The Sun. — London, England, 1832-12-01 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF TILE. PUBLIC JOURNALS. 11 • , A correspondent, signed " Silurian," appears to take for granted that we are lovers of the ballot for its own sake, as being, under all cir cumstances, preferable to open voting, even where such voting is exposed to no unnatural oppres sion, and where every elector can declare, with out fear of consequences, his free and unbiassed suffrage. This imputation is founded upon an entire forgetfulness of our repeated sentiments when alluding to the question of the ballot. We have never recommended or countenanced such a measure, save only as an evil comparatively less intolerable than the absolute dependence of a large portion of the constituency upon the will of others, under whose control they find them selves. Our correspondent will surely acknow ledge that a servile elector is worse than no elector at all, and that to derive any sensible ad vantage from a reform of the representative body, a free constituency is the very first and most necessary condition. As for the views which are taken by our correspondent of the pro bable operation of pride and honour upon the minds of electors, it is creditable, no doubt, to himself that he should entertain such benignant opinions of the ordinary race of men, but we fear that they will not hold in practice. If the laws and institutions of the country are so con trived as to give any class or classes of the King's subjects real power over the interests and for tunes of men less affluent than themselves, it is inconsistent with common sense to believe that the power will not be abused, and the dependent parties trampled on. That there might be dis covered methods of coercion, as well as of cor ruption, under the law of ballot, we by no means deny ; but they would not be so easy of execu tion, or so generally successful, as they now are. it has never been our wish to represent the ballot as free from the objections fairly due to those habits of disguise and insincerity which it would have a tendency to encourage, arid which the Conservative landlords, college Lords, and oli garchs of other descriptions, would do well to avert from the country, by eschewing all perver sion of that adventitious power which accident has vested in them over tenants, tradesmen, and ,dependents.—Times. The assessed taxes have seen the best o their days. We draw this inference not so much from the spirit exhibited as from the facts stated at the meeting yesterday, and from the impression which those facts are calculated to make upon any meeting. Whatever motive may have prompted the undertaking in the first in stance—and the Treasury Journals are not very charitable in those they suggest—it is evident that a case has been made out against the as sessed taxes, both in respect of principle and operation, which it is impossible they can long survive. We confess that we do not see the force of the objection taken by the Treasury Journals to the projectors of this meeting, the object of which they profess all the while to ap prove. We do not see the necessity—the ground—the pretext for supposing that this meeting was called, not to test the metro politan candidates—not to get rid of the metropolitan tax, as Colonel Evans significantly called it—but to embarrass the present Admi nistration. If the tax be bad—if it be unequal and oppres , ive—and, above all, if it be odious— are not these reasons, do they not supply m otives, sufficient to account for the calling of the meeting, without obliging us to hark in with the cry of those who denounce it as a political manoeuvre intended to disturb the meditations of Ministers, or the expectaions of those who are looking up to them for what they can get ? Really there is something quite ludicrous in this over sensitiveness of the Treasury Journals. But understrappers are always resentful. The inflammation of party, like that of the gout, is apt to settle in the lower extremities. Were we to speculate on the cause in which the meeting originated, we should be satisfied with the one that lies directly before us, and that is the strong feeling of indignation manifested upon all hands against tne gross and scan dalous partiality of the assessment—a partiality by which the poor man is sacrificed to the rich in a way and to an extent that would be incredi ble, if it was not capable of the most distinct proof. We perfectly agree with Mr. R. Taylor, that there are taxes which press more heavily on the working classes, and on productive industry, than those against which the efforts of the meet ing were directed ; but they have not received so strong an impulse from public indignation a , the assessed taxes have received ; and, therefore, they are less attended to at the present moment. There is something also, no doubt, in the dispo sition of the middle classes to throw the burden off their own shoulders, in the first instance, and to make the relief of the labouring classes subor dinate to that which they demand for themselves But still the great impulse is, as we stated before, the indignation with which the public regard the scandalous assessments that have been brought to light. These assessments have sealed the fate of the taxes ,t,o which they were appended—they have produced, not what Lord Castlereagh called "an ignorant ,impatience of taxation ;" but an impatience fouufied on the knowledge of its abuse, and the determination to correct that abuse by the comprehensive process which ex tinguishes the subject along with At, We have no doubt that the meeting will be followed by many others of the same kind, and that an im mediate abolition of the taxes alluded to will be the result. Whether the deficiency should be met by a reduction of expenditure, or the substi tution of an income tax, is a question of einne im portance; but that the Government will have such a deficiency to provide for, in some way or other, is a fact to which they cannot too speedily make up their minds. It is foolish to