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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Gazette fly Prance, dated Jrdy 14.) VIENNA, JULY 4, -- Mercantile letters from 13u charest announce that the corps of the army under General Roth has crossed the Danube at Tourtou kay, to go to invest Silistria. The same letters say that the garrison of Drailow has proceeded tolvac(11 Galatz. The news of the surrender of Cticnevo is daily expecteti, though it receives Ernverful support from Rudsquk. 'the :Russian reVeTVe, under the command of Gen. \Vitt, is advart;:bg in columns towards the Danube, which wilt render those troops disposable which make a part of the principal army. MetAlliques, 923-; Bank Shares, 1,073. SOME, JUNE 26.—1 t is said that the Porttr• ~tiese Envoy at this Court has officially tleclared, that in consequence of the present state of affairs in Portugal, his functions at the Holy See must be considered as suspended. It is said also, that the Nuncio in Portugal has already received orders to follow the example of the other Foreign Ministets.-• ,hg.sintrgh Gazelf.e. P.uus, Juiv 13.—Letters from Marseilles say, the epi4e.mic appears to diminish. Since the Bth of Julv, the number of deaths, which was from 3.5 to 10 'daily, is only 2.5." The following petition.bas been transmitt'+✓c to us, which is addressed to the King by tire principal in habitants of Montpellier : " Sire s , --The faithful 'subjects of your Majesty, whose names are undersigned, inhabitants of the thy of Montpellier, vonvinced that moral education is _become the first want of your peep% that the re• establishment of the society of du Jesuits will con tribute. to-the return of motets and religion in France, mat that public instruct:tut may be regenerated if it is replaced in suds pure and skilful hands, most - humbly entreat your Majesty to re-establish that so ciety, which formerly rendered such impOrtant sere. vices to letters, to religion, and tti the State. Such, Sire, is the wish of honest men as it is especially that of fathers of families, and of the ministers of religion. The inhabitants of Montpellier consider it ;is their duty to lay it at the foot of the throne. Full of confidence in the piety, the judgment, and wisdom of your Majesty, they venture to hope for the suc cess of a prayer which will crown the benefits that you continually bestow upon your people.' " NIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning... 2 minutes after 5. I Evening —lB minutes after 5 SPIRIT - OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The fate of dr... Game Bill is rather curious. The wea..ure originated in the Lords: being from thence tent domi to the Commons, it was there rejected on -.v.:count of a money clause. A 13i11 exactly similar was then prepared, and posed in the Commons, but on its second reading last night in the Lords it was rejected. Au unusualtuustcr at this late season seems to have taken place for the purpose of defeating the Bill, there being 73 Peers present. Of these there was a majority of ONE in favour of the Pill, but a great excess of proxies on the other side occa ,ioned its rejection. It is . useless to discuss an abortive measure—a nonentity ; but we cannot help observing, that there is more zeal shown in the preservation of the rural ty►anny conceded by the old game laws, than for preserving the balance of power in Europe, or for hus banding the national powers for a future con test in defence of our national rights.-- However, something, we suppose, must be. again attempted in respect to the game laws; but there are so many petty interests to serve, and there is such a lamentable want of publk! principle in a certain class of the state, that it will be very difficult for our magnani • 1110U3 legislators to come to any rational or consistent conclusion. They have mainly asserted, that it was advantageous to the people to have bread at so high a price that the manufacturing artisan could only afford to buy half enough for his wife and children; can they not now prove to - us that it is useful to keep up midnight fights and bloodshed about hares and pheasants, and to have our prison 3 filled with poachers.—Times. It is an extraordinary thing that the Finance Com mittee should hit upon, as one of its first expedients for limiting the public expenditure, a scheme which was tried, and almost unanimously exploded, only a few years since; we mean the scheme for compell ing clerks in public offices to contribute from their incomes towards a Superannuation Fund. We doubt exceedingly whether any of the actual work ing servants of the public are much, if at all, over paid. If they are, and it can be fairly shown that they are, let the salaries and emoluments of such be reduced ; but to tax them all indiscriminately fur the double purpose of bringing about that re duction, and forming a fund for the superannuation of persons, many of whom cannot, in the nature of things, ever partake of it, seems a degree of injustice and of squeamish pretended economy un worthy of the nation. If such a plan be wise, or practicable at all, it ought to be made to apply to those, and to those only, who may enter the public service after its adoption. To turn round upon persons \vim took their offices upon no such under standing is something very much like a breach of faith, which the public, still more even than indi viduals, should be slow indeed to adopt. If the principle be a wise and just one (and its wisdom, we conceive, cannot be disputed), that men should be induced from their present earnings to provide for the support of their old age, we think that a plan might be hit upon, as concerns clerks and others holding offices under Government, which might. render it at once a prudent and a vo luntary act—we mean by such a system