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except ions, it eyon our province to inquire. We have nett to mention a species of Peal Property of great importance, as to which there is at present no limitation. The possessory. ac tion of quart impedit, by which the right to an advowson is usually tried, may be brought upon any presentation however remote. Thus the title to an advowson may be questioned after a family has been for centuries in the undisturbed possession of it ; and upon the sale of an ad vowson, or of a next presentation, great trouble and expence are generally incurred in making out a title to the satisfaction of a purchaser. There must be some difficulty in framing a ration for a species of property of eo peculiar a nature. Mere length of time would not satisfy ustice, unless the period were much beyond the ktsual bounds of living memory, because an op portunity of contesting the right may not occur more tiktm once in a centniy. Lord Coke states an instance of a living of his own in which a person had been incumbent above fifty years ; aim instances might easily be mentioned in which two successive incumbents have continued for upwards of a hundred gears. But adopting the suggestion of Mr. Justice Blackstone, whose high authority we are glad to have for this as well as for some cart Amendments of the law which we propo, we think a limitation may be safely frame!, compounded of length of time and numlitr of avoidances, or rather of presenta tiows or opportunities to present by the patron. NA'e conceive that (counting from the time when the title to an advowson has accrued in posses sion) as soon as sixty years have elapsed and there have been three presentations, with insti tution and induction thereupon, by a person claiming adversely to be patron, the right should be barred, 'The length of the period is requir ed to guard a` ainst collusive avoidances and Veteentations ; and it seems sufficient for this v s ;urpose. Presentations by the Crown, on the promotion of the incumbent to a Bishopric, of course will not be re c k one d ; b u t a presentation by lapse we think ought, as an opportunity then existed of asserting the right. It seems unne cessary to clog this limitation with disabilities which have generally not been allowed where rhil period exceeded twenty years ; but as against - a remainder-man, after any estate less than an estate tail, the period of sixty years must be reckoned from the remainder coming into pos session en th e d e t erm i nat i on o f t h e particular estate. It has been suggested that the period Nhould be extended to one hundred years, and that the adverse 'possession should be a bar to all the world. It seems, however, more in analogy to the general principles of the law of England to give effect to adverse enjoy ment, only from the accruing of the right to be barred. On the still more important subject of Tithes, *se propose at present to consider of a limitation for them in the hands of the laity only. We hope to suggest some improvements in the law by which tithes in the hands of ecclesiastics may remain equally valuable to them, and be rendered less productive of vexation to the laity. We are deeply impressed with the conviction that the property of the Church should be held sacred, and that the Clergy should be protected in the enjoyment of their possessions and rights; but we conceive that the Clergy might derive benefit from regulations that might lessen the litigation to which the claim to tithes now too frequently gives rise, and might rescue this species of pro perty from the odium Which on this account is tibmetimes unjustly cast upon it. We should venture to bring forward any propositions on this subject only after the most mature consideration, and after an ample opportunity had been afforded to those most immediately interested to give are opinion as t o th e i r pro b a bl e tendency; with this view we have submitted certain questions, re specting tithes and other ecclesiastical property, to the Right Reverend the Bishops; and we delay proposing any alteration in the law upon this subject, until we shall have been favoured with the answers of such of them as may be pleased to communicate their opinions to us. We feel reluctance to propose any new rule affecting the property of the Church without their previous sanction. We are fully prepared to say, that in our opi- I:ion, the right to impropriate tithes in the hands of the laity ought to be regulated by the same principles as the right to any other species of lay property. For this purpose, they are not to be distinguished from common of pasture, esto vers, rent-charges, or any other profit issuing out of land. They are in commerce, and they ought to be subject to the same rules of limitation and prescription by which other property is governed. The law has been settled otherwise. There is no statute of limitation applicable to the right to impropriate tithes ; and, contrary to the general principles of jurisprudence, by the practice of the Courts, every thing has been . presumed to dis turb enjoyment and to stir up controversy. In a parish where the rectory is nnpropriate, it can be proved that no tithes have been paid for a certain portion of land, and no claim has been made for them, during two hundred years ; the lay rector may have conveyed the tithes to the owner of the land : the presumption of a Court of Justice under these circumstances might be expected to be that he has done so, and that the deed has been lost : this is not like the prenimp tion of a lost grant of an easement which we have ventured to censure: upon