4- . f WMm No. 621. SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1837. PRICE 41 d. BABY- LINEN, HOSIERY, GLOVE, LACE, HABERDASHERY, MUSLIN, TRIMMING, & c., WAREHOUSE, 89, BULL- STREET. WH. PARKES, having-, during the last fortnight, • visited the London and Nottingham markets, and made extensive purchases, respectfully begs to invite an early inspection. The Stock comprises a very superior assortment of BABY- LINEN of every description, HOSIERY, GLOVES, LACE, GENTLEMEN'S STOCKS, SHIRT FRONTS, and COLLARS, HA- BERDASHERY, MUSLIN COLLARS, HABIT SHIRTS, EDGINGS, INSERTIONS, & c., and which, in consequence of the very critical situation of the manu- facturing interest, he has purchased on such terms as to be enabled to offer it, particularly Silk Hose and Gloves, at such prices that will ensure satisfaction. ST. PHILIP'S CHURCH- YARD APPEAL. THE Appeal against the order for closing- the Pub- lic Walks in St. Philip's Church- yard having success- fully terminated in quashing the said order, and thus pre- serving the Public right,— The Committee for conducting the Appeal beg to inform their Fellow- townsmen, that Subscriptions for defraying the inevitable expenses connected with the legal proceedings will be received by Messrs. ATTWOODS, STOONER, and Co., Bankers; at Mr. LLOYDS, NO. 8, Cherry- street; and at the Journal and Philanthropist offices. HENRY KNIGHT, Secretary. SILKS. FIGURED AND PLAIN SATIN TURCQS, TOBINES, SATTINETTS, CHECKS, PLAIN AND FIGURED SPITALFIELDS SILKS, Will be the most fashionable Articles of Dress for the Summer. THE sudden and extiaordinary reduction in the price of Silks has induced EDWARDSand WOOD- ALL, of the London Silk Warehouse, 61 and 62, BULL- STREET, to provide themselves with a Stock of Silks, unequalled in Birmingham for extent, cheapness, and ex- cellence. The late ruinous failures among the Raw Silk Merchants, have reduced the price of manufactured Silks more than 25 per cent, so that very great advantages may now be realised by the heads of Families, and all Persons purchas- ing for the ensuing Season. Silks such as have been sold at 2s. 8d. and 2s. lOd. are now to be had at 2s. ljd., all colours. Ducapes, equal to those which have been lately sold at 3s. 9d., may now be purchased at 2s. 8id., and all other qualities in proportion. The established celebrity of this House for the equitable principles on which its business is conducted, and the uni- form success with which these principles have been re- warded, induce the Proprietors to believe that they will still continue to receive a fair proportion of public patronage. W. C. IIEATHCOTE, SILK AND MOREEN DYER, SHAWL DRES- SER, Sfc., UPPER TEMPLE- STREET, BIRMINGHAM, BEGS most respectfully to acknowledge the very liberal and increasing support he is receiving from the Inhabitants of Birmingham and the surrounding Towns and Counties, and trusts his methods of business will ensure the permanent approbation of his numerous customers; at the same time begs to solicit the continued attention to his cleaning and dying, to every possible variety of shade and colour, Silk and Woollen Wearing Apparel of every de- scriptions of manufacture; cleaning and dressing Shawls, Dresses, Table Covers, Carpets, Druggets, Blankets, & c. ; cleaning and glaziug Chintz and Printed Cotton Furni- tures ; cleaning, dying, watering, and hot- pressing Moreen and Damask Bed and Window Hangings, & c., which he flatters himself will, with every other article, be turned out of hand in a manner fully answering the highest expec- tation. W. C. H. begs also most respectfully to announce, he has found it indispensable to adopt an entirely Ready Money system of conducting his business. He trusts the arrange- ments will not give offence to any of his friends who have heretofore taken credit, as it will at once be obvious to them that the ten thousand small matters which are constantly passing through his hands, and spread in every direction through town and country, involve a vast extent of incon- venience, loss of time, and expense to collect. SILK DYING ESTABLISHMENT. MRS. WILKES and DAUGHTER respectfully thank their friends and the public in general, for the kind and liberal manner in which they have hitherto supported them, and beg to inform them that they have removed the business from 14, Worcester- street, to 86, Providence- place, Persliore- street, opposite the bottom of Worcester- street, where they trust, from their long experience and practical knowledge of the business, punctuality, and despatch, to merit their future favours. 86, Providence- place, Pershore- street. T. FLETCHER TVTOST respectfully acquaints his friends and the ITJ public, that he has REMOVED to No 31, Temple- row, where he has constantly on sale an assortment of MUSIC, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, HARP and VIOLIN STRINGS, & c.,& c. T. F. returns his sincere thanks to those friends who have kindly patronised him so many years, and respectfully solicits a continuance of their favours. gap" Pianos and Harps on hire. 31, Temple- row, Birmingham. £ 50 CLUB, No. 1, ESTABLISHED Twenty Years at the SPOTTED DOG, Bordesley- street, will re- commeuce on Tues- day next, the 18th instant, on improved principles. JOSEPH CROMPTON, Secretary. £ 100, £ 50, £ 25, SOCIETY, No. 3, MR. EDWARD IIARCOURT'S, GREYHOUND TAVERN, NAVIGATION- STREET. Fl^ HE Public are respectfully informed that this JL Club remains open for the admission of Members. Any gentleman may enter on Monday evening next, April 17, 1837, which is Quarterly Night, with paying a small premium; after that night, the premium will be increased in proportion to the amount realised by the sale of Shares. Persons desirous of obtaining money at short notice, will find this a good opportunity, a sale being effected every club- night. BLAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS. TI^ HE extraordinary efficacy and complete safety of A this Medicine, is now so fully established by such tes- imonials, as the public can at all times make reference to, either direct or through the medium of the respectable Agents, whose names and residences are given, that any lengthened description of its salutary effects is unnecessary. It is merely requisite to observe that for Gout, Rheumatic Gout, Rheumatism, Lumbago, Sciatica, Pains in the Head and Face, & c., it is a decidedly established remedy. But the Proprietor feels it a duty which he owes to the afflicted, to place before them a series of cures recently communica- ted to him, one of which is the following: — An extraordinary cure of Rheumatism, communicated by Mr. Noble, the agent for Boston, Lincolnshire, to whom all enquiries in that neighbourhood are referred: To the Proprietor of Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills. Boston, July 2d, 183G. SIR,— Gratitude for the wonderful cure I have received, and a sense of duty which I owe to others who may be suffering from the same dreadful malady, prompt me to give you the particulars of iny case, which you are at full liberty to publish, if you think fit. In the month of August, 1835, having recently had the small pox, I was exposed to a heavy rain, which thoroughly wetted me, and brought on a most violent attack of acute Rheumatism, from which my sufferings were intense, and I became w& sted almost to a skele- ton. Several of the most eminent medical men in Boston attended me, but to no purpose ; and after dragging on nine months existence, in the most dreadful state of suffering, obtaining no rest either day or night, without using very powerful opiates, I began to despair of ever being cured. One of the bills, descriptive of your celebrated Pills, having been brought to the house, my mother resolved to buy a box, though ( as she told Mr. Noble the agent here, wheu she ap- plied to him for them) she had not much hope of their doing any good. Strange to say, however, but not more strange than true, the first dose I took procured for me, what I had not enjoyed for months, a comfortable night's sleep, and in forty. eighthours my pain was entirely gone. Since that time my health has been gradually improving; I have had no return of my complaint, and am able to attend to my business. Any of my neighbours will attest the truth of my statement I remain, sir, your's ever gratefully, ANDREW CREEK. Witness, Josiah Belton, assistant to Mr. Noble, bookseller, Boston These Pills are taken without the least care or attention, by either sex, young or old, and have the peculiar property of entirely removing the disease without debilitating the frame, which is universally left in a stronger and better state than before the malady commenced. And there is another most important effect belonging to this medicine that it prevents the disease flying to the brain, stomach, or other vital part. Sold by Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London ; and by his appointment, by Mailer, Wood, Shillitoe, Sumner and Por- tal, Collins and Co., Humphries, Smith, Sufiield, Flewitt, Ed- wards, Gazette and Advertiser offices; Shillitoe, ( late Cow- ell) Westbromwich; Turner and Hollier, and Morris, Dudley; Valentine and Thorsby, Walsall; Mander and Co., and Simpson, Wolverhampton; Davis, Atherstone; Morgan, Lichfield; Harding, Shiffnall; Pennell and Stew- art, Kidderminster; Morris, Bewdley; Maund, Broms- grove; Harper, Hodgkinson, Bayley and Roberts, War- wick ; and all respectable Medicine Venders in the Kingdom, price 2s. 9d. per box. Ask for Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills; and attend to the following notice. In consequence of the great and in- creasing demand for this extensively useful medicine, the Proprietor has obtained permission from His Majesty's Commissioners of Stamps to have the name and address of " Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London," impressed upon the Government Stamp, affixed to each box of the genuine medicine, ( to counterfeit which is felony) thereby super seding the signature of " Thomas Prout," as heretofore adopted. To the Trade— The usual full allowance to the Trade by having them direct from No. 229, Strand. TO EDWARD LLOYD WILLIAMS, ESQ.. SIR, ALTHOUGH I feel shy at complimenting myself, even at your expense, ( for I am sure you can ill afford it,) I am certain the public will give me credit for possessing the patience of JOB, if I possess none of his other good qualities, for I have waited nearly two months without having received any answer to the letters which I addressed to your Worship on the 19th of January and the 9th days of February last. I made bold, sir, ( as you are really quite a newcomer amongst us,) to enquire— in what parish and county your lands, tenements, and hereditaments, of the clear yearly value of £ 100., so as to qualify you to act as a Justice of the Peace for the county of Warwick, are situate ? This is a plain question, and if you don't answer it, I shall be obliged to put you in the hands of one Mr. BIERS, of London, or one Mr. DODD, ( you know who I mean) who look into matters of this sort— and'you'll hear something from one or both of them. If you are not qualified yourself your father can't qualify you, for he's ( like JOB NOTT) a very good sort of man, but not very rich; besides, he has a family, and I have none. If I had known you would have been bold enough to get into the Chair at Warwick, I would have made a purpose journey to have had a look at you. More hereafter of " George Evans" and his mysterious release, after ten months imprisonment, under your commitment, in the House of Correction at Warwick, from the 7th April, 1836, to the about 20th February, 1837!!! This case shall be " RE- CORDED," if by no other person, certainly by, sir, Your admiring friend and humble servant, Birmingham, April 12, 1837. JOB'NOTT. P. S. I see you had a little breeze t'other day with Lawyer Redfern : it must have been his fault, not yours, for you are not of an irritable temper. He is, however, a man of con- siderable TALENT, and quite a match for you. THE NEW COMIC PERIODICAL WORK, EDITED BY " BOZ," AND ILLUSTRATED BY GEORGE CRUICKSHANK. NOW ready, with an Illustration by George Cruick- shank, arid a Portrait of Sheridan,' from an Original Drawing byOzias Humphreys, No. IV. price Half- a- Crown ( to be continued Monthly) of BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY. CONTENTS. Song of the Month, by W. H. Ainsworth. Oliver Twist, ( No. III.) by " Boz," withan illustration by George Cruickshank. The Dumb Waiter. Family Stories, No. III. Grey Dolphin, by Tlios. In- goldsby. Friar Lawrence and Juliet, by T. Haynes Bayly. Unpublished Letters of Ad- dison. Last Visit of Hadji Baba, ( No. II.) by the author of " Zohrab." Sonnet to a Fog, by E. Webbe. The Grand Kham of Tar- tary. Biography of Aunt Jemima, by F. H. Rankin. Scenes in the Life of a Gam- bler. Les Poissons d'Avril, a Gas- tronomical Chaunt, by Fa- ther Prout. The Anatomy of Courage, by Prince Puckler Muskau. Song of the Cover. The Cobler of Dort. Epigrams. Hero and Leander, from the Greek of Museus. The Admirable Crichton. Anecdotes of Sheridan, vvith a Portrait, & c. Handy Andy, ( No. III.) by S. Lover. RICHARD BENTLEY, New Burlington- street, London. * » * Orders received by all Booksellers. GUEST'S BIRMINGHAM DIRECTOR; OR, STRANGER'S GUIDE AND TRADESMAN'S COMPANION. Is published this day, price Is. AMAP OF BIRMINGHAM, corrected to the present time, folded in a case for the Waistcoat Pocket. II. THE ABOVE, with the Addition of an ALPHA- BETICAL STREET DIRECTORY, with other formation interesting to the Stranger or Tradesman. Price 2s. 6d. HI THE MAP, printed on a large sheet,- with STREET DIRECTORY, Is.; on Canvass and Rollers, 3s. " This Map is made for use more than ornament, and is decidedly the most distinct and complete ever published at a small price. To the stranger it should be an inseparable companion, and a fixture in every counting house."— Bir mingham Journal. IV. Now publishing, to be completed in Eighteen Parts, at Sixpence each, a Re- issue of THE HISTORY OF BIRMINGHAM. By W. HCTTON, F. A. S., with considerable additions. Illustrated with many Engravings, a Map of the Town, & c. & c. Sixth Edition. This Edition contains more than Two Hundred pages of additional matter, including a complete History of the Political Union, compiled, by permission, from docu- ments in the possession of the late Chairman, T. Attwood, Esq. Ask for Guest's Edition. v. Themost splendid BIRMINGHAM ALMANACK ever published, containing Nine Beautiful Engravings ol the Public Buildings. Price only 2d. Birmingham: JAMES GUEST, Steelhouse- iane. London: sold by Wakelin, 1, Shoe- lane; Berger, Holywell- street; Hetherington, Strand ; and all Booksellers. INFALLIBLE HAIR DYE. AMONGST the number of compositions, advertised under various names as Hair Dyes, the only one that has stood the test of experience and proved as infalli- ble as it is efficacious, is AGID HASSAN'S celebrated, simple, and unerring CIRCASSIAN HAIR DYE, which will, in a few hours, change light, red, or grey hair, eye- brows, lashes, whiskers, and mHstachios, to a rich auburn, or jet black, or any shade between ; giving a fine glossy appearance, without injuring the hair, discolouring the skin or linen, also being free from the purple hue ( even in the rays of the sun) which the other dyes impart. It is not less valuable to officers of the army, gentlemen of the turf, and all persons interested in the perfect appearance o that beautiful animal the horse; removing what is tech- nically termed " White Stockings." Sold wholesale by W. DAY and Co., at their old Italian warehouse, the Black Boy, No. 95, Gracecburch- street, and retail by the following Agents:— Mr. Aucott, per- fumer, New- street, Birmingham; Mr. Saunders, per- fumer, Warwick; Messrs. Price and Wood, perfumers Leamington ; Messrs. Stephens and Son, perfumers Alcester ; Mr. Vernall, perfumer, Worcester; in bottles at 5s., 10s., and 15s. each, having proper directions how to use the same, with a fac- simile of the signature of Agid Hassan; also that of W. Day and Co. All without these are counterfeit. Public- office, April 12, 1837. AT a MEETING of the RATED INHABI- TANTS of the TOWN, duly called by advertise- ment in the Birmingham Newspapers, held this day, the ac- counts of the present Constables and Headborougb, Messrs. Naden, Rawiins, and Suffield, for the first quarter of their year of office were presented, Mr. JOSEPH TAYLOR HORTON, in the Chair. The Chairman having read over the items in the account of Mr. George Naden, Constable, amounting to £ 153 10s. 9d. Resolved, That the same be allowed and passed. The Chairman having read over the items in the account of Mr. S. W. Suffield, Headborough, amounting to £ 31 12s. 6d., Resolved, That the same be allowed and passed. Resolved, That the proceedings of this Meeting be advertised in the usual manner. J. T. HORTON, Chairman. Resolved, That the thanks of this Meeting be presented to the Chairman. FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE. Rates reduced from £ 20 to £ 30 per Cent, per Annum. INDEPENDENT WEST MIDDLESEX ASSURANCE COMPANY, BAKER- STREET, PORTMAN- SQUARE, LONDON, For Fire, Lives, and Annuities, Established under Act of Parliament. CAPITAL, ONE MILLION, In 20,000 Shares of £ 50 each. THIS Company continue to accept Insurances at the following reduced rates: — s. d. Common Insurance — 10 per Cent. Hazardous do. ..... 2 0 Double do. do. — — 3 6 Farming do. — — 16 Life Assurances, for example— Age 34 years £ 2 per cent.; Age 44 years, £ 2 15s.; Age 49, £ 3 5s. ( no inter- mediate rates.) Annuities granted immediately, for every £ 100 sunk with this Company, £ 8 to £ 15 will be given. Family Endowments are granted for future and existing Children, upon equally liberal principles. No charge will be made for Policies when the sum to be insured amounts to £ 300 and upwards. The usual commission allowed to Solicitors. W. PHILLIPS, 11, Snow- hill, Agent for Birmingham, West Bromwich, and Leamington. NORWICH UNION LIFE INSURANCE SOCIETY. npHIS Society was established in tlie year 1808, and A the confidence and support that it has obtained during a period of now nearly thirty years, will at once appear by the following statement of the progressive increase of the Capital: — Amount in 1815 —. £ 102,486 1822 499,716 1829 1,166,059 1836 1,604,696 The number [ of Policies granted during the last quarter, ending the 31st of March, exceeded those of the correspond- ing quarter of 1836. Since the establishment ofthe Office, a million and a half of money has been paid, without dispute or litigation, upon Policies which have been determined by the decease of the lives insured. Only three cases have ever occurred in which the Directors found it necessary to take the opinion of a Court of Law. Three Septennial Bonusses have been declared at a General Meeting of the Members, duly convened by public advertisement, and held at Norwich, in the years 1816, 1823, and 1830. The Septennial General Meeting for declaring the fourth Bonus will be held in the present year, of which due notice will be given. The full value of Policies is givep to members wishing to discontinue their Insurances. The Office hours are from ten ip the morning till six in the evening, during which any members of the Society may obtain information respecting its affairs and transactions ; and the Directors meet weekly at the Office on Mondays, at twelve o'clock. The Life Office has always been totally distinct from the Fire Office. ( Signed) By order of the Directors, SAMUEL BIGNOLD, Secretary. Norwich Union Fire Office, April 3rd, 1837. LOSS OF TEETH SUPPLIED. From one to a complete set, and Decayed Teeth made com- pletely sound, without Pain, Heat, or Pressure, MONS. DE BERRI AND CO., SURGEON- DENTISTS, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh-, Li- centiate of the Apothecaries' Hall, London; and lionorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, 17, EASY ROW, BIRMINGHAM, CONTINUE to restore Decayed Teetli with their celebrated Mineral Siliceum, " applied without pain, heat, or pressure, which in a few seconds hardens into en- amel, preventing and curing the Tooth- ache, allaying in one minute the most excruciating pain, and rendering the opera- tion of extraction unnecessary. They also fasten loose Teeth, whether arising from neg- lect, the use of calomel, or disease of the gums. Incorrodible, Artificial, or Natural Teeth of surpassing beauty, fixed, from one to a complete set, without extracting the roots or giving any pain, at the following Paris charges: A single Artificial Tooth . A completeset„ £. s. d. 0 10 5 5 A complete set of Siliceous Teeth on fine gold plate 15 15 0 An entire setof Natural Teeth, highly finished, in the first style, with fine gold sockets, usually charged 40 guineas 20 0 0 Arranged on the most improved and scientific principles, and in every case restoring perfect Articulation and Masti- cation. 17, Easy row, Birmingham. THE ONLY CURE FOR CORNS AND BUNIONS. | J AMSBOTTOM'S CORN and BUNION SOL- VENT. By the use of this valuable remedy imme- diate relief from pain is obtained, and by its successive application for a short period, the most obstinate Corns are entirely removed without recourse to the dangerous opera- tions of cutting or filing. The proprietor pledges himself that it does not contain caustic or any other article that will inflame the skin; being white it will not stain the stocking; and the advantage it has over plaister is mani- fest, and fully appreciated, as the very high recommenda- tion bestowed upon it by every individual that has used it testifies. Price Is. ] Jd. and 2s. The various counterfeits that are attempted to be im- posed upon the public in lieu of this invaluable remedy, render it imperatively necessary for purchasers to ask for S. Ramsbottom'sCorn and Bunion Solvent, and to see that it has the signature of" S. Ramsbottom" written upon the label that is pasted on the outside of the wrapper of every genuine bottle, in addition to the name of the article, anil words sold by Hannayand Co. 63, Oxford- street, being the name and address of the proprietor's wholesale agents. The following letter from Mr. John Winfield, of Bir- mingham, is one of many hundreds of the same tenor: Gentlemen,— Having read an advertisement in a Birmingham paper, I was induced to purchase from your agent, Mr. Maher, Ann- street, a bottle of Ramsbottom's Corn and Bunion Solvent;— after a week's application I found it had the desired effect. I have since re- commended it to many of my friends. You are at liberty to make any use you please of this communication.— Your obedient servant, Birmingham, Augusts, 1836. JOHN WINFIELD. TO Messrs. Hannay and Co. Sold byappointmentby M. Maher, 5, Congreve- street. and W. Wood, Bookseller, High- street, Birmingham; Parke, Woverhampton ; Rogers, Stafford; Mort, Newcastle; Mer- ridew, Coventryj Dicey, Northampton. THEATRE ROYAL, BIRMINGHAM, UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MR. ARM1STEAD. THIS present evening, SATURDAY, April 15, 1837, will be presented the Melo Drama, called the DUMB GIRL OF GENOA; or, the MOUNTAIN DEVIL. After which Two admired Songs by Mr. Clement White; Chinese Pas de Trois, by the Brothers Hemming. To be followed for the last time with the interlude of the LITTLE JOCKEY, Arinette ( the Little Jockey) MISS BYRON, In which she will introduce the following Songs :—" The boy in yellow wins the day;" " Tell me my heart," and the Dashing white sergeant.'" To conclude with the IDIOT WITNESS. On MONDAY evening, April 17, 1837, the interesting domestic Drama, called the FARMER'S STORY. Stephen Lockwood ( the Farmer) Mr. GRATTON. Mary Lockwood ( the Farmer's Wife) MISS BYRON. After which an Old English Morris Dance by the Brothers Hemming," assisted by Misses Ponsford, Lewis, and Beaumont. To conclude with Dibden's celebrated Comic Operatic Interlude of THE WATERMAN. Tom Tug ( as played by her upwards of one hundred nights at the Metropolitan Theatres, with the Songs of " The Jolly Young Waterman;" " Then Farewell my trim- built Wherry;" and the " Bay of Biscay,") MISS BYRON. Lower Boxes, 3s. Upper Boxes, 2s. Pit, Is. Gallery, 6d. A limited number of Season Tickets, not transferable, at 30s. each. BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. INDIA RUBBER OIL LIQUID AND PASTE BLACKING, manufactured by BRYANT and JAMES, Plymouth. H. KENWAY, Sole Consignee, GUINNESS'S PORTER STORES, Crooked- lane, Birmingham. WEDGWOOD'S PATENT MANIFOLD WRI- TERS. Price from 12s. 6d. to 55s. each. By W. Squire. ( 5gT A liberal allowance to the trade. Sold by HENRY KENWAY, GUINNESS'S PORTER STORES, Crooked- lane, Birmingham. EDINBURGH AND BURTON ALES in bottles. RUGELEY TABLE ALES in casks; DEVON- SHIRE and HEREFORDSHIRE CIDER and PERRY, in bottles. FOREIGN and BRITISH CIGARS supplied whole- sale by H. KJSNWAY, GUINNESS'S PORTER STORES, Crooked- lane, Birmingham. GUINNESS'S SUPERIOR " EXTRA STOUT DUBLIN PORTER, maybe had of HENRY KENWAY, sole appointed agent, Crooked - lane, Birmingham. NOTICE. MR. T. FLETCHER, 31, Temple Row, is ap- pointed Sole Agent for HENSH ALL'S ' ILLUS- TRATED TOPOGRAPHY, within Twenty Miles round of London. MATTHIAS GREEN 4NN0UNCES that the £ 100, £ 50, and £ 25 So- ciety, No. 1, will be recommenced on the 1st day of May next, on the same principles on which it was before conducted. Time of meeting the first Monday in every month, from half- past seven till nine in the evening. Prospectuses may be had in a few days, of Mr. Green, the Secretary, at 29, Bath- street. TO THE GROUND TENANTS OF F. C. COLMORE, ESQ. rpHE Ground Tenants of F. C. Colmore, Esq., are A requested to Pay their Rents, which became due at Lady- day last, on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd days of May next, at our Office, in Ben- nett's- hill, where attendance will be given from ten o'clock in the morning until five in the evening. BARKER AND SON. Birmingham, April 7, 1837. MARQUIS OF HERTFORD'S GROUND TENANTS. THE Ground Tenants ofthe Most Noble the Mar- quis of Hertford are requested to Pay their Rents, which became due at Lady- day last, on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd days of May next, at our Office, in Bennett's- hill, where attendance will be given from ten o'clock in the morning until five in the evening. BARKER AND SON. Birmingham, April 7, 1837. NOTICE TO TENANTS. rpHE Several Tenants of SIR THOMAS SHER- J- LOCK GOOCH, Bart., are requested to pay their respective Rents which became due at Lady. day last, at the Bell Inn, Bristol- street, on Monday the 17th day of April, 1837. ARNOLD and HAINES, Stewards. * » * A Dinner will be provided as usual. TO be LET, for three, five, or seven years, FURNISHED, fit for the reception of a family of the first respectability, a capital MANSION HOUSE, with gardens and pleasure grounds, together with the right of sporting over nearly 1,000 acres. The house is spacious, and replete with every convenience, in the best state of re- pair. Stabling for ten horses. The Estate is situate in a capital sporting country and delightful neighbourhood, being only a few miles distant from the market towns of Stafford, Lichfield, Stone, and Uttoxeter. The parish church is contiguous to the house, and land may be had if required. For particulars apply to Messrs. FULLER and SALTWELL, solicitors, Carlton Chambers, Regent- street, London. All letters to be post paid. WHEREAS a Fiat in Bankruptcy is awarded and issued forth against ROBERT PERRY, of the ' parish of Aston, near Birmingham, in the county of War- wick, dealer and chapman, and he being declared a Bank- rupt, is hereby required to surrender himself to the Com- missioners in the said Fiat named and authorised or three of them, on the 26th day of April instant, and the 26th day of May next, at one o'clock in the afternoon, on each of the said days at Radenhurst's New Royal Hotel, in Birmingham aforesaid, and make a full discovery and dis- closure of his estate and effects, when and where the credi- tors are to. come prepared to prove their debts, and at the first sitting to choose assignees, and at the last sitting the said Bankrupt is required to finish his examination, and tiie creditors are to assent to or dissent from the allowance of his certificate. All persons indebted to the said 13ank- rupt, or that have any of his effects, are not to pay or de- liver the same but to whom the Commissioners shall ap- point, but to give notice to Messrs. AOLINOTOK, GREGORY, FAULKNER, and FOLJ, ETT, Solicitors, Bedford- row, London, or to Mr. WILLS, Solicitor, Birmingham. MEETING RESPECTING THE CONVERSION OF THE JEWS. WHEREAS a Fiat in Bankruptcy is awarded and issued against PHILIP JAMfeS of Tewkesbury, in the county of Gloucester, and of Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, Coal Merchant, dealer and chapman, and he being declared bankrupt, is hereby required to sur render himself to the Commissioners in the said fiat named, or the major part of them, on the twenty- first day of April, and on the twelfth day of May next, at three of the clock in the afternoon on each day, at the Swan Inn in Tewkesbury, and make a full discovery and disclosure of his estate and effects; when and where the creditors are to come prepared to prove their debts, and at the first sitting to choose assig- nees, and at the last sitting the said bankrupt is required to finish his examination, and the creditors are to assent to or dissent from the allowance of his certificate; all persons in- debted to the said bankrupt, or that have any of his effects, are not to pay or deliver the same but to whom the Com- missioners shall appoint, but give notice to Mr. Edward Bousfield, Solicitor, Guildhall- buildings, London; or to Messrs. WINTERBOTH AM and THOMAS, Solicitors, Tewkesbury. On Tuesday last, a meeting ofthe Birmingham Auxiliary Society for the promotion of Christianity among the Jews, was held at Dee's Hotel. Archdeacon SPOONER having taken the chair, opened the business in a brief address, in which he stated the objects of the Society, and enforced the claims of the Jews upon the consideration of the Christian publia. The SECRETARY then read the report, from which it ap- peared that the subscriptions raised in Birmingham and its neighbourhood during the past year, were 260?., 240/. of which was remitted to the Parent Society in London, the residue having been expended in advertising, & c. The Rev. Mr. MOSELEY moved the adoption of the re- port, and adverted to some of the objections urged against the Society they were then met to support. One of the principal objections, he said, arose from the idea that the Jews, having been handed over to judicial blindness, it was folly to attempt their conversion. Than this idea nothing could be more erroneous; because they had abundant proof, that in every age, from the time of the Apostles to the pre- sent, numbers of the Jews had been converted, and had died in the Christian faith; and they were favoured that day by the appearance of a gentleman on the platform, ( the Rev. Mr. Alexander) who had been converted from Ju- daism, and who was engaged in the holy work of converting his brethren. The Rev. Mr. ALEXANDER, thus introduced, came for- ward, and urged, at some length, the necessity of renewed exertions on the part of the Christian, world, in favour of the unhappy persons who were still in ignorance of the only faith which could avail them unto salvation. He instanced his own conversion as a proof of the £ reat utility of printing; the Scriptures and Liturgy in the Hebrew language. Ic was to reading the former, supplied him by the Rev. Mr. Marsh, of Birmingham, he attributed his conversion, and he knew that many of his brethren had expressed them- selves highly pleased and gratified at the attention shown them by printing the Liturgy in their language. The Lon- don Society had in its service, forty missionaries in various parts of the world, and he was proud to be able to say that their efforts had been attended with great success. The Rev. Mr. GEDGE moved the second resolution. It was seconded by the Rev. Mr. BICKERSTOSE, who at length went over the history of the Jews, to show that they had been the favoured people of God, that notwithstanding their sins they were still objects of grace, and that eventually they would be brought to a knowledge of the true faith. The object of the society was not the temporal relief of the Jews, although he wished they could extend that relief. The object was not the restoration of the Jews to their own nation, because that he believed would be effected by the Lord amidst great miracles. The object was not tha entire conversion of the Jewish nation, for that he believed to be reserved for the coming of our Saviour. What then was the object of the society? Why, it was to bring into the faith those of that race, who, by the election of grace, were to be called. He believed there was a remnant, according to the election of grace, to be saved, and their object was to save those of that class belonging to the Jews. The society from this laudable desire had distributed, amongst the Jews, seventeen thousand copies of the Old Testament, and twenty thousand of the New, and eight hundred and forty one thousand religious publications, including a great num- ber of copies of tlie Liturgy. The Rev. Mr. NANGLE, from Ireland, moved the next resolution. It ivas seconded by the Rev. Mr. BREAY, who said it had been frequently oliserved in objection to the society that the conversions were only individual conver- sions." Now, admitting this to be true, in his opinion it amounted to very little, for the same might and no doubt bad been said by many in reference to St. Paul's conversion. It could not be denied that St. Paul's conversion was only an individual conversion, but what were the results? They were too well known to need recapitulating. A vote of thank3 to the Chairman, for his unvarying at- tachment to the interests of the society, was moved and seconded by the Revs. Messrs. MARSH and MORGAN, after which the meeting broke up. ENGLISH TRAVELLERS.— I must now communicate to you one of the mo , t- scientific observations I have yet had occa- sion to make[ I have di » coverc: l that ? be islanders of Al- bion cm ry about tjith them an atmosphere of their own, which, for want of a better name, I call the Britannic fluid,'' su rounded by which, they travel as secure from ac- cidental contact, as a mouse in I he receiver of an air- pump! It is not alone to their own endless precautions that English travellers are indebted for their stedfast and eternal impas- sibility. It is not'alone because they encase themselves in three pair of inexpressibles, one over the other, that they arrive at the end of their journey spotless and unblemished by rain and mud. It is not alone because they accoutre themselves in woollen wigs, that their curls remain immo- vable as rings of metal, in defiance of the humidity of the air. It is not alone the supply of pomatum, soap, brushes, and sponges, with which they load themselves for a journey, though sufficient to cleanse and purify a regiment of recruits from Lower Brittany, that they have to thank for the smoothness of their chins or the irreproachability of theic nails. It is rather because they move, eat, drink, and sl « 4p in their Britannic fluid, safe ns in a diving bell or bell glass twenty feet high, through which they gaze with pity Upon the wretched equestrian buffetted by the winds, or still more miserable pedestrian struggling in the snow. I have often asked myself, after a deliberate survey of fifty English travellers of either sex, assembled round the table d'hotes of Switzerland, what could be the motives of their long, tedious, difficult, and dangerous pilgrimages; and ended by making up my mind that one of the main objects of an Englishwoman's travels is, to traverse the most elevated and stormy regions without having a hair of her head discom- posed ; and of an Englishman to make a tour of the world without dirtying his gloves or wearing out his boots. Meet them of an evening at their inn, after a day of the most fatiguing exertions, and, men or women, they are already armed cap- a- pie for conquest, exhibiting with majestic mag- nanimity the impermeability of their travelling costume. It is not their sentient entity, their human nature, that per- forms its journey, but their wardrobe. The man is a mere clothes horse,— a vehicle tor the locomotion of his garments. It never would surprise me to see an advertisement in the London newspapers of—" Excursion of a Bond- street hat in the Pontine Marshes ;"—" Recollections of Helvetia, by a coat, & c;"— or " The world circumnavigated by a Macintosh." CLEIUCAL TRICKERY.— In the reign of His Majesty George the Third, Dr. Richard Wilson obtained the Pre- bendal Stall of Finsbury, in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul's; the estate belonging to which comprises Finsbury and considerable lands adjacent, which were at that time in great request for building leases, and yearly increasing in value. The city of London possessed a lease of it, which had sixteen years unexpired. Dr. Wilson could reap no emolument without a renewal, and the city but little ad- vantage for that period. A circumstance took place about that time whereby the then Minister of the Crown, with the " consent of the Bishop of London and the privity of the Dean and Chapter," practised a fraud upon Parliament, and dispossessed the Church of one of its largest estates In consequence of this being known to Dr. Wilson, a com- bination was entered into between the Doctor and the city authorities to obtain a like spoliation. The sixteen years' lease was surrendered ; and, with the " consent of the Lord Bishop of London, the privity of the Dean and Chapter," and the influence of the same minister, ( all of whom would have been exposed, and their nefarious plunder prevented, had the Doctor made public the particulars of the other transaction) an act of Parliament was smuggled, under the plea of its being advantageous to the Church,— which, for ninety- nine years, settled the estate as follows,— viz. one moiety to the city^ of London, the other to Dr. Wilson for his life, and at his death two- thirds of his moiety to his legal heirs; ( not to the successors in the prebend) leaving just one- sixth in the possession of the Church, and most sacri- legiously robbing it of the other five. Here is an instance of a lessor, with only temporary power, conspiring with the , lessee to defraud the Church for their mutual advantage; and, all Church property is of this kind of tenure, the like fraud will be found more or less to pervade the whole system. In this transaction, if the lease is permitted to stand, ( it has now thirty years to run) the Church will have lost full 400,000/.; and this robbery was effected by a conspiracy, in which were engaged the first Corporation in the kingdom, the minister of the Crown, the Lord Bishop of London, the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral, and the priest in possession; a clear proof of the estimation in which the sacredness of such property is held when it can be manoeu- vered for their own purposes.— Correspondent of the Chro- nicle, \ THE BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS. FRIDAY, APRIL 7. HORSE GUARDS.— Lord GEORGE SOMERSET brought under the notice of the House, the expressions respec- ting the Horse Guards made use of by Captain M. Berkeley the previous evening; which Captain B. avowed to be correctly reported, except in so far as they stated the elder Mr. Lovesey to be dead. Lord GEORGE hereupon read a correspondence on the subject of Mr. Lovesey's obtaining a commission, which be argued went to invalidate Captain Berkeley's statement. The first application, it appeared, was made in June 1830, and the commission was granted in March 1832. Captain BERKELEY reiterated the statement be had previously made. It was a fact, as notorious as the sun at noon- day, that only a Tory could succeed in any application at the Horse Guards. MILITARY FLOGGING.— Major FANCOURT brought forward his motion for the abolition of military flog- ging; which was seconded by Captain Boldero, and opposed by Mr. C. Fergusson. After a debate of considerable length, the motion was negatived by 167 to 72. NAVY ESTIMATES These estimates, after A long and desultory conversation, went through committee. MONDAY. BIRMINGHAM EQUITABLE GAS.— Sir E. WILMOT presented petitions from Wolverhampton, Dudley, Worcester, and other places, against the Severn Navi- gation ; and a petition from 4,000 inhabitants of Bir- mingham in favour of the Equitable Gas Company. BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.— The same lion, baronet then brought up the report of the committee on the London and Birmingham Railway Amendment bill. THE CRIMINAL LAW.— Sir E. WILMOT begged to ask the noble lord ( J. Russell) whether it was the in- tention of Government to bring in a bill, embodying- the recommendation of the Commissioners, appointed to inquire into the state of the Criminal Law, respect- ing the ages at which boys were to be subjected to summary punishment; or if be ( Sir E. Wilmot) brought in a bill on the subject be wished to know whether the Government would give it their support P Lord JOHN RUSSELL said, he believed the Govern- ment had no intention to bring in any bill on the sub- ject; but if the hon. baronet brought in such a bill it would receive bis ( Lord J. Russell's) support. CHURCH- RATES.— The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE- QUER stated in reply to Mr. Trevor, that it was his intention to adhere to the day ( 21st) fixed for proceed- ing with the Church- rate bill. DISTRESS IN SCOTLAND.— With reference to the distress in the North of Scotland the right hon. gentle- man said that he deprecated discussion at present. Government had dispatched Sir J. Hill with power to aid in extreme cases. Mr. LOVESEY.— The conduct pursued by the Com- mander of the Forces, in respect of this gentleman, formed the subject of some explanatory conversation between Lord G. Somerset, Cant. Berkeley. Mr. Hume, and Mr. Scarlett. Captain Berkeley reiterated his statement of Thursday. IRISH MUNICIPAL BILL.— The order of the day for the third reading of the Irish Municipal bill was read. Mr. Goulburn opened the debate. At about one o'clock an adjournment of the debate was carried by a majority of 54. TUESDAY. IRISH MUNICIPAL BILL.— The debate on the third reading of the Irish Municipal Corporation bill was resumed. The debate was opened by Mr. Hume, who argued strongly in favour of the adoption of the mea- sure. He was followed on the same side by Mr. O'Connell, Colonel Thompson, Mr. W. Roche, Lord Morpeth, and Lord John Russell. The speakers against the bill were Mr. A. Trevor, Mr. Finch, Lord F. Egerton, Sir James Graham, and Sir Robert Peel. The House divided, when the numbers were— v For the third reading - - - - 302 Against it ------- 247 Majority — 55 WEDNESDAY. SEVERN NAVIGATION.— The Severn Navigation bill was thrown out on the second reading by a majority of 33. MERCHANTS' SHIPPING.— Mr. BUCKINGHAM moved the second reading of the Merchants' Shipping bill, but subsequently withdrew it, in order to rectify an in- formality. The object contemplated by Mr. Bucking- ham's bill is to provide against shipwrecks and loss of life, so frequent in the merchant service of this country. COUNTY RATES.