The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-09-28 00:00:00

EAST INDIA HOUSE,

Yesterday a Quarterly General Meeting of Proprietors was held
at the Company's House, Lcutlenhelbstreet,
Sir GEORGE E. Rout Nsow in the Cheir.
The Court was very thinly attended, there being nut more than
thirty or tm,y Proprietors present.
The minutes of the last meeting hiving been reed and confirmed,
The CHAIRMAN said that the Court had been made special for
the purpose of submitting to the l'roprietors a Resolution, passed
in a General Court on the 21st June last, which they were now re•
quested to confirm.
'f he following Mieute was then read :
" That the Quarterly fieneral Court of the said Company, rip-
painted to be het: at this House on Wednesday the 27th instant,
is made Special, fee the interns° of submitting for confirmation the
Ilesoltitien of the General Court of the '2lst of dune. approving,
the Resolution of the Court of Directors of the 3.1 May last, pro-
aiding Vito Ceptitin Michael, of the Madras Establishment, upon
iris neighing the military service, in order that he may continue to
act as Maliratta Translator to the Tanjnre Commissioners in Eng-
land, in which capacity he receives a salary at “a2l. its. per nnnum,
shall be granted, upon the terms and conditions therein mated, a
continuance of that salary for hie ; and hirther providing. that
whenever the period shall arrive at which, if Captain Michael
had continued in the military service, he would have succeeded to
the command of a regiment, and a share of offareckoninge, the Reid
salary of We/. les. per annuni be increased from that date to 1,0501.
per annum halite."
The CHAIRMAN having put the question,
Captain MAXFIELD begged leave to offer one or two observe-
dons on the subject before it was put to the vote. It was not at all
his object to delay the Court by frivolous objections, and still less did
he wish to be considered as anxious to suggest a parsimonious system
to thatCoart, which had always been distinguished tor liiserelity,par-
ocularly where the talents or the exertions of individuals entitled
them to reward. But he conceived that the Proprietors had a right to
inquire into the soundness of the principle on which they were
asked to vote away the Company's money. He recollected per-
fectly well, that when the Tanjore Corantimiion was proposed, the
Court was given to understand that the salaries would be fixed at
&Mt a year, and it was /den stated that the Carnatic Commission
was drawing to a close—this was at least two years ago, and yet
the accounts were not wound up. He (Capt. Maxfield) should
have thought that one officer ought to have been enough to regulate
the accounts of the Commission, though several had been em-
ployed. There app eared to hint to have been a great deal of mis-
management in this business, producing both delay and expense
very unnecessarily. lie thought that the accounts should have
been sent home translated. which in many instances had not been
done. lie should now, with very great respect, beg leave to ask,
whether the Honourable Chairman could undertake to fix any de-
finite period to the labours of the Carnatic Commission ? for, in-
dependent of the vast expense to which it subjected the Company,
lie should suppose that it was likely to continue even after the ex-
piration of their Charter.
The CHAIRMAN replied that no party could feel more disposed
to being the accounts of the Climatic Commission to a speedy con-
clusion than the Board of Directors ; but, in point of fact, that
Commission was not under their control, bur it was appointed by
the authority of a Parliamentary Commission, which compelled
them to make en annual report. With respect to this delay, of
which the lion. Proprietor complained, he (the Chairman) would
merely say, that there were a vast number of petty claims to the
amount of several thousands, still unsettled—these claims were sub.
nutted, in the first instances. to the examiners in India, and were
afterwards sent home to he confirmed. The Directors were so
anxious to avoid all unnecessary delay, that they preferred settling
some of the smaller demands rather than wait the result of investiga-
tion; under the present eircumstancex it would be impossible for them
to put an end to the Carnatic Commission, because the gentlemen at
present employed had stipulated for a continuance of their services,
and if it were to be disputed, they (the Board of Directors) would
have to institute a new Commissiim ; but the Court of Proprietors
might rest satisfied that no endeavour would be omitted to bring
the Commission to a close.—(Hear, hear).—With respect to the
immediate question, he (the Chairman) was quite sure, that with-
out the assistance of Captain Michael the Commissioners would
never be üble to perform their duty in an efficient manner.
Captain MAXFtELD said, it was not his intention to underrate
the services or to depreciate the talents of that gentleman—his ob-
ject was simply to point out the necessity of winding up the ac-
counts as speedily as possible.
The Cum MOAN. after reiterating what he had before said on
the anxiety of the Directors to bring shematter to a speedy termi-
nation, was about to put the question, when
Mr. S. Dixoer rose to offer a few remarks. It would be ad-
mitted by every one who heard him, that in the course of his long
life he had always been remarkable fur his obedience to the consti-
tuted authorities ; but there were some occasions when obedience
was culpable. He should, will gre it deference, beg leave to enter
his protest against recognizing the principle now set up, namely,
the extension of rewards to individuals Oman indefinite verbal—the
precedent was a bad one, and would have the most pernicious effects,
because it would open a minor to incessant demands of the same
kind. He should now beg leave to ask, if the charges were to be
defrayed out of the Company's resources in India if that were
the case, he should think that this Court was not competent to du
so, and he should therefore hold up his hand against it.
The CHAIRMAN explained, Ile might be permitted to say,
that the Board of Directors was quite reauy to listen to die suggen-
lions of any lion. Proprietor, but thergyere some circumstances
peculiar to the case of Captain Michael, which could not be got
over without making the proposed grant. With, perhaps, the soli-
tary exception of one gentleman who belonged to this Honourable
Court, the gentleman to whom the grant was about to be voted
was the only person competent to the translation of the alahratta
language ; and when he was taken out of the military service of the
Company, his proposition was, that he should have permission to
return to it again after the Commission had concluded its labours;
and that he should then be entitled to the command of a regiment,
which he cemended in all probability would have been the case had
he continued in thatelepartment from which he was taken. This,
however, was conceived to be a dangerous innovation on the estab-
lished usage of the army, and likely to create dissatisfaction ; but
it was considered fair to allow him something equivalent to what he
would have enjoyed had he continued in the military service, and
obtained, as lie might, the command of a regiment. With respect
to an observation which had fallen from die honourable Proprietor
who spoke first (Captain Maxfield), he (the Chairman) would
merely say, that it was not improbable that die Company's Charter
would be tenewed, all their acts having the sanction of the Legis-
lature and the Board of 'retitle and arguing on that very strung
probability, he thil not think it at all likely that the Commission
would outlive the Company's Charter. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. S. Dixox said, that lie should be sorry to Mink that the
Company's Charter would not be renewed.
After a few words from Captain alexrIELD, the question was
carried WWI. CMS.
The CHAIRMAN was moving that the Court do now adjourn,
when
Captain 'MAXFIELD begged ro observe, that he had, at the last
quarterly Court, given notice of a 'nation relative to tin amendment
of certain clauses in the Act of WI tiro. ILL respecting the em-
ployment of vessels of war by the Company. If not out of order,
he should now entreat the attention of the Court on that subject.
By that Act, the Company were compelled to retain six ships,
weedier they wanted them or not, and he would mike bold to say,
thateiteir naval establishment wait the least prolitab.e and least
essential of any other department of the Company's service.
The CHAIRMAN (after some little itelay)inforined the Hon. Pro-
prietor that the Secretary had referred to tke minutes, and that it ap-
I peered no notice bad been delivered in—of course, the motion could
not be received on this day, the Court being made special fur the
coneidet stinn of a perticular question.
Captain MAXFIELD said, that he did not wish to take the Court',
by surprise.
The CHAinetAN suggested the propriety of putting in a written
notice, because the Proprietors at large cueht to be advised of all
projected changes.
Captain OIAxFIELD said he would not have pressed it, but be
thought he was quite in order.
General THORNTON said, that it was unquestionably necessary
to observe the etiquette of the Court ; hut as the subject was one of
very considerable importance, he trusted that the lion. Proprietor
would not let it pass over.
Captain MAXFIELD expressed his determination to lo so imme-
diately, and banded in a written notice to the Secretary on the sub-
ject.
The question of adjournment was-again moved, and put from
the Chair, when
Mr. AUDINEI.L rose, and said he hoped fer the protection of the
Court of Proprietors in a motion that he had to make. lie wished
that the whole of the correspondence which had taken place be-
tween
his Majesty's Ministers and the Secretary of this lion. Com-
pany, on the subject of a seizure of some pepper, which he (Mr.
Addinell) foul bought, through the medium of a broker, from this
(the India) House, should he laid before the Court. A more scan-
dalous and infamous letter had never been penned than one that he
had seen on this subject. (Hear, hear.) In consequence of the
correspondence which he now called for, the pepper, to the value of
about 3001. had been condenine.l stud confiscated. lie„ therefore,
trusted, that this Hon. Court would support him on this occasion,
though he expected very little countenance or favour from the
lion. Chairman or die Board of Directors.
The CHAIR Al AN said, that the question was at present so inde-
finitely shaped, that it was itnimesible for tie Court to entertain it.
I The better way would be to put it info writing.
Mr. ADDiNELL complied with this suggeetion, and handed in

