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(ids. at Si. pin.) 20 65 6..1 'Columbian Mining Co. liss .at 5/. pin.) ~`_'.iy 16 General Mining Association Mexican Mining Co ..,; 7 : flalpuxahua Mining Co • , 1 ,1 - Hibernian Joint Stock Winking Co 23 Provincial Bank of Ireland. 25 130 110 ‘251," SB KS.-DUBLIN, FEB. 20. St, Patrick Insur. (per sh.) Moral Irish Ditto — National Ditto - Patriotic Ditto Mibernian Bank Provincial Ditto Royal Irish Mine Imperial Mine Mining Co. of Ireland Commercial Buildings — 6ANGF. YFSTERDAY. PRICES OF IltIS:11 S . TOC Punk Stock Consols, 3 per cent.....•—•• , tiov• Stock, 34 per cent 9:lli Ditto, New , t2i f per Ccnt. lOl Gov. Deb. 3y, per cent. Royal Canal Stoc!- - grand Canal Stock City Deb. I per cent -- Ballast (Alice Deb. 3 p. ct - i COURSE OF MICH:. Amsterdam C.F.12 2 Ditto, at sight 11 19 Rotterdam 2U. 12 . - .3 Antwerp l4 3 Damburgh 11_ B. 13 12 • Altona - l3 12, Paris, 3 days' sight Ditto '' U. 25 60 tordeaux 25 65 Perlin — Frankfort on Maine, Ex. N. 1301 Petersburg'', rblc... 3 Us. 10 0 Vienna, effective tl. 2N. 10 5 Trieste do. Madrid Cadiz 36 Eilboa 151:.. Barcelona Seville '15..( Gibraltar 1,6 Leghorn 4B Genoa 25 :.4) Venice 46 Malta Naples Palermo per oz. 117 Lisbon Oportoltih Rio Janeiro 33 Bahia Buenos Ayres Dublin, 21 days' sight 1;4 Cork BULLION', PElt t.s. d. Portugal Gold, coin... 0 0 0 Foreign 601 a, in bars 3 17 0 New Doubloons ....... 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 10 Silver. bars. standard 0 5 0; feit, -,f4t LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23, 1828. The statements of Sir H. HA RD INGE, respect ing the Duke of WELLINGTON'S retrenchments whilst Master-General of the Ordnance, must give universal satisfaction, as a favourable omen of what the Noble Duke is likely to effect, in the more important situation which he now fills. Even Mr. HumE was pleased, and the approbation of such a sturdy Reformer is not easily obtained. The Paris Papers of Wednesday, and the Gazette dc France dated Thursday, contain some further accounts respecting Turkey, and the situation of affairs in that quarter, which mainly correspond with what has appeared within these few days in the German Papers.— There can be --no doubt that the SULTAN is making great exertions, but whether with a. view to obtain better terms, or to provoke hos tilities, tune alone must determine. The - SULTAN cannot be insensible, in the event ,of war, to the critical situation of his empire. Ile cannot reasonably hope for success in any alternative of circumstance. If he calculate upon th e disunion of the Allied Powers, after hostilities shall have commenced, his situation will not be m ore secure than during their co m bi ne d attitude, for the Russian armies once set in motion against the oppressors of the Greeks, between whom so much religious sympathy naturally exists, where will their career be arrested ? Assuredly not under the walls of Constantinople. The SULTAN may expect that the remonstrance of England and. France would Stay the progress of the victorious Cossacks ; but long before that remonstrance could reach St. Petersburgh, the Spread Eagle of the North would wave on the' battlements of Constantinople, and the SULTAN be driven out of Europe, if not buried in the waters of the Hellespont. In say ing this we only reason from natural causes— which may not operate at present, but in the event of untoward circumstances, produced either by the obstinacy or duplicity of the PORTE, th e presumption is more than probable. While Russia acts in concert with the other Powers, in 411 a micable way, every thing may go on smoothly, but let her once become the active instrument in fulfilling the wishes of the others, and she will 4)011 find excuses for pursuing objects of her own . In favour of this opinion, national anti pathy, burning for an opportunity of revenge, will take advantage of every circumstance which prejudice can suggest, or interest accomplish. But, in Jopposition to all this warlike appre hension, the Gazette de France contains a singular paragraph, dated Vienna, which says that after the change in the English Ministry, Austria had taken a step at Constantinople, from which the happiest results for the general peace may be expected. If this be true, we think that Austria is accountabl e for much of the delay, and much mere of the trickery, which has taken place. We have all along expressed our opinion that the Calrinet of Vienn a was not sincere in its pro fessions, and all that has yet transpired of its' conduct only tends to confirm our opinion. It is now said that the Minister of Prussia has received instructions from his Government to act perfectly in concert with the Ambassador of Austria for the preservation of peace ; an d, if this, be true, we have some hopes that the Inter nuncio will be induced to do his duty. • The Allgenzeine Zeitung of the 16th instant, just received, contains a long, and we believe just, tribute to the merits of ALEXANDER YPSILANTI, which we shall give on Monday. Metalliqu es tIENNA, FEB. 11 ' 931 . sank Sh ares 10431 c ore The law. account s from Rangoon, state that matters were tranquil in that quarter. Accounts are received from St. Petcrsburgh to t h e be fginning of th e present month, and are decidedly warlike) uar respects Turkey. It is asserted that the Russ ia' Army will cross the Pruth as soon as the season w ill permit. Taking this for granted, the lapse of a few wee k s will disclose very i mportant events, a n d it will be men whether the z i, a 4 "aols will not find some pretext for ut i og independently of Great Britain and France. The co mmercial accounts notice an unusual degree of briskness in t h e dealings in tallow and other produce, at St. Peters ham; this ia to be accounted for by the increased de toads a g r eial Y for tallow, is this ceuntry. The pur cum of 14,000 Cada', for shipment on the opening of the navigation, is reported ; the price varying between 91 and 02 rubicoqfpXorning Chronicle. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, FEE. 22.--Wind Thc Aberctombi( Robinson, sailed at 10 a. m. Arrived from London, the. Maxwell. Brown, for Jamaica. The James, Sibbald, in passing for the River. PORTS3IOUTII, FEB. S.S.E.—Arrived the Ann, Waller, from Bahia. Hanwicir, FEB. 22.--The Leicester packet, from Cuxhaven, left the Elbe the 0 0th inst., it was full of ice, and the Weber light vess , z l bad gone from her moorings. NORTH SHIELDS, Eta, 21.