The Sun. — London, England, 1829-09-18 00:00:00

1 ; HONOURABLE ACQUITTAL OF CAPT. DICKENS ON. ' • ' COURT-MARTIAL—TWENTIETH DAY. THURSDAY, seer. 17. - This - long . -pending trial terminated this day, a little before four o'clock. The Court,-as mentioned hi Wednesday's report, was occupied during the whole of that day in hearing the evidence lead, a duty which occupied the Judge-Advocate for the !pace of seven hours. This day was entirely spent in deliberation upon the judgment, and the length of the consideration was rumoured chiefly . to apper tain t o a di fference of opinion upon the point of add ing epithets, by way of characterizing the sense en tertained by the Court of the nature of the charges: As the Court sat foam nine o'clock until past three o'clock with closed doors, the anxiety of the persons in attendance increased with the passing of the day. It was known that several of the members of the Court-martial were themselves peculiarly Placed, so as to make it indispensable for them to I litish thi s b us i ness . Th e G anges was pay i ng o ff I Since ten o'clock in the morning, and her Captain (Inglefleld) would, by the striking of his flag, be rendered incapable of serving as a member on Friday. The Briton, Captain Gordon, was under weigh in the harbour for Lisbon, and he had only to row from the Victory to his own ship, to prepare for his vo yage ; and Admiral Otway's carriage had the horses ready f o r a j ourne y f rom t we l ve o ' c l oc k i n the day, It was evident, therefore, that there Were Personal as well as general reasons for the Court to hasten to a conclusion. The crowd in waiting exceeded any hitherto on board the Victory during this trial. A little be fore three o'clock the witnesses were called into Court throu g h a different entrance float the usual "rs and soon after the public were admitted in one overwhelmi ng rush. The witnesses - were allowed to stand within the railing which enclosed the Court. The members B}it covered at the table, Captain Dickenson's sword ~I Y ing upon it with the handle towards hi m . Th e ‘-;aptaiis stood with his solicitor near him in their usual places. Notwithstanding the rush and up roar o f t h e crow d , all became still in a m oment , an d a b reathless anxiety was evinc e d w hil e t h e J u d ge Advocate pro ceeded to go through the formal business which pre ! cedes the sentence. 1 The JUDGE-A D V OCATE rea d as f ollows : " At a Cou r t- mart i a l, assem b led on board his Ma jesty's s hi p Vi ctory, in Portsmouth-harbour, on the 26 th day of August, 1829, and continued by ad journment, from day to day, Sundays excepted, until the 17th day of September, 1829 " PRESENT : " The lion. Sir RO.RERT STOPFORD, K.C.13., Admiral of the Blue, Commander-in-Chief of his Majesty's ships and vessels at Spithead and in Portsmouth Harbour, President. "The Hon. Sir HENRY Beacewooo, Batt., K.C.8., V ice -Admiral of the Blue. " Sir ROBERT WALLER OTWAY, K.C.8., Rear-Admiral of the Red. " Captain ALEXANDER WIL3IOT SCHOMBERG. " C ptain G EORGE M UNDY , C.B. ce e Ron. GEORGE ELLIOT. Captai n SAMUEL HOOD INGLEFIELD. " The Hon. WILLIAM GORDON. au le 1 , 4 Pursuant to an or d er f rom t h e Ri g h t H onour- Lord s C omm i ss i oners of the Admiralty, dated Ihe 18th day of July, 1829, and directed to the rresitlent, setting forth th a t th e i r L or d s hip s h a d received from Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Codrington three letters, of the dates stated in the margin,* set ting forth the particular instances in which lie had reason to disapprove of the conduct of Captain ,Richard Di c k enson, C. 8., on board his Majesty ' s v sa iP Genoa, during the action that took place at 4va rins on the 20th of October, 1827, after he had assumed the command of the said ship, in con ' se quence of Captain Bathurst being wounded and taken off the deck, and of his subsequent conduct On board the said ship until his arrival at Malta; the Court proceeded to inquire into the conduct of Cap tain Richard Dickenson, C. 8., on the occasions stated by the Vice-Admiral in his said letters, and ! i a try hi m f or t h e same; and having heard the evi dence produced in support of the charges, and by I na said Captain Richard Dickenson in his defence, l l nd what he had to allege in aid thereof, and hay ,lll? maturely and deliberately weighed and consi eered the whole, no `‘ The Court are of opinion, that the charges have ii t_ been proved against the said Captain Richard theekerison—that the charge stating the account of o , iq b .. tittle given in the Genoa's log-book, ' errone sbir:' trriplies that the Genoa had three Ottoman s ie s of the line opposed to her, on the starboard es three GO-gun frigates on her larboard side, and a A. d ea d; a doubl e -b an k e d f r i gate astern,':is frivolous groundless. , That t h e return ma d e b y C apta i n Di c k enson, in at Captain Bathurst was killed in action, know- Ag that h e d i d not d i e till many hours after the ettle w as over, ' was made without the slightest ap %nee of any i m p ro p er mot i ve. r 4 That the charge, stating ' that the Genoa con haued firing a f ter t h e battle was over, at the risk, ad to th e p ro b a bl e injury of the allied ships, until . 'railed - fr om the Asia to cease,' is vexatious. ,_ 4 That the letter p resented by Captain Dickenson ;°. Sir Ed war d C odriogton, purporting to come from lie , crew of the G enoa, and desiring that Vice ,,`"t_arniral Si r E . Codrington would appoint him in n i i feferenc e to any other officer to succeed Captain ,!Iltt.hurst, as Captain of the Genoa, appears to be a petiti on which was presented without any improper i n tiv e being imputable to Captain Dickenson; but f!_Pres.enting which lie was guilty of an impropriety j'r7 wh ich he has already received the reproof of his ulamiander-iti- Chief. And the Court doth ad -I,o(ugoe the said Captain Richard Dickenson to be ke n . nr ahlY acquitted, and he is hereby honourably rukit_te.d accordinl." e i ed :e instant thereading of the sentence was con- Q . d, a burst of applause ran through the Court. 