The Sun. — London, England, 1832-09-28 00:00:00

~~" • 1111 -4 KI 114 E CREDITORS OF THE LATE DUKE OF YORK. The committee of the creditors of his Royal Highness the Duke of York again met yesterday, at the Thatched-house -tavern, St. James's-street, and were very fully attended, there being no less than 11 members present. They were attended by Messrs. Amory and Coles, and Mr. al3eeket, the solicitors, who reported that since the last meet ing' they had received a great variety of important information connected with the removal of property from Cambridge-house, in South Andley-street, and elsewhere, which, there was every reason to believe, had not been accounted for as part of the personal effects of the deceased, charged with the payment of his debts. They had received distitrt•t information as to the places to which, mid the per sons to whom, some of those effects had been taken, but at present they declined malting auy wore di rect communication. They had reason to believe, however, that the evidence would be found conclusive, supported as it necessarily would be by persons closely connected with the de ceased during his life, as well as in some re- sped connected with his illustrious relatives. It was ftlt that the necessary recourse to those chan nels would be productive of painful reminiscences, but still the duty they owed to the creditors at large would in all probability render fiuch a step impera tive. Since the last meeting, it was understood that one of the executors, in reference to the exer tions making by the creditors, had Mated that they were likely to prove unavailing, for that the jewels, of which so much had been said, were, in point of feet, jewels which had been settled upon the Duchess of York, upon her marriage settlement in 1792, and that, by that set tlement, on her death they were to ba restored to the Kingof Prussia. Upon this representation, the solicitors had recourse to the settlement, and they there discovered that the whole amount of jewels settled upon her Royal Highness by the instrernent were valued at 22,0001., with a provision that if she died before her husband they- should be returned to her father. By this settlement she was not entitled to make any separate will ; nor did it appear that, with the exception of 60,000 dollars for her para- phernalia, any personal property had been settled upon her, with the exception of her Marriagt por- tion, which Pais 4,0001. a year. Thee observation of the executors, therefore, is not borne out by this fact, for, according to the information received by the Committee, the jewels collected subsequent to the Duke of York's death, and valued at the house of the Duke of Rutland, in Arlington-street, far exceeded 100,000/ ; and, indeed, it was well known that the Duchess, from her own private resources, as well as from presents from George 111., from her husband, and from other quarters, had accu leulated property to a much larger extent. It is well for the executors, then, to show what has be come of the surplus over and above the Crown jew• e's of Prussia. It will be also for them to prove that the latter jewels have been returned to the King of Prussia, and that they had not been dealt with by the Duke of York in his life-time as his owo, property. It will be also an important fact to be ascertained, why, if the marriage settlement was of any avail, those jewels had not been returned according to these stipulations immediately after her Royal Highness's death, and, not as it is attempted to be asserted, kept in this country till after the demise of her husband. It is not disputed, we believe, that the jewels, what ever their value, were conveyed to Windsor Ca•tle, and it will be for their executors to show under what authority they had taken this step. Descrip tions have been obtained of the particular character of certain of those jewels, which leave no doubt that their value far exceeded the amount at which the executors to whom we have alluded would con fine them. It has been alleged that the Duchess left a testamentary paper, by which she bequeathed legacies and annuities to a considerable amount, ap pointing Prince Leopold and Lord Lauderdale as her executors. This testamentary paper was not ac ed upon tiil after the Duke's death, and since that period large legacies have been paid. Out of what fund this money has come is one of the inquiries t, which the solicitors have directed their attention, and they have been unable as yet to discover that Cie Duchess was entitled to make a will, or upon what authority any property she possessed could have been appropriated without the sanction of her husband. Upon the whole, the solicitors are of opinion that the case on the part of the creditors has derived ad ditional strength and interest ; and they are per swirled they will he enabled to lay such facts before the Master in Chancery as to justify a revision of the answers of the executors, as well as to call for a more rigid inquiry than the creditors have reason to believe, from the friendly character of the under the direction of the present plaintiffs, was pursued. It has been remarked, that the very first interro gatory put to the executors was not of that specific character which the nature of such proceedings war ranted, for, from the answers, it would appear that they had confined themselves merely to an account of the property which came to their possession, in formation, knowledge, or belief, without reference to the extent or value of the popery of which the de ceased was actually in possession at his death. By this apparent evasion, it would appear that great room is left for omissions, which may by possibility be hereafter supplied. It is the determination of the committee, sup ported as they are now by so large and respectable a body of creditors, to persevere to the utmost, and not only to re-open the suit in Chancery, but to call for a Parliamentary inquiry into all the circum stances connected with the affairs of his Royal Highness, and more especially with regard to the conduct of the Commissioners of Woods and Fo rests ; the latter head of investigation becoming more important, when it is recollected, that in an swer to a question from the present Lord Chancel lor, when a member of the House of Commons, Mr. Canning distinctly stated that the expenses of build ing York-house, in St. James's-park, were entirely resting with the Duke of York himself, and in no way under the sanction or responsibility of his Ma jesty's