—The Brixton, Pearson, ran foul of the George and Mary, Gladson, at her morn ings, and carried, away her lower mast, broke her cable, warps, &e., and damaged the hull. The Henty and Ann, Douglas, from Hamburg to New castle, foundered off Heligoland the 20th instant; crew. drowned. THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CITY, TwErxr. o' CLOCK. The English market is generally dull, the supply or money stock is more than the demand can carry off, conse quently one of the causes of the present high price of Con sols is removed. The public appear to be rather disposed to sell their stock upon a trifling fall ; this is generally the case with capitalists, who hold with confidence whilst affairs look smooth, however artificial may be the cause, but part with their stock upon the first decline. Public attention seems particularly directed to a demand, said to have been made by the Russian Government fur a port in the Mediterranean. The British Government, it appears, hesitate, and some persons seem to think it not improbable that the former may take forcible possession of Milo, an island and harbour well calcu lated fbr the purposes of the Czar. Another topic of dis cussion is the breach of the Treaty of Ackerman, by the Porte having sent away the Armenian residents at Con stantinople, who are expressly protected by the terms of that Treaty, and this act is one that it is considered entirely absolves the Emperor Nicholas from the treaty of the sth of July, and out of this position of affairs„ a new point of fear for the preservation of the peace in the East is enter tained. Some heavy sales of Stock have been made through the day, the Jew party evidently attempting to support the Market, but rather shy of buying, and some of the jobbers who think they see deeper into a millstone than their neighbours, arc waking sales through other parties than the Brokers they usually employ, to blind their operations. Consols opened at 844 having left off yesterday at 84 they are now sic ; and for April, 841. India Bonds are 92 93, and Exchequer Bills 39 60 pm. There is little to report in the shape of business in the Foreign Funds. Mexican are 3-14 ; Colombian 2 ; Rus sian 93 7 1 ; Danish 61i ; Greek 17; 18 ; and Spa nish HP,- 11. Nothing is doing in Shares ; prices nearly nominal; Brazilian keep drooping, and are 37 9 pm. ; Colombian Mines 7 6 dis. ; Anglo Mexican 62.!- 60 dis. Three per Cent. Consols, 84 i; Ditto for th e A ccount, 844 ; India Bonds, 92 3 pm. ; - Exchequer Bills, 39 60 pin. TWO O'CLOCK. The Consul market has become heavy, and the price has declined to 841 THREE 0' CLOCK. Consols, 84k z. FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES. Consols 84 Danish 61 Do. for Ac. 84 13 Greek, 1825 17i Brazilian Bonds 62 Mexican, 1825 31 4 1 Buenos Ayres Peruvian Chilian Do. Russian 93 Columbian a 18 2 4 25 • Spanish, 1821 10 THE ARMY. GENERAL ORDER. Horse Guards, Feb. 16. General Lord Hill has been pleased to continue Major- General Lord Fitzroy Somerset in his situation of Military Secretary ; and his Lordship desires that the correspondence of the Army may be addressed to that Officer, according to his Majesty's regulations. _ _ His Lordship has also been pleased to appoint the follow• ing Officers to be his Aides-de-Camp, viz. :—Licut. Col. Richard Egerton, half-pay; Major Digby Mackwortb half-pay; Captain IL Frederick Hill, 53d Regiment Lieutenant G, S. Hill, Royal Horse Guards, By his Lordship's Command, HENRY TORRENS, Adj.-Gen. SUN-OFFICE, a Quarter past Four. Canso]; at the close of the market have again gone lower and the jobbers seem extremely desirous to sell, the present price is 83i, sellers ; Russian Stock, which generally rises and falls with Consols, has suddenly given way and arc 92:1, lower. Despatches have been received this afternoon from our Ambassador at Paris ; the Sallie messen.• ger brings the French Funds, I per cent.—We sus pect -the fall in Consols is occasioned by events at home, which a few days will explain. HOUSE OF LORDS, FEB. 9:?. r AR", or xlsirorte, &C. AGAINST FORBES, &C. This case, in which Counsel were heard during the greater part of three days, related to a peculiar system of salmon fishing adopted in Scotland, by means of fixed machinery. Lord Iti:ntore, and the other appellants, are the proprietors of salmon fishings on the River Don, in Aberdeenshire. The respondents have estates, with rights of salmon fishing, along the sea-coast, to the north of the River Don, and have placed the machinery complained of upon the sands of the sea-shore, adjoining their respective properties. This machinery consists of nets, stretched upon poles or stakes fixed in the sand, and known in Scot land by the name of stake-nets. They are so effectual in their operation, that the appellants in this case not only alleged that serious damage was sustained by themselves, but maintained that the apparatus in question, if not dis couraged, would lead to the great decrease, and eventually to the extinction, of salmon in Scotland. Now as it is well known that the London market derives its chief supply from the Scotch salmon fisheries, it may truly be said that the question involved in this appeal was of great, and even national, importance. In the cases relating to the fishing,. of the river Tay, it had been de cided by a judgment of the House of Lords that stake nets wore illegal in rivers and estuaries. But until the judg ment of the Court of Session (now appealed from) in favour of stake-nets, it bad never been decided whether such machinery was legal on the shores of the sea in the neigh bourhood of rivers. Mr. CAstrseLL was heard for the appellants on a previous day, and contended that even at common law they were entitled to maintain the present action, because the operations of the respon dents affected their legal rights, and rendered the fish ings on the river Don of comparatively little use or value. But independently of the common law, it would appear that the several methods of fishing for salmon in Scotland had been objects of legislative regulation for a period exceeding five centuries ; and although there was undoubtedly some obscurity in the language of these ancient statutes, they plainly exhibited an intention to abolish all manner of fixed machinery " set within the flood mark of the sea," which the Learned Gentleman contended must plainly in clude the sea shore. He commented on these statutes at great length, and referred to the Act 1469, c. 38, whereby it is directed, that " ilk Sheriffe within his schire, sail de stroy