sound princi ples of reasoning, the legitimate inference frorri the premises is that there was a grant by which the tithes were severed from the rectory. Though the existence of an Act of Parliament has been presumed against the Crown to protect a much shorter period of enjoyment, it has been held, that such a grant cannot be presumed from non payment against the lay impropriator, and that unless evidence be given of the grant hating existed, tithes must still be paid to him. Long enjoyment, which strengthens all other titles, weakens this ; and here the longer that the claimant has been out of possession, he has the better chance to recover. The doctrine appears to us equally unreason able that a composition real cannot be presumed from any length of uninterrupted usage, and cannot be established without-evidence of a deed which, supposing it to have existed, was most yrobably executed before the dissolution of the monasteries in the reign of Henry VIII. We likewise think, that where tithes belong to lay impropriators, a modus that has de facto existed and been acted upon for a given number of years ought not to be set aside. The land in the Parish, and the rectory, have been bought and sold on the footing of the modus, there is no public policy against the establishment of such a modus, and it is very unjust between the par ties interested, that it should be sat aside for supposed rankness or on any other ground. It has been argued with much force, that the decisions on which the present state of the law on this subject rests are erroneous, and that the nokprescription, or immemorial usage, otancient grant, which must be applied to ecclesiastical property, because the power of alienation has not been possessed by ecclesiastical persons in modern times, but presumption of a lawful con veyance, which may arise from a much shorter period of enjoyment. We apprehend, however, that the decisions we have referred to are too numerous to be overturned, although they have been often questioned, and that the law upon this subject can only be placed on a right footing by legislative enactment. (To nE COICTINUED FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Gazette de France, dated Wednesday PARIS,JUNE 30.—The Diario di Roma announces, on the authority of letters from Ancona, that a ship of war which has arrived in the port of that latter town, has brought the news that a truce for two months had been concluded between the Greeks and the Turks. It was added, that the Captain of the vessel had immediately despatched a courier to London. The Journals of Naples, received at Paris yester• day morning, make no mention of Galotti. The report on the project of law respecting the Customs will be made, it is thought, in the course. of this week. It is a task which the Commissioners - thought they could not avoid completing, though it is manifestly impossible for the project to be dis cussed (luting the present session of the Chambers. (From the Messager des Chambres, June 30.) PARIS, JUNE 29.—A letter from Napoli di Ro mania of June 10 says—" the capitulation made by the garrisons of Missolonghi and Anatolico, with the Greeks, was concluded on the 14th of May. It stipulated in substance, that the Turkish families should be embarked, and conveyed at the expense of the Greek Government to Prevesa or to Sojades ; that the troops should depart with their arms and baggage, and be escorted, for their greater safety, by a corps of Greek troops as far as to the point of Prevesa; that the Greeks should not enter the for tress of Missolonghi till after its entire evacuation by the lurks; lastly, that the Christian children below the age of 14 years, who might have been compelled to embrace Islamism, should lie left in the fortress. " All the conditions have been executed, and on the 16th of May the Greeks occupied Missolonghi and Anatolico. " Recent letters from Corfu announce that the town of Arta is occupied by the Greeks; and that a corps of Greek troops, led by the brave Haggi Christ°, had occuped the position of Puinta, at the entrance of Prevesa, where batteries are to be erected, which will hinder vessels from bringing supplies to Prevesa. By this means, it will nut be necessary to blockade the place by sea." FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, JUNE 30.—Five per Cents., 109 f. 20c. 30c. 25c, ; Three per Cents., 79f. 70c. 75c. 65c. ; Bank Stock, 1,500 f. ; Naples Stork, 85f. 55c. ; Royal Spanish Loan, 7311. ; Spanish Rentes Perpetuelle, 491 f. ; Haytian Loan, 440 f. Exchange on London, one month, 25f. 45c. ; three months, 25f. 30e.—fours Authentique. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTII, JULY 2.—lt is said that Rear-Admiral James Walker, C. 8., will succeed to the Jamaica com mand, and Rear-Admiral Sir G. E. Hamond, Bart. and K.C.8., to that of Halifax and Newfoundland. Lieut. F. Wood, late of the Genoa and Melville, is appointed First-Lieut. of the Lightning at this port. Mr. Pope, Acting Macter of the Vigilant, is ap pointed Master of the Lightning. ROYAL MARlNES.—Captain Halloran, from unat tached half-pay, to be Captain, vice Cupples, de ceased ; First-Lieut. Bury, of this division, is pro moted to the rank of Captain, vice Halloran. Ail was well on board his Majesty's ship Asia, (flag-ship), off Messina, on the 11th ult. The Goldfinch packet brig, and the Britomart sloop, Commander Johnson, were towed out of harbour early on Thursday, the former sailed at once for Falmouth, and the latter vessel on Monday, on a cruise. The Bramble cutter, Lieut. W. Haswell, came up from Falmouth on Sunday morning, having landed a Lisbon mail there in the course of Saturday; and having left the Tagus on that day week. While at Lisbon, a Portuguese brig-of-war returned with the loss of a topmast. In Hamoaze.