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.-- 1 ~ ivresvr, i e ocy landed be atilt day at one O'Cloch, twin a tahltel f r om the 'keg ship; the rest of the squadron manned the yards. tlis Majesty b the King of PORTUGAL, arcs at blafka st the time, but was expected in Lisbon in a few days. These Papers contain an account of a horrible and mysterious assassination, which had been committed at Oporto, the particulars of which will be found in another part of our Paper. . It will be seen by the fol lowing extract, that the duties on wine, brandy, &c. e xported from the Canary Islands have been repealed : LISBON, MARCH 22. " ROYAL BOARD OF TRADE—EDICT. vi The Royal Board of Trade, Agriculture, Manufac tures, and Navigation, gives notice, that in the Canary Islands the exportation of wine, brandy, vinegar, and liquors of all kinds, being of the produce or manufac tures of the said Islands, is free of all duties, as well as the exportation of fruits, green, dry, or preserved ; rushes (For mats), hemp, potashes, and barilla, only with the o bligation to give security to the Governor of the Pro vince for one half of the export duties formerly paid, to await the decision of his Catholic Majesty on this sub ject : of all which the Naval Board has been informed by a dispatch from the Portuguese Consul in Teneaffe, who has sent a copy of the order of the Intendant- General of those Islands, who determined on the abov-, in consequence of an order from his said Majesty. 41 This notice is to be put up in the usual places, for the public information. (Signed, in the absence of the Secretary,) "JOSE ANTONIO GONSALVES. " Lisbon, March 21, 11125." At a late hour we received Brussels Papers to the 6th instant. Tl.ey state that great preparations are making at Milan for the reception of the Emperor and Empress of A usvnia, and it is expected that " all the SOVEREIGNS," excel t :he POPE, will meet there in May. A Camp wia also be lorinei in the neighbourhood.-- l: appears that the aff firs of the purchasers of domains in Westph.ilia, during the time ofJERGIVE BONAPARTE'S so vereignty, are in a fair way of being settled. One of the Brussels Papers complains of unfounded rumours respecting the KING of the NETOERLANDS, since his health has been impaired in consequence of the irrita- tion of a wound he received in the field some years ago. In another page we have given three Official Docu ments corwecred with the Revenue, which want of room prevented us from inserting in the STAR of yesterday. In the account of the Income and Charge on the Con. solidated Fund, the surplus for the Quartet is, as we stated yesterday, '2,959,0291. the surplus on the cot le sponding (barter, last Year, was 3,739,060/.; but then this sum included 1,733;335. repaid by Austria; so that the surplus, as regarded Revenue, was only about two millions, while the surplus on the Quarter kist ended is very nearly three millions. We stated yesterday, that the increase on the E x cise Duties was such as indicated the augmented comforts of the lower classes, and this is evident by referring to the items. Thus, the increase in the Quarter on Beer, is 101.2771. on Hops, 114,3501. on Malt 40,1141. on Tea, 15,8991. on Candles, 16,1001 oa Soap, 41,0281. and on British Spirits, 36,392/. All these are articles of genet a 1 consumption by the lower and indus trous classes of society. On Printed Goods there is an increase of 66,4681. and on Glass, of 20,7701. The prin cipal decrease is on Wine, to the amount of 11,4871. owing to the late reduction of Duty. On Salt, Tobacco, and some other articles, there is also a decrease, arising from the same cause. Nothing can be more gratifying than these returns ; and, as the Times well observes— " Nowhere is there a decrease ♦isible, except from definite muses, not influencing the general conclusion of a manifest growth in our national prosperity and enjoyments." A curious question has arisen between the Authori ties of the Island of Antigua and Admiral JACOB, the Governor of Guadaloupe. Nine Negroes, who had made their escape from Guadaloupe, and landed on Barbuda, a small island near to Antigua, and who ap peared to be recently-imported Africans, had been brought from that place to Antigua, by the Superin tendant of Barbuda, and delivered over to the Col lector of the Customs at Antigua. A few days after wards there arrived at Antigua a vessel with dispatches from Admiral JACOIII, at Guadaloupe, claiming the Negroes above-mentioned ; but the claim was resisted, and the Negroes were detained to await the decision of the Court of Vice-Admiralty on the subject. What added very much to the interest felt on behalf of these slaves, was the circumstance of their having, to all appearance, been forcibly taken away, at no distant period, from their original homes. tu )Ii lit tu th (I( tit vi al je , 6 tt in n 1 t r 1. BRIGHTON, APRIL 5. 