The Sun. — London, England, 1839-08-26 00:00:00

Ex/ EN ING EDITION. WEST MINSTER SESSIONS. (Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS and a Bench of Magistrates. The Grand Jury having been sworn, the Chairman briefly addressed them on the nature of the duty they were called upon to discharge. The calendar is a very light one, there being but 16 prisoners charged with felony, and out of that number seven pleaded guilty on being arraigned, and were sen tenced to various terms of imprisonment. SHOPLIFTING —Ann Smith, aged 18, a young girl of very respectable appearance, was indicted for stealing a printed cotton dress of the value of 17s. 6d , the pro perty of Messrs. Griffiths and Co. The prisoner went into the prosecutor's shop to pur chase some trifling article, and while there was observed by one of the shopmen, who saw her take the dress in question off the counter, and conceal it under her shawl. Mr. Payne addressed the Jury on her behalf, and sailed several witnesses, who gave her an excellent cha racter. The Jury found her Guilty. As the Court believed it to be the prisoner's first of fence, and as some kind friends had undertaken to take charge of her and watch over her future conduct, the sentence of the Court upon her was that she be kept in solitary confinement for ten days. One of the prosecutor's shopmen received a severe reprimand from the Court for the very pert and flippant manner in which he gave his evidence. After disposing of rveral other cases of no public in terest, the Court adjourned. - _ MIDDLESEX COUNTY COURT- KINGSGATE-STREET. AN ANGEL !—Mrs. Patty Angel was summoped by Mrs. Jane Skrimrish for 11. 9s. 6d. for the rent of an ap partment in the neighbourhood of the Savoy. The plaintiff, Mrs. Skrimrish, was an ancient little dame, whose entire anatomy could have been domiciled in a snuff-box. She wore a bonnet in perfect keeping, with her stature. It had evidently, at one time pos sessed large pretensions, but it had been shorn of its diameter, 4t reduced to the simplicity of a " cottage." Mrs. Skrimrish was no less remarkable as regarded the rest of her habiliments. Her dress fitted not "as if it had been made for her," for she seemed to have been made for the dress, and not the dress for her ; she appeared to have grown into it ; it was put on (to express one self as an artist) in oil colours ; it was plastered on. Mrs. Skrimrish was mild and retiring in her manner, and took her place at the table as if she had been about to perform an act of unostentatious charity. Good old soul, she felt that a debtor is an unfortunate creature. But Mrs. Patty Angel was " quite different." In truth she was but a fallen angel. In size, Patty was a perfect Patagonian, and, according to her own confes sion, she could " tongue-thrash" any woman in Billings gate, old or young. What Mrs. Skrimrish's bonnet lacked in size, was made up by Patty's. It would have supplied (bad it been a chip one) sufficient materials for 12 months for a modern " timber-merchant." Under its flopping front all the locusts that were ever drowned in the Red Sea might have found shelter ; and as to her dress, though it did'nt " float as wild as mountain breerss," there was almost canvass enough in it for the mainsail of a 74. " Where's Angel?" cried the crier. " Here she is," vociferated Patty, shaking her head and folding her arms with desperate energy ; " here, she is," stamping her foot, " and where's the other finiking little -?" 01, dear me !" ejaculated Mr 3. Skrimrish. " Oh, dear me ; she'll certainly do me some mischief." " Mischief! you little wampire ! I'll massacree you, I will," and Mrs. Angel swung her arms about like a couple of flails, asseverating " as she was a hooman she'd thrash the very soul out of the wizzened faced little wretch." The Ct4er of the Court (to Patty)—Be quiet my good woman ; do, pray. Patty (taking hold of her ample skirts, and spreading them out transversely)—Hoch, hoch, hoch ! (twistinc , herself round and round) l e t me ge t at t h e li tt l e wretch.° I won't be quiet ; I never will be quiet till I have my spite out of that wampire ; I won't. Let me have the ---'(and again her arms went to work with a windmill velocity). Give me the --, and I'll spifflicate her. Hoch! hoeh ! hoch ! where is she, (shouted Patty, as Mrs. Skrimrish i herself libhind a portly cook who was waiting to have her summons called on). " Where is the nattomy, I'll nihilate ‘i.er, I will ! The Crier of the Court—Stand forward, Mrs. Skrim risli, and state your case. Patty—Let her, if'she dare ! The COMMISSIONER—The woman's tipsy. Patty—No, she isn't. Ah ! (said she, catching sight oF Mrs. Skrimrish, who, encouraged by the observation of the Commissioner, was about to emerge from behind the human column)—rah, vampire ! (and she stamped on the floor with a vehemence that made the little woman once more vanish behind the cook like a flash of lightning), pull your very arms cut of their sockets, I will ; and Patty ground her teeth as if she ti Id been studying the part of an ogre in Jack the Giant Killer ; but the crier having constrained her to " be easy," Mrs. Skrimrish once more stood forward and stated her case. She was very sorry to bring the mat ter bt)fore his honour, but she had waited two years for her money, and poverty had now driven her to take out a summons. Patty—That's a thundering lie, it aint poverty, not at all. She didn't summon me (fording her arms, and look ing - fierce), because she was afeard. I told her I'd nihilate her, and may I he —if I don't ; and Mrs. Angel spregd her sails and " swung round" upon Mrs. S!crirnrsh, swearing that she'd beat her into a hatter di rectly she got out of Court, " that's what I will," shouted Patty, " if I die the next minute." Mrs. Skrimrish went on to detail, amidst the frequent interruptions of Mrs. Angel, the circumstances under tlle debt was incurred. =rile result was that Patty was ordered to pay the de• mand, which she swore she would'ut do if she was to eat bread and cheese and drink water for three months, and " go to the mill into the bargain." " nibilate you," said Mrs. Angel, " mediately I get you out, you viampire, I will," and thereupon she sallied out of the Court, muttering direful vengeance upon Mrs. Skrimrish. POLICE INIELLIGENCE. MANSION-HO USE. On Saturday several fishermen were charged before the Lord Mayor with having been unlawfully fishing in the Thames at night, with nets of a smaller web than allowed by law. The prisoners were taken in the fact, and math: considerable resistance, as it appeared they thought the officers were merely persons employed by the Thames Angling Preservation Society. The pri soners, in their defence, said, that it was quite impos sible for them to earn a livelihood if they worked by day.—The Lord Mayor said he would put a stop to the night work, and for that purpose would appoint extra officers, for it was no wonder the fishermen complained of a scarcity of good fish, when some of them destroyed the stock. He should tine them in the sum of 50s. each, and for the next offence .5/. each. The fines were immediately paid. G UILDHALL. Henry Good and William Milburn, two of " Tibby's Fleet-street gang of divers," were brought before Sir Chapman Marshall, the sitting Alderman, under the fol lowing circumstances : City Police Constable No. 16.5, stated that he was on duty in ,Fleet-street, between twelve and one o'clock on Saturday, when a gentleman told him the prisoners had made an attempt to pick the pocket of another gentle man several times. As witness knew that they belonged to Tibby's gang, and that one of them had just been li berated from Bridewell, he took them into custody. Police Sergeant No. 76, confirmed part of t; the above statement, and added that although he 'was known to be the " carrier of the swa g " (the stolen property), they had at present been unable to fix him but some of the gang had been convicted. Police Constable No. 218, said he had seen Good at all hours of the night in the neighbourhood of Fleet street in company with regular thieves. The prisoner Good said that the officer (Thorpe) had made a charge against him some time ago, and he lost ,it situation i n Bridewell Hospital in consequence. He denied the present charge, and said the officer only wanted to injur e his char ac t er . In conclusion, he be sought the Ald erman to remand him in order that he might bring witnesses to testify on his behalf.—The Alderman complied with his request, and the prisoners were both remanded to Tuesday next, Gorge Evans, a respectably dressed young man, was brought up in custody of police-constab l y 218 stated that be was charg e d w i th an assaultby Oli who of here e to the Fleet-street walkers, but s h e was notpress the charge.—The witness saw th em together scu in Fleet -street, between two and t h ree in the rnorwinno.g, and they were rolling on the ground t ogether. He had taken care of the gentleman's watch a n d money. —The Marmon in discharging the prisoner, admonished him not to be out at such unseasonable hours iu future. BOW- STREET. EXTENSIVE FORGERIES.—EXTRAORDINA RY N o . cEEDiNG.s.