The Sun.
London, England, 1834-03-17 00:00:00

COURT' CIRCULAR.

The Duke of Glouve.. v had a grand dinner party on Satur-
day evening, at Gloucester House, Park-lane. Amongst the
company were—the I)uke of Wellington, the Marquis of Salis-
bury; the Earls of Shaftesbury, Howe, Verulam, Rosslyn,
Limerick, and Jenny') ; Viscounts Sidmouth and Strangford ;
Lords Bexley, Ellenborough, Maryborough, Cowley, and Re-
desdale ; the Bishop of Rochester; the Right Honourables
Sir Robert Peel, Sir Henry Ilardinge, Sir John Becket, John
W. Croker, John C. Herries, Henry Goulburn, and Charles
Williams Wynn ; Lieutenant-Generals Sir Robert Wilson and
Sir Edward Kerrison ; Messieurs Planta, Baring, and Holmes;
Officers of the Royal Duke's Household Sir Howard Douglas,
Colonel Higgins, and Captain Boyd.
The Duchess of Kent and le I'::ncess Victoria, and their
Royal Highnesses' Household, attended Divine Service yes•
terday at Kensin,;ton Palace. The Rev. W. Fisher officiated.
The Princess Augusta and the Duke of Gloucester attended
Divine Service yesterday morning at the Chapel Royal.
The Duke of Cumberland attended the levee of the Speaker
of the House of Commons on Saturday evening.
Mons. Van de Weyer, the Belgian Minister, had an inter-
view with'Viscount Palmerston on Saturday at the Foreign
Office. Prince Talleyrand visited the Noble Viscount yes-
terday.

Viscount Althorp had a Parliamentary dinner party on Sa.
turday evening at his residence in Downing street. Amongst
the company were, Sir M. Stewart, Admiral Adam, Colonel
Seale, Messrs. Cooke, John, H. Foley, Thos. R. Kemp, James
Mangles, Poulett Scrope, C. Rumbold, C. Tower, and Stewart
Marjoribanks.

Mr. Secretary Stanley had a dinner party on Saturday even.
ing at his residence in Carlton.gardens.

WINDSOR, MARCH 16.

Dr. Goodall, Provost of Eton, Mrs. Goodall, Dr. Keate, the
Rev. Mr. Hawtrey, and others of the Eton clergy, had the honour
of dining with their Majesties on Friday.
The King drove out yesterday in the Great Park, accompanied
by Lady Sophia Sydney and her two children.

The Queen, attended by the ladies of the suite, walked to
Adelaide lodge yesterday afternoon.
The Countess of Westmeath arrived yesterday, to succeed
the Countess Howe, as lady in waiting on her Majesty.
Sir James Lyon, Mr. Burnett, Sir George Murray, the Earl
of Errol, Sir E. and Lady Owen, Sir Benjamin Stephenson, Sir
E. and Lady Paget, and Mr. Berkeley Paget, arrived at the
Castle yesterday, and had the honour of dining and passing the
evening with their Majesties.

The Queen's chamber musicians were in attendance in the
music-room afterdinner, and performed several favourite pieces
in their usual excellent style.
At ten o'clock this morning the King inspected the regiments
quartered here, in the Quadrangle of the Castle, immediately
after which his Majesty, accompanied by the Queen, and at-
tended by his distinguished visiters and suite, proceeded to St.
George's Chapel. The prayers were read by the Rev. John
Gore, one of the minor Canons, after which a very eloquent ser-
mon was preached from the 12th chapter of Romans, 12th verse,
by the Rev. Mr. Digby, the Canon in residence. Handel's an-
them, " Zadock," was beautifully sung by the choir.
The Queen walked on the new terrace and in the slopes after
luncheon, and, at three o'clock, her Majesty, accompanied by
Viscountess Falkland and Miss Hudson, proceeded on foot down
Castle-hill to the parish church, where she attended Divine
Service. The Rev. Isaac Gossett officiated. Her Majesty
afterwards drove out in her pony phaeton through the green
drives in the Great Park.

The King was out in a close carriage for some hours this af.
ternoon, accompanied by Lady Sydney.
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To-morrow, his Majesty, it is expected, will go to Kew.
On Wednesday next their Majesties will leave the Castle for
St. James's Palace, where they are expected to remain till the
following Saturday.

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Lord Hill is expected at the Castle in the course of to-mor.
row.

PROPOSALS FOR A GYNECOCRACY.

ADDRESSED TO A LATE RADICAL MEETING.

Quas ipsa decus sibi dia Camilla
" Delegit, pacisque bonas bellique ministras."—Vincit,

As Whig reform has had its range,
And none of us are yet content,
Suppose, my friends, by way of change,
We try a Female Parliament;
And since, of late, with he M.P.s
We've fared so badly, take to shes,—
Petticoat patriots, flounc'd John Russells,
Burdetts in blonde, and Broughams in bustles.

The plan is startling, I confess,—
But 'tis but an ailliir of dress ;
Nor see I much there is to choose

Twixt Ladies (so they're thorough.bred ones)
In ribands of all sorts of hues,
Or Lords in only blue or red ones.

