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FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

Lady Smith hat arrived in town from the Dowager Countess
Holloway's seat, In Yorkshire.
Lord Howard de Walden left town yesterday for the Earl of
Bri,tors seat, lekworth Park. Suffolk.

The Hon. Mrs. Childers left Henley on Thames yesterday for
Derbyshire.
Sir Wm. Parker. Hart. has left Fenton's Hotel, St. James's.
place, for his seat in Suffolk.
Lord Harvey left town yesterday for Tckwnrth Park. Suffolk.
The •Hon. Charles Cavendish left town yestesday for the Duke
of Devonshire's seat, Chatsworth, Derbyshire.
Lady Catharine Cavendish left town yesterday for Lady Aboyne's
seat, near Seven Oaks, Kent.
J. M. Bunny. Eq. arrived yesterday at the St. James's Hotel,
Jermyn.street, from a tour.

Henry Blasterman, Etg. left Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, yea-
terday, for his seat in Hants.
Emily 31arehioness of Londonderry has left Dowager Lady Suf.
field's seat in Norfolk. for .Mr. and Lady Harriet Barlng's lest,
Buckingham Hall. Norfolk.
General Sir John and Lady Byng and family arrived yesterday
at the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington-street, from the North.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith have left ditto on a tour.

Arrinla at Oordon's Ilo:el, Albemarle-street:—Dowager Lady
and Miss Stourton, from Allerton Park, Yorkshire; Jr. and Mrs.
Wield from their seat in Herm

dowager Lady Neave has arrived at her house in Albemarle-
street, from Dagnam Park, Emit.
Arrivals at Cook's Hotel, Alhemarle.street :—Sir John Mora.
head, Hart. from a tour; Major Brooke.; Leviann 00MeT, Esq.
Captain and Mn. Mortimer have left Kirkham's Hotel, Lower
Brook.atreet, for their seat in Notts.

The Duke and Duchess of Clarence left Bushy on
Monday morning. The Duchess paid a visit to the
Duchess of Kent, at her apartments at the King's Palace,
Kensington. The Duke proceeded to his residence in
Charles-street, Berkeley-spare. The Duke and Duchess
returned to Bushy in the afternoon.
The Duke of Cumberland left Frankfort on the 13th
inst. for B••rlin.

Yesterday. soon after twelve o'clock, the Duke of
Gloucester left his residence. Gloucester House, in Park-
lane, in his travelling carriage and four, for Brighton, to
join his Royal Duchess.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lily Sarah Ro-
binson arrived at their residence, in Downing-street,
yesterday, from a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of
Salisbury, at their seat at Hattield.
Mr. S.vretary Peel hail a select party at dinner yester-
day, at his house in Privy-gardeus.
Lady G. H. Cavendish, we are happy to state, is much
better.

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Sir George Murray, Commander of the Forces, has left
town, it is said, to be married to Lady Erskine, the widow
of Sir James Erskine.—Dublin Morning Post.
Yesterday evening Mr. Booth made his appearance at
the Royalty Theatte, whet% Lc was well teceived by a
sudici:c..

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LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY, Nov. W.

[FROM OUR CORRESPOWDEXT.I
Yesterday an exchequer bill for 1,000/. was offered for
negotiation at one of the bullion offices in this town, when
the number was immediately recognised, and the police-
officer sent for: the party offering it was taken into cus-
tody, and his lodgings discovered and searched, where they
found an accomplice, who had the other two bills of similar
I value, which have turned out to be those lost by Mr. L., in
I London, five or six weeks ago, and which had been adver-
tised hitherto without effect. The parties are both in cus-
tody ; they are well-known characters.
A letter from Southport, of 21st inst. states that two
topmasts and some deck planks and other pieces of wreck
have been found on the beach there, supposed to be parts
of some vessel lost.