all nets, creillis, or ony other sicklike ;" and to an Act of Queen Mary, 1563, c. 68, by which " it is stated and ordained, that all cruives, and fish dammes, that are within salt water, that ebbs and flows, be all utterly de stroyed and put down." The word water plainly applied to the sea, and this was further apparent from the expression " ebbs and flows," which ran through all the statutes. Mr. KEAY followed this day on the same side, and with great ability. He maintained that the respondents, like other coast proprietors, were only entitled to fish by means of what is called net and ceble ; and that the fact of there being so very few stake-nets in Scotland amounted to a national interpretation that they were contrary to law. M r . ADA )1. was heard for the respondents, and argued that the :statutes relied on by the other party applied only to rivers and estuaries, and were never intended to prevent fi xe d Machinery on the sea-shore. Mr. Sergeant SIANKIE was also for the respondents, and began by observing, that it was incumbent on the appellants to show that the ope rations in question were illegal iu themselves, and also that they occasioned damage to the appellants. The respondents claim a right to fish in al tam mare ; n ow suppose th e y were to try an action again 4 the heritors of the river Don, present ease, that th e y were de they might say, as in the prived of sa l mon i n t h e sea , which th e y wou ld h ave caug h t if the fishing in that river were discontinued. But to what an absurdity would this lead? The Learned G ent l eman then argued, that fishing in altarn mare was not in the gift of the Crown, but common to all the world; but we have only room to say, that after hearing these arguments, the Loan CIiANCELLOS rose and stated, that this case must stand'over, as it appeared to involve principles of great im portance in thc law of Scotland. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(Tnts °Av.) COURT OF KING'S BENCH. (Betbre Lord TENTERDEN and a Special July.) Lords Stowell and Sidwouth were also on the Bench. READING ELECTION.—PERJURY. TILE KING V. ELANDY. Mr. TALFOURD opened the pleadings. Mr. Sta. war stated the case to the Jury. It was an indictment for perjury against John Jackson Blandy, attor ney at law, arising out of what passed at the late election at Reading. After the dissolution of last Parliament, a trantested election took place for the borough of Reading, between Messrs. Monek, Pahner, Wakefield, and Spence. The two former were the old members. After the 4th day of the election, Mr. Wakefield retired from the contest, and the 'other three continued it till the last da" ailowed by law, when Messrs. Monet, and Spence were returned. Mr. Palmer petitioned the Rouse of Commons against the return of Mr. Spence; a Committee was appointed by the House to inquire into the merits, and in the course of the investigation that then took place, bribery was assigned against Mr. Spence by the act of his agent Mr. Mandy. It was proved that a man named Davis had beets visited by Blandy, accompanied by Mr. Spence, and that Blandy had given him 20 guineas, and promised him double pay as a Messenger at the election, as well as to get him - some family interest, that he should not vote for the radicals, as he had formerly done, but for Mr. Spence. This having turned out to be a material fact for Mr. Blandy to get rid of, he had sworn that he had never entered the house of Davis with Mr. Spence, but admitted that he had done so with a Mr. Lawrence. Ile admitted too, that he had performed va yions acts of kindness for Davis, from charitable motives, but denied that he had done so for the purpose of obtain ing his vote, or that he had ever waited on him far it. In the course of the proceeding several witnesses were called, who had seen Mr. Bland} , go into and come out of the house of Davis with Mr. Spence, After these facts were brought before the Jury in e...ideace . , it would be for them to say, whether they were satisfied that Blandy did go accompanied :by Mr. Spence into Davis's house; that on that occasion a conversation took place respecting the vote and circumstances of Davis ; if they were, and also, that Blandy had denied those facts, then they would have the case of a false swearing before them. Whether that amounted to perjury would depend upon whether that, in regard to which the swearing had taken place, was material to the inquiry, respecting which the Learned Counsel apprehended there could be no doubt. W. Astell produced the writ for the election of Reading. Mr. Bowles, clerk in the Journal Office, produced a petition from certain electors of Reading. George '5 pence, Esq. and George llonek, Esq. appeared to have been the Members returned. Mr. Pierce stated he was agent for Mr. Fyshe Palmer at the late election fur Reading. Has seen the petition produced from the electors. The names were signed in the presence of witness. [The petition was then read. It complained that Mr. Spence had procured his return by bribery and corruption, and concluded with a prayer that the election should be set aside, and Mr. Palmer declared the sitting Member.] George White was clerk to the Select Committee at the Reading election. The Committee sat in one of the rooms adjoining the House of Commons. Messrs. Hamilton, Mandy, and Douse, were the agents tin• Mr. Spence, the sitting Member. Mr. Mandy was in constant attendance. He was examined as a witness and sworn. A person named Davis was examined, and witness administered the oath to him. The evidence of Davis was then read. The evidence of Davis set forth, that two days before the election the defendant had lent him 20/. on his promissory note, on condition that he should vote for Mr. Spence. Witness obtained the money by a cheque on a banker's at Reading. Davis also swore that he received 101. I Os. from defendant, after the election, for having acted as messenger; he had voted for• Mr. Spence. Mr. Blandy also authorised witness to engage other persons as messengers, who had votes at any price. The money and the promises made by Mr. Blandy were what induced witness to vote for Mr. Spence. The examination of the defendant by the Com mittee was also read, in which he denied the facts sworn to by Davis. Cross-examined—Th e Committee decided on Davis's case, which was the only case of bribery. The decision was against the charge of bribery. Mr. Wynsh was the solicitor of Mr. Fyshe Palmer at the election, and on the Committee. The Counsel for Mr. Spence (Mr. Harrison) stated his intention of calling on Mr. Blandy, who would deny all the main points in the evidence of Davis. Cross-examined—Witness lives at Reading, where Mr. Blandy resides. Mr. Blandy is a respectable man, and witness Aever heard any thing ill of him until some cir cumstances transpired with respect to his conduct at the election. Mrs. Mary Davis examined by Sir JAMES SCARLETT-... I am the wife of James Davis, who formerly kept a public-house at Reading; I knew Mr. Blandy, and I re member his coining to my husband's house shortly before the last Reading election ; he knocked at the door and was followed almost directly by Mr. Spence; whilst I was talk ing at the door to Mr. Blandy, Mr. Spence came up, Mr. Blandy went into the parlour to my husband, and Mr. Spence remained about half an hour in the kitchen with me. He asked me how many children I had, and whether they were boys or girls. Ile said other civil things to me. There was another woman named Sarah Ward in the house, and I told her about it when they went away. Before they took their departure, they both shook hands with my husband. My son saw Mr. Spence with ins. I know a Mr. Mathews and his wife, and spoke to them on that evening. Cross-examined by Mr. ALDERSON-All this occurred about two years ago. I cannot say in what month or week it was. I was examined before the Com mittee, but then said nothing about Sarah Ward or Mr. or Mrs. Mathews. I was standing inside the door when Mr. Spence came up, and cannot say whether he was accompanied by other persons. I listened at the parlour door whilst Mr. Blandy and my hus band were speaking together. I did not hear what they were saying. I can't recollect now whether I did not give some account of it upon some former occasion. My hus band was turned out of his public-house before the elec tion. Mr. Blandy came twice to our house with Mr. Spence, and so I swore before the Committee. When I:went to listen at the parlour door, I left Mr. Spence to take care of himself. Thomas M. Davis, examined by Mt. Baou am the son of the last witness, I recollect the day on which Mr. Blandy and Mr. Spence came to our house. 1 was in the garden, and left it when my mother went to open the door. Mr. Spence remained in the kitchen with my mother for about twenty minutes. 1 went away from the house when they came in. Cross-examined by Mr. C. PHILLIPS.-1 neither recol lect the day, week, or year, in which all this occurred. I don't know a person named Lawrence, except by report. I cant say whether it was raining when I was in the gar den. My father is now present in Court. Joseph Ball, examined by Sir JAMES SCA RLETT.•-•••I lived next door to James Davis before the last election ; I recollect seeing Mr. Blandy and Mr. Spence speaking to two bricklayers, Winter and Knight, opposite to my house. After they had remained there some time, Mr. Blandy came and asked me for my vote, which I refused. Mr. Spence crossed over, and also asked ; before Mr. Spence spoke to rne, Mr. Blandy went into the passage of Davis's house, and was followed by Mr. Spence. I remained at my own door for nearly 2t minutes. I did not see them come out, although I was standing dose by the door. Whilst they were inside, John Hatt walked up to me, I have a nephew named gall, and told the. entire story to him next day. I was sent for down to Reading to give evidence before the Committee. Cross-examined by Mr. DENMA N-I saw no other gen tleman with Mr. Blandy and Mr. Spence; at the election I voted for Mr. Palmer and Mr. Monck ; I did not see Mrs. Davis or her son on that evening, nor did I ever say so ; I mentioned before the Committee that Mrs. Ball was standing at the door with me when Mr. Blandy and, Mr. Spence went into Davis's house. Anne Ball, the wife of the last whim's, was examined by Mr. TALFOURD, and corroborated his testimony. Cross-examined.—Witness did not see young Davis come out of Davis's house whiSt Blandy and ➢lr. Spence were within. Walter Knighton ex.amlned by Sir JAMES SCARLETT. know Davis's house, in Oxford -road. Some short time before the election, I saw Mr. Blandy and Mr. Spence together near Ball's house. Ball was standing at his own door. I voted for Mr. Monck and Mr. Palmer. Evans.-_.I am a horsekeeper in Reading. I saw Blandy and Mr. Spence in the street, about a fortnight before the election. They came out of a house opposite to Davis's, and after speaking to some bricklayers, went into Davis's, and remained there until I went away, which was in about eight minutes. Daniel New said, lam a carpenter at Reading ; I know Mr. Ball. In consequence of something Ball told rne, I looked towards Davis's house, and saw Mr. Spence and Mr. Jackson Blandy coming from the house. I tendered my vote for Mr. Palmer and Mr. Monck, but it was not accepted. Cross-examined. —Witness did not know Mr. Blandy at the tune be PM( cgmiag put o f DAyie s lume, but was shown him the day before yesterday, and had known his person before, though he was not acquainted with his mane. At this stage of the case Lord 'I stirtitneN observed, that he had seen enough to be able to conclude that the circumstance that the defendant ate' Mr. Spence had gone together to Davis's house, was what the Counsel for the prosecution relied on, to support the assignment for perjury. Now the evidence went to prove, not that Blandy and Spence went together to Davis's house, but that Spruce had followed Blandy. Blandy did not swear that he had never been with Mr. Spence at Davis's house, he only swore that he did not go with hint there. The signment of perjbry therefore could nut lie supported. 