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THE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY EXTRACTS FROM THE MORNING PAPERS, October [MORNING HERALD.] We received yesterday the following letter from our Correspondent at Hanover. It gives us great pleasure that, his Majesty is so much recovered from his late illness; and we hope it will not be long before we hear of his safe arrival .gain in his own country. The expected inter- - =. , iew between Prince Metternich and Lord Lon donderry, we trust, will end in an amicable'ar rangement as far as it regards the affairs of Russia and Turkey, which shall be satisfactory not only io those' Powers, but also to England, Austria, Prince, and all the other European States •inte rPsted in the peace of the world, Europe espe daily has had for this last half century quite enough of war; its consequences, in . all proba bility, will be felt for nearly a'century to conie, if even during that period:there should be profound peace: England, Russia, Austria, France, Prussia, Italy, Spain, and indeed almost every one of the European Kingdoms and Empires, have National Debts arising out of the wars kindled by the French Revolution, which Debts it will not be.easv for them to pay the int-zrest of, much less the prin cipal. Accordingly, notwithstanding the con tinual cry of the English Agricultural and Trading interests, for War, we .would, on the contrary, say " Peace." Banover, Oct.-19.—1t gives me great plea sure to inform you that his :Majesty is so far re covered from his recent attack of the gout, as to be able to walk. about his chamber. • lie was visited during the day by most of his Illustrious ,iielatives, and there also came a host of distin guished characters inquiring 'after his Majesty's health with anxious solicitude. Prince Met ternich is positively expected on Saturday, and the question of peace or war between Russia and the Porte will - probably be . decided before.• his Majesty returns to England." [NEW TIM ES.. The Gentlemen of the Common Council will do well to remember, that a special Court is called for to-morrow, for a purpose tfie most ab surd that perhaps even factious folly ever con ceived.. It is to vote the thanks of the Corpora tion and the Freedom of the. City to a Member of Parliament, on no other ground than " his assiduity and patriotic conduct in Parliament fly his endeavours to economise the public revenue of the country."—At the dinner of the present Sheriffs, we heard with great pleasure the elo quent speech of Mr. Oldham, who declaied his resolution to do every thing in his power toward restoring the character of the Corporation, de graded and disgraced as it had been by its vio lent proceedings "on .some late occasions. We have no doubt that many gentlemen feel with him, and that they will above all things be anxious that the thanks of the Corporation shall be given with such discrimination as to render them a real honour, and the hope of obtaining them an efficient stimulus to great and praiseworthy ac tions. In the present instance it may not_be ne cessary to go into any examination of the parti cular claims of the individual to be thanked ; for the Requisition is not put on the ground of any particular merit. " The name on the notice might as well have been left in blank, and the choice of the individual have been entrusted to the copy ing Clerk, only restricting him (for decency's sake) to take some one Alember of Parliament, who is alive, and has actually taken his seat. All Members of - Parliament are presumed to be assi duous and patriotic, and doubtless a very large number are literally so. All are . presumed to endeavour to economise the public revenue of the country, and doubtless many do make such en deavours. If therefore Mr. A. is to be thanked merely for such conduct as this, so must Mr. 8., Mr. C., &c. &c., to the end of the alphabet, twenty times told. You cannot make a differ ence in their cases, because one falls within the very words of your resolution just as much as the other. The words - are general—they thank a Member of Parliament for simply doing his duty, and nothing more. This we apprehend is a fatal defect in point of form the motion lays no ground for the honour which it proposes to confer. [MORNING • The little interest displayed by the public - in general in_ behalf of Sir Robert Wilson com pelled his friends to postpone their intended City Meeting to this day, in order that his 'Whig Patrons should have time to reach town, and to 'secure by their numbers a spew of attendance at