The Sun. — London, England, 1836-01-04 00:00:00

, PIRIT OF T JOURNALS. Marmontel, in one of his troubles, say's of his dear friend Madame Geoffrin, that as she was really afflicted at his misfortunes, it seemed necessary to her consolation that she should pick a quarrel with him about the matter, which she did with great vivacity and success. After her reproaches were exhausted, Marmontel observed to Madame, " Every one has a way of loving, and you show your affection by scold ing your friends for their misfortunes, as tender mo thers whip their children for tumbling." The Times love the Tories in this motherly fashion. Like Ma dame Geoffrin, deeply concerned at the troubles of its friends, it consoles itself by picking a quarrel with them. It plays the tender parent to perfection, in the single particular of whipping its children for tum bling. In addition to the drubbing just given to the Tories by the country, they have to bear the snubbing of the Times. This is hard ; and we are almost touched with pity for our crest-fallen adversa ries, who having run the gauntlet through the land, and borne as many stripes almost as there are towns, have their bleeding wounds now pickled by the nines. In a very remarkable article in the Times of Saturday, a lecture is addressed to " the recreant Conservative Members who, during three-fourths of the last Session, effeminately and shamefully be trayed their trust, by absenting themselves from their duty in Parliament." In the same strain the writer observes—. " The able champion of Conservatism in the House of Commons forbore to shame the unprofiluble servants of their country, or to reflect upon the good cause which they deserted, the shame which it might have incurred through their indecent dereliction of their duty." The Tories are then told that the Conservative minority dwindled down to one hundred Members, because— " The boyish impatience and fretfulness of many who call themselves Conservatives, and who were certainly not less so at the end of the session than at its opening, would not brook the quiet labour of watching the nightly course of the proceedings, or of assisting the zealous and energetic chieftains, under whom they had bound them selves to act, by the declaration of their sentiments, or even by their silent votes." The jobation, rising in severity to truth, proceeds—, " Such men, we tell them fairly, are not fit to be hers of Parliament in times like these. If they be too muck absorbed by the habit of frivolous or criminal indul g,ences to devote to their country a moderate portion of that time and industry of which she is entitled to the whole, from those who canvassed for her confidence, and who obtained her suffrages on that sole condition--if they will prefer foxhunting at one season, or dinners, balls, and other gaieties at all seasons, or idleness in any and every form, while in London, to the work of studying and com prehending those questions which involve the dearest inte rests of the realm—if they will forego power for the sake of pleasure, and honest distinction for personal insignifi cance,except in so far as they entail upon themselves a nc lice exclusively reproachful—if they will descend to profit by a disgraceful fraud, and usurp the name of represents tives of the people, while they abjure the functions implied by that name, we do tell them flatly that they are contemp tible pretenders—that they are burdens, instead of supports to the public cause—that they betray the Church, the Crown, and the Constitution—that they are blots and plague-spots upon the Aristocracy, to which they boast of appertaining—and tbs.t, like the weal: and wretched" crea tures who bore the eesignation of Frmeh noblesse in the early stages of the French Revolutio ), they are guilty of delivering over their country in chains to her and their own destroyers." kis clear to us that the Times must have thought the Tory petty dead and _gone, when it pronounce d this just estimate of th e habits and morals °fits mem bers, which reminds us most strongly of the scene in Moliere's Malade imaginaire between Toinette and Belinc, the wife of the supposed defunct. The foriner having announced the melancholy event with the ex pressions of grief supposed to be expected, Reline, in the precise style and spirit of the Times, expresses her self as follows, having remarked that there was no oc casion for lamentation. " Va, va, cela n'en vaut pas la peine I Quelle perte est-ee , que la sitame et de quoi servoit-il sur la terre? U n homrne incOmniode - a tout le monde, mal propre, degautant, sans cesse sin lave mcnt on une medicine dans is ventre, mouchant, tons sant, crachant toujoura; sans esprit, ennuyeux, de mauvaise humour; fatiguant sans cesse les gens, ct grondant jur ct nuit." "- Toinette. Voila tine belle ()raison funebre." And so say we of the article in the Times. " Voila sine belle oraison'funebre." And we must add that our contemporary writes for cibly, when, with an intimate understanding of his subject, he states the truth without reserve. We here see the members of .the Tory party described to the life as men unfit for the legislative trust ; " absorbed in the habit of frivolous or criminal indulgences ;" preferrinc , " idleness in any and every form" to their duties ; foregoing honest distinction for " personal insignificance," or a notice " exclusively reproachful ;" descending to profit by " a disgraceful fraud ;" and, in a word, " contemptible pretenders," and "blots and plague spots" on the Aristocracy. The Times knows its men ; oditque damnalos, we may add. For months past we have seen the Ministry vilified for an alleged alliance with a gentleman not always so guarded as lie should be in is language ; and now we find it proclaimed that the opposite party is made up of a set' of men in every respect utterly worth less, and despicable ; contemptible triflers; or profli gates absorbed by - the habit of criminal indulgences ; and the Tory party, made of this stuff, according to its own organ, has the monstrous effrontery to rail at its adversaries, because they have in their ranks one most potent and efficient friend of the popular cause, whose tongue is not always under the nicest regulation. Compare this fault of the one with the catalogne of all that is degrading and disgraceful attributed to the many of the other party. But what does this tirade in the Times portend, is the question ? Is it shaking the dust from its feet ? Is it about to renounce the cause as vitiated by those who embrace it ? Is it about to plead the impossibility of holding any course with the debauched and demoralized throng, the Cyrenaic rout, so forcibly described ? And the men, of whom such a character is given by their own organ, are pro fessedly the religious zealots, the champions of the Church, and the bitter foes of toleration To what purpose does the Times pretend to call these persons to their posts in Parliament ? What good is to be expected from the men it has painted as given up wholly to sensual pleasure, and as answering only to the call of the vices ? Why summon them from the hell and the stew to the Councils of the na tion ? What honest voice, what useful act, what right disposition can be expected from beings so degraded, so habitually debauched and demoralised ? Such a set would be fit for a penitentiary, but not fora Parlia ment. - Why seek to tear them from their vices ?