At least, the fiddlers will be winners,
Whatever other trade advances;
As then, instead of Cabinet dinners,
We'll have, at Almack's, Cabinet dances;
Nor let this world's important questions
Depend on Ministers' digestions.
If Ude's receipts have done things ill
To Weippai Vs band they may go better;
There's Lady • • in one quadrille,
Would settle Europe, if you'd let her
And who the deuce or asks, or cares,
When Whigs or Tories have undone 'eta,
Whether they've danced through State affairs,
Or simply dined upon 'em.
Then hurra for the Petticoats!
To them we pledge our free.born votes,
We'll have all she, and only she,—
Pert Blues shall act as " best debaters,"
Old dowagers our Bishops be,

And termagants our Agitators.
If Vestris, to oblige the nation,
Her own Olympus will abandon,
And help to prop th' Administration,
It can't have better legs to stand on.
The famed Macauley (Miss) shall show,
Each evening, forth in learn'd oration;
While, once a week, Miss M * * * * * * * *
Shall move ('midst general cries of " Oh !")

For full returns of population;
And finally, to crown the whole,
The Princess Olive, Royal soul,
Shall from her bower in Banco Regis,
Descend, to bless her faithful lieges,
And, 'mid our Unioh's loyal chorus,
Reign jollity for ever o'er us.—Times.

NOTICES OF MOTIONS IN THE HOUSE

OF COMMONS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR—As the notices of two motions that I gave in the
House of Commons on Friday last, have been inaccurat,ly
reported in your paper, and may give rise to misconception
re,pect ng their nature, may I beg the favour of your per-
mitting me to state them in the exact terms in which they
are entered in the Notice Book and printed in the Votes of
the House.
I.—A select committee to inquire into the causes of the
great increase of habitual drunkenness among the labouring
classes of the kingdom, and to devise legislative preventives
against the further spread of this great national evil.
to prevent the unchristian and barbarous practice of
duelling.
I may add that the petition presented by meiat the same
time from Dudley and Wigan, prayed distinctly f..r the
separation of the Church from the State, as the only mea-
sure that could give complete and effectual relief to the
grievances of the Dissenters.

Confining myself in this to the mere statement of facts,
and reserving my opinions in support of each of these mea-
sures tilt the proper time,
I remain, Sir, Sour obedient seivant,
3, Manchester-buildings. J. S. BUCKINGHAM.

LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

FOR THE ENSUING WEEK.

FOR TILE ENSUING WEEK.
MoTimm—Phrenological Society, eight, P.M.; Medical
Society, eight, P.M. ; Harveian Society, eight, P.M. ; Philolo-
gical Society (London University), half-past seven, P.M.
TUESDA.V.—Linnwan Society, eight, P.M. ; Horticultural So-
ciety, one, P.M. ; Institution of Civil Engineers, eight, P.M.
WEDNESDAY.—Royal Society of Literature, three, P.M. ;
Society of Arts, half.past seven, P,M.

TIMISDAY.—RoyaI Society, half-past eight, P.M.; Society of
Antiquaries, eight, P.M.
FRIDAY.—Royal Institution, half-past eight, P.M.
SATURDAY.—Westminster Medical Society, eight, p.m.—
ilthenieurn.

FORTUNATE PREFERMENT.—The rectory
of Sutton on the Forest, near York,' formerly held by the
noted Lawrence Sterne, great grandson of Archbishop
Sterne, is remarkable as having been held by a bishop and
three deans, all now living. Probably all England may
may be searched in vain for a parallel instance. The four
plants of renown which have risen from the Forest of
Sutton are—Dr. William Carey, consecrated Bishop of
Exeter in 1820, and now Bishop of Asaph ; the Hon. and
Rev. Edward Rice, Precentor of York, and Prebendary of
Driffield, in York Cathedral, made Dean of Gloucester in
1825 ; the Hon. and Rev. Dr. George Pellew, Prebendary
of Wistow, in Yolk Cathedral, made Dran of Norwich in
1828 ; the Hon. and R-v. Henry 1-I,,ward, Dean of Lich-
field, Succentor Cannicorum and Prebendary of Holme,
both in York Cathedral, made D..an of Lichfield in 1833.
The above Rectory is now vacant, or about to become so,
by the Dean of Lichfield's resignation.

PARLIAMENTARY PAPER.

A BILL TO PROMOTE THE OBSERV.
ANCE OF THE LORD'S DAY.

(Note.—The words printed in italics are proposed to be in.

serted in the committee.)

