The Sun. — London, England, 1829-07-06 00:00:00

ST. PETERSBURGH, APRIL, 1829. It is now time to say something of St. Peters burgh, and I can assure you that this is a task I enter upon with considerable reluctance, as the subject has so recently been discussed by more able and accomplished travellers, yet I should but ill discharge the duties of your Correspon dent were I not to contribute my mite, and should pay but a poor compliment to the Russian capital were I not to take some notice of the splendours with which I am surrounded. I there fore propose giving you an outline of the plan and general appearance of the city, and in some succeed ing communications *ill offer a few remarks on the principal public buildings, museums, and other objects connected with the capital. The enter prising founder of St. Petersburgh, seeing the importance of a naval establishment to Russia, and knowing that the further extremity of the Gulf of Finland was the most eligible spot to put his plans in execution, has in the midst of a black and dreary morass, founded a city which is justly considered as the triumph of architecture, and one of the wonders of the world. I have now before me a map which was published before this city was in existence, consequently a place of such modern date must possess all the ad vantages of the more recent improvements in architecture. Italian artists were principally em ployed, and the architecture is an improvement on the general style and appearance of the prin cipal cities in Italy. The houses, which are built of brick and plastered, have low metal roofs, and as to elevation have a happy medium be tween London and Paris; and as yellow as in Italy is the prevailing colour, and as the climate is dry, the air pure, and wood exclusively burnt, the colours retain their brilliancy for years. The houses are all above medioCrity, but the palaces, chambers, public buildings, and the mansions of the nobility are on the most colossal scale of magnificence. I remarked that the gothic style of architecture is entirely excluded, the streets are broad and well paved, and have not the monstrous appearance of the streets of London, and which induced a foreign traveller to compare them to long lines of brick walls with peep-holes at regular intervals. The houses in general are richly decorated, with friezes, bas reliefs, and other ornaments after the purest models of the antique, but upon a close inspection it must be confessed they do not possess the neatness and finish which characterise most, if not all the buildings in London ; at the same time the eye of a severe critic cannot discover any of the architectural abortions which unfortunately disgrace our metropolis. The plan of St. Petersburgh is admirable ; the Neva discharges itself into the Baltic by three mouths, which form the two islands of Wasili Ostrof and Petrofski. The greater part of these islands is now built upon; in the former the streets are laid out at right angles, with mathe matical precision, and are most appropriately called " Lines ;" here most of the merchants re side, and have their warehouses ; here likewise are the Custom-house and Exchange. The Wasili Ostrof is in short the " City," the place exclu sively devoted to every transaction connected with the wholesale trade ; and the Neva, which separates this emporium of commerce from the more fashionable part of the capital, is charac teristic of the strong line of demarcation which exists between the trading and military part of the community, for into these two classes the whole population must be divided ; it is therefore natural to suppose that most of the splendid buildings, for which St. Petersburgh is so re markable, should be confined to the northern side or court end of the capital. The first that generally strikes a foreigner is the great beauty of the Neva, which is as broad as the Thames at London, but is not, like that river, the great common sewer of the metropolis, but a rapid stream of water as pure as chrystal ; as there is no tide there can be no embankments of mud and no deposits of filth. On both sides, the Neva is confined by granite quays extending from one extremity of the town to the other ; there are a broad road and a foot-path lined throughout with the finest buildings of the metropolis ; on the south side are the English quay, the Ad miralty, the Summer, Winter, and Marble Palaces, forming altogether a line of magnificent edifices extending nearly three miles. From the new Dock-yard (the western extremity of St. Pe tersburgh) the view is incomparably fine, particularly at sunset, when the western hori zon is illumined by tints unknown in our humid and cloudy atmosphere ; a " coup trail" is there conjured up by the rays of the departing sun which you may imagine, but