The Sun. — London, England, 1823-05-10 00:00:00

THE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY Extracts from the Morning Papers, May: 10. [THE TIMM] ' What the Holy Allies of the Bourbons con • ceive may be the final exigencies of the house of Bourbon, arising out of their attempt on Spain, is pretty discernable from the two admissions of our Foreign Secretary yesterday evening, in reply to Mr. Brougham—first, that a Russian army has been collected on the Vistula second, that the Austrian forces agreed upon have eva cuated Naples and Piedmont ; bu•t without hav ing, to Mr. Canning's knowledge,• yet got out of the 'Milanese—a• Movement which wily be indispensable to sliew that Austria feels• se• cure as to the success of the Bourbons in their enterprise. Until intelligence shall arrive from Spain through some more respectable channel than that of the Bourbon bulletins, it will be impossible for any man to pronounce with confidence on tile real character of the events which have taken place between the Bidassoa and the Ebro. Negatively, it is not so very difficult to speak. It is plain that', the French army has not done what its Government expected, and what the paid writers of that Government predicted would be the natural and all but immediate consequence of an'army of loyal and liberating Frenchmen shewing themselves on the Spanish• territqry. They have not released King Ferdinand from what is thraldom only to a tyrant—the controul of law and - of a defined constitution ; or restored him to that species of Royal glory which consists in• the wretchedness of all who are not Kings. The French army have not yet overthrown the Government of the Cortes. They have not corrupted the Spanish officers, nor dispersed the soldiers ; nor, failinglo thin the ranks of the patriots, have they sensibly recruited the Army of the Faith. But, in a word, the stake for which the French Ultras threw was one, which, so far us negative evidence goes,they appear to have lost already. All their hope de pended, on the numerical weakness of the Spa nish army us compared with that of the Hour bons—not on the apathy or indifference of the Spaniards towards their new constitution, but on their enthusiasm in favour of the olti despotic Government. If the Spaniards were not,. as the refugee traitors most falsely describe them at the Tuileries—if the bulk, or a very large portion of the Spanish people were not pre pared to rise against the Constitution—to overthrow the Cortes, and fOr that purpose to join the invading army from pure sentiment and without pay, it must, we assert, have been regarded by every reasonable being, the wildest of all, iniquitous projects to attempt an invasion of so extensive a country al' the Peninsula.— Suppose the body of the Spanish nation quite indifferent, which they are not, to the' constitu tion of 1812—and that is the opinion most flat tering to the Ultras which any man now ventures to offerr—we say, that is not enough. Such a balanced or inert state of mind is not sufficient ti justify the least hope of ultimate success for the •invaders, All the world admits that there is at Instil great and numerous body of the nationoot indifferent respecting the entrance of a'-French -army into Spain. No one is hardy enough to deny that a considerable portion of the people of Spain, and they the most affluent, enlightened, and enterprising, are really incensed at the very thought of their country being overrun• by foreigners—the . uumber of men in arms-,-the method and union with which they act—the de 'tertiou of their homes by all but the poorer sort, -who have not the Input's of locomotion ;—these facts prove that there exists an active power opposed to the French, and nothing, at best, but a mere vi: inertiw in their favour. What is the ultimate tendency of such a distribution of forces, we leave to the reason of our readers. [MOUNING •CURONICIALI Some important questions as to the Russian arid Austrian Armies were asked last night by Mr. Orougham ; but the answers were not of a very tranquillising nature Mr. Canning al , towed that there Was a Russian army on the Vistula, but ohether large or small he did not know; that the Austrian troops were out of the Piedmontese and Neapolitan territories, but whether out of the Milanese he also did not know. We dare say, the Right Him. Gentleman could, in both cases, have given a shrewd guess as to the real state of niatters.