Government. How far this answer is con sistent with the fact that the Commissioners of Woods and Forests have advanced 77,0001. upon the mortgage of a lease which they had themselves granted, remains to be seen. It may be said that the mortgage was a security against the liabilities of the Government, but still the money was advanced from the public pocket, and under the knowledge of that fact tradesmen were induced to give credit to an enormous amount; and their property was sub sequently seized, in order to cover the mortgagees from the consequences of their own imprudence—an imprudence to which the extravagances of ansalready insolvent Duke may not unfairly be ascribed. It is said by the executors, in their answer to the interrogatories before the Master in Chancery, that the lease of the mines in Nova Scotia, granted to the Duke of York, is likely to prove the means by which the creditors may hereafter be paid. If there be any foundation for this hope, surely it must be the interest of the surviving relatives of the Duke of York to adopt some means by which, upon their security, a fund might he raised sufficiently large to liquidate the comparatively trifling amount of the debts now outstanding, and prevent the continued discussion of a subject pregnant, as it is, with facts calculated to create prejudices of the most painful description against the Princes of the House of Brunswick. During the proceedings it was announced that se veral minor creditors, in communicating their claims, had stated that their means were wholly inadequate even to pay the trifling contribution which was re quired for assisting the fund which has been raised for prosecuting the existing inquiry ; and that some of those persons, with tears in their eyes, declared that could they but obtain the sum which was due to 'hem by the Duke of York, they would be saved frot:n "Aar destruction. The Committee, by their resolutions, fully sane- tio - 74 the steps which have been already taken by the solicitors, and after communicating to them some additional information which had been received again, adjourned to Wednesday next. 130UNDAItIES-NEW DIVISIONS OF COUNTIES, loc. For the more complete carrying into effect the measures of parliamentary Reform, there has been prepared, by order of the Government, an exceed ingly bulky and valuable work. It consists of twelve folio volumes; and each county, division of county, ci , y, town., borough, &c. described, is accom panied with a map. These maps are chiefly from the celebrated and expensive " Ordnance Monty," that took place some years ago, nnd die locking up of which, instead of their publication, occasioned a good deal of debate, especially in the House of Comma:Amy between Mr. Ward and Mr. Whitbread. ThUse maps are now likely, for the first time, to be somewhat more generally circulated—though, ex , cept they be reprinted, the volumes Cah never be come very general, as the number already printed is limited, and as they are to be chiefly circulated amongst the Peers and Commoners. Any further circulation that may take place must be mainly of a clandestine character, which is a very bad arrange ment, as it is so desirable that the accurate and of ficial details and information contained in the books, and the Ordnance Survey maps, should have a freer circulation than in privileged and official channels. That would more completely carry into effect the object of the Government in having the volumes prepared—a labour that must have been attended with such Immense expense, and an expense that, of course, will fall on the country. A description of this costly and valuable work, and a specimen of the character of the contents, can not be uninteresting, The first part only was in :he hands of many Peers and Members during the progress of the Bills: it consists of details, historical, fiscal, and statistical, of " the 120 smallest boroughs at present returning Members to Parliament." Besides the details, each description is accompanied with a map of the bo rough and its neighbourhood. The maps of the boroughs that are to continue to be represented are coloured, showing the boundary in " olden times," the real extent of the boroughs, &c. The next division of the work consists of eight parts or volumes. They give the counties, the di visions of counties, the boroughs continued, or newly created, in England and Wales. The county maps describe the amount of population in 1831, and the assessed taxes in 1830 ; define the divisions where the counties are divided, mark the bounda ries of the different hundreds, the principal places for the county elections, the borough towns that are to return two Members, those that are to return One, the different county polling places, &c. As different colours are adopted, all this information and these distinctions are clearly given. The bo rough maps give the surrounding country, the boun daries of the old boroughs, the boundaries of the parishes or townships, the rivers, and the new boun daries. Different colours are also applied here io • render the maps still more perspicuous. The letter or literary parts follo:145g each map contain valuable and accurate information, being all drawn from official sources, as well as useful, and sometimes curious arid new details respecting limits and de ' sciiption, population, houses, qualifying houses,con dition and appearance of the place, whether increas ing or improving, the old and new rights of elec tion, general remarks, historical and otherwise. As a specimen of the sort of informa. ion con tained in these parts, we quote the commencement ' of what is said under the head " City of London," because it is brief, regards our own neighbourhood, and shows how inconclusively and unsatisfactorily defined were the old limits of even the first city of the world. It follows : " CITY OF LONDON.