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gr.T.7 T 4117 men in the!land who wit' humble themselves before GoJ in a true spirit of fasting, and of prayer, and of repentance; and to whom that humiliation will be paid back in an abundant flood of blessings. But how awful wiil that retribution he which shall pursue the men who have been ill along forgetting their God, and setting hie edicts at 41e tance! Let such men "set their houses in order ;" the storm is whistling around their walls. I caution you, ere it be too late, to take shelter in the arms of that God who it yearning to save you. Ask yourselves what have you done for his honour? Where is your love for him—for hint who died on the Cross to save you—whose blood flowed even unto the ground, that you might live in eternal glory ; and though this were the last time that I should ever speak in this House, I would still caution them, before it is too late, to beware, and not proceed headlong in the course they are pursuing. He is coming—their God and Saviour is coining—he is nigh. An Hox. Mg:staga here rose, and said that there were s'rangers in the House. The SPEAKER ordered strangers to withdraw, and Mr. Perceval instantly ceased, and left the House. Indescribable confusion prevailed doting great part of the lion. Gentleman's speech. The Members etnod grouped on the floor, or in the galleries, eagerly observing and the cries of " Order" and " Adjourn," together with the noise caused by gentlemen retiring, occasioned frequent interruptions, and rendered some of the Hon. Gentleman's observations inaudible in the gallery. The motion for the adjournment of the debate was then put and cart ied. The other orders of the day having been gone through, the House adjourned at One o'clock. URDE R of a WOMAN by HER OWN SON, Last night, between ten and eleven o'clock, the utmost alarm prevailed among the inhabitants of Francis -street, New Cut, Lambeth, by a report that a woman, named Connell, had been murdered by her own eon, who had heat her brains out with a pair of bellows. On inquiry into the circumstances, we were furnished, from an authentic source, with the following particulars :—lt appears that a man and his wife, named Connell, with their family, occupy apartments on the first floor at No. 20, in Francis-street. About ten o'clock the son, a man between 24 and 25 years of age, in the employ of Mr. Cox, broker, Waterloo-road, came home and requested to have some bacon for supper, but his mother, who, it appears, was the worse of liquor, made use of some had language to ward,* him, and refused to allow him to cook his supper by the tie. A quarrel ensued, and the young man, who was blowing the fire at the time, threw the bel lows at Lis mother in a paroxysm of passion in so violent manner that the nuzzle entered the temple close to the left eye and penetrated tirtbe brain. The son, observing the horrible act he had committed, ran to his unfortunate parent's assistance, and -pulled out the instrument of death, but it had penetrated so dtep, that his father, who was sit ting near him at the time, was obliged to assist in the Wi thdrawal of it. The woman died almost immediately, an d the man was taken into custody, when he attempted to terminate his own existence by stabbing himself with a deasert knife. The knife, however, was prevented enter ing deeply by coming in contact with a rib, and before he knife from his grasp. He was conveyed to the Waterloo Sta. tin '' , end Mr. S. Smith, Inspector on duty, ou receiving a communication front Mr. Cooke, the surgeon, that the wom an was dead, went to the house. On examining the bellow,' he found it saturated with blood, and the pipe to the depth of upwards of an inch filled with a porti on o f th e skull, A great quantity of blood was un t!e floor. It W.B the opinion o f severa l persons t h at t h e po i nt o f t h e bellows must have been thrust into the head of the woman, they deeming it impossihla such a wound could be inflicted by merely throwing the bellows. We understand, how ever, that the father and sister of the prisoner, who wit ': nesse(' the dreadful occurrence, confirm the prisoner's staternent, that h e hurled the bellows at his mother. He had Previously attempted to do so, but was prevented by his Sister. The prisoner is a stout-made man, and had returned from sea about six months. He was lately em ployed in tarring the works of Vauxhall Bridge, and from thence went into the employ of Mr. Cox, broker. He poly retu rne d last nightfrom keeping possessioma of a house where his employer had distrained. - gives us pleasure to learn that our gallant and chivalrous countryman, Lord Cochrane, will be imme. ed received as restored to hi s t an k i n the navy. Thi s w ill be eets, as a boon by every individual in that branch of the public ser vice.—Scolsman. Government have, it seems, determined to take the management of roads in England and Wales into con sideration. Yesterday morning Mr. Lamb gave notice of a Bill " to amend and consolidate the laws relating to high. vays in England and Wales," for the 2.3 d instant. Yesterday the despatches for St. Helena, :::; Wales's Island, Singapore, and China, by the ship • . .ndsor, Captain Andrew Frederick Proctor, were closed at ''.he East India House, and delivered to the purser of that ship. OXFORD ETHICS.—Sir R. highs set right, with conscientious accuracy, the story that the Nabob of Oude hi ' d e ight Members in Parliament. He had been favoured, he said, With a sight of the doe and he relating to the tr ansact i on, -5 found the story was grossly exaggerated,—the fart was, he said, that the .Nabob had only four. Sir R. Inglis will re_ min d the reader of a lady complaining of a current calumny that she had twins before she was married, whereupon a corn. Porter--less sincere, we fear, than Sir Robert—assured her that he never believed more than half what people said on such occasion s. The approaching meeting of Bank Proprie tors, which takes place on Thursday, is expected to elicit some thing interesting as regards the renewal, or otherwise, of the crew soh Prob a b ly the Directors, too, may be induced by the situation sion to afford a littl e more light to their constituents on the of their own affairs. If they decline explaining the whole of the grounds on which the dividend is made, they may : at least condescend to answer a question which was much pressed at the last meeting as to the amount of undivided pro fits. On the 31st of March, 1819, the Bank delivered in a state ment of its affairs to Parliament, by which it appeared that the ' balance of undivided profits was then 5,231,190/. The question now to be asked is, what has become of this money ?—if any of it remains; and if any, how much :—Tuxes. SELECT VESTRIES.