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grazing and sheep, the climate being healthy. The third region is a rude desert of steep rocky mountains, intersected with very narrow valleys called " holes, " and of wide sand-covered volcanic plains. Climate dry in the extreme ; very little rain, no dew, and an extra dinary difference of temperature between the day and the night. It is a wilderness with no means of supporting a population. As it is only on the first region th a t th ese cou ld b e found, the Reviewer justly infers" that, upon the whole, the Oregon territory holds out no great promise as an agricultural field ; that its value seems to consist chiefly in the possession of the Colombia, and of the harbours of the Strait of Fuca." He shows that it is this last consideration which really makes the exclusive proprietorship of the Oregon an object of anxious desire to the Ame ricans. The territory contains no precious metals, no valuable minerals; and the climate is too cold for the cultivation of cotton, tobacco, rice, or coffee. Its 20,000 aboriginal natives are savages, incapable of useful labour ; so there is no pro mise of any productive article of export. "The fur trade has hitherto been the only channel for the advantageous investment of capital in these regions ; but that trade is incompatible with the progress of settlement, and must gradually cease as the occupation of the country proceeds." This is a profound and practical truth, and it ably introduces what follows in the same article, on the real objects of the United States' Govern ment in pressing its extravagant pretensions. Leaving to a future opportunity, when the ques tion shall have been opened in Parliament, the Reviewer's temperate but very forcible exposition of the whole question of priority of discovery, of possessory rights and of territorial rights, absolute and derivative ; we close for the present with an extract from his speculation on the ultimate de signs contemplated by America in her monstrous claim to exclusive possession of a region in which, except a few private settlements made by permission of the British authorities on British possessions, she has NO title, derivative, absoin.te, or possessory. The claim she asserts undies: the stipulations of her " Florida" Treaty with. Spain, of February, 1819, is clearly vitiated by the specific concessions and covenants of the: former or "Escurial" Treaty of Spain with G reat Bri tain in 1790, which, together with intervening treaties between the same Powers, prior to 1818, disabled Spain from making any v,rants to the United States of the Oregon tv:ritory coming within the construction sought to be put upon them by American—diplomacy. " It is easy, therefore, to - understand that the main point with the United States in pressing for exclusive sovereignty over this region must be to secure the command of the outlets:to the Pacific, the importance of which is sufficiently obvious when we consider the rapid extension of steam navigation, the probability of a regular passage being effected across the Isthmus of Panama, and above all the recent opening of new commer cial relations with the East. It is true that a formidable obstacle exists to the colonisation of the Oregon from overland, for the country east of the Rocky Mountains is, for several hundred miles, an inhospitable desert, incapable of sup plying food except in the vicinity of the rivers which flow into the Mississippi. The Americans, however, propose to establish a line of posts be tween the Missouri and the passes of the Rocky Mountains ; and they anticipate that the Lewis and the Colombia rivers may one day become the channels of traffic between the Eastern and - Western coast. On the other hand, a passage across Panama would bring this coast within a few weeks' voyage from Europe, and so attract emigration from the Old World, if the territory had, in itself (which it has not), any remarkable capacities for colonisation." MONTEVIDEO and BUENOS A VRES The accounts which have been lately published of the state of affairs in Monte Video are at once dis tressing to humanity and disgraceful to our own apathy. Monte Video has been exposed for about twelve months, not so much to the more immediate horrors incident to a protracted siege, as to the more hopeless and withering process of a land blockade, efficiently established, and rigorously maintained by a bigoted and remorseless soldier. General RosAs, commanding the troops of the republic of Buenos Ayres, invests Monte Video with an army which cuts off all communication between the beleagured town and its commercial resources and connexions. Monte Video contains not only a very considerable number of English merchants and their families, but Spanish and colonial mercantile establishments of extensive connexions and character. It is believed that through this body, in the aggregate, outstanding credits on English account are due, amounting to upwards of 500,0001. The passion of RosAs having, for its pecu liar object, the extirpation of foreign commerce, he will not permit the cordon which he has established under the walls of the ill-fated city to be broken through, on any pretence of communicating with the native and colonial consumers from whom these credits are due. The inevitable consequence, it would appear, must be, that they can never be collected. The Monte Videan houses must perish under the continuance of the cruel duresse in which the con tending pretensions of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video thus operate to keep all foreigners who are shut up in the latter. They 'have especial reason to complain, and do, accordingly, most vehemently com plain, that they have been made the instruments of aggravating the losses which are likely to be sus tained by the strong assurances that were given to them by Mr. MANDEVILLE, our Minister, when visiting the shores of the Plata, that the British Go vernment would certainly protect British rights and property in those regions, in the event of the Buenos Ayrean armament entering the territory of Monte Video, by repelling force by force. In conse quence of this assurance—so the correspondence, re cently received in London, declares—" large sales of merchandise were made on credit, and orders transmit ted to this country for further shipments." When ROSAS did cross into the territory, there was a British force in these waters, more than five times suf. ficient to have effected his instant discomfiture and retreat ; but he was not interfered with, and has, ever since, cooped up the unhappy residents at Monte Video, within the bare walls of their strong posi tion, where the whole community experience the un satisfied cravings for the common necessaries of life. In, the meantime the native and other consumers in the interior of the country are becoming, every day, less and less competent to pay for their purchases, owing to the unrelenting destruction of all foreign property, carried on by orders of RosAs throughout the territory subject to his exactions and his vengeance. To such an extent does RosAs indulge his stupid prepossee siOns against external commerce of any kind, that he had very recently enforced the immediate return, without unloading, of several vessels which had arrived with cargoes of produce from Corrientes at Buenos Ayres. These cargoes were composed, in part, of returns of the native dealers and consumers above alluded to, for the British merchandise and manufactures supplied to them by the importers of Monte Video. It seems, therefore, that no course more effective could have been taken for sacrificing all chances of reimbursing the shippers or owners of i 500,0001. of British merchandise, destined for that market alone. )srow, it is not without reason that the Monte Video correspondent of the Morning Chronicle complains, that if Mr. MANDEvix.I.E was authorised to give such ; . assurances of protection as he did, the British Go. vetnment is bound to do that instantly, whi c h it ought long ago to have done, namely —to interpose its full authority for securing compensation and satis faaion from the ruling authorities in Buenos Ayres, on account of losses by British subjects thus sustained : that if Mr. MANDEVILLE had no such authority, the fact ought to be immediately proclaimed,—himself digthissed or otherwise punished,—and his proceeding formally disavowed by the Foreign-office. Vor ourselves we go further. Irrespective of the Tiestion, whether Mr. MANDEvILLI had or had not due authority for a certain declaration to British subjects in the territories of a foreign State, — is the grave consideration how far the honour of our common country is involved in, and I compromised by, such vexatious pantomimes of State hostility and diplomatic duplicity, as these crude and but half-fashioned States of