The Sun.
London, England, 1831-03-28 00:00:00

POLICE thELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HO USE.
Some days ago the particulars of a robbery, committed
,upon Charles Louis, Viscount de la Vielle, in Paris, by his
valet, Reynard, appeared in the daily pipers. The pri-
soner had stolen between 500/. and 9001. in gold coin
from his master, with whom he had lived for 20 years,
and by whom lie had b,en treated with the greatest kind-
ness and indulgence. He had been told that he should
have his liberty if he would consent to give up all claim
to the money, most of which now lies in the hands of Mr.
Cope, the marshal ; but he had received such a lesson
while in prison, that he determined upon persevering in
his claim, although he bad acknowledged to Mr. Cope
that he had committed the robbery.

On Saturday an extraordinary scene took place, exciting
very great interest, but causing general regret that the
international law between England and the Continent is so
extremely defective.
The prisoner was brought up for a second examination.
Upon being put to the bar he appeared determined on a
decisive course.

The LORD MAYOR asked him whether he was disposed
to give up his master's property ?—The prisoner shook his
head and said in French—" No, no, it is my own, and I
shall not give up a farthing of it."
Mr. Barnes, Solicitor for the Count, feared his Lord-
ship had no alternative but that of discharging the pri-
soner.

The Loan Mayolt was very sorry for it, and asked
whether Prince Talleyrand and the Secretary of State had
been applied to on the subject ?—The Secretary to the
French Ambassador'said that Prince Talleyrand had de-
clined interfering in a case of the kind, as such interfer-
ferenee would not be consonant with the general practice,
but his Excellency was mast desirous that, if possible, the
money should be restored to the master.
The prisoner's attorney submitted that no one would be
justified in detaining his client's money.
The Loan MAYOR-It le greatly to be lamented that
so great a villain should be allowed to escape ; and I hope
that his Majesty's Government will add to the great cha-
racter they have achieved by preventing England from
being a place of refuge to such characters.
The prisoner was standing very calmly at the bar,
evidently indifferent to what was going forward. At this
moment a door opened opposite to the place in which he
was, and his aged master suddenly appeared before him.
Such an appearance, it was evident to all, was wholly un-
expected by the prisoner, whose countenance underwent an
instantaneous change. Ilis lip quivertd, and the hand
with which lie held the bar trembled.

The Count immediately went over to the prisoner, who
was making a desperate effort to appear unconcerned, and
addressed him in French to the following effect :—" Why
have you treated a kind master with such ingratitude?
What provocation did I ever give to you, that you should
deprive me of my property? Did I ever deny you any
request ? Did you ❑ot find me a physician to you when
you were Pick, and had you ever any reason to reproach
me with being a severe, or an unreasonable, or an intem-
perate master? Answer me."
The prisoner uttered not a word, but trembled ex-
cessively.
The Count—" Well, you admit that I have been all
this. How, then, could you force your nature to do me
this injustice ? For twenty years you have been treated
confidentially and affectionately, and by way of recom•
pence you rob me! You have compelled me to alter my
will, in which I had not forgotten those whom I believed
to be my faithful servants. In my old age you fret me
with an act of ingratitude, which it is impossible for me
to reflect upon without the deepest pain ; and what more
bitterly grieves me is, that you are so hardened in guilt as
to persist in keeping the plunder. This species of offence
must give the people of this country a dreadful opinion of
ours ; never was there witnessed at an English Court of
Justice an instance of a man who, having committed a
robbery and confessed it, and exhibited symptoms of com-
punction, turned round upon the person he had injured,
and abandoned the just feeling by which he was visited !
Is it possible that youjrefuse to give me back nay own ?
You have now an opportunity of retrieving your cha-
racter in some degree : seize that opportunity, and I shall
forgive you from my heart."
The prisoner, after considerable hesitation, said, but in
a voice almost inaudible, " No, Sir; the money is not
yours; it is mine."
Mr. nobler begged that the Count would hold no fur-
ther conversation with so base a villain.
The Count s iid it was almost incredible that such a
case could occur. Ile bad never before suspected the pri-
soner capable of a dishonest action.
The Loitn MAYOR again regretted that lie could not act
in the case. Be hoped that no part of the money would be
given up to so great a villain, and told him to quit the office.
We understand that Mr. Cope afterwards gave up the
money he had taken from the prisoner to the Count, upon
receiving an indemnification.
The Conn! had been Ambassador to Constantinople in
the reign of Louis XVIII., and has a pension of 200,000
francs a-year.
G U ILD HALL.

