The Sun. — London, England, 1828-08-07 00:00:00

Smith did the whole work of diplomacy,—his Lordship was the chief gainer by the transac tion. His despatch was believed, and his zeal was.rewarded, while the less obtrusive merits-of the Admiral remained tinemblazoned, and were left without recompense. The red riband, which was due to • Sir S. Smith, or which, as Colonel Napier suggests, ought to have been tut in three, parts, and shared between his 'Lordship, the Admiral, and the writer of the Moniteur,-- was conferred upon the unsuccessful Envoy; and the alter tulit konores was verified in diplomacy as well as in authorship., After Amission s lik e those which w e have ibovn recorded, and the more recent display of dupery or deceit it Con. atantinople, what, in the • name of wonder, can recommend his Lordship to his present Mission, but his merits towards Mr ; Canning ; and is that a-sufficient stock of service for such an appoint ment? An Ambassador has been described by one of the trade assa person " sent abroad to lie for the . good- of his country." Has the time now arrived in which he may do the same for. red riband or a peerage ? But ooith his Lordship be really appointed, we see no reason why he should again cross the 'Atlantic. As he could write • despatcheS from -the Tagus in Bruton -street, why not.wilte them from lio de Janeiro without learinE, , his 'present residence ?. The expences of outfit, and the employthent of a ship of war, may thus be dispensed With,' arid the country as If served as it has ever been be fore, by the same agent.— Times. .The portionS of evidence before the Police Committee, which we have from tine to time communicated to our readers,, must have satis fied them that the conclusions of the Committee, as to the complete inefficiency . of the Police for protection of property, are but too well-founded. This day we lay, before our readers a. more. thktn usually interesting piece of evidence--that of an attorney, who gave to the Cotnrnittee hints of what lie considered necessary for the improvement of the Police. He illustrates, in a very frank manner, the position that the Police have at present an interest, in the encouragement of crime, and. quotes the observation of a very able officer, when he called his attention to the alarming pre valence of burglaries some time ago, to the effect that it did not 'become either attornies or .of ficers to lament what was so much .for their ad vantage. It ,was observed 'long ago by Hobbes, that " Men have been, and always will be igno rant of their duty to the public, 'as never medi tating any thing but their particular interest." We have some curious, confirmations of this. position, in the evidence of this acute witness. Attorneys, he observes, are in the habit of drinking, in their convivial moments, « The glorious uncertainty of .the law," and " More plaintiffs and more defendants." The Police Officers have equally powerful motives for drink ing the glorious uncertainty of, convictions. He observes that the young officers exert themselves with great zeal for some time, in order to have their names before the public; but the old officers avail themselves of their :distinction to, derive pro fit, from negociations. What he suggests as to the increasing the salaries of -officers 'in pro portion to their length of service, as no matt Should ever be left without the hope of bettering his situation, is characterized by good sense.. Hume, who disliked religion, concaving that wealth was its greatest enemy,_recommeuded the giving good livin to. the clergy, as " a bribe to indolence." This witness in like manner recommends a bribe to the indolence of officers. Were they to re ceive nothing from individuals, and to derive their income exclusively from the public, they would not only have no. motive- for. encouraging thiev.,, ing, as at. present, but they would. exert ..them,' selves to keep it under, in .order. to :save them-, selves unnecessary : exertion. The- ;wonder not that any map should make the discoveries of this attorney ; but how these.men, whose busi ness it is to approximate to themselves: 10°1e- Table. share _of the taxes, , as a - remuneration 'for their labours.in, protecting us, , should never by any accident have stumbled on them.' We have-heaxd .Ministers again arid. again affirm in, Parliament, that our -Police was as good. as, making allowance for the imperfections-of our nature, it could well . -be, and. ,charge those who complained, of it with captiousness. - ' -What conciusion.are we:to - draw from ttii? Not that that portion of 'the higher ranks of thiS"c'ountry who concern them Selves with 'onr 'Welfare really stated what" they did, not believe, ,but that they were deficient both . in information and sagacity. This is the sort of; defence.set .up for our higher ranks in the last Quarterly Revietvnainelv, that they are not inhuman, but stupid and-ill infonned. Some observations have- been - made as to , the contradiction offered - by the present Assizes o -several of the conclusions of the Police egtinnittee. ylie . Caleoa F s are no doubt light. We have Seenthat in Essex the convic tions,almost equalled the. committals. Has the lightness of the Calendars be.en. the result of a similar improvement of the mode of administer ing justice by the Magistrates in -other counties It' so—what a satire on the practice before pur sued !—Norning.Chronide. • . We believe there is no. Licensed Victualler in the metropolis Or its neighbourhood,. who will not peruse with the most carefiil and critical eye 'the proceedings that ,took place at Bow-street. yesterday ; and we should be- only weakening. the force of the observations which- were then made, were we to. attempt any thing in the shape of comment. The Magistrates, as will be per ceived by the report, are thoroughly conversant both with the intentions of- the Legislature, and with the true interests Of the Licensed Victuallers. They-are determined not to increase t h e num ber of public-houses, under the specious name of hotels, merely because applications have been made to them, and they have it in their power, «if they see fit," togrant licences to them ; but in the exercise of the authority with which they have been invested, to have. regard also -to the rights of those whose interests may be affected ,bythein.. Sir Richard Birnie, in particular, has shewn hirnS(ilf averse- to the wholesome' mode of dealing with licenses which some parties (we shall not s ay from what motives) would wish to establish ; and whatever may be the result' of the present contest, the Licensed Victuallers are deeply in debted to hiM for the stand which he has made in their behalf. rhea Licensin g Clerk appears also to have paid no inconsiderable attention to their interests, and we trust hiS 'observati ons o n the intent of the Hotel-keepers' Act will not be . lost on those who are this day m .to ce e to a de p referred to cision respect ing w 'it 11 the l owl th e yesterd ay .) — report re as given i n _ . . Morning Advertzser. The proceedings during the excursion' to the Nore yesterday, by a great body of the Licensed Victuallers, for the purpose of contributing to the funds of the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum, need no comment. They 'commend themselves to every man's heart and good feelings. They cannot be perused without exciting the liveliest emotions of gratitude to the projectors of the Institution, and th e in , o e s v t er a y r ardent wishes than" will , its w permanent arm a prosperity.