The Sun. — London, England, 1824-05-11 00:00:00

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FOILEIGN MARKET.-South American Secu rities are heavy, and have experienced a general tiecline, as will be seen on referring to the table °f prices of the public funds this day—Greek, I 4 h appy to say, has advanced to 7, find the confidence 'having been at length re established in this interesting security, it is to be hoped that it will rapidly advance t ° its real value. Spanish opened at 201, e-r id have fluctuated 22, oc) . /. ; -, 23, 4 :204, and are now 20. The chief business done has been i n . Spanish Bonds. In our front page we have given extracts h um the Paris Papers received since our last. It is asserted by the Etude that " answers are Ifi ' °r tlY expected to the first overtures made t° t l'H Portuguese Government by the Bratillan Co mmissioners now in London !" We, of course, cannot pretend to penetrate the meaning of this nqsterious annunciation ; but we have our suspicions that it is nothing more than an uu fnunded artifice, calculated to excite doubts 0 f the fidelity and -honour of the Gentlemen are the representatives of the Brazilian Government in this country. It would be strange, Indeed, if those Gentlemen were really in cor respondence with the Cabinet of Lisbon. — It is stated in letters from Madrid that a levy, of 56 3 000 men is about to be made in SPain t and that part of this force is destined to act against South America, if the necessary funds fo r its equipment can be obtained. That these funds may be oblained, if FERDIXAND only con. setits to perform an act of justice towards the liolders of the Constitutional Bonds, cannot be tlqubted ; and the rise which has taken place in thes e securities is probably the consequence of a 44solution havin g been taken by the Cabinet of Madrid to receive them in part of a new loan. This, therefore, is another ground of serious ap- Prehension for the independence of South Ame rica, and ought to operate as an additional warn ing to the public against being too confident in the stability of the new states. The following is an Extract of a Letter from - 1 1 ,`'` Agent to Lloyd's at Jersey, dated Bth "' 4 Y "Th e Friends, BENEST, arrived here on the s th inst. from Rio Janeiro, from whence she sailed on the 4th March, at which .time there 'were lying there the Astrie and Magicienne Vrench frigates, Esperance, Diligente, and Pru dente corvettes, and two others, whose names I Cannot ascertain. Three of .the corvettes were about to proceed to Lima, and two line-of-battle 3111 0 were expected from Toulon. His Ma. j e stVs ships Spartiate and Cambridge were at 4 ract of a Letter from Malta, dated the 6th April, 1824. `fie have been fully occupied here for some ti rc , • • e past with a General Court Martial, held on t " Officers of the Royal Artillery, whose l ' el rious scruples were so great, that they would 110 4 fit.ethe usual salutes with which the inhabi tshts fia've been hitherto indulged on their festi vals ever since the Island has been in possession of the B r iti s h, a nd, f r om time imm emor i a l.— lh ese proceedings, it is expected here, will create , a great sensation in L on d Qn , b ot h among the Military. and the Saints—the latter I have v° 40 11 A have been applied to on the subject." the peace of Europe be indeed preserved, -4 !Pita of the conflicting political principles as °I al projects which have de facto already pro- Il lic ed a war of diplomatic intrigue, the conti t 444c e of so great a blessing may with perfect nth A and accuracy be attributed, not only to the r4l4 ess and promptitude of Mr. CANNING, but 40 inconsiderable degree to the financial ,measures adopted by the British Cabinet for reduction of the public debt. However humi liating may be the fact, it is quite certain that we were held very lightly by the great , dont• illental Courts, previously to the successful ePerati on of reducing the Five per Cents., and the subsequent financial measures which have placed the pecuniary resources of the British Em pire in so flourishing a state as that to which they have now attained. England, loaded with debt, and seemingly oppressed by taxation, was supposed to be utterly incapable of offer ing effective resistance to / any project which the other great Powers