South America are THE SUN, LONDON, perpetually " getting up"—to their own gratification, probably, but to the detriment and injury of the com merce of the civilised world, and all the blessings which follow in its train ? It is true that modern jurists have ruled very decisively that a blockade-- maintainable as to all other circumstances—is good, so long as it can be effectively enforced. It is also true that France has concurred with Great Britain in re cognising this exercise of the right of blockade by Buenos Ayres against Monte Video. Nevertheless, in a case where the sufferers by the interruption and prohibition of the trade of the place are foreigners,— English, Spanish, and French subjects, against whom there is no charge of contraband trading or smuggling, but who, in the lawful pursuit of their commercial operations, are suddenly placed in a position from which they are not permitted to extricate themselves, wherein their capitals are sacrificed, their trade ruined; and their lives endangered by the proceedings of belligerents, each of whom is under treaties of amity 1 with their own sovereigns ;—it does appear to us that on every principle of expediency and justice those sovereigns, or one of them, should insist on the per sonal rights and liberty of their own subjects being respected. Reparation ought clearly, we think, to be enforced in this instance, which comes precisely under the conditions we have been supposing. The conduct of RosAs, in sending back the vessels from Corrientes, was a wilful interference with the private property not merely of the merchants of Monte Video, but of his own compatriotes of Buenos Ayres, that his own Government should be made to disavow, as some sort of guarantee against the recurrence of such exhibitions of wanton folly in future. Let us hope that a little Cromwellian vigour may yet be aroused in the re cesses of Downing-street, to bear upon the wings of the wind the once dreaded and omnipotent protest of Britair, against all dishonour to her flag, or injury to i her subjects, in any corner of the habitable world ! A. DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN 1781 f+ MARCH 22.—Proceeding thence to the lobby of the Com mons' House, I found it filled with gentry in livery ; just peeping in, I went directly to the hatch leading to the ante-chamber of the gallery, which the old enfeebled keeper opened to me. After the delay of a quarter of an hour, I obtained entrance, and found many persons there before me. The House was very full below ; among others, Lord North, whom I discovered on the Treasury bench by his blue ribbon. The Members sit with their hats on, but always uncover when they rise to speak, and on departure salute the chair by a bow. The Speaker is always covered, and with the clerks habited in black gowns; after some time, he commanded to order, and some Members to their seats ; then direct ing his looks to a Mr. Minchin, with a motion of his head, the Member arose, when a profound silence ensue], and continued to be observed through the whole of the speech. * * During the course of his speech, he was now and then interrupted by a murmur on the other side of the House, which was at times succeeded to by " Hear him, hear him," and very generally attended to. Sir George Young followed, but was less minded. Sir Charles Bunbury spoke next, who made a long, and more formal oration on same side, pretty well listened to, and frequently complimented with "Hear him, hear him ;" which expression was also used to two men, who followed, viz., Admiral Keppel, who spoke well, and with some warmth, and Sir Hugh Palliser, who was called by name by his party. He having finished, and sat down, the House resounded with "Burke, Burke ;" hereupon the Irish orator arose, and in a loud and manly voice, with singular energy and compass of expression, and a torrent of eloquence, reprobated Sir Hugh's ac count, exposed the futility of his arguments, excited universal attention, and frequently raised more than a smile in the features of his listening hearers."—ln letter describing the same debate, Mr. Curwen says : " The great Irish-born orator, Mr. Burke, spoke, and his thundering elocution fixed the attention of the ouse; and his wit and satire diverted them, and produced peals of laughter." ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.—SITTING OF JANUARY 15.—M. Arago made a further communication respecting the comet discovered by M. Faye, from which it appears that it is a periodical, having a revolution of six years and 200 days. A paper was received from M. Bonjean, of Chambery, on the effects of the ergot of rye. In a memoir communicated to the Academy in 1842 the author had stated his opinion that the ergot is much less dange rous when baked in bread than in its natural state ad ministered in powder, the heat and fermentation of the baking process having the effect of changing its proper ties to a great extent. In his present communication, M. Bonjean. in illustration of the correctness of the opinion that he had expressed, relates a case of poisoning with bread made frora rye, a portion of which had the ergot. A family of nine, father, mother, and children, at Envers, in Savoy, had eaten in three days eighteen pounds of this bread. They were all attacked with pains and rigi dities of a very severe character, accompanied with shiverings, but all recovered. On examining the rye, part of which had been used to make the bread, it was found to contain 14 per cent. of ergoted grain. If, says M. Bonjean, the same quantity as was consumed in the bread had been taken in powder certain death must have been the consequence. A paper by M. Robinet, mem ber of the Royal Society of Agriculture, on the formation of silk by the silk-worm, was next read. It has been contended by some writers on this subject that the silk exists in the animal in a perfect state before it is throw n off; whilst others have asserted that it is in a liquid state in 'the body of the insect. M. Robinet has ascer tained that it is liquid until it reaches the capillary tubes where it becomes solidified, but the process of solidifica tion is still a mystery. EFFECT OF ROCKETS ON THE ABYSSINIANS.—AS soon as it became dark, rockets, which had been brought by the Embassy, were to be discharged from the tents, by the King's express desire. With fire-arms the Abys sinians were previously acquainted ; and the brass gal loper (cannon) which had echoed so recently, although viewed with wonderful respect, was still the only engine, on :a colossal scale, to which they were familiarised. But these were the first rockets of which his Majesty had viewed the flight ; and the impression they pro duced upon his mind, as he gazed from his watch tower, was scarcely less than that worked upon his assembled subjects. Night had thrown her sable mantle around, and the novel principle of ascent, with the grandeur of the brilliant rush into the skies, afforded matter of amazement to all spectators. When the projectile started, with a loud roar from its bed, men, women, and children, fell flat upon their faces. Horses and mules broke loose from their tethers, and the warrior who had any heart remaining shouted aloud. The Galla tribes, who witnessed the meteor-like explosion from the vicinity, ascribed the phenomena to the use of potent medicines ; and declared, that, since the Cyptzis could at pleasure produce comets in the sky and rain fire from heaven, there was nought for them left, save abject submission to the King's commands.—Harris's Highlands of ~Ethigiia. THE FATE OF THE INVENTOR OF THE GUILLOTINE. —His retreat was so profound, that it was said, and readily believed, that he too had fallen a victim to his own invention. But it was not so ;he was indeed impri soned during the Jacobin reign of terror—his crime being, it is said (Guyot, p. 8), that he testified an indis . creet indignation at a proposition made to him by Danton to superintend the construction of a triple guillotine. There is no doubt that a double instrument was thought of, and it is said that such a machine was made, and intended to be erected in the great hall of the Palais de Justice, but was certainly never used ; and we should very much, and for many reasons, doubt whether it could have been a design of Denton. The general gaol delivery of the 9th Thermidor released Guillotin, and he afterwards lived in a decent mediocrity of fortune at Paris, esteemed, it is said, by a small circle of friends, but overwhelmed by a deep sensibility to the great, though we cannot say wholly undeserved, misfor tune which had rendered his name ignominious, and his very existence a subject of fearful curiosity. lie just lived to see the restoration, and died in his bed, in Paris, on the 26th of May, 1814, at the age of seventy-six.— Quarterly Review. THE TEMPERANCE REFORMATION IN IRELAND.