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EVENING EDITION turnber—who refused to take any salary whatever. He could not see any objection whatever to the appointment of tie Committee moved by his Noble F,iond. The Noble Lord oppoSite had stated no reason ehatever against it, sod ho should ce.rdia'lv vote in favour of the motion. Mr. WA RD woad also vote for the motion, and for this reason, that he thought it Baas the duty of every man, without refe, ence to party (fir this wee no party ques tion), who had thought on matters of colonization at all, to force on the Government, by publicity if necessary, the consciousness of the singular cernplioation of novelties, absurdities, and contradictions in which they must become invoived by adbering to the present system of regulating these subjects,—( Hear, hear.) Nothing but an Act of Parliament, laying down positive and simple principles, could rescue them from the difficulties in which they had been placed of late years by different Governments. Ile, for one, would never cease forcing this subject upon the attention of the Government, and he must say he thought the New Zealand Company had been very badly treated by the Colonial-office. The Noble Lord had thought proper to state that the Company was formed of nothing but land pirates, but he (Mr. Werd) wished to know what was Captain Hobson himself? A land pirate on a grand scale. lie hoped his Noble Friend opposite (Lord Eliot) • would press his motion to a division, notwithstanding the Noble Lord the Secretary for the Colonies had declared Parliament would be obliged to legislate upon this subject next Session. That Committee would be a very proper preliminary to the legislation proelised by the Noble Lord. Mr. VERNON SMITH thought the accusation of de lay made against his Noble Friend the Secretary for the Colonies was not well founded, because it was the duty of the Colonial-office to watch with care and caution every proposition made relative to colonization. He thought it was too much for the Noble Lord to call upon them to found another colony on the system of the South Austra lian Colony before they had had sufficient experience to be able to say whether that colony could be called a self supported colony or not ? As to the title of this country to New Zealand, he would not enter into that question, because he thought it had been sufficiently answered by his Noble Friend, but he would observe that if the House should appoint the Committee moved lot, fresh undertakings might, even pending its inquiries, be started from other countries, seeing as they would that the question was not determined in this country. But the Government could not be blame able for that—the blame would rest on those persons who kept alive and promoted discussion upon the subject. He could not see that any good would result from the appointment of the Committee at so late a period of the Session, and he hoped the House would reject the motion. Before he sat down be begged to state that there had been ito intention on the part of the Colonial-office to deal harshly with the New Zealand Company. The Colonial office merely wished to show the Company with what caution and circumspection they intended to act in a case that required the utmost vigilance.—( Hear.) Mr. HUME agreed that the Government could not act with too much care in cases of this sort ; but he contended the Government were bound to let the people know on what they had to depend. He thought the Noble Lord opposite, in bringing forward this motion, was only doing an act of justice to the starving population of England, and was only doing an act of justice to the Company, who Cutne forward with large means to assist those who stood in need of assistance, and to place them in a situation in which they could exercise their labour with adeantage. He cordially supported the motion of the Noble Lord, and trusted it would be pressed to a division. Mr. W. BARING supported the motion. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN thought no ground whatever had been laid for :opposition to the motion. If the pro ceedings of the Government with respect to New Zealand bad been uniform and consistent he should have thought the Committee was unnecessary ; but he was of opinion the intervention of Parliament was required on account of the uncertainty in which the matter was left, and he should therefore vote for the appointment of the Com mittee. Tne princip'e upon which title to land in New Zealand was to be recognised ought to be det e rmined for the p ossess i on o f land at present in New Zealand was tiothing short of an absolute scramble. That question ought to be determined without delay, and tho intentions of the Government ought to be made known. Another important question was whether New Zealand was to be a dependency of New South \Vales? It was also a matter of consideration whether it would be desirable, either in the present or the next Session, to apply to Parliament for an Act especially regulating all the affairs of New Zealand ; but in the meantime the Committee that bad been moved for might be appointed, and great benefit might result from its labours. Sir H. VERNEY said before the Committee was able to report to that House, fresh information of a totally dif ferent character might be received from New Zealand, and for these reasons he should vote against the motion. It was acknowledged en an hands that at that late period of the Session it would be impossible to legislate for the colony, and therefore it appeared to him th a t th e b est _thing :hat could be done would be to withdraw the mo tion for the present, and bring the question forward early in the next Session,—( Hear. ) Lord SANDON wished to know what was to be the extent of Captain Hobson's sovereignty—whether it was to be limited to the inhabited parts of the colony, or whethe r it would extend to the entire islands. He wished also to know whether the Episcopal Church was to be established under the authority of the Church of England in New Zealand ? Lord I RUSSELL said the Noble Lord must him self be aware how very difficult it was to lay down any precise or definite rule with regard to a country at so great a distance, and with regard to the inhabitants of es hich their information was so scanty. Much must do- Pend upon the circumstances that would arise. The direc tions given to Captain Hobson were to extend his juris diction in the first case over those parts of the colony in which her Majesty's subjects had settled, and if in his in tercourse with the tative chiefs afterwards, he found that they were willing to assent to a more extended sovereignty, then he was authorised to carry these views into effect. These matters were, as they must be, left very much to the discretion of Captain Hobson. With regard to the second question he should say that immediately after the settle ment of the colony he should think it most desirable that the episcopal authority under the Church of England should be established. Lord ELIOT replied he thought the very contra dictory statements that had been made were the best peg /Able grounds for the appointment of a Committee. He sh ould certainly press his motion to a division. Lord J. RUSSELL said his objection to the Corn- Initte e had been that it could do no good, but if the Noble Lord persevered in his motion he should not further °Ppose it.—(Hear, beer.) The motion was then agreed to. CHURCH-RATES. Mr. EA STHOPE could assure the House that he addressed it with no inconsiderable embarrassment, as the subject was one of considerable importance. He hoped the question would at length come to be a party question, and that it would be regarded as ono deeply affecting the comforts, and the interests, and the happiness of the corn- Inanity at large. His object, in bringing forward the resent motion, was to ex onera t e Di ssenters f rom t h e bur n_ of Ch urc h- rates ; an d he proposed to move for leave to bring in a Bill to exonerate Dissenters from their pay ment, and the mode in which he should carry that into effect eat, that when the party was summoned for the Payment. of Church -rates, he should make a solemn de claration that he was a Dissenter from the Established Church, upon which he should be exempted. It might be said that this would be a premium upon Dissent; but he believed the more the question was examined, the less foundation there would be found for it. He would remind the House that in Lower Canada, in which the established religion was Roman Catholic, a man Pad only to come forward and declare that he be longed to the Episcopal Church, and his lands were ex empted f rom t h e payment o f t i thes, and he was not liable L o be assessed himself. He did not sec why the same Pfinci de might not be applied to that country. It could tot b i denied t h at Ch urc h rates were a heavy burden on ? consci ences o f t h e Di ssenters. In the debate upon ott - ch-rates in 1834, Lord Althorpe stated that the !olplsa of Church-rates was a grievous and heavy burden !Ise the Dissenters, and that the Legislature was bei'zd to relieve them from their payment. Lord Stanley hi the Bane- debate made the very same admission, that they were sseious and substantial grievance. In a subsequent debate, when a measure on the subject was introduced by the present Lord Monteagle, the Attorney-General stated that if there was a determined resistarne to their payment the part of the Dissenters, lie did not think they could enforocd. He would remind the House that originally tithes were appropriated one-fourth to the clergy, one-four th to the poor, one-fourth to the edifices, and one-fourth to pilgrims and strangers. He felt satisfied that if all the trOperty of the Ch urc h was pr o p er ly m anage d i t wou ld 6 e amply sufficient for all the purposes to which Church totes were now applied. It would also put an end to the Unseemly and unholy warfare carried on, in which the Church was too frequently a loser. In the town be had tee honour to represent there were five parishes, in four of which Church rates had been entirely overturned. 