The Sun. — London, England, 1828-07-17 00:00:00

only by this country but by all Europe, to maintain Peace between Russia and Turkey. The Noble Lord pronounced, I will say, a very singular opinion, when he expressed an anxious desire that the Turkish Government should be destroyed in the un fortunate war that is now going on. I said a very singular opinion, for I have the authority of the Mi nister o f the Russian Empire himself to say, that the earnest wish of his Imperial Master is, that not only that the Turkish Empire should not be destroyed, but that it should not be even di smembered. (The Noble Duke here referred to his mission to St. Petersburgh, declaring that his instructions had solely had in view measures for the restoration and the maintenance of peace—that Peace was the only object kept in view, and that peace was to be the sine qua non of any arrangement to which he was authorised to assent. The incon venient state of the Bar prevented the possibility of our Reporter's being able in this and in one or two subsequent passages, to give the Noble Duke's own words.) The Noble Lord says that we were drivellers, because we had not had recourse to mea sures of force. We might have been decided on that point, but I beg of your Lordships to consider what was the state of those countries at that time. The Turks and Greeks had been at war for several • years. The Turks had been unsuccessful—the Turkish army bad been destroyed in the Morea; at the same time that which is essential to a war in that country—a fleet—remained to them. It was con sequently considered that peace might, and that peace ought to be preserved. Peace was our object then to preserve —peace was our object (as it was our hope) in July last—and peace was the object held out and professed in the Cabinet, when we took charge of the Government in December last, and it is our object now. (Loud cheering.) It was with this view that we (Ministers) recommended to his Majesty to hold the language, in reference to the subject, which occurred in his Majesty's Speech at the opening of the present Session of Parliament, and if we failed in the hope held out in that speech, it was entirely owing to events over which we had no controul.—(Hear, hear.)—When I mention these circumstances it is not my intention to impute blame to any person. I only mean to state that the dis appointment of those hopes is attributable to cir cumstances which we could not controul, and that the orders in which those events originated were issued six weeks before we entered upon office. However, as my Noble Friend who preceded me in this debate, has gone so fully into the details of that part of the question as to leave me very little to say upon it, I shall not further trouble your Lordships respecting it, than to observe that the war in which the Emperor of Russia has engaged since the meeting of Parliament, has made a considerable alteration in the affairs of Europe, and has necessa rily had a great influence upon the negeciations that were in progress for the restoration of peace in the Morea, and on the views of the parties. Having said so much on this part of the subject, I shall now, my Lords, advert to the other point referred to by the Noble Lord—Portugal. When Parliament met on the last occasion a British force was in posses- Sion of Lisbon, with the concurrence of the Portu guese Government. At the same time it had been settled—and settled very properly—that that force should return home when the Prince Regent should have arrived in that country. That Prince had made certain arrangements in Vienna before he left that city —engagements not entered into with us, but at the making of which our Minister was present. I' this country he entered into certain other ar rangements, to which his Majesty's Government were parties. It is therefore most extraordinary that this Prince should not have fulfilled those engage ments, and that so soon after his arrival in Portugal he should have broken through all those still stronger engagements by which he was bound to his Sove reign and his brother. (Cheers.) It appears that in a very few days after his arrival in Lisbon, he manifested a determination to break through his en gagements, and to forfeit all the pledges he had given; upon perceiving which his Majesty's Ambas sador at Lisbon did that which was all that, under the circumstances, he could do; he sent away the means by which the proposed Revolution of the Prince could be effected—l mean the money agreed to be supplied to him by his Majesty's Government. (Cheers.) Thus have we adopted every measure in our power to prevent the success of those pro jects which have nevertheless, been realised.— (Cheers.) Another object of that Prince was to prevail upon us to leave our troops in Portugal for a short time, in order to give to his Government the appearance of being countenanced by the British • Government. But from that time—from the very day on which he manifested his determination to overthrow the Constitution of Portugal, not one act against which it might be supposed that this country had a right to evince its displeasure, was done by that Prin ce , upon which we did not strongly express the dis approbation of his Majesty. (Cheers.) From the first moment when he displayed his determination to assume the Crown, our Ambassador's resolution was formed; and at the very moment when the Prince did so as sume the Crown, his Majesty's Ambassador left Lisbon, and every thing has been since done to prove the deep displeasure and disapprobation with which his Majesty has viewed the conduct of that Prince. (Cheers.)