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being conductcl, as a prisoner, to the ship which conveys him, and to pay the costs. This sentence is dated Oporto, March 10. BRUSSELS AND GERMAN PAPERS. BRUSSELS, APRIL 7.—The Second Chamber of the States General was assembled to hear various Reports on Petitions presented, and especially such as refer to projects of law already before the chamber. The President informed the Chamber that the Sections would be engaged to-morrow in examining the project of law on the Press, and proposed Thursday for discussing the questions relative to the Jury, which was agreed to. MAttett 10.--Yesterday, in the Second Climber of the States General, the Debate on the Jury commenced; some speeches were made, both for and against the re-establishment of the Jury ; the debate has been continued to-day, and as several members have entered their names as intending to deliver their opinions on the subject, it is supposed that the debate will not be concluded to-morrow (Saturday), but will be continued into next week. His Excellency M. Van Marren is still seoously ill_ A British Cabinet Messenger, with despatches, passed through this city yesterday afternoon on his Way from London to St. Petersburgh.—Brussels Papers, April 11. FRONtIERS OF MOLDAVIA, MARCH 20.-20,000 men are to be embarked at Odessa, but their desti nation is not known. Some think they are to be landed at Sizeboli, others on the North Coast of Natolia. At all events, this expedition must have an important air of influence on the military opera tions. The Principalities are full of troops, most of which have lately taken the road to Silistria, which will be besieged. General Count Palen, well known in the last French war, will command the siege. FRONTIERS OF MOLDAVIA, MARCH 22.—Re ports from the P rincipalities speak of continued attacks made by the Turks on the points which the Russians have fortified between Varna and the Danube, from which it seems they hoped to drive their adversaries before the arrival of the reinforce ments from Russia. Near Kostudj;k and Pravadi, in particular, there are slid to have been very slt puinary engagements at the beginning of this month, in which, however, the Turks were constantly re pulsed. It is reported that wounded soldiers are daily brought to Issaktcha and the neighbouring Russian hospitals on this side of the Danube.— Meantime the Russian columns, on their way to Bulgaria, are hastening in all directions, by forced marches, to the Danube. The vegetation, which is still very backward in consequence of the long winter, may perhaps be a great obstacle to the commencement of grand operations, as forage is every where scarce. viz Nara, 11,1.tacu 31.—Metalliques, 97a Bank Shares, I,o93.—Allgemeine Zeitung, April 5. GENERAL STEWART OF GARTH. This distingu'shed soldier and true hearted Scotchman has assumed the Government of St. Luck, under the most gratifying circumstances.— We have seen a letter from that island, dated Jan. 25, which contains several interesting particulars regarding- his reception ; and as we know the kindly feelings which his countrymen entertain towards him, we subjoin the substance of what it commu nicates. The General was ten days at Barbadoes on his way out ; and although twenty years have elapsed since he was commandant of that garri son, he was welcomed with all the warmth of Barbadian hosp;tality. At St. Lucie he was received with the same enthusiasm. The Govern ment House at Sr. Lucie, in which our gallant countryman resides, is well furnished, and with one exception the best habitation of the kind in the West Indies. The garrison consists of the 35th Regt., and detachments of the Ist West India Regt., artillery, engineers, and military artificers. The troops have bitterly been very healthy. We rejoice to be able to add, that the General had enjoyed ex cellent health from the period of his arrival, and that, from his knowledge of the climate, his friends have every reason to hope that it will not affect him.— Should he live to return, it is probable that he will furnish many interesting facts regarding the natural productions, &c., not only of St. Luck, butt of the adjacent islands,—at least we are much mistaken if his active and intelligent mind will acquire slothful habits, even under the enervating influence of a tro pical climate.—Edinburgh Observer. MR. CHARLES GRANT. Public men are said to be public property, and we are always glad to see their sentiments and ac tions fully and freely canvassed. We confess, how ever, that we are not a little surprised, after all the " badgering" which our statesmen have lately un dergone, to find a sage discovery made by Lord Westmoreland that cur talented and admired County Member, Mr. Charles Grant, was the primary cause of the measure now in progress for the relief of Ire land. On Saturday, in the House of Lords, the Earl of Westmoreland, in the course of a rambling speech, concluding in favour of the Bill, stated that the great cause of the mischief which the Bill is designed to remedy, is the divisions of the Pro testants of Ireland. The cause of this dilemma he attributed in the first instance, to Lord Plunkett, next, to the Irish landholders, who, for election pur poses, sacrificed themselves and the state, and finally to every Member of Lord Liverpool's Administra tion. "In the first place," continued the sapient Earl, " let us see what happened on the appolut mend, in the first instance, of a gentleman who entertained those opinions strongly,to be the Minister of that country.—(Hear.)