Star. — London, England, 1827-12-15 00:00:00

I; mar!. His Learned Fsiewill •siblerit was this: the word wood, might mean ash, e' beech, or oak, midi therefore it must mean oak and nothing else. But the ordinary arid natural meaning of the word convettaw • • had reference to particular customs or usages in dire tent places, such as gavelkind, borough English, rents and servicet+due t 9 s p s Lord, &c. &c. The whole sett tence rental 44 Woke at, and from that it would appeal that it was. extremely 'unlikely that the word ever meant avoolithave . been much better if he had shewn that the worcPwas so used in Doomsday 13' ok, which 1 I • • - was supposed to haVe beeh begun by Allred, but was completelt in the reign of William the Conqueror.— • The word' imeloyed for toll there was toliturn and tolortia, such as tolatta de Dover of Pevensey, of Mil . fo . Zd,'Blc.&c. and, in reality, the word consuetudo never • eant_tolla.iliqugh it might mean any thing else. There were Ald times two sources of revenue—the rents of the Crotrrn lands, and anciently a very great proportion 11 df the lands in England were absolutely the property of the King, and let to 'his own tenants, who paid rent .'and perforbsed iarions services. • These were the de ineine lands of the King, held directly of him on pay 'ment of rent, so many days' labours, or rendering some . other services. Now it was clear that houses never pad I toll, and yet, ifeonsuettrdo meant tolls, it'mna be tolls of houses. Cambridge, in the time of Edward the Con fessor, was one of the hundreds of the county, and the - houses paid rent to the King,' or tie grantee of the • 'Crown, such as the Archbishop of Rheims in that age. Rent meant a tender, either in money or services ; but thin was very different from toll. The houses paid eon . ttietudines or rent, and either waste or empty the owners paid a tax wl en the houses did not belong to the King. "But, no. said his Learned Friend, it was neither rent vim taxes. but toll. His Learned .Frieod said, that the teat of the Crown was 71. and the toll 71. but ft* 101 l his ^Learned Friend ought to read tax. Coisuetudo meant 'sent and service', as was clear from the ancient books, 'which contained-the form of a spetial writ for demand: ing them'. An exemption from the payment of tolls, it was clear; did not imply in exemption Irons the paydaent 111 • of the connate:dines ; and if that was the case, the IrlsOiri 'ofbis Learned Friend's argument, as tothetolltraveree, 'fell to the ground. Indeed, if the word had meant toilet • all, it must have been toll thorough, and not toll Ira. verse—that is, the street toll, which was never.etamed in ancient times. Then his Learned Friimnfirt* course to Vie Pipe Roll of the 21st Henry the Sec= - certainly a eery curious ancient document. as it, the manner in which persons, when they begin.tra crowd together in considerable numbers endeavtifted to compound for the King's dues, 'aid irstead . of making their payMents to the King's Bailiff, appoiniesl, • a Bailiff or M I)rir rf their own, to whom they paid their contributions, and he paid over the sum agreed opai into the King's Exchequer. In these cases they took advantage of the times when the King wasin great want of money, and engaged to pay him a round suns, in consideration that his Majesty would rate them at a low and Certain sum, atria was not to be augmented; and sometimes, instead of paying the money down at once, they agreed to pay to the reigning King a certain' • sum for his lifetime, in consideration of certain per petual privileges, franchises, and immunities; and this • was the origin of Corporations. The borough of Cam bridge to3k advailige of King J -hn and of Henry H. in this way, and paid the latter three hundred marks, in consideration or his exempting them from paying tolls at other places, and he luither grants them a fair in Itogatien week, which they had at this day. Those going to that fair paid the dues rf the Mayor, but no I. toll to the Corporation; but afterwards the Crown dues - were granted by Charter t i the Corporatinn of-Cam- - bridge, reserving a certain reit—a tent of 401. with 201. • of increase—instead of every thing which .hey had beeni b.fore b and to pay to the Clog n. This was confirtned by •a Charter of King Henry the Third, when the pre. rogati ye of the Crown was not so well settled as it has been for these 151 years. This ua. merely a Chattel of Confirmation, and could rn t confirm tolls, because a toll was a thing they . never had ; and, at any rate, titt:ess the amount of toll was exactly spec ifi rd,it would be v rid, for they could not exact whatever they pleased. But even if they had had the toll in ancient times, lie would shew