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'IIIE LONDON JOUKNALS. DAILY Extracts from the Morning Poperg, fitly '2.0 . [THE TIMES., The-Commissioners appointed to inquire into the departments of the Customs and Excise have pablished another Report, being the 16th, and in Lt have confined themselves to the subject of defec ii*ve regulations in the latter and most complex of the two establishments. One circumstance of a perplex in; nature has always appeared to us to stand in the way of a really efficient system of Excise laws, arising out of the assumption on which the entire code has been founded—that all mankind are knaves. The manifold refine ments in the art of detection—the suspecting, prying, watching, measuring, gunging, number ing, locking up, permitting, the property of all traders, and every rank and character, must be kept in force by equal ingenuity, directed against the officers and instruments of the system itself, or the whole scheme goes to pieces. It would be a grievous inconsistency to imagine that no merchant or private gentleman can be trusted to the amount of sixpence where the Excise duty is concerned, yet that every Excise Officer must he worthy of confidence when thousands of pounds are within his grasp. We find, accordingly, that at least half the torturings and sackings of the brain which the Excise laws have cost our legislators, have sprung from the wondrous difficulty of de vising sufficient safeguards against the corruption of the Exciseman, paid as he is for preventing the bad effects of other men's dishonesty. Checks and counterchecks upon their own officers have been multiplied ad iryinitant by the Govern ment—bribery by the Crown in the shape of reward for active services has been resorted to, anti often, it is feared, without success, as an antidote to the bribes of the smuggler, ad ministered to the Exciseman as rewards for shortness of sight, inertness of motion, or any other natural infirmities ; but still " col 'Lilian" in its vast variety of disguises is the grand impediment to a thorough reforma tion of the system. New modes of deception are hourly framed to baffle the growing expe rience of the law-makers, and the hundred eyes of " the Commissioners," even multiplied by an hundred, would serve, perhaps, but to confuse their vision. The-report now before us contains a lung enumeration of the unsuccessful expedients to which the Government had from time to time had recourse, for enabling the officer to counter act the arts of the smuggler, or for securing the public against their joint malpractices. We can not here do more than advise our commercial readers to turn to the document itself for infor mation upon the improvements recommended by the Board of Inquiry, who present the heads of the complicated subject to the Treasury in some thing like the following order, and whose sug gestions appear to us to be marked in general by discrimination and good sense :—" The mode "of making seizures, and rewards for them 44 —capture and detention of smuggling ma " riners—of smuggling vessels—necessity of 44 prompt payment to the seizing officers—regula " tions for appraisement of goods seized—Lon " don and the oat-ports----the military engaged " in giving assistance to• Excise-officers—the " custody, transmission, and final disposition of " seized goods—salvage —expediency of an half " yearly report from the Board of Excise to the " Treasury—of a consolidation of the Excise " laws—of a new code of instructions to the " officers—of an improved audit of the accounts 46 of Customs and Excise." The Commissioners are—Right lion. C. Long, Lord G. C. 11. Somer set, and W. H. Lushington. [MORNING POST.] The letters from Rio Janeiro, received yester -Bay 'to the c2Oth May, convey some intelligence of considerable importance. ft appears that the Emperor Pedro was fitting out an expedition, consisting of several ships of war, which was to lie placed under the command of Lord Cochrane, and in addition to this several vessels had been taken up as transports for the conveyance of troops. Various rumours were afloat as to the destination of this squadron, it being thought by many that it was intended for Angola, and that part of the coast of Africa, with a view of taking possession of the Portuguese settlements in• that quarter. Others conjectured that its object was to capture the Spanish ships which have gone round Cape Horn, but the general opinion was in favour of the former rumour. {MORNING cuttoNtcr.E.] Letters wore received yesterday from Rio de Janeiro, dated on the ifith of May, of which the contents are .important. In that part of the Brazilian Empire the utmost tranquillity pre vailed, and confidence was gradually restoring itself betwixt the Emperor and his subjects. In the Northern Provinces, however, the -aeneral feeling was very hostile to, monarchical Govern rnent, and it was consequently not