The Sun. — London, England, 1823-05-14 00:00:00

VIE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY Earacts from the Morning Papers, May 14. [MORNING CHRONICLE.) The disposal of the Marquess of flastings,now on his return to England,' has, we learn, given rise lately to several discussions in the Cabinet. It has been proposed that he should succeed as Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, &c., Sir Thomas Maitland, who, for various rea sons, is the last man who ought to be at the head .of affairs in that part of Europe, at the present conjuncture. According to the received notions It may be deemed no slight condescension on the part of the Marquess of Hastings, to accept of the lonian Islands,after ruling over nearly 100 millions of subjects. A new title and the Embassy.to Vi enna were at first in contemplation for him; but we hear the interference of the Great Captain of the again behalf of a near relative succeeded in the highest quarter, in opposition to very power ful interest, and even the wishes of the Prime Alinister. The enlarged views and kind and conciliatory character of the Marquis of Hastings peculiarly fit him for the situation now filled by Sir Thomas Maitland, at an agitated period like the present. We do not, at all events, suppose the Greeks would have cause to regret his ap pointment. The accounts from Ireland are of a very alarming nature. If the peasantry, encouraged by the success of the Captain Rock system,' should think of movements on a larger scale, the Government would be much less embarrassed than they are at present. The disturbed districts would then be declared under Martial Law, and the flames of rebellion would be extinguished by the blood of the unfortunate and misguided pea santry. The present disturbances are infinitely more formidable to Government than an organ ized rebellion would be, because, its force is liar rassed to death by an invisible enemy* We really cannot see, if the people do not attempt a general rising, how Government are to obtain any mastery over them. Insurrection Acts, and all other Acts of the same description, will always be inoperative against a population like that of . the South of Ireland, united together by a common bond of wretchedness, who have no interest in sup portibg authority, who have nothing to lose and nothing to fear. But we suppose every attempt will be made to produce a rising.— There is concentrated in Ireland (said Mr. Gamble in 1819) cause sufficient to erase half the actual generation from the earth." Appear ances certainly favour the supposition that a crisis of some such nature is not far distant. An terval of torpor mill next succeed, till the miser able and neglected Population, again spurred on• by the excess of its misery, Oat) rush into fresh violence and excesses. This is a melan choly prospect; but who will say that there is ground for indulging in any other? We see no disposition to grapple with the evils of Ireland— l'a thatives, palliatives for ever.—Scotland was the scene of frequent violent convulsions from the Union of the Crowns, till after the extinction of the rebellion in 1745. After that event, which destroyed the cause of convulsion, the progress of improvement astonished all who, witnessed it. John Wesley remarks, in his Journal, in June t‘2, 1788, "In the evening I preached at Dun bar—lmmediately after preaching we set out. How is the face of this country changed in a few years It was twenty years ago dreary enough; but it is now as a pleasant garden." This was said of the finest part of Scotland. But Scot land_was not abandoned to all sorts of abuse as Ireland is;--A sae direction was given to the energies of the people. The extinction of are hellion in Ireland only tempted the Government and the ascendancy to he more audacious.— (Ibid.) ['pm The debate on the continuance of the Irish Insurrection Act, moved by Mr. Goulburn on Monday evening, was one of fearful interest; let if any thing could be more surprising than the unaltered wretchedness of Ireland, forming *8 she does a portion at once so extensive and so ,vital of 'this: great civilized empire, it would be the inveterate apathy With which the bulk of our English countrymen regard the current, or rather the vortex of Irish public affairs. ,Instead of a limited monarch rind a loyal nation, Ireland has for ages presented to us the picture of a des potic oligarchy, and a people incessantly plot ting or executing schemes of bloody insurrec tion. The picture remains unchanged : but it seems on all sides admitted that a fresh grouping of the figures is now unavoidable. "l'he Insurrec tion Act, an imperfect, but we believe indispensa blc expedient, has been again proposed by the Irish Minister to Parliament. The speech of Mr. Goulburn was little more than a recominendation °Hills harsh and unconstitutional measure, on the express ground that it had not succeeded to the extent which he himself had promised at its former Introduction, inasmuch as the tranquillity which the 'act was to establish had been left, by it in a condition deplorably incomplete. But a reason—a characteristic reason, we must pronounce it —was discovered for the failure of the Insurrection Act, and by consequence a new motive for prolonging it, by two Irish mem bers of- tjje old school. Sir