The Sun. — London, England, 1828-07-28 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC .IOURNALS. (mom TILE TISIES.) By letters which arrived from Oporto to the 17th instant, we learn that three British ships had been stopped in the Douro by order of the Government, on pretence of having on board property belonging to the friends of Don Pedro. The nsarper atLir bon has boast e d t h at h e can fill his coffers by confis cations, and that if he wants any skibsidy, the plun der of the English merdmots will supply it. Is this the commencement tof the system ? (FROM EttE :HORNING CHRONICLE.) We have to call the attention of our reatlets to the Report of a Select Committee of the douse of Gammons, on the subject of the Police of the Metropolis and the surrounding district. The in. 'crease of crime of late years has been its n ratio out of all proportion greater than that of the increase of the numbers of the people. The causes are many ; but one leading cause is the defective state of the law and its administration, and the defective organi sation of the- Police. The account given of the Pr./pee/ability (according to Alderman Brown's no tion of respectability, the possession of property) of the individuals who are at the bead of the depre , . vktors, will be new to most of our readers, and will tartle foreigners : " Your Committee are tee!► aware that it may seem severe to proceed 'with rigour against an act which at first sight contains nothing repugnant to honesty; ttamt4r, helping an owner to regain, or he himself mg-tit - ling, the property 'A which he has been relit:eel. but their in quiries have too satisfactorily convinced them, that the frt'Aveno:/ of tbf 4 e seemingly Nameless transactions has led to the organisation of a - r!.-stern, which undermines the se curity of all valual/le property, which gives police officers a direct interest that robberies to a large Amount sitolthl tot be prevented ; and which has established a set of"p'litters. op' and `fences,' with means of evading, if Pot defying, the awn of the law ; who are wealthy ettough, if large re war4s are offered for their detection, to double them for their impunity; and who would, in one case, have given 1,0001. to get rid of a single witness. Some of these persons ostensibly carry on a trade ; one kat° had been tried formerly for robbing a coach allietwards carried on business as a Smithfield drover, and +tcl worth, it is believed, 15,0004 Your Committee tanuld not ascertain how many of these persons there ere at present; but four of the principal have been pointed out. One is the fareettntone of th e greatest turnpike trusts in the metropolis, He was for merly tried for receiving the contents 4 it stolen letter ; and as a receiver of toll, now employed by him was also tried for receiving that very letter, being then a postman, it is not too much to infer that the- possession of these turn pikes is not unserviceable for the purposes of kltpredation- Another has, it is said, been a surgeon in the army. The two others of the four have no trade, but live like men of property: and one of these, who appears to be the chief nf the whole set, well known on the turf, and is stated, on good grounds, to be worth 30,000/. It is alarming to have observed how long these pert,ana hare successfully carried on their plans of plunder, themselves living in af fluence and apparent respectability, bribing ceeMential servants to betray the transactions of their ettiployers ; poa• nessing accurate information as to Ors Means and precau tions by which valuable parceis are transmitted, then cor rupting others to perpetrate the robberies planned in conse quence ; and finally, teceiving, by means of their compro miles, a large emolument, with secure impunity to them selves and their accomplices." It seems the Police officers have taken an active part in this compromising business. " Your Com mittee having observed that compromises have re peate* taken place by the Police officers, and a rigulat system to facilitate them has been gradually maturing, conceive it is at least incumbent upon Government to exact a more vigilant and intelligent superintendence," &c. The Magistrates pretend ignorance ; but the Committee countenance the idea of the Magistratps conniving at the officers. Indeed it has long been notorious that the officers are en gaged in these practices. That officers In a country like this, where poverty is almost the only crime, hardly allowed more than \vommld pay their lodgings, should avail themselves of their situation to improve their income, can surprise no one. That the effects of the diffusion ofeducation ultimately must be bene ficial, we do not doubt ; but, in the mean time, it enables all classes to see and familiariee themselves with the gross corruption, the fraudulent pretences, and the jobbing of the-higher classes; and the con stant spectacle of men, acting in utter disregard of the rules of morality, availing themselves of their power and influence to prey upon the country, must tend very much to shake the prin ciples of the nation. A most respectable banker assured us that one of the individuals alluded to by the Committee holds ills head high, and laughs at time idea of his being worse than the other ropect abk plunderers of their countrymen. The grand source of the demoralization is the laxity of the higher ranks. the diffusion of unprincipledness below will compel, in tima, an amendment above. The CoMmittee suggest something like what we proposed about a year ago. They recommended an officer of -police, acting under the immediate direc tions of the Home Secretary, to have the general controul over the whole of the establishments of police of every denomination, horse patrol, foot patrol, and nightly watch : " Your Committee will abstain from entering into a consideration of the detailed regulations which shall be Formed for the constitution and management of the new Police Establishment. Precise rides might to be laid down iu respect to the qualifications of candidates, with reference to their age, previous occupations, and character. There will be a manifest advantage in considering the whole force, of whatever denomination it may consist, of one united establishment, in introducing an efficient sys tem of centroul and inspection, through a regular gra.da riou of intermediate authorities, and in holding out every inducement to good conduct, by giving promotion as much as possible to the deserving officers." Without