The Sun. — London, England, 1821-09-20 00:00:00

Greeks are degenerated, they are not the audior g of their degradation, and that after a struggle of wore than two centuries against causes foreign to their wishes, they have not lost all moral Principle, nor forfeited all claims to esteem and interest. We entreat the attention of our readers to the following observations from the Pen of a learned and intelligent Greek now in this country " The Journals have announced the arrest of several Greek merchants by the police of Vienna, on account of their having wished to send assist ance to their countrymen. This crime must ap pear vcjy heinous in their eyes, when the mere intention to commit it is punished with such se verity. Is it not in reality a crime in Chris tians who live in a Christian country, to wish to save their brethren from the sword of the Moho metans ? A Government which is a Member of the Holy Alliance, and which protects the Je suits, could not possibly pardon such a crime. We know that the Jacobins punished with death the Frenchmen who were so little Republican, ----04 - 1 -4 obey the sentiments of Nature, and take an interest in their proscribed relations. " Before the conception and formation of the Holy Alliance under the auspices of the Holy Trinity, and for the protection of the Holy Re ligion, the Austrian Cabinet had signalized itself by its zea l for Mahometanism. Towards the "d or the last century, it gave up, without diffi culty and the without scruple, to its good neighbo urs Turks, the unfortunate Riga of Thessaly, with six of his associates, convicted of the un pardonable crime of having endeavoured to de liver Greece from Ottoman protection. Riga and his associates were beheaded at Belgrade for the honou r of the Koran and the Porte. " Let us hope that the Greeks now arrested niaY not experience the same fate. During the last six months, the Turks have surely shed enough of Christian blood to satisfy the devotion of the Holy Alliance and its partizans. " Greece will be free, or it will be no more. It is impossible not to smile in pity when we hear of an amnesty to be granted to the Greeks, th rough the intervention of the Holy Alliance. Great God ! A Turkish amnesty ! What a piece of barbarous irony ! Look to Walachia,. pillaged, d evastat e d, an d d epopu l ate d . L ook to Sava and , Arnauts massacred, even after having betrayed their brethren, and gone over to the ranks of the T urks. But the Greeks did not require these ex amples to guide them. The massacres of the Morea and the isles of the Archipelago,in the last century, and a thousand other transactions of a similar na ture, taught them long ago the meaning of a Turkish amnesty. The Christian piety of the Govern_ meets of Europe is no less known to them. They therefore, dispense with the Turkish cle mency so much extolled by the Austrian or rather 214 'fish Observer, and with the charity of the Members of the Holy Alliance. They will rather die with arms in their hands, than allow themselves to be slaughtered by executioners. The history of the Souliots and Parganiots loudly Proves that the Greeks are capable of such a tesoloution. by However, men whose hearts are not hardened int erest or hypocrisy, men o f t rue re li g i on and humanity, I cannot look without agitation on t t he dreadful a lt ernat i ve to w hi c h the Greek na ion is reduced. But through what fatality do they remain silent and inactive ? Why do they not raise their voices to call forth the exertions of individuals in favour of the Greeks ? Do they "wish to delay the display of their sensibility till the moment when this nation shall have t eased t o ex i st ? I s it necessary to prove to t hen, that it is more noble, more glorious, to Lave it from destruction than to bestow on it theatrical and st er il e t ears, a f ter i ts anniliila ilcin ? Ali! if the niost illustrious and the most unfortunate of nations, a nation which . has done t° much honour to humanity, a nation to which .2.urope owes so much, is destined to perish, let mii°t Posterity say that this happened through de ingratitude and apathy of our age. If the _'_°Yernments make themselves the accomplices t°l barbarism and the pestilence, history will pass oginent on th em . B ut l et t h e people every where ctour themselves in its eyes by a very different , w ° , ll (inct ; let them bequeath to it a monument u iol shall