The Sun. — London, England, 1844-03-07 00:00:00

laws just and equitable; that to show how Mr. Cobden said one thing in one place, and Mr. Bright or . Mr, Fot said .a different thing ~ in, wither, was„,,tu prove that free trade principles were . The most, trifling inaccuracy was to be made the: cons demnation of the League; and if a, hayrick was set fire to it at once showed that the Anti-Corn-law League was a wicked combination, and that the corn-laws were just and ought to be supported.—(Hear, hear.) A writer in the Morning Post bad produced a greater im pression on him than most thing, a which he read in that paper. It was a letter from a Member of Parliament, who argued not only against importing foreign corn, but said there was danger in growing too much at. . home -- (Laughter)—for, said he, the more corn produees the lower will be the prices. One of the best effiarts of the agitation of the-,Le ague was the stimulus it gave to agriculture. Meetings were , now`constantly held, ,at which some useful information. was promulgated. Pro fessors lectured on manures—agricultural societies were established, and those who never took. any interest in it before; seemed now quite alive to its importance. Lord Stanley and Sir Robert Peel condescended to address the farmers on the necessity of improving the system of agriculture, and the men of Tamworth were indebted for the League , for. that incomparable bull.--(Great laughter.) The writer in the Morning Post would say to the man who farmed an acre of land near a city on which that city depended for breads-Only farm half that acre and _you will double your price for the produce—consult your own interest even if the citizens starve. Such were his 'tenets. The League had been accused of being revolutionary, but it was such men and such legislation that were making the people become so. The exclusive and heartless monopolists were the real and sole revolutionists.—(Hear, hear.) The way to make men revolutionary. was to starve them. There was yet another .class of adverSaries who formed the extreme rear, of the party ,of which the redoubtable Post was the leader. They would carry out exclusion to the utmost , and set customers against tradesmen, in the' war of monopoly.' If , they looked at the state of Europe and the - civilised world, they would find that those countries which were the most exclusive in"their dealings contained the poorest population —that those which espoused and encouraged free trade the most prosperous. Look at Switzerland, with a popula tion the most industrious, and a commerce the most un restricted, the most independent and happy- After some further Observations the speaker said it was im possible the country could remain as it was. Our present protective system was the great bar to beneficial treaties with Ainerica, Brazil, and other countries with whom a free. trade would be most adVantageous. These countries would be alienated from us if' we did not alter our policy. But when he reflected upon the admirable organisation of the - League—the . wealth, intelli,gence, perseverance, .arid character of its members, .whephe considered what the feelings of the great body-o tbe people really were, when be witnessed such assemblad.as -those in Covent-garden Theatre, lie could not allow liiiiyself to believe-that ,a_ petty monopo list class, though 'counting in its ranks some -gaudy coronets and titled legislators, and supported. by an.un principled Ministry, 'and A tyrannical Parliamentary ma jority, would be Offered to work out the ruin . of their .country.---(Loud and proloriked clieera.) Mr. NV; J. FO then came fOrward, and was' reeeived with much cheering. Ile said there . had been many allusions made that evening, some most felicitous ones, to the associations which were forming in different parts of the country,- and_ which were to-have their central Anti-League m the metropolis. Bnt in those allusions one - particular view hadnot been taken, or e been but very slightly ' glanced at; and which to his apprehenaian Was the most ira portant in which tbose associations could be contemplated. In those Anti-League Associations lie saw one of the most perfect triumphs. that the League had achieved— one of the most remarkable indications' of its rapid and successful progress.—(Hear, hear.) For 'what were they ? They confessed that the public were those that must decide the great question at last. They conceded' that even Parliament was not the ultimate tribunal, but there was a greater power which was to be conciliated' by persuasion —by the semblance at least of facts and arguments.—(Hear, hear.) In those associations they had dragged the landed aristocracy of Great Britain to .the bar of public opinion, and made. them plead in their own defence. In their resolutions 'and speeches, all addressed to the public ear,. those inheritors of ancient titles that had descended almost from the Nor man Conquest—those Lords of Parliament :and pos sessors of the broad lands of Great Britain, with all their pomp and station of office—those patrons Of cler gymen and supporters, or deemed so, of whatever was rich and grand and lovely in art and -science—this great and _proud body. were obliged to confess that it was put upon its defenee-,-that air . indictment had been found against it, and that it Must answer for its doings to the public—that it must - plead where "not guilty upon my honour" Would. not he admitfecP-Lwhere valid argument and sithstantialfacta Mast shoii' its ease, und Whether that Case- desired ! general reprobation or itoL What could they: desire better than' to bring the matter to that. issue ? ' , They had now the: monopolist aristocracy where - ::they always wished tnfind theni— where they must submit to certain awkward croSs-ques . tioniug, like other persons who had to--holdup their 'hods at the bar where former_deeds and doings might be can vassed, and where the question, might be put to tt n which vas so awkward to many personages at the bar—pray, were - you ever in trouble before?—(Cheers and laughter) —and whether they had been or not, unlessthey got well through it, they would be very likely to be in trouble again; ur if their obstinacy prevented justie, and the speedy settlenient of this question,: a time would eotnti when the queStion would be enlarged, and indeinnity for the past would . be coupled with security for - the future.—(Cheers.) (inc must look with charity on the exertions that were made in a new sphere, 'and he would, in all friendliness, us one who court have seen something more of poplar agitation than many of the titled .personages who were now engaging in it—he would suggest,some matters,that might be worthy of their consideraqop ; one especially, which was, that they should take care not to underrate the neslerstandings. of the public to therextent to which they seemed dispoieds--no, not of any class whatsoever of . the people of this country: If they had not the advantage of instruction in Latin, Greek, and mathe inatics; by college • tutors, yet they had eyes, and ears, and brains, and were not So easily imposed ,upcin as suing might seem to by that species of logic or rhetoric which was called "humbug."---(Laughter,) At the last meetinon• of the Anti-League, a paperhad been distributed by thousands ; , which - showed. a total dis regard of the intellect of. the working people. ThiS paper was stated to have been printed at the Church . and State Gazette office: , He would read a few passages s from that p a p er , as specimens'' of the- manner in which those young agitators" proceeded --of the manner in i which these newly-fledged demagogues entered upon their novel functions. The paper was -headed "Facts are stubborn things," and then, after mentioning what the census of the United Kingdom was in 1831, it stated that seven-ninths of the population are dependent apon agri culture, and two-ninths upon manufactures. Why it must occur to every" . weaver that entered the Freemasona'. Hall at that meeting, that the whole, of Jreland was included in that'scale of agricultural popu lation. BUt let them take it on that ground,-and what business had the monopolists tOtalk of the agricultural interest ; for Ireland hid pronounced in their (the League's) favour, and had re-echoed to their sympathy on a very recent'occasion, declaring that they were heart and soul with them in their cause, They should not enter upon the perilous subject of Ireland and the agri cultural monopolist interest there; In than there was a soil which seemed to grow - landlords like potatoes. The poor labouref4liere, after fie had .in vain endea voured to squeeze a rental out of his own potatoe patch of land; was obliged. to come to this country in the lowest stage of distress to seek the means of subsistence. Another of these facts alleged by the monopolists was, that every quarter of wheat introduced into this country superseded just as much labour as would he required to produce it at home. Surely that depended upon how it came to be introduced into_ the country. There must. be some feasibility in, the statement if, the land grew su c h quantities of food that every individual in every locality had as much as he could consume; but whilst there were millions, as it was called, rejoicing in potatoes,LwhilSt there were multitudeS of beings able and willing to work, but had no means of earning, food, it was a galling, cruel, and insulting falsehood to the honest man to broach such doctrines. 'Another of those facts was, that in Russia land could be rented at 15d. per acre, and that labourers' wages were sd. per day. Was not this a paltry thing to tell the.working men of London, and the tenant-farmers, and the agricultural labourers through out the country ? Why, there Were many of them who would deem it no great mischief if - the land was rented at 15d, per acre instead of from 18s. to 30s: per acre. It would be just as fertile, and not less profitable to the condition of the labourers in Eng land if, as in Prussia, he could 'earn the rent of two acres of land in the course of a week. Another fact was, that the agricultural 'wages in England were regulated by the price of wheat, the value of a day's la bour being equal to a peck of wheat for the last' hundred years, and that was, in the face of recorded wages, the price of wheat; which showed to the farm labourer that the weekly wages were measured by the price of wheat, varying from 635. to 965. per quarter; and which showed to the artisan that the wages he earned were ex actly the same when wheat Was even 525. per quarter, and when it was 105 s. per quarter. • It -would never do to deceive the working 'classes of the country. This might be called, and it was, to a certain extent a middle class agitation, and he was sorry there should be any re duction of the unanimity of the working classes in its favour, because it was pre-eminently their ques tion; and more deeply than any other rank or class iu the community - was their concern iu asserting the rights of industry, which the League had been so determined in making. But, however they might regret any reduction of their support, he thought it became that meeting—the British people and the aristocracy espe cially—to render that respect which was due to the cha racter and intellect