Forasmuch as nothing is more acceptable to God than the true
and sincere wors hip and service of Him according to His holy
will, and that the holy keeping of the Lord's Day is a principal
part of the true service of God, which in very many places of
this realm has been and is now profaned and neglected. And
whereas it is the bounden duty of the legislature to promote
the observance of the Lord's Day, by protecting every class of
society against being compelled to sacrifice their comfort,
health,religious privileges, and conscience, for the convenience,
enjoyment, or supposed advantage, of any other class on
the Lord's Day. And whereas the laws now in existence
for promoting the observance of the Lord's Day are found to
be in many respects practically insufficient to secure the ob.
jects for which they profess to provide :
Be it therefore enacted, by the King's most excellent Majes-
ty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual
and Te-mporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament as.
sesnbled, and by the authority of the same, that no person upon
the Lord's Day, or any part thereof, shall do, or exercise, or
hire or employ any person to do or exercise any manner of
labour or work of his or her ordinary calling, or in the way of
trade or business, or keep open shop, or keep or hold, or aid or
assist in keeping or holding of any fair or market, or buy or sell,
or cry, offer, or expose for sale, or receive or deliver, or cause
or procure to be bought or sold, or cried, offcred, or exposed for
sale, or received or delivered, any goods, wares, merchandise,
animal, chattel, or effect whatsoever, or pay, or cause or pro-
cure to' be paid, any wages, or debt or security for money, or
any goods or matter or thing whatsoever, as wages or the price
of labour, or make any contract of hiring, or other contract or
agreement, or do or permit any matter or thing prohibited, or
for the doing or permitting of which any forfeiture is imposed
by any provision of this act provided always, That every such
doing or-exercising, or hiring or employing any person to do or
exercise any such labour, work, calling, trade, or business, or
keeping open shop, or keeping or holding, or aiding or assisting
in keeping or holding, any fair or market, or buying or selling,
or causing or procuring to be bought or sold, or crying, offering,
or exposing for sale, or receiving or delivering, or causing or
procuring to be bought or sold, or cried, offered, or exposed
for sale, or received or delivered, or paying, or causing or pro-
curing to be paid, any such wages or debt, or security for money
or goods, matter, or thing as aforesaid, or making any such
contract or agreement, or doing or permitting any matter or
thing prohibited, or for the doing or permitting of which any
forfeiture is imposed by any provision of this act, shall be
deemed and taken to be a separate and distinct offence.
And be it further enacted, that every person who upon the
Lord's Day, or any part thereof, shall do or exercise, or hire
or employ any person to do or exercise, any manner
of labour or work of his or her ordinary calling,
or in the way of trade or business, or keep open
shop, or keep or told, or aid or assist in keeping
or holding any fair or market, or buy or sell, or cry, offer or
expose for sale, or receive or deliver, or cause or procure to be
bought or sold, or cried, offered or exposed for sale, or received
or deliverd, any goods, wares, merchandise, animal, chattel or
effect whatsoever, or make any contract for the sale or ex-
change of any goods, wares, merchandise, animal, chattel or
effect, or pay or cause or procure to be paid any wages or
debt, or security for money, or any goods or matter or thing
whatsoever as wages or the price of labour, or make any con-
tract of hiring or other contract of agreement, shall forfeit and
pay a sum not less than fire shillings nor more than twenty
shillings for the first offence, and not less than twenty shil.
lings nor more than forty for the second offence, and not less
than forty shillings nor snore than five pounds for every subse.
quent offence, and in addition to such forfeitures, every sale,
pa) ment, settlement, contract or agreement, and every receipt
or discharge for money given on the Lord's Day shall be ut-
terly void and of none effect.

And be it further enacted, that every, person who shall keep
open shop or place for trading on the Lord's Day, or any part
thereof, shall forfeit the further sum of twenty shillings for
every hour beyond the first hour during which he or she shall
so keep open shop.
And be it further enacted, that it shall and may be lawful
during all and every part of the Lord's Day, for any justice of
the peace, police officer, constable, deputy constable, church-
warden, overseer, parish officer, tithing man, or other officer,
with or without any warrant or authority other than this Act,
to seize all articles of food sold or cried, offered or exposed for
sale in any market, street, highway, public place, or vacant or
open ground, and to deliver, or cause to be delivered, the ar-
ticles so seized to the overseer or overseers of the poor of the
parish, hamlet, township, or place in which the same shall be so
seized, to be given and distributed by such overseer or over.
seers unto and among the poor inhabitants of the same parish,
hamlet, township, or place: provided always, that whenever
any such articles of food (not being articles sold, cried, offered,
or exposed for sale in any shop, public market, or market.place)
shall have been seized and dealt with aforesaid, the parties
offending shall not be subject to any further penalty on account
of the same.

And be it further enacted, that any person who shall be
drunk on the Lord's Day, or any part thereof, whereby he or
she shall be liable to any penalty or punishment under any law
which now is or shall be in force, shall forfeit any sum not less
than ten shillings, nor more than twenty shillings, in addition
to any other penalty or punishment which he or she may by any
such law be liable.

And be it further enacted, that every owner, keeper, or
person having the care or management of any hotel, coffee-
house, club-house, tavern, inn, ale-house, beer-house, cook.
shop, victualling-house, or house used or licensed for the sale
of wine, beer, ale, porter, stout, cider, perry, spirituous or
other liquors, or any of them, by retail or otherwise, who shall
permit or suffer any wine, beer, ale, porter, stout, cider, perry,
spirituous or other liquors, dressed meat or other provisions, tO
be drunk or consumed in or upon, or to be removed, delivered,
or sent out from his or her premises during the Lord's Day, or
any part thereof, and every person who shall be present on the
Lord's Day, or any part thereof, at any news-room or club.
room, shall forfeit for the first offence not less than twenty
shillingsnor more than 'forty shillings, for the second offence
not less than forty shillings nor more than three pounds, and
for every subsequent offence not less than three pounds nor
more than five pounds, and have his or her license withdrawn,
if any such there be.