— Many persons are of opinion that the change will not last, and that a re-action against the temperance move ment may soon be expected. For ourselves, we have great confidence in the permanency of the benefits pro duced. There may, perhaps, after a time, be more oc casional instances of drunkenness, and less of total ab stinence, than at present; but the charm has been broken; the same talisman will never regain its lost influence. The habit of drinking is rarely acquired from the mere gratification afforded by it to the palate, or the plea sures of intoxication. It is the creature Of conventional usages. Working men invited each other to drink at markets and fairs, as the higher classes of England formerly did at their tables, because it was the custom, and a sign of hospitality and good fellowship. The cus tom is now destroyed ; intoxication no longer receives the countenance of opinion ; drinking must henceforth be individual, it cannot be national.— Westminsterßeview. MY FEELINGS.—Stephen Kemble went to a re hearsal one day at York without his coat. The manager asked what had become of it. " Sir," said he, " the landlord of the house where I was reading she London paper charged me double for my ale. I told him he had cheated me, and would not pay him. H. seized me and pulled off ray coat ; so rather than submit to his extortion, I came away without it." " But Mir. Kewble ," coat I th said the manager , " walk through the street s outyour,, But, said Stephen, " pay sixpen ce for my ale I" " But your c oat, Mr. Kemble ?" " Cur se my w goat, Sir; think of my feelings !il -1 PRICE OF BEER AT BOTANY BAY.—The author of " Tales of the Colonies" gives the following amusing sketch of a Botany Bay Boniface :—" Glass of beer,' said I. " Nothing under a bottle," said the landlord. " How much does your bottle hold ?" said I, fur I knew it was necessary to be cautious in dealing with these town chaps. " Just the same as in England, said he, showing the bottle, with Barclay's double stout marked on the label. It's true, my heart did warm to the beer, and quite forgetting to ask the price, I said with a sort of glee, " Out with the cork." It was out in a twinkling ; that drink was a prime one, I must say, if I never have an other. " Take a glass yourself, landlord," said I. " With pleasure," said h e , and fi lling it slowly to the brim, " Your very good heal th ," sa id h e to me. " The same to you, " said I , filling another. He filled his at th e same time wait ing to be invited. " y How do o • me . , without u like said he " Never drunk better in my life," said I, " What's to pay?" "Half a guinea," said he. " Half a guinea l" said I, " fora bo ttle of beer ?" " Yes," said he, " and ch eap too ; there's On ly two dozen left in the colony, and you have ju s t d run k on e them." A letter from our Correspondent at Constantinople, dated the 3d instant, announces the dismissal of Sir Baldwin Walker from the Ottoman navy, owing to the resentment of the Capudan Pacha, whesej infamous, conduct, while lately the Archipelago, would cruising in appear to have justly roused tin indignation of our .all countryion,...ros, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 25, 1844. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF TUESDAY. GLOBE.—While strenuously striving to effect an object, in which it signally fails, the Times establishes another, and very important fact, of which it was, or affected to be, altogether ignorant. The point aimed at by the Times is to fasten upon the Whigs the charge of aiding and abetting O'Connell in the repeal agitation, for party purposes. This is an accusation which is easily made. It has been reiterated with in creased assurance, as its utter falsehood became more and more apparent. The accumulation of facts by which it has been confuted, requires for its repetition no common share of the courage which not merely dis penses with truth in dealing with political opponents, but takes for granted that those who read the inventions thus boldly put forth are utterly oblivious of recorded facts, the records of which are accessible by all. In proof of the perfectly gratuitous character of this imputation, we might refer to more than one Royal Speech on the opening of Parliament during the Whig Administrations, in which the strongest language con sistent with the occasion was employed against the re peal of the legislative union of the two countries—to the speeches of the members of the Whig Government in Parliament—the explicit condemnation of the Repeal Association by Lord Fortescue, when Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in which he expressed his determination to exclude from every description of office under the Crown, all who became members of the Association ; and at the same time cautioned the leaders of the move ment, then in its infancy, against any violation of the laws or interruption of th© public peace ; as, in that case, the powers which the Constitution had placed at the disposal of the Government would be employed—the peace of the community protected—and the offenders be visited with punishment. The same may be affirmed of the journals which were and are conducted on the principle by which the Whigs administered the Government. For ourselves, we may safely assert that no language can have been more unmistakeable than that which we have invari ably employed in reprobation of repeal. Our strongest cen sures have been directed against the folly of the Repeal project, and to set forth the mischiefs to which the agitation got up by O'Connell and his coadjutors were producing among the population. This course we took —not merely when we might be supposed to act under the guidance of the marked reprehensions uttered by the Whig leaders. Since the agitation for Repeal has become an apparently national, rather than a local movement, and three provinces have become the theatre of its ope ration—since Repeal has disturbed the country with fears, and embarrassed the Government by its formid able proceedings, our language has been invariably the same. No factious motives have induced us to vary our tone or qualify our expressions. We still regard the Repeal project with the same undeviating aversion, both as to its objects, and the means by which it is sought to be effected. We have said thus much in vindication of our consistency, and of the political party with which we are associated, against such imputations as those which are to-day hashed up again by the Times. The Times—without perceiving the tendency of its admissions, and the manner in which it satisfactorily ac counts for the origin and.progress of the Repeal move. ment on grounds other than those it has assigned—re fers to the fact, that the condition of the great mass of the people—a condition which the Whigs, when in office, laboured to improve—constitutes the element in which discontent finds its encouragement ; and that the utter %hopelessness of improvement under the pre sent Government imparts impulse to agitation, and invests it with the elements of alarm. The prose cution of O'Connell—the way in which that prosecution has been conducted—the various and often detailed ap pliances of irritation to an already excited people, crowned by the expulsion of every Roman Catholic from the jury panel on account of his creed—these insults and injuries, accompanied by a stern refusal to inquire into the general grievances, have stimulated the national dis like to Tory rule, which has taken the shape of Repeal agitation. The movement might have been crippled by conciliation—it has been fostered by coercion. Tho Times may rave—for it is not reasoning. That which is good in the exhortation, conies too late to be of use. That which is evil in it the Ministers have already tried, and it has increased the evils it was designed to re medy. The Ministers have " plunged" themselves into the thickest difficulties that ever environed a Govern ment. They know not how to get out—whether by re treating—if they are, indeed, able to do so; or by during the worst to themselves and the country, by attempting to proceed in the course which has been beset with dan gers, and which threatens to become yet more perilous. STANDARD.