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' ~h'.i~ ,: rr;. mittee of the Constitution, on the 20th ult. to the fol low•ing effect. To propose to the Diet that his Majesty be humbly requested to see to the better observance of the Constitution in this respect ; namely, that the Chancellor of Justice may, when the case occurs, not only deliver his opinion verbally, but deliver his rea sons in writing, that they may be formally discussed by the Council of State." The motion was approved, with only one dissenting voice, that of the Bishop, Dr. Faze, who considered the question to be of a Con stitutional nature, and involving a real interpretation of the fundamental law. COLOMBIAN LOAN. The following communication was sent to the Fo 'reign Stock Exchange this morning, where it was posted up o By the Jamaica Mail, the Contractors of the Colombian Loan have received letters from their Agent, Mr. Joys, from Bogota, to the 19th May. " 31r. Joan milted in that city on the 21st April, and found the Congress of Colombia sitting. A Committee had been ap. pointed by the Government, for the pttrpose of receiving the accounts and documents relating to the Loan, of which Mr. Jos= was the bearer, and makibg a Report to the Congress thereon. With this Committee Mr. Joan had held two meet. ins, viz. on the 15th and 17th of May, and he entertained no doubt that the recognition of the Contract for the Loan by the Congress of Colombia would be the result. " Air. Joan encloses a copy of the Message of the Vice-Pre sident to Congress, the translation of which has already appeared." PERUVIAN LOAN. COURT OF CHANCERY-THIS DAY. This morning the LORD CHANCELLOR dissolved the Injunction in the Peruvian Loan, and observed that these plaintiffs were three in number, who hal filed their Bill on behalf of themselves and all other the subscribers to the Peruvian Loan. This they had no right to do, and it was an objection that was fatal to this Record, and therefore the Injunction to pro hibit the subscribers from paying the further instal ments, and to detain the money already subscribed in the hands of the bankers, Messrs. Everett and Co. must be dissolved. His Lordship added, that had he been aware of the state of the Record when the Injunction was moved for, he should not have granted it. He wished it to be understood that he gave no opinion on the point, whether parties should or should not pay away any money after they had received notice. He knew nothing of the Govern ment of Peru, Lima Gazelle, or any of the parties in this cause, it being a Government and State of which he could take no notice, since it was not re cognized by the Government of this country. All he did was merely to dissolve this Injunction on ac count of the state of this Record, the plaintiffs having stated what they had no right to state. Injunction dissolved. A Jamaica Mail has arrived to the 18th June, but they do not bring any information worth extracting. The Dublin papers received this morning, mention that on Friday evening, a gentleman named Nowlan, •on.his way home to his residence at Kilworth, in the 'county of Cork, was shot by some miscreants through the'body ; and when the accounts came away he was lingering in the greatest agony. Ten men were capitally convicted at the Cork As sizes, or. Friday, for setting fire to ,the residence of Charles Hennessey. Yesterday the Spanish Minister transacted business at the Foreign Office. Yesterday Prince Lcortne and the Duchess of KENT dined with the Princess SOPHIA MATILDA, at her house at Blackheath. The Duke of CUMBERLAND had a select party to dinner yesterday. The HOR. WILLIAM and Lady BARBARA PON sony entertained Viscount and Viscountess G Ran vn.LE, and a distinguished patty to dinner yesterday, at their house in St. James's-square. Lord and Lady WILLIAM BENTINCE entertained the Earl and Countess of SURREY and a large party to dinner on Tuesday, at their house in Park-street. ROME, JUNE 20.—The Palace of LUCIEN BONA• PARTE is really sold to his brother JEROME, the Ex- King of Westphalia, for the snm of 150,000 Roman crowns (above 800,000 francs). The furniture, which has been carrying to the Palace for the last fortnight : its extraordinary beauty and splendour, and the fine situation of the palace, wilt make it an enchanting abode. NAPOLEON'S mother is, as it were, come to life again;she often appears in public with herbrother, the Cardinal; but always in her own carriage', never in . that of his Eminence, because she strictly adheres the Imperial etiquette. STUTGARD, JULY 14.