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I line of conduct which he pursued in the recent political transactions at Bemposta ; and it is doubted whether Don r Eno will prefer the Kingdom of Portugal to the Empire of the Briar. It appears that the eldest daughter of the late KING, rosident at Lisbon, and not the WREN, has ix en a ppointed Hvor NT, and this appointment is ascribed to the iafluence of the English. This Princess, whose nine is 'sae r. 1.1.11 MARIA, is now twenty-four years of age; atid if we *night hazard a conjecture on the subject, she has taken the tide of Itt.t:i I only as a preliminary step to arandit,g tlo throne, should her brother Don Pznao re sign his title in her favour. Don /thous'. probably has foilowell the example of CONSTANTINE ; but whether compulsory or voluntary, san be of no sled till that of his brother be known.— Should Don PEDRO prefer the eastern to the western shores of the Atlantic-4 preference certainly possible, and but barely poaiible—the result may be such as a Morning contemporary has stated, and the Brazils may be added to the number of the American republics; but that very cir cumstance renders his acceptance of the throne of Portugal l eas probable than it would otherwise be. He had remained on the other side of the Atlantic to preserve the rights of the house of Braganza, and it is not likely that he will thus abandon them. If he be a man of abilities, be must see how little he has to expect from foolish de igns upon Spain, and how much inferior his dignity would be on the narrow and unproductive coast of Portugal, than as an independent Monarch on the great and important empire of the Brazils, where he is in a condition to make himself feared and respected by Europe and the whole world. These papers contain also an account of an irruption made by KOTSAS Bozza els into Missolonghi, at the head of tmo men. The only supply he brought the town was money and tuouths—a poor supply fora town straitened for provisions. (From the Efoik dated Monday, March 20.1 FRAXICTORT, MARCH 14. Extract from the Fifth Sitting of the German Diet, held March 2, 1322 : `) His Excellency the Minister President, presented a note from Baton Austell, Privy Counsellor of his Majesty the Emperor of Russia. his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, dated the 24th of February, by which he communicates to the Diet a summary view of the result of the inquiries which have hitherto taken place into Coe events that occurred at St. Petersburgh on the 24th December, 1823, and those In the environs of Kies, on the 13th January last, to which is added a Despatch from Count Nes seLrods, dated January 30. " Note of his Excellency Raton Austell, &c. to M. de Nagler, Moister of his Majesty the King or Prussia, Minister, ad in terim, of the German Diet : " ;Hisslajesty the Emperor of all the Ruud 's, desiring that not the least doubt should subsist of the entire confidence which he has in the German Diet, the undersigned is commanded to com municate to the Diet the summary view of the result of the investi gations hitherto made into the ciente of December 26, 1825, and January 15, 1826. In adding to this luminary a literal copy of the ministerial despatch which accompanied it, he has thought that he could not better complete an official communication, which he begs N. tie Nagler to communicate to the Diet. lie takes this opportuniv to offer to his Excellency the assurance of his distin guished consideration. D'AusTrLit.."' " Frankfort, Feb. 24. " Copy of a 31inisterial Despatch to his Excellency Baron D'Alstell, dated St. Petersburgh, January 30, 1826 " 6 By my Circalars of the 15th (27th) December, and 10th (22d) January, 1 have informed all the Ambassadors, Ministers, and Agents of his Imperial Majesty, of the institution and prawn. Lion of the inquiries rendered necessary by the events of Dec. 20, at St. Petersburgh, and on January 15, near Kiev.. " By means of these inquiries, facts have already been proved, which disclose the successive plans of the conspirators, and which are alma' in the annexed summary view, which I send you by cede: of his Imperial Majesty, sad which you will communicate to the Germ3nit ('o:: federation. " It will paracipate in all the horror which must be inspired by the projects of the chiefs of this odious intrigle, but it will also participate in the consolation which we have exprienccd on seeing at the same time booth the inconsiderable number of the great crimi nals, and the entire want of means to accomplish their fatal de signs, and lastly, their plans themselves, which could not succeed, as well on account of their absurdity, as of the statements, of which the Russian armies and nation have again, in these last circum stances, given proofs equally unanimous and honourable. " Accept, &c. Nrssr.t.nonE.'" PARIS, Maccts 19. Several Journals, the same which, on occasion of the recent events a: St. Petersburgh, uttered so much false reasoning, are now recommencing the same system of error on the death of the King rt Portugal. Nothing, however, can be more plain than all that the Journals seek is to make facts obscure. What we kr.ow of the Treaty lately concluded between King John VI. and the Emperor of Brazil, makes no change in the Nests of Don Pedro to the throne of Portugal. It merely stipu lates that the two kingdoms shall be separated after the death of King John. Now, unless there are private stipulations, and a re nunciation of Don Pedro in favourof Don Miguel, the Emperor remains at liberty to accept for himself cr his son the Crown of l'ortogal in that kingdom. It seems to us, then, that if there had been • renunciation of Isne Pedro in favour of his brother, the Regency would have been tstablishol in the name of Don Miguel, whereas it is known that, immediately after the King's death, a frigate sailed for Rio de Ja neiro. (From the Quntidicnric of Sunday.] PAR - 13, MARCH 10. Out Correspondent at 3lairid, In a letter of the 9th March, says that an important piece of news, the report of which was spread in that capital, was a general subject of conversation. The Politicrl Governor of the kingdom of Valencia, it is said, has sent a