The Sun. — London, England, 1824-05-03 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, Aram 29.—We learn from Gluchs bourg the news of the death of her Royal High ness the Duchess Dowager Anne Caroline, of Brunswick-Bevern, married to the last Duke of schieswig-Holsteiu, Frederick Henry 'William. This. Princess, eldest daughter of the Prince of Nassau Saarbruck, William Henry, was born the BOth December, 17i1. Last night a fire took place in the market St. Jaoques-la•Boucherie. The violence of the flames, which consumed -the merchandip of individuals who occupied barracks there, ha reduced a great number of families to the deepest misery. (From th• Moniteur of Friday. ) The official part contains an Ordinance rela tive to the manner of disposing of the additional centime per franc•granted by the Budget of the 10th May, 1823, to the Minister of Finance upon certain taxes, for the purpose of making good al lowances, abatements, Fcc. The non-official part, with a supplement of a whole sheet, is filled with the debates is the Chamber of Deputies on the `_.Bth and 29th A pril. ( From the Dtoilt, dated Saturday, May 1. ) _CONSTANTINOPLE, MARCH 23.—M. Mittziacky is now in a regular course of negociation with the Porte, w hich recognizes his diplomatic character, since at present it is he who signs the papers Ruseiau subjects who are at Constantinople.— 'the Divan is wholly engaged in the preparations for the fourth campaign against the Greeks. It hopes, with aid of the Pacha of Egypt or his son, to repair the disgrace and the re verses of the preceding campaigns. But we are accustomed to this arrogant language, which has been so often belied by facts. Several Molda vian Boyars have made complaints to the Sultan against Prince Stourdza, their Hospodar. His Soblimity has sent their names to the Hospodar, with an exhortation to punish these Boyars se. verely. This circumstance shows how much the evacuation of Moldavia and Walachia by the Ottoman troops is to be desired. It is again spoken of as an event likely to take place shortly, but this hope has been too often deceived to be relied on. MADRID, APRIL 2'2.—M. Pinillos has just been appointed Provisional Intendant at the liavannah, which gives great pleasure, because the present Intendant of that Colony is a man u hose ,sentiments are entirely revolutionary, very different from the good principles of the Captain- C entire l `rives. We learn that a now law is going to be pub l;shed relative to the Majorats, which are to b• 4irninishil. By this law a Grandee of Spain be required to found a majorat, not above or below the annual value of 300,000 francs. That of a Marquis or a Count shall be 40,000 francs, of a Viscount 20,000, and of a Baron 15,000 franca per annum. (Front the Const*i_tiorand.) PARIi, APRIL 30.—1 t has aeon already stated,' :that all the Spaniards coming from the Peninsula are ordered to wait till the Minister of the late . iior: had granted or refused them perraisrion to •euter France. This measure, it seems, is now acted on at Bordeaux, and no Spaniards arriving that town can go beyond it till the Minister has derided according to the information sent him, whether they way continue their journey or not. A6cm'ding to !otters from Rome, the Jesuits ere very busy preparing for the canonization of !•iister Maria Alacoque, whose revelation* were the rause of founding the congregation of Sucre .Creur. Gtaieva, APRIL 24.—A detailed history waa published here a fewalays ago of all the horrors lately committed in a village of the-Canton of Zurich, by a trooop of fanatics. It describes a sad slant of libertinism and ferocity. A young woman who had lived for some time a very irregular life, persuaded herself, all at once, that God demanded her life, to obtain at the price of her blood the salvation of sinners. She succeeded in making her family adopt cans idea. One of her sisters under her tuition devoted herself also to death. They armed the hands of their parents and friends, and expired slowly under their blows. According Waned: express conunands they were fixed to crucifixes, and theas executioners waited patiently for three days in expectation of their resurrection, agreeable to the assurances of the young .prophetess. The murderers and their accomplices, to the amount sof eleven, having among them the father, a brother, sister, and the lover of the principal have been condemned to imprison ment and hard labour forlife, or fora period of years in propor tion as they took a more or less active part in the horrid scene of carnage. The house where this deed was perpetrated has bat* demolished, and it has been forbidden to build Another on the spot. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, WEreensDaY, APRIL 23. M. de St. Geray, spoke in favour of the project for reducing the Rentcse and M. Levenue against the mode of executing that pmjcct. M. de Bouvill proposed, as an amendment, to iiinft the Sinking Fund to 40 millions. M. Casimir Perrier we heard at first with attention, but was afterwards frequently interrupted, while he delivered a long speech against the pro joai. m. de Villele answered the various ol..iections which had been made, and the discussion was closed at half-past five. THURSDAY. The discussion on the law respecting the reduction of inte rest was resumed. After some arguments on both sides, which rooteined no new feature of importance, the following amend ment was proposed by M. Leroy The . Minister of Finance.. is authorised to substitute rentes of -4 per cent. for those of 5 per cent. already created by the 'State, leaving to the holders the choice of repayment, or the •retinction of the interest. The operation shall be effected by a tenth on each inscrip tion from year to year, beginning the - lae. of January, 1825. wri t e adinister of Finance shall at each Session give an account of. the portion of operation which shall have been effected. Front the preceding dispositions are excepted the rentes held by invalids of the Marine, the Chamber of Peers, the Legion . o f Honour, the Council of the Seals of Titles, Public end Religioua Establi.shnients, Communes, Tontines, Fonds tie Retraite (the property of persons on th e ret i re d li st), an d t h e holder; of rentes who do not possess abo ve 1,0 00 francs. The :klinister of Finance assented to the above amendment, thus inedified :—" Th e operation shall only take place on con- KiitiOn:that tire present holders of 5 per cent. s h ou l d have an option between the repayment of the nominal capital and the conversion of the titles into 4 per cents. at par, wit h a gua rantee against a new repayment before the Ist of January, lKlio, and retaining the interest of 5 per cent. until the Ist Jan. 18 4 6; or between the repayment of the nominal capital and it, conversion into a three per cent. Stock at 75, with the reduction of.intercst from the 22d September, 11124." M. Dudon asked whether. if a nation was charged with 10 mil Eons of debt at 6 per cent., and had a Sinking Fund of 'lOO,OOO francs, site would do well to reduce the interest to 3- pea: cent. douliling her capital-? That was the measure pro posed. Its order to appreciate -its value, we must not confine ourselves to a year or two ; if we took, for instance, 20 years, it would b e seen th at , i n the system of high interests and smallcappital, capital, the d e bt wou ld be repurchased with less money than the oilier proceeding would require, and in a shorter lapse of Anne. When a measure similar to the present was proposed to alte.English P ar li ament, i t was -repealed by Mr. Pitt with epi theta which respect prevented him front repeating. At one time, however, England did augment her capital in lessening the interest; and that measure was to this day the subject of continual reproaches against the Administration which con twined to it. Without going for examples to our neighbours, -it might be seen from history that this mode of the reduction of the debits of the State was always considered disastrous to :the Goverizaieut. lie supported-.the =undo:teat of N. which, with the sub-amendment of the Minister, he wished to be submitted to the Commission to report thereon at the next Sitting. This was agreed to. PARIS, APRIL 30.—Five per Cents. opened at 103 f. ELI!, closed at 103 f. Stk.—A - rink Stock, 1280f.—Neapolitan per Cents. in Ducats, 94f:—Spanish Five per Cents. 15. Royal Spanish Loan, 1823, 624.—Exchange on London, one month, 25f. 15c. ; three months, 251.—(Cours Anti - antique, April 30.) From the LONDON GAZETTE, Ma! 1. Downing-sir-set, April 27. The King has been pleased to appoint Major-General Win• Nicolay, to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief to the Island of Dominica, in the room of the Earl of Huntingdon, resigned. Whitt-hall, April 28. The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, conferring the honour of Knighthood upon James Brabazon Urmston, Esq. President of the Select Com mittee of Supe rcargoes o f the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies at Canton. Whitehall, April 23. The King has been pleased to present the Bev. Ham Chester, M.A. to the Rectory of Walpole St. Peter, in the County of Norfolk a nd Di ocese o f N orw i c h, void by the death of the Rev. John Cross Morphew. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. David Evans, of Cannon-street-road, Commercial-road, coal merchant, from May 4 to June 23. • BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Thomas Kelson, late of Lyncombe and Wideembe, Somer set, innholder, since of Combo-clown, onekton-conbe, Somer. set, but now in the King's Bench Prison , farmer. John Urnison, of Liverpool, slip-chandler. BANKRUPTS. William Palling, now or late of the New-road, Kennington. lane, Vauxhall, anti of Old South Sea house, Broad -street, merchant, May LI, 15, and June 12, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners of Bankrupts, Basingliall-street. Solicitors, Messrs. Steel and Nicol, 811, Queen-street, Chapside. Chas. Woolley Corfield, of Norwich, currier and leather cutter, May 11, 12, and June 12, at fire, at the Castle Inn, St. Peter of 