1 .1-.1m7417771 Among the recent arrivals at this :place are Lord and Lady Berwick, Mr. Horace Claggett, Mr. Hobhouse, M.P. and his friend, the Honourable Douglas Kinnard; Lord Glen gall, Ste. John Wilson Croker, and John Barrow, of the Admi ralty, are also here; and yesterday, with a party of Ladies and Gentlemen, went to Newhaven, about nine miles distant, for the purpose of paying a visit to the Hyperion frigate, stationed in that port. The Hyperion is under the command of Captain Mingay, And her officers and crew. like those of the Severn. are attached to the Coast Blockade. This is a new regulation, the whole line of coast having, until very lately, been under the superintendance of Captain MiCulloch. Mr. Secretary CANNING, we regret to say, is confined at Gloucester Lodge, with a slight attack of the gout. The Austrian Ambassador, Prince PA UL ESTER UAW, left town for the Knro's Cottage, in Windsor Forest, yester day afternoon. The Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND'S Hotel, at Rheims, ii already taken. It has twenty-five windows in front, and is by far the most magnificent mansion in that city. The Duke's dr parture will not take place so soon as was expected : the end of the month of May is the period now calculated upon. Lord and Lady CoMassMERI and suite arrived yes terday evening at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley square, from Ireland, for a short time previoue to their going to India. A duel vas inught yes erday, on Wimbledon Corn olon, between a bit. F—•a—,. and Lieutenant C—L —v, which originated in a dispute respecting a Lady. Two shots each were exchanged without doing any mischief, when the friends of ea ch ran/ interfered, and no further animosity took place. Ye.terday a Court of Directors wa, held at the East India Houle. when Captain Jon,. MAINMAST, was sworn into the cofr.4nand of the ship Marqu6 of Wellington, consigned to Bengal ' : ' ' 77 ~_ ~_,,,, _ TRIAL OF 'ROBERT'. OLD BAILEY lIRSSIONE4THIS DAY. These Sessions commenced this morning,. before the Lord Chief Justice ABBOTT and Mr. Justice PAWLS, the LORD MAYO*. and usual Officers. TRAL Op WILLIAM PROIIIIIIT. On the J ury being sworn, Williams Proberg, knoWn RD' his connexion in the ask of Thurtell and Weares was brought to the Bar, and put in charge, on an indict ment charging him with stealing a Mare, vain. 851. the property of Andrew Meredith. He was dressed in a black coat, drab breeches, and top-boots, and looked remarkably stout and well. He firmly pleaded Not Guilty, and desired the witnesses should be in Court one at a time. Mr. BOLLAND stated the case to the japy, and then called the following witnesses : Andrew Meredith, sworn—Stated he was a miller, residing at ReArdon. Gloucestershire. lie knew the prisoner at the Bar. Oa the 10th February lasti he had a mare, which was locked up in the close by his son on that evening ; on the following morning the mare was stolen. The prisoner had called at his louse twice, but the witness had not s-en him for ten days before the robbery. He suspecting him called at his (the pri soner's) mother's, but she knew nothing of him. He then took horse and proceeded through Cheltenham to Lon don: The witness described his rou e and the towns he passed through. On arriving in town he gave informa tion at Bow -street, and on the Saturday iollowing the tobbery, he saw his mare in the possession of Ellis, the officer. The tail was cropped, and she appeared to be roughly used. Cross-examined by Mr. BARRY—The c'lour wts black, and lam positive it is my mare; I could pick her out from among a thousand. Probert here handed a paper to his Crnwel, oho asked the following question, o hether Mrs. Meredith ever said she had lent the mare to Prober: ? The witness denied this, declaring to the best of his bent!, she never had. Ma,sy Meredith, the wife of the last witness, stated the prisoner came to her house three or four times, on the Bth February : the pi isoner saw the mare; he went into the fold with a candle and lantern; he then asked !r'37 her if the mare was kept there? she replied, sometimes it was turned into the orchard; he, after asking these questions, entered the house and remained some time. On the 10th of the same