--.James Allen, the person who stand s charged with forging several cheques for a large amount on Messrs. Drummond and Co., and other bankers, Was brought up for further examination. Mr. Humphries, the solicitor, attended on the part of the prisoner. No further evidence was offered, Mr. Bush, the solicitor for the prosecution being at present out of town, and the prisoner was, with his own consent, again remanded for a week. At a former examination it was stated that he was suspected to be one of a gang of fellows who have recently succeeded in passing several forged cheques, a from w h at too k p l ace, there can b e li t tl e doubt of the fact. Some time after the prisoner had been re moved from the bar a Jew attctrney, named Jonas, en tered the offi ce , a n d representing himself as the pri scner' a s solicitor, asked t o be a llowed to see him, but the Magistrate (Mr. Minshull) very properly refused the application. Jonas went away, but returned again in about an hour, accompanied by Mr. Prendergast, the barrister, who had a very long brief to defend the pri soner. Mr. Minshull inquired of the Learned Gentle man for whom he attended, when he replied for a person named James Allen, who was charged with forgery. Mr. MINSHULL inquired from whom he re ceived his instructions, and he said from Mr. Jonas , the solicitor, who was then standing by his side. Mr. MINSHULL said the prisoner's case had already been disposed of, he had been placed at the bar, Mr. Humphries, the solicitor, had attended on his behalf, and had consented to his being remanded for a week. Jonas again declared that he had been instructed to employ counsel to defend the prisoner (he did not say by whom). Mr. Prendergast said it was a most extraordinary thing. He had received a brief, and instructions to attend the prisoner's re-examination that day. Mr. MINSHULLsaid he knew nothing about that, but he would send the gaoler to the prisoner to inquire what solicitor he had employed to defend him. The gaoler went to the cell accordingly, and returned, stating that the prisoner informed him that Mr. Humphries was his solicitor ; upon which Jonas again begged t o b e a ll owe d to have an interview with the prisoner, in order, as he said, that he might hear it from his own lips. Mr. MINSISULL said that if he (Mr. Jonas) doubted the correctness of the gaoler's statement, the prisoner should be brought in and speak for himself, but that neither Mr. Prendergast or Jonas would be allowed to put any question to him. The prisoner was brought in accordingly, and Mr. Minshull, addressing him, said, Have you employed any solicitor to conduct your de fence ? Prisoner—l have. Mr. MINSHIILL—Who have you employed? Pri soner—Mr. Humphries. Jonas here attempted to say something to the pri soner, when Mr. MINSHULL said—Sir, I cannot allow you to have any communication with the prisoner after what he has just stated. Mr. Prendergast said, of course, after the priso er's statement there was an end of the business, as far as he (Mr. Prendergast) was concerned. Mr. Prendergast then left the office, followed by Jonas. In less than an hour afterwards a third solicitor made his appearance, and inquired when the examination of the prisoner Allen would take place ; and on being informed that it was over long ago, expressed his astonishment, and said that he had been instructed to attend and de fend him. He was informed by one of the officers that two other attorneys had already attended for the same purpose ; on hearing which he affected to be still more astonished, but left the office without making any appli cation to the bench upon the subject. From the extraordinary measures taken to secure the prisoner legal assistance, and the anxiety manifested to obtain an interview with him o t is evident that some of his companions are afraid orThlit. The legal gentle men, who had na doubt been sent by them, were, how ever disappointed, as no person was allowed to see him except Mr. Humphries. The trick attempted to be practised is quite a novel one. The prisoner evidently was not aware of it, or he would not so promptly have disclaimed all knowledge of his would-be legal advisers. POLICE TESTIMONY UNDER. THE NEW BILL.—A young woman, named Sarah Wilson, of very respect able appearance and manners, was charged by police constable F 114, with being a common prostitute, and stopping g entlemen in the Strand. The policeman said he believed her to be a prostitute, from having seen her frequently in the Strand in the evening. The prisoner burst into tears on hearinghis statement, and in the most solemn manner declared that she was not the character he had represented her to be ; that she resided with her father and mother, and got her living by needlework. She admitted that the policeman might often have seen her in the Strand of an evening, as that was in her road home from the house where she was employed.—The gaoler and other officers belonging to the above esta blishment said that they did not know anything of her, and had never seen her there before, upon which an other policeman said he believed her to be a prostitute, but could assign no better reason than his companion. The poor girl was, notwithstanding her protestations, committed to the House of Correction for one month. On hearing the sentence she fell back fainting in the arms of the gaoler, and was carried out of the office in a state of insensibility. A number of young women were sent for one month to the House of Correction for " stopping and solicit ing" gentlemen in the street ; and two young men, who gave their names Henry Johnson and Charles illirvin, were fined 40e. each for ringing the bells of several houses in the Strand at two o'clock yesterday morning, and in default of payment sentenced to one month at the mill. They paid the fine. LAIVBETH-STREET. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF PLATE AT A FIRE.—John Dowling and Mary, his wife, were placed at the bar, before Messrs. Combe and Hardwick, for fnrther exa mination on a charge of being concerned in an extensive robbery of watches and plate at the late fire at the house of Mr. Menders, a pawnbroker, in East Smith field ; anti Samuel Hart, a Jew, was also charged with purchasing a part of the property, well knowing it to have been stolen. It appeared that, on Sunday night last, the female prisoner was taken to the station-house on a charge of felony, and while there she confessed that on the night upon which the fire was at Mr. Manders', the 15th of last month: her husband brought home twelve watches, one of which was sold, and a silver mug and three fish slices, and that she and her husband disposed of the property. The husband was taken into custody, and a duplicate for one of the stolen watches was found upon him. The fcmalc prisoner also informed the police that she offered one of the watches for. sale to the prisoner Hart, who told her he would give 16s. for it. This she refused, and pawned it at the shop of Mr. Annis, in the Minories, for 11, and as she came out she found Hart, who, it appeared, had followed her, outside, and he purchased the duplicate for Is. Mr. Manders observed that on looking over his stock he had missed other watches, and requested that the prisoner might be remanded to a future day, to give time to the officers to trace them out. Mr. Manders added that he found his stock had been plundered to a very considerable extent, in the confusion incidental to the fire on his premises. William Smith, a shopman in the employment of the prosecutor, identified the watch, the duplicate of which had been found on the male prisoner, Dowling, as be longing to his master's stock at the time of the fire. James Henry Williamson, a shopman to Mr. Annis, in the Minories, said that on the 16th of last month, the day after the fire, a silver watch was pledged with him by the female prisoner, who was accompanied at the time by another woman, and in about an hour afterwards the prisoner Hart called with the duplicate and redeemed the property. Mr. COOMBE—Did he say anything about the watch when he redeemed it ? Witness—No, Sir ; nothing more than the usual conversation took place. Mr. COOMBE—Did he say anything about having seen the property before? Witness—No, Sir, he did not. Foy, H. 98, and another constable, distinctly swore that on calling on the last witness to make inquiries about the watch, he distinctly stated that when Hart redeemed the watch he said he had seen it before. This the witness at first denied, and repeated, on the question being put to him by Mr. Coombe, that he bad not said so. Mr. COOMBE told the witness he would give him time to refresh his memory, as he would remand the prisoners until Friday next. A person, named Jacobs, a Jew, who represented him self as a clerk to Mr. Hadwin, solicitor, of Mark-lane, City, though there is no solicitor of that name living there, and who attended on behalf of Hart, admitted that his client had purchased the duplicate of a watch from the female prisoner, and that, after redeeming the property, he sold it to a person named Harris, residing in Gravel-lane, Houndsditch, for 2.55. Mr. COOMBE asked if Harris was in attendance ? Jacobs replied, that he was not, that he had been sent for, but the answer given was that he was in the coun try. Mr. COOMBE said he should remand all the prisoners to Friday next, and they were remanded accordingly. Ann Morgan, a blind Irishwoman, 64 years of age, was brought before the Magistrates by Brown, the beadle of Whitechapel, in order to her being examined by them and passed in the usual way to the country of her nativity. On being asked the usual question by the Magistrates, as to whether she had any objection to be passed to Ireland, the poor old creature replied that she had every objection. She said that having left Ireland upwards of 40 years ago, she had not, as she was aware, a single relation, friend, or even an acquain tance there to recognise or do anything for her ; that she had resided in the parishes of Spitalfields and Whitechapel, upwards of thirty years, and never until three weeks ago had she made an application to either of the parishes, or received a farthing relief. Being wholly deprived of sight, and sixty-four years of age, she was quite unable to do anything for her sup port, and was reluctantly obliged to go to the work house. The poor old woman, in conclusion, begged the Magistrates would not transport her, as she called it, in her old days, and stone blind, among those who were perfect strangers to her, and who could not be ex pected to pay any attention to her for the few years l however had t o li ve . The .M ag i s t ra t es as k e d b y w h o se orders it was that the replied by order of th e B oar d o f . Guardians. The Ma gistrates,omowanevwcra,s poor . old woman back to the work house,about to be removed , an d Brown d refusedwas t the eo proper h p e l a o c r e de fo r , r a h n e d r. told Brown t o ta k e the whi c h they said NIO.IY- HAL L. " — Jane Gee, a sma U rtly-dressed young g i r l, was c harged with robbing Mr. Robert Chamberlain, a ship-owner of Ipswich, in Suffolk, of six sovereigns. The prosecu tor had been to Vau x h a ll w i th a friend, wh o m he had lost in the Gardens, and was returning to town in a state of intoxication, when he was induced by the pri soner to accompany her to a house in Fishmonger's Alley. While seated in the room he felt an attempt to deprive him of his watch, but the girl could not get it on account of the guard-chain ; but feeling in the other waistcoat pocket, he found that she had stolen six sovereigns. The prosecutor called up the people of the house, who advised him to put up with the loss if he were a gentleman, rather than incur the disgrace of Laving his name in The papers ; he, however, charged the police with the girl. The prisoner, who had only three days before been discharged on a similar accusation, was fully committed for trial. ASSAULT BY A SCHOOLMASTER.