attest for ever, their philanthropy, t heir li intelligence, their love of justice and of lue rtY. It was for the people of England to 1 3 `" d e set the example; but if Germany has gone i t e F°re them, they will endeavour to go beyond 111 their liberality. We hope that the zeal of trg:lisil philanthropists, so numerous and cele ''eti, will soon begin to display itself." P it iS no w qu i te useless to look to the French =talers for authentic informati on respec ti ng t h e O f Greece, or the warlike preparations of 3 Rus4i and the Port e . Th e ac ti v it y o f t h e C en- C l es has lat e l y b een so great, that the gaps, in bee e drench Jou rna l s , d enot i ng t h at passages have Pll S truck ou t b y t h ese i nexorable enemies of e Pre ss, are so very numerous as to give the fl er s a most grotesque appearance. Some of Lond on J ournals, struck with conviction by hts flagrant exerc i se of power on the part of t il'e C ensors, h ave at l engt h di scovered that k h e Poli cy of the French Government, in order to ee P Up th e f unds, has dictated the conceal tnnt) as mu c h as possible, of the actual state , e .the relations of the Ottoman Empire. It is fact ' month s s i nce we stated the same obvioqs : e t) and cautioned the British Public against :.Peculations in French stock. We stood alone 1 this opinion —our caution unseconded by any e of th e other publications of the day. But '°tlv t hat the• aspect of the French Papers has 41: e blished it so fully, that every schoolboy may po . licy of Fran ce i n t h e obliterations and "res in her political Journals ; the Magpies concealment. proper to resort to the dismission of the party. A Morning Paper, the malignity of which is now proverbial, says that the Com mander in Chief " caused a private inquiry to be instituted into the correctness of the facts al leged, and finding them established, to his own satisfaction, laid the whole case before his MA JESTY, who then declared his Royal pleasure that Sir R. WILSON should he dismissed." By printing " private inquiry" in italics it would seem as if the Paper alluded to intended to cen- sure such a vroceeding. All just and honest men, however, will approve of the delicacy of his Royal Highness in not at first giving publicity to the investigation ; but having calmly directed the inquiry, and being himself satisfied of the truth, he felt it to be his duty to submit the matter to his MAJESTY.—W e know not if farther pro ceedings are intended, though we hear that such is likely to be the case; but in the mean time it will surely be wise in the real friends of Sir R. WiLsoN not to provoke future measures by their injudicious zeal, and to remember the fable of the Bear, who killed his sleeping master by a blow at the fly. that was creeping ou his forehead. ST. THOMAS'3 AND ST. BARTNOLObIEVO.—The Con traband Trade carried on at these places, requires the attention and interference of the British Government. The removal of Revenue Officers will not avail. The mischief can only be pre , vented by an adequate Naval force in that quarter, with posi tive instructions to bring in for condemnation all smuggling vessels, without regard to . the flags they bear, and especially those concerned in the illicit conveyance of Slaves. From the extensive Contraband Trade carried on at these places with our Islands, the Trade to them from tha Mother Country is nearly annihilated. His MAJESTY, according to a French Journal, s to travel abroad under the name of Count LUNEBURG. When the KING arrived at Brecon, on his way to the metropolis, he was informed that four criminals had been condemned to death. lie im mediately desired an interview with the Judges, (who were then holding the Assizes,) which lasted fora considerable time, and the result of it was, his MAJESTY'S most gracious respite of their sentences. Yesterday, his Royal Highness the Duke of YORK, and the Princess SOPHIA visited his MA JESTY, at his Palace, in Pall-mall.