—lt gave us great sa tisfaction to perceive in the discussion on the Petition against the Spitalfields Acts, the progress which sound principles have made in the ,course of the last twenty years. We remem ber.the time when that Acf, in favour of which not" a word was said by any one Member, had more eulogists than censurers in the llotte. It was part of the wisdom of oar ancestors to inter fere:As mach its possible With the manner in which individuals carried on their different pur suits. Of this sort of wisdom there was no lack in the,Spitalfields ;Acts. The framers had, as they thought, effectually settled the manner in which the manufacture should he carried, on ; but a slight difficulty has occarred, of which they never probably dreamt ; the manufacture itself has taken its leave of Spitalftelds and joined the other manu facturers in the North, where they are hi the enjoyment of the liberty they love. It has lost nothing by the change of scene, for while Spital fields, under the special protection of the Legis lature and justices of the Peace, is decaying fist, l and clings to the.old silk-loom brought into this' country by the French Refugees, the other pariii of' 'the country less 'powerfully protected are , lij - the , pOssession of improved machinery rind r . ime ledipractices,---and the Manufacture, now becitiirie'mnSt extensive, promises to vie with our great ;• staples. Mr. fluskisson stated, that he hirtriitif been, one week' in : 'dice till he had . turn 4 hib - (attention to the subject; and as he has 'kpressed , deterinination to remedy the evil (vithout.regard'i to' prejudices, we may yet gee Spi la Vie eriierge front its present misery and"dekession. We must say, every credit is due to that Right Hon. Gentleman, Mr. Wallace, ind" Mr. Itobiason,. for their exertions to relieve 'the trade anti industry of the country from inju dicious restrictions. Much, however, remains to be done, especially in this capital, where mono polies and restraints of all sorts prevail to a ruin ous extent. A discussion followed on the sub ject of the Scotch Linen Manufacture, which has also been a sufferer from the kindness of the Le gislature. [MORNING POST. An anxiety the most natural is manifested by those who have devoted themselves to the task of advocating the present policy of France, in de fiance of the loud and unanimous reprobation of the whole people of this country, to discover some point in respect tolvhich the conduct of the British Government—a. conduct in all its parts strictly in unison' with• the national mind—is likely to lead to consequences detrimental to the wel fare or derogatory to the honour of the State. An attempt of this nature has been recently made, which we are induced to describe, from the notion that as it completely expeses the straits to which certain advocates in ,England are reduced, it may contribute in some degree to the amusement of our Readers. , These profound politicians foresee an impending calamity they dive deep to discover the cause of the danger, and they strain their patriotic faculties to suggest the means by which it may be averted. We think we shall do enough if we spew that the alleged cause of the expected evil never existed—that the anticipated evil itself is a ridiculous vision; and finally, that if the danger were a real one, the means proposed for averting it are the most inapplicable preposterous. The indiscreet conduct of the British Govern ment, from which the evil is to flow, consists, it 'seems, in having mixed itself up in the confusion attendant upon revolution, and in having prema. - turely considered the contest in Spain between the People and their Sovereign as terminated. This is the cause, forsooth, of the impending calamity. When and how, we ask, did the British Government mix itself up with the Spanish Revolution ? Unless the mere abstaining from interference in the in (ternal regulations of an independent State amounts to a mixing up with its concerns, or un less the maintenance of diplomatic relations ;with any Government de facto creates by some new law an identity with such Government, we profess we are quite at a loss to know how this mixing up could have -Wert effected. Nor is it very easy to perceive how • we could prematurely consider a contest to be terminated, which it would have been evidently premature to consider as begun ; of the beginning of which, .we till this hour have no official and direct knowledge ; and of which the importance is now only recognised by that foreign power which undeniably excited and strengthened it, and which now boasts of its assistance. England had matter of complaint against Spain, and she de manded redress of the Spanish Government.— lier demand was followed by a treaty, stipulating the kind and degree of redress she was to receive? Could any course be plainer or less ambiguous ? Was England to remain silent under positive and accumulating injury, till Spain, from being a divided, should become an unanimous country I Was she to attempt the erection of such a govern ment as she approved, in order to treat with greater security ? Or, in fine, ought she to have made war at once without troubling herself by negociation ? Perhaps none of these courses would hare satisfied these new critics upon the conduct of their own Government.