his motion.
The CHAIRMAN thought that he need scarcely bespeak the sup-
port of the Honourable Court of Proprietors, %hen he read to
them the motion just put into his hand, which was as follows :--
,• I beg to move that the whole of the cormnondence between
his Majesty's Ministers and the Officers of this Company be laid
before the Proprietors for theiropinion."
The CHAIRMAN-At is certainly very explicit, for the Iron.
Gentleman never says one word upon what subject the corre-
spondence has taken place—if there be any. (Ltughter).
Mr. ADDINELL said, Ile Mild explain that to the satisfaction of
the Court.
The CHA ft mot, without going further Into the question at pre-
sent, would merely say, that no such correspondence had taken
place as that which was alluded to.
Captain MAXFIELD thought the matter WAS worthy of some in-
quiry. If he understood the question rightly, the lion. Proprietor.
had purchased a quantity of pepper on the Royal Exchange, hav-
ing the mark of this House upon it. That he contrived to be a
perfect warranty for his so doing, and when it was afterwards seized,
as he was led to believe, by means of a roiLsentation front

ome of the Company's officers to hie Majesty's Ministers, intimat-
ing that the pepper was smuggled, he conceived himself aggrieved
that lie had not received support when he applied to this Clouse.
It wan not perhaps so much the loss of the property that he con-
templated, but he reh, as intlispipably he ought to feel, that his
character as a respectable mercantile man was tarnished by being
considered in the light of a smuggler. lie (Captain .IMaxlield)
would, on those grounds, very cheerfully support the Motion for
an inquiry into the circumstances.
Tne (luta st•st would hare no objection to it, provided that
the motion should likewise call for the production of all Mr. Addi-
ntlVP letters to this
A 1)11'1:c-run here rose, end objected to the motion, which he
was certain would be productive only of inconvenience. The pies-
don was me:elv personal, and involved in great obt&rity. Mr
Addinell had already applied to the authorities at the other end of
the town, and their answer was confirmatory of the decision which
the Hon. Hoard had conic to. Any further discussion could only
terminate in the Mime way.
The motion was amended agreeable to the Chairman's au/gui-
don, and carried.
The Court adjourned at two o'clock.

CIIILLIN .111.17.17; ASSOCIArroIt
CAPITAL .1:1,1/110,1100, IN 10,010 stuaes.