—On Tuesday the Duke of Toler held a Levee, as Commander in-Chief, at his office, Horse Guards. His Serene Highness Prince CistrrELLl, ar rived yesterday, at Mivart's Hotel, having made a provincial tour and visited various manufac tories. The Marquess and Marchioness of LONDON DERRY left town on Tuesday evening for their seat at North Cray. On Saturday the Noble Marquess sets out for Hanover. The Duke of WELLINGTON visited the English Opera House last night at an early hour, and re mained in the theatre during the whole of the performances. His Grace had the double grati fication of being warmly received by the audience, and highly diverted by the dramatic productions. A considerable augmentation to the Promotions is expected speedily ; and among the Baronets, two highly distinguished individuals, connected with the fine arts, are confidently spoken of. On Tuesday last the election for the vacant office of Recorder of the City of Rochester came on, when ROBERT MARSIIAM, Esq. was elected ; the numbers being for Robert Marshall], Esq., 7; A. Ryland, Esq., 4 ; majority, 3. A Monument to the memory of Mr. Co LouitouN, the projector of the Savings Bank, and the vigi lant Police Magistrate of London, has been completed in Boston, and sent up to Canandaigua, New York, by way of the Canal, to be erected in front of the church in that village. (as The British Monitor calls them) of the Londer newspapers, are beginning to talk about this part of the conduct of the French Government, as it that course of conduct had only just commenced, or had been till now impenetrably concealed. One favourable conclusion, however, may be ob tained from the increased activity of the Censors. It is but a fair and natural inference that the probabilities of war have increased with the in- crease of vigilance which is exercised for their The dismission or Sir ROBERT WILSON is a circumstance likely to rouse the resentment of the seditious Press, and probably to produce great agitation among his immediate constituents in Southwark. We are unwilling to oppress the fallen, and shall therefore say no more than that we understand his dismission is founded merely on his conduct on the day of the funeral. pro cession of the late QUEEN. We understand also that ten affidavits have been received by the Magistrates, all stating such facts respect ing the conduct in question, as were deemed, by the proper authorities, fully sufficient to warrant his removal from the army. Our Readers will remember, that, on the 20th of last month, we alluded to the reported conduct of " a Mili tary Member of Parliament," on the occasion in question, but the charge was of so important a nature that we thought it highly improper for us to do more than to advert to the facts stated, presuming that Government would deem it its duty to ascertain their validity, and to act ac cordingly. It appears that a due investiga tion has taken place, and that it was deemed PIRACIES IN THE WEST INDIES [From the " National Intellig2.r.ccr."] We are sorry to see that the West Indian seas are yet infested by pirates. The following is one of several accounts of their depredations which have recently been published : " NORFOLK, Arc. B.—Captain Marriner, of the schooner Mary, from Baracoa (Cuba), states, that on his outward bound passage, he was taken and detained two days by Commodore Dubour (under the assumed name of John Porter), in the ship Victoria, who took such of his provisions as he stood in need of, for which, however, he honourably paid him ; but his crew plundered the cabin of various small articles, three muskets, two lanterns, and his sig nal flag. Captain Marriner also informs, that three days previous to his arrival at Baracoa, one of the squadron of Commodore Aury made her escape from his command, and the crew de livered her up to the Governor of Cuba. She had on board a rich cargo of dry goods, valued at 70,000 dollars, which the Governor directed to be sold and divided among the crew and those who went to assist in bringing her into port, which was effected the day the Mary sailed. The quantity of dry goods of all sorts which the crew had plundered, independent of those found in the vessel when deliver6d up, completely in. undated the place, even silk stockings were sold at 25 cents a pair."—(Bencon) " The new Government of St. Domingo, it appears, is interfering to check the piracies un der the Independent flag, as it is called, in the adjoining seas. A brig of that class called the Esperanza, of 14 guns and 100 men, put into Cape ilaytian, from St. Bartholomew's, on the 26th of April last, with a Spanish ship, the Lady Artigas, of 400 t ons , h er pr i ze . B ot h were then seized by order of President Boyer, and, ac cording to the letters received yesterday, have since been condemned. A remarkable instance of the extent to which the depredations alluded to are carried on in the seas of the West Indies, is communicated by the arrival of a vessel (the Cwsar, Fisher) at Liverpool. This ship sailed from Jamaica on the 18th of July, and was boarded on the 23d, by the Mars, a Buenos Ayrean armed brig, which had been out four months, and during that period had made 16 prizes."