—Britannia, Kent, Trinculo, Nimrod, Lightning, Lyra, and Meteor steam-vessel. At the Island—Bramble. KINGSTOWN REGATTA.--This annual aquatic amusement commenced yesterday under the most favourable auspices. The weather was delightfully fine, and during the day there was a gentle breeze from S.S.E. At ten o'clock the harbour presented a most en livening prospect, there having been assembled nearly • sixty sail of yachts, of various sizes and tonnage, many of them decorated with much taste and elegance. There was besides a vast number of small boats, which plied gaily about the harbour and bay, and contributed much to the effect of the scene.—Dublin Morning Register of Wednesday. SEVEN MEN SHOT ! SIX DEAD !—BORIs -O'.KANE, MONDAY Evxmxa.—There was a fair held in this town on Friday last, and in the evening a slight affray took place between the country people, which had been quieted, when five mounted police rode through the town and commenced an attack on the peaceable people. The crowd immediately commenced throwing stones at the police, when Captain DOBBYN, a stipendiary Magistrate, read the Riot Act, and directed the police to fire, when two persons were shot, and several dangerously wounded. Yesterday, in the act of interring one of the men who had been shot, the people were fired at from a house in the outlets of the town by a per son named JOHN L— and four others, who are Orange men—they had port-holes made in the house, through which they fired, when four men were killed on the spot and one mortally wounded. Mr. CARROLL, the Coroner from Nenagh, has arrived to hold an inquest. As soon as the firing commenced from L--'s house the people set fire to and burned two houses, and would have con tinued the work of devastation but for the interference of the military, two strong parties of which have come in from Birr and Nenagh. The Jury have been sworn and have viewed the bodies, and adjourned until to-morrow. Any thing to equal the state of irritation that this county is now in I never witnessed.—Dublin Morning Register. The third battalion of the Grenadier Regi ment of Guards had a field-day yesterday morning in Hyde park. The battalion performed a variety of evolu tions with great celerity and precision—the movements in column, in line, and in echellon, were well executed : the formation of squares, the countermarching, and the countermovetnents were admirably performed—in short, the whole of the marceuvres were executed in fine style. The battalion did not fire. Lord S sr.Tousr commanded. BUCHAREST, JUNE 9.—Though the plague has not spread since the sth, the shops and the markets are closed, and all communication made with the greatest pre caution. News is received from Galacz, that the plague has also maniftsted itself there. As the Rus•ian hospitals are in that town, and the communication between Walla chia and the coasts of the Black Sea passes through it, this is a melancholy circumstance for us. From Silistria, though only a few days journey from ns, we have nothing certain since the news lately communicated. CAUTION TO PUBLISHERS.—Mr.BEULER, the comic song writer, has been fined, by the Commis sioners of Stamps, Si., being a mitigated penalty, for ne glecting to pay the duty on a pamphlet within the proper period. The following is an extract of the Act, 10th ANNE, c. 19, which directs—" That one printed copy of every such pamphlet which shall be printed or published in Lon don or Westminster, or within the weekly bills of mor tality, shall he brought to the head-office of stamps, within six days after the printing tlieieof, to be there registered, and the duty (3s. per sheet) paid thereon ; and that one copy of every such pamphlet, printed or published in any other part of Great Britain, shall, within 14 days after the printing thereof, be brought to some head collector of stamp duties, who is to enter the same and receive the duty; and, in default thereof, the printer and publisher of such pamphlet, and every person concerned in the printing or publishing thereof, shall forfeit the sum of 201., with full costs of suit." LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 3, 1829. Prince POLIGNAC, the French Ambassador, rad a long conference with the Duke of WEL- LINGTON this morning in Downing-street. There are no arrivals at any of the Govern went offices to-day. Some German Papers of the 23d June have seen received, but their contents are rendered uninteresting by the arrivals of yesterday. The article from the Frontiers of Wallachia, dated June 5, is clearly made up from report, and is not entitled to any credit, because we have sub. sequent accounts from that quarter which do not coincide with it : FRONTIERS OF WALLACIfIA JUNE 3.