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A Meeting of the above Company took plate Yesteiday, a the
City of London Tavern.
C. HERRING, Erick in the Chair.
The CHAIRMAN said, that she Shareholders should have been
furnished with the state of the Company's affairs befine that period,
only fur the detention of Capt.Thoma;,who had arrived from Chili,
and upon whose information the Report has founded. He then
read the Report ; after which the Chairman said, that the Direc-
tors were prepared to answer any questions the Shareholders might
think proper to put respecting the affairs of the Company. He
called upon Mr. Cezenove to read the accounts of the Company.
Mr. CAZENOVE then read several accounts, by which it appeared
ed that there was originally paid nr. per Share upon iio73 Shines;
which amounted to 471,34.-d., and that on QC; Shares was paid the
second instalment of 21. 10s., which made the entire sum received
from the Shareholders 60,1177/ 101. lie read various items of the
expenses that the Company had been at in this country and Chili,
and stated that there only remained the sum of 7011. 124. lid. in the
hands of bankers here, and about 101,35t* dollars in the hands of
the Agent in Chili, which is yet to be accounted for. lle awed
that the Company had sustained a great loss by tie Eclipse, wh:.ll,
owing to an accident, was obliged to put into Buenos Ayres, where
some machinery of the Company was sold at a loss.
The Ciratnatax inquired, was it the wialt of the Shareholders
to put any questions to the Directors?
SHAREHOLDER—Was there not a large portion of copper
raised?
DAVID BARCLAY, Esq., M. P. said that about thirty tons of
copper ore had been raised.
SHAREHOLDER—A number of Shares had been reserved for
the officers of the Company, and he wished to ascertain how many
bad been paid upon by them ?
DAVID BARCLAY, Esq.—;Cone.
The CHAIRMAN then moved that the Report be received, which
was carried unanimously. The next question to be disposed of
was the forfeiture of 2,078 Shares. on which the second instalment
had not been paid, which, acconlitig to the. Deed, were forfeited,
but the Directors bad a discretionary rower to extend the time to
those who had tailed in paying the calls, which they were unwilling
to exercise without taking the sense of the Proprietors whether any
indulgence should be granted or not.
THOSIAS WILSON, Esq. said it would be advisable to ascertain
the feelieg of the Meeting, before C.ey came to any conclusion on
that point.
A SHAREHOLDER said, as none of the Officers of the Company
had taken up their Share", it appeared that they did not entertain
a high opinion of the speculation, which fact alone was sufficient
to deter the Shareholders fruit advancing any more money.
J. D. POWLES, Esq. said, that the plain question to decide
was, whether the Shareholders would make further advances, to
the amount of 131. per share, as no less sum would meet the ex-
penses attending the coinnletion of the enterprise ? It they did so,
the Directors were still willing to devote their time, and to see that
the money was properly appropriated ; and suggested that a call of
51. per share be made.
TRoatas Wtesox, Eaq. said, he would leave that question to
the Directors to decide; were they of opinion that such a call
would be attended to when, the shares of the Company were to be
purchased in the Stock Exchange for 11. per share ? It was evident
that the Directors were unwilling to give an opinion as to the pro-
bability of the success of the undertaking ; and if he (Mr. W.)
advanced 51. more per share, the situation of the Directors still be-
came more delicate. Ile doubted the possibility of raising the sum
required.
The Own MAN said, that probably mere than one half of the
6205 shares would not be paid upon. Ile would ratl.er have the
allure of the Association wound up, rides* the Directors were en-
abled to raise a sum sufficient to go on with vigour. He called
upon Mr. Barclay to read a letter he had received trout one of the
Directors.
Mr. BARCLAY said, that it would be better to abandon the
scheme, unless funds were immediately supplied ; the letter com-
plained of the backwardness the Shareholders had shown in not
paying the calls, and that the upirion of Captain Thomas bore the
Directors out in the opinions they expressed in their prospectus, as
to the probability of success, if means had been supplied to carry
on the operations with vigour. The writer recommends the Com-
pany to be dissolved immediately, as in that case a dividend might
be declared. Among the Shareholders, Thomas Wilson, Esq.
asked what was to be done with the forfeited shares, and doubted
the prop. iety of such a measure.
A Shareholder requested that the clause in the Deed of Settle-
ment, which relates to the forfeiture of Shares, should be read.
The clause was then read, which stated, that in the event of any
proprietor neglecting to pay his instalments, an Extraordinary
Board of Directors had the power to forfeit his sham, for the be.
nefit of the other Shareholders.
Mr. BARCLAY said that the Directors had the power, but which
they were unwilling to exercise without the concurrence of the
Shareholders.
The CHM a MAN then moved that the time be extended to the e
Shareholders who had not paid their instalments, to the 11th ut
October.
This Resolution was negatived, and the Shares dedared forfeited.
The CHAIRMAN said the next question to decide was, es to the
propriety of making a further call, and he moved that a further
call be made of 5/. upon each share. There being no person to
second this Resolution, the Company was declared dissolved, which
must be coufinneil by another meeting.
CAZENOVE then went into the particulars of the property
which the Shareholders had to divide between them, which he cal-
ciliated to amount to 30,00/. when the machinery, &c. were all
sold, which would be about 41. per share.
A SHAREHOLDER moved the thanks of the meeting to the
Directors, for their attention to the interests of the Proprietors.
THOMAS WILSON, Esq. seconded the motion, and bore testi-
mony to the zeal they had evinced upon all oi:es:dons to advance
the interests of this Association.
Mr. CazENOVE returned thanks for himself and the other Di-
rectors, who, he stated. had paid the most anxious attention to the
WITCH. Of the Compaily.
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, who returned thanks,
and towed that notice should be given of the future meeting to con-
firm that day's proceedings.—The meeting then broke up.

The East India Company's outward-bound ship Thom
Count; arrived at Bombay on the 2d of June.
AI ETroe°t.ootca PHENOMENON.-At the latter end of
last month (August) an extraordinary meteorological phe-
nomenon.was perceived at Carcassonc, in the Department
de \Tootle. On the 26th, the heat, in the morning, was
most excessive; at noon the clouds collected into a mass
towards the west, and a very impetuous wind, the fore-
runner of a stern, was heard to whistle round the spot. A
thick and black cloud appeared suspended over a piece of
land of about 100 toises, belonging to the chateau de La-
cannette. A short distance off, in the direction of the ter-
ritory of Frambaiscs, the clouds were observed to come in
collision and to approach very near the earth, as if attracted
thither. The thunder rumbled on all sides; the domestic
animals lied for shelter. On a sudden, a dreadful cracking
and hissing sound was heard ; the air, agitated, appeared
to rush towards the black cloud which covered the Champ
Rouge. This appeared the signal for aloud detonation,an
the appearance of an enormous column of fire, which, tra-
versing the field, carried all before it, tearing up enormous
trees by the roots. A young man, aged seventeen years,
who was in the same direction, was literi.:.y carried into
the air, and dashed against a rock at a considerable
distance. Fourteen sheep were carried off by it, and
struck dead. This column of tire and air made its way
towards the chateau, threw down the walls of the park,
penetrated the chateau at two different openings, one at
the door and another at the window, which was dashed to
atoms, passed into the saloon, opened the ceiling, and from
thence to the second story, and escaped by the roof. The
shock was so sudden and so destructive, that the whole
wing instantly fell, and the Ladies Belfortes, who were in
the saloon, were miraculously saved by the falling of an
immense beam in such a direction that it prev anted the
uins from overwhelming them. In its passage through
the chateau, it destroyed and broke almost all the furni-
ture, tore all the wainscotting and printings: from thence
it proceeded to a considerable distance, overturning all that
was in its way ; it overturned an oak measuring five feet
in circumference, carried away several carts, and threw
them into a ravine, made its way through a vineyard, tear-
ing up the vines, and leaving deep ridges, and at length
diminished towards the north-east, in the direction of
'fournas. The air was impregnated with a strong sul-
phureous smell, and an overwhelming torrent followed this
phenomenon, winch was succeeded by a calm serene even-
ing, with a slight easterly breeze. A similar phenomenon
laid waste the village of Lerre, on the 3d August, 11.30.