might resolve to adopt ; and although, therefore, they might con tinue to treat her with the semblance of courtesy, they had determined on prosecuting their own views, without paying any real regard to the re ruanstra,nces of a country which they believed to be so fettered by its financial embarrassments as to be unable to support its policy, if an occasion should require it, by an appeal to arms. Now, however, that the British Go vernment has, by the repeal of taxes to the amount of upwards of twenty millions per annum, and by the reduction, first of the 5 per cents., then of the 4 per cents., and now of the interest on Exchequer Bills, at once greatly increased the resources of its subjects and materially curtailed the annual charge for the interest on the public obligations,—with a sinking fund of five millions in constant operation,—and the most promising prospect before it of being speedily enabled to make a further immense saving of an nual charge by the reduction even of the 3 per Cants. to a Stock of a lower denomination,—now, we say, that this great Country has, by these measures, presented herself before the world in the imposing character with which her renovated re sourses, and obviously unimpaired strength have invested her, she has not only once again caused her power to be respected and feared by the greatest Powers of the Continent, but she has, by the force of her example, and of her success, com.)Pllect the Continental Governments to devise v 4 similar financial measures for recruiting their own resources, and has thus rendered it the first and most important interest of every State to remain at peace ! France has already followed us in our financial career, by successfully concluding a negociation for the conversion of her public debt. Russia,. Austria, and Prussia, have resolved on and are preparing for similar operations ; and one of the greatest political results, therefore, that has ever affected) the con dition of the civilized world, is clearly attributa ble to the moral influence, in the Cabinets of the Great Powers, of the stupendous mechanism of the financial system of England. On the second reading of the 'West India Com pany Bill being moved last night, Mr. Husxissox entered into a full and satisfactory detail of the objects and principle of this important measure. The Right Honourable Gentleman supported the Bill warmly and most ably. The Company in question (Mr. HUSKISSON said) was not formed with a view to a monopoly of the 'West India trade; its capital was not to be embarked in the market ; they were merely to act as an agency-house in this country, to receive consignments to sell on commission, and advance money on the security of West India estates. It was thought by some (the Right Honourable Gentleman stated) that the distress of the proprietors in the sugar islands would be available to the amelioration of the condition of the slaves. He (Mr. HuoussoN) was quite of a contrary opinion : the fact was, that if the urgent distress of the planters was not relieved, they would be driven to despair, and then little could be hoped from their co-operation to im prove either the moral or the physical condition of the slave population. Mr. MABERLY brought forward, in a speech of considerable length, his motion for the repeal of the As sessed Taxes. It was opposed by the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, principally on the' ground that such a repeal would nearly destroy the Sinking Fund, to which Parliament had given its solemn sanction, and which now supported so strongly public confidence and credit. The motion, the CHAN CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,. was in fact only a repeti tion of that brought forward previous to the recess, by .Mr. HOBHOUSE, for the repeal of the House and Window Tax, only that the present motion went, by a sweeping proposition, to repeal all the Assessed Taxes ; and the arguments ho then opposed to Mr. HOBHOUSE'S motion were equally applicable to that of Mr. Mum nr.Y. The motion was also opposed by Alderman HEYGATE and Mr. N. CALVERT, who stated, from the opposition benches, that, he would prefer giving his sup port to the repeal of any taxes that would tend to raise the general price of labour. Mr. HUME supported the proposed repeal ; but Mr. MABEItLY'S