1.. was t he same case all over the country. He did not intend to /nit up the case of John Thorogocd with the legislative t ooasure he proposed to introduce, although his name *Quid be for ever connected with it as one of the victims of Church rates. To show the interest which this ques tion had excited in the public mind, he would state that Within a short period not fewer than 584 petitions had been presented, praying fur the abolition of Church -rates, and containing 67,000 signatures, while only two petitions had been presented against their abolition, with 275 signa tures. He had that evening presented a petition from Suffolk, signed by the rector, and clergyman, the magis trates, and mayor of the town, all of whom, although be 'enaing to the Established Church, prayed for the aboli tion of Church-rates. He would remind the House of the bitterness and animosities which had disgraced the s t anctuaries of their religion, and from which all parties Shefioad retired with pain and regret. In Manchester and in Nottingham, Wolverhampton, Bradford, ,`- rates Birmingham, and otber large towns, tee resistance to Church-rates had been eminently s uccessful, arid that resistance was now extending to the villages and smaller towns. In fact, all who wished well .to the Established Church must be anxious to see that • ' 7 %4pm. pun an cad to. He would not longer detain the rtouse, but conclude by moving for leave to bring in a „ to relieve the Dissenters from the Established Church from the payment of Church-rates. Mr. GIL LON r ose to second th e mo ti on . —( H ear , hear,) In doing so he believed he was acting on a feel -I,eg comm on t o mos t o f his co u nt r y me n. Th e p eo pl e o f Scotland were not interested in a pecuniary point of v iew in the question then before the House, but he was Persuaded that there were still no Dissenters in this "entry who felt a more ardent desire to relieve the co nscientious from the unjust burdens imposed on them,,( Hear, hear.) The system of Church-rates was ere which was not only cruel in itself, but which rc- Reeted disgrace on the establishment which raised them. The syst em only proved the spirit of usurpation which ani mated dominant Churches in all ages. Ho believed that d ebit Thorogoed was not now in gaol because he had r efused , the payment of Church-rates, but because he bed Sh, . L owe len see ce n e . t " Bishop of London.—(Cries of Oh, oh," on the Opposition benches.) The Hon. Member concluded by expressing his cordial approbation of the motion. The SPEAKER then :aid that before he put the clues tier, there seemed to him to be an objection to the House en•ering on its discussion. A similar motion bad been already introduced on the I 2th of February lent, and had been rejected by the House. The same question could no, however, be twice brought forward in the same session. Mr. HUME acknowledged the justice of the objection, and he therefore wished that his Hon. Friend might be allowed to change the terms of his rnetion. He might certainly move that the House should resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, for the purpose of con sidering the question of Church-rates. Mr. E A STHOPE allowed that he hal been led into a technical error, and he wished to be allowed to change the terms of his motion, according to the suggestion of his Honourable Friend. Sir R. PEEL thought that the Hon. Member should not be allowed to change the terms of his motion. The Hon. Member had given notice of a motion on the subject of Church -rates, but he was prevented from proceeding with it on a technical objection. He remembered that a ' similar case had occurred, when his Hon. Friend the Member for the University of Oxford, had brought for ward a motion for she purpose of Church Exten sion. There was a rule of the House regulating such twitters, and he thought that while that order remained unrepealed it should be strictly enforced. It would he as convenient for him to discuss the question then, but he could not consent to a violation of the estab liehed rules of the House. Lord J. RUSSELL agreed with the Right Hon. Baronet in every thing that had fallen from him. The rule of the Howie bad been laid down by the Speaker, and he t hought they should act in accordance with it.-4 Hear.) Mr. HUME, on ferther consideration, also adopted the opinions of the Right Hon. Baronet. He admitted that it was more conveni:nt that the rules of the House should be impartially enforced in all cases. The motion was then discharged. DANISH CLAIMS. The S?EAKER having; called on I‘ , lr. Creswell, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said ha believed it would be better that he should inform the House and the Learned Member that his motion was also contrary to the Standing :Orders of the House.—( Hear, hear, and a laugh.) The question was one which involved trade and commerce, and should therefore originate in a Committee of the whole House.—( Hear.) Mr. CRESWELL admitted that the Right Hon. Gentleman had the advantage of him on this occasion.— ( Hear, hear.) The fact was he had not recollected the Standing Order on the subject. He had hoped, however, after all that had already passed, the Right Honourable Gentleman would no longer oppose the claims of the parties in question. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he considered the question a most important one, but he could not adn.it that the claim of the parties was a fur one, and however much he might regret their losses, he did not think they could have any right to compensa tion from their fellow-subjects_ lie would therefore feel it to be his duty, on every future occasion, to give the Hon. and Learned Gentleman his most strenuous oppo. Sir R. PEEL wished to apply the rules of the House indiscriminately.—( Hear, hear.) He was sure that that was the only means by which justice could be effectually extended to all parties. He submitted, therefore, that the House could not entertain the question. The mction was withdrawn. EMBANKMENT OF THE THAMES. Sir F. TRENCH rose to move "That an instruction be given to the Select Committee of this House appointed to consider the petition of the Corporation of:London re lative to the embankment of the river Thames, and to re port their observations and opinion thereupon to the House, together with the best means of carrying the same into effect,' to the following import: that they shall consider and report their opinion, whether the formation of a terrace or quay along the banks of the river from Southwark bridge to Hungerford Market, would facilitate the conve nience of public communication, and contribute greatly as well to the embellishment of the metropolises to the health, comfort, and recreation of its inhabitants, especially those who are engeged in sedentary employments, and too often reside in close and crowded and unwholesome apartments." Mr. HAWES opposed the motion, as there was a Select Committee already sitting for the purpose of en quiring into the subject, who were fully empowered to con sider any suggestion that might come before them. Mr. WARBURTON alto opposed the motion. Sir J. GRA HAM said that the motion of his Hon. Friend was an unnecessary one, and he therefore hoped he would withdraw it. Sir M. WOOD supported the motion. Sir G. STRICKLAND said that it was erroneously supposed that the lion. Member had prejudged the ques tion. All he wished was that the Committee should take the matter into their consideration. Aft..er a few words from Lord R. GROSVENOR and Mr. GEORGE HOPE, Sir R. INGLIS said, having no wharf or property of any description on the river, ho was at least as able to give a disinterested opinion on this subject as any other Member. He could not but thank his Hon. Friend for his proposition, tli;Aigh he thought the instructing a Committee to do that a hick they had already the power of doing was supe► floons,—( Hear, hear.) Sir R. PEEL said the public were under great obliga tions to his Hon. and Gallant Friend for his motion, but he thought it would not be in accordance with the custom of the House to give special instructions to a Committee on this subject—( lear, hear.) If the Committee had not power sufficient, their power should be enlarged, but if they had ho decidedly objected to interference is their exerc►se of it. He would therefore recommend his Hon. Friend to introduce the subject in a way more in accord ance with the rules of the House. Sir F. TRENCH said that he feared his zeal had be trayed him into one of two informalities in this motion, and he should therefore adopt the suggestion of his Right Hon. Friend and not persist in it.—( Hear.) The motion was accordingly withdrawn. SCOTCH REVENUE. Mr. COL QU OUN moved fir returns specifying the items of charge included under the head of Miacellaneous Payments in the Accouuts of the Crown Agents for the the years 1837 and 1838, as stated ►n the return to the address of the House of Commons of the 11th day of April, 1839, ordered to be printed 18th March, 1840. Of the heads of charge stated in the Miscellaneous Services, Scotland, of 1835, 1836, 1837, and 1838, paid to the so licitors for the conduct of public Bills; of the amount of charge during the same years paid to other parties con cerned in the preparation of public Bills ; stating in what public accounte, presented to Parliament, the amount of these last charges has appeared. Of the gross and net revenue or income from the Crown lands or hereditary re venues of Scotland, for the years 1835, 1836, 1837, and 1838 ; with a statement of all the payments made out of the same in Scotland, by whose authority such payments wore made; and the parties to whom, and the amount received by each. Of all sums paid in Scotland by the Queen's Remembrancer, or any other public officer, during the years 1835, 1836, 1837, and 1838, not included in the Finance Accounts of these years, as paid on behalf of the Civil Establishment of Scotland ; stating these in columns ; the amount of etch payment ; the object for which, the party to whom, and the autho- rity on which the respective payments were made. Of the amount of Salaries paid to the Queen's Remem brancer, Auditor, or other officer of the Exchequer in Scotland, and of fees or other emoluments received by them, with the expenses incurred in their respective officvs during the years 1835, 1836, 1837, and 1838. Of the number of such Bills relating to Scotland as have been introduced into Plidrnent by any Member of the Government or by any ore in conjunction with a Meiv.ber of the Government, during the years 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838, and 1839, n ot including the Bills of which a return h as b een alr ea dy made to this House, introduced into Parliament by the Law.officers of the Crown during the years 1E35, 1836, 1837, and 1838; distinguishing those vr hipa have passed into law, and also those which passed tlrough this House ; and stating the expense attending the preparation and further prosecution of such Bills into or through Parliament, with the names of the persons to