holding out to the officers a prospect of rising, by their meritorious exertions, to respectabi lity, it will always be impossible to have a good Police. Honour and restard virtues and good con duct, and you will find then). The Police Officer at present would gain nothing by lending himself in good earnest to promote the interests of society, but ridicule for his folly in cutting up the sources of his subsistence. The Committee have talked a deal of nonsense about individuals negociating, for the resto ration of their losses. Improve the Police, and im prove the law by facilitating convictions, and thereby give security to individuals. It is the absence of protection which has driven them to endeavour to assist themselves. A man who has lost 20,000/. may well be excused for giving two or three thou sand pounds for the property which he has lost through the want of the protection to which he is en titled. lie negotiates, because he knows the only chance of his ever getting any thing is to negotiate. If the negotiating tends to increase the evil, make the community at large bear the loss, rather than the unfortunate individual, and follow up the criminals to the utmost. There is meanness in the very eon _ caption of compelling an unfortunate individual, who suffers from the want of law and police,. to abstain from relie v i ng hi mse lf b y th e ways within his reach, on the abstract principle of his suffering ill order to promote the good of the public. If the public good require that the door should be closed on negocia tion, let the public, as in other eases, indemnify the individual. (FROM THE MORNING HERALD.) A job may be pretty correctly defined to he that which is done with public money for private pur poses. The Caledonian Canal turns out, apparently, to be of this description. This stupendous under taking, which was cried up all persons" frae the North," as destined to unite the two oceans, and to obviate the circuitous navigation round the north of Scotland, so far from answering any extensively useful purpose, if we may judge from the amount of it, can be looked upon as the tolls received upon little short of a complete failure, and a useless in which a million of public money (Or; rather, 977,324!. 13s. 31d!) has been expended. D ur i ng the first year of its being open, the income, at the low tonnage of a farthing a mile, has been only 2,4451., which, being little more than half the ordinary expenditure, the Treasury is called upon to supply the deficiency; so that this precious un dertaking, instead of affording any thing like a return ix the shape of profits, is likely to be a perpetual drain upon the country, unless .Par- liament has the wisdom to give it up to the pr o - i th e Leicester and Northampton Corporations dis jectors, but who, in all probability, would not posed of their funds in returning • Members of Par now accept it as a gift, on coaditien ilf being liament who were opposed to the Minister, the case compelled to keep it in repair, a:id pay the neces- 1 would be altered. The Judges have censured the .laYy charges of Walittnen, superintendents, &c.— Lapplication of Corporate Funds to such purposes; Now, with,Sei itPiaing uselessly at the past, might' Mr. Peel himself was constrained to do the same; ii I we /Os at least expect that this kind of experience, there be no necessity of controulover such an abuse of so dearly bought, .would make us wise for the 1 trusts, there was no room for censure, But there is future ? We fear, however, that the age of jobbleg 4ltother argnment in favour of Parliamentary inters is not gone by, but that, grt,wn corAdefit by success, ferenee, which none of these parties have touched upons we have projector enallirrli of all ki n d s r ea dy to ; The publi c are a l most universally in the dark as to embark in speculations as futile' as this has p rove d to 1 what the right of Corporations is, o*Yer a great por tata tintless there is courage and foresight enough, at tioil of their f u nd s. Th e ac c umu l ate d M y st e ry and head-quarters to dis a ppoi n t the hankerlsrs alter jtil.,•, , darkness of centuries, rest upon it; all deeds and who look upon the Pnblic nthney am their prey, on documents relating to the authority of the Trust are Which they po'aiiee with all the av idity o f eagles. It , probably d es t roye d w h ere t h ey con d emn ; an d con vvoutd be a curious and ver y f ar f rom a useless ' cealed where the instruction and intent are doubt labour, if som e one , w h o h as: t h e means an d t h e ful ; there is generally a little coterie of the elect of leisure, would prepare and lay befor2, the *arid oh siich bodies, consisting of the town clerk and a few account of the trionay Which has been thrown away chums, who pique themselves on knowing more then in this ttaetlntry, through fraud, i gnorance , m i sma - their associales—bughi td know, One ris l nts a piete agernent, jobbery, and. so forth. Of these w Of land•-aitother a house, and a third a farm, on need not say ,how large a share pu9ie bu;hiings and a certain foundation; the deeds relating to which other works would ra'sek. The result w ould leave are au secret; nothing but a commission empower it a moot ;pint, as to which was most conspicuous, ed to inspect the deeds of Corporate Trusts, could tht folly of those who can permit such misdoiogs, bring to light what sort of authority Corporations or the worse than folly of those who perpetrate them, have to dispose of their funds either one way or rniotlier ; and where they could produce no deeds at (Fitom THE MORNMU AbVtlVllSitt.) ar,lle their or lug to la. re It will be seen f r li r ti et Kprort in this day's paper, neithe p r ower cheek, audit nor o limit against The r the cu whith We have extracted from the Sunday Herald' a rent expenc es carried ' controuon against the receipts of of yesterday, that after Mr. Hillary's case had particular properties; which are mulcted at plea been temporarily disposed of last Thursday, two ad- sure with s uc h set - o ff s as t h e part i es i n power, ditional appli cat i ons were ma d e on t h e p ar t of Wines for the day, may choose to put forth. This sort room or Hotel•keepern to be licensed, under the pro- of plunder has gone on for centuries; and the visions of ths! ntatel-keepers' Act, and that a new parties reckon on the pickings of the same, to be about point of law was raised by their solicitor, which as much their personal property as their goods and will come