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WTRAVIS respectfully informs his nu e memos Friends, Commercial Gentlemen, and the Public in general, that he has lately entered upon that spacious Inn, THE ALBION HOTEL, situate in the Haymarket, Sheffield, so many years known as " Healey's Hotel," where be trusts he shall meet with that ewourage rslent which, by an unremitting attention to business, it will be his constant study to deserve. The Premises have recently been most elegantly fitted uP, and nothing conducive to the comfort of those who may honour him with their Patronage will be found wanting. Wines and Spirits at a moderate charge.—Good Beds and Stabling. la, c. 3 dy . V LONDON, FRIDAY. EVENING, MARCH 21, 182 S. RECOMMENCEMENT OF WAR IN PERSIA. We received, this morning, an Extraordinary Sypplement w the Journal of St. Petersburgh, of the 4th instant, which contains the important fact of hostilities having been recommenced be tween Russia and Persia, in consequence of the latter having refused to ratify the provisions of the Treaty. We had before heard rumours to this effect, but this official communication places the matter beyond question. We have little doubt that it was on the receipt of this information that the Emperor NICHOLAS had determined on declaring war against the PORTE, because she is the Asiatic power referred to as having incited the Persians, by assurances cf sup port, to break the Treaty. But Russia has other motives for seeking an opportunity of going to war, and the conduct of Persia will answer the purpose of justification, if such should be required of her by the Allies. We stron , .l l .. suspect, however that as events begin to develope themselves there will be ample cause of surprise at the conduct of more than one continental power. The French are by no means so disinterested as they would at first ap pear to be in the promotion of Greek independ ence, and they too, like the Russians, might like to have some show of indemnity for all they have already done in the good cause of Eastern liberty. The removal of a large force from Egypt ren ders the present situation of Alexandria rather critical--and still more critical, should the march of the Russian armies on Constantinople put it out of the SULTAN'S power to relieve the PACHA. All this is mere possibility, but it derives shape and likelihood from the circumstances. of the times. The Persian war may appear to be a good diversion for Turkey, but the overwhelmin g number of the Russian Army on the Pruth, antirlothers marching towards it, places the Turks in the most imminent danger. The following account of the proceedings in Persia, will be read with interest : • ST. PETERSBURGH, MARCH 3. The accounts from Persia, which have been long expected, and arrived at length on the 27th and 29th February, have unhappily not realized, for the pre sent, the hopes of peace which the negociations opened with Abbas Mirza, his formal promises, and the written declarations of the Schah himself, autho rised us to conceive. Already all the articles of the treaty, whiCh was to put an end to the war between the two States, had been solemnly approved and s igned by the Plenipotentiaries of the Emperor, by Abbas Mirza, and another Plenipotentiary of the Persian Sovereign; already all discussion was at an end on the important point of the pecuniary indem nity claimed by Russia; the amount of this just, compensation for so many losses and expences was finally fixed. As soon as it should have been deli vered to the Plenipotentiaries of his Imperial Ma jesty, the Russian troops, according to the stipula tions mutually agreed upon, were to evacuate the province of Adherbidjan, and retire to the left bank o f the Araxes. The money intended to pay the indemnity to Russia was on the road to Tebris, where General Paskewitsch learned all at once that the intention of the Schah had changed ; that a special plenipotentiary, Mirza, Aboul Hassan point of p roceed i ng to the place Khan, was on the of conference, to declare that unless the Russian army withdrew in the first place to the left bank of the Araxes, and evacuated the province of Adher bidjan, without the least delay, Feli-Ali Schah would not pay any indemnity, and would not ratify the Peace, the conditions of which he had accepted. This was at once shewing the extent of his bad faith, and requiring the abandonment of the only guarantees for the execution of his engagement. The declaration which Mirza Aboul Hassan Khan Yggs to make admitted but of one answer. As soon as on his arrival at the camp of General Paskewitseh, lie had performed the orders of his master, and com municated the new decisions of the Schah, the com mander-in-chief announced to him that the con ferences were broken off, and that military operations would be re commenced ; they have been resumed, i n fact, and will be ca rr i e d on w i t h t h e grea test vigour. Abbas Mirza seemed thunderstruck at then resolutions o f his father. This change of ystem, which he deplores, seem s to have been produced in Persia b y int e rnal and external causes, which have acted w i th eq ual force—by the ambition of one of his brother s asp ires to the throne, and by the promises of who su sup p ort and diver sion given by another Asiatic Pow er. PP HoNvever, we may be all owe d to hope that the Schah will still b e made sensible of his real interest. Mirza Aboul