The Sun. — London, England, 1825-12-01 00:00:00

THE ROYAL SOCIETY. • Yesterday the Royal Society, incorporated in .Charles the Second's reign,' had their splendid Anniversary Dinner at the Crown and Anchor Tavern. The company iwhich was distinguished and select, Members only of the Royal Society being admitted) sat down to an elegant dinner -soon after six o'clock Amongst the company present were the Bishop of Carlisle, Mr. Secretary Peel, Mr. Bell (the retired Chancery Barrister), Sir Everard Home, who was accompanied by his sea, Captain Heine, &c., W. Maddock, Esq. (of Port land-place), D. Gilbert, Esq. M.P., the Society's Treasurer, Nath.: Lee, Esq., the SeCretary, M r. More, of. Lincoln's-inn, the Treasurer of the Society's Club, &c. Sir HUMPHREY DAVY, the successor of the late Sir Joseph Bankes, the President of the Society, took the Chair. On his light hand was the Bishop of Carlisle, and on his left sat Mr. Secretary Peel. The cloth having been removed, the Chairman proposed— '4' The King, the Patron of the Royal Society." In doing so, -the said, it was .unnecessary for him to enlarge on the claims -which his Majesty had on their and the country's grateful ac- Anowledgments:—The King was not only the Patron of the Royal Society, he most liberally patronized the Arts and Sciences generally, and every thing that was calculated to pro mote the renown and the welfare of the nation. The toast was received with the most marked enthusiasm. Mr. Secretary PEEL. rose. He said he was not presump - tous enough to claim their attention for the purpose of return ing thanks for the honour which they had justly conferred on his Majesty ; his object in rising was to state that he had it in , comlnand from his Majesty to communicate the King's inten tion of annually presenting the Society with two medals of the -value of M. each, to be bestowed as rewards for meritorious exertions on valuable and useful productions or discoveries. His Majesty had been pleased further to command him to state that he desired in no way to specify the objects for which such medals were to be deemed as rewards; that might preju diciallylimit their utility; the disposition of them would be • cleft solely to the judgment of the Royal Society's Council. His Majesty, who was indeed a munificent Patron of the Arts and .Sciences, had confidence in the Society's skill and discretion, and therefore left the appropriation of the medals with them, feeling assured that they would so use and award them as to : give, what was, his Majesty's object, useful stimulus, and to promote valuable scientific research and discoveries. The Right Honourable Secretary added that he felt peculiarly com plimented and grateful in having been selected to make this -communication to that distinguished Society. " The Duke of York, and the Royal Family ;"—" the So ciety of Antiquarians:"—" the Royal Academy," were toasts that followed. Mr. D. GILBERT, M.P. then proposed the health of the Pre sident of the Royal Society. He would not occupy the attention of the room with dwelling on the merits of their distinguished Chairman, especially as that individual was necessarily present ; indeed it was not requisite, for his excellences were well known to those assembled on the present occasion. His varied acquire • silents, and his useful discoveries, not only reflected great ho nour on himself, but had been highly valuable to his country. His zeal for the success of that Society they all knew, and it had been made still more manifest by their President's conduct and statements in the Society's Council held that morning. The toast was honoured in the most friendly and enthusiastic manner. _ _ Sir H. DAVY, in returning his acknowledgments said, that he had felt fully sensible of the value of the compliment that bad just been conferred on him, as well as of the distinction of being the President of so honourable and useful a Society. That Society had hitherto been eminently valuable in promoting information, laudable inquiries, and useful discoveries; science owed much to it. The Society had heretofore stimulated to valuable research and discovery; and with such patronage, .and after the communication of that evening, it could not fail to be still more eminent and useful. The spirit of inquiry was now abroad ; the desire of improvement, and the anxiety for useful research and discoveries, now more than ever animated so ciety. Science within the last 100 years had made rapid. strides, so much so that could the inhabitants of another planet have been a century ago dropped on the earth, then withdrawn, and now brought to revisit this sublunary scene, such person would hardly recognise it to be the same spot that he had before visited. The changes were not such as to require detail from him ; though the rail roads and canals of the country, the extensive application of • the steam engine, the improvements in the mariner's compass, &c. proved the varied and wonderful changes; and they also showed what was still more gratifying, that the great discoveries in science had been rendered subser vient to the - Uses and prosperity of society. He copcluded with assuring the company of his devotion to the interests of the Royal Society, and to the general advancement of science. 