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FISIDAY, FEU. 3.—Several petitions, numerously signed by Dissenters, praying for the abolition of Church-rates, were pre- sented. lord Brougham presented a similar petition from a very nu- merous and respectable body of Protestant Dissenters of Edin. burgh, agreed to at a public meeting convened by advertise- ment, and composed of 1500 persons. The petition was signed only by the clfcirman and two other gentlemen, who had acted as secretaries to the meeting. The nohle and learned lord dwelt on the decorum and unanimity which had prevailed over the proceedings of the meeting, a fact which had been communicated to him by persons on whose veracity he placed implicit confidence. These petitioners prayed for the withhold- ing all pecuniary parliamentary grants to any religious institu- tions and especially for the withdrawal of the gnawls known by the title of liegium Donum as also the vote to Maynooth College. The noble and learned lord said he had no doubt that the prayers of the petitioner would be acceded te by both Houses of Parliament. Lord Brougham laid on the table a bill effecting the plurali- ties and non-residence of the clergy and also for an account of all sums of money standing in the name of the Accountant- .General of the Court of Chancery to the credit of any charities, distinguishing the charities.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS. THURSDAY, Fjm. 2.—Mr. Houstoun took the oaths and his seal for Renfrewshire. Lord Ashlet) gave notice that on the 6th of April he should move for leave to bring in a bill to amend the law relating to factory children. The report of the commissioners on church accommodation was!aiduponthctab)e by Lord J. Russell. On the motion of Lord John llnsseil, a bill was introduced to suspend the operation of the Marriage Act, and the Act for the Registration of Births, for four months, to prevent the inconve- nience wbteh-the introduction of these acts into parishes not forrnfcd inta union under the Poor-law Amendment Act would create. On the motion of Mr. Sergeant Goulhurn, a bill for abolish- ing certain sinecure offices in the Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer, was introduced, and read a first time. In answer to a question from Mr. Hume, Lord John liussell stated that the government had the abolition of the sinecuie held by the late Earl of Rosslyn under consideration. The Attorney-General obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend the Municipal Corporation Act. On the motion of Mr. Maclean, a return of the stores pre- sented to the Queen of Spain, and of the vessels of war employed on the northern coast of Spain, was ordered. In reply to a question from Mr. Maclean, Lord John Russell stated, that he hoped in a few days to be able to give notice of a number of bills (founded on the report ol the commissioners appointed to inquire into the subject) which would make, as lie conceived, very great ameliorations in the criminal law. Adjourned.

FRNNRV.—Ferney, icplele wilh so many IGCOIlections, h« been sold by auction. This estate in Ihe bands of the new pro] prietor, who has more taste for trade than literature, is lo W turned into a beet-root-sugar manufactory. The little chapei which hore the inscription, Deo eiexit Voltaire," is about t. be converted into a baru or a stable. ] TEN-HOUR SYSTFM.—The workmen of New YOlk, Boston] and Philadelphia, have struck for the Ten-hour system,' on the ground that if a man work more than ten hours a day M is unfit to read and improve his mind in the evening, or to stii perintend the education of his children.' "—Ibid. THE TURNIP FI.Y.—An experneced agriculturist affirms that he has for the last 10 years entirely got rid of this trouble some visitant, by the simple and easy process of sending th t h scuftler up the rows as soon as the turnips appear above groun He says—" I procured a microscope, determined to watch thos thieves, if possible; the scuffler was set to work, and after ii had gone a few times about, I examined the rows, but cotflJ make nothing out in the shape of a flv, with the exception of finding a solitary individual now and then, that had been co4 rered with a small portion of the soil making his escape as fasff as possible, appearing, like most other thieves, not lo rclisW disturbance. I then followed the scuffler as close as I couldi and perceived the flies leaving the turnips, not for tlie HdioilW ing row, but apparently a long flight. I was quite convinced) that disturbance when they make their first attack on the plänfi is the best mode of treating these gentry, and have followed iO up every year with sucress." To-day, at noon, in placing upon the top of the Lyons dilj.: gence a basket which had been brought a few minutes before, and which was said to contain various articles of value, some* motion was felt within the basket. On this being observed the! basket was opened, when a man was found concealed in it, whoL could explain his singular siluation only by his wish to conceal! his journey from his" ifl". He was conducted to the potice" He is a confectioner, of the name of D-. His object waff to travel economically, and, above all, without his wife knowjj mg it. In his basket were, along with him, ten bottles off champagne, two cold fowls, two loaves, two pounds of choco-S late, and a phial of ether. He had taken care to secure aof opening, in order that he might brcalhe.-Chllrte, of Friday. E DANOF.K or INTUOIH'CING Et:IIOI'I(AS BTRINK.MF.NT. Tbef sudden introduction of European refinements, if it were possible to make them universal, would, at this period, be the ruin oft the American constitution. Without the spirit of enterprise, a ¡nd the taste for active labour, the immense resources of the ii country, and the facility with which riches are acquired, woutd <" less become the means of individual and national corruption, | and the introduction of expensive habits, which would not only! undermine the private morals of Ihe people, but eventually sub-P vert the Republican government."—Grund's Americans, in their f Social, Moral, and Political Condition. 1 CAUTION TO FA MI I.IKS.—As many families are now about it to come ffom the country for the apprbaching season, we thinkf it light to caution them of the danger aiising from taking house#r that aie not thoroughly aired, many buildings about the me-j6 tropolis being speedily erected and lei to strangers. It is 'hei; common practice to use charcoal upon such occasions to dry that damp walls, which is a dangerous experiment, and within tbisf] last week has proved fatal to Lieutenant Bridgctnan, of Ulster'L terrace, Kegent's-park, whose family have been plunged into^i sorrow from the above disgraceful circumstance.— Evening fa Chronicle. fi An age teeming with novelty furnishes the journalist "ith anM abundant field tor observation and remark, and when ing in our vocation," we can conscieniiously aid the discriini-^ nating powers of our leaders in their search after the truly use-P ful, it is perhaps one of the most satisfactory illustrations of the £ utility ol ihe press—but while we accord to modern discoveries!! and improvements in 'science and the arts, our tribute both ofr admiration and endeavour to render them available, we feel nofcj less pleasure in inviting attention to an invention of very longte standing, which though it does not assume the characteristics ofi) importance, possesses them intrinsically, in promoting the graerg which adorn female beauty in thus alluding to the celebrated article for the skin and complexion known as Vincent's Gow-1 land's Lotion, (to which the Successful experience of nearly a ■ century has assigned undoubted precedence as an appendage of the toilette) we are warranted by the concurrence of private asj well as public acknowledgments, in assuring our fair friends that it will be found as singularly elegant in preparation, as it is n efficacious for every impuriry of the skin, at the same time re-1 ireshing the complexion, and preserving unimpaired those del* B cate tints upon which the eye dwells with delight. j RATHER CURIOUS.—Dr. Collyer, of Peckham, has publicly announced his intention of delivering a lectnie at Farbican *1 Chapel on marriage—but when, think you, fair reader ? Why, on the evening of Valentine's day Most appropriate None £ will hesitate to guaiantee the Doctor a crowded congregation f upon so interesting an occasion—an occasion when the auditory ?. will of course be composed of four-fifths of the fairer portion of the human creation. iii ThAOCAf..—A double suicide was committed a few days aco in the Hue Montorgueil, Paris, by two lovers, each about 20 J years of age. A strong smell of charcoal having been per- i ceived, an alarm was raised at their door, but no answer being procured the Commissaire de Police was called in, and the chamber door was forced open. The first spectacle which pre- -e sented itself was that of the two deluded youRg persons lyin"' lead by a large charcoal fire. On a little table near them was I packet of sealed letters, addressed to different persons, with a note in the handwriting of the deceased young man, requesting i that they might be delivered as directed. On the same were two locks of hair, cut from the heads of the lovers, and tied to- gether with a black ribbon. Medical skill did all that was pos- sible for their restoration immediately on the discovery, but it wfis too late. The precise causes for taking so mournful a reso- liition are not known, b»t pecuniary embarrassment was one of tliert.