report to the Government, according to which the two brothers Ilissn, who landed on the coast of Malaga, and whose death hu bean announced, desired at the last moment to make dis closutes. On this arplication their executfbn was suspended, after the departure of the courier who brought the news of it. The result of these disclosures is, that they have announced the existence of revolutionary forces at Naples, at Paris, and at London, where plots against monarchical Governments are continually formed. The Duke ea 'oriental° immediately dispatched official notes CO this subject to the Cabinets of Paris, Naples, aft-pondon. By the Buenos Ayres Afessagero Argentin° that arrived yesterday, we find that there is but slight probability of the termination of the struggle between that Government and Brazil, which at present is conducted with extreme virulence by each of the parties. The latest letters by the Buenos Ayes mail are to the 3d January, at which period all vessels were clt acing out at the Custom-house a!ttl preparing for sea, omaccount of the declaration of blockade published in the Gm:MI Extra.;rdinory of Buenos Ayres, of Dec. Slat. DECLARATION OF MARITIME. BLOCKADE AGAINST TILE AR- EIENTINP: it EpvnLic. MANIFESTO OF THE COMMANDANT OF THE IMPERIAL SQUADRON. The sincere desire of maintaining the beet harmony with the neutral Power; and the urgent necessity of preventing the enemy from receiving any succours from the western side of the River Plate, as of well as repelling the hostilities which the Irovemment of Buenos Ayres, without any declsratiomof war. has commenced and still continues against the Empire. induces the (*osimander of the squadron of his Majesty the Emperor of Brazil to declare as follows : 1. All the port and cor.sts of the Republic of Buenos Ayres, and all such as shall happen to be occupied by the troops of Buenos Ayres or, the eastern side, are, from this day, put urder the most rigorous blockade. 2. All skips belonging to neutral powers, being at p-esent in tile ports of the Republic of Buenos Ayres, shall be allowel to set sail within fourteen (10, s, computed from this date; atter the expiration of which period, these vessels only shrill be allowed to depart in ballast, provided they do not have on Lard any suspicious persou And therefore they remain subject to the examination and search ordered by the Commander of the Imperial 'squadron. RODRIGO JOSE FERREIRA LOBO, Vice-Admiral. On board the corvette Liberal, 21st Dec. 1825. 111:ENOS A Y RES. (From the 31 ruagero .Argentino.l I)IECTINSER A passenger who lately arrived at Arroyo de la China affirms, that when he was at Hogula, news was received them of the death of Don Jose Anigas in banishment. This man has long been re duced to a state of insignificance, and his death is. of course, with out influence ; but the pernicious fruits of his example have unfor tunately been abundant, and he will always be remembered as the first in the career of disorder. DECE3THICR 23. M. Jno. George Vermoelen was yesteftlay acknowledged in his official chewier of Consul of his Majesty the King of the Nether lands. In the United Provinces of Rio tie la Plata. By letters from Monte Video we learn that the Emperor of Brazil has declared war against the Republic of the United Provinces. This declaration, was brought by the Brazilian frigate Paula, which cast anchor in that port on the 17th, after a voyage of eight days. She was to sail on the 211th, with the other ships of the Brazilian squadron, to blockade Buenos Ayres. The Viscount de la Laguna had re. solved orders to march to the Rio Grande, to direct the war. Boa. Willies may, therefore, be expected to commence with activity on both sides without delay. The National Government has taken twiny means for defending the country, and every thing indicates Obit the hour is at hand when the cause of liberty and justice will lelomph for ever on the whole American Continent. On the sth sod 12th two divisions, amounting together to 1.240 men, marched from Villa del Parma to join the army in the Uruguay, and must by this time have reached their destination. DECEMBEIL 27. By communications from the Commissioners appointed to con clude peace with the Caciques of the. South, dated the 13th inst., from Bahia Blanca, we learn that treaties had been concluded with the Caciques, who assembled at that place, and that, on the 20M, their mmild move m this capital by had to reveler the ratifications. By communications from the Government of Cordolea, we learn also that the Commissioners of all the provinces assembled in Rio ('unto were going to IA Laguna del Guanaco to conclude treaties. We certainly wish that some means may be found to preserve the open country from the alarms to which it is continually subject, but we think that good regiments of cavalry are the best security for every treaty with the savages. On the 2rith the Goveroment received dispatches from General lovalleja. The enemy had not yet made any movement of conse quence. The Oriental army continued to increase in numbers and to improve in discipline, and was soon to act in concert with the army commanded by General Rodriguez. The mail from Chili arrived yesterday, bringing Journals to the fat Decentber. The expoiition against Chloe sailed the 28th of November, under the command of °wend Freire. Supreme Di rector of the Republic. The following ships of war belong to it : The Isaheila frigate. Admiral Blanco; Lautaro frigate, Captain Bell ; Independencis frigate. Captain Cobbett ; Aqttiles frigate, Captain %Coster ; Galvarino brig, Captain Winter. The Inde pendence corvette, which sailed the 25th, was to join the expe dition. The other Buenos Ayres Papers that we have received, to the end of December, notice no event of importance as yet having taken place in the Banda Oriental. Whatever complaints may have prevailed against " the law's delay," as exemplified in the Court of Chancery, Parliament has at least shown its willingness to expose the inmost recesses of the system to public scrutiny, by issuing its Commission to inquire into and report the practice of that Court, and by directing the persons appointed under it " to make a diligent inquiry