—lt r b it e y n . :fi t I : t l, is, . e i i d i o fa u c b t t , . one i 0 , of w i those il ui itllil. Institu tionsds'olhialeiileityrewrdtali°sPewwx;lh:iairtit'b(l:tet 9' e i i l i tv'si' i e l rti t l s 'o t ay ,c i m t y i e 'ol i ci t i lt( l e i:ar y :r n b ; o o :t r t rth e h ;r :o b b p‘'l f a : n h: f sdo r i l s vl d ) m il a ut o i bl i: d d ef t prosper lengtilne friends ever anticipated !--:-/bid. We trust it cannot be, true that any demnrhas , .arisen, as we s e e shted to be the case in some of the paper's > as . to placing the i n t en d e d monu ment 'to Lord Byron in the Poet's Corner in Westminster Abbey. If there be realty any foundation for such a report ; we - should be glad to know on NAliat reasons it can be founded. For ei,irselves we suspect, if it is raised at all, it must be .by.those'who “strain at gnats and swallow caniels;" . That all Lord Byron's ideas ana ptin riples may not have been es pure and-orthodox as: .zealous- members o'f , the Church may wish, cannot be denied ; but we never yet heatd that thorough orthodoxy, much A's it may add to a man's fame, was an indispensable passport to a niche in that temple, or any other. To war with the dead is a serry kind of contest In any case ; but to war with departed genius, and that of the highest, caste, is t., gothic enterprise, which bespeaks neither taste, charity, nor judgment.— W e do not say'that a Christian temple ought to be defiled with the effigies of an infidel writer, however high or re-eminent his talents; but that was net the case with Byron. His most questionable opinions deserve little more than the stiama of eccentricity ; nor can the 1? ' sublime effusions of his . genius have, as a wh o l e , ' any other effect upon the heart than that of ame liorating its affections, elevating its ideas, and 'in the end promoting the cause of virtue. But whatever contests there may be about a man's opinions when_ - living, when . dead the Only question, in such a case as this, is whether they have done honour to his country. In Lord Byron's case who is there'that can doubt that ? And if the country has received honour by his life and writings, and will do' so to the end of time, what doubt can there be that his memory. should be handed down to posterity in the midst of that galaxy of genius of which .he forms so bright a constellation ?-14orning Herald. THE MARKETS. COAL MAIMET..—AtiIt. 6. Wallts Ehd tiotspur « :r.3s. - 33 0 Ditto ltussell'a 37 9 Dean's Prinntose -- 31 0 Cowpen 3l 0 Pclaw • • • 31 0 Culm Cox • 27 6 Can field - 32 6 Cohn Hay and Co. .19 9 32 0 Milford 54 0 \Vylam 32 Ii Nee 29 0 WaltsEndflemtiekc&Co. 37 u HolywellTrader—......— 33 0 Ditto Carr and 32 6 Tanlield Trader--....... 32 6 Ditto•Cramlington-- 30 9 Lord Durham's W. E. Ditto Peareth 33 9 small 21 0 Ships at market, 211.4—Ships sold. 16—Unsold. SN. Beaumont, Bu trd on COUNTRY CORN MARKET§ DURING THE WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Oars. Beaus. Per Quarter. A. ; to s. s. to s.. s. to s. r. s. 58 68 :35 42 35 42 62 Andore: 59' 30 —23 48 58 32 :36 22 36 441 Bridport 52 , 56 22 39 26 23 56 Cirencester 49 24 - 26 3.9 Faringdon--- 48 51 26 34 24 :31 46. Guildford 44 .64 36 , 45 22 30 58 Henley., 5O fifi '32 43 26 31 60 Hereford 64 66 46 50 42 72 Highworth 46 62 30 :36 23 31 58 Maidenhead 60 68 39 42' 28 28 60 Oakingham ---. 56 60' SO 36 2& 5 36 50 Reading 60 76 31. 33 22 30 42 56 64 32 31 23 26 62 Southampton 52 56 .37 40 ,80 :32 54 Stroud . 56 - 60 - 28" :32 - 20 32 60 l'ewkesbitry 51 60 ,40 4 42 32• 38 ••- 412 Uxbridge 55 7.4 30„ .544. 24 ..32 . Vantage....,........,' 49 68 23 32.'`21 . 28 40 Warminster .. 44 64 - ttr ' •pa 44 , '2O 48 Windsor 59 78 37 39 .214 3r 50 Worcester—,...—. .53 56 24 3t ,24 28 77 40 CHELTENHAM. RKET.—Aug. 3. ' 'Per ilitstiel. • s.d. to s.d. Pet lb. d. to d. Wheat 6 6 7 0 Beef 6 9 .Barley ...... 3 4 0 Mutton `Oats Beans 4'9 6 6 Lamb 3 91 Pease.. 5O - 8 0 Pork ... . .... 6 71 Hay 3l. iOs, to 4l Os. pen ton. HULL MARKET.—Aug. The weather, since our last, has been variable, with fre quent heavy. showers,' but it has no influence on our mar ket.to-day; which was met with a fair supply of Wheat ' from the fariners, and several from 'granary. The best runs met dull sale at last week's prices, and - secondary quotations were a: trifle lower. Oats remain without al teration. Beans and Pease.sell at last week's prices, of the former, under lock some large parcels have changed hands, at our-quotations, and the latter may be noted is. per quarter dearer.. Barley none. Rapeseed and Lin ,seed are more in demand, and rather dearer. . . . Wheat, Old ‘:s6s. 595. —s. Now —, 56s 60s. ---- Foreign —s. 525. 565. in bond ... —s. —s. —a. Oats, roland ' --s. 20s, 225. Old ..... .... —s. —s. 265. — 7 -- Small or Feed.... —s. His. 18s. —s —s 245. --;:,. Foreign . ' —s 16s. 22's. Barley,. Norf. & but.... —s. —s. —. Line. & Wold —s. — , S. —.S. Foreign Beans ' 10s. 425. 435. Foreign —B. --NS. —B. Pease, White —s. —s. —s. Grey —s. 325. 345. Tares ...... .............. .... —s. Nis. 40s. Foreign —s. 305.:34 Rapeseed, in bond per last none. Free —l. 2:31. 251. : RKETS.-July 30. DUMFRIES Mr. s.d. s.d. s.d. s.d. Wheit, 'lmp. Bush... 7 0 to 7 3 Butter, I6oz 0 7 to 0 8 Barley • 0 0 4 0 Eggs, dozen .... ...... Oats .., . `, 2 2$ Beef, per lb. 0 4 0 .-. Flour, 1411, Oatmeal 1 9 110 Veal ,0 4 ti 6 Potatoes, cwt..... ..... 1 6 0 0 Quarter!' Loaf ...... 