thought pro bable that a general unity of sentiment could be effected amongst the population of that vast Em pire. It is most likely that in a short period the Brazils will be divided into two distinct States, for the extent of coast is too great for the equal distribution of justice fr om one source. Lord Cochrane was fitting out an expedition, consisting of four ships of war, but his object was kept pro foundly secret ; be had engaged the services of the most able-bodied seamen, and he had made large purchases of all descriptions of military stored particularly of cured provisions, so neces sary to a ton% voyage. It was conjecture d to be inteotion 'to proceed against the Porto whew. Settlemont of Aniolal o n the coast of Africa, but rtbi3 supposition is extremely improbable, for it is t likely that the fneto4 , Emperor would di to the .p o i togttes , it an expe di t i on a g ainst 1, 11 MOUES at a tithe when be was actually negotiating with the Mother Country for a recognit:mt of the sovereign Inde nendeure of hE is own mpire. The More pro bable fd ° ifick the objec t supposition is, that the . Pac distinguished Naval O ffi cer. To xtt ogurslt the Spanish Naval orce in those seas is necessary to the independence of Chili and Peru, and to cow. summate this event is an object worthy of the enterprising spirit of the most injured and most able officer who ever graced the British Navy. The French line-of-battle-ship the Jean Bart arrived at Rio on the Ist of May. The Marie Therese and Fame brigs of war sailed on the same day for Valparaiso. On the 19th of May the French frigate the Magicienne sailed from off Pernambuco for Rio. The French continue to maintain a naval force on the coast of South America, certainly much larger than the protec tion of their very paltry commerce requires. [New Times.] The triumphs of peace have far more real value than those of war, and of these triumphs none combine to a greater extent the utility which satisfies the judgment with the display of beauty which pleases the eye of taste than im provements in the public buildings of a great and opulent nation. Attention will therefore be naturally turned to the proceedings of a Meeting which took place on Saturday, End at which his Royal highness the Duke of York presided.— It was there proposed to attempt an enter prise, which, compared with most modern works, cannot but be regarded as gigantic.— The proposal is nothing less than that a spacious Quay shall be formed from the New London Bridge to that of Westminster, the whole of the Quay to be supported upon arches. The details of this plan will be found fully described by Co lonel Trench in another part of our Paper. There can be but one opinion of its grandeur and mag nificence. The great question is with regard to its practicability. This will be the object of careful investigation with the Committee ap pointed on Saturday ; and as that Committee consists of some of the first men in the kingdom, both in rank and in ability, the result of their deliberations may be expected to be decisive. [BRITISH PRESS.) The late case of Bodkin v. Carden and Others, should be a lesson to us on the subject of Juries. If a Jury retire to consider of their verdict, the law is that they are to be kept without meat, drink, fire, or candle, unless by permission of the Judge, till they are unanimously agreed ; and if they eat or drink at all, without consent of the Court, and before verdict, it is fineable. It is surely time that we purged our system of a law so repugnant to common sense, and so at variance with every principle of utility. One is really surprised to find Blackstone gravely alleging as a reason for all this, that it is " in order to avoid intemperance and causeless delay." (Comm. 111. p. 375.) ; as if it were necessary for the prevention of intemperance, that they should be kept without meat and drink. As to causeless delay, it is a solicism in language; the delay must arise from the difficulty which one or more .indi viduals find in agreeing in opinion with the rest ; the delay must have a cause, and Oils is it ; and it can manifestly be removed only by mutual reasoning, and a deliberate weighing of each others opinions ; the result of which will be, if things take their natural course, that those of su perior intelligence will prevail, and those of minor capacity will at lust cottenr. Brit the at tempt 'to starve a man out of a pre-conceived opinion, or to suppose that ho will see through a difficulty clearer, without fire and candle; what excuse is there in this enlightened age for such ab surdity ? Motives of a particular tendency are often so mixed up with thoseof an opposite tendency,that it will sometime:, happen that twelve men who in criminal cases, are called upon to decide on the guilt or innocence of the agent, will not all readily bring their minds to the same• conclusion ; but, under such