of deferred annuity and life-insurance as would snake it every one's interest to fall into. Every one who has at all attended to the subject knows that, up to this time, every scheme of life insurance which has been hitherto adopted has been so decidedly in favour of the insurers, that the in sured have hitherto, in almost every case, been pay; ing upon calculations erroneous, and, to them, in jurious in the extreme. Now, if Government, in stead of the present system of superannuation, were to hold out and guarantee to clerks and others .in its employ such an improved system of self-in surance as would give them greater • advantages than any mere proprietary office can present, we should probably see not only many of the present race of clerks adopting it, in lieu of any claim to superannuation; but, at any rate, all future public servants provided with a resource which must shut their mouths against any just subject of complaint. We merely throw out the hint, as one not unworthy of consideration. At any rate, we cannot believe that the state of the Finances or of public feeling is such as to sanction the measure which has given rise to these remarks.—Morning Herald. BRITISH EXPORTS. Statement of the Quantities of the under-mentioned Arti cles of British Manufacture Exported • from Liverpool, from the btli to the l'eti, inst. inclusive. Cotton 99,180 Pieces. 68,767 Yards. Linen Blanketing - ••• 1,876 ... Carpeting ' 314 •• • 6,920 ... Flannel , — ... 1 ,836,051 Woollen Stuffs 5,197 •• • Worsted Stuffs 7,903 ... Baize Inferior Woollens Cotton Tarn .... Cotton Thread 2,170 ' -- Sail Cloth Cotton Hose Eartlkenware £1,759 • Harchirare . £1,789 Salt, White Salt, Rock 40,103 •.• Coals.. lBB Tons, Cwt. 0 Chid. Iron 760 ... 83 ... -- Ends. 2,000 100 A.:-.. EXPORTS OF COTTON, CALICOES, AND PUS ' FOP. TILE WEEK ENDING JULY 8. Cottons. Twist. I Calicoes. 2'-:0,467 Abu, 80:',U49 lbs. 50;t,920 yards. LONDON. WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 16, 1828. The Game Bill was thrown out last night in the House of Lords by a majority of Proxies— thus verifying the adage, that, whether sleeping or awake, their Lordships have an eye to their privileges—leaving the public to shift for them selves. There is no argument so strong in their Lordships' minds as self-love, nor any so con vincing as self-interest. But the march of mind keeps moving, and may yet overtake their Lord ships, unless it be arrested in its progress by hereditary man-traps and spring-guns. ~.___ --_- - The French Papers of Sunday and the Ga zette de Fiance of Monday contain some news from the East, which is merely confirmatory of what we have already laid before the public. It appears that on Saturday a tumultuous scene took place in the Chamber of Deputies, on a motion for the re-establishment of the National Guard, which was opposed by the Ministers as an infringement upon the Royal Pre rogative. The question excited the most lively sensation in the Chamber—so much so, that such an explosion of public feeling had not taken place during the present Session. The Chamber separated in confusion, and the question was left to stand over till Monday. German and Dutch Papers, received this morning, have been anticipated by the Ham burgh Reporter to the 12th inst., which we-re ceived at a late hour yesterday afternoon. The Storthing of Norway have agreed to remedy the existing scarcity of money by a loan of 300,000 dollars. New Orleans Papers to the sth June have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house ; the Paper of the 4th contains a very curious article on the subject of Messrs. BARING's purchase of a million of acres in the province of Texas, Mexico. They take the state ment from the English prints, and observe that they believe it to be correct, the same having been purchased of a Mr. MILAM, who, it is said, left New Orleans a few days since to close the transaction. The title of MILAM is not to be questioned, but it is matter, they say, of some consequence to the people of that State to en quire why such a large quantity of first-rate land, lying in their vicinity, should be passing into the hands of the Capitalists of London ; lands capable of producing in abundance sugar and cotton, not inferior to the staples of Lou isania; and being in the Gulf of Mexico, with as fine a cli mate as any in the world, it holds forth the richest temptations to the . people of all countries for permanent settlements. Not far from the Gulf the country is high, and the atmosphere very fine. This article seems to entertain extremely jealous 'notions on the subject of this important purchase, and then goes on to add the manner iii which such an immense grant of land (an ob long square of 300 miles by 60) has been ac quired. MILAM is stated to be a Kentuckian by birth. After the late war, in which he fought bravelY, finding the prosperity of his native State on the decline, he resolved to seek the post of dan ger under the revolutionary banners of Mexico ; he distinguished himself as a private soldier only, in the battles fought in the provinces, butdid not stop there ; he marched boldly forward to the city of Mexico itself, relying on his own valour for safety. In that turbulent population he •soou became conspicuous, and rendered that republic eminent services when the tyrant ITURBIDE was proclaimed Emperor. MILANI, unconscious of fear, was the first who called aloud for his de thronement, in consequence of which, he was im prisoned for a while, but the populace broke the gaol, and delivered him. has lived long enough to avenge the injury, and to assist in bringing the tyrant to the block, and as a reward for his services he obtained the large grant al luded to. He was born of humble parents, and reared without education ; but he has a mind unfettered by any of the prejudices of birth and 'country, • and would 'be as ready to cast lot with the Seythians or the ,New Hollanders, as with the Kentuckians. In other words Colonel MILAM is a citizen of the world, and an example. of the hardy and enter prising character of the peasantry of the State from which he dates his birth. We have since heard that C►o'.:.