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al taken rtfuge,did _he not. also report that the Sohlien . were eatly annoyed 7 • ' - The PRESIDENT suggested that it would be better to mo. f& this question. The following addition was then made. ht allude at the same time to other of the rioters from tom the soldiers were receiving similar annoyance in other arters 7—l do not recollect whether he did or not. I recol ft that being said in the course of the evening, but whether it Nat that time, I cannot say. Ido not recollect whether the leer made such a report or not, but I recollect it having been ited as an annoyance, when or by whom I do not remember. might have made such a report. 130 You know that a charge was made by a part of the troops the square against the rioters at a late period of Saturday ht 7.1 understood there was. I did not see it made, but s told that the charge was made. PRES IDENT—Had you any official knowledge of it 1 2 —It is re ported by Alderman Savage, who was looking out of the ndow. I think it was about half-past ten o'clock when the derman told me this. I recollect from a particular circum. ince that he told me this. Was it reported or made known to you after the charge was d to have been made that certain of the rioters had taken re. ;e in some of the adjoining alleys, whence they were offering n°Yance to the troops ?—lt was. 10 the course of the evidence you have stated that the Riot Bt was read on the evening of the 29th. Was Colonel Brere ' 1 informed of this ?—I believe he was. My impression is at I told him it was read. It was impossible that he should t have known that it was read, from the circumstance of my vi ag been hit with a stone on my hat, and another Alderman log struck while it was read, which formed the subject of con.rsation in the room. D O You, as chief magistrate of Bristol, deem that the increase the riot on the evening of the 29th was owing to the want of 'ergY and vigour on the part of Lieutenant-Colonel Brereton, td his disobedience of the orders of yourself and other Magis. ates to use the force under his command as you had em. livered him to do 7—l should say rather the non-compliance an the positive disobedience of the order. I think Colonel rereton's conduct gave confidence to the mob. I cannot tell hat i ncreased the riot. Colonel Brereton's familiarity with the 'ter , Must have given confidence to them. His conduct was ?re a non-Compliance than disobedience of the orders of the ,agistracy. When he came into the Court, lie constantly said tat the rioters were lessening, and were good-humoured. Did the Mayor and Magistrates at the time deem that the induct of Lieutenant -Colonel Brereton was more feeble and temporising„ than it should have been, or did he or they con der that the Lieutenant-Colonel " declined or neglected" the ' c harge of his duty ?—I should answer that we certainly con. lered that the conduct of Colonel Brereton was feeble and mporising, and it was on that ground that the Town-clerk ade use of the question on the subject, as to instructions alluded in the former part of my evidence. The impression on my ind is, that we could not account in any other way for his .nduct. The question being put a second time, Witness said he certainly was told to clear the square, and e ',Ware was not cleared. He certainly neglected to clear 'e square which he was directed to do, stating as a reason that l e mob were good-humoured and dispersing. Was there any civil authority in the streets with instructions act in concert with the troops, after Licutenant.Colonel rereton had reported their arrival at the Mansion-house to , sist the civil authority on the 29th of October ?—I do not rite understand the question. Do you mean was any Ma. .strate with the troops ? PR ESIDENT—Yes. Wi tness—l know of none in the streets. They were in the ,Eansion-house, from which all orders were given. I believe x. Al derman Savage came up with th e t roo p s. Wl cl auy Magistrate l eave th e M ans i on- h ouse w i t h the troops, th Lieutenant-Colonel Brercton when he was ordered to ear the streets for th e p urpose o f procee di ng w i th the troops ? an, not aware of any. I wouid add, that if they had they u l st have charged with the troops on foot, which was impos e' IVY conviction is, th a t it was th e d u t y o f th e M ag i s- Ales notto go. e he n You gave Lieuten a nt-C o l one l B rere t on or d ers to clear streets did you, or did you not, imply that he was both to :e and to use the edge o f th e swor d, if necessary, and d i d ieute nant.Colonel Brereton understand such to be your caning 7-1 certainly did imply that whaler force was neces- Y was to be used, and I believe Colonel Brereton understood ch to b e m y meaning. The witness was permitted to withdraw. The P RESIDENT stated, that he had learned the name of e gentleman who had offered to lead twenty-five men and clear e boats. It was Captain Harford of the 34th Regiment. Mr. Alderman Hilhouse examined—Are you an Alderman of e city of Bristol ?—Yes. We re you in the Mansion-house on Saturday evening, the :h of October, when the military were called to Queen-square aid of the c i v i l power ?—I went for the military, and returned the M ansion-houe with them. \V " the Riot Act read upon that occasion 2-1 did not hear read, but understood it had been read before I returned. What were the temper and the conduct of the rioters at the riod of your arriving with the troops ?—The rioters were ex. ' di nglY violent, but not so much as they had been previous to return, judging from the havoc they had made in the lower tt of the Mansion house. The mob fled before the troops ten they cline, and for some little time were not so violent. Did you, or any of the civil authorities in your presence, give e utenant-Colonel Brereton any directions for putting down e tumult ? If so, what was the nature of those directions ? I did not personally give him directions. I heard directions ten him by the Mayor and by the Town-clerk. The nature of ese directions was, to disperse the mob and clear the square. Were those directions ipromptly and effectually obeyed by eut..Colonel Brereton 7—They were not. Did the outrage or violence of the rioters increase at any pe al during the night of Saturday, the 29th of October, after ters were first given to Lieutenant-Colonel Brereton, to put ‘vn the rioters 7—lt did very much increase. At what time on Saturday night, the 29th of October, or on n daY Morning, the 30th of October, did the mob begin to be violent and to disperse ?—About eleven o'clock on Saturday ;ht. QUESTIONS BY THE COURT. To what cause do you attribute the decrease of the mob on night of Saturday, the :nth of October P—l think more vi rous Measures had been adopted to disperse them, in cons, ence of strong remonstrances from the Magistrates. Do You recollect that a charge was made by a part of the 0 1)s at that time?