The Sun. — London, England, 1824-12-20 00:00:00

THE KING'S COURT A Court and Privy Council was summoned to meet at two o'clock on Saturday, at Windsor Castle. . His MAJESTY and suite necessary to hold a Court arrived at the Castle from the Royal Lodge, at a quarter past two o'clock, in two carriages. Every arrangenient being made for commencing a Court, Mr. Secretary Peel had an audience of the Ting to officiate for the Lord President of the Council, in the absence of the Earl of Harrowby, who. is abroad, to lay before his Majesty the business to be submitted to his Ma jesty for his commands. There were present— . The First Lord of the Treasury, the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, the Secretaries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments, the Lord Privy Seal, the President of the Board of Trade, the Lord Steward of the Household, Mr. Freemantle, Sir Hillgrove Turner (Groom in Waiting), &c. Lord Erskine was introduced to his Majesty by Mr. Secre tary Canning, and kissed hands, upon his being appointed Minister to the Court of Wurteniburg. Lord Viscount Strang ford was also introduced to his Majesty by Mr. Secretary Can ning, on his return from his Embassy to the Grand Signor, at Constantinople. The King held a Privy Council, at which Parliament was further prorogued from the 6th of January to the 3d day of February, then to meet for the dispatch of business. • His Majesty gave audiences to Mr. Secretary Canning and Earl Bathurst. The Court broke up at five o'clock, when his Majesty .and Suite returned to the Royal Lodge to dinner. The Noblemen and Gentlemen composing the Court left Windsor for. London, except Earl Bathurst, who proceeded to Dropmore, to dine with Lord Grenville, and the Earl of Liver pool, who left for Coombe Wood. Ongit the various rumours of the last, week it was confidently stateo, that I ELI) MARSHAL BIMESFORD is . to have the Chief Command in India whilit - others, equally confident, state it - to be the intention of Ills Majesty's Government to appoint' Lord COMBERMERE. The latter ap pointtnent is most probable, if. we take into con aideration the new arrangements which are con templated with respect to Lreland. It is confidently stated, that, in consequence of applications -from the East India Company, .Government have agreed to, increase the British force in India, e ith e r by the addition of six regiments from this country , or y an addition to the number of companies in the regiments now serving in India. The latter plan, it is thought, is most likely to be adopted, whi c h will be a source of much p r om otion for the Officers of the regiments now in India.—(t ornin., Post.) The Duke of YORK l e ft town ;bout nine o'clock, for Sussex, yesterday morning. The Duchess of KENT and the Princess F EO. DORE attended Divine Service at the Royal Ger - Man Chapel, and heard a sermon by the Rev. Dr. KUPER. Mr. DLiFFEst, a King's Messenger, was sent Off on Thursday froni the Colonial Office, with dispatches for Corfu. Saturday morning a ,King's Messenger left the Secretary of State's Office for the Colonial De partment, with a letter for Lord GRENVILLE, at Dropmore. A Paris Paper says, that Lord GORDON (pro bably Colonel GORDON) had arrived at Napoli di Romania. He has given the Greeks. an hun• dred embroidered standards, the presents of the most - distinguished Scottish ladies. Forty young English volunteers have also arrived at Napoli. The bustle and anxiety evident among the Ministerialists still continues. Within the last few days the Duke of W ELLINGTON hashad two conferences with the Earls WESTMORLANu and Wall U RST, both of which lasted for a considerable time : the result of the last interview was imme diately transmitted tti the LORI) CHAN.CELLOR, on the night previous to the Earl of latvEruponr. leavino for Windsor.— With those who are most likely to be well informed on such subjects, the report is, that there exists considerable dissen. tions among the Cabinet Dlinisters on two, points; first, on the subject of assisting the Greeks ; and, secondly, on the more important question of internal policy—Cad:die Emancipation ; questions upon whictethey are said to be AS. widely opposed as possible.:—( Observer.) Cabinet Councils continue to • meet 'with usual frequency : there have been no less, than twelve in the last 'seventeen days—the last was on *Wait: Summonses for six of them were issued on one (lay by .Mr. Secretary CA* N ING, which shews they lutist have been on different subjegts. Nothing has transpired from which an opinion cap be formed what these subjects were.