of the working people of Great Bri tain. The working 'classes had, perhaps, been toe" impatient and unscrupulous in their means of attaining political rights. They, perhaps, had been too impatient of being a slave class, as they wished to realise -what was called the great maxim of the Constitution -that no one should be taxed without his own consent. That might have been a -blunder ; but there was Something truthful, honourable, and praiseworthy in- it, while their indomitable energy worked' from week to week, and from year to- itrau,:atid their teachability progressed in the acquirement of knowledge within their reach. They were strong of arm Mitt isound of head—true of heart, and deservingof the sympathy and reaped of the landed' aris tocracy. But to return, they had the aristocracy at the bar of public opinion in a position which they called one of self-defence. There was perhaps something . skilful in the word self-defence, because men naturally inclined to look favourably upon those who merely defended them selves. But when on the defensive they must submit to the question—What was that which they defended ?. Why the thief in the street acted on the defensive when he knocked down the man whom he robbed. If it should : appear that they defended as their right what was the 1 prodtice of the people's wrong—if what they really meant to defend was-the-p e opl e ' s -money in th e i r -p oc k ets — t h en _ their defensiveness lost , .fatottrable . assOCiations. In meetings In the country this Anti-Leagile Association had generally tenant-farmers in the chair s end to make amend fsr the failure of a Somerset meeting at Bristol, a similar meeting was held at Bridgewater in the shine county, and then the tenant-farmer in' the . chair said that the farmers of England were capable'of bora lasting with the farmers of any other country, provided they only started on fair grounds—that it was hardly fair that the farmers of England should start with a heavy weight upon their shoulders. Now, who, he asked laid that weight upon their shoulders but their own landlords, whom they came forward to screen; and was it not to the members of that League now assembled there, to whom the merit was due of pointing , out what were the burdens , to which the land was subjected? The tenant-farmer Seemed to be put forward on those 'occa sions like some school boys who, Many years ago, he heard sing a parody upon "Home, sweet Home," while the master fixed his knuckles harshly into the poor urchin's head, " School, sweet school, there is no place like school." The tenant-farmerin like manner now sung aloud—" Pr otection, sweet protection, there is nothing like protection." Then, in addition to the tenant-farmer, there came a miller to the rescue, and great stress was laid,in some of the newspapers, both metropolitan and provincial, upon the opiiiions of a Mr. Bidden, who was described as the largest corn-dealer in the West of England. His testi mony was to the effect that, striking . the average of the prices of wheat at - Odessa, Alexandria, and other places, the price of wheat was 31s. 3d. per quarter, or 3s. 11 d. per imperial bushel, and that included freight and other expenses of importation, except the duty ; and this miller said that the plain question was, could they grow .wheat at such a price as that? and that he defied them to produce wheat in sufficient quantities to keep out the American farmer, who could send :over more agricul tural produce to this country than England could grow. It thus appeared, from this - gentleman's statement, that the difference• in the price ,of the quarter of wheat which the corn laws made was 255. ; thus the landlords taxed) them to that extent., No statement put forward by the opponents of those, land lords had ever c h arge d them with a more eno rmous imposition than this defence which was set forth in their behalf. Why, if they had done this, they had levied, taking the average income of the population of England as was stated by Mr. M'Culloch, at 171. per annum, they had levied a poll-tax of 205., an income tax on that average income of 61. per annum, three. per 'cent. for Sir, Robert Peel and the Government, three per cent. for 'the landlords . and the corn-laws.—(llear, hear.) ;And they had levied this as a poll-tax- press . ing more heavily the lower you, descended in society,. until at last it made its invasion upon those necessaries which were essential to the very support of existence. This was their defence. This their defence! Good heavens ! what, then, would they regard as an ac cusation ?—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) And when was Lit that .this was done ? Under what circumstances ? Why at a time when the price of food not being. so inor dinately high as it formerly hail beens-when there had beet; a revival in manufactures to a certain extent, enough to be the subject of hoost by those who wished - 16 ephold the course of menopoly—when yet under 'these favourable - circumstances they could not take up a daily paper without seeing something about destitutfon in the metropolis, enough to' wring any compas sionate heart.—(Hear hear.) Why within- the last two days, they had read that the Bank , of Engla,nd,- the East India Company, the worshipful Company of Mercers, and the - worshipful Company of Grocers, had, during the last week, each .subscribed the liberal sum of 200/. in aid of the funds of the Bishop of London's association for visiting and relieving the poor at their own dwellings.—(Hear, hcar.) • The groes amount Subscribed to this association had now reached 20,Q00/., little enough for the: purpose' for .which it was intended. ' At the same time' an. institution at. Mile-end reported to its - suliscribers ;that 3,500' persons had been visited at their homes, and that there were- 5,000 more to .be visited,-and, if possible, to be relieved if 'the' Society could obtain funds equal to the emergency. And, with all this going on,-they were told, as the defence of the corn-laws, that they cot a. Larger sum annually than was needed to - relieve this destitution. 11F1tbough he would not willingly consent to any compromise whatever On this momentous question, yet there was one - form of. cons -promise which might make them pause. If the .bread - which was doled out by poorhouSes and by charities-Lif the bread of the working classes-4f the bread - that was needed to feed those who snide up the various items in. tlae great total of •destitution—if that could be brought intq the country free of all duty, he should then say, that they might well pause and think whether in this concession there were not . something that' had a ' On the consideration of inimanitys As sit was, there was no. relaxation 'of the gripe on the plea of charity. .Out of the. 20,0001. which had been collected by the Bishop's association 'for the relief -of destitution in the metropolis; if it Were -all- •given away in- bread, they - could not reckini a smaller sum than • 6,000/. as bread-tax, to' go •ipto the , pockets sof the landed aristocracy.--(Cheers.) ' They could not disentangle them ; they could net subscribe to4he one, and. not subscribe to the other. They- were really giving_ their shillings and their "pende in this charity to the nobility of the country.—(Cheers.) For every fourteen-pence that they- subscribed for the farthing shirt-makers of the metropolis, they gave six pence ,to the . Duke of Buckingham.— (Efeer,• hear.) Wretched, indeed; must the cause be when the articles of the 'defence let them into such 'a scene as this, and showed the splendour of' ducal palaces, rendered more gorgeous by taxation on the food that was &led out to the neighbouring - workhouse.—(Cheers.) Men who made such infringements on what were deemed the rights of their fellow subjects should bethink theniselves when they came to plead their cause, and when they asked, if not for justice, for mercy, in -the court of public opinion ; they should look well to it how they doled out justice and mercy to others. They excused not ignorance of the law in those upon whom the law laid its iron hand—they excused not, on the ground of the small value of the thing taken, the attempt to take it, if it 'was connected' with their property or their pleasures. It was only three `or tour days ago that the papers reported a case ofpoachittg at the petty ses sions at Ashby-de-la-Zouch, in which three men were charged with having used a net on Sunclay, not having a game certificate. This was the offence. -It was put into, four charges. 'They were first charged withhaving the net; they were then charged with doing thii _on a Sunday, they were next charged with a,' trespasS in pure suit of game, and lastly they, were charged with an as- sault on the gamekeeper, These three men were dealt with in a summary mode by the Magistrates, themselves perhaps interested in this very case. They , were sentenced to - a fine - of five pounds - for three offences out-of the - four, and of two pounds - each Tor the remaining offence, and default of payment to two and three months' imprisonment, making in elle sum ' mery levying. of a fine of-601 or tea months' imprison- - ment for each .of these three men. - If such were the righteous Measure of punishment for desiring to' taste a rich man's bread, what should be the measure of punishs ment for taking by wholesale the poor man's bread.? --(lmmense Cheering. The penalties in that case, he thought, ought . not tube less heavy than those . penalti es , legally - incurred, which would n o t fall, on the parties who incurred them by betting on - horse-raceS--(lreae, heer r and clieers)—for penalties did' not reach. those who were described by one of the Members of their own senate as "gentlemen whom this House Would not wish to see cenvicted.- , -(Laughter.): There was another caution tehich he would give their felloiv-agitators and conspirators in their new attempt, and that was to avoid such, exhibitions as the one which took place the - other day at the meeting of the Newton Abbot Agricultural Society: This was not an. agricultural meeting. It was neither more nor leis than an annual ploughing match. The high-sheriff of the county was present; a peer, and some members of the Lower - House were also, present. There were thirty-nine ploughs in the field, they were told, to cOntest•the various prizes; and amongst " other things, there 'was on the ground a w a ggon surmounted with flags, : one' of which was protection to agriculture, and on each side, of this waggon there were three tan eons.—(Hearshear.) Such might be the ultimate argu ments of monopolists, as they were said to .be of sovereigns: It might be at the present moment, were there not such thingS as muskets, cannons, and bayonets in'the country, that the _delay of right,and justice would not be continued so obstinately'as it was. But still he said it was not prudent in thirty thousand people—for the owners of land amounted to nemore—even though the rest of the country might be taxed for the purpose of, paying ' soldiers to fire artillery—it was not prudent in the thousands to remind the - millions of any . such contest as this.—(Hear, hear.) - They had better weapons than all the cannon which could -be mustered, whether- in _ploughing fields or in fields of battle.