Star.
London, England, 1826-03-06 00:00:00

MEETING AT EDINBURGH.-

Arallir
SAturday, a numerous and respectable meeting of the
inhabitants of Edit:burgh, called by the Lord Provost,
was held in the Waterloo Tavern, to take into consi-
deration the measures now in progiess regarding the
banking establishment.
About two o'clock the Lord Prevost entered the large room
accompanied by Lord Rollo, Sir James Fergusaon, Sir W. Arbuth-
not, Sir Robert Dundas, Admiral Sir Philip Durham, Sir Walter
Scott, Mr. Colin Mackenzie, Mr. Gibson Craig, Mr. Waugh, Stc.
&c. Shortly after his Lordship took the Chair, supported on his
right by Lord Rao, and on the left by Sir James Fergusson, of
Kilkerran, Bart.
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The LORD PROVOST stared the object of the meeting,
and after several Gentlemen present had expressed their
opinions, a series of resolutions were passed expressive
of the alarm felt by the meeting at the intention of Go-
vernment to propose any alteration the banking sys-
tem of Scotland, which bad proved so beneficial to that
country. Petitions to both Houses of Parliament,
founded on these resolutions, were also agreed to. One
of t4e Gentlemen who addressed the meeting, Mr.
Fore Man, spoke in laudatory terms of two letters on the
sufsject.of the currency, ascribed' to Sir Walter Scots,
which appeared in the Ldinburgh Weekly Journal.
He said he considered these letters as the fiery CMS of
that great man, flying over the country, through its
most distant mountains and glens, to rouse the spirit of
the people in this great national cause.

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(TRis excited loud,long, and reiterated cheers from all quarters,
during which &r Walter Scott, who sat in a corner of the room,
mesa lir 00. an imperturbable gravity 4

COUNTRY BANKS.

The following return of the number of Commissions
of Bankruptcy issued against Country bankers, from the
year 1816 (inclusive) to the present time, and distin.
guishing the number of partners, was laid on the table
of the House of Commons a few days ego.
INumber of Commis-
.iaos of Bankrup gumbo- of Fortner..
against Bankdrs.

Year.

1816
1817
1818
1519
1820
1821
18422
1823
1824
1823
1826 -

Thus, we see, there hays been in' England, within
little more than ten years, one hundred and fifty-eight
bankruptcies of country bankers ; whereas, in Scotland,
in the course of a century and a half, there have been
but four suspensions of payment, and these were mere
suspensions, the creditors being finally paid in full.
One great cause of this difference is, undoubtedly, the
small number of partners, which averages little more
than two to each of the above English Banks, while in
Scotland a single Bank may have, and sometimes has,
in fact, above a bundled.
The Bill for the better regulating co-partnerships Of
certain Bankers in England, has been printed. The
following are its prinripal clausei :
Bodies folitic or corporate, or partnerships consisting of more
than tic in number, may carry on business as Bankers, at any place
exceeding 65 miles Irons London., in like manner as copartnerships
of less than six now do • provided such persons have no establish-
ments as Bankers in iondon. and that every member of such
corporation skallbe liable for the payment of al• BM or Notes
i5-ued, or sums borrowed.
The Governor and Company of the Bank of England may
empower Committees, or Agents, to carry on Banking Business for
them at any places in England, in such manner as may be appointed 1
by general Caor. of said Company.
This Act not to authorise such persons to issue, within the limits
mentioned, any Bills, &c. pay..ble at less than six months; nor to
draw Dills upon any Partner, &c. so resident, for less than 501.
Not to prejudice the !tights of the Bank of England, except as
specially altered.
Suck Banking partnerships shall, before issuing any Notes, or
Bills, &c. deliver at the Stamp-office in London, ap Account,
'containing the same of the Firm, as also the mines and residences
f the several Partners therein, and the public offices thereof.
Putnerships shall sue and be sited in the Name of their public
'Officers.

Judgments against such public officer in such actions, shall operate
meatus the Coparnership.

. Mr. GOURLAY, who has been so long confined in the
llothe of Correction, for assaulting Mr. BROUGHAM in
the lobby of the House of Commons, has, it_ is said,
been of his liberty, Upon entering arm his own
recmgeiz,olte, but which he hasrefused to accept.•
A file broke out at one o'clock this morning, at the
house of Mr. KINDOM; grocer, White Horse.stteet,
Stepney, which it entirely consumedond damaged the
adjoining premises; but by the early arrival of the
enzioes, its progresi was prete3ted.

THE ARMY.
The 4th Regtmeot of Dragefah ettards hattiein.er-aettri to March
from Cahir to Dublin, where lt le to embark for Riiglan4.
Thursday and Friday, the !k at libytt Noith &Mall Dragoons,
lett Norwich in two divisione, 09 the .11! ay to Liverpool I they *ere
replaced by a part of the lit 'Regiment of Dragoon .Guards, who
are to remain till June, wheo.akgrana review trill take place ; after
which the 6th (F.nniskillen's) are again to take their station in
Norwich Barracks, after an absence of 29 years.
The depot of the let Regiment landed on Saturday week at
Cowes, in 30 ham's, from Cork.
The depot of the 25th Regiment, marched through Portsmouth
on Tuesday, in tht route from the Isle of Wight to Bern/tit.
The 7th Hussars, now in York, Leeds, and Brverky, are mule
orders to march lato Scotland.

