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r • • a4hjeet, and still less should we have pledged ourselves to . - the truth of what we averred with regard to the terms of the contract, unless we had felt ourselves completely war m:44d in so doing. We were fully aware of the responsi bility we incurred to the many who might be induced to make purchases upon the faith of our statements. If tinting any period of the interval between our first allusion o the subject (now some time ago) and the present mo anent, we had fkound occasion to qualify what we had affirmed, or at all to withdraw our confidence on its au thenticity, we should have confessed the tryith frankly, and at once. Our silence yesterday arose solely from the fact of our having nothing to add to the information we had already communicated. It cannot, however, we think, be *lacy hours before such intelligence must arrive as will wive all doubts, and fully justify the accuracy of every statement wsbave made relative to this transaction. The Colonial Intercourse Bill was read a second time last night in the House of Lords. This important mea sure was stated by Earl &A THEIST to amount to a com plete abandonment of our ancient colonial system. The colonies will henceforth enjoy all-the advantages of inde pendence, together with the exclusive privilege of bringing their produce to this country, and of carrying it from one part of the colonies to another. The great political changes that have taken place in the Transatlantic regions have ren dered this measure necessary. It will be attended by con sequences equally beneficial to the mother country and the colonies. It will protract the period of their separation, and whenever that event may, in the natural course of things, take place, it will deprive it of the injurious effects which have morally accompanied a colonial struggle fer independence. Te Marquis of LA SOMON N claimed it as "his thunder," . but he was well reminded by the Earl of Ltotaroot, that ■ineteen years ago the satrie•systern was not applicable to our colonies which circumstances now require us to adopt. The independence of South America has entirely changed the question of our colonial policy. The Irish Joint-Stock Company Bill, •and the Equitable Loan Company Bill, were also read a second time, and ordered to be c enmitted this day. 'f he Earl of LAUDER DALE gave notice, that unless the latter Bill underwent great alterations in the Committ.•e, he would oppose the third reading. In the House of Commons, Mr. Huxa brought foulard Ms motion respecting the Church of Ireland. He avowed that his ohject was the subversion of the Protestant Estab lishment ; and he intimated very plainly his opinion, that it was desirable to substitute a Roman Catholic Eatablish meet. Not, however, that he was particularly anxious what religion prevailed, for he took especial care to inform the House several limes that he viewed with equal indif ference the existence of a Christian, Mahometan, or Hie ;too Establishment, if the people were generally disposed to prefer the latter. His plan for putting down the Pro testant Church was, to " double up" (we use his own words) the 22 Irish diary's into four, which- for the future he proposed thou Id consti tu te the number of Protestant Bishops• Mr. Hum t: was veryearnest in denying that he had any de sign to spoliate the Church. Far from it, he only intended to " resume" all its property ! He broadly hinted that the Clergy might consider themselves too happy in having their free holds continued to them during their lives. " How is it," asked he, " with the Army and Navy ? They, too, are servants of the public, and as much entitled to considera tion as the Clergy." Why, then, of course there can be do objection to pack off I}lC Clergy at once on half-pay. Mr. Hume would probably have said so explicitly, in so many words, but he bad not forgotten the reception of his •proposal to allow 1001. a-year for the education of the ;,:young Prince who is in all likelihood dostieed to sway the _British sceptre. eseeeeesei Among the Statutes that have passed daring the present Seusiou of Parliament, respecting Ireland, none, we think, is better adapted to produce permanent and extensive bi ne& to that country than the Irish Provincial Banking Bill, which received the Royal Assent on Friday last. It was justly remarked by Mr. Ilusatssoe, in one of his speeches on the commercial policy of this great kingdom, that, " as we bad refused the majority of the Irish people the relierfrom civil disabilities which they solicited, we were the more bound to compensate for this refusal by advancing as far as practicable their commercial prm perity, and by encouraging every measure calculated as draw forth the internal , resources of the country and mg me/at the national wealth." The incorporation of the Irish Provincial Banking Company is certainly a measure of this character. Its formation, we understand, originated in the following mermen—Shortly previous to the great distress which prevailed in 'lreland, nine out of twelve of the country banks had failed, and necessarily involved the population of their respective neighbourhoods in extreme misery. Such was the shock given to public credit by these failures, that confidence was altogether withdrawn from banking establishments, and the few that survived the general ruin did not realise sufficient profit to repay their ordinary expenses. To remedy so great an evil, a meeting of English and Irish Gentlemen was held in London in the early part of last year. The result was the formation of the Irish Provincial Banking Company, with the view of enabling Ireland to carry on the banking system with greater advantages than she then enjoyed. It was proposed toeffeet this object by assimilating the law for 4reland to that of Scotland, where there is no limit to the number of partners in a banking establishment. The Bill which has just received the Royal Assent has ac complished this desirable result, and we may anticipate from it consequences the most advantageous to that once distressed