The Sun. — London, England, 1828-05-16 00:00:00

-;~~--:~ panes of 6e I inatrurtic i* march W °e ArriVeaL i. hich he br lll greatest °' equent CO ud the , the Rtog i s ; uurier, to upposed Zante that ving trace' Afediterrose ix sail-o& . . and S 4 br4-' to an 2 between Iber, is if • a repeal' 4 with O f habitants °. 11;;;. 0111 EEL 1S t ip : and, inde ioli Que r it is to hi° al of 6 011 ' C licting °P i ] the ree' Acts. ons had, Right 10 1 iews • of t l/1 on the Cr t so decisil one Brsnc ave due in' IVIAJEsII4 expectati oo :re is HO C el li ;sing throl !fore indu e • ch may re : ' ably, sonic heir pate n , bted how would ril. ke i century before stste,' o lost henefie l . neiple, is re ody, A r e are no stract gislation, our eyes; es in the la d very thole rhich are, by rs believed to we. - do th l " } ' ) our Doti° ascend to °° )se who rove that thole tholies migV EN they nu o leaven the vhol of 0 6 Is to that to see wi'Y ro on mor e !ry speeches stionably the at leas t if 4, at 100, an d rty iu Ire' here is n° being 14e hich maY' to nasion tind er Infidels; b us stantiation• stakes an tin• the English claims on the But is not ::ondition , in' molt important with respect to position than mere extent of territory. We shall not be surprised in a few years to see her armies in pos session of the Asiatic shores of the Black Sea, and taking possession of Scutari as well as Con stantinople. In the face of her present opera tions and appropriation of territory, it is idle to ay that her views are uninfluenced by ambition. °nee in possession of Constantinople, the transi tion to Smyrna is by no means ideal SURF-ARUM, MAY 7. The territory and the population which Russia has ac quire by its late treaty with Persia, appear in themselves °f trifling importance. The two Kh ana t es o f E r i va n and i,„ alitchiva n , which, under the name of the province of Tarls formerly made the extreme north and west corner of t Peniian Empire, are scarcely 400 geographical square kiln in superficial extent, or about equal to the kingdom ° f Wurtemburg. The population is said not to exceed 10 ,000 souls, so that this new Russian province has sh out as many inhabitants as th e G ran d D uc hy o f "eizear. If these numerical data afford but little m atter for particular observation, this cannot be said of the se provinces in other points of view. The most important perhaps is the circumstance of re1i .1441. With the Khanate of Erivan, Russia has obtained Pktession of the monastery of Etchmiadzine, the residence ° l ' the chief Patriarch of the Catholic Armenians, who en- J,t extraordinary respect in the East. This monastery , 41 t1to in great esteem as a place of pilgrimage, and is con dered to be equally holy with Jerusalem. In Asiatic T urkey there are at least a million and a half of Arme kali Christians, and we have lately seen what attention the won of Etchmiadzine to Russia excited in Constanti -4°,14, and what rigorous measures towards the Arnie ._l444 of the capital, th e S u lt an Maluncaul was induced I° adopt, in concert with the Patriarch of the opposite ar ty. In a military point of view, the cession of this , Iritory is perhaps equally important. Russia having 7ttined possession of .both banks of the Araxes, and cur :putting Mount Ararat on three sides, a Russian army way, circumstances should require it, march in three columns Aopt Erzerum, without touching the P ers i an territory. The r tt way is from Tiflis throu g h K ars; th e m iddl e one i nto * vale of the Araxes, by Kagzeman or Kaghizmasin ; the L'ird by Bajazid Kara-Kilissiah and Tobrao.Kaleh, through . . 4 tretnely fertile countries. From Erzerum i s th e great rd to Scutary, by way of Tokal Ema s i a , B o li an d (Nicomedia). We are pretty well ac eaiated with this caravan road by the accounts of Taver i4rt s Tournefort, and Otter, and the l a t e t rave ll ers , 411 rier, Gardanne, Jaubert, and Macdonald Kinneir. It trtla that an army might march by it with ou t meet i ng t h any particular obstacles. The road besides runs at distance of only 12 to 20 (German) miles from the of the Black Sea, and with the possession of the ports Trebi sen d e , Platens), Sinope, Ammer°, &c., it seems v lit it wo u ld not be very difficult to send supplies of pro- Zfts and ammunition from these places to an army march et Iduhg that road. In fact, th e E m p e ror H erac li us , a t Lbeginning of the '7th century, marched partly along road against the Persians. Xenophon, with his little 'T) merely crossed it EXPRESS FROM PARIS. SUN OFFICE, Two o'CLocx. ( Prom the Gazelle de France of yesterday, May 15.) 4 111 .TCHAREST, APRIL 25.—The accoun t s ST , e 4 this day from the frontiers of Russia cause t R 0 presume that the en t rance o f t h e R uss i an 4 ° o Ps will be retard e d f or severa l d a y s . L etters recent, from Constantinople of the 16th; ate that the Seraskier has left for Choumla, and f klra n d Vizier will soon follow him. The'in t4l4ation from the Danube says that the Turks 'in quiet, as if in peace. k V IRNNA, MAY s.—Th e l as t news f rom tha Idavia and Walachia are of.. the 25th April, do not ansiouncwany movement in the Rus ,7t army, which is waiting the orders for the in ,'4l4neverymoment. It is expected here that the e ra will arrive in the course of this week. A ;Pia has brought f rom St. P e t ers b urg h th e ;Pia of the Order of St. Wladimer, to Count ttl, l 4 eheff, Ambassador of Russia to the Aus -14" Court, with a letter addressed to him of b l tiost flattering description. hi ; Ali's, Bfaty 14.—At this moment we are 41 4 g the Danube has been crossed, arid .4 7 1 :15m is threatened at once by Russia, in V 3 Pe and in Asia, and no person can foresee th it tesult ; the first cannon has been fired, and bewent is for a higher Power than any human ti l l to divine. They write us from Vienna, ti lt the Emperor of Russia passed Riga on hOad April, going to Warsaw. M. Caraman . 4 :rived f rom Vi enna t o P ar i s , i n s i x d a y s . Gazette de Carlsruhe, arrived this morn- V ives a Supplement, stating that the Rus ts have passed the Pruth ; and it also con the Proclamation of War against Turkey. 41Lappears by accounts from Vienna, of the ho :lay, that the Russians had not commenced fo t ll ities up to the 26th April, but were waiting h iders to march. P following are extracts from Frankfort of th e 9th inst. : CORFU, APRIL 20. 