+nf•l MILAM is now in London, Aiid that the present description of this extraor dinary man is perfectly correct. Possessing such an immense territory in America, the BARINGS ►nay now be denominated Kings of the New World; and the rich Merchants—the Princes of Tyre, of the Old. tt aft'ords us great pleasure to observe that another shark of the law, who has been fishing in troubled waters ; has been caught to his own serious cOst, and the-infinite surprise of all the loose fish of the metropolis. Poor fellow !—we can really find it in our hearts to be charitable to him, seeing that he has this time come off second best in a cause of such a sporting cha racter, and so full of promise too But alas ! for the glorious uncertainty of the law— so seductive a r e it s p a th s th a t even its most cun ning practitioners—the attorneys—with all their modesty of invention—cannot sometimes fish out a golden libel, though they have all their former luck and reputation to boot. This, it must be confessed, is somewhat consolatory t o less finished people, who may really have a good case, but are " floored". for want of . dextrous management. It was but the other:day that we had " lots of libels," as they are now termed, with sundry farthing verdicts, as a. precious coMpensatien for loss of character, but since that coin has becothe rather scarce of late, Juries have thought proper to return verdicts for the defendants, thereby implying that the plaintiffs had no characters at all—or at least none to spare, and consequently none to lose. Now all this taight be borne with a little philosophy— but to lose the costs—aye, and the double costs too !—what fortitude can stand against such a double visitation of the miseries of the law of libel ? HAMAN was not more astonished when he was ordered to be exalted to that very honour which he had fondly designed for his enemy. It is said that surgeons, how ever light they affect to make of cutting up their patients, are yet the greatest cowards in the world when the knife is applied to themselves. But this comes of knowing the profession.— On the same principle the attorneys abominate the infliction of those costs which they prepared for their clients. But it is in this manner that Justice restores the equilibrium of the law of libel—much to the satisfaction of the " Licentious Press." We congratulate those of our contemporaries who have lately conic out of this fiery ordeal with such flying colours ; and we trust, for their own benefit, that the mere hunters of costs will, in future, take warning by the " lucky" examples set them by the Morning Herald, the Times, and lastly by Bell's Life in London. PRICES' r.t , :,'ibvics THIS Bank Y•titek : ..... 211 lOS 11!4 1 OIL Cent, Rat. .g. 7% 81 3 per Cent, C o n e B7 , 3% reiCefit 93N Ditto Ited tkla z 4 per Cent N ew ...,.,,,, ITX,IA Ditto, 1926 ~, ~..,•:.:: 5.10114, Bank L .4 h.•;, - ,7:19N. 13-16 li 1 locti, StcfeK -i . ?(11 Bonds lO4 10,) pin. DAY AT . oti E O'CLOCK. South Set Stock V shut Old Annwities New ' • ' " E! , tilSs,rl',7.tl;) .10 11 pm. 1:.5!%.1:6 ....... 500 2.1. 7o 72 pm. Ditto &nal I Ditto Commercial pm. Bank for Account India for Account ..... Cons. for Ac Pawns OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS nay" AT ONX O'CLOc:X• Austrian Bonds ' 5 percent —1 Neapolitan IV.I. 'now Brazilian Bonds ...... ...G2 14 i Perittiati Btlif,l3 •- • - i -:;• Buenos Ayres Rend 5...,..... ,-•,•• , Fettiigiteit Bonds ;..53%.1 414 Chilian Bonds. li pet et. :. -,-...; Prussian, S pet cent - • ~,_;--, B Colmnbiwn M. ; . : ... t; .,..s .....v.,... 4 ,, Ditto, New• ' " 1 1 0 u Ditto, DM ~,,, ,,,s,ibv... •• ~.- Ratsian re *•' . . • ' Olt Danish. 3 pet Mt.... ... .... (i 2 S,i ; Spanish, 1911....ta.i.... 11 10.% (t reek pooAtis Ditty, :8`23 ••• " • • • - i Frlirh Rentes, 5p.C. —f —e. Ciliatimala ...-,.. - • •.,,: , Exchange —f —v. Ilexican Bonds: . -.• ... ~.,,,.. 30 K. 3 per cent —t. •••-c. Do 1E125 _. • , -- Exchange...,„ ,-,S. 7;:f, tazcas OF SHARES THIS DAY AT mat O'CLOCK. . l'ilel. Fer Share , 6:rit) 20 70 % 5 1334 14 e Co. 10 9% ~ .... 2 .£1 4 0 Brazilian I mp. Min. Co. (iss, at 5/. General Mining AstiociatlO`' Alliance Fire anii.10.!... rrisuranc Protector Fire Dihilelee Co COURSE OF EXCH. A.Asterdam C.F.12 3 Ditto, at sight 12 1 Rotterdam 2U. 12. 3 Antwerp 12 3 liamburgh AL E., 13 14 Altona ~w. : .: 131•}}1 Paris, 3 da! , ,.' eight Dtt/vv.*: . l.v.i 2 U. 25 65 ol'4xtux 95 70 Bellin — Franktbrt on Maine, Ex. M. 151 Petersburgh,rble... 3 Us. 10 0 Vienna, effective it 2 a 10 3 Trieste do. lO 3 Madrid 36 Cadiz , , 34i Bilbu4 Bateelona 35 Seville e 35 . Gibraltar 46 MA Arrived. • rh:e. O America • Brazil 0 0 Buenns Ayres I Dublin 0 • ?lenders.. 0 O France O Gott enburgh 1 0 Guernsey & Jersey 0 .NGE YESTERDAY. Leghorn 4BS Genoa 25 40 Venitt • 44; Malta Naples 3 9 1,4 Palermo per oz. 118 Lisbon 4 ti Oporto Rio Janeiro Bahia :is • Buenos Ayres Dublin, il days' sight ... I}4 Cork BULLION, PER OZ. X. S. d. Portugal Gold, coin 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 iS New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars ' 0 4 9 Silver, bars, standard 0 0 0 Arrived. Due. 1 Hainburgh I Holland U O Jamaica 0 O Leeward Islands O ........... 1 O Malta O Mexico . 1 Waterford... ....... 