motion was ultimately negatived in a division by a large majority. T GRATIFYING AUTHENTIC INTELLIGENCE th- GARDING SIR CHARLES 3I'CARTHY. ( From the Dublin Star of May 8.) The following note, addressed to the Editor of this Journal, by the Reverend Mr. GAMBLE, will afford much gratification to the friends of Sir CHARLES M c CARTHY, and those of the gentle men who accompanied him on the expedition against the Ashantees. The letter, dated the 21st of February, does not in any way allude to the disastrous engagement alleged to have been fought on the 31st January, although such an event could not possibly have taken place, with. out all the circumstances attending it being known at Sierra Leone a long time previously to the dispatch of the latter. This intelligence cannot fail to prove highly interesting to the pub lic at large, and peculiarly consoling to the friends and relatives of the gentlemen who were stated to have perished in the field. " TO THE EDITOR OF THE DUBLIN STAR. " DEAR SIR—I have had a letter, dated 21st Feb. from Sierra Leone, from Lieut. AUSTIN," of the Navy, in which he says nothing of the battle at Cape Coast Castle. The battle ap pears to have been fought on the 31st January. Mr. AUSTIN was on a mission to the Ashantees, and had returned with peace able accounts, and in his letter. (21tt Feb.) states his expectation of the Governor's speedy return. This may be of use, and of some consolation to persons interested in the fate of this brave man. " 7th May, 1824. " P. R. GAMBLE." The Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE rode out together yesterday to Putney. Yesterday tho Duchess of KENT and the Prin cess FEODORE, visited the Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE. THE THEATRE. DRUItY-L INE.—It has too often occurred that popular Performers, intoxicated by success, are induced to take liberties which they conceive their abilities will warrant. Hence the Public are disappointed, and the Managers are ember rassed. What was really the cause of the pub- lic disappointment last ni g ht canno t a t p re s e nt , be explained. It is certain that Mr. KEAN was announced to perform Richard the Third last night at this Theatre, and it is equally certain th a t h e has been performing, and still remains at Derby.—After a considerable lapse, Mr. BUNN, one of the Stage Managers, and husband of the admired Actress, came forward and informed the audience that Mr. KEAN was prevented by in disposition from arriving in town, and he held a paper in his hand, which he stated to be a medical certificate of the fact. But, unless the certificate hnd been received late by express, it ought to have I, reached town by the General Post in the morn ing, and then there would have been full time to apprize the public at large of the circumstance. ft was not stated that Mr. KEAN had been I suddenly taken ill, after the departure of the post, and, therefore, there must have been negli gence on the part of Mr. KEAN . , or on the part of the Managers. Tho public, however, have a right to have the matter fully explained. It is well known that Managers have in many former instances been exposed to the caprice, obstinacy, or drunken habits of actors, on the one hand, and on the other to the vices or follies of popular ac tresses. Even Gsantoc,at the age of only 63,when his faculties were in admirable condition, was in duced to leave the stage in disgust, having been teased and tormented by the two chief actresses of the time. We are disposed to feel for Ma nagers, because they are at a certain nightly heavy expence, and are exposed to absolute injury if a giddy multitude are enraged by dis appointment. If an actor or actress, on pretence of indisposition, or on the plea of interest, solicits leave for a temporary departure from town, and the Manager does not assent, he may expect that some embargo will be thrown in his way upon a future occasion. The public are then assured that illness is the cause of the disappointment, but it is found that the Performer is distinguish ing himself upon Provincial Boards. The poor Managers have no remedy, but must comply with the requisition of the popular Performer. — What was really the fact, last night, we again say ought to be authentically stated, and some measure should be adopted to keep Performers to their duty, and to prevent any dis turbance of the public peace. We are far from wishing to deprive a public Performer of an opportunity of deriving advantage from an occa sional trip to the country, when he or she can be spared, and of this the Manager is the best judge, though he must doubtless find it expedient to keep his Performers in good humour.