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London, England, 1832-03-13 00:00:00

ROLLS COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

His Honour the MAszEs. of the ROLLS did not dit to-
day, in Consequence of indisposition.

BANKRUPTCY COURT.-(THIS DAY).

COURT OF REVIEW
EX PARTE &KILL, IN THE MATTER OF COUPLANY

A BANKRUPT.

In this case the bankrupt had been a licensed victualler,
and kept two public-houses, called the "Lamb and Flag,"
and the " Leopard," which were deeply mortgaged to
Messrs. Reid and Co., the brewers, and Messrs. Wakeling
and Co. The petitions of Messrs. Reid and Co., of Wake.
ling and Co., and of a Mr. Brown, were beard and dis-
posed of on a former day, and the question to be decided
to-day was as to the costs of the parties, and by whom, and
out of what fund they were to be defrayed. Some of
the property had been sold, and the proceeds were in the
hands of the mortgagees.

After bearing Mr. Coe for Maitre. Reid, Mr. Mow-
TAGUE for Mr. Brown, and Mr. JACOB for MOW&
Wakeling,

The COURT ordered that Mr. Brown should pay the
costs of such part of the proceedings as related to certain
affidavits, which appeared to have been filed after the
hearing of the petition, and therefore unnecessary ; as also
to pay Messrs. Wakeling's cost of appearing this day, and
their further costs, out of the estate ; and of the residue of
the estate, Messrs. Reid's costs to be paid.
The COURT, in the progress of the discussion, expressed
an intention to lay down some rules by which the proceed-
ings could be more regularly conducted, for in this case
there appeared to have been much unnecessary expence.
Mr. Justice PELL said now that the case was over
he would take the present opportunity of observing, that
upon the very next occasion when it should appear to this
Court that the licenses of a public-house had been made
use of as securities for the repayment of money advanced
to the publican, he would take care that the Magistrates
who granted the licenses should be made acquainted with
the circumst Inas, in order that the licenses might be
withheld from the parties. It was a most fraudulent
mode of raising money, and as a Magistrate of
the county of Middlesex he was determined to
do his utmost to put a stop to it. It was not only
against the law, but it was contrary to the policy by
which licences were granted. He begged to say that he
meant to cast no ri flections upon the conduct of the gen-
tlemen who were concerned in this cause; but in future
he should feel it his duty to interpose his authority as a Ma-
gistrate, in another place, to put a stop to this practice.

THE FUNDS.--(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

By the Halifax mail arrived this morning, sailed on the
22d February, New Brunswick Papers to the 12th Fe-
bruary, and Prince Edward's Wand to the Sth February,
have la2en received at the North and South American
Coffee-house.

(From the New Brunswick Papers.)

OPEN WAR IN AFRICA.

Captain Lawrence, who arrived here yesterday from
Africa, states that when he left Gambia, on the 2ld De-
cember, the British troops and militia had a severe en-
gagement, which lasted about six hours. The British had
upwards of 100 wounded and 20 killed, but reinforce-
ments were hourly expected.
Letters from Trinidad of the 15th December, give a

most deplorable account of the state of business in that
islan i, owing to the failure of the crops from constant rain.
The Ft ench mail this morning, has brought letters from
Napoli of the 20th February, which state that a sloop from
the French Admiral's ship had arrived there ; the sailors
were ill• treated, and the French flag trampled in the mud.

Letters from Vienna state that the Porte continues
her armaments, and numerous corps are on their march
against the Paella of Egypt. The most deplorable anarchy
prevails in Greece ; they have the greatest hatred to
strangers.

From Paris they state that Captain Labeate has left to
take the command of the French squadron at Ancona.
Accounts from the frontiers of Spain agree in stating
that the military movements in that country are proceeding
with energy. Catalonia is said to be nearly cleared of
troops. The garrisons of Sarragosa and Tarra, consisting
of 1,000 men, are marching for Portugal.
A traveller who pass.d Lerida on the 26th February
says he saw 15 regiments on their way to Portugal.
On the 10th another company of Portuguese volunteers
h ft Paris to join Don Pedro's expedition.