DISTRESS OF THE PEOPLE.
TO THE EDITOR 01:' THE BRITISH PRESS.
Stn,—Pressing avocations have diverted my attentiod
from a leading article in the E.iaminer or Sunday, Septem-
ber the 10th, which i think deserves some animadversion.
I now take up my pen, and will thank you to give the fol.

lowing a place in your paper.
The article itself is headed Alarming. State of the eeoplei
in order, I suppose, to excite more than ordinary attention
to its contents. No*, if the people be in such an alarming
state, surely such a typographical ioct-in was neither pm.
dent, necessary, nor wise. That, unfortunately, consider-
able distress pervades Many classes of the community, is,
we are all aware, too ttue; but the causes of such distress
are not those stated by the Examiner; and if they acre, it
would be neither judicious no humane to direct the :men.
lion of persons, who an labo4ring under privations affect-
ing their very existence, towards those who might be sup-
posed the authors of their distresses. In such times as the
pre sent both anger and rengealve are mischievous weapons;
and those who have the peace and well-being of society at
hart, will be extremely cautious how they tempt any one
to draw such two-edged swords from their scabbards.
It is however c::ffeenely difficult to measure one's expre---
sions, when contemplating the palpably-erroneous positions
in the following observations. Speaking of the labourer::
in this country, the Examiner states that " their present
misery is caused by misgo9ernment -" and that " we are
jnstified in saying that, be tli;? sulmidimite causes more or
ices, the present want of employment among the manufac-
turers, and the general stagnat.ott of trade, producing the
starvation of myriads of industrious people, ate caused by
the profligate expenditure, the corruption, and the political
ignorance of Government." •
Now, taking it for granted that the word Govern'
ment means here Anm NIST ATI 0 ?I, I assert that a greater
mis-statement wasWever put forth by. any political writer
and although I am not so bold as to state that there is no
profligate expenditure, no corruptirw, tto political ignorance
in our present Government,—for I suppose that in so exten-
sive an arrai.gement of tnachinery it would be difficult, if
not !inpossible, whatever might be the disposition at head-
quarters, to have a Government, in all its parts and agen-
cies, without a fault,—yet I am comp.elled to tUfclare that I
think the present Admii.lstration one of the Must effective
and intelligent that this country has for tnatly years pos-
sessed ; and, more, it is my firm conviction, warranted by
observation and by fact, that, were every tar and impoAl
repealed to-morrox—were the whole expense for carrying on
the machinery ft; Go;:evniorent removed—while the imesent
arrangements of property in areetyi are sanctioned (and
sanctioned they must and will be till Vetter can be devised
and adapted), the evils under which the labotiring populee
tiou, in particular, now stiffer; would not only not be
removed, but, on the contrary, would most probably
continue to increase. To the Government, therefore, are
not to bettttributed our present and immediate evils—hut to
the teorce GENERALLY, and chiefly to those who, with.
an inordinate desire for SPEe,!LATION and ACCUMU.
LATI 0 N, have ?et forward in a race in Which it is quite itne
possible but that the greeer number on the Course must
inevitably be losers:—hence the quarrels, the vitaperationt
and the strife among the Joint-Stock gamblers.

The Gueeramenttherefcre cannot 1;e, as a Government,.
to blame; and least of all the present Government ; fot
have we not 'seen not only a disposition to improve our
laws, evident in the great alteration in the mode of select..
ing Juries, and in the correction and condensation of our
criminal code, but, in the course of the last ten or twelve
years, a repeal of taxes to the amount of many millions?
Among others. I would jest allude to the Property Tax,
the Assessed Taxes, and the Salt Tax. Th? repeal of the
last has been, beyond question, a great r.lit fto the awl,
eulturist ; and, if no p?rintnent system Lai been adopted is
regard to the importation of corn, he must be very short.
sighted, indeed, who does not perceive the policy which
directs the Ministry, and which will ultimately, I dare say.
settle the question—most probably in the next Session—if
not to the satisfaction of all parties, in consonance, at
least, with equity and right. I venture to predict that this
will be the result. Of the attention of the present
Ministry to the interests of trade, and their de:l-e to free
it from many of the trammels which a short-sighted policy
had imposed, it is scarcely necessary to speak ; the out•
cry by a certain set of writers against the President of
the Board of Trade is too loud and long to be mistaken :
yet I truSt that the magnanimity of that straightforward
Statesman will not be shaken—that he will persevere ; and
sure I am that he will ultimately obtain the suffrages of
all whose opinions are of any moment to tl.e advance.
ment of his measures or the splendor of his fame.
Why, therefore, I ask, should the Government be
charged with that over which they have had, and can have,
but a very limited control? They have, as we have seen,
repealed taxes and amended many of our laws; they have,
too, forewarned speculators of their mad doings ; and they
forewarned them also that if any thing disastroueshould
the Government must not be invoked to correct their in-
temperance and their folly : yet the speculations went on ;
the disasters arose ; and it is therefore too gross to taunt the
Government fur that in which, as a Government, it ha
no share.

The Government, I hope and believe, will proceed st;lt
farther in reform and retrenchment ; it will also, I trust:
with the concurrence of Parliament, adopt or suggest some
measures to relieve, in some degree at least, the present
distress, and to restore that confidence which in a come
mercial country is so essential to its well-being. Seely in.
deed, appears to be the disposition of Government to intro-
duce salutary reforms, that it will not be at all surprising
if, in the course of a Session or two, the question of 024
Mak Emancipation be carried ; and even a moderate Re-
prat in Parlianwnt does not now appear quite so hopeless
as fur a long time it was. But on these two momentous
subjects, although I ant for many reasons friendly to
both measures, I venture for once to become pr;-
phetic, and to assert that neither Cat4o/ic Enza,,,..
nal:on nor Parliamentary Reform will remove, but in 3
very slight degree, the real evils under which we at preset.:
labour ; and more especially will they not remove the es ils of
the labouring population. They will, however, remove much
irritation—much cause of contention and strife—much
wordy war; but the evils of Ireland lie tle.,per than Catho.
lie emancipation ; the evils of England will not be removed
by Parliamentary reform : notwithstanding this, I think it
I would be extremely wise to concede both.
I have thus, I trust, shown the indecorousness of the
vituperation in the Exantiaer ; the fully of charging the
present Government with the errors which belong to the
rEOPLE—IO speculation—to accumulation; the absurdity
of charging the present Government with the evils whials
have arisen front the AMBITION or MAKING FORTUNES--
a Government which has, I verily believe, more sincere
and honest supporters among the people than any Adminis.
tration which in the course of forty years I have seen. L
trust they will proceed in their meritorious career. This
tribute to their talents and their merit is disinterested att.l
unsolicited.
Sufficient has perhaps been said of Joint Stock amp-.
nies. As projects for the accumulation of wealth, they have
had their day ; few will, in all probability, survive the
wreck which has just taken place. Sir, in my judgment,
most of those Companies were unhallowed speculations ;
and I, for one, rtjoice that they have not succeeded ; an.l
although some individuals have suffered severely from the
mismanagement of many of those concerns, whose sufferici.
humanity must deplore, yet I again repeat, as measures at'.
feetinginost vitally the happiness and well-being of the people,
I rejoice that they have not succeeded. Let me be not mis-
understood: there are, no doubt, some concerns which can
only be carried on well by a joint-stock Company, anti
which do not interfere with the general employmods of the
people. Such are those of bunting and mines, and similat
works; but St-am-Trashing Companies, Bread Corn peaks.
&c. &c. are nuisances, and the sooner they abate the
better.
In my next I shall venture to lay before the public a
plait for a
,joint-stock Company--A COMPANY FOR rrt s
EMPLOYMENT OF THOSE WHO HAVE NOTHING TO no--
a Company which will produce to the subscribers nothinl
but the pleasures resulting from doing good, increased snag
rity of their domestic fire-sides, and a diminutioh of erina,
f tun, Sir, yours, &c.
JAS. lENNiNG*
Dalby.terracs, City-road. Sep:. tg• MN.