N. Cotthurst stated that too much forbearance had been evinced by the Irish Government, and that .the people were afraid to give evidence against iiffenderss What cure was an Insurrection Act, then, for evils like these ? It was alleged, again, by Lord Ennismore, that the people of Ireland are dis tinguished by a " total contempt of danger,"and therefore 'that they eau be no otherwise t o. vented but by fear! NoW, acknowledging that 'm better grounds than thosq adduced by the Lord and Barinio, the Insurrection Act may be a necessary mischief, is it not dreadful that men are to he found, so high in station and in power over their fellow subjects, upon whom ex perience is utterly thrown away ? What was the state of Ireland in 1798; and the two or three yeai's preceding—was it not a struggle be tween coercion and resistance ? And did coer cion under LOrd- Camden and the Orangemen put down the rcbellious spirit of the multitude ? Was it I not, on the contrary', reserved for Lord Corn wallis to extinguish the insurrection, by a return to the principles of humanity and mildness in his administration of the law ? What is the w hole history of Ireland since Elizabeth, but that of a reign of terror ? What but a living reproach to Lord Ennismore's maxim that the people of Ire land must be ruled by force ? And well does he conclude his speech, by an illustration, of the real wisdom of such a Government, when he affirms that a large portion of the Irish arwatthis mo ment 44 ripe for rebellion," than at any former period! We, indeed, have fears that the latter allegation is true. [BRITISH PRESS.] There has been nothing very rapid in this movement (Vide the Telegraphic Dispatch, dated Paris, May 12, in the SUN of this day).—More than a fortnight has elapsed since we were told the head-quarters were at Burgos, and several days have passed since it was announced that Valladolid was in possession of the French ; yet now it appears only a movement had been made upon that city by the first corps, and Angouleme's quarters still remain stationary at Burgos, near 120 miles from Madtid. As to the brilliant recep tion given to Angouleme, and all the trash about the joy of the Spaniards in seeing their country overrun by a foreign-force—us Lord Grey, with the memory and discrimination that distinguish him, remarked in his speech of Monday night.— Soult and the other French Marshals' dispatches in the former war were full of this fraudulent jargon. Soult then wrote from the South of Spain, " The inhabitants of Andalusia are all in a repose;` their countenances are open and placid. The King (Joseph-the Usurper) is everywhere received with the most enthusiastic joy. In fact the whole nation are tired of their sufferings, and receive us with affection." This was the language of falsehood at that day, and not an atom more false than that of Angouleme and his parasites at the present. Sunday's papers state the important junc tion of the Portuguese General with Morillo, at Leon, and that united they had an imposing force of 16,000 men. Madrid was tranquil. The Conde Abisbal was said to have adopted every measure to prevent excesses being committed by the bands of the Faith, in• case it became ad viseable to evacuate the capital on the ap proach of the French troops. In the interval the inhabitants of either rank or property were quitting the city, with their, effects and families, in crowds. This proclamation of the infamous Junta had exasperated the most lukewarm; and their atrocious proceeedings in Biscay and Na varre, where proscription was going qu in its worst forms, had convinced all Spaniards what they have to expect from this band of traitors and intolerants. Tne former Ministry continued in their functions in Spain, and it was not thought those recently named would accept the appoint ments. Ind eedwe do not see why San Miguel Banos, or his collean•ues, should be superseded. Repeated changes of Ministry can introduce nothing but weakness and discordance into the Spanish councils. France, previous to the mighty convulsion pro duced by the Revolution, had a new set of Mi nisters almost every month ; the result was, all confidence and energy departed from her Cabi net ; and repeated changes of the same descrip tion in Spain must be productive of equally de structive results. Continual demands were making to the Cortes for commissions to form corps of Guerillas. Spain cannot arm her hardy population too generally,, or form too many bands of this most necessary de scription. The warfare they can wage will be most consuming and destructive to the French armies. Letters from Bayonne to the 4th state, that Oudinot's (the Duke of Reggio) head-quarters were, on the 25th, at Burgos, and that it was expected he would advance on Madrid without any opposition. The con stitutional troops under the orders of Morillo, which were at Valladolid, were prepared to fall back on Astorgo. This place lies in the pro vince of Leon, in a plain, on the river Tueira, 25 miles south-west of Leon. The constitutional troops which occupy the mountains in the Asturias were to hold them as long as they could as partisans ; if obliged to retreat they had orders to fall back on Leon, and join Morillo. was not exactly know what direction Abis hal would take if obliged to quit Madrid ; that of course must be governed by future circum stances, and the position of the invaders. The vile Junta were carrying terror in the train. independent of the arrest, of two hundred persons, male anti female, at Puente la Reyna ) under the directions of this infamous body, arrests and proscriptions had followed in several other ,places. Twenty-six were already counted at Vittoria. This is only the commencement of that dreadful system, which, if accomplished, as its abettors wish, 'would people every dungeon in Spain. We shall soon see, according to the proclamation of the Trappist, the bloody Inqui sition again restored, with its train of fami liars and tortures. Amarante is stated to have arrived as an almost isolated fugitive at Burgos ; the factious he commanded are said to have been utterly dispersed by the Constitutional General Rego, who had from 8000 to 9000 men under his individual command iii Spain. Ac counts from Perpignan to the 3d of May state, that Marshal Moncey had set out on the 27th from his head-quarters at Peralada, and had gone to Besalu, to direct in person the movements of the troops destined to attack Mina, who, it was said, had concentrated his forces in the positions of St. Feriol to Santa Pau. ~ The Me. ficarnois states, that, the Spanish General Juan Martin, culled the Empecinado, had fallen back on Madrid, and that Abisbal had received orders to retreat on Andalusia. Three French regiments, it appears, only remained to mask Saint Sebastian. Several soldiers, ill with fever, had arrived at Toulouse ; their distress is attri buted to the rains which had fallen, and the un wholesome dampness of their bivouacs. The guerillas certainly succeeded, it appears, in ear. rying off, some short time since, a convoy of mill tary effects in the environs of Salinos ; it fell into the hands of the Spanish soldiers almost under the eyes of the escort. This is only the com mencement of this harrassing system of warfare, which will be ultimately more destructive, with' the climate and want of resources, to the French, than twenty battles. [MORNING POST.] The speech of Earl Grey, on Monday night, presents a singular instance of self-delusion. The Noble Earl labours ' without any apparent consciou s ness of the hopeless ness of the task, to prove that his present opinions, with re spect to the duty and interests of England in relation to the contest now proceeding in the Peninsula, is quite consistent with those he deemed it proper to proclaim when the Spaniards were before struggling for their national independence against the power and ambition of France. He quotes, with much emphasis, the general principles he then laid down, and asserts with a solemnity altogether needless, that he does not now swerve from them. If a charge of inconsistency can be thus rebutted, it is of all charges the most harmless and un meaning. It is only in the application of general principles to given circumstances, that any two Statesmen are likely at the same period to form different opinions, or any individual Statesman, at different periods, to form inconsistent ones. Let the abstract principles of Earl Grey be as sound and unvarying as they may, it is nevertheless certain, that at a former period, when the independence of Spain was at stake, and when this country had a more direct and peremptory interest in the issue than she can be supposed to have in the event of the present struggle, inasmuch as the destruction of England was evi dently and avowedly the ulterior object of the Power by which Spain and Europe had been overrun at that time—it is, we say, undeniable that this Noble Statesman then did all that he could do to chill the ardour and paralyze the exertions of England in the cause of Spanish freedom. It is equally certain, notwith standing the boasted immutability of his principles, that now, when England is in safety and at peace—when all her domestic interests are daily advancing with accelerated steps in prosperity —when the war between France and Spain does not of neces sity involve the welfare or security of England—when from the divided sentiments of the people, both in France and Spain no less than from the existing relations amongst the different European powers, the interference of England in the war might be a doubtful advantage to Spain herself—Earl Grey first mani fests a peculiar zeal for the cause of Spanish independ ence, and a signal indifference to the blessings of peace on the one hand, or the sacrifices and calamities of war on the other. The Noble Earl may enjoy, without exciting envy or provoking competition, all the praise that may be considered due to such inflexibility of principle as Admits a discrepancy of conduct so decided as his. If in the tail( of self-defence Lord Grey entirely failed, in that of recri mination he was if possible still more unfortunate. We are at a loss to conjecture how, with no better means at his disposal, he could be tempted to engage at once in two enterprises so difficult, as to repel and to retort the accusation of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Perhaps he flattered himself that he might half succeed in one, and half in the other, and in tended, by some system of political arithmetic, as novel as his notions of political consistency, to sum up these frac. tional