--Th e parishioners of St. Giles Without, Cripplegate, have not slumbered at their , ' Post, for, notwithstanding the powerful influence of the Select Veitry patty, the open Vestry Committee have in four days obtained sufficient votes to secure the adoption of Sir J. C. ilObliouse's-Bill, provided they have fair play. It is rumoured in the parish that the churchwarden will reckon the arrear rate-payers:(who are disqualified by the Bill to vote) against the gross number of qualified rate-payers who have voted for the adoption. Those who have approved of the fast day, anti who have kept it religiously, must feel rather vexed at being told by Mr. Perceval in his speech, that "the fast, in the eye of God, is a solemn mocker tbe fast is of M r. y which lie will not aw a y with." As l 'erceval's making, his conscience must an swer for the mockery. There is an essential difference between Mr. Irving and Mr. Perceval. The former speaks in an un known tongue, the latter in a tongue very well known to certain classes of whom the least said the better. We understand that Dr. Russell, of the Charter-house, has been much annoyed by h i i , s ic r e ece o i n ' i n c riol s e e r v a e- ; rat letters from elderly ladies requesting g confounding this excellent D.D. with his less celebrated namesake, Dr. Russell, of cholera celebrity. T. __,, Our worthy county member, Nk . Coke, left [ Holkham, on Sunday, for London, in order to be present at the ' third reading of the Reform Bill, and as he himself forcibly ex presses it, to give his last and most important vote in favour of that measure.—Easf Anglia s. Orders have been issued from the Horse t 4 uards toh nen embartsk large r e i n f orcements f rom the various depots q the r eg serving 'fi '11) TT in the West Indies. Captain Paschal, ~ A + ison, three sergeants and 190 rank and file, from the !,7th Depot at Cork, are ordered to embark forthwith in the 'tag at Cove, from P lymouth, to be drafted in the Romney, Which conveys them to Jamaica. HEN LE pt' Y-ON-TILA NIES, MARC!! 20.—Several nted letters, signed by an " Ex.M.p," have been to-day re el,ved in this town and neighbourhood, !.. ) !Irited county petition to the Kin. against the creation of new begging names to a rters, : the lists are requested to b be filled up with as many N tnes"as can be procured, and returned to Oxford in time for t heir insertion in the County Paper. No open publicity has been yet given here to this proxy -Tory document, but the Reformers are all on the qui elite, and alive to the proceedings. ?Inll ,h numerous admir ers of Mr. Horace s story of Zillah, will be glad to hear that one of the prwtoent tales of the forthcoming work of that author ;llo mune,' of the Early 4ges) will, like Zillah, be connected with the fill of magnificent events in J erusalem, which preceded the down_ the holy city. The tale, wherein these powerful events arc illustrated, is to be called, we understand, " The 1„,.„1„„_ tart/ Prophet: , The salar y a id p by this count r y to t h e Gover nor of Jamaica amount s to about 7,000/. per annum, but the total e moluments of th e Earl of Mulgrave, arising from the wuncent allowance of the House o f A ssembly, will, it is understood, augment his Lordship's revenue to ,0001. per 42.2ntiin. The lion . Captai n Charles Beaumont Phi 1 pps, of the Fusileer Guards, and next brother to the Noble Earl, Scots accompany h tl , ie willnewly-appointed Governor in the capacity of s e cretary. T other arrangements respecting his Lordship's are , it is.understood, incomplete. Lord Mulgrave was snite, always distinguished for the liberality of his political opi. ,; a4 , , which were opposite to those of his family, who have be" , for generations back, Tories and Placemen. The Earl f t e nnore is a Nobleman of high Tory politics ; his Lord s hip "kk, sent out to Jamaica in 18%, when the Government of that No or tant island became vacant b y the resignation of the Duke 11 Manchester. .NQZ YESTERDAY. CoUßsst or Excis. A.msterdant C.F. 12 2 litto, at sight 11 19 totterdam U 12 Antwerp 12 4 '{amburg M. B. 13 14 iltona I'3 141 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 65 Ditto 2 U. 25 90 Bordeaux 25 95 Berlin Frankfort on Maine, Ex. M. 154 ?etersburgh, ruble, 3 Us. 10 0 Vienna, effbctive fl. 2 M. 10 10 Prieste ...... do .........10 10 Madrid 36% 96% '3ilboa 96% iarcelona '3l3 Seville 36 Gibraltar 47 Leghorn 473q Genoa 23 65 Venice 47 Malta 46 Naples 4O Palermo per oz. 119 Lisbon Oporto 4B Rio Janeiro Bahia 23',. Buenos Ayres Dublin, 21 days' sight l)4 Cork 1 BULLION, PER OZ. £. s. d. Portugal Gold, coin... 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 9 New Doubloons 3 13 9 New Dollars Silver ban, standard 0 0 0 PRICKS OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, MARCH 17. Bank Stock 9.04% St. Patrick in , ur.(perShare Console, 3 ner cent. - 'Royal Irish Ditto Gov. Stock, 3% per cent. 90% National Ditto Ditto, New 90% Patriotic Ditto i per Ccnt - Hibernian Bank Gov. Deb. 3% percent.... - Provincial Ditto Final Canal Stock .... ..... 41 Royal Irish Mine Grand Canal 5t0ck......... SSN imperial Mine City Deb. 4 per cent. i i Mining Co. of Ireland , t,ilast "thee Deb. 4n. c. - Commercial Buildings Vie - - eelltt LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENTNG, MARCH 21, 1882, The paltry manucevre which we yesterday stated that the Opposition had resolved to adopt, for the purpose of throwing beyond Mr. PERCE vAL's Fast the third reading of the Bill, was last night put into practice, with a more bare faced indecency and want of good faith than have yet been witnessed in any of the debates upon Reform. The ravings and howlings of an un. happy man we can dismiss with the re gret, that the interests of religion should be injured, and the feelings of a pious nation outraged, by a blasphemous perversion of Scrip ture to political purposes. The public, how ever, will hardly think that the SPEAKER does his duty, or that Lord ALTIIORP behaves with decency and good faith towards them, when they suffer such a man as Sir CHARLES WETHER.• ELL to occupy the time of the House for hours in his incoherent rambles upon topics that are not before it. Sir CHARLES last night indulged in his eccentric tirades against the making of Peers, and, at a tangent, and with more than his ordinary wildness, he plunged into the Ancona Expedition, and afterwards fell unmercifully upon many topics equally unconnected with the. sub- ject of debate ; and in all of which he displayed a most pitiable ignorance of dates and facts. He spoke of CHARLES X. creating sixty peers in the French Chamber, when, as we mentioned a few days ago, the erection took place in 1819, under Louis XVIII.; but to follow the legal knight into his errors would be a task as inter minable as one of his own Chancery speeches. In this manner is the business of Parliament de- layed, although, until the Bill be passed by the Commons, some of the most momentous vestions affecting our Colonies, as well as questions affecting the lives and pro perties of thousands at home and abroad must be kept in abeyance. The manufacturing, the commercial, professional, the general and retail business of the country is at a stand, and in every part of the kingdom firms are put to straits, the poor are out of employ, and families have ruin impending over them, because a few wild or trading spokesmen of a faction will impede a measure which they do not hope to destroy, and upon the settlement of which alone the business of the country can resume its ordinary activity in its former channels. When we reflect upon the nature of the House of Commons, and of Parliamentary business, what can we think of Mr. PERCEVAL'S ejaculating, " I have shown God to this H ouse"—" Ye have appointed a fast, but I tell ye that the fast in the eyes of God is a solemn mockery"—" a little time and ye shall howl one and all in the streets. She" (the Church—how will the Bench of Bishops like this ?) " has played the harlot with the stranger," &c. &c. We only wish that Mr. PERCEvAL would yield up his place with a salary of about 801. and an income of 2,000/. per annum arising from a negro colony. With respect to his speech, we do not know who was most in fault, the SPEAKER, who allowed him to proceed, or his friends, who did not take care of him. General PALMER last night made an able speech, in order to show the great effect which Reform would have in relieving the labour of the country from taxation. He clearly traced the gradual throwing of the weight of taxation from property upon labour. " Thus," said the General, "taxation commenced and increased as labour was found able to bear it ; and thus was the hand of industry turned against itself in strengthening the power that oppressed it." The General refuted very ably Sir ROBERT PEEL'S motion, that the Funding System " had made and preserved this the proudest nation in the annals of the world," and he showed how the abuses of the Funding System, under the Tory Administration, had produced all the existing misery. For want of space, we must request the attention of the public to the General's own statement. _ Brussels Papers of the 18th have been re ceived, but contain little news :--- BRUSSELS, Mmicit 17.