The Sun. — London, England, 1829-01-17 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS (From the Messager des Chumbres of Jar,. 11.) PAhis, JAc. 13.---Ten transports, fitted up for !' the conveyance of horses, are to sail on the 10th of this month for the Morea, under convoy of the Egle corvette, Capt. Harrriaed. The remainder of the convoy is to sail on the 15th for the same d•-stina tion, escorted by the Maria Therese frigate, which is to take off board a million of francs for the army„ It is now certain that the body found in the Seine was not that of M. Auger. Tl.e family and the friends of that academician ill retain the hope that he is not lost to them. Madam Auger is still in a deplorable state of health. We ex-raet the follow ing from the Aviso de la Meditereanee : " The Armide friente sailed the 211 December for Egina. Baron Hugon, Captain of that friga7c, has been succeeded in the command of the station at Patras by Capt. Defrenc, of the "Valuate. Capt. Huston is going to take the command of the station of Athens ; will touch at Navarin, and then, as we learn, explore the eastern coa.t. of Greece, from At'iens to the bottom of the Gulf of Salooica. The ale and Dido frigates are s. it at Patras, but the latter will .^on re•urn to Tonlon." CONSTANTINOPLE, DEC. 11.—A forced arrniqice exi-rs between the two tiroli-s. The cold, which is much more severe than usual, and the immense quan tity of snow which blocks up the defiles of the Balkan, and fills the valleys, render all communica tions impossible. The Grand Vizier has his head quarters still at \itlos ; but he orders and directs, in person, frequent excursions which extend as far as Choumla, to ascertain the situation of the several divisions of his army. (From the Conatitutinnnel of FVedne PAms, DEC. 11.—The Sinking Fund for Spain, 1-inken of as affording a guarantee for the payment of the new Stock, has no fixed revenue—no sum specially appropriated to it. We are informed that not more than 3,000,000 francs capital Stock have been converted int.) the New Stock ; and they ought not to have issued more than 150,000 francs, while we sac from M. Ugarte's letter _of Decembig that the enormous sum of 6,500,000 francs has been brought to market, or a nominal capital of 36,000,000 francs. Why is Guebhart's Loan, which the Spanish Government says is less safe than this New Stock, at 7.5 f., while the Rentes are at 44f. ? The great quantity of the !atter has been cited as the cause of the depreciation. Spain has also been obliged to contract other debts, and has lately con tracted engagements with England and France, to pay within a short period 30 ; 000,000 francs, as fol lows : Francs. To the English, on March 8, and Sept. 8 18,000,000 Interest on Guebbard's Loan, July 1 5,228,000 Repayment of the sth rents 1.,509,000 Enin - gementi conclude,' with France 2,000,000 Tot,l i 9,752,000 How will Spain meet these engagements by remit tances ? Not a farthing has yet left the Peninsula, and the revenues of last year were far from sufficient for its urgent expenses. She will obtain no loan in London; and the only means by which she can meet these engagements is to obtain an increased revenue by a better Administration. The money which has thus been obtained amounts to 645,158, 520 f. Now, supposing this loan had. been made at only two-thirds or four-fifths of the value of the nominal stock, it is still 4,000,000 f., taken, in less than eight years, from the industrious class, without a succour mg voice informing those deceived men of the snares aid for their credulity; and the division of the loan proves that it has only been contracted among the inferior classes ; and there has been to the amount of three per cent. difference between the small and large coupures, from the impossibility of di;posini; of the latter. FRENCH Pens.-PARIS, JAN. 13.—Fire per Cents., 10tif. 60c. 50c. ; Four and a half per Cents., 101 f. ; Three p e r Cents., 741. 80c. ; Bank Actions, 1735 f. FOREIGN FUNDs.-Neapoiiten Rentes, 781. .50c. ; Royal Spanish Loan, 75W. ; Interminable Spanish An nuities, 4M. 45i; Haytian Loan, 460 f. 4571. 58c. EXPORTATIONS OF GOLD. Exportations of gold and silver continue to be regularly made by the packet-boats, which leave Harwich on the arrival of the foreign post letters of Tuesdays and Fridays, for Rotterdam and Ham burgh. The usual practice ii, to convey the bul lion from 3..)ndon to Harwich by the mail-coaches, under the care of an agent appointed for that pur pose, as the proprietors refuse to take the responsi bility of such packages. It is impossible to obtain perfectly accurate information of the amount in the precious metals carried out of the country, but if a conjecture may be hazarded, we do not think it would be very far inaccurate to say that from the port of Harwich, or by the steam-boats, there has been shipped for the north of Europe bullion to the value of 100,0001. weekly during the last two months. The proportion between the gold and sil ver exported is perhaps mare easily ascertainable than the total amount of both, because the assort ments made up from one foreign post day to another will not materially vary in that respect. On Tues day last there was sent from London to Har wich 40,000 ounces, or thereabout, of silver in dollars; 10,000 ounces of silver in bars; and 