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irectori g . With wh) ad an' ig thy► 'armed their 'anted , and of the Ie had was , .wing gclivi" 148 trough being rpose• ought )f the posit lose years, hitn alarlYr t call old he Id b•+ at he ailing on as ranch ietol'• ; they they hould said e nor sides inte .eeds, • duty at the ience could hove item- wish Id be i be - merit 0 MU itled I t Jai- , , erty ke 4 the Bank of England Should be printed and distri buted annually to the proprietors. The motion being seconded, was put by the Chair, and unanimously negatived, the mover (no doubt by mistake) holding up his hand against the motion.—The Court then adjourned. LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. Th e LORD CHANCELLOR disposed of several cases of no particular moment, up to the time of our going to Press. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. BANKRUPTCY OF HURST AND ROBINSON. "ilk mrEs. POLE. AND °TRIMS v. SPOTTISWOODE AND OTHIRS. This case was mentioned at the sitting of the Court, but 'was allowed to stand over until Mr. Twiss came into Court. The plaintiffs are certain creditors of the bankrupt's estate and six of the defendants are the assignees under the corn " Amission ; the other three defendants, Francis Graham, Moon, and Messrs. Greaves and Boys, are pur -: chasers of a large portion of the stock and effects of the bankrupts. The present application was that the three latter defendants might be restrained by the order of the Court, from selling or disposing of the hooks, prints, &c. which they had purchased from the as signees, and that a receiver might be appointed to manage the property. The Bill also prayep that, the sale made by the assignees, to Messrs. Moon, Greaves, and Boys might Le set aside on the grounds that the purchasers had impo sed on the assignees, as to the value of the property sold. Mr. Twiss, for the purchasers, said that although he Lad sufficient merits to enable him to resist the application, still he felt it to be his duty to take preliminary objections to the present form of proceeding. The Learned Gentle man then urged his objections, which in the result, his Honour did not think sufficiently strong to call upon the Court not to allow the matter to go further. Mr. CoE and Mr. KNIGur were also heard at great length on the same side. Mr. llonue, in support of the application, then pro ceeded. The bankrupts, 'Messrs. Hurst and Robinson were, as every-one must. know, booksellers of the first eminence connected with every thing respectable in literature and the fine arts, up to the period of their bankruptcy. Several of. the defendants were assignees under the commission, and certainly it was not his intention to say any thing bearing on the character of these gentlemen, ex oept that through ignorance or inattention, they reposed confidence in subordinate agents who had grossly abused their trust, and had by fraud contrived to . convert themselves into purchasers of the stock which had been committed to their management by the assignees. Shortly after the bankruptcy it had been determined, instead of publicly selling the bankrupts' stock, to dispose of it in the shop, and by what was called trade sale. Boys and Graves, two of the pur chasers, were selected for the protection of the estate, and the chargeagainst them was, that front the great knowledge they had thus acquired of the value of the property, they in an evil hour prevailed on the assigne e s to se ll it to them at - a price wholly disproportioned to its real value. —Boys had not been a servant of the bankrupt previous to his appointment. He was himself a man without capital, and had a short time before been.an uncertificated . bankrupt. But still from his knowledge of trade, he was a very fit person to fill the office he now retained, namely, that of shop-boy and clerk, to sell and value the property. Graves was a subordinate shopman for pretty nearly the same purposes. [Mr. floaNy had not concluded when our Paper went to prem.] THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) FISH-MARKET, BILLINGSGATE. There was a fair supply of fish at this day's market, Which met a brisk demand, at the following prices : Prime Turbot, each 2le. Od. to 245. Od. Ditto small, per do. 5 0 10 0 Salmon, per 11). 7 Fine Cod-fish, each Inferior ditto Fine Whitings, per 15 4 0 7 6 •l Smelts, per 26 4 U 6 0 *ate, each ... • Haddocks, per dozen l2 0 42 0 Brill, each Fine Soles, per three pairs 1 0 10 6 Gurnotts, each 1 0 1 6 Live Flounders, per quarters Live Eels, per 51h. Dutch Plaice, per basket Fro* Herrings, per hundred 0 0 4 0 line Lobsters, per score 0 0 50 0 ltgerior ditto Fine Prawns, per lb. Shrimps, per gallon Fyne Yarmouth Red Herrings, per hundred 0 0 7 0 Scotch ditto 0 0 6 0 Rest Common Oysters, per bushel Natives '26 0 30 0 Slackarel, per 100 £4 0 £6 0 HAY MA RKEIS.— , (At per Load at 36 Trusses.) ST. JAMES'S. .f. 1. £. s £. s. .C. s. 14 Wlaad Mead. Hay 3 sto 4 5 Clover 'Jay 4 oto 5 15 tPlalld Ditt0....... 4 0 5 0 Oat Straw ll2 I lt; "'Maras' Hay 4 0 5 0 Wheat Ditto llO 2 0 New Meadow Hay 315 410 4 Hood supply, and a sluggish trade!, pricew as last quoted. - -----•--- SMITHFIELD. X. s. a. Lowland Mead. Hay 3 5 t 4 0 Upland Ditto 4 0 5 0 Rye-grass Hay 4 0 5 0 New Meadow Hay 315 4 5 A good supply, and a dull .f. s. s. Cloy. Hay generally 4 10 to 5 15 Do. extra tine 0 0 6 0 Oat Straw llO 112 Wheat Ditto .... 112 1 16 trade, at Tueaday'i prices. LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE.—March 18. At this day's Market there was a fair attendance of town and country dealers and millers, and sales to a moderate extent Were effected of Wheat and Oats at an advance, since this day-week, of Id. a 2d. per 701bs. on the former, and id. per 451bs. on the latter ; and several holders of supe rior qnalities of both articles withdrew their samples from present sale. Of other articles sales were very limited at about prices last noted. WHEAT, per 701 b. s. d. e. d. Fine Sweet Old English & Welsh, white and red 8 6 to 9 0 __..----- New (crop 1827) Fine Old Scotch and Manx 7 6 8 3 Irish, Old New red...6s. Sd. to 7s. 4c1.......5up. white 7 6 7 9 Canadian, fine qualities Foreign (duty paid) superior white fine high-mixed red . 