1r "pt, tilld s RO BERT STOPFORD, the President, then rose of ret 4i d , " Captain Dickenson, I have the honour 40 tirning you the sword which you have worn, 'cwhieli has not been dishonoured in the service." how a rain Dickenson, in receiving it, made a low dr ew -9 the C ourt , an d t h e mem b ers i nstantly w i th. bow di he Presid en t h av i ng sa id—" Th e C ourt i s Pas s ,; B "lved." A s C a p ta i n G or d on ( w h o h a d to hand s -ea r Captain Dickenson) retired, he shook Ge nea w ,ith him; and several of the Officers of the Old c "rnediately proceeded to congratulate their the "Inlander upon his honourable acquittal, and lli g hl2a t rtiea who were with them came ashore in th e e a Rat Si r D eof exultation. rriorni-1; Codrington had left Portsmo u th i n t h e were it for town; and all the vehicles of th e pl ace who we s Peedy r e q u i s iti on f or t h e numerous persons to thi s . te attract e d e i t h er b y b us i ness or cur i os i ty It int erestin g and unusually protracted trial. whior e sents the only instance in modern times, in t p li th e j f ce, Wa- J udge-Advocate, antecedent to the sen rool be . required to go through the evidence atisid„g i Tting to end, as a summing up, before the Pro, -ration of the judgment; the members usually la " n ein it ets de g from their own notes of the . principal te en Posed by the witnesses. It remains to be tie tie (Whether any ulterior proceeding will, or can, • t- t ) rn the events of this singular trial. June 14 1 1829 ; June 24, 1829; July 17, 1829. CA y., t .,2 1 /i BREA CASTLE, EAST INDIANIAN.— (4:;44Y afternoon the stores saved out of the wreck of ttly -c4.4 . -Brea Castle which was wrecked on the sth t' i ll , t ,he Isle of Wight, ' on her outward voyage to the Lo t nate% were sold by auction, at LLOYD'S ( offee- Rrik The stores were disposed of en account of the un lyF who have been severe sufferers by the calamity. rerent Stores realized pretty good prices, particu -9e Over v se 0411, venty-four gun ship is now building at I n d 'et re st a Land, with t ea k ti m b er f rom T r i ncoma l ee . ' be t' is now used there in sheathing vessels, ly % ° e ll4 o ? 1 , 4 , thin coat over the surface. India rubber be -4 il l , 1430 used as an impervious covering wherever ektthaiuisite, and the use of both it is said will shortly 'Wed to K.—ngland. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DONCASTER 11EETINO 1529. DONCASTER, WEDNESDAY.—In our report on Monday, we mentioned how troublesome the low gamblers had been to the police, without their having an idea of the extent of their gangs or their proceedings. On Monday there could not have been less than 1.000 of them on the race. ground, their depredations being carried on so openly, and with such an apparent intention of resisting any interrup tion, that for some time the police were completely at bay; they repeatedly declared that if any attempt was made to stop them, " there should be no Leger run for;" and as sembled in a body of near 300 before the Mansion-house, where they reiterated their intention to set the Mayor at defiance, in the most insulting terms. In the course of the afternoon, the constables made endeavours to capture some of them, which rendered matters so se rious, that strong measures became indispensable. Lord Wilton, one of the Stewards, consulted with the Mayor on the propriety of reading the Riot Act, and calling out the military. This being done, the dis turbance was in some degree abated. Yesterday the rioters again assembled in great force, and several desperate contests took place between them and the police, in which many were wounded on both sides ; one of the gamblers so badly, that it is reported he died of the injuries he received. Many were taken away covered with blood—indeed, at one time, it was greatly feared that the dragoons would be compelled to charge them ; fortunately, however, the con stables succeeded in taking the ringleaders into custody without military aid. Lord Wilton, who was extremely active in directing and assisting the police, was at one time surrounded by the miscreants, who endeavoured to unhorse him, and there is little doubt that had they effected this, the result would have been fatal; by great personal exer tion, and with prompt aid given by Lord Worcester and Colonel Peel, the Noble Lord escaped the imminent danger in which he was placed. The keeper of the gaol (which they swore they would pull down) was knocked down, and handled very roughly, but escaped without any severe injury. Owing to the praiseworthy exertions of the police, the rioters were dispersed before the St. Leger was run for, and two or three waggon loads of them sent to prison. The St. Leger continues the topic of conversation with all classes, the Yorkshire jockeys and others still insisting that Chifney threw away the race by not bringing his horse up sooner. We repeat, that so far from this being the case, had he made use of the whip before, he would have been no where in the race; he had taken the most exact measure of what he could do, rode him with unrivalled ta lent, and got more out of the horse than any other man on the Turf could have done—it was literally impossible that he could have gallopped twenty yards farther. Voltaire, like all his breed, is speedy, but wants the heart and stout ness of Rowton, who is the most complete Leger horse we have seen for many years ; the style in which he ran all the way proves how well he can run at a sound pace : be is not speedy, but is a horse of good bottom ; is rather lazy, and requires reusing now and then, as was clear from Scott going to work so soon. We subjoin his pedigree :—Row ton was got by Oiseau out of Katharina, late Perspective, bred by Lord Lowther in 1817, by Woful, her dam