government, which has just got off its lawyer, ! , FASHIONS FOR MARCH. Mr. Smith, comes- orward ostentatiously to state, that it h as !, had the virtue to inflict an additional penalty on a woman (From the London an d P ar i s :Ladies' Magap' ag of rciabion.) who, if she has erred atall in this matter (which th ere i s,no , purlish _ Under the name of robes de cliambre, very Pretty' morning Itig,ligti dresses . are Made, *of plain'- cathemire reason to suppose), has incurred at least a suffi c i en t ment in the death ef, her husband by the ha n d o f h er bro ther-in-laW. _ Itiaziat...on the seconds, who are, we believe, lined with gaufr6 satin, which is a pretty novelty.for, still in her Majesty's army, that this righteous vengeance this purpose ; they are ornamented by two bieis, one' falls—scarcely on the priticipal criminal, .who has virtually matching the lining and revers, the other of dark velvet; withdrawnliimself from the service—but signally and direCtly i with gimp- between•; they are alSo' made of 'Printed-orl 'en the widow of a man whose . crime is this—that he allowed. Braganza velvet, Closing from top' to boitom with bran denbourgs.: the slenve.s. are wide and long, with euffk . .or himself to be made a sacrifice to a false professional sense .of ItOrientale to the elbow, and tight under ' ones of the . honour, to which obedience is not wilyeneouraged, -but en forced, under pain of ruin, by the Commander-in-Chief's material; acing up so as to s h ow th e one of Mus ; the open s eevesoyith under ones, are so g enera ll y office, for the working of w hi c h th a t G overnmen t i s re a son- same f sible. It is actually the same au th or ity w ith a diff ere n t fa ce hit which disgraces the officer if h e will not fight, and fines h i s in. use now, that muc h attent i on i s paid to the make o widow if he happens t o f a ll. Andfor this Sir Robert• Peel these white ones ; some are of guipure or rich lace, but . ' praises himself and his colleagues on the score of stern morn - many are .made of :inlets,' one row of which is almost lity. We really wonder he did not proceed to eulogise it on tight over 4 ribbon, the other row forming bouillon ; the plea of economy.. the caps fashionable - with this toilette are of em- GLOBE.—The Custom House frauds, which have broidered • India "muslin Ariiiinied with Valen already excited so much attentio n an d sur p r i se , w ere on cienneS lace, having - double brides of ribbon,one Monday again the subject of inquiry in the Court of pair - tying; the Others . loose, -or of guipure l ace , Queen's Bench. The form of the proceedi ngs were inthis the only ornament being lappets of the same. - Gimp instance different; but the facts adduced in evidence were and braid are still . mucliused, •as well as embroidery, nearly similar to those elicited on fernier trials. • The on • dresses; there is . a new style of, braid, with the mode of prOcedure was by indictment; the charge was edges pearled, which has a • richer effect ; some conspiracy to defraud the Clown of certain duties upon indoor redingotes are ..made with revers, showing goods imported by the fabrication of false entries, and the chemi se tt e made •of • inlets and chnnes or the insertion of the leaves on which these' false entries work ; the • shirt Is • altti with . revel's, which if not were made into the Blue - Books; in which the " s i g ht joined shows the :tinder . shirt full trimmed. • -For entries" were. made by the landing-waiters„ and on .carriage . dresses the - high bodies are ornamented which the ditties were charged. By tie connivance and with braid or brandenbourgs. Walking dresses are aid of Homersbam and. Burnby, two of' these officers generally plain in the skirta; though fashion tole (theformer since dead, the latter the principal witness rates a double flounce of moderate width, or , a against the defendants on this trial),. Messrs: Mottram plissé of ribbon down the front,> the corsages high and Williams, who carried on business in Wood-streett and -tight, as well as the sleevea ; the principal Cheapside, as silk-merchants, and their clerk, Horsley, thing observable in ball dresses is, that the cor indicted with them, had carried on a eourse of fraud sages are worn higher, some even .what are termed on the revenue for a considerable time, and to a large half :high ; drapds• and Grecian corsages are extent. The present indictment was , nec e ssar il y, li m i te d fashionable, the sleeves are short, and freque n tly entirely to one transaction—the fraudulent entry upon two cases covered by ()Howe' *sleeves of lace and the berth es are ofgoods imported by the ship B e lf as t, f rom F rance; an d worn so deep as often to cover the sleeve ; for dancing the by which the Customs branch of the revenue was de- skirts are shorter, ethers continne long, double and treble frauded of the difference between 417/ 15s. and upwards skirts continue in favour, but, the newest style is a single of 1,100/. Williams pleaded guilty ; Horsley had ab- skirt en biais for tulle, white, pink, blue; green, &c. The sconded. The other defendant (Mottra m ) was convicted. hair is - much ornamented by flowers, mounted either en The facts elicited by the examination of the witnesses couronnes, with bunches forming diadem, or twisting exemplified most forcibly the oft-repeated observation, round the - coiffure ; ringlets or bandeaux are equally 'that the pulabobusiness of the country is worse con-; fashionable. Many resales of gold or silver are twisted ducted, and that protection against frauds upon its round with gauze or velvet, in the turban:style t. some reienues is far less effective, than those of private &lichens of cachemire or crape lisse with silver fringe commercial establishments. The Attorney-General are merely fastened on the head with two diamond in his opening .explained .the course pursued at the - pins. Dress hate of black lace, with bugles, or of Custom-house ; and, certainly, had .. the Honourable blond, or pearls, Or - pink crape, hare a bouquet formed Commissioner s desired to afford facilities for fraud, they of tips - of feathers, fastened by an emerald brooch., could not have invented a practice better adapted for the The spring bonnets have not yet appeared in great purpose. The importer who contemplated fraud; variety; the forms-continue of Moderate size, one of the 'had only to come to an understanding with one or newest trimmings is fluted ribbon round the front, two landing-waiteis, and, by purchasing their aid with- which is frequently lined with guipure on the a share. of the proceeds, he was secure. The Cita- ca p o t es , w i t h w id e runners ; lace often replaces. the toni House authorities, by their mode of transacting,. ribbon. Capotes of pale- co l oured satins are often covered business, had done he rest . " Landing-Waiters," - with black liee, and ornamented by a drooping marabout said Burnby, in his evidence, "were stationed at cer- - taro quays ; and the importer might land'goods 'where he pleased." The officers-of the Government, employed and paid by the public to preVent fraud, perverted into the hired agents of the fraudulent traders, were sure to be in their places. No interchange with officers on other stations; no checks upon the old jog-trot mode of doing business ; no 'special examination . , pf, the "Blue Books," in -which the • entries were made, to ascertain their . genuiness—nothing of this kind was ever thought of. Had not Mottram and Williams become bankrupts, and certain entries of a -suspicious. appearance in their books excited the suspi cjon of the accountant employed to prepare their balance 'sheet, led to inquiry, the system, which had been so productive of fraud, would have probably continued to diminish the receipts of the Exchequer, and to swell the gains of the fraudulent importer. The fair trader would have still found himself undersold ,in the market ; would have witnessed his gradual decline of business, • until insolvency. and ruin overtook him ; while his dis honest neighbour would have risen, from one step