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London, England, 1831-03-30 00:00:00

Townsend, 71, of Rutlind.etreet, formerly of Aylestone.—At Earl
Shiltnn. 47, Edith Rlitabeth Hanwell, relict of the late C. Allen, gent.
—Stimumah, wife of the Rev. W. Allard, of Bury. and mother of the
Rev. S. Allard. late of Hinckley.—Sophis. 27, wife of Pdr. Thomas
Howley, Loughborough. —Martha, wife of Mr. James Massey, 47.—
Mr. Samuel Timms, of Packlngton, 72.

TYNE MERCURY.
At a Meeting of the free Burgesses of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, called
by public advertisement, and held in the Guild-hall on Wednesday, the
18th day of March, 1831. Archibald Reed, Esq. Mayor, in the Chair,
The following resolutions were proposed and passed: That this
Meeting highly spore, es, upon the whole, of the wise and effectual
plan for Reform of Parliament introduced into the House of Commons
by Lord John Russell, and particularly they approve of that part
which extends the right of voting to householders, and limits it to
resident burgesses ; but they are of opinion, that the case of the
young men, who are now under indenture of apprenticeship for seven
years, in full expectation of equal rights with the free burgesses, and
who, by the proposed plan, will be deprivedpf the most material part
of their franchise, deserves to be taken into serious consideration.—
And whereas at present the electors of Newcastle are in number up-
wards of five thousand, your petitioners conceive that your present plan
of Reform will eventually reduce the electors of the town to the num-
ber of fifteen hundred, unless your honourable house should determine
that the franchise should be handed down from father to son, and from
master to apprentice, as heretofore.

PITWEN or TIM TYKE axes WEAL—As we anticipated, • large
meeting of the pitmen employed in the collieries of the Tyne and Wear
was held on Monday the 21st inst. on the Town Moor of Newcastle.—
Several thousands of them in their way passed through our streets in
the course of the forenoon. The Mayor went in a carriage to the Moor
and has just returned (at half-past two o'clock P. x.) His Worship
told them he would be happy to be the medium of conveying a state-
meet?) of their grievances to their employers, if they t ht fit to com-
municate them—that if they conducted themselves ly. as he had
no doubt they would, he would not interfere with t They bad a
right to meet among themselves to discuss their grievances--but if they
committed any breach of the peace the magistrates would be obliged to
exercise their authority. The men received the Mayo: with every
mark of respect, thanked him and cheered him, but did not state their
grievances. We trust this great body of men will return to their
work without keeping the town in a state of ferment, sad 100011.
veniencing the trade of the port. The men at six of the collieries on
the Tyne, namely, at Willington, Burdon Main, Percy Main, Heston,
Benwell, and Coxlodge, have renewed their engagements again for 12
months, but we believe none of the Wear men have been bound. We
have heard it rumoured that some of the dissatisfied meant to prevent
those who have engaged with their employers from going to their work.
We hope this is incorrect, for the authorities will certainly give no
sanction to any such proceedings. Four o'clock.—The meeting has
broken up, and the men have again passed quietly through the town.
They have resolved to require certain fines and other grievance to be
done away before they will return to their work.
Since our last paper was published, a change has taken place in the
aspect of electioneering affairs in this neighbourhood. Mr. J. Smalling
has declared himself a candidate for South Shields. There are now
three gentlemen, therefore, offering themselves to represent that town—
Mr. Ingham, Mr. Ogle, and Mr. Brandling. At North Shields, also,
there is an alteration. Mr. M. D. C. Lawson has expressed his dis-
inclination to come forward. Mr. Brandling has gone, as we have stated,
to North Shields; and Mr. Powles, it is now understood, has no ob-
jection to represent North Shields.
At a public meeting of the freeholders and inhabitants of the county
of Northumberland. held in the County Court at Morpeth, on Wednes-
day the 18th March pursuant to public advertisement—Geo. Silvertop,
Ilaq. High Sheriff, in the chair • when the usual resolutions and peti-
tions were agreed to in favour of the Reform Bill.

MARRIED.-3l r. John Sang, of Bishop-Auckland, surgeon, to
Elisabeth, daughter of Mr. William Burnup.—Mr. W. H. Walker,
to Himnah, only daughter of Samuel Peace, cwt.
DIED.—At Kentstone, Mary Jane, wife of Captain Sharpe, of the
First Hoyals.—At Leeds, Lieutenant George Moss, one of the oldest
lieutenants.

THE CORNUBIAN.