11.?1 . th of the Vice-Preaents hiving been given. _ The Bishop ofCA111:151E (on behalf of himself and Sir *.Everard Home), begged to return heartfelt acknowledgments for the honour that had just been conferred. Zealous as he was -to promote the welfare of the Society, he knew his own un ororthiness for the distinguished station to which he had been raised ' • but he could assure them that no anxieties of attention -would be wanting on his part to promote the interests of the • Royal Society, and of science generally. . 'After the Treasurer's health had been given, and Mr. D. -Gilbert, M. P., had returned thanks ; and after some other toasts ,to Mr. Barlow, of Woolwich, &c., the company separated. , * Hume (in his History, ch. Ipkxi.) thus mentions the origin of this Society Amongst the thick cloud of bigotry and ignorance which overspread the nation during the Common= wealth and Protectorship, there were a few sedate philosophers, who, in the retirement of Oxford, cultivated their reason, and established conferences for the mutual communication of their discoveries in physics and geometry. Wilkins, a clergyman, who had married Cromwell's sister, and was afterwards Bishop of Chester, promoted these philosophical conversations. Imme diately after the Restoration, these men procured a patent, and . having enlarged their number, were denominated the Royal Society.' But this patent was all they obtained from the King. Though he was a lover of the sciences, particularly chemistry and mechanics, he animated them by his example alone, not by his bounty."—p. 332. SCOTTISH HOSPITAL Yesterday the St. Andrew's Anniversary Din ner, in aid of the above charitahle Institution, took place at the City of London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. His Royal Highness the Duke of CLARENCE took the Chair at about half-past six, and during the dinner a Scotch Piper, in the cos tume of his country, repeatedly made the circuit of the room playing several national airs. When the cloth was removed, " Non nobis Domine" was sung with great ability by the Pro fessional Gentlemen who attended. It is but justice to them to say, that throughout the entire evening they acquitted them selves in a style of superior excellence, and they repeatedly excited the approbation of the Illustrious Chairman. The greatest harmony predominated, and several loyal and patriotic toasts were drank with enthusiasm. The following were the principal toasts:— " The King, God bless him"—Four times four. The Na tional Anthem; God save the King, which followed this toast was `received with rapturous enthusiasm--" The Royal Fa mily"—" The Army"—" The Duke of Clarence and St. Andrew's"—" The Duchess of Clarence"—" The wooden walls of England"—" The Kirk of Scotland"—" The Scottish Corporation"-." The Duke of Montrose"—" The Vice-Presi - dents"—" The Land we live in"—" Alderman Thompson and the Corporation of London," &c. &c. When the health of the Duke of Clarence was drunk, -His ROYAL HIGHNESS returned thanks, and addressed the -company at some length. It was a source of pride to him he said, to be elected now for the fifteenth time, President of the Scottish Corporation, the objects of which the Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells, had recommended as truly acceptable in the sight of God, and in forwarding which, an individual would at once be consulting the benefit of mankind and his own. Of the Scottish nation he spoke in terms of high praise, and lie was happy to observe that jealousies between that country and Eng land were every day subsiding. We were now one in interest,and we ought also to be one in fellowship and good feeling. He was anxious that Gentlemen should be aware of the distinction be . tween the Scottish Corporation and the Caledonian Asylum, which were frequently confounded. The former was designed to supply the indigent Scotch in this metropolis with the means of returning to their own country—the latter to educate those of a tender age who would be otherwise destitute of instruction ; and this he conceived to be the more useful establishment of the two. His Royal Highness dilated with great eloquence on the importance to us of our American Colonies, and expres sed regret that their value was not generally known. He re joiced, however, to perceive that we were now becoming more sensible of our Colonial interests, and he hoped that the em brace between the mother country and her dependencies would • every day become more close. Some other Speakers addressed the Chair in perfect accord ance with the sentiments of his Royal Highness, when affability and good humour were subjects of universal panegyric. He was in high spirits and evidently enjoyed the hilarity of the . evening. At a quarter to twelve his Royal Highness retired. Halton, the celebrated runner, was killed in .a pugilistic combat with a Bath tinman of the .name of Henderson, on Monday, after a combat of two hours, at Newnham. LAW INTEI/J,IGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, N0v.30. CONSPIRACY. THE KING, ON THE PROSECUTION OF ASKEW, T. PERROT AND ANOTHER. This was an indictment against Elizabeth Virginie Perrot and Victor Bertrand, for conspiring falsely to indict James