7 9 8 0 Russian and mild. qualities 7 0 7 6 Foreign (in bond), imported since July I, 1827... 4 3 5 0 OATS, per 451 b. Fine sweet English, Scotch, &c. ................ ..... :1 0 4 0 ------ Irish, 1326 0 0 0 0 Middling and ordinary ditto and We15h..........., 9 5 2 9 Irish, (crop 1827)2 8 211 Foreign (free), French, &c. BARLEY, per Imperial quarter. Fine Malting --- Grinding, per 60Ibs Foreign (duty paid), ditto PEASE, white boiling, per Imperial quarter ---- grey 40 0 42 0 ---- Foreign, nominal 46 0 42 0 BEANS, Fine English, per Imperial quarter 42 0 46 0 -- Scotch, Irish, Dutch, &c 4O 0 44 0 .-----. Egyptian and inferior Foreign 38 0 40 0 MALT, Fine Norfolk and Suffolk, per Imp. qr. 58 0 62 0 -- Middling and inferior qualities - -- Irish 53 0 56 0 FLOUR, English, fine and superfine, per 2801 b. 41 0 42 0 --- Irish ditto di tto Amer., supf sweet (in bond) per barrel 22 0 25 0 ----- Dantzic ditto ditto ----- Canadian (duty paid) ........ .. --- Foreign, sour 3O 0 al 0 OarmEat, English (2tOlbs.) 245. to 25s ....... Old 21 0 22 0 " --g- ----- Scotch ----__ Irish 10E, per Imperial quarter, English and Foreign 32 0 :“ 0 INDIAN Come, white, per qr. of 4801 b. ------------ yellow and red ItAvxsx4 i , Irish, per last.... l9/. 0 20/. 0 INIFQET OF GRAIN for the Weeet ending March 17. Wheal Oats. I Barley. Malt. Beans . Pease. I Rye. lOatml. Qrs. Qrs . Qrs. Qrs . Q rs . Qrs. Qrs. Loads. 4,742 12,209 2,134 1,360 76 1 91, -- 1,806 Flour, 3,003 sacks, 0 barrels. EXPORTS. Wheat, 314--Barley, o—Beans, 0 qi .—Flour, 211 brls. The following notice has been posted at Lloyd's, (Torn the Hanoverian Consul-General :--- LIANOVERIAN CONSULATE, MARCII 19. Utn,—l beg leave to acquaint you, for the information .f the Underwrit ers at L loyd ' s, that I have rece i ve d a eunnounicqtion f rom hi s Excellency Count Munster, ap prising me that instructions have been given by the British Government to his INiqiesty's naval forces in t he Mediterranean, to af f ord the protection of the Uri ish flag to Hanoverian ships, against the piratical depre tions to which commerce is at present exposed in the Levant seas, and that the French Government has issued opilar orders to the French naval forces in those seas. I remain, &c. (Signed) JOHN H ALL, Consul-General. Addre444 t? I‘4, John Bennett, Secretary et Lloya , t ,. We understawd— Prince METTERNICH may t o ur to P s oon be expected i n thi s country. Ite int e nds a diplomatic a nd the Pr aris h and London. Things are getting serious, Prince as much to explain as well as much to ar range, which cannot be don e by his ordinary agents. Col:n -inon channels do not always suit flood s and tempests. It j e evident that Austria, whose object, as indeed was not ver y obscurely avow e d, was to embarrass England (pater /a affatres d'Angleterre), h as succeeded in involving her vif in difficulties from which all her diplomatic cunning frill scarcely emancipate her..... , Morni ng Paper. WEST INDIA INTEREST. A Deputation, consisting of the Marquis of Sligo, and about thirty of the principal West India Proprietors, Members of Parliament, waited on the Duke of Wellington last week, and had a long conference respecting the dispo sition supposed to be entertained by Ministers towards that portion of our colonial possessions. Mr. Peel, Mr. Huskisson, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer were present. A statement had been previously forwarded to the Duke of Wellington, containing the points to which the West India interest desired to draw the attention of Ministers. At the commencement of the conference this paper was read by the Marquis of Sligo, who concluded by the observation, that the Noblemen and Gentlemen who com posed the deputation, attended merely as indivi dual West India Proprietors. The paper read was to the following effect : That the deputation contemplated with great alarm the present situation of the Colonies. That in the West Indies, and also in this country, a strong impression prevailed that the connexion between these Colonies and Great Britain was held to be of very doubtful value in the estimation of persons of influence in the Government, and that the ties which originally and intimately connected them with the mother country are gradually relaxing. The deputation therefore solicited from the Duke of Wellington some declaration as to the views and intentions of the Government with respect to the connexion with the Colonies ; they begged to inquire whether it was the intention of Government to endeavour to conciliate the dif ferent Colonial Legislatures, and to avoid such interference with their rights and privileges as would impede their deliberations and retard their consideration of the amelioration of the slave population. The deputation besought the continued atten tion of Ministers to this important subject ; and further, that in the event of any proceeding being instituted in Parliament calculated to interfere with the rights of colonial proprietors, the Go vernment would adopt a course tending to quiet the apprehensions entertained by those interested in the fate of these Colonies, and to re-establish that belief in the security of their property which could alone restore them to the advantages they formerly enjoyed. When the reading of this statement had been concluded by the Marquis of Sligo, the Duke of Wellington replied, that in regard to the idea which appeared to be entertained by some of the West India Proprietors, that the Government was not sufficiently alive to the value and impor tance of the Colonies and of the property vested therein, he begged to say, that the West India Proprietors were most certainly mistaken, and that the Government was fully sensible of their great value and importance. That as to the rights and privileges of the different Colonial Legislatures, his Majesty's Government consi dered that a conciliatory line of conduct was as much due to them, and as expedient, as towards the Legislature of this country. That the Members present at the conference must at the same time be aware of the strong feelings preva lent in this country in