—lt is very difficult to learn here any thing certain respecting the operations of the armies, because all communication with the right bank of the Danube is strictly prohibit ed. Among the unauthenticated reports in circula tion is one which of that the Grand Vizier had arrived with 30,000 men near Silistria, and that the garrison, in order to open a communication with him, made a sally on the Ist and 2.1 of this month, which, how ever, failed in its object. Of the seventeen towers by which .CZilistria is defended, it is said that ten are already destroyed by the fire of the besiegers ; the same accounts sly that o❑ the 30th of M:ty the town was set on fire in several places, but a torrent of rain falling, stopped the progress of the flames, so that the town was saved for this time. The heavy rain is said to have entirely filled the trenches of the Russians. Accounts from Kalarasch say, that the bridgt s of boats over two arms of the ll .nube are already completed, and the third will be finish •1 ed in a few days, if the late inundation does not throw fresh difficulties in the way. Among the band of coiners discovered at Bucharest, there are two English subjects, which led to some alterca tion between the President and Mr. Blutt, the English agent, in consequence of which the latter it is said will leave Wallachia. In consequence of the continuance of epidemic disorders, the great guard-house, at Bucharest, has also been left within these few days by the Russian soldiers. VIENNA, MAY 17.—The accounts respecting the scar city of the necessaries of life in Dalmatia are nacre favour able, since the influence of the paternal care of his Majesty the Emperor has began to be felt. The poorer classes receive what is necessary far their support from the Magistrates, and the richer classes are able to obtain their necessaries at reasonable prices. The trade on the coast of Dalmatia is becoming more active, and will be much in creased by the resolution of the Government. According to which, from the Ist of July this year, all goods coining in transit from the ports of the Monarchy arc to be free from transit duty. Trieste in particular will gain by this new regulation, and many houses which have consignments to make have deferred them till the above date, in order to profit by the exemption. We perceive by the Cork Southern Reporter that Colonel Hor)En has resigned the contest For Cork, and the course is now said to be en tirely open to Mr. CALLAGHAN. The report of a truce for two months having been entered into by the Greeks and Turks, is again revived in the French Papers, on the autho rity ofletters from Ancona, stating that a ship of war had arrived in that port, the Captain of which despatched a courier to London. If that had been so, we think the courier would have brought the first information of such an event. There is no other news in the French Papers, unless we may consider the following paragraph in the Constitutionnel as such : " We are assured to-day (Tuesday) that the Chamber would be closed, and not pro rogued. The reason of this is, that in case the Chamber prorogued, they would meet again to wards the 15th November, and it is thought that the new Ministry, which is to succeed the present, and to enter on its duties in a few days after the Session, would not have time to make its arrangements, and bring about its majorities. " Among the new Ministers mentioned to supersede a part of those who sit in the Council, the first is the perpetual candidate Prince PO LIGNAC : and Messrs. PORTAL, MOUNJER, and Toßmou, are mentioned as his fellow labourers. The latter belong to that party which, after the Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle, overturned by a majority of five—obtained we know how—the law of elections ; and their entrance into the Council would be a certain prelude to an attack on the new electorial law, eiVcs w by granting to the Government every - -tbing which can ensure the independence and main- oecausc it gives to tireionOlipry 1) tain the national dignity, do not wish to impose on their suffering constituents pompous useless ness, and burthen them with ruinous fancies. These expectations, however, tvill be deceived, we are convinced. At an adjourned meeting of the Catholic As sociation Finance Committee, held on Monday last at the Corn Exchange, Dublin, Mr. ENEAS INIACDONNELL, late London Agent to the Asso ciation, reiterated his claim to some of the Rent still remaining in the hands of the Treasurer. In the course of the discussion that arose out of this claim, some amusing squabbling took place between Mr. O'CONNELL and Mr. MACDONNELL, in which the former had manifestly the advantage Mr. MACDONNELL, it seems, thinks that he has been underpaid for his services as agent ; Mr. O'CONNELL holds a contrary opinion. So far as we can at present judge of the nature of his services, we do not hesitate to say that 3001. per annum (with an extra half year thrown in by way of courtesy) has quite sufficiently paid Mi• MACDONNELL. The chief duties of this gentleman, while agent for the Associa tion, consisted, if we mistake not, in writ- ing long letters from London to Dublin, on the subject of Catholic affairs, in which many crude notions were put forth, and much paper wasted ; and surely if the author of these epistles really deserves 5001. per annum fur writing them, his correspondents deserve twice as much for reading them. Really, Mr. MAC DONNELL overrates his public services, as we suspect the event will show. We should riot have noticed this subject at all, had we not wished to express our regret that those who have been instrumental in carrying so great a point as the Catholic Question, should now sully their laurels about the paltry business of a few odd pounds. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, JULY 2.—Wind W.S.V.—Arrived from London, the Stranger, Wight, for Jamaica ; Ganges, Nelson, for 13oston. Arri‘'ed the Waterlol, Davis, from Jamaica. The *United States schooner, Shark, hailed the Waterloo on the 14th of May, and the Captain stated that he and part of the crew went on shore to Cape Antonio, and found two long nine pounders and a large boat ready to mount the guns, which he took from the Spaniards. FALMOUTH, JULY 2.—Wind S. to W., 6 p. The Sphynx packet, from Vera Cruz and Havannall, is now off the Port, but the mail tvill net be in time for post. PORT,MOUTH,J ULY 2.