The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-10-04 00:00:00

THE SILK TRADE.

On Wednesday se'nnight the Lord Bishop of Exeter
licensed the Rev. John Marshall, A.B. to the perpetual
Cure of St. Sidwell, in the city of Exeter, on the nomina-
tiott of the Rey. Arthur Atherlcy, as true patron. His
Lordship also licensed the Rev. Charles Woollcombe,
S.C.L. to the Curacies of Minster and Eorrabury, in
Comersll4 on the nomination of the Rev. Richard Winsloe.
The new Bishop of Salisbury has announced his firs:
ordination to take place in November when the cfnqidates
are to be examined as to their qualifications in reading the
Liturgy and the delivery of sernaont, by Connnistionere
appointed for that purpose.
On Saturday se'nnight the Bishop of Chester consecrated.
the new Government Church in Camp-field, Manchester.
On Monday his Lordship proceeded to Stockport, where
he consecrated the new Church dedicated to St. Thomas.
SOCIETY FOR PROUOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEOnE.•—•
'On Thursday last the anniversary sermon in aid of thin
Society was preached it the Cathedral Exeter. The
service of the day was highly respectable, and numerously
attended: 93/. Gs. ME was collected at the door. At
two o clock the annual meeting of the Diocesan Society
took place at the Guildhall, the Lord Bishop in the chair,
who read the Report, which was very Gratifying.

In consequence of the state of decay into which tho
alms-houses of Shoreditch had fallen, it was resolved to
erect new ones in their stead, and yesterday was appointed
for the ceremony of laving the foundation stone. Part of
the site on which the erection was to take place was
covered in with tarpaulins, to protect the spectators front
any sudden showers.
At about half-past two Mr. 141iitbrred est..' Mr. 13ynx4
the county members, entered the enclosure, accompanied
by the Vicar, 2hurchwardens, Overseers, &c. The charity
children, who had previously taken their places, along with
a numerous band of music, in a gallery appointed for them,
now struck up the Tooth Psalm, according to the old mea-
sure; after which eloquent and appropriate prayers Were
delivered by the Vicar of the parish (the Rev. 11. Plimley,
A.M.) and the Rev. Mr. Crosby, the Curate. A glass
bottle, containing a paper with the following inscription,
was then deposited, by Mr. Lane, in the cavity prepared to
receive it:—

SAINT LEONARD, SHORBDtTCH.
These Sixteen Almshouses were erected (in the room of eighi
which had fallen into a state of decay) in the year of our Lord ono
thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, at the coat of one thou..
sand eight hundred and fifty pounds ; one moiety of which was
Paid by Thomas Porter, Esq., a respectable tradesman of this
parish; one-eighth by the tVorshipful Company of Drapers; anti
the remainder by voluntary contributions.
This stone was laid on the third day of October, 1823, by
George Byng, Esti. 1 Martha') for the County
Sam. Charles Whitbread, Esq..). of Middlesex.
In the presence of
The venerable Joseph Bohlen I'ott, A.M.
Archdeacon of London.
The Rev. Henry Milky, A.M. Vicar of
Shoreditch.
Thomas Lane, Esa. Churchwardens.
Richard Waistell, Lsq.
Mr. John Richardson,
Mr. George Pearce..
Mr. Francis Godfrey,
• 31r. Thomas Botwright,
Air. James Corsa,
Mr. Marshall Purland. Overseers.
Mr. Byng and Mr. Whitbread then spread the mortar;
the stone was lowered, the band played God save Me Sing;
the boys shouted three times three, the customary half
dozen taps were given with the Mallet by Mr. Byng, and
the ceremony was thus concluded.

A separate gallery was provided for the ladies, in which
shone many of the beauties of the vicinity. Among other*
were, Miss Crosby, Airs. and Miss Lane, &c. Among the
gentlemen present, in addition to tho►e we have mentioned
above, were, the Rev. J. H. Pott, A.M. Archdeacon cf
London, Messrs. lloinersbam, Waistell, Richardson, and
other gentlemen of influence in the palish. When the
ceremony was concluded, Mr. Brig, Mr. Initbread (ag
we understood), the Churchwardens, Overseers, and othiri
interested in the concern, adjourned to dinner at the Eagle
Tavern, on which occasion Mr. Lane took the chair.

A very numerous and most respectable Meeting of the principl
Silk-manufacturers was held yesterday, at the I.ontlon Tavern, Bi.
shopsgate-street, pursuant to the following Requisition
"rug Snit TnAng.—A General Meeting of Silk-mannfsc.
turers will be held at the Landon Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, ors
Monday next, the 3d of October, to take into consideration the me.