Askew for Stealing various articles of jewellery, the property of Perrot, and nine promissory notes of the Bank of France of I,ooof each, the property of Bertrand. The case of the prosecutor when on his trial at the Old Bailey is fresh in the recollection of our readers. It will be remem bered that this individual, a tradesman in Oxford -street, was charged by the present defendants with stealing from the dri.wers of Mademoiselle Perrot, ,who had been engaged in his business, the articles in question. After the case for the pro secution had been closed, the Recorder was of opinion that the evidence, if true, only proved a breach of trust, and di rected an acquittal, which the Jury, with some reluctance, pro nounced. JESSOP (with whom was Mr. Dowr.ING) opened the case for the prosecution, and called the following witnesses to suppOrt-it. _ _ James Askew, the prosecutor, told his story as follows : I was tried at the Old Bailey on the prosecution of the defend ants, who'are now in Court, and who only with their attorney, Mr. Hubert, were examined at the trial. In August, 1823, I was the head partner in the firm of Askew and Normanville, at No. 25, Oxford-street. AVe imported millinery from France, and retailed hats. Charles Harner Hill was My partner. In September, in that year, I went to Paris for the purpose of en gaging a French milliner. In consequence of a recommendation I received, I went to Miss Perrot, whom I found in a lodging near the Hospital of Invalids. She occupied a single room, furnished with a bed, two or three chairs, and a table. Her dress did not bespeak affluence. She referred me to her brother, Victor Bertrand. 1 found him carrying on the business of a grocer. An agreement was concluded between me and Miss Perrot for 2,000 francs "a year, and her board, washing, and lodging, that she should undertake the direction of the business we were about to establish. About the lOth or 11th of October she accompanied me to England, having advanced her 200 francs at her request, in Paris, to purchase articles of dress.— On our arrival, she went into a lodging in Berwick-street. She continued to lodge there till the February following, and then came to live in our house, Mrs. Askew having left it. Miss Perrot slept in a bed room beyond a work room where the ap prentices worked. I furnished it. There were drawers to which there were two keys, one kept by her, one by me ; she knew I had one. On the 30th of April, or the Ist of May, I saw Bertrand, who had come to England, and accompanied hint to my own house. He brought with him a large trunk, with double padlocks, which he brought into my house. His trunk was placed in Miss Perrot'S room. He boarded and slept in my house. He took lessons in English, for which I paid, because he represented to me that he had been unfortunate at Paris. I advertised to procure him a situation, and paid for the advertisement. After this Miss Perrot begged me to furnish 301. to procure him a situation. I agreed to do it, and Miss Perrot said I might deduct it from her salary. I occasionally supplied him with small sums of silver at his own request. I re visited Paris about the 19th of May, having first altered the terms of Miss Perrot, who had become highly useful, to 4,000 francs, a year, and agreed to give her a share of the business. Bertrand afterwards went away, and took with him his trunk. On the 4th of July Miss Perrot went to Cheltenham as agent to our house, and opened a shop there. Eliza Hudson and Emma Rubeck accompanied her.— I went to Cheltenham to see her, and afterwards, on the 14th of August, having received letters from the defendants, I had received no remittances between my visits. On the 13th I took out a writ against I'errot for 55/., and on the 14th ar rested her at Cheltenham. I had_ asked her for the balance, and she refused to pay it. I directed Bertrand to be sent for, and that she might have an attorney to assist her. The next day she left my service, having paid the money into the sheriff's hands. On the 15th I returned to London. I have never re ceived the money. On the 17th of August I saw the de fendants at my house, who came about the furniture in the bed-room. I told them it was mine. I afterwards caused Bertrand to be arrested for 15/. for board, lodging, and money lent; he paid the sum immediately. An anonymous letter, writen by the witness's directions to Miss Perrot was produced. It referred to another letter ad dressed to Miss Perrot. The witness continued—l procured the letter referred to from the drawers of Miss Perrot, which I opened with my own key. I was much irritated at the time, and opened all the drawers, and looked into all, and examined them. I saw no jewellery, except an old-fashioned pair of ear-rings. On my so lemn oath, there were no Bank-notes in the letter; none in the drawers; no diamond cross ; no piece of a comb set with dia monds ; I think a ring or two, which I did not take out ; no gold buckle ; no silver spoons or forks ; no securities for money. There were linen, stockings, and things, but I did not remark them. I sent an anonymous letter, because they were extremely troublesome to me, and 1 thought if they found 1 had discovered their character they would not proceed. I was