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seller demurred to the purchase of the half-printed Waver-
ley. At last, however, the novel Was completed, and ap-
peared. Its success was equally sudden and surprising ;
and its anonymous author received all the honours of a
first-rate Novelist, long before either Review or Magazine
had proclaimed to the world that such a mighty genius had
arisen.,—London Weekly Review.

Yesterday a Court of Common Council was held
for the despatch of much important business.
Mr. HARMER presented a petition from Mr.
Edward Jones, a coal-merchant, on the subject of
alleged abuses of a monstrous nature in the mode of
conducting the Secondaries'-office.
The petition stated to the following effect :—The
petitioner had, in 18?6, caused an execution to be
issued against a licensed victualletor fsoprilal considerable
sum sum of money. The goods and chattels were ap-
praised and valued at 1771. 10s. The sheriff's offi-
cers, however, thought proper
and to spoil the furniture, so as to decrease the
value of the property very much. The petitioner
did not interfere, as he conceived that the duties of
the sheriff would not be improperly performed, and
the produce of the sale amounted to little more than
-111.; :?,41. of this sum went to the secondary, officers,
&c., and the petitioner became entitled to the rest,
but upon condition that he would indemnify the
secondary against any charges to which he might be
subject with respect to the property. Not being
aware of the great devastation which had been
• committed on the premises, he executed a bond in-
demnifying the secondary, and he received the portion
alluded, after a deduction of 5/. for additional ex-
penses. An action was forthwith brought by the
publican for the injury he had sustained, and the
Learned Judge, after having severely censured the
conduct of those who used him so harshly, advised
the Jury to find a verdict for the plaintiff, and to
mark the case by giving damages to the full amount
sustained. A verdict was returned for 1101., and
then advantage was taken of the boiid, which secured
the Secondary, to the amount of 3001. The pe- •
titioner applied to a legal adviser, and was told that
he would certainly recover in a Court of Equity.
He, however, was aware of the expences attending.
proceedings of this kind, and he proposed to the
Secondary to abide by the arbitration of an able
Counsel, but this mode of decision was rejected, and
the petitioner prayed for the interference of the
Court upon an occasion of such vital importance to
him.

The SECONDARY, in a very low tone, defended
himself from the charge.
Mr. HARmEn moved that the petition be referred
to the committee of city lands.
Mr. GALLOWAY said that the substantial fact com-
plained of was, that the petitioner had received a
few pounds, in return for which he executed a bond
for 300/.

Alderman WAITHMAN was of opinion, that thi,
petition should have been presented to the com-
mittee which was sitting on the subject of the office,
instead of being used in Court for the purpose of
influencing the committee.
•

Mr. Peacock, Mr. Taylor, Alderman Atkins, and
Mr. Jupp, were all of opinion that abuses did exist,
and that no facility had been affordecrin the inves-
tigation.—The petition was thOn referred to the
committee.

INDICTMENT tint CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE REV. ROBERT

TAYLOR, MR. SAUL, AND °TURAS.

Mr. SLADu rose to present a pptition from Mr.
Saul, the wine-merchant, of Ahkrsgate-street, in-
cluded in the indictment against Mr. Taylor and
others, for conspiracy to ca:,t, disgrace upon the
Christian religion, &c. &c. He censured any inter-
ference between the creature and the Creator as
nugatory, and regretted that. a case now pending af-
forded argument for condemning the principle strongly.
lie (Mr. Slade) happened in his younger days to
have been employed in translating papers on free-
masonry for the King, then Prince of Wales, and in
circulat►ng them amongst other nations (as we un-
derstood Mr. Slade), and it was recommended as a
system of love and brotherhood. In Italy many
attempts had been made to put down the Carbonari,
who were what our Freemasons were; but at every
attempt their numbers increased, although the chief
of the Catholic religion and the priests had such
enormous influence there. At Rome 13 of the
Carbonari were executed, but their numbers soon
increased, notwithstanding, to an incredible degree.
The people called Quakers had, notwithstanding tile
severe persecutions to which they had been subject,
received vast additional numbers to their body.—
Opinion, in fact, Trust be free.—(Hear, hear,)
The petition was then read. It stated that Mr.
Saul had been falsely charged, at the instigation of
two of the Aldermen of the City of London, with
having conspired to blaspheme and throw disgrace
upon the Christian religion ; that he made blasphe-
mous and impious speeches ; and that he believed
that the expences of the prosecution were defrayed
eut of the c►ty funds. The petition concluded with
expressing a hope that the Court would interfere to
put an end to so unjust a prosecution.
The LORD MAYOR asked Mr. Saul, who stood at
the bar, whether he wished to say any thing to the
Court ?