—Edivard Boyle, a schoolmaster at Wandsworth, was charged with as saulting Richard Snape, a broker's man. The com plainant stated that he was put in possession at " Tons ley Hall," at Wandsworth, under a distress for rent, and had not been long in the house before the defendant began to threaten him with the consequences if he re mained there. Having occasion to go out on the lawn, the moment the defendant got him there he knocked him down, and kicked him while he was down. Mr. Andrews, of Dulwich, stated that Mr. E. Boyle was his tenant, and that, in consequence of his being in ar rear of rent, he was compelled to levy a distress, and put the complainant into possession. The defendant was held to bail. CONVICTION FOR ALLOWING A DOG TO GO UN MUZZLED.—A market gardener, named Holmes, was charged under the New Police Act, with allowing a ferocious dog to go unmuzzled, whereby he had iucurred a penalty of 40s. Waubey, the street-keeper of Black man-street, stated that as be was walking along the street that morning, defendant's dog flew at him, and seized him by the calf of the leg. Had not his leg been protected by boots, and a thick pair of worsted stockings, there was no doubt the animal's teeth would have penetrated the flesh, and inflicted a serious wound. He added that he afterwards saw the same dog fly at two persons who were passing by the inn yard from whence the de fendant was about to start with his chaise-cart. The defendant said that the dog had not the hydrophobia, and that he never knew it to have attempted to bite any person before ; he therefore hoped, as it was a first offence, it would be overlooked. The Magistrate said, that a clause in the New Police Bill gave Magistrates the power of inflicting a fine not exceeding 40s. on any person who suffered a ferocious dog to go about the streets without being properly muzzled. In this instance it was proved that the animal was a dangerous one, and therefore should have either been kept at home, or pro perly secured from biting people. The defendant was adjudged to pay a fine of 20s. James Barrett and Robert Claridge, two draymen in Whitbread's brewery, were charged with stealing corn, the property of their employers, and John Jarvis, ostler at the Five Bells, in the Kent-road, was charged as the receiver. On the preceding afternoon one of Whit bread's drays pulled up at the Five BA, and a police man, who was on the watch, saw the two first named prisoners, and also the ostler, very busily engaged in emptying the contents of three nose-bags, which were taken from the drays. The ostler took the contents into the stable-yard, and after that, he and the other prisoners all sat down in front of the alehouse, and began to drink and smoke. When the prisoners found that they had been noticed, they inv;ted the policeman to drink something, but be refused, and having taken possession of the bag he found it filled with corn. A Clerk in the brewery proved that the prisoners had taken away with them two bushels of corn more than they had a right to do, and that robberies to a very considerable extent were practised, but that they were difficult of detection. The prisoners were committed. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDA Y ) AUGUST 26, 1839. VOTE BY BALLOT. (From the Norwich Mercury.) TO THE ELECTORS OF NORFOLK Brother Electors.—Experience compels the belief an honest upright Parliament cannot be elected until some means are devised to prevent the enormous expense Parliamentary candidates are compelled to submit to, in order to have any probability of success. Electioneering. Committees cannot bring forward Whig or Tory Candi dates, who stand highest in public estimation for business like ability and activity, who would think it a disgrace to give or accept a bribe : such valuable individuals are compelled to reply—" If freely elected, I would assi duously fulfil the important and arduous duty, but in justice to my family, I cannot consent to expend many thousand pounds to procure my election." The inevita ble consequence is, many individuals are brought forward, not because, they stand highest in public estimation, but because they are willing, from mere gambling specula tion, to expend the largest sum of money. So long as elections are to be thus obtained, is it pos sible Government, however disposed, can abolish sine cure and useless places, or give appointments to the in dividuals best qualified to perform the office ? Can it be thought, Electors, if unallured by bribery, or borne down by intimidation, are so devoid of common sense as to be unmindful of the candidates' habits of mind or qua lifications ? The advocates for " Vote by Ballot" are told secret voting is cowardly and un-English ! To such objection we would reply, is it not cruel and un-English to enact very severe laws against bribery, also compel ling the elector to make oath he gives his vote of his own free will, without expectation of reward or advan sage ; and at the same time compelling tenants, trades men, &c., to vote contrary to their wishes, or otherwise be compelled to quit their farms or forfeit their custom, their only alternative to incur the awful guilt of perjury, or submit to great pecuniary loss, and in some cases ab solute ruin ? It appears evident gentlemen of " upright intentions" require the protection of the Ballot in an equal degree with the electors, as, in the— First place. The enormous expense attending a contested election would be greatly diminished, and. uproar and confusion avoided. Secondly. Gentlemen of known ability, business-like habits, and strict integrity, assuredly stand highest in public estimation, and must be sought after and brought forward, either in the Whig or Tory interest, weight of character inducing more votes than mere wealth, if devoid of character or the requisite ability. Thirdly. Poor freemen, and it may be small trades men, when visited ley long-continued illness, want of employ, or unusually large families, being from those causes at times compelled to ask for parish assist ance, who can prove before the Revising Barrister such has been the cause, and not depraved habits or indolence, but are men of upright industrious character, and of good natural ability, such per sons it is cruel and unjust to consider degraded from the rank they "otheiwise held ; and if their vote were given by Ballot, they are as capable of giving as independent a vote as their wealthier townsmen. The working class of society justly complain they have no share in choosing Representatives, to whose legislative authority they are required to submit ; but if" Vote by Ballot" becomes the law of the land, tests may be devised to admit well educated poor men to the right of voting. Fourthly. All persons convicted of crime, or of de frauding their creditors, should for a long or short period be considered unworthy of the honourable privilege. I think, brother electors, from what I have written, you will think with me, and give your vote in favour of the Ballot. I therefore subscribe myself, A NORFOLK FREEHOLDER. MONK LEWIS'S LIFE, CORRESPONDENCE AND POSTHUMOUS WhlTlNGS.—lndependently of the in. terest attached to the memoirs of this distinguished person, these volumes will be read with much amusement, on account of the great number of original effusions from his pen, in prose and verse, now first brought to light. The following is a pretty accurate summary, of them :—A Matrimonial Duet—The Clerical Musician—A Nancy Story—Song intended to have been sung in the Castle Spectre—The Village Conjuror—Love and Time—Lines for the Collar of Lady C. Campbell's Dog—The Con soler—The Lost Shilling—The Effusions of Sensibility— The Blind Lover—Dana—Bout's Rimes—The True History of a Little Old Woman—Lines written in an answer to a Note addressed " Au Juif errant"—The Horse Guard's Penelope—John Grundy's Advertisement—Alatar —Mars and Cupid—Lines written in Bouheur's "Art de !aim penser"—Bill Jones—The Princess and the Slave— Parody on the First Ode of Anacreon—The Loss of Alhama—The Tailor's Wife—Elver's Huh—The English Kings—Papa's Nose—Scaripante's Complaint— Zayde and Zayda, &c. &c. We understand an invoice has been received of ninety-five chests of Assam Tea, which may be very shortly expected in this country. This tea has been put on board ship in Calcutta in the best possible order, and has not required to be dried a second time, as was the case with the Assam Tea received in the winter. The growth of tea within the British dominions in India has obtained additional importance, in consequence of the present state of our relations with the Chinese empire. CATTLE SHooTING.