successes into one entire triumph. Unhappily, however, his failure was in both cases complete. He retorted the charge of inconsistency upon Mr. Secretary Canning, because that able Statesman refused, on the death of Mr. Percival, to take office 'unless upon the condition that the claims of the Catholics should engage the immediate attention of Administration, and now fills a high station in the Government without any such condition. If Mr. Canning, at the period alluded to, enter. tained the opinion that he might then urge with success a mea sure that he thought conducive to the general good of the state, lie would have been regardless both of duty and consistency if he had not urged it in whatever manner seemed to him the most likely to be effectual. Ile gave no pled g e however that the attainment of this object should in all future time, and in all possible circumstances, be an indiensible con.. (titian to his resumption of o ffi ce. Under di fferent circum stances, therefore, when he could no longer foster the idea that his acceptance or rejection of office would have any decisive influence on that important question, he was not only at liberty to yield to the country the full advantage of his transcendant talents, but he was bound by strict and unequivocal duty to do so. It appears to us that the trans actions to which Lord Grey recalled the recollection of the country for the purpose of imputing inconsistency to Mr. Can. ning, is precisely that to which a judicious eulogist would have had recourse in order to place in the strongest possible light his unbending integrity and his spotless honour. On the measure in question, he has never swerved from his deliberate and conscientious opinion. On one occasion, the only one, when such a sacrifice could have advanced it, lie sacrificed without reluctance or hesitation all considerations of personal greatness to its success ; and this noble sacrifice is now per versely made the ground of an imputation on his consistency. [NEW TIMES.) Consols opened - yesterday at 781 f, advanced ' to 784 i, and closed at 798 ; but little beyond the ordinary business has been transacted. Spanish Bonds openedat advanced to 354, and closed at 31f. It does not appear that political causes of any kind influenced the advance either in the British or Foreign Funds. Although little doubt is now en tertained of a favourable termination to the contest in Spain, by the adoption of a moderate Government, yet, as nothing certain has transpired of the proceedings at Seville towards an accommodation, no great impression can be made on the money-market from this source. We have received the French Papers of Sunday,-and the Telegraphic Dispatch of Monday. The French army in the Western part of Spain proceeds un resisted. The head-quarters were advanced to Burgos on the 9th inst. and his Ronal II igh n mu the Prince Generalissimo nuule a brilliant entry into the Capital of Old Castile. The Ist corps had made its movement on Valladolid. With respect to the army in Catalonia, the Pilots, a liberal Journal, contains information of the 2d inst. from Tolosa, stating a report which prevailed thereon the preceding day. "that the corps of Mina had had a contest with that of Marshal Moncey, and that much loss had been sus tained on both sides." This tale was said to have been brought to the Duke of Angouleme by a special messenger from Per pignan. Now Perpignan is about 30 miles from 4'eralada, the first station occupied by the French troops in Catalonia, and thence the special messenger must have gone by Bayonne to Vittoria, a distance of nearly 300 miles, which must have oc cupied at least two full days; add to this another day for the report to travel back from Vittoria to Tolosa, and this great battle must have been fought about April 26. Unfortunately fqr the Liberal Journalist, we have Marshal Mancey's own re pt.rt of the 3d of May, from Gerona—to which place he had advanced, without encountering a single soldier of Mina's boasted army, except those that were shut up in the citadel of Figueras ; Mina himself having abandoned his entrenchments on the . Fluvia, and retreated behind the Ter, the moment that the former river became passable by the French troops.—The Constitution nel is equally well informed of what is going on at Seville. It says that the old Revolutionary Ministers remained in office, and that the Government was resolved to listen to no propositions wilting as the French should remain on the Spa nish territory. Now we . yesterday mentioned the official ap pointments of the new Ministry ; and quoted the words of the President of the Cortes, declaring expressly that they were ready and willipg to receive propositions; nay, hinting at the proba bility of alterations in the Constitution.—We are sorry that Lord Grey is so sore at the recurrence of his former speeches. Nobody (that we know of) impeaches his Lordship's sincerity. , Nobody pretends to say, that because he blows the great war-trumpetnow, and solaced himself with the weak pipe of peace while Boone- Parte was in the field, he has not spoken Ins honest sentiments on both occasions. Neither do we mean to deny that he is pet fecdy consistent. His Consistency is that of a . party man who can see nothing but the interests of his party, in peace or war ; every thing takes it peculia r . tinge to his eye; •objects magnify or diminish, not aceording to their real proportions, but according to the position from which lie views them. • It is very true that these circumstances occasion much false reason ing, and many predictions which are rendered ridiculous by the event; but a very honest man may be a bitter bad logi cian, and a worse prophet ; and just such an honest man we take his Lordahip to be.