A meeting of the freeholders and other inhabitants d Cornwall, con-
vened by the sheriff, in uence of the requisition presented to him
a few days since, was held at min, on Wednesday last. The favour-
able state of the weather for agricultural labours prevented so large an
attendance of the yeomanry as was anticipated, but still there were
nearly two thousand persons present, and as the Assisi Hall
would not contain so large a concourse of persons, a temporary
hustings was erected in the extensive area before the Court-house.—
After the meeting about 200 gentlemen dined at Oliver's, W. Peter,
Esq. in the Chair. After the cloth was removed, the chairman gave
several constitutional toasts, and the pleasure of the evening was in-
creased by several animated addresses. It was also proposed by the
gentlemen present that in the event of an early county election, W. Pe-
ter, Esq. should be nominated as a candidate, to which they pledged
their sup Mr. Peter acknowledged his sense of their kindness, and
ex his willingness to be put in nomination.
CaLtincrrox.—At a public vestry held on Thursday the 17th Inst.
it was agreed to employ the labouring poor of the parish in making a
new road over a part of Hingston Down, leading tot alstock, &c. the
old one having been for some time considered very dangerous. A con-
siderable portion of the labouring class in the neighbourhood of this
place have been unemployed during the greater part of the winter, and
receiving at the rate of 9s. per week from the parish. The pooh' rate
of Callington, though not an extensive parish, shows an increase in the
passing year, of from two to three hundred pounds t the next it is feared
will be still worse. Even young and able men throw themselves wholly
on the parish for support.
FALMOUTH —By the Schooner Providence, Clark, which arrived
here on Wednesday front St. Michaels, after a passage of nine des s,
we learn that at Terceira, taking advantage of the absence of Don
Iliguel's squadron, several armed vessels had been fitted ont which had
captured five Portuguese merchant vessels and carried them into that
Port.
Good Friday being the day appointed for a General Fast amongst
the Wesleyan Methodists, public services will on that day be held in
all their Chapels throughout the Kingdom, to pray for the welfare of
the nation and the spread of relies&
Duties performed by the eskrasentioned twelve Steam-Engines'
Fabreary9 1131:
Mines.

Wiran ...

Cylinders.
8U

I Duties.
717707i736
76,477,932
64,067,800
64,028,134
0,439,789
60,884,949
69,396,656
69,294,330
58,893,333
36,638,663
0,478,182
64,650,266

Quantity of Copper Ore sold, 3664 tons—Average Produce, 71.
Amount of Sale, 17.7031. 185.—Average Standard 1001. I
Thl7llo, March 23.—Wheat, 275. Barley, 12s. 9d. Oats, 9s. Id.
lizzarox, March 19.—Wheat, (average) 285.8 d. Barley, 12s.
7d. Oats, 81.
Pzuzanca, March 17.—Wheat, 265. to 275. 9d. Barley, 12s. Id.
Oats. Bs. 6d.
MARRIED.—At "Hogan, Mr. Rkhard Rule, of Poole, to Miss
Honor Stoneman, of the same place.— At Madron, Mr. W. Rogers, to
Mrs. Teague, both of Penzance.
DIED.—At Chacewater, 78, Capt. Oliver Matthews, of the Con-
solidated Mines, in consequence of an accident.—Mr. Henry Brenton,
of East Crinnia Mine—At Truthall, St. Just, J. L Pidwell, Esq. 61—
At Penzance, Mr. W. Mitchell. 24—At Paul, Mr. Coldey, 57.—At
Penzance, the wife of Mr. R. Kemp, 46.

STATE OF THE METROPOLIS All the prisons are
filled; in the House of Correction there are 1,000 prisoners;
in the New Prison 900, and not a single bed empty. So
much for the government and legislation of the Borough-
Mongers. Another specimen is the following. Number of
criminal offenders who received sentence of death in Eng-
land and %Vales during the last seven years:
Years. Persons. Executed.
1824 - 1,066 - 46
1825 - 1,090 - 50
1821; - 1,203 - 67
1827 1,529 - 79
1828 . 1,185 58
1829 1,985 - 74
1830 - 1,327 - 49

Total 8,205 407
At Marylebone police (Alice yesterday, a Mr. Summers,
who resides in the vicinity of Lisson-grove, was charged by Henri-
etta Smiley, his servant girl, with assaulting her. The empieteene
had recently been engaged in the service of Mr. and Mrs. Ssessisee.
Frequent words arose between her and her mistress. They werensab.
bling last week, when the girl told Mrs. Summers that the " wens,
servants like a devil," upon which Mr. Summers came up, peaked the
complainant with violence, and dismissed her, without first psylegber.
having previously sent for a policeman and searched her boat. The
Blagistrate told Mr. Summers that he had done wrong in searching the
girl's box without a warrant, and recommended him to settle with her
and compensate her for the assault.
MR. NI ART I lI'S A CT.—The °Scent of the Society against
Cruelty last week prosecuted John Beats and another man,
for cruelty to their horses. The first was amerced in costs,
and the second absconded.