—The right to return Mem bers to Parliament for this city has hitherto been vested in freemen, being liverymen, without regard to residence. :CITY BOUNDARY NOT CLEARLY DEFINED, The limits of the city do not appear to be accurately defined by any survey, and the answers of the city authorities to some questions (after very particular attention on their part to this subject) were not eery conclusive or• satisfactory. This is to be re gretted, for as the city of Westminster, and the bo roughs of Finsbury and Tower Hamlets, adjoin the boundaries of the city of London, new lines could not be drawn without encroaching on one or the other of those districts, Apart of the Middle Tem ple was not within the boundaries of the city of London : the whole is included within the city, a• far as regards the election of Members to serve in Parliament. The remaining part of the Middle Temple, and the Inner TernFle, are within the boundaries claimed by the city officers ; but the Members of these Inns of Court deny the right of those officers to exercise any jurisdiction within their district. To remove all doubt, if any should arise, whether or not the occupiers of houses or chambers in any inns of Court or Chancery, or extra parochial places, which may claim to be exempt from the jurisdiction of the city, should be entitled to vote for the return of the City Members, it is declared— " That the district for the return of Members of Parliament for the city of London do contain the whole space contained within the exterior bounda• ries of the city of London, including the whole o the Inner Temple and of the Middle Temple." The following is a recapitulation of these eigh volumes : Members. Part I.—Nine Counties, which will return 31 —, containing 35 Boroughs, to return 61 Part 2.—Eight Counties —, containing 31 Boroughs Part 3. —Five Counties ••• 18 .... —, containing 35 Boroughs 63 Part 4.—Nine Counties --, containing 28 principal and two contributory Boroughs Part s.—Seven Counties .............. ... —, containing 27 Boroughs Part 6.—Three Counties —, containing 33 Boroughs . 53 Total England-41 Counties, includ ing the Isle of Wight .. 114 189 principal Cities and Boroughs, and 2 contributory Boroughs 327 Part 7 —Seven Counties, Wales .... 9 Memb. containing 7 princi pal and 22 contributory Boroughs Part B.—Five Counties -, Seven principal, and 21contributory boroughs 7 ditto Grand Total for England and Wales 5OO The tenth volume solely regards " the Divisions of the Counties"—having maps and details ; and the eleventh and twelfth volumes are on Ireland and Scotland. They are thick; also containing coloured maps and much letter-press illustration. MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.—For seve ral days past great anxiety has been felt in the neighbour. hood of Portland town, Regent's Park, respecting the fate of Mrs. islactrotsoN, the wife of Mr. Jontil NictioL soN, of High-street, Portland -town, tinman, who has been missing from her home, during the last fortnight, under very extraordinary circumstances. She had been with her husband to a place of entertainment on the pre ceding evening, and has never been seen since early on the following morning, when she was observed at a short dis tance from her own home, without a bonnet. She had but very recently recovered f: om a fit of sickness, and was in a very delicate state of health. No possible cause can be assigned for her leaving her home intentionally, nor does it appear that she has done so, as none of her wearing apparel, or any other articles, have been removed. In quiries have been made at all her relatives and friends, anti at all hospitals, receiving-housi-s, &c. ; but no trace tit her can be discovered. Several ponds in the neighbour.. hood have been dragged, but up to yesterday nothing what ever bad transpired to explain the mystery of her absence. The police have also been applied to without effect. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Scven o'clock. HE LONDON GAZETTE THIS EVENING: WAR-OFFICE. SEPTEMBER 28. _ 15th Regiment of Light Dragoons.—Cornet E. Fellowes, to be Lii?. , Ae!iant, by purchase, vice Bushe, promoted ; C. Sparling, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Fellowes, Sept. 28. 6th Regiment of Foot.—Ensign A. lmlach, from half-pay 72d Foot, to be Ensign, vice Wetherall, whose appoint ment has been cancelled, Sept. 28. 14th Foot.—C. Leventhorpe, bent., to be Eusign, by purchase, vice Parker; whc rbilres Sept. 28. ?nth Foot—Ensign C. 'Hawker to be Lieutenant, by purchase, Vice Carter, whose promotion has not taken place. Sept. 28. 17th Foot—Hospital-Assistant T. Pearson, from the half-pay, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Newton, promoted. Sept. 28. 22d Foot—Captain E. Hawkins, from the 49th Foot, to be Captain, vice Wilkinson, who exchanges. Sept. 28. 26th Foot—Lieut. R. : C. Hamond, from half-pay 31st Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Thompson, promoted. Sept. '2B. 27th Foot, Captain L. It. J. Versturme, from half-pay unat tached, to be Captain, vice M. Higgins, who exchanges, receiv ing the difference, Sept. 28. 28th Foot, Lieut. T. Wheeler to he Captain, without purchase, vice Irving, deceased • Ensign T. Beckham to be Lieutenant, vice Wheeler; Gentleman Cadet R. J. WDonell, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Beckham, Sept. 28. 41st Eoot--AssistantSurgeon G. Glaeser, from half-pay Cape Regiment, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice W. D . Fry, who ex changes. Sept 28. 49th Foot—Brevet W. Wilkinson, from the Foot, to be Cap tain vice Hawkins, who exchanges. Sept. 28. 60th Foot—Second Lieut. H. Bingham to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lord Fincastle, promoted; W. G. Rose, Gent. to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bingham, Sept. 28 93d Foot—Assistant-Surgeon J. Edmondson, from the Hospital Staff, to be Assistant-Surgoon, vice Ekins, decaased, Sept. 28. 97th Foot—Ensign G. R. Cummin to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Reade, who retires ; C. J. F. Denshire Gent ., to be Ensign, by purchase, uiae Cummin, Sept. 28. HOSPITAL STAFF. F. M'Rae, M.D. to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Edmondson, appointed to the 93d Foot, Sept. 28. MEMORANDA. The date of the commission of Lieut. J. Edwards, of the 46th Foot, has been altered from lath November, 1327, to 31st Octo ber, 1827, in order to his being placed in his proper situation in that Corps. The promotion of Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel N. Williams, on half-pay 2d Garrison Battalion, to be Colonel in the Army from 22d July, 1830, has not taken place. BANKRUPTS. JOHN CHRISTOPHE RIEFFENSTEIN, Langport-place, Camberwell, Surrey, merchant, to surrender Oct 10. at one, and Nov. 9, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Knight, Church. rcout, Clement's-lane ; Kitchener, Lothbury, official assignee. JOHN DEMPSTER, King-street, Westminster, wine-cooper, Oct. 9, at two, and Nov. 9, at twelve, at the Court of Bank. ruptcy. Kitchener, official assignee, Lothbury; White, Lime street. HENRY SCHNELLE and WILLIAM PREHN, Dunstan's hill, Tower-street, London, merchants, Oct. 10 , at two , and No v . 