— Probably the complaints of England should have been submitted to those eminent war riors and statesmen, the brave and enlightened leaders of the bandits of the Faith ! Or, per chance, in patient anticipation of the day when tha political affairs of Spain are to be trans acted at the Tuileries, the remonstrances of England might have been more properly laid at the foot of the French throne ! Since the con duct of England has really been such as to mix her up with the causes of revolution, one or other of these measures might have identified her with the exalted names of national honour and national independence ! hIORNING HERALD.] The French Journals have, of late, been as bar ren of interest as the French campaign of incidents. One of the few articles of any interest that we have observed, is on the cha racter and administration of Mr. Canning. It is written with candour, more correctness of judgment in viewing Enlish poli tics and parties, than Frenchmen, even those who have the highest pretensions, usually show—and it bears the most liberal testimony to the talents of the Right Hon. Secretary. We shall give one short extract from it_premising only that the passage which we give, follows a long train of reasoning, tending to prove that Mr. Canning was compelled, by the false position in which he was placed, on his accession to power, to the neces. shy of deferring somewhat to the opinions of a portion of his colleagues who sympathise with the Holy Alliance, and to the cource of policy followed by his predecessor to act an indecisive part in the negotiations. Whether all this be correct is an other question. At all events, the opinion of a foreigner who shows both candour and intelligenceis not without some in terest. The following is the passage, with which the article nearly concludes :—" lit sides the difficulty of suddenly assum ins a change of tone, and coining to a rupture, at least in worth, with the Continent, Mr.-Canning may have had other reasons for hesitating to use menace for the preservation of peace. —The necessary preparations would have, been expensive.— I t was moreover uncertain, whether France should succeed. If France did not •suceeed, England. would have saved.expence, France been exhausted, and Spain unsubdued. These are rea sons not to be disdained in English policy. nut if France suc ceed, what becomes of the calculation of Mr. Canning...-and if on the other hand,France be not victorious; and other powers— one or pore---cause France to accept their aid (fessent accepter tear: moon ), what becomes then of the calculation of 3lr. cenning ? Is it not evident in either case, that the two sys. tens, that of England and that of the Holy Alliance, must come into collusion ? And then what has the English Ministry gained, but merely the postponing the difficulty ? This dilem ma is certainly a pressing one, it, the premise be allowed—viz. that the subjugation of by France, or .the coming of the Russians to the aid of defeated France, would of necessity draw this country into the war. It is to be ,remembered that Mr. Canning maintained that the dispute was an isolated one 4e tween FranCe and Spain.. This would alter the question, anti there would still remain a contingency, in the event Of which place might be preserved—the success of the Spaniards. , [Mow TI M Es.; An eulogiqm on Carlile,, the keeper of the " Mart for Sedition and Blaspliemy,". very properly found • a place in the same debate in which the Constitutional Associa. non was vilified. No doubt all the Speakers on that aide ' of the question were sincere; but were their opinions such as became the Representatives of a Christian People?—,such •as evinced a sympathy with genuine English feeling ?...Were they not, in short, perfectly new within the walls of Parliament ? As \to the Gentleman who thought Carlilo's punishment too severe, we should like to know what. his general ideas of punishment are. Here is a man, who, from being a 'Avian., supported by charity, becomes, first, the assistant to a dealer in seditious pamphlets, then engages in- that trade himself, invests (it is said) the profits. of his first adventure in a second, and so on till he becomes a large wholesale ven. r der ; is prosecuted, convicted; and, after conviction defies the law, and employs wife, sister, shopwoman„ shopmen, and shop boys, in the daring circulation of sedition and blasphemy.— This is his offence. Then for his p un i s h ment h e is sent to a 1 country residence, F•robably ten times as airy and pleasant as any he ever occupied during his pursuit of honest industry.— , Here, instead of being kept, as much less atrocious offendert are, to hard labour, he occupies himself in writing new libels, and devising new modes to frustrate th e p rov i s i ons o f l aw ; an d fares comfortably on the subscriptions which he collects from his associates in criminal princi le. This is what a Member of Parliament calls a" ma om," And, after all, we are told that Carlile is " one of - best moral characters in Eng land." We have heard of our ancestors starting from their places on hearing certain Parliamentary doctrines ; what would they have done on hearing these statements ? One thing is quite clear,.--solong as the dealers in this poisonous ware can not only prosecute their abhorred trade, but find apologists— nay eulogists, in a Christian British Senate, societies like those by which such offenders are brought to justice have an unim peachable claim to public support, as well as to the applause of every honest and virtuous Englishman. • [BRITISH PRESS.] The address of the Protestant Union will be found in another part of our Paper.—(Sec THE SU If of Wed nesday last.)—lt is really a precious document : The cup is worth the cover.