0 7 0 0 CATTI,E Di.tatcET-,--The show to-day amounted to 1,158 head of cattle : —viz. 3.12 three-year-olds, 380 two-year olds, 162 highlanders,• 181 ,stirks, 54 queys, and 39. cows. —We are still able to speak in high terms of the show of heavy. cattle—to-day's show being, if anything, better than last week's. A few Fonts, .in good condition, were ex posed, but the Galloway's particularly, by their good order, spoke great things of the strung and healthy pasture which they have grazed on. Dealing began earlier than formerly, and, we believe, ,more sales were effected to-day than last week. Four-years-old Galloway bullocks brought from 9/. t0,.12/., and three-year olds from 71. to 9/. per head. Two-year-olds were inucb in request, and few were left unsold; prices were even said to be a shade kigher ; at all events we did not hear so many complaints this week as we have been accustomed to for some weeks past,—frnm 31. to 51. IN. per head- may be stated as the run of the market. Stirks, likewise, met with a good sale, and we are not aware that many left the Sands without• a new owner ; prices rated at from 2/.. to 41. per bead. A good deal of business was done in queys and cows, .and prices are stationary. Prcs-14 carts, they were nearly all dispo.3ed of, and prices the same as last week. BOY.. INrEILIvGer wet Nal. The w ea th er hi.6n -'' iind stormy for a considerable period, ing been t so . oine measure would warrant the supposition that the s Plantations . have suffered, hut with the exception of som e of any ci te . complaints of mould, we do not hear unist t a nce . of I material importance the crop. B u t in ,i 0 grower is hardly ever ca f e uncertain a thing as the hop, the ever the old saying of . till, ~ man pickin g h as commence d ; if lip" were applicable, it is in thea slip b e t ween th e cu p an d _ „ ease of this mo s t d e li ca t e 0 and changeable production f mother earth."—Maid sthne Gazette. . The long...continued heavy rains have so much soddenod the land and coaled t h e air, that the growth of the hest hops has been rather, checked during the l but the effect on some of , the grape hops last t few d a y s; is much more serious, and unless we are soon favoure d Harmer weather, the crop must fall short from . the deficiency n the bottom of the poles ; bu t should fine warm 'cy at .weather Rhiortly come to their assistance , the)' may exceed the pre sent prospect, whilst cold and frosty nights may reau cC it more than half, as was the case in 1816 . —!M aidstone Journal. A young man of about sixteen years of age, the son of a miller in the vicinity of Striae'', has lately built a large organ, without any assistance or instruction, ex4epting his having occasionally. seen one. • This instru rnept has b een exam i ne d by s e vera l p er f o rmers upon the "Organ, who have pronounced it to be accurate in its con strUction, and rich in its tone. The young man has been brld to no mechanical art; so that the instrument in ques• tiop must be considered as entirely the result of his own ingenuity..... Edinbu r gh Ercniny Courant. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOME.—A rough-looking fellow, about twenty years of age, named Itiadrd flimmitigima Prier, was charged With vitdetitly assaulting' his own father, and threatening to take away his life. - • • the bid man, whose name is Richard Price, was a sawyer, and resided in Skinner-street. The prisoner was 'in idle, dissolute fellow, and would not work ; tend he had Once before been Compelled to have him takers into custody. For a length of time past the prisoner- had been a- complete burden, to him, toi. he had been compelled to !keep him, aithough he was but very ill alsW to keep himself.' Not withstanding this,. however, he could find money to get drunk with, and was 'in the habit of coming home all hours of the night in a state of drunkenness, and then he alWays set 'about abusing his father ati'd assaidtini brr Tuesday night the OtAdrier came home about twelve o'clock in hiS bsital drunken state, and, because lie (the father) remonstrated with him on his conduct, he made no more to do than to knock him down and strike him several times. He was about to give him in charge at that time, but the prisoner became a little quiet ; however, between one and two o'clock in the morning he again broke out, and seized his father by the throat, swearing by the most horrid oaths that he would throttle bins ! The watchman was then sent for; but he resisted being taken by every Means its his power, kicked the watchman,, broke his lantern, &c. • The landlord of the house confirmed the father's statement, The prisoner, being (gilled upon to ansoer the charge re plied very coolly, " Why, I am sorry for it.° He was committed to the Compter for want of bail. Dennis Griffin and Eliza Griffin, his wife, two beautiful natives of the Sister Isle, were charged with cre ating a disturbance in the house of Mr. Uugh Dutfey, who keeps the sign of the Black Horse in Petticoat-lane. On Tuesday afternoon the prisoners came into his house arid called for a pot of porter; but, before he delivered it, the male prisoner told him that lie had not got any money to pay for it. " Why then you cannot expect to Lave it," replied Mr. Duffey, " for I should have plenty of cus tomers of your description if I went on in that way." The prisoners then tried all they could, first by fair means, and then by noise, to get the beer; but, finding it of no use, the female prisoner set about calumniating Mrs. Duffey. She called her all the delicate names she could bring her tongue to bear, and, finally, summed up the whole by de claring aloud that the female inside the bar was not Mr. Duffey's wife, but that she was, in fact, the wife of the male prisoner, which she could prove to be the case ; and that she was living with Mr. Duffey, although she bad a husband alive. This attack, of course, soon raised Mrs. Duffey's courage, and forth she came to meet the charge, and have vengeance on her calumniator; " and,"said Mr. Duffey, " I don't know what the.conseqUence might have been if I had not just stepped in between them to avoid a combat, which I did, and then sent for an officer, to whom I gave both prisoners in charge." • Mr. Hobler inquir e d if 'there was any truth in the female prisoner's assertion, regarding Isles. Duffey.—Mr. Dulley—God bless you, not ithe least ; the prisoners know nothing of me or my wife, or we of them. The prisoners being called upon for their defence, the female commenced by saying that she had been drinking and the liquor went up into her head, and she did not know exactly what she might have said. The LORD MAYOR 'Saia it was an infamous thing for two wretches like these to go into ,a public-house, and, be cause the landlord would not give them beer, to publicly traduce the character of his wife in this way. He recom mended them to be cautious how they played off such a trick again, as it might not prove to be a joke.