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checked. The labOurers are as free in their indus try and their commerce as bees in a hive. Bat this labour is no more advantageous to tht labourers than the honey to the bees. The Aristo cracy, by means of the taxes, which it alone has the power of imposing, absorbsthe great er p art o f their produce, and is distributed under different names to the different members of which it is com posed. The Parliament is, in fact, a machine which pumps out the tithes of the people into the hands off' the Aristocracy ; but, as it is an intelligent machine, it leaves to the industrious classes what is necessarf for their labour. The English Aristocracy allows some popular men to come into the Parliament, which is for its benefit. If men for whose advantage alone the in dustrious class is burthened, exclusively composed the Legislature, it might compromise its power by requiring more from the people than it totild pay. The popular men in the Chambers take care to ad vertise it when it is exposed to any danger. The Opposition in the machine of Government performs, in fact, the office of the valve in the steam-engine. The exercise of aristocratic power being attached to the possession of great landed property, it an be conceived bow younger brothers cannot have any share in the real estate which their parents leave at their decease. The children of an aristocratic family wordd, in fact, all fall into the vulgar ranks, if they shared in equal parts the property of their patents. The eldest then keeps to himself the landed estate, to which is attached the exercise of aristocratic power ; and he then makes use of that power to en rich his younger brothers at the expence of the in dustrious classes. We are much mistaken if we imagine, that, in England, all the property of an aristocratic family devolve exclusively on the eldest:: the latter takes, it is true, the real pro perty, which is exclusively the family property ; but the younger brothers have for themselves the eccle siastical benefices, richly endowed sinecures, or offices, which the public is forced to pay. Ali this property is considered as the patrimony of the fa mily, for we cannot too often repeat it, the aristo cracy places among its property, not only the land which it possesses directly, but also the industrious classes on which it imposes at pleasure, and the in come of which it shares. The aristocracy of England, which moat not be confounded with the English people, will never pre vent the industrious classes from belonging to any but itself, if it ran prevent it by any means. It feels that its own power, founded on the labouring classes of 'the countries subjected to its own empire, will never be uncontested, until the same classes every where else shall be possessed by one family or caste. So we see it always make common cause with barbarity against civilization. It takes part with Austria against Italy ; with Don Miguel against Don Pedro; with the Turks against the Greeks. If it sometimes declares for the defenders of liberty, it is only to get hold of their affairs, and deliver them to their enemies. Every where that it perceives any germs of liberty, it runs to corrupt or stifle them. If we judge of the projects of the Poligac Mi nistry by the previous ones of those who compose it, and by the revelations of the English Ministerial Journals, we may know beforehand what is the transformation which the Charter is destined to un dergo in their hands. Frenchmen will be equal in the eye of the law, whatever may be their titles and rank ; but the mass of the people will be struck with political incapacity, and all the public offices will belong to the aristocracy. They will contribute indiscriminately in proportion to their fortune to the expences of the State ; but the aris tocracy will reserve under the name of pensions and appointments the portion which it will have paid, and will share the rest. They will be admissible to the civil and military offices, but they will not really be admitted except according to the pleasure of the aristocracy. Their individual liberty will be gua ranteed ; no one will be arrested or prosecuted ex cept according to the terms provided by the aristo cracy. E ac h may pro f ess and practise his own reli gion, but no one must express an opinion contrary to the belief of the Romish Church. The French will have a right to print and publish their opinions, so that nothing is said contrary to the interests of the Church and Aristocracy. All property will be inviolable, and yet the aristocracy may subject all to such contributions as it shall think proper. Such is the Charter which the Polignac Ministry will give to France, if it can obtain a majority in the Chambers and the King's consent. It is for the lectors to see whether it becomes them to agree to such a regime; its fate is in their hands. FRENCH Fotins.—Five per Cents., 110 f. 109 f. 95c. ; Three per Cents., 80f. 95c. 90c. FOREIGN FUNDS.—Neapolitan Rentes, Cert. Falc., 86f. 30c. 20c. ; Royal Spanish Loan, 721 ; Rentes Perp. d'Espagne, 47if. 43f. ; Haytian Loan, 370 f. AMERICAN PAPERS. FROM TAmPtco.--We learn from Captain Baker of the brig Prince Edward, arrived yesterday from Tampico, which he left the 9th of July, that the in habitants were in great alarm and confusion, the Governor and Collector having received despatches via New Orleans, containing intelligence that the expedition which sailed from Havannah was to make a landing at Tampico. All the militia from the surrounding country, including foreigners, were ordered out, and three batteries had been thrown up to aid in the defence. All the old Spaniards still remaining near the coast were ordered into the country, from 70 to 100 miles, immediately, or to be confined in the prison, at their option. FROM HAVANNAH.