The Sun. — London, England, 1824-06-30 00:00:00

r P IRE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY Extracts from the Morning Papers, Jana 30. [BRITISH PRESS.] Intelligence from Mexico, via New York, was received yesterday, down to the 13th ult. The choice of Dictator has fallen upon Gen. Bravo, who has given so many proofs of his entire de votion to the liberties and independence of his country. Little apprehension seemed to exist as to the enterprise of I turbide. The Mexican Go vernment, in the fullness of its security, had sent several detachments of troops to Carthagena, in order to assist its Ally, the Colombian Re public, which is nearly drained of its native forces by the expedition to Peru, The utmost tranquillity prevailed throughout the Mexican territory whevhe last advices left it. We may conclude, the-efore, that the energetic measures of the Government had restored public con fidence, and repressed the hopes of the fac tions. Campeachy had acceded to the Mexican federation ; and General Santana had gone thither to take the command.- It is under stood, that in consequence of the favourable complexion of the last dispatches from Mr. Her vey, it is the intention of his Majesty's Govern ment, that Mr. Ward, who had recently returned from Mexico, should proceed on another mission to that country. These appearances all strongly indicate the opinion entertained in the highest quarters, as to the consolidation of the Mexican Government, and lead us to expect more confi dently that the period of its recognition by England will not be so long delayed as some of those whose judgments we generally re spect suppose. The private letters of yester day announce, that some able and active ad venturers have formed a new mining company in Mexico. While the English and French asso ciations were publishing their prospectuses, these enterprising rivals sent agents through the United States, and secured several valuable mines for themselves. We know not how this fact may affect the price of the Anglo Mexican shares, but we think it affords matter of just reproach by the subscribers against the managers of this project. From Lima we hear that a levy of 6,000 troops was in progress, to enable Bolivar to take the field against the Spaniards, with a decided superiority of force, should the pending negotiation not terminate successfully. DiouNnii - o POST.] French Papers to the 28th instant:, with the Etoile of Monday, arrived last night by Express. They have brought us the Reports of the two Commissionsappointed to examine the charges con tained in the Budget for 1825, and the Ways and Means by which those charges are to be met.— The amount required is rated at 808,933,1801. in which the Commission proposes a reduction of 950,0001. The total of the Ways and Means is 899,510,2831. which leaves a surplus of about 1,170,203 f. over the expences. This sum, how ever, cannot be produced, we are told, without some " amelioration," that is to say, some height ening of the taxes, which will render the 'r less popular than that of last yenr, - Vihen no in crease of taxation took place. The Reports were ordered to he printed and distributed to the Members, but no day was fixed for their, consideration, on account of the number of other laws now occupying the attention of the Cham bers. The Etoile, which has hia;erto displayed much hostility to the noble cause of Greece, gives the following intelligence, whi . plt we hope may prove correct, as it wmad show, not only that the Captain Pacha's first attempt had failed, put that the force under his command, however exaggerated by report, was not strong enough to allow him to undertake any important operations. --("S'ee another column of THE SUN.) [MORNING CHRONICLE.] The. < Lisbon letters, received yesterday, by the packet, mention•no political fact of import ance ; but several which we have seen allude to the great discontent which prevails in conse quence of the great disappointment felt through out the country on the appearance of the Am nesty Decree, and the convocation of the old Cortes—measures which,it was expected, would plunge the country into still greater confusion.