served with process at the suit of Perrot for 151. or there abouts. The action was non-pressed. I was applied to for the wearing apparel about the 18th of August. On the Ist of September Mr. Hubert applied to me. 1 shewed him the letter which I had taken from the drawers. On the 11th of September 1 delivered to him the clothes in the drawers, keeping back nothing but the .letter which 1 hold. On the 14th of September I was taken up on a warrant, on the charge on which I was tried and acquitted. Cross-examined by Mr. BitOUGHAM-I got an excellent Character of Madame Perrot from Sir John Douglas, whom I met in my way to Paris. It was confirmed by his lady. A M. Paul intepreted between me and Bertrand. He was in a grocery business, in a small shop—a window on each side of the door. I refused to give up the furniture, because it was mine. She had not bought this furniture, or any furniture— that I swear. She had a receipt for some ftirniture which she never paid for—not a halfpenny.—(A receipt handed to the witness.)—That is my hand-writing. Miss Perrot knew I had a key of the drawers. She did not give it me. 1 don't sup pose I ever shewed it to any one in her presence. I bought the drawers. The man brought two keys; I kept one, and she the other. I don't know why I kept one. At the Old Bailey 1 don't recollect a word about the double key. My Counsel cross-examined Miss Perrot more than an hour. On the second agreement, I understood her admission to the busi ness was to depend on the decision of arbitrators. She never demanded 701. as due to her for wages. When I saw her at Cheltenham, I told her if she would make put the ba lance I would settle it. I did not go on with the action, be cause I had no opinion of the bail or the principals, and be cause I was a ruined man, and had no money. On my second visit to Paris, I found that Ai. Bertrand was not the brother to Misi Perrot; but this made no difference in my treatment to her. I treated her with respect and -atten tion—l don't recollect saying any thing about my heart— certainly not on deliberation. There might be six young ladies living in my' house. I can't recollect who wrote the anonymous letter by my desire—l really think Mr. Jen nings—l can't recognize the hand. Mr. Hubert introduced himself to me as the friend of the French Ambassador, and as mediator, that I might receive Miss Perrot again. He did not then say any thing about her property. He read the letter which I found in the drawers through. He never mentioned the 701. due for wages—not at all. Ile claimed nothing; but asked me to receive her again. At the next visit he brought Miss Perrot with him. I declined afterwards to see her. I took •Mr. Hubert into the room. I won't swear I mentioned the key. I handed him into the room, and he took what was in the drawers. Mr. Hu bert asked how [ obtained possession of the letter; and I refused to tell hive, for he was a stranger. I swear I did not then tell Hubert I had no key ; 1 will not swear 1 did not say so at the last meeting. Mr. Hubert never told me if I would explain how I became acquainted with the letter, all proceed ings should be abandoned. He never talked of any bills then, or at any other time. I was taken before Alr. Griffiths on a summons, attended by my attorney and Mr. Adolphus. I don't remember that it was said if I would account for my pos session of the letter, 1 should be discharged. There was much noise anti disturbance in the room. I always wished to explain how I came by the letter, but Mr. Falkner, my attorney, said' Mr. Adolphus would not allow it, and would throw up his brief if I did. I was very angry, because he acted quite con trary to my instructions. The anonymous letter was then read. It merely contained an extract froin the letter found in the drawer. " A child with light eyes demands the assistance and attention of your sister." A receipt given by the prosecutor to Miss Perrott for the price of the furniture, 151.85., was read. Emma Unit, an assistant to Mr. Askew in his business, said she bad frequent and familiar communications with Mis Perrot, and had often been in her bed-room, and had seen the contents of her drawers. She had seen Miss Perrot possessed of a gold chain and coral necklace; she never saw a diamond cross, a gold buckle, silver knives or forks, or• piece of comb set with diamonds. She had never heard speak of these articles, or any of them. This witness said Bertrand, on coming to Chelten ham, borrowed halfpence at the coach-office and paid the coach. man. When Bertrand was arrested, be said, "he would bring Mr. Askew as low as the ground," and said so repeatedly. Cross-examined—There might have been trinkets, which she did not recollect. Elizabeth Hudson, another assistant, gave evidence very similar to that of the last witness, and said Bertrand showed her paper as French money, not at all like a note of the Bank of France produced. After the arrest, Bertrand and Perrot said " they would be revenged on Askew, and would bring him as low as their feet." Mary Johns, who was Servant of Mr. Askew when Miss Perrot resided there, said Miss Perrot showed her two or three pair of ear-rings, and two or three finger rings; but.shc did not recollect a diamond cross, or a comb set