and agitated, hut now, we are happy to say, tran quWisecl and fast-improving country. In Scotland there are 128 banks licensed ; yet the Bank of Scotland, in 1818, paid its proprietors a bonus of 2u per cent., besides the ordinary annual dividend of 9,1 1 ; per cent.; and in the month of April last it paid a similar bonus of 20 per cent., besides, since the reduction of the rate of discount, a yearly divideLd of 8 per cent. The Royal Bank of Scotland, in' 1818, added a bonus of SO per cent. to its capital, and the British Linen Company, the Commercial Bank, and others, are equally prosperous. A clause was judiciously introduced into the Irish Provincial Banking Company Bill, permitting Englishmen not residing in Ireland to he come stockholders. The'whole measure is well calculated to promote the intercourse and cement the union between Great Britain and Ireland, and is worthy of the wise and liberal policy of his MAJESTY'S Government. Some delay occurred in the progress of the Bill through Parliament, by the usloption of some clauses to prevent the chartered rghts of the Bank of Ireland from being invaded. This paint having been satisfactorily adjusted, the important Bill became part of the law of the land. By means of it a sound and sufficient medium of circulation will, we have no doubt, be established in Ireland, and the many evils which the people of that country have suffered. from the unsound state of the cumin', will be, if not at once re moved, at least considerably mitigated, snd at no distant day finally and cornpletdy aunibilated. CITY, TITIIDAT EvealyG. The appearance of the British Funds this morning yes exceed ingly firm, and persons most conversant with them are of opizilea that there is every probability of their continuing so. Indeed, If they are really what they have always been understood to be, to a certain extent at least • a barometer of the state of the country, t:ttre is every reason for their advance, for it is prosperous In all its interests. Consols for the opening were 91 all day, and the Re duced Annuities 90$ 90. Exchequer Bills have considerably im proved this morning ; they were from 30s. to 35e. premium. Spanish Bonds still attract all the attrition of speculators in the Foreign 31atket, and large biogains were done in them. The parties who are anxious to. cause a decline In them, were milks raged by our silence this morning to commence their operations with great spirit, and so far succeeded as at one time tolerate the bonds of 1821 to 23f, and those of Ira to 181 ; but they soon ral lied, and at the close of the market the former were at 244, and the latter at 191. The cheering news from Greece has had a favour able effect on the Stock of that interesting country. The Scrip wa s done at 11 101 discount, and the Bonds at 48 9. South American Securities were bctter. Colombian Bonds were 86 4, and Mexican Scrip 3 , 1 I discount. Danish Scrip was 4 34 discount, and Bra zilian ditto If discount. The Share Market was without interest. Some bargains were done in Anglo-Mexican Shares at 85 90 premium ; and in those of the United Mexican Company at 24 6. Pasco•Peruvian Shares were at 124 4, and the General Mining Association's Shares at 12 13. The transactions in Mincing-lane were not numerous, but they acre indicative of steady prices both in Coffee and Sugar. There were scarcely any inquiries for Rum. PROGII?Aa Or EDUCATION IN EECC—Extract of a letter dated Zante, April 8 :—" At Athens, in November last, a school was opened on the Lancasterian system. The plan was very much approved of, and the children were very eager to ohtain admittance. The two head monitors are, Michael Kalkokondiles and reneges Skapaseus. They regret that their illnesses prevented them accompanying the other boys to England: they are now very anxious to o.; •and 'I certainly would have taken charge of them as far as London. if 1 haul been going direct, or by sea. Be fore I left Athens, which was the middle ofJanuaty 4 an other school was opened, the scholars increased so much as to require it. *Dr. Anagero Petraci is one of the Committee, and is very active and anxious in the management of die affairs. The children ate educated gratis ; the masters are Priests, from Smyrna. The 'library is also being ar ranged. The subscribers to ibis Philomoson Society are in creasing. The new Paper called the Ephemeris of Athens,' was published in September : l'sylla, the Editor, tonduets it on liberal principles, andadapts his•style of writing to the capacities of those who are the least enlightened. The democratic sentiments prevail at Athens and in Attica; but in the Mersa (whether it arises from the con tinual discord among the chiefs, and 'the unsettled state of affairs, I cannot say) the people are for a monarchy, and hope that a King will be sent 'them from some of the Courts of Europe. Since the defeat of Colocomoni's party, and the receival of the Loan, the Government are become very strong. Colocotroni, Sisini, and some of the others of that party, are now in arrest at Hydra ; a Commission is formed to try them. The Greeks have never passed a law for the crime of rebellion, though one had been pro posed, but put off on account of other more important bu siness. I was in the'Senate at Nauplia when, after a warm discussion, our liberal practice of permitting the prisoner to challenge the Jury, was granteti to them." Advises have be-en received from Odessa, by an official channel, that the Russian Government, in order to abolish the abuses that have subsisted in that port, has adopted several regulations, cue of 'which prescribes that the bill of lading shall contain an accurate specification not only of the number of the bales, packages, &c., but also of the weight of such article; and in case of fraud, the penalty is to be the payment of triple the duty, if the fraud amounts to above .5 per cent., and the confiscation of the ;goods if it exceeds 10 per cent. It is also ordered by the Imperial Government, that every Captain of a merchant man shall be bound to produce at the Custom-house two bills of