TERIFFS OF MIDDLESEX. • TITHE F. 1•1 ;OR OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER. :•111, —Arrest, on Nestle Pro ess, 1 believe, Mr. Editor, %I:1.y generally considered a measure of great s"erity, and to tiirtn a singular feature in the juris• 7.n:deuce of these realms. As a great comtnerc:al ("nary, perhar, the step might be intlispensibly ne• esaary,, and that all that can consisteinly• he done, at mord, is to soften its rigour, tiil convenience will rermit its removal altogether. 'File sheriti of the ("utt:'• it I.k . ' wen known, the executive power, and that be appoints his officer:4, I:ar the execution of writs eireeted to him, and is answerable, ad cioiliter, though rot 7d CrifftineJr. for their conduct on the oreasioo It i thLrefure tnevssarr, for the safioy of the sheriff, Vint he should take ample security for his officers, which. I under:land, ke invarionly dyes ; but inasmuch as he is net answerable for acts done hy them, which cannot be ronapenseted by a pecuniary fine, the public have a r . .g.ht to expect, thaZ he take care to almint men el good mural elmracters, and: that he will nut transmit firs eutherity fo those whose itilamous i, ndttet might have render - A their removal a matter of necessity friar' a similar situation ; and therefore I should recommend him to tAkc another glance over those he has already siiipointei, and see if there be any among them minor thy ttf being his represmentives. There is also I on ifrstand n heavy fine or fee paid by the officers,on their 0.--aatal., ion, either to the te:Coneheriffe for the time 'being, or their deputies ; tthich, I humbly sebmit, is a vc:y bad example, as tending to encourage the of:deers to acts of extortion, with a view to remunerate them s :Ives, what, in fact, their principals have extorted front fl!ent. It is not, I believe, more than two or three years since the Grand Jury of this county found bills of indictment ngainst the then sheriffs and undershe- It :a, and I belieee their deputies, for extortion, in de manding large sums from their officers. I do not imme diately recollect how these indictments were disposed of ; but There invariably betted, from legal characters, that the 'taw, on the case, was deeidedly against the sheriff, and that the fees which had been demanded, and received, were, in the next sheriffialty, abandoned ; hut the offi cers, I am told, were excluded from receiving any remu neration, during that sheriffithy, on writs of execution. which must have amounted to many hundred pounds. and which I understand were withheld to compensate the sheriff, his undersherifF, /ix. for the losses which they lid sustained on account of the indictments I have alluded to That a measure so pointedly and so re cently condemned by a Grand Jury of the county, should again be reserted to, must create astonishment in the mind of every one o-quainted with the fact ; but the indisputable evidence which has been afforded me et the increased demand. enables me boldly to make assertioro and to challenge contradiction I, how ever, cannot help thinking that the sheriff, on a cool nail dispassionate consider:aim an!! the circumstances, cs ill perceive his duty in this particular, In the same lght I do, and adopt the necessary means fur counter aeting an evil, the baneful influence of which must otherwise be sensibly felt throughout the most popu loos county in the united kingdom. In every county hut Middlesex, very trifling sums, the hare stumps and labour, are paid to the sheriff, by his officers, on their appointment or admission : and I sabmit it would not he unworthy of the next Parlia ment to