—It will have been seen, from our yesterday's report that the Court of Queen's Bench in Dublin was occupied until half-past six on Saturday evening in hearing the arguments of counsel, as to the admissibility as evidence of certain printed documents issued from time to time by the Repeal Association, and produced in Court by the printer employed by that body. To support the charge of having collected money for the purposes of the conspiracy as laid in the in dictment, the counsel for the Crown proposed to read a paper headed " Instructions to Repeal Wardens," and signed Daniel O'Connell. It was objected by the counsel for the traversers, that the publication of these papers was not mentioned in the bill of particulars. The Court, however, decided that they should be admitted. The counsel for the traversers then objected, on the same ground, to the reading of a " Letter addressed to the "Secretary of the Repeal Association, by the author of the Green Book." The Attorney General replied that the letter had appeared in the Nation newspaper, publications from which were included in the bill of par ticulars ; adding that in their objections the traversers' counsel confounded the charges against them with the mode of proving them. The Crown had supplied a bill of particulars of the charges to be brought against them, but it was absurd to pretend that all the documents it was intended to use in evidence should have been set forth. The Court -finally decided in favour of the admissibility of all the docu ments, and then adjourned until 10 admissibility on Monday. The admission of these papers is considered of much greater importance to the issue of the trial than any other proceeding which has yet taken place during its progress ; furnishing as they do the most complete evi dence of the connection of the traversers with the As sociation, and their consequent responsibility for the publications issued by that body. The most im portant of these documents are—l. The letters of the Secretary of the Loyal National Association, relative to the new Card of Members, by the author of the " Green Book."-2. A Plan for the Renewal of the Irish Parlia ment.-3. Instructions for the Appointment of Repeal Wardens.-4. Form for the Appointment of Repeal Wardens.-5. A Proclamation relating to the Arbitration Courts.-6. The Address of the Association to the Inha bitants of Countries subject to the British Crown. -7. Rules to be observed by Arbitrators in Districts.-8. Arbi tration Notices, &c. A great many witnesses for the Crown remain yet to be examined. The Morning Chronicle has attempted to palliate its own inconsistency in reference to these prosecutions by fictitious allegations against its Contemporaries, and has charged the Standard, among others, with having published " gas. bled" extracts from the evidence. It is hardly necessary for us to defend ourselves from such an accusation. We have carefully abstained from any comment whatever on the evidence, although we have not hesitated to express our disgust at the paltry devices by which it has been at tempted to protract the proceedings. The only two ex tracts from the evidence to which we have directed atten tion, consisted of samples of the mode in which the cross examination of witnesses is being conducted by the counsel for the traversers, and which involved no fact that could have the slightest influence on the issue. One counsel asks a witness, whom he has in vain attempted to baffle by questions arising out of his evidence, " If he would have any objection to give a piece of Irish tabinet for a lady?" He answers perhaps he should; when the counsel replies "then the lady would have the worst , of the bargain." We certainly deprecated su c h a mode of cross-examination, and we repeat our opinion, that it was in the worst possible taste. With regard to the facts of the case, as detailed in the speech of the Attorney-General, and supported by the evidence, we have studiously refrained from all comment upon them ; and notwithstanding the threat of the Morning Chro nicle, that it will proceed to comment upon them de die in diem, we shall not be induced to follow its example. The Chronicle is not, however, alone in its breach of the rule ordinarily observed on such occasions ; the Whig and Radical press generally has evinced a dis regard for " decency" and " justice" in its attempts to intimidate the jury, and calumniate the wit nesses for the Crown, wholly without precedent. It was reserved for our Morning Contemporary, however, to warn one of the jurors that the trials would be protracted to a period which would render his death, "if game," all but certain ; and that if he were wise, he would forthwith take to his bed and send in a physician's certificate. This, our impartial journalist suggested, with an ill-disguised chuckle, would bring the prosecu tions to an abrupt termination. TEN EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—The Irish State trials proceedings of Monday are before us. With the exception of Saturday's—the whole of which were occupied by the evidence of that most imaginative wit ness, Mr. Jackson, the Morning Herald's veri table correspondent—the proceedings of Monday were the most stale, flat, and unprofitable for the purposes of the prosecution (and this is saying a good deal) of any of the preceding days. Th e pro prietor of the Morning Herald receives anything but commendation from the Dublin Tory journals for his anxious solicitude on behalf of the Government. Whether the break down of the witness he sup plied has caused the Tory organs to treat his fond concern with such cold, insulting comment, we know not. There may be, and possibly is, a general feeling, that to hand a confidential agent over to the Crown Solicitor, and to forward letters to this officer whioh had been written under the seal of such confidence, without once consulting or communicating with the writer—just as though he had been "a horse, a dog, or a mule," are acts which reflect discredit on the en tire press ; and are therefore visited, as they deserve to be, with reprobation. The following allusions by the Dublin Mail to the Morning Herald's " supply in aid," are anythingbut complimentary to the obsequious journal :—" Mr. Jackson, a reporter connected with the Morning Herald, was put upon the table to verify sundry reports transmitted by him to London. It appears that the manuscripts forwarded by Mr. Jackson to the Herald office, were placed in the hands of the Crown Solicitor, by the proprietor of that journal, without the knowledge of Mr. Jackson. On a cross-examination, it was made to appear that several of the reports were mere com pilations from the Dublin morning papers, and con sequently Mr. Jacks on ' s ev id ence was ren d ere d nugatory." This witness was evidently regarded as one of the main props of the prosecution. His de plorable "break down" was therefore felt to be a serious and most untoward event, which could not be counteracted. Mr. Jackson was to have proved all the matters—the sayings and doings with which the indictment charges the traversers in connexion with the Corn Exchange meetings of the Repeal Association. The following are the dire forebodings of failure to the prosecution, resulting from Mr. Jackson's short comings, which the Dublin Mail utters on this sad mishap 'We know not to what extent this lathe may affect the indict ment with respect to certain transactions of the Corn Exchange Association; but we cannot refrain from censuring the culpable carelessness which left so im portant a portion of the case to the accidental care or negligence of any chance reporter whose notes might turn up. The Government of Lord Grey was far more vigilant in this respect, and when the occasion of watchfUlness arose, two Government reporters were officially attached to the Association of the day, with its collateral meetings." The witnesses examined on Monday have proved nothing which—taken in its fair and legitimate connec tion with what had been previously sworn to— can in any way serve the prosecution. Not a single circumstance had occurred at any of the later " mon ster meetings," which had not marked those of the negligenceuei on, if it be assumed on the part of the earlier dates. is C p r r imin d a b l eyond qst I that the public peace has been perilled by them ; while, if they be regarded as mere public demon strations of a general dissatisfaction in the people with their condition, and a vague hope that by a repeal of the Act of Legislative Union of the two countries that condition would be improved ; they determining to seek, by constitutional means, the attainment of that object—lawful in itself, though chimerical in the highest degree, as a remedy . for their social griev ances ; we can scarcely conceive of anything more impolitic. For the Government to imagine that such a state of feeling, in such a people, could be allayed by first spreading an immense military force over the peaceable country, until every district in it wears the appearance of a military depOt, and the whole as though it were held in its subjection to the British Crown by the presence of an army of occupation— was a scheme so fraught with folly, and so pregnant with all the elements of real danger, as to justify the worst apprehensions for the peace of the country it was designed, we suppose, to protect and pre serve. One of the witnesses for the prosecution—Mr. M'Namara, a short-hand writer