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NAPAL INTELLiGENCk. Adm i ra l Lord Amain Blauculat, in the Buxom frigate, ar rived at Lisbon on the 14th ult. to ten days, frOm Plymouth : his ) i,j e sty's ship PAILTUDOZ also arrived there on the 13th ult. His majesty's ship AmilLowams a, Commodore Wouass, was al well on the Bth of May, in lat. 35. S. long. 30. E. four days from ti l e Cape, bound to the Isle of France. • Viee-Adiniral Moonsou hoisted his flag on Sunday, on board his Ma j es ty's ship Paws Ramer, in commission, in the Medway, in the room of Vice-Admiral Sir B. HALLOWELL, the late Commander in.chief, whose period of service has expired, and who, by his ur- I ml ay and gentlemanly conduct during the three years he has had the command, has secured universal respect and esteem. The Brothers, BELLAMY, from London to Sunderland, was run down on Monday night, near Mundsley--crew saved in their boats. FALMOUTH, Ago. 2.—Wind variable, and light airs.— Arrived t h e Kingfisher packet, from Jamaica—sailed 18th June, and from Crooked Island 26th ditto; Stanmer packet, from Lisbon—sailed tsth July; Marquis of Salisbury packet, from the Mediterranean— sailed from Corfu 13th June, Malta 23d, Gibraltar 11th July, and Cadiz 15th ditto. Sailed the Plover packet, for Buenos Ayres. PLYMOUTH, Aug. 2. Wind W.— Arrived the Henrys, HAN szu, from Pictou in thirty days. Passistotrro, Ana. s.—Wind S.F..— Arrived his Majesty's ship Asia, from Bombay ; Loyl Briton transport, from the 3lediter ranean ; Baltic Merchant ditto, from Ireland ; and Cato ditto, from Quebec. Sailed his Nlajesty's ship DIAMOND, for South America; and his Majesty's ship Dame, for Chatham. DIAL, Auo. 5. Wind S.E. by F Arrived the Orestes, Ns cnorson from the Mediterranean for Hull; Posthumous, —; and Redman, Fxnansax, from Jamaica; and Mary, Wilsors, from Charleston. Came down from the River and sailed, the Johanna Anna Alida, —, for Bilboa; also, and remains, the Recovery, Fossiaise, for Quebec. Doves, Ana. 3.—Passed by, the Hope, SCAIITII, from St. Kitt's. The Posthumous sailed from Jamaica the 10th June, in company with the Henry Davidson, BARCLAY, and feU in with two pirates eff St. Domingo, and were chased by them for four hours—parted with the Henry Davidson in lat. 44. long. 27. LivaltPoo Auc..2.— Wind N.N.W.—Arrived the Higgenson, llsu., from Barbadoes--sailed 26th June; Chilton, GALLALEN Latona, Riorasm ; and liellona, —, from Miramichi—sailed Ist July ;Maria Sophia, floassansi, from Pernambuco; Lady r morne, Ilurrox, from Ilichebucto—sailed Ist July; Star, Biciis, from Quebec—sailed 28th Juue; and Benlornond, liarraar, from St. John's, New Brunswick. CHATHAM, AUG. I.—The EEL sloop, just pot out of dock, will be the nest vessel ordered for commission at this port. The sheer hulk is taken into dock for repair. COURT OF CHANCERY-THIS DAY. DETENTION OF PAPERS BY SOLICITORS. coLEonAvE v. MANLEY. The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, that this case was one of really vet y great importance, and he had given it very close attention. One of the af f idavits inferred, that a Mr. Bishop, who had been a clerk in the office of the defendant, had in his hands certain papers. An affidavit must be made as to this fact, and also whether Le, Mr. Bishop, meant to make any claim on them. The facts of the case were, that Mr. Colegrave having employed a Gentleman as his solicitor, that Gentleman assigned over his business to another, and with it his clerk, &c. and papers belonging to Mr. Colegrave, that did belong to the then pending cause, and papers that did not belong to it. His Lordship, lowever, could not understand how Mr. Bishop could have any claim, and he now laid it down as a rule, from which he trusted the Court would never depart, that where persOns acted as managing clerks to Solicitors, their employers must be answerable for their acts. With re pect to the committal of the defendant to prison, his Lordship felt it to be a very strong measure, and one he would not pursue without there were the strongest grounds made out for his so doing. The order he should therefore now make was, that all the parties concerned should make affidavits as to how the papers were situ ated, and as to what claim they had upon them ; but he ever would permit Solicitors to detain papers in their Lands that were, like these, important and necessary to be cause. GREGORY V. MICHAEL. Titre Loan