month, the witness again saw the prisoner at his mother's house. Mr. BARRY here had a communication with the Loan CHIRP JUSTICE, as to putting a question on the case, which, however, he waived doing at the present stage of the case ; consequently Mrs. Meredith was directed to leave the Court. Andrew Meredith, son of the prosecutor, confirmed his mother's evidence as to the mare being in the fold ; be had seen the black mare, and was convinced it was his father's. Nothing was elicited in his cross-examination. Richard Stamners, ostler to the livery stables of Mr. Francis, Phillimore-place, Kensington, proved that the prisoner came to him early in the month of February last, with a mare, which appeared very fatigued; begged him to take care of the mare, as he had rods' her 40 miles that day. He, when going away, said it was not likely he should call for the mare himself, and' asked the witness's name, observing he would send for her. On the following day, a man brought a note for the delivery of the mare, and paid for its keep. Cross-examined.—He had never seen the prisoner before. Richard Pruen stated, that he had known the prisoner by the name of Thompson, and he came to him, at his residence in Carnaby-street, and asked if he could pet him a lodging ? witness directed him to a house in Cross -street, where he engaged a lodging at No. 8. The witness believes this occurred early in the month of February. On the day after the witness had first seen him, Le sent for him, and said he had a mare to dispo-e of, and desired him to inquire when the sale days at the Repository were ? Having ascertained, Probert told him the mare was at Kensington, and he desired him to carry it to Dixon's Repository, and have it put up for sale, and he would give him a sovereign ; prisoner at the same time gave him three notes, one for Mr. Couzens, at Kensington, the other for the Ostler, and the third for Mr. Dixon, at whose Repository he directed the mare to be sold: he also gave the witness directions to make a circuitous route, as the feet of the mare were bad. The witness, in obedience to these instructions, went to Kensington—gave the note to Mr. Couzens—received the mare, and took it to the Repository, where he left it. On his return to the pri soner, and informing him of what he had done, the prisoner said, " I have opened my mouth too wide;" in allusion, witness supposes, to his having put too great a value upon the mare. The witness afterwards saw the mare put up, and sold for 201. He told pri soner that it fetched 181. as he wished to surprise him. Cross-examined.—There was nothing remarkable about the mare. David Laughton, a servant at Dixon's Repository, proved that the note produced was the one brought by the last witness with a black mare, the note said, " I think her worth thirty guineas r—but the witness said she never would bring that ; the man said, then sell her for what she will fetch, and the mare was sold to a Mr. James Eames, for twenty guineas. The witness after terwards saw a black m4re at Bow -street, which was the same that was brought to the Repositdry by the last witness and sold. Mr. James Eames proved the purchase of the mare I for twenty guineas. Mr. William Couzens, linen-draper, of Kensington, stated, that about the 17th February, the witness Pruen brought him a note, signed Thomson, but he told the man be knew nothing of the person, and destroyed the note. The witness knew the prisoner's hand-writing, and is of opinion the notes to the ogler and to Mr. Dixon, were in his hand-writing. "". , tined.—Destroyed the note, not knowing the person. Andrew Meredith, sen. recalled and examined by the JUDGIG—I watched about the prisoner's house when the mare was stolen, and I never saw the prisoner after. THE DEFENCE. _ _ _ The CJIII F Jessica here called upon the prisoner for his defence. Probert stood up and said, with the permission of the Court, he would address a few words from himself, although he considered, situated as he was, they could not by any means alter or affect the case.—He theta produced a large sheet of paper, and proceeded to read in a very low tone of voice. As well as we could collect, he commenced by observing, that he had no: pleaded guilty to the in. dietment, in order that he might have an opportunity of defending himself from the general calumnies of the Public Press. He im plored the attention of the Jury to the misfortunes and unex ampled calamity which had befell him in his career in life, which had removed him, as it were, without the pale of human aid, and rendered him the object of the scorn and mockery of mankind. Wherever his forlorn and unhappy situation obliged him to ay to, he still found that every eye was directed, and every finger was pointrd at him; and had he made any effort to retrieve his character, or obtain an honest livelihood, that attempt would have been most f. ''" .