—An estafette was yesterday de_ spatched to London by the Minister for Foreign Affairs. An English Cabinet messenger arrived here yesterday morning from Landon, with despatches for Sir R. Adair, and for Vienna. His Majesty, by a decree of 15th February has authorised the payment of the pensions of the members and widows of members of the order of the Belgic Lion. The 3d regiment of the line, which takes the place of the 4th at Brussels, arrived yesterday afternoon. It was inspected by the King. It is 2,500; and is quartered on the inhabitants for want of paillasses and sheets, which the Government should furnish. The National, a journal of Philadelphia of 9.(1 January, an nounces that the President has nominated Mr. H. J. Legare, now Advocate-General of the State of South Carolina, to the post of Charge d'Affaires at the Court of King Leopold. We have received (Rays the Lynx) a letter from Ostend, _ . wlleh complalng very much of the qutrarittni tione which check the direct intercourse with England. The time of quarantine is from ten to thirty days, and it is in contemplation to make it still longer, where as at Calais it is only from twenty.four to tbrty-eight hours, so that a person who proceeds from London to Ca lais by way of Dover, may be at Ostend four or five days after his departure from London, which was, in fact, the case the other day with a Belgian traveller who holds a high rank in the army. It is asked, then, of what use are the rigorous measures observed at Ostend, when they may be so easily evaded by taking the route by Calais. CHAMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES, 3fARCH M. Pirson proposed to adjourn the vote on the Budget of the Minister of War till the succession of M. de Brouckere should be known. The service is provided for to April 1, by the votes of credit already given, and in two or three days we shall know what the Five Powers may have decided on the 15th init., with respect to the treaty relative to the fortresses, the ratification of which must depend on the ratifications of that of November 13. M. H. de Brouckere thought that if the vote on the Budget were deferred to the 20th, as M. Pirson proposed the senate would not have time to examine it before the Ist of April. It was resolved that M. Pirson's motion should be discussed to_ morrow (the 17th), at the commencement of the sitting, and that the vote on the Budget should follow. Numerous peti tions were presented and reported ; among them was that of M. Dixon, an Englishman, established as civil engineer at Ghent, :complaining of an act of injustice towards him by the General Commander-in-Chief, of East and West Flanders. The Chambers passed to the order of the day, on being informed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, that M. Dixon had placed himself under the protection of his Ambassador, between whom and the Government a correspondence on the subject was going on. The Central Board of Health did not sit at the Council-office this day, consequently no cholera returns could be obtained. All the troops were confined within barracks to-day, fully accoutred, and attended divine service. The Royal Horse Guards (Blue) were stationed at Knightsbridge barracks, ready for immediate service. DIED.—At Liverpool, on Saturday last, 17th instant, James Townend Moore, Esq , M. h., aged 30, son of the late John Moore, Esq., of Grimston Lodge, in the county of York, and only surviving son of Mrs. Edmund Lalley, of Grimston-house, in the same county. The bills of a banking-house in Sheffield, which drew upon Ducket, Morland, and Co., Pall Mall, have been taken up by a banking-house in Lombard-street, which, it is understood, will make the failure of little importance as to the exte it, in a mercantile point of view. NEWSPAPER COMPETITORS.—" The march of intellect" appears to be attended with some inconveniences to those who are engaged in distributing "the broad sheets" which contain the records of its progress. Something of this appeared on Friday, at the Public-office, upon the complaint of Mr. Arnold, news-agent, Postsoffice-place, against Mr. Geo. Craven, who stated himself to be an assistant to Messrs. Willmer and Smith, News-agents, Church-street. Mr. Arnold stated the competitidn'Which existed between them, and ani madverted on the mode adopted, as he said, to injure his busi ness. On the particular occasion now complained of, Mr. Ar nold had declined to supply sonic person with a copy of the Morning Herald, under the impression that it was intended for his competitor's newsroom. Soon after, another person ap plied for a copy, in the name cf Mr. Ellison, the druggist, in Church-street; and Mr. Arnold, being desirous of obliging him, went over with a Paper to Mr. Ellison's shop, where he found the defendant, and concluded it to be a ruse de guerre, practised by him, to obtain the much-desired and important herald of intelligence. Some words passed, and the defendant, finding himself foiled, lost his temper, and, placing himself in a pugilistic attitude, as 'exhibited by Mr. Arnold, endeavours," to provoke him to an encounter at fisty cuffs, which he de clined, and prevented the defendant from destroying the corn petition by a coup de main. The defendant admitted the charge, and was ordered to find bail.--Liverpool .4Thlon. Yesterday afternoon, while Charles X. was re- ' turning from chapel, the horses in his carriage, while taking the turn from the Regent-road down to the Abbey-hill, set off at full gallop, and the sudden start of the animals threw the driver from his seat. There were several of Charles's suite in the carriage with him ; but although the horses continued their furious career along the Abbey-hill, the whole of them kept their seats ; and another party, which was a little way in ad vance, observing the state of matters, very adroitly drew up their carriage in the narrow-way of the water-gate, when the frightened steeds were brought to a dead stand, and the Ex. King with his party got out in safety.—Caledonian Mercury. ST. PATRICK'S DAY.