CHANCELLOR gave judgment in this cause, which was an application for an issue at law to try the value of certain premises, part of the estate named in the pleadings. His Lordship refused the issue, and di rected the deposit to be paid over. TENNANT V. VAUGHAN. The LORD CHANCELLOR had published an order em powering parties to take petitions in bankruptcy before the V:ce•Chancellor, and in his absence before the Mas ter of the Rolls, with the consent of parties, and without prejudicing the right to a rehearing before his Lordship in case they should think it necessary. Mr. ROUPELL said, that in this case, which concerned a ward of the Court, and of which the particulars have been frequently before the Public, there were two peti tions, which by consent of parties it was desired to bring before his Honour the Master of the Rolls. But the older before mentioned only gave that liberty as to pe r:lolls in bankruptcy. He wished to have his Lord sh'ip's leave to have these petitions heard by the Master of 11,e R.;:ls, sitting in the Court of the Vice-Chancellor. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that it was not his in teritlon, in issuing that order, to restrain parties in cause re mons from going before the Master of the Rolls. Tire order must be taken generally where the parties c!iose to consent. Wednesday, the Duke of GLouces - rza dined with the Corporation of Gloucester, of which body his Royal Highness is tlt Lord High Steward. Among the company were—His Grace Duke of BEAUFORT, Earl Somalis. Lord SETERSOILNE, General lord E. SOMERSET the High Sheriff of the County, Sir B. W. GL:sr., Bart. M. P. General Guise, Colonel Wass, M.P. Colonel liico:Na, Major Hinouis, Capts. Ponta, Sravaitsott, Ilswents, dec. Monday, being the anniversary of the Accession of f.e House of Brunswick to the Throne, the Fishmon gers' Company, according to annual custom, gave a rand dinner to commemorate that event. Among the e;:tinguished individuals present were the Duke of SZSSEX, the LORD MAYO R, _ Sir JAMES MACINTOSH, MT. LENNET, Mr. LAMBTON, Lord A. HILL., Lord DARN.. It?, the Honourable AGA R ELLIS, Sir T. LAWRENCE, W• WILLIAMS, Esq. M.P. General QutooGo, the Greek Deputy, General ORLANDO, and Colonel Rtsco, the brother of the late Spanish General. General MINA had promised to attend, but was prevented by indispo xtion. There was also a number of other celebrated Scanish Officers present. Mr. MA RJORIBANKS and Mr. I ;sTELL, and a number of other Gentlemen eminent in I commercial world, were present. Friday, a soldier was unfortunately drowned at Ro. tnester-bridge, while exercising there ; and although "cry exertion was immediately made to save him, the s;tength of the current was so great, it was impossible. IRE EMPEROR NAPOLEON.—We are requested to "et :hat a new and complete Edition of Count Las Cases' Journal of Ile Life and Conversations of the late Emperor Napoleon, will Published by Mr. Colburn in a few days. This Edition will be com pressed into four handsome volumes, and illustrated with Por :ts of Napoleon and Las Cases; a View of the House in which 'aPoleon was born, at Al a ccio, in Corsica ; Four coloured Views : 1 , 6: * Helena, taken on the spot, besides Maps, Plans , &c.—The ce 'l this Edition will be reduced to 13s. per vol. or £9 12s. the Iqnplete Work, in French or English : and, as it is universally ac u'r"dedged to form the mos t complete epitome of the life , c harm.- tt and Opinions of this extraordinary man,..it is expected that pert art ftw persona who will nut be &ikon of poisoning it. 11l be tic be 01 sl, te ft ll ft • 1 r r I e I I. S is• DC fr. to or of of ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. WINCHESTER, AUGUST 2. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE and Mr. Baron GARROW arrived here yesterday, and opened the Commission with the usual formalities. Their Lordships attended Divine Service this morning, at which a most appropriate dis course was delivered by the Rev. Mr. HAGARTH, Chap lain to the High Sheriff. After Service was concluded the Judges proceeded to Court, and commenced busi ness. The LORD CHIEF Jusrlcs on the Civil side, and Mr. Baron GARROW on that of the Crown. After the Grand Jury had been called over and sworn, his Lordship (Mr. Baron GAR/tow) proceeded to address them on the state of the Calendar. The following trials then took place. Thomas Sample, aged 20, stood indicted with steal-. ing, in the shop of Mr. Chat les Dale, of the borough of Andover, three pieces of ribbon (two of black and one of blue), of tree value of I Is. on the 18th of May last. T. Hawkins, shopman to Mr. Dale, was called and examined to the fact of his having secreted the ribbon up his coat sleeve. blr. Dale being also produced and sworn, deposed to the same effect. The JUDGE charged the Jury, who immediately re turned a verdict of Guilty. The prisoner was recommended to mercy by Mr. Dale, the prosecutor, in consideration of which the JUDGE sentenced him to six months' imprisonment, and to be kept to !laid, labour.