—The King hat set out to day for Leghorn, where he is going to take the be nefit of sea bathing. His Majesty will return to wards the end of next month. LORD MAYOR'S AQUATIC Excuastox.----Yesterday morning the LORD MAYOR, accompanied by the Al dermen and Members of the Corporation, and at tended by the usual officers, started from Blackwall, on the ceremony pet formed every seven years, of in specting the boundaries of the City Jurisdiction, and visiting ' Rochester, Sheerness, Southend, and other places. His Lordship was in the splendid State Barge, and the barges of the several Companies were also' Pint, and filled with Ladies and Gentlemen. A member of steam-boats were in readiness to assist the Progress of the barges by towing, in case of unfa seeereble wind or tide. Many cutters and elegant i l 9 l l l ll belonging to private individuals, joined in the fr!eession, and the appearance of the whole was 'extremely beautiful, and exceedingly well arranged iv the Water Bailiffs. The Loan MAYOR, and prin cipal personages assisting in the ceremony, embarked amidst the cheers of the spectators and firing of guns The LORD MAYOR and the Conservatory party that left Blackwall yesterday morning, arrived in the mains at six o'clock, all well, at South End, where t hey dined at the Royal Oak. This morning the ?arty re - embarked to make a further view of the bounds of the City: To.morrow they will be at Rochester, where the LORD MAYOR will give a Turtle 4 4 venison Dinner to the Mayor and Corporation of Illattuiciekt city. It, the evening a Ball for the Ladies. OPSeterday the whole of the patty return to town. SECOND EDITION. STAR OFFICE, THREE . OVLOCt . We have this moment received the following im portant intelligence direct from Bourdeaux THE FRENCH ARE IN POSSESSION OF CORUNNA. BOUIMEAUX, JULY 17. " Accounts have just been received here of the entry of the French into Corunua on the ]6th, after a severe action ; in which the Constitutionalists, under Quiroga and Wilson, were completely over thrown. 'What has become of Sir Robert ,Wilson and his friends is not correctly known ; it is however believed, that they have not been able to effect their escape. " The French are urging their preparations for the sieges of Pampeluna, St. Sebastian, and Santona, and the materiel of the grand park of artillery of Toulouse has arrived at Bayonne. " The object of the French Commander is to subdue all the strong places on this side of the Ebro, with the view of concentrating themselves in that part of the Peninsula, as soon as it may be prac ticable for them to do so. " The 20th Regiment of Light Infantry, has lately manifested some symptoms of insubordination, inso much that it had been decided not to allow it to go for► ward from Bayonne; but Marshal Lauriston, in an ad dress to the soldiers, told them, that by special favour the measure of severity would not be persisted in; but it was expected that the regiment would enter. tain a proper sense of the indulgence. However, it seems that on the night of Monday last, fifty-six of them deserted, declaring that they had rather be con demned to be shot than make a campaign in Spain." EXTRACT or AROTRER LETTER, SAME DATE. " Letters from Grenada of the 30th ult. state that Ballasteros' Staff had arrived there, and that he him self was expected there neat day. " A strong column of troops, with cannon, left- Madrid on the 11th, in the direction of Toledo, in consequence, it is said, of a convoy of money having been attacked and captured near Tembleque. " A Constitutional Guerilla corps has entered Caceres, levied a heavy contribution, and put to death several priests. The Royalist authorities retired to Talavera La Reyna. The Empecinado has already performed a similar feat at Soria. " On the other side, at Zamora, the Intendant of the Province has had the bastinado given him, for re taining two Constitutionalists in his office. is A letter from Saragossa of the 9th, makes mention of several Constitutional bands, as being theterror of that neighbourhood, And as completely intercepting the communications between it and Valencia. " P. S. The report of Mina's death is unfounded; but our last accounts describe him as dan geronsly ill." STAR OFFICE-FOUR O'CLOCK. FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE AFFAIR AT CORUNNA. 