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Mankind shall be bound by the representations they make, and that if they make fallacious state ments they shall take the consequences of them. The plaintiff, therefore, must in this respect have the Recounts opened, so as to have repaid to him the losses be may have from time to time sustained. ; The plainiff has also asked relief in respect to the sale of 17,0001. bonds ; but with regard to this, the defendant distinctly swears in his answer, that the plaintiff knew of this sale, and consented to it; this is not denied, and therefore I cannot grant relief, upon. it. The defendant, in one or two parts of his answer, states broadly and generally, that the plaintiff was aware of all the circumstances re- sPecting the different. transactions ; but it appears to me there is no ground whatever for supposing that the plaintiff did-know all the circumstances of the case. In the-end of 1818 and beginning of 1819 there was an agreement that he (plaintiff) should pur chase a large amount of French rentes, and representa tions at. varions times were made, stating that in the whole 11.5,000. French rentes were purchased. Ris Honour next stated the detail of the transaction, by which it appeared that sales of the rentes had aPParently been made, a repurchase, and a resale. The plaintiff charged by his bill, that the whole re presentations of these sales and purchases were fal lacious and fictitious. The defendant throughout answer did not venture to traverse the al legation. The onus lay on him to disprove the accusation, which he had failed to do ; on the contrary, from the correspondence it Naas evident that there was something Mr. Rothschild had thought it right to caution Isis house in Paris to keep concealed. Here, therefore, the plaintiff was entitled M relief to the amount of all the sums he had lost or ought to have received, at five per cent. interest. As to the delay in filing the bill, which had . been talked of in the argument, there was no ground 'for the statement. It was evident from the correspond ence down to a very recent date, that the plaintiff was ignorant of his legitimate demand against the de fendant ; for having been reduced to a state of the greatest pecuniary distress, and searching over his papers, he found, a; he supposed, that he had not receive d a miserable pittance of in terest upon a small item, which induced him, as . the most humble supplicant, to ap ply to the house at Paris for a small supply of relief ; and making a claim for this little sum of interest, Rothschild, Brothers, and Co. did furnish him with a trifle; he subsequently renewed hub application to the defendant here, who took no notic e of the call, and hence followed the filing of the bill. Considering, on the whole, the nature of the circumstances, the judgment of the Court was, that th e pl a i nt iff s hould have the relief mentioned in the course of this statement, and also that his costs should be paid to him by the defendant, Mr. Rothschild. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. BAYLIS V. COOPER AND COPE. The plaintiff in this case is a pawnbroker in Aldersgate-street, and one of the defendants the City Marshal, who under the authority of a search Warrant, had taken away a quantity of plate from the plaintiff, after the latter had advanced money on it in the way of trade, under an alleged pretence that it had been obtained by fraud. The action was brought to recover the plate, or the value of it, but from the absence of a witness, Sir J. SCARLETT could not prove the contract, and sub mitted to a nonsuit: COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. LIBIL.—SAUNDERS V. MILLS. Mr. Sergeant WILDE stated the case for the plaintiff. Thrs was an action brought against the proprietor of the Bristol Gazette, to recover compensation in damages for • :libel o n t h e plaintiff, Mr. Saunders, who is an attorney , residing of diiig at B r i stol. The libel was conta i ne d i n t h e re porteau"the proceeding s at the last Gloucester Assizes, in a which Lord De Clifford was the plaintiff and Mr. theunders the d e f en d ant. This act i on was f or a trespass , aetendant having De • broken open the dog kennel of Lord Clifford, in order to recover possession of one of his dogs, which his Lordship directed should be confined there, it having been found trespassing on his grounds. Mr. Saunders was convicted, and damages were on that occasion given against him to the extent of se/. The re port of the trial appeared subsequently in the Bristol Gazette, and it was from this report that the cause of action arose. The libel ran as follows;-- GLOUCESTER ASSIZES. At the above Assizes an action was brought by Lord De Clifford against Mr. Saunders, an attorney of Bristol, and two other persons, under these extraordinary circum stances, as stated by the Counsel for the prosecution. The defendant had taken a cottage on the borders of Lord De *Clifford's preserve, where he kept a regular poach ing establishment, for sporting was out of the question, for it appeared that the defendant used to turn out his dogs by night, when they did much mischief on the neigh bouring estates. In consequence of this Lord De Clifford gave orders that all dogs caught on the manor should be brought to the kennel, and there kept till they were claimed. It happened that a greyhound of the defendant's was found in Lord De Clifford's fields, and was taken to the kennel to await its being claimed by the owner, as it rnu not certainly known to be a dog of the defendant's. steadpf writing to Lord DeClifford to have the dog deliver uP to the defendant, he went with two other persons on the 23d October, and having broken open the doors of Lord IleClifford's dog-kennel, he rescued the dog. These parties 1 1Pe the n ex t day to dig up the body of a deceased dog. Air ' Saunders had a horse-pistol, and he insulted Lord de Clifford's servants, and Mr. Saunders challenged one of the "Pert to fight. The actual injury to the kennel door was not much but damages were sought to be recovered which would teach the defendant to behave more correctly for the futur e• The defence was, that the defendant had done no more than w as necessary for the recovery of Mr. Saun ders' dog and that another of Mr. Saunders's dogs lee been shot by one of Lord De Clifford's Per* and buried, they merely went on the second day t° di g up the body of that dog and bring it away. not necessarily PARER said that the a mount of damages was not o . mtted to the actual damage done to the door of th e dog kennel. Bat atilt