— These measures have given the Queen's party a great triumph, as the King has never had any sincere friends but the Coestitutionalists, and they have been alienated by the late vindictive measures adopted against them. The Lisbon Ga zetteL noss actively employed in defending,or pal liating, the late conduct of the Infante Don Mi guel, and his partisans do not hesitate to give out, that in a very few weeks he will again be at the seat of action, when his complete triumph will be inevitable. [NEW Tunes.] Why does the viper of The Times continue to gnaw the file Mr. Canning's conduct, he says, is " shuffling - and suspicious"---and why ? Be cause he did not precipitate this•country into a war for the Spanish Cortes. What ! did no t The-Times itself reproach these very Cortes with being the Most despicable of mankind, for pot de fending Cadiz more heroically .?Mr. Canning preserved England from war on that occasion, and he had the thanks of the country for so doing. Ile is now pursuing the same wise policy; he is steadily refusing to join in the, continental scheme of crushing the South AmeriCan States ; but he is equally cautious not to engage us in war for the sake of we knoW hot whom. The Times admits that the accounts first transmitted by Mr. Harvey were not very favourable ; in other words, that he represented the country to which 'he was sent to be distracted and convulsed with civil - w fir . And The- Times, the very Journal that stat es this fact, infers from it, by a logic pecu liarly i ts °An, that Mr. Canning ought at once to cornwilt his Majesty's Government to the sup port of the f a ction that may happen at the mo ment to h e u pp e rniot in South America! No, let us look.o n watchfully; let us be ready to ally ourselves with the new states whenever they can word us a guarantee that the scheme is not Quixotic ; but until then let us remember that the great, the leading, and prevailing policy of his Majesty's Government is and ought to be Peace. [MORNING lIERALD.] Few subjecis have attracted more attention lately, than the powers intrusted to Magistrates, and the way in which those powers have been used. In proportion as the bulk of the people become informed, the distance between them and their rulers becomes less ; and therefore, as the one becomes more prying and inquisitive, the latter ought to be more intelligent, circumspect, and upright. Of the Magistracy in general, we could wish to speak with respect ; but we fear it is in vain to deny that they have of late lost ground with the people. The institution of Justices of the Peace is one of the earliest features of our free Constitution ; and the people have had a right to expect, and have heretofore found, that, taken for the most part from among themselves, this body of men were their safe and legitimate guardians. In former times, it is true, there was something ludicrous attached to the character of a Country Justice; aid from Shakspeare and Ben Jonson downwards, he has been made the butt of theatrical wit ; but still there was nothing mischievous about him, and the people at large looked up to him as the ready dispenser of jus tice, and the every-day arbitrator of their every day grievances. The Game Laws unfortunately first converted the protector into the oppressor ; and the vast power with which modern statutes have invested them, has given this part of the Magistracy an importance in society,which has ren dered them a blessing or a curse, in proportion as their knowledge and integrity on the one hand,or their ignorance or subserviousness on the other,' have marked them out as fit or unfit for their si tuation. Whether their duties might not have been limited, or whether it has been necessary to clothe them with the powers they now possess, is more than we take upon ourselves to determine; but one thing seems quite clear, that as those du ties became more arduous and important, so it the mote behoved those in whom their appoint ment rested " to lay hands suddenly on no man." The appointment to the Magistracy has however, in most counties, become a mere feather, which the different Lords Lieutenant have treated as lightly as its name imports, and every indolent, consequential person, or any one for whom any thing had a charm but his own proper occupa tion, have on a sudden found themselves tran slated to the Bench, and made the dispensers of laws which they had never troubled themselves to read or understand. In the metropolis the evil was long since felt, and a distinct Magis tracy appointed. Whether that has been alto gether what might have been expected we will not now inquire ; but had the same circumspec tion been used in the appointment of Magistrates generally, much of the odium under which the whole body now labours, would, we believe, have been avoided. rTHE TIMES.] The Lisbon Gazette .of the 18th inst. produces an official copy of the convention.conclutied to. "te7,crafsof the Portuguese and Brazilian troops, for the evacuation of Monte Video by the former in favour of the latter, together . with other docu ments relative to that event. These pieces are introduced by a . history of the military occupa tion of that fortress by the forces of his Faithful Majesty, from the beginning of the year 1817, till near tin* end of the year 1823 ; a defence of the grounds on which that measure was justified ; and a display of the advantages to which it gave rise. Artigas,. the partizan chief, we are told, possessed at that time the eastern bank Of the, Plata, and the revolutionary spirit with which the opposite bank was animated, together with the continued hostilities which