-1 did not see the charge; but understood there was a charge in which the soldiers had struck with • flat of their swords. By the P RESIDENT—You have stated that you went for the °P S , and came with them to the Mansion-house. Did you on horseback or on foot ?-0n foot. itr Charles Dalbiac, in reference to the decrease of the riot eleven o'clock on Saturday night, stated that there was dher reason, not yet given in evidence, because, though the A uthorities were aware of the fact, they were not eye_ tresses of it. He did not wish to press the question to the it A uthorities, as there would be military evidence upon the tier. By the PRESIDENT—Were more vigorous measures used Colonel Brereton, or by any other officer I—The order was en to Lieut.-Colonel Brereton, and the mob went to another t of the city, in consequence of his charge. I did not see order executed. I do not know by whom those vigorous "Ores were used. When you speak of more vigorous measures, to what mea. es do you allude ?—I had heard that the troops had moved ,ut more actively. Captain John William Gage examined—Did you command a adron of the 14th Light Dragoons in Bristol on the of tober, 1801 I did. Was that squadron ordered out under the command of Lieut.. lonel Brereton on the evening of that day ?—Y es . When did the squadron first form on parade P—Saturday ming, in College -green. Did either of the troops receive an order from Lieutenant onel Brereton to load, and did it load accordingly /—One op received an order to load, and it did load. ro what part of the city did the troops proceed from thelace assembling ?—To Queen-square. p Was there a riotous assembly of persons in the vicinity of Mansion-house when the troops arrived ?—Yes. Did you receive any orders from Lieut.-Colonel Brereton on t occasion for repelling the tumult, and if so, what was the ure of those orders P—l was ordered by Lieut.-Colonel Bre m to disperse the snob without drawing a sword or employ fire-arms. Did the outrages or the violence of the rioters increase in een-square at any period of that night, after the troop first eiyed orders from Lieut.. Colonel Brereton ?—Yes, at eleven lo ck I was ordered to clear the streets by force. 'ai Were any of the soldi ers o f t h e 14th seriously injured by led f rom the mob, in Q ueen ' s-square, on Saturday night ? :Isere were three or four badly cut. Be p l eased . .eased to relate to th e C ourt any other information, ung f rom your personal knowledge or observation, touching conduct of Lieutenant -Colonel Brereton on that night, h reference to the charge now under consideration, eonfin aoUr statement, a t present, to what occurred in Queen's e, or the adjoinin g streets ?—Finding the men much tea by stones and pieces of iron, and by men in boats and g " , and that they were thrown from situations beyond our ch i 1 Went to the Mansion-house and asked leave of the .yor to take a few of the mess to use their carbines, to dir ge he assumPeople who were pelting them. He hesitated for e, but I thi n k was about to grant it, when I met Lieu hould Colo nel Brereton on th e stairs, who recommended th a t ,oct not be done. I then went down the square again partle a veured to dislodge them on horseback, without firing; boatY succeeded, with the exception of those who got into ire, s and barges ; we had by this time cleared Queen feed a nd all the adjacent streets, and I was about going home IrnY troop and horses, and to be relieved by the other, dsatas order e d b y Lieutenant-Colonel Brereton to go ins .,..„;oeY to the Council-house. —(The witness was requested 1 the 1 - 1 sta tements to what occu rre d i n Q ueen ' s-square You h a Nhbourhood.) aatio N ve 'aid that certain of the rioters had taken refuge in ,ere rhe, he nce they p e lt e d an d annoyed the dragoons, and ns. Ngragoons could make no effectual return but by fire -1 oceo,_):°n mean that at th a t p er i o d certa i n o f t h e r i oters 'are L T the alleys and narrow streets adjoining Quee n . intain or)heY h ad occupied th e a ll e y s an d b arges, b ut could Did y c , t , e:ituation where a horse could get at them. proceed rroc eiv e orders b e t ween e l even and twelve that night ase Queen-square with your troop to the Council- Darn lure of th e n ?ad d -- YOU reeeive t, what was the ?-4 received the hose orde order fro rs and m Colonel Brereton to go down to the Couneil-house and protect it, as the mob were breaking in. Were you restricted upon that occasion from using any of the weapons with which a dragoon is armed, in case a necessity should arise for employing force ?—No, not on that occasion. Was the body of the rioters considerable, and did their attack upon the Council-house appear to be of a violent cha racter, when you arrived there with your troop ?—The body of rioters at the Council-house when I arrived was very cocci. derable, and the attack was very violent. Were the rioters dispersed from the front of the Council house by the troop of the 14th dragoons under your command ? —They were immediately dispersed, with the exception of the alleys where we could not go. Be pleased to relate to the Court what occurred in the ad joining streets while you were patrolling to preserve the public peace after the rioters had been dispersed from the Council house ?—The party with which I patrolled Wine-street was very much annoyed by the mob pelting us with the stones from the alleys. One alley in particular I passed and repassed re peatedly, and was annoyed there more than at any other. A man in a light-coloured dress stepped a few paces frequently on the pavement before he threw the missiles. The third or fourth time he did it I drew a pistol and levelled it at him, but it snapped. A soldier immediately on my left fired and the man fell. After this the mob left that passage and we were no more pelted by them. This occupied us till half-past twelve, and that part of the town being quiet I took that party home, leaving Lieutenant Dawson and a Serjeant-major with the remainder to patrol the streets, with an understanding that they were to be relieved every two hours. At what period of the night of Saturday, the 29th of October, or of the morning of Sunday, the 50th, did the whole or part of Captain Nlusgrave's troop return to its quarters ?—Part of Captain Musgrave's troop went to their quarters on Saturday night about twelve o'clock, I think. Part remained near the Mansion house, and were relieved in the same manner as my own troop at the Council house, every two hours. By the prisoner—After Lieut.-Colonel Brereton had ordered the troops to load, did you not proceed to Queen-square at a quick trot ?