the place of assembly. But this was not sufficient. The new comers had already subscribed ; they could give their presence and their speeches, but nothing else, and unless a well filled subscription list should follow the Meeting, as its immediate result, the indifference of the public would stand exposed belond the possibility of contradiction. It was necessary-therefore that some method should be adopted to excite the languid feelings of the people, and to dispose them to. pay the new tax levied upon them by one of those, who have not ceased for the last five years to tell them that they were overbUrthened with imposts! The spur selected for this occasion is the copy ofa new. correspondence which has lately taken place be tween the Gallant Knight, Lord Sidmouth, and Sir Richard Birnie. It appeared last night .in the Wilson Official Gazette, and will be found in another part of our columns.. Its purport is a demand, made by the Gallant knight, to be fur nished with copies of two depositions which he understood : had. been laid against him ; the one dhargiqg him with having attended a private 'Meeting before, the Queen's funeral, in which a plan for opposing The military had been orga nized ; and the other declaring, that on-the day of the funeral he had been seen with a porter pot in his hand; encouraging the populace.to pull up the pavement. Ilk object in wishing for copies of these depositions is certainly a proper one, if, as he asserts, the depositions are false—it is, to , prosecute their authors for perjury. On the first point, Lord Sidmouth referred Sir Robert to Sir -Richard Birnie, who .unhesitatingly admitted that such a deposition bad been made, but only verbally, and that on inquiry the Magistrates had been satisfied that the charge was unfounded. On the second point, Lord Sid mouth answered, that he did not think himself justified in- giving the directions for which the Gallant Knight had applied, thus acknowledging by inference the existence of the deposition turd of the charge. This is an important fact, as it reveals one of the grounds on which a late deci sion was founded. Of the right of the Noble Lord to refuse a copy of what had been commu nicated to him upon oath and under the seal of secrecy, no doubt can be entertained ; and if the Gallant Knight considers himself injured by the refusal, he has his appeal to Parliament, who will know how to combine respect for the Royal Prerogative with justice to an individual. ---~-- [MORNING CHRONICLE.] We have to. call the attention of our readers to a correspondence in another part of this Paper, between Sir Robert Wilson and Lord Sidmouth, and a memorandum of a conversation between Sir Robert Wilson and Sir R. Birnie.—The anx iety which Sir Robert Wilson has from the first shewn to learn whether there existed any charge against him, in order that he might fairly meet it, is well known to every one. His former corre spondence with the heads of the army, calling for the exhibition of charges and for inquiry, led to no result. Learning, however, from a state ment authenticated by the signature of Mr. Thomas Julion, Clerk to the Magistrates of the Kensington Division of the County of Middlesex, iu answer to a previous statement which appeared in this Paper, that Sir Richared Birnie declared at a General Meeting of Justices that informa tion had been given to him at Bow-street, upon oath, that Sir Robert had attended a meeting held in the house of Mr. Youde, at which the plan of 1 interruption to her late Majesty's funeral was con certed, he applied to Lord Sidmouth for this in formation, with a view to bring the question to issue by instituting a prosecution for perjury against the person so swearing. It' was not how ever the object of Lord Sidmouth to communicate any information to him, and the application re ceived an evasive and disingenuous answer. On ap plying to Sir 11. Birnie, Sir Robert learned from him that no information in writing had been taken, that the information which had been received was verbal, and that all the Magistrates were satis fied, from the examination of the tavern-keeper, that he had never been in the house. Sir Ro bert having received information that a deposi tion upon oath existed in the Home Department, of his having been seen on Tuesday, the 14th of August, on horseback, with a porter pot in his hand, encouraging the populace to pull up the pavement, and oppose impediments to the fune ral of her late - Majesty, applied again to Lord Sidmouth to direct a Copy of this Deposition to be delivered to him, for the purpose of com mencing a prosecution for perjury. Lord Sid mouth does not state that there was no such Deposition in the Home Office, and he there fore virtually acknowledges its existence; but he acquaints. Sir Robert in reply, that he should not think himself justified in giving the directions for which he had applied.