The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-08-30 00:00:00

E. G. WAKEFIELD.

If Edward Gibbon 'Wakefield be determined to meet his ‘,
prosecutor face to face, it is supposed that he will endeavour
befor ethe Sprinz Assiz,s to move the indictment, by writ of .
certiorari, into the Court of King's Bench. In that case he
will be tried, not in the criminal, but in the civil Court at
Lancaster; and, if he should be thus convicted, he will be
brought up in the Court of King's Bench to receive sen-
tence. Had he been tried and convicted before one of the
Learned Judges who sat at Lancaster (luring the recent
Assizes, we imagine that his offence would have been
visited by an imprisonment of no short duration, and by a
fine of no small amount.
It is not improbable, however, that we shall bear of the
affair of Mr. Wakefield and Miss Turner before the next
Assizes. If Miss Turner be his lawrul wife, is it not
likely that her reputed husband will institute a suit in the
Ecclesiastical Court for the restoration of conjugal rights ?
And if such a suit should be :nstituted, will it not bring the
question of the legality or illegality of the marriage to
an issue
The gentlemen of the long robe arc, we guess, far from
being sorry at the singular turn which the case took on
Monday week. A Counsel never disgorges the fees which
he receives ; and several very heavy ones are known to have
been paid to the host of barristers engaged on both sides.
There is a chance of the case being agitated again, and then
what fine pickings there will be for the lawyers!
To the gentlemen of the press the affair has been very
expensive, without correspondent profit. We have heard
of some round sums having been expended by the leading
Louden) Journals, in the hope of obtaining intelligence from
Lancaster exclusively. The proprietors of one Evening
Paper, we have heard, authorized tlipir reporters to draw
upon them to the extent of 2001., if 14 expending that sum
they could convey the proceedings respecting Mr. IVakefiebl
to town before the agents of any other Journal. The
Courier received the account of William Wakefield's flight
by express, and had the pleasure of receiving it exclusively.
-Liverpool Paper.

The Lord Chancellor and the Bishop of London visited
the Duke of York yesterday morning, at the residence of
the Duke of Rutland, in Arlington-street. His Royal
H iglintss took his usual airing in his cabriolet, in the after-
noon. Sir Henry Hallord, Dr. Macmithael, and Mr.
Macgrigor, visited his Royal Highness yesterday. Sir H.
Taylor transacted military business with the Royal Duke.
understand the Duke of Wellington arrived in town
yesterday, from the Continent.
Yesterday afternoon, rhortly before three o'clock, the
Cabinet Ministers assembled at the Secretary of State's
office for Foreign Affairs, in Downing-street. Those pre-
sent were, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Wellington,
the Earl of Liverpool, Mr. Secretary Peel, Mr. Secretary
Canning, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Wynn,
Mr. Huskisson, Lord Bexley, &c. The Cabinet Minis-
ters continued in deliberation till six o'clock. Mr. Hus-
kisson had a consultation with Mr. Secretary Canning after
the breaking up of the Cabinet.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer came to town yester-
day morning to attend the Cabinet, from Charlton, and
returned there in the afternoon on its breaking up. Lord
Bexley arrived in town from his seat at Foot;s Cray, and
likewise returned in the afternoon.
Mr. lluskisson transacted business yesterday morning
with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at his residence in

Downing-street.
WESTMORLAND MUSHROOMS.—The following account
of the culture and recent growth of these singular produc-
tions is given in the IF exlmor land Gazette:—
r, it was in 1014, that a factious Whig party first contemplated
to contest the county of Westmorland, and it was in that same year
that their leader, the late herediture II igh.sheriff. sent forth a pro.
clamation to his tenantry, saying, that he would consent to enfran-
chise their customary messuages. Their messuages were enfran-
chised. But were they all enfranchised for which applications were
made? No; my hoed Thanet, by his steward, had marked his
birds, and enfranchisement was refused to those who were supposed
to inherit genuine constitutional principles. The Lowthers and
their friends viewed this partial proceeding for a period of four
years without attempting to meet t; and what was the effect of
this partiality, when tried at the struggle in 11110? Why, the Blues
retired from the contest with a maji r ty of 269 votes of the resident
freeholders of the county against them ! This was the contest
which ever must bespeak the real sentiments of the county ; and
if Henry Droughsni had been really anxious for its welfare, he
would not have drown his face again, Via candidate for Its represen-
twion. In this, however, we were deceived. fin no sooner was the
contest over titan the Blues commenced that most unjustifiable
measure, a measure pregnant with every evil, a measure adapted to
destroy our real independence, and take away from our elective
franchises, of making on a most extensive scale ,10%. lifeand annuity
votes ! %Vete the friends of Lowther to sit down, and, with quiet
repose, view such a measure as this, when they had it in their power
to wield. with greater skill and foree.the same weapon ? No ; nor was
It until thii period, and after flue Blues had been in the practice r jit
Ibr four or Jive years, driat the h lends of the Lowthers determined ,
on taking up the sante weapons. They did take them up.but not upon
the same extensive scale as the Blues ; for what WAS the reuft of the
contest in MO ? The Blues had added to their nu t bers five hun-
dred new fatty-shilling ; whereas the Lowihers had not added
one quarter of that number of new votes ; and by their negligence
had nearly allowed the representation to have fallen upon one of
the moat delusive and dangerous characters in the realm. When
the Lowther% were thus awakened to the sense of their danger, were
the chance, and give the victory to their
khcelytigagoapinpotnoent? throw
away
No; that no man could expect. They now
felt it their bounden duty, as supporters of our glorious Constitu.
lion, to defend it front the invasion of such men as Henry
Brougham ; and In order that that defence might be made ef-
fectually, they must have had recourse to the IDC3SUICS above de
scribed. ••

THE BRITISH PRESS.

EAST INDIA COMPANY.

TO THE EDITOR OF' BRITISH PRESS..

Sin,--Asyotti valuable Paper is frequently the medium
of communication on India subjects, I trouble you with a
few notes. _ _ _

am interested as a Proprietor of Hist India Stock,
and I am interested also in remittances from India, which
hoping to receive of a better rate of exchange, I have had
sent home in the products of India.
Unfortunately, by resorting to this mode of remittance,
I find I shall lose at least 30 per cent.
This loss, I am informml, is, in some measure, to he
attributed to the proceedings of the Company, who arc
selling their homeward investments at ruinous prices.
By their sales of sugar and saltpetre this month only,
they will lose 30 to 40,p00i.
They have taxed their silk for the October sale at
prices 15 to 20 per cent. below the last sale : that is, they
offer silk at rates which, on the quantity to he brought
forward, would leave a loss of 80,000!. The Company are
thus depressing the market, and voluntarily bringing heavy
losses upon themselves.
I have told yon, Mr. Editor, how much I suffer by my
remittances; and I fear, with suds enormous losses as the
Company will sustain this year, the dividend on India
Stock cannot continue to be paid.
Every year there is a serious deficiency on their corn-
' mercial account. Would it not be better to abandon all
traffic, and leave the revenue (without deduction for losses
by trade) to pay a larger dividend ?
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
AN OLD INDIAN.
Cheltenham, August 25, 182 n.