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fr om being borne down. He did not blame them for en geavouring t o ma i nta i n t h e i r own na ti ona lity, and their own i nterest s ; but, having conquered that colony, were the People o f G reat Britain to deal w i t h i t on l y in re f erence the Can a di an peop l e an d th e i r i n t er e s t s ? Why ca ll themselves exclusively Canadians, as if they wished to considered a distinct people? They now enjoyed F greater advantages than they could enjoy if they f ormed a b ranc h o f t h e U n it e d St a t es o f A mer i ca . Let this country redress their grievances, but never Yield to menace. The Honourable ,Gentleman the Se cretary for the Colonies seemed to have left it a matter 0 . f doub t w h ether or not the Government o f t hi s country was prepared at some future time to concur in organic Chan ges in the constitution of Canada. It was not quite fair to leave so important a point in any doubt. He did not mean to say that Government intended to deceive the People of Canada, but they had a right to know whether the instructions of Lord Gosford had any reference to the Question of an elective Council. The Canadians claimed something still more important than an elective Council. TLey claimed the disposal of all money arising from the Pale of waste lands. N . lr. HUME w as h a ppy to hear the Secretary for the Colonies say that it was the wish of the Government to re dress grievances, and to give the Canadians as much of selr )vernment as was consistent with the relative situation of toth countries. The Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Rohinson)spoke of nl Papineau and his friends, but who were his friends ? yhy, they formed three-fourths of the population. He was in Canado what Mr. O'Connell was in Ireland. The people were his Mends, because they saw that he was zealous in support of their interests, and that be exerted himself to redress their grievances. It was for that reason they Plaecd confidence in him, and elected him Speaker of their Assembly again and again. His Hon. Friend the Member for Bath did not overlook, as he was charged with doing, the British settlers in the courser of his , 21 ,Peech. On the contrary, he began with them. He said L°°3' were the minority, and being so, must, as was the case :n that House, and every where else, being the mino rity, be governed by the majority. There were eleven voted with Mr., Papineau out of 24. The Hon. Member (Mr. Robinson) scouted the idea of an elective Le gislative Council as inconsistent with the Constitution of ;791 , and said the Canadians wanted no such thing. Now, be held in his hand resolutions agreed to on the 25th De cember, 1835, which declared that Mr. Roebuck was au thorised by the people of Canada to declare that they Wanted an elective Assembly, with controul over the Whole public revenue. They claimed the same controul over the public money and over the produce of the sale of. Public lands as was exercised by that House. Having been so long disappointed, they had now for four years taken their stand, and were determined to have justice done them before they voted any money. The conse quence wes that Lord Aylmer for two years was obliged to Pay the civil officers of Canada out of the military chest. Th e people acted with great forbearance. The consequence of tt.,,e dispute was that the people of this ,eountry would have to pay the 29,0001. thus disposed of °Y Lord Aylmer. The Colonial Minister had nu right to act in such a manner. He was surprised that Lord Gos ford had yet made no re port, nearly a year having elapsed a i,nce his appointment. Tiore were serious dissensions also in Upper Canada. Government ought to submit to Parliament their final determination, and not shut their *Yes an y longer to the dangers which threatened them f rom these colonies. If his Hon. Friend pressed the mo tion he would vote with him, but, taking all the circum stances into consideration, and after the pledges that were given by the Secretary for the Colonies, perhaps the best course would be to withdraw the motion. Mr. ROEBUCK, in reply, said the Government was Pursuing a wrong course as regarded Canada. There was nciprovision made for the Judges. It was, indeed, perma nently levied, but it was not permanently applied. No Than wished more for conciliation than he did, but certain be w as . that if the Government touched one halfpenny of the moo 'y all hope of conciliation would be at an end. The Hon. Member (Mr. Robinson) said that the Canadians were o pp os •ed to the settlement of British emigrants in Ca. nada. H e did not know from what source the Hon. Member had his information, but it was false. He trusted th e H on . Gentler: an would state upon what grounds he made such an assertiem. He did not know why he should be taunted as the hired advocate of Canada. He never ask e d for the appointment. It was the voluntary offer of four hundred thousand of the people of Canada. They bad nothing new from Government but promises. He was willing, however, to withdraw the motion now, in the hope that these promises would be fulfilled. Mr. ROBINSON said his authority for the assertion he Made was the address of the House of Assembly to Lord Gosford, calling upon him to withhold the grant of patents to the British American Land Company. • Sir J. HANMER felt interested in maintaining the dig "ltY and the independence of a British House of Commons. 11 x ,e would appeal to the House wl:ether it was right that a rl6etnber should accept money for the disch ar g e of any duty bright undertake as a Member of ParEament ?—( Hear.) It a • as as contrary to the usages of the good ol d times. Sir j Ain Trevor was expelled that House for accepting from t he city of London a sum of 1,0001. to support a Bill in 7 , 14 4. the citizens were interested. It was an ancest o r of 1 'Hs who then filled the chair, and he had therefore some excuse for manifesting this jealousy of their honour and Mr. WARBURTON said this subject ought to be brought forward as a distinct motion. It would be found that there were numerous instances in which Members of '. at House received pay as agents there for] foreign c olonies. Mr. ROEBUCK was prepared now with". cases. A e tnntnittee of that House was appointed to inquire into the ase of Mr. Nuskisson, who, while a Member of that •klouse, received - I .‘ay as agent for the isla nd of Ce y lon. , p he c omm itt ee dect:ded that he was justified in doing so. He might also refer to the case of Mr. Courtenay. Sir ROBERT PEEL--It is not my intention, Sir, to esist the withdrawal of this 'notion, for I think the Hon. Member has acted wisely in resolving to do so. But I t hink he lfls done so in a manner calculated to excite ex etations in the minds of the people of Canada which are almost sure to be disappointed, and which, if not counter set edt will leave the Government i n a worse situation than t, at in which they now are. The Hon . Gentleman has j nnglit forward his motion, not on the state of Canada. the immediate question was, was it prudent, was it in feint of fact politic, to substitute an effective Legislative Council, or rather. an elective Legislative Council, for the le e gislati ve C o uncil appointed by the Crown ? That was question with which I thought we would have to deal, krd that was the proposition which I had orne down to l i egAtive by my vote.—( Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentle 'kin, however, has withdrawn his motion, no doubt in eon se (Inenee of the speech of the Hon. Bare net (Sir George kt s ., fp 's') opposite, and on the ground that it m ay be presumed that speech that expectations are held out that a material e l vinge i s i n tended at no distant period to be nected i n the government of those colonie s, and that the S ubject of tit:A change now actually occupies the eonside r t a tinn of his Majesty's Government. T hat, Sir, is obvi i‘u,t'lY the understanding upon which t h e motion of the Hon. 