— Mr. HUME moved the second reading of the County Rates bill. The object of the bill is to direct that a Board for the management of the county rates shall be elected by the rate- payers, instead of the controul of their funds being- left to the magistrates, as at present. The bill was, after considerable discussion, rejected by a majority of 93. of a parent was most necessary. In tfie workhouse no mother was permitted to see her daughters or children who were above the age of seven, and below the age of sixteen. The able- bodied women and girls below sixteen and above seven were kept separate, and were never permitted to be with each other. LORD MELBOURNE replied to the speech of the re- verend bishop— As to the separation of the sexes, experience has proved its advantages, and in all well regulated workhouses, previ- ous to the New Poor- law coming into operation such a re- gulation was enforced. It was established at the best regu- lated workhouses in the metropolis; and it is obviously ne- cessary for the right administration of a workhoHse. And let it be observed that there must have existed a power similar to the new in the ancient law; there must have ex- isted that power under which it was formerly done: and all experience being for it, it was naturally to be supposed that a regulation of such absolute necessity should be continued for the well working of the new system. The right rev. prelate has stated also that there are parts of the country— for instance, the manufacturing parts of the country— in which the piovisions of the act cannot be so applied as they are in the agricultural portions of the country. I appre- hend that there can be no greater mistake than to suppose that the act is not capable of being adapted to circum- stances. I do not see, however, why the commissioners should have been vested with the powers that they have if they were not to make regulations suited to the peculiar circumstances of peculiar parts of the country. ( Hear, hear.) And then, as to out- door relief. I apprehend that all the statements made by the right reverend prelate are entirely without foundation. The out- door relief is at the discretion of the guardians. A power is given to the commissioners to state in what manner out- door relief is not to be given. The DUKE of WELLINGTON spoke to the bill both in its construction and its working— I supported the bill ( said the Duke") when it was in this House, and having given that support to the bill from being a witness to the evils and being apprehensive of the conse- quences likely to have attended the former system, I con- ceive it to be my duty to come forward on this occasion, and to state that this bill has surpassed any expectation which I had formed of the benefits likely to result from it. The bill, my lords, may require amendments in certain parts, and it appears that His Majesty's Government have taken measures to ascertain what points in the bill require amendment. I for one am ready to pay the greatest atten- tion to the points which may be brought under the consi- deration of this House. But I must say that I approve of the measure so far as it has gone hitherto, and as I have witnessed its operation. I do not talk of what I have seen generally; I talk of the details of the management of the bill, from having witnessed that management in different workhouses in different parts of the country in which I have resided; and I must say that it has been practically bene- ficial, and particularly in cases such as these. First of all, it has put the workman arid the employer upon a true and friendly footing of confidence. Then it has connected the man of property, the man of highest rank in his country, with the lowest class, with the labouring class, by admit- ting them to the board of Guardians. I can mention some noble lords, who are ornaments to this House, and who constantly attend at the weekly meeting of the Guar- dians, being elected Guardians by the parishes in the neigh- bourhood in which they reside. No bill could be attended with better results. My noble friend near me is a member of the board of guardians in the county in which he resides, and in wFtich county he is an instrument of the greatest possible benefit. I say, my lords, that this Act of Parlia- ment has produced those benefits, and being convinced that it will affect still greater benefits, and thinking so, I should be ashamed if I did not step forward and avow at once my sentiments respecting it. I avow at once that I supported the bill at the time that His Majesty's Ministers proposed i% that I do not repent of what I did on that occasion in so supporting it, but, on the contrary, that I rejoice in the part I then took, and I riow congratulate His Majesty's Minis- ters on its success. ( Loud cheers.) MONDAY. The proceedings consisted in the reception of peti- tions— principally on the Church- rate question. TUESDAY. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE STATUTES.— The Oxford and Cambridge Statutes' bill was, after a long debate, negatived without a division. The Lords did not sit on Wednesday. NEWS OF THE WEEK. FOREIGN. HOUSE OF LORDS. FRIDAY, APRIL 7. POOR LAWS The subject of the New Poor- law was brought under discussion in consequence of the pre- sentation of several petitions on the subject by the Bishop of Exeter. The right reverend father spoke long and sharply against the law in principle and in detail. The following is an extract from his speech— Those who weie coming to a state of impotency, either through age or other causes, were subjected by this act to the power of the commissioners, and were liable to be in- carcerated for life in a workhouse. He said, " incarcerated in a workhouse," for when a person at that time of life was placed in a workhouse, there was iio conceivable mode by which he could be released from it. Their lordships must recollect, that as long as a person could earn anything, there would be no out- door relief, and, therefore, those who could not earn enough to prevent them from starving, must remain in the workhouse under the penalty of being starved. It amounted, therefore, to incarceration lor life, He knew that when they came to be entirely impotent, they might be relieved out of the workhouse, but he was quite sure that their lordships would see that persons of this descrip- tion, after living for a certain number of years in the work- house, would feel it anything rather than relief to be driven from the workhouse. If, therefore, persons were greatly advanced in life when they went to the workhouse, they must continue there for life. It was the opinion of some persons that the restraint of imprisonment was necessary, was the necessary counterbalance to the benefit which the workhouse bestowed. It was avowed that it was necessary to have this restraint as a corrective of those benefits sup- posed to be derived by individuals who had that which the care of the commissioners thought necessary, and the othei enjoyments of a warm and comfortable home, and that in order to correct the mischief of these luxurious enjoyments, the constraint upon the person was necessarily imposed. This was not all; a classification took place within the workhouse, which rendered the confinement still more grievous, more irksome, and, he must say, in many instances, still more oppressive. He must remind their lordships that the sexes were separated, that the ages were separated, that the man was separated from his wife, and the parent from his children. It might be said that this was no more than men, in the course of their profession, were sometimes subject to. It was said, that an officer in His Majesty's service, who was a father or a husband, might be obliged to tear himself from his wife and children to pursue the ho- nourable duties of his profession. True; but then the officer was, in the first place, a free agent. In the next place, he had that greatest satisfaction, that while he was serving his country abroad, he enabled his wife to preside over his family at home, and to guard the morals of their common children ; that he secured to them the means of education and the means of forwarding them in the different pursuits in life, ( Hear, hear.) This was not the case with the inmates of the workhouse. The husband, while he felt himself the misery of separation from his wife and children, had that misery increased by the reflection that his wife would be separated from their children, that they could not watch over their education, or attend to their morals or their religious welfare, at that period of life when the care A letter from Cracow, dated the 20th ult., says:—" It is positively stated that the three northern Sovereigns will bold a conference in the month of May, either at Olmutz or Tecum, in Silesia, when the fate of our republic will be decided." MELANCHOLY OCCURENCE We regret to announce a most melancholy event which has taken place in India. A major in a regiment of light dragoons having found a cornet of the same reigmentin an equivocal position with his wife, drew his sword and assaulted him with the evident intention of killing him, in which it is believed he thought he had succeeded; for he immediately retired to his own room and shot himself through the head. The delinquent, however, escaped with his life, and is now on his return to this country. For obvious reasons we suppress the names of the parties.— London Evening Paper. [ What are the obvious reasons ? Does the wiseacre desire this cornet to debauch another honest woman, and cause the murder of another husband, that he scruples to give his name?] RESUSCITATION OF A MAN BURIED ALIVE IN A WELL.— The Journal de I'Indre states that the labours for the relief of Billard, who was buried at the bottom of a well at Fere la Riviere, in the Indre, France, were carried on with the utmost expedition, skill, and caution, till ten o'clock in the night of the 29th ult., when, the top of a vaulted mass which covered him was reached. On coming to this point all the judgment of the engineers was required, for, on in- specting the position in which the stones lay, the utmost apprehension was entertained that any attempt to remove them would eanse the whole covering to fall in upon the wretched man below. His voice was heard more distinctly through the interstices, and the precise spot occupied by him was ascertained. Circumstances, however, rendered a prompt decision indispensable. The sufferer had now been, as it were, buried alive for sixty hours, without food, without being able to stir, and scarcely able to breathe. His reason began to give way and a delirium came on. He was heard to bemoan his fate, then to utter loud cries de- manding food, and afterwards to break out into wild paroxysms of gaiety, A physician present declared that no time should be lost, and that every effort must be made for his relief at all risks. The stones were in consequence removed gradually, and with such care that, at a quarter before eleven o'clock in the morningof the 30th, the suf- ferer was taken out of the well, still alive, but in the last stage of exhaustion. He was wrapped in blankets, his head covered with a light cloth, and carried into a house close at hand, and put to bed in a dark room, where, after tak- ing a few spoonsful of weak soup and a small quantity of wine, he fell asleep. His intellects returned, but his pulse was feeble, making, however, 125 pulsations a minute. His skin was cold, and he suffered severely from thirst. After some little time his limbs, which had become stiff and paralyzed, regained their powers, and his body recovered its natural warmth, but remained full of sore- ness and pain. The following is an account given by him of his condition while in confinement. He was standing when the fall took place, and the stones enclosed him up to the neck; his legs were crossed and his arms pinioned close to his body, but, by a providential circumstance, the fragments formed a vault of about six inches high over his head. He contrived to eat a part of the leathern shade of his cap, and a piece of his smock- frock, and also tried to gnaw one of the stones within the reach of his mouth. the eating- house keeper, and another man, into the cellar. The alarm and confusion among the inhabitants were fright- ful ; and as soon as the clouds of dust caused by the fall of the flooring bad cleared away lights were procured, and several shopkeepers and policemen proceeded to the aid of the sufferers, who were all got out alive, with the exception of one man, a blacksmith, named W. Thompilch, of North- street,' Poplar. He was found under two sacks of flour which had fallen upon him, and on being taken out he was conveyed by the police to the house of Dr. Bird, in the Highway, who opened a vein, but no blood flowed. The man appeared to have been suffocated with the weight of the flour. A woman of the town, named Eliza Simmons, was severely bruised, and several others received contusions. One man is in the hospital with a broken arm : he is doing well. The lower part of the house is in ruins— provisions, furniture, tables, settles, and the cooking utensils, being in one confused mass. The deceased was about to light a pipe of tobacco by the gas- light in the shop when the floor gave way. The accident was caused by the rotten state of the beam which supported the flooring, and which was quite inadequate to support the weight placed upon it: indeed, the most gross neglect has been displayed by some parties. PROVINCIAL FATAL ACCIDENT.— On Wednesday morning Miss Wil- liams, the governess in the Countess of Lindsey's family, was walking out with the two Misses Pegus, grand- daughters of that lady, by the side of the canal, when about half a mile from Uffington House the younger lady, Miss Elizabeth, a fine girl, thirteen years of age, on stooping to assist a favour- ite dog out of the water, overbalanced herself and fell into the stream, which was at the time very deep. Miss Pegus and Miss Williams made many unsuccessful attempts to rescue her, but she floated down out of their reach. The body was not got out until twenty minutes had elapsed, and until life was extinct— Lincolnshire Chronicle. Mr. Buckingham, M. P. for Sheffield, has arrived in this town for the purpose of seeing some of his friends previous to his leaving England for America, where we are informed President Van Buren has offered him a secretaryship, which Mr. Buckingham will, it is expected, accept Leaminqton Chronicle. SHEFFIELD.— According to The Sheffield Iris, the high Church party and the Wesleyan Methodists have come to a resolution of each starting their own candidate for the re- presentation of Sheffield, the former having selected Henry Walker, Esq., and the latter J. Thorneley, Esq. KNARESBOUOUGII— The Hon. Charles Langdale has pub- lished an address to the electors of Knaresborough. He advocates the ballot, the repeal of the Septennial Act, the abolition of Church- rates, and justice to Ireland; he avows his warm approbation of municipal reform as second only to Parliamentary reform ; he also approves of the settlement of the tithe question in England, and hopes ' the same good in- tentions on the part of the Government may be equally suc- cessful in settling the tithe question in Ireland.' SINGULAR AND HORRIBLE DEATH On Saturday after- noon last a young woman of the name of Ann Banks, a re- lative of George Banks, tenant of the rabbit warren at Meols, near Leasowe- castle, Cheshire, went with two chil- dren of the latter to take a walk on the sea shore. They were accompanied by a dog used by the warren- keeper, as a night- guard, and as a protection for the rabbits. The children returning without the young woman, were asked where she was, hut they could give no other information at the time than that they had left the dog biting her. This does not appear to have caused any suspicion, as there was no search made for her until her lengthened absence caused her relations to dread that some accident had befallen her, and after a persevering search, until about four o'clock on Sunday morning, the unfortunate woman iVas found in an inlet, formed by the sea in the turf opposite the embank- ment, lying on her face quite dead, and divested of every article of clothing, except her stockings, and horribly muti. lated in her person. It appears from further examination of the children that they were amusing themselves by throw- ing sticks into the water for the dog to fetch out again, and that one of the sticks falling at the woman's feet, the dog in his eagerness to seize it, being prevented by her, seized her by the leg, and in repelling him she aroused his anger, when he immediately attacked and succeeded in destroying her. When the children left her she was contending with the dog, but the youngest child was under her cloak at the time the dog seized her leg. It is very fortunate the chil- dren left the shore, as in all probability the dog would have destroyed them. The dog, of a breed between a mastive and a bloodhound, was shot the moment it was ascertained he had been the cause of the poor woman's death Liver- pool Telegraph. A Goon BISHOP.— Dr. Bathurst was the youngest of thirty- six brothers and sisters. He commenced life as a tutor to the children of a barrister, who agreed to give him 200/. a year as a salary. He staid with this gentleman three years, during which time he received no salary; and never in his life made one application for payment. A clergyman of his diocese obtained permission to dedicate a book to him, in which he attributed to the bishop sentiments directly op- posite to those he entertained ; he was informed of the cir- cumstance, and could have stopped the publication, but re- fused to do so. Some few years after this occurrence the clergyman became distressed in his circumstances, and asked the gentleman who had obtained the bishop's permission to dedicate the work to him to solicit relief from his lordship. This gentleman was the holder of a bishop's lease, and on mentioning to Dr. Bal hurst his reason for calling, his lord- ship said, " You want your lease renewed ; well, then, I will renew for three lives, and you may pay the fine to the poor clergyman." From the great expense entailed on the Bishop of Norwich, the bishoprick becomes the poorest of all in England ; this never influenced his lordship in his opinions or public conduct. After he had made his cele- DOMESTIC. THE METROPOLIS. The Eighth report of the committee on public petitions was delivered on Saturday, by which it appears that there had been presented in favour of the vote by baliot, up to the 10th of March, 254 petitions, with 124,111 signatures; against the abolition of church- rates, 877 petitions, with 73,941 signatures; in favour of the abolition of that impost, 854 petitions, with 309,949 signatures ; against the measure proposed by His Majesty's Government, two petitions, with 189 signatures; in favour of the abolition of tithes in Ireland, 195 petitions, with 98,905 signatures; against the Municipal Corporations ( Ireland) bill, two petitions, with 162 signa- tures ; in favour of that measure, 235 petitions, with 121,354 signatures; in support of the new poor- law, 10 petitions, with 234 signatures; for amendment of the same law, 39 petitions, with 24,460 signatures; and for its repeal, 37 petitions, with 62,290 signatures. Lady de L'Isle, one of the King's daughters, died at Ken- sington on Monday night; her agreeable and amiable qualities made her a favourite wherever she was known, and the regret for her loss will scarcely be less severe among her friends than among those united to her by the closest bonds of relationship. EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT Saturday night, about half- past twelve, the ground floor of an eating- house and soup- shop, No. 97, Ratcliffe- highway, gave way with a tremen- dous crash, precipitating twelve or fifteen persons who were in the shop " partaking of their suppers, and Mr. R. Smith, SALFORD.— Mr. Brotherton does not intend to resign t'le representation of Salford, as given out by a Manchester Tory paper. — Manchester Guardian. BRADFORD— Those who have canvassed for signatures to the requisition to W. Busfield, Esq., state that there is a general disgust amongst the electors at the bribery prac- tised by Mr. Hardy. NORTH DERBYSHIRE.— A requisition has, during the past week, been presented to Mr. George Arkwright, soliciting him to offer himself on the Tory interest. Mr. Arkwright has accepted the proposal. PRESTON.— Some of the ultras dissatisfied with the non- ultraism recently developed by Mr. Fleetwood, are disposed to bring forward two gentlemen of extreme political opinions at the next election Preston Chronicle. OLDHAM— Mr. Joseph Jones has been requested by the Tories to stand for Oldham. General Johnson and Mr. Fielden will be the Radical candidates. BURY.— Mr. Calthorpe, brother of Lord Calthorpe, will contest Bury on the Tory interest. LIVERPOOL.— Mr. Creswell has accepted the Tory call to stand for Liveipool with Lord Sandon. Mr. Cresswell has it is said, secured 3,000 votes. ROCHDALE.— The Rochdale Tories have begun the " guzzle" system, to which they were mainly indebted for the return of the late member, Mr. Entwistle. WALSALL— At a meeting of the Reform Association, held at the Black Boy, on Wednesday evening, M. C. Web- ster in the chair,— a discussion took : plaee on the present political aspect of affairs, and a resolution was ultimately passed, stating the necessity of the formation of an asso- ciation of a similar nature to that of the Working Men's Association of London, for the obtaining of Universal Suffrage, Annual Parliaments, the Ballot, the Abolition of Property Qualification for Members of Parliament, and the payment of the representatives of the people for their services. ARISTOCRATIC AMUSEMENTS.— The Marquis of Waterford, who, now that there are no longer, through the innovations of the age, any " Charleys" to floor in London, occasionally takes a provincial tour to enjoy this manly and much- ad- mired sport in the usually peaceful and quiet country towns of England, lias been again getting himself into a scrape, with a number of his aristocratic friends at Melton. The noble marquis, with his friends, the Hon. Mr. Villiers, Mr. Reynard, Sir F. Johnstone, and another, described by some of the suffering watchmen and special constables as the " tall gentleman" ( supposed to be Loid Alford,) had been attending Croxson- park races, and at the conclusion ofeach day's sport the Marquis of Waterford and his party slept at Melton. There were large dinner parties almost every evening, either at the New Club or at Lord Rokeby's. At an early hour on Thursday morning they sallied forth, bent upon mischief, when sundry watchmen were jostled and " floored," and a great many special constables sworn in on the occasion worsted in the fight. The next scene in this Tom and Jerry drama was a visit to the Grantham toll- gate house, where they screwed up the doors and window- shutters, and as soon as they had accomplished their laud- able object sang out " gate 1" and made as much noise as they could to astonish the gate- keeper. He however, re- quired not this to awake him, for the noise of the screws had broken his slumbers, and thinking that thieves were forcing the shutters he had loaded a large pistol, and but for the ac- cident of his not being able to find powder to prime it with, it is more than probable that one or more of these worthies would have received its deadly contents. They then proceeded towards the market- place, one carrying a large can of red paint, and others bearing the brushes, and no sooner was the Old White Swan perceived than the " noble" marquis was raised upon the shoulders of his companions, an immediate transformation of colour was the consequence, and then was to be seen that rara avis, a red swan. This feat having been performed and greeted with shouts of laughter, the gentlemen proceeded to overturn caravans, throw signs into the canal, smash lamps, wrench off knock- ers, and break down or screw up doors as to their fancies might seem most desirable. Among the doors and windows which underwent the fate of being screwed up was the Post Office, which was also facetiously daubed over with pigment from the can before mentioned. One of the party, Mr. Reynard, after giving chase for a long time, was run to the ground, and locked up in the watch- house, but his friends soon came to the rescue, and four or five doors having been forced, and about double the number of heads broken, the captive was once more set at liberty. Such riot and confu- sion was never known in Melton, and the Marquis could not have had such a feast of intellectual enjoyment since his return from New York. It is stated that nothing was in request, on the early part of Thursday, but mops, turpen- tine, and screw- drivers. Mr. Reynard was secured a second time, and has since been fined five shillings for being drunk by the magistrates! No other offence could be directly made out against him. Warrants have, however, been issued for the apprehension of the Marquis of Waterford, Sir F. Johnstone, and the Hon. M. Villiers. It appears there were eleven persons engaged in the riot, but only Sir F. Johdstone was a resident at Melton. did stop his translation to that see Norwich Mercury. ROCHDALE— Mr. Fenton comes forward again as a can didate for this borough on the Reform interest. On the other side Mr. Royds and Mr. Holland have been named as candidates; but trom what we heard we think it probable that, under existing circumstances, no opposition will be offered to the return of Mr. Fenton. CONSERVATIVE MEETING AT WOLVERHAMPTON. On Mon day last, a meeting of the friends of the Conservative cause took place in the large room at the Swan Hotel, Wolver- hampton, for the purpose of taking measures to insure the return of Conservative members at the next dissolution of Parliament. Tile chair was taken by S. S. Briscoe, Esq. After having read the notice calling the meeting, the Chair- man addressed the meeting, and was followed by Mr. P. Williams, Mr. Crane, the Rev. Mr. Powell, Mr. W. War- ner, and Mr. Mason; when Mr. Benbow, of Henley, and Mr. Grove, were proposed as candidates for the represen- tation of the borough. WALSALL.— The vicarage of Walsall, which became vacant upon the resignation of the Rev. J. Baron, has been pre- sented by the patron, the Earl of Bradford, to the Rev. George Fisk, of Darlaston. We understand that Mr. Fisk had no personal knowledge of his Lordship, and that Lord Bradford, in offering the living to Mr. Fisk, was influenced only by the desire of using his patronage in advancing the true interests of the Church. Mr. Fisk requested some days to consider of the offer, and having at length accepted it, he will now resign the rectory of Darlaston into the hands of the trustees, the patrons of the living, of whom the late Rev. Charles Simeon was one. The inhabitants of Walsall have to thank his lordship for his kind consideration in having selected so eminent and useful a minister for that populous and extensive district.— Wolverhampton Chronicle. COVENTRY.— Pursuant to notice given at the chapels on Sunday week, a meeting of the Dissenters took place on Thursday night, in the large school- room in Vicar- lane, to consider the piopriety of tendering ari address of thanks to His Majesty's Ministers for the liberal and just measure brought forward on the subject of Church- rates. Mr. White having been called to the chair, the meeting was ad- dressed by the Rev. Messrs. Wreford, Jerard, Franklin, and Bannister, Mr. H. Merridew, Mr. J. S. Whittem, and other gentlemen, who moved or seconded resolutions. An address was unanimously adopted. It was also resolved that petitions to both Houses of Parliament, embodying the sentiments of the address, be forwarded from each of the Dissenting congregations, and that the signatures of those members of the Establishment who approve of the measure introduced by Government, be solicited. The address to Ministers and the petition to the Commons to be presented by the members for the city, and the petition to the House of Lords by Lord Brougham. BANBURY. — CHURCHW ARDENS MEETING.— At the annual meeting of the rate- payers on Saturday week, a rate of two- pence in the pound was proposed, and met by a motion for an adjournment until after the present session. The amend- ment was lost by six, and a poll then demanded, which the chairman fixed to begin on Monday at ten o'clock. One of the Churchwardenson Saturday afternoon issued an address, in which hestated that he and another of the Churchwardens were ready to receive subscriptions, to prevent the necessity of forcing a rate. By ten o'clock on Monday, a considerable portion of the required amount was subscribed. At that hour the parties again met at the church. An active canvass for the rate had been in operation, and the rate party mus. tered in all their strength, but not liking the way in which their opponents began to gather, the chairman declared he would not open the poll, but would consider the decision of Saturday to be final. Eighty names have been added to the requisition to Mr. Baines and Sir William Molesworth since the requisition was presented; and the investigation that has taken place into the intention of the voteis in the Liberal interest, who have not signed the requisition has, we are told, shown that there is a decided majority of the whole body of the electors in their favour.— Leeds Mercury. IRELAND INFAMOUS OUTRAGE.— On Monday last week Denis Hagerty and Honora ( his wife), were charged for having, on the 26th of October last, assaulted Mary Hagerty, with intent that Timothy Collins should abuse her person.— Mary Hagerty, an interesting- looking country girl, of about twenty- two years old, stated, through the interpreter ( she being ignorant of the English language), in answer to ques- tions by Mr. Murphy, that upon the evening of the day named in the indictment, she was leaving the town of Skib- bereen to go home to the residence of her father, about two miles distant, when she was joined by the prisoners and Timothy Collins, the latter being the brother of the female prisoner. When they had proceeded about a mile from the town, Honora Hagerty, now on trial, proposed to her brother Collins to attack the prosecutrix, with the view of securing her hand and word that she would marry him. Collins made the proposition, which she instantly rejected, adding, that she never would mari- y him, nor would she marry anybody else, without the consent of her father and mother. She then perceived a disposition on the part of her fellow- travellers to treat her rudely, and she immedi- ately said to the male prisoner that she would betake herself to the house of a friend of lier's, situated close to where they then were. They made no objection, and the party left the high road, and were crossing towards the place named by her, when she again perceived evident symptoms that something of an evil nature was about to be attempted upon her. She, imploringly, spoke to Hagerty and his wife ( the prisoners), and besought of them to give her their protection from the intentions of Collins. They assured her that nothing would happen to her, and that they would give her their best support. At this moment Timothy Collins said to the prisoners that they had arrived at the right place for carrying their intentions into effect, upon which Collins approached and caught her in his arms. She resisted, and successfully repelled him from her. She flew to Denis Hagerty, tiie prisoner, caught him by his hands, and implored him to protect her; but the return he made to her appeal was to attack her himself. Assisted by his wife, they both tore the clothes off the prosecutrix, and left her in a state of nudity, with the exception of her " shift." She struggled with them, but they overpowered her; and having torn her clothes, and reduced her to the state already described, Collins approached her, caught her round the waist, and threw her down. When down on the field he pressed his knee upon her heart, but she resisted him, threw him off, and again stood on her leet. He then caught her by the hair of her head, the rack and cap baring been torn off, and gave her several blows in the eyes, nose, and mouth, so that her blood flowed profusely. She succeeded in the struggle to get his hand into her mouth, and, he hav- ing disengaged himself from her, ran off a short distance. She then made for a gap, with the intention of running to some place of succour; hut here she was also thwarted, the prisoners having placed themselves at the gap, and success- fully interrupted her. Here a pause ensued; which was broken in upon by the female prisoner, who said, " that it was a sad case to be spending the night without anything being effected," adding, addressing the prosecutrix, " that it was easier for her to give herself to Collins than to be killed, and that if they stopped there the entire night she could not escape free." Here Collins approached the prosecutrix, and catching her round the body, attempted to throw her down, but she was too strong for him, and failing in this onset, he pushed her up against a ditch, and gave her a kick that broke two of her ribs. This part of the proceeding was scarcely over when voices were heard approaching. They proved to come from a boy who was in charge of some adjacent fields and two young girls, who, having come up, the prisoners and Collins became discoinfitted in their objects, and, after some rough usage to the youthful party, abandoned their attack, and, almost naked, the suffering victim of perfidy and brutality escaped to the house of her parents, accompanied by the boy and girls.— The two men were found guilty. FATAL ACCIDENT, LIMERICK, ATRIL 5.— Mr. Craven, son of Mr. Fulvver Craven, of Gloucester, a young gentleman of fortune, and highly connected in England, was trout fish- ing, above the leap of Doonas, yesterday, with his servant, when both were doomed to find a premature grave. He had been on a visit for some time to Mr. St. George Gore, son of Sir Ralph Gore, of Brighton, at a handsome sporting lodge, commanding the romantic scenery of Doonas and Castle Connell, where both friends enjoyed peculiar facilities for fishing. Between five and six last evening, a girl from Doonas, who had letters for Castle- Connell Post Office, got a seat in the cot which carried Mr. Craven and his servant, and she took the paddle to ferry them across the river, but Mr. Craven, not liking the way the frail bark was making, took the paddle from the girl, and said lie would save her the trouble of guiding its course. She reluctantly yielded, He unfortunately persevered, and the cot veered round to- wards the fall of the Leap, and was running fast towards the rap, ds when Mr. Craven lost his self- pSssession, and jumped ont to gain a rock within a length of him, but did not succeed, and he sank in a part of the river over the Leap, called the dancing- hole, from which he was never more seen to rise. The cot was dashed with violence against another rock, where she split, and his servant also sunk, but the girl clung with desperate tenacity to the re- mains of the cot, and was taken up below the fall in a state almost lifeless. The fishermen have been since dragging the river for the body of Mr. Craven, but without success. Near the same dangerous locality occurred the fatal accident to the late Hon. Mrs. Wm. Massy, of Belmont, about six years ago, while passing over in a cot to Hermitage, in a dense fog, at Christmas. 6 SCOTLAND. DESTITUTION IN THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS— Sir John Hill arrived here on Monday last, and on Tuesday met the committee appointed by the inhabitants for taking charge of the subscriptions in aid of the present fearful destitution in the Highlands. By an arrangement with the general com- mittees of Edinburgh and Glasgow, the relief of Shetland has been entrusted to the Aberdeen committee, and the Western Highlands and Islands have been allotted to Glas- gow. At a meeting of the general committee, held on Tuesday in the Town- hall, Sir John Hill stated that Go- vernment would meet the Aberdeen committee with a sum equal to one half of what they should expend in the pur- chase and transmission of seed oats, bear, and potatoes, thus doubling the amount of the sum which would otherwise have been at the command of the committee for seed. By a letter from the Rev. Mr. Barclay, convener of the local committees in Shetland, to whom the distribution of the supplies in that quarter is entrusted, it appears that the first cargo sent from Aberdeen had arrived safe at Lerwick on the 28th ult., and that it had been apportioned among the various distressed parishes, by the inhabitants of which it had been most gratefully received. By a letter from Shet- land, dated so late as the 31st ult., it is mentioned that " great as the suffering is in consequence of the failure of last year's crop, the prospect before Shetland, as regards the next crop, is still more appalling. Farming operations are not yet begun, nor is there, at this moment, any indication of spring more than tiiere was in the month of December. The ground is at present, and has been for more than a month, covered with snow, and the frost is far more intense than we usually have it in the middle of winter. The cattle are dying for want of fodder; and in their struggles to save those that are yet alive, the poor people are giving them what little corn they had reserved for seed."— Aberdeen He- rald of the 8th inst. MURDERS" The newspapers have teemed with accounts of murders and trials for murder, for some time past; we suspect the almost entire failure of foreign news, and the cessation of the customary parliamentary reports, have had no small share in the prominence assigned to them. At the same time, it must be confessed, that at a period when crime generally is far from having exhibited any extraordinary in- crease, it is somewhat singular that crimes of more than ordinary atrocity should be so rife. The Chronicle of Sa- turday gives an account of the murder of four children by their father, a tragedy of which we remember to have read but one parallel, and so remarkable was that deemed, that it has obtained a place in the general history of the times. The recent case took place at Old Basford, a village three miles north from Nottingham, on Wednesday last week. The following is the confession of the miserable man before the inquest, which was held on the following day: — " On my return from Nottingham, whither I had been about a servant for my master, Mr. Brown, I met Mr. Joseph Woodward, who is the father of Mr. Mark Wood- ward, my landlord, in the yard; he asked me about the rent, and I told him I had arranged with his son to pay it the next Wednesday but one; he told me he would have it next morning; I told him it was impossible for me to give it him the next morning, but that he should have it in the course of the next week; he said he would not be put off in that way, and if I did'nt get it ready in the morning he would take my goods. I thought if he took my goods, that I should have no house— no where to go to— no home, nor nothing— and that before my children should be turned into the street, and be separated from me, I would suffer what the law would please to clap on me [ The prisoner hesi- tated for a short time and then proceeded.]— I staid at home till five o'clock the next morning; I then went to Notting- ham, from there I went to Carlton, where I had one pint of ale, and then I went to Lambley, to Mr. John Brownley's, who keeps the Robin Hood public- house. Mrs. Brownley reached me something to eat, and I stopped there all the day until nielit, when I was taken into custody by the con- stable, Mr. Collishe." Coroner: Did you turn your housekeeper away that night ? Prisoner: I told her she must go ; and I intended her to go out, and not stay there that night. Coroner: Did you go up stairs as soon as she was gone ? Prisoner: No. I was not willing to part with my chil- dren, so I made up my mind to strangle them, and I did it with my handkerchief. Coroner: When did that idea first come into your mind ? Prisoner: Not till that night, after talking to Mr. Wood- ward. I did not proceed up stairs immediately after my housekeeper left. I staid in the house- place about an hour; I then went up stairs, and went direct into the children's room. I think some of them were awake, but I don't know particularly. The threat that Mr. Woodward gave me caused me to do what I did. There were two in one bed, and two in the other. I think I took my handkerchief out of my pocket when I got up stairs, but don't know where. I went to the bed where the two youngest ones were lying ( Mark and Ann); I think they were not awake at the time. I kissed them all, shook hands, and bid them good bye, before I destroyed them. In less than a minute after I got into the room, I began; I took the youngest ( Mark) first; I twisted my handkerchief a bit, and put it round his neck, and tied it in a fast single knot. I drew it tight, but did not pull it at all afterwards. I then left hold of the handkerchief. I had a candle with me in the chamber. I stood in the chamber, but do not know that I looked at it whilst it was strangling. I believe I did not look at it. I kept the handkerchief on its neck five minutes. I then took it off, and the child appeared to be dead; I did not see that it bled at the mouth, as I did not look at it in the face. It did not. scream. I went to Ann next, and tied the hand- kerchief round her throat in the same way. When 1 had throttled Ann, I went down stairs, and staid against the tire for a few minutes. I stood considering, and thought I might as well suffer for them all as for two. I then went up stairs again, and was going up to the bed where the other two lay, when William jumped out of bed, ran across the floor, and got into the bed where Ann and Mark lay, which is the cause they were all in one bed. I thought he had seen me strangle the other two. As he ran across the floor, he said " Pray you, father, don't do me so." I then tied the handkerchief round the biggest boy's neek ( John's). I did not look to see if John struggled, hut went and sat down on the bed- side against William and said to him, " My lad, we'll all share our fate— when I've done you, I shall have nobody to think of but myself, and it will be my turn next" and he never spoke more. They none of them ever winced, and I will take my oath, never cried out. I then went and took the handkerchief off John, and tied it round William's next. When I took the handkerchief off John's neck he appeared to be quite dead. William made no resistance ; if he did it was the least in the world, as 1 gave him no chance, and he never screamed out at all. As soon as I had tied the handkerchief on William's neck I went down stairs, where I staid for more than an hour; I then went up stairs again, and 6at on the bedside where William, Ann, and Mark lay, till about five o'clock. I then took the handker- chief off William's neck, and put it in my hat; this is it ( taking a cotton handkerchief out of his hat, and holding it up to show the Coroner). I shook hands with them all, as I thought it would be the last time I should see them, and started. On my return home on Monday night, I went into the Forest Tavern, by the Forest- side, to see if there were any Basford people there. I saw and spoke to Mary Lowe, the servant girl, and asked her if she wanted a place, as I knew who wanted a servant. Siie said " No," and I left her at the door. Coroner: When you destroyed the children had you any idea. of destroying yoursell? Prisoner : No. I knew I should be taken in a day or two. I know I shall have to suffer what the law will inflict upon me. At the Oxford assizes on Thursday last week, Charles Bartleet was convicted of having murdered Mary Lewis, his mother- in- law, in September last. The criminal was a stroller, and at the period when the murder was committed acting in one Ingleton's show, at Bristol fair. He had accompanied his mother- in- law, it appeared, for some dis- tance on her way home. The murder was committed with the most marked deliberation with a pocket- pistol in a lane, near Stapleton, on the road to Winterbourne. Bartleet had, it seems, received a small sum of money with his wife; and a farther and larger sum was to fall to him on the death of his mother in- law. He made a strong protestation of inno- cence in the face of the most convincing evidence, on which he was condemned. The same paper, ( the Chronicle of Sa- turday) givesthe conviction nt Norwich of three men charged with the murder on the 1st of January, of Hannah Mans- field, the fortune- teller, at Denver. The poor woman had from the superstitious gratitude of the people round her, re- ceived a number of presents, consisting of silver plate of various kinds, such as cream jugs, tankards, spoons, and other things, which she had a vanity in exhibiting. It was for it appears the young woman was more expert at manag- in order to obtain possession of the property that the house ing the cot than Mr. Craven, and acquainted with the river, was attacked, and its mistress murdered. 