And be it further enacted, that every person who shall be
present on the Lord's Day, or any part thereof, at any meeting,
assembly, or concourse of people, at which shall take place any
gaming, wagering, betting, wake, fair, baiting or hunting any
animal, cock-fighting, or dog-fighting, or shooting, or any
pastime of public indecorum, inconvenience or nuisance, or
public debating upon or discussing any subject or public lec-
ture, address or speech, or who shall be present upon the Lord's
Day, or any prrt thereof, at any meeting, assembly, or con-
course of people which shall have assembled for any of the said
purposes, shall forfeit for the first offence any sum not less than
five shillings, nor more than ten shillings; for the second offence
not less than ten shillings, nor more than twenty shillings; and
for every subsequent offence not less than twenty shillings, nor
more than five pounds: provided always, that nothing in this
Act contained shall be taken to repeal or affect the provisions
of a certain Act made and passed in the twenty-first year of his
said late Majesty King George the Third, for preventing cer-
tain abuses and profanations on the Lord's Day.
And be it further enacted, that every house, room, yard, or
other place which shall be open or used on the Lord's Day, or
any part thereof, for the purpose of any such meeting, assem-
bly, or concourse -of persons as is hereinbefore mentioned,
shall be deemed a disorderly house or place, and be dealt with
as the law directs in cases of disorderly houses; and every
keeper thereof, and every person who shall appear, act, or be-
have him or herself as master or mistress, or person having the
care or management of any such house, room, yard, or place,
shall tbrfeitfiffy pounds ; and every person who shall manage or
conduct any such meeting, assembly, or concourse, or act as
Master of the ceremonies, moderator, president or chairman,
shall fcrfeit ten pounds; and every door-keeper, showman, or
servant attending thereat shall forfeit five pounds ; and every
person advertising, or causing to be advertised, any such meet-
ing, and every person who shall print or publish, or cause to be
printed or published, any such advertisement, shall forfeit ten
pounds.
And be it further enacted, that the owner and owners of
every waggon, cart, van, stage coach, steam carriage, omnibus,
coach, chariot, chaise, cabriolet or other carriage, carrying or
used or licensed to carry goods, parcels or passengers for hire,
which shall in any manner commence its journey during the
Lord's Day, or any part thereof, or which shall in any manner
proceed on or continue its journey on the Lord's Day, or any
part thereof, shall forfeit for the first offence ten pounds, and
for the second offence twenty pounds, and for every subsequent
offence thirty pounds, and be deprived of his, her, or their
license, if any such there be; and every person with such
waggon, cart, van, stage coach, steam carriage, omnibus, coach,
chariot, chaise, cabriolet or other carriage, shall forfeit for the
first offense any sum not less than five shillings nor more than
ten shillings, for the second offence not less than ten shillings
nor mare than twenty shillings, and for every subsequent
offence not less than twenty shillings nor more than five
pounds.
And be it further enacted, that every person who shall hire
or let to hire any horse or carriage for the purpose of being
nsed on the Lord's Day, or any part thereof, shall forfeit for
every horse or carriage so hired or let to hire, for the first of-
fence any sum not less than one pound nor more than two
pounds, for the second offence not less than two pounds nor
more than five pounds, and for every subsequent offence not
less than five pounds nor more than ten pounds, and be deprived
of his or her license, if any such there be.
And be it further enacted, that any person with any cattle
or other animal, or with any barge, lighter, boat, steam vessel
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lings, and for every subsequent offence not less than twenty
shillings nor more than five pounds.
And be it further enacted, that every owner or part owner,
or owner or part owner for the time being, or person having the
control management or direction for the time being, or captain,
master or other person in command of any ship, steam vessel,
lighter, barge, yacht, smack, or other vessel, which shall leave
cr begin to leave its port, or commence its voyage on the Lord's
Day or any part thereof, shall for every such offence forfeit any
sum not less than Afty pounds nor more than one hundred
pounds ; and every owner and part owner, and owner and part

owner for the time being, and person having the control ma-
nagement and direction for the time being, or captain, master
or other person in command of any ship, steam vessel, lighter,
barge, yacht, smack, boat or other vessel, or of any cargo, who
shall land, unload, discharge, remove or warehouse, or cause
or procure to be landed, unloaded, discharged, removed or
warehoused, and every person who shall assist or superintend
in the landing, unloading, discharging, removing or ware..
"housing of any cargo or freight, either wholly or in part from
out of or belonging to any ship, steam vessel, lighter, barge,
yacht, smack, boat or other vessel on any past of the Lord's
Day, shall forfeit any sum not less than two pounds nor more
thanfive pounds ; and every person who shall use or employ in
the conveyance of goods or passengers, or hire or let to hireany
boat, wherry, lighter, barge, yacht, smack or other vessel, for
the purpose of being used or employed on the Lord's Day, or
any part thereof, shall forfeit for the first offence any sum not
less than five shillings nor more than ten shillings, for the se-
cond offence not less than ten shillings nor more than twenty
shillings, and for the third offence not less than twenty shil-
lings nor more thanfive pounds.

And be it further enacted, that every person who shall
hunt, shoot, kill, or take any hare, rabbit, pheasant, par.
'ridge, grouse, heath or moor game, black game, bustard,
quail, or other bird or animalferd natterd, or any fish, or use
any dog, gun, net, or other engine or instrument for the
tiurpose of killing or taking the same or any of them on the
Lord's Day, or any part thereof, shall forfeit any sum not less
than nor more than - for the first offence, and
not less than
offence, and not less than -- nor more than
every subsequent offence.
And be it further enacted, that it shall and may be lawful
for any justice of the peace, churchwarden, overseer, head.
borough, constable, deputy constable, tithing man, police
officer or parish officer, to seize, or cause to be seized, with
or without warrant, one or more of any cattle or other animal
found travelling on the Lord's Day, or any part thereof, and
to impound or otherwise detain the same nntil the Wednesday
next ensuing, unless the forfeiture first hereinafter named be
sooner paid ; and if such forfeiture be not forthwith paid, it
shall be lawful for any justice of the peace, upon proof of such
act of travelling, to impose any forfeiture not less than two
pounds nor more thanfive pounds, and to direct the same, if
not sooner paid, to be levied by sale of the cattle or other ani.
mal or animals so seized as aforesaid, and to be applied as
hereinafter directed in the case of other forfeitures, and the
surplus to be paid to the owner thereof, or his or her agent,
on demand.