—By the fast sailing brig Dromo, arrived last evening from Havannah, we learn that another expedition, consisting of one 74., two frigates, and several gun•brigs, and a number of transports, with 4,000 troops, was fitting out at that place, to be joined by others from Porto Rico, des tined for the invasion of South America, to sail in about two weeks. There was a ru mour at Havannah when the Dromo sailed, but which could not be traced to an authentic source, that the former expedition had effected a landing, and taken possession of the castle of V era Cruz. We are indebted to a passenger on board the ship Cicero, Captain Rollin, for Havannah Papers to the 28th ult. inclusive. We learn from a passenger that the second expedition against Mexico was expected to sail about the 15th inst. FROM LIMA.-It appears from a letter published in yesterday's Gazette, dated Lima, April 24, that on the evening previous an attempt was made to excite a revolution in that city. It was promptly put down, and two of the ringleaders were already undergoing a trial. The writer states, that on ac count of the feelings of men, a serious change was to be looked for in a few days. We presume he must consider the present Administration as threatened by discontent, and the failure of their exertions against Colombia. " Our New Orleans correspondent, under date of July 14, writes,—.' It is currently reported that there are letters in town from Mexico, which state that the Mexican Government is about to order the ex pulsion of all Frenchmen from its territories.' " FROM PERU.-By an arrival at New Bedford, we have received Lima Papers to the 25th April inclusive. CONSPIRACY DISCOVERED. " On Thursday night (22d inst.) the individuals whose names are subjoined were surprised and taken in a house, situated in the street which leads from St. Juan de Dios to St. Jacinto : " Jose Garcia, Francisco Pena, Colombians. " N. Adriansen, a negro. " Manuel Bena, a deserter. " Mariano Adriansen, Manuel Ganguela, Ber nardo Ordonez, Manuel Miranda, Manuel Ligarro, Jose Granadas, countrymen. " Jua;Lde Dios Algorta, an officer. " N. Camborda, serjeant of the Union. " Juana Bautista, Francisca Nunez, women. " According to the information which we have obtained relative to the cause of their arrest, they appear to have proposed to overthr ow the gov7eA.. we nt, and immediately automate the whites. To promote so horrible an enterprise, One of them, who has unfortunately escaped, was commissioned to se duce the slaves of the neighbouring plantations. It is said that in the place where they assembled, various blank books have been found, in which certain orders are recorded, and even the names of candi dates for some of the principal offices. From these it is evident that all the conspirators were agreed in placing at the head of the government the mulatto Ordonez. We are greatly surprised to find among the number of these wretches, Juan de Dios Al gona, t yid Was imprisoned more than a year for being an accomplice in a former revolution, which was composed of nearly the same elements, which, if it could not be proved by, legal evidence, was not on that account the lest NEWS FROM THE THEATRE OF WAR. The Journal of St. Petersburgh contains the fol lowing:— FROM THE CAMP AT AIDOS, 25TH JULY (6TH AITHUST).—Soon after his arrival at Aidos, Count biebitsch learned that the Mahomedan inhabitants of some villages near the town, who had fled into the mountains on the approach of our troops, had expressed a wish to return to their homes with their families, and there to live under the protection of the army. The General hastened to take advantage of this wish. After this communication, the inha bitants of twelve villages, all Mahomedans, encou raged by the assurance of his Excellency, delivered up their arms to us, and returned to their homes, and have received from the Commander-in-Chief letters of protection and safeguard. The same measure is beginning to be carried into effect further on towards Adrianople, and several villages have submitted and delivered up their arms to the vanguard of Count Pahlen's corps at Faki, promising to remain quiet under our protection. Under these favourable circumstances, the Com mander-in-Chief has thought proper to issue a pro clamation to the inhabitants of Rumelia (we have already given this proclamation.) News from the army of the Caucasus to the 10th (22d) of July, says—The Emperor has just received from the Commander-in-Chief the following parti culars of the operations since the taking of Erze reum :—ln order to protect his flanks from any at tack, Count Paskewitch sent out two expeditions— one under Colonel Leman, to Choriss, a fortified place at the distance of 100 wersts, on the road to Muscha ; arid the other under Major-General Burt zoff, to Berbrut (or Baiburdi), a fortress, at the di: :ance of 120 wersts, on the road to Trehisond. Moveable columns were sent to the Sanjacks of Atti, Nurimane, Schawtel, and Adschara, which had declared against us, in order to make them submit to the Russian Government. On the 4th (16th) July, before the departure of the expedition to Choriss, Deputies from the inhabitants of that fortress came to request the Count to take them under his protection against the troops of the Pacha of Muscha, consisting of bands who, on the news of the taking of Erzeroum, had surprised and