whether any and what alterations can be made in the Practice established in our said Court of Chancery, or in the Offices of that Court, either as a Court of Law or Equity, in Causes, Suits, and other matters, in which that Court has, or the Lord Chan cellor, Lord Keeper, or Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal have, jurisdiction in the different stages of such pro ceedings, from the commencement to the termination there of, by which the expense attending such proceedings, and thetimeduring which theydepend in Court, may be abridged usefully and beneficially to the Suitors of the said Court ;and also, whether any and what part of the business now subject to the jurisdiction of our said Court, or subject to such jurisdiction as aforesaid, can usefully and beneficially be withdrawn from the same, and committed to the jtrisdio-: tion of any and what other Courts or Tribunals." The Commissioners, under the power delegated to them of calling before them and examining all persons whose information might be made available to the improvement of the existing system, have admitted the evidence of every professional practitioner, whose statements might lead to the discovery of abuses, or whose suggestions might con tribute to their removal. Their Ite. rip al. is just now de livered from the press, and is in the hands of the public. It forms a ponderous volume; but this is the unavoidable consequence of the extensive detail which it embraces, and the mass of matter which it contains. When we consider the great weight, as well as number • of the duties thrown upon the Loan CHANCELLOR, our onlj surprise is that any man who at all values the com forts of life, or its enjoyments, can be found to undertake them. That any should be found to discharge them as Lord ELDON has done, and, at his present advanced period of life, continues to do, is mere extraordinary still. The instance is unprecedented. The history of the profession affords no second example of it. " In examining," saes the Deport, "the provisions framed for the conduct of business transacted in Courotof Equity, it is necessary first to consider what are the subjects usually brought under their jurisdiction ; and how it has happened that such adequate remedy cannot be obtained in the Court' , of Common Law, or more conve. nient remedy may be obtained in Courts of Equity. •• One great source if the extrusion of the jurisdiction of Courts of Equity has been, the inventiati of new modes of disposing of pro perty, particularly in the form of Trusts, and the ingenuity of frau. dulent contrivances; to which may be added, the power of disposi tion of all property by will ; the vast increase of personal property, which may be disposed of by deed or by will, or distributable ac. cording to law, upon intestacy; the difficulty of obtaining com plete justice ' under the forms of the common law, against persona accountable for property to others, as executors or administrators, or as trustees or agents ; or as pat tners in trade, or joint owners of property ; or in a vast variety of other ways in which parties may become so accountable ; the demand of justice, for the specific exe cution of contracts, of various descriptions ; and the complication of interests, arising from intricate transactions, for which the course of the common law, in the simplicity of its proceedings, can give no adequate remedy. • But, exclusive of the matters properly belonging to the Court of Chancery, as a Connor Equity, the Legislature has, from time to time, by the provision* of several Acts of Parliament, public and private, thrown upon the Court a considerable !ottani business, which it was Opposed might be most conveniently administered there. The Legislature has also entrusted to the Lord Chancellor the whole conduct of the vast and difficult jurisdiction exercised under the Bankrupt Laws. In this business, the Vice-Chancellor is now enabled to give assistance; and s portion of it is necessarily also devolved, by special orders for the purpose, upon the Masters in Chancery, and the other of of the Court. " Commissions to inquire of Lunacy issue from the Chancery, as an offige, and the Lord Chancellor has therefore a very extensive and difficult jurisdiction, in the issuing and in superintending the execution,of Commissions of Lunacy. The care and custody of the persons and property of those who are found lunatic, by inqui sition, has been usually also intrusted by the Crown to the Lord Chancellor, and in the exercise of this duty the officers of tjie Court of Chancery, as a Court of Equity, have been made ancillary ; and much of the time of the Nlasters in Chancery, and other Officers of the Court, as well as of the Lord Chancellor, is thus frequently oc cupied. " Ilvides these duties, the Lord Chancellor is greatly occupied, as Speaker, In the House of Lords ;—by the duty which he has to discharge, in the advice he &required to of to his Majesty, with respect to condemned criminals, when their cases are reported by the Recorder of London by the various claims upon his time in matters of State, and niters referred to him ly the Secretary of State;—by occasional attendance when required, at meetings of the Council ;—by the duty of carefully examining treaties, conventions, charters, commissions, letters patent, grants, and all the numerous instruments which pion the Great Seal, for the legality of the pro. visions of which, and the accuracy of their contents, according to the warrants upon which they are founded, he is responsible ;—by calls upon his attention to much that relates to the administration of justice by others; and by such judicial business, and other business of his Office, as is transacted by him, but not in Court. " During some years. the Lord Chancellor has been required to attend the judicial business of the House of Lords, three mornings, and latterly two mornings. in the week: and during the last two years, the Lord Chancellor, and the Master of the Rolls as Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords, have been required to devote five mornings in each week between them, to attendance on judicial business in the same high trihunal ; a measure of great benefit to the suitors in that House, but which has produced, and must pro duce, great delay In the business of the Chancery suiter.