Bent state of the trade—the great injury it has sustained by the
large quantity of foreign wrought silica which hare been alludes.
tinely. introduced into this country—and also to consider of an ap.
n plicaon to his Majesty's Government, for the postponement of
the intended admission of foreign wrought silks in July next.
(Signed) " AMORY and CoLES, Solicitors."
On the motion of Mr. A stony, JON x HAM, Esq. was celled to
the Chair.

The Cturnnraw, in opening the business of the meeting. ob-
served, that he was happy to perceive that the persons connected
with the important branch, of lint sh trade appedred to be to alive to
its interests, and certainly upon no former occasion were they more
imperiously called to protoet those interests than on the present.
The matter which formed the suliftect of inquiry was of very grave
and serious import, and he trusted that it would be treated with all
due consideration. He would not fuither trespass on the time of
the meeting than by reading a copy of the circular letter that had
been sent round to the trade, and which would best explain the
precise nature of the business now Wire them. Resolutions had
been already prepared by some gentlemen present. which he should
subsequently have the honour of submitting for adoption.
'The circular referred to was then read, and was to the same
deft as the public requisition quoted above.]
Dlr. W. HALE, in rising to propose the first Resolution, re-
gretted that the task had not been imposed on some more competent
person t however, he should net shrink from the performance of is
duty which embraced the interests of so extensive and so deserving
a class of men as the silk weavers of Great Britain: lilted it was
considered hol serious an effect the introduction of foreign silks
must have on the English trade, he conceived that every one would
coincide with him, that some prompt measures should be adopted
to put a stop to the inundation with which they were threatened_
threatened in prospective—and at the present, actually oppressed by
clandestine means. That the silk trade had already suffered, was a
fact that could not be denied—he would venture to say. that not
one piece in ten, now sold in London under the denomination of
Soitaifields goods, had been manufactured there; and this was not,
to he attributed so much to the superiority of the foreign or.
tide, as to its cheapness; and easy facility afforded to smuggling
must of course press heavily on the interests of the British ma-
nufacturer. In the whole course of his long experience, he could
not retretnber any period in the history of the trade when things
looked sagloomy as they did at the present moment. Unless, indeed.
some decisive measures were taken to avert the danger, thousands
must necessarily be thrown out of employment that had hitherto
supported themselves by honest industry. And for what ? Simply
this; that the protection which had hitherto existed was now with-
drawn, in effect, and that foreign manufactures were encouraged
in preference to those of Great Britain. He trusted that the meet-
ing would sec the necessity of doing something that might tend to
avert the impending evil, and to correct the abuses that now exist.
111 r. Ilale then read the Resolution, which was seconded by Mr.
Bovse.

31r. A. MOORZ rose to .propose the second Resolution. The
meeting hid heard froth his friend 'lr. Hale a very faithful state.
mint of the prevent depressed condition of the trade. Indeed, so
far as he (Mr. Moore) could remember, be never knew it to have
been so much depressed ; and the next question to consides was
what produced that depression ? It was attributable, in the tint
plaec, to the prospective removal of the protecting duty, which
being taken off, would, of course, bring into the market, an rm.
mense quantity of foreign manufactured goods, and as the foreign
manufacturer could. it was well known, from various rename be
enabled to undersell the British manufacturer, the large buyers
were slow to purchase. In the next place, it might be traced re
the large quantity of foreign sviods which were now clandestinely
introduced to the British market. Perhaps, some persons might
he disposed to doubt the extent to which this practice reached.
but he had reason to know that it was carried to an alarming
extent. Indeed, he knew certain parties that did not hedtate to &TOW
that they carried on and encouraged this illicit traffic, and the
reason they assigned for so doing was, that et the restriction was so
speedily to be removed, they did not consider it any direct viola.
rim of the law. On this principle smuggling wee no longer
held to be either disreputable or dishonest; and, when it
traduced,
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be quite evident that the sale of British manufactured goods must
suffer a most serious deterionition. Another cause which led to the
present depression. and that not the least, would be found to exist
in the case introduction of French silks into Ireland, when from
some oversight or omission in the law relating to the protecting
I duty, they were still admissible, and from whence they indirectly
round their way to this country in very considerable quantity. All
these circumstances combined hail led to the present depression,
and if some measures were trot speedily taken to counteract them,
they must have the effect of completely paralysing the silk Made
in England. and throwing thousands out of employment.
