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--- ..___ _ -- 3 DAY.) LAW INTELLIGENCE.--(THIS DAY.) - , COURT OF CHANCERY. legiment The LORD CHANCELLOR resumed his Sittings to !Iville, to yin Lincoln's-Inn-Hall. Three cases stood in 8 appeal paper for judgment, and which he dis main. . - ised of. In the first , s,sitr.__. nONNOR V. MORTON, Passed, The question was brought before the Court upon • - appeal the. 27th . . from the. judgment of Sir Thos Plumer, appeal Master of the Rolls, and regarded the validity :?ebruary a n ; 1 ,. -- as , s 'Pnlent, wade by a husband of his wife'sin iurgh, for 'est In s'gment, a certain fund. The opinion of his Lord d his Mtt hip Was, that when a husband assigned an interest f the descrip ~. s . tion mentioned in the pleadings of this —Arrived • a„ni,se, he, 'agreed to do every thing in his power to i "e t h at assignment effectual, but that that areement Tired the would only extend to acts which 6 - Was enabled to do ; that, however, a ah, --, oshaud had no power to give effect to a convey ance of such an interest, unless circumstances so tin. the Con- (h ired ned out as to put him in a condition to have re : the c h ose in ac ti on i n to possession. N o suc h the Port, theer'stances occurred in this case, and consequently sh e Qurt thought the opinion of the late Master of e Rolls that as si gnment could not b e s . was right, this r, Crans- , .ustained. Th DIMES V. SCOTT. -Arrived - trust. e testator, a Mr. Piercy, left his property to p ( ee B l With. a direction to sell it, and invest the 4 ° 4 41 ," in Government securities. The testator " 'n th e West Indies. Part of the property f f t Cons . paid Is ted of a decennial loan. The interest of the Hee- ProPerty, after it was thus invested, was to be ° a certain party , and the remainder was to go se , ,„ Hoogly lo o • , the trustees did.not part with the decennial e r t i' 'Jut paid the tempt for .life -10 per cent, in lieu lon, 111 easel has th `inestion e , wheth er t hi s was a p ro p er comp liance with Ion; and , testator's direction ? His Lordship's judgment period of s,, rent; " negative, and therefore he directed the dif fing each th e for life, between e to be paid to the tenant that , 10 and the in terest wou ld ha te per. cent, ld irn about • . e be en produced by the directed sale and invest- . me at within a proper time of the death of the tes toat o Dun- r r • This confirmed the judgment of the Master !w saved. • t he Rolls. yto Lon- 1I r , WOOD V. WOOD. 111 r ostiALL, a solicitor, of this Court, filed a .d all on ', in which suit a receiver was appointed. He :11.bsequelitly abandoned that suit, and filed another .iverpool, , 1 1l at a very considerable additional expense. The .ta t ter bill did oath, but t : not pray for a receiver, but Mr.Dumbell f ° s °-- u, Pon himself the character of receiver, and -"' t ime to time rendered accounts, charging pound • • t e • _, Ile alleged that Mr. Hall had advised the s4,eatolu°nment of the first, and institution of the to b n ,,,,, (1 s uit, but which did not appear to the Court Since, It s u '‘v i r° "(1. If an attorney improperly abandoned sto have . -' and unnecessarily instit uted another, by which ,g eet ad ,. . . ;ii Funds the pow 'utional expense was incurred, the Court had ar, have the clie nt' and w hi c h it wou ld exerc ise, of protecting ed nomi- hone`.Court at ar, were .against that expense. As these fiefs, I are now e ere not so clearly brought before the the same a s i t w pr esent as to ena bl e it t o ac t on th em , an d be en p a , a , nst distinctly shown that rents had not 1 6. to h a ` ° ';ect-ed by the assumed receiver which ought LY, but it co o l d ' e been collected, his Lordship at this period the con- b een not saddle him with any such loss as may have fairly be Petiti' ust ained; but according to the prayer of the on bo t h ' °n referred it to the Master to make a report Chore has . t b . The • • complained also of (M aws , ese points. petition comp from 62 . a ehtattO ns . appear to Part of ' but this the Court considered to be i n a the case, which was not to be dealt with apply to o n i t se m_ sultry way, and consequently made no order The COSTmorning, hear motions, but th ere proceeded to difficultymatch in getting a tw alliong the Learned Gentlemen made up, • ` - '•rig to the absence of several of them. it is in- LUNATIC PETITIONS. Margate sthe LOTID CHANCELLOR directed a notice to be vernment -st ed th at h e w ill h e ar lunatic petitions on Thurs- Y next. to COM ween the VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. idered as This was the first seal before Easter Term. INJUNCTION. iterday of l o ,f, LEIGH V. STENTFORD. far, from - e t th i as case the bill was filed for an account of Net he cargo n the or s property and effects, an d it p ra y e d th a t by th i nean time the defendants might be restrained In belong- bolls: order of the Court from selling a certain that this Perty' o t r from otherwise making away with the pro .or not is left i i ithe testator. It appeared that the testator a ." his wife,of the defend ants 8 Property to into' t tl e °ll condition that she should not again enter n. the Ac e ..._ •. to, 1826,the event of her sec ond matrimonial state, and in IProp a larriaue or death, the testator dev i se d 61 2 pin. ert s i e, 0 CK. El i zab et h Leigh 4 nd EV n question to , and • 4 ^ B beth Leigh the younger, his wife's mother . hours at Si gt ... ' Will `l' Notwithstanding the i , tb- provisions in his I, become . otb '‘e testator's widow had Since married- the I e r cl e f I it s " enda nt Stentford (as we understood the , 0 CR. h e Ta p and the pl a i nt iff s conce i v i ng t h emse l ve s to T h y : entitled to the property filed the present bill. ACES. V ICR-eIIANCELIZR granted the injunction. i- - - - - ------ ----- 7 :3 ')?7 is likely DUFF y received, FUN, jun. •ent one he )eared at lentine, in t, and me ipplause by 2gs, which • " Is there o appeared and sang the Royal : with a fa- sent this that Mr. Lance, Mr. first ap ., iu Ros- lstponed. ject to the tg it out at Mnsical lent of the re Madame which Miss Ii the Pro t, as usual, ew Operas. !d by the 'sonages in ity," in the ly engage •ance much a limited ass the re . of Bute. and her any stage, ne Theatre, Jne drama, balls and pied the at n, have left sae returned of making engaged a re for many t his taleat4 candidate; ronised, the tblin EMIT ItA kv COURT OF KING'S BENCH . . 