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KING'S BENCH PRISON.

It has perhaps escaped our readers' recollection,
that in the last Session a petition was presented to
Parliament by Robert Sterne Tighe, Esq., a gentle-
man confined within the walls of the prison, com-
plaining of the system and conduct of the Marshal,
in the execution of the duties of his office. Since
that period Mr. Tighe has petitioned Lord Tenter-
den to the same effect, and has also been continually
complaining of abuses, which the annexed extract
from his petition will best explain. Yesterday
morning, Mr. Lushington, from the Crown-office,
attended to investigate the charges contained in the
petition, as well as upon other business. .The in-
mates of the prison, conceiving that the charges con-
tained in Mr. Tighe's petition impeached their
moral character, by stating that " the prison had
become the most extensive and pernicious brothel,"
they formed a comniittes, and got up a counter-
petition, denying the truth of Mr. Tighe's, and
which was signed by upwards of 400 of the pri-
soners. Mr. Lushington was all day employed in
hearing evidence in support of Mr. Tighe's petition,
but as the examination was a private one, and held
in the Marshal's house, we are unable to state the
result. Mr. Jones, at an, early hour, visited the in-
terior of the prison, and was repeatedly cheered.
The following is an extract from Mr:- Tighe's pe-
tition to Lord Tenterden

" Your petitioner further prays, that your Lord-
ship may be pleased to direct the inquiry to be held
forthwith, or with the least possible delay, unless it
shall appear to your Lordship just or expedient to
order and direct the Marshal to answer upon oath
the charges preferred against him, and thereby en-
able your Lordship more fully to judge whether any
and what delay may be necessary, in which case
your petitioner prays to be permitted to amend this
his affidavit, by the addition of the details and parti-
cular items and instances of those charges of non-
residence, breach of the rules of your Lordship's
court, fraud, extortion,—violent, intemperate, and
oppressive conduct, and generally of that neglect of
duty and other misbehaviour, which, in the statute
of the 27th of George 11., in the patent under which
the Marshal holds his office, and in the rules of your
Lordship's Court, appear to have been contemplated
as affording, ' if proved to the satisfaction of your
Lordship, just grounds for removal of the Marshal
or any of his officers,' and under the baneful influ-
ence of which, the prison of your Lordship's Court
has become the most extensive and pernicious bro-
thel in the metropolis; the services of our church
neglected or indecorously administered; the re-
straints and consolations of religion, so peculiarly
important in an institution such as Mr. Jones has so
long presided over, weakened or placed beyond the
reach of its inmates; corruption of manners and
of morals; prostitution ; drunkenness, with its con-
sequent disease and death ; gambling and robbery,
all grievously and inevitably extended under so ne-
gligent and vicious a system of prison government ;
and, adding to the unavoidable wretchedness and
distresses of imprisonment for debt, have, during the
long period of its continuance, diffused the ruinous ef-
fects, more or less, over a mass of more than 50,000
individuals committed by your Lordship's Court to the
custody of this officer, and over the suffering, once in-
nocent, but, in too many instances, corrupted families
of many of those individuals ; nor does it appear likely
that any thing but a prompt and searching inquiry,
and a just and salutary example, can prevent those
evils, or a large portion of them, with the vast emo-
luments which have grown with the growth of the
evils wrung from the penury of prisoners, or the just
04M-
claims of their 6'4a:id in many instances the
positive fruits of frauds, imposition, arid extortion,
being handed down as heir-looms to the successors
of the present Marshal."

The petition of the prisoners presented yesterday
morning to Mr. Lushington, and signed by upwards
of 400 inmates in the space of four hours, contains
the following passages :
" We cannot help saying that the sweeping as-
sertions of Mr. Tighe, with respect to the state of
morals in the prison, as far from consonant with
truth ; but they are more easily advanced than re-
futed; that the person who brings forward accusa-
tions of the nature which Mr. Tighe has done, may
have it in his power to produce instances of de-
bauchery and immorality in individuals, we admit;
but that such conduct is general, or that it is caused
by negligence or mis-government on the part of the
Marshal or Ifs officers, is totally untrue; that it would
be difficult to believe that any person in possession
of his senses would assert it.

" We would beg further, Sir, to state to you, that
in numerous instances within the knowledge of many
among us, the humanity and kindness of the Mar-
shal have been conspicuously displayed; and that so
far from being extortionate, he has afforded to many
of the prisoners indulgences, with respect to the
fees to which he is by law entitled, which none of
them could expect."

There has been a great bustle in our corn
market during the last few days. No less than the sum
of 10,278/., as appears from the returns made to the Corn
Inspector i❑ the week ending Saturday last, has been laid
out in Boston within that period, in the purchase of Wheat
alone, exclusive of a considerable sum of money in the
purchase of other sorts of grain.—Boston Gazette.