—The Protestant Ascendancy men assembled in High-street, Southwark, to address Sir Harcourt Lees ! Really this must have astonished Father Thames, who was probably not aware of this Baronet's Borough interest. " The King of Dykes," as Pope calls him, could hardly, we think, be pleased to find the tide of bigotry rolling so near his silver stream,—but we trust he has nothing to fear from its pollution. As to the Reverend Baronet himself, he will no doubt be entitled to elevate his crest, after. having received so loyal a tribute from these citizen representatives of the Protestant Union. It must spur him on to deeds of fame. They will no doubt plant his standard on the walls of the Treasury, and the Tower ditch will echo with the triumphant buzzes of the Orange Faction ! These appointed. .preachtrs of righteousness—this pious congregation of the faithful, tell the Reverend—what a holy alliance!—the Rev.- Sir Harcourt, that they " are desirous to strengtlfen his hands." Indeed !—better by half endeavour to strengthen his head. This 'would be a work of charity. As for attempting to canonize his vices, it is only exposing their own. The political world will furnish examples of many a one besides Sir Harcourt Lees, whom you cannot pass off for a patriot without passing yourself off' for a knave. If the Irish Member for Cavan soil his honours in a campaign against the Catholics,. it is no great matter as for Mr. Peel, he is " a man of gingerbread," and even the train-bands of corruption can do little under such a leader; but we cannot but lament to see any part of the clergy, whose duty it is to exemplify the precepts ofrehristian magnanimity, signalize themselves in the theatre of persecution. The teachers or religion should never be seen to combat either for Protestant or for Catholic ascendancy. They should cultivate no sentiments but those of mutual kind ness and forbearance. Let them study to promote the ascend ancy of moral truth and mutual benevolence. The clergy, of whatever denomination will, at all dines, best discharge their duty. to God by cherishing the spirit of peace and good-will to wards men. They dishonour religion anti disgrace themselves when they dedicate their Influence to the service of Ministers, or the purposes of faction. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, MAY 9.—This day the following Degrees were conferred:— M./OTT:RS AltT9. Chas. Douglas Becicford, Fellow of All Souls' College. Rev. Theodore Bouwens, Merton College. Robt. Alder Thorpe, Scholar of Corpus Christi College, Thomas Shiffner, Christ Church. BACHELORS OF ARTS. John Arundel Radford, St. Alban Hall. Rev. Thomas Kitson,` Fellow of Exeter College. Richard Morris, Wadharn College. George Price, Magdalen Hall. Edward Miller Mundy, Christ Church. Warden Sergison, Brasenose College. James Hordern,_ St. Mary Hall. Robert John Bell, Richard Martin, Hon. Edward PeHew, Arthur Roberts, Oriel College. John Davenport, , - 1 1 Jrcester t.,o.te L e. George Boodle . Clare, David Jones, Jesus College. Charles Gustavus Owen, William Cradock Hall, ) Queen's College=. Richard Wilson Kempley, Geo. Benj. Baker Tathwell, Trinity College. James Shirley, ECCLESIASTICAL PREPEIMENTS.—The Rev. W. Ald rich, 8.D., Fellow of Magdalen College, in this University, to the Rectory of Boyton, Wilts; patrons, the President and f'el lows of that Society.—The Lord Chancellor has been pleased to present the Reverend James Grooby, M.A., late Curate of Cirencester, and perpetual. Curate of Baunton, Gloucester. shire, to the Vicarage of Swindon, Wilts, void by the resig ietrh, 8.A., to par the v a, Rector Norfolk ; f nation of the Reverend Matthew Surtees, Prebend of Canter ' bury.—The Rever p en r d A s t. o n C „ ° w il Billingford,alias patron,Admiral Wilson.—The Rev. M iles Bland, B. D. F. R. S. and F. A. S. Fellow and Tutor of St. John's college, Cambridge, presented by the Master and Fellows of that Society, to the Rectory' of Lilley Hoo, liens, vacant by the death of the Rev. W. Wade.—The Rev. Nicholas Every, M.A. has been instituted, by the venerable the Dean of Exeter, to the Vicarage of St. Veep, Cornwall, on the presentation of John Every, Gent. of St. Austle, void by the death of the Rev. Wm. Buller.—The Rev. Robert Broadley to the Rectories of Melbury Sandford and Melbury, Osmond, Dorset ; patron, the Earl of Ilchester.—The Rev. Thomas John Marker, M.A. has been instituted, by the Rev. the. Dean of Exeter, to the Rectory of Gittisharn, Devon, on the presentation of the Itev. Thomas Putt, of Combe, void by Mr. Putt's resignation.—The Rev. W. Darch to the Rectory of Huish Champflower ; patron, Sir J. Trevelyan, Bart.