31ancroft, Norwich. Solicitors, 'Messrs. Francis and Tur ner, Norwich ; and Messrs. t;. T. and R. Taylor, 13, Feather stone-buildings, Holborn. Thomas Sawtell, late of Somerton, Somersetshire, innkeeper, ; May 21, 22. and June 12, at eleven, at the Langport Arms Inn, • Langport, Somersetshire. Solicitors, 11 r. Nich o las Broad mead, Langport ; and Messrs. Adlington, Gregory, and Faulkner, No. I, Bedford-row. Richard Petty, of Manchester, joiner and builder, May 20, 21, and June 12, at two, at the Albion Hotel, Manchester. Solicitors, Messrs. Law and Coates, Piccadilly, Manchester; and Messrs. Adlington, Gregory, and Faulkner, No. 1, Bed ford-row. John Holbrook, of Derby, grocer, May 4,8, and June 12, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners of Bankrupts, Basing hall street. Solicitors, Messrs. Adlington, Gregory, and Faulkner, Beford-row. George Hall Deere, late of the Jerusalem Cof Fee House, and of Brunswick-place, City-road, merei ant, May ii, 15, at eleven, and June 12, at ten, at the Curt of Commissioners of Bank rupts, Basinghall-street. Solicitors, Messrs. Blunt, Roy, and Blunt, Broad-street-buildings. Abraham Smith, B tech-street, timlaer-merchant, May 4,11, and June 12, at the Court of Commissioners of Bankrupts, Basinghall-street. Solicitors, Messrs. Robinson and Hine, Charter House-square. Thos. Smith Clerk, now or late of (Jordon house, Kentish Town, bookseller, May 3, 15, and June 12, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners of Bankrupts, Basinghall-street.— Solicitors, Messrs. Steel and Nicol, No. 33, Queen-street, Cheapeide. Joseph Lee and Philip Sanders, Cobb's yard, Midlesex street, initechapel, rag.merchants, May 11, 14, at twelve, and June 12, at one, at the Court of Commisioners of Bankrupts, Basinghall-street. Solicitor, Mr. Charles Isaacs, Mansell street, Goodman's-fields. Wm. Sudbury, Reading, Berkshire, coach-maker, May 17, 18, and June 12, at eleven, at the Peacock Inn, Reading. So licitors, Mr. Thomas Smith, Reading ; and Messrs. Hamilton and Twining, 31, Berwich-street, Soho. Wm. Jackman, liorsforh, Yorkshire, cornmiller and corn badger, May 7, at five, U, and June 12, at eleven, at the house Of Wiliam Burniston, Thirkstall-bridge, Leeds. solicitors, Messrs. Slade and Jones, 1, John-street, 'Bedlord-row, and Mr. John Stables, llorsfortb. • James Hodson, LiverpoOl, timber-merchant, May 2fl, and June 12, at two, at the George Inn, 1/Ale-street, Liver. pool. Solicitors, Messrs. Stratham Leicester, Liverpool ; and Messrs.. Slade .and Jones, Jolus-s:reet, Bedford-row. DIVIDENDS: May 29, J. Mackie, Watling•-street, merchant.—May 29, 11. Horn, Cherry-garden-street, Itotherhite, merchant.--May 22, A. 3l'Nair, Abchurch-lane, merchant.—May 22, J. Elves, Canterbury, ironmonger.—May 22, T. Slaughter, Seal, Kent, tanner.—May 22, R. Sharpus, Davies -street, Berkeley-square, dealer in china.—May 22, R. and F. Wilson, Oxford-street, linen-drapers.—May 22, A. CuminsT, Claines, Worcestershire, draper.—May 22. J. Littlewood, Rochdale ' Lancashire, sta tioner.—May 22, J. Saunders, Duke -street, St. James's, sur geon.—June 12, Q. Levitt, Kingston -upon-Hull, merchant. — May 22, D. P. Wade, Hadleigh, Stiftl,lk, tanner.-3lay 24, R. S. Roach, Bishop's-Waltham, Hampshire, tanner.—May 26, W. Paw, Iligh-Malden, Kent, potter.—May 22, C. Wil kins, Tower -street, oilman.—May 22, J. Weeks, Exeter, currier. CERTIFICATES, MAT 22. R. Goodwin, Lamb's L'onduit-street, silk-mercer—T. Smith, Pickhurst-green, Kent. cattle-dealer—R. Gill, Skinner -street, Snowhill, mercer—G. Weedon, Bath, hrassfounder—T. Daub nev, Portsca, grocer—A. Pink. jun , Portsca, common brewer _W. C. Gill, Melksham,;lViltshire, lincn-draper—T. Hook, Great Yarmouth, miller. PA itTNENSIIIPs DISsOLVED. G. P. Bedford and J. Easthurn,lioltOn-le-illoors, Lancaster, painters--J. (heaves and G. Sutton, Weatharnstead, Hertford, millers—J. W r ansbrough &J. Saunders, Bristol, printers_ V. Newton and G. Chasemore, Bocidington-corner, Surrey, meal men—A. and M. Lansdale, Leeds, pipe -manufacturers.—T. Buchanan and It. 3laefarlAne, GI as,Tow, linen-drapers—Glasgow and Liverpool Shipping Company—S. Orton and E. Rawles, Drury-lane, curriers—C. 11(6ertson and D.Semper, Montserrat and Antigua—J. Urry, W. Hall, and It. IL Urry, Newark upon-Trent, and Lincoln, coach-builders-,-R. Spofforth, jun., J. Pierson and W. Dyson, Bowden, York, attorneys—T. Holt and G. Shertatt, l‘lanclicster, grocers—U. Harris and W. Evetts, Feckenham, Worcester, milliners--It. H. Payne and H. Luard, Austin-friary, West India-merchants—C. Green and J. Jones, Spa-road, Bermondsey, flax-spinners—J. Har rison and IV. Faith, Broad -street, Itatclifl, block-makers—J. IVhcelwright, T. 3lonkhoue, IL Winter, and E. Brooker, London—M. C. Hepburn and E. Geary, Newman -street, Ox ford-street, milliners--j. Cartwright and G. W. Grander, Snow-hill, hard waremen—E. Cobb and J. Little, Faversham. Kent, glass-dealers-J. S a dd, sen. and J. Sadd, jun., Alaldon, Essex, timber-merchants—W. Kay and J. Itoutledge, Bury, Lancaster, iron -founders—G. Smith, J. Haywood, and ‘V. English, Huddersfield, wool-staplers—T. and C. A. Watts, Great James-street, Liason-green, cheesemongers. AGRICULTURA L R LPORT for APRIL. In consequence of the unfavourable state of the weather at the latter end of the last and beginning of this month, the farmers have been thrown very far back in their spring seedness; the land is now getting into a good state for ploughing, and all hands are busily employed ; a great quan tity of land is down for Barley ; the price of last season on this as well as other grain, has raised the farmer's spirits, so that he puts his shoulder boldly to the plough ; and should the season turn out propitious, the quantity will be immense ; the demand for Barley by the maltster is still very great, and the.consumption of that article has been very much increased by the facilities afforded to the general brewer. A large breadth of Oats is sown, but, like the barley, very late; it will be at least the middle Of lay before the spring sowing is finished. The Beans anti Peas are coming up strong, and the cold and frosty nights have not done them material injury. The Carrots and Parsnips, early sown, look well, the gene ral crop is only now being sown, but the genial showers *'d sunshine which we now have give' every c h a n c e of the crop being abundant ; these roots are o.e finest cleaners and openers of land that we lave, and are the best precursors for the wheat, which s h ou ld always succee d t h em. Vetche s are ma ki ng rap id progress, an d w ill b e f oun d high ly useful, as the grass, generally speaking, will be very back- Wa T rd u Turnip s are spring. all gone, the wet season making them run, and decay very fast. --- Sheep stock are plentiful, and maintain good prices; store pigs are rather scarce, and accordingly bring high prices ; they pay the farmer very well. illilch cows are in general request ; stores look up; there are plenty of and yet they maintain their prices. Where is reason to imagine that the ports will he opened shortly; should that be the case the speculators must expect, to find they have enhanced the price - too high, as the quantity of old ricks of 4viieut is mars than has been seen for many years. SPANISH BONDS. The following communication has been posted at the Foreign Stock Market (rola Messrs.llAL-: DIMAND and Co., the Contractors of the Spanish Constitutional Loans, explainingthe reasons why the dividends have not bein .paid : " 24, Cateaton.street. `.` Sin,—We regret to inform you that we have received, by express, a letter from 31estir5. - ArdOin, "Hubbard: and Co. the Contractors of the Spanish Loans of 1821 and 1823, of which we think it our duty to send you a copy, as well 45 a Transla tion,'for the inforMation Of .the Public ; and we are sorry we have nothing 'further to communicate on the subject. We are, Sir, your most obedient servants, - " lIALDIMAND and SON." (rftANSLATioN.) " Paris, April 23, 1g24. " CENTLEmr,x,—In answer to your letter with which you have honoured us, under date of the 20th of this month, again relating to the payment of the half-yearly dividends falling due on Spanish Stock, it is our painful duty to inform you that no funds have been transmitted to us by the Spanish Government for th at purpose. I re making this very unpleasant communica tion to the English public, we beg you will not omit to state, that nothing has been wanting on our part to obtain the pay ; meittof.so Just • debt ; and that if, amidst the conflict of pas sions, we thought it best for the public intersst to delay making any official claim, and if also, with the disposition manifested respecting those various Loans by the Spanish Government, we have avoided making a direct application, which might here after become an obstacle to the act of „justice of which we are, still unwilling to despair ; we have, nevertheless, made in directly every eirort to itithice the Government to come to a de cision, dictated at once by equity, good faith, and its own true interests. We have the hoiwtir to be, &c. (Signed) " A RIM' N, 11 LIMA RD, and Co. " Messrs. A. F. Ilaldirnand and Son-, London." B z o The following lettir from a young Gentle man of Liverpool, to Mr. A. lionasom, commu nicates the particulars of the death of this en terprising Traveller :--- '• Brig Castor, Ilritisl? Accarah, Jan. 7, 1324. " I wrote you some time since, : almost at a venture, rum hioning the arrival in Benin River of Mr. G. Belzoni, the ce lebrated traveller, who was attempting to reach Iloussa and Tintbuctoo, by way of Benin. I am sorry to inform you, that like all others who have made this trial, he has perished. He died at Gato, the 31 of Deember, 1823. " lie had been a considerable time a very welcome guest on board this brig, waiting for the time a Mr. J. Mutton could accompany hint to Benin, whose interest with the King of that place he considered would be serviceable to him. On the night of the 24th of November he left us, with Mr. Hout zon, for Gato. On parting with us, he seemed a little agi tated, particularly when the crew, to each of whom he had