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caged as well as those of any private individual. No person could be an officer of that hospital who was not an old seaman. The vote was agreed to. L . T he sum of 159,0001. was granted to defray the superannoa hiclo of commissioners, secretaries, clerks, &c. who had served i n a ns M ajesty's dock-yards. T he awn of 247,9691. was granted for defraying the expence of new works and repairs in his Majesty's dock-yards, after a few words from Sir J. YORKE, Sir G. CLERK, and Mr. HUME. £259,000, for the purchase of provisions for troops anti gar risons on foreign stations, and for the convict service, and for the V alue of rations for troops to be embarked on board ships of war and transports. £220,000 ware voted for the expences of the transport service. The House then resumed, and the report was ordered to be brought up to-morrow. POSTAGE DUTIES. The House then resolved itself into a Committee on the Postage Sties Acts (GreA Britain and Ireland.) Mr. HERRIES stated, that in the resolutions which h e had to propose to the Committee, and which were in tended for the foundation of a Bill, the object was to remove cer !iiiit irregularities and inequalities in the Post-office duties affect ing the com munications between England and Ireland. His 'light H on . Friend had also consented to remove a regulation w hich pressed heavily upon the mercantile community—he "leant the extra postage on invoices, bills of lading, and ereantile accounts, which, under the present system, were %object to additional postage, even when contained in the same 'beet of a single letter. This was founded on au ancient act, Pcksed in the reign of George 1., but this afforded no reason for continuing the tax. It was obvious that the rates of duty on letters in the interior of Ireland ought to be put upon the same footin g as those in England ; they were at present much lower, to some cases 100 per cent. It was not, however, proposed to adopt th e expedient of a sudden alteration, so as to place them 'exactly on the same footing as in England and Scotland. It was by the present measure merely intended to raise the Irish postage only so far as to make it payable in English sterling instead of Irish currency, which was about eight per cent. below the other. After the resolutions were read, Mr. HUME expressed his disappointment at the present measure. He bad understood that all the Acts of Parlia tOent relating to the Post-office were to be consolidated, like the jury laws and the custom laws. No man could at present make out what was the law in respect to the Post-office, so that it fell upon the secretaries to interpret it. A branch of taxati on yielding a revenue of 2,000,0001. required that the greatest facilities should be afforded to the public who paid it. There were, however, regulations in the Post-office productive °f great unfairness. Some persons, by paying a fee, received their letters earlier than others. In some parts of the town there was a difference of two or three hours in the delivery. It would be desirable that a clause should be added to the bill, re- Vecting letters to the officers of the army and navy. A letter might at present be directed to an officer at Portsmouth, and if he °ad quitted, and proceeded to different parts of the world, on ser vice, the letter would follow him with accumulated postage. The Nvoie principle should be adopted with regard to them as to soldiers and sailors. The Hon. Member then adverted to the want of a Axed rule in charging letters by distance. He had expected that in the se resolutions there would have been one permitting news papers to be sent to the Colonies free of postage. Mr. HERRIES, in explanation, said that it was his intention to introduce a clause in the bill on the subject of newspapers ; but it was not fit to be the subject of a resolution.— "The clause which it was his intention to introduce would obviate 111 the objections urged on former occasions respecting news- Papers. Mr. HUME stated, that his object was, that news- Papers should go from England to the CHonies upon the same terms as to Ireland, and for the Colonial newspapers to be received here at a duty equivalent to that paid on newspapers printed in 4gland. He therefore moved; that it is the opinion of this Committee; that all newspapers printed in the United Kingdom should be allowed to be sent postage free to all the British Co ino-ies and possessions abroad, on the same terms as from kingdom to kingdom ; and that Colonial papers should be received in the %kited Kingorn, subject to the same duty as is paid on papers Printed in England. Mr. HERRIES said, that there would be ample T,PPortunity in the progress of the Bill for the consideration of t his subject, without adopting the resolution now moved, espe eiallY as his Right Hon. Friend was n ot presen t to r ep l y . He h oped, therefore, that the Hon. Member (Mr. Hume) would not Press it. Mr. WARBURTON said a few words in support of