which no pencil but that of a " Martin" can de scribe. The nearer edifices which form the fore ground of the picture, and the natural colours of which are so vivid, are now lit up by a golden gleam, which gradually loses its power and effect" as the eye ranges along the scene, till the ex treme distance appears lost in the haziness of the eastern horizon. As St. Petersburgh is the principal sea-port of Russia, the trade, of course, is very considerable, but ships generally unload at Cronstadt ; the car goes are then brought up in lighters, and dis charged on the wharfs of the numerous inlets and creeks with which the northern part of St. Pe tersburgh abounds, so that the quays of the Neva are throughout a fashionable promenade, neither disfigured with warehouses, nor encumbered with merchandise. _ _ Peter, who had resided a long time in Hol land, originally intended to have a canal through all the principal streets of his new capital ; this plan has been partially put in execution, and where it has not, the streets are unusually broad; the canals, instead of intersecting the town at right angles as in Holland, are here laid out in the form of a semicircle, and communicate with the Neva at both extremities of the town ; the Moikas and Fautanka canals are broad and deep, and, with the bridges, quays, &c., formA great ornament to St. Petzrsburgh ; in winter the canals serve admirably for roads, and in summer, the short duration of the heat prevents the ill effects that might otherwise arise from so much stagnant water. There are no squares at St. Peterslourgh ; in deed the great breadth of the streets, as well as the peculiarities o f the climate, render these openings unnecessary ; there is, however, a con. siderable space in front of the Admiralty, an ' edifice which may be with some propriety con sidered as the centre of St. Petersburgh ; from this space the three principal streets issue ; these streets are perfectly straight, and like the radii of a circle, meet in one point; the principal is the " Nevski perspective," the first glance of which I must confess shook my faith in the supremacy of Regent-street; the buildings of the latter are certainly richer in their archi tecture, and the shops more elegant in every sense of the word, but there is a grandeur and a space in the tout ensemble of the Nevski which cannot fail of striking every stranger. This celebrated street is two miles in length, and twice the breadth of Regent -street, and besides several churches and public buildings above mediocrity, is ennobled by a cathedral or palace, and an ex tensive range of fine buildings appropriated to the market or bazaar ; it is likewise intersected by the principal canals of the capital. Regent street is a splendid thoroughfare, traversing an inferior district, but all the streets and canals to the right and left of the Nevski are lined with buildings of corresponding splendour. As the most fashionable promenade of the capital, the Nevski is crowded between the hours of twelve and three, the shops are then a favourite lounge, but though by far the best in St. Petersburgh, they are neither so elegantly fitted up nor so richly stocked as the shops of London or Paris ; seve ral English and French tradesmen have very ex tensive magazines, and succeed well, as the in habitants generally prefer dealing with foreigners, in consequence of the well-known roguery of the Russian character. An Englishman informed me that he attempted to carry on his trade upon the English system, but found the plan would . not answer, as one price must be named and another taken, the purchasers never appearing satisfied till some diminution is effected ; in Russian shops it is usual to offer about half what the dealers demand, and purchases are frequently made on those terms ; indeed such is the stigma attached to trade here, that a native tradesman is determined to make all he can, and naturally conceives that the worth of a commodity is the price that any fool may be induced to give. As to parks there are none, indeed they would be perfectly useless in such a climate, but there is a plot of ground planted with birch trees, and fenced in with an elegant iron palisade, this is called the summer garden, and in summer is crowded with nursery-maids and children. In the Wasili Ostrof there is an attempt at a "Boule vard," but the trees are of slow growth, and afford but little protection against the scorching heats of a Russian summer; many of the inhabitants of this quarter of the town are determined to have gar dens in spite of climate, and strive hard to over come the defects of nature, but with what suc cess may be imagined. It must be confessed, however, that the Russians display great skill in the art of forcing ; the flower market is a