—Yes, we did. Did you see Alderman Hilhouse accompany the troops to Queen-square ?—I did not see him. Ido not know his person. Did not the rioters cease for a time from violence on the ar rival of the troops in Queen -square?—Yes. Was there any renewal of violence by any large body of rioters after the arrival of the troops in Queen-square till just before eleven o'clock, when orders were given to clear the streets by force ?—I did not see any. By the COURT—You stated that you were ordered to clear the streets by force about eleven o'clock; who gave you that order ?—Lieutenant-Colonel Brereton. Was Lieutenant-Colonel Brereton frequently in commun cation with you after the arrival of the troops at the Mansion house 7—He was. The Court adjourned at four o'slock, EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (From the Times.) PARIS, MONDAY, JAN. 9, FOUR O'CLOCK. A panic has seized the Stock Exchange, and a heavy fall in the Funds has consequently taken place. Their state is as follows : Closed on Saturday, Five per Cents., 94f. 80c. ; Three per Cents. 65f. 60c. Opened on Monday, Five per Cents. 941. 25c.; Three per Cents. 65f. 10c. Closed on Monday at half-past three o'clock, Five per Cents., 92f. 40c.; Three per Cents, 62f. 25c. In the coulisse, after 'Change hours, the Threes rated at 62f. 30c. Nothing positive was stated as the cause of the panic, but the apprehensions of war, arising out of the perplexed state of polities,—the remonstrance said to be in preparation by the French Government, against the refusal expected on the 15th instant, in the Conference of London of the three Northern Powers to ratify the treaty between Belgium and Holland,—and the fears of a change of Ministry, in consequence of the protestation of the Deputies, now signed by 140 Members,—have all contributed to excite alarm and to cause the decline, which was gradual from the opening of the Exchange. In the Chambers nothing of interest occurred to day. FRENCH FUNDS, PARIS, JAW. 9.--Five per Cents. 941. 25c. 941. 93f. 90c. 80c. 70c. 25c. 93f. 92f. 92f. 80c. 93f. 931.30 c. 20c. 25c. 10c. 25c. 50c. 931. 60c. 75c. 55c. 50c. 40c. 25c. 20c. 25c. 10c. 931. 25c. 10c. 93f. 9'2f. 90c. 931. 92f. 90c. 93f. 92f. 80c. 50c. 60c. 50c. 40c. ; Three per Cents. 65f. 10c. 65f. 64f. 5Cc. 40c. 64f. 63f. 75c. 50c. 63f. 2.5 c. 631. 62f. 50c. 30c. 62f. 631. 25c. 40c. 631. 63f. 25c. 30c. 10c. 50c. 60c. 50c. 60c. 50c. 63f. 15c. 10c. sc. 621. 90c. SOc. 40c. 25c. ; Bank Stoek, 1,600 f. 1,595 f. ; Rente de Naples. 75f. 74f. 73f. 50c. 74f. 73f. 50c. 74f.; Royal Spanish Loan, 71 70 3 %14 ; Rente Perpetuelled'Espagne, 50 51 50 , !,:a4 1 ,4 50. Exchange oh London, one month, paper, 25f. 40c. ; money, 25f. 35c. ; three months, paper, 25f. 25c. ; money, 25f. 20c.-Cours Authentique. The dispassionate part of the public have now a constant opportunity of estimating the extent and value of the loyalty of those who used, when the loaves and fishes were their own, to lay claim to the exclusive possession of that quality. Now, however, that their pa trons are ousted from office, and the highest personage in the State is united with the people in promoting a mea sure, one effect of which must be to cut up undeserved patronage by the roots, there are no terms of disloyal in terpretation too strong to depict their rancorous hatred of all that was formerly the object of their almost idolatrous worship.—Morning Herald. NATIONAL COUNCIL, DUBLIN.--The first meeting is to take place on Monday. Eight Members only have yet stated their determination to attend. These are Messrs. BLACKNEY (Carlow county), CHAPMAN' (Westmeath county), JAMES GRATTAN (Wicklow cou❑ty), HENRY GRATTAN (Meath county), DANIEL O'CONNELL (Kerry county), MAURICE O'CONNELL (Clare county), IturruvEN (borough of Downpatrick), and WysE (Tip rary county). Sir RICHARD Musc RAVE cannot attend, on account of pressing private business; and the absence of Mr. 'gowns, of Kerry, is caused by illness. All the other answers received are refusals; but it is supposed that several Members, whose replies have not yet been for warded, are favourable to the object in contemplation. The attendance of Messrs. LEADER, MACNAMARA, WALKER, LAMBERT (Of Wexford.) ar.d Sir JOHN DOYLE, is calculated upon. It is said that the meetings of " the National Council" will not be open to the public ; but that the Members will he ready to reeeive all information and suggestions that may be proffered them. Previous to the departure of the Members for London, it is understood that they will be entertained at a public dinner. LOSS OF " THIRDLY."—The Rev. Mr. Minister of —, had a custom of writing the heads of his discourse o❑ small slips of paper, which he placed on the Bible before him, to be used in succession. One day, when he was explaining the second head, he got a little warm in the harness, and came down with such a thump upon the Bible with his band, that the en suing slip fell over the edge of the pulpit, though unper ceived by himself. On reaching the end of his second head, be looked down for the third slip ; but, alas, it was not to be found. " Thirdly," he cried, looking round him with great anxiety. After a little pause, " Thirdly,' again he exclaimed, but still no Thirdly appeared.-- " Thirdly, I say, my brethren," pursued the bewildered clergyman ; but not another word could he utter. At this point, while the congregation were partly sympathising in his distress, and partly rejoicing in such a decisive instance of the impropriety of using notes in preaching—which has always been an unpopular thing in the Scotch clergy-- an old woman rose up, and thus addressed the preacher " If I'm no mistaen, Sir, I saw Thirdly flee out at the east window, a quarter of an hour syne." It is impossible for any but a Scotchman to conceive how much this ac- count of the loss of Thirdly was relished by that part of the congregation which condemned the use of notes Chambers' Scottish Jest Book. Many of the distinguished nobility and gentry, and men of talent in the Fine Arts, have (luring the past week been much gratified by a private view of the Enamel Paintings at Mr. Rixon's, Cockspur-street, which have for the last two years been under the hand of a very eminent artist in his employ. The subjects are, " The Trial of Queen Catherine," copied from Harlow ; " Joshua, commanding the Sun and Moon," by Martin ; and " Charity," by Sir Joshua Rey nolds. The most able critics have expressed it to he their judgment, that they are not only exe cuted with all the spirit and expression of the originals, but that a more brilliant and natural effect is produced by the transmission of the rays of light passing through the piece, than could be produced on canvas. This art is now so well understood and so much improved, that as a comparison with the finest ancient specimens of painting on glass, it will be found that as great a variety and breadth and power of colour can now be obtained, as ever has been, and that the filling in is very far superior. PRICES OF THE STOCKS Ti Bank Stock -IAI% 2 :1 per Cent. Red... ..... -81% IS %. 