'ember for Bath is withdrawn, and that is the inference which others, as we ll as tue Hon. Gentleman, will draw (it) what has fallen from the Ho n. Baronet o pp osite,— est', hear.) I beg, Sir, for myself to say, lest any mis :nnstruction should arise from my silence, that I, for one , tiTnot a partrto a ny such arrangement — (Cheer s ) —and as I said before, looking at the view on the subject entertained by the Hon. Member for Bath , i n conse q uence t' t f the speech of the Hon. Baronet opposit e, I do not think i prudent course for the Legislature of this country to Isue to leave a matter of this kind in doub t, or rather, by 1 111 ering the withdrawal of the motion, to raise an expeeta rel. (which it is not the intention of t he Government to ti `ntse) in the minds of the Canadian people t hat this ques -0o is at present undergoing consideration on the p art of lajesty's Ministers. ti Lord J . RUSSELL ( as we understood) —Nothing of 1 kind has been stated. th e It. PEEL—The Noble Lord denies that a n y thin g of kinci has been stated. Why, Sir, it is stated in the in struct. - t h ions sent out by Lord Glenelg to Lord Gosford and ec o • . e n , , Inmissioners appointed to inquire into the grievances ti of in the Canadas.—(Cheers.) Lord Glenelg un willing delivers it as his opinion that " the King is most un eneing a to admit .as open to debate the ques tion, whether th .. the vit a l p eineiples of the provincial Govern ment A ' e i. undergo a lt e reion." A vital principle , ma rk, the nie Lord calls it, and then he goes on further, and t eB that " The solemn pledges so repeatedly given for . gee m a in tenance of that system , and every j ust prepos -Bs, oke ' s deriv e d f rom cons titutional usage and analogy , a r e t o posed to such innovations. and might al m o st seem 1 ," ...inde the discussion of them." Now it would be tjfor any one to express a stronger opinion than • t bow is this opinion followed up i n the instrua ti ons? th e .', 1 • 4. • Is said, " But his Majesty cannot for g et that it is • these ri g ht o f a ll his subjects to prefer to him , as King a appo e e ret'lms, their petitions for the redress of any real or tigh t i s n e d grioNances. iris Majesty especially recoentses this tei-)res t h ose who are thercselves called to the high l o ffi ce of 11, , a t i nti ng - a huge and most important class of . his people. 01 l nowledgmentof that riyht appears to tli,2ls.ing to imply th e b7AP part the correspotoliPg duty of invegizoting th e of every such compkiet, His Majesty, "en e ' tiro not abst;lutely close the aysseee. to inquiry, th at i n quesi3on respecting which he is bound to 4aelare • do4e, can for the present pereeive no reasonable ground le 4te stie t b • His Mt ;sty will not refuse to those who advo 11'0 extensivWaLerations, an opportunity of p roving 4eney h as of the grievances to which so much promi gteat as been given.." the House must obse rve the im Portaoce of settlios this question, not only with respect to the Canadas, LW on account of the extent of thr principle which it involves, because a Legislative Council is the form of constitution which prevails in every Transat lantic possession, and none ever existed which had not beer subject to the Act of the King ,in Council. But Lord Glenelg himself states that " considerations ought indeed to be weighty which should. induce a departure from a sys tem recommended by so long and successful a course of historical precedent." I say then, Sir, that lam justi fied by that reason, by " historical precedent," in opposing the desire of " a vital and fundamental change in the government of our colonial possessions," but if it were necessary to make a change, I very much doubt whether it would not be better for the Government at once to make up their mind to effect that change rather than leave the question open to future discussion by the course which they have taken on the present occasion.—( Hear.) Lord J RUSSELL said with respect to the sentiments expressed by his (Lord J. R.'s) Hon. Friend the Under secretary for the Colonies, all he could say was that he was ready to take upon himself any responsibility which might result from those sentiments. For the opinions of the Hon. Member for Bath the Government were in no wise respon sible, neither did they concur in those opinions ; and as Ito the sentiments which the Honourable Gentleman seemed to entertain, it was only necessary to say lie had no reason for supposing that this question was under the consideration of the Government or that they held out hopes which they never meant to realize. Nothing which fallen from his . (Lord J. Russell's) lion. Friend (Sir G. Grey) could justify the speech of the Right Hon. Baronet opposite. His (Lord J. Russell's) Hon. Friend stated at the outset the situation in which they stood with regard to this question. lie said that although inquiry was not closed upon the subject, it would not be right of the Go vernment to do that which might be construed into a tacit assent of the House of Commons before the Report of the Commissioners had been received, or their unbiased decision upon the result of their investigations had been come to. The Right Hon. Baronet had stated to the House one or two paragraphs of the instructions sent out to the Commis sioners by Lord Glenelg, and he (Lord J. Russell) would read two or three other paragraphs from the same docu ment. The Right Hon. Baronet had read the 66th, and afterwards the 69th, and he (Lord J. Russell) would now read the intervening paragraphs " But his Majesty cannot forget that it is the admitted right of all his subjects to prefer to him, as King of these realms, their petitions for the redresi of any real or supposed grievances. His Majesty especially recognises this right in those who are themselves called to the high office of repre senting a large and most important class of his people. The acknowledgment of that right appears to the King to imply on his own part the corresponding duty of investigating the foundations of every such complaint. His Majesty, therefore, will not absolutely close the avenue to inquiry, even on a ques tion respecting which he is bound to declare that he can for the present perceive no reasonable ground of doubt. His Majesty will not refuse to those who advocate such extensive alterations an opportunity of proviag the existence of the grievance to which so much prominency has been given." It seemed to him, then, that the poople of the American colonies had a distinct right to apply for a remedy for any defects in the constitution of their Government to the British Crown ; and when the question was raised as to how the alterations could be best effected, was it not an important point to consider how long those constitutions had lasted, and what had been their general operation ? Now it was said in the instructions that— " His Majesty is not prepared to deny that a statute which has been in effective operation for soliething less than forty three. years may be capable of improvement, or that the plan upon which the Legislative Council is constituted may pos sibly in some particulars be usefully modified ; or that in the course of those years some practical errors may have been committed by the Council, against the repetition of which adequate seeurity ought to be taken. Yet if these supposi tions should be completely verefied, it would yet remain to be shown, by the most conclusive and circumstantial proof, that it is necessary to advance to a change so vital as that which is demanded by the House of Assembly." Complaints then had been made that the Legislative Council of these colonies was defective, and all that had been done was to ask of Parliament to remedy those de-. 