The Sun.
London, England, 1826-12-02 00:00:00

BOCIISA.

Ws last week stated that
this distinguished individual's character
d of in the Harmonicon; and that ire
had been most explicitly treated
which we supposed to have been the
ales had withheld certain
productions of t
under the impression that they
for upwartle of three
years part, not thinking it possible fur any
he w,...iinielerSoSefrstie article in the work referred to
must have been gross falsehoods ;
man to whom the oprobrious epithetsould be permitted to bind(
away., galley-slave,] could apply, w
in the kingdom,
itt the sunshine of the highest patronage_
of forger, bigamist, run-
away,
let us add, native ho-
to the exclusion of native talent,
his own Wellington, of
ibliely made against
upon Mr.- Boehm to deny the charges In .
n our possession.
ho-
nesty. Our readers will recollect, that in our last we called
him, and offered him the perusal of the letters ,
But for thus. calling upon n character, to
deny the charge of having forged upon the Duke f
calling
upon us,
which he has been publicly accused, he, instead o A .. who say-
thought proper to sendapernon to our office on Thilts")7 , be a
d himself to,
be his name was Mayhew, or Mildew, announce
him to vindicate
lawyer, and who, on being inforine4 that our puhlifiliq was not
e
within, declared that "he knew how to proceed." Hove.v-i.r% with
ac, our
the knowledge of Mr. Mama's lawyer we have nothing to .
whom,
business lying at present with the musician himself. And
we beg to ask, if he in reality imagines that because he may think_
it expedient to send an old man to our effice, who
wears
black coat, and who, with much self-approbationt tells our clerk
°
that " he knows how to proceed"--ilees Mr, Boehm, we 1151_,
think that this is the way to stifle inquiry, or to refute the charge!
coupled with his name, of forging on the Doke of Wellington, Sm. (

We do request Mr. Boehm, for his own sake, not to make a fool of
himself. Instead of sending Mr. Mildew, because he happened to
wear a black coat, he should have sent us a direct refutation of the
imputations alleged against him, whiCh we merely quoted -from a
contemporary publi cation. Lawyers, as Mr. Bochsa should,know, are
not in general the best protectors of good men's characters, although
a British Jury is the surest safeguard against the libeller, as it is
also the most impartial judge of the guilt of the felon; but Mr.
Bochsa has been long enough among us to have learned- that
there are certain cases in which it is a sine qua non; that the
prosecutor come into Court with clean hands; and we 'would
also remind him that it is not because a man Who has bivn robbed
may not choose to prosecute, that makes the robber one jot less
a thief. Would Mr. Boehm be deemed an innocent man--
and a most deeply injured one indeed, let him instantly set
about proving it ;—at least a 'denial of the crimes with
Which he has for some weeks past stood charged, should be
put in,—and let this denial be the precursor to ulterior pro*
ceedings towards obtaining redress for the injury his character
has sustained. We have already proffered him our assistance,
and now repeat, that our columns are open to any vindication he
may deem it necessary to offer to the public. He has been accused
of crimes of too gross a nature to be passed over in silence, nor
shall they; he must either prove his innocence or be accepted guilty.
The patronage which has so long fostered his pretensions in this
country, (as is ever the ease towards every foreigner who can scream
louder—twirl longer on one foot, than his fellows), ought not to be
imposed upon, nor can any man hesitate one moment to declare that
the crimes our cotempora ry has attributed to Bochsa, are of too grave
a nature to be oilseed over with impunity. He hasbeen placed above
the most respectable characters in the musical world, and is the in-
structor of the rising generation at the Royal Academy of Music;
nor is it to be endured that a man thus situated (because he is a
good harper) should be allowed to preside over, and associate
with, the first characters in his profession, whilst he permits the
degrading epithets of forger, felon," &c. to stand against his
name uncontradicted even by himself. As this will not be the
last time that Mr. Boehm, will hear from us, perhaps after this
(avowal we may hear from him before our next publication.—
But, should such be his intention, we would advise him still, for
his own sake, not to send Mr. Mildew in the black coat, but to
send the best proofs lie can of his moral rectitude—a denial at all
events, of this crimes laid to his charge, and this but to show how his
black-coated friend, Mr. Mildew, may he expected to proceed against
the party who accused him. But if Mr. Bochsa seriously and zealottaly
intend proseculing us for calling upon him as a public character to
defend his honour, if such really be Mr. Bochsa's intention towards
ourselves, to save him any unnecessary trouble on our account, we
would first recommend to his perusal a volume in our possession
(of which he may readily receive a copy in Paris), the subjects of
which relate to proceedings of " former days," and perhaps Mr.
Boehm will not be strenuous as to dates when we particularise the
work to which we allude, containing, as it does, the proceedings of
the " Cour du Department de la Seine." Perhaps Mr. Bochsa may
never have heard of such a work; but, if he particularly desire it,
we could translate a passage or two for his especial edification,
and which (we repeat, to save him trouble) we may feel inclined
to do if he pester us any more with Mr. Mildew in the black
coat.