—For the last few months the gentlemen and farmers of the parish of Buxton, have been much alarmed and injured by a series of the most dia bolical acts of villainy, namely, the shooting of horses, cows, &c., in the dead of the night: Various means had been employed by the authorities of Buxton to detect the offender but without success, when it was determined to apply for the assistance of the Norwich Police, who at length found the offender named Watts, who has been com mitted.—Norfolk Chronicle. AN IRISH DUEL.—They stood about fourteen yards asunder. Before they fired, Mr. Agar questioned Mr. Flood about the pistols, in an cffensive manner. Mr. Flood answered very deliberately, " You know I will not answer you while you ask me in that manner." Mr. G. Bushe, who was Mr. Flood's friend, said something to Mr. Agar to induce him to ask in another manner, and not to bring an affair upon himself so needlessly; but without effect. He laid down one pistol, and rested the other on his arm to take his aim. Both Mr. G. Bushe and Mr. Roth, his own friend, called to him to fire fairly. Besides the unfairness of using a rest, it was particularly unfair at that time, for Mr. Agar had proposed they should stand alongside a quickset hedge, but Mr. Roth declared, " there should be no levelling." Upon their calling out he de sisted, and took another posture, and fired first and missed. He then took up his other pistol, " Fire, you scoundrel l" Mr. Flood thereupon presented his pistol, which he held all this time with the muzzle turned upwards, and'shot Mr. Agar through the heart. Mr. Agar's left breast was towards him, Mr. Agar being left handed. He expired in a few minutes without speaking anything articulate. The Coroner's jury found the verdict specially—." That he came by his death by a pistol bullet"—as appears more fully by the examinations of Mr. R oth and Mr. Bushe,-..without even mentioning Mr. Flood's name.—Grattan's Memoir's by his Son Henry. TOURNAMENTS AND CHIVALRY. " Firm on his stirrups, with collected might He stood ; and to direct his spear alight, Against the buckler drove the pointed wood, Which, like a mount of steel, the shock withstood. The foe with mightier force his helmet found, And instant hurled him senseless to the ground." Ariosto —B. X. Three valiant and noble knights of France, Sir Boucicaut, the Lord Reginald de Roye, and the Lord de Saimpi, resolved to hold a solemn tournament at Inglevere, near Calais, in which they undertook to maintain the lists against all corners. This tournament was proclaimed in many countries, particularly in Eng land, where, as the quaint old chronicler observes, " it excited several Knights and Squires, who were fond of adventures and deeds of arms, to confer on the subject." More than sixty English knights and squires accom panied Sir John Holland, Earl of Huntingdon, the king's half-brother, to this tournament. Among them were Sir Peter Courtenay, Sir John Drayton, Sir John Walworth, Sir John Russell, Sir Peter Shirborne, Sir William Clifton, Sir 'William Clinton, Sir William Talbot, Sir Godfrey de Seton, Sir John Bolton, Sir John Arundil, Sir John Beaumont, and many others. All these took up their quarters at Calais. On the arrival of the challengers, they ordered three rich vermilion tents, or pavilions, to be pitched near the place appointed for the lists ; and before each were sus pended two shields, for peace or war (that is, with blunt or sharpened lances) emblazoned with the arms of each challenger. Such as were desirous of performing any deed of arms, were to touch one of these shields, when they would be tilted n ith agreeably to their request. On the 21st of May, the three knights were properly armed, and their horses ready saddled according to the laws of the tournament. The English knights also came from Calais, and being arrived at the spot, drew up on one side. The place of the tournament was smooth and green with grass. Sir John Holland was the first who sent his squire to touch the war shield of Sir Boucicaut, who instantly issued from his pavilion completely armed. Having mounted his horse and grasped his spear, they took their distances. When the two knights had for a short time eyed each other, they spurred their horses and met full gallop with such force that Sir Boucicaut pierced the shield of his adversary, and the point of his lance slipped along his arm, but without wounding him. The knights continued their career, without stopping to the end of the lists. This course was much praised. In the second course they hit each other slightly, but no harm was done ; and their horses refused to com plete the third. Sir John Holland, who was heated, wished to complete the tilt, and returned to his place, expecting that Boucicaut would again call for bis lance ; bnt he did not, and showed plainly that he would not that day tilt any more with Sir John. The English knight therefore sent his squire to touch the war-shield of the Lord de Saimpi, who being ready for the combat, sallied out from his pavilion and grasped his lance. The two champions couched their lances, but at the outset their horses crossed, yet notwithstanding this they met in their career, but in c onsequence of the crossing (which was much blamed) Sir John was un helmed. He returned to his people who soon re-helmed him ; and having resumed their lances they met full gallop, and hit each other with such force in the midd l e o their shields, that they would have been unhorsed had they not kept tight seats. They returned to their places and took breath. Then Sir John Holland, who had a great desire to distinguish himself at this tournament, had his helmet braced and grasped his spear again. The Lord de Saimpi seeing him advance, did not decline the encounter, but spurring his horse to full gallop, they met in the midst of the lists, their spears striking each on the other's helmet, from which the sparks were made to fly. At this course the Lord de Saimpi lost his helmet. Sir John Holland wished to break another lance in honour of his lady, but it was refused him, because he had already run his six courses. He therefore quitted the lists to make way for others, his courage and dex terity having gained him praise from all sides. After several other courses had been run, Sir Peter Courtenay sent a squire to touch the three shields of war. This caused a great deal of surprise, but the knight declared that he wished to break two lances with each of the champions. Sir Reginald de Roye first offered himself, but from the restiveness of their horses they both failed in the attempt. On the second course they met full gallop, and Sir Reginald de Roye having unhelmed his adversary, returned gently to wards his pavilion, his two courses being completed. Sir Peter Courtenay and the Lord de Saimpi now ran together and their lances were broken in the first s"mck. In the next encounter the Lord Saimpi hit Sir Peter hard, whose horse swerved a little ; but Sir Peter struck off the Frenchman's helmet and rode on to his post. Sir Boucicaut now came to complete the two remaining courses ; and in the first, the two knights met with such fire and impetuosity that both chargers fell back on their haunches, but no other result followed. At the second course they were both unhelmed. Sir Peter Courtenay was then told he had done enough for that day, and he retired from the lists. Sir Peter Shirborne, a young knight of good courage, sent his squire to touch the war-shield of Sir Boucicaut. The knight was ready to answer him, for he was armed and on horseback, leaning on his spear, and eager for an adventure. In the first course their horses swerved, but in the next career their lances took good effect upon the visor of each. The lance of the French knight shivered, but that of the Englishman bore off the helmet of Sir Boucicaut on its point, whilst the blood spouted from his nose, and the champion was obliged to retire to his pavilion. Then advanced the Lord de Saimpi against Sir Peter Shirborne, and well did these valiant gentlemen maintain their reputations. The first course was attend e d without loss to either kni g ht, b u t i n th e second i l three tiheirla pieces ; but the bl ew o f th e Lord de nces s truck full a ga i nst t h e i r s hi e ld s an d broke Saimpi was so fierce, that the English knight lost his scat and fell to the ground. He was then led from the lists by his attendants. The sports now concluded for that day, and the English set off at full gallop for Calai s , w h ere th e y re mained all night enjoying themselves. The F re nch re tired to Inglevere. The Englishn next againmor Calais and repa i red to the lists,n i after ma ss an d drinking a cup, the where they found the French knights awaiting them, as was most right anti proper. After several tilts had taken place, Sir Godfrey de Seyten opposed himself to Sir Reginald de Roye. They met full gallop, and though their spears were too tough to break they re mained fastened in their shields, whilst their horses with difficulty recovered from the shock of the en counter. In the next course Sir Reginald received a severe blow on the hel met , but he repaid the thrust well, far at that ti me he was accounted one of the that made all his aff a i rs prosper. " He f best a youngknights 1a d yi France, " and w as sm i tten w i th l ove now struck so violent a blow upon the shield of Sir Godfrey, that it was pierced through, as well as his left arm. The spear broke as it entered, the rest falling to the ground, and the steel•head sticking in the shield and in the arm. Sir Reginald was much praised both by French and English for this tilt. There was a Bohemian knight attached to the house hold of the Queen of England, who challenged Sir Boucicaut to tilt with him. But the Bohemian con ducted himself in so unknightly a manner, that he got out of the line of tilting, and then struck his opponent on the helmet. By this impropriety he forfeited his arms and horse, had the Frenchman insisted upon it. After a good deal of conversation upon this foul stroke, the French knights pardoned it, out of com plaisance to the English. The Bohemian then begged to be permitted to run one course with Sir Reginald de Roye, who granted his request. I3oth knights spurred their horses and struck each other's shields at the same moment ; but Sir Reginald thrust with such force and good intent, that he made the Bo hemian fly out of his saddle, and the spectators feared he was killed. The champion continued his course to his own station, and the English were not sorry to be hold the condition of the Bohemian, after the discour teous act he had committed. The tilting continued four days, when there appeared to be no more tilters to encounter the challengers, who had conducted themselves most worthily. The Eng lish, therefore, took their leave with many expressions of admiration and satisfaction, and returned to their own country. The three French knights remained till the thirty days were fully a ccomplished, and then re turned leisurely each to his home. The King of France and all his Lords received them most har.d,omely, and thus ended the famous tilting at Inglevere.