—The prisoners were then discharged. GUILDHALL.—Yestenlay, John Keen, a respectable looking, middle-aged man, was brought up before the Sitting Aldermen, Sir Jout.l PEKRING, Bart., and --- FAREBROTHER, Esq., for re-examination on a charge of obtaining goods to considerable amounts, under false pre 'tem-Cs, from different tradesmen. The case excited con siderable 'interest, and the Justice:.room, during . the exami nation, was crowded. . From the evidence of a Mr. Adams, it appeared that •he is a watchmaker, carrying. on business in St. John's square, Clerkenvrell. In December last the prisoner called upon him, and produced a letter purporting to be.from his (the.prisoner's) brother, Win, Kean, whom he represented to be a pawnbroker and salesman, living at Louth, in Lin colnshire. The purport of the letter was to obtain some samples of watches, such as would be fit for the Lincoln shire market. •The watches were to be sent down to his brother, at Louth, and to be paid for or returned when he should have seen them. -The prisoner then represented himself as a provision -merchant at Dock-head, and also to be in the corm trade. As Mr.- Admits had seen the name of Kean written up at Dock-head, in going up and down the river, he considered that the prisoner was a re spectable man, and he accordingly sent the watches to the priioner's warehouse at St. Saviour's Dock, Dock head. Shortly after• he received private information that the watches had been pawned, and lie was also given to understand that there was no such person as William Kean, a pawnbroker or salesman, residing at Louth, Mr. Adams applied for paynient, but could not obtain it. The only proof whieu Mr. Adams produced to-day to shoW that there was no such person as William Kean at Louth, was a letter from a person named Jackson, a resident of Louth, who positively stated that no such person as Wm. Kean, either as pawnbroker, silversmith, or salesman, was resident at Louth. As the hand-writing to-the letter from Louth could not be proved, it could not be admitted as evidence, and fur ther time'was given to Mr. Adams.to . cOmplete his case, by bringing forward positive testimony to prove that no such person as William Kean resided at Louth. The next person who came forward to prefer ,a charge against the prisoner was a Mr. John Moore, of Clerken well-close, a clock-maker. He stated that on the 3d of December last the, prisoner came to his house and ordered a spring dial, to be paid for on delivery. The dial was taken to the prisoner's warehouse at Dock-head, and : when the man asked for payment,, the prisoner pretended to be in a very great passion that he 'should be suspected as uot be ing able to pay. He then:gave the man who took the spring dial to him a bill at 14 days, as a security for the 'payment, and telling the man at the Um(' time that he would call on his master on the S a turday and pay for the dial. The bill was drawn upon Williain'Kean, of East gate, Louth. The bill appeared to be accepted, only that the acceptor had omitted to sign:his name. The bill was mask payable at Messrs. Jones, Lloyd, and Co.'s. The, bill was returned, with the words "no advice" written on it. Witness then 'traced the dial into the possession of Mr. Kirkham, a pawnbroker in the Borough, and disco vered that it had been pledged on the very day on which it was sent to the prisoner. The ahopman. who took the dial to the prisoner's ware house corroborated the whole of his master's testimony. To complete this case, further evidence was required of Mr. Moore as to the conversion of the property, and also to negative the assertion that there was such it person as W. Kean residing at Louth. Mr. Moore was allowed a week to bring forward that propf. Mr. Atsoss, a tobacconist, residing in Rosemary lane, preferred the next charge against the prisoner. Ile said that the prisoner hal been recommended ,to him by a person named King. The prisoner ordered snuff from him to the amqunt of 16/. odd, arid, in payment, ,gave him a bill drawn upon a person named David Dickenson, of Boston, in Lincolnshire ; and the bill was made payable at Messrs. POcklington's of Sinithfield, due in 14 days. On inquiry at Messrs. Pocklington's the parties were not known to them, and they told him that it must be a swindling trans action—A week for further inquiry was given to Mr. Amoss. Roger Roden, a draper, lives in. Panton-square, Hay market. He had a customer of the name of Joyce, a tailor, who had lived in his neighbourhood'. Joyce had run up an .account with him for goods to the amount of 601 . Witness received from Joyce a bill f or 161., d ra w n 'by th e prisoner Kean upon a person' named Webb, at Biriningharn: . Upon inquiry tor the prisoner at' Dock-head, be lbtind that'he had removed from thence. The bill was sent 'down to Birmingham to be paid, but no such pertain as Webb could be found there. No other.person coming forward to prefer any further charge, Mr. Alderman FARE/MOTHER said that it would he ne cessary for the ends of justice to remand the prisoner for another week, in order to give the different parties time to bring forward the evidence which Was necessary to com plete their several cases.---The prisoner was then rocked up. A youth, of the name of George, Grores, was fullY com mitted to take his trial for picking the pocket of a gentle— man named Tihbett. After the prisoner was locked up, Mr. Tibbett said that he had a complaint. to „take : it was with regard to the Police. His pocket was robbed about nine o'clock in-the evening in Fleet -street, and, having taken the bey prisoner, he had to remain at least ten minutes in the 'street, surrounded by a crowd, and expecting every moment to have his prisoner rescued from him, before an officer, a watchman., or a street-keeper could be found, to give the prisoner in charge to. Sir J. Pena:rim told Mr. Tibbett that he felt obliged to him for the manner in which he had behaVed, and he should take care to represent his complaint to the proper authorities of the . ward, and he would endeavour to have the thing remedied. - • • - BIARYLEBONE.