Mr. BROUGHAM here submitted, that there Wag no proof of
there being such a public institution as the Royal Academy of
Music, of which the publication complained of alleged the pro-
secutor to be superintendent.
Mr. Justice Lirri.xnaut said, that the Jury would presume
that there was, it being a fact of public notoriety.
Mr. Bitouonasi—l recollect, some twenty years ago, there
was a knot of gentlemen who called themselves the Royal Oppo-
tion—(laughter),—they were not formed into a Corporation, but
they had the favour of the Royal Family, and were in the habit
of holding private meetings.—(Much laughter.)
Mr. BROUGHAM then addressed the Jury. He admitted that
there was such a body as the Royal Academy of Music, which
consisted of persons of high distinction, both in wealth and rank,
associated for the purpose of promoting young persons in the know-
ledge of the Arta and Sciences. They had for their object
the education of both sexes of unformed habits and characters,
and tender years; and in order to prevent such persons from
being placed under profligate foreigners (not because they were fo-
reigners, God forbid) but because from their not having connexions
in this country, they might be less correct iu their character,
the prosecutor (Mr. B.) was selected tosauperinted the manage-
ment of -this Institution. This was his Learned Friend's ac-
count, but he gives you as little information as possible of
the prosecutor. There was not even a shadow of his identity
with this libel. We have no evidence of even the existence of
such a twin. Thus the case is left in a degree of nakedness to
an excess never evinced in any prosecution for a libel. The very
gist of the prosecution is left out, namely, whether it is a libel
on the character of a,person now in existence, and consequently
having a tendency to induce a violation of the peace ; or whether
it is a libel on a person ant iu existenee, which might.he attended
with the same consequences. An this has failed, he submitted
that there no longer existed a cause of prosecution. The Jury
might suppose that by law they felt bound to give a verdict tbr the
plaintiff contrary to their feelings, but if be (Mr. Brougham) could
show, that consistently with the law they could give a verdict for the
defendant he hoped they would avail themselves of the opportunity.
If there was such a man as the prosecutor in existence, there could
be no difficulty in identifying him. He could show, by going
into the box, that he was the person libelled, yet he had not been
called upon, and no one dared to put him in the box. Here was
a man charged with heinous crimes, that of robbing, of forgery, of
having been sentenced to the galleys, be. These et ceterais could imply
nothing more aggravated than the words before them, yet he did
not attempt to deny the charges, nor to institute an investigation
into them. Mr. Elliston had been charged with associating with
a man who-hall been guilty of such crimes. Mr. Ellistun did
not deny the gnat of the prosecutor, but the association.--
The publication complained of stated that the prosecutor
was an instructor of youth of both sexes, and that they
were put under his care, to prevent them falling under the hands
of profligate foreigners, by an association composed of the highest
dignitaries of the Church and State ' • yet the prosecutor did not
deny that he was the person charged in that paper, which he now
prosecuted. Nor did he deny the truth of the charge, and
then apply to a jury, not of his country, but of his
adopted country, who, when artenui of character was attacked,
would give him compensation for any injury he might sustain.
Why did he not bring an action, and defy the defendant to repeat
his chile ? Wey did he not file criminal information against
him, which any msn who did not feel that the bulk of the charges
were true, would have done. For one of these modes would have
given him an opportunity of vindicating his character, if innocent,
the other, of denying the charge. By this mode of proceeding
he would be equally safe in prosecuting those who alleged the
truth, and those who had not a shadow of truth to support their
accusations. Suppose a person stated truly, that a man bad
been convicted of a capital crime at the Old Bailey, there
was no reason why the convict himself, or his friends, after
his death might not prosecute the; person stating such a fact.
It had been truly stated by lawyers, that the highest pitch of law
was apt to be the highest pitch of injustice; but against the mitt-
chiefs which this mode of proceeding (namely by indictment)
might occasion, the strong barrier of an English Jury was oppo-
sed, who were vested with a discretion of acquitting the defend-
ant, if they thought the subject complained of well-founded.—
There could be no greater injury than preventing the individual
charged from giving evidence of the truth of the accusation. It
was for the Jury to show whether this was one of those cases in
which private character, that merited protection, wioi attacked. His
Learned Friend had said that the press had been rendered an agent of
gratifying private malice. He (Mr. Brougham) denied the
charge. This was a public man charged with heinous crimes,
yet who took no steps to deny them. It was too much to say
that an honest journalist, for animadverting on such a man, had
been influenced by unworthy motives, when, in fact, he was only
an instrument of instruction to the ignorant, and of information
to the public. The Learned Counsel concluded an impressive
address, by expressing a hope that the Jury would give a verdict
for the defendant.

Mr. Justice Lirrutnsut, in charging the Jury, observed that
it had been urged by Counsel for the defendant, that they ought
not to convict him, because the prosecutor had not given him an
opportunity of proving the truth, either by bringing an action,
wherein if the truths of the libel could be proved, he would en-
titled to no damages, or by applying for a ciiminal informa-
tion, which would require of the prosecutor to deny the charges
upon oath ; but he (Mr. J. Littledele) begged to tell them
that it was not necessary to adopt either mode of proceedings, to
have the opinion of the jury as to whether it was a libel or not.
A Grand Jury had found it a libel, whether true or not it did not
matter ; the law of the case remained with them, but he
would avail himself of the privilege reserved for the Bench
to state,—that in his opinion it was a libel. The Learned
Judge then read several - parts of the libel, and concluded
by admonishing them to give a verdict • unbiassed by what had
been said by Counsel on either side.
The Jury, without' hesitation, brought in a: verdict of Guilty
against both the defendants, • '

COURT Or EXCHEQUER.--(Tuts DAY.)
ArtOll,24ZY-GXI4SIAL V.
In this case which was adjourned over at half past seven lass
night to this morning, the names of the jury were called over.
M Glyn then said, that not from any doubt of Ida own case,

•
hut from the loss of material evidence, *nd the assistance of a w#-
ness, who by some person or other bad been Made intaicated yes-
terday, he, 'with the approbation of the crown law; Aceri,
would consent to withdraw the record.