— Then circumstances speak fur themselves. We see an anxiety on the one part to meet accusa tion, and a determination on the other to furnish no grounds of charge, and consequently no op portunity for defence. We see, however, at the same time, from the involuntary confession of Lord Sidmouth, that the reason why no charges are brought forward, is because Ministers are themselves perfectly satisfied the information on which they acted, and constituting the on ly ground of charge which- they could possibly bring forward, has been proved to be false, even to their own satisfaction. This comes of con demising a man without bearing him, and on ex. pante evidence. [rnE TIMES.] A correspondence between 'Sir.Robert Wilson and Lord Sidtnouth is inserted in another co lumn ; as likewise a note of a conversation be tween the Gallant Knight and Sir R. Birnie. The publicity given to this correspondence and intercourse is a satisfactory proof of Sir Robert Wilson's anxiety to drag into open day every part of a question, from the strictest investi gation of which he is confident of emerging with unsullied honour. Never did man evince greater eagerness to trace every rumour which reached him to its unknown source, through every accessible channel. His first demand for inquiry was to the Duke of York, who baffled it by pleading the King's high will and pleasure. He now seeks from Lord Sidrnouth a copy of alleged or suspected informations on oath, which de scribed him in one, case' as being • at a house in Ilammerstnith, plotting obstructions to the Queen's funeral ; and in the second, as having been seen " with a porter pot," encouraging the populace to impede the road. The praise worthy object of Sir R. Wilson was to prosecute the authors of both false oaths for perjury ; but in each instance he was refused, and thus his -endeavour to obtain any investigation of his case is again defeated. Sir Richard Birnie's ad mission is of great importance, because it throws a consistent character upon the whole transactions. This Magistrate declared that he had no informa tion against Sir R. Wilson, " but a verbal one " founded upon a report (!!), at the Freemasons% " tavern, of .a meeting having been held at Ham " mersmith, at which an officer had been present ; " but that on the examination of Mr. Youde, all " the Magistrates were satisfied Sir R. Wilson " had never been in the house !"—Will the Mi nisters stand up in Parliament, and sincerely attempt to justify this act of oppression ? For those of the King's servants who are alive to the honour of the army—who have themselves arrived, by glorious deeds, at the head of their profession, we could almost venture to pronounce that they cannot and will not come forward to justify this insulting , treatment of a_ brave brother officer, whatever •variance, personal or political, may have existed between them. • No distinguish ed British officer can wish to see the army trampled on. It weakens his own instruments, it dims .his future prospects, it depreciates his past services, it degrades his own person. .Is it possible that,the.Duke of Wellington should not see and feel all this ?—But we are ready to take up higher ground. The barbarous plea of pre rogative is, it seems, .resorted to in defence of actions destructive of every t;,ing; for which the prerogative was bestowed. The political bearing of this deed of oppression is to deter every officer from discharging his civil duties,.except in such a manner and to such ends as shp.ll be prescribed to him ,by his Commander-in-Chief. One or two things, then, as we have once before hinted, must follow ; either thiS attempt must be at once and successfully resisted by the voice of a British se nate, or every officer in the British army becomes a direct ,political agent of the Minister pro tem pore; and of the two, his bayonet is a less per nicious weapon than his vote. Custom-house Officers, and Excisemen, and Placemen of sundry denominations, have been carefully excluded from all share in framing those laws which ought to be the"work of men exercising an independent judgment. They can neither sit in Parliament, nor enjoy the elective franchise. Why then should they be more objects of alarm, than military