—The Rev. Anthony Austin, 111. A. to the Rectory of Hardenhuish, Wilts ; patrons, Anthony Guy and William Unthank, Esqrs. The CONVERSION of the JEWS to CHRISTIANITY. Yesterday a most numerous Meeting of the Society for Promoting Christianity amongst the Jews took place at the Freemasons' Tavern; Sir T. BARING, Bart., in the Chair. There were upwards of HO Ladies present. The platform was crowded with clergymen. Near the Chairman sat Lord Bexley, Lord Gambier, Lord Caithorpe, one of the Russian Princes, the Bishop of Gloucester, &c. The CILAIRMAX having stated the objeet of the Meeting, The Rev. Mr. HAIVTDEY (one of the Secretaries) read the report, which was extremely long, and contained a greal deal of intelligence transmitted by the Missionaries from distant na tions, as well as accounts of the branches which were shooting out in different parts of the kingdom from the parent stock in London. The total amount of the subscriptions for the last year exceeded 10,000/., of which Ireland had contributed, not withstanding the privations under which that country had re cently laboured no leas than 1,0001. Within the year, 8,024 copies of the New Testament had been issued, and no fewer than 74,000 tracts. An additional number of missionaries were going out to Poland, where the efibrts of the Society were' strongly felt. In Holland, a steady progress was making, not withstandift many and peculiar difficulties which arose from the great dissatisfaction the Jes Vii there felt at the state of their own religion. The report cited cases of infidelity cured by means of the Society, and one case of a thief, who had been ron. demned to imprisonment in the House of Correction for a long period, but who there became a convert to Christia nity, without any advice from the clergyman, who, on the con trary, offer to intercede to abate the term of confinement, on con dition that the convert would follow strictly the precepts of his own religion. The offer was refused—the Jew was baptized, remained in prison until he expiated ; and was now in the service of a man who placed the most unbounded confidence in him. The Report concluded with a call for more funds. Lord BEXLEY declared, that not one of the great institn dons of the count r y d eserve suppor t better th a n thi s . Th e J ews had been trampled upon every where, which was onegreat cause of their non-conversion to Christianity. Our forefathers were deep in the guilt of that oppression, and w e should endeavour to attune for the crime by a sueedy reparation. Dr. PrxxEn•rox said, holed seen the existing state of the Jews in the continental nations. Of their moral and civil de gradation he should not, speak. Their religious degradation was, perhaps, greater than it had been even at the time of the persecution of our Saviour, when the apostles pitied them—. " Their hand was raised against every man, and every man's hand was raised against them." This was the case every where but in England. They loved Palestine. In Holland they strewed a handful of the earth brought from Palestine in the graves of their d ea d, t o fi x t h e i r repose. The resolutions were all agreed to, - - and the meeting separated. The Papers from Ireland abound with accounts of outrages in the South. The lawless spirit which has so long prevailed in that part of the country becomes every day mote daring mid destructive. LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, MAY 9. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.-FRANCIS CONST V. HENRY _ - HARRIS, CHARLES xumALE, AND OTHERS. Mr. HART stated that this was a bill praying for an injunc tion of the Court to restrain the defendants from applying the receipts and profits of Covent-garden Theatre to any other pur- Tposes than those specified in the deed of the 9th of May, 1812. he bill also prayed that a receiver might be appointed to re ceive the monies which were so obtained from the theatre. Mr. BELL, on the part of defendants, said, that a demurrer in the case was pending, and he conceived, therefore that the present application could not now be granted. Mr. HART thought that notwithstanding the demurrer, he had a right to submit this motion. Mr. BELL had never heard, after a demurrer was filed, that a receiver could be appointed previous to hearing the demurrer. Mr. HART submitted that a party had no right, by slipping a demurrer upon the file, to protect himself against an applica tion of this nature. The plaintiff here had filed his bill for an injunction to restrain the defendants from misapplying the funds, and by filing this demurrer tile whole proceeding was paralyzed. The demurrer, however, now tiled, was not a de murrer for want of equity, but for want of parties. The de fendants said that other persons were implicated in the relief sought for by the Bill, and this demurrer called for the appear ance of those persons as parties in the cause. The VICE-CHANCELLOR could not now entertain a motion of this nature, until all parties were brought before the Court. Before any decision were given, the Court w a s bound to con-1 sider whether other parties interested in the acts of the Court were or were not absent. Ile was very ready to admit that if a demurrer had been filed merely for the purpose of creating de lay, and prejudicing the real interests of parties, he should take a different view of the matter. Mr. Hart might then apply to the Court in a different shape. Mr. BELL observed, that no affidavit whatever had been filed to support the allegations made by Mr. Hart. Mr. HART said, lie had made no allegations whatever. 