—( Englishman.) MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c. DEAL, SEAT. 19.—Wind W.N.W.--Arrived and remain the Dolphin, Hunter, from Sunderland for I3ourdeaux ; Anlaby, Overton, from Hull for Oporto ; Elizabeth, Spence, from Sierra Leone ; Rowcliffe, Dubois, from Honduras ; Venus, Lowther, from Waterford; and Mandarin, Moore, from Virginia; the latter experienced a heavy gale from the N.N.E. on 2d Sept., in lat. 43. long. 36. 44. Passed by the back of the Goodwin Sand the Frederick, from Baltimore for Amsterdam ; and Pro spect Hill, from Rio Janeiro for Hamburgh. Came down from the River and sailed the Bedford, Martin, for Sierra Leone. PORTSMOUTU, SEPT. 10.--Wiud W.N.W.—Arrived the Caroline transport from Collis; and Paragon, from Quebec for Shoreham. Passed by the Wellington Harman, from St. Vincent's for Lond on . S a il e d the Briton, Pounds, for London. PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 18—Wind W.—Arrived the Hope, Carse, from London for Lisbon; Stentor, Harris, from ditto for New Orleans ; Neptune, Bvans, from ditto for Trfeste ; British Army, Stevens, from ditto for St. John's, N. IL Autumn, Paul, from P e t ers b urg h f or Chepstow • and Maria, Walton, from Havannah for Falmouth ; the latter had a passage of eight weeks, and on the 6th inst. sprung a-leak ; she is now under quarantine. FALMOUTH, SEPT. 18.—Wind IV—Arrived the Friend ship, Blake; and Hope, Kulloch, from Co r k. LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 18.--The Elizabeth, Isaac, from Dublin, wai on fire last night. The vessel and cargo have re ceived considerable damage. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the undermentioned ships were thus timed, viz. : Earl of Balcarras, and N.S. (W. Hunter), for Bengal and China; Thomas Coutts, and N.S. (K . Smith), for Madras and China • to be afloat 11th October, 1821, sail to Grave sen d 26th Oct. 1821, stay there 30 days, and be in the Downs Ist Dec. 1821. Dunira, Duke of York, and N.S. (J. Shepherd), for Bombay and China ' • to be afloat 9th N ov . 1821 , sa il to Gravesend 24th Nov. 1821. stay there 30 days, and be in the Downs 31st Dec. 1021. N.S. (E. M. Daniell), for Bengal araChina; Orwell, and N.S. (J. Walker), for St- Helena, Bombay, and China; to be afloat 24th Nov. 1821, sail to Gravesend 9th Dec. 1821, stay there 30 days, and be in the Down s 14 t h J an. 1 822. Thames, or Bencoolen and China ; to be afloat 9th Dec. 1821, sail to Gravesend 24th Dec. 1821, stay there 30 days, and be in the Downs 3lst Jan. 1822. Castle Huntly, and Buckinghamshire, for Bombay and Chi na ; to be afloat 7th Jan., 1822, sail to Gravesend, 22d Jan. 1822, stay there 30 days, and be in the Downs 27th Feb. 1822. Lady Melville, Marquess of Huntly, London, and Canning, for China ; to b e a fl oat 7 t h M arch, 1822, sail to Gravesend 22d March, 1822, stay there 30 d ays, an d b e in the Downs the 27th April, 1822. The following Captains were sworn into the command of their respective ships, viz.:— Captain Walker New Ship), building by J. Campbell; feu' St. Ilelena, Bombay and China ; Captain Shepherd, Berwick shire, for Bombay and China; Captain Ilaviside, Thames, for Bencoolen and China ; and Captain Daniell, Duchess of Atholl, for Bengal and China. e Newfoundland Gazelle of the 2Sth ult. states, that ad vices had arrived there from La brador, with information that the fishery, which at first proved very unproductive in that quar ter, had latterly become more favourable, and was likely to afford those engaged in it a to lerably fair voyage. A serious quarrel is said to have taken place between some American seamen and Nova Scotia fishermen, near Cape Charles, in which fourteen men were killed, but no particulars had been communicated. The Judges upon the present circuits have no ticed a prevailing practice of committing priso ners to gaol until the Quarter Sessions, although the Assizes may intervene before the Sessions. The Lord Chief Justice ABBOTT, at the recent Assizes at Shrewsbury, liberated R. Hall, his wife and daughter, who had