circumstances, to withhold from them not only all their accustomed comforts, but to refuse them the very means of existence till they are all of one mind, is. to reduce the clues» tion of unanimity to a contest of physical strength, and to subject the conscience to the controul of moral necessity. What' chance has the o b s ti n acy of a juryman of seventy-eight iu tiny struggle with the stubbornness of a fel low-juryman of five-and-thirty ? The likeli hood is, that his firmest resolutions will surren der, one by one, as his hunger gains' strength; and that the force of his better judgment will at l a st give way to the weakness of his constitution. What advantage, moreover, we will ask, is ob tained by this irrational system of proceeding ? Can the most ingenious sophistry chew any one good end that can possibly he answered by it ? We ought at this time of day to be better ac quainted with the constitution of the human mind, than to Continue to operate upon it by the same preposterous influences that suggested them selves to our rude ancestors, in the rudest ages of their history ; and we trust that the spirit of improvement which is now abroad will bring this disgraceful feature of our judicial system within the scope of its reformation. [htOgNING IMILAT.D.] We do not think that the Mendicity Society (or their Secretary) will have gained much ground with the public by their late prosecution. An injury which a Special Jury, after an unheard-of period of deliberation, value at only thirty shil bugs, is one which was hardly worth resenting. —Where the Press is made the instrument of unnecessarily wounding the feelings of Indivi duals, or of gratifying private resentment, the par ties injured were well justified in appealing to the law for that redress,which Juries, in such cases, we trust, will always give them ; but when the slip of a pen, too high a colouring, or too warm a feeling, occur in fair legitimate discussion, we think nothing is gained to the individual, while much is lost to public liberty by a prosecution. We do not mean to insinuate that mankind are generally more tenacious of that of which they possess the least ; yet it certainly appears that insignificant people are always blustering about their reputation, while those whose character (like that of the persons composing the Society in question) is undoubted, generally bear with in difference the groundless attacks which are made upon them. It is the Same, we be. sieve, with the softer sex. We know, and so do the public, how much humbug is afloat under the garb of charity ; and we conceive, that while the Press is compelled, oa the one hand, to blazon forth the pious deeds of the contributors to charitable institutions, and to publish with pompous circumstantiality the names of the very movers and seconders of every propo sition in that cause, in which we are taught that our right hand should not know what the other doeth, theretan surely be no duty more imperative upon the Press than to watch its own consequences, and not to suffer its pages to mislead the best feel ings of mankind. We would illustrate our meaning thus :—There is now, and has been for some years, a Commission composed of most honourable per. sons, who are employed in ascertaining, throughout the kingdom, the nature and application of funds belonging to charitable Institutions. These Com missioners have published several Reports, in which they detail a series of the grossest frauds and abuses which they have discovered. But had the Press given publicity beforehand to one-tenth part of these enormities, we should have seen the trustees and others whe have been fattening on their own plunder, appealing to the law for redress, and perhaps employing the very funds of which they have robbed the charities in ruining those whose exposure would have pre vented it. It is better, therefore, we think, that trifling errors should be passed over, than that the Press should be silenced ou this most im portant subject. FILIAL PIETY. In China, let a son become ever so rich, and a father ever so po6r, there is no submission, no point of obe dience, that the latter cannot command, or that the former can refuse. The father is not only absolute master of his son's estate, but also or his children, who, whenever they displease him, he may sell to strangers. When a father accuses his son before a mandarin, there needs no proof of his guilt, for they cannot believe that any father can be so unnatural as to bring a false accusation against his own son. But should a son be so insolent as to mock his father, or arrive at such a pitch of wickedness as to strike him, all the province where the shame ful act of violence is committed is alarmed ; it even becomes the concern of the whOle empire ; the Emperor himself judges the criminal. All the mandarins near the place are turned out of their posts, especially those in the town