The Sun. — London, England, 1823-06-04 00:00:00

Tilt, LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY Extracts from the Morning Papers, June 4. [BR 1TISI! PRESS.] The cause of freedom in Spain is cheering, and gives promise of being ultimately triumphant. We have long feared, and we think the patriots of Spain i►ave long felt, that our Government was playing an tinder game ; that, outwardly neu tral, it was actually hostile ; affecting an anxiety to conciliate, and secretly seconding the efforts of the Holy Alliance, to give the last blow to the liberties of Europe. Is it not lamentable that the instructive lessons of the last half century should have produced so little effect ? Is it not surprising that the selfish interest and short sighted policy of Kings and Cabinets should, after all that has passed, beguile them into such a desperate course as that which they are at pre sent pursuing ? A revolution in government is always sown in distant causes; it is never the re sult of this. plot or that event ; it never happens hut when certain general causes have produced a gradual change of opinion in the people, and a consequent determination to better their political condition, and to remedy whatever in the system of their rulers tends to perpetuate abuses and to legalize oppression. The present crisis of Spain is the result of a long series of years, and events, and is connected with that general ef fort for political improvement which agitates the whole Christian world. To attempt to vanquish the energy and to heat down the efforts of the Spanish nation, is the extreme of idiotism. The true policy of the Allied -Monarchs is' to forsake the errors of their way, and to rule hereafter in' the, hearts of their su ' bjects'. The spirit of freedom must and will force its way, in spite of the cabals of Kings, or the cajoling of Courts. The swarm of priests and bigots in Spain may set their broad shoulders against the wheel of revolution, but they cannot stop its course ; they may create disunion for a time, but their power is fast passing away ; they may cling, perhaps, a , little longer to the putrid body of despotism, but the distemper must, in the end drive them from it, and they will go ter the grave with the carcase. [THE TIMES.] The small majority of 35 against Lord Arai. bald Hamilton, on his resolutions in favour of a Scotch Reform, looks rather discouraging to the friends of " virtual representation." The case, indeed, is such, that the only difficulty in refer ring to or discussing it, arises from its indescrib able grossness. About two thousand two or three hundred electors chose all the county members of Scotland. This is not the worst of the above electors : a considerable number, in some counties a large majority, do not, possess one foot of hind in the counties for which they vote. The votes proceed from " superiorities," or paper title deeds, which may he the property of any me n who choose to buy them, born and resident where they will. The Rank of England, NV hich careful ly excludes all Scotchmen from its direction,might buy up the superiorities of more than half of Scot land, and send in a score or two of its own clerks into Parliament ; the Treasury might do the same. A Scotch county member may faithfully represent his own constituents, without representing one square font of landed property in that part of Great Britain. The whole county representation of Scotland may stand on the same footing as that of certain English boroughs a few years ago, whose members were actually sent into Parliament by the money of the Nabob of Arcot! This is a right of ,election vested in no principle recognized by common reason, or by British• policy—neither in property, nor in population. It is a species of autocracy; and the fruits of it may be traced in the votes of gentlemen returned for Scotland from the Union to the present. hour. But as a system, it begins to shake ; and we think that a few more discussions and divisions like those of Monday last ) will level the unseemly edifice to the ground. [MORNING CHRONICLE.] Lord Milton, in our opinion, took the most correct view of the question respecting the County Representatiorrof Scotland, When he de clared it was one of wide!) the interest could not be said to be confined to the country, as from its Members speaking and voting on all matters that came before Parliament, the rest of the empire was necessarily affected by its Election system. in fact, the empire at large suffers grievously by a state of things which g:ves, with a trilling exception, the whole of the Scots Mem bers as a matter of course to every Minister for the time being. If a Scots Member were to desert the Minister on any question, the reign of that Minister would be considered by all reflecting persons Rs hastening rapidly to an end. Scotland is, in fact, less interested in the question than England. The state of the Re presentation England, however defective, still secures the Etnpire from many of the