3 per Cent. Cons. 4ltoi 'l l ,¢ per Cent. Bi4;i Ditto Red B9 % !ew 33C per Cent. SSMi% :3 per Cent. Ann. 1726 4 per Cent. 1826 9 8% 9 Bank Long Ann. to expire Jan. 5, 1860 16% 7-6 Oct. 10, 18513 16% Jan. 5, 1860 l6 Jan, 5, 1880 - April 5, 1880 - Jan. 5, 1870 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds Belgian Scrip 3 `. - N 3 dis. Brazilian nonds Buenos Ayres Bonds Cl il.an Bonds Colombian Bonds ....... Ditto, 1824 Danish Greek Bonds Ditto, 1825 . G uatimala Mexican Bonds QV,. 1825 PRICES OF SHARES TIIII Hibernian Mining Co Canada Company PRICES OF IRISH STOC: Bank Stock Consols ' 3 Der cent. Gov. Stock, 3S; per cent 894 Ditto, New 89% I per Cent Gov. Deb. 3 1 4 per cent 134% Royal Canal Stock — Grand Canal Stock City Deb. 4 per eeut. Ballut Office Deb. 4p. c. COURSE OF EXCJL Amsterdam C.F 12 1 Ditto, at sight 11 181 Rotterdam 2 U 12 14 Antwerp 12 14 Hamburg M.B. 13 12 Altona l3 124 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 45 Ditto 2 U. 25 75 Bordeaux "5 80 Berlin Frankfort on Maine, Ex. 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(per sh.) !Royal Irish Ditto National Ditto Patriotic Ditto.... *********** !Hibernian Bank —l9 :Provincial Ditto Royal Irish Mine Imperial Mine Mining Co. of Ireland Carrimercial Buildings Per Share. 3% 30 .14 - GE YESTERDAY. ( Leghorn 474 Genoa .5 75 Venice 4 7 1( Malta 46 Naples . 4O Palermo per oz. 119 Lisbon -N Oporto 47% Rio Janeiro Bahia 29 Buenos Ayres Dublin, 21 days' sight Cork l% BULLION, PER OZ. X. a. d. Portugal Gold, coin 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 10k New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars Silver bars, standaid 0 0 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Horning 31 minutes after 8. Evening... 5 minutes after 9. TWENTY-FOUR LARGE QUARTO PAGES, Equal to an OCTAVO VOLUME, for FOURPENCE. An Extra Sheet of EIGHT PAGES was given on SATURDAY with the ATHENIE UM. In addition to the customary Reviews, Reports, Fine Arts, Theatres, &c. it contains—Original Papers and Poems by Allan Cunningham James Everett J. Hamilton Rey- T. Carlyle Thos. Hood nolds Rev. Hobart Gaunter T. K. Hervey Leitch Ritchie The Author of the Miss Jewsbury The late W. Roscoe Corn Law Rhymes J. Thos. Roscoe Charles Dance W. J. TheEttrick Shepherd The Author of the Charles Lamb Rev. H. Stebbing Dominie's Legacy The Author of Lon- W. C. Taylor Edw. Herbert, (ofthe don in the Olden J. Mackay Wilson Old London Mag.) Time &c. &c. Ac. ebr - n, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 11, 1832. CHOLERA NIORBUS, OFFICIAL REPORT. COUNCIL OFFICE, DAILY REPO , WHITEHALL.--(THIS DAY.) IRT of CHOLERA CASES. "•• . 6 g - • g Places. a g o a v g u -4.p3g. 4 B ----- - - Jan. Sunderland Newcastle 9 99 10 2 9 99 626 191 Gateshead North Shields and Tynemouth Houghton-le-Spring and vicinity 9 11 9 3 3 14 73 29 Walker Colliery 78,1 4 3 2 1 4 not stated. Haddington, N. B. and vicinity 8 12 2 0 3 11 41 13 Total 173 43 14 21 181 1677 575 A sailor travelling across the country, and who asked for alm 4 near Doncaster, is reported to have d ed in that town of Spasmodic Cholera on the 7th inst. (Signed) WM. MACLEAN, Secretary. The news from France to-day is important. The Funds fell nearly three per cent. on Monday —and a complete panic has seized the Stock Exchange. The real cause is not stated, but the feverish state of politics, together with the protest of the Deputies, whose number now amounts to 140, and the embarrassments of the French Ministers, must naturally operate in depressing the Funds. Apprehensions of war were entertained, as France was determined on making a strong remonstrance, should the Northern Powers persist in refusing to ratify the Belgian treaty by the 15th. For our own parts, we do not see what right Holland has to any enlargement of the time allowed, unless England and France wish to court renewed insult, eva sion, and treachery at the hand of the King of HOLLAND and his juggling Allies. To-morrow may probably bring us the resigna tion of the French Ministry, as matters are now arrived at a critical point for M. PERIER'S system. The Irish Papers, especially the Dublin Morning Register and the Freeman's Journal, profess to be very angry with us for deprecating Mr. O ' CONNELL'S present injudicious proceed ings. We regret that we cannot take the same view of these proceedings as our Irish contem poraries, who offer their objeetion9 in a tempe rate and courteous spirit, and enforce them with a strength of reasoning well worthy of attention; but the fact is, every day's experience con vinces us more and more that Mr. O'CON NELL, by his repeated inflammatory appeals to the passions of the most susceptible nation on earth, is so far from serving the in terests of his country, that he is actually doing them incalculable mischief. He is throwing stumbling-blocks in the way of a Reforming Administration ; he is putting arguments into the mouths of their opponents ; he is furnish ing Sir R. PEEL aged Sir C. WETHERELL, Mr. CROKER, and the rest of that ultra school with fresh pretexts for opposing to the utmost the Ministerial Bill. Above all, he is taunting and goading the old Orange party into malignant acti vity, and rousing a host of bad passions through out Ireland, which even the most sanguine can scarcely hope to see allayed without bloodshed. And all this mischief is brewed by a professedßeformer, under the idea that the great question can only be carried by setting the two leading parties in Ireland together by the ears ! Such senseless sophistry was never before heard of; and but that it, despite its absurdity, is, and may become, still more dangerous, we should not have thought it worth our while to notice it. If Mr. O'CONNELL be really the patriot he professes to be, let:him give up, or at least post pone, his present system of wholesale agitation, and devote his whole time, together with those vast intellectual energies which it is not to be denied that he possesses, to the furtherance of that one grand cardinal point, the English Reform Bill. It is thus he must work out the regeneration of Ireland. Sul) hoc signo vincet. The English Bill once carried, ensures the redemption of the sister country. But until that Bill be passed into a law, nothing will, for nothing can, be done for Ireland. We again repeat, we have no fault to find with Mr. O'CoNNELL's propositions ; we quar rel only with the time chosen for enforcing them, and more especially do we regret to find a man of power, of station, and of energy, engaged in a petty squabble about details, when he should be looking to the sal vation of general principles. What would be come of Ireland if the English Reform Bill were to be lost ; how, were such an unexpected catastrophe to occur, would Mr. O'CONNELL regret that he had not made more timely efforts to ensure its safety ? Brussels and German Papers have been re ceived. An article, dated Vienna, states that the Austrians are actually going to support his Ho- LINESS, and that they have the assent of France to the proceeding—a fact which we much doubt : BRUSSELS, JAN. 7.