On Saturday a young man, named Charles Roberts,
was charged before Mr. Alderman WINCHESTER with
stealing a suit of clothes from a child about five years old,
the son of James Harding, of Windsor-street, Islington.

It appeared that the prisoner enticed the child from its
father's door under the pretence of getting it to hold a
donkey, and after treating the poor little fellow with an
orange in Cloth-fair, coaxed it into a privy at the back of
a public-house in West-street, Smithfield, and persuaded
him to pull off his clothes under the pretence of getting
them brushed a little, promising to return with them pre-
sently and bring him a pretty live bird. Some time after,
the child was found shivering with the cold, from being
stripped to his shirt, and was conveyed home to his pa-
rents. The prisoner being slightly known at the shop
where he bought the orange, was traced and apprehended
on Friday.
The prisoner did not make any defence.
Mr. Alderman WINCHESTER considered the case one of
an aggravated nature, on account of the anxiety it must
have occasioned to the parents, and remanded the prisoner
till Monday.
B 0 TV-STREET.

On Saturday several publicans appeared before the
magistrates, to answer to complaints preferred against
them by the officers of F division, for harbouring im-
proper characters in their houses, and permitting gambling
and other acts of disorder therein, contrary to the tenure
of their licences. The landlord of the King's Head,
James-street, Covent-garden, having pleaded guilty, was
fined in the mitigated penalty of 10s. The landlord of
the Ship, in the same street, whose name is James
Mills, was then called upon, when his wife appeared for him.
Mr. HA LLs asked if Mills was not an attorney:in Hatton-
garden, and being answered in the affirmative, he directed
the case to stand over until the defendant should 'appear
in person, observing, it was a scandalous thing that a re-
gularly admitted attorney should act as the landlord of a
public-house, and that, too, one in which robberies were
nightly committed.
The landlord of the Old Fountain, in Catherine-street,
Strand, was fined 10s. for suffering cards to be played
in his house; and Clark, the landlord of the White
Lion, in Wych-street, was fined 40s. for harbouring
improper characters, he having frequently bee❑ fined be-
fore for the same offence.

The Magistrates expressed their determination to stop
the licence of this house altogether at the next licensing day.

MARLBORO U GM- STREET.

On Saturday night, just as Mr. CONANT, the sitting
Magistrate, was about quitting the bench, an individual
of respectable appearance, and who, it was said, is in
an extensive line of business at the west end of the town,
applied for his advice under the following extraordinary
circumstances appeared from the statement of the
applicant, that he had married, about two years since, a
highly respectable female, whom he believed, till the pre-
ceding afternoon, to have been faithful to his bed. Un-
fortunately, however, he and his wife, last year, visited
Fairlop Fair, where she became acquainted with an indi-
dual who, by his seducing manners, ultimately effected his
purpose. Shortly after he demanded money of her,
under a threat that if she refused he would betray her to
her husband. She then consented to his demand ; which,
however, was no sooner satisfied than he again made appli-
cation for further supplies, which the unfortunate woman
had from time to time banded over to him. About six
months since the headless and seducing wretch got mar-
ried, and the wife of the applicant was in hopes that he
would allow her to remain in peace ; but she was mis-
taken ; for he not only came himself and demanded money
when her husband was from home, but actually, on more
than one occasion, sent the woman he had been united
to. The applicant's wife became alarmed at the frequent
calls for money, and determined, on a request being made
for about 17!., to refuse it. This incensed her se-
ducer, who, taking the opportunity when she was
alone, came to her residence, and threatened, by
holding a razor to her throat, to put an end to her exist-
ence if she did not comply with his exorbitant demand.
The threat had the desired effect, and the money, a few
days after, was forthcoming. Subsequently to this trans-
action he forced her to sign a bond for the payment of
20!. on a certain day, which, combined with the preced-
ing circumstances, so preyed on her mind, that she be-

came alarmingly ill. The applicant sainly endeavoured
for some time to know the cause of her altered appear-
ance, and his wife, in an agony of grief, partially dis-
closed to him the particulars. His feelings on such an
occasion were poignant in the extreme ; but as his wife
had not mentioned any thing about the bond she had
signed, he was thunderstruck on a letter falling into his
hands from the destroyer of his happiness, peremptorily
demanding payment of the 201. from his wife. Not
knowing how to act in this peculiarly distressing condi-
tion, he thought it most advisable to apply at this office
for the advise of the Magistrate.