Landscape by 'Wrens, out of Iris, Rainbow's dam, by Brush—Herod—Doctor's Sister by Goldfinder. Oiseau (bred by the late Mr. Garforth, in 1809) was got by Ca millus out of a Ruler mare (bred in 1797 by Sir H. Wil liamson), her dam Treecreeper by Woodpecker—Trentham —Cunegonde. The Oiseaux have but lately come into fashion, and are improving every year. The settling took place this morning at the betting rooms, which was crammed almost to suffocation ; and although the liberal proprietor of this splendid establish ment had made the most extensive arrangements, there was barely room for the subscribers, whose number cannot have been far short of a thousand. At first money came in slowly, but towards the middle of the day the exchange became brisker, and heavy sums speedily changed pockets. The great winners are Mr. Petre, Mr. Gully, Mr. S. Mr. Ridsdale, the Scotts, and two or three others. The losings are divided pretty equally. Forth and his party are hit very bard, and must return a very considerable portion of their Derby winnings. Lord Cleveland's party had backed Voltaire largely at great odds, and are supposed to have got most of it off by laying the odds when the horses got up. Taking the settling altogether, it is much lighter than for some years past, and, as a natural consequence, will go off more quickly. At this early period it is impos sible to speak with any certainty as to defaulters; in fact, we have heard only of one or two, and these are of an in ferior grade, whose absence will scarcely be felt. At the close of the meeting we shall be better enabled to speak on the subject, as it is not yet known how the London books are affected. The Wednesday at Doncaster, like the same day in the Newmarket Meetings, is a kind of banyan day—bad horses, little company, and less sport. It is saying something for this Meeting, that there were five races in the list to-day, that the horses were not the worst in the world, and that the company was quite as numerous and fashionable as we have generally seen the day after the St. Leger. The settling is the cause of the sport on the Wednesday being so unimportant. His Grace the Duke of Wellington came to tire Grand Stand in one of the Earl of Chesterfield's equipages, accompanied by the Noble Earl, Lord South ampton, anti Colonel Peel. His Grace's reception was enthusiastic. Most of the Nobility whose names we have given before were on the ground. The weather has been remarkably fine since Monday night, and appears likely to continue so. The following are particulars of the sport : Foal Stakes of 100 BOYS. each, h. ft. for 3-yr-old colts, Sst. 71b. ; fillies, Bst. 41b. Mile and a half. Six subs. lion. G. Petre's Rowton Value of the Stakes 2501. exclusive of the winner's. The Cleveland Stakes of 25 soya. each, 15 ft., and only five if d e cl a red, &c., with 20 a dd e d by th e Corporation ; the owner of the second horse to save his stake. St. Leger Course. Thirteen subscribers, of whom eight declared forfeit by the time prescribed. Lord Cleveland's Tamboff, 3 yrs Lord Fitzwilliam's Mulatto, 6 yrs 2 Mr. Petre's Netherby, 3 yrs - - - Betting-5 to 4on Mulatto, sto 2 agst Tamboff, and 3 to 2 agst Netherby.—Tamboff took the lead at a mo derate pace, Netherby bard at his haunches, and Mulatto two or three lengths astern, Lye thinking to do it ala Chifney. There was no variation in the places till they bad passed the Red-house, when Mulatto began to mend his pace; at the rails he was abreast of Netherby, and at the Distance headed him, but he never could get up to Tamboff, who was never headed, and won very cleverly by an honest length—rode by a lad, and Netherby by Holmes. The pace was pretty fair from the hill. The Doncaster Racing Club Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft. Two miles. Four subscribers. Mr. Houldsworth's Vanish, 4 yrs Mr. Nowell's Rosalia, 4 yrs 2 Betting-7 to 2on Vanish, who led throughout, and won easy; rode by Robinson, Rosalia by Arnull. • The All-Age Stakes of 10 sons. each, and 25 sous. added by the Corporation ; 3 yrs., Gst. 121 b. ; 4 yrs., Bst.; 5 yrs., Bst. 101 b. ; 6 yre. and aged, 9st. The winner to be sold for 250 guineas, &c. St. Leger Course.— Six subscribers. Mr. Fletcher's br. f. by Blacklock—Arabella, 3 yrs. 1 Mr. Houldsworth's ch. f. Deposit, 4 yre 2 Mr. Scaife's b. h. My Lord, 5 yrs Mr. Powlett's lA. 1. by Jack Spigot, 3 yrs 0 Lord Norrnanby's ch. f. Florence, 3 yrs 0 Mr. Wetherell's bh f. by Waverley, 4 yrs. Only three placed by the Judge. Even on the winner. Florence made the running, the other five following in a body, till past the Red /louse, where My Lord and the Waverley filly went up to her, but could not hold their ground beyond the rails; here Arabella went by them, and was directly after followed by Deposit, who, notwithstand ing- Robinson's fine riding, could do nothing with the fill• in front, and who won very easy. She was immediately claimed by Mr. Houldsworth for Colonel Peel. The winner rode by Lye, Deposit by Robinson, My Lord by Johnson, Wethereh's by Nicholson, and the other two by lads. The Four-year Old Stakes of 50 sovs. each, 20 ft. St. Leger Course. Three Subscribers. Mr. Nowell's b. c. by Walton—Fair Helen Sir. Houldswoi ties b. c. Lambtonian 2 5 toe 4 on Mr. Nowell's, who made all the running, and won easy ; rode by Johnson ; the other by Robinson. I❑ the course of the day the Gold Cup betting was tole rably brisk, Laurel coming into great force, and obtaining the call of the King's mare ; Sir. Petre's Granby also came strong into the market, and was backed at 4 to 1 and 9 to 2 ; Voltaire was quoted at 7 to 1, it being under stood that he would start for it. When we made up our parcel, the (Ads were as follows : 5 to 2 agst Major Yarburgli's Laurel 3 to 1 agst His Majesty's Fleur de Lis 4 to 1 agst Hon. E. Petre's Granby 7 to 1 agst Lord Cleve anti's Voltaire. ST. LEGER. Fearing that we were not bufficiently explicit of the early part