prevailed between them, threatened the tranquillity of the Brazilian frontier. His Most Faithful Majesty, therefore, out of his eminent anxiety to preserve the peace of his own dominions, and his unceasing regard _to the rights of his brother Ferdinand, of Spain, just took possession of a fort, a port, and a large, territory, for the common advantage of, all concerned. To be sure, brother Ferdinand was not quite convinced of the disinterested views and benevolent objects of placing Portuguese garrisons in Spanish fortresses, and did make a little clamour on the occasion , at the Congress of,' Aix-la-Chapelle, and the Courts of the Holy Alliance ; but he was, no doubt, answered satis factorily, as he never invaded Portugal - to recov er , Monte Video. When the empire of Brazil, was established by declaring the 'late colonies of his Faithful Majesty independent of Portugal, the Imperial Government found as cogent reasons for occupying the eastern bank of the Plata as that of his Faithful Majesty had formerly done, and therefore, just to preserve the tranquillity of its frontier, ordered the Portuguese forces to eva cuate the country. The latter did not imme diately see the justice of this command ; and therefore, in order to preserve the peace in which both parties professed to be so deeply interested, hostilities commenced between them. On the restoration of the King of Portugal to absolute power last summer, he sent out instructions to the few points on the coast of America where his' power was still acknowledged, to cease warfare ;1 and the capitulation of Monte Video is ascribed, in some degree, to these Oraers. It is a remark_ able inconsistency in the Lisbon Gazette history of hese transactions, that the Portuguese troops who' stood out for a year, against the forces . of Brazil are praised, for their fidelity to the Constitutional Government, which . at the same time . is called intrusive authority, and for resisting temptations' to join the Brazilian cause, which, by their capi tulation, they were commanded to leave triumphant. The very title of . the Convention is a curiosity in aCrOvernment Journal published at Lisbon, being : no other than the following : " A treaty between the Commanders of the " forces.of his :IClos.tFOthful Majesty, and his " Majesty the Emperor of Brazil in the cis c; Pltttino State." We are aware that this might .be the original rttbrick of the document, as it was signed on the banks of the Plata, but was it ne ces;ary so to publish it on the banks of the Tagus ? SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ROBERT-TOWN MEETING (YORKSHIRE.) WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16. Hunters' Stakes of five soy. each, with 25 added, for horses, &c, not thorough-bred. Heats, two miles. Mr. Goodburn's b. m. Creeping Jane, 5 yrs old, I Ist. 61b. 1 1 Mr. Simpson's b. h. Dr. Blemish, aged, I2st. 4 2 Mr. Wright's b. h. by Sir Malagigi, 6 yrs. 12st. 2 3 Mr. C. Brown's ch. h. Woodpecker, aged, 12st. - 3dr Mr. Hudson's b. g. Charles, aged, 12st. 5 dr Creeping Jane the favourite. Sweepstakes of 5 soy. each, with 20 added ; 3-yr-olds, 6st. I2lb. four, Bst. 31b., five, Bst. 111 b., six and aged, 9st. Mares and geldings allowed 21b. Heats, two miles. Mr. Morley's b. f. Rosemary, 4 yrs old 2 1 1 M. Lamb's b. h. Sober Robin, 6 yrs old - . 1 3 2 Mr. Kirby's b. f. by Ardrossan, 4 yrs old - 2 2 3 THURSDAY. The Huddersfield Subscription Plate of 50 soy. and 5 sov. to the second horse. Heats, three miles. Mr. Hudson's b. g. Sir Henry, 5 yrs old, Bst. 81b. - 1 1 Air. Wood's gr. in. Fair Fanny, aged, Bst. 111 b. - 2 2 Mr. Lamb's b. h. Sober Robin, 6 yrs old, 9st. 3 dr 3tol on the winner. Easy. Sweepstakes of 5 sov. each, with 20 added ; three-yr olds, 6st. 121 b.; four, list. 31b. ; fi ve, B st. 111 b. ; s i x an d age d 9st. Mares and geldings allowed 31b. Heats, two miles. (Six Subscribers.) Mr. Goodburn's b. m. Creeping Jane, 5 yrs old . 1 1 Mr. Lamb's b. h. Sober Robin, 6 yrs old - - 3 2 Mr. Hudson's b. g. Charles, 6 yrs old - - 2 3 Mr. Simpson's b. g. Doctor Blemish, aged - . 4dr 3to lon Creeping Jane. A good race. SALE OP MR. PIERSE'S STUD. The Racing Stud of the late HE IM,/ PIERSE, M.D. sold remarkably well on Friday last, at Bedale ;—Amongst others, the following were disposed of. A yearling grey filly by Wal ton,_ out of Lisette, sold to the Duke of Leeds for 710 guineas. A brown colt in training, 3 years old, by Walton, out of Ro sanne, sold to J. G. Lambton, Esq. M.P. for 1670 guineas ; and a bay colt, 4 years old (also in training), by Comus, out of Rosanne, bought by the same Gentleman, for 1550 guineas. A two year old grey colt, by "Whisker, out of the Wizard mare, sold to Lord Darlington for 500 guineas. A brood mare, Rosanne, with a filly-at her foot, sold to Mr. Nowell for 1020 guineas. —A great many Gentlemen attended ; amongst whom were the following—the Duke of Leeds, Lords Egremont and Barnard, Sir C. Monck (Belsay-Castle), Co lonels' Pulleine, Cradock, Towers, and Sergeantson,—Mr. Powlett, Mr. C. Wilson, Major Healey, Messrs. Lambton, Riddell, Ferguson, Selby, Nowell, Milbank, John Cookson, &c. &c.