v STARLIGHT. C o^ely Orbs, that in your courses roll, opanghng the firmament with living light, Iu countless millions spread from pole to pole, TTnw „ streaming through the shadows of the night, p ?" ravish'd soul, in love and wonder lost, ugh adore the hand that form'd your glitt'ring host! through the silence of the starlight hour, wu t ° r eyes arc c^os'tl in gentle sleep, A?n a st.ranSer t0 her healing pow'r, ,er *!ie ^ni lamp my midnight vigils keep Sick Ofthe gloomy scene, and the pale quiv'ring light, That saddens al: my soul, and tires my aching sight, Softly I steal me to the open air, To breathe awhile the balmy breath of hcav'n; Look round that world supported by his care, And all the various blessings widely giv'n Ivapt with the glorious view, my soul essays Hosannas to h:s love, his glorious nmnp, to raise

FRENCH LOVE. La consfance n'est bonne que pour des ridicules."— CharJcs Marivaux was the btau-ideal of "la jeun« France." He had made the campaign of the Morea, r.nii returned to 1 ans with a Turkish dressing-gown, a bundle of cherry-stick tubes, half-a-dozen embroidered hnmlkevchiefs, a pair of Greek s ippers, and a superb Levantine heard. This was reputation sufficient in 1829, and accordingly Charles Marivaux, jvho was handsome, clever, and (of course) talkative, became" un asluonable of some notoriety. His was the boghey" (as I our neighbor term a dennet,) which was most admired in the ^hamps E by sees *—his the prancing steed most gazed at in the Bois de Boulogne, which he bestrode like all French dandies, califourchan—in the manner of a pair of tongs-and his the graceful form which never failed at the wonted hour to exhibit its "Attractions in the Avenue des Feuillans of the Tuileries. All this was very gratifying, but one thing was still wanting to J'omplete his happiness;—it was the fashion in 1829 to be in love, and Charles Marivaux began to experience the besoin aimer." Other causes besides those resulting from tempera- ment might conduce to this in point of fact he was not rich, -not even rich enough to be a Parisian" elegant," with whom a very little goes a great way.—His papa, a roturier originally, held an office under Government, the salary of which, though it sounded formidable in francs, amounted to no very large sum in pounds, and the allowance of Charles was proportionate. He managed his stipend to a miracle,—s6 well, that had he been in Englund, one would have thought him in training for the Chancellorship of the Exchequer. But miracles, however frequent in France, cannot endure for ever, and in addition to the besoin d'aimer," Charles Marivaux began also to feel the besoin d'argent."—It is a curious fact, and it may startle some of our own countrymen, that one cannot livc in Paris without money. To be sure there are who do, but they arc only brilliant exceptions. The truth may be considered uni- versal. Boghey" and horses and well-cut coals are sad des- tructives of the rent, and where that rent is of moderate amount, they generally run away with it altogether. This conviction was lorced upon the mind of Marivaux one morning as he was pensively consuming a biscnit-ice at Tortoni's, and lie came at once to the conclusion that he must marry. At the period nf which we speak, in addition to the fashion of being in love, it was the fashion de rigueur to be in love with English women. We will not pause to inquire whether the golden locks of our fair countrywomen, or the golden coffers of their papas, had most weight in producing this deter- mination of choice. Such was the fact; and it was said to be mainly attributable to the Gardes dft Corps, who first set the example of what w as facetiously termed La Chasse aux Au- gtaises. Marivaux had no English acquaintance, but there were friends of his in the Garde lilt Carps who had so accord- ingly he repaired to the caserne to take counsel and obtain an introduction. 'Ihe friend to whom he applied had already found the Chasse successful sport, and promised his assistance. It was agreed between them that a reconaissance should be ™ade the following Sunday, at the chapel of the British Am- bassador, where-the English damsels of mark most did con- gregate. On the day appointed the friends were earlv in attendance, and, being aware of the value of external decorum Charts Manyaux had provided a volume of the son us of Be- t3v evrr Hke ar; 1^,ish P^-book, which ht ostenta- aftention .'| l° wh,r'h' At Nervals, he paid profound course, in reliWaf^ f-S thoughts teing wrapped, of n 'iouslv over V f'-yes won!rl uncon- on to rest Thl as il ihei1 S01'#» Some object where- such were tlm m e"mrr."t richtsses was before them and, if nently settle alt !ww 'on? before they cou,d Permrt- tarned to nn»«f\ ?nRl1"' iltl€r a Wlde survey, Marivaux pressure „| ,• r 1>cnches nearest to him, and feeling the toward- „ fnend's h;in,! on his arm, he directed his gaze th- of !adies> who s«t in ii row, were evidently of Un'iti !ind were separated by no male intruder. ":nny vv,1(> surrounded them, their attention was con- i 7ViCC' and they scarcely raised their heads, nor Him 1 i G- scrmon began that Marivaux could obtain a v- 'heir faces. As he did not understand a word of 'n'~ 1S"' 11 will not detract from French piety to r.dmit that he pai<t more attention to the ladies than to the preacher. One of cm, a tall, elegant, elderly woman, he rightly conjectured to » h\ r dejamilte but the degrees of relationship between e our younger ones, who differed very much in aspect, he .|0U so readily determine. Two were very fair—with lose clear, blue eves, and bright complexions, which charac- „nr'|Zl,lr S>lfn ?r -Vort,l(;nl beauty. A third was brilliant w ith !S °11 ^ils'errl and the fourth was pale, n. t ? pensive east of countenance, expressive of deep but '1 10ught. I he colour on her cheek was as the tinge on hoi ttc*ros<! leaf; seldom she raised her eyes—those eyes of y and calm expression—but once lie encountered their fi ance. It was decisive, and from that moment Charles Ma- ivaux wa3 in love. Iiis friend knew the family, and when the '^VJCer ^:ls over, he was introduced and in the course of a .e t 'ound him an established visitor in the llue L 11 »• erC/. LS' A.vImer resided. iMarivaux had forgotten the mo- IOVPIJ,- led hin' t0 t!iC (:llHPe, of tl,e ^bassy, and the "e professed for the beautiful Mary was deep fer- 'J.' antl 'Passioned. I have said that he was handsome he a so highly accomplished, and his manners were extremely sctnating. J fa sang the songs of his favourite l'eranger with «>*?lUISlt?• (though he took care never to produce his esiastical copy), and he drew with admirable skill. Soine- design Oriental costumes—would teach his fair friends how to wreathe the caehemir into the true Stamhoul •letft3"' v ^te some stirring scene in which he had been an trou« 'n *TS" ot',ers drew tears from the large lus- rhant6^ ° '1Cr w'u)ce aspect betrayed her Greek origin, as he the 1*1 ° f6! Of,tho boat-songs of rocky Scio or, drawing near to nth love, he would murmur those tones so indistinct 'rs' 80 rcur to those to whom they were addressed. He nnf 1>C n°ne a" family, but his devotion was paid to one; he mterested each but there was one who lovell him, and „ R0')ject of his choice. By a curious coincidence, 1 was re"l'y one,—the lovely Mary—was the only one ■ura e ?ndependent of the head of the family. There re ',tlor:ship, but it was divested of control. No re- evM\ was proflered the affection which the im- roittedS r !lnvai''x. eagerly declared was recognised and per- Posjtio» and his expectations were inquired into rao-pm ^Usinot inrhgihle, the latter afforded room for encou- nnf. eR e was promise of a place in reversion—that Sh e.In,I)pSsess'on» ;md the hand of Mary was to he his own. l-jvf -.a ortune, and though it might have sufficed for quiet i i was deemed by her frienrtc jirudent to defer her TnlParr ^Vl' 10VXT Wils enabled to offer her an equivalent. "\lari* Hn^0rnent was productive of no uneasiness to either; his ^U" exn' '"is spirits were ever gay, of quiet ho" ever, Warm> and Mary dwelt in the firm confidence alised thf> S j Wils haPPy and content, and completely re- poet s description— ■yy, a soft landscape of mild earth, I have ft e a" was harmon>' anti ealm an<1 quiet. iovotis pvoi Cn °l)served them together when we made those Montmorpnn^10nS t0 the 1>ark ot ( loud' t0 ,,ie woo.Is of non. Tt HP °ir t°.the charming seclusion of the Petit Tria- ioyment US that summer had been made only for en- largest share 1 were destined by nature to have the HDnrn(inh,„i r .1 while the summer was waning and autumn the aspect of affairs sud- the whole oartv t r' a m Mrs- ^yimer's family summoned behind H England, and Marivaux perforce, must stay which"was^ !°mpell(;d t0 ,remain to secure the place, parted as love^LieXpeCted,to become vacant- The lovers ers only part; the oft-repeated vow, Ttin the clioking sighs, the hopes, the fears^thc0?"' tremWings of distress- told of the rrriefwKi i i r 1 exP1'ess,ons of endearing love, ail hichjeft them almost broken-hearted. re"'ai"efl alone Paris; in vain the hours he used to s T °fthe ruc dc Rivoli for his limbs extendp l ? i ansian lovers are wont to do, with m the Tuilem 'n Tv> y lon^itude on ™ extra chair Hhich I 0utxV iTcW- I,at^ SaCred l° a11 true lovers, uearanrp in ,'u f l,r'"U'ned I^jeune premier." My an- Lm te«vcrie,?a^,° lhfc ""l* ;vl"d' »»oJh £ MUknS 111he t would desctint for hours upon her beiiutv l f! j ,le depth of her aHeefon/o.