The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-11-08 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OP THE BRITISH PRESS.

Sta—The prompt manner in which you inserted in your Opel'
of the 2`2d instant, my reply to the injurious statement which was
made against me at Union Hall, contrary to both law and justice,
does you a degree of credit which I desire to acknowledge. How-
ever, another statement against me, of a similar description, ap-
peared in your paper of the same day, under the head " Union
Hall." It is therein said, that within the last six weeks several ap-
plications for warrants have been made at that Office against me,
but were rejected on the ground that the alleged offences did not
come strictly within the cognisance of a police office, the Magis-
trates referring the applicants for redress to the Courts of Law, of
what they deemed a most scandalous imposition on the public.
Now, Sir, the first of these applications was fully and satisfactorily
answered by me in several Newspapers in August last. This first
complaint immediately produced a second from a man named.
Firth, residing at Lambeth, on whom I bestowed a very few.woreio
in the same letter, stating, that I never received a scrap of paper.,
or any thing else, belonging to him, arid that I found he had no
tangible security to offer for a loan of money ; nor did I ever Make
a demand of a single shilling for the trouble he had occasioned fie.
I leave any one to judge what sort of a figure such a fellow.
who had the effrontery to go to Union Hall, would make in a
Count of Law in a case like that. My reply to the third complaint
was that in your paper of the 22d inst. ; and now I reply to the
fourth complaint, contained in your Police report of that day,
which I hope will put an end to these scandalous proceedims
against me, for they have been carried so far, that persons
were at first prejudiced against me, now feel for me, and treat wit![
contempt those proceedings by vrhich a mania condemned without a
hearing, especially, as no one knows whose turn may be the next to
become a victim to a number of false ex-parte statements ; for a
appears, that when such an application is made against a per-
son, it soon begets a second and a third and if the practice cannot
be checked, people will be running to Police offices on such Mao-
lous occasions as to destroy the effects which ought to be produced
by Police reports. Three of the parties out of four who complained
against me, tell the Magistrates that they know of previous tom.
plaints having been made against me ; and they of course, also
know tnat these complaints: could not be received ; but yet, suet,
is their stupidity, to say the least of it, that they continue to pester
the Magistrates concerning matters in which the Magistrates on
each occasion stated that they had no jurisdiction.
The particulars of my transactions with Mr. Tomkins are the
following, viz.—ln the early part of last month, hecalled upon me
several times, and ultimately gave me a written authority to proctre
him 4001. on mortgage, at 5 per cent. upon various estates in Here-
fordshire, and to cause to be prepared an abstract of his tide thereto.
that it might be laid before Counsel. An abstract was accordingly
prepared, the cost of which was 7/. and on my stating to him that
be must furnish me with money for Counsel's fees prior to env
taking an opinion on the title, lie said he was without money, and
that he would lodge with me the title deeds to secure what I should
have to pay for that and other purposes, as likewise for any other
demand I might have upon him ; and he signed en agreement ne
that effect, dated the 19th ultimo. It turned out that Mr. Tomkins
was a minor, which I was for some time not aware of, as he kept
that circumstance concealed until after I had repeatedly applied for
the certificate of his baptism.
This difficulty lie then proposed to obviate by procuring one or
more persons of responsibility to guarantee the payment of the
money he required, in case of his failing to execute a mortgage
deed when he attained the age of twenty-one. I furnished hint
with a copy of Counsel's opinion on the abstract of the title, a.
likewise the queries (fourteen in number) made thereon ; and, on
the 14th instant, I received a letter from him, stating that he could
not answer the objections arising on the title, and requested to be
furnished with the particulars of my demand. I complied with Ode
request on the 18th instant, and in a few hours afterwards he called
upon me. and said that he was ready to pay my bill of costs after be
had examined the deeds (which were eleven in number), to see
whether they were correct. He was however accompanied by a man,
who conducted himself in a most violent and outrageous manner
towards me, which led me to suppose that it was his intention, oft
getting hold of the deeds, to run away with them without paying,
me anything. I offered to produce the deeds to Mr. Tcnik:',,est
this man would quit my office, which he refused to do, and ad..
vised Mr. Tomkins to complain against meat Union Hall for with-
holding the deeds. He added, that if the deeds belonged to him Ile
would break open the chest in which they were deposited, *NI take
them away, placing himself at the same time in such a menneTng
attitude, that, if I had not been quite alone, I should have sent for
an officer of the peace to take him away, which would have eti..t led
me to arrange the business with Mr. Tomkins,
The public may conceive that several complaints having been
made against me are some proof that iam in the wrong; but they
ought to consider the effects of example, and the propensity that
exists in many persons to trouble others with their concerns without
any remuneration, which was clearly the object of those who coin,
plained against me at Union Hall. It may also be Kea by :he
foregoing statement, that I am blamed fbr holding what was ix
writing agreed I should hold until I was paid; and when secutitita
that are offered for money turn out to be either insufficient or unsa-
tisfactory. which is too often the case, it is not my fault, for I find
but little difficulty in procuring money upon good security, And I
submit that I have as much right to hold any documents as security
for a reasonable remuneration for my time and trouble, as the lender
of money has to hold the security he possesses until hits advance ti.•
paid off. _ _

I am, Sir, your obcdient servant,
EDMUND CLIFFOFP.
Temple•piace, lllaokfriars•road, Oct. 25,111'25.
P.S. Since writing the above Sir. Tomkins has paid my of
Coats, and received back his title-deeds. h. C'.