employed on the part of the Gorernment to attend the Tullamore meeting held on the 16th of July, examined on Monday— was asked, in cross-examination, whether he knew he was going to the meeting to take a note of the proceedings for the purpose of being used on any prosecution ? The answer is worthy of note. It seemed to take the counsel for the Crown perfectly by surprise; and produced, as it well might, a hearty laugh at their expense from the Bar and the audience :—" On my oath I did not. I thought, after so many meetings had passed over where the very same language was used, and the same pro ceedings had taken place, that no notice would have been taken of that meeting in particular." It is now pretty evident that the Crown lawyers are beginning to wish these proceedings at an end. The " shine" has been taken out of the vain boastings of the Attorney-General in his opening speech. A more lame and impotent conclusion never followed promises so boldly made, and predictions so confidently uttered. The proceedings on the trial will be published, of course. The " mountain in labour " would be an apt frontispiece to the book, and " Parturiunt montes, nascitur ridiculus mus" a fit motto for its title-page. In the prospect of de feat, the Tory organs seek consolation in the Royal speech at the opening of Parliament, which the Mi nisters are now laboriously engaged in concocting for the occasion. STANDARD.—The proceedings in the Irish Court of Queen's Bench were resumed on Monday morning, the Court having overruled an objection taken by one of the counsel for the traversers, to the effect that the trial should not proceed in the absence, through illness, of Mr. Justice Burton. The At torney-General proposed to read part of a docu ment proved on Saturday by the printer, enti tled, "A Plan for the renewed action of the Irish Parliament." Mr. O'Connell insisted upon the whole being read, which was accordingly done. It contained a list of the constituencies to be created, with .the number of members for each, and some other regulations respecting the Irish Legisla lature, subsequent to the attainment of Repeal. " The Rules to be observed by Arbitrators," were then read. They comprised very minute instructions for the conduct of the Arbitration Courts. The " Report of a Sub-Committee of the Repeal Asso ciation," recommending that such persons as refused to obey the awards of the arbitrators should be ex pelled, was next put in evidence, after some opposi tion from Mr. O'Connell. Thomas Packer, a lithographic artist, late in the employment of Mr. Holbrooke, lithographer to the Repeal As sociation, was then examined. He proved the en graving of two descriptions of cards, and a docu ment entitled " the diploma of a repeal warden," for the Repeal Association. The cards were those referred to in the opening speech of the Attorney- General. The witness stated that he designed the portraits in the borders. They represented Mr. O'Connell, Mr. Flood, Owen Roe O'Neill (a leader of the Roman Catholics in the merciless war fare carried on under pretence of f avour i ng th e monarchy in 1641—. 5 ), Brian Boroihme, and Allan Fodlum (an apocryphal character celebrated in the Irish annals as a lawgiver). Thi s li keness the witness sketched from his imagination, as he did that of the rebel Hugh O'Neale. There were also por traits of General Saarsfield and " King D a lt ran ." The designing and engraving of these cards were carried on under the inspection of four of the tra versers. The crnas-examination of these witnesses and Joseph elicited nothing material. Isaac. Gardner, a writing er Of the cards, " award A engraver, „, Jaohn printer,A nn e p s r l o ey v ' e , d a thhteh.og printingrap h ofas well ar n v, d 'ere, after arbitrators." t a r s at o o f r s t he some opposition by the traversers' counsel, read to the Court. John Ulick Macnamara, a short-h an d wr i ter, connected with an Iri▪ sh provincial newspaper, stated that he was present at a repeal meeting, attended by Mr. O'Connell, at Tullamore, on th e 16 t h July, and took notes of the proceedings. He read to the Court the addresses of three Roman Catholic priests, Flanagan, Spain, and Kearney r , and a port i on o f t h e Mr. speech of O'Connell. The witness also de scribed the banners displayed on the occasion, one of which bore the motto "Ireland and h er P arl i ament, or the World in a Blaze., He was cross-examined at great length, and stated that'he had been employed to take notes of the meeting by a stipendiary magistrate, but h a d not been yet p a id. D ur i ng the examination of thi▪ s witness the Attorney-General informed the Court that two of th e traversers (understood to be Mr. O'Connell and his son) had 'left the precincts of the Court ; and that although he was disposed to give them every reasonable liberty during the trial, he cou ld not permit them to attend meetings el sew h ere ; con sequently, if they di▪ d not return immediately he would estreat their recognisances. Mr. O'Connell, who had been attending a meeting of the Repeal Association, shortly afterwards entered the Court. John Simpson Stewart, a sub-inspector of constabulary, gave evidence respecting the Tullamore meeting, in corroboration of that of the last witness. Mr. Neill Browne, a stipendiary magistrate, gave testimony to the same effect. James Johnson, a head-constable, was next examined respect ing the meeting held at Longford on the 29th of May. He took notes, which he read, of the speech of Mr. O'Connell, and proved that banners were exhibited bearing such mottoes as " A population of nine million,' is too great to be dragged at the tail of any other nation," &c. With the cross-examination of this witness the proceedings terminated. We observe with regret a statement to the effect that placards have been posted in Dublin of a most atrocious character, denouncing Mr. Hughes, one of the witnesses for the Crown, as " a spy and an in former." Every person who knows anything of the feelings of the lower Irish must be aware that to use these epithets respecting any individual, is to make him the victim of gross insult, if not of assas sination ; but the miscreants who are guilty of such a proceeding a s p os ti ng th ese placards, add lying to their other i n i qu iti es . M r . H ug hes gave his evidence in a most ingenuous and honest manner. At all the meetings he was kn own an d declared to be taking notes for the Go vernmen t. Hi s testimony bore, with out the least i n j ur y, a searc hi n g cross-examination, and in no one pa r ti cu l ar i s th e slightest impropriety attributable to his conduct. ARUNDEL, TUESDAY EYENINC—His Royal Ili/4 1 ' nen the Duke of Cambrid ge h as been enjoying tke sports o the field to-day, in company with Lord Arundel , Lords Edward and Bernard Howard, &c. The dinner party at the cutle this evening will include the Duke of Richmond and Lady Caroline Lennox, W. G. K. Gratwicke, Thomas Evans , John Abel Smith, Esqrs. Our kens rang a merry peal en the ar rival of his Royal Highness en Monday evening, which gave great eclat on the occasion. We are happy to say the Noble Duke is in the enjoyment of excellent health ; he leaves for Petworth on Thursday on a visit to Colonel Wyndham, in company with the Duke of Norfolk. The Norfolk Arms is well occupied with company on the occasion. On Monday they return to town to attend to their Parliamentary duties. - • SALMON FISHERIES IN THE NORTH.—In the salmon fishery in the river Eden, near Carlisle, since the com mencement of the season, the takes of saluaon have been very scanty, not more than about a dozen fish having been and they only of inferior quality, which have been sold in the market at3s. per pound. I n the salmon fisheries in the Tweed the unlawful practice of poaching has greatly decreased this season, owing to the vig ilance of the water keeper' , who have taken a large number of un l aw f u l ne t s and brought the of fenders to lustice. As y e t fi s h are a l s o very scarce in these fisheries. The migration of salmon to the northern coasts is remarkably precarious, for last season they were unusually plentiful, and wo.. ere sold as l ow as 4 d. per pound, whereas the i present season is likely to b e one o f grea t scarcity, and co quently that noble 114 will be Mil at high prim. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Jan. 24. The Lord Chancellor, in consequence of continued indispos :ion, did not sit to-day. VICE-CHANCERY COURT Jan. 24. His Honour the Vice-Chan3ellor of England was occupied the whole day with the further arguments in the part heard case of Farmer v. Farmer. The case had not concluded when the Court rose. COURT OF QUEEN S BENCH, Jan. 24. (Sittings in Banco. ) The Court took the Crown paper to-day, and was occupied the whole morning in listening to arguments in cases of disputed settlements of paupers. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Jan. 24, (Sittings in Banco.) The Court took the special paper to-day, and was occupied the wkole morning in listening to arguments relative to techni cal points of pleading. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) BO W-STREET. Two strong, hearty-looking men, who gave their names John Scott and John King, the one dressed like a boatman, and the other like an agricultural labourer, were charged, before Mr. Twyford, with begging in Holborn. One of the Mendicity Society's officers stated, that he was passing along Holborn, yesterday, when he saw the defendants standing there. One had a spade in his hand, and upon it was written " We are in great distress, we can get no work, and we want bread." The same prisoners were taken before Mr. Long, about three weeks ago, when they were discharged, and sent to the Mendicity Society, and there they were given five days work. When the officer took them into custody yes terday, the prisoner, Scott, was holding up the spade, and the other prisoner was leaning upon him, as though overcome by exhaustion. The prisoners said they were utterly destitute, and could get no work. They had lately been engaged on the Paris and Rouen Railway, but the works had been stopped there, and they had Com e r ver to England. Mr. Twy rotten said that a ease' of systematic begging had been prove( , and he should punish it accordingly. The pri soners must be imprisoned in the House of Correction for a month. Yesterday afternoon a Lishionably-dressed young man, named George Butler, of No. 1, Glengall-place, Old Kent-road, but who is known in the theatrical world as Mr. Wentworth, add who appeared lately at Covent-garden Theatre in the cha racter of Hamlet, on the occasion of Mr. Wallack's benefit, was brought up before Mr. Twyford, on a warrant charged with writing a threatening letter to Mr. George Wells, a clerk in the Admiralty-office. The complainant stated that the defendant had been in the habit of visiting at his father's house, but latterly an estrange ment had taken place, in consequence of a critique in the Era newspaper upon the defendant's performance, which defendant had taken it into his head that the complainant had written ; and on the 15th inst. the defendant sent a letter to the com plainant, which concluded by saying that if the complainant renewed his strictures upon defendant in the Era, he would de what his fingers had long itched for—namely, give the com plainant a downright horse-whipping. The complainant re plied to this letter, and told the defendant that if such threats were repeated he would place the matter in the hands of his lawyer. On Thursday last the defendant called at the Admi ralty-office, and told the complainant that unless he contradicted in the next week's Era what he had written, he should give him the threatened horsewhipping. Upon this the complainant obtained a peace-warrant against him. The defendant admitted that what the complainant had stated was true, but he could not enter into his reasons for sending the letter, as he was prevented from doing so by respect for the complainant's parents. He was, however, willing to enter into his recognisances to keep the peace towacds Mr. Wells. Mr. TWYFORD then ordered the defendant to enter into his own recognisances, and find bail in two sureties of 20/. each to keep the peace for three months. Captain Harvey Tackett offered himself, and was accepted as the defendant's bail. r T , w ok h e o n s , a E id as th t al nd h i e a board the awJdobsaepkehr/ornetbiso, MARYLEBONR. was merchantman, cook was charged with having twice attempted to commit suicide. John Fletcher, 7, Salisbury -street, said that the prisoner slept in his house on Monday night, and on the succeeding morning he got intoxicated at a very early hour, and then pulled first a knife out of his pocket and threatened to do some injury to himself. The weapon was taken from him, and tie then opened a razor, with which he attempted to cut his throat. Fortunately they were enabled to wrest it from him. Witness kept them in his possession, but some time after was advised by a policeman to give them up to the prisoner again, who then left and went to the Champion public-house next deer, where he repeated the same attempt, and was then given into custody. The second attempt was fully proved by witnesses. Mr. RAlvtissom—Who was the constable who gave stch such foolish advice?—Sergeant Hawker came forward and laid that he was the person. The MAcisTiLaTewished to learn why he gave such advice? Sergeant Hawker—Why, the man was recovered from his drunken state, was quite rational, and made a laugh ct the at tempt. Mr. RAWLINSON—Your are sinking part of the story, Sir. Give me the whole of it, if you please.—Sergeant Hawker tried to explain. Mr. RA wuNsoN—lt is very evident to me that you are omitting part of the statement fur the purpose of justifying your own advice in this matter—toolish advice, as it appears, by the prisoner's subsequent conduct. The prisoner expressed his sorrow for his conduct, and said that, if permitted to depart, he would make all haste join his ship, but Mr. R.twunsow said that he would order Sergeant Haw ker, who had, in the first instance, acted unwisely, to see him safe to the East India Docks, and if the ship had drooped down by the morning tide to Gravesend, he would see him then off by the steamier. Pr ICES OF SHARES IN CANALS, RAILWAYS, BANKS, ASSURANCE .IND OTHER COMPANIES' STOCK. Div idend per Annum. LONDON, TUESDAY, JAN. 23. Amount Paid. Names of Com panies. Share. Price. CLERKEN I YELL. An elderly gentleman came before Mr. Combe with a inews paper in his hand, and stated that he wished to have a statement which was made in that Court, and which appeared in the public newspapers, rectified. Mr. CO MBE said be could not allow the public time to be frittered away in explanations of paragraphs in newspapers. hat was the precise nature of the gentleman's application. The applicant said his name was Seers, and the same indi vidual against whom the Rev. Mr. Evans, nainis , er of John's Chapel, Bedford-row, complained before his Worship a few days ago. Mr. Evans on that occasion stated, that he (Mr. Seers) was in the habit of disturbing his congregation during the hours of divine service by standing up and .addressing them. Now, he wished to rectify this. Mr. Comex said the Rev. Mr. Evans had certainly applied to him for protection against the disturbance alluded to. He (Mr. Combe) told him to warn the intruder, whoever he might be, of the impropriety of his conduct, and to warn him that if he persevered, he would be taken into custody ; and he would now recommend Mr. Seers, if he had committed the disturb ance, not to repeat it. The applicant thanked the Magistrate, and left the Court. UNION-HALL. William Holder, a respectable-looking man, a traveller, in the employment of Mr. Flockton, the extensive turpentine manufacturer, in Bermondsey, was brought before Mr. Cot tingham, charged with embezzling moneys to a considerable amount, the property of his employer. Mr. Flockton stated that the prisoner had been in his employ for some length of time. He was usually engaged in soliciting orders for goods and colleeting money from the customers. Of late, it had been discovered that he had received various sums of money, which it was his duty to have accounted for, but which he had not done. The complainant added, that if the prisoner was remanded, he would bring several cases against him. The prisoner, who said nothing in his defence, was remanded. Thomas Barker and Ann Barker, his wife, were charged on suspicion with committing a robbery under the following cir cumstances:— It appeared the prisoner and his wife lived in Pr ov id ence .. row, Walworth, and that on Monday night last she alarmed the neighbourhood by saying that her house was entered and robbed while she was out. A neighbour having entered the house found some of the rooms in a state of confusion, and the pro perty of a Mr. Ellis, a lodger, consisting of clothes and jewel lery, removed. From subsequent examination of the premises by the police, it was strongly suspected that the house had not been entered by thieves, no marks of violence nor footmarks being observed, and therefore the suspicion rested against OA prisoners, who were accordingly given unto custody. The prisoners, who declared their innocence of the alleged offence, were remanded. EARTHQUAKE IN SCOTLAND CRIEFF.—Two startling shocks of earthquake occurred here on Sabbath last ; the first a little before one o'clock, and the other about half an hour afterwards. The tremulous motion of the earth was very palpably felt, and the accompanying rumbling aubter raneous noise was loud and long-continued.