'He wished that the demurrer should be heard on as early a day as possible. The VICE-CHANCELLOR had no objection to fix Monday for hearing the demurrer. Mr. BELL said, that the equity of the case arose in March, 1822. The bill was filed on dig 15th of April last, and the affidavits were not filed until the day before yesterday. The VICE-CHANCELLOR said, that under these circum stances he should not feel bound to take this case out of the usual course. If the plaintiff had proceeded with reasonable diligence, he might have been induced to dispose of the case earlier than in its usual course. Mr. HART thought that reasonable diligence had been used. Tho plaintiff had been most unwilling to make this question a subject of litigation. The VICE-CHANCELLOR asked, when the violation of the deed of May, 1812, first commenced. Mr. HART was not prepared to answer the question. The VICE-CHANCELLOR thought, that the only course the plaintiff could now take was to make a special application to the Court to hear the demurrer, and support that application by affidavit. The defendant, Mr. Harris, ought to be sup. plied with a notice. Mr. HART said, that Mr. Harris was not to be found, al. though diligent search had been made. Upon the application of Mr. BELL, the Court allowed the costs of the present motion. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MAY 9. THE ICING V. TRANCIS. Mr. GURNEY moved for the judgment of the Court on this defendant, who was found guilty of publishing two libels ; one several gentlemen of that city, who had been trustees under a on a gentleman named Foord, of Canterbury, and the other on deed of assignment conveying to diem his property for the be nefit of his creditors. Both libels were printed on one placard, which was circulat e d a t C an t er b ur y ; that on Mr. Foord im puted to him gross treachery and oppression, and that on the trustees charged them with perjury m the course of proceed... ings which he had instituted against them in Chancery. Affidavits were put in on the part of the defendant, statink ii t that he had b een an opulent farmer and ho-merchant in Kent, t b e u n y cc a occupy farm a w hich ltieicnl tenant, he wa s had broken till ruined by an un f ortunate speculation in hops; that Mr. Foord b compelled ken h to is s p e ro ll,. m a i n se d h t y o promisedpe r t him to purchasing the farm fo r anot h er; that he had been so affected . by this disappointment as to fall into serious illness wrote H the libels in a stat e of great i rr i tat i on and distreas.. e.also en tered into a 'statement of the conduct of his trustees, in which be charged them with injustice towards him. in reply to these affidavits, the prosecutors positively negatived all the facts charged against them, and declared , that they always intended to do the defendant service. A number,,of respectable persons deposed that he had borne an excellent character in all the re. lationi"f life ; and several of his former servants described him as havinecreated a regard towards him by his conduct, which rendered it extremely painful to leave him when his establish. merit was broken up by his misfortunes. Mr. ADOLPHUS spoke in mitigation of punishment. Mr. GURNEY, on behalf of the prosecutors, disavowed all vindictive feeling, and asked only f or t h e protect i on to wh i ch they were entitled from the laws. The Co unT, adverting to this disclaime r of th e p r o secu t ors , anti to the 'fortunes which had pressed on the defendant,. sentenced him to be imprisoned for each libel two months in Maidstone gaol; and at the expiration of the four Months, to give security for his good behaviour for live years, himself in 1,0001., and four sureties in 1001. each. Mr. ADOLPUT.Ts solicited that the place of confinement might be changed from Maidstone to Canterbury, - that the defendant might receive assistance from his friends. Mr. GURNEY said he was instructed to throw no obstacle in the way of accommodation which the Court might think *Per to grant The COURT, expressing their assurancethat after this indul gence the defendant would not repeat his annoyances to the prosecutors, altered the place of imprisonment to the county gaol at Canterbury. ENGLISII v. CAVILEItO AND WIFE. .111 T. CAMPBELL showed cause against a rule obtained by Mr. nndall for quashing a bailable writ issued against Antonio Cavilero and this lady for a debt contracted by her previous to her marriage. The rule was obtained on an affidavit that An tonio Cavilero, on the 18th April, when the writ issued, and for some time before, was second secretary to : the Spanish ambas sador, and employed in writing and copying . dispatches. The learned counsel now produced an affidavit, stating that the lady was an English woman, who bad dealt with the ,plaintiff ever since 1810; that she enjoyed a fortune of 1,8001. per ann. in her ' own right, mid was also possessed of considerable property in furniture and jewels;. and that the deponent was informed, and believed, that the appointment of secretary was merely colour able, and obtained only to protect the defendants from li a bili ty to the lady's creditors. He contended that there was no ground for quashing the writ, even if the persons of the defendants were protected from arrest; that Madame Cavilero could not share