Mr. CONANT was sorry he could not afford him any
redress under the circumstances, but if his,-wife consi-
dered. that she feared some since from the Ilisrson alyed
to, and would. cone and make4th of it, awartaut should
be granted ftT,lais apprehension;
The applicant thanked the vorthy Magistrate, and re.
tired with a &termination, as we understood, of bringing
his wife up this day, that a warrant may be issued against
her seducer.

A young woman, of the name of Charlotte Southwell,
was charged with stealing a ring, valued at 1,4 e., the pro-
perty of her master. The prisoner lived in the service of
Mr. Clapp, surgeon, 35, Castle-street East, in August
last, previous to which period many things had been
missing, among which was the ring in question. Since
that time she was discharged ; but on its being ultim teiy
ascertained that the prisoner had given the ring to a Air.
Beer, of 4, Duke-street, Pimlico, tripernan, she was ap-
prehended, when her fellow-servant, MirySrnith, came
forward and swore that she saw the prisoner. ~steal the ring
from a drawer in her mistress's bed-room.

The prisoner, who, on being placed at the bar, fainted
away, which circumstance caused her agonised mother to
drop on her knees, and implore mercy for her daughter,
solemnly asserted that she had purchased the ring from the
witness, Mary Smith, for 4,.
Mr. Clapp here observed that the prisoner' was in the
habit of allowing male prisoners to visit her as early as five
o'clock in the morning, when in his service ; and on one
occasion a valuable clock was missing, which, for what he
knew, might have been taken by one of the individuals
who paid such unseasonable visits.
The prisoner was then fully committed for trial.
MAR YLEB ONE.

On Saturday Mr. John Cutotoor, of Henry-street,
Hampstead-road, was charged by Mrs. Reynolds, his next
door neighbour, with assaulting her, and annoying their
family. The parties had been before Mr. RAwLINsoN
the preceding day.
Mr. RaavtiNsoN thought it might be better to hold the
warrant still over, in suspense, for the purpose of its be-
ing at any time re-exocuted if necessary.
UN I ON- HALL.

Thomas Harrison, a youth 16 years of age, reading
boy in the employment of Messrs. Rivington, printer, was
charged with uttering twelve • counterfeit half-crowns.
The prisoner's father gave bin, a most excellent charac-
ter, and said he had been inveigled into a public-house in
Peter-street by some utterers of base coin, two of whom
have been tried.
The prisoner was committed for trial.

SMYRNA.

(From the Brighton Gazette.)

We have received the following letter from Smyrna, and
call particular attention to the passage marked in italics.
Thanks to Navarin and a liberal English Ministry, Russia
has thus at length attained lor long and fondly cherished
object of a footing in the Mediterranean. Some doubt has,
we observe, been thrown by • the English papers upon the
intended monopoly; which is mentioned by our corres-
pondent

" SMYRNA, FEB. 7.

" The Turkish Government, as is well known here, are
about to monopolize the whole of the silk and opium
trade, and make Constantinople the grand depot for
those articles, as well as for all other goods and valuable
produce exported from this country. Tire value of
such articles will thus be macre ised in England ; but
as the Sultan is more partial to, and puts more trust
in Great Britain than in any other Power, he may
possibly enter into a commercial treaty, or in some way
give peculiar advantages to her. As a proof of his fa-
vourable disposition towards the Christians, the Sultan.has
recently published an edict forbidding the Turks to
call the Christians " dogs,"—an epithet which has beeit
always until now in general use,—and ordering his sub-
jects henceforth to be on more favourable terms with
them. I bad the information from a very respectable
merchant in Constantinople, and I have no doubt of its,
truth. •
" The Paella of Smyrna tas applied for and obtained.
his dismissal, on account, it i5.044;:0f advanced age ; and
another is appointed to suet:4o4ln. The Sultan is
making improvements, not only 'An his army, but in the
navy also. Among other things he has lately introduced
into the dock-yard at Constantinople a steam-engine for
sawing timber, and an engine for rolling capper for the navy.
" The schools established here by the American Mis-
sionaries are going on very prosperously ; but the Turks
are sadly deficient in agricultural industry. Vast tracts of
land, even in the vicinity of the capital, lie dormant, ant;
yet it is a rich and most fertile soil.
" There has been a conference recently at Constanti-
nople, held by the Bishops, &c. of the Armenians, who
are very numerous in this country, respecting the precepts
of the Bible. The result has been a conviction that many
of their tenets are erroneous, and they have accordingly re.
nounced them. The Greeks, too, in Smyrna, as well as
throughout Greece, are anxious to possess the Scriptures ;
and even many of the Jews, who are also in great nulls-
berm, manifest, notwithstanding the persecution of their
Rabbis, a similar desire.
" Yeu probably know that the Russians are making
an arsenal and dock-yard at Faros, in Greece. A
ship has lately arrived at St. Petersburgh, with stores
for that purpose."