made a present, gave him three loud cheers on leaving the ves sel. God bless you, my fine fellows, and send you a happy sight of your country and friends,' was his answer. On the 3d of Dec. I received a letter from Mr. Iloutson, requesting me to come to Benin, as Mr. 13. was lying dangerously ill, and, in case of death, wishing a second person to be present. I was prevented going, not only by business, but a severe fever, which bad then hold of me. On the sth, I had a second letter from Mr. IL, with the particulars of Mr. B.'s end, and one from himself, almost illegible, dated Dec. 2, requesting me to assist in the disposal of his eifects, and to remit the proceeds home to his agents, Messrs. Briggs, Brothers, and Co., Ante ries-square, London, together with a beautiful amethyst ring he wore, which lie seemed particularly anxious should be de_ livered to his wife, with the assurance hs died in the fullest affection for her, as he found himself too weak to write his last wishes and adieus. lie yeas interred at Oat°, next day, with all the respect possible: and I furnished a large board, with the following inscription, itnd whiih was placed over his grave : _ - - " Here lie the remains of G. BELZONI. Who was attacked with dy . sentery at Benin (On his w A v to Houses and Thnbuctoo), On the 26th of November, and died at this place, December 3, 1823.,, The Gentlemen who placed this inscription ever the grave of this intrepid and enterprising traveller, hope that every Euro pean visiting this spot will cause the ground to be cleared, and the fence round the grave repaint!, if necessary. " At the tune of Mr. Belzoni's death, Mr. Houtson had every thing arr ang ed w i t h the King of Benin for his departure, and had his he a l t h co ntinued, there i s no d ou b t h e wou ld have succeeded. Mr. Belzoai passed at ,Benin as ,an inhabitant, or nether native of the interior, vho had come to England when a youth, and was now trying is return to his country.-- (or noble s ) gave cre dit t o t hi s , M r . IB.le Ding and En giaaMoo'reg rani)' isi r t a tlress, with his beard nearly a foot in length. There was, however, some little jealousy amongst them, which was removed by a present or two, well applied ; and the King of I- I,, nin'a messenger was to accompany Mr. li., with the Ring's cane, and as many men as were con sidered necessary for a guars), and baggage carriers. The King's name is respected as far as Houssa, and he has a mes senger, or. ambassador, stationary there. On Mr. 11.'11 arrival at Housee, he was to Jean his guard there, and proceed to Titubuctoo, the King not guaranteeing his safety farther than Houssa, and Timbuctoo not being known at Benin. On his return to Houssa he would ma k e t h e necessary preparat i ons for going down the Niger, and dispatch his messenger and guard back with letters to his agents and to Mr. John Houtson. The messenger to be rewarded according to the account the letters gave of his behaviour, and the King to receive a valuable stated present. This was the plan, and I think it would have proved fortunate had Mr. B. lived. " The distance from Benin to Houssa is not so great. The King gave the following account of the route : —From Benin to .taboo, six days' journey ; Jaboo to Eyoo, three ; Eyre to Tappa, nine ; Tappa to Nyffoo, four ; and Nyffoo to Houssa, three. lam sorry I cannot find the memorandum I made of this, but I think I ern correct. Between Nyffoo and Houssa, the Big Water' is to be crossed, considerably above 'i'angara, at which place it is tremendous) y rapid and wide; far. titer down th e n a tives of Benin kn ow no thing of it, except_ that it runs to th e sou thward. I wish it w a s a settled point. Mr. 13. began to waver in his opinion of the Niger being a branch of the Nile, after having seen one or two of these rivers in the bight of Benin. I will give you my idea on the subject. If the Niger dues not empty itself into the bights of Nape and Benin, there'must be -Smite other immense course of water in the interior to supply these ateven.rivertv, viz. Benin, Des Escreelii, Dos Ramas, Bonny, New Calabar, Old Calabar,- and Rio del Rey, with the numerous in- 1 teesecting creeks, and which any person, I think, only need see to know they run from ono great stream. Add to this, the land to the westward of river Lagos, though not high, is perfectly dry, and free from marsh ; from Langos to the west side of Rio del Rev, there is scarcely a spot of land that is not overflowed a t high tides. The east side of Del Rey is the contrary, being high and mountainous, • viz. the high land of Cauteroons and R ecen l y Land. Th e i n t er vening m ar sh b e t ween Lagoi and Del Rey h as evidently been formed by the soil and mud washed down th ese r i vers. That the coast here has been carried further Dirt,in my opinion cannot be doubted, as, in a conversation I had wi t h t h e King of Wenn, he informed me. six or seven of his father's back was when white men first came to Wann ; that then they came to the town in their ships, as they could then soon catch the sea ; but now the river had gone a lone way further out' of course he meant the land further out. rsuppose Wenn is forty miles from the sea now. At the same tine he showed me some of the guns brought out by the first ship that came there, with matchlocks and stands. The old Gentleman was very communicative. He related the history of his family being made kings, which would please you, but I have no time for it here ; I hope I may relate it to you in Liverpool. Of course, you know the various opinions against the Niger terminating here or in tile Congo. T may add another. None of the na tives of the interior having come down the river, nor none of the river people gone up to - look.for trade more than two days' jour ney in a canoe. Yet they describe it at that distance as large as at the extrance. I may also remark, that I never could find ,ny of the natives who had been at }Sousse, that had crossed or seen those mountains, which are considered an insuperable ob stacle to the Niger running south, viz.:—.' the Mountains of the Moon.'—But their heads here are so thick, it is difficult to get correct information out of them. There are several natives of Houssa slaves in the river. You will perceive, by what I have said, the opinion I have formed, that the jsliger empties itself by a great Delta, of which Rio Formosa, or Benin, is the western, and Rio del Rey the eastern branch, with several rivers beteveon them from the same source." LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCII—(This DAY.) DAVIS V. ausscr.r. AND ANOTHER. The plaintiff in this case brought his action against Russell, a carpenter, and South, a broker, for an illegal and excessive distress put in upon his goods for 27/. rent, alleged to be due to Rus sell. In , the levy, the defendants took away pro perty beyond the amount claimed, also the plaintiff's working tools and his beds, although at the time he was dangerously ill ; and of his fa mily, consisting of six children, one was confined through sickness. The defendants also deprived them of the grate, and suffered them to remain without a fire, although it was in the month of December. Several witnesses were called on both sides. and the Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, damages .501., costs 40s. The Loon CHIEF J us - x.lc z observed, he though this verdict was very moderate. STAIMEE V. SAME DEFENDANTS. It was agreed in this case to take a verdict for the plaintiff, damages 405., costs 40s. (PROCEEDING OF SATURDAT.) ADELPHI THEATRE. I/ODWELL AND ANOTIIER r. nEnatr. Mr. CHITTY stated that till's action was brought by the pro prietors of the Adelphi Theatre, to recover a compensation in damages against the defendant, for breach of contract, whereby he engaged to perform for two seasons at their theatre. Mr. SCARLET? said, that the plaintiffs, Messrs. Rodwell and Jones, were proprietors of the Adelphi Theatre, and the defendant was a performer of considerable merit, whose real nam.: was Paul hedge, but who was known to the public by the name of Signor aulo.--(A laugh.)—On the 6th of June, 1823, this gentleman, who was a favourite in many popular characters, but especially in the important part of CLswu, en tered into an engagement with the plaintiffs for two seasons, and they calculated accordingly on his valuable services. He chose, however, when summoned in the usual course, to refuse all performance of his contract, and shortly appeared at one of the winter theatres, where he played the Clown with great applause. Talent like his was not to be supplied' in a moment • and the Managers of the Adelphi Th ea t re sus t a i ne d considerable loss by the absence of ons whose agility and humour were exceedingly relished by their spectators. They did not seek to recover all they had lost ; still less did they press for vindictive damages: but they thought it right to bring this action in order that performers might learn to respect en gagements of this kind, the breach of which exposed Managers to the resentment of the public, whom they were anxious to gratify, and deprived them of profits which they earned with anxiety and labour. ' Mr. George Rodwell said, he knew the defendant, whose real name was Paul Itedge, but who was called Signor Paulo.— (" Not Apollo," said the Lord Chief Justice.) He had played four years at the Adelphi, when that Theatre was -conducted by Mr.. Scott, and was a great favourite--a particular favourite with the witness ; he played chiefly Clown, in which he had few rivals, and also distinguished himself in the part of Billy Waters.—(A laugh.)