0 Q.l ~~n~~ COAL TRADE OF IRELAND. A deputation from the principal Manufac turers, Brewers, Distillers, &c. of Dublin and Belfast has been for some time in town, and had on Friday last an audience of the Duke of WEL LINGTON. The subject which it was principally sought to urge upon his Grace was, the existing Duties on Coal in Ireland, and the necessity for their repeal. It is well known that both in Dublin and Belfast the Woollen and Cotton Manufacturers are making considerable progress. In consequence, however, of the repeal of all pro tecting duties in Ireland, and the great improve ments in Steam Navigation, the Irish Manufac turers are very hardly pressed by the close and direct competition which they have to sustain with the Manufacturers of Leeds, Manchester, and Glasgow. This competition the deputation stated they were willing to encounter upon terms of perfect equality, but that this equality did not at present exist, inasmuch as Coal, which is now so indispensable in every department of their re spective operations, is in Manchester, in Leeds, and in Glasgow, free of duty, and in Dublin and Belfast, subject to very considerable taxes. Al though in Glasgow and Leeds, Coal is worth only ss. the ton, and in Ireland, owing to its general scarcity, cannot be purchased, exclusive of duty, for less than thirteen or fourteen shillings. The Duke entered into the question at con siderable length, and concluded by promising the deputation that during the approaching recess, he would cause a minute enquiry to be made into the whole subject, with a view to granting the relief sought for. He further stated, that the question of the Coal Trade of England, and especially that of the port of London, was about to be very fully considered by Government, as he was personally aware that abuses existed, and that the present system tended to enhance the price of Coal upon the consumer, especially. in London, in a most unreasonable degree. Thi late Lord H-D, whose irritable 'dis position, eccentricities, and facetiousness, have - been so aptly pourtrayed by the author of the Scrap Book in his story of " The Man," bad the natural propensities called into action on another occasion, when presiding in a Criminal Court in the north.---A trial where life or death was .at stake area proceeding with that solemnity which distinguishes our Justiciary Courts over those of our neighbours, when a wag (for there are sow characters who mug have their joke, however solemn the occasion) entered the Court, and set a musical snuff-box a-playing " Jack's Alive" upon one of the benches. In the silence of conducting the inquiry, the music struck the ears of the audience, and particularly the venerable Judge, whose auricular organ was, to the last, most admirably acute; and a pause to the business was the immediate consequence. He stared fur au instant at a demeanour exclaimed—" Macer , w hat , in the name of sound so unusual in a court of j ustice, and wi th a frantic God, is that?" The officer lo oked arou nd him in vain to answer the inquiry, when th e wa g exc1atmed....... , 0 ' Jack's Alive,' my Lord." — " Dead or a live, put him out him, my Lord."—." If l t i l e lis ha ni s o t al he en a t r . t "— of ‘ H ‘ e NV ll, e le c t an e n y a er guP yrinan assist to arraign him before Me, that I may commit him for this outrage and contempt."—Every one endeavoured to discover the author of the annoyance, but he had put the check upon the box, when the sound for a time ceased, and the macer informed his Lordship that the person had escaped. The Judge was indigr.ant at this, but not being able to make a better of it, the trial proceeded, when, in about half an hour, sounds of music again caught the ear of the Court. "Is he there again ?" exclaimed his Lordship. By all that ' s sacred, if he shall escape me this time ;—fence, bolt, bar the doors of the Court, and, at your peril, let a man, living sr dead, escape. All was now bustle, uproar, and confusion ; but the search was equally vain as before. His Lordship, who had lived not long after the days of witchcraft, began to imagine that the sound was something more than earthly, and exclaimed—" This is a deceptio auris, it is absolute delusion, necromancy, phantasmagoria," and to the hour of his death never understood what occasioned the an noyance that day to the Court.—Edinburgh Eveniv Post. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY. FAO3I LLOYD'S. DEAL, JULY 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Baltic, Duncan, from Bail; Palmyra, Lamb, from India; and Britannia, , from Bombay. Arrived from Loudon the Dublin, Stewart, for Bombay. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 15.—Wind W.—Arrived from London the Fox, White, for Gibraltar ; Dlillicent, Cousens, for Jamaica ; Francis Freeling, Battershall, for Smyrna ; also arrived the Indefatigable French man-of-war, from Cherburgh. FALMOUTN, JULY 14.—Arrived off port the Thomas, Robinson, from Grenada; and Middlesex, Moins, from Mirainichi. COWES, JuLT lb.—Arrived the Champion, Lock, from Batavia ; and Claremont, Mierhousc, from Pernambuco. HULL,. JULY 14.—Arrived the Runawell, Jackson; Suffolk, Scott; and Foster, Bennett, from St. Petersburgh ; Margaret, Sutton, from Stockholm ; Passarge, from Pillan ; and Norval, Hodson, from Memel. The Ceres, Peterson, from St. Thomas's, has arrived off the Wight. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. LEIGH PEERAGE. The first witness examiTlLTdVeiore the Committee of Privileges this morning was the Rev. Vaughan Thomas, who was appointed Vicar of Stoneleigh, in 1804. By Mr. DENMAN—He never saw any monument on the south side of the church. Had no distinct recollection of any. Remembered no monument to the memory of Christopher Leigh. Has been often in the Church, and were there any such monument, he thought he must have noticed it. The Rev. James Roberts, examined by Mr. DENstAN--From 1792 or 1793 to 1819, was' resident curate of the parish of Stoneleigh. Officiated dur ing the period mentioned. Remembers Webster's monument. I believe there was no other monument. I looked at the wall previously to its being taken down, and never saw any monument to the Leigh family. I believe it to be totally impossible that such a monument could be in the church without my see ing it. By the LORD CHANCELLOR--Will say positively, and on the awfulness of an oath, that there was no other monument but that to Webster. A person of the name of Ward gave Mrs. Roberts a copy, which he had made of the inscriptions in the church at Stoneleigh, but that of Christopher Leigh was not among them. There was in the vault a coffin with an inscription of Christopher Leigh. That vault was bricked up after Mrs. Leigh's inter ment. Mr. Place, examined by Mr. ADAMS—I have re sided at Waddington for the last 18 or 19 years. In 1826 I was High Sheriff for the county of War wick. I know Mr. Roberts, and saw him at Stone leigh 13 or 14 years ago, and had a conversation with him on the subject of a monument of Chris topher Leigh, which had been taken away. We were talking idler dinner of the accession of James Leigh to the large estates; he said that the accession was quite accidental, for that he was not the right ful heir, for that the rightful heirs were descended from a Christopher Leigh, to whom the monument had been erected, but that all trace of his family had been lost. Ido not. recollect the precise words, but I have stated the substance. I had no previous conversation with him respecting the monument. In answer to questions from the Lord Chancel lor and other Peers, the witness said, that Mr. Roberts talked of a monument which had disappear ed, or which had been taken away. He spoke of the monument having been removed, as •of a fact Within his OW/4 knowledge, Mr. Roberts did not say that the monument contained any thing respect ing the marriage or issue of Christopher Leigh The Bishop of LANDAFF—Was Mr. Roberts speaking of a report that was current in the coun try, rather than of a matter within his own know ledge ? Mr. Place—Decidedly as of a fact within his own knowledge ; he spoke of it as a monument which ho had seen himself; so I certainly understood him, although I cannot pretend to quote his exact words. The Bishop of LANnAFF—Might not Mr. Roberts have been stating a case ? The Witness—No; it made a strong impression on my mind, but it never recurred to me till I had a conversation with Mr. Roberts about two years ago, when he called on me after his examination before the then Attorney-General (the now Lord Chancellor). The moment that Mr. Roberts told me of his having denied to the Attorney-General any knowledge of the monument, his former statement at once occurred to me; and when he left the room, I turned round to Mrs. Place, and exclaimed, " Good God ! how can Mr. Roberts deny the existence of this mo nument The LORD CHANCELLOR—But not until after Mr. Roberts had gone away. Now answer me distinctly whether Mr. Roberts said any thing as to the nature of the inscription on the monument ? No, he did not. Haw comes it then that you should have written a letter to the Attorney-General two years ago to this effect :—" I cannot speak as to any minute circumstances respecting it (the inscription) except that it recorded the marriage and issue of Christo pher Leigh ?"—I don't know, perhaps my recollec tion was better than it is at present. - Then he must have said something to you, as to the nature and contents of the inscription ?—I sup pose he must, now that my memory is refreshed by that letter. , Did you express your surprise to any one else be sides Mrs. Place ?—No. How did you become acquainted with Mr. Cos tall ?—My surprise was so great at Mr. Roberts's evidence, that I desired my solicitor to find out Mr. Costall's address, in order that I might communicate to the claimant of the Leigh Peerage. I found out Mr. Costall, and told him all I knew. By the COMMON-SERGEANT—Why did it not oc cur to you to refresh Mr. Roberts's memory as to the conversation you had with him ? Was it not a courtesy due from one gentleman to another ?—I did not think it necessary. . _ _ Did not Mr. Roberts and Captain Mason subse quently speak to you about the evidence you were going to give ?—Yes. Did not Mr. Roberts then say that he was greatly surprised ?—y es . Did lie not say that he had never told you any thing about the monument to Christopher Leigh ? —Yes. Did not Capt. Mason confirm, from his own re collection of conversations with Mr. Roberts, that he (Mr. Roberts) had never spoken of that monu ment, otherwise than as the mere subject of conver sation in the country ?—Yes, Did you not say to Capt. Mason or Mr. Roberts, that you might, perhaps, have been mistaken ?—No, it is impossible. Stop, Sir, remember what you are about. Do you say, impossible ?—Certainly. The witness went on to say, that during the con versation with Captain Mason and Mr. Roberts, they asked him to deny the account which he had trans mitted to the Attorney-General respecting his con versation with Mr. Roberts as to the monument, and. that he, the witness, spurned the idea. By. the COMMON -SERGEANT—Did not Captain Roberts say that to retract your evidence would be a charity even to the claimant himself, as it might prevent him pressing on a hopeless claim ?—I can not recollect what he said. He used various ar guments,' in order to induce me to deny my state ment. Did you not say, that the evidence which you transmitted to the Attorney-Cretieral was no use, as it was made up from general impressions, and was not sworn to ?--I can't say. Did not Mr. Mason, at the end of the conversation, say, that, considering a ll thi n gs, Mr. Roberts ought to be satisfied with your retractation ?