where he lived, for hav ing been so negligent in their instructions ; and all the neigh bours are reprimanded for neglecting, by former punishments, to put a stop to the wickedness of the criminal , before it arrived at such flagitiousness. With respect to the unhappy wretch himself, they cut him to a thousand pieces, burn his bones, raze the house in which he lived, as well as those houses that stand near it, and sow the ground with salt, as supposing that there must be some hopeless depravity of manners in a community to which such a monster belonged. • The filial duty is the same with the prince and peasant in China; and the Emperor, every New Year's Day, pays a par ticular homage to his mother in the palace, at which ceremony all the great officers of State assist, The Persians, according to Herotiotus, held the crime of do mestic rebellion in nearly as much detestation as the Chinese, but they treated it after a more refined manner. They looked on the striking or slaying of a father as an impossible offence; and when an accident of the kind happened, adjudged that the offender could not be the son of the party injured or slain, but must have been superstitiously imposed on him as such. Cicero observes, that Solon, the wise legislator of Athens, had provided no law against parricide : and that being asked why he had not, he answered, " That to make laws against and ordain punishments for a crime that had been never known or heard of, was the way to introduce it rather than prevent it." In Rome, no less than six hundred years from the building of the city had elapsed, before so much as a name for the crime of parricide was known amongst them. The puishment or dained for the first who stained his hands with the blood of the author of his being, was, that he should be scourged till he was flayed, then sown up in a sack, together with a dog, a cock, a viper, and an ape, and so thrown headlong to the bottom of the soa. Eparninondas, the Theban General, being asked what was the most pleasant thing that had happened to him in the course of his whole life, replied, " that he remembered nothing more pleasant than that he hail achieved the Leuetssian victory, while his father and 'mother were yet alive to be pleased with the glory of their son." Poinponius Atticus, in makingthe funeral oration over the remains of his mother, protested, " that though he had lived with her sixty-seven years, he had never been reconciled to her." The audience seemed struck with surprise at such a declaration from one who was famed for his attachment to his mother. " No," continued Atticus, " for in all that time there never happened the least jar betwixt us, that needed re conciliation." _ _ The gallant Sertorious, though fond of a military life, and though in a situation as General in Spain which promised him a noble harvest of laurels, solicited permission from the Senate to return home, that he might once more enjoy the so- Ciety , of his mother. Before he could receive an answer to this application, news was brought to him that his mother was no more. Sertotius was so afflicted with the tidings, that he shut himself up in his tent for seven days, during all which time he lay on the ground, lamenting; and would not suffer even his moat familiar friends to break in upon his sorrow. The first gilded statue that ever was erected, either in Rome Or atiy part of Italy, was one by a son to the honour of a father ; which his father had achieved over Antiochus, at the Straits of Knight, in memory of the triumph by M. Acilius Glabrio, a 'Thermopylae. It was erected in the Teinple of Piety. When our Edward the First was in the Holy Land, he re ceived, successively, the news of the death of his only eon, and of his father, Ilenry the Third, Ile took the first loss, resignedly ; but on the second, he was quite com forties& and dejected. When Charles, King of Sicily, expressed his aurprize at this difference, Edward replied, " God may , setulme more sons: but the death of a father is irrecoverable." A CASE or HionoraontA occurred last week at the Skibbereen Dispensary, in a fine boy, aged 15 years. He was bluest stverely in the cheek, five weeks preceeding the attack, by A young dog. At the time he was bitten, his balieledeimngloyed without success.— friends were not conscious of the animal being mad, and the necessary precaution of excision in the wounded part was neglected. He lasted under the attack three days ; the horror of li quids and cow/ 1 1 40 ns was frightful. The transi tion bath, injection of the veins with cold water, blisters, 'and mercurial togetherfrictions, were This case should excite great circumspection in the treatment of wounds from cats or dogs, and wh e never there is any suspicion of madness, ex cision of the wounded part should 1w instantly effected, as the only Certaiii' preveotive of 1 1116 frightful malady, .' . . BIRTHS. the F o f At Clapham-rise, lady of Charles ax ebrother, Esq., a sou. On Sunday last, at' Dulwich, the lady of Edward Lodge Ogle, Esq., of a daughter. . . 