lading, and, if one is wanting, be is to pay a fine of two silver rubles. A letter dated Genoa, June says—" Yesterday ar rived here from Milan the Emperor and Empress of Aus tria, with the Viceroy and Vice• Queen of Lombardy and the Venetian States. They were preceded by the Prince and Pr•ncess of Carignani, the Prince Metternich, the Duchess of P..rma, the Archduchess of Tuscany, the Prince and nine •ss of Salerno, and this morning the King and Qut en of Naples arrived." It has been stated that the Duke of Northumberland gave 600 guineas to the coachman of the King of France, who drove him when lie went to invest the King with the Order of the Garter. This is not quite correct. There were four carriages, and the Duke gave 10,000 francs be tween the four coachmen. As ten louis to each is the usual present on such occasions, the Duke was ten times more liberal titan custom required ; and his generosity on this and other occasions has won the hearts of many of the Parisians. His Grace lives in almost regal state in Paris, but at the same time with much true hospitality. Among the household are two eminent English hair-dressers, who were taken over for the purpose of dressing her Grace and the ladies by whom she is accompanied.—Evening Paper. Mr. Sugden, the Chancery Barrister, has announced his intention of being a candidate for New Shoreham, at the next election. RESOT.UTIONS or IRISH NOBLEMEN.—Mr. Hutchinson has received from Lord Donoughmore the names of Lord Till!town, Ludlow Ashworth, and Cremorne, to he added to the list of Noblemen who have already signed the Reso lutions agreed to at Buckingham House. We understand that Lords Dillon, Lucan, and Ilowth, have likewise signified their assent to the Resolutions.—Dublin Evening Mott. According to a new census the population of Naples amounts to 319,190 souls, exclusive of strangers. During the last year seven suicides only have taken place in that city, winch make two for every 100,000 souls. The average number of suicides committed annually at Paris, which has 713,966 inhabitants, amounts to 330, without including 60 or 80.individuala found drowned, without its being known :how it happened. This makes 49 suicides for every 100,000 souls.—Cuurrier Francais. There will be a grand Cavalry Review at Hounslow on Friday next, the 17th instant. Nine or ten regiments, or about 6,000 cavalry, are expected to be on the ground. The Duke of York will review them ; hut the presence of the King is also calculated upon. The Duke of Cambridge and a brilliant attendance a Staff Officers will also be ow the ground. The ceremony of laying the first stone of the new New London Bridge to-day, will be exceedingly grand. The expense attending the magnificent display will, it is said, exceed 2,000!. The Lord Mayor's feast at the Man sion House will be on the most splendid scale—upwards of .500 distinguished persons are invited; amongst whom is his Rsiyal Highness the Duke of York. Bataxox, JUNK 13.—The Palmerston steam packet ran aground yesterday morning, about three o'clock, on the sands, close under the Nash Point, between St. Dennis and Marcross; all the crew and passengers, with part of their baggage, were saved; and it is hoped that the steam boat will be got off the next tide. There were about 130 troops on board, and .50 passengers, among whom were the Rev. Dr. Cummings, his wife, and fatuity ; the Rev. J. Taylor, and Mr. Ilillhouse. A new sect, the members of which call themselves "The True Israelites," has appeared at Manchester. One or these fanatics has published what he names " a divine revelation," which is a mass of nonsehse and blasphemy. Mr. Graham yesterday made his ?4th ascent from the Bedford Arms Tavern, Camden Town. Ile was accompanied by two females, Mrs. Graham and Alias Eliza Beckett. The balloon ascended in very beautiful style, when tile immense mats of per ilous sent forth an almost deafening shout as the iv: onauts passed over them. This wits one of the finest ascents that has been At. mined. After a pleasant voyage of nearly an hour, Ali. Utahans and his fair companions alighted in perfect safety at Feldman, be. twain dusts and tour miles beyond Hounslow, and arrived in town about half p ast twelve o'clock. GREAT PIGEON Moto!.—ln the accoant of this mach yes. terday, i t the Daily Papers, the majority of the sinners was understated ; it was 13. Lord Kennedy killed but 36 birds. The ground was very numerously attended, and the match appeared to excite much more interest titan any that had preceded it. Very heavy bets were made during the shooting. Tits next day's sport will commence punctually at twelve o'clock, this day. THE BRITISH PRESS. THE ZING'S COURT. Yesterday, at twelve o'clock, his Majesty held a Court at his Palace in Pall-mall. which was attended by— The Lord Chancellor, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Sive. tary of State for the Home Department, the Master General of the Ordnance, the President of the Board of Trade, the President of the Board of Cuntroul, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Lord Chamberlain, the Lewd Steward of the Household, the Comptroller of the Household, the Treasurer of the Household, the Lord Chief 'twice of the Coirrt of Ring's Benrh, the Judgeof the Admiralty Court, the Recorder of Loudon, the Earl of Ply. mouth. Lord Stowell, as Judge of the Admiralty Cotht, reported to his Majesty the cases of Hastings and Manburgh, who tad been capitally convicted at the Admiralty Sessions, when the King was graciously pleased to remit the capital part of the punishment, and to command that they be trans ported for their natural lives beyond the seas, to such places as by the advice of his Majesty's most Honourable Privy 'Council, they shall appoint. The Earl of Plymouth had an audience of his Majesty to deliver the insignia of the Order of the Bath worn by the late Earl of Whitworth. Ma Majesty held a 'Privy Council, at which Mr. Buller attended as Clerk. Mr. Secretary Peel officiated as the Lord President of the Council in the absence of the Earl of Harrowby. At the conclusion of the Privy Council, the Recorder of London was admitted into the presence of the King in Council, and made his report of the convicts capitally con victed at the Justice Hall in the Old Bailey, at the April and May Sessions. His Majesty gave audiences to the Earl of Liverpool, Mr. Secretary Peel. the Duke of Wellington, Mr.li'yma, and the Duke of hlimaroae.. Viscount Lake was the Lord in Waiting. The Court broke up a little before five o'clock. Duct or YORK'S LEVEE.