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PO LICK.

nod the late hours at which they came front this house "modeled it a I
great nuisance.
Sir PETER LAURIE said, the watchman was obliged to bring
three persons before him last Friday, who had come out of the
Rainbow at two o'clock in the morning, and yet on the following
night, it appeared from Lucas's testimony, • smiler affair had oc-
curred again.
Mr. Colts aaid, the first three gentlemen did not get drank in
his house, and the man who began the altercation with the watch-
man, lie had forbidden to enter the house two months before. The
three gentlemen on the second night were barristers. who had been
dining at the Piazzas, and he would not serve them at all.
Sir Jolts: Pesten:a—Has he ever been cautioned? because it
would be hard to bring him here and fine hint, without giving him
soma intimation that his manner of conducting the house would be
taken notice of, unless he altered it.
Mr. Brown said he had been cautioned.
Mr. Coils said, he depended on his trade among the gentlemen
who frequented the theatres. On the night of the first disturbance,
the theatre did not close until 20 minutes before one, and that also
was the precise time Covent-garden closed on Tuesday night; a
few minutes more elapsed in walking from thence to his house, so
that if he closed his doors earlier that one o'clock, the public would
be deprived of all accommodation and refreshment. lie never sup-
plied the prostitutes with liquor, and the gentlemen who frequented
his house were se respectable as those who used the London Ta-
, tern ; and on the Friday night complained of, a Common Council-
man was one of his late visitors. He suspected this complaint ori-
ginated with Mr. Butterworth. who nevertheless &led on him on
the night after the summons had been taken out, and said, " Let
me adviee you to keep your house close, so that I may, if there be
occasion, come forward to speak in your favour."
Mr. SAVAGE, one of the Conon:in Councilmen, regretted Mr.
Colts lied made sush an observation in the absence of Mr. Butter-
worth. He himself had requested the defendant to close earlier.
The Magistrates hail determined that all the public-houses should
be closed at eleven, although he hail urged twelve o'clock as a
more reasonable time ; and it would be unfair to the other betimes
ie. the Want to suffer Mr. Coils to keep open in defiance of the re-
gulation.
Sir PETER. LauniE said this house appeared to he a sort of
a Alish. lie, with the Lord mayor, convicted a publican a few
days since of keeping open at unseasonable hours, and it would be
injustice to that man to suffer the defendant to escape without a tine.
t'er Jciti sr Pellet r. disclaimed this doctrine. He should not
Connect this case with any other, and the decisions and npiMons de-
livered elsewhere shoild not have the slightest weight with him.
Persons coming tam the theatres might be supposed sometimes to
need a little refreshment; and he found no fault with parties being
let out of this house at between one and two in the morning; but lie
did quarrel with allowing four -persons to go in at that Mile, be-
cause the theatres were clotted long before that.
Mr. Cells suggested they might be lodgers, and not persons
coming in for refreshment. He made up 15 beds.
Sir P. LAURIE said it was stated to him last week that the girls
congregated about the door of this house, exporting men a little
intoxicated to be easier prey than others ; and it was ut!erly im-
possible to thrive them away until they were sati4tied the house
was finally closed, and that was sometimes not till three in the
morn.ng.
Mr. I Ala said it was the Temple gates that attracted them, to
which gentlemen were coming hente till that hour.
'Mr. Savage intimated that he believed the house had been kept
less strict than usual of late, on account of Mr. Colls's Absence in
the country, attending upon his sick wife.
Sir J. PEERING, after consulting with Sir PETER, said it was
not the wish of Mr. Savage, or the gentlemen of the ward, to res.%
for a c inviction ; and although the Magistrates were of opinion
M I
that the facts would have Tully justi them in Imposing a
penalty, yet, in the anticipeiton that he would in future admit no
persons at an unseasonable hour, they should this time pals over
the offence.
Mr. Culls wished the Alderman to fix the hour of closing, but
Sir John told him lie could not fly in the face of the whole bench
of Magistrates by naming a later hour than they had. Mr. Coils
must use his discretion.