—ln 11110, the Noble Earl drew the following picture of the situation to which all Europe, as he thought, was then reduced : " France is now sole mistress of the Continent ; that domi nion for which in the reign of Louis XIV. she so actively but ineffectually struggled, She has now acquired. The independ ence of Europe is lost ; the balance of power is destroyed the military greatness im d c h a racter of Russia, Austria, and Prussia, are annihilated ; incapable any longer to oppose, they have become wholly subservient to the interests and wishes of France, whose Ruler, at the head of a nation situated the best of all continental countries for offensive operations, distributes at his will the nations of Germany and Italy to recruit his numerous armies, at the same time that he holds at his dis posal the resources of all those Maritime Powers who, in for mer times, had even disppted with ourselves the empire of the seas." Now either Lord Grey was right, or he was wrong, in this view of things passing before his eyes.—lf right, surely he, of all men livings ought , to bg ready to fall down and worship the great Statesmen, who not only without nu aid, but in spite of his remonstrances, snatched Britoil} from. this.state of peril, and rescued 'Europe fromsuch lainentable degradation. We take his Lordship to he a patriot and a 'Philanthropist ; and, therefore, we are sure he must be deeply grateful for such in. estimable Benefits conferred on hii country and on mankind.— Truth,liowever, compels us to. acknowledge that we think • lie was wrong., ..Much as the world owes to the persevering firm- Deo of those " Pilots who weathered the storm," still that storm was not quite se dark, so terrible, 46 hopeless, as was figured Iby the patriotic fears of the Noble Earl. He was wrong in thinking the independence of Europe totally lost—he was wrong in thinking the power of Russia, Austria, and Prussia' annihilated—he was wrong in thinking so highly of the Ruler of France ; and, above all, he was wrong in not relying more confidently on the resources, the spirit, and the energy of Britain. —True, he could not foresee that Sir Arthur Wellesley would conquer at Salamancha, at Vittoria, at Toulouse, or at Waterloo; but he might have drawn some inquiry from Assye. He could not even tell that Britain's favourite Hero would be a Wellesley ; but he might have known that there were Pictons, and Beresfords, Hills, Combermeres, Pagets, and hundreds of others, some of whom might possibly beat the " invincibles" of the Tricolor Standard; and all of whom would try for it. But it is said, though he doubted in 1810, he became confident in 1812. Certainly not in the early part of that year; for in the debate of the 19th of March, he said, " that his communication with the highest Statesmen had of force taught him the,vanity of all hope of final resistance to an enemy possessed of such armies and of such means ;" and he added, that " nothing could retard the gigantic strides of France towards the subjugation of the Peninsula." Such at least are expressions attributed to . his Lordship in The Time: of the 20th March 1822. Our inference is this—lf Lord Grey was so blinded by party bias in 1809, 10, 11, and 12, (for we have quoted his speeches in all those years,) it is strongly to be suspected that he is equally blinded by party bias in 1823. If he was wrong then in clamouring for a dishonourable and dangerous peace, he is equally wrong now in clamouring for measures which must precipitate us into an unnecessary and therefore unjust and impolitic war. LMORNINO HERALD.] Our agricultural readers, will see by our Mark. lane Corn Market account, in yesterday's Herald, that wheat is again on the start in price. Whether it be Mr. Cobbett's friends, the Quakers, that are again speculating and getting up the price, we know not ; but certain it is, that this May, it is not likely that the very best wheat will be so low as four shill ings the bushel, or thirty-two shillings the quarter, as Mr. Cob bett prognosticated it would be, except " Peel's Bill were re pealed.' And yet " Peel's Bill" is not repealed ; but on the contrary, is in full operation, and there is no want of gold in England, as is proved by the high rate of exchange in favour of this country. But then Mr. Cobbett says, the backward sea son is all against the fulfilment of his prognostications. If, says Mr. Cobbett, the season had not been so backward my pm. pheeies would have come to pass; but as the season is so back ward, as all the turnips have been comparatively destroyed, and as all the grass has been put so backward in consequence of the snow, wet, &c. why then, we cannot this year expect the same sort of over-production that there was the last year, or that there was for the three or four years preceding the last year. Well, we will, for argument sake, admit, , that