The Sun. — London, England, 1828-03-15 00:00:00

----- ...a...r_" . ..._._.=':'"••'"' , '"'.'"'"'""---' PRICES OF STOCKS THIS PAA' AT ONE O'CLOCK. 4 nk Steck slat I :I;outit Sea Stock — P e t C'enk r . i l , et , tvt. 6..,,,,e4. ~„;4sa% shat Old AnnHiticm. ....... shut 1 ,( 3 % New Ditto 1, t r 4 . e .r . t ............., ..... l i lt at. to ßills..£l,o4 o o Z. !gp m ns: n et Cent, ....N;;;;iii .7 ......... I 01; Di t to Small Jima, ISE'S gank L. Ann....... ........ shut ; Bank for Account • Ilia Steck... • shut I India for Account .. ', , 1 ... )t ilnlktnds . ..... —33 pin. I Cons. for Ac. , ..... 3`2 ~ i 3 , , 3 A 'PkIC ES Or FOREIGN rUNDS THIS PAY AT ONK O'CLOCK. 41..A13,---ntist •111831 iz an o on t, 5 per cent . —1 Mespolit a n, 182 k "1 ....... . - .....1 Peruvian Bonds ,muenos Ayres Bonds .— Portuguese Bonds •v• 11 1ari Bonds t... pn. - c oionibidn u _ . _ ,. pet c• — ths n, .. ta 5 per cent — ' —, Ditto, New.", — enitto, 1924 ' D°n " D - .., 93 I:',. Yii 6 i}. . • winr......... 00000 ••• .... ..u.stnan , , &New ` n "h• 3 Per cent. nreek Bonds 185 'IA 'RDA ..... ..... ..... —-- tt°3 ,•‘ 17 16 3 i I"'U French Rentes, sp. c.. —f. —c. M C uattsnalf . „ ......... ' -- - l Exchange — 1....c. 3eMear i 13 . 4 .;;; .. .... ....."''.. - ........• 3 per cent mr. -c. ~,,, 1 .,... ... ........... — ...... 5 ° , 43 ........ ...,..... ........ . T2I -..—.--- Exchange 231 20c. PRICES ior SMAAES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Per Share. 75 T 5 73 75 Paid. 13 ra5tli1l% :raining co. (6s. at 51. pm.) £2O VitIfJES OF IRISH STOCK! Stock a " • a, 3 percent ... -7 ~, , ,v. stAxj,/ 3% per cent a-htt e N ' t 30"9, 90% ...Per Cent.. .. uor,. • Deb. 3% per cent. ~.'03'41 Canal Stock .... ‘"WM Canal Stock .... lleb. 4 per cent. sn ........_ 7l a st Office N• a 4p. O. __....—....___ MARVII 12. St. Patrick Insur. (per sh.) Royal Irish Ditto — National Ditto lb% Patriotic Ditto — Hibernian Bank 1 7 ,4 Provincial Ditto Royal Irish Mine Imperial Mine — Mining Co. of Ireland Commercial Buildings :— Dl.l NO. Due. Due. Arrived. Due, 10 America 0 0 Hamburgh 1 I Brazil 0 0 Holland 0 ißuctwos Ayres 0 0 Jamaica 0 Dublin Flanders 0 0 Lisbon 0 0 Pranoe 9 Gottenburgh ...... ... 0 0 Mexico 0 Guernsey& Jersey. 0 I Waterford 0 Arrt,, RIGN WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE ‘‘ TO-5101t0n% .....__ °lol / 1 ...32 minutes after 2. I Evening ....55 minut E es after 2. , dill; 444 g ;7 4 ` -4 - .0.4.V ' ' .5 ^ .4' ; ' • a"."'" LONDON, 6 A P FURBAY EVENING, MARCH 15, 1828. I 'We understand that M. LABINsKY, the Secretary /O the Russian Embassy at Paris, has arrived this miming with despatches for Prince LIEVEN, lirthiek are supposed to be of great importance. it French Messenger arrived at the same time, aed %Ga l came over in great haste. Should the purport .J I C the despatches transpire, we shall not fail to communicate it to our readers. A Cabinet Council sits at three o'clock. The French Papers, though they strongly sup port the opinion that the Russian Army has crossed the Prutb, yet do not actually state the fact. For Justifying this step, Russia, according to the :Moniteu r , has several causes of complaint—the Bosphorus entirely closed against navigation— Russian vessels eontiscated—the influence of the Porte easily recognised in the rupture of a Treaty 'which Russia was on the point of concluding with :Persia —Abe losses sustained by Odessa—all which .operate to incense a Power naturally ready and willing to seize every opportunity of invading the Turkish ter ritories. It is said that orders have been given for the Russian army to comm ence its march en the 12th April, but we think, if it were so, that the circumstance would not be made known so long before the !time. It is far more likely that the fact of their march would only be disclosed when about to take place ; but we should not be surprised to hear that the army has really marched on the 12th of this month. The conduct of Turkey has been altogether species of insult and evasion—little calculated to gain her own object, or to defeat that of the Allies. She has too long trusted to their fer bearatiee, and may soon repent their vengeance.— Until we have positive information upon the sub ject, it would be idle to speculate upon the consequence of the Russians having taken up the gauntlet on their own account. It is every day more clear, that Mr. PEEL is by Rio means thorough-going enough fer the party, who have va i nly in endeavoured to entangle him perma nentlytheir toils. Mr. O'NEILL, who stood for ward last ni ght with much spirit as a zealous champion for purity of election, reproached the Right Hon. Gentleman with inconsistency, in not Perpetuating his opposition to the Penryn Disfran chisement Bill. But the arguments of the Hon. Member for Hull would be just as applicable to a London Jury, called on to return a ver 'het in a case of theft or fraud, and pro nounced incapable of deciding, unless they could solemnly declare, that they had never committed or ev en meditated the slightest degree of dishonesty from the hour of their birth. The laws of Sparta, in contempt of private pro perty, encouraged the practice of thieving among the young Lacedemonians, with a view of initiating them in the stratagems of the all important art of war —but nevertheless, a severe chastisement awaited the de tected and bungling stripling. Now, if bribery at Elec tions is, for great state reasons, to be encouraged amongst us, let us in like manner visit with condign punishment the slovenly performanc e of so distin guished a science. If, as the Hon. Member was pleased to say, two-thirds of the 145 Members who voted last year in favour of the immaculate borough of Penryn, have been themselves guilty of bribery, we can only s ay, that as no proof has, been adduced of so melon cholY a fact, the suspicion of it ought not tainter , fere with the punishment of those who had been tried and convicted. It is painful to think what difficulties and tempta tions beset the Statesman in the discharge of his public duties; bat as contempt of the enemy, and ig nor ance of their existence, are frequently accom