he thought the Jury should give such damages as would not be very injurious to the defendant's conduct, but yet such as might have the effect of making him mend his ways and behave with more propriety in future. Verdict for the plaintiff, damages 50/. Mi. Justice Pauxe—l shall certify for the Special Jury, If the defendant dismisses his gamekeepers he will soon pay up the damages. This was the libel complained of. The Learned Counsel was then about to call evidence to prove the publication and proprietorship of the Bristol Gazette, but Mr. Sergeant LUDLOW, on the part of the defendant, admitted both. Mr. Sergeant LUDLOW, for the defendant, said that the article was copied from the Observer; he added that the defendant offered to insert an apology, which appeared in the Observer of a subsequent date, but this was not ac eepted. The letter offering an apology was then put in, as was also the Observer, containing the apology. Mr. Sergeant WILDE then addressed the Jury in reply; after which, The CHIEF JUSTICE summed up, and the Jury returned verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 501. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 14.—THE CARN UREA CASTLE.-The hull lies at some distance from the where, off Atherfield, to the eastward of Freshwater, and should the weather continue moderate, there is good reason tp cap se she will be weighed. All the passengers' lug gage n 4; lipep saved, but much damaged. Most of the li ght cargo has also ;eon upt out damaged. She had 200 t b G e aa co Pper and 100 tons of lead, part of which has • got out. The remainder will no doubt he secured, and of course without damage. A heavy gale from the eastward and a heavy sea from that quarter would most probably cause her to pat t about the floor-heads or f uttocks. esterday she worked considerably. Every assistance has been most handsomely rendered by the coast guard ; but we are sorry to remark that the farming part of the -com munity, in the vicinity of the ship, fully bear out the character formerly given them for maurauding, in the most literal sense. Goods housed by the agents in their dwellings for the night are not forthcoming with the dawn. The vessels employed are from this port. Captain BAR.- BER seems generally known here, and his character stands high as a nautical man. Little attention has been given t saving the elegant tittings of the cabins, but all to that of the cargo. The Pallas, Captain FITZCLARENCE, with the Earl of DALHOUSIE and the Bishop of CALCUTTA, it is supposed, will sail in the morning. The Pallas has been detained since Saturday, to receive despatches front London, ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE. A new opera,. entitled the d d?obber's Bride, the original music ce which is by FERDINAND RIES, and which has been adapted to the English stage by Mr. HAwEs, last night produced at this theatre. It was eminently and deservedly successful, as much by reason of its music, which is diversified and full of feeling, as by its incidents, which are highly wrought and interesting. The plot is something like the following : The monarch of one of the Italian states is kept in subjection by a faction, who suffer him to retain the throne, and to exercise a nominal authority, while, in reality, they wield all the power of the government. The Count of Viterbo (Mr. H. PHILLIPS), who is firmly attached to his sovereign, retires from court in disgust, and carries on a cor respondence with some of his friends, in which lie freely censures the conduct of the party in power. His courier, Pietro (Mr. SALTER), betrays him, and the Count is in consequence denounced. Escape from his enemies seems almost impossible, when Roberto (Mr. PERKINS), the captain of a band of robbers, appears on the scene, and declares to Laura, (Miss BETTS), the daughter of the Count, that he will effect her father's deliverance, provided she so lemnly promises to become his bride. Roberto had, some years before, when residing in the Count's castle, aspired to the affections of Laura; his pre sumption was rewarded by instant expulsion from the service of the Count, but his passion remained as violent as ever. He now describes all the misery which he had undergone, since, driven to despair, he had become a leader of banditti. He impresses on the mind of Laura the certainty of her father's arrest unless assisted by him, and he finally induces her to give the required pledge, in order to save the life of her parent. By means of a secret passage, Roberto condu:ts the Count to the cavern in which the banditti conceal themselves; and the troops, headed by Fernando (Mr. gam), immediately after enter the castle in search of their victim. Here Fernando recognizes in Laura a young lady whose life he had preserved some years before at Palermo, and whom, though he then became passionately enamoured of her, he had never since seen. He now avows his passion for her; but her fatal vow to become the robber's bride pre sents a fatal obstacle to his hopes. Roberto discovers that Laura's aversion to him arises from a precon ceived love for the young soldier, and he orders his ' band to capture Fernando, which they readily ac ' complish. He is dragged to the cavern, but Ro berto, moved by the tears of Laura, instead of wreaking vengeance on his rival, after a struggle be tween fury and affection, joins their hands. Fer , nando's troops having attacked the robbers in their hiding-place, now appear, and capture the band as well as the Count. All give themselves up for lost, when Carlo (Mr. THORISE), the friend ofFer nando, arrives with the grateful tidings that the fac tion has been overturned, that the Prince is free, and that, as his first act of justice, he has sent a pardon to the Count, and commuted the pu nishment of the banditti from death to banishment. Mr. H. PHILLIPS, as the Count, executed some dif ficult airs with infinite skill and sweetness; and Mr. SAPIO'S duet with Carlo, " Alas! what hateful duty," was given in the finest possible style. hliss BETTS made an admirable Laura, and was often and loudly applauded. lhe only defect in the opera is its length. This gives it an appearance of heavi ness, and in parts conduces to ennui. It ought most assuredly to be curtailed. THE CITY POLICE. It will not be uninteresting, after the numerous attacks which have been made upon the City Ma gistrates, to shew the result of their labours, as committing Justices, between the Session before last and the last Session. If it appear that the number of the prisoners convicted bears a more fair propor tion to those committed for trial than the county Magistrates can exhibit, it will be difficult to come to the decision which lawyers are always dinning in our ears as the only one to which there should be an unanimous consent—namely, that all Magistrates should be chosen from the bar. The following is an accurate statement of the June Session of-1829: Total Cnn. Bills Non committed. victed. Acquitted. ignored. pros. Mansion House and Guildhall Bow-street Queen-square Marylebone Marlborough-street 105 Hatton-garden Worship-street Lambeth-street. . 