—The total produce of the sale, which was conducted by Mr. Tattersall, was 9060 guineas. PEDESTRIANISM. On Thursday last, at a quarter before seven, Rather, the Kentish Pedestrian, succeeded in his undertaking of running from Hastings Market house to the Market house at Rye, and back again (a distance of more than twenty-two miles) in two hours and three-quarters. He came in amidst the shouts and huzzas of an amazing concourse of spectators, having half a minute to spare, and appeared very little fatigued, as he entered into conversation with several of his acquaintance immediately on his arrival at the gaol. A young Wiltshire man, named Robinson, on Tuesday last undertook, in the neighbourhood of Warminster to run three miles in twenty-one minutes, which he accomplished with ap parent ease, having thirteen seconds to spare. SPARRING. The benefit of Belcher was patronized yesterday as it ought to be. Some disputes had occurred, and the blocking-stop Richmond was made an apology at the Fives' Court. Dies non was there. The fighting chaps walked up to the Tennis Court, because they were not wanted elsewhere. Of the sets-to, however, Belcher and Ben Burn shewed fine science ; hits were had, and told on both sides. Burns (not the Windmill-street Burn, many people having taken liberties with his name), knocked away as a commoner. Day. Hudson and Inglis made a very fine set-to, and all the men volunteering their services, were well applauded. Belcher stated that he was prepared for 3001. to back any man in Eng land for the Championship. He did not mean Langan, who, he thought, was wanting of gratitude. COURSE OF EXCHANGE, June 29 Artiste!dam Ditto, at Sight l2 0 Rotterdam 13 4 -et Aptw erp... - - I I" 37 5 C. 4 1.11. . - Altotia Paris,S Day's sight Ditto Bontdeaux, ditto • 25 SO 0t s. Berlin 7 10 Frankfort on the Main Petersburgh . 9 Vienna lO 5 Trieste lO 5 , Madrid - 36i Effective Cadiz 351 Effective Militia Barcelona .evilly 'Gibraltar Leghorn Gei oa 44 -Venice, Ital. Liv. 27 0 Malta 45 -Naples 3B Palermo Lisbon Oporto ItioJaneiro .. 484 Bahia . 49i Dublin .... 9/ Carl: Vi pci Coil- BULLION. Portugal Gold, i n Coin , / .0 0 0 ps!(l2 Poreitcn Gold, in Bars 3 17 6 New Doubloons New Dal !ars 0 4 Ili Silver in Bars, St a ndard 0 4 114 HINCKLEY.—On Saturday last the hosiers be longing to the cotton branch held a mVing at the Ham Inn, .Hinckley, but broke up without coming to any amicable deci sion. A deputy from Earl Shilton attended on behalf of the journeymen, and presented statements of prices, but they were refused, as being inaccurate ; the deputy then retired to the Nelson public-house, where he delivered a harangue from the window, inveighing against certain individuals who had thought well to, question him ; and the result was, that their frames were to be taken in on Monday morning, which was accordingly done to a certain extent. During the present week a great part of the workmen could have gone to work at the statement price, but they declined doing so in part. The framework knitters. as if by one consent, ap peared at :the parish church on Sunday last, and such care worn countenanees,, such tattered clothes, and such haggard looks certainly never before presented themselves on any simi lar occasion. As might be expected,. the circumstance occa sioned unusual . interest. The 'prayers being concluded, the worthy Vicar entered upon h - i:i sermon, bUt so overcome was he by the picture of wretchedness before him, that he paused and faultered for a considerable time, till at length, unable any longer to repress his feeling, the tears trickled down his cheeks, and , he gave vent to them by adverting to the distressed objects before bin], assuring them, that as far as individual example could go, it should be exerted in their behalf —a pro mise which, we need not say, he has subsequently fulfilled to the utmost, by contributing handsomely himself, and impor tuning others to follow his example. We are informed , that every privation which it is possible for human beings to suffer from the want of adequate means of support is experienced by the framework-knitters of Hinckley at the present time. As Hinckley entirely depends upon the stocking manufacture, the turn-out is beginning to be most seriously felt, so much so, that ruin will be the fate of 'Many if something is not speedily done to effect an arrangement between the hosiers and. their workmen.