—The King returned from Antwerp yesterday afternoon, at half-past three o'clock, in a coach and six. Count d'Aerschot was in the same carriage with his Majesty. General Belliard has not yet returned to Brussels. Letters from Mayence of the 211th December say that the Central Committee for the navigation of the Rhine, which was to be dissolved at the end of the year, will sit some months of 1832., in order to terminate some pecuniary arrangements with Prussia, and to revise the tariff of duties on merchandize. ANTWERP, JAN. 6.—The King, during his stay at Antwerp, was prodigiously active. He visited all the public establishments, examining all the parts of the ser vice with the scrupulous attention of a master who is look ing after his own interests. He minutely inspected the port and the arsenal, and expressed his approbation at the state of the works. Yesterday he went to the Museum, where he was received by the Professors. He showed himself to be a judge of pictures, and spoke of the arts like a Prince who loves and wishes to protect them. The presence of the King in our city has given a great impulse to all branches of the public service, and has also augmented our hopes of better times. It is reported that M. Hypolite Vilain XIV., will be appointed Governor of Antwerp, in the room of M. Ch. Rogier. (From the Gazette of Stuttgard.) VIENNA, DECEMBER 26.—An Austrian courier was dispatched to-day to Rome, with the positive assurance that our troops will make a movement along the frontier of the Legations, to support by arms, in case of need, the efforts of his Holiness, to re-establish obedience in these provinces. In fact, matters have taken so singular a turn there, that the authority of the Holy See is scarcely recognized in any particular. Vicini, Ex-President of the Provisional, who was excepted from the amnesty, has returned with out any fear to Bologna; no taxes are paid; in short, they act in the Legations as if they formed an independent State. It is affirmed that the Cabinet of the Tuileries has given its formal assent to these measures, including the entrance of the Austrian troops into the Papal territories, and that it has offi cially manifested the satisfaction it would feel at seeing his Holi. ness restored to the full possession of his rights of sovereignty. We already hear of fetes which will take place on the Ist of March next ; at that time the Emperor will have completed the fortieth year of his reign ; a circumstance which has happened only twice in the history of the House of Hapsburg, viz.—un der Leopold 1., and Maria Theresa. VIENNA, DEC. 28.—Yesterclay there being only one new case of cholera in the suburbs, and three recoveries, we have now only three patients remaining. In several parts of Hun gary the disorder has wholly, or nearly disappeared. In some places it has been very mild ; at Zamber, in fourteen weeks, 320 died out of 1,300 patients. In two other places, with 1,247 souls, there were 138 cases, of which only 15 proved fatal. In Bohemia the disorder continues to spread. At Prague, on the 23d of December, there were 45 new cases, 19 deaths, and two recoveries. There remained 80 patients. BOILING TAR.-CHOLERA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Stit,—l observe a paragraph in your Paper of yesterday's date, taken from the Medical Gazette, stating that a person had been cured of cholera by an application of boiling tar to the abdomen. That such might have been the case is rendered in some way more probable when it is generally known (as I believe it is not) that a person might immerse the arm, leg, or any part of the body in Coiling tar without injury. This may be a secret at this time worth knowing ; and if there is any doubt of the fact, you have only to communicate it through the medium of your Paper, and you shall immediately have undeniable proofs of it. I am, Sir, Your obedient humble servant, PRO BONO PUBLICO. Portsmouth, Jan. 8, 1832. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. All descriptions of Grain remain as on last market-day. The supply is 2'200 sacks of Flour, 120 H quarters of Barley, ugss of Oats, 623 of Irish Wheat, and 1920 of Oats. THE FUND S.-(THIS DAY.) CITY. TWELVE O'CLOCK. The express from Paris this morning caused, at the opening of the market, great excitement, there being a fall in the French Bentes of nearly 3 per cent. The real cause of the fall is, as yet, a mystery, and requires an explanation, which a few hours will, no doubt, bring forth. Various are the opinions on the subject. THE FUNDS. The Bulls still maintain that no general war will take place on the continent, while the Bears are of a decided opinion that France is going to put herself in an attitude to command the dig nity of the French nation, and not suffer any longer the pro crastinations of negociation, but bring things to an imme diate issue; and for which purpose France will require a very large loan. Our Funds have receded this morning one half per cent. Consols, which left off yesterday at 83%, opened at S'2%; at pre sent they are 52.% % for the account. Belgian Scrip is from 4 to 3 discount. HALF-PAST ONE. Our private information from Paris, which comes from a highly respectable source, attributes the panic on the Stock Exchange at Paris, to the state of the account. It would ap pear that some Bull speculators, seeing the market in a languid state, succeeded in playing on the fears of the little Rentiers, and by that means contrived to depress the market considerably. A few days will show that neither foreign or domestic politics had anything to do with the matter. There is still a report that Perier will resign. Consols have been fluctuating during the morning from FtPi down to 82% ; at present they are 83%. This improvement is owing to some of the eminent Bulls having purchased within a short time. They nro still or opinion that no war will en•ue. Belgian Scrip has been done at 4 dis., but at present it is 3 to dis. THREE 0 CL OCK Consols for Account, 83k. FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES. Consols ........... Danish B4 Ditto for Account 83i Greek, 1825..... Brazilian Bonds.. 44 Mexican, 1825. 