extend the acts, by which the conduct of the sheriffs and untlersheritli: of every other county in the Isiogdoni are regulated, to that of Middlesex—it would the means of putting a stop to a e.iraceful traffic annually resorted to there with impunity, and for hich the sheriffs and undersheriffis of every other counte would Lc visite.l with heavy pubis and penal ties, aa' the latter, if ::'tomes, struck off the roll, and f . or ever incapacitated from again practising in slay of emir courts of law or equity. I ant not, Mr Editor, the hihit of suleuitting my writing to the public eye, hot it' it meets your weirobotion, I may, perhaps / on ,:me future occasion be inure explicit. YOU:3 obcdi.:.atly, T. T. Oct. 2, 1813. 7.1 . 7R1DFR AT NOTTINGHAM ....Oil gittlirl•ly night t: • 1:•)f!, IIL. yiting man, ugekl 19, of ti:e name o f T;cams, an apprentice to tradesman in Nmtim;,inttn, went fro:n Ilia ru.14, , C4 hot:se, and tint Lonie th.ot night ntx the following duy, no itaptiry teas tet on f;nt rt,pecting him ; this becoming g.'netally kir two, - 0 , 1 ; on wl.o) lived near the bridge whie!t cro , ses the Trott, alantt a mile itntitit of Nottingham, rement. that late in the above mentioned eretiinz, he :t.arl the try of " taller 'r, %Laid times repeated by :‘cnnehflic t:!), , tl the bridge, mid the man trent out to came, hot it Ling- dark, and hearing rydlin g In thee. be it. t Limed to Lis house ; the fisher t:••• n,issing•rtiNT titan naule known that his son had z amongst tither about Lira ; this re aelt i t'!, ears is II pawnbr:tk,:r, Le wits aide to rcrolleet, that n ,4 ) l4l :ter ' l llWiittl n watch vith him, which watch wets Itlentifmt to he the proptrty of the s vt,:)th who had It en lost ; the rawobreler fertunatelv hoer.. the sol dier, and the latter, on being interrozoted, snitcti that ho boogitt the waLt - it of two wen, Len he afro THE NATIONAL REGISTR knew ; these latter two were apprehended, and not be ing able to give u satisfactory account how they be came possessed of the watch, they were kept in safe custody, and during the whole of the succeeding week dili:ent search was made in the river, but without the anticipated effect, and a rumour, which pined . univer sal credif,.being propagated on Sunday week, that the young man had been seen alive L:.Derbyshire, the Ma gistrates were induced to liberate the two men they had in hold ;. however, on the following day, the mystery was unravelled, by the body of the unfortunate-youth seen flouting_ in the Trent, about two miles east of Nottingham ; the corpse was taken out of the river, and conveyed to the church of Moline Pierrepo:at, and inflormationt thereof' being immediately sent to John Houseman Barber, Esq. the Mayor of Nottingham, he immediately despatched police officers in quest of the two men who had been sot at liberty the day before, and they were Nirtunattly re-taken before they could possibly hear of the body of young Timms being found. I There is no doubt that the unfortunate youth was rob bed, murdered, and then thrown into the river; a dreadful• blow seemed to have been inflicte3 obliquely across the eye and nose, and the cartilage of the latter was broken by its }Lice. An inquest was held on the body on Tuesday, mid a verdict returned of' wilful murdo by some person or persons unknown. One of the men in custody proves to be a son of Bamford, a notorious Luddite, who was shot in the act of breaking into a house, to demolish sonic frames, at Baskin!. A rumour is circulated at Paris, that the Allied So vereigns will go there next month ; but that it will be. solely on u journey of pleasure, void of all political