9, et one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, King's Arm's yard, Coleman-street, official assignee ; Brown, Martin, and Co., Commercial Sale-Rooms, Miucing-lane. RICHARD CRIPS, Aldersgate-street, wine-merchant, Oct. 10, at half-past 2, and Nov. 9, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Robins, Bernard-street, Russell-square ; Carman, Lothbury, official assignee. BENJAMIN FLIGHT and JOSEPH ROBSON, St. Mar tin's-lane, organ-builders, Oct. 6, at one, and Nov. 9, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, King's Arms.yard, official assignee ; Webber and Bland, Ely-place. CHARLES SHEA RN, Widcombe and Lyncombe, Somerset shire, barilla-manufacturer, Oct. 8, and Nov. 9, at eleven, at the Castle and Ball Inn, Bath. Drake, 2, Vine-yards, Bath ; Dax and Bicknell, 51, Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, London. JOSEPH WIDOWS° N, Fleet-street, goldsmith, Oct. 10, and Nov. 9, at ten, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Robinson, Hine, and Robinson, Charter-house.square ; Turquand, Cop tqall-buUdidgs, official assignee. HANNAH PRIMER, Sonthampton, dealer in china, Oct. 9 and Nov. 9, at twelve, al the Star Inn, Southampton. Sandys, Crane-court, Fleet-street; Thring, Wilton, Wilts. SAMUEL ASHTON, Sen., Nottingham, ironfounder, Oct. 6, and Nov. 9, at ten, at the George the Fourth Inn, Nottingham. Johnson and Weatherall, Temple ; Fearnhead and Campbell, Nottingham. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, Szrr. 28.-The following gentlemen were ordained by the Lord Bishop of Lincoln, at Buckden, on Sunday last : DEACONS. William Acworth, B.A. Queen's College, Cambridge. Thomas T. Champnes, B.A. Merton College, Oxford. Edmund Durnford, B.A. Fellow of King's College, Cambridge. John Fisher, B.A. Brazennose College, Oxford. Josiah Edward Golding, B.A. Queen's College, Cambridge. William K Partridge, B.A. Brazennose College, Oxford. George Edward Prescott, M.A. Trinity College, Cambridge. William Rogers, Catharine Hall, Cambridge. William Tyrrell, B.A. St. John's College, Cambridge. John Weighell, B.A. Pembroke College, Cambridge. John Posthumus-Wilson, B.A. Magdalen College, Oxford. John Bull, B.A. St. John's College, Cambridge. Townly Lebeg Clarkson, B.A. Chirst's College, Cambridge. John Taylor, B.A. Caius College, Cambridge. By letter Dim, from the Bishop of Ely. Thomas M`Calmont, B.A. Worcester College, Oxford. Hastings H. Harington, B.A. Magdalen Hall, Oxford. By letter Dim. from the Bishop of Bristol. George Cottom, B. A. Catherine Hall, Cambridge. Thomas Norfolk Jackson, B.A. Christ College, Cambridge. Joshua Laycock. Fountain J. W. Woodyeare, B.A. Christ's College, Cambridge. By letter Dim. from the Archbishop of York. PRIESTS. Henry Battiscombe, M.A. Fellow of King's College, Cambridge Charles Colyear Beaty, M.A. Clare Hall, Cambridge. William J. P. Bedford, B.A. St. John's College, Cambridge. William Bromehead, B.A. Lincoln College, Oxford. Alfred Cox, B.A. Lincoln College, Oxford. Walter Drake, B.A. Christ's College, Cambridge. Henry William Hockin, B.A. Pembroke College, Cambridge. John Kay, B.A. Lincoln College, Oxford. William George Moor, B.A. St. John's College, Cambridge. John Cross Morphew, B.A. St. Peter's College, Cambridge. Frederick Heade, B.A. St. John's College, Cambridge. James Hillman Stuart, B.A. Trinity College, Oxford. James Hale Talbot, B.A. Pembroke College, Oxford. Edward Thomas. William H. Apthorpe, B.A. Christ's College, Cambridge. 1 By letter Dim. from the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Lord Bishop of Lincoln's next ordination will be held at Buckden on the 23d of December next. Candi dates are required to send their papers thither to his Lord ship before the 10th of November. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HEATON PARK MEETING, SEPT. 26. The Stanley Sakes of 10 soya. each. A. F. Lord Uxbridge named Physician Mr. Houldsworth's Circassian Mr. Townley's Westport Mitch, 150 sovs., h. ft. ; two miles ; Mr. Osbaldeston's Bilberry beat Lord Lichfield's Brother to Dunton. A Gold Cup, value 100 sovs., give❑ by Mr. King, added to a subscription of 10 sovs. each. St. Leger Coarse. Mr. Houldsworth's Varnish Mr. Corby's Lady Elizabeth Mr. Sadler's Jocko Count Matuscevitz's Lawn Sleeves 4 The Grand Junction Stakes of 20 soya, each, one mile, was won by Lord Wilton's Falcon, beating Mr. Houlds worth's Protogenes. Heaton Park Stakes of 15 says. each, 5 ft. One mile and a half. Mr. Houldsworth's Fortitude Mr R. B. Wilbraham named Manchester 2 Lord Uxbridge's Revolution 3 A Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 rm. each, 5 ft. with 20 added by the Club, for horses not thorough bred. Once round the Course. Mr. Griffith's Tommy Tickle 1 Count Matuscevitz named Hippona Mr. Osbaldeston's Bilberry 3 OS WES Tle Y RACES, SErr. 26. The Shropshire Stakes of 20 bOVS. each, b. ft. with 50/. added by the Innkeepers of Oswestry. One mile and a half heats. Mr. J. Jones named b. g. Pluralist, 6 yrs 1 I Sir Thomas Stanley's b. g. Lawrie Todd, 5 yrs 2 d One drawn, three paid ft. of 5 sove. each. Won very easy. A Gold Cup value 100 soya. (in specie). Two miles and a quarter, starting at the turnpike road. Mr. L. Mostyn's b. f. Her Highness, walked over. The Town Subscription Plate of 501. free for any horse, &c. One mile and a halt heats. Mr. Wheeldon's br. h. Georgiovanni, 4 yrs 1 1 Mr. E. Yates's g. E Sylpla, 4 yrs. Mr. 0. Gore's b. h. Jasper, 5 yrs. 3 3 Match for 501. b. ft..--Mr. 0. Gore's b. c. Agitator received ft. from Mr. Tomes's f. by Sir Gray. A Cup value 50 sous. (in specie) given by Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart. added to a handicap stake of 5 sm. each. One mile and a half heat. Sir J. Hamner narn d b. g. Pluralists, first, Lawrie Todd second, and Belmont third. Half a mile a bead. LINCOLN RACES, SRPT. 26. His Majesty's Purse of 100 gs. for 4 and 5 yrs. old mares. Two mile heats. 111 r. Hunter's hr. in. Volage, 5 yrs 1 1 Col. King's bay f. Frantic, 4 yrs. Produce Stake s for 3 y rs. old, of 30 sous. each, 20 scvs. ft. for colts and fillies. One mile and three quarters race. Mr. Houldsworth's br. f. by Filho da Puta 1 Mr. Uppleby's b. c. by Catton Mr. Raylley'S b. or br. c. by Filho da Puta . In the " Furet" we read the following " Rhyme and Reason :" 7 " THOMAS CORNEILLE lodged in the same house with his brother PETER CORNEILLE. When PETER, wanted a rhyme he called to his brother THOMAS. When THOMAS wanted a thought, he called to his brother PETER. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HO USE. The LORD MAYOR has been obliged to adopt a serious expedient for the purpose of preventing parish ofAcers in the country from sending up the redundancy of their pauper population to London to obtain support as well as they can. It happened that on the 17th instant a poor woman, named Elizabeth Carrick, the wife of John Carrick, was brought with her two children before the Lord Mayor, having taken refuge in the watch house of St. Botolph without Bishopsgate, and being, as she declared, " without house or home or bread." On her examination she stated that her husband's parish was Seal, in the county of Kent, to which place they had been recently passed from Spitalfields; that her husband was examined before the magisirates at Seven Oaks, after which Mr. Cook, the overseer of Seal, brought the►R to Lou don, where he gave her a sovereign, and desired her to do the best she could with it, and told her if she wanted more, she must write to him ; that her husband had left her, and was, she believed, at work at Bromley, and that she had written both to Mr. Cook and her husband, but had received no answer from either. _ The LORD MAYOR immediately upon hearing he above statement desired Air. Hobler to write to the officers of the parish to which his Lordship had been indebted for this transfer, to request that they would take immediate measures to remove the poor woman and her children. Mr. Hobler wrote accordingly, and informed the Lord Mayor yesterday that no notice whatever had been taken of the communication. His Lordship then directed that the City Soli citor should at once be instructed to proceed against the parish officers by indictment. With reference to the case of William Reynolds, in yesterday's report from this office, we are desired to state, that it would assist the cause of justice much, if any body would come forward and prove the writing of Captain W. H. Foy, now in India (in whose name the fictitious character has been given). Mr. Wilson has been unable to find out any of Cap tain Foy's friends or connections, or any person at all acquain. ed with his handwriting. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Frederick Pridden was sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment, for selling an unstamped publi cation called the Poor Man's Guardian. THE LAST OF THE CHARLEYS.--A little decrepid old man, with the lower part of his face bristling with the s'ubbles of a thick gray beard, came creep ing into the office, to complain against Jonas Ridge, a well-dressed young man, for having dared to " lark" with his lantern. " I'm Dinnis Rearden, plaze your Wertchip," said the complainant, " well known as the private watchman in Piccadilly. I'm watching, w►d two lanterns, last night, near a heap of stones, to keep the horses, poor devils, from breaking their necks, whin up comes two jontlemen, and one of 'm blows out me candle. 1 Och, by -, Pat,' said he, ' you're a nice man, I don't think, to be after walking about widout a light." And may be I did'nt see you blow it out, you buggabo,' says 1. By says he, if you say that, I'll blow you out, too.' Wid that, your Wertchip, he makes a kick at the bottom of me lantern, and then laid a hoult of me, to brake me neck over the stones." Mr. Jonas Ridge admitted the truth of the old watchman's statement, and added that, being a little " elevated," he was tempted to have a " lark" with Pat, from the mirth•provoking appearance he presented. Mr. CONANT said the defendant must pay five shillings, and make his peace with the watchman, which Mr. Ridge did in the shape of half-a-crown. The watchman, after displaying a little delicate reluctance, allowed himself to be prevailed upon to pocket the affront and the money, and toddled out of the office, sighing at the " reminiscences" the j adventure, doubtless, recalled. BOW-STREET. Yesterday Samuel Wood, who stands charged on suspicion of having committed a burglary at the house of 'Mr. Clarke, a hay-salesman, residing at Paddington, on the 29th July last, was brought forward for a re-examination. The case had been postponed for the production of further evidence, and also to give Mr. Wooler the oppor tunity of producing two bank-notes for Si. each, and other property, of which he took possession on behalf of the prisoner, at the time of his apprehension. Mr. Clarke, the prosecutor, at the request of the Magistrate, detailed his evidence more circum stantially than before. Police inspector Adamson, by whom the prisoner was apprehended, asked Mr. Wooler if he was pre pared to produce the property which he had taken from the prisoner. Mr. Wooler produced two bank-notes for Si. each, but the prosecutor would not say that they formed part of the money he had lost. Inspector Adamson said that the notes produced were the same which were taken from the prisoner, he having made a memorandum of the numbers at the time. Mr. MrsisHum. asked the prosecutor if he had lost any other property besides the money he had de scribed. The prosecutor replied, the. he had lost three silk handkerchiefs. Two of them were of a yellow colour, and marked C. The third, which was quite new, was of a dark colour, and unmarked. Mr. MlNsnum, asked Mr. Wooler if he took a silk handkerchief from the prisoner at the time he was taken into custody. Mr. Wooler replied, that every thing was taken out of his pockets by the prisoner himself. He be lieved that a silk handkerchief was thrown across the table by th e p r isoner, and that a woman in the room took po ssess i on of it. proved,milkman, that residing on t n h e e a r d t a h y e house of th e of Ethdiewatd M prosecutor,ack a robbery he saw the prisoner and two other men standing in a passage leading to the back part of Mr. Clarke's house. Was quite positive that the pri soner was one of the three men. The witness was asked, by the solicitor for the prosecution, if he had not since seen another of the men at Newgate. The witness replied, that the man whom lie had seen at Newgate was not one of the two men whom he had seen in the prisoner's company, standing near the house of the prosecutor on the day in question. [lt is worthy of remark, that this witness swore positively at the last examination that Jephson, who was tried and convicted of a burglary at the last Old Bailey sessions, and on whom the 501. note was found, which Mr. Clarke identified as one of those of which he had been robbed, was one