think of pre venting such meetings by the cry that they are intended to embarrass Ministers. Why should they embarrass Ministers ? Let Ministers re spect the opinion of the people expressed in such meetings, and they will acquire strength and per nanence, not weakness, from the appeal. — Morning Herald. The resignation of the Belgian Ministry, and the intention attributed to King Leopold of dis solving the Chambers, with a view to be relieved from the eternal prating and senseless interroga tories of the Republican and Catholic Orators during the important operations of the siege of Antwerp, would place the French and English under peculiar difficulties, if the operations should not be brought to a speedy termination. But it is, it seems, by no means certain that the King will dissolve the Chambers, or that, without dis solving the Chambers, he will be obliged to part with his Ministry. If the operations at Ant werp be concluded within the period which has been assigned ? and the citadel delivered up to the Belgians, we trust the two belligerents will then be allowed to waste their energies on each other, if they cannot come to an agreement ; and that, having done what we could to put Air) end to hostilities - , we will withdraw from the scene. The Government of Louis Philip has no desire of extension of the territory, and we suppose this is the belief of all other Go vernments. The majority which it has obtained will quiet the apprehensions entertained with re gard to the permanence of the Ministry. Under these circumstances, it is to be hoped that the Powers will cease to attach the importance which they once did to ',quarrels between Belgium and Holland ; and that, at all events,we may be ena bled to withdraw from the business. From the spirit displayed by the King of Holland, we think it probable that the taking of Antwerp will not put an end to hostilities between him and Leopold ; but France, we presume, does not conceive herself bound to guarantee the posses. sion of Belgium to Leopold. It can only be by the assistance of the Belgians themselves that William can regain Belgium ; and we should suppose that, after what has passed, the Belgians will hardly wish to aid William in expelling Leopold. But, be this as it may, the fear of Belgium involving Europe in a general war being now at an end, the sooner the parties are left to themselves the better.—Morning Chronicle. The solicitations of Count Funchal, aided by the good offices of Prince Talleyrand, have not succeeded in inducing Lord Palmerston to in terfere to put an end to the anarchy in Portugal. The presence of the Marquis Palmella has no doubt for object to press upon his Lordship the importance of the success of Don Pedro to British interests, as well as the interests of Portugal. How far the firing upon the Raven can be considered such an insult as would justify extreme measures may be doubtful. It may be - true that the firing did not cease at the proper . time, but this is rather to be placed to account t of the ignorance of the officers than to a delibe rate intention to insult the British flag ; the affair is mixed up, too, with the misconduct of Don Pedro's vessels. Of course it is one of those affairs that cannot be altogether overlooked, espe cially as it is not a solitary instance ; but we ques tion whether alone it would be generally deemed a sufficient justification of any measure of particular severity against Miguel. In the meantime the British merchants are great sufferers from the occupation of Villa Nova and the blockade of the Douro. - The number of vessels which have been forced to return without discharging their cargoes is very great, and the consequent loss to our traders enormous, We cannot persuade ourselves but that the Ministers might, if they pleased, have either prevented matters from pro- ceeding so far, or might have used their interest more efficaciously on behalf of the claimants, with whose interests our own are so much bound up. Portugal can hardly be deemed a neutral country in our case, on account of the treaties which bind the two nations together, on the faith of which so many establishments have been formed. The sufferers will be exceedingly clamorous, and we are not sure that they may not have reason for complaining of the conduct of the Government. From one extreme we have passed to another. There was a time when Portugal was almost governed by England, and when we had more influence in it than in one of our own colonies. We now, perhaps, look on with too much unconcern.—MorningChronicle. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 30. DOE, PEW. SMITH, V. EGERTON. This was an action of ejectment, brought by the lessor of the plaintiff, as heir at law of the late Mr. Richard Smith, of Guildford -street, against the de fendant, as tenant of certain premises, to which Mr. Cally claimed under Mr. Smith's will, but which viii, it was contended on the part of the lessor of -he plaintiff, had been executed by the testator when he was of unsound mind. Mr. Smith, the testator, was formerly clerk to the late Lord Ellenborough, and also held the dif 'erent offices of clerk of the bail, clerk of the errors, wid comptroller, or receiver of the judges' fees. In hese different situations he realized considerable property, part of which he invested in landed estate, part in the funds, and part be lent on private securi ries. About 2J years ago, he took Mr. Cally, who was second cousin to his wife, into his employment is clerk, and subsequently contracted a great friend ship for him. In 1829, Mrs. Smith, the testator's wife, died; leaving no children ; and her death was a source of great affliction to her husband. Mrs. Deal, aunt to Mr. Cally, attended her in her last illness, and afterwards remained at Mr. Smith's house to superintend his domestic affairs. From that time forwards Mr. Smith appeared to be in a very low, dejected state of mind, and saw very few friends at his house, except Mr. and Mrs. Lally. Not long afterwards hp applied to the present Lord