ATROCIOUS MURDERS IN UPPER

CANADA.

On the 21st of January the following dreadful
orders took place in the London district of Upper
anada :—A man named Henry Sovereign called
a neighbour's house, and pointing to a slight
ound in his breast and left arm, said that there
ere two men at his house, and he was afraid they
ould kill his wife and family. The neighbour, fol-
wed by Sovereign, immediately went to the farm.
'he first object that attracted his notice on his ar-
eal was a little infant about three or four months
d, burning on the fire; one of its legs was burnt
T nearly to the knee, the back part of its head was
mourned, and its body was much burnt. Near the
earth lay another child in a state of insensibility
since dead). By the side of the door was another,
► a sitting or squatting posture, having been struck
,► the head wi►h a bludgeon or some large instru-
lent, which occasioned instant death. A fourth
'as found out of doors at the corner of the house,
Hess apd bleeding on the ground. About a rod
om the house, in a patch which led to an old
ovel, was seen a fifth in the same state. Nearly a
)d farther in the same path was found a young
roman, about 17 years of age, a lifeless corpse. In
he yard in front of the hovel, lay the mother and
nother little boy, close together, weltering in their
lood. Close by the mother was observed the blade
f a knife, all bloody. This was recognised as
sovereign's knife. Sovereign, when other persons
time to the scene of slaughter, denied that it was
its knife, and took it out from his pocket, and it
lso was covered with blood! Sovereign has long
irutalized himself by intemperance, and had rev-
ered his family very unhappy, whom he frequently
hreatened to kill. The bodies had the appearance
,f having been dead some time before the ar-
ival of the neighbour. These and other circum-
taaces were detailed at the inquest on the dead
lodies, and the result was the apprehension and
ommittal of Sovereign to gaol. The Rev. Wm.
lyerson, who relates these particulars in a letter,
tates, that the day after the murder he called at the
!ouse, where the mangled bodies still remained.
le then gives the following harrowing description :
Picture to yourself, stretched on one bed, close by
he side of each other, all stiff and cold in death, a
nother and five lovely children—the most of them
very handsome—with the half-consumed remains of
►n innocent babe, three or four months old, in her
irms. At the foot of the bed stood the aged
tither of the lifeless mother, whose soul ap-
)eared to be oppressed with grief too big for ut-
,erance—a grief that wrung and chilled the very
Seart, so as to deny him the melancholy con-
;olation of bedewing the cold remains of his
:hildren with the tear of affection and sorrow.
Was deeply affected with the old gentleman's
itibmission and resignation to this mysterious
thd most painful dispensation of Divine Providence.
After sho;ving me the several places where the chil-
dren were found, and returning to the house, he
took me by the hand, and with a faltering voice
said, .4 My case is like that of Job—all my children
are taken from me in one day ; but I must submit."
By the side of the old man stood an elder sister and
brother of the murdered mother, both of them over-
whelmed with sorrow. On being introduced to the
woman she appeared to be incapable of restraining
the violence of her feelings, but, weeping aloud, said
7" Oh Mr. R—, did you ever witness such a
sight ? who would believe that any man would come
to this ?' &e. Indeed such were my feelings, that
after saying a few words to the afflicted friends I left
the place as soon as possible."—American Paper.

LITERATURE.

FACTS ON IRELAND.

BY William Stanley, author of " Commentaries on Ire-
land, the Cloncurry Prize Essays."

DUBLIN' RICHARD MILLIKEN AND SON. LONDON : JAMES
RIDGWAY. 1839. pp. 27.