1 , -,;_, A EYNOLDS, AND Or lIERSV. WM. RAY, BART. k ii "" wa s an action broug ht against Sir Wm. h' as a Director of the Calder and Devon Mining G Ca - Y, a4 Y,_for the amount of a bill of exchange for z6it/ee...tso.r9sd. drawn by Rowland Wilkes upon their af the CoMpany, and accepted, in Inane b r Y the Secretary'. f., .I_..hre,tiSsucaninLETT stated the case' proof having been given of the de .7l(la"t being a Director of the Company, and hay_ 4 t l tak ej , part RI its management, and that the plain ill''' wu ° are iron founders, supplied goods for the v ,( 4 the Company, lot''r• CAMpgp- any, t he Jury for the defend • .LL a dd ressed , and contended, that the bill in question was 11 bi ll of exc h ange according to the usage of hO t ierch reeo, an ts, and t h at t h e p l a i nt iff R eyno ld s. coum v r, ornp an ,.. , €l., as he was hi mse lf a partner mthe In R „.' p a —PPort of this case various letters were th e Baled from the plaintiff, in which he alluded to Da e ,, a3 le of 30 shares held by him under the Com- WI! and which under the deed drawn up by Mr. t r .Z", the late Member for Sudbury, could not be rerred except under certain regulations. th; 44 , l lswer to this proof, Sir JAIIES SCARLETT for Co-h,l3l4ililtiff recalled Mr. Wood, the Secretary of the i - ' l3 Aa who proved from the books that the 11 18 1 2 11 6 t ! fr l ' shar es were - transferred on the 23d March, L. °ll TENTERDFN said it was quite clear that the s P it s t e lt o ilf must recover ' for the value of the goods sold he t eent to the transfer of the shares he held; takensub' eNfore suggested that a verdict should be ()flirt t o ' P s Bench far the whole amount claimed by the plaintiff, the opinion of the Court oflCing wht Chet of law submitted byCampbell, , set a - • ° 'lad l eave , for a nonsuit, or to side th e to move Mr. everdiet. tio n of Mr. IitIiPHELI.: having concurred in the sugges7 Plaintiff sub' I-4ordship, a verdict was taken for the ject to the opinion. of the court. This ~„ • . WHEELER v. NEST. , I 000/ • d , 'a4 -a n action on a Bill o f E xc h an g e for , eept e d 13 1 . , w 2 1 -by a person named Atkinson, and ac- Prove d i "Le defendant. Evidence was adduced to " defendant han d - writing of Wm. Avery West, the M r. Bato:the bill in question. d efendant ti A ll then addressed the jury, for the eame into a Il e said a grosser case of fraud never respectable e°llc t of justice. The defendant was a 7ifoange on t i, 7° , 111 1 gentleman, who had only come wa '"e 17th August last. The bill in . clues ' stance s u s ci d ate d the 31st August, and the eircuml low :.....m n- ,,.. e r Which it was obtained, were as fo - iae, to purebvvest wanted money before he came of did not deetn'"? a Commission, which his guardians lie heca it prudent at that time to advance. llentlemr,,• ine acquainted, however, with a sporting \ ---", a Captain Atkinson, who promised to 1; iCCOMMo -; ecurity, him with the sum he required, and as tamps, took four blank acceptances on the proper :.,, 1 tl iiS was long before Mr. West became of ''' ""'" th e money not - being forthcoming, Mr. W. . I Ifplied for theblank acceptances, and Capt. Atkinson took some papers eut of his pocket, and threw them in the fire, saying, " - the acceptances, I have had trouble enough with them." Mr. West thought the acceptances were destroyed, and that he should hear no more of the transaction; hut he was subse quently called upon by the plaintiff, Wheeler, for 1,0001., the amount of a bill filled up by Atkinson, and for which the defendant had given a blink ac ceptance. There was every reason to believe that Wheeler was acquainted with the cir cumstances under which Atkinson became pos sessed of the bill in question ; and if the Jury were of opinion that he was so informed, or that he had not given value for the bill, they were bound to find for the defendant. Proceedings were filed in the Exchequer against Atkinson, and subsequently against Wheeler, who stated in his answer, that he had given 3001. in cash to Atkinson, and sold him thirteen hogsheads of claret, at 35/. a tun. As to the claret it would be proved that it was still in the London Docks, in the name of 'Wheeler. That it was never worth thirty-five shillings a hogshead, and that it had been offered, and could not be sold for 5/. a hogshead. If these circumstances were proved, the Jury could have no hesitation in coming to the conclusion that the whole transaction was fraudulent. Mr. Rawlinson, an attorney, proved that he called on Capt. Atkinson, in Mount -street, in April, 1827, by desire of the defendant, to demand from him four blank acceptances, which defendant had given him. Capt. Atkinson refused 'to give up the acceptances. Capt. Atkinson is in very straitened circumstances. Mr. Huxley stated that he accompanied the de fendant, in April last, to Capt. Atkinson's lodgings, to demand fonr acceptances for 500/. each. Atkin son said he could not return the bills without having an apology from Mr. West, for some remarks made on his character. West said if he bad in jured Mr. Atkinson's character he regretted it. A written apology was prepared in the room. Mr. Atkinson then looked amongst his papers with some marks of agitation, and taking some pa pers in his hand, said, " here they are; 1 have had troubleenough about them; -- them." He then threw the papers into the fire. - Witness thought they were the bills accepted by Mr. West. Mr. West is now an officer in the Life Guards. Cross-examined—l gave a receipt for the bills, expecting they would be given up. William Stone, a sheriff's-officer, who had arrested Captain Atkinson, was present at the interview described by Mr. Huxley, and corroborated his tes timony as to the burning of the papers. Mr. Alexander Brough stated, that he was Mr. West's guardian, and that he had transferred the sum of 20,000/. to him on his coming of age in August last. The plaintiff's answer to the bill filed in Chancery was then put in and read, and occupied the Court for a considerable time. - Mr. Wilde, stated, that he is a wine -broker, and was instructed by Mr. Wheeler, in 1825, to sell some claret which stood in the London Docks, in his name. The wine was put up to sale, and bought in for 51. a hogshead. Witness did not think it worth so much, as it was of bud quality, and had turned sour. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Loral Chief Justice BEST s►►t this day upon the Bench to hear causes at Nisi Prius. His Lordship looked tolerably well, though he was obliged to be borne into Court by his attendants. • LOWE AND °TITERS V. COPESTAKE. This .was an action to recover the sum of 1001., being the amount of a bill of excbange, accepted by the plaintiff, and drawn by Miss Frances Elizabeth Bidet!. Mr. Sergeant TADDY stated the facts to the Jury, The hand-writing was admitted, and the proper no tices of dishonour proved according to the usual course. Mr. Sergeant WILDE for the defence said that the bill was drawn under very peculiar circumstances. Miss Bidet), the drawer, was about to open a school at Ramsgate, but wanting money to furnish a house the present bill was drawn and indorsed by Cope stake, and also by the three plaintiffs., upon an under standing that they were each liable to the bill, and should contribute equal portions towards taking it up, in the event of Miss Biden being umble to meet ir. This was the understanding, but now the plain tiffs sought to recover the whole amount from the defendant. This was the real state of the case, and a Mr. Copestake was willing to pay twenty-five pounds, being his share towards the bill. He should call Miss Biden to prove these facts, and then submit that he was entitled to the verdict. Miss Biden was called, and also her mother, Mrs. Biden, but neither .could prove any thing like what had been a - lvaneed by the Learned Counsel. Mr. Sergeant WILDE then took a legal objection to the declaration. The plaintiffs could not, he con tended, recover under it, because the plaintiffs claimed jointly against the defendant, alleging that he in dorsed the bill to them. Now Copestake's name was the second indorsement on the bill, and the name of one of the plaintiffs was prior to his—and it was clear that his indorsement was to one of the plaintiffs, and not to all three, and no evidence had been adduced to show how the three came to have a joint property in the bill, And even if such evidence were adduced, still could they not recover under that declaration, which set forth that it was indorsed by Copestake to them, because it was evi dent that it could not have been so indorsed, the name of one of the plaintiffs standing before that of the defendant, and the others after it. . After a good deal of discuss;on, the LORD CIIIEF JUSTICE overruled the objection, and the Jury re turned a verdict for the plaintiff for 1041., including interest upon the bill from the time when it be came due. RILEY AND SON V. lIORNE AND OTHERS. This was an action brought to recover 461., being the amount of a parcel sent by the defendants' coach from Kettering to London, which parcel had been stolen from the coach. The delivery of the parcel at the Coach-office at Kettering, and the value of the goods, was clearly proved in evidence ; after which Mr. Sergeant ANDREWS, on the part of the de fendants, stated that there was nothing like negli gence in the present case, for- the coachman had barred and locked the door at the back of the coach in which the parcel was, airl he had also examined it at every stage to see that it was safe. The night, "however, was stormy, and when he had arrrived at Barnet, he missed the parcel, some thieves having taken advantage of the noise of the storm to break open the door where the par cel was. The defence, however, which he had to offer to the action was this. The plaintiff's- had a house at Kettering, and another in London, and the parcel was sent from their manufactory at the for mer place to their warehouse in the City. Parcels were continually being so sent, and with every par cel delivered t o t h e h ouse in London ' was also a bill, stating the terms upon which parcels were conveyed by the coach of the defendants, and that they would be liable for no parcel above the value of five pounds, unless the same was specified and paid for . accordingly. It was then proved in evidence, that such bills had been repeatedly delivered at the house of Messrs Riley and. Son, in the city, and the notices stated that these were the conditions upon which parcels were sent by all coaches starting from London, and that they also applied to their agents in the country. This latter part of the , notice was, however, so very equivocal in its wording, that the Lord Chief Justice held that it could not be construed to be a notice that the London plan was also adopted at Kettering; and unless proof of notice there cotrld be adduced, the plaintiff was entitled to recover. Mr. Sergeant ANDREWS contended, that as the parties in both places were the same, the one notice was sufficient. The CHIEF JUSTICE said, that the notice given (lid not apply, according to its fair construc tion, to parcels sent to London, but on the contrary to parcels sent from thence, and therefore the plaintiffs could not be supposed to know that the defendants intended it as applicable to both. He had once thrown out a hint to coach-proprietors, which, however, they did not deem it worth their while to adopt, which would at once put an end to these questions of liability. When they wished to rid themselves of the insurance thrown upon them by. the Act of Parliament, they should give a ticket for every parcel they received, stating that they would not be liable, if lost ; this however they did not ap pear to he willing to do. The Jury then found for the plaintiffs—damages. 46/. Mr. Sergeant ANDREWS then asked for leave to move hereafter upon the insufficiency of the notice. LORD CIIIEF JUSTICE—I cannot permit you. BANKRUPT COURT, BASINGHALL-STREET. IN THE MATTER OF PETER PENN, A BANKRUPT., The first meeting of the Commissioners in this Com mission took place this morning. This is the Rev. Gen tleman who kept a school in Hyde-street, Bloomsbury, whose alleged improper dealings in bills has excited so much curiosity. The Commissioners who qualified were Messrs. Harvey and Brent. After some debts hod been proved without opposition, an elderly lady, about SO, appeared to prove a debt of 3707., and handed in a paper in the nature of an agree ment, by which the bankrupt agreed to allow her for that sum an annuity for seven years of 70/. She had been paid that sum two years and. a half. The Solicitor for the Commission sail the int:Test was usurious, and the pager on which the agreement was written being anstamped, he was not prepared to allow the debt ; he thought it should be referred to the assignees, who would not be appointed until the next meeting.' Mr. BRENT (Commissioner) was anxious the old lady should not be a sufferer; lie thought she might be allowed to prove the amount, deducting what she had received. 