7U Mt IIX ZiVEN Vim ♦ summit* BY Tait AuGurnitr.. On the 15th July, about noon, the French troops attacked the Spanish troops in the neighbourhood of Coruiina, and forced them to retire within the fortifications, from which a fire was opened, and con tinued with some little intermission, during that and the following day; it was stated the French lost more than 700 men in killed and wounded. The Spaniards state their loss to be very trifling. In thii state of things we embarked. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. Three thousand French troops attacked Corunna on the 15th and 16th, and were repulsed with a loss of 800 men. The Spaniards lost many men, including one officer, and fiveor six Spanish officers wounded $ as also Sir Robert Wilson and his Aide-de.Camp, Colonel Light, the latter severely : Sir Robert was wounded in the thigh. Yessesday evening, Mr. Vitro, a King's Messenger, arrived at the Foreign Office, Downing -street, with Dispatches from Sir WILLIAM A'Covirr, at Seville, which he left on the 111th. In his way hither, the Messenger came through Madrid and Paris. MELANCHOLY SIIIPWRACE.—(From the Belfast News Ldter.)—Extract of a letter, dated Sable Island, June 14, and forwarded in a letter dated July 12, to a respectable Gentleman in this town; --U This will be unfortunate and unexpected news to you, when I inform you of the loss of the llope, and every thing belonging to her, which happened on the 4th of June, acs a.m. on the N.E. side of Sable Island, the ship being ahead of me about 25 miles, and a strong current settinefrotts the S.E. I had the sun the day before, and was in lat. 43. 30. Miles to the souzhward and 90 to the eastward of the island. I was making a west course until midnight, a light breeze from the southward ; then it broke off, and came on a thick fog, but very little wind. When she struck we could not see the litfid, although but 50 fathoms from it. She beat heavy for a few hours, until she got sunk in the sand. It was a melancholy sight to see the confusion amongst the passeners during this time, running about without clothes. e put the small boat out to send some people on shore:, but she unfortunately upset with four people in her, and one man.passenger was drowned. We then put out the long boat, and landed the passengers safe, but they havegot very few clothes on shore, which I am r.orry for. Two days after, the Marshal Wel lington's (Captain Ayr, of Sutherland) boats came in with the crews she got upon the N.E. bar and filled. I spoke the same vessel on the goth of nos bound to Boston, and was in company with her sees ral days. After we found the Governors house, the Captain proposed taking the boats and clothes thex had saved to the house, with Mr. Foster (my cab* passenger.) The boat unfortunately upset, and Mr, Foster, three of my women passengers, drowned. THE RIGHT HON. GEORGE CANNING. • FROM TAM MORNING HERALD. The Right Hon. Gianni CANIUEO is, beyond all reasonable question, the first orator of the age. The refinement of his taste, the richness of his classical resources, the flowing yet forcible elegance of his diction, the appropriate and plausible, if not con vincing character of his logic, the graceful manage ment of his fine person and excellent voice—all the accomplishments of finished composition and chaste delivery, form the distinguishing combination which places Mr. Canning above all his contemporaries. In the natural advantages of person and voice, and in the highly important graces of delivery, he is alto gether unrivalled. In other ant higher departments of the art, he is, perhaps, surpassed by one or two whose attainments leave distinguished excellence far behind. In the arduous post which this illustrious person has held during the last Session, he certainly lost nothing of the splendour of his reputation as an orator, and he had perhaps left himself no room for ' increasing it. In one respect he has suffered by de scending from the second bench to the floor. The instantaneous and irresistible effect of his eloquence, overwhelming with astonishment, or electrifying with delight., tempts him to abuse the open space laround him, and the solid table before him, by ges tates far too swaggering for our English taste. —Never, perhaps, was Mr. Canning's action more classical and commanding