^LS S see J), ""fh culminating point of love. It was not enough' to mlorj'ihe d? TVO"SKTT;tALTRUETFRER;CL,N;IIR'he felt ii m°re co^iatory he u^Vto PI 1 V' y, °rTl Coni">e ellem-aime?' svllaWe W1'h Prolonged emphasis on the amative slant th'p C(e.UeJemmf- elle rnaime waS the con- stant, the oft-repeated apostrophe with which he closed the n P|rfectiolis- 11 was this thought which sus- tained and enabled lam to dine in peace at the Cafe de Paris • it was this thought which consoled him when he went niffhtlv' pour se distraire, to the coulisses of the Aeademie de Musioue or the salon in the rue de Richelieu. Meantime the occupant of the wished-for place refused to vacate or die, and circumstances occurred ip En;-land which appeared to offer a further prolongation of the lovers' hope?; Their correspondence, however, still breathed the same tender- ness, the same fervour of affection, and every franc flint Mari- vaux paid the postman was accompanied by the exclamation to the .sympathising letter-carrier, "Comme elle m'aime!" Sur ces entrefaites I was myself obliged to quit Paris for a short time, and I left poor Marivaux the haggard ima"e of desertion I entertained serious fenft for his health, and even fancied I perceived symptoms of his neglecting his luxuriant whiskers. 1 m»ghl have been wrong, but they seemed to be- tray an mr ot abandonment. It was at the close of autumn when I returned to the capital, and oiifi of my earliest inquiries was at the hotel of Marivaux. 1 dreaded the answer for un- welcome thoughts ff charcoal, indefinite apprehensions of the Morgue, flitted across my mind. "Monsieur est sorti, was the porter's reply. How is lie?-very pooriyl'' i asked Ma foi, non,—je crois qu'il e">. ftl'y au spectacle avec Ma- dame." Oh ho! thoujht 1, then it has all been arranged during my absence, I shall return to-morrow mornino- and wish thdil joy. It was not ordained that I should wait so long; the evening was fine, and I sauntered to the Boulevard Italien, where 1 entered the Cafe de Paris, called for a brava- »•<)(>, and took up the Oatetle de France. While I was read- ing, the spectacle closed, and various parties entered the cafe. There Was one consisting of a lally and four or five gentlemen, who camo into supper. 1 poid no particular attention to them until I heard a weil-known voice exclaim, "Garcon, une bou- teille de Champagne, bien frappe, cntendez-vous?" and I re- cognised the tones of Marivaux. I rose hastily, and advanced to the table where he sat; he was in the act of offering some huitres d'Ostend" to the ladv, whose back was towards me. He saw me approach, rose eagerly to greet me, bestowed upon me a French embrace, and before I well knew where I was, I found myself seated between Monsieur and Madame Mari- vaux he, 11 gay, smiling, and good-natured, and she a laughing brunette, with a Gascon accent, large dark eyes, full of espic- g/erie and fun, and with a flow of animal spirits second only to those of her husband. I was struck, as the poet says, all of a heap." To ask an explanation then was, I thought, impos- sible I intended to have deferred it tili the next day, but I was saved the trouble of \Vftiling. When supper was over Ma- rivaux rose, and. taking my arm, we went outside and prome- naded in front of the cafe. Lh bien, mon ami," exclaimed he. mo voda marie vous ne ravez pas attendu si tot N'est-ce-pas quelle est belle? et—ecoutezmoi,—trente inille livres de rente!" "Hut," said I, and the expression of my countenance must have told him what I WM goittg to say ;—he interrupted me; ah vous voule- parlef de cette affaire eh bien, est ce que vous en rceevez tie seS liouvelles ? comment se porte Mademoiselle Marie comme elle etait belle, comme elle m'aimait A year elapsed before I met Charles Marivaux again he was then in the Garde Nationale a cheval, and wore the cross of July he was just as gay and high-spirited as ever. I asked after his wife he shrugged up his shoulders and muttered something about ce diable Irlandais—one dam Irishmans, But," exclaimed he, breaking off, cette famille-^w. est-elle a-present ? pauvrc Marie comme dJe m'rtimail, n'est ce pas quelle m'aime toujours I rather think not," I replied, she was married last month tt,\ the Earl of I) D.

POLICE. BGW-STHEET.—SIXOULAU CASE.—A man of rather vulgar appearance, but who was well dressed, and wore a tuft of liair on his lower lip, and who gave the name liichard Charles Chiremont Smyth, Parker, was placed at the bar before Mr. Minshui), by Collier, a Sergeant of the P division of police, charged with having obtained a silk cloak and two silk dresses, by means of false pretences, from Mr. James Ellison, a silk- mercer, of Cranbourn-street, Leicester-square. j it appeared from the statement of Mr. Ellison that in the month of July, 1835, the prisoner came to his shop, accom- panied by a female, and gave an order for the articles in ques- tion, which he directed to be sent according to an address on his card. He handed out his card, and there appeared on it. "Lord Boliington, 18, Gloucester-street, Queen-square." The goods were sent home on the next morning by a shop-woman, who had strict orders not to leave them without the money, but on her presenting hors^lf at the house she was informed that" her ladyship" was not up, but that all, no doubt, would be right. She was induced, in consequence to leave the dresses, and called again in an hour, but she was then told that Lord Boliington and his lady were gone out, and wouM call at her master's shop. In the course of the day, accordingly, the pri- soner did call with the same woman who had-before been in his company, in a coach, and said that he was then going into the city to get a check for £ 500 cashed, and he would call and pay the amount required on his way back; he, however, did not again, call, and inquiries being made after him, it was found the' he was gone to Jersey. Nothing more was heard of him until Thursday week, when he went to the station-house, of the P division of Police of Walworth, and gave information that he had been robbed on the Friday week before of £ 1300 by a woman named V\ ebbef. Some enquiries were then made by Collier, and it was at length discovered that he was the very persoii to whom Mr. Ellison had, in 1835, delivered the arti- cles alluded to. lie was then immediately taken into custody with his wife, and on a letter being written to Lord Morley, whom he described as his father, an answer was received that the prisoner must be an imposter, for that Lord Bollington was a young man under age, and was unmarried. lIe was in con- sequence brought to this office in custody. i Mr. Minshull was of opinion that upon this evidence the charge of stealing the goods could not be sustained, and he ordered the prisoner to be discharged. ('ollier, the constable, however, stated that there was a lady in attendance who was desirous of preferring a second charge against the prisoner. I A person of exceedingly lady-like deportment then stood for- ward, and stated that her name was Martha Hutchins, and that she was the wife of the Rev. John Hutchins, with whom she resided at Swansea, South Wales, She then stated that about a fortnight ago she was on her way to London by coach, ac- companied by her sister, who was now with her, in the office, \1hen, on their stopping about half way to town to supper, she saw the prisoner and his wife in the room. After supper they continued their journey, and they did not again see the pri soner until her arrival at the Belle Sauvage, Ludgate-hill. They there met in the public travellers' room, and she entered into conversation with the prisoners' wife, whom she eventually invited to breakfast with her on the following morning. Her invitation was immediately accepted, and she and her sister and the prisoner and his wife subsequently occupied the same sit- ting-room, and had their meals together at the inn. After they had been living in company for two days a bill was brought in for £3 9s 9d., the amount due for their lodgings, &c. The prisoner asked her if she had any change sufficient to satisfy this demand, adding that he had a check of £ 500 in his posses- sion, for which he would on the following day obtain change. W itness said that she had money, and she directly handed four sovereigns to the prisoner, in order to pay the bill he did so, and received the change, saying he would pay witness the 9 whole amount on his receiving the money for the check wit- ness on the following day, in consequence of a conversation she had with the prisoner, showed him a silver buckle which she had, set with diamonds he suggested that the stones were not brilliants, and offered to take it to his friend, a diamond mer- chant, in order that he might ascertain the fact; witness con- sented to this, and he took away the buckle, and on his return declared that the stones were rose-diamonds only; a day or two afterwards the party were going to the theatre, when the prisoner declared that