Ellenborough, in whose gift, as chief clerk of the Court of King's Bench, is the ap pointment of clerk of the bail, to accept his resig nation of that office in favour of Mr. Cally ; to which application his Lordship acceded, and accordingly Cally was appointed to his office. In Match, 1831, Mr. Smith executed his last will and testament, by which, after bequeathing various small annuities, charged on 1701. Long Annuities, to different mem bers of his family, and making some other be quests, be devised the bulk of his property to Mr. Cally. In about a fortnight or three weeks after wards he transferred the 1701. Long Annuities out of his own name into the joint names of himself and Mr. Cally, and in a short time subsequently, he had them again transferred into the sole name of Mr. Cally. He afterwards made a codicil to his will, whereby he removed one of the executors, on account of the dissatisfaction he felt, or imagined he I felt , with that gentleman's conduct, in respect of certain money transactions between them. Mr. Smith continued to attend to his business for a few months longer, when his depression of spirits con- tinning, and he thinking he had reason to complain of pecuniary losses, and also of harsh treatment in a report made concerning the offices he held in the Court of King's Bench, to the common-law com missioners, he put a period to his existence by blow ing out his brains with a horse-pistol, which he brought horne and secreted for that purpose. A Coroner's Inquest, having sat on the body, returned a verdict of temporary insanity. His relations, of whom he had many in an humble walk of life in the country, objected to Mr. Cally's taking possession of the property under the will, which they contended was voitl, on the ground that the testator was in sane when hp executed it; and to try that question the present action v./ea brought by the lessor of the plaintiff, Sophia Smith, niece and heir-at-law of the testator. The evidence on both sides having been laid be fore the Jury, and powerful speeches addressed to them by Mr. Sergeant WILDE and Mr. Sergeant SPANKIE, '1 he LORD CHIEF JUSTICE summed up, and in formed the Jury that they were to look at the testator's general conduct at the period in question, and draw their conclusion, as to his sanity or otherwise, from that. The Jury returned a verdict for the defendant, thereby upholding the testator's sanity of mind at the period when he executed the will. The motto to the Duke of YonK's bronze statue is neat and Attic, " fEs Alienum." Sir T. B. LETHBRIDGE, Bart., in a letter to the nobility, gentry, clergy, and other inhabitants of our county, expresses his opinion of the xr!cestity oF an " ex tensive and deep-searching corrective of Me a'neses in the Chotcb,-...Taunton Courier. PREROGATIVE COURT, Nov. 30. IN THE GOODS OF JAMES MOLLOY. This was a singular case. James Molloy and David Tumen, two itinerant hucksters from the sister island, who carried on their concerns jointly, though not partners, signed a written engagement that the survivor should have the other's property. In August, 1831, Molloy set out from the vicinity of Hertford, with a letter from Tumen, to London. The letter was not delivered, and nothing was heard of the bearer till his body was discovered in a state of putresence in a wood, and could only be identi fied by means of his clothes. The engagement was now propounded as a mutual will. Sir JOHN NrcitoLL considered it not to be the duty of the Court to delay any longer granting pro bate of the paper as a mutual will. TIIEAKSTON AGAINST MARSON Sir JOIIN NICHOL!, gave sentence in this case, which had been argued on the two last court-days. It was a suit respecting an alleged will of Mr. Ed ward Theakston, wo kept training stables at New market, and who died the 7th of November, 1831, aged 58, leaving a widow, but no child or known relative, and was supposed to have been illegitimate. The personal property was alleged on one side to be 5,0004, on the other 8,000/. There was a real estate worth from 400/. to 6001. The will pro pounded bore date 4th of November. It gave an annuity of 100 per annum to the widow, and the residue to Charles Marson, his wife's sister's hus band, who was appointed executor; and the maker of the will, the Rev. W. Pochin, of Great Cornard, near Sudbury, was named trustee. The will was a memorandum taken by Mr. Pochin, in his own pocket-book, to the following effect :—" Theaks ton's will, November 1. Theakston wished me to make his will, and to bring it for execution on Tues day next. The widow 100/. per annum. Marson executor and residuary legatee. Myself to be trustee to secure the annuity. Read it over to him, when I took it down and approved." After de tailing the substance of the pleas and allegations, the Learned Judge said that it was his duty to pro nounce against the will; and considering the trouble and expense to which the widow had been exposed, unless the Crown defrayed the expense, he should condemn Mr. Marson in the costs, INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Nov. 30. Robert Young, who made his first appearance be fore the Court last week, and whose case was ad journed until this day, that he might make some ar rangement for the payment of his creditors in the mean time, was now brought up. The insolvent had been valet to the late Lord Ailesbury, and, in consideration of his former ser vices, received an annuity of 301. from his present Lordship. His debts were about 301., of which sum 221. was due to Mr. Machie, his opposing creditor, who had furnished the funeral of his wife six years ago, and had brought an action against him for the expenses of it, but had received nothing, and been put to considerable law expenses. The insolvent now entered into a rule of Court to pay 41. a year, out of his annuity to his creditors, and, after being congratulated by the Court on having, within the week, recovered 11;s senses, and seen the propriety of acting as an honest man, was ordered to be dis charged. OLD BAILEY, Nov. 30. OLD