plun dered the village of Choriss, and the neighbouring villages, while the Pacha was obliged to retreat with his troops to Muscha, and even further to Bittess. Colonel Leman was therefore ordered to occupy Choriss, which was defended by some cannon, and to afford all possible protection to the inhabitants. No enemy was any where met with in the San jacks of Atti and Nurimane, which had sent deputies to offer their submission. On the other side, Gene ral Burtzoff's expedition to Berbrut was completely successful. This fortress, which, with the town that it pro tects, is equal in extent to Kars, and is remarkable both for the cleanliness of the streets and the beauty of the buildings, was occupied, without any resistance, on the 7th (19th) July. The Major- General gives the following account of this event : " After our detachment had left the camp at Er zeroum on the sth (17th) July, it bivouacked on the banks of the little river Tschoroka, four or five leagues from Berbrut ; the way over the ridge of the mountains was very fatiguing,—at one place, where there were numerous galleys, the way was so steep and dangerous, that several of our waggons were precipitated into the ravine, where the horses immediately perished. " Our spies had informed us that the Kraja of the Seraskier, with the Pachas, Yaslia and Tystchi Oylon, had about 5,000 troops in this district, of which about 2,000 had returned to their homes; that the Pacha, with the remaining 3,000 men, in tended to defend the town, and that 500 were left to defend the upper works, two leagues from the place. On the 7th (19th) the spies affirmed they had met with these Turkish troops; according to his order, Major-General Burtzoff resolved to make himself master of the upper works, and then to ad vance. Major Sass, who was sent with 100 in fantry and some cavalry to occupy the works, was received with a discharge of musketry by the inha bitants, chiefly Greeks; some threw away their arms, and, preceded by the images of their Saints, came to meet us : thus we got possession of these works. " On its march from this place to Berbrut, the detachment met at the distance of twelve wersts from the town a deputation of the inhabitants, who brought a document by which they engaged to deliver up the town and fortress on the same condi tions as at Erzeroum, and engaged to the disarming the entire population both of the town and the adja cent villages. " The deputies told us that the Turkish Com mander, on hearing of the advance of the Russian troops, had left the town, partly on the evening of the 6th (18th) July, and the remainder on the morning of the 7th ( 19th); after plundering the Armenian villages iu the neighbourhood, they had dispersed in various directions towards Erdzinschon, Gemisch, Chan Trebisond, and Ispir. " After the occupation of Berbrut, we found there four cannon, a powder magazine, and a great quantity of provisions. On his march to Berbrut, Major-General Burtzoff met a great number of the inhabitants, who were retiring with their families into the interior Turkish provinces; among them were many who came from Kars, Sevires, Madoc hengher, and other places; but when they learned that Erzeroum was in our possession, they gave up their plan of seeking an asylum elsewhere, and re turned to their homes. " The Paella of Varna, who has succeeded in collecting about 10,000 men on the frontiers of the Pachalik of Bajazid, had made a vigorous attack on that fortress at the end of June (beginning of July), but he was repulsed after a sanginary engagement, by the brave garrison of that place, under Major- General Possoff, and notwithstanding his superior force, obliged to retreat. He had encamped fifteen wersts from Bajazid, intending to wait for reinforce ments; but having learned on the sth (17th) of July, the taking of Erzeroum, he left his camp with his troops, and fled. " Thus the success of eur arms on the centre of the line of operations, has secured a part of our left flank against all the attacks of the enemy. His first defeat near Bajazid cost us 300 men in killed and wounded." Together with this report, Count Paskewitsch sends to the Emperor the keys of the fortress of Choriss, and four horse tails, insignia of the Deputy Seraskier, which fell into our hands with the Sera skier, three standards belonging to those horse-tails, and four standards of the regular infantry, all tro phies from Erzeroum ; lastly, the Sanjack: standard of the Seraskier, and the standard of li;s Master of the Horse. There are also three horsetails, four standards, and one truncheon, belonging to Yagdhi Pacha, who left them behind him in his house when he fled. VIENNA, Auc. 25.—Metalliqucs, 99 5-16; Bank Shares, 1133.—.Allgemeine Zeitung, Aug. 30. Hostilities against that portion of the fea thered tribe, the partridges, commenced with the first dawn of morn on Wednesday ; and, judging by the nu merous presents which arrived by our afternoon coaches, the sportsmen were tolerably euccessfulow,Brightoa PRICES OF STOCKS THIS Bank Y-tock 3 per Cent. }led 3 per Cent. Cons. 857,1, 9 8 3 % per Cent. shut Ditto Bed shut t per Cent . . ........ ..102N% Ditto, 1826 . Ditto Scrip Bank L. Ann. .......... shut India Stock 223 222 Ditto Bonds 62 pm. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds Brazilian Bonds ..599 IPerlitian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds .— ;Portuguese Bonds 464 Chilian Bonds — ;Prussian, Old Colombian Bonds Ditto, 1924 Danish 69% Spanish, 1821 — Greek Bonds 1823 Ditto, 1825 — French Rentes, sp. c. --f. —c, Guatimala — Exchange f. —c. Mexican Bonds . — '— 3 per cent. Ditto, 1825 — Exchange —f. —c. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AY ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Bolanos Mining Co. . £ ,00 2^o Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £2O it 7314 Real del Monte Mining Co. - Ditto Subscription Alliance Fire and Life Insurance Co lO 8% FOREIGN EXCHANGES ON LONDON. HAMBURG, SEPT. 1.-13. 9%.—Two mtinths, la 8%. ST. PETERSBURGH, Aua. 2l.—Three months, 10 2332. BERLIN, AUG. 26.—Three months, 6. 254. STOCKHOLM, AUG. 25.—Seventy-five days, 11. 24. CHRISTIANIA, AUG. 19.—Three months, 6.30. BREMEN, AUG. 28.—Two months, 606. AMSTERDAM, SEPT. 4.-12. 20.—Two months, 12. 10. THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE, STRAND. THIS EVENING the New Melo-Draw, called THE WITNESS. _ Mr. Henderson, Mr JanesVinii;;;FC;nk Elton, Mr. Perkins Tom Tremor, Mr. Keeley; Mr. Holmes, Mr. F. Matthews; Harding, Mr. 0. Smith; The Witness, Mr. Baker. Catherine Henderson, Miss Kelly; Alice, Mrs. Keeley. After which:(second time), a New Interlude, called SOLI) FOR A SONG. Count Cremona, Mr. J. Russell; Alfred, Mr. Wood. Addle, Miss Cawse; Eliza, Miss H. Cawse. To conclude with THE SPRING LOCK. Lorenzo de Medici, Mr. Wood; Giulio, Mr. James Vining; Doctor Manente, Mr. Keeley; Doctor Flamingo, Mr. 0. Snait Amarantha, Miss Cawse; Vergellina, Mrs. Keeley. To-morrow, The Spring Lock, with Sold fora Song, and The Bottle Imp; Wednesday (first time), The Recruit, with Bom bastes F'urioso, and The Spring Lock; Thursday, a Melo-Drama, with Sold for a Song, and The Spring Lock. DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. !South Sea Stock Old Annuities shut New Ditto Ex. Bills, .£1,1510 2d. 67 69 pm. Ditto 500 2d. 67 69 pm. Ditto Small Ditto Commercial — Pm Bank for Account --- India for Account ..... 222% Cons. for Account 8 0 %1A 9 *MU. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 7, 1829. The Gazette de France extracts an article from the Nuremburg Correspondent, in which under the head of Belgrade, it is said that the French and English fleets, consisting of 28 men of-war, have entered. the Black Sea, and that Turkey is now placed under the protection of those two Powers. The acceptance of the Treaty of the 6th of July is still spoken of as certain. The Messager des Chambres, in a Second Edition (Sept. 4), has the following pas sage :—" The following are the bases upon which it is said that Russia will consent to treat : Ist, The entire or unrestricted execution of the Conven tion of Akermann ; 2dly, The cession of two places on the Asiatic coast of the Black Sea. 3dly, An indemnity of 100 millions of Spanish piastres (500 millions of francs). 4th, The occupation of Varna and Bourgas, as a se curity for the payment. sth, The free pas sage of the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles." These terms are some of them so severe, that the SULTAN, we should conceive, hard pressed as he is, would not think of complying with them. The Journal des Debats takes up the cudgels in behalf of M. DE CHATEAUBRIAND, with much warmth and animation ; and the Constitutionnel has a long article under the title of " The Charter according to the Aris tocracy," which will be found in another part of our Paper. The Journal of St. Petersburgh received by the Flanders mail, contains an article dated from the Camp at Aidos, in which Count DiEniTscx states that he has hitherto been successful in pacifying the minds of many of the Mahometans in the neighbourhood ; the inhabitants of twelve villages delivered up their arms, and put them selves unreservedly under the protection of his army, and that the same measure is beginning to be carried into effect further on towards Adria nople. The effects of this - consummate policy, the most flattering and enduring form that con quest can assume, will be felt to the advantage of the Russians, for years to come. From the army of the Caucacus, the same Journal gives intelli gence of some successful operations which have followed the capture of Erzeroum. Our readers will find extracts from the despatch of the Com mander-in-Chief, Count PASKEWITSCH, on the subject, in another column. The Austrian Observer states, that on the 6th of August news was brought to Corfu by the steam-boat, from Zante, that the Greek National Assembly was opened at Argos on the 23d July, on which oc casion Count CAPO DISTRIA made a very long speech. It was not known who would be Pre sident, but it was thought it would be Admiral MIAULIS. According to the same authority, trade and commerce have become so active at Bucharest, since the recent successes of the Russian troops, that the inhabitants might imagine themselves living in a time of general and profound tran quillity. The late report of the flight of the SULTAN to Asia, is, it seems, not confirmed. We have Gibraltar Chronicles this morning to the 18th ult. The Exchange w as 48k. These Papers contain no intelligence worthy of notice. American Papers have been received. They observe that the expedition which sailed on the sth of July from the Havannah against Mexico, is supposed to have landed on the Mexican coast, from the circumstance of the Bingham, one of the transports that conveyed the Spanish troops, having been spoken, on the 22d of July, in the Gulf of Mexico for New Orleans. A second expedition was fitting out at the Hawn nah, the destination of which was supposed to be either the coast of Mexico or of Colombia, A conspiracy to overthrow the Government had been detected at Lima, and the principal con spirators had been arrested. Extracts from these Papers will