—Yesterday afternoon, at half-put four o'clock, the Duke of York held a levee, as Commander-in-Chief, at his office in the Horse Gaards, which was attended by Viscount Forbes, Lord Sahoun, Lord Hotham, Sir John Tybden, Sir Richard Church ; Generals Sir W. P. Galloway, slattland, and Gascoyce ; bieutsnant-Generals Sir W. lloustoun, Sir W. K. Grant, Sir P. K. Skinner, Sir Charles Wall, Sir Thomas Hislop, Fuller, Darling, Peachey, Bayley ; Major-Generals Woodford. Taylor, Harris; Sir George Bingham, Lord Charles 31 anners, Si, H. Vivian, Barnes, and about sixty other military officers. Yesterday morning the Duke of York, accompanied by his Royal Brother the Duke of Cambridge, inspected the third battalion of the Ist regiment of the Guards in Hyde Park. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by Prince George of tamlarldge, attended by Miss Ahlefeldt, honoured the Earl and Countess of Jersey with their corn spany on Monday evening, at the entertainment given by the Earl and Countess, at their residence in Berkeley square. Their Ro}•al Highnesses afterwards honoured the ball at Almaek's - with their presence. The Duke of *Cambridge walked out with his son Prince George yesterday. The Duchess of Gloucester visited the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge yesterday. Mr. Draffcn, the King's Messenger, was sent off on Sunday night from the Colonial Office with-del etches for the Lord . fligh'Commissioner of the-lonian .Isles. Alderman and Mrs. Magna) , entertained at dinkier on 1 Monday, at their house, East Hill, Surly, the Lard Mayor and Lady Mayoress, the Dowager .Arlscoun Galway, 'the Honourable Lady Smith, the Honourable General Bligh, General Sir ...John Doyle, and a select party of friends. The delightfully fine weather has induced the fullest 'end most fashionable attendance ever remembered at Vaux hall ; this evening Will be particularly attractive in .conse quence of the splendid city festival, and the numerons liar ties of the nobility and distinguished foreigners who intend to grace the Gardens. On Saturday, whilit 'bathing in die Dry Dock at LI -verpool, during the time of high-water, a young man, the mate of the Douro, was drowned; it is supposed that ILI was seized with the cramp. _ DISTURBANCE AT BUCKI.VGIIAM-HOU SE. In consequence of the extensive alterations and additions that are being made in this Palace, there are nearly 400 artitans of every descrtption at work on 'the premises, amongst whom are no less than 120 carpenters, under the immediate, direction of Mr. Firth, his Majesty's carpenter, appointed by Mr. Nish, the architect. These men, notwithstanding that most of the trade have entered into a combination to resist their roasters, by refusing to work on. less they were paid s'. 6d. a-day, sixpence above that asually al lowed, go to their labours thankful. 'Phis it would appear to given great offence to that body who still hold out, for in order to induce the others to join in the combination an immense body of the belligerent party, amounting to several hundreds, besieged the building on Monday last, between 11 and 12 o'clock in the fore neon, and so systematically was it arranged, that they formed themselves into parties, and took their stations at the several entrances into the spacious budding, having previously posted a large placard, addressed to the " Journeymen Carpenters," wait ing for the workmen to come out to go to their dinners. On their leaving, they were surrounded by the insubordinate party, who called upon them as men to strike immediately. The men generally de claredit liemselves satiafied. However, perceiving that the belligerents came with a determination to compel them tilligjite by force, most of them being provided with sticks, and one segi observed to have a drawn sword, which he brandished about hi a menacing manner. The men communicated the circumstanra to Mr. Firth, who in stantly presented himself amongst them, and expostulated with them on die impropriety of their conduct, and begged then, repeat. edly to dispense quietly, lest legal measures were taken against them. This did nut at all appease them, but seemed to stimulate theta to violence, as they forced open the gates, anti many gained the interior of me building in opposition to the door-keepers, whew they repeated their threats to the peaceable workmen. At this Oiled the proceedings ware an 'alarming aspect, and numbers of the workmen, through fear, consented to leave their employment and juin the rioters, and Mr. Firth finding them to be extending themselves all over the buildings, and dreading the consequences, again admosishird them not poly on the impropriety of their beha viour, but on the illegality of it as well, yet he could not get them to disperse, and 'her actually attacked those men who were averse to their intentions with stones, brickbats, &c. The greatest confu sion followed, and Mr. Firth, unperceived, proceeded with all haste to the Queen's guard-room, and procured a piety of the Cold. stream Guards, under serjeant Starborough, who marched into the building, whilst others were stationed on the outside. Theappear ance of the military in some degree quieted the intruders, and through the praiseworthy conduct of the serjeant and his guard, the dissatisfied party dispersed in all directions. One of the refractory party, who had forced himself' into the building, and acted as a ringleader, was taken into custody, but was subsequently set at liberty, on giving hill name and address. Yesterday Mr. Firth attended before blesses. 