—Tbe young man retired front the dock very much affected, shedding abundance of tears. John Allen, a hardy robust looking man, aged fifty, was charged with having feloniously stolen a ewe sheep, in the pat ish of Up-Hurstborne, the property of Mr. W. Purver, on Saturday night or Sunday morning, the 3d or 4th of July last. The prisoner at first pleaded Guilty, but being warned as to the consequences of such a plea, he withdrew it, and on the question being put to him a second time, he answered Not Guilty. • Chalin being called, deposed, tha: he lived in the parish of Coombe, Hants : he went to a club on the 2d of July last. About two o'clock in the morning he was on the road from Mr. Purver's house : he met the prisoner : he had a sack and a sheep, which he carried across his shoulders: asked him what he had got there? he answered it was no business of his, and then put it down: knew it to be Mr. Purver's sheep, from certain marks upon it, amongst others that of a single " P." The prisoner said he would carry it back, which he did, and returned it to the fold. Jonathan Hall was called, who swore to nearly the same effect as the last witness. J. Aker, the shepherd, on being called, identified 'the • sheep as his master's. The Junce observed, that they had to consider the intention of the prisoner as to the theft, for had he not been detected, he would, of a certainty, have carried it into perfect execution. The Jury then returned a verdict of Guilty, but strongly recommended him to the mercy of the Court, in consideration of his advanced age, and large and dis tressed family. His Lordship passed sentence—trans. portation tor life. _ _ _ James Hoare, aged SO, stood indicted for stealing, on the 20th of July last, at Lumly, in the parish of West bourne, in the county •f Sussex, a quantity of bacon, the property of Charles Mont, a miller; he pleaded Not Guilty. It appeared that the prisonir was in the habit of going to the mill to catch rats (that being his pro fession), and thereby had free access to all parts of the house and buildings. Several witnesses were called, who proved his having taken away the bacon. The prisoner being callei upon for his defence, made one which excited considerable interest, from the manner in which it was couched and delivered, it was certainly a mail( splendid defence from such a man. Tile Judge appeared astonished at the unhesitating manner in which he spoke. He was a married man, he said, and had served in the Army nine years, and was discharged a serjeant, since which time he had maintained himselt and family by de stroying rats at farm-houses. He called a respectable looking farmer to speak to his character, and who gave a most excellent •ne; he never heard any harm of him up to the time of the alleged theft, and he had known him six years. The prosecutor's servant also spoke well of him up to that time. The Jury returned a verdict of Not Guiky, and the prisoner was discharged. HUNTINGDON, AUGUST 2. Thomas Savage, the younger, was indicted for set ting fire to a barn wilfully, and afterwards to a house, on the morning of the 26th of May. James 'finkler aaid—l remember the fire at Somers ham on the morning of the 26th of May. I rose at one o'clock that morning, to begin brewing. When I looked out, I saw that Mr. Wallman's barn was on fire. I went over directly, and was the first who called him up. Mr. Wallman said—l am a farmer ; I was called up on the 26th of May by the last witness. My barn was on fire ; when I got to it, the roof, I found, had fallen in. Mr. Mast's house, and Mr. Aspland's, afterwards caught the fire, and were burned. Mr. J. Mast was a shopkeeper at Somersham. His house was burned on the moaning in question. A small part of his property, consisting of mercer's goods, was saved. James Woods (the