of this race, we beg to add to our description of it that Rowton went up to Frederick just after passing the gravel road, was first over the hill, and made all the rest of the running at a great pace ; in fact, he was so close to Forth up to the gravel road, that be may be said to have made running all the way. Lord Cleveland de clared to win with Stotfortli, if possible. Just as we had closed our dispatch, it was reported that Chifney had matched Rowton (having Mr. Petre's per mission) against Voltaire, to run the St. Leger Course, either to-morrow or Friday, Chifney to ride Rowton, and take 2,000 guineas to Lord Cleveland's 1,000 guineas, to convince his Lordship that Voltaire could NOT win. We give the report as it reached us ; and, of course, do not vouch for its truth ; indeed, it is generally discredited. The fixtures for to-morrow Three-yr-old Stakes of 200 goys. each, h. ft. ; colts, Bst. 6ib. ; fillies, Bst. 31b. St. Leger Course. (Four teen Subs.) Mr. Petre's ch. f. Apollonia Lord Kelburne's Georgiana colt Mr. Ridsdale's Tyke Mr. Houldsworth's Fortitude Lord Sligo's Prince Eugene Mr. Nowell's c. by Walton—Rosanne gr. c. Round-waist br. f. by Walton—Brown Duchess - b. f. by Orville, d. by Dick Andrews Mr. Dowbig,rgen's b. c. the Captain, by Wanton Mr. T. O. Powlett's Penhill Mr. Wilson's Brother to Reformer Lord Milton's Sister to Whiskerandos Mr. Broadhead's b. c. Hazard. The Gold Cup, value 150 guineas --about two miles and five furlongs. His Majesty's Fleur de Lis Lord Chesterfield's Zinganee, by Tramp Mr. Forth's Frederick Mr. Theobald's The Exquisite Major Yarbnrgh's Laurel Mr. Houldsworth's Terror Vanish Lord Milton's Medoro Ballad Singer Mr. Petre's Delphine Granby Duke of Leeds's Rhodacantha colt Moonshine Marquis of Worce'ter's Felt Lord Scarborough's Cistercian, by Caton Mr. Ridsdale's Clotilde Lord Langford's Sir Hercules Lord Cleveland's Voltaire Tamboff Stotforth Lord Kelburn's Georgiana colt Mr. Chilton's Don Jose Mr. Golden's Robin Hood Mr. Athorne's Wandering Boy Mr. Robinson's Bolivar Mr. Gascoigne's Louisa colt Mr. Watt's Coulon The Gascoyne Stakes of 100 sovs. each, 30 ft. for 3-yr old colts, Bst. 61b. ; fillies, Bst. 31b. St. Leger Course. Ten subscribers. Lord Cleveland's Voltaire Lord Langford's Sir Hercules Duke of Leeds's c. by St. Patrick—Rliodacantba Major Yarburgh's Pilgrim, by Blacklock Lord Fitzwilliatn's sister to Mulatto Mr. Nowell's f. by Walton—Brown Duchess Mr. Attwood's Leonardo, by Abjer Mr. Gascoyne's c. by Tramp—Cora Mr. Petre's Netherby, by Cervantes Mr. Hunter's gr. c. by Gustavus—Canvas. Txo-year-old Stakes of 20 sovs. each. T. Y.C. 34 subs. Mr. Forth's 13ud, by Tiresias—Pomona , Lord Scarborough's Carolan, by Caton Mr. Wormald's Bullet, brother to Granby Mr. Baird's Romana Mr. Robinson's Lucretia, by Sir Oliver Mr. Nowell's b. f. by Orville or Ivanhoe b. 1. by Orville—Rosanne Mr. Westgarth's b..c. General Honeywood, by Swiss Lord Kelburne's ch, c. by Woful—Emilia Mr. Jackson's Don Giovanni Mr. G. Serjeantson's Savoyard Duke of Leeds's Lady Mowbray sister to Moonshine Mr. Powlett's f. by Young Phantom Mr. Riddeli's eh. c. by Dr. Syntax Lord Milton's sister to Barataria Mr. Tarlton's c. by Champignon Mr. Petre's The Major Brunswicker Mr. Hebden's Splendour Mr. Bower's Tartarina Mr. W. Richardson's Hermione Lord Queenberry's ch. f. by Whisker Mr. Bailey's Utrecht Mr. Gibbeson's Lady Betty Mr. Gascoyne's c. by Figaro--Trulla Mr. Houldsworth's Thoresby Crescent Lord Sligo's Brine Canker Mr. Watts'B Abuntador Doctor Oloroso Mr. Richardson's St. Nicholas Mr. Appleby's Crazy Jane (dead). ISLE OF THANET RACES. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16.—Powell's Stakes of five soya. each, with 50 added from the Fund. Heats, two miles. Mr. Brown's Watchman, 3 yrs Mr. Clarke's Job, 5 yrs ...... 3 2 Mr. Coleman's Bunter, 3 yrs 2 3 Ramsgate Plate of 50 soya. Heats, two miles. Mr. Wick's Dolly Spicer, 3 yrs Captain Lock's Game Boy, 4 yrs 0 0 2 Mr. Kettle's Hawk's-Eye, 5 yrs Three others started. The weather was shocking, and the Course very heavy. The Earl of ABERDEEN arrived in town yesterday from a visit to Mr. Secretary Pzra,, at Stowe hall, in Norfolk. I.llr. CADWALLADER WADDY, the new can didate for the county of Wexford, is a gentleman of mo derate patrimony in that county, and of liberal and inde pendent principles; he stands on the popular interest, and will probably receive the support of the Catholics gene rally. We believe the father of Mr. WADDY was one of the unhappy victims of the insurrection in 1798. The private character of the candidate is considered by all parties to be exemplary.—Morning Chronicle. Sheridan's comedy of The School for Scandal has suffered more than any other platy from the want of proper actors. By the retirement of SMITH it lost its Charles ; by the death of PARSONS and DODD its Crabtree and Backbite ; by the elevation of Miss FARREN its Lady Teazle; and, lastly, 11 , the death of poor PALMER, it lost its favourite Joseph. One evening, some years ago, when St. Swi- THIN presided over a showery visitation, and even Vaux hall was deserted, Mrs. MOUNTAIN was encored in one of her songs by an audience consisting only of three persons! She reluctantly complied ; but her mortification was con verted into a good-humoured laugh when she found, on descending the orchestra, that they were no other than her fi lends FAWCETT, C. KEmarx, and "little DICKY SUETT," who had waggishly insisted on the repetition. The wanton god having laid hold of an Anglo- Cambrian barrister's heart, he, on Tuesday night, con ducted a fair nymph to his chambers in Lincoln's-inn. Symptoms of uneasiness took place with the lady at three o'clock in the morning, and, at six, the fruits of the night's labour turned out to be a fine thumping boy ! The gen tlemen of the robe were yesterday very suetry at their fire sides upon this event. Mrs. ARNOLD, a poor woman, residing at 96, Grub -street, Chiswell-street, St. Luke's, Middlesex. was confined between ten o'clock on Saturday night and two o'clock on Sunday morning last, with three girls, all living and likely so to do. They have been christened by the curate of St. Luke's parish, and named SARAH, MARY, and MARTHA. The father is a poor man with four children, now a family of seven. DREADFUL MURDER.