—No; Captain Mason said to me, when leaving the room, " Per haps you will consider it." The witness further stated, that Mr. Roberts'& eldest son told him that his brother Henry had a copy of the inscription on the monument, and that the first words were; hand prool ar hoc lacy. This witness was cross-examined at considerable length, but nothing was extracted from him differ ing from what we have already stated. In the course of his examination, he denied that he had ever ad vanced money to the claimant. Mr. Roberts was again called in, and part of the evidence of the last witness having been read over to him, he stated that that part of it relating to the alleged conversation between him and Mr. Place as to the monument, was utterly false. Mr. Roberts farther said, that after the conversa tion which he and Captain Mason had with Mr. Place, the impression on their minds was, that he had substantially retracted his statement to the Attorney-General. The LORD CHANCELLOR thought it impossible that they could proceed With the examination of the witnesses this Session. He therefore suggested that the claims be postponed to next Session. This arrangement, after some observations from the Common Sergeant and Mr. Adam, was as sented to. The LORD CHANCELLOR afterwards suggested, that as Captain Mason, a witness of great im portance, was an officer in the navy, and might next session be called abroad on foreign service, it would be expedient to resume consideration of this claim on Wednesday next; which was agreed to. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. JONES V. FOOT. This was an action on a bill of excha►►ge,-and has occupied the Court during the whole morning. It had not concluded when our paper went to press. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. There was nothing of any interest in thii, Court this morning. THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CITY, TirELPE o'CLocx The English Funds exhibit considerable elasti city, and wear every symptom of improvement, notwithstanding the high rate at which the quota tions may be generally considered. Consols opened this morning at 868 7 for money, and SBB :3- for ac count, since which the market has shown a consider able degree of buoyancy and reached buyers, for the account; they may at present be quoted at 888 I, and sellers at 888 for next time. The trifling advance in Exchequer Bills which took place yester day is fully maintained, and the premium remains at 70 1; India Bonds continue at 101 5 pm. There is scarcely any thing doing in the Foreign Funds, Portuguese Bonds have advanced from 534 : 1- to 513-; Brazilian, 61k; Russian Stock, 9-13-; Danish 62. There is nothing new in Shares. A report still exists in the City that the Bank are going to discount at three per cent., but this is not believed by those who are generally well informed on these subjects. Some feeling of anxiety began to be felt for the arrival of the Belfast steamer, on board of which vessel the Visconde Palmella and his patriotic asso ciates took their passage on their return from Oporto to this country; this is the more to be wished for, as this vessel on her outward passage had the misfor tune to burst her boiler no less than four times, and it is stated that she is not of the first construction. Three per Cent. Consols, 87i 1; Ditto, for the Ac.. count, 88i ; Four per Cent., 1826, 1044; India Mock, 246 7; India Bonds, 104 105 pm. ; Bank Stock, 209, 1 1 104-; Exchequer Bills, 70 1 pm. Ponxicti.—Brazilian, 611 I; Buenos Ayres, 42 4; Chilian, 26 7; Colotubian, 24 i; Danish, 62 ; Greek, 17 3- ; Mexican, Five per Cent., 29s 301 ; Ditto, Six per Cent.; 41 A ; Peruvian, 21 5 ; Portuguese, 531 Russian, 94 Spanish, 104 11. MlNEs.—Anglo Mexican, 67A- 5 dis. ; Brazilian, 44 6 pru. ; Real del Monte, 60 40 dis. ; United Mexican, 21 201 r dis. ; Colombian, 6 5 dis. ; Mexican Company, 6 7 per Share. TWO O'CLOCK. The price of Console are 87i for money, 88i for account, and 88.1 9 for August ; Exchequer Bills have touched 72 pm. ; Portuguese Bonds, 544 5; little or nothing doing in the Foreign Funds. HALF-PAST TWO. We this moment learn from good authority that Don Miguel is going to proclaim an amnesty and grant a free pardon to the Constitutionalists; be has also premised to wed the daughter of Don Pedro, his niece, in whose favour the Emperor abdicated the Crown of Portugal. Thus ends this mighty revolu tion, and Don Miguel will remain king of Portugal. Consols, 88:1 THREE 0' CL 0 CK. Consols for Account, 88i i; for next time, 88i 89. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE left town yester day morning on a visit to the KING at the Royal Lodge in Windsor-park. The Duke of GLOUCESTER, attended by Colonel Hicerns, left his residence, Gloucester-house, Park-lane, about half-past ten o'clock yesterday morning for Cheltenham, where his Royal Highness, it is expected, will remain about a mouth. A residence has been taken for the Royal Duke in the Crescent. The Duke of CUMBERLAND reviewed the 9 d Regiment of Life Guards, and the Royal Horse Guards, yesterday morning at Wormwood Scrubs. Prince LEOPOLD honoured the Earl of MAzisrirLD with his company to dinner on Monday at Caen Wood. A select party were present to meet his Royal Highness. There was afterwards a numerous even ing party. The LORD CHANCELLOR and Lady LYND HURST gave a grand dinner to the Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER on Monday, at their residence in George street, Hanover-square. The Duke of GORDON, the Duke of DORSET, the Marchioness of HERTFORD, and Lord and Lady ELLENEOROUGH, were among the company present to meet their Royal Highnesses. A Cabinet Council was held at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, at the Foreign Office, Downing-street, which was attended by the Duke of WELLINGTON, Earls BATHURST and ABERDEEN, Viscount MELVILLE, Lord ELLENBOROUGH, Mr. Secretary PEEL, Sir