—On Thursday last William Hughes alias Clarke, a person of fashionable appearance, under twenty years of age,' was committed 'for trial for defraud ing Messrs. cooling and Pearce, tailors, of Regent-street, of goods to the value of I. 1. and upwards, by represent ing himself as the son of a !mixer of Bristol, and about to mine into the possession of a large fortune. He also de set ibed'hireself as being an assistant to Messrs. Clarke and Starr, surgeons, of Upper Berkeley-street, the former of *horn lie raid *as his guardian, and would answer any inquiries as to his connections and respectability. Clarke, it appeared, rented a furnished house in Upper Berkeley street, and, on being applied to, immediately gave a flat tering account. of Hughes's expectations, which seldom failed in obtaining the credit for . him he required ; but since Hughes has been in custody Clarke has disappeared, and litighda defence is that he merely ordered the goods for• Clarke, and throughout has been made a dupe to his deep-laid designs. On the several days on which the pri soner has been examined a host of tradesmen have attended, and brought forward specific charges against him, wherein it appeared that either from the one or the other of them he had obtained goods as well in the name of Hughes as in that of Clarke. A committing case was then made out to the satisfaction of. the Magistrate ; but the prisoner was remanded, merely for the purpose of giving other trades men an opportunity of appearing against him. The con sequence was, as was expected, that yesterday the office was crowded by persons who had suffered by the arts of this young man, or by those with whom he was con. fleeted. But the 'Magistrate thought it unnecessary to, commit him On any other charge except that 'clearly esta blished by Messrs. Poole and Co., of Regent-street. One ease, however, was mentioned, which threw a new light on his connections. It was stated by a lady residing in Sloane-square, that she had had the misfortune to take a brother of the prisoner in her house as a lodger ; he came into it by.the name of Johnson, and was accompanied by a man and his wife, named Fletcher, who also took apart ments. She soon had reason to suspect the true charac ters of'her new inmates, and repeatedly cautioned the nu merous tradesmen who brought home gelds not to leave them without being first paid. They lived in high style while they remained in her house, and daily rode out in a fashionable dennet. Before they left, which they "did one day very suddenly, Johnson (or Hughes) saw that the lady bad a valuable gold watch, and, persuading. her that it wanted repairing, he got it into his possession, and she has never since seen it ; he also contrived to get some sove reigns from her, under some idle pretence or other ; and the' day previously to the party finally quitting her house, this prisoner dined with them, when Mrs. Fletcher made an excuse- for taking them into the drawing-room, to examine, some curiosities on the mantel-shelf; and the fol lowing day she missed a handsome pair of bracelets, which she had left in the room, and which, she had no doubt, had been stolen either by Mrs. Fletcher or the prisoner. To close the history of the prisoner's brother, it was stated by a Mr. Woodward, who had suffered by his fraud, that he was transported for fourteen years at- the last Ses sions at the Old. Bailey, for stealing a gold watch, and also a silver watch, belonging to a Mr. Thomas Newsome. He was also tried and convicted of another felony.' He.was registered in the calendar under the name of James Pickering.. . The AIAGISTAATE, on hearing this information, asked the prisoner what he had to say to stealing the bracelets ; and if he could deny that his brother had been transported. The prisoner replied—" If he was, it was no fault of mine." Mr. RAWLINSON observed . that hanging was too good for him and his gang. He was then removed. M A RLBOROUGH-STREET. --Yesterday, William Phillips, Sam. Stone, James Eaton, Thomas . Hatsel, Geo. Beckley, James Thcclucll, and Henry Wilson, all hackney-coachmen, were brought from St. Giles's watch house, before Mr. DYER, the sitting Magistrate, charged With a series of assaults, and creating a desperate riot, the evening before in the streets. About five o'clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, four hackney-coaches were seen to make their appearance in Great Queen -street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, suddenly turning in there, and racing against each other as fast as the.horses could get along, the drivers seeming totally regardless of the lives of the people in the street. Each of the coaches had four or five fellows inside, two on the coach-box, and one seated on the root, and all shouting and hallooing in an. astounding manner, as the vehicles passed along. Several of the male passengers, who had narrowly escaped with. their lives, in vain endeavoured to pursue or arrest the . , progress of the drivers, until at, last, on getting into Drury-lane, the street-keepers- and some of the beadles of St. Giles's parish, who happened to be on the spot, at the hazard of their lives,- succeeded in checking the impetuous progress of the coaches; but they had no sooner done so, than this was made the signal fur a general attack upon them. At . the close of a desperate fight, the seven pri soners, out of about four times that number who composed the entire gang, were secured by tying each, as he was caught, hands and feet with a rope, and depositing him on his back 'in an adjoining coach-maker's shop, which was borrowed for the occasion, until the whole seven-were handcuffed and conveyed to the watch-house, but the rest of the gang succeeded in making their escape., The prisoners, most of whom got broken heads in the affray, were all ordered to find bail lo answer for the riot and assaults at the Sessions, and to give 48 hours' notictt of the bail they intended to offer. It appeared that the prisoners and their companions were returning from a pugilistic contest between two vagabonds of their own kind, Which took place that day somewhere in the neighbourhood of Battle-bridge. QUEEN-SQlTARE.—Yesterday Thomas Wells, a la bourer employed 'at his Majesty's new Palace, at Bucking-: ham-gate, was brought before Mr; MARRIOTT, charged with a most brutal assault on Mrs: Ann Chant - fan, wife of Mr. Charman, landlord of the Crown ) in York-street, Westminster. The Magistrates consulted together, and ordered Wells to pay a penalty of 20s. and costs. Defendant—l have not got 20 farthings. Mr. 51AantorT—Then lie is committed for one month to hard labour. HALL.