in this case Mr. Cobbett may back out from his assertion with an if—but then if he be let off with an if, what becomes of all his attempts to ridicule Lord Liverpool, who repeatedly said, that the late low prices might in a great respect be accounted for from an over-production ? arising from the increased quantity of land in a state of cultivation, together with the four or five years of such seasons as England had not seen for twenty or thirty years preceding. Did not Mr. Cobbett endeavour to fix on Lord Liverpool and his proselytes the nick-name of " over productionists ?" And yet now, when Mr. Cobbett finds that neither his prophecy with regard to Wheat, nor his prophecy respecting Mr. Peel's Bill is fulfilled, or likely to be fulfilled this year; he gets out of the scrape by adopting the very same principle as it respects a non sufficient production, or an over-production, that he attempted to ridicule in Lord Liver pool and others. " If," says AIL Cobbett, " the season this year is not propitious, and there should bean under-production, Wheat must rise, but if the season should be favourable, and we have - as excellent crops as we have had for this last four or five years, then Wheat will tumble, and I shall have brave laughing at those who doubted of the infallibility of my writ ings." We remember the celebrated Richard Brothers for t w h a a s t not thet fulfilled.t was se veral years prognosticated that his rod would, when he cast it ime down on a certain day in may, be turned into a serpent, which was to precede all the Jews to Jerusalem, but one May after another May arrived, and still Mr. Brothers' prophecy l ot aAwnayd as a ro w m e t m h e e n b ti u o s n i e n d es t s h , e b o y th s er ay da ln y g , pitoff g Johanna Southcott said for many years that her Shilo was to come in May ; but .Johanna died, and her Shilo never appear ed. So also 111 r. Cobbett has put off the price of four shillings the bushel, or thirty-two shillings the quarter for the tip-top NVlteat, till May 1024, except there should be an over-produc tive season, when if that should be the case, then he is to have same fine laughing, but it cannot be at Lord Liverpool, for, by his own admission, he has evidently come round to Lord Liver pool's principle of over-production. Mr. Cobbett, therefore, may now be safely called of Lord Liverpool's party of " over productionists." If (to use Mr. Cobbett's favourite word) corn and meat, &c. should continue to rise in price, or even remain at their present prices, what will such l a ndl or d s an d f armers think ofhaving been frightened out of their corn and hay-ricks, their cattle, butter, cheese, bacon, &c. in consequence of im plicitly believing in the Registers of Mr. Cobbett? Will any of them imagine that there should be such a trade as writing, printing, and publishing, in order to amuse, and therefore to sell ? But it is almost as hard to turn from their opinions those whom Mr. Cobbett has got hold of, as it is to make Johanna Southcott's disciples believe that her Shilo is not even now in existence, and that in due time, and on one of the days in r May, he will, as Johanna said in some of ,her sublime poetry, " In May appear, and make all things clear." From the LONDON GAZETTE, May .3. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. T. Charleswortb, Clare-street, Clare-market, grocer. BANKRUPTS. T. Hewitt, Whitchurch, Shropshire, furrier, to surrender May 28, 29, and June 24, at eleven, at the Lord Hill Inn, Whitchurch. Attornies, Messrs. Procter and Slaney, Gray's Inn-place, London ; and Mr. Cooper, Shrewsbury. P. R. mman, Arundel, Sussex, tanner, May, 23, at three, 24, and June 24, at eleven, at the Crown Inn, Arundel. At tornies, Mr. B. Freeman, Arundel; Messrs. Freeman and Heathcote, Coleman-street, London. T. Gilbert, jurf. Long-acre, coach-maker, May 20, 31, and June 24, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Attorney, Mr. C. Kaye, Dyer's-buiklings, Holborn. T. Buckle, Leeds, Yorkshire, merchant, May 19, 20, and June. 24, at eleven, at the Court House, Leeds. Attornies, Mr. F. 'l'. Maxon, Little Friday-street, London ; and Mr. T. E. Up ton, Leeds. J. - Nichols, Finchingileld, Essex, tanner, May 26, at six, 27, and June 24, at eleven, at the Court. of Commissioners, London. Attorney, Mr. Nicholls, Great Winchester-street, Old Broad-street, London. J. Thomas, Kent-street, Southwark, carpenter, May 16, 31, and June 24 at one, at the Court of, Commissioners. Attor nies, Mr. J. Newbon, Great Carter-lane, Doctors' Commons ; and Mr. Howell, Hatton-garden. C. Lucas, Kennington, Surrey, dealer, May 17, 24, and June 24, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners. Attornies, Messrs. Perkins and Frampton, Holborn-court, Gray's Inn. G. Burn, Maidstone, Kent, pastry-cook, May 24, 31, and June 24, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners. Attornies, Mr. Wildes Chancery-lane ; and Messrs. T. and 11. A. Wrildes, Mai dstone. G. Lambert, Sloane-street, Chelsea, schoolmaster, May 20, 27, and June 24, at one, at the Court of Commissioners. Attor ney, Alr. Stafford, Buckingham-peet, Strand. DIVIDgNDS. June 6, T. Hops, Sandwich, • Kent, boyman—June 9, J. Dawson, Bury, Lancashire, wooUendraper—May 17, S. Ben nett, 'Worship-street, Shoreditch, coachmanufacturer—June 3, .1. Power and R. Warwick, Finsbury-square, merchants—May 27, T., otherwise T. G., and D., Asquith, Bermondsey, and T. Mellish, New Kent-road, shipownets—May 24;C. L. Spitta, F.'and G. Mulling and I. A. Spitta, Laurence-Pountney lane, merchants-11lay 24, W. Urquhart, Sion College-gardens, merchant—June 7, T. White, Regent-street, St. James's, whitesmith—May 24, S. P. Seeger, 'Maidstone, dealer.