1 , fects. It was quite true that it was the duty of the advi sers of the Crown to proceed with caution, and to do all in their power rather to abate evils than to urge forward the necessity for violent changes ; and that being the case could they be expected to recommend that, after the Com missioners had been appointed to prosecute inquiry, a de cision should be come to before the opinion of these Com missioners he 4 been ascertained ? This was the amount of the answer which his Hon. Friend had given to the motion of the Welt Honourable the Member for Bath.—(Hear, hear.) no did not think that he was called upon now to give any opinion ; but he must say that if defects were proved to exist it was important that some steps should be taken to remedy those defects, but not before the matter bad undergone grave and solemn deliberation, and the fullest and most satisfactory proof on the subject had been given. He must, however, be permitted to say that the Legislative Count was complained of not only by the Legislative As sembly, but by other inhabitants of the colony of English descent. In their petitions to that House those persons said that the Legislative Council was a body which pos sessed neither the confidence nor the respect of the Cana dian people, Now, if the Legislative Council could be so strengthened and improved by alterations as to entitle it to the respect and regard of the inhabitants of Canada, would it not be an advantage This was the whole length to which he would go ; but, going that length, was it incon sistent to ask the House to postpone their judgment until such time as the Report. of the Commissioners was re ceived ? He would merely say again, with regard to the question, that his Majesty's (government bad no wish to deal unfairly with the subject, or to deny the redress of gr ievances wherever abuse was proved to exist. The West India Judicature Bill went through a Com mittee. The Ecclesiastical Leases Bill also went through a Com mittee. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (SCOTLAND). Mr. R. 'STEWART obtained leave to introduce a Bill to provide for the better regulation of Municipal Corpora tions in Scotland. LEITH HARBOUR DEBT. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER re ferred to an inquiry that had taken place last year, by Commissioners, on the subject of the Leith Harbour debt. The Right Hon. Gentleman having adverted to the cir cumstances in wt3icll that inquiry had originated, uroved the appointment of a Select Committee to whom the Re port of the Commissioners should be referred, for the pur pose of considering the circumstances of the Leith Har bour Debt. 'Fire motion havin g been agreed to, the Committee was named by the Right Hon. Gentleman, Mr. GISBORNE presented a petition from Mr. Joplin, stating that he had been engaged (as we understood) in the that introduction of joint-steak banks into Ireland, and praying that it minlit he referred to the Select Committee now sitting, to inquire into the fact whether the suggestions be had made to the Bank of England, in 182.5, had not been of material service in putting an end to the panic that existed at that period. After a few words from Mr. CLAY, Lord J. RUSSELL said that the petition ought to be considered as one praying for compensation, and on that ground would oppose its being referred to a Committee. The motion to refer the petition to the Select Committee was withdrawn. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Twelve o'Clock. Among the numerous projects started at Liverpool is said to ho one for making ginger-bread, on hearing of whiel a wag remarked that when it was in operation they would al least have " Parliaments" of their own. _ _ The greater part of the pavement in Drury-lane, which has long been in a very bad state, has been taken up, and new pavement is to be laid down on an improved plan. The lane for a considerable length has been excavated, and the earth removed, preparatory to a foundation of broken granite being made for the new pavement, so that this great thorough- Ciro will no longer be in the wretched condition that it has been, to the great inconvenience of carriages and passengers who had to pass that way. . _ _ We learn from Ham, says the Journal du Com merce, that on Sunday evening, M. de Peyronnet had an at tack of illness with very alarming symptoms. M. de Chance lauze is still in the same state of moral and physical depres sion ; Prince Polignae has the gout in both legs, and a rheu matic affection in his arm, whiCh pre v ents him from writing, a nd is also suffering from a chronic disease, which will require an o p e ration. M. Guernon de Renville, though suffering, is the youngest of t h e prisoners, and, therefore, has supported his long captivity with foss injury than the others. Dr. Darwin, it is well known, was a great stam merer. A tactless guest broadly noticed the defect, remark i„i .if it is a pity, Dr. Darwin, - that you stutter so much." ~ N o , Sir," rejoined the Doctor (doing ample justice to his impediment as ho spoke), f' I consider it an advantage : it teaches me to th ink before 1 s p eak, ' 4 DEATH. —Mr. F ern i o , an engi recently met with an accident nee N e l s E nd r, AinNillCwHriool.: ofcupar, on the Leven, wh en a revo l v i ng c h a i n w hi c h ,cast him his life. He was ins p e cting a part of the ma immediatelT en d eavoure d t o c Qii ll u ir ic ,e i w t r i f o g sk o i t r h t e n s f Mn!' ilp ivt, up immediately extricate it, which had the effect only of involving his !pit arm. The water was Immediately let Oft 411 d the mill stop: ped, hilt not before his arm was dreadfully mutilated, and his breast and body were very much crushed. The arm CI "to be amputated at the shoulder-joint, to which he ett .days , but dilirium --d he Frew rea t iiy A4kpito,o ; fr, did well for some and other bad syinpkW . Rgii6l.t i" , . t .;' • rapidly worse, and died on Monday evening. 1 VEgIiNDITY.—A sow betw een the Berks hirq anti Sussqc.br.e.e.d, kebonging to J. Sno wden, Esq., of Upcott, near Bristol,•44l R,i, thFee litterp between the 14th March, Mb, and the 101 l of the sAtinp ipoßth this ?Tv*t the astonish ing number 0f . 64 pies, Tllll,l SUN, k 4 TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1836. COURT CIRCULAR. The Landgravine of Hesse Romberg, attended by Sir Henry Wheatley, and the Princess Augusta, attended by Miss Wynyard, and Sir' Benjamin Stephenson, honoured with their presence, last evening, the-Fancy Dress Ball, in aid of the Adult Orphan Institution, at Willis's Rooms. The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria drove anol walked in the parks yesterday forenoon. Prince Ernest of Hesse dined with the Russian Ambas sador, in Dover-street, on Sunday evening. His Serene Highness dined with Earl Brownlow - last evening in Bel grave-square. The Duke . of Cue)eilaid caml to town yeccrday from his residence at Kew. Lord Glenclg arrived in town on Sunday night from Wintkor Castle. His Lordship visited Viscount Melbourne yesterday, in South-street. The Noble Viscount was also visited by Mr. Poulett ThoMson. Lord Robert Grosvenor and Mr. Wilbraham had an in terview yesterday with Mr.: Poulett Thomson, at the Office of the Board of Trade. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TA TTERSA S—ViesmnDir. The room was crowded to excess till half-past six o'clock, and the betting, without being heavy, underwent repeated changes. At one time Bay Middleton was backed freely at 7to 4, but at the 'close these odds were offered. In the early part of the afternoon 10 to 1 was taken about Gladiator, four points less than were betted at the finish. The Athenian also opened in greater forco than he left off, the first price being 12 to 1, and the last 18 to 1: The Drummer, a horse in John Day's stable, came into the market at 50 to 1, and was after wards backed at 33 to 1 with some spirit; 20 to 1 was taken about the lot (3,000 to 20 was betted on Saturday). Alfred was in some favour at 30 to 1, but neither Tipple Cider, Em meliana colt, Master of the Rolls, nor Mendizabal were in any demand. It is still the prevailing opinion that about twenty two will run. A material change is also observable in the Oaks, Cyprian having passed Fair Jane and Vesper, and settled down as first favourite. In other respects the mares occupy the same relative positions as when we last quoted the odds, Closing prices : THE RERBY (THURSDAY NEXT). • 7 to 4 agst Lord Jersey's Bay Middleton 5 to 1 agst Mr. Osbahieston's Ebberston—taken 7 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's lot 10-to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Mr. Wags 14 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Sepoy—taken 14 to 1 agst Wilton's Gladiator—taken 18 to 1 agst Mr. Chifney's The Athenian 30 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Alfred—taken 33 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's The Drummer 35 to 1 agst Lord Egremont's Emmeliana colt 40 to 1 agst Mr. Allen's Master of the Rolls—taken' 40 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Muezzin—taken, 40 to 1 agst Mr. Fox's Tipple Cider—taken 20 to 6 agst Mr. J. Day's lot, Foozool, Venison, The Drum mer, and Recruit—taken 25 to 1 agst The Drummer and Venison—taken 600 to 400 on Alfred agst The Drummer—taken 2,500 evelibetween The Drummer and Emmeliana colt—taken 1,500 to 1,000 even on The Drummer agst Tipple Cider 500 even between Muezzin and The Drummer—taken 10,000 to 100 agst Weighton vAnnidg the Craven Stakes and the the Derby—taken THE OAKS (FRIDAY NEXT). _ . . . 5 to 1 agst Mr. Scott's ‘Cyprian—takeri 6 to 1 agst Mr. Dawson's Fair Jane—taken 7 to 1 agst Mr. Armitage's Vesper—taken 8 to 1 agst Mr. Walker's Emineh—taken 8 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Toga 9 to 1 agst Lord Wilton's Grenada 11 to 1 agst Mr. Houldsworth's Destiny 12 to 1 agst Mr. Allen's Promise 20 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Skilful 15 to 1 agst Bay Middleton and Emineh both winning--tak. THE KING'S BREEDING STUD. The annual sale of yearlings bred at Hampton Court took place yesterday at Tattersall's. The colts were knocked down as fol- PARLIAMENTARY' PAPERS. IRISH 'CONSTABULARY FORCE. 1 1b0 total amount of force employed, and the total expendi tu.l for the whole of Ireland for the year 1835, are thus given in a return recently presented to the House :- 4 Inspectors, 1 Superintendent, county of Dublin ; 10 re sident Magistrates, 155 (first class) chief constables, 59 of th e second class, 1,232 constables, 6.233 sub-constables, and 277 horse:. Expense 314,0711. 184. 4d. Peace preservation Force 31,824 t. 17s. 4d. SAlaries and allowances of icven stipendiary Magistrates, 4,7391., making a total of 350,6351. 15s. 7d. COLTS. A chesnut colt by the Colonel, dam by Scud 165 A brown colt, by Tranby, or the Colonel, out of Galatea 200 A chesnut colt, by the Colonel, out of Scandal 230 A brown colt, by the Colonel, out of Posthuma 320 A brown colt, by Bizarre, out of Young Mouse .. 195 A chesnut colt, by Taurus, out of Miss Clifton l9O A bay colt, by the Colonel, out of Locket s6' A brown colt, by Peter Lely, out of Miss O'Neil 55 A bay colt, by the Colonel, out of Spermaceti lO5 A chesnut colt, by the Colonel, dam by Partisan B5 A roan colt, by Sir Benjamin Backbite, out of Miss .... Craven A bay colt, by Bizarre, out of Young Espagnolle... 66 A bay colt, by the Colonel, out of an Arabian mare 4B _ _ FILLIES. A bay filly, by Sultan, out of llachael l2O A bay filly, by Emilius, out of Ada... A ehesnut filly, by The Colonel, out of Peri 165 A brown filly, by Camel, out of Codicil 3OO A Chesnut filly, by Priam, out of Delphine l9O A bay filly, by Tranby, out of Elfnida A bay filly, by Grey Comus, out of Xarifa 52 Total, 2,846 guineas. The prices are considered to be very good. BOAT RACE BETWEEN THE ETON AND IVESTMINSTEP SCHOLARS. On Thuisday a boat race tolik place between eight &to nianwand eight Westminster .enolars, from Staines-bridge to Penton Hook, a distance of two miles and a half, and back again to the former place. The race, although for no stake, excited very great interest. Westminster had already been twice beaten by the.Etonians, viz., once in London, and once at Maidenhead ; and the former were longing to regain their lost laurels, which they hoped to do in this the third contest At Staines upwards of 1,000 people had congregated. The Etonians' boat, the Victory, belonged to Mr. Hester, and was built by Messrs. Honey and Archer, of London. The rowers were Wyndham, Croft, Shadwell, Rouse, Garnett, CtifPlß, ma., and Currie, max. ; Fellows was eapt4in, arid the boat was steered by Robert Brads, tlt on , The boat of the West minster scholars, the Fairy Queen, was a beautiful one, built for this occasion, and of deal, by the well-known " Paddy Knowlton," of London, who acted as steersman. The gc s ii, struction of this boat was highly favourable to OW oi4tlPft of ioice o s N i S d re e s s tin at in s s ta te r r an w g l ; io n a o l t s w o it l h ia s d ta a u n d o il t w iei wh al io v ii attt e a t g t r ng lii w tilc s4 Ci t . o . ' 4 as the Etonian. Previous to starting it was mutually agreed that there should be no fouling," but that compact was speedily and repeatedly broken, for so much " fouling" took place that at the termination of the contest both boats wore considerably damaged. The start from Staines-bridge was given by Captain Beau champ, of the Royal Horse Guards, and Westminster got a head for a short distance, when they were caught by the Etonian* and passed, but Westminster again came w, tai fouled them. They had then got about half a 111110 1 stud it was declared to be a false start. As soon as It eetild LW arranged they were again started, when Westminster again got in ad. min!) and kept for throe quarters of a mile. Now the supe riority of the gtoniarts was displayed; they pulled up to and passed the Westminster, and kept the load until they were rounding the pole at the eNtent of the distance out; West minster being close behind struck the Viotory an tho quarter, and titrne4 the Etonian4 taunt, and the Westminster again took the lead. The Rtoelatis, however, manfully exerted themselves and successfully, as it was soon discovered that Westminster could cot maintain their position. Eton again got the Wad, kept it, and came in gallantly about three boats' lengths in advance, It was considered by all who witnessed the race that it was admirably contested, and that a finer dis play of rowing never was witnessed. The successful competitors and their fellow students (corn prisiur, nearly the whole school) then returned to Eton much elated, and wearing blue favours in token of their victory. Th e scene as they passed through Windsor was of as lively a description as is generally seen on the day of the race for the Ascot Cup. ROWING MA7'Cif A very good rowing match took place yesterday between J. Godfrey and Dick Tisdale, of Waterloo Bridge. It was nothing but a foul wager ; and though from the start at Wa terloo Bridge, round the pier of Vauxhall, and hack to Strand lane, it was every thing but rowing--it was all tactics, and Tisdale was the best general ; but the other outrowcd him, that is, when the other did not succeed in " picking him up," Godfrey won by superior stamina, but his.opponent might he to the other scale if he had a month's training. h w won by about three yards. The Emperor of Russia has sent to this country an order for 1,000 pair of flesh-coloured silk pantaloons, for the dancers at St. Petersburg and Moscow. They are to arrive at their destination before the end of August. THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S GARDENS. — On Saturday the first exhibition of flowers, and first distribu tion of prizes for the season, took place at the Society's gar dens at Chiswick. The extreme fineness of the day, espe cially after the late long period of unfavourable weather, at. tracted ono of the most numerous and fashionable assemblages which ever graced the gardens. It was computed that there were between 8,000 and 9,000 persons present. All the roads in the neighbourhood were thronged with carriages, cabriolets, &c. The gardens were crowded until six o'clock, when the company began to separate. The exhibition of flowers was one of the best we have witnessed for a long time, and called forth the admiration of all present. FIRE AT BARON HILL.