to another, in the scale of what the world calls respecta bility," until he retired with an immense fortune, to .checkle over the clumsiness of the Custom House, which had ministered to 'his dishonesty and success. -The witness Burnby , stated, as a fact, what will -ex cite general suspicion. "He made certain disclo sures to the Commissioners" —not, however, until some inquiries were being made in consequence of the. pays. terious entries in Mottram and Williams' books. "His disclosures were not caused by remorse. If the Com missioners have represented that the disclosures ema nated from remorse, they were in error." And-- deeply steeped in villany as he was—this avowal may be safely credited. He was absolutely frightened at the extent of his transactions—terrified at the amount of his success. - - Business increased upon his hands to such a degree—his clients were so numerous, and his profits so large, that he became tired of the trade:- 4 My motive was to stop the frauds when I found they had arrived to such a pitch as 400,000/. or 500,000/. a year —that was my motive. I had no fear of being dis covered. I could have carried it on to this day ; but when I saw the frightful extent of the fraud, I deter mined to stop it." Another part of his evidence was equally astounding. The public ought to know whether it has been plundered by wholesale, in the! way de scribed,:—" It is a common practice of all landing waiters .to purloin what they can get from the docks. e They have l a r ge coa t s f or t h e purpose. I hail a large coat with very large pockets." There .are two circumstances connected with the witness Burnby, which will strike every one who reads the report of the proceedings of Monday with sur prise. The first is, the very large pecuniary allowance paid to him - by the Customs in the lieu of salary :—" I am. not now in employeaent. lam living-on my own pro perty, and on Iss. a-day allowed me by the Cuatorns. - I made these disclosures in November, 1842. I have had 15s. asday since." Five guineas a week, in addition to, the interest derived from his own property, the produce of his frauds, kerns rather like a bounty upon guilty participa tion in the transactions he described, than anything like forfeiture of pecuniary advantages, as a punishment for crime. The Other circumstance was the protection sought to be cast around him by the .Attorney-General, by which the , fellow might obtain impunity from! ptinish- Men t for imputed perjury. TWO indictments for perjury had ,been , returned "true. bills" by the grand jury and the Attorney-General applied to the Court of Queen's Bench for permission to enter a nolle :prosequi in each case ; and thus stay all further proeeedings against him on those indictments: - For the credit'' of our judges we are hippy to - add that this 'extraordi nary application was refused, and Burnby - will ;have to answer the indictments in the ordinary course of Uri: . The proceedings of Monday were, as we have said; by indictment. The conviction will, therefore, be unpror ductive to the Crown; so far as ,restitution of any part of the duties of. which the revenue has`heen defrauded is concerned. The witness Burnby, estimated the! amount of the fraudulent practices at from 400,0001.- to 500,000 L annually; and from 1837 to :1842, as the extent; of time over 'which the • transactions 'spread. , SeVeral Verdicts for large penalties have been obtained by the Crown in the. Court of Exchequer; but, if report speak truly, the proceeds derived froM thote verdiets will be miserably . It is worth while for some Member of. Parlia ment to move for returns upon theie cases, as well as for all papers likely to cast light on these extraordinary transactions. .STANDARD.—Among a variety of notices iof mo-. tions given last night, by different Members of the House of -Commons, is one by our old friend Mr. Thomas •• Slingsby Duncombe, representative of - the borough of Finsbury, in which the Standard is concerned. The motion is for a return of all money paid to .the proprietors, the managers, conductors, and agents of the Morning H era ld - an d S tan d ar d newspapers, for the information furnished by them in reference to the late. agitation in Ireland. How the - Ministers may treat thatmotion, we are, of course, unable to an ticipate ; but , ave • could most earnestly wish that her Majesty's servants may feel justified in granting the re turn. It is true that, in every case in which- we have . been in possession of i n f orma ti on t h at i t m i g h t .be im pertant.to the public, service to place in the hands of the Governinent, whether such information related to foreign Or dennestic affairs, we have been careful so to place it, without a moment's delay, because we consider that our. connexion with the -press does not in any manner re lease us from the duty common to all subjects. 'While important events were occurring on the continent of - Europe, and - - during the troubles in Canada,. we had, by means of our expresses, frequent oppor tunity to render this service, and we always rendered it promptly and cheerfully, without the least regard to the political party to which the Ministers might belong. Of this we have abundant proof, in many, courteous letters • of acknowl e dg men t • from Lords Glenelge Palmerston, and other Whig- Ministers. Of late our 'opportunities have been much less frequent, for the pre sent MiniSters are wonderfully sparing of the materials upon which newspapers exist—war and commotion,; but, whenever we ha ve h a d t h e opportunity of commit nidating information to the Government of Sir Robert Peel, or of facilitating its acquisition of information, we, it may be easily believed, have as- cheerfully rendered. Such assistance to the present Government as to the Government: ,Qc .Lord .Grey or Lord Melbourne. This is one side of . the . account. Now . for the other ;. . and _ before - presenting it to Mr. Thomas Slingsby Duncombe, warn- him that it will gratify .himeas little an a 'bona fide balance-sheet ,presented by some fashiopable persons that we could name to their `too - long . expectant' creditors, or as - the answer to the bearer of a" cheque, the effects to meet which had been previously taken out by the drawer. The debitside of our account, then, with all the Governments that have existed since the Standard has exiited, is nil, nil, nil -Whatever we have done for the pUblic service, we have never re. eeived one _farthing for_ it, and in justice- to all - the Governments-of- the last seventeen -years, we grat e f u ll y acknowledge that not one' of theM ever insulted us by the offer- of one farthing, or one farthing's worth: This. may astonish Mr. Thomas Slingsby Duncotnbe, but let him quit hiS present party, and he . will learn that men" . may• be zealous and sincere, may he honest and - independent, without eternally mouthing Liberal common places —may even wish to save, their country without. a corrupt :consideration. If we had been in possession of infortnation which conk' aid in suppressing the treasonable agitation in Ireland, any Government might 'have had it upon the cheapest pos sible terms—had . -it - for - nothing—had it pressed upon them ; •or if 'we saw any way to such - information -we should 'not have delayed one moment to look for it-Land still the return would, be payment nil. Our readers will excuse our saying so much, as this may be our last fitting opportunity ; for it i s by no means improbable th a t, h av i ng used his privi- , lege of .P.arliatnent to insultpersons connected with the Standard, as he has done on- the average twice a year for the last -five-or:six -years, Mr.- Duncombe mai tm eas has found it convenient to -do....lsefore,l.4eithd' motion. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF t'HANCERY, Feb. 28. The Lord Chancellor sat in Lincoln's-inn Hall to-day, and, n the course of the morning, stated that it was his intention do so every day during the present:week. THE CORPORATION OF DAR-mount v. HOULDBWORTH. JUDGMENT.. The Loan CHANCELLOR gave judgment to-day in this case, which was argued Some time since before the Court upon appeal from the decision of the Vice-Chancellor of England. His Lordship observed that the suit was insti tuted to set aside a bond that had been executed by the Cor poration of Dartmouth in favoirr of a gentleman named Houldsworth for the •sum of 1,200/. The ground upon which the plaintiff insisted that, the bond should be delivered up to be cancelled, was, that it had been obtained by fraud and misrepresentation. The circumstances of the case were, ge; nerally, the following:—The defendant, Mr. Houldsworth, was a member of the Corporation of Dartmouth, and had great influence in that borough. The principal offices in the Corporation were filled by friends and connections of his, and he represented the borough in Parliament"; in short, in general, at elections, his recommendation was attended to ; and he was what was usually called the patron of the borough in less pure times than the present. Certain proceedings -were instituted by the opposite parties in the borough, for the purpose of calling in question the title of many of the corporators, some of the leading members of the borough ; thirteen or fourteen quo warrantos were obtained, and in consequence of this, a meet ing of the Corporation was held, after notice, at which it was determined that these rpm warrantos should be defended. Mr. Houldsworth was present at this meeting, and he was requested to attend to the defence, and to do what was neces sary. He went up to London, in order to see that the de fence was properly carried on. Ultimately it was discovered that no effectual defence could be made, and judgment of ouster was pronounced against the different members of the Corporation. These Proceedings were conducted by the Town Clerk, and the Corporation having a very scanty income, only about 7001. a-year, Mr. Houldsworth advanced money from time to time to pay the expenses, which ultimately amounted to 1,290/. Mr. Houldsworth applied to' the Corporation to •be reimbursed that sum. The Corp Or ation met upon the subject, and, after consideration and inquiry, a bond was given to Mr. Houldsworth for the amount, and the Corporation seal was affixed to it. For two •years the interest was regularly paid on the bond ; at last, however, came the Municipal Corporation Act, and then a new set of men became members of the Corporation, and being influenced by purer motives than the last members, they refused to pay the interest upon th e b on d. Upon this, Mr. Houldsworth brought an action against them, which was tried at Exeter, when a special verdict was found, which declared the bond to be a perfectly legal instrument. The Corporation, not satis fied with this decision, filed their bill in this Court, for the purpose of having the bond delivered up to be cancelled. On the case coming on before the Vice-Chancellor of, England, he thought The plaintiffs had no equity, and dismissed their bill, and•from that decision the parties appealed. The Lord Chancellor, after going at considerable length into the facts of th e ca se, and observing upon the transactions 'that had taken place, and the evidence given by some of the witnesses, stated Ins clear opinion to be, •that the judgment of the Vice- Chancellor was perfectly correct, and must be affirmed with costs COOPER V. EMERY—:—JUDGMENT. The LORD CII ANCEti.OR also gave judgment in this case; which was an appeal from the Vice-Chancellor of England, ordering the production of •certain documents. His Lord ship affirmed the judgment of the Court below. The remainder o f th e day was-oceupied by the arguments in a part-heard .41131)641. emotion and appeal, whi c h possessed po no point of any int erest except to the parties concerned. ---= • , AS SIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN Feb, 27. Mr. Justice Colttn an:was'oc4pied to-day ,in trying several cases or rape, the details of Which are niifitfor publication. o'clock in the' CiVil Court „ Mr. taron Rolfe was. Occupied; till five or!! Dinn v. iDiun a n d Another," nearly the•whole of which hearing the evidence consisted of proof o f acts of ownership exercised by the de fendants, over a slip of- ground nint feet - Wide, alopgside a watercourse, bnt italsO involved the right to the unrestricted use of the water which supplied a large cotton factory of the defendants, called the Denton Holme-mill. The details were as uninteresting as such cased usually are, depending as they, do upon the evidence of a multitude. of witnesses . to 'a few facts of the same kind, rather than upon a variety of incidents. Mr..lVatson, Mr : P. Thompson, and Mr. Hill Were . the counsel for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Knowles, Mr. Temple, and Mr.,Unthank for the defendants. After summing up the. jury shortly returned a verdict for, the detendants. • POLICE INTELLIGENCE. • . (YESTERDAY.) MANSION-110[1SW. The folloiring remarkable case, which was brought be-. fore - the Lord Ilayor on Tuesday, was disposed of yes terday. • • A man named Josh. Barnet was apprehended' by In spector Todhunter of the City police, on a charge of having stolen three bills of exchan ,, e from Mr. Samuel Yates, solicitors, of Bury-street, St. Mary-Axe. Mr. lltimPnams,. for the prosecution, stated that Mr. Michael's, of . 11ounsditeh, had placed three bills of ex change, which he had discounted, in the hands of Mr. Yates, for. the purpose •of suing the parties, as parti cularly detailed by the prosecutor. - Mr. S.. Yates said, that in the summer of 1843, .h e was retained by M r . Michael's to sue on three bills of 'exchange, the ' , first bill dated 14th February; 1840, drawn by Henry Orchard upon and accepted by Enoch Price, for 34 L 75.. payable two months after date, endorsed by the drawer Morris Myers and JacOb Valentine ; the second bill dated 29th December, 1840, drawn by Samuel liraham, accepted hyrchociva Wolf, for 38/. 185.3 d., pay 'able two months after date, endorSed by the drawer and Edward Kelly, for procuration for Mr. Myers; the third bill, dated Ist November, 1842, drawn by Moses Myers upon and aCcepted by Joseph Cohen, for, 151., 17s. 6d. payable ' three months after date,' endorsed hy the drawers and 'Jacob Valentine. He sued Morris Myers on these three bills, and after various proceedings the cause at present stood for trial at the next assizes for the county of Surrey. In the usual course of busineSs the elerk•was, on the :26th inst..preparing the briefs in that cause in the office. Witness did not know the prisoner. He knew a ma n -named Sydney, who had been employed on former Occasions by him, but was not a' regular clerk. Sydney Called on him on Monday; and gave him such infor mation that he sent for Inspector Todhunter, and made some arrangements with that officer relative thereto Between three and four o'clock in the evening he was in an inner room, and, according - to the arrangements made, he opened'' the : door, and - found Barnet and Sydney together. • fie asked them what they were about, but no answer, Was returned, and the inspector entered, and, upon searching the prisoner, found upon him the three bills described above pinned to'a pieCe of paper. - Cross-examined -by the prisoner- . --I -last saw the bills my , elerk'S desk, near the fire-place. What did 'gr.' Sydney say to you? Witness—He came to my office, and said he wished to speak to mein private. I took him into my private Memo 'lle said, I want to speak te you: about some . bills. I have got a ' paper, in my baud. It was given to the by Joe Ba,rnet. They'veheen at:me.all the week to try to get these tw o bills (referring t o t wo . of the bill s found 'upon the prih soter).- -Barnet said I= was to have- 30L . ' to be' put on board ship, and to he sent comfortably .away. proVided I. got the bills given up, and that they should be burnt, and -nothing whatever 'would be - heard of them. I asked- Sydney who Joe Barnet wns. He said he' had never seen Joe Barnet until last Monday, when he (Barnet) addressed him in the neighbourhood o f _P ett i coat-lane, or , 'Goldstone -street, and Lawyer I want to speak to 'yen. We then went to a coffee-shop in White, chapel, vvhere he treated. me with coffee and a bit of gave .tenpence'in.mon e y. He the asked me illco nle uld abu get two then bills 'of; exchange from Mr. Yates's office, and Said i that.if I could, it would be the making of. me. He then took a pocket-book out of his pocket, tore' out a bit of paper,' a n d wrote.. upon it, as if Were Writing from .