6,000 ounces of gold in b.rs; the value of the gold, therefore, in pounds sterling, was considerably greater than that of the silver. We have reason to think, however, that as yet bar gold has generally been taken by the merchants conducting the expor tations in preference to sovereigns, and consequently that, u t ► to this time, no drain has been created the gold circulation of the country. It is clear enough that if the Bank coffers contain their fair Thrinortion of sovereigns, which the total inactivity of rile Mint would seem to indicate, what becomes of the gold in bars—in that case purely an article of commerce—is a matter of indifference. The alarmists will say, that the stock of sovereigns must go next, but still the fact serve. to sustain what we -have been contending for in arguing this question, that the danger is ail in prospect only, not ist actual existence. So far all is right enough. The price of gold on the Contir.ent becomes, under these circumstances; of c on,iderable interest, and we shall continue to notice its fluctuations until they -are reduced so nearly to the level here as to lose all importance. By the letters from Paris of the 13th inst., gold is at a premirim of 8> to 91. per mille, which, at the English Mint price of 131. 17s. 10i-d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25f. 36c. to 37c.; and the exchange at Penis on London, at short, being 25f. 15c., it follows that gold is 21- 25ths to 22-25ths per cent, higher at Paris than in London. By the letters from Amsterda►n of the 13th inst., gold is at 14i per cent. premium, which, at the English Mint price of Si. 173. 10d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 121. 7c.; and the exchange at Amsterdam on London, at short, being 1 if. 90e. to llf. 94c., it follows that gold is 1 5-21ths to 1 10-21 th per ceat. higher at Amster dam than in London. By the letters from Hamburgh o!' the 9th inat., the price of gold is 102/ per ducat, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. I'7s. 10i41. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of -13 121; and the exchange at Hamborgh on London, at shot t, being 13 7i, it follows, that gold is 2 per cent. higher at liamburgh than in London.—Times. A Correspondent suggests that all medical men celebrated for not curir.g their patients should be handed over, at their decease, to the anatomical fraternity. A. Siioek, Cue most celebrated tragic actor of the Netherlands, died on :he 3d instant at Amsterdam, in the 6341 year of his age. His whole life, hal been devoted to the dramatic art; for 34 years he had been the chief ornament of the Amsterdam theatre, where he appeared for the last time i•n the 4th of December, in the character of Widirsts. 1 PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stuck 3 i,er Cent..;,..;. gn1,, , 5% !OH '* ,- "AltiTs 3 per Cent. Cons 337 f, !New Ditto — 3 1 ,; per Cent. — !Ex. Bills, X 1,1100 2d. 72 (18 pm. a tto !led. 93i 6 Initto 500 V.. 73 11 pm. 4 per Cent 101%1A% iDitto Small Ditti, I!+4li 105.X% ;Ditto Commercial — pm Bank I..'A nn. 191 , , 'I. , U. 19 IS-16 ißank for Account — India St , ck. 2,i 944 j India for Account — Ditto Bonds pm. ,Conn. for Acct 87 N l i S PAWNS Or SHAP.XS THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (isg. at 51. pin.) ..£95 Brazilian Imp. Mm. Co. iss. at 5/. pm.) £2O Ditto National 5 Per Shale i'OY..; COUttISE OF rnsterdam C.F 12 1 Ditto, at sight_ 11 19 Rotterdam 2 U 12 12 2 imburgh M.!3. 13 11i 11 12 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 35 Di to 2 U. 25 GO Bord.aux 25 135 erlto Frank f.,t or. Maine, Fx. Al 1 .51 Petersburgh,rtilii,.., 3C. F 1 0 V•enna, etre.'tirc 2. zM. 1U 2 Trieste do. 10 2 Ma. rid 31 ' 14 Client `Mti Eilboa ;larc• S. v Ile G Malt •r... NG E TESTERDAT. Leghorn ..... ....... ......... 49 Genoa Y 5 SO Venice 47 3lalra — • apt' . Palermo pzros. 12n isl , ty) Oporto It o laneiro B Ana 33 B eno, Ayres — I lut i lit 1, 21 days' s•ght Cork . r,'LLION, PER OZ. g. s. rt. P , rtugal Gold, coin... 0 0 0 'Foreign Goid, i.k.bars S 17 lq !New .oubl.ons 3 IG 0 etc Dollars ISther, barr, standard 0 0 0 ........... U ~ ~ ~~~~~ ~~~a LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 17, 1829. We are desired to contradict the paragraph in the Morning Herald, that a Banker's Clerk had disappeared and taken with him 50,0001. The following is the fact:—One of Messrs. DRUMMOND'S collecting clerks left their house without notice on Saturday evening, the 10th inst.; upon checking the Notes which he had received on that day in payment of the Bills and Drafts, it was discovered that he had entered one Bank Note of 2001. as 5007., lea Ting a de ficiency of 3001. out of 13,000/., the whole amount with which he was intrusted. While we feel great pleasure in giving in sertion to the above, we cannot help remark ing ,upon the mischievous disposition exhibited in certain quarters to make mountairs of mole hills, by endeavouring to make the worst of every thing in all that concerns the Banking business of London and the country generally. But these ill-omened birds will get their reward in due season. In pursuance of a warrant from the Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Commons, a Writ for Electing a Burgess, to serve in Parlia ment for the Borough of Clifton Dartmouth Hardness, in the County