evils of arbitrary Government. Bat though protec tion is in some degree secured under our defec tive system, that system is not the less produc tive of a host of, evils, from which, if the franchise were placed on a better footing we should be exempted. There is hardly a branch of industry in England which does not suffer in some way from the complicated system -which Parliamentary jobbine . has eegendered and rendered necessary. Now, Scotland, has the protection of the English Parliament, equally with England, while the People are freed from the mischiefs of an extensive system of English Parliamentary Jobbiug, the ramifications of which are felt in every direction. To take as an exam ple Puhlic'-honses,—it is altogether unnecessary in Scotland to give any persons vested rights to sell bad beer at a high price to the poor, and therefbre any man can obtain a license to sell beer wherever he pleases. To take another example— the occupation or Land. The Landlord does not -require the assistance of the Tenant for election purposes, and therefore it becomes unnecessary to hive the lands occupied at will, as a very great pat of England. is. Things in ..Icotland are in gen eral allowed to take their 'natural course, whereas in Enghtol 7 almost every thing comes in one . way or other in contact with Parliamen tary Jobbing.—The corruption in Scotland is confined to the 3000 independent Electors, with whose traffic the rest of the two millions of in habitants have no concern. In England the cor ruption extends to a very large fraction of the populationiaud comes in contact with the whole. The Empire .% therefore interested in improving the representation of Scotland, which has given so much kdditionel power to the Crown, and Scotland - Ts of course interested in the gene ral improvement of the Empire ; but an approxi mation of the defective representation of Scot land to the less defective system of England, would relatively be rather a disadvantage than an advantage to Scotland. [NEW TIMES. It is amusing to observe how The Chronicle begins to repent of having suffered the truth to transpire relative to the state of things at Seville. After having told us the other day that these accounts from Seville were from such au thority that they could not in duty and conscience withhold them, it now quotes the opinion of an " esteemed Correspondent," who roundly asserts that there is in them 46 neither truth nor probability."!! Alas, for the unfortunate readers of The Chronicle ! What are they to think, or what can they believe ? If they look to the Leading Article in the 2d page, they will find that " the great cause of liberty in Spain, as far ns regards the two armies, is much more promising now than it was six weeks ago." If they consult the Parisian Correspon dent, they will find he fairly admits that the majority of the Spaniards are hostile to the aforesaid " great cause of liberty." But then he would have liberty thrust down their throats. He says, and he says very truly, that in ques tions of Constitutional theory, as in all affairs of morals, it is an absurdity to talk of nume rical majority.—" So far so good." The will of the People is nothing, or rather it must be con trolled—the People have nothing to do with the laws but to obey them—" the ignorant many are presumed to dispute their rights to the enlighten ed fe w.''--Gentle reader, these are not our doc trines, but The Chronicle's-- _ tneus hic sermo est, sed quem priecipit Ofellus. It is curious, however, to note the manner in which the doctrines hang together, and how they bear on the Spanish question. First, we are told that there never was a People so unanimous as the Spa- lards are in favour of the Constitution mannfac- turgid at Cadiz;, anti because they were unani mous, therefore the Constitution became the true and lawful form of Government; and because it was the true and lawful Government, and the choice of the majority of Spaniards, therefore the attempts of the French to cause it to be altered were most injurious. i Now, it is confessed that the said unanimity was all a fiction, or, in more trivial phraseology, a humbug. The great majo rity, 44 the ignorant many," as our aristocratic friend calls the people, (we wonder he did not call them the Swinish Multitude,) are desirous of overturning the said Constitution, and are very glad to obtain the assistance of the French in so doing—but the individuals who are ag. grieved are " the enlightened few"—the " ma jority of talents," as he elsewhere calls them.