—The Noble Lord complains of our re cognition of the blockade of Oporto. The truth is, that as soon as the information of that event reached his Majesty's Government, that it was found to be an effective blockade, it became necessary for this country, in conformity with the usage on similar oc casions, to recognize it, and it then became our duty to notify to British subjects that such blockade ex isted. It has been contended, and indeed is true, th at this blockade was not notified to us in the usual Way—but the fact is, that owing to the suspension of regular intercourse with Portugal, it was not pos sible for those exercising the Government of that Country to communicate it to us with all the forma lities which it is customary to use when making such notification. It was, however, notified to us as early as was possible, under the circumstances— ‘vhen, finding that it was a blockade capable of being maintained by a sufficient force, we were bound to, recognise it. It is true, that notwithstandi ng t h e blockade, some British ships got out of Oporto, some , Of which had reached Boulogne (as we understood), n otwithstanding which, as far as his Majesty's Go 'ernment have been able to learn, the transaction Was regula r .—(Hear.) —No man living regrets more than I d o the situation in which Portugal is now ,Piaced; no man i s more deeply impressed with the 44 Portance of the alliance of Portugal with this country ; at the same time, I must say, having looked Into all the treaties and all the documents bearing upon them for the last thirty years, I feel bound to de- Clare that we have no right to carry into effect It the p resent moment any measur e with respect t o 'ortugal. If necessary, I could refer to many circum ;tanees that ha ve t a k en p i ece within the last six , e ars, in which it h as b een ma i n t a ined, in this House , elsewhere, that we h a d not hi ng to do with differ ent f.s, and that we had no r i g h t to interfere between o vereigns and their s u bj ects . Wi t h res p e ct to the f ° tni of Government ad o pt e d i n P ortuga l, or any ee'reign country, I must say, th at i t i s t h e part of :cry wise Government to a b sta i n from al l interfer . vaee—to wait and see whether such foreign Go cernment wished to preserve its alliance with this hat y e sovereignty s p as of Portugal win Don Pedro, an d of course that his daughter was und er hi s decree t he Soverei gn o f that country, cannot be disputed-- at the same time, I will contend, that we have no right to int er f ere in asserting that Sovereignty. We __do not y e t k new what line that Monarch (Don Pedro) will take with respect to the events and the subject now under the consideration of your Lord ships —we have, therefore, no right, and I will say we have no inclination,what to interfere until we know measures he shal resolve, and his means of carrying into execution his Government.—(Cheers.) In support of this rinciple I could refer to the cir cumstances under which we guaranteed the Consti ,tution of 1820, and to a more recent event—our tending an army to Portugal the Commander of which vas instr uc t e d most d i stinctly and positively not to interfere with the political occurrences of that country—(Cheers)—ihat army having been sent thither merely in consequence of the demonstration and menaces of hostility on the part of Spain.— (Loud cheering.)—l have now gone through the whole of the arguments and observations with which I thought it necessary to trouble your Lordships, in reply to the Noble Baron, and shall conclude by assuring your Lordships that when the proper time shall arrive, every document, and all the in formation respecting these matters that may be re quired, shall be laid before your Lordships. (The Noble Duke sat down amid loud cheering.) Earl DUDLEY rose, but was for some moments in the commencement, and frequently afterwards, during his speech, inaudible to us—partly from the low tone in which his Lordship spoke, and partly from the inconvenience of our situation, and of which we have so frequently and so unsuccessfully com plained. We understood h is Lordship to reply to his Noble Friend (Lord Holland), who had expressed his opinion that enough had not been done towards the preservation of the Constitution of Portugal.— He assured his Noble Friend, however, that when the proper time should c ome h e s h ou ld b e a bl e to satisfy him, their Lordship s , an d t h e country, t h at every thing possible had been done by his Majesty's Government towards the maintenance of that Con stitution. (His Lordship proceeded to animadvert upon the conduct of Don Miguel, contending that if the efforts of his Majesty's Government had not been successful in resisting his designs, it had not been for the want of every disposition on the part of his Majesty's Government to counteract them.) He had felt it his duty to say that much, and indeed, he would add, that whenever the transactions referred to should come to be fully discussed, whether as they applied to Portugal or to our Allies, the part taken by his Majesty's Government would be ap proved of by their Lordships and the country. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, after all that had been said, thought it was not necessary for his Noble Friend to press his motion. The Noble Marquis then recapitulated the various points dwelt upon in the debate, contending that the change in the situation of Europe effected by the conflict in which Russia had engaged with Turkey, was one which might by possibility demand the interference of this country. With respect to Portugal, his Lordship said, the separation of that country from the empire of the Brazils had been with the concur rence of Great Britain, and under circumstances which procured to this Country the ascendency which she had enjoyed, and beneficially for ourselves exercised, in Portugal for so many years. He agreed with his Noble Friend, that the principle on which our troops had been sent to Portugal, was that of non-interference in the politicalaffairs of that country; and (as we understood his Lordship) that the same principle should prevent our interference at present. Lord STRANGFORD rose to oppose the mo tion, and complained of having been misunderstood and misrepresented by the Noble Baron on a former occasion. The Noble Lord had done so again that night, and it was not, perhaps, surprising that he (Lord Strangford) should have been misunderstood. It would have been much more surprising if what fell from an individual so humble as himself, should have been accurately retained in his Lordship's me mory. But he trusted that he should be allowed to say that he