The Sun.
London, England, 1822-10-16 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

DEAL, OcT. 15.—Wind W.S.W.—Came down from the
River last night and sailed the Barbara, Smith, for Bahia ;
also and remain the John Saul, Rees, for Jamaica. Arrived
and sailed for the River the John, Popplewell, from Jam...ica ;
Harmony,Grosard, from Honduras; Princess Royal, Sherwood,
for New South Wales—lost an anchor and cable in the Downs
during the gale yesterday-morning.

FALMOUTH, OCT. 14.—Wind N.E.—Sailed the Isabella,
ADNeil, for Charleston; Reirciera,_Mannings, Africa; Char-
lotte, Bahring, Cadiz and Gibraltar ; Alert, Al'Dougal, Phila-
delphia; Fortitude Increased, Maning, St. Kitt's ; Aurora,
Garrett, Seville ; and Norton Packet, for America.
PLYMOUTH, OCT. 14.—Wind N.—Came in the Harriet,
Cumming, from Malaga in 15 days; the Rover, Bally, from
Newfoundland in 17 daYs, with 'loss of bulwarks 10 days ago
in a gale of wind. Sailed the Hinon, Lawnan, for Seville ;
Alpha, Towers, for Buenos Ayres ; Cornwallis, Henderson,
for the Cape of Good Hope.
PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 15.—Wind S. S.W.—Arrived the
Flora, Meldrum, from London ; Traveller, Anderson, ditto
for Alaracaybo, with loss of two anchors and cables each; the
Juno, Slade, from Cadiz; and Lively, Hodgson, with loss of
one anchor and cable; Marquis of Hastings, from the Downs
for Madras and Bengal ; Richards, Williamson, for Demerara ;
Ann, Lowry, for the South Seas ; a Russian frigate ir. now
coming in.

YARMOUTH, OCT. 15.—1 t is hoped that his Majesty's brig
Protector was not one of those wrecked on Sunday night. Six
men belonging to the Ranger cutter are saved.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.—In the gale of Sunday night,
we are sorry to learn, the loss of the Ranger revenue cutter :
having struck on Hasbro' Sand, it is supposed she imme-
diately fell on her broad-side, and that every soul on board
perished ; but providentially a boat, with seven hands, de-
tached on a particular service, and these poor fellows, with
one man on shore sick, are the only survivers out of a crew of
forty men. From the situation in which the brig Protector,
L'Havitt, commander, was seen just before the gale, great fears •
may be entertained for her safety ;we are certain that Live brigs • •
and a sloop are lost near Winterton, among which we find the
Hope, of Newcastle ; Hopewell, of .51ablon ; and Supply,
of Sunderland.

CORN EXCHANGE, OcT. 16.
Since last Monday the Arrivals have been confined to a few
vessels, and that from the coast with Wheat and Barley, but
not much other Grain fresh up ; good dry samples of Wheat
selling this morning readily at last Monday's prices, but othei
qualities are neglected ; Barley nearly sells at our last quota-
tion ; Beans and Peas are without alteration, and the Oat
market remains still short, which supports last market day's
prices.

HOP INTELLIGENCE.
SouTHWAILIC, OCT. 14.—Our Market is very dull, and the
Weald of Kent and Sussex Hops are declining in price, the
choice Middle Kents do not meet so quick a sale as they did,
but they support their prices.
Kent Pockets-40s to 60s 70s and 955, a curious lot or twoloo4.
Sussex Ditto-35s to 45s 50s and 525, ditto 54s and 565.
Kent Bags-42s to 56s 60s and 84s. ditto 86s and 90s.
Sussex Bags-38s to 455.

CURIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.—On Saturday last,
the sth inst., new stocks were erected in the village of Westcott.,
in this county, by order of the parish officers. It may appear
somewhat strange, but it is nevertheless perfectly true, that
the old ::cocks were positively worn out and decayed by old age,
and not from any use in the way for which they were designed,
as the oldest persons in the village do not remember any instance
of a person being set in the stocks. The old ones, lately re-
moved, were put up between 40 and 50 years ago, and from.
their erection to their removal were never made use of. A
person who died about ten years ago, being then nearly
eighty years of age, used to say, that in early life (he then being
I constable) in the execution of his duty he placed a refractory
man in the stocks (which were then standing), and which, is t.,e
only instance handed down by tradition of a man being set in
the stocks in the village of Westcott, a circumstance which re-
flects no little credit on the general good government 'of the
village alehouse, situate near the spot, and which has been kept
by the present occupier (Mr. Sanders) nearly 30 years.—(Backs
Chronicle.)
HOUSE ROBBERY.-On Saturday last a female,
about the age of 26, engaged a ready furnished apartment at
No. It, Barnsbury-row, Islington, for herself and husband, as
she stated, who had just come from the country. On the Mon-
day evening following, during a temporary absence of -the fa-
mily, who had left the servant at home, they picked all the
locks, and stripped the house of every article of wearing ap.
parel, linen, plate, books, &c., and succeeded in getting away
with the whole before the family returned. The man is about
five feet one or two inches high, sallow complexion, ,and has
every appearance of being in a consumption ; he is marked
with the small-pox, and has dark hair. The woman is of a
fair complexion, and has to strangers a forced smile ,upon her
countenance. They took the apartment by the name of
Asplins.
As a proof of the mildness of the season., there
was pulled, on the 2d of this month, in Soutlibar Garden, a dish
of the rose strawberry, measuring two and three quarter inches
in circumference, and equally high-flavoured as thosg pulled in
July,.—( Glasgow Paper.)
FIRE.-The neighbourhood of. Fish-street-hill
was last night thrown into great agitation, in
consequence of a fire breaking out in . the pre-
mises of Mr. Joseph- Walker, feather-bed ma-
nufacturer, residing in Fish-street-hill. The
fire was perceived by the opposite neighbours,
who saw clouds of smoke pouring out of the front
door, and immediately informed Mr. Walker, who
on examination found that some flocks and wool
in the warehouse had by some unknown means
taken fire and were burning furiously. Fortu-
nately for Mr. Walker, the speedy arrival of the
engines prevented the flames from doing any
very serious injury, except that of the windows
which are smashed to pieces. The. new beds,
flocks, and wool, that the fire had got into, were
removed by the firemen to the churchyard oppo-
site, and the incessant rain soon Put out the fire,
as did the engines on the premises.
An American Paper lately, among a collection
if miscellaneous paragraphs, under the title of
"'Things in General," published the following :
" A lottery is advertised in Delaware, for the
purpose of drawing comfortable births in the
burying ground."

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THE LONDON JOURNALS.

rETRACTS FROM TIIE DAILY MORNING PAPERS,

October 16, 1822.

[MORNING POST.]
The intelligence from Spain is contradictory.
The Ultra Journals assert that Tarragona and
Saragossa have been taken by the Royalists,
whilst the Ministerial Prints contradict all the
advantages said to have been gained by that
party, and describe the operations of Mina as
conducted with skill, activity, and hitherto with
success. They mentien his occupation of Cer-
vera, but state that instead of burning the town,
be treated the inhabitants with great 'mildness,
and caused all kind of property to be respected.
A private letter from Vienna, dated the 3d inst.,
we regret tojind, says that since his arrival in
that capital, the Duke of Wellington continued
to be indisposed. His Grace had, however, been
present at three long conferences which bad taken
place, the one at the Hotel of Prince Metternich,
the second at that of the Emperor of Russia, and
the last at the Vicompt de-Montmorency's, before
the departure of the Sovereigns for Verona.