1 THE. BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL. TRIAL OF GREENACRE AND GALE. The trial of these two remarkable criminals com- menced on Monday. The indictment, were it not for the horrible nature of the case, would be almost ludi- crous. It run thus— That the prisoner, James Greenacre, on the 24th Decern- ber, in the parish of St. Giles, Camberwell, in and upon Hannah Brown feloniously, wilfully, and with his malice aforethought, did make an assault, and with his hands and fists her, the said Hannah Brown, upon her face and neck did strike, and her, the said Hannah Brown, down to and against the ground did violently cast and throw, thereby giving to the said Hannah Brown divers mortal wounds, bruises, and contusions, in and upon her neck and face; and that he, the said James Greenacre, with a certain knife, which he then held in his right hand, in and upon the neck and face, her, the said Hannah Brown, did feloniously, & c., cut, strike, and penetrate, and thereby did inflict divers mortal wounds, of which she did then and there die, so the jurois said, that he, the said James Greenacre, the said Hannah Brown, so as aforesaid did feloniously, & c., kill and murder. The second count charged the murder to have been com- mitted with a certain piece of wood, which the prisoner held in his right hand, and with a certain knife; and the third count stated the murder to have been committed with the stick only. We need hardly say that the place where, the time when, the manner how, of the death of the unfortunate woman, save and except so far as it was described in the confession of the prisoner, the striking with hands and fists, the divers mortal wounds, the knife in the right hand of the first, and the certain piece of wood which accompanied the knife in the second, and the stick by itself of the third in the third count, were as pure and absolute inventions as anything- in Scott's novels. If it be asked why the invention of a clerk of the arraigns should be so tasked and exercised, we can only answer— such is Central Court law. The judges were the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, Mr. Jus- tice Coltman, and Mr. Justice Coleridge. The Court was crowded to excess. An order was issued to pre- vent the admission of ladies, but some of the gentle sex did, notwithstanding, obtain admission. They were of a higher rank than the females who are com- monly present on such occasions. Mr. Adolpbus opened the case against the prisoners. He was accom- panied by Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Bodkin. Mr. Price was counsel for the prisoners. Greenacre was decently attired in black ; the woman was also well though plainly dressed. She was, or appeared to be, deeply affected by her situation. She pled in alow and feeble voice. She was accommodated with a chair during the trial. Greenacre pronounced the formal words, " Not guilty," in a sound, distinct voice. We omit Mr. Adolphus's pleading. Samuel Pegler, a police- mau, spoke to the finding of the both-— On the 28th December I was in the Edgware- road with a person named Bond; in consequence of what he said to me, I went to a path near the Pineapple gate ; about ten yards beyond the gate, and on the left- hand side, I observed a large flag- stone, and I found there a sack or bag, which I produce; I found that it contained something, and I partly opened it, and then discovered in it the trunk of a human body, with- out a head, legs, or thighs ; I found something else near to it besides, which I also produce. ( The witness produced some rags.) The Chief Justice : You found all those things by the side of it? Witness: I did, except the cord; the arms of the trunk were tied with that. There was an impress on the top of the bag as though it had been tied with a cord. The Chief Justice: Was the flag- stone flat, or in what po- sition was it? Witness: The stone was lying aslant near the wall, and the upper part of it rested against the wall; it was about four feet wide, and three feet long. The Chief Justice : Was the bag under the stone ? Wit- ness: It was not. I procured a wheelbarrow, and, having placed the bag in it, I conveyed it to the poor- house. I then examined it more particularly, and I found that it had con- tained something besides the body. There were some thin portions of wood, sncli as would have been thrown off by the scraping of a keen instrument. The Chief Justice : Do you mean shavings? Witness: Scrapings or dust. On Monday, the 27th of March, in con- sequence of my hearing of the apprehension of some one, I accoiApanied Inspector Feltbam to No. 1, St. Alban's- street; I examined the hack room on the ground- floor there, and I found a child's frock ; it is what is called twilled cotton, and it is patched with nankeen, as one of the rags found in the Edgware- road was patched. The Chief Justice: Is it a whole frock ? Witness: It is an entire frock. That which I found in the Edgware- road is a piece only of a frock. By the Jury: Is the nankeen of the same colour? Wit- ness: It is; and the two frocks appear to be patched in the same manner. Two witnesses corroborated this testimony. Mat- thias Rolfe, lock- keeper of Johnson's Lock, Regent's Canal, described the finding of the head— About half- past eight o'clock in the morning of the 6th of January last I had occasion to shut the gates of the canal, when I found something which obstructed me; I immedi- ately put the ' hitcher,' as it is called, down, and standing at one end of the lock I drew it along the bottom of the canal close to the lock; when I came to the middle of the lock I felt something; I then said to the bargeman who had called me ' ' Tis a dead dog; ease the gate;' I immediately pulled the hitcher towards the bank, when, to my surprise, I found the obstacle to be the head of a human being ; I saw the ear, which made me know it to be so; the depth of the water was five feet; when I first brought the head to the surface of the water the hitcher let go the hair, and the head sunk again ; I then took the hitcher out, and went into the centre of the lock, and again let the hitcher down, but could not feel it; presently the bargeman said,' Bob, take out the hitcher;' I carefully drew it up, and landed the head on the ground; the hitcher took the head up by the hair alone, which was very long; I loosened the hair from the hitcher, and examined it; I found the right eye knocked out by a stick, or some other weapon; I found the flesh perfect, not sodden ; I also observed that the left jaw was broken, and the bone protruding through the skin ; the left ear had been pierced for an ear- ring, and it appeared to have been torn out in youth ; there was a mark or seam in the ear, as if the flesh had been torn and grown together again ; the right ear was perfect; from the appearance of the head, I should suppose it had been in the water four or five days, but 1 cannot speak witli any accuracy ; I did not examine the back of the head, nor make any further examination of the head itself; there were no ear- rings in either of the ears; I laid the head down and went home for a cloth, and having returned, 1 wrapped up the head, took it to the bone- house, and locked it safely up. The " hitcher" was produced. It is along pole, with an iron point, and a large iron hook at the one end, similar to a boat hook, but larger. Rolfe was examined at some length, with a view to show that the wound in the eye had not been produced by the squeezing of the lock- gates, or by the " hitcher," in getting the head out. He spoke very positively to its having been effected in neither of these ways. The fracture in the jaw he considered to be caused by the lock gate. James Page and William Woodward gave evidence of the discovery of the limbs— James Page: lama labouring man; on Thursday the 2d of February last I was working at an osier bed in Cold- harbour- lane, between Camberwell and Brixton ; I found a sack there amongst the bushes; there was a hole in the sack, and I saw part of a knee through the hole; a young man who was with me in my presence opened the sack, and found the legs and thighs of a human being; the legs were taken to the station- house and given to a policeman. William Woodward: I am in the police; I remember seeing the human legs spoken of by the last witness; I assisted in carrying them from the osier bed to the sta- tion- house ; they remained there till after the inquest, and I then carried them from thence to the work- house at Pad- dington. Evan Davis, of No. 45, Bartholomew- close, cabinet- maker, spoke to the intended marriage between the deceased woman and the prisoner Greenacre— I knew in her life- time the deceased Hannah Brown ; I had known her for five years last January; shortly before Christmas last I heard she was going to be married; I re- member, on one occasion, being called down from my work- shop to see somebody; it was was about nine days before Christmas; I went down to my parlour, and saw there Mrs. Brown and her beau ; the male prisoner was the man; he was introduced to me by Mrs. Brown as her future hus- - band ; Mrs. Brown was about 47 years of age; they re- mained about three- quarters of an hour; she did not then introduce the male prisoner to me by name; in the course of the same evening I went to a public- house, called the Hand and Shears, with him ; it was not on that evening that any conversation took place about the match ; the male prisoner had a deal to say about America; he said lie had a large farm of about 1,000 acres at Hudson's Bay, [ query, Hudson's River] that he had been away from Ameiica about four months, and that lie was going back again in about three weeks after Christmas; after that we returned to my house and had supper together; Mrs. Brown and the male prisoner left my house finally about ten o'clock together; Mrs. Brown and the prisoner Greenacre, came again to my house on Thursday, the 22nd of December; tliey came both together between six and seven o'clock in the evening; they took some refreshment, and after that I and the male prisoner adjourned to the Queen's Head and French Horn, in West- street; after we had drunk a little Greenacre talked about America again, and about his farm and the beautiful railroads that were there; he said he was in a hurry to go back to my house ; we did so and supped together; after that Mrs. Brown and the male prisoner sat together on the sofa, he sitting on her right hand; I sat opposite to him, and my wife opposite to her ; after supper he began to speak, saying, " Well, we may as well tell our intention, as we are not children, before you; we intend to get married on Sunday morning at St. Giles's church, and it is agreed that you shall be the man to give her away, and your eldest daughter is to be the bridesmaid ;" after that; it was proposed that we should meet oil Sunday morning ; before that something was said abont a dinner; the male prisoner observed, " As you have been kind enough to pro- mise us'a dinner on that occasion, we shall accept of it;" I had offered them a dinner ; I first proposed to him to call upon me, but it was finally arranged that we should meet at the Angel Inn, near the Church, at ten o'clock in the morning; when Mrs. Brown and the prisoner went away, I walked about one hundred yards of the way home with them ; from that time I never saw Hannah Brown alive ; they quitted my house about a quarter past ten o'clock ; on Good Friday I saw a head at the Paddington workhouse; I observed that the forehead was rather flat, and the eye- brow rather straight; the eye was grey, and the two upper teeth precisely like hers; I did not observe anything pecu- liar about the ear, because I never saw it when Hannah Brown was alive; it was my opinion that it was her head; the head, eyebrows, and teeth correspond with those of Hannah Brown ; her eye was grey. Mr. Davis was cross- examined with a view to show that, on the evening above mentioned, Brown was anxious to have him and Greenacre go into a public- house. He did not, however, recollect anything of the kind. Mrs. Brown's general habits he described as particularly sober. Catharine Glass, wife of a plasterer, in Windmill- street, Tottenham Court- road, at whose house Green- acre and Brown were to sleep the night of their mar- riage, saw Brown on the 24th; there was at that time no blackness or mark of swelling about her eye. Glass, as well as Mr. Davis, described Brown as a remarkably sober woman. Mrs. Davis was examined and cross- examined at considerable length— I knew Hannah Brown for five years ; I saw her last on the 22nd of December last; I have seen her in the company of the prisoner Greenacre; they came to my house together twice ; they represented that they were going to be married; they said they had been asked at St. Giles's church, and that they were to be married on Christmas day ; we were to meet together at a public- house close to St. Giles's church ; I was to provide a dinner for them ; the prisoner Greenacre said he was going to Hudson's Bay, and told us that he should be very glad to see me, my husband, and family, over there, where we should have a home; he represented that he had a good deal of land there; I have a daughter; on Christmas- eve he came to our house about eleven o'clock at night, and asked me if Mrs. Brown had been there; I said " No;" he replied to me, " She sai « l she would not come;" he added, that he thought it proper to let me know, as I had been so kind as to ask them to dinner on the day of the marriage, that the marriage was not to take place; and that it was in consequence of his having discovered, by a close investigation into her circumstances, that she had no property; he said it would not do for them to plunge themselves into poverty; this conversation took place at the front door of my house ; I asked him whether he would come in, and he said " No," and wished me good night; he seemed very much agitated. I had known Mrs. Brown five vears; she had rather a high forehead and longish features ; she had short, thickish, even teeth ; she had a slit in one of her ears; her hair was a sort of brown, neither dark nor light, but mingled with a little grey; her hair was very long; she had been a fair woman; she was a tall, fine, genteel, respectable looking female; 1 never saw her after the 22nd of December; I made many inquiries after her; I did not go to the Paddington workhouse. Cross- examined : I have been intimate with Mrs. Brown for the last five years ; she was never long without seeing us, but I did not often visit her; she had lived in Union- street about a year and nine months; she came from Mr. Per- ring's, hatter, in the Strand, to Union- street; she had lived with Mr. Perring about two years in the capacity of house- keeper; she had previously lived with Mr. Oliver, the anchor- maker, at Wapping, about twelve months; she did not talk about going into service again after leaving Mr. Perring, but she intended taking a little shop to sell fruit and pastry; I do not remember any place stated where it was to be; it was somewhere near where she then lived ; I do not know Mrs. Glass, of Windmill- street; I never heard of her as an acquaintance of Mrs. Brown ; I was not a great deal acquainted with the friends of Mrs. Brown, but my daughter used to go with her a great deal; I became ac- quainted with her in consequence of Mr. Davis's sister living with Mrs. Brown in service somewhere in the city; my sister has been dead about three years; when Mrs. Brown and Greenacre were at my house on the 22nd of December, there was very much the appearance of that cordiality between them as is supposed to exist between persons going to be married ; I and my husband were the friends of Mrs. Brown, and we cautioned her about going abroad; Mrs. Brown told me that she had a daughter, but she did not very often talk about her; she spoke of her daughter as being at Norwich, a straw hat maker; Mrs. Brown appeared to know where Greenacre lived; I learnt from her that he lived at No. 2, Carpenter's- place, Camber- well; I never was there; Mrs. Brown invited me to spend the day there after the marriage should take place; I cannot exactly tell when it would have been; she invited me in the presence of Greenacre, as well as in his absence ; the ex- cuse she made at the time was that I must not be so very nice, because she was going away to America; they left my house together about ten o'clock on the 22nd of December. Re- examined : Mrs. Brown told me that they became acquainted through the Wards, in Goodge- street, Totten- ham- court- road; there could not be a more sober, well- conducted woman during all the time I knew her. The female with whom Brown had lodged spoke to the sale of her furniture, and to her not delivering up the key of her room, on the excuse that there were still some small matters in it, and that she would re- turn and take them away. Brown left her lodginars on the 24th. The key was sent back by a boy. William Gay, a journeyman in the employ of a broker, in Goodge- street, Tottenham- court- road, and brother of the deceased, examined— I am one of the brothers of Mrs. Brown; just before her death we were not upon good terms ; I had seen her on the Thursday before her death; it was at my mistress's shop ; the shop is in Goodge- street, Tottenham- court road; my sister came alorie; I know the prisoner Greenaere ; I do not remember having seen him before Christmas; I saw him on Tuesday night, the 27th of December, about seven o'clock in the morning; when he came, I was below in the kitchen; my mistress was in the shop ; I heard him tell her that the wedding was put off; that he had investigated into the character and circumstances of Mrs. Brown, and found that she had no property, which he had thought she had from the report which he had heard, and from what she had said about taking a shop in London instead of going to America ; he said that Mrs. Brown had run liim into debt at a tally- shop, and that they had had a few words, and were not going to he married ; he then said that Mrs. Brown would not go to tell the people that bad provided the dinner, that they were not going to be married, so that he had gone himself ; I believe he said it was about eleven o'clock on Saturday night; he further stated that they had had " a few words ;" that was the expression he used; I never saw Greenacre before that time in my life; he was not my mistress's acquaintance, but my sister had been ac- quainted with my mistress from her childhood; my mis- tress's name is Blanehard; I do not think that, at that time, Greenacre knew that I was Mrs. Brown's brother; I be- lieve my sister never told him so ; my mistress said to him, " Mr. Greenacre this is Mrs. Brown's brother" ( pointing to me— I was then standing by them) " won't you walk in ?" he said, " No, I am in a hurry," and the countenance of the man changed, and he walked off, saying something which I did not quite understand; he did not stop two minutes after my mistress told him I was Mrs. Brown's brother; I know that my sister had met with an accident with respect to one of her ears; Iliad heard that it was from the ear- ring being torn out by a fellow- servant when playing to- gether ; the ear was bored again, but the tear was still to be seen ; I have seen it; I have since seen the head at Pad- dington workhouse, and I found a similar appearance on the head to that which I had noticed in my sister; the eye also resembled hers, and so did the hair. Upon the whole, do you or do you not believe that that head in the poor- house was the head of your sister ?— I do; I told the churchwarden or overseer of Paddington that he need not go any further in the business because I believed that was the head of my sister; I never heard of my sister having a child, nor do I believe she ever bore a child ; I never heard of Mrs. Brown having a child living at Nor- wich ; there was a sister's child which Mrs. Brown brought up to London with her, where she stayed a considerable time; that child went down to Norwich, and Mrs. Brown always called her her daughter; the child is now living in Dean- street, Soho- square; that person was adopted by my sister, Mrs. Brown, as her child. Gay was cross- examined at considerable length with respect to his statement of Greenacre's changing countenance; tlioug- h whatever way the case be taken, such a circumstance does not seem very wonderful. Maria Gay, the wife of William Gay, was also ex- amined and cross- examined at considerable length. The principal object of the cross- examination was to ^ how that Brown was a very powerful woman. The witness described her as tall, stout, with large strong hands, with a fair delicate skin, and a handsome good neck, which she could not, however, show, in consequence of being so very high- chested—" disformed" in the chest Mrs. Gay called it. A surveyor described the house occupied by Green- acre in Carpenter- lane, Camberwell. It consisted of two rooms, tiie inner room entering from the outer, and the outer from the open air. A good deal of examina- tion and cross- examination of this witness took place with a view to ascertain whether a person sitting at the fire on the outer room, and overbalancing the chair, could fall back, as Mrs. Brown was described to have fallen in Greenacre's confession. It appeared that it would depend on the door of the inner room being open or not. If open, such an acci- dent, in a certain position of the chair, might have taken place; the fall if it did happen would, it ap- peared, be a severe one, from the fact that from the outer to the inner room there was a step down. A woman named Dillon and another named Holland, living in the neighbourhood of Greenacre's house, at Camberwell, were examined, but no facts were elicited of importance. Holland rented the house after Greenacre left it. The fire- place was at that time boarded up, and there was a strong smell in the house which caused her to cough violently. Frances Andrews examined— I am the wife of Joseph Andrews, a shoemaker; at Christmas last and some time after I lived at 11, Carpen- ter's- place, opposite to No. 0. I knew the prisoners, and knew the female by the name of Gale all the time I lived there; we had water laid on in the houses on my side Car- penter's- place, but there was none on the other side; I knew Mrs. Gale from my taking her work as a shoebinder, and she used to come to my house for water; I recollect her coming to me some days before Christmas for some water, but I could not supply her; on the 18th of Decem- ber she came to me to borrow a flat- iron, and on that day I saw a strange female at the prisoner's house; she was neither short nor tall, was broad over the shoulders, and was rather dark; I saw her go in, and I saw no more of her; she had on a pea- green gown, I think made of silk; I had before had a conversation with Mrs. Gale about her; she said she wanted some water to wash a pair of sheets, as she had a visitor coming; she was coming to stop two or three days, but she told me she was a visitor to Mr. Greenacre; this was two or three days before the 18th; I did not again see the woman whom I saw go into the house at all. I saw Mrs. Gale in the course of the week before Christmas, but nothing then passed; I also saw heron Boxing- day; I do not know that I saw her on Christmas- eve ; on Christ- mas- day I remarked that the shutters of the house were closed, but that was nothing unusual; I saw no one else but Mrs. Gale on the Boxing- day in her house; I went over to her; the window shutters were then a little way open ; I went to take a piece of pudding to the prisoner's little hoy, and I remarked to her that I thought she was out on the day before, but she said she was not, that Greenacre had gone to dine where her baby was at nurse, and that she was not inclined to go. Mr. Justice Coleridge: Where did this conversation take place?— Witness : It was in the house; I went over again on the Wednesday and knocked at the door, and I told Mrs. Gale that the water was oil, if she chose to have any; she was in the room at the time; I was going away, when Greenacre called me back, and, observing that we had not drunk together, he gave me some whisky ; in the course of the morning Gale came to my house, and requested that the little boy might stop with me as she was going out; I con- sented, and the hoy came over; she afterwards came hack and fetched her child, but I heard nothing then of Green- acre ; I left Carpenter's- place about a fortnight ago. Cross- examined: There were persons occupying the houses on each side of Greenacre's during the Christmas week, as there are at present; Mrs. Falcon and Mrs. Brig- den were then living there, as now; I do not know where Mrs. Gale lodged during the latter part of Christmas week ; I do not know where she lived from the Thursday before Christmas; I did not see her sleep in Carpenter's- place during the time mentioned; I never saw her sleep there; I am sure the conversation I have related had reference to Christmas- day. A carpenter named Higgins was called to identify the sack in which the body was found. He said he knew the sack by the string. Mr. Bodkin : Do you know the sack without the string? Witness: I do; but I know it better with the string. The Chief Justice: By what do you know it? Witness : There are some holes which were made in it by my chisel. I did not make the sack myself. [ The witness pointed out several holes in the sack, which he said he had made with his chisel and his teeth.] The Chief Justice: Why did you make the holes? Wit- ness : To pass the string through to tie up the shavings. The sack used to be kept in the manger of Mr. Ward's premises; the manger of a stable I mean. We had to pass through that to go into the workshop, which was above it. I know Greenacre from my having seen him come to Mr. Ward. The workshop is in China- mews, China- street, Bedford- square. About Christmas I had occasion to look about for the sack; it was about a fortnight before Christ- mas ; I then found it and used it; in the course of Christmas week I again wanted it; I do not recollect the day; and I again looked for it, but could not find it. The Chief Justices Had you put it iu the usual place when you had done with it before? Witness: I had. Mr. Bodkin : Had you an opportunity of seeing it in the meantime? Witness: I did not notice ; I missed it first when I applied to Mr. Ward about some shavings. Now recollect yourself, and tell us if you can say on what day this was? Witness: I cannot tell; it was in the week after Christmas- day, but I do not remember the day. How lately before you had noticed Greenacre there? Witness: The week before Christmas ; Mr. Ward has since gone away, and I do not know whither. [ The sack was produced to the Court. There were some portions of mahogany scrapings still visible.] What description of shavings were usually put in the sack ? Witness: Birch and mahogany. What implement do you use in procuring these shavings ? Witness : A scraper, and not a plane. The Chief Justice: Explain what is meant by a plane, and what by a scraper. Witness : The shaving produced by a scraper are much finer than those produced by a piane; they are very fine. To what use are they applied ? Witness: They are used by bakers in their ovens. Cross- examined: I do not see any marks of the black from pots and kettles on the sack; Mr. Ward is a mangle maker, and was an acquaintance of Mrs. Brown; I have known her to come there three or four years— long before I knew the prisoner; Mr. Ward told me he was going to America, but I do not know if he was gone there; I have never seen the sack in the possession of Mrs. Brown, nor did I ever hear that Mr. Ward had given it to her to move her kettles to Carpenter's- place; Mrs. Brown used fre- quently to have shavings sent to her; they were usuallysent in sacks; I do not know whether this sack was ever em- ployed for that purpose ; it might have been so. Mr. George Feltham, Inspector of Police, described the apprehension of Greeuacre— On the 25th of March I received a warrant to apprehend the prisoner Greenacre ; I went in consequence on the next day to No. 1, St. Alban's- street, Kennington; I went at about a quarter before ten o'clock ; the door was opened by the landlord of the house, and in consequence of what he told me I went to the parlour door, which was just inside the street door; I knocked, and called " Greenacre," and he answered, " Yes, what do you want?" I said " I want to speak with you, open the door;" and he then said, " Wait awhile until I get a tinder box and get a light;" I heard him moving ill the room, as if he had just got out of bed, and I lifted the latch of the door, and having opened it, I entered; the room was dark, but as I opened the door I found the prisoner standing in his shirt; 1 took him by the arm, and he said, " What do you want?" I told him, " I have a warrant to take you into custody for the wilful murder of Hannah Brown ;" by this time a light was brought, and I read a part of my warrant tohim; I then inquired, " Doyouknow Han- nah Brown ?" he said " No, I know no Hannah Brown ;" I said, " Were you never asked in church to a person of that name ?" and he then said, " Yes, I was ;" he was at this time putting on his stockings ; I said, " Where is she now ?" and he said, " I do not know, and you have no right to ask me those questions I said " I do not mean to ask any more questions, and I caution you as to what you say to me, for what you do say I shall be obliged to repeat elsewhere;" I then searched his trousers, which were on a box at the side of the bed, and on my taking them up I saw the woman Gale in bed in the room ; while I was in the act of taking something out of his pockets I said " What woman is this?" and he said, " Why, that is a woman that comes to sleep with me;" I said," She must get up also and dress, and go with me ;" while she was getting up I heard the rattle of something in her hand, and I asked her what it was and demanded to see it; she then ' mmediately handed me the watch I produce; in her doing so, I saw that she had two rings on her finger, and I took them off at the same time; she tiien got out of bed and dressed herself, and I proceeded with my searching Green- acre's pockets; I took from them a pinchbeck watch, the purse and money, and a cornelian stone bearing the initials " J. G." ( produced); I have not given up the money, as no application has been made to me; I also found a bunch of keys and some other trifling articles; while Gale was dress- ing I saw her putting on her pocket, but I stopped her, and took from it two duplicates, two cornelian eardrops, 2s. fid. in money, and some keys ; the duplicates refer respectively to the pledges of two veils and a pair of shoes, in January, 1837, at the shop of the witness Mr. Knowles, in the name of Mary Stevens, and to the pawning of a pair of shoes in April, 1836; I subsequently also took a third duplicate from Greenacre's pocket, having reference to the pledging of two silk gowns for 14s., on the 6th of February, 1837, at the shop of Mr. Franklin, of Tottenham- court- road, in the name of W. Green. When the two prisoners had dressed, and I had sent for a coach, the female prisoner said that her child was in the next room, and she refused to go without him, and Greenacre also required a great coat, which I gave to him out of a box which was corded up; I locked the rooms, and we got into the coach and drove to Paddirigton station ; while we were waiting for the child, the prisoner Greenacre said, " It is lucky you came to- day, for I was go- ing off to- morrow morning, at nine o'clock;" on the next morning, at about six o'clock, I went back to the house and unlocked and uncorded the trunks which were in the room, they were all corded except one ; I took from them such articles as I imagined to have belonged to the deceased wo- man ; and among them I brought away a boa, a silk cloak, a shawl, a white dress, as well as the saw I also produce ( a carpenter's tennon saw) ; on the next day ( Wednesday) I again went, accompanied by the friends of the deceased— namely, her brother and her sister- in- law, with some others— I then unlocked the boxes again, and took from them the handkerchief and other articles I produce; the collar which I have here I found on a ledge in the room ; in the back room, which the prisoner had told me was Gales's ; I found a card- box and another small box, besides a trunk, all of which are in court, in the box at the side of the bed I found this pistol, loaded; the ball is still in it, hut it now contains no powder; there was also a sword stick lying across the top of the box, and a knife, together with some newly made bullets, roughly manufactured; the whole of the articles of clothing and the boxes were afterwards produced to the friends of the deceased woman. Henry Wheatwell and his wife spoke to the prisoner Gale having occupied a room in their house— Portman- street, Walworth— for some days subsequent to the 22nd of December. Gale slept there during the time, except on the night of the 26th. She was a quiet well- disposed woman. Greenacre visited her; he dined with her on a small scrag of mutton on Christ- mas day. On the 2nd of January, Henry Wheatwell read in an adjoining room the account of the finding of the body, in such a tone that the female and Green- acre must have heard him. They made no remark about it. The trunk found at Greenacre's was iden- tified as having belonged to the deceased Mrs. Brown. Theprosecution'beingfinished, the Court adjourned at eight o'clock. The jury were accommodated in the City of London Tavern for the night. On the re- sumption of the trial on Monday morning, Michael Brorin, a policeman, was called, and described the attempt of Qreenacre, after being taken to the station- house, to commit suicide. Thomas Tringham, also a policeman, repeated a conversation held with the pri- soner while in the cell on the 1st inst.— Greenacre began talking about people coming in to look at him, and that this affair had caused more excitement than anything which had transpired for some time. He said, " Many people run away with the idea that this was moved in a cart." Witness said, " You mean the body?" He said " Yes. It was not in a cart, but in a cab." Wit- ness asked him whether it was on the same night that the affair happened. He said, " No, it was not; it was in the morning— on the Monday morning, 1 believe." Witness asked, " Was it after daylight?" He said, " No; it was between the hours of two and five." He said there was a great deal of mystery about the head. People run away with the idea that it was thrown over the tunnel at Maida Hill, and there is no proof to the contrary. I don't want to satisfy public curiosity." Mr. Birtwhistle and Mr. Girdwood, surgeons, spoke to the wounds and marks on the head. In his cross- examination the latter said— Either a bruise or contusion, if inflicted with sufficient severity, will produce ecchymosis. A contusion after death will not produce the appearance called ecchymosis. A bruise or contusion on the back of the head, might or might not produce a lodgment of blood under the bone. A blow on the back of the head might produce an injury in front in the internal part of the head. If blood was effused into the anterior part of the brain, it would not be likely to dis- charge itself by the cellular membrane or tissue of the eye or nose. It is impossible to produce all the phenomena of ecelij mosis on the dead body. The ecchymosis of a bruise or contusion will produce an effusion of blood in all the tissues that have been interested in the blow or bruise. It will also produce an effusion in all the membranes in the minutest blood vessels, which in health do not contain red blood— there is also swelling. There are some other ap- pearances, but these three are the most important. Where death is occasioned by any sudden violence, blood will flow from a divided vessel for sixteen hours after death. The incision of the neck was not done as a surgeon would do it. I am certain a portion of the bone was sawn through. There was no appearance of injury inflicted during life upon the spinal marrow. There was not the slightest derangement of any of the bones of the vertebra. An accident produc- ing pressure upon the spinal cord would not produce death ; that might be discovered by examination, or it might not. I know of no injury to the spinal marrow producing instant death which would not leave some serous or bloody effusion, or some indications of the lesion or injury inflicted, which would be visible upon anatomical examination. I don't think the immersion of the head in water for eight or ten days would render the detection of the injury more difficult. A blow on the back of the neck may produce death, but I cannot imagine any case in which such a blow could be inflicted without leaving marks which would be very visible. In the case of a person balancing on a chair I cannot conceive how any effort to recover would produce such a violent muscular action of the muscles of the neck as to cause death. I don't think such a thing possible. 1 f the ligament of the processus dentatus was ruptured it might occasion death. If such an injury had taken place, I would have detected it at once on examining the head. Pulsation ceases immediately after death. I examined the trunk on or about the 29th Decem- ber. The appearances of the cut incisions were such as to induce me to suppose that the other parts had been sepa- rated immediately after death, the muscles being very much contracted. I also inferred that from the bloodless s'tate of the body. I opened the stomach, and ascertained by look- ing into it that there was no injury internally. I found in it some undigested food— it had a spirituous smell. The stomach was then sent to Doctor Hunter Lane. Re- examined: lam quite certain that the appearances about the eye were the result of an injury inflicted during life. I found the swelling also, which is one of the symtoms of ecchymosis. That puffing could not have been occasioned by any injury inflicted after death. No blow or injury on the back of the head could have produced the ecchymosis or other appearances observable about the eye. I never heard or read of any injury to the spine which caused instant death without leaving some external marks. Looking at all the ciicumstances, and after your minute examination of the body, what in your opinion was the immediate cause of death ? Witness: On looking at all the facts, first— the very severe blow on the eye, and that inflicted during life, and looking at the corresponding bruise on the back part of the head; secondly— the dura mater having a little sanious effusion on it— these groups of facts are such as to lead me to say that such an injury would be mortal. What do you allude to when you say such an injury ? Wit- ness : I am alluding to the whole group of facts. That supposition is consequent upon the assumption that the bruise on the back of the head was caused by the blow on the eye? Witness: It is. Dr. Lane stated that he found an ardent spirit in the stomach, but he was unable to tell of what kind. He could merely say it was not whiskey or rum. With Dr. Lane's testimony the evidence for the pro- secution terminated After a short adjournment Mr. Price rose for the de- fence. The learned gentleman, after dwelling at some length on the injury sustained by the prisoners from the commeuts of the press, went into an ingenious argument oil the danger of placing too much stress upon circumstantial evidence. He called witnesses to the character of Gale, but declined to call any to the character of Greenacre, Mr. Adolphus having deter- mined to assert, in that case, his right to reply. The learned Chief Justice then proceeded to sum up. The learned judge having finished his address, the jury retired. After an absence of seventeen minutes, they re- entered the Court. After their names were called over— The Clerk of the Arraigns asked them if they were agreed ? Foreman : We are. Clerk of Arraigns: How say you: is James Greenacre guilty or not guilty? Foreman: Guilty, Clerk of Arraigns: How say you: is Sarah Gale guilty or not guilty? Foreman: Guilty. The prisoners, who had retired during the absence of the Jury, had been brought up. As they entered the Court, and took their seats, on the verdict being pronounced, they heard it without the slightest emotion, or their counte- nances undergoing the least change ; in fact, Gale smiled, and looked at Greenacre. He, however, did not notice her, as his eyes were intently fixed on the Judges, who, as well as the Bar,, appeared astonished at the verdict. Lord Chief Justice Tiiulal, . in a low tone of voice, said; Let the prisoners be removed. Greenacre, who did not hear what his lordship said, rose, and with the same firmness which he had displayed through the trial, said : What did you say, my lord ? Lord Chief Justice Tindul: Let the prisoners be re- moved. Greenacre: I beg your pardon, my lord, I thought you addressed yourself to me. The prisoners then with a firm step left the dock. The trial terminated at ten minutes to ten o'clock. After the Court was cleared, the solicitor to the prisoners went up to Mr. Price and said, " Now the verdict is re- turned, every exertion must be made to save Gale, for she is perfectly innocent; she knew no more of the death of the female than any individual in the Court. Mr. Price: I am satisfied of it, and I will not leave a stone unturned to get her sentence commuted; I will go immediately to Lord John Russell upon the subject. THE SENTENCE. On Wednesday, the concluding day of the sessions, after some legal points had been urg- ed by Greenacre's counsel, and replied to by the Court and Mr. Clarkson the prisoner's were called in— Recorder: James Greenacre have you anything you wisi to say ? if so the Court will hear you. Greenaere then with a firm voice said— My unhappy si- tuation in this unfortunate affair has been the means of raking together evidence to promote a conviction, from per- sons who, I believe, would be induced to sacrifice my life for a treat at a tavern or a gin- shop. My lord, it is quite contrary to reason or common sense, that I should have meditated the death of a human being. Mad money been my object, 1 could have possessed it by marriage. Recorder-. Prisoner, you are called upon to state whether you have anything to say why sentence of death should not be passed upon you; but if there are any merits in your case so as to induce you, you may forward a statement to the Secretary of State, where, be assured, they will meet with due attention. Greenacre: Very good, my lord. Allow me to state, standing, as I do, on the verge of the grave, that this woman is as innocent of the offence charged, as any lady or gentle- man in this Court; indeed, she did not know anything of it until we were together at the police- office before the ma- gistrates. I feel it, my lord, to be a religious duty to excul- pate her from all participation in this unfortunate affair. With respect to the articles disposed of and possessed by her, she never knew by what means I got tlrern. The female prisoner was then ordered to stand by for a short time, and Greenacre remained at the bar to receive judgment. The Recorder then addressed the convict: James Green- acre, after a protracted trial, which lias occupied two eutire days, upon a patient and impartial' investigation of the cir- cumstances by a jury of your country, they have found themselves compelled to pronounce you guily of the heinous offence charged in this indictment. You have been con- victed upon clear and conclusive evidence of the dreadful crime of murder. The appalling details of your dreadful case are fresh in the recollection of all those who are within the sound of my voice, and will long live in the memory, and, may I not add, in the execration, of mankind, and go down to succeeding generations. You have, indeed, ac- quired an odious celebrity— an awful notoriety— in the an- nals of cruelty and of crime. The measures to which you have been permitted by Providence to resort for the con- cealment of your dreadful crime were attended for a season with partial success; but it was only permitted that during the short interval accumulated evidence and irrefragrable aroofs of guilt should be addnced. During that period the amputated limbs and the severed trunk have been united to the bloodless head of your wretched victim. It has been proved that one of the injuries on the head was inflicted, in probability, in the lock of the canal where it was cast; and it was also proved, without a sense of compassion you must have inflicted other mortal injuries, and imbrued your hands in the life's blood of your wretched victim before that life was extinct, The horrible spectacle which the mutilated remains presented proved the fact that slaughter must have been committed, and that death was not occasioned, as you insinuate, by accident. Science has been called in aid, and it has proved to a demonstration that the contusion on the eye was inflicted before the death of the unfortunate wo- man: and it is piain that you washed yonr hands in the blood which flowed from wounds of your own infliction. The horror of contemplating this picture compels me to draw a veil over this examination, and refrain from recapitu- lating the particulars of your frightful and heinous sin. It may be better to consider w hat benefit may be derived in a moral point of view from your transgression, through the agency of an Almighty power. Your offence in the first place excited alarm. The mystery, however, in which it was enveloped, and the publicity which followed, were the means of the family of the deceased having their attention directed to it and the cause of her Identification, and ulti- mate produced the apprehension of the delinquent, and the bringing him to the bar of public justice. This shows that, however guilt may be hidden for a time, sootier or later the guilty will be discovered and brought to condign and de- served punishment. In claiming your attention, I am aware I am addressing one who is not devoid of education, or de- ficient of reasoning faculties or strength of mind. The solemn matter to which I direct that attention is one that regards your fate, not only in this world, hut in the world which is to come. I will not draw from my own resources only the arguments I would advance in order to point out the dreadful evil and danger of breaking the law when about to pass upon you its awful sentence. In making this last appeal to your understanding, I will refer you to the ob- servation of a beautiful writer upon natural and revealed religion, of whose name, perhaps, you are aware as appli- cable to your case. The recorder read the following quotation :— Indeed, when one has been recollecting the proper proofs of a future state of rewards and punishments, nothing, me- tliinks, can give one so sensible an apprehension of the lat- ter, or representation of it to the mind, as obseiving that after the many disregarded checks, admonitions, warnings, which people meet with in the ways of vice, and folly, and extravagance— warnings from their very nature— from the example of others— from the lesser Inconveniences which they bring upon themselves— from the instructions of wise and virtuous men— after these have been long despised, scorned, ridiculed— after the chief bad consequences, tem- poral consequences, of their follies have been delayed for a great while, at length they break in irresistibly, like an armed force ; repentance is too late to relieve, and can serve only to aggravate theirdistress ; the case is become desperate, and poverty and sickness, remorse mid anguish, infamy and death, the effects of their own doings, overwhelm them beyond the possibility of remedy. He proceeded— Let me now entreat you to turn to the contemplation of the great change which awaits you, and to occupy every possible moment of the short interval in applying to a throne of grace, so that, by penitence and prayer, you may seek, and happily find, through the merits of your Re- deemer, the accepted sacrifice for the sins of erring mortals, that forgiveness in another world which you cannot receive in this. His lordship said it only remained for him to pronounce the awful sentence of the law, and that was— That you, James Greenacre, be taken to the jail from whence you came, and from thence to a place of execution, and that you be there hanged by the neck till you are dead, and that your body be buried within the precincts ol the prison. The prisoner listened attentively, and behaved with pro- per decorum. He was then conveyed to prison. The female prisoner then stood forward, and she was ad- dressed as follows by the Recorder:— Prisoner at the bar, I will not aggravate the sufferings which you must undergo by any observation which may be calculated to increase those sufferings, but a suggestion has been thrown out by the un- happy man who recently stood beside you that you were free from a guilty knowledge. You have lived in his society and been the sharer of his bed, and, taking those circumstances into consideration, there can be no wonder at his represent- ing that you were utterly ignorant of the dreadful murder which has been the subject of inquiry. From the circum- stance of the ear- rings being found upon you, your possess- ing duplicates of her dress and other articles which belonged to the deceased woman, Hannah Brown, I cannot at pre- sent entertain any doubt— nor did the Jury doubt— but that you must have been cognizant of the offence of which the other prisoner has been convicted. Affection or regard for him might have operated so far on your mind as to induce you to consider and to say, " What has been done cannot be undone," and therefore you continued to live with him, although conscious of the offence he had committed. Pri- soner, I feel myself bound to pass upon you, for the offence you have committed, the full sentence which the lawawards, and that is, " That you be transported beyond the seas, to such place as His Majesty by the advice of his Privy Council may dir ect and appoint, for the term of your natural life." The prisoner curtsied, and heard her fate with more composure than could have been expected. THE BIRMINGHAM JO URN A L. THE PRESENT STATE OF TRADE. AMEETING of the MEMBERS OF THE BIRMING- HAM AND MIDLAND REFORM ASSOCIATION, and of such friends as may choose to join them, will he held in the Public Office on the evening of Tuesday next, to take into consideration the present alarming state of trade, with a view to averting the evils which its continuance will in- evitably inflict on the industrious classes. The chair will be taken at eight o'clock precisely. P. II. MUNTZ, Chairman. B. HADLEY, Secretary. Birmingham, April 13th, 1837. ABOLITION OF CHURCH- RATES. AT a MEETING of the CONGREGATION as- sembling in CARR'S LANE CHAPEL, held in the School- room of that place, on the 11th April, 1837, to consider the propriety of petitioning Parliament, to carry the Ministerial Measure for the Abolition of Church- rates, JAMES JAMES, Esq., Low Bailiff, ill the Chair. It was resolved, 1. That this Meeting, anxious in common with millions of their fellow- subjects to put an end to a system of exac- tion, so unjust to themselves, so vexatious to the empire, and so injurious to religion, as the Church- rates, hail with gratitude and delight, the proposed measures of His Majes- ty's Ministers for the abolition of this obnoxious impost, as a plan, equitable in itself,^ and satisfactory to the Protestant Dissenters. 