'White and Oro. gotie, the Magistrates, at Queen-square Police-office, to whom he communicated the above particulars, and stated, that from what he had beard he anticipated another , disturbance of a similar descrip tion, sold therefore reqrasted to know in what manner he was to act 0 10 014 the disaffected party again make their appearance. Mr. White told Mr. Firth that should they again disturh him, to deepatch information directly to the office, and he should have the assistance of all the strength of the establishment. In the course of the conversation, Mr. Firth observed, that he had received positive orders from his Majesty, Omagh Sir. Nash, rat tmallow any individual, no matter bow exalted in rank, to enter the premises whilst the works were going on, in order mat no in. terruption should take place. THE RECORDER'S REPORT. 'Yesterday the Recorder of London made a Report to the King in Council of the prisoners lying under sentence of death in the Csol of Nergate, convited at the two last Old Bailey Sessions, namely:— William Probert, aged 36, and William Sergeant atlas Thomas Baker, 30, horse-stealing. Henry Goff. 18 ; James Corbett, 17 , • Stephen 31edwinter. 1d; Edward David Dunn, 17; dames Ood 21 ; and Edward Crawley, 17, burglary. Henry IVilliania, 27; Frederick Morgan, 17 ; Elisabeth Doyle, 21; Henry, Brown, 23; and John Bowers, 27, of stealing in a dwelling-house to the amount of 40n. and upwards. John Thompson, 17, highway robbery ; and William August, 28, cutting and maiming. Henry Mnr. gan 23, house-breaking. Jacob Myers. 15, highway robbery. William Brooks. 25; William Benyon, 41; James Harper, 3d; Jahies Hill, 18, horse-stealing. James Broom, 17; Wilfred Bar nett, 19; Joseph Saint. 13; Mary Beresford, 281 Elizabeth Powwll, WI; Thomas Herring, 24; John Wilcox, 16; Henry Palmer, 23; and Peter Carroll, alias George Day, Is, stealing in a dwelling-house to the amount of 40s. and upwards. Daniel Morgan. 111; James Brawn, 45 ; John Turpin, alias Tuck, 21 ; 11'illiniu Boynton, IS; Joseph Flowers,l9 ; John Smith, 28; and William Mills, '22, burglary. When his Majesty was graciously pleased to respite, during his royal pleasure, all the abovenamed convicts, excepting 11'm. Pro. bert, Wm. Sergeant, James Harper, John Smith, Edward David Dunn, James Doff, and Edward Crawley ; upon whom the law is left to take its course; and they are ordered far execution on the following days, namely, Will. Probert, Wm. Sergeant. Tames Harper, and John Smith, on Moodsy next ; and billiard David Dunn, Jas. - Oofr, and Edward Crawltsy, ou 314nday the 27th inst. The Judge of the Admiralty Court also made a Report to the King of Hugh Hastings and Metander Mohaag, who were tom- ViCieli of piracy, at the last Admiralty Sessions, bath of whom were respited during thit Royal Pleasure. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY Evft+lNG. Wind N.W. to N.—lfigb Water 58 tn. past 8. Ahlved the America, Pray, from New Orleans; and the Aaron, Tiihman, from New York. Off—The Duke of Wellington, Watson, from St. John's, New Brunswick. Arrived yesterday evening, the Sultana, Thomas, from New York. sailed 224 May. in company with the De Witt, Clinton, and Plato, far Liverpool. On the pith June, in lat. 50. long. 30. ',poke the ship Virgin, from Baltimore for Liverpool. Also at nived the Oscar. Tatheman, from ihristianstadt. The Martha Crowther, from Liverpool, has arrived at Berhice. The John Reed, Fathers, from Havannah, has arrived at El sineur. The Herriot, Sibson, from Liverpool, was off Grew Island 20th May. The Thorns Burrow, Dawson, from Liverpool, is off Tortola. The Perseverance, Egg, from Quebec, has arrived at Plymor.th, in 2lda's. HOLYHEAD, 3uwi 12.—The Robin Hood, from Liverpool for Hsrvannah, passed the Head yesterday. at four p.m. Tile Ellen Venkinsen, Murphy, from Alicant, has arrived at Beltast. Our Cotton Market n dull. A lot of SOO Egyptians hare been gold at 37d.; and a few Perdamburos at litd. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Cott too, FEB. 10.—The Regalia, Henning, from London and the Cape, passed Ceylon 10th February, on her way w Bombay. SHIPS SPOKEN WITH.—The Duke of York, Locke, from Lon. den to China, on the 12th inst., off the Start; the wind becoming fair, she wu likely to get out of the Channel. There were no passergen per Cynthia, from llombay. SHIPPING INVELLIGENCE. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. BRISTOL, Jutrz 13.—Arrived the Asia. Mereweathe'r, from Antigua; Industry, Brocleiu, from Dram ; Trusty. Roberts. from St. 3lichael's ; Fanny. —, from Priam& Sailed the Harriet, Emerson, fur Demerara; and George the Fourth, Jones, for 31 eseina. DEAL. Jr wt 13.—Arrived. and sailed for the River, the A beano, Turner; Tullock Castle, Pearce: and Thalia, Shand, from Jo mates. Comedown from the River and sailed, the Orient, White, for China; John Biggin, Blair, for Bombay; Mothers, Motley, for New South Wales: Catharine Green, Boyle, for Qi;ebec ; Wellington. Robertson, Mt St. John's. New Brunswick; Disdain, Smale, for Smyrna; Jannett, Lovely, for St. Vincent's; Shannon, Jolly, for New founc(land. Poirrsstourrt..JuNE 13.—Passed by. the Company's ship Thomas Grenville, for Bengal. Sailed the Tames Sihhald, Forbes. the Latly Kennawa7, surflen, and the 'Cambridge, Barbet, for Bombay ; the Thelta, Biden, nod the Neptune, Cuniberlege, for Madras and Bengal; and the William, Spence, for Quebec. PLYMOUTH, JUNE 12.—Arrived the Princess of Wales, Clyma, fur Sierra Leone in 56 days. Off the port, the Garland Grove, Pengelly, from Jamaica in 43 days ; the Duke of York, Cock, from the Downs, fur China. Sailed the Amphitrite, for Tema Vecchia. ORAVESEND.JuNE 13. —A rrived the Sarah Margaret, Speader, from Hamburgli ; Mariner, Churcliworte, from Guernsey; Sandi' Christina. Fisher. from Jamaica; Atalanta, Wood, from Deme rara; and several foreign vessels, from the Baltic. Sailed the Fountain, Baldry, for Trieste; A arms, Welke, for Gibraltar; Rebecca, Scanners. tor Tobago; Reliance, Smith, for Bordeaux; Amy. Hampton, for Newfoundland. QUARANTINE REOULATIONS AT NAPLES.