NIIE'TIMES.]
It is rumoured, and with strong probability of
truth, that the Members of the Holy Alliance
are not wholly agreed 'respecting the manner in
-which Spain ought to be treated. We, if we
might, should give the august Members the same
advice that the sagacious Minister gave his Royal
Master,-who wanted much to benefit commerce,
'hut did not exactly know how—" Letit alone."
The very existence of the Holy Alliance is in
one respect injurious to Spain,--that it teaches
the rebels of the Peninsula to look, however er-
roneously, to foreign aid, and so encourages them
to persevere in their rebellion. The parties
to the Holy Alliance, therefore, should, upon
every principle of humanity, determine briefly
what they mean to do; or rather they ought,
if they had been swayed by humane mo-
*tires, to have determined some time, ago. We
-would wish_ to supply the misled Catalans with-
a case analogous to their own, from which they,
may justly appreciate the advantages which they
are to derive from foreign aid. For how many
years did the•Vendeans fatten the soil of their
country with their own blood, looking out for aid
and support from England,—a country not at the
distance that Russia and Austria are from Spain,
hut touchin,, as were by its navy the borders of
Me desolated region i Disappointment succeeded
di,appointment, defeat followed defeat. The
Vendeans were at last obliged to submit : they
became united with the 'French Republic and
Empire; and if the Bourbons were at last re-
stored, it was by no agency of theirs.

[NEW TIMES.] •
The Morning Chronicle informs its readers,
that " the arrest of Mr. Bowring has excited a
'strong feeling of indignation in almost all classes
of this Metropolis."' This is about as accurate
as " the storm of popular indignation," which it
asserted to have taken place at Paris on the exe-
cution of the four traitors there last month.—

NYlietiwi look into Thci Times for an account of
'strong feeling excited by Mr. Bowring's
arrest, we find a very cold notice of the fact, with
•-tftiS -remark upon it—that "it now becomes
simply a question of fact, how far Mr. Bowring
has assisted, intermeddled with, or implicated
tilinself tea criminal extent in the French faction"
:7777:.with.a, hint tq him, that if he has done so, he
may expect to be treated as. the Constitutional
Government of Spain would most undoubtedly
treat any Frenchman whom they should catch on
the frontiers of the Peninsular " with sealed
letters from the Army of the Faith to a certain
party in his own country." Our Readers will be
surprised to see The Dmes and Chronicle, those
rivals for revolutionary favour, treating a subject
of this kind so very differently. The solution is
simple :—Mr. Bowring is a friend of The Morning
Chronicle : and
.The Times would not care if all
the friends of The Chronicle were hanged.

[WHINING CIIIION/CLE.3
;The choice of President and Vice-President of
th:e.xtraordinaiy Cortes,. in the persons of the
Deputies Salvato and Dontinech, indicates clearly
the excellent state of the public mind at present
in:Spain. The former is one of the Deputies f(4.
Catalonia, the latter for Valencia. They are
both men of cultivated education, great talents,
firmness,and decision,and highlyliberal principles.
Public opinion has-proved, in this instance, com-
pletely triumphant over the gold of the Serviles.
,In -the Cortes, it is obvious that the Liberals
have recovered the ascendancy which they had
at the commencement of the last Session, but
lost, by intrigue and bribery, in the course of it;
and we think there is very little danger that the
influence of the. Divinistas, Argnellistits, or af-
fected Moderates, will be again able to wrest it
from them, notwithstanding the superior-talents,
and • especially the superior cunning of their
leader, Augustus Arguelles, who, along with
much eloquence, has the advantage of possessing
considerable discretion, and seldom committing
himself in debate.

[MORNING HERALD.]
Our readers have observed, in the Herald,
same letters narrating or referring to the arrest
and detention of Mr. Bowrimg, an English gen-
tleman, in France. It is not our intention to say
one word on the personal conduct or case of Mr.
Bowrin, still less to offer any excuse for the
vexatious and oppressive practices of the
French Police: We would notice only the
tone of absurd assumption, in which this
occurrence is treated by some in London,
and offer a word of advice to those of our
countrymen, who at the present period visit
France. " What !" it is asked, "shall the French
Government dare to arrest an English Merchant
—an English Gentleman i" Yes, surely ; a Bri-
tish subject has no peculiar exemption from the
laws of France, and the administrative regulations
of her Government, however harsh or vexatious
they may be. But too many British subjects,
full of this foolish notion of their being a supe-

nor and privileged race, demean themselves in
France as if they had right to do will they
please—even assuming airs and pretensions which
would subject them to laughter, or t, some more
serious consequence, if they risked them at home.
—A John Bull, who would yield quietly to a
policeman's staff in London, thinks he has a
right to force a sentry or resist a gees-d'arme in
Paris. These arrogant pretensions co-operate
with political animosities to render the English
objects of strong dislike to the French,—and
what is worse, to render the national character
ridiculous.