3lr. A mite seconded the Resolution.
Mt. BILL, in proposing the third Reoolutton, laid that the ie.

111
.mmiemerma
THE CHURCH:
ce'nuight the Lord frshop of Exeter
rolin Marshall, A.B. to the perpetual
••
in the. city of Exeter, on the nomina.
rthur A therley, as true patron. His
need the Rev. Charles Woolicombe,
racists of Minster and Eorrabury, its
mutation of the Rev. Richard Winsloe.
of Salisbury has announced Ids firs:
lace in November, when the cfndidatea
•
as to their qualifications in reading this:
!livery of sermons, by Coministilners
urpose.
-light the Bishop of Chester consecrated
t Church in Camp-field, Manchester.
rdship proceeded to Stockport, where
ew Church dedicated to St. Thomas.
IHOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWI.EI)::E.—•
he anniversary sermon in aid of 'hid
Led at the Cathedral Exeter. Thos
is highly respectable, aful numerously
I id. was collected at the door. At
'nal meeting of the Diocesan Society'
ildlialLthe Lord Bishop in the chair,
t, which was very gratifying.
)/ TCH A L MS-HOUSES.
if the state of decay into which they'
editch had fallen, it was resolved to
sir stead, and yesterday was appointed
laving the foundation stone. Part of
the erection was to take place was
paulins, to protect the spectator* frosts
t two Mr. Illiitbiwod and ;it.. Dynxt
s, entered the enclosure, accompanied • I,
[wardens, Overseers, &c. The charity
.evionsly taken their places, along with
music, in a gallery appointed for them,
)oth Psalm, icenrding to the old Inca-
Diluent and appropriate prayers *ere
tr of the parish (the Rev. li. Plimley,
. Mr. Crosby, the Curate. A glass
paper with the following inscription,
)), Mr. Lane, in the cavity prepared to
A.D. 1825.
7.:ONARD, SHORBDtTCH.
oases were erected (in the room of eighi
state of decay) in the year of our Lord ono
Vl'
I and twenty-five, at the cost of one thou.
d fifty pounds ; one moiety of which was 1
)
tr., Esq., a respectable tradesman of this 1
he tVorshipful Company of Drapers ; and
ary contribution%
a tile third day of October, 1823, by
Esq. 3lembeta for the County
Vlntbread, Esq.' of Middlesex.
ience of
The venerable Joseph Holden Pott,
Archdeacon of London.
The Rev. Henry Pliniley, A.M. Vicar of
Shoreditch. 1.
Thomas Lane, Ego. Churchwardens.
Richard Waistell, esq.
Mr. John Richardson,
Me. George Pearte..
Mr. Francis Godfrey,
Overseers.
Ilfr. Thomas Botwright,
Air. James Corsa,
Mr. Marshall Purland.
Whitbread then spread the mortar,
I, the band played God save Me Singh
tree times three, the customary half
a with the Mallet by Mr. Byng, and i 1
us concluded.
was provided for the ladies, in which
!.auties of the vicinity. Among others
!sirs. and Miss Lane, &c. Among the
a addition to those we have mentioned
ev. J. H. Pete, A.M. Archdeacon of
itiersham, Waistell, Richardson, and
influence in the parish. When the
uded, Mr. Byrg, Mr. IVhitbread (ae
Churchwardens, Overseers, and other*
ern, adjourned to dinner at the Eagle
:elision Mr. Lane took the chair.
rE SILK TRADE.
most respectable Meeting of the princired I
held yesterday, at the London Tavern,
tnt to the following Requisition r—
re.—A General Meeting of Silk-mannfec. 1
'
the Landon Tavern, Rishopagate.street, on
'October, to take into consideration the pee.
c—the great injury it has sustained by the
gn wrought silks which hare been amides..
this country—and also to consider of an ap.
ty's Government, for the postponement of
of foreign wrought silks in July next.
AMORY and Co LES, Solicitors."