11 could not be matet•ial to the Committee to know whether Spence went with Blandy to Davis—the question for the Committee was, whether they went together for the same purpose, which was not asked. Mr. BROUGHAM asked whether his Lordship did not think that if Blandy and Spence went on the same occa sion, and for the same purpose, Blandy was wrong, when he swore he did not go with Mr. Speucc. Lord TtNTETIDER said, that perhaps if Blaiidy had been asked, Whether he and Mr. Spence had gone to Davis on the same purpose, he would have answered in the affirma tive. At all events it was clear, he had not Perkared self in swearing, that he did not go with Mr: Spence unto Davis, for the evidence was, that Mr. Spence folldwed Blandy. DRNMAI, who conducted the defendant's case, ob served, that if he had addressed the Jury, he would have put it to them, that if Mr. Blandy had been mistaken in swearing that he bad not gone with Mr. Spence to Davis, house, the circumstance was so immaterial that the indict- ment could not have been supported. Lord TENTERDEN-1 should have thought so too, Mr. Dcnman. Under the direction of the Learned Stldge, the Jury returned a eerakt Of the CoUrt was crowded with respectable persons from Reading and its neighbourhood, where the ca.,e excited considerable interest. Sir James Scarlett, Mr. Brougham, and Mr. Tallourd were for the prosecution, and the Common Sergeant (Mr. Denman), and Mr. Alderson for the defendant. HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY. The Court did not Sit at the usual hour, in consequence of ttie ifon-arrival of the Patent appointing a successor to Lord SrowLLL, who has resigned. At twelve o'clock several Counsel and practitioners entered the Court, and Dr. ALNOLD (the Advocate of the Admiralty) rose and addressed Sir C. Robinson in these terms:—" Sir Christopher Robinson, it is the duty of my office to present you the King's Letters Patent, appointing you a Judge of this Court. And as you have contributed to the learning of the profession, by reporting the judgments of your predecessor, I trust that you will add to the reputation which you have already aequi ed by the excellency of your own judgments." The patent was then read by the Registrar, and contained the usual powers and privileges with a salary of 2,5001. a-year.— Sir Christopher Robinson having taken the customary oaths, addressed the Court in the following words :—" In acknowledging the kind expressions of Dr. Arnold, I wish to declare that I shall consider it toy constant duty to walk in the steps of my distinguished predecessor to the best of my ability." OLD BAILEY.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. At ten o'clock, this morning, Mr. Ju,ticc Gazelee and Mr. Baron Vaughan took their seats on the Bench. The trial of E. Shorter, for uttering a forged ❑ote, was postponed till Tuesday, on an affidavit of the absence of a material witness. Samuel Meilen and licnry Godfrey were indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Frederick Tooton, at Edgware, on the 13th of February, and stealing a large quantity of grocery, &c. to the value of several pounds. The Learned Judge summed up the evidence, and the Jury, after asking some questions, found them both " Guilty." John Franklin was indicted for stealing four candle sticks, value St., the property of James Bernard Dew, at Pentonville. The prisoner in his defence, admitted that he was guilty, but said that distress drove him to it, and begged for a lenient punishment. The Jury returned a verdict of " Guilty of stealing ; under the value of 5/." MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.) Eleanor Sinclair, a female of middle age, and of supe rior address, was indicted for a series of frauds on a Mr. Bell. There were seven counts in the indictments :—The .Ist charged her with having falsely pretended to Mrs. Bell that a large property lad devolved to her by the death of her uncle, which property she had placed in Chancery, on account of her husband having two wives, and that she had received a letter from the Lord Chancellor, directing her to go to the Bank and receive ,50/., and place it to his account. The charged, thatishe had falsely pretended she was going to the Lord Chancellor's house, to have an interview with him. The 3d, that she had falsely pretended she had been with the Lord Chancellor to the Bank, and that the Governor of the Bank had told them they could have no money that day, as the Stocks were shut. The 4th, that she had received a letter from the Lord Chancellor, saying she would be put in possession of her funded property on the Bth of January. The sth, that she had seen the Lord Chancellor at his house in George-street, and that he had a swelling in his neck which prevented him from going out. The 6th, that the Lord Chancellor had, in a letter addres sed to her, said that he could not attend on her on Mon day, as he had to be with the big wigs at Westminster, but that in a few days he hoped to put her in possession of her funded property,, and that he would see her seated in her ancient castle on or before the Bth of March. The 7th, that she had been to the Bank with the Lord Chancellor, but that no transfer could be made for want of the signa ture of the executor to her uncle's will. Mrs. Bell proved the facts against her in evidence, after which The Lord Chancellor, who was sitting on the bench to the right of the Chairman, was examined. Ilk Lordship, after perusing the note purporting to be in his hand writing, said—this is not my hand-writing, and I know nothing of it, except from the circumstance of its having been shown to me by my Secretary. CIIAIRMAN.-llid your Lordship ever authorize this woman to make use of your name? The Lord Chancellor.—Never; nor do I recollect having seen her before to-day in the course of my whole life. The Jury instantly found her " Guilty." The CHAIRMAN, after remarking on the enormity of her guilt, sentenced her to be transported for seven years. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY ) COVENT-GARDEN MARKET. There was a good supply at this morning's marlsct for the tune of year, and a sluggish trade ; prices about as ou this day se'unight. s. d. s. d. Potatoes (per cwt.) 26to 5 0 Savoys (12 beach) 2 0 4 0 Horseßadbili (bundle) 16 4 0 Celery 1 6 2 6 Brocoli Carrots (12 bunches) 5 0 9 0 1 urnips Coleworts or Greens Leeks ' 1I) 19 Sweet Oranges (100) 4 0 S 0 Seville Ditto 8 0 10 0 Lemons 8 0 10 0 s. Spillage (halt:sieve) 1 0 to 1 6 Apples, Common 3 6 4 6 Ditto, Choice 0 0 10 0 Pears 2 6 10 0 English Walnuts(loo) 1 0 2 0 Span. Chesnuts (peck) 4 6 10 0 trench ditto 3 6 7 0 French Walnuts 3 0 6 0 Spanish Hazlen.its 3 0 6 0 Grapes (per lb.) ..... 1 6 3 0 Sea - Rail (puinmet 1 0 2 0 Radishes (1 . 2) 1 6 2 6 HAY MARKETS. —(AI ST. JA 1:. s. X. s Lowland Mead. Hay 3 5 tol Upland Ditto 4 0 3 0 rt, g rass Hay 4 0 5 0 New Meadow Hay 313 410 A great supply, and a very du SMITH: X. s. X. s. Lowland Mead.Hay3 5t04 0 Upland Ditto 4 0 5 0 ltve-grassHaY 4 0 5 0 New Meadow Hay 315 4 5 Supply limited, trade dull, . per Load of 36 Trusses.) MES'S. F. s. Clover Hay 4 oto 5 15 Oat Straw ll2 116 Wheat Ditto 1 16 '2 0 ill trade, at Thursday's prices. FIELD. s. s. Clov. Hay generally 4 10 to 5 15 Do. extra tine 0 0 6 0 Oat Straw llO 112 Wheat Ditto ll2 1 lti and prices as last quoted. FISH-MARKET, BILLINGSGATE. This day's market exhibited a plentiful supply of fish, 1 3 0 6 1 (() n fe; particularly Soles, whi c h f e ll a little in price. Cod-fi s h we re rather scare, Th e following were the prices:— p r ime Turbot, each l9s. Od. to 20s. Od. Ditto small, per do. 5 0 10 0 Flue Cod-fish 6 , each 20 7 0 S a lmon, per Lb. State, each Smelts, per 2b l2 0 15. 