~, • dand'lgi citashad bar the dialevulente df • #ressoll What was be tido under thei e c i rcu i tstanees , i n an absolute stets of misery, with a wife and starving family? He appealed to 44 1 Jury, what would they have done under such circumstances? TM Jury well knew, that it was (tom his most unfortunate, but totally' guiltless cdnneeion with a melancholy business, that what he com plained of had ori g i nate d ; b ut as t h at had passed, and ought now for ever to be binied in oblivion, be begged them to remove the' former from their minds, end fit their attention Upon the present ;.; and if any fact or ciratmstanee arose w hi c h c ou ld b e construed ' his favour, be begged his Lordship to point if; out to the Jury, that he might have the advantage ,he was entitled to by law. He thought it necessary again to allude to his former misfortunes, and point out how he had actually been driven thus before them. On his discharge from Heitford jail, the Daily Press pointed out wherever he wailikely to be found, and to mark him for the scoffs of a merciless Public, gate iris route wherever be went, and when this was done, bow was it possible be could obtain employment' and, when so situated, a reformation was totally impracticable. a The Daily Press actually, my Lord (said the prisoner), held up republic reprobation any person seen with me or even rendering me ass.fist ance ; they caused every door to be abut against me, and even spoke of the secalicy of ridding the world of one of my description, thus encostaging the passions of lawless and brutal violence." He, un der such cirecnstances, was driven from place to place, bunted Ilk.: an animal of prey, against whom every coven was closed.— During this dreadful probation, Heaven knew the poignancy of his grief, and that he was a prey to the deepest, acutest, and most in tense feeling. He could confidently appeal to the tit.sticHTT fur the truth of what he had said, and to bear testimony to the sincerity of his repentance, and to his wish again to become an honest member of the general community. He mentioned those fans, in order that the Learned Judge might express, in the proper quarter, the causes which had driven him to crime : and he begged to add, that even on his being taken for this offence, the :attacks of the Press were renewed, and so far excited the populace, that on hi; way to Newaate his ears rang with the deafening sounds of their execrations. These were things which might have over thrown the common fortitude al lotted to man,and shook the firmest principles,and he must have been sustained by the ALMIGHTY, in a peculiar degree, to have survived them. Ile begged to offer in extenuation his forlorn and miserable situation, and that of his wife, who was reduced, in this trying extremity, to a state of absolute starvation. She was now pregnant, and had no person in that trying extremity to assist her. What then was he to do but commit offences, to which only the despera tion of his circumstances drove him? He concluded by appealing to the Learned Judge for a merciful representation of his case to his Majesty, and threw himself upon the Jury for a recommenda tion of mercy. The Loan Otter Jusvies then commenced summing up the case, and as he proceeded remarking upon the evidence, he observed, the ease was perfectly clear against the unhappy prisoner, and the Jury could only, upon such evidence, form one conclusion. With respect to what he had formerly been accused of, that formed no part of the inquiry, and of course they would banish it from their minds. The Jury, atter a consultation of a few moments, found him Guilty—DEATH. Probers received the sentence composedly, although be looked anxiously forward as if in expectation that the verdict would have been accompanied by a recommendation to mercy; but in this expectation he was deceived.