to be discussed at the same time as 'Mr. Chattels. It is however only fair to observe, that Hillary's claim for a license. This rat is neither there is a great difference in the usages of Corporate more nor less then ~ ,•hether, along with evidence Bodies in this respect. Some permit their charters that the htuse 16r which a license is claimed has and authorities, &c. &e a to be printed and pith baeti kept in every respect as an hotel, it is also ne- fished; by which every inhabitant becomes ac cessary, on the part of the applicant; to PrOdute quainted with the a same ; while others enshroud proof of respectability of chak - atter• Of all points, them so darkly ,afia',. closely that a great portion of however, this is the Very last, we think, which could the Corporate Body remain in ignorance of the have been titised, with any probability of a success- powers by which they act; and there are not want- NI tasue, respecting the granting of a license; for, ivg those who have either lost their charters, or who deficient in point of attention to the interests of the have never been able to consult, so as to understand Licensed Victuallers as the Legislature has shown them. Suppose for instance that the Mayor for the itself, by the locre wording and extreme latitude time being has, on the deaths of particular indivi of the Hotel-keepers' Act, it cannot certainly be duals, the power to dispose of and give away some attoaed of an intention to injure their general rt.. m testimonials of gratuity or remuneration ; or the uses of so much spectability by d eman di ng f rom the land, &c. &c. He will in many cases giveit to hint character which it bad not resolved to exact from self; or at best to his son, or to one of his relatives. others ; has A'scts of Parliament, it has been rather These matters are regarded as windfalls of the sarcastically observed, were made, not for the bene- Mayoralty; and therefore every Member of the fit of the public, but for the Gentlemen of the Body, looking upwards, would no more think of ,Long Robe to pick holes in; and the fact of its doubting or disputing tke right of the Mayor so to having been ready a question whether testimonials do, than a well-bred hungry dog would quarrel with of respectability of character were equally required a brother cur, that, from superior age or character, from those applying for a licence, under the Hotel- was first served at eating hours. Every Member keepers' Act, as from those under the Alehouse has to take his turn, in point of time; and his chance, Licensing Act, is a proof it. The point itself, how- i n m a tt e r of fortune. Now ask these worthies, if ever, although it evinces the necessity on the part there be any existing obligation, calling upon the of the Legislature, of being extremely guarded in Mayor to dispose of these good things, after some' the wording of Acts, and, on the part of the given direction; and they will all reply in the nega- Licensed Victuallers, of extreme caution, lest tive; and would regard any attempt to divert the clauses should either be introduced or omitted course of such bounty, as a pillage of the great which would endanger their rights and privileges, office. What man, we would ask, out of the Cor• does not deserve a moment's n oti ce . Th e Act poration in question, will ever believe that—any pro does not certainly state in express terms that perty was so loosely vested its any Trust whatever, testimonials of character shall be produced previously as not to prescribe its definite application either to to a licence being granted under the Hotel-keepers' one class of persons or another ? Yet bonuses of Act; but it does so in the broadest sense in which this kind are very common, as Mayor droppings. such a point could possibly be expressed; for in the A Mayor has the privilege (let us suppose) to bestow last clause of the Act it is expressly provided," That the interest of a given sum, annually, on some honest , every person to Whom such authority or license shall servant, " for long and useful services." He will be so granted by two Justices as aforesaid, shall in give it, without remorse, to his own servant, whose all other respects whatsoever be subject and liable services have.heen.neit her long or useful ; and thus to the rates and regulations, penalties and forfei- save the expellee of her wages! There are perhaps a tures, and shall do and perform all things whatso- hundred instances in Corporations of this very fact; ever which the persons licensed, or applying to he and right good precedent and authority for the anode licensed, by the Justices to keep a common inn, ale', ,o f dis'pensati on . Being so c o r ru pt i n li t tl e t hi ngs , house, or victualling-ho u s e , • shall by any such Act why should we wonder, where a Corporate Body or Acts as aforesaid, be required to do, or to which. can agree among themselves, that they should turn such - persons are made s u bj ec t." If t hi s i s not 4 , patrons of the Minister of the day (in the hope of sufficient answer to the objections raised by the So- his returnin g the f y ou r), an d see ki ng t o sen d one licitor for the Wine-room-keepers, we know not in or two Members t Parliament. In a great number what terms an answer could be framed; but the ,-of borough s it is 1 :.ailll for the inhabitants to drive a general. sense of the Court, and the manly con- bargain with the "Corporate Bodies' to save useless duct of Ald erm a n Th om p son an d Alderman expense; and a' 'e that the Town shall return one Wood,: relieve us from all fear, either that tes- MeMber and Oa s ?orporation the other. Here Go timonials of character will hot be required from them vernment secur6; s good a scat as any one that the to the same extent as from Licensed Victuallers, or present state of• nc he Representation can give them. that any two Justices will in f u t ure ' ta k e i t upon The form of ths';:agiense by which this is done, does them either to promise or to grant, Licenses, with- riot' come precise • within the nature of the case at out consulting the Aldermen of the Ward. In con- Norfhamytisn, or ", Leicester; but in substance it elusion, we ha v e o n ly t o e xpress our hope, th a t when 'ailierntifs.e! 9 . e tly tS;•4v, same thing; though, by pri the day of adjudication comes, both the Magistrates vate arrangement, much of the expense of a contest and Licensed - Victuallers will be particularly careful is . " saved. Experie -however there is; but it