1414 0al Church is said to have requested his discharge, ' 4 1;:; Colonel Fabvier. The latter, who really possesses d, talents would be a great loss for Greec e . Prince ‘ ltt t Nt itiN us Ypsilanti is said to be entrusted with an expe -44144411:11,1,too Thessaly,.and to have set out with 4000 infantry IQ _ ''.. cavalry ; it is supposed he is to organise- an - an I ,*: I'4, . n, to which the inhabitants of the coast of the o i l Saloeichi are thought to be much inclined. The Zi" l4 ed of determination of the boundaries of the new lAaf Greece, on which th e i n t erven ing powers have declared their views, and respecting which Count p,l)' t ittria has submitted a special memorial to them, t o \ Y aps be one purpose of the expedition confided to .'lasilanti and its success bring the question nearer `4lusion. ) all t kk, WIESBADEN, NIAY 2. 0 1 - ' l . ghness the Duke is .gene to England, and will be ~,.1 1 Weeks. Ile will spend a great part of the time 'Nrsion in the islands of Scotland. Oti t followin g is a more correct report of Mr. of kTA's Speech than appeared in the T i mes f k:4hthorning : - I:iVLANTA said, that he hoped the House . would t. l 't Oita if, having been precluded last night by I,4l‘:th. chair of the COmmittee from delivering his t t Si t Zt , li or giving his vote on this question, he now 4 4 744:1d to express, in a very few words, his cordial thi,\te in the determination to which the Committee had N,: He could not better express his opinions on tar t' kji:t, than by saying that he entirely agreed in what to L. 4 1 tt last night from his. Noble Friend, the Secre ii4jolt t,,,'var. H e confessed it was a very great relief fitr kli ii i l q in considering this question, that the pro- With - % ," given by Parliament to Mr. Canning's to i 6 bit ', ( ts not to he considered as commensurato he ( I'4 b ,.," i gh public character, or as a reward for his V 4404,74 services. If it had been to be so considered, 144 ve ry ') confessed h e s h ou ld h ave th ou ght the pro. (4 4 , ,4y w inaile q uate indeed. He knew perfectly well, lii,„Jot ( pug he c ould end e avour t o sa y, c ould not add t01 1 7›,% - ` th il lltstration to the high merits of Mr. Can -444ef , "Y had _been so feelingly described in the 4'47 or ' " t erday's debate; but yet, from the circum liis hair, ( rse connection in which he had been placed 48 (:)7 -44111 4, -4413 ing, he could not help endeavouring to bear 1 4 i t hst l i te nimony to those merits. It was in the year ii,:ttes ye e (M r. P . ) was first placed near Mr. Canning, of the St ra vt IN h e Ile was still more closely connected with T - e • Th. 'lever left him until, alas, be was in his iiD be ave a opportuiN dose. , connection gave to him (Mr. Planta) itaaes wilie ll . ) . 4 ''eat 4 4 j 1 Y, which few persons perhaps enjoyed to t:, ';: f ert h.o4 ;:g t. te a e, of judging . of the constant the unceas sian voir.-- - . 4 l3 e Ir. Canning in the public service. The )alities, oh i.went, airs Airy was with Mr. Canning the prevailing already stn' tel l t 4 ~.,t: might say passion; . to that sentiment be or , try he 4 7," le of his life, and in the cause of his .Sts are "tiered up his spirit to his Maker. reproved ill borough s ' !together es.' lusion at 'ill' re insane " ied by s uet ' e of Pope r y ;he whole b° he remaining OM by av 3: alone °boil' ry, Catholics may be 0p oppressor s ?' case. I t :: here sll oo ' nity of th e le of justice larged scal e the Porg - Ilk into th e Times, that vented from have bee" Irish frotu d anarchy, onsult their :e of things/ Thstitute for nild have DI/ . )lic laity of THE FUNDS-(TUIS DAY). CITY, TWELVE o'CLorr. The appearance of the English Funds to-day have been generally heavy, and large sales of money stock made for Tuesday, and some business in the 3-} and 4 per Cents., have tended to depress the price. Consols opened at 854, sellers, but have since been done at 854, and are now 851 i; the Commissioners gave 85g. India Bonds and Ex chequer Bills are stationary, the former being 97 9, and the latter 63 4 pm. This being settling day in the Foreign Funds the Brokers are all busily employed in arranging their accounts, and hitherto every thing has gone off smoothly, notwithstanding the heavy fluctuations which have taken place latterly in Mexican and Por tuguese stock, in the former amounting to nearly 10 per cent., and in the latter to a still greater extent, since the commencement of the account, and conse quently the differences that have to be settled must be to a very heavy amount, and have created some fears; Portuguese are .52f 3; and Mexican, 6 per Cent., 424 I ; the latter do not seem so firm in the estimation of the public as the accounts latterly re ceived would justify, if believed to be true. The packet from Vera Cruz is still out, and fears begin to be entertained for her safety; Brazilian are rather lower, and from 60 are now 594 ; Russian, 881 894- ; and Danish, .59i 60. In Shares the Imperial Brazil Mining have got up to 60 3 pm.; the New Shares remain at 24 3 pm. ; United Mexican, are 22/ 1/ dis.; and Anglo Mexican, 65 2/ dis. Three per Cent. Consols, 854 1; Ditt o , f or t h e Ac count, 854- ; India Bonds, 97 9 pm.; Exchequer Bile, 6S 4 premium. FORElCN.—Brazilian, 59,1; Buenos Ayres, 39 40; Chilien, 26 ; Colombian, 24 1; Danish, 59f 80; Greek, 161 I'7/ ; Mexican, Five per Cent., 31 3 ; Ditto, Six per Cent., 421 a ; Peruvian, 24 5 ; Portuguese, 521 53; Russian, 88 9i; Spanish, 11 f. MINES.—AngIo Mexican, 65 21 dis. ; Brazilian, 60 3 pm. ; Bolivar, 4 31- dis. ; Colombian, 6 5 die. ; Real Del Monte, 50 30 clis. ; New Brazilian, 221 11 pm. ; General Mining Association, 21. n pm. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols have been for a moment sailers at 851, and have since rallied to 851 a, the present rate ; Bank Stock 207. The settlement on the Foreign Funds is going off extremely quiet, without any ma terial flucwation, there is, however, a decline of a quarter per cent. on Portuguese. The French Funds come higher by express, and were on Wednesday, Five per Cents. 103 f. I 5c.; Threeper Cents. 70f. 30c THREE 0' CL 0 CIE Consols, 851- Mexican, 43. FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES. Consols 85f 4 I Danish 60 Do. for Ac. 854 Brazilian Bonds 591 Buenos Ayres 40 Chilian Do. Columbian, 1824 24 Greek, 1825 Mexican, 1825 421 Peruvian Russian 89i Spanish, 1821 11-1- KING'S THEATRE. The House was crowded last night to an over flow, in consequence of an anxious wish on the part of the public to witness those twin stars (the Gemini of the fashionable hemisphere) Madame Pasta and Mademoiselle Sontag; the first as the Moor, and the second as Desdemona, in Rossini's serious Opera - of ‘.