6n Saturday last, at G ravesen d, MARRIED- Mr. James Gye, of Wel brook, London, to France s , y ou ngest daughter of J. Dennett, Esq. of the former, place. On Wednesday, the 14th inst., at Croydon, Surrey, Frederick -, John Bassett, Esq., surgeon, Coleman-Street , to Isabello , eldest daughter of the late Jam es Di c k son ,. Esq., of Croydou, and niece to the late Mungo Parke, Esq. On the 19th inst., at Ashtead, in Surrey, Robert Campbell Searlett, Esq., eldest ton of James Searlett, Esq.. M.P. to Sarah, youngest daughte r o f t h e l ate G e orge Smith, Esq., Chief Justice of the Mauritius: DIED. On the lath inst., ofapo lexy, at the house of Mr. Clause, survon, Shoreham, Mr.,l l ltornas Bourn, jun., aged 27.. . ('u SundaY evening, Henrietta, the wife of James Wad. more, Esq., of No. 40, Chapel -street, Paddington. On Sunday morning last, at his house in Brampton-crescent, John Philips Dew, Esq., in the 83d year of his age. - • On the 7th inst., at Newcestle.upon-Tyne, Mr. Thomas Walton, formerly partner' in the respectable . firm of llankins and Walton, io that town. At Dourlans, Picardy, on the 7th instant, aged .59, the Baron Jube, Marechs.l-de-Carnp, a distinguished political writer, and an ercellent member of society. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, JULY 19. JOHN BULL—SHACKELL V. MACAULAY. The LORD CHANCELLOR, after hearing further argu ments in this case, declared his intention to grant the com mission prayed for by Shackle for the examination of witnesses abroad, and an injunction on Mr. Macauley to answer such questions relative to the alleged transactions as might not in volve criminality or moral turpitude.—Demurrers dismissed. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Jy LY 19. LIABILITY OF A HUSBAND. • MONTAGUE V. ESPINNASSE. This action was brought by the plaintiff, a working gold smith, against the defendants, a Special Pleader, to recover 491. for jewellery supplied to Mrs. Espinnasse between Octo ber and the 13th of December, 1822. The question was whether the articles were furnished by the authority of the defendant, as in law the husband is not liable for ornaments above the condition of his wife, which may be supplied without his authority. It appeared from the evidence, that Mrs. Espinnasse was related tp a family of rank (Lord Petre's), and that the de fendant kept not only a town house, but a villa at Twicken ham. His practice was described to be considerable, and it was contended that the articles were suitable to the condition of 31rs. Espinnasse, who occasionally visited the most fashion able circles. i%Ir..SCARLETT, upon the law of the case, held that the defendant was not liable. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE left the Jury to decide whether they would presume the articles were supplied by the authority of the husband. If they could draw that inference, they ought to find for the 10410'. On the contrary, if these articles, which were ornaments, had been supplied without the authority of the defendant, the plaintiff, in law, could not recover. The Jury retired from the box, and on their return found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 49/. as. We learn that Mr. GURNEY has obtained leave from the LORD CHI JUSTICE to move to enter a nonsuit. BREACH OP PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. NICHOLSON v. NASSAU. This was t an actitTnl9;oiiiiTtlly:MiiiiKeliolson against Wil liam Nassau, for breach of promise of marriage. • Mr. SCARLETT stated the case. The situation of Miss Ni cholson had been extremely respectable, but her family hav ing been reduced, she went to live as bar-maid at the Castle, Salt-hill. She was without fortune, and placed under the re spectable protection of Mrs. Cecil, who keeps the Castle Inn. Mr. Nassau came to the Inn in 1822, and remained there seve ral months as a valetudinarian. His manners were gentleman. ly. Ile kept a carriage and one servant. He dined with the family, and finally expressed himself the admirer of Miss Ni. cholson, whom he described to be the only person on earth calculated to make him happy. Ile prevailed on her to leave the Castle Inn and proceed to the house of her sister in Lon don to wait for the wedding day—she was 24, and the defend. ant 32. After a number of letters had passed, in which he declared his affection in the strongest terms, ho fixed the wed ding day. The whole, however, was broken olFhy her refusal to receive a friend sent by defendant to propose terms with her, and postpone the ceremony until he was.in better health. For this breach of promise the plaintiff sought a compensation. She hall acted virtuously, and deserved the protection of a Jury. The Learned Counsel said lie knew no greater loss in society than the plaintiff