that it had been forfeited. The people of Cam. bridge had ji•ined the insurrection of Wat Tyler, arid • bad forfeited alt their privileges; and only got same of • them back again from RiEhard 11. un their humble pe -1 tition. But in the grant which they had from Rich. 11. who, after upbraiding them for their conduct, hid cont. passion "opine them, there was not a word about toll thorough, or toll 'traverse. The charters from King James and King Charles were nothing; the charter of the latter, to be sure, would have enabled them to take Whatever they pleased; but that charter was clearly illegal. The bargain with the town of Lynn related tiersly to the dues fur the S nurbridge Fair—merely a toll for coming into Cambridge on market days. The toll, tobe good, must be consistent and 'uniform; but they exacted different tolls at different times, according as they were resisted or not. The University had de sisted as far as concerned articles coming to themselves; " and therefore the Corporation and these learned persons Came to a compromse. They took care of themselves, bot certainly no compromise that could take place be tween them would injure the rights of the parties. As to the Corporation of Northampton, the bargain with • them about the tolls depended entirely' on ten shit lings beieg charged in their books, which was no• thing else than a colour for giving that sum to one of their officers. It it sad been really paid by them for an exemption from the Cambridge toll, it would have been easy ti produce somelivinl persons who had paid it. During the administration of Sir Robert Walpole the country was in a high state of prosperity, hut then the produce of the toll was very low ; but at later times, when the country was in great distress, they had been always increasing.• In 1810, they were 4001. in 1816, 4581. in 1819, 6601. in 1822, 7501.—that is, they ' bad been increasing exactly at the time 'when the agri culture, manufactures. and trade of the country weir in the greatest distress. This was a proof that they had no fixed rate, but deinaoded whatever they could get, which was clearly illegal. Besides, the very idea of 2d. for every cast taken before the time r:f legal me mory was absolutely monstrous, and at once put an end to the claim on the ground of immemorial usage. 'lt was merely-by a series of usurpations that they had taken the toll for paa,ing through Cambridge, but it was not till lately that they attempted the monstrous imposition of charging a toll of twopence p e r t art on every cart coming into Cambridge—an attempt which, he trusted, the l terelict of the Jury would put an end to for. ever. After the lividence, documentary and oral, for the defence had been gone through, Mr. Tituterou replied. Lord TINT/RI/EN summed up the evidence at great length. It the Jur), he said, were of opinion that the tolls had been paid I. orn , inse immemorial, it would be their duty to find a vet duct for the plaintiff. The amount • of damages was of no consequence. One shilling would estabblia the sighs at Use Corporau9u as nitacts its ',say larger sum. The Jug were absent Cras coarylearly half Ash 'boor. • Soon atter seven sistleck they returned : with a for the plaintiff. • ' THE NINO SR A let • While M. TAUNTON was replying in the above case, he was itttenupted by The ATTORNEY GENERAL, who rose to inform the Coastthat he had just received a communication from the Duke of Well•hgtnn, stating he would be unable to attei.d on Saturday (this day), when the trial of the case' of the King agriust Bradley was filed to take place, in which Lis Grace was subpceataed by the defendant. If it would suit the convenience of the Court to pnstpore the trial till Monday, his Grace would be able to give his attendance. Lord TENTZRDINI said, that he had appointed Mon day to sit at GuiWhin to dikpose of the causes left un tried at the late Sittings. Perhaps Tuesday would be equally convenient to all pirties. The ATronatv Garitstat. was afraid that Tuesday would be too late for the convenience of his client, who had come over from France specially for Lis ilia'. The Learned Gentleman added, that he had every reason to bel ere that the cake of the King against Bradley voul not occupy the Coprt a very ',mg time. At any Tate, he would u.id.rtalas that the case for the prosecutim would be a short one. Lord TaNTERDIN—I :Lail be oh:iged to attend in the morning at Guildhall; suppose I c. me here at ohe o'clock , will that suit you, Mr. Attorney ? TheATTMINBT GINIMAL.