—AII vessels ar. riving tiorn Great Britain must proceed to the Lazaretto at Ne sits to unload. If the cargo consists wholly or in part of manufactures, such goods must perform 21 days quarantine, and the teasel 14, from the day the last package is discharged. PARIS, JUNE B.—The Canceler), from Martinique to Havre, has put into Guadeloupe, leaky. MARANH AM, MAY 3.—The Wakefield, Crookahank, arrived here to-day from Oporto, is detained by the Brazilian squadron. COOSTANTINOPLE. MAY Io.—By advice/ from Gallipoli of the 2.sth alt. the Edward Prather° was that morning got afloat, and it was supposed would be ready to proceed hither in about eight days. ELSIXECR. Jnwx 4.—Vessels from Ilavannah *ill, for the present, be put under quanartine for II days, provided they are furnished with regular clean bills of health, and duly attested by HIS Authorities of the place. The Erptriment. Clausen, from Malaga for Koningsburgh, is Put into Stettin, with damage. Catutrv, Juwt 12.—The Hibernia steam onset. from Dublin for Bristol, ran on the Nash Sand this morning; the passengers were landed and the vessel got OR: VESSELS Brume* wuru.—Duckenfield, Lyons, from Canha. gena for the Belize, 111th April, off Key Bokel, Honduras; en the 12th saw the Steckel*. Goalbroth, under weigh of English Key, Honduras. homeward-bound; 30th ult. Commerce, of Working ton, front Liverpool; and 3d inst. passed a vessel, under jury. masts, steering with a cable end, with loss of heats aryl bulwarks, supposed to be a French brig, that had run foul of an iceberg; hove to, but she appeared to Inuit no assistance ; by the Granger, arrived off Dover. Anna Matta, Bosch. from Bahia for Stock holm, MI May, by the Betty, arrived off Dover. William ind Henry, from Grenada for London Bth ult., by the Emulous, ar. rived at Liverpool. Dolphin, Liverpool for New Orleans, 17th ult. ; 2d inst. the Delaware, from Liverpool for Philadelphia; by the Hope, arrived at Liverpool. Thomas. from Genoa for Liver pool, 22d oh. in Gibraltar Bay, by the Margaret, arrived at Li-' verpool. Pilot, Jones, from L iverpool for Mirarnithi, 29th ult., by the Perseverance, arrived at Plymouth. Iris, Boston for Co. penhagen, 25th ult.; and on the 28th. Sir William Wallace, from Liverpool for St. Andrew's, by the Hindostan, arrived at Cowes. Golden Grove, Smith, from Gibraltar for Buenos Ayres. 4th ult.; th inst., Fanny, of Lancaster, for Buenos Ayres ; by the Cyrus, arrived at Portsmouth. The Jane and Barbara has arrived at St, Vincent's ; Indemnity, Sugaen, at Alexandria; Ellen, Mortimer. at Newfoundland; Hope, Searlett, at Barbadoes ; cbelton, Galieo, at New Bruns wick ; and the Dochfour, Bayley, at Jamaica—all from Bristol. CONON E ICS INQUEST Yesterday an an Inquest was tido on the body of William Beck, at the Mitre public house, Islington, before Thomas Stirling, Esq. Coroner. . _ . . .. . _ The deceased was found drowned in the Regent Canal on Sunday night last, and the body was conveyed to the vault for the recep tion of casualties, in Islington Church. These witnesses only were examined—two youths who first disco vered the body floating in the Canal, and the eldest son of the de ceased. One Cf them (a very little boy) stated that he taw some thing resembling a cocoa-nut in the water, and endeavoured to strike it with a stick. The other (a youth about sixteen, the clear_ flees of whose evidence, and the trouble taken by him throughout the business, the Coroner highly commended.) stated that lie had prevailed on two gentlemen to allow their dog to go into the water to move the substance: they complied, but the dog, on reach ing the spot, hastily swam back, and would not return to the spot when put into the water again. The lad then prevailed on two bargemen, who were passing into ths basin, to move the floating substance, and see what it was. The corpse of the unhappy man , was then discovered, and, by means of a towing-line, was brought to the shore. Having seen a hardbdl of a man, said to be a white. smith, being missing, whose friends lived in Itlarchmont-street, Coram-street, lie found out :he place with some difficulty, and ac quainted the wife of the deceased with the description of the person found, when her two sons went to the turnpike, and recognized the body of their father lying on a shutter. This witness said he had no knorledge of the deceased nor his family previously. The son of the deceased, a decent young man, about 22 years of age, was next examined. He seemed very much affected, and was desired by the Coroner to be seated. He said he was the eclat of ten children ; two were of the same business with the father, and worked with him—five were very young. His father, he said, went out to his business at the usual hour, a little after six, and tailed one of his children, mentioning the time of the morning; took money for his dinner; a person (who lived in the same street with the father) observing the deceased rather dejected, asked him if he would drink a glass of any thing; this lie declined, saying he was going to his work and w , uld not drink. This I onversation took place on the road to Oxtbrd-street, the direction his father would have taken had be went to work ; his father did not attend that day. His master, from the regularity of his habits for a number of years, sent to his wile to inquire the cause of his ab sence; front that time till Sunday night nothing could be heard of him. The witness said his father was a very sober man, and never absented himself front business before. About seventeen years back his father had an abscess in his head, and was occasionally very low-spirited ; noticed it particularly on the Sunday previous to his death, when he thought his father spoke rather strangely. He seldom spoke at all. Had no family quarrel nor uneasiness, nor were his family unusually embarrassed. His father's age was fortysthree. The Coroner having read our his deposition, hinted very mildly en him that everythinghe wished toelicit had been given, and if he pleased he might withdraw. The Jury, on his retiring, went over to the vault and viewed the body (which was black and putritiesl), accompanied by the Coroner, who on his return