—This festival was celebrated nearly as usual, on Saturday, in this metropolis,, There assuredly was an improvement in the appearance of the humbler classes. According to custom, an immense concourse of " the people" followed the band and relief guards from the barracks to: the Upper Castle-yard at eleven o'clock, cheering and rejoicing as their favourite airs were performed by the ad. mirable band of the 43d regiment. His Excellency appeared at a window of the Castle, with the Ladies Paget. He subse quently entered the balcony, when he was cheered with a great degree of vehemence even by the Repeaters themselves. His Excellency bowed courteously to all around. " A speech, a speech," was vocifer a t e d . Th e L or d Li eutenant then, pug on his cloak, cheered, at the same time signifying by gestures that he apprehended cold if he remained bare-h-ssitt 10, wore his hat, and said (some of the crowd haring come to fisty-cuffs with one another), " Come, boys, let me have no ill humour.", (Cries of" No, no, my Lord, we wou't," and cheers.) Here his Lordship flourished a real shellelah. " You want a speech, but you may want it ; it is not in my line. I shall give you a sentiment which will delight you all—God bless King William."—(The shouting here continued for nearly two mi nutes.) " Happiness and prosperity to old Ireland."—(Re_ peated cheering.) " I hope to meet you all here in good health and good humour this day twelvemonth." His Excellency then retired. He was dressed in plain clothes, and wore the splendid collar of the order of St. Patrick, which had been sent him by his Majesty ; the Earl of Errol was the bearer of it on his last visit to this country.—Dublin Times. The letters from Jamaica yesterday morning are to the 4th ult. ; they are unfavourable. A considerable number of negroes were still in the mountain districts, and had possession of the great Maroon fastnesses. It had been disco vered that the insurrection extended over all the island ; and on the southern and east side, where there has been no movement, the negroes arc still implicated. Mr. Watts, the English Con sul, had arrived at Kingston. We have also recieved letters from the parish of St. Elizabeth, dated the Ist of February, The latter give a favourable report, and state that several planters had got leave of absence and returned to their estates, and that the negrocs were generally at work. " 111 customs travel," the adage says; and we may add, they often become worse by the journey. An imitation of the Conservative Club at the West End of the town, is arranging at the East End—in the city, and that in a more dark and insidious manner. A profession is made that it is desirable to have a Club in the city to which young merchants and others may retire at moments of leisure, and at which they may dine at less expense and with less necessity for excess, than at the coffee-houses. This sounds very plausible, A lawyer and a banker beat up for recruits. Neither is there any objection to this; but it is concealed that, in reality, none are to be admitted who are not of the Anti-Reform tribe; so that the most meritorious man may he rejected for a cause of which he could not be aware but for the discovery made. The process adopted was an apt and proper one for its object. Men hastened to the formation of a club as a friendly society; when, before they could look round them, the Chairman, already master of the plan, named about twenty gentlemen for a Committee. This being done, the Committee selected two hundred and fifty more, as the nucleus of the establishment ; and by these the com plexion will be given to the club at the future elections. They seek for members of their own principles. The city will now he aware of them The following pensions and allowances have been recently granted on the naval establishment :-1001. per annum to Mrs. Bingham, wife of Captain Bingham, drowned on duty in the 'Adis ; 911. per annum to Commander Paul Bagwell, for wounds ; 50/. per annum to the widow of Lieut. E. Dillon, R.N. ; 301. per annum to the widow of Mr. Browne, boatswain, of the Prixca Regent, mortally hurt while on duty ; :M. per annum each to the widows of Commissioners Hartwell and Bentham. The British 3fercury contains an acute and able analysis of the Corporation accounts, which the public voice has at length wrung from the Magistracy. It appears that the Corporation have submitted these accounts to a self-elected body of eighteen merchants and traders. the wri- ter complains that the accounts adopt a system of averages in. stead of bringing forward the actual receipts and expenditure per annum, and that these averages are arbitrarily taken upon five, seven, or fourteen years, so as to render the accounts unintelligible and totally unsatisfactory to the citizens. The Bristol Mercury points out numerous discrepancies in the accounts, and observes " it does seem strange that any body of men should have held office at a personal loss of 20,000/. in seven years, and have endured in silence the infamy of being supposed to derive a pecuniary benefit from the funds intrusted to their care." We may add that the character of the accounts i; merely of local interest, but the feature of concealed books, and ,elf.elected examiners is ofimportance to the public at large. "here was a litdefracas or awkward occur rence in the House of Commons on Monday night, which, however, was but evanescent. Sir Robert Inglis observed, " that if the Reform Bill did not sweep away the ancient re presentation, he was at a loss to know what was the weight of the English language." A Member behind him observed that ❑o man ought to know its weight batter, for his speeches were the heaviest in that House. A general buzz of laughter suc ceeded the witticism, but some excuse was made for the mirth, and Sir Robert was perfectly satisfied. We regret to state that about five hundred men have been thrown out of work at Llanelly, by the stop page of the Braes and Talsarnan Collieries at that place. This unfortunate event, added to the recent stoppage of the Copper Works of Messrs. Glascott and Co. at that place, must produce much distress among the labouring poor employed in that dis t rict,—Camlician. MEETING AT FINSBURY-SQUARE. (THIS DAY). r In consequence of the announcement put forth h- the Pull tical Union of the Working Classes, of their intention to meet in Finsbury-square this morning, the streets leading into it were thronged by ten o'clock with people proceeding to that place. This continued till eleven o'clock, when the square was very full of men, apparently mechanics, with a very con siderable sprinkling of women amongst them. There might be about from ten to twelve thousand present, all very peaceable, except a few young men, who began to throw mud about, which caused a little sensation, but the better disposed persons pre sent put a stop to it. At twelve o'clock there was no appear. ante of any of the Union men, and the people began to get tired, and a great many went away up the City road, determined to enjoy a little fresh air. Mr. Bennet, the Magistrate of Wor ship -street office, accompanied by two of the officers of that office, and an Inspector of the New Police, went round the square about half-past twelve o'clock, by which time there were comparatively few people present ; some mud was thrown at him, and he was struck once or twice, but not so as to hurt him. A large body of the new police was stationed at the corner of the square, near the market, and others in the neighbour. hood, out of sight. Mr. Mayne arrived about one o'clock, with a large body of the K division, when those divisions that had come from a distance, were sent home. All then was perfectly quiet, and the police had only taken one prisoner, for throwing some mud at them, while drawn up in the ranks. There was no appearance of the promised loads of bread on the ground, nor did one of the Union men make his appearance up to two o'clock, at which time there was no appearance of the least disposition to riot. One party of workmen paraded through the city, arm in