. A WORT, JOla X Ham, Esq. was called to
opening the business of the meeting. ob-
pity to perceive that the persons connected
eh, of British trade appeared to be to alive to
ly upon no former occasion were they more
irotxt those interests than on the present.
ed the subset of inquiry was of very grays
he trusted that it would be treated with alb
would not further trespass on the time of
tding a copy of the circular letter that had
trade, and which would best explain the
uainess now Wire them. Resolutions had
,y some gentlemen present. which he should
tonour of submitting for adoption.
d to was then read, and was to the same
[isition quoted above.]
icing to propose the first Resolution, re-
.l not been imposed on some more competer Y
multi net shrink from the performance of as
to interests of so extensive and so deserving
k weavers of Great Britain: IVILin it was
an effect the introduction of foreign silks
alt trade, he conceived that every one would
t some prompt measures should be adopted
ndstion with which they were threatened—
e—and at the present, actually oppressed by
'at the silk trade had already suffered, was a
denied—he would venture to say. that not
io)d in London under the denomination of
been manufactured there; and this was not.,
•
inch to the superiority of the foreign ar.
ss ; and easy facility afforded to smuggling
cavity on the interests of the British ma-
de course of his long experience, he could
ad in the history of the trade when things
r did at the present moment. Unless, indeed.
were taken to avert the danger, thousand*
own out of employment that had hitherto
y honest industry. And for what ? Simply
which had hitherto existed was now with-
tat foreign manufactures were encouraged
'Great Britain. He trusted that the meet..
city of doing something that might tend to
11, and to correct the abuses that now exist.
! Resolution, which was seconded by lie.
to -propose the second Resolution. The 4
n his friend Mr. Hale a very faithful state.
,reseed condition of the trade. Indeed, so
could remember, be never knew it to have
and the next question to consides was
preaaion ? It was attributable, in the first
re removal of the protecting duty, which
of course, bring into the market, an em.
qn manufactured goods, and as the foreign
was well known, from various reasons, be
te British manufacturer, the large buyers
In the next place, it might be traced se
oreign gOods which were now clsndesttcely if
ih market. Perhaps, some persons might
the extent to which this practice reached.
know that it was carried to an alarming
w certain parties that did not hedtate to &TOW
ia:sodthdeeoyni
ncdogiudwr a g ena
s,O t dcootnahstiisl
a,
consider
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direct
catnwydasio
ets
this principle smuggling was no longer
'oreputable or dishonest; and, when it
by
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ftesetoeiebfexcessive
n,ri:wn
nr:tit
eh:zed
ceairanctnicuucat:nt :gut
wiaruehltmidc
gooses h
led to euTith:
that not the least, would be found to exist
of French silks into Ireland, when from 1
ion in the law relating to the protecting
iissible, and from whence they indirectly
•ontotry in very considerable quantity. All
blond had led to the present depression,
eve not speedily taken to counteract them,
et of completely paralysing tbs. aillt trade
g thousands out of employment.
he Resolution.
rag the third &Solution, said that the rte.
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enmity of adopting some immediate means for the protection of the
node was so tegovitisat that he did not think it necessary to go
into details. Any ffenistmen who had been abroad must know
that, under the peen* tale of wages In England, it was quite
impossible that the British manutactarer could enter into any
thing like a fare emopellition with his continental neighbours,
liken manual labour won performed at Al. per cent. loner at
lean and the price of dyeing was only li. per lb. whereas we
mud ; and the foreign throwsting was also considerably
Inner. Under these circumstances, he had great pleasure in pro.
posing the Resolution which was intrusted to him.
Mt. Cox seended the proposition, with a few appropriate re-
thinks.
Mt. Du note moved the fourth Resolution.
Mr. Cox seconded it, and observed that it was so pertinent to
the parpne, and was so imperiously called for, under existing
mrcurnatances, he did not think that any observations of his could
give it an additional claim to their adeption.
TbeCurintrean had just risen to put the question, when • Gen.
Inman (whose name we could not learn, but who stated himself to
be much interested in the trade.) Owned, that though he entirely
costarred in the spirit of the Resolution, yet he did not think that
It weer far enough towards the compartment of the evil which
"ray one must necessarily deplore that was at all cannoned with
she Silk Trade.
Mr. AMORY begged pardon for interrupting the Gentleman;
but as them was another Resolution to be proposed, which Itad •
mote comprehensive character it might be unnecessary to go into
any discussion on a point already provided for.
'Pb. previous speaker said, that this annetincement gave him
very great satisfaction, and that he had personal experience of tin
injury which the trade sustained in the country parts, from the in-
troduction of foreign silks, otherwise he should not have obtruded
himself on the attention of the Meeting.