officers re movable at the Caprice of the Crown ? Nay, in.: deed, why so mach so ; for many civil function aries appointed' by patent are( shut out from the legislature, although safe from disturbance by the Minister. In our judgment it would be better to have ,no officers in Parliament, than to see them incapable, by the tyranny practised over them, of freely discharging their Parliamentary duties. This odious and dangerous branch of the prerogative requires the most solemn delibe ration of Parliament; unless, indeed, the boasted constitution of England shall be thought to be no longer fit for any other purpose than to c' point a moral or adorn a tale." PROVINCIAL JOURNALS. (From the CIIESTER COTJRANT, Oct. 23.) STATE OF THE COUNTRY.—In contrasting the present state of the country with that of the same period in late years, in reference to trade, there is good cause for exultation. 'We are not disposed to go the length of saying, that the trade of the kingdom is in a flourishing condition, but we have the best ground for asserting, there is great improvement. The Lon don Ministerial and anti-Ministerial Papers have lately been very active in maintaining and controverting this point, with a zeal and prepossessions correspondent with their party views ; and although we cannot adopt to the ftill extent the assertions of those who maintain the affirmative part of the question, yet we think ourselves fully justified in stating the opinion we have given. In some of our chief staples, particularly the iron trade of Staffordshire, and the woollens of Yorkshire, increas- ing activity has lately prevailed ; and if the cotton branch in Lancashire cannot be called brisk, yet few hands are out of employment, though wages are comparatively low. Indeed there is less complaint of the paucity of work throughout all the manufacturing districts at present, than we have heard for some years. These assertions do not rest upon vague report, or doubtful rumours, but are evidenced by incontestable facts: In all our manufacturing towns the popr-rates have been great lEreduced, and in some places more than one half—one of the best criterions' by which to judge of the point in hand: To this also may be added, the increased revenue for the last quar ter, amounting to more than £700,000. Much ingenuity has been employed to shew that this latter circumstance has been occasioned by temporary circumstances, and ought not to be considered as indicative of financial improvement ; but to in dividualslunbiassed by-party prejudices, it will be difficult AD exclude its opeiStion on the manufactures of the country. An= other subject, connected with national advantage, is _ . THE IMPROVED POLITICAL FEELINGS OF THE -PEO PLE.—In a free country, like that of our own ? it would be a fatal sign of departing frmlom, if the people stood in a state of listless quiescence, while the prince or the government were making rapid advances towards absolute authority, by tramp, sing upon the established laws of the state. Such, however, is riot the character of the people of England. So far are they removed from the supineness which this kind of conduct supposes, that they have generally mai n t a i ne d s u c h a tenacious ness of ieir political and civil rights, as not only. to preserve them entire, but to endanger the prerogatives of the Crown. It is this extreme susceptibility which, at different periods of our history, hits rendered liberty itself dangerous to . the State ; po litical demagogues have arisen, created false alarms of danger, and beguiled the multitude, seldom able to distinguish between their real interests and their passions, into a. persuasion, that the enforcement of law was tyranny, and all the acts of Govern ment oppression. - Such were the effects of their mischievous efforts in!the years 1817, 1819, and 1320. But, thank Heaven, the delusion is passing away, and submission to lawful autho rity, and union, and mutual confidence, are establishing their empire in the country. It has been asserted, with more confi dence than truth, " that the great principles of the Constitu- Sion, as established by the Revolution of 1688, had been con tinually infringed.upon with success." What is meant by - tills assertion ? ' Is it intended to imply, that any statute has been enacted by which the political liberties of, the country then re cognized have been abridged ; or any one repealed, curtailing our political rights? We give a point blank denial to b o th the Propositions." We go further,' and maintain, that - several most important laws have passed since the Revolution, whose direct object has been to enlarge and consolidate the liberties of the country,—and which have been. enacted with the declared pur pose of abridging the influence of the Executive. If this be a fair statement of the case, and we defy any than to controvert4t, what becomes of the senseless yell, 0 give us the Constitution as it stood at the time of the Revolution ? There is yet one more , topic of national concern, to omit which would bemnpardonable, we mean the measures now adopt ing by the King's Government, for RETRENCIIMENT.