first approver) said—l live at So mersham, and know something of the prisoner. Two days previous to the fire, I was going down the fen to Muckhart, and he overtook me. We had some con versation. He said that he had nothing to do ; that there wanted a good fire in the town, and that there should soon be one—he had turned the matter twice in his m?nd as he lay in bed, and, this time, he would do it. We then went on talking, and Savage asked me if I would back him? I answered that I would have nothing to do with it. He said he thought that he should set the fire to " Old Billy Mason's." After wards, he said, " If I set fire to Mrs. Ibbett's, that will take to the barn, and the barn to the other shops ; and if you will stand at my back, and hand the old iron chests about, we shall never want any more as long as we live." This was all that passed at our meeting then ; but I saw him again about six o'clock on the morning of the fire. He then said—" I told you how it would be, my old fellow."—l answered 41 Yes." He said, " Have you made your market ?".—I said," No; I have got nothing." Then he said, " Never mind, my boy, I have got a pretty suit for you." Some days after this, I saw the prisoner again; and he told me that he had got 70 yards of breeches-pieces, a roll of velveteen, some silk for waistcoats, and some gown-pieces ; he also said that he had removed them from his own house, and put them between two haystacks. I saw the prisoner again after this still ; but I forget on what day ; and he charged me with having said something about him.— I denied it; and he said" Well, I thought I could trust yon, and I think I can still." He told me then, that he had been lying trembling in his bed all night, for fear the officers were corning to fetch him. Ilis mother wanted him to run away, but he would not. Cross-examined by Mr. SraEas..---I am a labourer. At the time I refer to, I wai in Mr. Warner's service. I said nothing to the prisoner but what I have repeated here. I said that I wanted to have nothing to do with the affair. I did not inform immediately. At the Jus tice•room, I told the same tale that I have told here. I had told it to my master on the Saturday night after the fire. I never agreed to share the plunder, or said I would take a part of it were it offered to me. I saw the prisoner at the fire, where he had been pumping, and assisting to put it out. I know John Cooke, but I never spoke to him on this business. I never saw the place where the plunder was hidden. The fire awoke me on the morning of the 26th. I had gone to bed at half-past nine on the preceding evening. John Cooke (the second approver) said, I know the prisoner, and a mitt named John Dal by. About seven or eight o'clock in the morning of the '2sth of MA) , we were together, and talked about setting fire to Mr. Wailman's barn. At eight in the evening we met again, near Mr. Wallman's gate. Darby gave the prisoner three bunches of common matches. We then parted, and met about ten o'clock at Mr. Aspland's barn, where we laid down until nearly eleven. At eleven o'clock, we went to Mr. Wailman's barn, and Savage put the matches under the eaves of it. He then said to me, " If you will set Mason's barn on fire, I will set Mr. Leeds's." I refused to do this, and went home to bed. Cross-examined by Mr. Srexns.—l came here from the gaol. I was not there for this fire, but for a hat which I put upon my head which did not belong to me. When I had been in gaol a week, they asked me about the fire; I never said anything about it until I was asked. I sent a letter about giving my evidence: a debtor in the gaol wrote it, and 1 made my mark. I am positive Savage fired the barn, and that I did not. Mary Easton proved that she saw Cook and Savage together at a public-house on the evening before the fire. John Kimpton swore, that he had alarmed Charles Woods (the witness) on the night of the fire. Woods had answered from his room. W. Simkins proved having found a variety of mercery goods in a stack at Redleigh fen ; Mr. Mast identified them as property which had been stolen from his house. Mr. Torkington, a Magistrate for the county, proved a written confession made after the prisoner had been warned of what he was doing. This was the case for the prosecution. The prisoner merely said in his defence, that he should never have thought of setting fire to the barn, if Charles Woods had not advised him to