—I thank your Lordship. Ott Monday, diet elute, it is arranged that .L rd Ten. terden shall sit in the mo!nitig at Guildhall, until nearly; one o'clock, when hr will pioceed to Westminster H to t'y the case of the King against Br.,dley. ovation, nnsator, Mr. Ba UOIfAM was concerned in- a clue yesterday morning of s ome import ance to, 0 1 . Ostler.; but he could not proceed In f .te their Lot d,hips. is be t.a I not got his papers in tl.is CAUS9, I .OllCh we.e stolen out. o' his cartiage, together with pipets in other cm.es, the day beture yesterday. It api.eats that chile the Learned Gentleman's car• tiage was waiting fo: him on Wednesday evening, and he was disrobing, his papers, in several bags, were plat. d iin h i :carriage. Toe carriage door was kit open, while the footman.was wait.ug in the avenue leading from the Fishing room, and souse ingenious thief c %wised to take tie bag in which the missing papers %ere contained.• 'Mr. F. Poctock suggested that it was lik.ly his Learned Friend would receive a polite note Isom the litsrloiner, as was customary according t s the fa shion of the der, and appoi.t a meeting un Waterloo bridge, as the papers were not saleable. . . - %Vitale the conseisation ea. passing on the subject, Ur. Brougham's clerk arrireJ Irom his chambers with a card was lefi theie, whereon a scrawl was writ. ten,_ informing him that his bag bad teen found, but it would be restoird nn a reaso:Sable compensation being made lay the trouble incurred. COURT OF Colllllos FLEAS ? PIC. 14. Sittings after Michaelmas Term before Mr. Justice Gaza= and Common ..hor.es. DR VEUZ O. SEWELL This was as acts-n wising out of a proceeding in the Lord Monei C•nart. • The Sergeant at Mace. one of the (Ace's of that Coast, was the defendant, and the Action was brr.ught to recover a bbli3 Of OW alleged to be due by a debtor of the plaintiff whom the defen dant had allowed to escape frumcodiodi without being authorised to do an. Mr. CHITTY opened the pie.di j ngj. ,The deciaristios otntaitted two count s—one lot pecsnitti thedielstbe to escape, and the wirer fr r rot arresting him whes. be might have d ne so. l'he plea put in sy,ss the gene - a l issue. _ _ Sergeant TADOT stated the case; from which it appeared that, in the m nth of me last, a member of the house of Etienne and Cn. of Path:, had come to Londnii, and drfposrd of A quantity of fortign goods to Mr. GJldstien, of the house of GoPstien and Co. of London, and itceived in payment several bills at dif fel eat dates, to the amount of 1,069/. These bills Messrs. Etienne and Co. di•posed of in the course o' badness They passed through several hands, and finally into those of the pl,rietiff As they were rot paid at main. city the foltlers ion.eived they had a right to recover the a tnoun tit them firm Golds:tie°. anstlfrey took steps for that purpose in the Lord AI tyro% Cook, whence a mandate issued, directing the defendant in this caus-, who is S ijran. at Mace, to take him into custody. lui ' compliance with which Mr. Goidstien was arrested, and at his own teque,t brought to the house of a sheriff's °filar named WallhAnk, from which, al er a short time. tie was perm ttei tog Logi% Tue plaiotiff alleged that this discharge r f his debtor was perfectly unautho-. rise,', and thereupon brought the present action, to re c• vet the amount ni hi. debt from the Sergeant at Mace, for Mr. Colds ten had avaVed himself at the opportu nity afforded him, and went out 01 ibis country. There could he no doubt that the. mandate in question had Actually be nin the hands of S e w ell, for they could produce a bill, in his own handwriting, charging for this very arrest. *niece were the faits of the case, and it would be fir the Jury, by the r verdict, •o compensate the plaintiff for the loss he had sustained in the escape of his debts r. Evidence was then gone inte (which occupied the Coon for several hours), in ot d r..to establtsh the fact that the plaintiff would have had a good cause of action against Goldstien, had he not been suffered to go at large. The plaintiff only succeeded in proving bit right to one bill, anirsonting to 1521. In the course of the Triatit appeared that Goldstien was in .partner. -hip with a person named Cnstles, who-at the time of the arrest was in Buenos Ayres: that t'.e ma,idate had issued jointly against both partners; that bail con fessedly sufficient had been offered for Goldstien, and refused; and finally, upon the evidence of the plaintiff's Attorney, it appeared that this Gentleman had offered 'to his crediteis, who were vary numerous, and haJ claims to the amount of several thousands, a composi• riots of ten shillings in the pound, and that it had teen attempted to make him a bankrupt. Mr. Sergeant WILDE (with whom were Mr. Sergeant. Jones and Mr. B appeared for the defe.ndaot. Amongst a variety of observ s ations upon the circutri; stances of this pi titracted,cause, be stated that it