Mr. Hurne's resolution. Mr. HUME, in consequence of what had fallen from the Hon. Member (Mr. W. Horton), would withdraw his !resolution. The house resumed, and the report was ordered to be brought .11 1) to-morrow. Mr. HUME postponed his motion respecting the 414 titly at Barackpoor till the 22d inst. ARMY ESTIMATES. Lord PALMERSTON brought up an estimate of the charges for His Majesty's land forces. Ordered to be Pri nted. Lord PALMERSTON gave notice, that he " 041 d move for a supply on Monday. SLAVE TRADE AT THE MAURITIUS. , Mr. WILMOT HORTON moved for an ad -141 to His M a j es t y f or co pi es of all correspondence respecting %." slave -t ra d e at the Maurit i us, w hi c h h a d not been already laid utfore the House. —Ordered. The House then adjourned at a quarter to twelve o'clock. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. PRICE OF IRISH STOCKS, FEB. 10. Bank Stock 236.4 St. Patrick Insur. (per share)... Congo,ls, 3 per cent Royal Irish Ditto — Gov. Stock, 3}l, per cent. ... fiN% National Ditto lO Ditto, New Patriotic Ditto — 4 per Cent. 0564 Hibernian Bank — Gov. Deb. *i per cent SS , ,ieti Provincial Ditto Royal Canal Stock Grand Canal Stock Imperial Mine — City Deb. 4 per cent. Mining Co. of Ireland Ballast Office Deb. 4 per cent. Commercial Buildings — HOUSE OF COMMONS. I. is NOTICES OF MOTIONS FO R THIS DAY. -r. Scarlett—To discharge Order for considering the Wootton Bas. % sett Election Petition. „,.id Viscount Althorp—Committee on Petiti ons a ll eg i ng notor i ous a Af",." 41 1, ption at Elections for Members of Parliament. ii,„..... 'l:robe—Return from the Board of Excise and Customs of the nzuer of Prosecutions for Penalties, or for Offences against the n.. en ue Laws at the suit of the Attorney-General, during the " —4 1817, 1818, 1919, and 1820: . —Also ? for a Return of the aggre gate c osts of those suits in each succeeding year . I. L.rn ORDERS OF THE DAY FOR THIS DA Y. • faster Election (Double Return) Petitions—Ballot for Commit. 3. m ial t "At half after three. S. w at ri; Elec tio n Adjourned Debate on Motion for en. 4. Ca un `,°,ill County Election larging time for entering into Re. 5. Lito., 4 l;?untY Election cognizances. 6. Sti r iii;` , . County Election 7, Doverilt6..o. Burghs Election ft. PontefiraelEi ti " • ection O. Ilehester '' Consideration of Pet ß iti ec on o s p fo i r za f n u e r e th L er time to enter into 10. Waterforr".ti" • upp y.... Report toss" . II S I ''''' u ntlr Elect' Mr James Paul Gee to attend. 12 . Postage Duti es - well Acts (Great Britain and Ireland) —Report thereupon. NOTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY. edesday Feb. 14. Mr. Shadwell —. Bill for the limi n tation ' of a Writ of Right. S ir Thomas Lethbride—.Bilo Friday, amend Feb t 16. g he General Turnpike Acts. Monday, Feb. 19. 1 • Lord Viscount Palmerston —Army Estimates (in Committee of Supply). Mr. Davies Gilbert —Bill to extend the provisions of Act 55 Geo.. 3, C. 192, for disposing of Copyhold property by Will, to other species of property similarly circumstanced. Tuesday, Feb. 20. The Master of the Rolls —Bill for the regulation of the Court of Chancery. J. Mr. Secretary Peel— Thursday, Feb. 22. ' the Laws 1. Bill for consolidating and amending . relative to Larceny, and offences connected therewith. 2. Bill for consolidating and amending the Laws relative to malicious Injuries to Property. 3. Bill for consolidating and amending the Laws rela tive to Remedies against the Hundred. 4. Bill for consolidating and amending the Laws relative to Embezzlements by Journeymen Ma rsl.ttfsturers, and Disputes between Journeymen and their Masters. C j i ' n Ei g lu s ePea . lin g such Statutes as will be superseded by the pri 2. Mr. Hurne—con• , of Ordersf i ssued the f the Committee of Inquiry of issued apve Twat Barrackpoor in November 1824, and since that time. on the_ Mond a Mr. Secretary Canning--c on •2. Feb. 26. portation of Foreign corzderation of the Laws relating to the Im portation March 1. Sir Francis Burdett—Roman Cathode Claims THE MARKET .(THIS DAY). HAY MARKETS.—(At p er Loa d of 36 Trusse..) ST. JAmE s , s, Lowland Meadow Hay.t: 3 10 to 4 10 cl over Ha U'plaod Ditto ............ 4105 10 Wheat aw .......... £4 10 to 6 6 Rye..ge... Hay ....... 410 510 Di t to ............ 11 2 114 New Meadow Hay ..... 4 5 5 5 ........... 1 14 2 0 A good supply, and a steady trade, at S . pr aturday. ■ • SMITHFIELD. ices. Lowland Meadow Hay .£2 i :( '' - 4 5 Upland Ditto Rye-grass Ha New Meadow y Hay Supply good, trade dull, Clover Hay generally .f 4 4to 5 10 Do. extraordinary fine 0 0 6 0 Oat Straw ................ 110 1)2 Wheat Ditto ......... 112 116 nd prices as on Saturday, A respectable fanner in Flintshire lately sold a fin e fat Pig to a butch e r, stating at the time t hat wh en the pig : as killed, he should like to purchase the flitches. They were ac cordingly forwarded to him last week, and a settlement of accounts soon afterwards took place, when the farmer proved to be 2s. 6d. in the butcher's debt. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 13, 1827. The French Papers of Saturday, and the Etoile, dated Sunday moi fling, have reached us ; but they contain nothing of political importance. It seems to be intended to send the Infant Don MIGUEL to the Brazils. M. ROCHA PINTO, Cham berlain of the Emperor Don PEDRO, is to set out this week for Vienna, for the purpose of conducting Don MIGUEL to Brest, where it is proposed that he shall embark on board the John the VI., ship of the line, for a passage to Rio de Janeiro. The Lisbon Gazette of the 27th, is said to contain the Orders given by the Spanish Cabinet to disarm the Portuguese Refugees, and bring LoNGA, FLEIRE, and Colonel SAN LLORENTE to trial. Extracts of these Papers will be found in another column, and we subjoin the price of the Funds in Paris, on Saturday— FRENCH Fawns, FEB. 10.-Five per Cents., 101 f. 25c. 20c. 25c. 20c. 25c. 20c. 15c. lOc. ; Three per Cents. 68f. 95c. 69f. 69f. sc. 69f. ; Bank Actions 1,995 f. 1990 f.; Naples Rentes 75f. 10c. 75f. sc. 75f. 74f. 90c. SOc. 70e. ; Royal Spanish Loan 514 ; Rentes d'Espagne 111 12. Exchange on London, one month, paper, 25f. 40c., money, 25f. 40c. ; three ditto, paper 25f. 25c., money, 2M. 25c. The proceedings in both Houses of Parliament, last night, will be read with the highest interest. The Earl of LIVERPOOL and Mr. PEEL respectively moved in each House an Address of Condolence to his MA JESTY, on the death of the Duke of YORK ; and, in doing so, eloquently expressed the sense of the whole Nation of the public services and private virtues of that Illustrious PRINCE. His ROYAL HIGHNESS'S indefatigable attention to the duties of his high station, his anxious desire to promote the comfort as well as to improve the discipline of the soldiers, his impartiality and discrimination in the disposal of promotions, his moderation in the exercise of the great power vested in him, and the facility of access which he allowed to all who had business to transact with him, were the prominent points of his ROYAL HIGHNESS'S public character which were dwelt upon with fidelity ; while the openness, sincerity, honour, and benevolence of his private character, were expatiated upon with all that warmth of attachment and feeling which his unbounded display of these virtues had excited. His ROYAL HIGHNESS, as Mr. PEEL elegantly said, " had never abandoned a friend or resented an injury ;" and, con sequently, one feeling pervaded every Member of each House of Parliament, and the Addresses were voted unanimously. In consequence of there being no chalice that Mr. CANNING would be able to enter upon the great question of the Corn Laws, on Monday next, the dis cussion of that subject was postponed till Monday, the 26th, on which day, it is to be positively brought for ward; and Sir FRANCIS BURDETT postponed his motion, on the subject of the Catholic Claims, to the Ist of March, b eing unw illi ng to b r i ng it - on until such time as he might fairly calculate on having the powerful assistance of the eloquent Advocate of this question. The Navy Estimates were voted in the Committee of Supply, without opposition. Some conversation on each stem took place, but even Mr. HUME was un able to find an objectionable point. The House felt and admitted that no part of the public business of this country is more thoroughly attended to, or better conducted, than that relating to the Naval Service. We have received this morning the Algemeine Zeitung of the sth instant, from which we make the following extracts. The progress of the Reformation from the errors of Popery seems to be extending itself even amongst some of the Catholic Princes of Ger many : ♦UGSBURG, FRB• S. The following Cabinet Letter, addressed by his Majesty the King of Prussia, to his Serene Highness the Prince of Salsa-Salm, is sent to us fbr insertion : " The reasons assigned in the letter which you have sent me, and which have induced you to quit the Roman Catholic for the Protestant Church, are so pure in their source, so firm in their principles, and so laudable in their views, that we have only to congratulate you on the resolution which you have taken with ma ture deliberation, and carried into effect with conscientious piety. You have hereby given an important counterpoise to many melancholy occurrences of our times, and in the pure scriptural religion which you profess, you will find entire consolation for the sufferings and mortifications which you ha ve ex p erienced. Accept th e assurances of my especial esteem, with which I remain your Highness's well affected BeTlin' Dee. 9 ' 1826. FREDERICK WILLIAM. To his Highness Prince Constantine of Salm-Sahn at Baden. vIENNA, JAN. SO. His Majesty the Emperor, has presented to his Royal Highness the Infant Don Miguel, a valuable richly gilt sledge, in which his Highness frequently drives on the Prater. For some days past all the mails have arrived very irregularly, those from Italy have not arrived for several days. VIENNA, JAN. 31.