And be it further enacted, that every churchwarden, over-
seer, headborough, constable, deputy constable, tithing man,
police officer, p..rish officer or other officer, who upon informa-
tion given of any offence against this act committed within
his jurisdiction, and demand made, shall refuse or wil-
fully neglect to put in force such powers as are given to him in
and by this act, shall forfeit not less than two pounds nor more
thanfive pounds : provided always, that if any person shall
think himself or herself aggrieved by any such information, it
shall not be lawful for him or her to make complaint or bring
any action against such churchwarden, overseer, headborough,
constable, deputy constable, tithing man, policy officer, parish
officer, or other officer, by reason of his having acted in pursu.
ante of such information, but only against the person or persons
so having given information and made demand as aforesaid.
And be it further enacted, that every person who shall resist,
assault, or obstruct any justice of the peace, constable, deputy
constable, police officer, headborough, parish officer, tithing
man or other person duly employed in enforcing the provisions
of this Act, shall forfeit any sum not exceeding ten pounds.
And be it further enacted, that any one or snore justice or
justices of the peace having jurisdiction over the p!ace where
the offence shall be committed, shall and may upon his and
their view convict any person offending against this act, and
assess such forfeiture as in and by this act is provided for and
concerning such offence. _ _ _

And be it further enacted, that no person upon the Lord's
Day, or any part thereof, shall serve or execute, or cause to be
served or executed, any writ, process, warrant, order, judg-
ment, or decree (except in cases of treason, felony, or breach of
the peace), but that the service of any such writ, process, war-
rant, order, judgment, or decree, shall be void to all intents and
purposes whatsoever ; and any person so serving or executing
the same shall be as liable to the suit of the party aggrieved,
and to answer damages to him or her for doing thereof, as if
the same had been done without any writ, process, warrant, or-
der, judgment, or decree.
And be it further enacted, that when any person shall be
charged (upon information or complaint, whether in writing or
otherwise) with any offence punishable under this act, it shall
be lawful for any justice of the peace having jurisdiction over
the place where such offence shall have been committed, to
summon the party accused, and such witness or witnesses as
may by such justice be thought necessary, to appear at a time
and place to be-named in such summons, before any two or
more justices of the peace having like jurisdiction ; and such
justices (upon proof of the due service of the summons upon
the party accused, by delivering the same to 'him personally, or
by leaving the same at his usual place of abode) shall examine
into the matter of the charge, and shall hear and determine
the case, whether the party accused shall be present or absent;
and if the party accused shall be convicted of having com-
mitted such offence, then and in every such case the forfeiture
or forfeitures hereby made payable in respect of such offence,
together with the costs of conviction, to be ascertained by such
justices, shall be forthwith paid by the party so convicted as
aforesaid ; and in case such party so convicted shall refuse or
neglect to pay the same forthwith, then the same shall and
may, by warrant or warrants under the hand and seal or hands
and seals of such justices, which they are hereby empowered
and required to grant, be levied and recovered, together with
the costs of conviction and recovery thereof, to be ascertained
by such justices, by distress and sale of the goods and chattels
of such offender, rendering the overplus of the money arising
by such sale, if any, upon demand, to the said offender ; and
it shall and may be lawful for such justices to award, if they
shall think fit, any portion of such forfeiture or forfeitures to
the use of the party making the information or complaint, not
in any case exceeding the expenses which he shall have in-
curred in prosecuting the same; and the residue thereof, or \
the whole in every case where no such award shall be made,
shall be paid to the overseer or overseers of the poor, or other
officer, as the said justices may direct, of the parish, township,
or place in which the offence shall have been committed, to be
added to the money collected or to be collected for the use of
the poor in such parish, township, or place; and such moneys
so added, shall be applicable to the same purposes as money
collected for the use of the poor ; and it shall be lawful for the
said justices to order the offender so convicted, to be detained
in safe custody until return can conveniently be made to such
warrant or warrants of distress, unless the offender shall give
sufficient security, to the satisfaction of such justices, for his
or her appearance before the said justices on such day or days
as shall be appointed for the return of such warrant or warrants
of distress, such day or days not being more than,five days from
the taking any such security, and which security the said
justices are hereby empowered to take by way of recogni-
zance or otherwise ; but if upon the return of such warrant
it shall appear that no sufficient distress can be had, where-
upon to levy the said forfeiture or forfeitures and such costs
as aforesaid, and the same shall not be forthwith paid, or
in case it shall appear to the justices, either upon the
confession of the offender or offenders, or otherwise, that
the offender hath or have not sufficient goods or chat-
tels whereon such forfeiture or forfeitures and such costs
as aforesaid can be levied, such justices shall not be required to
issue such warrant ; and thereupon it shall be lawful for the
said justices, and they are hereby empowered and required by
warrant or warrants under their hands and seals to commit
such offender to the common gaol or house of correction for
any time not exceeding fourteen days, at the discretion of the
justices so committing, unless such forfeiture, costs, and all
reasonable charges attending the same, shall be sooner paid and
satisfied.

And be it further enacted, that if any person shall be sum-
moned as a witness to give evidence before any justice or jus_
tices of the peace, touching any matter contained in any infor-
mation or complaint for any offence against this Act, either on
behalf of the prosecution, or on behalf of the person or persons
accused, and shall refuse or neglect to appear at the time and
place to be for that purpose appointed, after having been paid
or tendered a reasonable sum of money for his or her costs and
expenses, without a satisfactory excuse being given for such
non-appearance, or appearing shall refuse to be• examined upon
oath or affirmation, or to give evidence touching the matter in
question before such justice or justices, then and inevery such
case every such person so ofFending shall forfeit and pay for every
such offence any sum not exceeding five pounds, to be recovered
as is herein-before mentioned.