—John _Birmingham, late a Lieute nant in the 4th Iteginaent of Infantry, was yesterday brought before M. SIVA BEY, Esq., on two charges of felony—viz., on suspicion of stealing two silver tea-spoons from the houSe of Mr. Morris, the landlord. of the White Hart Tavern,- Shoreditch, and a silver salt and tea-spoon, the property. of Mr. Davies, the proprietor of the New Eng land Coffee-house, Threadneedle-street. The prisoner was fully committed for trial, and a de tainer directed to be lodged against him in the second case. Mr. Staples, the chief clerk, here said. that the prisoner had, on a former occasion—in November, 1826—been brought to this office on a charge of felony, accused of stealing a picture from the landlord of a public-house where be had been taking refreshment. On that occasion he pleaded distress as an apology for committing the crime, and the landlord declined prosecuting. The case was reported in Some of the newspapers, added Mr. Staples, awl money was benevolenly given him. I myself paid him between nine and ten pounds, which were sent to the office for his relief. , • It may not be irrelevant to state that, when Roberts took the prisoner into custody, he found in his . pockets some letters, addressed to different individuals, of which the following is a copy :,-, . • Sir,—The undersigned is able to inform you of sots.. thing which he believes considerably to your advantage, ms receiving twenty shillings for his trouble. • Your's, &c. There was a young man with the prisoner at the time that he was followed by the waiter, but against whom no charge was preferred. He was liberated, after being cautioned by the Magistrate as to what company he kept. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL. TursnAv, Anc. 5.--High water 20 min. past seven. W.S.W.—Arrived the Jamaica, Allen, from Jamaica ; Carlton, Callender, from Miramiehi; Williath Salthouse, Garnes, from Bremen; Earl Annesley, from Bordeaux; Magnet, Watkins, from Charleston ; Atlantic, Creary, froth Halifax ; Cassandra, Grossard, f ro m New Orleans; Susannah Dunn, froM Jaaiaira; Mars, Gourlay, from Qu,hec ; James and Henry Cum ming, from St. John's, N.B. ; Blackstone, f rom Wilmington. CLEARED OUTWARDS.-The M‘Lellan, Higgins, for Baltimore; Majestic, Page, for Boston ; Hermina, :Hu bert, for, Rotterdam ; Volharding, Tennis, for Antwerp : Eagle, Rose, for Alexandria and Virginia ; Deveron, M'Aulay, for Quebec; Favourite, Thomas, for Malaga; London, Brown, for New York; Rover, Penn, for New foundland. • Mr. MACREADY perfOrmed at our Theatre five nights last week ; hut, we are sorry to say, unat tended with success.—Zreter Alfred.. TUNBRIDGE WELLS.—The presence of the Duchess of KENT, whose arrival is expected en the 9th, will give an additional lustre to the high fashion we at pre sent enjoy. The striking up of the music on the Parade is the signal for a grand muster of rank and beauty, which, even the late inclement weather has hardly prevented,— our Colonnade affording, at such times,- a delightful shetter, and enabling our visitors to enjoy the parade at all seasons and in all weathers. COURT OF SESSION, EDINBURGH, JULY S. MOST IMPORTANT CASE.- BANKRUPT LAW. (Abridged from. the Glasgow Herald!) THE ROYAL BANK AND OTHERS AGAINST JOSEPH MILLER, MANUFACTURER IN EDINBURGH; AND THE GLASGOW BArIC, MESSRS. JAMES FINLAY AND CO., AND OTHERS, HIS CREDITORS, AGAINST NATHANIEL GRANT, WRITER IN EDINBURGH, TRUSTEE ON THE SEQUESTRATE!) ESTATE. As this case, when decided by the Court of .Ses sion this day, was stated by. the Judges to be one of the most important cases that had ever come before them in regard to the bankrupt or sequestration law of this country, it is deemed proper to give the fol lowing short report of the case : Joseph Miller, .manufacturer in Edinburgh, was , sequestrated under the bankrupt statute on the 28th of February, 1827, and Nathaniel Grant, writer in Edinburgh, was appointed trustee on • his estate. After the necessary forms had been gone through, the bankrupt made offer of' p composition of one shilling per pound to his creditors. Meetings were called at the, trustees' house, for the purpose of con sidering these offers, and determining whether the same should be approved of. By the 59th section of the Bankrupt Statute, it is provided, that before a composition can be approved of, nine-tenths of the creditors, in number and value, whose debts amount to 20/. and upwards, must concur and approve. The bankrupt and his friend, seeing that the statu tory number could not be obtained to carry the trifl ing composition which• had been offered, 'fell upon the following device for obtaining that number:— Mr. George Miller, the bankrupt's father, had origi nally lodged a claim for 1421.; at the meeting for choosing a trustee, it was increased by a second afli davit, to 1,`2611.;-and just before the meeting for considering the composition offered by his son, it had risen .by means of four additional affidavits to. 17,2971. With the view of giving his son the num ber required by the Statute, George Miller split down a part of his alleged claim in 42 or 43 parts or pieces, and having - written out as many orders, upon small slips of paper, payable lo A, B, C, or 1), his sou wrote out a number of affidavits, and got 42 or 43 low persons 'to sign these. A mandate was written on the back of each for a mandatory to `attend for them, at the meeting, for taking the offer of composition into consideration. At the meeting accordingly, in Mr. Nathaniel Grant's house, held on the 15th of June, 1827, for finally determining on the offer of composition, there appeared, Mr. Geo. Miller, Mr. N. Grant, Mr. W. N. Grant, and an other person, 'as mandatory for about 20 of the people for whom old • Mr. Miller had split down a part of his claim; and also Mr. J. Robertson for himself, and as mandatory for about other 20 of the people Who histgOt parts of Mr. Miller's claim, all of whom voted for the approval of the composition offered. Mr. George Dalziel, W.S., as mandatory for Messrs. James Finlay and Co., of Glasgow, creditors, objected, along with Mr. Wm. Miller, (of Messrs. Ritchie and Miller, writers, Edinburgh), as acting for Messrs. Levery, Bowman, and Co., on the ground that there was not the legal statutory num ber and value, and that the device which had just before the meeting been fallen upon, of old Mr.' Miller splitting down a part of his claim amongst 42 or 43 people, was obviously illegal and improper: The trustee, old Mr. Miller, and the other persons' above named, fer themselves, and as mandatories for these 42 or 43 people, declared the composition to be,carried. Mr. Dalziel and Mr. Miller for their re spective constituents objected. A petition was afterwards presented in the name of Joseph Miller and' Nathaniel Grant, his-trustee, kir the approval of the composition, when the Royal Bank, Messrs. Janes Finlay and - Co., Of Glasgow, and others', - appeared and objected. The. objectors at the - same tinic presented an application to the' Court for the removal of the trustee. • Lord Justice CLERK—The question for your LordAips to determine is, whether there are suffi cient grounds now before you for the dismissal of Nathaniel Grant, the trustee on Joseph Miller's eState. If ever there was a ease requiring the inter position of your Lordships, I have no hesitation in saying, that a more flagrant, 'a mare inignitous, or a more extraordinary case, never c am e b e f ore t hi s QoUrt since have had the honour of sitti ng on th e boa. The Bankrupt Statute, your Lordships are aware, repiires that nine-tenths of the creditors, both in number and value, should concur; and I pray your Lordships, in .the first place, to attend to the manner in which the value is raised. , Mv , Lords, what do your Lordships say to a person increasing his debt in,this 'manner, and 'at this time, from 142/: to upwards 0f . 