—Metalliques, 881; Bank Shares, 1054. 'We have also received Frankfort Papers to the 6th instant : The Journal of the Tyrol contains melancholy accounts of the damage and loss of life occasioned by the fall of enormous ava lanches in that principality. These avalanches have been caused by the rapid melting and loosening of the snow on the inaccessible pinnacles of the Alps, by the sudden setting in of the sirocco.— In several parts the stacks of hay on the sides of the mountains are buried many fathoms deep, and must remain so till the spring. Indeed, most of the persons who have unhappily perished, lost their lives in attempting to save their hay. A morning paper which is not less contemptible from the absence of talent generally evinced in its arti cles, than for its toad-like subserviency upon every subject to its great prototype the Courier, (of which it has not been inaptly styled the echo), devoted a column yesterday to an article (professedly taken from an obscure Sunday paper) relative to the " Posthum ous Letter of the DUKE of YORK :" and some com ments made on the review of that work which appeared in the columns of this Journal. The review of it in serted in our paper was written by a Gentleman in the habit of reviewing new books, who took it up more as a literary than a political speculation, and perhaps rather too charitably formed an opinion of its authen ticity from the positive assertions of the publisher to the Royal Family that the letter was genuine. But what is the object of the New Times in publishing this article at such a distant pe riod ? It must be the pardonable jealousy which that Paper feels, in consequence of our forestalling its foster-brother the Courier in respect to political in telligence, and undeceiving the public in the notion so industriously circulated by this hopeful fraternity that they are the exclusive organs of Government. But the New Times, in addition to all this, has given insertion in its columns to letters mak ing the meanest insinuations against individuals sup posed to have an interest in our Journal—iusi• nuations grossly false and libellous. Not content with a fair and manly competition, or with an open at tack of any of the principles avowed by us, the New Times has resorted to means no less malignant than contrary to the established courtesy observed between Journals of respectability ; and such as no writers but those writhing under the petty feelings of jealousy could have adopted. But we defy such calumniators, and despise their jealousy. We know, by our rapidly in creasing circulation, that we have public opinion in our favour,—that opinion being formed on the priority of our intelligence and the soundness of the principles which we advocate. Where on earth can Lord JOHN RUSSELL be, at this important crisis ? We perceive by the List of Notices, that Lord ALTHORPE moves, to-day, for "a Committee on Petitions, alleging notorious Corruption at Elections for Members of Parliament." We had supposed that in this business, Lord ALTHORPE was only a substitute for Lord JOHN RUSSELL, during the period that that great advocate for Parliamentary Reform was, so inauspiciously for the country, deprived of a share in its Legislative Councils. But now, that he, the enemy of Rotten Boroughs has been so ho nourably returned for the close, we had almost said igtten, borough of Bandon, we should have thought that in common decency his Noble Substitute would have resigned the honourable post of advocating free dom of Election, to one whose previous acquaintance with all the intricacies of the present corrupt system, must have been largely encreased by study and obser vation during his late canvas for the above-mentioned Borough. Really, after all, we have heard from him, to see Lord JOHN, sitting for a close borough, is too ridiculous. Perhaps, some remains of modesty, (which did not at first occur to us) have pre vented his LORDSHIP from calling on his substitute to resign his charge at present, and who knows but this highly honourable feeling may yet occasion the issuing of another writ for Bandon ? If Lord JOHN'S great object is to bring about purity and freedom of Election, he may as well accept the Chiltern Hundreds at once as endeavour to advocate that cause whilst no toriously returned for a place where no liberty of choice is allowed to the nominal electors. Quis tulerit Gracehos de seditione querentes. No doubt there are many blemishes in the present system which all honest men would wish to see re moved, could it be done with safety, but all that Utopian reform in the House of Commons has become as obsolete as its tiresome though sincere supporters. We advocate no low standard of virtue, and despise the man who sells his vote as much as Lord JOHN can, do ; but we are not foolish enough to think that he or any 0146 else can make the majority of the Electors any thing but selfish and mercenary. Indeed, considering what a great portion of the nation answers this description, we