is that the evidence add uce d o f th e h ouse f o r which a sinUggled through in various ways; arid in exchange, license is claimed having been kept as an hotel, shall, the Corporation receive indirectly, in their own per il] every respect, be full, sufficient, and satisfactory, sons and properties, the advantages which they could according to the original meaning and intent of the not 0h44 with any decency, by a more direct ap- Act ; for, on the first construction and interpretation propti k O l of the monies. In this brief view of the of the Act will its future meaning mainly depend; liability of Trust Funds to abuse, in Corporations, and if only one house is allowed to be licensed, re- th e r e is every reason why the controul of Parliament specting which there is a deficiency of evidence in should be placed generally over such properties ; but any one point, it will not only form a precedent for there are likewise powerful reasons why Parliament greater latitude of interpretation in other cases, but —or at least why the Minister will not permit the in all probability form a ground-work for throwing interference. open the whole trade, and ruining those who are now, and have been, engaged in it for years. (FROM THE JOHN BULL.) Some surprise, not unmixed with dissatisfaction, has been expressed by several of the subscribers to the King's College, upon finding, after all that has been said upon the subject, that it is not to be ap propriated to the education of youth of the Esta blished Church exclusively—they were led to ima gine that one of the chief objects of the foundation, and next after the roost • important one, of securing religious instruction for the pupils, was the support of the Church against the insidious attacks of Dis senters and liberalists—if the King's College is to be open to Dissenters of any, or of all classes, in what respect will it differ from the Gower -street Uni versity? That establishment is open to all religions and we may add, influenced by none; but although the librarians, and teachers, and professors, for all we know, are all of them of different persuasions, pupils of high Church principles are admissable; and if the thing goes on, it is natural to suppose they will form the majority of the students. If the King's Col lege, professing high Church principles, in a similar manner admits Dissenters, who, in a similar propor tion, will probably form the minority there, in what es sential, we ask, does it differ from that Establish ment, the rights of which it so unceremoniously invades ? Every body who has traced the origin of the Gower-street School knows that the original intention was to form a seminary for Dissenters ex clusively, whence theEtllpits of the different chapels and tabernacles throughout the country might be pro vided with tenants, who, in addition to fervency of zeal and strength of kings, might be possessed of the rare qualities of being able to read and write. This exclusive intention, however, was subsequently abandoned—and in order not to shock the delicacy of the pupils or their parents, it was agreed that the most gentlemanly as well as agreeable mode of re lieving the consciences of all parties, was to have no concern about religion at all. Even at the top of , Gower-street, however, such a bare-faced display of infidelity and atheism excited animadversion and disgust, and some of the numerous Professors gave notice that chapels would be hired in the neigh -H bourhood, to which, such pupils as liked it, might resort; the principal one being, announced by the Dissenting Librarian and a Dissenting Coadjutor. It has been recommended to place two or three toads, in pine or melon pits infested by ants. These are most destructive insects, although we believ e they do some partial good in devouring the small green fly which infests currant trees in the spring. A few days ago, some nearly full-grown silk-worras, were placed out in a garden in this town,•and left there all night; they were covered with a piece of thin muslin. In the course of the night, the ants contrived to penetrate through the flimsy covering, and kill ed all the worms. --Barks Chronicle. A mad dog lately " committed suicide to save himself from slaughter," by jumping out of a two-pair of stairs 'window, and terminated his dangerous career, by, fracturing his skull,—.lYottinglium Review, SUNDAY PAPERS. (FROM THE NEWS.) CORPORATION TRUSTS.—The House of Peers seems to be as much in the rear of the Commons,, according to the spirit of the age,—as the majority of the Commons is behind the general public in the capacity of knowledge, and in that liberality of mind and feeling which knowledge never fails to confer.— We are not among those who think that Govern ment should be always running a-muck upon specu lative changes; and following every flickering light that the restlessness of intellect throws out. But there are certain stages of improvement which may be said to have been permanently gained to the human race, by the concurrence of mankind in gene ral; and the beneficial results of which it rests no longer with prejudice or casuistry to deny or to discolour. We are not at all inclined to denounce those Chartered Incorporations of cities and towns, which provide the local authorities of the place, and bring the prompt administration of justice home to the peoples' doors; because we are quite sure that, whether we were to take the votes of the public, or the history of the last 30 years as our guide,—the evidence would not go to recommend any extension to the Justicing practice of the " Un paid." But the Incorporated Bodies alluded to, re quire the occasional superintendence and guardian care of the most popular branch of the Legislature ; and if they do not receive this salutaiy controul, they are all destined to go down the common sewer of abuse and decay, with the other rottenness of the State, whether paid or unpaid. If Parliament wish to sustain the existing local jurisdictions of ancient privileges, let them favour those means which may continue from 'tirp e 'to time to adapt them to the ameliorated spirit of . rule that is consonant with the moral attainments of the age. The Commons has not proved itself altogether deficient in this nous, which is little better than an improved sense of self preservation; but the House of Peers must, most assuredly, be looking forwarsl to th e act of swallow ing up all other authority within i tse lf , or perpetuat- ing it in a state