COURT. Henry Bartholomew, aged 15, a cab-driver, was indicted for manslaughter, This is the boy who caused the death of Lady Caroline Barham on the 31st of October. Mr. Apoplius in stating the case would not impute malice prepense to the prisoner, but should be able to show that he had caused the death of Lady Barham by careless driving. Mr. Lucas, a solicitor, residing in Allsop-terrace, was in Margaret-street, Cavendish-square, on the day of the accident. The cabriolet turned round the corner of the square, the horse at a gallop, and the boy whipping him. Opposite the house of Sir Claude Scott the cab came in contact with a lady and knocked her down ; one of the wheels passed over her, and she became insensible immediately. Witness sent for a medical gentleman, and finding the lady's address in her reticule he had her con veyed home. Had the boy been driving properly the accident would not have occurred. Cross-examined by Mr. BARRY-It was twilight; the horse was certainly galloping. The boy was driving most furiously, and the off shaft struck the deceased. William Hoskins confirmed the evidence of the last witness. The prisoner, when called on for his defence, cried bitterly, and intimated to the gaoler that he could not say any thing. Several witnesses gave tie boy a good character for carefulness, and a farrier named Roxburgh de clared that the horse was unable to gallop at the time of the accident. The Jury, after a short deliberation, acquitted the prisoner, but expressed a hope that the proprietor of the cabriolet would be deprived of his license. Joseph Smith, aged 44, was indicted for receiv ing, and William Pedley, aged 23, for stealing, an immense quantity of property, comprising 2,712 pairs of gloves, several packages, &c., value 2121. and upwards, the property of Messrs. Dent, whole sale dealers, of Friday-street, city, and of Worcester. Mr. BODKIN called a number of witnesses, from whose evidence it appeared that in June last the prosecutors sent various packages in one of the usual town carts to be taken to the Rose Inn, in Farringdon-street, to be forwarded to their ware houses at Worcester; the goods, however, never reached their intended destination. The cart had been hired by a man named Ellis, not in custody, and he directed the cart to Castle-alley, where the various packages were conveyed and taken to the premises of the prisoner Smith, The principal witness was a woman named Sarah Groves, who had lived in the service of the prisoner Smith, and she deposed to the cart in question, and the unloading of the goods therefrom, and that she left his employ on discovering he was a receiver of stolen goods. The prisoner Smith, in defence, declared his in nocence, and said that the woman, Groves, was in itigated by malicious motives. The Jury, after retiring about 40 minutes, pro nounced the prisoners Guilty. Smith was sentenced to 14 years' transportation, and Pedley for seven years. The Court broke up at eleven o'clock. NEW COURT. Sigisnzund Knlizzsk.i, a Pole, was indicted for stealing a silk gown and other articles of wearing apparel, the property of Jane Smith. The prisoner, who bore a most respectable ap pearance, had the evidence explained to him by an interpreter. The prosecutrix resided in Regent-street, and on the 13th October the prisoner came to her house and solicited charity, but nothing was given to him. On the 16th October the prosecutrix heard a double knock at the door, and went down stairs and found the prisoner in the parlour. He went away, arid immediately afterwards the gown and the other property was missed. The prisoner was ta k en i nto custody as he was passing by the pcosecuirix's house a few days after the robbery; and a pawn broker proved that the prisoner pledged the gown at his shop for 16s. The prisoner, on being asked whether he wished to ask the prosecutrix any questions, said he did not understand the law of this country. " Oh," said Mr. Sergeant ARABIN, " we will teach him the law." The prisoner put in a written defence, in which he conjured the Court to deal leni ent l y w i t h hi m . The Jury found the prisoner G u il ty. Mr. Wontner informed the Court t h at t h e pri soner had held a commission it met army, and that arrangements bad been made, if met wi:h the 4. proval of the Court, to send him to the asylum formed for his unfortunate countrymen in France. With this understanding the judgment of the Court was postponed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION•HO USE. Yesterday several men were brought before the LORD MAYOR, charged with having passed counter feit shillings and half-crowns. One young fellow threw down a shilling, over which he had rubbed a little brown sugar, to take away the greasiness of the pewter of which it was made. The shopman, how ever, to whom it was paid, had been " done with a sweet half-crown" but a short time before, and he detected the bad shilling by a closer exami nation. The moment the prisoner saw that his money was suspected he snatched it up and swal lowed it, although seized at once by the throat. He then put his hand in his pocket and produced a good and sixpence. The LORD MAYOR—We'I, prisoner, if the shilling was good, why did you swallow it ? Prisoner—l did'nt swallow no shilling. I had'nt no bad un, and if I had I could'nt let it down, my pipe's too tight. '1 he prosecutor threatened the prisoner with a strong dose of physic, to which the other replied, " Let the man as gives it me take care of his hands." The prisoner—Why, the shilling the gentleman seed was the shilling I had in my hand, and you have it there among you. I'll be blest if it 'ant a good un. The LORD MAYOR—Why did you threaten to bite the person who should give you physic, if your money was good? The prisoner—Why, because, please you, my Lord, it was gin I asked for, and not physic. The prisoners were remanded, in order that Mr. Powell may see and prosecute such of them as may be old practitioners. BOW-STBEET. Yesterday an old man, named John Guest, who for many years has been known to the