—On Thursday morning, Sir Richard Bulkeley, who had been attending Chester races the whole week, received the melancholy intelligence, by ex press, that his recently erected Hall, at Baron Hill, in Angle sea, was totally destroyed by fire. The old hall, we under stand, was rased some time since, and a splendid new edifice has been erected on its site, which was in a state approaching completion. Fires were constantly kept,.to prepare it for the reception of the family, and on Wednesday night, at eight o'clock, every thing was safe, but by six o'clock on Thursday morning the whole was one mass of fire, and we hear has been totally destroyed. stinclaT afternoon, as a gcntiman was walking down toish.strent Hill, with 000 eye shut and the other looking through a piece of darkened glass at the eclipse, two men, with their hot Sunday's dinners in their hands, came running past, and came in contact with the astronomer, who was too much absorbed in calculations to see who was coming, until jit felt the hot gravy progressing down his a. 119 eepp,OnG olityviita Nie pnr tell9o, who Vall'a'ao 4'1)4 pa t te r 044in g 014' potatoes unaer a large. joint of meat, was scalded, and inhjs rage he pie4ed k ,) ;time of the pliddioz qn f l4 4 shea it In the geetleiOn's fficf ; rPW ensued; 404 ly4s not until the pnliq intqfgred4 peace POOR RATES. By the proposed measure'for the regulation of parochial as sess rents, all rates are to be made on the net annual value of property. Compositions may be made as heretofore. Justices in Special Petty. Sessions to hear complaints and to be clothed with all the p3wers of Justices in Quarter Sessions. IRELAND. Punic P12 , 1R AT. CA:TLEBAn.—The dinner to cele brate the complete establishment of the independence of the County of Mayo was given on Monday evening, at Sheri dan's Great Rooms. A! A vo.—Thelotlependent Club have passed a vote of censure on the Pilot', and the other portion of the Liberal Press who supported the Hon. Mr. Constantine Browne's pretensions to represent the county. \VAR.—The columns of the Dublin Evening Post were last Saturday crowded with bulletins issued from the Exchequer. Talk of Gen. Evans and the battle of Ernani, says our Contemporary, talk of Don Carlos or Gen. Cord va—these, no doubt, are interesting topics to every true Briton, and every lover of liberty—but, after all, their interest is not greater—their consequences, perhaps, though the destiny of this great Kingdom depends upon them, not more important than the results of the warfare now waged, not only on the plains and mountains of this country, but in the Court - of Exchequer, between the parsons and attorneys on one side, and the tithe defaulters on the other. The only gainers as yet by the war are the gentlemen of the short robe, with a sprinkling of perquisites for the golden opi nions of those clail in stuff, silk, and horse hair. Ah! it is , a glorious state of things, and means mischief. The object of the Orangemen is unquestionably to force matters to the extremity of civil war. The most important result, as yet, is the attempt now made to sequestrate gentlemen's estates, under Lord Stanley's Bill. A conditional order has been obtained against Mr. Sheil, and the Hon. and Learned Gentleman will be obliged next term to show why the rule to place a receiver over one of his estates, should not be made absolute. - On the same subject we find the following remaritta i y th e Wexford Independent : WRITS OF REBELLION.-Mr. Dow/vim—The reign of terror has at length commenced within our tranquil pre cincts ; the 'ruffian emissaries of the church by law esta blished have been let losse on our moral and peaceable commtitiiii;• ; the town of Enniscort.hy and the circumjacent nehrhbonihood were thrown into the greatest alarm on Fri day last,.by the appearance of large parties of the military and police,, under the command of two illiterate Orangemen, yclept ‘_:"Commissioners of Rebellion," " note of pre paration" for active service, All oonjectures as to the in tention of the chiefs wore soon set at rest by the word being given te' march to Broomland, the residence of James Downes, Esq., and take that gentleman's body, by a coup de main, and safely lodge it in one of his Majesty's prisons, for his rebellious propensities against the claims of the tithe church. Mr. Downes was attending the last sad offices of a deceased relative, when the domestic quiet and privacy of his home were thus outrageously invaded—and being in a delicate state of health this time past (which no doubt whetted the appetite of the church militaries for his caption) has, we understand, taken his departure for the continent, Altheugh.this good man has' eluded the pursuit of his heartless and anti-christian persecutors, we tremble for the consequences to the public tranquillity, which the appearance of armed bands amongst ,an industrious and moral people, seeking the capture of one of the most upright, honourable and independent men we ever knew, (as if he were a com mon felon) and because he perseveres in his integrity, may produce. The censured papers do not submit silently to the inflic tion, and. considerable bitterness on the subject seems to be shared by the parties. O'CONNELL—KILKENNY.—We feel the deep disgrace to our country that her metropolis shOuld be misrepresented by incapable bigots, the creatures of the defunct ,Prange lodges, men alike ignorant'of the wants of the country, and of the necessary remedies by which they are to be alleviated. It is, indeed, a bitter day for Dublin, when her independence i 3 blunted, her honour stained, and her feelings outraged by the triumph of West and Hamilton, For that there is now no remedy: let it only nerve her citizens to buckle on their armour, and at every coming 'Contest to be found at their posts. The liberal who loayes his vote unregistered willlieneeforth he looked upon as the scorn and outcast of his kind, as the traitor in the camp, to be viewed with ten. fold more disgust and abhorrence than the open undisguised enemy. —lVato:fin.d Chronicle. DEPOPULATION IN CARLOW.—It 11 ".sbften occi.:: Te d to us that the depopulating landlords of Ireland must be rank Atheists—or, if they believe that there is h God, their con duct proves that they do )tat believe v:lngeance is His." To create paupeliz4n, when paupers l '.ave no legal support, system of slo w :t d Inalignant murder.— is an iinpravoct .1001,tee. EmionATloN.