. [BRITISH.. PRESS.]
We lately announced the arrest of a British
subject, Mr. Bowring, at Calais, from which place
he has been transferred to Boulogne, -where he
has been committed to solitary confinement, his
friends, and even the British Consul, not
being permitted to see him. His arrest at
Calais was in consequence of an order by
telegraph from Paris. The alleged ground
is a charge of being the bearer of letters to
the revolutionists of England, which is strength-
ened by the circumstance, that, at the time of his
arrest, all his letters and papers were taken
from him, and transmitted to Paris. All the 'do-
cuments which have appeared upon the subject
are given in another part of our Paper. We
have hitherto abstained from indulging in obser-
vations upon it, because, in fact, the whole of
the case is not before us, and we may run
the, risk of inflicting censure where it may
eventually prove there was no cause of blame.
The arrest of Mr. Bowring prima facie is, under
all the circumstances as related, a violent, out-
rage upon the person of a British subject, which
the seizure of ordinary letters or parcels upon
his person for conveyance to, England will not
justify ; but that may not prove the actual case,
and the French Government have evidently pro-
ceeded upon the ground of his being the con-
scious channel of "a revolutionary correspondence.

MARGATE, OCT. 14.

TREMENDOUS GALE—SHIPWRECKS, &c.

After an evening particularly inclement, the
rain descending in torrents, the wind arose,
blew a very heavy gale all night, and came
round from south west to north east, at two,
P. M. Nothing can equal the rude blasts which
sweep the northern sea ; and are here felt
in their utmost-severity. This was the signal for
the Hovellers, as tbey are called ;—a race of
men peculiar in their habits and growth, and of
the most enterprising character. They turned
out of their births, and with their night-glasses
were watching about till day-break, when they
discovered a homeward-bound East Indiaman
a-ground, and beating violently on that long
line of shoals, abotit. 15' miles from land, called
" the Margate Sands." A lug-sail boat, which
will live in any sea, was quickly launched, and
provided with paddles,; these and ten men pro-
ceeded, with the rapidity of a bird, to the ship in
distress. About this time pieces of wreck
were beating against the Cliffs for a long extent
of coast. About seven, came in the head of
a sloop, "and• a quantity of spars, apparently-
a part of her cargo. On the Nayland Rock,
at the same time, was seen a fine brig with
the surf beating over the mast-head ; and, in
the offing, Dutch, Flemish and French boats,
beating up against the tempest, some dismasted.
At eight o'clock the hurricane had not abated.
The brig before mentioned, had.by the rise of
the tide, drifted under the Cliff, near the
Sea Bathing Infirmary, where she was in great
danger for a time. It appears that the latter
was laden with grocery and spices. Every hour
boats are coming in for anchors, cables, and
cordage. No packets for London to-day. The
chain-cable of that magnificent boat the Hero
snapped in the harbour ; this will serve to
skew the war in the elements. On the fort, the
sprays not only inundated what is called the
Marine Promenade, but they actually were car-
ried. by the whirlwind over the roofs of tl►e
highest houses.
Noon.—Not only the visitants, but the natives
are out to see the effects of the gale. Sheets of
water are running over the Upper to the Lower
Pier, and thence into the Harbour. At the angle;
by the Duke's Head, the water rises over the
shingles, and pours in rivulets down to the jetty,
next the Parade.

A Dunkirk boat has just brought in three
bodies picked -up at sea. The Frenchman re-
ports that he saw a large ship on the Goodwin
Sands.

No promenade last evening at the Assembly
Rooms, owing to the state of the weather The
Master of the Ceremonies had a brilliant Ball at
Broadstairs last week. Ramsgate is full to an
overflow.