34 Buenos Ayres. Peruvian Chilian Ditto •• • Russian 9B Columbian, 1824 Spanish l3. , ONDON IN 17 30.—There was a house in Covent-garden remarkable for selling Derbyshire ale, cheap and much liked by the customers. The calm which suc ceeded the peac e o f U trecht reduced many officers to live on their friends, and those in particular who lived about London much frequented this house, which they did at this time in such numbers, that by way of distinction they were called the Derby Captains ; a term much used by FAxciumax and other comic writers of his day. Macxraii often here drank his pint of Derby ale. At that time Covent-garden was a scene of much dissipation, being sur rounded with taverns and night-houses, which, with the vicinity of the houses in Clare-market, were the rendez vous of the theatrical spirits. The ordinaries were there from sixpence to a shilling a-head :at the latter were two courses, and a good deal of what was called good com pany in the mixed way. The Bedford Head, in Maiden lane, was probably among the last of them ; and there was perhaps among the people less distinction of orders and classes than is now commonly met with. The butchers of Clare-market were the friends of the players, and always in every riot sided with them, for it was not criminal in those days to be riotous. A countryman was instantly known by his dress as well as his manners ; grey cloth or drab-colour, with s l ouc h e d h at an d l an k hair, was the common hue and style of their appearance. London tvas then seldom visited ; stage coaches were few, and the country ahopkeepers had their goods sent them on written orders.— Gale, Lives of the Players. HILARY TERM. This being the first day of Hilary Term, the Judges as usual breakfasted with the Lord Chancellor, and from thence went in procession to Westminster Hall, where they arrived at half past one o'clock. COURT OF CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat to day at Weal minster, at half-past one. THE PERRYAN PENS.-INJUNCTION.-PERRY v. GILLOTT. Sir EDWARD SUGDENmoved on behalf of the plaintiff, the inventor and patent manufacturer of the Perryan metallic pens, at No. 37, Red Lion square, for an injunction to restrain the defendant, a manufacturer in Birmingham, from making or selling, or causing to be made, any metallic pen, similar to the plaintiff's Perryan pen. In the beginning of the year 1830, the plaintiff obtained his patent for making the Perryan pen, which had obtained an immense sale, he having at this moment one hundred men in his employment, besides numerous clerks and riders. In the month of Decem ber last, while in Paris, the plaintiff's superintendent sent him a pen in almost all respects the same as his, with a recommendation that he should immediately come back to town to prosecute for the infringement. He instantly left Paris, and on arriving here, he traced the infringe_ anent to the defendant. He got a gent%nan in London to send to Birmingham for a parcel of the pens, inclosing the money for them ; the defandant forwarded the pens with a regular bill of parcels and receipt, which were produced in Court. The facts were stated in the bill, and not only all verified by the plaintiff', but also by the affidavits of other persons. The LORD CHANCELLOR considered it would have been more satisfactory if some person had gone to the defendant's manufactory, and purchased the pens, but still there was suffi cient before him to call upon him to interpose.—lnjunction granted. WALBURN v. SIR W. A. INGILBY, BART. Sir E. SUGDEN obtained an ex-parte injunction against the defendants, the Directors of the Potosi Mining Company. The plaintiff is the holder of a great number of shares in the concern, and the bill sought to establish a case of fraud. The bill charged that the defendants had threatened to destroy the books, which the plaintiff alleged would be ne cessary evidence for him.—lnjunction granted to restrain the defendants from destroying the books. The LORD CHANCELLOR stated, at half-past two, he had just received a message which compelled him to go else where, so that he was under the necessity of rising. Hie Lordship looked extremely well, and appeared in good spirits, VICE-CHANCERY COURT-(THIS DAY. This being the first day of Hilary Term, his Honour the VICE-CHANCELLOR, having, with the other Judges, Masters in Chancery, and King's Counsel, breakfasted with the Lord Chancellor, did not take his seat at Westminster hall till half past one o'clock. WOOD v. FORD.-CONTEMPT. Mr. WHEATLEY, at the sitting of the Court, applied to hi► Honour for an order to turn the defendant (a poor old woman) over to the Fleet for contempt, in not putting in an appearance to the plaintiff's bill. The VICE-CHANCELLOR asked the defendant what were her reasons for not putting in her appearance P—The prisoner replied that her poverty prevented her from doing so, as she could get no attorney to act for her. Mr. WHEATLEY observed that the solicitor of the plaintiff had offered to appear for her, and do every act that was necessary. The VICE—CHANCELLOR—Prisoner, have you any ob jection to the other side putting in an appearance for you ? Prisoner—Why, please you, my Lord, I have heard so much of Chancery, and there has already been so much of our money paid into Court, that I hardly know what to do. lam afraid if I once get into Chancery, all the property will go. The prisoner was about to address the Court further, when she was stopped by Mr. WHEATLEY observing—Then I must take the order in the usual terms. VICE-CHANCELLOR—Yes. The prisoner was then removed to the Fleet, in the custody of the Officer of the Court. KING'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) Their LORDSHIPS were occupied in taking motions, but nothing of interest occurred up to the period when our re. porter left. EXCHEQUER COURT.-(THIS DAY.) This being the first day of Term the Judges did not arrive at Westminster-hall till one o'clock, having been as usual at break fast with the Lord Chancellor. At that hour Mr. Baron 13avzscv took his seat on the bench, to hear the justification of bail, which occupied his Lordship up till two o'clock. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) Sir James Allan Parke and Mr. Justice Alderson sat in this Court this forenoon. In the course of the business Mr. Justice PARKE addressed the bar, and said that he had received a letter from the Lord Chief Justice Tindal, who is pre siding over the Commission at Bristol, wherein that Learned Judge states that he expected that business would permit him to preside in this Court on Friday next, but he (Mr. Justice Parke) had great doubts upon that point, and he thought that he (the Lord Chief Justice) would not be able to attend before Saturday or Monday. With respect to his Learned Brothers, Bosanquet and Gazelee, they would not be able to attend so soon. Under these circumstances, no motions for new trials could be taken, at all events, till the arrival of the Lord Chief Justice. With respect to such motions being made within the first four days of Term, that rule would be waved on this occa sion ; but all motions must be entered within the four days. The Court broke up at about two o'clock. BANKRUPTCY COURT.