whom such expenses have Seen paid, with the amounts paid to each, and the authority by which, and the funds out of which such payments have been made. The LORD ADVOCATE agreed to the motion, but thcught that the returns moved for were not sufficiently expli'cit, and that sufficient notice had not been given of the motion. NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. Mr. W. ROC H E rose, pursuant to motion, to call the attention of the 110u.,e to a petition which he presented on the 25th of June, and caused to be printed, from the arti sans end other citizens of Limerick, complaining of the perishable and unfit nature of the stone about to be used in erecting the new Houses of Parliament, and alleging the superiority of the Limerick or Balysimon stone for that purpose ; an assertion which petitioners prayed might be tested by reference to any disinterested competent Board or persons ; and which superiority of the Limerick stone, and inferiority of the Bolsover stone, petitioners stated to have been already pronounced upon by several eminent geologists and scientific publications. The Hon. Member, who spoke so low that it was with difficulty that we .could catch even the tenor of his re marks, was understood to say, that the edifice about to be erected being one that was intended to last for ages, would be one that not only by the correctness and ele. gance of its design, but also by the permanency of its materials, would testify to future times our knowledge of the arts and sciences, or the absence o f it. It was said by Canova that if London were destroyed, the ruins of St. Paul's would bear witness to the wisdom by which the materials of its construction had been selected. With respect to the Limerick atone there had lately been taken down in the county of Limerick nn edifice which had been erected of this material in the reign of the first, George and the stones were found to be in exactly the same state of preservation. With regard to the colour, the only complaint that could be made against it, those best com petent to judge on this subject had stated that it was a characteristic of this stone to beautify by time, while all stones of a porous nature were more liable to be injured aud defaced by it. There was another consideration in its favour. The stout necessary to be employed would be 500,000 cubic f ee t, at 53. per foot, while that of the Limerick stone was only Is., and its use would thus occasion an immense saving to the country. Under these circumstances he thou g ht h e was justified, as a local representative, in bringin g t hi s su bj ect forward, and also in a more national and general sense. It was his design originally to have proposed to refer the subject to a Select Committee, which might examine into the merits of the rival stones, but he had been dissuaded from doing so by Irish Members. He understood a con tract had been made for other stone, but if this were so there might be many occasions and purposes on which the stone so contracted for might be used. He had reason to state that the Limerick stone had got into unusual favour of late, and that most probably the Royal Exchange would be built with it; he therefore begged to move that the petition be referred to the Commissioners of Woods and F '2 - ests, v.ith the vi_tr of ceueir'g thee) to test OA. quality u ti,e s:. ) Mr. VIG ORS seconded the motion. TP!E SUN, LONIJoN, WEDNESDAI, ,JULY The Ch AN.CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER hav ing asked the Hon. Memlier for an explanation respecting some observation that he supposed had fallen from him with respect to the conduct of the Government, but waieli the Hon. Gentleman said he did not make, said that with regard to the motion he apprehended there was an informality in it that of itself was sufficient for its rejec tion, the House having no power to refer the petition to the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, though an ad dress might be made to the Crown to cause an inquiry, and to point out the manner in which it should be made. But that was a mere technical objection. His main ob jection was, that after Mr. Barry and Mr. Baker, and other eminent persons bad made inquiries into this subject, and examined it in different points, and not only stones in their new state, but also how these had stood the action of time, they had come to a decision with regard to a particular stone, as that in all respects best qualified for the purpose. He thought it was but justice to these gentlemen, that havinr, permitted them to decide, they should not re-open their decision. If an inquiry was to be instituted as to the qualities of this particular stone, it would open the door to applications for inquiring into the merits of every new quarry that might be discovered. Mr. S. O'BRIEN said, that the persons who were commissioned to inquire as respecting the qualities of the stone to be employed in the building of the new Houses of Parliament, had not at all examined the stone to which the motion referred ; and which was considered by those who entertained the same views as his Hon. F. iend, as being superior to the preferred stone in durability and beauty: Mr. ROCHE said, that after what had been said he would not press Ilia motion. The Hon. Member, who was with difficulty heard, was understood to say, that, as the contracts had been already entered into, he would withdraw his motion on this particular case, whilst he hoped that the attention which he had drawn to the subject would lead to a more careful investigation in future. The motion was accordingly withdrawn. MEDICAL REFORM (IRELAND). Mr. WARBURTON, in the absence of Mr. O'Con nell, moved for leave to bring in a Bill to suspend the proceedings at law instituted by the Governor and Com pany of the Apothecaries Hall in Dublin. Mr. E. TENNE NT said that after the Apothecaries Company had persisted in their present course, he coul not offer any opposition to the motion. Mr. PIGOT begged to be understood that in not op posing the introduction of the Bill he must not be consi dered as sanctioning its principle. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. Lord MORPETII obtained leave to bring in a Bill for taking an account of the population of Ireland. After a few observations from Mr. Hume, Colonel Sib thorpe, and Mr. Smith O'Brien, Tile NOBLE LORD also obtained leave to bring in a Bill o amend the Prisons (I eland) Act, 7th Geo. IV., e. 74. Mr. PIG OT obtained leave to bring in three 8i115,..._ one for continuing and amending the laws for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors in Ireland ; another to amend the law relating to Court Houses in Ireland; and the third to amend an Act passed in the fifth and sixth years of the reign of his late Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled,— " An Act for facilitating the appointment of Sheriffs in Ireland, and the more effectual audit and passing their ac counts ; and for the speedy return and recovery of fines, forfeitures, recognizanccs, penalties, and deodands ; and to abolish certain offices in the Court of Exchequer in Ire land; and to amend the laws relating to grants in custo diam, and recovery of debts in Ireland ; and to amend an Act of the second and third years of his present Majesty, for transferring the powers and th.ties of Commissioners of Public Accounts in Ireland to the Commissioners for auditing the public accounts of G rea t Britain." GORDON obtained leave to bring in a Bill, to continue for one year the Assessed Taxes Composition Bill. On the motion of Dr. NICHOL, the Episcopal Church (Scotland) Bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. WARBURTGN and Lord Mot-tram then brought in the several Bills, leave to do which was given during the evening. . Returns relative to the Postage system were ordered, oa the motion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Howe then adjourned, at a Quarter past Twelve o'Clock. FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE S JAMES'S PALACE, JULY 1, 1940. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Ralph Pendlebury, Esq. Alderman, and late Mayor of Stockport, in the county of Chester. DECLARATIONS OF BANKRUPTCY. JOHN and. EDWARD COCKERELL, wool-brokers ; Basinghall-street. FRANCIS BONNER, straw-hat manufacturer, Luton ; Bedfordshire. JAMES BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. WELL, baker, Bradford, Wiltshire. BANKRUPTS. THOMAS WOOD an d JOHN PARK ER, flax-spin ners, Grove, Southwark, to surrender July 14, a t h a lf-p as t twelve, ankA ug . 18, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy, BasinghalLstreet. Gibson, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Smith, Chancery -lane. EDWARD GLASS, wine and spirit merchant, Oxford street, July 22, at eleven, and Aug. 18, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Clark, New Broad-street -court, official assignee ; Haines, Tavistock-street, Tavistock-square. THOMAS WRIGHT, coffin furniture dealer, London, July 18, and August 18, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquar.d, official assignee, Copthall-building, ; Underhill, Birmingham • Parker, St. Paul's Churchrrd. JOHN BA TTERSIN, window-glass cutter, Whitcchapel road, July 15, at half -past twelve, and August 15, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Carman, official assignee, Finsbury -square; Francis, Fenchurch-buildings, JOSEPH GURNEY, ivory scale cutter, Sheffield, July 25, at twelve, and Aug. 18, at two, at the Town-hall, Shef field. Dixon, Sheffield; Battye, Fisher, and Sudlow, Cluni cery-laue, London. EDWARD KNIGHT, upholsterel-, Southampton, July 2/, at eleven, and Aug 18, at one, at the Star Hotel, Southampton. Mackey Southampt on; Pl uc k nett and Roberts, Lincoln ' s Inn fields, London. WILLIAM COUSINS, joiner, Salford, Lancashire, July 29, at ten, and Aug. 18, at two, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Manchester. Cooper and Wray, Manchester; Adlington, Gregory, Faulkner, and Follett, Bedford-row, London. WILLIAM DINGLE, butcher, Plymouth, July 18, and Aug. 18, at eleven, at Whiddon's Hotel, Plymouth. Elworthy, Plymouth ; Surr, Lombard-street, L on d on . JOHN GIBBS, common brewer, Wembdon, Somerset shire, July 14, and Aug. 11, at ten, at the London Inn, Taun ton. Reeves and Sons, Taunton • Adlington, Gregory, Faulkner, and Folett, Bedford-row, London. ' JOHN LEIGH, coal-owner, Consall, Staffordshire, July 21, and Aug. 18, a t e l even, at the Dog Inn, Sandon. Smith and Buckle, Rugeley, Staffordshire; Dove, Carey-street, London. WILLIAM LITTLE, straw-hat-manufacturer, Liverpool, July 24, and August 18, at twelve, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool. Chester, Staple-inn, London; Gandy, Liverpool. JOSEPH THOMPSON, coal-dealer, Aston, Birmingham, July 15, and August 18, at twelve, at the New Royal Hotel, Birmingham. Chaplin, Gray's Inn-square, London; Ingleby and Wragge, Birmingham. JAMES HENRY DOWLING, scrivener, Gloucester, July 21, and August 18, at two, at the office of Mr. Matthews, Gloucester. A'Beckett, Son, and Sympson, Golden-square, London ; Matthews, Gloucester. WILLIA NI LAI4GAIF.AD, banker, Teignmouth, Devon.. shire, July 21, at Veale's Hotel, Teignmouth, and August 18, at two, at the New London Inn, Exeter. Whiteway, George street, Mansion-house, London ; Tozer, Teignmouth ; Pearce, Ne xton Abbot, Devonshire. JOHN EWAN WARDEN and VINCENT WANOS TROCHT, merchants, Liverpool, July 22, and August 18, at one, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool. Norris, Allen, and Simpson, Bartlett's-buildings, Holborn, London ; Norris, Liverpool. DIVIDENDS. W. Roberts, cloth-manufacturer, Batley, Yorkshire, July 31, at eleven, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Leeds.