of entire dependence osi the Aristo cracy. Hence the ouster of an attempt to controul the political leanings, of some Blue corporations, whose funds have long been perverted from their true purposes to political interests. It has been W i se l y urged by, the Ministerial prints ; that Parliament have no right to interfere between testators, and persons or trusts to whom they bequeath their property; that Corporations hold their property on precisely the same terms as other persons, &c. If this were the fact, why did Parliament issue the commission in the case of Public Charities ? Because the public sense of justice called for it. There is a great and a wide distinction between a personal property and a property held in trust. Parliament have inter fered, and do interfere, where it suits them ; and had NAVAL iNTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, JULY Majesty's ship Herald, Capt. E. W. C. Astley, arrived on Tuesdaa, with his Excellency Earl Amherst, late Governor- General of India, and suite, on board. His Lord ship's arrival was immediately greeted by the Earl of Plymouth, his son-in-law, who had been waiting here some days in anticipation out, And who pro ceeded to Spithcad as soon as the ship anchored.— The Herald left Calcutta on the Sib of Marsh, the Cape on the 18th May, and St. Helena on the 4th Jane ; From the Cape we have a promise of more flattering prospects for our settlers than heretofore. Great alterations and redactions have taken place in that colony. - The new supreme Cana gives great satisfaction; and trial by jury in criminal cases, which has been introdmied, is exceedingly popular. The three puisne Judges were on their circuit when the Herald came away; and the arrival of the Editor of the Commercial Advertiser, a publication which had been unjustly suppressed, was daily expected, with full permission to re-establish his press, Go vernment having afforded him an indemnity for his loss of time and expences. The colonists and in habitants of the Cape looked on this as a great boon; and considered the institution of a House of Repre sentatives as a salutary check upon the Govern ment; as the only measure they can now desire.— Public credit had attained its lowest ebb at the Cape ; and a brewer, supposed to have been a rich man, had failed for the sum of one million of Cape guilders ; in fact, all the rich and oldest families had been shamefully despoiled by the depreciation of the Government paper, which, from four shillings sterling (the exchange at which it had been issued) had been reduced and fixed at eighteenpenee.— Several Dutchmen had been made Magistrates ; and their ignorance of English law had in some instances, been ridiculously manifested, in commitments for presumed offences ; but in this they would soon gain a little experience. The Report furnished by the Commissioners of Inquiry had given very consider able dissatisfaction, no mention having been made of the real grcunds of the late complaints of the colo nists ; a defect singularly obvious.—The Helicon sloop of war lately captured a Portuguese schooner, on suspicion of slaving; but the evidence failing to condemn her, the Helicon was directed to convoy her back to Delagoa Bay, from which place she had been brought. In this service we regret to find that Captain Acland fell a victim to the influence of the prevailing fever of that coast. His death took place on the 23d April. Several of the officers and men of the Helicon received the infection, and had been sent to the hospital : only one seaman had died; the remainder were recovering. Lieutenant King, of the Owen Glendower, has been promoted to com mand the Helicon.—A general belief prevailed in the colony, that Sir G. L. Cole would conduct the Governorship on principles beneficial to all parties, his direction of affairs at the Mauritius having given universal satisfaction. The Tweed frigate, Captain Lord John Churchill, was expected, with his Ex cellency, in a fortnight. The Maidstone, 46, Com modore Skipsey, was at Simon's Bay ; and the Sparrowhawk, 18, Capt. Polkinghorne, was in the Mozambique.—A merchant brig, the Cleopatra, was loading with dried fruits and butter, for New South Wales. The management of the first of these ar; ticks had been but recently very much improved; and it was expected that, next season, some samples would be prepared for the English market.—The Herald, with the Meteor steamer, proceeded to Deptford on Wednesday. On Tuesday arrived his Majesty's ship Alligator, 28, the Hon. Captain Canning, from Lisbon, which she left on the 13th. A rumour whirls was very cur rent, and received belief, existed in Lisbon, that the failure of the Constitutional troops in checking the progress of the Miguelites, was entirely to be attri buted to the defection of General Silveria at Coim bra; that the subaltern officers and troops were well affected towards the cause they had espoused, but that their leader's supineness' had been secured by means of bribery from the Usurper. In every little encounter they had with the troops of the latter, they had been successful ; and even when the Mi- ' gueli - tes covered Oporto, expressed themselves anxi ous to be led against the Absolutists and Priests, but that Palmella, Villa Flor, Saldanha, and the other Constitutionalists, who quitted this country with a promise of heroic deeds, had unaccountably aban doned the cause and fled. An opinion prevailed, that had the troops been properly led even at this crisis, the overthrow of Don Miguel would have been Rent-ed. Great hopes were entertained in Lisbon, amongst the Court party, that the Marquess Pal me,lla arid the other champions would have been in tercepted; if such an event has occurred, their death would have been certain. English- persons and property were respected throughout Portugal, from a feverish apprehension that our long standing friendly relation with that kingdom would be sever ed from it. The Alligator, in proceeding to Ply mouth yesterday morning, missed stays, and struck on a reef in Thorness Bay, near Cowes, when at low water she fell over on her side, on soft mud, and remained about ten hours. She was got off with the assistance of Dock-yard lighters, &c. with out receiving damage. She put back to Spithead this morning, to restow her hold, and get a fresh supply of water. susses The Duke of York steamer arrived here early yesterday morning, in three days from Bordeaux, at which place she landed 16 passengers from Lisbon, among