Mr. INGLEBY then moved the fifth resolution. The object to
ithich he should call the attention of the Meeting was one of a very
serious nature ; it was also one of a very dedicate nature, as it went
so tniplieste a house in a very grave charge, which could not be
done on hie part without great reluctance. borne short time back
a seizure was made by the officers of the Customs, at a French
house, of • very considerable quantity of silks, and although the
seizing officers were ready to sweet that the articles were of toreign
manufacture, yet no further proceedings were taken thereon ; who
th:•• e1p.0.w....••• •.m• e. 5.• known, utquiry was made as to the
offence being overlooked, and the reply was, that the house was
" peculiarly circumstanced and peculiarly privileged." The house
te _which he alluded was that of Dupuis.. Poulin, and Co. These
gentlemen. It seems, had held out very flattering hopes to Ms Ma-
jesty", Ministers, that if a particular exemption thorn the import
slaty was maga in their behalf—that if they were permitted to
bring over their material and machinery without being subject to
the ordinary interruptions, that they woolt i,ttroduce such anlm.
proved system of manufacture into England, At should very speedily
enable the British trader to bid defiance to French competition.
However this improvement was not yet discoverable, and he (Mr,
Ingleby) doubted that it ever would be effected by such means.
A person at the lower end of the room exclaimed, "It la
false !'
Mr. I YOLEIBT wished the gentleman would come forward and
prove his mention, if he could.
The person appearing to accept the challenge. •
Mr. 'notarise resumed—These gentlemen solicited and cola.
tanned leave to bring over, not only their stock, but their ma-
chinery., whilst at the same time they kept up two establishments
at Paris and at Lyons. The seizure to which he alluded might be
about 2,0001ba. weight of silk, and it would be seen, from
that one instance, to what extent the clandestine intercourse
was permitted to go. If the French article was so superior
in its manufacture to that fabricated in this country, the
injury must be proportionally great, and although the period
was now rapidly approaching. the 2d of July, when it was proposed
to remove the prohibition altogether, yet so long as the law was in
force, he conceived it was but fair to ask his Majesty's Ministers
whether the British manufacturer had not a right to be motected,or
rather, whether smuggling was or was not countenanced by them?
He could net see what claim for particular exemption could be ad-
vanced by Messrs. Dupuis and Co., more than by any other
French house. who thought proper to make the same pretensions.
TheGeutleman who spoke previous to the moving of the Reso-
lutior, observed, that although the British manufacturer could not
but feel the great injury he sustained by competition with
foreigners, in the fabrication of this article, yet he feared it would
be vain to attempt the Introduction of French silk, because there
was such • facility of bringing it over, and a still greater facility
of effecting a sale here, when brought over. He had known of a
tr.sveiler from a French house, going through the country towns,
who offered to guarantee the safe delivery of goods to any extent,
sad asked no payment until they were actually delivered, and at a
price much below what would be expected for the same article in
England. lie could rot suppose, from the recent measures that
had been adopted, but that Ministers were disposed to pursue a
kind and friendly course towards every department of trade, though,
perhaps, they might have erred In some respects, either through
want of information, or through prejudice. The present system,
as regarded the silk trade, was obviously bad, and if not amended,
must quicky sap its foundation.
Mr. Amanome Mown: stuggested the revival of a Society that
had formerly been productive of much benefit to the interests of
trade in general—he alluded to the Society for the Prevention of
Smuggling. He could scarcely repress his indignation at the pre-
ference thus shown to the house named in the Resolution. He
did not mean to go so far as to say that Ministers actually
countenanced this species of smuggling as • general principle,
bit he was at a loss to know what was to be understood by
the term of "a privileged house ?" or why Messrs. Dupuis,
Poellei and Co.'s should have an exclusive prerogative, calculated
in so great a degree to damp the spirit of British industry. If
their sy stem of manufacture was so superior to our own, that
alone was enough to give them a superiority without any other
of the decidedly adventitious circumstances that they enjoyed,
because it was well known that labour was performed at a much
cheaper rate in France than in England. But the privilege
was not merely confined to this house--there was another circum-
stance which ought to be known and that was a seizure had bees
made very recently of French goods, in the care of a courier to one
of the Foreign Ambassadors, and the seizing officers, for interim
irg with this privileged personage, were discharged from their situa-
tions. (Hear, hear.) These were facts that could not be disputed,
and were every way entitled to the most serious investigation.
• A Gentleman here rose, and after reprobating in pointed terms
any countenance to smuggling, is calculated to weaken the ardent
spirit of British industry, concluded by calling on tie person who
said that the charge was " false" to come forward in a fair and
manly manner, and disprove it.
A young man then stood up, and said, that he could undertake
to say it was perfectly so.
(Cries of " Name, name," from every part of the room.i
The speaker replied, that lie was employed by the house of
liars. Telyard sad Co.
Mr. A 'CORY intimated that their house was not mentioned hi
the Resolution.