THE TENTH HUSSARS,

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PROM WOOLMER'S EEETER GAZETTE.
There is a standing order in this regiment,-in conse-
quence of several accidents having iiccurred through
the carelessness or wantonness of the soldiers, that if any
man permits his. led' horse to get loose, he shall be
brought to punishment. Harvey, a private, committed
this offence, for which the Major directed, through one
of ;he serjeants, that he should underg,) four days' drill.
This order being communicated to Harvey, he, with
the most insolent tone and gesture, remonstrated
against the order, alleging that he was not in fault.
This conduct, so detrimental to military discipline, and
uncalled for by the nature of the punishment. induced
.the Major to increa'e the drill to six. days. The man
replied, " I'll be d—d if 1 go to drill," upon which
the Major then directed that he should walk the bar-
rack with his kit—that is, with all his accoutrements, ate
On the first and second day that Harvey was -brongh,
h,t, he refused to walk, and liy down, on the ground.
On the third day he threw himself agasn in the u et,
when two non-commissioned ufficers were directed to
take him by the arms and cumpel him to walk, and this
was done as much to prevent his suffering by lyit g on
the cold and wet stones, as to avert the contagion of bad
example spreading among the men subject to such kind
of punishment. Harvey was still bent on disobedience
and exerted all his strength to resist; a rope was then
passed under his arias, round his shoulders, and he
was pulled once round the upper part of the yard; he
-was then conducted to $e guard-room, where he
exclaimed, " D—n the I have not done with
-him yet—l'll shoot him." Persisting in his disobe.
dience, he was tied up.to prevent his propensity of
lying down, but would have been instantly relieved upon
his consenting to walk. • The following day he did
walk, and afterwards sent to the Major, expressing
great contrition for his offence, and begging forgive-
ness, which -was instantly granted him, as far as re-
garded any resentful feeling of the Major, who' n-
staatly insisted,for the sake of example, that the six days'
drill should be completed. The man was not in the
slightest degree injured by the alleged violence of tbe
two non-commissioned officers, and.it is untrue that any
interference was made in his behalf by any officer; on
the contrary, every one who witnessed his conduct
expressed their regret at his persevering obstinacy.
This is not the first occasion on which he has disobOyed
orders, for which, about two years since, he was tried
by a Court Martial, and received 200 lashes; wild if
the Major had been' inclined to push matters to'such 1111
an extremity in the present instance, his
,punishmCsit
would probably have been much mare severe ;hen six
days' drib even with a clog at his beile severe
IferF,
ment has received orders to bold itself in iliedistlisio]
march from Exeter, and it is understood they. Wit be
succeeded by the 17th Lancers.

THE ELEPHANT AT EXETER 'CHANGE'
The carcase of this huge animal having become ex-
ceedingly offensive, Sir RICHARD DIRRIR•sent a. taxes.
sage on Saturday to Mr. Codas, requiring its imme-
diate removal. Saturday night it was flayed for the
purpose of having the skin stuffed, and last night the
body was cut up into pieces and removed in knackers'
carts. The details of this operation, which has been
termed, in polished frame, a dissection, are too disgust-
ing for particular notice: disgusting, however, as it
yaks, it had sufficient attraction for a numerous attend-
ance, including several females of very decent and re-
spectable appearance. Although this very fine animal
had been guilty of some acts of violence in the course of
his life, he was not destitute of social affections, and
often displayed great gentleness and kindness of dispo-
sition. Some years ago, he had a female companion,
in an adjoining apartment in the 'Change. He was '
then of a portable size. Upon one occasion, on his re-
turn from a provincial tour, the doors of Exeter 'Change
were shut, and it was too late to replace him in bis old
birth. A temporary lodging was accordingly prepared
for him in a waste house at the rear of that building.—
A strong post was fixed in the floor, to which he was'
chained, and the door was locked, thus placing him,
as it was expected, in a state of perfect security. In
the course of the night- he could not reconcile himself
to this strange place, and felt a desire for the society of
his old companion. The wish no sooner conceived
than it was executed. With the first movement up
came the redoubtable post from its five-feet bed in the
floor, and oat went the double-locked door with the
first touch of his proboscis. Entering the door in the
rear of the 'Change with almost equal facility, he pro-
ceeded up stairs, and with one thrust, in flew two pan-
nels of the door at the top of them, opening to the
grand room, at the end of which was his proper home.
The crash roused the keepers from their sleep, who on
hastening to the spot from which it proceeded, found
the elephant at the top of the stairs with his head stuck
through the door. As it was not considered practi-
cable or prudent to resist his humour, means were Im-
mediately adopted to facilitate his entrance, and he was
safely lodged in his old apartment, near his old compa-
nion, who died shortly after. This took place, we ha-
lieve, after his last country excursion. He had since
become too unwieldly and ponderous for travelling.

The Duke of WELLINGTON, during his. visit to St.
Petersburg's, will reside in the rewrite Palace, a very appropriate
place for the representative of Odds MA
•The Duke of PORTLAND has set to work upon his
estates in the neighbourhood of Mansfield, a greet
number of the unfortunate unemployed stockingers and
others of Mansfield- Woodhouse and Sutton-in. Ashfield.
His Lordship has also had oxen slaughtered and sold
below the market prices, to those poor suffering fellow-
creatures ; and in addition to this, the overseers of
Suttonhave received a letter (torn Mr. Nr&s. his
Lordship's land-agent, requesting them to give him a
meeting, to consider whether the parish wool& be
further beneitted, by ensploying the poor in this way
for a few weeks, during the great duties: which 'at
present unhappily prevarls.—Doneader Geiretk.