—for to tear them from their private vices would not inspire them with the public virtues ; and their public dispo sitions would have a correspondence in profligacy with their private habits. We beg it to be observed that, in making these remarks, we are not playing the part of the accuser ; we adopt the Times' .description of its own people, and argue from the statements of the party organ, which must be supposed rather lenient than otherwise. All .that we can say is, that these gentle men seem to understand each other marvellously well, and that there appears to be no want of truth in the reproaches flung on each other.—Morning Chronicle. In Saturday's Times we took occasion to impress upon Conservative Members of Parliament, that if they wish to save the Reformed Church, the Union with Ireland, the life and property of Protestants in that country, as well as the Crown, the aristocracy, and Constitution of England, from immediate ruin, they must at once make up their minds to discharge with diligence their Parliamentary duties, and to ad journ to some fitter season the frivolous indulgences of " idle crentlemen," that most despised order of the hu man ra c e. Sir Robert Peel, and those of his political friends who stood forward last session as the prominent leaders and champions of the Conservative interest, being indeed the national interest in the House of Commons, were on many occasions left shamefully in the lurch by their professed supporters. While Mi nister, and afterwards while head of the Opposition, Sir Robert Peel was, we say, scandalously treated by those minions of titled and landed arirtocracy who con stituted a large numerical portion of the House of Commons Conservatives, being not only unable to divide when a division might have been, as it fre quently was, desirable for the public welfare, but having to bear up against the discouragement of thinned ranks, nay, of empty benches, when, even without contemplating a division, it was most im portant to show a strong attendance and hearty con , currence on the part of the body whose sentiments the Right Hon. Baronet was understood to speak, and which but for him would have found no efficient pro tector. If the bulk of the Conservatives had mani ' fested any proper degree of gratitude or justiee r ..if they had been influenced steadily by a feeling of manly, or generous pride, they would have scorned to owe their safety to an individual who had nothing to gain from the services he rendered them, - without at least resolving to make the only return in their power, by zealously fulfilling their own subordinate and far less obnoxious duty—that merely of being present with their acknowledged chief, when he combats for them, acting under his guidance, and attesting their sense of the powerful and indefatigable exertions by which he upholds their cause. It is a matter of notoriety that ' Sir R. Peel has never been very cordially supported by some of the more lordly aristocrats of England, be cause he is a novus homo—because he has sprung more directly from the people than themselves—as im , mediately, for instance, as the greater number of their ancestors did in the last or the preceding century; 'and that the sting which vexes them is the more se vere by reason of the Right Hon. Baronet's possessing in an eminent degree the great feature of that rival aris tocracy of which the thing called "birth" is naturally, but meanly and absurdly, jealous—viz., the aristocracy of wealth. If Sir Robert Peel was a poor man, as was Mr. Fox, who, besides being very poor, was with in one generation of positive plebeianism, he too might escape the jealousy of high-born but low-minded fools, and have nothing to complain of in the shape of \cold, sullen, or fitful service, from those whose battle he was bravely fighting. But Sir R. Peel is not less by fortune than by character among the most independent men in England. He can be no more bribed than trampled on. He cannot be flattered into a separation of himself from the vast body of the people of Eng land. He has declared that he will not wear a coronet —that he will not suffer to be effaced from, his brow the manly record, that he has been the artisan of his own high political station—and that the sole external 'facility to his ascent has been provided for him by . the sagacity and probity of a parent. Now, the Conser vatives, young and old, who sit in Parliament, are bound to consider that Sir Robert Peel can do ex tremely well without their assistance ; but that with- out him they can do nothing for themselves. We, therefore, once more appeal to their discretion and self love, even more earnestly than to their sense of obliga tion and honour, conjuring them to recollect that their own future welfare as a class of the community, no less than as a party in the State, depends on the success of his Parliamentary measurss throughout the ap proaching session ; of which success a necessary ele ment must be their strict and business-like attendance; nor must this attendance be confined to the first day, or week, or month, of the Session of Parliament. If . the fine gentlemen Conservatives want a real distinc tion, which shall in their own eyes be respectable, they must evince tenacity as well as courage. They must never absent themselves without leave, until the King prorogues-them. Are the sportsmen among our Con servatives to be reminded that bottom is the highest at tribute of blood ? It may be looked upon as a harsh policy to enforce many calls of the House, and some what ungracious to recommend it ; but, if nothing else will do,' it is our anxious desire that the skulkers and shirkers of the Conservative corps may be brought into the ranks by that ultima ra ti o , an overhanging :order for a c a ll o f , the House ; and let' those who don't relish it resign their seats, that the people may have effective Representatives, and the Monarchy be no longer • trusting to frail and rotten timbers. It is the more urgent that such consid era ti ons s h ou ld ta k e effect in stanter, because many of the patrician or semi-patri cian Members are even now, within five weeks of the ' meeting of Parliament, in the remotest parts of Europe, nor must the ,object be permitted to sleep.—Times. If a Ministerial Henry Bethune, a British officer, who has guished himself in supporting the Bri t i s h i nterests i n Persia, was orde re d t o leave Kalisch during the late reviews by a peremptory mandate,of the Russian Au tocrat, it affords another instance in addition to the 'many already given of the intense and undisguised hatred the Czar entertains towards the British name, and the contempt which he feels for the Govern ment of Great Britain. The immediate cause of the expulsion of the distinguished Englishman is thus stated :—" The Emperor observed him speaking to some Persian troops i n th e i r own l anguage, and is sued his mandate that he should leave the town at six o'clock the next morning." The manner of enfor cing that insolent order is th us d escr ib e d :—" Per sons were. sent to the house where he slept ‘ before the appointed hour to assist him.in making the neces sary preparations, and to see him set off. We wonder that instead of " assisting him to set off," they did not take him 9,tfas unceremoniously as possible to a Russian fortress, or to the mines of Siberia—he being convicted of two great crimes by our magnanimous Russian " ally"—one that he was an Englishman who . had served th e i