con vincing proof of their superiority in this respect, and during winter the fruiterers' shops are not only supplied with asparagus, cucumbers, strawberries, cherries, and raspberries, but I have actually seen ripe egg plums at a period when not a vestige of vegetation was likely to appear for many weeks. Gas lights have not as yet been introduced, though an Englishman was some time since engaged by the Govern ment to make the necessary arrangements, but throughout the year the nights are so brilliant as to render lamps of any description almost unne cessary. One-eighth of St. Petersburgh is the actual property of the Government, and all the recent embellishments prove the good taste of the present administration. Every thing connected with what the French term " le Spectacle," from the Italian opera to a puppet show, is inferior in St. Petersburgh to what would be met with in a second rate city of Italy or Germany ; as to the theatres I have very little to say, as they were closed for a consider able time after my arrival, in consequence of the death of the Empress Mother. A death in the Imperial family is a serious inconvenience to the play-going part of the community, as the court mourning is carried to a preposterous extreme, and all places of public amusement are closed for a much longer period than is usual in other capi tals. There are four theatres and a circus, and the performances are alternately in French, German, or Russian ; there is likewise an Italian company but no theatre is exclusively set apart for the opera as in London and Paris ; theatricals are not much in vogue here, and the actors are wretchedly paid, consequently there is little real talent to be found where the encouragement is so limited. I went to the great theatre in the hope of seeing a national ballet, but I was disap pointed, the performers were French, and the Ballet " Zephyr and Flora," a piece most judiciously chosen at such a season, and in such a latitude. 'Tis true that Russia of all countries in the world is the least indebted to these mythological personages, but as the stage was a perfect hot-bed of flowers, and the deco rations of the most glowing description, the spectators were indulged with a scenic represen tation of those beauties, the reality of which they are so little acquainted with. There is nothing remarkable in the architecture of this theatre, but the interior is well arranged, though the de corations are not above mediocrity ; the pit is furnished with chairs instead of benches, and as each chair is numbered, no confusion can pos sibly take place. The Imperial Box, as in all con tinental theatres, is in the centre fronting the stage ; about two-thirds of the boxes were filled with cadets from the military schools, every thing had a military appearance, and two send- nels were stationed at all the principal approaches to the pit and boxes. At the further end of the pit was the officer on guard in full regimentals, he was as motionless as a statue, and stood dur ing the whole representation. Besides the usual military guard there was a strong muster of the Gendarmerie or mounted police outside the theatre ; their exertions were absolutely necessary as the sledges were so numerous, and formed such a complete labyrinth, that no one on foot could proceed with safety till the way was cleared. In the open space before the theatre are several circular inciosures, with benches and fire-places for the accommodation of coachmen and sledge drivers, no fires are allowed unless the weather is exceedingly cold. Another theatre is pow building in the Nevski, and which, to judge from appearances, will far .exceed the others in extent as well as architecture. NO. 111. NCOME and CHARGE on the CONSOLIDATED FUND in the QUARTERS ended sth July, 1828 and 1829. Quarters ended July 5. THE REVENUE. No. I. 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ABSTRACT of the NET PRODUCE of the REVENUE of GREAT BRITAIN, in the YEARS and QUARTERS ended sth July, 1828 and 1829, showing the Increase or Decrease on each head thereof. Years ended July 5. Customs 16,608,856 Excise Stamps Post Office 1,391,000 Taxes 4,850,231 Miscellaneous 724,595 1328 Increase. 'Decrease. •5,597,482 - 18,30,189 1,010,810 6,662,670 '78,186 1,404,000 10,000 4,871,558 21,327 522,818 - 1,011,374 201,777 47,501,515 , 47,408,717 1,120,323 1,213,151 Deduct Increase 1,120,323 92,828 Decrease on the Year I Quarters ended July 5. 