arm, with the intention of proceeding to Palace-yard, but they were met at Temple bar by a strong body of the I , division, under Colonel Rowan, the Chief Commissioner, who turned them. The greater part of this division of police were armed with cutlasses in addition to their staves. THREE O'CLOCK. At about half.past one o'clock there were not less than from 20,000 to 25,000 persons in Finsbury square, nearly all of whom were poor labouring men, and great numbers evi dently in great distress. The police mustered in considerable numbers, and were formed into divisions. We should suppose that not less than from 1,000 to 1,500 were in the square, independent of the several sections which were formed across the entrances to the square to act as barriers in preventing the mob, which had congregated there, from entering. About that time it was determined by Mr. Commissioner Mayne, and Mr. Wal ker, a Magistrate, to clear the square. Hitherto the mob had resorted to various acts of violence by hooting and pelting the po_ lice with stones and other missiles, many of whom were seriously wounded, but they behaved with the greatest moderation. Ho wever,several collisions took place between them and the mob, in which hard blows were dealt out pretty profusely on each side, and some of the mob were wounded; one man had his cheek laid open, and another his eye cut out. We should certainly say that those wounds were the result of the necessity for the police to defend themselves. In order to clear the square of the immense assemblage, the following plan was arranged :—The police were divided into six sections or battalions, half of which (formed into front, centre, and rear ranks) were to proceed round one half of the square, and the other in like manner round the other half. The word of command being given, they men marched in the per formance of that very arduous and dangerous duty : the groans and hootings of the populace were deafening: vast numbers of stones were thrown, many of which severely injured the police; we saw about twenty whose heads were sadly cut, but the poor fellows bandaged them up and proceeded in the execution of their duty. Two or three however were so severely injured that they were sent off the ground by the orders of the police-surgeon who attended in the square. It took upward' of half an hour to effect a complete dispersion of the populace from the square, and even then the people posted themselves in large bodies in the adjacent streets booting and pelting the police. When our reporter left, strong divisions of the pollee were posted at the ends of Moorfields, Chiswell-street, City-road, and Sun-street, leading into Finsbury-square; but large num bers of the mob were still in each of those streets. Great ap prehensions are, however, entertained for the safety of the public peace this evening. Besides Mr. Commissioner Mayne and Mr. Walker, we ob served Mr. Sherif!' Pirie and Mr. Under-Sheriff Wood in the square. We understand but a very few persons have been taken into custody. It was said that a strong body of infantry was secreted in the Suttling_house of the artillery ground to be ready in case of the inadequacy of the new police to quiet the dis turbances, but we could not ascertain whether it was true. The troops at the Horse. Guards and the Tower received orders last night to hold themselves in readiness to march at a minutes' warning, if necessary. A strong police force was stationed during the whole of the morning, on the West side of Temple-bar, in order to prevent any mob, or the projected procession, from coming westward by that way. They were nearly all armed with cutlasses and batons; we believe this was the first occasion of their wearing the former weapons, and it certainly gave the men a most formidable appearance. Mr. Thomas com manded them, and his orders were that the arms were not to be used but upon the greatest possible emergency. About the middle of the day a body of nearly a thousand of the Trades Union from the neighbourhood of Spitalfields and Bethnal-green went in procession towards Finsbury square ; upon their arrival in INindmill-street, however, they gut an intimation of the strong police Three stationed there to prevent their project being carried int 3 effect ; a per son supposed to be one of their leaders then mounted a cart, and addressing them, informed them of the impolicy of pro towards the square, and recommended their return to Bishopsgate-street, that proposition being agreed to, they marched back. Subsequently it appeared they marched through various parts of the city until they came to Temple-bar, where they fell in with Mr. Thomas and his strong force of armed police; some stones were thrown, and great hooting took place, but after a short parley the mob proceeded as we un. derstood up Chancery-lane, giving out that they would go northward. Nothing can exceed the excellent temper displayed by the new police while proceeding in the execution of one of the most difficult duties they have had to perform since the esta blishment of that force. It is now said by the friends of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, that he is thoroughly die. gusted with politics, and that he does not intend to take any part in them in future. This disgust, it is added, has not arisen from any thing which has either been said or done to wards him by the Whigs, but in consequence of the divisions which exist among the party which he has headed for some time past, and the selfishness which it has betrayed in its mode of opposing the Reform Bill. If such be the fact, and we have little doubt that our correspondent is correctly informed, there is every reason to congratulate his Royal Highness upon the excellent resolution which he has adopted. He could gain no thing by siding with an unpopular party; but he may assuredly gain much by withholding any opposition which lie might have it in his power to offer to the Reform Bill. Many things may be forgotten and forgiven, which would neither have been forgotten nor forgiven, had he persisted to the end in heading a party whose object is foreign war—domestic slavery—and, failing these, domestic revolution.—Morning Advertiser. The failure of the house of Ducket, 'Worland, and Co. will, it is expected, affect, though only temporarily we are given to understand, several Literary Societies which banked with them. Their liabilities are stated to amount to 200,000/. ; their assets, with the private fortunes of the part. ners, it is said, exceed :300,000/. ; so that no ultimate loss to the customers of the house is apprehended. The Literary Union had, we hear, 3,4)0/. deposited in the house. Our readers will see from our extracts from the Gazette of last night, that Earl Mulgrave is appointed Go vernor of Jamaica, SLAVE TRADE.—Captain, afterwards Sir John, Hawkins was the first Englishman who engaged in this nefarious traffic. Having, in 1.562, fitted out three ships, he sailed to the coast of Africa, fell on the defenceless negroes sword in hand, and, having seized three hundred, sailed with them to Hispaniola, where he sold them- He was after wards appointed to one of the Queen's ships to proceed on the same adventure ; but Elizabeth appears to have been deceived in the matter, and to have been made to believe, that it was as labourers, taken away voluntarily, and they were transported to the Spanish colonies, and not as slaees. She is said, indeed, to have expressed her concern lest any of the Africans should be carried oil' without their free consent ; in which case she de clared, that " it would be detestable, and call down the venge ance of Heaven upon the undertakers." It appears, also, from Labia, a Roman missionary, that, in order to induce Louis XI 11. to sanction slavery in his colonies, he was persuaded, that it was for the good of the negroes' souls, this being the only way of converting them to Christianiiy l Deceived by this hypocritical pretext, the gave his consent. —Liverpool Albion. HORRIBLE CASE OF MURDER, AND SUP POSED itiSANITV.