n t eres t s o f hi s own country.in a f ore i gn land—the other, that he, not being a Russianized Englishman, had dared to speak in their own language to some Persian soldiers. These were certainly two unforgivable offences in the eyes of the destroyer of Poland—the " Protector" of Turkey and the subju gator of Persia I We- suppose the Persian soldiers were natives of that portion of the Persian dominions which has been incorporated with the Russian terri tories to enjoy the blessings :of the paternal government whose reign of terror and artillery has lately been thundered forth to the world in a " voice from War saw." It is, we believe, very certain that during the recent civil war in Persia, consequent upOn the death of the late Shah, the Russian influence would have taken the lead, as it has done in Turkey, to the prejudice of England, if it had not been for the prompt, skilful, and successful exertions of Sir Henry Bethune to maintain the influence of his own country. The plan of the Au tocrat was to take the Government of Persia, like that of Turkey, under his exclusive protection. If the lawful heir .to the Crown had been left entirely dependent upon Russian assistance against his rivals, as the Sultan was, the object of Russia would have been secured, and British connection and influence in Persia would have been utterly extinguished. Who can wonder that the Englishman who acted in such a manner as to defeat that plot, has incurred the bitter hostility of the Muscovite tyrant ? Nicholas can, when he pleases, control the natural savageness of his disposition, and lavish hollow courtesies and treacher ous civilities upon Englishmen, who, like Lord Dur ham, or Lord Palmerston, think it a high honour to receive the deceitful :smiles of the Imperial Barbarian, but he cannot disguise the real sentiments of hatred which he entertains to all Englishmen who are the steady, determined, and uncompromising supporters of their country's interests. Englishmen whom his subtle arts cannot cajole to his purposes, are sure, if they come in his way, to suffer from his vindictive inso solence.—Morning Herald. stating that Sir Listin We cannot too often impress upon the public mind the triumph which Reform has achieved in the results of the municipal elections. As far as the returns can at present be estimated the grand total of Town Colin - -- •,, - - cillors may be divided as follows : Reformers Tories ..... 1445 453 Glorious majority... 992 This proves at a glanc e the stability of the Ministry, and the fraud, folly, and falsehood of those who would delude themselves, and others, with the absurd infa tuation that a reaction had taken place in favour of Conservatism. The Tories have fallen into what may be called a galloping consumption, and it is a charac teristic of th at ma l a d y to entertain illusory hopes, and fancy recovery at hand eves at the moment of dissolution. In the election of their Councillors the great body of the British nation has signed the death -warrant of the marauding faction. Not only will the consequence be felt in the event of an' elec tion, but the calm decision with which this veidiet has been pronounced will exercise a predominant in fluence, as well on the feelings of the Court as on the votes of the 'present House of Commons itself. The spurious and hypocritical Reform Members, who cal culate with fastidious precision how little they may yield to liberalism, without forfeiture of their seats, THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1836, . • must now see the necessity of acting more in harmony with the wishes so emphatically pronounced by the voice of the people. And this alone may secure to the Ministry such support in the House of Commons as will anticipate the fruits of a dissolution of Parliament. Such, at, least, we hope win be the effect ; for should the majority of the House of Commons prove insuffi cient to overawe the refractory spirit of the Lords, and should the insensate and insulting proceedings of the last Session be renewed in the ensuing, and force the Ministry fo appeal to the people, the provocation and excitement of a general election may lead to conse quences pregnant with danger to our institutions, and to none more than to the House of Lords itself. One thing, however, must be borne in mind by the Ministry, that their own stability and the strength of Reform must increase in proportion to the extension of the franchise. The current of public opinion has now swept away the filth and corruptions of our boroughs. If the removal of restrictions on the franchise should give it admission, to the election of parliamentary representatives, the re sult would be equally salutary and satisfactory. House ,hold suffrage has vindicated itself from the unfounded accusations of its enemies ; and in its exercise, calm and dignified, in the municipal elections, asserted and proved the justice and expediency of its being repre sented in the House of Commons. The enemies of Reform vainly hoped -that the poison infused by the disqualifying clauses would still keep the corporate system in a deceased and unhealthy state ; but the transfusion of a new and vigorous life-blood from the householders disappointed the unrighteous expectation. The introduction of vote by ballot, and the removal of a few existing restrictions, would furnish a specific antidote against all future casualties.—Morning Ad vertiser. IN SOLVENT COURT-SATURDAY. IN THE MATTER OF GEORGE BARKER JOHNSON. In this case, which occupied the Court a portion of yes terday and to-day, a question of considerable importance was raised. The insolvent had been an extensive corn merchant in the neighbourhood of Wanstead, Essex, and had warehciuses in Wapping. In 1833 he was declared a bankrupt, and in the same year obtained his certificate. His debts were then considerable, and he gave up, he s a id, se veral thousand pou n d s ' worthof property.- He had since been engaged in the same trade ; and his schedule exhi bited debts to between 4,0001. and 5,0001. He had been arrested by a relation named Daniel Henry Walle for a debt incurred before the declaration of bankruptcy. An application had been made to a Judge at chambers for his discharge, on the ground that the debt was barred by the certificate ; but on cause being shown the summons was dismissed, and the insolvent presented a petition to the Court for assistance. Mr. NICHOLLS opposed, on the part of Mr. `'Valle ; an , Mr. COOKE supported the insolvent. . • An objection in Innate was taken to the opposition, on the ground that - it - was barred by the certificate. The point was argued at some length. The Learned CHIEF COMMISSIONEIci, in giving the judg ment of a full Court, said they did not propose to try a question of felony, but only whether the man had con cealed property to the amount alle , ' ed . If the , point was established, then th e i nso l ven t would be considered as a per son who had contracted debts as an uncertificated bankrupt. Witnesses were then called, who'proved that the insolvent had, before his bankruptcy, deposited with a friend some hampers of wine and two guns, with more than 10/. The property he subsequently obtained and disposed of it. The. COMMISSIONERS were clezrly of opinion that the charge had been sUbstantiated, and held the insolvent to be an uncertificated bankrupt .; _he would, therefore, have, before he was in, a s:tuatioU . ,to ho beard, to obtain the con sent of three-fourths of his creditors. ~The-case was adjourned for the - insolvent to obtain the consent of three-fourths of his creditors in number and value, or remain in prison until the expiration of five years from the period of his bankruptcy. The case was accordingly adjourned sine die. The decision in this case annuls the certificate obtained in bankruptcy. WESTMINSTER SESSI ONS On Saturday Wit/kim Hawking was charged with stea: ing a truss of hay. The prisoner v ;vas brenqht up from the strong room by tttrec turnkeys, and;Jte- ,, •iiad conducted himself with so much violence that he had been handcuffed for several days, it being reported that he was outrageously mad. When called to plead, he replied, .