2. That Petitions to both Houses of Parliament, praying them to pass the proposed Bill, be adopted and signed by the members of this Congregation; and presented to the House of Lords by Lord Holland, and to the Commons by the Members for the Borough. JAMES JAMES, Chairman. BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL. SATURDAY, APRIL 15. On the 15th of December last, Mr. ATTWOOD con- cluded a reply, made by him to the address of the Reform Association, in the following words:— Our country is yet in the hands of the Boroughmongers. At this very moment they are putting the screw upon the industrious classes, as they did in 1816, in 1819, and 1826 ! JShall this be endured ? We must make up our minds to meet the great circumstances which are approaching. We have assisted in giving to the people an instalment of liberty. A day is coming, when we may have the opportunity of securing a full measure of liberty, prosperity, and glory for cur country. These words, our readers will remember, were quoted by the Association in their Address to the Reformers of England, on the 29th day of December. In that Ad- dress, they pointed the attention of their brethren to the uses of that adversity, the near approach, if not the actual presence, of which was then beginning to be perceived by all those who were not blind from ig- norance or wilfulness to the plainest signs. The warning of Mr. ATTWOOD was not the first that the public had received of the hollowness of that prosperity, with whieh the less considerate of our merchants and traders were so elated in the spring of last year; and many of them even so late as the spring of this year. The truth of their position had been repeatedly pointed out. They had " line upon, line, and token upon token." A considerable time previous to the date of Mr. ATTWOOD'S letter, we ourselves had taken occasion to remark on the impossibility of maintaining, in England, higher prices than upon the Continent, so long as gold was by law fixed at a low price. We pointed out the necessary consequence of cheap gold and dear iron and copper, to be an increase of imports over exports, and a drain of gold— the cheaper article— to make good the difference. We showed, that, while iron and copper were dear and gold cheap, such a drain must continue, as long as there remained a sovereign in the country ; and that nothing on earth could stop it, but a fall of prices generally to the level of gold, a proportionate diminution of imports, and a conse- quent re- adjustment of the balance of trade; or a rise in the price of gold, equal to the rise in the price of everything else. We showed also— and we rather think to the absolute conviction of all who were content to go, without prejudice, into the con- sideration of our statements, that the former process, namely, the lowering of prices generally to the level of gold, had been, and must be, attended with the greatest possible amount of social suffering; that it was but another form of expression for farmers ruined, landlords rentless, manufacturers bankrupt, workmen paupers; and that the latter process, namely, the raising of the price of gold to the level of prices generally, had been and must be attended with the greatest possible amount of social enjoyment, that it was but another form of expression for farmers pros- perous, rents well paid, remunerating profits to the manufacturer, remunerating labour to the workman. We spoke to the deaf adder— so did the honourable member— so did the Reform Association. We do not doubt that the two latter were, as well as ourselves, fully aware that their speaking would be vain. They deemed it a duty, nevertheless, to put their views upon record, in order that, when the fulness of the time came they might be able to appeal to the record. What is the state of manufactures and commerce at this moment ? In Sheffield, where, six or eight months ago, it was almost impossible to have the smallest order executed without great delay, there is no longer either prices for the master, or employment for the man. In Manchester the workmen are being discharged by thousands; in Birmingham, we speak within bounds when we say, that, with a few exceptions, they have not three whole days' work in the week. Leeds and Coventry are in an equal state of distress; and Liverpool is all but insolvent. Iron, cotton, wool, silk — not one trade, but every trade, is equally embar- rassed. The prices of manufactured goods have fallen 25, 30, and, in many cases, 50 per cent. The nation, for the last three months, has been like a patient under a mortal disease, who is kept in exist- ence, not by healthful aliment, but by the skilful application of temporary stimulants. It has been sus- tained by a series of expedients, which, from repeated application, are rapidly losing their virtue, and will very soon cease to purchase even a brief remission of . trouble. Look to the state of commercial England! A bank- ing company is insolvent, the Bank of England, con- scious of the ruin that must follow, props it up. Here is step the first. Two or three weeks later a mercantile house of eminence begins to totter, The Bank had begun the process of patching, and it must go on. It takes charge of the affairs of the merchant as it had of the affairs of the banker. A few days pass, and, not one merchant, but many merchants of the great- est commercial city in the empire, the metropolis only excepted, make a similar declaration of incapacity to meet their engagements! What is the Bank to do ? Will it stop short in its accommodating course, and let Liverpool, and, with Liverpool, the half of England be destroyed at one swoop ; and, that done, follow the ruin which it would not attempt to prevent ? Or, will it go on, and be destroyed with Liverpool and the half of England ? For, assuredly, determine how it may, if the present distress continues accumulating for a few months longer, the Bank will be compelled to shut up, or something even worse than that, will befal it, and its supporters. Prices have fallen, and are falling; but they have by no means reached their minimum, though they are speeding to that point. What will ensue when they do ? Will our rulers grow wise? Adversity, they say, teaches wise men ; but we never heard of the crushing that would mend a fool. If you bray sucli a one in a mortar with wheat, he will come out the same. Will the people lie down and starve rather than that the LORD RECTOR of Glasgow should violate his con- sistency once more? We don't think they ought; we don't think they will. We are as well aware as any one can be how despe- rate is the remedy for the worst political evil that a revolution offers ; and only in the event of every other remedy being found iusufficient, and only against a disease otherwise deadly, should we consider a reso- lution to be justifiable. That the present disease is deadly there is, we apprehend, no manner of doubt. It is utterly impossible for the landowner, the com- mercialist, the manufacturer, or the labourer, to exist under the prices of the continent; and it is equally im- possible, so long as gold is £ 3. 17s. 10jd. an ounce, and so long as the Bank of England is compellable to furnish gold to every one that offers paper for it, that we can keep prices from sinking to the level of the continent. We deem it equally demonstrable that, until the reformed House of Commons be farther aud radically reformed, it is utterly hopeless to look for redress in that quarter. Did it know the right and choose the wrong, there might be expectation of its course being changed. Those who shun the light may be made to see, by bringing the light to them; but for the blind there is no illumination. What, then, remains for the people ? They must meet, and they must speak their wrongs, and in a tone that shall be heard. They must demand what sound policy as well as reason sanctions, that now at length representation shall be co- extensive with taxation ; that all who pay to the support of the State, as having an interest in its due management, shall have a voice in the election of its managers. Let them do this, not in this town or that, not in isolated meetings and occasional addresses, but let them assemble in every town in the kingdom, and let their petitions, like their meetings, be simul- taneous. Let them clearly and firmly announce to their rulers that the time for sufferance is no longer, that the time for action is come, and let their rulers refuse to listen to their just claims if they dare. We shall return to this subject next week. In the mean- time we beg merely to point to the advertisement, in another column, of Tuesday's preliminary meeting, and to request attention to the following letter, to which these remarks are meant but as an introduction :— " Behold there ariseth out of the sea a little cloud ' like a man's hand.'" Mr. EDITOR,— The fate of prophets, both in ancient and modern times, has ever been to be disbelieved and derided. The gift of prophecy has always been bane- ful to its possessor, and sterile of benefit to mankind. The man who can see farther than his nose is invari- ably treated as a wild visionary by the man who can- not for the life of him see to the end of it, and of this latter class is the mass of mankind made up. Twenty- two years ago, long before the passing of Peel's bill, our wise and excellent member, Mr. Thos. Attwood, rang through the country a warning note of coming danger. He demonstrated the folly and fraud of the monetary measures then in contemplation, and the impossibility of carrying them into practice ; he traced out all the disastrous consequences of the at- tempt to do so, and so clear and accurate were his de- ductions, that in one of his earliest pamphlets he affirms that when proof upon proof had left no means of denying the error and injustice which had been committed, the new fraud would be adopted of affir- ming that " it was too late to retreat." No attention was paid to this warning. Meanwhile ( to complete my quotation) " it came to pass that the Heaven was black with wind aud cloud, and there was great rain." Fulfilment confirmed prophecy, yet we have learned no wisdom and forgotten no folly. " So long taught, yet uninstructed still." The Go- vernment persist with increasing obduracy in their de- structive and fraudulent course, and the middle classes appear as untired in their submission to it. Thus, in 1837 we suffer the repetition of the calamities of 1825, and comment upon them in the same strain. In 1825 we were told the evil arose from " causeless panic" and your venerable contemporary assures us in 1837, that the ruin which she has hitherto sought to conceal, and now shyly and tremblingly acknowledges, arises from " a want of confidence for which there is no cause." But the breaking up of society goes on too rapidly to allow us time to indulge in references to the Ga- zette's learning. In every quarter, merchants of im- mense and undeniable wealth are reduced to the last agony of distress, aud either fail or are compelled to sue the Government, the Bank, or their friends, for assistance; but the Bank of England itself is ex- hausted by continued drains, and all are threatened with a common ruin. The whole of these evils w ere foreseen, predicted, and are come. The Government did nothing to prevent them, they do nothing to re- medy them! Does it call that " governing" a counlry ? Does governing mean levying taxes, giving no security in return ? The middle classes exhibit an apathy and want of patriotism equally guilty. They have sacrificed the interests of their families, and of their country to low scurrilities and unmanly fears. Their avowed creed has been to mind exclusivdly their own low interests ; and theirs has been the alien's motto, that " they do not meddle with politics." These men are not even accessible to shame; nothing can save them; the Gazette already yawns to receive them. But the people! What will the people do? Will they, like the Government and the Bank of England and the " aliens," do nothing ? Bad trade to them means, no food. Will they tamely watch the smiling features of their children withering by famine, and hear the music of their laughter changed to dismal 1 cries of hunger, contented to deliver them over to the tender mercies of the New Poor- law Commissioners ? God and nature forbid it! The people are thoughtless and improvident, but they have within them instincts which never err. It is come to be openly acknow- ledged that, THEY are to be tlirownout of employment. That the value of their industry is to be DESTROYED. That poverty, dependence, and' degradation are to be their lot! Will THE PEOPLE submit to this? I grant they are heedless, averse to politics— who is not ? That they are not " given to change," that they are content to let well alone, but they will not let ill alone. The depth of their former misery, and the glory of their unstained triumph, are too fresh in their recol- lections. The people know their power, and they know their lights. The BIRMINGHAM POLITICAL UNION, Mr. Editor, is not dead. The people know their friends, and these know the people. Nothing has destroyed the bonds which united them. There has been no treachery, no apostacy, all is confidence and soundness to the heart's core ; the elements of strength are there. Touch the people with unmeasured wrong, and the living fibre of union will vibrate in every heart in Eng- land. Then conies the array of physical and moral strength, and the mighty words, " PEACE, LAW, ORDER," at which sight and sound the arm of tyranny withers to impotence. Bat must this be? Must we again make all the great sacrifices political agitation requires ? Man- chester, Glasgow, Paisley, Coventry reply—" Our population wanders about without employment and without bread." The answer is given—" THE UNIONS MUST MEET." The people have left to others the power of legislating, and their industry has been sacrificed. They must acquire the power of protecting it themselves by the recovery of their ancient constitutional rights— Household Suffrage, Triennal Parliaments, Abolition of Property Qualification for Members of the House of Commons, Paid Members. The restoration of these rights will give the people the power to make just laws to secure prosperity, and mer- ciful laws to relieve distress. Distress, Mr. Editor, is coming, " like a destroying Angel:" no time is to be lost. It is for you— for the press— to call the people to their posts. I am, Mr. Editor, with great regard, Yours, T. CLUTTON SALT. The Parliamentary labours of the week have been far from satisfactory. Two days were lavished on the Irish Municipal Bill, a measure on which every man in the House has full}' made up his mind. Ministers pressed an adjournment on Monday, for no apparent purpose but to swell their majority, and they gained but one vote for the delay. The majority the one day was fifty- four, and the next fifty- five. On Wednesday Ministers slunk from their posts, and left the best measure of the session— the County- rates' Bill— to be rejected by the Tories. When the next pinch comes, if the Radicals were a revengeful race, they would refuse to attend, and leave the Ministers to the tender mercies of the party to which they are so ready to turn over the Radicals. On Thursday Mr. ROEBUCK brought forward a motion for the abolition of the miserable, but not the less injurious, penny tax on newspapers, and the substitution of a post- office tax. Ministers were in their place on this occasion, of course, and joined with the Tories in opposing' the motion. We shall, perhaps, recur to the arguments of Mr. S. RICE. They are choice. Of foreign news, save what we notice in our latest intelligence, there is literally none. We have devoted a considerable space to the trial of GREENACRE and his female associate. It constitutes a singular picture in the history of crime. It will be seen he has confessed. So, at least, the newspapers say. It is not a little curious that in the Newgate Calendar there should be a case of murder of a female and subsequent mutilation of the body, the perpetrator of which, a Frenchman, named GARDELLE, told precisely the same story as GREENACRE ; in the same chronicle also there is a story of a murder effected, as GREENACRE now says HANNAH BROWN'S w as, by holding the head of the victim over a pail, and in that position cutting his throat. MR. ATTWOOD.— On Tuesday the honourable mem- ber deferred his motion on the state of the Currency from Wednesday the 12th iust. to. Tuesday the 2nd of May. MR. SCHOLEFIELD.— We regret to state that this honourable gentleman has been detained in Birming- ham by severe indisposition, from which he is now, however, slowly recovering. His presence in London would have added a vote to the majority on the Irish Municipal bill. We don't think it would have added, in the smallest degree, to its chances of passing. We believe the Upper House are completely " bomb- proof" to any attack of the Lower, let the majority he what it may, and that it will be to the pressure of the people, and not the pressure of the representatives of the people, that they will at length be compelled to yield to—" a bombardment," not of good measures, but to a " bom- bardment" of resolute hearts. WARWICK SESSIONS.— By an error of the press last week, the name of J. Towers Lawrence, Esq., was omitted in the list of magistrates presiding. SQUALLS.— The Birmingham Tory lawyers, for some days past, have been as busy, to use a nautical phrase, as the devil in a gale of wind. The party has been sadly chafed by the repeated failures it has of late suffered, and is determined to make up its lee- way in some way or other. We advise the Reformers to look out. They will, we rather think, hear news next week that will surprise them. VOLUNTARY CHURCH SOCIETY On Thursday even- ing, a lecture on the laws of the New Testament, relating to the pecuniary support of the Christian Church, was delivered in Cannon- street Chapel by the Rev. Mr. Swan. Captain Moorsom presided as chairman, and the Chapel was numerously and very respectably filled. The lecture, which was well ar- ranged, and delivered with energy, was repeatedly applauded, and will, no doubt, be read with interest when published by the Society. Mr. GEORGE COMBE, OF EDINBURGH.— This gen- tleman, the author of the admirable work on " The Constitution of Man," is now engaged in delivering a Course of fourteen Lectures on Phrenology, in the great room of the Corn Exchange, Manchester. His audience, at bis second lecture oil Tuesday evening-, amounted to upwards of 600 persons. SUICIDE.— On Wednesday evening an inquest was held on the body of a man named Richard Taylor, who put an end to his existence by hanging himself. It appeared from the evidence, that the deceased had been a carter, aud resided in Wharf- street. For some time past he was observed to be in a desponding state of mind, and was attended by a surgeon. On Tues- day night he retired to bed, apparently as well as usual, and in the morning, contrary to custom, he got up about six o'clock and went down stairs. In about an hourafter, his wife gotup, and on going down found the unfortunate man suspended by a rope from a beam in the kitchen. She immediately cut him down, and surgical assistance was procured, but life was extinct. The jury returned a verdict that— the deceased de- stroyed himself whilst labouring under temporary insanity. The Russian Government have appointed Georg'e Richmond C'ollis, Esq., to be their Vice- Consul for the town of Birmingham, in consequence of the re- signation of Sir Edward Thomason. His Imperial Majesty commanded a letter to be written to Sir Edward, to express His Majesty's entire approval of the manner in which Sir Edward had, for nearly twenty years, filled the situation. The letter is ac- companied with a most splendid present, of a very costly brilliant diamond ring, enriched also in the centre with the Emperor's initials in brilliants. We are informed that the Directors of the Birming- ham and Derby Junction Railway let, on Wednesday last, the heaviest contract on the line ( in the neigh- bourhood of Tamworth) to Mr. Trubshaw, jun., a con- tractor of high respectability. BIRMINGHAM AND GLOUCESTER RAILWAY-.— COM- PENSATION CASES.— On Friday last a Jury of the county of Worcester sat at the Fighting Cocks, at Moseley, to assess the sum of money to be paid to Humphrey Pountney, Esq., of Manuel Hall, for land near Highgate, proposed to be taken by the Birming- ham and Gloucester Railway Company. Uvedale Corbett, Esq., presided as Assessor, and Robert Gil- lam, Esq., the Under- Sheriff, was also in attendance. Edward Lloyd Williams, Esq., was counsel for Mr. Pountney, the plaintiff, and William Wbateley, Esq., for the Company. Mr. Pountuev's claim amounted to £ 3,027 5s., and the Company's " offer to £ 650. The lan d actually required by the Company was half an acre and one- eighth. On the part of Mr. Pountuey a great number of surveyors and other witnesses were examined. The highest sum estimated by Mr. Pountney's witnesses was about £ 4300. On behalf of the Company various surveyors were also examined, the highest of whose estimates was about £ 600. A number of the witnesses on both sides also proved the prices at which land in the neighbourhood had been sold. The learned Assessor having carefully recapi- tulated the evidence, the Jury retired to consider their verdict, and in about a quarter of an hour returned a verdict for plaintiff for £ 752 lis., being about £ 3,550 less than the highest estimate of plaintiff's witnesses,' about £ 2,270 less than plaintiff's claim, and about £ 100 more than the Company's offer The case ex- cited great interest, and lasted upwards of twelve hours..— On Saturday morning a case of the same nature, between the Company and Samuel Rawlins, Esq., was called on. The land nearly adjoined to Mr. Pountney's. Mr. Rawlins' claim was about £ 2,980, and the Company's offer was £ 600. After some conference, the counsel on both sides agreed to take a verdict for such a sum as the Assessor should name A verdict for the plaintiff was accordingly taken by consent for £ 852 lis. being about £ 2,130 less than Mr. Rawlins' claim, and £ 250 more than the Company's offer. THE THEATRE.— We have not been fortunate enough, in consequence of a series of engagements, to witness, as yet, the performances. An elderly cor- respondent, who has had better luck, has had the kindness to send us a report of his impressions, of which we readily take advantage. Mr. Grattan, the first stranger, is ' a proper man to personate Iago. He is a splendid knave, > delightful wretch, a pleasing villain, an engaging coward. There is even, sir, a fear lest the abilities which the great author has given Iago should influence the public in favour of his ig- noble conduct, approaching onways to success; but not only has the fiery genius of incomparable Shakspeare pre- vailed to the side of morality, but the abilities of Mr. Grat- tan eminently pourtray the purposed character; the very position in which Iago was made, and by all desired to stand— by base dishonour, to beget throughout contempt by mean and foul insidiousness, to procure, in fine, the com- mon hatred. Mr. Lee ranks among the superior class of good performers, whilst the fine deportment and majestic air of Miss Ellis, conjoined with her abilities, win and de- serve the good affections and rapturous cheers of the house. Her personification of Emilia contrasted with the foulness of her husband, Iago, gained upon the heart and inspired a just dignity of faithful trust, and unsoiled, though suspected, virtue. Mrs. Tyrrell came on before the senate and bespoke her duty in a very true and natural style, and conducted her character with truth and excellent seeming, but she was scarcely soft enough in the last tragic scene— a scene re- quiring extraordinary powers, rarely seen perfect and col- lected in more than a few in the same age— she, as a whole, is to be considered as a good actress, and only the less engaging because she is not a spinster. Miss Byron seems equal to the Little Jockey, nor unaccustomed to the acting of it. The deceived creduhty^ of the uncle, with the Little Jockey's impudence, forms a comedy truly laughable, and suited to an afterpiece to a tragedy deep and sublime. We learn that Mr. Grattan and Miss Byron have been very successful. THE WEATHER The eldest born of Hyems has been strangled in the birth— for the year 1837 there will be no spring. The fourteenth of April is come when we write, and there is as little appearance of herbage on the ground or of leafage on the hedge- rows as there was at Christmas. We have had occasionally a bright and dazzling sunshine, but it has fallen on the face of fair England as impassively as it does on the gloomy roeks of Zembla. The cold bone- shaking north- east still courses over the land, sealing up the springs of vegetable life, and withering bud and blade by its baleful influence. In the north of Scotland, we see from the reports of our cotemporaries, the fields are in some instances mantled with snow; but north and south in Eng- land and Scotland they are, to use a hibernicism, clad in barrenness. The cattle are perishing for want of food, and if the present weather continue for a few weeks longer, we shall have to report, we have not the smallest doubt, the destruction of half the herds and flocks in the island. Even in the event of a favourable change, there is no small danger to be apprehended by the transition from starving to plenty. The capacity of endurance under the extremities of hunger is very great in the domestic animals, and if sustenance be at all supplied, however small the quantity, the danger of sinking is not so serious; it is when the vital powers have been reduced to great weakness by long fast- ing; and when a sudden abundance at once pours in upon them, that wide spreading disease and death almost invari- ably take place. Where a single head dies from want, a thousand die from the " murrain" as it is called, that follows want incautiously redressed. There is, we see, to be an eclipse of the moon on the 2lst, sometimes such a phenomenon is accompanied by a striking change in the weather; perhaps it may in this instance. We have one comfort in store, and that is, that no change which we can imagine, will be a change for the worse. LATEST NEWS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. THURSDAY. A long discussion took place on a motion made by Mr. Curteis, for a select committee to inquire whether any false evidence had been given belore the sub- committee, with re- ference to the observance of the standing orders, by the agents of Stephenson's line of railway to Brighton ; ulti- mately the debate on the question was adjourned until Monday next. Lord Hovvick gave notice, that, on the 1st of May, he would move for leave to bring in a bill on the subject of tithes in Ireland. Mr. ROEBUCK moved for the appointment of a select committee to take into consideration the expediency of abolishing the penny stamp on newspapers. The motion was seconded by Mr. Wakley. The CHANCELLOR of- the EXCHEQUER opposed the motion. He contended that the increase in the circulation of news- papers, and the total stoppage of the " unstamped," showed that the penny stamp on newspapers worked well; and con- cluded by moving as an amendment for certain returns con nected with the state of the newspaper press. After a discussion the House divided, when the motion was lost by a majority of 39— the numbers being, For the motion —— 42 Against it . , , 81 Sir EDWARD CODRINGTON moved for a return, stating the period at which certain officers were removed from the list of the navy and were deprived of their half- pay, and the reasons for such deprivation. Mr. C. WOOD resisted the motion, on the ground that each of these officers had been afforded an opportunity of stating their case to a proper tribunal, and had failed ill satis- fying that tribunal of their innocence, .• isThe motion was rejected, the numbers being— For the motion , 46 Mr. T. DUNCOMBE moved for copies of all the Parlia- mentary surveys of Church lands made in 1646, and depo- sited by Parliament in the library of manuscripts at Lam- beth Palace. Sir R. PEEL thought that, before disposing of the motion, they ought to ascertain explicitly if the documents in ques- tion were public property, and Lord John Russell having concurred in that opinion, the subject was postponed till Friday. Mr. Fox MAULE obtained leave to bring in a bill for the better regulation of prisons, and for the improvement of prison discipline. HOUSE OF LORDS. THURSDAY. The Irish Municipal Corporations Reform bill, and se- veral other bills, were brought up from the Commons. At a late part of the sitting, the Irish Municipal bill was, on the motion of Lord Melbourne, read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Tuesday, the 25th inst. The Duke of WELLINGTON expressed a wish that the second reading should be postponed, on account of the ab- sence of Lord Lyndhurst, but Lord Melbourne said he could not delay the consideration of matters of great public importance to suit the personal convenience of any indi- vidual. The remainder of the sitting was occupied in the presentation of a great number of petitions on the subject of Church- rates, and the forwarding of private bills upou the table. . The London papers seem still ignorant whether the appli- cation of the Liverpool merchants would or would not be successful. We believe we may state, on the best authority, that the Bank Directors have peremptorily refused to enter- tain it. We did not hear that more than one of their num- ber thought it in any respect admissible. The fact was, no guarantee was offered, nor was any claim stated save and except the extensive liabilities of the parties. We have spoken elsewhere of the hazardous position of the Bank, in relation to the application from Liverpool. The Chronicle says, that everything on the Stock Exchange looks gloomy. The people of the Stock Exchange know very little about the really gloomy prospect that awaits the country,' but they will learn by and by. Consols closed Thursday 90% ; Bir- mingham Railway 23 prem. The French Ministry are all sixes and sevens. The latest arrivals— Wednesday afternoon— describe an attempt of Mole and Montalivet to form a temporary cabinet even as hopeless; and that the task had devolved, in consequence, on Guizot. The Chamber has been adjourned indefinitely till something is arranged. The probability seems to be that Louis Philippe must take back Thiers whether he like it or not. CONFESSION OF GREENACRE— The following is said to be the substance of a confession made by this criminal on Wed- nesday— " After his arrival with his unfortunate victim at Carpen- ter's- place, on the afternoon of Saturday, the 24th of De- cember last, ( Christmas- eve) a quarrel arose between them on the subject of the property each had repre- sented themselves to possess, when the deceased ( Mrs. Brown) using strong language towards him for deceiving her, so exasperated him that he took up a piece of wood re- sembling the roller for a jack- towel or for a piece of silk, which at the moment was lying near him, and struck her violently on the right eye, which blow inflicted the injury that had been so ably described by Mr. Girdwood and the other surgeons at the different examinations, and at the trial. The blow instantly stunned her; but he prevented her falling to the ground by seizing hold of the chair. He then placed a pail which was standing in the room by the side of the chair, and, holding her neck over it, he with a com- mon table- knife cut her throat; and held her in that position until the blood had ceased to flow. He then sat himself down for a short time, for the purpose of reflecting what he was to do with the body. Various modes suggested them- selves to his mind, but at length ( within an hour after he had committed the horrid deed) he determined upon its dismemberment in the revolting manner which has been so often described. After dissevering the head and limbs from the trunk, he put the former in a bag, and placing it under his arm, he proceeded with it to the house of Mr. Evan Davis, in Bartholomew- close, Smithlield, and made the statement relative to his having quarrelled with Mrs. Brown, and the marriage having been broken off, which has been described in the evidence of that individual and his wife. After leaving their house, which was about eleven o'clock on the night of Christmas- eve, he proceeded on to Stepney, when, taking the head out of the bag, he threw it into the Re- gent's- canal, not far from theBpot( Ben Jonson's lock) where it was on the 6th of January discovered. He inquired whether the privy of the house, No. 6, in Carpenter's- place, in which the horrible tragedy was committed, had been searched, and on being answered in the affirmative, but that nothing of a suspicious nature had been found there, he ex- pressed his surprise at the circumstance, declaring that pre- vious to the blood coagulating he threw the contents of the pail down it. ASTON GUARDIANS. The people of Aston, as we stated last week, have been even more successful, because more united, in their choice of Guardians than the people of Birmingham. After a great deal of unnecessary, if not vexatious, delay on the part of the Tory Churchwardens, the return was effected on Tuesday, Soir. e objection, we understand, was hinted re- specting the right of any two of the returning officers to make the return, which, however, was at once put down by the Commissioner, Mr. Earle, who happened to be present, and who pointed to the clause of the act, which states, that for the purposes of the act, the signatures of any two of the returning officers shall be sufficient. It was then objected that a protest had been presented to the returning officers calling upon them to reject the votes of persons not quali- fied by payment of all parochial rates, and that there had not been time allowed for going into such a scrutiny as would enable the returning officers to decide who had and who had not paid. This objection was also disposed of, on the formal ground, that it was sufficient proof of the correctnessof the return that it was duly attested in terms of the act. Previous to the return being made, there was evinced an extraordinary anxiety on the part of a small sec- tion of the new Guardians— four in number, we believe — to proceed to business, by appointing a chairman. The irregularity of so smrdl a section of the Guardians exercis- ing so important a function of the entire body, having been pointed out by the Commissioner! the attempt was not pressed. Another proposal to elect a chairman pro tempore, was, alter the Aston return had been made, carried into ef- fect, and Mr. Gammon was chosen to that office by a large majority; the numbers for Mr. Barker, the other gentleman proposed, being no more than three or four. Subsequent.^, Mr. Webster was elected chairman, and Mr. Gammon vice- chairman, for the current year, without op- position. Some threats have been thrown out of an appli- cation to the King's Bench to reduce the election, and a quo warranto is talked of. We do not think that the Guardians need feel any extraordinary uneasiness under this an- nouncement. In the first place, tve believe, that the Anti- Poor- law Tories of Aston, who, with such singular consistency, have been moving heaven and earth to get the management of the Poor- law into their own hands, are not quite so flush of sovereigns, nor quite so ignorant of their value in these times, as to throw them away in any so des- perate a cause. In the second place, we apprehend the answer to the demand by what wariant the new Guardians of Aston presume to exercise their functions, to be a very simple and satisfactory one, namely, the formal and au- thorised return of Messrs. Banks and Swingler, and that any proceeding to be adopted, must be directed against these gentlemen for an undue return, and not against the persons acting under that return. But what are the pre- tended grounds of challenge ? The Poor- law Act, in this and in many cases a most imperfect Act we admit, says that no person shall be qualified to vote, who has not been assessed to all parochial rates for twelve months previous to the day of election, and. who has not paid all such parochial rates as have been gianted during the previous six months. There is an obiter dictum of Mr. Tidd Pratt, appended to the Act as published by Mr. Knight, that by " parochial rate" is meant Church and Highway Rate. We apprehend that Mr. Tidd Pratt ought to have added, pro- vided such rates are imposed upon and payable by the pa- rishioners generally; for we think no principle can be clearer than that a rate assessed upon and payable by a part of a parish, is not in law or English a parochial rate. This plain distinction between the partial rates of a hamlet, and the general rates of the parish, knocks off all Highwuy Rates, und indeed all local rates for the parish of Aston, save and except Church Itates, that being, in fact, the only rate as- sessed upon and payable by all the parishioners. Now it so happens, unluckily for the objectors, that there had been no Church Rate in Aston assessed or a- « essable during the only twelve months for which an elector is required to qualify, the last having been granted in 1835. Even if the Highway Rate for Bordesley and Deritend, and that for Duddeston aud Nechells, should be held to be parochial rates, the case would not be mended, inasmuch as the only HighwuylRate for either section of the parish, granted during the twelvemonths preceding the election, is not yet six months due, and therefore does not come under the act. But there is a plain matter of fact that will, as much as any legal consideration, induce the Tories to pause, and that is, and they know it perfectly, that were every elector in the pa- rish who has not paid his Church Rate and Highway Rate struck off, their minority would still want someseven oreight hundred of the number required to convert it into a majo- rity. An application to the King's Bench would at best be sowing the wind to reap the whirlwind. The result of the Aston election is as pretty an answer as a man would desire to the assertions of reaction that have been so roundly msde respecting the nation generally, and Birmingham in parti- cular. The highest person on the Reform list— Mr. Gam- mon— liad 1001 votes more than the highest on the Tory list; and the lowest on the Reforming list— Mr. Walker— had 898 over the lowest on the Tory list} THE BIRMINGHAM JO URN A L. Even in respect to " owners" votes, to secure which, the Tories made the greatest possible exertion, sparing nothing to compass them, the minority of the Reformers was trifling— they had 500 votes or thereby, whilethe Tories had 600. The case of Aston shows the value of the party with the commonalty. The case of the Guardians of Bir- mingham had previously shown its value amongst the " respectables," with whom the Tories are so anxious on all occasions to identify themselves. Our rate is nominally 12/., but, in reality, it approaches nearer to 20/. I he Tories did their utmost here as they did in Aston, and the Reformers beat them by 4 to 1, and, had it not been for an unfortunate division, they would have been annihilated. Whether, therefore, they appeal to the higher or lower class of householders, it is plain their appeal is equally cer- tain of rejection. „ ,, Some curious particulars in the voting for the several can- didates have been pointed out to our notice. The aggregate number given for the eighteen Reformers who were elected, was 45,149; for the 70 Tories who were not elected, ( there were two Reformers accidentally among the rejected,) 34,454, leaving an excess in favour of the former, of 10,495 votes. The average number of votes tor each of the eighteen Reformers was 2,508; giving to the first eighteen Tories the entire votes scattered over their party, they would still have an average of 1,914 only, •. leaving an average majority of 594 to the Reformers. The Tories in the case of Aston, as in many others, have the consola- tion to reflect that the shame and humiliation to which they have been subjected, has been exclusively their own seek- ing. By the exercise of ever so little moderation, they might have retained on the new, the not small minority that they succeeded in obtaining on the old list. But they would insist on driving out the Reformers altogether. They would not allow their company to he polluted by a solitary Radical. The Radicals, to many of whom the duties ol Guardian are most inconvenient as well as burdensome, were anxious that the old board should be re- elected, and that the parish should not he again unnecessarily disturbed. But the Tories would have their own list— all their own list— and nothing but their own list. Look at these ignorant and confident boasters at the Vauxhall meeting. Look at them now. There is re- action with a vengeance. So m uch for the Vox populi and the Vox Aulae! In reference to the conduct of the returning officers, a Coirespondent, since the above was written, has sent us the following statement : — " When Messrs. Swingler and Banks entered on their office, they foBnd that their predecessors, in conjunction with Messrs. Payne and Smallwood, had directed voting papers to be delivered to such persons only as were quali- fied to vote according to the New Poor- law Amendment Act, sec. 40, and to the orders of the Poor- law Commis- sioners. Upon enquiry from the Assistant- overseers, Messrs. S. and B. found that, in no case, had voting papers been left except where the party had been rated for twelve months, and had paid the Poor- rate granted June 2nd, 1836, which was the only one necessary to qualify them to vote. The Overseers and Messrs. Payne and Smallwood recorded the names and votes of all such occupiers as had filled up their voting papers without any objection being raised against the validity of the votes. Five days, however, after the names of the occupiers had been recorded, and three days after the time allowed for the election, a protest against the return was lodged by Messrs. Marshall and Vyse, signed by a dozen of rate- payers. On the receipt of this protest, Messrs. Payne and Smallwood wished to make a further scrutiny, but Messrs. Banks and Swingler, knowing that the time allowed by law for the election was expired; and considering the wished for scrutiny to be only an attempt at delay; and teeling satisfied that the overwhelming ma- jority could not be disturbed, determined upon making the return. Messrs. Payne and Smallwood then refused to sign it. The other Overseers, Messrs. Pickhorn and Har- greaves, were present only one day during the time the votes were being recorded, neither of them was present at Erding- ton. On Tuesday last the Churchwardens and two of the Overseers waited upon Mr. Earle, at Erdington, to ask his advice; he referred them to the order of the Poor- law Commissioners, which is in the following words— ' Whenever the signatures of the churchwardens and over- seers are required in this order to be subscribed to any no- tice or other document appertaining in any manner to the said elections, it shall not be necessary that the signatures of more than two of the churchwardens and overseers, or either of them, to be subscribed to the same.' Mr. Earle also gave the following advice— ' That if any two of the churchwardens or overseers, or eithdr of them, should send in a return declaring that cer- tain persons were duly elected, there was no method of le- gally impugning that return except through the Court of King's Bench, that the Board of Guardians could not un- dertake to arbitrate upon disputed facts, that they had no right to assume on any evidence that the overseers signing the return had put their signatures to a falsehood, and that the parties named in the return had a right to such privi- leges as the return, if undisputed, would undoubtedly give them until it was set aside by a competent tribunal.' Under these circumstances, and in strict conformity with the Act and instructions, the return was made. In the subjoined lists, the gentlemen elected are arranged in alphabetical order; the gentlemen who were not elected are arranged ac ordingto the number of votes given to each ; the first eighteen of the rejected constitute the Vauxhall list, which was to carry all before it. How are the mighty fallen ! Butcherd, John, iron- founder, Park- place — 2506 Beale, William, gentleman, Spark- brook — 2581 Colmore, Thomas, gentleman, Highgate — 2486 Gammon, William, glass- manufacturer, Green- lanes, Bordesley — — — — 2669 Haycock, Samuel, mathematical instrument- maker, » Woodcock- street — — — 2588 Hardwick, John, builder, Bradford- street — 2492 Ingall, William, brassfounder, Bordesley — 2586 Jenkins, William, farmer, Water Orton ™ 2498 Jenkins, William, iron master, Small heath ™ 2477 Loveridge, Samuel, grocer, Aston road — 2412 Lloyd, Samuel, banker, Spark brook — 2635 Millichamp, Benjamin, maltster, Lozell's lane — 2405 Nicklin, Edward, wire worker, Highgate ™ 2473 Simms, Thomas, iron master, Aston Manor — 2504 Thornton, James, manufacturer, Bradford street 2463 Walker, Charles, maltster, Prospect row — 2387 Webb, Robert, solicitor, Camp hill — — 2479 Wigley Reuben, manufacturer, Small heath ,— 2508 The following is a list of the unsuccessful Candidates: — Isaac Marshal), Bradford street — — 1668 John Llewellyn, Prospect row .