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived from London, the Fox, White, for Zante; and Zenobia, Douglas, for Ceylon and Bengal. POOLE, JULY 2.—Arrived the Four Friends, from Lisbon, the 30th of June. STANGATE CREEK, JULY 2.—Arrived the Lo rina, Thomas Davie, from Carthagena. KINGSTON, (JAMAICA), APRIL 23.—The Eliza beth, Phillips, from London, arrived at Manchioneal on the 15th inst.; on the 21st ult. in lat. 20. long. 29, she was boarded by a large brigantine, which showed a white flag at the main, but no other colour. She carried a long eighteen pounder and four long nine's, a long low vessel full of men, and about two hundred tons burthen, with painted posts. A boat, with two officers and eight men, came on board and took possession of the Elizabeth, and steered in company with the brigantine, S.E.; and from what Capt. Phillips learned from their conversation it seemed their intention to carry the vessel to St. Antonio, one of the Cape de Verd Islands. After steering in that direction for three hours, a large ship hove in sight from the N.E., supposed to be a man of war, upon which they left the Elizabeth, after plundering her of several barrels of provisions and small stores. The men were all armed with pistols and cutlasses, and eppeared to be of all countries ; the officer in command a Spaniard. They offered no violence to Capt. Phillips or any of his crew, but sheaved great disappointment at sight of the strange sail, which gained upon them very fast. YARMOUTH, JULY 2.—The Dart, of Plymouth, Harker, from Newport to Sunderland, struck on the Newark sand this morning, but came off without assistance; she makes a great deal of water, and has lost an anchor and cable. The Industry, M'Curthv, from Dublin to South ampton, was carried into Yarmcuth, Isle of Wight, on Wednesday night, by a Cowes pilot-boat, having been abandoned by the crew. The Prince Burnell, from Newry to Bridport, was driven on shore near Bridport; cargo discharging. " BOGOTA, ♦PRIL 4, 1829. " Sett,--1 have the honour of acquainting you, for the information of the Merchants trading to Colotnbia, that a Circular was issued by the Government on the 22d ult., to the Prefects of the Marine Departments, directing them to levy six per cent, extra duty on all importations of which the invoice. had not been presented to, and certified by, the Colombian Consuls, or the Consuls of a friendly nation, at the port of shipment. This regulation was ordered to take effect as regards Europe in four months, and as regards the United States and the Colonies in two months, from the date of its publication, by the respective Prefects ; but the time of notice, not only for the United States and the Colonies, but for Europe, being deemed too short, this Government in compliance with the requests of several of the foreign agents here, has extended the first period to six, and the latter to four months. It is very desirable that British merchants should com ply strictly with this regulation, as in the event of any deviation from it after the expiration of the extended periods of notice his Majesty's Agents in Colombia could not with propriety interfere in their behalf. I have the honour to be, your most obedient servant, JAMES HENDERSON. His Britannic Majesty's Consul-General. To J. Bennett, Esq., Lloyd's. RUSSIAN CONSULATE-GENERAL. London, July 2. Sir,—l beg to apprise you, for the information of Lloyd's, that I have just received from my Government a communication, aunouncing the destruction by the ice of the Tower on the Wereff Reeff, in the Baltic, and the intention of replacing it immediately by another. I remain, Sir, &c. &c. (Signed) G. BENKIIAUSEN, Russian Consul-General. To John Bennet, Esq. Secretary, Lloyd's. WIsBEACii, JULY I.—An elopement was made hence last Saturday. The lady is not yet seven teen, and is the daughter of a worthy physician. She feigned a pain in her head, when it appears her heart was most affected, and under pretence of retiring to bed, flew into the arms of her inamorato. The parties then fled " for safety and for succour," and it was midnightere their escape became known. They are supposed to have taken refuge in Lon don, but are expected to return. Indeed, stranger things have occurred in this world than the anion of the daughter of a learned prescriber with a humbler scion of the pro testion.— S tamford Ntwa. SMITHFIELD MARKET. At this day's m4rket, which was short of fat Beasts, and otherwise but moderately supplied, Beef, Mutton, Lamb, and Veal, experienced a ready sale, the three former at an advance of 4d., the latter from 4d. to Bd. per stone; Pork went off tardily at Monday's quotations. rhICES PEE. STONE OF 131.U5. TO SINE THE OFFALS. s. to Q. ill s. to 6. Inferior Beasts 2 El 3 0 Second quality ditto 3 0 3 10 Prime largo Oxen._ 4 0 4 4 Prime Scots, ecc 4 4 4 8 Inferior Sheep 2 6 2 8 Second quality ditto 2 8 4 0 Coarse-woolled ditto 3 6 4 0 SautlidownWether4 4 4 4 8 Large Lambs Prime small ditto 0 0 5 4 Large coarse Calves 3 4. 4 2 Prime small ditto 4 W 5 4 Large Ilogs 4 0 4 8 Small Porkers 4lO 5 2 Suckling Calves 12s to :i ti. each Quarter oldrigs 12s to 16s. each. SUPPLY, AS [`Mt CL Beane. 'Sheep and Lamb! 377 9,440 Much Cows went off heal :ERE'S STATEMENT. 41 Cal r es. Pi gs. 402 I 130 rily at last week's prices. NEWGATE AND LEA DENHA lA. MARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcass. s. d. to s. 11, s, d. toe. d. Beef 2 4 3 8I Veal 243 8 N titton Lamb 'ork 4s. Od. to ss. 2d CITY MARKETS.