b een so comm i tted for want of bail ; and at Stafford, Mr. Baron GARRow, in his address to the Jury, said that he observed there were six persons in that calen dar remaining to take their trials at the ensuing Sessions, according to their commitments. Many gentlemen among the Grand Jury must know that this was irregular. The Judges upon the Circuit were bound to deliver the gaols of every prisoner; and a Learned Judge lately presiding in another county had found it his duty to dis charge a number who had been similarly com mitted. If the prosecutors did not attend before the Court closed, the present six prisoners would be liberated. REGISTER OF FASHION. CHANGEs.—The Duke of Beaufort, from Badminton, to Monmouth„. Marquess of Hertford, from Ragley, to Hertford House ; Lord Calthorpo, from Birmingham, to Otford ; Wm. Halt'inland, Esq., M.P., to Seven Oaks ; Earl Howe, from Leicester, to Athertone. A nlirv.tts.—The Countess of Aldborough and Mrs. John son, at the Hyde Park Hotel, Oxford-street, from the Itle of Wight; Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds Hinde and family, at ditto, teem then- scat, RufFord Hall; John Tharp, Esq. at ditto, from iris scat, Chippenham Park, Newmarket. DEPARTURES.—Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson, from the Hyde Park Hotel, for Leamington ; Mrs. General Campbell and the Misses Campbell, froM ditto; Captain Foster, 3d Guards, from ditto, for Bagshot. Park. EDINBURGH, ,SEPT. 17.—Arrived at the Waterloo Hotel (Oman's)-11re Most Noble the Marquess and 'Marchioness of Tweeddale ; Lady Julia Hay, Lady Susan Hay, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence ; S. T. Jones, Esq. ; N., Dunn, Esq. ; S. Gosm. Brooks, Esq. Set oiT from the same place—Sir NVIn. heir, Part. ; Srr Ro- I nald Ferguson ; John Robertson, Esq. of Tullibelton ; and A- I Robertson, Esq. The Duke and Duchess of Portland, Ladies Harriet, Caro line and Charlotte Benti nc k, th e D owager Lady Melville, Lady Alicia Gordon, Lord Howard of Effingham,. Mrs. W. Dandas, the Hon. Mrs. Ongley, and Sir Robert and Lady Milne, and the Misses Milne, are in the list of distinguished visitants at Buxton Wells. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DONCASTER RACES, TUESDAY, SEPT. IC: The All Age Stakes of lOgs each, with 25gs added, for throe yr-olds, 6st. 71b. four, 7st. 91b. five, 6st. 61b. six and aged Bst. 121 b. Mr. T. 0. Powlett's The Marshal - . .. 1 Mr. Yarborough's br. Eby Prime Minister - . Lord Scarborough's Albany - - - - Lord Fitzv. - illiain's Lucinda . - - 4 Mr. Crompton's Caesar -.- - , 5 Won easy.-6 to 4 agst The Marshal; 2to 1 agst Llicindn.: The Corporation Plate of £5O, for three-yr-ole.s, 6st. 71b. four, 7st. 91b. live, Ilst. 31b. six and aged , tlst. 1011). Nlr. Lambton's Consul - - - - - 1 !kir. Watt's Bergami . - - 2 Mr. Cook's tisquebaug - h - - - - 3 Mr. Bell's h. f. by Fitz-Teazle - - - 4 6 to 4 on Consul ; 2 to 1 agst Bergami. The Town is all bustle; and the Grand Stand exhibited a blaze of female beauty rarely witnessed. At C: At Cranford Hunt Races Over Monkey Hurst, Mr. Berke ,ey's Saddleback walked over for the Hunters' Stakes. The Subscription Purse of five guineas each was won by Mr. Ashe's slippery. On the second .day the Sweepstakes of five guineas each, rode by Gentlemen, was won by Saddleback, and the Handicap Cup, given by the t_'ltewards, by Mr. Green's Brown. A large quantity of Ingot Copper is expected o arrive daily, in some vessels from Chili, in South America. Lord CocnieLNE and others are said to have engaged deeply in these New Mines Our artificers and machinery ; as usual, h ave gone out to manage and perfect this production for the good people of Chili. PICTURES OF THE LATE QuEEs.--There have been only four portraits of her late MAJESTY painted in England ; the first by Sir Thomas Lawrence, about twenty. years ago, with the Princess Charlotte on her lap, which is the pic ture bequeathed to the Cardinal Albano. Two others were last year painted by Mr. Lousdale, the larger as a present f rom h er . M a j esty to the City of London ; the smaller, in a very handsome frame, was presented by the Queen to Alderman Wood. - The fourth portrait, now in - the posses sion of Mr.. Wyvill, was painted by himself, chiefly from recollection, as her Majesty only sat once for the same. The two other pictures bequeathed in her Majesty's will were painted in Italy, by an Italian artist of the name of Bossi, and are there at present. Major ROPER, the Steward of the Margravine of ANseAc,u, has taken possession of Branden burgh House since the 24th of last month. The servants, amounting to 12 in number, with Mr. HIERONYMUS, are, by the Major's permission, allowed to remain till some further arrangement shall be made in. respect to them. Didhop BUIMET, who was a tall, large-boned man, preach ing once with some vehemence before King CuAntrs 11. closed one of his sentences with a violent thump upon the cushion, and this note of interrogation: " Who dares deny it ?"