panied by defeat and overthrow, we will take the liberty of pointing out to the Right Hon. Member for %ford the vulnerable points of the important position which he now occupies in the eyes of Europe. We will not dwell on the circumstances which have A ttended his elevation, and on some advantages which he has .unquesti ona bl y d er i ve d f ro m his connexion with a party in this kingdom for whom we enter tain the willfully an d most unqualifi e d dislike—men who are selfishly blind, and make a trade of bigotry. vll e was early thrown amongst them —the crimes of the unhappy Catholics , ....wappy Catholics were seen through a medium Whi ch . Question, the gEßsciwt, and magnified beyond the power of once committed .on the Catholic exultation Orangemen viewed with premature one clear-sig a nd on hted, independent man of talent and edu cat i on ranged for ever on their side, whom th ey naturally and anxiously heaped the honours of chiefshi But th e p. party were in dismay when they ascer tained that the I-1 , ' mne Secretar instead of assisting _h ero in filling their y, 1 Pockets with the public money, and manfully resi • ' f ound "mg all innovation , in a system which they to wall, was actually himself a refe_er of the work so nn o the Laws ; tha t he agreed with gr. ilusxtssofir ahont Free Trad e - and the Corn .. . s ill, and with Mr. c o , NING in a Foreign policy, w hich had for its 011,4, ' • an d Reli gious L the establishment of Civil f' qi z flirg en hout the world.— St ill they truckled .to him, • • though despising in their -heart s uc h a romantic perversion o f the srieeis . of °M ee ; and even now they a►c endeavouring to regain the lost sheep, by pouring into his car the necessity of their support, and the certainty of his failure if he wanders still farther from the -sound and constitutional principles which they instilled into his mind in the Castle of Dublin. It is from these false friends alone that Mr. PEEL. should prepare himself to expect danger. It lurks in every address which insidiously talks of his attachment to Church and State, in every at tempt to estrange him from the more liberal of his present Colleagues, and in every gross tri bute of flattery to his super-human talents. Let the Right Honourable Gentleman be satisfied with the brilliant position of leader in the House of Commons, and the general opinion of the country that he is admirably fitted for the situa tion, by knowledge of and application to public business, by his talents as a speaker, and by his pe culiar adroitness and readiness in debate. lie has confessed himself liberal on every subject but one; let him then unhesitatingly yield to the dictates of ' his own mind, and the concurring testimony of public opinion—discarding with contempt the suggestions of those miserable creatures who think tortuous councils and insincerity not only al lowable, but essential in Statesmen. By heartily persevering in such a course, he may look for ward to the enduring respect and affection of the English nation, whilst living, and to the high distinc tion of having his name ultimately enrolled amongst the benefactors of the human race. Lord ELDox and Mr. CANNING are examples, in our day, of what the perversion or the right application of splendid talents may effect : the one remains deserted by the intelligence of the age in which he lives—a signal monument of its irresistible influence, and of the impotence of party—the other has closed a glorions career, but it was amidst the deep regret and enthu siastic affection of an admiring world. Frankfort Papers of the Bth inst., just received, allude to Sir WILLIAM KNIGHTON'S visit to Hano ver, by command of the KING, to attend the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, who, they say, instead of being ill, was in excellent health : FRANKFORT, MARCH 7. The Star of 26th February• states that Sir W. Knighton, his Majesty's physician, had set out by the King's order to Hanover, to attend the Duke of Cambridge, who was se riously ill. Not only do the accounts from Hanover to the sth March snake no mention of this illness, but we know that on the 24th February, the anniversary of his Royal Highness's birth-day, the Prince was at the theatre, with the Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Louisa of Hesse, and that on the 25th the Duchess of Cambridge gave bins an elegant fete on the occasion. Pantomimes, &c. were represented, and there was afterwards a ball and supper. SIUTIGARD, MARCH 6. The official Gazette published a declaration by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, authorised by Isis Majesty, to the effect that the Prussian Government having given the assurance that till conformably to the 18th Article of the Act of Gmfederation a general law shall have been adopted for the protection of the rights of authors and publishers against literary piracy, the laws which already exist in the whole Prussian Monachy, for the protection of Prussian authors and publishers, shall henceforth be applied to pub lishers of the kingdom of Wirtemberg, whose rights shall be equally protected by Prussian laws. His Majesty has de cided that Prussian publishers shall enjoy the same pro tection in the kingdom of Wirtemberg. Our City Correspondent says that there is an im provement in the Revenue for the present quarter, as compared with that of last year, of Two Hundred Thousand Pounds. We have on several occasions drawn public atten tion to objects deserving sympathy and allevia tion, some of which were perhaps of limited import ance, but we know of no public charity more worthy of support than that instituted for the relief and cure of diseases of the eye. The London Opthalmic In firmary has, since its foundation, conferred the most extensive benefits upon society, as well by the num ber of its cures, as by the relief afforded where cure was impracticable. As its value becomes daily more known, so do the claimants upon its aid increase, without, we are sorry to add, a corre sponding increase in its funds. During the last year upwards of five thousand patients have been ad mitted, being an increase