whom was the Baron Quintilla. The French Custom-house officers in the Garonne sheaved every possible incivility to this vessel and her passengers, detaining her twenty-three hours in a vexatious search for contraband articles, and ripping open the linings of the vessel, in order to discover places of concealment, and turning out of their portmanteaus the wearing apparel and baggage of all the passen gers. This scrutiny arose from the circumstance of one of the Irish steam-vessels, or some passengers by them, having lately run a small quantity of goods. The Duke of York left Lisbon on the Gth instant, and brings a cargo of wine, lemons, and currants : she also conveyed from Cadiz to St. Andero the extraordinary number of ninety persons, who had principally been employed as vendors of spirits dur ing the occupation of that city by the French troops, and she landed twenty passengers at this place. The Barham, 50 guns, was at Cape Nicolo Mole on the 4th June, on which day Vice-Admiral Flem ing shifted his flag to the Druid, with the intention of going to Nassau; and the Barham was despatched to Barbadoes, with 100,0001. in specie on Govern ment account ; our squadron was very healthy. The Aurora frigate, Captain Austen, would return direct to England when the Barham relieved her at Barbadoes. The Pearl, 18, Commander G. C. Blake, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir Charles Pa get; the Orestes, 18, Commander John Reynolds; and the Pylades, 18, Commander P. Hay, arrived on Wednesday at Falmouth, from Cork, for the pur pose of joining the Prince Regent and Britannia, which vessels are to cruise under the orders of Vice- Admiral Sir H. Blackwood. They will leave Ply mouth about the 29th instant. The Pearl, which is a very fine vessel of her class, it rather sluggish in stays, and to remedy this important deficiency, the constructor, Mr. Sainte, has recommended the shortening and removing of her masts. The Rose, 18, was on Monday put in commis sion, in lieu of the Scylla, 18 ; the latter, upon •un dergoing some repairs, being found too defective for immediate service. Commander Travers, the Of ficers and crew of the Scylla, have been conse quently turned over to the Rose. His Royal Highness the Lord High Admiral, has directed that the King's Arms, which decorated the quarter-deck of hi s Majesty's ship Victory, and ' which was carved originally to ornament his Majesty's yacht Apollo, to be transmitted to the Admiralty, in order to its being deposited in the room fitting up in that building, to contain the maritime anti geographic works of his late• Majesty. Sir Charles Paget has been presented with the Freedom of the City of Cork, in a handsome silver box. This presentation was made to the worthy Admiral in the mo. , t flattering manner, by the Mayor and Corporation. The Portsmouth Branch of the Royal Naval An nuitant Society held their Annual Meeting on Wed nesday last, to receive the Fifth Report of the So ciety ; when it appeared that 1,700 Members had joined the Establishment, and that a funded capital of 34,0001. had been accumulated, from which thirty claims were Ratisfied with an annuity of 30/. each, in May last.—Hampahire Telegraph. SUMMER ASSIZES. STAFFORD, Jura 26. William Parkes, a young tnan of 18 years of age, was indivted for an assault upon Emma Fletcher, a little girl only eight years of age, with intent, &c. The prisoner and his mother were neighbours of the parents of Emma Fletcher, and lived in. the hamlet of Amblecoat, in this county. On the morn ing of the sth of July, the prisoner met her in the fields, when carrying her little sister out for an air ing, and having pulled her down from a style on which she was seated, committed that offence which formed the subject of the indictment. When the prisoner effected his purpose, he threatened, as usual, to kill the little girl if she attempted to tell her parents. This threat operated upon her mind for two or three days, and she remained silent upon the subject of the prisoner's conduct ; but symptoms of dicease, accompanied with great pain, began to exhibit themselves, and she at length disclosed the whole circumstances to her mother. The assault being clearly proved against the pri soner, and the fact of the disease existing in the pri soner, as well as in the little girl, being also proved by the surgeon,, and the Jury having immediately pronounced a verdict of guilty— Mr. Baron VAUGHAN, in passing sentence, ani madverted with great warmth and severity upon the frequency of crimes of this nature in Stafford and the neighbouring counties. There seemed to - be ;in opinion very prevalent among the lower classes, that disease of a particular description was to be got rid of by a connection with children. They had heard that day, from the respectable surgeon who had been examined, that it was so; and in order, at the same time, to hold out a warning and an example to others how they indulged in similar practices, he ordered and adjudged the prisoner to be confined for two years i❑ the House of Correction, and to be kept to hard labour during the whole time. DAWSON AND WIFE V. BRIDGETT. Mr. Sergeant RUSSELL stated that the plaintiff was a farmer, and that this action was brought for an injury done to the plaintiff's wife by shooting, so that the plaintiff's wife was wounded in the face. Joseph Dawson said—l am the son of the plain tiff; in December 1825, I was at home when the defendant and his sou came to my father's house ; our dog came out and barked at Mr. Bridgett, who shook a stick at him ; the log went back about 13 yards, when the defendant threw a stone at it, and then, putting the gun to his shoulder, he shot the dog, which was killed ; I did not then see my mo ther, but in a moment after I saw my mother, who was shot in in the face ; she was bleeding, and very much frightened; I went for Mr. Chauner, the sur geon; my father said he would make every bone in Mr. Bridgett's skin quake for it; my mother was not well for a fortnight; the dog was - a brown terrier, 1.5 inches high; and when the dog bit the person, the dog was fastened up, and the person ran his fingers through the bars of the place where the dog was, and the dog bit his fingers. • (A laugh.) Mr. TAUNTON, for the defendant, stated that this action was brought as a sort of set-off to an action that the defendant had brought against Mr. Coyney for false imprisonment; and the present action was up to that time never thought of and never would have been thought of at all, except for the verdict obtained last year against . Mr. Coyney. Mr. Justice GASELEE said he should recommend the parties to withdraw a juror. This was acceded to, and the consequence is, that each party pays his own expenses. GALLMORE V. BOULTON. Mr. Sergeant RUSSELL stated that the plaintiff was a poor widow, who kept the Bull's Head Inn, ht Lane-end, and who was under the necessity of ,•bringing the present action against the defendant, a gentleman living upon his property in the same neighbourhood, to recover 271. 