GEORGE HUR RAY, the CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER, Mr. HER RIES, and Mr. VESEY FITZGERALD. The Ministers re mained in deliberation till half-past four o'clock. Sir FREDERICK LAMB had a long conference yesterday with the Duke of WELLINGTON, and also with the Earl of ABERDEEN'. The St. Petersburglt Journal -of Commerce withanel .a th .f an eK uf h a i r e g t i r ze es_ i pu ,ar b t l a i s rs he : s a a sketch ccordin of g tthe whichß ussi th a en lattertrade supply the Russian markets with commodities to the annual value of about 2,925,000 rubles. The articles consist in 400,000 sheep, estimated at the average price of 1827, at 2,600,000 rubles ; 3,000 horses, 100,000 rubles ; 4,000 ponds goat's wool, 80,000 rubles ; 15,000 horse hides, 25,000 rubles; 100,000 sheep-skins, 60,003 rubles; 10,000 bare-skins, 5,000 rubles; and 10,000 ponds sheep's grease, 35,000 rubles. During the whole of the last month of June exportations in potash to the amount of 22,000 ponds have taken place at St. Petersbuigh, destined for the markets of France; the price of the article has conse quently risen to 67 rubles in the Russian capital, where scarcely any has remained on hand. Tallows had not yet SURREY SESSIONS, GUILFORD. begun to arrive there, the yellow kind of which had con sequently kept up for some time the price of 99 rubles. day, a General Quarterly Session of this county was held at Guilford, en which occasion Mr. Orrstow was in the Chair.—After the transaction of the routine business, the Report of the Committee on the Coal Meters' Act was read. It appeared from it, that the Magistrates had the power of electing four principal Coal Meters, at sa larytoadxtvivnaioert, re quired to devote the whole of their time to the office, an d oti oftorl ea febooeofuiuvr4reiOna districts . o g l., a year , the 05 ses.awu w h, coheo:vl if fec employedu tt appointedot county b being n ) ...._yweerseter not to hold any other public office. A certain number salaryal Meters were also to be appointed, and 180. a week if in the country ; their former pay being only 20s. and 15s.—The Report was then confirmed, and the Committee re-appointed. --After some further discussion respecting Pauper Lunatics and Prison Discipline, the Bench proceeded to the election of the four principal Coal Meters, and this decided, the Court adjourned. THE MARKETS.. (THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE: The supplies of this week arc small: . The weather bi g been showery for some days past, but this morning it al" pears likely to be settled for fair. The Wheat trade re ; mains as report e d on M on d ay l ast . B ar l ey, Beans, sad Pease, are unaltered. There is rather more demand thaw of late for fine Oats, at Monday's terms. Flour continue ° to mnc:'t a heavy sale. ARRIVALS. Wheal. I Barley. English - qrs. Irish l7O Foreign Flour. qrs. 8.30054cP 2,9:50 1,900 FISH-MARKET, BILLINGSGATE. This morning's market exhibited but a limited supPlY of fish ; Salmon, Turbot, and Brill, were of good qua lity, and the demand was principally confined to these descrir tions of Esh.—The following were the prices Prime Turbot. each 2oa. Od. to 228. 0 Ditto small, per do. 7 0 10 0 Soles, per three pairs Salmon, per lb. Scats, each Haddocks, per dozen 6 0 24 0 Brill, each Gurnetts, each Live Flounders, per quarters Live Eels, per alb. Du!ch Plaice, per basket 0 0 5 0 Fine Lobsters, per score 4O 0 . 60 0 Inferior ditto lO 0 30 0 I Fine Prawns, per lb. ......... .................. Shrimps, per gallon Fine Yarmouth Red Herrings, per hunlred 6 0 8 0 Scotch ditto 5 0 6 0 Mackarel, per 120 2O 0 40 U LITERATURE. THE SUBALTERN'S LOG BOOK.—LeNnort, 1826. This is a smart clever book, a thousand times superior to the trash which under the name of " military," deluges the shelves of nine. out.or ten booksellers in London. It is manifestly the produc. tion of a young officer—of one who details, w ith force and brevity, the recollections of an adventur• eus life. There is no attempt at fine writing—no gaudy metaphors, nor strained jokes about it-4 spirit .of freshness and reality breathes in every pages and renders it exceedingly attractive. Our favourite; article is " Joining the Depot," in which there are some sketches of military character, drawn evi' dently from practical acquaintance with the subjects' We give the following as a favourable specimen of the work; there is some severity, but we doubt not, infinite truth about it : " Skinflint was a young man of plain manners, who knew how tike care of No. 1, and did . not allow sen timent or any folly prevent his making the most of si% shillings and sixpence a day ; a negatively good person, he might be termed, for if he was a little selfish, he was not illtatured, and as it is remarked as the best excuse for man of his sort, there was no harm in him.' " Ile had seen much service, and appeared able to put $ proper value on the profit to be derived from the se' quaintance of each of his military associates. He cautioned me against being too intimate with certain of the officers then at the depot; observing that some were wild and extravagant whose niannera were nevertheless extremely attractive and insinuating ; and he particularly advised me against forming any intimacy with a gourmand named Alorgan, who be said invariably invited any young office who joined, to supper; for which lie generally contrived to get about fifty entertainments in return. He said there were many such dangerous characters. I promised to look up to him for advice in such cases, as his knowledge of these matters might be serviceable to my inexperience. " He then chose me an excellent room, opposite to his own, and an old soldier, who thoroughly understood his duty as a servant, far among his other qualifications be made buttered toast to