Three o'Clock, p. m.—One vessel has sunk, in
the Sands—all gone down—not a soul saved !

ANOTHER LETTER, SAME DATE.

Between one and two o'clock this morning, a remarkably
sudden gale of wind came on from the north-east, which in a
few minutes increased to a perfect hurricane, and continued un-
abated till daylight. The most• alarming apprehensions were
entertained, which were, as the day approached, unhappily
verified.

The first object of distress that presented itself was a vessel
on shore upon the Nayland Rock ; the crew were fortunately.
saved, but the tide flowing at the time, she drifted higher and
higher, and now lies close under the cliff near the Sea Bathing
Infirmary, with some scores of persons with carts and horses
removing the cargo ; her name is the Good Intent, regular
trader between Cowes and London.
Would to God, for the sake of humanity, that this disastrous
storm had been confined to the, loss of property only ; but a
brig that was seen at anchor in the evening, about a mile from
the Long Nose, or Fairness Dock, was, alas ! seen for the last
time. The morning presented nothing but pieces of wreck
floating ashore, seamen's chests, spars, deck-planks, &c. She
must, as the wind blew directly upon the rock, have gone to
pieces in the night, and every soul on board . have perished.—
'fhe offices upon the preventive-service with great promptitude
seized the chests ; and, with equal feeling, declines opening
them for the present. The name of the vessel is pretty well
known ; but as some doubts may exist, it would be cruelty to
the relatives of the ship's company to mention it, beforeall doubt
is removed. _

Nor does this end the catalogue ; for the topmasts and yards
are distinctly seen floating, with other parcels of wreck, of
another ship, about half roads across. She must have foundered
at her anchorage; particulars of course unknown.
FIVE o'C LOCK, P.M.—A fine 2i inch cable is just going off
to the lion. Company's ship Vansittart, Captain Valrymple,
which has. rode out the gale m fine style.

FOREIGN TRADE OF THE COUNTRY.

REPORT.
( Concludedfronz yesterday's Su N.)
DOVER HARBOUR.