—A singular disco. very was made on Sunday morning last, which, from its extraordinary nature, lam desirous the public should be acquainted with. Between Mr. BOLTON'S house, Gale bridge, on the mail-coach road between Listowel and Tarbert, a little off the road, the head and several bones of a man named SULLIVAN, a resident of Glin, wrre found, and part of his clothes scattered not far from where part of the body was discovered. What makes this circumstance the more remarkable is, that this man had been missing since last Tarbert fair, about three weeks, and that in so populous a country, three miles end a half from Listowel, he should be there so long undiscovered. As no inquest has been held, nothing positive can now be said; but the general opinion is that he was murdered. The dogs of the neighbourhood were found bearing off several pieces of the bones. Murder has become so frequent in t hi s neighbourhood, that the parties make very light of it, especially the shocking mu r d er l ate l y committed at New townards, within a mile of the place where these relics were rondo.. Correspondent of th e A Mee Mercury. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 17.—The Royalist brig, 10, Lieut. Nash, tender to the Britannia, arrived during Saturday right, with mails from Rio Janeiro, Bahia, and Pernambuco, having left the former of those ports on the 13th of July, Bahia on the 30th July, the last-mentioned on the 6th of August. She passed his Majesty's ship Pallas, Capt. Fitzclarence, all well, on the 14th of last month, in long. 23 W. and 8 N. lat.; and brings borne Lieut. Clay, in valided from the Warspite, and a Portuguese gen tleman, as passengers; and brings specie as freight. She spoke the merchant brig Shiren, of Liverpool, on her way to Swan River, on the 19th ult., about 50 leagues to the S.W. of Brava. The Bramble cutter, 10, Lieut. W. 11. Haswell, came in on Sunday afternoon, from Lisbon, having landed a mail on Saturday, at Fahnouth,—and hav ing left the Tagus on the 6th inst., where all was silence as to the result of the expedition against Terceira. The Undaunted, 46, Captain Clifford, C. 8., arrived during Sunday night from the Western Islands and Madeira, which latter place she left on the 6th inst., bringing a mail. She was to we d i n t o I3arnpool on Monday by the Meteor steamer. Mr. Reed, our Consul-General at St. Michael's, came home in the Undaunted, with despatches for Government. The Britomart, 10, Commander Johnson, sailed on Tuesday afternoon to the westward. The Britannia, 120, went into the Sound on Monday afternoon, the surrounding hills being co vered with spectators. Among the visitors on board, exclusive of Earl Northesk and family, were Lords Valletort and Eliot, General Sir Willoughby Gordon, Captain Wise, C. 8., Mr. Bewes, and a number of ladies. The flag of Earl Northesk was struck at sunset, and immediately after hoisted on board the St. Vincent, 120. Captain George Burdett will take the Britannia to the Mediterra nean, and Commander H. S. Marsham is also ap pointed to her. Captain Burdett took the com mand on Tuesday, and Captain Hawker moved to the St. Vincent on the same day. The sailing orders of the Britannia came down on Tuesday night, and she will sail for Malta on Sa turday, as will the Lightning also for South America. The Antelope cutter, Lieut. Pearse, tender to the Ramifies, sailed on Saturday morning to return to the Downs; and the Trinculo went out of the har bour and anchored in the Sound, in the afternoon of the same day. In Hamoaze—St. Vincent, Kent, Lightning, Orestes, Leveret, Royalist, Eclipse, Calypso, and Meteor steam-vessel. At the Island—Bramble. In Bat npool—Undaunted. In the Sound—Britannia, Trinculo. PROMOTIONS.—Commander James Thorne and Eaton Travers (Rose), to the rank of Captain. Lieut. J. Talbot, of the Melville, W. C. Swinfen, of the Druid, and George Smith (a), the Inventor of the Lever Target, to the rank of Commander. Captain Little, of this division of Royal Marines, is appointed Barrack-Master at Woolwich, vice Bright, deceased; and Captain Giles is appointed to this division, vice Little. APPOINTMENTS.—Captain John Hayes, C.B. Commander Drake, Lieut. Thomas Creser, Mr. Hall, Surgeon, Mr. E. E. Vidal), to the Ganges ; Commander C. H. Swimburne, Lieut. J. Brown, Mr. James, Surgeon, and Mr. John Davies, Master, to the Rapid : Lieut. John Wainwright, to the Melville; Mr. C. H. Fuller, Assistant-Surgeon to Britannia ; Commander John Shepherd, Lieut. Arch. Reed, Lieut. S. S. Crispe, R.M. James Menzies and John Bowler, Assistant-Surgeons, to Barham ; Lieut. E. H. Seppings and W. Hand, to Shannen : Lieut. W. Louis, and Assistant-Surgeon John Smith (e) to Ranger; Lieuts. John D. Bris bane, Charles Yolland, Chas. Beddoes, Mr. James Sprent, Master, Mr. G. Armstrong, Surgeon, Mr. E. M. Denby, Purser, to Mersey ; Capt. C. Rich, Lieut. Justus Oxenham, Mr. P. M'Govern, Sur geon, Messrs. J. Sinclair, J. Campbell, and J. M'lntyre, Assist.