favour of the amelioration of the condition of the slave population, in which Government concurred to the extent of every reksonable request consistent with the safety of property ; and his Grace entreated the West ndian members, as individuals, to lend their Lpowerful influence towards inducing the Colonial egislatures to adopt all such measures as were necessary for the accomplishment of their object, and which, indeed, their own personal interests dictated. _ _ The Marquis of Sligo again observed that the Members composing the deputation were not there as representing any authorised body, but merely as individual proprietors ; that in all quarters the doubts as to the value of the colo nies were expressed, and that so strongly, that they must have reached the ears of those from whom one word would have set the matter at rest, and that a public declaration in Parliament, on behalf of the Government, was very desirable. The Duke of Wellington then said, that he was aware that he was addressing individuals of great property and influence, and that he relied upon the exercise of their influence to promote the peace and good order of the Colonies to which reference had been made, as they might rely upon the influence of Government being directed to promote the same objects, and to conciliate the confidence and good-will of the several legislatures. Mr. Huskisson observed, that if he was one of the persons alluded to with whom such doubts had originated, as to the great value and import ance of maintaining the connexion between the West Indian Colonies and the Mother Country, and of protecting the great interests by which both were reciprocally bound to each other, he was glad that the opportunity was afforded him of stating unequivocally that be entertained the highest opinion of the very great value and im portance of those Colonies. He kinked to them not only as contributing essentially to the extent and prosperity of our navigation and commerce, ut also with reference to the great mass of British property vested in them. He knew of no greater calamity which could occur externally, to impair the welfare and power of this country, than the breaking those ties of mutual good-will and common interest which exist between Great Britain and her possessions in the West Indies. After some further observations of no material importance, the conference terminated. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 18.—We have had a great deal doing in our Cotton Market to-day, a very un usual thing on this day of the week (Manchester Market day), and 3,000 bags have been sold at very full prices with much firmness in the holders. ITCHIN NA VIGATION.—This navigation which extends from Southampton to the sea at Northam, in the port of Southampton, by the effects of the unprece dented high tides and storms, which visited nearly the whole of our southern coast at the end of December, and . beginning o f J anuary l ast, and which did so much .damage in various places (stud to whi c h th e extraordinary landb floods falling into this river for a course of 9 0 miles were added), was temporarily interrupted by the entire destruc tion of the last and sea lock at Woodmill, (two miles above Northam), and the bridge adjoining it; but we are happy to state that, by extraordinary exertions, the interruption did not last longer thari a week or tell days, as the space where the bridge was is now filled in with immense masses c h a lk, to stem th e torrent; an d the inter sticesohard lvith small chalk and clayey sod, to answer the double purpose of a bay during the repair or re-construc tion of the lock, and a road . for the . p u bli c i n li eu o f t h e bridge. The only inconvenience now felt, i s th e s hifti ng the loads from the ba r ge s bringing it from th e s hip s a t Northam, across the roa d, SO feet wide, to th e b arges f rom Winchester, causing a little additional expence and delay ; but this city and neighbourhood are now as r egu l ar ly an d amply suppli e d with coal, corn, salt, iron, and all other ne cessaries as before. It has not yet been determined whether the old lock can be repaired, or a new and improv e d one erected, but prep ara tio n s are making for doing either the one or the other, a.s soon as the frosts shall be over, during which, no masonry work can be safely done. The ex penses of the re-const r u c tion of the lock and bridge is esti mated at from 400/. to 500/../...lionts Advertiser. THE KING'S COURT. Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, the Marquis WEL- LESLEY liad an audience of his MAJESTY. At three o'clock the Cabinet Ministers held a Cabinet Council in the room in the palace adjoining the banquetting room. The Ministers present were—the Loan CHAN CELLOR, the Duke of WELLINGTON. Earls BATHURST, DUDLEY, and ABERDEEN, Viscounts 'MELVILLE and PAL mEasroN, Lord ELLENLIOROUGH, Mr. Secretary PEEL, Mr. Secretary HiTsxissoN, the CHANCELLOR of the Ex- CHEQUER, and Mr. HEatitas. The Ministers continued in deliberation about an hour and a half, and then adjourned to the throne room, with the exception of Earl DUDLEY, to attend the KING in Privy Council. The Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, the Lord Steward of the Household, the Groom of the Stole, the Treasurer of the Household, and Lord TEN TERnEN, also attended the KING in Council. Sir C. COLVILLE was introduced, and sworn in Gover nor of the :Mauritius. Mr. GILEVILLE attended as Clerk of the Council. The Rev. Dr. WARD, Bishop of Sodor and Man, was introduced to his MAJESTY on his being appointed to that See, and did homage before the KING upon the occasion. The Bishop of CHICHESTER, as Clerk of the Closet, and Mr. Secretary PF.Fr, assisted at the ceremony. Sir CHARLES WETHERELL was introduced to the KING, and kissed hands upon his being appointed Attorney- General. _ _ Lieutenant• General Sir C. COLV:I.I.E was introduced by Mr. Secretary HUSKISSON, to take leave on his de parture for the Alauritius, to enter on the Government of that island. The RECORDER of LONDON made his report to the Knsc in Council of the twenty-three convicts capitally convicted at Justice-hall, in the Old