police as a receiver of stolen property, was brought before Sir F. ROE for a final examination, charged with having in his possession a great variety of goods supposed to have been stolen. Mrs. Eames, wife of Mr. Eames, an upholsterer, proved that an oil painting produced (found at the house of the prisoner) was her husband's property, and that in the early part of July last it was stolen from their shop-door, where it had been hung for sale. The value of the painting was four guineas. The name of the artist who painted the picture had since been obliterated. The prisoner, in his defence, obtained the painting with other effects belonging to an old woman who died some months ago in Cock•lane, West-Smith field. He was committed for trial on this charge. Mr. James Younger, a jeweller, residing in Jane street, Blackfriars-road, identified four cut pebbles from amongst a great variety of cornelians and other stones, which were found in a box in the prisoner's bed-room. On the 25th of December last, his house was broken open, and these articles, with other property, stolen. He also lost between 6s. and 7s. in farthings. (A great number of farthings were found at the prisoner's house.) The prisoner, in answer to this charge, said that the stones had been in his possession for twenty years, he having followed the business of a jeweller. With respect to the farthings, he said lie had had a wager with a friend as to which of them should col lect the greater number within a given time. The Person with whom he laid the wager died, and he (prisoner) had kept the farthings ever since. He was committed for trial on this charge also. A gentleman named Carvick identified the lid of a snuff-box, but he was unable to prove when or how he lost it. Mr. Thomas Lawrence, of Hercules-hall, Her cules-buildings, Lambeth, proved that his house was broken open on the Ist of March, 1831. Amongst the articles carried off by the thieves were two small pistols, one of which (found at the house of the prisoner) he positively identified as his, and his evi dence was corroborated by the gun-smith, who had repaired both pistols a short time prior to the robbery. The prisoner on this charge was sent for trial. Mr. Philip Wilmott, of Church-passage, High street, Whitechapel, proved, that about a year ago he was passing over old London-bridge, when his watch-ribbon, to which were appended a gold seal, and a key set with stones, was cut, and the property stolen. The witness positively swore, that a blood stone, found in the box containing the cornelians, was one of those of which he had been so robbed. The prisoner was also committed for trial on this charge. A boy, named Spti/4, about 14 years of age, was then placed at the bar, charged with having stolen from the person of William Holmes, jun. son of William Holmes, Esq., the Member for Queenbo rough, a pocket-book, containing bank-notes to the amount of 16W., a promissory note for 1001., and a patent silver perch-case, having a stone at the end, on which his crest was engraven. The prisoner Guest was charged with having received this property, knowing it to have been stolen. Mr. Holmes, on the morning of the sth of July last, placed his pocket-book, containing the pro• perty mentioned, in his pocket, and proceeded from the city as far as Albemarle -street, Piccadilly. Here he found that his pocket had been picked of the pocket-book in question. The silver pencil-case now produced was in the pocket-book at the time he so lost it. The stone at the end had been removed. Mr. Lloyd, a silversmith, in the Strand, sold to Mr. Holmes the pencil-case produced. The stone at the end having come out, Mr. Holmes sent him the pencil-case, in order to have it refixed. He po sitively swore to the pencil-case, from certain marks which were left in fastening the stone a second time. Inspector Adamson, when he went to search the prisoner's house, he (Guest) said, " Oh, dear, I am taken very bad with a pain in my bowels; pr a y l e t ep o(wascwk (witness ) e s accordinglysjr)ieo bsimmediatelye ry edh making im ba g rl o idnsg b taahctek door‘hvias rd r. m f to u e m w svv:'henll waistcoat he seized his hand, and found in it the pencil-case in question, and also the keys of his boxes and drawers. A young man named Frederick Watts was then sworn, and stated that one day, early in June last, between 12 and 1 o'clock he was standing at the bar of a public-house kept by his sister, when the prisoner Smith and two other, lath entered in a great bustle and went into the back parlour. They remained but a few minutes and then went out again. Witness, knowing that they were bad cha racters, had:the curiosity to follow them, and traced them to a house in Eagle-street, kept by a son of the prisoner Guest. The door stood ajar after they had entered, and witness saw one of the lads, named Kennedy, with a bank-note in his hand, while Guest was examining two or three notes. Kennedy had a pencil-case in his hand exactly like the one now produced. The prisoner Smith ob served him looking in, and asked him wh at business he had there. He then went away. The witness in answer to questions by the Magistrates said he had frequently heard the prisoner Smith boast that he had robbed Mr. Holmes of his pocket-book in May-fair, and that Guest had given him 901. for the bank-notes it contained. The witness was cross-examined at some length by Mr. Clarkson, but although the account which he gave of himself was not satisfactory, nothing was elicited to shake his direct evidence. Mr. Holmes had succeeded in tracing the notes lie had lost up to a certain point, but could not get beyond it. The boy Smith was fully committed for trial for the robbery, and the prisoner Guest was also com mitted for receiving the property with a guilty knowledge, IVIARL.B OR 0 U STREET. John Perry, a boy between 11 and 12 years of age, and of very diminutive stature, WE S yesterday charged antiptlng in some vaults severalha‘•ing,for in a persisted pom in sleve Ipoliceman nigh ts Grou past, nd-street, Grosvenor-squar e . The mother of the boy and hi s f a th er -i n -l ax , ai.