—But to return to the events of last night, which, as we were not present, we deduce from the reports of the public Journals—One says that the House was crowded, even beyond the attraction of Mr. KEAN, in the very zenith of his most =Tide/fill popularity ; and another says y that there was but a very scanty audience. Another highly eulogizes Mr. MACREADY, who was at length permitted to perform the part, and another de clares that he is wholly unfit for it. We leave the audience to decide. Mr. MACREADY, it tip ' pears, himself came forward previous to his per formance, and stated, that he was not only un prepared, b ut a b so lut e l y labouring un d er indis position. The plea was received, and the play then proceeded without further interruption. of BAYONNE, MAY 1.-- 'r ttm ---- alleelepig the r letters from Madri d, us of the 26th, speak of a levy o f 56,000 men in Spain, part of whom are to be employed ine-co re-conquest the American possessions ; but, as money is wanting, it is said that an application will be trade to the Philippine Com pany, which has money in its coffers. A change of Ministers has been talked of, but does not seem probable—the present being supported by M. Ugarti, the favourite, who has unlimited influence with the King. The partisans of the late system con tinue to be treated with severity. The German house of West mann has failed for a large sum. Letters from Toledo an nounce the departure of their Majesties, and that the Royal Family would be at Madrid by the 15th of June, after visiting the Escurial and the baths of Sacedon. The French Ambassa dor was going to set out for Paris, to defend himself against Gen. Bourmont, with whom he has differed on several points relative to the policy of the Spanish Government. Should the reports of a change of Ministry really prove true in the end, it is presumed that the new Ministry would be composed as follows :—The Duke of San Carlos, Foreign Affairs ; Don Victor Saez, Justice; Baron Eroles, or Gen. Campana, War; Vincenti, the Finances. This would be a purely Royalist Ministry. Thirty of the principal persons at Vittoria have been arrested. There has been an affray, attended with bloodshed, at Orthes, between the soldiers and the citizens. DEPARTURE OF TIM FURY.—The final orders for the sailing forthwith of this ship on the voyage of discovery, were received on Saturday e ve ni ng , an d C ap t a i n Lyorr and his Officers were on board by seven o'clock on Sunday morning, accompanied by some Ladies of distinction. The Comet steam packet which had on the previous day towed the Hecla down to Northfleet, in a few hours came alongside, and the Fury being loosened from her moorings, was fastened t o th e C ome t, an d being swung on the buoy, the stearn.yacht prepared her tackle, &c. The signal for sailing was given by the Commander at a quarter,past seven o'clock, and the " Blue. Peter" of the Fury being run up, all was in readiness for departure. The vessel proceeded down the river, the crew of the Griper cheering as she passed. Several pleasure boats and yachts followed with bands of music, and the river presented a most interesting and animated spectacle. It is said that no delay is to take place at Northfleet, but the ships are to proceed direct on their arduous voyage. Prince -LEOPOLD, the Duchess o f f KENT, Prin. cess FEonoar, and the Prince of -• LEININGEW, rode out together in an open Car r i age i n th e Parks. Prince LEOPOLD dined yesterday with the Duchess of KENT, at her apartments at the King's Palace, Kensington. The Earl of LITERPOOL on Saturday for Coombe Wood. left town The remainder of th e Bogs* 50 0 in number, belonging to the Royal Mili tary a s ylum at Ch e l sea, attended by their proper officers and full Band of Music , The agree_ ' visited the Grand National Men ager i e , at Exeter 'Chan ge. able surpiise and ast on i s h ment t h a t pervaded th e countenances s of those little heroes m ay b e b etter conceived