• CHRISTIAN EVIDENCE INOCIETY.
blegelom.House.—l'cliensay the Justice-root' and the
aienut4 to it were crowded in consequeco of the interest excited
by a eimplaint which Mr. Cope, the City Marshal, had to make
egaiest some of the mensbm of the Christian Evidence Society,
which meets at the Fmindem' Hall Chapel. in Imthbury, to dim
cues the subject matter of the New Testament. This Society has
been established by a Mr. Taylor. who cute a very extraortheary
figure in the 'meets of London, being seen constantly parading
fee motet public places, with a reverend leo, and a glass suspended
eon' his neck by a wide blue ribond. He has had meetings in
serious male of the tnwn, but thc proprietor* of the houses where
toe Society used to ausemble had very few trials of its respecta-
bility before thee matte the most deterinined cearts to get lid of
it altogether. At hot Mr. Taylor got hold of the present spot for
MI meeting., to the great terror and annoyance of the inhabitants
of Lnatbury.
The Lord Mayor has received a rest many communications
hum his fellowmitizeue, complaining of the disgraeeful conduct of
those who ettendeel the Society on the nights of meetitig, and re-
eureing his interference to put a stop to the proceedings. His
'meld* however. for obvious reasons, 'efface to attend to this'
rimmed ; but he directed that the police would keep an eye upon
the Society, in order to prevent breaches of the peace, to commit
which some of the members were extremely well inclined.
Two young men, named Fecentae and Godwin, eisciples of Mr.
Tattoo who regularly claps a " Reverend" beeore his name, were
!melee before his lordship; the first charged with having as-
saulted Mr. Cope in the execution of 'defile's, and the second with
havng endeavoured to rescue his assailant.
Mr. tm, stated, that en the previous evening a great riot took
place at the Chapel, and he attended for the purpose of restoring
peace. The Rev. Mr. Taylor was speaking, and there were
several other persons at the same amt of empicyment. The
greaten contusion Mug:noble arose. in consequence of what fell
from the speaken; and there were upwards of a dozen at a time
lighting about the platform where the principal speakers were as-
trembled. Witness immediately went in amongst them, and said
he was an officer ; that such cordect could not be allowed, and
that they must desist. He observed Freeman particularly active;
took hold of him, and said he must conic away. Freeman, how.
ever. Instantly collared him: a ;scuffle ensued, and witness fell
under the lest, where be was repeatedly ',truck. He lost his hat.
and the clothes were almost torn front his 'sack. About twenty
people got round him the moment he took hold of Freeman, and
Godwin was amongst those who rescued that person from his
custody. By the assistance of an officer, however, the two were
..pprehendcd. The scene was ore of very great violence.
Georg tioodge. a City patrol, confirmed this account. He true-
cetaleil in getting hold of Freeman after the rescue, and he held
him lest.
Coster, the officer, elated, that he was in the room whilethc
eieturbance was going forward. He saw a sword drawn from a
wick It, a Most man, with red hair, who had been speaking on the
sebiect of the " lterairrection." Ile saw Mr. Cope in the midst
of the disturbers, and upon running to his assistance he found the
men with the sword wargone. 'fliers' seemed to be a great clod of
activity in a person wlto was running up every new and then to
the Chairman, who stood it the pulpit with written communica-
tions. This person seemed to be doing all he could to secure the
person who had the drawn sword in his bend.
A Salicitur, the waver of Godwln, told the Lnrd Mayor that he
believed the identity of his clerk was doubted.
Mr. Cope—Not in the least ; I have a perfect recollection of
aim. ...
Fee:nen—My Lord. the facts is this—yesterday hevettbse I at-
tended the Christian licvleintre Society, and. my Lord, there was
two sitting in the same box (pew) hissing as hard as they could. I
told them that if they were dissatisfied, they would have an oppor-
tunity of answering. but to be quiet. One of them was a gentleman
that sent a letter to the H. ditor of the Ilriniblican against Minis-
ters and Christianity, and he got up et this here meeting to attack
Mr. Taylor. which was die very worst ce h, pietism. I said he
was a most infernal yonerne to attempt to defend what he hal written
against in The Republican for Mr. Garble; and he said I deserved cuArtat Ole BIGA3IY.
so be knocked.--- oyer head. I didn't like to be bullied, and 1 BOlt-STREET.—Yesterilay, Mr. Mein fmesfere Kiegeone the
told him to do ite..so he drew his sword, saying that heshast Reword officer of the army who was charged at that office, on yesterday
to defend himself. There was then some scuffle. I did all I se'netigio, with the double offence of assault and bigamy, at the in-
-andel to get the sword out of the hand of the peon who drew it stance of a young lady and her mother, named O'Brien; who arc of
dpon n:ee lost I deem: most positively I never struck the Marshal a highly respectable family in Ireland, was brought up for re-exami-
hor any body else. nation. The defendant, tt will be remembered, was charged with
The LORD MAYOR—I suppose the argunienti caused n great having married the daughter of Mrs. O'Brien, who is not yet
deal of clamour. seventeen years of age, and very beautiful, haying at the time a
Freeman—There warn great deal of approbation atd dietappro. wife eine, and afterwards abusing and astenulting her, upon various
-bane::. occasions, in a very gross manner. ,ease. O'Brien at that time pro-
The LORO MAYOR—I suppose, Sir, that you are a Deist? duced a letter, addressed to a female, beginning, "My dear wife,"
Freeman—l don't pretend to be. any thing at all, my Load. i and concluding, " Yourdoting husband till death ;" and said, that
don't pretend to understand any thing about the subject. totarination had teen received that one Alary Anne Clayton was
Gm' e in-1 went in to hear what was going on in company with the person whom the inismerhad previously married, and who was
try c. •tsin. and I saw the man draw the sword. I did not get into at 'memo on the town. Their marriage, she understood, took place
the rem for I said I'd indict hint under leord Ellenborough's Am, at Norwich, and she begged for time to procure evidence of that
(.1 lesesit.) fee.
• The LORD Al A.YOII—AT„ that was because you are a hewyer. Yesterday, Mrs. O'Brien and her daughter came, attended by
Freeman—eVe acted only in defence. The sword-cane v 7.1, bran. Mr. Hbararmer a.
Hers their Sostated licitor. ,
that Mrs. and when the pariwne had r was plken a
aced
dolled over our head... at the Mrmer Ben ta
Gtr. Cope—l had no chance with such a multitude. When they journey down tc Norwich, bet had been unable to obtain evidence
gee me down, some e; them were knocking Die *OM the head, of any former marriage of the prisoner. She had, however, been
while le,
were pulling me by the legs. informed by respectable persons, that the prisoner and the woman
mete...in—We merely attended to ice what was going on. We alluded to were living at Norwich together three years ago, and
had no idea of a row, until we heard the shrieks of the women, were generally repute! as man and wife. There was now reason to
anti saw the gentleman with the sword, who is an opponent of el r. believe that the mateiage took place to London, but there had not
Tailor. He prole
Christianity, and he carries a *word to Yet been titne to make the necessary inquiry. He, (Mr. Banner)
grow it. therefore, begged leave to ask for a further remanding of the pri.
The LORD MAYOR, hi Godwin's master—ls this the way in sorter until the fact could be ascertained one way or the other.
niece you complete the aim:alien of your clerk, by allowing him The defettdaht reotesied with gent vehemence against such a
to go en planet of this deem-Melon e regent. He deem( thee he had committal the crime of bigamy,
Solicitor—No; I deprecate met:eines of the kind as most in- and said he could produce the most ur.questionable proof of his
i
Earcao. and I knew nothing of his geing there. nnocence.
The LORD Msoolt, to the defenthets—Are PM of the Cam- Mt. DARRER—Why, wc have your own admission of the fact
as stem ? in your hand-writing, in a letter in which you address a woman a*
Frormao.-No, my Lord; I honey went In for the third time. I Your dear wife, and subscribe yeureelf her doting husband.
rue
acquainted with the Rev. Mr. Taylor. The defendant, with equal *smith as before, said the insinua.
thin was false. 'I
rue lemarillavoit—l have had repeated appiications made to
me to put a stop to the proceedingsof dela Society; upon the ground The ;Rage trate enle that he thought, as a week had already
Met they were opposed to Christianity • but I have always refused, elapsed, anti there aura no evidence to support the case of bigamy,