—(Cheers.) There were arms which swords eculd not reach, against which military manceu vres were quite harmless. There was a power in society, spread, as it were, through the atmosphere they breathed, "and which an electric touch Might bring down, to work with a 'power,which nothing could resist, whatever its array of antique state, or 'it's boast of physical power. They had appealed to that, and he would ad vise them all to mark the symptoms of - public opinion. Let them watch the indications of the way the tide was flowing. ai n z Commons: o n t them ( been t rnbyonos an. askesi single where ionargdlteh the c e conversionss .were.. It conversion therebeenspeakers t a os freena s i n g le eveningle conversion trade in t that h e N H tvilas o e use rer ehm o a to Did ranks tetEos and d p oly h z . tt?;: that f t they.riloornu swen week c o t k f ffirCt., to of -Commons? —(Hear , w m tehe o ke r s monopolists loo k ing-?o--n i e ( a H if r e te s r he ,. /lame was announced, all comin g ' cam p, all giving in their adhesion successively to the cause of free trade, showing that the Opinion waS "flow ing on like the tide ; that "it could not ebb . ; that .its resistless course could only end in the attainment of its object.—(Cheera.) Or let them mark, in another direction, the result of calling any meeting that was open to all comers.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Let them grow wise by the experience of all Somersetshire ; let theefidd to that the experience re cently gained at Freemasons' Halls---(Hear, hear, and cheers.) They dared , not, he believed, in any part of ,the country give' fair play, and have open meetings. ' Nay, -they date not even call open agricultural meetings, nor trust the tenant farmers with the ' expression of different opinions on 'this gues s tion of free trade or monopolyss:-(Cheers.) And if they talked ofParliament, let theta mark' the course of opi nion in reference to the Legislature. ,Let them note the silenee.of Parliament on a subject on which nobody out - of _ Parliament was silent. Let them :see the contrast which that House • presented, and' which was only to be accounted for On the supposition that those who wished to uphold the present - srstern felt that least said was.soonest mended, and that they were by no means in the way of securing popularity by being-. reported ,to; say anything in favour of monopolys-s (Hear, hear, and laughter.) : 'Let • thein notes too, the' way in which the mention of the Legislature wasreceived in public meetings all-over the :country. - He had never , ken present on any occasion,, t holyeyer groat- the di4. tancti, on Which this anitOunecineht t f ithe dettriniiiltitiff of this ;tongue lidt, to . petition "any more the present House of Commons; .was 'not received TVith responsive acclamations.—(Hear; hear, and cheers.) And was this a wholesome - or a safe state of things for those who lived in a country were government, if it existed at all, must be based on opinion ? There could be no hesitation in the tnind of bvery,loier:of his country, but that, as soon as *gible, this' division of feeling should be abated, should be remedied, the : ohly- way in which it could be remedied. by the concession:of the claims of justice, of charity, and of policy, of that which was demanded by the advocates of free trade.(Cheers,) Here, them on the ground now taken by their opponents, here they were content to rest the question in future, " We go with them (continued the Hon. Gentleman)—we go with them to opinion, and, as they have appealed to it, by its opinion they must abide. We .go with them to . opinion; .the ruler of the world—opinion which is the Breath of the body politic, without which , it soon ends in the death of despotism, or becomes a mass of corrup tionopinion, which anticipates the the province of history, which glorifies those whom unjust verdicts may -condemn—(Lond and long-continued applause) —opinion; which, while it could irradiate the dungeon, struck the. cold apprehension into the bosom of the powerful sophist, that in . history he may find himself damned to everlasting infamy—opinion, which gives its worth to whatever is most highly prized, without which. the crown is hut gold and velvet, and coronets, and Mitres, and Georges, as worth just as much - as they will fetch at a pawnbroker's—(Great laughter)—opinion, which as it refers to the great elementary principles of truth and justice, rarely, if ever, fails—to which mono pody has appealed—by which Monopoly must stand or fol- 7 fwhich has already, and does now, in a nation's voice; pronounce the 'corn-laws a false, paltry, and base fraud=an atrocious Crime, that ought to be obliterated for ever froth the statute book of this country."—(Great cheering, which lasted for several seconds.) The meeting then separated. SHOREDITCH ANTI-CORN-LAW • - ASSOCIATION. • On Tuesday a meeting of the members and friends of the above Association was held at the Dun , Horse, Kingsland road, for the purpOse of hearing a lecture from Mr. Sidney Smith, the great burden. of which was to explain the clauses in the Acts of Parliament relating to registration as regards voters, more particularly thosewhich affect the occupiers of conipound houses, lodgers, and, others, the dutieS of the over seers as to making of the rate-hooks, with a view to the ex . tensiou of !the.franchise, it being considered the most effectual means of obtaining the total repeal of the corn-laws. The large room of the tavern - was crowded, and eve . ry. accommo ! ' dation was afforded for the convenience of the visitors by Mr. Gregg, the worthy proprietor . of the establishment. Mr. Solomons was called to the•ehair. • The SECRETARY read the minutes of the previous meeting, a portion of which related to a vote of thanks to Dr. Sheri dan, the editor of the Morning Advertiser, for his able and consistent articles in opposition to the c - orn-laws. The Se cretary also read Dr. Sheridan's acknowledgement of the vote of thanks, in which lie declared it to be his- great pride to lend his best aid to " release the bounties of Heaven from the bonds which the iniquity of man : had placed upon theth."—(Applause.) , - - • The minutes were then agreed to. • • • • s-Mr. BINGLEY said that the•letter which they had received from Dr.. Sheridan was so worthy of his head and heart, that he thought it ought to be placed on the minutes of the Asso ciation, and he moved that it be inserted accordingly. - The motion was put and agreed to amidst cheers. The CHAIRMAN then shortly explained the ohject of the • meeting, and concluded by introducing to the company Mr. SIDNEY SMITIT, who proceeded to address them, Al though his observations were lengthy,the matter. to which they, referred . can be laid Were the publie in brief form, and see shall endeavour to give it- in that shape,.b p lieving.that by doing:so we shall aid the object which 'the ;Otisrer had in view ; namely, to disseminate his views aliivngbt the great body. to whOM his remarks*ere more partictilarly directed. He said that, the Anti-Corn-law Leage were - so' tonscrous :of the truth• of the principles which they sought •to - inculcate amongst the people, that they were anxious to show to the people how they best could obtain the franchise ' in order that the people, in the e v ent of theli concurring in the views. of the League, might support those wh6 adVocated free-trade principles.—(Hear.) If the. League did not believe their course to be that of truth and justice, they would, hy the in formation whiCh through him they proposed to give to the' working clases, to enable them to be, placed on the registry, be, in fact; giving a stick to break their own heads —(A laugh.) 'There was a saying of Win. Peim's-4hat " a wise people never ,had a bad government." • This he believed! . truly, and his belief was, themere power the people had, the more they would exerciseit for the improvement of the Go verninent.—(Hear) There were only 809,000 electors in the three kingdonis. Now' ' if every Man did what he ought to do, thereeetould be at .least. 2,000,000 'electors onthe regigtry Why should not the working men do this ? By a recent de dision in the Court of Common Pleas, which was now the final COurt of appeal in reference to decisions respecting the ; franchise, it was declared, in• fact; that any roan paying 4s. 6d. or ss. a week ?, was entitled to be placed upon the re gistry. ..That being-so, it:was the duty of apeeson to adopt the necessary means tO be so placed on the regislzys If they didthtl: Houseat,t oi. cc oc u ri :d m g o e n t s„ a sufficient number into the window of and that body, jeined with others in it, 'would come and open the doer to the great body of the peopie.—(llear.) The first thing t 6 be doneby persons paying rent was to get themselves rated, and although they might have compounded for the rates in the rent with the landlord, and although the landlord might also have cOmpounded with the parish, still; if they paid 10/. a year, and were ° rated to the parish, they had a right to be placed upon the registry to be entitled to all the immunities of citizenship ; and 'it' was the duty of the churchwardena and" overseers, under the 6tb and 7th:Wm. IV., .e.; 96, to place in the. parish - book thename of every .occupier pf a h ouse i n the parish, as well as that of the owner, and indeed, unless they complied with, the .pro visions of the Act they were liable to be fined 5/. upon con viction before' a justice of • the peace. and the parishioners could see if - the parish officers' did their duty, for the Act in question enabled them, without fee or reward, to take ex , tracts from the parish books in reference to this point. But it might ! be Said that the landlord with whom they had com pounded, would not pay the rates due on the 6th of April or the 20thof July, and•thui the tenants might be affected.— (Hear, hear.) sßut in the parish of Shorediteh ; at all events, they. had a local Act which enabled:the tenant. to pay the rates,,and stop them out of the rent, ; so that in that parish the omissiomi of the landlord could . not affect the right of the tenant. They were aware that every occupier of a 10/. house, -warehouse, shop, &c., was ettitied, if rated, to' be placed do the registry. The ingenuity of laWyers had thrown considerable cliffictilty in the way of the work- Mg. of the Reform Bill, and had, limited its operation very ineeh.. The recent ,ileeision in the•Cetamen Pleas had however, declared in fact that the owner of any room in any house, hi'haVing the kik - of that tooM, and'having sole con trol over , it--J-the partrbeirig rated to' and paying 10/. a year rent, was entitled to be placed on the registry. • The cafe submitted to the Judges in the_ Court of Common Pleat . shOrtly, this ;—A. faCtery, four stories high, and. eons tsiiiiing several rooms, each of these rooms was let off to • particular - parties. 'Each -tenant had '• an • exclusive rights r to - the room occupied by him, ••and had a key for, it. There was a common entrance, and the land lord paid the .rates, the rating being of a joint character: The Chief Jiistiee, upon this case being submitted to the Court, decided that all these . persons were 'entitled to be on the registry, and in this_ decision the whole - Court concurred. This decision, • therefte, fully established the right of every person.paying 10/: a year fora room in a house, if rated, to iii i ia l e i r t e e l n yiu d e e rr d ;:o to take, steps be .placed on the' registry.,—(Hear.