ACClDENT.—Yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, ag
one of Harris's Brentford and Isleworth stages was proceeding,
through Kensington, towards London, the axletree broke, by
which the coach was overturned, and the whole of the outside pas-
sengers precipitated to the ground. The coachman (Mr. Harr.r)
was thrown with great violence against the kerb-stone, and co..-
veyed to a surgeon's, insensible. The passengers on the root were
all more or less injured. but none severely hurt. A gentletra
inside the mulch received considerable injury, being cut in the It r
by the glass, which was broken by the shock. About a fortnight
since a similar accident to the same coach occurred, but ne person.
was hurt.

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DESTRUCTIVE FlRl.—Yesterday morning, betireen the
hours of tour and five, a fire was discovered bursting forth from the
lower tart of a house in the Back.road, Rate oecunied nyle:
Dent, • checsemonger. A poor widow and her four children; *fto, ,
resided In the upper part of the premises, were saved at great per, ,
sonsl risk, making their escape in a perfect state of nudity. and,
losing the entire of her little property in the devouring elen'telne..
The engines arrived in a few minutes after the alarm winigivalf,
and the destruction was limited to the premises of Ocatsa
which, in an hour after the discovery of the flames, fell in wlth a
tremendous crash.

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PRICES OF BRITISH
Sank Stock
• per tent. Red. Sfoi f
S pet Cent. Cone. la 41
Due Amt. 1711
it per Cent. Red. Sdi I
Kew 4 per Cent. 1034 4

PRICES OF FORERIN
Ilirarillan Hoods
Ditto Scrip
Ditto Amt. 81 1 dis
BIICDOII A pros Bonds
Cbilian Bonds
Colombian Bonds
Ditto Roods 08241 73 1 3 2j
Miro Acct. 73 2j 31 3 21 3
Danish Bonds
Ditto Bonds (1823) 8311
Ditto Amt.
Freneb Rooms 3 pr Ct. 71f. 24e.
7k.
Enchant 211 f. 2k. lk.

ASBUILAWCZ c0m,40104.
Alliance Drilla and Fareign 100 10 4 31
Duto Marine lOO • 1

110 W RAILWAYS.
Manchester aid lAverpool lllO
—6 Se

STOCKS YESTERDA V.
Long Ann. 26 15-16 21
India Stock 265
E. Bills lid. 1,000/.1 3pm
Ditto, 6861.2 3pm
Ditto, Small 46 pm
Lottery Tickets 191. 191.

STOCKS YESTERDAY.
Greek Bonds
Ditto Bonds (1826) 24 26
Ditto Amt. 244 24 164 264
ilezienn Bonds 684
Ditto Amt. 691 84
DittoSerip (1065) iidis
Ditto Acct. 94 4 9 die
Peruvian Bonds 604 60 694
Ditto Acct. 804 60
Prussian Bonds 984
Russian Bonds 924
Ditto Acct. 92
Spanish Cons. 17 6
Ditto 610 174

PRICES OF SHARES YESTERDAI.
MINTS. _

Share. Paid. Premium per Shari.
Anglo
•Chillan -3leziean £lOO 100 30 274 30 33 325
Angio 5 1 dis
Bolivar 6O 3 154
Castello& Eapiritotlantoßesail 100 4 . 1
Cobalt and Copper ....» AO 2 1 dis
lienaral Alining Association
Hayden III b 2 dis
Hibernian BO 4 2 4 dis
Pasco-Peruvian
Pe/Sei, is Pas, and Peruvian ill 6 1 dis
Tywatnhals
Tialptte.anua. NO 20 48 44 50
United 31exican 4O 20
Ditto New 4O 10 11 11912 4
Walsh Iron and Coal 25 13 74 as

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MISCIIILI I.
British Iron III SS • 7! q 7 dis
British Rock and Patent Salt 15 6 4 4
British, Irish, it Colonial Silk It 2 i ohs par i dls
l'anads
General Stearn Navigation lOO 5 par
Gold Coast Assoeladon —. ..
Provincial Bank of Ireland lOO 10 1 di*
Vitro Bay
M est India Company 100 5 !t dis

the Srittiilt altetfso.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE..
This Evening, TUESDAY. Nor. B. will be perfumed the Open of
DER PREISCHU rz.
Adolphe, Mr. T. Cooke: Caspar, Mr. Horn: Bernhard. Mr. Bedford:
Hermlt. Sir. G. Smith: Kilian, M. Fitzwilitain. Linda, Miss Grad-
den; Row, Miss Puvey.