'The old lady thought this better than nothing, and as sented. The Commissioner desired her to come next meet ing, as the matter was something doubtful he would rather have the sanction of the assignees to receiving the proof. This will perhaps tend to explain the mode in which the Rev. Bankrupt contrived to do business. It was stated that his debts almost amounted to 40,000/. while the astets might be estimated at the thousandth part of that sum. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) HAY M A lIKE l'S.—(At per Load at 36 Trusses.) ST. JAMES'S. £. s. s s. .C. s. Lowland Mead.Hay3 sto 1 5 Clover May 4 otes 15 Upland Ditto 4 0 5 0 Oat `straw llO 114 nye-grass Hay 4 0 5 0 Wheat Ditto II4 IIS New Meadow Hay 315 410 A good supply, and a dull trade, at Saturday's prices. X. s. Cloy. Hay generally 4 10 to 5 IU Do. extra fine 0 0 5Pi Oat Straw 1 10 1 12 Wheat Ditto .... 112 115 ; prices as last quoted, with the been obtained in fewer instances. SMITHFIELD. s. s. Lowland Mead. Hay 3 Oro 3 l:i Upland Ditto 315 415 !lye frass Hay 315 415 New 'Meadow Hay 310 4 0 Supply limited, and trade dull exception of higher ones having 1 CITY MARKETS.-TWO O'CLOCK. PLANTATION SUGARS.—There is a fair supply at market this morning of new Sugars, the holders of which appear disposed to make sales; at the close of the market a fair portion of business had been done, but at Is. lower prices : 3,852 bags Mauri tius Sugar by public sale this morning also sold Is. to Is. 6d. lower prices. FOREIGN SUGARS remain as last week. REFINES) SUGARS...—The only business doing at present is in low goods, which continue scarce ; in prices no alteration. C®FFEE.—The Market appears rather flat this morning; a small parcel of Brazil and La Guayra will be sold by public sale in the, course of the afternoon. I FRUIT.—The common descriptions continue to be taken off in small parcels at the last prices. Run.—The Government contract of 100,000 gallons of Rum was taken by one house on Friday afternoon, at a shade below 2s. 2d. per gallon, be ing rather above the former contract price. The market since has been steady. The present stock of Rum in the docks is 10,051 puncheons, and 1,036 hogsheads. SPICES.--An extensive public sale of Cinnamon and other Spices took place yesterday, on behalf of the Ceylon Government. Of Cinnamon, 74,000 lbs. were offered. The first quality brought from Gs. 9d. to 7s. 3d.; the second from ss. 9d. to ss. 1 id.: ra ther higher than last sale. Other Spices sold rea dily. Some Cassia Buds fetched 100 s. ; Mace from 4s. 3d. to 4s. sd. ; Cloves, first quality, from 12d. to 13d. There is a large sale of Brazil and other Dye-woods this afternoon. This morning the Company's sale of Indigo commenced. The demand was not brisk, and for good and middling quantities the prices were from Is. to Is. 6d. lower than last sale. In superior quantities there was no alteration. The former in creased from 2s. Id. to 2s. 7d., and the latter from 4s. sd. to 4s. 6d. The sale will last for some days. SALTPETRE.—The Company's declaration for the sale of 500 tons of Saltpetre on the 13th May, which has just been issued, has had little effect on the market. The total variation in the article, not withstanding the warlike tenor of the last advices from abroad, has barely amounted to 2s. per cwt. The Market for TEAS has not been effected by the declaration issued at the end of last week. The sale commences on the 2d of June. The HoP Market remains in a very tranquil state. As the appearance of the vine will tend naturally to alter the present value of Hops, should it be unfa vourable, there is little doing. Some bettings on the duty are stated to have been begun at 120,0001. Last year the bettings began at 110,0001., and at one time were as low as 38,000/, The improvement which subsequently took place, caused heavy losses to many principal speculators, which it is to be hoped will prevent such extensive gambling in future. There is no increased demand for the Russian produce, although Tallow may be quoted more tirm. The deliveries last week were not large. The commercial accounts from St. Petersburgh, reaching down to the end of last month, state that the supply of Tallow this year will be much greater than in the last, probably amauntiag to 200,000 casks. The purchases at St. Petersbugh continued at prices from 99 to 100 rubles. The price on 'Change yesterday afternoon was 40s. 6d. per cwt. Hemp and Flax are steady. Bristles do not command a ready sale at the late prices. The COTTON market exhibits symptoms of a further improvement; holders ask hi , her prices. Egyptian was in good demand, and is likely to ex perience a more than proportionate rise, owing to short stock here, and the unfavoileable accounts lately received of the produce of the crops. The demand for East India Cottons for shipment is ex tensive, the article being much wanted abroad. The Commander-in-Chief, Sir G. MURRAY, intends to leave Dublin for Loudon, on Saturday next The Marchioness of HERTFORD gave a splendid rout yesterday evening, at her house in Manches ter•square, which was very elegantly attended. Lord SILERBORNE entertained 4 select party to•dinner yesterday, a►t 415 house in Grosvenor-street. LEEDS WOOL FAIR.—The time has now arrived when the subject of establishing a Wool Fair in Leeds, should be brought under consideration. This is an affair of considerable interest, both to the wool grower and the wool consumer—the farmer and the manufacturer-- and the approach of the clip season, as it is technically called, will not admit of the arrangements being much longer delayed. The Leeds Leather Fair has succeeded so well that instead of four we are in future to have eight of these fairs in the year.