be found under their proper head. By the German Papers which arrived this morning we learn, on the authority of private letters, received by way of Hamburg from St Petersburg!), that Count DIEBITSCH had en tered Adrianople, and Count PASKEWITSCH Trebisond. The reports are not much entitled to credit, but we give them as a specimen of the on dits of the day. Another rumour, which is also of a doubtful complexim, states that the Treaty of the Gth July was definitively agreed to by the PORTE on the evening of the 7th inst. A hatti-scheriff was shortly to be published, proclaiming liberty to Greece. Accounts from Belgrade state that the GRAND VIZIER was reported to have arrived from Shumla with part of his troops at Adrianople, which the rumour above alluded to announced to have been entered by Count DIEBITSCH. Other accounts mention that the Russians are ad vancing rapidly towards Kirk-kilissa, that Count DIEBITSCH has 60,000 men under his com mand, and that the enemy cannot muster strength to oppose his progress. This, we think, is the most likely account of any. HAMBURG, Ace. 31. —Private letters from St. Petersburgh of the 22d instant announce, that shortly before the departure of the steam-boat official news had been received that Count Diebitsch had entered Adrianople, and Count Paskewitsch Trebisond. However, as we learn from Belgrade, that on the 13th inst. Adrianople was still in the possession of the Turks, and as the report of Count Paskewitsch, which came down to the 22d of last month, does not speak of operations against Trebisond, these statements require confirmation. CONSTANTINOPLE, Ace. 10.—The Treaty of 6th July was definitively agreed to by the Porte on the evening of the 7th instant, subsequently to the receipt of an urgent note from the British Ambassador, in which he is said to have declared that "on acceding to the terms of the Treaty, to which England had bound herself, the Porte would he immediately taken under the protection of that Power, and might rely upon her assistance." A Hatti Scherif is shortly to be published, proclaiming liberty to Greece. No intelligence probably ever caused such a sensation here, and general anxiety is felt respecting the influence which it will have on the march of the Russians. It is said that an English advice-boat has sailed to-day for Bourgas. The Russians are advancing rapidly towards Kirk kilissa, and the force that can be opposed to them is not sufficient to stop so enterprising an enemy. It is known that Count Dichitsch 1111560,000 men under his command. The Porte has published no account of recent events, hut it is affirmed that the Grand Vizier has left Shumla with most of his troops and gone towards Selimno, whence he hopes to reach Adrianople, which has not been put in a state of defence. The Sultan is sometimes at Terapia, and sometimes in Ramis Tchiflik, and neglects nothing to forward the measures taken for the defence of the capital. Tranquillity prevails every where, and the Government doubles its vigilance to maintain order. On the approach of danger this is the more necessary, as several of the great men advise peace, and this wish is even repeated in the Divan. Of the levy of 80,000 men, ordered some time ago, about the half hare been raised. BELGRADE, Aix. 17.—This afternoon, the Pacha re ceived dispatches by a Tartar, who came in four days from Adrianople. The Grand Vizier is said to have arrived from Shumla, with part of his troops, for the defence of that important city, leaving Hussein Pacha to command in Shumla. HAMBURG, SHPT. I.—ln our Borsen-halle article of Friday we alluded to the report then already pretty gene rally circulated here, that the conditions of the Treaty of the 6th of July had been consented to by the Ports, and that couriers had been sent to the different Courts with the intelligence. The report has since been most indus triously kept afloat ; but we regret to say, that no official, or even demi-official confirmation, of so welcome an event, has yet reached us ; on the contrary, we are apprehensive that the total silence of the Prussian State Gazette and the Austrian Observer must be considered in the light of a tacit contradiction. BORSEN-HALLH, FOUR O ' CLOCK.-Transactions in Funds have not been very extensive to-day; but prices are firm, at the quotations below : _ !End of August. Anglo-Danish Loan, 5 per cent Anglo-Russian Loan 96% Hamburg-Russian Loan 9osi Polish Bonds lOO Austrian Bank Shares 1135 Austrian Metalliques DS% His Majesty's ship Druid has at length ar rived at Portsmouth from Vera Cruz, and various other places, last from Curacoa. She brings a large amount of specie, and a quantity of Co• chineal, on merchants' account. The weavers, we regret to say, are again at work with the old story of riot and insubordi nation. During the past week, they have been distinguishing themselves at Barnsley in that particular line of business, which will, no doubt, entitle a few of them to take a high rank as con victs on board his Majesty's hulks. At Man chester, too, if not absolutely riotous, they are still sullen and threatening ; and, " after twenty weeks' suffering," (we quote the language of the Manchester Times of Saturday) " still seem determined to starve on rather than submit to the terms offered by their employers." Now, can any thing be . more preposterous than this? Sooner than accept a little, and wait confidently and unmurmingly the approach of better times, which cannot be far off—for we never yet knew a period of commercial languor that was not al most immediately afterwards succeeded by a re action in