Hassan Khan c ons i dered with as mu ch alarm e l as the hereditary Princ e , the necessarirms set consequce s of He t he renewal of h ost i lities. out x again with all speed for Teheran, in c t r der to induce his ? sovereign no long er to delay the conclusion of the peace, and the payment of the indemnity agreed upon. Lastly, accounts from Teheran itself, dated the 20th of January, announce that sums, equal to the whole amount of the indemnity, had been sent by the Sehah's orders to Kazbin, and that the fear of the progress of our troops would soon triumph over the obstacles which had intervened to prevent the signingof a treaty, the conditions of which were dictated by moderation and justice. The Journal of St. Petersburgh, of the 4th March, contains only some few promotions and ap pointments, being almost wholly filled with the speech of Count de la Ferronnays, on the 15th Feb. and the, debates in the House of Lords, on Lord Carnarvon's motion on the 11th Feb. The French Papers of Tuesday, and the Gazette de France of Wednesday, sound the note of preparation with renewed energy.— Troops, artillery, and munitions of war congre gate towards Toulon, but the adroit policy of the French Government keeps their destination a profound secret. Several of the French Journals comment with a certain degree of asperity upon the conduct of England, whose view in framing the treaty of London is said to be completely defeated,—that view being to prevent the Russians from assailing Turkey, while it now appears only to have accelerated their invasion. by crossing the Pruth. In illustration of Russia's designs upoa Turkey in the time of NAPOLEON, we may give the following anec dote : " Austria," said Napoleon to Mr. Ellis, at St. Helena, " would unite with Russia against Turkey, on condition of being allowed to retain the provinces contiguous to her frontier. France and England are the only Powers in terested in opposing their schemes. I always felt this, and always supported the Turks, though I hated them as barbarians." There is nothing more base than treachery, whether it be practised in private life, or in the intercourse of States and Sovereign Princes; and it is, therefore, always painful to suspect its existence, particularly amongst the mighty of the earth. But if it turn out that England has been the dupe of mean jealousy and Machia velian policy, we do sincerely hope that signal vengeance will overtake the State or St a t es which may hereafter force her into war, guiltless as she is of ambitious views herself, and sin ning only in an excess of good-will towards the human race. It is easy to conceive the machinations of such continental Statesmen, as may be engaged in the amiable object of ruining our free and glorious Constitution. They will naturally calculate on the impossibility of our enduring any farther addition to our public burthens, and will look to war as the sure means of encreasing our debt, and effecting a national bankruptcy. But it would be well to give fair warning that success in the suit will carry the costs, and that any Nation wilfully forcing us into war, must reckon on paying the last farthing of the expence which we may have incurred in the contest. To Maritime Powers our command of the ocean will render this no impotent threat, and even with inland States measures may be taken for enforcing a payment authorised by every principle of public and private justice. But the sympathy of all that is liberal in the French Nation, and the personal gratitude of the present dynasty, should secure u 4 at least one ally on the Continent, whilst our own conduct is un alloyed by the spirit of encroaching ambition— and side by side with her we may baffle the wiles of METTERNICH, and defeat the counsel of the " modern ACHITOPHEL." It is really too much to hear the Governor of the Bank of England protesting, that a pure and unalloyed patriotism has led that usurping Esta blishment to forsake their old arena, and grasp at monopoly even in the remotest parts of the kingdom. It seems, however, that, in establishing Branch Banks, their virtue has had its reward ; for the worthy Governor observed that " the thing was thriving,—it promised well." Of this we never had any doubt, and so will any trading Company be sure of success if armed with exclusive privi leges, and immense capital. But what we object to is the rapacity which leads these monopolists not to rest satisfied with their former enormous profits, which they can neither state nor account for, but to aim at depriving the Country Bankers of even the small per tentage which they de rived from the payment of dividends. • The fact is, that no external or internal dan ger is to be compared with what may be justly apprehended from .that Leviathan in Thread needle-street. The Governor and Directors of the Bank of England may ruin the country when they like, by adding or sub tracting some ten millions from their till, which it seems at present holds about five mil lions. Nor could any impeachment follow. In exercising one of the most important at tributes of Sovereignty, they have no respon sibility ; no fear of Tower-hill before their eyes. They could meet any accusation of the sort by saying that they are commercial men ; and that they only considered it a good stroke of business. Our City Correspondent says, we can now state, on authority which has seldom or neve misled us, that Prussia and Austria have joined the three Allied Powers, with a determination immediately to bring the PORTE to listen to their former proposals for peace. Accounts from Odessa of the Bth February state that commerce has greatly fallen off since the preparations for war on the part of our Go vernment ; but since we have received the infor mation that the Imperial Court intends to sojourn in this town during the war with Turkey, our commerce will not be so depressed as we at first imagined. _ Accounts from Barcelona to the Bth March, say that various military Chiefs have been sent to the mountains to ascertain the true spirit of the inhabitants, and on their return they gave it as their opinion, that another revolution might be expected to take place in the month of M a y.