of Devon, was issued yeAerday from the Crown-office. The French Papers do not possess any parti cular feature of interest—at least nothing of a novel character. According to an article from Constantinople a forced armistice exists between the two armies in consequence of the bitter cold, which is 1: - :uch more severe than usual, while the immense quantities of snow in the defiles of the Balkan render all communication impos sible. Now, if this account be true, and the probability in its favour is perfectly natural, how absurd is it for the German Journals to be con stantly taxing their ingenuity to impose upon the e , ::dulity of their readers by fictions about the total discomfiture of the Russian Army—the reinvestment of Varna, and the dexterous move ments of HUSSEIN PACHA'S Cavalry, when the Turks themselves, who are surely more in terested in the I.;•.iiness, say that they cannot move a foot for the cold, and the tallies of snow rendered nearly mountain deep. These German Romancers should recollect that they overstep. the modesty of nature iu making the Turks skip over difficulties insuperable to the Russians ; for if the Russians could not retreat, in conse quence of the weather, how could the Turks pursue in the face of the same weather ? These Journals should bear in mind the advice of the net— Lest folks suspect your tale's untrue— Keep probability in view. The Constitutio , ciel contains a communica tion from M. ALEXANDRE DE LABORDE, the Deputy, on the state of the Spanish finances and the swindling Spanish loans lately contracted at Paris. The sums which FERDINAND has to Pa y within the next six months amount to 29,732,000 francs, or about 1,200,0001 sterling, namely— Francf. As an indecnnity to the English 18,000,000 Interest on Guebbard's loan ............ /3,223.000 Be-payment of the sth series of the same loan 4,509,000 Lir:Test on the money stipulated to he paid td France 9 ,000,000 29,732,000 M. DR LATtoRDE calculates that his coun tr:inen have already, within the course of a fear years, been cheated out of the awn of 400,000,000 of francs, or 16,000,0001., by Spanish jugglers. This amount of course in cludes the unpaid bonds of the Cortes, GruEn- HARD's, or the Royal Loan, and the rente per petuelle securities, which alone are estimated at upwards of five millions sterling. Not one ma ravedi of this sum is likely to be ever recovered. The advice of M. DE LABORDE to his cowl trymen not to trust FERDINAND applies with equal effect to the people of this country. The Allgenzeinc Zeitung of the 10th inst. confirms the accounts already published of the great exertions making by Russia for the reorga nization of the army destined to act against Turkey, which is to be three times as great as last campaign. From all we hear, the Russians seem to be setting about the business in earnest this time : FRONTIERS OF R1.;5814, DEC. 25. We have letters from the theatre of war, where operations seem to 12 e wholly at a stand, though the journals from time to time amuse their readers with fictitious battl:•e. Great exertions are making for the re-organisation of the Russian army; the vari ous departments of the Administration will be sim plified; the responsibility of the persons employed be better secured, and new measures adopted with re gard to the magazines. We learn that mean time very extensive contracts are made, and pay ments made in advance to the eoutractors ; so that it may be inferred that the Russian army will enter the field with a force three times as great as last summer. The hospitals too will be better re gulated. In order to spare the enemy's country, hardly any irregular troops are brought into the field, and the regular light cavalry had to do also the fatiguing duty of the Cossacks. This was very injurious to the army, as the light cavalry were, by this service, not able on important occasions to act with effect against the excellent Turkish cavalry. This be remedied. Orders are already given for 24 punts of Cossacks to join the army, with there hare hitherto been only six pulks. It is also said that a part of the artillery of the Don wil take the field. VIENNA, JAN. 3.-lletalliquo, 96 ; I3ank Shares, The ill effects of the recall of Lord ANGLE- SEA aro already beginning to be felt in Ireland. The Brunsw ickers, who for some time past have affected moderation, are once again starting up, like Satan from his disguise in Eden, in all their original deformity ; and evidently imagine that, by the dismissal of Lord A NGLE3EA, they have secured an unequivocal triumph. In this spirit they have ventured to unfurl their banner in the North, and with an assurance to which none but the congenial intellect of Parson FRY can do justice, combined with a virulent blood-thirstiness that must call forth the heartfelt admiration of more than one member of the Dublin Corpora tion, have congregated in mobs .;,t Truagh, a town or village in Monaghan, for the sole pur pose, as it should seem, of exciting a re-action on the part of the Papists. But these latter are, we trust, too wary to be cajoled by such conduct. Their cause is the cause of honour—of justice, of common-sense, and must be forwarded by other means than those of impudence—rapine— bloodshed—mid all uncharitableness. While they mourn the loss of their Viceroy—theies only inasmuch