The LEARNED JUDGE expressed his gratitude to the jury for
their willingness to adjourn last night, in consideration of his ill
health. Had the 'defence then been gone into lt:undouhtedly
would hive gone far into this morning. With respect
to this case, the law officers would have been guilty of a
dereliction of their duty if they had not brought the ease here,
because there were circumstances of suspicion in it; bet be could
not dismiss the case without adding, that the defendant Was a
gentleman upwards of three segre years old, and who had for a
very great length of time carried on a most extensive business at
Chelsea with an irreproachable character. Record withdrawn.

THE KING'S VISIT TO MAY LANE

THEATRE.

Last night this theatre was, itt it* turn, honoured and enriched
by the presence of the King. Rumour bad been very busy all
day endeavouring to Make people believe that Old Drury'. new
manager meant to " do the thing more genteelly" than his rivals
at " the Garden"—that; though a foreigner and a republican, he
would teach John Bull the respect due to Royalty, add would not
make a show of England's King for the sake of filthy lucre ; that,

in a word, he would not admit one single person more than could
find " comfortable sitting-room." But Rumour was wreng ; for
more people were admitted than could find comfortable standinp-
room ; or any standing-room at all, indeed—except in the lobbies
and saloons among the " unfortunate girls." Every thing, as far
as we could observe, was conducted upon the sank money-ntakipg
plan as at the other house—the same demolition of shawls and
head-dresses at the ent►ances ; the same kicking at the box-doors
by payers who could not get a peep ; the same re-demanding of mo-
ney froM the bother'd boxkeepers ; the game replying, "Can't help it,
Sir—every place was engaged two days ago"--the same bringing
out of dishevelled and fainting ladies to be resuscitated in the
lobbies the same squabbling between the takers of places
about places taken ; the same threats of turning out for standing up
where there was no room to sit down ; the same waiting for
turns at every little peep-hole in the box-doors—ten pair of
anxious eyes to each ; the same bubble, bubble, toil and trouble,
pains, puffing, and perspiration, here, and there, and every-
where; and pretty nearly the same amount of the root of all evil
transferred from the pockets of the public to the treasury of the
establishment. So that rogue Rumour was entirely wrong—but
what then? The presence of a King cannot be bud every night,
and " make hay while the sun shines," is a very respectable old
proverb !
The King arrived in the same state as on the preceding even-
ing at the other house; and he entered his box punctually at
seven o'clock; thereby setting a very wholesome example to those
of4his liege subjects, who endeavour to distinguish themselves from
the vulgar, by coming in last to the cry of "first company !"
The moment his Majesty appeared the audience rose, uncover-
ed, and greeted him with loud and long continued shouts of wel-
come, which he very graciously acknowledged by bowing on every
side. The national anthem was sung by the performers; and
though his Majesty remained standing the whole time, the audience
would have it sung again—for John Bull likes to have his penny-
worth for his penny; and seeing his King but seldom, he pru-
dently makes the most of him when be does happen to get into
his company,
The opera of the "Devil's Bridge," and the farce of "Love,
Law, and Physic," were the performances chosen for the evening
by his Majesty ; and, strange as it may appear, his Majesty never
once turned his back upon the stage whilst the performers were on
it, nor interrupted its business by talking aloud to the Noblemen
around him ; which certainly was very unfashionable—or at least,
it was very contrary to the practice, as by supposed fashionables
established ; and really many of the ladies seemed to be hardly able
to know what to make of it. Nevertheless, they kept their tem-
per ; every thing passed off joyously—Corn-questions and Catholics
were totally forgotten. Braham was in fine voice, and was ap-
plauded to the very echo. Liston and Harley excited lots of
laughter—in some of which his Majesty did not disdain to join
very heartily. "God save the King," and "Rule Britannia"'
were sung and sung again, in obedience to the clamorous call of
the house; and finally, his Majesty retired amidst universal
cheering, both within and without the walls thereof.

NETHERLAND PA' ENT SALT MANLY.

FACTOiIt

A Nesting of the Subscribers of the above Company
.vits held et twelve o'clock this day, at Batson'S Coffee-
house, pursuant td advertisement, to inset the Trustee* of
the concern.

Mr. CHAPMAN, haying been called to, the chair, briefly stated,
that at the last Meeting of the Proprietory it was promised that
a Report of the Affairs of the Company should shortly be laid
before a General Meeting. Since the last Meeting the trustees bad
received the ultimatum of the determination of the Government of
Holland, and it was most material that nothing should trims-
Ore that could compromise the safety of the Company's
agents in Holland, for• the- trustees had received an intimation
that the Dutch Government threatened to prosecute Messrs. Bo-
dien and Co. It was necessary to state, that two of the trustees,
Messrs. Wond and Sedgewick, had resigned. The remaining
trustees had endeavoured to execute their trust to the best of their
ability, and they new met the subscribers, desiring their consent
-,„d unction in the rnost cordial and friendly manner.
A SIIBICIIWIL inquired, whether all the shares had been taken
„p, and wbatj,zr all the Directors had paid up their instalments ?
The c„Ai,„,r all the shares had certainly been taken ukr.
A Suesceirrin inqsires, Whether the Directors had all paid
up, and whether no there, had beZu forfeited.
The CHAIRMAN said Mr. Sedgwiei:,had not paid up his shares,
and that the therefore became forfeited. ,
Mr. KNIGy HT (the Solicitor) said that Mr. N'tio;7`4lll shares were
paid up though not by himself.
A GENTLIM A N said Mr. Woods had told him that he ne,';',lr
paid on the shares, nor ever would become a Director.
The CHAIRMAN said Mr. Woods certainly never was qualified
as a Director.
Mr. ItoDERTRGN inquired whether the title deeds af the premises
in Holland would now be given up to the Trustees, if applied for.