—(Leicester Chronicle.) According to a recent number of the Giornale di Palermo 2 the Secret the Society, called the NEW I.EroaltEtts, which was organized in September, 1822, consisted mostly of journeymen tailors, the great e r part of whom have been condemned to chain s and imprisonment from 19 to 24 years. Seven hundred men have this season been en gaged from the Orkney Islands, for Davis' Straits and Greenland fisheries, by the vessels employ ed in that trade, calling at StrornnesS: The flood s were so great in the low parts of Essex, on Thursday and Friday last, as entirely to impede travelling. The Chigwell and Ongar coaches were " 't e a prevented coming to town ; and• it w as quite appalling to witness 'the quantity of hay and other 'agricultural property which was seen floating down the streams. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, JUNE 29. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat at half-past eleven this morning, having been previously occupied in the Exche quer at Westminster, first in presiding at a Court of Assay, and afterwards in hearing pleas of error. BUSINESS OF THE COURT.• His Lordship informed the Bar, that he had bestowed con siderable attention upon the state of the business then before the Court, and he had arranged the seals during and after the term, so as to allow three days for the purpose of hearing mo tions ; on the other days he should take, in the order in which they stood, all the old bankrupt petitions; and should then proceed with the cause-paper until the 19th of August, beyond which latter day he had made up his mind not to set his foot in that Hall. Mr. HEALD applied for permission to bring on an appeal in the matter of a charitable institution, which did not stand in the paper. His Lonnsuip refused to grant the application. He com plained of the frequent practice of counsel, who did not hesitate to interrupt the order which had been laid down by the Court for disposing of business, and of the time which had been con sumed since January last, in debating what should and what should not come on. He was resolved that the arrangement he had made should not be broken through, at least during the period he had mentioned, Mr. HEALD said, he hoped his Lordship would enforce the same regulation for a much longer period ; and so entirely.con vinced was he of its utility, that he would not press his appli cation, for which he, however, had some peculiar grounds, lest it should interfere with so wholesome a regulation. Some appeal cases, which were partly heard, occupied the remainder of the sitting. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Ju 29. LII3EL. SIR GREGOR aI c GREGOR V. THWAITES. This was an action brought by tbe plaintiff; designated as the Caziciue of Poyais, to recover from the defendant, one of the proprietors of the I/laming Herald newspaper, a com pensation in damages, for a libel which appeared in that paper upon the plaintiff. The alledged libel purported to be an ac count of certain statements made before the Lord Mayor, at the Mansion House, relative to the plaintiff having induced certain persons to emigrate from Scotland to Poyais. The de fendant pleaded a justification, and in other counts, that the re port was a true, fair, and correct account of what took place at the Mansion House. The Jury found a verdict for the plain tiff, damages one shilling on the first count, and on the other counts for the defendant. On a former day Mr. RICHARDS obtained a rule to shew cause why the verdict should not be entered for the plaintiff; notwithstanding the verdict found by the Jury. Mr. SCARLETT this day sheaved cause against the rule, and contended that the allegation of libel set forth, was insufficient to maintain an action against the defendant, and therefore that judgment should not be given against him, and that the de fendant was justified in publishing what occurred at the Mansion House, inasmuch as the report did not state any thing, within the knowledge of the defendant, but in state ments made by Captain Ancrain and Mr. Prince. The Learned Counsel cited the case of the Earl of Northampton, in which it was held that no action would lie against a per son who stated, that he heard 'I. S. say of I. 0. that he was a scoundrel and a swindler, &c. Here the principle of this decision strongly applied, and there was also here no ground whatever to charge malice against the defendant, on the contrary, his object was a virtuous object; it was to prevent other persons being seduced from their homes upon pretences which, as in this case, were attended with such Innentahle re sults. HeSMr. Scarlett) was aware, that slander could not legally be vented under the cover of a third person ; and in this case the names of the utterers of the libel were handed over to the plaintiff; and all charge of malice was rebutted, by the truth and fairness of the report of what occurred. The object of the publication was altogether to prevent persons being again imposed upon by the plaintiff. Mr. E. LAwEs followed on the same side, and contended that the publication of that in writing, which was orally made, if fairly and correctly