—The Secretary of State for that country is responsible for the consequences that have taken place, because it is impossible for any man to suppose that any Government favourable to the Constitution of this country could have placed in the Government of that country a gentleman of his opinions." This tranchant statement called up my Lord Sidmouth, who, in reply to the glimmer ing of meaning contained in the above, used the following words :—" I was never more sur prised than at hearing the speech of the Noble Lord—nor am I less surprised at the charge s which he has made. My Lords, it is just eight years since a respectable gentleman, (Mr. Grant) was appointed to the office of Chief Secre tary of Ireland, which at that time was ill a very distracted state. I have already said that Mr. Grant was a most respectable gentleman, and with the utmost admiration for his talents, I am free to admit that the appointment had not my concur rence; but I yielded to it from the distressing exi gency of the occasion. It is well known to the Noble Lord that the appointment had not my approbation. I am compelled to say thus much in reply to the charge of the Noble Lord, and I feel that I am justified in breaking punctilios, in thus adverting to this circumstance." Break ing pur c ilios indeed with a vengeance! The secrets of a prison house are at last dropping out one by one, like thunder-drops of rain, and we shall soon have a clear sky if riot fair weather. One thing we believe will be pretty generally acknowledged :—if the State-Doctor have no greater political sins to answer for than his share in the appointment of Mr. Grant, he will not tremble for the fiat of posterity— he will have no very heavy blot on his escutcheon. We suspect however, that Mr.' Grant cannot lay cL to the honour designed for him by Lord West moreland. The cause of emancipation has been for warded, not by this or by that Secretary, but- by the irresistible course of events.—lnverness Courier, April S. SALVE FOR WOUNDS IN 'WOOLLY ANI MALS. —A number of the Bibliotheritie Physic() Econo . mique recommends an ounce of hog's lard and four drachms of powdered charcoal, well mixed as a pomatum, to be used for the wounds of wool-bearing animals, as producing a quick healing ; it is also said to be efficacious in sores of a gangrenous nature. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, APRIL 11. Robert Rafhbone was indicted for having assaulted sntaster, John Forbes, Esq. It appeared that the prisoner entered Mr. Forbes's service as valet in January, 1827, and quitted it in May, 1828; and having violated his agreement in not remaining a month, Mr. Forbes refused to give him a character. On the Bth of August last Mr. Forbes wa: returning from Mr. Wellesley's, in Upper Seymour-street, through Wigmore-street, at half-past ten o'clock, when he was way-laid by the prisoner, who beat him in a dreadful manner with a stick, at the same time swearing that he would compel him to give him a character. The prisoner was not taken into custody until four or live weeks ago. The Jury pronounced the prisoner guilty, and the CHAIRMAN expressed his surprise that he had not ben indicted capitally. He was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, and at the expiration of that period to find sureties to keep the peace for two years. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sr a—Happening to be turning over a volume of Shah speare, I lighted on a passage in Measure for Measure, which seems particularly applicable to the exalted per sonage at the head of the Government—the matchless Wellington. Lucio, conversing with the Duke, under the disguise of a friar, is rating him for a superficial, ignorant, un weighing fellow. The Duke reples to him : " Either this is envy in you, folly, or mistaking. The very stream of his life, and the business he bath !mimed, must upon a warranted need give him a better proclama tion. Let him lie but testimonied in his own bringings forth, and he shall appear to the envious a scholar, a statesman, and a soldier." If you agree with me that this passage truly designates our great leader, you may be disposed to give it insertion in your valuable paper, of which I am a constant reader. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, Sevenoaks, April 10, 1529. IVESIUS. The father of W. H. TRANT, Esq., M.P., the red-hot Brunswicker, was a cold green Papist, from Dingle-i-couch, in the Kingdom of Kerry. The father was a good shot; he killed in a duel the late Sir JOHN COLTHURST, who was considered the best marksman of his day. When the parties were on the ground, TRANT took off his spectacles, deliberately wiped them, and settled them most composedly upon that feature of the face which nature intended for their accommodation. He then coolly took a comfortable pinch of snuff, and cocked his feather spring. Sir Jottx, looking on all the time, at length re turned with an air of dismay to his second and exclaimed, "By the L—d, that damned Jesuit will shoot me." The sentence hardly escaped his lips when he dropped ! Tralee Mercury. Mr. H. PIKE, gardener at Winkfield Park, states, that having had all the young cauliflowers and cab. hage plants in his garden devoured Ly slugs, notwithstand ing his adoption of every known expedient for their de struction, he was induced to try the efficacy of chaff for this purpose, and accordingly spread some well cut chaff round the young plants under hand glasses, and some round the outside of the glasses, the success of which was complete. " The slugs," says ME. PIKE, " in theirattempt to reach the plant, find themselves immediately enveloped in the chaff, which prevents their moving, so that when I go in the morning to elevate the glasses to give the plants air, I find hundreds of disabled slugs round the outside of the glasses, which I take away and destroy." This is a cheap, simple, and effectual method of preventing the depreda _ . . tions of these mischievous insects, and well worth the at tention of every gardener. ROMAN MEDAL.