as he was impartial—and writhe under the insults of the Orangemen—let the Catholics take their revenge by a continued obedience to the laws. Every generous heart is with them—every sound intellect appre ciates the motives of their submissiveness, and every day while they refrain from violence, they win new advocates to the cause. Let that cause but be supported by proportionate moral dignity, and it will—it must succeed. The Austrian Observer of the 4th instant contains the following narrative of details, hich are all highly favourable to the Greeks :--- VIENNA, JAN. 1. The' first number of the Courier .'Orient of the 6th of December (which we have received from Patrag) contains the following letter of the Chiliarch Tsavella to his brother : TAANOCIIORI, NEAR K UtPENISSI, NOT. 16. N. F. " DEAR BROTHER,—I hare received with great pleasure your letter of the 12th inst. The circum stances that hare separated U 9 so far from each other hare also suspended our correspondence. However we are all well ; we are victorious and advance. On the 3d we defeated the enemy who was at Lomotico, and gcw thtm d nvere lesion ; out of 1,200 intn only 150 escaped, and we pursued them on their re treat beyond Kartan Aga. We took prisoners 100 Turks, with the Commander Achmet Aga, and his nephew, with ►,iany other Beys and Agas—all the rest fell in the field. The enemy's baggage fell into the hands of the victors, and the Greeks have enriched themselves with the booty. " The enemy's troops coming to their relief under Doman Pacha and Asian Bey Vorcondari, being in formed of this defeat, were going to retreat on the 7th and Bth. As soon as we perceived this we at tacked them, and pursued them four leagues, as far as Domnitza. About 60 were killed, among whom were several officers of distinction and Asian Bey's nephew. We took five prisoners ; the number of the wounded, among whom is Asian Bey himself, is considerable. The G: eeks again made rich booty. We lost only two men in this affair. The Vur-hos has entered the pro wince of Patradschik; the Kondagenei, and all he other inhabitants of the province, have joined the Greek troops. I, myself, with my troops, have arrived in the province of Karpenisse, and the JOl - as well as the other inhabitants, have united under my command. On the other hand ~ iGeneral Deluxe', with 2,000 men, has arrived in the moun tains of Agrava, so that all the provinces of Western Greece, bensible of their true interests, have joined him. The Stratarch, Demetrius Ypsilanti, continues his operations in Eastern Greece, and has advanced as far as Salona. Such, my dear friend, is the state of affairs. You ask ire for information respecting the enemy. I will tell you all I have heard from the com mander Vallessi." (Here follows an enumeration of the Turkish forces at Karpenissi, Patradschik, Kalzis, Zeitouni, Larissa, Athens, Ncgropont, Selena, and Missolonghi, which says the Courier D'Oricnt ap pears to us to be pretty correct, and which we shall insert in one of our next numbers. " The Turks," continues Tsavella, " have only ir regular troops, and are badly intrenched; they are in want of artillery, except in the forts, but that is in bad condition; they cannot expect reinforcements, for the Sultan has other work on his hands, and be sides our enemies in Albania are at variance. I beg you to nasure the Commander of the French army of my respect for remain your affec tionate brother, KITZO TSAVELLA." An article in the same journal, dated Patras, Dec. 3, says, " Salona is evacuated by the Turks. We had a report to that effect on the 30th Nov. but it did not seem to be authentic. The high wind which prevailed for some days hindered the arrival of vessels from the north coast. We every day ex pect a Greek army on the heights of Lepanto, though the winter is advancing with rapid strides, and the summit of Parnassus, which bounds the hori zon to the east, is covered with !Row." SHIPPING LNTELLIGENC;E-(THIi DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, JAN. le.—Wir.d N.E.-- 4.rrised from London, the Hopeful, Mallow, for the Cape; and Clyde, Munro, for India. SailA the George, Fraser, for Tram. CORK, JAN. 11.—Arrive4 the George, from New York. SCILLY", JAN. 13.—A vc-sel was lost on Sunday night the 14th inst. during a strong gale in Rosavier, one of the most ~ .estern rocks in these Islands ; elle appears to have been snow rigged, mainmast fished, with painted posts ; the top of the foremast is about three or four feet above water at low tide; she is supposed to hare a heavy cargo, \rhich prevents the hull from rising. Some sails or pieces have been sa%-ed marked P. Doyle, London, and others, Hill and Kirkpatrick, sail-makers, London ; the wreck was not discovered until the 6th. A great deal of wreck has been fallen in. with near the Wolf Rock, and on a piece of stern was marked New Jane, of Scarborough; and it is reported that the masts of a vessel hare been seen above water close to the said rock. THE FUNDS.