A TRUSTEE replied that, they would.
The Cuarfrstan then proceeded to read the Report, which stated
that the Company was originally ptojected upon a patent granted
by the King of the Netherlands to 51r. Furnival. A deputation
of the trustees proceeded to Holland to effect the object* of the
Company, and upon their return reported, that the property
agreed for by Bodien and Co. was highly eligible, and that they
had engaged an engineer, who was proceeding with the work in
the most economical manner. In this stage of the proceedinpars
interdict was received from the Dutch Government, grounded
upon a representation made by the salt merchants, that if the pro-
posed measures w ere carried into of*ration, it would include a large
portion of the subjects of Holland from participating in a lucra-
tive trade. Every opposition was made to this interdict, but
after going through the
.several Courts of Appeal, the interdict
was confirmed ; it being proved that the 'shares were in circula-
tion upon our Stock Exchange, against which system the King
declared himself decidedly hostile. The report concluded by
stating that the buildings erected for the Company, at Ghent and
Rotterdam, were so advantageous, that there were rational grounds
for looking to the realisation of a large portion of the original
outlay.
A statement of the accounts was then read, from which
it appeared that about eight thousand pound. was received
on the shares, and that a sum of about 19,000/. lead been upend-
ed in the erection of buildings in Holland ; the Society, therefore,
was stated to be indebted to the trustees end to Bodien and Co.
in a sum of about 11,0001.

A Subscriber said it had been stated by the Chairman that all
the shares were paid up, but it appeared by the accounts that only
3315 shares were paid upon.
Mr. HAMMOND said, that was not the number named in the
original prospectus.
Mr. Huai) said, that 7,500 shares was named in the prospec-
tus, but it wits agreed that 4,000 should be made over to Bodies
and Co.

Mr. Faust-tram) asked whether there was any guarantee given
by the trustees to Bodien and Co.
The CHAIRMAN replied in the negative.
Mr. ROBERTSON said, the question simply was, whether any
sum that might be realized by the sale of the property, should he
applied to pay off the debt of Bodien and Co., or to repay the
Shareholders. In his opinion, the produce of the property should
be repaid to the Shareholders; because Bodien and Co., had un-
dertaken a variety of works, without sufficient authority of the
Trustees.

A SHAREHOLDER conceived that the proposition of Mr.
Robertson, was most illiberal, especially when it was well-known
that he was intimate with Mr. Bodien, and cognisant of all the
proteedings which were taken, and that he had never offered any
objection during the progress of the works.
Mr. ROBERTSON said, that the gentleman would repeat that
observation out of the room at hie own discretion.
The CHAIRMAN interfered. He really had entered into this
concern as innocent es any paean in the room. He and the ether
trustees had done their duty, and all they now asked %vie the advice
of the Proprietors.
Mr. FensuetsLo said he had taken the shares upon the under.,
standing that the Patent was granted, and secured by the authori-
ties in Holland. fie now understood that be had beau deceived,
and for his own part he would never rest satisfied until he received
every shilling he advanced.
The CHAIRMAN considered that it would not be equitable that
the whole property should be applied to reimburse the Share-
holders, and that their agents, Bodien, and Co. should get no-
thing. Bodien and Co. and the Trustees were the same, au&
bad one interest.
A Shareholder, consieleted that the interest of Bodien and Co.
was quite separate from that of the Shareholders, and that they
speculated upon the Company's property, but at their own risk.
The CHAIRMAN denied that these war any foundation ter the
assertion made by the last speaker.
A long desultory conversation then occurred, in which the law
of patents in Holland was discussed, and several Shareholders
expressed their opinion that Bodien and Co. had not left them-
selves without security.
The CHAIRMAN and Mr. KNIGHT seemed to imagine that the
property was wholly at the disposal of the trustees.
Mr. Faxentmn said, that as the trustees asked for advice,
his advice was to well the property without delay, and secure the
produce. That would .I*Al:tin like Ivisis men.
The CHAIRMAN.—That would not be acting like honest men,
however, Mr. Freshfield, and for one I should never agree to it.
A SHAREHOLDER. said, that in an equitable consideration of
the case, all the Shareholders had a right to expect was, whatever
could ate realised by the produce of the 8,0001. remitted to Bodien
and C.O.
Mr. Roimrsox said, he was one of the largest Shareholders,
and that was all he required.
Another SHAREHOLDER thought that no blame could he int*
puted to the trustees.
Mr. FassnrxELD thought that observation admitted Of 50100
qualification.
After another long desultory conversation, the CHAIRMAN prtr
posed that three of the Proprietors should meet the Trustees, hot
this was objected to by several gentlemen present.
Mr. HAMMOND said, that the Trustees had brought the Pro-
prietors into a dilentma, and were bound to get them out of it.
His opinion was, that the 8,0001. was advanced as a luau.
Meta& Robertson, Freabfield, liamorionil, and a majority- of
the Shareholders then left She room.