} This' placed • a great power in. he hands of the working classes, and they aught t td o o l i a ta k ayn e e dr a t advantage who t to te work s . im t r he rh pifi nia L ed e t a ; t gli s e o r t e . .a e n c si Q • al if d un t 1 e towns only did. their. duty; they could easily heat - the county Members returned through the influence of the Chandos clauSe.... The LeetUrer, after adverting to other topics, con citified his address by urging the peonlegenerally to take ad vantage attic suggeStions svhich he had thrown out. Upon the. motion of Mr. BINGLEY, the' thanks of the meeting were given to Mr. Smith, width° meeting•separated. • THE ANTI-CORN-LAW. LEAGUE IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE, SHROPSHIRE, AND lIEREFORDSHIRE. ' - (PnoDu A CORRESPONDENT.) During the past and preient wee k s , M r . F a l vey h as b een lecturing in• Tewkesbury; Leominster, and Lucllow on the evils of the.com-laws, and the advantages of industrial free dom. The lectures were delivered in Tewkesbury on the 27th and 28th ult., in the Town-hall, and were remarkably well attended. On the second evening large numbers were obliged to go away who could not obtain room, such was the intense interest felt by all classes of the inhabitants in the all-im portant question of the day. Mr. Elisha Robinson occupi e d the chair on each occasion, and in a clear and explicit man ner,- stated his reasons for supporting the principles enun dated- by the Anti-Corn 7 law League. Mr. Falvey spoke for two honrs each evening, supporting his views and answering objections to the entire-satisfaction of the meeting. When the lecturer stated • the firm resolution of the League to, put down bribery, the cheering was absolutely deafening. At the close of. the .proceedings three times three cheers were given for free trade, accompanied with a vote of thanks to the lecturer: There is little doubt that, in the , event of an election, the men of Tewkesbury will relieve their monopolist Menaberfrom-his Parliamentary duties. Mr. Falvey lectured at Leominster, on the Ist instant, to a large and respectable audience in the Assembly-room, at the Lion Hotel. At the close of his address, a Mr. Cartwright stepped forward and delivered himself of the most ludicrous address• that, perhaps, was ever heard at any meeting. He said the corn-laws were passed to." make bread cheap as well as dear 1 that free trade would inundate us with bread, and that then the people would not - get any ! The other parts of his speech were' equally reasonable and consistent. Mr. Falvey "showed up " his logic amid the cheers and laughter of the assembly, after which a vote was taken, when six hands were raised in favour of monopoly, and about five hundred in favour of free trade. Mr. Falvey is to lecture at the same. - plaee,again this (Wed nesday).evening. • - , -On MOnday, being market day at 'Ludlow; Mr. Falvey addressed the farmers in the 'Market-s . quare, 'at three o'cleck, and again at seven in th e evening, in the large room at the Golden Lion Hotel. Ha was listened to on-each occa sion with , marked" attention, and was never interrupted except by the cheers of his auditor& Mr. Falvey delivered a third lecture'on Tuesday evening in the same 'room.' Peihips the most pleasing feature in all these meetings is the ardent desire_manifested by the people,to see an end put to the soul-debasing system of• bribery and, corruption at elections. • ' ' SACRED HAHIIiONIC SOCIEiLL-4141)01',$ : Qiitori? Saul, • was . produced at Exeter Hall' yeaterday evening ; hi addition to the well-known " Dead ,March," - it 'contains many of the great master's finest-chOrtiSei: - • The following details, connected with- the 'recent murder in the Rue de Londres, are given by the Droit )F-4-Aft: Ward, who was seventy-four. years of age, resided,alohP,-F4dc. had only a man -servant, who lodged out. Engaged to.dine, out, and n o t arriving at the app o i n ted hour`, his Beads sent • several times 't6 - remind- him ; but the xnessengef'having knocked and rung repeatedly without receiving any answer,- it was conchid e d di nt , h e had gone elsewhere.:-Ondliday moriiilg, when the servant came, he found.his.niesterAressed and lying ,dead, on the _Boor, with a log ofwood-by his side, that' had been 'used as the instrument of death, by striking him on the . back of the head; beating in a *Titan - -of the skufl: • A man in a blouse was seen to go into the apartment' in the-course-of Thursday,.but•was not observed to, getout! again. The deceased expected a remittance of 7nPilen, add this piohably.waS known to the murderer ; bkithe.,lTas dis appointed of his booty, for, in his pocket-book,',Mr. Ward" had made' a memorandum of having, only a fdw days before,- borrowed a small sum, to be returned on , receiving: this' re- . raittanee, which,, in fact,: did arrive the. day after death..' Several .persons have been arrested (NI 41sPiC 4 411.r.7AorOp9rt,,' has been spread about that the concieTssi-Of .the,honse,w*e : among them, but this is erroneous. They' had bien, Only a., Week in thehousei :andante With the most respectable . ti 131411011 to thea mtegritY,• •-• • ( I!' - LAW.ANTELLIGtNCE. • COURT OF CHANCERY, March 6 The Lord• Chancellor sat in Lincoln's Inn Hall to-day BOOTH V. CRESNVICK.-JUDGBM(T. The-Loan CisAsseELLgait gave judgment to-day in this case, which was argued before his Lordship nearly twelve months since. • His Lordship said that the circumstances of the trans actions that had taken place in the case were extremely complicated, but the facts which it was necessary for him to advert to, with a view to the question involved, were com prised in a narrow compass. Henry . Creswick borrowed. of .the trustees, under the marriage settlement of Humphrey Creswick, the defendant, 6,000/. ; he also borrowedfrom Henry Creswick himself 3,500/, and Henry Creswick executed mort gage deeds upon certain property .to which he was entitled, for the purpose of securing the repayment of those sums. Humphrey Creswick charged the mortgage securities with a sum of 2,0001. in favour of a person named Sevier, and he also charged, by an instrument dated F e b ruar y, 1828, the same property with certain sums in favotu. of Mr. Brooks, and by a subsequent charge in the month of May, 1829, he made a further charge on the mortgage securities in favour of the same individual. Mr. Brooks became bankrapt, and his as signees assigned the property for a valuable consideration to Mr. Booth, the plaintiff. Henry Creswick had mort gaged this property to the executers of a person named _ Jones. Those executors, instituted proceed - , ings - for a foreclosure. The bill was - filed in 1827 previous to the mortgage to Mr. Brooks. A decree was ob-, tamed in that suit, and an - account was directed, The . Master was proceeding to take those accounts in his office at the time when the mortgage was made to Mr. Brooks. After Mr. Booth became possessed of these mortgage securities he filed his bill for a foreclosure against Humphery Creswick. A, decree was obtained in the foreclosure suit instituted by Mr. Booth against Humphery Creswick, but that decree was ob tained by default,,Humphery Creswick being imprison. He; applied•for a rehearing of the decree, andiafter some oomph-, cated proceedings the Court allowed the decree to be reheard. upon certain conditions as .to costs, and the question now was as to the validity of that decree. It was a deeree taken inthe absence of the defendant, and on the responsibility of the plaintiff; and the question was whether it .should be in any, and what manner. Four , objections were urged at the bar. against .the decree. First, that the deeds were proved viva voce in Court, whicliwas an incorrect mode ofproceeding in this case, because the parties ought to have had an °lvey-, tunity of examining the witness. Another objection was, that the securities to Mr._Brooks were given for past and future costs, and that as to future costs they were invalid. A third objection was that certain costs the plaintiff wasobliged to pay in the cause, to the executors of Jones and others, were, charged in the decree against Humphrey C resw i c k, an di that the decree in that respect was therefore incorrect. And the fourth objection was, that at the time when these mortgage securities were executed, or were - transferred, by Mr. Brook. to Mr. Booth, the plaintiff; certain personal securities were delivered over'to him, and that they ought to be the subject] of account before the Master. Now, as to the first objection; upon the deeds, his Laidihip was clearly of opinion that they, could be proved viva voce at the hearing. As to the security for costs, his. Lordship was of opinion that security could not be taken "by a solicitor ,for future costs. That question had been decided by Lord Eldon in, " Jones v. Tipp," and in several other cases before Sir Thomai Pluiner, Lord Gifford, and the present Lord Chaneellor oflre- t land. The decree therefore to that extent must be recti The third objection was this : Booth the plaintiff, in his bil for a foreclosure, was desirous of obtaining the benefit o the proceedings in the case of " Jones and Creswick," and fo that purpose he made all the persons parties to that suit par ties to the one he had instituted., Subsequently,how.ever, ho d had them, all disinissed except Humphrey Creswiek; inn having to tel.) , the costs of all those parties, Ise in the decree! charged them against Humphrey, Creswick. Now on that point the question was, whether he was entitled to adopt such a course of proceeding. In the opinion of his Lordship,' it was not necessary for Mr. Booth to make the other indivi duals parties to the-suit, that' he had improperly brought them before the Court, and-therefore, that he was not en-! titled to have the costs of doing so over again from Humphrey Creswkk. In that respect therefore the deche must be recti 6d. The fourth objection was, that at the time when these securities 'wefe - asiigned to Mr. Booth by the assignees, under the bankruptcy of Brooks, certain personal securities-were handed over; it did not appear ;what they were, but it was stated that they - were taken up by Mr. Creswick.) It did not appear that Humphrey : Creswiek had any interest] whatever In those personal securities. The whole transac-1 action between Brooks and Humphrey Creswick appeared . to be accommodation bills, of which Humphrey_ Creswiek never; paid one farthing, and it appeared -to his Lordship that tell order an inquiry on that subject would be a most idle pro- I ceeding. That objection to the decree therefore fa iled On the whole, therefore, his Lordship was of opinion th at the decree must be .rectified as far twit related to the future costs, and the-costs of making unnecessary parties tothe suit filed by the Plaintiff; and the other 'parts •of the decree• must be affirmed.—The Court then proceeded to -hear appeals. 