— The evacuation of the plains by the French troops now alarms the Government, as already symptoms of discontent prevail among the Corps de la Garde. The Count DE ESPAGNE is going to Cadiz with the two Regiments of the Guards, where he is to command, and General LONGA is to replace him in Catalonia. The Count will leave Barcelona about the 10th or 15th of April, and the troops which are to be stationed on the road to Saragossa, where the Count is going to proceed, will march about the 20th inst. Hamburgh and German Papers of the 14th inst. have been received. It appears that the Prince of ORANGE is going to St. Petersburgh. Does his Royal Highness too wish to have a share iu the spoliation of Turkey ? A French Paper, received this morning, states that although the courier of the 19th, from Con stantinople, had not arrived, letters were received at Bucharest of the 19th, which announced that the system of terror and persecution still pre vailed in the above capital. A report prevails on 'Change, that the Queen of Po RT UGA L has made her escape from Lisbon. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, MARCH 20.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived from London, the Isabella, Wildgoose, for Deme rara. Arrived the Georgina, Warren, from Berbice; and Thetis, Newton, from Trieste. The outward bound remain. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 20.—Wind W. to W.S.W. —Sailed the Carron• steamer, for Lisbon. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 19.—Wind his Majesty's ship Grasshopper, for Jamaica. FALMOUTH, MARCH 9.—Wind N.W.—Arrived off' port, the Parachute, Nichols, from Savannah. BRISTOL, MARCH 20. Wind S.S.W.—Arrived the Tantivy, Bell, from St. John's, N. 8.; Olive Branch, from Malaga ; Samuel, Drysdale, from Charente. DARTMOUTH, MARCII I9.—Arrived the Little Catharine, from Zante ; Meridian, Selly, from Messina. HOLYHEAD, MARCH 19.—Throughout last night, it blew excessive hard in squalls, from W. by S. to N.W. by W. Since noon, the gale has subsided, and it is now fine clear weather. TELEGRAPH OFFICE, LIVERPOOL, MARCH 19.-- The packet-ship John Jay, from New York, was off Holyhead to-day. Arrived off Penzance, the Mary, Lee, from Rio Janeiro ; and Hotspur, from Trieste. Arrived off Hastings, the Prince of the Nether lands, from Pernambuco; and Garland, Hilton, from Charleston. THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CITY, TwELrx o'CLocr. The fluctuations in Consols have again been of a very limited character; they opened at 82.1, were sellers, and have since been 83, the present quotation is 821 3; the Commissioneri were sup plied by a leading Broker at 82i; there has been a good supply of money stock in the market this morn ing, and business does not look so firm. India Bonds are 88 90, and Exchequer Bills, 57 8 pna. All the Foreign Securities continue very heavy ; Portuguese Bonds have been done at 60, but the present price is 62 4; in Brazil Bonds the public continue to make sales, in the morning they were done at 601 1, the present price is 60, and the ob servations which took place in a certain assembly last night on the subject of injury suffered by the trade of this country, from the war between the Bra zilian Government and that of Buenos Ayres, does not appear to have had the favourable effect which might have been calculated to have emanatedfrom it. Great anxiety continues to be entertained for the next advices from St. Petersburgh, which may be hourly expected, and Russian Bonds, which are 84, continue drooping. The arrival of the New York packet ship has been announced as off Holy head on her voyage to Liverpool; but no letters have yet come to town. There is a general expec tation that she will bring news from Mexico, and therefore some anxiety is felt by the holders f the Bonds; in the mean time it is right to state, fears preponderate greatly over the expectants of geod news from this quarter. In Shares Brazilian Bonds improved to 46 8 pm. ; every other speculation remains as in our last report. Three per Cent. Consols, 82i 3; Ditto, for the Account, 82i 3 ; India Bonds, LIS 90 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 57 8 pm. FORElGN.—lirazilian, 60 1; Buenos Ayres, 31 3 ; Chilian, 25 6 : Colombian, 234 41 ; Danish, 594 4 ; Greek, 161 171; Mexican, 6 per Cent., 315 2 ; Peru vian, 23 4 ; Portuguese, 62 4 ; Russian, 84 1; Spanish, 10 4. MINES.—AngIo Mexican, 65 60 dis. ; Brazilian, 46 48 pm. ; Colombian, 161 171 per *bare ; Real del Monte, 70 50 dis. ; United Mexican, 23 2 dis. ; General Miaing Association, 101 111 premium. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols are a shade lower, being 82f j; Portu guese Bonds are also a little worse, and 59i. In the City ten guineas have been given to receive 1001. that Consols are done at 80 on or before Monday next. Consols, 82i 83. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOU,SE OF C(II43IONS. ORDERS OF THE DAY FOR THIS DAY. 1. East Retford Disfranchisetnent Bill—Further consi- deration of Report. • 2. Friendly Societies Bill—Second reading. 3. Juries (Ireland) Bill—Further consideration of Report. 4. Life Annuities Repeat Bill—Committee. 5. Steam Vessels (Ireland) Bill—Third reading. 6. Innkeepers Bill—Committee. '7. Supply—Committee. 8. Ways and Means—Committee. NOTICkS OF MOTIONS FOR THIS DAY. 1. Mr. Bankes—Select Committee on the Proceedings of the Office of Works, and the Land Revenue Office, regarding Public Buildings. 2. Mr. Bankes—Museuiu Estimates. (In Committee of Supply.) B. Mr. Nicholson Calvert—To move Instruction to the Committee on the East Retford Disfranchisement Bill, to make provision for preventing Bribery and Corrup tion in the said Borough, by extending the right of voting to all Freeholders of the Hundred of Bassetlaw. 4, Mr. Maurice FitzGerald—Consideration of the Petition fur leave to deposit plan. ac. in the Private Bill Office, and proceed with the Tralee Canal Bill. His MAJESTY entertained a select party to dinner yesterday at his Palace, in St. James's. The Duke of CLARENCE presided at the din ner given yesterday by the Marine Society. The Duchess of KENT entertained the Duchess of CLARENCE and a select party to dinner yes terday, at her apartments, in the King's Palace, at Ken sington. The Princess AUGUSTA had a select party to dinner yesterday, at her residence, in the King's Palace, St. James's. In the evening her Royal Highness honoured the performance of Cuy Mannering, at Drury-lane Theatre, with her presence. The Duchess of CLARENCE honoured the Earl and Countess of DARNLEY with her company to din ner, on Wednesday, at their residence, Berkeley-square. The,lloyal Duchess, accompanied by her noble host and hostess, afterwards honoured the concert of Ancient Music, in the Hanover-square Rooms, with her presence. The Ministers, after dining with Mr. Secre tary PEEL on Wednesday evening, held a Cabinet Council in Mr. PEEL'S house, at ten o'clock, and sat in deliberation for two hours and a half. A King's Messenger was sent off on Wednes day night front the Foreign-office, with despatches for Vis count GRANVILLE, our Ambassador at Paris, and for Sir HENRY WELLESLEY (Lord CowLEV), our Ambassador at Vienna. LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Dr. LUSHINGTON resumed his argument in the Scots appeal M'Neill against M'Gregor, the details of which are already familiar to the public. The Learned Doctor was expected to occupy the whole of the day. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT—Mmten 20. BANKRUPTCY OF MESSRS. HURST AND RO. BINSON. SIR PETER POLE AND OTHERS V. SPOTTISWOODE AND OTHERS. (Continued from our Paper of yesterday.) Nlr. HORNE continued.—Previously to their bank ruptcy, the Messrs. Hurst and Robinson, for the very natural purpose of seeing what property they possessed to meet the claims on them, caused a va luation to be made of their stock. This was done at a time when they found their funds failing, and when they thought, by the means of a trust deed, to have the property sold for the payment of the debts. To this valuation, made under such circum stances, no objection could be made, except that Messrs. Hurst and Robinson were, perhaps, too san guine in their anticipations, and had fixed too large prices to the several articles composing their stock. It was never for a moment pretended that they had concealed or kept back a single article. At a meet ing of the creditors subsequently to the bankruptcy, it was resolved that Beys should make out a fresh catalogue of the stock. This he did, and took care to omit what was in fact the only thing wanting, any statement as to the prices or value of the stock. 'Mr. H. Twiss, to prevent any mistake on that point, said that Boys in the first instance was merely employed to make out a stock-book or list, but that upon a subsequent occasion he added the prices at the request of the assignees. Mr. HORNE said, that this catalogue or valuation was worth nothing to the assignees, whilst it must have been of infinite value to himself, if he enter tained the intention of becoming the purchaser. The Learned Gentleman, after going through some of the minor details, said that Boys and Greaves pro cured a Mr. Moon, in April, 1827, to join them in the purchase of the bankrupt's stock; against the cha racter of Moon, except as regarded his connection with these two other persons, he had nothing to charge. Moon, as far as he (Mr. Horne) believed, was a respectable man, carrying on business in the eastern part of the town. These three iNdivi duals purchased the entire stock of the bankrupts by private sale, for the small sum of 14,8001.