32 Thames Police County Magistrates 19 ..... .... 10 .. .... 8 From this statement it will appear that the ac quittals are in the country as 38 per cent. upon the committals, while in the city of London they are as no more than 121 per cent. This has been for some years the constant pro portion. Last Session was, as the Mansion-house committals were concerned, a very remarkable one. In all the cases sent to Newgate from the Justice-room there was but one acquittal, and that was a charge of forgery—an offence to the proof of which Juries look very narrowly, and to counteract a conviction upon which they willingly listen to any thing like a palliation. The unwillingness in the city magistrates to com mit where there appears to be but small chance of a conviction, has been long put in contrast by the professional men who are in the habit of attending police-offices with the general practice of the sti pendiary magistrates of the county. The Aldermen will perhaps, with one exception, say, " There is nothing in this case strong enough to convict, and Newgate will destroy this poor wretch. He will be acquitted, but his imprisonment will adapt him for a greater measure of iniquity." Great pains are there taken to . inquire into the capability of the friends or relatives of the accused, and their dispo sition to render him service, and those efforts in favour of a poor uneducated youth are often emi nently successful. With several other Magistrates the case is very different. The compassion which is daily practised at the Mansion-house and Guildhall seems to be cast out from other places, from which it might be allowed to operate without any injury to parties. It is an old saying, that some gentlemen in the cow mission, in their desire to show their activity, com mit every thing that comes before them. This in discriminate rigour is not the vice of the City Magistrates. In the Consistorial Court to-day a very cu rious trial is to take place, in which the defendant is a Clergyman of the Established Church, and against whom accusations of a very serious nature have been brought forward : amongt other charges, he is accused of being the author of some very indecent songs. The case has occupied the Court for several years.—lrish Paper of Tuesday. A RAT CAUGHT BY A LINIPET.—Rats are now nearly as widely distributed us men and pigs. It is curious to observe the shifts to which they hare recourse for procuring subsistence ; in maritime places they fre quently live upon shell-fish, especially limpets, making predatory excursions among the rocks 4t low water. In one of the remote Hebrides, a person, going to the ebb to look for crabs, found a large rat drowned, and, on turning it over, was surprised to find, that it had been caught by a limpet; this, as every body knows, is a kind of marine animal, inhabiting a conical shell, which it keeps close to the rock, when at rest, but raises, when feeding as well as upon other occasions, at which time it is very easily detached by the slightest force, although, when aware of the presence of an enemy, it sticks so fast as to revirc f!' smart blow with a stone, or other instrument, Wore it can be knocked off; the rat had been prowling about in search of prey, and, spying a goodly limpet, with its shell raised, bad attempted to turn it, by inserting his nose under the shell; the limpet, however, being a powerful animal, had clung fast, and so held the rat by the nose until be was drowned. In commemoration of this achievement, the place was henceforth named " The Rat's Cote.''.-- Edintiryli Literary Gazette. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Rev. Thos. Burnaby; Mrs. Burnaby, and the Misses Bur naby, at the Berners Hotel, Rothors-street, froin•Leicester ; Gillispie and Miss Gillispie, at ditto, from Edinburgh ; Captain Carnagie. at ditto, from Edinbtirgli ; Andrew Gisborne, Esq. and Mrs. Gisborne, at ditto; Mrs. Francis and Miss Bolton, at ditto, from Hether , et, Norwich ; Barnard M. Carter, Esq. at ditto, from Seven Oak ; Lord and Lady Granville, from the Duke of Devonshire's seat, Chiswick; Spencer Mackay, Esq. at Ellis's Hotel, St. James's-street, from his seat in Surrey ; Capt. and Mrs. Patterson, in Grosvenor-street, from [the Continent; Mr. and Mrs. Helsey and family, at the St. James's Hotel, Jer myn-street, from a tour; Count Morick, of Putbus, and Count Multe, of Putbus, at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, from the Continent ; Captain and Mrs. Platt, at ditto, from Sussex ; Mr. and Mrs. Brothers, at ditto, from Ireland ; Sir John and Lady Sinclair, at ditto, from Scotland ; James Hallett, Esq., Mrs. Hallett, and family, at Fladong's Hotel, Oxford-street, from Holland ; the Rev. Coventry Payne and family, at ditto, from Essex CHANGES. Earl of Sefton, from Stoke Farm, Berks, for Newmarket ; Mr. and Mrs. Swetenham, from the Burlington Hotel, for Clifton; the Rey. A. Fitzclarence, from ditto, for Maple Durham ; IL Aswell, Esq. from the London Hotel, Albemarle-street, for his seat in Surrey; Miss Wickham. from the British Hotel, Jermyn. street, for Wickham Hall, Essex; Mrs. George Baring and family, from Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, for Dorsetshire ; Captain and Mrs. Bowman, at the Bath Hotel, Arlington-street, from Bath ; Captain Slade, at ditto, from Dorsetshire ; Mrs. and Miss Lea, at ditto, from Essex ; Dr. Moody, from ditto, for Bath ; Wm. Bennet, Esq. from ditto, for Cambridge ; Captain Wilmot, from ditto, for Hants ; Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Tracy and family, for their seat, Toddington, Gloucestershire. DEPARTURES. The Earl of Essex, fr;;; - 13e1grave-square, for his seat Cashio bury Park, Herts; the Right Hon. H. A. Addington and suite, from Crawley's (late Cook's) Hotel, Albemarle-street, for Frank fort ; Sir Frederick Barnard, Bart., from Stable-yard, for Sur rey ; Mr. and Mrs. Melville and family, from the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-street, for Chelmsford; the Honourable Misses Arden, from Albemarle-street, for Lymington ; Mr. and