of between seven and eight hundred; but we think we cannot do better than to let the following statement of the Com mittee make its own appeal to the hearts of those who have the power to contribute to, and the benevolence to appreciate, the utility of an Institu tion having so many claims upon public charity : BY PERMISSION OF THE RIGHT HON. THE LORD MAYOR. A FaNcv SALE will take place in the EGYPTIAN HALL, MANSION HOUSE, on WEDNESDAY, the 30th of APRIL, and the following day, for the BENEFIT of the LONDON OPTIIALMIC INFIRMARY, MOORFIELDS, founded in 1804. During the 23 years which have elapsed since the founda tion of this Infirmary, its benefits have been extended to 74,726 Patients, and 648 cases of Cataract cured, including 107 born blind. As this valuable Institution becomes more generally known and consequently appreciated, its funds bear less and less proportion to its multiplied de mands. During the last year, 5,227 Patients have been admitted, being an increase of between 700 and 800 since the preceding year; and the Committee observe with great concern, that the additional expences thus incurred cannot be met without the aid of a generous public. With a view to inprove these funds this sale has been proposed, and is honoured by the Patronage of— THE LADY MAYORESS, HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF KENT, HER GRACE THE DUCHESS OF LEEDS, LADY CHARLOTTE FOX LADY TWYSDEN COUNTESS OF TYRCONNEL LADY lIAMPSON LADY AUGUSTA 3IILBANN LADY F. LINDLEY WOOD LOW. VISCOUNTESS GALWAY MRS. FRY, AND RON. MRS. J. L. MELVILLE SEVERAL OTHER LADIES. Contributions of Work, &c. in aid of this object ate earnestly solicited, and will be thankfully received, address ed to the Ladies' Committee, at the Infirmary. By advices from Rio de Janeiro, to the 18th Jan. it appears that an officialarticle has been issued from the Department of Finance, which states that expe-• rience having shown some practical inconveniences in the execution of some of tl: articles of the Por taria of the 19th April, 1826, which regulates, in -a great measure, the daily proceedings at the Custom house in' that city, and his Majesty the EMPEROR desiring to adopt other measures, that without embarrassing commerce, which he greatly desires to promote, may prevent injury to the national revenue, has been pleased to order a variety of new regula tions, tending to promote this object. Jamaica Papers of the 18th January have been received at the North and South American Coffee house. On the 17th the town of Kingston was much alarmed by fire, which commenced in Thames-4treet, and threatened at one time the most serious consequences; but by the speedy arrival of engines, a good supply of water, and the active exer tions of the inhabitants, aided by the assistance of the military, it was speedily checked, and the fire put out. This accident is represented to have been caused by the wanton neglect of a free woman of the name of ROSE, who, after having saved her own valuables, made off, without giving any alarm. It is also stated that several slaves rendered valuable assistance in putting a stop to the calamity. The Arab transport had arrived from Cork in 42 days, with detachments of the 33d, 77th, and 91st Regiments. SIIIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, MARCH 14.--Wind W.S.W-Passed by the Bridgewater, Mandereon, for China ; and Thomas King, Williamson. Arrived from London, and remain with the outward-bound, the Tamar, Mills, for Demerara; Afra, Jones, for Jamaica ; James Grant, Godby, for Barbadoes ; Silvia, llayes, for, Demerara ; Creole, Galloway, for Per nambuco ; Emma, Reed, for Genoa; and J. Bunner, Scott, for Quebec. . _ FALMOUTH, MARCH 13. --Wind W. S.W.—Arrived the Goldfinch packet, for Rio Janeiro, sailed the 18th of January. LIVERPOOL, MA RCH 13.—Arrived the Mary, Maloney, from Jamaica; Hamilton, Banker, from Savannah ; Lydia, Forster, from St. John's, N. B. ; and Arcturus, Dennis, from Lisbon. The Repulse, Gubb, from China, off Portland, sailed the 10th of November. The Matilda, Bully, from Singapore, off the Start, sailed the 21st of November. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-•(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. DEW V. CLARKE. Mr. ROUPELL, upon this case being called on, request ed that it might stand over for a day or two. His client, Mr. Thomas Clarke, was a prisoner for contempt, and in consequence of the petition and affidavits not having been served upon him till the night before last, he was not pre pared to proceed. Mr. SUGDEN submitted that the case ought to proceed, but— Hi 9 LORDSHIP thought the proper course would be to order it to stand peremptorily for Monday. IN THE. MATTER OF KING, A LUNATIC. Mr. WHITMAReII stated, the petition in this case was for a reference to the Master to enquire whether it would be proper, and for the benefit of the lunatic, to prosecute cer tain actions in law and equity, against a certain person for selling sheep and cattle from the estate of the lunatic ; Mr. Parker, the Learned Counsel believed, objected to seine part of the prayer, but he was not in Court. His LORDSHIP made the order accordingly to the prayer, subject to any objection Mr. Parker might think proper to make. LONG V. COCKERELL. In this case, which was part heard on Thursday, Mr. BICKERSTETII was heard on the part of the plaintiff, against the application to dissolve the injunction, and after a few observations from Mr. SITGDEN, his Loanstur ordered the injunction to be dissolved without costs. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. BIDDULPH V. HUGHES. This cause was set down in the paper to be spoken to. The question in dispute to-day, appeared to be, whether one of the many bills filed in the progress of this suit, which commenced so far back as 1797, ought to he allowed to re main on the file. On the one side it was insisted, that this bill, which professed to be an " original bill" was in fact, a supplemental one and ought therefore to have been filed as a " supplemental bill."