-(THIS DAY.) Considerable interest was excited by the opening of this Court. At two o'clock the Judges, Sir Thomas Erskine, (Chief Justice) Sir Albert Pell, Sir John Cross, and Sir George Rose, took their seats in one of the Committee-rooms of the House of Commons which had been fitted up for the oc. casion. The Court was much crowded. The CHIEF JUSTICE rose and addressed the Court as fol lows :--In pursuance of the powers vested in him by a statute passed in the last session of Parliament, his Majesty had issued his letters patent constituting a Court, to be called a Court of Bankruptcy, and had appointed him (Sir Thomas Erskine) and his three Learned Brothers the Judges thereof; and the Statute having vested in that Court the powers and jurisdiction in matters of bankrupts, co-extensive with the powers of the Lord Chancellor, it had been deemed advisable to give authentic publicity by directing the letters patent to be read at length. He, therefore, requested the principal Registrar to read them. Mr. Sergeant E. LANES, the Chief Registrar, then read the letters patent ; they were dated Dec. 5, 1531, and after con. stituting the Court, appointed the Judges and six Commit. sioners ; the latter were Messrs. C. F. Williams, J. H. Mervale, J. Evans, R. G. C. Fane, E. Holroyd, and J. S. M. Fonblanque. The Chief Justice was to take precedence in rank next to the Puisne Judges of the other Courts, and the other Judges after him. The CHIEF JUSTICE then stated that attornies who in tended practising in this Court, must be regularly admitted members of it, as was done in the other Courts, for which pur. pose the Court of Review would sit where they were now sitting tomorrow. The Commissioners would sit at Basinghall.strect to-morrow morning. —The Court then rose. OLD BAILEY.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COUB7'. John Richards, a young man of gentlemanly appearance, was indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling house of Charles Wadsworth, and stealing twelve silver spoons and Mr. BARRY stated the case for the prosecution. The case had proceeded to the conclusion of the evidence of the prosecutor and one of his witnesses, his servant Aylett, when the Recorder stopped the case, and the Jury instantly acquitted the prisoner. The RECORDER told the prisoner that he left the Court without any impeachment upon his character, and upon the application of Mr. Alley alcopy of the indictment was granted, in order that the prosecutor and his servant might be indicted for a conspiracy. ROMANCE AND REALITY, BY L. E. L.- This work has fully entitled the fair authoress to rank with the first novelists of the day. " She says to herself," observes the TVestrninster Review, ' Now I will write a brilliant sketch of society, like Lady Moncaw ; now I will dash off a character or scene in fashionable life, like Mrs. GORE ; now I will be profound, and people shall straight. way think of Madame DE STAEL. I will :►ave a familiar scene, as good as any of Miss AUSTIN'S, or some dia logues which shall beat the Branghton's of Madame D'Aantdor, and eclipse THEODORE HOOK. I can be cri tical, sentimental, philosophical, fashionable, personal, and picturesque; and I will be these and more, by turns.'-- And so she is." The opening of the tunnel between Char mouth and Axminster took place on Monday last. It was arranged that his Majesty's royal mail should first traverse the tunnel. About one o'clock both coaches were seen approaching the tunnel in opposite directions ; the one from London was the first to pass through, and was almost instantly succeeded by the other from Exeter, amidst the loud cheers and congratulations of a delighted multitude; there could not have been less than from 1,200 to 1,800 persons present. The tunnel is rather more than seventy yards long, substantially and elegantly constructed with an elliptic arch, capable of allowing two of the largest size stage waggons to pass in it. Sumptuous dinners were provided at the Mail Coach and George Inns, where large and respectable parties partook of them.—Hants Ad vertiser. COTAT CTRCULAR. The Logo C}FAIrcELLon arrived in town yesterday afternoon. His Lordship dined with Viscount ALTHORP in the evening, at his residence in Downing -street. Mons. VAN DE WEYER, the Belgian Minister, was oc cupied for a considerable time yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office, with Viscount PALMERSTON. A meeting of the Commissioners for the reduction of the National Debt was held yesterday at the Treasury, ehen the accounts of the purchases of stock during the last quarter were made up. The Governor and Deputy-Go vernor of the Bank of England, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, attended the meeting. Despatches were sent off last evening from the Foreign office for Sir CH►RLES BAGox, our Ambassador at th Hague. BRIGHTON, JAN. 10. Their MAntsmts continue in the enjoyment of excel lent health. Yesterday the Royal carriage was ordered to the Palace gates at two o'clock, but, owing to the unfa vourable state of the weather, their MAJESTIES did not ride out. Prince GZORGE of Cambridge is slightly indisposed, and did not leave the Palace. The following bad the honour of dining last evening with their MAJESTIES : —The Princess Augusta, the Prin cess Louise of Saxe-Weimar, Lord arid Lady Falkland, the Countess of Errol, Earl and Countess of Kinnoul, Lady Mary Fox, Sir Philip and Lady Sophia Sidney, General and Mrs. Egerton, Colonel Elphinstone, Miss D'Este, Mr.. and Mrs. Langford 8r00k,., Miss Hope Johnstone, Colonel Wedderbourne, Miss Wynyard, Sir James Scarlett, Sir Andrew Barnard, Sir Herbert Taylor, and the Rev. Mr. Wood. Her MAJESTY'S private band attended, and performed several overtures in the course of the evening. His MAJESTY sat yesterday morning to Mr. MORTON (the painter), for a full-length portrait. Mr. FRANCIS (the sculptor) has finished a bust of the KING. It is considered an excellent likeness. It will be removed to Windsor on their 111AJEsms leaving the Pa- vilion. Mr. Grosicr FARREN, Director of the Asylum Life Office, Lad the honour of an audience of the KIND, to pre sent to hie MAJESTY a work, entitled " Observations on the Expectation of Life, and the average duration of the occupancy of Title by the Peers of Great Britain." THE NEW BANKRUPTCY BILL. The Court of the Commissioners of