Mrs. Boode and G. Springer, Esq., from the Brunswick Hotel, Jer myn-street, for Holland; Mrs. Newcombe and Miss Forbes, from ditto, for Ireland; Mr. and Mrs. Offiey and family, from ditto, for Herts; J. P. Tudway, Esq., from ditto, for Wells; Major Ramsay, from the British Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Brighton ; Charles Knight, Esq. from ditto, for Oxford; Mr. and Mrs. Crow, from ditto, for Brighton; C. Cumberlege, Esq., from ditto, on a tour; N. Cumberlege, Esq., from ditto, for Kent ; - Sherlock, Esq., from ditto, on a tour. ARRIVALS AT BRIGHTON. - - Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Knox, Dowager Lady De la Zouch, Lady De la Zouch, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. and Mr. H. Curzon, Mrs. Col. quhoun, Captain Barrington Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Preston and family, Mr. Mrs. and Miss Ogle, Lord H. Thynne, Mr. Mitford, Mr. and Mrs. Lynch, Rev. Mr. Haythorne, Mr. and Mrs. C. Thompson, General Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. Dyers, Mr. Mrs. mild Miss Pink, Mr. and Mrs. Suter, Mr.'and Mrs. Brown, Mr. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Bridger, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. Barnard, Mr. Burton, Mr. Raymond, Mr. and Miss Pitman, Mr. Ledger, Mr. Cragg, Mr. and Mrs. Nixon, Mr. Causer, Mr. Pole, Mr. Boyton, Rev. R. Sheepshanks, and Mr. James Walkinshaw, Mrs. Evelyn, Mr. and Mrs. G. Matcham, Mr. and two Misses Matcham, Mr. and Mrs. G. Crowe, Mr. and Mrs. Ellison, Capt. and Miss Fielding, Major Champagne, Messrs. Dyers. Mr. Sal mon, Mr. W. W. Richardson. ARRIVALS AT BATH. Lord Mountcharles, Sir J. and Lady Dalrymple, Lady Hale, Lady Middleton; Colonels Crookshank, Williams; Lieut.-Col. Watson; Lieut. Armstrong; Captains Hall, Stephenson, Villars, Wallace, Russell; Rev. Messrs. Williams, Lydyard, Ingram, Phillott ; Mr. and Mrs. Kay, Morgan, Wilcocks; Messrs. Wat son, Langslow, Lovell, Spencer, Bateman, Clark, Cottle, Fal coner, Charlton, Goddard, Hutchinson, Carter, Harris, Levi side, Paul, Phillimore, Travers, Stone, Penny, Pigou ; Mistresses Alexander, Blathwayt, Burgoyne, Herries; Misses Hall, In gram, Adams, Wilcocks, Russell, Ryland, Carew, Fowler, Howard, &c. MR. HALCOMB and the ANTI-CATHOLICS The following has been addressed to the Editor of the Times :-- LIST OF PERSONS STATED BY JOHN BALCOMB, ESQ., TO BE EQUALLY LIABLE FOR 2,2001. DUE ON ACCOUNT OF PRINTING, PARCHMENTS, &C., FOR THE LONDON AND WESTMINSTER PROTESTANT PETI TIONS. H. l'ownall, Esq., 63, Russell. N. Harris, Esq., Cooper's-row. square. S. Batten, Esq., Frederick's- R. Franks, Esq., Mill-hill, Hen- place. don. G. Morris, Esq., Dover-street. Rev. C. Benson, Temple. E. AL Elderton, Esq., Farrar's- G. Whigg, Esq., Mecklenburgh- buildings. square . E. Baldwin, jun., Esq., New J. Halcomb, Esq., 5, Chancery- Bridge-street. lane. R. Thomas, Esq., Strand. Rev. Dr. Sleath, St. Paul's. It. Hutchinson, Esq., Commer. Rev. Prebendary G. Townsend, cial-road. Exeter. H. Dobbs, Esq., Bridge-street. Rev. J. Grant, Kentish-town. T. Young, Esq., Mark-lane. Rev. J. Miles, St. John's-wood. W. G. Gilbert, Esq., Mark-lane Rev. A. H. Glasse, Limehouse. N. Goldsmid, Esq., Upper Har- Rev. Prebendary Dennis, Exe- ley-street. ter. J. Saunders,Esq., Narrow-street, Rev. --- Isaacson, Morning Ratcliffe. Journal-office. E. Bond, Esq., 63, Lincoln 's -inn- Rev. G. Croly, Brompton. fields. Sir J. Croft, Coulson's Hotel. J. Beeman, Esq., Borough. Sir E. de Beauvoir, 6, Con- J. Eedes, Esq., Newgate-street. 'F. Carman, Esq., Newgate- G. W naug . h naught-place. Marriott, Esq., Queen- street. sciti are . E. Carman, Esq., Regent-street. 0. argreave Esq , 19, South- E. Doudney, Esq., Lombard ampto n-buddings. street. J. Poynder, Esq., Bridewell Hos- J. Lake, Esq. pi tal. G. Mansfield, Esq., North-place. F. Franks, Esq., Mill-hill, Hen. - Powell, Esq., Salters'-hall don. R. Vanhethuysen, Esq., John- R. Hall, Esq., Leeds. street. J. D. Blake, Esq., Palsgrave. L. Seely, Esq., 169, Fleet-street. place. The Duke of GLOUCESTER, attended by Colonel HIGGINS, Major FORSTER, and Capt. STEVENS, left town yesterday morning, in a carriage-and-four, for Cheltenham, which town it was expected his Royal High ness would reach last night, stopping on the road at Wit ney to dinner. Previous to the Royal Duke's departure, his sister, the Princess SOPHIA MATILDA, came to town from her residence on Blackheath, and took leave of him ; the Princess SOPHIA also visited his Royal Highness early in the morning, to take leave. The Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE and the Duchess of SAYE WEIMAR visited the Duchess of GLOUCESTER yesterday, at Gloucester-house. The Duke of WELLINGTON arrived in town about two o'clock yesterday afternoon, from Walmer Castle, Kent. The Earl of ABERDEEN had an interview with his Grace after his arrival. Mr. Secretary PEEL left town on Monday morning, on a visit to Mr. BA RING, at his seat near Bran don, Norfolk. We hear, on authority, which is somewhat better than mere rumour, that the Duke of WELLINGTON has it in contemplation to effect an alteration in the Tithe Laws next Session. Of the precise nature of the in tended change,we are not at present informed.—Brighton Gazette. We have just seen a letter, written by an in telligent observer at Paris, which states the universal pre valence of a conviction that some great and general change in the Administration will speedily follow the prorogation of the Chambers. The names of those who are to retire, as well as of those by whom they are to be replaced, are as yet only guessed at ; but it seems to be considered certain that M. DE CHATEAUBRIAND will occupy a pro minent position in the new arrangement. From the same source we are informed, that the unappeasable hostility to England, and rancorous animosity towards the Duke of WELLINGTON, recently exhibited in the Chamber of Depu ties, by one or two Ultra BONAPARTISTS met with a very unfavourable receptioT from the general feeling of the As sembly. Our informant, who was present at the debate, states that a feeble attempt to express approbation was overwhelmed by an almost universal murmur of dissent. AYLESBURY, JULY I`3.