with diamonds ; she did see an oval gold buckle, but never saw silver spoons, or silver finks ; she did see her 'with a gold chain. She did recollect the application of Miss Perrot to Mr. Askew for 301. for her brother. Emma Unit, and Elizabeth Jenkins, young women in the employ of Mr. Askew, were called, but merely proved they had not seen the principal articles, and corroborated the other wit nesses as to the expressions used. John .)eyes, an apprentice of Mr. Askew, said he had heard Miss Perrot call Bertrand her brother; and that he had paid her small sums, and small sums to the English master of Ber trand. John Lucas said he went to Mr. Askew's to demand property for Miss Perrot, with Mr. Ilutchins, who had a list of the ar ticles. No Bank notes were demanded, he was positive; but a chest of drawers containing valuable property. The property was stated, hut lie did not recollect the particulars. Mr. Askew said he wished for a written order, signed by Miss Perrot, and then he would give up the property. Samuel Abraham, an attorney, said he was employed to make a demand of !Mr. Askew of some effects by Miss Perrot, and was directed to bring an action of trover. A Sheriff's Officer proved, oh the arrest of Bertrand, he gave Miss Perrot his watch ; and having opened a trunk, took out a box of trinkets, and went out, and returned with money to'pay the debt. On asking for civility money, Miss Perrot said she was very poor, and had but a few shillings. Ann Broadfoot, of 82, Berwick -street, in whose house Ber trand lodged, stated that Miss Perrot and Bertrand 'declared they would be revenged of Askew ; they would hang him, and have his blood. When Mr. Askew was committed, Miss Per rot came into the kitchen, and thrusting her hands on the table said, " I have committed him to Neivgate ; I'll be revenged on him ; I'll hang him." The witness said, " Stop, stop, Ma'am, you can't bang a man here; he must be tried by a jury first." (A laugh.)—When asked for money, she said she had 151. wrapped up in whitey brown paper in Mr. Askew's drawer. This was before the committal. Samuel Green said that 11isS Perrot warned him, who had been used to supply 11r. Askew with goods, as he would not pay for them ; and afterwards reprsented him as in debt.. On another occasion both defendants abused Mr. Askew. Mr. Claggett, a pawnbroker, proved that on the 17th August Miss Perrot pledged with him three gold watches, two gold chains, three seals, ore locket, two rings, and one comb. Af terwards a gold watch. These articles were redeemed in No vember by Mr. Hubert. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. Bit° U 011 A st addressed the Jury for the defendants. He urged the extreme hardship of the situation of his clients who could not prove that they were actually possessed of the pro perty which they alleged was left in the drawers, except by calling witnesses from Paris, whose attendance they could not enforce, and whose expences they could not pay. The whole case against the defendants rested on the credit given by the Jury to Askew, whose testimony was the corner-stone of the prosecution and which, if credited, drew the whole after it. The Learned Counsel then commented at large on the evidence of Askew ; on his raising the salary of Miss Perrot, and agreeing to take her into partnership; on his arresting her at a time when she obviously was not his debtor; on his statement, now for the first time made, of two keys to the drawers, which no one Could believe ; on his conduct in opening the drawers and taking out a private letter of the most delicate nature, and then writing an anonymous letter to the owner to taunt her with its discovery. Could the Jury, he asked give any credit to such a witness ? But this was not all : he swore furniture in Miss Perrdt's room Wai his property, and he was contra dicted by his own receipt ; he swore that she owed him money, and yet he desisted from his own action against her on frivolous pretences : he swore that :tie never was told he should be libe rated from all persecution, if he explained his possession of the letter, and in this he would be contradicted by the attorney and the magistrate ; and he would be distinctly contradicted by Mr. Hubert as to the property demanded and the negociations which preceded the charge. Mr. Askew had denied that he ever seriously talked to Miss Perrot about " his heart," and yet, a letter addressed to her at Cheltenham would prove that he took no little interest in her concerns. As to confirmation of his story, from witnesses who did not see those trinkets, it amounted to nothing ; for the pawnbroker called on the part of the prosecution, proved that the defendants possessed consi derable property, of which they knew nothing ; and conse quently they might have much more. The Jury would take into their consideration this evidence, and would, in the re sult, give, gladly give, their verdict of acquittal to theseun fortunate foreigners. Mr. George Hubert was then called, and said—l am em ployed by Perrot in the latter end of August, 1824, and by her directions called on the 4th of September on Mr. Askew at his house in. Oxford-street. I stated to him that I ap plied to him on behalf of Miss Perrot, in consequence of