'REGISTRAIN OFFICE. Mr.'STiin,'ln the course of the morning, complained of the-mai - Merin which he had been treated last. night at the Registrar's office. He applied there abotit #ve minutes before six co'clOck to see the papers of the business at the:Court for the day, and he was told by, a person who swept out the office, and who hadOn a leathern apron, that he could not see theM till six o'clock. He pressed upon the person; it being so near -six 'o'clock, to allow him Co see them, but he would not 'do so. He (Mr. Steer) supposed that he had not the papers in his poSsesSion. . . .. • • - . The - Lc D Ciiptm,l;on, after communicating 'With the Registrar, requested 111r:Steet not to say-..anything Anther on the subject -at present, as he iinderStoOd - that Mr. Pyip, the person who made out the papers; but who was nOt them pre sent, had &very- good answer to the charge. . _ Mr. ST44 trgsted the Court - would allow him to conclude the statement- he was making, as, the -cream of the subject was yet to corne.--:(Laughter.) The individual in the leathern "apron, when the Cabalistic bur of she arrived, put his hand into his waistcoat Pocket, fetched out the, papers for the business of the Court:for to-day, and stuck themnpih-the passage to .the Registrar's. Office. . Now, he • thought t rto say ' the least of it, this was a most uncourteous proceedinOri the part of one of the otljcers of the Registrar's office. • The Loan Cn.tXcgmAin. thought that the 'office?' might luive been a little more courteous, but he understood that the matter could be explained. Who the-offieer was he did not know. • , , Mr. STEER said that he knew as little of the officer as his Lordship, but the description he had „given of him would enable his Lordship to discover who he was: The Loan CHANCELLOR said that Mr. Steer had:certainly given a very picturesque account of the officer.—(Laughter.) The matter had at least relieved the seriousness of the usual proceedings of the Court.- , 4ReneWed latighter.) Mr. LEIGH felt.bOund, in justice to Mr, Pyre, to state that he had often Allowed him to see the papers before six It perhapsn3ay not be generally known: that the papers of the business of the. Courts ate put' p in the passage to the Registrar's . effice,• from six to seven o'clock every .evening, for the purpoSe.of inspection by the members of the legatpro fesiion and the public; but. so short a period, it must be apparent to every one, is infinitely too limited for -the Con venience. of the profession, in consequence of the increase of the members of the Court, and the more speedy dispatch of buSiness. - • VICE-CHANCELLOR'SCOURt,-Ilicitch (B e f or e the VrcE,Ctraistmute' or `Ewora.tcn.) His lioxoun was occupied the whole raorniOg with caused of no general interest. - - ; ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CiRCWT- - -t.Chdtitsfbrd, March 6. The four men, Jinnes Borektm,-David Kempton, James Kempton, and Chti!toPher - WriA - wholi a db ee nnd u convicted r. on Tuesday 'of being .found armed w i t h guns, a suit' again°, upon -the - premises of Mr. James, -the bar rister, at Brentwood; and also with- assaulting two keeperi, were brought up. for judgment. It should be stated that the prosecutor had.recOrmiteuded Bonham to the mercy of- the' Court, principally, as it, appeared, upon the grounds that he had surrendered to the game keeper; and also that he - had . expressed his contrition by pleading guilty , to the offence: Mr. Baron .41,DEnsoli, addressing the prisoners, said they had been. found guilty of a very heinous Crime. The Legislature had affixed a very • heavy - penalty to the offence of persons trespassing in pursuit of ganie in the night time, armed-with deadly weapons ; and there was no doubt, not done with' regard to the specific Offence, but because it was known that such proceedings_ fre quently led to very serious, and brutal rencontres with gamekeepers, and.in many cases 'ended - in sunnier. Such cases had, of late, unhappily been very frequent, and only recently an individual - had suffered capital punish ment for the murder. of a gamekeeper under such cir cumstances.* The Learned Judge then - observed that the prisoner Boreham had been recommended to mercy ; c b o u u t ld up n e o n t a g n iv a p tt a e n nt y iv . e e ffe c e o t ns t i o de t r h a a ti t on rec o o f m a ni ll e t n h d e fa, b h e e _. cause, in his opinion, that prisoner appeared to-have taken d very active part-in the transaction, and was the man who assaulted the keeper - with.the barrel of a gun. The Learned.JupoE then sentenced Boreham, David Kempton, and Wright to be transported for ten years ; and James Kempton, who did not appear to have taken any part in the assault upon the keepers, was sentenced to eighteen Months' imprisonment, and hard labour. (Before Lord Chief Justice DENMAN. ) John Johnson, 16, was indicted for feloniously setting fire to a portion of a stack of barley, the property of Francis Richardion. Mr. Leslie conducted theprosecution, and Mr. Marsh appeared for the prisoner. The case was of rather a singular character. The-prosecutor, who is a farmer at Wrabness, in this county, stated that, on the sth of 'February, between one and two o'clock in the day time, he heard an alarm, and found that his stack was on fire. The prisoner, it :appeared, had been in his service. • Evidence was then adduced to show that the prisoner was the first person who gave an alarm. • . The ;Rev. Mr. F arm , th e minister of the parish, deposed 'that, -h ear i ng the alarm of fire, he went to the spot and in the road, near the field where the stack was on fire; he saw the policeman pick up a small round lucifer box, full of matches. In answer to questions put by , the Court, the rev. gentleman stated that the prisoner had been a pupil in !his Sunday school, and he always 'considered him to .be !a boy of weak intelleet--in fact, a very stupid boy. . John Ham, &boy about twelve years old, wasthe next witness examined, and he deposed that on the day - of the fire he was with the prisoner, and as they -were going !home..past the prosecutor's field, the prisoner went up to 'the stack and -set fire to it-with a lucifer match. Reim mediately burst into flames;and they then both ran away. Samuel Wren, an inspector of the Essex Constabu lary, deposed'that while the prisoner was in his custody, be told him that as he and - Ham - were going by. the stack, Liam said to him, " Would not- you like to see a fire ?" and upon his saying that he ,should, he gave him some matches, and Ham lighted one with the box, and set fire to a load of the - stack, 'and he drew one across' his Shoe and lighted it, and also applied'the fire to the stack. Thestatement made by the prisoner before the Niagis-- trates was then put in. -It was to the effect-that lie alone was guilty, and that the witness Ham had nothing to do with setting fire to the stack. Mr. MARSH then addressed the jury for the prisoner ; and he commenced by observing that he could not at tempt to deny. that it was by the prisoner's hand that the stack had been fired; but lie said he-should-with great confidence contend that it was merely the foolish act of a weak and imbecile mind, totally unaware of the consequences, a n d th a t th e j u ry could not , convict :the prisoner of th e act o f m ali c i ous ly 'firing the . property under the terms of the indictment. The Loan CHIEF JUSTIC E summed up, and the Inry very shortly 'afterwa r d s returne d a verdict of Guilty, coupled with a recom m e n d a tio n to mercy, onAFNtiq of the weak state Of the prisoner's mind, The prisoner was then sentenceci.folierl sBii l a kept toiard• - laQur fpr 074 Yek , ;„ mess. Betere Mx._Baron Thomas Moore, 30, labourer, was indicted for firing two stacks of hay, the property of. Maurice Williamßird. Mr. C. Jones, with whom was Mr. James, conducted thO-prOsecution. Mr. Chambers appeared for the prisoner. The evidence in this case was entirely of a circum stantial character, and, consisted of a variety of small factS, all tending to fix the the guilt upon the prisoner, andat-the same time negativing the probability of the offence having been - committed by any Other person. The prosecutor is a farmer, living at Little Waltham, and the prisoner was a labourer upon an adjoining farm. The fire occurred in the afternoon of the 24th Decem ber, and it was shown that on the morning of that day the prisoner was somewhat intoxicated, and, upon one of the witnesses remarking to him that she intended to make up a gOod fire, as it was_ Christmas time, he re plied that " there would be a good fire before night." Another witness also heard 'him, shortly afterwards; say he meant to have a - gOod fire that day. Very soon afterwards the fire broke out, and 'the prisoner was seen immediately afterwards coming from the spot, and from the expressions he had made use of, and other cir cumstances, suspicion at once fell upon ,him, and . he was taken into custody.. Superintendent May, of the Essex constabulary, an active officer, Who was, intrusted with the 'conduct of the case, - before • he adopted the step o f apprehending the' pursuer,' asked. hiin some questions, bat his reply ivas-that they %anted to know • too much for him, and he should not tell them anything about it. Mr. CHAMBERS, on behalf of , the prisoner, submitted to'the jury that the faeti adduced in evidence were not sufficient to - ivarrant them in, • convicting. the prisoner. The Learned 'Counsel , then requested that the statement made by the prisoner before the magistrate ,shOuld be put in evidence. . Mr. C. JolqE£l said he had no objection 'to this being done ; but he COnsidered the statement did not at all bear upon the case. 7 • • ' • Mr. Baron ALDERSON expressed his,oPinion that the statement of a prisoner ought to be always put in evi dence,; because, although a prisoner now had the ad vantage of, the assistance; of counsel in addressing the jury, there was a disadvantage attending it, th!at he could not' t6ll his Own story, which, if founded in truth, would , be likely to do him much more service than. any speech from counsel. • • - . . The statement of the prisoner was then read, and it appeared that he declared his innocence, and that he knew nothing Whatever about the fire: • Mr. Baron ALDERSON their Went through the whole of, the evidence, commenting,upon the• different facts as he proceeded, and - The jury, after some deliberation, returned a verdict - Of Guilty.' ' The Learned JUDOS sentenced the prisoner to be transported- for life. WESTERN C'IRCUIT.--Winchester, March 4. CROWN COURTe—(i3efore Mr. Justice CREEISSVELL.) . Thomas Ellis was indicted for stealing (after a former con viction) a certain quantity of oats from his master, Henry Padwick. ' , • ,Mr. Edwards conducted the prosecution. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Missing. ' The case was clearly .proved, and the jury without hesita tion found the Prisoner • Guilty. A previous conviction' was put in andlproved. dEly . that conyiction, it appearedthat. - Shoftly .befbre the Legislature altered the punishment for • Sheep-stealing front death to transportation (the exact date we could not !hatch), the prisoner was -convicted of sheep stealing from the present prosecutor .111 r. Padwick t . and, the `Sentence of death was passed upon him. - • - In the - courie:!or the observations made by-the , Learned Judge, in a. most impressive address to the prisoner, we learrit,rthatoWing.to'sonie• interest that was then made for hitn the sentence Of death'was transmuted to imprisonment :for one year:- This time he serVed out, and then'returned to his native :village. He was a cripple, a brand was upon ins name, and no one : liked to 'employ 'him. - Touched - by these :considerations; his -Master 'from whom he had stolen. the sheep, took- compassionupen - him, and again.: took him into hi's employ. Ile had sufferedpunishment ‘ but had not been fedi:timed; nCylesi thin - Three `indictments - having been now preferred and. found: against him :for different felonies com mitted against 'this kind and forgiving master. The Learned Judge - told him be was evidently proof against puniShment or gratitude,- and cripple!: tholigh he was lie must be removed from the country. - Lordship then sentenced him to 15 ,years' transportation, - • XI:D4A ND 'CIRGUIT-!-.Northampton; March .5. CROWN . COURT.-(Befdre . Li)ia Chief Justice TficOAL.) Joseph ;Sininithis, , aged 26; a- Witcher; was indicted and stood charged with having in ,the night!hetween the Bth and 9th of February last, at Sibbertoft, feloniously ..set fire' o a hovel, stable, and barn, the property of Thomas Bates. -; • Mr. Macaulayr;condueted the - prosecution, and : Nr, Flood the defence.. . ~• , It appeared that at about .twenty minutes past twel v e -o'clock 'in the night the prosecutor was called upbrtlie soner,-who told him of the fire, and went down with him to the spot. They found it raging furiously. . The prisoner then assisted him and other neighbours who had Cane up in their endeavours to. subdue it, and :did 'as much as any one else. The building. was from one.halfi to - three-quarters of a mile - from - the prosecutor's' house, and. from . 2oo to - 300 yards from the:road between Naseby and Sibbertoft; WhiCh the prisoner would have to, traverse on his Way :home from Northampton market, where, in fact, he had. been; and his defence was, that he had - been riding . by and saw it, and then went to his uncle's, and straight thence to the - prosecutor to inform' him. The material , evidence against him consisted in his own boasting aVowals, in partial intoxication, to 'different per sons, at different times, that he had 'done it, and a; 'box of lueifersbeing seen- in his possession shortly after the: occur rence, which he boasted of. having bought,- in, order. to set fire to Mr. Bates's barn. ' .At one - time he said, " - I am the man, 'and -set—fire to It in three places.with a wisp of% straw, which A.pulled another,_ that • he, could - write_ down thename of the man whd did it, and then that it Was " erno use to write, for I did it Miielf;" . and when asked; "`You don't mean to. swear. that.?." saying, " Yes, - J do ;, and at an other, the like ; and when told that. . was. joking, „saying; " No; Tam not;" and at another he said, "D -=--n the fire, if I were to- see: twenty-fires I would not care, or assist again t" and always accompanied with great bluster and. disturbance, and the use of very violent bad language. There was the additional fact that the'time of the fire about tallied With the time of his having passed but theremerei - niany otherpersons also returning about the time from: Northampton market. The Learned JUDGE summed up with much care and cau tion; leaving it to thelury to say - whether the prisoner had himself furl; 'shed suffielent evidence. to satisfy their minds of the gailt;--whether he had disclosed facts which were the effusions of a guilty mind, or his Statements were the mere vapouring wandernipi of a•Mad in liquor. Histordship observed upon the utterabsence of evidence of malice or motive. The juty; . withatt much deliberation - retarded a • verdict of Guilty, -and • • • His Loanstnr„ in passing sentence, said, that such having been their verdict, it became his duty to paSS ,upen the pri sonef•the-sentence- of the Court; and there being no Mitiga ting eircutnstances„ that Sentetiee:wis- thatlerbe traniported for fifteen years. . ., • • . The prisoner, before - leating the dock, warmly proteeted that be was innocent. ' • *- ; CENTRAL ICRI VIINA.L" COURT. n P D a tift tt:7 t n e U n icl dc W ' k. illiams, took their se amm a T ts h u e A e n it ar t:lr r e d •b c j e urror n ud ch g'e soon after' Slatsrum.--LJerimiah John Kelly was- Pgt Jo, the bar, charged - with having, on the Bth.. of February last, committed a maliciotis and felonious assault upon Daniel Morris with intent to do him 'some grievous bo dily hartNl ; , ' , Mr. Doane was counsel-for theprosecution, and Mr. Pal lantine fctiihe prisoner. the facts ;of the case will be best gathered 'from the followingepitome of the eiiihince addited Daniel. Morris being sworn, said • he was a coal-whipper, living at 23, King-street. Shadwell. Knows that the pri 7 Boner kept an officofor the engaging of coalwhippers. On Thuradq„ the Bth of last month, .witn e ss was returning from work, near ..Goal-stairs, opposite :Gold's-hill, • wbere, he stopped ' to talk with some frietids. This was abotit seven o'clock in - the evening, when up dathe the prisoner, and said to hitn---." Walk about your, business,_youscoundrel.” Wit- net's made no answer, but went on into the pripce of.Walei publiC-Wise; and called for a pint -of beer.' Tha Hamar Mowed - witness : into the public-house,' and : then called him • every name that he possibly could. Witness left the public-house, and 'prisoner followed him, when he (witness) said'to him, " Mr: - Kelly,'l've got two pence, and am going to have a pint of beer, will you.come and haVe some?" Prisoner replied, " You d!--d scoundrel,". Tend raising the stick'now produced, struck him'a• heavy bk.* which went -through; his hat. • He thee gave hifit another blow, which felled.him, and rendered him insensible. People came up, and led him bleeding to a doctor's. Cross-examined--bid hot hear witness complain about breaking his gear. Was never in his life a party to a combi-, nation of Coal-whippers against the prisoner. Heard often enough of a cruel assault upon -the prisoner ; htifdid not know his arm was broken by that assault, and did not knOw when it took ,place. Was no party to that assault, and on his oath the police were never after him for it. Not that night nor that day had Witness • a drawn knife in his hand, and never. threatened Kelly in his whole life. Was neither drunk nor sober, but knew what he was about wheat the assault commenced. •' John Russell, being sworn, said he was a coal-whip - per, and remembers, on Thursday,. the. Bth, of February, about. seven in thp evening, being near Saw. the pri. goner at the bar strike the prosecutor on his head, when his hat went off; and then he stuck him again, and down he went. Two women took him off to a doctor's. The prose cutor had no knife in his hand, nor any other weapon whatever. Cross-examined-q-Knows the prisoner was shamefully as, saulted some time back; and some of his own. (witness's) ac , ' quaintance, were transported for the offence. - Maria Alexander---On the evening in question, in company with Hannah Smith, saw the prisoner commit the assault on the prosecutor, who became totally insensible, and was covered with , blood. Said the -prisoner,- " What • a shame to strike a young man so ;" on which he said, I'll give it to you next." Assisted the prosecutor to a doctor's shop, Hannah Smith corroborated the, evidence of the last wit- r George Hariii, a bookseller, living' in the neighbourhood, 'gave it'sohiewhat different yersion. Oh the evening in riiies tion, went to hid shop door, and saw the witness Maria Alex= Oder and another woman abusing: the prisoner. Alexander Called him a vagabond, and prisoner replied to her,, on which the prosecutor said something which witness enOld not _distinctly iwear to, and, then the prisoner at the bar struck tWice= the first bloW kimeking his hat' eff, and' after the second he fell down:— Cannet:say whether prosecutor was drunk or sober. A customer genie uploSvitness's shop, and he saw no more of the matter. mobs frequently collected round pri . 'Boner's house hooting and making a row. • ' A poliotman•gave evidence of what passed when he was Called; and the surgeon, to Whose shop the prosecutor was taken, testified That thohgh <he bled a' good - deal the woupd was a very Slight one - indeed. • The , prosecutor was shatne. fully intoxicated : • • This was the case for the prosecution. , Mr. Justice'Plarksox, said the, idea of felony Was out of the queition; and the case must be treated as one of common assault. • • ' • - Mr. BALLAN-nix (for the prisoner) contended that the evidence of the' witnesses as to - the origin of the row *as wholly disprOved by, the testimony of Mr. Harris. The pre secutor himself,*.as * drunk, the time of th e occurrence that hp 'knew notthe' provocation he had kiVen ; he kneW` nothing, that • took place, and his evidence therefore in that' Court•would be worth nothinif. The female witnesses were totally unworthy of 'credit. .1 he faet was Mr. Kelly was the victim of. combination, and had, already' suffered so rmieh. from. the violence of the- coal-'Whippers that he had been obliged to appeal to the law, 'and for one of those cowardly assauTts; in which' his arm was 'broken; Seine of the parties engaged in it hid been transport e d.. Hi s property was being , constantl) destroyed; and every effort was constantlymade to drive hint from the neighbourhood. - - • • Mr. Jitatice.PArrisox summed up, telling the jury there was evidently great provocation, and the assault was after all " nothing but a khock with a stick." • • • The jury brought iu A verdict of " Guilty of a mom eA. • , --Rauh, being at the time under great proyocation, and - there • fore we recommend him to mercy." Mr. Justice l'ArrEsox, after advising the prisoner always to appeal to the law for protection, and not personally to re sent his wrongi, said he saw he had been in prison since the 9th of February, which he considered was quite punishment enough. He must therefore be fined Is. and discharged. CHARGE OF RAPE.— William Bladen, a mat maker, was indicted for a rape on Mary Cook. Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Doane were Counsel for the Crown; the prisoner was unde fended. Details in such cases are uncalled for, but the cir cumstances asserted in the evidence may be briefly stated. On the night of Saturday, the 12th of February, the prisoner, who was in the employ of a person with whom the prose cutrix lived as servant girl, went to the gallery of Sadler's Wells Theatre, accompanied by another young man and woman. There they had something to drink together, and after the performances they all four went .to the Eagle Tavern, and thence to the Standard, *here they parted company, the prosecutrix going by herself towards the Britannia-fields, her direct way homeward. She was shortly joined by the prisoner, Who said "he would have his end of her." She threw herself on his protection, telling him she had no friends in the wide world, and nothing but her cha racter to depend upon. He replied he had no friends either, and then dragged her by main force (as she said) into a gravel pit, and there effected his purpose—her strength being ex hausted. He left her, and she made her way homewards, but did not tell her mistress what had taken place. On the Monday morning, however, the female friend who had been with her to Sadler's Wells, called upon her, and to her she revealed the outrage which had been committed. Informa tion was immediately given to the proper authorities, and the prisoner after some difficulty was taken into custody. There were several discrepancies in the evidence, and that in itself was not of the moat creditable character, the whole lot—prose cutor, witnesses, and prisoner—appearing to have been on exceedingly familiar terms. The jury ultimately brought in a verdict of Not Guilty. Joel Barnet, aged 22, was indicted for stealing three 'bills of exchange, value 891. 