he had not sufficient money, and asked her to allow him to pawn the buckle she said that she did not like to suffer this, but eventually, on his promising to return it to her on the next morning, and to raise the money at his friend the diamond merchant's, she gave it him he subsequently asked her if she had any jewels, and gave him her rings from h"r finger, including her wedding ring, as well as a silver pen- cil-case and a silver pen-holder, which she had in her desk she did not part with them, however, without much reluctance. On the foJlowing morning another bill amounting to £ 3 15.3 4d, was presented, and the prisoner declared that it must be paid before they lett the house, heTiaving been previously instructed to procure lodgings for them witness declared that she would pay her share of it, and she placed two sovereigns in the hands of the prisoner for that purpose at the end of two more days, however, another bill was brought in for f:7 13s J d, which in- cluded the amount of the former account, and witness gave the prisoner S4 as her share of this bill the prisoner at this time said he was going to get a gold watch out of pawn, and on his return home he produced a silver one witness, however, de- clared that she knew nothing of it, for that she had given the money to him with a view of his paying her share of the bill. The prisoner then told her that he hi1(l secured lodgings for her at JSO. 57, Hatfield-street, Stamford-treet, and proposed that they should go there; witness, however, said that she would not go without her luggage, and the prisoner told her that he would pay the bill, and then take her luggage with him she went away to Hatfield-street., supposing this to be his intention, but she had since learned that he had not paid the bill, and that her luggage was detained for the amount. The prisoner during the whole period represented lijmself as Lord Boliington, and the son of Lord Morley, and his wile supported the deception. "——" The prisoner, when Mrs. Hutchins' evidence had been re- duced to writing, asked her whether he had ever asked her to go to the theatre ? Mrs. Hutchins declared that he had, and had accompanied her and her sister, with his wife, three or four times. The prisoner asked her whether she had not repeatedly de- clared that she did not care what she sold or pawned so long as she could go to the theatre ? & Mrs. Hutchins burst into tears, and denied that such was the fact. Whatever she had been induced to allow the prisoner to pawn was entirely at his own solicitation. Is The prisoner asked her whether her love for theatricals was not the real cause of her coming to London, and leaving her husband f ° Mrs. Hutchins was about to offer some explanation, when Mr. Minshull declared that she need not answer the question. It was most improperly put, and should not receive an answer. The prisoner then declared that since they had been living in Hatfield-street Mrs. Hutchins had incurred a debt to him for board and lodging, which far exceeded the amount which she alleged she had paid him. He had received X7. 17s. from her, and there was a sum of £ 8 due to him atfove that amount. He had been compelled to pawn his own property to procure ne- cessaries for her and her sister. Mr. Minshull declared that upon the case which had been submitted to him there was quite sufficient to remand the pri- soner. He should, therefore, order him to be brought up on Tuesday. It would appear from the explanation offered to Mr. Min- shull by Mrs. Hutchins, that that lady is the wife of the llev. John Hutchins, who is the rector of the parish of St. Ann and Agnes, Bishopsgate, having been married to him about four years, and that the son of that gentlemen, by a former marriage, is the curate of the parish, and resides in town. She is ap- parently not more than 25 years of age, while her husband, it was understood, was considerably her senior. Her husband having gone to Paris, she came to town for the purpose of sec- ing her step-son, and meeting the wife of the prisoner, who possessed iady-like manners, she imagined that she would form an agreeable companion during her sojourn in the metropolis with her sister, where they were both strangers. It was un- der these circumstances that they became acquainted, and that the prisoner took advantage of her simplicity, It would ap- peal, from the allegation of the wife of the prisoner, who was in the office, and who was a woman of respectable-appearance, that some claim is set up by her husband to the title which he assumed. —mmtm»

The roads in the north of Italy are still in a dangerous and alm°st impassible state, from the quantity of snow which has lera m/i >e. *a,e.ninR aspect of the av9*anches. The cho- lera is qmte at an end at Naples.

CHURCH RATES. GREAT MEETING OF THE CIIUECH-RATE ABOLITION SOCIETY. A very numerous and most respectable meeting assembled on n the Great Room (If the City of Lon- don Tavern, for the purpose of meeting about 400 delegates from all parts of England, Scotland, and Ireland, in order to procure, if possible, the total and unqualified abolition of Church-rptc?. Amongst the gentlemen on the platform were noticed, Mr. Hume, M.P.; Mr. Ward, M.P.; Mr. Gillon, ALP; Mr. Hall, M.P.; W. Crawford, -ill.P. John Wilks; M.P.; Ed- ward Baines, AI.P. Dr. IVwvirtg, M.P.; 13. ilawcs, AI.P.; Mr. II. Wtfyindutii, Sir C. E.Smyth, C. HindIey.M.P.; Thos. Buncombe, M.P.; Sharman Crawford, ALP; and D. W. Harvev, ALP. On the motion of the Rev. C. Burnet, C. Lushington, Esq., was called to the chair. The Chairman, in addressing the assembly, said, that with regard to Chui'ch-rates, one spirit appeared to glow in the breast of all who regarded religious freedom (hear, hear)—and the resentment of long endurance had at Inst touched a nerve of exquisite sensibility, for more purposes than one (loud cheers), which would vibrate beneficially on the form of our institutions. (Hear, hear.) England had sent delegates from her far distant counties. They had come from Wales and from Scotland. Amongst the Scottish deputies there were some from Glasgow, too (loud cheers)-taintless from the fallacies of recent sophistry* and undaunted by the brilliant laudations of hereditary and irresponsible government (hear, hear), and of the harmonious and dovetailing perfections of Episcopacy and Presbyterianism. (Loud and repeated cheers.) There were no less than four hundred delegates representing six hundred large towns, and other places in this metropolis. (Loud and continued clitlcring.) One hundred and eighty auxiliary so- cieties had been formed, and troops of liberal members were prepared to give their countenance and support to the cause. Under these circumstances, well might the friends of the Dis- senters smile at their prospects, anticipate success, and promise victory. (Cheers.) Mr, Iltime said he had only to assure that meeting, that from What had taken place since they had last assembled in that room, great encouragement was held out to every man to per- severe in the course he was now pursuing. He would only add that, as an humble individual, in the House of Commons, or elsewhere, he should be most hrtppy to continue his steady support of their claims, until all the evils they complained of Were, one by one, rooted out. (Loud cheers.) He hoped the day would shortly arrive when they would see the Dissenters standing up before God and their fellow-men without any of the intolerant remnant of ancient days, which had placed, a stamp of inferiority on them. As English citizens they were entitled to equal freedom with the Established Church, aüli he trusted that their efforts that day, and their exertions in 4he- Ilouae of Commons, would advance them rapidly towards that great and important object. Of this much he was certain, that no man deserved to be free who would not exert himself to be- come so. (The hon. gentleman sat down amidst great ap- plause.) Mr. B. Hall, M.P. for the Alonmouthshire Boroughs, rose to propose a resolution. He said—The resolution which has been put into my hands, and which I shall now propose, re- quires no argument to enforce it; and, after the speeches which you have just heard, it would ill become me to occupy your time, or draw largely upon your attention, while I address you. I shall, therefore, speak only of facts, and these with reference to my own country, containing, sis it does, so great a mass of the Dissenting body. The resolution proposes that a petition, embodying your sentiments, should be prepared and signed by the Chairman on your behalf; that the petition to the Jlou.se of Lords shall be presented by Earl Fitzwiiliam, and to the Commons by Air. Hume. (Cheers.) It may be said by some, and it was a matter of regret with many of the gentlemen who have preceded me, that instead of the delegates, who attend this meeting, getting up and addressing you on the peculiar grievances of which they complain, the platform should lie occupied by members of Parliament; but in my judgment it should be a cause of gratification to think that there are men in the House of Commons, who are ready and willing, no mat- ter at what pecuniary cost and sacrifice to their own establish- ments, to advocate the rights, and ask