—The extreme pressure of national distress has long induced an anxious solicitude on the part of the people, that Government should adopt every possible plan of retrenchment and reduction in the national expenditure, con sistent with the safety of the country ; and many, from the in sufficient means they pOssesed of measuring the wants and ne- cessitieso the national service, were ready to pronounce a cen sure on Ministers for the apparent tardiness of their measures on this important point. .it is gratifying to know, however, that every possible exertion is now pursuing to effect that end. Ic will be recollected that during the last Session of Paths meat the Ministryacquiesecid in an Address to the Ciowa, moved by a Member of the Opposition, pledging themselves to make rigorous inquiry into the public expenditure; with a view to retrenchment. To allow credit to the King's servants ('or any act of patriotism forms on part of the tactics of their oppo nents ; the latter therefore insist that the concession was made, not from their own sense of its propriety, but from the menac ing point presented by the Opposition. Very Well ; but in in sisting on this view of the subjedt, they allow a consequence, they are always unwilling to admit, namely, that the House of Commons, which they vilify as the sink of corruption, has public virtue and weight enough to divert the Executive from its own purposes, when opposed to the national feeling. But, be this . as it may, the work of •reductimand retrenchment is proceedinc , with a rapid march; the Military, N ava l, Ord nance, and Civil Departments are all salictixl to rigorous curtailments ' • in the form er al one , the reductionof two compa nies from each Regiment will make a difference of more t h a9 15,000 men, independent of the Cavalry Regiments. Th es e savings will be immense ; and so far are we from thinking eco nomy m our national expenditure unnecessary, that we hope and believe the system will be carried to its utmost possible extent. * We do not know whether the restrictive acts, known by the name of " the Six Acts," and passed in 1819, will be ob_ jected against our a s ser ti on. But The objection can, hav e lit t l e weight, let, Becau se th ey conta i n merely-reggiations, n o t in fringing the general p r i ncip l es o f lib er ty ; Inc `'oily, arc mere l y temporary in their existence, andppssea under pressing circum stances. It may also be successfully maintaine!i, that their practical operation has in no instance tended to injure our pri vileges, or compromise our political. liberties. AG lICULTURE. A Correspondent in The - Chelmsford Chton,::e gives the following table as very awura.tely cal culated to. spew, under all . the fluctuating prices of Wheat, what Flour ought fairly to be sold at. The baker is obliged to sell his bread in propor tion to the charge of Flour ;' And the price of Bread should be 4d per peck above the price of Flour. By the following table the miller is al lowed a profit of 16s. per quarter for grinding, dressing, &c. PRICES OF FLOUR, PROPORTIONATE TO THE VARYING PRICES OF WHEAT Wheat, Flour, Flour, Loaf, per Qualtor. psr Sack. per Quartern per Quartern. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 112 0 8i) 0 . 1 . -9 0 3 .. 1 . 180 1 A4 109 4 78 4 .. 114 1 03 - 100 8 76 8 .. 114- 1 0 104 0 75 0 .. 113 1 04 101 4 73 4 , . 11 1 0 98 8 71 8 .. 103 „ . II f 96 0 70 0 I .. 106 .. 11} 93 4 68 4 .. 10f .. 11,1 90 8 66 8 .. 10 .. 11 88 0 65 0 85 4 63 4 .. 94 .. 11 1 A 82 8 01 8 : . 9 3 .. 10i 80 3 GO 0 9 .. 10 77 4 - 58 4 .. 83 .. 83 74 8 56 8 .. 84 .. 9 . 4 72 0 55 0 ' .. 84 ..- 91 ' 09 4 53 4 .. 8 .. 9 60 8 52 8 .. 74 .. 8 64 0 50 0 .. 74 61 4 48 4 74 . .. 81 58 8 46 8 .. 7 .. 8 56 0 45 0 .. 63 • • 74 58 4 43 4 .. 64 .. 71 50 0 41 8 • • 6i • • - 7.71 48 0 40 0 . . 6 .. 7 45 4 38 4 .. 53 •.. 63 42 8 36 8 .. 5A .. 64 40 .0 35 0 .. 51 .. 