—Staford shire Gazette. PARISH O F ST. LUKE, CHELSEA.—The affairs of this pa r i s h appear to be at present in a state of confusion—the Vestry Clerk has absconded with parish funds, and the Churchwardens, Overseers, and otherofficers, are each pursuin g his own favourite line of p olic y with pertinacity. The amount of Turner's defalcations has not been yet ascertained. It appears that Mr. Turner had been entrusted with two cheques, one for 7001., for the payment (as is stated) of the police tax, and another for 5001., for some other p a rochial purposes. The larger amount was appli e d to t h e purpose for which it was in. tended, but the smaller sum he appropriated to his own use. A reward of 501. has been offered for his appre hension. DISCOVERY OF MUMMIES AT DURANGO, MEXICO.—A million of mummies, it is stated, have lately been discovered in the environs of Durango, in Mexico. They are in a s i tt i ng posture, b ut have the same wrap dings, bands, an d ornaments as the Egyptians; amon g them was fou n d a poign a rd of flint, with a sculptured handle, chaplets, neckla ce s, &c., of alternately coloured beads, fragments of bones, polished like ivory , fine worked elastic tissues, (probably our modern India-rubber cloth), moccasins- worked like those of our Indians, bones of vipers, &c. It is unknown what kind of embalming was used for the mummies above mentioned, or whether they were preserved by nitrous depositions in the caves where they were found. A fact of importance is stated, that necklaces of a marine shell are found at Zacatecas, on the Pacific, where the Columbus of their forefathers probably therefore landed from Hindostan, or from the Malay or Chinese Coast or from their islands in the Indian Ocean. —Silliman's Journal. PRICES OF CANAL, DOCK, ASSUR . ANCECOMPANY SHARES, &c. LONDON, FRIDAY, AUG. 23. Number Dividend Flirt of per CANALS. per Shares. Annum. Paid. Share 1,766 7 pet cent. Ashton and Oldham-Averag e 971. 18s. eh. 129 ~082 41. Ashby- -e-16.Zu...h ......A. - zrage 11151.5 h '7l 1,260 ...... ... Basingstoke 1001.611. 5 1 , 005 N. • Brecknock and Aber gar enny 1501. sh. 8,0001-15 - ,h. 91 61. Birmingham, 1.16 th share BE 4 I. & 711. 223 1 . 000 G, .... , Ditto and Liverpool Junctleol J . 100 pd 26 600 37. Bridgewater and Taunton .100/. s 1 . all pa 400 4/. Chelmer and Blackwater 1001. sh. 101 500 481. C Dventry 1001.5h. 690 4,545 . .... ... Croydon Average 311.211.10 d. sh. - 2,060; 41. 0 x. Dudley lOOl. sh. 100 600 141. Derby 100/. sh . 135 70,000 4r er cent. Danube and Mayne 4ll. 13s. 4d ,pd 26i 3.5 7 4 41. Ellesmere and Chester... Average 1331. sh. 83 231 621. Erewash 1001. sh. 800 1,297 30/. Forth and Clyde ....Average 4401.168. O. 600 ~600 101 Grand Junction It sh. 186 1,6491 11. Grand Union 1001.sb V 5 11,500 : • 0,0001 41. percent. Ditto (optional) Loan 1001. 63 3 , 196 600 131.125.9 d. Olamorganshire, Aver. cent 1721.135.4 d. 220 i 749 10s. Grantham 1501.5 h. 203 6,238 it; Os. Huddersfield Average 571. 6s. 6d. sii. 36 100 5.328 11. 5s Kennet and Avon, Aver . 391. 18s. 10d. sh. 27a 2,897 f 304 Leeds and Liverpool 1001. eh. 750 4 545 k 15111. Leicester l4Ol. sh. 230 1,897 61. Os. Leicester and Northampton Av er 631. !Os. 90 2.400 10/. Monmouthshire 1001. sh. 202 150 10/. Melton Mowbray 1001. eh. 200 500 251. Mersey and Irwell 1001. sh. 500 3,000 11. 10s. Macclesfield 1001. sh. all pd 51 21/7 171. Neath 100/.sh 325 . . . -- ._ . 2,400 51. Peak Forest Aver..ge about 78/. sh. 104 1,418 12a. Regent's (or London) Av. 33/. 16s. Bd. oh. 12 3,669 6/. percent. Rochdale Average 861. sh. 112 500 8/. Shropshire 1251. sh. 138 800 91. 10s. Somerset Coal 1501.5 h. 150 3,6001. 4i per cent Ditto Lock Fund Stock • 12/. 10s. sh. 11 i 700 40/. Stafford and Worcester l4O/. oh. 7101 500 91. Shrewsbury 1251. sh. 320 300 9/. Stourbridge ... .....--. „.. ..... 1451. sh. 330 3,1347 21. Os. Stratford-on-Avon Average 791. 95. (al. sh. 45 333 161. Swansea lOOl. sh. 280 5.762 1/. 15s. Severn and Wye and Railway AT 351. sh. 41 2,6001 an, 32/. 10s. Treat and Mersey, i share 100/. sh. 590 8,149 1 I '" Mit i 161. Warwick add B l viningham 100/.sh 280 000 p h. 980 15s. Warwick :,(.. l'iapwri lOO/. sh. 201 6,000 41.05, Worces:cr and Birmingham Av.7B/.81. sh 71 5.000 25s Wilts alai Berko Average 67/, 10s. Bd. sh. 28 AOC Si "a ,iiev and Ilssington 1251. sh 75 .26 Vv.sneacn lO5/. sh. 45 905 li. VVey and Arun llOl. h. 22 DOCKS. MOO Sp Commerc al OOl.sh. f 1.065i5h. • East and West India Stock 1111 3.239,31011. 60s. p.ct. London Stock 6511 Ditto Bonds lOl 2,Q09 2/. 19s. Bristol 0x1,324/. 5/. percent. Ditto Notes, various amounts ll3 1,352,752 5 percent. St. Katharine Stock 1091 500,000 41 per cent. Ditto Bonds , loli 200010 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years lOO 4500 ..... Deptford Pier 201. sh. 201. pd 10 BRIDGES. 1,600 10s. Hammersmitt 7,231 Southwark, Old 1,700 1/. 15s. Ditto, New, of 7; r cent. 5O/. all. 14 5,000 Waterloo lOO/. sh. 3 5,000 225. Od. Ditto, Old Annuities of 81. 6O/. pd 23 5,000 19s. 3d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71 40/. pd 21 10,0001 51. per cent. Ditto Bonds l2O 5,919 17s Vauxhall ....... ...„Avlrage 701. 10s. 3d. sh 25, ASSURANCE' COMPANIES. 2,0 , 00 3110 s Albion 5001. sh. 501. pd 73 50,000 O,S per cent.] Alliance Britisn it Foreignloo/. sh. 1031. pd 15 and 15s. 50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine 1001. sh. 51. pd 63 24,000 11, per sh. Atlas 501. sh. 51. pd 1.4 1,20035 h. Si. Birmingham fire .. 250/. sh. 551. pd 1073 20,000 41 percent. British Fire 250/. sh. 50/. pd 40 12,000 N. per cent. British Commercial 5O/. sh. 5/. pd 6 5,000 51. percent. Clerical .4z Med Lil Life, ICol.sh. 2110 s pd 4 4,000 2/ 15s County 20,000 ss. Eagle 5 per cent.Emnamic Life lOOO/. sh. 250/. pd 406 2°o [and 301 bs.l 2,271 225. per cent. European Li i c 2O/. sh. all pd 22 50,000 2s. Ditto, New 2O/. sh. 21. pd 11 1 ,000,0001. 61. per et Globe Stock 132 20,000 5/* Guardian lOO/. sh. 27A1 pd 373 10,000 s. Gd. Hope 2,400 51.75. 6d. Imperial Fire 500/ sh. 50/. pd 1373 7,500 9s. Imperial Life.. 1001. sh. 10/. pd 103 13,458 4/. per cent. Indemnity Marine lOOl. sh. 13/. p 4 25 2,020 3/ 103 Kent Fire 501. sh, all pd 92 31. Ditto Life. 501. pd 79 10,0.00 16s. Law Life 100 L sh. 10/. pd 29 5,000 . 10s. London, Fire 25/. sh. 121. 10s, pd lei 3,900 10s. London, Ship 251. sh. 12/. 10s. pd 181 1,000,0001. ... ..... Minerva Life 1001. sh. 500,0001 30,000 51. per cent. Palladium Lite 50/. sh. 2/. pd 21 Fs 50,000 41. per cent. Protector Fire 2O/. sh. 2/. pd I& Od 2,500 11. Provident Lire 100/, sh. 10/. pd 20 00,000 ss. Rock Life 20/. sh. 1/. pd 6; 89,220/ 5/. per cent. Royal Exchange Stock- 228 6,000 5 per cent. University Life lOO/. sh. 5/. pd 50,000 4 per cent. United-Kingdom Life 100 /. sh. 51 . pd 7 N i JOINT STOCK BANKS. 25,000 8 per cent. Agric and Com. of Ireland 25/. sh. 101. pd 5,000 Australaqa 4Ol. sh. 40/. pd 69 10,J00 10 percent. Bank of Birmingham 5O/. sh. 10/. pd , 13 1 0,009 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank 50/. sh. 10/. pd 23; 31,000 5 per cent. London and VVestminsterloo/ sh. 201. pd 23 60,000 5/. London Joint Stock V/. sh. 101. pd 12; i 000 4 per cent. Lancaster . , 1001. sh. 20/. pd 30 25,000 Liverp001..,....... lOOl sh. 101. pd 23; 50,000 7 1 1 per Gent Manchester and Liver.l 501.5 h. 151 pd 12 pool 20,000 7 per cent. Manchester 100/. sh. 25/ pd 27 20,000 Provincial Bank of lrelandlool. sh. 25/. pd 44; SO; 00 National Bank of Ireland Si. sh 174/. pd 17 10,000 5 per cent. National Provincial Eng. 100/, sh. 35/. pd 361 10,000 ...... .. Ditto New lO/. sh. 101 pd 9,' 10,000 Gloucestershire 5O/ sh. 10/. pd 20 6,000 10 per cent. Hampshire 501. sh. 51. pd 9 ._.... GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2,500 16s Od Bath 2Ol. sh. 101. pd 2.1 5,000 British 4O/ sh. MI pd 1. Ann rs , .percent./ 5,01)0 /and Bs. Rs. j Ditto Provincial 201. sh. 19 pd 25 928 51 lOs Birmingham. 5O/. sh. 98 1,250 21 Os Bristol .......... .......................... -.20 r. sh. 36 2,250 3/ lOs Brighton 2Ol. sh. 11 750 3/ lOs Ditto, New 2Ol. oh. 18/. pd 9 2,471 4j per cent. Brighton General 201. sh. all pd 17 1,000 61. 10s. Continental Consolidated 75/. 621/. pd 105 1,000 101. City 01 London lOOl. sh. all pd 195 i,/,00 61. Ditto, New 4,000 3'. Os. Equitable 5O/. pd 1:5 lO,noo 9.4 per cant. Imperial SO O 5/. per cent. Isle of 'flianet .251. sh. 201. pd 18 2,1350 61. per cent. Independent .301. sb. all pd 5 9,000 41. per cent. Phmnix 50/. sh. 39/. pd 29 1,000 4/. per cent. RatclifF 1001. sh. 80/. pd 61 1,000 So.utli Metropolitan 5O/. sh. 19/. pd 1) 8,200 41. per cent. United General 5Ol. sh. 461. pd 36 240 5!. per cent. Warwick 501. sh. 50 400 51. per cent Wakefield . 