for a redress of the griev- ances, of the Dissenting community. (Cheers.) And it is peculiarly gratifying to me, because being one of those who, in 1834, first introduced the question of the abolition of Church- rates for the consideration of Government, to attend this meet- ing, and I was anxious to see the feeling by which tb:s great assembly would be actuated, and to assure you that it was not from any want of feeling as to the importance of the question, that I have allowed it to rest, but I was actuated by a desire, that while other great subjects were under discussion, that of Church-rates should not interfere, well knowing that you would not sleep on your interests, and that you would use your best energies to remove an impost exacted in violation of the rights of conscience, and unfounded upon any principle of justice. Hear, and loud cheers.) It will be recollected, that when my hon. friend, the Member for Exeter, introduced this subject during the last Session, we were induced to withdraw it, on the assurance of the disposition of Government to bring forward a measure of relief to the Dissenters. This was an act of courtesy to the Noble Lord, who gave us the promise-to the House of Commons, who were to consider it; and it was our duty to you, whose interests were at stake, to sec what the Government measure would be. He thoug-ht that that course was not onlv right, hut he thought it would be better to hear the Government proposition. Great was the disappointment of him and his friends, when, instead of the total abolition of Church-rates, the Government were only prepared to make that which-was a direct tax an indirect one, by charging the full amount upon the land-tax, whereby not only the Catholics of Ireland, who only the year before had been relieved from the vestry cess, but also the Scotch Presbyterian, who was obliged to maintain ilis own church, Would be required to p&y fee mainte- nance of that of England. He was one of those who, In one sense, hated the word toleration. (Great <$heeririgr)v f I e wished j to s"e that word, as applied to religion, expunged from our dictionaries for by adding only one syllable, it at once shewed there must be a dominant party, and a persecuted one instead of it he would insert equality. He wished to see the Dissenter and the Churchman meet with open heart and hand, and live in the same free country, enjoying equal rights and privileges. With regard to that county with which he was connected, and which was dear to him, he would state a few statistical facts. Tn the county of Monmouth, out of a population of 98,000, 46,000 or 48,000 were Dissenters; and in the two parishes with which he was more immediately connected, whu;h con- tained 16,600 inhabitants, he might safely say thtrtT only 140 belonged to the Church. It had been his pride and gratifica- tion to say, that whenever the Dissenters came to him as a landlord, he had given them every assistance in his power, not only by giving grants of land for places of worship, but by affording them pecuniary assistance as well. (Great cheering.) He was proud to state that, in the west of Alonmouthshire, every Dissenter had the means of worshipping their God ac- cording to their own creed and the poor inhabitant had the consolation and gratification of receiving his religious solace in that language which he revered. lIe was one who did not ob- ject to the voluntary principle. He did not state that as a matter of theory, but as a matter of fact. Upon his own pro- perty, at one time, he had every order of Dissenters; for, in the hilly part of Alonmouthshire, where manufactures were alive, people flocked from all parts of England. He took pride for Monmouthshire that, at almost every meeting which had been held there, the question of regium donum had been dis- cussed. The Dissenters had been charged with acting from .pecuniary moti ves—that while they wished to get rid of Church- ratcs, they were anxious to keep the regitnn donum. (Loud cries of "No, no.") lIe did not agree in the sentiment; he was only desirous to state, that in many petitions which he would have the honour to present from that part of the coun- try, it was prayed that regium donum should cease. (Loud cheers.) It was not his intention to detain the meeting any longer. He would only assure them, that whether he retained his seat for Monmouth, or retired into private life, whether in public or private, he would lend his best assistance towards obtaining the removal of this odious impost from the Statute Hook. (Loud cheers.) The Rev. Air. Burnett, the delegate from Edinburgh, said that a few days ago, when I was in Glasgow, a petition on the subject on which this meeting has met was put in circulation. It had been in circulation for two of three days; it was still going its rounds; yet there had been already subscribed to it fifteen thousand names. (Aluch cheering.) Fifteen thousand names !—for what!—to tell the British House of Commons-not to oppress their brethren in England by an exaction of Church- rates! Now a certain gentleman, who has recently paid a visit to Glasgow (great laughter), having had an address got up aud presented to him with some 5000 signatures, talks about getting it framed and gljized, aud handing it down to his family as an heirloom, to be kept by them to the end of time. ( Laughter.) As so much is made of this petition, what are we to say of the petition, which in two or three days, received 15,000 signatures, and which, before it be finally filled up at G jui uil probability, be signed by double that number of Anti-Church-rate men? (Cheers). He saw a smile upon their countenances when he spoke of this petition. If he translated right, that smile was caused by the failure of the attempt to Torify that city (loud cheers), and to prevent it ever thinking of English Church-rates, or Church-rates at fill, except to pay them. That petition was got up, and ran to the extent he had stated it had received that number of signatures even before the Peel-box was taken (town. (Great laughter). The Paviilion still stood as a monument of the triumph of inmense laughter). yet the petition had circulated round it, and gathered its thousands of signatures. (Cheers and laughter). Mr. C. Conway, a delegate from Alonmouthshire, said, that as several allusions had been made to the delegations from Wales, he could say that he came from the mountains of Wales, sent there by a constituency that could not he calculated at less than 5000 men, not to speak certainly, but to act. Still, as his friend Air. Hall had requested him to give some infor- mation respecting the. cause of dissent, he had in his hand a paper, the contents of which were of some interest to the meet- ing. He had been sent up to the meeting of delegates by 27 congregations. Before he left home, he addressed circulars requesting information with regard to the voluntary principle. Unfortunately he got returns only from 17, but these 17 would afford a fair specimen of the remainder. ()f these 17, but five existed previous to the present century. Since that time eight of them were built, aurl two had been rebuilt twice, at an ex- pense of £ 12,000. There were in the same neighbourhood other Dissenters, not connected with the deputation, who had erected chapels at an expense of £ 4000; and the Established Church, in the voluntary way, had erected school-rooms at the expense of £ o500, making altogether £ 20,000. They had collected for their annual expenses, £14iO, and for other ex- penses the sum of £ 3000. He could only say that the moun- tains of Wales, though bleak and barren and exposed to the cold blast, yet had a warm heart, and would join heartily in their efforts. Their cry for justice the mountains of Wales should echo back to the valleys of England, and he would only add that they would go on they had put their hands to the plough, and they did not intend to look back until, they had driven to the head of the furrow. (Loud cheers.)

W hen a pauper applies for admission to any of the union woikhouses it is customary to ask of what religious persuasion he is. A short time since a man presented himself, and the following dialogue took place between him and the governor Of what religion are you { I don't know." Do you never go to church 1 "—1 never was there but once, when I was married." "Doyouevergptoctmpe)?"—"Ineverwastn one in my life." Well, what ;1le you ? Are you a Roman Catholic 1 No, hang it; 1 beant quite so bad as that neither."—

Xmpwial Parliament. HOUSE OF LORDS. Tnunsn.w, Fin. 2.—At five o'clock the Lord Chancellor took his seat on the woolsack. tonl Brougham moved for leave to bring in a bill similar to one which he had brought under their lordship's consideration the session before last, for the purpose of promoting education and regulating public charities.—Agreed to. His Lordship also gave notice that he should move for leave to bring in two other bills one to abolish non-residence and pluralities, and the other for the- establishment of local courts throughout the country. Lord Cloncurrjf made a few observations on a circumstance which had passed last evening during the debate upon the Ad- dress, and the house adjourned at a quarter before six.