published, could not be considered a libel ; and in this case he thought, as some of the pleas were bad, the verdict should be for the defendant, as in fact all damage to the plaintiff was negatived by the verdict of the Jury. Mr. Justice BAlLEY—Suppose a man, in company of twenty or thirty persons, say s of an absent person that he is a robber, or a swindler, would that justify a person in giving it to' the Editor of a newspaper for publication in his paper? With respect to the allegation of bad pleas, you are aware that the Court can pronounce no judgment upon them. Mr. COMMON-SERJEANT, in support of the rule, contended that if the indictment in the declaration were altogether left out, that there was libel enough left to justify the verdict of the Jury. He did not mean to enter into the question of the right of publishing judicial proceedings, because in this case nothing was said on the record to shew that the Lord Mayor elect, before whom the statements were made, was acting as a Magistrate. The question here was simply this, can the slander said of a man be afterwards published by writing or printing in a news paper ? Moral guilt was attributed to the plaintiff, which the verdict of the Jury negatived. Then with respect to malice, lie contended that a correct report of a malicious statement in eluded malice. This case did not come within the rule laid down in Lord Northampton's case ; and in conclusion he sub. mitted, that what might not be actionable as words would be so if reduced to writing. Mr. P. POLLOCK and Mr. RICHARDS followed on the same side. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE was of opinion, that the rule should be made absolute, and a verdict entered for the plaintiff, ' non übstante veredicto. His judgment must be formed upon what appeared on the face of the record; and in looking to the record, it did not appear that the libel for which this action was brought was an account If what occurred before a Magistrate, in his capacity of Magistrate. It was therefore now unneces sary to pronounce any opinion respecting the right of a pro prietor of a newspaper to publish a report of what took place before a Magistrate, as a Magistrate : and this libel could not be supposed to be a report of what took place before the Lord Mayor elect, as a Magistrate, because it imputed to the plain ' tiff practices which could not be submitted to the jurisdiction of the Lord Mayor. It was said for the defendant, that lie did not relate facts within his own knowledge, but merely gave a fair statement of what others said ; mentioning their names to the plaintiff; and so far that such editor was protected by the rule laid down in Lord Northampton's case. But in that case the ac tion was for words, and Words only:- in this case the slander is printed and published in a newspaper, which every one knows must produce much greater mischief than words or oral slander; altogether this case fell far short of that of Lord Northampton. In looking at this libel, it would be seen that some of the mat ters stated, if stated in words, would not be actionable. If they were merely spoken, no action could be maintained, without , the allegation of special damage. This case also fell short of that of Lord Northampton, for there J. S. -who heard A. B. use slanderous words of I. B. and call him a robber, heard what was uttered, and was ready to be a witness to their utter ance ; whereas in this case, the editor did not say that he heard it from the person or persons uttering the slander. (ha these two grounds his opinion was, that the rule should be made absolute. Justice BAY LEY was of the sam:: opinion, and observed, that there was a great difference between slander contained in words and in writing. There could be no doubt but that the representation made against the plaintiff was calculated to bring him into hatred and contempt, as it charged him with induc ing persons to go to a foreign land, where they were completely deceived, and reduced to a state of destitution, in place of the comfort and lux ur y w hi c h t h e y were prom i se d. Another part of this representation would be actionable if merely spoken ; but in case' of written slander, it was evident that there must be an action against some one or other, as in the case of Davis and James, and in others, to be found in fifth Term Reports ; the reason stated why no action could lie against a person relating the slander was, because the right of action was given by such relator against another person. But here no action could lie against Captain Ancram or Mr. Prince, who spoke orally, and this defendant was not exempted from liability because he gave up the utterers, inasmuch as there was no other person than the defendant against whom the plaintiff had a right of action. Mr. Justice Ilor.RoYD and Mr. Justice LIT TLEDALE were of the same opinion..