And be it further enacted, that all proceedings against any
person, under or by virtue of this act, shall be commenced or
prosecuted within three months after the offence committed,
and not afterwards.

Provided always, and be it further enacted, that every per-
son who shall think himself or herself aggrieved by any sum-
mons, order, judgment or determination of any justice or jus-
tices of the peace, made in any of the cases above mentioned,
may appeal to the justices of the peace of the county, riding,
city, town or place in.which such order, judgment, or deter-
mination shall have taken place, at their next general Quarter
Sessions, first giving or causing to be given ten days' notice at
the least, in writing, of his, her, or their intention to bring such
appeal, and the matter grounds and causes thereof, to the party
or parties, person or persons, upon whose information or com-
plaint the said order, judgment, or determination may have
been made, and to the party or parties, person or persons,
whose act or acts is or are appealed against, and within two
days after such notice entering into a recognizance in the sum
of twenty pounds before some justice of the peace of the same
county, riding, city, town, or place, conditioned for prose-
cuting such appeal, and to abide the order thereon, and to pay
such costs as shall be awarded by the justices at such Quarter
Sessions ; and the said justices, at such Quarter Sessions,
upon the proof of such notice given, as atoresak
and of the entering into such recognizance, shall
hear and determine the causes and matters of such ap-
peal in a summary way, and award such costs to the party ap-
pealing or appealed against as the said justices shall think
proper; and the said justices may, if they see cause, mitigate
any forfeiture, and may order any money to be returned which
shall be levied in pursuance of such order, judgment, or deter.
mination.

And be it further enacted, that in all actions which shall be
brought against any person or persons upon whose complaint
or information any conviction shall have taken place under or
by virtue of this act, or for or by reason of any act, matter or
thing done or commanded to be done by any justice or justices,
for the levying of any forfeiture, or for or about the carrying of
any such conviction into effect, in case such conviction shall
have been quashed, the plaintiff or plaintiffs in such action or

acticns, besides the value and amount of the forfeiture or for.
feitures whicla may have been levied upon the said plaintiff or
plaintiffs, in case any levy thereof shall Itzve been made, shall
not be entitled to recover any more or greater damages than
the sum of two-pence, ncr any c-•,'s f 'it whatsoever, unless
it shall have been expressly “I:ege.i declaration in the
action where!n the recovery sli,ll and which shall be
in an action on the case only, that such ~omplai, t or informa-
tion was 'made maliciously, on:i with;:at any reasonable or
probable cause; provided that if the defe.adant shall prove at
the trial of any such action, that he tendered or caused to be
tendered to such plaintiff or plaintiffs the amount ofthe forfeiture
or forfeitures which may have been levied en the plaintiff or
plaintiffs within ten days after such conviction shall have been
quashed, or that such plaintiff or plaintiffs was or were guilty
of the offence whereof he, she, or they had been convicted, or on
account of which he she or they had in any way suffered, and
that he, she or they had undergone no greater punishment
than was assigned by this act to such offence, then and in every
such case the defendant shall obtain a verdict.

Provided also, and be it further enacted, that if any action or
suit shall be commenced against any person or persons for any
thing done in pursuance of this act, then and in every such
case such action or suit shall be commenced or prosecuted
within three months next after the fact committed, and not
afterwards, and the same and every such action or suit shall
be brought in the county or place where the cause of the acticn
shall have arisen, and not eLsewhere ; and the defendant or de-
fendants in every such action or suit shall and may plead the
general issue, and at the trial thereof give this act and the
special matter in evidence; and if the matter or thing corn-
pllined of shall appear to have been done under the authority
and in exec ition of this act, or if any such action or suit rhal
be brought after the time limited for bringing the same, or
be brought or laid in any other county or place than as
aforesaid, then the jury shall find for the defendant or defen-
dants ; and if the plaintiff shall become nonsuit, or discon-
tinue his or her action after the defendant shall have appeared
or have a verdict against Lim or her, or if upon demurrer jutig_
ment shall be given against the plaintiff, the defendant sha 11
and may recover treble costs, and have the like remedy for re-
covery thereof as any defendant or defendants bath or have in
any cases by law.

Provided also, and be it further enacted, that the ecclesias-
tical jurisdiction within these realms shall not by this act be
a'tered or abridged, but that the ecclesiastical courts may
punish the said offences as if this cct had not been made.
Provided always, and be it further enacted, that nothing in
this act contained shall extend to any menial servant acting in
the necessary service of his or her employer ; or to any person
selling, buying, delivering or receiving milk, berore nine of the
clock in the morning, or between the hours of and
in the afternoon ; or to any person selling, buying, delivering,
or receiving medicine ormedicinal drugs ; or to any baker sett-
ing or superintending the sponge after the hour of in the
afternoon,or to the selling, buying,delivering or receiving dressed
meat, liquor or other provisions within hotels, coffee-houses, inns,
cook.shops, ale-houses,beer-houses, or other houses for the sale of
victuals to be consumed in and upon the :premises by any
traveller, or by any person or persons who shall have lodged
and slept on the premises during the preceding night, or be-
tween the hours of two and four in the afternoon, by any per.
son or persons who shall usually victual at the same, or to any
person attending any place or meeting for religious worship or
school for religious instruction, or to any person using or em-
ploying, or employed with, or hiring or letting to hire, any
horse or horses, carriage or carriages, for the purpose only of
going to or returning from any place or meeting for religious
worship, or to any rector, vicar, curate, or minister of religion,
or physician, or other medical praCtitioner going to or return-
ing from or in the exercise of his professional duty, or to any
person acting under or by virtue of or giving information under
or putting into execution this act.
Provided also, and be it further enacted, That nothing in this
act contained shall extend to works of piety, charity, or
necessity.
And be it further enacted, that this act shall commence and
take effect on the first day of
thereof.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWCASTLE RACES.