After their departure the Chairman formally put the resolution
that Mr. Hilbert, and two other gentlemen should meet the • trus-
tees, and report their opinion at a future meeting.
No person having seconded the resolution, the Chairman said
that he and Mr. Hurd would take it as a personal favour if any
gentleman would meet them and look into the affairs.
A Shareholder suggested, that as many of the Shareholders had
withdrawn, it would not he in form to press such a proposal. ,
The Citaramati said, that although some Gentlemen had with-
drawn, the meeting was not adjourned. He thought it quits dis-
graceful that a number of intelligent merchants ahould meet
on such an occasion without coming to any definite arrangement.
He again pressed two or three Gentlemen who were pmt to
meet him, and the other trustees, to which they .4100144*
The resolution was declined to have polled Junll4l6°4l' result
the conference between the Trustees and
the meeting adjourned, with the understandinjf that the reith' of
the Snereho}deo, so ep-
pointed,should be submitted to enothermseting on Sntnithlonl•

1-lAnnisoN CURTIN, Aurist to hie Ma-
jesty, has lately
.published a Fourth Edition of his
useful and practical TREATISE ON DISEASES or
TON EAR. In this edition, Mr. Ctrnyts lees ends*.
voured to convey t Pl4int yet iteiettilic knowledge of
the important and interesting subject he discusses, and
has pointed out the serious consequences resulting
from continued neglect and maltreatment of them,
afrotio,,,, supporting his opinions by the patho)ogi.
oni observations of the celebra ed Professor Lallimand,
of Montpelier.
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gronodrcliallituifuadt.
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The Change of weather has improved the supply of
Oats in Limerick, which is now but 14iti. to 141 d, psr stone*
Whornrut;
lityister.

I;nclosed 4::ripy of 4 notice our Consul-General has sent
ound. It is in crinsequetwe of a very severe circular received
from the Foreign Office. After mentioning that the system of
covering Turkish property .has been carried to great extent in all '
parts 'of the Levant, it adds, " espeeiallyut Salonica, Beyrout, and
Alexandria," and threatens immediate dismissal to any Consul
who shall connive at, or pernnt hereafter, the same. We rejoice •
smich 'at this measure of our Government, as it-Will, in some de- •
greet put a stop to th, assistance which the friends of his High-
newt the Paella haVe hitherto been giving him against the tithe- •
tunate Greeks, and it will enable them to carry on their warfare
with somt.propect of success. The PaeliaCould not have hitherto
annoyed them so much without English aid, his troops and pro-
visions having principally been transported against the Greeks in
vessels under the British flag. •
"We, rejoice also at this measure for another reason, which
mere immediately interests ourselves. 'The cruellest system of
monopoly has for several years been carried on by the Paha, whn,
not content with extorting the, produce of the labour of his
people from them, at:his OWII price, and on his own terms, has
virtually broken the commercial treaties with Great Britain, by
retuning to sell- and preventing .salios on the spot, fancying it
snore for his interest (in which, however, lie has been mistaken)
to consign his product to -various places for his own account,
and the British Bag has principally protected his property. from
the Greeks.

" The French have OR idea that this order our Consul has re-
ckived will give encouragement to the trade between. Egypt and
their country; • but the produce of cotton,. the amide commodity of
Egypt, is much greater than all France can consume; independent
of .which, the Pachn, we think, will be induced, from kat. of the
Greek cruisers, to sell bin products .on the spot : thus the monopoly,
which extends to every article, even antiquities end mats, will re--
ceive a check,' and enable, those British merchants who have come
here under the idea of being protected by the totutitereiAl treaties,
to Ira& in the products of the, country, and earn a subilititetice

cory or TIM NOTICE.

!' .9rderi-Wring been received at this cousulate from hi. Ms-
Ministei.for Foreign Affairs, to abstain scrupulously not
only from encouraging, but from any way permitting, or eounki-
ing.st, the • embarkation of Turkish property on bowl British
weasels, or being privy to tnelurnishing of such vessels with si-
mulated papers in order to cover the property from Greek cruisers:'
Notice is hereby publicly given to all British merchants, mid lonian
merchants under British protection, as to all Captains of British
or lonian vessels, anti all others concerned, that the office of our
Consulate will not furnish any papers to any vessels sailing with
cargo from this port, until a declaration in writing be given by
the shipper or shippers that the goods or property named in the
manifest -are,honci jide British- or European property, and not.
Turkish property. in like manner be required of the
Captain'of any vessel demanding his papers, to sign •a similar de-
claration to the best of his knowledge or • belief, formulas of which
declaration may be seen at the Consular-office.
. Given under our hand and consular seal, this 2tith of Sept.,
Bfiti, at the Consular. house, Alexandria.