than when he opposed, last year, Lord John Russell's motion for Reform, and Mr. Creevey's motion for the Abolition of the Board of Coutroul. His erect attitude, and expressively ele vated right hand, were then really eloquent. The Secretary is less restrained, yet he is incomparably more modest than the President of the Board of Con tronl in 1817. The first speech of the last Session was in opposition to Mr. Hume's motion against the appointment of the Lieutenant-General of the Ord nance. it was masterly. It abounded in every ex cellence which distinguishes our accomplished ora tor.lively and logical narrative, glowing indigna tion against popular detraction, lofty pretensions to , generous patriotism, and contemptuous yet dignified severity towards the nibbling economy that would degrade the country, and leave merit unrewarded. Be it remembered that the orator only, not the Minis ter or the Legislator, is in view. Mr. finale was the only Member who replied, and he alone, perhaps, could mate the attempt. Yet be it admitted, that even Mr. Hume felt the power of.the Minister, and became thenceforward cautious of provoking him to wrath. The next display of his genius was called forth by an honest senator and good man, Lord Arch. Hamilton, pretesting against the length of the Easter recess. --.-Nothing could be more happily imagined, or more exquisitely said, than the innocent inability of Mr. Canning to assign, in this age of investigation into first principles, adequate reasons for a recess at Easter. The gravest effort of his eloquence, however, was his defence of his own official conduct, in reference to unhappy Spain. It would be wrong to compliment him, by calling it a complete vindication; for he as suredly had not acted according to the generous im pulse of his own mind, but according to the balanced prudence of a divided Cabinet*. What he attempted, he effected in the most brilliant style; he overwhelmed with boundless ridicule the measures of inexperienced men, and reconciled the part acted by our Govern ment with the temper of the nation, and the finances of the country. His was an arduous task, and he I performed it with honour. But I can proceed no fat ther with this part of my criticism..lf St. Stephen's were only a school far eloquence, as part of Somerset 'House is a school for painting, the change in its pre. sidad would be universally hailed as a glorious im provement. No Minister ever equalled Mr. Canning as an orator, for 14r. Fox was old when he held the post, and neither Mr. Pitt nor his renowned father pos sessed his genius, his imagination, his wit, or his taste." • Here we differ from the writer. The insinuation is one of the stale common-places of a disappointed and mortified faction. The Cabinet was on this point, at least, not' divided." and its " vindication" was " complete." It can be no compliment to Mr. Canning, however kindly meant, to suppme that had he fol lowed " the generous impulse of his own mind," he would have acted less justly towards his own long distressed but now happily prospering country, than his respectable colleagues. The truest generosity is that which confers blessings on those who, by their country or kindred, have the strongest claims oa our sympathy and seppert.--84 Sus. Yesterday the Members of the Cabinet dined with Mr. Secretary Carruziro. at Gloucester Lodge. The usual annual dinner, on the close of the Ses sion, to the Clerks and Officers of the House, was given by the &LAMM on Monday, in his official dining-room, where he entertains the Members durin g the Session, and which is situated.di r e c dy underneath the House of Commons. At the RiPZRXER'S dinner there were nearly forty persons present; besides the Chaplain, the Secretary, the Clerks at the Table, lirc. there were the other Officers, Clerks, sc. of ale House. C. R. Etc's, Esq. m.p. had a large party to dinner yesterday, at his house in Audley-square. Yesterday, the Earl and Countess of Dirausturox, l the Ladies Yams, Lord and Lady s.4a WARD, Colonel and Lady 'APRA MZYRICILp and a large party of fashionables, took an aquatic excursion to Greenwich, to dinner. A matrimonial alliance, it is said, will shortly take Place between Viscount Sann osr , e ld est son of t h e Earl of HARROVIIIY, and Lady Savant., only daugh ter of the late Marquis of Burs. The young Lady is at present at Geneva, with the Marchioness her mother ; and it is expected that the Earj and Countess of Hannowar, Lord RA NDOV, and Lady MARY RYDZR, will leave town the l a tt er end of the present, month for the above place, The eldest son 14 iford SinwouTa lies in a very dangerous state of indisposition. • Saturday last died at Fleuri,-near gels°, the Mite of Itottautiout. His Grace succeeded WgraLIAM (Dv LIWDSN) who succeeded JoHN hER, the Duke of Roxburgh so eminently known to the literary world as the Noblessitin whose taste for old books led to the' foundation of the club which bears his name, Joan was the last of th e di rect male branches of the an dent border family of Kn. His successor a w„,,,,4 was of a female branch from Earl RORZRY, 4nd the DsdneWirw deceased, of another female branch from the sae' Earl. The descent and property have been 1 ,the source of much liti g ation, b ut t h e h e i r d om i s . at present clear in the person of the young Martinis of illaustonr, the only child of the deceased Duke.— The Marquis (now Duke) is about 4 1; e" years of - age ; his father was nearly 80 when be 4ird. • THE • • , *l 4 The Ist Battalion of the Cuilltrunni -Guards, , ruder the command of Colonel Bouvaaai, quit the Times to-mortuw morning, at five o'clock, end march to the (Sty Basin; there ta embark on board the Paddington passage boats, on their way to Ireland. • The 3d Battalion of the brat Regiment r Guards, Mow oa duty in the King's Mews, will take the Garrison ditty at the Tower. The detachment belonging to the Royal At:lean Colonial Corps, which embarked at Cow es on the 19th of Jaauary la. on bo ard last. f the Louisa transport, fur Cape Coast Castle, has ar rived at its destination. The detachments commanded by Captain Ram, which em barked at Cowes on the 25th of March, on board the Ann trams port, for the Mediterranean, have arrived and joined their re spective Regiments. The 33d (Shropshire) Regiment of Infantry, which lately ar rived on board the Coldstream East Indianian, from India, has been ordered to march from Chatham to Portsmouth. The 3d (or the Prince of Wales's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards has received orders to march from Newcastle to Man- . cheater and Nottingham. The 2d Regiment of Dragoons relieved the 7.,d Regiment of Dragoon Guards, on Tuesday, at Newcastle. The 14th Regiment of Light Dragoons will arrive at Radi pole this day. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Fausoirm, JULY 211. —A rrived his Majesty's brig Sumer, from Portsmouth for the Kest Indies; also Duke of York packet, from Jamaica—sailed 17th of June. PLYMOUTH, JULY 22.—Wind N.W. . Arrived the Facarc brig of war, from the Westward. Sailed the Nassau Tat- MAYNE. for Gibraltar; Kent, Hoar, f or America. Th e Her cules, Vounnor is ready for sea, w a i t i ng f or Si r Paw. limo. Poassmousu; s, Juur 23.—Wind &W.—No arrivals or sailing% Dual", Jinx 23,—Wind LW.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the Clifton, SanrH, from Jamaica ; George Hibbert, Darsuout, from Antigua • and Briton, from Jarnaisa ; also Amity, hPle wrser • Flee tw ood , B UCK ; Welli ngton , Arum; John, Kota ; and Canadian Packet, HEAR: ; allfrom Januica; also the Quebec Packet, Asenuox, from Quebec. Currors-Housa, Jut.' 23.—Ships Entered Towards :—The Marlborough and Fortituide, from Jamaica; Lively, from Har.. lingen ; Britannia, from the South Seas; King George, from Petersburgh ; and Exchange, from Dublin.—Clearing Outwards: The Commerce, for Calais • Sisters, fur' Dentarar a • Thomas, for Harnburgh ; Hector, for Naples ; Voa s t, for (7ibraltar ; Lively, for Messina; and Britannia, for Petersburgb. The following is an extract from a letter written by an officer of his Majesty's ship HYPERION, dated • June 22, in lat. 30. N. 10ng.78. 50. W. t , We sailed from Jamaica on the 3d of June, with 50 sail of vessels under convoy, for England --the HYPRRION to see them as far as SO N. and then to return to Jamaica, calling at Porto Rico, and Jaque mel, St. Domingo. On the 15th we have to off Ha vannah, to take charge of whatever vessels might be ready to plaCe themselves under our protection. Ships of war are appointed to sail monthly from Port Royal, with convoys for England. The following are the stations of the squadron in the West Indies ;—GLoo- CESTER (broad pendant of Sir E. W. OWEN, Captain G. F. Ilion), at Port Royal; Fottre, at Barbadoes; PYRAMUS, at Port-au-Prince; TYNE and EaaN, for Vera Cruz, with convoy; THRACIAN, at St. Martha and Carthagena, with convoy ; CARNATION, Bay of Honduras, with convoy ; BUSTARD, UNION, and LION, schooners, cruising off Cuba; Vatottops, ex pected at Port Royal, from a cruise; SCOUT and Iciaus, at Port Royal, refitting, having lately ar rived from t, a cruise on the coast of C u b a ; t h e S oar- KAg and lIINGDOVR, at Barbadoes; Becucista,cruis ing in the Mona Nssage. The Esx is appointed to sail for England with convoy.