WEDNESDAY.—The Northumberland Plate of 100 sovs., added
to a Handicap Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft. The second to
save his stake. Two miles.
Lord Eglinton's b. h. Byzantium, by Sultan, 5 yrs., Bst. 41b.
Lord Kelburne's b. g. by Jerry—Blue Stocking, 4 yrs., 7st.
Colonel Cradock's br. c. Paris, by Whisker, 3 yrs., 6st. 31b.
Colonel Cradock's b. f. Fanny, by Jerry, 4 yrs., 7st. 2lb.
Sir R. K. Dick's gr. g. Allegro, by Jock, 4 yrs., 7st. 71b.
Sir R. K. Dick's ch. f. Miss Emily, by Actseon, 3 yrs. 6st.
Mr. Attwood's gr. f. Orinda, by his Grey Arabian, 3 yrs., 6st.
Mr. S. L. Fox's b. f. Tesane, by Whisker, 4 yrs., 7st. 41b.
Mr. Orde's b. h.• Tomboy, by Jerry, 5 yrs., 9st. 21b.
Mr. C. M. St. Rail's br. g. Brown Stout, 6 yrs., Bst. 61b.
Mr. Williamson's br. g. Pluralist, by Ambo, aged, Bst. 21b.
Mr. Powlett's br. f. The Mystery, by Lottery, 4 yrs., 7st. 121 b.
Mr. Hodgson's ch. f. Pantomime, by Swiss, 4 yrs. 7st, 71b.
Mr. Ridley's b. c. Wyndham, by Chateau Margaux, 3 yrs., 6st. 71b.
Mr. Metcalfe's b. c. Monitor, by Wanton, 3 yrs , 6st. 41b.
Mr. Blakelock's b. c. Hartonian, by Nimrod, 3 yrs., 6st. 41b.

Colonel Cradock•s Derby colt, Emigrant, is
,on his road to
Epsom.
The Stakes to be run for at the Newmarket and first Spring
Meetings amount to nearly 40,0001.

Lord Orford's racehorses will be sold at Newmarket on Wed-
nesdao in the first Spring Meeting.
Rossington Bridge Steeple Chase took place on Wednesday
last over four miles of country, in the neighbourhood of Bawtry,
when Mr. Willmott's Deceiver, 6 yrs., Mr. Grilfiths's Rakewell,
Mr. Pearson's Comical, Mr. Addem Rossington, and a mare
called Duchess, started, but in consequence of the number of
falls, it was declared by the umpire to be no race. The first
four ran in over again on the following day, when Deceiver won
easy by 40 yards, Rakewell being second.

The winner of the late S:eeple Chase at St. Alban's is the
property of Lord Frederick Beauclerk, and is thorough.bred.
being got by Catton, dam by Macbeth,—Margaret by Hamble-
tonian.

HIPPING INTELLIGENCE-7-(Tiil, I)A

FROM LLOYD'S.

D2AI., MARCH 16.—Wind N.N.E., moderate. Arrived
from the river the Arabian, Geldownie, for Savannah; and
Pon Giovanni, Batcher ; and Industry, from St. Mary's:,

Africa,

PORTSMOUTP, MARC II 15.—Wind E.N.E.-16,
Arrived the Neptune, Camberlege, from London, and saiied
for Madras.

PLxmorrn, MARCH 15. Wind E., squally.—Arrived the
caples packet, Cotterell ; and Henry Brougham, M`Kenzie,
from Palermo; Triumvirate, Green, from Galipoli; and Ma-
tilda, Perkins, from Bordeaux.
FALMOUTH, MARC;! 14.—Wind E., fresh breezes.-15, E.,
Wrong breezes.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Pike, from Lisbon,
ailed 2.d inst., and from Oporto, on the sth inst. ; the Thomas,
Richards, from Venice; and Ass'euratore, Marchino, from
frume. Sailed his Majesty's brig Charybdis, Lieut. Mercer,
:or Oporto and Lisbon. Off the start the Ida, Daleb, from
Sz. Domingo.

PANZANCE, MARCH Ls.—Arrived off' port the Archangel,
Ludders, from Tarragona.

GUERNSEY, MARCH 14.—Arrived the Amici, Ramos, from

Tarragona.

JERSEY, MARCH 14.—Arrived the Swift, Duhenenne, from
Cadiz.

LIVERPOOL, MAILER 15.—Arrived off port the York,
from New York.

GREENOCK, MARCH 14.—Arrived the Swallow, Phipps, from
narseilles; and Lusitadla, Cook, from Oporto. Sailed the Jane
Brown, I)unlop, for Singapore.

The Henry Grattan, Astell, from Hull to Savannah, arrived
off Aberdeen very leaky.
The Triton, Edkin, from Clare to Liverpool, was wrecked
near Clare 12th inst.