1828 1829 Increase. Decrease. --- Customs Excise 4,263,867 4,114,803 149,064 Stamps 1,689,325 1,710,405 21,080 Post Office Taxes Miscellaneous 136,782 120,133 16,644 12,364,726 12,015,033 61,430 411,123 Deduct Increase — 61,430 Decrease on the Quarter — 349,693 THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE, STRAND. THIS EVENING (fourth time) a New Melo-Drama, entitled THE SISTER OF CHARITY. Col. Saxe, Mr. Baker; Capt. Wiemar, Mr. J. Vining; Paulo, Mr. Keeley; Andrea, Mr. 0. Smith; Joseph, Mr. Perkins. St. Ursula, Miss Kelly; Nannetta, Miss H. Cawse. After which (seventh time) the Operetta of THE MIDDLE TEMPLE; OR, " WHICH IS MY SON?" Briefless, Mr. Wrench ; 'Brutiis Hairbrain, Mr. Keeley. Mrs. Middlemist, Mrs. C. Jones; Penelope, Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with the Operatic Romance entitled THE BOTTLE IMP. Albert, Mr. Wood; Withhold, Mr. Keeley; Nicola, Mr. J. Vining; the Bottle Imp, Mr. 0. Smith. Marcelia, Miss Cawse; Philippa, Miss H. Cawse. To-morrow, Tit for Tat, with The Middle Temple. and (first time at this Theatre) Master's Rival; Wednesday, The Sister of Charity, with The Waterman, anti the Middle Temple; Thurs day, The Sister of Charity, with He Lies like Truth, and other Entertainments. INCOME. Customs Excise Stamps Post Office Taxes Miscellaneous Tontine Money Cash brought from the Civil List To Cash brought to this Account from the Ways and Means to replace the like sum issued out of the growing produce of the Consolidated Fund in Ireland, for Public Services CHARGE. Exchequer Annuities South Sea Company Bank on their Capital Dividends National Debt Trustees for the payment of Naval and Military Pensions Civil List Pensions Other Charges Surplus Exchequer Bills issued for the Conso lidated Fund, at April 5, 1829, and paid off out of the growing produce of the said Fund in the Quarter ended July 5, 1829 Surplus at July 5, 1829 Issued out of the Consolidated Fund, on account of the Supplies granted for the service of the years 1828 and 1829 Total at sth July, 1829, to be pro- vided for by an issue of Exchequer Bills charged on the growing pro duce of the Consolidated Fund in the Quarter ending Oct. le, 1829 ... £2,360 97,697 89,125 8,474,514 738,100 212,500 93,342 270,290 9,977,91 8 2,830,998 12,808,916 2,679,220 4,293,112 £2,130 88,952 89,125 8,413,954 599,106 212,500 95,260 218,973 9,720,000 2,679,220 12;399,220 5,660,335 1,613,892 7,274,2 - 21 KING'S THEATRE.—The announcement of Rossim's Cenerentaa for last Saturday evening's repre sentation attracted one of the most brilliant audiences witnessed at this theatre during the present season. We cannot believe the report that SONTAG is about to retire from public life, and reside in Germany with her husband. The only ground for such a step must be the fact of her having made a competent fortune ; and those who are acquainted with the sort of establish ment she has always kept up, and the numerous suite (we were about to say herd) of persons that are always about and living upon her, will scarcely believe that such can be the case. What with her secretary, her dame de compagnee, her maids, valets, &c. &c., and her daily table of ten or twelve converts, the fifty or sixty thousand pounds that she has received during her seven years •f prima donnaship, must have pretty nearly evaporated.— Court Journal. ARRosTATIoN.--On Thursday evening, Mr. GEORGE GREEN made his 71st ascent (which, from the inclement state of the weather, had been postponed from Monday) from the bowling-green of the Golden Eagle, Mile-end-road. He was accompanied by Miss M., a lady residing in Hackney-read. THE PARK.—Hyde Park was yesterday gayer than we expected to find it from the wetness of the weather. The equipages were numerous. Among others we witnessed those of the Duchesses of NEWCASTLE and BjCHDIANA ; Marchionesses of WINCHESTER, EXETER, HERTFORD; Countesses of ABINGDON, SEFTON, RULAM, GROSVENOR, SHEFFIELD, BaowNLow, ST. ANTONIO, COWPER, POWLETT ; Ladies SHELLY, CAWDOR, JOWN SON, BERESFORD, DUFF GORDON; Mistresses MITCHELL, PEEL, PARNTHER, ARBUTHNOT, and LYSTER. THE KING'S WINS - COOLER.—The King's new wine-cooler, manufactured by RUNDELL and BRIDGE, and sufficiently capacious to hold six men, was last week assayed at Goldsmith's -hall. It weighs upwards of 8,000 ounces, and was by far the largest piece of plate ever marked in this country. Two or three families are on the eve of leav ing this town for the United States.—Leicester Journal. A fine woodcock was last week killed at Sand ridge, near Melksham.