The Ministers, to be prepared for a dissolu-
tion, on Friday presented almost all their remaining Esti-
mates ; and, on reference to the " Parliamentary Notices,"
it will be seen that this evening they intend to move the
Estimates for the Volunteer Corps, the Ordnance, Civil
Contingencies, Navy Estimates, &c. They will hardly be
able to get them all through before the Easter recess ; but
they may be so forwarded as to be prepared for the events
resulting from going into Committee on the English Re-
form Bill on the 14th of April, two days after the re-
assembling of Parliament. Lord J. RUSSELL, acting on
the principle avowed by Sir J. GRAHAM before the
Christmas recess, that the Government would first sub.
mit their measures to the present Parliament, and, being
defeated by the House, might they: appeal to the country,
on Friday repeated his determination to press the Bill
forward to Committee on the 14th of April, adding that
he should not assume that the House would defeat a Bill,
the second reading of which it had sanctioned. What
hope there may be from the Committee, others, perhaps,
are quite as competent to judge as his Lordship. Mr. C.
WYNN, one of his Lordship's colleagues, for instance,
voted for the Bill ; but he declared that, in the Com-
mitt,e, he should oppose the first clause—that is, the
clause which disfranchises the sixty boroughs—and many
who were for the second reading will support the opposi-
tion to that clause. That, in such case, the Ministers
must be in a minority, supposing all those 301 who op-
posed the Bill will also oppose the several provisions of it,
is clear enough; but it is also as clear, from Lord J. Rus-
sxr.es declaration on Friday of the resolution to go to the
Committee, that the Ministers are determined, as we have
intimated, by constantly reminding our readers of the
pledge or explanation given by Sir J. GRAHAM before the
Christmas recess, they would du—namely, to sustain de-
feat in that House before they appealed to the country.—
Defeat will, in a manner clear and comprehensible enough
to all, they argue, justify the appeal, or dissolution ; and,
as the Committee approaches, the Parliament's " Fortune"
may be easily told, if some new light should not; during
the recess, break in upon the 301 ; and, as the days are
gradually lengthening, who can venture to foretel what
may he the miraculous effects of increased light ? But
should not the new light come, the (lays of the Parliament
are numbered, as surely as the names of the 301 are " re-
gistered" in our columns.-21forning Herald.

Afracas in high life has occurred within the
last day or two, which has caused much talk amongs!
all to whom the circumstance has become known. We
have heard a variety of versions of the affair, but we b.:-
lieve the following to be ►he facts :—On the occasion of
the baptism of the younge:A child of a celebrated leader of
haut ton, an illustrious personage, who condescended to
take a prominent character in the ceremony, was gra-
ciously pleased to forward a douc•eur of fifty guineas to
the nurse. This circumstance being known to the holy
of the mansion, she felt desirous that so munificent a pre-
sent should be participated in by others of the household,
and intimated her commands to that effect. The nurse,
however, firmly resisted any infringement of her preroga-
tive, " from time immemorial used and approved of" in
all family mansions. The matter was referred to the
noble and gallant lord of the mansion, and it is added
that in the warmth of the debate he made so forcible an
appeal to the nurse's feelings as to strike her with astonish-
ment, for which she has since sought redress from the
Magistrates of Marlborough-street Police-office, who have
recommended such an amende as has set the matter at rest.

ELECTION COMMITTEE, MARcil 26.

LIVERPOOL.

At half-past six o'clock, this evening, the Committee
came to the following resolutions:—
The CIIAIRMAN.-The first Resolution ix, that William
Ewart, Esq. is duly elected to serve as a burgess for the
borough of Liverpool ?—NEGATIVED.
Second Resolution—That the election of a burgess for
the borough of Liverpool be declared null and void
AGREED TO.

Third Resolution—That the petition against the Return
is neither frivolous nor vexatious ?.....AGREED TO.

Fourth Resolution—That the opposition to the said pe.
tition is neither frivolous nor vexatious ?—AGREED TO.
SPECIAL REPORT.