—(../bm.) The following changes have taken place in the Colonial Governments : Lord Cornhermere succeeds Sir Edward Paget as Corn. mander.in.Chief Be . ga l . The Cape Marquis Good Huntley fine. seeds lord Charles Somerset at the ofElope, where Sir William Plaskett is appointed Colonial Secretary, in the room of Colonel Bird. Lord Howard of Effingham relieves ' Sir Henry Warde as Governor of Barbadoes ; 'and Major . . General Darling proceeds to New South Wales to succeed Sir Thomas Brisbane.'-..(John Bull.) • , Accounts from Demerara to the i§th Oetober mention that the colony was qtiiet. The trans port, Royal Sovereign, had arrived at bemerara from Lierbice, a nd was to sail on the 25thwith a detachment of the Ist West,lndia Regiment for • Barbadoes. The Quarter's Account of The Revenue will not be made up until the .evening of -the sth of January, but we feel much pleasure. in .0..104, that it still, increases in, a flia, pp e is one n 1 the -strongest proofs of the continued and growing prosperity of .this country. , to the Excise the increase has been immense, anti we understand that the produce of the Customs, during the p/47 sent quarter,, that of time correspond* quarter of last year by nearly 200,0001. thus covering the whole deficiency occasioned by the repeal of duties, which are estimated at 20,0001. a week, and leaving an actual surplus of nearly 12,000/. The princilial increase in the Customs is in sugar and timber.—( Morning Post.) Messrs. BELL, CARPUE, and BROOKS, are said to be candidates for the Professorship of Ana tomy to the Royal Academy, Vacant by the resig nation of Sir. ANTHONY CA R LISLE. MAnAstu MmtA.—lt haS been reported this once-celebrated Singer ba d died abroad. The report is without foundation ; she is alive, and re sides at Revel. She lately, indeed, was thrown down in the street, and a carriage passed over her ; but, strange to say, she' only received some Severe bruises, from which , she has .recovered. Her property was entirely lost by the French in.. vaeton at Moscow. The following paragraph appeared in the JOHN BULL of yestcrday.:--" M ATHEWS WUS acting (in Ireland) the French: part in the piece taken from honest JACK TAYLOR'S admirable little farce of ' 6 Monsieur Tonson." It is pro- Per 'therefore to .observe' that .Mr. merely wrote the original Tale, and that the credit of having - expanded it into a diverting Farce is due to Mr. MoDf.cßiagi. CHURCH DISCIPLINE. The modern system of pertnitting Psalms and Hymns to be snug in the Established Churches, which are not allowed by law, is likely to be pro ductive of much mischief. It gives rise to petty feuds in the country parishes, and introduces tunes, not compatible with the ancient Church Melodies—which stand unrivalled in the estima tion of the Musical World for their simplicity and feeling. This innovation in the Church Ser vice, and many others connected with the Esta blishment, ought to be inquired into by the Archdeacons of the several Dioceses at their vi sitations ; and in order to prevent any miscon ception of the duties of the Officiating Ministry and of the Church Wardens—a series of stand ing interrogatories should be delivered to them by the Ordinary, embracing all the various ob• jects of their duties, and which they should be required to return, under their signatures, to the Archdeacons. These returns should embrace the state and condition of Parsonage Houses and Churches—Of the endowed and other Schools in the several Parishes, and how they are main tained—The number of places of Worship dis senting from the . Church—and the number of per sons attending them. Indeed, all the OLD LEGAL DUTIES of the Officiating Minister and Church warden should be revived and called into action, and a return made to the A rchdeacon, who should report-the seine to viiE DtocesAsr through his Secretary, and not be, merely, deposited in the Tower of the Cathedral of his Diocese, where, in a few years, it will become illegible and of no use to posterity. If, however, the Members of the Church of England wish to recover the High State they formerly held in this Country— the Bishops should enforce the old ordinances, and revive the Rural Deans, —for although the Holy Men in former times, who filled this kind and pastoral office, with sincerity and integrity, relied on the justice of their Diocesans for pre ferment, as a return for their labours, and were rarely ever disappointed, it is not to he expected in these plays, that the Clergy, who should take upon themselves, the laborious and important functions of Rural Deans, can receive that preferment in the Church, to which their zealous and disinterested extra services,in that character, entitled them, for the office of a Rural Dean is gratuitous. That there • are at present eminent exceptions in the Church to this observation is notorious—but the competition for Church pre ferment is so great, and Parliamentary influence is so strong, that although the Patron is anxious to promote the pious and laborious. Parish Priest, who honestly and forcibly inculcates all the duties, which are essential to the maintenance of order and good society, he cannot gratify his own feelings, by giving him 'a living . —from in fluences of another sort which ought not to be allowed to operate, in cases of this nature. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. Drat DEC. 19.—Wind W.S,W.—Arrived. the Anthony, Jewel, from Cadiz ; Bee, Wishart, from Smyrna; Sunbury, Brash, from Harnburgh ; and Harmony, Currie , from Sh ields for Jamaica. Arrived from • the River and remains the James Harris, Funes, for Jamaica. The Anthony spoke the Cygnet, of Plymouth, from Petersburgh, out fin days. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 19.—Wind 5.W..--Arrived the fol lowing outward-bound vessels from the DGeor owns, viz.rown :—Dritanße. - nia, SteVens ; Docldi ng ton, •Smith ; St. ge, B ; Item, Stains ; Vinelia, ])icks ; Ann, i.ongdridge ; Frederick, Parcel; Firth ; Forster ; Itockingham, Beach ; Governor Hal cotr, Dixon ; John Burkman, Brown ; and Comet, Rivers ;.- also the Stella,.Simpsori , front Ri g a. . • • PLY MOUT 11, DEC. 18.—Wind W.—Arrived the Argo, Bil ling, from Memel ; Cornet, Itornstorn,froni'the Downs for Ma deira. Sailed yesterday the Competitor, Godby, for Virginia. I ,FALTIOUTII, DEC. 18.--Wlnd the Stanmer packet, and the Providence, Griffiths, for Lisbon. Put back the Henry, Lewis, for Corunna: lavravoot., DEC. 19.--41rrived the Hannah, Martin, from Newfoundland. DOVER DEC. 19.--Off the port the Star, Beckett. from Quebec; 'Elizabeth, Lammers, from Bilboa; and Quebec Packet, Atkinson, from Quebec. The Cyclops, Christie, from Petermburgh to Whitehaven ; Gratitude, Galatby, front Quebec to Dundee ; and the Expe. riment,'Wilson, from Wick to Belfast, were driven on shore near Stromness during a gale on the 7th instant, but got off with little damage. The Britannia, Dugdale„ from London to Limerick, was driven on shore near Bantry Bay on the 14th instant, and it is feared will be wrecked. The , Brothers; Smith, from SeVille„ is arrived oft' 'rorbay; ,and the Elizabeth, Ostler, from Jamaica, off Shoreham. The blorgenia, Baker, from Rotterdam to Stockton, is lost near the Texcl. The Helen, of Arbroatbyip stranded inAberlady Bay ; cargo expected to be saved. ' • ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT, MA IDSTONE,.DEc. 17. MURDER AT BECKENHAM. Thomas Coombs, aged 23, was indicted for the wilful, murder of Tho Mas Morgan, un der g ardener, in the service' ()formic nuel Goodhart, Esq., of Langley Park, in the parish of Beck enhain, • 'Mr. 13B9DEBICK stated the case for the prosecution, arid gave a succinct detail of the -circumstances, by which he pro posed to bring the charge home to the prisoner. • • All the particulars of the case, and the evidence have already p u blic• through the medium of, the Police Office beenexa enactsminatis, and have appeared in our Paper. The following are the only new facts,wlueh came out. Mr. James Watkins, a tobacconist, of Rent-street, in the Borough, looked at some pieces of paper found in the prisoner's room, and comparing them with the paper wadding taken from the gun and pistol, had no doubt that they formed part of the wrappers used in his shop in the way of his trade. The corres ponded exactly. Two pieces of papertaken from the pistol and fitted to a third piece found in the prisoner's room, formed one entire bill, with his name 'and address upon it. The prisoner being called upon for his defence, said, that some parts of the evidence against him were untrue ; but he did not state in what particulars it was false. He said he had no friends to assist him in his defence. Mr. Benstead, a Maidstone hoyman and stone merchant, said he had knOwn the prisoner for ten years. For seven years of that period he had employed him as a labourer, during which time he had conducted himself with great propriety. For the last three years he had known very little of him. Mr. Justice Bu ItUOUOII summed up the case for the Jury, as one requiring the pecaliar attention of the Jury, making such observations as were calculated to assist them in coming to a satisfactory conclusion, from the .various minute circum stances upon which the question of guilt or innocence depended. If the Jury were convinced, by what they had heard, that the prisoner was the murderer, they ought to say