—(TWO O'CLOCK.) The sale of Mocha Cof f ees by the East India Company on Wednesday, consisting of 2,000 bags, went off at full prices, viz. from 110 s. to 112 s. per cwt. THE SILK TRADE.-The quantity of It iw Silks taken in at the East India sale just concluded was very consider able, amounting in the whole to 4,100 bales, including licenszd goods. Of China Raw Silks alone there were 2,860 bales refused and withdrawn. Up to the termina tion of the sale there was a disinclination to purchase by the trade. Business, since the sale, appears to be rather inure active, but purchases are only made to supply imme diate ond pressing wants. Hors.—The market is rising; pockets are 3s. dearer. The duty called• 50,0001. This morning accounts from Sussex say—" Nothing can be worse than the appearance of the plantations, and people in London, in the trade, should come down and see them." From Worcester they write—" Our plantation is going off rapidly, the late rains have made the vermin increase in a manner almost unpre cedented. Our opinion is, that the blight is certain." From Tunbri , lge a planter writes—" I have been over many hundred acres in this neighbourhood that I would not give one cwt. an acre for." ConoN.—The E ast India Company's declaration of Cotton Wool is out, and the sale is fixed for the 24th of July, and at present 3,816 bales are announced. The Cotton market is steady, but prices do net seem inclined to rise. RICE is very heavy. The principal part of 2,900 bags, offered by the East Indic Company on Wednesday, was bought in. The Rice sold realized from 11s. to 12s. per cwt. - In BALTIC PRODUCE business is dull. Tallow, 375. 3d. to 375. 6d. for delivery, and 375. 9d. per cwt. on arrival. lismco.—Th e whole declarations by the Company he_ fore the sale begins, are expected to reach 6,000 chests. The marka is dull. An unpleasant event took place yesterday at a fashionable hotel, by the arrest of a hghly-respected gentleman connected with tke West Indies, at the suit of a jeweller, in the vicinity of Chancery-lane, on account of articles furnished his lady, and which the jeweller was cautioned against doing two years ago. DAT AT ONE o'cLocx. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS Rank Stock ` , 12 1116 3 per Cent. Red. 97F414 3 per Cent. Cons. shut 3 per Cent. 9 7 ,4 Ditto Red. 97 I A Fie 4'per Cent. Ditto. 1.26 llltto &rip - /34nk I- Ann. l9 3.6 7-16 India .stock shut Ditto Bonds 5l 55 pm. !South Sea Stock 01d Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills, z 1,10.1 2d. 09 70 r,m. Ditto 500 2d. 09 70 pm. Ditto Small 24. 09 70 I,m. 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THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE, STRAND. THIS EVENING (second time) a New Romantic Drama, called THE SISTER OF CHARITY. Col. Saxe, Mr. Baker; Capt. Wiemar, Mr. J. Vining; Paulo, Mr. Keeley ; Andrea, Mr. 0. Smith; Joseph, Mr. Perkins. St. Ursula, Miss Kelly; Nannetta, Miss H. Cawse. After which (fifth time), a New Comic Operetta, called THE MIDDLE TEMPLE ; OR, " WHICH IS MY SON?" Brkfless, Mr. Wrench; Brutus Hairbrain, Mr. Keeley. Mrs. Middlemist. Mrs. C. Jones ; Penelope, Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with the Romantic Drama of PRESUMPTION. Frankenstein, Mr. Baker; De Lacy, Mr. Thorne; Fritz, Mr. Keeley; ( ), Mr. 0. Smith. Elizabeth, Miss Cawse; Salle, Mrs. Keeley. To-morrow, The Sister of Charity, with (the first time at this Theatre) The Waterman, and The Middle Temple. PI, 4.. kr ' s.• - COURT OF CHANCERY. VIDLER V. PARROT. At the sitting of the Co ur t, t hi s morn i ng , M r . TRESLOVE presented the petition of Mr. Russell, praying to be discharged from the Fleet. The LORD CHANCELLOR, after enquiring whether there was any opposition, made the order for his discharge, subject to any observations the Solicitor- General might have to offer to the Court. IN THE MATTER OF THE HON. JERVIS JERVIS, A SUPPOSED LUNATIC. Mr. HOPE was instructed to mention this case to the Court ; he understood that his Lordship had apprised the parties what course he intended to pursue. - His LORDSHIP observed, that it was his intention to request two medical gentlemen to visit the sup posed lunatic. He had mentioned the names of the two gentlemen in the presence of the Solicitor- General, for the purpose of enablinghim to state them to his client, in order to see if there was any objec tion to them. Mr. HORNE considered it necessary no delay should occur. The LORD CHANCELLOR concurred in this, and thought Mr. Horne bad better mention the matter to the Solicitor• General. Mr. HORNE would do this. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. CRIMINAL INFORMATION. Mr. CAMPBELL applied to the Court for a rule nisi, for a criminal information against a magistrate of the county of Caermarthen, whose name it was not strictly requisite to mention. He thought that it was one of the most serious cases that he had ever had the honour of bringing before the Court. The com plainant, named Davis, stated by his affidavit that he was on the 13th of May returning from Cacr marthen, when he was stopped and attacked by a man with a club, who took his money from turn, after having knocked him down. TIUs happened on a Saturday. On the following Monday he ap plied to the defendant, a magistrate, for a warrant against a man named Williams, whom he had iden tified at the time as the robber. This warrant was put into the hands of the constable, but Williams absconded. On the 19th of the same month he was himself taken into custody on a warrant for assaulting Williams, and brought before the defend ant. Williams did not appear, and the Magistrate advised Davis to make it up, telling him that if he would, the money