—. ™ 1658 Thomas Cox, Bordesley — — — 1607 John Smallwood, Castle Bromwich — — 1602 John Mister, Aston — — — 1588 William Wheelwright, Erdington — — 1584 Richard Fowler, jun. Erdington ™ 1582 George Joseph Green, Dartmouth street — 1577 Richard Harborne, Bordesley — .— 1576 John Brearley Payne, Little Bromwich — 1572 John Chattock, Castle Bromwich — — 1571 Thomas Powell, Aston road —. — 1558 William Botteley, Prospect row — — 1557 John Vyse, Witton — — — 1544 Charles Allen Line, Little Bromwich — 1531 John Blakesley, Castle Bromwich — — 1521 Richard Pountney, Bordesley — — 1510 Edward Hill, Bordesley Park — — 1489 William Wilcox, Lawley street — — 350 Josiali Robins, Aston road .— ™ 292 Henry Kendall, Bristol road — — 272 Rev. Josiah Allport, Great Brook street — 271 Daniel Ledsam, Birmingham — ,— 226 Philip M. Twells, Ashted — — — 225 George Armitage, Aston road — ™ 201 Henry Honor Cracklow, Heneage- street — 198 James Watt, Esq., Aston Hall — — 196 John Bacchus, Dartmouth street — — 195 Richard Fowler, sen., Erdington ™ — 177 John Whittingham, Ashted — — 174 Isaac Marshall, jun. Ward- end — — 169 John Chattaway, Saltley ™ — 168 Joseph Pickard, Great Brook street — — 166 William Bourne, Great Brook street — — 149 John Morgan Knott, Highgate .—. — 149 Charles James Greaves, Prospect row 146 Philip Beck, Aslited row — — — 142 Thomas Knott, Camp hill ™ 139 Isaac Hill, sen., Green lanes — ™ 137 William Fowler, Erdington ™ — 132 William Mole, Bradford street — 120 William Henry Pitt, Ashted row — — 120 Rev. Edwin Kempson, Castle Bromwich 115 Francis Mole, Spark brook — 115 John Ensell, Ashted — — — 110 George Docker, Aston — — 105 Thomas Hutton, Washwood heath — 103 Rev. Egerton Bagot, Pipe Hayes, Erdington 100 Thomas Mole, Bradford street — 100 John Simmons Green, Saltley ™ 94 Benjamin Steadman, Vauxhall , , 88 William Sumner, Camp hill „ ™ 84 John Briscoe, Little Bromwich „ m 83 AVilliam Webb, Castle Bromwich — 83 Zacli. Twamley, jun., Castle Bromwich 77 William Harding, Sallord Bridge 74 Samuel Potter, Aston Park 73 John Short, Witton — 69 Richard Gibson, Castle Bromwich 68 William Littleliales, Erdington 60 Richard Hector Cooksey, Bradford street 59 Joseph Dowler, Saltley ™ 58 Richard Powell, Erdington 52 Benjamin Pickhorn, Erdington „. 51 Thomas Browne, Small heath „„ „„ 50 Thomas Wakefield, Water Orton Charles Bikker, Bradford street William Sharpe, Erdington John Witton, Erdington Thomas King, Castle Bromwich Joseph Cotterill, Water Orton William Ashbury, Park Hall 50 46 39 35 29 24 23 CHURCH- RATES. CONGREGATIONAL MEETING AT CAHRS LANE. On Tuesday evening a very numerous and highly respect- able meeting of the Independent Congregation of Carr's- lane, was held in the School- room, for the purpose of con- sidering the propriety of petitioning Parliament to pass the bill introduced by His Majesty's Ministers, for the abolition of Church- rates. JAMES JAMES, Esq., was called to the chair, and opened the business in an appropriate speech. He said they were called together by a notice given in the chapel on Sunday, for the purpose of considering the propriety of petitioning Parliament to pass the bill for the regulation of Church- rates then before them. He need not tell them, for they had already taken a very active part in reference to the question of Church- rates, how very obnoxious and vexatious the system was deemed by the people, not only in Birming- ham, but in all other parts of the country. The people of Birmingham had a common interest in getting rid of this obnoxious impost— he might say they had a great and par- ticular interest, because they had now been for some years without paying any Church- rates. Still, however, they were subject to them, if the party who wished to enforce them could obtain a rate. The law was still in exist- ence, and the only hope of its abrogation was to be found in their own exertions. He was sorry to say there existed amongst Churchmen a pertinacity on the subject which was very painful to him. He really could not con- ceive how Christians could take that by force for the mainte- nance of religion which ought to be given cheerfully and voluntarily. ( Hear, hear.) In all other cases the reluct- ance of the giver deducted from the value of the gift, but in this case it would appear that the reluctance of the giver enhanced its value. It was a painful reflection to think such was the case, but it was true. They were met that night in the capacity ofa congregation, to petition the Legis- lature to pass the bill introduced for the abolition of this impost, and although they might not be all particularly acquainted with the details of the Ministerial plan of relief, they were no doubt so far well acquainted with its principle as to render little more than a reference to it necossary. The general principle of the bill was, that without adding to the burdens of any class in the community, ample provision would be made for the maintenance and decent support of the Established Churches leaving only a very small portion to be raised by pew rents. The interest of a single person, lay or ecclesiastic, was not to be interfered with, but a por- tion of the Church property was to be made available for Church purposes. During the discussion upon the Irish Tithe bill, it was strongly argued that it ought not to pass, because it went to appropriate the funds to other than purely ecclesiastical purposes; but this argument, if it could be called one, being completely inapplicable to the bill for the abolition of church- rates, the opposing party were obliged to abandon the cry of misappropriation ; a cry which, if he was to give expression to his feelings, he should designate by an epithet often thrown at Dissenters. He should call it the cry of " cant," and nothing more. Already a strong opposition had commenced to the bill, and that in a quarter from which, in his opinion they ought least to ex- pect it. The spiritual Lords, before it entered their House, iiad met, and that too in a spirit very unlike that which ac tuated the primitive apo6tles or their immediate disciples. ( Hear, hear.) If the people were not united they would not get the bill passed at all, because it was clear there was a determination on the part of the bishops to resist it. He would, however, say, that until the bill did pass there would be no peace, no real peace, in the land. ( Hear, hear.) The Dissenters loved and desired peace, but they loved religious liberty still more, and they must sacrifice the former, if necessary to secure the latter. If they did not succeed this session they must keep their purpose in a solemn resolution that they would be freed from the obnoxious impost. The Rev. ANGEL JAMES moved the first resolution. ( See advertisement.) After a few introductory observations he said it was probable, for the part he was then taking, he would be ranked amongst those called political Dissenters. Now if they meant by political Dissenter one who was a member of some political club, one who attended public meetings or frequented public dinners, one who busied him- self in the affairs of civil government, one who was to be found active upon committees of contested elections, one who was endeavouring to inflame the public mind, and keep men arrayed against each other— if this was the character whom they would designate a political Dissenter, then he must disclaim the application of the title to him, and he was sure his congregation would bear him out that it was unmerited. If, however, by political Dissenter they meant one who wished to rid himself and congregation of a griev- ance, and for that purpose would use only those means afforded by the constitution, he must be called a political Dissenter. He must honestly confess he considered the system of Church- rates unjust to Dissenters, vexatious to the empire, injurious to the cause of religion, aud disrepu- table to the Church of England herself. [ The rev. gentle- man in a very clear and able manner proceeded to prove the assertions he had made.] Relative to it being vexatious to the empire, he would ask what was it convulsed the king- dom from one end to the other, what was it on each suc- cessive Easter Tuesday which sounded the trumpet of war throughout the land and marshalled all the bad passions of the people, what was it that made that day dreaded by the peaceable inhabitants of Birmingham? He replied it was Church- rates. ( Hear.) When he considered that many of the men engaged in the ministry of the Established Church in Birmingham, were zealous, pious, and devout men ; he declared from the bottom of his soul, that he wished for the removal of Church- rates, because he believed it would increase their usefulness, and enable them to carry on more effectually, the work of love in which they were engaged. Was it, he would ask, right for the Church to be constantly at variance with the people, and exciting all the angry feelings and bad passions against her. He thought not, and so thought her best friends. For many reasons it was most desirable that the system should be altered ; and then came the question, how was it to be altered? In his opinion, a better plan could not be devised than that pro- posed by His Majesty's Ministers. It was a measure which reflected credit on His Majesty's Government, and well and nobly had Ministers redeemed their pledge to the country. ( Hear, hear.) It was a measure founded on equity, be- cause it did not interfere with the existing right of any indi- vidual; whilst, at the same time, it relieved the Dissenters from an unjust and vexatious impost. It had bis most entire support and approbation. Now, they were met that evening to petition Parliament to carry out that measure.— It might pass through the House of Commons, but it was doubtful, very doubtful, whether it would pass through the House of Lords. Several objections had been already raised against it. It had been said, that if that measure was granted, it would only encourage the Dissenters to ask for nil abolition of tithes. Now he asserted that tithes and Church- rates were two distinct things; and it was not a fair way of meeting the question, so to mix them. The question was, were Church- rates unjust? If so, they ought to be re- moved without reference to any other measure. He would give no pledge, nor would he make any promise, but this be would say, let the Legislature settle the question of Church- rates to the satisfaction of the Dissenters, and he did not think there was any other subject likely to agitate the public mind. In conclusion, said the rev. gentleman— Wemustpre- pare for disappointment. If the House of Lords, in its wis- dom, shall think fit to refuse the measure, let not that for one single moment induce in any mind a doubt whether that part of the legislature is worth retaining. I take this oppor- tunity of saying I do not go the length of others with respect to this branch of the legislature. Again, if the Bishops should think right still to reject the measure, let nothing dis. respectful, nothing acrimonious escape your lips, nor even be cherished in your minds with respect to this order of men. We ought to believe these men act from conscien- tious motives in their opposition to the measure, and that they are as sincere as we are who wish it to become law. I wish moderation to characterize our proceedings, because success obtained by this means is best after all. We must not impute bad motives to others unless we have good proof to warrant us in doing so. We can go on firmly and unitedly without ill feeling, and eventually our cause must triumph. The rev. gentleman concluded by proposing the resolution, which was seconded by Mr. Beilby and unanimously car ried. JOHN PEARSALL, Esq., moved the adoption of a petition upon which Mr. S. JAMES addressed the meeting in expla- nation of the legal provisions of the plan introduced by mi- nisters. Mr. BEAUMONT seconded the resolution, and concurred in the observations of the Rev. Mr. James respecting the course which, as Dissenters, they ought to pursue in refer- ence to the question then under consideration. He was most decidedly opposed to Church- rates from principle, and was most anxious to see tliem removed, but he was equally anxious that their efforts to get rid of them should be at- tended with calmness and good feeling, whilst, at the same time, theydisplayed a becoming firmness and determination. He feared there would be great cause given them for the ex- ercise of their patience, much more than they might be dis- posed to calculate upon. He had no hope that the measure then before the House would pass this session, but he did hope that the steady and unflinching spirit which would be displayed by the Dissenters would eventually secure the object that he had so much at heart. Mr. WALFOUD said he concurred with all his heart in the sentiments entertained in the petition, but he could not concur in what had fallen from his respected pastor res- pecting their mitred Bishops in the House of Lords. ( Loud cheers.) He considered they were a body of men very unreasonable and unjust in their demands in wishing to exact from those of another religion money they did not wish to give. ( Renewed cheers.) He considered them a very unjust set of men, because they had not given back to the poor that which from time to time they had deprived them of. As to their conduct with respect to the measure then before the House of Commons, he must say their con- duct was equally bad, for before ever it was brought to the House of Lords, they met and condemned it. ( Hear, hear.) Now this was, in his opinion, very bad conduct. ( Applause.) It showed one thing, however, which pleased him, and that was that their lordships were a little intimi- dated, for if they were not, they would not have been in such a hurry to condemn the measure. The fact was, they had a bad cause, and they thought they had better stifle the question before it came to be discussed before them. They seemed to feel the difficulty of their situation, and it was his most earnest wish that they might feel it more and more until they made up their minds to do what was right to- wards the people. The Rev. Mr. JAMES said he had not spoken of actions. He had only spoken of motives, and he would again repeat what he had said, they had no right to impute bad motives without good proof. Mr. WALFORD said he had not alluded to their motives, nor did he wish to judge them by their motives. He judged them by their actions. ( Hear, hear, and applause.) It was a fact that the late Bishop of Durham had applied money belonging to the poor, to other purposes than those for which it ought to have been applied. They need not be afraid to mention that fact, because it had been stated in the public newspapers, and it was well known. ( Applause.) He hoped the Dissenters would stand firm, and obtain what they had a right to, namely, an exemption from unjust exactions. The CHAIRMAN said Mr. Walford had given a very good illustration of what he ( the Chairman) had said in his open- ing address. A resolution for the insertion of the resolutions in the Birmingham papers, was then proposed and carried, after which the meeting broke lip. INSOLVENT COURT. On Tuesday a Court for the relief of Insolvent Debtors was held at the Public- office before Mr. Commissioner Reynolds, when the following persons were discharged: — Isaac Reed, caster, Weaman- street. Joseph Smith, cabinet maker, Pingles, Deritend. Michael Bromwich, coal dealer, Great Barr- street. William Edwards, shoemaker, Stafford- street.— Dis- charged conditionally. William Buckley, glazier, Sheep- street. Samuel Tongue, ornament maker, George- street. Frederick Blunn, spoon maker, Great Brook- street. Rebecca Howie, huxter, Canal- street. William Ashley, firework maker, Livery- street. William Brinley, shoe maker, Barr- street, Hockley. Charles Lander, japanner, Edmund- street.— Petition dis- missed. Obadiah Jones, retail brewer, Tower- streeet Remanded for four months. William Jackson, water seller, Edmund- street.— Petition dismissed. REFORM ASSOCIATION. On Thursday evening, at' the weekly meeting of the As- sociation, P. H. MUNTZ, Esq., called the attention of the Council to the existing state of trade throughout the king- dom. He said it was a subject of deep regret that great dis- tress was beginning to be felt in every part of the country. ( Hear, hear.) He feared that it would be more severely felt in a few weeks hence; and unless some prompt and effectual remedy was applied, still more so in a few months. ( Hear, hear.) In December last that Council, clearly foreseeing the approaching evils, had published an Address to the people of England with respect to it, in which they clearly showed into what state of difficulty and destitution they would soon be placed. At the time it was published, the Address produced but little effect; some were unwill- ing to acknowledge the difficulties, and others from various motives were unwilling to come forward so long as they themselves were unaffected. Every body thought of him- self alone ; and so, he feared, they would go on from bad to worse, until between small profits and no profits, between bad wages and no wages, they were all reduced to one com- mon misery. If the people— the working people who were sure to be the greatest sufferers, thought proper to submit to their privations, why they had a right to enjoy their bread and water, or water without bread, for it would come to that: but if they preferred the necessaries and comforts of life, to which they were entitled, they would unite firmly and demand them; and having done so no power in the country could prevent them from obtaining what they demanded. Mr. DOUGLAS thought the Chairman had very properly called attention to the commercial embarrassments of the country. In his ( Mr. D.' s) opinion, the whole of the pre- sent difficulties arose from the fact of the people being un- represented in the House of Commons. ( Hear.) He wished it to be deeply impressed upon their minds, that were they properly represented there they would not be perpetually subject to those fluctuations in trade and com- merce out of which their present difficulties arose. They asked how came it that ever and anon, they were afflicted by these recurring evils. He would say it was impossible to trace them to any other cause than the laws which had hitherto regulated the commerce of the country. ( Hear, hear.) To the repeal of those laws they must, therefore, direct their attention ; and, as a first and necessary step, they must obtain an extension of the franchise. It was im- possible to expect that the present House of Commons would pass laws for the benefit of the industrious classes. The landlords would not pass laws to make bread cheap, for by so doing they would reduce their rent6. The money Lords would not pass laws to make money cheap, for by so doing they would necessarily curtail their profits. The pensioners would not reduce the taxes, because they and their families were solely depending for support upon the taxes. In a word, the various orders in the present House of Commons had a direct interest in maintaining the unjust and unequal laws, in which originated the evils they had at pre- sent to complain of, and until, by an extension of the fran- chise, the people had the power of returning men to Parlia- ment who really represented their interests and un- derstood their interests, they need never expect anything like a permanent change for the better. ( Heir, hear.) Mr. SALT fully concurred in the view taken of the subject by Mr. Douglas. The fact could not be'concealed, that there did exist great distress all over the kingdom. In Manchester ten thousand persons had been lately thrown out of employment by the failure of three or four houses. In Birmingham, for the most part, workmen had employ- ment only for three or four days in the week. ( Hear, hear.) This was a state of things which could not long exist; which must not be endured. ( Applause.; If it liarl been proposed that a tax of fifteen shillings per week was to be levied upon the industry of the workmen of Birming- ham, would they have submitted to it? Certainly not. And yet this was being done all over tile kingdom, only in a different manner. The people were deprived of the fruits of their industry; the man, whoa little while ago earned thirty shillings per week, could now, with difficulty, earn fifteen. The progress of their sufferings was far more rapid than many were aware of. Raw material had, in many in- stances, fallen fifty per cent in value; and still the manu- facturers could not go on. It was his opinion the Associa- tion ought to call a special meeting to consider what was best to be done under the present circumstances. It was a duty they owed the industrious classes to come forward and advise them in their difficulties. The working men were not accustomed to come forward, or to take any leading part in public matters ; and they ought not to be allowed to pine away in misery, without affording them an opportunity of giving expression to their feelings ; and making known their wants to those who have the power of redressing them. Mr. S. concluded by proposing the resolution which is em- bodied in an advertisement in another column. The CHAIRMAN wisiied to know if Mr. Salt contemplated a town's meeting; if so, he feared they could not have one immediately. The inclemency of the weather would pre- vent a meeting from being held out of doors, and they could not have the Town- hall for some weeks, at least. Mr. SALT replied, he was decidedly favourable to a town's meeting, but at present he only wished to call a preparatory meeting in the large room of the Public- office. Mr. DOUGLAS having seconded Mr. Salt's resolution, it was put and carried unanimously. Mr. EDMONDS said, the fact of ten thousand men having been thrown out of employment in Manchester was truly appaling. The sum of human misery occasioned by such an event must be immense. The sufferings of the poor in such cases were indescribable, and those of their employers were not less. In his opinion, it was impossible to con- ceive anything to equal the griefs and affliction eiidured by men in trade under commercial difficulties such as the coun- try had now to contend with. He agreed most fully in the propriety of calling a meeting to consider the present state of the country, and he hoped they would be able to adopt such measures as would lead to speedy relief. On the motion of Mr. JOHN PIERCE, seconded by Mr. CUTLER, Messrs. Muntz, Douglas, Aaron, and Edmonds, were appointed to make the necessary arrangements for the pioposed meeting. THE CANADIAN COMMISSIONERS. With the view of making the public better acquainted with some of the worthies on whose advice the Government has acted in its fierce and sweeping attacks on the liberties and constitution of the North American Colonies, we are induced to put into English circulation a document trans- mitted to us by a correspondent from India— the charge of Sir Charles Grey, then Chief Justice at Bengal, to a special jury. A very short explanation of this paper is requisite.— In 1827, the East India Company imposed a stamp tax on the European and native inhabitants of Calcutta ; but, after the law was passed, they found that it was not valid, unless sanctioned by a registration in the King's Court of Justice. They applied for the registration; and, there being but two judges on the bench at the time, and the chief, Sir Charles Grey, having the casting voice, there was no great difficulty about getting this done— the stamp tax became law. Next year, the Indian Government instituted two prosecutions against one of the principal mercantile firms of Calcutta, for drawing bills of exchange on unstamped paper; and Sir Charles Grey and his colleague had to try causes arising out of a law which they were themselves parties in passing. It appears, that in the schedule of the law, bills of exchange were not specified; but the Chief Justice contended that they were included under the name of " other obligations;" while the counsel of the defendants pleaded, that, in law, an " obligation" to pay money was a " sealed instrument," and that the prosecution being a criminal one; the law ought to be rigidly construed. One of the three judges, now Chief Justice of Calcutta, and nearly the whole bar, agreed in this latter view. In the first trial, the jury gave a verdict for tiie defendants— contrary to the directions of the Chief Justice; and it was on the second trial that Justice Midas, losing all patience, delivered himself of the following phi- lippic; despite of which, however, the jury found another verdict for the defendants. " Gentlemen, I will next draw your attention to the situation in which you stand, and to what I conceive would be the ruinous consequences that would follow your de- parture from the rules of English juries. You stand at a crisis— at the last of the Charter. This is the second case of the kind you have been called upon to try. These sourcesof raisingrevenue must spread if colonization spreads, and must be drawn from British subjects; for can it be said, that they are to be excluded from contributing towards re- lieving the burden of the State? Gentlemen, you are also at another crisis: exertions are making to introduce into this country trial by jury— very much on your conduct will de- pend this and what I have before mentioned. Do not blind yourselves to the consequences. Do not give an appearance tor saying that you, by your verdict, have done that which may prevent the introduction into this countiy of trial by jury in all cases. " Gentlemen, there are other modes besides the present of recovering and enforcing the payment of the revenue.— When a special jury was moved for, in this case, there was, at first, a doubt as to the right of bringing it before a jury at all; the Court were, however, of opinion, that, as it was, in a certain degree, a criminal prosecution, it was the best means of trying it. But, if it shall be found that juries give any foundation to say that they will not take the direction of the Court in revenue cases, they may be preventedfrom inter- Jering in such cases at all. " Gentlemen, in many countries, juries have no voice in such matters. In England, no paper can be produced in a court of justioe unless it be stamped; and I am glad that such a clause was omitted in the present regulation. But do you think, that if a statement went home, that juries defeated and would not take the law as expounded by those who are bound to expound it to them, that other means than the present could not be found for enforcing this regulation? I have told you, you stand at the introduction of a new system. If the conduct of a jury is not free from suspicion or collusion, no legislature could extend the right of trial by jury to this country; and if they take the power of deciding law as well as fact into their own hands as a right, they will not long have it in their power to exercise that right. The Legislature might, if they thought proper, separate the question of law from fact, and means could be devised for compelling juries to confine themselves to their proper province. " i'ou have no right, under the British law, to decide whether a bill of exchange is an obligation for payment of money. My direction is, that the construction put upon the regulation by the Court is a legal construction. If you take upon yourselves to decide it, there can be no further deliberation; if not, it can be moved in arrest of judgment. I say that it would be a violation of all law of your sacred duties, and fatal to your institution, to take upon yourselves to decide the validity of this regulation as a law." Was the author of this speech— was a man who enter- tained such notions of colonial taxation and colonial liberty — a fit person to be intrusted with a mission of conciliation to a colony excited and disgusted by long- continued mis- government? The injunction at court was, " not to lose Canada;" in obedience to which, and with a recollection of former recommendations on a similar subject from the same quarter, Sir Charles recommends the only class of measures by which the connexion could be perilled. The Thirteen American Colonies were lost by a small stamp- tax— by taxes on such petty items of consumption as paper, glass, red lead, and white lead, and twopence per pound on tea. To say nothing of the refusal to reform the mock House of Lords of Lower Canada, is it possible to conceive that the seizure of 140,000/. of the Canadian taxes— five times more than the amount of the taxes which produced the separation of the old Colonies, levied on less than one- third part of the number of people— should not, sooner or later, lead to in- surrection and separation ? The Colonial Office gentry, and those who are advised by them, clearly look upon the history of their country for the last seventy years as " an old alma- nack." By the way, is the Canadian Commissioner the same Sir Charles Grey who is invited by the Reform Association of Tynemouth as a candidate at the next election ? If so, the Reformers of Tynemouth are not in their wits; or they are i I disguise. Let them be asked, as a matter of curiosity, to point out the microscopic difference between the hair- splitting prerogative lawyer and even George Frederick Young, truant to pledge and principle as he is Spectator. PUBLIC OFFICE. young man, a clerk to Mr. Harrison, stated that a few days ago he was absent from the office for a few minutes, and on his return he saw the prisoner come out and walk towards the play- house with something under his coat. He went into the office and missed a coat and trowsers, and then fol- lowed the prisoner, and found them upon him.— The pri- soner in his defence said he had been in the greatest possible distress without means of procuring food or lodgings for several days past, and he had frequently applied to Mr. Harrison for money which he owed him, but he could not get it, and he had been induced to take the articles. Mr. Lawrence asked Mr. Harrison's clerk if Mr. H. owed the prisoner any money, to which he replied that he did not. He had heard the prisoner say there was an un- settled account between him and Mr. Harrison, but he had also heard Mr. Harrison say he did not owe him any money. The prisoner was committed to the sessions. HORSE STEALING George Hooten was charged with stealing a mare, the property of Mr. John Cooper, of Ad- derley- street.— Mr. Cooper stated that on Saturday night, about twelve o'clock, he returned from Worcester with a mare, which he left standing at the door of his house while he went in to fetch a light, and on his return in about a minute, the mare was not to be found. Thomas Terry, a watchman, said that he was on duty about one o'clock at Highgate, when he saw the prisoner leading a horse by the bridle, and the moment he saw him ( Terry) looking at him he let go his hold of the horse and went upon the footpath. He then asked the prisoner what he was going to do with the horse, to which he replied he had nothing to do with the horse, nor did he know anything about it. He, however, afterwards said, if the watchman would let the horse go he would pay the turnpike for it, and take it to where he was going. Highgate was about half a mile from Mr. Cooper's house. The prisoner, who evidently appear d a very simple fel- low, said he did not steal the horse. He was going to his work at a brick- kiln, when lie saw it g ing along the road, and he thought it belonged to his old master, who lived at Evesham. Mr. Cooper was again examined, anl he swore that the mare had that day travelled from Worcester; he was quite certain she did not leave the door until she was led away. She was so quiet and accustomed to the door that she would stand at it until she would die— The magistrate said the evidence against the prisoner was such as to warrant his committal. The mare was found in his possession, and he denied having had her in possession— He was committed to the sessions. Jane James was committed for stealing a gown and shawl belonging to Ann Reynolds. The prisoner and prosecutrix were, during the last few months, inmates of the General Hospital. Last week the latter left the house, and when she was going contrived to steal away in her bundle the cloak and shawl, belonging to the prosecutrix. Information of the robbery was given to the police, and Palmer the officer apprehended the prisoner in a house in Park- street, and found upon her a duplicate of the stolen articles. Mr. Myers, pawnbroker, proved that the prisoner pledged the articles at his house, and she was committed to the sessions. Matthew Hatleu was charged with stealing a brass gas ornament and fittings, belonging to the Town- hall. The prisoner had been engaged in the alterations now making in the above building, and on Friday week he carried it away and offered it for sale as old metal. The broker to whom be offered it suspecting it was stolen gave the prisoner into custody, and the property was afterwards identified by Mr. Campbell, the keeper of the Town- hall. The prisoner was committed to the sessions. MONDAY, APRIL 10th. ( Before J. Webster and Towers Lawrence, Esqrs.) NEWMAN'S CASE.— This morning the office was crowded to excess by persons anxious to hear the examination of wit- nesses in the case of Thomas Newman, late clerk in the Birmingham Branch Bank of England, whose defalcations and absconding were noticed last week. Mr. Chaplain, of the firm of Spurrier and Chaplain, attended for the prosecu tion, and Mr. Suckling for the prisoner. Mr. W. H. Readshaw, on being sworn, stated that he was receiving clerk in the above bank. The prisoner had also been a clerk in the bank, and it was his duty to divide and separate the notes received in the bank each day, and take those of the Birmingham banks to the respective houses and receive checks for the same. On the 14th of July last, they received various sums at the bank, amounting to three thousand four hundred and sixty- six pounds nineteen shil- 1 ngs and sixpence, amongst which were notes belonging to the bank of Messrs. Taylors and Lloyds for seven hundred and three pounds two shillings and eightpence. The pri- soner took that amount to deposit with Taylor and Lloyds, and ought to have returned checks for that sum. On the 20th of August he took two hundred and fifty pounds to the same bank, and ought to have returned checks for a corre- sponding amount. Circumstances having lately caused sus- picion that the prisoner's accounts were not correct, he, Mr. Readshaw had some conversation with him respecting them. One day last week he told the prisoner that Mr. Wrightson, the head clerk, had gone to Taylor and Lloyds' bank to make enquiry respecting the discrepancy, when the prisoner said he also should like to know how it was, and would go down after Mr. Wrightson. The prisoner left apparently for that purpose but never returned. Mr. John Hicklin, clerk of Messrs, Taylor and Lloyds, stated that the prisoner, on the 14th of July, paid in six hundred and thirteen pounds two shillings and eight- pence, for which he filled up checks which he ( Mr. Hicklin) signed. On the 30th of August he paid in one hundred and fifty pounds, for which he also received checks. The notes is- sued by Taylor and Lloyds were for ol., 10/., 20/., and 100/., and no others. William Daniel Brownhill, son of the constable of Deri- tend, stated that on the Thursday before, in consequence of information he had received, he went to the White Hart public- house at Bentley's- wood, near Atherstone, and there found the prisoner. He told him he wanted him, and the prisoner, without any resistance, gave himself up, and was conveyed to Birmingham. He bad on a shooting jacket and was not disguised. He found upon him seven pounds he now produced. Mr. Lloyd Wrilliams asked the prisoner if he wished to offer any defence, to which he replied that he did not, but he wished to know if bail would not be taken. Mr. Williams said most certainly not. Bail was taken in cases of doubt, but in a case like the present, which was quite clear, it could not be taken. Mr. Tyndall, the manager of the bank, and the other wit- nesses were then bound over in recognizances of 500/. each to appear at the Assizes. During the examination, the pri- soner appeared very indifferent to the situation in which his misconduct had placed him. It was mentioned by some persons in the court, that he had been the dupe of a set of gamblers and horse- jockeys with whom he had got con- nected. His defalcations amount to above eleven hundred pounds. Thomas Parkes, a man of very respectable exterior, was charged with stealing a coat and a pair of trowsers, from the office of Mr. Harrison, auctioneer, of New- street.— A 1' HIDAX, APRIL 14, 1837. ( Before Lloyd Williams and Towers Lawrence, Esgs,) Daniel Matthews for a brutal and indecent assault upon a young woman named Mary Ann Nicholls, was fined 5/., and in default of payment was ordered to be committed for two months, Samuel Overthrow was committed for stealing five pounds weight of brass, and two ounces of silver, the property of the late Mr. Richard Wilcox, of Foidrough- street. On Wednesday, Hughes, the street- keeper, met the prisoner in Dudley- street, and from information he had previously received, he took him into custody, and found upon him a pig of metal, which he afterwards discovered had been stolen from Mr. Wilcox's factory. He then went to the prisoner's lodging, and found a quantity of silver belonging to the same person. William Griffiths was charged with stealing a watchbe- longing to William Fisher, of Pritchett- street. Mrs. Fisher stated that on Thursday the prisoner came to her house. He seemed very tired and ill, and having known his father and mother for some time, she asked him to have breakfast, and he had some bread and butter, and tea. She then asked him to lie down on the bed, and he went up stairs for that purpose, but he had not been long there, when he came down and went out. She then went up stairs and missed a metal watch, belonging to her hus- band, and knowing it must have been taken by the prisoner, she gave information of the robbery to the police, and the watch was found at the shop of Mr. Wooller, in Edgbaston- street, where it had been sold. The watch was produced, and Mr. Wooller having sworn that it had been sold him by the prisoner, he was committed to the sessions. William Turner, of Arden- street, shoe- maker, on the complaint of Mr. Bynner, vestry- clerk, was committed for one month, for neglecting to provide for his children. The prisoner's wife died some short time back. He again got married, and some weeks ago he absconded, and left his two young children in the house which be occupied. They were found by the neighbours without either bed or food, and were removed to the workhouse. Thomas Drew, for neglecting to provide for his wife, was committed for three months. The prisoner was represented as an incorrigible. Mr. Aspinall, late landlord cf the Bull's Head, Pinfold- street, appeared on an information, charging him with per- mitting bad characters to meet in his house. Wright, the night constable, stated, that on the night o the 3rd instant, he went into the house about half- past twelve o'clock at night, and there saw six prostitutes and twelve men, well known thieves. Mr. Aspinall said, he disposed of the house on the 25th of March last, to a person named Chapman, but the license was not yet transferred. He had kept the house for the last fifteen years and never had a complaint laid against him, and he hoped the magistrates would not hold him respon- sible for Chapman's misconduct. The magistrates said, constructively Mr. Aspinall was liable for the actions of Chapman until the license was trans- ferred, but under the circumstances they would reduce the penalty to ten shillings, at the same time they thought it right to inform Mr. Chapman that they would not allow the license to be transferred to him. Mr. Redfern said, Mr. Aspinall had occupied the house the number of years he had stated, and he had never been summoned before the magistrates for any impropriety. The magistrates said it was a pity lie had met with such a tenant, but as the license was not transferred they must fine him. Mr. Welch, landlord of the Woodman, Easy- row, was charged by the same officer with harbouring bad characters. The offence was proved, and the defendant was fined in the full penalty of 51. James Hill, an apprentice to Messrs. Thornton and Son, hinge makers, was committed for one month for neglecting his work and general misconduct. The prisoner had been before reprimanded. Elizabeth Jalieman was charged with robbing her master, Mr. Hobday, of Balsall- heath. Mrs. Hobday stated, that the prisoner had been in her service the last five weeks; on Wednesday she ( Mrs. H.) left home, leaving the prisoner and two young children in the house. On her return in about an hour, she found the children alone, screaming and crying, and the prisoner was gone. She then examined the house and found that a pair of candlesticks, four sheets, and a large quantity of wearing apparel were missing; she gave information to the police, and the officers traced the pro- perty to a pawnbroker's shop, where itjiad been pledged by the prisoner. The prisoner, who is quite a young girl, wept bitterly, anl acknowledged the robbery, for which she said she was very sorry. She was committed to the sessions. John Woodman was committed for robbing Francis Cas- siday of four shillings and sixpence. On Monday evening Cassiday went to the Swan, in Hanley- street, to pay some arrears due by him to a club. The prisoner and five or six others were there, and without any provocation, they knocked him down, and the prisoner put his hand into his pocket and took the money from him. Frankish, the street- keeper, was called in, and the party attacked him and endeavoured to rescue the prisoner, but he was secured and taken to prison. James Pearson was charged with stealing four shillings worth of German silver, the property of his master, Mr. Thomas Child, of Coleshill- street. Mr. Child stated that the prisoner had neglected his work the last three weeks. On Thursday he ( Mr. Child) went into the shop where the prisoner worked, and saw him doing something with liis coat. He suspected he was concealing metal, and he sent him down stairs on an errand, and whilst he was away he examined his coat pocket, and found in it a quantity of German silver. He suffered him to leave the manufactory, and when he got a short distance lie had him apprehended, when the property was found in his pos- session. The prisoner acknowledged the robbery, and was com- mitted to the sessions. The business did not terminate until nearly six o'clock in the evening. THE BIRMINGHAM JO URN A L. POETRY. OMNIA VINCIT AMOR. Love is a little subtle rogue, And he will have hia way- Soon or late ' tis still our fate To yield to his sway. He'll sing with the lively, He'll talk with the grave ; With the fearful he trembles, He glows with the brave! He can snare with a tress, He can witch with an eye ; He can kill with a smile, He can cure with a sigh. In the cell of the hermit, The court of the king, Where'er there's a bosom To cheer or to wring; He lords over youth, He lords over age ; He leads captive the simple, Leads captive the sage ; The high and the humble, Of every degree; The poor and the wealthy, The bond and the free. To the east, to the west, If we speed us away On the wings of the wind— His are fleeter than they. He sails o'er the ocean, He flies through the air; And dive to the centre, You'll meet with him there J MY LOST LOVE. I miss thee, when at matin prayer Thy vacant place I see ; I miss thee in the daily toil I used to share with thee. Thy smiling lip is cold and still— Thy step is heard no more; And all is dark and dreary now, Where all was joy before. I miss thee, when the Sabbath bell Calls to the hour of prayer ; I miss the voice, in sweet response, That used to echo there. And, when the sacred volume doth Our vesper thoughts engage, Who reads us now its heavenly truths,- Who now expounds its page ? I miss thee on the vacant seat, Beside the cheerful hearth; I miss thee in the circle where Thy look, alone, gave mirth. And when, unseen, the widow weeps— The orphan pleads in vain,— And pride and avarice turn aside— Oh, how I miss thee then! 1 missed thee at the festive board, When Christmas friends drew near; \ nd when the jocund glee w nt round, I could not hide the tear. - They sung the song of other times, With chorus wild and deep; I missed thy voice in concert there, And stole away to weep. Summer- hill- terrace, April 12, 1837. E. F. H. LITERATURE. OWEN'S " BOOK OF THE NEW MORAL WORLD."