—J. and R. Sheppard, corn-factors, Boston, Lincolnshire, July 30, at twelve, at the Clinton Arms, Newark-upon-Trent. —A. M'Call, mer chant, Manchester, August 1, at ten, at the Commissioners'- rooms, Manchester. —S. Riley, draper, Oldham, July 30, at ten, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Manchester.—J. and M. Wardlow, cotton-spinners, Glossop, Derbyshire, August 3, at twelve, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Manchester. —J. Walker, R. Ackrovd, and E. Autey, stuff-merchants, Leeds, July 31, at one, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Leeds.—J. Barnett, whar finger, Stourport, Worcestershire, July 30, at twelve, at the Black Horse, Kidderminster.—W. Robertson, drysalter, Liver pool, July 29, at one, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool.--W. Ansell, shopkeeper, Pontypool, Monmouthshire, August 5, at two, at the Commercial-rooms, Bristol. CERTIFICATES, JULY 28. W. Killiek, tailor, Great Russell-street, Blonmsbury.—J. Morris, coal-merchant, Chester-wharf, Pimlico.—J. Hay, sur geon, Warwick-square—G. Stanton, woollen-draper ' Regent street.—F. Collins, scrivener, Leominster, H ere f or dshire.—B. Shiers, commission-agent, Manchester. —J. Manning, money broker, Clement's inn. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. E. Bradbeer and J. Bradbeer, wheel-chair-manufacturers— J. Berry and H. Millington, accountants, Liverpool—W. Se don, W. Mawson, and W. E. Lycett, att orneys, M anchester— J. C. Straf or d and J. S. Cox. attorneys, Cheltenham—F. Co and J. Hobson, shoe-manufacturers, Stone, Staffordshire—J. Rowlinson and D. Longbottorn, tailors, Liverpool —W. Down and W. Stone, cabinet-makers, Great Portland •street—T. Morley and W. Armstrong, tamers, Selby, Yorkshire—J. J. Mason and W. H. Dickinson, lead-smelters, Hill-street, South wark.—W. Flanigan and J. O'Meaher, schoolma s t ers , Ham mersmith—M. G. Jones and H. G. Brown, stationers, St. Paul's Churchyard—J. Dixon and T. H. Tooke, jewellers, Hatton-garden—F. Ambridge and J. Bell, corn-dealers, White cross-street—W. Hepton and J. Hepton, watch-makers, Nor'h allerfoa, Yorkshire—W. Smith and H. Farrington, soda-water manufacturers, Walsall, Staffordshire —M. Sykes and S. M'Clatchey, bleachers, Barnsley, Yorkshire—E. H. Lenthall and 11. Wall, wine-merchants, Hart-street, Mark-lane—A. Bodley and W. C. Bodley, ironfounders, Exeter—J. Sutton and J. Littlewood, silkmen, Wood-street, Cheapside—J. C. Miller and J. Parker, machine-makers, Manchester—A. Win dle and J. Thompson, boat-builders, Darfield, Yorkshire—J. F. Turner and S. Wood, ironmongers, Northampton—M. Case and W. Hodgson, commission-agents, Manchester—J. Hill and G. Payton, iron -manufacturers, Tipton, Staffordshire —J. W. Moseley, E. Davies, and C. Hodges, Mow Cop Clay Company—T. Stanley and W. Watson, cloth-merchants, Leeds. r'o , noo IS4O. PRICES OF CANAL,DOCK,ASSUIt. ANCE COMPANY SHARES &c. &c. Stc. LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 7. Number Dividend Price of per CANALS, per Shares. Annum Paid. Shure 1,766 7 per cent. Ashton and Oldham-Average97/.182.5h. I°o 1,082 41. Ashby-de-lesZouch . Average 1131.5 h, 72 1,260 Basingstoke 1001. sh, 5 1,005 5!. Brecknock and Abergavenny 1501.,h, - 8,0001. 16th. 91 6s. Birmingham, 1.16 th share BV. & 711. 215/ a 000 Ditt o an d Li v erpool Junctlstol Bh.loo p d 4 6 1 1100 3/. Bridgewater and Taunton .1301 se e all pd - 400 4/. Chelraor and Blackwater.. 1001. sh. 101 590 41/, Coventry. PSQ.sh, 670 4,545 Croydon Average 311.28.10 d. eh. - 2,060/ 51. Os, Dudley 600 131. Derby 1001.511 . 108 20,0:00 4 per cent. Danube and Mayne 411.135. 4d .pd 30 3,5751 41. EllesrnoreandChester...Averegel33/.sh. gal 231 621 Erewasn 190/.0, 800 1,297 301, Forth sod Clyde ....Avenaye 44.31.165.0. 615 11,010 10 Grand nunction lOOl sh 149 2,6491 255, Grand Onion 1001. sh. 241 1.250 ......... Grand Surrey ~, 1001. sh, 24 1,000/ 41. percent. Ditto (optional) Loan lOOl. 63 3.606 Grand 'Western 1001. sh. all pd 12 650 121.12 g. id . 0 lemorganshire, Aver, cost 1721.135.45. 2201 749 101, Grantham 150/. sh. 203 6,238 21, Os. Huddersfield Average 57/. 6s. rd. sh. 29 100 Kensington . 100:h. all pd. 10 5:123 11. ss. Kennet end Avon, Aver. 39/.lBs. 100. sh. 231 2,807/ 30/. Leeds and Liverpool 1001. sh. 760 5451 1514 Leicester l4O/ eh. 200 1,807 5/. 10s. Leicester an:4 Northampton A ver C.ll. IN. 795. 2.400 101, Monmouthshire 1001. eh. 193 150 10/, Melton Mowbray 10 0 7 'h. 200 5.110 251. Mersey and Irwell 100/ eh. 505 3,000 IL Ins. Macclesfield 1001. sh. all pd 43 247 174 North lOW eh. 325 2,400 4!. Peak Forest Avesege about 781. sh. 9; 21,418 12s. Regont's (or London) Av. 33.'. 165. ed. sh. 111 0,669 61. per cent. Rochdale ;average 8.5/.Bh. 951 500 81, Siiropshire 155!. sh. 138 800 91. IN. Somerset Coal ... 150/ sh. 150 3,6004 41 per cent Ditto Lock Fund Stock 121.105. sh. 11 700 401. Stafford and Worcester 140/.sh, 650 500 161. Shrewsbury 5,.....125/. sh. 260 200 91. Stourbridge ...... ...,... 1451. oh. 396 3,647 21. Cs, Stratf or d-on-Avon-Avcrage 791.95. lid, sh. 41 533 16/. Swansea 100 ns h . 265 1,5ti2 14 15s. Severn and Wye and Railway Av 304 sh. 42 O,IOS ish. V. 10s. Trent and Mersey, 1 share 1001 oh. nen 0,149 .... ..... Thames and Mid w ay Aver.l9/.35. Bd. :h. 2 I, h. 00sh./ , 61. Warwick and 13 1 .rraisigham ... lOO/.sn• 261 10001s3 • 9eo 155 Warwick and !Napier, lOO/. sh. 190 6,000 41 1 - Worcester and Birmingham Av. 781.85. sh. 0,61 5, 1, 00 250. Wilts and Berk, Average 871. 10s. Bd. sh. 31 KO e‘ N'Vssiev and Essington '25!. sh 74 .26 W:sriesicri ....... . .... «........ ..... .Inn!. oh, no SOS 1/, Wey an d A run 110 e sn. :2 DOCKS. 1,600 & } 3 p C. Commerc al .lOOl. sh. 63 1.06515 h. • East and West India ....Stock 1051 3,239,3101/. 605.p.ct. London ........ .................. ...........Stock 70' Ditto Bonds • 101 2.209 3/. 6s. sd. Bristol 68,3241. 51. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts lOB 1 352,752 5 per cent. St. Katharine - Sock 101 500,000 41 per cent. Ditto Bonds 20'1.000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years 991 ..... Deptford Pier 0 01. sh. 201. pc! 10 BRIDGES. 1,600 lOs Ifammersmiti. 501.1 h. 221 7,231 Southwark, Old ...... .Av. 631. 2s. Bd, eh. i t 1,700 1/. 15s. Ditto, New. of 71 re cent. 5O/.lh. 13 s,OOO .... .. Waterloo lOO/. sh. 3 1 5,000 225. Ocl . . Ditto, Old Annuities of 81, 6O/. pd 20 1 5.000 10s. 34. Ditto, New Ditto of 7! n 1 40/. pd 171 10,0001. 51. per cent. Ditto Bonds 09.1 5,518 17s Vauxhall ...... ...„.Average 701, 10s. 3d. sh 2s' ASSURANCE COSIPANIES, 2,000 3111)s Albion 50,060 / 6 1 n e 15 Z t •1 Alliance Britisn &Foreign 100/. sh. 111. pd 11 50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Maine 'OO/. sh. 5/. pd !' 4,000 IT. per sh. All, 5Ol. sh. 5/. pd 151 I,ooolsh. 5/. Birminehsm I . ire .. ...... ...2501.5h. 55/. pd 1071 00,000 41. percent. British hire 2104 sh. 50/. pd 40 12,000 61. percent. British Comm o resal 5O/. sn. 5/. pd 51 5,000 51. per cent. Clerical & Mediorl Life, ICULeh. 2110 s pd 44 4,000 '2l 151 County 1001. sh. 101. pd 40: io,oao Si. Eagle ,A " 1 nd 30 1 bs. , rap er Economic Life lOOO4 oh. 250/. pd 400 2,271 225. percent. European Lit.' 00/ .l h . a ll pd 22 59,000 2s. Ditto, New 2O/. sh. '2l. pd 11 1,000,000/. 61. per ct Globe Stock 124 20,000 51• Guardian,. lOO/. oh. 2711 pd 39 'O,OOO s. 2d. Hope 'o/. sh. 5!. pd 51 2,100 5/. 7s. 6d. Imperial Fire 500!. sh. 50/. pd 135 7,500 Os. Imperial Lilc 1001. sh. 10!. pd 101 13,453 M. percent. Indemnity Marine 1004 sh. 8/. pd 2'l 2,020 31 IN Kent Fire 50/. sh. all pd 92 31. Ditto Life. 50/ p 4 651 10/160 16s. Law Life 1001 . s h . 104 3O 5,000 Ins. London, Fire 251. sh. 121. IN. pa 191 3,900 10s. London, Ship 25/ . s h . 12 1. 10s. pd 19; 1,600,0004 ... ..... Minerva Life 1001. oh. 51'0,0004 30,000 5/. per cent. Palladium Life 504 sh. 21. pd 21.7 s 50,000 4/. per cent. Protector Fire 2O/. sh. 2/. pd I9s Od 10,0:0 4 per cent. Protestant Dissenters 1604 sh. Si. pd 51 2,500 I/. Provident Luc 1004 sh. 101, pd IS On 000 . , ss. Bock Life 0 0/. sh. 14 pd 7 4 , 9,200! 5/. per cent. Royal Exchange Stock... 2(13 6,0041 5 per cent. University Life lOOl, sh. 5/. pd 5 ' 50,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 1001. sh. Si. pd 7;. JOINT STOCK BANKS. 25,000 8 percent. A gric. and Corn. of 1 roland2s/. sh. 10/. pd 5,000 Austealasia 4O/. sh. 40!. pd 65 111 .B 10 percent. Bank of Birmingham 50/. sh. 10/. pd j 3; 10,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank 50/. sh. 10/. pd 23.1 31,000 6 per cent. London and Westminsterlool oh. 25/. pd ;74' I 60,000 5/. London Joint Stock 50/. sh. 10!, pd 13 3,000 4 per cent. Lancaster 1001. oh. 204 pd nrs 25,0,01 Liverpool 100/ sh. 10/. pet nne 50,000 71 percent. Manchester and Liver. 1 smsh. I , pd 131 pool Dietriet ...... .........5 " 00,000 7per cent. Manchester 1004 sh. 25/. pd 27 23,000 .„,.••. Provincial Bank of I relandloo/. sh. 25/. pa 441 s 0,. - 00 S. er c c't National Bank of Ireland 5 0 /. sh. 171/. pd 171 10,000 5 per cent. National Provincial Eng. 100/. sin :351. NI 33 115,001 ...... .. Ditto New lO/. o h . 