—Berks Chronicle. :3,946,821 4,263,867 1,699,325 336,000 1,987,531 136,782 12,360,326 11,466 437,121 12,809,916 Quarters ei 1,701,120 1,114,803 1,710,405 354,000 1,009,881 120,138 12,010,347 11,213 2,402 375,258 12,399,220 Ided July 5. THE LATE BATTLE NEAR SHUMLA. TO THE EDlTutt OF THE SUN. Sto,—ln the few hasty:remarks I offered to your readers three days ago, on the subject of the late battle and its results, I had no object in view but to prepare them for consequences which are now inevitable. The Editor of a leading Morning Print takes a different view of the case. Permit me, how ever, to throw out the following suggestions :- 1. It appears that Count Diebitsch brought into the field at first only 10 battalions of infantry and four squadrons of cavalry, to which the Grand Vizier was enabled to oppose his whole army, con sisting of 22 reginzcnts of infantry and a large force of cavalry. The battle between these opposing forces was (as he candidly allows) most severe, nor could the small body of Russians gain any decided advantage. But in the afternoon the whole Rus sian army seems to have come up, and Count Die bitsch was enabled to bring forward fresh troops to contend against the thinned and exhausted ranks of the Turkish army. The consequence was a panic and an immediate flight. Had the whole Russian army been in the field in the morning, it is probable the defeat would have taken place then. 2. I still think we shall find in a few days that Count Diebitsch's army has arrived at Marasch be fore the Vizier's. The Count remained at Madara on the 14th, because it is a central point, from which he could superintend the movements of his various corps to the right and left. Between Ma dara and Marasch there are, however, redoubts raised by the Russians last year when they blockaded Shumla, and now garrisoned by the Turks. Of course the storming of these cost time and occasioned delay. But how great must be the delay to- the Vizier's army, which was obliged first to retreat on the road to Pravadi, and then turn off to the south to Jenikoi I Let any one inspect the map, and observe the situation of this latter place and its distance from Marasch, and be will join with me in the conclusion, that, if any of the forlorn fugitives from the Vizier's army reached Marasch before the Russians, it could only be those who were well mounted. 3. It cannot reasonably be doubted, that the Turks who garrisoned the two redoubts near Kur ganck were not fugitives from the battle, but a part of the garrison of Shumla. Their • destruction, will prove very discouraging to the small remnant now left to garrison that immense camp, and man such extensive works. 4. Finally, I join issue with the Editor of the Times, as to the question of the Vizier's infantry being enabled to reach Shumla in safety. He him self, and some of his cavalry, I allow, may chance to get in, if he chooses to adopt that plan, rather than bestir himself to collect his scattered troops in the defiles of the Balkan. His motions will decide those of Count Diebitach, who, if he has the energy and talent ascribed to him, will now be enabled either to take Shumla, or make a rapid march on Adrianople.—l remain your obedient servant, July 4, 1829. MODERATOR. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (is at 51. pm.) £2O United Mex. Min. Co. (its. at 21. pm.) £39% Per Share. 76 74 75 14% „t, air - LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 6, 1829. In another column will be found the Revenue for the Quarter ending sth of July—upon which, as compared with the corresponding quarter of last year, there is a deficiency of 349,6931., being somewhat about 200,0001. more than was expected. For ourselves we confess that we are not at all surprised at the deficiency, nor do we think it can be matter of wonder or alarm in any Quarter. There must always be a fluctua tion in the amount of the Revenue—more or less in every Quarter. We cannot expect a con stant increase. There must of necessity be a variation in the amount, and the only way to in sure a probable increase is to make the pressure of the taxes as easy and as generally felt as pos sible. A Property-tax appears to us to be the most reasonable mode, and we have no doubt that Government will think so too before another year has elapsed. The decrease in this Quarter is principally in the Customs and Excise— the deficiency in the Customs being 245,4151., and that in the Excise 149,0641. The in crease is in Stamps 21,080/.—and that in crease might be quadrupled if the Stamps Laws were revised from their excessive tear-daty to the standard of a peace establishment. The Post-office and Taxes produce an increase of 40,0001. or so. The whole decrease on the Quarter is 411,1231., and the increase 61,4301. leaving a balance of 349,693/. ; but the decrease on the year is only 92,828/., the decrease on the Cus tom being exactly counterbalanced by the in crease on the Excise. Were taxation made more general, and at the same time more just, by adapting the duties to the capabilities of the people, the Revenue would not only be more flourishing but less subject to fluctmation of a desponding character. Let us hope that time, the great Reformer, will effect this. The New Orleans Courier, of the 12th May, says that a French brig of war, the Bancis, had arrived in that port from Vera Cruz, having on