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that they have constantly on hand, at their warehouse as
above, an extensive assortment of buttons, thimbles,
needles, braces, hooks and eyes. &c. &c., which they are
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trade, and respectfully solicit their patronage.

JP. GRAVES (many years with the late
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to the Nobility, Gentry, and the Public, that he has
opened v.ry spacious AUCTION ROOMS, 64, MOR-
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business will be conducted by him on the principles which
have for so many years distincuished the house of the late
Mr. George and Mr. Friticis Squibb, in which he took an
active and responsible part for upwards of thirteen years,
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THE system of business adopted for the first
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same endeavour will b, made this season to merit increas d
patronage. As this Establishment is the ONLY TAVERN
in London which can enter into successful competition with
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ties; and the ch irges, whether for breakfasts, luncheons,
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TURTLE SOUP of exquisite quality, and the celehrated
Trans,.a-ent PINE APPLE PUNCH, are selling whole-
sale ; tee former packed in jars at 13s. per quart, and the
Punch at 484. per dozen.
Apartments for Families and Gentlemen.

EXTRAORDINARY DEATH OF A ROBBER.
—Mr. Goodshaw's flourishing mills at Lexlip were
attacked on Friday night by four or five men, who be-
long to a daring gang of robbers which has long in-
fested that neighbourood. By the merest chance,
the mill-wheel was set going, and caught three of
them with its shafts. One of the men was killed upon
the spot, and another so much hurt that he was unable
to get off with the others, who effected their escape,
and was left in the hands of . the workmen be-
longing to the place, who were awakened by the noise
made by the wheel. In consequence of information
obtained, the remainder of the party have been arrested.
—Dublin Paper.
EXTENSIVE EMBEZZLEMENT.—On Wed-
nesday, an old man, named John Barlow, formerly in
the employ of Messrs. W. Thorpe and Co., dyers of
Collyhurst, was brought up at the New Bailey on a
charge of embezzlement. Mr. Thorpe stated that the
prisoner had absconded in July last, and they had sub-
sequently found that he had defrauded them to the
amount of 280/. A payment to the prisoner of
2031. 7s. 6d. on the 17th of July, on behalf of Messrs.
J. and B. Pearson of this town, was proved by Mr.
George Dean, a clerk in their service. Respecting
this account Mr. Thorpe had made inquiry of the pri-
soner on the above day, and his reply was that the ac-
count was promised to be discharged the following
week ; in the meantime the prisoner had disappeared.
and could not be met with until Tuesday last ; he was
then found in a cellar by Mr. Thomas, who learnt,
from papers about the prisoner's person, that he had
been to America in the interval. When called upon
for his defence, the prisoner said, " I consider myself
guilty, and I do not wish to put the prosecutor or the
county to any expense, as I am determined to plead
guilty when my trial comes on." He was fully com-
mitted to the sessions.—Manchester Advertiser.

1.1 V Elll4 011. CM( NI EX(: NA (5 E.—A phi 6.
WHEAT, English, White, per 7111 b.
Red •
- Scotch, Welch, and Manx
- Irish, White 6 8 7 0
Red
--
Foreign
tivrs, English, Welsh, and Scotch, per 4511) 2 8 3 0
- Irish
Foreign 0 0 0 0
Billutir, English, Malting, per Imp. quarter 26 0 30 0
---- Scotch and Irish, per 6011)3.
- Feeding 3 3 3 4
leaNs, English, per 1 mperial quarter 14 0 41 0
Irish, Sze.
Foreign
PEASE, English, per I inperial quarter 42 0 46 0
----- Foreign
English, per 280Ib. 4O 0 42 0
itt

-- Irish 34 0 00 0
0 ITMEA 1., English and Irish, per 2401bs 2O 0 22 6
INDIAN CORN, per 44011). 3O 0 ;t1 0
IIVE, per Imperial quarter
%lux, per Imperial quarter

IMPORT Or Glt A ti.r the Week ending Apr►l 7,

Wheat. 04s. Barley Flour. -104 meal„
Qrs. Qrs. Qrs: (Foreign, flrls.llrish,&c. gcks. Loa,:
:),611 .4,052 518 - I 4,1'25 2,521

HULL MARKET.-April B.