We have glanced over this pamphlet with con-
siderable interest. After investigating the in-
fluence of those peculiar circumstances in the
financial, commercial, and social condition of
Ireland, to which the excessive misery of the
great mass of her people is commonly attributed,
Mr, Stanley very ably endeavours to exhibit the
true obstacles to her prosperity, and the ten-
dency of the various measures devised for pro-
moting it- He combats the prevailing opinion
in Ireland, of the injurious effects of absen-
teeism, while he allows that absentees should
contribute to defray all the national expences in
Proportion to their actual incomes—an ob-
ject only to be effected by a general tax
on net incomes in every part of the United
Kingdotn ; and that they should be likewise
compelled to prevent the growth of misery on
their estates—an object also demanding a gene-
ral measure, a law to protect industry on every
estate. He deprecates the prohibitory laws,
and argues that the Union is not the direct cause
of Irish poverty, and that the repeal is imprac-
ticable without a revolt that would cause a total
separation. We have only room for the follow-
ing extract, comprising an outline of the
author's remedial measures :-
1 mt. A law to relieve from tithes, and protect industry,
as already suggested, and to establish, in every parish,
primary schools for free education in rudiments and in-
dustry.

The law to protect industry would compel proprietors
to have a practical manager on each of their estates, who
would maintain a model farm, exhibit the best system of
cultivation, and provide the best kinds of seed and stock.
It would also break up the pasture system, the true origin
of Irish misery.

2d. A law to relieve the trading and working classes
of the United Kingdom from the unequal and ruinous
pressure of State taxes, by substituting for many of the
present taxes, a tax on rents, annuities of all kinds, the in-
terest on the Public debt, dividends on the stock of bank-
ing and other companies, and the interest on bonds, mort-
gages, &c. This tax to be collected by means of a cenrage
stamp on receipts, to be obtained under penalty by per-
sons about to pay income, previously to making the pay-
ment, of which the amount of the tax would be a part.
3d. A law to establish a uniform system of banking, on
the Scotch plan (paper currency excepted), for the whole
of the United Kingdom. This would give Ireland the use
of much capital which now goes annually to London, for
investment, under the system created by the public debt,
there being no mode of increasing banking capital, which
in Ireland is absurdly limited by law, while in Scotland it
increases with the wealth of the community. In 1826,
the banking capital formed by merely the working classes
in Scotland amounted to twenty millions : that is, they
had, by continually pl icing their savings at the disposal of
the bankers, accommodated their fellow tradesmen to this
enormous extent.

4th. A law for establishing a general municipal system
in Ireland. The corporations to be opened to all payers
of local taxes—the whole of each county to be thus incor-
porated—the tax payers to assemble yearly in their re-
spective parishes in cities, towns and baronies, and elect
representatives from among the principal rate-payers—
these representatives to elect at the first sitting after the
Pawing of the law, a certain number of their body, to he
marietrates for life, unless deposed by the Government for
rni'coaduct ; and all vacancies to be filled by election—
thfeae
magistrates to be elected in succession, chief mayors
° each county, and deputy mayors for baronies. The
irepresentatives to determine on all local measures, impose
°•eal laze% &cc. The mayors, deputies, and other ma-
P.ltrate", to form a kind of superior assembly, to fiat or
relec.t the measures of the representatives ; also, to ad-
prisons, the local laws, superintend schools, hospitals,
prisons' &.c. Protect trade from fraudulent dealers, and be
goardiana of t
he poor andprotectors of the working
chola,. The taxes to he acpcounted for, annually, to Parliament.
This law would preserve and extend the beet parts of
the corporation system of Dublin—placing the Lord Mayor
over both city and county. ' It would however rernovi,
the old guild system, _preserving to freemen their lite in
retests. It would also assimilate the Grand Jury system
of England and Ireland, by confining grand jurors to the

administration of justice. It would vest the appointment
uf all sheriffs in Government, as officers of the Crown,

distinct from the municipalities, like lieutenants of
counties and their deputies. And it would ahlish all
tolls and turnpike charges, enabling each municipality to
provide for every local object by taxes equally assessed.
sth. A law to declare that after the passing of the re-
medial laws, no statute, (except one amending or repealing
old laws, or one for some object strictly local or private,
even as affecting each branch of the empire,) shall be
passed for Ireland, exclusively. This law would complete
the identity of British and lOsh interests ; and the repre-
sentatives of each country would then act for the whole
empire.

US, OFFICIAL REPORT

BOARD OF HEALTH.
, WHITEHALL.—(THIS DAY.)
)RT of CHOLERA CASES.