Your Committee's attention was, in the next instance, direct-
ed Dover Harbour, and the charges imposed and concluded for
its maintenance. 'This harbour has long enjoyed Legislative
protection ; the Act under which it is now regulated is the 47th
Geo. 111. c. 69. The management is placed under the Lord
Warden of the Cinque Ports, the Lieutenant-Governor of Do-,
ver Castle, the Mayor of Dover for the time being, and a certain
number of assistants, who used to hold meetings twice a year,
but which, according to the evidence of Mi. Shipdem, the re-
gistrar and agent, have not been regularly held for some years.
They have the power, under the Act, to raise monies for the
purposes of the harbour, upon the credit of the rates, in such
manner as to a majority of them may seem expedient ; of this
right they have availed themselves to a considerable extent, as
by a paper returned by Mr. Latham, the treasurer, it appears,
that since the year 1794, sums have been raised upon the credit
of the rates to the amount of 19,5001., part of which upon an-
nuities at 9, 10, and 11 per cent., and that an agreement has
been made with a Mr. Oxenden, for a further loan of 7,0001.,
making together no less a suit than 26,5001. at an annual
interest of 1,504/., of which sum so raised, 23,500/. has been
borrowed within the last five years ; it appears further, by the
accounts rendered and confirmed by the evidence of the regis-
trar, that the, annual average revenues of the harbour are about
13,0001. per annum, so that in five years a sum of no less than
81,500/. has been expended upon the works, repairs, and main-
tenance of the harbour. The amount of the rates by law esta-
blished Upon the shipping are, three-pence per ton upon all
ships under 300 tons burden, bound over sea, which shall
_pass
from, to, or by Dover, whether to the east or the west side of
the Goodwin Sands, or w-sich shall enter the harbour, and au-
thorizes a reimbursement of the rates from the owners of the
cargoes with which the vessels shall be laden.
Coasting vessels if laden, arc subject to a charge of I Ad. for
every chaldron of coals or culm, ton of grindstone, Purbeck, or
Portland stone, provided they shall .be above 20 tons and un-
der 300 tons; and from every vessel that may enter Dover
harbour, laden with merchandize, above 300 tons burden, 3d.
per ton; but if laden with coals and culm, lid. per chaldron,
and an equal charge for every ton of grindstone, Purbeck, or
Portland stone. All vessels in ballast, and such as do not‘ en-
ter the habour, being of the burden of 300 tons and upwards,
are exempted from any demand.
The annual receipt of rates, upon an average of the last five
years, is about 11,300/. ; and the annual receipt of permanent
income, arising from ground rents, and leases of houses and
land, to about 1,700/., making together die annual income
13,0001. per annum. -
Many of- the observations your Committee have felt •it their
duty to make, in regaed to the principle upon which the rates
payable from shipping to Ramsgate harbour are in some in-
stances collected, apply more strongly to that of Dover. The
practice, although sanctioned by law, of making vessels pay
duties for a harbour, of the advantages of which they do not,
and in many cases cannot, avail themselves, appear to your
Committee objectionable ; and particularly so in a case where,
, from the natural founation of a bar thrown up before the har-
bour during gales of wind, ships are frequently precluded from
obtaining shelter in it in periods of great danger and distress.
It appears in evidence, that the bar in question is at times in-
creased to a degree to render the entrance of ships or eraft of
any burden into the harbour impracticable ; and although upon
some occasions during spring tides, vessels of between 400 and
500 tons are said to have entered for shelter, they must be con-
sidered as extraordinary cases, and to have occurred during the
prevalence of a northerly wind, when it is presumed that ves-
sels, unless in a state of the most imminent peril from leakage
or damage, would prefer seeping shelter in the roads of Dunge-
ness, or even Portsmouth harbour.,
Attempts have been made to obviate the obstruction alluded
to, which have hitherto been unsuccessful. It is stated to your
Committee, however, that works are now in progress, which
may lessen the contimiance of the inconvenience, although not
prevent it. Mr. Shipdem states, that whenever the works in
question shall be in o_peration, it will require a tide to remove
the obstruction, which your Committee understandto be, after
the gale of wind (which has produced the bar) shall have sub-
sided, the harbour, of course, not affording shelter at the mo-
ment when most important. How far any ingenuity may be
successful in seconding the -endeavours which the Harbour
Trust arc making, at a great expense,
,to obviate the in-
conveniences belonging to this harbour, your Committee
are unable to form a judgment ; but they submit whether
in any event the accomnmodation it appears likely to afford
to the navigation of the country, is of an extent and value
to furnish a reason for 'continuing (except on those that may
actually enter the harbour)- so large an impost on7ups under
three hundred tons, sailing from port to port, which in the or-
dinary course of navigation pass between Calais and Dover,
and which have little chance of reaping any advantage from
it. Upon these, grounds your Committee would have felt no
hesitation in suggesting the continuance of all rates upon ships
or vessels which shall not avail themselves of Dover harbour,
were it-not fbr the large debt which has been incurred, the pay-
ment of which has been guaranteed upon the faith of the rates,
and the importance which, in a national point of view, belongs
to the harbour, as affording a point of most convenient cum:tu-
n:Catkin with the coast of Irance, which your Committee are of
opinion should, under' any circumstances,. be maintained. It
appears t 0 them, however, that by subjecting the expenditure
to a vigilant supervision, and establishing a system of rigid
economy, reducing the large balances of cash which are allow-
ed to remain hi he hands of die treasurer, executing the ne-
cessary repairs and works by-contract, within limited periods,
and under the sunerintendence of an active and intelligent en-
gineer, a very con:icier:llle reduction of the rates on all vessels
under 300 tons pawing Dover Harbour, laden, and now charge-
able with 3d per ton, may be effected.
Your Committee have found it necessary to express their
opinion strongly, as to the necessity of a vigilant attention in
the administration of the funds, as it is to be collected from the
evidence of the registrar, that the periodical meetings of the
Board have for some years past been unattended to, and that
no regular audit of the accounts beyond the mere examina-
tion of the vouchers, with the amounts of payment, has taken
place. -
Your Committee find, by reference to the annual accounts
.that the permanent revenues of the harbour are about 1,7001.
per annum, being about 2001. more than the interest payable
upon the monies borrowed, and yet to be received, 7,000/. being
put to the credit of the trust, exclusive of the balance of cash.
The annual average receipt of rates, as now established, yield
about 11,300/. ; but from the imperfect mode in which the ace
counts are kept, no correct return can be obtained of the ton-
nage of the vessels, which have, . during the last few years,
sought shelter in Dover harbour; nor has the harbour-master
or registrar, who have been examined to those points, been able
to give to the Cothinittee any information on the subject. From
a return, however, made by the collector of the Customs at the
port, it appears that the amount of the contributions annually
made from vessels that enter and sail from the harbour is about
1,150/., bearing a very small proportion of the sum levied.—
The rates upon such vessels as may enter the harbour, your
Committee do not propose should be altered ; but they are de-
cidedly of opinion that the rates upon vessels merely passing
should be forthwith reduced to one penny pet' ton, that is, on
all vessels laden; bound over sea, being under 300 tons ; and
on all coasters laden-With coal or culm, one halfpenny per chal-
dron ; and Coe like Sam on every ton of Purbeck, Portland,
or grihstone, the latter being above 20 tons, and under 300
tons ; this diminution in the rates, being two-thirds of the pre-
sent charge, will reduce the amount of collection from vessels
%passing, to •-. . £3,713
Add thereto, annual collection from vessels entering
the harbour - 150
Estimated total annual average receipt from rates -
Add thereto, permanent revenues