—Leeds Mercury. It affords us sincere pleasure to say that after having passed through Winter with as little of suffering to the poor, and embarrassment to trade and commerce as we ctu recollect, Spring opens upon the manufacturing classes of Yorkshire under very favourable auspices. The woollen trade generally is in a prosperous condition in Leeds and Huddersfield, and the worsted stuff trade is equally thriving. Prices still continue low and profits are small, but the risks of trade are greatly diminished, and the profits, such as they are, are usually realized. Owing to the great extent to which machinery is carried in the hands of capitalists, the domestic manufacturers find it difficult to compete with their rivals, and in speaking of the general prosperity of trade, we fear that this important and once numerous body, must be excepted,—Leeds Mercier!. SOCIETY FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF IRELAND. Fred the Second Edition of the Dublin Evening Post of Saturday.) A Deputation from this Society waited on Mr. Lamb, at the Castle this day. lhe Petition which the Society had prepared for presentation to Parliament was read by the Marquis of Downshire. The petition set forth the pressing necessities of the country—its resources—and the means of calling them into action—recited the va rious reports of Parliamentary commissions on the subject, and prayed the attention of Parliament to the various sources of internal improvement which these Reports pointed out: Mr. L.TIMB fully agreed with the view the Society took as to the improvements to be effected, by open ing communications throughout the country, and said Government was bOund to do all in its power to facilitate those measures, but that money could. not be had from Government under the present cir cumstances of the country. Mr. Leader, Lord Cloncurry, and several other Gentlemen advocated the passing of a general drain age Act, as at present no individual could make any exertions for want of such legal support. Much conversation took place, as to the means of procuring funds,—Loan; Exchequer Bills, Ad vances upon Grand Jury Assessments, Lottery, the advance of a moiety froth Government on indivi dual advances,--were all canvassed; but Mr. Lamb declined pledging himself to any one mode. Mr. BReWNLOW called his attention to the Butter Laws, a:lll,great dog on Agriculture in Ireland, in which MLamh fully agreed. Various documents were handed by Mr. Leader to Mr. Lamb, supporting the positions the Society had advanced, to all of which he promised his earliest and strict attention. A draft of a general drainage Bill was presented to him, to which he promised his support. A general conversation ensued, during which the Parliamentary grants to Ireland were all canvassed, and the deputation took their leave. His MAJESTY arrived at his Palate in St. James's soon after 11 o'clock last night, in his travelling chariot and four, escorted by a party of Hus.•ars, from the P,oyal Lodge in Windsor-park. Prince LEOPOLD arrived at his residence, Marlborough-house, Pall-mall, at a quarter past nine o'clock last night, in his carriage and four from Doter, where his Royal Highness landed yesterday morning from Calais, on his return from Paris. Prince POLIGNAC, the French Ambassador, the Earl of DUDLEY, and Sir WILLIA3.I CLINTON, late Commander-in- Chief of the British troops in Portugal, had interviews with the Duke of WELLINGTON yesterday. Despatches were sent off yesterday from the Foreign Office for Sir FREDERICK Lame, our Ambassador at Lisbon. The Marquis de PALMELLA, the Portu guese Ambassador, and 'Count LUDOLF, the Neapolitan Minister, transacted business with the Earl of DUDLEY yesterday, at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Viscount MELVILLE and Viscount PAL mrßsTox transacted business yesterday at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. . Mr. HERRIES visited the CHANCELLOR Of the Fact-lE(wait yesterday at his house in Downing-street. Lord CHARLES SOMERSET transacted busi ness yesterday at the Colonial-office, Downing-street. Mr. HERRIES came to town yesterday from Brighton. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.—EmiIy, Mar chioness of Londonderry, at her house in St. James's square, from her seat, North Cray, Kent; the Marquis 'and Marchioness of Stafford, at their house in Cleveland square, from their seat in Surrey; Prince and Princess Lieven, yesterday, at Ashburnham-House, Dover-street, from Brighton ; Marquis and Marchioness of Cleveland, on Saturday, in St. James's-square, from Newmarket; Mar quis and Marchioness of Wellesley, in St. James's-square, from the Duke of Wellington's seat, Strathfieldaaye, Hants ; the Hon. General and Mrs. Fitzroy, at their house in Harley-street, from Sholebrooke Lodge, Northampton shire ; Sir Walter Scott, from Scotland ; Sir Samuel Fludyer, Bart. and the Misses Fludyer, at their house in Great Cumberland-place, front Suffolk ; Lieutenant Col. Sir Robert Steele, from Clarence House, Weymouth ; Mr. Edward Chichester, in Gloucester-place; Captain Locke, in Regent-street; Major Loftus, in Pall-mall ; Mrs. and Miss °richer, in Hertford-street ; Major and Mrs. Sin clair, in Chandos-street, Portland-place; Major i%iarkland, in Pall-mall; Mr. and Mrs. Wyndham Smith, in Bruton street ; Mr, and Mrs. Fans, in Grosvenor-place; Mrs. Townshend, in Brook-street ; the Marquis and Mar chioness of Lansdowne, yesterday, at Lansdowne House, Berkeley-square, from Ilichmond ; Lord Henry Russell, in St. James's-square, from Woburn Abbey ; H. D. Rad cliffe, Esq. in St. James's-street, from a tour; Captain Fielding, R.N. and Lady Elizabeth Fielding, at their house in Sackville-street, from their seat, Laycock Abbey, Wilts ; Mr. and Mrs. 13rummell, in Queen Ann-street, from Brighton ; Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Sturges Bourne, in South Audley-street, from St. Alban's ; G. C. Thompson, Esq. in Suffolk-street, from Chippenham, Wilts ; Mr. and Mrs. J. Calvert, in Bond-street, from their seat, Albury Hall, Herts ; the Hop, Mr. and 'Mrs. George Verney, at their house in Hertford -street, from the Isle of Wight ; H. Seymour, Esq. at his house in Abingdon-street, from his seat in Bedfordshire ; Mrs. Penton and ladies, at Nerot's Hotel, Clifford-street ; Colonel Wilson and family at ditto; Sir George Thomas, Bart. at ditto; the Mar quis and Marchioness of Northampton, and Lady Elizabeth Compton, at the London Hotel, Albemarle-street, from their seat, Castle Ashby, on their way to the Continent; Dr. and Mrs. Woodcock, at the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlingtoa and Cork-streets, from Oxford ; Colonel and Mrs. Fitzclarence, at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-atreet, from Bushy Park ; W. D. Gillon, Eeq. at ditto, from his seat in Scotlaiel,; W. Sinclair, Esq. M. P. at ditto, from his seat in Scotland ; Colonel Sir C. Brokevere, Bart. at Gould's Hotel, Jertnyn-street, from Portnpl; Wegeet Chute, Esq. at Symmon's Hotel (late Jordan's), St. James's-street, from his seat in Norfolk; Mrs. and Misses Denne, at ditto, from their seat in Kent; Mr. and Mrs. Maynac, at the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-street, from Brighton ; Lord and Lady Byron, at ditto, from their seat, Clay Hill, Surrey; Lord Lake, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, from Brighton ; General and Mrs. Sharpe, at ditto, from the Continent; Captain Des Voeux, at ditto, from Portugal ; Captain Kinlock, at ditto, from Salt Hill ; T. Page, Esq. at ditto, from Surrey; Non. C. B. Percy, Mrs. Percy, and family, at Hake's Hotel, from Guy's Cliff, Warwick; Mrs. Graham and tinnily, at ditto, from Cheltenham; Mrs. Han - ,ond and family at ditto, from Notts; Lord Weymouth, at ditto, from Paris; Lord Ongley, at ditto, from Old Warden ; Hon. Montague Ongley, at ditto, from Old Warden ; Mrs. Pepper and Miss Carey, at ditto, from Iligods ; T. W. Greene, Esq. at ditto. D E PARTURES.