—This question was very ably and warmly argued for nearly an hour, by the learned gentlemen. The VICE-CHANCELLOR was clearly of opinion that the difficulty might be got over by the introduction of four new words into the Bill. He thought that if the bill was stated to be filed "by way of supplement," instead of ap pearing to be as it now did, an original bill, the objection would be sufficiently removed, and the case might he set down for hearing. In consequence of the absence of the leading counsel, Who were engaged before the Lord Chancellor, his Honour rose at twelve o'clock. PREROGATIVE COURT. KIRKCUDBRIGHT V. KIRKCUDBRIGHT. In this case Lady Kirkcudbright propounded an instru ment, dated November, 1824, as the will of her husband, the late Lord Kirkcudbright, which was opposed by his brother, the present Lord Kirkcudbright. Dr. PIIILLIBIORE appeared for Lady Kirkcudbright, and stated that the late Lord had always treated his wife with the greatest kindness and affection, although they lived separately, as he was a man of lax principles in respect to women, and kept up an illicit intercourse with a female of the name of Charlotte Bicknell, who had formerly been a domestic servant in their• family. In July, 1825, Lord Kirkcudbright delivered the will in question to her Lady ship, and she deposited it with a person of the name of Rudd, in whose custody it remained till the death of the testator. In April, 1827, he became anxious to return to her Ladyship, and wrote her to say he wished a reconciliation. On the 13th of April of that year he was received back again and her Ladyship behaved to him with the tenderest affec tion. It appeared that in July, 1825, Lord Kirkcudbright had executed another will, which however he subsequently destroyed, and the Learned Doctor said that the question for the Court to determine was, whether by destroying the will of 1825 the testator meant to give effect to the will of 1524. Dr. JENNER, for the present Lord Kirkcudbright, as next of kin to the deceased, contended, that by executing the second will the testator clearly intended to revoke the will of 1824. It was proved that Lady Kirkcudbright had declared that the late Lord wished to get up the will of 1824 to be destroyed, but that she prevented him. 11; told the man of business employed to prepare the will of 1825, that he meant to revoke that of 1824. The difference, however, between the two- wills was not very material; the first left Lady Kirkcudbright the whole property of the deceased, and the second only varied from it in so far as it left a legacy of 5001. to his paramour Charlotte Bicknell. Dr. Jenner maintained, that the late Lord and her Ladyship lived very unhappily together, and in some of their altercations they came to blows, and his Lordship's person skewed marks of her Ladyship's teeth on one or two occasions. Dr. LUSHINGTON follower' on the same side, and main tained that this ease presented a question which had never yet been definitely settled, which was, whether, where a prior will is revoked by the execution of a subsequent one, the destruction of that subsequent will operates as a re vival of the former will. [We left the Learned Gentleman contending against this proposition.] THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CITY, TwszvE O'CLOCK. Consols, which opened this morning at 824, shortly im proved to 831, buyers, but have since been 831, bnyers and sellers alternately, at present they are buyers ; this im provement in the appearance of the market may be at tributed to the Jobbers, who, from the scarcity of money stock, finding they have sufficient en their hands for time, are desirous to cover their accounts for the latter period, and by this means induce the former holders to sell. An intimation, it is reported, has been given by the Porte, through the Dutch Ambassador, expressive of a more con ciliating tone, but it is doubtful whether this feeling has not come at too late a period to render it of any avail under present circumstances. Exchequer Bills remain at 57 8, and India Bonds 87 8 pm. The Foreign Funds have had a corresponding rise with Consols, particularly Russian, which are now 86 ; Bra zilian have also felt the benefit, and are 61 4 ; Danish, 60-.} 1 ; the other Foreign Securities do not appear to have any material alteration from yesterday. The arrival of the Goldfinch packet from Brazils, the sailing of which was known yesterday, having on board a large remittance in gold foe the Brazilian Mining Company, has not made any improvement in the Shares, which arc still 47 9 in. ; Real del Monte, 70 60 dis. Three per Cent. Consols, 83i, buyers; Ditto, for the Account, 83k, buyers ; Four per Cent., 100 ; India Bonds, 87 8 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 57 8 pm. TWO 0' CL 0 CX. Consols for the last hour have been 83i I, with trifling business, and no prominent feature. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. Consols, 83k, buyers. No business. FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES. Consols 83 if Danish Do. for Ac. 83 Greek, 1825 171 Brazilian Bonds 611 Mexican, 1825 321 Buenos Ayres 32 • Peruvian Chilian Do. 25 Russian 86 Columbian, 1824 24 Spanish, 1821 10:1 THE ARMY. The Depot of the 71st Highland Light Infantry has been ordered to remove from Hull, and «•ill march for Manchester on the 17th inst. The Recruiting Party of the 57th (or West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot has been removed from Maidstone to Headcorne, there to remain during the Assizes at the former place. One Company of the Royal Artillery is expected soon to embark from Cork for Corfu. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) BOW STREET. A GOOD FLAT..:=-A young sailor, from New Brunswick, complained of having been rather dexterously relieved of six gold doubloons, nine guineas, one sovereign, and seven shillings. A demure looking personage was ushered in by the patrol to enact the part of defendant. The former stated that he bad been in London a month, and was picked up on the 12th inst. at night, by a gentleman near Srnithfiel;, who was on pretty good terms with him pre sently. They then encountered a meek, simple-looking countryman, who desired to be directed to Smithfield, saying that he had then got more money than his untie had often entrusted him with; and begged for their protection, as he was quite a stranger hi Lohdon.