—Report, p. 7-8. This multiplicity of duties—too great and too onerous for any individual, he his industry and talents what they may—we hold to he the chief s , ,ttr:e of that delay which THE BRITISH PRESS. so greatly aggravates the expense of obtaining justice in the Chancery Court, as well as those prejudices which have taken such strong hold on public opinion. We hail the publication of this Report as the fore runner of much useful reform in that department of ad ministrative justice to which it refers. We shall not in this place enter into any discussion of its contents, as it will not fail to find its way into the hands of all whose pur suits, whether as lawyers or politicians, gives them an in terest in the valuable body of testimony which it places before the public. TUERDAT EVENING. There was considerable depression on the Stock Ex changes this morning, and scarcely any business was doing there. Consols were 77/ all the morning, alternately buyers and sellers, and on closing they were buyers at that price. The Bears sent forth a rumour, that the decline in the Russian exchange was from political rather than commer cial causes, hut it had no effect on the funds. Indeed speculators are looking forward to the Easter holidays; and do not seem much inclined . to commence new bargains. Exchequer Bills were 45., 6s. pm., and India Bonds Ss., 4s. pm. 'f here was considerable despOudency again amone com mercial men on account of snore failures. 'Chat of Messrs. ' Green and Hartley. the eminent Routh American house, together with one of the principal underwriters in Lloyd's Coffee-house, as well as an extensive wine house, produced a great sensation. There wire alab other failures spoken of--a house in the silk trade, awil another contracted with the woollen manufacture, but they were unimportant. In Foreign Stocks there was little new. Brazil Bonds were 664; no quotation of Portuguese or Buenos Ayres Stocks. Chilian were .51, sellers. New .Colotnbiau 494. Mexican 654. No alteration in Russian or (Ireck Bonds. Spanish were 10 to 11. ST.4TE OF TRADE. Lerns.—Vre have unfeigned pleasure in stating this week, that a considerable and general improvement has taken place in the trade of Leeds and the neighbourhood. Several orders have been received by the first houses from Germany, and, in consequence, manufacturers who had for some time only employed their hands four days per week, now allow them to work six days. Purchases of cloth were also made by individuals at the Cloth Hall, on Tuesday, to a larger extent than for a month previously. As yet the advance in prices has not quite equalled the in creased demand. Wool, however, is somewhat higher, and in a short time it is expected every thing will reach a fair value. The most sensible improvement is visible in the con fidence and spirits of all classes, as to the speedy return of prosperity. The receipt of the foreign orders already men dolled so sufficiently marks the dissipation of the glut which had choaked all trade in British manufactures abroad, that much reliance is placed on the progressive opening of the markets hereafter. We may take this opportunity to ob serve, that we understand the depression in the Irish linen trade, commuttioated to us last week, was exaggerated. It has not, we are Informed, exceeded 10 per cent., whereas in the cotton and wool trades, the falling off has been much greater. In Halifax, we arc glad to say, things are gradually improving, and bankers, merchants, and manu facturers, are all in better spirits. In Bradford, we learn, there is not any improvement in the worsted market, and the distress zontinues yet extremely severe. Sneerret.n.—Things in Sheffield arc somewhat dull, but there can be no doubt that in a short time the effects of a general improvement in other places will he felt there. The present deadness in Sheffield is not said to be so much in consequence of not having a market for goods, as from a reluctance on the part of the manufacturers to ex ecute further orders until remittances are received from their customers. —Leeds Intelligence!. • -4 _ - The Commissioners appointed at Liverpool by jiie Bank of England, to advance money on goods, or personal se. curity, with two sufficient safeties, have announced they will meet every day to consider the applications for sums not less than five hundred, and not exceeding ten thou sand. The Commissioners are—J. A. Case, Thomas Fletcher, David Hodgson, and Lister Ellis, Esqrs. FRENCH STATESMEN.—It appears that the amend ment of Chateauliriand, so much applauded by the French journalists, was nothing but a repetition of a law already in existence, and enacted so late as the 18th January, ISO. It hail been supposed that the scenes of the revolution, and the political turn which French conversation had taken, lbad in a great measure corrected the natural volatility of the French, and produced enough of seriousness at least to enable them to conduct the business of legislation with some degree of decency; but we have here a proof that even public acts make no lasting impressions on their ' memories ; and the last law it seems in the Chamber of Deputies is just like the last damned piece at the Vaude ville. It is made, published, and forgotten. Accounts received from Valparaiso state, that on the 27th November, the fleet, with 3,500 men on hoard, sailed for the island of Chiloe, accompanied by the frigates O'Higgins and Lautaro. ST. HELEN A.