The young man said, that it was all the same concern. It could
not be proved that the seizure was French silk.
Mr. Moons thought that the Meeting was deviating from the
proper course in entering on any discussion with regard to that
point, and in truth they were not competent to come to any decision
respelling it. He should say, however, that if thirty-seven pieces
of silk had been seized in hie warehouse, he would not advance
acrother privilege than the production of the man who wove them.
Bea the only oblect that the Meeting should hold in view was to
protect the fair trader, and not quarrel with this house or with that.
If there was a country in the world that had more liberality than
another, be bclteved it was England, where the native of nary
nation may find encouragement and protection. (Hear, hear.) He
wowed that this sentiment would not now be forgotten.
Mr. MILL/ proposed the 6th Resolution, which was seconded
by Mr. sell. He referred to two memorials, which were read by
Mr. Amory.
A OICIITT.FIKAN visited to know whether it was intended to
move for the revival of the Society for Prevention of Smuggling?
It would, he thought, be productive of the very best effects.
L4r. I 31GLEBY said he imagined It were better defer it to 'future
time, 'then more extensive information might be obtained as to the
means of carrying it into full effect.
Some other routine Resolutions were then Carried, and the Meet-
ing dissolved.

AMERICAN MANEFACTURES.—The Upland Union news-
paper states, that there are one hundred manufactories—
woollen, cotton, flour, &c. now in operation in the small
county of Delaware, Pennsylvania ' - and that for the space
of three months there has not been an advertisement of a
Sheriff's sale.
PILCRARD fish have been seen on the
coast for the last two or three weeks. Some of the driving
boats in Mount's Bay having taken their mackerel nets on
board, have secured a considerable quantity of that fish—
some herrings were taken by the St. Ives boats on Wednes-
day morning.—Demashire Paper.
In the York festival week, a gentleman lost a paled of
bills and notes to the amount of TOOL and upwards. On
Monday last, as the groom of a gentleman of this city was
Coining up the passage which leads from Coney-street to
the river side, opposite New-street, he found thrust into It
cavity into the wall, a bundle of papers, rolled up and en-
closed in brown paper. These, upon inspection, proved to
be a portion of the identical notes lost by the gentleman ;
and the next day, upon a more close examination of the
place, several more were found, amounting in their whole
value: to g 731. How they came into this situation is of
course a mystery.—York Herald.
ATTEMPTED S,IICIDE.—A young girl, a nursery maid
fa the family of 11r. Peschell, Pimlico New-road, threw herself
into the Thames, above the ferry-house, at ?Milbank, yesterday
morning. Jonas, a bestmart, was hailed by a gardener who had
waned her manner, and he succeeded in rescuing tier. She is a
respectable chandler's daughter, and disappointment in her erec-
tions I a said to have been the cause of bet rash attempt.
On Thursday last a man named Bell was murdered at
Carlisle by a soldier named Mahon. The deceased and
Mahon were together at a public-house, when the latter
being intoxicated, Bell interfered to.pernuadelim to retire.
Mahon, who was billetted in the house, presented a pistol,
and in the seufle Owed it sr Bell. "A Coroner's Jury Las re-
tuned a verdict of " Wilful Murder" against Mahon.

roLlcz.

MANSION-HOUSE,
Yesterday two gentlemen of this country, accompanied by • Bra.
211 i an barrister, Senhor Jacinto Moreno Severiano da Cunha, wetted
upon the LORD MAYOR, to request his Lordship's assistance hi
procuring for the stranger the means of returning to Pernambuco,
from winch he had been expelled under circumstances of a singular
character.
Senhor da Cunha is wholly unacquainted with the English lan-
guage, but he made himself intelligible in the Latin tongue, in
which he is quite perfect.
The following is the substance of his communication :--He had
been practising at the Brazilian bar upwards of two years, and had
obtained a reputation the the zeal with which he advocated several
cases of a complicated and embarrassing nature. But, at the Bra.
ails. liberty of speech is frequently checked in an advocate, not-
withstanding the high privileges claimed by the fraternity all over
the globe. In the course of his practice he was engaged to argue
in defence of a person charged with conduct hostile to the Imperial
Government during the late disturbances in the province of Per.