from the belief that contempt would Ming all attempts of the kind he would rot be justified in detainingehe prisoner upon that charge.
to their proper level. I have no doubt of the insanity of Taylor, An smelt bad beni sworn to, and fur that he would require him
but entlmen of his description will olways tintl crack-brained fol• to find hail.
lowers; I only regret that the youthful may be misled by such a The defemlant naked whether. if he should produce the woman
decription of peptone. Ehtistianity has noticing to fear from such who was said to be his wife, and peove from her declaration that
objects. It ids triumphed amidst the meet desperate opposition, the charge of bigamy was unfounded, the ladies would coaseut to
and trader the most disheartening circumstances, and on suffer no. forego the asstult ?
thing in the hands of such -men no were now ranged at the bar. Beth the ladies said certainly not.
IA I sugh.)-I'o the defendams, " You must find bail, bewerer, While this conversation was going on, the woman celled Mary
Anne Clayton was handed into the office by an officer, and on bee
for tie as
and rescue."
Tim sister to one of the eefendares—Nobody my Lord, ran heinmpresentcd before Miss O'Brien (or Mrs. Kingston), the latter
stsy tom my brother was clamorous,. He applaude'd Mr. Tarim ; fainted, when she had recovered, the defendant asked the coma,
but tee queetion oat one that was aa immaterial to him as tome, in a tone which would terrify most persons, if she was hie wife? .
The Loan Movoo—Oh. then. you consider the questit nof no The women, as we understood, replied "No ;" but in so :11W 11,
ijapoetance to you. Are there any of the Swims here who woeld tone that she could cot be distinctly hettra. She then retired.
wlea to ray any thing ? Mr. Harmer once snore pressed tee detention of the prisoner, oa
.to :n Henderson, a bake of Demfoycl-1 was preseet, my lord the charge of bigamy.
".Ift, IT, V;Iell the uproar wag r. gsing forward and when Mr. , The elagistrete, however, repeated that he had no evidence be.
TeMot rimmed the arr‘.alroci;oli of the individ'
ual, and 'ensured fore hint to warrant such a step ; but lee should hold him in sure.
tne.leteer much the individual teem to the Idediter of The Ile. ties to appear at the sessions, and taereane the purpose of Mr.
pees,. os. ifedeew a sword. I leaped up to get et the *word : Harmer wool.' ;le fully answered, as he would lie at liberty to make
teat a es. the cause of the dieturbance, and we all did what we could inquiries io the mean time, and could take his evidence, it' he pro.
tout an end to it. cured tiny, before the Grand Jury.
Tee I.P RD Mewmt—lt never et:curved to you that this Jodi- After some further convereatten. entirely uninteresting, the dee
viduel with the drawn meted wee erne of ti:c DI v7rotis Peramor p fendant was committed until lie should Mid hail, himself in 10111 L
Without opposition, the perfortnence would have been nothing. and two sureties In SW. each.
011 etre are Just what I carpeted you were—a sad set altogether. FELONY.
The Soliciwr—'fheobject of the alcair,g wait highly censurable, Two smartly-dressed young men, named Lock: and Goefeem
Mid my clerk ought not to have gene there ; but I submit that he well known to the DORM, wale charged on suspicion of having ben
*se a casual, idle spectator, anu, seeing his relation attacked, be guilty of two acts ef felony.
teethed to protect him. The prisoners went into the shim of Mr. Vicyres, a watchmaker
. -.-- Broadhurst, a grocer in Clare-market, sail Le hal a few in Jersterostreet, St. aimless's, and, under the pretence that they
wools to say. wanted to have a French musical watch repaired, got an o'peonu- 1
.Mr. Cope—That gentleman, my Lord, is one ~f the speakers, nit,/ of looking at several watches,. When they were gone, •II
' lireedhurst said, he had made a few observation.. upon she rem- watch and seals belonging to a gentleman IMP!' at Brighton were 1
duet of them/who had mole the noise. Ile declared that he had missed. and no other person was in the shop in the mean time.
seen neither of the defendants construed in the row. . They gave a false address.
rat Loan MAYOR—Ii the Chairman here? ,
. 'foe second charge was made by a Mrs. White, the wife of a '
Mr. Brown, a winc.ineresiant in Eavage.gardens—l was Chair- tailor, tutu whose apartments they went under the pretence Oct
man 4 I saw no nicks, at work, I delete, /tit that in which was they wanted a pair of trowsers, and almost the moment they were
the cane sword. We were in quiet discusslon until a party came to gone a silver watch was mimed.
di...web us. They were remanded till Wednesday next.
The Louie elevoa—This is got up to sake Gil. a piece nut of I COACH ROBBERIES.
afe pockets of tools. 1 Thorne„ Iln.qivo..licall the. man charged on suspicion of stealing
4r. Cope—The members
rata} mill
causing disturbances in I parcel. temente; Mee'. from the Brighton end Chichester come..
lire neighbourhood they stay till two OT three in the merning. and' a nit the Nth of Aau t last, as stated in a font van
wake the most hi•teous uproar. The inhabitants ought to indict was again brought up, and uso-mie further evidence was ;One" into,
the house as a nuisance. but none which afflicted the prisoner as to the. charge.
A peeson in the Just:ire-mom—l assure you. um Lord, that the
There was a Remind charge made. Ellis, the officer, stated, that
blasphemies of Taylor cause ell this disturbance; it Is imposeible
to bear them with paeleece. from Informatim. he bad ecceised, he had reason to believe that the
The Lome MAYOR—Every one mast feA disgust ; but that Prisoner was concerned in robbing the York coach, called the Ex.
Taylor i• mad I have no douto in the world. mem, of a parcel containing 1,0001. in 11, notes in rebruary lam.
Since the prisorer had been in custody, he took the guard of the
CAUTION TI) PUBLICANS. Express to the House of Correction, where he •saw the prisoner,
01111.011ALL.—ilr. Won. Coils, the landlord of the Rainbow amongst twenty others. and picked him out as the man who hull
Taeetn- reetssereet. appeared yesterday before Aldermen Sir gone as far as Grantham by the coach on the day of the robbery,
JOHN Pismires, Bart. and Sir Pmroa LAURIE' to answer the and hat, then lett (though he was booked al; the way to York),
gemestaint of Williani elarchert, the Conductor of the City Night and returned• to London in a chaise and four, with another man.
Piaui. for entewfully keeping his home open until en early hour The pm. otter said not a word, and was remanded.
ett Friday morning, for other purposes than the mconemolation of
traveller*. BURGLARY.
Mr. Brown, the City lilar,..ial, said this complaint was Mid MARLSOROEGII•sTRI:ET•—Yesterday, Mary eleager, niece to
taielly at the iestance et some of the respectable inhabitants of tile Mr. Knotts, Merman, corner of Walker's-court end Berwick.
wieility, who remind sortie check to he given to the nightly dem, street, wide the following singular statement to Mr. DYER, the
den in Fleet.streee Ile considered dime disorders ethane princi- Magistrate:—
pally from this limns remaining epee so late. She stated that her uncle and aunt, with whom she nom. sleep
• bums. one of the sled patrol, was then sworn, and Stated, that lin an upper story ; that elie sleeps on the ground floor, adjoining
'mho was mewing with Miteeleant, and Lock, another °flies, on the protect. and shop. On Tueeday night the family went to bed
Friday morning, at ten minutes before two, he saw the door open. at the usual time. leaving every thing in eider. About two
ed to let some Knot out, On Saturday morning he watched the o'clock in the morning she awoke and found her window open. It
know from a quarter pest one until tee, in which time he saw fif- immediately struck her that thieves were in the house, as she recol.
teen perm. emits. Mt and four gt. ie. Three of the getlemen Metrd that her window was abut when she went to bed. She was
who came out went over to the watchmen, and insulted him most getting up to call her uncle. when a titan With ri mask (nape) on
gmasly. his fem, came oat of the parlour. struck her between the eyes, and
Sir er J. roanio—Do yoe watch public-houses in othet places knocked her down in her bed ; he told leer, if she dared to say a
in the same way ? s word he would take her life, and demanded to know where the
Lucas--No ; but being on the district I watched tido house, be. money was kept, and if she Lad the keys. She told him she did
cilium it is so notorious. not know, and was getting out ct her bed to call her uncle, when
Mr JOHN inquired it' the company using the Rainbow were re- some one gave three taps et the shutter ; chic screamed, amid maim
specsable. to bee uncle to come down. when the robber 'cribbed her in the neck
Mr. Marshal Brown said they were; hut when the gentlemen and arm with one of the shop knives, slipped back the bolt of the
eallod forth drunk they were sure to tweati.n da+l4lldirl in the 'Meet, door, and moped. When her uncle cante down, they found every