LIVERPOOL CORN-EXCHANGE. Nov. 22.
The demand for Wheat has been limited, and those who would
sell have submitted to • reduction in price. The supply of new
Oats being light better prices were obtained, the demand being
good ; the advance was about id. a Id. per 451 b. In consequence
of 1,800 qrs. of foreign Barley being advertised for auction on the
24th there has been little doing in that article, purchasers wishing
to wait that sale. Our ports are now open for the import of Barley
and Pease from foreign countries. Wheat and Flour, in bond,
main with very little demand.

GRAIN.
Wheat per Bushel 701 b. Barley continued.
s. d. a. d. a. d. a. d.
English (old) - 10 0 a 10 6 Irish - 5 0 a 6
Ditto (new) - 9' 6a 10 6 Ditto (new) - 5 3 a 5 9
Scotch - . 8 3 • 9 6 Malt per 9 galls. 0 0 a 0 0
Irish (old) -73 a 9 0 Oatmeal per 2401 b.
Ditto Sew -96 a 10 6 English . -300 a 32 0
Foreign. free - 8 3 a 9 0 Isiah 26 0a 27 0
Ditto tin bond) - 4 0 a 4 6 Ditto (new) -29 0a 32 0
Canadian free - 6 9 a 8 9 Flour per 21101 h.
Oats per Bushel of 451 h. English . .52 0a 54 0
Irish Potato (old) 3 3 a 3 8 Irish - 50 0 a 63 0
Ditto (New) - 3 6 a 3 8 American (per
English, Scotch, 1961b.)new 24 0a 26 0
and Welsh - 3 7 a 3 9 Beans per Quarter.
Common 2d. a 3d. lower. English . .50 0• 52 0
Barley per 60Ib. Irish - -460 a 50 0
English . 6 6 a 6 0 Peas per Quarter.
Ditto (New) - 8 6 a 7 0 English, White 0 0 a 0 0
'H TO THE 21ST NOVEMBER
stwg.
Barley (quarters).
Foreign . . . 720
Ireland . - - 784
Coastwise - - 370

IMPORTED PROM THE 1.4 T
twcl.l
Wheat (quarters).
Foreign . - 1.928
Ireland - . . 4.949
Coastwise 80
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Total - 6,927
Oats (quarters).
Ireland - 7,313
Oatmeal (loads).
Ireland . -

Total - 1,874
Beans (quarters).
Ireland - - 681
Flour (sacks).
Ireland - . - 2,649
American (barrels) - 384
HE SAME PERIOD.
I Flour (barrels) - 62

ZIPORTED IN Ti
OMB (quarters) . . 12

RE-EXAMINATION OF MR. STANLEY DE
COURCEY IRELAND.

Marylebone.office was yesterday crowded to excess, principally
with tradesmen residing at the west end of the town.
Soon after eleven o'clock 3lr. Richard Martin, M.P, and Capt.
Fitzgerald, a county magistrate, entered the office, and by Mr.
Rawlinson's desire Ireland was soon afterwards brought into the
office ; he looked very dejected. his appearance altogether seemed
that of a mind completely subdued ; his dress is extremely shabby.
Mr. John l'rice acted as his attorney.
A Mr. Cavalier, of Bell-yard. Drury-lane, stated that he sus.
petted the prisoner was the person who some time ago, in the
name of Jones. had passed off to him a M. Btistol note of the late
bank of Sansom and Co., but he was not positive as to his identity.
His (laughter, he believed, could decide the fact.
Ireland denied any knowledge of the transaction.
Mr. RAWI.INSON advised Mr. Cavalier to bring his daughter
on another occasion.