6,1 A Gentleman who has seen the above commu nication, objected to it as follows :—" The arti cle certainly appears specious at first sight, but there are some very important defects connected with the table subjoined. Wheat varies in weight in different years from 30 to 401bs. per quarter, and adding or diminishing (as occasion may re qt,ire,) from or to 16s. per quarter, given as a compensation fully adequate to " all a fair trade can require," may affect his table in a very sen sible degree, viz. ss. 6d. to per quarter occa sionally. Bearing in view the premises of the above correspondent, that 16s.- per quarter profit is to be given to the millers, the price of Flour can only he ascertained bra regular series of tables larying according to the weight of wheat. The writer has omitted to state his criterion for the value of all the remaining produce, after the Flour is extracted, or what is usually termed the offal ; until this is done, the truth or fallacy of the table cannot be discovered. Thus far applies exclusively to the miller; the 4th column alone of the table affects the baker, and is not liable to the same exceptions as to sophistry. On this part of the communication I would merely con trast the views of the Legislature to those of this writer; they have recognized 4d. per gallon, as a fair remunerating profit where an assize is set. I also subjoin a calculation, first premising that 4d. per peck is 6s. 3d. per sack profit. The ex pence of baking one sack of Flour is 6s 2d. viz. yeast ls., firing ls., salt ls. Bd., labour, &c. 9.s 6d., thus giving a profit to the baker of 6d. per sack, upon the assertion of (he above writer, that Bread should be 4d.. per sack above the price of Flour. I will not for a moment suppose that the above writer wilfully misleads; but I cannot hesitate to assume, that he is but very imperfectly informed on the subject." The Eighth Anniversary of the METHODIST AUXILI.'„aY MISSIONARY SOCIETY, ror the 'LEEDS DISTRICT, was held, in the Methodist chapel, Albion-street, on Thursday, Oct. 19. Mr. Alderman SADLER, in the Chair. Sermons were preached in the three principal chapels on the preceding day, by -the Rev. Messrs. ew 'ton, Watson, and. Lessey. The public meeting was opened at 11 o'clock, was adjourned at three, resumed at six, anti continued till near ten in the evening. It appears the Society em ploys 150 Missionaries, who have under their care 28,000 accredited members, beside the large numbers who are regular attendants on their public ministry. The schools, under the superintendance of the Missionaries, in the island of Ceylon, contain 5000 children. The most affecting statements were given by the several speakers, illustrative• of the dreadful darkness, depravity, and wretchedness of the heathens—of the vast usefulness and prosperity of the several missions, and the glorious prospects every where opening before them ; accompanied by the most eloquent and irresistible appeals to the huma nity- and piety of the Christian world. The Exe cutive Committee, beside§ being obliged to send out several Missionaries, to fill up the places of those who have fallen in the cause; have receiv ed numerous, respectable, and earnest applica tions, to send others to new and important sta tions, with which they hesitate to comply, as their.l treasurer is very largely in advance. 1181. were collected on the occasion, besides the sums of 15001. and upwards, which has been raised b,' subscriptions during the year. SWINDLING.---At Kirkby-Stephen fair, a few days ago, a young man wts completelytricked out of a horse of 251. value, in the following man ner person came up to him and proffered to exchange horses, during which time a man., who seemed in no way connected with the parties, whispered in the young man's ear to strike the bargain, and he would give him 251. for the other horse, as it exactly suited him. The youth seemed to hesitate, but agreed the former, shOuld get upon his horse and try its pacings, while he himself held the one proffered to hiM ; the ni.ul accordingly mounted and .rode so far, that as Paddy observed in the song, he " was seen clane Out of sight," and forgot to come back again ; in this dilemma • the young man looked about for the man who agreed to give 251. for the horse he held; but to no purpose, he had fled also ; con sequently he was left with a 51. bargain in ex change for that of 251.