never did assert that we were bound by treaties and engagements, as far as alliance went, to Turkey; but what he said was, and he begged to assure the Noble Lord that he made the assertion on the means of knowledge his situation afforded him, that promises made 300 years ago by the Turkish Government were now as faithfully fulfilled as the most binding obligations of any treaty possibly could be. Perhaps it might be wished that other Governments . had been equally slow to contract written engagements as those calumniated Turks had been, against whom a Noble Lord had poured out the violence of his wrath and contempt. A Noble Lord had referred to an anecdote said to be circulating in the different Courts of Europe relative to M. Minziacky and the Reis Effendi. He (Lord Strangford) could assure the Noble Lord that he had heard this anecdote for the first time that night. What had passed between M. Minziacky and the Reis Effendi he was not bound to know, but the transactions which had taken place between himself and that Turkish officer were placed on record. They would be found in two protocols in which was contained what he had proposed to Turkey, and that which the Turkish Government undertook to per-. form. Upon an inspection of those documents it would be seen whether Turkey had or had not shown every disposition to do that which she was in honour bound to do. Lord HOLLAND would not observe upon the arguments urged against his motion, principally be cause he thought the Noble Duke had met this ques tion in a most candid, sensible, and direct manner, and had put it on its real footing. The Noble Duke had said—acknowledging the great calamities which had occurred—acknowledging the misfortune to this country of the events which had taken place in Portugal—acknowledging and even magnifying the dangers of what he considered the misfortune of the rupture of Russia and the Porte--acknowledg ing all—he nevertheless asked Parliament to con fide a little longer in the proceedings of the Govern ment, adding, that he would hereafter be happy to lay before the country the whole cause of these transactions. The Noble Duke had also said that the papers called for on the motion of humble indi viduals like hunself, who did not know the whole transactions to which they related, would only serve as a species of cx park evidence, on which no sound and just decision could be come to. It was upon these grounds that the 1.%.10b1e Duke had called upon their Lordships to resist the motion he had made ; but he should persist in the motion on grounds which he thought it must be acknowledged were not unworthy of consideration. The Noble Duke had admitted that although the papers might not make out a prima facie case, containing evidence of misconduct on the part of the Government, yet that there was reasonable grounds for seating it of such unparalleled confidence as had been granted it for the last ten months. That was the footing on which the Noble Duke had left the question, and there, he should say, let it lie. He felt it, however, necessary to explain two or three points on which he had been greatly misunderstood. The Noble Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs had throughout his argument entirely mistaken the drift of his (Lord Holland's) reasonings; he begged, however, to say that he had meant most cal efully to guard himself against the least appearance of making a charge against the Government of this country. The Noble Viscount mid the Noble Earl who had spoken more lately, and who for the sake of old acquaintanceship he might call friends, had both fallen into the same error with respect to a point on which he wished clearly to be understood. Both the Noble Lords seemed to think that he had implied, with . respect to Greece and Turkey, that we were bound by the original protocol or the treaty consequent on it, to attempt the dismemberment of the Turkish Empire. Both his Noble Friends had represented him as recommending this as a line of policy to be pursued. But he (Lord Holland) had done no such thing ; he was not so entirely ignorant of the mean ing of words, as on reading the protocol to imagine that that could ever have been the object of those who had signed it. rut, feeling as an Englishman, and as a man, he must—he should rejoice at the downfall of a Power, from whom neither England nor any other nation had ever derived the slightest benefit. The Turks were in possession of the finest regions of the earth ; they had been so for ages; but they were the solitary instance of a great P ower exist ing so long under e iremnstances so favourable, which had never doneany thing for the advantage of mankind. H e should rejoice whenever the time should arrive for the destruction of that enormous, wasteful, and detestable empire,for such it had been described by Burke, an d all the great statesmen this country pro duced up to 1778. It must be to the advantage of those countries who were most advanced in capital and intelligence that that Power should fall, and he should consider it a fortunate circumstance whenever that event took place, but he never meant to recom- mend, nor ever would recommend, that we should spend one single English halfpenny, or spill one drop of English blood, for that purpose, as for such a pur pose it would be unjustifiable. • When the Noble Viscount spoke of the protocol, he seemed to forget its preamble, where it was said that the parties bound themselves to perform certain engagements on principles of religion and humanity. That was expressly stated; but yet the Noble Viscount had said that it was signed to preserve the .peace of Europe, and that the interest of Greece had no thing to do with the matter, although the Noble Viscount added, every honest man must feel for those interests, yet that, upon going into office, he was bound to lay all such feelings aside. Now this was rather strong.—(A laugh.)