‘ Otello." Every part of the Theatre was thronged to suffocation within ten minutes from the opening of the doors, and the instant that the two great vocalists of the day made their appearance, they were welcomed with the most unbounded accla mations. To the lovers of contrast the effect must indeed have been striking. Madame Pasta was all energy and action—Mademoiselle Sontag all diffi dence, repose, and sweetness. No comparison there fore can possibly be instituted between the two; enough to say that both were admirable in their respective departments, and received an almost equal measure of applause. We must not, however, omit Mademoiselle Sontag's ex quisite song, " Mura Infelici," it was given with the truest sensibility. Pasta, too, was unusually effective in the scene where lago (Signor Zuchelli) first practises on her credulity, and stirred the hearts of the audience by the intense energy of her feelings. At the close of the performance a loud call was raised for the rival singers : they accordingly ap peared arm in arm, and made their acknowledgments with appropriate modesty and feeling. After the dinner party given by his MAJESTY on Wednesday, the KING had an evening party. The two entrances to the Palace, the one oppoaite to the Royal German Chapel, and the other in the Ambassadors' Court, were both opened on the occasion. The Marshalmen and Under-Porters were in attendance, as also Messrs. Towxs- END and SAYER, at the head of a party of police, who preserved the greatest regularity throughout the night. The lobbies, staircases, and galleries, leading to the state apartments, were lighted with Grecian lamps. The state rooms were brilliantly illuminated with magnificent chan deliers and a number of candelabra. The company were received on their arrival by Sir HUSSEY VIVIAN, the equerry in waiting, in the ball-room, which was used en this occasion as the reception room. The company were after wards introduced into the presence of his MAJESTY, who received his distinguished guests in the principal drawing room. The KING was dressed in the Windsor uniform. —Shortly afterwards the KING gratified his distinguished guests with the performance of a vocal concert, by some of the principal vocalists in this country, under the direc tion of Mr. KnaatEu, the master of the King's private band. Among the performers were Mademoiselle SONTAG, Madame CARABORI, Madame Scrum, Madame STACK HAUSEN, Mr. BRAHAII, Signors ZUCHELLI, DE BEGNIS, CURIONI, TORRI, and PELLEGRINI. Mr. PIXIES and Scary presided at the grand piano-forte. The vo calists were accompanied by Mr. LINDLEY on the violon cello, Mr. DanctroNETTl on the double bass, and Mr. STACKIIAUSEN on the harp. Among the company present w ere —Prince GeoncE of Cumberland, Prince ESTER IIAZY, the Austrian Ambassador, and Princess ESTER HAZY; Prince POLIGNAC, she French Ambassador, and Princess POEIGNAC ; Prince LIEVEN, the Russian Am bassador, and Princess LIEVEN ; Baron &mow, the PrusaianAlinister ; the Duchess of RuTLANia, the Marquis and Marchioness of BRISTOL, the Dowager Marchioness of Sauslarair, Earl and Countess of CARLISLE, Earl of CLaNwiwaat, Ea r l an d C ountess C OWPER, E ar l an d Countess Mot 7 isTenikaLes, Count and Countess MUNSTER, Lord and Lady Wrra aNcure.e, Lord and Lady RAVENS. WORTH, Lord and Lady G wvava, Lady KEITH, Lady FarrearaNTLE, Sir H. TAYL OR , Si r J. W ATSON , HOD. Miss ELPHINSTON E, Mi ss VT HOD. Miss COWPER, TnoRSTON, &c. After the concert, the company parto o k of a su mptuous supper, wo w h was laid out in the an te-drawing-room. The Duke of CUMBERLAND visited his MA• JESTS' yesterday, at his Palace in St. James's. The Duke of WELLINGTO N and Count MONSTER had audiences yes terday of the K ING. ' ROYAL VISI T TO ASTLEY's A mpru .. THEATRE.—On Tuesday the Duke and Duches s of Cr.a nrszce, the Duke of CoaraeaLasm, Prince GEoaGr, Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER, Prince LEOPOLD, w i th their attendants, and accompanied by Lord INGESTIUR, the Earl and Countess of Cassmus, Sir Ions: and Lady GORE, Colonel and Mrs. For, Lord Howe, and several more persons of high distinction a t ten d e d the performance at Astley's, and seemed highly pleased with the entertnin ment. The Royal Party were received with enthusiastic applause by the audience, and " Rule Britannia" was twice sung. Their Royal Highnesses entertain e d the whsle party with a splendid supper at the Admiralty after the performance. By the Henrietta, arrived at Havre on the 12th instant, accounts have been received at Rio of the 16th March, the vessel having sailed on the 17th, and was boarded on the 2Sth by the Libertador Bolivar,.Buenos Ayrian brig of war. She brings accounts that the Brazil coast swarms with Buenos Ayrian privateers, that the Tribunal had ordered restitution with indemnification of the Junon, and that the only other three seized vessels were waiting for the decision of the Court, one of them the Jules, of Caen. The Countess of Chichester packet. from Falmouth, had arrived previous to the 16th Marck, 41 1 4 A r cigo 1)440 vn the Ud. . t h e LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) ROUSE OF LORDS. EATON ANA COWAN V. DIURDOCH. This case, which has been argued at great length, relates to the legal responsibility of the appellants, who became bound as sureties for the conduct of a person of the name of Aitken, in the office of curator bonis to certain lunatics. This office had been conferred upon him by the Court of Session in Scotland ; and the question, which is of consi derable importance, shall be more fully noticed by us when it comes on for judgment. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. JUDGMENT. GOODACRE V. WILKINSON. His HONOUR gave judgment at the sitting of the Court to-day in this case. It was a bill filed for the specific performance of a contract for the sale of the first presentation to the living of Presteign. His Honour was of opinion that the bill ought to be dis missed. ARIGNA MINING COMPANY. HITCHENS V. CONCREVE AND OTHERS. An application was made for an interlocutory order in this cause, calling on the defendants, Sir W. Congreve and others, to pay into C our t to abide the result of the suit, the sum of fifteen thousand pounds, which they were charged in the bill with fraudulently appropriating to themselves. The circumstances of this case have already been discussed in such a variety of shapes that the public must be fully acquainted with them. The arguments are likely to . occupy the Court during the entire day. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. Lord TENTERDEN sat at Nisi nius this morning for the trial of undefended case, until 11 o'clock, when the Court sat in Banco. THE KING V. THE CORPORATION OF EXETER. In this case Sir J. SCARLETT moved for a rule to show cause why a mandamus should not issue against the Mayor and Corporation of Exeter, com manding them to remove a nuisance. The nuisance complained of was the shutting up an old canal and making a new one, on which the public were charged a higher toll. It appeared, that under an Act of Henry the Eighth, the Corporation were empowered to make the river Ex navigable from Topsham to Exeter. Instead of making the Ex navigable, however, they had cut a canal many years ago, and had lately shut up this canal and opened another, on which the public were charged higher tolls. The COURT granted a rule Nisi. THE WING V. DUNN. This was a rule obtained by Mr. BROUGHAM, to show cause why a criminal information should not be granted against Charles Dunn, for a libel, against Sir Paul and Lady Joddrel, published in a work called the " Modern Law List." The defendant now appeared in person to move for an enlargement of the, rule until next Term, and in support of this application handed in an affi davit, stating, amongst other things, that he had an affidavit framed in explanation of slime of the facts contained in the libel which he was charged with publishing, and that he required four persons to join him in this affidavit, and that those persons not being in town, he could not get them to join him, and therefore required delay. Mr. BROUGHAM contended that the only object of the defendant was delay; but he was willing to leave the case entirely in the hands of the Court. The COURT consented to enlarge the rule until next term, on the condition that if the inforMation was granted, the defendant should plead to it four days after it was filed, and be ready to take his trial. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. FOTIMOILL V. WALDO. In this, case Mr. Sergeant LAWES obtained a rule to show cause why the defendant should not be discharged out of custody, and Mr. Sergeant WILDE this day showed cause against the rule. The following were the circumstances of the case as stated by the Learned Consel. The de fendant was in execution at the suit of a person named Fothergill, who had recently died, having been previously a bankrupt. His wife took out letters of administration, and therefore without her consent, the Court, he apprehended, could make no order for the liberation of the prisoner. It was true that she claimed no beneficial interest, and it was also true that the assignee under the bankruptcy claimed no be neficial interest; but this formed no ground why he should be liberated, for the deceased Fothergill was only nominally the plaintiff, the action having arisen upon a charter party, lie being the ship's husband, and acting for the owners, Messrs. Atwood and Co., for whom Mr. Sergeant Wilde now ap peared. They had a beneficial interest, and were of course opposed to his discharge. Chief Justice BEST.—How can we discharge him, if there be an administratrix who can do so if she choose, though she will of course do it at her own peril ? Mr. Sergeant apprehend, ray Lord, that the Court cannot, and the rule must, therefore, be discharged. Mr. Sergeant LAWES, in support of the rule, said that if there was ever a case which appealed to the compassion, as well as to the equity of the Court, this was one. The defendant was 76 years of age, and had been eight years in prison for a debt which he had no equitable right to pay, and he would now offer to refer the case to any gentleman at the bar for arbitration. Mr. Sergeant WILDE declined to do any thing of ;he sort. Mr. Sergeant LAWES proceeded—The defendant, in conjunction with another person, chartered a ship to Terceira, from whence she was to return with a cargo of fruit. Fothergill was the ship's husband, and undertook that she should take in some hogsheads of brandy at Bourdeaux, which were to be paid as purchase for the fruit to be taken in at Terceira. The brandy, however, was not taken in, owing to a let ter from Messrs. Atwood and Co. to the owners, and the consequence was, when the ship arrived at Terceira without the brandy, the fruit could not be obtained, and the ship was forced to re urn without. The present defendant, in conjunc tion with his partner, lost about 2,0001. by this breach of the charter, and brought his action to recover damages, upon which the action in the name of Fothergill was also commenced as a mere colour able action against them. The action came to be argued upon a demurrer; as to whether there was a preceding breach of contract on the part of Fother gill, and the argument was against the defendant, upon which judgment issued. This was the state of the case ; so that Messrs. Atwood and Co. (Fother gill being dead) had only an equitable standing in the Court; and that equity being against them, the prisoner was entitled to his discharge. The CHIEF JUSTICE said that the Court had more than once discharged a prisoner when his plaintiff had died, but then it was only where representatives could not be found. In the present case there was a representative in the person of Mrs. Fothergill, who administered; and although she might have no objection to the prisoner's discharge, yet she only had the power to release him, though in doing so she of course rendered herself liable to the claims of those who had a beneficial interest. He saw no grounds for appealing to the compassion of the Court, for two reasons : in the first place, the Court could not act upon any such grounds; and, in the next, according to the present laws of England, 110 man nee d rema i n i n pr i son f or any l engt h o f t i me if he eithe r paid his debt, or gave up such property as he h a d , however i nadequate to the payment of his de bts, according to the . provisions of th e I n -' solvent Debtors' Act. In the present case, there is an administratrix, and the Court cannot there fore interfere ; for if she had not administered, the Ecclesiastical Courts would most likely have gr a nt e d letters of administration to Messrs. Atwood and Co. The other Judges concurred in this opinion, and the rule was ordered to be discharged. The rtnnoured marriage between Lady CAS TLECOOTE and Lord Mit:rowg, we are authorised to state, is completely at an end.wrifeelnas ,Icnfrnal. SHIPPING INTELLISENCE-(THIS DAY. FROM -LLOYD'S. DEAL, MAY 15.