• another paper in book. I. eideolvilvd ,what he Said me' ttafni.;44l, Ive-ArittgEtaxoett Azgaiu, thet following evening.'' On the Tuesday we met at the Same place, and Barnet took me up a passage leading from Whitechapel, and there I saw Joseph Myers (Morris Myers's son) who said, Now Sydney, this is a Dispatches from the Governor of Gibraltar were re ceived yesterday at the Colonial-office, ET E N IN . G, .TA ..B R 11. A R .. V. ...29,. 1 .844. . . goad job for you, and-n o money will be wanted. It will all come out of my pocket. .3ify father:. has nathingt) do with this. Barnet then .said to me, We can get some money out of Myers now, if you say you are indebted to. Jukes.• • Mr. Yates's elerk says that you cannot' go 0 the office unless you have got the money to payhira. , Barnet told Myers, and Myers appetded, to me, and said it was correct, and some money passed from Myers to I3arnet. After 'some other interviews on the subject, Barnet on Sunday night said to me to-inerrow is' the last..day, and I - said that I had seen one of the:young Yates's, who told me there was _a writ to.serve, and that it would be a good opportunity to gb between three and four, as-at-that time the family - would be at dinner and the office would be alone. . - Mr, .Yates added that ,he wished.. 0 observe that Sydney was related to him by marriage... Inspector Todh un t er s t ate d that he 6 was on. Monday sent for by Mr. .Yates, between three And four. o'clock, He secreted himself in an "inner" room, which Com manded a view of the office, and there waited for a sig nal. In abont ten minutes he saw the prisoners Barnet and Sydney enter. Barnet went to various parts of the office and took up different papers, which he looked at and laid down again. Shortly afterwards, having heard a noise, witness went into the office and searched Bar net, and - found on him the bills produced. : . He was hold ing them in his hand in his left coat-pocket. Witness also found upon him- two pieces of paper. one of whi c h had " Myers,. 161. 17s. 6d. on Cohen" on it. James. A. Jukes, clerk to Mr. Yates, said that on Monday he was preparing the briefs in the cause to 'which the bills related. 'He saw the hills about five or ten minutes before the prisoner was'takett into custody lying en a desk on a small t a bl e i n th e o ffi ce, pinned to gether. In consequence of an arraneernent witness se creted himself where he commanded a view of nearly the whole of the office, and afterwards saw the prisoner and Sydney in the office. When they first entered they be gan to turn over the papers,. and after looking - on other papers the prisoner came to the desk on which' the bills were lying, and, catching hold of them, put them into his pocket. . Witness -then gave an alarm, and the inspector came in. John Isaac Sydney stated that he wasout of employ ment, but had been formerly .employed by. Mr. Yates to serve writs and' noti ces , and occasionally attended his office for that purpose. ,He was employed there last about three or four weeks ago, and knew there was a cause in the office of " Michaels against Myers," havin g . served the writ. On Monday week he saw the prisoner in a coffe-shop in Petticoat-lane, who, after some intro ductory observations, asked him to get hold of the bills, according to the statement of, Mr. Yates, tee whom wit ness subsequently mentioned the particulars' of the pro posal to him. I Cross-examined by the prisoner— WaS never in trouble. Had never seed the prisoner before last Monday week to his knowledge. - The prisoner was committed for trial. The LORD MAYOR requested that . the newspapers would acknowledge for him his receipt of half a L. note for the service of the daughter of the physician who died in India, with the initials L. M. in the note en closing it, and also half a 5L note for the orphan children of the late Mr. Harris, in a letter signed R. NI. H. Chat- 7 mouth. His Lordship likewise intimated his intention to advertise the lists of subscriptions receivelfor the ob jects of charity in both cases in a few days. ',MRS HIP- S TREET. HeArrn.v.ss SEDUCTION.—CharIes Clare, alias ,S:tvinburn, a good-looking young man, who is supposed to b a deserter from the 12th Hussars, was charged before Mr Broughton with having stol en a large quantity of wearingapparel and other articles, the property of a young woman named Eliza beth Keeley, and Ann Pain, a vendor of cat's Meat and an alleged fortune-teller, was charged as an accessory to the robbery. The case excited considerable interest on account of the number of unfortunate young women who had fatten victims to the perfidy of the male prisoner. ! The complainant stated that she became acquainted with the prisoner some years ago, at which time he was a private in the ,12th Hussars, and in quarters at Hounslow. She afterwards entered the service of a family at Brighton, and saw no more of the prisoner until about a month ago, when she received a letter from him requesting to see her, and stating that he was no longer in the army. She unfortu nately complied with the request, and after a fete meetings the prisoner induced her to leave her situation and accom pany him to London, under a solemn promise th t he would marry her immediately on thei r a rr i va l. H e f led to per form his promise, however, and a ft er li v i ng t o ether at a public-house in Tooley-street, until her small stoc of money was expended, the prisoner p ersua d e d h er t o ap ly for as -1 sistance to her friends, who resided at West Moulsev, in Surrey. She accordingly proceeded thither, leaving three boxes containing everything she possessed unc the pri soner's charge, but o n re t urn i ng b ac k a few days ago, she found that he had left the public-house, and had taken the whole of her property away with him. After anxious t search she disco vere d th at h e was li v i ng at a coff : -house in Horselydown, w ith a young g i rl whom he had subsequently seduced, and thathe had given part of her property to a third' unfortunate creature whom he had brought up from Binning ham, and who was staying at the house of the female prisoner in Golden-lane. On repairing to the latter place In quest of her property, she accidentally met the prisoner in the neigh bourhood, and gave him into custody. i Police-constoble Hayward stated, that in consequence of information he had received that the female prisoner had caused the complainant's property to be. removed from her house on hearing that Clare was in custody, be arrested her that morning as an accessory to the robbery. Thei two other young women who had been betrayed by the prikner were in attendance to give evidence. I Elizabeth Woodcock was then called, who stated that she was twenty-three years of age, and had reside with her friends at Birmingham pr ev i ous t o t h e mont h of ovember last, when s h e b ecame acqua i nte d w i t h t h e prisoue , who in duced her to elope with him to London under a promise of marriage, which he had never fulfilled. They performed the whole journey on foot, the fatigue • consequent nn which brought on a violent fever, which obliged her to go into the hospital. On her - recovery she heard that the! prisoner, Clare, had gone to B,righton, and she had since supported herself by making caps, and had lodged with the female pri soner. On Wednesday last the prisoner, Clare, came to the house, bringing with him a quantity of female wearing ap parel, which he directed witness to pledge, and which bad been since claimed by the prosecutrix. Soon after his arrival he was introduced by the female prisoner to a young servant girl, whom he invited out to take a walk, but neither of them returned to the house