board Mr. MARTIN, Consul-General of France in Mexico, going to New York. In addition to the speech of the Emperor DON PEDRO, on opening the ordinary Session of the Chambers, we understand that the Por tuguese Legation in London have authorised the following, which appears in a publication sanc tioned by them : ti By the discourse of his Imperial Majesty, which we have received from Rio de Janeiro by the North Star frigate that brought Lord Strangford, the oppressed Por tuguese nation will see how they have been imposed upon by those who have asserted that the Emperor would listea to the usurper of the crown of his daughter, the Queen of Portugal. No, he will never do it. For ourselvsa, who are sure of the firmness of the monarch, we did net stand in need of this new and solemn proof, but we are glad of its coming, inasmuch as it arrived in time to show the world that the principles of his Majesty are firm, and that no suggestions, however strong, will change the firm ness of his character. His Majesty, as a good monarch, promises to his subjects not to compromise the tranquillity of Brazil ; and well he does in so acting, because the tran quillity of the nation ought to be the first care of the Sove reign ; he should adopt all other means before he consent to alterthat tranquillity, and the Emperor has at his dis posal all the means necessary to obtain the desired end.— His Majesty is, no doubt, disposed to make every effort to place his daughter on the throne of her ancestors; he has resources of his own ; be has powerful allies to apply to. The Sectarians of the usurpation may rest assured that their bloody dominion, which they have done every thing in their power to render odious and detestable, will not be of long duration. " We have already the assurance that our lawful Queen will not go to the Brazils, as the enemies of legitimacy have wished to persuade the public. Her Majesty will continue to reside in England, where she will be the best advocate of her just cause, and where her royal presence cannot fail to produce the most happy results. We have the greatest hopes to see, in a very short time, broken upon the rocks of the island of Terceira, those miserable instruments of tyranny sent from Lisbon to reduce it bondage. The triumph which we hope to obtain from Providence, and from the well-concerted measures taken beforehand, will, no doubt, be the fatal blow that will pre vent the monster from ever raising his head." By reference to extracts from the German Papers, it will be seen that the Russians under General GEISMAR have taken by storm the fortified town of Rachova or Oriva, on the right bank of the Danube, between Nico polis and Widdin, on the 9th of June. HUSSEIN PACHA was made prisoner besides 500 men. German Papers of the 28th and 29th of June have been received this morning , their contents are unimportant. Quebec Papers to the 9th June, Montreal to the 11th June, and New Brunswick to the 27th May, have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house, but they do not contain any information of consequence. The Quebec Papers state that his Excellency Sir JAMES KE.MPT would leave Quebec in about a week, on a tour up the country, to Montreal, by land conveyance : _ (From the Montreal Paper of the 10th June.) We are enabled to state, on unquestionable authority, that his Excellency has given instructions to the Commis sioners of the Crown Lands to make arrangements for affording every facility to the Canadian population, who may be desirous of settling in the Township Lands. Extract of a letter from the Havannah the 28th May : The British schooner, Monkey, boarded upon the Bahama Banks the schooner Portrait, from Wilmington, bound to Matanzas, abandoned by the master and crew, supposing the Monkey to be a pirate : the Monkey con ducted her safely into Matanzas, where Captain Foster joined his vessel, having been picked up by a ship and brought here. The Chilian cutter, with a mail, arrived from Cadiz in 43 days. This day also arrived . in another, General Barrados and suite of officers; he is supposed to bring despatches, touching a movement against Mexico. Accounts from Toulon, by the French mail this morning, state that great energy is displayed here in getting ready a number of bomb vessels, and the fifth has been put into commission, called the Cyclope. From Brussels, of the 29th of June, they write that, although in time of profound peace, the Government has given orders for the safety of the frontiers on every point, and they are going to repair and augment the fortifications of Mons, Ath, Charleroy, Namur, Liege, Maes trecht, &c. They write from the Frontiers of Russia of the 15th June, that they expect the Emperor of RUSSIA soon at St. Petersburgh. Three sail of the line and several small vessels are to be launched at Cronstadt. Prince POLIGNAC, the French Ambassador, and Lord CLANWILLIAM had a long conference this morning with the Earl of ABERDEEN, at the Foreign Office. Despatches were delivered at the Colonial Office, this morning, from Barbadoes, dated the 19th May, and likewise from the whole of the Leeward Islands. Despatches were received at the Foreign-office this morning, from Lord STUART DE ROTH SAY, at Paris, and from Sir CHARLES BAGOT, SHIPPING TNTELLterENCT—ORIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, JULY 4 and s.