—A short time since, in delving the small piece of garden ground adjoining the ancient tower of Stanelie, in this neighbourhood, there was found a very interesting and ancient medal, commemo rative of the subjugation of the Jewish nation to the Roman Power, A.D. 70, when TITUS destroyed Jerusalem. It is of brass, very thin, and in diameter exactly I i inch Obverse—Head of the Emperor VESPASIAN-around it, " VESPASIANVS ROM: IMP: AVG :" Reverse— A palm tree as symbolical of Judea; at the foot of the tree are two figures, one on each side, the first sitting in a drooping attitude, the other standing. Legend "JUDAEA CAPTA," in the exergue " S.C." This curious relic is now in the possession of WILLIast Wir.soN, Esq. jun, of Thornlie. About a year ago a medal of the same descrip ',ion was found in the city of York.—Paisley Advertiser. On Thursday much entertainment was occa sinned in the House of Lords by the sudden appearance o f a fOur-legged stranger running from the Opposition benches and taking refuge near the table and woolsack. The De puty Usher of the Black Rod (Mr. Pur-mAN) shook the . cloth, and out ran the intruder up the house, and took refuge behind the throne. It was a full-grown rat.— Evening Paper. TIIE CATHOLIC BlLLS.—After the Catho- lie Bill and the Disfranchisement Bill had been read a third time and passed on Saturday morning, orders were immediately given that a Commission should be prepared for Monday (this day), to give the Royal Assent to them and other Bills. It was accordingly prepared in the course of Saturday, and sent to Windsor forthwith to have his Majesty's signature. It may be remarked that the Bills have received not one amendment during their progress through the Lords—not so much am a verbal amendment; so that theme is no occasion to send back the Bills to the Commons, to have the Commons sanction to amendment. Thus delay is avoided. All that it will be requisite to do is to forward a Message from the Lords to the Commons, by Masters in Chancery, to state that the Lords have agreed to such Bills without any amendment; and then the House will be summoned to at tend in the House of Peers, to hear the Royal Assent given by Commission to various Bills.—Morning Pap•r. In Dumfries-shire every kind of labour is in a forward state. Beams are brairdcd in a number of places, and the sowing of oats is quite general. The wheats have stood the winter well, and nearly the same thing may be said of the turnips. In high situations, and where the crop was large, the few days of frost alluded to, affected both the white and yellow kind ; but the loss upon the whole was very partial, and even where felt to the greatest extent, did not amount to above 10 per cent. of the whole crop. As the turnips are now well-nigh exhausted, flocks of fat sheep are finding their way to Glasgow, Edinburgh, Liverpool, and Morpeth. Considering the prices at the " back'end," this species of stock have left a fair profit—,r circumstance we rejoice in for many reasons. Green crop Ilusbandry is extending in this quarter more and more, and we can state as a fact, that upwards of 8,000 sheep have been fattened this season in no great circuit around Dumfries. One fanner of our acquaintance fed 70 scores for his own hand, and though he had not food for the fourth of these—that is, on his own farm—it is now the practice to send the woolly people out to board. Many per sons who have turnips, prefer this plan to what may be deemed risk and speculati-on The board, according to the quality of the keep, varies from 4.1. to sd. weekly for each sheep; and though the farmer has to provide flocks, and take the trouble of shifting them, the rich manure left on the ground enables him to raise excellent crops of barley. When bone manure is more generally introduced, and our farmers begin to collect and grind old bones Lt home, the practice of taking only one white crop at a time, with the other peculiarities of the Roxburgh style of husbandry, will give quite a new direction to the agricul ture cf Dumfries-shire.—Dumfries Pope r. PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE.—On Tuesday the 31st inst., four gentlemen of this town having occasion to attend the funeral of a relation from Inverness to the soli tary romantic churchyard of Boleskine, by the side of Lech Ness, engaged a post chaise fur the purpose. They accompanied the hearse to the foot of the hill, a little be yond the Black Rock, to the east of the Pass of Inver far igaig, and here the driver alighted to lead his horses up the ascent. Unfottunately, believing there was no danger he did not tell the party to alight also, and to this must undoubtedly be attributed the alarming accident which in a few minutes ensued. When near the top of the hill the horses haited and hacked to the side of the Loch, and one of the wheels going over the edge of the nail-ow road (which is cut out of a range of rocks of fearful altitude) the whole were instantly hurled over a steel) precipice, apparently to instant destruction. The first overturn of the coach destroyed the windows and roof of, the vehicle, and ere it had descended much farther, the top was fairly driven in and thrown open. At this critical moment the descent of the coach was interrupted by some birch trees, and the gentlemen providentially escaped through the roof of the coach, with no farther injury than a few cuts inflicted by the broken glass. The horses were also but slightly injured. We shall not attempt to describe the sensations of the party on this remarkable escape from what appeared to be instant and inevitable death,—lnver mess Courier. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 1829. His Majesty's assent to the Catholic Relief Bill will be given this evening, and thereby at cnce extinguish the last desperate hope of the Ultras. From this auspicious date the Papists are free: the door.; of either House are open to them; they have henceforth a stake in the Constitution—and May rise, according to their deserts, in every liberal pro fession. From this period, therefore, we may date the tranquillity of Ireland, and look confidently forward to the hour when, her internal feuds assuaged—her sects extinguished, her party prejudices forgotten, she may take her proper place among nations, and by turning her vast and various resources to account, efface the injuries of centuries. Few Englishmen ever visit Ireland who do not return perfectly asto nished at the capabilities she affords for sound com mercial and agricultural speculations. Her soil is one of the richest in Europe—her climate mild and salubrious—her peasants, when their passions are not excited, as they have been for ages, by wanton mi-government on the part of England, are active, industrious, and enterprising—her bays are safe and extensive, and her numerous rivers are efficient for all purposes of inland navigation. Ardently, therefore, do we trust, that these vast local ad vantages will be turned to their proper account, and that Ireland insisted of being, as she has been for the last Lou years, a thorn in the side of England, a cancer, eating away all that is sound and healthy in hur energies, will henceforth become her warmest ally, and that the contest between the two nations, will, in future be, not which can do each other the most injury, but which can best uphold, adorn, and serve the other. The Journal (f St.` Petersburp,h of the 28th March contains accounts from Teheran, the capital of Persia, describing a horrible catastrophe which took place in that city, namely, the assassination of the Russian Ambassador and the whole of his suite, with the exception of the first Secretary of Lega tion and three other persons. The affair originated in a quarrel between part of the Ambassador's suite and the populace, but we suspect the Court of St. Pctctsburgh will not be easily appeased by any ex planation which the Persians can offer. The recol lections of the last war are too bitter to permit the intervention of kindly feelings : ST. PETEgSBURGII, 11IAT 27. Letters received from Teheran inform us of a horrible eata,trophe which took place in that city on the 31st Ja nuary (12th February), in consequence of a violent quarrel between the suite of M. Gnbojedeff, our Minister at that Court, and some of the populace. Some idlers having assembled before the Minister's house during the quarrel, thought fit to take part in it, and some of them having been soon killed, an immense crowd hastened from the bazar to avenge their countrymen, forced the gate of the hotel, and in spite of the resistance of our Cossacks and of the Persian Guards, four of whom were killed, suc ceeded in penetrating to the inner apartments, where all that came in their way was sacrificed to their rage. In vain the Shah himself, accompanied by his son, Selou Sul tan, Governor-General of Teheran, came with a consider able force to check and disperse the rioters. It was too late, Mr. Gribojedoff and his suite had already fallen vic tims to the rage of the assassins. Only M. Melzoff, the first Secretary of Legation, and three other persons, escaped the carnage. The Shah Abbas Miiza, and the whole Court, are in the greatest consternation ; the latter has gone into mourn ing for eight days. Eager to give us all the satisfaction which we have a right to demand, he intends to send his eldest son with the Caimacan to General Paskewitsch, to communicate to him all the particulars and explanations which the General-in-Chief may desire respecting this dreadful event. Hamburgh, Dutch, and German Papers, have been received this morning, from which we make the following extracts. Much reliance seems to be placed upon the Mission of Count MATUSCHWITZ to this country : HAMBURGIf, APRIL 7. On the 6th in the evening arrived the Sir Joseph Banks steam-boat, awl this morning two other stoun boati the Couri. r, Captain Sinclair, and the Nottingham, Captain Bride, all three from London. BORSE'r-HALLE, FOUR O'cLocK. End of April. Angle-Danish Loan, 3 per cent - Anglo-Russian Loan 93 Ha:nburgh-Russian Loan Anglo-Prussian Loan of 1818 99),4 Austrian Bank Shares lll5 Austrian Meta!lives 9B Letters from St. Petersburg , ' say, that the Emperor's departure depends on the result of the mission of Prince Matuscewitz to London. As soo❑ as the Prince has ter minated the negnciation with which he is entrusted at the British Court, he is to return to the Russian capital, to communicate in person with his master. A note is spoken of in these letters, as having been addressed by the Russian Government to the principal Courts of Europe. Letters from Odessa speak of the probability of an attempt being made upon Constantinople, grounding their opinion upon a report that the fleet off the Black Sea, had received orders to take a consider able part of the army of General PAskewitsch on board, and land them in the vicinity of Burgas. The Russian army in Armenia would then be reduced to act upon the delusive. As to the accuracy of all th es e reports, we cannot even venture to express an opinion. svociadoLlt, MARCH 31. This evening the mortal remains of the Princess Sophia Albertina, will