THE IlltrrlSH PRESS.

thing portable pada, ready for removal--a silver tea-pot and
milk-ewer, and even the hearth-rug. The man that got in is sup-
posed to have got over the tops of thebouses, and down by a pigeon-
loft her uncle has, and must have stepped over her bed while she
was a'leep, to have got to the parlour through the window.
I'epper, the night constable, went to the house to inspect the
place ; the window he found to open very easily by the application
of his pocket knife. The things were tied up, ready to take away,
and the sheets of the girl's bed were stained with blood.
Two men, of the name of Pearson and !Mk, were found in a
state of inebriation about the same time in Walker's-court. White
is the young men who was arraigned for stealing a pair of valuable
pocket pistols from Mr. Ego, of the Colonnade. They were mere-
ly charged as disorderly. and fined frs. for being drunk, but were
brought in before Mary Wager, to see if she could recognise either
of them as the man who wounded her. She could natl./entity
either, and the ease for the present remains a mystery.
SUSI'ICION OF BURGLARY.
Edward Mokey and no/rm./once, two fashionably dressed young
MINN was charged by Mr. Kilpatrick, die landlord of the Black
Horse, Queen-street, Seven Dials, with stealing six pictures from
his parlour, on Tuesday evening.
Ale. Kilpatrick said both prisoners were in the habit of using his
house, and thinks both were there on Tuesday, but is certain that
Alalvey w:IR. Several persons were there; sad after Alaivey left
he missed six pictures front the wall; his daughter told him one of
the gentlemen went out with a bundle, which witness suspected to
be his pictures. In a short time after 3laleey returned in conm:iny
with Junes, when witness gavo them into custody.
The daughter thought Alalvey was the person who wers out
with the bundle, but could not Ay positively ; he hail none when he
Came in at first.
111alvey amounted for himself by saying lie went in with a
friend to have a pot of half-and-half ; sat there for three quarters
of an hour, when his friend went to meet an acquaintance by ap-
pointment; he stopped to finish his tiptoe; heard there was a ratHe
emit' dance up stairs, and then left. in St. James's-street he met
his friend Mr. Jones, and, as it rained, he returned to the house,
when the landlord charged him with the robbery. What the
daughter had supposed to be a bundle were his gloves, which he
laid across his arm while he opened his snuff-box for a gentleman.
To Mr. Brines question, the prisoner said he was a tailor. He
had a handsome ring on.
Jones said he was professionally a butcher; was not in business
at present, not having spent the money lie received for his sea-ser-
vices. Ile was in the blockade service.
The story would have passed current but for the recollection of
Avis the offices, who reminded him of Clare-market, and his being
at the office a month or so ago, charged with stealing a coat in
Monmouth-street, while his companion bargained for a pair of
trowsers. At last it came out that be was an ordinary seaman in
the blockade service foe a terra of three years, but was discharged
for bring found drinking with the smugglers.
Mr. Dreg remanded them till Saturday, and told them if they
could get respectable bail, one each in 4.01., or two each in 201., he
would consent to their liberation.

EARLY DEPRAVITY.
iriffiant Skinner and Wigton; Mazelob, two little boys of ten
years old, were brought in for being found in the street at half-past
one In the morning.
James Dunn, a watchman, stated that he found the twee boys in
Short's-gardens, and when they heard him coming, they hid them-
selves in a cow-yard. lle took them to the watch.house, and 011
Skinner found two half.crowns, a shilling, and a sixpence, and a
street-door key.
Skinner said his father was a shoemaker, No. 11, Crown-street;
that the money was given him by his fatherto pay a water-rate ;
hut that he had spent 33.1k1. of what lie received ; he met the other
boy at Drury.lane Theatre, but did not go inside.
31a•mby said that he lived at 66, Poland-street, and went to the
theatre to see the coaches, where he met Skinner.
Mr. Dvna sent fur the went.. The mothers came shortly
after, crying. Mawby had been sent out on Tuesday at two o'clock,
and had not been seen since; his father had frequently beaten him
fm sta)ing nut late at night; this was the first time of his being
absent all night. Mrs. Skirner did not know where her son got
the money ; lie was a very bad boy, and frequently borrowed
money in his father's name ; heibusband meant to apprentice him
when he was old enough, and send him away from London.
Mr. DYER—Let them take their children. with a caution to the
parents to be watchful of them. as this was but the tint step to what
would Inevitably fo:Mw.
WATCH-HOUSE I 51 POS I T 10M.
ilen)ornin Hart was brought from St. James's watch.house,
charged with being found tipsy in the streets; lie was tined ss. and
discharged.
Mr. Hart afterwards wished to make a statement to the Magis-
trate. lie amid that a man came to bins where he was locked up,
and asked him if he had any money ; I.a said lie had an American
dollar, and showed it ; the man asked him if he had any other
money ; he replied half-a-crown; the man said he would get bail
for him, and demanded the half-crown; he sew no more of the man
till six o'clock In tine morning. when the same man brought him a
tin mug of water, and he asked what had bacomeof his half.crown,
as he had not been balled. The man said to him, "If you ask
for that you are no man. Who do you think wiii go to Knights.
bridge for your bail for nothing ?" and refused to return his
money.
Gook, the night constable, said he did not know of the transac-
tion till the gentleman was brought to the office door. The man
he spoke of was named Files, a person who assisted him in the
watch-house to take the prisoners below, but who could net go for
bail without his permission . • Files had not that permission, nor did
he go for ball. If Mr. Hart had mentioned it at the watch-house lie
would have made Files come to the office.
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Mr. Drell snid he regretted he had not the power to interfere.
or the man should be sent for directly to explain his conduct, and
save Mr. Hart the trouble of coming again.
As the first convenient day will be next Tuesday, Gook is to
bring the man then.
PRAISEWORTHY EXERCISE OF MAGISTERIAL