FNIDAY, I;S.—Petitions were presented by Mr. Pease, signed bv 600 persons, from Barnard-castle by Mr. Hume, from eight places in the county of Suffolk y Air. I b Hlackburne, and other honourable members, for the total aboli- lion of Church-rates. Mr. Buckingham gave notice that on the 16th of Fcbruaty he should move for leave to bring in a bill for the establishment of public walks and another for the better regulation of houses for the sale of intoxicating liquors. TilE IHT.I.OT. Mr. Borthwick said that, owing to the severe indisposition of one of the honourable members for Worcester, a petition had • beqn entrusted to him for presentation, which was not mote important on account of its prayer than of the peculiar circum- stances out of which it arose. It appeared that a meeting of the inhabitants of Worcester having been summoned for the purpose of petitioning Parliament to establish the vote by bal- lot, the present petition had been agreed upon with a prayer of an exactly opposite character, being, not for, but against, the ballot. Among more than 500 most respectable inhabitants of Worcester, who attended the meeting, not more than ten hands were held up against this petition. It prayed the house not to sanction any law which should have the effect of inflicting so deep a disgrace on the British constitution as the establishment of the unmanly practice of secret voting. Mr. Robinson was bound to admit that very many persons in Worcester were favourable to the vote by ballot. For his own part he was an opponent of that system, and had always been bat still he was an advocate for fair play, and disliked misre- presentation; and he was sorry to say this was the petition of aq individual, and was signed by an individual. WINDOW TAXIS. Mr. Hall had intended to have given notice of a motion for the repeal of the window taxes, but finding that another hon. member had a wish to bring forwaid the subject, he should leave it in his hands. Sir Samuel Whalley begged to give notice of a motion to this efifect for the 4th of May. ..U*» aasMtfty te • ^tie^on put by Mr. Sergeant Goulburn, in rtlerence to the .$eeeied Assocnrtt^fi of Ireland, J.urd Jvhi 7Ti(ssdi*said he would give bis opinions on the subject on day next, when he brought in a bill respecting municipal cor- porations in Ireland. Mr. O'Connelt not only highly approved, but was also ready to defend, all the proceedings of the association nor had he any doubt that he should be able, at the proper time, to con- vince the people of this country that it was not only legal, but highly useful. He did not know whether the opinion referred to had been delivered elsewhere or not; but he rather thought it had not gone to the extent supposed. The Prime Minister, however, must be much rejoiced 10 find that he had earned the approbation-of the hon. and learned gentleman—the Nestor, he believed, he might call him, of the opposite party. It was a feature peculiar to this association, that whilst of the members of the Catholic Association no more than one-fourteenth had been Piotestants, it, on the contrary, had more than one-third of its members Protestants, and those, too, men of rank and wealth and intelligence, whose numbers were daily increasing. This gave lise to a hope that Iieland would no longer be a di- vided country, where a faction lorded it over the people. The national association was determined to obtain justice, if pos- sible, under the union if not, under a domestic legislation. They were determined to share the privileges of Englishmen and Scotchmen, on a footing of equality they wert determined that the union should no longer be a meie union of p;iper, an union of insult and degradation; they looked for justice in a complete union this the people of Ireland were resolved to obtain, and he would never despair of success whilst seven mil- lions of men struggled for justice. (Cheers.) Some personal observations followed between Air. O'Connell and Mr. Shaw, the latter hon. gentleman declaring it as his opinion that the object of Mr. O'Connell was the repeal of the Union and the-downfall of the Church. I,o>d Morpeth laid on the table a bill for amending the Act of 7th William IV., relating to grand juiies in Ireland. Mr. Itohert Stewart obtained leave to bring in a bill to regu- late certain ofliccs in the Coutt of Exchequer (Scotland), chiefly with a view to consolidate the offices of King's Remembrancer and Lord Chamberlain's Remembiancer. BUSINESS OR TIn: Mr. Broiherton made a proposition, to the effect that it was competent for any member to terminate the business of the house at twelve o'clock at niglit.-M, Eumrt seconded the motion.— Mr. l"l1ll11g said that the worst measures were carried after miduiglit.-For the motion, 6'1 against it, 147 ma- jority, 86, FICTITIOUS VOTES SCOTT.AND. Mr. Horsman presented petitions from numerous constituen- cies in Scotland, complaining of the practice of creating and registering fictitious votes in that county, and praying for par- liamentary enquiry.—Mr. Horsman said the petitioners com- plained that they had been defrauded-most nefariously and iniquilously defrauded-of the benefits intended to be conferred on them by the Heform Bill. They made no complaint of the provisions of that great measure on the contraiy, they use ex- pressions of the deepest gratitude for the benefits which the legislature had conferred upon them by that act; and they were most anxious that some mode should be fixed on for ensuring a fair and legitimate operation of that most beneficial measure. (.Hear.) But they stated that its fair aud legitimate operation was not _Iwllcd, but that a scheme had been organized by its enemies to defeat the true object of that act; and so fatal had their efforts been, that at this moment, in many of the counties in Scotland, the inhabitants had been already deprived of the power of choosing their own representatives, and unless the legislature strongly and promptly interfered, every county in that country would be in the same situation. To enumerate all the methods which the ingenuity and contrivances of the agents of the party had devised to effect this would be very difficult, if not impossible the hon. gentleman, however, mentioned a few of the ingenious devices for vote making the first plan was by a system of joint tenancy-the father, who paid all the rent, being obliged to take a lease, in which his sons were joined with him as tenants and this was often done, although the sons did not reside within a hundred miles of the farm, and although they weie pursuing some trade or profession totally different from that of cultivating the soil. (Hear, hear.) An individual, possessed of property worth £100 a 3 ear, wishing to make a number of votes upon it, proceeded thus :-ten gentle- men were introduced to him by the agent of the candidate to become purchasers at £ 200 earli. But at the outset two great impediments occurred, for in the first place it happened that not one of these ten gentlemen had got £ 200 (laughter), and in the next, were not in a station of life ever to possess it, for they were sometimes servants in the establishments of gentlemen re- n 'I siding in the neighbouihood (hear, hear, hear) sometimes they were clerks or dependents in the office of the political agent himself; ay, aud there were some instances, proofs of which he was ready to adduce, where these gentlemen pur- chasers were as low down in the scale of society as farmers' servants, shepherds, and day labourers (loud ciies of hear, hear"), who so far from having £ 200 a piece, did not possess two hundred pence amongst them (hear, heai), and even If) they had, the peison holding the premises could not part with them, as the occupation of them was nece,sary to himself. Here, therefore, the whole transaction would be stopped but by the interference of the political agent all difficulties were surmounted, instead ot the puichasers being required to pay £ 200 each, it was proposed that each should give his bill for that amount, 00 il at the ra,e of five Per tent, until taken up; 10 eva'cutp If 0,el ,,>and. the seller, instead of being required hold them a Prem,ses' was to take a 'ease and continue to bear," and n. IT1 \° l''e buycrs' < Lolu1 cries °f "bear, nleted the <i"ii The lransac,lon was lI»us com- the purchuseis imnledhT. TCr ,he 'j"'1 ,l,e Purchasers. :"<d seller then had to pav 4MO gran a ase ll,e 8eller the of the buyers L'I a yea' rent uPon h,s ,ease to eacl1 seller for interest 1 1 -U,yer!1?Bd f? pay £ ,° a year to the sum wlml, ,he h".VlM- (Hear, bear.) So ll.at for the an equivalent hiPt'r,°U-.M ■ "e!'t hand' he ,eceiveii ratified bv an 1 1 1 1S lransac,»«n was also at times ratihea by 0iU,( (J •"—The hon. gertt. mentioned other discreditable means of con- cocting votes. By means such as these the elections in several counties in the south of Scotland have been thrown into the un- popular scale, and there can be little doubt that by extending the system this party would be enabled to carry all the county elections. (lieu, hen.) lie did not see why he should hesi- tate to pronounce a decided opinion on the conduct of these persons. (Loud cheering.) In the exercise of the zeal of party feelings he could make allowances for much that often took place, and could look without excitement at the warmth of feeling often manifested but this cold-blooded and atiocious plan of these political assassins-for he could call them by no other name-filled him with the utmost indignation. (Loud cheers.) lie held in his hand a list of gentlemen who held qualifications in the manner he had described in sereral conti- guous counties and the perusal of their names by any gentle- man at all acquainted with Scotch politics, would take away a great portion of the surprise that otherwise might be felt. (Hear, hear.) He did not bring forward this as a patty question. Mr. Horsman concluded an able and eloquent speech, by mov- ing that a select committee be appointed to inquire how far the intentions of the Reform Bill are carried out by the practice 0: creating and registering fictitious votes in the counties of Scot- land. Mr. Pryme said he should most cordially support the motion for inquiry into the whole subject; and inference to both Eng- land and Ireland as well as Scotland. Mr. Ilorsman said he thought it would be better to confine the inquiries of this committee to Scotch votes. It was quite open to other gentlemen to move for committees in reference to Ireland and England, and he should cordially support them. (Hear, hear). Mr, Hume said the evil was sufficiently apparent as it was the great point was to institute a remedy, and in his settled conviction that remedy could alone be found in the extension of the suffrage and vote by ballot. (lIear, hear). The ho- nourable member deceived himself if he thought any other re- medy would be effectual.—Motion agreed to. MR. T.ECMMF.ItK CII A lt 1,1 ON The Speaker said he had icceived a letter from this gentleman, and proceeded to read it. It was to this effect Sir-I have lite honour to inform you that the officers of the Court 01 Chancery, under warrant from that court, have forced their way into the house in which I was staying, and have compelled me to go to the Fleet Piison with them. I had flattered inysell that, while this matter was under the consideration of the com- mittee of privileges, such violent pioceedings as these would not have taken place, but I am sorry to find I was mistaken. ] hope you will read this letter to the house, and that the house under such circumstances will extend to me that privilege which, under similar circumstances, it has given to others.—I am. Sir, &c." [The reading portions of this letter appeared to excite some amusement in the house.] Mr. IVynn, who spoke very low, was understood to move that the letter be referred to the committee of privileges, and to express a supposition of the probability that the committee would make an order similar to that made in the case of Mi. Long Wellesley. The petition was ordered to be referred to the committee.