think their Representatives in Parliament are a wonderful specimen of their power of selection. We hear, now-a-days, of no profligate expenditure of the public money, of no iniquitous contracts, no shameless turning of seats in the House to pecuniary account, as was notoriously the case at a late period of our history. That this happy change has taken place the great Reformers themselves must admit (owing, no doubt, to their " thunder") ; and, when there is no crying evil, these worthies might, with great safety to the nation, relax the violence of their exertions, and, like Lord Joiug, comfortably sit for close Bo roughs when they cannot for Cities or Counties. PRICES OF STOCKS Till Bank Stock 207% 8 3 per Cent. Red 824 2 3 M 3 per Cent. Cons. per Cent. Ditto Red. _ ••••Sg%Ts 4 per Cent, New W i xi'!i; Ditto, 182t5 9 `4 4 i % Bank Long Ann. 1 9 34% India Stock 2ll Ditto Bonds 55 57 pm. PRICES OF FOREIGN F Austrian Bonds, 5 per cent. — Brazilian Bonds 6 Buenos Ayres Bonds. 52 4k Chilian Bonds, 6 per ct. Colombian Bonds Ditto, 1824 Danish, 3 per cent. 6OOl Greek Bonds Ditto, 1 .926 Guatimala Mexican Bonds Do. 1325 63 77 814 PRICES OF SHARE Potosi La Paz and Peruvian Am Alliance Fire r.nd Lifelnstirance DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 2d. 33 32 3I pm. Ditto 5OO 2d. 31 32 31 pm. Ditto Small Ditto Commercial Bank for Account India for Account Cons. for Acet. 82 NDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Neapolitan, 1824 Peruvian Bonds 34 1 4 Portuguese Bonds — Prussian, 5 per cent. Ditto, New — Russian, New, 5 p. c We lii Spanish, 1821 l 2 l,Vi 8 1823 ..., French Reines, sp. c .. . —t. —c. Exchange —f. --c • 3 per cent 69f. Mc, Exchange 23t.50;. AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid, ,c. Company 10 Per Share. £1 3 £1 6 SN 7 MAILS. Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due. O America 1 0 Guernsey& Jersey. 0 O Brazil O Buenos Ayres O Donaghadee 0 0 Jamaica 0 I Dublin 0 Flanders 0 0 Lisbon 2 I France O Gottenburgh 1 1 Waterford 0 lIIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning 46 minutes after 3. I Evening ....... 2 minutes after 4. Z 51s- " 1 1- *Ain NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Po axsuoUTH, FEB. 12..—Wind N.E.—Arrived, his Majesty's skip Acorn, Capt. Alexander Ellice, from the Eastward. Hie Majesty's ship Wellesley was paid off this afternoon, and is to be immediately refitted out. Capt. Fred. L. Maitland has been ap pointed to command the Wellesley. Mr. Geo. Johnstone has been appointed Surgeon of the Alert ; and Mr. Patrick Reilly, Surgeon of the Redwing. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY). FROM LLOYD'S. FA Lmo urn, FEE. 11.—Wind E.N.E.—Sailed, the Duke of Kent packet, Lawrence, for Lisbon ; Lord Hobart packet, James, for the Mediterranean ; and the Rinaldo pack e t, Lieut. Moore, for Jamaica. DEAL, FEE. 12.—Wind N.W. by N.—Arrived from London, and sailed, the Honourable Company's ship Scaleby Castle, Newall, for India ; Mary, King, for Jamaica ; Manchester transport, for Lisbon ; and several others ; and are since reported to have passed the Downs. The transport No. 36, from the Northward, passed this afternoon. GRAVESEND, FEE. 12.—Arrived, the Union, Anthony, from Dunkirk ; and Lord Melville, Brown, from Leith. Sailed, the Smeaton Castle, Campbell, for Jamaica ; William Mathews, for Bilboa ; Mary Ann, Faulkner, for Vera Cruz; and Merlin, Drummond, for Cadiz. THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CITY, Twelve o' Clock This morning there appears to be little business transacting in the English market; Consols opened at 82 both for money and account, and gradually crept up to 821 a, at which they continue firm; the premium on India Bonds remains at 5-1 , 6 ; Exchequer Bills have advanced to 32 3. The Foreign Funds maintain yesterday's quotations, Mexican Bonds, 68 ; Colombian Bonds, 381 94 ; in this latter security there is considerable interest, and it is reported, that at a special meeting, called for the 19th inst., of the Bondholders, a proposition will be laid before them from the Colombian Government to receive an Agent of the English Stockholders, not only to enable them to report the present state of that country, but also for the purpose of receiving direct the duties, which will be placed separate, for the discharge of the in terest on the Colombian debt; this it is supposed will have the effect of creating considerable confidence in the English creditor, that their security will he more strongly fixed when in the 'hands of a person whom the Bondholders appoint themselves ; whether this is actually the case we do not speak positively, but such are the on dits ; Portuguese, 76 7 ; Russian, 893,- 90 ; Greek, 151 1. —ln Shares nothing new. Real del Monte are quoted at 85 95 pm. ; Anglo-Mexican, 32-4 30 dis. The N. and N.N.E., winds which have so long continued, prevent any arrivals from the Westward ; and the books at Lbyd's have exhibited a very scanty show of arrivals from that