--
Wheat, Old —s. 40s. 465. New -s. 40s. 46s
Foreign --s. 5118. 545. ln bond... —s. —s —8
Oats, Poland —s. 16s. 18s. Old S. -s. -s.
Small or Feed.... —i. 14s. 16s
Foreign —s. 16s. 18s —s• —s —s
Barley, Norf. & Sut ... —s 265. 30s. ',inc. & Vold —s. 24s 28s.
Foreign
Beans s. 325. 34s Foreign
Pease, White s 30s 315 Grey —s. 275. 30s
I'ares —s. s—s Foreign
Rapeseed. in i4olid none.

NoUTIIALL MARKET: April 9.
In this day's market, which exhibited a moderately good
supply throughout, and was rather numerously attended by
buyers, but the trade was very dull, at the following prices per
stone of 81b. to sink the offals
Reef ---.. 34.01. to 3s. 10d. I 4s. 4d. to ss. 4tl
11utton 31.1 4 10 york—..— 3 0 4 0

Lamb _ _ ss. Bd. to 6s Sd.

Beasts, p and Lambs, 3 ill ; Calves, 51; Pigs, 28.
A very
portionlee of the supply left the market unsold.
s larl ; s

RUMFORD MARKED'.—ApriI 2.
s. d. to s. d. v. d. s. (I.
Beef 3 0 3 8I Veal
qutton ................3 8 4 8 Pork
Lamb 5s od. to 6s. 6d
Suckling Calves, 143. to 30s. ; Quarter old Store Pigs, 12s• to 18s,
Milch Cows, with their small Calf, W. Os. to 181.
Supply rather limited, and trade dull.

LEWES MARKET.—March
Beet_ 38.4 d. to 3s. lod. I Veal 4s 6,1. to 53. Od
Mutton ...r.... 4 8 5 4 Pork—. 3 8 4 0
Lamb 6s. Bd. to 7s. 4d.

A moderate supply ; trade with the primest Beef and Mutton
rather brisk, but otherwise dull.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, APRIL 9.
—We had an improved feeling in the market this
morning, and although prices are not higher they are
very firm. The sales at the close of the day turn out
less than was anticipated, being only 2,000 bags, of
which 100 are Pernams, 120 Bahias, 100 Maranhams,
and 50 Sea Islands ; remainder American, Bd. to Sid.
per lb. The imports come forward very slowly.

CAPTAIN MARRYAT'S LAST NOVEL.—
The economy of naval life, its strange vicissitudes, its
alternations of excitement and despondency, where are
they more truly portrayed than in Captain Mar-
ryat's novels ? We have every thing offered to the
eye in the precise colours of nature—no gaudy and
meretricious attempts at effect, for he is like the ocean
he seems to love so well, as the mood comes over him,
either clear or tempestuous, serene or clouded, yet al-
ways natural and always deep ; his new work, " Peter
Simple," is perhaps the best proof of this, as it is un-
doubtedly his best production.

WILD DUCK SHOOTING.—About a year
ago a person from the Fens of Lincolnshire arrived in
Cumberland, and established his head quarters at
Bowness. His trade is that of a fowler, and by means
of a small boat, to which is attached a swivel gun, he
spends the greater part of his time on the water.—
One of the Liverpool steamers arrived at Bowness last
week early in the morning, and just as the dawn was
beginning to break, a passenger on deck pointed to
something floating on the water, under the impression
that it was a log of wood, which it might be lawful
enough to pick up. But the sailors shook their heads,
as much as to say, that log is animated, and would be
rather an unchancy waif to meddle with. Nearer
approach, and a closer peep explained everything ; for
there lay the poacher couched in his skiff, watching
the wild ducks, and ready to point and fire his swivel,
the moment a favourable moment arrived. From said
swivel he can discharge, if so inclined, two pounds of
lead, and sometimes peppers thirty birds at one shot.
For these he finds a ready market in Carlisle and
Liverpool, and though his trade is a murderous one,
the cunning wight from the Fens contrives to make it
profitable, and thus realizes the Scottish proverb, by
earning his bread among other peoples' feet." The
Cumbrians, however, are fair Sportsmen, and although
tempted by the example of others, we trust it will be
long before they betake themselves to the sly-boats
and swivel guns..--,Dumfries Courier,