it. Witnesses were then called to strew that, up to the time in question, the prisoner had borne a good character. The Jury, without retiring, returned a verdict of Guilty. The LORD CHIEF BARON, in passing sentence of death upon the ptisoner, said that his crime was of such a na ture as to preclude all hope of mercy. He would do well to make the best use of the short time which re. mained to him in this world, in the only way in which it could really avail him, the preparing himself for the next. WORCESTER, AUGUST 2. David Baker Ashton, a yOung man only 22 years of age, was indicted for bigamy. Mr. CROSS stated the case for the prosecution. It would be in proof that the prisoner, on the 3d of Fe bruary, 1822, at Kingswinford, in the county of Staf ford, married Dorcas Webb, and that, having deserted her, he, on the 16th of November, 1823, married Sarah Deely, at Dudley, in Worcestershire. To prove this case, the regiSters of both marriages were put in, and the identity of the parties proved. The second wife was not called as a witness, and it was in timated that she had withdrawn, in order to avoid ' giving evidence against the man whom she regarded as her husband. Mr. CURWOOD, for the prisoner, asked one of the wit nesses to the first marriage, whether the wife had not violated her own conjugal faith, and thus had produced the infidelity of the husband? The witness answered decidedly in the negative. Mr. Justice PARK refused to allow the further prose cution of this inquiry, giving his opinion that it tended only to aggravate the injury which the first wife had already borne. He then inquired whether the second wife knew of the previous marriage ? and received a de cided answer in the affirmative. The Jury immediately returned a verdict of Guilty. Mr. Justice PARK said, that the prisoner had been guilty of a most heinous offence against the laws both of GOD and man. He would certainly have trans ported him, but for the answer, from which it appeared that the woman whom he had married last, knew that his wife was living, and therefore that she had not been deluded to her ruin. Under all the circumstances of thetcase, the sentence was, that the prisoner should be kept for twelve months to hard labour in the House of Correction. RIOT IN GLASGOW. Wednesday night, about eight o'clock, the Gallowgate, Glasgow, exhibited a scene of extreme confusion and alarm, owing to the disorderly conduct of a number of young recruits belonging to the 99th regiment, who' having been drinking their arrear money, hid got quite intoxicated, and commenced fighting among themselves, and at intervals attacked such of the spectators as came in their way. The people retaliated, and the whole were intermixed in a general fight ; the combatants frequently knocked down and trampled on each other, and the blood was beginning to flow pretty freely, when several of the serjeants, with a party, arrived from the barrack!, and with great difficulty interposed between their men and the crowd. They declared they did not wish to quarrel with the town's people, and if any of them were injured they should have every redress. The soldiers then endeavoured to drag the drunken recruits along with them, but they became refractory, struck at their superiors, and made desperate struggles to get free; some of them broke loose and renewed the fight with the inhabitants, but they were at length mastered, after they bad received a severe chastisement from the ser jeants, and driven within the barrack wall, the gate of which was instantly closed on them. A party of soldiers then searched all the adjoining public-houses, and forced such of their men as were found in them into the bar rack. The officers in the most conciliatory tone re quested the crowd to disperse, as it was quite unworthy of Scotsmen to be following a few lads of sixteen years of age, who had merely got themselves drunk, a state to v, hich they were all far from being strangers. A serjeant said the regiment wished to be friends with the town's people; he had fought and bled for the cause of his country ; and her enemies, not her sons, were the people he wished to encounter. The gentle persuasions used seemed to have a much better effect than driving tie people away by the point of the bayonet, and the neighbourhood was soon after quiet. THE ARMY. The second ilividossiklbi 75th Regiment of Infantry arrived on the 27th ult. at Dunleary, from Gosport, disembarked the follow ing day, and marched to Dublin. The first division of the 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot has embarked at Dublin for Gosport. 