quarter, so much so, that for these last few days we have not noticed a ship-letter from almost any quarter. Three per Cent. Consols, 84 ; Ditto for account, 82e i; :ndia Bonds, 54 6 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 32 3 pm. Two o' Clock. Although the business has not been extensive, Consols have kept steadily improving : they have gone up to 824 H for Account, and 82i 3 for next time, the new Account opening to-day, and being fixed kr the 10th of April. Money Stock continues extremely scarce, and although some heavy sales were made yesterday at 82, the market could have taken off a much larger sum without any difficulty. India Stock 2444; Ditto Bonds, 57 pm. ; Bank Stock 2071 8 ; Exchequer Bills have touched 34 a 35 pm. ; and every circumstance shows the plenty of money both here and abroad; Mexican Bonds are gone up to 6Si i; and Colombian Bonds 391 'I; Russian are 90 a ; and Danish 614 2. THREE 0' CLOCK. Consols for account, 825 FOUR o'CLO Consols 821 Do. fOr Aca 821 Brazilian Bonds 65 Buenos Ayres Do. 52/ Chilian Do. Columbian, 1824, 39i- LOSING PRICE. Danish Bonds 62-4- Greek Do. 1825 16+ Mexican Do. 1825, 681 Peruvian Do. 35 Russian Do. 904 Spanish Do. 122 LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY). HOUSE OF LORDS. SCOTCH APPEALS. The LORD CHANCELLOR, the Lords LAUDERDALE and TOR RINGTON attended this morning for the purpose of hearing Appeals. A. I. BUCLE, APPELLANT-INNES AND OTHERS, RESPONDENTS. The principal question in this case was, whether according to the law of Scotland, it was necessary for a native of that country, hut who happened to be in another country at the time of the instituting a suit in his name, to furnish his counsel with au express written mandate, authorizing the advocate or some other person to commence the suit on his behalf. The case arose out of the Michaelmas election, for the Borough of Queensferry, the validity of which was questioned by the appellant who presented a petition to the Lords of the Session, complaining that six of the magistrates then elected, were not " Sea Burgesses," as required by law. Two days after the election, the appellant, who is owner of a merchant vessel, proceeded on a commercial voyage, and he did not return until five days after his petition had been presented. It did not appear that any written mandate had been given by him to his advocate. 'The petition was dismissed by the Lords of the Session, and against that decision the present appeal was made. The Respondents rested their case principally upon the neces sity of the advocate's having a mandate, and cited several cases to show that even the person in whose favour such mandate was made, should be made a party to the procedure, and should in the com plaint, cause himself to be " designed and sisted as the manda tory" of the parties. The case principally relied on was that of Stewart, of Ardcarton, who having caused a suit to be com menced in his name whilst he was absent from Scotland, that he being a residenter in Ireland, no suit could have been commenced on his behalf without a warrant or writ from him. Mr. ADAMS appeared in support of the appeal, and argued that the law of Scotland never required a warrant or mandate, except where the party was domiciled abroad, and out of the jurisdiction of the Court. In that case, it was thought right to have the man datory made a party to the suit, in order to indemnify the other side against the costs if the suit should fail. The Learned Gentle man said, that the rule contended for by the respondents would affect not only every Member of Parliament, but even every Scotch Advocate who might come to London for the purpose of pleading at their Lordships' Bar. Mr. Sergeant SPANKIE and Mr. ALDERSON appeared for the respondents. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. CLUB-HOUSE SUBCRIPTIONS. RAGGET V. MUSGRAVE. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who is proprietor of the Cocoa Tree, Club-house, in St. James's-street, to recover froni the defendant the sum of 101.105., being the amount of his subscriptions as member of the club. It appeared by the rules of the club-house, that the defendant was indebted to the above amount. The defendant deposited Ss. 6d. in Qourt. Mr. SCARLET, on behalf of the defendant, submitted that as he was absent for twelve months, he was not bound to pay his sub scriptions, the rules of any club were not binding on the members in law. • The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE was of a different opinion. The members of a club must be acquainted with its rules, and therefore bound by them. If Mr. Scarlett wished to take the opinion of the Court on it, he would reserve to him that privilege. Mr. SCARLETT consented, and a verdict was accordingly given for the plaintiff, subject to the opinion of the Court. SLANDER. II UTTON V. WESTCOTT. The plaintiff in this case is a law stationer, residing in Man chester-buildings. The defendant is an officer in Marlborough street