—lf. Is supposed that the Emigration from Ireland this ye , :a will double, nay---if we pin our faith to some zta.vottetits—treble the amount of any former season. I:Wt . -cutest number we believe from Ireland during any ono year was 30,000, principally to Canada. This was the veer before the cholera, when 52,000 British subjects were located in British America and the United States. If the present accounts may be relied on, there will be before the end of the season more than 100,000 British landed on the shores of Canada alone. But the emigration is far from being confined to this locality. There has from Dub lin and other places been a vast emigration of artisans, car penters, brick-layers, &c:, to New York, where, in conse quence particularly of the late calamitous fire, a brisk de mand oxists for operatives of these classes. There are se voral txrmers also of the wealthier classes, from Scotland and England, who are conveying themselves and their for tunes to the valley of the Mississippi. It is not from the shores of Britain and Ireland alone that people are going— Germany, particularly Bavaria, Switzerland, Belgium, and Holland, are each sending forth their swarms. Even France, the most stay-at-home country in Europe, not content with the outlet which northern Africa affords to Algiers, Con stantine, Bona, and other places, is shipping off her super abundant population to the west. These foreigners will, for the most part, locate themselves in the United States, and penetrate far deep into the wilderness, towards the head waters of the Arkanzas, in the woods of Texas, or on the shores of Far Michigan. Europe is, in one word, pre cipitating herself upon America. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL BRADLEY.—There is much in this gentleman's case that calls for inquiry. An officer grown old in the service, of acknowledged merit and un-. blemished reputation —at the very worst that can bo: sa id against him—differs on a point of etiquette vii ; fe another officer of the same standing, and for this '.s removed from the army, without the invariable pract: ‘ ,, o f a pu bli c inves tigation into his conduct, and vv : ::nout the intervention of a court martial. A sehoolmll - ster was fully committed to Bridewoll yester day for e.bmnlitting 4 rape upon a little girl of six years of age, rad one Of his scholars. Ho is a man about 30 years of ago, named M'earthy, and resided in Fair-lane.---=Cork Rivning Herald. CUSTOM OF GAVELKIND. On Friday last at a public meeting at Canterbury, held in th e G u ildh a ll , Mr. Sandys insisted that the Customs of Gavelkind were founded in nature, in reason, and in jus tice—that the partible descent of lands was universal among the nations of antiquity—that it obtained among the Jews, tho Greeks, the Romans, and the various kingdoms founded upon the ruin of the Roman empire —that it pre vailed universally throughout England at the time of the Norman Conquest, and has continued to the present day, in the county of Kent, unaffected and unimpaired by the encroachments of the feudal system. Mr. Sandys then commented with some severity upon the law of ./-ritne geniture. - The meeting took place to petition against the Bill now before the House of Commons " for abolishing customary modes of Descent, 'and the taking of Hcriots in specie." SUICIDE AT THE CAVALRY BARRACKS.--0 0 Saturday afternoon, at half-past four o'clock, an inquest was held before Mr. May, coroner for the county, at the canteen of the Windsor Cavalry barracks, on the body of Mr. John Bell; the mess-master of the Royal Horse Guards. It appeared that the deceased, who was upwards of 50 years of age, had been about thirty years in the regiment, for the last twenty sir of which he had been confidentially employed by the officers in his situation in the mess, and he was very generally resnP-ci.ea by all in the regiment. Far some time back he had ' oeeil very nervous, which was increased by his r!sorti7,, to habits of drnk ing, Last Christmas-day his wir: - u'ied, and since then he t had been in a very desponding way. About twelve months ago he attempted to drown himself in tho. Serpentine, in Hyde-park, but his life was then salmi An Vriday morni ng , a b out ei ght o'clock, heZ3AI ,a 'l4 s Appearance as us ua l, an d some p er :Arti liffl4 to his room, knocked at the door, and received no 1 1 Ner, as his windo w s h u tt e rs remained closed, ,Mr. Ar vubai.d'H,are, the suri t o cßA of the regiment, Wits i n f or med of it. bat g,entleimau wen.% to the door arid ordered it to be broken nPOn , ,Abc l 3. ti;e deceased was found suspend e d b y a cor d f rom thu Vi;adow-shutter bar. He was cut down instantly, and every means used b/ /Qr. Hare to restore animation, but without effect. The jury returne d a verd i ct, " Th at the deceased hung hilAsell while labouring under temporary insanity." TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—l suppose you have no particular bias in the dou ble-sheet question. Being an evening luminary, you are out of the pale. You would, perhaps, therefore, whisper a fact which, though not admitted by the leading journals, may easily be proved—that the continual risk of advertise ments appearing in a double sheet, has caused many ad vertisers to cease sending advertisements. I have, as well as others, noticed the effect. Thrice have I sent one ad vertisement to the Times ; each time it appeared in a double sheet, and did not obtain one reply. The same ad• vertisement I sent to a paper of far snialler circulation, but printing only a - single sheet. It elicited six replies, and an swered my purpose. Of course, I never sent . again to so worthless a vehicle. This is not an insular c.ise ;it has been felt by very many, and acted on too ; and as far as the reader is concerned, 95 in the 100 would tell you they detest the double sheet ; and I really believe, for all the late vapouring, the obligation to print a moderate sized paper will be taken as a God-send by the loudest yelper in the pack. . Your's, &c. Manchester, May 13, 1836. G. H. The following is a copy of the Petition from Sir C. E. Smith, which was presented to the House of Lords, last week, by the Bishop of Lincoln : To the Lords Spritual and Temporal, in Parliament as sembled, The Petition of the undersigned, Sir Culling, Eardley Smiih, of Bedwell Park, in the County of Hertford. Sheweth,—That your Petitioner is Lord of the Manor of Hundon, near Caistor, in the County of Lincoln. That the Lord of the Manor of Broughton, near Brig, in the same County, yearly on Palm Sunday, employs a person to perform the following ceremony iu the parish church of Caistor :—A cart-whip of the fashion of several centuries since, called a gad-whip, with four pieces of wyclie-elm bound round the stock, and a leathern purse attached to the extremity of the stock, containing thirty pence, is, during Divine Service, cracked in the church porch, and, while the second lessor. 1 :s reading, is brought into the church and held over ON r'aading desk by the person who carries it. It is afterwar:As deposited with the Tenant of Hundon. That the performance of this superstit 4 .ous ceremony is utterly inconsistent with the deeestey of place of Christian worship. That it is generay au,.P.P°:ed that it is a penance for murder, and that, in the event Dr. the performance being neglected, the Lord of the Mane; of • Broughton would be liable to a penalty to. the Lord • oi the Manor of Hundon. Th'n your petitioner, being extremely anxious for the dis tontinuance of this absurd and indecent practice, applied to the Lord of the Manor of Broughton for that purpose, who de elinod entering into any negociation, until the deed should be produced under which the ceremony was instituted; which deed (if it ever existed) your Petitioner is unable to produce. That your Petitioner subsequently applied to the Bishop of Lincoln, to use his influence to prevent the repetition of the ceremony, and offered to guarantee the churchwardens against anv loss, in consequence of their refusal to permit it. That your petitioner believes there are no trustees of a dis senting chapel who would permit the ministers or officers of their chapel to sanction such a desecration. That the ceremony took place as usual on Palm Sunday in this year. Tour Petitioner therefore prays that your Lordships will be pleased to ascertain from the Bishop of the diocese, why the ceremony took place; that if the existing law enables any ecclesiastical persons to prevent it, the law may be hereafter enforced ; and that, if the present law is insufficient, a law may be passed enabling the Bishop to interfere, for the purpose of saving the National Church front such a scandal. And your Petitioner will ever pray, &c. COMMON PLEAS.