dif ferences which had subsisted between him and her, and espe cially an arrest at Cheltenham. I wished him• to come to an arrangement respecting her salary, upwards of 701., and also to deliver property which she had at. his house. He said there was property of hers, which was locked up, and he knew no. thing of it. I pulled out an inventory, which is here, and showed it to him. He said she was a very bad woman, she had robbed him, and he would prove her to be a bad woman by a letter. He produced the letter and a translation ; I asked where he obtained it ? Ile said it was of no consequence where he got it, he had it, and that was sufficient to the pur pose. Miss Perrot had previously described this very letter as left ,in her drawers. He said he should do nothing without consulting his attornies, to which I acceded. Early in the nest week I called again, with Miss Perrot, and I made an appointment to meet him on the following day. I again demand 701. on behalf of Miss Perrot, and complained of the arrest, which he said lie could justify. On the 11th I met him, and he agreed to deliver up the property, if she gave an order to that effect, and put use in possession of the key of her drawers. He said he would not permit her to enter his house. I got soon after the order and the key, and opened the drawers. He went up to show them to me, and immediately left the rooni. I proceeded to search the drawers diligently, and found some trifling linen, and a pain of diamond ear-rings. At the second interview, I mentioned that Miss Parrot attached particular importance to the letter. I asked bins how he could detain a confidential letter of that description ? I stated to him on both occasions (the 4th and the 11th), that Miss Perrot said there were bank bills with the letter, I told hint her drawers were left locked ; he did not tell me how he opened them. Four or five days after, Mr. Askew was taken before Mr. Griffiths. On his second examination, it, was stated by Mr. Phillips and Mr. Griffiths, that if Mr. Askew would give an account how he came by that letter, it would very much alter the complexion of the case. This was repeated twice or thrice by the Magistrate. An application was made to bail him, when Mr. Phillips said he would not oppose it, if lie would say how he came by that letter. He gave no explanation whatever. Cross-examined—l am of French extraction, and perfectly acquainted with that language. I am not Attorney to the French Embassy, but interfered at the request of the Vice- Consul. I mentioned that circumstance to Mr. Askew. The inventory was read. It included various articles of wearing apparel, and the articles charged to have been stolen. Tlieletier found in the drawer was then read. Mr. Griffiths, the Magistrate, said he recollected Miss Perrot coming to complain of Mr. Askew, and made a state ment, amounting, in his apprehension to a charge of fe lony. In the first place, there was a summons, on which he attended. There was a great deal of discussion respecting a letter, which to my apprehension had been proved 10 have been in the hands of Askew. On the second examination, bail was proposed by Mr. Askew's Counsel, Mr. Adolphus. On that occasion, 1 said, that the evidence was made so strong, I must commit unless the possession of the letter was explained; this circumstance was much pressed, both by the Counsel and myself; I thought it a very important circumstance in the case. Cross-examined—l am not sure that, at the two first-exami nations, Askew was placed at the bar ; I rather thinkit was not. The altercation between Counsel was very loud ; I think nothing was lost. The letter of Mr. Askew of July 23, addressed to Miss Per rot, as Miss Normanville, at Cheltenham, about a watch, was read. It has been already published. Mr. JEssoP replied. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE stated that the main question of fact for the Jury to decide on this most grave and serious charge, was whether the notes and valuable property which Askew was charged with stealing were left by Perrot in the drawer in Askew's house. If they were left there, even if Askew did not purloin them, there was reasonable ground for the charge; if they never were there, the Jury would consider whether it was possible to reconcile the prosecution for felony to any but bad and wicked motives. In determining this ques tion, he advised the Jury not to look to the evidence of Askew, which might fairly be considered as opposed by the oath of Perrot on the former trial, but to such extraneous circumstances as might lead to a just conclusion. The Jury retired, but returned in a few minutes, finding the defendants Guilly.