Pi iTEiicotiN AT HOME.—It was seven o'clock on a March morning as the door of the Hall creaked on its hinge, and Isaac Peppercorn, followed by Biddy the housekeeper, and Cupid the terrier, came forth into the light. Isaac was equipped for travel. He caHied-we cannot say wOle-a co;it of forgotten black made for him in the days of his belly, he having many years since suhdued that deformIty. The eoat met in one wide wrinkle down the back, and pocket yearned to pocket and the large cuffs hung like horse-collars on the wrists of the bearer, who had ventured himself into breeches coeval with the coat, and had armed his legs with boots—evidently made, but found too big, for some giant—:is hard as horn. A broad-brimmed hat, tied over his ears with a red handkerchief, secured the beaver from the sudden prancings and caricollings of the horse, should the animal to indulge therein. Alas much was the gravity of that ancient quadruped scandalized by the precaution. Little of Isaac's bice was to be seen, but that little looked very like a withered apple. He earned a whip with a handle a yard-and- a half long, and a thong thereto—fortunately the horse was blind-enough to appal the heart of a Bucephalus. Isaac said a few words, in a voice between a cough and a whistle, to Biddy, who crossed her thin arms over her apron, widened her mouth into a smile, and said nothing. The horse, held by a boy, was at the gate it was ofa dirty white, and looked rather the spec- tre of a horse than a living sleed. What hair it had was rough as a rug, but its tail-and in the ignorant vanity of its heart the horse continually twitched it to catch the eye of the spectator— was bare as a carrot. The animal continued to champ the bit, with a satisfaction that at last it had got something in its mouth. Isaac, with inhuman placidity, mounted the horse, touched the rein, rattled his legs in his boots, plied his whip, and in a minute or two the horse gathered itself up and shambled off- much to the apparent annoyance of a party left at the Hall, we mean, Cupid the terrier. Now, the dog was as lean, nay, even leaner than the horse, but there was a something in its spirit- it must have been hope—that as it sometimes looked at the white horse on the common, made it cheerful, nay, even game- some. This morning, however, it was but too plain that all was not right, with Cupid. As the horse stood saddled, waiting foi the rider, Cupid as on tiptoe walked round it, now looking in in its face, and now at its ribs, and now gazing n\Qurnfully at its master. When, however, Peppercorn was faitly mounted, and the steed, after due consideration, stumbled into a trot,. Cupid tlied to hark, but its voice failed, afjy! it onlt wheezed at the depaiting horse-flesh and yet, as plainly as (ogacy-hunter ever mourned his rlisa ppoilltment, did Cupid exclaim, There go my long nourished hopes of many, many dinners The neighbours had long marked the attention of the dog to the horse—had often dweit upon the friendship of (Jupid friend- ship in this world how hard is it to discover the motives of even a dog. PKPI>KHC;ORN AT A LONDON INN.—" Do you call this place an inn?" asked Peppercorn, with his eyes fixed on the bill. ^Ajj**tting-pot," he muttered—" yes,$crucible Was a man f*rr tmwn ro take a whole guineauf; tj r -Otvyt*—-qio doubt—tlie landloids. Eh! what's tills» Oats!"—Oats," echoed the waiter. You came on horseback."—" Thank you for the news, Sir. I've come a hundtWttmHes on horseback, but, I bless my stirs, this is only the ttotA time I have incurred a charge for oats. Oats, fourpence! ttad after such a har- vest Providence," said Peppercorn, solemnly, "is lost upon these people! I believe, Sir," ventured the waiter, yo" wouldn t have your boots"—tht-v were sheathed in mud—"yon wouldn't have your boots cleaned 1"—"1 never was a fop in my young days," said Peppercorn, proudly lookint, dotrn oil his dirty leather and I hope I am too old foi such vanities now. Humph! Two shillings and a penny," said íhe traveller, pro- nouncing the sum total.—"And then, Sir," insinuated the waiter, there is myself, Sir,—and Sukey chambermaid. Sir— and- If I have given you any trouble," replied Pep- percorn, with grave politeness, I am very sorry for it. As for the chambermaid, I always prefer making my bed myself. I'm an old traveller, though 1 may not have travelled much for some yeais and it was always tny maxim to consider the chamber- maid included in the bed. Yes—two shillings and a penny," repeated the impertuibable Peppercorn, as the ostler, with se- rious meaning in his eyes, presented himself before the traveller. —" 1 hut horse of yours, Sir," said the ostler, mysteriously, must have been fond on you, to bring you all the way to Lon- don."—" To be sure he is-—but why, why, my man, do you think so V asked Peppercorn.— "Why, Sir—because, by nghts, he ought to have died three days ago. Poor thing But 't s no use to grieve, Sir "and the ostler looked the picture of resignation—" it's no use to grieve, Sir dogs must be fed."— Dogs Anything happened to my horse "—" Dead, Sir," biiefiy replied the ostler. The camel that carries the Koran to Mecca is thenceforth exempt from future labour; the horse thai brought Peppercorn to London was freed fiom timber toi) its journey done, it died. "Dead! Well, he was weak," ob- served Peppercorn, mastering his grief.—" he runs weak, but what could he die of? "—" On life and death, Sir replied "tllc mall of the stahles, it's always hard to give a judg-ment; but it's my opinion, Sir, that lie died of the smell of the hay. Ha, John and the fellow threw a significant glance at the waiter—"you should have seen him shy at the rack."—" Did you give him a feed asked Peppercorn, anxiously.—" I tried I iried," answered the benevolent ostler "but la! Sir, he didn't seem to know what oats was made for. Then he eat continued Peppercorn, with growing concern.- Eat said the ostler witli -emotion-" he looked at the corn for all the world as a ChrUtiaa looks at a bad shilling." It is i impossible, we think, to convey a more striking picture of dis- gust. Again Peppeicorn cast his eye upon the bill. Oats fourpence.' Take four from two-and-a-penny, and there will remain one-and-ninepence. There—^there," and Peppercorn foiced the amount into the baud of the waiter-" there, my friend, is your lawful demand, without the chambermaid, the ostler, the waiter, or the oals. I see you are about to be moved —I see you aie. Now, understand me I give you unbounded permission to call ine whatever you like-to think me whatever lOU please-hilt," and Peppercorn buttoned his pocket in a nianuer lirit shut out all hope—" 1 do notgive one penny moie." And vviili this determination our traveller quitted the inn, en- duiing like a martyr flje fiery glances of the servants. Pepper- corn, we must add, was touched by the death of his horse for, impressed on his long ride with the growing utlitness of the iiniinal for the saddle, he had resolved to put it in tlie way of harness. He wished lo leave the creature in London, promoted to a hackney-coach, when, alas he saw il on a tumbril. How- ever, the leader may be assured that the icmains of the quadruped were not left neglected in the stable bv their late master no, all that could be done for them, Isaac Peppercorn most scrupu- lously performed.