vhich had been taken from him should be returned, alleging that Williams much wished to make it up. Davis refused all compro mise, and was then ordered by the defendant to find bail, or be sent to prison, on the complaint of David Williams, who never appeared. Davis was, in con sequence, obliged to find bail; and he swears that he believes this charge was all a trick, to prevent the deponent from prosecuting Williams. The im proper conduct, however, of the defendant, did not stop there. Davis had obtained another warrant from another Magistrate, and Williams received ser vice of notice to appear before the Magistrate on the 25th May. Defendant again tried to persuade Davis to drop the prosecution, repeating that the money should be returned to him. Davis still refused, and then the defendant said he should call Williams into a private room, into which the defendant re tired. He shortly afterwards returned,and, addressing himself to the constable, observed that he had bound Williams ever to appear at the Quarter Sessions, and that he (the constable) must not touch him. 2. The Learned Counsel submitted that it was clear the defendant had connived with the person against whom the charge of robbery was brought. The affidavit of Davis was confirmed by the affi davit of the constable, and another person who was present at the examinations. Lord TENTERDEN—Take a rule to s h ow cause; probably you will havean answer.—Rulenisi granted THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). CORN EXCHANGE. The overwhelming quantities of Corn that continue to arrive here, chiefly from abroad, have almost stagnated this market. The factors appear very anxious to sell Wheat, but they can meet with very few buyers, even at reduced prices. Barley, Malt, Beans, and Pease, are each ve►y dull in sale, and hardly maintain list quotations. The little business that is doing in aLts is confined chiefly to the best parcels, which obtain Alonday's prices, hut other sorts cannot be sold without taking less money. The Flour trade is excessively dull. English ...,..... Wheat. 1,900 qrs. A KKIVALS. Barley. I Oalz. I Flour. 1,150 qrs. 15,200 qrs.( 4,250 sacks. - 10,750 1, 1 :00 6,700 Irif - Foreign brls. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN, For the Week ended June 2i, 1829, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, pet Imperial Quarter. Wheat...—. 695. 4d. Oats 21,5. 3d. Beans....— 335. fid. 8ar1ey.,........ IQs. 2d. I Rye 325. hi. I Pease—...... 375. 7d. IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES of the Six WILERS PRECEDING. Wheat........ Os. sd. Oats 2Ri. Id. I 375. Id. Barley 315.5 d. I Rye 31s. Od. Pease.-- Ws. Id. DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. Bd. I Oats I. 341 Cd, Barley-- 15.5. 4d. lt)e lt4s. 3d. I Pease -15 s. Gd PRIVY COUNCIL.--(THIS DAY.) The Lords of the Privy Council held anot meeting this morning at Whitehall. Those pro were Earl Bathurst, Lord Wynford, the'Judgo the Admiralty Court, Sir C. Robinson, and Right Hon. Hugh Elliott. Counsel concluded their arguments in the pi heard appeal of Blachford v. Christian, remitted fr the Isle of Man. Their Lordships then c o nsul for a length of time, after which Lord Writ gave judgment. The question in dispute related the validity of a deed, and after going minutely into the evidence that had been adduced, their Lordob decided that the deed was not prOpeey obtained,' must therefore be cancelled. The Council then proceeded with the appeal Roper v. Garrett, also remitted from the Isle Man. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY. TWELOR o'CLoc%' Consols opened this morning at the same pr; they left off at yesterday, 88i for the account, taro which they have been sellers at 88 1 , and at pre mty be quoted at 881 b, sellers, with no buslte doing as yet. A . Mail has arrived from the Brazils, the 0 1 which came by the Mirth Star, and which omitted to be brought to London. The prii 4 letters from Rio Janeiro are of - the 4th of Mal they state that the affairs of the River Plate, is the demand of the B r iti s h G overnment of AN' 400,000/., for ships detai ne d, i s not as yet sett l e d' the Emperor, and it is much feared will muse go! dispute between the two Governments.- The 0 change is 26k, looking downwards. It appears, $1 cording to accounts received at Toulon, th a t sell Algeriire corsairs have sailed from Oran. In the Foreign market little doing; Brazill" Stork is rather improved. In other Foreign curities nothing done. Three per Cont. Consols, shut; Ditto ftpr July 98i -,t; Three per Cent. Reduced, 87 4 ; Th r e e a nd a JO' per Cent. Reduced, 961 7; Four per Cent, 1826, 1041: Bank Stork, 2114 124; India Bonds, 54 d; Bills, 69 70 pm. Fonsiox.-13rzzitian, 57-4- 4 ; Buenos. Ayres, 2 3 5 ; ChNan, 17 IS ; Colombian, 16i 17 ; Danish, 6lid, Mexican, 20,-1 I ; Peruvian, 12i; Portuguese, 41 Russian, 97 ; Spani,h, 91 ; Nazi! Shares, 54 B r TWO O'CLoCX., • The Consol market is not s o goa d as i n I b . early part of the morning, when Consols were s 88i- for the account ; they are now at 88/1 There is nothing doing in the Foreign m ark except in Brazil Bonds, which are rather better tb s .,, yesterday. We have no arrival of ship letters th l morning, consequently there is a dearth of news. THREE 0' CL 0 Cir. Consols for account, 8S 1. FOUR O'CLOCK.- CLOSING PRICES' Danish 66k Greek, 1825 141 Mexican, 1825 211 Peruvian Russian 971 Spanish Consols Do. for Ac. 8S Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres Chilian Do. Columbian. 