The Star, Lawson, from Wick to Bristol, was totally lost in
Hoy Sound sth instant, and the crew drowned.
The Ocean, Stewart, bound to Constantinople, has been
towed into Cardiff, water logged, and must discharge.
The Indemnity, Marshall, from Shields to Boston, has put
into Aberdeen leaky, cargo shifted, and with loss of boats, &c.
The Balfour, Ala:dron, bound to London, has put back to
Galway, with part of her cargo damaged and one of her pumps
choked.

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

The past week's arrivals of Grain were again tolerably good,
and there was a considerable return of Flour.. Throug
the week the trade manifested much dullness. at Monday's
terms. This morning the fresh supplies were good of
most kinds of Grain, and the attendance of buyers nu.
merous, the weather being very fine. The trade for
Wheat was very dull, and even for the best parcels the
terms of last Monday could not be obtained, for
most descriptions of this article may he reported one shilling
to two shillings lower. Barley for malting well supports
its former' value; other kinds are very dull. Beans are un-
varied from this day se'nnight. Boiling Peas continue to
meet a very heavy trade. Fine Grey Peas, for seed, are
rather dearer. Oats have met a limited demand, at the same
prices as last quoted. The nominal top price of flour has been
reduced by our millers 2s. per sack, but some of the flour-
factors intend to quote it no higher th,n 455.

PRIM ON BOARD OF SHIP.
Nheat, Red (old) -s. --: Beans, Small (new)... -s. -s.
-White (old) -s. -b.. .-........--....... (01d).... --,„ -s.
--Red 1E133) - Tick (new) .... Tis 295.
-.- Fine 4Bs. 50s. . (old) .... 30s. 32.3
-t.-- Superfine sos. 52.3. - Harrow (new) 3?;. 345.
White (1833) 4ss. 50s.
•-•••••-•••• Fine s2s. 51s. Brank -s. B.
•-••••••••-•-••• Superfine.. 545. 555. Oats, Feed 15s. 193.
-Foreign free -s. -s. -- New . ~
ice - Poland 17s. 21s.
3:irley
- Grinding -s. -s. - Potatoe :.:os. 2.•);..
- Malting CBs. 30, - s. -s.
%hit 44s. 50s. - Scotch ..,s 23,.
- Fine New sos. 54s - Irish l7s. 18s 20s.
['ease, Grey New 2os. 5:2, Flour Town (per sack) 45s 495.
- Maple New 33s. 34, - Seconds 425. 455.
-- White - North Country 38s. 40'.
--.. Boilers 3Bs. 40s Bran

--- -
ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST %VE:e.K.
re: GI 4 0 I:,
0
From Whence. 2 r.
Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qra. Qrs. Qrs. Sas.
Aldhormigh 289 937 28 42 40
Alemouth — 550
4oston
Bridlington 4O 180
Bridport
Clay . . — 5 1060 202 40 trn
Colchester 364 312 16:26 42 79 27 840
) Ilarwich
) Leigh 266 139 220 41 400
C Maldon 1074 101
—
Grangemouth — 2168 20
(4t imsby 35 14 4 210
Ratings 2l 2045
:toll
Ipstv,ch 237 705 1520 144
ent 749 269 314
Lowestoft
Lynn—
Newhaven — 70 1670
Poole — 30 320
Southampton 142
Southwold ..... 519 :0 439 120 518
Spalding
,tocli too
Sunderland 37 400—
welt. l2 1180 8o 10 46
Weymouth — 38 400 248
Wisboach B4O 67 5 845
Woodbridge 421 r 1323 10 73 638 204 585
Yarmouth ll4 3308 1975 75 261
Aberdeen —
92,119 lB 639 365
;,ertvick
Dunbar
undee B6
li.verness l7O 25 42
Montrose
fn)
6210 9377 7524 12220 1514 528 8237
1 Rtsot.
Belfast —
Cork 94 60 133
Limerick — i 687 276
Londonderry
Waterford: — 1192 .
Westport — 3750
%Vex ford
Youghall 4B 3718
FOREIGN.
Calcutta — 1270
Total
ADOREGATE QUANTITY OF OTHER LINDS OF PULSE.
Rye, 0--Tares, 0--Linseed, 273--Rapeseed, 0--Brank,
Mustard, C--Seeds, 292.

SMITHFIELD MARKET ---
This day's supply of Beasts and Sheep was moderately good,
of Calves and Pork ers rather ilimited, and the trade was ra
ther brisk, at the following prices :
PRICES PER STONE OF BLISS. TO SINK THE OFFALS.

s. d. to s. d.
Inferior Beasts 2 0 2 2
Second quality ditto 2 8 3 0
Prime la, ge Oxen 3 10 4 0
Prime Scots, Bcc 4 0 4 2
Inferior :sheep 2 10 3 2
Sccond quality .titto 4 0 4 4
Coarse-woolled ditto 4 8 5 0
Smthdown Wethers 5 0 5 2

a. rt.
Large Lamb, 0 0
Prime small iiitt( 6 2 7 0
Large coarse Cah es 3 4 4 2
Prime small ditto 4 8 5 4
Large Hng
Small Porkers 3 8 4 0
Suckling Calves 12s. ti 30 each..
Quarternld Pigs 12s. tn l&.each.

SUPPLY, AS PER CLERK'S STATEMENT.
Beasts. Sheep. Calves. Pigs.
2,505 I 17,200 9.) I 22.)
I

. About 150 of the beasts came up the St. Alban's road ; about.
10) up the other northern roads; ai out 180 "(Including Irish)
'thin the western and midland districts ; about 1500 from Nor-
folk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire ; about 100 from • ent
aid till,sex , and most of the remainder from the marshes, &c.
in the neighbourhood of London.