25/. sh. 22 0,000 3/. Westminster Chartered 0,000 12s. Ditto New 5ll. sh. 10/. pd 11 780 5/. per cent. Yarmouth 20/. sh. M. pd ,7,: WATER WORKS. 1,800 10s. Birmingham 25/. sh. e5l. pd 00 1,434 CI. East London lOO/, sh. 166 5,500 21 105 Grand Junction Average 411 M. 4d. sh. 671 2,000 24 Kent loo' sh. 4 54 372 Int. Liverpool Bootle 2201. sh. 3i:es 1,500 2/ 101 Now River London Bridge Water Ann 62' '6,486 2/ las Mr.nchester Ad Salford lOO/. sh. 54 1,600 1 per cent. Sauth London 100/. sh. 104 8,204 4/. West Middlesex Average 631. 12s. 9d. sh. 1,360 11 14. York Building Co. Lessee Prop 100/. sh. :15 IRON RAILWAYS. 6,300 ...... ... Birmingham anti Derby BO/. pd '75 9,500 Birmingham and Gloucester 15, , 00 Bristol and Exeter 100/. sh. 7i; pd 71 660 Calcutta and Saugur . 5Ol. sh. 2/. pd 0 7,500 Cheltenham and G. Western !OW. sh. 301. 4 3,009 Clarence lOOl. fh. 1001 pd 354 12,060 8,000 Dublin and Kilkenny 100/. sh. 5/. pd 60,000 Eastern Counties 25/. sh. 161, pd 6 Grand Junction 1001. sh. 951. pi 202 Great North of England ,0:. pd 21; 5,000 Great Western l9O/. sh. 65/. pd 61 2,000 Hartlepool 100/. sh. - 10014 d 125 8,000 Hull and selby 501. sh . 304 pd 19a 10,000 Leeda and Manchester 100/ sh. 51. pd 194 * 2,100 31. per cent. Leeds and Selby 100 sh. 65 1,500 11.55. Leicester and Swannington .50/, sh all pd '751 5,103 10 per cent. Liverpool and ManchesterlOt /.Bh. 1004 pd 195 10 per cent. Ditto Quarter Shares 251. pd 64 36,000 ... ...... London and Brighton 5 O /, sh. 221 pd Li 12,000 London and Blackwall 501. sh. 111. pd 1111 20,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich - 20/. sla. 20/. pd 131 15,000 London and Birmingham 1001. sh. 991, pd 143 Ditto Quarter Shares 51. pd 22 33,000 14,000 6,600 Ditto New Scrip 7/. pd 8 12,000 London Grand Junction s')/. sh 5/. pd 0 13,000 Manchester and Leeds -100/. sh. 60!. pd 674 10,000 Ditto Extension '7l pd 3i North Midland 100/. sh. '751 pd 70 Northern and Eastern 100/.'sh. chi. pd 1311 2,600 Preston and Wyre 501. sh. NV. pd 361 28,000 • South Eastern and Dover 'l2/. pd e 4 1,000 10/, per cent. Stockton and Darlington lOOl. sh. 240' 9,000 1,400 6,000 York and North Midland 50 . sh. 30/. pd 374 MINES. 8,000 Albion Copper 5/. s . 31/. pd 12 4,000 11. ss. Alton 15/. sh. 12/, nt pd 19 10,000 ... . Anglo Mexican, iss. 5/. pm.lool. sh. n' 'ld 1 Ditto Subscription .251. he o, 1501. sh all p 1 97 2,000 101. Bolanos , , 10,000 U. lOs Brazilian Imp. iss. 5h pm 351. sh. 20/, pd 20' 6,000 .... ..... Macaubas Sc Cocaes United 251. sh. 2'l. pd 12 11,000 Ditto St. John Del Rey 20/. sh. 141 pd 3, 10,000 ...... ... Bolivar Cepper Company 20/. sh. 20/. pd s; 10,000 Ditto Scrip 10/. sh. 101. pd 9! 20,000 British Iron 50/. sh. 50/ pd 6; 6,000 British Copper Si. sh. 4 ; }l. pd l' Cata Branca 64/. rd 8 Candonga 71/. pd 6 10,000 I/ Copiapo 20/. sh 13/. pd 10 8,500 .. Columbian, las. 51. pm.... 55/. sh. 55/. pd 2,850 3 1 . English 20,000 6,155 Mexican Company... ......1001. 100/. sh. 54/. pd 4 3,000 Polberou Consol s 10/. sh 8/. pd 4' 11,500 Real del Monte, U nreg i stered 8 Ditto Loan Notes l5O/. pd 160 30,000 United Mexica n , i ss. 2pm .40/. 85. all p 4 1, ; Dittt. Scrip 3.1 Ditto New Scrip 5/ pet 4' West Cork 501. sh. 50/. pd 381 LITERARY INSTITUTIONS, i,OOO London, with Bronze Ticket 75gs. sh. 16 1,509 London University 1001. sh. all pd 23 709 King' College 100/. pd 19 MISCELLANEOUS. ►O,OOO 15s. Australian Agricultural.lool. sh. 2Cf,/. pd - 43 6,000 4/. per cent. British American Land Company 23/. pd 9 10,000 Si per cant. Canada Company 1001. sh. 301. pd 30 200,000 51. per cent. Upper Canada Loan nii City Bonds, 4 per cent lO6 20,000 1/, Os. General Steam Navigation 151. sh. 14/. pd 25 101. per cent. Hudson's Bay Stock 254 2,000 11. London Corn. Sale Rooms Av. 751. sh. 19' 8,000 ... ...... Caoutchouc Company. 124/. pd 12 New Brunswick Land Compatiyi...so/ pd 2,754 5/. per cent. Reversionary Int. 50c....100/. sh. 100/. pd 135 2,633 51. per cent. Ditto New 100/. sh. 65/. pd 114 4,000 10,000 G s . Van Dic.nen's Land lOOl. oh. 171/, pd 9 LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES, JULY 27, 1839. BANKS, 4500,0091. 61. p. ct. Bank of Scotland...B3/. 6s. Bd. 41), all pd 178/. 2,000,0001. 54 p. ct. Rl3ral of Scotland 100/ sh. all pd 1184 500.002/. Sp. ct. British Linen Company 1001. sh. pd 2314 3,000,0001. 61. p. ct. Commerclal 5OOl. sh. 100/. pd 173/. 5.000,0004 5 is. cc. National .1004 sh. 101. pd 16/, 2,00 , x,0001. 61. p. Glasgow Union 250/. s h. 501. pd 0/, 4,000,0004 4p. ct. Western of Scotland - 2001. sh 40/. pd 60/, INSURANCE COMPANIES. 250,0005 h. 64p. ct. Scottish Union 204 sh. 1/. pd 28s. p p . ct. Hercules 100/. sh. 106,000 6 5 . ct. Insurance Co. of Scotland .10/. sh. lo/ p all pd 10/. 9.5, 50,000 6p. ct. North British 2001. sh. 101. pd 19 1 .4 1,000 sp. et. C aledonian Fire 1001. sh. 101. pd 19/.los 5,000 6p. ct. Edinburgh 141;e 1004 sh. 104 pd 14/10s 100,000 31 p. ct. West of Scotland lO/. pd 7i Os MISCELLANEOUS 4,810 Edin. and Glas. Un. Canalso/. sh. all pd 10/. Ditto Allocated 961. sh. all pd 471. 5,400 5 per cent. Edinb. Joint Stack Water 251. sh. all pd 351 Carron Iron Company ...2501. sh. all pd 441. 2,0005 h 15 per cent. Shotts Iron Founnerv 504 sh 48/, pd 54/. 10,000 3 per cent. Edinburgh & Leith Glass.2o4 sh. 161, pd et 4,500 10 per cent. Edinburgh Coal Gas 254 sh. all pd 50/. 4,450 10 per cent. Glasgow Gas ...........»,,,.,251, sh. all pd 50/. 750 Ed 74 per cent. Leith Coal Gas /. sh. all d 50/. I,2ooEdinburgh and Dalkeith R 2o al'erayso4 s p h 37/. :pllO 5 ner cant. P.toil table Loan enn, nn n v sh. pd 9. SUPPOSED DEATH FROM BATHING.—On Thursday morning the body of a lad, attired in a work house dress, and apparently about fifteen years of age,• was picked up by a Waterman named Willos off the Wapping Dock. It did not appear to have been long in the water, and there is every reason to suppose the unfortunate youth met with his death through bathing—a fate which several persons have met with lately in this dangerous part of the river. The hddy was conveyed to Wapping bone-house to await a Coroner's inquest, which will be held this day at the Town of Ramsgate public-house, near the London Docks. .._•UPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY. Lord Great Chamberlain's Office, House of Lords, Aug. 24. All Peeresses, on announcing their intention of being present on the ocoasion of her Majesty proroguing Parliament, on Tuesday the 27th of August instant, will have places reserved for them in the House of Peers, if the announcement be made at this office before five o'clock on Monday, the 26th of August. No Lady can be admitted into the body of the House, except in full dress. No strangers will be admitted, except by a ticket from the Lord Great Chamberlain. The doors will be opened at twelve o'clock. (Signed) WILLOUGHBY D'ERESBY, G. C. METROPOLI TAN POLITICAL SUMMARY. The Couriet of Satmrday thus alludes to Lord Lynd. burst's speech in the Lords on Friday Lord Lynd. hurst delivered himself last night of that annual overflow of spite, and vexation at being kept out of office, with which it his custom to afflict the House of Lords at the close of every Session. A farce, however, will seldom bear fre quent repetition without wearying even the most indulgent audience, and it was, therefore, not matter of surprise to us to find that the paltry burlesque, of which such pompous notice had been given, had excited little interest, even among those to whom the vituperation of Ministers, and indecent sneers at the Queen and the Ladies who compose her domestic circle, are the most welcome music with which their ears can be gratified. The benches on both sides were nearly deserted; few, except those whose official duty it was to be present, swelled the auditory, and we doubt whether, at any period of the evening there were thirty Peers in the House. The whole performance was flat and unprofitable. A number of strangers, including several ladies, had congregated round the Throne, but the dulness of their entertainment drove them home in disap pointment, and the first half hour of Lord Lyndhurst's tirade, completely emptied that part of the House. The only thing that relieved the monotony of the affair was the unwonted animation with which Lord Melbourne com menced. This, perhaps, was scarcely judicious. There was nothing in Lord Lyndhurst's flimsy tirade of abuse, that deserved the honour of angry notice from the Minister." The Globe, alluding to Lord Lyndhurst's anti-Ministe rial tirade in the House of Lords on Friday, observes : " The laboured efforts of Lord Lyndhurst were not re quired to furnish a memorial to the industry of the Lords in the work of destruction. The present Session' has only more fully exhibited the determination of the Peers to pursue the course on which, unfortunately for the digrtity and permanency of their Order, they entered when the people extorted the Reform Bill from their fears. When deprived of the power of placing their nominees in the House of Commons, and thus by a mockery of representa tion monopolising the entire prerogatives of Parliament, the House of Lords determined to obstruct the course of le gislation, and by defeating the efforts of the House of Commons in the work of beneficial legislation, weary the expectations of the people, and induce a belief that the Reform Bill had failed to accomplish the benefits they expected from its enactment. The dis satisfaction of the people with a Reformed Parliament, and with the successive Cabinets which have been formed on Reform principles—to whatever extent that dissatisfaction has existed—has been attributed to erroneous causes. The Ministers have not wanted the