-scotaman. At Comrie, on Sabbath last, two rather severe shocks of earthquake occurred—the first at about a quarter to one o'clock, w. se., and the other about thirty-five minutes thereafter. At Aberfield, on the same day, and at about the same time, the shocks were very perceptibly felt. They lasted for some moments, and were accompanied by a dull, hollow noise, resembling that occasioned by the passing of a heavilT laden carriage along the street.—Glaagoie Saturday Poet. REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES, BY MOVING AMEND 31ENTS ON Sums' MOTION!.--On the 21st of September last, Mr. W. S. Crawford, M.P. for Rochdale, addressed a lette. to Mr. Joseph Sturge, proposing that an eff o rt should b e ma d e to create a public opinion, in favour of the ancient and con stitutional principle of moving amendments on the supplies, until the people's grievances are hoard and redressed. The Council of the Complete Suffrage Union trait the initiative in this matter, and appointed their President and Secretary to visit the principal boroughs in England, to place it before the public. The result has been, that in every town the propose. has been enthusiastically received, and upwards of thirty boroughs have pronounced in its favour. Mr. Crawford, we understand, feels so much encouraged by the reception his plan has met with, that he is determi ne d t o persevere w i th it Mott the commencement, of the session. Mr. Fielden, M.P. fa Oldham, Dr. Bowring, M.P. for Bolton, and a few other is. dependent Members, are to stand by him, and, to use the word. of Dr. Bowring, constitute the " forlorn hope." Sir Robert Peel will find that he will have " chi e f diffi cu l t i es " to contend with tin the more ways than one—the supply mov ement w ill b r i ng him o We find the following amusing story in the Journal du Havre of Thursday :—" One day last week, rt Caen, a young and pretty Englishwoman, with long auburn hair, fresh complexion, rosy lips, and airy step, and with a pleasing smile upon her countenance, entered the shop of one of the principal marchands tie nouveautes. On seeing her, the shopmen passed their hands through their hair, stereotned their most fascinating smile, and each did everything in its power to attract the notice of the pretty customer. The lady addressed herself as if by chance. to the master, who was rut a little flattered at the preference. Jo voule avoir one ' said the lady, with h er p l eas i ng E ng li s h accent, and the gall: lant tradesman immediately began to display his choicest ar ticles. ' Yes, yes,' said the pretty lady, with a smile, You, etes; profondement ai ma bl e , M ons i eur le marchaniise,' on examining one, and finding the colour too light. Another was presented to her, which she found of teo large a pattern. At length, one of the most beautiful seemed to please het, and the price was soon agreed upon. The handsome Miss was about to take it, when suddenly, as if recollecting herself, she said, Je eller laisser a vous la petite chile, je avois oublid 1e bourse a moi dans le hotel.' The polite tradesman could not allow this, and compelled the lady to take away the shawl Mais,' said she, archly, ' si je allais sauver moi sans payer vow.' The tradesman said he was perfectly easy on that head, as it was impossible for so beautiful a lady to be guilty of de ception. ' Yes, yes,' exclaimed the daughter of Albion, and disappeared, with the step of a fairy. On the following day the tradesman went to the hotel, and discovered that his beau tiful customer had left by the Havre steamer, taking with, her the shawl, but forgetting to leave the money. He imtne. diately set off in pursuit, and, arriving at Havre, was fortu nate enough to find her. On seeing him, she said, Yes, yes, je avais oublie de payer vous, la France it keit pas bon pour le memorie a moi, voila le argent, je demande bien pardon pour la petite disagrement.' This time the tradesman forgot all his gallantry, and leaving the lady, without even taking off his hat, returned home with a resolution to be on his guant in Statue against la perfick 4 per cont. 41. Canals. Ashton and Oldham Ashby-de-la.Zouch..av Basingstoke Brecknock & Abergay Birmingham,l.ltithsh Do. and Liverp. Jut.c Chelmer & Blackwater Coventry Cromford Dudley ....... 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Bper cent. 7per cent. 9 per cent. bper cent. taper cent. bper cent. tper cent. 4 16 per cent. 2% per cen t 13 13 9 38 103% 18434 16 i 216 1114 Such is the peaceable state of Carmarthenshire at present, that the magistrates have deemed it advisable to dis pense with the aid of the London police, and they are to be removed to the metropolis as speedily as possible. Thirty thittt lift Carmarthen fur Lucia a Tuvidgy... ircithatin. 60 0 0 40 0 0 50 0 0 5 0 0 11 0 0 5 it ii 5 0 0 55 0 0 50 0 0 5 0 o 2 18 0 10 0 0 5 0 e 250 0 0 All paid 2 0 0 3 0 0 36 10 8 2 10 0 2 10 ( 50 0 0 10 0 • 5 13 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 2 10 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 6 5 0 20 0 0 40 0 0 40 0 0 5 , 1 0 0 200 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 7 10 0 25 0 0 10 17 10 0 35 0 0 10 0 • 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 16 0 0 18 8 0 19 0 0 5000 20 0 0 100 0 0 75 0 0 31 5 0 :8 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 Q 20 0 0 30 0 0 39 0 0 80 0 0 25 0 0 48 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 DAMAGING A PICTURE IN THE NATIONAL GALLERY. William Adams, a lame young man using crutches, wag brought to Bow-street, on Tuesday, charged with wilfully damaging a valuable picture, by striking at it with one of his crutches. Air. Edward Grant, breeches maker, 23, Piccadilly, said he was in the first great room of the National Gallery abeut three o'clock that day, m hen he saw the pri soner deliberately lift up his crutch and strike it through the canvas of one of the paintings. The prisoner took aim, and struck just as if he was knocking down a bullock. There were three or four persons in the room at the time. Francis Morris said he was on duty at the Gallery, when he was called to take the prisoner into custody for damaging a picture. He found the prisoner before the picture in ques tion, which was broken to pieces from the force of the prison er's blow, Mr. G. Thwaitee, secretary to the trustees, and assistant keeper, said he was sent for in consequence of what the pri soner had done. He found that great damage had been done to a valuable painting, by P. F. Mola, of Jupiter and Leda. The painting was one of the best specimens of an excellent painter, and was worth from 1201. to 160/. It had been part of Lord Farnborough's collection, and had formerly been in the Orleans collection. The damage was so extensive that, although the painting might be mended, it would in future be comparatively valueless as a work of art. Mr. Maltby—Did the prisoner say anything? Mr. Grant —He did not say a word. He stood be!ore the picture for some time, without speaking. Then he lifted his crutch and struck at it. Mr. Maltby—What have yob to say, prisoner, to the charge of damaging this picture ? Defendant—_l have nothing to say. Mr. Maltby asked Mr. Thwaites if he could account in any way for the prisoner's conduct? Mr. Thwaites—l cannot give the slightest reason for his action. He was, lam told, in the gallery about three . quarters of an hour before this occurred. Our usual practice is to take away sticks and umbrellas; but crutches or sticks used in cases of lameness we allow to be takes into the gallery. Mr. Maltby asked the prisoner to state what he was? — The prisoner said he was a watch finisher, living at No. 13. Paradise-strp,q, Westminster. He repeated he had no motive for what he did. Air. It - manes said he had no reason to suspect that the pri• Boner's intellects were unsound. At the station-house the pri• soner expressed his sorrow for destroying a picture of such great value. Mr. Maltby, after some consideration, ending that his juria. diction only extended to cases where the value was under 51., decided upon remanding the prisoner, in order to ascertain whs. law reached the case. MARKET NEWS.-(YESTERDAY.) CORN—EXCHANGE. Since our last report a very limited quantity of English wheat has come fresh to hand, and the stands exhibited in consequence a scanty number of samples of that grain. Fine qualities moved off steadily, other kinds slowly at late rates. In foreign wheat, both free and in bond, very little was doing, yet we can notice no alteration in figures. The supply of barley and malt being extensive, the sale for those articles woe slow at barely previous figures. Oats, beans, peas, and Dour were dull at late rates. ARRIVALS. Wheat.. Barley Oats. Flour English 1,530 qrs 2,540 qrs. 2,120 qrs. 2,020 sack S. Irish - 400 4,1•40 -- Foreign 1,990 1,680 - --. Malt, 3,410 qrs. WHITECHAPEL. Our market was not to say heavily supplied with any kind of meat, yet the general demand ruled inactive, and previous rates were with difficulty supported. Beef, from 2s 4d to 31 4d ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; Veal, 4s to 5s ; and Pork, 2s 10d to 41 per tllbs by the carcass. COAL MARKET Ships arrived since last i marketalay, 13.1 . cll Davison's ' Vest Hartley ... 