be removed to the Ritterholms ehttrch, but the solemn funeral will not take place before May. Her Royal Highness in a paper written with her own hand, dated Nov. 27, 1828, expressly desired that her body shall not be embalmed with spices, preserved in spirits, or any other particular manner, and that her face shall not be painted. She relies on the King, who has always given her the greatest proofs of kindness and friend ship, for the fulfillment of this request. HAGUE, APRIL 9. Some of our journals say, that M. Cappacini is going to return to Home, and that he will be here again in the autumn. PILLAU, MARCH 26. The harbour was covered with solid ice as far as the eye could reach, and the Frischehaff so frozen up that the communication with Konigsberg, Braunsberg, and Ebling, still took place over the ice. At Gottenburgh, on 23d March, the ice in the har bour and the roads was still so solid, that it was sup posed the navigation could not be open before the middle of the next month. VIENNA, AralL 1.--Metalliques, 97 Bank Shares, 095. The French Journals contain neither interest nor variety. They are chiefly filled with speculations respecting the conduct of Monsieur MARTIGNAC, The Messager des Chambres, in an article, dated Constantinople, the 10th of March, observes, is impossible not to be surprised at the tranquil be haviour of the inferior classes of the cap'tal in the midst of events, which formerly II ould not have failed to excite popular tumult. During the lait fortnight that we were nearly on the point of being without bread, the people have shown an inconceivable resig- cation." " it Letters have been received this morning from Rio Janeiro ten days later than the last accounts. The exchange has again fallen there to 2.51. At the departure of the above letters there were no news. Another small loan was in contemplation, which is supposed was the cause of the fall in the exchange. Mr. HumE, of the Custom-house, transacted business this morning with the PRESIDENT of the BOARD of TRADE at his residence, Somerset-honse. The Cabinet Council, which was summoned to meet this afternoon, at three o'clock, is pnt off. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, APRIL 1 1 and 12.—Wind W. by W. S.W. —Arrived from London, the Fanny, Galbraith, for the South Seas; and Abercrombie, Robinson, for China. Arrived the Alliance, Whitroy, from Nevis. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 11.—Wind W. to S.E.— Arrived from London, the Dryad, Swinburn, for Quebec; and Brunswick, Parker, for Madras and Calcutta. Arrived the Surry, Kemp, from Bombay, sailed the 17th of November. Sailed the Polly Pratt, and Industry, Lord, for Miramichi. FALMOUTH, APRIL 10.—Wind W. to N.W.— Arrived the Sandwich packet, from Lisbon, sailed the 2d inst.; and Summer packet, from Lisboa, sailed the sth inst. Sailed the Lord Melville, for the Mediterranean ; and Bramble cutter, from Lisbon, with mails. HOLYHEAD, APRIL I.—Arrived the Allerton, Gill, from Jamaica; and Mercy, Gindlay, for the Mauritius. DOVER, APRIL 12.—Arrived the Home,Younger, from the Mauritius. DARTMOUTH, APRIL 11.—Arrived the Minerva, from Monte Video; and Homeward, from ',New York. The Grabe, Thomas, bound to Ipswich, sunk in coming out of Bangor (Wales), the 9th imst. The Betsey, Byers, of London, got upon the Newcome Sand on Saturday night, and it was feared would be wrecked. The Gleadow, Davis, from to Newcastle, was driven on the Herd Sand on Thursday and bilged; the stores and cargo expected to be saved. The Horatio, Sparks, bound to Quebec, ran on shore at Liverpool on Thursday night, but was got off after discharging part of her oargo. The Isabella, Wightman, from Alemouth to London, drifted on a rock, and it was feared would be wrecked ; cargo landed with damage. THE FUNDS.--(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWIILTR o'CLocr. Accounts from Rio de Janeiro have been received per the Duke of Gloucester, e'ia Guernsey, of the 17th Feb., which confirm the statements of the general aspect of trade being extremely unfavourable ; the Exchange on England had sustained a further de cline, and was daily becoming worse ; at the date of these letters it was quoted at 25i- per milieu, which was reported to be occasioned by a further loan being in progress for Government; the Eclipse packet had been detained for a few days. Consols opened at 87i and 8711 for May; the continua tion is going off, and the Brokers are making up ac counts for to-morrow, which it appears is already considerably advanced. Exchequer Bills, 58 9, and India Bonds, 48 50 pm. • In the Foreign Funds some fluctuation has taken place in Brazilian Bonds, which has been the only business doing, and from the aboverrentioned fall in the Exchange being considered unfavourable they fell to 52i, but have since rallied to 53, buyers; Buenos Ayrean Bonds are 20 1 ; Danish, 654; Portuguese, 4 31; and Russian, 96 In Shares there is no novelty to state. Three per Cent. Consols, 87i ; Ditto, for Account, 51. ; and for May, 87i 4 ; India Stock, 231 2 ; Bank Stock, 20819 ; India Bonds, 48 50; Exchequer Bills, b 8 59 pm. Tit 0 O'CLOCK. Consols remain, 87i and 87- a /, for May. Accounts of the 31st of March, from Vienna, state that some very severe fighting had taken place between the Russians and Turks, and upwards of 4,000 men had fallen on each side. THREE 0' CL 0 CE. Consols, fri' FOUR O'CLOCK. —CLOSING PRICES. Consols 87i Danish 651 Do. for Ac. 871 a Greek, 1825 Brazilian Bonds 531 Mexican, 1825 Buenos Ayres 21 Peruvian Chilian Do. Russian 96 Columbian, 1824 Spanish 91 LAW INTELLIGENCE.--(THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR and Lords MANNERS, DUCIE, and SIIERBORNE, sat on appeals to-day. SPONG V.