—n0t only did they thus get possession of this most exten sive stock, but also of the splendid house and fixtures in Waterloo-place, where they were in fact carrying on business as the successors of Messrs. Hurst and Robin son. Of the 14,8001. only 8,000/. were paid down, the remainder having been secured by bills, which were to run for 32 months. One great reason set forth in the affidavits of the defendants for giving so small a price was, that it required a large capital in any man who bought it in bulk to sell it again. But how stood the matter with respect to these purchasers ? Boys was himself an uncertificated bankrupt until a short time before the bankruptcy of Messrs. Hurst and Robinson. Greaves was actually a minor at the time, and Mr. Moon not having the 8,000/., was obliged to borrow 5,0001. of it from a Mr. Ward, to whom lie gave a warrant of attorney to con fess judgment, in case the money was not paid in the October following the sale, which took place in April, 1827. The Learned Gentleman now proceeded to read several passages from the answers of Boys and Greaves, with the view of substantiating, even from their own statements, the charges made against them. They had, he contended, in order to retard the sale of the stock to other purchasers, taken every opportunity of damping the eagerness of such persons as came to enquire respecting it. It appeared from their answer, that when they first entertained the idea of becoming purchasers, they applied to a Mr. Pike, a professional gentleman, who had a client anxious, as they heard, to invest twenty thousand pounds- Failing in that quarter, and having no re sources of their own, they applied to their co-de fendant, Mr. Francis Graham Moon, who consented to join them, and who took from them bills, payable at a future day, for their shares. The Learned Gentleman said, that in the schedule drawn up . by Boys and Greaves, there were entries of " odds and ends," under which head were included prints worth 10,0001.; there were 375 prints, described as odds and ends, of Westall's illustrations of the Bible, set down as worth only 15/. ! It was evident, however, that they knew the real value of them, as shortly after the sale, they issued circulars, stating that these were proof impressions, and would be most valuable as illustrations of a quarto edition— Mr. SUGDEN here asked whether any thing was prayed as against the assignees. Mr. HORNE replied in the negative. [An entry of that admission was then made by the Registrar.] Mr. DUCKWORTH then proceeded to read a num ber of affidavits made by the bankrupts, and several persons conversant with the value of books and prints. It was sworn that the entire stock purchased by Moon, Boys, and Greaves, was worth 50,0001.; and Mr. Colnaghi, the printseller, swore that the prints alone were worth 40,0001. Several of the witnesses declared that the schedule of the stock was drawn out so as to mislead any person not inti mately acquainted with the stock itself] or with the value of the articles comprised in it. The books sold to the defendants, according to the testimony of a person long conversant with the stock of the bankrupts, were worth 11,0001. The Learned Gen tleman then stated that the defendants had filed affi davits in answer, the general object of which was to show that they had given the full value for the stock.—The Court rose at a quarter past four. (THIS DAY.) This case was again called on this morning. The VICE-CHANCELLOR asked if the Assignees had executed any assignment of the stock and pre mises to Messrs. Moone,Boyse, and Greaves ; if any such instrument existed, he desired that it might be handed up to him. The Solicitor for the purchasers promised that every possible information would be laid before the Court. Mr. DUCKIVORTH then proceeded to argue that the general rule which applied to purchases made by servants from their masters, would go to the length of annulling the present sale—that sale was that no one who has the management of property, and by that means acquires a knowledge of its value, can purchase it without first disclosing to his em ployer :111 the information in his possession respecting it. If the Courts of Equity, in ordinary cases, looked at such purchases with great suspicion, how much more strongly ought the principle to apply in bankruptcy, where it was held that the Solicitor under the Commission could not purchase any part of the bankrupt, even after his character of Solicitor had ceased, and although he should dis close all the information in his power. The late Lord Chancellor held, that the Court ought always to be guided, rather by the general principle of pre venting trustees from mixing up - their own in. terest with that of the cestui que trusts, than by the peculiar circumstances of any particular case. It was better that even a sale advan tageous to the creditors should be set aside, than that trustees 'should in general have the opportunity of practising frauds. The same rule applied to commissioners and assignees, and the Learned Gentleman submitted, that in the present instance two of the purchasers stood in such a con fidential situation in the management of the estate, as them within the general rule. The Learned Gentleman then proceeded to read pas sages ru fromsrm this, affid av its and answers. It would ap. pa that although Boyse in the first e m f t o b rg instance professed to value the articles of the stock at the minimum prices, he afterwards, when about to purchase them himself, represented to the assignees that these prices were sadly too high, and ultimately offered not more than half the valuation. The Learned Counsel cited several instances in which the purchasers had imposed on the assignees respecting the value of the property, and having made some allusion to the conduct of the assignees, Mr. BICKERSTETII, who represented certain of them, interposed and reminded his friend that no charge was sought ~ t o be made by the bill against the assignees. Mr. Ductcwoßm admitted that no relief was sought as against them, nllr did he mean to say more than that they, good honest simple men, got into the hands of skilful Generals, who contrived to turn their unsuspecting nature to a profitable account. The Learned Gentleman then proceeded with his argument. It is not likely that the case for the defence will be opened to day. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. Stephen Martin Saxby was opposed by Mr. HEATH on the part of the General Steam Naviga tion Company, on the ground of not having pro perly accounted for certain sums of money, which he had received while acting as a clerk in their em ployment. Roger Conway, an accountant in the Office of the General Steam Navigation Company, deposed that he knew the prisoner's hand-writing, and in the Cap tain's log book there was an interlineation in the prisoner's writing, of 33/. 6s. Id. There was also another item of 36/. 16s. Id.; and by the general cash book it appeared that only the latter sum had been paid over. John Brown stated that the insolvent was the first clerk for the settlement of the Captains' logs, and it was his duty to pay over the money received from the Captains to a Mr. Davison (who was not present in Court), who kept the cash accounts. Captain Major, of the Belfast, was then called, and he proved that he had paid both the sums stated, and had paid the 331.65. Id. prior to the 36/.165. Id., the latter being the sum for'which credit was given to him, while there was an item in the books, stating that he still owed the 331.65. ld. Mr. Brown was here recalled, and produced the cash or banker's-book. He was examined as to an item in the hand-writing of the prisoner, crediting Captain Howlett, of the Sir Edward Bankes steam vessel, with the two sums of 2851. and 1/.95. Bd. on the 28th of April, while in the cash-book there was entered to the credit. of Captain Howlett on that day, only the sum of 195/., both entries being in the hand-writing of the insolvent. On his cross-examination by Mr. Coox, who ap peared for the insolvent, he said, the captains did not always pay the whole proceeds of a voyage in one sum. Captain Howlett arrived on the 28th of April, from Hamburgh, and he had not to leave London again until the 17th of May. Mr. Delvalle, the Company's agent, at Hamburgh, had transmitted the sum of 195/., by Captain Howlett, which was Part of the sum of 285/. for which the insolvent had given him credit. There was also credit given to Captain Howlett by the prisoner, for a sum of 271. on the same day; also for a sum of 91. on the 29th of April. There was credit also for the further sum of 39/. 195.; and for 14/., but this last sum had nothing to do with it. Mr. HEATH said, that upon the whole sum of 285/. there was only a deficiency of 22/. Mr. COOK contended there was no deficiency, and that the sum of 14/. was part of the whole sum of 2851. Mr. HEATH was about to go into the items, when Mr. COOK said, that the insolvent could prove, if he had access to the accounts, that there was not a single farthing deficient; and he, therefore, pro posed, as the whole case was a matter of accouut, that it should be referred to Mr. Dance, who would examine the insolvent and the books also. Mr. HEATH said, that the Company would be glad if the insolvent could prove that it originated in mistake; and he, therefore, acceded to the pro posal, upon the understanding, that if the insolvent proved there was no deficiency there should be an end to the case, but if a deficiency existed, then he should be still liable to the opposition on the part of the Company. This was agreed to, and the insolvent was ordered to be brought up again on the 12th of April, the examination before Mr. Dance to take place in the interim, and the insolvent to be furnished:with every book or document he might call for. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The boisterous state of the wind has prevented the vessels getting up our river, and the supplies this week are small. Wheat remains unaltered from Monday's quota tions, with little doing. Barley sells freely at no varia tion in value. Beans and Pease meet a very dull sale, and hardly maintain last quotations. There has been a considerable quantity of Oats sold since Monday, and this article is rather dearer. In Flour no alteration. ARRIVALS. Wheat. I Barley. I Oats. I Fleur. 3,450 qrs. 5,800 qrs.l 2,500 qrs. 4,7oosacks. 2,700 -- English ... ... Irish Foreign ...... GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN. For the Week ended March 14, 1828, made up from the Returns cf the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Od. Oats 21s. Od. 369. 10d 8ar1ey.......-30s. 2d. Rye 335. 3d. I Peasc Ws. Id. Per 'Winchester Quarter. 4d. I Oats 20s. 4d. I Beans--. 3.7,5. Bd. 3d. Rye 325. 3d. Pease --Sig. lid :GATE AVERAGES Of the Six WEEKS PRECEDING 4d. I Oats 20s. 11d. I Beans---.. 375. Bd* fkl. Rye 31s. 10d Pease...—. 3515. 2d• (this week) imported prior to July 1 is 40s. Sd.• Wheat............ 51s. Barley —..—. 295. IMPERIAL AC:GAF Wheat.-- 525. 8ar1ey.....,... 