— This unhappy word " Talents" lets out the whole secret. There are a set of modest Gentlemen in England who fancy that they possess" all the talents" of the country ; and in virtue of this in tellectual pre-eminence, they conceive they have a jure divino right to govern us, the ignorant many. There are a few Spaniards who entertain the same modest opinion of themselves ; and be cause they think themselves wondrous clever, ergo they are so, and ergo they have a right to cut out Constitutions for their countrymen—so much for " the great cause of Liberty" in Spain [MORNING Il ERA LD.] A. Morning Paper yesterday, in mentioning the expence of the late Coronation, does it in stiff*. ciently doleful terms to delight even an ultra Ra. dica I. It is no doubt done with the intent to ad. minister to the taste of the latter class of his Ma. jesty's subjects; It notices, with marks of admir ation, that the Coronation cost nearly a quarter of a million ! It is apparently singular, that the same paper hardly ever alludes to the an nual expence of the National Debt. Trifling items of a quarter of a million, or even less, it is continually entertaining its readers with ; but the great sum of 30,000,0001., a-year, for the interest of a debt, with which it may be truly said the present King has nothing whatever to do, it scarcely ever noticed at all. To us k appears to be bad taste to find fault with the expence of that which the country has been accustomed to for the last thousand years, and especially, in so gross a manner, to throw it into.the teeth of certainly,one of the best Kings England ever had. We call king George the Fourth one of our best Kings, principally be cause he has hitherto shown a strong inclina tion for. peace. Warlike Kings, take them in general, are great pests to society, and especially to the country they may happen to rule over. They . may for a time carry every thing before them, and introduce destruction and slaughter into their neighbour's country, but how is this accomplish ed except at an enormous expence ?---and too generally such expences are not paid at the time they are incurring. If it is the custom of a King to be crowned, no fair expence should be spared ; besides, this description of national expendie ture has its benefit, and especially as it very rarely occurs. It causes the nobility and the gentry to spend their money, and , that which the poor want comes out of the pockets of the rich. Money is scattered by this means, and the poor gather it. If, however, on such occasions, the money parted with was the income of the Crown, it might probably be so much the better it would not afterwards come on the nation gene rally, But it should be remembered that John Bull is extremely jealous of the Crown having an income independent of him. As a further in stance of tite misery of party, the very same paper, had the question been , started during the late Queen's life, shall her Majesty have a Coro nation ? would have said, " Ah, as splendid as possible ;" and every variety of argument would have been urged in that paper, pointing out the beneficial effects of taking from the public generally, a quarter —nay, even half a million, for the purpose of being distri buted among the trading classes of his Ma jesty's subjects. If any thing must be attacked by the Press, let the grand item be attacked and exposed, so as to warn future Kings and Mi nisters from such folly Its making wars and not taxing the people to pay for such wars as they occur. But perhaps the Paper in question is too deeply interested in the great item to have the courage to say a word about it. It is even the same probably with the Whig party, which is the reason they are so quiet about it both in and out of Parliament. [MORNING POST.I The discussion in the House of Commons, on Monday night, upon the system of Scotch Repre sentation, proceeded in a great degree upon prin ciples, which appears to us to be any thing rather than the great and paramount principles to which such a subject should be referred. We apply this observation to the opponents, no less than to the advocates of innovation. The contro versy, for instance, which was so pertinaciously kept up, as to the greater or less degree of anxiety felt for change by the Scottish people, was quite as unprofitable as it was tedious, simply because the wishes of any portion of the community 'are entitled to , no attention, if they militate against the general welfare of the State. Again,' we think the Act of Union was pleaded wi.h indiscreet earnestness in bar of the projected innovation, not only because its provisions, sacred as they are, and ought to be held., are still within the grasp of the Legis lature, but because to put so prominently forward objections merely legal or technical, may lead the incautious and unreflecting into the error of supposiug that in itself the innovation was bene ficial, or at least harmless.