‘SPONG. Lord MANNERS gave judgment in this appeal. The question in which arose upon the will of Mr. John Spong, of Aylesford, in the county of Kent. The material point in the case was, whether the lega cies given by the testator were, under the will, charged upon his real estates, devised to the appel lant, one of his sons, who had been appoint resi duary legatee and sole executor. The testator by his will gave certain proviSion for his wife; he then devised part of his freehold property to the appel lant for ever, subject to certain annual payments to his wife and daughter, he also devised certain estates in the parish of Aylesford and Burham, to his exe cutor upon certain trusts, and subject to certain payments and charges ; he then gave several lega cies and bequests to his relations, to be paid within the period of twelve months after his decease. The testator then, by the following words, charged all the legacies on his real and personal estate : " And I do hereby expressly charge and make liable my real and personal estate, to and with the payment of the aforesaid several le gacies;" and then as to the remainder of his real and personal estate, he bequeathed them to the appellant, Thomas Spong, his sole executor. The testator died in Jas., 1815, without having re voked the will. The appellant, as the legal personal representative of the testator, possessed himself of property to a considerable amount, paid the testator's debts, and several of the legacies, hut declined to pay others, alleging that the personal estate was not sufficient. On the part of several of the legatees, a bill was filed in the Court of Exchequer, which prayed an account of the real and personal estate, the rents received by the ap pellant on account of them, and an injunction re straining him from meddling with the real estates. In 1827, the Lord Chief Baron pronounced his judgment, by which the bill was established, and the trusts ordered to be performed, and a reference directed to the Master to take an account of the value of the real estates; and in case it should appear that the personal estate was insufficient to meet the legacies, the Court declared that the testator had charged the legacies upon his real estates, whether specifically devised or other wise, and upon his personal estate specifically be queathed. From this decree the appellant appealed. ' Lord Manners had taken great pains in attending to the arguments in this case, and had read with attention all the papers. He could by no means concur with the judgment pronounced in the court below. The learned Judge had laid down a proposition as the foundation of the decree which seemed to pervade the whole of his judgment, that if personal estate be charged upon land, there was no substantial dif ference or distinction between it and property that was specifically devised. With tha-t pro position the Noble Lord could not agree, there certainly was not much authority upon the subject, but he could not help thinking there was a most marked distinction between the two cases. Mr. Sugden had also stated in the outset of his argument on behalf of the respondent, that if the will charged his debts and legacies upon the real estates, and then the testator had specifically devised upon them and afterwards gave pecuniary legacies, be con ceived the pecuniary legatee would have a right to go against the property specifically devised. He (Lord Manners) could not see how such a proposition could be maintained. After the arguments had been con cluded here;he stated that though his opinion was very attong upon that point, yet he would, not take upon himself to reverse the judgment of a Judge of such eminence as the Lord Chief Baron, but would consult with other Noble Lords. He had done so, and the opinions of the Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolsack, Lord Eldon, and Lerd Redesdale, coincided with his own. He should therefore move the House that that part of the de cree be reversed, which ordered " that if it should appear that the personal estate of the testator was not sufficient foa the payment of the legacies, then the Court declared, that the testator had by kis will charged so much as should remain unsatisfied upon the whole of his said real estates, whether spe cifically devised or otherwise, and also upon his per. sonal estate specifically bequeathed." The LORD CHANCELLOR concurred with the Noble Lord, and after taking the sense of the House upon it ordered the reversal accordingly. O'REILLY V. VEATIIHRSTONE. Mr. HORNE resumed his arguments in this ap peal, which the Learned Counsel had not concluded when we left. The Annual Caledonian Fancy Dress Ball under the patronage of the Duke of Sussex, will tak; place at WILLIS'S Rooms the Bth of next month. On Tuesday a poor woman whose mother and sister both fell by the hands of the infamous BURKE and Hine, was brought to the Police-office, supposed to have murdered her own child, which was IS or 20 months old. Upon inquiry it was found that ever since the conf e ssi ons of BuxxY. we re made public, front which she ascertained the fate of her unfortunate mother and sister, the woman had been in a state of derangement, and that the child had died, not from violence received at her hands, but from neglect. The woman has , we understand, been committ e d to'Bedlam.—Edinhurgh Evening Courant. ANTI-POPERY R OT.—LeLers have reached this city from Inverness, stating that the mohility of that town, not content with the recent illegal display of hostility towards their Roman Catholic brethren, have wantonly demolished the Roman Catholic Chapel there. We hope, for the honour of the Highland metropolis, that this state ment is exaggerated, or rather that no such fanatical ebul lition of popular dissatisfaction has occurred.