disposition—they have only lacked the power—to effect the good they would gladly have accomplished. The difficult problem which the Cabinets of Lords Grey and Melbourne, in devising measures for the public benefit, have had to solve, was— Will the Lords pass the measures? That the Upper House will allow the Government to effect as little good as pos sible, is an axiom which a review of its conduct from the passing of the Reform Bill has confirmed ; and Lord Lyndhurst, by enumerating the proofs of its destructive prowess during the present Session, has only shown that its factious disposition remains unchanged, and that by glorying in its shame it has lost even the dregs of virtue." The Standard alludes as follows to Lord Lyndhurst's speech in the Lords on Friday :—" Never had the caustic eloquence of the Noble and Learned Lord so fertile a theme for i:s display. In reviewing the entire proceedings of the Session, and the ignorances, negligences, and offences' of Ministers, he described the task as one by no means congenial to his taste, yet performed it with all the vigour and address of a labour undertaken con amore. The position of Lord Melbourne was absolutely pitiable • and the fretful irritation he exhibited under Lord Lyndhurst's lash, had much of the character which belongs to conscious and hopeless imbecility. In describing the incapacity of her Majesty's Government, his Lordship called attention to the fact, that during the first five months of the Session, not a single Bill of any importance had passed either House of Parliament; and that it was not until the benches became empty; that 550 Members had quitted the metropolis ; and that the House consisted of little more than a Government Board ; that they had attempted to make any progress in the legislation of the country. Of the intentions con veyed through the medium of her Majesty's Speech on the opening of the Session, none had been carried into effect. Of all the important measures enumerated in that document as essential to the interests of the country, not one had been matured. The four great questions to which it ;pedal!) , referred—namely, the Irish Municipal Bill, the Affairs of Canada, the recommendation of the Ecclesiasti cal Commissioners, and the Administration of Justice, all remain in statu quo." SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LLOYD'S. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 23.—Wind variable.—Arrived the Oberon, Bonyman, Flavio, Sehath, Jame Ross. M'lntosh, and Eiiza Warwick, Davis, from St. John's, New Bruns wick; Elizabeth, Swan, Charleston. Sailed the Liver. pool, Davenport, for New York ; Octavia, Deecon, Philadelphia; Promise, Hunter, Quebec ; Kent, Elder, and Ellen, Cobb, for Miramichi Off port, the George, from Pictou; Leo, Montreal ; Forth, and George Guil ford, Quebec ; Pomona, Smyrna ; Maier, Oporto ; Royal William, Vesta, and Sophia, T, ieste. PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 22.—Wind S.=—Arrived the Ter rible, Castellano, from St. Petersburgh ; and Ellen, Barker, Ditto. Off port--Miria Theresa, "Havannah; Medora, Webster, Odessa. PORTSMOUTH, At:G. 23.—Wind S. S. W. to W. S. W . PLYMOUTH, Auct. 22.—Variable.—Arrived—the Vrow Alfred, Ordoimcarc, from Nantes. FALMOUTH, AUG. 22. —Wind N. N. W. to W. N. W. Arrived the Martha, Pearson, from Kertch. Sailed the Christian, Petuxen, from Rio Janiero. MARGATE, Ara. 22.—Off port—Alfred, Devon, Fer nando Po. SHOREHAM, AUG, 22,—Arrived the Kingston, Potter, from Rostock. WEYMOUTH, AUG. 22.—Arrived the Aurora, Hicks, from Quebec; and Commodore, Cousins, St. Petersburg. Sailed—Geo. Welsford, Fowler, Quebec. STANOATE CREEK, AUG. 22.—Arrived the Darcey, Phillips, from Kertch ; Superior, Martin, from Odessa. DOVER, AUG. 22.—Off port, the Acorn, Robertson, from Cadiz. DOVER, Ave, 23.—Off Port the George Heinrich, Hooks, from Batavia. CREEK, Auo. 23.—Arrived the Maria Isabella, Davison, from Odessa. BRISTOL, AUG. 22.—Arrived the Euphrosyne, Sumer son, from Quebec. Sailed the John Cabol, Wood, for Africa; Kingston, Robson, Miramichi; St. Andrew, Pitusin, Richebucto. . BRISTOL, Auo. 23.—Arrived the Vesta, Thoresen, from Dram ; Isabella, Lawrie, Quebec. Sailed the Nelson, Witherson, from ditto; Dochfour, Thompson, ditto ; Morning Star, Alderson, Miramichi. GLOUCESTER, AUCL 22.—Arrived the Lady Adelaide Thwaites, from Pillau. Sailed the Zenith, Hodgson, for Miramichi; Argo, Ablett, Quebec. NEWPORT, AUG, 21.—Arrived the Emma, Burgess, from Quebec. MILFORD, Atm. 21.—Arrived the Buram, Woolner, from Smyrna. DUBLIN, Auo. 21.—Arrived the Lively, Godfrey, from Cape of Gooi Hope. CORK, Atm. 20.—Arrived the Venus, Richards, from Quebec. Off port George, Brown, Odessa. SHIELDS, Auo. 21.—Arrived the Louisa, Sager, from Rbstock ; and Croley, Mayor, Archangel. HULL, AUG. 22 —Wind S.W.—Arrived, the Mentor, Grize, from Dantzic ; Argo, Clark, Hamburg; Rival, Doughty, Pillau ; Speculation, Lund, Stockholm ; Gipsey, Brodrick, Archangel ; Sarepta, Buck, ditto ; Mercurius, Dreyer, ,Kiel; Fritz, Peterson, Gottenburg ; Jonge Si mon, Fock, Harnburgh. YARMOUTH, Auo. 21.—Arrived, the Emma, Dapling, from Gottenburg. YARMOUTH ROADS, Atm, 22.—Arrived, the Eton, Wil son, from Hamburg. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.-The Margaret, Hunter ; Ham burg to the Cape of Go,)cl Hope 7th ult., lat. 10 N., long. 26 W. ; Ruby, of St. John's, New Brunswick, bound westward, Bth inst., lat. 48, long. 11, by the Eliza. beth ; Padcliffe, arrived at Liverpool. Eagle (American barque), 14th inst., lat. 47, long. 13 ; Cosmo, of Bristol, lat. 57, long. 9; Pasmore, lat. 51, long. 7, by the Fal mouth packet, arrived at Liverpool. Stakesby (trans port), London to Quebec, 30th ult., lot. 46, long. 53 ; Hampden, Quebec to Sunderland, 4th inst., lat. 51, long. 39, by the Venus, Richards, arrived at Cork. Mary Sumner, to Falmouth, 13th ult. ; Sultana, Odessa to Liverpool, 21st ult. ; Earl Grey, Alexandria to Liverpool, sth inst., by the Beiram, Woolner, arrived at Milford. Two Sisters, Finlay, Liverpool to the Cape of Good Hope, 6th ult., let. 10 N., lon. 25; Heywood, Jones, Liverpool to Bombay, 7, lat. 10, lon. 24, by the Cathe rine, Evans, arrived in the River; Phcenix, Smith, Am sterdam to Surinam, 2, off Bramspoint, by the Heppens, Snout, arrived in the Texel ; Lord Nelson, Cole, Ham burg to Labrador, 5, lat. 54, ton. 18, by the Esther, Trotter, arrived at Stockton ; Thomas, Scolley, of. Whitby, bound to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 28, lat. lon, 48; Belfast, I rv i ng , Quebec to Belfast, out 39 day; ; Margaret, Hunter, Hamb ur g to the Ca p e of Good Hope,, let. Brunswick, e2s6 W. ; Ruby, of St. John's, N ew 7 westward, Bth inst., let. 48, lon. 11 , N b . o , l un o d n w . by the Elizabeth, Radcliffe, arrived at Liverpool ; Eagle (American bark) , 14, lat. 47, lon. 13 ; Cos mo , of Bristol, Passmore, lat. 51, lon. 7, by th e F a l mouth at Liverpool ; George Hen r i c k s, H oogs, lo ar n r . iv 9 ed ; l P e a t. ck 6 e l t, Batavia to Hamburg, 6, lat. 38, lon. 35, by the Harrison, Surflen, arrived off Romney; Columbia, Fleming, from London, 20th ult. , lat. 47, lon. 60 ; Jane Walker, f St. John's, New Brunswick, from Liverpool, with loss of all her topmasts, Bth inst., lat. 50, lon. 33, by the Old Maid, arrived in the Downs ; Lady Lilford, 12th ult., lat. 10 N., lon. 22, by the Stadt Amsterdam, arrived off o Plymouth • Irlam, Liverpool to Barbadoes, Bth inst., lat. ~ at. 41, lon. 17 ; Congress, Havre to New York, 17, lat, 49, lon 10, by the Crown, Wilson, arrived at Milford. 'NORWICH RACES.—A handsome plate has been subscribed among the Of f icers and Members of the Norfolk Yeomanry Cavalry Corps, commanded by Major Loftus, to be run for by horses belonging to members of the corps only. EVNING MARKET INTEL LIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of August 23.) SUGAR.—The importers of West India Muscovadoes Sugar continue to evince much firmness, and the rates previously established have been supported for all descrip tions. The purchases to yesterday afternoon were 1,400 hhds and tierces, including a public sale of 100 hhds Bar badoes, which went 6d dearer for middling descriptions; the best sorts at• previous rates ; fine fetched 68s to 699 ; good, 67s to 67s 6d ; and middling, 66s to 66s 6d per cwt. This afternoon prices were firm, but there was not much ►ife in the market ; grocers as well as refiziers purchasing very cautiously; the transactions for the week amount to 1,800 hlids and trs. 20 hhds Barbadoes at auction sold at 68s 6d to 69s for fine quality. REFINED.—Former rates have been maintained; standa:d lumps have been sold at 83s to 83s 6d, and brown ones at 81s 6d to 82s. For goods made from Foreign Sugar, rather higher prices have been paid ; several parcels of crushed have been sold at 34s 6d to 34s 9d ; and there are not further sellers under 355. . . MAURITIUS —This description has been in fair request. Previous rates have been fully supported. At auction, 1,376 bags sold freely ; low yellow at 63s 6d; middling, 64s ; greyish yellow, with some colour, 64s 6d • and fine brown, 635. 'This afternoon good brown fetched 62s 6d; low yellow, 63s 6d ; mid to good, 63s a 65s 6d ; fine, 663 a 67s 6d ; good dry grey, 65s 6d a 66s per cwt. EAST INDIA.