than d escr ib e d on their entrance into th e G reat R oom, on beholdi ng t h e enormou Elephant, contrasted w i t h t h e maj estic Lions, T ygers, an d was reg a led w ith a other ferocious Ani ma l s i n this g rea t Establi s h ment, certainly unequalled in the U n i verse. Eac h Boy bun and a glass of w i ne, and the greatest ord er an d h armony prevailed ; to the credit of Mr. Cross, the Proprietor, every possible accommodation was afforded them, and they departed highly gratified with th e i r recept i on . Great pra i se is due to ,the officers of the Poli ce f or t h e ver y efficient serv i ces ren d ere d by them. THE KING. Wrgnson, MAY 10.—This afternoon,. at half after two o'clock, the KING again drove out in his pony phaeton, ac companied by the Marquis Conyngham, for the Royal Lodge in the great Park. His Majesty drove himself; and, we are happy to state, appeared much better. This evening his Ma jesty will have a select Dinner Party at the Palace. Yesterday Lord Conyngham, and his lovely Bride, paid a visit to his Majesty at the Castle, and returned to Cumberland Lodge to dine. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Viscountess Euston, in Grosvenor-place; Lady 11. Whit shed and Miss Whitshed, in Whitehall-place; Mrs. and Miss Fielding, in Somerset-street ; Sir W. Foulis, in Duke-street, Manchester-square ; the Misses Finch, in Charles-street, Berkeley-square ; Mr. John Forbes, in Cork-street ; Lord and. Lady Gage, in Albemarle-street; Mrs. Grey, in Lower Gros venor-street ; Earl and Countess Hare, and the Ladies Brude nell, in Upper Brook-street; - Marquis and Marchioness of Huntly, and the Ladies Montague, in Lover Grosvenor street; Lady Howard of Effingham, and Miss Mansfield, in Devonshire-place; Sir Thos. Maryon Wilson, Bart., at Chari. ton, Kent, from the Continent; Duke of Rutland, froth New market ; Duke of Leeds, at his house . in Bruton-street, f r om his seat, Hornby-castle, Yorkshire ; tne Dowager Duchess of Rutland; at her house in Sackville-street, from Belvoir-castle ; Lords Charles and Robert Manners, from Newmarket; Lord Northesk and Sir James Gardiner, Bart., at the Bath Hotel, Arlington-street, from a tour; Earl of Lismore, at Long's Hotel, Bond-street, from Brighton ; Lord George Lennox, at ditto ; Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Coventry, and Miss Coventry, at Blake's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Cray-place, Kent. DEPARTURES.—The Marquis of Lothian, for Scotland; Sir William and Lady Jane Houston, for Paris. BATH.—Arrived, the Earl and Countess of Cavan, Lord Lowther, Lord Bishop of Bangor and family, Chevelier de Blandly, Hon. Mr. Noel, Sir Charles and Lady Chad, Cen. Sir C. Grant. Admiral Sotheby, Colonel A'Court, Col. Foster, Col. Walsh, Major Cooke, Major Kirkwood, Capt. A‘Court, Capt. Branford, R.N., Capt. Crawford, Capt. Cazalet, Capt. Day, Capt. Mainwaring, Captain Parish ; Dr. Holland, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Lancaster, Rev. Mr. Bell, Rev. Mr. Baillie, Rev. Mr. Brown, Rev. J. Hampden. Rev. Mr. Harrison, Rev. Mr. Price, Rev. Mr. Raymond, Rev. Mr. Samuel, Rev. C. Vaughan, Rev. Mr. Walker, Rev. Mr. Warner. .. 00 --- ) f e Zleto . :: :.;.,....e-il is, A 4 .ori, irX'; °'.:- ?.el 4 tt - i nisi „ _....: iie AV., ' r , , ,-i., - -4-.,„: .......r..1-4...-.. 4 N: ''-*tl: : A . _ ......„ ,y. e r $. e.... r.,.‘._, ~, C .S'^ . -4.,-; , - - "' • 4 r.t ) i r, i N 4t ,' -,,,'. Zit OY . g.A - • 1 . , 44 -) ri ' ...Act .. -- 1 ,-- - . 4 , C 4 A . t: -h ‘Vilaitiii.l . M 4 kti ik i t• c-6 FASHIONABLE PARTIES. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell gave a grand dinner on Sunday to the Earl Kinnoul, Lord Sheffield, Lady Caroline and Miss Barham, Mrs. Phillips, Miss Cavendish, Mr. Sutie, Mr. M. Grant, &c. at their house in Charles-street, Berkeley-square. Mr. and Mrs. Egerton had an elegant dinner party on Sun day at their house in St. James's-square. Earl Gower and Watson Taylor, Esq. had dinner parties on Sunday. _ The Marquis of Bath had a dinner party yesterday at his house in Grosvenor-square. Lord Melbourne had a select party at dinner yesterday at his house, Whitehall. Mr. and Lady C. Poulett gave an elegant entertainment on Sunday to the Duke of Rutland, the Earl and Countess of Lonsdale, the Earl and Countess of