trade—these unfortunate mechanics prefer taking nothing at all ! Starvation, they think, is better than poverty, and perverseness the certain key to success. For their own sakes, we hope they may find it so, but the experiment at best is dangerous, and should it not succeed, c annot fail to involve them in distresses, deeper —far deeper than any into which they have yet b e en plunged. The case lately before the public of the arrest of an innocent person by the clerk of Mr. C LILL COTE, an attorney, in the absence and without the authority of his master, upon a false affidavit o f debt, naturally suggests the reflection whether any means can be devised for the better protec tion of the public against offences of this nature. The question of the expediency of the system of arrest for debt in general does not exactly arise out of this transaction, as it was one where the power of those who are authorized to hold persons to bail, was usurped by one who was wholly unauthorized ; and it is there fore more immediately useful to consider how, in the event of the continuance of the law of arrest, similar frauds may be prevented in future. There is no probability of arrests being abolished at present—the commercial world are not yet prepared to part quietly with so powerful a re medy against debtors ; and without giving an opinion here upon its justice, it should not be overlooked that the manner in which our trade is carried on absolutely requires credit, and often very long credit, to be given ; and therefore we doubt whether the abolition of arrests would have the effect of making merchants and trades men shorten their present credits, as is strenuously insisted in some quarters. It is well known that our Courts exercise over solicitors a special jurisdiction, arising from their being in fact officers of the Court—that the Judges frequently :fine them for malpractices ; and in case of gross offeNces, like that we allude to, strike them off' the roll, and thereby disqua lify them for ever from the practice of their pro fession. The Solicitors themselves, therefore, being in a situation of immediate responsibility, the point seems to be to prevent the indiscri minate use of their names upon writs by clerks and others ; and we should suggest, that in addi tion to the present regulation, requiring the at torney's name to appear upon the writ, such name should be obliged to be in the handwriting of the attorney himself, and that counterparts of the signatures of every London attorney (as no other can issue a writ) should be deposited in the Seal-office, through which all writs neces sarily pass. This regulation would be a great security against fraud, and would compel every attorney to be personally conversant with the circumstances under which an arrest is made in his name. In London the plaintiff himself makes the oath before the proper officer of the Court, who signs the writ, but when an affidavit made iii the country is presented, the officer has no means of knowing whether it be a forgery or not, beyond the sig nature of the Commissioner by whom the plain tiff is sworn, and which signature the officer is seldom, if ever, familiar with. It would be de sirable, therefore, if counterparts of the signa tures of all Commissioners were kept by the signers of the writs ; and if it should be objected that every country attorney is a Commissioner, and their signatures would be too numerous to be promptly referred to, the answer is that their number ought to be reduced. One Com missioner is quite sufficient for a moderately sized town, and two or three for the large:t (which would then be as well off as the metro polis), and their diminution would, we think, add to their respectability as officers of trust, and add weight to the solemnity of oaths which can be but lightly regarded when administered by the meanest and most contemptible of practi tioners. Experience certainly shows that no means for preventing frauds are infallible ; but it is surely the duty of the Legislature to use every exertion in its power to remove the temptations offered by the present system to unprincipled persons, who are aware how little risk they run in making attempts like that of Mr. CHILCOTE'S clerk ; and we think the Law Commissioners would do well to turn their attention to the subject. It answers little purpose for people to declaim against arrest altogether—the time is not yet ar rived for its removal ; but, in the meanwhile, those will do the greatest service to the community, who exert themselves the most for the reforma tion of the abuses to which this system is unfor tunately at present liable. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, Twx.r.rx o'CLocr. Consols, which left off on Saturday at 89i to i for the Account, opened this morning at 891, and for money 88i 89, with no business of Consequence doing as yet. The following, dated Portsmouth, Sept. 6, has been received at the North and South Ame rican Coffee-house :—" We have to inform you of the arrival this evening of his Majesty's ship Druid, from Vera Cruz, Tampico, Havannah, Ja maica, and Curacoa, having specie and cochineal on board. The amount and quantity we cannot as certain. She sailed from the latter place in 35 days." Extract of a letter from Vera Cruz, dated July 14 :—" All is quiet here; but we are in a great uncertainty in regard to the result of the Havannah expedition. Within these few days General Santa Anna has been here, who is displaying the greatest activity for the defence of St. Jean d'Ulloa, whose garrison is now complete. Santa Anna has laid a contribution of 