LAW REPORTS.
COURT OF CHANCERY, Maims Se.
• lIIIIT.CATCRIS CAVORT.
At the Sitdng of the Court a person at short stature, with a pow-
dared heed, beW forehead, dressed fa black, and wearing hessian boots,
presented himself between the bar and the bench, and immediately be-
gan to address the Court. In commencing he headed ups paper to his
which. on nemlbg, his lordship said could not be com
with. The individual himself Daman, end said that heap
peared ea behalf of a poor man named West, to ask for an injunction to
restrain the sale of stock by executors.
The Loup Cantcsr.r.on said he could not interfere.
Donneen—My Lord. I appear for this poor man, who is without

Cooled.
'The Loan Carinclett.on—Yes, but you are not a banister; and
there are two modes by which a suitor may COMO into a Court of Joss
ties—these were, either personally or by Counsel. If be is too poor to
employ an Attorney and Counsel, there is a mode provided by whirl be
may get the antstance of a Solicitor, and there is no Banister, *MD the
lowest to the highest, who will not sifted a poor man, who has any right
to complain, every assistance.
Daman said the poor man was now in Court. The Lord Chew
cellar requested him to come forward. He did so, and stated, in answer
to questions put to him by his Lordship, that be was a grocer, bad no
attorney, and was without money to employ one. His Lordship then
pointed out the mode by which he might sue inform peruperie.
Sir R. STIODIN requested to have the papers delivered to him, say-
Ing be would look through them. In a short time afterwards Sir F..
&Idea called Duman to him, and asked are you an accountant?
Dunnean--t am.
Sir E. Suorrox—l suppose you charge the plaintiff, as ou are
roared to style him in these papers, more than any Attorney would
Dunnean—No, I do not; I do not charge him any thing.
Sir E. SVGDZW••••I do not believe a word of it. now dare you
come here and state that there is a salt existing, when in point of
fact thee is no such suit ? Ave you aware that you may be sent to
the Fleet ? You have interfered has as an Attorney, and I have no
doubt you have charged the poor fellow pretty well for it. You are one
of those catching fellows that ought to be put down. Stand back, Sir.
ntDUDD B. Itill withdrew to the end of the bar. In about ten minutes sub-
uen,
eft SUDDEN Mild—My Lord, I have new Ned these papers, and
this really is a matter that ought to be takes meths of. The parson
who comes forward on this occasion as the ebemglon et
Cdr needL=
himself John Dunnean, of Doctors' Casual la es City of
accountant and estate agent; and he is Lusk ll nillevits, very eche&
cally beading them in a cause, that cause beam Thomas Wee
and his wife against the Governess awl dm Qmpay el the Bank ef
England. My opinion is, that hats Nig Goan Wimasy, and I then
the inference that be will charge about ten these so mink as any anew
ney would do for this business. I have never seen any thing more is.
proper. First of all, the rules of the Court give ma opportunity to en*
poor man to come and sue as a pauper, sad no plow man with the
slightest claim can have the least difficulty in aloft belhaslidtora mei
counsel to act for him ; but nothing seems to me to nooks esprobatien
so much as these accountants and estate agents ferreting eat MONS Mil
bringing forward such mesas the present. There is not ills alllghlustl
pretence for asking for an injunction in this case.
Dunnean—What I mean ---
Sir E. SUDDEN—You ought to hold your tongue, Sir.
The LORD CHANCILLOR—CataiIIIy you have DO bushels. la
Court at all.
Dunnean—l hope I may be allowed to answer this gendemes.
which I consider myself capable of doing. The poor man came MI
me some time ago; he stated that his uncle and mother were wasting
his father's property. I made inquiry into the circumstances. I
found they had sold out hundreds of pounds' worth of stock. I went
to the Bank of England and petitioned the Governors, finding that
the stock was to come to this poor man and his children in reversion.
The uncle and the mother are Executor and Executrix. They have
gone on selling out all the stock, collected the book debts and ap-
plied the money to their own use, and are now going to sell out more
of the stock.
The Loan CHANCELLOR—But I cannot hear a person who has
no Counsel, and who does not appear himself. You have no right to
speak.
Dunnean—l am competent to tell your Lordship the state of this poor
man.
The LORD CHANCELLOR—No person Is competent to DOOM into
Court of Justice and make an attack upon the anisette of individuals
in public merely upon the information of a party.
Dunnean—This is es parts.
The LOaD Cuaumet.Loa—E2.parte You talk about things you
know nothing about. Let me warn you of one thing. There is a sta-
tute made which gives very severe penalties against persons—and com-
mitment to prison for twelve moths is DO uncommon thing under that
Statute—penalties against a person taking upon himself to act as an
Attorney, he not being an Attorney. Are you aware of that?
Dunnean-1 am.
TDB LORD CHANCELLOR—Then take care of it, for I can tell you
this is:very like acting as an Attorney'.
Dunnean—l don't think it is. That gentleman (pointing to Sir E.
Sugden) knows that I have got thousands and thousands out of the
Court, the transfer of which has been opposed.
Sir E. Sutanzir-1 know no such thing. I believe no such
thing. I believe you are acting as an Attorney, and you are satis-
fied that you would have a considerable share of this if any thing were
to be got.
Dunnean—What right have you to ea so ?
Sir E. Svontx—Because its your know it to be so.
Dunnean You say so because you are aware I have got hundreds
and hundreds out of this Court, which you have uneaccessfully