Darlington, Earl West morland, Lord and Lady Barnard, Mr. Lambton, Mr. and Lady A. Beckett, Mr. Maxwell, &c. at their house in Curzon street, 111ay-fair. • BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY. Yesterday the Annual Meeting of the above laudable Institution was held at the Freemasons' Tavern, when a numerous and highly respectable assemblage took place, and among the Company we noticed— His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, Lord John Rus sell, Lord Milton, J. F. Buxton, Esq. M.P., J. S. Rice, Esq. M.P., NV. Evans, Esq. M.P., Mr. Williams, M.P., Rev. Mr. Gurney, Rev. Dr. Morrison, of China ; Mr. Zacharah M'Cau ley, W. S. Hoare, Esq. ; and several other persons of distinction. The majority of the company consisted of fashionably-dressed Ladies. His Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSE7Z, at one o'clock, took the Chair, on which the Secretary read his Report, which stated that the Committee had great pleasure in announcing that an unliquidated debt amounting to Mil., which remained at the end of the year 1822, had been considerably reduced, in consequence of the munificence of the subscribers ; that various auxiliaries had been formed ; and that the general state of the Society was of the most pleasing and promising description. The Report was received with great applause. When Lord and other Gentlemen a j d O d i r i e N ss i e l d tlB ti 3 W E r il L iee ll t l i i ng l3 a c t I co T n ° s N id ' er i‘ a l b . l i elength on the benefits arising from the Institution. Thanks were voted to the ROYAL CHAIRMAN, who rose and said, that he felt himself bound to support every Institution for which his late Father bad had a respect, and to which be rendered his support. The company, on separating, entered into a handsome sub scription. EXTRAORDI NA RY CASE. B ty-S TREET.—Yesterd ay John Foster, the landlord of the Prince of Wales public-house, at Brompton, and Miami.: Horne and John Bradley, two officers of the County Court of Requests, of Middlesex in Kingsgate-street, were brought be fore Sir R. BIRNIE, by Wootton, one of the patrol, charged with committing a most extraordinary outrage upon the person of Miss Sidney Cowell, a lady residing also at Brompton. Miss Cowell, who appeared in very delicate health, and gave her evidence under the influence of strong agitation, was or dered by the Magistrate to have a chair, and having been sworn, she stated, that she resides with her mother, who is a widow, and keeps the house No. 20, York-place, Queen's Elms, Brompton. She stated that the officers had behaved with great outrage and indecency, but as the case will be subject to legal investigation, we do not think it proper to detail the particu lars. After this outrageous conduct, Miss Cowell was finally driven to Whitecross-street Prison, where she was found on Sa turday by her mother in a deplorable state. Mary Kelly, the servant, corroborated the foregoing state ment, and detailed the particulars of the language used by the defendants. She ran to call in the assistance of some of the neighbours, but was too late. Mrs. Mary Cowell, the mother, was also heard in corrobora tion as far as her knowledge went. A Solicitor, who attended for Foster, stated, in behalf of his client, that he had served the complainants with beer, &c. for a long time; and that Miss Sidney Cowell always paid the bills, and appeared to be the mistress of the house ; and that Fos ter therefore considered himself right in serving her with the process. Sir R. Brawir —But do you call the throwing a summons down the area a service ? • Solicitor—The complainants have admitted receiving the summons, and whether it was Mrs. Cowell's debt or not , she ought to have appeared and defended it. Horne, in his defence, denied that he had used the violence imputed to him, and produced his warrant, alleging that lie had only acted in the performance of his duty in taking Miss Cowell's person. Sir R. Brit.