had sustained. Elizabeth Cecil said she resided - at Salt-hill ; her husband kept the Castle. Miss Mary Nicholson was under her protec tion, as her maid, three years. Sbe knew Mr. Nassau. Miss Nicholson was about twenty -five ; Mr. Nassau was thirty-two. She had resided eighteen months with the witness when Mr. Nassau same. He resided with them four or five months, and kept a carriage and one servant. Ile appeared to court the so. ciety of the family ; he always dined with them. Vie witness observed that lie paid attention to Miss Nicholson. The con duct of Miss Nicholson was perfectly correct ; she had a su perior education ; 'Mr. Nassau spoke highly of her conduct and mind. The witness considered Miss Nicholson equal to herself. Mr. Nassau spoke about marriage; he spoke of clotheaand preparations for marriage. She was a party con sulted: and it was generally known by the respectable part •of the neighbourhood that Miss Nicholson was ,to be married; she went to town for that purpose. The marriage was broken off, and the effect on her mind protluced bad health. Cross-examined -by the ATTORNEY.GENERAL. -- Mr. Nassau resided in the house of the witness a long time ; he was attended by medical men; he,was a person of eccentric charac ter ; his mother and friends lived in London ; she could not say he had left his mother's house ;_ she never heard him say he thought he was a tea-pot; she did not know when he first made a declaration of love to the bar-maid ; the plaintiff must have known all his habits ; the declaration, she believed, was Made in November, and terminated in December. The mo. ment the intercourse broke off this action was brought. She had said on one occasion there was not - much of Cupid in the affair. Ills habits were to have four horses to go up to town. — She had seen his dinnersent out untouched. Re-examined by Mr. ScARLETT.—She said she considered him eccentric and reserved, but never believed him deprived of his senses. The medical men who attended him were all living. The letters from the defendant , were then put in and read.— The first stated that he had discovered the plaintiff to be the only woman qualified to make him happy as a wife. He was unworthy of her, but begged she would bestow upon him her hand and heart. He had no pretensions to honour or titles— his estates was 7001. per aunum, which he considered sufficient to provide for their support. Ile describedhimself to be in bad health, and said he was assured if any faithful wife would en deavour to make him happy, it would finally contribute to his restoration to health. He said he was a Boman Catholic, and liked his own religion. It came from the Creator. If a Catholic married a person of different religion, he educated his children in his own faith. If she consented to receive his hand, she was not to see her friends in the presence of his. lie was so com pletely acquainted with the haughty spirit of his relatives, that lie was convinced some time must elapse before they would treat her with becoming respect. lie concluded by assuring his Mary that his attachment was invincible. The second letter stated that he wits so ill, that he must ob tain advice. He should go to London to get an opinion on his case, and she should be informed of the result. His purse, his heart, and all his powers, belonged to her. He thought the souls of husbands and wives should be so unlimited, that they should talk aloud • and suffer no concealment whatever. The third letter called her his dearest love. All he did was in the sole view of pleasing her, and enjoying her sweet conversation. ' Where'er I go, my heart and mind " Dear Mary, turns to thee." The next letter was from 41, Baker -street, Portman-square, dated September, 1023. Their affection and attachment were unchangeably sealed. "He had used het most cruelly ill. He was aware it was out of his power to restore her to peace and comfort. He informed her that his income of 7001. was redticed to 4841. He was ill, but' would she take him with 4841. she should enjoy all at his death. If he could live to please her he should die content. If he did he made her his executrix and heiress." In another letter he says— " Yes, generous gkrl,. I, will live for you alone; what has passed is gone to oblivion, and in future we will live for each other." ale proposed to defer their union till after Easter, and to provide to: her arrangements, he should divide his means with her, and therefore sent her 10/. If they were to marry before April he did not think they would have much iail ng, . ,t d is a t the yedo ut are m2 f o o at r rhr y eo o df u , r Dy oe a ue m e Inu willsbe e r m t, e l a n lv t Be2 w t3o l: l ah s me t to keen house with. He wished her to amuse her se lf, observ the O y la s o e m u n e le a n .: When that let jn a i e e r tt i l ie r alth is not so good as it ought to be ; he wished her to look forward to the. happy day of marriage. They might expect to be happy— , " We live and love so - true." _ _ He begged her not to torture herself about what the world might say about her departure from Salt-hill. The injury would fall on the slanderers. He did not wish they should set up fcir philosophers,- but they would act to insure their own happiness. lie concluded his letter 'at Cicero did one of his, " I order you to be in good health."