18s. for ale and tobacco supplied to him. Ambrose Gallirnore, son of the plaiptiff, said the defendant used to frequent our house. This is the bill for the ale and tobacco he had.—(lt covered three sides of a sheet of foolscap paper, very closely written.)—He borrowed 61. of my mother. Cross-examined by Mr. CAMPBELL—The day he borrowed the 61. he was very drunk, but that was at another house ; for when we saw him get fresh, we stopped filling him.—(A laugh.)—l never saw the beer pour down his throat through a funnel. Thomas Greatbach said—l hare heard Mrs. Gal limore refuse to draw liquor for the defendant. The usual practice of the defendant was to say to any one near him, " D—l burn you, why don't you drink ?" and then treat him. He was very popular among the frequenters of the public-houses. Mr. CAMPBELL said that the defendant was made the prey of all about him, and his friends defended this action to save him from being plundered. This bill for ale comprised a period of ninety-two days, and charged for no less than 1,200 pints of ale; and on twenty-two of those days the defendant was charged for one-and-twenty pints of Staffordshire ale per day, which it was quite impossible that any man would drink, even with the aid of the funnel. The Learned Counsel called evidence in support of his statement, after which the Jury returned a verdict for the plaintitf—Damages ltd. lbs. DORCHESTER, JULY 26. Robert Barnes alias Robert Boyland,was indicted for having, on the night of the 14th of April last, stolen a bay gelding, the property of William Dean, a farmer, residing at Hamsworthy, in this county. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty—Death ; but strongly recommended him to mercy, on account of the excellent character he had received. The Learned JUDGE told the prisoner that his case would be taken into . co nsideration. _ _ Robert Foot alias Homer was indicted for having, on the night of the 18th of November last, stolen a grey mare, the property of Thomas Chaffey, late of Code Mullen, in this county. Verdict, Guilty-- Death. Mr, Justice LITTLEDALE told the prisoner that his case should be taken into consideration ; but he was sorry to say that this was not the first or second time in which he was charged with a similar offence. No case of the slightest public interest came on to be heard in the Civil Court. , , YORK, JULY 26. DOWNE V. PARRY. This was an action brought to recover 12/. 9d., being the hire of the Bull Theatre, with all its ma chinery, for one night, together with the plaintiff's share of the profits, as agreed upon between him and the defendant. The Jury, under the directions of the Learned Judge, found for the plaintiff to the full amount of his demand. by Thethe d j e u f r e y n ta. MAY V. BOOKER AND MOODY. This was an action brought to recover damages for an assault and fal se imprisonment of the plaintiff found for the plai THE KING V. CORLISS. This was an indictment against the defendant, charging him with wilful and corrupt perjury, assigned to have been committed in an affidavit made by him for the increase of costs in a certain cause in whiCh the defendant bad been successful. The Jury, under the direction of the Learned Judge, found the defendant N Guilty. a mages 301. A. , cobbler named BURKE, committed suicide yesterday by-cutting his throat with a razor—it was stated (as the caused this rash act) that his mother had left him and carried off 201.-- Tipperary Free Press. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING LAsr WEEK. Wheat. Barl cy. Oats. Beans. Per Quarter. Cat lide Carmarthen s. to s. s. to s. 59 62 32 36 48 34 59 60 27 :33 50 55 27 30 71 • g i t 31) 148 no , r; :30 Is. d. s. d. s. Q. e. d. 63 73 32 42 98 90 00 00 16 0 70 40 43 !8 4 86 00 00 !6 6 70 40 46 70 76 1 39 40 136 15 6 9 0 00 11 0 15 0 90 10 6 1 . 26 160 89 00 130 156 86 90 s. to S. 22 24 s. to s. 52 56 Morpeth Ponrith 18 25 1 17 23 23 20 20 23 s.d. s.d. 34 40 3R 3 23 26 40 42 2 9 3 6 30 }0 50 52 32 35 38 44 50 50 60 s. d. s. d. 44 5 76 80 50 56 00 80 00 00 50 54 Sheffield Winchester - Per Bushel. Coventry Newcastle (Staff) .Northallerton - Stafford Swan ea Warwick Per 8011. Barnartlcastle Darlington Durham 50 70 5 9 ti 0 50 7 00 7 6 00 120 90 106 100 126 00 0 WAKEFIELD, July 21 .There is a fair supply of Wheat here to-day, and hav ing a continuance of showery weather, good fresh samples are 2s. to 3s. per quarter higher, and there is more doing in other descriptions than of late, at an advance of Is. to 2s. per quarter. Oats are rather dearer. Good dry Beans a trifle higher ; the demand is not extensive. Wheat, Ited,• Norfolk and Sutra 4drn. to 525. fine 565. Lincolnshire. • soe. to 535. fine 545. - Yorkshire, &c 4Ss. to 525. fine 535, White Foreign, Red 47s. to 50s. tine 525. Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk -s. to --s. fine -- Lincolnshire to s. fine -- Yorkshire Wo Beal's, Tick 'Ns. to 395. fine 40s. Small Oats, Poland and Potato 2ls. to 255. fine `Lis. Frieziand and Sinall l7s. to 225. fine 235. Mealing lotl. to 12d. per Stone. Shelling 9 7s. to 295. -s. to -s. per Load. Malt SOs. 40s. fine 425. per Load. Rapeseed • 201. Os. 221. Os. 211. 10s. per Last. - - WAK EFI ELI} CATTLE MARKET.-July The stock of Beasts'and Sheep was not so large as at. our last market, and they were taken, off at last fair's prices. Beef 6s; to 7s. per stone of 111bs. ; Mutton 6d. to 6id. per 11).-- . -Beasts, 370-Sheep 6,200. SCOTCH MARKETS. 11 ADDINGTON CORN MA RKET.—JuIy . 9S. Barley is considerably down on last day's prices, 26 quarters sold, and IS unsold. Oats brought nearly the prices upon the average as last market ; 95 quarters sold, 40 unsold.. Wheat met with slow sales, and the average is a small fraction down. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Pease. Beans First :Ds Od . 3tia Od 28s Od 325 Od 36's 0.4 Second s2s Od 31a Od 25s Cd 31s Od 32s Od Third There were 320 qrs. of Wheat in market, 274 whereof were sold. • Unsold.,-.