afterwards. Caroline Stiles, a very pretty and simple looking country girl, stated that her father *as a farmer in Essex; and she had lately lived as a domestic servant in a family in Chis well-street. She left her place on Wednesday last, and went to visit the female' prisoner, w ith whom she was slightly ac quainted. Sh e was introduced by the latter to the prisoner Clare, who persuaded her to accompany him to the theatre, on leaving which he took her to a house where he effected her rein. Tay had since then been living together at :a cofee house in Horsleydown, until the prisoner was taken into custody. In answer to questions from the Magistrate, both the last witnesses stated that the female prisoner " told them their fortunes" on separate occasions, and said that they were des tined to be united to a tall, fair man, which was an'accurate description of the male prisoner. i In answer to the charge, the female prisoner denied all knowledge of the robbery, and the prisoner Clare Paid that he was obliged to dispose of part of the Property to enable him to defray the bill that bad been contracted at the pub lic-house in 'Tooley-street,. and that he meant to have re stored the rest of it to the complainant. . Hayward, the officer, . stated that the prisoner, on being taken into custody, denied 'that he had ever been in the army; and he, therefore, strongly suspected that he had : deserted from his regiment. . . Mr. Bnorairrox- desired the officer to make the necessary inquiries on the Pullicet at the Horse Guards; and after some remarks on the flagrant nature of the case, he remanded the :prisoners for a week,' but consented to accept bail for the ap-, pearance Of the woman: • •THAMES POLICE. hum DISTILLATION.—EIizabeth Reynolds, a girl about. nineteen years old, was b roug h t b e f ore Mr. Brederip, ckarged under the Excise laws with .being found in an unentered place, where a private still was in full operation. Mr. Kay, an officer of Excise, stated that be went 'that morning, in company with a brother official, named Jackson, to a small tenement, situate No. 4, Alfred-place, Stepney, where he "found, in a back parlour, a large copper still, set in brick-work, with ir 'fire under it. A quantity of spirits bad just - been worked off .and rim into a pan containing three or four gallons. The spirit-wash had also been drawn off, and the still was about to be charged again, as there was a pail of wash standing close by ready to go in. The bung was out, and the funnel in the still ready f or th e was h to h e poured iii. There were two tubs containing about forty gal lons of molasses-wash' in a state of fermentation, and 'several other tubs, coolers, pans, and everything ne cessar y fin' car rying on illicit distillation on a large scale. He asked the prisoner, who was the only person in the house, to whom the -still belonged? She at first said she did not know, but after wards said it belonged -to a Mr. 'and Mrs. Johnson, and de scribed their persons to him. He asked her where they lived, and she said she could not tell him. She stated in answer to other questions,: that she had. only been at work upon the still for a fortnight, and she received three shillings a day for her trouble. There were a few articles of furniture in a front parlour, but the upper part of the house was quite the empty, end it did not app ear th at any one had lately slept in The prisoner, on being called on'':for - her defence, began crying, and said she *had 'nothing further to say, only that what the Excise officer said was thetruth. Mr. BRODERIP said he had no doubt the girl was an in strument in the hands of designing persons to work the still and defraud the revenue. The law gave him no alternative whatever, and every person found in an unentered place, where illicit distillation was being carried On, was liable to .the penalty. lie sentenced -the prisoner to pay a- fine of thirty pounds, and, in default, committed her to. the House of Correction for three Months,. there to be kept to bard la bour.--The poor girl was removed, -weeping loudly. FRANCE AND OTALIEITE.—" The Ministers," says the Courrier Francais, " maintain a most unaccountable silence respecting the 'affairs at Otaheite. They must have received long,since .dispatches from Admiral Dupetit Thouars ; how does it happen that they have.not yet published them,? Does Eneand . refuseto'recognise the sovereignty of. France over the kingdom` - of Queen Pomare, and is there any fear that the . cordial understanding should split on a rock of the Polynesian geas? If this be the case the silence. of M. Guizot is easily accounted 'for.' Placed' in the alternative of incurring the anger of public opinion by disavowing the conduct -"of our admiral, or the discontent. of England by not disavowing it, he tremblea- and remains silent. It is always the same • tactigue and .the same weakneSs.,' When the Cabinet shall have sacrificed .the rights of France :to . the Jealous ambition -of the , Cabin - et of -St. James's, ,it will ,Come- forward to proclaim the necessity Of -accept , accomplished • fact s an d extol the great policy which precludes its quarrelling with a powerful na tion for such miserable interests. Thus are matters alwaYs managed, and the Angttage of:the. English p a p ers p repares - US.for, that result. The Cahinet must, nevertheless, give the country some explanations. France has protidly applauded :. the resolution of M. I.)upOit Thouars--shall his lirnin6ss end in ,anotheract,of shanasless pusillanimity . A man, named ' Maw, sixty-fpur years of age, the. owner of a 'horse in' whith he liv,ed`sit Coinconif, in the Oise' setifire,: a , few :days l ign; . - the: :house, and,'-whilst. it was burping, weßt to - an adjoining . barni.y r .and also set iire to it, imtnediately offer which he . hanged himself to one.. of the!' previiiusly barriCaded`the whietheilig; EbraAen body! -wag 11MCoveied,1 It-apelirs tWat Msse . :44.l)el) '' , Q lll l)gittifklbi4elitrp.) l ,4eliscoacornii 'itiTeiintri4igenkitt — bs , *limb the property was to go from him to his children, and that, to prevent their enjoying it, he had committed this diabolical act. It is reported that some time . ago he poisoned his wife-and another female, and one of his children, but escaped punishment by the want of legal evidence of those crimes.— Galignani. THE CORN-LAWS. EAST INDIA HOUSE. THE . ANTI-CORN-LAW — LEAGUE;i • The AntisCurn-l aw L eague i s ' not yet extinct. It s till' ' lives. NordoeS it exhibit the ;slightest ;Symptoms of any - ' THANKS TO THE SINDIAN ARMY. dimioution of its vitality. On the contrary., if there be. any I Yesterday a Special Court of the Proprietors of "difference, it 'is inera..vignreiis ;sow thanit was heir iyeeks ago, 1 East India Stock, was held at the East India House, con when the Preinier'sdeeranition in favour of the present system not to vened . by the. Court of Directors, for the purpose of was supposed by the monopolists (the wish was father tothe laying before Vie Meeting resolutions of thanks adopted 61 i "by the Executive body of the Corporatien, reference thought) to be in effect the passing Of sesitence of death ,the - recent military operations in Singe. The Chair the League. The League is made of.sterner stuff..lt is taken by Mr. John Cotton, and the minutes of tho to be thus easily annihilated. " It has not, it is true, the seeds of immortality in it. When Its work iideneit will williagly ii last" Court were read. The CHAIRMAN acquainted the Court, that since the diSsolve itself; but, until it have aceoinplished the objects for "'Th'ere' 'last meeting - various papers relative to compensation, &c., itshes been established, - it 'will continue s not only to flee; but to flourish in,more than , its .Wonted vigour: have been dark intimations.in dome of the 11,1inisterial prints, hack been, presented to Parliament, copies of which were and in the speeches of monopolists at county meetings, of au now laid on the :Proprietors' table. He (the Chairman) intention On the part of Government to put down the League. said he had to acquaint the Court of