--(THIS DAY.) CITY, TICIILVE 0' CEOPK. The report which was so industriously circulated yesterday afternoon, of the Clerk to a West-end Banker Laving absconded, and whose defalcations were stated at an enormous stun, seems to have dwindled down to a mere trifle this morning; for some time the rumour in question caused some sen sation, but it is, we are happy to hear, of no impor tance to the highly respectable house alluded to, and does not exceed two or three hundred pounds. Con sols opened this morning at 87i 3 for account, and 851 3 for money ; not the least variation has since taken place up to the above hour, and scarcely business is doing ; the adjustment of the account for the 21st inst. seems to occupy the principal attention of the Brokers at present, and it is understood that the Hebrew party have already carried over their ac counts to a considerable extent. India Bonds and Exchequer Bills have had a rather considerable de cline, and both are 70 2 pm. The Foreign Funds are in a dormant state, and nothing in the shape of business is doing; Russian Bonds are Psi 6; Portuguese, .531 4; Danish, 62i 31; and Brazilian, 62/ 31. In Shares there is nothing doing. Three prr Cfritt. Consols, BA' Ditto, for Aeconnt, 87 i; India Bonds, 70 2 pni. ; Exchequer Bing, 702 pm. Ti t) O'CLOCK. Consols have been buyers at 811, but have since gone down to 874 for Account ; Exchequer Bills are ngain Is. lower, and 68 pm. TIIREB O'CLOCK. Consols for Account, 871 FOUR O'CLOCK.--CLOSING PRICES. Consols 85i Do. for Ac. S7i Brazilian Bonds 63 Buenos Ayres Chillan Do. -- Danish Greek, 1823 -- Mexicau, 1825 33; Peruvian Russian 95i Columbian, 1824 23k Spanish I 0 'I HL ARMY. CIRCULAR.-WAR-OFFICE, JAN. 13, 18.i.T. have the honour to inform you that his Majesty's Government haring taken into consilera tiou the Expellee of the Staff of the Militia, hare determined to submit to Parliament a Bill for effect ing some reduction in that Branch of the Public Ex penditure. According to tho proposed measure, tho future Establishment retained on permanent pay at head platters will be for each Corps, cue Adjutant, one Serjeant-major, one Serieant for every forty private men, ()I.e drummer for every two companies, with an additional drummer for each FlaFlc Company ; i❑ addition to winch, in Regiments, consisting of eight companies and upwards, it drum-major will be al lowed. It. is the intention of Government to reduce the following individuals, viz. :—Paymasters, Surgeons, Quartermasters, Quartermaster-Se►jeants, the num ber of Serjeante exceeding the proportion of one for 40 privates, all Corporal?, the Drum-Majors of corps consisting of less than eight companies, the number of drum►nera exceeding one for erery two companies, and one for each Han`.: company ; the two fifers of each regiment or battalion. You are therefore requested to funiish me, as early as possible, with a correct statement of the ages and services of all the individuals of these ranks, with a view to pertain what reduced disembodied allowances any of them may be deemed to be en titled to. As the extent to which the proposed redaction shall be carried into effect will depend upon the de termination of Parliament, it will be advisable that no Serjeants should he discharged until such deter mination shall be announced; and as the claim of the Serjeants to be pensioned is made to depend not only upon length of service, butt upon unfitness and infirmity, resulting from military duty, it will he essential to ascertain, before they are discharged whether their cases can be brought within the regu- lations under which militia pensions are granted ; and considering that it may be convenient to those mem bers of the Stuff whose presence will not he required while the Regiments are disembodied, to be apprised as early as possible of the present arrangement, you will U: pleased immediately to communicate this let ter to the parties concerned, and acquaint them that, from the present time, they may receive leave of ab sence, during which period of absence they will be entitled to the issue of their full pay in the usual man ner, to the 24th June, 1829, the stoppage of Gcl. per diem from the pay of Non-commissioeed Officers and drummers on furlough being, in this instance, dispensed with. I hare the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant, H. HARDINGE. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) COVENT-GARDEN MARKET. There vas a goad supply at this rr.ornirg's market for the time of year, but the trade was dell, and prices about the came as en this day ae'nnight. sd. e d s . d. a. d. Potatt , es (per cwt.) 36t0 7 0132inage half-sicrre) ollto I 6 Ca! bages(l2 btkaCia)... 1 9 3 o , oni. no , Ditto Red 2 6 4 01Apploe 4 6 7 0 liadishcburd'e) 2 6 4 OiSweet Oranges (I , X, Celery ............. ........ I 6 2 41Lenacrus ..... 0 It 0 nrocoli 2 0 3 01Englitth Walnuts ...... 1 0 2 0 Carrots (bib ii,ches) 5 0 8 6 Span Che,nuts (peck) 5() 10 0 'Turnips 2 0 4 0 French ditto 4 0 7 0 Coleworts or Greelis... 2 6 4 6 French I,Vrlnnts 3 I 7 Locke 1 0 2 0 Spanish Hallenuts 0 10 Englis:itirapes (perlb )1 0 2 0 Eiibere (12. b.) ..... 6 0 AOl HAY M A RKETS.—(At per Load uf Xi Trunaes.) MT. JAMES'S. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 5 to £2 IS Best New Meadow Hay Fine Upland Meadow and Lye-grass flay 3 10 i 4 Cover 114 y 1 5 5 0 Oat Straw £l Bto XI Idl Wheat Straw 1 12 1 Id supply goo.J. trade dull, and prices ass last quoted. SM I THFI ELD. Come heavy Lowland Meadow Hay .C 2 9 to £2 10 Best New Meadow Hay 2 10 2 15 Finn Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay .... 5 0 4 0 Clover thy !exit, fine)...£s 0 ... Generally... 