‘ Vy, not guilty, my tulip ; can the vowan swear to the hay? that's vot I vonts to knOw." The prosecutrix, Ann Hall, employed the prisoner to carry out hay, and when she retired to rest, he came and stole 'a truss. Prisoner—None of your gammon, Missus. Can you swear to the hay ? If you can, I'll pay for it. That's the vay to say it. A policeman saw the prisoner carry away the hay in a cart. COURT —What have you to say to the charge, prisoner Prisbner—Curse the cha r g e an d you too. Ican buy t 1 lot of you. I vos going to get a load offish,- and d'ye think I don't know hay from fish ? The prosecutrix here stated that she did not believe the' prisoner was insane. Prisoner—Lord bless you, I don't know what I says'half my time. The prisoner's wife produced a paper, which stated that he had been hurt in the head, and the prisoner exclaimed that he was as mad as a March hare. The COURT stopped the case, and the Jury returned a verdict, of acquittal, which the prisoner affected not to un derstand. At length the turnkey told him he was acquitted. " Oh, yes," said he in an under tone, "it's all right, my old cock, go/ci bye." Seeing his wife in tears, he Said, " What's the use of crying now, you fool, it's all over?" He then left the Court, laughing at his lucky escape, observing to his wife, "'I say, Bet, didn't I gammon the beaks neither ?" KENSINGTON PETTY SESSIONS Saturday, Mr. George Webb, pawnbroker, of High-street, Kensington, appeared on summons before Messrs. CODD, BARLOW, and HALSWELL, sitting in Petty , Sessions, to answer the complaint of a respectable female, named Sarah Swain, who stated she had, on the sth of September, 1834, pledged half a dozen ivory -handled knives and forks, with silver - ferrules, a- carving knife and fork, and a mahogany knifetray, at Mr. Webb's shop, for 6s. On the sth of Sep tember last, she had the ticket backed for three months, which period expired three or four days before she was able to redeem them. She then inquired of Mr. Webb's shop man if they were safe ? who replied that they were : and said if she sent the money in a day or two she could have them. She did so the next morning, when M r . W e bb sa id the things h a d b een so ld, b ut he reused to give her any in formation as to whom, or for how much, they had been sold. Mr. CODD inquired if Mr. Webb had brought his books with him ? Mr. Webb replied, that, not being required by law, lie kept no books for entering the sales of property pledged for less than 10s. Mri Conn said Mr. Webb was labouring under a great mistake. Pawnbrokers were not required to sell property pledged for less than 10s. by public auction, but they were bound to keep an account of the sale, and to hand over the surplus (if any) to the owner. Mr. Webb expressed the utmost astonishment at the construction placed on tho Act by the Worthy Magistrate. He did not believe there was one person in the trade who considered himself liable to a penalty for not entering sales under 10s. The BEACH then conferred together, when Mr. CODD perfectly agreed in the opinion expressed by his Colleagues. The.above decision was an important one, it being- the reverse of all previous decisions. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. 2E'');"lelfi'l' MANSION-HOUSE. ' ) ,'A'female of respectable appearance applied to the Loan MAYOR under the following circumstances : She had come from the country on Saturday last to meet her husband, who had set off on the preceding Monday, and appointed to. meet her upon her arrival. On comin g to town, however, much to her astonishment, he did not meet her ; and though she had made every possible inquiry she could hear no tidings regarding him. The money which she brought with her was now gone, and she was in a state of destitution, although her husband was a man of property. Her object was to request from his Lordship the loan of 2/. or 31., to pay the expenses of her journey back. This trifle, she said, she would immediately remit to his Lordship on her getting home ; or, should his Lordship prefer it, if he would be answerable for her expenses for a few days to the owner of the Inn whese she lodged, it would serve the same purpose, as no doubt her husb an d was i n seart h of her, and would soon find her. ThO LORD MAYOR. adopted, the latter expedient, ob serving that if it were a hoax it was one certainly not recom mended by its probability. A little, man, a Mr. iVinaley, was charged with being drunk in the streets, and with having chosen as his place of repose a spot just between the horses' heels and the fore wheel of an Omnibus, which was on the start. The prisoner, who was an appraiser, did not deny hi s being drunk. He regulated his conduct, he said, by the rules laid down in the Scriptures, and he was sure that in them there was not a single text condemnatory of what he had now done. He had not been" drunk with wine wherein there was excess," but had only been " filled with the spirit." Nobody could ever say that he had got drunk upon wine, and he would be glad to know what text said a word about gin ? He was fined ss. for being drunk, and, having found mo• ney to pay the penalty, was discharged. Q UEEN-SQUARE. John Cousins, a cab-driver, was brought up for final exa mination on a charge of wilfully endangering the life of a boy named WM. Hart, the son of a respectable tradesman residing in Water -street, New -cut, Lambeth. He was called upon to enter into sureties for his appear ance to the charge at the Sessions. MARLBORO U GB- STREET. Mr. George Fisher, boot and shoemaker, No. 241, Re gent-street, was brought before Mr. CONANT, charged with having stolen a red herring, value Id. The Magistrates told Mr. Bowden if he did not wish, probably, to be ruined by'an action, to retire and arrange matters with Mr. Fisher. The advice was taken, and the charge was then dismissed. LAMBETH-STREET. A lengthened inquiry took place before Mr. HARDWICKE and Mr. TICKELL (a county Magistrate), as to the' finding of some valuable jewels and three gold chains, at the Red Lion Tavern, Red Lion-street; Holborn, where, it will be recollected, Jourdala and Sullivan, the burglars, had been apprehended. The inquiry was deemed necessary, in con sequence of some mystery in which the account of the parties concerned in the transaction was involved. Collison, a potboy at the Red Lion, on Christmas after noon went up the chimney of the room where Jourdan lodged, and found a small bag, containing three gold chains, which bag was made fast to the wall by a strong pin. He did not make his master acquainted with the Ect, from his wishing to have the advice Of his father, a sergeant of police, on the subject. After seeing him, he gave the bag and chains to his master. Lea when the chains were delivered to him on Wednes day, understood the boy Collison had found them in the chimney on the preceding day, and not. on Christmas Day, as was now stated. James Shields, another officer of the establishment, on that morning, in company with Mr. Miller, the chief con stable of the establishment, minutely examined the rooms at the Red Lion whiCh jourdan and Sullivan had occupied. He (Shields) bad . , forced : himself up the chimney, to the place where the lad Collison had represented to have found the gold chains, and he could "not' perceive any thing like the ledge described Mr him. There was certainly in one place .in front of tile' chimney a very slight projection by the falling off - of the mortar, but it was' not such a place 'as a bag with such a weight as the chains were, could for a mo ment rest. Lea here informed the Magistrates that in .. searchingthe box of Eldridge he found in it, in six different parcels, and of various sums each, upwards'ef 131. 