0 Fine Soles, per three pair s 1 (1 7 0 Brill, each ... Inferior ri w or h di it t i t n o s . ; . p .. e .. r i . 5 . GUTDetts, each 1 0 1 6 Live Flounders, per quartern Live Eels, per 51b Fine !Alters, per score 0 0 45 0 Inferior ditto lO 0 20 0 Shrimps, per gallon Fine Yarmouth Red Herrings, per hundred 0 0 7 0 The precious metals arc still going out of England, though not to any great extent ; 220,000 ounces of silver in eateccd lot cxrunition this lyte4. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. r4oners GIVEN YESTERDAY. Monday, Mareh S. Mr. Sykes—. Petition the Merchants aid Tradesrmo o f Hull, against the Stamp Duty on Receipts. Sir John Newpoft.;...Consifit; i‘ i a a l t r i c o rc h u h l ti l f: . State of Admiralty Court of Ireland. Mr. Harvey—Resolution, that it is expedient that au ct ficient coutroul should be appointed over the origin And conduct of all proceedings instituted by tht 6'0%/11 fir tht ie.:every of peualtic3 under the Cus tom and Excise Laws. MONDAY, I VA. `b.7-01iDEILS OF lilt DA I, East Retford Disfranchisement Bill—s econ d reading. 2. Tithes Commutation Bill—Secoud reading. 3. Supply—Report. I. Supply—Committee. Ways and Means.: , -Committee. dl• I. Sir George Cockburn—'.To vote Navy Estiiria•ta' for six months. (In Committee of Supply.) 2. Sir Francis Burdett—To more to discharge the Order of Leave for the Covent-garden .Vestry Sill, on a Question respecting the Standing Orders. 3. General Gaseoyue—To call tlie attention of the House to the decision of the Standing Order Committee on the LiNerpool Dock Petition for Bill. SPORTING INTELLIGENCL FACES T , Doncaster Hunt ;1:won Hunt • - Holdekiiess Hunt 25 Mal ton ....... .... 27 Croxton Park Newmarket ('raven Cattcrick Bridge 9 Newmarket First Spring 21 Chester May 5 Newmarket Second Spring... 5 • York Spring Meeting Ilanibleton Hunt '0 CONIE ic~amatket...........July Stamford • • l, Wolverhampton tug. 11 Good, ood Burton-upon-Trent 20 Sept 9 Northampton Abingdon Doncaster Tewkesbury l. lleaton Park 18 Newmarket "n Neamarket Oct. 13 Newmarket Houghton Fpsom 20 Manchester • 20 Buxton June 11 HUNTING APPOth'iNitNi'S FOR THE ENSUING WEEK. His Majesty's Stag-hounds will meet on Monday, at Farnham Common ; Friday, at Richings, near Colnbrook —at half-past It) o'clock ; Unless prevented by the wea ther, when they will meet the day folloWing; The Earl of Derby's Stag-hounds meet on Tuesday, at Purley Downs. H. Jolliffe, Esq.'s Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Reigate Hill ; Wednesday, at Horse Hills ; Thursday, at Brock ham ; Friday, at Chaldor—P. The Surrey Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Adding ton Lodge Bottom ; Thursday, at Godstone ; Saturday, at Pratt's 13ottom—half-palit 10. The Surrey Harriers, on Monday, at Sauderstead ; Wednesday, at ditto ; Saturday, at ditto-10. The Brighton Harriers, 00 Monday, near Patchani ; Wednesday, near the Race Course ; the Dyke—quarter before I I. The Lewes Brookside Harriers, on Monday, at New market Hill ; Wednesday, at Ashcombe (the alternate Wednesday at the kennel, Ilford) ; Friday, at Telescombe Tye—half-past 10. Sir John Cope's Hounds, on Thursday, at Englefield ; Saturday ; at Hawley Green—half-past 10. The Craven Hounds, on Monday, at Stipa ; Wednes day, at the Marquis of Granby, Brightwalton ; Friday, at Clench Common; Saturday, at White Hill—half-past 10. The Last Sussex Fox-hounds, on Monday, at East Hoathley—at a quarter before 11. The Worcestershire Fox-hounds, cm Tuesday and Thurs day, at the Kennel, Gorse Lawn—half-past 10. Mr. Boycott's Hounds, on Monday, at Ewelness ; Wed nesday, at Upton—half-past 10. Mr. Dansey's Hounds, ou Wednesday, at Stanway; Friday, at Corfton-10. The Quorn Hounds, on Monday, at Kirby Gate; Wed nesday, at Bonney Hall ; Thursday, at Owthorpe, Notts; Friday, at Scagrave—half-past 10. Mr. Mcynell's Hounds, on Monday, at Loxley Park; Thursday, at Swarkatone Bridge ; Saturday, at Stone's Gorse—half-past 10. Lord Scarbrough's Foa-houxds, on Monday, at Usher ton; Wednesday, at Tickhill Spital ; Friday, at Langold— half-past 10. _ Mr. Foljambc's Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Fiskerton ; Thursday, at Normsnby ; Saturday, at Thorny--11. Sir George Sitwell's Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Sutton ; Friday, at Handsworth Bar-10. A deputation of Maltsters waited on the Duke of St E LLINGTON about eleven o'clock yesterday morning, at the Treasury, and had a long conference with his Grace. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, aftel attending the meeting of the Finance Committee yesterday, proceeded to the Treasury, and had an interview with the Duke of WELLINGTON. A Board of the Lords of the Treasury was held yesterday at the Treasury Chambers. The meet 4 was attended by Lord GRANVILLE SW/ERSET, Lord MOUNTCHARLES, Lord &ma, and Mr. M'YncH•rEN. Prince LIEVEN, the Russian Ambassador, and Monsieur ROTH, the French Charge d'Affaires, had a conference with Earl Du ottr yesterday, at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Earl BA TH URST, the Earl of ABERDEEN, and Lord ELLENsonouGn, transacted business yesterday, at the Foreign Office, Downing-street. Earl DUDLEY had an interview with the Duke Of WELLINGTON yesterday. Mr. HusKtssoN returned to town on Thurs day night, from the Royal Lodge, Windsor-park. Sir FRANCIS FREELING transacted business at the Treasury yesterday. The Count d'OFFALIA (charged with a special mission front the King of SPAIN) transacted busi ness with Earl DUDLEY yesterday, at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when Capt. Wet. ELISUA FARRER was sworn into the command of the chip Orwell, con signed to China direct. FASHIONABLE CHANGES.