'The 15th (King's) Regiment of Light. Dragoons (Hussars) ar rived at Waterford from Bristol on the 24th ult. and marched from thence to Curk in twu divisions, where they ai rived on the 29th and 30th ult. The first division of the 12th (the Prince of Wales's Royal Lan ceru) Regiment arrived on the 28th ult. at Bristol, from Cork, on its route to Brighton. The 71st (Highland Light Infantry) Regiment has arrived safe at Quebec from Cork, on board the Fanny, Prince cf Orange, Cato, and Indian Trader transports. The first battalion of the 60th (the Duke of York's Own Rill:: Corps) embarked on the 4th ultimo, at Quebec for England. The Ist battalion of the 3d Regiment of Foot Guards arrive:l at Liverpool from London on the 31st ultimo, and embarked and sailed from thence on the lit instant, for Dublin. Monday, a detachment belonging to the 14th Light Dragoons left Exetri , for Plymouth and Truro, where they are to be stationed. Items.—The 54th Native Infantry has received marching or ders to proceed towards the eastern frontier. A battalion of Na tive Infantry has been ordered from Benares for the Sylhet fron tier. The different detachments on the eastern frontier have been or dered to assemble at Goalparah, preparatory to advancing on Assam. Five companies of the 20th Regiment of Infantry arc under orders of embarkation from Barrackpore for the same destination. MILITARY PROMOTIONS. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Essex. The lion. George Mark Arthur Way Allanson Winn, Osborne Markham, Charles.Savill Onley, William Wright Luard, Oliver Hering, John Guillemard, George Walker, William Hugh Dobbie, William Davis, and James Powell Cramer, Esqrs. to be Deputy Lieutenants. East Essex Regular Militia—Lieutenant and Adjutant Jesse Jones to be Captain, by Brevet. Ist Regiment of Essex Yeomanry Cavalry—John Joßafe Tufnell, Cent. to be Cornet, vice Robert Tindal, resigned. Ist Essex Squadron of Yeomanry Cavalry—Sir Charles Joshua Smith, Bart. to be Lieutenant, vice Hart, resigned. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of the County of York, City and County of the City of York. Yorkshire Hussar Yeomanry Cavalry—Captain the Hcn. Edward Petre to be Major, vice Fox, resigned ; Lieutenant Sir John Van den Bempde Johnstone, Batt. to be Captain, vice Stourton, re signed ; Lieutenant William Augustus Lane ox, Esq. to be ditto, vice Petre, promoted; Cornet William Worsley to be Lieute nant, vice Johnstone, promoted; Walter Sackville Line Fox, Esq. to be ditto, vice Isowker, resigned ; Cornet the Hon. Charles Stourton to be ditto, vice Fox, promoted. Southern Regiment of Yorkshire (West Riding), Yeomanry Cavalry. Lieutenant John Littlewood to be Captain, vice Cooke, resigned; Lieutenant John Garland to be ditto, vice Faber, resigned; Cor net John Childers to be Lieutenant, vice Littlew ood, promoted; Cornet Robert Hoyland to be ditto, vice Garland, promoted. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County Pala tine of Chester. Royal Cheshire Militia—John Edward Errington, Gent. to be En sign, vice Townsheud, resigned. The King's Cheshire Volunteer Legion—Cornet Thomas Wake field to be Lieutenant, vice Omll, resigned; Alexander Ogilvie, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Wakefield. promoted. THE MARKETS. (FROM THE LONDON PRICE CURRENT, AUGUST S.) COFFEE.—The large quantity of Coffee which has been, and continues to be brought to auction, seems at last to have exceeded the demand, and consequently affected the prices.—At a public sale yesterday of about 700 casks, and 700 bags, consisting chiefly of good and fine ordinary Jamaica, prices declined Is. to ss. per cwt. and to prevent a further reduction, holders were obliged to take In above one half of the above quantity. At the same sale there was only a small parcel of good middling, which also sold 2s. lower, viz. 91s. per cwt. The St. Domingo Coffee was withdrawn at 60s. 6d. one lot sold 61s. To prevent a further depression, the Importers withdrew their Coffee from the market, so that out of four sales advertised to-day, only one was brought forward, consisting of 509 casks St. Domingo, 5 lots (60 bags) were sold at 60s. 6d. remainder taken in 605..6d. to 61s. per cwt. SU G AILS.