—On the 6th of June, 1813, he signed the agreement on which the action was brought. [The agreement was read. It purported to be with 31r. Rodwell only, and stipulated that. the defendant should perform for the two next seasons at the Adelphi for 31. a week, play house pay, subject to the rules of the theatre, and with liberty to send into the house 251. worth of tickets on one night in each season, to be named by the manager.] Mr:William Lee, the stage-manager, proved that on th e 7th of October, 1823, the defendant was summoned to the theatre, and refused to attend, and that he performed afterwards at Drury-lane. He was an excellent clown, and a very conspi cuous Billy Waters in Tom and Jeiry. There were per formances at the Adelphi last season. Mr. SCARLETT WAS about to call Mr. Dunn, the treasurer of Drury-lane, to prove the aum which the defendant received there, when The LORD CHM' JUSTICE reminded him that this was not material, as he did not seek vindictive damages. Mr. SCARLIITT assented, and said he would take a •eediet for 40s. Mr. 211.11tItY.t.T submitted that the plaintiffs could not re cover because the action was brought by two persons, and. the contract was made only with one; and because they bad not shOwn that they had the sanction of a licence. SCARLETT and Mr. CHITTY replied, that the contract being made with one of two partners for the benefit of both, might be sued on by both, according to the case of" Skinner v. Stocks," 4 Barn. and Ald., 437; and that the theatre must be presumed licensed, because the defendant had treated it as such, and because the performers were all , rogues and vagabonds if it was no:; which the law would not presum e . The LORD CHIEF JUSTICIC overruled both objections; and Mr. 514kkarAT admitted that be could not contend against the verdict which the plaintiffs sought. • The Jury accordingly found a verdict for the plaintiff's— Damagss, 40s. BOW-STREET (THis DAY). FORGING ON CHELSEA HOSTITA L.-Clarke, Logan, and Coke/ey, the three soldiers who stand charged, the former with forging and uttering two certificates for the pay ment of Prize-money, and the latter with personating two sol diers, were finally examined. A letter from Clarke was read, in which he admitted his guilt, but denied that the others knew of it. Capt. Stuart having sworn that the body of the checks were in the writing of Clarke, though he would not swear to the signature of Colonel Douglas, the prisoners were fully committed, and the witnesses bound over to prosecute. B A LTII4O APRIL o RACIE.--.Capt Alkin, of the brig Carol i ne arrived at Philadelphia from llavannah, states that on Friday, the 20th of March, when on his passage from Savannah to Havannah , . he wa s ti re d on off Stirrup Key, by his Britannic Majesty's schooner Renegat, formerly the Sarago ranza, Lieut. Coin. Fyatt, a calm prevailing at the time, and the vessels within musket-shot. The brig had her foretopsail on deck repairing —the shot from the schooner, apparently a six-pounder, passed about three feet from the taffrail, and about one foot under the main boom. The officer who boarded not heaving to,—when the trig, very politely told Captain Alkin, that his Cap tain was much displeased at their from tine dead calm which prevailed it was impossible to obey such a command. The Renegat is the same vessel that fired on the schooner Allen, Captain Dunham, on the 27th of March, off Cape Nicholas Mole. Some of the British officers, at Ilavannah, spoke of Lieut. Fyatt as a half-crazy man. If he be so, he ought not to command a vessel of war ; if he be not so; he ought to be called to account for his proceedings. ESCAPE FROM ST. LUKE'S—On Friday three or the patients contrived to escape from the back of St. Luke's Hospital, by the assistance of the sheets of their beds tied to each other and affixed by a pole, and by which they descended into the gardens of the Peerless Pool Baths, and made their way into the street : here they.separated, each taking a diffe rent route. One of the three, a Gentleman highly connected, bent his steps towards the George Inn in the Borough, where he applied at the Booking-office to secure a place by the Maid stone Coach. The wildness of his manner exciting the suspi cions of the book-keeper, the proprietor, Mr. Schofield, was sent for, who being perfectly au flat of his history instantly recognized him, and he was detained under frivolous pretences while a porter was dispatched to the hospital, who quickly re turned with the above intelligence. Assistance was then ap plied for to secure him, but at the moment the party was about to pounce upon their prey, who was lounging at the inn gate, a gentleman connected with hint, named Cowton, happened to pass on horseback, whom the fugitive no sooner caught sight of, than winged with fear, he fled towards St. George's church with incredible swiftness, followed by the officers, whom he completely distanced, till, arriving at the Bricklayer's Arms, in the :lent-road, a distance of a mile and a half he stumbled, and his pursuers coming up, he was secured, after a most des perate scuffle, requiring handcuff's so be resorted to. lie was then conveyed back to the Hospital in a coach. The other two have not since been heard of. _ _ „ „ ARLBOROUGH-STREET. - Mr. Hunt attended to assure the Magistrates, that the statement made by a Lady on a preceding day respecting the alleged nuisance of his Roasted Corn Shop was incorrect. He said that the irregularity complain ed of had occurred only on one night, and assured the Itla , r ' is_ trate, that so far