a nicety, and boiled eggs to a second , these were strong recommendations to a young Ensigsb and I accordingly engaged him. " I found Skinflint very systematic--his quarters, with' out any superfluity in the shape of sofa, Ottoman, Turkey carpet, &e. had a clean airy appearance ' ••for in s tan c e, there was sand sprinkled on the floor as a substitute for a carpet : a deal barrack table, with .a green cloth cover, two chairs , a set of fire irons, fender, and coal box. Some of his' old Peninsula coats and trousers, which I fancy owed hirrl little, were made into a hearth rug; his marching sabre , drawn sloping over the fire-place, supported by its scab' bard ; a long sash festooned across one side of the roots his gorget hanging on a peg; two pair of well pipeclayea gloves, and a belt their companion ; his trunks in a corner , in which were his linen and regimentals. His mufty wee easily disposed of, as it only consisted of one coat and $ waistcoat ; his boots were turned up in a rack. There were several of Tegg's Illustrations of Romance Parnid , ' lets gracing the spare portions of the walls. " My mother having read me many lectures on econo my, I conceived I could not do better than join his break' fast mess. He seemed delighted at my proposal, and Said I had Just anticipated him in it ; for,' observed he, when two agree, it is very comfortable breakfasting together, and besides it is such a saving ! You see my breakfast account for ten days is so much, as three shillings and ten-pence ! Now, if we join, it will not, I think, come to more than two shillings a-week , and which will give us an egg each every alternate morning. There is one agreement I wish to make, that we may Uo' derstand each other.--don't ask me too many questions a t our meal, or stare at me,more than you can avoid : he" sides, take care how you , invite people to breakfast Wl° may happen to drop in.' " His Majesty's ship Herald, with Lord Aid" HERST and suite on board, from the Cape the 18th of May, reached St. Helena on the 31st of May. His Ma jesty's ship Undaunted, with Lord W. BENTINCK, put into Simon's Bay on the 12th of May, and sailed from thence for Bengal on the 16th ; consequently Lord WILLIAM had an opportunity of communicating with his predecessor in the Gov e rnm e nt of India. His Majesty ship Owen Glendower, which sailed from St. Helena on the 2d of June, spoke the Herald on the 21st, so that her arrival may be hourly expected. Lord COCH RANE is never seen to such shining advantage as in the beat of battle. He is remarkable for . the quickness with which he can discern a shot coming, and the accuracy with which he can tell its direction. In one affair he was sitting astride upon the hammocks, sc.- cording to his usual custom. Major MILLER was standing on a carronade upon the quarter-deck, close to the Ad miral, who said, " There comes a shot straight for us, but don't move, for it will strike below us ;" and it entered just underneath at the lower part of the port, above which both had placed themselves. The shot struck off the head of a marine who had dodged to avoid it, and wounded four seamen. One, named JOSE ne Sax MARTIN, had been.the chieftain of banditti in Chile, and had been sent on hoard from the condemned cell. His leg was carried away, a nd the bone shattered so much that he afterwards suffered any putation above the knee, which he bore with astonishing fortitude, exclaiming " Viva la Patria . 1 " repeatedly dor.- ing the operation. Ton COCHRANE, a son of the Admiral, only ten years of age,, was walking ,shout on the quarter- , deck, when the shot scattered the brains of the marine is the child's face. Ile ran up to his father, and with an air of hereditary self-possession and unconcern, called •ut, " Indeed, papa, the shot did not touch me; indeed, I aul sot hurt."—Memoirs of General Miller. BIRTHS. Romney, On the 14th i n st.,_at: l N A e ß w it : D n . ey, the lady of Thou is Hallowes, Lieut. R.N., of a sou. On the 23.1 of June, at Fiume, near Trieste, Hungaryt the lady of William Edmund Spencer, Esq., of a son. ' On the 12th inst., at Blackheath, the lady of Simeon Warner, Esq., of a s o n ' _ . On the 15th inst., at St. Mary's, by.. the Rev. John Brownlow, Charles Brownlow, Esq., M.P. of Lurgan , county Armagh, to Jane, daughter of the late Roderick Macneil, Esq., of Barra, Inverness-shire. On the 15th inst., at Lewisham, Kent, Charles Augustin Smith, Esq , of Greenwich, to Mary Jane, only daughter of the late John Grayson, Esq., of Crosby-square. On the 15th inst., at Christ Church, Surrey, by the Rev. James Henry Mapleton, LL.B., Captain Georg° . Hammett, of Appledore, Devon, late of the India service. , to Franci s S ara h , e ld est d aug ht e r of Jam e s Bult, Esq. o f Great Surrey -street. DIED. • At his house in Clarges-street, Piccadiiy, Lieut.-Colonel Clements, of the Guards, brother to Loot Leitrim. • ' On the Ist. inst., at his seat at Rankeillour, North Britain. General the Hon. Charles Hope, of Craighall. On the Isth inst. James, second son of Sir Sandford and Lady Graham, aged six years and five months. On the I Ith inst., Elizabeth, the wife of Wm: Kay, E s q" of Tring-park. On the 4th inst., at Drumrora, county Cavan, Ireland, after a long and severe illness, in the prime of life, AnthonY, Tissington Tatlow, Esq. ; and on Tuesday the Bth, " Brompton, the infant son of the above geotlema_2t......„ PRINTED and runi N il o i . un n bz Da r Y an O d y Lo NO n , don F‘l%. at . the SUN OFI.. f f ~. Pa le at N em 4 neonv Pasi ° II the at th e G ood dilly s ; Long, Birt furth ei Wood, Mr, 6eorg i ELGI: T' al:lacl ir assed: r e . rnae:4 o ;tte V ini'l 6A't Powder rnmedi *hieh i !as, by /, St. The Lot J, fiee el to, 0 req Place ~~ Tho tion, Georg Adelpl tddre9 EDIN Ti FOR' Green luesth Friday Permit The Cabin thief