'in gold and silver, of which ,she could give no other account than that she had saved it from time to time, and on her person he had also found upwards of 2/. in silver, . making altogether itedilk•l6l. • The woman s'id it , was true she could not tell the pre cise sum in each parcel, but - she could positively assert that' the whole was her own property, which she had saved from her earningsfo - r some years past. Mr. :Evans, a gold-refiner, in King-street, opposite the Red Lion, to whom the' ashes as well as the diamonds pre viously found had been taken by Mr. Proctor, and who, by washing the former, discovered several small brilliants, was in attendance, and related the fact. A few days before Sullivan 'and Jourdan come to, lodge at the Red Lion, a bowl, containing nearly four hundred pounds' worth of re fined gold, was stolen from the shop of Mr. Evans, and a large bill, stating the robbery, and offering a reward for - the of fenders,-was posted right. opposite - to the 'rooms of both Sullivan and Jourdan. The Magistrates, after a minute and lengthened investi gation gave directions that the money found in the pos session of the woman Eldridge should for the present be im pounded. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 2.—The Firefly steam-vessel ar rived at Falmouth on Saturday, from the Mediterranean. She left Corfu on the 24th of November ; Patras, De cember. 3d ; Malta, the Bth ; and Gibraltar on the 18th. The following is from our correspondent : " MALTA, DEC. B.—The men-of-war lying here are the Edinburgh, and Ceylon guard-ship, Orestes and Hi n d cu tt er . Th e S a p p hi re i s at Rowley),Cale doni Canopus, (beating t T h h e un fi d a e g rer o , f Vice- Admiral Sir Josias Corfu. The Portland and Medea are in attendance on the King of Bavaria, from Ancona to Athens. The Favourite is at Smyrna ; the Volao ' e is under orders for Constanti nople. The R e ve nge , Barham,- and Vernon, have been sent out again on a fresh trial of sailing ; they went to sea on the 28th ult., and appeared off the port on the sth inst. The Alban steamer took up the mails to Alexandria on the 21st, owing to the Confiance not having returned to Malta ; the latter having , left October 21st, great apprehensions were entertained for her safety, but it appears she got on shore into Alexandria, and was compelled to remain for repairs. She arrived here on the sth instant. The Firefly, with the mails from Corfu, arrived the same evening, and proceeds to Falmouth. Captain Brown, of the Caledonia, goes passenger by her, Captain Martin, of th e V o l age, leaving joined the flag-ship. Captain Martin, on the 10th, leads to the hymeneal altar' the eldest daughter of Rear- Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs., "We have accounts from the Euphrates expedition to the 6th October, at which time Colonel Chesney was fast recovering from a severe fever. The larger steamer was afloat, and it was expected would be on her way to Bus sorah in a few more days. She was launched on the 26th September, broadside, on, from a height of 23 feet, at an angle of 27 degrees, along three slips, and went off in good style, with the Turkish, Arab, and English flags flying, amidst the firing of guns and rockets, and to the astonish ment of the natives t o see i ron fl oat. Colonel - Chesney had again met with unexpected difficulties on the part of the authorities ; but, according to every expectation, he hoped to get both the steamers ready. It was his deter mination to proceed, however, with only one, as soon as it should be completed. Lieut. Lynch had just returned from a mission to the Arabs; He was sent expressly to coun teract the intrigues set on foot to embarrass the expedi tion, and, according to all appearances, had been very successful." To judge by the orders received within these few days at the respective Dock-yards it is the policy of Government to assume a commanding maritime attitude, but upon what continency, or against what foreign power this position is likely to be taken, is unknown. It is not impossible, how ever, that should the mediation of England, in the misun derstanding between France and the United States (which has been cordially accepted by the former, and, from the tone of the American President's speech to Congress, there is little doubt will be accepted in the same spirit by the latter), fail in restoring a friendly understanding between those countries, our Government may apprehend that cir cumstances might arise by which England will be em broiled. If the orders do not refer to this question, what is to be surmised, if we except the possibility of their spring ing from a determination to check the growing aggressions of Russia in the east, or in other words, the almost despotic influence exercised over Turkey by that power, prejudicial to the interests not only of Great Britain, but of the other European States? Thee Blenheim is taken into the great Basin, at Sheerness, to be fitted immediately ; and the Hawke, 74, is moved up t o Ch a th am , f or the same purpose . The Racer, sloop of war, is taken into dock, at Sheerness, to have her defects, which are trifling, made good. At this are ordered two line-of-battle ships, the Pembroke and another, ordered to be got ready ; as well as the Implacable, Kent, Donegal, and Belleisle, of the line, and the Lan caster, America, Druid, Stag, Melampus, and Resistance, frigates, at Plymouth. - A . Court Martial was held on board the Howe, 120, on Wednesday last, at Sheerness, on ComMander James Hope, of his Majesty's ship Racer, for running that vessel on shore on the coast of Labrador. The Court sat from ten in the morning till seven in the evening, and determined, after hearing a verbal but very able defence from Commander Hope, that he should be admonished, on the ground that the lead had not been kept going, no cast of it having been taken for an hour before she struck. The Court was com- posed of Vice-Admiral the ion. — C. E. Fleming, Captain Sir J. A. Gordon, Captain Ellice,with Commanders Craigie of the Scout, and Hewett of the Fairy, surveying ship, which latter vessel was brought expressly from Woolwich for the purpose, and towed back again the next morning by the Lightning steam-vessel. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.--.