= asked for the warrant ; and on being shewn a copy, said, " This is directed against Mary Cowell, and you apprehend Sidney Cowell." It is clearly a false arrest upon your own shewing, and you may rely upon it I shall look very closely to this case. I will not allow the liberty of the subject thus to be, trifled with, and especially when it is done under the colour of authority. Bradley said he went merely to assist Horne, and denied the violence. He and Horne said the witnesses would swear any thing. Miss Cowell and her mother said they had lived for years in respectability in the neighbourhood, and could adduce ample proof of their integrity. Sir It. BIRNIE—I think this is the grossest instance of viola tion of the liberty of the subject that ever came under my cog nizance. Bind over the parties to prosecute, Mr. Richmond (the Clerk), and I shall write to Mr. Heath, the Judge of the County Court, to 'acquaint him with the conduct of his officers. The witnesses were bound over, and the three defendants were held to bail in 50/. and two sureties in 251. each. FOOTPADS. -- A Gentleman, residing in Isling ton, yesterday evening, about ten o'clock was passing along the new road, between that place and Kingsland, and had reached about half the distance homeward, when he was stopped by three footpads, who robbed him of his watch, a sovereign and some silver. They then precipi tately retreated accross the fields. 1 FRANCIS MASF.RES, CURSITOR BARON OF THE EXCHEQUER. We have to announce the death of this distill guished individual, whe yesterday morning closed. his long and valuable life, at the advanced age of ninety . -three. Baron MASERES was of a refugee family ; his grandfather came over with King William ; and his mind, as might naturally be expected, was early embued with a hatred of every thing in the shape of religious persecution. He was a Fellow of Glare Hall, Cambridge, and very early displayed that profound knowledge of Mathematics, to the peculiar study of which' he had devoted himself, and to which he was _no doubt excited by the many celebrated names which, in this department of science, have done honour to that celebrated University. He pub lished, as early as 1759, a work on the negative sign, in which he argued against the received doctrine of negative quantities; and sometime afterwards published his valuable collection of the Scriptores Logarithmici, in six vols. 4to. ;. a work on Life Annuities, and several historical works, among which were Noy's History, of the Parliament, and Ludlow's Letters. It was to the liberal and enlightened patronage of Baron Mase res that the public are indebted for the Rev. John Hellins's valuable translation of Donna Agnesi's hzstituzioniAnalytichedt had been translated many years before by the then late Professor Colson, the ingenious commentator on the Fluxions of New ton. Baron Maseres, who in his early life had known Colson, and had reason to . infer, from hi s a conversation, that he had written treatise on the higher geometry, which he had never published, was desirous of discovering this manuscript, and of giving it to the world. In his search he found, not the work lie looked for, bat the translation just mentioned ; and after removing some pecu niary difficulties, which, without such generous assistance,would probably have been forever with held from the world, he obtained a copy of it, and. put it into the hands of Mr.llollins, who undertook to become its editor, and under w hose inspection it was printed in 1804. In private life, the dispo sition of Baron Maseres was kindness itself, and his integrity was the result of a mind dis ciplined from early life in all its feelings, and disinterested in all its habits. In politics he was a Whig of the 01(1 School ; averse from all wild innovation, but loving liberty for the sake of humankind, and despising all compromise with despotism. His religious tenets were those of a strict and staunch Unitarian, but with perfect good feeling towards every one of different senti ments, and deeming it the height of injustice to chastise any man's conscience, or to silence ally man's opinion. His memory--as will often hap pen with those whose lives have been devoted to abstract studies—had failed him almost totally for many months before his death. lie was ne ver married, and has left no very near relatives behind !jai. He died at his house at Reigate, in Surrey, to which place be had been removed some time before his (loath. - Whoever is ap— pointed to the vacant situation of Cursitor Baron of the Exchequer, will probably have duties to perform beyond those which ' have been hitherto, annexed to it, as the expediency of making some arrangement in this respect has been, we know, for some time under the consideration of Go vernment. - ERCAN TI LE SHIPPING. • DEAL, MAY Io.