-- 44 Nobody," F: id the King, in a whisper, 44 who stands within the reach of that devilish great fist of your's." DISCOVERIES IN EOliPT.—Extract of a letter from Rome, dated August, 1321 :—" A young English man of the name of 'W.knifixwrox, who has lately ar rived in this city, has penetrated upwards of 600 leagues above the second cataract, in following the army of the Paella of Egypt. In the whole of the way, he fell in with only a few small Egyptian monuments, in isolated situations, and of no very remote date ; but on his arrival at Schayni, where the Paella encamped, he discovered thirty-five pyramids of from 50 to 120 feet in height, but in a very ruinous state.— ' He also saw seven or eight temples, of which one (upwards of 300 feet in length) was covered with hieroglyphics. It is pro bably in the neighbourhood of these ruins that search should be made for Nabatha, and not the Meroe of the ancients. This traveller has copied some very curious Greek inscriptions. Be assures us that lie has seen nothing in his travels comparable to the monuments of Nubia, and that he considers that province as the cradle of the arts in Egypt." 'A journeyman paviour, who has . worked for marry years in the Dock-yard at Plymouth, for Mr. SPURLING, the master paviour, a few days ago came into the possession of a fine freehold estate of eight hundred and fifty pounds per annum. The fortunate Alan's name is OXFORD. MELANcnoeY ACCIDENT.—MoncIay evening, a girl named MARY POWERS, 14 years of age, servant to Mr. - TuomAs Coox, on the Regent's Canal, at Islington, was sent by her mistress to draw a bucket of water • some time elapsi ng without her ret urn , Mr. THOMPSON went out to look for her, but seeing the bucket floating at the edge of the Canal, he became alarmed for her safety ; he instantly procured the drags, and at the first pull succeeded in bringing up the body, but quite dead. An inquisition was taken yes terday, before Mr. STIRLING, at the Queen's Head, Lower—treet, Islington, and a verdict of " Accidental Death," returned. ACCIDENT.—One of the Brighton coaches was overturned yesterday in Old Bond-street. An outside passenger (we understand she is house keeper to Wm. MITCHELL, Esq. Upper Harley street) was thrown with great violence on the pavement, and her' head severely cut. She was taken into Mr. WATsoN's, carpet manufacturer, Old Bond-street, and after medical assistance, was conveyed home. The inside passengers, among whom was Counsellor WILLIAMS, of Lincoln's-Inn, were a good deal eta and braised. Yesterday afternoon a Coroner's Inquest was held at St. Thomas's hospital, before T. SHELTON, Esq. Coroner, upon the body of MICHAEL KELLY, the unfortunate young man who was killed in Rose-alley, Bishopsgate-street, (some particulars of whose case were given in our Police Report of Tuesday last,) when the Jury returned a ver dict of " Manslaughter" against Simon Farrell, for whose apprehension the Coroner's warrant was issued. POR THE SUN. PROVINCIAL JOURNALS. Mn. EnPrort—Your Extracts from the Lon. don and Provincial Journals form a very inte resting feature in your Paper ; but you do not seem to be aware that some of the Provincial Journals copy from Weekly London Papers, which you probably do not see, what is styled the Leading Article, without acknowledgement ; atl thus impose upon their Country Readers their arguments and opinions, as if they were the effusions of their own observations and judgment. This practice is uncandid and unjust, and when ever it is detected, can only expose the Provincial Editor to contempt, and bring disgrace upon his Journal. A Country Journalist must be tota!ly •unfit for his situation if he is incapable of forming opinions ,!.f his own, on subjects of general interest and importance, and mean indeed to usurp a re putation upon false claims to political sagacity, and original observation. Eirmingham, Sept. 14. DETECTOR. *.