—A report having been circulated in London that the wheat crop was se• riously injured by the continued rains, I was the more particular in observing the condition of that grain, as well as the state of other crops, in my way to this place. It ap peared to me, as far as I could judge from this sort of in spection, that the wheat had as yet suffered no injury from the rain ; on.the contrary, it seemed in excellent condi tion—healthy, clean, luxuriant, and full in the ear. In no instance did I perceive the least portion of it laid by the heavy showers. It is now in general turning, being slightly embrowned, and no doubt requires sunshine to ripen it. The oats every where looked thin, and the bar ley on the higher grounds is but a meagre crop ; but in the low soils, for the most part, it promises very well.— In many places it was overrun by the yellow weed called curlock in the early part of the year. This weed, which it is very difficult to extirpate without destroying the plant itself, has contributed, by intercepting its nutriment, to impoverish the crop wherever it has succeeded in diffusing its pernicions luxuriance. Not wishing to rely upon my own observation as to the condition of the wheat crops, I asked a sensible man—a prac tical farmer, but not a speculator—what his opinion was; and he told me that if the weather were now to " take up," and give the wheat the benefit of a warm sun, the crop would be exceeding good—and he would hesitate to affirm that, both in point of quality and quantity, the wheat har vest would be one of the best that has been remembt yed for many years. If, however, the re.iii cliOuld go a n for some time longer, he feared it must suffer severely, and that smut and mildew were, in that event, to be appre hended. The wet, he says, has already seriously injured the beans by subjecting them to the ravages of the fly, which multiplies under a humid atmosphere. The turnip s, however, look very well, an d th e after-crops of grass are excessively luxuriant. Notwithstanding the failure of the hay harvest, the quantity of old hay here keeps the price of that sort of produce down, I 1 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. „.RACES Ti Brussels 20 Chelmsford Cheltenham ' 21 Taunton 2l Bibury . • 22 Stanaprd 22 Bungay 22 York August Meeting 2s Knutsford 2S Yarmouth 'ZS Exeter .28 Bright on .29 Oxford Aug. 4 Derby 4 N ewcas tle (Stall:) 4 Winchester 4 Huntingdon 4 Plymouth and Devonport Stockton The Pottery • 6 Wolverhampton 10 Goodwood 12 Wenlock 13 Burton-on .Trent lB Worcester lB Salisbury l9, Canterbury Newport Pagnell '2o S'ourbridge :15 Hereford: :52 '0 COME. I Egham Aug. Blandford 25 Bedford Pontefract Sept. 1 ! Warwick ! Southampton 3 ! Weymouth Lichfield Rochest,r and Chatham 8 ! Rothe. ham Northampton Leicester . 9 Abingdon 9 Doncaster lt Shrewsbury l5 Isle of Thanet l6 • Gloucester Carlisle ' Heaton Park 23 ; Walsall '23 1 Northern Meeting 23 ! Lincoln 23 I Newmarket Ist October 28 I Richmond 29 I Wrexham 29 Northallerton Oct. 8 Newmarket 2d October l2 I Caledonian Hunt l3 i Newmarket Houghton 26 NEWMARKET JULY MEETING. NEWMARKET, TUESDAY NIGHT. The following are additional particulars of the races this day : FiILST RACE.—Betting-6 to 4 agst Seraph, 3 to 1 agst Xarifa, and 4to 1 agst Ronald. Xarifa made all the running, followed by Ronald and Seraph, till near home, when Seraph came out, and won cleverly by a length. Rode by Robinson, Xarifa by Conolly, Tancreda by Arnull, Ronald by John Day, and Shepherdess by young Buckle. SECOND RACE.—Even on Lancastrian, and 5 to 2 agst Bernardo. Lancastrian made steady running, Gold PM following him till near the ditch, where she gave way to Bernardo and Chiron : Lancastrian carried on the running till within a few lengths of the finish, and then Bernardo made a push, headed him, and won by a length, without much difficulty. Rode by Cunolly, Lancastrian by John Day, Chiron by Wakefield, Prue by Lye, Gold Pin by young Stephenson, and Pledge by a lad. The weather was extremely unfavourable, the rain being very heavy during the time occupied by the races. The attendance of course was very thin, none being present who had business to transact : not one in fifty escaping a drenching. Before the races (which did not commence till late) there was some betting on the St. Leger, for which there are two or three charges. Lawn Sleeves, who burst a blood-vessel at Newcastle races, improves, and there is not much doubt that he will shortly come near his old place in the odds ; Pilgrim, who was beat easy for the York Spring St. Leger, being amiss at the tinae, is rising fast, 21 to 1 having been taken by some of the best judges. Rowton declines, and Voltaire is in demand, 5 to 1 being the outside odds. At the time of making up our parcel, the odds were as follows : ST. LEGER. 5 to 1 agst Lord Cleveland's Voltaire 9 to 1 agst Lord Longford's Sir Hercules 10 to 1 agst Mr. Petre's Rowton 10 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's Frederick 13 to 1 agst Mr. Gibbeson's Lady Sarah 14 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's The Exquisite 20 to 1 agst Major Yarburgh's Pilgrim 20 to 1 agst Mr. Petre's Apollonia 22 to 1 agst Lord Cleveland's Stotforth 25 to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Felt 30 to 1 agst 22 to 1 agst Mr. Riddell's Lawnsleeves. DERBY. 8 to 1 agst Sir M. Wood's The Mummer 25 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Advance colt. It will be seen by our reports that Conolly is sufficiently recovered to resume his riding. He was engaged to ride The Mummer for the July Stakes, and it was entirely through the report circulated in London that he was dan gerously ill that Sir M. Wood engaged Robinson to fill his place ; the rumour, therefore, at the same time that it was unfounded, occasioned a very serious loss to a very deserv ing jockey. It is understood that the questinn arising out of the So mersetshire Stakes is postponed fur some time. WEDNESDAY EVENING. Previous to the races to .day, the following lots of racing stock were sold by auction : Red Rover, 2 yrs, by Nicolo, knocked down at 200 gs. Chesnut filly, 2 yrs, by Nicolo—Barbara Allen, 250 gs. Bay colt, 2 yrs, by Phantom, d. by Soothsayer, 150 gs. Shepherdess, by Strephon, 130 gs. Yearling f. by Comus—Corinne, 96 gs. Brood mare, by Phantom, dam by Walton, with a filly foal, by Truffle, 50 gs. Brood mare, by Eagle, dam by Sir Peter, 34 gs. The races were as follows: Match for 100 soya. T.Y.C. Duke of Portland's Harlequin 1 Mr. Vansittart's The Deer 2 The Town Plate of 50 soya. for 3-yr-olds. Last mile and a distance of B.C. Mr. Batson's Seraph Duke of Portland's c. by Tiresias Duke of Grafton's Caradori 3 Mr. Vansittart's Magawiska 4 Lord Orford's Scheik Mr. Headley's Blinker Two-year-old Sweepstakes of 30 sovs. each, 20 ft New T. Y. C. Duke of Grafton's br. f. by Er' nilius Mr. Greville's b. f. by Master Henry 2 Lord Lowther's Marinette, by Tiresias 3 Four others started, but were not placed—one