—He was removed from the Bar with out uttering a word. Mr. BAL' who is one of the Junior Counsel, and who pos sesses considerable talent, undertook the defence of Piobert gratui tously, on understanding that he had no Counsel, and was too poor to fee any Gentleman of the Bar. 1 . - 77 7 " 6 ".."Nr w 5,77-..T.i —77Wlffir''crgyp Mika INTELLItiViek . : • The Anna SOP Ma; liAvest, >VO n London to agratiii Honfieur 2d inst. tons)), on a bank at the Seine, and would 4 obliged to uiscbarge to repair. Fatwousw, Arati IL. light airs; and fine Arrived the Duke Item packet, from Li,bou—salled Passed on the 24 instint, off Scilly, six British ships rimental squadron); _steering southward. Also packet, front Lisbon---sailed u7rh Nlarch. Left in Majesty's ships WILLUNLIt, OCUN, SUrINI, ACIII - Boating cutter; and Magnet 'varlet': Ai 'rivet'. cbinness of Qwensberty pakket, from the Medlteriar from Corfu. 25th February; Malta. Bth Match Gibraltar, and Cadiz, 2;.c1. Arrived the Hibernia Steam Picket, I pool, bound to the brazil!. Pit back the Cyrus, London. PLYsenurn, Aran. S.— Wind M—Salfed the Wai . Goose, fur North America; Lucy Davidson, Wit.t.taxs, Janeiro; and Priscilla, nincHat., fer Sc. John's (N.'' Puanstourn, Aram 6.—Wind E.—Sailed Or.ingv,• Jameson, and Hannah, Pisluirs, for Mit;. Hannah. Dixon, for Quebec. The Atasta,--., front New York, passed by for Cowes, to take un board passengers. Drag., Aran. 6.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the - SMAI.F., front )lessina. Passed through from t, Abeona ! Davison; Arethuta, Limnos; Puitleiraite, Mary, Gamma. ~ • is "ta , • • ink it month of the I fine weedier...a sailed 19th war teXpe- . the Sandwich 1 the Tagus hit :1 Iva, TR !PUNE; ilvet'l he Mar- f• •rianeao Gibraltar, i-t, Wont Liver- If, DAVI/10i, for S. randetei, Was: • AY% for Rho di • N. 8.) the Nine of ' • Mitamichi; and hint London for 1 passengers. New Harriet, the River, the te, and E. • ING. • 1 lay of the coin- • r occasion has so is of the weather, unt of the stakes, . • no former occa- ing—every other tins to consist of mg but the slang oportance only as nee. the Subscription own in the world t time on his way I was unattended. eing whipped al- t. 7:b. R. M. 1 2 • 3 •mus. of mares covered. h ; colts, fist. 71b. • raried stallions or Vhalebone 1 I ' 2 ce. Much betting. 71b. D. M. 1 0 ! !at ease. Cat was 4 et. three, fist. 71fit . • 2 3 ogle ~ ain to-morrow and men on the ground, bout a dozen equi- esent. Rufus was e yet ; rather a pe- t'', five subscribers . I n, as far as betting Muleteer nett; but irrow. If he wins din the estimation • • as. . • r; in the morning e - and afterwards on 1 ' re the business was e Duke's Stand, at the Races, they ad- heavy betting ensued lweepstakes, both of s's further claim to I, in consequence of mmediately after the atriage of Miss Can- re starting to-day. again on the Course, by his Phantom colt. ables the Dukes of • isses of Graham and t e, Lowther, Jersey" , unwich, J. Fitzroy, &c. Sirs J. Shel. , De Roos, 0. Pow- els Walpole, Aubrey, • Messrs. S. Wortley, lent yesterday, is in Orville started close en the Phantom filly • rimed 'between them, t Ind the Phantom My xlison • Booduca, by e weighing-post, Day haw bolted, which, e, and only an excuse 1, who expected Bon- a stirrup, came in to I was, &induce had off; being dead beat. :ach, was a true run Clarendon • s colt came three made line run- was finely contested , when Hogarth shot leverly. The winner Day; Mr. Worthy's, and /dr. Rush's, by the lead at starting, of the lands he was bed hard by Carnival, It alternately getting to bead. In this way f home, when Long- • I I • J LENT ASSIZES. --..410 .-- MAIDSTONE, APRIL 5. THE KING V. PHILIP GRAHAM, ESQ. This was- an indictment against the defendant, a Lieutenant of his Majesty's ship Ramillies, for pro voking Lord Harborough to fight a duel, by tendering his card, and demandin satisfaction. The second count charged the defendant with saying, " I have challenged the d—d coward a second time, but he has refused to meet, me, ' laying the intent as in the first count. Mr. Set jeant TADDY stated dr. case. The prosecutor having sent to the defendant to kn:)w the name of the defendant in the last case ; the answer sent was, that Lord Harborough must come to the defendant. On his way he was informed that the defendant was search ing his vessel. He went to the vessel, and found that the fact was so, but nothing was found that could justify suspicion. Lord . Harborough asked by what authority his vessel was searched ? The defendant refused to shew it at first, but at last produced his deputation. Lord Harborough having expressed some doubt of its authenticity, the deendant produced his card ; with what intent it was for the Jury to determine. On the part of the prosecution it was alleged, that the intent was to give a challenge. The defendant said he was willing to give Lord Harborough the satisfaction of a Gentleman. The defendant's