—June 5, 14. Claude, Liverpool, merchant—June 6, E. Body, Morris. town, Devonshire, merchant—June 4. T. Small, Alnwick, Northumberland, common brewer—June 3, J. Beadey, Wot ton-underedge, Gloucestershire, clothier—June 6, W. Toll, St. German's Cornwall, miller. • . CERTIFICATES, Jo ss 3. J. Smith, Bath, grocer—J. Smith, Liverpool, leather-cutter —W. G. Jackson, Great Surrey : street, linendraper—C. Clarke, Bristol, baker—A. J. Cumming, High -street. Southwark, cheesemonger—M. Pile, jun. Sidmouth, Devonshire, Cabinet maker—T. Griffith, Liverpool, merchant—D. Reeves, War dour.street, Soho, grocer—T. Sweet, Frith-street, Soho, carver and gilder. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. G. and T. Brown, New Sarum curriers—J. Wahlhoase and S. T. Ring, Halifax, dyers—J. Andrew, jun., J. S. kitchen, J. Richards, and J. Wood, Cungleton, Cheshire, silk-throusters, solar as regards .1. Richards—J. Miller, .1. Downie, and R. Ferguson, Glasgow—A. Whellock and L. Bradstreet, lightermen--J. and G. Edwards, Halifax, attar nies-at-law—M. Mills and J. Simpion,' Birmingham, platers _W. Fawcett, and G. and H. Littledale, Liverpool—J. D. Bassett and W. Cutforth, .Leighton-Buzzard, woollen-drapers —M. and J. Beriro, Prescott-street, Gootlman's-iields--P. Godefrey and C. J. Tribaudino, Cleveland-street, Mile-end, silk-dyers. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. Yesterday. these Sessions commenced before FRANCIS CONST, Esq. and a full bench of Magistrates. Mrs. SIMEON, the mother of Mrs. Chatterley, the Aetna, was tried for committing an assault upon Mrs. Christmas. Mr. CHAS. PHILLIPS, for the prosecution, stated the Pee, in doing which he said he should avoid any allusion to certain scandalous hints that had been thrown out, and which he be lieved to be without foundation. Mrs. Christmas stated the facts of the case as they appeared in the Bow-street account. She had gone to the house at which Mrs. Simeon lodged in Craven-street, when Mrs. Chatterley was at the door, and entered the hall, in which Mrs. Simeon met her, and struck her in the mouth with a candlestick. Cross-examined by Mr. ALLEY—It was between nine and' ten at night ; took tea for supper, and nothing stronger than tea the whole day. Mrs. Chatterley parted with Mr. Christmas at the top of the street, but witness had never seen him with her ; never touched nor attacked Mrs. Chatterley. Had in fit sworn that she would wish to dip her hands in Airs. Chatter ley's blood ; never swore that she would cut Mrs. C.'s face into deformity, but said she would scratch it; had often seen Mrs. C. and her husband together. Re-examined.—Had been six years married to Mr. Christ. mas, and had a difference with him before he saw lUrs. Chatterley. Mrs. McDonald, the landlady, stated that she opened the door for Mrs. Chatterley. There was confusion in the hall, and Mrs. Chatterley said she should be murdered. Mrs. Simeon came from the parlour into the hall, and Mrs. Christmas bled at the mouth. Cross-examined.—Mrs. Simeon was very ill at the time, and could not be left alone. The knock at the door was alarm ing, and so was the noise in the hall. When Mrs. Chatter ley entered the house Mrs. Christmas had, witness believed, hold of her : had seen Mr. Christmas at the house,_ in com pany with Mrs. Chatterley and Mrs. Christmas also. Mr. Christmas had been once at the house after ..11rs. Christmas had left off coming, but that was to write letters for Mrs. Chat terley. Mrs. Simeon and Mrs. Chatterley left witness's house on account of the rent, and there were also some words about Mrs. Christmas, as witness did not wish that lady to call.— Charles Belvin attended Mrs. Christmas to the house : she waS quite sober, and never abused Mrs. Chatterley. hisCaroussnti-ex3amirs.ind Macbeth, y et tlr no ,w . Ahohadt.riu— at housseLfiovrecliodagt e tl rs ie , ho n u d se wh o o f formerly . kept an oyster shop in Vinegar-yard. Mr. BOLLAND, in addressing the Jury, a ccounted for t he circumstances which had excited the jealousy of Mrs. Christ mas. Mrs. Chatterley, much to her honour, had after the de cease of her husband aid off his debtsto the exte nt of upwatfl* of 400! ., and she avai led herself of Mr. Christmas's services is settling the accounts. He represented that Mr . S imeon co uld have known nothing of what had occurred outsi de the door, but having heard her daughter implore assistance, in her case of ex• tremity, she had started up from her sick couch to defend her. Mrs. Simeon was therefore justified. She was nearly 70 year s of age, and extremely' infirm, but such were her fears for her child that she forgot those impediments. It was to be regretted that such a delusion existed in the mind of Mrs. Christmas on jealousy` but it was well known how hideously such a p i a i ss h r would operate, notwithstanding that there existed no do the world that. the suspicion could be traced to no