paid. Match for 200 sovs. New T.Y.C. Lord Chesterfield's Carthusian 1 Lord Tavistock's Rosetta (Second Year)—Renewal of the Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for 2 and 3-yr-olds. T.Y.C. Mr. Batson's Discovery, 3 yrs Mr. Forth named b. c. by Centaur, dam by Eagle 2 Seven others started, but were not placed. Match for 200 sovs. New T.Y.C. Mr. L. Stephens's f. by Nicolo 1 General Grosvenor's Red Rover 2 Match for 300 sovs. First three miles of B.C. Mr. Aldridge's Dmmon 1 Mr. Walker's Spondee Match for 50 sovs. First half of Ab. M. Lord Orford's Emilina Lord Anson's f. by Phantom 2 GRAND CRICKET MATCH. A numerous and most distinguished assemblage of the Nobility and Gentry have, for the last three days, con gregated at Lord's Cricket Ground, to witness the great and interesting match between Sussex and England. The wickets were pitched on Monday, at 11 o'clock, and the game terminated yesterday evening as follows : ENGLAND. I SUSSEX. First innings 248 First innings 4B Second innings B3 Second innings 124 331 1 172 England winning by 159 runs. Messrs. J. Dark and Howard were selected as umpires. A grand match will commence on Monday next, between nine unmarried gentlemen and two unmarried players; and nine married gentlemen and two married players. The following are the names:— Married—Lord Strathaven, Hon. Col. Lowther, Sir Thomas Ormsby, Bart., J. Jardine, E. Pickering, J. Plummer, J. Townsend, W. Ward, H. Woodhouse, Esql s. ; Ashby, Lillywhite. Unmarried—J. Barnard, C. Barnet, J. Deedes, H. Jenner, H. J. Lloyd, G. Parry, E. Pickering, W. Potter, C. Sivewright, Esqrs. ; J. Broadbridge, Wenman. CORONATION FLEET. SILVER CUP AND COVER TO BE SAILED FOIL. Wednesday next will be a grand day for the admirers of aquatic sports. The Coronation Fleet give their annual splendid Coronation Cup and Cover, weighing upwards of 50 ounces, to the owner of the vessel that is the winner of the following match, which was astablished in 1923, by Edward Nettlefold, Esq. for the commemoration of the Coronation and Birth-day of his Most Gracious Majesty, George IV. The vessels are to be sailed by any person or persons their respective owners may think proper to appoint or place on hoard, from Waterloo Bridge round a boat to be moored off the Powder house In the meadows, near P,,t ney Bridge, and back to Vauxhall Bridge, when the first vessel through the centre arch will he entitled tq the prize Cup and cover- Tho match will he gmler the direction of the Cmpnaodore of this fleet or his Deputy, who will start the vessels at four o'clock in the afternoon, by the firing of two guns ; the first for the vessels to take their stations at the bridge, and to make ready; and the second for starting ; which last gun will be fired in a quarter of an hour after the first. And in case there should not be sufficient wind to enable one vessel to sail the tii:Lta:aci:, re quired, in four hours after ctartifp i t h4 mtttclt"tß be galled over again en. a i'itare qay ; lo Le appointed, rnersmith... 7 21.. . D : 1 : 1 1 aav ': res ;f : d cee l e e s vi a n n g ,es v . es I s j e v. l . s soj a : r lsas e iolei, a ,,, l sy r .e e r ady n e a n c t es e H r t e iai , rne l 3. Ariel J. Unwin, jun. Battersea 4. Donna del Lago ... H. Thornton 5. Leander 6. Rowena T. Groves Lambeth 6 7. Rose in June 8. John an d A nn.. ,:,. 4. W,4oGri ;:, .... ~.;, of Cumberland the race a C c . e distinguished Each vessel in ll by a Red Burgee with a Royal Crown at the peak end of her main- sail, and with a number thereon, corresponding with the order in which the vessel stands upon the above list. Several binds of music will attend the vessels sailing for the; Pr'zo, and the splendid Silver Cup and Cover will be prownted to the Ihrtunate winner in the Royal Gardens, V.orchAll, the same evening after the match ; into which place every member of this Fleet will be admit ted, and have the pi ivilege of introdu,ing a lady, by tickets, free el expence. GRAND ROWING MATCH Yesterday the Gentlemen of the Thames Navil , ation Committee gave a handsome Wherry and Prizes, to be rowed for by eight Watermen, opposite the Duke of Hue cleugh's, at Richmond. The day was extremely propitious, and the company numerous and respectable. The Thames Navigation barge was crowded with spectators of high re -pectability, and a uumher of the most opulent inhabitants of Richmond, Petersham, and parts adjacent, honoured the scene with their presence. The following were the com petitors : FIRST DRAT. SECOND HEAT. J. Veal, Petersham, white W. Spratt, Westminster, pink G. Redknap, Twickenham, blue C. Campbell, ditto, yellow E. Brown, Richmond, scarlet W.Prizeman,Blackfriars, orange W. Bell, Richmond, green J. Wyld, Lambeth, purple The distance rowed was from buoys mowed off the Tla __lames Navigation barge, stationed off the Duke of Bue cleugh's, round a boat moored in Horse Reach, down through the centre arch of Richmond bridge, and back to the place of starting. After three good heats, the boat was won by Campbell, of Westminster. Mr. KEAN'S PRIZE WHERRY. On Tuesday evening a numerous meeting of some of the first Amateurs and Waterinen on the river took place at Alr. Welch's, the Bull's Bead, in Hungerford-market, for the purpose of balloting for the privilege of rowing for the elegant Prize Wherry given by our celebrated trage dian. Edmund Kean. _ _ The wherry, which is now nearly completed, is build ing by Sullivan of Millhank. It is to be christened the Phoenix, and is the sixth boat given by the same gentle man, as an encouragement to the industrious watermen. The boat will, as on former occasions, be contended for by seven pair of oars. The ballot, in which 62 watermen were allowed to take their chance, was declared to be in favour of the following men, whose names are given in the order in which they are to attend : David Eld Old Swan Stairs Henry Jones ...Vauxhall C. Campbell Lambeth Robt. Evans ...Whitehall Geo. Wild Hungerford Wm Dolwin ...Horseferry Thos. Vokins Thos. Dodd Hungerford J. Braithwaite...Bankside K Brummell Old Swan W. Windsor ...Westminster Br. G. Salloway VauxhalL W. Moulton —.Lambeth ➢lost of the above are crack watermen, and one of the most interesting contests of the season is expected to take place on this occasion. The 23d of July is the day named. The company partook of liberal entertainment at the ex pence of the amateurs, after the balloting had terminated, and the utmost conviviality prevailed until a moderately late hour. The viands and liquors provided were of the best quality. The match will be under the direction of Mr. White, the engineer of the British Fire.office. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Gazette de France, dated July 14.) PARIS, JULY 13.—The Austrian Observer an nounces, on the authority of letters from Turkey, that the Pacha of Scutari has marched with 2,500 men for Uskub, (Skolia, on the road to Philopopolis), where other troops will join him, to proceed in the sequel to join the army of the Sultan. The Nuremburg Correspondent pretends that the Emperor Nicholas, during his stay at Berlin, made the following declaration :—" Russia will not, in any case, permit its subjects to be carried off and sold as slaves by the Turks, as they have hitherto been, neither will it consent to any restriction of its navigation upon and to the Black Sea. With respect to the expences of the war, an arrangement will easily be made. If Russia, in consequence of its claims on this head, should be forced to an acquisi tion of territory, it would endeavour to get rid of it as soon as possible, because the mass of its dominions is already so great, that an augmentation cannot be desired for the true interest of the state." The same Journal adds, that when that Monarch received the news of the victory obtained by Gen. Diebitsclt, he exclaimed," Now Europe will see that I am a Irian of honour." The Liberal Journals, relating the fact (which is unhappily too true) of a popular tumult at Imola, in the Roman states, have accompanied their narrative with extraordinary circumstances, such as an excom munication pronounced against the inhabitants in a mass, and the interdiction of the churches, We believe that we may affirm upon respectable authority, that all these details are fictitious, and do not merit the slightest confidence. FRENCH Furrns.—PA RIS, JULY 13.—Five per Cents., 109 f. 40c. 30e. 45e. 40c. ; Three per Cents., 81f. 10c. 15e. 10c. ; Bank Stock, 1,8501. ; Naples Stock, 86f. 50c. ; Royal Spanish Loan, 73f. ; Spanish Rentes Perpe tuelles, 481. ; Haytian Loan, 4501. Exchange on London, one month, 25f. 50e. ; three months, 25t. 35c.—fours Authentique. The Marquis de BARBACENA had an inter view with the Earl of ABERDEEN yesterday, at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE, the Duchess of Saxe-WElmmt, the young Prince WILLIAM, Princess LOUISE, and party, honoured the National Repository, Charing-cross, with a visit yesterday. The Duke appeared to be in perfect health, though somewhat thinner than formerly. After examining with great interest the various specimens, mo dels, &c. which now fill this extensive Gallery, his Royal Highness left the Duchess, who remained nearly two hours with her sister, explaining to the young Prince and p A in, cess the various models of machinery. The silk,loom at work attracted their particular attention; her Royal High ness ordered the whole of the warp then in the loom to be finished for her own use. The specimens of fine Cash mere shawls, by Messrs. GIBB and MAcnosisr.n, of Edin burgh, and the machinery of the fine self-performing pianoforte, by Messrs. ROLF and Son, of Cheapsitile, also attracted their particular attention. The Government receipts from the duties on wheat are said to have been very large in the course of the present week, as almost all persons who had wheat in bond have declared, seeing that the duty must certainly be 3s. higher when the averages are made up to-morrow, and that it is more than probable that a further rise of 3s. will talie place in the course of next week. Some calculations estimate the duties paid since Thursday last at 100,0001,--s CLARE ELECTION.—It appoara that the writ has not yet issued for Clare, 1$() that the exact day of the election is not known. It is understood that, at Major MACNAMARA'S particular request, he will he the proposer of Mr. O'CoNNELL, and that au honest substan tial 101. freeholder, who cannot speak English, will second him in the Irish tongue, This is a mark of re spect due to this high-4nded and patriotic class.— Dublin Morning .?i}egister. Ts-i DUKE OF WELLINGTON AND THE New Lostoost BRIDGE.-The Duke of WELLINUTON has since the operations for Cie erection of arches on the east side of the new Loodou Bridge have been com menced, very frequently visited the works, and this morn ing again iriapected many of the lines of approaches. A report was current a few days ago, that his Grace had gone down to the Bridge incog. and not finding the work men engaged in pulling down houses to form the ap proaches, very sharply rebuked some of the membitiA the Committee. This report which was cireulatecl aw,ong those hostile to the new plan agrees ukspu between Go vernment and the Corpffation, 4 without the kiwi foun dation. The Duke, i,t 4 trne, has bm ma l ty times to see the the Act liar pnt into operation, but he has expressed the utrilest satisfaction at the progress that has been *citify made. The whole force in fact of tha labourers has teen removed from the Bridge itself to the aKroaches. Just before his Grace proceeded to, Walmer Castle, he and Mr. JONES, the Chairmalii, tai . tAle Bridge Committee, together with Mr. s.Tjt the En gineer, closely examined the :i i elkl4uAC-01 of Pish-street hill, and his Grace Fcii'nted gut a very important altera tion 6pi .4 limnvil approaches from Leadenhall- street, which will lead more directly to the main ap proaeli to the Bridge, and of course add considerably tq the public conv4onee. This morning his Grace gait a visit, without giving any notice of his int3 - 010tt 1 1 4 11 4 usual practice, and remained for Rume 4me trhe usigh bourhood. His Grace, 14, co, t.ol f si, expressed his most perfect satisfaction 01;1 operations. So rapidly indeed is the wooi, c,f ming the a pproaches going forward, under, we may say, the superintendance of his Graea, as well as he Corporation, that the public will soon be gratified with a full exhibition of the regress of the works on the Bridge itself. His Grua answers all communications on the subject of the progress of the works, with the tamest promptitude. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. It appears by a letter from Oporto, noticed in our City article, that an English gentleman of the name of Sarjent has been thrown into prison at Coimbra by the Miguelite Government. There is every reason to believe that the British Ministry, the fact being now known, will interest themselves effectually in his fate. We may take this opportunity of saying something generally upon the state of the Portuguese nation, and its relations with the rest of Europe. Nothing is clone, or attempted to be done, either by Don Pedro, or the European Portuguese, to remove Miguel from his usurped throne. It is our duty certainly to protect our own subjects from his in justice and oppression ; and if he cannot other wise be restrained, to punish him for his infrac tions of the law of nations : but it is not our duty to make ourselves Portuguese, and carry on, as it were, a kind of civil war for the pur- pose of subverting the throne (whether legally or illegally assumed) of Miguel. The Portu guese must do that themselves : they must be the chief actors in the scene, and certainly their efforts would be viewed with partiality by us. But Don Pedro sends no army to Europe to assert the rights of his daughter : he does not even issue commissions, or transmit orders for enrolling troops; at least we have not heard of any such orders. Whatever opposition ii now made to Miguel on Portuguese soil, springs from our remonstrances respecting acts of op pression of which our own subjects are the vic tims. How long is this state of things to con tinue ? We can take Miguel, as. he is, king de facto and deal, traffic, and act with him as such ; and we could do so if he were ten times _ _ worse than he is ;and we should, perhaps, then be in a better condition to controuf him than we are at present. It would at least, we think, be fair in the Portuguese who are opposed to AL (Yuen rule, to tell us now, a priori, how long they would wish that we should give them a chance for the recovery of their country by arms, before we withdraw from him and his people the ban of our non-intercourse. As we have no , right to take up the quarrels of others against him, it can hardly be worth our while to keep him much longer " in Coventry" as a delin quent towards ourselves.—Times. If Dublin can be looked upon as a criterion of the rest of Ireland, in what concerns the exhibi tion of political or rather factious feeling, we may be at ease for the consequences of Sunday last, the 12th of .July. Our Irish correspondent, as will be seen, assures us, that not only was there no disturbance in the capital, arising out of Orange demonstrations and so forth, but that hardly such a thing as a display of Orange spirit was attempted, the few emblems of party which did appear being confined to the lowest of the people, and not provoking any sort of violence, or even notice. There is little doubt that with the hope of perpetuating Orange power, or re viving it, the instigation to commit those outrages upon public decency which were wont to be evidences, and in some degree means, of the prosperity of Orangeism, most sooner or later cease; and that when the higher class of partisans throw up the game as desperate, the mob, who depended on them, will take to some more pro fitable calling. The tranquillity of Dublin, how ever, is not. conclusive as to that of the north of Ireland. The miserable Corporation of Dublin have been effectually broken in spirit and re sources ; and there are in the capital, under the immediate eye of Government, no Orange leaders belonging to the nobility or gentle men of the kingdom. But it is otherwise in the north. The aristocracy of the northern counties, almost universally, hold the Catholics in contemptuous abhorrence. In connexion with persons of eminent rank on this side of the water,—whose conduct, as we do not name them, we shall pronounce to be iVamoets,—the grandees of the north of Ireland have worked harder since the Relief Bill was carried than at any former period, to organize a force which before was simply factious, but which NOW is nothing short of treason against the Sovereign., and insurrection against the laws of the Immense preparations had been made in some counties for an hostile array .of Orange levies on Sunday last, in heedless indifference to the Go vernment and the magistracy, but in eager de fiance of the insulted Catholics, and in hopes of exciting them to retaliation, We know not yet the result of these ominous preliminaries, but if they have gone off without battle and bloodshed, it would probably be owing to some panic at the moment destined for the execution of the Orange menaces, and occasioned by the timely ciren2lar of the Lord Lieutenant to the several connties, rather than to any spontaneous sense of I , Jyalty or public duty in the insurgent chiefs. Uod grant that no life has suffered ! It is untlerstood—and we rejoice at it on public gi . oonds—that there t O io ' l C L omie n ll zi t i o z wa vt . w th i e tho b t o l iTi : will now be no election. contest for Clare, George Reresford auce:eed, eatihaotprosrid the liberal party, who r9turne4 Mr. StViart for that county, being - fepresented as destitute of courage and resources to tilldot.ake so arduous a warfare as would be required to unhorse a second time the Beresford member from his hereditary saddle. There would indeed, be little reason to desire the expulsion of the Ueresfords from their own enmity, if the general politics of that whole eonnexion were hot in bad repute with the nation,—lbid. We are told by tiistorians that Peter a.., Great, of Russia, had it at one time in Content plation to compel his twelve o f subjects, spread over an immense ter:;tory, to confine themselves emtso interpose elveswithin a a d ~c s o o rt nt .i,bareatt,tlTl his small subjectsspace, and his neighbour The idea of Peter was, that where it eountry is not completely occupied, commtwlp i tlions must be imperfect, and then ec,ne.cptentiv much labour must be thrown away iat the conducting exchanges. The Government of a thinly peopled country is always necessarily weak, for it cannot avail itself of the labour of isolated cultivators. It ig only when men are brought into close ci.‘wact that a large tan able surplus of producition can be made available to the puwes, of the State. A scanty population aVit A crowded population are both evils. For a comfortable existence ; a country should neither be over nor under peopled. We have an ex ample of the weakv,e‘sa and barbarism caused by the scantiness, of population in the immense +xi- ritorie'.A INNell, formed the Spanish and 7,-ortu guese, ciallonies in America. The lioni e :t to ies fortunately were not a ll ow sh co spread over so large a territory. The, p rox i m i ty o f the French in Canada to our "yew; England colonists, tomahawk the forests, the tob of the Indian savage, and the motives w' o i c a„, led to the emigration Of the Puritans, na me ly, th e lib ert y t o worship in their own way-,--all contributed to keep the New Englay.i)ers (who have made North A merica what it is) close together. to the prosperity of North contributed greatly Religion thus