own account of the transaction afterwards was, " I challenged that d—d coward to fight, but he has refused." From the evi dence which would be adduced, there could be no doubt that the defendant intended to provoke the Noble Lord to fight him. Lord Harborough examined—l went on hoard the vessel, as stated by the last witness ) and found the de fendant and others searching. I asked the defendant why they searched? He said, " Who asks me?" I said, " Lord Harborough: He said, " You may be Lord Harborough ; but your conduct is not that which Lord Harborough's ought to be." I said it was very vexa tious; there was no real need to search the vessel. He said he should continue to. search ; and added, " You are liable to be searched as well as the poorest fisher. man in Dover." I said, " I only claimed in common with the poorest." I asked him to shew me his autho rity? He said he was not bound to shew it. I sent for Miller, and he came. I asked him whether the search was legal ? He declined answering. The defen dant broke up the deck, and turned over the ballast.' His conduct was very uncivil throughout. Mr. Smith interfered. I said I would have no conversation with him, and that he might be thankful I had not punished his insolence before. He made no reply. The defen dant said, " Insolence is not a word to be used to a Gentleman.* I said I would not be dictated to on board my own vessel. He said, " I'll teach you a way ;" and presented his card. I returned it, saying, 66 I did not choose to mix up private concerns with public busi ness." He said, " Recollect I you understand what this means." I said, " I shall take no notice of it." I think he used the words, " and satisfaction." I think he said, " You won't feline me the satisfaction of a Gentleman." I understood he meant to challenge me. Several other witnesses gave corroborative testimony. Mr. Serjeant ()mum addressed the Jury in defence. The Loan CHM MOWN summed up the evidence, and the Jury found the defendant Guilty. THg VINO V. HAMMOND. This was an indictment against the defendant for a libel on Mr. Bicknell, the Solicitor to the Greenwich Chest, and Clerk to the Magistrates of Blackheath. The prosecution was founded on a pamphlet published by the defendant, explanatory of some alleged abu s es in the prosecutor's office. The case was merely of local and personal interest. The Jury found the defendant Guilty. At the London Sessions, yesterday, an order of affi liation was affirmed against the appeal of a person, named Bowden, a pin-maker and Methodist Preacher, of Hand -court, Holborn, for the support of a female bastard child by his, charwoman. There was a gond deal of lusty swearing for the appeal, but the Court scouted it. SPORTING INTELLIGENC, NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETI, WIDIIIIIDAY, APRIL 6. Another trod day's sport has closed the third dal memenient ut the spotting season. On no former numerous a company been seen here. The fineness. combined with the fame of the horses and the amount has given this Meeting an attraction greater than stow. Every place is full—every innkeeper is extorting—every house is a livery-stable: the whole population seems grooms, jockeys, and blacklegs. You hear nothing of the mews, a nd every event in life seems of importance it is more or less determinable by the laws of chance. assemblage of sporting characters before Rooms to-day had a gay effect. Every man known was present. The Duke of York stopped a short tip to the Course ; he I ode a strong grey cobb, and Rufus had lo,t ground in consequence of his being most from the pest on Monday. Sweepstakes of 200 gs. each, b. ft. for colts, 83t. ' Lord Jersey's Arid Mr. Wortley's b. by Selim Mr. Foa's by Comus 6to 4 agst Adel—S to 4onc. by Comus. Sweepstakes of 100 gs. each, h. ft. for the produce in 1821, and not named in the Riddlesworth fillies, Bst. 31b. Ab. M. The produce of untried , untried mares allowed 31b. if both, blb. His Royal Highness the Duke of York's c. by Whalebone Duke of Gratton's f. Tontine 6 to 4 on Tontine. Thia was a well-conteo-' Whalebone the favourite at starting. Sweepstakes of 100 son. h. ft. colts, Bst. 71 Duke of Grafton's Rufus Lord G. H. Cavendish's b. by Bourbon 4 to 1 on Rufus, who won the race with great the favourite at starting. Subscription Plate of SOL for two-year-olds, Ist. and four, 9st. T. Y. C. Mr. Pettit's gr. f. Bravura, 3 yrs old Mr. Greville's br. c. Logic, 4 yra old Lord Rzeter's b. f. Palais toyal, 4 yrs old 7to 4 apt Bravura-5 to 4on Logic. Bravura won by a length. Rufus is to run again ti on Friday. There were a great number of horsemen but little of any other company. We counted about pages. Very few of the country people were present. rode by the veteran Buckle. No matches made culiarity. A Sweepstakes of ten sovereigns each, or no race, to be run for to-morrow. At present, goes, Rufusis the favourite for the Derby. and Mt much depends on the success of Rufus to.morr again to-morrow, he will stand very high indeed of the sporting world. TUZII,DAY-.