• This gCntle man, in charity, prevailed on the complainant to do so, and they went at his request, to the Red Cow, in Long-lane, when the simple countryman treated them, and related that he was going to marry a young lady, to whom he had given 51. for a pair of shoes, and who had told him that he ought only to keep company with gentlemen, who had as much money as himself, pro ducing at the same time a handful of notes and gold, which he offered to bet was mere than the sailor and the gentle man could show between them. The American Wood beat high at such a challenge, and the flat went to his lodg ings 'and brought the aforesaid specify. The money was staked. His friend called him out of the door, and the simple countryman and the gold walked out of the win dow, and was seen no more. The defendant was not identified, and was of course discharged. A 131,Acx JoKL—A swarthy vender of forbidden fruit named Mitchell, and a smooth-spoken personage without a name, were detected in a row, (or affair of honour) in Coventry-court, last night. The result was, that the gentleman lost the tail of his coat, and the lady her fair character. ASSIZES.-(RECEIVED THIS DAY.) NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—LANCASTER, Marten 13. STEPHENSON V. DIXON, JUN., AND ®TILERS. Mr. Pot.t.ocx stated the case. It was an action brought by the plaintiff, as the administrator of the sole owner of a vessel called the British Queen, to recover from the de fendants, Mr, Dixon, jun., John Slater, and John Foster, the amount of damage done to the British Queen, in con sequence of the defendants' vessel, the Cumberland, having run foul of her. The amount of damages alone would be for the jury to determine, because the defendants had con sented to admit that the fact of their vessel running foul of the British Queen, was owing to the negligence of those on board. There was also another question, which, however, was merely on the construction of the Act of Parliament, and which would be for the consideration of his Lordship. It would appear that the defendants' vessel was navigated by a pilot at the time of the accident. Now there were certain clauses in the new Pilot Act, by which owners and masters of vessels, in consequence of their taking pilots on board by compulsion, were relieved from all risk in case of such an accident as this ; but in a subse quent clause, there was an exception in favour of vessels navigating coastwise. In this ease the Cumberland was a new ship, bound from Liverpool to London, for the pur pose of being fitted up with apparatus, and while sailing in the Thames, the accident in question arose. The British Queen was repaired in London, at an expense of 1281. 7s. 2d. for shipwrights' work, 101. for black smiths' work, besides 3/. per day for detention. Seine discussion arose upon the construction of the Act, but Mr. Baron HULLOCK said it was quite a new point, and the plaintiff had much better agree to a nonsuit, with leave to enter a verdict for whatever sum the Jury might determine upon. The Jury returned a verdict for 1361. JANE SCOTT..---IL will be recollected that Jane Scott, a girl about 21 years et age, was tried before Mr. Justice Bailey at the last Summer Assizes, for petit treason, in having administered arsenic to her father in a basin of por ridge, at Preston, by which he died, and was acquitted for want of evidence. She however was not discharged, but detained to answer for a similar crime, she having also administered poison to her mother at the same time, (by which she also fell a victim,) at the present Assizes. She also stands charged with the two murders upon the Coro ner's Inquisitions. In the course of the day Mr. Justice BAILEY directed Mr. Higgin, the Governor of the Castle, to inquire of the wretched woman whether she would be tried in the morn ing, or some day next week ? Mr. Higgin, in a few minutes returned and informed his Lordship that she pre ' ferred being tried in the ensuing week. No day has yet been fixed. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) COVENT-GARY There was a good supply at a steady trade ; Radishes we on this day sennight ; in pri any, alteration. DEN MARKET. a this morning's market, and NC considerably cheaper than ices of other things little, if s.d. s.d. Potatoes (per cwt.) 2 6 to 5 0 Savoys (12 heads) 2 0 4 0 Horseßadish (bundle) 1 0 I 6 Celery 1 6 '2 6 Forced Asparagus 3 0 9 0 Brocoli 2 6 6 0 Rhubarb lO 16 Carrots (12 bunches) 5 0 9 0 Turnips 2 6 4 6 Coleworts or Greens 2 0 4 6 becks Sea Kail (pummet Radishes (doz.) 0 l/ 0 3 s. d. s. d. Spinage (halfesieve) 1 oto 1 6 Apples, Common 3 6 4 6 Ditto, Choice 0 0 10 0 Pears 2 6 10 9 Sweet Oranges (100) 4 0 8 0 Seville Ditto 8 0 10 0 Lemons 8 0 10 0 English Walnuts(loo) 1 0 2 0 Span. Chesnuts (peck) 4 6 10 0 French ditto 3 6 7 0 French Walnuts 3 0 6 0 Spanish Hazlewits 3 0 6 0 Grapes (per lb.) BILLINGSGATE, FISH-MARKET, The market this morning with fish, the primest of Ivh sale at the following prices:— Prime Turbot, each Ms. Od. to 20s. Od Ditto small, per do. 5 0 10 0 Salmon, per lb. Fine id-fish, each Inferior ditto Fine Whitings, per 15 .. Smelts, per 26 4 0 12 0 Scate, each Haddocks, per dozen l2 0 21 0 Brill, each Fine Soles, per three pairs 1 0 7 0 Gurnetts, each 1 0 0 0 Live Flounders, per quartern Live Eels, per 51b. ... .. .. .....a 4 0 5 0 Dutch Plaice, per basket Fresh Herrings, per hundred 0 0 4 0 Fine Lobsters, per score 6 0 50 0 inferior ditto lO 0 20 0 Fine Prawns, per lb. Shrimps, per gallon Fine Yarmouth Red Herrings, per hundred 0 0 7 0 Scotch ditto 0 0 6 0 Best Common Oysters, per bushel Natives 2O 0 25 0 Mackarel, per 190 £2 0 £3 0 was but moderately supplied ich met with a tolerably brisk HAY MARKErs.