- by patently a hard-wo►kiug couple, came forward and related several extraordinary instances of the incor rigible depravity of the boy, and begged most ear nestly that the Magistrate would recommend some institution to which he might be admitted, in or der, if possible, to correct his evil propensities. The mother stated that the boy possessed a dis position of singular artfulness, and such was his propensity to theft, that if he was sent out upon an errand, he was sure to abscond with the money. She had got him admitted into the national school, and for three months he came home regularly to his meals after the usual school hours, but upon inquiry she found that he had not been near the school for that period. Among other thefts he stole a sovereign from her landlord, and absconded with it. The Magistrate before whom he was taken sentenced him to two months' imprisonment; hut this punishment ap peared to have had no effect, for the morning after his release he contrived to steal first half-a-crown and then ss. from the landlord. He then again ab sconded and went to his aunt, who lived a little distance from town, telling her his parents had sent him to live there, and they were to pay her a certain sum for his board and lodging. He stopped a fort night without the falsehood being detected, and he then absconded, after pilfering everything he could lay hands on. The father-in-law declared that the repeated robberies committed by the boy had nearly beggared him, as he had, in most instances, paid the money to screen him from punishment. Mr. CONANT regretted he could not suggest any thing by which the boy would be reclaimed, and, as he had at present committed no offence, he was compelled to discharge him. MAR YLEB ONE. Mr. John Rutland, inspector of the Marylebone workhouse, and John Wherry, were brought before Mr. RAVLINSON, charged with creating a disturb ance in Devonshire-street, Lisson-grove, and the former prisoner with being intoxicated. Police-constable Charles Clarke, D, 117, saw the prisoners between twelve and one o'clock on the previous night, surrounded by an immense as semblage of low characters, in Lisson-grove, abusing each other. Mr. Rutland was accompanied by a common prostitute, and became so clamorous that witness was obliged to interfere and desire him to move on, when he immediately turned round and struck Wherry a blow in the face. The latter pri soner then gave him in charge, and Rutland, in return, insisted that Wherry should be taken into custody also. Witness conveyed them both to the station-house, where they conducted themselves in a very turbulent manner, giving charge for charge. Mr. Rutland, in his defence, had been supping with a friend in the Edgeware-road, and Wherry said that Rutland called him a - pauper, and a dirty fellow, which gave rise to high words, when Rutland struck him. A person here stepped forward and said that Read, the messenger to the workhouse, had two girls of the town living in his house, and the pri soner Rutland was in the habit of visiting them, and frequently got drunk there, when the scenes that ensued were unbearable. Mr. RAWLINSON—What are you Witness—l am a salesman, and live opposite (here he handed to the Magistrate one of his card,). I understand from my wife that Rutland was ex posing his person opposite my window two hours before he was apprehended. Mr. RAWLINSON—WeII, upon my word, the se crets of the parish are coming out with a vengeance. He then told Rutland that he should forward a copy of the depositions to the directors and guardians of the workhouse, in order that the matter might be properly inqured into. He should pass no opinion at - present, but hold him to bail. 'Wherry was dis charged. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. LONDON MARKETS. (From the London New Price Current of yesterday.) SUGAR.—The demand for Muscovades has been steady and extensive, and as the holders are very firm in demanding advanced prices, on account of the extensive home consumption and the favourable reports of the Foreign Markets, a further rise of Is. per cwt. has been obtained this week ; no brown Jamaicas under 525., and very few parcels from any other colony under that price, and 60s. have been paid for the fine; the chief purchases are 535. a 555. The estimated sales this week are 3,500 hhds. and trs. In the Refined market there has been much firmness at a further advance of Is. per cwt., on ac count of the advance of raw Sugars, and more favourable accounts from the Continent; fair Lumps 645., fine crushed als. a 31s. 6d. ; the Grocers are also doing more business in fine goods for the home consumption of the country. This afternoon the demand for Lumps having continued, and the quantity on band being only small, a further advance in price has been given, and it would be difficult now to make purchases of the ordinary descrip tions at the lowest quotation: for other qualities also there has been an improved demand, and prices generally must be stated to be about Is. per cwt. higher. EAST INDIA SUGARS.—By private contract there con tinues to be but a limited demand, but at the public sales rather more animation was evinced, and 1,157 bags Siam and 200 bags Manilla found buyers at steady prices, the form -r from 21s. a 21s. 6d. for good yellow to fine white: the Manilla, fair yellow, sold at 225. 6d. MAURITIUS Suomt,..—The public sales this week have again been numerous, offering about 6,000 bags, by which means nearly the whole of the quantity remaining in the hands of the Importers has been disposed of. We have to notice a further improvement of ls. 6d. ; the following were the prices paid yesterday morning ;—Fine brown, 51s. 6d. a 525. ; tine fine brown, extra strong, large grain, 525. 6d. a 53a. 6d. ; low soft yellow, 525. a 525. 6d. ; low middling yellow, 539. ; good yellow, 51.. 6d. a 555. 