30,000 piastres on the commerce, in support of the preparations he is making." Accounts from Cadiz of the 18th August state, that it was reported that the expedition to Mexico would land at Solo la Merina, about 60 leagues to the north of Vera Cruz, where they have a great number of partisans ready to join them. On the 12th instant arrived here from Ferrol, Admiral Andre Sartorio with four men-of-war, others are also ready here for sailing ; and it is believed that the intention of Government is to send to South America the conscripts of 1827 and 1828. Accounts from Valparaiso state, that information had been received from Lima of the 19th March, and from Truxillo of 12th March, stating that the Peruvian army, under General Lamar, had obtained a victory i►► a pitched battle over the Colombians. TWO O'CLOCK. There has been little fluctuation or speculation in the Consol Market to the present hour, and the market appears rather dull. Consols have been'i done at 891 in the course of the morning, and at present they are 89 to and for money, 88/. The Foreign Market void of interest, with little or nothing doing. Portuguese stock is lower; Brazilian, 591; Portuguese, 451 6. HALF-PAST Two. It is stated that Government have received an express from Constantinople —contents not yet transpired. There has been a sale of some money stock. Consols, 89i. _ _ THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for Account, 89 FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES. Consols SBi- Danish 69 Do. for Ac. 89 Greek, 1825 Brazilian Bonds 591 Mexican, 1825 Buenos Ayres Peruvian Chilian Do. Russian 99i Columbian, 1821, . Spanish MIDDLESLX SESSIONS.-(T1IIS DAY.) These Sessions commenced this morning at the Session s House, Clerkenwell-green, before J. CONST, Esq. Choir' man, and a full brnch of Magistrates. After a few assault cases of no public importantx, William Hodsel was indicted for an assault on 1 0 wife. Mr. AnoLextis in stating the case observed, thg t rases of this description had gen era lly b een treate d °' Court with a levity that they did not deserve. This oe r was not one in which the husband and wife could be p ro pel t , ld to " kiss and be friends," but it called for a punish' ment that would make the prisoner remember that he Wo n not allowed to ill-treat the prosecutrix with impunity, be' cause she was his wife. Catherine Braw Hodsel stated, that the prisoner, her husband, was a brass-worker ; lie had been formerly her first husband's errand boy, but she had married him since her husband's death, and he had treated her on all twee' sions very ill. On the day laid in the indictment, he first threw a bag of tools at her, which she parried from her head, lie then threw her down against a vice, and hurt her shoulder ; she ran up stairs and he followed her with a c Irving knife; she bolted the door, and he stabbed the knife through the panne!, aed told her that 0 much of the knife as was through the door he would send into her body. He kicked his foot through another pan ne', and the prosecutrix was so frightened that she jumped out of a first floor window, and went to a neighbour's. Mr. C. Pmmars, for the defendant, asked her if she was not very jealous of the defendant. The prosecntri replied that her health bad been affected by him three times, and that he had, since their separation, brought women to sleep with him in her lied. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty ; and the Cwain - MAN told him that he had mistaken the power of a htin hand rery much. For instance, a man had no right t° throw a stool at his wife.—(lt was here intimated to th e worthy but aged Chairman, amid much laughter, that it was a bag of tools, and not "a stool," which the defendan t had thrown.)—The Court suspended the sentence till Friday. ASSIZES.-(RECEIVED THIS DAT.) WESTERN CIRCUIT-BRISTOL, Sm. 4. THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON, THE VENUS, AND TUX ROYAL GEORGE. HARVEY AND OTHERS V. GETHING. Mr. PATNE opened the pleadings. The declaration stated that the defendants were owners of a small vessel called the Duke of Wellington, which vessel had rec e ived considerable injury by the wanton act of the defendant , for which the plaintiff now sought compensation in di. mages. The defendant pleaded four special pleas of jut' tification and also the general issue. Mr. Serjeant WILDE addressed the jury. They bed heard from his learned friend that this was an action to recover compensation in damages for injury sustained hi the Duke of Wellington—(A laugh)--of which vessel his clients, very respectable merchants, were the owners and master—(A laugh)_bnt the real question ja the cause was the right of all vessels trading to Newport, Monmouthshire, to use the wharfs on the banks of the river Usk, for the purpose of loading and unloading their cargoes on the payment of certain rates. On the sth 0 1 May the Duke of Wellington, loaded with corn, arrived at Newport, and fastened herself to the wharf b e long' ing to the defendant, who shortly afterwards ordered her off, which order not being immediately complied with, he cut the cable and sent her adrift. The particulars of this ill-natured act towards the Debt he would prove by witnesses, but he considered the principal question in the cause was one for the decision of his Lordship, resting entirely on the construction of the 15th Section of an Act of Parliament, passed in the 42d year of his late Majesty's reign, entitled " An Act for im proving the Navigation of the river Usk." That Section authorised the erection of wharfs on the River, and fixes