It is the opinion of this Committee that the most gross
bribery and corruption was practised at the late election
for the borough of Liverpeol.
The Committee were deliberating nearly three hciurs
before they delivered their decision, during which time the
greatest anxiety appeared to prevail amongst the numerous
assemblage. The interest appeared greater than was ever
w.:nessed on any former occasion.

This decision, although it unseats Mr. Ewalt, does not
(as the resolutions do nut charge him with bribery) in-
capacitate him from again offering himself as a candidate
during the present Parliament.

COUNTRY CORN MARKETS.

Per Quarter.
Cat-lisle
Carmarthen
Hexham...
Morpeth
Penrith
Sheffield
Winchester
Per Bushel.
Coventry
Newcastle (Staff.)
Northallerton
Stafford —.
Swansea
Warwick „ .

Per 8011.
Barnartlcaqio..—..
Durham —
Richmond ..—.....
Stockton

'DURING LAST WEEK.

Wheat. Barley.

s. to s. S. to s.
65 40
65 40
59. 72 33 31
60 .70 34 40

62 j
'77
40 79 131 •
S. tl, s. d.. s.
70 90j 4 8
.5 4
110 113 60 66
70 93. 3 6 4fi
90 94! 5 9 62
8 2 9 0 4 4 4 6
90 10 0 4 6 50
170 '2o6•'
16 6 19 6
17 0 21 0
17 0 19 61

9 0 :2 01
9 0 10 31
90 90`
9.0 10

Oats.

s. to s.

E -
'22 ‘29
V 2 28
- :IS
23 30
3f 40
I 4 5 3
I 3 3 4 0
36 40
20 9

4 4
42a
5'6

1.5 8

Beane.

S. to s.

36
-
50 1!,:i
40 49
42 46
F F.
56 60
59 60
59 6
",; 8
00 0 a
73 70
.0 6.

116. It
0 0 11

NVAKEFIELD CORN MAlLktT.Mnrcligs.,'
Wheat, Red, Norfolk and Sufflilk..,'.A. 6fis. i.o 72sAloe 745.
Lin. and Cam.
-- -- Yorkshire ,;os. 655. to Ms. Oho lie.
----- White 04s. 70s. to 745. :fine 78s.
Foreign, Red tiOs; 66,. to 7•25. sfie 755. -
White ........ 71s. to 755. file 78e. -
liarley, 'Norfolk and Sutti,lk
- Lincolnshire lls. to 365. fine 41A.
Yorkshire Vold - 345. to 295. fine 41s. •
- Foreign -s. to -s. fine -s.
Beans,
---- New 18s. to 425. fine 43s
Oats, Potato 27s. to 31s. fine 335.
--- Poland -s. esc to 295. fine 31s.
Friezland and Small -s. 245. to 28s. fine 295.
- !dealing 13d..t0 151,4 d. per Stone.
Shelling 3ss, to 375. Od. per Load.
Malt 44s. 475. fine 50s. per Load. •
Rapeseed - 294 Os. 321. Os. 34/. O. per Last.

SCpTCH MARKETS.

Aberdeen —.—
Berwick--
Coldstream
Cilpar
Dundee. ,
Elgin
Inverness— I st; 60 32 3t
Kelso —' 45 52 26 28
Kirkaldy--- 42 70 27 39
Perth 50 CO 21 24
Itz_ The size of the measure va

Oats. 1 Beans.

EDINBURGH MEAL
We had a middling supply of
which met with a very dull sale,
l'er Sack of 2Selb. Imp.
First Oatmeal £d 5 0
Second ditto 2 3 0
Barleymeal 1 16 0
Peasemeal 1 16 0
Pot Barley—No. I, tier cwt. 14s

Wheat.
First 74s Od
Second ti4s Od
"L'hird

'Oatmeal.

'22 2(i
)9 21 I-30 32
.18 .- 21• 29 30
28; .33 •40 42
27 •28 38 40
20 -26 19 21
22 34• 36
21 23 29 :39
25 32 45' 48
19 2•2 28 34
• es throughout the

3.5
40 44

48' -

43 44

)untrV.