so by their ver dict; but if they entertained any sober, rational doubt upon the subject, they ought to incline m favour of innocence. The Jury deliberated a few minutes, and found the prisoner Guilty. Mr. Justice BIHIROUGII immediately pronounced the awful sentence of the law and ordered the, prisoner , to be executed on Menday next (this day.) Two other capital convicts, one named Ingram, for a bur glary a Sheerness ; the other, George Shrzibiole, for sealing 29 slieep,'were also left for execution. The' Assizes ended on Friday evening about seven o'clock. We hear that a club, on an extensive scale, is about to be formed to the north of Oxford-street, from which play of every 'dual!) to be excluded. THE KING, &c. Virmnsou, DEC. 19.—This morning his MAJESTY heave Divine Service performed for the first time in his new private chapel contiguous to the Royal Lodge. 'rhe King was accom panied by the principal part of his suite, who sat in the various pews allotted to them, together with the Royal Household, who occupied the remaining seats in the chapel, which for its com pactness and splendour surpasses any thing we ever witnessed. The Service was performed by his 11fajesty's Chaplain, the Rev. Mr. Sumner.---1 esterday his Majesty . held a Council in the state apartments, Windsor Castle, at which a Proclamation was signed for further proroguing the Parliament to the 3tl of Fe bruary, then to meet for the dispatch of business. —(Sec another cohonn.)—About two his Majesty's arrival was announced by the approach of an outrider, who was soon followed by two more preceding the Royal carnage, which contained the King, accompanied by the Marquis Conyngham, and followed in a second carriage by Sir Edmund Nagle. Each carriage was drawn by four beautiful horses, with postilions and other out rider% in full state liveries, with an escort of the 2d Life Guards. After the official business was concluded, a splendid cold colla tion (sent from the Royal Lodger was served in the King's dining-room ; and shortly after five o'clock, his 'Majesty re turned to the Royal Lodge in the same state as graced his ar rival.—The King,-we are happy to state, appeared in the full enjoyment of health, and acknowledged with the greatest Alfa bility the loyal reception which he received from the inhabitants. A guard of honour of the Grenadier Guards was stationed at the entrance to the Castle, who saluted his Majesty on his arrival and departure. This morning her Royal Il ighness Princess A tigusta, attended by her Lady in Waiting, heard Divine Service at the parish .church. Yesterday morning her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta, accompanied by the Duchess of Gloucester, arrived at Frogmore from Bagshot Park. In the afternoon, the Duchess of Gloucester left Frogmore for bet residence, Bagshot. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Countess of Essex, from the Marquis of Stafford's seat, Putney ; Pascoe Orenfcll, Esq., ALP., at his house, Charles street, Saint James's-Square, from his seat, Taplow, Berks ; Robert Ogilhy, EN., in Portman-square, from his seat, Dungivert. Ireland; Lady Denny, Alias Denny, and Edward Denny, Esq., at the Hyde-park Hotel, Hyde-park-place, from Worcestershire ; Thomas and Edward Tenison, Esqrs., at ditto, front Cambridge; J. Cook, Esq . ., at ditto, from Brighton ' • H. Skrine, Esq., at ditto ; Captain Feguson , at do. ' from Radnorshire; J. Wilson, Eq., at do., from Cambridge; C. Wynn, Esq. at Jordan's Hotel, St. James's-street , from Bath ; Mrs. Robinson and Family, at ditto, from Brussels ; Capt. Lewis, at ditto, from Brussels ; Colonel Jackson, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-place, from Ireland ; AI rs. Rich ardson and the three Aliases Richardson, at the Waterloo Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Paris ; Henry Gooch, Esq. at ditto, from his seat, near Coventry ; Colonel and Lady Ia ' Oswald, at the London Hotel, Albemarle-street, from Scot land ; Capt. Lindsay, at ditto, from Scotland. CIIANGES.—The Hon. Frederick Lamb, for Brighton ; Sir Godfrey Webster, Bart. from the Cocoa Tree Club House, St. Jumes's-street, for Brighton; Mr. and Airs. Norton , front the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street, for Bath ; Charles Marjo ribanks, Esq. flout the Waterloo Hotel, for Brighton. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. Lord Alvanley entertained a distinguished party to dinner yesterday, at his house in Park-place. The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury entertained a select circle of fashionables on Friday evening, at her house in Ar lington-street. 0 (0, ... 