—Edinburgh Observer. THE COURT JOURNAL.—The intelligence that a weekly Paper is about to be established under this title, with the express view of ministering to the taste and entertainment of the high . er classes, and especially to advocate the interests of polite literature, will no doubt be received with much satisfaction, and will probably occasion no other surprise, than that such an under taking should not have been hitherto carried into effect. The grand object of its projectors, we understand, is to produce a publication adapted equally to the drawing room, the boudoir, and the study, and characterised by those points which particularly distinguish the best so ciety. It is intended, in short, that this work, besides comprising a weekly record and review of literature, shall present a kind of Mirror which will faithfully and vividly exhibit the multifarious " Sayings and Doings" of the g , eat world. LIBEL ON A CATHOLIC CLERGYMAN.— At the Galway Assizes, two libel causes were tried, which excited a great interest all over Ireland. The Rev. PETER DALY, a Roruen Catholic Clergyman was plaintiff in the first cause, and Mr. GEORGE CONOLLY, proprietor of the Galway Independent and Galuniy Advertiser, was de fendant. It appeared that the Rev. Mr. DALY has been eleven years officiating as a Priest in Galway, and in 1826 took charge of a parish in the wild district of Connemara, inhabited by thousands of half-naked creatures, without any chapel to worship in, and wholly unable to bear the expends of building one. Their new pastor set on foot a subscription in Galway, for the erection of a chapel and ' school-house, but the sum collected did not •exceed 1501. with which he commenced the building, and determined on a journey to England mid the Continent to procure further subscriptions. At this time a young lady, a nun in Galway, whose health required a change of climate, was placed by her parents under the care of the Rev. Gentleman, to be taken to a. convent of English nuns in Paris, where she still resides. Mr. DALY undertook the charge of the lady and took her to the convent, where be left her, and proceeded to Rome, where, amongst other subscriptions, he received SOO Roman crowns from the late Pope. He returned through London, where Mrs. FRY became one of his subscribers. While in London he attended and spoke at a meeting of the London Hibernian Society, and the contained Re pnr t t of th the eli t e is proceeding, icn,npiain in the defendant's complained Th e defendant Pipers allowed judgment to go by default ; and th e J ury returne d a ver dict for the plaintiff,—Damages, 2001. an d 6d. costs . I n an other action for libel which followed, in which the Rev. Mr. COGHLAN was plaintiff, and the same person de fendant, a verdict of bOL was given. OLD 13AILEY SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY•) , OLD COURT. In consequence of the execution of Esther Hib.! ner, the Court did not sit this morning till ten, o'clock. FIELD•LANE GANG.--HIGHWAY ROBBERY. William Crawley, aged 22, was indicted for as' ' saulting on the 18th January George Munro, ea the King's highway, and stealing from his person e gold watch and other articles, value fifty pounds, hi' property. The particulars of this case have been several times before the public. The prisoner was c harged with belonging to the gang that assaulted 'and robbed the prosecutor on a Sunday night in the neighbourhood of Holborn-hill, for which offence three of them named, Birmingham, Redgard, an, Kelly, Kelly, were tried and convicted last Sessions, and afterwards executed. The prisoner was not taken into custody till within a few days previous to the execution. The evidence adduced this morning was precisely the same as on the former trial. The pro secutor on his cross-examination by Mr. Charles Phillips, said he could not swear positively to the identity of the prisoner as being one of those whp assaulted him. For the defence a witness was examined, who swore positively that the prisoner was with him early in the evening on the night the robbery was committed, in another part of the town, and that he slept with him, and did not leave till the next morning. Several other witnesses gave the prisoner a goo d , character. Lord TENTERDEN summed up, . and the Jul , after a short consultation, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. **:* On the morning of the execution of Bit' mingham and the others for the same offenee, Red gard told Mr. Under-Sheriff Richardson that Craw: icy was with them, and received 15s. as his part of the money, but that he did not strike, o r in any. manner abuse the prosecutor. " Yes, that is true, replied Birmingham, " for it was me that tripped him up, and Crawley accidentally fell over us. Poor fellow, I hope he won't suffer, as I solemnly swear he did not hurt the gentleman." John Shaw and William Sutton were indicted for . burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling' house of Mr. Milton, and Sealing therefrom various articles, of the value of more than 2004, his pro• perty. The prosecutor stated that on the night of the Ist of Dec., during his temporary absence frog home, his house was forcibly entered, and the pro perty named in the indictment stolen. The facts of the case are totally uninteresting, and there being nearly twenty witnesses on the part of the prose" - tion, the case in all probability will occupy the Fri ll ' cipal part of the day. At the January Sessions a man and woman were convicted of this robbery. The man was execute' • and the woman transported. MR. SHELL.