George Warren and George Spencer were indicted
for bi eaking and entering the Hoxton Academy
Chapel, and stealing a quantity of books and some
moneys, the property of the Trustees of the said
Chapel.
Both were very young boys—one eleven, and the
other not quite eleven years of age.
The evidence went to prove, that the Chapel in
question belonged to a congregation of Independent
Dissenters ; had been repeatedly robbed of books
and small sums of money ; and consequently a
watch was set, and the prisoners were detected in
the commission of the offence with which they were
charged. It appeared they were excited by older
persons. The boys and their parents received ex-
cellent characters frail several respectable witnesses.
Mr. Baron VAUGHAN, in summing up, said there
was no evidence to implicate Spencer. He called
the attention of the jury to the law, which acquitted
all children (under eleven) of guilt, and pointed to
the presumption which existed of the absence of
felonious intention up to fourteen years. He was of
opinion that the act under which the children were
indicted did not apply to Dissenting Chapels, in as
much as another act, somewhat similar, which
related to burnings, 'included Dissenting Chapels
particularly.
The jury brought in a verdict of Acquittal, which
seemed to give general satisfaction to the court.

SURREY SESSIONS.

REIGATE, APRIL 10

(Before Viscount EASTNOR, Lord MONSON, and othei
Magistrates.)

cURIOUS APPEAL CASE.—WALDRON (SUSSEX) v.

WITLEY.

Mr. CHANNEL stated that this was an appeal
against an order for the removal of a woman named
Ann Foreman, otherwise Stilwell. In the year
1817 the pauper became pregnant, in consequence
of cohabiting with a man named Stilwell ; and under
the supposition that she was not a married woman
she was removed to Waldron, her parish, from
Witley. The child died, and the woman then re-
turned to Stilwell, and resided with him till 1820,
when, again becoming pregnant, she was again re-
moved to Waldron. About a month after she
returned to Witley, and remained there till 1828,
when she was again removed to Waldron in a preg-
nant state. The parish of Waldron had on each of
these occasions removed the woman, and did not
appeal against the orders ; but in 1833, when she
was again removed to them on a similar occasion to
the former, they resisted the order, and made the
present appeal. The learned gentleman contended,
upon the authority of several cases, that the parish
officers of Waldron, in accepting the woman with-
out appealing against the order, had admitted her
settlement to be in their parish, and therefore were
not justified in promoting the present appeal.
Mr. JEMMETT, on the part of the appellants,
should be enabled to prove that the woman was
married to James Stilwell on the sth of October,
1828, and was, therefore, entitled to Stilwell's set-
tlement.
Ann Stilwell, otherwise Foreman, was then
called, and proved that she was married on the sth
of October, 1828, at Stoke next Guildford to Stil-
well. She had lived with Stilwell about seventeen
years previously.

Oncross-examination she stated that she was
married to Stilwell in 1812, and married to him a
second time in 1828. He died in August last.
No explanation was given for the parties having
been twice married.

Joseph Seymour proved that Stilwell was removed
in 1816 from Sussex to Witley, but the woman was
not removed with him, as she was not considered
his wife.

Mr. CHANNEL, in reply, entered into a new branch
of evidence, to show that the marriage between Stil-
well and the pauper was illegal, as Stilwell's former
wife was now alive.

William Richardson produced the certificate of
Stilwell's marriage with Sarah Callingham, in 1808,
at Witley.
John Stilwell remembered his ,brother being mar-
ried to Sarah Callingham. = He 'was present at the
marriage and gave away the bride. They lived to-
gether at Godalming about six weeks after the mar-
riage, and Sarah then went away, and he had not
seen her since.