—TiIe Hon. H. 1. Liddell, from Portland-place, for Eslington House, Northumberland ; Mr. and Mrs. Hudson, arrived at their house in Park-crescent, from Gwrych Castle, North Wales ; Mr. and Mrs. Hammond, and Mr. Gage, in Al bemarle-street, from u tour ; Major O'Reilly, in St, James's-street, front Brighton ; the Earl of pinto, from Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, for Scotland ; the Earl and Countess Somers, from ditto, for Eastuor Castle Herefordshire; the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. I'ountney, front ditto, fur Brighton ; Lord and Lady Kensington, at the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington and Cork-streets, from Norfolk; J. Throckmorton, Esq. at ditto, from Brighton; J. Edgworth, Esq. at ditto, from Brighton; his Excellency Baron Grenfra, from Gould's Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Brighton; Sir Ralph Anstruther, Bart. at Fenton's Ho- tel, St. James's-street, from a tour ; J. Christina!, Esq. at ditto, from a tour; Hyde Parker, Esq. at ditto, front his seat in Berks ; L. Burke, Esq. at ditto, from his scat in Devonshire; Lady Shee, from Cook's Hotel, Albemarle street, for her seat in Hants ; James Tytler, Esq. and family, at ditto, from his seat in Scotland ; John Trotter, Esq, at ditto, from his seat in Surrey; Montague Cholmeley, Esq. M.P., front the St. George's Hotel, Alhemarle-street, for his seat in Lincolnshire ; Sir C. Grant, Bart. from ditto, for his seat in Devonshire ; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Thompson and family, at ditto, from Ipswich ; Rev. Mr. Ripley and Ladies, at Ncrot'a Hotels, Clifford-street; G. C. Dundas, Esq. and family, at ditto; Mr. Fortescue and friends, at ditto; W. Cowper, Esq. and family, from ditto ; H. Chohnondelev, Esq. and Ladies, from ditto; Mrs. Chambers and the Misses Cham bers, from ditto; Mrs. Herbert and family, from Jordan's Hotel, St. James's-street, for Brighton ; Mrs. Cooke and family, from ditto, for Surrey. LOWESTOFT, FEB. 2:l.—D A RING ATTEMPT AT EITHER ROBBERY OR MURDER.—A few evenings since, as Mr. JAMES BREWSTER PAYNE, of this town, Sheriff" Officer, was returning from Blundeston, where he had been on business, when about half a mile from Blundestor, Plough, he was suddenly attacked, as he sat in his cart, by three ruffians. One of them struck him a violent blow on his bead with a bludgeon, and then pulled him out of the cart; as soon as he recovered a little from the sensation In found himself surrounded by the three villains who begat, heating him most severely, but he being a very powerful and n d g w m as ,e - h e i nbed to resist the mailnreturnaseverme beating ftlirgm,F,daithblehioslltyle threel iipstalk and he continued to struggle with his antagonists until r. gig was heard in the road, and the villains made a precipi tate retreat; this turned out to be Mr. W. C. WATLING TON, the surgeon, but as Mr. PAYNE was then so faint fron loss of blood, he could not call out loud enough for that gentleman to understand him, and lie passed on, the nigh! being very dark. Mr. PAYNE was removed in danger ous state... Norfolk Chronicle. COUNTY FIEF.-OFTICE A General Meeting of the Members of this Establish ment took place yesterday, at their house in Regent-street, at which Sir Join; liannir . urori presided. The Secretary having read over the Annual Strs: - ..emeit of Accounts, and the Report of the Directors, whirls r -,, \. a very gratifying view of the affairs of the offiee-'- - Mr. 13..tr..amt BEAL:MO/sT, the Manager Director., ros, and addressed the Meeting to the following effect : It must be highly gratifying to every Proprietor to wit trees the continued and increasing prosperity of our writer , under circumstances, only part of which has caused the ruin or breaking up of eight Fire Offices, within the iaet two or three years. I allude to the great reduction which has taken place in the premiums of insurance. But b e sides this, the County Fire Ofnce alone Las had to sustai n such ,ritt attack upon character and credit as, I am sure., no principal I ifs Office ever before suffered. It is not in ; intention on the present occasion to occupy your time by going over Mr. Sykee's calm: twits 4, - ainst us, which first alarmed and then disgusted the ptiblie, every one of which consequence the has been proved to be totally without Igsm-datiora ; but I Just notice them ten say, that the effect of th..lsc calumnies and threats was to stop the progressive increase :In our busi ness, which previously bad been uninterrupted, and to cause a teinpOrary with in that business ; but this alarm has :disappeared with the igiantont that caused it, rind our reputation may be considered to stand higher than ever fit t regard to payment of duty which post'il Here I leave that subject for the present, and pro-• t l h a e w se i e q :e os o e r s d:al i ts' which it has beers ex ceed to a ti which is of vital importanzt, not mak to ourselves, but to e v e r' Fire-office In Great Britain, to fulfil, and affixes penalties on non-falfilruerrt, willei... arc tremendous. The law says this—ths dilly diarge3lic . upon every policy and renewal of a policy, which fir issued lc i t o ini: impossibletle ri re ffi rc e i I,h then within a quarter, shall be accounted foci and pald at the Staitip-offic6 within tw o months after the end of snub quarter, under a penalty of 50tg. and double the amount of the sum left unpaid. Now much' the greater part of the the renewals issued from the LiPadon Offices are :..o conic-. try agents fo them to collect. The duty on the ruzewarz we send out amounts to 10 or 11,0001. every quarter, nuZ more than 9,0001. of this at the utmost is collected, but we cannot procure accounts fens the country agents of . what they do collect wit Lia two months—no, nor within two quarters, nor two years sometimes, nee. until we c olas pet the production of accounts by suits at law. And let the Fire-Offices generally do nut render accounts, and payments of the duty collected by country agents to the Stamp Office, until after they have accounts from the agents of their having received it, although this may be two years after they, the agents, have received it ; still the agent frequently receives the duty immediately after his reeCesieg the renewals 'from the head office. and from that instant the liability of the Fire Office takes date, as much as if the duty had been paid oe their counters in London, and the not accounting for a single receipt is enough to bring them withies the penalties cef the Act. In every such esee, therefore, the offices are liabtc to penalties—that is, to the 5001. peas nalty, for the non-delivery of account, and doable the amount of the duties then received by the agents, but not vet paid to the Stamp Office. In cur scale of business the amount then received by the agents, but not accounted for by them, would probably be about 6,000/. quarterly ; tisie doubled, for one penalty, and added to the 500/. for the other penalty, motifs tender us liable