the privilege of her husband, if he possessed it; and that there was abundant reason to expect that the whole appoint ment was a mere trick, in order to defraud those to whom the parties were justly indebted. Mr. T YNDALL in support of the rule, urged th a t t h e affi-• davit of the defendant Cavilero was positive, while that on the part of the plaintiff was only to belief, which might rest on no good foundation. '['he COO= were of opinion that the 'rule must be dis charged. The defendant had not brought hiniself within the Statute of Anne, which only rendered process void, when the party was a "domestic servant" of the Ambassador, and this he had not even suggested. There was, besides, great reason to suspect, that, from the loose statement made respecting the appointment, it was ineriily an artifice to avoid process.—The rule was discharged with costs. FATAL QUARREL—Two jourueymen .bakers, of the names of M'Cloud and Lake, in consequence of a quer. ref between them on Saturday night l ast , at t h e Bedford ',lead, King-street, Bloomsbury-square, agreed to decide it by blows, and proceeded for that purpose to Copenhagen-fields, yesterday evening at six o'clock. The parties were of nearly equal weight, but M'Cloud much the tallest, and a fine grown young man, about 20 years of age ; his opponent short, but square set. The contest lasted about 20 minutes. Nothing but give and take, when, in the 10th round, 111‘Cloud received a blow under the ear that stupified him, and he fell to rise no more. He expired almost instantly—his body was conveyed home in a coach. Lake is considerably bruised, and suffering much from the effects of the severe beating he received —_coroner's verdict— " Manslaughter against Lake and the se:onds." IMPORTANCE OF EXTERlOR.—Serjeant TOR.. Imo presides in the Insurrection Court, arrayed in the full costume of his profession, as does also the Assistant Barrister, though neither he nor Serjeaut LLOYD were, before the present Sessions, in the habit of wearing it. When the prisoners were brought up before him, this novel sight produced an obvious sensation among them, and one of • them exclaimed—" Och ! we're dished fairly—they are in earnest now, for they have the wigs on !"--(Co*r Advertiser.) COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Special Court was held for the purpose of receiving the final Report of the Bridge-house Com mittee relative to London Bridge. The Court was crowdedbeknv the bar to excess, the subject having excited very great intereSt in the City. Mr. WELSH gave notice that at the next Court he should move a vote ofcensure on Mr. Alderman Magnay, for the un gentlemanlike language used by him relative to the coo duct of that Court, m not granting him a vote of thanks for his conduct during his Mayoralty. After some conversation it was ordered that the notice should not be entered on the Journals. Robert Sutton, Rut was, on petition, discharged , from SW. ing the Office of Sheriff on paying the usual fees. The Chamberlain was ordered to subscribe the sum of one hundred guineas as the gift of the Court in aid of the funds of the City of London School of Instruction and Industry. A Report from the Coal and Corn Committee was agreed to—recommending the grant of 1001. to be made to the Com mittee of the inhabitants of London and its vicinity in aid of the expences in endeavouring to obtain the repeal of the Duties upon Coals brought Coastwise. , The LORD Ills.vort declared a vacancy in the office of Beadle of the Coal M ar k e t, by t h e d eat h o f M r . John Frier, and the next Court was appointed to fill up the same. Thomas Greenaway, Esq., Deputy, was appointed Governor of St. Thomas's Hospital, in the room of Mr. Samuel Nash, deceased. LONDON BRIDGE. Mr. JONES brought up the Report of the Bridge House Committe, which detailed the progress of the Bill for a New Bridge, now in the Committee of the House of Commons. That Committee hadnegatived the clause allowing the City to build banks for the protection of the property Westward of the present bridge, in case of an overflow on its removal ; but they agreed to a clause indemnifyin g th e Ci ty f or any damage it might sus tain from such a cause, and also indemnifying it in the event of the bridge remaining unfinished. The Committee had Bridge-house d p g a e y - m ho en us t e o Fu f e‘ n is ds tin , f g or ch th a e rg e es xp u en po ces n th of e regulated that 12,0001. per annum should be set aside from the this 12,0001. (if any) to operate as a sort of Sinking Fund, to • discharge the debts contracted upon the Bridge-house Funi for the new undertaking. The Committee bad also neP th r the clause for raising the money for the undertaking u pon w e credit of the port duties on coals and wine. The Bridge-house Committee had obtained a Conference with Lord Liverrxd and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the subject of the as' iit. ance which Government might give ; and were informed that Government was willing to advance money at four per ce nt. interest, and also to remit the duties on the stone that mig ht he requisite for building the brigde. The Committee had. to mtho d e i ne e