—Was it in deed necessary for an individual entering office to lay aside the feelings of an honest man ? If so he could not help feeling for the Noble Viscount, so great a part of whose life had been spent in office, and congratulating . himself th a t s o much of his had been passed out of it. The Noble Duke had said that his (Lord H.'s) opinions in Parliament were somewhat singular, but, before saying so, the Noble Duke ought to have called to mind that they were the opinions of some of the greatest authorities which had adorned the country during the last century; so that his opinions, however sin gular they might appear, were, what was generally considered on the other side of the House a recom mendation, something old fashioned. It could not be objected to them that they were innovations. The documents he had moved for were said to be imperfect, but if the Noble Lords over the way would fill up any hiatus in his demand, and make a complete statement, he should be perfectly ready to agree to any motion they might make to that effect.—(Laughter.)----What he wished for the do cuments was, to ascertain the fact of how far this country was bound, and also to see how far Don Miguel and his faction were or were not instru ments in the hands of foreigners. The Prinee of Holland and his party were favoured by his country, not because of the Constitution they supported, but because himself and his friends were essentially the English party, and the party opposed to them was, of course, the party of some foreign country. If that be the case now in Portugal, he would not say that we ought to do any thing rash, but it was well worth the consideration of the Government. Here he might quote an authority which he was sure would meet with the respect of the Noble Earl and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. He meant no less an authority than Demosthenes. If he attempted to give a translation he should be half afraid of having it seized upon as part of his motion. He would, however, run the risk. That author said, on an oc casion something analogous to this," I am for main taining and restoring the Rhodian Democracy, and I am for it, because I think it within the letter of our treaties and engagements, where, if we look, we shall find it just, right, and obligatory upon us to do so. But I say, that even if it was not, still I should be for it. Why so ? I will tell you : if I saw all the neighbours of the Rhodians—all the foreign nations with which we are surrounded, hold in honour, and careful always to keep within the strict rule of right, I should think it the last infamy if Athens were to depart from that rule; 'but when I find there is around us enemies constantly maintaining aris tocracy, and for that purpose running from one nation to another, intriguing and caballing to abstain from taking any advantage which chance might give us by interference in favour of another country, would not be justice or wisdom, but folly, cowardice, and pusilla nimity."—(Cheers.)—He could not recollect the Greek Words, and if he could he did not think he should repeat them to their Lordships—(a laugh)-- but not recollecting the Greek precisely, he did not give this as a translation, but rather as a paraphrase. These were the sentiments of Demosthenet, ; they were not his (Lord Holland's) sentiments, but he still thought great consideration might be bestowed upon this subject. But, above all, the documents and facts ought to be before the people. He per fectly agreed that those who supported the Noble' Duke were right in resisting this motion, if they thought the Noble Duke would speedily come to a decision upon it, such as he had promised, but those who paid attention to what was passing around them, must see any thing but signs of decision. But whether there had been, or was to be, any or not, the result hitherto had proved unfortunate, and he for one was not disposed to give the confidence required of him any longer. The Mite of WELLINGTON would pass by the quotation from Demosthenes, and come to that the Noble Lord had made from the preamble of the protocol. That preamble he had incorrectly quoted. The reason for interference stated on the part of his Majesty was neither more nor less than that his Majesty had been requested by the Greeks to inter pose his good offices to reconcile them to the Porte. The words quoted by the Noble Lord expressed the reasons of the Emperor of Russia, and not those of his Majesty. Lord HOLLAND—What sophistry was this ? All that signed the protocol made themselves parties to its contents. It mattered not whether the state ment was made on the part of the King or the Em peror. The Noble Duke's way of interpreting pro tocols and treaties would lead to perpetual quarrels. A treaty, meant to be one of peace, by such inter pretation would be the source of interminable quar rels and disputes. He held the Noble Duke re sponsible for the whole protocol, unless at the time he entered a protest against this particular part on behalf of his Majesty. If not, his Majesty's ho nour was bound to the whole. . The Earl ,of ABERDEEN—This shows the Noble Lord does not know what a protocol is. Lord HOLLAND—Yes I do. The Earl of ABERDEEN—A protocol was merely an authenticated statement of the grounds on which different parties proposed to act. But in signing this neither party adopted the sentiments of the other. Lord HOLLAND knew what a protocol was ; for five or six years back he had put the question in the words of the learned Cujactus—quid est pro tocol? (A laugh.) He then learnt that a protocol was originally nothing more than the minutes of a conversation. Since, however, the introduction into diplomatic transactions of words not English, this word had been used to express the preliminary of any proceeding—its basis. Thus the protocol of St. Petersburgh was the basis or preliminary agreement between the Noble Duke and Russia to the treaty which afterwards took place. The motion was then put, and negatived without a division ; and the House adjourned at a Quarter past Nine. HOUSE OF COMMONS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 16. Lord LEVESON GOWER took the oaths and his seat upon his re-election. The Warehoused Sugar Refining Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time to= morrow. Lord F. L. GOWER presented a petition from the Wool-growers of Sutherla'hd, praying