—A friend to whom we are indebted for a gcod deal of information, has just favoured us with the following interesting extract of a private letter, dated St. Helena, 27th Dec. 1825. " Our little island has been gradually improved, since the ar rival of General Walker. who really studies the comfort and inte rest of individuals and the public in general. lie has established fairs twice in the year, where every farmer produces the best of his live stock and vegetables; and premiums are given for the best cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry, wheat, barley, potatoes, cabbage, &c. not even excepting flowers or rare plants—so that every one has an opportunity of contributing towards the Grand Show. This ea. cites emulation, and encourages every description of persons to cal. tivate and improve their possessions. Samples of lace, cloth, WON ated stockings, and gloves, manufactured here from the genuine produce of the island, were exhibited at the fair in July last, and on the 20th of this month ; arid we may now reasonably look for ward to our having manufactories of various kinds established, which would be a great blessing to the numerous classes of poor-- the free blacks in particular; and as a general emancipation of the slaves is talked of, it will be absolutely necessary thus to furnish them with the means of providing themselves with clothing and food—otherwise it will be turning loose a swarm of thieves to prey upon the little society here, es I am sorry to say, that the slaves in general are very unprincipled—there are, to be sure, a few excep tions; but these are very limited. Slavery here has nothing odious in it but the name. Many of them indeed dread being disown upon their own resource', and would rather remain, as May are, with their masters and mistrertes..../matniess Courier, Mama la. WEXFORD CATHOLIC MEETING.—An aggregate meet ing of the Catholics of this county and town took place in the magnificent chapel of Wexford, on Friday. There were several ladies of distinction and fashion in the galle ries ; the body of the chapel was crowded, and several Protestants of rank were present. Sir Thomas Esmonde was called to the chair, and briefly addressed the meeting, stating that the purpose for which it had been convened were, the advancement of Catholic interests, and the pro motion of fair and impartial education among the Catholic children, by the introduction of such a system as would be agreeable to their religious tenets and approved by the Ca diolie Hierarchy. It was, he said, the duty of Catholics to pray Government to extend Come portion of the funds which are now given to other Societies, to the education of the Catholics. Thanks were voted to the Catholic Pre lates, and it was proposed to take a census of the diocese, to show the falsity of the late returns. Mr. Arthur Chiches ter, who had been called upon to otand for the representa tion of the county, afterwards addressed the meeting, and made an avowal of his principles and determination to stand the expected contest, if such was the wish of his friends. Thanks were then voted to Mr. Shell and Mr. O'Connell, but the former gentleman was abruptly called away in the middle of his address, by a woman who rushed through the crowd towards him to defend her husband, then on trial fur his life in the Court-Heuse. IRISH AGRICI:LIuat.—Wc are happy to perceive the spirit of improvement which is cultivated in the northern portion of Ireland, and have no doubt that it would rapidly extend itself to the south, mid be productive of similar be- neficial results, if the resident nobility a'nel gentry, stimu lated by the example of such men as Lord Downshire, the Bishop of Dromore, Col. Ford, and several other landed proprietors in the north, and properly awakened to their own best interests, gave but the same encouragement to their tenantry, itt establishing branch farming societies, and personally superintending district ploughing matches in the vicinity of their respective rcsidc:T:s. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Hamanls of Hertford's concert, yesterday evening, In Piccadilly. was att.mded 11 a numerwraparty of the haut ton. The Earl of Veruiam entertained the dowager Marchioness of Salisbury and a distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at his house in Grulvenor- The Countess of Tankcrvllle's assembly, on Monday evening, was very fashionably attended. The Hon. Agar Ellie had a dinner party yesterday, at his house In Spring-Tauten, The Marquis of Wmitmenth left town on Monday, for Ireland. The Earl of J.:Tremont has left town, for bla seat, Petworth, Monet. Lord Robert Spencer has left town, for his seat lo susses. Lord Nugent left town yesterday, for his sent, Litter, Bucks. Lord and Lady Colchester le ft town yesterday, for the: seat, Kldbrooke, Bosses, for the holidays. Sir George Warrender, Bart. has left town, for his seat In Bucks. Arrivals at the Burlinoton Hotel, New Burlington-street i lr Joseph and Lady Radcliffe nod family, from their seat, Miimbridge House, fork shire; Colonel Illanlortald, from ditto. Departure.:—General Plgot, for Brighton ; Sir Edward Stanley, Bart. for Richmond ; Mrs. rpton and ft mUy, fur Bath. Departures froth the British lintel, Jerrnyn.st reel :—Sir William Shaw, Bart. M.P. for Ditblin ; Captain Goodwin, for Brighton , • W)Ularn Ken nedy, Eq. for Scotland. Departures from Kirkham's Hotel, LoWer Brook-street:—Mr. Putt and Lady Cope, for their neat in Barks; Sir Gregory Way, Bart. fur Brighton 1 Captain Edwarde, for Bath. CITY BUSINE The Lord Mayor held a Court Of Aldermen yesterday, at Guild hall, upon special business, which was fully attended. The Sheri& delivered in reports of the state of the several gaols, &c. Sundry petitions from the ship-owners of Shields, Newcastle, and Sunderland. against any advance being made in the price of labour to the tnetets men, &c. in the Port of London, were re ferred to a Committee. The Court requested the Lord Bishop of Chichester and the- Rev. John Wilson Cunningham, Vicar of Harrow, to preach the Spltal Sermons at Christ Church. Newgate-eireet, on Monday and 'Tues day in Easter week, before the Lad Mayor and Governors of the several Royal Hospitals. An order from - thw Vice-Chancellor, fig the Court to declare and certify the custom of London in respect of Freemen's WidOwlra two questions arising in a cause depending between .the .Ret George Walton Onslow, Clerk, plaintiff, and Arthur Onslow lod Ann Fuller, defendants, was read, and also 9 copy of the case. L. SHADWELL. E.q. King's Counsel, was heard in support of the right of the Widow of Sir Francis Drake, Bart. under the custom, lie having been admitted to the freedom of the City in the Company of Grocers, pursuant to a vote of the Court of Common