Proprietors, that it Let Government dare attempt to carry the; menace into effects had been specially summoned to - conaider resolution s The League Would rejoice to - seethe effcirtmade. It invitescol- - that had been passed by the Court of Directors, which lision. With Ministers. - It has already defeated the monopolists in.argionent ; it will tri ii i n pl i over Ministers sho u ld th e y ad- would now be read. The Clerk then read the following resolutions venture on' the bold step of eodeavoushig w . put it dOwn by „ At a Coiirt of Directors, held. on Tuesday, the 20th of fercible Means. Let them, if they can screw their courage to .the sticking place, attempt to deal with the League as-they " Resolved, by the ballot—That the th an k s o f t hi s Court February, 1844 have done w ith t h e Repeal-agitation in - Ireland let them, if they ha ve a m i n d, i ssue a Coyent-garden "proclamation," be given to Major-General Sir Charles Napier, Knight Grand -in imitation of their Conti& "'proclamation ;" let them do Cross of the Most Honourable,Order of the Bath, for the emi this, and see what will be the result. One - infallible conse- ,nent Skill, energy, and gallantry displayed by him in the re , spienee of the - collisiOn that will ensue will be, that the Mi nistry and the corn monopoly will fall together. It will be. cent military operations in Sinde, particularly in the two well if these be the Only results. Providence be praised, the decisive battles of Meeanee and Hyderabad. to that condition of "Resolved unanimously—That the thanks of this Court Liberals of England are not yet reduced ,be given to the several officers of the arms', both European helplessness into which centuries of oppression have brought' and native, serving ander Major-General Sir Charles Napier, the people of Ireland. Here wehave a power, as well as the for their unwearied zeal and conspicuous gallantry. disposition, to vindicate our rights, should they be unconstitu- " Resolved unanimously —That this Court loth highly ap tionally assailed. - Ministers know this, and will not there- prove and acknowledge the brave and meritorious conduct displayed by th e non - comm i ss i oned officers and private col a game at which Governments have too often played diem, both hiropean and native, engaged in the operations of with success in Ireland, is one at whi c h Dome Sinde ; and th a t thi s resolut i on be signified to them by the • Secretaries and Colonial Secretaries, despite their won- Commanders of the several corps." drousvalour, dare not attempt to carry too far in England. , Gentlemen, when we l as t me t i n t hi s Court we were We have no fears f or th e League; has none for itself. It engaged in it:discussion of the policy and justice of the will receive no mole:station at the hands of Government. It late proceedings in Sinde. We are now met under dif will quietly, but steadily, proceed in fulfilling its righteous ferent circumstances. I am not ahout to say one word -and merciful mission, until that mission has been fully worked as to the policy of what has been done • that i s s n c o e w r ta'nly with out. We know not whether it be worth while to advert to a beside the present question. My duty t_ipecies of - molestation of another kind, with which the • military ervices,military services alone; and s • and with League is threatened from a different quarter. But for the frequency of th e a ll us i ons ma d e l ast night- to the new mono- in that view I d es i re t o p resent to your notice Major polist League, we should have Pas se d it over In silent con- General Sir Charles Napi er an d t h e ga ll ant force,under tempt. The organization of that 1)60 is the desperate effort his command in Sinde You are all aware, that after a of desperate men. It is a mere flash in the pan. It will end , most distinguished career in the Peninsular war, Sir in smoke. The money collected will be soon spent, and then Charles Napier was placed by her Majesty on the staff the whole affair will tome - to a cloSe. What do these landed of the army in India, and that he was removed in Au- Leaguers mean to be at.? Is itnot enough that'they have the gust, 1842, from the quiet station at I'oonah, to the Ministry and the Parliament—a Parliament' Of their own important command of the British forces in Beloochistan selection—at their beck? Ho* will Sir Robert Peel relish and Sinde. Whilst executing this military command, the _kind of aid whi c h th e y propose to afford him ? Will , he' had to send his troops against the Beloot - hees, and, he not resent this new agricultural organizati on as an i nsu l t to himself? Will he n o t l oo k on i t as the embodyment of a need I say, what h as been admitted and declared by the suspicion still lurking in all landed breasts, that he cannot be highest military 'authorities duty he di s pl aye d remar k a b le vigour in this count r y, th at i n t h e depended upon, but mus t b e goa d e d on to the performance of performance of his duties to the monopolists? What is the new League, in and skill, and undaunted courage, and obtained brilli an t reality, but an instrum en t of torture , to be held i n t errorem an d d ec i s i ve victories over large bodies of a brave and over the head of the Premier, and to be applied without 'determined enemy, under circumstances of unusual mercy to his back whenever he shall betray a diiposition to difficulty and danger. The particular exploits 'are so deseit • the landed oligarchy? There must be no snore tariffs; no more modifications of the corn-laws—not even of familiar'to* you and the public, that it wou ld b e an un the slightest kind. Th e ro d now placed in the hands of these n ee el sar y o ccu p at i on o f your t i me to enter into a detail of them. Monopolist Lea guers , w ill k eep h i m in check. The appre- Suffice it to say, that the battles of Meeanee pension of its vigorous application will teach him the neces- and Hyderibad may be considered as worthy of being sity of not meddling in :future with " vested agricultural ins ranked among the most brilliant achievements of the . terests." We are right glad to see the humiliating position British army. must further add, that the staunch in which the Premier is placed. He has no claims on our pity. qualities of the British soldiers and sepoys were seldom He has not the manliness to resign himself to the impulses of exposed to greater trials, Or more successfully -estab his own mind, and get rid for ever of the monopolist crews•bY lished, than in those ' battles, and the medals for dis pitching them overboard. He had not the courage, though he tinguished services in the field were never better or might have done it with the (great es t ease , to k ee p them in more gallantly earned than those which are to be con due subordination. The result has been, that they have ferred on the brav e t roops engaged on these memorable mutinied against him. They have now achieved the mastery occasions. Gentlemen, t h e mot i on which I have to over him. He is - allowed nominally to remain at the helm ; Clerk read the moti on , w hi c h was an echo of the submit' to you shall now b e rea d . The but only so long as he steers in accor d ance w ith th e i r w i s h es . The. Duke of Richmond is the on ly ca pt a i n w h ose au th or i ty . y the Court of Di rectors. the monopolists recognise, and w h ose comman d s t h ey o b ey. resolution passed b His Grace is in reality the Minister of this country. How Sir JAMES LAW LUSEINGTON rose to second the mo long will Sir Robert Peel submit to remain in this degrading tion. As having been connected with the army of India, position? We can hardly believe it will be long. He must he had great pleasure in supporting the resolutions. still have spirit enongh remaining to burst asunder the fat- To ensure unanimity the resolutions had been framed tersavhich hold him in so ignoble a thraldom. A breach so as to avoid discussion, and that the thanks to Sir between him and the imperious landlords must be at hand ; Charles Napier, and the army of Sinde, might be passed aud when it comes it will be irreparable. Sir Robert will without. opposition. For himself he could not suffi then, of necessity, throw himself into the arms of the free • traders. The monopolist League cannot fail to contribute ciently express his admiration of the undaunted materially to the accelerati o n o f thi s even t, an d t h erefore we courage, skill, and perseverance th at h a d been displayed rejoice in its organization and operations.