Bailey, during the last February Sessions, when the law was ordered to take its course on three of them. The Marquis of WINCHESTER was the Lord in Waiting, and Sir W. HOUSTON was the Groom in Waiting. His MAJESTY gave audiences to the Duke of WELLING.. TON, Earl BATHURST, and Mr. Secretary PEEL. The Court broke up at a quarter-past six o'clock. The Duke of CLARENCE left town at an early hour yesterday morning for Woolwich Dock-yard, where his Royal Highness witnessed a variety of experi ments by the corps of Royal Marine Artillery, in manoeuvr ing their guns. The Duke returned to his residence in the Admiralty at one o'clock, and held a Levee, as Lord High Admiral, which was numerously attended. In the evening, the Royal Duke gave a grand dinner to a large party of naval officers, including Admirals Sir Enwsno OWEN and FERRlER—Captains, Lord RADSTOCK, Sir C. COLE, Hon. D. P. BOUVERIE, H. STUART, T. SMITH, M. POPIIANI, PEEL, GARTH, J. PELFohn, Sim.Ev, G. GAM BIER, W. H. SMYTII, HALLOWELL, SAITRIN, BERKELEY, ROBERT GORDON, VERNON, and SPENCER. The Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE, ac companied by the Princess EMILIE of Carolath, honoured the performance at Covent-garden Theatre on Tuesday evening with their presence. A Cabinet Council was held at ten o'clock on Tuesday night, at the Foreign-office, Downing-street, which was attended by the whole of the Cabinet Ministers. The Ministers did not separate till half-past 12 o'clock. A naval officer left town last night, who, it was understood, was the bearer of despatches for Sir EDWARD CODIIINGTON. Mr. Secretary PEEL entertained the Cabinet Ministers to dinner yesterday, at his rebidenee in Privy Gardens. Count D'ALCUDIA, the Spanish Minister, and Count de MouricE, the Danish Minister, transacted business yesterday, at the Foreign-office, Downing-street, with Earl DUDLEY. Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yesterday, from the Hon. General PONSONBY, the Lieute nant-Governor of Malta. WINDSOR, MARCH 18.—The KING has signified his intention of returning to the Royal Lodge on Wednesday, April 2. Some few repairs have taken place at the Royal Lodge since his MaJvsTy's departure; the carpets have been all taken up and cleaned, and are now laying down ; the other improvements are forwarding, so that every thing may be ready for his MAJESTY'S reception on the above day. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.-The Countess of Beauchamp, in Portman-square ; the Earl of Heytes bury and suite, at Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, from Lisbon; the Marquis Loule and the Princess Royal of Portugal and suite, at ditto, from Portugal ; the Earl of Stanhope, at Lord Carrington's, Whitehall, from his seat in Kent ; the Earl and Countess of Eastnor, at the Earl of Hardwick's, in St. Jarnes's-square, from their seat, Ryegate, Surrey ; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Walker and family, at Mivart's Hotel, from Michell Grove, Sussex ; the Rev. Wm. Jackson, at ditto, from Oxford ; J. He neage, Esq. at ditto from Kent ; Lieut.-General Meade, at Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, from Norfolk; Mr. and Lady Louisa Kilderby, at ditto, from Suffolk ; Gen. and Madame de Sablouhotf, at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley square, from Norfolk ; the Rev. John Clay and Mrs. Clay, at Cook's Hotel, Albemarle-street, from Walton-le-Dale, Lancashire; Henry Grimes, Esq. at ditto, from his seat, Everdon Hall, near Daventry ; W. H. Unwin, Esq. and Miss S. Broughton at the Burlington Hotel, Cork-street, from the Dolphin, Chichester. DEPARTURES.—Captain and Mrs. Ken nedy, from Brook street, for the North; the Hon. F. Spencer, from Mivart's Hotel, Lewer Brook-street, for the North ; Lord Rancliffe, from ditto, for his seat, Danny Park, Nottinghamshire; Mrs. Rice, from the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street, for Norton Court, Kent ; the lion. Mr. Taylor, from Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook street, for Hants; Mr. and Mrs. Dumbleton, from ditto, for their seat in Hants; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dumbleton, from ditto, for Southampton. ARRIVALS AT TUNBRIDGE WELLS.-- Mr. and Mrs. Grenaway, Mr. and Mrs. Slater, Mr. and Mrs. Gardner, Mrs. W. Shelden and son, Mrs. Farthing, Mr. and Mrs. Moyne, Mr. and Mrs. Charles East, Mr. and Mrs. Rocards, Messrs. Gould, Larkin, Lucas, and Smith, Sir Henry and Lady Louisa Calder, Mrs. Robin son and family, Hiss Villebois, Mr. and Mrs. Dampier and family, Mr•. and Mrs. Strachan, Mr. and Mrs. Wild, Mr. and Mrs. Grenaway, Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. and Miss Richardson, Mrs. Leicester Adolphus, Miss Pouletts, Mr. and Mrs. Collins, Col. and Mrs. Salway, Mr. R. B. Gar diner, Mrs. Ellis, &c. ArtnlvAo AT CHELTENHANT.---Coiond Andrews, Colonel Edward Fitzgerald, Major Baud, Major Ford, Captain,: Woolsley, Morriss, Baker, Montague, and Mingles, Lieut. Hobart, Mr. and Mrs. J. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Dawson, Mr. and Mrs. Daniells, Messrs. J. T. Row landson, W. Stoughton, R. Stewart, R. Miles, Way, Graham, Dowdeswell. Fraser, C. Mangles, H. S. Elmslie, two Hartleys, H. Coding, B. Parsons, G. W. Marriott, Hamilton, Murphy, Forbes, Davis, Poole, Pettatt, Aspi nall, Gibson, Miles, Quick, Maurice, Jacomb, Hodgson, Dawson, Phipps, Thompson, Mistresses Quick, Stewart, Coleman, Misses Hogg, Wood, &c. ARRIVALS AT BATA.—EarI of Lisburn, Lord Saltown, Rev. Sir henry and Lady Rivers, Sir Henry and Lady Watson, Sir Wm. Wynn, Hon. Mrs. Vaughan, Hon. Mrs. Armstrong, Adm. Evans, Lieut.- General and Mrs. Bingham, Colonel and Mrs. Pemberton, Rev. Archdeacon England, Captains Maikland, Shute, Irby, Chivers, Best, Dr. and Mrs. Graham, Drs. Moore, Wrightwick, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Woodhouse, Rev. Messrs. Blatliwayt, Ogle, Wells, Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins, Foster, Soult, Bennet, Johnson, Harris, Anderson, Noble, Fry, Pickard, Marriott, Hunt, Messrs. Louis, Duncan, Lykater, Tapp, Burnell, De Jersey, Baines, Cribb, Campbell, Ha milton, Duncan, Hyde, Graham, Hervey, Jones, Thornton, Martin, Mackinnon, Robins, Grant, Turner, Thornhill, White, Warren, Kidstone, Williams , Griffies, Markland, Smith, Hanbury, Jelf, Merriman, Doveton, Osbaldiston, White, Lemaitre, Symons, Steward, Spry, Mistresses Birch, Brown, Crosby, Jennings, Hector, Misses De Jersey Anderson, Gree, Smith, James, Doveton, &c. THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.