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TRAVELLING IN NORTH AMERICA.

sad rerections, si to year MyjetryinConneit may seem meet."

After the petition had been reed, a Resolution was proposed,
" This it be referred to the Committee for General Putpcoes, and
that should be directed ti watch the progress of the Equitable
Lo nr , in their endeavour, to obtain a Royal Charter of
LICO
snit.
b•
Mr. Alden= BROWN could not consent to glee a silent vote on
t.:::s occasion. 'He bud no doubt that many of the gentlemen whose
r.ames wve afflged to the petition which had Just been read,
timed from the purest motives, but unforlunwely timy were very ill
advised. end were inconsiderately doing much mischief. He ap-
prebtatded that-public cnmperics r:ere of vast utility when public
slicks were tn.he undertaken. to which private capital and private
circuities were inadequate. Hut wt.tre public companies interfered
with printentertim, and private uudertskings, they became neither
give mu less than public nuisances. He thqught that it became
this corporation, wbo were the landlords of a great number of trades-
men, and from whem their funds were principally derived, to op-
tpa in every stage the efforts of this monopolizing company, which,
' irartelatent,vanatisratiably werieraie to a large portion of the
cititede of I doe. whose iadlsidoel capital, though quite tufa-
aketufgemil :sslaratleaa, Imola he -wholly tmegarti m own
velve
*V. to yr dubalr. "Thwattarwe7tltally arimal of the moo-
-14 duo Wet 161 erirrupo,s,d.
The laudation was then anathemas* agreed to.
ELECTION OF CO:11140N CRIER.
The Court then proceeed to tic Election of Common Crier
arid Sergeant at Arms.
Tha candidata were Mr. Samuel Roidome and Mr. Nalder.
The ballot lasted two hairs, s hen the member, were found to be,'
7.-tr. Sir. Bald ens - • lit 1 Mr. Nattier - • 97
Tbs• Loan Marne then informed Mr. Beddome that he had
been duly elected to the office.
An BEnnoog expressed his gratitude to the Court, and said,
the honour they had drum hint was doubly valuable, u it had betas'
the ibeaos of showing a testimony of respect to his relative ; and
be soured them his utmost exertions should be used to merit the
good opinion of those who front various circumstances had sup-
ported Ws very respectable opponent.

TITHE COMMITTEE REPORT.
HORCONIII6, the Chairman of the Tithe Committee, pre.
*sated a Repon from that Committee relative to the measures
hch took place in the last Session of Parliament on the appliea-
Cor. for an Act for the repeal of the Act of 37 Hen. VIII. by
enrich darns are made on the inhabitants 'of certain parishes in
Londoti for whes, at the rate of is. 9d. in the pound, which was
ordered to be enteted on the Journals.
no Court adjourned at Twelve o'Clock.

Some years ago Lowcr Canada was probably less visited
by the wealthy inhabitants of the United States than Eng-
land and the Continent of Europe. Ihe existing facilities
of conveyance end the reports of preceding travellers,
base produced an astonishing-alteration in a short time.
'Nary steam-boat from Montreal is filled with respectable
Ameritsens on a tour of pleasure. They proceed from the
southern and middle states to New York, and thence to
Albany by tilt' stosm-boats, where they meet the travellers
front New England. The cotnmcn route is by the Erie
Canal to the Niagara frontier in the passage-boats: thence
in the steam-bests across Lake Ontario to the head of the
Bipeds of the St. Lawrence, by coaches and steam-boats
to Montreal; thence to Quebec and back to Montreal by
ruin ; over land .ro St. John's ; thence across Lale
Champlain to Vs'hiteball in steam-bats, and by coaches
to Troy. or Albany, where they meet the New York
View or proceed over land from Burlington w Boston.
Th.*. -- from New York by ti- -!bec 'td