of the two men who were standing close to the prosecutor's house in company with the prisoner on the day of the robbery. Inspector Adamson took the witness to Newgate, to see if he could identify Jephson as one of the parties concerned, and he immediately singled him out from several other prisoners.] Mr. Clarkson asked the witness if he thought he should be able to identify the two men who were with the prisoner on the day in question ? Witness —No, I do not think I should. The MAGISTRATE having directed inspector Adamson to be sworn, told him to state under what circumstances he took the prisoner into custody, and why he had not searched him. Inspector Adamson said, that in consequence of information which he had received from Mr. Clarke, he apprehended the prisoner at the New Inn, Old Bailey, knowing him to be an associate of Jephson. He took him into a private box in the public room of the inn. Mr. Wooler was sitting at another table, and j ust as h e (the inspector) was about to take the prisoners watch-guard off, Mr. Wooler came over, and, putting out his hand, seized the watch, saying to the ptoner, " What property you h av e, give it up to me. He then took possession of • the prisoner's w atch- g uard, &c., after which he came round, and placed himself between the pri soner an d witness, and too k po ssession of the two 51. notes produced, together with a silk purse, con taining three sovereigns and & half. Witness told Mr. Wooler that he was acting wrong, and that lie had no business with his prisoner. Mr. Clarkson could not see what the conduct of Mr. Wooler had to do with the charge against the prisoner at the bar. Mr. MINSHULL considered it necessary that the whole of the facts should be stated in evidence. Inspector Adamson then added, that after Mr. Wooler became possessed of the property, the pri soner took off his hat and threw a silk handkerchief across the table towards Mr. Wooler, when a female, who was said to be the prisoner's wife, imme diately snatched it up. Mr. MlNstium. What colour was the handker chief ? The inspector replied that it was of a yel , low colour. Mr. Clarke observed, that most likely it was one of his handkerchiefs. He had also lost a watch and a purse. Mr. Wooler produced a gold watch, gold seal, and silver guard chain, which, he said, the prisoner handed to him, but Mr. Clarke said that the watch of which he had been robbed was silver. It ap peared also that the purse which he had lost did not correspond in appearance with the one containing the gold which Mr. Wooler had given to the pri. soner's wife. The MAGISTRATE finally determined to remand the prisoner for a week, and he was accordingly re moved in custody. Mr. Clarkson said that Mr. Wooler, in taking possession of the prisoner's property, did so under a conviction that it was not fair to take him into cus tody at a time when he was about to give evidence in favour of Jephson. MAR YLEB ONE. William Franklin, a young man of good address and very fashionably attired, was brought before Mr. HoSKINS, the Sitting Magistrate, yesterday, on a charge of robbing Mr. George Hinton, landlord of the Regent's-arms, York-terrace, Regent's-park, of seven sovereigns and a half, being the contents of his till. The prosecutor stated, that the prisoner came to his house on the 11th of August last, and after re maining there about two hours, during which time he partook rather freely of good eating and drink ing, without having money to pay for it, he re quested to speak to witness, and walked into the bar parlour. He had known him for some time previ ously, through his living in a Nobleman's family in the park. A short time after they had been in con versation, a customer came in and requested change for a sovereign, which witness gave him, arid put the sovereign into the till behind the bar. A gen tleman's servant also paid two bills, which witness likewise put into the till. The prisoner saw him do so, and almost immediately afterwards, having occa sion to leave the bar to wait on a gentleman in the parlour, he left the prisoner in charge of it, having hitherto always looked upon him as a worthy and honest young man. On witness again joining him, he said he was in a hurry to be off, as he was obliged to be in the city by 4 o'clock that day, and he then bade him good afternoon ; but he had scarcely got out of the house when witness discovered that he had been robbed of the contents of his till, consist ing of seven sovereigns and a halt'. He then called in a police-officer, and they immediately went in search of him, but he managed to elude pursuit. Witness gave information of the robbery at the different metropolitan police-offices, and had since learned from Lord Brougham's porter that he had been some time ago in his Lordship's service, and that he had altered a check, and requested witness, should he succeed in apprehending him, to commu nicate it to him with all possible despatch. The prisoner had also, witness was given to understand, robbed his Lordship's housekeeper, while in the service of the family, of two valuable miniatures. William Fife corroborated the prosecutor's state ment with respect to paying two bills, and added, that having been apprised of the robbery, and hap pening to meet the prisoner accidentally yesterday morning, in the neighbourhood of St. James's, he told him Mr. Hinton wanted to see him. To which he replied, " I can't go now, as I wish to see Lady Brougham and Lord Palmerston, but I will come up in the afternoon." Witness, however, insisted on his going, and ultimately gave him in charge to a police-constable. The prisoner vehemently protested his innocence of the charge of robbing Mr. Hinton, and said that he had only just left Lady Haw (or Shaw) at Cam bridge, and had come up to town to see a friend who promised to introduce him to Lord Palmerston, it being his wish to go abroad. He denied either having robbed or forged upon Lord Brougham, and said that the cheque he altered was one sent him by his father, and that the matter bad been arranged. He begged hard for the Magistrate to release him, as he had an appointment at Lord Palmersten's at 1 o'clock. Mr. HOSKINS directed the police-constable to go immediately to Lord Brougham's to acquaint his Lordship that the prisoner was in custody, and he returned, just as the office was about to close, and acquainted the Magistrate that his Lordship and his servants were at present out of town. Mr. HOSKINS then remanded the prisoner until Saturday, and gave