—Wind E.—Arrived the Royal George, Reynolds, from Bengal, and Magellan, Hood, from Antwerp. Arrived from London, the Sandwich, White, for Trinidad; Arethusa, Clarke, for Antigua; and Howard Castle, Birnie, for the South Seas. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 15.—Wind E.S.E.—Sailed, the Lotus, Summerson, for Quebec ;" and Juliana, Talbot, for Madras and Bengal. FALMOUTH, MAT 14.--Wind E.—Arrived off Port, the Clara, —, frond Jamaica, in 42 days. Sailed the Magnet packet, for Lisbon. DOVER, MAY 15.—Arrived the Christian, Mackie, from Cadiz. GREENOCK, MAY 13.—Arrived the St. James , —, from Jamaica; Rossina, Skea, from Demerara;' Margaret, Howatt, from St. Vincent's ; and Science, Porter, from New Orleans. • BELFAST, MAY 1 L-Arri ved the John, King, from Leghorn; Hope, —, from Pillau. REVAL, APRIL 30.—The William, Thompson, arrived at Baltic . Port, from London, was as far as Cockskar, 24 miles to the eastward of this, and found the Gulf totally blocked up with jct . , and the fol lowing vessels cruising off :—Salacia, of Jersey ; Laura, of Yarmouth; Glenora, of London; and Hector, of Yarmouth—surrounded by ice; the latter in a dangerous situation. MEMEL, MAY 3.—During the night of the 30th ult., the Nelson, Burnett, drove from her anchor, and carried away the bowsprit and fore-mast of the Telemachus, Wright. Arrived off the Statt the Thomas Henley, from Honduras. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) • CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of grain this week are moderate, except of Irish oats, the quality of which is again good. The Wheat trade remains in a very dull state, and Monday's prices were hardly to be obtained even for the few fine samplQs that were at market. Barley also continues to meet a heavy sale at last quotations. Beans and Pease are unal tered. The Oat trade is not lively, but for such as have been sold Monday's terms are maintained. Flour very dull in sale unless fresh made. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Flour. 3,050 qrs. 1,150 qrs. 4,450 qrs. 6,t300 sacks. 1,750 18,900 - 1,350 - 240 English Irish Foreign GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN, For the Week ended May 9, 1828, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the diftbrent Cities and 'Towns in England and Wales, per linperial Quarter. 575. 2d. I I Oats 20s. 10d. 375. 7d Barley...ft.-31s. 9d. Rye 325. d. 395. 9d. Per Winchester Quarter. Wheat,.........,55c. fa. I Oats 2Us. 2d. Beans 365. ld Barley.--. 305. 4d. I Rye --.... 31s. Od. I Pease scl. SMITHFIELD MARKET. This day's supply was throughout limited ; but the trade in the carcass markets, which were fully stocked, having been dull, and the buyers here by no means numerous, Beef went off tardily, at a depression, of full 4d. per stone, other kinds of meat at about Monday's prices. PRICES PEE STONE OF SLIM TO SINK TIIE OFFALS. s. d. to s. d. 8. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts 2lO 3 2 Large Lambs 0 0 0 0 Second quality ditto 3 2 3 8 Prime small ditto 5 0 6 4 Prime large Oxen... 4 0 4 4 Large coarse Calves 4 2 4 6 Prime Scots, &e..... 4 6 410 Prime small ditto 5 4 5 8 inferior Sheep 'I 0 3 4 Large Hogs 4 6 5 0 Second quality ditto 3 6 310 Small Porkers 5 4 5 8 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 0 4 4 Suckling Calves 12s to 355. each. SouthdownWethers 4 4 4 8 QuarteroldPigs 18s to 245. each. SUPPLY, AS PER CLERIC E STATEMENT. Beasts, 'Sheep 9 and Lambs.' Calves. Pigs. nu 371 f ,490 242 Most of the Mitch Cows were sold out of the droves, at Islington yesterday, at high pries( NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcass. s. d. to s. tL I 210. S. d. tos. d. 10 4 0 Veal Mutton.... 2lO 4 0 Pork 4 4 6 0 Lamb ss. Od. to 6s. Od. Beef FISPI-MARKET, BILLINGSGATE. The market this day exhibited a very fair supply of fish, which met a brisk sale at the following prices : Prime Turbot, each lBe. Od. to 21s. Od. Ditto small, per do. 3 0 10 0 . Salmon, per lb. Fine Whitings, per 15 4 0 15 0 Scate, each Haddocks, per dozen 4 l 2. 0 24 0 Brill, each Fine Lobsters, per score 4O 0 45 0 inferior ditto '7 0 20 0 Fine Crabs (each) Fine Prawns, per lb. Shrimps, per gallon Fine Yarmouth Red Herrings, per hundred 0 0 '7 0 Scotch ditto 0 0 6 0 Mackarel, per 120 6O 13 110 0 CITY MARKETS-TWO O'CLOCK. PLANTATION SUGARS,—The demand for the good and fine qualities has again been very considerable, and, in consequence. of the continued short supply of these descriptions, the buyers have, in many instances been obliged to give'd further advance of Is. per cwt. ; on the °thee hand, of the low and middling sorts, of which the show has almost wholly consisted, (and which has been large), sales were difficult to be effected, anti the quotations have barely been maintained., The new. Barbadoes, offered by public sale on Tuesday, went off with considerable animation at very full prices, and for some of the marks, the quality of whisk has been found to be exceedingly good this year, an advance was given. Of Mauritius the public sales have been scarcely worthy of notice, having consisted only of 533 bags, which sold, strong browns 535. Gd. a 545.; middling to good yellow 58s: a Gls. 4,500 bags are advertized for to-morrow. Delivered last week frrioa the West India Docks, 3,038 hogsheads, 137 tierces. Stock on hand in the West India Docks (on the 12th instant) 13,126 hogsheads, 1,430 tierces. Stock on band in the West India Docks (on the 14th of May, 1627) 10,131 hogsheads, 1,062 tierces. FOREIGN SUGARS.—There has been scarcely any thing done this week ; 20 hhds. and 20 barrels Porto Rico Muscovadoes were sold by . public sale yesterday at from 235. 6d, for low browns to 295. for good strong grey quality. REPINED SUGARS.