addressed them nearly as follows : Gentlemen—This case, perhaps, though in humble life, viewing the misery that must ensue to the family of the deceased, is as me. lancholy a one as any that ever came before ma_a wife left with ten children, and the greater part of them unable to provide for themselves, bereaved of the assistance of ao industrious husband. That the weight of such a family is likely to have borne heavily on his mind is very probable; and, from what we have heard, the presumption is, that he drowned himself; and if so, we cannot but suppose it was under the influence of mental temporary derange ment, arising, perhaps.uniteilly, from the complaint in his head mid depression of spirits. He was a sober tun, and must have thought, if right in bit understanding, that if his family were in distress during his life, their misery could but be augmented by hi s d eat h. No eviduce., however, of his having destroyed himself appearing, though the Jury, with myself, may think that the unfortunate man did so, still the safer verdict would be--" Found drowned." The Jury, after a little consultation, accorded with the suggestion of the Coroner, and a verdict of "Found drowned, but by what means unknown," was recorled. FROM LAST NlGlri . s G.4ZETTE. Casette contains an account of the Investiture of his jviity Charles t he Tenth. King of France, w ith the habit and e ns i gns of the Most Noble Order of the Carter.] BANKRurrs. Thomas Clay, Size-lane, wine , merchant, to surrender Jaw* and 28. and July 26, at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicit. tors, Messrs. Fisher and Spencer. Walbtook-huilding, Samuel Jerman Perdington.place , Hercule s '-buildi ngs, L am. Beth. tea.alealer, fune 18 and 28. and July 211. at tlevett, at tba Bankrupts' f'ourt. Solicitor, Mr. G. Williams, North.piace, 0 ray's.. I nn. Riad. Thomas Thornley, late of Manchester, pawnbroker, June 27 and 29, at nine, and July 26, at four, at the Star Inn. Manchestay. Solicitors. Messrs. Adlington, Gregory, and Faulkner, Bedford. row, London ; or Messrs. Cluye and Thompson. Manchester. Joseph Brooks, Bath, victualler. June 21 and 22, and July 26, at eleven, at the White Hart Inn. Bath. Solicitors. M ann. Frowd and Rose, Serle.street, Lincoln's.lnn-Fields, London ; and Messrs.. Cruttwell and Evans, Bath. LAW INTRI.,LIGENCE.. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, WEssimrsTrit, TUESDAY. JUXE 14. DRAT/LEY C. ARTirrl. This case, our readers will remetnbet, was one in which the plait-. tiff obtained a rule to set aside the verdict for dir defendant, on 1 is plea of justification, on an action for false imprisonment while the plaintiff and defendant were stationed at Honduras. 111 r. BROUGITA'M argued on Saturday in support of the rule, sad Mr. EvANS was partly heard on the sante aide. Mr. EVANS this day resumed his argument. He contended that by the Articles of War the righterf military command devolved on the senior officer in the garrison ; that although whilst on actual ser►ice Col. Arthur was Col. Bradley's senior, still, when his regis meat wits disbanded he ceased to be an officer at all, and that Col. B. then was the senior officer, and had a right to command the galrrison. An half-pay officer wax a mere sinecurist, because hi. half-pay was a reward for past services : and did not render him halite to inmate services, he was not subject to martial law, and eotild not administer that law ; he was only in the same situation sa an out-pensioner of Chelsea, and the Court had held that an out. pensioner of that hospital was not entitled to the privileges which military men enjoyed. As to the power of superior officers grant. ing commissions for persons to hold these situations, their Lord. ships would look to what the effects of that power would be both intrusted to the Commander-in-Chief, and also to the Military Commander in Ireland; these officers, if allowed to appoint tint_ liana to military offices, would have far greater power than evert the King himself, because they might then appoint as many as they liked, which the King could not. Had the Duke of Wel- Iffigton gone to Gibraltar at the time of the Peninsular war, h. would have been entitled to hare assumed the military command there, because he would hare been the superior officer to the ap pointed commander, and upon the same principle Col. Bradley Lad right to assume the command at Honduras, as against Wood Arthur. Mr. Camino's followed on the same side. The LORD CHIEF JI7STICE, Mr. Justice BAYLET, and Mr. Justice liot.notn, delivered their opinions, seriatim. They thought that the mere disbanding of Colonel Arthur's regi ment did not disqualtfy him from holding a military appoint. ment which was totally unconnected with that regiment. Th. object was to have a man to fill such an office possessing mi. litary skill, and Colonel Arthur did not cease to possess that skill because his regiment ceased to exist. Besides, any mili tary governor might be placed in the same situation ; and what might be the consequences if, when news arrived of the disbanding of the regiment of the Govcroor, and no other Governor appointed, a junior Officer was to get up and say to his commander. •• Your regiment is now disbanded, and I am entitled to command ?" Their Lordships thought the justification by Col. Arthur had been maila out, and the rule for a new trial must be discharged—Rule dis charged. DOWNE V. DOLDINO ♦ND OTHERS. This was an action to recover the value of a check which had been lost by the wife of the plaintiff and afterwards traced to the possession of the defendant, who had given value, and subsequently received the amount from the bankers on whom it was drawn. On the trial the Jury found for the plaintiff. On a former day motion load been made to set aside this verdict on the ground that on the trial no evidence was given of the manner in which the plaintiff's wife had lost this check, but that, for all that appeared, it might have been paid away by her in due course. The LORD CutEr JUSTICE now said that the Court was of opinion that such evidence was not necessary ; it could not in rea son be required, any more than a man who had cattle stolen from his held ought to be called upon to prove in what manner they were stolen.