After which the Farce of
TWO WIVES; or. A HIN r TO HUSBANDS.
Flank, Air. Harley.
To conclude with the Grand Historic Pantomime Drama of
DE ILA PERGESE:
Or. THE DESOLATE ISLAND.
Perouse, Mr. Noble; Madame Perms., Miss Smithson.
To.morruw, Guy Mannering, and De La Personae.

genwal attack upon Missolonghi. Having been repulsed with con-
'Mashie loss he returned to the charge the next day with all the
forces at his command, but with no better SUMS& The lOss of
the Turks in these two attacks is estbratad at 2.600 men. The
°reeks takingadvantage of their victories have plumed the envoy,
who raised the seige.
(This needs confirmation.)
It is not yet known in what direction he will effect his retreat.

NAPLES, OCT. 21.

Learned Europe will learn with great pleasure that our august
Sovereign has given orders to carry on the ezeavations of Hercu-
laneum and Pompeii with activity. His Majesty, accompanied by
the Queen and the Princess Christina, visited the two subterranean
cities the day before yesterday, and made minute inquiries into the
state of the week. Our Museum is daily inriehed by valuable
works of art and antiquities. The unrolling and reading the MSS.
continues with success.

ADJUDICATION OP THE WAN OF HAYTI.
PAnts, Nov. 5.
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As we said yesterday, Mesas. Ls&te and his Company went
yesterday at two o'clock to the Commissioners of Hayti, to make
publicly their offer, together with the other Companies. The latter
tot baying presented themselves, and having sent word by the
broker who wee sent to inform them that they should not come
again, it was not till after four o'clock that the negotiations for the
settlement were announced.

At tine o'clock the Company of Witte had exceeded by above
three per cent. the offer which had been made on the public bid-
dings, and nothing baring been settled, the contracting parties se-
parated without any engagement on either side..

In the evening the negottadons were resumed by M. Ternaux's
beoka (Agent de Change), who bad been present at the public bid-
ding&
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A new Company, which had not taken part in the public
biddir.ge, came forward a compete with the Company Lague; but
some modificadone to the nature of the oh/tandem having been
proposed by it and adopted by the Commissioners, it consented to
pay 801/ franca for each annuity of 1,000 francs ; that is to say,
above five per cent. more than the tender of the two Companies,
Deltmert and Andre Cottien ; and the affair was finally concluded
at one o'clock after midnight, by Air. Maumee, exchange
broker.

The contracting company is composed of Messrs. J. Lilian and
Co. the Syndicate of the Receiver-General, Mews. Rothschild,
brothers, Paravey and Co., Ardoin, Hubbard, and Co., J. Hager.
man, Blanc, Cohn, and Co., and some French houses, which are
cot named in the contract.

Fetaxca FUNDS, Nov. s.—Five per Cents, 99f. 85c. ; three
per Cents. 71f. 20c.; Bank Stock 2180 f. ; Neapolitan Five per
Cents, 86f. Mc. Exchange on London—one month, 25f. 5e.; three
ditto, 2.1 f. 85c.—Cours Authentipe.

' A French Ministerial Paper states, that a Commercial
Treaty was signed on the Slat of October by Count de
Sr. CRICQ and Baron MaCIAU on one side, and the Sena-
tors DAUNEC and Rot ANNEZ and Colonel FaIMONT on
the other side. This Treaty would not, of course, be
officially published until it has been duly ratified by the
Haytian Government. The following, however, is undo-
stood to be a correct outline of its provisions : it is founded
on the principle of the entire and perfect independence
of the new Republic. It explains the first article of the
Royal Ordinance of the 17th of April, so that in opening
the ports of Hayti to the vessels of all nations, no kind of
obstacle is raised to the free exercise of the right belonging
to the Hayden Government by the simple fact of its inde-
pendence, to shut or open its ports to nations friendly or
hostile to the Republic. This treaty also extends to the whole
Island the privilege of paying only half the duties of cus-
tom s on commodities imported or exported in French vessels.
By the Royal Ordinance, this privilege was reserved only
for that part of the island which was formerly French.
Finally, the treaty fixes the duty payable on the importa-
tion of all Haytian produce, except sugar, into France, at
an ioternactliate amount between the duty levied on the
produce of the French Colonies, and that on produce of
foreign origin. The other commercial relations of the two
nations are regulated on similar principles of reciprocity.

CITY, MONDAY EVENING.

There was a perfect calm in the English Stock Market,
and Consols were all day 87 f for the November account.
If we except a considerable improvement in Greek Bonds,
and in the Mexican Mining Associations, the same remark
will apply to the Foreign and Share Market, prices continu-
ing the same in all other Stocks as on Friday. In the
course of the morning Greek Bonds advanced to 26. The
cause of this improvement was attributed to the expected
departure of Lord Cochrane, which, it is reported, will
immediately take place, in the Piranga Brazilian frigate,
for the purpose of aiding the Greeks in their struggle. His
Lordship, it is said, has received the Piranga as a act-offs
for all the claims he has against the government of
Brazil.

The improvement in the Mexican Mining Shares W 33
also considerable : no particular cause was assigned. The
advices received this morning are certainly highly fa-
vourable, and could not fail to produce a beneficial effect
upon the market. Accordingly the Shares of the Anglo-
Mexican Company advanced to 35, and left off firmly at
and those of the United Mexican Association closed
at 124.