--Rule made absolute. JOB-TIORSES. The Court was immediately after occupied wisti a Cat" of some interest'to gentle Men hiring job-horses. Mr. Poynder having hired a pair of horses from a person named Briant, or dered the coachman who came with eiem to drive him to the city. The man in the way to Clkapside negligently drove against a horse and injured the animal. An action was brought against Mr. Poynder, and the plaintiff was nonsuite d, on th e ground . that the defendant was not liable far the negligence of the driver, who was not his servant. Mr. MannTaTT moved to set aside the nonsuit, and obtain. ed a rule to spew cause. Mr. Sc AitLETT this day opposed the rule, and contended that the nonsuit ought to stand. The defendant stood in the situation of a passenger in a boat or mail coach. if any injury ' was dome by the rower, or driver, the master who derived a be nefit from the business undertaken by his servants was liable for. all negligence and mischief. 31r. MARRYAT was heard in reply. The Court took further time to deliver their ,judgment. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JUNE 29. RICHARDSON' V. MELLISH. This was an action for a compensation in damages for th e loss sustained by the plaintiff in consequence of the non-Per, formance of an agreement by which the defendant stipulated t o allow the plaintiff, Captain Richardson, to go as commander of the ship Minerva to India, for the four ensuing voyages, two only of which he performed. The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff', Damages--., 7,5001._ Serjeant PELL last term obtained a rule to show cause why a new trial should not take place. Mr. Serjeant VAUGHAN appeared to show cause against the' rule, but the Learned Judges having read Lord GifFord's re. port of the trial, called upon Mr. Serjeant Pell in sup port of his own rule. Mr. Learned Serjeant said, he moved for this new trio on five separate grounds. First, the illegality of the agt e , o ment. Second, th a t thi s agreement was--not only v°4 as illegal per se, but void as illegal . between Mellish ail; the oth9r part owners of the vessel. Third that it 'vat' part of the ag reemen t th a t 2 , 0001. was to be paid 'to 1144 ' lish in case the exchange did not take place. Fourth' with reference to the question of evidence, whether not the extract of the book, containing an account of thi passengers, was evidence, is against Mellish, for the P u t 4 pose of showing what must have been the profits of the voyage l , if Captain Richardson had gone ;—and lastly, upon the ground that the verdict was most monstrous and preposterous, with reference to the way in which the Learned Judge statetl the extent of the damage to the Jury ; for although he had not made it part of his report, he had stated to the Jury, on theft asking the question, in most di s ti nc t an d poi n t e d terms , L'at they must, if they gave a verdict for the plaintiff, give a very diet for the s u pp ose d l oss on t h e two voyages w hi ch were then to be performed by the ship, and in consequence, they gave a verdict for the b e fo re -m en ti one d sum . The Learned Se jeans then proceeded to enlarge upon the different points he ht,t_d. stated to the Court, but the Chief J us ti ce b e i ng o bli ge d to time Common Juries at London, at one o'clock, the remainder of the argument was deferred till this day. HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY, JUN 29.. , This Court sat for-only a few minutes, all business being journed to the next Court day. POLICE INTELLIGPINCE. SHOCKING DEPRAVITY. Uzirox-HALL.—Yesterday Thomas Pierce was brought to this office, charged with having robbed and threatened the life of his parent, a respectable tradesman. The father of the prisoner stated, that the present was no the first time his incorrigible son had robbed him, and threaten to be his murderer. At about two o'clock that morning hi... son, who had been out the whole of the night, came home i 1 1 •1 a state of intoxication, bringing with him two vagabonds out of Kent-street. On the door being opened for him, he and his companions reeled into the passage. The com plain an ci seeing the company he had introduced int o th e h ouse , said he would not allow strangers to remain the re; a ddi ng , th a t such acquaintances should note stop under his roof, and ordered them to quit. During these proceedings the prisoner ran at his father, and aiming a blow at his head, insisted thathis two, " friends" should have a bed in the house, and that n either: father nor mother should dare to o pp ose him in his wishe He then ran up to his father's bed-room, de s i r i ng t h e two black guards by whom he was accompanied to stop i n t h e pasmag until he came down. He remained up stairs a sho r t t i me , anti' on joining his companions again he remarked, that "he Karl , done the thing ;" and then addressing hi s f a th er , who remained` all the while watching the