_ . voyage a urr. by Niagara to Quet. _ cm_ The f,aets nabe case were clearly 'peered; Sid tbe.itirl, without
beds, *bout war. tteen hundred mllte, ft r-rformed sr theibsoirstietty flutwebbn Onffly.
rate of shout sip miles an hour, with little upwards of 1110 The RECORDER ordered him up for judgment, and sentenced
milora land cal riage. The rate of canoeconveyance is generally
him to be imprisoned in the House of Correction for six months ;
to And two sureties in 101. each ; and himself in 401., for his good
lid day. When the steam-boats behaviour for twelve months, and to be further caoti" g
oed itntll C -
k w VOA proceeding night slid
will run from Quebec throupli the magnificent scenes of said recognizance, are entered into.
tit: St. 'Lawrence blose Quebec, to Halifax. and Boston, a Harriet Wright O'Coirnet and Ilfargaret Roach were convicted
of a like offence, and sentenced to one year's imprisonment, and to
p..tiod which cannot be ler tlistant, the course of pleasure
parties from the United States will be in this directicu find sureties for two year; in the sum of 401. and two sureties in
I 10!. each for two years.
homewards.—Quebec Gazette.
NEW COURT. •
(Before the COMMON' :14RGEANT.)
Henry Grreavere Whail was Indicted for stealing, on the 18tit
of August, twenty-four bundles of rotated, the property of Mei
Barlow.
William Bsrlow—ls a general commission agent; his house of
business is at 4, Bull's Head. court, Nergate-street ; rook the pd..
sotier into his, service last -May, was to -give kilo 501. a.yesr and
house-room for l.intseff and foutly ; left torn last August; left M
the warehouse a quantity of bundles oh worsted; returned to town
in consequence of some information respecting the prisoner.
the 20th of August I arrived in town, and itnmediately went to the
prisoner and discharged him ; !Failed tan bias agaiu the following
day, and found the priaotter was gone away with his wife and Is-
trnly. The prisoner had left several boxes behind him ; its one box
was found a sample of worsted, anti in his desk a paper, which ap-
peared the beginning of an invidce: the words were, '• Aleuts.
Block and Co., Debtor to." Mr. Block furnished sonic other pa-
pers --(These papers ware put in and read ; they were the duct.
meets for the mile and payment a quantity of worsted.)—The
prosecutor now made pursuit after the prisoner; found hint about
the 24th of August lo the Edgware-mail j the prisoner ran away,'
but the prosecutor raised a liturand cry after him and retook him.
Crows-examined by Ale. Anoxpitus—The prosecutor received
the prisoner Into his house trota,Sirmingham with a very good chit.
ratter; he had formerly been in a very rwspectable linsinui. for bins.
self ; he said, on finding him, something hrizA. Cannot swear to
the identity of worsted.
By 11l r. A I.LLE—lhes your worsted carry particular numbers
incss—Y es ; the wool ire question was No. 12, slack worsted.
Samuel Block—ls a dealer in worsted in Newsate.street ; cannot
speak to the person of the prisoner, bat the prisoner is Idle LI per-
aoa 1...) cam: to cesz waster to him fur sale. Be represented

TiE FAILS or Nl•o4lll.A.—Messn. Clark and Street,
of Niagara Falls Mills, and Aug. l'orter, Esq. of Man-
oirether, bare issne,', proposals to make a carriage-road hem
the bp of the hank on the Niagara river, below the Falls,
&trio to the water's edge, on both sides of the river; the
reeds to bo tb feat wide, with a.deseent of one foot in lg.
If this undertaking should be carried into effect, it will add
so sektlitionsl inducement to visit the Falls. A person may
then pass the tremendous chasm below the cataract in
sstely, while sitting In a carriage; as the river for some
distrusos below the. fells will admit the passage of ferry-
boats without danger—B/Wo Patriot.
Suretris.—A young girt IS 'years of age, In the service
of flfr. Currie, of Howick-place, Vauxhall-road, destroyed
I -lf about a fortnight ago. She was seduced from her
Louis by a painter in the neighbourhood, 'but on her re-
t,irt, Ma. Ourrie in.,airi took her into his **nice. On
Tlieraday she purchased half an nice of arsenic., under
pretence of destroying rats, at a shop in Westminster, and
swallowed U. She died the same morning. She was a
remarkably pretty girl.
Me. II to who has so long and so satisfactorily held
the phsee af tiovernor of Lancaster Castle, Ills signified
ha tragedies: ofresigning the situation. There are several
ourelldates on the t, among whom is Mr. Liddell, (io•
emits of the If of correction at Prestcu.