-MONDAY. ---.....----- -------- --- -- .-0 - Itti - tr.- POLICE 1NTELL1GE,,,...,..:,..—C--- MANSION-HOU E. .7 : . 7 ---\•.- ', ' o A furniture broker, n ame d O ppen .`' wii stthinimdTd'!. - before the LORD MAYOR, for having r9A:44:: - ,t{.) i;•40 ilia. "zii, produce of the proceeds of a sale of pniture `whieltr - htt i been seized under a warrant of di s t res . ikattieiLM 4 _mnh -7- ---' named Powell, for 2'2s. rent due t o hi m . '.,1--. - - :;:, 1 ,,k1Z: f j\ The complainant had let unfurnished apaittrWA to an Irishman named Callaghan, who seemed determined to pay him in what was called the blarney fcshion—plenty or praise and promises ; but as that sort of rent would lint answer, a distress was issued for the amount, and the de fendant executed the warrant. Complainant of course ex pected that the produce of the sale would be handed over to him, but the broker seemed to have caught up the Irish man's plan of settling accounts, and not . one halfpenny c ot o t i be got from him. The defendant said that the complainant t ad, tnifoy.ld him to seize and sell what were called the gootl9, of the poor Irishman. Upo n l oo ki ng at th e furniture, rihich consisted, of three stools, a saucepan with two holes in it stuffed with rags, and a piece of flock bed, be told the complainant that they would produce nothing, " Yoll must take them awa'"," said the complainant, "tor I will have my money." B , A ng thus pressed, he (defendant) was obliged to put th. war ,rant into execution, but, as he expected, no one woald give more than two or three shillings for the furnitur,, and' he had them in a warehouse, and would willingly rice them up to the complainant upon payment of the nem:sal.) , fees. The LORD MAYOR—Did you tell him that the sale or the things would produce nothing? Defendant —Over and over again, my Lord, but be would sell them. The LORD MAvon—And has the poor m^.il no bed to sleep upon? Complainant—Yes, Ir., has got a sack of straw for himself and family.. I (1,-A want to do the poor man no mischief ; all T want ;:s my money. The LORD MAYOR--You may depend upOn it you shall barq justice. HaN:c you paid this broker for the business fre has done for you ? Complainant—No, he has made no return for my debt. The LORD AI/milt—There is the inventory. lir: is willing to give you up the furniture if you pay him what he is entitled to for having seized it. Complainant--I won't pay him anything. How do I know that this is all he seized? Defendant—Send for Cal laghan and ask him. If he r.nd his family are at home now they arc sitting on the ground. The LORD MAYOR—What if I buy the furniture at their value, and send them back to the tenant ? Defendaw..—lf you do, my Lord, the landlord will seize them again- He is a regular Shylock. The LORD MAYOR —Then he shall have his need. If he refuse to pay the broker, I shall immediately 'issue a war rant against his goods. Complainant (starting aghast)—My Lord, my Lord, why should my goods be seized? •The LORD Mayon—You came for justice, and just; ce you shall have. You wade the broker against his will dlr.- tress this poor man ; uow I shall make the broker di,cr, ss you against yours.—(Laughter.) The complainant (in great terror) proposed to accomo date the matter by paving for the removal of tl.kr., furniture, and giving his tenant time for paying the ; and the broker agreed that if such promises wc.r a kept he wou!d not press for his fee. - An elderly man, of respcctabh appearance, .named Thomas Butler, applied to the Lott'', Mayor. The applicant made bis appe extra ordinary c i rcumstances. He - 4 3 7ance under rather who form er ly k ep t t h e Cock \r- - ,s the son of Mr. Butl er , 'Aid Whoop Tavern behind the Royal Exchange, and .P,ad been put to serve his time as cook at Carlton-hour' .1, when the late King was Prin ce of Wales. H e h a d n at ' Aing to do in the kitchen at the time, as the circumst'Ar.ces of the Prince were not in a pros perous condition, Atr:t Mr. Weltze, who was head cook to his Royal flighr.es , tunes, the 300 guineas give n him as a remium. Aft -4. `saving passed through a variety o f misfor unes, he w.as at length obliged to apply fo r • parochial relief ; br ." r:ithough his father h a d paid no t on ly h un d re d s but theasr.nds in the city of L on d on f or th e re li e f o f t h e i n • digerA 'Jot one parish could he get to acknowledgv him in unhappy state as a pauper. He had slept on the pre -zed:mg night in Bell-alley, Coleman-street, for the purpose 'of having the opportunity of applying to-his Lordship on the subject. He claimed to belong to the parish of St. Benet Fink, where his father had lived in much prosperity ; but the parish officers of Coleman-street refused tr. pass hinA. Under these circumstances, and in the 06th year of his age, he was wandering about the streets w ith out any place in which to hide his head. The Lotto MAYOR said that all he could do was to give the applicant a letter to Sir Francis Ommaney, one of the guardians of the poor of St. Clement Danes. SCOTT V. CARDEN. Mr. Sergeant TADDY stated the plaintiff's case. This was an action to recover compensation for eleven months' superintendence in the capacity of editor of The Lady's Magazine, of which the defendant is proprietor. In July, 1834, the defendant went to the Continent, with -an inten tion of returning in six weeks, during which absence the plaintiff was entrusted with the editorial management. A letter was written before the defendant's departure by the plaintiff, requesting a rate of which was answered. Instead of six weeks, the delay on tin Con tinent •continued for eleven months, as Mr. Carden (P A I not return nail June, 1835. Previous to his ret , : xn letter was written by the defendant's bnitier, dat;at Dec. 27, 1834, requesting to knew if the plaintiff would he sa pis_ fled with three guineas a month foe his services, the ar,swer to which, together with the plaintiff's general i-Jeornpf..teney, were the chief ground of defence. The ilefendnuic on his rcturct cnclowa thirty-three guineas to the plainf:d as the sow to which he was entitled at the rats; of tlr.ce guineas Month._ Mr. S. BLANCIIOT (101)0;3e0 that, from what he could judge ten [Niue:ls a mon ti li was a fair ~a te of payment for such a urtgaz . AueC as hi' felt confident 'the duties were some what ariAucos. " „.• Ml\ :Sf ` r g P. atit BOMPAS opened the ca se f or th e d e f ence. s tr .:t chiefly upon the plaintiff's an swer to Mr. Robert .u 3 "...iens letter, and also as to his incompetency. In the letter previous to his client's proceeding for the Continent he declared a readiness to accept any remuneration Mr. Carden would please to offer. In his answer to the pro posal of three guineas per month from the defendant's bro ther, he stated himself to be satisfied with that sum, and would leave the rest to the defendant's generosity. He would give the. Jury a specimen of the plaintiff's power of original composition in the following lines : • I have fought with beasts at Ephesus."