—Wind W.—Arrived thi Eliza, Cutchell, from Leghorn. Arrived from Loll' don, the Magnet, Nelson, for St. Lucia; and ThameL Warning, for Halifax. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 4.—Wind S.W. to W.N.% —Arrived the Matchless, Buckland, from Cadio Sailed the Fpx, White, for Zante; Carnbrea Castle Barton, for the Cape and Calcutta; Bolton, Clark' son, for Bombay ; Brighton, Sebor, for New York; and Zephyr packet, for Jamaica and Carthagena. FALMOUTH, JULY 4.—At 2p. m. yesterday, thi wind suddenly shifted from S.W. to W., and blew I heavy gale, with violent squalls, until about 5 parl4 when it moderated.—Arrived on the 2d, the French brig of war La Lasienne, from Rochfort; Provi' dente, M'lntosh, from Smyrna; and Swallow packeti, from St. Thomas's, sailed the 4th of J une . S a ile d the Stanmer packet, for Lisbon. HASTINGS, JULY s.—Arrived the Spartan, SRO' ders, from Trinidad. COWES, JULY s.—Arrived the Draco, f r o, Baltimore. The George, Dragher, was wrecked off St. Lucil the 21st of May. The packet, No. 1, which sailed from Havannd April 2, for Cadiz, was wrecked on one of the KO The Isabella, Tim, from Dubli n t o Li ver p o ol; and the Briton, from Fowey to Liverpool were driven on the Mockbeggar on Saturday more' ing. The former was got off, and carried into dock; the latter was much damaged. The Admiral Rowling, of London, has arrived I Yarmouth, with loss of foremast. at the Hague. A numerous Deputation, connected with the West India Trade, headed by the Marquis of CHANDOS, had a long interview with the Duke of WELLINGTON this morning, in Downing street. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, Twsr.rß 0' Crocr. Although there is a great deficiency in the Quarter's Revenue, it has not as yet had any effect on the market. Consols opened this morning at the same price they left off at on Saturday, 88/ for the account; they may now be quoted 88/, alternately buyers and sellers, with little or no business doing. In the Foreign market business is equally flat, with prices merely nominal. Three per Cent. Console, shut; Ditto for July 23, sgt j; Three per Ceat. Reduced, 811 8 ; Three and a half per Cent. Reduced, 971 ; Four per Cent, 1826, 1041 ; Bank Stock, 2111 12 ; India Bonds, 54 5; Exchequer Bills, 69 70 pm. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols have continued at 884 for the Account the whole of the morning, with no business doing of any consequence; the heavy Stocks remain firm. In the course of the week the dividends will be paid to the amount of eight or nine millions, when it is expected they will give some spirit to the market. The Dutch and Hamburgh steamers have not as yet arrived, but hourly expected, when, no doubt, they will bring some further information from the seat of war, which is anxiously sought after. The private letters by the Leeward Island mail from Laguayra, of the 24th May, do not bring any political news ; but state that the rains have set in. Business very dull, and the place very sickly. THREE 0' CL 0 C.K. Consols for account, 88j. FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES. Consols 87i Danish 66f Do. for Ac. 881 Greek, 1825 Brazilian Bonds Mexican, 1825 21i Buenos Ayres Peruvian Chilian Do. 17i Russian Columbian ? 1824 17 Spanish 9-1 PRIVY COUNCIL.-(PHI DAY.) The Lords of the Priiy Council met this moor ing ; those present were Earl Bathnrst, Lord Wry ford, Sir Christopher Robinson, and the Ha nourable Hugh Elliot. Counsel were heso in the following appeals. Hicks .v. Rothers remitted from Demeraila; ex-parte. Fraser v. Fray' land, from ditto ; Mellish v. Topper, from Guerra' say; Lord v. Murrel, from Barbadois; and' Mlle v. Carr, from Jersey. Their Lordships adjourned at two o'clock. LAW INTELLIGENCE.