—His Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON is indefatigable in his attention to business. lie sleeps on a mattrass on a couch. His Grace rises at seven o'clock, and breakfasts at eight, and directly after attends to his official duties; the post letters arrive soon after nine o'clock, to which lie gives decided answers, if it be in his power, the substance of the answer being written at the corner of the letters, for his private Secretary to reply to. Soon after eleven o'clock, in ge neral, the Duke rides on horseback to the Treasury, mostly on a white horse, which is a favourite with his Grace, having rode it at the battle of Waterloo. The Duke re mains closely engaged in business at the Treasury till about five o'clock, except when called to attend the KING'S Privy Councils, Cabinet Councils, &c. The Duke does not take any food from the time of his early breakfast till his dinner, a period of nearly twelve hours. During the late indis position of the Duke, which confined his Grace to the house several days, he could not be prevailed on to take any food in the middle of the day, although advised to do so by the profession.—Norning Herald, SPEECHES OF MR. CANNING. (The Times makes the following remarks upon this excellent work. ) The constant occupation of our columns, at this season of the year, with matters of immediate inte rest, has prevented our earlier notice of this book, and still prevents us from paying that extended at tention to it which the subjects might fairly demand. It is but just, however, to observe that the work does infinite credit to the parties concerned in it. The arrangement and publication of Mr. Canning's orations (which form at once the best monument of his fame, and the most indisputable record of his opinions) was a task of much arduousness as well as importance ; and, both as regards the duties of the compiler and the bookseller, it seems to be ex tremely well performed. Most of the speeches upon subjects of leading interest are given fully, without the slightest abbreviation, as they were delivered; and with a brief sketch of the particular debates in the course of which they were introduced. In some cases, however, notwithstanding the great extent of the work as produced, it was found that it would be absolutely necessary either to carry the number of volumes considerably farther, or to condense; and in a few discussions, therefore, Which proceeded in detail upon matters of merely temporary interest, ex tracts of the more striking and impressive portions of speeches have been inserted, in preference to giv ing the whole harangue. The prefixed memoir con sists, as was suited to the character of the work, of a history of the late Minister's political rather than of his private life ; and touches upon all the leading ' occurrences to which he was a party in the course of his public career. It also supplies an account of his pedigree, and a few extracts from the periodicals in which, at an early age, he distinguiShed himself. Some of the speeches in the worst were corrected by Mr. Canning himself; and specimens of his cor rection of the press are given, which seem to have been elaborate in the highest possible degree ; and even after a first correction, he frequently re vised and altered the printed proofs It is not possible for us, as we have already stated, during the existing press of public matter, to enter at length into the qualities of a work in six volumes royal octavo; but we understand that its production has been very successful, and, as far as we may judge from a cursory perusal, it de serves to be so. In fact, the speeches of Mr, Can ning form an indispensable appendage to every poli tical library; and a private one, looking to the high literary name and reputation of the orator, can scarcely be considered quite complete without them. The work is very liberally got up, as regards all circum stances of typographical style and arrangement, with a fac-simile of Mr. Canning's MS. in a note to Mr. Huskisson, and a portrait executed by Worthington, from a bust by Chantr y . The task of editing has been performed by Mr. Therry, of Gray's-inn. THE SPEAKING FRENCH GRAMMAR. BY J. V. DoUVII,,LE, PROFESSOR OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE, No. 1, Soho-square, near the Bazaar; and 2, Lawrence-lane, Cheapside, London, 1827. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In presenting the public with this new pro duction, my grand object has been to render thespeak ing of French as easy and familiar to English persons, as if they studied in Paris. To accomplish this great desideratum, I have composed the essays on the rules of passages and sentences used in ordinary discourse. By construing them into French, the pupil will not only store his mind with useful expressions, but he will likewise insensibly imbibe just notions of the Grammatical technicalities of the language. This is of the utmost importance for speaking French ; for, unless the learner is properly trained up in the lilac tical part, he will never be able to hold the least dis course with a native of France, although he may be a proficient in the theory of the language. The na ure of the French Verbs is, also, exhibited in quite, a new and clear manner, and the remarks on pro nunciation are collected from the present practice of the fashionable circles in Paris. The work is con cluded by a Grammatical Analysis, and a Treatise on French Prosody and Versification; besides a classified vocabulary, a compendium of familiar phrases, and numerous models of notes, letters of compliment and business. In the execution of the whole, in short, the speaking of the language has a prominent feature ; and I flatter myself this Gram mar will be found peculiarly adapted to the capacity of the generality of learners, being divided into sixty easy lessons and essays, which will prove no less instructive than agreeable. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant, London, March 19, 1828. J. V. DOLTVILLE. P.S. A Key to the Essays is just published. ECONOMY OF LIGHT. The following statement exhibits the comparative expense of an equal quantity of light from different substances. It is estimated that twenty cubic feet of coal gas, or ten of oil gas, are equivalent to a pound of tallow, and five thousand grains of good spermaceti oil, as equal to seven thousand grains, or one pound avoirdupois of tallow. Valuing the quan tity of light afforded by one pound of tallow in candles at Is., an equal quantity of light from sperm oil consumed in an Argand lamp will cost 6d. ; an equal quantity of light from whale oil gas 4,1 d.; and an equal quantity of light from coal gas 2,id. This estimate is made upon the criterion of half a foot of coal gas per hour being burnt to give a light equi valent to one mould candle of six in the pound ; but when burnt under favourable circumstances, the quantity of gas consumed does not exceed one-third of a cubic foot for each candle, and in some experi ments not more than one-fourth, which would of course reduce the expense of gas in proportion. Mr. Anderson, of Perth, states, that he very care fully made a great number of experiments, with a view to determine the comparative quantity of light afforded by candles and coal-g,as. The size of the candles which he employed was short sixes, and he gives the following table of the . results. The first column shows the kind of burners; 2d, the number of cubic inches of gas consumed per hour; 3d, the number of candles to which the light is equal, as de termined by the method of shadows; 4th, the num ber of rabic inches per hour, corresponding to the light of one candle. A cubic foot contains 1,728 inches : Number of cubic Kind of Burners. inches of gas consumed per hour. 3 Jet Argand, 5 holes 2,592 Ditto 10 ditto 3,71)9 Ditto 11 ditto 5,940 19 + Ditto 1S ditto 6,804. 21 of can- Number of cubit, dies giv. inches of gas giv ing equal ing light equal light. to one candle. 346 324 3161 309 324 The mean of these results is, that 323} cubic inches of coal gas yield light equal to that of one candle for one hour; but this is the coal gas of Perth, which he stated to possess a very great illuminating power. With regard to the superior light of oil gas, the re sults of experiments have varied, and of course opi nions have been different; but the general conclusion is, that taking the illuminating power of coal gas as one, that of oil gas may be stated as from one and a half to two, varying according to its specific gravity, which differs from 750 to 1,000; and though coal gas is generally more uniform in this respect, it varies according to the quality of the coal and other cir cumstances.--Matthews's Compendium of Gas Lighting. There was a rumour current amid the circles of the west end yesterday, though we did not succeed in tracing it to any accredited source, that it was the inten tion of his Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON to proceed im mediately to Russia, with a view to confer with the EMPEROR ma the position of affairs in the East. We do not at present recollect any instance of such a step being taken by a Prim e Minister ; but the mission of Lord CasThEßEAcrt, in 1814, if not precisely in point, was at least analogous. There can be no doubt that the high mili tary fame and high civil authority of the Noble Duke would bestow a weight on his personal advice which no other man in Europe could attempt to claini,—Morning Paper. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DONCASTER SPRING MEETING.—MARCH The running to-day was superior to yesterday's Races, and attracted a still more numerous attendance. The fol lowing are particulars : The Renishaw Hunt Stakes of 5 sovs. each - , and 30 sous. added, for all ages. Gentlemen riders. St. L. C. Mr. Denham's b. h. Deceiver, 5 yrs 1 Mr. C. Brown's b. h. Hexgrave, aged Mr. Athorpe's b. h. Candidate, 6 yrs 3 Mr. Hudson's bl. g. by Dinmont, 4 yrs.— 4 Mr. Hinde's br. h. Wildrake, 4 yrs • 5 Three paid. Mr. Jalland afterlandro a finedethe race.uin winner, and won cle verly, The Sandbeck Hunt Stakes of 5 soya. each, and 10 added by the Town. Welter weights. Four miles. Mr. Martin's b. m. Lady Easby, 6 yrs Mr. Yaraley's ch. g. Catiline, aged Mr. Clarke's ch. In. Laurestina, aged An excellent race. Mr. Steer rode Lady Easby. Ten paid. The Union Stakes of 7 Isom each, and 10 added, for all ages. 'fwo miles. Sir G. Sitwell's b. h. Quadrant, 6 yrs Mr. Athorpe's br. g. Candidate, 6 yrs 2 Mr. Clarke's eh. c. His Worship, 4 yrs Three others started, and two paid. Mr. Jalland rode the winner, and won cleverly. The Handicap. St. Leger Course. Mr. Athorpe's be. m. Brunetti?, 4 yrs 1 Mr. Harrison's Blendcorn, 5 yrs Mr. Haywood's cb. h. Morton, 5 yN Five others statted. Mr. Athorpe rode the vrisner, and won cleverly. Mr. llesseltine'a mare broke her thigh. WARWICK SPRING MEETING. STEWARDS---E. Graham, Esq. and H. S. Cardwell, Esq. Mr. T. H. Atkins, Cell( of the Course, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19,--The Ifeatuington Stakes of sovs. each-,—The 2•• Mile Course. Mr. Pickernell's ch, g. Tartar.. Davis 1 Captain Gould's b. g. Pavilion 2 Mr. 31"favisla's b. h. Spectator „„„,..„,,.„ Sir Loftus Qtway's b. wt. Craw Jane Major• Mallory's b. g. ,Ascot 5 Mr. An4erson's b. g. Harlequin Six drawn, and ten did not name. The Pillerton Stakes of 25 sous. each.—Two Aides. Mr. Davis's ch. g. Tartar ........... ~,.„,Davis 1 Lord Chesterield's hr. m• Luunst, by Filho 2 Mr. Meynall's b. c. Caribert S Four others started, but were not placed.—Seven drawn. The Hunters' Sweepstakes of 10 says. each.—The 2-111de Course. Mr. Peel's b. g. The Counsellor Yates 1 Mr. R. Tomes's eh. g. Moses Mr. White's b. g. Pavilion Four drawn. The Farmer'. Cup of 50 soy& in specie, and 10 SOYS. to the second horse.—Heats, the 2-Mile Course. Mr. Kent's br. in. Betty Walton Davis 2 1 1 Mr. Reading's g, m. Miss Coverton 0 3 2 Mr. Gihhs's b. c, by Magistrate Mr. Umbers's ch. m. Morel Mr. Lucas'scb. h. Burgundy Mr. Cross's b. g. Harlequin Mr. F. Robbins's b. h. Unfortunate 4 0 d Mr. Honey's ch, tu. Maria Cooley ... 