—(At ST. _ X. s. X. s X. s. X. s. Lowland Mead. Hay 3 sto .1 5 Clover Jay 4 oto 5 15 Upland Ditto 4 0 5 0 Oat straw II2 116 Rye-grass Hay 4 0 5 0 Wheat Ditto ll6 '2 0 New Meadow Hay 315 410 Supply good, trade rather dull, and prices as last quoted. SMITHFIELD. X. s. X. s. Lowland Mead. Hay 3 :it o 4 0 Upland Ditto 4 0 5 0 Rye-grass Hay 4 0 5 0 New liteacbw Hay 315 4 5 A Seal supply, and a very du per Load of at; Trusses.) s. .E. s. Cloy. Haygenerally 4 10 to 5 15 Do. extra tine 0 0 6 0 Oat Straw llO 112 Wheat Ditto .... 112 116 111 trade, at Thursday's prices. GLASGOW MERCHANDISE, MARCY 12. The stock of Sugar being reduced to a quantity, under 100 casks, of course very little business can be done till the market is better supplied. Two vessels have arrived bring ing about 300 hhds. and others are expected soon. A cargo of Foreign Molasses has likewise arrived, but as yet no sales have been made. In Coffee there is very little doing, and prices the same. Rum very little inquired for, and in prices there is no alteration. The holders of Ashes are very stiff at 335. for Pot, and 34 per cwt. for Pearl. SUOAF. B. P. a cwt., duty paid, a. d. a. d. Brown and Moist • ... 60 oto 61 0 Dry Brown Middling COFFEE per 112 lb. in bond, Jamaica Good and Fine Ordinary 4B 0 52 0 Middling and Good Middling 6O 0 65 0 Fine Middling Dominica, St. Lucia, and Dutch. Good and Fine Ordinary Middling and Good Middling 6O 0 65 0 Triage and very Ordinary 3O 0 44 0 Ordinary Rom, per Imp. Gallon in bond, J am aica, 16 o. P , 3 2 3 3 Leeward proofs Drzwoons, a Ton, duty paid, Logwood, Jamaica .126 0 0 0 OIL, a Tun of 252 gallons, Whale .................................280 0 0 o Seal ...................................440 0 0 0 Asuzs, a cwt. Montreal Pot 33 0 0 0 Do. Pearl FIELD MARSHAL LORD BERESFORD'S AS SEMBLY.—The Noble and Gallant Lord gave a rout to the fashionable world on Thursday night, at his magnificent mansion in Cavendish-square, which was attended by four hundred persons of the first distinction. The superb draw ng rooms were tastefully illuminated on the occasion. MILITIA OF THE UNITED STATES. The following is an Abstract of the General Re turn of the Militia of the United States, taken from the latest Return received at the Department of War. It is proper to observe that the standing army of this Government amounts only to about 6,000 men, and that all persoils serving in the militia entitles them to the elective franchise, and all persons able to bear arms are called di) to perform military duty thrice a year : Maine 4o,2o9lGeorgia 39,056 New Hampshire 30,150 Massachussets 51,935 Vermont: . .. 25,581 Rhode 151 and..,....:: 9,460 Connecticut New York 150,027 New Jersey 4.2,283 Pennsylvania 167,775 Delaware 7,151 Maryland 40,091 Virginia • - . 100,662 North Carolina 0,662 South Carolina 36,429 Forming a body of militia one hundred and fifty thous eight men: L i( o e t n i i t s u a c u k i: •• • .0 70,266 Alabama 23,000 12,271 3lissiasippi 5,291 , Tennessee 42,685 Ohio 110,304 Indiana 37,787 Illinois Missouri ... 3,821. Michigan Territory.. 1,503 Arkansas ditto 2,028 Florida ditto, - -, District of Colondiia 2,317 of the country of one million, !and, one hundred and fifty- . . , THE SPEAKING FRENCII GRAMMAR. BY J. V. DOUVILLE, FROFESSOR OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE, No. 1, Soho-square, near the Bazaar; and 2, Lawrence-lane, Cheapside, London, 1827. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—ln presenting the public with this new pro duction, my grand object has been to render the speak ing of French as easy and familiar to English persons, as if they studied in Paris. To accomplish this great desideratum, I have composed the essays on the rules of passages and sentences used in ordinary discourse. By construing them into French, the pupil will not only store his mind with useful expressions, but he will like Wise insensibly imbibe just notions of the Grammatical technicalities of the language. This is of the utmost importance for speaking French ; for, unless the learner is properly trained up in the prac tical part, he will never be able to hold the least dis course with a native of France, although he may be a proficient in the theory of the language.. The na ure of the French Verbs is, also, exhibited in quite, a new and clear manner, and the remarks on pro nunciation are collected from the present practice of the fashionable circles in Paris. The work is con cluded by a Grammatical Analysis, and a Treatise on French Prosody and Versification; besides a classified vocabulary, a compendium of familiar phrases, and numerous models of notes i letters of compliment and business. In the execution of the whole, in short, the speaking of the language has a prominent feature; and I flatter myself this Gram mar will be found peculiarly adapted to the capacity of the generality of learners, being divided into sixty easy lessons and essays, which will prove no less instructive than agreeable. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant, London, March 13, 1828. J. V. DOUVILLE. P.S. A Key to the Essays is just published. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS I'OR. THE ENSUING WEEK. His Majesty's Stag-hounds will meet on Monday, at Langley Broom; Friday, at New Lodge, Winkfield—at half-past 10 o'clock ; unless prevented by the weather, when they will meet the day following. The Craven Hounds, on Monday, at Winding Wood ; , Wednesday, at the Chisbury; Saturday, at High Tree Farm —..half-past 10. Lord Kintore's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Stanford Gate; Thursday, at Ashdown Park. The Brighton Harriers, on Monday, near Patcham ; Wednesday, near the Race Course ; Friday, near the Dyke—quarter before 11. 