—About a fortnight since the wife of a labourer named Padley, residing at New Bolingbroke, was delivered of a child, and a day or two afterwards, in the absence of her hus band who was employed in the fields, she took the little inno cent, and threw it so thefirc! where it was in a short time totally consumed. Upon the return of her husband she told him that some strange beggar-woman had been in the house during his absence, and stole the child. She afterwards, how. ever, varied in her account, and on Friday last confessed the dreadful truth. It is strongly suspected that she is deranged, and females have kept watch by her ever since to prevent her l a ying violent hands upon herself. Her weakness prevents her, for the present, being taken into custody.—Boston Paper. The Adventures of a Younger Son" is the cleverest book of the season, in its line, not excepting " Eu gene Aram." Its freshness and vigour are perfectly surpris. ing ; and the various and curious experience it unfolds respect. ing the East, in matter has been equalled in no book of tra. eels, and excelled in no book of poetry. We almost forgive the author even his long list of murders for the sake of his wild romantic descriptions of island solitudes, untrod by any feet but those of the wandering savage, or the scarcely less sa vage or less wandering buccaneer—for hisadmirableportraitures of dark nations, only rarely seen by the sailor, and very mea. grely painted by the geographer—for his excellent sketches of charager, and his curious views of human nature, which he h as evidently seen under phases that rarely present themselves to the ordinary wayfarer."--Spectator. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE 0' CL 0 CK. We have nu foreign arrivals, with the exception of a Go'- tenburg mail, which does not bring any news of itnportanci. The American packet ship PacWic is off Holyhead, which saile. .on the Ist of March. Letters and papers are not yet receives This day being a close holiday, it has the appearance of Sunday in the city ; but this is not the case in Finsbury square, where not less than 20,000 perso•is of every descriptio: are at the present hour assembled, and crowds are proceeditn. from all quarters to the same spot, in consequence of a notifi cation that bread and meat were to be distributed ; at present all is quiet. We hear that .',OO or 000 of the police are stationer: in some of the streets leading to the square. Accounts from Carthagena, via America, to the end of Ja nuary, state that New Grenada was quiet. The Congress at Bogota was proceeding in the work of reformation in all the departments, and reduction in the expenses. New Grenada will experience prosperity, as the free traffic in tobacco is ex. pected will be granted, and the Saints' days abolished. We have arrivals from India, but of old dates. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. An opera called Der illehymist was brought out at this theatre last night, with very equivocal success. The music is said to be entirely the composition of Spoilt', and to have been selected by Mr. Bishop from no less than six of that author's operas. Mrs. Wood played the principal vocal part, and sang with her usual taste and power. Mr. Phillips was the hero, and executed two of the songs extremely well. Miss Pearson was placed in a prominent character, of which she acquitted herself with her accustomed infelicity, and Mr. Wood kept her in coun tenance most heroically. The wit of the piece was all bestowed upon Harley, who played a hypochondriacal servant, and whose attempts at jest were deservedly and resolutely hissed through out. At the end of the opera, the announcement of its repeti tion was received with such unquestionable marks of disappro bation, as predicted no very long existence for this production. There are some new and good scenes, which are changed by me. chanical contrivances, which would probably, with practice, be effective. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. AMICABLE ADJUSTMENT OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN the PROPRIETORS and PERFORMERS. Yesterday all the members of the company assembled in the Saloon, for the purpose of coming to a final decision on this subject. The Stage-manager, Mr. BARTLEY, as the representative of the proprietors, took the chair, stating that he was authorized to submit the following propositions for the consideration of the company--propositions which he (Mr. Bartley) could not but think were founded on equity and justice.—(Hear, hear.) The proprietors had delegated him to propose that during the remainder of the season, the theatre should be conducted by the present management for the sole benefit of the performers only.—(Loud applause.) That the proprietors, on their part, would make no charge for rent, taxes, coals, or any other incidental expense whatever.—(Hear, bear.) That an account of receipts and disbursements should be submitted every week to a Committee, to be selected from their own body, to examine and audit them, and that the balance remaining (after such disburse. meats shall have been made) should be equally divided amongst all the performers, of whatever grade or distinction, in proportion to the amount of their respective salaries. — (Great applause.) It war further proposed that, although the proprietors should claim no share for the remainder of the sea son, should the theatre unfortunately fail to be prosperous, so as not to furnish means for the payment of full salaries, the balance remaining to the performers at the end of the season should be considered by the proprietors as a debt due to the performers. These propositions were hailed with unanimous approbation by the whole company present, and Messrs. Egerton, Abbott, and Meadows, were constituted the Committee of audit and examination. Several excellent speeches were made, breathing the warmest expressions of thanks and gratitude to the proprietors, for their liberal and honourable conduct, and the meeting broke up in the delightful reflection that all asperities and hostilities had been consigned to everlasting chaos. FA SHONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Generil O'Neil, M.P., at the Burlington Hotel, from Ire land ; R. Adeane, Esq., M.P., at ditto, from Cambridge ; R. Coote, Esq., M.P., at ditto, from Hants ; Lord Adair, at ditto, from Ireland ; Messrs. Hamilton and Goold, at ditto, from ditto; D. Grady, Esq. and son, at ditto, from ditto ; Hutton, Esq., at ditto; S. Rogers, Esq., at the British Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Paris; John Martindale, Esq., at ditto, from the Hague; J. T. Smith, Esq., at Crawley's Hotel, Albe marle-street, from Hefts; Mr. and Mrs. J. Lambert, in Regent street, from Norfolk. DEPARTURES. The Marchioness of Hastings and Lady Sophia Hastings, from the Burlington Hotel, for Tunbridge Wells; A. M`Gregor, Esq., from ditto, for Cheltenham; Sir Henry and Mr. Jardini, from ditto, for the North ; Messrs. Harrison and Gladstone, from ditto, for Liverpool; Henry Desborough, Esq., from ditto, for Huntingdon ; Sir Colin and Lady Campbell, from Raggett's Hotel, Dover-street, for Portsmouth ; General and Mrs. Scott, from Ellis's Hotel, St. James's-street, for their seat at Sunning hill ; Mr. aud Mrs. Dixon, from Crawley's Hotel, Albemarle_ street, for Rome ; Captain Armstrong, from ditto, for Paris ; W. A. Roberts, Esq., M.P., for his seat in Worcestershire ; Mr. and Mrs. J. Morgan, from Brook street, for their seat in Nottinghamshire. AN IMPROMPTU UPON PASSING THE STATUE OP MR. PITT IN HANOVER-SQUARE• Think not this pond'rous, huge, misshapen mas , , Betrays a nation's skill employed in vain; A Tory faction rears the pile--alas I Type of a bigot King's disastrous reign. Ye Tory minions of an age gone by, Bow to your Dagon as ye hither wend ; Worship the Idol of your slavery— We hail the Statesman who is freedom's friend. W. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 18.—Wind W. to W.S.W.—Ar. rived the George, Whitwell, from Dunkirk, leaky, bound to Liverpool. FALMOUTH, Marten 16.—Wind W.N.W. to N.W.— Arrived the Rinaldo I'acket, from Brazils, sailed from Rio de Janeiro the 17th January ; spoke the same day off Rio the Lady Mary Pelham Packet, from Buenos Ayres. COWES, MARCH 19.—Arrived the Lady Harew•ood, Stone. house, from London, for Van Diemen's Land; Stranger, Richards, from Para; and Vesper, Jaques, from Charleston. DARTMOUTH, Maacii 18.—Arrived the Eliza, Follett, from Mersala. LIVERPOOL, MARCH la—Arrived the Henry Tuke, Bliss, and Jeannette, Pearce, from Savannah ; Daphne, Kerrison, from Alexandria ; and John Ormerod, Chapman, from Oporto. Off port the Belem Castle, from Lisbon. GREENOCK, MARCH 17.—Arrived the James 111 ( Inroy, M`Pherson, from Demerara; and Romulus, Callender, from Charleston. CORK, MARcu 17.—Arrived the Ann, Shannon, from Cuba; and Nelson Packet, Moppett, from London. PORTPATRICK, MARCII 17.—The Bulwark, Barry, from Wexford to the Clyde, having sprung a leak, ran for this har bour; she is considerably damaged; cargo completely wet, and must discharge. WATERFORD, MARCH 17.—The Cornwallis, Reed, has been got offthe strand, and brought in. The Neva transport, from Rio Janeiro, was spoken with on the 7th instant in lat. 36. long. 35., and supplied with provi sions by the Atlas, Hunt, arrived off Portsmouth. DISEASE AMONG RACE HORSES. For some time past a disease of an inflammatory, and, ap parently, also of a contagious nature, has shown itself amongst all descriptions of horses, and vast numbers have died. The training stables of Mr. Scott, at Malton, Yorkshire, have been particularly unfortunate. Beaufort, a St. Leger horse, belonging to the Hon. E. Petre, died about a week back. George Walker, Esq., whose horses are trained by Scott, has lost three—vie. Me. Jody, by Jerry, out of Chorister's dam; Caroline, by Partisan, out of Quadrille both in the Oaks, 18:33) ' • and a colt by Mul e y, out of Margrave's d am , i n th e I)erby, 1833. Mr. Bower bin also lost a colt by Figaro, out of Chancellor's dam. The value or these five horses cannot be estimated at less thin four thousand pounds ! Mr. Walker has also lost seven valuable cart-horses by this strange disorder. In all the fatal cases death has ensued within 48 hours, and, on opening th e b o di es, a quantity of water has been ound about the heart. If the complaint should reach Newmarket the mischief will, probably, be very exten sive, as there are now 50. i or 6.0 horses in training there, besides brood mares, yearlings, foals, &c. GRENOBLE.—The papers from Grenoble and Lyons to the 14th, and from Paris to the 18th inst., an nounce that perfect tranquillity had been restored at Grenoble. The people had retired to their homes upon the proclamation of the Municipal Authorities, and the offending regiment was still confined to its barracks, whence it was to be marched to Lyons, or removed from Grenoble. The Government had sent Lieut.-General Delort to the spot, and General Meruzian was to take the command of the Department of the Isere. LISBON.—A most rigorous quarantin e has been established against vessels from England. No vessels, persons, or effects, either from London or its neighbourhood, or from the ports between Orfordness and Arundel Bay, arc to ' be admitted at all into any Portuguese ports, whatever the de scription of cargo ; and this extends even to vessels in ballast. The same rigorous exclusion is to take place for the ports be tween the Humber and northward to Montrose. Vessels from ports between Arundel Bay and Falmouth are admissable with a quarantine of 21 days throughout Portugal generally, but if with susceptible cargoes, into Lisbon alone. The most rigorous quarantine is applicable to the ports between the Humber and Orfordness. For other English ports the regulations of the decree of the 7th of November remain in force. Business at Kilmarnock continues decidedly flat, aid trade in almost every department exceedingly dull, The hands of an extensive calico print.work in Kilmarnock, on Monday, stood out for an increase of wagec—Ayr Advertiser. ITOIJSES ai PARLIANIPST.—(THIS DAY.) About ten o'clock a large bryly of constables, tinder the sL Nrintendance of Mr. Lee, the High Constable of Westminster, were stationed near the outer doors of the two Houses of Far. lament, and formed into two lines to keep the road clear to it. Margaret's church and to the Abbey. ROUSE OF LORDS. At a few minutes to Twelve o'clock this House met, as pie viouily agreed upon. It was remarked as extraordinary, that upon such an occasion very few Peers wereprt-sent. At Twel, o'clock their Lordships left the House, and proceeded to the Abbey in the following order : Mr. Lee, High Constable. Beadles of the Abbey.. Marshals of the House in uniforms. The Lord Chancellor's Private Secretary and Secretor: of Bankrupts, The Mace aria Purse Bearers. The Lord Chancellor. The Archbishops of Canterbury and York. Tell Bishops, two and two. About twenty Peers, two and two. Clerks of the House. Upon arriving in the Abbey, the Morning Service was reed by the Reverends Mr. Beckworth and Mr. Champneys, the two Minor Canons ; after which the Sermon was preached by the Bishop of Chichester. 110 USE OF COMMONS. At eleven o'clock the Speaker entered the House of Ccm. mons, and took his seat at the table. In a few minutes after wards he rose, and, attended by the Serjeant-at- Arms, the clerks, and other officers of the House, and the Members pre sent, to the number of about sixty, went in procession to Sr. Margaret's church, preceded by Mr. Lee and the beadles of the parish. Having taken their seats, the Rev, the Dean of Rip. pon read the morning service; after which the Rev. Dr. Allen, Vicar of Battersea, preached a sermon. At the conclusion a collection WaS made in aid of the fund for the relief of the pcor. WINDSOR, MARCH 20. Yesterday forenoon it was announced at the Castle that the Princess Louise had had some refreshing sleep during the night, and was a little better. Her Majesty continues her un. remitting attention to her suffering ueice. This day the Princess Louise remains in the same state 3A yesterday. Yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, the King, acconipa. vied by Lady Kennedy Erskine, Lord Mayo, and Sir Wathen Waller, took an airing in the double-bodied phaeton. Prince George of Cambridge, and the Rev. Mr. Wood, rode on borne_ back. Sir Wathen Waller arrived at the Castle on Saturday last, and still continues his visit. There are no arrivals at the Castle. The Duchess of Save