(Signed)

" HENRY SALT."

the House of Commons is so creditably engaged
in endeavouring to reform the. abuses which have crept
into both the formation and practices of its Committees on
what are called Private Bills, it would have added greatly
to its merits had the House at-the same time instituted an
inquiry into, and set about reforming, and if not abolish,.
;rig, materially reducing., the fees paid on. passing those
Bills, both in that and the other House of Parliament.
The costs of legislation are actually higher than those of
tourtti of Law; and for:these we leer of no better antho,
rity than a " table" of no very ancient date, which those
- who demand them look up to and quote as a sort of title-
deed which gives them a freehold. Mr. Hawn, the
highest authority in such matters, gives the, most curious
and untenable reasons for their continuance wo ever heard
of-...v is.. that the immediate consequences of their abolition,
or commutation would be " That the overflowing of pri.
vate applications, which'at present very much interrupt the
public business, Would overwhelm every thing else ; and
it would he impossible for the Speaker, or the officers un-
der him, any longer to attend to any part of their public
duty." The obviona answer to this is, that the fees being
payable not till the second reading of a Bill, a Committee
has in all instances the 'previous means of ascertaining
whether it be a proper anal necessary measure or not. But
we say it with:all due respect, and without, we trust, any
approach to a breach of privilege, when we humbly beg
leave to doubt the power which either House of Parlia-
nient has, of its own free wil4 thus to raise money upon
the-subject. We know that the King, the highest branch
of•the Legislature, cannot do it; and we always supposed that
powers'-of taxation (which these charges in effect amount to) could
only be exercised by an Act of the three branches of the Legisla-
ture: conjointly. Mr. llatsell says, that "it appears from very
early instances that the officers of the House of Commons were
always entitled to certain fees and perquisites "Wm such persons
a 3 were hencfitted by the passing of private Bills." But this he
afterwards, in some degree; contradicts, by referring the autho-
rity of all these fees to the patent of Clerk of the Parliament..—
But, whatever may be the antiquity or authority for them, there
cerr be no doubt but that they are now heroine an intolerable
eieVance ; and we trust that some Member of the present Par-
liaMent will be foUnd, with courage and perseverance enough, to
institute an ituittiry upon the auhject ; which we are happy to see
Nun a chance of being at length brought hefore the House in the
shape of a formal complaint ; for at the last meeting of the Trus-
tees of the Turepike-road leading from Warminster and Frome to
Beth, et COMMittet. was appointed to prepare a petition to Par-
liaraent.for a reduction of the proient enormous expeneea in pro-
.s.nitittil local turnpike Acts,, UpWard of 4150/. it was itated,
lyrist to nine of the Clerks of tine House of Comthons, upon passing
the last Act for the roads of this trust, exclusive of the solicitor's