Ireland was then removed for a few minutes. When again
placed at the brr it was in company with the female Eliza Gravatt
alias Gordon, who acted as his housekeeper.
William Alderton,_ clerk to Mr. Marsh, the house-agent of
Park-street, was the first witness examined. He stated that Ire-
land, in the first week of September, applied to Mr. Marsh for a
mansion. Several cards with the particulars of bounrs were shown
him. He called again a few days after, and selected the man. I
Rion of Captain Burton, 91, Gloucester-place, and agreed to
take it for one year, at the rental of four hundred and fifty guineas ;
he said he was from Dublin, and mentioned the names of some
highly respectable persons with 'Morn he geld he teas eennected
he said he could give a reference to Lady Stanley, but her Ladyship
was out of town ; he then gave a reference to Colonel Martin, M.P. :
for Galway. who gave a perfectly satisfactory answer. The agree-
ment was accordingly drawn up, and signed by Pin. Minh on the
one hand end Ireland upon the other, and was indorsed by the wit.
ness. [The agreement was here read.] Ireland then obtained pm.
session ; but, some time after, Mrs. Marsh suspecting all was not
right, applied to Mr. Martin, and that Honourable Gentlenfen ac-
companied her to Gloucester-place, and had an interview with Ire-
lend, who, upon his solicitation, agreed to give op possession and all
claim upon the house, provided he was allowed two days to regulate
his papers. The witness looked over the inventory, and founds num-
ber of things missing, anti upon making application to Ireland -he
gave six pawnbroker's duplicates for glass and booke,which had been
pawned for various sums at different pawnbrokers in the metro-
polis ; there were some very trifling articles missing., of which no
account had as yet been obtaired. Upon the 2tfh October, when
Mrs. Marsh discovered what description of persons they were, she
became alarmed, and at about five o'clock in the afternoon she de.
sired the witness to let Ireland go about his business, as she did
not want to have anything to do with him. The witness having no
idea that anything was wrong, went into the library and told Ire-
land he weer at liberty to depart, and the witness let him out the
back way.
Air. RAWLINSONT—If you did not think there was anything
wrong, why did you not let him out the front way ?
Winces—lle said he did not wish to go out the front way, as
there were an many persons about the door. The female prisoner
went away some time in the evening; she signed her name to the
inventory Jane Gordon, and acted as housekeeper.
RAWl.lxsom—Are you quite sure he said he took the house
for himself ?

'll ttnerut-1 es, Sir, I am ; he took it upon his own responsi.
bility, and said he was about to bring his wife and family horn
Dublin. The name of Ponsonby was not mentioned at all.
Mr. Patch—Will you have the kindness to say whether any in-
quiries were made of Mr. Marsh relative to Ireland ?
Witness--Yes, from some firm in St. Paul's Church-yard, and
one reference wu mentioned.

Mr. RAIVLINSON asked the witness how the stability of Mr.
Marsh's tenant was first affected ?
Witness—Mrs. Burton, the lady of Captain Burton, wrote to
Mrs. Marsh, stating she had taken the trouble to make some inqui-
ries about him in Dubin, and had ascertained that Dr. Ireland was
not aware of his brother having taken any large house in London.
This at once unravelled the mystery. Mr. and Mrs. Marsh are
both so ill that they are not able to attend the office.
The recommendatory note of Mr. Martin to .Me. Marsh was here
read ; it was as follows:
" Dear Sir—l know Ireland to be respectable, and I believe him
able to pay for what he contracts.
" Your humble servant,
(Signed) " R. Illaturtx."
R. Martin, Esq. M.P. was then sworn, and said—The fact is
as stated by the witness; I did give the reference.
Mr. RAWLINSON—Do you know Mr. Ireland
Mr. Martin—Please your Worsbin, I have known him for many
year?, and know that lie was proprietor of extensive quarries in
Galway ' • but I lost sight of him for some time before he took this
house. His letters came under cover to me; I have numbers of
them directed to him. When he came to my place the last time I
saw him only for a moment. He told me he had orders to
take a house; and he mentioned, cursorily I think, the name
of Pontonby, for whom he said the house was to be taken. I
trust confess I thought it • little extraordinary and inexplicable
what a man like him, who had more dealings in Ireland than in
Eogland, could want with a large house; but upon considering
that he very likely wished to make money by letting it again,
I took no further trouble, as I believed him abundantly solvent.
Mr. RAWLlNSON—Abundantly solvent! Will you have the
kindness to state how so ?
Mr. Martin—l thank you, Sir, I will. I know him to be the
proprietor of Sir John or Valentine Blake's quarries.
RAWLINSON—sIow could he be the proprietor of those
quarries if they belonged to Sir John ?
,Mr. Martin—l may, Sir, have applied a term, but I mean to
say he rented the quarries, and of course they were his while he
held them.
Mr. Rawhixsost—We only wish you to state how you consi-
dered Ireland a man of property, and able to pay for this house.
Captain Fitzgerald—Say what you know of him, and when
and where.
Mr. Martin (bowing very low)—I am extremely obliged to the
Bench for this line of interrogation ; and, if I understand aright. I
sin desired to state how I considered him a person of property,
and whether able to pay for this house. In answer to that I will
say, if I were asked whethir his property was such that he could
himself occupy this house, I would certainly say, not; but, as I
considered, at the time I gave the reference, that lie was taking it
for another person, I am of opinion his resources were crite ade-
quate to the undertakirg.
Mr. RAWLI,IMON—IM I understand the Hon. Gentleman to
mean that he considered the prisoner was taking the house for ano-
ther person ?
Mr. Martin—Most certainly., Sir, that is how I wish to be un-
derstood. I knew he held the quarries at • very low rent, and that
they were in full work, and that he was getting Hi. per ton for the
marble. I thought him a solvent man, and upon my honour when
he called upon me I really believed him to be in actual possession
of the quarries. I have been to Messes. Francis arid White's
works, and saw a quantity of marble there, which he said belonged
to him.