10/. pd 101 10,000 Gloucestershire 10/. sh. 101. pd 30 6,000 10 per cent. Hampshire 50/. sh. 5/. pd 9 GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2,500 16s Od Bath 20/. sh. 10/. nil 22 5,000 British 401. sh. 16/. pd 18 1 4 n „, r 5/.percent./ I r''' land Bs. 6s. j Ditto Provincial ... .......... sh 151 pd 25 049 5! lOs Birmingham 50!. sh. 9 1,.. , 50 21 Os Brigtol 2o' sh. 36 2,250 3/ 10s Brighton ' 20/. sh. 11 750 3/ IN Ditto, New O4 oh. 181. pd 9 2,171 44 per cent. Brighton General 4,000 71, Os, Continental Consolidated ...75n 0214 NI 110 1,000 10/. City of London .....100/. sh. all pel 195 1, 0 00 61. Ditto, New lOO/. oh. 75/. pd 150 4,000 34 OS. Fonitable 5O/. pd 25 %Anon 21 per cent. I mper i a l 50/. sh. 58 1 4 4181 5f per cent. isle of Thane( • ' ' 25/. oh, 23/. pd 18 2,350 6/, por cent. Independent 'lO/. sli. all pd 51 6,000 4/. per cant. Phoenix 507. sh. 394 pd 32% 1,000 41. per cent. RatclifF 100!. sh. 80/. pd (13 4,000 Se'iith Metropolitan 50/. oh. 191. psi 17 9,000 4/. per cent. United General 101. oh. 471. psi 35 240 w. per cont. Warwick 5O/. sh. 50 , • 400 , 5!. per cent Wakolield 25/. sh. 22 2,5e0 1. Westminster Chartered .. • 5Ol sh. eel 6,950 its. Ditto New .......... ...... .511. sh 1(11. pd 11 ..' ' -7 30 3. 1 3 er yers'• * Ya r mouth 2Ol. sh. 18/. pd •., :• , , • ,i ifiMitzt 74 . mi..: .. , ...;,,,,,,i, l l, l i o M:a Wprais 7 .. . , ..... 251. sh. V5l. pd VO 1 1 :0; , 2 ,„4 , A . - , ~,' , East-Lon:ion .„.„,,Li,•,, , lOOl. sb. ta4 i Ifli. Oranss Junction . Average 411. 15 5 . 4.1. sh. Ge it 2,000 ' sle, ' '' Kent 372 , 1111. Liverpool Bootle 2204 sh, 327 I 1,500 2/ 10s - Nun - River London Bridge Water Ann... , 9!,‘ 8,436 2! IN Manchester and Salford UM oh. 57q 1,n90 4 per cont. South Lon,lon ION. sh. 104 N 8, , N4 411, West Middlesex Average 63/.'l2s. 90. o h . 10 1 ' 1,300 1! 141 York Building Co. Lessee Prop. 100/, sh, 35 IRON RAILWAYS. 11,300 Birmingham anti Derby 1011 pd 87 9,5'40 Birm!'"gharn and Gloucester BO/. pd 71 15,000 Bristol ana Exeter 100!. sh. 50 pd 211% 7,500 Cheltenham and G.Western lON. sh. 50/. 24 1 s i 3,(102 Clarence 1001, sh. 1001 pd 25 1 fl,lloo ... ...... Dublin and Drogheda 100/.•sh. 5!. pd SO ,f infl Eastern Counties 25/. sh. 2!!. pd 14 1 0 10,050 ... Great North of England 1004 sh. 15/. psi 50% 1 0 ,0)8 14 per cent. Grand Junction lOOl. oh. a:1 p:1 2:',0 2 yin') Great Western lOOl. sh. 65!. pa 1035 25,100 D tto New 50/. sh. 30'. pd 47 , 44 6,000 per cent. Gosport Junction 10/. sh. 25!. pd 31. 2.0(10 5 per cent. Ilertlepool leo!. its. 1001. pa 140% 8,000 Hull and Selby 5Ol. sh. 454 rid 40 2,100 3/. per cont. Leeds and Selby lOO sh. I'f 5,1011 91 per cent. Liverpool & Manchester 10( nsh. 1004 IA 19e6 7 , 91 8 94 per cent. Ditto Half Shares 11,403 DJ per cent. Ditto Quarter Shares '25/. pd 45% 36,1100 „, ...... London and Brighton W. sh. 35/ pd 27% :74,100 London and Blackwell nil/. sh. 201 pd 211, 2(',000 2 per cent. London and Greenwich ..411/. es. 20!, pd 9 75,000 8 par cent. London Rz Birminghans 1001. sh. 901. pd 107 25,001 Ditto Quarter Shares -.25/. sh. 5/. pd 32 31,050 DA o New Shares 321. sh. 21/. pd 52 36,0(0 . London and S. Western Av. 38/, I7s. Ni. 581,4 33,000 ..... .... London and Croydon] Av. 13/ 15s ,'d 11 F. 4, Ditto New Scrip.... • • ' • 1216 13,000 ... Manchester and Leeds...loo/. sh. 601. pd 87 - 10,000 .. 10,090 Manchester and Birmingham 701. sh. 30/. 21% I)itto Extension 7l. pd 5 4 10,100 Midland Counties 'oo/. sin 10'1 pd 91% 15,000 ..... «.. North Midland 1001. sh. 100/ pd 92 Ditto New 40/. p d 30 5,108 Northern and Eastern.... 60/. sh 301. pd 46 2.,6011 ......... Preston and Wyre 5O/. sh. 30/. pd 36 29,000 South Eastern and Dover 1,000 10/. per cent. Stockton and Darlington .... ..., 1001. sh. 1 75 9,000 ....... Thames Haven 5O/. sh .51. pd 6.000 ..... .... York and Nerth Midland 50 . sh. 501. pd 5 MINES. 8,000 Albion Copper 51. o. nit. pd 12 4,000 11. ss. Alters l5/. sh. 12/. Its pd 10 10,000 He .... Anglo Mexican,iss. M. pm.loo/. O. a 1 '5 d 1 Ditto Subscription • 25/. 1 10 9 2,060 Int. Bolanos 10,000 U. 190 Braziltanlmp. iss. 51. pm 25/. sh. 20/. pd 16 6,000 ~«..... 511cattbas & Cocaes United 251. 5h.2.54 pd 11,000 Ditto St. John Del Rey 204 sh. 14/ pd 2 10.000 Bolivar Copper Company, 204 sh. 20/. pd 1 10,000 « ..... se Ditto Scrip 20.000 British Iron 504 sh. 50 1 pd 5210 6,000 ... ..... Brielsh Copper 5/. sh. W. pd 114 else n 1 Inca 6l/. pd 0 Candonga .0.. 10,001 Is Copiapo 6,500 .. Columbsan, iss. 5/. pm. ,55 1. sh. 55/. pd Olj 2,850. .91. English 14/. Cs. pd 3 20,000 ......... General MiningA ssociation2o/ 811.184 pd is 6,155 Mexican Company lOO/. sh. 571/ pd 6 3009 11,500 Real del Monte, Unregistered 5 Ditto Loan Notes 150/. pd 160 30,900 United Mexican, iss. 2 pm. 401. sh. all pd 3 1 ,, Dittie Scrip 4 Ditto New Scrip 5/ pet 7 West Cork .....«....... 50!. eh 50/. pd 38 LITERARY INSTITUTIONS. 1,000 1,500 700 King' College lOO/. 19 MISCELLANEOUS 10,000 15s. Australian Agricultural.loo/. sh. 28!. pd 4i 6,000 41. per cent. British American Land Company :20.4 pd 10 10,000 61. per cent. Canada Company .....„..1001. sh. 30/. pd 37 00,000 SI. per cent. Upper Canals Loan City Bonds, 4 per cent lOO 1/. (is. GeneralSteans Navigation 151.: Is. 14/. pd 2.514 101. per cent. Hudson's Bay Stock ,000 1/. London Com. Sale Rooms... Av. 75/. sh l9 8,000 Caontchouc Company 121/. pd 12 New Brunswick Land Company...oo/ pd 12 2,354 5/. per cent. Reversionary Int. 50c...1004 sh. 100/. pd 13.1 2,633 5/. per cent. Ditto New 100/. sh. 100/. pd Pl 7 4,000 10,000 6s. Van Die.ner.'s Land...JON. oh. 1741. pd 12 LIST of SCOTTISH COIIIPANIES' PRICES, JULY 6, 1840. BAN KS. 1,500,n0F1. 6/. p. ct. Bank of Scotland ...83/. 6s Sd. Th. all pd 1&f 2,000,0)5!. 5t p. et. li c. yal of Scotland 100/. £h. all l if:-IN 500.030/. 8 p. ct. ritiosli Liocn Company-10n/. sh. :.11 pd :1117 500,006/. 61. p. ct. Commercial 5OOl. sh. 1011. pd 184 500,000 t. sn. ct. Nntional llCl.sh. 10/. pd 153 500,000/. 61. p. ct. Glasgow Union '2501. sh. 50/. p.l 561 800,0001. 6p. ct. Western of Scotland 2OOl. sh 401. pd 783. INSURANCE COMPANIES. 25(..0005h, fit p. ct. Scottish Union 201. sh. 11. pd 2gs Od. 7,500 01 p. ct. Hercules lOO/. sh. 10/. pd 13/.los. 10 , ),000 5 p. ct. insurance Co. of Scotland .10/. sh. all pd 0 50,000 ti p. ct. North British 2001. sh. 10/. pd 151,', 1,000 sp. ct. Caledonian Fire 100/. sh. 10/. pd 19i, 5,000 op. ct, Edinburgh i.ii - e 100/. sh. 101. pd 1534 100,000 31 p. ct. West of Scotland lOl. pd 1 WHITEHALL, JULY 6. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baro net of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the following Gentlemen, and the heirs male of their bodies lawfully begotten, viz. _ _ Thoma's FoWell Buxton, of Bellfield, in the county of Dorset, Esq. ; James Stuart, Esq. Chief Justice of the province of Lower Canada ; John Henry Pelly, of Upton, in the county of Essex, Esq. ; and John Palmer Bruce Chichester, of Arlington-court, in the county of Devon, Esq, WHITEHALL, JULY 6. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passs,l under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting the office or place of Lieutenant- Governor of Greenwich Hospital unto Rear-Admiral Sim James Alexander Gordon, K.C.B. DOWNING-STREET, JULY 4. The Q•ieen has been graciously pleased to nominate and appoint Admirals Sir William Hottam and Sir Josias Rowley, Bart., and Vice-Admirals Sir Charles Rowley, Bart., and Sir David Milne, Knights Commanders of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath, to be Knights Grand Cross of the said Orde r. Her Majesty has further been pleased to appoint Vice-Admi r&l John West and Rear-Admirals Sir Charles Dashwoo4l, Knt., Sir John Wentworth Loring, Knt., C. 13., Sir Robert Barrie, Knt., C. 8., Sir James Hillyar, Knt. C.B. and Lord William Fitzroy, C. 8., to be Knights Commanders ; and Captains C. Gordon (a), R.N., C. Dilkes, R.N., W. Goats, RN., T. T. Tucker, R. N., C. Bell, R.N., H. Weir, R.N., and G. Le Geyt, R.N., to be Companions of the said Most Honourable Military Order. WAR OFFICE, Jut.v . 7, 18!Q. 20th Regiment of Foot—Gentleman Cadet J. G. L. Adle rerun, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Williams, appointed to the 47th Foot, July 3. WHITEHALL, JuLy 3. The Lord Chancellor has appointed George Ham-I[yard, of Ashton-under-Lyne, in the County of Lancaster, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire. Royal Denbigh Rifle Regiment of Militia—E. L. Kenyon, Esq., to be Captain, vice R. M. Biddulph, Esq., promoted, July 1. ERRATUM in the Gazette of thel3th June last. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall. For Carteret John Williams Ellis, Esq.., to be Deputy Lieu. tenant, read Carteret John IVilliam Ellis, Esq., to bo Deputy Lieutenant, May 27. CROWN OFFICE, JULY 4. DAYS AND PLACES APPOINTED TOR HOLDING THE SUMMER, ASSIZES, 1840, viz ;- MIDLAND CIRCUIT. The Right Hon. Sir NICHOLAS CONYNOITAM TINDAL, Knt., Lord Chief Justice, and Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE. Northamptonshire—Monday, July 20, at Northampton. Rutlandshire—Friday, July 24, at Oakham. Lincolnshire—Saturday, July 25, at the Castle of Lincoln. City of Lincoln—Same day, at the City of Lincoln. Nottinghamshire—Thursday, July 30, at Nottingham. Town of Nottingham—Same day, at the Town of Nottingham. Derbyshire—Monday, Aug. 3, at Derby. Leicestershire—Friday, Aug. 7, at the Castle of Leicester. Borough of Leicester—Same day, at the Borough of Leicester. City of Coventry—Wednesday, Aug. 12, at the City of Coventry. Warwickshire—Same day, at Warwick. HOME CIRCUIT. The Right Hon. JAMES Loan ABINGER, Lord Chief Baron, and Mr. Baron Guri.NEY. Hertfordshire—Wednesday, July 15, at Hertford. Essex—Saturday, July 18, at Chelmsford. Kent—Thursday, July 23, at Maidston e . Sussex—Wednesday, July 29, at Lewes. Surrey—Monday, Aug. 3, at Guildford. NORFOLK CIRCUIT. Mr. Baron ALDERSON and Mr. Justice PArrEsow. Buckinghamshire—Wednesday, July 15, at Buckingham. Bedfordshire—Saturday, July 18, at Bedford. Huntingdonshire—Wednesday, July 22, at Huntingdon. Cambridgeshire—Friday, July 24, at Cambridge.. Norfolk—Saturday, Aug. 1, at the Castle of Norwich. City of Norwich—Same day, at the Guildhall of the City of Norwich. Suffolk—Thursday, Aug. 6, at. Ipswich. OXFORD CIRCUIT. The Right Hon. Sir JAMES PARKE ' one of the Barons of the Court of Exchequer, and Mr. Justice WILLIAme. Berkshire—Wednesday, July 15, at Abingdon. Oxfordshire—Saturday, July 18, at Oxford. Worcestershire—Thursday, July 23, at Worcester. City of Worcester—Same day, at the City of Worcester. Staffordshire—Tuesday, July 28, at Stafford. Shropshire—Tuesday, Aug. 4, at Shrewsbury. Herefordshire—Saturday, Aug. 8, at Hereford. Monmouthshire—Wednesday, Aug. 12, at Monmouth. Gloucestershire—Saturday, Aug. 15, at Gloucester. City of Gloucester—Same day, at the City of Gloucester. WESTERN CIRCUIT. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE, and Mr. Justice MAULE. Southampton—Tuesday. July 14, at the Castle of Winchester. Dorsetshire—Monday, July 20, at Dorchester. Devonshire—Thursday, July 23, at the Castle of Exeter. City of Exeter—Same day, at the Guildhall of the City of Exeter. Cornwall—Saturday, Aug. 1, at Bodmin. Somersetshire—Saturday, Aug. 8, at the City of Wells. Wiltshire—Saturday, Aug. 15, at Devizes. City of Bristol—Thursday, Aug. 20, at the Guildhall of the City of Bristol.___________ NORTHERN CIRCUIT. Mr. Justice COLT3IAN, and Mr. Iliron ROLFE. Yorkshire—Saturday, July 11, at. the Castle of York. City of York—Same day, at the Guildhall of the City of York Durham—Saturday, July 25, at Durham. Northumbeeand—Friday, July 31, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Town of Newcastle-upon-Tyne—Same day, at the Guildhall of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Cumberland—Wednesday, Aug. 5, at Carlisle. Westmorland—Saturday, Aug. 8, at Appleby. North Lancashire—Tuesday, Aug. 11, at Lancaster. South Lancashire—Monday, Aug. 17, at Liverpool. CIRCUIT OF THE PRINCIPALITY OF WALES AND COUNTY PALATINE OF CHESTER. The Right Hon. THOMAS LORD DENMAN, Lord Chief Justice, and the Riglilt Hon. THOMAS ERSKINE. NORTH WALES. 'Montgomeryshire—Saturday, July 25, at Newtown. Merionethshire—Wednesday, July 29, at Dolgelly. Carnarvonsbire—Saturday, Aug. 1. at Carnarvon. Anglesey—Wednesday, Aug. 5, at Beaumaris. Denbighshire--Saturday, Aug. 8, at Huthin. Flintshire—Wednesday, Aug. 12, at Mold. SOUTH WALES. Glamorganshire—Thursday, July 16, at Cardiff. Carmarthenshire—Thusday, July 23, at Carmarthen. Borough of Carmarthen—Same day, at the Borough of Car marthen. Pembrokeshire—Wednesday, July 29, at Haverfordwest. Town of Haverfordwest—Same day, at the Town of Haverford ' west. Cardiganshire—Tuesday, Aug. 4, at Cardigan. - S.at Radnorshire—Wednesday, Aug. 12, at Presteign. Cheshire—Saturday, Aug. 15, at Chester. SCOTeH SEQUESTRATIONS. JOHN APKINNON CAMPBELL, - deceased, Ormaig, Argyleshire, July I I, and August 3, at twelve, at the Waterloo News-room, Edinburgh. WILLIAM HUNTER, gas-manufacturer, Forfar, July 11, and August 8, at twelve, at Morrison's Inn, Forfar. JOHN STEWART ROBERTSON, merchant, Dundee, July 14, mad August 4, at twelve, at Denham's Inn, Dundee. CORN-LAWS-RIOTS IN IPSWICH. TO THE EDITOR OF TER SUN: Sra,—T hi s tovrn is, while I am writing, in a atato of rioting. The case is this:—Mr. Acland, the Corn-Jaw repealer, notified his intention, by placard, of addressing the people of Ipswic% from the front of the Corn Ex change. After addressing a very large and attentive audience, in a most eloquent and impassioned strain, for more than an hour, a knot of Tories introduced themselves into the interior of the hall, with several small pieces of cannon, pistols, &c., and commenced discharging them close to the ears of the lecturer, to the great terror and in dignation of the hundreds collected. They had continued this cowardly annoyance for a considerable time, but being locked inside, the populace, although they made repeated attempts to force the gates, could not succeed till just pest nine o'clock, when the wood and iron-gates gave way with a terrible crash, when hundreds immediately poured in ; the sprigs of Toryism haring, luckily for themselves, succeeded in making their escape, leaving their arms to be taken possession of by the victors, who commenced breaking the weapons to pieces ; one piece o f cannon t h ey are now dragging about the market -place, huzzaing. I trust the people will not proceed to further acts of outrage. Toe rain is now descending in torrents; I hope it will have the effect of dispersing the mob. In exceeding great haste, I am, Sir, your obedient, P. K., Commercial Traveller. Golden Lion, Commercial Inn, Ipswich, Monday Eve ning, ve ning, T en . o'clock. BAPTIST CHURCHES. The 71st Annual Association of the General Bap tist Churches of the New Connexion assembled in Spalding, Lincolnshire, on Tuesday evening, June 30th. The Rev. J. Jones, of March, was chosen chairman of the Assembly. On Wednesday forenoon a sermon was preached to a crowded congregation by the Rev. Jabez Burns, of London, from Psalm cx. 3. In the afternoon the Annual Mi ss i onary M eet i ng was h e ld, wh en J ames Hodgson, E sq , pres id e d . A n a b strac t of th e R eport was read by th e S ecretary , t h e R ev . J. Pike, of D er b y ; after whi c h t h e meet i ng was addressedesb, T. Matthews, y th e Rev. j Goadby, H. Hunter, J. B ur ns, J. Peggs, T. Scott, and others. The most intense interest seemed to be excited, and 50/. 103. was collected at the close of the meeting. On Thursday evening, the Rev. J. Goadby, of Lei cester, preached to a large and attentive congregation, from 1 Cor. xv. Ito 3. Various early religious ser vices were held, and discourses were delivered by the Rev. G. Pike, Rev. H. Hunter, and tho Rev. T. Matthews. The sitt'ngs of the Assembly were well attended, and the reports from the various churches were gene rally of a most encouraging des cr ip t i on . Among other resolutions passed it was agreed to Queen and recommend to Co ngratu pr l at oF. Prince e Albert Addres ;" Address to to the the Churches " The Bible Translation Society ;" to urge the cordial send d a Royal ' Highness support of the " P rotestant Dissen ters Widow's Fund ;" an d to forward a " Protest to the Baptis • t Churches of America on the cruelty and wickedn ess of Slavery." --- The Duke of Beaufort has received two Ame rican foxes, brought over by Me• Marsh, surgeon to the Great Western. The animals have been sent to Badminton Park.— Cheltenham Journal. MA RRIAG E IN H I GH LIPP. ---,JT ames Nevill pre- Heard, E s q., led to the hymeneal altar,. on Sat ur d ay, the Lady Charlotte Tumour, daughter of thei la 'e and sister o f th e sent Earl of Winterton. The Dowager L ucy Countess of t N h V e i nt ceremonyerton,m o g t a h , e e r , of at her villathelo in the t lovely yan(l leaccomplished b r id e, after Regent spark, a bril liant dejeune, enlivened w i t h music and dancing, to a se l ec t circle of the friends and relatives of the happy couple. The marriage ceremony was performed .by the R ev . R. Walpole, at the church of St. Marylcbone. T A . mongst th ose present were the Dowager Lucy Countess of NI interton, ale Ea r l an d Coun tess of Winterton, Captain and Lady r, Loui sa R abbett, the youthful Ladies Turnour, and Lord I urnour, & c. Patronized by their majesties the King and Queen of Hanover, and their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Augusta and Sophia, her Serene Highness the Princess Ester hazy, the Princesses Mary and Rosa, her Grace the Dowager Duchess of Bedford, and their Graces the Archbishop of Can terbury, and the Dukes o f Devonshire and Manchester. In addition to the above distinguished patronage to the newly.. invented Spectacle Lenses and Invisible Operative Voice Con ductor, the Messrs. S. and B. Soli?mons, Opticians and Aurists, No. 39, Albemarle -street, PiceadillY, and No. 76, King William-street, Bank of England, feel great pleasure in stating that their valuable inventions have also gained the sanction and unqualified approbation of above four hun dred of the principal members of the medical profession ; as also of numerous individuals of high distinction, who have been greatly benefited by their use. Immediately these im proved Spectacle Lenses ;replaced before extrem mpoe 0: vision, it is at once brought back to its natural and original state, every object becomes clear and distinct, and th e most mi note particle is seen, either by day or candlelight, with ease and distinctness. Their Voice Conductor, by which thousands of deaf persons have been greatly benefited, are not the least perceptible, nor more u ncomfortable, than having a piece of wool in its place, and the faintest whisper at a public assembly is heard with exact distinctne , s.--'39, Albornarle-street, :Aul 76, King William-street, Bank. No connection with persons of the same name. MISCELLANEOUS. 4,818 ... Ditto Allocated!. 9 1 ";/. sh. all pd 47 5,400 5 per cent. Edinb. Joint Steck W.qter.2.s/. sh. all pd 36 Carron Iroi. Company ...2501. sh. all pd 44 2,0005 h 15 per cent. Shotts Iron Foundery 50/ sh 4S/. pd 51 10,060 3 per cent. Edinburgh & Leith Glass.2o/.sh. 161. pd 8 4,500 10 per cent. Edinburgh Coal Gas ...... —251. sh. all pd SO 4,450 10 per cent. Glasgow Gas 2iil. sh all pd 55 751 71 per cent, Leith Coal Gas 9O/. ch. all pd 51 1,200 Edinburgh sod Dalkeith Raitway 50/. sh 59 2VOO 5 ner cent. Equitable Loan eompanv " , 5/.sh.od 9.. SI THE PRESENT AGE.—This is not an age of principles. Men have keen and microscopic eyes to see a point here, and a point there, but the eagle-glance which sweeps over a whole and takes it in at once—this is sadly lacking. They make capital use of their finger and thumb, pick up a pi n cleverly, can take a pinch of snuff with an air; but it is not common to see a man who can manage a handful of anything. . . . After all, few tru , sms are truer than the paradox o r Aristotle, that to mankind in general the parts a•e greater the \‘hule. Vutil we try t • take in the particulars one after another, we do not discover how much is contained in the universe.