305. Duty on Wheat SMITHFIELD MARKET. This day's supply of Beasts, was, for a Friday's market, rather numerous, that of other fat stock but limited ; Veal sold briskly, at an advance of 4d., Beef tardily at a depression of from 2d. to 4d. per stone; in prices of Mut ton, Lamb, and Pork, no alteration. PRICES PER STONE OF SLBS• TO SINK THE OFFALS. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts Q 8 3 0 Large Lambs 0 0 0 0 Second quality ditto 3 2 3 6 Prime small ditto 7 0 8 0 Prime large Oxen... 4 0 4 4 Large coarse Calves 410 5 6 Prime Scots, &c..... 4 4 4 8 Prime small ditto 6 4 7 0 Interior Sheep 'I 10 4 2 Large Hogs 4lO 5 2 Second quality ditto 4 4 4 8 Small Porkers ,5 6 510 Coarse-woolled ditto 410 5 2 Suckling Calves 12s. to 425. each. SoutlidownWethers 5 0 5 4, Quarter old Pigs 12s. to Ms. each. SUPPLY, AS PER CLERK'S STATEMENT. Beasts. }Sheep and Lambs. Calves. I Pigs. I 507 3,800 140 lau A good short-horns Mitch Cow was worth, with her small Calf, both in Smithfield to-day, and a.: Islington yes terday, from 251. to 271. NEWGATE AN!) LEADENHALL MARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcass. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d Beef 3 2 4 21 Veal Mutton 3 9 4 6 Pork 4 6 6 0 FISH-AIARKET, BILLINGSGATE There was a fair supply of fish at this day's market, with a moderate demand, at the following prices : .... Primo Turbot, each - 2Os Od. to 245. Od. Dittu small, per do. 5 0 10 0 Salmon, per lb. Fine Cod.fish, each - 6 0 8 0 Inferior ditto Fine Whitings, per 15 3 0 6 0 Smelts, per 26 4 U 10 0 Scate, each Haddocks, per dozen lO 0 21) 0 Brill, each Fine Soles, per three pairs 1 0 7 6 Gurnetts, each 1 0 0 0 Live flounders, per quarter!' Live Eels, per 51b. Fine Lobsters, per score 4O 0 45 0 inferior ditto lO 0 20 0 Fine Prawns, .per lb. . _ .. .. Shrimps, peiii i allon Fine larmout Red Herrings, per hundred 6 0 6 6 Scotch ditto 0 0 5 6 Mackarel, per 100 £3 0 £6 5 CITY MARKETS-TWO O'CLOCK. PLANTATION SUGARS.—This market continues to be supplied in a very limited manner, particularly with the good grocery and strong refining q ualities, the show of which this week has been smaller than for some months past ; the holders in c onsequence have been asking advanced prices, and Sugars worth above 625. have realized Is. to 2s. per cwt. higher than the prices of last week : the stock re maining on hand in the West India Docks is now only about 11,000 hhds., which, were it not for the ample supply of Mauritius Sug ar which we h ave had lately, and which we contin ue to have, wo uld be only sufficient for the consu m p tion of littl e more than three weeks; the deficiency is this week abo ut 8,500 casks ; there are some arrivals from Demerara and Berbice, which are now being landed, but the whole will only amount to about 2,000 hhds, 5,458 bags Mauritius were sold by public sale on Friday last, the good qualities at an advance of about Is. to 25., some lots of fine bright yellow fetching 665.: 4,913 bags were brought forward on Tuesday, con sisting chiefly of the fine grocery descriptions, the whole of which were s o ld w i t h great sp i r i t, fi rm l y maintaining the advance given at the previous sale : nearly 6,000 bags are advertised to be sold to-morrow. Delivered last week from West India Docks, hhds., 150 trs. _ _ Stock on hand in `Vest India Docks (on 17th instant), 10,869 hhds., 1,2 W trs. stock on hand in West India Docks (on 19th Mud:, 1827) 19,477 hhds., 1,213 trs. FOREIGN SUGARS.—There have been some sales of Brazils privately, at rather higher prices for the white qualities, which, as well as the white descrip tions of Havannah, continue to be. in request ; chests Rios were sold by public sale on Tuesday, low to middling whites 365. 6d. a 38s. 6(1., browns and yellows 255. 6d. to 295.' REFINED SUGARS.—The low desc!iptions of Lumps continue to be exceedingly scarce, and the prices are rather firmly maintained, although the business doing for the Hamburgh market is not so extensive as last week; offers, however, are being mado within a shade of the quoted prices : for the fine Grocery goods, the supply of- which is now very small, in consequence of several of the Patent houses haVing ceased to work, a still further advance is obtained ; of crashed a few sales have been made at last week's prices. "COFFEE.—The Plantation offered by public. sale this week, consisting of Jamaica, Demerara, and Berbice, was partly sold without alteration in price, the Berbice middling quality 68s. to 70s. 6d.: 1,038 bags Foreign have also been offered, but the principal part was bought in, pale good ordinary Brazil 365. a 375., coloury sold a 385.: the demand for Foreign Coffee appears to be rather brisk, several parcels having been sold to-day by private contract at very full prices, and in some instances at rather an advance. Delivered last week from West India Docks, 386 C a ,k, ; 416 Bags, &c. Stock on hand in West India Docks (on the 17th ing.), 10,167 Casks ; 92,037 Bags, &c. Stock on hand in West India Docks (on 19th March, 1827), 9,181 Casks ; 80,416 Bags, &c. FRUlT.—There is very little alteration thii week; the price of Denia Raisins in baskets has been again lowered to 395.: the last parcel of Cur rants arrived was sold yesterday. In Rum a fair proportion of business has been done this week, and for good qualities an advance may be noticed to have occurred. Jamaica is at from 3s. 2d. to 3s. 11d., and Leeward Island front 2s. 3d. to 2s. lid. per gallon in bond. SPICES in general are firm. Cinnamon and Clove,-, are in good demand. SALTPETRE.