—(Ccfr/isle Paper.) A ring of eight bells, and a handsome large organ, are about to be placed in the spire and new Church recently completed at Harwich. LA.W INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, OCT. 24. • DOE ON DEMISE OF THE EARL OF SHREAVI3IIIIY V. wri.soN: This case being called on by the Officer of the Court, Mr. Justice BAYLEY observed, that it was of too much importance to be.argued when tite Court was not full. (The CHIEF• JUS. TICE was absent.) Mr. CAMPBELL, .who was Counsel in the cause, requested the Court to fix a day for the discus, , i,pn. -Mr. justice BAYLEY said; it was nrobable the Court would not be in a condition to hear it before Wednesday next. Mr.. 'TAUNTON, also Counsel in the cause, stated, that he should, be unavoidably absent during the early part of next week. Mr. Justice BAYLEY observed, that there was no doubt the. Court would be full on Saturday week, and the cause might stand over to that day. • The discussion was accordingly fixed for Saturday week. VAUGDAN, CLERK, V. GARDNER, D.D. This was an action for dilapidations-in the Rectorial.pretnisee of Hope Bagot, in the County of Salop. The question in volved was of considerable importance to the Clergy of this County, namely, whether the defendant, Dr. Gardner, late in" . , curribent of the living of Hope B ag ot; was li a bl e to t h e p l a in' tiff : , his successor, to rebuild a barn, which had existed on. the • Rectory, but had been suffered to go into a state of dilapide''' tion long before the Doctok became the incumbent. It was ad- witted, that, the defendant was liable to repair the Rectorial House, in respect of whiCh the Jury had given certain damages. • The other. point was intended to have been agitited as a general question interesting to.the Church; but The Co tr RT intimated to Mr. C am pb e ll, t h e p l a i nt i f f' s C on n ? sel,"for the purpose of putting a stop to furtherlitigation, the expediency of entering a verdict for 1901. b e i ng 1141. l ess t han , the Jury tad found.' The Learned Counsel was disposed te, adopt the suggestion of the Court ; but. Mr. PULLER, for t h e d e fe n d ant, sa i d he could not, wit h ou t the concurrence of Ins client, accede to the proposition, it. heirig a matter of great importance to the Church in ~, e necal that the question should beset at :est by it:decision - Of the Court. Tile' only motive of the Doctor in defending the action,- was to trf the question for the benefit of his Reverend brethren, and not from-pecuniary motives. As the tlofentrant w as not i n town,' the Learned C ounse l crave d leave to consult with his client be fore the matter proce 'ded farther. The Co Uhl' said there were a izreat many difficulties i n t he question, and if they decided in favour of the defendant, th e, case must go to a new trial, .which would entail very consider - - able' expence, grid the plaintiff m us t, at_all events, have' a ver diet in respect of the rectorial house. The matter stood over to a future day. LANGRIDGE AND OTHERS V. noitviLL•F AND OTHERS. • • This was an action of assumpsit upon a written undertaking by the defendants to pay a sum not exceeding 1881. for the damage done to a Norwegian ship called the Caroline Matilda (for the owners of which the plaintiff's were agents), by the snip.Zenobia (for the own ers o f which. the defendants were agents,' in runningfoul of her in the r i ver Th ames i n the month of V. cember, 1819. The principal point in the cause depended !WO the construction of the Pilot Act, 52 G ea. 111. c. 39; s. 31)., the Zenobia having a Trinit! House Pilot on board at the time the .accident happened. As a decision in .the plaintiffavour, would involve a case decided in the Common Pleas upon p c ,arlf, the same point, and another in the CourtofAdmirnitsi, The COURT (the thief Justice bein g a bs ent at t h e Old pal; ley,) thought it right;that the case should stand over until am the Judges were present. POLICE IN'IrELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. FINAL EXAMINATION OF Alp. BLOOMFIELD.—Yestgr" day, at two o'clock, Mr. BENJAMIN BLOOMFIELP brought to the Office in ti 4 custody of Avis, and NV t - ,*,tbr°° . '" the gabler, from the 'Marquis of Anglesey public-house; wb . e .r "; he 'kid been confi ne d since 1 , 733 brought from the 1-lutisc e: Correction in the mornin g . li e was very genteely dr. sswl,,bt his health appeared. to have suffered from his confinement ' 3 the prison. Sir Rieman]) BHI lE, and GEOIIGERCA;LAND. .5 1 / 3 , /snuLL, .Esqrs. were sitting to .hear his 'further esn: l-1 ' nation. • Another Gentleman attended to prefer a charge, but lii s ! transaction with Mr. Bloonifield not amounting to any thil 3 g, criminal, it was not proceeded upon. The investigation of the charge of Mr. William Shearly, Qt Rockingham-row, New Kent-road which