0 0 d Three drawn. A Forced Handicap of 10_ roes. each.—Onee round and a _ distance. Mr. Peel's b. g. The Counsellor Darling 1 Mr. Giffiths's br. m. Palatine Mr. Graham's b. f. Lady Jane Three others started, but were not placed, and three drawn. PYTCHLEY HUNT RACES.—MAKcir 19. OVER NORTHAMPTON COURSE. Lord CHARLES FITZROY and EYRRARD BOUYTRIE, Esq., Stewards. Mr. T. DUMBLETON, Clerk of the Course. A Welter Stakes of 10 sovs. each, for horse➢ not thorough bred, and which have Bever won. To be the property of Gentlemen only, and bona fide to belong to the sub scriber. Once round and a distance, 12st. each. Mr. Osbaldeston's br. g. by Clasher, 6 yrs Mr. Bouverie's bl. h. Mistletoe, by Don Cossack, 6 yrs 2 Mr. Hungerford's hr. h. Fidget, 6 yrs Mr. Benton's ch. g. Symmetry, 6 yrs 4 Mr. Isted's b. g. Grenadier, 6 yrs Mr. Nicolla's ch. h. Charley, 6 yrs A Purse of 50 sovs. with 10 sovs. to second horse. Twice round ; four-yr-olds, llst. 71b. five, 12st. six and aged, 12st. 51b. Mr. C. G. Flesher's hr. h. by Don Cossack, 5 yrs Mr. B. G. Drage's br. m. Bessy Bedlam, 5 yrs Mr. A. Sharman's ch. m. Folly, 4 yrs Mr. T. Evans's ch. h. by Popinjay, 5 yrs dr Mr. S. Sharman's ch. g. Spot, 4 yrs Mr. Worley's h. h. by Jujube, 4 yrs dr Mr. G. Jones's br. g. 5 yrs Mr. Lionell's g. in. Sister to Why Not, 6 yrs dr Mr. C. G. Flasher's b. g. The Cub, 4 yrs An open Stakes of 3 soya. each, with 50 soya. added by the Hunt; for four-yr-olds, 1 Ost. 71b. five, list. six and aged, Ilst. 41b. Once round and a distance. Mr. W. Drage's br. g. by Filho da Puta, aged Mr. Hungerford's hi. as. Sultana, aged Mr. John Sharman's cb. g. No Go, 5 yrs Mr. B. Drage's ch. g. by Cerberus, aged 4 Mr. John Sharman's b. m. by Sir Marinel, 4 yrs Mr. Woolley's b. g. by Sir Marinel, 6 yrs A Farmers' Cup, value 60 sovs., for four-yr-olds, Ilst. 71b. five, 12st. six and aged, 12st. 51b. Heats, once round and a distance. Mr. Worley's by Jujübe Mr. Flesher's The Cub 1 2 3 Mr. B. G. Drage's g. h. by Minos, 4 yrs 2 5 2 Mr. Evans's by Popinjay Mr. T. liamshaw's b. g. Escape, 5 yrs 3 3 dr Mr. S. Sharman's Spot 5 dr Mr. G. Jones's br. g. Mr. Boulton's b. g. Grasshopper, 4 yrs dr Mr. B. G. Drage's Bessy Bedlam dr Mr. Linnell's Sister to Why Not dr Mr. A. Sharman's Folly Mr. Flesher's by Don Cossack The running afforded excellent sport, and the several races were very well contested. THE RING. FIGHT BETWEEN NICHOLLS ♦ND ACTON..--The stake holder has appointed to attend at the Widow Randall's, Hole in the Wall, Chancery-lane, to-morrow evening, to give up the money for this fight. DOIELL AND BAILIT—.IIPCARTHY AND BALLAII.II— JONES AND BILL SAVAGE•-The several deposits for these fights were made good ou Tuesday and last night. The last mentioned affair comes off on Tuesday ■ex t. JACK RANDALL. Yesterday the remains of this pugilist, whom no mortal arm ever subdued, but to whom the conqueror of all—the grisly monarch gave the grand coup, and beat him out of time on Wednesday last, were conveyed, amidst a vast as. semblage of persons, from his late residence, the Hole-in the-Wall public-house, Chancery-lane, to St. Giles's church-yard, and there were interred. The funeral pro cession consisted of a hearse, and three mourning coaches, with mutes, feathers, &c. THE RECORDER'S REPORT. Yesterday the Recorder of London made his Report to the King in Council, of the following prisoners under sen tence of death, in Newgate—namely, Samuel ILussatu alias Silver, aged 21 ; Mary Ryan, 17 ; Eleanor Bryant, 17 ; Andrew Powell, 51 ; and George Wyeth, 25, for highway robbery ; John Jones, 17; Charles Westbury, 17 ; James Wicks, 15; Samuel Weedon, 35 ; Henry Godfrey, 23 ; Joseph Lefevre, 13 ; Henry Freeman, 12 ; William Mitchell, 34 ; George Mitchell, 27 ; Thomas Lawrence, 18 ; and William Johns alias Jones, 18, for housebreaking ; William Forbes, 22; and Francis Arthur Anderson, 35, for stealing in a dwelling-house to the value of Si., and upwards ; Thomas Johnson, 20, for horse-stealing; Edward Barry, 27 ; Edward John Nicholls, 18 ; and John Seldon, 19, for burglary; and Alexander Ephraim Shorter alias Thomas Shorter, 50, for uttering forged bank-notes. All of whom his Majesty was graciously pleased to order to be respited during his Royal pleasure, excepting George Wyeth, Samuel Weedon, and Alexander Ephraim Shorter, aims Thomas Shorter, upon whom the law is left to take its course ; and they are ord e r e d f or execut i on on W e dnesday the 26th inst. On Monday morning last the body of a man called HENRY HoLwELL, a miner, was discovered burning in the lime kiln, at the end of the town of Bideford, leading to Barnstaple. It appeared he had been turn e d out of a public-house the preceding night, in a state of i n t ox i cation, and when o fo f un t d he pre bod se y nted hav a in m g ousteenappellnlsmugmesdp. TV A% te a r great Alfred. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. We presume the f4te of the Test all • d Corpo ration Acts is decided by the discussion on Tuesday night last; and it is but fair to sav that the Established Church, though there may have been some " b usy meddlers " within its body, has left the matt er generally to be de c id e d by the rational conviction of the national repre sentatives in Parliament. Lord John Russell seemed to acquiesce, for accommodation's sake, in the establishment of the declaration proposed by Mr. Peel, reserving to himself, however, the right of collectin g f rom t h e organs o f t h e dis senting body whether they would be content with the boon proposed. This may be a good practical way of proceeding, but yet we think it hardly constitutional. Parliament should upon all occasions enact what it thinks right, leaving those who are personally affected by the enact ments to proceed as they think proper ti-der them. It should not be first inquired of any delegated or self-obtruded bode of men, " will that satisfy you, or will you be con tent with that ?" for by this mode of pro lgiaorioide7 ; W a e n d have often f latter b e l t i o a r s e o a n r l