1 1} _,,:•-- 1,. v l . , ir, . , ...• ..• ~r,,, _ , • • 'qa ,- - t..;.- ..--.,_.... -,-,.. '7 '4:',... AZ c:, : - .:l-"4 i.'el\\.4oi t t - 'lt Of 1 1..J" -- '''' v_ , - ,Avi,i b t t rr SPORTING. -• !HINTING INTELLIGENCE. ' mErrixus OF HOUNDS IN THE ENSUING trzxx. The %Warwickshire Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Brick kiln Gorse ; Thur s d ay, at Wolford Wood ; Friday, at Ilmington Village. The Earl of Darlington's Fox-hounds, on 'Wednesday, at Brough ; Friday, at 11- -.Whet House Par. The Lambton Pox-hat in d s on Tuesday, at Punsliaw M ill ; Thursday, at Britton Gilbert'; Firday, at Shinclint ' The Northumberland Po x -h oun d s , on WednesdaY, at scan ning Lon ; Friday, at Moldon. The Earl of Scarborough's Fox-Hounds, on Wedsesday, -Rbsitinton Village; Friday, at Grove. Sir (it , 'Sitwell"s Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Brinunington Common ; Friday, at Norton. The Holywell Harriers, an Tuesday , at Bsgilt Thursday, at Brick Kiln. The Puckerkige Hounds, on Wednesday, at Wadesmill; Saturday, at Moor Ball. The Watrittll , Fox-hounds, on Wednesday, at Sherwood Lodge; Friday, at IVainalL The Chester Harriers, on Tuesday, at Handley (Hunt); Friday, at Darrow. The ,Brighton Harriers, on Wednesday, near the Race Course; Friday, at;Devil's Pyke. ROYAL HUNT.---A fine Stag was on Friday turned out at Langley Broom, before.a numerous field of Sportsmen. Among whom were, Lord frlaryborough (Master of the Buck Hounds) Mr. _JoMire, Mr.. ,'Tat t ersall, and other distinguished inmts. men, and after a most excellent run of one hour and ten minutes, was caught at Drayton. On Tuesday last the Berkeley stag hounds met at Harling. ten, near Cranford, atichded uy a numerous field of sportsmen, when a find deer was turned out, which went away in the di rection of Dawley Wall and Hayes, crossing the 'Uxbridge road near H illingdon, to Fekenharn, Northolt, and Ruislip, and from thence td Watford, in Hertfordshire, where he was safely taken, after one hour and twenty minutes severe running. The Duke of Leeds has purchased Bluebeard, three,. years old, for 1,2500. - • • Lord Kelburne has purchased Osmond of Sir W. M. Mil ner; for 'l,3oogs. • Mr. Clark, of liarmby Moor, has sold his beautiful grey horse Dunsinane, lately purchased of Mr. Lambton, to his Majesty. ' • Four couple contested for the second piece of plate, at T,outh Coursing Meeting, which was won by Mr. Hoskin's blk. and wb. b. Crowflower, beating Mr: Best's Minna. • Part of Mr. Lambton's stud was sold by auction, at Chester le-street, a few days ago. The following are t he Prices : Porodino4 for ttlgs. to Mr. Moor; Waverley,lloog4. ; °Rosalind, :iggs ; Watlicote [Ass, Isl Verona. 1000 ; anti a-ch. colt, G Ow., to Mr. Martindale; Beresina, 32„ ,, 5, to Mr. ittopri burn, 53gs, to Sir IL Williamson ; a bay colt, 47gs, 40 Sir M. \V. Ridley ; a bay filly, ltigs, to Mr. Dennison ; a bay colt, Bogs, to Mr. D. Xastnibton. . Tin's FAIR CIRCASSI k!si,—.-‘ 4 I' was standing at lii eLiamwiraternriow, the village of Carajula, with the rest of my party," says, Sir Robert Porter, " enjoying the clear freshness of the evening, whin a band belonging to my old acqUaintance Abul Has- . san Khan, (then . Persian Ambassador in L ondon), i ap proiclied the village. The people were on their return from England to Teheran ; and with them in charge; mounted h o i u d r i on .seas post horse, was the celebrated Pair Circasaiali! ' . .--llis Excellency had purchased her at Constantinople, in ladies with much kind i is way to the West, where, I understind,leith in Paris and Len produced a sad eon. , cast to what she must then have experiences'. When the poor creature, in approaching, discerned my Frangy appeurnnea t r lon ess , ; sh b e ut w t a l s te n :t tl yl c e ed in hwy in the gladness per haps of a grateful recollection, site was ?tang forward to ruldress me; but in a moment the rough fel- - low, who was her conductor laid his whip over , her shoulders , u ith so terrible an admonition besides, that dosing both her lips and her veil, she travelled On With doubtless heavY rco l cast a sort of contamination O her; and therefore have the e ffect of Don Quixote's interruption of the bov'e reetigat i T l , from his ma.ster--only redouble the stripes." - . CIIICIIESTIZIM CA.TIIEDRAL.