—The PIJAETON, being about to return to England, sailed from Port Royal, June 2, to visit the different military posts on the island, taking Sir JOHN KEzuz and Staff.—The La ragasana (l.ue piratical schooner), captured by the boats of the TYNE and 'f ImAci 4s, was fitting.out at prbrt Royal, for a cruise." The accounts from Naples say, that the crop of silk has not turned out well, and the prices paid for the finest silk have been very high. The accounts from Sicily are more favourable. CHELMSFORD RACES, JULY 23. The Course was well attended, and the sport very good. A Gold Cup of 100ga. value, by stabeeription of lOgs. each ;—• 3-yr.olda, 7st. four, tin. 4lb. five, set. 'gib. gat. 214 Three miles. The whiner to be sold for 500 p. if denlanded. Ld Verulam's Vanden, 3 yrs old Mr. Laboucher named 'Freudian, 5 yrs old Duke of Grafton's Veil, 3 yrs old Mr. Rush's ch. c. by Rubens, 4 yrs old - Mr. Pellet's ch. c. Benevento, 3 yrs old Harvey named Prosody, .1 yrs old A fine race, and three placed. Prosody fell at the tarn, but neither jockey nor horse were hurt. 6 10 4 on iVeb-2 to 1 ago Tressilian—and 6to 1 agst Yee winner. The Town Plate of st6o; 3-yrold colts, sat. 7th. fillies, ast. *lb. Heats, two miles. The winner to be sold for 250 gs. Mr. Rush's b. f. by Pioneer 1 1 Mr. Pellet's ch. e. by Benevento 2 4 Mr. 13,0Weil b. f, Blunderer 3 3 Mr. Smith's ,ch. c. 4 2 A beautiful race, and won by Robineen's jockeysbip, although opposed to Dockray, a Mean rider, en ',Widmer. They were altogether at 200 yards from home. Wen by a length. Even oo Mr. Rush's b. L-41 to 1 apt any eke,. Ma town of Camisigtottl was very f4ll on Tuesday evening. Moue than MS albs at she Raes Disagree the Hoek Bey l ee , where every ditielley ibf the WOOD IlEf UMW eisi 'The company consisted of the Gentry of the Cent/ chiefly. The Bali and Supper ax the Town Hall, in the evening, wa r s very grand Peale ; the tables were fitted up and set out ei - Pelt taste s 'ant, aplendoer, and the dancing was kept up till den/light. • • VIOTTING MATCH. Saturday last a treating match against time mob place tip** Dover road, frogs the Olid to the 35th anik-atone. Mr. A, of Chithasn, betted Chit bemeeld troChle favourite trulie Chip the three miles in twelve misuitee ; she accomplished the distance with perfect ease playing broke once) t i al seconds veititio time. It is bin initice PO l►i r.4. to state, that the match was ir9o by his steady riding. CRICKET ' - Tuesday and Wed twin the 111wkd Match between elm" Gentlemen of sieves at the Port ia bland Club, was AO/4 . ed and won by Mambkdon, by 199 run; 'all pair r• I HAIIIILIO)0106 • • raliketait. • • y i It Innings 146 llse Inning!, r 53 ha Ditto - 173 241 Innings - 45 Total 317 • Total lip A bat O at Cricket was played on Friday, between eleven of Purboagoitind eleven of Coultam, which was won b/ Cosham. by The wickets. The return matt* *Weft,* type kostioi aid) at BikhUms 'the Cricketers of pewes, was played at Lewes orf Monday.... The vour P of reced the ing latt in er a , t with a " dglo rrella t wichete d"Wal to epape (ir."l4 ) aeol en e=tl, 6l ; ille ße T yt elunkig neeeed in*Call: benvb , t i s r t a iri vict7i gint eez 7 s on 'AUldilith tler igieli4 :b l a r nd .7l"s4l. 7tilie tli7iAngree; 4:llle ie expected to atmaet the printlyal anaments. at the Rd met u a ll recreation of both Counties, to witness itxprocee and . , r t , 'be return match the Gentlemen of ,Ewe Sussex be their o p r o u pts of the W el t In the last *trunk; is ianow trick 1113.1 tie between the taro. 'PEPEsTRI4visu. . The veteran Wright is performing the astonishing feat of walk . iigelliemiles in ten successive days, being &Hobe per 40, aille pimp ground behind the:Melee here . liesawy. Tbosemade perilous amenable daily to . witrime this hefted...lp task, which, should be accomplish, will be the greatest ever known in the annals of pedestrianism. 1 - 3 - 4 - 5 1