Weimar is hourly expected. COURT CIRCULAR. The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Vlctoria visited the exhibition of Mr. Haydon's pictures yesterday, at the Egyptian Hall. The Duke of Cumberland is considered convalescent. The Duchess of Gloucester passed a good night ob,,,Monday night, and was better yesterday. The Earl of Sefton and Lord Milton visited Earl Grey terday, at the Treasury. Viscount Althorp, Sir James Graham, the Vice-President of the Board of Trade, the Master General of the Ordnance, the - Secretary at War, and the Military Secretary to the Conixnander of the Forces, had interviews with Viscount Goderich yester. day, at the Colonial-office. SAINT PERCEVAL'S DAY. This being St. Perceval's Day, it was observed as a clase ho liday. Almost all the shops in the metropolis were closed, with the exception of those of the purveyors of the good things of this world. The cook shops and gin shops, were filled from art early hour. One eating-house in Drury-lane, actually cut up two rounds of beef before twelve o'clock. A party of about fifty passed along Fleet-street, two and two, each being provided with a formidable quantity of bread and cheese, which they devoured as they proceeded. At many places, dinners were given, and hilarity seemed to be the order of the day, To prevent any breach of the peace the whole of the police foi,e were on duty at different stations. REPRESENTATIVE PEERS (SCOTLAND). On Monday the House of Lords appointed a Select Com mittee to take into consideration the laws and - regulations now in force relating to the election of the Representative Peers for Scotland, and to report their opinion to the House. The Lords following were named of the Committee :----- D. Richmond, E. Go-ford, L. Redesdale, D. Brandon, V. Gordon, L. Meldrum, M. Queensberry, L. Gower, L. Ker, E. Donca,ter, L. S a lt oun, L. Melros, E. Radnor L. Napier, L Rosebery, E. Mansfield, L Holland, L. Kilmarnock, E. Rosslyn, L Kenyon, L. Dover. And the following papers were ordered to be referred to the said Committee :—The petition of the Earl of Mar, complain ing that his list was rejected at the general election, June, 231 ; also the petition of the Marchioness Dowager of Downshire, Baroness Sandys, complaining that Mr. Humphreys Alexander has assumed the Earldom of Stirling without right or authority; and also a copy of the Union-roll of Peers in Scotland ; and 4 list of Peers voting at elections since 1800. The Committee met yesterday at two o'clock. BURY ST. EDMUND'S ASSIZES, M.tßui 21. HIGHWAY ROBBERY AND DESPERATE ASSAULT. Simon Frost, aged 20, and Walter Aston, aged 14, stood in. dieted for having, on the King's highway, feloniously assaulted John Day and robbed him in all of twenty-four pounds in cove. reigns, a five pound note and some silver and halfpence. John Day examined—l am a carpenter, and live at 31elford. I was in Bury on Tuesday, the lath of December. 1 was In the Sword in Hand public house. 1 was in the kitchen, and soon after the prisoners came in and we talked and drank together. At the time Frost came in he said he had been working, and I asked him to drink. We had another pint of beer and a pot. I paid for it. I had twenty-four pounds in my purse, a five pound note, nineteen sovereigns and some silver. I took out my purse and got a sovereign to pay for the beer. Frost could see me do so. After I had paid for the beer I said I would find my way to Melford if I could. The two prisoners heard me say so. I was a little fresh when I left the public-house, but I knew what I was doing. I left the house just after six o'clock, and went past the gaol towards home, and went just to the turn of the hill, about a mile and a quarter out of town, when Frost came up to me from the right hand side of the road, but whether he came over the hedge I could not tell. I had a stick in my hand (stick produced, and was a tolerably stout one;, when Frost asked me, " What's o'clom, Old Cock 2" and he immediately seized my stick. Whilst was scuffling with him I received a blow on my head from some one that cut my head open. Frost had a stick which he dropped when he came up and seized mine. I fell from the blow on my head, and then Frost got my stick. As soon as 1 was down, Frost put his knees on my stomach, and struck me with my own stick three times on the head before I was " un. sensed." I couldn't help myself. Frost turned to the boy that was with him and said, "Shall I murder him ?" I begged wonderfully hard, but he struck me again on the left side of my head, and said, " your heart.•' His right hand was in my pocket when he struck me. After that I remember nothing more. It was as bright a moonlight night "as ever I seed," and I am quite sure that Frost was the man, but lam not equally sure of the other prisonler. The boy was of the prisoner's size. Other witnesses corroborated part. of this testimony, aftet• which the Jury returned a verdict finding Frost Guilty, and Aston Not Guilty. His LORDSHIP then passed the awful sentence of death upon Frost. He gave him no hopes of mercy. CHESTER ANTI-REFORM PETITION.—Sir Sir R. Vyvyan was understood to say, on presenting the petition from the county of Chester, against the Reform Bill, on Mor: day, that it was signed by five Peers ; and such was the irrl pression of all the reporters, as appears from the newspapers of this morning. Now, on referring to the petition itself, we find that it was signed by one Nobleman only—viz., Lord Kilmorey, an Irish Peer, and not an inhabitant of Cheshire. There were 113 other signatures to this petition, among which were the names of three Baronets. The rest might have been very worthy and respectable persons in their own circle, but when we consider what a nest of Tory politicians the county palatine of Chester has always been, it is a matter of 4 _ little surprise and triumph to the good cause that so few names should be found affixed to this document. It is important that the public should know these facts, and should be disabused of the false impression which it has beet endeavouring to fix on them—Times. PA Viennet, Reporter, (Chairman of the Committee) reported to the Chamber of Deputies that the Commission had resolved that the statue of Louis XVL should not be placed on his monument, but as Louis XVIII. was not a participator in his brother's crimes, and was the author of the Representative System in France, his statue should receive its destined honour. Some observations were made upon the absurdity of saying that the Representative System had originated with Louis XVIII. LIVF.:111'00L, MONDAY EVENING --The gale still continues with unabated violence. The Belem Castle, reargo, e e n go t m in a g s Dickason, from Savan from Lisbon, ran on shore last night, near H oylake. The yes of fruit, will, it i s ex . saved. from dithe .Arrived th Charleston; Daph ne , f rom Al exan d r i a; from Savannah ; L ogan, from Jamaica ; Industrie. tni s lelti Henrye petted, Rotterdam ; and Manchester and Bolivar, from London. off port, the Pacific, from New York, sailed the Ist inst. ; and the Talahassr, front New Orleans. Neither of these ships can approach, from the violence of the gale. THE WOODEN LEG.—An officer had a wooden leg so exceedingly well made, that it could scarcely be distinguished from a real one. A cannon bullet c.rriecz it oil: A soldier who saw him fall called " Quick, run for the surgeon." " No," replied the officer coolly ; " it is the Joiner I want." John Jacobs, one of the Bristol rioters, 1)::s died in gaol, ofeonsumptim,