Mr. RAwi.tivios—flow did you, Sir, w•II you !Me the k;tido OS

3 say, let Mr. Marsh's letter to you, relative to Ireland, get out of
your possession, as I have it here among the prisoner's papers ?
Mr. Martin—l am extremely indebted to you for asking that
question. Ireland came to my bowie, and inquired if any reference
or inquiry had been made about him. I sit, hint, and handed him
Mr. Mush's letter, which I suppose he put into his pocket.
Mr. RAVI-INV/If—Did you know, when he was in the habit of
calling at your house, of any residence of his in London ?
Mr. Martin—l did not, upon my honour.
Mr. RAW LINSON—IIie letters were never sent to hint ?
Mr. Martin—Nut to my knowledge. I did not know where to
send them,

Mr. CORETNO, solicitor for the prosecution—Where arc the
quarries situated ?
31r. Martin—ln the county of the town of Galway ; and I be.
Ileve they are very valuable. I again repeat I considered him per-
fectly solvent. When Mrs. Marsh called upon me, and said she
believed them swindlers, I went with het to the house, and saw the
female prisoner ; she put on a very modest, demure look, and in.
deed looked like a decent woman ; upon my questioning her, she
said, .• Mr. Ireland, in her opinion, was a very proper man, and
she believed had a large property." She told me she had lived in
the Marquis of Camden's family, but that part of her represents.
tion I considered to be false. That, Sir, is all I know of these
parties.
Mr. RAWLINSON—You never saw the men who went by the
name of Ponsonby ?
Mr. Martin—Never in my life.
Mr. Pa to—You know Mr. Ireland's family are highly respect.
able and distinguished ?
Mr. Martin—He has some relations of rank; his family are very
respectable.
Mr. Px lc E —Then his representations upon that score are ebrrect.
Having thaw quarries, don't you know that some lawsuits were
entailed upon him ?
Mr. Martin—l think I heard him say something about his ex-
pectations from the lawsuits.
Mr. PRICE—Do you not, I ask you, Sir, know that he has those
lawsuits pending?
.31r. Martin—l believe he has, and he told me he had consider-
able expectations from them.
Mr. Price—lVhich probably, Sir, formed the basis open which
you grounded your opinion of his solvency ?
Mr. Martin—Oh ! dear, no Sir. I cannot say so. I have stated
why I recommended him to 3lr. Marsh.
Mr. RAWLINSON observed. he did not see what bearing the
prisoner's expectations from his lawsuits, had upon the case.
Mr. Price differed from the worthy 3lagistrate, saying to Mr.
Martin, is not the prisoner related to Sir Edward Stanley ?
Mr. Alartin--Observe, I did not, from motive of delicacy, drag
forward the high connexions of this man, and as you have asked
that question, my answer is, that he is closely related to the Hon.
Bart.; but the relationship of such a man is not creditable to any
family.
Mr. RAWLINsoN-1 beg the Hon. Gentleman's pardon, but he
has no nigh: to say that ; we are here to investigate facts, and not to
take opinions.
Ireland intimated a wish to ask Mr. Martin some questions him-
self; but by the advice of his attorney he did not, and the Hon.
Illeniber having entered into the usual recognizance, quitted the
office.
Mr. Charles Tucker, from the house of Messrs. summers and
Smith. silversmiths, then came forward, and told the following
amusing account of Mr. Ireland's dealing with him :—Upon the
26th September he made his appearance at Messrs. Summers and
Co.". and saw the witness; he inquired about second-hand plate.
and after sonic conversation ordered such a magnificent service that
none but a resident in Gloucester-place could possibly want or pay