* We ha - :e observed the practice to which our Corrz spondent alludes, and have even seen leading articles taken from TarE Strx, inserted as original articles in tivo or three Provincial Journals, but as we were conscious of the justness cif our remarizs, we could have no ob.iection to the difrusion of that ',!:ough other channels. URT ol' REQUESTS, SEPT. 19. ASATGYEES OF MOLONY V. JOHN ATK:rS, TSQ. An unusual degree of interest was excited at this Office ref= the singular circumstance of a warrant being obtained against so respectable and well known an individual as the defenciant, and when the case was called or. much curiosity was manifested tq hear the nature of it. The Commissioners, after waiting some little time for the appearance of the defendant, were in by a Gentleman that he attended on behalf of Alderman ATKINS, to state that that Gentleman was not in town, and to request that the case might stand over till his return. This, how ever, wvs opposed by 111 r. JOHN ATKINSON, one of the Assignees, who requested permission to state a few facts, which he said he had no doubt would induce the Commissioners to issue their order, directing the small sum in question to be im mediately paid, instead of postponing the case. The debt, he observed, was contracted in Sept. 1816, and was for work done to the Alderman's carriage, by painting, ecc., to repair an ac cident which occurred at the Hanover-square Concert Rooms ; • that in consequence of the Bankrupt having built the carriage, and the injury it had sustained having arisen from accident, the charge had been reduced from 91. (the usual trade price -to the present demand of 51. ; that every pains had been taken to obtain the debt, and every delicacy observed which the appli cants conceived the respectable situation in life of the defendant demanded, and, that in short, no trouble had been spared by . both the Assignees, an d t h e persons employed by duns, in de livering the account at various times, and causing inmunerable applications to be made, to refresh the memory of the worthy Alderman ; but it had been without effect, and they had now no other resource in justice, but to bring the case to that Court for their decision, for small and paltry as the debt was, they deemed it their duty, as Assignees, not to relinquish the china without resorting to these means of obtaining it, and that they were therefore provided with the attendance of the person who did the work, who would satisfactorily prove the propriety and justice of the demand. The Commissioners said, that every credit was due to the Assignees for their forbearance and patience in this very singu lar case, a patience, which they should themselves, perhaps, have preserved, but that, under all circumstances, and particu larly the respectable character of the defendant, they thought it right that he should have an opportunity of knowing that a summons had been issued against bins ; but, that if the matter was not settled before Wednesday, 3d October next, they would then rehear the case and give their judgment upon it. POLICE I :C;iI'ELLIGENCE. MANsroN IfousE.—A. number of silversmiths of the City applied to the Lonn'Mktort, requesting that his Lordship a ould, if possible, give them authority to employ work men who were not freemen of the City, the masters being likely to suffer much in consequence of the high price demanded tar Work by the spoon makers, who were so privileged. It was repre sented, upon the part of the masters, that the spoon-maker; of Middlesex worked for wages considerably smaller than those for which the London spoon-inakers were to be hired ; and that, consequently, the silversmiths of the City, if they were obliged to employ the latter, would I,)e subject to great inconvenience, to an eXpence that would give a considerable advantage to the Middlesex trade, which must, under such circumstances, be the successful competitor in the market. The London silversmiths, were willing to pay as full wage s as wer e g i ven b y t h ose of Mid dlesex for the work alluded to ; but such a proposition upon the part of the trade would not be lietened to. After hearing the representations of the parties, the LORD Mavoit said, the case was one in which he could make no decision. The question was not whether the silversmiths