— Quarter/1i Review. EXTRAOKDIN ARY MATRIMO. NIAL ADVENTURE OF A PRF, I ENDED LORD. On Monday last, At tDurham Sess:ons, Robert Taylor, one of the most impudent impostors that we ever remember to have read of, was tried for poygainy. Tee offeesder is a mere youth between 19 and 20 year., of age, but his numerous matrimonial adventores and devices to obtain money mark him as a person of sin ' gular cumeing and dexterity. His plan seems to have been in all cases to practise first on the cupidity of liis own sex, by holding out a pecuniary reward to any one who would procure him a suitable alliance, and then, by representing himself to be of Aristocratic birth and heir to extensive possessions, to dazzle and win over the victiri and her friends. To aid his views he represented himself as a son of Lord Kenedy, of Ashby Hell, Leicestershire. He was furnished with numerous documents framed to corroborate his misre presentations. These, which he carried in a tin case, were found on his person when he was apprehended. Amongst hem was a parchment, on which was written in a flue clerkly hand, whet putpoited to be " The last will and testament of Lord Kenedy," &c. By this docu ment 'favor appeared to he the heir to 1,015,000/. Three pct. Cent. Consols, besides immense wealth in coal mires, salt factories, woollen factories, querries, machinery, house plate, jewellery, and even ships. " John Nichnlson, Thomas Johnson, and Mrs. Robin son" appeared to have been constisuted " gu:.rdians of the said Robert Taylor." These documents hors date 22d Sept., 1829, and exhibited the signatures, first or the supposed testator, Kenedy," and then of the attesting witness, " S imuci Robin. on, clerk to J tines Lee and John Turecr," and " Wiliiam Cowley, bar rister." Ile had also an indenture certifyine ' the cor rectness of the will, an d d escr i' ) i ng hi s person by certain marks on his right arm, &c. He had sundry other pspers irg,eniously enough contrived for the purpose of ailing his deception, but, as he is a youth of coarse and vulgar manners, the success which attended his impostures can only be accounted for by the blind avarice ofhis dupes. Up t o the present time, six ofhis marriages, in several parts of the north of England, have come to the knowledge of the police, and there is reason to believe that the number is much larger. It is supposed that he married one or two young women in this county. Like many who have pursued a career of base and unprincipled decep tion this scoundrel affected great sanctity, and connect ed himself, at different times, with both the Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists. One of his principal dupes was :1 Mr. Fryer, a preacher, in the last-named connexion, who, Taylor having promised a reward of 101. to any one who would procure him a young and religious wife, offered him the choice of his two sisters-in-law. , Taylor chose the younger, a girl about eighteen years of age, and was married to her. This preacher, not only failed to obtain the expected reward, but was swindled out of twelve pounds, which he lent to the roguish adventurer. This, however, proved the last of his exploits, for, hying made several fruitless at tempts to run away from this wife as he had done 'from the others, he was at length compelled to take her with him, and on his way through the county of Durham he was apprehended. The budget of papers found in the prisoner's pos session contained a multitude of curiosities besides those above alluded to, which our space will not allow us to p , rticularize. It appeared from one of them, an indenture of apprenticeship (he seems to have trea sured all written documents most carefully), that he had, at the age of 13, been apprenticed to a sweep and collier in Staffordshire, till he should bo 21 years old. The indenture described him as a poor child from Fatfield, in the county of Durham. THE TRIAL. On Monday last, when the prisoner was placed at the bar, the Court was excessively crowded, and all eyes were fixed upon the young Lothario who had so readily succeeded in procuring half-a-dozen wives. Instead of a handsome, seductive gallant, there stood before the Court a shabby-looking individual, with a face not merely ordinary, but repulsive. He was evi dently much amused at the sensation which his appear ance produced, and joined in the smiles of the bystanders. He was perfectly unabashed, and conducted himself throughout the trial with the utmost ease and uncon cern. The first case taken was that of the prisoner's intermarriage ith Mary Ann Davidson, the sister-in-law of Mr. Fryer, the Primitive Methodist preacher; John Wood, a waggoner, •f Birmingham, was called to prove the first marriage of which the authorities have any knowledge. It appeared that this witness met the prisoner in Birmingham, in 1838. The prisoner told Wood he was heir to 60,0004 a-year, under the will of his father Lord Kenedy. In proof of this assertion, he produced papers. He said he had a great wish to be married to a respectable young lady—( Laughter) and, if Wood could introduce him to such an one, he would make him a handsome present. VF oo:1 in troduced him to Miss Sarah Ann Skidmore, and to her father, who was a shopkeeper. The documents were shown to the young lady and her parents, the license ant wedding-ring were procured that very day, and the couple were married the next morning. —(Loud laughter.) Shortly after, the prisoner returned to London to settle his affairs.—(Laughter.) He subsequently returned and lived with his wife, but had not been married more than six or seven weeks, when he deserted her alto gether. - As the prisoner was undefended, the Court asked him,:if he had any questions to put to the witness. Prisoner—l'll ax him one or two.—(Laughter.) axed you if you knew a decent girl as wanted a husband, and you said you did ; you knew as how one Sarah Ann Skidmore wished to be married, and I told you I'd advertised and offered a reward of 10/.—(Laughter.) You took roe to Benjamin Skidmore. Now, are you sure as how he saw the dockprents ?—Maughter.) Witness—Yes, quite sure ; you showed him a docu ment stating that you would have 60,0001. a-year when you came of age. Prisoner's mother (from the middle of the Court) — Robert, tell them thou's under age, and thy marriage can't stand good.—(Laughter.) The prisoner gave a lordly wave of the hand, ac companied by a significant gesture, intimating to his maternal parent to leave the management of the case to his superior skill. Then, turning to the witness, he said, " Are you sure that you yourself saw the will ?" Witness—Yes. Prisoner—No, it was not the will ; it was only the cer-ticket of my guardians, to show who I was, and what property was coming to me.—(Laughter.) Here Mr. GRANGER, the counsel for the prosecu tion, drew forth the tin case, which was a pitman's candlebox, bearing the following inscription, " Robert Taylor, otherwise Lord Kenedy." From this case the Learned Counsel drew the " dockyments. The " will" was rich alike in its bequests and its odours. It was a foul and filthy affair to look upon and to approach ; but while it offended, it also amused. Dis regarding the usual long and dry prefaces in which law yers are accustomed to indulge, it rushed at once into the marrow of the subject. Mr. Granger tickled the cars of the Court with a line or two. Thus :—" I give and bequeath to Robert Taylor, son of Elizabeth Taylor, single woman, 1,015,0001. Three per Cent. Consols, and no more."—(Great laughter.) The will proceeded to bestow upon him four coal-pits, a woollen factov, two or three ships, and sundry other trifles, as before-mentioned. Mary Davidson, a neat modest-looking girl, detailed the circumstance which led to her marriage with the prisoner. The latter, she said, was introduced to her at the house of her father, on the 4tb of April last, by Benjamin Fryer, her brother-in-law, who was a preacher among the Primitive Methodists. The latter said he had known the prisoner some time, and he recom mended him as a pious young man, whom he had brought to the house on purpose to marry her. They were married, by license, the very next morning. They lived together three weeks, during which time the pri soner hat, made several attempts to get away, and many times, in the night, lie had tried to slide the ring off her finger. While they were together he lived upon money which he borrowed from her brother-in-law, to whom he owed 22?. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty. The prisoner was next indicted for having, in Oc tober last, married Mary Ann Wilson, daughter of George Wilson, a tobacconist, of Newcastle. Miss Wilson first saw the prisoner in October last, at a Methodist chapel, in Newcastle. On the same day she met him at a class-meeting. On the 16th October she ?vas introduced to him by a friend, when he premised to call upon her at three o'clock that after noon. He did so, and, as soon as he sat down, he pullet] out a tin case—(Laughter)—which was marked " Robert Taylor, otherwise Lord henedy." He said he was entitled to 60,0001. a year, and other hereditaments —(Laughter.) The following day he made her an offer of marriage, and she acceptd him. Her father lent hint 41. a iiconse was bought, a n d t h ey were married the day but one after she h a d accepted him, and three days after her introduction to him. Eighteen days after this he deserted h er, and she heard no more of him till he was in custody. By the prisoner—He spoke o f putt i ng i n the banns. She did not say " she would rather be married off hand.' Prisoner—Oh, yes, Mary, you Laughter.) I cons ented to take you immediately if t h e money was raised, and you raised it. Th e Jury returned a verdict of Guilty. Mr. GRANGER, said the police officer who took the prisoner had received several letters, stating him to have contracted other marriages than those which had been the subject of inquiry this day. The Court having spent some time in deliberation, the CHAIRMAN said—You have for some time been going about the country in a most unprincipled way, marrying weak and unsuspecting girls, and bringing misery upon them and their friends. We have seriously consi dcred whether it is not imperative upon us to visit you with the severest penalty which the law a lows. We have determined, however, to stop short of this ;:but you must be punished with great severity fur your wicked conduct. For the first offence of which you have been convicted, you are sentenced to be imprioned one year , to bard Lboor ; and for c, , od, to be impris , nel eighteen months to hard labour, making, altogether, two years and a half. EVENING El; I TION Prisoner—Gentlemen. when I come out er of my wives have a claim upon me ?—(Lt..uq.hter.) The COURT tieclino!d to answer the cx-si,m ;' And he then reque.,ted that his "df;eL mci.:ts" might be reftnrJ to him. Tie COURT thought it better to rn:kLe no ordcr : they might ho pLccd in the hanqs of the Guvernor of the gaol. _ The mother of the prisoner, on quitting the Court, finding herself an object of some attractio n , became somewhat communicative on her family history-. Among other things she stated that her scn was one of 4 3encral Evans's " Legion ;" and that she had sent a Jotter into Spain, which had the effect of procuring his return to England. She had come from Workington, in Cum berland, a distance of 115 miles, to attend the trial ; far " her son was her son," and she could not rest with out coming. One thing She wou!d not allow curiosity to penetrate—and that was, the myt4tery *h:cli hung over the prisoner's birth. She had kept " the secret' 19 years, and was nut going to reveal it in tlia 20th. All that she would say was, that " she had him to a real gentleman."