—To all schemes for `altering the mode inr which the Legislature of this country is constituted, we have one only answer— and our answer is, that under the present system the nation has attained to a high degree of prospe rity, of glory, and of happiness. What do we care whether forty or four thousand Scotch lairds vote at a county election, so long as we know that our country will be as powerful, as honourable, as wealthy, as secure, and as happy, in one case as in the other? Every man, who has either looked into history, or who possesses the faculty of reflection, must. he aware that the prac tical effect of any change in the Constitution of a Government cannot be known but by experience, and must be aware also that one change seldom fails to bring others in its train. What opinion then can be formed of those who would hazard the solid advantages we now enjoy in the vain pursuit of theoretic improvement? What but that they are visionary, interested, or perfidious. WOOLLEN TRADE. The follo►ving is a Petition which will be pre. se►►ted to the House of Commons fromiludders. Geld : " That your Hon. House having judged It expedient to make a great alteration in the commercial system of the coun try, by a Bill which has lately passed your Honourable House, whereby Woollen Goods'of foreign manufacture are to be ad. flitted into this country duty free for exportation. " Your Petitioners humbly beg leave to state to your Hon. House- that the measure has gwen them great and too well founded cause of alarm• " That the duty upon Foreign Wool, together with the Duties on Oil and .13yeing Wares, have operated as a bounty to the foreign manufacturer, and have caused a decreased demand for British Woollens from the Continent, in all those Markets where the Foreign Woollens have come into competition with similiar goods of British manufacture. Foreign Woollens into this country " That by admittiog duty free for exportation, while our own remain loaded with duties imposed:at home, as well as ot h ers w hi c h t h e p o li cy or. jealousy have and will impose abroad, we shall be admitting others to direct competition with ourselves upon unequal terms in those countries where they have had no facilities of intro ducing their goods, and in which we have hitherto enjoyed a monopoly of the market. The competition so unequal as re. gards your petitionerstniust be followed by a similar decrease of demand for their goods, as they have already experienced upon the Continent, and a gradual decline of their trade, whilst that of the foreigner will be stimulated and encouraged in a correliNnding ratio. "That your petitioners believe your Honourable House does not intend to act so ungracious a part as to oppress them, and foster their rivals ; but they humbly submit that the measures now recently taken have that tendency, and will produce that effect as your petitioners firmly believe, and as by well ascer tained facts they could shew to your Honourable House should inquiry be thought neceskary for its further information, and, therefore, as a measure of justic e, which you r p etitioners tru st and believe your Hon. House will not fail to extend to them. " Your petitioners earnestly request your Honourable House will repeal the Duties upon Forme Wool, and other duties which render their competition with foreigners unequal and ruinous." POST-OBIT JEALOUSY.—" PHILIP, who had lived apace, dying a few Audis. after PERM. NAND had left Castile, his Queen, whose brain was somewhat distempered before, did upon this loss sink into so deep a melancholy that those who were about her had much ado to keep her from starving- herself. And, as during the whole' time of her husband's sick ness, she bad never, though she was big with child, day or night, stirred from his bedside ; so having some days after he was buried been told by a monk, that he had read in some legend or other of a king who had come to life again after he had been dead fourteen years, she imme .diately commanded' her husband's body to be brought into her bed-chamber, where, having taken it out of the coffin and laid it in a bed of state, with its f ace uncover ed, she kept it .20 years, after which it was interred in the cathedral of Granada, and when she was awake she was continually looking a t it, and watching when it would arise. And as the Queen's fondness for her husband, who had little deserved it from her, so her jealousy of him was so much.increased by his death, that she would never sillier any woman but herself to go near bis corpse; nor one of that sex, besides her old servants and ennfidentss td come within the door of the room where it lay; and. having left Burgos with a resolution never to see that or any other city anymore, she travelled in the night by torch light, with her husband's corpse drawn in a hearse by six Flander's mares, from one obscure village to another, until she settled at lust at Tertelas, where, in a very mean house, she was delivered of a daughter, without the help of a midwife. For as there was no per suading her to lie in any other room but in that where her husb an d' s cor pse was, so she never would bear of .a midwife, though never so ancient', being introduced," PARIS PAPERS OF SUNDAY. IFrom the Journal des Dtbats.l INTELLIGENCE FROM THE ARMY OF SPAIN. PARIS, JUNE. I.