orders that his Lordship should be immediately written to on the subject. NEW YORK PAPERS. New York Papers to the Ist inst. have been re ceived. Several of them contain strong animadver sions on the political system of the President, and it is stated that some of the journalists, who usually supported him with great zeal, have abandoned his cause, and declared that they will oppose his re election. . . The removal of Carrara, whose arrival at the Hague we have already announced, is thus noticed in the New York Advertiser:— " Inquiries are made now, as they were at the time of his arrest, by what authority the Governor of this state directed Carrara to be delivered up forcibly and against kis will to the Dutch Government. The Sth section of the Ist title of the revised laws, defining the duties of ex ecutive officers, expressly authorises him to do so, in his discretion. But we entertain no manner of doubt that the section is unconstitutional. It is an interpolation among the other powers given to the Governor in the constitution, where it is not to be found. It is an as sumption of sovereign power which does not belong to the state. The United States alone have power to deliver up fugitives from justice, for crimes committed in foreign countries, either under the provisions of a treaty, or on the more doubtful ground of courtesy. Carrara is no object of sympathy, but he was tortuously abducted from this state." Vie select the following intelligence relative to the affairs of Mexico : " FROM TaMrtco.—Papers have been received at New Orleans to the 28th of July, which contain an act of th municipality of Tampico de Tatnaulipas, by which Gene ral Manuel Gomez Pedraza is proclaimed the legitimate President of the Republic, and Anastasio Bustamente is denounced as an usurper of the executive power of the Federation. This act is signed by all the civil and mili tary officers of the department. " The despatches received from Colonel Montezuma an nounce his arrival before San Luiz de Potosi, with the division under his command. The next despatches will doubtless bring information of the surrendering o f this important city to the liberating army. ion of the state of Zacatec is against the existing Government. Its e ß o t f it G tl e ie ner m al os s t an a t g a re A ea n l n d a e is ne t aa h : d t e o da tl ca e t friends of the when the several states adopte d the p lace of Jala p a, it was with the expectation that c onstitutional order was to be e legis latureau assembled on the 10 th of Jul y , and declared that ‘: re-established in the Republic; but that, instead of this, General Bustamente, contrary to his promise, has con tinued to occupy the executive chair, in defiance of the constitution; wherefore they call on General Manuel Go z Pedraza, the legitimate President, to assume his func tions, in conformity with the call of Santa Anna and the liberty chiefs of the Republic, and put 6,000 men at his disposal, as well as the funds necessary for their equip ment and maintenance. "A conducta from the interior was expected at Tampico with 2,000,000 dollarti momently. One of the 860011,18 belonging to this port has delayed its departure to await its arrival, a considerable portion of the money belonging to the merchants of New Orleans," DUTCH and ST. PETEASBURGH PAPERS. Tux HAGUE, SEPT. 25.—The troops of the army in the field are again in their cantonments as usual. Mea sures are, however, taken so that the whole army may be assembled with the same speed, and provided with every thing necessary, as before. Several batteries of artillery have been lately inspected. All the accounts from the frontiers agree that the late movements of our army caused no little terror and confusion in Belgium ; and, attiong other particulars, that on the 16th there was great agita tion at Hasselr, which town is now provided with a num ber of cannon. It is said that, in consequence of these movements, the Belgian garrison of Turnhout has been strengthened. Meantime the late movements of our troops have afforded a fresh proof of the admirable spirit that con tinues to animate our defenders. In all the corps, with out exception, etident marks of regret were observed when they received counter orders that they were not again to meet the enemy. The Magistrates of the district of Brutheim, in tbe kingdom of Hanover, have issued a notice, dated Sept. 17th, in which they announce that the whole kingdom of the Netherlands is considered by the Hanoverian Govern ment as infested with the cholera, and no traveller will be allowed to pass the frontier without a certificate that he has lived for the last five days in a house which is free from the cholera, and that he has had no communication with any cholera patients. The cholera is rapidly declining in this kingdom. Oa the 25th there remained at Amsterdam 105 patients ; at Leyden, 43 ; at Rotterdam, 47 ; at Utrecht, 65 ; and at the Hague, 5. DUTCH FUNDS.—AINSTEADAM, SEPT. 25. Actual Debt, 2% per cent 41% to 423( Amort Syndic, 4% per cent... 70% to 72 Ditto, ditto, 3% per cent 56% to 57 Voluntary an, 1831, 6 per cent 95% to 96% Ditto, ditto, 1832, 5 per cent BO %to 82 Exchange on London l2 20 12 17 5.10 Ditto, two months —Dutch Papers, Sept. 26. ST. PETERSBURG, SEPT. 10.-1,180 ships have arrived at Cronstadt, and 946 s tiled. On Wednesday, the 11th of September, the Alexandrine Column will be raised on its pedestal. This gigantic un dertaking, which exceeds every thing of the kind in an cient or modern times, will be executed by means of sixty machines, which will be moved by 2,000 soldiers of the guard who served under the banners of the Monarch in whose honour it is erected. These soldiers, commanded by Major-General Schilder, will be under the direction of the chief architect, Montferrand, who, with 400 of his best workmen, will preside over the operation. Lieut.-General Baron Rosen, who commands beyond the Caucasus, has sent an account of considerable advan tages gained over the predatory tribes of Dagheston.—. St. Petersburgh Papers, Sept. 11. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Constitutionnel of Tuesday.) Rear- Admiral Ducrest de Villeneuve left Paris on Friday evening, and is by this time atCherbourg. The following is a communication from our Correspondent at the above port : 27 - _ _ " The naval detachment which is to operate in case of a war in the Scheldt is all ready; it will set sail on the first signal of the telegraph. The vessels which compose the squadron are fine, in the best order, well commanded, and manned by sailors who merely require practice to make them an excellent crew. These vessels want nothing to place them quite on a par with the best English ships. They are eight in all, namely—Le Snffren, of 90 guns, Captain Kerdrain ; La Melpomene, a frigate, 60 guns, Captain Rabaudit ; Le Calypso, a frigate of 52 guns, Captain Cazy ; La Resolve, of 46 guns, Captain Lemaitre; La a frigate of the same strength, Captain Troude ; L'Ariane, a corvette of 32 guns, Captain Peri) , ; La Creole, a three-masted vessel, of 24 guns, Captain Du breuil ; Le Cygne, a brig of 20 guns, Captain Dubordieu. With respect to the last ship mentioned, I believe she is destined for the Mediterranean instead of the Scheldt. " The Admiral (Ducrest de Villeneuve) has not yet ar rived, but he is expected this day. As it is of some im portance that we should know the character of the indi vidual to whom so important a duty has been confided, I shall add a word or two respecting the Admiral. He has been a General Officer in the navy since the end of October, 1829. He has seen a great deal of service, and obtained great distinction. He began his naval career in India, where he took a part in several splendid actions, but especially in that of the Venus, commanded by the celebrated Captain Bouvet, against the frigate Ceylon. He assisted at the battle of Trafalgar in the Redoubtable, which was engaged in the memorable coullw.t in which Admiral Nelson died. M. de Villeneuve, when he com. rnanded the frigate Alcmene, in 1814, fought a 70-gun ship with such a display of tactics as to lay the foundation of a high character in the navy. He has since commanded in the Antilles, at Bourbon, Brazil, in the Mediterranean, and has the reputation of being an excellent seaman. The corvette L' Ariane is under sail—it is said that she is bound for Spithead, where the English division is to arrive front Cork. (From the Nouvelliste.) The latest news from Spain go no further than the in :erview between Don Carlos and his dying brother, with regard to the measures of (tide'. taken at - Madrid. The , Act of Ferdinand which abolishes the Salic law, is a vir tual appointment of a Regency Council, from which is excluded the Prince, to whom the crown would come ia case of the death of the Royal minor. Don Carlo• is. therefore, doubly excluded—namely, both from the mue eussion to the throne and to the Regency. The party in Spain of which he is the representative is too powerful not to require a prompt decision on the question of sue cession. The next news from Spain will be looked for with considerable interest. (From the Moniteur.) We find the following article in the Me:sager deo Chanabres " The army of the north was organised beforehand ; the infantry, cavalry, artillery, Sec. —every thing was ready; nothing has been changed since its formation; • few regiments were merely taken from the interior, but this had nothing to do with those composing the garrisons. These regiments always were considered as part of thevf army of the north, and they, a short time since, merely resumed their proper position. " Thus also the four regiments of Cuirassiers (114,401 9th, and 10th) forming the reserve of cavalry, commanded • by Lieutenant-General Gerard, belonging to the first mili•• tary division." We are not authorised either to confirm or contradict the above, hut we cannot help putting the question hose such an article should come in a Journal which is (Jail/ accusing the Government of negligence and a want of ! foresight. • (From the Messager des Chambres.) PARIS, Szrr. 26.—A new note concerning the affairs of Belgium is stated to have been transmitted by M. de Werther to M. Sebastiani. In this note the Ambassador • declares, that until he should have received new instruo- thins from his Cabinet, he did not think it his duty to enter into an explanation respecting the intention mans' . • tested by France to blockade the ports of Holland, and make an attack by sea ; but he thought himself sufficiently authorized to protest against the entry of French soldiers into Belgium. Prussia, he said, could not consent that M e use, at a moment when, from the state of the Cabine t o f a French army should be eschelloned on the left bank o f the by it with foreign . Powers. It might happen that, the Tuileries, no durable engagement could be entered into will of the majority of the Chamber, a Ministry from the gauche might be seated in power, and then, in the oael which might be foreseen, of a rupture between Prussia an d France, in consequence of that change in the Cabinet, th e French army in Belgiutn might, by a simple movement t° the right, take Prussia in flank, and invade her Rhenish •, provinces before she could adopt any measures for the ir ie defence. Whilst this source of disquietude operated 0 1 the Cabinet of Berlin, it could not approve the presen t measures of France, though even it might agree with he,. in the necessity of putting an end to the di•putes exist between Holland and Belgium, and which have t° 4 6 long held in suspense the peace of Europe, and preven t that disarming which was the intention and interest of A" the Powers. to The King of Holland will have to the Ist of October decide. If at that epoch he shall not have evacuatede Antwerp, the French army will pass the frontier, and Belgian army will advance; a delay of ten days will 111/ granted to William to make his arrangements. If, by t he ,, 10th of October, he has not answered in a satisfactl 1 : manner, the Belgian army, supported by the Fret!%. army, will invest Antwerp only, without approaoh l9 . l l Maestricht or the Meuse, and another delay of ten days % c t. . ,! he then granted before conunencing the work of inro e , inent. Then, on the 20th of October, in case of the fusal of the King of Holland, the army will prepare to ', t o tack the citadel, and according to the assurances give° the Council by a general officer, who is to direct r th operations of the siege, the place will be taken on the o , te of November, and the French army will retorn ' cantonments on the 15th. Wil l by the During the period mentioned, the French Cabinet rity have bad time to constitute iteelf, and to secure a mai° the of the Chambers, whilst Prussia, on its side, can s top s*, i at retreat of the cents d'arniee from the Rhine, which W e ` d into the Grand Duchy , and thus be on her without any hostile demonstrations towards France. ...„ 0 „ Such, if we are well informed, is the order of roam