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 Jacob Astley's Hounds, on Monday, at Bintry ; Wednesday, at Plumstead ➢sill ; Thursday, at the Ken nel ; Friday, at Sparham—half-past 10. The Westacre Stag-hounds, on Monday, at Congham Farm-house; Friday, at the Houghton on the Hill—half past 10. Mr. H. Villebois' Harriers, on Monday, at Northwold Mill ; Wednesday, at Fcltwell ; Saturday, at Curle House —ll. Mr. H. M. Chadwick's Hounds, on Monday, at Kings bury Bridge ; Wednesday, at Watford Gap; Friday, at Bourne Brook Gate—half-past 10. SELLING OF HORSES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE. Sin—You have many customs in England which they in Scotland would do well to follow ; and they have a few in Scotland which might be practised with advantage here. I do not mean to insist upon that one of not allowing any villain, leagued with a worthless attorney, to arrest the most respectable and independent member of society; or to insist that the Scotch law of not allowing any proceeding against the person, until the Judge shall have pronounced him debtor, is the best; Imerely mean to hold forth to sel lers of horses that the Scotch custom of attaching a piece of white ribbon to a horse when he is for sale is a very con venient practice ; I wish to sell a horse--I ride him—my groom rides him ; but no person knows or supposes he is for sale. I cause him to be advertised, but without effect. He is too valuable to send to an Auction Mart; but if the practice were established of fixing a distinguished mark, and I sent him out to the streets and roads with such mark, I know I would have a hundred offers in one day. The practice would be equally advantageous for intending pur chasers. We all have passed horses a hundred times which we would have been glad to buy, and which really were for sale, but of which we remained ignorant. In Edin burgh they tie a white band tight round the neck; that bad, it injuries the appearance of a fine neck. I propose three pieces of narrow white ribbon, or tape, about two inches long, to be fixed to the bridle to flew from under each ear ; but I care not what the mark is ; you may take a brood► from a mast head, and plant it upright behind the rider's elbow, lance fashion, or any way, so that it informs me the horse may be. bought ; and still more, that all the world may know mine is for sale. I observe a delicate custom here, of servants upon carriages having immense bunches of white ribbons above their ears; but I believe that is universally known to he the mark of a sale having been completed, and therefore can cause no confusion ; be sides, for horses, a less delicate colour would do ; indeed for the generality of colours amongst horses, crimson is the best. Yours, &c. S. P.S. As I am not paying any thing, I have no right to trouble you with an advertisement of my horse's appear ance and qualities, so I shall only state, that he is the first an& most beautiful in England; and as a proof of his value I may mention, that the tax-gatherer has always charged him double, and this last year charging him as three horses, he has become too valuable for me to keep; this is the sole reason of his being parted with. The Marquis CAMDEN, after transacting business on Thursday at the Foreign Office, visited the new• Council Office and Board of Trade, for the first time since their erection. Prince LIEVEN and the Marquis de PAL )IELLA, the Portuguese Ambassador, transacted business yesterday at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.—The Earl of Gosport, in Regent-street, from Ireland ; the Ladies Ash burnliarn, at their house in Upper Grosvenor-street, from their seat in Surrey; Colonel Hughes, M.P. at his house in South Audley-street, horn his seat, Kinmel Park, St. Asaph ; Sir Win. arid Lady Jane Houston, at their house in York-street, St. James's, from their seat, Avisford, Sussex ; Captain and Mrs. Parker, in Regent-street, from a Continental tour ; Mr. and Mrs. Wpkh, at Fenton', Hotel, St. James's-street, from Paris; Capt. Forbes, ditto, from a tour ; Mr. anal Mrs. Spencer Mackay, a , Ellis's Hotel, St. James's-street, from Leatherhead, Surrey. DEPARTURES.—The Dowager Marchioness of Exeter, for her scat at Roehampton ; Mr. an d -M rs. Leigh, from Brook-street, for Melton Mowbray, the Hon. George Edwardes, for Hastings ; Captain Garth, from Brook-street, for Melton Mowbray ; Sir fliomas Hare, Bart. from Fenton's Hotel, on a tour ; Captain M`Donnell from ditto, for Ireland ; Mrs. Herbert and Miss Bonham : from Jordait's Hotel, St. James's-street ; Capt. Lock, frocki ditto, fur Brighton. SKETCH OF VIENNA. (From the ropers of an Eye-witness, in 1527.) eeus s top htoeot out erw i i, It is a common complaint in Vienna of the falling off of that taste for society which was once there so prevalent. Some attribute it to the want of money ands the principle of economy, followed up by the leading houses in general; others to a distaste crept in among the higher classes; and partly perhaps pro ceeding from-the restraint laid on the feelings, tastes, and opinions, which dare not be hinted at without the utmost circumseiettion ; this appears a very suffi cient reason ; and of force enough to chill the love of social intereffeere beyond the common routine of business. Watched by the Argus eyes of an all per vading police, even en familley people seldom ven ture a remark that could in the least appear to bear a reference to existing things. The severe censorship too, and the fettered state of the press, impede and crush every noble strain of sentiment and feeling which is enjoyed and indulged in in other countries, and which serve to ennoble and embellish the hearts and minds of the better part of a population. • g bveeygoeitiadtieliaplolneae: reflections existence, I atmanlyiniis ‘dvteih: 0. en N ui V l : gv h mhr i i c tet l eii i i:a p oi i. r ael o ts v dih e l y em th s in t : n. n e(titoha at every ndtitsttscheu g ems r ys a ei tvonueni;na and u tt i io d i fl te l h o s e f trysi almostsa e t f e h rt e is ot m ooc e crue . im portance, and occupy the craving activity of intel lect," But I may here add, that moral degradation, the inevitable result of such a situation follows, and may be found in Vienna in a lower degree than one would at first imagine but where the intellectual powers of the subject possess so'little scope and power of action, it is not surprising or difficult to conceive, Even that class which in most countries is con sidered the least tainted by moral corruption, and looked upon as forming the cradle of virtue in the state, viz, the citizens, in this city they arc sullied in the same degree, if not more so, than the classes above or be neath them, who by their situation 'may be consi dered