oPPosed•
Sir E. Suonzw—No such thing, and I only wish to warn people
from going to you. I know no poor person will go to you without
having to pay infinitely more for it than they would have to pay to a
regular attorney. I also know that when I attended at the Fleet pri.
son crowds of solicitors came forward to give their assistance, without
ever dreaming of receiving a shilling for their services ; therefore it is
not ma to circulate that poor persons were not to have both counsel
and microbe to do their business for them gratuitously.
The Loan Citaxestr.on. I have known solicitors actually pay
money out of their own pockets.
Sir R. Suonzw. Yes, over and over again, and I warn poor people
from going to such a person u this.
Dunnean. I will prove—
The Loan CMANCICLLOI. I tell you, Sir, you must go away. A
Counsel has: a right to be heard, a party has a right to be heard, but
you have no right to speak.
Doman. But be (pointing to Sir FL Sugden) is charging me with
that which is untrue.
The Lou) Cnaarczt.Loi—No, no. It may be satisfactory to Mr.
West to know, that if his awe had been in the hands of Counsel, his
object could not have been obtained.
Sir g SVGDEN—Certainly ; and I wish the party distinctly to un-
derstand, that if it could have been got, I should certainly have asked
your Lordship foe the injunction.
Dunnean—lt is only for an injunction.
Sir E. SUODEX—ReaIIy, is It to be endured that every person is to
come here and talk about things he does not understand in this perti-
nacious way ?
The Loan Crtawcim.on—Yes ; and it shall not be again.
Dunnean—l come here for the sake of humanity.
Sir E. Simony—l don't believe a word of it.
Dunnean (as he was withdrawing from the end of the bar)—l kno w
you are angry because you have not get a fee.
The Loan Cnancrixon—That's not very likely, when Sir
Edward volunteered to look through the papers and to act.

One of the Paris papers, edited by a well-known gour-
mand, calls upon the French government to stop the further
progress of the Austrians in Italy, on the irresistible ground
that " they have elready stopped the supply of Bologna
sausages, by entering that town, and, if not stopped, will
certainly destroy all the Parmesan cheese now in store 1"
A robbery of a most daring description, and to a very
large amount, was perpetrated last week in the Regent stage-coach,
runningct betwixt gdinbutgh and Glasgow a box. belonging to the Corn-
a Banking Company, containing about 6,7001. in bank-notes and
gold, having been taken from the boot of the coach, and robbed of its
contents. It appears that on Monday last the driver of the coach re-
ceived from a woman to Airdrie money to pay for four inside seats
for Thursday, and subsequently the two remaining seats for that
day were let at the coach-office in Glasgow. On the coach start-
ing, however, none of the people to whom they were let took up
their seats ; but at Parkbead a man and woman hailed the driver and
entered the coach, with which they proceeded till about a tulle and a
half on the other side of the Airdrie, where they directed the coach to
be stewed, and came out, the door having been opened to them by
an ea ridds Tit; wash then drove on, but no discovery of
the robbery had . place till it reached Uphall, when It was disco-
vered that an aperture had been cut through the body of the coach
into the boot, and that the box belonging to the Commercial
bask, which was deposited there, had been broken open, and
curs ehnis of the money carried efL The box was secured by a chain
and gas* which were wrenched of. and the robbers, after carefully
spgasgelnelng
all
money, bad returned the box to its forme position,
les—vbig ibeh DI all bills and other papers they could have no use for.
The nose were principally of the Qvms.arl bank, and consisted
of SOL M. and IL note& A number of them had blue borders of a
peons: description, not generally in timbale*, and which will
nay be detected. It is said there were about 3001. in gold. Im-
mediately on the Intelligence of this daring robbery reaching Glasgow,
an officer, accompanied by one of the gentlemen of the branch bank
hat, set Of in the direetlen of Airdrie, in search of the robbers, but
hitherto without success. The driver of the coach is quits unable to
give any mount of the appearance or dress of the man and woman who I
were to the coach, but we believe the passenger who assisted them es
has been able partially to furnish a deserlinioo.—Ghurne Chroniele.