6d. ; fine yellow, 565. ; and one lot fine fine yellow, 589. The only parcel newly landed consists of 1,178 bags (returned from Bremen), which of course can only be sold for exportation. The delivery last week for home consumption was 4,787 bags. The stock in the Docks up to the 24th November consisted of 68,657 bags, making a deficiency of 13,725 bags compared with that of November, 1831. FOREIGN SUGARS.-The only sales of Foreign Sugar are 300 casks brown Bahia at 20s. a 235., averaging 215., and a small parcel yellow Havannah at 255. This day's public sale 146 chests Rio sold Is. lower, 19s 61. a 235. COFFEE.-The demand for Foreign and East India Coffee continues general and extensive, and the prices this week are again Is. a Is. 6d. higher. British Plantation Coffee has fallen Is. a 2s. per cwt. ; ord. brown Havan nah 50s. and 50s. 6d., pale good ord. to fine ord. 535. 6d. a 563., fine fine ord. 60s. a 60s. 6d. ; Sumatra, ord. to good ord, 50s. 6d. a 535. ; pale St. Domingo 565.; ord. Jamaica 675. a 685., good ord. clean 73e. a 735. 6d. This day's public sales, 1,249 bags La Guyra, sold rather lower, good to fine ord. 555. 6d. a 575. ; 4,812 bags 167 hales Sumatra and Batavia sold ls. higher, ord. to good ord. 51s. 6d. a 575. ; the Sumatra 525. a 555., Batavia 545. a 60s. ; the British Plantation, 181 bags 45 casks, went off heavily at the reduction we have stated. BUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS,...The Rum Market has remained very quiet all the week, but the late prices are supported. Proof Leewards is Is. 10d., and 5 over is 101 d. In Jamaica no sales to any extent are reported. In Brandy or Geneva there is little alteration. TALLOW.-Tne Tallow Market is rather higher, and firm at the improvement. INDIGO.—There is no alteration in Indigo. The Market remains very dull. . . SALTPETRE.—There is little alteration in Saltpetre. At public sale 608 bags offered, 3 per cent. refraction, 375. offered and refused; 281 per cent. refraction taken in at 345. 6d., for which 345. was refused. This day's sales 2,070 bigs went off heavily, the best 365. 6d. a 375.; Madras, high refraction, 365. 6d. a 31s. 6d. Cocoa.—The sales are, Greneda 61s. 6d. to 715., being a further advance of 29.; Brazil taken in at 345. CASSIA LIGNEA has advanced Is. a 2s. ; 403 chests good quality sold 78s. a 81s. RICE.—The late prices are maintained ; bold good white Bengal, Patna kind, 16s. 6d. COCHINEAL —On Thursday a public sale of 150 bags Mexican and Vera Cruz Cochineal, 46 bags withdrawn, the remainder sold with more spirit than was anticipated, at 2d. a 3d, per lb. above the last public sale; they were a mixed parcel, and went, according to quality, from 6s. to Bs. Bd. per lb., mostly taken for home consump tion ; about 50 bags have also been taken th wok by private contract, for immediate use. SPlCES.—Pimento has advanced id. to id. per lb. ; good quality sold bid. a 51d. aaid. 4id. and hd. There has also been an improved demand for Pepper, chiefly on speculation ; black light ord, 31d. a 3id., mid, heavy, 3g , 1. a 311, white old. to g 0... 108 d. a 111,1., being an advance 0. latter. This day's public sale 2,607 bags the good sold higher, a 4id. ; the ord. at t 0... prices, 31d. and 3id. COTTON.. -The Market is heavy, but there are no IN eels pressing upon the Market at reduced prices. purchases this week are-300 Surat, 4,1 d. a 51d. ; 1,2 Madras public sale, 54d. a sad.; 20 Bowed., 61d. FR UIT. -There is very little alteration to notice t week; new Patras Currants have been sold Is. cheap viz., butts 68s. and caroteels 695. ; yesterday 341 bi new Red Smyrna Raisins, part damaged, were offered public sale, neatly all of very inferior quality, the sou bought in 39.. a 405., damaged sold 375. a 38a., small parcel sound of good quality sold at 425. ; anotl cargo of new Valentia Rai s i ns j us t l an d e d h as b een nes all disposed of at 445. ; of old Valentia Raisins, also, ss continue to be made at 335. a 355. ; new Turkey pill Figs, of inferior quality, have been sold rather lower t week, but the good and fine qualities maintain their pries another small parcel has been sold at 655. TEA. -The Prompt to-day at the India House does appear to be very heavy. Baheas are rather cheape large chests are now at 3s. I Id., duty paid. Congous 1.11 been sold at sale's prices. INDIGO, SAFFLOWER, &C.-Twenty-eight serons Qua mala Indigo, 12 serons sold from 2s. 7d. a 3s. 9d., bei rather lower than previous rates ; 16 serons sold fr 2s. 6d. a 3s. 81. Nineteen bales good Bengal Safflol sold from 71. 10s. a 11/. 2s. 6d.; 22 bales good Boob Safflower, 61. a 6/. ss. ; 22 bales inferior, 90s. a 92..; chests Shallack sold, according to quality, at 83s. A 15s. ; 13 casks Madders, mostly bought in from 653. 689. 6d. PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, comp' from the Returns made in the week ending the 27th dap Nov., 1832, is 2Ss. 7d. per Hundred Weight, exclusive of Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the Importat thereof into Great Britain. PRICES OF HOPS.—Nov Kent Pockets 7l Os. Sussex Ditto 'sselL Ditto 01. Os. 30. 91. 04. to 1 l 71. Os. to 71. lc. 01. oi, to 01: Farnham Ditto. Fine. O/. Os. 127. Os. to ------ Seconds 01. Os. 101. 10$ to 111 1).! 71. es. 01. Os to 91. r 0/. Os, 0/. Os. to 01. " nl.Os 01. Os. to 01. „. Kent Bag Sussex Di PRICE OF OIL. Rape Oil, brown O. Refined Linseed Oil •••••WW,••••• W.1.0,0 11 .W.WP1111 Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill, per thousand Rape Cake, per ton WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET.—Nov. 29 Hay 453.0 d. to 755. Od. I Clover 50s Od. to 100 s. v 21s Od. to 28:. Od. PRICE OF POTATOES.—Nov. 30, Kidneys (York) Scotch Reds Marsh Champions w Oxnobles and Shaws ...—....... 01. Os. to 31. 101. per ton. 0/. Os. to 3/. ss. ditto. 3/. 10s. to 41. Os. ditto,. 2/. 104. to 31. Os. ditto. _ PRICES OF LEATHER. Per lb. d. to d. Per lb. d.tol Hotta, Eng1i5h..,,...,... 15 23 English Horse Hides«, 12 Ditto, Foreign ................. 14 20 Spanish Ditto ~. 16 Dressing Hide 5.............,, 12 15 Per dozen. I Ditto ...... 14 Isi Calf Skins.. SO to 4(lb. 14 i Ditto, light .. Ditto w ..,.,., 50 to 701 b. 16 Crop Hides, 1ight..,.,,. 