from his roasted corn being considered of a radi cal quality, it was used by many of his Majesty's Ministers, and had even obtained the approbation of his Majesty himself. The Lady's statement respecting the manner in which he had ob tained possession of the shop was also untrue, as he had taken it under a contract for a lease from the proprietor, who having since refused to fulfil the agreement, he (Mr. Hunt) had filed a bill in Chancery upon the subject. PRICE 0 THIS DA 'ft AT HALF flank Stock 2431 243 3 per Cent. Red. 9563 3 per Gent. Cons. 96ij4 - F STOCKS -PAST ONE O'CLOCK. India Stock India Bond• South Sea :Mock Old Annuities Ex. Bills Ditto Small Bank for Act. India for Can. Acct. Cons. for _Acct. 7!) , • ~ 50 49 5 1 49 52 -0613 i 33 per Cent... (1)1t1 4 per Cesat. Asgented 101i1 ( New lo3i i Runk Long Ann.... '23 1-16th lIHp. 3 per Cents. PRICE OF IRIS!! STOCK,. Amur. 29. 13,ink Stock "694 Grand ('anal Loan, ti p.a. 6&k Cloy. Deb. 3. per cent 2s Ditto 4 per cent.... Stock, 33 per et 2i DittoStock -- f :or. Deb; 4 per cent. Royal t !anal Stock Goy. Deb. 5 per cent. - -Stock, 4 per cent. - ---New 7l Pipe Water Dch. 5 per et. --- Treasury Bills, 5 per cent — Do. 6 per cert. -- City Debenturett, 5 per ct — Ballast Mice dort. Sec. aging in Hospital 4 per ct — 4 per cent. -- Exchange on London, April 28, 8. 111014 WATER AT LONDE) Morning, 40 minutes after 5. IIR11)(1•: TO—MORROW. Evening, 7 minutos after s• ; TILE SUN. 801,651 QUIS DICER!' FALSU.II 4UDEIT LONDON, MONDAY, 111.4 y 3, 1 S'.2 Crry, Hof-past Twelve —Consols opened at 964, and have advanced to 961, for the account —for money they are at present 96 4 —_Austrian is 17i-4—Russian, 974—Spanish,l8—Colombian, 892—d0. Scrip, 3.—Mexican, 94. In all other Foreign Securities there is nothing doing. Al liance Shares are leis—Palladiutn, I I—Mrs Fry, 2f, 3—lrish, 1f 2. One o'Clock—Consols are now 961, buyers,— Spanish, which opened at 16i, advanced to 17i-1 1 and are now ISt ; now ditto, 15.—Colombian, 001, 31..—Chili, 834.—Nlexican, 9113.—Greek, xj die.—Austrian, ; Danish, 1014; French Scrip, 18,4; Neapolitan, 06f ; Prussian, 081 1; New Ditto, 992 ; Russian, 974• EXPRESS FROM PARIS. We have received by Express the Male of yesterday. We hasten to lay before our Readers the following official article and its other im portant coutvnts [From the Etoile of yesterday.] The English Journals, on the authority of pre tended letters from Rio de Janeiro, have caused it to be believed in London that the French naval force in the Brazils has been augmented to eighteen ships. We are enabled to contradict this news in the most positive and unqualified terms. Even the manner in which it has been stated, is alone Sufficient to demonstrate its absurdity. The French force in that part, which has not heels augmented for many years, is for the sole pur pose of protecting our commerce, and even that of other nations ; and the late events at Pernam-- bucce, and at Para, have proved the necessity for its continuance. The Colosse, that the English Courier pretends is at Rio de Janeiro, is at this moment lying at Brest, dismantled. The state of the French Colonies, perhaps, rendered it indispensable that our force upon the different points should be augmented ; but what ever may have bevy] thought most suitable, we owe it to truth to state that which simply exists. VIENNA, APRIL 2.l.—The Emperor goes to Lintz, whence he will set out on the 11th of May for Prague. RU s SlA.—(odessa, April B.)—Tho news trout Constantinople is to the 31st March. On the 17th March, three frigates and other light ships sailed for the Dardanelles, where there is assem bling a squadron which is to land 10,000 men on the coast of the Morea. Saida Effendi continued dangerously ill. M. Minziacky has posted the arms of Russia on the gate of his Hotel. Colley, APRIL s.—We learn from Missolonghi that the Greeks are quite ready to open the 4th campaign. They were never more imposing ;. they know that the Turks have constructed flat bottomed boats to make a descent on the Morea. SECOND EDITION. By a second Express we have private intelli gence, of unquestionable authority, which con- firms the statement given by the Ett) . ./.., respect ing the French naval force in the Brazils. We may therefore consider the alarming intelligence from that quarter as for the present satisfac torily explained. It is expected that Mr. CAN NING will also make a communication to Parlia ment on this subject to night. Our private letters from Paris further state that the project of Law for the reduction of the French Rentes was carried in the Chamber of Deputies on Saturday, without amendment. The minority against the Project was only 50. GUEEHARD'S LOAN.—On its being announced on the Stock Exchange at Paris, that no dividend would be paid on the Royal Loan contracted by the above Gentleman, there was the utmost confusion. The abuse and violence heaped upon M. Guebbard was beyond description, and every of epi Go tlf vet Sol Po i an t i oft thin stow tha oth, to t' /i4y liaL Asi for der e xl►i had beet late on E A fri Prot