Inu tiv;s whatever. One of the ringleaders of the Journeyman Coach makers who lately struck for wages, fearing the come qn.mces of the bill of indictment found against them for combination, has lately absconded, taking the sub smiption money of the men with which he had been entrusted ; it is said- to exceed 30001. OFFIOE OF ORDNANCE, Sept. 23, 1818. TIIE Principal Officers (f His Majesty's Ordnance do lwreby give naive. that p aya4aty will be rceriord at their ()Ike in Pal Mall. on or bc:li»e Weil nestb.y, the 7th d..y of October next, front suels Persons as may utleilr to undo lake the Supplyqf C.INDLES, ° for serriee of this Dt7lllltrne.4, fur a Period of three }tors, de terminable after the Expiration of the first 1 - ear, aeon Notice of Three ilfonths, al the Option of eithe7Party. Samples of the Camara to be :applied may be vierced upon op plitati,as Ist that Prine , pal Storelseper s(W i (fore. n the Tosser. Fat flier Portiralar:. together with the Terms and Conditionnot !lie Contract. man be lern,:ca al Me Secretary's OSiec. in Pall 41Iall via-L..14d, any day 1,1111 , :1n the hours of Icss and tour o'clock, where the proposals must he delivered sealed spinal ended red "I'ropo Fais for Candles," /At No Ply:1(1i IY IN be admitted alter the said 7/11 day of October, al u clack at noon someday. neither oriy Trader be no! rrd tetra she Party making it, or an tk.nt in ha bdtaLesleallatkod. Ily order of the Boar!. R. IL CREW, Secretary. NORWICI-I UNION FIRE and LIFE IN•UR ANCE.—The INSIIIII.. 1:S are requested to take notice. that by order of the Board of Directors. theBUSINESIi of this INSTITU. TH)N is NO LONGER TIII: , SACTED at 58, Bridge Street. 13:acktiiars. Persons intending to renew or effect Fire or Life Poli ties wit:. the Nora fen Cnion. d!•edraired to apply at the office of either of the following agent', who are alone authorized by the Board to recvire propo. als for polleie::, arA to give legal receipts for payments or. aetsauttof inuurance in London:— Air. C. A. IiAcKET, 21, Bircliin-Tape, P. STY.tx. 70, Baker -street, Portman-square. Tostircrs attcntliteg to make payments will be pleased to produce CAL it notices to renew. All 'setter; from the agents or other persona. on official business, are to be atidressell as usual to the Board of ihreetors, or to Mr. S. Bignold, s..ctetar•, Sorwich. 1 The following outt.ct from the minutes of the Board will rxpl,,in the• IT:31/11 art thea rte rotice At a ryw•cial nieet..ig of the board of Dircctort, held on the loth 04 ) t•lSsptember, 181 n, the communication nevi% tvl from t!•e Lou don Committee re,p,n•ting the Secretary at Cridge.street was con iidcred. tint: the I'ol:owing rewrution was entered into : !. .his Btentl feels compelled to intimate to the Secretary, Mr. Thomas ftiAnold, sen. that in conscyntnet• of the opinion ex prom's, by the committee in LOOM), that his retirement trout office as indi-pt tisahly nrect,sery to tin futme welfare and prosperity of the list tatton, the Board clients it e•.pedicnt that he slioulu immediately u:.•uzin Loot acting farther in his office of secretaty or agent Mr the toritty, owil such utrasares can be taken on this tathject as the sir• eouts.inteesaitall r•:guiie." Signeal unbchaljof the Bonm of niroctors. • JOH ')! CROWE, Chairman. MIP.Y.IIf.:IISOFTIIK NORWICH UNION OFFICE NC[TII astonishment I have seen an Ativertketnent inr.