would be necessary for the J try to consider three distinct questions : the first was—Whether or not the plain tiffs would have had a good cause of action against Mr. Goldstien, if they could have had that Gen tleman before the Court? Secondly, Whether &well was the officer to whom the mandate was ad dressed, acrd by shorn the captiot was made ? And thirdly, whether good and sufficient .bail had been offesed and refused? He contended that the first two bad, from the evidence, received Lie most perfect newt five; and if a different officer had refused bail, under circua.stances in which he ought to have taken it, st would be obviously the grossest injustice to make his client responsible for the misconduct of an officer, vino held Isis situation and pet for mod his duties in s manner qUite ibdependent of Sewell. But sum/being that'Stwell had been throughout the acting person, though in fsct he would affirm that Nlr.,Newsons, another Sergeant at N't4ce, wasthe responsible swan, yet 11 would; ay, sup. paing that Sewell were t h e rea l part y, h ow ‘coulsl he have refused to set Goldsti-n at large, ,seeing that the bail would not consent to be answe r able for Cowles and it being the fact that he, at the time of the arrest, was in South America, Sewell could not have retained G ildstien after bail had been offered in the manner in which he should slew it had. Evidence was then givea.of the practice af the Lord, Mayor's C use, from which it appeared that the sleds tion could not be 61ed in any cause until all the defendants were regularly before the Court ; and evidence was al given re.peeting the appointment of Newsom to the office of Sergeant at Mace; but his L. rJship, in sum. ming up, expressed an opinion that he most be regarded its the light of an assistant or deputy. After a few obseivations upon this evidence from Mr Ss rgeant Wltna, • Mr. Sergeant TADDY rose to reply, contending that his cl , ents were at least entitled to a ver:ict for 1521.; bt.t they were also entitled to such damages as would compensate them for the loss of that advantage which, might reasonably be exp. cted to accrue to thews hose, the possession of Mr. Guldstien's person. • • Mr. Justice Gamer, in summing up, &nerved, tha the putting this man G..rlahtien into a lock uo hou.e was not an, execut'on of the mandate. The refusal hail was -not •the Intl( of the delenJant, ru.r wss it a justification .of his conduct 'in setting his pri,toter at large....themsecessity of.detaining a man in custody who was provided with tail, because hii partner mild not also procure bed, arose out of the practic • of the Lord Mayor's Court, which practice, they had heard hum one of the witness's, was under thecae ideration of the Recorder. _They tau tirldfor the plaintiff, but it was rheir.pecoliar prii:ipee to determine the amount of de reirges. lu est mating that amoitn.. they would take kite view What might have been ex l iectrd horn Gold. stien if the present plaintiffs could have obtained the possession ..1 his person. *. • This Case rectipieJ the entire d 47. nnr did the Jury retire until half past fire o'clock. It was agrred that the officer of the Court should teceireihe verdict. At seven o'clock the July came jut° Court, with a ierdict for the plaintiff—Damages 40.. PItRROGATIVR COURT. Dic. 14. • v STANLEY AGAINST BIINES, The tritons. is ibis•sait was Mn Stonier, a British merchant, who Went to Lisbon to settle, where, in 1770. be Alirtred the Prnte . tast religion. as a necessary pre paratory step to natnializing himself in Portugal, which took place m 1801, wises+ ha pledged himself to auk ' glance to shot State. He etft, property in this country,, I to the aniouht 'df do,ooo t and upwards. - Berme his death he executed a will, date) se 'lB9kposking Otp vision for some natural children by whielstgar r ie. woman named Berries, leaving the test of his: propesit to hi* 'only legitimate ton, who was born in Portugal. in thit *ill be declared hewas educated *Member of the *sta. 'lslished Church of England,.and bwant to die - iti diet faith ; and he desired *bat his funeral might. be con• I !Deniable to the ritual of tke Church of England. The question for the Court eventually railettde; iworderto release the • property by its' procats, was, whether a' British subject could to far diaesrftiosselfig his original allegiance, as to make a valid will as a foreigner. The present question related to the admission of the al legation. . Sir JOHN Necnnt.t. WAS unwilling to decide the chief question on the men admi s sion of the allegation.. In a fora er ca•e of this kind. that of " Curling against Thoentrut," the testator sli,!as'ciles, out in Ear laced, other abrOi4k. tiaAlaialii admit ;he