23. 9d., the property of Saul Yates, in his dwelling-house. The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Clarkson; and the defence by Mr. Wilkins. • From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner had attempted to induce Isaac Sydney, who was the brother in-law of Mr. Yates, and employed by him as a process server and sort of clerk, to get possession of the bills on which Mr. Yates had been carrying on proceedings . against a Mr. Myers. Sydney gave intimation of this application to Mr. Yates, and a trap was laid for the' prisoner, who called next day, and n ent into the officel where Sydney was. On a given signal Inspector Tod hunter and Mr. Jukes, Mr. Yates's chief clerk, rushed into the office; and found the bills in the prisoner's pocket. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, with a strong recommendation to mercy, in consequence of their belief that the prisoner had merely been made use of as an instrument by other parties. The prosecutor begged to join in the recommendation for the same reasons. Mr. Justice PATTISON quite agreed in the view taken of the case, and would, therefore, not pass the sentence of ten years' transportation to which the prisoner was liable for the offence of which he had been convicted. The sentence was that he should be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for six calendar months. EVENING SITTING. (Before the RECORDER.) Benjamin Law and James Dunn were convicted of feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of James Leggett, and stealing a bed, a looking-glass, and other articles, value BL, his property. Mr. Ballantine conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Horry defended the prisoner. An alibi was set up for both, and the evidence was of such a nature that the jury wished to stop it. They were, however, recommended by the Recorder to hear it out. Mr. BALLANTINE passed some severe animadversions upon the manner in which these horrible scenes of per jury were got up, and pointedly alluded to the person who instructed Mr. Horry. Mr. HORRY denied that he was instructed by that in dividual, and an altercation ensued. The RECORDER coincided with Mr. Ballantine in his observations, and would most severely punish whoever could be proved to have got up one of those defences. The prisoners were frequently ignorant of such a de fence being arranged until they heard it in Court. No Learned Counsel ought to take a brief unless he knew from whom he had received it. His Lordship then sen tenced Dunn to ten years' transportation, and Law to one year's imprisonment, with hard labour. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) MANSION-HOUSE. Two well-dressed men, named, according to their own statement, William Swinson and Charles Montague, were brought before Alderman Wilson, upon various charges of having wrenched knockers off hall-doors in the city. A policeman stated that, at four o'clock yesterday morning, he saw one of the defendants--but which he could not positively say—go up to a house, and, with a desperate effort,. wrench a knocker from the hall-door. They were close together, and he took them into cus tody. Swinson, upon being required, put his band into his pocket,- and pulled out the particular knocker, and afterwards he pulled. out four other knockers, and handed- them over. It was soon ascertained to what houses the knockers belonged, and the defendants were, of course, taken to the station-house. In answer to questions put by Alderman WILSON, Swinson said that he was a medical student, and had been in town no more than two months. Alderman WILSON—So you are not satisfied with dis turbing families at four o'clock - in the morning, but you must rob them too"! Are you not -aware that you may be indicted for robbery for conduct of this description ? Swinson—l assure you, Sir, that it was net I that wrenched the knockers off, though I admit that:they were in my pocket. • Alderman WILSON (to the other defendant)—Pray, are you a medical student, too ? I suppose you are ? Montague—No, I am a surgeon. Alderman WlLsoN—Where do you reside? Montague —I occasionally reside in Finsbury-square, and some times in Dorset place, New-road. Alderman WlLsoN—Are you settled in business any where ? Montague—No. I expect an appointment im mediately. My friend is, I assure you, eXceedingly sorry for what he has -done. Alderman WILsoN—Do you speak for yourself. - I suppose your friend can seeak for himself. Montague—l declare to you, Sir, that I did not wrench off the knocker. ' - SWinSon—l am really very sorry for what has hap pened, and promise that nothing of the k;nd shall ever be charged,against us again. , Alderman WILSON—I must prevent you f rom d o i ng so as frequently ns no doubt you are disposed, and I therefore fine each of you 2l 10s., or 10s. for each' knocker. • Putting out of the question the injury you do 'to-the property, if any female happened to be ill in any of those houses, the annoyance of your visits is likely to be productive of the worst consequences. If you do not pay the penalties you mast go to Bridewell, to hard labour for two - months; and I should advise you when next you are together at night to take care that you are not taken up as thieves. The penalties were paid. Notwithstanding the regularity of the Lord Mayor, in punishing omnibus coachmen and conductors and cab - men for offences in pursuing their avocations, a stubborn disposition frequently manifests itself amongst this class, and the policemen are • obliged to " pull them up" for many a violation of the law. Alderman WILSON, who effectually, carries out the plan adopted by the L or d Mayer, fined many of those "common nuisances" in' the course of the day. One omnibus driver persisted in obstructiLg the way, and paid no attention whatever to the request .of Scott, a very active and attentive policeman, who is known to summon with remarkable impartiality. The defendant was fined 205., - while the conduCtor of the same omnibus, who was desired tb exhibit! his badge, put it up to his nose and sneered at the officer, was mulcted in the penalty of 40s. and costs. Several cab-drivers were fined for structing the Way by turning round- repeatedly. - It is quite evident that any relaxation of the rule laid down by the Lord Mayor will be most injurious. • • CLERKEIVWELL. CHARITY.—Mr. Combe received 5t in a letter from an anonymous contributor, for the use of the poor -box of this Court. •- John Harrow, a savage-looking fellow, was charged with assaulting .policecoustable O'Brien, G 69, and with violently assaulting police-constable N 103. The latter officer received such serious injuries that he was scarcely able' to get into the • witness box, and was suffering great pain. It appeared, from . the evidence that b e t ween t wa an d three O'clock on that morning a crowd. of disorderly characters had - assembled in St. John-street, Clerken wellrof which the prisoner was the ringleader. O'Brien' requested of them to disperse, when the prisoner struck him a violent blow on the breast. The o ffi cer th en arrested the, prisoner, who made fierce resistance, and would - have bro'ken away,-had not 103 N come up. He had 'hardly :placed his hand upon "his collar when the prisoner knocked him down, and kicked him on the sides, legs and in the abdomen, in a most violent manner, rendering him wholly unfit for duty. Sergeant Wilkinson Said the prisoner was one: of the most desperate characters in London, He assaulted_ the police wherever he met them, and had disabled for life an Officer of the G division. The prisoner, when asked'for his defence, sneeringly replied thatit must have heen'somebody else. Mr. Comes 'sentenced hini to a month' s imp r i sonment in the House of Correction,. without the power of re leasing himself by the payment of fine. Vdmund Carr, a rakish-lookin* fellow, Was charged with the following robberies in a dwelling-house:— The prisoner lodged with young men of respectability in the house of Mr. Wint, Thanet-street, 'St. Pancras. On the 17th of January he suddenly decalnped, taking with him every article of dress belonging to Mr. William Smith Green, his fellow-lodger, to the value of 5/. ; also a g.old pin. He likewise 'robbed William 11 ",-11L-son, another lodger, of other articles. Search was made for him in London, but he was no where to be found. A few days ago- Mr. Hale, stperin tendent of police at Manchester, arrested the prisoner in that town, dressed in - the stolen apparel. He took -him into cus tody, and found more of the pl un d er.at hi s lodg i ngs. Green and Collinson, the lodgers, fully identified the pro perty as theirs, and the prisoner, who declined saying any thing in defence, was full):comnxitted for trial.. QUEN 'S -SQUARE. Two girls named Mary Hicks and' Charlotte Bicknell, in mates of St. Margaret's workhouse; were charged before Mr. Burrell by a little girl 'named Cooke, also an inmate of - the workhOuse, with stealing a little bag containing one shilling, whiclf she generally kept Under her pillow. The case was fully proved, and the master.of the work house .having stated that the girls were , both bad characters, add hid been lately taken into the house through distress, nw the n 3 , th •W . ere; committed t o - th e H ouse of Correction for one Mary Anderson, a decently-dressed woman, about 40 years of age, Was' charged by John Field, a young man, with pawning his coat; under rather Peculiar circumstances. . • The complainant stated, that at an early hour. this morn ing;he accompanied the defendant' to her lodgings, where he remained during the night. He was drunk, but not so oblivious to sublunary things as not to know "what he was aboid.' In the morning he found his coat had been de posited with his father's brother, and that a sumptuous re- i -.• past had been prepared from the proceeds thereof, thcdr however, he refused to partake, not having giv",,,ged fendant permission, according to his account , to cu'r the coat. The woman said she met the complainant this of who desired her to take him home and take weefeot, until the morning, that he requested her to pawn r • and to give him the ticket.—Discharged. - ,ob ATHLONE ELECTION COr MITTEE. ( The Committee appointed to consider the men ls 0 t tion, complaining of an undue election for the b° 117.40; Athlone, met yesterday morning, at eleven. The kt T: e are the members of the Com m itt e e :—Mr. 13e ri n o 0 4 W. 0. Stanley, Mr. Lockhart, Mr. Currie,lllr. r,c Mr. Ward, with Mr. Pakington as Chairman. , ro tiO . .The petition was from certain electors of the Athlone, and prayed that the election might be ileclr e i t ; on the ground of bribery committed by Mr. co.