--We learn on highly respect' able authority that Mr. SHELL will have a seat in Parlilt' ment immediately after the passing of the Relief Bill. 0 116 will greatly gratify the country, which has so largely b e d nefitted by that distinguished gentleman's exertions; s" all who have ever heard or read his masterly spy he6 will admit that he will be a powerful accession to the Le gielature.—Dublin Morning Register. ITALIAN OPERA - HOUSE.--ROSSIN I Opera of La Gazza Ludra was repeated here on Sa turday night, on which occasion a Monsieur lacvAriunt Z mum,' being absent from indisposition, undertook th e part of Fernando. He went through it with great ability The new ballet Massaniello, as usual, attracted a f u ll house. SPLENDID PRESENT TO THE BISHOP Or LONDON.—On Saturday evening last a deputation from ! the parishioners of St. Botolph, Biahopsgate, waited upon their late Rector, the Bishop of London. and presented to him a magnificent piece of plate, pursuant to resolutions passed in 1828. It is a l arge candelabrum, consisting e( large round base, on thr e e mass i ve f ee t, w ith very riett l, Y chased and pierced border of fruit, scrolls, and flowers rising into smaller circle, with hi g hly c h ase d borde r , of foliage; the space between the borders curlew ° with branches of palm and olive, with a three-squa re plinth resting on the above, and enriched stria' two highly finished medallions —St. Paul preach' ing at Athens, and the bringing of little children to Christ in the Temple ; and the third side has this inscrir tion—" Presented 1828, by the Parishioners of St. 13 " .. tolph's, Bishopsgate, to their late Rector, the Right Hon' and Right Rev. CHARLES JAMES BLOMFIELD) Lord Bishop of London, in token of their reepee t, ,% -- ; 1 ; and affectionate gratitude for the splendid talent, t ite ,r - ,, c e h x le at n n i l i t i l i e is , t a r n y d , t i l n ie ht l r i u b c e t r e a t l i, an co d u c n h s a e r ll i e t d ab , leanspdirciotnwsholiedch, 6"1-5 them" The candelabrum is throe feet high, weighs eight bundr ounces, and cost seven hundred guineas. t • The first Ball for the season a t AL.NIACic' 6 -g appointed fur the 29th instant. There is to be a concert at Guildhall, for th e Spitalfields weavers early in May. The anniversary dinner of the CoYent-gard en Theatrical Fund was held at Freemasons' Tavern on rri i day. Th e E ar l o f 111.L.strros presided, in the absence n. his Royal Highness the Duke of CLARENCE, who linable to attend, in consequence of the death of the Prince of II essE Holum:mu. The Noble Lord was suppor ted b y Lord F. L. GOWER on his right, and by Sir E. Conarsc" TON on his left. The usual toasts for the occanion aver s I drank with great applause, Mr. FAwcarr, on " his ben being given, returned thanks, and alluded to a probably near resignation of the situation he held in the theatre•-:-. This was received with general regret. We are happy to being able to announce that the subscriptions of the even ing amounted to 1,0001. His MAJESTY sent 100 guin ea°. This announcement was received with much cheer in g •-". Most of the principal performers of both theatres n ow /1 , )° London were present. The company were afforded s 1 "g treat by several songs sung on the occasion. We see the death of Sir H. DAVY announced (officially) at a meeting of the French Institute; but ha ve the satisfaction to state that later intelligence has reached ° from his brother, Mr. DAVY, VOllO is with him at Rom e, and who not only mentions his being still in the land of th e living, but adds that his health is improving so much a° to afford fair hopes of his recovery. Literary Gazette. The Licensed Victuallers of Brighton are rais ing a fund to furnish a cup or plate to be run for at the . races. The brewers, butcher s , an d o th e r tracks, insp ired by the example of the Victuallers, have it in contemplation to support the races by plates. atibal erit Harbour, that rottinnugT, eosas f day th lst Trustees unanimouslyar unsaetgwer e e t ed s ab o l t e o f , o f G by d r u e w e e s h ii i i:e h vCii : considerable reduction will be made in the does hitherto levied on goods, wares, and merehandize, both at iroP nit and export.— Glasgow Chronicle. Nearly fifty prisoners have been indicted to stand trial at the ensuing Circuit Court at Aberdeen.' Ediuburyh Advertiser. As a party consisting of two men and fo u l boys were sailings in a boat off Pill, last week, the w i° blowing rather fresh, she was upset, and we are sorry to state that three of the boys and one man were droWa t , their bodies have not yet been found. The unfort o n 6 man has left a wife and three children.—Cambrian. GREAT CURIOSITY.---Those of our read er 9 who reside in this town or its immediate neighhourhO u v ; are of course aware that, among other improvements 10 d in progress at the Church of Holy, 'I riuity, the clock an chimes are undergoing considerable repairs and c leanif i gi It being necessary to dovetail a piece of iron into a Par t ° „1 the frame-work of the chimes, a portion of the old 10° t was sawed out. Within the piece thus separated, at 0 1 : 1 two inches from the surface, was found a horse-beant iln bedded in oak,, the age of which is apparent from its r° , l - ; tenness, and the perforations which the worms have r!i li through Packet. The journeymen shoemakers of Stafford 1 19ve „ turned out for a rise of wages during the week, and h as " obtained it with few exceptions.—Stajfordshire lifercorP An express from London was received a t Windmill-hill on Wednesday last, bringing the intellige nc43 . 6 that H. J. 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