4,863
1,700

Total annual revenue - - Xf3,563
which will furnish very ample moans for providing the interest
upon_the monies already borrowed, and the further sum which
it may be necessary to raise to complete further works (of the
expediency of which your Committee entertain the greatest
doubt), and keep the harbour in a state of repair ; and also to
form an accumulating fund for paying off those sums of money,
which have been, or may be borrowed, as loans only, allowing
at the same time a sufficient sum for the establishment and con-
tingencies.
The Board of Assistants having under the act the power of
reducing the harbour rates, it therefore will depend upon them,
in the first instance, that the recommendations of your Com-
mittee, in respect to the relief of the shipping, should be car-
ried into effect, as also that for the general accommodation of
the trade, they consent that the collection of the Dover Har-
bour dues, payable in London, should be received by the Tri-
nity Corporation, at their office on Tower-hill ; and 4, per cent.
commission be allowed for the collection.

Among the heads intended for inquiry, were the tonnage
duty and the consulage. From the first, your Committee has
been relieved by the repeal which has taken place in the course
of the present session ; and they have reason to believe, that
the second has been long under the consideration of the Go.
vernment, and a bill for the regulation of it likely to be sub.
mitted to Parliament • but there are still, however, several sub-
jects connected with tho burdens upon trade, and others of con-
siderable importance to the commerce of the country; under
the consideration of your Committee ; amongst which are
the laws relating to. quarantine, the rates collected under
them, the London port duty, and the regulations and

rates of pilotage ; the inquiry into which your Committee
had hoped to khave been able to complete in the course of
the present Session; This has been prevented by a-reference
to them of the application of the West India Dock Company
for a renewal of their charter, together with the numerous peti-
tions which haire been presented against it from various quar-
ters. The approaching expiration of the charter, to the expe-
diency of continuing which their attention was thus called, has
compelled them to suspend their examination into the subjects
referred to, and to proceed without delay upon this part of their
inquiry. Although considerable progress has been made in it,
they cannot venture to entertain the hope of bringing it to a
conclusion in time to enable them to resume the consideration
of those subjects before the probable rising of Parliament ; it
must therefore remain postponed, to be renewed in a future
session of Parliament, if it shall be the pleasure of the house
to revive the Committee.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, OCT 15.
Sittings bore Michaelmas Term. •

The adjourned Sittings before Term .commenced this day in
the Court of Common Pleas, Westminster, before the Lord
Chief Justice ABBOTT, and a Common Jury.