Council. Mr. Serjeant SPANFIE was heard at considerable length against such right, and Mr. SfrADWEI.T. having replied, The COUNT resolved to advise upon the subject previous to coming to a decision, and mferred it to the Law Officers of the Corporation to consider and report thereon accordingly. Sundry persons were allowed to be admitted 'broken, and li censes were granted to coal undertakers. Commissioners of the Court of Requests for the month of May nest were appointed. The - Court agreed with a report from the Police Committee, re commending directions to be given that no public houses be allowed to be opened in the City on Sunday mornings earlier than siz o'clock, from lady-day to Michaelmas, no.] seven o'clock from Michaelmas to Lady-day, and directed orders to be irsotal record . Mg's. William Matthews. a poor man, of St. Margaret, Westminster, was admitted un out-pensioner of Emanuel Sr Ilenry Milford left the Kin g Yesterday morning fl.r London about eleven o'clock; his Majesty was then in a perfectly composed state. On his way, Sir Henry stopped at the Royal Palace at Kensington, to report to the Princess Sophia the state of his Majesty's health. In the evening S:r Ilenry dined with the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. It was Sir Henry's intention not to return to Windsor last night, except his presence should be unexpectedly required. Duet or YORK'S LE v vs.—Yesterday, at a quarter past 4 o'clock, the Duke of York, as Commander-in-Chief, held a Levee at his Office in the Horse Guards, which was at tend( d by the Marquis of Carmarthen, Generals the Earl of Cavan and Nicolls, and Lieutenant-Generals the Earl of Rosslyn and Sir Thomas Ilialop, Major-Generals Ste venson and St. George, and about twenty six others. The Levee closed soon after 5 o'clock. Princc Leopold came to town on Sunday evening from Claremont. His Royal highness honoured the Duke and Ouches of Somerset with his company to dinner on Mon day, at their residence in Park-lane, where a select party met his Royal Highness. Despatches were received on Monday at the Foreign offices, fee hb the Duke of Wellington, to Mr. Secretary Canning. The despatches came by the way of Ham burgh. Yesterday the Lords of the Treasury held a Board at the Treasury Chambers. On Monday and yesterday his Majesty' small alms were distributed by Mr. Hanby, the King s Secretary to the Lord High Afmoner, to eight hundred poor aged men and women, at the Alinonry Office, in Whitehall. The Royal bounty were in the coinage of the present year. Mr. Goulburn stated last night, in his,pjace in the House of Commons, that the absence of the Attorney-General for Ireland from his duty in Parliament was occasione&by in disposition. Last week a splendid fete was given by Sir Christopher Bethel Codrington, Bart. upon the occasion of his son, Mr. Christopher William Codrington, attaining his ma jority. Dodington-house was thrown open to a very nu merous hotly of visitors and tenantry, who did full justice to the ample proofs afforded them of " old English hos pitality." We understand the fete extended to Marsh field and Codrington. Between three and four hundred persons sat down on Monday at Dodington-house to din ner ; and a splendid ball was given in the evening, when the mansion was brilliantly lit up with oil gas, produced within its walls. Amongst the company at pre sent at Dodington-house, we understand, is her Grace the Duchess of Newcastle. The " Eve," so generally admired by connoisseurs and men of taste, which was executed in marble a few years ago, by E. H. Bally, It. A., trot having,been purchased by any nobleman or gentleman, was on 'the point of being sent out of tite country. Fortunately however the fact became known to the members of the literary and philoso phical institutions of Bristol, (his native city,) and they subscribed among themselves the sum of GOO guineas, and bought it for that institution, where it will be placed as a mark of respect for his great talent and genius as a sculp tor. We understand that Earl St. Vincent's statue, which is to be placed in St. Paul's, by order of Govern ment, is in a stale of forwardness ; also several other pieces of sculpture, which are now executing by that eminent artist, snch as a mythological group, a marble bust of Byron e and one of the veteran Sto:hard, R. A., &c. &c. 1115 K SOCIETY.—The Annual Meeting of the Society for disseminating the Bible, in the Irish language, was held yesterday at the Rotunda—the Earl of Annesley in the Chair. A letter was read from his Grace the Arch bishop of Tuatn, stating his regret at being unable to pre side at the Meeting, and declaring his Grace's continued, and, if possible, increased approbation of the Society's ob ject.—The Right Honourable St. George Daly explained the objects of the Society in a neat and appropriate speech, and concluded by moving one of the Resolutions.—The Rev. Mr. Bushe then read the Resolutions of the Roman Catholic Masters and Scholars, in connection with the So ciety, in the counties of Armagh, Monaghan, Cavan, Louth. and Leitrim, which were published in the Dublin Evening Pool of Thursday; and, after some apposite re marks, concluded by seconding the Resolution, which was carried.—Dablin Evening Past, Mardi Private letters have been received from the friends of the lady, who was actually stolen from the boarding school in the neighbourhood of Liverpool, that she has been re covered safe, after only suffering a very melancholy fright. A LABOUREH.—A few days ago a man, named James Quirk, applied to the Select Vestry of this parish for re lief. Ile wag, he stated, a labourer, had been married 21 years, and his wife had, during that period, blessed him 23 children, 1G of whom were now living. I I rree of them had been born at one birth, and four of them were twins. Of the 16 surviving children 12 are now at home, consist ing of 3 boys and 9 girls, of the following ages :-14 years, girl, 13 ditto, 12 ditto, 11 ditto, 10 ditto, 9 bey, S girl, 7 ditto, C ditto, 5 boy, '2 ditto, 0 months, girl. Surely the pair who have added so much to the population of the town deserve relief from the parish in their old age.