p po re r i t ien : L but,upon Infuanndags,ement, and for goods passing under the bridge, and by . a tonnage on all vessels suggested that the expellees might he raised by a th t e ol s l u t ato , tf tio ent n en oitf n gthro il re: practicability of this scheme, they had been induced to aban donto .3p point Commissioners to aid the Corporation in the distribud Government exa : llin b i a n d g that it would tend to facilitate the advances of money by ; vernment if this arrangement were consented to. At" 12,0001. a year had been provided for the management , 6, e'' 3' ; and the Committee suggested to the Cour t,o the sum which the Committee calculated might be raised fin the Bridge-house Funds was 600,000/. ; but they recommended the Court to be careful in providing against all the co nse q uence that might be apprehended from the measure. Mr. JONES stated, that Mr. Rennie had offered to bn, fi i , d s l o l new bridge for 400,000/., and was ready to give se cth l i n the amount of 100,0001.; that it should not exceed the j u of proposed. There would, therefore, if his plan were accepteu2 which he (Mr. Jones) had very little doubt, at the command of the Corporation ; and Mr. Montagool Clerk of the City Works, had reported that 300,0001. siftwasrllo3t ficient to defray the expences of the approaches in the ample and magnificent manner. immediate Mr. HURCOMB wished the Court to come to an '— decision as to what they would do on the question. unication Mr. Alderman ATKINS proposed a cordial ° Lam m i ng , el between the Bridge House Committee and the Com the House of Commons on the subject. be d ecild on Mr. OLDHAM said, the matter ottlit not., ... a . without the most mature deliberation. he Court . e i7 e r is • • ; that au th v resolved that a new bridge was not necessary . nt of the complained of might be remedied by an enb.tregetz_e with be 200,000 1 . , I ,e_f! waterways at an eipence of 59,0001., whilst t . " 1,000, 0U. He the approaches, could not be built for leas than d mea n rinted and moved that the whole of the documents alt I sent round to each Member, , consideration of the Report motion, uu• d that one point Mr. Ilicx seconded the motion, and said en the naviga tion had been forgotten — _the expence of keeping open during the building of the bridge. nrted thee i 1 a the Mr. Alderman WOOD strenuously supp-- • ous for • be fal ' ei:iodposencede as to th 1 new bridge. To widen the archways would . r _ ...„, bes . the old piers might be feund incapable of bearing 111.8e_ rn i"` ment After some further discussion, the motion for ita3ou was carried by a majority of 23. and that mrrthwed. time the COAL-MARKET, MAT 9. Ships at Market. Ships sold Price. 17i Newaistle -10 i 3:is 3d to 41s 9d 6 Sunderland - - 5 - 35$ Oii to 43 pd U Scotch Coal - 0 Od to t)(1 6 COURSE OF EXCHANGE, May 9• C. r• A mstei dam Ditto, at Sight ' l9 7 Rotterdam l2 II Antwerp l9 II Us Hamburgh 5B 5 4 Us. g Altona Paris, 3 Day's signt eS 90 d Us. Ditto 1 m o nef Bourdeaux, ditt o Frankfort on the Main 364 e 'co .... 159 r'/' g airs Madrid Cadiz Rilhoa Barcelona Ger:ua ..........43 -Venice,3Bj ievill e ‘ 351 Gibraltar Leghorn Malta 39 45 -Naples Os. Palermo Lisbon Oporto • • Ital. Lie. 3410 Itio3=their° .. 415 Dikb .... 9/ Cork pet Cent. 3 17 6 s 15 0 9 0 4 4 101 Portugal Gold, in Coin Foreign Gold, in New Doubloons New Dollars , Silver in Bars. Standard, BULLION. BIRTHS. t he La` ll On Friday, the 9th instant, at Nunsbury, H er "' of John Ey Cook, Esq. of a son. On the 9th arle instant, Mrs. Charles, of flihopsga te ' lt"et' ()I' a son. lAfr) RRIED. chu , On Friday, the 9th instant, at St. Alarylehone James Friday , to Miss Margaret Dudgton. churh' On Thursday, the Bth instant, at BVtuidiworth octivio Surrey, the Rev. George Whitlock, to Fritnec 3 „/ Anastasia, only daughter of John Pritchard t Esq• Zb v ttst°'' inn-lane-road, an d n i ece to t h e ' late Sir WillooliP. ' Ban. terolure' On the Bth instant, at Wotton-under-edKe, G lottc ii ti to John Farewell, E sq ., a C a p ta i n i n the Ist Sonters!t I:s4' lionoria, only d aug h ter o f th e l a te James Lloyd "" a of Cheltenham. ri On Saturday, the 26tli DBryan Win. In paw , .of Alverlepgrange, in the county of York. " „ l oner* Oh Wednesday last, at his house in Vale - p lace, smith, Wm. Hall, Esq., in the 3 . 3,1 year of his age, 1 Ag ed 7 A e On Sunday evening, at .Maidstone, aidstone,Mrs. nowq ° ` 'to 3tt en" years. This lady proceeded to church in the raorninf_ tor , ittC. divine service, but had scarcely reached that place her et was seized with a paralytic affection, depriveuhasbe speech, and in that state she continued till evening, expired. llte e LONGEVITY.—DiaI at Somerton, 1821, five wid O AV, na united ages amounted to 4 4 9 year% t namelf, n 88. Mrs. Goodden, 88, Mrs. Davey, '9lce• lO se 31 , rg • Hill, 87 and April, 1223, at the same v-400 of ~..--- "aPe l 4 92, and-Mrs. Rachel Brain, aged 92, both ° I y s it Early in the present year three persons died in 010 0 F: 11 0 to Bishop's Frome, Hereford, whose united nge4 284 years, viz. one 97, one 93, and one 94. Printed. and Published for the PROPRIECOR9, at t he QrrzcE, U 2, • trand, by J. B. CARSTArgb a