Mr. Saul said that he had a few ►words to say.
His trial in the King's Bench had been fixed for that
day, but it was not persevered in for some cause
with which he was not acquainted. He was still a
prisoner, and he called on the Court to release him
from his situation.--(Hear, hear.)
Mr. SLADE moved that the petition be referred
to a Committee.

Mr. FAVELL said that the Court ought to follow
as closely as they could the example of the great
Founder of the Christian religion, who, on a memor-
able occasion, severely rebuked the first dawning of
persecution in the minds of some who followed him.
—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. DIXON cautioned the Court how they inter-
fer©d in a case of this serious nature. He did not
credit Mr. Saul's assertion on the subject. He be-
lieved that Mr. Saul kept an office for discussions of
the kind alluded to. If his assertions were true, he
had nothing to fear.
Mr. STEVENS said that liberty of conscience ought
never to be under the control of magistrates.
Sir PETER LAURIE knew Mr. Saul to be a very
respectable well-behaved man.

A. Member doubted the power of the Court to re-
voke what had been done already.
Mr. OLDHAM said, that the mode adopted of stop-
ping the horrible blasphemy was the worst that
could be devised. He moved an amendment, that
the petition should lie on the table.

Mr. Alderrean WAITIIMAN also thought the mode
adopted a very bad one.
After some further discussion, in which several
Members joined, the atnendment was carried by
large majority.

PORT OF LlVERPooL.—Aithottugpiii the
tiha,i,s, ac-
count of the Quarter's Revenue presents a falling off, '
compared with the corresponding quarter of 1827, we low'
the pleasure of stating, for the satisfaction of our fell"
townsmen, that the gross receipt of the custom, 3t
3,00,000/.
port is the largest ever known, exceeding
sterling; and the nett receipts, after the disbursement 01
the heavy bounties, repayments,
great trading ye„,
than 3,113,000/., which is a great advance
year, anti 180,000/. more than even the g
of the number o
of 1825. The following is an account
reported at th.,> Custom-
house arrived at this port, and
house during the year 1827, ending the sth of January.
expences, i‘n•i i More
1828, viz.:—
American vessels from America ''''''''''''''' 510
British vessels from foreign rrt' .............. 802
British and foreign vessels from Europe..,... 1,117
Fromlreland 2,491
Coastways 3,521
---
Total 8,441 1