- L sitting Member, or his agents, s i nce the election. -,: i par Mr. Talbot and Mr. Pickering appeared for the P e " and Mr. Austin and Mr. Sergeant Wrangham for the MeStber. 0 04 : m rangers were ordered to withdraw, and on their , mission— • dCoaK The CHAIRMAN announced that the Committee ha d I , " 0 ei to the usual resolutions as to th e exc lusion of vritn W , the room during the course of the proceedings. Mr. TALBOT then applied to the Committee to aur Q ptM further inquiry into the case un til t o -morrow mortiing , deer i ground of the absence of the witn esse s in consequen ce pelt taro unavoidable circumstances w hich had occurre d ' ie j: the witnesses was at this moment in Roscommonl Speaker had been applied to, for the purpose of enii c ool* attendance, and had stated in reply that the reguil.,rt 0, 1 would be for the Chairman of the Committee to Or' _ A circumstance to the House. Mr. AUSTLN opposed the application as unprecedet7 all events it should have been supported by Mr. TALBOT would call evidence to prove his. I t 3 and accordingly called • fr A Al Mr Moss, who stated that he had been concerne.tkor petition at the commencement of the proceeding e f if iPt with Mr. Hands, but the conduct of the petitie transferred to Messrs. Wimburn and Collett. over the summonses by the post of Thursday, th e i c ii o l7 o ,_ have arrived there on Saturday. He had receiv atfidvit.. 00 from Mr. Smith, of Athlone, stating that those _ , L oi had not arrived until Sunday: The witness was cross-examined by Mr. A ls ._ ° _,iro ll i stated that he had been connected more or less with,toWf petitions which had been recently presented on the free various elections at Athlone. He had advanced 00°,1 in support of his petition, but looked to no one pr bgr petitioners had requested him to take the matter tt s) ? t , do esi ef did not look to them for the money. He had i$ from regard to Captain Beresford. If the sitting of vthe were to be unseated, he might ask any gentlemen, et, f start for Athlone to reimburse him. He had nw! A ltiv# money for the expenses of witnesses to Athlone R0; 0 00i . last, when he had sent a 501. note. He had been in . . nication with some gentleman to take up the case. Mr. AusTrg—Who was the gentleman ? . A d Mr. TALBOT objected to the question. ea ted• r. The room was cleared, and the Committee d • A the question should not be put. tstr a .l Cross-examination resumed—He had asked dim papor Collett to conduct the case. He was answerable to.„,d far as 1501., and all beyond that was to be at theiresVie He stated to them that he thought it was a safe s gentleman who wished to get into Parliament. 411 0 . Re-examined—He had been in communicatie gi b o* f petitioners. Wimburn and Collett had desired to. tjso tamer from the petitioners. The paper produced Is taer. 1 0 i# i Vr Cross-examined by Mr Ausnx—That paPtr l' as ;., 0 .) to Ireland on Monday or Tuesday in the last wee k ' 'Ol have been Saturday. inittee ,S 0 By Mr. W. 0. STANLEY, a member of the t.om o esw. summonses were not sent until - Thursday, and the the witnesses' expenses was not sent until Friday it pi By the CHAIRmAN—The day after the Corn,rf„A ffi fixed I knew when it was to sit, and wrote to 'nil , :,„i them notice. I got the summonses from Mr. Ilea, t hstr not know why they were delayed. I though' • - I;e i i l enough. a lett • By Mr. WARD, one of the Committee—l slid es Monday before, because I was afraid the With spend it. Had it been sent on Monday or Tueetuy - /1 have been in time. ' rite r ' By the CHAIRMAN—TO whom did you send t h. To Colonel Smith. colone l r' The CHAmmAN—Were you afraid that Ti would spend the money? Mr. W. 0. STANLEY—Why was the case t , lf is i i# Wimburn and Collett? Witness—Tclry 0 6 7,0 i client of theirs was to advance - the money the) ? "- to have the conducting it. - ' - •' ! dis 31r. Ausrm contended that there was no b 00 2, 1 0 i cutor to-the petition, whieh•was merely s actila 4 "wit t i io.sell a seat in Parliament, and that no proe....r ,e1 1 ',44 been adopted to obtain the attendance of witnea7, o oso .a.sale of a petition to Rafliameg; and 'the Part i , tbich in were exposing thernsely i cs 7 to penalties °l a WO , pet, would heir hereafter.' paupers, a l e ; , A , d iS ; cured by Mr. Moss, reSisli - kiejv: - LOndon, to sign 00 0 on ' which he was - #llo4lliting on his 0 WOUld the Committee grantidelayunder such cire . .. o ~..,.' Mr. TALBOT replied. After which the room, " ti On the room being re-opened. - 11 sd' Pr , The CHAIRMAN declared that the Committee h $t , t o the following. resolution :—That as it appears l i t 1 . 104 , • monses for the witnesses were not issued un -- .„.011/7 29th February, and the money to pay their els o v u e lot transmitted until the Ist March, it is the OP- s - id IF: Committee that due diligence has not been used . : , V fore it cannot agree to the adjournment requiret;" , olf Mr. TALBOT in relation to the case of Mark • , , • ; i l d ir Roscommon gaol, suggested that the Chairman ,7 in the House for the attendance of Mark Quin °a • aigh / .1 mittee. The CHAIRMAN thought the fact of his he'll' g illgliv' 10 to.be proved. I t Mr. HAmuiroN, M.P. for Dublin, stated that otla,.‘ received a petition from Mr. Moss, stating that tip •$ custody, that he was an important witness i n d oce' jil, and praying the House to reque st hi s atten !to,. had mentioned the subject to the Speak er ehsi t told him that the more usual way was f o r the 100,.liff the Committee to request the att en d an ce of the 111 0 ,40 1 .. 7 understood from the Speaker that he had had aP goif plication made to him on the subject.be/ 1 0 The CHAIRMAN said that still there was no proft''" was in gaol. , e g; ifee l . a ' Mr. TALBOT put in the service of the Spea-e, -- o elf• fr , Mark Quin, in Roscommon gaol, on the Ist of su i , p1e,,..' Mr. AusriN—That was in time, and the "'Jo 0.,1, 1. have served in time is the man they knew could n u facer , The CHAIRMAN thought that evidence was ° .41. 4 authorise him to move the House on the subject- 0 6g? It being now only eighteen minutes to four th t ot?, determined that the Counsel need not commence .. of his case, and adjourned. A ' "I') , MARKET NEWS.—(YESTE I"' ', CORN EXCHANGES , . ~,, 40'1, 4 ' Although we had only a moderate supply or i l i f7ordedir,i the demand for it was in a sluggish state, and ~, freo l ,l 9 1 A ,tations were barely supported. Foreign Whe a l lit Al• ; sold steadily, but in bonded grain exceedingi o ros ARRIVALS.BarIe. O Ol6 I doing. The Barley trade was very inactive, All rsi t, 0 0 '" ; barely supported. Malt, Oats, and all other u - ;heavily, at late rates. Wheat .. 1 1. ~.....1" 1 i 10 4 ,1 ' 1,350 gra so. qrs.l .. • .../' 7 a - , FS!. ........ • F0reign.......... 1,250 10 i Malt, 300 qrs. ileA s be / VirRITECRAPEL. o upP - ..1, Our market to-day was very moderate lt if i o g_, - t i meat, while the demand ruled heavy at the foi 03 5 lUuk r, Beef from 2s 4d to 3s 4d ; Mutton, 2s Bcl t° , r Bl l fr .. : '3s 6d to 4s 8d; and Pork, 2s 6d to 3s 10d 1 3 ` • carcass. , STATE OF TRAD-° . ter JAP. / i p, (From the:Mancheatir Guardian aye a 0, 0 0. 41 ' The market continues in the same quiet 11 .7 11 0 ,,,0 0 0,0 , c state as during the last fortnight. Th e " e being ''cs tra for goods and yarn is limited:; but stocks ice s, e ;tli"s' rally low, there is little or no change in F y r bigl ie. e a i n n th p a r:n d t e rn sn g ri c il l t o i t n h n , a wnfhigcnhohdas". and d en relati ce del i° w b!cb .. h as , w ell . Si i to 4id. per piece from the highest oin t • 4 ...-"P',,,;a a orr ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, XAB C. ; tbe " been a change in the market to- d¢ Ae r rs bac t e e 4 s' goods have been less inquired aftet ; Dil e " tO fewer, and the prices offered unremuneratiagdifi nufacturer. The wool market has also bee r g l oo o l l,;iceit is not the same eagerness . to purchase. ab sted• the fear of a further advance is much a" however, may be quoted as firm cvss es t li EADVERTISEMENT.J—WONDERVO' ftobrf.os-010 LEG BY HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AI•M OINTME NI. III . O I ‘ ..i fe ° a hatter, residing at 53, Collingwood - str eet, had, for seven years, dreadful ulcerations, e • - te i-josP, D i Of ;t er calrto.the ancle-bone, was twice in GOY s ijosPi t i'et , ,, P o's period of nine months, and at St. Thomas' s , u re. 1 „'" months, Without being able to meet with 3v d joolc' e iert every other means had failed, invaluable medicines. This man's ease li.n i fool e sto r be he worked, during thirteen years, for Ifr. tosY cle co he was c ure 1 0 11 , of Charlotte-street, Blackftiars-road.—Sf?,:oi,cl`".l "v e / 140 lOway's establishment, 244, Strand (wD e 'illew ° t 16. had gratis), and by almost all respectable a tosi4s throughout the civilised world, in pots an 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., lls., 225., and 335. each. L 4 i Git 4) • the Ce ll' BIRTHS. Ewe , c r g e On the Ist inst., at the Provost's Lam' , re ve Hon. Mrs. Hodgson, of a son. u . lon. 31 On the 4th inst., at Curzon-street, the H S tof'' n• ~ r , of al o On pe, 0 the 2d inst., the lady of F. 11.fildred,...,1i;bs, ° f t he On the 2d inst., at Camberwell, Mrs. w • j o hireP . 4 erf Tor d a, 'On the 2d inst., at Aldborough Lodge' r f . ii Of Basil T. Woodd, Esq., of a daughter. of ''' ( # On the 3d inst., at Regent-square, 1 e th e 13c1 01 1, Esq., of a daughter. go if, MOO i On the 4th inst., at Clapham, Mr s ' „ r ife 01 ,„,, daughter. On the 4th inst., at Torrington-scit" ,„rf is" , Fitzherbert, Esq., of a daughter. „ J , 041 11 ' ' / On the 4th inst., Mrs. Hodgkinsov, w' of a son. --------------- .osotif‘ .11.4.8.R/E.D. 0 Wi t " l its On the 27th ult., at St. Mary's, Laralretti.d. , ill ,O Breedon, R.N., to Elizabeth Binyon , of„ r s: e r n dert ol ?, Or On the 28th ult., at Bowness Church , "- Ater " B. Ponsonby, Esq. to Anne Eliza, eldest Wi ll ° Jones Skelton, late Royal Artillery. 0 1$i* Ist° ° 9 44 DIED. s et be n', On the 14th ult., at Hieliss's Hotel, Elu l con t o 10 Francis John Dibbin, only son of John Carr n Cli i° of Jamaica. Of ° t slP . On the 22d ult., at Manor -place, Edinb.ntg .0 Ogilvy, daughter of the late Sir John Ogilslitonisi fr , e i, Ott the 26th ult., at Montville, Guernsey, 00' Esq., aged 82. *- Oge e t i On the 29th ult., Mrs. Clarke, of the F134-13' or.,priO Nottingham. Mart,On tohfeo2xf9othretu_lsttr.,e3eftr,sa.gbdal,6l:eliet o .f f th:ficle,ll:o, v ,n O l e s i : On the 29th ult., at Clarence -place, go -- _,,- Cos port, Mr. Augustus Harris Bell. „. _A 111010 W 3fo On the Ist inst., at the Crescent, Bool'4 ,if iw - Esq., aged 80. berl °l" , e ,j,i o ' On the Ist inst., at Benton Hall, N a. -- o ar Courtenay. infant son of H. Mayber,lfTNt,itiGis follire' On the Ist inst., at Ventnor, Is le of w i g h t , grave, Esq., of Sun-street. _,,Ahigton,l36 _,OlO On the 2d inst, at the icarage, Pg",„. _ .IY Emily, the wife of the Rev. John Bre,,....e°,itsbridE" ." J On the 2d inst., at Park-rov, P' Wt. • ,440, VI Oviatt, Esq. yOlnis glO tP gtr ol°' London: Printed and Published bi 11% s ass • ` lib. No 112, Strand, at The Stag Officsiarch 7,.10- Counti of Middlesex, Thu'edeip s ": _LONDON,__TH:ITRSDAY YI,ORS ,NG-, MARCH. 7 , 1844.