—Rule refused. The Lord Chief Justice then left the Court, in order, as wa be. sieve, to attend the Recorder's report. COATES AND CO. V. TERNER. This was an action tried before the Lord ChlerJustiee, in which the plaintiffii, who are the bankers in the Surd, sought to recover from the defendant the amount of a bill of exchange a hich became due so far back as July 1817. On the trial it appeared that the bill had been indorsed by a person iu the name of the defendant, by the authority of the defendant's wife, who managed the business of her husband. This bill was afterwards paid by the plaintiffs to a Mr. Gillman, who had since brought his action against them, and re covered the amount, but nothing was at that time stated by them as to the liability of the present defendant. The evidence, how ever, by which it was endeavoured to charge him in the present action was that of Mr. Llngard, clerk to the plaintiffs, who stated, that irrOcusber 1818 he called upon the wife of the defendant, and asked her whether she had received notice of the bill indorsed by her having been dishonoured, when she replied that she bad, and that u soon as she had seen Mr. French, the immediately precuts ing indorser, she would call and take it up. Upon this it was cons tended that a liability was admitted, and that the plaintiffs were entitled to recover. On the part of the defendant, it was proved that no notice was given of the dishonour of the bill in proper time. An account was also put in between the plaintifik and the defendant, which was made up to the month of October 1818, where no notice whatever was taken of the bill in question, but by which a balaneu of 31.65. sd. was stated to be due from the defentant to the plaintiffs, and at the bottom of which account a note was addressed to die defen dant, requesting that, as the balance was so small, it might be settled, and that their accounts should begin afresh. Upon this evidence the jury found a verdict for the defendant. A rule nisi was eh ' tained last term on the part of the plaintiff, calling on the defend ant to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside, and a new trial had. Mr. Coustost SERGEANT thie day showed cause against the rile. He contended that it was altogether Improbable that the plaintiffs should have allowed themselves to be sued by Mr. Gill man for the amount of this bill so long ago as 18111, and not have immediately sought to have recovered the amount from Mr. Tur ner. If any such conversation ha 1 taken place between their clerk and the defendant's wife, as was sworn to by Mr. Lingsrd, but even if such a c inversadon had taken place, yet the admission of the defendant's wife could not render her husband liable where no regular notice had been given of the dishonour of the bill, this sup tased conversation having been stated to have taken place upwards of 15 months after the bill had become due. But from the account of the plaintiff's themselves. in which they in October 1819 had de manded only a balance of 31. 6s. !ad. without at all noticing dui bill, it was quite conclusive that either the bill had been paid, credal they knew they had no demand on the defendant. These chum stances, connected with the extraonlihary lapse of time which took place before this action was brought. were strong evidcnee to go to the jury, and lie submitted that the verdict they bad giver. was correct, and ought not to be disturbed. 31r. READER, in support of the rule, contended that the ad rcission of the defendant's wife was a waiver of a regular notice of the dishonour of the bill, and that the omission of the bill in the account rendered by the plaintiffs was very easily explained by the fact, that at that time they were disputing their own liability to pay the amount of the bill to Mr. Gillman, and therefore it would have been inconsistent to have charged the defendant with it until the question of their liability should be decided against them. Mr. Justice BAY LEY thought that the verdta was quite canto lie was one who felt great disgust at relying upon the evidence of ' conversations, steed to have taken place between parties from time to time, where no other grounds for action existed. Here was a party who said that a bill became due ir. July, 1817, upon whict, the defendant was liabk, but no notice of its dishonour was given a conversation however was repres .sited to hare passed in 1818. when the defendant admitted his Viability, but still oo action 11111% brought until 1824. So much dr .ie haring been allowed to elapse was certainly a good ground fo'. the Jury to doubt whether any such conversation ever did actu- A lly take place, and without which . conversation the plaintiffs woe id Ease no ground whatever for this action. He thought the verdict ought to itilhdi Ind titan the rlll4 therefore must be discharge Rule discharged. :41.1nrcirn. On Monday. at St. I'ancraa Church, by the Rey. lh. M Oefe, James C. C. Bell, q. of Russell-square, to Miss Mead, of Tarts toek-nq iinre. On the 3lst ult. at Carrisbroolte, rale of Wight, Win. Shear. Esq. of the ftlith Regiment. nephew of Lieut..Geneval Sir kogas Shesiffe, Hart. to Mina Rosalie Danvers Earle, filch daughter of tim late Soloman Earle, Esq. of the lion. East India companes Service. DIED. On Sunday last, at Pentonville, Mrs. Frances Vszeille, widow. Lately, Denry, son of Brown, Esq. Warden of the Flea Priaon. At Woolwli:th, on the 11th instant, Sophia 3lary, wife of B. 'V Roberta, }:sq. Sitrgeon.General, Royal Artillery, and daughter of the late Sit George Bolton, of.,Tutshill, Glouet.tershire. On Saturday evening, the nth inst. in his 86th year. Eros Ds Gruchy Tassett, Eaq. Father of the Apothecary'. Company. On Sunday morning last, in the 70th year of her see, Marianne, the wife of General Edmund Stephens, one of the daughters of Sir Edward Ilulse, formerly of Breamore, Bart. 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