-Mr. John Robert son, Acting Surgeon of the Racer, is confirmed in his rank. Lieut. Nc;rringion (1812), late of the Speedy cutter, to command the Alert ; Lieut. J. R. Mends to the Vernon ; Lieutenant Erasmus Ommaney to the Clio ; Mr. Charles Priaulx, Assistant Surgeon, to the Cove, destined to re lieve the Greenland fishermen ; Mr. James Lardner, Su pernumerary Assistant Surgeon of the Britannia, to be As sistant Surgeon of that ship ; Mr. Henry Edward Crout (son of Mr. J. T. Crout, Master, R.N., Southsca), has passed his examination for Second Master and Pilot. ROYAL MARINEL—First Lieutenant Thompson is pro moted to the rank of Captain, vice Timpson, deceased ; Second-Lieutenant Pegus to be First-Lieutenant, vice Thompson ; Mr. Henry Timpson (son of the late Captain Timpson) to be Second-Lieutenant, vice Peps. [This last appointment was bestowed by Earl Mint°, as a testi mony of the worth of the late Captain Timpson, and - manner that reflects much credit on his Lordship's. gene rous and considerate feelings, and his noble sense of justice.] PROMOTION'S DURING THE QUARTER.—Captains, Peter 111‘Quaie, and James Burney. Commanders, William A. Willis, John Grant, and Honourable B. C. F. P. Cary. Retired Commander, Samuel Mark Holliday. Lieutenants, G. A. Seymour, Jacob Sankey, James Charles Prevost, Henry S. Hunt, Erasmus Ommaney, and George Charles Stovin. Surgeon, H. W. Mahon. Assistant Surgeons!, George Mackey, S. M. Deas. J. W. MOffatt, Edward Hill Weale, John Burrow, Thomas Cole, -Graham Robert Mus tard, and John Clarke. ROyal Marines--Captain Janes T. Cracknell—lst. Lieut. T. C; Cotton Moore. . The flag of the Commander-in-Chief was yesterday transferred from the Victory to the Britannia.—Hampshire Telegraph. PEY;fOUTH, JAW. 2.—Lieutenant Norrington, late of the Speedy, is appointed to command the Alert packet. Mr John Robertson, (b) Acting Surgeon, of the Racer, has been confirmed in his rank. Mr. Lardner, Assistant Surgeon, to the Britannia. Edward Crouch, midshipman, to the Excellent. The Admiralty have ordered an addition to be made to the Demonstration Ships at this port, and the Implacable, 74 ; Donegal, 78 ; Kent, 78 ; and Stag, 46 ; have been brought down the Harbour to be put in a fit state for com missioning, if wanted. These, with the four sail of the line, viz., Impregnable, 104 ; Talavera, 74 ; Minden 74 ; and Cornwallis, 74'; brought forward some time since, will compose a strong force, which may be speedily sent to sea in case of need. Though these preparations arc unques tionably warlike, and they evidently point to the possibility of rupture with Russia, yet the general belief in the political world is that the embassy of Lord Durham will end in peace, by Russia consenting to the demands of England in behalf of Turkey. The Firefly steam paeket, Lieut. Baldock, arrived on Monday, from Falmouth, and on Tuesday, brought down the Donegal, 78, from her moorings to the Dock-yard. She will tow the Terror bomb, when ready, to Chatham. The Terror is fitting with all dispatch, to accompany Capt. J. C. Ross, in search of the frozen-up whalers in Davis's Straits, and will take out clothing and provisions. —The Hamoaze lighter sailed on Saturday for Falmouth, with a detachment of the 37th regiment for Pendennis Castle, and returned on Monday, with a party of the 32d regiment. —The Swallow packet, Lieut. Griffiths, which arrived here on Friday, from Falmouth, is ordered to be paid off : the repairs which s h e requ i res are very extensive.—The Sir Charles Malcolm will sail for her destination, with troops, early next week. The Netley, tender to the flag ship, was dispatched on Saturday, with as much water as she could stow, to afford a supply to any vessels detained in the entrance of the Channel by the late easterly winds. —Another inspection of the capabilities of the warrant officers at this port took place on board the Malta, on Sa turday and Monday last, preparatory to a further reduc tion of their numbers. The effective warrant officers have been, placed in three classes :—first class, line of battle ships ; second class, fourth and fifth rates ; third class, all other vessels. The Sapphire sailed from Malta, 24th November, and the Revenge, Vernon, and Barham, 28th November.—The Thunder arrived at Nassau, on the 2d of November, and the Charybdis, at Fernando Po,' August 27. H. M. ship Satellite is shortly' expected here with trea sure,frorn South America. Lie'ut.'W. R. Mends is appointed to the Vernon ; Mr. Charles Nutt to be Assistant-Surgeon of H. M. S. Tweed, at Lisbon; Lieut. Douglas to the Speedy, vice Sullivan ; Mr. F. G.-Leigh to be College Mate of the Excellent ; Mr. E. Crouch, Midshipman, to the Excellent, vice Leigh, appointment cancelled ; Mr. Mapleton, late Master of the Arachne, is appointed Master of the Cove, Capt. J. C. Ross ; Lieut. R. Inman is also appointed to the Cove.— It is said, that the appointment of Agent or Purveyor of the Naval or Melville Hospital, is to be distinct froni that 'of Paymaster of Marines; and it is expected that Mr. Mark Marsden, Purser of the Ordinary, at Chatham, will succeed to the situation. Lieut. Bennett, of the Marines, is to be Paymaster, vice Mould, placed on half-pay.--:Dc vonport Telegraph. IMPOSITIONS in the COFFEE TRADE An investigation is now going forward relative to the adulteration of coffee by the preparation of a bitter root from Holland and Belgium, called chiccory, or by the Dutch, ziccroy. This root is of a very astringent and bitter quality, growing to the size of parsnips, and the substitute of it for coffee was first made to a very great extent under the immediate direction of Bonaparte, when he forbade the introduction of the genuine article into his dominions in order, to distress the English colonial trade. The process of preparing the root for the purpose of adulteration is this : When the chiccory roots are at maturity, in July or August, they are dug, and washed, and dried in the sun. They are then reduced to small pieces, as if cut up to go into soup, and again dried either in the sun or in a stove so as to dry up all the moisture, after which they are roasted after the man ner of coffee, and immediately afterwards, whilst warm, finely ground into powder, and closely packed in cases, and are then fit for use. A certain quantity of this powder, nearly two ounces to a pound of ground coffee, is an addition in givit , it a fine dark brown colour, as if it was prepared or double the quantity of real coffee ; and this has been used in small quantities, by importing the real packets of brown chiccory powder, both from France and Holland, on which a duty of sixpence per pound is charged, being the same duty as now paid by coffee; the value abroad being about threepence a pound. As the duty, however, is more than twice the value of the article, within the last thirteen months many tons have been imported here as unmanufactured, the roots being only sliced into small bits and kiln-dried, by which many heavy speculations have been entered into for buying up and importing all that can be . bought abroad of the growth of last season, having only a duty of five per cent. to pay thereon. Great quantities of the chiccory prepared in this way has recently been detained at the Custom-house, as being in a parched state, and, therefore, coming under the denomination of " roasted" corn, carrying the higher duty. It has been alleged by the speculators in this article from abroad, that it has improved the sale of coffee; and they go so far as to assert that within the last twelve months by this means the sale of British Plantation