--te the south trim. sept of this . Cathedral are the .portraits of all leetions. Tointeafere on behalf Of a woman sn situated, would the Kings of England, from w ILLIAA VIE NOR. ?KAN to King-(r KO Roe the First. Many of these are well executed, and it h as b eer , sug gested, that . a-continuation or die Royni Portraits to the pre. sent time, is desirable, not only f r om His PRESENT MAJUSTY having been so m an y y ears a distin.. guished Resident in. this 'Diocese, but from the loyal and patriotic feeling w hi c h h a s always been manifested in West Sussed, . , . . . . LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY—(TnIs DAY.) DR. ABERNETHY AND TIIE LANCET. The Court was this day again crowded to excess by Gentlemen anxious to hear the issue of this cause. Mr. Abernethy's Solicitor was about to present a mass of papers to his Lordship, when Mr. liottriE enquirvd if they were supported by affidavit, and being answered in the negative, ob. jected to their being received as evidence. The objection was allowed, and the case ordered to stand over until Wednesday, the Solicitor under. taking to file the affidavits by that day. COURT OF KING'S BENCH—(Tms DAY.) LIBEL.-- - THE INDIAN ODSEHVEIL SMITH V. WHITE. Mr. GuattaY stated the case. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a Captain in the East India Company's Service, and Commander of the William Fairly Indiaman, to recover a compensation in damages against the defendant, William White, Proprietor of the Indian Observer, for a libel published in that Journal on the 22d February last, which imputed to him, Captain Smith, symptoms of insanity, and those symptoms be had shewn on former occasions : the conse quence was, that several persons refused to sail in Captain Smith's vessel on a voyage to India, and the ship sailed without its complement of passengers. The Proprietor of the Paper being proved, ELIFORD addressed the Jury on behalf of the defendant. Ile observed, that his client had no malignant motive against the plaintiff, and, from the obscurity of the Journal itself, he could not have sustained any injury. The LORD CHIEF JusTicx summed up, and the Jury found, for the plaintiff'.--Damages 2501. [PROCEEDINGS. OF SATURDAY.] COURT OF CHANCERY, DEC. , 18. ABERNETHY I. KNIGHT AND LACEY. The Sovicrroa-GENr.RAT. having prepared his motion for an injunction against the publication of Mr. Abernethy's Lec tures in this work, by a few observations on the nature of the case, proceeded to read extracts from the affidavits, as explana tory of the facts. Mr. Abernethy's affidavit was most perfect. Nothing cntild be added to his denial of having given permis sion to publish. Mr. Roar. followed on the same side. Every man possessed a property in his own language and ideas, when he could prove certain indlcea to fix their identity. This was the doctrine laid down in the case of Taylor and Miller, by Mr. Justice Yates. The very advertisement of the Lancet would prove that th^ published matter wa.4 the property of Mr. Abernethy. In the ease of Macklin's farce of Love the,proprictors of a Magazine sent persons to the theatre to take it'down as spoken by the actors, and subsequently published it in the magazine ; an injunction was applied for against the publication, and was granted. 31r. HouwE and Mr. SHADIVET.L replied: There was not a particle of evidence to show, that this' eminent Lecturer had even apart of his lecture in existence upon paper ; and there fore he had no right to call Upon the interference of a Court of Equity. Nothing was done by the publication of the Lancet to decrease the finne ; of Mr. Abernethy ; but many useful pur poses might be accomplished by the minute manner in which it bud hitherto been published. No case could be cited to show that an orally delivered lecture could not be published by any person, therefore . they could see no ground upon which lus Lordship ought to interfere. His Lotinsitte said the law with respect to letters was clear. The person writing a letter, retained a property in it, and the receiver could not publish it unless with the permis sion of the writer, but he wished to know how the defendants were-said to haVe poisessed the copy before publication, and What the bill was. Mr. SoLiCITOR-GENERAL - said the bill was not clear upon that charge; and the prayer was for an account and an in junction. Mr. Ilonwri observed, it was sworn that on several nights they had extinguished the lights for the purpose of preventing persons taking notes. His Lo omit e gave Mr. Abernethy till Monday to produce the paper front which he lectured, and to the Editor of the Lanael to say, if he pleased, how he procured the reports of the Lectures. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DEc. 10. SHERMAN V. ELSTON. This was an action of ,trespass 6; disturbing the Oaintiff's possession of some property, situated between the Old Bailey and Warwick-lane. Part of the evidence Of the plaintiff's possession was, that fie had sown seeds upon the property in tittestion. Ono of the witnesses for the defence was called to prove, that the plaintiff had refused to pay tithes for this pro perty, alleging, that it was useless to him. The Cum J tITICE-Oh, I suppose the tithes of these seeds !. Mr. Sergeant TAnDv—No, my Lord ; there are better tithes in London than tithes of seeds. .... • - A Juryman—l.:wish we had no tithes at all. The Jury ultimately gave a verdict for the plaintiff with nominal damages; the defendant undertaking to restore the premises to their former condition. THE.MA !MET& CORN EXCHANGE, Drc. 20. Last week there was an immense quantity of all kinds of Grain at market, and an excessive arrival of Flour. This morning the fresh supplies of Wheat, Barley, Beans, and Peas, frOM Essex, Kent, and Suffolk, arc moderate ; and there are a few more vessels fresh in from the North and Ireland w i t h Wheat and Oats. The proportion of superfine Wheat is small, and such descriptions are not much lower than last Mon. day, but all other qualities are declined 2s. to 4s. per quarter from the terms of this day se'nnight. Barley is very dull in sale, and Is. to 2s. per quarter cheaper than Monday se'imight. Old Beans are wanted, anti nearly support last week's quota. dons. New Beans are rather cheaper. Boiling Pease have declined 4a. to SS. per quarter. Grey Pease are is. per quarter lower. Oats are now plentiful, and this article is reduced in value ls. to 2s. per quarter from the terms of last Monday Flour is unaltered. ARRIVALS or LAST WEEK— Ie7, 20,237; Malt, 0636; Oats Peas, 4,418; lrish Wheat, 126 quarters; English Flour, Wheat, Red (old) 4Bs 64a White (old) 6os 72s Red (1824) 42s 50s Fine 543 58s Superfine ...,62s 6411 -- White (11124).,.48s 504 ' Fine .......... 54t Superfine 70s Rye ............... :Ins 40s il l : o r ..... ..... ........... ................ ........................... 4 . 6 064 1 4 840 S amos 74 3 64 2267 1 the I . Pease , .... 4os 42s .51aple 42s 43s ~.. 46s 52 s ...--Boilers 848 60s —English Wheat, 13.30; Bar.. 13,127 ; Rye. (); Baps, 1,997 ; 5 ; Oats, 8160; Foreign Oats, 17,842 sacks;'' Beans, Small (new) 4ls 43s (old) .: 48s 62s -- Tick (new) 39s 379 ------ (old) 4os 44s - Harrow (new). 4Ol 444 44s 40s Brank 348 40* Oats, Feed . ...... . 2os 22s 23* 25s Poland 22a 24s -----Fhte 26s 27s Potatoe___ 25s 28s ----Fine; "7s 30u Scotch ' Bls 32s Flour (per suck) 80s 651 Seconds Ms Abs North Country 50s Bran tis Sis GEWEIIAL AVERAGE PRICE or GRAIN, PROM THE RE TURNS RECEIVED IN THE WEEK ENDING DEC. 11. Wheat, 675. 4d. ; Barley, 43k. tid. ; Oats, 245. Id.; Rye, S9s. Id.; Beans, 435. Od. ; Peas, 40s. 10d. The Average Price of limwn or Muscovado Sugar, comported December 15, 1024, is 30s. Gd. per cwt. SMITHFIELD MARKET, Bre. 20. The following is an accurate Report of the 'flinribesti and prices at Smithfield . Market this morning:— - ' . CATTLE AT MARKET Beasts 2,300 'Sheep 12,780 Calves l5O I Pigs • NO To sink the Oftid, per stone of tilt,. 0 1 Beef ..... t ...,.. 4s •Odto 4a 8d Veal ..... .... A s 4d to Os 4d Nation • .4a 2d to 4a 10d Pork 4s .adto ea Od . Lamb 031 to Os Od. .. HAY AND STRAW, PER LOAD. Hay £3 Os to .£5 Os I Clover £4 Os to XS Os • Straw . i ..... a*,l lOs to 4:2 Os. THE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY Extracts from the Morning Papers, Dec. 9.Q. [Tile PUBLIC LEDGI:II.I We understand that an order arrived atWoolwich on Saturday night, for a division of Artillery, and part of the Rocket Brigade to prepare instantly to march for Ireland. They are, in consequence, to reach Highgate by nine o'clock this mornivg ; to halt there four hours, then to proceed to St. Alban's ; there to halt four hours also; and then to proceed by forced marches to Liverpool. The cause of this sudden and extraordinary order did not transpire. W e hail supposed, we believe in common with many others, that hostilities had ceased for this year between the Greeks and the Turks on the return of the Captain Pacha to the Dardanelles. We now find that we are called upon to renounce this opinion, notwithstanding its plausibility ; and the demand comes on us too from a quarter, which can claim the merit of uniform attachment to the Greek cause, though its intelligence an the subject is not proverbially accurate. —ln the Allgenteine Zeitung, which reach ed us lust night to the 11th inst., letters from Constantinople are cited, to skew that the war was going to assume an activity and vigour, which it had not displayed since the two fleets had joined. To do away with the apparent in consistency of this account, it is said that Ibrahim Pacha, who is represented to have been always at variance with the Turkish Admiral, finding him self relieved from