—Li rerpol Alhinn• "The hope of every man starting into life, is to acquire thatindependence which will place him above the world : but as ,Johnson observed, to obtain this by "climbing the st eeps of labour," requires years of application; whilst, by a lucky hit in the Lottery, the hope may be realized tOr a few pounds in a few days ; and considering how long they have existed in this Country, we can see no reason fur the Act of Parliament which abolishes Lotteries for ever, after the prt sent and on:.: were draw ins. LAW NOTICES. COURT OT CHANCERY. • • IMPAIRS ?RI LOAD CRAWALLOR THIS DAt, AT Taw. Morse, v. Lord Ormond. part beard In re Claugher, bankrupt petition Flower T. Walker, petition In re Hutt:Wanton, bankrupt pos Smith v. Sharp, pelltion thlon Cause I in re RoaneaChnrlty,to bespoke to. Garrick V. Lord Camden, 2 petitions part heard Powell ♦. Mikes, appeal petition Tomas v. Wilkins In re Manchester Market Act ithefford V. Shefford Gal:an v. Trimbi Ashby de la Zoneb School Bowes T. Strathmore Knowles V.;o l iPis Deacon T. Deacon Don,dsle T. Livia Webb T. Lord shattesbovr Smith T. Young Newbee T. Prim VICE-CITANC LLO lI'S COURT. 11.101 IN TIC!-CIIIAVrit , LDA TOM DAY, AT lIAL7-TAST ?WC Zx.parte Mitchell, part beard Do. Learn Do. Alderson Do Hroticleherst Do. Soothe'll 170. Leak Do. lllookbOrn 1)o. Wigglerworth Do. rather Do. Thornthwaite" Do. Putnphrtis 1)o. Rodick Do Bankrupt Petitions. EX-parte Tnobarvllle Es-parte Bre Madrid Do. Th - mai Do. Charlton ... ' . Do. Sandwell Do. Clarke Do. Blackburn Do. Cooper Do. IlJwcieti Do. Drown Do. I4e.t Do. Badcoek Do. While Do. lamakell ' • Do. Warner Do. West Do. Berner Do. Green Do. Harvey De. Shaw Do. Gay Do. LAW..., Dd. %VII& Po. Rent Do. Willer Do. Reath Do. Joie+ Do. Ireland Do. Larkin I Do. Sutton Do. Bratlghaw Dreadey Dn. Demon Do. Badham ROLLS COURT. rocs SAY. Cowie*, farthe'f dfrertions, and petitions by content, to be beited*lft, Master of the Roils to-morrow morning at nine, Must be set dowik brtsi , si o'iock this day. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, TEMIDAY, Maim' M. -weetesexY ti DUKE OT DEADTOIIT. ,•• The ilelemst eon-0 ft Tele RA f. continued his argument tox i L e t troubling the Lord Chancellor farther on this enhiect, he that he would not go into the affidavits at any lengthaas his lertdshipt had intimated hie intention of reading them over during the goefer recess. Ile would merely make a few observation's on theme* prominent parts of the ease. The defence set up fiste the immoral conduct of Mr. Wellesley had been much more culpable than de original conduettomplained of. It had been said that the firsthes troduction of Mrs. Ralph to Me.. Wellesley and the entnntetteam meet of ,(belt adulterous intercourse, as well as the subseneent ed. I mission of Mrs. Bligh tato Ma family after her fire eeparetton freak her husband, had both been owing to Mrs. Wellesley herself, lobo l.had admitted Mrs. Bligh to leer intimacy, even against Me. WI S.. tlesley's retaressesaween The original imputation of a cataloged course of Aultery, coupled with the treatment of his wife, had been thus; extremely aggravated by a defence which vireo the blame entirely upon his innocent tricthei. In looklne over the afile davits he could not help asking, whether Mr. aVellesley really meant to deny the adulterous intercourse at Naples, at Florence, as Paris, &e. emderehe circumstances described by so many witnesses? If these affidavits meant fatty thing, they must mean Orm no such intercourse {is that alleged against him had ever taken piste ; yet it was very difficult to imagine that any men* enu'ai have the effrontery to. deny facts that could be proved In the moat unequivocal Manner by nureerous and respectable•witneeses. Btft the affidavit made at Naples was only the commencement of a miss of similar denials. Mr. Wellesley should have asked himself, after his separation from his wife at Paris, whether A was proper to put a case upon affidavits of this sort, the falsity of which he knew could be completely proved by Ira many witnesses. Tire facts were se clear and so easily proved, that the man must he possessed of a.% extraordinary degree of hardihood who could attempt to dent them.. He ought to have said to himself, ea There is now a locus penitent. Na, and delicacy compels me to .desist from an 7 further denial of my misconduct. His univerear conduct and his perinea) conduct to his children were two points on which he (the Solicitor-General) had now to make some observations ; but he would merely put bin Lordship in possession of the dates of the affidavits, and abstain front entering at length into the case. • • • The LORD Citawceet.on did Omit wish the Soliritordlemeral le t abridge anything he had to say on acct of his intention to Tease over the affidavits. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL then went on to °bemire that 31e. Wellesley had not confined himself to pitting a negative on every assertion of Dr. Bulkeley's, but had coupled with every such nega tive a charge of maliciousnese and wilful petversidn *bleb amount. ed to nothing lest thin downright perjury. Ile wits therefore com pelled to charge Mr. Wellesley in his tent with perjury. because there was no alternative but to prove that either Mr. Veflesley or Dr. Bulkeley had perjured himself. He•would cafl his Lordship'', attention in the first plebe to several po ints which had been though.; Ito throw di-credit on Dr. Ihilkeley s testimony. It had been asserted that Dr. Bulkeley had been cashiered 14 si leniente of a court-martial for highly improper naltditi. If this dere true. it would give else to very strong presumptions against the hadivia Taal thlis degfhBtd; bit such a sentence of a court-meftlsl bad frequently happened both in the army and navy, without any int:. mod or dishonourable conduct on the part of tiff person thus con demned. It might be for disobedience, in 8 ease where that dim. obedience was the consequence of the superiority of judgnaent it the subaltern over his commanding officer, This was, in Is Its case of Dr. lflalkeley, who was ordered to go from Correa to is Mauna, and had neglected to do so. Ile bad refused to go, it wad added, notwithstanding the