John Callingham stated that his sister and Stil-
well resided with witness's mother at Godalming
about six weeks after the marriage, and she then went
to live as a servant in London. She remained there
about eight or nine months, and then went to Ame-
rica. He believed she was alive, as he received a
letter from her last May (which he produced). He
had received letters from her previously. She signed
her name Sarah Johnson, and he had heard that she
was married to a person of that name in America.
Mr. JEMMETT, finding it impossible to overcome
this singular evidence, did not press the case any
further.

The COURT then confirmed the order of re-
moval, thus establishing the illegality of the woman's
marriage. _ _ .

Two other appeals relative to the removal of the
woman's two children were decided in the same

manner.

GUILDFORD AND KINGSTON HOUSE OF CORRECTION,

Two elections for governors of the Houses of
Correction at Guildford and Kingston took place.
A vacancy occurred at the former prison in con-
sequence of Mr. John Keene, the late governor,
having been appointed to succeed Mr. Walter at
Horsemonger-lane. The vacancy at Kingston was
occasioned by the death of Mr. Cook.
Three candidates appeared for Guildford House
of Correction ; viz:, Mr. William Keene (the late
governor's brother), Lieutenant Roebuck (of the-
Royal Navy), and a gentlemar! named Kempster.
The salary is 1501., which is increased by a per
tentage on the prisoners' earnings.' There were
about forty magistrates on the bench when the
election took place, all of whom voted in favour of