A puts
Westmir,
yesterdaY
purpose of
0"t fortake
care of the interests of the trade, and for'
other
purposes. Great starpepeto,luLthiligicoalnc's-oiinnnuifiitetleciest,
At four o'clock Mr. GIBBS,' having been
called to the Chair, briefly stated the object for
which they were assembled, and added, that be
would be happy to hear the opinions of every
person, whether for or against the resolutions
about to be proposed. .
Mr. SCALES then read the resolutions. They
were in substance—" That the chief allegation
against the butchers was, that their trade, as at,
the metropolis. That this allegation was sin-
present carried' on, was injurious to the health of
founded, and that past and present experience
proved its: injustice. The resolutions then went
on to ascribe the chief part of the inconvenience
rfelt, and the cruelty practised towards cattle,
partly to the very confined state of Smithfield-
market, and partly to the want of public sewers ;,
'
and cast some blame on the Corporation of
London, for not having taken steps to procuregreater accommodation for the public in that,
market. There were two other resolutions,
alleging the amount of city taxes to. be 15/. on a
rent of 100/., and imputing to the Corporation
blame for not applying some of those funds to
the legitimate object for which they were levied,
in the construction of proper sewers ; but in the
course of the afternoon, these, after some opposi-
tion and much discussion, were withdrawn.
Another resolution adverted to the injury which
would be done to the trade by any interference t
with the right of slaughtering cattle at their own
houses ; and the last was for the appointment of
a Committee for the protection of the intetests of
the general body.
Before putting those resolutions seriatim,
Mr. SCALES addressed the meeting sit'l4lyit
considerable length. In the course 'dins §poi.h;
he entered into an examination of the cam ,6 &tt
of which this opposition to the butchers arose,
and contended that many of the circumstances
connected with the slaughtering of cattle, which
were alleged as nuisances, were in• fact riot nui-
sances at all ; and that the real nuisances—he
meant the narrow and confined state of Smith-
field market, out of which arose so much confu-
sion and disorder, and frequently so much cruelty
to the cattle, and the want of proper pol34ai •
sewers,----were as much regretted by the butchers
as by any others members of' the community.
Alluding to the cause of the present opposition,
he said that a trip to Paris was now a matter of
every-day occurrence; that when a man travelled
lie was anxious to appear on his return the wiser
for his tour, and to apply to his own country
sonic of' the improvements which he bad
seen in others. Gentlemen saw that abattoir.;
were established at Paris—ergo, it would'sme
proper that they should be established in Lon-
don. But the cases of the two capitals were not
at all alike. Paris was a dense mass of build-
ings, crowded together in confined neighbour-
hood, with few open spaces. In London this
was not the case. In Paris, water was not laid
on as here. It was sold at three sous for a pail-
ful!, while in London it was in such abumlance,
that a butcher might. (as was constantly done at
a trifling expense) use two or three thousand gal-
lons per day, for the purpose of cleansing and
cooling his slaughter-]louse. Public slaughter-
houses were therefore called for in Paris by circull)-
stances which had no existence amongst us in Lon-
don. After contending that the opponents of the •
butchers had fliiled to make out a case of the
unhealthiness of slaughtering, as at present ear
tied on in London, lie took a view of the state of
Smithfield-market, in the crowded and confined
state of which the real nuisance existed. The
officers appointed to attend the market, were sel-
dom in attendance before eight in the morning,
and , then never in the centre of the market,
wheie their presence was most. necessary. He
himself had often taken persons into custody, or
given them in charge, for cruelty to the cattle ;
but generally no redress was afforded. On one
Occasion he had a fellow taken before the Lord
Mayor (not the present Lord Mayor, but one
who presided not long ago.) The fellow had a
bludgeon which would have felled an ox, and
with this he was most unmercifully beating a
afsosm,
ieaflcowee Lhotarie up
((lid
Nnleavyetorora ]candledhelsosit. _d(wal%lsViiyile
ilit);: taken
\i
ligiosjlebe-
fore
than a yard wand, took the bludgeon in his
hand, and observing that he did not think it too
large for a man to face a mad bull with, dis-
missed the case. He (Mr. Scales) remarked,
that though his Lordship might make a very
good Lord Mayor, he would make a very bad
drover, and that he would not keep him one day-
in his employment. 11l time course of his ad-
dress, Mr. Scales mentioned that he had visited
an abattoir established ill Edinburgh, and that
a more filthy or disgustingly offensive place be
was never in. After some other remarks, lie
concluded by moving the resolutions, which
were severally put and agreed to.
dAr,aeid nirihnc,ss.s
Several butchers in the room corroborated
Mr. Scales's statement as to the state of Smith-
field-market, and the general negligence of the
city officers cceorsxa,ppasoiantie)rdootof
oaft.ttehne greatdit.
salubrity of
slaughter-houses, mentioned, tlioat one Was ill
existence not 300 yards from the residence of
his present Majesty when Prince Regent, and
asoblefa,rthawtaosn taltilisoccocliiistimigul oityf
o isss Ri
indisposition, the physicia"s w attended hiilr
ordered an ox to be killed, the paunch of which
was brought in a blanket to Carlton-palace, to
be applied thus but from the carcass to the e -
tremities of his Royal -Highness, and the-appli-
cation was found to afrord great relief. He (Mr.
Cox) knew 0e many instances of persons in a
•On brought consumption to slaughter-houses to in-
hale the ,'ayour arising from newly killed camas-
that ,
carcas-
ses, Inas3 1 of' them were much benefitted
by their visits.
When the resolutions were agreed to, a sub-
sariptio.n was made to defray the expences of the
Committee, after which the meeting separated.

IVe understand Dr. PROUT is pursuing his
Analysis of Organic Substances with great assiduity, He
is at present employed in the class of alimentary bodies; the
investig,ation of which is expected to lead to important
results bath in physiology and chemical science generally.
—London Weekly Review.

THE SPADE OF SFORZA.—The founder of
the SFORZA family, and father of FRANCESCO, the fist
Duke of Milan, who died, according to Mr. RoscoE;about
1465, was a peasant, and following his labour, when be-
was
his spade into an oak, declaring, that if it fell to the ground
he would continue his labours ; but if it hung in the tree
ii:::i drawted by
lotshiscompanions to follow the army. Ile
did
whether he should go or not, but thiew
he would try his fortune as a soldier. Some bit of a branch
intercepted its fall, and gave a father to a long line of
princes, the most splendid sovereigns of Italy.—London,
Weekly Review.