3 5 4 10 Oat Straw A moderately good supply, and a dull trade prices as last quoted, with the exception of those of a very few loads of fine Old (lover, which prOdtited N. S.. p-l• load. OLD BAILEY.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. CHARGF. OF RAPE. W. Smith, aged about 47, a respectable lookieg man, was indicted for a rape on the person of Jane Byrne. The proeecutrix stated that she was a single woman, and lived with the prisoner as servant. About half-past three o'clock in the afternoon of the • 29th of Noyember she went into his bed-room, the second floor back-room, to clean it. Had lived with him about three months. Was. cleaning the stove when the prisoner, who is a general merchant, came home, and into the room where she was cleaning. He locked the door and threw her on the bed. He then ill-treated her in a way which, by her description amounted to a capital offence. She screamed, but no one was in the house. He kept her there about ten minutes. She tried with all her strength to get away. The prisoner never spoke one word while he wee ill-using her; but when he was leaving her, he said, in reply to something she said to him ; that she might go to - and be -. He then unlocked the door and went away. Saw him in the parlour about half an hour afterwards, but did not then speak to him. Witness told the cook when she came down stairs, directly after it had happened. They agreed to leave the house, and on the pri soner coming down stairs into the kitchen, she told him that she would leave the house. He replied that she might do as she pleased, and he then fetched his livery stable-keeper as a witness to their wishing to leave. He then refused to pay them the amount of wages which they claimed, and they left at seven o'clock on the name night, and never went there again. Cross-examined by Mr. ALLllY—Witness is 19 years of age; had been brought up under the King's gamekeeper at Windsor, where she was taught to read and write. Afterwards lived with a widow lady, named Hardman. Was afterwards apprenticed to the Misses Baxter, milliners and dress-makers, of Tottenham-court-road ; Lady Wortley bound her Apprentice, and paid 201. with her. Had been in the Refuge for the Destitute, but that was on a false charge. A servant of Mrs. Hardman had put poison in a tea-cup, for the purpose of poisoning her mistress. Was accused of being concerned, and sent to that Asylum by Lady Wortley, who had taken her and brought her up from her infancy. Remained in that Asylum for a year and a hall. Went from that place to Miss Baxter. Said at the police-oflice that she had lived with Misses Baxter up to the day on which she went to Mr. Smith. That erne not true. Witness left the Misses Baxter about two years and a half be fore. Never asked the Misses Baxter to nay that she had. Had written a letter to them; that letter was on the subject, and requested them to say so; wrote that if they would say so, it would be the making of her. Miss Baxter asked her how she ceulel have the impudence to ask her to tell a false hood, and positively refused to say so.---(The frag ments of the letter were here produced, and the hand-writing admitted by the witness.) The rape took place on the 29th of November. She generally slept at the top of the house, Mr. Smith slept on the second floor. Upon her solemn oath she did not regularly pass the night in his bed till within the last four days of her being in the house. Never slept or laid with him on any one occasion. First saw Mr. Smith at his own house, and had not been picked up by him in the street. Had told Miss Baxter, when questioned by her, that she had heard of his situation at a grocers in Oxford-street; my first interview with Mr. Smith was not in the New-road ; he did not ever join me there, and ac company me to a house in Regent -street; never walked in the New-road; do not know a public house in Portland -street, called the " Farthing Pie house ;" never was in company at that nr any other house in the neighbourhood with a geatiernan, a short time before this transaction ; I never said that 1 was a niece of the prisoner's; never passed myself off as such, or on any occasion said that I had an uncle living at rt o . 15, Euston-sq►;are; I never gave to a man a card, with uncle Smith, 13, Euston•strect, Euston-square, upon it ; I never %TM at Ei publc house, in Winsley-street, with any man ; no young men visited me at Mr. Smith's house; it was my own desire to leave after this transaction ; 'wither ire or the cook were drunk at the time we left the house. Sarah Roebuck, the cook, stated that she Enid some screams, and went to tt:e foot of the stairs. when she met the prisoner, who without any quar rel, called her an odious name, and bid her quit his house instantly. She repeated the account of the dispute about the wages, and al,o confirmed the feet of Byrne telling her that he had ruined her. By Mr. C. PHlLLlrs.—llad been married, a),(1 her husband was dead. Mr. PHILLIPS.—Had you been ever married be- I fore to that husband ? guess (very demurely) not that I know of Sit.