for pro tection. Ordered to be laid on the table. RETURN OF DANIEL O'CONNELL, ESQ. Mr. WM. O'BRIEN presented a petition from certain persons, we believe Electors of Clare, but the Hon. Member spoke in so low a tone of voice that we could not hear a single word that he said. He, howeier, handed the petition to the Speaker. The SPEAKER said that the petitioners com plained that the return made by the Sheriff of Clare was not a good one, that the majority for Daniel O'Connell, Esq., was only a colourable majority, and that the said Daniel O'Connell was a Roman Catholic; that under these circumstances the re turn was illegal, and the county was therefore still unrepresented. The petitioners further stated, that Mr. V. Fitzgerald was the candidate who ought to have been returned, and prayed that the House would declare that Right Mon. Gentleman as the sitting member for the county of Clare. Now, if this was an election petition, the Hon. Memb er h a d a r i g h t present to it, in order that it might be referred to an Election Committee, without its being at all dis cussed by the House. The Hon. Member would, therefore, use his discretion, and consider whether he would reserve the petition until he could receive further directions from the petitioners as to whether he should present it in the only form in which it could be received by the House. Mr. W. O'BRIEN made some observations which were quite inaudible in the gallery. The SPEAKER said, that if it was to be re ferred to an Election Committee, the Hon. Member would be in time within 14 days after the return of the Writ to the Crown Office. To-morrow week would be in sufficient time. Mr. W. O'BRIEN then withdrew the petition, for the present, in order to have time to communicate with the petitioners. CUSTOMS BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the third reading of the Customs Bill. Mr. POULETT THOMSON opposed the Bill, and said, that in bare justice to India, he would move the amendment, of which he had given notice on a previous evening. Mr. LEYCESTER also opposed the Bill, which he thought would compromise the charac ter of the House. The plan proposed to be car ried into effect by it, was more consonant to the cha racter of the country over which Mr. O'Connell presided, than to the sober judgment of Parliament. He hoped that the opposition now offered to the Bill would be a gentle admonition to fresh men of the present Administration not to give incautious promises. Mr. HUMS also opposed the Bill. Mr. HOBHOUSE . thought this matter, though unimportant in itself, was of vital importance, as it vindicated the spirit of the New Board of Trade. The House should be consistent, and support the amendment. After a few observations from Mr. HUMP, Mr. MABEKLY, and Mr. WYNN, in support of the amend ment, the House divided on the amendment proposed by Mr. Thomson, and the numbers were, For the Amendment 3l Against it 4B Majority —l'/ The Bill was then read a third time, and passed. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the Appropriation Act went through a Committee, and the Report was ordered to be received to-morrow. On the motion of Sir ALEXANDER GRANT, the Lunatic Estates Bill was read a third time with the Amendments, and passed. The House went into a Committee on the Irish Butter Trade Regulation Bill. After a few words from Mr. SPRING RICE, Mr. COU'RTENAN, and Mr. MAURICE FITZGERALD, the Report was received ; the Bill was read a second time with the Amend ments, and ordered to beread a third time to-morrow. The other Orders of the Day were then dis• posed of. Mr. OTWAY CAVE presented a petition from Leicester, complaining of the misappropriation of public money, by the Corporation of that borough. The House adjourned at a Quarter before Six o' Clock. THE MARKETS. COAL MAR] Adair's . 325. Beaumont.. 3O. 6 Heaton if 1. 34 6 Percy East. 2B 3 Tanheld Willing, ton 34 3 WallsEndßewicke&Co. 35 9 Ditto Bell Robson & Co. 34 0 Ditto Clarke and Co. 32 0 Ditto Cramlington......—. 30 9 Ditto 32 6 Walls End Newmarcn— 34 9 Ditto Northumberland 33 0 Ditto Perkins and Co. 34 0 33 0 Ditto Russell's 35 6 Ditto Walker 34 9 Ships at market, 3334—5 t KET.—July l 6 Walls End Stewart's 375. 6d. Cewpeu 28 3 Culm Trimsaran 28 0 Culin Cox 27 6 Hartley 1••••••••11.N.W.,...... 31 a Silkstone 29 6 Soughton Welwood Maiu 29 6 Ward's Llanelly- 33 6 W. E. Sibbets--...... SO 6 Walls End Elgin 30 0 Walls E. Old Etherley 30 0 Beamish S. Moor small IS 6 Walls End small 19 6 Tanfield Trader.... 3l 6 Sunderland Walls End small lB 0 ips sold, 29-Unsold, 9.1 COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEK, Oats, Beans, Per Quarter. Andover Birmingham Bridport Cirencester Faringdon— Guildford - Henley Hereford Plighworth Maidenhead —......- Oakingham Reading Salisbury Southampton Stroud - Tewkesbury Uxbridge Wantage...---. Warminster Worcester—.— S. to S. 35 42 s. s. 6'2 22 36 26 28 23 26 24 31 22 30 26 31 - 56 - 61 23 34 2R 3R 28 36 21 31 22 26 30 32 20 32 32 38 24 32 17 24 24 28 22 32 24 28 - 60 - 54 - ,o - 4S Wheat. I Barley. s. to s. 52 68 S. to S. 35 42 48 58 52 56 50 56 48 5 t 44 64 50 66 64 66 46 62 60 68 56 60 55 '74 50 60 52 56 56 60 54 60 55 74 49 65 43 61 66 73 53 56 32 36 :M 39 26 32 36 38 36 45 32 43 46 50 30 36 38 42 30 36 28 33 30 32 37 40 28 • - 32 40 42 30 at 26 28 29 32 33 31 21 34 HULL MARKET.—JuIy 15. Since our last we have had very variable weather, with exceeding heavy rain, which it is supposed will cause con siderable injury to the coming crop. The attendance of farmers on the market to-day was only thin, and for their best Wheats considerably higher prices were demanded ; however, the purchases were confined to necessitous mil lers, who gave 2s. to 3s. per quarter above last week's prices ; in other descriptions we do not note any variation from our last currency. Oats, Beans, and Pease, are held at more money, and any particular fine parcel would reach a trifling advance above our last noted prices ; in other qualities we note no alteration. Barley nominal. Lin seed is in more request, and at rather better prices. Rape. seed as our :ast. Wheat, Old 50s. 545. —s New ....... —s. 48s. 545. Foreign ......... —s. 48s. 5. ln bond ... —s. —s. —s. Oats, Poland —s. 20s 22s ...... Old —s. 265. —s. Small or Feed.... —s. 14e. 18s. Foreign —s. 18s. 21s. —s. —s. —s. Barley, Norf. & Suf. ... —s. —s. —s. Line. & Wold —s. 2!s. 308. —.. Foreign —s. —s. —s. Beans 38s. 40s. 425. Foreign ... ...... —s. —s. —s. Pease, White —s. —s. —s. Grey —s. 325. 