—The deliveries of British Plantation Sugars from the West India Docks, were last week upwards of 4,n00 hbd.. With respect to prices, there has certainly been some improvement. RZIIIIED Somax.—Large Lumps still coLtinue scarce, and are bought up for the Hambro' market at 755. 6d. to 765. per cwt.— Good Loaves at 78s. to 80s. per ewt. are taken freely by the Gro cers, but patent and cther fine goods hang heavy on hand. Some business is doing in good Crushed Sugar for the Mediterranean. EAST Imola Sooxite—The late Sales of Mauritius Sugar have gone off briskly at Ins. to 235. per cwt. By the East India Coin pany upwards of 26.000 bags will be offered for sale on the 18th of August next; a very large quantity, but the relative cheapness of this article, leads us to anticipate they will find buyers. _ _ FORItION Senates.—At a public sale about 120 chests, fine dry White Havannah were sold at 38s. 6d. to 40s. but the quality was superior; fine Yellow 265. to 275. good and fine Brown 245. to 255. 6d. Brazils have been sold by private contract at 235. to 534. and continue in fair demand. Today 100 chests fine White Ha vannah were taken in at 395. per cwt. RICE—By public sale to-day 70 tierces Carolina Rice, fair qua lity, sold at 30s. to 50s. 6d. per cwt. TEA.—Boheas have advanced Oid. to ld. per lb. Cpngous are steady. Twankays are offered at O'd. to Id. per lb. discount, and very dull. Hysons command an advance of id. to 2d. per lb. PROVISIONS.—Of Dutch Butter there is again a large sup ply, prices rather lower; little or no Irish in the market,quotations nominally the same. Bacon in demand, and rather dearer. ' HEMP, FLAX, and TALLOW.—For the two former articles there are ready buyers at improved prices. Tallow without altera tion ; some appearance of the demand reviving. HOPS.—The fine weather throughout the week has made a ge neral improvement in the Hop Plantations. The duty is now esti mated at £150,000. The backward blues do not improve in the same degree as the forward ones, consequently, many acres will be lost; and the letters from the Weald of Kent, mention, that the late wet weather has done injury; but on the whole the trines are free from vermin, and are healthy. FISH OILS will continue to rise, until sense satisfactory ac counts are received from the Fisheries. OIL of TURPIMINI lower. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, AUG. 4. The quantity of Corn exhibited here for sale to-d iy, though not large, is more than sufficient to meet the present limited demand. Wheat of dry quality sells freely, but other kinds Are st.ll neglected. Barley remains very dull. Beans and Peas nieLt few buyers.— There is scarcely any trade for Oats to-day, but the prices remain unaltered. Arrivals.—English Wheat 3300, Barley 100, Oats 5600, IriJa Oats 1200 qrs. Flour 2700 sacks. THE COMMON SENSE BOOK (N 0.3) is this day pub lished. It is occupied wholly with the discussion of that important question, " The Press in India."—Lupton Itelfe ' Corrskil ; Hat chard and Son, Piccadilly; Sherwoosl, Jones, and Co. Paler'noster row. Price 4s. A field of white wheat, perfectly ripe, belonging to Mr. Wheeler, of Westhoathly, Sussex, was reaped last Saturday se'nnight. EXPLOSION OP A STEAM-PACKET ON THE MERSEY.— We are greatly concerned to state, that a fatal acci dent happened on Sunday afternoon, in the Mersey, which has proved disastrous in its consequences. Just after three o'clock in the afternoon, when the Earl of Bridgewater steam-packet, which plies between Liver pool and Ellesmere Port, was leaving the pier head, and but a few minutes after the steam was put on, the boiler suddenly burst, with a tremendous explosion, forced up part of the deck, and otherwise greatly injured the vessel. We are not yet acquainted with the cause of the disaster. It is, however, with grief we learn, that eight persons on board were most setintisly scalded, two of whom, it is said, are dead.—Chester Courant. SIIIP ON FIRE IN THE DEE.—About two o'clock on Saturday morning, the brig Dykes, lying off Flint, where it had discharged a cargo of timber, lor Messrs. Dixon, of Chester, was discovered to be in a blaze, which was seen in terrific grandeur from Bagillt, and across the Channel to Parkgate. We are informed, that the cabin, decks, masts, and rigging are completely consumed ; and that considerable damage has been sus tained by the hull of the vessel. I Ii ~F t . _ .1 411 ~ . E , 1;i :~