-tent in tie Times hiewsp...pvr 4:i e,i; day, calculated to deitruy nt i imtat:on, and to wound. tat die most acute manner, Inv feelings —flan tufserthentert in w , ;ielt, to harrow up the um-t painful 'emotions, its authors have iv:holm:4Al toy own - Son :tangent to their artifices. —At present I Lo; r and intreat, that each and every Member of this Instiintion will 1.11 Tend their opie.Mn nod their jc44l3ment mail a full and lair opportunity be offindeci them, by opal in vestigation of toy covdtin, to ascertain whether I have merited tilts unworthy and unmanly treatment tie not. I have challenged investigation ripen:4.oy, and 4.s unitiwinly it has bun tc.fmed. I here be :i anat.:mm:l nn heard, whilst nty. tte..itiers have Lail a really and tholllo Conaeious integrity in the m:nagentent of the at. tail-btu the for tome titan ytare. sail cloying, even dbnaytre iistlf to ?love the reverse, emboli wt env la:; . .e tot justi , ...e where it will not Le (It nicdoina to which I rla/.1 speedily lay claim. lam now called upon by every tic—.by Inc value I set upon my character, and by the interest: of the Establishment. I have plums!. protected, ai.ll tit/aortal, to make such an :irpral as will, in its sesta*. tailory the tit t,oral tend just. as-well as those who are Metul-cri of the Society, as flu. world at large—n:la attack upon toe in the ;fleet of sinister viva ;, not only tmeonnteted with ;41 of public good, but Mmlifcstl) ntiaclievolu; to the otueet wide. it pretetals to serve. I writ with anaitnei iinpativnee till this deti.leratorn be nrcompli.l4ll. sntt tu...n your faithful and grateful servant. THOI 31LINVLD. • Bridal-street, Blacktriats, October 3 : Ist& OCT. 5 Last week an inquest was held at the Greyhound in Hadlow, be fore James (Mau ay. Esq. UDC of the Coroners for the county, on view of die body of it child, 13 months, the infant son of Rich ard and Sarah Clark, lalxnuing people re.iiling nt Hadlow. It appeared that the mother, being unwell, and desirous to wean her child, in order is quiet him, on IVednesday week sent a little girl qt_ toyears old to a grocer's shop in Mallow, for sixpenny worth of Go d 7 frcy's Cordial ; the gill asked for " stuff " upon which the shopkeeper gave her threepenny worth of laudanum. supposed to he (min 88 to 100 drops—tlM: was incautiously administered to the child, who, it is needless to add, was soon afterwatda taken ill, not. withstanding medical assistance wee procured, and died on the fel. lowing morning. BIRTHS. At Woolwich, the lady of Ida;or Walsh. It. A. of a son.—Afrs• Rateray. Iklabledon -place. Burton Crescent, of a datighter.—At Lee. Kent, the lady of F. Perkins, Em, of a daughter.—ln Brunswick. square, the lady of J. B. Lotada. jun. EN, of a ion.—The lady of Lieut.-Culonelllrownrigg, of a daugliter. MARRIED. Lieut. J. Foster, 11. N. to Jane, second &v. of J. Davidson, Eq.. of Cork.street.-11r. W. 11. Cooke, Lambeth, to Atlas Caroline Charlm of Keonington.-1?.. lA'. Lake, Esq. Bury-street, to Eli►. thin. of E. Howard, Esq. of Old Burlington street. —J. Bacot, Esq. hurgeon, of the Grenadier Guards, to Alias liar rieu r•'awycr, or Petworth._J. Hoskins, Esq. of Gosport, to Eliza. dati. of W. Bnewr.low, Esq. of Fleet-street.--J. Lens, Esq. we of his Majesty's Serjeants at Law, to Airs. Nana, widow of the late J.. Narec, F.Sq. DIED. At the island of Ascension, aged it 3. Capt. J. T. Paisley, R.N. of his Majesty's ship Itedpole.—At Boulogne, Mrs. Kelly, widow of the late Vice Mml. W. H. Kelly.—Count Lecoulteaux de Cann— leu.—lle hr.' often been pressed to accept the office of Finance Mi. ulster under the late Governmeot of France, which his modesty in.. doted him to infuse.—At Hackney. aged 67, Esther, wife of J. B. Austin, Fri. of the General Post Otice.—At Paris. I anise pity. only tlau.of .1. A. Wise. El. of Clapliarn-rise.