two fellows w h om h e h a d i n t r oduced, said, " You old scoundrel, I'll knock your brains out one of, these nights." He and his associates then left the house, and' the complainant, upon going up to his room, discovered that his son had robbed him of all the cash that was in his pockets. Ile added, that he had tried every means in his power to correct th e desperate propensities of his misguided son, who was in the ' constant habit of using those vile houses in Kent.street, which were frequented by none but the most depraved and abandenc4 of both sexes. Mr. CHAMBERS said, that he had never heard of a more wicked and vicious boy in his life, and observed, that the gal lows was sure to be his portion if he still persevered in his bad courses. He was then held to bail for threatening the life of his nrzi f_:tl iv ie : r s , ; a:c E l E be r il . g ( u l n ,.e a s b te l r e d t a o y i . );_oc ,. u l re in ti a le n necessar y name of he was committed M ffi at e t e hc o ro n R su ed sp n i z e t a o s f u h n a dle.ringognebeseveralconcerned examinations in a r i:t bb t e h rv is O to the amount of 5051. i n t h e h ouse of Mr. Charles Tetsalf the Coach and Horses, in Conduit -street, Bond-street. — O/: Wednesday last Mr. Tetsall was at the dinner of the Li censed Victuallers' Society at Cumberland-gaidens in the cii, pacity of Steward. About seven o'clock in the evening Tetsall was engaged for some tim e i n her bedroomwhQll she left it every thin g was sa f e , an d s h e l oc k e d the' door. At half past eight she had occasion to go to the room again, and ~ was surprised and alarmed upon p u tti ng th e k ey i nto the '`)at to find it unlocked. She had courage sufficient to peep mat the door, and she found ever thing strewed about the floor ip confusion. She ran down stairs and ordered the doors to L e closed, and officers were sent for. Every person in the boost was searched, but nothing found. Mr. Tetsall was sent fo r , and he ascertained that he had lost in B a nk- no t es a b o ut 450 e: and in gold about 551. besides some articles of plate. The prisoner, who is a servant out of place, h a d b een in habits of intimacy with Mr. Tetsall, and knew where he kept his money, and that he had a considerable sum then in the house. He had not been seen there on the evening of the robbery, but about twelve o'clock he came to the door and was let in.—He was remanded till Friday. Yesterday John Fellowes, the old' man who was etamined last week upon a charge of obtaining 30/. from Mr. Gurley, under pretence of procuring him a Government situation, up for a final. hearing. It came out in the course of some further questions _put td Mr. Gurley that at the time the prisoner received the +. 1 ,.* gave Mr. G. his acceptance for that amount at two months `11: That bill however was not paid when it became due. Gurley went on to state, that since the last examination he had received the assurance of some respectable persons that the • would be repaid to him, and he had therefore no wish to Pre'l the charge further. vial; brougt.t be Mr. HALLS asked the defendant when the mone y wovA refunded ? The defendant said in ten days or a fortnight. Mr. HALLS said he feared the money would come 31)00 ale ' same time with the promised appointment. Under the cirewn" stances, however, he would not discharge the warrant until I , l e knew that the matter was properly se ttl e d. The prisoner could take a fortnight, and he (Mr. Halls) should expect, at the ea piration of that time, the parties to call upon him and infer him of what had b e e n d one . I n t h e meant i me the defen dant would be at liberty.—Thus the case terminated for the present METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL. BY R. BANKS. PHILOSOPHICAL INSTRUMENT bIAKEH Thermu meter. «'catbkr• r. 211 . W 1 11 (~ r. „ .w. , %-: .. . , . 7 1 - ----- ~. 0 u Inches June 16 55 62 52 29.60 Liodtly _CtOdY 17 54 62 53 .Si • 2 41 Rai" Fair 18 55 63 54 '3O ." I Fair Do. 19 55 e.. 2 53 i " 32 •1S I Rain Ram 20 21 5 56 4 V 5 ' 2 - , ..6 52 2 , .43 . ll Fa ct i . r . l - , 1 , a 9,,. 22 •=- - 1 60 52 .54 Do. . Cloudy nal" 23 1 56 1 53 51 I .51 .18 Rain i 1.03 of Rain )e rnil en It. i 3. it the .abare eigh t clays. • BIRTHS. On Saturday, the 19th inst., the lady of FlinPoff heattan:, Esq.,. of Pontefract, of a daughter: On Monday, the 2lth inst.,. in. Hontr4r..strevts Drunswick. Nuare, the lady of Arnold lArallinger, Esq., barrister -at-law, cf a son. DIED. On Sunday, the 20th inst., Frances, the wilb of John Perry, Esq., of lllynety, Wiltshire, deeply lamented by her.numerout family and friends to whom she had endeared herself by her most generous and affectionate disposition. On the 25th inst., Humphrey, second son of I'h. IL Chinn. berlain, of the Royal porcelain manufactory, Worcester. Printed and Published for the PROPRIETORS, (t the til7n • OFFICE, 112, Strand, by J. B. CAUST AIRS.