-Surgeons, to Magnificent; Lieuts. John Garret and John Byng, to the Slaney ; Lieut. J. E. Rivett, and Assistant-Surgeon, C. R. Nutt, Mr. J. B. Borham, Purser to I(spiegle ; Mr. Thos. Richardson, Master, Mr. D. King, Surgeon, Mr. Robert Barrow, Purser, to Grasshopper; Lieut. T. B. Brown, M. 0. Evans, Surgeon, to Fairy ; Commander H. S. Nixon, Mr. J. A. M'Kee, Master, Mr. J. W. Nicholls, Purser, to Harpy; Lieut. H. A. Griffith, to Icarus. Lieutenants Bowen (1808), A. D. Ferguson (1828), and George Hatboro (1827), are appointed to the Britannia. Mr. C. Dickson is appointed Assistant-Surgeon to the Naval Department at Fernando Po. Lieutenant John Roche, of Stonehouse, late of the Harpy, is appointed to command the Skipjack schooner, at Jamaica. Lieutenant Augustus F. Tracey, of Plymouth, is appointed to the Hyperion, 42. Mr. John Tilly (1801) is appointed Purser of the St.. Vincent. His Majesty's ship She!drake arrived at Gibral tar from Falmouth and Cadiz August 18. The Tyrian arrived at Madeira from Falmouth July 27, and sailed 28th for Tenedffe and Rio de Janeiro. The Cadmus arrived at Rio de Janeiro from a cruise June 29. The Mutine arrived at Rio de Janeiro from Falmouth June 30, and sailed July 3 for Buenos Ayres. The Espoir was at St. Helena July 21. The Grasshopper arrived at Jamaica from Curacoa July 8, and sailed 13th' for ditto. The Icarus arrived at Jamaica from Camaynes July 25, and sailed for Curacoa 29th. The Emulous arrived at Jamaica from Falmouth July 29, and sailed for Vera Cruz 31st. The Slaney arrived at Jamaica from Curacoa July 21, and Fairy from a cruise 29th. The Seringapatam was spoken with August 13, lat. 17. 3G. N., long. 26.:x. The Pallas, bound to Bengal, was spoken with lat. 16. N., long. 26. The Espe►gle arrived at Barbadoes from Trinidad July 23. The Stephen Knight, Wright, of this port, put into Padstow on the I lth inst. with damage, having been i►► contact with the Sprightly, Richards, on shore at Widemouth, near Butte. The schooner Mary, of this port, was driven on the sands within the Dunbar, near Padslow, on the 11th inst. after beating over during the night, the crew were saved by pilots, and the vessel has since been got off in a leaky state. _ _ The brig Hawke, Tapscott, of this port, on her voyage from Newport to this place, was totally wrecked, during the heavy gales last week, in Barn staple Bay, and we are sorry to add all o►► board pe rished; the Master has left, a widow and fire chi!- dren to deplore the loss. The Cygnet, Russell, of this port, sailed from Dundee for the Baltic, Sept. 2. The Halcyon, Rowdier, arrived at Lisbon from this port, Aug. G. The Fancy, Farrant, of and from this port, arrived at Maylaya Aug. 11. The Mary, Wills, arrived at Newfoundland from Figueira, Aug. 3. The Tre Saskeml, Heitman, arrived at St. Übes, from this port, Aug. 21. The Lady Frances, Dawes, arrived at Newfoundland from Madeira, Aug. 3. The May flower, Martin, of this port, arrrived e ' at Newfound land from Oporto, Aug. 8. The Active, Hayman, of this port, arrived at Denia from Liverpool, Aug. 15. The Christian, Hum, of this port, arrived at Figuera from Newfoundland, Aug, 22, and sailed for the forme: place on the 29th, all well. The Brothers, Forbes, of this port, arrived at Lisbon from Newfoundland, Aug. 25. The Susan, Nicholson, of and for this port, from Archangel, arrived at Weymouth on the 6th inst. The Fly, Soper, from this port, arrived at Figueira August 10, and sailed 16th for Labrador. The Lady Peel, Ashley, from this port, arrived at Amsterdam the 12th iust. The Eliza and Nancy, Head, of this port, was at Alicant Aug. 28. The Elizabeth, Phelps, from London, put into Ramsgate the 10th inst. The Breakwater, Newman, of and from this port, for Prince Edward's Island, was spoken with on the sth inst. lat. 50. 20. long. 12. The Lloyds, Warren, of and from this port, for Quebec, was spoken with Aug. 1 6, lat. 46. long. 47. The Mould, Paul, and Launceston, Barnes, from London for this port, were in the Downs on the 12th inst. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS Under the head of German papers will be found an account of the state of hostilities in the East, and a proclamation for a new levy of troops 'lto reinforce the army of one of the contending parties. The dispersion, without a show of re sistance, or without the demonstration of any ulterior object of attack or defence, of the body of 10,000 men who are said to have garrisoned Adrianople, evinces at once the influence of the Russian successes, and the total disorganization of the Turkish power. Had fanaticism inspired the Turkish troops, or exercised any sway over the mass of the population, a body of 10,000 men, provided with artillery and every sort of military resources, would not have abondoned the second city of the empire without a struggle, or have deserted their standards and the horse tails of their Paellas without some sacrifice of blood in their behalf. If we can believe the Russian commander, the forces of the Sultan are not only defeated, but have entirely disappeared, so that the way to Constantinople will not be ob structed even by the scattered remains of its for mer defenders. But in the apparently secure position of the Russian General, it would be preposterous to risk any thing when all can be secured without danger. He has, therefore, been reported, with great appearance of truth, to have sent forward a body of troops to take pos session of the Dardanelles, before he himself ad vances upon the Turkish capital. In case of resistance before the walls of Constantinople, he will thus be enabled to cut off all the means of succour, and all the communications of supplies from the north and the south, having possession at once of the Straits of the Bosphorus and of the key of the iEgeaii. It was expected that if admissible overtures for peace were not made be- fore the 4th instant, on that day the Russian troops would have arrived before the Turkish capital. That approach was not likely to be prevented by any change of conduct or any new profession on the part of the Sultan. A great deal has been said about his willingness to ac cede to the Greek treaty, but the conditions on which he offered to accept it are such as no Russian plenipotentiary would for a moment admit. The new levy of troops ordered through out the Russian dominions shows one of two things,—either that the Emperor anticipates the necessity of further exertions in the struggle 'which he h a s hith er t o so success f u ll y conducted, , r that in the future negotiations to which a pro, , osal for peace must lead, he thinks it prude As maintain before his Allies the same invincible attitude which he has displayed towards the enemy.