Bankrupts pre sented yesterday an extraordinary scene, in consequence of the great exertions which have been made by the assig— nees, and others connected with bankrupt estates, to wind up the affairs before the new Bankruptcy Bill shall come into operation, to-morrow being the day fixed for that purpose. There were not less than ISO meetings of the creditors of bankrupts declared for yesterday, and the different lists were crowded during nearly the whole day. The declara tion of final and other dividends formed the principal part of the business. Notices of the declaration of dividends on about 150 different estates have for some days been given. Many of the commissions have been i❑ existence for a great number of years, and could only, it would ap pear, now be settled, the parties having care of the bank rupt property not wishing to allow their duties to devolve into the hands of the official assignees created under the new Bankruptcy Bill. Such a collection of old documents as that exhibited yesterday in some of the lists has seldom been seen. It will appear from the following number of meetings placed in most of the lists, that the Commissioners will glean an abundant harvest at the close of their official duties. On the 11th list about 22 meetings of creditors were placed ; on the Bth, 21 meetings ; on the 14th, 20 meetings; on the 4th and 6th lists, about 18 meetings; on the 10th list, 17 meetings ; on the 9th list, 15 meet ings, &c. The utmost confusion prevailed in some of the lists, owing to the great multiplicity of business. The new Judges and other officers appointed under the new Bankruptcy Bill will commence theirdutiee to• morrow. Various alterations in the Bankrupts' Court are going forward to facilitate business. A species of platform has been made in some of tke Court-rooms, on which this Judges will take their seats. A long box has been made for the accommodation of professional men or others con nected with the proceedings. The Commissioners were sitting during the whole of yesterday—an effort rendered necessary, owing to the great mass of business which they had to dispose of. THE NEW HACKNEY COACH ACT. In consequence of the contrariety of opinions expressed by the Magistrates at one or two of the Police-offices, a circulsr letter, of which the following is a copy, has been addressed to the Magistrates at the different Metro politan Police-offices, by Mr. Timm, the Solicitor of Stamps :---- " Stamp-office, Jan. 9, 1832. " GENTLE/1101,—A question having arisen as to the lia. bility of stage coachmen to penalties under the Acts of Ist Geo. I, chap. 57, and 3d Geo. IV., c. 95, fur taking up passengers in the paved streets of the metropolis, since the commencement of the Act 1 and 2 William IV., c. 22 ; I respectfully beg to inform the Magistrates that I have the authority of the Solicitor-General for stating, that the two first mentioned Acts are repealed and put an end to by the Act of l and 2 William IV., c. 22, so far as any question can be raised of the liability of stage coachmen for such supposed offence. Under these circumatances, I beg to express a hope that should any information for the recce. very of any such penalty be tendered, the Magistrates will decline to receive it, and leave the informer to apply to the Court of King's Bench for a Mandamus ; and in that event I undertake to make the Attorney-General, or, in Lis absence, other Counsel, to show cause on behalf of the Magistrate. I am, &c. " J. TIMM, Solicitor of Stamps." LEGISLATION. The haste with which some Bills have been passed through Parliament has sometimes involved both Houses in awkward dilemmas. Two or three instances in the former Parliaments may be useful to the future. The in stances are of modern date ; and it is to be hoped that they will show the necessity of narrowly watching the immense pile of Bills now before the Legislature. The Parish Registry Act (56 Geo. 111. cap. 146), provides, that any person or persons wilfully making or causing to be made any false returns in the books of bap ' tistns, burials, or marriages, " being thereof lawfully con victed, shall be deemed and adjudged to be guilty of fe lony, and shall be transported for the term of fourteen years." And the succeeding clause enacts, " that one half of all fines or penalties to be levied in pursuance of this Act shall go to the person who shall inform or sue for the same, and the remainder of such fines as shall be un posed •n any churchwarden shall go to the poor of tilo pariah; and the remainder of such fines as shall be im posed on any rector, &c. shall be applied to such charitable purposes as stall be appointed and directed by the Bishop of the diocese." The only punishment imposed by this Act is transpor tation for fourteen years, and that is to be equally divided between the informer and the poor of the parish. There was originally named a fine that was struck nut, and the transportation was substituted. The other parts of the Bill were not altered, so that the Statute-hook con tains this extraordinary Act amongst the laws of the land. The Act 54 Gen. 111. c. 26., for repealing the duties of customs on madder, and granting other duties in lieu thereof, enacted " that from and after the passing of this Act, the several duties of customs shall cease and deter. mine." Here was a complete repeal of all the duties of customs ! Here was legislation with a vengeance ! The root and branch reformers could not have legislated more sweepingly. Luckily the Act contained a clause enacting that it might be altered or amended in the Session of Par liament. So a Bill was brought in three days after wards, "to rectify a mistake ;" which immediately passed through all its stages; and on the following day it re ceived the Royal Assent. In a new Gaul Bill, passed a few years since, it was en acted, that the county prisoners should remain in the old prison while the new prison was building : but a subse quent clause provided, that the materials of the old prison should be used in building the new gaol ! In the Hackney Coach Act, which came into force on the sth instaat, we are informed by Mr. Timms, of the Stamp office, who drew up the Bill, the intention of the Legislature was to allow stage-coaches to take short fares, and yet clause four states, " that nothing in this Act shall extend to any stage-coach used for plying fur passenger' , to be carried for hire at separate fares." And in Act of the same Seas on, for the Vend and . De livery of Coal., the Legislature h aie wisely pro.?vihing tled, " that the seller shall with every waggon carry a wet machine, or otherwise pay a p e nalty of twenty pounds." The House of co ll e ctive wisdom never considered that weights would be wanted, in ord er that the car man might weigh the coal'.