— This is rather a curious little work, but, though original in its tendency, it is scarcely to be called original in its component portions. In its statement of the consti- tution of the human race,— in its assertion of the paramount influence of circumstances, and of the per- fectibility of man, it does but bring together, in a striking and concentrated point of view, the arguments and corollaries of numerous metaphysical and theolo- gical writers of various sects and opinions. George Combe had also, with unerring precision, illustrated on Phrenological principles, " The Constitution of Man;" deducing therefrom the rights, claims, and destination of human beings. Owen would seem to take'man as the phrenologists have displayed him; but not'eontent with deploring his present state of com- parative [ degradation— physical, intellectual, and moral— he declares the regeneration of the species to he not only possible but feasible, and confidently an- ticipates ; the approach of a time when holiness and happiness shall cover the earth as the waters cover the depths of the great ocean. Combe looks with an eye of commiseration at the state of the mass of ( so called) civilised man, and says,— Such and such ought to be your condition. So many hours in each day ougiit, by every one of you, to be dedi- cated to the work of intellectual and moral improvement, and so many to recreation, and to the useful and beneficial exercise of the animal powers.* But when we come to the quomodo, we find nothing- more effective proposed for the attainment of these conditions, than the impossible schemes of a system- atic reduction of the numbers of the labourers, and of a universal combination to reduce the hours of labour. Owen, with the same end in view, declares that it may be realised by the union of numbers, under a system grounded on an advanced state of knowledge, using with the greatest effect, the powers of nature; and on a refined perfection of moral science, exerting itself to apply most beneficially, for all, the powers thus subjected by knowledge: We have sometimes felt surprise that Combe, with his clear view of the present erroneous state of our social arrangements, f could stop short with such un- satisfactory propositions for their improvement. It was, however, perhaps, prudent in him, at piesent, not to push too far the corollaries of his science, in order to ensure his general reception into societies, in which greater explicitncss would have been alarm- ing. And so with Mr. Simpson, the enlightened advocate of universal education. He is listened to and ap- plauded by auditories who would be severely puzzled if they were asked to conceive how his extensive schemes of improvement could be possibly realised, in respect of a population so physically and morally de- based as are the large majority of our labouring classes. The question, however, is not put, and the whole speculation runs on well oiled wheels. This is not enough for Owen. He aims to practicalise the imaginings of Combe and Simpson. Willing to ac cord to human nature the full possession of its claims and rights, he would encourage Christian love by the abolition of alms- giving charity; would case the labourer by showing that a " working class," as such, is an absurdity which ought not exist; and would obviate the necessity for reducing numbers, by fling- ing the Malthusian calculations overboard, and de- claring, that no country in the world is yet occupied by a tithe of its complement! He has shown in his own proceedings, and he points to existing instances to show, more fully, that the economical part of his system is practicable. That instead of a close " division of labour," to produce masses of individual accumulation, the true end of the political economist ought to be so to divide employment as to produce, for all, ample supplies of everything desirable, therefore is he visionary. Owen, in truth, is a remarkable man. Born in 1771, and while quite young, engaged in manufacturing- operations, employing very large numbers of labourers, his views of human nature were early formed and fixed, and for forty years he has been unceasingly and unweariedly labouring to extend the knowledge of what he conceives to be truth; to induce the practice of what he is convinced will most conduce to general happiness. But it is time we adverted to the work of Mr. Owen immediately before us. This " Book of the New Moral World" appears to be only the commence- ment of a series, the completion of which will include the entire round of his ethics and economics. As a key and illustration of the whole, we shall give entire " the five fundamental facts," which are afterwards amplified and subdivided into twenty postulates, form- ing a complete abstract of " the constitution and laws of human nature;" each of which is discussed in its respective section. The " five facts" are the following:— 1. Man is a compound being, j: whose character is formed of his constitution or organisation at birth, and of the effects of external circumstances acting upon that organisation ; which effects continue to operate upon, and to influence him from birth to death. 2. Man is compelled by his original constitution to re- ceive his feelings and his convictions independently of his uiilt. 3. His feelings or his convictions, or both of them united, create the motive to action, called the will, which stimulates him to act, and decides his actions. 4. The organisation of no two human beings is ever pre- cisely similar at birth; nor can art subsequently form any two individuals, from infancy to maturity, to be the same. 5. Nevertheless, the constitution of every infant, except in case of organic disease, is capable of being formed or matured, either into a very inferior or a very superior being, according to the qualities of the external circumstances allowed to influence that constitution from birth. ( Page ].) Such are the great data of the philosophy of human nature. A' little reflection will, we think, suffice to show that they coincide with those laid down by the profoundest speculators on the subject. The difference between Owen and those writers is, that, he pertina- ciously follows up the capacities and claims of the human constitution, and is not easy till he has codified for the attainment of the highest perfection of which human nature incapable; and this perfection being attainable only under a state of g- reat physical enjoy- ment, he provides for the gratification of the physical portion of the constitution of man, with as much care and precision as for his moral and intellectual improve- ment. In this new world the inhabitants will attain a state of existence in which a spirit of charity and affection will per- vade the whole human race [ Introduction, p. xviii.] Theunwrought materials to produce manufactured wealth exist in superfluity, and scientific aids may be adopted, to procure and work up these materials without any disagree- able, unhealthy, or premature manual labour,— Therefore— With means thus ample,— to divide riches in unequal por- tions, or to hoard them for individual purposes, will be per- ceived to be as useless as it could be to divide air or water into unequal quantities for different individuals, or to hoard them for their future use. [ p, xxi.] The " monstrum liorrendum informe" of old society is declared to be the inculcation of the doctrine— That men are good, and deserve and will receive reward, in proportion as they believe in the dogmas of the religion taught by each sect; and that they are bad, and deserve and will receive punishment according to their disbelief, [ p. S2.] This error, combined with the cognate blunder of decreeing that man shall " command his will" to ap- prove this or that without experience or trial, is denounced as " the evil genius of the world, the devil of the christians, the real and the sole cause of all lies and hypocrisy." Remove these two errors ( says Owen) and this devil will no longer have the power to torment mankind : he will take his flight from earth to be no more heard or thought of. [ p. 53.] Of the religious peculiarities of Mr. Owen we should probably have heard but little, had he not found his progress perpetually impeded and opposed by this strange but prominent article in the creeds of the mass of that which has assumed the name of " the Christian World." We perceived in the late placarded announce- ment of a lecture by the Reverend Augustine Robin- son, the terms " irreligion, infidelity, and blasphemy," & c.; applied to the opinions of Mr. Owen. These, however, it may be said, are mere technica, employed by zealous men, on such occasions, as their working tools. We are, indeed, convinced that the anti- scrip- tural tenet is not heartily received ; but while the preachers, of almost every sect, from whatever motive, persist in asserting it, some effect, however unconsci- ously, will be produced on the minds of their hearers. In a subsequent page, after insisting on the neces- sity of a change in the arrangements of society, do- mestic, commercial, political, and religious, our author proceeds— Ignorance, poverty, cruelty, injustice, crime, and misery, were sure to follow the opposition to the laws of that Power which pervades the universe, and gives to man his nature, his feelings, and all his attributes, [ p. 84.] But we must conclude. Our brief quotations exhi- bit a good deal of sound philosophy, excellent feeling, and practical knowledge of human nature. " Let no one," says Owen, " pronounce this system to be vision- ary."— But it is so pronounced by a public which knows no more of " Owen, the Utopian," than it does of Sir Thomas More's " UTOPIA." Were a better ac- quaintance with both more diffused, it would not be a bit the worse for manhood at large. The " Utopia" is in the Birmingham Library, and a very pretty read- able little book it will be found to be. W. H. S. * « Constitution of Man," chap. 4. + " As the chief occupations of the British nation, manu- factures and commerce are disowned by reason; for as now conducted, they imply the permanent degradation of the great mass of the people."—[ Constitution of Man. The Henderson edition, p. 275.] " England as a nation has set the moral law at defiance."— Page 278. See, also, pages 103, 245, 275, 290, 298, & c. & c. | His nature consists " of animal propensities, intellec- tual faculties, and moral qualities." [ Page 2.] This divi- sion is purely and strictly phrenological. Indeed, as we have said, Owen's system is but a thorough " carrying out" of the corrallaries of the true science of mind.. We dare, however, venture to assert, that when he first propagated his views twenty or thirty years ago, he had scarcely heard of the ex- istence of phrenology as a science. EXAMPLES OF THE SUPERNATURAL. " I could relate," said the Duke of Otranto one evening, " a hundred extraordinary incidents which have come within my knowledge. What would you think of a beautiful young female appearing double?" " Double, iVIonseigneur! double in character you mean ?" " No, double in body !— Two beings precisely similar were seen at the same time in different parts of her father's house, and in other places. The fact rests on the evidence of thirty individuals of unquestionable veracity, whose sig- natures are affixed to the inexplicableproces- uerAa/ of the case. The Emperor, after holding a long conference with Coi visart on the subject, desired that the phenomenon should be en- veloped in the utmost possible secrecy. He presented, from lii « own privy purse, a sum of money to the young lady, ac- companied by the request that she would retire to an obscure convent. In that convent she died on the 1st of January, 1813. The optical illusion of which she was the subject existed for more than ten years." At this we all laughed, declaring that the Duke was tax- ing our credulity too far. " Well," resumed Fouche, " perhaps you will be less scep- tical respecting the adventures of robbers. I will relate to you a history which, at least, has the merit of novelty, for I have never yet communicated it to any one." At the period to which it refers the Reign of Terror was just at its close. About midway between Berry and Sologne there was an old chateau, the owners of which had suffered severely in the revolution. Having saved from the wreck scarcely anything but their lives, they were endeavouring, by economical retirement, to recover from the difficulties in which they had been involved by the ravages committed upon their property. The chateau was consequently visited by little company, and it never was the scene of those enter- tainments which too often serve only to allure a crowd of greedy parasites. On the other hand, hospitality was liberally dispensed to a few chosen friends; the family table was plentifully supplied; and what was wanting in ceremony was made up in abundance. " One evening, on the approach of winter, a noise was heard at the outer gate of the castle. It was a General of the Republic, aeeotnpanied by his two aides- de- camp. He had been appointed to a command at Chateauroux, and night had overtaken him in the dreary plains of Sologne. He requested to be provided with a supper and a night's lodging. " Show them in," said the master of the chateau, " they shall be made welcome." The three traveller* alighted; their horses were led to the stable, and they were ushered to the salon. Their man- ners and conversation denoted them to be persons of very low breeding; but this was not thought very extraordinary, considering the want of refinement which characterised Rossignol, Ronsin, Santerre, Henriot, and other officers of high rank in the revolutionary party. The mother of the master of the chateau, a venerable and pious matron, far ad- vanced in years, conceived such a strong prejudice against them, that she immediately retired to her oratory, and fer- vently prayed that Heaven would not forsake a family which had always been distinguished for religious devotion and attachment to the King. " I'rayer," pursued Fouche, " administers ease to certain minds. The lady returned to the drawing- room more calm, and with a less " degree of aversion towards the new guests. She scrutinised their slovenly dress, their ferocious coun- tenances; and when she heard their conversation, which was perfectly in harmony with their appearance, she thought it prudent to consign to their use the best chambers in the manor, lest they should imagine they were not treated with all the respect that was due to them. The visitors with- drew, and they had no sooner left the room than £ ll the family agreed that their looks alone would afford evidence sufficient for hanging them. The family in the chateau consisted of the grandmother, the father, the mother, a son about eighteen, two daughters, the one fourteen, and the other sixteen, an aunt, two maid servants, and two lackeys,— in all, eleven individuals; but they were ill- armed, and incapable of any effectual re- sistence. The officers were informed that supper was ready. They came and seated themselves at table. They maintained an arrogant tone of conversation, and were evidently seeking to pick a quarrel. The prudence of the father checked the impetuosity of the son, who on one occasion well nigh suffered his irritation to get the better of him. During supper, a ringing was heard at the gate. The General and his aides- de- camp smiled and exchanged significant looks, which were observed by some of the family. The master of the house ordered that no one should be admitted. " Very likely," observed the General, " it maybe two orderly officers, who I expect will be sent with a message to me. Possibly they may have found out where we are-" To this no answer could be made; but the suspicion of the family was aroused. The two men servants were sent to open the gate. They ushered in, not the two orderly officers who were expected, but a man of tall stature and dignified deportment, and whose countenance possessed a singular degree of mildness and benevolence. He was apparently about forty years of age, and his costume was that worn by the pilgrims of Saint Jacques; lie had the rochet and the staff, the gourds, the cockle shells, and the large oil- skin hat; in short, nothing was wanting. As soon as he entered the threshold of the room door he stopped short, crossed himself, and said in a firm and grave tone of voice : — " The grace of God be with you, and preserve you from the nocturnal ambush of the wicked 1" The solemnity of these words, and the singularity of a garb which, at that time could not be worn in France with- out considerable risk and peril, amazed the inmates of the chateau. The good old lady, delighted at the pious saluta- tion, cordially welcomed the pilgrim, whilst the officers sneered at him, called him an impostor and a hypocrite, and said, " Remember the habit does not make the monk." " True," replied the pilgrim, " nor does the uniform make the officer." At these words the aides- de- camp rose angrily, and were about to strike the pilgrim; but the others held them back, and he thus continued:— " Surely, gentlemen, it would be better if you would em- ploy yourselves in scouring the country of the brigands who infest it, than for two of you to attack a poor wandering sin- ner. He who threatens with the sword will perish by the sword. Heaven is weary of crimes that are committed, and will speedily take vengeance on the offenders." The remarkable expression with which he uttered these words, whilst it imparted confidence to the inhabitants of the chateau, seemed to intimidate the officers. The Gene- ral said, in a more subdued tone than he had hitherto main- tained :— " My friend, that term gentleman, which you must make use of, and which is so obnoxious to us, together with those emblems of superstition in which you have arrayed your- self— all augur ill. To- morrow it is very probable you may be called upon to account for your conduct before the mu- nicipality of this district." " It is certain," said the pilgrim, " that to- morrow you will have to answer for yourself." " Villain," exclaimed the General; " I will run my sword through your body!" The family succeeded in appeasing this angry ebullition, and supper proceeded. The pilgrim eat only a crust of bread and a dried fig, and quenched his thirst with a glass of water. His conversation, which was serious and full of the most sublime sentiments, overawed the officers. They ob- served a gloomy silence, and retired when they saw the family preparing for prayers. They proceeded to their chamber, swearing, singing, and jesting. The pilgrim uttered the pious exhortation to heaven. His improvised prayer was sublime. All the family ex- pressed their admiration and gratitude, and the son obliged the holy man to accept his bed, instead of that which had been prepared for him in the servant's room. The inhabitants of the chateau were all sound asleep when, about one o'clock in the morning, the grandmother was awakened by the glare of a brilliant light, which dazzled her. She looked around, and on recovering from her sur- prise, she beheld, standing at the foot of her bed, the pil- grim, who by signs directed her to rise, dress herself, and follow him. The good old lady, feeling herself, as she afterwards declared, urged by a supernatural power, imme- diately obeyed. At the same moment, and in the same manner, the pilgrim awoke the son of the master of the chateau, and conducted him to the corridor, where he was met by his grandmother. For a moment tile pilgrim ap- peared to them to assume a two- fold form, but the effect was so instantaneous that they were unable to give any accurate account of it. The stranger, then, without utter- ing a word, conducted them to the chamber where the officers were reposing. He touched the door lightly with his staff; it flew open ; he entered, and the old lady and her grandson followed him. On the tables arid chairs were lying rope ladders, poignards, pistols, keys, files, iron bars, and other things commonly used by robbers. The three pretended officers appeared to be in a profound sleep. " They will sleep till to- morrow," said the pilgrim, " thanks to Heaven and to the piety of this excellent family." Having uttered these words, he vanished— the light fled with him— the lady and her grandson found themselves en- veloped in darkness, and in their respective apartments, in- stead of being, as they supposed, in the chamber allotted to their guests. The impression left on their minds was so vivid that they could not imagine it to be the mere effect ol adream. Being unable to fall asleep again, they were the first to rise in the morning. When they met, they related to each other their supposed dream or vision, and were mutually struck with the coincidence. The galloping of horses was heard approaching the gate of the chateau. A party of gendarmerie were in pursuit of three leaders of a formidable troop of brigands. A description of their per- sons was sent to the young gentleman, and, on perusing it he observed that, it precisely corresponded with that of the three individuals who, on the previous evening, had solicited his lather's hospitality. Having stated this circumstance, and mentioned the name which the pretended general as- sumed, the gendarmes felt assured that they were the men of whom they were in pursuit. Besides, the gendarmes had ascertained that, during the night, the chateau had been sur- rounded by a party of robbers, apparently watching for a signal, which was not given. The gendarmes proceeded straight to the chamber occu- pied by the suspicious visitors. They found the door open, though on the preceding evening it was known to have been bolted, and the old lady and her grandson, to their great horror, beheld the rope ladder, pistols, and everything just as it had been pictured in their dream. The three banditti being roused from a lethargic sleep, offered no resistance. They confessed all, and declared themselves unable to account for the heavy sleep which had overpowered them and prevented them from carrying their plan into execu. tion. The family, surprised at not seeing the pilgrim, proceeded to his chamber. He was gone, and no trace was ever dis- covered. On the bed, on which he had evidently not re- posed, was found an ivory crucifix of vast size and exquisite workmanship. " Ah, Monseigneur !" we all exclaimed, when the Duke of Otranto had ended this strange story, " it is one of the results of the restoration that old convent chronicles are regaining credit." " Gentlemen," replied Fouche, coolly, " I have had sub. mitted to my perusal the confession of the three robbers, the evidence of the whole family corroborated by the attest- ations of the gendarmerie, and of the local and departmental authorities. It is certainly more easy to deny than to be- lieve ; but, if we are to withhold credit from facts supported on good evidence, it may as well be alleged that Tarquin drove Publicola from Rome, and that Csesar killed Brutus in the Capitol. Observing that the Duke of Otranto was piqued, we made no further show of our incredulity. There are acts of apparent concession which politeness impera- tively demands Evenings with Prince Cambacires. THE DUTCH.— The modern Dutchman is quite a different creature from him of former times ; he in everything imitates a Frenchman, but in his easy disengaged air, which is the result of keeping polite company. The Dutchman is vastly ceremonious, and is perhaps what a Frenchman might have been in the reign of Louis XIV. Such are the better bred. But the downright Hollander is one of the oddest figures in nature; upon a head of lank hair, he wears a half- cocked narrow hat, laced with black ribbon ; no coat, but seven waistcoats, and nine pairs of breeches; so that his hips reach almost up to his armpits. This well- clothed vegetable is now fit to see company, or to make love. But what a pleasing creature is the object of his appetite! Why, she wears a large fur cap, with a deal of Flanders lace ; and for every pair of breeches he carries, she puts on two petticoats. A Dutch lady burns nothing about her phlegmatic admirer but his tobacco. You must know, sir, every woman carries in her hand a stove with coals in it, which, when she sits, she snugs under her petticoats; and at this chimney, dozing Strephon lights his pipe. I take it that this continual smoking is what gives the man the ruddy, healthful com- plexion he generally wears, by draining his superfluous moisture, while the woman, deprived of this amusement, overflows with such viscidities as tint the complexion, and give that paleness of visage which low fenny grounds and moist air conspire to cause. A Dutch woman and Scotch will well bear an opposition. The one is pale and fat, the other lean and ruddy; the one walks as if she were strad- dling after a go- cart, and the other takes too masculine a stride. I shall not endeavour to deprive either country ot its share of beauty; but must say, that, of all objects on this earth, an English farmer's daughter is most charming. Every woman there is a complete beauty, while the higher class of women want many of the requisites to make them even tolerable. The pleasures here are very dull, though very various. You may smoke, you may doze, you may go to the Italian comedy— as good an amusement as either of the former. GOLDSMITH— His manners were always playful and amusing, taking the lead in promoting any schemes of inno- cent mirth, and usually prefacing the invitation by, " Come now, and let us play the fool a little." At cards, which was commonly a round game and the stake small, he was always the most noisy, affected great eagerness to win, and teased Ins opponents of the gentler sex with continual jest and banter on their want of spirit in not risking the hazards of the game. But one of his most favourite enjoyments was to romp with children, when he threw off all reserve, and seemed one of the most joyous of the group. " His simpli- city of manners," continued my informant, " made him oc- casionally the object of tricks of the jocular kind to other visitors of the house. Being at all times gay in dress, he made his appearance at the breakfast table in a smart black silk coat, with an expensive pair of ruffles ; the coat some one contrived to soil, and it was sent to be cleansed; but either by accident, or probably design, the day after it came home the sleeves became daubed with paint, which was not discovered until the ruffles also, to his great mortification, were irretrievably disfigured. He always wore a wig, a pe- culiarity which those who judge of his appearance only from the fine poetical head by Reynolds, would not suspect; and on one occasion some person contrived seriously to in- jure this important adjunct to dress. It was the only one he had in the country, and the misfortune seemed irreparable until the services of Mr. Bunbury's valet were called in, who, however, performed his functions so indifferently, that poor Goldsmitli's appearance became the signal for a general smile."— Prior. HOUSE or COMMONS' COMMITTEES.— The committees of the House of Commons are formed of twelve or fourteen gentlemen, most of whom, and often all, but slightly ac- quainted with the rules and laws of evidence; the conse- quence of which is, that nine- tenths of what is called the evidence taken before them is not entitled to that name, but consists of crude thoughts, surmises, wishes, and opinions, generally speaking of little value, often worse than useless. The witnesses are not examined on oath, nor subject to any pains or penalties for not speaking the truth. Again, they are frequently volunteers, offering their testi- mony in support of a friend, or offensively against any one to whom they feel an enmity. In short, most of the wit- nesses are partisans on one side or the other, as may be sometimes the members of the committees; and the ex- amination is often conducted in the most offensive and ungenerous manner, evidently more with a view to inculpate than to elicit truth. Men are allowed to make statements affecting the reputation of absent individuals, without the power of contradiction or cross- examination. These are printed and distributed to the public before the accused are even aware of their conduct being called in question. Pub- lic officers are particularly obnoxious to this injustice; for, if they do their duty, they will not fail to give offence to, and incur the animosity of, those whose unjust, unreason- able, or improper requests have been refused. A committee of the House of Commons, on any subject connected with their department, affords a favourable opportunity of re- venge; and, like dismissed servants, they endeavour to criminate those who were too honest to comply with their demands Betham. EQUALITY There were formerly many in Virginia who drove a coach and six, and now such an equipage is ne- ver seen. There were probably twice or three times as many four- horse carriages before the Revolution as there are at present; but the number of two- horse carriages may be now ten, or even twenty times as great as at the former period. A few families too could boast of more plate than can now be met with ; but the whole quantity in the coun- try has increased twenty, if not fifty fold. Some nice but querulous observers have thought that they perceived a cor- respondent change in the manners and intellectual cultiva- tion of the two periods; and while they admit that the mass of the people may be now less gross and more intelli- gent than the backwoodsman, the tobacco- roller, or the rustic population generally, under the regal government; yet they insist, that we now have no such class as that which formerly constituted the Virginia gentleman, of chivalrous honour and polished manners— at once high minded, liberal, delicate, and munificent; and that, as to mental cultivation, our best- educated men of the present day cannot compare with the Lees, the Randolphs, the Jeffersons, the Pendle- tons, and Wythes of that period. This comparison, how- ever, cannot easily be made with fairness; for there are few who have lived long enough to compare the two periods, and those few are liable to be biassed oil one side or the other, according to their early predilections and peculiar tastes. But apart from these individual influences, there is a geneial one to which we are all exposed. Time throws a mellow light over our recollections of the past, by which their beauties acquire a more touching softness, and their harsher parts are thrown into the shade. Who that con- sults his reason can believe, if those scenes of his early days, to which he most fondly looks back, were again placed be- fore him, that he would again see them such as memory de- picts them? His more discriminating eye and his less ex- citable sensibility would now see faults which then escaped his inexperience; and he would look tranquilly, if not with indifference, on what had once produced an intoxication of delight. Yet, such is the comparison which every one must make between the men and things of his earlier and his later life; and the traditionary accounts of a jet earlier period are liable to the same objection ; for they all origi- nate with those who describe what they remember, rather than what they actually observed. We must therefore make a liberal allowance for this common illusion, when we are told of the superior virtues and accomplishments of our ancestors.— 2' ucker's Life of Thomas Jefferson. HINDU LADIES— Notwithstanding their fondness for home, Mahomedan ladies enjoy privileges which few hus- bands in the free countries of the west would be disposed to concede to them. Like the stern resolves promulgated by the lady- matrons who presided over the courts of love iii former times in Europe, the Asiatic ladies have their code feminine. In it their privileges are duly stated, and so satisfactorily explained as to leave no doubt of their impar- tiahty and independence. The book is called Kitabi Kus- lum Naneh, or the Book of Kuslum Naneh. The work is, however, the production of a conclave of seven learned ladies, Kuslum Naneh being only the chief personage. The ladies in their poem declare their purpose in the following language — Here Persia's matrons, skill'd in worldly lore. Assert the power their mothers held of yore; 111 council deep, grave matters they debate, And household cares, and mysteries, too, relate ; Proudly iu solemn conclave they unfold By what nice conduct hushauds are eontroll'd ; Tell of the spells which check connubial strife, And the vagaries of a woman's life. These moral laws the sex's homage claim, And shed renown ou Kuslum Naneh's name. According to these ladies, there are three classes ofhusbands in the world:— 1. A proper man. 2. Haifa man. And, 3. A hupul- hulpla. A proper man at once supplies what- ever necessaries or indulgences his wife may require. He never presumes to go out without his wife's permission, nor do anything contrary to her wish. Your half man of the second class is a very poor snivelling wretch, always med- dling, with but little furniture in his house, and just a sufficiency of bread and salt to maintain life— never, on any occasion, enjoying the least degree of comfort. It is therelore wajib ( correct) in that industrious woman to reply harshly to whatever he says; and if he beats her it is wajib for her to bite and scratch him, and pull his beard, and do everything in her power to annoy him. If his severity ex- ceeds all bounds, let her petition the kasi and get a divorce. The third class, or hupul- hupla, has nothing— no friends. He wants to dress and live luxuriously, but is totally desti- tute of means. If the wife of such a man absent herself from his house, even for ten days and ten nights, he must not, on her return, ask her where she has been ; and if he sees a stranger in the house, he must not ask who it is, or what he wants. Whenever he comes home, and finds the street- door shut, he must not knock, but retire, and not presume to enter till he sees it thrown open. Should he act contrary to this, the wife must immediately demand a divorce. Kuslum adds a separate remark of her own, and declares, that if such a husband should afterwards even beg to be pardoned, and allowed to resume his foriqer habits, it would be wrong in the wife to remain a single day under his roof. On the chapter embracing the conduct of husband and wife, the learned seven declare that man to be deserving of praise who confines himself to one wife: for if lie take two he is wrong, and will repent of his folly. The ladies, how- ever, are not strict in exacting a similar observance from their own sex ; for Kuslum Naneh expresses her astonish- ment how a woman can live all her life with one husband. Why should he, she innocently inquires, deprive her of the full enjoyment of this world's comforts? Days and years roll on and are renewed, whilst a woman continues the same melancholy inmate in the same melancholy house of her husband. She has no renewal of happiness— none. The lady piteously exclaiming— The seasons change, and spring Itenews the bloom of fruit and flower; And birds, with fluttering wing, Give life again to dell and bower. But what is woman's lot ? No change her anxious heart to cheer, Confined to one dull spot, To one dull husband all the year. Among the duties to be inculcated on the part of the mamma, Kulsum Naneh particularly specifies the acts of endearment as being necessary for the daughter: how to dart amorous glances with effect; how to play off coquettish airs, blandishments, heart- ravishing smiles; and, in short, every characteristic of an accomplished beauty. This is both wajib and sunnat, necessary and expedient, according to the traditions of IVfah'ummed Modern India. CRETAN WINE.— The growth of the vine here may, per- haps, have received a check while the Saracens were masters of the island, in the ninth and tenth centuries; but, if so, it soon recovered, and, while Crete still belonged to the By. zantine empire, its sweet wine was again celebrated. Theodore Ptokboprodromos mentions it, with that of Myti- lene, as opposed to the Chian. From the period of the Venetian conquest, Italy again enjoyed Cretan wines, which were not long in finding their way into the other countries of Europe. At the moment of the great insurrection of the Venetian colonists, in 1363, as detailed in several unpub- lished manuscripts of St. Mark's library, wine was one of the principal exports of the island. Somewhat less than a century afterwards, Buondelmonti travelled in Crete, and wine still held the first place among the exports. About the same time, Prince Henry of Portugal sent to Crete for plants to stock the island of Madeira, where the first Portu- guese colony was established in 1421. The wine of Crete is said, by Aeneas Sylvius, who also flourished in the fifteenth century, to have been in great request even in Bohemia; and a Carthusian monk, who visited the island in 1507, on his way to the Holy Land, makes especial mention of the Cretan wine and honey. The commerce between Crete and England, during the fifteenth and sixteenth cen- turies, was so great that Henry the Eighth, in 1522, appointed one Balthazar as " the master, governor, pro- tector, and consul, of all and singular the merchants and others, his lieges and subjects within the port, island, or country, of Crete or Candia." The staple export of Crete was its wine; and the return obtained by it from England consisted chiefly of woollen cloths, a branch of commerce which was subsequently obtained by the French. Thevet and Belon both write in the middle of the sixteenth cen- tury, and both bear testimony to the abundance and excel- lence of the Cretan wines. An English traveller, in 1569, mentions the exportation of malmsey as the common trade of the island. The wood annually imported, in order to make casks to hold it, was a considerable article of com- merce, Sandys, who wrote more than forty years later, after speaking of the other produce of Crete, subjoins, " but that which principally enrlcheth the country is their muscadines and malmsies, wines that seldom come vnto vs vneuted, but excellent where not, as within the streights, and compared vnto nectar. Creete I confesse joues fortresse to be, For nectar onely is transferd from thee. The testimony of the English traveller is confirmed by that of n contemporary Italian bishop, who was born in Crete, and who, when he speaks of his native land as " villi ferax," immediately adds— Ignosce vini si excidit nomen milii, Nectar volebam dicere, aut si quid m Beat tiquore laum divum prandia. Another testimony to the excellence of the Cretan wine is, also, afforded by a passage of Ben Johnson. In " The General Historic of the Turkes," by Knolles, published at London, in 1603, I find the island spoken of as " now most famous through a great part of the world, for the good mal- mesey which there groweth, and is from thence in great abundance sent into many farre countries." England is mentioned as one of these countries by the Proveditor- General, Foscarini, in hisrepoitto the senate at Venice, made in 1576; and he also speaks of the excellence of the Cretan wine. Wine seems to have been produced in great quantities in the island, till it came into the possession of the Turks. Since that event, the juice of the Cretan grape is rarely met with out of the island; but all modern travel- lers who have tasted it are unanimous in celebrating its praises. I must quote the very words in which they are sung by Falconer:— Relaxed from toil the sailors range the shore, Where famine, war, and storm, are felt no more ; The hour to social pleasure they resign, And black remembrance drown in generous winel — Travels in Crete. PRIDE OF CASTE— When morning came, numerous hack- eries drew up to the gaol door, taking five men in each. They looked dreadfully haggard. As one cart was laden after the other, it was drawn away, surrounded by Sepoys with fixed bayonets and loaded muskets. The place ap- pointed for the executions was on the north side of the town of Saugour, about a mile and a half from the gaol. " Rooksut Doctor Sahib," " Salam Doetor Sahib," were the salutations which 1 received, as I rode by the wretched tumbrels which were jolting them to execution. The gib- bets were temporary erections, forming three sides of a square. The upright posts which supported the cross- beams were firmly fixed in stone masonry five feet in height. From either side of these walls foot- boards were placed, on which the unhappy criminals were to land on reaching the top of the ladder. The cross- beams were each provided with ten running halters, equi- distant from one another. As each hackery load of malefactors arrived, it was taken to the foot of the respective ladders; and as one by one got out, he mounted to the platform or foot- board. Their irons were not removed. All this time the air was pierced with the hoarse and hollow shoutings of these wretched men. Each man, as he reached the top of the ladder, stepped out on the platform and walked at once to a halter. Without loss of time he tried its strength by weighing his whole body on it. Every one having by this means proved the strength of his rope with his own hands ( for none of them were handcuffed) introduced his head into the noose, drew the knot firmly home behind the right ear, and amid terrific cheers jumped off the board and launched himself into eternity! Thus, in the moment of death, we see a scrupulous attention paid to the preservation of caste. To wait to be hung by the hands of a chumar, was a thought too revolting for endurance. The name would be disgraced for ever; and therefore, rather than submit to its degradation, every man hung himself!— Spry. THE BIRMINGHAM JO URN A L. ALGERINE FARE Although meat, fish, and fruits, are twice as cheap here as at Algiers, I suspect our entertainers can make but little profit by their boarders; indeed, the landlady told me so the other day. When remaining last of the company, I complimented her on her cuisine, and the gastronomic powers of her guests, I found that 1 had touched the tenderest chord of her heart. " Alas, sir," said she, with a voice of grief, " if they would all eat as you do, like a man of conscience, of a dish or two, we could live by our trade; but the ravens!— the ogres!— oh, their maws will be the ruin of us!" And she wiped the tears with her apron. " I always tell my husband that it is of no use to take pains with our cookery; for the nicer we cook, the more unmercifully they devour." And I believed her; for I had remarked a bluff major bag for his own share an omelet— the flesh of a fowl, with ham to match— besides re- ducing the height of a pyramid of cutlets by half a foot. * * • » Apropos to omelets, I dined off a very nice and savoury one, made of an ostrich's egg, the day after I came to Oran. It was at the table of General Trezel. The men, except a Spanish priest and myself, were all military. Mio Padre, the priest, is a friend of Mina, and a bold con. stitutionalist. He aays it is all nonsense to talk of the Catholic religion being adverse to liberty, and favourable to the divine right of kings and emperors, for it has dethroned more kings and emperors than ever Protestantism did; and that Catholicism is naturally allied with Republicanism. I was so busy with the ostrich omelet, and lie reminded me so much of Daniel O'Connell, that X could not even grant a contradiction. There were some very pretty women of the party. One of them told me that she had once ate a bit of lion's flesh, and that it tasted like very good veal; she had also once half- dined, she said, off a roasted jackall, and taken a large slice, which was very like venison, and more savoury than mutton. Was this a vulgar eccentric woman ? No, I assure you, quite the reverse on all other points of conversation— delicate and lady- like.