--(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. JUDGMENT-POINT OF PRACTICE. JACKSON V. ROWE. The LORD CHANCELLOR, in disposing of this case to-day, said th a t th e ques ti on i n t h e case s Jackson against Rowe, was upon a plea of a poi' ci ase for a valuable consideration without note The cause came on before his Honour the Vice Chancellor, and he was of opinion that the pld was insufficient. It afterwards came upon appe' before the Court, and I was of opinion ale° upon a particular objection that was made to tbi plea, that it was insufficient. The case did Il state that the p ar ty p re t en d e d a t t h e t i me o f to execution of the settlement that she was seized i° fee, and I thought upon principl e , an d up on til l authorities, that on that particular ground the pi° was insufficient. An application was made P f leave to amend, by Mr. Walker by whom tl , , plea was drawn, and he stated that it O r an accidental omission of his own. I 0 said, if the other party require an affidat of the circumstance under which the 5 1 ! had taken place they were entitled to have such affidavit. An affidavit was accordingly prepargd pointed to that particular circumstance. Upon tb! I directed the amendment to be made, and an ord° for the amendment was drawn up conforMably that direction. The ground on _which I proceed" was the practice of this Court, as stated in the of Wood v. Strickland. In that case it is laid dor where a slip or mistake takes place upon a point A importance, the party shall be 'allowed- to amen d upon an affidavit being made of th e circumstanc e attending the slip or mistake, and the Court bed l informed of what the ex ac t na t ure o f t h e amer meat is to be. I therefore thought I was vd ranted by what was s t ate d i n t h at ease if permitting the amendment to. be made, t, cause the nature of the amendment was 0 1 closed, it was distinctly mentioned by the Learo". Gentleman, to whom I have referred, how the 01i ; happened, and the whole was afterwards put into; affidavit by the attorney in the cause. Asa sequent application was made for leave to make further amendment; but that application was grounded on any particular slip, nor was any affido i made of any particular circumstance attending,' Under these circumstan ces I t hi n k I s h ou ld no t v. justified, according to the practice of the Court, granting permission to make any further amendmel Mr. ROSE hoped his Lordship would di sm i s s application with costs. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL considered the quesil L a very fair one for the opinion of the Court to ba,' been taken upon, an d consequent l y , h e truste d," costs would not be given. The LORD CHANCELLOR did not think it WO proper question to have been raised, destitute 1 0 was of ground to support it, th ere f ore , h e f e l t boll' to dismiss the application with costs. The Court proceeded on the Appeal Paper. • VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. The VICE-CHANCELLOR was engaged till past eleven o'clock in his private room, heady( case relating to a ward. On his Honour taking seat in Court, the part-heard cause of Del PosL De Tastet was called on, and not concluded %Tv our reporter left. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Baron VAUGHAN took his seat a short time bet° the other Judges, to hear motions of course, 1 11/ a gentleman behind the bar applied for a rule shew cause why service of an action of ejeeta o on the wife of the defendant should not be dee° a good service. Baron VAUGHAN—Does your affidavit state particular circumstance, such as the defendant gil; orders to be denied, or in any-other manner avoi d process, because, if not, you are asking for NO / clearly illegal. CourisEL—l obtained a similar rule two or 0 terms since. B, V. .I h, - AUGIIA'P rope it was not me ;aron granted it. CoUNcIL—No, my Lord, I made the appi ll tion in full Court. Baron VAUGHAN—You surprise me. suppose we must all have been asleep and ne, consent.—(Great laughter.)—We must r against a mistake in future.—Rule refused. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. t KEMBLE AND FARREN. On the sitting of the Court this morning, CHIEF JUSTICE gave judgment in this case, that verdict of the Jury should stand undisturbed. A paragraph appeared in our Paper of SO; day, copied from a Morning Cotemporary, alluding to O'CONNELL and Mr. TALBOT GLASSCOCK. We 14 , that so stupid and ill-natured a paragraph, and one 10 posite to our known opinions of Mr. O'CowNIELL, have been inserted, but it was done altogether by !lair Lord WYNFORD is about to remove frOl il i residence in Bet!ford-square to a situation near the Houses of Parliament. REMOVAL OP CONVlCTS.—Yesterday I ing fifty female convicts were removed from the g $ Newgate to the Arsenal of Woolwich ; and on theifj rival, they were put on board a vessel boned for SY ! Cove, New South Wales. They were permitted t ° a number of their children with them. Among' transports was Mrs. Smolt COOLY, the swindler. RICHARD RADFORD ROE, whose reto i from the hulks caused so much noise amidst the BS here, is expected every day - to appear in the King's to plead pardon. The points of law in his favour ar s strong.—Morning Parr. %kb- PH_ ti'LF2