• einhansaiment of going into a division upon the 9u
not beets the practice of pressing a report of this im
I through the Coon without giving It a proper cons
I thought at the rune time by opposing the amend
$ settle ',satisfactory to the Itentlenian himself who we
Me &reed to the Report, bo t should not oppose th,
of its being adopted.
The qaestion was then put. when the origin
negatived, and the amendment almost unanimously,
• .he Euratom was consequently adjourned.
THE EQUITABLE LOAN COMP 2
Tl.e City REATMERAACEIS informed the I
Committee for Oeusal Purposes had obtained a cop
addressed to his Ma' in Council, by certain ipdt
big to the Equitable t o
Rossi Cosner of lacome on
maotpany, praying tot
Ihe words of the petition were as follows :
" TO HIS MOST GRACIOUS 3fA.IESTY ix C
' The Humble Petition of Joseph Fry, of Rt. li
Lond d op, buskin :, Matthias Attwood, of Grace
the city of London, banker, 1.P.; Sir IVillian
Cecihsrreet, Strand. in the county or Aliddlisel
Jobe Within, of !spring gardens. in the count,
Esq. ; Timothy Francis Power, of Hart-street, Al
John Burnell, of Whitechapel.road. Middlesex,
Surtees, of lientietta.street, Brunswick-square, 31
Sir 'Peter Laurie, of Cornwall-terrace, Regent's-pi
flat.; Benjamin Carr. of Grosvenor-place. Wad
Esq.; Hewry Hastings Davies, of Elmley Castle,
in the countrofWorcester.Esq. AI.P.; Joseph CM
street, Middlesex. Esq.; John Mouton, of Wale
seamy of Essex. Esq.: Henry Clarke, of Colette
haw London, merchant; Aubone Alumna Surto
ter.*** Camden-tows, Middlesex, Esq.; Su
tan, of leestOeorgo-aireet, in the city of Westmi
M.P.; nod William* Thompson. of Oloueesterq
mum& Middlesex, an Alderman of the city of Is
"-Shame*
" That your petitioners are prenered to prore. I
!be g-tat capital embarked in commerce in the Ur
and the faeltty with which, in many cases, money sr
on bills of eachange, that great difficulties arise ii
voices of money, or loans, upon the deposit or r
chattels, and pettonal property, and in many case
Sees are made of such property, when depostted 1
sale as a secni.tv for advances. and that very heavy
i asses deKTUTAPPIOUPs, are sostaioci by manufactui
and ath eel, for want of the means of obtaining proper
such proert.
" 'thapt youyr petitioners are ready, with other part
dory best formed an establishment, to contribute to
ceprid. to be applied in making such advances and
pledge er deposit of goods, chsttels, and personal in
take for the loan of mums under IOL 'apron each rep
matador rate cf profit or interest than pawnbrokers
thorned to demand and receive upon much loan..
•• That your petitioners are ionised that great
arise in any attempt to carry such purpose into ern
henricial to the public. under any nartnership or de
sanction of a Charter from your Majesty, for their
teculation in conducting the same.
••• That your petitioners are not desirous of obtaini
teen boot personal or other responsibility ; but, on t
willing to connihute their capital. and use and appl
the paeposes aforesaid, under all the responsibilit:es,
•hich by law spply to all other partnerships.'
Your petittoners. therefore, humbly sipplicstt
to gram to your petitioners alltarter of Incorporan.
poles aforesaid, upon such conditions, and under s
sad restrictions, as to your MI sjeery in Connell may
A fuer the petition had been rend, a Resolution
pkl. '• That it hungered to the Committee for General
that should be directed t-• watch the progress of
flet nit, in their endeavours to obtain a Re
In i.
co
Mr. Alderman Snows could not consent to give
t.:::s manioc He hod no doubt that many of the (Zee
r.amee urve sifted to the petition which had jt
timed from the purest motives, but onforionwely tit
advised. end were inconsiderately doing much mis
11. prehistded thatrpublic armouries riere of last atilt
ems*, was tfthe nedertakcs. to whieb private crap
.
SACIUSOS Vete inadequate. lit:: when; public comp