—We have received - accounts from • the Corps d'armee which is at Madrid : the advanced guard had attacked the enemy at 'l'alaveyra de la Reyna, had taken their baggage and a number of prisoners. All the letters from Madrid speak of the fer mentation which took place in that capital on the 22d and 23d ult. That Constitution, which was said to be so dear to the people—that Cortes which had established liberty —were so hateful to the people, that it required all the efforts of the French army, and the solicitude of its illus trious General, to prevent the most sanguinary re-actions ; our soldiers and officers were up to the latest moment solely employed in saving the Constitutionalists, and wresting' from the hands of the people instruments of vengeance. Cer tainly an army conducting itself thus covers itself with more real glory than by gaining 100 battles; and it is said that a deep impression has thus been made upon the minds of the partisans of the Cortes, which will not a little contribute to put an end to a war where the conquerors ap pear only as the messengers of peace, conciliators, and friends. Such are the fruits of legitimacy and a holy cause. What an admirable part France now performs in Europe : united in inten tion and wishes with her Allies, she resumes her rank amongst nations as, a military nation, with out any apprehension that she will abuse a strength which she employs in support of the conservative principles of society.—Armed to re store and not to destroy, she has with her the wishes of all the virtuous people of Europe, and against her the desires of that small number of men whose hatred is a blessing. Since the 23d, when our troops took posses sion of Madrid, every thing has been restored to order, and the most profound tranquillity has been enjoyed. GERONA, MAT 27.—Yesterday, at four in the morning, Mina, having by a night march out manoeuvred Generals Viscount Donnadieu and the Baron d'Eroles, who occupy Manresa, lie at tacked Vich with 4,000 men, and a company with ladders to scale the walls.—The garrison of Vich, at the moment of the attack, consisted only of 400 men, of the Bth line, commanded by M. de Salpervick, Colonel of that regiment, and 400 men of the Spanish Royalist corps of Romagosa. The enemy made a furious attack upon all points, and the great superiority of numbers gave them hopes of success, but our troops received their charges of infantry and cavalry with calmness and intrepidity, directing upon them a well sup iciaorrrteydafiwraey,, which promptly compelled them to retreat. A great number of killed and wounded, whomr n c htliad e nl Co nstitutionalists had not time to were found upon the field of battle. In this combat of 800 m e n aga i ns t 4,000, the Spanish Royalist army gaVe proofs of the greatest courage and the most admirable coolness.—Whilst this affair was taking place at Vich, the garrison of Hostalrich made a sortie, but they were also defeated at all points, and thus the Constitutionalists had no where any success. -A t. Hostalrich as at Vich they ,were compelled to retreat, leaving killed and wounded in our power. It is stated that Mina was se verely. wounded •in the action at Vich, and that this event hastened the retreat of the enemy. PARIS, JUNE has been said in the Journals that the Regency established at Ma drid will convoke the old Cortes of Spain according to the ancient mode .of division, by orders. The Regency will probably not permit itself to do any legistative act. Nothing of this nature can be done before the deliverance of the King, otherwise it would full into the vice with which the present Cortes is justly re proached. The responsible. Editor of rindicateu;, a Journal published at Bordeaux; has been brought before-the Tribunal of Correc tional Police of that city, at the instance of the public Minis try, for having announced, upon the authority of letters from Bayonne, that several privateers had appeared on'. the port of that town, which it was said had Spanish lefrers of marque.— The Editor was acquitted. The public Ministry, it is stated, have formally appealed against this decision. • ( From the Constitutionnet The Journal The of the 29th ult., has a postscript at the end of its number to the following effect :—" Wo have just been informed that a tumult has taken place at the Maison de Clairvaux. We expect to be enabled to give further details." • (EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER.) " BERNE, MAY 24.—The Federal Directory has communi. sated to the Cantonal Governments, by circular of the 19th inst., an imposture, by which it has discovered the author, and against whom suitable measures have been taken. It is one of the manaiuvres of the Secret Committee for disturbing Swit zerland. The 30th September, 1822, the Count de Nesselrode, in answer to a 'diplomatic compliment on the arrival of the Emperor Alexander addressed to him by the . Swiss Charge d'Affaires, expressed himself as follows : " 'The tranquillity and happiness of Switzerland will, the Emperor is anxious to believe, find a new guarantee in the , wisdom of the measures opposed by the Government to the sub- ! yersive stratagems which signalize the present period, as well as to individuals employed in propagating the principle, and who have endeavoured to make Switzerland the focus of their eul. pable enterprises.' " The falsified note which the Secret Committee circulated In the country was as follows: " 'That the Confederation cannot preserve the good will of the Emperor Alexander, _except inasmuch as they conform f or the future in their proceedings (besides what has been hitherto done) to the principles which regulate the conduct of the great powers of Europe. " There must be an end to thetoleration by which the dan gerous men of all nations find in Switzerland an asylum, pro tection, and even favour. 