Police-office, and also a secretary to the society of ship builders. This action was brought to recover compensation in damages for the injury which the plaintiff sustained in consequence of the defendant having circulated a report, that he was a rogue and a swindler. The special damage alleged was that several trades men had refused the plaintiff credit, in consequence of these reports. It appeared that the conduct of the defendant had been influenced by some jealousy which arose from both parties having been engaged in opposite interests at an election for the borough of Wells. Edward Johnson—l am a cabinet maker ; I know Mr. Hut ton, who gave me an order for some household goods and furni ture. I know Mr. Westcott ; I heard him say of the plaintiff in 1825, that he was a rogue: on my telling him that I intended to I give Hutton furniture on credit, he said I should never be paid. In consequence thereof, I stopped his credit. At this time I had wes delivered tcott 9 20 11 I.p' police lieweoorffithe,erb,uatnddeaelsinecerdetatryo give Dru r y-lane h h ip- ica bu m il o d re ers . . Mr. met defendant in May last, along w ith Mr. Ta y lor, the Member for Wells, at Arthur's Club - h ouse, James's-street, on that oc casion, defendant said that plaintiff was a swindler. I was at the election at Wells. Mr. Hutton took an active part in favour of Mr. Edwards, a candidate, and Mr. Westcott, in favour of Mr. Taylor. Cross-examined—The conversation at Arthur's Club-house re lated to the election, and was sometime previous to it. Mr. Hutton is a cousin of my wife's. William Hoxley—l am a carpenter; I know the plaintiff, he has an office as law-stationer at Manchester-buildings; I have done a great deal of business for him ; I heard the defendant say of him that he bad borrowed two sovereigns, that he never paid him, that he was rogue and swindler, in consequence of which I refused to complete an order which he gave me. Cross-examined—l have done work for Hutton, frequently, since the conversation with Westcott. Charles Hoxley heard the defendant say that Hutton was a notorious rogue and a swindler, and he should have the handling of him some day. Mr. Mseatvwx.ramte. addressed the Jury for the defendant, but called no witnesses. The CHIEF JUSTICE in summing up, left it to the Jury to de.. eide whether the plaintiff had sustained any special damages. If not, he was not entitled to a verdict. The Jury having deliberated for a short time, returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages le. Al this does not carry costs in actions for words, without the certificate of the Judge, that there was a sufficient cause of acticu, the Lord Chief Justice certified. WYNNK V. JACKSON. • This was an action brought to recover from the defendant the sum of 421. lOs., which the plaintiff gave him under the follow in , circumstances :—ln July last the defendant made a bet of 121. 10s. that he would hop 63 yards in 19 hops, within three trials ; but not being able to stake the money himself, the plain tiff, on his account, gave him that sum to put down. In a short ' - time after he proposed to do the same thing, within two trials, on which a bet of 30/. was made, and staked by the plaintiff on similar conditions, which were reduced to writing. The defendant made one effort to perform the feat, but it proved unsuccessful, and he declined to attempt it a second time; but he kept the two bets to himself, which the plaintiff now sought to recover. The paper containing the conditions on which the money had been given was handed in, but it not being stamped, The LORD CHIEF Jusrics decided that it could not be admit ted in evidence. The plaintiff was therefore nonsnited. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Middlesex Sittings after Term, before the LOAD CHIEF Jusuez. raumn v. HARRISON. This was an action ' On7bond for ......r annum, granted by the defendant, described therein as Thomas Harrison, the lounger; of the Tavistock Hotel, Covent Garden, to the plaintiff, Matafr Harrison, who lived under his protection for a considerable time Mr. Sergea.►t PEAKE, in a very pathetic address, stated the case. The plaintiff had the misfortune of being seduced by the defendant, and lived with him for some time ; but repenting of their connection, the defendant determined to put an end to it, and gave her the present bond, to afford her the means of subsist ence and reformation. The bond was then put in and read. • Mr. Sergeant VA uGmArr, for the defendant, had a very different case to lay before the Jury. lie should prove that the plaintiff was merely a girl of the town, and he asserted that the bond was viven as a consideration for the parties future cohabitation. Two witnesses were then called, who proved that the parties lived together subsequently to the date of the bond, but that aboil after the defendant went to the country. The CHIEF JUSTICE then addressed the Jury, and Laid, that . if they thought the bond was given for the plaintiff's maidtainancep on the