--The trial lastetttill nearly half-past seven. [For the COURT of COMMON PLEAS and PREROGATIVE COURT, see the Fourth Page.] The. Paris Papers of Tuesday were received this morning, and contain the following news from Greece. They also have the same intelli gence, which we have given in another place, as extracts from the , Allgemeine The .Monileur contains two ordinances of the King, referring only to the internal concerns of the kingdom. The Drapenu Blanc has not a syllable of news, but seems entirely occu pied by a long article to shew that the in dustry end commercial enterprise of England are only so many proofs of the decay. God grant our decay may always be evidenced by such facts. The French 3 per Cents., at three o'clock on Tuesday, were 61f. 75c., and the 5 per Cents. fll f. 50c., which chews a little advance. The fol lowing are extracts : (From the Moniteur.) Zwx•rs, OCT. 29. The Greek fleet is more formidable and better disposed this year than-at any time before. It consists of 100 vessels fully equipped, and 27 fire-ships, commanded by men who emulate Canaris. Every day some new successes give courage to the garrison at Missolonghi. Since Redschid has left the entrenchments the brave Epirotes make continual sorties and return laden with baggage and arms. (From the Etoile, dated yesterday.) PARIS, Nov. 30. The Gazette of Trieste of the 12th November has what fol lows :—Yesterday a vessel came to our port from Alexandria in 22 days. The Captain reports that the Turco-Egyptian fleet was 100 sail strong, and comprised 45 transports, American, English, Austrian, Neapolitan, and Sardinian, and set sail on the 15th of October, five days before his depar ture. It carried twelve thousand troops ; fifteen fire-ships, and two steam boats accompanied it. The same Captain found them off Candia, and was in company with them until the 3d of November, when he quitted them off Navarino. Up to this time the fleet had not fell in with the Greek squadron. Letters from Alexandria assure us, that on the 17th of Octo ber the Turco-Egyptian fleet had quitted that port, having on board 8,000 infantry and 900 cavalry. It was composed of 65 vessels of war, 13 barks, 40 transports of Christian F ewe r, and 17 Turkish tran s p orts , 10 fi re-s hi ps , an d one steam-fi t ' is one of the most formidable armaments the Porte ever had es sea. It is believed to be already arrived'. It is said that the Spanish Clergy has offered to the Govern' went the sum of 25 nillions of reels to emitter the Pr essing emergencies of the state. Rio JANEIRO, SEPT. 12 * M. le Comte de Gestas, Consul General from France , Il se been charged to conclude a treaty of commerce bet ween France and Brazil, and to recognize, at the same time, t he independance of Brazil, in the name of His Most Christian Majesty. The French are pleased with this circumstance) but they fear that England has the best of these transactions. The town is full of F renc h men , an d you cann ot get on wi th° , t speaking the French language. 1 know hair-dressers to 18 to 20 millions of francs a-year. The Lisbon Gazelles to the 19th Novernb.l arrived this morning, and are &lied with accounts of the steps taken to put in execution the n ew : Treaty between Portugal and. Brazil, and t o give effect t o th e s tip u l at i ons th ere in conts hlei for indemnifying Portuguese subjects who ha" sustained losses in consequence of the Ivo be ' tween the two Stat e s. Th e Supplement to thes e Gazettes gives the Decree issued by the %Il ia ' announcing his assumption of the title Pr rynort of BRAZIL, and a copy of the Treat! of Peace and Alliance between the two State These events were celebrated by P" blie joicings on the 15th, 16th, and 17t 1 r 0f month. By letters from Rio de Janeiro, Co Fr tamed in these Pap er s, it a ppears that 8! o nt and Aust r i a are at t hi s mome nt neP eild ; Treaties of C o m merce w ith B r azil. Th e -° lowing are extracts : Lisbon Gazette, Nov. 15.—(official.) DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAiltg. t ff 1. SlR— llls Most Faithful M a jesty having, by his Iy oo l. patent of the 13th May, (this year,) created and reetV rof , t Brazil i as an Empire, independent of the Kingdoms °E. too Sovereignty and Algarve, ceding and transferring from that tin' e oo overeignty of that Empire to his august son the Prlo ce isoc o b Pedro, and in consequence of this a treaty of peace and sll th o f the the two States having been concluded, on. F 29 . t b, f t l e month of August, this year, and ratified by his 3fost F e : b i t Majesty this day, his Majesty is pleased to order nta7 ,vessels, as well men of war as merchantmen, bearing the„ the n flag, shall be admitted, from this time forward, n't"too.; .ports of those Kingdoms and of the Colonies. This 1 e . : ( 10 te to your Excellency for your information, an "" ep .,- execution of the same. God preserve your Bx eeiler" Palace of 15th November, 1025. A T°. ' CONDE D I PORTO SLN To Senhor Joaquim Jose .31onteiro Torres. ' ,a 0" 3 2 . . Ird (Addressedfor wo rd, to po t n h e same Miguel A addressedntonio to de th 3 e i Cor d` e,.. .. ,...100,4 to bacena Francisco.) ik „ fter ri ' l beingapsrne s l e en p tc r o e an a ds m itdi b tey l r e eo p df r a o ls c: epdesr Portuguese,r ' cent. 4 i ad is avn M aj esty m te the has been l'' so t i I order that henceforward the ships and merehandize e if fero gr shall be admitted into the Ports of those Eingd °u" 'Li, fora ° shipment, and re-exportation rernainingiletahstetaemr same -11 Y peparation." be between formed t r o t u estimateg a l an d 4. (Addressed to Senhor Jose Marioel Placid° de ; I°r : s j wo rd ° r for the information of the Board of Commerce, is the same as No. 3.) eonei ll e y ernor n° :_.. oh' 5. It being fixed by the Bth Article of the TreatY . or jects since Brazil commenced hostilities again st r is B th ra e z l i 0 1 , s stehsa suffered uatre3rleidx edb CO and though the place for the meeting of its labour' sion and the time for the commencement of its o. es pecoe •1 , not yet fixed, it is however necessary that the r _ id or menta should be prepared, since according to ti d l o e ti l e t ." 