—The Shippers have been doing a great deal of business quietly this week in, the low to middling qualities, but in the prices very little alteration has taken place, the quotations how ever are more firmly sustained; for Crashed also there has been a good demand, and offers for consi derable parcels have been made w i t hi n a s h a d e .e f the present prices; several small parcels have been taken out of the market; for the fine Grocery goods, with which ,the market is but scantily sup plied, there has also, been a good demand, and the buyers have been obliged to pay rather higher prices. COFFEE.—The greater part of the quantity offered this week has consisted of fine fine ordinary to mid dling Jamaica, and although the demand is still ex tremely limited/no alteration in the prices has taken place ; for Foreign therel4 little or no enquiry. Delivered last week from West India Docks, 488 Casks, 1,150 Bags, &c. Stock on hand in West India Docks (on 12th inst.), 11,117 Casks, 86 , 1 96 Bags, &c. Stock on hand in West India' Docks (on 14th May, 1827), 9,443 Casks, 79,005 Bags, &c. FRUIT.- - The market remains precisely in the same state as last week. SPICES.—The East ,India Company's sale of Spices went off ge nera lly with briskness. Pepper was dull of sale. The principal advance was in Cassia Lignea, viz, from 2s. to 3s. higher. Cinna mon and Cloves are in request at improved prices. RuM.—Although not mud] business has been done this week the market remains firm. Further arrivals are looked for. SALTPETRE. - -This article now claims more at tention from the speculators. The demand for it has also increased on the Continent, owing to the war in the East of Europe. The stock is at pre sent small, not much exceeding 6,000 tons. too.--There is'ageod demand for shipping qua lities at the advance before noticed. At Hanthurgh the stock was short. CPTTON,—The East India Company have just issued their declaration of a large quantity of Cotton Wool for sale in the beginning of June, which has tended to render the market less buoyant. There is, however, a good deal doing in Swats. The stock of Egyptians is still small, but the price has rather declined. Hops.—The accounts obtained within the last two days from the Hop districts are unfavourable, the plant being attacked very generally in many places by the insect. Speculation has accordingly increased in betting on the probable amount of duty, and some wagers are laid that the duty will not ex ceed 115,000/. The price of fine Hops is on the advance. THE SILK TRADE.—This important branch of our trade is at present labouring under a greater de pression than recollected for many years past at this season of the year. This is partly owing, as far as the raw material is affected, by the supposition that Ministers contemplate a further reduction of the duty on raw Silks. Some anxiety is likewise mani fested, relative to the Bill about to be introduced into Parliament on the subject of manufactured goods. The Act which passed two years since for the import of manufactured Silks at the reduced duty, expires in October next, but no hopes are in dulged that any additional protection will be afforded the trade. The manufacturing department is full as dull as the market for the raw material. Bengal raw Silks are to be purchased at a reduction on the sale price, and the Company's sale in June of 2,400 bales is expected to go off heavily. Wool.—The Wool trade is stagnant at present, the demand less active than for months past. The imports from Germany, however, have fallen off very considerably, but the deliveries are pretty free.— There are many in the trade who anticipate the re sult of the deliberations of the Committee on Wool will be satisfactory to the British growers, although the Duke of Wellington stated that no alteration was likely to take place. InoN.--The Iron trade is represented Rs being more active than a few months since. The foreign orders for machinery are very few. RUSSIAN PRODUCE.---The commercial letters from St. Petersburgh to-day, state that Tallow , there was at 97- rubles, and that about 800 casks had been bought since the last post. The price in London was from 38s. 3d., to 38s. 6d. for immediate, and from Is. Gd. to 2s. per cwt. lower for future delivery. In Hemp and Flax more doing. BIRMINGHAM MARKETS, MtY 15. CORN MARKET.-We have had a good show of samples of all descriptions of Grain at this day's market, and every thing a heavy sale except Wheat, which was pretty readily sold at last week's prices. Wheat, 6s. 6d. to 7s. 4d. per 621bs. ; Bsley, 31s. to 355. ; Malt, 525. to 628. ; Pease, 445. to 48s. per Imperial quarter; Beans, 17s. to 23e. per hag; Oats, 3a. to 3s. 9d. per 39Ibs. ; fine Flour, 448. to 455.; Seconds, 40s. to 41s. per sack of 2801b8. SMITHFIELD.—A limited supply of fat Beasts this day ; no apparent alteration from last market day ; a short supply of Sheep, sale brisk, 54d. to 61d. per lb. A very large quantity of fat Pigs, a dull sale at reduced prices, 9s. to 10s. per score pounds. Store Pigs are in great demand at very high prices. THE ARMY. The head-quarters of the Bth Regiment of Foot marched from Londonderry, for Enniskillen, on the 12th inst. Three Companies of the sth Regiment of In fantry arrived at Athlone, from Dublin, on the 9th instant. A Detachment of the 17th Regiment of Foot, ar rived at Dublin on the 13th inst., from Cappagh. A Detachment of the 76th Regiment of Foot ar rived on the 9th inst. at Mullinahone, from Water ford. A Company of the 36th Regiment arrived at Maryborough, from Dublin, on the 10th inst. The Duke of CUMBERLAND honoured the Bishop of LONDON with his company to dinner yesterday, at his residence inSt,James's-square. LORD HILL'S LEVEE.--His Lordship held a Levee at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, as Commander of the Forces, at his Office in the Horse Guards, which was attended by Lord TEYNHAM, Generals Sir R. M'FAR LANE, GASCOYNE, LOFTUS, D. WEMYSS, MURRAY, VIN CENT, BROWN, REYNARDSON, NUGENT, Commissary- General OGILVIE, Lord CHARLES FITZROY, and about forty other Military officers. The Levee occupied his Lordship till five o'clock. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER and others of the Commissioners of the Parliamentary grant for Windsor Castle, left town at an early hour yesterday morn ing for Windsor Castle. The Commissioners were re ceived on their arrival by the Clerk of the Works and the Architect, who were in waiting, and immediately pro ceeded to take a survey of this extensive edifice, which occupied them for several hours. The Commissioners left the Castle in the afternoon on their return to town. The Earl of DUDLEY and Mr. Secretary PEEL transacted business with the Duke of WELLINGTON yesterday at the Treasury. Prince LIEVEN, the Russian Ambassador, Baron &mow, the Prussian Minister, the Marquis de PALMELLA, the Portuguese Ambassador, and the Right Hon. STRATroan CANNuso, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. The Duke of MANCHESTER had an inter view yesterday with Mr. Seiretary HusicissoN, at the Colonial-office, Downing -street. _ _ Among the names of the County Members for Ireland, who voted against the Catholic Question, that of E. A. M'NAGirrEN is erroneously inserted, as he is only an English Borough Member. The Dissenters of Salisbury have announced their intention to commence a subscription of is. for two services of plate, value 1,000/. each, to be presented to Lord HOLLAND and Lord J. RUSSELL.—Brighton Gazette. COBURG THEATRE—We art; pleased to find that our young favourite, Miss MEarr, takes her benefit at this Theatre on Monday next, on which occasion Master BURTOX (only five years old), another prodigy of the same prodigious school as Master BURKE, will sing in character the comic song of " The Poacher." Miss Msair herself will undertake (and we doubt not with much ability) th e interesting part of Blanche of Devon, in the Lady of the Lake. A great fire took place this morning, about eight o'clock, at No. 84, Upper Stamford street, Waterloo bridge, which, after gutting the house, with infinite promptitude was fortunately got under. No lives were lost. The genial weather for the last fortnight has much improved the appearance of the fields and orchards in the South Hams.—Dorset Chronicle. A late number of the Washington National Intelligencer complains of an unfair manoeuvre having been lately practised by some merchants of Liverpool, for the purpose of annihilating the American manufacturing in terests in cotton and wool. It appears, according to the statement of the above-mentioned paper, that during the last week in January, there arrived at New York, from Liverpool, 295,000 yards of calicoes, and 998 pieces of woollen cloths; at Philadelphia, 132,000 yards of calicoes, and 420 pieces of woollen cloths; at Baltimore, 70,000 yards of calicoes, and 662 pieces of woollen cloths; at Boston, 70,000 yards, and at Charleston, 170,000 yards of ca licoes. Total, 737,000 yards of calicoes, and 2,080 pieces of woollen cloths. All these goods were, immediately on their arrival, exposed for public sale, and offered at the lowest prices. The consequence seems to have been, that the same quality of articles of American manufacture could no longer be disposed of even at the immense reduction of 80 per cent. Several manufactories have. therefore, been obliged to suspend their labours in various parts of the United States.— Times. te which p a cHA, poli• The Paella of EGYPT has lately instructed his agents at Marseilles not to sell any of his cottons st a n y price under 110 francs. He renders them responsible for the difference, should they venture to sell under that price , and offers the reimbursement of the advances wh i ch have been made on his consignments : 87 frolics for the pre ceding, and 90 for the last crop, have there fore b een re fused. Letters from Alexandria of the a b o ve da te say, that shipments of cottons will not take p late for so me time. p a r e i e d t t T i !r a i l s a s s ffa t i o rs b a e r e a t a t r ss i b u u m t e i c a l g t o in t btebuncertaine r a s , in fixing irrevocably the price of his cottons on the Mar seilles market, has anticipated a rise, from his determina tion to send no more for a long period. The stock of sugars on the Marseilles market had been reduced up to the 6th inst. to a few casks of the raw produce, for which the holders demanded a very high price; but the refiners would nut purchase on their terms, being confident that the new sup plies would soon arrive, SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. We were greatly amused by the anxiety manifest ed by several lion. Members, in the discussion aris ing out of Mr. Davenport's motion for leave to bring in a Bill to allow to Criminals accused of Petty Fe lonies the option of summary conviction by two or more Magistrates, lest too great discretionary power should thereby be given to Magistrates. Too great discretionary power, in a Country like this, where all is diseretion—where every Magistrate has his own law and his own practices—where one Judge re commends from the Bench what another condemns —and where inferior Magistrates are equally regard less of the recommendations and condemnations of their superiors! We should be glad to know what a Judge or a Magistrate may not do with impunity. Nothing is fixed, nothing uniform, but all is arbitrary. A case strikingly illustrative of the legal anarchy un der whitsb -we live will be found in our Guildhall Police Report. To understand the full force of what fell from the Worthy Alderman who was the expounder of the Law on the occasion, we must premise, that on Tuesday night we received from our Guildhall Reporter a very minute account of the case, the omission of which in our columns seems to 'have heated his bile, as the French say, so very much. A person of respectable appear ance, of middle age (and, according to the Al , derman, a married man), was charged with inde centlF assaulting a little girl in service, between twelve and thirteen years of age. A long de tail was given by the girl of liberties taken with her by the person in question, at different times—of his having been disguised like a working man, having a paper cap, an old coat, and an apron twisted round his waist—of her having gone out with her master on a journey of, discovery to find her indefatigable persecutor, and at last finding him looking in at the window of Kean's printshop, when she looked into his face that she might be sure of him, and then went to her master, who was at some distance, and said she was sure it was he; of her going borne and telling her mistress, and Mrs. Bennet (a neighbour), who, from the street-door, saw the person still looking in at the print-shop—of several subsequent insults; all very marvellous. On Saturday evening she was miraculously saved, when the person was dragging her up