—On the 27th of December he complained of had health. His powers of body and mind - did - not enable him to see her. Ile wished to ad. dress her upon 'the subject of her union, but was obliged to beg her to see his friend. Mr. James Butler, who would arrange between them. Another letter regretted that she had not consented to see Mr. Butler, for the purpose of cancelling their contract. lie was assured if she had seen Mr. Butler, that she would have seen the necessity of aban doning the union proposed..' Had she seen him, she would have done much good, and have entitled herself to his gratitude. As it was, he believed she had beeen influenced by self intere s t, and in communicating his correspondence, she had proved she had two wings' toiler bow. He left her to her own reflections. The ATTOUNZY-OENERA I. said, ha appeared to protect the interest of the defendant. His family were desirous that what was fair should be done. His client had but little power to watch over his - Interest and concerns. He could not deny that promise had been made and broken, but the Jury would de cide what the plaintiff, having a knowledge of the condition and property of this unfortunate ()deadpan was entitled to receive as damages: Could they believe this female had suffered in point deflection ? If is Learned Friend had represented that there was the sincerest affection between these panics, and that on ac count of the wourid she had received, she came to ask for da mages, but could they doubt that the real object was to recover a compensation. not for injury to her feelings, but pecuniary disappintment ? The unfortunate defendant, living under the most eccentric habits, and attended by medical men, must have been known in his habits and infirmities, and the Jury would say whether the plaintiff was able to form a love con nection. The defendant, in his letters, said he was so feeble , bodily and mentally, that he was bliged to postpone hiS marriage till after Easter. What could she gain by such an union ? and if the Jury thought the heart was out of the ques tion, they would no doubt suppose damages of the smallest character would be sufficient. They were not to suppose that, because the defendant could write coherent to a cer tain extent, that his views were rational. .His incoherent moral lectures, mixed up with love, were sufficient to con vince them the plaintiff was under circumstances which made it proper for her to consult the friends of such a person. What could she say when she found him, in pencil marks written at Salt Hill, making her sole executrix and heir of his property? Could a bar-maid at an inn have been likely to promote the interest of snch a person by marriage, and could the Jury doubt that the dissolution of the contract had been of advantage to the parties themselves. Mrs. Cecil. had properly said there was nothing of Cupid in this transaction. A man worn out and unable, without extraordinary stimulation, to find his way to Charing Cross to see her, could not be considered a person fit to marry. On the subject of the property, the Jury would never give it from this unfortunate Gentleman to. the plaintiff. A man who could not marry without three months preparation was not likely to act upon the supposed • contract. This was a money affair, not an affair of love. At the moment the negociation broke off, Messrs. Lucas and King, attornics in the cause, were introduced by the plaintiff; for the purpose of recovering damages. The Jury would then ask, whether money alone was not the object of the cause ?" If so, they would decide, without doubt, that she was not en- , • titled to damages. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE summed up, and the Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 500/. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JULY 19, SOULBY v. DUNN. In this case the plaintiff, who is a printer, brought an action' • to recover the sum of 401. from the defendant, who is an aucJ tioneer, for work done and goods supplied. The defendant bite tendered one half the sum as a fair remuneration for the work done, and the question now tried was whether the whole charge' was just. '' The bill was for printing the defendant's catalogues. A number of printers were examined on both sides, arid coil./ tradictory evidence were given. The bill was greatly increased by the extra charges for corrections. In one item the charges for corrections were greater than the charge for composing, : A printer who was 'examined on behalf of the defentihni, said that this larger charge for corrections was almost an Wl possibity. During thirty years he never knew of such a thing as the corrections amounting to more than the original corn* position. Mr. Sergeant VAUanAN—The extent of correction depends of course on the extent of the whim, folly, and caprice of an author P—Of course. Sergeant VAUGHAN—Then you mean to swear that from extensive experience you have formed correct average of the extent of the whim and fancy of mankind ?