nambuco. He ventured to reflect upon the circumstance' of the
prosecution in the generous vehemence of his address, and imme-
diately the vengeance of the military police was directed against
him. An order wan issued under some false but specious pre-
tence—he was apprehended in the bosom of his family, and confined
, in a marine prison, to which the Government has b cam the habit of
committing• persons accused or convicted of seditious practices. He
had not been long in this condition when a body of African troops,
dispatched to Pernambuco by order of the Government, for the pur-
pose of preserving tranquillity in the province, broke into his
house, where his wife and children were expecting his liberation,
and robbed it of furniture, cash, plate, and even of the clothes
which were necessary to prevent them from going naked. The un-
fortunate advocate, upon heating of thin destruction of his pro.
perry, was apprehensive that the next attack would he upon his life,
and determined to effect his escape, if possible, from prison. His
condition was almost hopeless, and his efforts to remedy it were
every whit as desperate. At midnight be taw a vessel at some dis-
tance, and, there being sonic confusion in his prison ship favourable
to his plan, he plunged into the sea, and swam off, not without ap-
prehension of being devoured if not of being drowned. He
reached the vessel, which proved to be • British merchantman,
about to sail the following day for Liverpool, and h had barely
time and opportunity to let his family know that he was
in safety, and destined for Englard, to claim the protection
of the British and Portuguese Governments, and their in-
terference to procure for him the clement consideration of
the Emperor. Upon his arrival in London where he came without
a tinning in his pocket, he applied to the liessilisn Minister,
to whom he made his case known, and was promised every inter-
ference which could be given, for the purpose of rendering the
return to his own country as safe and speedy as possible. He had
not been long in town when he received a letter from • mer-
chant of Pernambuco, stating that the Emperor had pardoned
hilts, amongst others ; and that, at the same time, an imperial
decree had been inued for the execution of several who were
found guilty of high treason. This information made it, of
course, unnecessary for him to hesitate about returning at once
to his native country. It was only requisite that he should
min a passage home; and the Beszidan Ambassador. who took a
benignant interest in what had happened to him, told him, that as
soon as the Pirenga frigate should sail, he should have the opp r.
tunity he sought. It was, however, a matter of uncertainty at what
time that vend would be ready, and the unfortunate Brazilian is
without a farthing or a friend in this country.
The Loan Maros asked several questions of the two gentle.
men who recommended the application to his Lordship. The
answers to which perfectly satisfied his Lordship of the truth of
the statement made to him. lie feared that what he could do
in such case would be very limited ; but he had no doubt that,
through the medium of the press, which was ever ready to lend its
powerful assistance where an individual was worthy of it, the
circumstances would be communicated to men capable of appre-
ciating its merits.
One of the gentlemen who accompanied the Brazilian mid the
latter merely wished for the mears of living while he was obliged
to remain in town, and would with gratitude repay whatever he
might receive, the moment he was re-established In his business at
home.
The Loin MATOII thought the liberal members of the honoura.
file profession to whichVenhornaCunha belonged would most proba-
bly take an interest in his misfortunes- It was seldom, he believed,
that the gentlemen of the bar had time to allow their sympathies to
be awakened, and he should like much to have the honour of bear-
ing testimony to their humanity in this unfortunate case, by
receiving a subscription for their poor Brazilian brother. lie, how-
ever. begged to he undenitood not to mean to throw the whole onus
upon the bar, although he was convinced that there would be an
immediate and liberal cempetition amongst them on the subject.
lIATTON.GARDEN.
Timothy and Mary Doorman, lit:11hr: lifahony, Daniel Learn
Pal Murphy, anti Catherhse ring', an elegant party from " Littfe
Ireland,'` were brought up yesterday, charged by the watchmen of
Saffron-hill with having been engaged in a battle royal, at four
o'clock yesterday morning, in Red Lion-court.
The cot ark, it seems, had been employed in making a defunct
scion of the illustrious house of O'Donovan, and had dune due
honour to the manes of the deceased, by more than customary liba-
tions of whisky. About three o'clock • question arose as to
fit place of' sepulture for their dear cousin • now no more." All
&genii] in the propriety of his being interred somewhere t a mate-
rial difference of opinion, however, took place as to the locos in quo.
The debate, (or, as Mr. Tim Donovan called it in his defence, the
" argnifng") terminated in a fight more nuijoruni. The " relict
of the honoured dead" were tumbled off the table in the scuffle, and
the battle raged loud and lung over the body, quart pot encountering
pint pot in mid air, and glass bottle with sconce, at once cracking
and cracked. The attic stories of Red Lion-court are, however,
constructed on too confined • scale to afford due scope for a con-
test on an extended plan, and by common consent the whole bat-
!alio at length adjourned to the regions below, In order to argnfy
in the open air. A •• holy alliance" of watchmen hearing the
alarm, man bonded together In a general crusade against the in-
fidel', who were thus early employed in Sobbeth breaking, and
carried them off to finish their argument in the watchhouse belong-
ing to the district.