certain rates that should be demanded by the owners 0 1 them, for the loading and unloading of vessels. It also directed that rings and chains should be fixed to the walls for the accommodation of shipping frequenting that part of Newport. Now, as he (the Learned Counsel) before said, the real question (and a very important one it was to the shipping interest) was, whether this ac commodation could be demanded as a right, or was it necessary to have the consent of the owners of the wharfs. He would prove the defendant's conduct most ill-natured, and trusted he should have the opinion of the Court 00 the construction of the Art in favour of his client ; be should rely confidently on their verdict. Thomas Williams examined—Witness was mate to the Duke of Wellington. On the sth of May they arrived at Newport, about six o'clock in the evening. The Venus was unloading at the defendant's wharf, and the Duke dropped quietly alongside of ber.—(A laugh.)' The Royal George was not far off.—(A laugh.)—After the Venus had discharged her load, the Duke got into her birth, and was fastened to one of the rings in the wall of the defendant's wharf. The defendant shortly after wards told the Captain of the Duke that he must be offs as the Royal George wanted to come in. The Captain refused, and said he had as good an authority and as much right to be there as the Royal George had. The de fendant said " Oh, oh ! have you ; we will try wha t effect cutting the rope will de." The Captain replied' " This is the first time, Mr. Gething, I ever was at Newport, and, from the reception I have net with, I hope it will be a long time before I come again." The defendant then said, you had better at once take yourself off now. The Captain then gave or dere to let out more rope, so that the vessel dropped down to the next wharf, and although fastened to one of the rings of the defendant's wharf, no part of her lay before it except the bowsprit. This, however, did not satisfy hinit and after some further angry conversation, he cut the ship e cable, and sent her adrift. The tide running high at the time, she was considerably damaged. Mr. Serjeant WILDE—I believe the Duke of Welling" ton, after her cable was cut, run foul of some other ves s e l ' Witness—Yes, Sir, of the Venus.—(Laughter.) Mr. Serjeant WILDE-Well, what happened the" Witness--The tide was running very high, and at tha t moment the Royal George came up and struck the DO I of Wellington with such violence as almost turned him round.—(Great laughter.) Mr. Serjeant Wunx—Your vessel the Duke of 0 1 lington was considerably damaged? Witness, Yes, Sir. William Hall, a pilot, corroborated the above evidence' and added that when the defendant cut the ship's cabl e they had unloaded all the cargo except five sacks of c ool which would not have taken them many minutes longer' but he would not wait. A reference was here proposed, and after some consul' tation between Counsel, it was agreed to refer the decisioo of the case to the Water-bailiff and Custom-house Officer of Newport. The case excited considerable interest. LIABILITY OF COACH raorairrons........arapimis b. NIBLETT AND LANE. This was an action to recover, 331., the price of a horse. The defence was that the horse was purchased by Lane on his own account, and that Niblett was not liable• Evidence was produced to prove that Niblett and Lane were joint-proprietors in the Bath Mail, but they had tui connection hi the'coach for which the horse was purchased• I,n-d Chief Justice TINDAL held that all coach pr?- pt ietors, whatever might he the terms of the partnership between themselves, were jointly liable for all debts con tracted in any manner connected with such partnership. Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 331. This was the last cause for trial. The Lord Chief Justice left Bristol on Sunday morning for London. In Paris there is at present an unusual com petition in the purchase of wines. At Beray more than a hundred thousand pieces were lately sold at high prices for the consumption of Paris. This is occasioned by the prospect of the next vintage, which will be a bad one. OUTRAGES IN IRELAND.--Mr. WILLIAM AHERN, of Hernsbrock, and Mr. MICHAEL Coot" of the county Cork, were fired at by an assassin near Castletown Conyers, in this county, on Monday evening. One of the horses was slightly wounded, but fortunately the riders escaped unhurt. Wiwast WALSH, a labourer, was fire d at and severely wounded at Anglesburcugh, in this county , on Friday last, by a man unknown, who rested his gun on the hedge while he aimed at his object. The b , " entered his right breast, and passed out under th e shoulder. Little hopes are entertained of his recoverf',. On the evening of Sunday l ast , an arme d par ty °' about forty men, most of wh om were mounte d ' entered the premises of a farmer at Liscarrol, in th e county of Cork, on the borders of this county. and forcibli carried away his sister, MARGARET O'BRIEN. O'BRIEN and lit , r brother resisted, but were assaulted and overpowered by the banditti. On their departure 0,9 left three men as a guard to prevent pursuit. Her brothe r nevertheless escaped, and followed the party into this county, near Ballingary, when GEORGE MassaY, immediately sent the police in pursuit of the offenders/ it is said, remain in that neighbourhood in arms. A few nights back four cows, the property of Mr. RoBeRT Cvs sitat, of the Courtenay Arms, Newcastle, were disfigured by cutting the top joint off of each cow's tail. Mr. Cusszie had lately got possession of the lands they were grazing on —Limerick Chronick.