the interference of the latter, was determined to act in such a manner, as would justify the charge of incapacity, which he had preferred against his late colleague in the com mand, and to which he ascribes all their reverses. With this view, he has returned, it is said, to the plan originally assigned to him, of invading the Morea ; and, having united the remnant of the Turkish squadron to his own, had sailed from HoPdroun to carry it into execution. Though a si milar statement appears in the Paris Papers of Fri day, which arrived last night, and though both are given on the authority of letters from Con stantinople of the 11th ult. yet it seems to us so incongruous, that we cannot possibly give it credit. Whatever may be the enterprising and energetic turn of Ibrahim Paella's mind, whets left to itself, or whatever may be his desire to distinguish himself, now that he has the sole command, still they would cool, we should think, at the idea of the hazards and difficulties of a winter campaign in the Morea. The cold is sometimes intense at this season of the year, in that province ; and the roads, which are in different even at the best time, are wholly he passable to an army with artillery at the pre sent season. Moreover, the rigour of the wea ther would in a few weeks destroy troops, who like the Egyptians, know only frost and snow by name. If they were to shut them selves up in the few fortresses that still remain in the possession of the Turks, their numbers would soon exhaust the scanty supplies which the. latter still have, and thus accelerate the period of their surrender. The account, with whatever confi dence it may be given, we have therefore no hesitation in rejecting ; particularly as letters of the same date, that have been received in this country from Constantinople, are either wholly silent on the subject, or treat it as a rurnoar worthy of credit,—(Thid.) [Til E TIMES.] The Allgemeine Zeitung of the 11th inst.pub. lishes a report from Constantinople, that Ibrahim Paella, commander of the Egyptian squadron which had been so severely mauled by the Greeks, has shown himself in a • -condition to pail from Bondrouti, with the design of making an attempt on the Morea. The channel through which this rumour has reached the► above-named newspaper is not less open to suspicion than is the statement itself. As ilubadil and .Pistolohe more heartily they were thrashed, indemnified themselves by blustering with the more, clamorous. fierceness, so the respective Bashaws of Madrid .and _Con stontinople seem to take„ revenge for the humi liations inflicted on ~one of them.. in South America, on the other in Greece, by the Inonstrous tales and bonstiugs which they spread about. the state of their affairs iu these two scenes of their discomfitures. If iibra 'him Pattie, wills his strength unbroken, and with the Turkish-fleet- to support him, was. compelled to fly as often as-he came in sight of the common enemy,: it is not likely that he should venture on offensive operations, after having lost above a moiety of his own force, and after the total ..de leat;and annihilation of. his ally :.nor, if by.any accident the Egyptian Admiral should have gained spirit enough for such .an . enterprise, would the Morea appear to him the most in. viting spot, The Morea is, in fact, the citadel y tßepublic.. overwhelm a The whionlo%popio).uwilel population 7wfot,ld G be re r e e k ad invader than Ibrahim Pacha : nor is it probahle that he would risk the fleet, which has so often saved itself by flight only, from destruction, for an object of such secondary importance as the provisioning a ,fort, with a slender garrison, which has no command over the country beyond the range of its own cannon.. We offer these obser. vatlons, however, as mere conjectures upon nnau. thenticated and hesitating reports. There are, unhappilyi for statements from Greece which come in any shape entitling them to immediate cre►dit. The fact of the evacuation of Moldavia and Walachia we have already stated. [BRITISH PRESS.] We received the Paris Papers of Friday last night. The only article of domestic intelligence they contain is respecting an accident which hap, pened en Thursday to the King's carriage, as it u as conveying his Majesty and the Dauphin on a shooting excursion to Vincennes. It appealF) that passing along the Quai de la Megioerie, the fore axletree broke. A cry of alarm was instantly raised by the spectators and petty dealers on the Quay, and the royal carriage was speedily sm« rounded by a multitude, who anxiously press..d forward to ascertain the extent of the acti, t )1(! it )ev ° 1 '1" :t iv" Ab et 4 ib e the 'OrCe