source. Mr. PHILLIPS asked whether Mr. Bolland would call Mr s . Chatterley ? this. A Mr. Bo i r a vx in D a r p ep u l b ied lic i i ) n rof th es e si n o e n ga o d u v g e h , t enemies amongst the idle and vicious. The CHAIRMAN said the object of the fore the public except in that profession. She was h u tios s r u aea re P to nar m s " D-c7: vious. It was not to inflict punishment, but to injure th vr it: racter of a virtuous woman. It was a case of jealousy, wasm"turn the without the slightest foundation ; but what could like the jaundice, made every thing its own colour. I t luntary. course of a jealous eye? The assault had been invo There was no guilt attached to it. The Jury returned a verdict of Gu il ty. have Mr. PHILLIPS said his client did not P l ec ish u to ti°ll aesci)tb-- Simeon punished. WKS what 55 The CHAIRMAN—No ; thought ex posure . , Unprejudiced men see how it is.—Fined 3s. 4d. . _ wanted. We'll take care the paishment shall not m. 11Cil I also 1.1"-".=.r.'".---- . „ , RuTHERGLEN FAIL—Good News to figrieutrarmt.-- Yesterday the great annual Fair for horses and cattle was held at Itutherglen. The number of both brought forward was runt great. The demand, not was very lively, and the prices greatly advancer.. W-horses sold at from 401. to 50/., and Alilch-cows o 10/. to 151. each.-- ( Glasgow Courier, May 10.) deep regret death of Ihr.guY'Eut.aCri, had under peculiarly distressing i t is with circumstances. Mr. Imlach had sailed down the Gan Calcutta on business in October last, and on his return was at tacked by a -- r , , '''. y of natives in ants contri fil was barbarously , v-- to escape, Mr. Imlach murdered and - his boat 'was budsted. Mr. Imlach Bane son of Colonel Imlach; Military Auditor General on th establ' ishment. He was married to 3lrs. Montgo g, widow of Montgomery, Esq. of the Ceylpn ct v st e establishment. The goodness of his heart, and til !'rankness and liberality of his disposition, made him beloye.d liana,' to loy ss. I woo knew him, and now add to the regret felt for 1)? 4 0 He has left one child. The assassins were about 25 in number, an d 17 o r 18 had been arrested, an d were under eo. minatien in November last. The place w here the attsek ma W I ' S de was Sooksaugor.--( Glasgow Paper.) ---.----""..'.---- COURSE OF EXCHANGE, WY 1 r. F. ig 10 •, Amite' dam Ditto, at Sight l2 Rotterdam lt 1 I Antwerp.. 4. l4 l: 1 Us Uamburgh 9B 4 c i • Altona o ~,.., Paris, 3 Day's sight es 90 fr , Ditto 15 011 s. Bourdeaux, ditto Frankforton the Main 26 riv Mon e l 159 "..,..' 4 H ive Madrid '361 r'" r " l its Cadiz Bilboa 36 E d " " Barcelona Aeville . ... ..... Gibraltar Leghorn . 46t Ger,ou Malta 43 -Venice, Ital. Liv. 2 8 , 1° - 45 -Naples .......... oi, Palermo Pe r Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro ............ Dublin .... 91 ...... „C or k ..! eyt-i CO" BULLION. G per 0%. Portugal Gold,in Coin —- - L . 0 ti . 3 17 0 Foreign Gold, in B ars ................... 3 1 5 New Doubloons ". 0 .1 9 1 New Dollars Silver 'in Bars, Stand ar d ................................. ° 4 104 BIRTHS. Mrs. es- On On the 10th of May, at Boughton House aft birth. 4, tell Brisco, of a daughter, which died a wn t:--e r l i t t eer eod l' l 's On Tuesday, the 13th, the Lady of the schoo l, of rk Goodenotigh, Head Master of 'Westminster . daughter. Jenninh t :s ie , Last week, at , BrocAkleAnhßußrstlECDhureh, Banta, Eicharojf I . 3 u t h n . Instant, L sl i. Smith, of the'fonn t : e il r il i i p a i r r y ac k e S bo . Rohert u ga mer, On R.N., of Holbrook Hall, Suffolk, nephew of Sir Ita of the a Iltumer, , Bart., to Harriet, youngest diiughter .., Thomas Dawson, Esq. of Edwardston Hall, Suffolk,,,,,nowle• On the 12th instant at Hurley, Robert Phillips, or Air. bill, Berks, Eaq., to Louisa, f rth daughter of the Ist. 011 Smith, ,caepldtseisnt jdoavas:itrltiroiso Abraham Field, of liralbrook. rpeblel9 Yesterda at Brighton, Wiliam Curtis, Es , 1 q ,. .; 01, Ems' . to Isabella, y, youngest daughter of l the Istll nForao on ditn, E t th h se e q 11th inst., in the 311 D t I h E y D e . ar of his age 3 1 ° 11116 nig. B ., th of in C s a t. t , to a n t , h i e n r N m er ot il h : e ll r, . , nrumier, ces Ann, eldest dau ,, ht ' ...r of thelute• Tillman AM ' ~.. . Chaplain of Firm:ley College. c , ic ed May 11, in W tl t , at a very tie.... e a tng-street, Ca‘lterhu 4 , . ..,,,,,. O. age, Mrs. B 1 • ' ° nine, relict of the late Noah 1301asnei _l' , 4 , that city, and • ._ ,„. . 1 sister to Bilwari Farnham, Ilisq. o CIU f 00 41° , in _eicestershire, and of the late Countes.4 Denbigh. „._ C o, On the 23d of January last. on his passage home W il li - or cutta, on' board the Clyde Last It:di:imam aged 42, .o.L. t i_ ei George lialford, of the 69th fieoiment of Foot, wbose servic to his county ~, are too well known tel hoed any eulogiiim.. _,,.. performed the whole of the morning-servioe• On Sunday, the nth insight, at the Per... Linage-house, einin":,, diateiy on Lis return from church, in the afternoon, th it h e a v d the sacrament, and with sonie difficulty William Delrts, Rector of Cats:ield. eget l 30 Year s ' 11 . e st aea fee:ivit,jinoi:edsccljoinheip the afternoon preaanebtedadanselirnilion ill _ P R O -- Printed and Published for the FIIIVF OIIB, at the Stge OFFICE, 112, Strand, by J. 13. CARSTAIItr.