for. He first ordered thirty dozen of silver handled knives and
forks, and ordered that his crest, an olive branch, should be en.
graved on them. He called in a day or two after and inquired if
we were looking up his order. lie then ordered spoons to the
amount of 2631. 13n. tureens for soup to the amount of 84/. 13s. lid.
plates 2221. 16s. dishes 511. other plate to the value, by the ounce,
of nearly 906/.; indeed the total of his order was above 3.0001.
He directed me. continued the witness, to get up the order as quick
as possible, and handed me his arms, from which I was to take the
design of his crest. I assure you, gentlemen, I was well pleased at
such an extenotve order; but luckily we did not execute it. He
said his mother hail lately died, and had left her favourite daughter.
his sister, all the plate, and he urged despatch as he had none, and
could not eat oil' china. so much bad he been used to eating from
silver. He desired me to send six dozen of meat plates and four
dozen of soup. and a splendidly chased tea-set, for which he was to
give 15s. per ounce immediately, as he was going to dine a large
party. He said he expected his lady and family to arrive in two
carriages that day from Dublin and mentioned the names of a
number of highly respectable persons, with whom Messrs. Sum.
men and Co. dil business, and they were written to, and it turned
out he was not the person he described himself. He gave me his
card, which was elegantly engraved, and talked much of his high
connexion..

Mr. Rawl.rwsox.—The business was rather over done.
Mr. Tucker.—Yea, Sir; among the rest. he, by accident, men.
tioned the Dean of Westminster, who deals with us, and 1, sus_
petting something wrong, asked him for a reference to some
banker dr other person of respectability, as ours was a ready.
mealy and I eadd .not think of either preparing or scrielfilg
ham Ispate. velem some welt was given, or a good reference.
He then !Five CoL Martin, M.P.; a reference which I declined,
not knowing that gentleman ; hut, in order to make further inqui-
ries. I went up to Oloucester.place to risk C.ol hlactiamara, his
next door neighbour, about him. and while standing at the door.
I looked through the window.blinds of Mr. Ireland's house, and
saw him standing eith a little man, dressed in a scarlet livery,
who turned nut to be the footman, and a taller man opening •
bottle if wine with two forks. He filled out • glass and handed it
to the footmen, which I thought was very civil and condescending.
I knocked, and was arlmitted to the parlour, where sat Mr.
Ireland alone, with the bonds of wine sad two plates of frulton a
table. I drank two glasses, and after some conversation, quitted
him, leaving two cork-screws and a cork, which I had brought
with me. During the conversation he said his family would soon
arrive, and be would then be comfortable. In a few days after
he called to know why his order had not been sent home. I
enplaned, and told him Col. Martin's reference would not do,
and asked for any banker's reference, and the goods should be
forwarded. He seemed milt agitated; the perspiration rolled
down his fate. He talked of his connexions. and at length quitted
the shop in great dudgeon. The only things which the witness
had the honour of supplying him with were the two corkscrews.
He handed in the following curious letter, which was received •
few days after.
ilr. RAWLINSON said it was in Ponsonby's hand-writing. It
ran thus :

" Mr. Ireland conceives it necesaary to apprize Mesrs. Sum-
men and Co. that he declines any further transactions with their
house.