The parties had nothing to say in their exculpation, but that it
was so; and, with the exception of Mesdames hlahony and King,
who, as visiters, it might be supposed, were compelled, in common
politeness, to join in the amusements of their entertainers, the
whole squadron was ordered to find baiL
QUEEN-SQUARE.
A DZLICATE INVZSTIGATIOX.—Yesserday a man of colour,
named Pedro Aristin, a native of the Island of Antigua, was
brought before Mr. Marklana, the Magistrate, charged by hlrs.
Ann Rice, a respectable married woman, residing at No. MI,
Orchard-street, Westminster, with being found in her bed, at eleven
o'clock, the night before.
The case earned moth interest, end during its investiga.
tion, Mr.Riec, the complainant's husband, was present, and seemed
much affected at the cause of the proceedings.
Mrs. Rice stated, that she went to bed about 10 o'clock, on SOO-
day night, in the back room of the first floor, in the house whets
she lodged, and, Mr. Rice not being at home, she purposely left the
door unlocked, in order that when he did come home, lie might get
In without giving her the trouble of getting up. Almost immedi-
ately after site retired to test she fell asleep, and at about eleven
o'clock, was awoke by some person being in her bed ; she said,
"is that you, Tan?" meaning her 'husband, but receiving no
answer, she became alarmed, and endeavoured to get out of bed to
arouse the lodgers, but in this she was prevented, by the person in
bed with her securing her by the arms. However, she called out
murder, as loud as her lungs would let her, and the watchman on
the beat came into the room, and on a light being produced, she
saw the prisoner by her side, in bell, with his clothes off. She
demanded to know what right he had there, but he would give her
no answer t she gave him into the custody of the watchman,
and he was taken to the watchhouse.
Mr. hi aitztLawn--It seems very extraordinary that you should
go to bed, when your husband Is from home, and leave your room
door open. Are you sure you gave no permission to the man to
come into your be,! ? Eh !
Mrs. Rice-1 MU frequently in the habit of leaving my mom
door open when my husband is out, for him to let himself in with.
out disturbing me.
Mr. MARRLAND—Answer my question, did you give this black
man permission to come into your bed
Airs. Rice—Oh, never Sir, never ! I never saw the man before in
my life, till I saw him in the bed.
/len Mr. Rice, the husband, stepped forward and said, that be
had the highest opinion of his wife's chastity, and he felt conscious
that no such liberty was given the prisoner by her, and it was
fortunate for him, he did not come in at the time ; if he had, there
certainly would have been murder, for had he caught him in his
wife's chamber, be would have shot him through the head.
Mr. MARLLAND—Mte. Rice, did any of the lodgers hear you
cry out murder ; and arc they present ?
Mn. Rice—Your Worship, the watchman heard me cry out, and
he Is hereto speak to that fief.
David Phillips, the watchman, was then sworn. lie said that,
from ten to eleven o'clock on /Sunday night he saw the prisoner
haltering about his beat near Mr. Rice's house, and had told him
to be off, and he went away. When he wits calling the hour of
eleven he heard the cry of murder issuing from Mrs. Rice's bed-
room. He instantly ran up stain, end on going into the room he
Pound Mrs. Rice io the greatest state of alarm, in bed, and the pri-
soner in bed alto, with his arms round her neck. She cried
bitterly, and sad the prisoner had intruded himself into her bed
unknown to her, and bogged him to take him to the watchhouse,
which he accordingly did, and when there he gave a very confused
account of the business, and said that he did not know what he was
about at the dine, and was very sorry for what he had done.
The Magistrate said that such an offence ought not, if fully
proved, to go unpunished, but still he thought the case enveloped
in much mystery.
The watchman was again called, and asked if hlre. Rice was
undressed in bed ?
The watchman said she had her petticoat and stays on.
Magistrate—That's very odd ; females don't usually go to bed
with their stays on ; .10 you think she had been asleep ?
The watchman said he could not tell; she seemed terribly
alarmed when he went into the room.
Mrs. Rice said she bad been fast asleep, and was awoke by the
conduct of the prisoner ; but she did not explain why she went to
bed with bee stays on.
Magistrate—lt is a very extraordinary affair.
The prisoner was how called upon for his defence, and in broken
English be recriminated Mrs. Rice with agreeing with him to per-
mit him to enter her bedchamber, arid said he had met her before
in the street, and they had taken some refreshment together.