12 In Ditto 70 to 801 b. 19 1 Ditt0—.......—...40 to 451 b. 121 15i Small Seals. Greenland 16 Ditto— 14 17 Large ditto l' -_...., SHEEP SKINS. . Best Polled 4s. 6d. to ss. 6d. I Half-bred 5....... 3s. 9d. to 4 , ", Middling Polled 3 6 4 0 Downs-- 2 9 3_, RAW HIDES. Per Stone. a. d. to s. d. Per Stone. sd. to ° 3est Heifers & Steers 2 4 2 8 Ordinary Middlings 10 2 0 Market 7 0 e PRICE OF TALLOV Pown Tallow 465. 6d. Yellow Russia 4ss. Od. White 455. 6d. Soap Ditto .445. Od. Melted 365. 03. Ditto Rough 213. (kJ. SOAP, &c. per 1121 b. acm. Yellow Mottled 70 ' 4 1 White _ 72e. Graves on"new• 65. " Good Dregs ---- PRICE OF RAW FAT, per stone of 81b. Price of Tallow (as stated by the '!'allow Illelters)--.....!;;; PRICE OF CANDLES. The price of Store Candles, in the retail shops, is as folios./ Candles, per doz. is. Od. to Bs. Od. j Moulds, per d0zen.......9i• COAL MA Per TonZ Rolywell Ord's Redhugh 17 0 . - 20 3 Walls End 20 9 Ditto Killingworth 21 0 Ditto Perkins and ('o 20 9 Walls End Riddell's 22 0 Walls End 21 6 Ships arrived situ .KET.—Nov. 30. 6 1 Per Ton. Walls End Lyons Walls End Adelaide Cannel (per Walls End Elgin , 19 Hartley Llangennech W. E. Preston Grange... 6 Scremerstone e last market-day. 3. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WE' Wheat. Barley. I Oats. 8 1 e n' ; Per Quarter. Ashburn 56 62 40 44 j 22 26 4 0 £ Basingstoke 47 60 25 36 20 28 3 7 4 Rath 42 65 28 38 22 28 38 ol Bridgewater 52 68 25 28 19 24 41 0 Bristol 5O 56 30 34 16 20 34 11 Chesterfield 48 62 32 40 18 26 38 5 Derby 56 63 28 42 18 24 40 o Doncaster 48 60 28 44 15 24 40 Dorchester---..... 40 54 28 33 i 22 22 40 52 -- 29 34 I 8 20 • Gloucester--........ 46 60 26 40 16 22 32 • Hungerford 46 61 24 34 18 26 34 61 38 26 S r ewbury—.......-.. 40 64 24 35 17 32 3 3 5 Romsey 56 62 30 38 23 27 Shaftesbury 52 33 27 ~.„-•••S Shepton Mallet 54 62 30 35 22 26 a. ) 41 5herburne....,.,,.... 50 56 30 34 20 26 34 Taunton 57 68 32 36 21 26 34 5 Yarmouth 54 60 21 36 20 24 3 0 0 Yeovil 48 56 30 34 18 24 3 2 Per Bushel. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Shrewsbury 86 90 50 56 48 53, 0 DEVIZES CORN MARKET.—Nov. 29. Per Sack. s. d. s. d Per Quarter. s. d. 4, Best Wheat 28 oto 29 6 Barley Second 25 0 26 6 Oats lB 0 o s2 n rt 1.% In A Thirds 2l 0 23 0 Beans (per sack) 17 0 1136 Sacks of Wheat sold] 25 8 Flour (per hag).. 40 0 0 at the average of Bread (per gall.) 1 3 MEETINGS OF CREDITORS, AT THE COURT, BASINGHALL-STREEP (From the London Gazette.) ON MONDAY, DEC. 3. 34. t 'l'. Wild, wine -merchant, Savage gardens, Tower-hi 11.... DIVIDENDS. st H. Wood, upholsterer, Jermyn-street ............................. W. Elphick, farmer, West Ham .................................... A. Macdonald and Co., army-agents O, Professor GAUTIER, of Geneva, with 3 it to get further particulars, has published the fullasvilA ty formation obtained from persons who bad wittle o 74l markable meteorological phenomena during the bo u‘ from the 12th to the 13th instant, in that neighbour go As far as one can judge of phenomena without k'd pt seen them, Professor GAUTIER thinks that they a l to it arise from aurora borealis, but that they belonged 0 ( class of igneous meteors commonly called falling " t !, d ee luminous globes. All the observers whom be b ni , agreed in stating that there was no continued light towards the north. They generally said 0 ; 1 0 luminous phenomena took place one after the other r south as well as in various oth e r di rec ti ons . Sotil e o it sons remarked luminous appearances similar to ligb so early as 9 or 10 o'clock in the evening ; but thc i tears were chiefly observed between 3 and 6 o'cloc it I lei morning. They essentially consisted at first in + 1 .60 t g h r e e n at io nu a mli s e m r all o e f r common o f f all e i x ng tre s m ta e r l s in all y bright lam~,t' globes or points, throwing sufficient light to P'ei shadows, and spreading in their motion so as to V;fl for some minutes beautiful streaks very like rocket!. , se e colour was reddish, but some observers have noticed le sionally pink, and even blueish tints. There were o v e tour or five of those great meteors at different "0 points of the compass, and directions. Some went o ing about, others were subdivided into ma n y ra ys, t i ° It in general ended in a sort of indisti nc t an d ye ll o w' et minous cloud. The whole does not appear to ha ve t oil attended with any particular noise; the weather 08 :e for the season, with a li g h t nort h -west w i n d ; tt was clear during the greater part of the observatio n ' inquest de w ra a l s de h G el e d ne , ee i , n Ng o :se o.Al barometer Yesterday, ve very I ow. monger.lane Gaol, on th e b o d y o f THOMAS 130Aucditicl" (a prisoner there on a disg us ti ng c h arge ), wiTn feri we detailed a day or two ago . The 4ury tetnrriP".ool. .:ict of " Febo de se ; " apd hi s body .was buried Pr' the same night in the burial-ground near the Prlot. was a Lieutenant on the halt-pay list of tl___._l!!) MARRIED. J. V" • ~ '''' On the 2Sth ult. at St. George's, Hanover-squanoae, Esq., chymist to her Majesty, by appointment, to Aintoli, slow of the late Richard Winch, Esq., solicitor of ker ;59 On the 27th ult. at Putney Church, Mr. Josen,„ c h, Clapham, to Sophia, second daughter of William r " . of Richmond-road, Putney. ..--, DIED. po ) fie ~r t o2 On the 16th of J une l as t , a t J essore, i n B enga l, 1 1 °";fr: Esq., eldest son of Alexander Kenny Tailyour, EgF , r.sq he North Briai 8 00 n. On the :18th ul t t. in Upper Brook-street, Francis isE fflp in t he 89th year of h age. f nl4 l of Are'. On the 4th of October last, Louisa, the wife Esq., of the 84th Regiment, and youngest daughter " Franklyn, Esq., of the Royal Mint. On the 11th ult. at Ludlow, suddenly, the Hon• o pei.oti , Cavendish Bradshaw, aged 64, Grown of the Berlch r PO aJ present Majesty, which office he held under thcl,,), George the Third and Fourth. He was brother to t "' uncle to the present lord Wa:erpark. 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