345. Tares Rapeseed, in bond per last none. Free —l. 221. 231. qARKET.—JuIy 15. Per lb. d. to d. Beef 6 8 Mutton e Veal J......., 6 8 Lamb ........... 8 9i Pork 6 ry 10s. to 41. Os. per ton RKETS.—JuIy 9. CHELTENHAM Per Bushel. 8. d. to s. d. Wheat 6 6 7 0 Barley 3 6 4 0 Oats 2 9 3 3 Beans 4 9 6 6 Pease 5O 80 1 Hay 3/. DUMFRIES MA s.d. s. d. I s.d. s.d. Wheat, Imp. Bush... 7 oto 7 3l Rutter, 16oz 0 7 to° 8 Barley 0 0 4 6 Eggs, dozen 0 5 0 6 Oats 2 2 2 8 Beef, per lb. Flour, 141 b. Oatmeal 1 9 110 Veal 0 4 0 5 Potatoes, cwt. CATTLE MARKET.--The sands to-day contained 1188 head of cattle, viz. 589 three-yr-olds and upwards ; 211 two- yr-olds ; 63 highlanders, 61 dirks, including Limbers ; 42 queys : and 11 cows. The show of drove cattle was not less remarkable for numbers than for quality, being in every respect much superior to any we have had this sea son. Dealing was very heavy, and little business of con sequence was transacted till the sun had gone down. The best lot was mostly made up of four-yr-old Galloway's; la, per head was asked for this lot, but the buyer, seem ingly quite astonished at the mention of such a price, re plied, that in the present state of Smithfield, and other Southron markets, although the cattle were actually worth the money, even the name of such a high price would de stroy the sale of the lot ; he likewise remarked that he was confident ne lot would reach that price this season ; , we understand, h owever , thi s l o t wen t o ff somew h ere a b out 121. per head ; another excellent let was sold in the even ing at 11 guineas per head ; although a number of other very good lots were exposed and sold, nothing brought above 101. per head. This day's show was reported to be for Magdalen-hill, but a number of dealers must be in error, as we have been creditably informed that that mar ket is now given up, and transferred to Norwich. The young cattle were considered an inferior show, and of course dealing was dull, and prices were considered to have suffered a slight depression ; indeed we have heard that twe-yr-olds fell ss. per head. Plus--A very good show (23 carts), and a deal of business done, although dealing was considered flatter than formerly ; average 15s. per head. It was stated, we see, in the debate the other night en the Game Bill, that " his late filinsTY's table wa s supplied with bought game." if this was so, we can only ail' the more the shame. What were Royal game keepers paid and appointed for, if they could not find the late KING a brace of pheasants any where but in Leaden hall market ?—.Morning Herald. The Assizes for this county will commence on Tuesday, the 29th instant. At present there are not above twenty prisoners for trial,..Exeter sit/fred. FOREIGN INThLLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS BY EXPRESS. (From the Gazette de 'France, dated July 15.) BuctiAßlibT, JUNE 21.—The garrison of Brailow is alloued to retire without arms, but with all its baggage, to Silistria, whither it is to go through Wallachia. The Turks in that place may remain without any fear of being molested in'their property or in their religion. A corps of 20,000 men is marching , along the right bank of the river towards Silistria, in order to besiege that place. VIENNA, JULY 5.--A letter from Odessa of the 23d of June says, that the day before an Austrian ship had arrived there with a cargo of sugar and coffee, in six days, from Constantinopl e . Th e cap tain stated that other vessels would follow. As the Porte promises seven piastres per kilo for wheat in stead of five, which it used to give, two Austrian vessels laden with corn, which had taken refug e here, will sail thili evening for Constantinople. ANCONA, JUNE 29.--Colonel Gordon, who left Greece some time ago, has arrived here from Lon don, on his return to enter into the service. We expect Mr. Stratford Canning, on his way to Corfu, where Admirals Codrington and de Rigny now are, in order to concert, with the Lord High Commissioner and Count Guilleminot, the measures to be adopted under present circumstances. It is said that the Russian squadron will separate from the others, and that a squadron will, perhaps, be sent to the Dardanelles to protect the French and English subjects, or to Alexandria, to execute the Treaty of the 6th of July. PARIS, JULY 14.—The Monitcur contains an official report to the King, by the Keeper of the Seals, on the administration of criminal justice in France in the year 1827. The minor Paris papers contain no naves of any importance. FaExcu FuNns.—PA Kis, JULY 14.—Five per Cents. 105 f. 60c. ; Three per Cents. 72f. 45c. ; Bank Stock, I,BBof. ; Neapolitan Rentes, 76f. 15. ; Rentes d'Espagne, 74-; Spanish Loan, 72k; Haytian Loan, 620 f. Ex change on London—One month, 25f. 25c. ; three months, 25f. 15e.—Cours Authentique, July 14. LAW INTELLIGENCE. HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY, Juix 16. CHRISTINA COLLISION. The Court gave judgment in this ease. The Christiiia, aforeign vessel, proceeding down the Thames, in November last, ran down, a little at this side of Gravesend, a barge belonging to Bri tish owners. A warrant was taken out in the usual way, and bonds were entered into. Two questions arose on the part of the defendants. The first was, whether the owners were liable to suffer for an accident occurring whilst their vessel was under the direction of a legally qualified pilot ? and the second was, did the jurisdiction of the Court extend to try cases of, and award damages for, injuries sustained in places within reach of the operations of the com mon law ?