has hitherto appilsrt d the most serious, was th en called on, but Mi. Shearly did rot appear; a letter .was h an d e d to t h e Magistrates , from .3lr- Sirearly, stating that he begged leave to withdraw the char.V which he had preferred against Mr. Benj. Bloomfield; having had since. reason to believe that his suspicions as to the non .payment of the money were premature, and in consequence, by the advice of his attorney, lie mis satisfied to make it a debt. In addition to the letter, Mr. CHAS. PHinnips, the NIL" rister, attended, and addreSsed the Magistrates at conliders_ A bl' length on b e h a lf o f Mr. Bl oom fi e ld , and contended that hen": no intention, nor w e ' s th ere any ev id ence to prov, tended to defraud Mr. Shearly. As to the 2001. which i . Bloomfield received of Mr. Shearly, he.h a d g i ven his',/0 013 ' for it ; and after that Al r. Shearly so incessantly pestered nirn to be put in possession of the place or appointment, that be se:freely missed a day without ca lli ng upon hi m. O ne when „lir. Bloomfield was sitting ,at his desk, he having 101. notes in his desk, tendered them to Mr. Shearly, m. co l - ! dition of his giving up his bond ; but Mr. Shearly not having it about him prevented the business being settled at that time-, .The Magistrates, notwithstanding, ordered Mr. Sherj l Y name to be called over three times, which was accordingly don e ' and he not appearing, Mr. Bloonifitlii was ordered to be d l5 ; charged ; how ever , th ey a f terwar d s d i rected that he should t i c " ' bail to answer any charge that might be preferred against :ail"' at the Sessions, h i m se lf in 1601. and two sureti es i n SOL each" The Act of Parliament under which these charges havy brought forward is commonly eilled Mr: Perceval's Act, lin mg been brought in by him during the time he was Chancellor of the Exchequer. It is intitled, 49 Geo. 111. cap. 126. heinf an Act-for the fu r th er p revent i on o f t h e sa l e and brokerage n offices. Under thi s A ct , person ' s b uy i ng or selling office'..' f. receiving or paying money or rewards for offices, are :Wade guilty of a misdemeanour. SERIOUS AcclDENT.—Yesterday - morning B 3 accident, which occasioned considerable alarms took place in the house of Mr.MoitTßAm, tire" work maker, in Wes . tminster-road. .h appears, that one of the boys employed in making corn position stars for rockets had pl ace d a nu in ber . ne them on the fender before the lire to dry, and had set fire. to one on the hob, and that it fallinX in amongst the others, the whole exploded, by which a little girl was Much burnt in the back: and so frightened, that she ran to the window of the first floor, but was prevented jumping The boy escaped up the area with his jacket 0 3 fire. The neighbours were 'much alarmed, fear ing the fire might spread to more combustible matter in the house ; but through the activity or Madame H ENGLER'S Workmen, who ran into the house with buckets of water,, further daMage was happily prevented. • B 5 RTfl S. • On the ,17th inst., Mrs. Stoddart, Albany-street, of a daughter. At Aberdeen, an Monday, eie - /141 inst., the Lady of Mato Henderson, Royal Engineen: Of a son. A1: - 3,11R1U1). At Walthamstow, on 'Cues,lay lust, Zanies Freshfie/dt 1-:.'sq. ox Stoke Newington, to Fr ancLs .L of Church-bill• housct,'WaltilaaLlstow, eldest daughter of the late John Sipitir Esq. of that place. • At Old Aberdeen; on th&.'lsth inst., Copt. George Thomait Gordon, of the Hon. Cast India Company's Light Cavalry, upon the Bombay establinnent, to Margaret Catherinc, youngest daughter of the late Roderick Macleod, D.D. Prin" cipal of King's-College.' • DIED. Lac:4 , i . at Summerhill, ne ar Cork, George Newenh am , %en., Esq. an eminent Barker in that city. At Bishilpstown, .the county of Waterford, on the 12? instant, after a severe and protracted indisposition, Mis. Leakle wife of Richard Leader, Esq. On Saturday last, after a short illness, Miss Mary lour tain, sister to the Lord Bishop of Quebec. At Fraserburgh, on the -17th ult., in the 32d year of l' l4 Lieut. William Alexande, Green, R.N. At Brae-side of • Auchleucluies, on Sunday, the 34 V- 1 ' Isobel 1.1 7 01 t, in the 92d year Gl ' her age. ' At Phillack, on Thinsday, - in hi s 79th year , M r. - Will4",ti Bowden, a respectable farmer, having left a progeny of dt:m, grand-children, and grcat.grand:children, alnounting t" . :ievcnty, who followed the remains of their venerable parorlf he grave. Prir:ted and Published, for thz PitointrrTons, at the 61 , ; 112, Strand ; bJ. CARSTAII.I:3- r