—Captam Clarke and friends, str d fo from Nerot's Hotels: J. Gordon, Esq. and family, from ditto; 'the Hon. Mrs. Curzons, front ditto ; J. Egerton, i‘ Esq. and Mrs. E fsr g go e t.n rt a o nt u lde from Stratford Hotel, H for t•el B , r f ig o h r to Bucks; ; th Mrs. Eva ns , f rom di tto , f or l B WR : e L a ti te , : j: REe r v v a . gfoPin E E dward and Mrs. Johnston, from ditto, for B a th ; Monsieur and Madame Joycliert, fro m ditto; Thomas Walker, Esq. and Miss Walker, from ditto, for Dover; James Jackson, Esq. at ditto, for Dover; Wil liam Parker, Esq. from ditto, for Oxford ; Mr. and Mrs. Nesbit, from ditto, for Scotland ; Mr. White, from ditto. AFRICAN GEOGRAPIIY.—(From the Lite rary Gazette. )—lt is gratifying to learn that our c,ovorn ment, with a perseverance worthy ci 4 . n enlightened nation. continues to direct scientific inquiry towards the ill-known, or unknown, parts Of the coasts of Africa, as well as to wards other quarters of the globe where correct investiga tion is required. Captain BoTELER, who served with much distinction under Captain OWEN in his extensive survey of Afitica, chiefly on the eastern dm-It and MadagaKar, which occupied between fiv e y imd Qiz year <, is now appointed to complete the si4rve-; of the western coast from the Straits of Gifu-altar to the Cape de Verd Islands; and will, we under stand, proceed on this expedition in Captain PARRY'S Old ship the Heal, in a few day from Portsmouth. Captain MunuE, another officer who served under Captain OWEN, has also been appointed to proceed to Ireland to complete. the coast part of the Ordnance survey of th i at .I'‘ingdom. Captain Alunqf . i 4 accninpaied by tieutenant VRAZER, who was assistant to Captain k u i.vTlELn in his laborious survey of the lakes of Canada, which has been recently finished. Of this survey, it is mentioned to us, Captain Bart zEa lids written a detailed and interesting account for publication i hut it still, remains ,ip manuscript • 0 _„ SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S, Amu. 14. A strong muster of the members attended, and some business was done in settling on the Craven Meeting. The betting on the Derby and Oaks was rather brisk, and cer tainly important. Navarin is a favourite at 4to 1. The Colonel stand 6to 1. Southoote has made a wonderful spring, and from 30 to 1 in the morning he was backed at 14 to 1 by his own owner at night. Trampoline has come forward again for the Oaks, having rose froin ten to one to five to one takers. Navarin was backed at thirty to one for the Leger. 2000 Gs. STAKES. 5 to 4 on the field. DERBY. 4 • to 1 agat Lord Grosvenor's Navarin (taken) 6 to 1 agst Hon. E. Petre's The Colonel 10 to 1 agst Mr. Nowell's Giraffe (Amy colt) P.? to I agst Duke df Rutland's Sorcery colt t to I agst Mr. Tharett'a Rough Robin . 14. to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Johanna Sonthcote colt 16 to 1 agat Mr. Thornhill's Merchant :33 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Zealot colt 100 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Advance colt 100 to 1 agst Mr. Haffenden's Scipio OAKS. 5 to 1 agst Mr. Alolony's Zoe (taken) 5 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Trampoline 10 to 1 agst Lord Anson's Louisa 12 to 1 agst Mr. Nowell's llosalia 15 to 1 agst Mr. Peirse's Sarah, Sister to Swiss FIGHT BETWEEN 3PCARTHY AND BALLARD. The above fistic professors fought yesterday on Colney Heath, for 251. a-side, in the presence of rather a limited ,ssemblage of milling amateurs. They are about ten tone men, but Ballard had the advantage in weight, as veil as in condition. They had fought together once be— ,bre, when M'Carthy was the winner; and such was the ..onfidence in his superior science and game on the present ~ ccasion, that he was freely backed at 2 to 1, and no takers. He was ushered into the ring by Dick Curtis and Young Dutch Sam, while Ballard claimed the kind offices of Peter Crawley and Sel Rubens. Throughout thecontest M'Carthy kept the lead. His style of jobbing right and left, hitting up Ind getting away, enabled him to punish his adversary with dreadful severity, while he escap?d himself with scarcely a mark. He drew first blood, but received the first knock lown blow, and won the fight in 39 rounds, and in one hour and ten minutes. When Ballard left off, his left eye was completely closed, an l his face was dreadfully swollen. M'Carthy's hands gave way early in the fight, but still he pursued his jobbing system, and but for the repeated going ;town of . Ballard, to avoid punishment, he would have brought the battle to an issue much sooner. GRAND SPARRING TREAT AT BIRMINGHAM, YESTERDAY, POR TILE BENEFIT or PHIL SAMPSON, HARRY lIOLT, DIET CURTIS, AND OULD TOM OLIVER. (EXCLUSIVELY. Since the triumph of theßrums, curiosity has been on the tiptoe in this town, it having been announced that Phil and his brave allies, Harry Holt, Dick Curtis, and others, would take a Ben at Muster Wardsworth's Repository, that gentleman having kindly permitted the exhibition to take place in his elegant and not to be surpassed Bazaar ; and to add to the interest that the slang excited, it was .tated in the advertisements that Jem Ward would take a band in the business, but not so, to the great disap pointment of his admirers, from what cause remains yet in the dark—he did not appear. However, they contrived to do without him, and also Dick Curtis, who, we were informed on the arena, had paid his fare by one of the Brummagem, drags, but by some rum go or other he lost his blunt, as he could not for the life on him find the coach ken out in time; " we with he may get it" again. Three o'clock yesterday afternoon was the hour appointed, and no sooner had the gates been opened than the admirers o f the hand-y work began to flock into the yard, Phil looking after the revenue. In about half an hour the galleries and the vast space immediately underneath were thronged, we should estimate the company present to amount to upwards of a thousand persons ; and we must say, that we never saw such a respectable assemblage before ut such an exhibition, which may be greatly attributed to its taking place at Mr. Beardsworth's, for certainly a better and more commodious place could not be found easily. The funnyments commenced at about three quarters past three,with a set-to between a ferocious looking fellow called Bnooxs AND BILLY BUTTON.