Mr. Cobbett and -I%e Times seem - now to have' the
monopoly of the abuse of Mr. Hume. The Ministerial
Pipers; finding that :the event did not exactly answer their
expectations, and, that after the awful imprecations of The
Times any thing they could say would be tame, have very
quietly withdrawn from the contest. Everywhere through-
ent the country, where there is a sufficiency of population
to maintain an independent paper, the language respecting
Mr. Hume is one and the same. Vie have given in another
column part of an excellent article from The Birmingham
Chronicle on the subject. ' -At the Meeting of the Catholic
Association in Dublin, on Tuesday last, loud cheers fol-
lowed the mention of his name. " When Mr. Hume,"
said Mr. Lawless " brought forward a measure on the Sub-
ject of the Church EstabliShment, in the last session of
the late Parliament, various obstacles were thrown in his
witiy-; and here he could not help saying, that they owed
much to their able and still pure and immaculate friend,
Mr. flume. He owed it as a duty to truth to say
that as far 'es he Was able to see his way through all the
calumnies nod misrepresentations which had been spread
abroad against that great and good man—he owed
it as a duty to truth to put on record his opinion,
and to say that those who endeavoured to reduce Mr.
Hume in public opinion, bad signally failed—(Loud'
cheers)." The Times is not so consistent as Mr. Cob--
bett. That journal pronounces the opinion that he is
" the most useful Member of Parliament," and yet when
he proceeds in the course in which he has been so useful,
exclaims "non tali auxilio." • We allow that the very sal-
vation of the country depends on an unsparing retrench-
ment. We allow that you are indefatigable in your exer-
tions to procure it •(the Duntfries Courier sayS he has
" laboured like a pack-horse in the service of the public");
but, because you are too careful of your own money, we
will not allow you to save that of the public. You have
risen from an humble station to wealth. and consequence,
and passed the meridian of life without laying yourself
openon all - your transactions, to challenge or reproach—
you are no jobber in Stocks or Shares—you bear the cha-
racter of a straight forward, open, and sincere man—but
you erred in judgment at a critical time, by being just when
you ought to have been generous—and, therefore, we
would rather be without economy than have it through
your instrumentality. Mr. Cobbett again is consistent. He
thinks Mr. Hume has not been useful—that his labours have
a tendency to uphold the existing state of things, and to
keep in life Jews, Quakers, and Unitarians. He imagines,
it would appear, that if Ministers hadlull swing, the po-
litical millenium would be somewhat accelerated. But
.let Mr. Cobbett speak for himself. "The character of
-this Paper," he says ( The Leeds Mercury), " and the sort of
brains that the proprietor of it has, may be judged by the asser-
tion, that there are 'no means of diminishing the debt, but by
retrenchment.' The foolish creature.does not appear to know any
more about the matter than a slug or a worm. If they were to
take away the whole of the army, if .they were to do all that Mr.
Hume has even asked to be' done ; if all were done to-morrow
which he has ever expressed a wish to haVe done, it would do
nothing at all towards relieving the distresses of, this country,
and especially towards reinoviny those dangers which arc to be
apprehended in case of war,. The men who talk thus, are either
the greatest hypocrites, or the greatest of fools—or they are a mix-.
tore of both put together. Again, I repeat, that if all were done
that Mr. Hike has ever proposed to have done, it would
make no sensible change for the better ; the infernal system
of paper money would still live; there would still be Humes,
and &rings, and Ellices, and, Bowlegs, and Rothschilds ;
there would still be bands of menopolizing Jews, Quakers,
and Unitarians, and the country would continue to he co-
vered with dispare and with poverty, as it now is; millions
would still be htilf-riterech while thenie ban& of monopolizers
were rolling in luxury. Untie has never aimed at any thing but.
patching in that sort of way, which would enable the thing still
to exist in all its malignity. His manifest aim has been to enlist
the grubbing, the mere money loving part of the nation on his
side; to • make them believe that he would take care of their
mmiey (if he were a Minister; to make them believe that each of
them would 'get more for himsey; or at least save more money, if
he were Minister. His endeavour has been to cause this numer-
ous class of mere money-lovers to believe-that he, if he were Mi-
'Miter, would manage the nation's affairs more cheaply ; that he
would carry on the system at less expellee than it is now carried
on. This is what he has been aiming to make the people lie,
nevi:, ; and with great .numbers of persons'of this description ha
lids succeeded. With men who desire to see the system
clainged j with men who want. to see a real change, he
has • never had any popidarity ; and though the class with
whom he has been popular is a numerous and a pretty noisy
class, they are, by their mere money-loving dispusition, very
little formidable to the Borough mongers, • on whose side, in
effeet, they really arc." Thus it appears that Mr. Cobbett deems
Mr. Hume an ally of the Boroughmongers, at least au obstacle to
3 sensible change; and though of course he would not have stirred
a linger against the Member for Aberdeen, had he not considered
him u dreadfully bad man, yet his zeal in demolishing him is no
doubt inflamed by the consideration that he demolishing an
enemy of the good cause. For our part we confess, that as we are
pot particularly fond of revolutionary measures, it would rather be
a recommendation of Mr. Hume to us, if we thought that his la-
bours had a tendency to keep the fabric, with all its faults, from
tumbling about our ears, by rendering It so far comfortable to
the inmates as to enable them to drag on an existence tauter
:. Our great wish is to see the people rendered inure intelli-
gent, and less liable to. be deceived .by their enemies, being per-
Mailed that the improvement of the people would necessarily be
accompanied by an improvement of their superiors. The
nation certainly has made considerable advances within these
few years, but as a people we have yet much to learn.- Educa-
tion has.hitherto been at an extremely low ebb with us. The great
body of• the people are merely taught to read, write, and figure, and
left to pick up a knowledge. of the moral sciences, by, far the must
important, as they may. There is no civilized people in Europe
woise grotinded than ourselves in liberal knowledge ; and hence
the field that is still (men to sophists and declaimers of all - sorts.
But we do' net despair .to Ca: parents a little more attentive to the
instruction of their offspring, and respectable seminaries of educa-
tion spring up throughout the country. Sure we are, that it is
the interest of every man, srbo take!! an interest in the wellbeing
of hie species, to direct his endeavours principally to the suitable
ultivation of the moral wilderness of England. It is but
justice to Ministers to say, that the people, imluding, under
that term, the Wealthy middle classes, have, frotri ignorance and pre-
jud ice, failed to second them properly, and that the ear which has been
so readily lent to clamorous Monopolists (for we have always said that
the Merchants and Manufacturers were not one whit more liberal
than the Landowners, though Jess powerful) his even made it
questionable whether, if a Minister were nut actuated by more
'elevated considerations than mere vulgar interest, it would not be
more prudent to perpetuate an erroneous policy than to attempt to
alter it, before the public are fully sensible of 'the necessity of the
'change.' If the people were more enlightened the Govermrient
would be better, and virtuous and enlightened men Would act
with more decision, confident of the support of the public. If
Mr. Hume, by incessantly exposing in detail the abuses in our
present system, without producing any material improvement,
should produce a conviction in the public mind, 'that, under the
/..xistitig system, there is -no hope of change for the better, surely
ogle a conviction cannot • possibly have • the.effeet of annihilating,
in the public mind, the wish to do justiee to themselVes. If the
exposure kads to material imptheemint, though this may not be
the sensible change to which Mr. Cobbett points, it it still a
eliatige which we should be prepared-to hail.—Aforning Chronicle.

SAVAGE BRUTALITY.—On Thursday evening,
between five and six o'clock, as two Officers of the 2d Dragoon
Guards now stationed in the Manchester barracks, were driving
,11<rwri Mosely-street, the vehicle, owing to gross misconduct and
obstinacy of a carter, became jammed between two carts, in such
a manner as seriously to endanger the lives of the Officers. One
of them, a Captain Caldwell, we believe, jumped out of the gig,
and collared the man whose misconduct had caused the mischief.
A scuffle ensued, and then a battle, in which the carter received
a sound drubbing ; the fellow, on finding that he was worsted,
:drew a knife out of hi, pocket, with which ha cut Captain Old-
wall across the face, dividing the cartilage of his nose, and
a frightful wound on each cheek. We are sorry to add, that in
the confusion created by this savage and cowardly attack, the carter
!contrived to drive away his cart, before any one thought of ascer-
taining to whom it belonged.-'—Manchester Mercury. •

Peter Ennis was then called, and having received a caution from
the Coroner, that he was not bound to say any thing that might
criminate himself, replied with perfect readiness, but with some
degree of flippancy; to a variety of questions from the Jury. The
deceased told witness that she did nut know whether she was in
the family way. They had seen an account in the papers, and
read it together, of a young woman having taken meadow saffron
to procure abortion, and she then said, that if she should be in the
flintily way, she would take some. He told her if she did she
would injure her health, And that he could give her something
more simple, which would have the effect without doing her any
harm. lie knew she wits a married woman. They had been
intimate for some time. _ _

The Commit'', spoke in the strongest terms of. reprobation of
the conduct of the witness, several times bestowing upon him
the epithets " fellow," and g 4 scoundrel," and telling him that he
might go home, with the comfortable reflection that he had,been
in a great measure the Cause of the unfortunate woman's death.
It was not impossible, that, had she spoken out, he would have
found himself in a very perilous situation. It was a pity the
husband could not have a remedy against him, but Such a fellow
was not worth powder and shot, unfortunately, Ile might be
sent to gaol, and rot there perhain, and no great matter either.:—
but that was all.