Sir PETER LAURIE said that no man regretted
more than he did the conduct of the University of
Oxford in applying to his Majesty in opposition to
the grant of the charter, and he thought that that
Court ought to take good care not to copy such a
proceeding, by an application to the same authority
in favour of it. It was well known that Oxford,
Cambridge, and all other colleges, never had the
power of conferring degrees until 200 years after
their first institution, and after they had gained a
high reputation for classical and scientific learning ;
but his worthy friend (Mr. Taylor) had stated that
the charter had been approved of by his Majesty
and his Majesty's Ministers. Why, then, could it
be necessary for that Court to assemble to support
the King and his Ministers against the mighty
apuodweerrieosf
uti.he„
HUnearive.riit
of degrees, who, when he had a case in the Court
the—A
importance laugh,
yßouft
aOs xtfuord ?
of Chancery, would not select Sugden before any
other counsel ? and yet that lawyer had never been at
Cambridge orOxford, or any other University. ( Hear.)
After all, the only degree the London University would
be likely to grant would, if it received the charter, be
LL.D., and A.S.S.—(Great laughter.) Professor
Faraday was another name which was not indebted
to Cambridge or Oxford for its high reputation, and
that scientific man refused to have the name of
doctor, with which it had pleased one•of the learned
institutions to endeavour to distinguish him.—
(Hear.) He had one thing of rather an extraordi-
nary kind to state to the Court. The London col-
leges he really looked upon as mere joint-stock com-
panies—(Laughter)—and whether this business was
brought forward for the purpose of raising the shares
in the market he could not tell.—(Laughter, and
cries of " No.") He really could not tell, but he
held in his hand a 100/. share of the London Uni-
versity, which had been sold that very morning for
231.—(Laughter.) He considered King's College
and the London University upon the same terms
precisely with respect to the stock market, and how
could the corporation be justified in going to the
King to ask him for a charter for a concern whose
shares sold for 23/. a piece ? How would Beckford
look in going to make such an application ? What-
ever might be the fate of the application, the Lon-
don LL.D. would be sufficiently distinguished from
the Oxford and Cambridge LL.D. by the addition
to which he had previously alluded. This was
not a national question, and why should the Lord
Mayor, aldermen, and common-council go to the foot
of the throne to ask for the grant ? They had never yet
gone up to recommend a stock-exchange affair, and
why should they begin now? It really was trifling
to think of applying to the throne.'There was a
college at Highburp where he understood education
was most liberally and judiciously promoted ; why
had not that school applied for a charter ? The
claim to it was, in his opinion, as strong as that of
the University of London. He was in favour of
national schools, and other public establishments of
that description, but he wished that they should re-
main national schools.—(Hear.) Sir Peter Laurie
concluded by stating that no stir had been made at
all by the metropolitan parishes in the question, and
that the question would resolve itself into one of a
political character if adopted according to the views
of the worthy mover.
Mr. C. PEARSON said, that if the worthy Alder-
man expected to induce the Court to second h's
views by imputing to the high-minded men who
L were the founders and supporters of the London
' University, the base motives of seeking the power
of conferring academic honours for the purpose of
' jobbing in shares, he would find himself wretchedly
mistaken : their names and characters would furnish
I the best answer to so unfounded an imputation.-
- (Hear.) Such an argument was unbecoming the
gentleman who used it, but it could entail no disho-
• nour on those to whom it was sought to be applied.
—(Hear.) This attempt to disparage the degrees
which it was the wish of the London University to
• nave the power of conferring, was equally infelicitous
and illiberal. It was indeed but bad taste for Sir
Peter Laurie to retail the old and stale jest of Peter
Pangloss, in affecting to stigmatize the London Un-
iversity degrees by the titles of LL.D., and A.S.S.
—(Hear, hear.) The worthy alderman resided near
the London University. Did his worship thus early
deprecate those titles, lest his propinquity to the
establishment should expose him to the danger of
being dubbed by them ?—(Cheers and laughter.)
' The learned alderman might quiet his appreheth.
sions, for LL.D. was not likely to be his lot ; and
. as to A.S.S., it was well knovirn that nature was
proverbially kind to her own, and stamped this title
so legibly upon the forehead of her peculiar favou-
• rites, that as no man could mistake its character, so
no University would attempt to imitate it.—(Roars
of laughter.) Sir Peter had remarked that the ob-
ject for which the Court was about to petition was
• not a national object, or one in which the citizens
of London were interested. He contended that the
very reverse was the fact, and whether considered
in a national or municipal point of view, it was a
matter of the deepest importance that a powerful
stimulus to mental improvement and the pursuit oI
' the higher branches of science, should be offered to
the middle classes of society in the metropolis of the
empire, the emporium of commerce, the treasury of
national wealth, and the residence of so large a por-
tion of the intelligence and industry of the kingdom.
The alderman, with a tact common to those who
sought to get rid of one good measure by proposing
another, as if it were inconsistent with it, said he
would prefer having national schools to an incorpo-
rated university. He (Mr. Pearson) was equally
an advocate for national schools. He gloried in all
such establishments,—in Sunday schools, in paro-
chial schools, and in all those institutions which had
been raised for the education of the humble classes
of the community.—( Hear.) But education must
not stop there. Knowledge was power, and unless
inducements were held out to the middle orders to
cultivate the higher branches of science and litera-
ture, their heels would soon be trodden upon by
those behind them, and general confusion would be
the lamentable result.—(Cheers.) Offer stimulants
to learning in the shape of honorary academic dis-
tinctions to the middle ranks of society, and at the
same time give instructions to all in the useful arts;
all classes would then keep their relative stations,.
without encroaching on the rights and privileges; o
each other.—(Cheers.) He was glad that the
Lord Mayor had kept the resolutions within the
terms. of the requisition, and confined the pri-
vilege prayed for to the grant of degrees in
arts, medicine, and law.—(Hear.) Had di-
vinity been included he must have objected to the
resolution. The power of granting degrees in
divinity presupposed the holding of certain dogmas
of faith as a preliminary to initiator, and imported a
were judges of of
ofthe candidates
word ord
sectarian exclusiveness which was, and he trusted
would ever remain, foreign to the constitution of the
' ny u•repon fit
the ministers London University.—(Hein-.) Professors of arts,
l
for degrees in those departments of science, but to
God alone belonged the power of putting the stamp
oaf"divineandmedicine
a tialor it
of truth.—(Loud cheers.)
Alderman WOOD made a few remarks in support
of the motion, which was carried without a division,
and with scarcely a dissentient.
A committee having retired to prepare an address
to his Majesty, produced one in conformity with the
resolutions, which was agreed to by the court, as
were certain resolutions for presenting the same to
the King on the throne ; after which, some other
business was discussed, but the court book • hp in
consequence 'of the departure of all the aldermen
except Sir Chapman Marshall.