—Liverpool SUPPRESSION C-F BARTHOLO- MEW FAIR. The following is th 3 Report, by the City Sa!icitcr, to the Corporation: of London, on the subject of the Suppression of the dangerous and disgusting nuisarce, Bartholomew Fair. Operations for the gradual aboli tion of the Fair are to be taken immediately, in aceold once with the suggestions in the Report:— To THE WORSHIPFUL THE COMMITTEE F , 7:R. THE MANArIE MENT AND CONTROL OF THE SEyEEAL I,IARKETS or THE CITY OF LONDON. GENTLEMEN, I have, in obedience to your order, the honour to report to your Worshipful Committee my opinion as to the right of the Corporation of London to su;Tress Bartholomew Fair, or otherwise to remove the nuisances and obstruc tions to trade to which it gives rise. Finding, from the documents in my °Mai, that wnllict ing opinions had at various times been given upon the Subject, I felt it my du'y to examine the repertories in the Town Clerk's office, as well as the book in the Oisy Li brary, and in the British Museum, for the purpnee of trac ing, from the earliest period, the h.tory, cot only of Bar tholomew-fair, but of other fairs which formmly existed in the metropolis, the right to hold . which was likewiso founded upon charter or prescription, and nhich haver heti abolished or falien into disuse. Applying the received rules of law to the facts and cir cumstances with watch those sources of ii.forrnatierefur nished me, I should be disposed (were 1 unfettered by authority) to report that tho Corporation might suppress the fair without danger to the other chartered rights of the City; but, inasmuch as gentlemen cf great%eminence in their preSessi,nt have express d doubts upon this poin., and, upon a case submitted to thorn by the thee' City reennatendad an application to Parliament to effect this object, I Lel myself so far governed by their authority as to refrain from rscornaLndiug the immediate. and cntire abolition cf the Fair. If, however, the Committee deem it a matter of para mount inportance to proceed at once to suppress it, I should like to receive instructions to hold a conf e r ence w ith those gentlemen, as I think there might be introduced in tie case certain facts and arguments (not before brouglt under their consideration) which would be calculated to in duce them materially to qualify their opinion. I am, however, clearly of opinion that the Corporation may lawfully circumscribe the limits and duration of the Fair, and rna, make rules and regulations for its govern ment, which will remove the nuisances and obstructions to trade, without attempting suddenly and entirely to sup press it; a proceeding which would doubtless be ascribed to an attempt on the part of the Corporation improperly to interfere with the recreations of the humbler clones of the community. At the earliest periods in which his'nry makes mention of this subject, I find there were two fairs, or markets, held on the spot whore Bartholomew Fair is now held, or in its immediate vicinity. These two fairs were originally held for two entire days only, the fairs being proclaimed en the eve of St. Bartholomew, and continued during the day of St. Bartholomew, and the next morrow. Both these fairs, or markets, were instituted for the purposes of trade. One of them was granted to the Prior of the Convent of St. Bartholomew, "and was kept I.ir the clothiers of Eng land, and drapers of London, who had their booths and standings within the churchyard of the priory, closed in with walls and gates, and locked every night aad watched for the safety of their goods - and wares.' r' The other was granted to the city of London, and consisted of " the standing of cattle, cod stands and booths for goods with package, and stallage, and tells, and profits appertain.. ing to fairs and markets in the field of \Vest Smithfield.'s At the dissolution of the monasteries in the reign of Henry VIII., the right in the first-mentioned fair was sold to Sir Jul:n Rich, the than Attorney-General, and was etOyed by his descendants till the year 18 , when it was pur chased of Lord Kensington by the Corporation • and it is now held by the Chamb er l a i n o f L ondon and Town. clerk as trustees, so that, in fact, all the rights and interests is both fairs may now be said to be vested in the corpo ration. The right to hold both these fairs having been grate ed for the purpose of promoting the ibterests: of trade, it is quite clear that no prescriptive right can be set up to commit any nuis ance i ncompat ibl e w i th the purperes for which they were crablished ; if, therefore, th. Corporation should he satisfied that the interests of the public can b. uo otherwise protected than by_ confining it to its original objects and pirpoces, they may undoubtedly do so, and this would, in fact, be equivalent to its entire suppressien. Perbaps the Committee will not think it requisite in the first Instance to proceed to such extremities.; the Corpolo tion, however, by abridging the duration of the Fair tso two clear days, and by refusing to let standings for show booths, may materially diminish the inconvenience at present created, and thus prepare the way for its natural death, of the approach of which, it has, I understand, already exhi bited certain marked symptoms. The Committee arc probably aware that the license for many years granted by the Corporation for mountebanks, conjurors, &c. to exercise their amusing vagabondism at the fair, extended to fourteen days, during, which period'it was for several years allowed to be held. In these times the fair was frequently presented by Grand Juries as a nui sance, and the complaints of sober-minced citizens were load and long-contineed against the riotings and de baucheries to which it gave rise. The depressed state of the Corporation 1 - avenues at that time compelled them, however, to supply their wants by tolerating the continu ance of those irregularities; and the Sword-Bearer and other Ci'y officers were partly paid cut of the emoluments derived from that discreditable source. In consequence of these complaints various orders were at different times made by the Corporation fur ibte pur pose of iimiti.ng and regulating the fair; and in the year 1735, in particular, the Court of Aldermen resolved, That Bartholomew Fair shall not exceed Bartholomew' Eve, Bartholomew Day, and the next morrow, and shall be restricted to the sale of goods, wares, and merehan dizes, usually sold in fairs, and no acting shall be per mitted therein," It is at all times difficult by law to put down th ascient customs and practices of the multitude; hence we find that great resistance was offered to the enforcement of these regulations. In 1760 Mr. Birch, the Deputy City Marshal, lost his life in the attempt, and the practices which those regulations were intended to prevent, have prevailed more or less to the present time. I feel it due to the working . classes of the present dsy to say that a perusal of the histories of London at the period I have adverted to, as well as " Malcolm's Ai.eedotes," " Sir Robert Southwell's Letters to his Sea," and other pamphlets and ephemeral publications of those times, con clusively prove that a vast progressive improvement has taken place in the exhibitions of the Fair, as well as in the conduct of the multitude that resorts dto it. Gambling houses of every class were formerly freely licensed, dis. gusting scenes of every description were publicly exhibited, and the most profligate vices of every kind were openly practised, while the violence of Lady Holland's mob, as it is termed, often broke out in frightful excesses, and spread consternation and terror around. It may be usefully observ‘,d here that May Fair, formerry held near Hyde Park, under the authority of a grant to the Abbot of Westminster; and the Lady Fair, Southwark, held by a grant to the Corporation of London (both of which had been the scenes of practices as disgraceful av those that prevailed in Smithfield), were suppressed with cut the aid of Parliament ; and when we consider the im proved condition and conduct of the working classes in this metropolis,and fleet upon the irrefragable proofs continually before us that the humble orders are fast changing their roads and steam- b oats, habits, an d su b st i tuting country excursions by roll and other innocent recreations, fcr vicious amuserntints of the description which prevailed in Bartholomew Fair, it is perhaps not too much to conclude that it is unnecessary for the Corporaticn to apply to:Parliament to abate the nuisance ; but that if they proceed to lay down and enforce the observance of Judicious regulations . in the Fair, and to limit its duration and extent, it may be permitted to continue, in the confident belief that nny years will not elapse era the Corporation may omit to proclaim the Fair, and thus suppress it alto get her, without exciting any of those feelings of discontent and di.approbation with which its compulsory abolition would probably be now attended. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your most obedient servant, CHARLES IsIgEARSON, City Solioitzt: Guildhall, June 19, 1840. EAST CUMBERLAND.---A succocsor to alsjor Aglionby fcr the representaticn of East Cumberland has not yet been named. That one will be brought forward by the Liberal party, we have th e b es t au thority for static.,; whethe r or not the Tories will respire into a field hom which they were driven so signally three years ago, we know r.ot. Th e y, are too much bent upo n a return to power to omit even the no pe re shall ate chance certainly therefore desperate wainl o y not f't be meth rengtbeniingtheir party ; an d ' surprised to see them make an attempt. Let the good old Blues of the county, then, be upon their guard, and the r flag will again float tii umphant in the breeze.— Carlisle Journal. Templeton came to me one evening, and, ob serving that Malibran had treated him in a mo!t unbeeoming and rude manner, even while on the stage, asked my advice as to the line of conduct he should pursue. I told him to call upon her, state his feelings, and ask if he had committed any of fence that had incurred her displeasure, and lcd to such a total want of good breeding. Ile did so the next morning. rler reply, between an inclination to laugh and a disposition to be :erious, was, "I thought you wanted, Sir, to kiss me." At this moment, when she was the id')l of the people, " the ad mired of all beholders," when Peers would have givon their coronets to press only the tips of her fingers, and tho world at large was sighing at her feet., imagine the phlegmatic songster exclaiming. " Gude God! is that all? flak your mind easy, I would 'la' kiss you for ony consideration ;.." and, shaking hands, he left the house.— The' Stage, by .4. Bunn. Favourable accounts of the i f rou,e are rece'r4ii from every quarter. The old birds .ire numerous, and well paired, and the brooding goes on prusperously.—ClOtenhant Journal.