The Jury, after a lengthened consultotion, in the course of.
which a general feeling of iudignatitin was expreese4l, at the har-
dened profligacy clown by the man tonic, the following verdict
was returned Thai the deceased came by her death by taking
a decoction of meadow saffron, for the purpose of procuring abor-
tion, she believing herself to be pregnant, but not with an inten-
tion of destroying herself."

The deceiort.sd was a fine young women, 26 years of age, and
very respectably connected.

THE MARKETS.

(From the .London New Price current of Yesterday.)

Sm.:ea.—The late extensive transactions in Sugars, and the
advance obtained, appear to have checked the request; the busi-
ness reported this week in hluscovades don not average 500 casks
per day; the prices arc, however, supported. The Market is un-
commonly dull; but there are no sellers at any reduction in prices.
The Relined Market has been dull this week, and the prices are a
shade lower. The Market, is still very inadequately supplied with
inferior goods, but they may be purchased rather lower. The
wholesale grocers having completed their orders for the pre-
sent, fine goods are also heavy. Molasses (lull. The Market 'to-
day is still very heavy, and the purchases may certainly be made
lower, we think generally about Is. ; Molasses are very heavy..__
In East India or Foreign Sugars the salts lately are very limited.
Corere.—There were three rather extensive public sales of !
Coffee on Tuesday, good ordinary St. Domingo was taken in,
50s. 6d. an(lsls. ; ordinary at 495. ; good ordinary coloury Bra-
zil 495., ordinary at 475. 6d. ; ordinary to good ordinary Haven-
nab sold 475. a 495. ; the rernaltder of the sales cculd not be
disposed of, in consequence of the heavy market. We are not
aware of any purchases of Coffee by private contract this week,
except 400 bags good ordinary Brasil at 495. ; and inconsider-
able parcels of Jamaica for the home trade. The public sale this
forenoon, 95 casks, 89 bags British Plantation, and 86 bags East
India, was of an inferior description ; and few lots middling
Demerara sold 765. 6d. and 77e., fine ordinary.6ss. ; the ordi-
nary Sumatra Coffee did not sell. The Market is quiet, but nut
lower in price.
RUM, BRANDY, ANI) lIOLLANDSO—.The Rum Market has con-
siderably improved this week ; the principal purchases are in the
Jamaica strong descriptions 80 to 32 over Ss. 6d. a 3s. 9d. ;
some of fine quality 4e. No Imewards under La. 7d., but some
proofs have been sold at that price. Brandy is still heavy, on ac-
count of some of the leading houses executing orders at low prices,
principally, according to report, to keep the lesser houses out of
the Market. Sales of 1824 are reported at 3s. 5d., and free of
landing charges at 3s. 6d. ; 1823 is still at Sc. ; and 1825 at
Be. 6d.—For some pale Geneva Qs. 6d. is asked.
Orrs—The demand for Oil this week has been general end ex-
tensive, the prices are again ss. a 10s. higher since the commence-
ment of this week ; Seed Oils are also improving,
Haste, FLAX, and TALLOW,—The Tallow market has become
very heavy, and the price of yellow candle ba's fallen. Hemp
maintains the late advance. In Flax there is no alteration. The
accounts from Cronstadt, dated Qd ult., state the frost had act in.
Exchange at Peterahurgh 9d, 11-16.
Corrow—There has been rather an increase in the demand for
Cottons this week : the sales for the week ending last night in-
elusive, consist of 100 Serrate jj tl. a ; 500 Bengal 50. a
SP. ; 600 Madras lid. a Sid. ; SO Bowed 7d. The letters from
Liverpool this morning state that on Wednesday 2,000 bags of
Cotton were sold i • the market was steady. From Manchester
the letters state there was more business doing.
Serces---Spices are heavy, and several parcels are offered on
lower terms, particularly in Pepper and in Nutmegs.
Uttar Paovistoes—The few sales effected in new previsions are
at quotations which are rather lower, the purchases are of India
Beet; Mess Beef and Pont, Butters are heavy and 10wer.....
Bacon continues to give way in price, and is heavy at the reduced
quotation.

Tonacco.--The purchases early in this week were considerable
both for shipping and for Ireland ; the market his since become
and
te aafney extent.w parcels are offered at a reduction without
ratlte
facilitatingrheav heavy,
Ittcx,--Several parcel, of East India Rice have lately been
taken out of the Market, but there are no extensive transactions,
the sales arc chiefly of Bengal White; Cargo and other Bice little
inquired after, New Carolina is held firmly; there is only one
cargo at market.
TNDloo.—There have been extensive sales of Indigo in conse-
quence of the report of the destruction of the crop in India being
added to a previously firm and improving Market; all the par-
cels of the late sale which were considered high end did net
parcels oil at an advance or
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which WAS previoutily entirely
neglected, and as, there were few or
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