—A public sale of 2,000 bags on Wednesday, went off with a good deal of animation. at an improvement of full Is. per cwt. The trans actions since have not been en an extensive scale ; but the article is extremely firm at from 245. 6d. to 265. per cwt. The .deliveries this week from the India Warehouses, have been 1,847 cwt. RUSSIAN PRODUCE.—The Tallow market Weirs to have lost all its elasticity. Sales were made the day before yesterday, at 40s. per cwt. At 41s. and 425. some considerable quantities were disposed of. Yesterday afternoon the Bulls rallied the marl;et, and Tallow was quoted 41s. per cwt., but few bar gains were made at this price. The quantity of town tallow is represented to be considerable, and sales are being forced by the melters, so that it is improbable Russia will improve. The deliveries of the latter this week, have been 2,561 cwt. Hemp is rather more enquired after, information having been received that the French Government has given notice for a contract of a very large quantity of Riga Hemp. Flax and Bristles are heavy, although some I. business is doing in them. THE ARMY. The Depot of the 90th Foot has removed from Cali-le to Tynemouth. The Depot of the 93d Foot has removed from Halifax to Stockport. The 14th Regiment of Light Dragoons has been ordered from Dublin to Coventry. The 6th Regiment of Dragoon Guards will arrive at Ipswich to-morrow. The Depot of the 4th Regiment of Foot has removed froni Tynemouth to Edinburgh. The Depot of the 88d Regiment is on march from Sun derland to Hull. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S..MARCH 20. Folly has risen considerably to-day. A report was flying that she had been tried against Mariner at six o'clock this morning, and had beaten him cleverly. It was also stated that she bad been purchased by Mr. Thorxhill. The Mer chant is also creeping up again, and all seem to fear him. The Colonel stands his ground well—any thing above I to 2is snapped at. Nothing was done on the St. Leger ; they closed as follows: AIDDLEsWOR.TH. 5 to 1 agst Lord G. H. Cavendish's Ridicule colt DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Hon. E. Petre's The Colonel 8 to 1 agst Lord Grosvenor's Navarin 9i to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Sorcery colt (taken) 12 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Folly colt 16 to 1 agst Mr. Nowell's Amy colt 16 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Merchant 20 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Mariner 23 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Johanna Southeote colt 24 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Druid 25 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Zealot colt 26 to 1 agst Mr. Rogers's Bugle 82 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Omen 40 to 1 agst Sir J. Shelley's Barnard° 40 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Mona colt 1000 to 15 agst Mr. L. Charlton's Sist. to Ade lira colt OAKS. 10 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Trampoline 13 to I agst Mr. Molony's Zoe General Sir CHARLES COLVILLF. left Inc residence at Camden-hill, Kensington, yesterday morning, for Gravesend, on his way to the Mauritius, to enter on 134 official duties as Governor of that Island. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY and Earl DUDLEY visited the Duke of WELLINGTON yesterday. The LORD CHAMBERLAIN transacted busi ness yesterday at the Treasury. The Right Honourable STRATFORD CAN NING transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. His Excellency Le Count de TAIPA has ar rived at Gould's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Portugal. A deputation of noblemen and gentlemen •• a t the Treasury. Lord DUlt- LINGTON yesterday morning, HAM and Sir M. W. RIDLEY were am o n g its members.— connected with the collieries waited o n the Du ke of Wn _ The deputation had a lung conference with the noble Duke. Admiral Sir E. W. OWEN took h is seat yes terday at the Admira lt y , as on e of the Council of His Royal Highness the Loan HIGH n AntRAL. ENGLISH AND BRISTOL CHANNEL'S SHIP CANAL COMYANr.--A meeting of thi s C ompany (which. wa s established so me f ew years back during the it appears, rage for Joi nt Stock Companies) took place yesterday t a ft e rnoon at the London Coffee-house, Mr. FELIX BOOXIi in which Mr. Ill p fi a i r V t h , S a t c oatmatietdteedis cussion i n the c hair. Aft ,. e . ra long u..uNT andoo somewhat five was appointed for the purpose of reporting on the state ind progress of the Company, after which the meeting was adjourned to the 2d of June next, in order to receive that Report. _ On Monday, pursuant to public requisition, a very numerous and highly respectable meeting of the inha bitants of this city, was held in the Assembly Rooms, George-street, to consider of the propriety of petitioning both Houses of Parliament, for a repeal of the Test and Corporation Laws. A petition to that effect was unani mously agreed to.—Scotsman. We understand that the Duke of WELLING t'ON suffers no Treasury Minute to stand over; they an d' answered on the day or the (lay after they are made, though, under former Premiers, they frequently stood ovei four months. —Morning Paper. LAND-TAX. —It appears by the return pre -ented to the House of Commons, that the total amount of land-tax redeemed up to the 256 December, 1e:27, is 1'7,1031. 2s. I Id. r. '