—The former, we under stood, fought Matthewson some time back, and the latter a groans, or some such sort of chap. Brooks, who possessed a Majoccoish pair of whiskers, and a most extraordinary phiz, stripped to the buff, but Billy kept on his shin, and appeared :eery fearful of his drabs and swell top•boots.— This was a mere bagatelle, suffice it to say that Brooks had it all his own way, and Billy was floored two or three times upon the seat of his drabs, which seemed to give him great uneasiness. Much laughter and amusement was excited by this display. _ _ - - NED STOCKMAN AND PARKES.—This was nothing else Cut an out and out set to, a regular milling bout. Poor Parkes has only one peeper, and that is his left, in addition to which he was in a very weak and poor condition com pared to Stockman, a'eause vy—he has a wife and four or five !deli whioh he is obliged to feed by Brass Bedstead making—a funny trade—but its true. Notwithstanding all his discrepancies he had the best of Ned, but we are sorry to say in one of his falls he put his left shoulder out. A surgeon was sent for, and it was soon put to rights, and as a set off, through the kind interference of Mr. ihardsworth, upwards of Si. was collected for the poor fellow, besides what was showered into the ring after the set-to. , Parkes is nothing but a good 'un, and no mistake. Malty Hour and BIRMIIIGIIAM Davis next entered the ring.--Davis is a very heavy man, a coachmaker, and "has a goodish bit o' science." Harry's tine sparring excited general admiration ; both men kept at it for half an hour, and acquitted themselves to the satisfaction of the company, who were unanimous in their acclamations. STATHAM and RICHARASON, alias Black and White, from the latter being a 'twixt and a 'lween. These light weights kept the company in a roar for a jolty long time, the whole of which pepper and salt had the best on it ; at lougth they were called upon to cut it for the wind up between PHIL SAMPSON AND Thai OLIVER.--Phil appeared in excellent condition, considering his recent iitris-up with poor Brown. The only outward signs of injuries were on his right shoulder,and they were merely a lump, rather dis coloured, and a scratch. After tipping at each other for abOut five minutes, during which ould Torn displayed some good science, they dropped it, and Sampson, bowing all around, said—" Gentlemen, for the honour you hare done me, I return you many thanks. There will he two more good sets-to yet.": He then left the ring amid great applause. HARRY HOLT next came forward, and said—" Gentle men, allow nze to Warn you, for myself, Torn Oliver, and Ned 'Stod:man, our sincere thanks for your support, and Wieve me lam not pammoning you when I say, that 1 never before met with such liberal encouragement as I have done from the gentlemen of Birmingham,; and I shall at all tunes, and I am sure my brothc.r pugilists will, be ready to gratify you in any manner in our power. Secondly,• we hate to return our sincere thanks to Mr. Beirdsworth, lot his kindness in allowing: us this place for the exhibition. Gentlemen, I thank you all." Harry then bowed and withdrew amidst loud applause. There were afterwards two other minor sets-to, but they were scarcely worth notice. We should think that the benefit at least produced 100/. The company were admitted at two bob a nob, and all went away well sp,tistled for the money. WARD AND CARTVR.-The final deposit for the fight between these men is appointed to be made this eveaking, at the Castle Tavern, Holborn. BISHOP SHARPE AND ALIC small deposit was made last night at the Castle Tavern, Holborn, for a match between tAege men, for 501. aside. Articles are to up this evening. ,The sparring benefit for the widow Randall and the children is fixed for Thursday next. Every p.tgitist pos. sessing science or character will set-. 0, PA this interesting occasion—so that the finest display of the art of self-cle &nee ever witnessed say be aaticipatetL ELECTION OF A REPRESENTATIVE PEER. —Thursday the election of a Peer, as one of the Repre all voted for sontatives of the Scottish Nobility, in room of the Earl of v K o E te L s L o lE f thdeeele'eaet2prt:entphlaacevingatbeelfp(44rden:bouse. Tht GEORGE SHOLTO, Earl of Morton, and his Lordship, as proxy for the Earl of cArrnisiss; voted for himself.— Upoiik examining the signed lists, the whole, with the ex.. ception of that of Lord SALTOUN, which named the Earl of NORTHESK, were found to vote for the Earl of Mott- TON, who was declared dilly elected by a majority of thirty seven votes to one, when his Lordship shortly returned thanks. The election took place in the picture gallery, and was numerously attended. In the evenin g , the Ea rl- of Mowro,r entertained i numerous party of his friends at theßritish Hotel.—Edinburg4 Evening enunnt. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. Whilst the Corn Bill is in suspension, and nothing is decided, we cannot help pressing the subject upon the nation., The present, we are convinced, is the time at which a great measure might be effected without 'detriment to the corn• grower, and tolhe infinite inteinalhappiness and political aggrandizement 'of the • country. Th e corn trade might' noes' be thrown open like any other s subject • only to aiieli,iiiiposts as Goaern ment should think - adVisable for the exclUsiv e purpose of revenue;' which imposts, so far as they yielded any returns, would operate a relief to the people in other points where pressure existed, and leave them more free to exert their productive energies. The principle and practice of prohibitory duties, for the sake of 'protection, might now, we say, for ever be laid aside ; for, in point of fact, -the farmer neither has, nor can he made to have, any protection at the present mo ment. It would be good, therefore, to start from this point, where legislation is unavoidably and of itself in abeyance, where it effects nothing, and where things are in their natural state, in spite of the busy and foolish application of artificial schemes and - measures. We appeal to facts in confirmation of -our opinion. • It appears from to the Levant. official returns transmitt e d by his Majesty's Cora , notwithstand ing at the several ports of Europe, that wheat has been much dearer throughout the south of o o v f e t r at er po la rt st Europe during the last year than in this country. wheat was at 655. the quarter ; whilst in & se a land it was only 50s. 10d. In December it had risen to 725.