arliega. tion, reserving thi qmesfficisr-tot4riher. eonti4etatioa, HOSY 'AGAINST ROW! :A ND - 11110111 Vt Th;s was a suit to deice mint the validity elan untie. cuted will of James lloby, bearing date the. 17th. of August, 1825 The testator, who bad formerly been a kee k er ri A brothel, had mired wi h considerable pro. petty (about 4,0000 to Walham.green, a here he died, in March, lir26,aged 48. leaving two brother., Thomai and Omit.' Huby, his nest o' kin. In the sill before the' Conn he bet:ie-10ed the bulk of his property to his couaiir-germain (James HobyLto the pr ejudiceof his own brothers, of shorn, it was alleged. he spoke in terms of dislike. stating that- they *ere prollikates, Stc. lt.was ad initsed by the pi opouuder of the will, that after the date of is, the decea4d was insane. and continued so, with ace .sional lucid intervals, rill his. death. Oa the other side, it was contended, th t insanity had developed itself befare.the date of the - will, in sundry acts of extrava gance, such as insistiu,g . upon having the pears in his pushup:mitered dating rain, and ordering his gardener to mount the trees in a barecoot, with an umbrella in his hand. The Collar VeferreJ vntence, in order that the inter roptotin to thew ilnebas might be fully considered. LONDON SESSIONS. - Yesterday the adjourned London Sessions were held bekre the LIND MAYOR, the litictsanen, and a bench of Aldermen. The only case of Any interest tbat motored during the day was the folloiring desperate case of assault. • Urn. Williams, a young man dressed in a smockfrock, was indicted for having Assaulted Mr. Woodward, the landlhrd of the Crown public house.. INVest-street, Smithfield . . . . Mr. koodward wnis hi his holies on tbe.sth of Oct. last at night, when the prisoner and keen others came to the door. Ooeot them said that Bull Soames was in the house, and that assertion seemed to be a :ignal for the most out rageous violence. .1 hey seized a long .stick wilt an iron at the end of it, which lay in the shop, and struck Mt. W. about the head and body in the most dreadful manner. • lie immediately tell to the ground, as witness described, almost strotheted with his own blood. A severe wound was inn cted upon Lis body with . the attovementioned hon, and he 'was cut and bruised in different parts of 114 body. For some time the surgeons believed that bewould net seeover; and it was will their belief that he Would never be perfectly re established in his health, on account of the severe wound in ibe head, which sub. jected trim to great pain and annoyance. The unfor tunate prosecutor's appearance bole strong testimony to those facts e sworn to by respectable witnesses. • Mr. CHARLES PHILLIPS cross-examined the witneses, but they swore positively to alf the circumstances. The Learned Counsel stated to the Jury, that his reasons for questioning the witnesses was, that Williams was mis taken for another pet son. He, however, could not think of persevering after having heard such downright state ntents as to his client's identity. The prisoner said it was all a mistake about him.— The Jury immediately found him Guilty. RECORDER then told the prisoner, that if the pro. secutor had died, he (the prisoner) would have atoned ti •Ar-- for his clin.e upon the icaffuld,The prisoner (11,, teemed quite careless gam the matter)—Le t at Nis tone question. • The R rconnan--The sentence of the Court upon ?„ is, that you be imprisoned in the Giltspumtreet Cote twelve calendar month s . pto Prisoner—Vell ; but let me ask him a vord or ti n , acomoie-1 shall not bear you; the case is disp os ,4 of ; "toil must go back from whence you came.• Prisoner—l must ask him.. I say, master! It acoaDre—l advise-you not to treat dig Court contempt or insolence. . koner —I an't insol ent ; I only want tccsaya 'o u t to him. I say, m as t er RECORDER—Remember is in the power of the Court to double the punishment, if you treat their with contempt. Yr u bad better alter your coulee; Prisoner—Why I tells you I an't insolenr. I don't mean nothing wrong ; upon my honour I doe% Ri commit —Gaoler, take him away; and before he'd Discharged from prison, be must find good bad for his , ftrure good behaviour. •The Poisoner then turned round, scratched his bete, and walked out of Court. TH 141 EVEN ING STAB. LONDON. SATURDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1827. STOCK IkeIIANCit, TWIZLVIt crcLoca. • • The chief topic of esevenatlon this morning in He Cam, tdost to a reported change of Ministry ; sod it is generally credited tkit Lard Commicst is going out of Witte. Various are the reports o:w who is to succeed isim: t►e !thriftily*, Wsu.iss.av and Latuw a i are mentioned. It Is also said that great interest %Indies ta g Mr. ruea into office, but wit this is-as yet only City gossip. • Consuls which left off yesterday at 831 j lot the Aemest, ,opened this morning at 83‘ t, a ith the market fluctuating ono dismally. Heavy sales we►e nude in Reduced, which lowered Cu.. sols to Ail. but's! present they . Islay be quoted at 851 j. _ In the Foreign trinket aeareely a bargain has beentkee •. • "CITY. HALF-PAST ONR MU/CIL l'bere are op arrivals, nwr any E. apnea from Paris op to the passant boor; and everything appears very dull in the Otyhcaand by the great dearth of intelligent,. Consols, which we^ ti e eartrgart of the morning at BSI I; cse at present 84 lib'llt• neat. and at one period were dont as 113 i: the &actuante qt been 'per cent. ' ' . Pit ICE OP STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK. Bank Stock *it lndie Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 83 821 I Ditto &with 70 74 3 per Ct. Cona. Shut. South Sea Stock 31 per Cent. Old Annuities 31 per Cent. Red. 90 991 XlOOO Recheq. BAIL 43 44 4 per Ct. New Shut. two Ditto 42 46 4 per Cent. Scrip , 1100 and X2OO Ditto 43 . 44 .4 fter.Ccat 1626, 100 l i Commercial Lone Ann. 181 13.18 13.18 Consols for Acet 33{ 1I 6 • FORItIIIN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK. Apulian Bonds, 5 p. Ct 89 Mez Elds. 1825,6 p CM 1711 mlombivn linp.h,4l, Ct; Do Acct 48 471 1 1 Ditto 8414,1824. Russ.Bds.lB22,sp C 891 Do. Ace. fat -. z „,„„ „ Do. Acct. Mexican Boadaalp.ABll4 Spanish Bds S p Cll Do Acct. I Do Acct. 11 1 -.BRITISH AMR FOREIGN SHARES, TWO O'CLOCC. • NIA RI. PAID. Anglo Mexicali . . - , 100 85 9 3 Solana. .. . . 500 225 175 peasikan . :, :. ... 55 20 99 98 9$ Bolivar 50 71 51 5 Colombian 100 £0 18 General - *Moe Ain,. •-' go 5 15 14* Mettican 100 23 71 United Meticlo '-• 40 55 12 Anglo Mexican Mint ' 25 5 5 FILIDCW Foliar- PAD". Dip. 12. Five per Cent& 191 f. S. Time per Cents. tit .Ic. &whew on Landon, eat month 2M. 10c. Time months, lir. 93C, AUSTRIAN FUNDS, Viline,a, Damns S. 3detalliques eat—Bank Mares WM The Paris Papers of Wednesday, which arrived last night, do not contain matte? of much importance. An article from the Augsburg Ciazette asserts that the Allied' Ambassadors were still at Constantin , ple on the Mb Nov. The COntautionnWhas some infer rts A tion from Coo• stat.tinople down to the 13th. ult. according to which the Reis EFFENDI, and the most distinguished personage in the empire, met every day to discuss points with the Dragomans of the Austrian loternuncio and those of the English, French, and RossianNiniaters„ . " Neva," says the article, " had so much activity been displayed in the Foieign arid War Dipartriients, 'and never had there beep sach frequent communication between the his EFFENDI and the Foreign Ambassadors." The Mcrniteui contains an account of the slue and strength of the French squadien before Algiers tox aids the end of November. It consisted of four frigates and three brigs, which were to be reinforced by two or three more frigates. The blockade was so effective, that no vessel had been able to enter or escape since the 4th of October. Letters from Corfu announc e the arrival there of the Russian Councillor of State CATALANS. He stated, that the Allied Admirals bad, previous to leaving Nl. varin, sent an invitation to the twenty-six corvettes.and 'transports remaining of the Egyptian squadron, repro• seating it would be better tor them to return to Con. stantinople or Alexandria. These letters give some further account of the proceedings at Scio, from which it would seem that but little progress bad been made, the bombs' having been generally of little de• triment to the. beSieged. However, the Greeks bad been successful, according to subsequent accounts, having occupied the heights round Scio, and taken a detachment of the Turkiih troops prisoners. It appears that by an order from the French Ambassador, the Spectateur Orivital, published at Smyrna, had been _ . suspended, and bad been replaced pro. tens. with the title of Commerce et Industrie, eatirely devoted to commercial affairs. It no notice was taken of the commonie.4 Allied Admirals after the battle of Nay.4l log the hoisting of the white flag. Teti the Commander of the Turkish squadron, the Asia, and had promised that, as was concerned, no hostilities should take had, however, states, that he would not any authority over the troops or forts, and ought not tole held responsible for their con, F.euch Admiral is said to have used his eni erevent Lord CocunA• is proceeding in tl Stitt, but that Iris Ltldsirip hatd remonstr s. by a , which appean tha scion of th reipect PAeNA 1, had visite far as I' place. H not elercis Ind therefor :onducr. Th odesvours t the attack rated agai •