17,000/..? The thing was so extra ordinary, that it was'the duty of this trustee to have subjected old Miller's debtS, as well as his the most rigid eiamination.: But did he do so ? Certainly not. prey your . Lordships to obserVe Upon what - documents these affirmations or claims are founded. There are various acknowledgments tacked to these new or fresh affirmations, both un der the hands of the bankrupt ; and to which _his fa ther swears. or affirms. , I do sincerely hope that when this old man took these affirmations he was not aware of what his son had. done,; for it is - utterly incredible that these acknowledgments and these ni,f &mations contain ajust state of his Claim. Anti hi evidence of this; the Court have only to refer to the bankrupt's own books. What - do your Lordships say to the examination of the bankrupt, whose depositi on is,in the appendix ? I praryour attention to the ques-. tins put to him by the gentleman whO' acted for the complainers.." Being interrogated by that gentleman, with reference to his father's accounts, entered in his ledger, on folio 42; and with reference to the entry at the bottom of the page, dated 1822, 19 ms. cash, 41004, and which appears, to be entered with ink apparently more slew than either the pre ceding or following entries,—whether the said entry was made of the date which it bears, affirms that he believes it to have been made in January, 1826." What do your Lordships say to such an entry as this,—viz. 1,100/. as cash in 1822, and affirmed. not tc§ have been entered in the ledger till 1826, and at the bottom of a page, when both the preceding and following entries are made in 18 . 22 ? But this is mit all. There are other false entries to a large amount. In short, the trustee has allowed this ,benkrupt to alter and fabricate his books subseqinene tat the:sequestration. Nor were these frauds com mitted by the sonnlone. Look to old Miller's-exa tnination in regard to his bookS; Uptiti being inter rogated with yeference to his son's account, which is entered in his ledger, " when the different entries w i re made, he affirms that they were inserted there bt the aflirmant, after his , son Joseph . Was segues trited." And immediately afterwards he adds, '" that lie rather,thinks they were inserted after his ion Joseph bad applied for the approval of his com- Ei s iti o n. There never was such a gross.. fabrica .tum-,of kooks - to suit a purpose, and at a lime when. it ;was wished to make these evidence of old Mil: lei's claim against his son. But this is not the only v i idence on the subject. Old• Miller's six affirma tions are in the hand-writing of his son. He frames affirmations and acknowledgments for his father to anti amount exceeding 17,000/. Now, I pray you to co:nixmkt this fact With the one which appears tinder thp banicrupt's own hand, in a letter to Messrs. Cbchran and COMpany, dated February 1, 1827, •olily twenty-seven days before he was sequestrated, for he was sequeStrated in that very month. He says distinctly to, Messrs. CoChran and Cornpany, in: that letter, .".My Whole debts, including my debt to my father, do not exceed 3,5001. Of this, 1,200/. is_ due to. my father." Now , I ask, if there be any truth in this statement, how is it possible to reconcile it with the enormous increase of. father's debt to the amount of 17,000/. when , the composition was wished to - be carried There are other letters printed. in the appendix, written, by the:bankrupt about the' period of his sequestratio n , where he states that his debts didlhot exciect:ieriool. Big there is one other m ost ex trao rdinary in regard to old Miller's claim. There is tacked to one of his affirmations an acknowledgment in th e following' w o r d s Vim 2ms. 1822— , Received from Geo. Aller, ;1,1001. to his credit. (Si gne d). J o S e ph 11'I;i11er." Old Millers affiimation bears and affirms that his son owes him this sum, "conform to the annexed acknowledgment.',' Now it has been dis , covered, on looking to the slip on which it is written, that it could not possibly have been granted in 1822, for the paper bears, the water-mark of 1824. It is utterly impossible that this trustee amid have been ignorant of many of these facts. But let it be' charitably supposed that he was so, I say that he was . guilty of the most culpable negligence that ever a trustee was guilty of, in not having submitted these claims to the most rigid examination. It will be seen immediately, however, that he was not. ignorant of these facts, but was accessory to and instrumental hi the fraudulent concoction of these with the bankrupt and his father. The, next extra ordinary feature in this ease arises, from -old Miller,. the bankrupt, and the trustees splitting down I,oooa or 42001. among 42 miserable creatures whom they get to make affidavits. A more ,abominable was never heard of; and I say that this- trustee, , Nathaniel Grant, was accessory to the cret4ion of these. My Lords, I have now to, conclude by :vary ing that I trust your Lordships will not have a moment's hesitation in pronouncing, a judgment, instantly dismissing this trustee; and while I state this, I cann o t conc l u d e w i t h out ca lli n g t h e i mme di a t e attention of the public prosecutor to this,case,. so ;iv he may proceed criminally against the pulties who , have been guilty of, or accessory, to, the fraud whichi appear from these papers before us. , The other Judges concurred in the view takee. , o these questions. by the Lord Justice ; Clerk ; and in- terlocutors were accordingly pronounced, refusing the application for approval of the composition ; re moving Mi. Grant from the office of trustee ow the bankrupt estate, and finding him liable in expenses, A petition for a personal protection to the bank, rapt, which had been superseded till these case,. were advised, was now instantly refused. COURT OF SESSION, SCOTLAND, Juut (From the Caledonian Mercury.) NOVEL CASE.