BARRINGTON.—The following anecdote is
related of BARRINGTON the pickpocket:—BAßßlNGTON
went to a cutler and ordcred an instrument of singular
construction, for which he promised the most liberal
pa) meat. The tradesman completed the instrument, and
BARRINGTON called for it, examined, approved, and
paid for it according to bargain, without a demur at
the price. The cutler rejoiced at having so excellent a
customer, but his curiosity impelled him to ask BARRING-
TON the use of the strange instrument. The answer was a
candid one, "to pick pockets," and with these words and a
civil inclination of the head, BARRINGTON left the shop.
The cutler thought for a few minutes of the oddity of the
affair, but satisfying himself soon, as men are wont to do,
with the reflection of the gain, he put his hand into his
pocket to comfort himself with the touch of the price, and
discovered, to his unspeakable amazement and dismay, that
he had been robbed of it, together with a larger sum of
money, by his liberal customer.
HUNGERFORD MARKET.—The formation
of a public market, at or near the site of the space and
rookery now known by the name of Hungerford Market,
has often before the present tune been suggested. It was
one of the thousand and one schemes of the late CHARLES
Donn, the enterprizing civil engineer, who, amongst
other matters, projected and commenced Waterloo-bridge,
and afterwards died of want in Giltspur-street Compter,
whither he had been conveyed on being found famishing
in the street. He made a great noise about his new Hun-
gerford Market Scheme ; and be, or others, afterwards
went to Parliament on the subject, and for nearly the
whole of one Session at least there was stationed in one of
the House of Lords' waiting rooms a very imposing model
of the proposed market. It was, in parts, not unlike the
new Covent-garden and "Farringdon" (Fleet) Markets'
buildings ; and there was to be a large opening from the
Strand, and houses on each side with colonnades, and
leading down to the watermen's stairs on the Thames,
where there were to he landing-places fur fishing boats,
goods, steam vesseh;, Rce. It was at the time stated, as a
further encouragement to those who were willing to em-
bark in the scheme, for procuring to the West end of the
Metropolis so large and commodious a fish and general
market, that the owners of the Hungerford estate possess
cherters, enabling them and their heirs and assigns to
hold a "Market" for the sale of all kinds of provisions
and other articles (including malt, meal, and grain). The
estate is freehold, and besides the present dilapidated mar-
ket-house and wharf, consists of numerous old houses and
shops, and extends from the Strand down Hungerford-
street to the Thames.

FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT.

The names of the several persons nominated by the
Chief Justices of the respective Circuits in Wales, as pro-
per persons to serve the office of Sheriff for the ensuing
year, for the respective counties following:—

SOUTH WALES.
Carmarthenshire—Rees Goring Thomas, Llanon, Esq.
Edward llamlyn Adams, Middleton-hall, Esq.
James Hughes, Tregib, Esq.
Penthrokeshire—William Bowen, Milton, Eaq.
Richard Bright, Bristol, Esq.
J. Gower, Kilderweon, Esq.
Cardiganshire—Benjamin Edward Hall, Kilgwyn, Esq.
Thomas Francis Gibb, liendrefelen, Esq.
Thomas Hugh Jones, Noyadd, Esq.
Radnorshire—J. J. G. Ws!sham, Old Radnor, Esq.
John Dodson, Hengoed, E-q.
R. B. Price, of Dronfield, Old Radnor, Esq.
Breconshire—W. L. Hopkins, of Aheranell, Esq.
W. 11. West, Glyffaes, Esq.
J:lnt Joseph Holford, Chapel Altmawr, Esq.
Glatnagsnshire—William Williams. Aberperguin, Esq.
• Charles Morgan Robinson Morgan, Ruperra, Esq.
Walter Coffin, Landaff-Couiti Esq.
NORTH WALES.
•
Anglesey—Thomas Williams, Glanrafon, Esq.
Owen Owen, Llanfigael, Esq.
Andrew Burt, Llwynogan, Esq.
Carnarronshire--Jolan Williams, Bryntirion, Esq.
Rice Thomas, Coedhelen, Esq.
John Wynne, Brynyneuadd, E-q.
Merionethshire—Jones Panton, Llwyngwern, Esq.
Hugh Lloyd, Cefnbodig, Esq.
Griffith Jones, Ynysfaig, Esq.
Montgomeryshire—John Bonner, Llanfechan, Eaq.
Henry Adolphus Proctor, Aberhafesp-Hall, Esq.
John Palmer 13ruce Chichester, Gungrog, Esq.
Denbighshire—William Llanmer, Bodnod, Esq.
Jones Panton, Derwen-Hall, Esq.
John Townsend, Trevalyn, Esq.
Flintshire—Sir S. R. Glynne, Hawarden-Castle, Bart.
Sir Henry Browne, Bron•whsvylfa, Kut.
Edward Lewis, Bryn Edwin, Esq.

Whitehall, Nov. 10, 1829.

'the Lord Chancellor has appointed Henry John Mar-
sl:all, of Durham, Gent. to be a Master Extraordinary in
the High Court of Chancery.

Officers of Ordnance, Noy. 16.
Corps of Royal Engineers.
Major• General Sir A. Bryce to be Colonel-Com-
mandant, vice Fyers, dec. Oc►. 28.

Commission signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the county
of Surrey.
2d Regiment of Royal Surrey Militia.
Charles Manning, Esq. to be Captain, vice Rice dec.
Oct. 12.
Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the West
Riding of the county of York, city and eounty of the
city of York.