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the Sarah,.Nicho/. son, from Messina ; Julius Cresar, Stafford, from Hondurai; and Mary and Eliza, Davis, from Cork. Passed through the Hope, Dean, for Sierra Leone. Potursatot7"ru, MAY 10.—Wind S.E.—Arrived the Jo. • hannis, Rubarth, from Memel; his Majesty's ship Rattle snake, from the Eastward; and Lady Francis, Barry, from Sunderland, very sickly, having the small-pox on board, and already lost one man. Sailed the Resource, Thornhill, for Madras and Bengal. PLYMOUTH, MAY 9.—Wind E.—Arrived the Waktflekl, Wakefield, from Liverpool, bound to Miramichi, out 5 weeks, very leaky, and much damaged. FALBrouTII, MAY 9.—Wind E. to S.S.E.—Sailed his Ma. jesty's ship Tweed, for South America The Fair Cambrian, Griffiths,- of Cardigan ' was totally lost near Stornaway the 28th ult., and all the crew drowned. The Susannah, Tucker, from Swansey to Liverpool, and Berkeley Castle, from Bangor, were lost the Bth instant near Milford. The East India Company's ship Lowther Castle arrived oil' Portland the Bth instant. She sailed from China the 16th of January, and from St. Helena the 20th March.—The Atlas, homeward-bound, arrived at St. Helena the 20th Al:unit—The Hythe, also homeward-bound, was all well in the Straits of Sunda on 25th January. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH.—(Tura DAY.) /MINE V. PARKINS. As soon as the four Judges had taken their seats on the Bench, the defendant in this case, the Ex-Sh2riff Parkins, pre sented himself on the floor of the Court, and addressed their Lordships in substance as follows : I stand before you, my Lords, in the case of Byrne, to move for a rule to shew cause why there should not be a nonsuit entered, or your Lordships will let me have a. new trial, and that you will be pleased to let the argument come on to-mor row.—(A laugh.) The Loup CHTEr Jo ST ICE. —Till to-morrow, Mr. Parkin;, seems too long a journey ; if you are in earnest perhaps we may travel to it to-clay. Parlanta.—My Lord, I am in earnest, if you find it conve nient to hear me. The Ex-Sheriff' then bowed and retired. FOX HUNTING. THE EARL OF ESSEX V. COOMBE AND OTHERS. oile Lordship'sin t consented h s L 0 r , . Mr. ADca.rittis stated, he moved forarule to Silie cause action wh y th e o r f e t should espass no b t ro be n z h n t ew by trial the in N th o i b s l c e as i c ia lv n li t il letter from Lord Essex, put insgos,:bn,cisttwiotiti Coombe, the Brewer, and others. The cause was tried before woods and grounds, butv,tloitdeaentftdcchtenhrsdce,uan,adgnd atldalso a defendant,s i t n o Lady"effect dwv t . h reoa e rowddi l scat i othoferfodixh.oiutso;nhue evidence f ofof Bwr Lordship,t a ah r snetr o ,isiou n oletieb , m. iatidlt fences, i t e h n e d late a nt s . Hertford ti e said i A udr s r s r z we e ea s d , s t fl oc t ov i en ( a ., upon the ground that the finding of the trary to the direction of the Judge. retricin ,r g ea tl t i i e n j a .u tte ry rn . p: o t: s thet a l n r e i °r i nr g se o t e i f' ) i a s restrir stating that he had been induced to ly r ti h. relax e l h a la, hishad dg to folloyv a fox through the h loinounds, de3troymg. notice, that steel-traps were planted eatriss Salisbury's draw in hounds,to th h e a v l i a n n g d oc s de i c. f,.. tion, only rav'n , b tf ll d I f " u 0 owe tlc .ox-- ship7s presence, and both dogs and horses young trees, knockintgon -; being that they did so under 1 the defence to this ac ; I, Lord Chief Baro in • leave and Baron, in summing up, told license thereof. T did not am th t such letter ount to leave and licene, the Jury -- a ly question for th fore the on en.l was the amount s of. and there damag C OU RT granted a a Rule Nisi, the Lord Chief Justice The we will then see into the merits of observithe case. that w h. preserveroB wasprwbi olnlairist ance.t ------- .The Lord Bishop of Losnox held a confirm!. tion yesterday morning at St. Paul's Cathedral, which was very' numerously attended. • Mr. BLAKE, the Catholic Barrister and Chief Remembrance of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland, has been elected a Bencher of the Hon. Society of King's Inns.