0 " It would be also desirable that the Regencies of Switzer. land should purify themselves, and that their lists should no longer present to the Cabinets names which inspire no confi dence, and which can be no guarantees far the future." ' [Extract tf another Private Letter.] . " Notwithstanding the almost absolute ignorance in which our Governors leave us as to our foreign policy, it is stated that a communication of the greatest interest will be made public at the opening of the next Diet; and it is added, that the Swiss will have reason to praise the prudent fi rmness lately displayed by the Directorial Government. " The pretended faction of Haller, tzlentioned in some fo reign journals, is an invention of the enemies, of our inde pendence. Our only disquietude is on the side of Friburg, where the Clergy arc zealously labouring to propagate Catho licism." GENEVA, MAY 26.—The fugitive Greeks who were re ceived in our canton haVe set out to return to their country - . In case they are not allowed to traverse France, the means will be furnished them of proceeding to the Netherlands, Where they will find the requisite aid to proceed to Greece. A:superior Officer of our Canton, attached to the Federal Staff; who has returned from inspecting the southern frontiers of Switzerland, gives the most satisf4ctory information, it is said, as to the means of defence of, the positions which he has examined, and the excellent disposition of the inhabitants of the frontier Cantons. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, JUNE 3. IN THE MATTER OF LORD PORTSMOUTH. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated, that thi; was the peti tion of Henry Arthur Wallop Fellowes, and Henry Fellowes, the Committee of the person and estate of Lord Portsmouth, praying that it might be referred to the Master, to inquire and certify by whom, and at what expence, Lord Ports mouth had been maintained and supported since the 28th of February last; and what would be fit and proper to be al lowed for his Lordship's maintenance for the time to come, re gard being had to his rank, circumstances, and estate; and that the Master might be directed to ascertain and settle the costs, charges, and expellees ' which had been i ncurre d b y , an d on behalf of the petitioner, H. W. Fellowes, in or about the suing out and presenting the commission, and the matters and in quiries relating thereto; and that in ascertaining and settling such costs, the Master might be directed to have regard to the particular circumstances of the case. The petition set forth the commission, the orders which had been made, the continuance of the commission, and the affirmance of the order with respect to the committee of the person and estate ; and it stated that the petitioner and his father had been put to considerable costs beyond those usually incur red in such matters, by reason of the a b sence an d sec l us i on o f his Lordship since his marriage in February, 1814, from the petitioner and every oth er mem b er o f Lordship's family, and the consequent ignorance on the part of his family of the real state and condition of his Lordship ; in collecting evidence from various places at a distance from each other, advisiugwith physicians respecting his state of mind, &c. It therefore pray ed that the Lord Chancellor would direct the Master to ascer tain the costs and charges so incurred, and that in ascertaining and settling . such costs, the Master might have regard to the particular circumstances of the case. The Attorney-General added, that he believed Mr. Pepys appeared for the next of kin to consent to the petition. Mr. TRESLOVE said he had a petition from Lady Ports mouth, praying for a reference to the Master to consider what was prover to be allowed for her maintenance and support. ' Mr. 1. RANCE (Lady Portsmouth's solicitor) said, that Mr. Heald was instructed to appear on this last petition, and pray that it might be inquired what had been the expence of de fending Lord Portsmouth from the commission of lunacy. The Loan CHANCELLOR had no objection to allow all reasonable expences and charges. At present let an order only be taken on this petition. Wh enever a pet i t i on should be pre sented for an allowance for the maintenance and support of Lord Portsmouth, the order should be made to have regard to his estate and family. Mr. TRESLOVE said, , that in the deed of 1799 there was a clause directing a provision to be made for Lord Portsmouth and his family. ,The LORD CHANCELLOR said, the order should be drawn up in that way. The Court would direct the Master to inquire what family he had ; and, in settling the maintenance, to have regard to the circumstances of his estate and family : but lie would not go the length of saying that those who defended Lord Portsmouth from this commission should have all the costs of that defence; for there were some circumstances in it which he could`not possibly allow to be paid for out of the estate. Was there a petition,for a future maintenance for Lord Portsmouth ? The ATTORNEY GENERAL said there was. The LORD CHANCELLOR.