15 Walls End East Helton •••• 111 d Hastings Hartley .. ...... ... 15 W a ll s E n d H elton .2 0 2 Walls End Clennell l5 6 Walls End Lambton 2O 3 Walls End Hilda l7 9 Walla End Russell's Hetton IV 3 Walls End Hedley l7 3 Walls End Btewart's 2O 3 Walls End Hotspur Walls End Killingworth ... 18 I , Walls End , arrington Tees .16 9 Walls End Peareth l5 9 Wal s - En 1 Clarence Hetton 10 9 Walls End Wharnctilfe l5 V Walls End Hopper l7 0 Walls End Belmont W. E. BraddylPsHetton ••• 20 3 Llangennech Coal 9O :OUNTRY CORN MARKETS. I 02 Wheat. Harley. 1 Oat.. Means. Feud. 16 16 2 40s. IFS 205 16% 13 33% 0% 27% 10% 25 201 81 58 60 10 1 ,( 58% NA, 234 110 70% 19% 60 21'% 108 43% 11% 51 245 30% 43 38g 5934 92 24% :ir2% 265 3,114 12t% 55% 314 2 3 6% 6 20 23 iii 6 Iji Per Quarter Boston Braintree 6.ighton Cambridge Chichester Dunmow Grantham Grimsby Hailsham Hitchin Ipswich Gewys Lynn Maidstone Norwich Vet worth Romford Sandwich I'netford Wishech Witha.. Yarmouth I. to I. 35 SS 24 29 36 41 32 40 42 24 3 2 32 86 36 40 30 34 34 45 26 29 30 36 24 22 38 40 32 34 34 40 26 32 :32 :.*3 40 44 24 26 24 25 38 40 5. to s. I. to s. I. to I. 34 50 22 38 18 22 45 58 29 33 18 21 41 52 27 31 22 26 46 52 23 .... 18 4.4 52 '2B 30 19 22 42 55 24 33 18 23 48 55 24 27 21 28 40 50 28 33 16 21 46 52 26 32 19 21 40 57 27 34 20 30 46 53. 23 29 19 22 41 50 24 28 19 22 40 46 26 28 IS 22 49 50 36 39 26 32 48 51 23 28 24 28 47 51 28 30 21 24 46 58 24 31 16 24 50 56 30 33 21 .. , 4 61 64 32 36 24 28 42 47 28 34 17 19 43 53 23 31 19 23 50 55 :A/ 32 21.1 23 CHELTENHAM MARK] e'er Bushel. s. O. to s. d, Pei wheat csariey 9 0 3 9 Mutton Oats S 0 3 9 Veal B..ans Paige 5 0 8 0 Lamb Hay 41.55. to 41. 10s. Oil per ton. NEWCASTLE CORN EXCHANGE. Red. White. Wheat, Northumberland 4.ls. 48s 46. 50s Norfolk and Suffolk Berwick and Scotch 406.40 s - Foreign 44. 485..•.... 49., 325. Rye, Norfolk and Suffolk 2B, 30s ...,, ...../ -- Foreign Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suffolk... 275. 29: —s.—s. Grinding and Feeding Malt, Norfolk and Surfoll• 4B 32s Beans, Small Tick 58s. 4: s —s . ._ s . Pease, White Gray ''l 4 s, 28s r , Oats, Northumberland, Potato. ... ..... 19s. 211 ....5, _ii. Feed l7s. 18s —Foreign 2os. 22s —s ...11., Flour (per sack) 3/s. 375. --v. —s. d. ccd. 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 $ 7 U HULL CORN MARKET. Wheat, White (per Quarter) Red Foreign Barley, Malting. Grinding Oats, British Foreign (in bond) 52.. 545. 588. 445. 48s 83s. 44i. 50s. Ms. 281 295. 30s. 23s 275. Si. 2 17s. 20s. 211, 16s. 18s. 20s, 301 325. 34. 365, 37. 38s. 365. 381. 40s. 465. 525. 56s —l. 375. 435. . 26/. 34/. Beans Pease, Grey Blue and White Linseed., Flour per sack Rapeseed (per 11l quarters) TILE QUEEN'S STAG lIOUNDS.—The meet of thy Royal stag hounds on Alonday took place at New-lodge, Wink. field; the field, which numbered upwards of 150, including the lion. C. A. Murray, several officers of the Grenadier Guard/. Messrs. Stainforth, Harford, Brine, &c. A fine deer, th. Vicar of Bray, which was taken at the conclusion of its first essay, this s "anon, in a shed in the village which bears its names , was uncsrted at the lodge between 11 and 12 o'clock, sect afforded a fine run of upwards of three Ileum The Civil Tribunal of the Seine was occupied on Friday with a case, in which Mme. de Castelas claimed a sew of 70,000 f. from M. Thanaron, under the following eircur stances. The Bar. ness de Feuchires had entrusted the edu cation of her young niece, Sophia Thanaron, to /time. de Castelas. By her will she left to the latter a sum of 20,000 f.-e and afterwards by another clause she prayed her to continuer the girl's education, and left her, on condition that she did to , an additional sum of 50,000 f. The will was afterwards foursd to be null and void by some error in the drawing up. An arrangement was, however, entered into between the heirs-at law and the legatees, and M. Thanaron, the girl's father, entered into an engagement under his private seal to pay Mine de Castelas the t wo l egac i es. T h i s having been, however, in the course of time refused, Mme. tie Castelas brought her ac- Lion for the recovery of the 70,000 f. On the part of the de fendant, it was alleged that the paper signed by him was of tic'' avail, as not having been legalised before a notary. This plo t ; was rejected by the Court, and a verdict was given in favour " the plaintiff for the whole amount. SHIPMENT OF CIGARS TO THE ISLE OF MAX." diversity of practice having prevailed at the ports of London and Liverpool, in regard to cigars allowed to be shipped; under licence, to the Isle of Man, the officers at the port of London requiring that the shipment be made in packages Of not less than three hundred pounds weight each, whereas, it' Liverpool, shipments are permitted in packages under theft weight ; and as cigars may now be legally imported and el' ported in packages of not less than one hundred pounds , weight net, the Board of Customs have issued directions that cigars be in future allowed to be exported to the Isle of Alan, under license, in packages of one handred pounds net weight and upwards, and that the terms of the license be altered al' cordingly. A SPEECH OF THE DUKE OF KENT.—I remember on one occasion, at a public banquet, at which the Dukes of Kea' and Sussex were present, the former returned thanks on the part of the Royal family, for the honour which had been cone let red by the health of the junior members having been drunk. , and the Noble Duke then hastily glanced at his own position 7 ' —" I am a friend of civil and religious liberty, all the world over,"said his Royal Highness, " I am an enemy to all reli, gious teats. lam a supporter of a general system of education- All men are my brethren; and I hold that power is only dela.. gated for the benefit of the people. These are the principle. of myself and of my beloved brother, the Duke of Sussex. Ift e r are not popular principles just now—that is, they do not cots duct to place or office. All the members of the Royal flo' l l do not hold the same principles. For this Ido not blame thell% but we claim for ourselves the right of thinking and a cting _p we think best; and w e p roc l a i m ourse l ves, w i th our f r i en d Tierney,' members of his Majesty's loyal Opposition. 1 "--Fr 6 Frazer': Magazine. BIRTHS. i r' , On the Bth inst., at Annett's•erescent, Islington, , Charles Home, of a son . ths On the 20th in s t., a t N ewport, near B arnstap l e , Devon, Hon. Mrs. Butl er , o f a son. MARRIED. On the 23d inst., a t S t. G eorge ' s, Hanover-squa re s J$Tl Stirling, of H o l me .-hill, P ert h , Esq., to Chr i st i a n, * l l , daughter of the lat e D av id E rs ki ne, Esq., of Elansbagar, Benga D lED. On the 21st inst., Elizabeth, the wife of Peter Barlow, Egg' , F. R. S., Woolwich. On the '2lst inst., at Cheltenham, Captain George Clu nie ' late of the 97th Regiment, aged 40. W a r, wicOinshtire, s he2 t l u s gn. t e i o nst., Mr. Thoma s Gaisf o rd, of Kinetoe, - - No. 112, Stra n d, a t Th e S un Offi ce , London : Printed and Published b, 111URDO YOUNti , No. 112, Stra nd, the County of Itlidtiltoe; Thum:Loy, January 25,. 1644 ' 331 ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPIIITIIEATRE.—The grand spectacle of the Battle of Waterloo has been revived at this theatre with more than its pristine splendour ; and, what is better than all, with Comex sal as Napoleon. He appea. with undiminished powers, and his resemblance to the portraits of the Emperor is as great as ever. He was much applauded throughout by a very crowded house ; and there is no doubt but that this piece will have as great a run on its revival as it had when originally produced. THE MASONIC BALL.—The annual ball in aid of the funds by which the asylum for the aged and decayed mason/ is supported, took place on 1 uesday night, at the From , masons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields. Ths attendance of coml any was more numerous than on any previous occasion, and the dancing was carried on for many hours with great spirit. The appearance of the room at twelve o'clock was particularly lively and gratifying. In the large room adjoining the ball• room, refreshments were furnished to the company nn a seals liberality and elegance by Mr. Bacon, the proprietor of thw establishment. This festival, as a whole, was excellently vvelD conducted, and reflects praise on the stewards and directors of the festivities. 1 . TOL 21 }6 3 17 ;6 S 24 20% 64 6% 5% 400 111:1 - 0s.