to penalties - to' the amount of 50,000/. a yeat. This is the condition of every Fire Office in London. Their existence hung br a. thread, and that thread is in the hands of informers. It was in'order to relieve ourselves i'eosu this state of peril, and to conform to ties directions of the Act, that we resoleed, at the commeucement of our concerns, to pay the duty on all the policies and renewals which were issued during a quarter, within two tnotiths after the end of such quarter, as well at such renewals as see issued to county v agents for them to collect, as for that duty which we had actually troeir.vi at our office in London. But as a great part of the re newals sent into the country were not eventually zeceivet; by the agents, but were. returned by them as not eventually taken up, we claimed cre4itor with the .Stamp Office in future accounts for so much duty as we had thus provi sionally lodged, as it were, but did not eventually receive, and in this way we fulfilled the directions of the Act to the letter, although at a material sacrifice , iu being sa much money (generally 8,0001. or 10,000/.) in advance, thank God for it. By hiving paid in this way, we hair. To this sacrifice, however, we owe on: security , and nia hem enabled to set the malice of our enemies at dehacr for while they were racking their brains to refuse Pr - secations against us, and to overwhelm us with ;la'' nalties, the unconquerable facts stood in their way, that' we had never leaned: e. single policy or renewal which we had not duly accounted for, and duly paid the duty upon to the Stamp Office, and that we had , never been a shilliug in arrear to the Stamp Office during the eighteen years' transactions brought in queation, Seeing what you have seen, I leave .e.s; to judge how many of these 30,0001. a-year penalties (Per the eighteen years) we might have been visited with, had we bate'. vulnerable to attack. We have dune wore to compt with the Act and to favour the revenue, than any other Fire Office in Lugland. 'How we have been rewarded fur this. is before the public. I now come to the most tenons pa_l of our case. We ate actually prevented contioning tier! above mode of payment, so advantageous to the revenue,sts accordant to the law, so consistent with our own at curity> The Board of Stamps now refuse to make any allowance far duty it Welt we may provisionally pay on country renewals, Which eventually are nut taken up ; so that paying the duty on all the renewals we issue from London to the country, the duty an all not to ten up would be a dead loss to the office, and svould amount to at least 6,0001. or 7,000/. a-year. To a sacriflee of yew' nsonee. so unreasonable and so unjust, we could not submit; ;NW, therefore have been driven to adopt the mode of deterring payment of duty on the collections of country agents nuts' . we obtain accounts from them of what they really have collected, iu the manner which it usual among the Fre Offices generally. By this new determination of ths. Stamp Office, the Revenue loses 500!. in the value of in terest on our payments iu advance, and we save that sum. With this, however, we expose ourselves to informations and penalties, in common with all the other Fire Offices, The Managers of the Fire Offices may view their conditaes_ as they please, and because they themseleas have not ye' tastedi the bitterness of Stamp Office attack.., may lma gine that they never will, but no office knows /OW SG'` ) their turn may come. The proceedings in the Coeirt of King's Bench yesterday must convince any one how later a share of the annoyance which we have suffered has ariseta from the accidental circumstance of Mr. Sedgwick, Chaim man of the Statup-office Board, having been for a short time one of the sixty Directors of the County Fire Office. Many of the members of the other Public &elf's are Directors et Fire Offices. ',qr. Iluskisson is a Director of one Fire Office ; Mr. !ferries, I am told, has had soneething to do with auother. A present Member of the Stamp te‘ffioll Board. I understand, belongs to, or did lately belong to, es. third- These gentlemen may become marked for vengeance the turns of political power, and their Fire Offices by pcost!4i lity become mixed up with them. Be thie as it may. as useful and lingo: ever, the fact is, that it is impossible for the Fire Offioaa to comply with the directions, or to steer clear of the Fa— nalties of the law, in respect to payments of duties, as it now stands. They must violate it, or give up their butt pa-toffidesceirabbelee nets. The law protects them not. They are at the t e r the Act 2 . 2 Geo. c. 48, le mercy of informers. Now this is a prostration to which nu gentlemen embarking their capitals of al Duty on Fire Insurance, through periods for to. consider an d taut undertakings ought to be subjected. The law ought With a view to ttol p iat r th o e me ti l to be rendered practicable, or it ie a delusion and a uullit submit to you the following resolution " That it be referred th t i o ier t deferred, nd until determine on the propriety of offering a petition to the We se of al C d o ii rn ig m th o i n e s e , o s i o jec a t s io t n o suchcountry e collections i n o ts w , lett ertng acoounta of the said accounts a re actually received by the Fire-offices. instead of being limited to two mouths from the quartet, in which the policies and Renewals are issued front the Fite-. Alio , es now required under heavy pe Ina ties—a dire tiff which it is absolutely impracticable to fulfil." After a few observation§ from Sir William Well,- j 'el' G e orge Duckett, a n d Mr. T. Peel, the Resolution ' s ' e see sassed. " A vote of thanks to 31r. Barber Beaumont, for continued, zealous, and able exertions, WAS then proposed by Sir John Harrington, and carried unanimously, aft, / which the Meeting adjourned. A letter received this morning from Oxford ; speaks of Lord GaY.t4vlLLe being seriously indisposed, Morning Paper. COURT OF KING'S BENCH.-- ALLEGED PErouity.—THE KlIs"G V. ATTW00D.....4 11 this ca.,,e, conuiderable portion of which has already appeared in =- Paper, the Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty, which seemed to give very general satisfaction. ORATORIO AT COVENT GARDEN THE. ATILE.-;Madame PAsTA,Nlifi3 PAION, and Mr. BRAIIAII, were more than usually attractive here last night in thr!. Oratorio, which was under the direction of thsuor. dame PAsrA was particularly applauded. The liou however, Was not so NH as ;alight have beta auticipgcd. 1