" From the Plum. of Messrs. Summers's conduct. upon which it
would be needless to remark, they cannot feel surprised at %Sr. Ire-
land'. decision.
" Mr. Ireland required neither favour nor secommodsticrn from
Messrs. Summers—he therefore considers their illiberal observa.
tiona premature and uncalled for.

" Gloucester place, Oct. :Ird, 25."
Mr. Samuel Pratt, of Bond-street, said he had left two dishes
which Pon tonby had ordered at the house, and neither could re-
cover them nor get the money. He understood they were in Mr.
Marsh's possession ; he had refused to give them up.
Mr. Marsh's clerk said he had a lien upon them for the rent due
to Capt. Burton.
Mr. RAW LiwsoN advised that Capt. Burton should be written to
on the subject.
Mrs. Daniels confirmed the evidence given by her husband last
week, as to the delivery of six dozen of knives and forks, and the
representation made by the prisoner that Mr. Ireland had gone
to Richmond. He repeatedly denied his name to be Ireland.
Mr. Vickery repeated his evidence, and Ireland again repeated
he had made no such representation as that described by the wit-
ness, namely—" leave the things (glass) until Mr. Ponsonby re-
turns and he will pay yon for them." He said it was impossible
be could have said so ; the witness wan mistaken.
DI r. Price recommended him to desist, as the course he was pur-
suing was calculated to do him much injury.
Mr. Benton, pawnbroker, of Holborn, proved having received
some knives and glass in pledge, which it was ascertained belonged
to Messrs. Daniels and Vickery ; they were pawned in the name of
Gordon.

Stowell, the officer. was called to show the connexion between
the prisoner and Penitents', having found in Ireland's pocket a
catd.case, with Ponsonhy'a and his own cords.
Mr. Price submitted there was not sufficient evidence to detain
the woman, as no representation had been proved to have been
made by her.
This objection gave rise to some conversation of a very desultory
kind, which was ended by the prisoners being again remanded, to
consider whether they should be committed for a conspiracy, or
whether Ireland should be indicted alone for a felony.
Mr. RAWLISSON considered the prisoner's 'representation in
Daniel's ease, and subsequent conduct, plainly indicated either a
fraudulent or felonious intention.

The Transfer Books at the Bank of Ireland, for the dif-
ferent Irish Government Funds, are to be shut, to enable
the Bank to make the arrangements for assimilating the
currencies of Great Britain and Ireland, 3 per Cent Con-
anis, and 34 per cent. from Dec. S to Jan. 9, and 4 per
Cent. Reduced and 3 per Cent. Reduced, fromsth January
to Pith February, Heti.
NOTES.—At the rent-day of Sir H. P.
Hoghton, Bart. in IValton-le-dale, yesterday week, it was
announced to the tenants, that in future no kind of pro-
vincial notes would he taken.—Maneliester Advertiser.

Tuts MURDER NEAR BURY.—It having been stated that
giggle made a full confession of all the circumstances at-
tending this murder, since his cotntnittnent to Lancaster
castle, we have made some inquiries on the subject, and
And that there is no foundation for the report. For tome
time after his commitment, he persisted in charging Ralph
Weston with a participation in the murder, and said that
the people who came to prove an alibi for him were per-
-I,jumd. Occasionally he varied his story, and said that
three persons were concerned in it ; but he never named
the third man. Of late, we believe, he has become ex-
tremely reserved on the subject, and his spirits, which wet e
previously good, are now greatly depressed.—Maseiwa-
Adrcrtiser.

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