Coffee has increased considerab this having arisen from the more general use of coffee, par ticularly through the numerous divans and coffee-shops now opened to such an extent in every part of this great metropolis, as well as all ' o-reat.towns ; the admixture of th e greater part of chiccory for coffee in the majority of those establishments giving such immense profits as could not be realised on the genuine article. Owing to the great quan tity of this article imported into this country it must not only be detrimental to the coffee grower and consumer, but also a loss to the revenue. The best profits from the im portation of chiccory are in the hands of a few foreign spe culators, and no doubt will be carried on unless the Legis lature will protect the fair trader by imposing the highest duty upon all dried chiccory that is imported. The subject above referred to is, however, undergoing an investigation now, with a view to put a stop to a practice of adulte rating coffee that has been for some time carried on to a great extent. PHRENOLOGISTS OF GALLOWAY The following declaration or creed in favour of Phreno logy, with a correspondence, the object of which is to orga nize measures for the adhibition of signatures in favour of the science, is published in the last number of the Dum fries Courier : " After due study in investigation we believe—. " Ist. That mind can in a material world only be manifested by a material organ, and that that organ is the brain. " 2d. That the mind consists of many faculties, conse quently that the brain,' through which the mind acts, is not a single organ, but a congeries of organs, and that this is sup ported by the facts of anatomy and physiology. " 3d. That the three great divisions of the mind (viz., into Ist, the intellectual faculties; 2d, the moral sentiments; and, 3d, the animal propensities) are in accordance with the doc trines of mental philosophy. And that the portions of the brain by which these are manifested (viz., the anterior lobe; 2d, the upper portion of the middle lobe ; and, 3d, the lateral and basilar portions of the middle lobe, and the whole of the posterior lobe) are in accordance with long experience and observation. " 4th. That size manifests power, or that augmentation of size must augment the power : and that as this is never doubted in our investigations of Nature, we must from analogy concede the same to the brain, it being material, and Nature being ever uniform in her laws. " sth. That the tendency of Phrenology is to correct the moral and intellectual state of society—that it is a support (if such were required) to religion, natural and revealed —and that if supported and acted on by Governmeat, the public institu tions of our country would be benefited, and trust offices could bo filled by men who would amply repay the ridicule which some might feel inclined lavishly to bestow on their employers for the confidence thus placed in them." - . SEVERE WEATH ER . --Th e hard frost was pre ceded by great flights of wild fowl, all steering their course towards the south —an unfailing sign of severe weather. Vast flocks of wild geese passed over the moors and mosses of South Lancashire, on Thursday and Friday last, proba ' bly to the fens of Lincolnshire. Paine's " Rights of Man" is now said to turn out to have been a plagiarism from a pamphlet published in 1664, under the title of " The Rights of all Men ;" copy of which, which had belonged to Dr:Kippis, was lately purchased at the shop of Mr. Bruce, near Clare market. GAmE.--It may not be generally known to our readers that by law any person who kills, carries, buys, sells, ."or has in his possessions, or uses any grouse, black game, or ptarmigan, after the 10th of the present month, is liable to 'the penalty of 51. for each bird so killed, used, or carried.— 'Chconrcle. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COtiRT. The, Matters of the Petitions and Schedules of the Prisoner " hereinafter named (the same haring been filed in the Court) are appointed to be heard at the Court-house, in Portugal' street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, on Tuesday, January 5, 183 6 , at Nine o'clock in the Forenoon. Tonson, T., Nelson-street, City-road, rectifier of spirits. Medway, T., Weymouth-terrace, Hackney-road, stone-mason. Canham, J., Gloucester-street, Queen-square, book-binder. Berks, J., Camden-street, East-lan e , Walworth, green-grocer. Park, T., Old Chapel-row, Kentish -town, cowkeeper. Jones, H., Fort-street, Spitalfields, wool-carder. Haynes, J., Coln Saint Aldwin's, near Fairford, Gloucester , firmer. Genna, E., Coppice-row, Clerkenwell, linendraper. Cunningham, T. P., E as t c h eap , h at - manufacturer. Arkell, Bilbury, near Fai r f or d, Gloucester, draper. Owen, O.:Lower Thames -street, servant. AdjoUrned. - 11Itillis, J., Pleasant-row, Pentonville, stonemason. On Thursday, Jan. 7.—Same hour and place. Warwick; J., Bencroft-place, Mile -end-road, purser in his MP jesty's Navy. Sumner, ',V., Arlingto n - s t ree t , Cl erkenwell, tailor. Martin, J., York-row, Kennington' Surrey, coa l- merc h ant. Hill, R., Rahere-street, Clerkenwell, workingjevveller. Strudwick, J., Shepperton, Middlesex, baker. Fairchild, E., Mill-street, Pratt-street, Lambeth, dress-maker. Horne, T., Charles-street, City-road, out of business. Robinson, J. R., Crouch-end, Hornsey, butcher. Wallington, J., Palace-row, New-road, linen -draper. Tillett, G., llanway-street, toyman. Godfrey, R., Charles-street, Berkeley -square cabinet-maker. Irons, J., St. Albans, Hcrts, licensed victualler. THE MARKETS. iOUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING LAST WEEK Wheat. I Barley. Oats. Beans. Pease _ —,-- --- --_,-- ..._.----• Tor Quarter. S. to 11. S. to S. S. to S. a. 8. ato 5 . C itlisle 4O 26 20 36 ..... 2 i ~.. ll:mham----.... 38 40 25 2fl 16 22 _-; PMorpeth . — i. 2 16 21 26 14 16 32 34 32 ai enrith ... , 39 27 P 33 —, f., ST wilield —.....—_ 41 3 l 20 37 . Winchester SO 36 25 .31252642 44 --, Per Bushel. s.d. s.d. s. d. s.d. s. d. s. d. s.d. ti. d. sd. 8 ..,, Ca ,- marthen..—...... 4 9 5 3 2 6 3 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 v Cowbridge.- OO 00 39 0 0 2 9 30 56 0 0 00 01 Newcastle (Staff.) 6 0 69 3 6 4 0 3 0 3 4 5 0 5 3 0 0 01: Northallerton .. 60 73 36 4 6 33 40 56 60 00 0 : Slone 8 0 8 6 4 0 4 8 3 0 3 4 6 0 0 7 A 0 0: Swansea ---. 5 6 511 2 9 3 0 2 6 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0u„ Warwick 80 90 30 4 6 2 0 33 56 6 0 0 0 0 v Per 8011. i Barnardcastle 86 11 3 80 86 50 70 86 10 0 0 0 0 0 Durham ....----..i 9 0 10 a 6 9 .8 0 4 0 7 0 7 9 9 0 7 6 8 l Richmond iB6 11 0 7 0 7 6 4 6 8 0 8 6 100 40 0 0 Stockton ---. _.i 83 9 3 8 6 9 0 4 4 5 0 8 0 8C 00 0 0 WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET —Jan. 1. Wheat, Red, Norfolk and Suflidk —s. 31s. to —s. fine 345. Lin. and Cam. —s. :30s. to —s. fine 348. --- Yorkshire —s. 335. to —s. fine 345. -- White Foreign, Red —B. —B. to —B. fine —s. White Jan. 1. Ls. to —s. fine 345. ~ to —s. fine 345. to --S. fine 345. to —ll. fine 465. .. to —s. fine —s. . . Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk - —s . .. 11. to — s.. nne —s. 3ls. to 345. fine 375. - Lincolnshire Yorkshire Wold Foreign - —s. to —s. fine —s, Beans, Old New 393 to 495. fine —s. -- Oats, Potato 365. to 38s. fine —s - - -- P o l an d —s. to 245. fi ne 29 5. —s. —s. to 24 5. fi ne 295. - -- Frierland and Small —s. 16 s . to 18 s. f i ne 20s. Mcaling ........ 