A It K ET.- —March 22.
• Oatmeal at this day's market,
at last week's prices.
Per Stone of 141 b. Imp.
First Oatmeal £0 '2
Second ditto
Ilarleymeal
Peasemeal
20s.—Peat 124 s

1-1 CORN MARKK
Barley. Oats.
4•_'s ed 30s 0•'
33s ed 30s RI
37s Oa 25s Od

l'.—March
Pease. Beane.
52s Od 52s Oft
47s Od 47g Oa
4'25 Od 4`2s Od

PRICICS OF PROVISIONS, &C.
Ocef, per lb. —Os. 3d. to Os.fl. Fresh Butter,ll3.3.lod. to Is. Id.
Mutton. 0 4 0 9 Salt Ditto—.—. 011 1 0
Veal 0 4 1 0 Ditto, per CA t. 96 0 100 0 -
Pork 0 3 0 6 Eggs, per doz. 0 7 0 8
Lamb, per qr. 10 0 N 0 OatStraw(kpl.) 841 86' :g
Tallow, cwt.... 35 0 40 0 Wheat Ditto—, 6 6 7
Quartern Loaf 0 9 010 Barley Ditto 5 6 6 0
Potatoes, 17ilb. 0 0 0 5 Hay, per at. 1 0 1 2
.4

t .
GLASGOW CORN MARKET'.—March M.
Since last week :he business done in Grain has been limiteA
*- Eific.
without much alteration in price. d ''
W.,14,0t, pet 2401 n. s. d. s. d. Oats, per 2!341b. s. d. s. .
airliih, Old :l7 oto3B 0 Irish 2O oto 26 i
0
new `2"; 0 33 0 13iitish 24 0 26 0 : .'
('itada, free , 34 0 35 G Penns, per 2601 b.
Irish
Barley, per 3201 b. Scottish
English 37 0 37 0 Pease, Scottish ... 23 0 25 0
Scottish 31.0. 32 0 Oatmeal, per 1401 b. 20 0 23 0
Irish

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CORNWALL. MARKETS. ti
Tatuto—Wheat (average) 27s.—Barley, 12s..9(1.—bats, 9s. 3d.
ST. AUSTF.I.L—Wheat, 245. to 27s.—Barley, 12s. to 13s.—Oats.
Os. to 3s. 3d.
Bonmm..--Wheat (average)27s.—Barley, 12s. 6:l.—Oats, Ss. Od.
uNCESTON—W heat (average) Zs. Od.—Barley,lls. o(l—Oats,
11, 31—Beef, 6d.—Mutton, 6d. •
firtsroN—Wheat, 265. 6d.—Barley, Od. •
PENzANcE—Wheat, 275. to 2Ss.—Barley, —s. to 15s.—Oats,
Os. to Vs. Od.—Beef and ;Mutton, sa. to (M.—Pork, 3jd. to 4d.—
Butter, ltd. per lb.
14st:wow—Wheat, —s. Od. to 245. 6d.—Barley, Ils.—Oats, 7s.
to Ss. Od.
Sr. CoLumn—Wheat, 255. to 27s.—Barley, 12s. to 133.—Beef,
and Mutton, 4d. to sd.—Veal, 4)4d.—Lamb, Od.

MINING INTELLIGENCIS. Tons. Cwt.
Quantity of Copper Ore sold at Itedruth last Thursday 3,664 0
Average Produce -.. ---- " „ ,
.--7%
Quantity of fine Copper ------------- '277 17
~
Arnou ut of Sale, 17,7031. ISs. Od.—Average Standard, 100/. Os. uu ,

Lord ERSKINE, on Friday, took the oaths'
and his seat in the House of Lords, for the first time, in
preient Session of Parliament.

In addition to the baseness of some of those
who opposed the Ministers on Friday, which we have ex-
posed in a subsequrnt article, there has come to our know-
ledge another disgraceful ebullition of unprincipled, and
dishonourable factiousness, which has displayed itself
among the Peelites, and which is of later date. V
must explain that, upon a ballot taking place for an
Election Committee, every gentleman who has previous!
served is excused from serving again ; and as no man like
to serve upon an Election Committee if he can help it:
every Member, upon his name being called, usually auswert
" Served." On Tuesday evening, however, when tho
Committee was charged with the fate of so important f.
personage as the Lord Advocate of Scotland, the Peelitelt.
thought fit to waive all such considerations, and depar
ins from a course which precedent and custom had re -
..
tiered sacred, whenever a partisan of the Peelites hear
his name called, he answered to it, whether he bad sery '

or not. The result was, that the gentlemen whose mama
are upon the subjoined list answered to their name 4
thosewith a " affixed ttl them having:previously served. Tl'S'
disgraceful motive admits of no disguise :—Sir Iltrwr
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