Dove-court, by a man coming out of a house. But the great corpus delicti was on Monday, shortly before dinner (which other wit nesses fixed at a quarteribefore one o'clock), when the girl Was forced down an avenue, and into the yard of a house ; the person bolting the yard door, and she unbolting it and escaping. This story, which is almost as wonderful as that of Sir Edmund bury Godfrey, in the Popish Plot, was investigated during six successive hours; and the evidence, be sides that of the girl, were, the master, who swore that the girl had pointed out the prisoner at the print-shop, as her assailant; and the mistress and a neighbour, to whom he was likewise pointed out ; . and a surgeon, who, on being called in to the girl, found her in fits, and much convulsed. The pri soner declared that he was attending his duty as a Reporter at a public meeting at the City of London. Tavern on Monday, from twelve o'clock until twenty minutes before two, so that he could not possibly have committed an outrage in Fetter-lane at one o'clock ; and he named several individuals, some of whom were then present, as ready to establish that fact; he protested that he never had worn a working dress in his life; nor had he ever worn the other dress sworn to by the girl ; and now that he was in possession of the story, if he were re manded for a day or two, be would collect a bo.ly of evidence to disprove ev er y p ar t o f h er statement. Mr. Alderman Atkins, however, refused to hear the prisoner's witnesses, " as he could pot try SUch is an outline of the case, for no t i nsert i ng the case—he was a Magistrate, and not a Judg e :* which the Worthy Alderman is so indignant at Newspapers. " He could not," he said, "permit the Reporter, from a particular feeling, to screen an in: dividual charged before him by withholding the case from the newspapers. It was of importance to the ends of justice that the facts should have met the public eye; for the girl bad been twice rescued from her assailant's importunities in Great New-street, by some person unknown, who, if he had the feel ings of a man, would now come forward to fix or 'ea clear , the accused. Some notice of every case ought, to be sent to the newspapers; disadvantages would sometimes occur, but that he was content to put up with? Now, with respect to the insertion of all cases in the newspapers, we have several observes tions to make. In the first place it is impossible, even if a newspaper were to publish nothing but Police Reports, to give an account of all that passes in the different Police Offices of the Metropolis every day. But when Parliament is sitting, and all the Law and Ecclesiastical Courts, to say nothing of the City Parliament, and the various Meetings for converting Jews, Heathens, and Catholics daily in this reli gious and eloquent metropolis, it is obvious that were the pages of a newspaper as large as the side of a house, they could not contain reports of whatever occurs in all these places, and in all the Polite-, offices into the bargain. A selection becomes, there fore, necessary, and that selection must *necessarily be left to the discretion of the conductor of a news paper, who may, of course, err in the judg ment he forms as to insertion or rejection. But in the second place, is Mr. Alderman Atkins aware of the numberless prosecutions which newspapers have had to encounter for the publication of police reports, in consequence of th e encourage ment held out by Lord Tenterden and Chief Justice Best? It is true that the Juries ultimately set their faces against the Judges, and that the design of the latter to sap the Press, however cunningly de vised, has so far been frustrated; but is Mr. Alder man Atkins aware that two or three victories in an English Court of Law are not without their alloy in consequences which flow from them. Now, though Mr. Alderman Atkins makes very light of Judges and Juries, and while they insist that nothing should be published, insists that every thing should be pub lished, he must excuse us for keeping the King's Bench a little in view, as well as the Guildhall Police Office " Disadvantages would sometimes occur from publication, but that lie was content to put up with." Kind and generous man ! But. though the w orthy Alderman worthy Alderman was also content to commit this tte.euel\d'idle)leicecontent to cir, t p o ri s d o i t a te p r t , ove without the I c t i e l a u r r i g n e g , evidenceth w e ould t ha t prisoner hav e he had been equally content publicationw p i t t i h oc o a u ti r ono an ex-parte statement ? The will not. bear the evidence for the prisoner, but he sti ch ex p ast e is indignant that an ex-parte case should not be reported ; because the necessary te. prove e rt oi m e igh ei t mr p g r e o , cm;e le necessary it is to be regardless or ciliate a charge against nian of middle ag a calculated to injure very seriously that individual, on a th m at arr t married publication heavier ti the without aecusa accusa tion the more evidence "must injure, and may ruin, the person ac cused, the chance of procuring evidence by the publi cationthe principle, perhaps, is 3 justification of the previous punishment without i _t. The Worthy Alderman being one of the Great Unpaid, may, we know, be content to .do evidence, because, though a o r say what he pleases on the. Magisterial Bench ; but we have no such privilege of impunity; and we are much mistaken if either the prisoner or Lord Tenterderi would be content with us. It is very easy to make a charge against any man, and very easy to ruin the reputation of that man, if a Magis. trate will hear no evidence in his favour, and insert a publication of the charge in order to procure evi dence for it. God forbid that we should say Mr. Alderman Atkins has done wrong in committing a tnan on the evidence of a girl of twelve or thirteen years of age, who swore to a very strange and mar vellous story, and in refusing to hear evidence for the prisoner. We know Magistrates have a glorious dis cretion. in this respect, that they may either hear evi dence for a prisoner or not, as they please—. that it is proper andlitiiiig they should have a large d'scretiou, as what men would undertake for nothing the adminis tration of justice, without having it in their power to discharge a man they like, or commit a man they Dislike ? But still we submit that it may be very - r.