—lt was argued before the Court, that the Act of Parliament did not extend to foreign ves sels, but applied only to British ships. To this it could be answered, that the Act was always held as obligatory on foreign vessels. They were compelled, as well as British, to take on board a: pilot, under whose management they were wholly placed. Indeed pilots were much more necessary to foreign than to English masters. The third and sixth of George IV. contained many pro visions applicable to foreign ships. If they were not protected by the Acts, the Court thought it would be a great hardship, for pilots would, in that case, be under no obligation to afford relief to fo reign vessels, or pay proper attention to them whilst under their charge. It therefore conceived the dis tinction could not be maintained. Nothing had been advanced to deprive the owners of the benefits of the Acts exonerating them where a legally quali fied pilot was on board. The Court was bound to consider the objection as incontrovertible, and there fore dismissed the case from the warrant of the Court, and discharged the bail. THE MARIA-SALVAGE. The LEARNED JUDGE, in giving judgment in this ease, remarked that he was sorry to see the lengths to which the affidavits of the owners went in at tempting to under-rate the exertions of the salvors. The evidence as to the state of the weather when assistance was afforded was clear and conclusive. It appeared that on the morning of the 13th January last, the Maria was discovered from Portsmouth to be on shore on the Isle of Wight; the watch-house keeper, who was the first to perceive her situation, gave notice of it to the present plaintiffs, who im mediately proceeded to her assistance with two wherries. On reaching her she had lost her rudder, the sea was breaking over her, and she had a signal of distress flying. The weather at the time, as de. posed to by several disinterested witnesses, was very boisterous, and his Majesty's ships in Spithead had signals flying the whole of the day, to prevent boats from leaving or coming to them. The Court was of opinion that the conduct of the salvors was highly meritorious on the occasion, and that they had done nothing to detract from that good conduct. The question, therefore, was, what would be a reason able remuneration for them. It had been said that 100/. was not enough, and he was still of the same opinion. The salvors demanded 400/., that the Court thought too much; they had been offered 1001.; it would therefore take the medium, and pronounce for the salvors, 2001. and costs. SUMMER ASSIZES. OXFORD CIRCUIT.- JuLy 11. HATCH V. CRESWELL. This was an action brought to recover compen sation in damages from the defendant, for having imputed to the plaintiff, to his face, in public com pany, and in the broadest terms, that he was a man of felonious, unnatural character, and a " buffer." We forbear to state other words. The damages were laid at 1,000/. Plea , the general issue, Not Guilty. No justifieation.—Ver diet for the plaintiff—Damages, 51. WESTERN CIRCUIT.—WINCHESTER, Jul:: IS. The Commission for holding the Assizes for this county was opened yesterday by Mr. Justice Park. DEWATT V. GLOM. This was an action to recover damages for the in jury which the plaintiff had sustained by reason of the defendants having insulted and assaulted him. The assailant, it appears, is a tailor, and the plain tiff is a chemist. Both parties live at Southampton. Some bad blood having been excited between them, the defendant finding the plaintiff one day standing at his (the plaintiff's) door, said that he would drag the nose out of his face, and would have suited the action to the word, only that the plaintiff, pulling back his head, avoided the intended eradication of his nasal organ. Two persons present proved the assault. The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—da mages 405., which it was said would make the defendant liable for all the costs of the proceeding. oats B l 0 0 0 N k A m p o A r e RTE favou ra bl y. ,s sy stem In many parts of the county of Berks the en gaged a boat for the wheat crops appear to be very scanty. The barley and y est el er t d en oy ded eV I stem of p ...... 01i y c i n attempting to remove the it self into an espionage of the minutest acts of private life.— ' • You little know the emperor," raid Fnuco! ; " be would feel a pleasure in cooking every one's dinner. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT the purpose N i toef Hartr ol ing three young gentlemen, baying far as a little above Battersea Bridge, when one of them, rudder at the stern of the boat, accidentally fell overboard vi n il public-house , i p c- h t and immediately sunk, unfortunately to rise no more. The melancholy news was immediately despat c h e d b a ohue.rei,ver, had proceeded as to H ac k ne y, where, we understand, the frie nds y mes senger of the young man reside. His name, we were informed, was FaAsarrox, and one of his companions who accompanied him in this fatal expedition, was the son of a Member of Parliament. PARLIAMENTARY P ROCEEDIN Gr_;, HOUSE OF COMMONS. NOTICKS OF MOTIONS FOR. THIS DAY. 1. Mr. Wihnot Horton—To move Resolutions on the sub ject of Slavery, in furtherance and explanatory of the Resolutions in 1823. fi) Mr. Robert Grant—Petition from Robert Cowrie, on behalf of certain Merchants of London, Claimant=, against the French Government in respect of property confiscated in 1793 :—Similar Petitions from Mrs. Samuels, widow, and from certain inhabitants of the Colony of St. Martin's—and to move an Address to the Crown thereupon. S. Mr. H. Grattan—Copy of Order or Directions given to the Police to attend at Athold, in the county of Wick low, at the funeral of Edward Styles on the 13th June last, and the names of the officers and privates Also j Copies of Summonses, Informations, and War rants, to arrest John Styles and others. 4. Mr. Huskisson.Address for Copy of the American Tariffs of 1824, and of the present year, with any communications from his Majesty's Ministers in the United States upon the subject. 3. Mr. Otway Cave—To refer to a Select Committee the Petition from the Inhabitants of Leicester, regarding the conduct of the Corporation. ORDERS OF TOE DAY FaR THIS PAY. 1. National Debt Bill—Committee. 2. Sugar reading. 3. Lunatics Estates Bill—Third reading. 