• at Marseilles, whilst it was still j A ng t M th a e rse p il r l o es xi i i i n i it N y stationary here at 50s. 10d. At Lisbon wheat has been frequently, during the last year, at 795. and V. , In the south of Spain, at about. 70s, 'Now, we do - earnestly entreat Govern ment, and the agricultural interest as it is called, to consider what would have resulted from the preceding facts, if other nations had not acted upon our detestable and jealous principle of pro hibitory duties and exclusion ? Why, that we should have been an exporting country during the whole of last year to the south of Europe ; and net only should we have exported, but we should likewise have become carriers. The advantage ,to that interest which we have abovenamed would have been considerable (though we know it has had no reason to complain), and commerce of every kind would have been enlivened in an in credible degree ! But not only, we maintain, would the farming interest have been much be. nefitted, but the consumers in England ‘aca'l, not have suffered. In the preceding statements we have taken no account of the Pa'lces at Ham burgh, nor at Dantzic, and the other ports of the Baltic ; but most une,':,estionably they were lower than in this coraitry. Wheat, therefore, as hada vent from hence to'the south, mighthave come hither from the north, and our ports on the_east ern coast of the island would in that case have become great entrepots; a considerable revenue still resulting (and still easing other pressures) from import and warehouse duties. We assert, therefore, without the fear of rational contradic tion, that the mischief exceeds calculation, which has been inflicted on the. agricultural interest of this country, and on all England, during the last. ,year, by the want of a free traffic in grain; to which free traffic our own narrow, selfish, and unwise policy had been, and still is, the chief obstacle. And that the free traffic being once, as it now might be, beneficially established in grain, the demand for our manufactures would increase, and all the outlets of Bri tish skill and industry be infinitely widened and multiplied. But there is a farther reason, and that founded also on the existing state and earn dition of the country, why the principle of a free traffic in grain should now at once be laid down, and to a certain degree . adopted into practice : for we observe, and not without satisfaction, that though the small notes have now in a great degree retired from circulation, and though the bill by which they are to be totally extingaished has not a year to run, yet that " markets," to use a familiar phrase, " look up." Horse-feed of every kind, indeed, is remarkably cheap : oats of good quality at about 255., and hay at -41. the load. But by this cheapness, the landed interest are more gainers than losers, being tit chief consumers. 'Whilst wheat is up at from 635. to 655.: it has passed the pivot price. A poor family of agricultural labourers would last Saturday or Sunday morning, find 3d. added to the cost of each peck of meal they could buy for their weekly nutriment, If this increase goes oii much misery, even on the approach su mmer, will summer. will be indicted on the labouring poor. If it were to be stopped, which we doubt, by opening the ports freely, the price could but be where it has been during the last winter, and that we know would occasion no great evil to the landed interest, Put we wily state why the price of gain could not featlyg decline her e , e v en a if the foreign produce (which we do not. desire) were to be admitted wholly duty free: for the foreigner can but have his stock on hand for exportation z he cannot suddenly create on the instant, or in a week or in a month, an article to meet the demand, even—which we much doubt—if any demand were made. Nay, farther, not only can he have but his stock on hand at present, he has committed his seed to the earth for the harvest of next autumn : he has committed it on the expectation of probilii- . tive duties on the p a rt of Engl a nd ! He eann . ota by any human means, incre a se the forthetrang crop ! So that it is impossible that he can be a prepared to answer any increasing demand fron us, even if his artkle were admitted duty .free, till after the ha/vest of 1829, above a year anti a half from the present time ! What, aim, have we to fear from as free a trade in grain or every kind, as in the productions of human. in dustry? Nothina. ss: nothing Whatever ! Igno ranceof bu b a - be'ar • s is apprehensive , as children shudder in the dark : and we are sure that a statesman of a raanlY mind, and of any vigour o; intellect, w ould at once establish th e principle: o f a free trade in grain , without which a free trade in other articles, will prove defective and, nuga tory. It is proper e) also t o a dd , t h at harl• is up in price, and is rising still. Even after the 'de mand for seed-barley has ceased, the price of fine barleys exceeds 40s. The obvious ineffi ciency of the proposed Corn Bill has occasioned this and the oilier rase. Stay the evil, we say, stay it, or it ti` i}l sinkdeep.—Times. We have received the letters written to Lord Tenterden and Mr, Peel by one of the Jurym en who convicted Catherine Welch, the wretched woman who was executed yesterday morning. He says, that he and the other Jurymen would not have found her guilty except on the per suasion that their recommendation to mercy would have saved the life of the culprit. He admits, however, that the only ground of recoma mending her tsarstereyaaas the circumstantial nd ture of the evidence..? Ha and..his. colleagues! seem to have entertained aut .erronetnis ase.tion of their flinctiens. The a . ,irctinistarstial nature • of