understanding that the parties were to separate, theft they:- should And for the plaintiff; but that if, on the other hand, ettey . were satisfied it was given as a consideration for the continuation of the connection, it was their duty to find for the defendant. • After a few minutes consideration, the Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. ROLLS COURT. • His Honour the MASTER of the ROLLS sat at nine o'cloek this morning, for the hearing of Petitions. FREEMAN V. FREEMAN. This case came before the Court upon the Petition of Sir • Compton Doniville, as trustee to a marriage settlement between - Mr. Keelinge Freeman and Miss Domville. The Petition prayed that the Master should be ordered to inquire into .the sums due under the settlement by the accumulation of 13,3361. Conseii- • dated Bank Annuities. Mr. SUCDEN appeared to support the petition. - Messrs. SHADWELL and MORN appeared fur different pa - rtiet.', - interested, and insisted that it was contrary to the rule of the court to allow any legatee or annuitant interest upon interest . ; • upon a sum which was not ordered to be set aside separately. To allow dividends upon dividends from the death of Mr. K. Free man, which was what was desired in the present case, was only to allow the annuitant compound interest, which they submitted the Court was bound not to do. His HONOUR was of opinion that the propriety of the order prayed for by the petitioner depended entirely upon the terms of the settlement; he should therefore read the settlement, and give his opinion at the sitting of the Court to-morrow. FASHIONABLE AND MISCELLANEOUS, BRIGHTON, FEB. 12.—His MAJESTY has been attacked by a fit of the gout, which confined him to his bed yesterday. He, is however, much better this morning. Mr. Canning's health has experienced a considera. ble improvement, although the Right Hon. Gentleman is far from being well. Mrs. Coutts's coachman was summoned to appear this morning before the Bench of Magistrates, to answer the complaint of Captain Ruddock, for driving on the wrong side of the way, upon the. Marine Pa rade, forcing Captain R. and his horse on the pave= ment, and when remonstrated with, using insolent language. The coachman not answering the summons, a warrant was issued for his apprehension, and when taken to be placed in the Black-hole until the next meeting of the Bench. The Duke of Sussex was stated, yesterday, at the King's Palace at Kensington, to be going on extremely well. The account received yesterday at the Foreign Office in Downing-street from Brighton, of the state of the health of Mr. Secretary Canning, was, " Mr. Canning is a good deal bet ter." The Right Hon. Secretary, about ten days ago, was in a dangerous state, since which time the Right Hon. Gentleman has been gradually recovering from his indisposition. Despatches were received yesterday at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, from Lord Gra nville, our Ambassador at Paris. Sir J. Copley, the Master of the Rolls , took the oaths and his seat, last night, as a Member of the House of Com mons. This is the first Master of the Rolls w ho has sat in the House since Sir W. Grant's time. It is Divinity i s n ai t d he th ut t i, D ers r i . ty L o lfooy.ford, d, the Regius is to the diocese of Oxford, and that Dr. Kaye, Bishop of B r i s t o l, i s to be translated to the diocese of Lin coln. It is reported that Sir H um p hre y Dav y w ill before long resign his seat as Preside nt of the Ro yal Society. Sir be the Professornew Bishop of of Humphrey is, we believe, on his way to Corfu. On Mr. B-1 being informed of the intended visit of Mrs. Fry to the Dublin Prisons that facetious Gentleman replied, if that is the fact we will all be dished.—Dublin Patriot. OLYMPIC THEATRE.--A new piece, entitled the Wild Boy of Bohemia," was last night produced at this, enter taining little theatre. It bids fair, and deservedly so, to be highly - popular. A POLLONICON.—The performances of Mr. Purkie nn this instrument, were last Saturday attended by a crowded and fashionable audience. Previous to the commencement of the first part, the " mechanical power" of the instrument played the over tore to Figaro, in a highly Mr. Purkis mer itoriouS manner. was deservedly applauded in his performance of " Cherry Ripe," and the Overture to " Taneredi." Altogether, the Apollonicon reflects great credit on the - invent - ors of the instrument, Messrs. - Flight and Robsdri. At the Middlesex Sessions, this day, Arafat Edon, was convicted of wilful and corrupt perjury, in proving a promis sory note in the bankruptcy of Messrs. Dempsey, and Rees.. The bankrupt Rees was himself put on his trial. . • EPITOME OF LITERATURE, .FINE •ARTS, AND SCIENCES, FOR JANUARY 1827.—ThetTiltnaltY GATETTi for the month of January, just published (consisting of four Weekly Numbers, closely, but clearly and distinctly printed), may be eon _ sidered as a fair specimen of .that periodical. 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