--REV. W. CRAIG,•CONPLAINER, V. J. Al, 1). COLLIE, RESPONDENTS. This case, which, as it in some, degree regarded • `the liberty of the Press, and. the power of. the 'Court to exercise a sort of censorial power over the reports of the proceedings of Church Courts before publication, was one of considerable interest, erresc out of the following circumstances : Craig, the complainer } was settled as minister It the Relief Congregation in Dalkeith. A few mouths' after his settlement, viz. in autumn, 1827, charges 'of an indelicate nature were preferred against hirn.tt :the Relief presbytery. The Presbytery discussed them with some degree of privacy; and, without 'passing a judgment, referred the case iimpliciter to' the Synod. The discussions of that reverend-body 'were also .in some degree private; but. when the case 'was closed,.and that degree of punishment awarded 'which was deemed requisite, the filial sentence was• formally promulgated to the ..complainer's whole congregation-from the pulpit. It was also the sub+ ject of a notice in some of the Edinburgh nevvspapers.. Some individuals, however, seem to., have been de sirous to give the matter greater piiblieity ; for :an advertisement was issued, stating that a report of . the whole case would speedily•be published. Craig being desirous to suppress this publication, applied to .the Lord Ordinary upon the Bills for a bill of suspension and interdict. The grounds of his appli, cation were, that" the discussions had been conducted. with closed doors, and. were private:. lu the use- savers loigeti, for the Collies, their principal .defence was, that it is 'wholly incompetent for any - person to seek an interdict "against the publication of the prO : - ceedings of courts of justice; either civil or eccle siastieal. thegeneral case, it" is not competent to prevent by interdict the publication of even libel-. lons matter, however severely it - May be punished after publication. But the reports ofjudicial . pror eeedings are still more favoured,' for even the inaccu racy of :such repOrts does not, per se, found an 4c ! , , don of damages. The Lord Ordinary upon the Bills, after considering the bill and answers,—" In respect the judicial proceedings of the expected re port, of which the suspeUder 'complains, are co 4" chided, and that the eomplainer does not and can not, in the circumstances, allege that it contains mat• t.n. libellous or defaniatory, or gives'a false accotnit. -of the res gesta, refuses the bill : 'Pin& the cow plainer liable in expenses." Against this Craig pre sented a reclaiming note,* but their Lordships, can-. sidering the ease preciiely upon the grounds which the Lord Ordinary had stated, unanimously refused the note, and adhered to the interlocutor reclaimed against. PRICES OF FOREIGN GRAIN. DeE:ART,IttENT OE' TIER ENTAELIOR. • • Table of the Average Price if Wheat, per Hectolitre , in various Foreign Markets, according to the plices•cur rent most recently rcceiveci in. this Office:— Places. Dates. Pricc, London . : . • ' - ' Jahr 6 Stockholm .......: .June 27 • Dantzic - " .May 27 ... - ll 85 ! . '- .. - 'Stettin Amsterdam - . lune 30 Trieste June 30 n.,.. :.18 7 ' Naples ..: June 30 ' 12 :74 ' ' Civita Vecchia.— June 30 ...... - 14, 40 , Leghorn 4 . ,; ei10a ... June 14 Nice July 13 ....... ..... 19 50 13 14 E S a a t r i c t e art io d :a r 300 21 10 New Orleans March 30 l4 72 • France - June 30 `?,l. Sa . The prices in general have a tendency to fall. At Ci vita Vecchia the decline during' the month of June' Was 4f. 45c. per hectolitre, and the Consul announces, - that according to appearance there is reason to expect a more considerable reduction. . _..... BIRTHS. . . On the rtl► instant, in Canabridge-terrace, Mrs. bi. Dennys, of a daughter. On the 22d ult. at Chambesy, near Geneva; thy lady of the Rev. Vim. Gooch, of a son. On the sth instant, at Tusmore, the lady of Henry l'ey on, Esq. of a son. MARRIED. On the sth instant, John Barnard Byles, Esq. o f the Inner Temple, to Hannah, youngest daughter of John Fos ter, Esq. of Biggleswade. On the tith instant, at St. Mary's, Islington, by the Rev.. D. Wilson, .A.M. vicar, Mr. David Duthoit, to Martha, eldest daughter of the Rev. T. Lewis, of Islington. •On the sth instant, at Kensington, by the Rev. G. S. Evans, Captain T. Martin, R.N. to Anne, youngest daugh 7 ter of the late John Miles, Esq. On the 2d instant, at West Farley, Knot, Alexander Ross, Esq. of Clapham-road-place, to Margaret Miller, . fourth daughter of the late Edtvard . Charlton, Esq. of West Farley. DIED. •-• On the 6th instant, suddenly, , , at St. Morris-halt, near Rochester, Robert Gunning, Esq. aged 36. • • • .• Lately, at St. Helena, where, he had gone for the benefit of his health, Lieutenant Wm. Meeke, . of the.3d Bombay Light. Cavalry ,,. aged 21, o n ly son of Wm. Esq. flt Beddingtou, Surrey. • , . Li eu tenant Edward Plag g enb org , o f hi s Majesty's brig .• Contes't. This promising young officer was list, together . with the ship which he commanded and all her crew, in a dreadful hurricane .about the middle of April last, on big passage from Halifax to Bermuda. His kind and affec-• • tionae disposition, and many amiable and excellent quali ties, justly endeared him to all who knew him. His lova to his family and intimate friends is irreparable, and will•ba long and deeply lamented. • On the 4th instant, Most deeply lamented, in Thayer-, street, Manchester-square, Abraham Maling, Esq. late of Btiry St. Edmunds. Two short weeks only had elapsed since, with the acutest grief, be folloWed to the tomb the remains of a beloved (laughter. He was an Israelite, deed, in whom there was no guile ; and having lived t h life of the righteous, his latter end was like his On' the 6th instant, at Nun-green, Peeighaffi, Mrs. Eliza' heth Dendy, widow of the late Mr. Richard •Dendy ,- -e l Menument-yard, and second daughter of the late Mr. re cock, of Salisbury-square and Peckham, Surrey. On the 3d instant, Elizabeth Heinment Matilda, young"' daughter of Mr. Armstrong; auctioneer, New Bridge-street, Bllickfriars. r• Pll , llO and Pi3tISI4EI) by-MURDO YOUNG; SUN Ofrlcz, 112, s -TILANII, LONDON.'' >• 4- T torn. Fe day c Po and fc T that t ,PR oi !lithe Audit 1 ]q L. --,_L‘ N the Plat e C °44l g to eon erdin of the CE N , T Map ( coinpl sl ew Placed ia the mutua comet beat ri on tilt Ad Churc --___ S' &MA' estaLli THE Roper Cm Co rnp She The y I Th 4, G. CI betw ee tine, a It coo s4lt au of colt