—For Java a much better ciemand has pre vailed, chiefly for shipping ; and prices improved is per cwt at a public sale of 1,340 baskets, being a very superior parcel, the whole of which found buyers i :and since the sale; good strong white sold at 30s to 31s; Middling and good middling 28s 6d to 30s, good middling strong grey 27s to 28s, ordinary 245, fine yellowish grey 25s to 265, fine yellow 265, middling to good 24s 6d to 25s 6d, fine brown 245, damps and washed 24s 6d to 28s 6d per cwt. Manilla has been in good request, principally for exporta tion, and full prices have been paid ; at auction 4,451 bags found ready buyers—low middling yellow fetched 22s to 235, low foxy brown 19s 6d to 20s 6d, and washed 21s 6d to 225, the principal part, however, sold at 22s 6d for ordinary yellow ; by private treaty, some sales have been made on similar terms. This afternoon Manilla was less in request, and 4,467 bags at public sale were all taken in at rather above pre vious rates, viz., low soft brown at 20s, mid yellow 22s 6d to 233, damps 193 to 2es, and washed 21s to 22s 6d per cwt ; there were buyers at former quotations : since then 1,200 bags have been sold at 22s to 23s for low and mid yellow. FoREIGN.—The only public sale this week has con sisted of 300 casks Guadeloupe, which was taken readily by the refiners, good fair greyish yellow went at 24s to 243 6d, and good grey 24s 6d to 255. White Havannah continues to be wanted, for a floating cargo of fine quality 43s has been refused. In yellow, transactions of moment are still prevented by the short supply, and the stiff prices, asked : for a cargo afloat of good quality 28s has been refused, a small one of Trinidad de Cuba, about 800 boxes have been sold fur Antwerp at 27s per cwt. This afternoon 200 cases 2 brls Bahia and 1,049 boxes Havannah were submitted to public competition; the for mrr were only partially sold, but they brought thir value, viz. 28s 6d to 29s for good mid white, 25s 6d to 27s 6d for mid and good mid grey, laid 23s to 24s 6d for fine brown and low yellow, and washed 21s 6d to 27s , white sorts of the latter sold at advanced rates, fine strong fetched 43s to 43s 6d, good mid and good 40 6d to 425, good fair. 39s 6d to 403, low mid 36s to 38s, ord greyish 37s to 40s, damaged brought 35s 6d to 375, very ord 33s to 355, yellow of sound quality was mostly bought in at stiffer prices, viz. low and mid at 25s 6d to 26 6d, good mid and good 27s to 28s 6d ; there were buyers of the whole at their former value ; damaged sold dear, and fetched 255 to 275, brown brought their full value, viz. 24s to 24s 6d for fine sound quality. - MoLasses.—West India have maintained last week's rates, good Demerara has been sold at 34s to 355, common St. Kitts at 335, and fine Antigua 36s : at public sale 62 puns good Trinidad fetched 34s per cwt. COFFEE.—The unclean qualities of British Plantation have net with a dull sale this week, and rather lower prices have been submitted to. At auction 310 casks and 56 brls Jamaica, and 55 casks, &c. of other kinds, have been offered ; the former went at 109 s a 112 s 6d for fine to fine fine ord, 98s 6d a 100 s for ord, and 113 s a 120 s 6d for low mid and mid ; the latter fetched 102 s a 109 s for good and fine ord Demerara, and 98s a 105 s for good and fine ord Trinidad, low middling unclean Jamaica taken in at 114 s. The arrivals have been small. In the East India market there has been less activity, but in prices little change has occurred; 1,600 bags Ceylon have been disposed of at auction at about their previous value, ord black fetched 300 a 455, pale bold good ord 101 s 6d a 102 s, coloury green ditto 102 s 6d a 103 s, coloury fine ord 104 s a 106 s, b 0 ;c 1 coloury fine ord Plantation 108 s a 1083 6d; 150 bags Bengal fine ord, at 6d duty, fetched 105 s 6d a 106 s 6d, and good ord 102 s 6cl : Brazil, at auction, 500 bags mixed low good ord ftom the Cape were bought in at 535. This afternoon there was no auction of West India ; 139 bags Brazil from the Cape sold at the high price of 783 a 785 6d for good ordinary mixed Java kind. Cocoa.—British Plantation has been taken more freelY by the borne trade, and nearly the whole of 412 bags And 41 barrels Trinidad at public sale found buyers at former rates, good fair grey fetched 49s to 505, fine Ms to 53% good fair red 51s to 53s 6d, middling 49s 6d to 50s; 22 bags Bahia at auction sold at 43s for good red, and wormy at 403 to 40s 6d per cat, being above its value. Setees.—Pimento —The better sorts obtained an ad vance on previous rates of id per lb, middling and good middling fetched 3id to 31d, good ord 2i to 3d, and low ord mixed with large berries 21d to 22. d per lb. Black Pepper in the early part of the week was taken sparingly, but during the last two days a fair business bas been done at previous rates; at auction 2,420 bags Sumatra sold. at V i d to aid for good light, and ordinary very dusty at 3ilcl ; 401 robins half heavy Malabar fetched 4d for good bright; by private contract fine heavy sold at 43d per lb. East India Ginger has maintained previous rates; at auction 10 barrels Jamaica sold at 88s for low middling white. TALLOW. —Less business has been done in the article this week, both on the spot and for arrival, and prices have declined, the quotation on the spot being 525, and for delivery in the three last m inths of the year 48s 9d a 493• This afternoon the market remained quiet, but below Ms 9d there are no sellers. OlLs.—Cod has sold to a fair extent at 311. Of South ern 350 tuns, which went at 231 lOs a 251 10s for mid dark to good pale quality. SALTPETRE.-In Rough there has been less business doing► by private contract ; a'.d 1,410 bags Calcutta at public sale barely maintained previous rates; refraction. 81 to 71 per cent sold at . 24s to 24s 6d, 51c1 to 4id 25s to 25s 6d per cwt. For English Refined the advanced rates of last week have been fully supported. Rom, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS._There has been in ! creased inactivity in the Rum market; in Jamaica the purchases have been only 150 puns, at former rates; 30 tO 32 per cent overproof have been sold at 6s to 6s 2d, and 33 to 35 over 6s 3d to 6s 4d. In Leewards scarcely any thing has been done, and proofs may be bought at 3s Gid, but for strong qualities former rates are required : in East India some small purchases have been made at 3s 10d for 10 per cent overproof. Brandy of good quality is in better request, and command rather higher prices ; but in com mon sorts there has been little passing. Geneva has sold to a fair extent, at the quotations. British Corn Spirits are less in demand, and sales have been made at lOs 2d. WHAT'S IN A NAM.E ?—lt appears from the calendar containing the names of persons now in West minster Bridewell, that Liberty and his wife have both been sent there for creating a riot; Martin Luther fot being disorderly ; and Mary Music for being drunk and creating a disturbance in the public streets. CHARTISM.—CORN-LAWS.—Two publioneet ings have been held in this town during the week—one to hear Mr. Acland on the repeal of the Corn-laws, a nd a Chartist meeting to hear a lecture from Mr. Bronterre O'Brien. The objects of these meetings, pretty full re ports of which will be found in other columns of our parr' were widely different. Mr. Acland endeavours, by fair reasoning, to show all classes the grand blunder the LeOs• lature made in political economy by enacting Corn-laws, which, whilst they inflict immeasurable injury on every class of society except the landlords, do not , fulfil even their professed object—to keep up the price of food. Mr. Bronterre O'Brien is one of that crotchety Robespierrean school which the French Revolution generated, and, like Robespierre, could be have his way, would commit the most enormous and palpable blunders in political economy, —not, perhaps, from an evil intention, but from sheer ig norance.—Brighten Herald. T. COX SAVORY, Goldsmith, &c., 47, Cornhill, London. (Seven Doors from Gracechurch- street), informs the Public that he has fitted up THREE SHOW ROOMS ex pressly for the display of a large assortment of superior SILK ER-EDGED PLATED GOODS. He offers them at those low but fixed prices, which have been so successful in drawing public attention to the WATCH, JEWELLERY, SILVER SPOON and FORK, and several branches of his trade. N.B. A pamphlet, containing a Detailed List of the Prices of Plate, Plated Goods, Watches, Clocks, &c., may be had gratis, or will be forwarde,d in answer to a post-paid application. SHEFFIELD PLATED WINE COOLERS, A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Manufacturing Silversmiths, 14, Cornhill, London (opposite the Bank of England), have for choice in their warerooms a Selection of PLAIN and °RNA -MENTA L ICE PAILS, to which they wish to direct attention. The price of the Plain Tub-pail (now math in use), 81. 10s. the pair; the Cl ass i c V ase ( very neat), 101.: the.pair ; the Victoria Patte rn , 151. the pair ; the Drokis c f ocsler, 191. the pair, &c., all o f w hi c.. are strongly mountekwitb Silver, and have Silver Shields for Engraving the Crest or Coat of Arms. A pamphlet i s published, with drawings of the above and other articles of plate generally, which may be had on applica tion, free of cost. BIRTHS. On the 20th inst., at Beckenham, the lady of Herbert Jen ner, Esq., of a daughter. On the 20th inst., at Broadstairs, the lady of Mathew Har rison, jun., Esq., of a son. On the 21st inst., at Grange Court, Cbigwell, the lady of W. Whitaker Maitland, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 20th inst., at Brenzett, Mr. Robert Westwood, o f Newgate-street, to Frances, eldest daughter of the late Edward Kingsnorth, Esq., of Kinnardington. On the 22d inst., at Broadwater Church, Worthing, Mr. John Richard King, of Southampton, to Elizabeth Selby, eldest daughter of Robert Walmisly, Esq., of Abingdon -street, West minster. DIED. At Vauxhall-walk, at the house of his brother-in-law, Dr' Smyth, on Wednesday, the 24th inst., Charles Arnold Dove ton, Esq., of the Bengal Army. On the 18th inst., the Hon. Miss Craven, sister of the late Earl of Craven, aged 68. On the 20th inst., Francis Swinfen, Esq., of Lapley-hall, Staffordshire. On the 21st inst., John Uppleby, Esq., of Wootton-house , Lincolnshire, aged 68. onclon : Printed and Publi s h e d by AI URD 0 YOUNG, of w 7 ,,, 11' at' Me Sim Office, No .112, , Strand, in _ olesex.—MondAy, August 26, 1630. A d i o IA