opinion of a medical board, which had reported him capable of duty. Mr. Hart wished to pemoside his Lordship that this was sufficiest to render Dr. Philitelepat esdi only as rust in the balance compared with Mr. WillealeYi% bat there was nothing in hiseallente which diehanoured hint alsat mon or as a gentleman. Tire court mastfal concluded their decider. after finding Dr. Bulkeley guilty, by saying, that taking into me sideration his long and meritorious service, they felt theraseivee called upon to recommend hint to the favotstabfe eonsideradon of his Alsjesty. The result of the whole was metele.; that Dr. Bulke ley did not think himself in a fit state of health to proceed to Santa Mauro, while the medical board were of a different dpinion. Mr. HART observed that he had scarcely taken notice, in his address to his Lordship, of the few lines of the affidavit on which the Solicitor-General had made such long comments. The iinticiTost-Gtsinm. thought it necessary to make these obeetvatioria,,ln order to clear his testimony of any imputation which could by possibility be thrown mi it, from this circumsthnce, and Mr. Hart Ifed certainly mentioned this circumstance. There were two other circumstances on which several observations had been male—the mistake about the time, and that about Gianfrine 'l'he ewe of the time-piece had been much insieted on, and Mr. Heald had drawn as an induction from it, that the whole of the Doctor's assertions about Mr. Wellester'sibattentien to hie wife at Florence was ,incorrect. The fact was, that Dr. Bulkeley Eta himself correc.ed the mistake, by stating that the circumstance cf the time-piece had Recurred st Paris, and not at Florence, in an affidavit made before that of Mr. Wellesley had been filed, stating that there was no timepiece in the room. Such a case as this, so far front throwing any impeachment on his veracity, was a proof of his attention to the subject. It hntl been said, that Gianfrini wee not a bravo, but a gendarme, and had cut down, propriis traniber, nine or ten of the insurgents at Naples, and that he had not been employed by Air. Wellesley. He had been employed by Bordese, it was said, an Italian mailer, whe was not very likely, in the Solicitor-General's opinion, to employ servants of such s description. lie was evidently employed for Mr. %Vcllesley, and had been placed in the house which the same Bordese had hired. adjoining to Mr. and Mo. Bligh's, anti which bad also bast hired I for Air. Wellesley. as was proved by Mr. (Palettes. D•elfdlkeley had also made a mistake about the journey of this bravo to Albino and Florence, Which he had alto detected in looking ever hid affidavit. and had hastened to correct by another affidavit, flied before Mr. Wellesley's had been made to contradict it. It had been said that Dr. Bulkeley had preemie t several persons to male affidavit of his credibility. 84 if aware that he would not be be. lieved ; but he had only filed these affidavits after his credit bed been attacked on account of a sentence of a Courtarnartial. which was not, in fact, carried into effect, and it 'oion this account that he had brought Major-General Cameron and several tithe' office's as his comaurgators tiom such a calumny. Let us see nex, said the Solieitot•General, whether Mr. Wellesley lies not himself eon tradicted what he now says to the prejudice of Dr. Bulkeley. He bad written hitt s letter on the Ilth of Jelly, 1824, from Parts, after he hail left hiw, mating his regret at *bat had taken plates and mentioning that he had made an application to the Duke Of Torso to put him (Dr. Bulkeley) on full pay but this was Cone before he expected to have to oppose him on dte score of credibility, as had now done. It was thus proved that Dr. Bulkeley was a wan equally credible with Mr. Wellesley. The affidavits therneelve would show whether citeumstanees did not prove that Deßulkelev'e assertions were invariably correct, and consequently that Mr. Wellesley'm were in every tespect false and unworthy of the toast attention. It was not necessary for him to trouble his Lordship with any observation' on those parts of the affidavits which relnted to the visit of Ale. Wellesley to his wife at Clarges-street, although these also contained many circumstances which might afford sub stands' grounds for animadversion. Affidavits, the learned Gentleman proceeded, had been filed by Mr. Olken, anti Mr. Bicknell. Al r. Wellesley's late butler. He did not know exactly' whet O'Meara was. Mr. HART observed, that he was his discarded footman. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL complained of being erintinually wailed with exclamations of this sort from his Lactated Friend on his right hand, the Object of which was to throw dlacredit on his wit. !lessee. Hia Lordship would judge whether this circumstance rendered O'Meara unworthy of credit. He had been discarded, it was said, because his accoants had not been settled. These necounts were merely the trifling accounts which are usually kept by a gen. tlemtin'a *elm. They were examined by Mr. Wellesley every week, and Mr. O'Meara had been discarded before the accounts of the last week had been examined. The cause of his being discarded might easily be guessed at. Air. O'Mevra had been present rat alt the dierneeful seines Which now appeared in his affitlevit. and :it all the rec 'ester which were now coin t* tained of. The acme alter. dative took place here between Mr. O'Meara and Mr. Wellesley, as had bees formerly pointed out between Dr. Bulkeley and Alr. Wellesley. Eithet the one or the other must be guilty of perjury. Air. O'Meara mimed that he was tuned away because h e wss most important witness against Mr. Wellesley in the suit whica he then intended to institute, and which he hod now actually inset. toted : while Mr. Wellesley, on the contrary, asserted that it was o't account of mistakes in his accounts that he had been discharged. There was an unparalleled degree of effrontery in the nroceedinee of this gentleman (Mr.Welleeley), which could not at first but ap pear astonishing, but the wonder would cease when it was cans'. &red that nothing could give him t !cast chance cf success is the _ •