—(Laughter.) (The Learned JUDGE was obliged to reprove the witness severely, before she would be brought to answer questions with proper attention.) Had been married to a Mr. Robinson before Roebuck; had never preferred a charge of rape at Bow-street against any person ; had never applied to any peiaon for a house to keep as a brothel, She had not the means. (Laughter.) Was not drunk when she went sway in die coach with Byrne, and did not abuse her master; he abused her, and called her a Paddy. (Laughter.) Prisoner did not then say in Thurston's, the livery stable keeper's presence, to witness, " I have slept with her, Byrne, every night and you know' it Paddy." Nor did she answer that she never knew Byrne till she came into his service. Never said to Wastcott, the police officer, that it was a dreadful case, and it was a pity it could not be settled. Never heard Byrne say so. Slept in the same bed with Byrne, who, upon her oath, had never slept with her master. Mad never said that Byrne slept with him every night to the washer woman, nor had she said to the milkwoman, that " Madam was in bed with her master." Had never told a person named Hoare, who came looking for Byrne, to get over the rails and come into the house. Had never lived with a Mrs. Johnsonthat she knew of. Was never carried home insensibly drunk to that house. Knew Mr. Hardwick, a horse-dealer, and had never been in a certain house with him. Had never told the Misses Baxter, or any one else, that he had taken down a ru4y sword while she (Byrne) was at needle-work, and had in that way accomplished his purpose. This was the case for the prosecution. The pri soner made no defence, but called James Thurston, No. 34, Southampton-mews, livery-stable-keeper—Was sent for by Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith told them that he discharged them for their ill conduct. They both appeared drunk, and Mrs. Roebuck abused him most grossly. Smith said to Byrne, " You know I have slept with you every night since you have been in the house, till the last four nights." He then turned round to Roe buck, and said, " You know that, Paddy." Roe buck replied, that she bad not known her till she came. Miss Jane Baxter, dress-maker, stated that Byrne was apprenticed to , her, and stayed with her two years. She left the ksth June, 1826, and had not slept under her roof since. Had not seen her till December last, from the previous April. Byrne suit the letter produced to her by Roebuck, who said that she knew the contents of the letter. Roe buck told her that a rape had been committed on her by Mr. Smith, who ftightened her by taking down a runty sword, and then overcame her, Wit ness told Roebuck to send Byrne to them. She afterwards came, and begged hard for witness to say that she had lived with her till she went to Mr. Smith's house. Witness positively related, rind Byrne then asked if the other party had seen the letter. Witness replied that they had, and Byrne then said, "Ah ! then that upsets every thing.'' Harriet Baxter, sister to the last witness, 'WAS called, and corroborated the evidence of her sister. W. WTestcott, police-officer of Marlborough -street, produced a common assault warrant against the pri eoner, served it, and the prisoner attended voltin- tarily at the office; saw Byrne and Roebuck on the I Friday, and Byrne said to him that it was a shoeking . affair, Mr. Smith was coming up on the next claY , and it was a pity that it could not . .t made up. John Mapirstone met Byrne near the Menagerie the New-road on the 21st of November. She accosted him first, and he accompanied her to the Green Man, where they bad something to drink , Had never seen her before. Went with her to a house of a certain description in Winslow•streer• She gave him her address as fliece to Mr. Smith ;be prisoner. Witnees wrote it down at her dictation' James Hoare had seen the prosecutrix before , Met her in the street, and again by appointment a 4 ' Mr. tstnith'.3 On the last occasion RoeiJuck wiebe 3 him to get over the area, he decliced, and Byre(' then pointed up, to signify that Smith was 100ki.4 out of the first-floor window. Upon this Roebuck said that he had better be cff, or he would 'et the' girl into words with the old man. She told Ilia; t° knock at the door of the next house, and ask fc4; borne one who did not live there, that Smith stlight think he was inquiring for some one. The Jury here expressed themselves quite b utibi !led of the prisoner's innocence and returned a vet' , dirt cf acquittal. Mr. Justice PARK perfectly agreed with the ver'' diet, and asked if Mr, Alley had any application to make. Mr. ALLEY said he would certainly apply to , the Court for a committal for perjury against Byrne and Roebuck, and hoped the Court would show that while woman was protected by the law, man would also meet with some protection. Such a measure .was' duo to the protection of the public, of himself, and of ,:ti ory man who heard him. Those women had sought to destroy the life of the man before them hi the moral murder of perjury, and uo person would be safe if they wee suffered to go unpunished. ' Mr. Justice PARK immediately committed thew , end added, that if a conviction had taken place, he should hive thought it a case which called for mercy' but the evidence of the prosecutrix and her witneaa had been perfectly contradicted, and he perfectly agreed in their verdict. Byrne and Roebuck were theft ushered into Nei" gate, and the prisoner was brought from the doc;cf and bound over to prosecute. NEW COURT. Hetncock and