— Times. The Bank Meeting yesterday was of rather more than usual interest, less from the introduc tion of topics or motions more important than , on previous occasions, where'the Court of Pro prietors had, as in this case, been pro forma cared together,—than because of the greater clearness and cogency with which the arguments for a reform of certain usages of the Bank Direc tors were pressed upon the Court of Proprietor by two members of the latter body. It is not the first time that some respectable Proprietors of Bank stock have urged the expediency—in deed, upon every ground of common sense, the necessity—of producing to the Proprietors a full statement of the debts and credits of the Bank, for the sake of enabling them to determine what ought to be the dividend of profits. This pro position had been always hitherto —as, indeed, it was yesterday—refused. The Governor was yesterday, and his predecessors have been, most strenuous in opposing every demand or solicits tion for the documents alluded to ; and as we have heard it now and then whispered that the Bank Directors can, by virtue of some powerful influence, secure very generally a majority of friendly Proprietors, it is no wonder if such mo tions as that of Mr. Young in the present in• stance, and at former meetings that of Mr. Grundy, met with a successful opposition. But what is the true character of this question ? Who are th e p ersons ca ll e d " Proprietors " of Bank Stock ? Why, nei ther more nor less than partners, or reputed partners, in the banking concern, called the Bank of England : and the Directors are officers chosen by the Proprietors, or professing to be chosen by them, from year to year, for conduct ing with the greater convenience and regularity, but on behalf and subject to the controul of the Proprietors, the extensive business of their joint concern. The Court of Proprietors, then, or partners, is summoned, periodically, to agree upon a dividend for the next year, corresponding to the amount of their ascertained profits for the last. A motion is, on these occasions, made, as a matter of course, by the Governor, representing.the body of subordinate officers or directors, that the partners at large do agree with their own ser vants, and confirm the amount of dividend which these servants have already proposed. The first reflection that any sensible Proprietor will make is naturally—that when the Directors a;k their principals to concur with an important act of theirs, and thereby acknowledging the in completeness of the act, admit also the power of superintendance and revision in the Proprietors, it must be the anxious desire of these Directors to lay before their constituents the grounds on which the measure so proposed has been by themselves adopted, in order that the Proprietors may have the means of judging what opinion they ought to form. But no ; the Directors argue in no such vulgar way. So far from striving to obtain for themselves the benefit of a bona fide sanction to their own vote by the Pro prietors, and standing forth to the world as men who bear windows in their breasts, and court examination, the utmost repugnance is shown by them to grant the smallest means of insight into their proceedings. A lofty demand is invariably made, that the Proprietors shall place the same confidence in their own subaltern agents, as had been manifested by the three or four credulous generations which preceded. them ; and a ludi crous assertion is coupled with that modest de mand—namely, that this abdication of their tights and duties by the Proprietors, had been the undoubted and effective cause o' the prosperity of the Bank itself, and of all the vast servicss it had rendered to the British Empire ! ! There is no beating this Whatever the Proprietors of Bank stock may imagine, on the high authority of their Chair man, the Parliament of England has not so deemed, that public prosperity had been much advanced by the confidence of honourable gentle men in Ministers, as to matters of revenue, or that the best interests of the country would be consulted by a prolongation of such confidence. The Court of Directors in Downing-street arc kept in better order than those of Threadneedle street—they are brought to account every ses sion : no such impudent proposal is hazarded, even on the Treasury bench, as that the House ofCorn and calculations sa l l e l schemes confirm, blindfolded, all the affairs of finance. Debits and credits are copi ously detailed, and unresistirTly submitted to Parliament by the public servants, and on what ever other erroneous grounds the votes of that body may at times be defended, they are not given in utter and compulsory ignorance of the nature and amount of the revenues with regard to which their decision is sought. The Bank of France, and that of the United States of America, afford striking examples of the fallacy so much clung to by the Court of Directors 'here, Viz.— that the prosperity of such establishments may be best promoted by a system of disguise and mystery. There is, to be sure, no want of con fidence exhibited by the proprietors of French or American Bank stock, in their 'directors ; but it is for the plain reason that their confidence has been founded on a perfect knowledge of their own affairs—not an utter ignorance of them. It' this question be fairly and calmly turned in the minds of the Bank Proprietors for a year or two, we feel certain that the " wisdom of their ances tors" will appear much akin to folly. On the other point which was canvassed yesterday, we agree, as on the former, with the gentleman whose motions failed. The bank-notes forming part of deposits do actually constitute a branch of the paper circulation, because they may be called into circulation at any moment by the acts of the depositors, which the Bank Directors can neither controul nor anticipate.