—Yes, I have. Sergeant VAuGHAN—You, perhaps, have got a graduated scale which you can apply on occasions.—l have a scale, but I don't always apply it. Serjeant VAtiomor—Then ybrr are a happy discoverer. The Learned Serjeant dwelt on this testimony, and said that the witness should take out a patent for his scale ; but it was fur the Jury to say what dependance they placed upon it, and whe ther they would weigh the profound Gentleman's presumption against the positive assertion of the fact by the plaintiff's wit ness.—They Jury foUnd a verdict for the defendant. LON DON Ts. PRICE OF BREAD. The pt ice of the 41h. Loaf is stated at 10.0.4 the full-priced bakers. There are others of the trade who sell (iota a half penny to three halfpence below that rate. I NI I'OIt'f.ATIONS OF' GILA IN LAST w English. Irish. Foreign Wheat Barley - Malt - Oats Rye -- Beans Peas Tares Rapeseed ust at it Seeds... Flour Brank . Linseed 110 8,879 ~,--..... 109 sEEDN, July 19. New English R. Clover, per cwt 44s 681 110 s—fine gig Old Ditto 3os 481 681—fine 831, 'New Foreign ditto dts 70s 84s---fine 98$ Old ditto ditto 99s 53s 41s-snc 794 New White ditto 571 74s 771—fine ads Old ditto 313 48s 63s—fiar , 94• New Trefoil.. per cwt tis 19114 s—fine ids - - - - Old ditto 4s 91 15s—fine igs New ltibgrass Old ditto' 2ls 30. 33$—fine 41s English Carraway Seeds 44s 46s 501—fine —s Foreign ditto 36s 421 44s—Sne 46/ Coriander do. 7s 6d 9s ins—fine -- , s St•Foin....per ill 421 44s—fine 46* Rye-Grass 22s 33 4 —hne 37s Pacey ditto sos 53s Linseed fur feeding 4 - 5 49s—fine 51 s Uhl°, fur crushing sBs 423—fine 481 Canary Seed Whitelllnstard Seed.. per bushel . 7s 101—fine Its Brown ditto lOl 14s—fine 16s Turnip Seeds 66 8s 6d—fine L 0 Tares : . . 3s 4s 7 —fine 4$ 6 4 Rape tieed .... per last ____. NIMGATE AND LEADEN HALL MAfthLTS, July 19 By the Carcase. Reef 2s 4d to 3s ad 1 Veal 33 Od to 4$ 01 Mutton 26 6d to 3s Rd Pork 3s Od to 41 4• Lamb, 4s 6d to 5s od. ST. JANIES'S HAY MARKET, July 17. 0. Ha y 41 4s Od to 71 10s Od Clovtr, 41 1550 d to 71 75 Od New Hay 41 Us Od to 51 151 Od Shaw 21 11s Od to 31 65 04 SMITHFIELD. Old Hay .... 61 Os Od to 71 Os Od--Average, 61 105 06 Straw Clover od Od t t o u 7311.? is 00—:—Average, 2 6 1 1 1:: 0 ° . d ,, , W HITECH APEL. , 6d. Hay New ditto... 01 Os od to 0 . 1 Os Od---Average, (i Average, 01 ' :', J Straw Clover 51 Ms Od to 7! 10, Od---Average. 61 5, vd PltloE OF HOPS, per Cwt., July 19. Kent Pockets Sussex Pockets Essex Pockets 666111 Osl s it t 0t : 7 7 17 1 1° 0 7s Os to t ot : 7 8 7 1 11 0 0 7 Farnham, 6ne, 101 Os to 151 Os---Second, 51 Os to 101 Kent Bags, 61 Os to 71 10s to 01 Os Sussex Bags, 51 Its to 61 lOs to 01 Os Essex Bags, 51 15s to 71 Os to 01 Os Old Duty laid at 150.0001. RAW HIDES. ___ Best Heifers & Steers, p er s t. O r di nary .... es 6d to 16 ~A B 4 3s ill to Ss AI: Market Calf .. racb.. 04 ":".' Isliddlings Ys led to 3 s c c ( L am b s.... Os o d to Os V ' SHEEP SKINS. Polled Fells ___ Os o s O o d ri t t o o Os os 0 0 ( 4 ! S L h a r m it i r , i s i tlgs ...... 8d to PRICE OF LEATHER. Butts, 50 to 5611 is each per lb Ditto, VI II 661bs each Dressing Hides Coach Hides Crop Hides, $5 to 401bs for cutting Ditto .... 45 to 501bs Calf Skins to 40Ibs Ditto IO 70Ibs Ditto 7O to sOlbs Small Seals (Greenland) Large ditto • Tanned Horse Hides Spanish' [tom Hides 2 4 25 : 2 21 : 11 1 4 3 : 8° 6 : 3 8 1 dd t t tt ttt i tt tt t go d 4 :9 9 2-11 :1 - : 4268. 5, 7 1 15 ' ititudjiadd., IktlOES .OF TA LLOW, Town Tallow 37s od od Yellow Russia 36s od Od White ditto.. 34s od Od soap ditto.... 33s Od —s od Molting Stuff tas 011—s od Ditto Roug.h.. 17s cid od A y P e , ii & ow c.4,e a r p l . .............. 0 . 1 1: Mottled ................ g gt Curd ................. Graves .............. . Good Dregs .......... - . • PRICE OF CANDLES, FROM TALLuw Cworut.Ex sr. Price of Candles. per dozen, 8< thl— Moulds, lOs (Myer dozen allowed for ready PRICE OF FAT, per Stone of slh.--Jall t!' i m Price of Tallow (as st a t e d b y t h e 'fallow couNTR.Y GVELDFORD Wheat per 1. Li; Os to 171 Ss Old Wheat —1 Os to —s Oats, per qr 11 Ss to 11 14. Old ditto .. 01 Os to 0106 MARKET. [ARKET. July 3. il lle ae a ar s l i si t c p e e r r q q r. ::lll o 4l : Bor s "illtiv9U4ll "I. olo s Rye, per qt:__..#l()i.t...)_..e—, PiinteiltiiidPUbliabeCrfor the PROPMETORA, at the S' g. OFF Ict, 112, Strand, by J. B. CARSTAMS. i