more exposed to such baneful influence. The productions of men of talent and genius, which else where shed around them the delightful charm of ge nerous sentiments, and instil a spirit of dignity and love of nobler feelings, these are prohibited here, nor dare they be exhibited in any other shape than mutilated and stripped of that which in the estima tion of a generous people constitute their value. Such is the influence of a Government void of confidence in its own strength and equity, having no reliance on the love of the subject, which they ate sensible of not deserving, the principles on which their system is founded being the Antipodes to the desires of a people. Supported by an egotistical Aristocracy, ready to pawn their honour and the es timation of the world for the gratification of short sighted and sordid views, by a numerous anti wily clergy, by a devoted military power, whose interests are all in common with their own,—and by the beac and intriguing efforts of an insinuating police, which not confining itself to the necessary and mere main tenance of order, so requisite to . the prosperity and comfort of society, intrudes with sacrilegious and insolent steps into every circle, respecting not even the most sacred bonds of society, and strewing fear and suspicion among the members of families! But in Vienna ail seem contented, every wish is enforced, and all implicit; obey ; nay, they even lick the very chains 'thrown routz4 them ; the name of Freedom is abhorred and feared as something dread ful, by those to whom it might proee a blessing, because they see no hopes of obtaining if , torpid, unconscious, and careless of the character and con duct of the Government under which they live, theer are satisfied to live alone, and one .would be led to think that men to whom the sweets of an enlighten ed and generous government are unknown, can yet be happy even in their ignorance. (To be continued.) Prince LIEVEN, the Russian Ambassador, had an audience of his MAJESTY yesterday. The Duchess of GLOUCESTER visited the Princess AUGUSTA yesterday, at her residence in the King'g. Palace, St. James's. The Royal sisters afterwards took an airing together. Despatches were received at the Foreign Office, Downing-street, yesterday, from the Right Hun. FREDERICK LAMB, our Ambassador at Lisbon. Earl DUDLEY and Lord ELLENBOROUGH had interviews with the Duke of WzmANGTox yesterday, at the Treasury. The Earl of ABERDEEN transacted business at the Foreign Office yesterday. On Thursday evening, the Duke and Duchess of CLAIOENCE, accompanied by the Princess EMILIE of Carolath, honoured the Italian Opera-house with their MEM presence. Yesterday evening the Duchess of CLARENCE,: accompanied by the Princess EMILIE of Carolath, honoured Covent-garden Theatre with their presence. DOVER, MARCH 11.—A rrived from Calais, his Majesty's steam packet, Crusader, having ou board IL Russian and a French messenger. They both proceeded in great haste for London, and it is reported they were the bearers of important despatches. Several despatches for the Continent have been sent across since last evening. LORD FoßßEs.—There is no idea whatever that there will be any opposition to the re-election of the Noble Lord for Longford. Indeed, his personal and public character are such as to entitle him, in an eminent degree, to public confidence. The son of Lord GRANARD, and the nephew of Lord Molaa, has hereditary claims to the attachment of Ireland.—Dublin Patriot. ,fr iAlsorisrb e;fnAlrlC)il THE IRISH COURT.—Yesterday his Excel— lency the LORD LIEUTENANT and the Linlies PAGET, enter - tained at dinner the following distinguished personages : The Marquis and Marchioness of DOWNSIIIRE, Marquis of . WESTMEATH, the LORD CHANCELLOR and Miss HART, Earl and Countess of ERROL, Earls DARNLEY, Hov:T►l, a►d UXBRIDGE, Viscount FORBE, Major BROW NLow, A.D.C., Captain GRAVES, A.D.C., &c. &c. The Loan LIEUTENANT in the course of yesterday received Addresses from the Guild of Merchants, the natives of \Vales resident sTehau „ ni d itat t n o itut i : n c. ake the following ap in Dublin, and the Corporation of Tailors. The Ladie:. PAGET, accompanied by their brother, rode out yesterday in a Swiss carriage. They went through the principal streets, and were greatly delighted with the beauty of the Irish metropolis. Ilis Excellency rides out daily, and we Ilia Excellency are glad to perceive that his health continues to improve. pointments in the Chapel of the Castle of Dublin :—Dean of KILLALOE, first Chaplain and Dean ; Archdeacon 13Issnor, Sub-Dean. —Dublin Evening Mail. ---- tori Th a i t s ten d d a ed y, at t t hr e Castle, w►th an address of thanks feu• the patronage ex tended to native manufacture by his Excellency the Loan LIEUTENANT. The answer given by his Lordship wa , verbal, and expreed, in the warmest manner, his deter mination to support the trade of this country.—Dublin Patriot. prinicßipiaSll})rolNl In our report of the trial " The KING against SUTTON, DESPARD, and others," for negotiating - the sale of a Cadetship, instead of GIBBONS we should have said GEORG E HENRY GIBBON ; and we arc now requested to state that he has never lived in Walbrook, but that he ap pointed Dr. BACK to meet him at a s olicitor's office, No. 32, in that street. COVENT GARDEN TIIEATRICA L FUN D .- Yesterday the anniversary festival of this theatrical charity took place at the Freemason's Tavern, and was numerously and fashionably attended. The Duke of CLARENCE was in the Chair, supported on his right hand by the Duke of SUSSEX and a long train of nobility and gentry. The usual loyal and c haracteristic toasts were given, after which Mr. FAwcETT (the Treasurer) in an able speech detailed the rise, progress , a nd p r esent state of the Fund. Mr. I3RAIAxm: holding in his hand the c e l e brated cup carved out of S rE ARE's Mulberry Tree, sang GARRICK'S appro priate air, " Behold this fair goblet." The Royal ris.tors did not leave the room till eleven o'clock. -,--. 41141i he, DOA- Clea t to ittee l the To and , We * , .:.., a r V 41 a - to Xt. ~ 0 01 vas. the knti. hat. tan len 'en, the ,er pe, T. Ise.