I 1 with prlnteexertion, and private undertakings, ihey
more nor less Olaf+ triadic nuisances. He thought t
this corporation, "too were the landlords of %great no
0 , ma , and from whotti their funds were principally d
poet In every stage the efforts of thiTusrotirtoorstalizirg cc
ir socilwatnt, mlt
=titan' of I don,bwrithollillirodlsidual capital, thou
il
,figulowall issoli he -wholly en
fr 034; 4 ikelritaitrotorterdtatly eppons
1 iliNo
The laudation was then umminionsi, agreed to.
ELECTION OF COMMON CRI E
The Court then proceeded to tic Election of
aria Sergeant MAIMS.
'AI The candidates were Mr. Samuel Boidome and A
The ballot lasted two hours, a he,' the members wi
7.-tr Mr. Beeltiome - - DO 1 31r. Nalder
The• Loan Marna then informed Mr. Beddow
been duly elected to the office.
:tie. BEDDOJII expressed his gratitude to the C(
the honour they had done him wee doubly valuable,
'
fls
the cacaos of showing a testimony of respect to hit
be assured them his utmost exertions should be us
good opinion of those who noon various &amen
portedportedPaiss very respectable opponent.
T,lisTal,lE C(EiIMITTEE REPORT
ril
r. Hußco the Chairman of the Tithe C
owned a Return from tilt Committee relative ufrhich took place in the last Session of Parliament
t:or. for an Act for the repeal of the Act of 37
t wroch claims are made on the inhabiter:Ls of ceru
Londoti for t.thes, at the rote of is. id. to the poi
ordered to be entefcd on the Journals.
TLs Court atourned at Twelve 0'c10ck.......___. —...... _ _
TRAVELLING IN NORTH AM
Some years ego Lower Canada was probab
by the wealthy inhabitants of the United Su
land and the Continent of Europe. Ihe ell
of conveyance end the reports of preeedi
base produced en astonishing-alteration In
'Nary steam-boat from Montreal is filled wi
Amairsclui on a tour of pleasure. They pre
'southern and middle states to New York,
Albany by the itoani-bosts, where they wont
front New England. The common route it
Canal to the Niagara frontier in the passage-
in the steam-boats across Lake-Ontario to tl
i
Bipeds of the St. Lawrence, by euaches am
to Montreal; thence to Quebec and back to
ruin ; over land .to St. John's ; thence
Champlain to IV hitehall in strain-boats, anti
, • to Troy. or Albany, where they meet tb,
li home, or proceed over land from Burlingto
(41 Th- voyage froto New York by Niagara to
tech, shoot sev...neen hundred multi, bra
raw of about it milers an hour, with little in
an;loca land (at rage. The rate of conveyam
low stud proceeding night and slay. When ti
wlllTun from Quebec throup,li the magnifi,
tit: St. 'Lawrence below Quebec, to Holder. a
• p.tiotl which cannot be .le:distant, the court
parties from the United States will be in
botnewards.--Queke Gazette.
THE FAILS or NIAGAAS.--Messn. elm]
• of Niagara Falls Mills, and Aug. Porter, I
cheater, bate issued palmate to make a amt
the top of the hank oat the Niagara river, be
down to the water's edge, on both sides of I
roods to bo tO feet wide, with a.descent of it
If this undertaking should be curried into effe
, an orklitionel inducement to visit the Falls.
1 then pass the tremendous chasm below vii
Gately, while sitting In a carriage; as the ri
chums= below the fails will admit the pa§
danOcr--91;
Loeb without ••• ile Patriot.
riOrctlis.—A young girt IS 'years of age,
of lei. Currie, of Howick-place, Vauxhall-rn
I -rslilf about a fortnight ago. She was sedi
Louis by a painter in the neighbourhood, I
t.irn Me'. Uurrie ck,aiti took her into his
Tliacaday she purchased half an ounce of a
pretence of destroying rats, at a shop in Wee
awatlowed U. She died the same morning
remorkably pretty girl.
I' Mr. Hirsin. . who his PO hog and so astir
t OW plats W tiovernor of Lai:crater (7astle,
Isis tatentisa of IS% the situation. The
candidates= the t, among whom is Mr.
nt vo' of the Id of Correction at Preget+
itijillillin.