— Campbell. CANADIANS FEAST The festal board ( composed of every- thing the house afforded in the shape of tables, clubbed together) was creaking, if not actually groaning under its substantial load of eatables and drinkables. No ceremony was either thought of or requisite ; we planted ourselves round, after the true take- what- you have- and- you- won't- want fashion. The soul and body ot our feast was pork, tortured into every description of dish, from the compli- cated concealment of a pie, to the unaspiring rotundity of an humble ham; and its simple hand- maiden, the potato, was, in some of the platters, presented to us, so buttered, toasted, and shaped, that even the shrewd wit of an Irish- man might have been taken aback, and rendered unable to discover the presence of his beloved root. To give you some idea of the style of this bush feast— a huge cast- metal goblet was handed round the table, filled with potatoes, for the benefit of those who preferred them, boiled, and clothed in the primitive covering of their own jackets. But I have yet to tell how we got accommodated with seats ; for you can hardly suppose our hostess possessed chairs sufficient for a company that filled her house to overflowing. At the head of the board sat our landlord, on a bag of wool, sup- ported on the right and left by two of his friends, occupying chairs, which appeared to be the sum total in his possession. Down the right side of the board, ran a rough- hewn plank, supported at each end by a sack half filled with corn ; and the opposition bench was a broken ladder, with similar sup- ports, and forming, you may well imagine, no very comfort- able resting- place. At the foot of the table, opposite the gentleman on the woolsack, stood a huge chest; but whether containing napery or corn, I never discovered— perhaps there were both, for there was not a fellow to it in the house. More noise was made during the process of feeding than there would have been heard at fifty tables dhotes, in New York. When we had got this part of our festival over, the sun had likewise finished his course above board, and candles appeared to be highly requisite to assist us in discussing what might be called the serious business of the evening. By the light of the fire, I made a survey of the apartment; but was unable to discover anything in the shape of a candle or candlestick; and this led me to suppose that our future proceedings would be little better than fighting in the dark. And, perhaps, this might happen in a too literal sense; for I could see that there were several hot tempers among us ; and, when these are in the company of hot spirits, the odds are generally in favour of a blow- up. Part of my conjectures were, however, soon set at lest; for the dame brought forth, from some mysterious corner, a half- dozen good substantial tallow candles; and, as she lighted them— with happy invention and dexterity— popped their nether ends into the bottles that had been conveniently ' emptied during dinner.— Wilkie. THE FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL. There is such a thing as doing- wrong and standing- to it. The Tories of old used to act on this rule. They effected or endeavoured to effect their will, and they made their will suffice for a reason. There was something consolatory in such a mode of action. The public might be wronged, but they were not cheated by it. If they suffered in their purses or persons, at least their understandings neve not insulted. Now- a- days a different process obtains. Wrong and exclusiv- ism are defended by an appeal to reason ; Ethics and Aristotle must be equally outraged; we must be assailed at once by bad measures and bad logic. There is yet a refinement 011 this practice— for the capacity of impudence like the modes of error is unlimited. The boldest sophisters of the exclusive faction are not content with the sic volo sic jubeo of their fathers; nor with the nicer fence of their brethren ; they are not content with the bare exercise of power, or its exercise witli explanations ; they will have gra- titude and praise from the people whom they trample upon. They call for a more than scripture meekness; we must not only hold up the cheek to be smitten, but humbly acknowledge the blow as a favour. The Go- vernors of the Free Grammar School are now endea- vouring to act on this ultimate rule of absolutism. Not content with a threatened violation of law and an entire contempt of justice, they have, for the last three months, in the pages of a complimentary press, been challenging the thanks and gratitude of the insulted public, for the wrongs that they contemplate, as well as for those they have accomplished. When this chartered clique first advanced a claim to the kind consideration of their townsmen, for a me- ditated infraction of that statute, into which their townsmen, by the exercise of much arduous labour and not a little expense, had succeeded in introducing the only provisions that are not injurious— when, for an endeavour to set aside those provisions, only seven years after they had been so painfully and with such sacrifices obtained, the Governors actually demanded the thanks of the men by whom they had been so ob- tained ; the extravagance of the impudence was too astounding for indignation, it only tended to provoke laughter. It was difficult to believe that the men who preferred it were serious. That they should endeavour to get rid of obligations which had been forced on their . acceptance, was nothing wonderful; but that they should ask, much less expect, the gratitude of the pub- lic for the endeavour, had so much the appearance of a bad joke, that broad grins seemed the only suitable answer to it. Yet that these men were really sincere, the pressing for the twentieth time at least of their claim to popular favour, does not permit us any longer to doubt. It is time, therefore, to let them know what the public think of them and their doings. The contest between the public and the Governors of the Free Grammar School commenced about ten years ago. It arose out of an application of the latter to Chancery for powers— to do what? Let the men of Birmingham ponder well upon it— they are called upon to he grateful, and they ought to know the grounds of their gratitude— to remove the Free Gram- mar School altogether out of the town !— to deprive the inhabitants as far as was possible of that most inadequate benefit, at present derivable from its princely funds. Had the Governors been permitted to take their way, instead of a school of ready access to the merchants and manufacturers and shopkeepers of the town, we should have had a snug boarding- house for the exclusive benefit of two or three sleek aspirants for church honours, in the midst of some one of the pleasant fields in the western part of Edgbaston; if, for the avoidance of the smoke and the crowd, it had not been considerately located at a still greater dis- tance from the noisy town. The attempt to place the Free- school of Birmingham in a place where it must of necessity be useless to the people of Birmingham— an attempt which the spirited individuals who stood forward to protect the people's right succeeded in put- ting down— that attempt constitutes the first great claim of gratitude due to the Governors. In 1829, when the Governors submitted to Chancery their new scheme of management, it was their settled design, that, thenceforth to the judgment- day down- ward, anything in the enormously increased and still increasing revenues of the school to the contrary not- withstanding, the classical languages, that is, Latin and Greek, and these only, should be taught to the youth of Birmingham. We mistake. It was deemed convenient, that the boarders of the head and assistant masters should receive, in addition, some instruction in writing and arithmetic; and, accordingly, the Gover- nors graciously empowered themselves, if they saw fit, to employ for that purpose a writing master. The va- lue attached to his services may be estimated by the amount of salary assigned him. The head master was to have 400/. with additions, and a dwelling- house ; the Sub- master 300/., with additions, and a dwelling- house ; the ushers 200/. ; and the Writing- master 100/. ii- year! To leave no doubt on the public mind, that the labours of the Writing- master were intended for boarders, and not for the scholars at large, the Gover- nors, provided that no boy should be admitted as a scholar who could not read and write. Here then is the second ground of gratitude due to the Governors of the Free School— that, only seven years ago, when every man in the kingdom, who had studied, ever so superficially, the principles of education, had come to the conclusion that classical studies, unless for certain limited purposes, were injurious rather than other- wise ; and when none but the utterly ignorant con- tended, that such studies ought to be the exclusive aim of either public school or private— at that very recent period, in the town of Birmingham, the workshop of England, where Latin and Greek were not nearly so much required by the mass of the population, as Chi- nese, did these Governors most strenuously endeavour to devote the entire funds of King Edward's School, exclusively, to the teaching of Latin and Greek! They were beaten on this as well as on the attempted re- moval of the school, and what was then their propo- sition ? The inhabitants of the town, or to speak m > re strictly, a few patriotic individuals from amongst the inhabitants, having beaten the Governors on two points— having fixed down the school to its ancient site, and having defeated the attempt to make it ex- clusively classical, were anxious to have the elements of modern science, and of the modern as well as the ancient languages, taught within the same walls. Their argument for such an arrangement was two- fold. First. It was plain, that in point of economy, one school was greatly superior to two. And not only might money be saved, but space husbanded by a com- munity of passages, colonnades, play ground, library, of everything, in a word, save only the rooms for the respective schools, and the houses for the respective masters. Second, there was a moral, s » s well as pecuniary, reason for preferring one school to two. Two schools implied a distinction, which could hardly fail to ope- rate, more or less, to the injury of the one or the other. If the classical school retained its supremacy, the modern school might be looked down upon; if the modern school rose to the position which its importance promised, the classical school would sink into a pro- portionate insignificance. On all accounts, therefore, it seemed expedient that one building, planned with that view, and of adequate dimensions, should hence- forth be the Free School, without distinction of clas- sical or commercial. What said the Governors to this most rational pro- posal ? They scouted it. Tbey thought it " foul scorn," that the flimsy lessons of the Archbishop of Cambray should be heard where the chaste muse of Juvenal had hitherto been the chief divinity. " If you must have a modern school," they exclaimed, " at least its walls shall not defile by their contact those of the ancient school." The Governors weie successful. Two schools were provided for, according to their sovereign will. We gave last week the clauses of the act pro- viding for this separation of establishments. We noticed also the proposal— it is not part of the act, be it remembered,— of the Governors, with respect to the sums to be assigned to the two schools respectively. They are authorised to raise 50,0001. Of this sum 4,000/. is appropriated io four elementary schools ; and the Governors proposed that 15,000/. should be allotted to the Commercial School, thus leaving 31,000/. for the Classical. These sums of 31,000/. and 15,000/. were meant for the buildings alone; there is a proviso authorising the borrowing of such additional sums as the purchase of the sites of the one and the other may require. We now come to the present proposal of the Go- vernors— a proposal for which as we set out by ob- serving, we are told by their laudators, we are bound to render them all imaginable thanks. The Grammar School has been well nigh built. We say nothing of the style of the building ; there it is, every inch of its area appropriated to the purpose for which by the act and the Governors it was originally designed. The houses for the Master and Sub- Master are very nice houses ; the library, when the shelves are filled, will be a very nice library; and, full or empty, the room will be a very nice room for the Governors to lounge in ; the school- room is a very sizeable, suitable room for a couple of hundred boys; and the play- yard exceedingly convenient for the boarders. In short, for a Grammar School, the thing is good; and, if it be not pretty as well as good, no blame to Mr. Barry, who has stuck as many pretty things 011 its one front, as would have dizened a dozen. We assume— we are entitled to assume— that the school has cost, or rather, when finished, will cost, no more than £ 31,000. We cannot, for a moment, suppose, that the Governors would so far blink consequences as to expend 011 it any more money than the act warranted. Of the 50,000/., which they had power to raise, 19,000/. as we have said, are appropriated; nay, it depended on the Lord Chancellor whether a much largersum should not be appropriated to the Commercial and Elementary Schools. But we are content to believe, that Lord Brougham, when applied to by the Governors, was pleased to sanction the arrangements which the Go- vernors had submitted to his predecessor. Well, the Grammar School, being now all but finished, on a scale proportionate to its own exclusive requirements, the Governors insist that the Commer- cial School shall be included under its roof; and they demand the gratitude of the public for this act of their high condescension ! The public, in 1830, requested that one building should be erected adequate for both schools, with houses for their respective masters. The Governors refused their request. They insisted 011 se- parate buildings, as well as separate schools and se- parate masters. They had their way. One of the buildings is now built. It is just sufficient for one school. It has neither place nor space for any houses save those already appropriated to the Head Master and Sub- Master of the classic department. And it is, under these circumstances, that the Governors turn round; and contend that 110 other building shall be built! And they have the hardihood to ask and to expect thanks for their inconsistency and impudence ! It is stated, in the last manifesto 011 the subject, that there is an accommodation in the building for 500 boys. This is not true, or the plans that have been published are not correct. The school room, according to the plans, will do little more than sit that number. B ut grant it to be of ample dimensions, to allow 500 boys to be regularly classed; by what appliances is confusion to be avoided, where so many branches of education are proceeding simultaneously in one com- mon chamber? For the classics there are four in- structors ; for the modern school there will be required, at least, as many; here we have, including the arith- metical teacher, nine masters teaching together in one room! But what do the Governors mean by 500 scholars? Do they imagine that the enormous revenues of King Edward's school are to be portioned out to no more than 500 boys? Let us just glance at their amount. The income of the Charity Estates, for the year ending Lady- day, 1829, was, according to the Governors' own statement, ahove three thousand pounds; and this is a trifle to the contemplated in- crease, as the following table will show :— Income Lady- day, 1829, £ 3,165 - 7 9 Increase 1830 123 0 0 Ditto 1835 800 b 0 Ditto 1837 279 0 0 Ditto 1838 1,706 0 0 Ditto 1839 1,443 0 0 Ditto 1843 500 0 0 Ditto 1844 528 0 0 Total income in 1845 £ 8,544 7 9! Besides this annual sum a further increase, in 1844, is contemplated from certain leases not included in the statement; and, when we mention that these leases include twenty- six messuages in High- street, Bull- street, and Dale- end, besides various dwelling- houses and shops, and that the original lease was for ninety- nine years, the amount of the increase may be guessed at. The whole estimate is greatly under the truth, in- asmuch as it proceeds on the most erroneous assump- tion, that, in the new leases, the ground will be occupied for no more valuable purpose than that to which it is at present appropriated. The certainty lies precisely the other way. We have 110 hesitation, therefore, in saying that, in the year 1845, only eight years hence, the income of the Free Grammar School, after paying the interest of the money sunk in build- ings, will not fall short of 10,000/. Are the Governors such arrant drivellers as to imagine that the public will submit to pay at the rate of 20/. for each boy educated at such a school ? We tell them that, instead of 500, such an institution ought to give instruction to 2,000 boys at least; and it must do so. Where is the space for that number, or for any thing approaching to that number, within the walls of the Grammar School ? But the want of accommodation is not the greatest, nor the only ground of objection in the Governors' scheme. The proposal of the public in 1829- 30 to have both schools under one roof, originated in a wish to give equal value and importance to the modern and ancient departments. The scheme of the Governors has its origin in a design to lower and degrade the modern, by holding it out as a mere subsidiary affair, an appendage to the classical school, instead of its co- equal. We desire not to be misunderstood— we do not mean to say that it is so contemplated by all the Governors individually. The truth is, however mor- tifying it may be to the vanity of many of these gen- tlemen, the major part of them are 110 better than cats- paws in this matter. They are made to believe that it is their plan, while they have, in reality, as little to do with it as the bit of wood that gibbers and gesticulates as the man behind the curtain directs, has to do with the part of Punch which, to the million, it appears so cleverly to personate. That the origin of the scheme is, as we have stated, there is 110 man, not interested in the denial, would for a moment deny. What does it propose ? The various masters of the modern school are to be excluded from the building, unless as teachers merely The act provides, that they shall have houses, and, of course, if' they desired them, boarders, in the same way as the classical master and sub- master. By the scheme they will have neither, unless as private individuals. By the act they are to be altogether independent of the classical master; by the scheme they are to be no better than his ushers. The superintendence is to be vested in the classical master. We know nothing of Dr. Jeune's fitness or unfitness for such a task; and, of course, we are not so silly as to make our ignorance the gage of his learning. Let him be as fit as his warmest friend can desire, the thing is not a whit mended. The possession of qualifications which so rarely accompany classical learning; and, more espe cially, classical learning attained at Oxford, might justify the Governors in making Dr. Jeune the head of the modern school; but it would, in 110 respect whatever, justify their subjecting the modem school ( o the superintendence and sway of the classical master. The absurdity of the plan may be shown in another way. The act requires, that the head classical master shall be a graduate of Oxford or Cambridge, and in holy orders. Now, not disputing that, by possibility, there may be found Doctors of Divinity, who are qualified to superintend a seminary appropriated to the modern languages, to the various applications of mathematics, to chemistry, and the arts generally— not doubting this, w ill any man in his senses contend that the training which goes to make a D. D., at either of our " seats of learning," is the object which a man, aspiring to such a distinction, keeps principally in view, or that it is eminently contributive to forming an active and efficient head of a school of literature and modern science ? The mere fact, were there no other, that our choice of a Classical Master is, by the act, limited to a doctor and a parson, would, of itself, be sufficient to point out the folly of the Governors' proposal. Are they prepared, for instance, to assert that no Dissenter, were lie possessed of the highest and most unquestion- able requisites, shall be permitted to preside within the walls of the modern academy ? To this, of course, it comes. It is said the Bishop of Worcester has con- curred in the precious scheme of the Governors. We trust he has not. But it has other ordeals to which to be submitted. ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. rity of 196 members arrayed against his mendacious proposition to acquit the Duke; the people were aroused by the infamous detail, and in two days after- wards his Highness abandoned his post, covered with opprobrium and disgrace. I contend, sir, that the facts of the case which Capt. Berkeley has had the integrity to bring forward, de- mand a like investigation. In many respects they are parallel to those in the transactions exposed twenty- eight years ago :— A gentleman applies to the army authorities for a commission, and no objection whatever is urged against his qualifications for it— not a whisper is breathed implying a doubt that he would do honour to his profession. The first enquiry, how- ever, instituted by the Horse Guards, discloses the fact that the applicant's politics coincide with the views of the vast mass of the nation, and are of course inimical to those of the man to whom he had preferred his claim. His requisition is at once refused. But the Commander- in- Chief possesses a mistress, whose name is Orange Supremacy, and it is broadly hinted to the uninitiated Liberal that her favour must be con- ciliated and her terms complied with before a satisfactory result can be effected. The gentleman does as he is taught and finds the price she demands of him small, being- nothing more, in fact, than to make over the political honour of himself and family. The terms are acquiesced in— the articles of infamy are sealed. The Commander- in- Chief is again applied to ; no additional military recommendations are produced; no variation in the applicant's qualifications mentioned; but the great requisite for a leader of British men and British soldiers, integrity and love of country, is 110 longer manifest— the Dalilah of a Tory dispenser of military favour has shorn him of his patriotic principles. Yes, the man who was a few weeks before pronounced unfit to enter our renowned army is now enrolled among its ranks, for he has paid the purchase money of his most shameless bargain. Thus the only variance be- tween this case and those connected with the Duke of York is in the greater flagrancy of the former. Mrs. Clarke contented herself with the emoluments of the promotion— Lord Hill deprives the soldier of his honour. Has a quarter of a century passed over us teeming with its many great and beneficial reforms, for such things to be endured ? Has the sun of education shone so inauspiciously that the sterile heath of ignorance answers not to its rays ? Has the Leviathan of cor- ruption— the Boroughmongers' Parliament— received its death blow only to live again ? Do the people of to- day feel less interest in the eradication of abuses than during the haughty sway of Liverpool and Castle- reagh ? For what purpose have we toiled for so many years to purify the Augean stable of the state, if we are no_ jv content thus to countenance Ministerial delin- quencies? Yet the Commander- in- Chief still retains his office, and 110 motion has been submitted to the British senate to enquire into this grave charge ! Sir, the Tories will seize upon our inactivity and supine- ness in this and other instances with delight. They will create new and revive dying hopes for their speedy restoration. Let but the Liberal members of the House of Commons shrink from demanding the punishment of exalted delinquents, and the character of that as sembly will become degraded far below that of the unreformed one. The faction of oppression will again be in the ascendant, and treat the tardy indignation of the country with contumely and derision. I cannot join in the complaint made that Ministers have so long permitted Lord Hill to remain at the Horse Guards, because it is well known that the con- struction of a Liberal Cabinet in April, 1835, was only accomplished with great difficulty, and that the in- fluence behind the Throne was then sufficiently power- ful to reserve the appointment for his lordship. But a time is now rapidly approaching, and a few weeks may produce the crisis, when a re- construction of the Ministry will be inevitable, and then there will no longer remain an excuse for a reforming Government to take office shackled by so humiliating a condition. Let the abuses of the office, as now conducted, be therefore prominently exposed; and, if the plain lesson which the Tories have long taught us— to dispense the appointments in our gift only to our political friends— be not sufficient, yet, for the sake of public decency, the renown of the British arms and the honour of the country, let a remedy be vigorously applied. Be assured, sir, that the nation would then, with an unani- mous voice, cry, " Blessed be the amending hand !" I am, sir, & c. KESHAW. Birmingham, April 11, 1837. TORY CORRUPTION IN THE GOVERN- MENT OF THE ARMY. " If once the opinion should prevail, that the House of Commons had heard of corruption existing in the state, and heard it with indifference— if ever that fatal time should arrive, 110 man could tell the consequence."— Speech of Sir Samuel Romilly, in 1809. Mr. Editor,— In the debate 011 the estimates last week Captain Berkeley narrated a transaction which had occurred at the Horse Guards, of such flagrant corruption that the country will be painfully awakened to enquire into the present government of the army, under the Tory Commander- in- Chief, Lord Hill. The case may be briefly stated thus :— Mr. Lovesey, a Whig gentleman of Gloucestershire, desiring a commission, applied to several of the influ- ential families of his party to procure, from the Horse Guards, permission to purchase one, and Lord Segrave took the necessary steps to obtain it from Lord Hill's Secretary. Lord Segrave's exertions, however, failed, and Mr. Lovesey, anticipating the nature of the im- pediment, availed himself of the Tory influence of the Duke of Beaufort's family. I11 this second negocia- tion it was sufficiently announced that though Mr. Lovesey's political interest was opposed to that of the Commander- in Chief, the successful issue of the affair would produce a remarkable conversion in the tenets of his connection. The obstacles were immediately removed, the commission was allowed, and from that period Mr. Lovesey aud his friends have been mustered in the Tory ranks. Your readers, on hearing of this business, will im- mediately call to mind the memorable enquiry in the House of Commons, respecting the gross perversion of the Duke of York's influence as Commander- in- Chief in 1809, when a series of infamous doings were brought to light, by which it appeared that his venal paramour, Mrs. Clarke, had been in the constant habit of selling various appointments in the army, and de- fraying the expenses of her establishment with the proceeds of her corrupt influence. Her course was a very simple one:— Any individual desirous of army promotion applied to the lady 011 the subject, who then presented to him a scale of prices, two- thirds less than the charges which he would have incurred at the Horse Guards. On his agreeing to pay the sum thus de- manded, Mrs. Clarke immediately recommended the applicant to the Royal Duke. The business was at once despatched ; she produced the Gazette 111 which the coveted appointment appeared recorded, and the satellite of Mars handed to her the cash. The public were robbed of the value of the preferment, and Mrs. Clarke bedizened herself in another set of jewels. Notoriously profligate as the House of Commons then was, it could not shield even a royal culprit from the odium of this exposure. Mr. Perceval found a mino. SAINT PHILIP'S WALKS. Mr. EDITOR,— In the reports in last week's Journal of the proceedings relative to this matter, I observe three things which should not, I think, be allowed < 0 pass without notice. And as some explanations seem wanting, this will- probably be the means to elicit them. First, the deputation which waited on the Commis- sioners appears to have withdrawn after presenting their memorial— supposing I presume that they were not permitted to stay the discussion— this was an error; for the meetings of the Commissioners are or ought to be public meetings, according to their act, which de- clares " that all orders and proceedings of the said Commissioners in the execution of this act shall be at public meetings held in pursuance of such act, and not. otherwise ( except as therein excepted)." Now I should be glad of your assistance, sir, in discovering where the exception is to be found in that act which should take the meeting in question out of the clause I have quoted ? The second remarkable matter is a suspicion which one of the Commissioners plainly hinted at respecting the want of qualification of some of his brethren. Not being in that gentleman's confidence, I have been puzzled some time to find out what object he had m requiring- the oath of qualification to be read. And at last I think I have met it. The oath requires that Commissioners should be inhabitants of and rated at 15/. a year in the town, and also that they be possessed of property value 1000/. Now it appears to me that the Commissioners ( who, by the bye, having been spe- cially named and appointed by the act would not be required to swear or affirm to bis qualification) must have sounded the ominous word inhabitant to touch some of the consciences of his brethren who live out of the town, and may be supposed not to be inhabitants. Now, Mr. Editor, I think you would be doing a good service to explain to the public what the word inha- bitant means. This will perhaps solve a difficulty into which the conscientious Commissioner seems to have brought many of his brethren. The third remarkable circumstance I allude to is the fact which transpired at the appeal, viz., that the first order which the Commissioners made having been found imperfect, another order had been obtained to obviate the mistake, that this second order was ante- dated and made to simulate the first, and that till the deception was discovered it was represented to the Court as the original order. Now I think this pro- ceeding cannot be correct, and calls for explanation or animadversion. Mr. Balguy, I observe, designates it by the term doctoring, not a very lawyer- like employ- ment certainly. Lawyers, I know, delight in their le- gal fictions and conjurations, but this can hardly be said to be of a legitimate character ; for, at that rate, when any lawyer finds that some important words are missing in any document, presto— off goes the paper to London, and down it comes all right. Were this allowable, no person would be safe, for often one little word makes all the difference; aud were such practice sanctioned, the profession of a botcher and patcher of imperfect instruments would soon become lucrative, and the cognomen of Doctor might probably be honourably applied to Mr. Griffiths and his coadjutors. SCRUTATOR. THE MONEY LAWS. SIR,— It will be allowed on all hands that the pre- sent fluctuating state of commerce is ruinous to the country, and destructive to that spirit of enterprise and industry that has raised us to our present rank as a commercial nation. Can it be said, that a class whose intelligence and energies have dignified a peo- Ele with opulence and civilization— that have guided umble individuals to the fortunes and influence of princes— that have given him a power to shake or se- cure the confidence of a nation — that have made names, unexalted by fortune and undignified by title, vibrate from kingdom to kingdom, from continent to continent — that have opened a pathway through the boundless ocean, and planted their giant footstep 011 shores which they have raised from savage obscurity to the proud eminence of civilisation— shall it be said that such men have not a voice, an influence over the laws and systems, the existence and observance of which affect the vitality of their professions and interests; and that, in a state whose boasted constitution has given them leg- islators of their own representatives ? Is not this the case now ? Has there not been illus- trations enough of the shortsightedness and insuffi- ciency of our commercial relations ? But it is not that the commercial interest has not the power, but that they do not, take methods to wield it with effect; and as well might tyranny and oppres- sion cramp their exertions and privileges, as the pos- session of the vis inertia they vaunt of now. Look at the trade of our own town and neighbour- hood, what is the bond of protection which that trade possesses in itself ? One merchant meets another, and agreeing" in their opinion of the depressed state of business, and their conviction that, until some radical change, commerce can never be based upon that stable, satisfactory footing that will ensure prosperity ; they neither seek the causes of the evil, nor strive to re- medy them if apparent. We profess to have our Chamber of Commerce, but I confess I would like to know its influence and bearing upon our trade. It is a mere nominal shadow of that which it ought to be. And is it better in other places ? If commercial men would spare a little time to turn from the contraction of their own views and interests, to weigh and discuss the state and aim of our all- extended commerce— to regulate its operations— to clear obstructions from its path— and demand from our legislature the considera- tion of its mighty interests, we should 110 longer be subject to the continual variations that harrass and perplex us. We should not then be left in the hands of an over- whelming establishment, which can, for its own ag- grandisement and safety, change the gladness of pros- perity to the gloom of want and disappointment. Which feeling its own interests inseparably bound up in those of general commerce, grants it accommoda- tion only when its own workings have caused it to totter from its foundations. I leave the matter here for the present, with the hope and conviction, that many engaged in commer- cial interests will respond to the sentiments I have expressed, and happy shall I be if some will bend their minds and energies to the accomplishment of the end to be obtained— the establishment of commerce on a regulation and basis, that will inspire the confidence and reward the exertion of its meritorious supporters. D. Y. S. Birmingham, April 12, 1837. BIRMINGHAM MARKET. Corn Market, April ] 3. A fair supply of all kinds of Grain to this day's market. Good dry fresh Wheat more in demand than of late, aud last week's pi ices fully maintained.— Malting Barley continues a dull sale at rather lees money; grinding maintains the terms of this day se'nnight Oats were more enquired for, at an advance of ( id. to is. per quarter. — Beans, both old and new, were a brisk sale at a trifle advance.— Peas without any alteration in value Vetches without enquiry. WHEAT— per 6275*. s. d. 9. d. Old 7 6- 7 9 New 7 0 — 7 6 Irisl 6 0 — 6 6 BARLEY— per Imp. Quarter. For Malting 34 0 — 37 0 For Grinding, per Will 3 6 — 3 9 M A LT— per Imperial Bushel. Old and new 8 0 — 90 OATS— per39ll> s. Old 3 6 — 3 9 Now 3 6 — 3 10 Irish 1! 9 — 3 3 BEANS— per bag, 10 score gross. s. d. s. d. Old 17 6 — 19 0 New 16 0— 18 0 PEAS— perbag of 3 Bush. Imp. FOB BOILING. White 18 0 — 19 0 Grey 16 6— 18 0 FOR GRINDING. per bag of 10 score 16 0 — 16 6 New 17 6 — 18 0 FLOUR— per sack ofHSOlbs. net. Fine 45 0 — 46 0 Seconds.... 40 0 — 42 0 TOWN INFIRMARY, APRIL 14 Surgeon of the week, Mr. Berry. Patients admitted, 19; discharged, 20; in the house, 146; Out- patients visited and in attendance, 622. Midwifery cases, 6. GENERAL HOSPITAL, APRIL 14.— Physician and Surgeon of tile Patients of the week, Dr. Eccles and Mr. Jukes. Visitors, Mr. Piercey and Mr. R. T. Cadbury. In- patients admitted, 36; out, 106. In- patients discharged, 37; out, 42. Remaining in the house, 184. BIRMINGHAM DISPENSARY, APRIL 14.— Sick patients relieved, 347; midwiferycases, 12. STATE OF THE WORKHOUSE UP TO APRIL II. Wo. INFANTS. Men. men. Boys. Girls. Male. Fem. Total. 175 177 13 17 8 11 401 Admitted since .... 15 14 6 5 5 3 43 Born in the House 1 1 190 191 19 22 14 14 450 Discligd, absconded, 49 and dead* 17 11 6 5 I> 5 Total of each 173 180 13 17 9 9 401 Number of Cases relieved last week 2,430 NumberofChildren in the Asylum 207 * Of whom 2 men, 2 women, and 1 boy died. METEOROLOGICAL. DIARY. FURNISHEDBY MR. WOLLER, E DGBASTON- STREET. Barometer at noon. Ex- treme during night. Ther- mome- ter 8 morn. Extreme heat during day. Ther. mome- ter at noon. State of Wind at noon. Remarks at noon. April 1 8 30 20 34 0 44 0 48 0 46 0 NE Rain 9 30 0 32 0 42 0 48 0 24 0 NE Rain lo! 29 10 30 0 40 0 50 0 40 0 NE Rain 11 29 75 30 0 39 0 44 0 38 0 S Rain 12 29 80 32 0 44 0 44 0 38 0 NE Rain 13 29 85 32 I) 46 0 46 I) 36 0 N1? Fair 14 29 75 35 0 44 0 52 0 47 0 NE Fair BIRTHS. On the 7th inst., at Edgbaston, Mrs. John Fowler, of a daughter. On the 10th inst., at Sparke Hill, Yardley, Mrs. Norton Jones, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. On the 11th inst., Thomas Weatherley Phipson, Esq., of Lincoln's- inn, to Ida, youngest daughter of Richard Knight, Esq., of Tavistock- square. On Thursday last, at Tamworth, by the Rev. Robert C. Savage, Mr. George Hollins, organist of the Town- hall, in this town, to Mary Theresa Burchell, second daughter of James Burchell, Esq., of London. On Monday last, at Aston, by the Rev. H. Chavasse, Mr. William Oliver, of Manchester, to Mary Ann, third daughter of Mr. J. Margetts, of the Bristol- road. On the 14th inst., at All Saints', in this town, by the Rev. S. Morgan, Mr. Wlieelock, of Market Drayton, Shropshire, to Miss Cheshire, of Birmingham Heath. DEATHS. On the 10th inst., at the house of his sister, Mrs. Newby, of King- street, Mr. John Greaves, aged 60. On the 16th ult., Sarah, wife of the late Mr. J. Bradnock, formerly sheriff's officer of this town. On the 3rd inst., Mary, ivife of Jeremiah Turner, of Upper Gough- street. On the 1st inst., Mrs. Letitia Stow, of Bagot- street. On the 8th inst., in his 20th year, Henry, third son of Mr. Adam Wright, of Constitution- hill. On the 8th inst., at Southam, in this county, after a short illness, Edward Tomes, Esq., in his 66th year. On the 8th inst., at his residence in Gloucester, Lieute- nant- Colonel Mason. On the 9th inst., after a short illness, Mr. Williams, baker, of King- street, Wolverhampton. On Thursday week, Mr. John H. Hardy, maltster, ot Weaman- row, in this town, in the 45th year of his age. On Thursday week, aged 55, Mr. William Newbery, o£ Edgbaston. On Saturday, aged 59, Mr. William Bourne, of John- street, Shelton, many years confidential clerk in the employ of William Ridgway, Esq. On the 2nd inst., at his residence in Stroud, Gloucester- shire, Benjamin Grazebrook, Esq., aged 78. THE BIRMINGHAM .101 SIX A L. LONDON GAZETTES. FRIDAY, APRIL 7. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. APRIL3 THOMAS DIXON, Askerti, Yorkshire, innkeeper. APRIL 7— JOSEPH HULFORD, of the Hope public. house, George. street, Lisson- grove, victualler. APRIL 7.— THOMAS RANKIN, Epping, Essex, draper. APRIL 7 JOHN GREEN, Bushey, Hertfordshire, dealer in cattle. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. JOHN CLARKE, Liverpool, painter, May 16, at the Clarendon, rooms, Liverpool. BANKRUPTS. [ The Bankrupt! to surrender at the Court of Cormnissioners, Basing- halt- street, when not otherwise expressed.'} WILLIAM FRASER, formerly of Cleveland- court, St. James's, and afterwards of Wilton. crescent, Piralico, bookseller, April 17 and May 19. Sols. Messrs. Roy and Co., Liverpool. street, Bisliopsgate- street. Pel. Cr. William Pickering, Chancery- lane, gent. Seal. March 31. WILLIAM SIMPSON, Kirby. street, Hattoil. garden, victualler, April 14 and May 19. Sol. Mr. Van Sandau, 17, Old Jewry. Pet. Cr. George Brooks, Turnwheel. lane, drug broker, and Robert and Richard Claxton, George's. square, Hoxton, cotton manufac- turers, executors of Richard Claxton, deceased. Seal. April 4. THOMAS WILCOX, Deptford, Kent, licensed victualler, April 14 and May 19. Sol. Mr. W. H. Turner, 71, Whitechapel- road. Pet. Cr. Richard Jennings, Whitechapel- road, gent. Seal. April 3. JROBERT G1LLETT the elder, 57, Princes- street, Lambeth, but now of Princes- road, Lambeth, flour- factor, April 22 and May 19. Messrs. Young and Co , 29, Mark. lane. Pet. Cr. Samuel Jones, 45, Princes. street, Lambeth, coal merchant. Seal. April 5. ANTHONY WILDEBOER and JOHN KUCK, London- street, Fenchurch. street, merchants, April 21 and May 19. Sol. Mr, Andrew Van Sandau, Old Jewry. Pet. Cr. John B. Suiverkrop, 19, Trinity- square, Tower. hill, merchant. Seal. April 4. JOHN PAPPSaud DANIEL SITLINGTON, Stroud, Gloucester, shire, woollen- cloth manufacturers, April 21 and May 19. Sols. Messrs. Venning and Naylor, 9, Tokenhouse. yard. Pet. Cr. John Lupton and Daniel Earl, Basinghall- street, woollen drapers. Seal. March 27. WILLIAM JAMES COCKERILL, Poultry, music. Beller, April21 and May 19. Sol. Mr. P. VV. Fry, 80, Cheapside. Pet. Cr. Peter Duncan, Fiosbury. place, gent. Seal. April 5. ADAM BAILEY, St. Neot's, Huntingdonshire, grocer, April IS and May 19. Sol. Mr. Neal, 37, Threadneedle- street. Pe<. Cr. George Taylor, Bishopsgate- street, grocer. Seal. March 27. SAMUEL NORMAN, Princes. street, Leicester- square, silver, smith, April 18 and May 19. Sols. Messrs. Harrison and Dobree, 22, Hart- street, Bloomsbury, and Messrs. Richardson and Pike, Goiden. square. Pet. Cr. Henry Knivett, Charles Hopinson, and Hugh Burton, jun., Regent. street, bankers. Seal. April 5. RICHARD SMART, Thornhill Arms, Southampton- street, Isling. ton, victualler, April 19 and May 19. Sots. Messrs. Brundrett and Co., Inner Temple. Pet. Cr. Henry Gardner, William Gardner, and Philip Gardner, St. John. street, brewers. Seal. April 4. HENRY POTTS, Valentine- terrace, Blackheath road, Kent, builder, April 19 and May 19. Sol. Mr. Newbon, 2, Great Carter- lane, Doctors'- commons. Vet. Cr. George Falkner, Lewisham, brick maker. Seal. April 5, THOMAS HIND and CHARLES CLAYTON, Nottingham, lace, manufacturers, April 18 and May 19, at the George the Fourth Inn, Nottingham. Sots. Messrs. Parsons and Sons, Nottingham; and Mr. Rowland Yallop, 77, Basinghall- street, London. Ptt. Cr. Frederick Robinson, Nottingham, banker. Seal. March 31. MILES ELLISON GILLESPIE and WILLIAM JOHN HAIL, Chester- le- strcet, Durham, common- brewers, May 1 and May 19, at the Bankrupt Commission. room, Newcastle- upon- Tyne. Sols. Mr. H. T. Shaw, 18, Ely- place, Holborn, London; and Mr. Walters, Newcastle- upon- Tyne. Vet. Cr. Margaret Dawson, Pensher, Durham, widow. Seal. March 11. JOHN FRASER, Liverpool, merchant, April 28 and May 19, at the Clarendon- rooms, Liverpool. Sots. Messrs. Adlington and Co., Bedford. row, London; and Mr. Robert Frodsham, Liverpool.' Pet. Cr. Edward Cobender, Liverpool, ink and blacking manufac- turer. Seal. March 25. WILLIAM DUCKETT, Whaplode, Lincolnshire, farmer, April 15 and Jitay 19, at the White Hart Inn, Spalding. Sols. Mr. Thomas Ayliff, Holbeach; and Mr. Thomas Wing, 13, Sooth. square, Gray's. inn, London. Pet. Cr. John Oliver, Holbeach, hair dresser. Seal. March 30. RICHARD JENNINGS, Leamiugton. priors, Warwickshire, builder, April 27 and May 19, at the George Hotel, Warwick. Sols. Messrs. Wiiubnrn and Co., 62, Chancery. lane, London; and Mr. Thomas Smallbone, Leamington- priors. Vet. Cr. John Lovell, , Warwick, plumber. Seal. March 9. CHARLES HENRY GRAY, Bath, provWon. merchant, April 18 and May 19, at the Castle aud Ball Inn, Bath. Sols. Messrs. Frankham and Dixon, 79, Basinghall- street, London; and Mr. John Pl!> sick, jun., 4, New King. streot, Bath. Pet. Cr. Henry William Collison, Bath, cheesefactor, Seal. March 29. SAMUEL CAKEBREAD, Warwick, stonemason, April 17 and May 19, at the George Hotel, Warwick. Sols. Messrs. Taylor and Co., 41, Bedford. row, London ; Messrs. Haynes and Moore, War- wick ; and Mr. Smallbone, Leamington. Pet. Cr. William Maiin, Warwick, carpenter. Seal. March 27. THOMAS HOPKINS, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, carpet, manufacturer, April 24 and May 19, at the Black Horse Inn, Kid. derininster. Sols. Messrs. Holme and Loftus, 10, New. inn, Lon- don ; aud Mr. William Talbot, Kidderminster. Vet. Cr. George Butcher Led, Kidderminster, yam spinner. Seal. March 20. JEDIDAH DAVENPORT, Derby, colour. manufacturer, April 14 and May 19, at the office of Mr. Saint George Smith, Derby. Sols. Mr. John Scargill, 2, Hatton. court, Threadneedle. street, London ; and Mr. Saint George Smith, Derby. Pet. Cr. Betty Hulmej Derby, spinster. Seal. March 20. DIVIDENDS. John Jowett and James Mitchell, Itegent- street, linen- drapers, April 29— Mark Last and William Casey, Great Winchester- street, City, silk- merchants, April 28— Joseph Reynolds, late of Idol- lane, Tower- street, City, wine- merchant, April 28- George Topham, Richmond, coal merchant, April 28— John Smith, late of Spalding] Lincolnshire, corn. merchant, May 2, at the Peacock Inn, Bpston— John Wallis, Fordington, Dorsetshire, miller, April 29, at the Ante- lope Inn, Dorchester— Thomas Fuller the elder, Thomas Fuller the younger, and William Fuller, Lewes and Brighton, curriers, April 29, at the Bear Inn, in the Cliffe, Lewes— Joseph Maguire, Liverpool merchant, May 6, at the Clarendon. rooms, Liverpool. CERTIFICATES, APRIL 28. Thomas Taylor and John Taylor the younger, Hedon, Holderness, Yorkshire, merchants— William John Brereton, Brintou, Norfolk, banker— Frederick Darley Rose, Hounslow aud Isleworth, and' Trinity- place, Charing. cross, builder— John Foster Pickering, late of Wath, near Rotlierliam, Yorkshire, tallow- chandler— Richard James Adams, Chelmsford, cabinet- maker— William Blurton, Field, hall, Staffordshire, dealer aud chapman— Thomas Evans Grindon, Bristol, tiler— Robert Suggate Pretyman, late of 266, Regent. circus, linen- draper. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. William Boosey and Jonathan Hills, Milton, Kent, millers— James Cunningham and David Black Sorley, Liverpool, general and cotton brokers— Isaac Thompson and Titus Thompson, Bilston, Stafford- shire, japanners— John Bunn and Henry Powell, Basingstoke, drapers— Francis Carter and Thomas Dewes, Perryliill, Halesowen, Salop, attorneys— Francis Roughtou and Thomas Benwick, 3, Bra- bant- court, Philpot- lane, merchants— Mary Perry and John Perry, Laurence- street, Chelsea, carpenters— George Palmer and John Watkins, Birmingham, pearl- button. makers— Walter Davidson and John Davidson, Gateshead, Durham, millers— Samuel Dawson and Edward Melling, Liverpool, opticians— Joseph Clark the elder, John William Clark, and Samuel Clark, 135, High- street, Southampton, brush- manufactures— John Bally, Thomas Ellis, and Vincent Hig. gins, Liverpool, shot. merchants— Susan Leach and James Leach, Great Bolton, Lancashire, shoemakers— John Wightwick and Sarah Wiglitwick, Teuterden, Kent, innkeepers— Richard Watts and John Jardine, 3, Whitehead's- grove, Chelsea, schoolmasters— William Bayley and Samuel Bayley, 95, Wood- street, Cheapside— Francis Burlia and John James Hallett, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, surgeons— John Mair Innes and James Innes, Colemau- street— James Schofield and John Piddington,] 14, Cheapside, warehousemen— John Pilling aud Richard Haworth, Waterfoot, and John Ashworth, Boothfold, forest of Rossendale, devillers of cotton waste— Joseph Leese and James Diggle, Bury, Lancashire, engineers— Edmund Wells Oldaker and Charles Oldaker, Pershore, Worcestershire, attorneys— William Harry Woodall and James Worley, I, Surrey, place, Newington. butts— Joseph Windle and Joseph Browning Windle, London, ship. agents— John Wheeley Lea, William Perrins, and Charles Ormond, High- street, Cheltenham, chemists— James Buck and Thomas Buck, Manchester, copper- plate engravers— William Langdon, East Stonehouse, grocer, and John Paddon and Henry John Paddon, Plymouth, auctioneers— James Naylor and John Naylor, Manchester, wire- drawers— Ralph Patterson and John Watson, Patterson's Hotel, Lower Brook- street, hotel- keepers— Joseph Windle, Edward Windle, and Robert Parkinson, Pickering, Yorkshire, grocers— Allan Marshall and John Bullock, Aberdeen, coppersmiths. ASSIGNMENTS. Isaac Hughes, Cardiff, linen draper. Charles Martin, Leicester, bricklayer. John Swann, Birmingham, carpenter, SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. James Edington, Glasgow, ironfouuder. TUESDAY, APRIL II. BANKRUPTS. THOMAS ELLSON, wine- merchant, Henley- upon- Tliames, April 18 and May 23. Sols. Mr. Ford, Great Queen- street, Lincoln's- inn. fields ; and Mr. Bartlett, Reading, Berkshire. Vet. Cr. John Dodd Leddall aud Thomas Leddall, Hellley- upon. Thames, bankers. Seal. Aprils. THOMPSON R AINE, perfumer, Hampstead, April 18 and May 23. Sol. Mr. Wright, Pery. street, Bedford. square. Pet. Cr. Thomas Wright, Percy- street, gent. Seal. April 8. IAMES HOLT, innkeeper, Bolton, Lancashire, May 9 and May 23, at the Bridge Ion, Bolton le Moors. Sols. Messrs. Chilten, Chan- cery- lane, London; and Mr. Hutten, Bolton. Pet. Cr. John Knowles, Thurton, Lancashire, farmer. Seal. March 27. CHARLES PERKINS, sinallware- manufacturer, Manchester, April 25 and March 23, at the Commissioners'- rooms, St. Jaraes's- square, Manchester. Sols. Measra. Kay, Barlow, and Aston, Man- chester. Pet. Cr. Edmund Burdekin, Manchester, registers officer of the Bank of Manchester. Seal. April 6. HENRY ASHCROFT, victualler, Liverpool, April 24 and May 2t at the Clarendon. rooms, Liverpool. Sols. Mr. Booker, Liverpool and Messrs. Holme and Loftus, New- inn. Pet. Cr. Rober M'Lnren, Liverpool, distiller. Seal. April 4. CHARLES RYLAND, iron- merchant, Birmingham, April 25 an. May 23, at Radenhurst's New Royal Hotel, Birmingham. Soli Mr. Harrison, Birmingham ; Messrs. Norton and Chaplin, Gray's inn- square, London ; and Mr. Tarleton, Birmingham. Vet. Cr Simeon Constable, Darlaston, wire drawer. Seal. March 13. FREDERICK FRY, butcher, Bath, April 28 and May 23, atth. White Lion Inn, Bath. Sols. Messrs. Blake and Lewis, Essex- street, Strand, London ; and Mr. Hardy, Bath. Pet. Cr. Willian Bell, Bath, upholsterer. Seal. April 6. JOHN BROOKE, woollen- cloth- manufacturer, Dewsbury, York shire, April 22 and May 23, at the Royal Hotel, Dewsbury. Sols Messrs. Jacomb and Tindale, Huddersfield ; and Mr. Van Sandau Old Jewry, London. Vet.. Cr. George Brearey, Dewsbury, wool len cloth merchant. Seal. March 11. RICHARD HUDSON, currier, Birmingham, April 25 and May 23, at Radenhurst's New Royal Hotel, Birmingham. Sols. Mr. Harri son, Birmingham; Messrs. Norton and Chaplin, Gray's- inn square, London; and Mr. Winterbotham and Thomas, Tewkes bury. Pet. Cr. John Allis Hartland, Tewkesbury, farmer. Seal March 14. ROBERT CORNES, ironmonger, Manchester, April 25 and May 23 at Dee's Royal Hotel, Birmingham. Sols. Messrs. Milne, Parry. Milne, aud Morris, Temple, London ; and Messrs. Beswick arid Sou, Birmingham. Pet. Cr. Charles Shaw, Birmingham, mer chant and manufacturer. Seal. March 23. CHARLES WYNNE DAIRES, draper, Bishopscastle, Salop, Apri 24 and May 23, at the Shire- hall, Shrewsbury. Sols. Messrs. Blackstock, Bunce, Vincent, and Sherwood, Temple, London; and Mr. Watson, Shrewsbury. Vet. Cr. John William Watson, Shrewsbury, gent. Seal. March 31. EDWARD JONES, drysalter, Manchester, April 25 and May 23, at the Commissioners'- rooms, Manchester. Sols. Messrs. Johnson, Son, and Weatherall, Temple, London; and Mr. Hitchcock, Man. Chester. Vet. Cr. John William Cropper, Liverpool, drysalter. Seal. April 3. JOHANN JACOB SCHENCK, lace- manufacturer, Nottingham, April 21 and May 23, at the Flying Horse Inn, Nottingham. Sols Messrs. Percy, Smith, and Percy, Nottingham; and Messrs. Austeo and Hobson, Raymond's- buildings, Gray's- inn, London. Pet. Cr. Henry Perry, Nottingham, a public officer of the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company. Seal. April 5. THOMAS VERTUE, merchant, Wooiibridge, Suffolk, April 17 and May 23, at the Great White Horse Tavein, Ipswich. Sols. Mr. Carthew, Woodbridge; and Messrs, Grose and Burfoot, Inner Temple, Loudon. Pet. Cr. Thomas Pearse, Farnham, innkeeper, and Rev. Pearse, same place, executors of John Pearse. Seal. April I, RICHARD COLLETT, ironmonger, Middle- row, Holborn, April 24 and May 23, at the Commissioners'- rooms, Manchester. Sols. Messrs. Johnson, Son, and Weatherall, Temple, London; and Messrs. Seddon and Mawson, Manchester. Pet. Cr. John Thorpe, Manchester, one of the registered officers of the Northern and Central Bank of England. Seal. March 22. PHILIP RIMER, provision- merchant, Southampton, April 24 and May 23, at the Star Inn, Southampton. Sols. Mr. Walker, Southampton- street, Bloomsbury- squnre, London; and Mr. Deacon, Southampton. Pet. Cr. Henry Grant, Portsmouth, mer. chant. Seal March 28. ROBERT WEATHERILL, ironmonger, Manchester, April 25 and May 23, at Dee's Royal Hotel, Birmingham. Sols. Messrs. Milne, Parry, Milne, and Morris, Temple, London ; and Messrs. Beswick aud Son, Birmingham. Pet. Cr. Charles Shaw, James Shaw, sen., and James Shaw, jun., Birmingham, merchants and manufac- turers. Seal. March 14: RICHARD LENG, victualler, Birmingham, April 18 and May 23, at Radenhurst's New Royal Hotel, New. street, Birmingham. Sols. Mr. Thorndike, Staple. inn, Lqjidon; aud Mr. Wheeler, Birming- ham. Pet. Cr. John Thompson, Birmingham, maltster, and Thomas Hunt, Aston, near Birmingham, coaclimaster. Seal. April 6. SAMUEL KAY, victualler, Heaton Norris, Lancaster, May 2 and 23, at the Commissioners'- rooms, Manchester. Sols. Mr. Coppock, Cleveland- row, St. James's ; and Messrs. Coppock and Woollam, Stockport. Pet. Cr. Benjamin Brooke, Brinksway, within Clieadle, Moseley, corn dealer. Seal. April 3. JOHN STEWART ROBERTSON and JOSEPH TODD, linen- manufacturers, Manchester, April 24 and May 23, at the Com- missioners'- rooms, Manchester. Sols. Messrs. Norris and Allen, Bartlett's- buildinga, London; and Mr. Norris, Manchester, Vet. Cr. Henry Wilson, Manchester, commission agent. Seal. March 27. DIVIDENDS. T. Price, patent axle- tree maker, Margaret. street, Cavendish, square, April 24— E. Mathews, silkman, Lad- lane, May I— G. Green, coach broker, Eagle- street, Red Lion. square. May 1— J. Hawkins, builder, Camberwell, New- road, May 1— R. Witherby, merchant, Nicholas- lane, May 4— M. A. and W. H. Abercrombie, brassfounders, Goodge. street, Tottenham. court- road, May 4— D. Langsdon, skinner, Castle. street, Southwark, May 2- W. F. Ogilvy, grocer, Oxford- street, May 2— J. M'Leod, leather seller, Clement's- laue, City, May 2— J. i. Dickeson, shipowner, Fish. street. hill, May 3— R. Teunant, victualler, Goswell. street, St. Luke's, May 2— C. Coles, sen., and C. Coles, jun., West India brokers, Great Tower. street, May 4_ J. S. Prockter, glue manufacturer, Blue Anchor. road, Bermoudsey, May 4_ JJ Newark and J. Toms, ribbon manufacturers, Wood. street, Cheapside, May 4— R. Lewis aud J. Dutton, clothiers, Wootton. under- Edge, Gloucestershire, May 2- H. and T. Stevens, drapers, Newington- causeway, May 2— R. Rose, cheesefactor, Devizes, Wilt- shire May I, at the Black Bear Inn, Devizes— J. Hollingsworth, ship insurance broker, Kingston- upon- Hull, May 3, at the Kingston Hotel, Kingston- upon- Hull— C. Wright, innkeeper, Dover, May 15, at the Bell Inn, Sandwich- J. Day, iron merchant, Leeds, May 9, at the Court- house, Leeds— R. Wilson, tallow chandler, Liverpool, May 18, at the Clarendon- rooms, Liverpool— J. Perrey, ironmonger, South Molton, Devonshire, May 4, at the Commercial- rooms, Bristol — T. Holt and E. Howard, cotton- spinners, Birtle- cuin- Bamford, Lancashire, May 2, at the Commissioners'- rooms, Manchester— J. Barnsley, cotton- merchant, Manchester, May 9, at the Commis. sioners'- rooms, Manchester. CERTIFICATES, MAY 2. J. B. Higgs and T. G. Ransford, hat manufacturer, Manchester— W. Helliweil, cotton spinner, Stansfield, Yorkshire— W. Masters, victualler, Bath— H. Woodthorp, grocer, Avely, Essex— R. Parker, harness maker, Rupert- street, Haymarket— J. G. Peacock, oil mer. chant, Ailhallows- lane, City— A. Fletcher, auctioneers, Redbridge, Southampton— J. S. Crispin, bootmaker, St. Martin's. court— J. Waltan, stationer, Newcastle- upon- Tyne— J. Kendrick, printseller, Sidney, alley. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. and J. Foster, cut. nail manufacturers, Leeds— W. Jackson and J. S. Gowing, booksellers, Swaffliam, Norfolk— S. Sowter and S. Dale, carpenters, City- road— J. Hopkins and Co., flannel manufac- turer's, Pool Quay Company, Montgomeryshire— H. Thomas and G. Remer, woollen- drapers, Chester— T. Cottrell and W. Rlioades, livery stable keepers, Cheltenham— C. and E. Deacon, coach pro. prietors, Aldgate— C. Cox and G. Pearce, wholesale hosiers, Wood- street, Cheapside— R. Dawson and Co., grocers, Bocking, Essex— J. and T. Willmore, builders, Buckingham— J. Boucher and Co., drapers, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire— H. Downing and Co., patent rivet manufacturers, Smethwick, near Birmingham ( as far . as re- gards H. Downing, C. Dean, and C. Keeling)— G. Wadman and I. S. Aplin, drapers, Crewkerne, Somersetshire— H. Beckwith and J. Rosser, coach platers, Silver. street, Golden- square— C. Todd and Co., bleachers, Crow Oaks, Lancashire— J. M. Wood and G. Tory, merchants, Liverpool— J. Bates, jun., and W. Bates, builders, Southampton— G. and H. Farrar, dyers, Holmfirth, Yorkshire— J. Grundy aud Co., woollen manufacturers, Lancashire ( as far as re- gards J. Grundy}— J. and W. Faulkner, ironmongers, St. Martiu's- le- Grand— J. Asplin and W. Beverley, dealers in cement, Liverpool jp vV. Day and W. Flint, commission merchants, Liverpool— T. Bicknell aud R. Bicknell, woollen drapers, Regent- street, Piccadilly G. Horridge aud R. Hallam, cutlery manufacturers, Sheffield— J. Greaves and Co., Walkley Bank Tilt, Sheffield— B. Potter and Co., dealers in cotton yarns, Manchester ( as far as regards B. Potter) H. Sheffield and H. N. Porcas, coal merchants, Fore- street, Lime- house— J. Kirkpatrick and J. M'Harg, grocers, Whitehaven, Cum. berland— J. D. P. Loder and T. Davis, linendrapers, New Sarum, Wiltshire— C. Porteous aud Co., coach makers, Glasgow. ASSIGNMENTS. William Anderson, Oxford- market, victualler. Thomas Bates and John Bates, Leicester, trimmers and dyers. William Brown Harrison, Manchester, commission- agent. David Jones, Stourport, grocer. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. Ann Eliza Muuro, pawnbroker, Edinburgh. COUNTRY MARKETS, & c. WARWICK, SATURDAY, APRIL 8.— Wheat, per bag, oldl9s6d to 22s Od ; new, Os Od to 0s Od ; Barley per quarter, 0s Od to OsOd; new, 27s Od to 38s Od ; Oats, 0s Od to 0s 0d; New, 26s Od to 35s Od ; Peas, per bag, 0s Od to 0s Od ; Beans, 17s Od to 19s Od; new, 14s Od to 17s Od; Vetches, 0s Od to 0s Od; Malt, 60s Od to 70s Od per quarter. WORCESTER, APRIL 8. — Wheat, old, per bushel, Imperial Measure, 6s 8d to 7s 2d. New ditto, 6s 8d to 7s 2d. Foreign ditto, Os Od toOsOd. Barley, malting, 4s 6d to 5s Od. Grinding ditto, 3s 4d to 4s Od. Beans, old, 5s 8d to 6s 4d. New ditto, 5s 4d to 5s 8d. Oats, English new, 0s Od to 0s Od. Old ditto, 3s 6d to 3s 9d. Irish, ditto new, 391b. a bushel, 0s Od to 0s Od. Old ditto, 391b. a bushel, 0s Od to 0s Od. Peas, white, boiling, 5s 8d to 6s Od. Grey ditto, 5s Od to 5s 4d. Grey Hog ditto, 0s Od to 0s Od. Vetches, winter, 6s 4d to Os Od. Spring ditto, 0s Od to 0s Od. GLOUCESTER, APRIL 8. — Wheat, per bushel, 7s Od to 7s 6d. Barley, per Imperial quarter, 30s Od to 33s Od. Beans, per Im- perial bushel, 6s Od to 6s 4d. Oats, per Imperial quarter, 22s Od to 30s Od. Peas, per Imperial quarter, 46s Od to 54s Od. Malt, per Imperial quarter, Os Od to 0s Od, Fine Flour, 47s Od to 49s Od. ^ HEREFORD, APRIL 8.— Wheat, per bushel Imperial measure, 6s lod to 7s 6d. Ditto, 80lbs. per bushel, 0s Od toOs Od. Barley, 4s Od to 4s 4( 1. Beans, 5s 8d to 6s 6d. Peas, 4s 9d to 5s 9d. Vetches, Os Od to 0s Od. Oats, 3s 6d to 3s 9d. CHELTENHAM, APRIL 6.— New Wheat, 6s 9d to 8s Od per bushel, Old wheat, 6s 9d to 8s Od. Barley, 3s 6d to 4s Od. Oats, 3s Od to 4s Od. Beans, 5s Od to 5s Od. GLOUCESTER SHIP NEWS, From April 6 to April 13. IMPORTS : The Matulina, from Licata, with 5300 cantars of brim, stone, consigned to John Holbrow, H. Southan and Son, and W. Partridge and Co— Thomas Crisp, Ancona, 167 casks of argols, 560 bags of beans, and 492 bags of linseed, J. and C. Sturge ; 109 bales of rags, Phillpotts, Baker, and Lloyds; 15 casks of tallow, Fox, Sons, and Co— Hayti, Marseilles, 132 tons of linseed cake, J. and C. Sturge — Carleon, Dublin, 20 lihds., 20 barrels, and 130 kilderkins of porter, Henry Kenway; 20 hhds., 10 barrels, and 20 kilderkins of porter, Gopsill Brown ; 10 barrels and 50 kilderkins of porter, E. M. Green ; 100 kilderkins of porter, Edward Smith ; 100 kilderkins of porter, James Cartwright— Feronia, Cork, 173 barrels of wheat, and 233 sacks of flour, Phillpotts, Baker, and Lloyds; 16 pigs, to order- Lizzie, Youghall, 364 barrels of barley, 276 barrels of oats, and 25 bales of bacon, Wait, James, and Co Druid, Port Rush, 74 tons, 5 cwt. of oats, J. and C. Sturge— Acorn, Liverpool, 40 bags of sugar, 7 puncheons of molasses, 1 tierce and 5 bags of rice, Joseph Morris ; 20 bags of sugar, and 2 puncheons of molasses, Thomas Hobbs ; 339 salted hides, Thomas Slatter; general cargo, W Kendall and Son— Amicitia, Bangor, 103 tons of slates, W. Ward- Hiberuia, Port Madoc, 90 tons of slates, Gough— Lovely, Bangor, 60 tons of slates, George Bettiss- Fame, Neath, 45 tons of copper, and sun. dries, W. Partridge and Co— Sarah, Swansea, 40 tons of iron metal, 5 tons of copper, and sundries, H. Southan and Son- Belinda, Swansea, 40 tons of iron metal, and 13 tons of copper, H. Southan and Son— Ann and Maria, Swansea, 34 tons of iron metal, H. Southan and Sou- Gleaner, Cardiff, 28 tons of rail road bars, J. G. Francillon— John George, Cardiff, 65| tons of rail road bars, J. G. Francillon— Traveller, Cardiff, 40 tons of coals, Thomas Spinney- Newport Trader, Newport, 5S tons of pig iron, H. Southan and Son - Severn and Cygnet, Bridgwater, general cargoes, Stuckey and Co. EXPORTS : The Mary and Helen, for Kiel, with 70 tons of salt, from J. and C. Sturge- Harmonie, Kiel, 118 tons of salt, J. and C. Sturge— Christine, Neustadt, 108 tons of salt, and 30 cwt. of iron, Fox, Sons, and Co.— Trial, Lisbon, ballast— Adelphoi, Dublin, empty casks and sundries, Thomas Davies and Gopsill Brown— Ann. Cork, valonea, Fox, Sons, and Co.; stone, Thomas Davies— Eagle, London, 122 tons of salt, H. Southan and Son ; 100 tons of pig iron, H. Brown and Co.— Victory, Barnstable, 36 tons and 10 cwt. of salt, Gopsill Brown— Blucher, Carmarthen, 26 tons of salt, Gopsill Brown ; Fame, Neath, fire bricks and suudries, W. Kendall and Son— Edwin, Swansea, 50 tons of salt, H. Southan and Son— Belinda, Swansea, general cargo, H. Southan aud Son— Gleaner, Cardiff, general cargo, J. R. Heane, and H. Southan and Son— Newport Trader, Newport, general cargo, H. Southan and Son— Traveller, Newport, general cargo, J. R. Heane— Cygnet, Bridgwater, general cargo, Stuckey and Co, " LONDON MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, MONDAY, APRIL 10 — Wheat, Essex Red, new, 40s to 52s; fine, 54s to 57s ; old, 58s to 60s; white, new, 50s to 55s ; line, 56s to 58s; superfine, 58s to 61s; old, 62s to 65s Rye, 30s to 36 « .— Barley, 28s to 32s; fine, — s to — s ; superfine, 36s to 37s— Malt, 54s to 58s ; fine, 58s to 60s Peas, Hog, 33s to 35s ; Maple, 34s to 36s; white, 33s to35s ; Boilers, 37s to38s.— Beans, small, 38s to 40s; old, 44s to 48s ; Ticks, 30s to 35s; old, 40s to 42s ; Harrow,— s to — s.— Oats, feed, 18s to 22s ; fine, 24s to 26s ; Poland, 24s to 26s; line, 27s to 28s; Potatoe, 27s to 28s ; flue, 29s to 30s— Bran, per quarter, 9s0d tolOs 0d,— Pollard, fine, per ditto, 14s. 20s. PRICE OP SEEDS, APRIL 10 Per Cwt.— Red Clover, English, 60s to 85s ; fine, 90s to 100s ; Foreign, 63s to 70s; fine, 75sto85s White Clover, 60s to 70s ; fine, 75s to 80s.— Trefoil, new, 14s to 18s; line, 19s to 22s; old, 12s to 16s— Trefolium, 16s to 18s; fine 20s to 22s. — Caraway, English, new, 43s to 473 ; Foreign, 50s to 52s— Coriander, 14s Od to 16s Od. Per Quarter St. Foin, 33s to38s ; fine, 40s to 42s ; Rye Grass, • 28s to 35s; new, 35s to 45s ; Pacey Grass, 40s to 45s; Linseed for feeding, 52s to 56s; fine, 60s to 64s ; ditto for crushing, 48s to 50s— Canary, 44s to 48s Hemp, 46s to 50s. Per Bushel.— White Mustard Seed, 7e Od to 9s Od ; brown ditto, 9s Od to 12s ; Tares, 5s Od to 5s 6d ; fine new Spring, 6s Od to 6s 6d. Per Last Rape Seed, English, 32/ to 341; Foreign, 307 to 32(. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OP BRITISH CORN FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 6, 1837— Wheat, 56s 5d ; Barley, 33s 5d; Oats, 23s 6d ; Rye, 38s Od ; Beans, 38s 6d ; Peas, 37s 4d. DUTY ON FOREIGN CORN FOR THE PRESENT WEEK— Wheat, 30s 8d ; Barley, 12s 4d;' Oats, 12s 3d; Rye, 12s 6d ; Beans, 12s 6d; Peas, 14s Od. HAY AND STRAW Smithfield.— Hay, 80s Od to 93s Od ; Inferior, — sto— s; Clover, 90s to 117s; Inferior — s to — s; Straw, 42s to 48s. JVhiteehapel.— Clover, 110s to 120s ; newditto, — s to — s ; second cut, 94s to 105s; Hay, 80 to 90s ; new ditto, — s to — s ; Wheat Straw, 42s to 46s. Cumberland.— Fine Upland Meadow and Rye- grass Hay, 95s to 100s; inferior ditto, 85s to 90s; superior Clover, 105s to 120s; Straw, 48s to 50s per load of 36 trusses. Portman Market.— Coarse heavy Lowland Hay,— sto — s; new Meadow Hay,— sto— s; old ditto, 84s to 98s ; usefulditto,— sto — s ; New Clover ditto, — s to— s; old ditto, 110s to 118s; Wheat Straw, 47s to 53s per load of36 trusses. OILS Rape Oil, brown, £ 40 10s per ton; Refined, £ 42 10s; Linseed Oil, £ 31 0s; and Rape Cake, £ 6 6s— Linseed Oil Cake, £ 13 0s per thousand. SMITHFIELD, APRIL 10— TO sink theoffal— per 81b— Beef, 3s 2d to 4s 2d; Best Down and Polled Mutton, 4s Od to 5s 2d; Veal, 4s Od to 5s 2d ; Pork, 4s 6d to 5s Od ; Lamb, 6s 4d to 0s Od. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL— By the Carcase— Beef, 2s 6d to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 2d to 4s Od ; Veal, 3s 8d to 5s Od ; Pork, 3s 8d to 4s lOd ; Lamb, 6s 8d to 7s 4d. CELEBRATED NORTHAMPTON MEDICINES! RFIHE following ESTABLISHED MEDICINES A may be had of Mr. JOHNSON, Druggist, Smithfield, Birmingham:— SIMCO'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, a speedy and effectual cure for Rheumatism, Gout, Rheuma- tic Gout, Rheumatic Fever, Lumbago, Cramp, & e. Sold in boxes at Is. and 2s. 9d. each, duty included; a Is. 1 l^ d. box contains doses for five days, and a 2s. 9d. box for fifteen days, warranted free from mercury. Rheumatic pains, whether seated in the head, face, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hands, hips, knees, loins, legs, or feet, will be speedily eradicated by a use of these Pills. 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( For cases of cures see handbill with each box.) *„* Ask for Simco's Gout and Rheumatic Pills; none are genuine, unless " Samuel Simco" is written upon the Government stamp. Prepared only by SAMUEL SIMCO, Chemist and Druggist, Northampton. Sold Wholesale by each of the London Wholesale Medicine Houses, upon the regular, usual, and liberal terms, to every Medicine Vender in the Kingdom. Relief in a few hours— a Cure in a few days ! SIMCO'S CHEMICAL ESSENCEOF LINSEED, an infallible remedy for Consumptive and Asthmatic Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Incipient Coughs, and Influenza. Sold in bottles Is. i% d., 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d. One 2s. 9d. bottle is equal to three bottles at Is. lUd. each. Mr. Simco. Sir,— The 13£ d. bottle of your Chemical Eessence of Linseed, which I purchased from you, I am happy to say, has quite cured my little boy's violent cough, and I shall not forget to recommend it to Others. Your's respectfully, Bridge- Btreet, Northampton, Butcher, EDWARD KING. Oct. 31st, 1833. The following letter was sent for publication by a respect- able chemist and druggist : — Mr. Simco. Sir,— Having been for about three weeks past, suffering with a cold, attended with a dreadful cough, and finding it still increasing, myself and friends became alarmed for the consequences. I was per- suaded last Thursday morning to make trial of your Chemical Ess. enee of Linseed, and to my great surprise, found relief in less than ten minutes after the first dose, ani having continued taking the doses, according to the directions, I feel now almost recovered. Finding such extraordinary relief from it, I have recommended it to a friend of mine, who was suffering dreadfully from a catarrhal affec- tion ; he purchased a bottle, and when I called on him this after- noon he informed me that he was considerably better, and said he believed it would also completely cure him. Such being the benefits arising by a use of your inestimable Essence of Linseed, I will thank you to send me immediately a supply for sale, by the carrier to- day, and I have no doubt but I shall have a brisk sale. I am, sir, yours respectfully, MARK CAUCUTT. Chemist and druggist, Stoney Stratford, Saturday, March 5,1836. Also sold by Mr. Harper, and Mr. Baly, Chemists, Warwick; Mander and Co., Wolverhampton; and in every town in the kingdom. PATRONS. HIS MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY. HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF BELGIUM. And most of the Royal Family. James Johnson, Physician Extraordinary to His Majesty. Arthur T. Holroyd, Physician to tlieSt. Marylebone Dispensary. T. Hodgkin, M. D., Lecturer on Morbid Anatomy at Guy's Hospital. R. Rowley, M. D., Physician to the Aldersgate. street Dispensary. G. H. Weatherhead, Lecturer on Materia Medica and Therapeutics. T. Castle, Physician to St. Mary's Hall and to the Brighton Dis. peusary, Amos Middleton, Senior Physician to the Leamington Hospital. Charles Loudon, Physician to the Leamington Bathing Institution. D. Davies, Surgeon to their Majesties. Jonathan Pereira, F. L. S. Lecturer on Materia Medica. F. Tyrrell, 17, New Bridge- street, Surgeon to St. Thomas's Hospital, George Pilcher, M. R. C. S. L., Lecturer ou Anatomy, Webb. street. F. Salmon, Consulting Surgeon to St. John's Hospital. Jarratt Dashwood Surgeon to the Royal Humane Institution. C. Millard, Demomstrator of Anatomy at the School of Webb, street. J. Harrison Curtis, Aurist to His Majesty. rpHE above, and 208 other Medical Gentlemen. JL have given the most flattering certificates of the great value and superiority of WOO OH OUSE'S iETHERI AL ESSENCE of JAMAICA GINGER, which is particu. larly recommended to all Cold, Phlegmatic, Weak and Ner- vous constitutions. It is certain in affording instant reliel in Cholera Morbus, Spasms, Cramps, Flatulence, Hysterics, Heartburn, Hiccup, Loss of Appetite, Sensation of Fulness, Pain and oppression after meals; also those pains of the Stomach and Bowels which arise from Gouty Flatulencies; Digestion however much impaired, is restored to its pristine state by the use of this Essence for a short time. In bottles, 2s. 6d., 4s. 6d., 10s. 6d., and 21s. each. N. B. As a restorative after an attack of the Infiuenza, this Essence will be found most beneficial by giving tone to the stomach, and vigour to the whole frame. BALSAM OF SPERMACETI. INFLUENZA— This Balsam is invaluable for this pecu- liar epidemic; it'invariably relieves the Cough and other distressing symptoms attending it, also in soothing and allaying the irritation of the stomach, & c. Coughs, Asthma, Shortness of Breath, Weazing, Colds, soreness, tightness and oppression of the Chest, and most affections of the Chest and Lungs, relieved in ten minutes, by taking one dose of WOOOHOUSE'S BALSAM OF! SBERMACETI, OR PECTORAL COUGH DKOPS. Persons doubting the efficacy of this medicine, may take a dose in the Proprietor's shop before they purchase. The Proprie- tor earnestly recommends a trial of these Drops to persons afflicted with the above complaints, but he does not intro- duce them as being an infallible cure ( as many do), but is warranted in asserting their efficacy from the extensive relief afforded in numerous cases of the above description. Con- stitutional Coughs of three, four, and more years standing, have been cured in the course of a week by the use of these Drops. In the Hooping and Chin Coughs it will be found equally valuable; it will at all times relieve the most violent Consumptive Cough. In bottles, Is. l^ d., 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d. and 10s, 6d., each. These Preparations are prepared only by DECIMUS WOOD- HOUSE, Operative Chemist Extraordinary to His Majesty, 18, King William- street, New London Bridge, and sold by him wholesale and retail; and to be had of all medicine ven- ders in town and country. Country venders may be sup- plied through their town agents. Sold in bottles at 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., 10s. 6d., and 21s., each. CAUTION— To prevent imposition, be sure to see the name of DECIMUS WOODHOUSE, 18, King William- street, London Bridge, is engraved on the Government Stamps oherwise cannot be genuine. ASHLEY COOPER'S BOTANICAL PURIFY- ING PILLS are established by thirty years' experi- ence, are prescribed by most of the eminent Physicians and Surgeons in London, and are always administered at several public hospitals, as the only certain remedy for Gonorrhoea, Gleets, Strictures, and all other forms of Ve- nereal diseases, in either sex, curing in a few days, by one small pill for a ( lose, with ease, secrecy, and safety. Their operation is imperceptible, they do not require theslightest confinement, or any alteration of diet, beverage or exercise. They do not disagree with the stomach, nor cause any offensive smell to the breath, as is the case with all other medicines in use for these complaints, and after a cure ef- fected by the use of these pills, the party willnotexperieenc any return of the complaint, as generally occurs after taking Balsam of Copaiba, and other drugs of the like nature, which only possessing a local action, merelysuppressed the complaint for a time, without eradicating it from the con- stitution, and the patient on undergoing a little more fa- tigue than ordinary, finds all the symptoms return, and that they are suffering under the complaint as much as at first, and are at last constrained to have recourse to these pills, as the only certain cure. They are likewise a mostefficient remedy for Pimpled Faces, Scurf, Scorbutic Affections, and all Eruptions of the Skin. Captains of vessels should make a point of always taking them to sea, their unrivalled effi- cacy in curing Scurvy being known throughout the world. The following letter selected from numerous other pro- essional recommendations forwarded to the proprietor when, he first offered these pills to the public, may be considered interesting. From that eminent surgeon, the late Joshua Brookes, Esq., F. R. S., Professor of Anatomy, & c. & c. Theatre of Anatomy, Blenheim- street. Dear Cooper,— I have tried your pills in numerous instances, and my candid opinion is that they are a most improved system of treat- ment for those peculiar complaints for which you recommend them, curing with rapidity, and with a certainty that I had never before witnessed; but what I consider their most invaluable property is, that they entirely eradicate the complaint, and never leavethose dis- tressing secondary symptoms ( that harass the patient for life) which usually arise after the use of those uncertain remedies, Mercury and Copaiba. I think you cannot fail to have a very large sale for them. Believe me, yours, very truly, JOSHUA BROOKES. Ashley Cooper's Botanical Purifying Pills are sold in boxes at 2s. 9d. and 4s. 6d. each, wholesale and retail, at HANNAY and Co.' s General Patent Medicine Warehouse, 63, Oxford- street, the corner of Wells- street, London, where the public can be supplied with every Patent Medi- cine of repute, ( with an allowance on taking six at one time) warranted genuine and fresh from the various makers. Orders by post, containing a remittance, punctually attended to, and the change, if any, can be returned with the order. Ashley Cooper's Botanical Pills are sold by one or more respectable venders in every town in the kingdom, and any shop that has not got them will obtain them from London without any extra charge. Country shops can obtain them through any of the London booksellers. Sold by appointment by M. Matter, 5, Congreve- street, and Wood, Bookseller, High- street, Birmingham ; Parker, Wolverhampton; Rogers, Stafford; Mort, Newcastle; Merridew, Coventry. A TREATISE IS PUBLISHED By Messrs. PERRY and Co., SURGEONS, ON VENEREAL AND SYPHILITIC DISEASES, AND GIVEN WITH EACH BOX OF PERRY'S VEGETABLE PILLS, /" CONTAINING plain and practical directions for the effectual cure of all degrees of the above complaints; with observations on Seminal weakness, arising from early abuses, and the deplorable consequences resulting from the use of Mercury; the whole intended for the instruc- tion of general readers, so that all persons can obtain an im- mediate cure with secrecy and safety. PERRY'S VEGETABLE PILLS, price 2s. 9d. and lis., per Box, a never- failing cure for every symptom of a certain disease, without confinement, loss of time, or hin- drance from business, are prepared and sold only by Messrs. PERRY and Co., Surgeons, at No. 4, GREAT CHARLES- STREET, four doors from Easy- row, Birmingham, and 48, Faulkner- street, Manchester; who continue to di- rect their studies to those dreadful debilities arising from the too free and indiscriminate indulgence of the passions, which not only occasion a numerous train of nervous affec- tions, and entail on its votaries all the enervating imbecili- ties of old age, but weaken and destroy all the bodily senses, occasioning loss of imagination, judgment, and memory, in- difference and aversion for all pleasures, the idea of their own unhappiness and despair, which arises from considering themselves as the authors of their own misery, and the ne- cessity of renouncing the felicities of marriage, are the fluc- tuating ideas of those who have given way to this delusive and'destructive habit. In that depressing state of debility or deficiency, whether the consequence of such baneful practices, excessive drinking, or any other cause, by which the powers of the constitution become enfeebled, they offer a firm, safe, and speedy restoration to sound and yigorous health. It is a melancholy fact, that thousands fall victims to the venereal disease, owing to the unskilfulness of illite- rate men, who, by the use of that deadly poison, mer- cury, ruin the constitution, and cause ulcerations, blotches on the head, face, and body, dimness of sight, noies in the ears, deafness, obstinate gleets, nodes on the shin bones, ulcerated sore throat, diseased nose, with nocturnal pains in the head and limbs, till at length a general debi- lity and decay of the constitution ensues, and a melan- choly death puts a period to their dreadf ul sufferings. Perry's Vegetable Pills are universally resorted to for their efficacy in all impurities of the blood, and are parti- cularly recommended as an infallible cure for the vene- real disease, however complicated the disorder, or dread- ful the system. They hate effected many surprising cures, not only in recent gonorrheas and simple cases, but when salivation, antiinonials, and the decoction of the woods, have been tried to little or no purpose. Messrs. Perry may be personally consulted from nine in the morning till ten at night, and will give advice to persons taking the above, or any other of their prepara- tions, without a fee. Attendance on Sundays from nine till two, at No. 4, Great Charles- street, four doors from Easy- row, Birming- ham ; and at 48, Faulkner- street, Manchester, where their Vegetable Pills can only be obtained, as no Book- seller, Druggist, or any other Medicine Vendor is sup- plied with them. IN consequence of the increased demand, and for the convenience of purchasers, ROBINSON'S INVALU- ABLE COUGH PILLS, and his GENUINE APERIENT FAMILY PILLS, may be obtained in Birmingham of— Mr. FLEWITT, Chemist High- street Mr. H. JOHNSON, Chemist New- street Mr. A. JOHNSON, Chemist Union- street Messrs. MATTHISON and Co Edgbaston- street Mr. SMITH, Chemist „ Coleshill- street Mr. W OOD, Bookseller High- street And of the Proprietor, at 33, Colemore- row Sold by one or more respectable Medicine Venders in every Town in the Kingdom, in Boxes, Is. U'd. and 2s. 9d. each. Sole Wholesale Agents, Messrs. Barclay and Sons, Lon- don. € 55" To prevent fraud, observe none are genuine unless the Proprietor's name is on the Government Stamp. done more— it would have saved my having had to swallow, time to time, upwards of a hogshead of their nauseous, and, as thejr all proved, useless drugs. The agreeable flavour of the medicine is DR. JOHN ARMSTRONG'S LIVER PILLS. " I care not how I am physicked, so it be not by the adventure of a Quack, but advice of a Physician, who, I am sure, will prescribe no more for me than may consist with my Bafety, and need doth re- quire."— Old Divine. DR. JOHN ARMSTRONG, who gave the propri- etor this invaluable prescription, was the author of the splendid works on Typhus and Scarlet Fever; and on the Principles and Practice of Physic, published by Rix. These Pills are scientifically prepared for the Proprietor, a gentleman of private fortune, by his Wholesale Agent, Mr. John T. Eddy, Chemist, Bishop Stortford, whose name and address ( to prevent imposition) are engruved in white letters on the Government Stsmp. Each box is also sealed with a tower, on a shield of ermine and gold, the Proprie- tor's arms. None else genuine. From the very extraordinary relief afforded by these Pills to DYSPEPTIC and BILIOUS PERSONS, the sale is becoming truly immense. All the Wholesale Houses sup- ply them to the Trade; and every respectable patent medi- cine vender, and many of the chemists in London, Edin- burgh, and Dublin, and in the country, ( where the Agents have become too numerous any longer to be advertised without apparent partiality) retail them to the public, in boxes at Is. IJd., and 2s. 9d. each. Hundreds of striking cases and flattering testimonials might be noticed ; but each DfSPEPTIC or BILIOUS SUFFERER who tries these pills ( most costly in their preparation to the proprietor), will furnish a sufficiently satisfactory and convincing case of cure or relief to himself. For some of the cases and testimonials, see the Sun, Watch- man, Mark Lane Express, and the envelope of each box. MUL It BADDY'S COUGH ELIXIR. i" kNE dose is sufficient to convince the most scrupu- " lous of the invaluable and unfailing efficacy of Mul- readdy's Cough Elixir, for the cure of coughs, colds, hoarseness, shortness of breath, asthma, difficulty of breathing, huskiness, and unpleasant tickling in the throat, night coHgh, with pain on the chest, & c. The paramount superiority of this medicine above every other now in use, for the cure of the above complaints, only requires to be known to prove the passport to its being, ere long, universally made use of for the cure of every description of Pulmonary Affection. To those who are unacquainted with the invaluable pro- perties of Mulreaddy's Cough Elixir, the following letters will exhibit its efficacy: — . Manchester, Jan. 2nd, 1805. Dear Sir,— The cough medicine you sent me is certainly a most surprising remedy; six days ago I was unable to breathe, unless with great difficulty, attended with much coughing, which always kept my soft palate relaxed, and in a state of irritation, and the more I coughed the worseit was, and it, in its own turn, produced a constant excitement of coughing. Iain now about, to the wonder of my friends and neighbours, entirely free from cough. One small phial of your inestimable medicine, ten years backj would have savedjne not less than £ 3, Q00 in medical fees, but it would have ii.. u^ , " w, from , they „ jdicine a great recommendation: I think you ought to put it up and sell it to the public, and if any one should doubt its efficacy, refer them tome. I shall have the pleasure of being with you in a few days, when I shall press on your consideration the propriety of making it up for sale ; it would prove an enormous fortune to your grand- children. If you make up your mind to do so, as I am what the worldstyles an idle man, you may enlist me in your service in any way that you think would be useful. But I should advise you to place the management in the hands of one of the great medicine houses in London. Hannay's, in Oxford. street, are being advertised in all the papers here, as wholesale agents for Ramsbottom's Corn Solvent, which, by the bye, my girls all say is really a cure, and many other medicines. 1 should say this would be a very good house, Oxford street being one of the most public situations in Lon- don. All join me in kind remembrance to yourself and Mrs. M. Believe me, yours, very truly, T. Mulreaddy, Esq. ROBERT GRANT. Golden Lion Hotel, Liverpool. Sir— To my astonishment, the other day, I had a visit from my old and esteemed friend, Mr. Hughes, whom I had not seen for many years, and still more so was I when, finding that I had a severe cough, he drew forth from his pocket a phial, a portion of the cou- tents of which he insisted upon my swallowing instanter, and left me the remainder, which I also took, and in the course of twenty four hours I found myself quite freefrom even any tendency towards coughing; he now tells mo that you are his oracle of health; I. therefore, beg leave to present ray report at head. quarters, with many thanks, and trust that I may be able to prevail on you to let me have half, or a whole pint of the medicine to stow in my sea. chest, as I sail again for America in aboutten days, and if 1 can, in return, afford you any service on the other side of the Atlantic, t ain at your command. T. W. BUCHANAN. Master of the Brig Nancy, of Orleans. T. Mulreaddy, Esq. Birkenhead, Jan., 183S. Dear Sir,— The bottle of Medicine you left for me the other day has greatly relieved the wheezing I have been so long subject to ; and I do not now find the cold produce the sensation it used previous to taking your medicine; it used formerly to nip me on going out, aud I seemed as though I had a string run through my body, and the breast and back bones were drawn together. If you will be so good as to give me another bottle, I am sure it will work a perfect cure. I am, sir, your most obedient servant, T. Mulreaddy, Esq. NICHOLAS BROWN. Dear Sir,— The effect of your medicine, in curing our children of the Hooping Cough, has been like magic, for which I, and Mrs. Wilson in particular, return our grateful acknowledgments, and the little W's shall not fail, ere long, to thank you in person. Rely ou it, in our family you will be styled doctor in future. Believe me, yours very sincerely, J. WILSON. Liverpool, Dec., 1834. My dear Sir,— You most assuredly deserve the thanks of society for presenting it with such an invaluable cure for Coughs. For years past, during the winter mouths, and aiways on foggy days, have I heretofore been compelled to confine myself a close and soli- tary prisoner in my library, to prevent the possibility of being tempted to join in conversation, the excitement of which always produced such violent paroxysms of coughing, that I have been in constant dread of sudden dissolution, by bursting of a blood- vessel. At the commencement of the present season, by your kind liberality, I com- menced taking the medicine you sent, and have taken twelve bottles. After I had taken three, I could respire as vigourously as in the early partof my life, and I now believe that 1 was then perfectly cured— a cure not to have been expected at my advanced age, 80 years— but I persevered in taking it until I had consumed the whola twelve bottles. Your situation in life, I know, places you beyond the necessity of preparing an article of the kind for sale, butit must and shall be done, and if you neglect to do it, my sincere wish is that you may be lugged out of your retirement, and compelled to provide it in quantities equal ta the boundless waters; and you may rely upon it, that I, a locomotive proof of its wonderful power, will spare neither time nor trouble to promulgate its efficacy, until you will find your cottage attacked by myriads of my former fellow- sufferers, for a share of your bounty, and I myself now apply for the first, trusting that your goodness will not suffer you to refuse me a pretty considerable quantity, and I promise to distribute it most usefully. Whenever you have made up for sale, send me one thou, sand bottles. Ever your sincere well- wisher, T. Mulreaddy, Esq. W. HUGHES. Chester, l' 2mo., 1834. Esteemed Friend,— Thou hast my sincere thanks for thy Samaritan present. Thy medicine has had the promised effect, and com- pletely cured my trying cough. If thou wilt let me have a quantity in a large bottle, I will, in return, enter thy name te any charitable institution thou wilt fix on. Thine, T. Mulreaddy, Eeq. JACOB ROBERTS. Mr. Mulreaddy begs to observe, that to publish copies of he whole of the letters he has received of the above tenor, would require several volumes. The selection here pre- sented he considers quite sufficient, but begs to say, that upon trial of his Cough Elixir, it will give itself the best recommendation. It will be sold by his appointment, whole- sale and retail, by his agents, Messrs. HANNAV and Co., 63, Oxford- street, London ; and retail by every other respecta- ble vender of medicines in bottles at Is. l% d. each. Ifgf Purchasers should observe that it is wrapped up in white paper, on which, in a blue label with white etters, are printed the words,— Mulreaddy's Cough Elixir, pre- pared by Thomas Mulreaddy, Liverpool, ami sold by his ap- pointment at Hannay and Co.' s, Patent Medicine Ware- house, 63, Oxford- street, London. Price Is. and 4s. 6d. Sold wholesale and retail by HANNAY and Co., 63, Oxford street, London, wholesale Patent Medicine Ven- ders and Perfumers to the Royal Family, where the public can be supplied with every patent and public medicine Of repute; ami also with the perfumes of all the respectable London perfumers, with an allowance on taking six or more of any other article at the same time. Orders, by post, enclosing a remittance, punctually at- tended to, aiid the change returned in the parcel, or sent to any partol London without extra charge. Sold by appointment by Maher, 5, Congreve- street, and Wood, bookseller, High- street, Birmingham ; . Parke, Wolverhampton ; Rogers, Stafford; Mort, Newcastle; and Merridew, Coventry. Printed and published by FRANCIS BASSET SHENSTONK FMNDELL, of 128, Bromsgrove- street, at 38, New- street, Birmingham, where letters for the Editor may bead- dressed, and where Advertisements and Orders will be re- ceived. ( All descriptions of Jobbingcarefully and expedi- tiously executed.) Agents in London : Messrs. NEWTON and Co., 5, Warwick square; Mr. BARKER, 33, Fleet- street; Mr. REYNKI. L, Chancery- lane; Mr. DEACON, 3, Walbrook ; and Mr HAMMOND, 27, Lombard- street.— Saturday, April 15, 18S7.