g y u e t , o legislate up to i ceeding th e d e l egates are made to prescribe t gbe o eee snf soei r P roean a l their v i ews , an d not for the sto the Cath o li cs. And the b s we know n ot w h o the organs of th e this point when t reat i ng of the subject of con be,'—how on n hose n, sl O l r je b e y t e wheth er they do realty speakd w i h s osemn the sense nor body n o os d fe y co ofut mayhe univer sa l di ssent i ng body.r course If they are of the Unitarian class, for example, they belong to the sect with which, not only the English people generally, but even the great mass of Dissenters, have the fewest and feeblest sympathies. With respect to the declaration it self, we trust that it will be adopted without con test, as calculated for the present to establish tranquillity upon a much-controverted subject and we even trust, further, that it will sink into disuse, on account of its being discovered that the Church, as an establishment, has no thing to apprehend from the designs of those who dissent from her in ever-varying ways, some the most opposite to others in doctrinal points„ The only case, probably, where the conse quence of not making th e declaration may he called into effect by removal from office, wilt be where strong passions are excited by other subjects of difference in a corporation than those of a religious nature. The declaration, it will also be observed, only proposes to secure the Church against the arm of power, " 1 will not exert any power or influence which I may pos sess by virtue of my office to injure or subvert the Church." The Clergy of the Establishment may say, should the Dissenter refuse this decla. ration, " Then it is by power that you mean to subvert us, as you have already done." To the attacks of reason and learning the Church is still open, and ever ought to be ; for we are con vinced that her purity depends upon the freedom with which her doctrines are investigated, and her conduct regarded, or even watched ; ami being thus observed,—being thus incessantly tried in the furnace of controversy,—sh e wilt not only be a shelter and home to her own chil dren, but a beacon to those who differ front her ; guarding wanderers on the ocean of doubt and dissent from deviating into too wild and ex travagant courses of faith and practice, and ever recalling them to the view of her fixed and steady light.— Times. A paper has been printed by order of the House of Commons, which exhibits but a me lancholy picture of poverty in the lower orders of the English nation, or of improvidence and neglect of duty in the upper classes with regard to their administration of the public money. The paper we allude to is a return of the funds levied by parishes under the poor-rate system, throughout England and Wales, for the year ending March 25, 1827 ; of that portion of the gross sum so raised, which has been expended for the relief of the poor—the only avowed or justifiable object of such a species of taxation ; and of what has been bestowed on other pur poses. We grieve, and our sorrow is mingled with no slight alarm, that the poor-rate should, during a year not marked by any very general privation or calamity, have amounted at the end of it to almost 7,800,000/. I. This in the 13th year of peace, and after the necessity of re forming the poor laws had been brought repeatedly and most earnestly home to the attention of the co of ttheryer l g . i s t ;1 1 1 1 e a nof t as compared eom England. pa r ed withA a a aggravation year, the poor -rates had increased by nine per cent., or about 700,000/. sterling. There was, no doubt a considerable share of local distress among the manufacturing districts during a part of the period cited, consequent upon the Cotton Bubbles of 1825; but they will not account for the frightful additions to the sum-total of the fund, since the agricultural counties, with only three exceptions,—viz., Berkshire, Hampshire . , and Suffolk, where the rate has been reduced 2,4, and 5 per cent. ; and with the farther ex - ception of Sussex, where it remains; stationary, —have all partaken of this unwhc,iesome growth. Why, fifty years back, the entire revenue of Great Britain fell short of the sum now raised for the maintenance of her paupers, and of those who Nzanage them. The expense of manage ment only, apart from the fundswhich have been distributed for the direct benefit of the poor, amounts to between a fifth and sixth of the whole sum levied, or above 17 per cent. This is a branch of the system which calls for the closest scrutiny ; the " other purposes than the elves for wit nessing of the poor," being an indefinite and there - 1113uut relieve, by fore suspicious denomination of account, n o small ingredient in which would, we are afraid, be found to consist of overseer-dinners and the like sort of ceremonials befitting the vocation of number of select vestries through revelries to which a nice palate and keen contributions a lfu p t et t i l t ti e s document moften s supplies l O t also with a state n p e a s r s is ii i i l g offi in c is e e rs ri eir tfltkilteliiellietgoind°o;snrte7Oapialpelold among Englishm e n of expedient, we will venture e s w who which comfortthey themselves site to every notion which l itom v i l le i st a ns t attihY b i.oel e longs to a free constitution, or ought to be endured by an intelligent people. A select vestry is a close corporation, self-elected so often as vacancies arise, responsible to no power but itself, and possessing, what the House of Com mons does not, unbounded control over the for tunes of th e p u bli c , w hi c h , a f ter t h e fi rst ap pointment o f t h e vestry, i s care f ully excluded from every s h a d ow o f e l ect i ve power. What e ver parish, ratethe they se may enforce ; the re is none tee vestry please to imp ose upon their gainsay them. Whatever abuse or corruption it thinks fit to ordain or tolerate in the employment of the revenue thus wrung from the people, there is none to question. It is the most terrible pre rogative committed to the most unassailable of agents, a rotten borough erected in the heart of each parish, miscalling eta members - the reprec.en V F'