John Hancock (two looking fellows) were charged with stealing two fowls, the property of M. Robinson, Esq. The Jury found both prisoners Guilty. T. W. Jones, the eon of the p r os e cntor, said thc s ; prisoners belonged to a most desperate gang i, thieves, who infested the neighbourhood of Wing' ton. The depredations they had of late committed,. particelarly upon small tradesmen, had become mg s t, alarming. Besides the present prisoners, there vre o l six others of this notorious set of thieves in custodP All of them used to live in cottages in the fields, e considerable distance from where any watehrno" was placed, they therefore had the greatest facility of conveying stolen property to their homes with out detection, and which they had done to a veil went amount. Mr. Sergeant AaAnIN inquired if the prisoPel 9 were known at Newgate. One of the turnkeys said they had been both of them tried several times at that bar, one of them to lately as the last Sessions; ha was then acqtrirted , bid was shortly afterwards brought back to his,' 4 quart ere. Mr. Sergeant ARAI3:24—We will take care thst that shall nut be the case again, at least for sort" time to. come ; I will mark the prisoners for trait'' portation. Thomas Perkins was charged with stealing two coats, value V., the property of Mr. William Tui' ne,.—Guilty. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAT.) COURT OF CHANCERY. HARRIS C. IKEDIBLI3. Immediately upon his Lordsh]p taking his 1100 this Riorning, Mr. StIGDIN resumed his argurnatt s in this part heard appeal, Itilich the Learned Cana' sal had not concluded when we left. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. PERJURY.—TFIR KING V.lerr. Phis was an indictment against the defendant fof wilful and corrupt perjury, to which he pleaded Or guilty. Sir J. SCAR LETT stated the case. The present was an indict tnent against a Mr. White, a merchant t residing in the eit7, for having made an affidavit the Court of Chancery, in which Were stated 6 number of things which at the time he made th 3 affidavit he must hare known to he false. The defendant had some transactions with Messrs. Fri' sled Leieg, else merchants city. In March, 1827, Messete Fraser and Laing were owners of the ehipAlfred, which had been hired for a 'roma to Coy eon by the East India Company. Previous to the voy- - age White had euppliedtthancher and cale"e to the shir , The ship itself was mortgaged to a Mr. Samuehl another merchant in the City, for /5,000/., which stun was to he paid out of the proceeds of the , voyage to Canton. The defendant, however, apel plied to the Court of Chancery for an injunction td restrain the East India Company from paying fat' the lairs of the ship to Messrs. Fraser and Laing, at I to Mr. Samuel, and in support of his a ppli c3 nen made the affidavit which was the subject of the present indictment. In this affidavit he swore, that he we; induced to trust Messrs. Fraser and Co., and to induce his friends to trust them, in consequened of the represeetations el Mr. Samuel, with whorl' he bad had repeated conversations on the sub. ject. lie also swore that he believed that the ship was mortgaged to Mr. Simnel previous t 0 his supplying the enchor and cable, and that these things were fey Mr. Samuel's advantage. So fat, however, from this being the truth, he (Sir Jamee Scarlett) would prove, that previous to the voyer Samuel and White were not even acquainted. Tlte etlida;‘, its from the Court of Chancery wee then put ie. Mr. Fraser examined by Mr. CAMPBELL.—fIe was in 1827 part orrnier of the A?fred, which was hired for a voyage to Canton by the East Company. The ship was then partly mortgaged to t Messrs. Fry and Chapman; he applied to Mr. Samue l advance money on the ship and freight, and he consented to buy up the mortgage of Messrs. Fr}' and Chapman. The mortgage was executed on the Gth of April, and wus not given for an old debt. Ile rpplied to the defendant, White, in March, 1827, for an anchor and cable. Never heard any conversetioe • between White and Samuel on the subject of the ship Alfred. Ne‘er heard Samuel tell White not to be alarmed, as ho was sure of being paid a t the end of the voyage. He believed that Samuel ad" vauced in the whole 17,0001., hut it never exceeded 12,0001. at a time. Cross-examined—Witness was a bankrupt in Joins last, and had compromised with his creditors ill 1828, on which occasion his debts amounted to about 80,000/. lie paid a dividend of 3a. in the pound on the occasion. Mr. Laing, the partner of Mr. Fraser, was theil examined, and confirmed the evidence which 113 gave. Mr. Samuel never bad any communication with the defendant White upon the subject of the Alfred, until after she had sailed. 'Witness did not know until long after the Alfred had sailed, that White had supplied an anchor and cable. The assigment of the Alfred to Mr. Samuel wag then put in, This closed the ewe for the prosecution. Mr. therneev then addressed the Jury at some length on the part of the defendant. After which, several merchants, ship-owners, net. derwritere, and other persons of great respectabilion were called, and gave an excellent character to the defendant for integrity and scrupulous conscientious' tress for a period of 3.5 years. Lord TENTERDEN then summed up, and the Jul found a verdict of Not Guilty.