—Humourist. I MI UKNV.A.—For this most formidable disorder the following remedies have been strongly recommended by the Shetland Journal:—Symptoms.— The Influenza, in milder cases, comes on with sneezing, watery running at the nose, pain in the head, cough and weaknt-ss, in severei cases, with pain across the stomach, lower (part of the chest (breast), in the back, and sometimes also in the limbs, with great weakness: occasionally cold shivers, followed by fever, tightness and oppression at the chest, with wandering pains are felt severe cough, with much spitting, and soreness above the pit of the stomach, and at the edges of the libs, with, in some instances, sickness and vomit- ing, occur. Remedy.—Get a small quantity of the following medicines. The genllemen from whom yon may buy them, will explain to you the <inantitirs Iwre pointed out to be taken. No careful gudewife ought to be without them in her house at the present time viz. :—Ipecacuanha Powder, or do. Wine Cam- pllOr-Chamumile; Sweet Spirits of Nitre; Extract of Henbane, or Dover's Powdeis. A proper mixture of these, according to the case, will remove the severest attacks, if taken in time. At the beginning of the complaint, if the face be not flushed (hot and feverish), nor the eyes red, take a dose of Ipecacuanha, large enough to cause full vomiting. Take also some chamomile tea, or warm water lo keep up vomiting. If the chest be op- pressed, with much spitting, this dose should be taken twice or thiice. Il there be no fever, take at bedtime, and the following day every foui hours a dram glass full of the following mixture, l'z,; ten grain;s of Camphor, w ith a dram glass full of hol- l.inds, gin, or turn pouied upon it and Iron* a mulchkin to a mutchkin and a half ol water added. When weakness, dull- ness or oppression at the chest, with seveie cough, is complained of, halj'-an-ounce of Sweet Splnls of Nitre" and the same quantity of Ipecacuanha Wine may be added to this mixture. If there i c also heat of the skin, these latter medicines should not be omitted, and about ten or twelve grains of Dover's powders may be taken at bedtime. In the severer symptoms send for a doctor without delay. JIIDGJUI-NT AND FASHION.—Judgment and the physicians say keep your feet warm and the head cool but the fashion of the day says to the ladies, wear cloth cloaks, fur capes, and the in- dispensable boa round the neck but be certain to encase the feet in cotton and fine leather and prunelle. Thus judgment and fashion are at war, and the victoiy always belongs to the I jatter, p

THE WEATHER. The return of mii^weatber renews (says the Herald) }■ The pest, Influenza, Inr whom we're imperilled; <>r.bn'1> weather, "r chilly or her, Influenza is still with us, tclwther or not. "1

Et)e lLon&on iMarfcrts. I CORN EXCHANGE. Monday, Feb. 6.—There is a very short supply or all kinds of srain, but there is no improvement in price or demand. Sam- ples of fine dry Wheat go off inuch the same as on last Alondav. i but the cold damp samples are difficult of sale. Bailey is dull of sale, and Is per quaiter cheaper. Malt also continues dull, and little business is doing in that article. The finest samples of Oats go off at last Monday's prices; inferior qualities are flat. White Peas and new Beans are looking downwaid in price. Old Beans and Grev Peas remain the same as on last Mondav. Per Qr. s. s. Per Qr. s. s. Wheat,Kent&Essex 45 to 63 Peas, Grey 35 to *tf> Suffolk 45 63 Small Beans 44-47 Norfolk 43—60 'Tick ditto 30 42 Kye 30 — 36 Oats, Potatoe 25 — 32 Barley 26 3:3 Poland Malting liarley ——— —— Feed. 23 — 281, Peas, White 34 — 36 Flour 40 50 Boilers 36 — 38 Ditto, fine 5.3 Aiatt. 52s to 62s. Tilt ARRIVALS AUK — Wheat. Barley Malt., Oilts, I Beans Pens Flour English 3105 3081 2200 1615 2369 j 1441 2357 Scotch. — 60 — ¡ 744 — I 100 Irish. 35 — 3751 — — Foreign 1848 5902 — 4446 I 557 364 1052 i Average Prices of Grain in England and Wales for the last Week-(lmperial Measure). Wheat 58 Of Oats 24 0 Beans 41 0 r Barley 35 0 j Rye 41 0 Peas 39 0 Aggregate Aveiapje of the Six Weeks, which regulates Duty. Wheat 59 0 1 Oats 24 7 Beans 41 9 Barley 35 9 1 Rye .42 0 Teas 40 5 I SMITHFiELUMAhKKT. Monday, Feb. 6.—This day's supply of beasts and sheep was goouf both as to numbers and quaiitv the supply of calves and pigs rather limited. The primest of each kind of stock com- manded a steady, the inferior kinds a dull sale, at last week's quotations. (By the quantities of 8lbs., sinking the offal.) Coarse and infeiior beasts from 2s 2d to 2s 4d; second- quality beasts, 2s 8(1 to 3s 2d prime oxen, 3s 6d to 3s lOd prime Scots, &c., 4s 2d to 4s 4d coarse and inferior sheep, 2s lIId to 3s Od second quality, 3s6d to 3s tOd prime coarsc- wooiled sheep, 4s 6d to 4s lOd prime Southdown sheep, 5s 2d to 5s 6d lambs, Os Od to Os Od large coarse calves, 4s 4d to 4s lOd prime small ditto, 5s 2d to os 6(1 sucking-calves, 17s Od to 35s Od large hogs, 3s 6d to 4s Od neat small porkers, 4s 6d to 4s lOd and quarter old store pigs, 12s Od to 20s 0d each. IUY AND STRAW, SMiTHITELD, Fm- 4. nay 90s Od to 95s Od j C'lov#r 115s 0<1 10 120s 0d Interior 75s Od to 84s 0d ] Inferior. W4s Od to 105s Od Straw 40s to 45s. • I OUTMAN M.MIKKT.—Coarse Heavy Lowland Hav,—sto—s; Ne'v Meadow Hay, —s to —s; Old ditto, 84s to mh; use- f.! dluo, -> tn f New (;-HJ i;w.. s-S Old f 4,, ditto, 110s to 118s; Wheat Straw, 40s to 48s per load of 36 trusses. NEWGATE AND LEA DEN II ALL. Monday, Feh. G.-( By the carcass, per quantities of Bibs" being one half the Imperial stone and III), additional.)- Beef, 2s 6d to 3s Hd Mutton, 2s lOd t« 4s Od Veal, 3s 10d to 5s 4d Poik, 3s 6d to 5s Od. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sur;ar, com- puted from the returns made in the week ending Jan. 31, 1837, is 31s I Jd per cwt., exclusive of the duties (If Customs. BOROUGH HOP .MAUKET.-P¡'II CW'J. Monday, Feb. 6.—For fine pockets ol last year's growth tha demand continues brisk. Currency East Kent, in pockets, 1833, fO. Os to Xo. Os; 1834, i0. Os to £0. Os; 1835, C3. 10s to 1:5. 0s 1836, £ 4. 6s to £ 8. 0s; Mid-Kent, 1833, £ 0. 0s to j.0. Os; 1834, tO. Os to £0. Os 1835, £ 3. 10s to f4. 4s 1836, £ 4. 10s to .0. 10s Weald of Kent. 1833, £0, Os to £ 0. Us; 18:34, 1:0. Os to fO. 0s 1835, f3. 8s to f3. 16s 1836, £ 4. Os to E4. 16s Sussex, 1835, f3. 5s to £3. 15s 1836. £ 3. 15s to J4. 12s Farnham, 1835, £0, Os to £0. Os 1836, J7. Os to 1:9. 10s. SEED MARKET. Turnip, White, per bushel, 25s to 27s; Red, 25s to 26s Green, 2;)5 to 26s; Canary, per qr. 40s to 45s; Cinque Foin, 34s to 35s; Tares, new, 44s to 48s ditto, old, 38s to 40s; Rapeseed, X30 to X34 -1 Clover, Red old, per cw t. 52s to 76* f White, 54s to 76s Foreign Red, 5Bs to 7ts; White, 60s to 74s; Trifolium Incarnatum. —s 10 —s; Trefoil, lis to 208: Linseed Cakes, English, £ 13. Os to £13. 10s Foieign, £9 0s to £ 10. 0s per ton. LIVERPOOL WOOL M ARKET, JAN. 28. English and Irish Wools are very inanimate, scarcely a trans- action has taken place in liteni, ard they may be quoted re- spectively as being from jd to hi per lb. lower. English.—Down Ewes and Wethers, ldld to 19id ditto Tegs, 20d to 21d Combing Fleeces. I9d to 20d ditto Skin, lid to 19d Super Skin, 17 £ d to 18^d Head ditto. 15id to 16^d per lb. 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