had a right to employ other journeymen, while the city of London spoon-makers were un employed, but merely a question as to wages. His Lordship observed, that the subject would conic with propriety before the Court of Aldermen. He at the same time intimatnl that it was necessary that the journeymen should t a k e care h ow they discussed thi s matter. The refuSal to work at the prices de manded by other workmen of equal merit, might pth;sibly be considered as the result of a general understanding, and that understanding might be construed into a combination, if great care were not taken. The case is to be forthwith submitted to the Court of Aldermen. GUILDIIALL.—TIIE LAW RELATIVE TO VAGRAMTS.— By a statute of the last session of Parliament, Ist and 2d George IV., cap. 64, nearly all the provisions of former acts rela tive to vagrants have been repealed, they having been found inadequate to the prevention of vzgcancy, and a new spteni of treatment adopted as an experiment, to be. in force fur one year from the Ist of this present month. By this stat ute no reward can now be claimed for apprehending a vagrant; but the Magistrate may, in his discretion, order a sum not exceeding 55., to be paid by the parish officers, as a reward in such cases. To direct the passing of vagrants to their parishes the presence and consent of two magistrates is required, and no person convicted of an act of vagrancy is to be committed to the House of Correction for less than one month, nor longer than three months, except by the Justices in general or quarter sess i o n s . Discretion is allowed th e m ag i s t rate to discharge a person brought before him for acts of vagrancy, if he shall think fit; but in the case of a conviction, he can no longer send the party to pri-e son for seven days to be passed to the parish, but mu s t comm i t the person so con v i c t e d, to actual punishment, hard labour, for at least one month. Th e f u ll pun i s h ment of the new Statute was inflicted yesterday by Mr. Alderman Brown upon a sturdy ill-looking fellow, named Michael Mamey, who infests the city, beggingin the guise of a distressed sailor. Smith, the street-keeper of Fleet-street, had found the fellow that morning at his usual. avocation, begging, at the corner of Bell-yard. When desired to desist and go away, he became abusive, impudently refused to stir, told the officer it was his duty to look after thieves, and not beggars ; and that he would beg in spite of them, all overthe city. When brought to the office he was immediately recognized as an old offender in this line. He had, it appeared, been several tithes at the Mansion House on similar charges, and when last be fore the Lord Mayor, about a fortnight ago, had been clothed to enable him to get a situation on board some ship ; he had, however, sold the clothes, and resumed his old occupation.— These facts being proved, and the fellow himself derlanng he had no way of getting his living but by begging, Alderman ISAOWN adjudged him to be a vagrant within the meaning of the statute, and committed him to Card labour in the House of Correction for three months. FIRE IN GRACECHIJRCR-STREET.-It has not been ascertained who the unfortunate person was that perished with the fireman and turncock, while removing some of Mr. Ryan's property. Bustin, a fireman, had the good fortune to escape from the window of the first floor to the balcony of the next house ; previous to which he had placed in safety an eight_ day clock, which has been thrice rescued from the devouring ele ment. This spot is memorable in religious history, as the first place in London where the Quakers (or Friends) assembled—. Wm. Penn herepreAched the s ermon f or w hi c h h e was prose cuted, his Juryintimidated, and every insult heaped upon him and others who differed from the religion of the Court. Happily these days passed away with the Revolution of 1688. The house in which Penn or Fox resided is still left, attached to the pre mises of Messrs. Masterman, which narrowly escaped destruc tion. The Friends' NI eeting-bouse is destroyed, with a vaiu:lb/t library of books and various documents belonging to that re spectable sect. REMARKABLE CROP OF PEAS.—TIie pro.. duce of a pea, planted in Swans Acre, Kin ross, was 1090 full sized peas. TI e stern struck off into about twenty branches, and i., along with the produce, preserved by the pro prietor.