-.7I7IRTIMIt PARTICULASS. There was an immense deal of betting to day • the sporting visitors assembled before the rooms, the Course at the Abingdon Betting Post (where very brisk on the Oadands), and finally, at the ' the end of Ditch le. At the conclusion of the journed to the Exercise Grounds,where some hea \ betweeri Rufus and Cat for the 200 Guineas Sweepstakes, them Derby hones, and on which rests Rufus' - - - pre-eminence in that stake. The day's sports commenced later than usual, , the Duke of Portland having left Newmarket immediate ltiddlesworth yesterday, to be present at the mar ning, and his Grace not returning till just before His Royal Highness the Duke of York was again and was the winner of the Fillies' Sweepstakes by? We also noticed amongst many other fashionable* Grafton, Rutland, and Portland; the Marquises ITichfield; Earls Vendam, Sefton, Stradbroke, Lt Orford, site. Lords Anson, Kensington, Dunwlch, , Bentinck, G. H. Cavend i sh , and C. Manners, ley and J. Byng; Honourable* E. Petre, Irby, IN lett, and Grenville; General Grosvenor; Colonels' Synge, Russell, Udny, Thornhill, and Milnes ; J. Douglas, Campbell, site. John Day, who met with so severe an accident a fair way of recovery. In the first Race, Phantom, Bonduca, and together, and kept so till near the cord., when , broke, followed by Bonduca • a severe race ensued until nearly hose, when Bo nduca swerved, and .- finished a winning race cleverly—rode by Goodison S. Day ; and Sprightly, by Chit. When at the +- insisted that he should have won had not his ' amongst the jockles appeared rather laughable, for losing; when a Gentleman high on the turf, duca to win, having heard that Day had lost a inquire if such was not the fact, but the fact enough of galloping, and knew when to leave e. The Race for the Sweepstakes of 50 sov. each, race, until nearly half the length, when Lord Cl out, followed by Wings and Hoprth : these ' Ding until within the cords, when the ground by the two latter, till near the winning chair, .`bead with apparent ease, and won his race cleverly, was rode by Sam Barnard; Wings, by S. Day • 'by Arnull ; Lord Ciszendon's, by Goodison; - Robinson. For the Oatlands Stakes, Longvraist took and made running all the way. At the turn of about half a length in front ; he was then pushed Silkworm, Hurly Burly, and Hannah, each nearly to his haunches, but neither could make ' they contended till within a hundred yards of _ . Law waist let loose, and won cleverly by three good lengths. Joseph was dead beat at the turning of the lands. Longwaist was rode by Sam Day ; Carnival, by Robinson ; Silkworm, by TomosT Lye; Hurly Burly, by Dick Boyce; Hannah, by Mays; Joseph, by Clift ; Verbina, by Routs. M. GORBRA, the Madrid banker, one of the principal agents for negotiating a Spanish Loan in London, left town on Tuesday evening, on his return to Spain, in consequence of orders to that effect from his Government. . _ The Lisbon Papers received this morning, contain an account of a horrible and mysterious murder, committed at Oporto. —On the 15th alt. a barrel was found in an obscure street, which contained the body of a man in a complete state of dissolution, with his clothes on, and covered with salt. There was a handker ckief in his pocket, and two hundred piece of silver coin in a purse; the skull was fractured, and the bead had bees separated from the body by a sharp instrument. A merchant, his clerk, and porter, who are suspected of being concerned in this horrible affair, absconded as soon as the examination into it com menced; but means were taken to endeavour to arrest them, and prevent their escaping from the Kingdom. Mr. Holm's, one of the most daring riders of the Ashburn Hunt, broke his thigh in taking a six feet rivulet leap, on Monday. The bone missed his etep and fell, and was so Mock injured that he was killed. GUILDHAL4-11. Hemmings was yesterday morning folly com mitted to take his tl4ai at the ensuing Sessions of the Old Balky , for obtaining umbrellas through purged orders, to the value oi C. 8,. hi Ur. Moriand, in the Minotin.