4. Butter Trade (Ireland) Bill—Third reading. 5. Benefices Resignation Bill—Third reading. 6. Welland Canal Bill—Report. 7. Consolidated Fund Bill—Report. 8. Exchequer Bills (18,046,8001.) Bill—Report. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL. TUESDAY, JULY 15.—High water four min. past one. Wind N.E.—Arrived the Voluna, Matthews, from New Orleans; Amity, White, Bahia; Worrall, Thomas, Pei - nambuco ; Express, Kiagh, Denmark ; Thomas Dempsey, Coxon, Monte Video, in 63 days ; Isabel, Griffiths, An tigua; Horatio, Sparkes, Quebec; Mary, hlardle, Mita michi ; Lochiel, Brown, Havannah ; Susannah, Carpenter, Gallipoli, in 37 days; Ganges, Calcutta, off.—Private signal, Brown, Swainson, and Co., for the Lydia, from St. John's, New Brunswick.—Three brigs and one ship off at a quarter past two o'clock. CLEARED OUTWARDS.-The Shipwright, Bathgate, for Hamburgh ; Frederick Auguste, Moller, Elsineur ; Pyra mus, Young, Jamaica. Telegraph Office. No. 480, Voluna, from New Orleans, British brig, East of the Floating Light; a brig East of the Floating Light, with a quarantine flag flyink; a brig East of thu Floating / Light, with Samuel Richardson's private signal flying. . Passed Holyhead inward bound, No. 21.:2, Linnaeus, British bark. 1. 15.—A brig East of the Floating Light, with G. B. Brown's private signal; the Ganges, British ship, West of the Floating Light. Wind at Flolyhead E.N.E., light breeze.—J. Barber's private signal flying West of the Floating Light, for the Mary, Ford, from Miramichi. 2 p.m.—Wind at Holy head N.N.E., blowing fresh. REMOVAL OF SMITHFIELD MARKET. The Committee appointed by the House of Commons to examine and inquire into the peti tion praying for the removal of Smithfield market, has nearly brought its labours to a close, On Friday last it resolved that the petitioners had proved their allegations respecting the unfit ness of Smithfield,as it now is, for such markets as are held there, and the great nuisances which arise from driving cattle to and from it. Tito conduct of the Corporation of London, with respect to this market, deserves some notice. For years the public have been crying o'ut against the intolerable nuisances of Smithfield, and the Corporation have allowed them to pass, without taking any steps for their removal. Now, however, when the application of an efFce ,tual remedy is likely to pass into other hands, they admit the evil, and ctnuc forward with plans: for the enlargement of the market. One of those plans was submitted to the Committee on Thursday last, by Mr. Galloway. it proposed an addition to the present site of about four acres and a quarter on the western side, and that in this space a public slaughter house should be erected, capable of affording accom modation for the slaughter of nearly all the beasts brought to market, by which, as Mr. Gal loway observed, the chief nuisance of Smith field—that of driving the cattle from it after sale—would be abated. So it would, no doubt, if the butchers sent their cattle there to be slaughtered ; but part of Mr. Galloway's plan is, that there should be no compulsion in that re spect. Now the butchers do not affect to con ceal, that without compulsion they will never send their cattle to any slaughter-house but their own. Mr. Galloway's plan, therefore, would leave the principal nuisance of Smithfield un touched, after putting the city to the expense of erecting au extensive building, which would thus be rendered useless. The expense of Mr. Galloway's plan including purchase of ground, good will of houses, erection of buildings, &c., would be nearly 200,000/., and it was hinted that this sum might be raised by allowing the Corporation to draw upon the old stock purse of the city—the Orphan Fund ! The master butchers also pre , sewed a plan, which, omitting buildings of any kind, would add about an aere and a quarter to the extent of the present site. This the butchers think would afford a sufficient accommodation to the public. - The cost of this enlargement was estimated at, we understand, about 70,000/. In our opinion, neither of those plans would abate those nuisances of which the inhabitants of the metropolis have most reason to complain. To those who resort to the market on business, or who reside in its immediate vicinity, it would, no doubt, be a convenience that it should be en- accomplished their object. larged ; but the evils which would be thus removed form only a small part of those con. a Ltinue. Thes e are neeted with the market, and with the present sys. tern of slaughtering—the driving of cattle through our crowded streets, and the slaughter housesimods— in confined t nfi s ir i e l d l c d populous n e i g hb our- nui sances which have long been as dangerou s an d disgusting as their continuance will b e dis graceful t o the wealthiestaecop a most populous therefore, city of Europe. W e trust, that thos e who have taken all active part i n en d eavour i ng t o re move them , will not a b ate t h e i r exert i ons u ntil they have m From the great zeal and perseverance di s pl a y e d in their inquiries b , y Mr. Robert Gordon, the Chairman, and other very active Members of the Committee, the public have much to hope in this respect. The C • orninittee, we understand, meet again on Thursday, for the purpose of considering their report. EXTRAORDINARY AND FATAL EFFECT ; FROM THE STING OF A BEE.-Last week a man of the name of TAYLOR, residing at Glenlednoek, Perthshire, was stung by a bee in the face. For some time no remarkable symptom was apparent, except that the inflammation which followed was attended with an unusual sensation of itching. This, however, soon brought on an uninter rupted fit of sneezing, which proved till painful and dis tressing to the poor man, that his family became alarmed, and sent off one of his sons to Cowrie for the attendance of a medical gentleman. In the mean time the fit in creased with such obstinacy, that the poor sufferer soon sunk under it, and died in the utmost agony, before any relief could be afforded him. Ile has left a wife and fa laily...—Ediribursh Evening Courant. Of ioIl 5 to yet the es (yea r yler' ' c , rI `iob l ctio"