—Advertiser. by that gallant officer.—(Cheers.) lie had indeed shown himself a master of the art of war. His Grace the Duke of Wellington had expressed himself in the strongest terms as to the manner in which Sir Charles Napier had conductecj the great.operations in Sinde. That gallant officer was not only entitled to the thanks of the Court of Proprietors, but to the lasting gratitude of the coun- - try.—(Hear.) The promptitude that had been exhi bited in the attacks of the Sindians at Meeanee and Hyderabad, without scarcely an hour's delay, deserved the utmost praise. He (Sir J. L. Lushington) hoped there would be no dissentients to the motion. As to the valour of the troops, both European and native, there could be but one - opinion.—(Bear.) Their courage had been equal to that of the - best of the British army. Mr. SULLIVAN said he must object to the resolutions, to which he would give his most strenuous opposition. The Hon. Proprietor then went into the history of the Sinde war, and the conduct pursued towards the Ameers. He quoted copiously from the " Blue books," but as the matter has already.been sufficiently referred to in the debates in Parliament, and at the East India House, .it is not necessary to rep or t thi s port i on o f h i s address to the Court. He contended that Sir Charles Napier had the option of preserving peace, but he preferred war. The Gallant General held the pen in one hand, and the sword in the other. He (Mr. Sullivan) ap sp!aeided the Neill and valour of Sir Charles Napier, but condemned his policy. lie hat resoled to attack the Ameers wherever he found them. The war was a bloody and 'wanton one, and therefore he could not thank Sir Charles Napier or his army. There had not been, he. 'contended, the least necessity to move a single troop. He trusted the Proprietors would not stain the records of that Court by having inserted upon them the resolu tions that had been come to by the Court of Directors. He should move a direct negative to them, and wished to ask for the proceedings of the Court of Directors on , the subject. Mr. FIELDER asked if there were any dissents among the Directors to the proposition ? The CHAIRMAN replied in the negative. It was not usual to produce the proceedings of the Court of Direc tors upon matters brought before them. He should ob ject to the reasons being given. Mr. WEEDING said had he known the course the Hon. Proprietor (Mr. Sullivan) intended to adopt, he would 'have come prepared to rebut the statements that had that day been made. A perusal of the papers that had been presented relative to the affairs of Sinde, had con vinced him (Mr. Weeding) that Sir Charles Napier de served praise for his humanity as well as for his military skill.—(Hear, hear.) In one of the dispatches he wrote to the Governor-General that he kept up the strictest discipline, so as to protect the people of' the country. At he battle of Meeanee, while emerging from the desert, he had to perform the most extraordinary duties. After the 'battle of Hyderabad, the wounded Be , loochees,: who fought under the belief that no quarter would - ; 7 be given, were collected, while the sword had scarcely been, put into the scabbard, and as sistance rendered to those unfortunate individuals. Under all these circumstances, he (Mr. Weeding) was surprised at the mawkish opposition of the Honourable Proprietor. Mr. MARRIOTT was opposed to the vote of thanks. The Gallant General was bent on war. That was his animus. The agent of Sinde was sick and tired of war, but his was a moral illness. CEgrotat anima magis plant corpore. Mr. FIELDER held that this was not a political but a military .question.--(Hear, hear.) Mr; Twr&Dat expressed regret that a unanimous vote could not be come to; There had been a combination of military skill and humanity, which was so distinguished a feature on the part of English commanders. The highest complinient had: been, paid to Sir Charles Napier by the Duke lir Wellington, whose military career commenced in India, and was:crowned at the battle of Waterloo. He (Mr. Twining) ; would most cordially support a vote of thanks to Sir Charles Napier, and the gallant officers and soldiers under his command. Mr. SULLIVAN, in explanation, observed that lie had not: denied the military talents of Sir Charles Napier, who might have hadpeace if lie had not have preferred war. Sir n: CANPBELL (a Director) condemned the policy of Lcird 'Auckland, but his excuse might be the example set by his predecessor ; and he (Sir Hebert) considered Sir Charles Napier felt himself perfectly justified in the eourse he had pursued. Sir JEREMIAH BRYANT contended that this was not a political question. He strongly .eulogised the character of the Sepoys. Mr. HoLT MACKENZIE considered there was no diffi culty in separating the military from the political ques • ti,U. He thought' that the civil acts of Sir Charles NOpier could not be approved of, as they had led to the necessity of military operations. He, therefore, would give the Gallant General thanks for his military, but not for his civil acts. The Duke of Wellington had committed a political blunder at Vienna, but no one could dispute his glorious military career. No army would 'accept thanks if' a leader such as Sir Charles Napier was excluded.—(Hear.) General :GALLOWAY (a Director) spoke in favour of the motion, though he did not approve of the conduct • of Sir C. Rapier.- if ever they had a great military man, such a man was Sir Charles Napier.—(Cheers ) The CHAIRMAN then directed the clerk to read the first resolution of the day. On the question being put, the resolution was carried by a large majority.' Only four hands were held up against it. The second and third resolutions were car ried' unanimously. Mr. SULLIVAN gave notice of motion for the next Court, for the production of the minutes of the proceed ings in the Court of Directors on this subject, &c. The Court then, adjourned: We had, at Bridlington, the other day, the anomaly or novelty, call it which you will, of a Pro-Corn-law meeting on Radical principles. The League was re ceiving its accustomed round of abuse from some of the agriculturists present, when a voice exclaimed, " Let it die ; let the League alone, and it will ex pire." This opinion, however, which is a decided pla giarism from Sir Abel Handy's notion, " that, perhaps the fire might go out of itself," did not receive much support from the assembled farmers, and the , following amusing discussion ensued upon the subject The Chairman begged to draw the attention of the meetinz to an observation of Lord Stanley's, the other day, when dining with Sir Tatton Sykes. His Lordship said the Ministers must obey the voice of the country. If the League alone and its supporters petitioned the House, and petition they would, for total repeal, the House must hear that petitibn as the voice of the nation; but, if the agriculturists peti tioned also, their voice would be heard. The Ministry, he said, were desirous of supporting the agrictilturists ; but, if the agriculturists intended - to support them, they mustiet their voice be heard. If, after this. entlemen should say I Let the League alone : let it die,'! it would not be Lord Stanley's fault if the League won the day. " Mr. Joseph Barough—The Mi nis t r y expects sup port, and without it cannot stand. Ours is 4 popular Government. "Chairman-Petitions have seemed to do tlo .mood; they have either been thrown over the table or lunder it. —(Laughter;) But yet it seems our duty to petition. " Mr. I3arough—The people of England govern them selves. If the majority accede to the Anti-Corn-law League, that majority will carry the dlty; but, if the majority are in favour of the corn-laws in their, present state, they will not be repealed." To use a vulgar phrase, it is putting the issue on the " pull devil, pall baker" principl e . I n plain words, it is making public opinion paramount in the matter, and leaving the decision to its voice. This is all fair and very sensible in the farmers, and they do well and wisely to act upon Lord Stanley's advice. But, at the same time, the hint, we hope, given by his Lordship, will not be lost upon the Leaguers and free-traders. het " the -voice of the nation," which he speaks of as so reAstless, be heard, in a tone of thunder, on this subject.", . But, while talking of the sayings. and doings of the agriculturist; we must not omit to chronicle the follow ing, which occurred on Monday evening, in the House of Commons "Sir John Trollope pres ented a petition from Hol beach, in Lincolnshire, against the Anti-Corn-law League. The petitioners prayed that the House would not listen to the delusive schemes of 'self-interested parties.