—At Kenton; aged' 96. mr. J. Cornell. He lived 53 years in the service of the *went %Ind late Lord Viscount Courtenay. and rode you. from Powderlwan Castle to Exeter every day (and frequently twice a day) during the above period of time, without experiencing an hour's illness. In these repeated journeys he had travelled upwards of 34H' .ono being more than in times the circumference of the whol e earth.—At Cheltenham, aged 54, C. H. Kortright, Esq. of Mortimer -Street, Cavendish square.—At Reston Lodge. near Bromley. Henrietta. youngest dau. of Col. Toone.—At Hyde, Isle of Wight, Capt. N.- Lock, R.N. LONDbiV MARKETS. COTIN-EXCHANGE. FRIDAY, OCT. 2. We have had a few fresh arrivals of Wheat since Monday, the fine samples af which maintained' that day's prices.—Barley is in go dl supply, and Foreign particularli, of which the arrivals this week has been considerable, which caused a decline of Lull ss. per qr.—Deaus and Pease go off heavily, but without alteration in puce.—Having had agr<nl supply of Oats this- week, he trado is dull, and with difficuity obtained Monday's prices.—fu ether articles no alteration. MOICDAT, OCT. 5. There was a small supply of. English Wheat this morning, the fine samples of which experienced a dull'sale at a reduction of es. per quarter. Fine Malting Barley maintained last week's prices... Malt adull sale. Dye, limns, anti Pease a heavy sal:.and rather cheaper. There were several fresh arrivals of English and Forage Oats, which were sold at a decline of about Is. per quartet since 044 day week. Rapeseed and Linseed little rariauon. Wheat 63 a 80 WhitePeaseB4 a SR Poland Oats 3e a3s Fine ditto 72 a rti Grey Pease 69 a 66 f Pouttoe ditto 34 a 76 Rye 5, a 63 Beans.— 63 a 68 , Fine Flour 70 a 73 Fine Barley 63 a 72 Ticks M a l t Gs a tai Oats I'ltlCs OF BREAD. The highest prix of the best Wheavai Bread throughout the me tropolli is stated by the Bakers to be Bid. i4dartera Loaf. Rome Bakers sell the Quartern Loaf front td. to 4a. lower. AVERAGE PrICES OF CORN PER QUARTER, IN ENGLAND ANI. WALES FOR TILE WEEK ENUI*O SEPT. 46. Wheat. Rye I Barley Oats Beans Peas. 0 182 62 2 160 lo 35 5176 6 I7t 2 PRICE OF MEAT, MONDAY. SMITHFIELD. NEwOATP: 4 a. d. la a. 1 Heads qf Cattle at 11... cf ... 4 0 a 5 4 Sin ithp/d. Matron —4 4a 5 S Refuta.abouit.... WO 1 Veal .....4 0A 6 yes eti, r ,370 0, l'or% 4 0 a 6 6 !'a ka 190 Lanib...—u 0a u 0 Piga a2o OCT. 3. rD - LEADENHAL/.. Carcase 5. d. d. Bed 34 a 4 4 Mutton 4 4 a 5 4 Vaa 4 4 & 0 Pork 5 0a b 4 1.4.1ub 4 a 6 a IJAV AND STRAW PER LOAD. d. X s. d.Aver.X. Hay 4 0 riaB 10 0 6 2,0 SMITHFIELD Clow!. 410 0a 9 0 615 0 (Straw 1 10 0 a 2 16 0 2 3 0 I Hay 6 in oa9 0 0 7 IStl Sr J.OIES . II J A Clover 0 0 0a 0 0 0 —0 0 0 I Straw 2 8 0a 3 3 0—! 15 0 t flay 1 10 OaD 0 0— 8 3 6 WarrEconrEt. CL.yres 9 0 0& 10 0 0 9io 0 ( straw 2 to 0 .s 2 14 0 1 2 14 0 C('.‘l. MARK ET. 1 Shi is ':q }Luke- Ships sold. a. d. ad. Errn. . nami 50. 1. - ;: i 1 Ncwcagle I 15i from 141na 46 0 . 6 1 Sunderland I 5 I •••• 40 6a42 9 AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR, Computed from the Itt.turns made in the week ending Sept. 50 ic 594. 61d. per ewt. exclu,ive of die Duty of Custon,s paid er payable itereolt on Inipor:Ation thereof into Great Br:taut—l Siitiodairi tfr. I'IIICE 01. STOCKS Dr.nk Stock —. 3 per Cent. Reduced 3 per Cent. ( onsol 7ss 4 per Cent. . ••• .. •••• 3 per Cent. Navy I OS/ I n din Stock .« Ditto Bonds (5 per Cott.) 1144 pr Exchequer Lira, td. pre Ds' lO lEt pr Consols or 73lf LongAscuiticts LoNnt , ); aral published by It. %4tt.Rs. No. If , Ft !.::r-sretEnT, hetivern Durit.tan's (71wieh anti Fetter I : fory aid, 3 into the Eotintry by all Ne %%mut (lurks of free.o.t r.awae. i Wm :la,n