STANLEY V. DODD.

This case, which has been already more than once before the
public, was brought on after some undefended causes had been
gone through.
Mr. SCARLET T stated the case to the Jury. It was an ac-
tion against the defendant, who is a guardian of the poor in the
parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal-green, to recover several'penal-
ties of 100/. for several alleged violations of the Statute 55th of
George 111., which enacts, that no overseer, guardian, trustee,
or other person intrusted with the care and management of pa-
rochial poor, shall supply the workhouse by contract or for
money with any provisions used by the paupers, under a penalty
of 100/. for each offence. The Act, the Learned Gentleman
observed, was one which it was of the greatest importance
should be strictly enforced, because it tended to prevent a repe-
tition of those many frauds which had been committed by per-
sona in such situations to the great injury of the poor and great
loss to parishes. It would be proved that the defendant was a
guardian of the poor in right of property held in the parish,
and that, contrary to the Statute, he had for a certain time in
1019 and 1820 supplied milk to the workhouse, by which he
was paid by the treasurer of the parish. To put a stop to such
a practice the present action was brought. The Learned Gen-
tleman then called several witnesses, who proved that Mr. Dodd
was a guardian of the poor, and that the milk was delivered to
the workhouse by his men, and paid for, in 1819 and 1820.
The plaintiff's case being closed, .. -
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, for the defendant, said that the
evidence did not bring his client within the meaning of the sta-
tute. It was true the 55th of Geo. 111. was very comprehen-
sive, but in the present case its meaning should be considered
with reference to some local acts which had passed for the better
regulation and government of the parish in question. By one
act (we believe the 13th Geo. Ill'.) it was enacted that every
person possessed of 80/. a year in the parish as freehold pro-
perty should be a guardian of the poor in right of that property.
By another Act (the 30th of Geo. III.) it was ordered that the
guardians of the poor should consist of the rector, churchwardens,
and 20 persons annually chosen, besides those who were qualified
in right of property. By another Act (53d G. III.) it was enacted
that the guardians of the poor should consist of 30 persons (in-
cluding the rector and churchivardens), but taking no notice
of any persons being qualified to act as such in right of any
property. Mr. Dodd was elected for a year in 1817, but in
that year it was not pretended that he delivered any milk or
other provisions to the workhouse. Since that year he attended
at the vestry and other meetings, but took no part in them : he
merely attended as any other parishioner, either for his amuse-
ment or curiosity. Now he submitted that under those circum-
stanccs Mr. Dodd could not be considered a guardian of the
poor, and as such could not be brought within the meaning of
the act.

Mr. SCARLETT was about to reply, when
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE interposed, and observed that,
whichever way he might decide the point now, it mustcome for
the opinion of the full Court. He would therefore defer giving
any opinion at present, but would reserve the point.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said, that except the objection
he had made, he had nothing to offer. Undoubtedly, he could
not dispute that Mr. Dodd had supplied the milk. He hoped,
however, the Jury would consider that the slightest imputation
was not cast upon Mr. Dodd by that circumstance. No ob-
jection had been made either to the quality of the milk, or to
the price charged for it; acid he could show, if it was material
to the point at issue, that Mr. Dodd had been repeatedly re-
quaated by several of the parishioners to supply the work-
house with milk, because they were satisfied it would be an ad-
vantage to the parish, and, in fact, the milk was delivered at a
`cheaper rate than it could be obtained from any other person.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said, that the act under which
the present action was brought was a most important one, and
it was of the utmost consequence that its enactments shoto be
strictly adhered to. It was passed with a view of preVenting
the abuses likely to arise from guardians and overseers becom-
ing contractors for supplying the poor with provisions. it was
here clearly proved that Mr. Dodd did supply the poor though
in right bf property he was a guardian of the poor in that parish.
It would, however, be for the future consideration of the Court
how far the defendant's case was affected by the objection which
had been madAy his Counsel.
The Jury found for the plaintiff, and the Court- gave the de-
fendant leave to move in term to have a nonsuit entered.