— (Greatlaughter.) " • • We hope the " great laughter" opened the eyes of the blind Baronet to the true reading and understanding of "the mote and the beam."—Liverpool Alliion. AN ADROIT SIVINDDI3R.I;—A fellow is going round , he.neighbourhood of the Hampstead-road; dressed as a respectable groom, ringing the changes . uponthe people in' the following. Manner called upon a respectable 'widow who lets furnished lodgings, and represented he had authority from his master, with whoni he had lived some years, to take . apartments for him ; and after the little preliminaries were settled, she asked for a deposit, and he readily agreed to leave 55., and gave her half a sovereign, she returning him a half-crown, two shillings„ and sixpence... lie then said, it was nothing but right to mention. his master was a great drunkard, and when in that state extremely boisterous and unruly. Of course, the widow declined taking him as a lodger, and tendered the fellow the half sovereign back again, when turned her a half-crown, two shillings, and sixpence, and left the house. Soon after he was gone, she. found the half-crown wits abad one, PoAcnING AND .RounEttr.---The neighbourhood Of.Strood,..near Rochester, is infested by a gang of dCsperadoes —half Poachers, half thieyes—who have for .1r- long time eluded the vigilance of the police. On Monday morning one of this fraternity, a fellow named James Miller, was brought before the magistrates of Rochester in Petty Sessions, charged with having on the- 18th of December lastoin company with four others, poached upon land belong ing to Mr. Manelark, at Strood. The prisoner had since evaded capture. , -The case was fully proved against him by Samuel Gray, a labonrer,whosaw theprisoner and his frie n d s catch a rabbit. -Ile was sentenced to one month's hard labour at Maidstone. At the conclusion of-the case; the superinten dent of the Rochest er p o li ce, preferred the following charge against him :—On the night of the 17th November last, .the detached shop o f Mr. sash', a wheelwright, at Shore, was broken into and robbed-of a large quantity oftools; but no suspicion fell on the prisoner. On the Ist .of January the prisoner was suspected of having robbed a barge upon the ; river Medway, . and . in consequence -the Superintendent searched the prisoner's,lodgings, and there found a quantity of centre bits and other' tools, stolen from Mr. Xash's shop, which - were produced. William N as h ; o f Sh ore, i dentified part of the tools . as - some of the, s t o l en property. The pri seller was committed to Maidstone gaol to take his trial. TUE IVEATnin.- 7 -We hate, during , the, list few days, been visited with-a storm Which rivals the severity of mid-winter in its angriest aspect. The snow of Tuesday and Wednesday was followed by a still greater fall on Thurs day night and Friday; and up to Sunday evening it may be said to have continued with very slight intervals. The frost has, at the same time, been very intense. During Thursday, large m asses o f ice floated down the river, and the harbour at one time became so densely filled, that the steamers could with great 'difficulty force a passage out or in ; and on Friday morning the space between the bridges was one unbroken sheet of ice, having been completely frozen over in the course'of the previous night, nowitlistand ing the strong current and the action of the tide. Yesterday morning at an early hour the fall of snow increased in heavi ness, and continued till mid-day, accompanied by a tempestuous wind from the north-east, Which caused a severe drift, and rendered it the Most Unpleasant winter-like day we have ex perienced-this lieaSon.' The London mail was, notwithstand ing, only about twe hours beyond its usual time of arrival. In the north, however, the downfal has-been very consider able, and the Perthmail has, in consequence, been much de;. layed.—Glasgow Argus of Monday, • •• • SPbENDID AcT OF -has beep found th4E:the Ministers who, have left the EstabliShment area legally entitled to retain the rights of their. widows and - families, in .the Widows' Fund Scheme of the Church of Scetland.• It is. necessary for this purpose, however,. that the irenilinnS' should be. regularlypaid up, Which; in the ease - of a congidetable inmiber• of the - outgoing clergy, it appears, harnoA beet; done since: the. disruption Ire these circum stances, Mrs. Ditty wally Fordyee„ofAberdeenshire,.it is said, ham:come forward and paid up the-arrears of all the defaul ters. To appreciate fully this act of benevolence, it is urine- cessari to add that the,sum in arrear.was nearly 1,330/. EptcArtoN ANDTClitm.E.:—The ;calendar of the tresentlittterinkfiate sessionsfor the hundied of Co ,Saifordi'con- t 445 4 a i3 4e :131 • Y itiVArer peisotavivi btu-e. .be.ivi , 'Mafia Oil'elitirgei of felony, of whom twenty-four can neither read nor write; thirty-seven can read, or read and write ins perfectly, and four onlycan read and write well. There are also six persons:for trial on charges of misdemeanour, two of whom can read, or read and write imperfectly, and four can iseitlrf read nor write.—Manchester Guardian. „ UOLBURN'S NENY MONTHLY MAGAZINE FOE MARCH. —The utmost that need be said of this number of Mr. Col burn's popular periodical is; that, both for variety and inte rest,.it even surpasses the two preceding Numbers of the pre sent year. The opening paper is a Legend of Languedoc, by ” Ingoldsby," entitled "The Lord of Thoulouse," spiritedly illustrated by Leech,ia which magic and teetotalism form the subjects of the writer's facei.!ous powers. This legend is one of the best Ingoldsby . bas yet 'giyen us. The third part of the carious " Talleyrand Papers" dcr . izl i g n e : s the secret his tory of the intrigues which led to the ap e and imprison meat. of the Spanish Princes at Valeneay. Th. M.af he r chio visits iless of Londenderry describes in a very lively mune.. c to the Mosque of St. Sophia and the Seraglio, and. , el; pre sentation to the Sultan. Mrs. Trollop° concludes her spiajtd 'history of " The' Butt," the denouement of which will greats;' surprise her readers. The •" Letters from Hong-Kong and Macao" are also concluded in this number, and give a very characteristic' picture ,of . the condition of the population of China. "-The Old Forest Ranger" contributes some stirring passagesfroin his - Indian diary ; And Mr. •Lamas Blanchard gives us one of his - pleasant papers called "Enquire Within." m r ra ii % ll49 Still Ss e e fi' 4lliti fn el f , Tie Sh tie er if e ii i f s ts - 8 114r1 .Agi n I' l l 4 Il Srri ill ek o l f aii M d i 7 C a "k capi tal nouvellette entitled "The Genoese Mask," and a highly humorous article embodying sundry " Hints to Peace Socie ties." The paper, however, which is likely to attract the greatest attention is • that on the Censorship of the English Drama, as exemplified in the prohibition by the Lord Cham berlain, of the hiitorical comedy of " Richelieu in Love." . ti 11•••••• r . ,, 1- 3 7 TT rn ""..11qINI 4 loc e ' eie 001