11324 16i., HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP BARHAM. The following is a more correct and d e taile d : account of the Barham's grounding. Tl it particulars may be depended on, as we has / them from the very best authority. His MajestY ship's Espiegle and Arachne were despatco from Port Royal to afford her the requisite assi o ante, immediately on receipt of the news CURAZOA, AfAY 4.—1 expected to have had the sure of seeing yon by this time, and left La Gnayra an ! Il i ! , 28th, at noon ; but on the same ni g ht, soon a f ter to night, the ship got on shore. on the weather paint °' Buen Ayre, having run only 92 miles by the log. As the sea was high, and tl•ere was consequently ma' surf, the situation was one of great danger. We got t b ' sails handed, and the boats out with great alacrity, and I I " stream-anchor laid out nearly astern, in the only plar* °/ ; , could find bottom, within 20 fathoms of the ship. It not hold, so we ran out the kedge ft little further to l e : eastward, in 38 fathoms, not a cable's- 411th front t' ship, and by it %sniped the launch with a bower-uirk °l l ' having the chain-stream-cable bent to it. We got it 8 " well, and let go the anchor about 80 fathoms from us ; when they came to rear ont blie chain, it broke all ry stoppers, and stove the boats and got foul among the ror o The wind and sea had risen with the day, and all that a l had done we were obliged to begin again ; but we got ad; another bower and good h ones t o ld h emp ca bl e , w hi c h titnately saved the (ship, if not our lives. The stream lar her from forging on, and when we got the hemp hove tigit s with a purchase on it, we swung the guns over the nor hard bow, and made a raft of all our spare spars. Still she did not move; and, as it was getting late, 1f took advtattige of the sea having fallen to get some 0 0 through the surf, with the ends of hawsers and some sad' to make tents. A little befire six p.m. we made our last attempt for i l ' A e night, when happily the ship's stern came round into d r fathoms water, and soon a f ter s h e fl oa t e d ; b ut, as 's'4' could not heave the cable in to get her into more than f" fret forward, and t 4 fathoms aft, we therefore let go SO second Tare anchor with a chain-cable, and hove it tangb! by whirls means she lay pretty quiet all night, though was a strong breeze and a heavy sea. Befor e day dawned we had succeeded in getting out 10 : other bower, with a hump cable (the chains beisf altogether unmanageable in boats), we winded the k i r, round, and b e f ore noon h a d th e fi rst h emp ca bl e into 0; starboard hawse-hole, so that the s hip rod e by b ot h ; by in doing this she struck the rocks abaft, and nearly is% afloat. When both cables were in as short as possible in heaving up the spare anchor, we found the fluke brokes, which so often happens with chain ca bl es . W e s lips° the larboard bower, veering the ship to the starboard oPi by the hawser to the kedge, which we afterwards no 01( a spring, and made sail, but the bower came home, 61 spring broke, and the ship took the ground abaft, breki ail the metal pintles, but did not stick fast. The wind ss` sea was increasing, and the boats with the raft .could so regiin the ship. I therefore ordered a double spring to , V , got on the cable a n d b roug ht t o th e capstan, hove tP. ship's stern up to the wind, cut the bower .cable, Os° the spring, and clapping all sail on her, went throull! the surf breaking over h er , i n t o d ee p water . I t was os'' dark, the boats were not seen ; one chain-pump and os e hand-pump disabled, the others just kept the ship fres' the upper piutle gone, the rudder beat :lard .on the ate ° and transom. Before twelve we got it secured, and wind having fallen, the boats and ,raft reached Us; W I , there was too much swell till day light, when we tried steer by the raft, but failed. However, before e ight got her to wear round towards the land, and made sail- At this time got sight of a Dutch sloop of war Ors from this t o ass i s t us , and aboat ten we made the lso A i again ; got a pilot from the Dutchman, and an anchor 5° cable, and at dark made fast to the little Byer). AlI while we made two t e mp orar y pi n tl es; an d leaving j this morning a t thr ee , go t h ere at noon , b eat i ng b ot h the Dutch men-of-war by two hours, though one of them is flue corvette. We have just hail the bottom looked at by a diver. f ie reports the tore part of the main keel gone, from forworl AS far aft as the force ebeine; abaft some of the false ke' left ; she had two feet. It is. impossible to say what - the extent of the damage until she is cleared, nor would it be prudent to l eave thi s , as th ree o f th e b o l ts o f t h e los are up fire inches each. I have sent for the Ranger frol, Antigua; and to you for stores, money, &c.. There nothing here. MAY s.—Since I wrote you yesterday, I have bad the powder out, and part of the hold cleared, • there are 6 , least fifteen b o lt s k noc k e d up •i n th e . spirit-room, coal-hole, under the magazine, and, forward, with four those which fasten the step of the fore-mast. The les!, is from a font t o thi rteen an d h a lf in c h es , so t h at I fes , we must heav e d own h ere , as it wou ld no t b e safe t o rio the ship with all these fastenings so adrift, even if ace oo . ; • panied by anot h er as was my i ntent i on . I .senc l o ff th' , little ve sse l, as we can d o not hi ng t ill you sen d ne me ins of looking at her bottom, andheg of you to as; spatch h er as soon as poss ibl e . All t h e p i nt l es of 11' rudder are gone, they are -41- inches diameter,,the new O s can be made here. May 6.—lslone of the plaulss..ef.,tba bottom KS touched.