-16 Grey. Average- '2l. 12.5. sd. 8-12 the DALKEITH CORN MARKET—JuIy 21, The supply of all kinds of Grain at this day's market was moderate. Wheat sold readily at a small advance, best, 615., current .565., inferior• 5•25. Barley, best 315., current 325., inferior 30s. ; Oats, best 265., current 24*., inferior 225. Pease and Beans from 30s. to 365. per qr. Wheat: Barley. Oats. Pease. - Beans. First Oils Od Sds tht 26s Od 3ti4 Od 36s 0(1 Second 5Ss Oct :Vs Qi 244 Od tits Od 3is (51 Third s2s Od - 203 Od 22s Od 303 Od 30s Od • CORNWALL MARKETS. TRURO.-Wheat (average) 225. Od.-Barley, 9s. 6d.-Oats, 9s. fluts•rox-Wheat, 21s. Od.-Barley, 10s. M. ST. Ausrut.-Wheat, 19s. to Vs.-Barley, 10s. to 1 ls.-Oats, 9s. to 10s. 0(1. BoomlN-Wheat (average) 235. Od.-Barley, 10s. 64.-Oats, 9s. LAUNCEsToN-Wh eat (average) 21s. Od.-Barley, 10s. 6(1.-Oats, 7s. Od.-Beef, Gd.-Mutton LiskrAtto--Wheat, 21s:to 235. Od.-Barley, tO5. 454.-Oats, Ss. to Os. Od. Sr. CoLuMn-Wheat, 21s. to Vs.-Barley, 9i. to 10s.-Beef, and Mutton, 4d to 51d.-Veal and Lamb, Od to 6d. PENZ%sce-Wheat, Is. to 225.-Barley, 125.-Oats, 9s. to 10s. Od.-Beef and Mutton, 4d. to 61-Pork, Od. to 4d.- Butter, lid. per lb. . MINING INTELLIGENCE. Tons. Cwt. Quantity of Copper Ore sold at Redrut h last Thursday 2,09 0 Average Produce. . 8% 0 Quantity of fine Copper 212 5 Ainountof Sale, 15,032/. Ws. W.—Average Standard, 103/. h. Ocl. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL. THURSDAY, JULY 25.--Iligh water 27 min. past nine.—Wind E.—Arrived the Hawk, Hull, from Wex ford, with wheat; Albion, Boyd, from Tralee; Chieftain, --, from Dublin. CLEARED OUTWARTW. - --The Solway, Hudson, for Copenhagen ; Fortuna, .Triel, for Carsoer ; Loyal Briton, Headley, for Elsiocur; James, Bennett, for Labrador; Lima, Wylie, for New York. SATURDAY, JULY 26.—High water 19 min. past Wind N.E.—Arrived the William Maby, Hubbard, from Trinidad ; Trenby, , from Smyrna; Owens, from Drogheda. De C r , L;C h A a OLTIA t I: Murray,l3 T e fo D . ; a t e a r i c , a D ; u G n o w od oo de, fot Agree ment, Rossin, for Narva ; Beaver, Poole, for Quebec; Belina, Thompson : fur Richehucto. Telegraph-office, July 26. Passed Holyhead yesterday, inward-bound, the Briton brig, at 6 a.m. By the General Steam Navigation Company's packet the Lord Melville, a French child has arrived with its parents, which has in distinct and legible printed capital characters, round the ball of the right eye, " NAPOLEON Empereur ;" and round that of the lip, " Empereur Nn roLeoN." The eyes are blue; and the letters appear of the same colour. The Marchioness of DOWNSHIRE is to shoal the child to the Kinc, before the public can see her. The parents have letters to all the chief medical men in London, and to his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, who had been previously made acquainted with this most extraordi nary phenomenon. BIRTHS. On the 2lth inst. in Wimp°le-street, the Hun. Lady Heatheote, of a son. On the 25th inst. at his house in Bloomsbury-square, the lady of Dr. Richard Bright, of a daughter. On the 25th inst. in Bedford-square, the lady of the Rev. Henry Clissold, of a daughter. On the 23d inst. the lady of Charles Clementson, Esq. Adelplii-terrace, of a daughter. On the 25th inst. at East Sheen, the Hon. Mrs. Coign houn, lady of John C.. Colquhoun, Esq. of Killermont, North Britain, of a son. At Pitsford; Northamptonshire, the lady of Capt. T. Blakiston, R.N. of a daughter. On the 22(1 inst. at Dundee, the lady of Lieut.-Col. William Chalmers, of Gleneriebt, of a son. At Freathy, near Millbrook, the lady of Capt. Thomas, R.N. of a son. MARRIED. On the 26th inst. at St. George's, Bloomsbury, John Alexinuler Brand, Esq. of Charlotte-street, Bloomsbury, to Miss Eliza Hudson. On the 25th inst. at Chigwell Church, Mundeford Allen, Esq. of Chigwell-row, Essex, to Susannah, youngest daughter of the late James Basire, Esq. of the same place. On the 24th inst. at St. Pancras Church, Mr. William Blogg, Judd-place, to Emma, second daughter of the late George Moore Vidler, Esq. . On the 26th inst. at All Souls Church, by the Rev. Dr. Latham, Edward Briggs, Esq. of Hamilton-place, St. John's Wood, to Mrs. Elizabeth .Mills, of Harley-street. On the 24th inst. at St. Augustine's Church, Wading street, Henry Salkeld, Esq. of Stainburn House, Cumber • land, to Miss Jane Peot, of St. Paul's Church-yard. On the 24th inst. at Dover, Mr. George Peacock, of Bishopsgate-street, to Mary Ann, youngest daughter of W. Thoutsett, Esq. of Dover. Esq. the .to 25th Ge.raina in A st iac a i t eo S d t : James's daugh ter C o h f u L rch, Henry ieut. / Ge Pester, Reralsii. J. and Lady Emily Macleod. At Kingston Church, near Portsmouth, Capt. Moore, R.M. to Miss Rochart, of South-place. On the 26th inst. at St. George's, Hanover-square, by the very Rev. the Dean of Carlisle, Thomas Butts, jun. Esq. of G r afton-street, Fitzroy -square, to Mary Ann, second daughter of John Barrow, Esq. of Davies-street, At the Cape of BlAneudOrgikaunesllettluYiolel2‘elfiusa,fttallrihiliKdn°Bl;lDlED. at Park-grove Cottage, Chelsea, Mrs. Gautier, relict of John Guy Gautier, Esq. of Clapham Com mon, Esq, On the 23d inst. at Ramsgate, deeply lamented, William ( H h a ii r i c le ou m rt o , nt E hs st . i. of the East aged 39, Commander Charles , ( e )f : j. yearj Hope, Good Acland, of his Majesty's ship Helicon. On the 24th inst. at Hornaead Bury, Herts, Amelia, daughter of J. Barnett, Esq. At the Preventive Station, Christ Church, Elizabeth, wife of Lieut. Butcher, R.N. of an apoplectic seizure. On the 21st inst. at Tidwell House, Budleigh, Devon, Mrs. Gascoyne, relict of the late James Gunldea, Esq. cf Nun-green, Peckham. . At. Sydney, New South Wales, Mr. Mills, the Registrar of the Supreme Court. Temple Scott, son of the Rev. Alexander Scott, of Chichester. At Nottingham, on Tuesday last. Mr. William Gaskill. aged 31,-son of Mr. Gaskill, late auctioneer of that town. writ o and rtnnionen by Di. YOUNG, at the SUN OFFICY:, No. 112, Strand, London. •r. yip c further The at th e Nine t A' 801 l a there o f btr ne: of t} IN T' CREDi 4 .. , 4 13 I 6 1 4 1b b 1 7 1 o 1 ' S 21 5' S 1 0 91 0 IS 1 4 2 1 ar e i ne h e that cokt N o mi t fo. Ct. Rev, u l R ev Rob ert Areh, Ju ne* r H. j A, • I Dv- A 1. 2. Cif, th e 0! Vertig l 3. I been th Peron, 4. A prefits I added t 4 I raenti 5. ?, Ns al on T to r e( Fire Twer Twer, Five ling the 8 r Pit ditio n and an I tl on hi! 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