—Then let the Master be directed to inquire what was proper to be allowed for the expenses of the commission ; out of what fund it was to be paid ; what family Lord Portsmouth had ; and what should be allowed for his maintenance and support, regard being had to his estate and family. • COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JUNE 3. Nothing of any public interest occurred in this Court to-day COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JUNE 3. THEATRICAL CONTRACTS. ELLISTON V. WEBSTER. Mr. Sejeant VAUGHAN moved for a Rule to skew cause why the verdict in this cause with one shilling damages should not be set aside and a nonsuit entered. It was an action tried at the London Sittings before Mr. Justice Bunnouun, and brought by the plaintiff; the Manager of Drury-Lane Theatre, against the defendant, a performer of that establishment, for It breach of contract in absenting himself from the theatre be fore the close of the theatrical season. It appeared that on the 13th of October, 1821, the defendant engaged with Mr. Elliston for " the then next season," at a salary of 11. 15s. per week, and ten shillings for his wife, who was to sing in the chorus, undertaking at the same tune to at tend rehearsals, &c. Certain letters were read at the trial, being the correspondence between the manager and the de fendant, in which the latter stated his ability to perform Rosencrantz and Guidenstern, anti " walking gentlemen."— There was no stamped agreement between the parties, and tins was one ground of the motion. The other was, that the season ended in Passion week of 1822, in consequence of Mr. Kean's visit to America. This it was stated on the trial was an unusual occurrence, but it was clearly the termination of the season, although the theatre opened again in a few days; and the de fendant continued his service up to May, when he left the theatre, having previously intimated his intention to the acting manager. Mr. Serjeant VAUGHAN contended he was at liberty to leave when he pleased, the season for which he was engaged in Octo ber 1821, having ended in March. Under all the circumstances of the case he hoped their Lordships would grapt the application. The Judges, after some consultation, granted the motion on 'the first point. A great crowd assembled yesterday at the Mermaid at Hackney, to witness the !scent of a balloon. After a delay of many hours the ascent was made by Mr. GREEN, at about forty minutes past seven o'clock in the evening. The balloon was visible until half-past eight. COURSE OF EXCHANGE, June 3. -- --- Amsterdam Ditto, at Sight I 8 Rotterdam IS II Antwerp.. 12 10 HHamburg!) • 38 4el (Ts Altotia Paris, 3 Day's signt 2 . 190 0 Uri. Ditto Iloottieaux, ditto Fra tilt for ton the Main ..... .... 1584 Ex. Monet Madrid , 3b Effective Cadiz . sa Etlective Rilboa 3 Effectivs Barcelona ieville Gibraltar Leghorn ' . Ger...“ 13 -Venice, Ital. Liv: 28 10 Malta 45 -Naples 384 Palermo Lisbon Oporto ItioJatieiro ~ •IG Dublin .... 9i Cork 91 pet Cent. BULLION. Portugal Gold, ioi Coin 1.0 9 0 pti oa, Foreign Gold, in Bars 3 i; 6 New Doubloons • . .... 315 0 New Dollars .0 4 9 Silver in Bars. Standard .... ..... 0 . 4 10i BIRTHS. On the 2d inst., at earsilaitonTpark, the Lady of John Plummer, Esq., 31. P., of a son. On the Ist inst., at King's Langley, Mrs. Win. Petrie, of a son. MARRIED. On the 3d inst., at St. Pancras New Church, Alexander Hoyden, Esq., of Torrington-square, to Christian, d aug h ter of Richard Gardner, Esq., of Mecklenburgh-square, and of Stoke-hall, Essex. On the 2d inst., at Great Malvern, Wm. Norris, of Stour bridge, Esq., M.D., to Ann, youngest daughter of the late Capt. George Blake, Royal Navy. DIED. On the 24th ult.; suddenly, at Elie, Fifeshire, Lieutenant Robert Maltman, Royal Navy. . On Monday, the 2d inst., at his house in Devonshiro.street, queen-square, Daniel Chinn Bulloek, Esq., in the 624 year of his age. On Sunday, the Ist inst., aged 70, Maly) wife of the Rev- Thomas Ntralsingham Western, of Rivenhall-place, in the county of Essex , and au n t to .C. Western, Esq., M.P. for the said county, and second daughter of the late Admiral Oshort. Yesterday morning, at his house, Gray's-inn.place, , , Piinted and Published for the Pnoyntrtrons, at the Sur QrricE, 112, Strand, by J. B. CARSIAIRS. 4