12.1. to 14d. per Stone. ' , he11in,g,........ 295. to 25s Od. per Load. Malt .:.—s. 375. fine 435. per Load. Rapeseed , 'Os 361. Os. 401. Os, per Last. 304 SCOTCH M RKETS, '',... Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Oatmeal. Aberdeen 2B to 32 21 t o 25 15 to 18 —to —..... 24 to 2 9 Berwick 22 9.7 15 19 13 15 19 20 28 32 Coldstream Cupar Wife' •lt3 56 126311822 22 26 .".• Dundee 4B 58 30 33 20 25 30 31 --• Elgin 4O 50 24 26 16 20 23 30 -'", Inverness 3O 40 28 :',O 21 24 32 33 —2; Kelso —..... Perth • 50 55 "23 26 20 22 22 ... p„g- The size of the measure varies throughout the country. VflirkinyTnnyr .......-.-.. - We had' mid 4 rather heavy. , INBURGI big supply. El CORN I of all kind: kIARKET. of Grain t( .Dec. M. lay, and tin Beans 345. 9d. 32 0 30 0 t e sales wee First Second._ bird ...... Avel Wheat. Barley. Oats. Pease, 40s. ed. nls fid. 21s 02. P4s. 62 39 0 28 0 20 0 3s 0 32 • 0 '23. th 18 6 30 0 rage price of Wheat ........... . ...... 1/ 16s. 4d. PRICES OF PROVISIONS, EC. fleet; per lb. —........ Os. 42. to Os.6d. I , resh Rutter, 1b.........05.8 I. to 3:10c1. VMutton ----- 0 4 0 6 Salt Ditto 0 8 o'lo eal ...........—........, 0 6 0 8 Ditto, per cu t....... 80 0 90 0 Pork--....--...., 0 3 0 5 Eggs, per doz.-- 0` 0 1 1 Lamb, per qr. ....... 0.0 0 0 OatStraw(kpl.),;— 8 6 10 0 fallow, evrt...........31 0 37 0 Wheat Ditto...—, 8 0 •10 0 Ouartern Loaf ..--., 0 5 051 Barley Ditto M....... 6 0 7 0 Potatoes, 111 b..,... OPi 0 0 Hay.per5t...,.....—.. 011 1 0 • EDINBURGH MEM .. 'There was a middling supply of O. sales were rather heavy. Per Sack of 2801 b. Imp. First Oatmeal Second ditto,,„ _ 1 3 0 Yeaseineal . 1 3 0 Pot Barley—N•. 1, per cwt. 1051.-2,i L MARKET.L-Dec. 29. ►atmeal at this day's market, and the Per Stone of 1411 i. Imp. First Oatmeal LU 1 8 Second ditto 8ar1eymea1......... • ,0 1 4 Peasemeal • "" 0 1 4 ;19.5.-3d. - 14s -.4th, 188. —. Pe ak I. 185. GLASGOW CORN M A medcrate business doing in Wheat, per 240tb. s. d. s. d British, old 2l 00220 new Canada, free Irish Barley, per 3201 b, English Scottish 140 190 23 0 25 0 16 0 21 0 213 '26 0 200 '2lO 170 200 Irish BEET.—Dee. 30. rain ; little alteration in prices. Oats, per 2641 b, s. d. s. Irish . . ..... ....... 15 CtolB 0 British ........... r .. . 17 6 19 0 Beans, pe 2601 b. English ........... —° Scottish ....... . " "••• 16 0 1 90 Pease, Scottish 15 0 Is 0 Oatmeal, per 1 401 b.... 14 0 17 0 Flour, per 2201 b ....... 29 0 vs 0 CORNWALL MARKETS. Calculated at 24 gallons to the bushel.) Truro. . ••0, J• Helstoue St. Austell... Bodmin Liskeard Launceston Camelford Penzance g. d. to s. d. 0 15 3 0 15 9 0 16 0 0 17 0 0 lo 6 I-5 0 1?; ( 0 3 15 0 16 6 Quantity of Copper Quantity of fine Co; Average Produce.. Amount of Sale, 21 FINING INTEL Ore 501 d.,......... ,pper .................. '' ' '' s. d. i t 77a77-11! - 0 9 0 0 8 0 0 9 0 0 (3 0 9 0 90 0 0 7 0 7 0 . g —063 0 9 0 - 0 9 0 0 0 0 8 6 9 0 6 0 6 6 8 0— 0 7 6 ,LIGENCE. Tons. Cwt. grs ........ ................3,333- 0 0 ............... . ......... 286 12 0 ......................... 8 verage Standard. 1141. 13s. M. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS TO-MORROW. la W. Gripper, innkeeper, Chipping Barnet, Hertfordshire tat . W List, coal-merchant, Munster-street, Regent's Park IL T. Hill, comm , ssion-agent, Bow Church-yard HW. Knight. victualler, Gravesend. ........................................ 1 • A Jones and Co., undertakers, Islington ................................. . ~ It appears by some letters from New York that a strenuous effort is intended to be made during this session of Congress to introduce a law authorizing the importation and transit, under proper regulations, of British goods from Great Britain, through the United States, to the British provinces in Canada, free of duty. The object is without doubt to benefit the carrying trade in American vessels, though it must also prove of great advantage to the Canada merchants, and enable them, unless their own communica tions undergo very great and extensive improvements, to receive their goods several weeks earlier than by the way Quebec. It is to be feared that, in point of enterprise in regard to such matters, our North American colonies will bear no sort of comparison with the people of the U n ited States, who receive, however, and this is a material feature in the question, much more efficient support from their own Government, in all that relates to the improvement of th© internal communications, - than can possibly be rendered to the Canadians by us. Still there is evidently much left undone, which might be done for this purpose. DUNDEE.—Business here is going on very briskly, with a very lively demand for all fabrics of our manufacto ries. Indeed the demand for most of our manufactures is so great, that the production is far from being adequate to to satisfy it. In all the neighbouring towns where our coarse linens are produced, the weavers are so much in re quest as to cause a considerable rise in wages, say of ls. 6d. to 2s. 6d. per web, and, looking at the state of things in all its bearings, our trade is at present ilia very flourishing state. The old Common Council, which consisted of forty one members, contained two Reformers, Mr. W. W. Currie and Mr. .W. Earle both of whom have been re-elected as members of the new one. Of their old colleagues, Mr. John ShaW.Leigh and Mr. Charles Horsfall, are the only geinlernen re-elected.--Liverpool Mercury. ) __._...,...... 1 .. MP (ADVERTISEMENI' . SILVER WATCHES EACH. TWO GUINEAS An Assortment o f Second-hand Watches, all of them 'c rarranted, and of various s i zes , may b e selected from, for the above price, at T. Cox SAvoar's, Working Silversmith, Goldsmith, and Watch maker, 47, Cornhill, London. PIN.B. A pamphlet, containing a detailed list of the prices of ate, Plated Goods, Watches, Clocks &c. may b e h ad gratis. ....--,............... .............,„,„.„.:......_ B IRTHS At Leek, Staffordshire, the lady of A. K. Lucas, Esq., of a son and heir. ofOn th Schrader, Esq., Ist inst., in Wig of sore-. treet, Cavendi s h -square, the lady C. P. On the al inst., in Guildford-street, Russell -square, the l a d y o f Robert W a lt er C ar d en , Esq., of a son. On the 31st. ult., at Binstead, Isle of Wight, the lady of the Rev. Philip Hewett, of a son. On the Ist inst., at Mrs. Gillint , s, Clapham Common, Mrs. John Jones, of a son. MARR On the 31st tdt., at St. James's Cle r k en7e ll , Mr. Mp. Mumford of Newcastle -street, Strand, to Diary Flem ing of George Selby, Esq., o f St. John -street-road, Youngest.daughter DIED. On the Ist. inst., at Escot-lodge, Devonshire, Sir John Kenn*. way, Bart., aged 78. On n the 2d inst., Lieutenant- Colon e l G u bb ins, C. 8., of Belmont, Hts. On the 22 of July, at sea, on board the Resolution, Mr. Vitro yius Lawos, attornoy-at-law, late of P enang, India, in the 45thyear of his age. On the 30th ult., at Exeter, Eliza Anne, youngest d aug h ter of , On the Ist inst., at Barnet, aged 20, Anna Maria, second daugh ter of the late William Lloyd, F. 54 , surgeon. On the 2d inst., at Lis house in New-street, London, Hugh Ley. tester, Esq., aged 87. . eldest child of the Rey. J. Cooper, of St. Paul's S c h ool. aged 70. Ist inst., J. Colman, the wife of Ge orge Colman% ..T:.sq., .....—.............., L 112 n: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG; of No. , trand, at Th e Suit Office, No, 112, Strand, the *may of Middlesex. ►~