—Eid. The general aspect of Irish affairs is repre sented to us by an excellent authority on the spot, as having a tendency to improvement. One correspondent, whose station in society, and un questionable access to official information, render him a conclusive authority on this subject, ex presses a confident belief, that the unhappy C - a speration, which was so prevalent previous to the circuit, has to a certain extent subsided ; and that little more is wanted to produce a gene ral pacification, than a conviction that the Go vernment is determined to persevere in its sys tem of perfect impartiality, and vigorously and promptly to coerce in every quarter any approach to insubordination to the existing laws. In a short summary we recently gave of some mea sures in contemplation for the advantage of the sister kingdom, we noticed the fact, that the sys tem of the Irish National Bank was undergoin g revision, under the immediate inspectiozi of a Cabinet Minister ; and we learn from our cor respondent that the first fruit of that revision is exhibited, in a change of the manner hitherto uniformly practised of receiving remittances front the branch banks of that great establishment ; and we further learn, that changes in the internal economy, of a nature still more important, have been adopted, but their operation will, from their confidential nature, be less a matter of public notoriety. Upon the whole, the general com plexion of this communication, which we are disposed to receive as a perfectly competent authority, is, as far as it goes, of a satisf ac t or y description.—Morning Chronicle. In the evidence of Mr. Humphreys, in the Appendix to the First Report of Commissioners on the Law of Real Property, a suggestion is thrown out, which is well deserving of attention. " I am a great advocate (he says) for an Insti tution in the nature of a Committee of Justice, or some such body, to report upon defective justice, and to make periodical revisions of the law, by which means you would correct any omissions or errors that occurred in the first instance." The present practice of the Legis. lature may be considered as an usurpation of functions that did not originally belong to it. Parliament was merely an assemblage of indi viduals from all parts of the country, who con. sented that the people should be taxed for the exigencies of Government, and who, previous to the vote of supply, laid the grievances of the country before the King, with a view to relief by repeal of old laws, and enactment of new laws. The laws were drawn up by men skilled in the subject of law, and submitted to Parliament, which either consented to them, or refused to consent. But it never entered into the heads of our forefathers till a compargively recent age, that country gentlemen should them selves draw up laws, and discuss them in all their details. The idea of a mob of five hun dred men, mostly ignorant of law, and indeed, of almost every thing else worth knowing, occupying themselves with the task which, of ' all others, requires the greatest nicety—the making and altering laws, and discussing them clause by clause—is as monstrous asa e n e y vi t l h o o f t . ever entered th e h ea d o f a visionary. The French have endeavour e d t o mitigate t,d giving to Ministers alone the initsotive of Laws. However, the confining the origination of Laws to Ministers in a country where there aro par ties, is giving too partisan a character to legisla tion. The suggestion of Mr. Humphreys would obviate the inconvenience of the French system. The Commissioners would, of course, devote themselves to the laws ; and no n ew law, or repeal or amendment of the old should be proposed by any other bod e .— When the law proposed by them, sh ou ld b e submitted to Parliament, it ought t o b e for adoption or rejection merely. Parliament ought to deprive itself of the power of alter ing in any way the proposed law ; and, when parts seem objectionable, to submit the objec tions to the Commissioner; who, in such case, would deliberate on the expediency of giving effect to them in an amendment. A voice liko ha,l of L L lv l rbi l lease i uo s w:::be i eot s tlisoi, i a .stpd l e( l eoslifsnv ‘ t ,sor h ,crerle a le‘rl l :tolagl ter a leiii:llid, p diiellt o eslbsht p eefea u rrtoig l iernit r iesranyat b atusmte o ftuiore d oucts y nthst ought ll u fole.mL g t tt l tel i rln t lgei;ii, t y:scr o cieryasi tshave.try he es opr a rti c eli t iol u tlis, ary of tb,uh, l l, l l; : se e il esaegil l e : :setrep a sts l ei,le i ltr l ri:oit e ,e: r olchh:tllaa :sroicifbi, respecting oally bt:et t n:e. l l : lo : lanewti C ooe ia o liiii : iblir r iei t lntg s i (el ideos i s : t-oirc o rtoo c s v e ue: e iv.: c ola i t rrd‘dt)e, n y netohnetacionis'strtuheetioenxioirfestshicoiSi t:iftu,temolef person seised to the use or trust of another,' it was determined that a corporatiosa could not take an estate to an use ; that tise Statute did not apply to copy holds or leaseholds, because persons are not said to hcs seised of them ; and that aim use upon use, as a gift to one to the use of another, in trust for or to the we of a third, was not within the Statute. Because the Statute of Wills' contains the word having,' it is re stricted to the property whi ic c ut lia s:, p aess er l s ,r o , n has `then executes his will, and prevents h A ini ct f , dis posing of the estates which he may be entitled to the place , a v t h e hisne cessaryrwhere t death. I t a:m . rn e e n s A d o t t l l r d i a i l Q n a t e x A . A i n n i the form for the Memorial, Coe expression E. F. of, &c.,' Z i fore he!ct that the witnesses ee:detoedb m e in ust be e ne r c t i( e i ei d ts , clr ci se n dt a i i la s of so rn e place ; other s m to ode omrf,and that if sny describing rai although thema hit 1 1 1, N: e e r r e e l u o c p h t emd,oraes