—St. Paul. " To use the horsewhip is against the law ; Truth is a libel, sure—without a flaw ; The swindling miser's free from honour's code, To appear rich and fleece is now the mode; In lands of dirty purse-proud debtors—then What's to be done with honourable men? Disdain their paltry pelf, but let them be Consigned to shameless immortality." • He would bring forward Miss Strickland, the chief contri butor to the Magazine. Miss Elizabeth Strickland, examined—Was in the habit of contributing prior to July, 1834. She did not know who the manager was, Had a very Material 'objection to the manner in which it was conducted. Thought ten guines a month a fair remuneration when the editor per formed all duties incumbent upon him. The arrangement of the plates of the magazine was done by a resident at , Paris. A considerable share of the duties in conducting the other departments were done by Mr. Page and herself. She would therefore consider three guineas , 1 month, or a third, as a fair remuneration to the plaintiff for his trouble. Oaths were introduced, highly pernicious to the interest of, the magazine. Mr. Sergeant TADDY replied, after which The Learned JUDGE summed up. The Jury found a verdict for the defendant, EX CHEQUER COURT-IVIONDAY. HART V. BVIIKE. IV.; was an action for assault and. false imprisonment, 1- Jrouglit by the Plaintiff, a Jew, residing in Goldstone street, Whitechapel, and carrying on the business of a coal-deales and black-lead pencil maker, to recover from the defendant, a soap manufacturer, in Old-plaee, Old street, compensation in &tillages for wantonly, and without reasonable or probable cause, giving him in charge to a police officer, upon a charge of felony. The Jury found a farthing damazes. INSOLVENT COURT -MONDAY. An application made by Mr. Nichols on the part ol•Mr. Hugh Evans Fisher an attorney, to i - acrease a debt inserted by Sir Thomas Champnev in his schedule, filed in 1527, when he was discharged from considerable debts, from ll chester Gaol. Sir Thomas had likewise been-recently dis charged at Winchester, and in his then schedule Mr. Fisher was inserted as a creditor ; hiS debts and liabilities on that occasion were large, A rule had been granted on Sir Thomas, and also on the provisional assignee of the Court ; the latter only appearedly - affidavit. The Chief-Commissioner was of opinion that the rule must be discharged. The affidavit was not sufficient!, y strong in the details. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COUTAT. OLD COURT, Henry Bonsor, a publican, and .john Lilly, an.indepen dent person, were indicted for feloai'ausly 'receiving from some evil disposed person 44 yardF. of figured satin, of the value of 81. 125., in an undressed state, the property of Alessr. Eastman and Ran, silk-manufacturers, of Spital square. • The Airy, after a short consultation, acquitted both the prisoners. The lI,CORD E AIg' . .:id he rerfectly agreed in the verdict re turned, M.I;JDLESEX.SESSIONS-MONDAY. These sessions commenced this day before Mr. Sergeant Adams. The calendar contains a list of 157 prisoners, of which number 43 are under 21 years of age, 28 above the age of 40, and 61 of the prisoners are females. Ten are in dicted for stealing, one for setting fire to a house, 43 indi vidually for making riots, 31 as idle and disorderly persons, 30'for common assaults, and the remainder for trifling mis demeanours. Joseph Lewis pleadedguilty to an indictment charging hint with picking the pocket of Wm. Charles Macrcady, Esq., the tragedian, of a silk handkerchief. Mr. Macready proved that the handerchief was his property. The prisoner was sentenced 'to be imprisoned for three months, and during that period to be solitarily confined for three weeks. The other cases tried were of no interest. GUILDHALL A porter named Henry Hope was brought klore. Sir PETER LAURIE yesterday, charged with carrying unstamped newspapers, also with resistinr; the officer who appre heniled him. Davis put in one quite of the Gazette, which is adorned wi►h an engraving of the Ring's Head eclipsed by that of O'Connell. Sir PETER remarked that [here Was some truth in the representation, and asked whether the sale cf those un stamped newspapers was increasing or decreasing, lie could not learn that any respectable.persons took them in. There was a time when a publication of this sort, calle.i the Omni;us, was thrust in every one's face in all the g a r thoroughfar , , , ,..;, and the extinction of this led him to con clude that if let alone all these cheap newspapers would share the same fate. Davis replied that the sale of them in Londr.n was greatly diminished, because the readers here wer o able to detect that these journals, though dated Sunday, contained no news later than the Tuesday prccediag. • 'Pais delusion was not perceived in the country, and the demand was therefore very great. Above 3,000 copies ivad been seized during the past week. Sir PETER. LAURIE 1010, tb.e,prisoner he should commit him for fourteen days, l'or which term the prisoner was committed. BOW-STREET. Yesterday, tw(l p;,mtlemen, who gave their names, Peter Pkins and Ci.cr/es .Tenins, were charged with, being found drunk P7,ai disorderly, and incapable of taking care of themse;yds, in White Hart -street, Drury-lane, at half- Past fi.vr!. Vclock on Monday morni ng . M r . P e t er Si mp ki ns, on beily put to the bar, was recognised as the Marquis of W:atteford, the Noble Marquis having been in similar scrapes. before. Police constable Lewis Curd saw the two defendants at the time stated in White Hart -street, - very drunk, and surrounded by a whole gang of thieves and women, the evident intention of whom was to rub them. They were incapable of taking care of themsehes, and he conveyed them to the station-house, where they were searched, for their oWn security, and upon the Marquis of Waterford the officers found 59/. II s. 6d., in Bank notes, gold, and silver, and upon the other gentleman property to a consi— dJrable amount. The defendants had nothing to say, and were dischartel on payment of the usual fine tar being drunk, and their pr o . perty was of course restored to them. HATTON-GARDEN. Yesterday, John Haydon, Charles Chuck, and Edwar Cocks, were finally examined, charged by Miss Elizabeti Beaumont, of 17, Euston-place, Eustork-',quare, St. Pancras., with being concerned in stealing 401. Mr. LAING admitted Cocks as rwidence against the other prisoners, and they were fully co',nmitted for trial, but will be brought up again on :3. future day for oche: necessar: evidence. 31 4 4 .1tY LEB ONE. Yesterday, a ..voavan of good address, who stated that ht name was Louis' ! Rennet, and that she was the wife of surgeon, latol: y residing in Silver -street, Golden-squre, w placed ' 1,44 'the Bar, charged with robbery. Rem - aided for further examination. QUEEN-SQUARE. Yesterday, Wi!ham Heyon, a young man of gent appearance, was brought up in custody, charged with c. mitting a burglary at the residence of his aunt, Mrs, Su , uah Heyton, a lady, residing at Stratford. The prisoner was remanded until Thursday for fur examination. • WORSHIP-STREE7'. Yesterday, James Willis alias Captnin 11 7 illis, was p: at the Bar before Mr. BnouctireN, charged with ste; 20/., which was given into his possession as the bold that amount of stakes, on account of a game of skittle: The prisoner would give the money up, and ask. have the case remanded till this day. Mr. BROUGHTON should remaud him till Saturday. he should send the case to a Jury. The prisoner was then remanded on the charge of stolen 101., the property of Mr. Stroud, el., the prol. Mr. Magnees, and 41., the property of some other per --- We believe that the arrangements for the co tion of a Board of Examiners for the Metropolitan Ur,i are not yet completed; but we understand the Re Thirlwall, Professor Airy, and Mr. Senior, are libel members of that board. —Observer. AN EXTRAORDINARY WARD IN CHANCER Died recently, the cat Blucher, once the favourite petof a _ who at her decease left the sum of 101. per annum to be app printed to the use of this favoured specimen of the feline race. In consequence of some litigation occurring between the panic . interested in the disposal of the lady's property, Blacker 1 - , e . came a ward in Chancery, and the amount of the legacy was regularly paid by o r d er o f t h e C ourt to Elizabeth Whittington,. who, by a coincidence rather singular, was appointed to receive: the annuity on behalf of the cat. Whether Elizabeth was a; descendant of The celebrated " thrice Lord Mayor of Lqradon'" does not appear. ~.~ ~~p`