64 °f r ° l llPetb ! e no claims will be reputed valid, unless made within e : ty or e the installation of the said Commission. His 11141 nec eso d that the Royal Board of Commerce shall take th e 0.1 0 . measures, giving notice at the same time that all per:well': in consequence of the events which have taken P lec r i g ie n' '',,, offices which they held in Brazil for life, have g oeet e ‘ l ' fi t i ' l dress their claims to the said Commission ; tilos c e A y DI - I left Brazil accompanying his Most Faithful 11Ittine r. order, who are to be indemnified in a different rria"..,ov. iti , , Lisaori,irr(o, oe yo r : By Letters, worthy of credit, from Rio de Jo ne ' the g e trib e v that commercial negociations were on foot wit h _ tie , were c cii of France and Austria residing there, and the tr a e s pec by iql l' o f • ?0ra1...6;04 pected. The conclusion of the treaty of Indelien e ~, righ t ' 4 t Son t" let t " - our august Sovereign conferred on his augus he ot ee ril l Sovereignty over that vast empire ; and . t . an d 1 33t . e 0 J give us every reason to believe that the united to ol .0 sentiments of friendship which indissolublY u ll fti ort iet t °g _ li ' c e Portugal, are there considered and attended to, in prefet'llic!, the produce and manufactures of our c ounnl expec tedt f' d 0 and advantage in the duties which WO tO be too. A': o r the public will have the pleasure to see in du . e erstiol a thi l op be hope that the Portugueze will readily tl i a re.... , isti oce l ~ ,,, e r august Sovereign, even when the urgent c m ul - ortio ce , o ;' pre . times oblige him to measures of the highest l o es bo ol neglects to procure his beloved subjects all th en tot ere e , e , pf moting their advantage, it being unnecessa: measurer e: pretend to anticipate the wise designs andf his sto . endeavours to adopt for the general good o ~ Exchange on London , Nov. 13, 5 20. lo ot' , her, has been received, a nd w ilic'' to G r eece, s If The A llgenteine ,c7ez un,, resting intelligence from oc coun tj le ' II be found subjoined. if the se . fo r Ole f• o th e . , od i be credited, the authority blish eu/ 11 0 1 1 '‘' c.' 7 'l. l tcoot the tit l4°Lll°°l , e h in s ltil; Greece will soon be re-esta 0 e ar ire , oppose. But the spirit o . n.s _ f die ' t _ of Turkish Generals left f i r v e l b fl e 3 7 io t o ° is 0 ( 5 4 1 0 , 0 09 , subdued as ever. The lambda I ° 0. _ n c 1 . .1 inouiltainSf the m. IBRAHIM, fly to tale t 0 pu rse f x. le, .. f.i/' is impossible for S" :ice d hey ll DI when disturbed by the g ar oiltoll , $ ao P e The Cambrian, Commodore bees d etsjlic hal e has who day with the two Pac , ( Prot) , the O li ?imolai Spectai°r'i OC'' ester' hostile vilither i t y,v,---.% ~,,,,,,. ~ t 4 , 41" 4 „ - ~-,. v e„- -- - - -- A r ~& ,4.4. , 7 "ss . MASONIC NOTICES FOR NEXT WEEK. ENGLAND. Monday, Dec. 5, LONDON. Nos. 5, 10, 27, 89, 163, 218, 240, 289. Com. Boy's Sch. at 7. COUNTRY. Nos. 20, 64, 72, 102, 148, 191, 202, 219, 267, 311, 368, 369, 372, 398, 423, 498, 502, 503, 509, 632, . 638, 644. Tuesday, -6, IJorrnori. Nos. 9, 122, 287, 381, 329. COUNTRY. Nos. 21, 127, 167, 1 7 6 , 180, 184, 196, 204, 385, 387, 476, 507, 512, 532, 544, 551, 557, 639. Wednesday, - 7, LoNDos. Nos. 35, 75, 220. Quar terly Communication. Co t;Nrulir. Nos. 84, 95, 124, 139, 146, 207, 229, 339, 465, 487, 491, 505, 513, 526 , 529, 581, 585, 656, 711, 713, 725. Thursday, -8, LoNnorr. Nos. 6, 18. 25, 34, 79, 194, 271, 299, 301, 326, 338, 499. COUNTRY. Nos. 110, 111, 153, 172, 178, 269, 278, 354, 397, 531,"540, 591. Friday, -9, LONDON. No. 275. COUNTRY. Nos. 53, 282 , 283. Saturday, - 10, LONDON. * W COUNTRY. * * NEXT TUESDAY, Four of £30,000, and other Prizes, exceeding a Quarter of a Million in Sterling Money. All NEXT TUESDAY. ERRATUM.—in the Extract from Mr. MONTGOMERY'S Speech, in THE SUN of Tuesday, for " high talents and skill both in poetry and printing," read " painting." PRICE OF STOCKS THIS Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 3 per Cent. Cons. 82iii 83} 3A per Cent 9oi Ditto Red. 4 per Vent. New 99i 1011 1004- Bank Long Ann. l9li India Stock Ditto Bonds niA V' AT ONE O . CLOCK. Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills IMO/. 4d. Ditto 5001.1hd. 15 14 17 11 dis. Ditto Srnallid. -- Ditto Advertised Bank for Acct. India for Acct. Cons. for Acct.... 833 South Sea Stock PRICES OF FOREIGN F A trim Bds, a per cent Brazilian Bds NI)S AT ONE O'CLOCK Mexican Scrip Neapolitan, 5 per cent. Neapolitan do. 1824 Peruvian Bonds Do. Scrip Portuguese Bonds Prumsian, 5 per cent. Ditto New Russian, New, 5 p. ct. Spanish 1821, 5 per ct. 1825 Scrip l3l dis. Buenos Ayres Bds Chilian, Bds, 6 per cent — Colombian 13ds Do. do. 1824 63 2i 3i 4 3i Danish, 6 per eel:1. Do. 3 per cent. (ireek Bds Do. 11325 Guatirnala Mexican Bds Do. 1825 , 1823. French Rentes.s p. c. —l. —c. Exchange ••• —f. —c. 3 per cent. ... —f. —c. Exchange ... —f. —c. PRICES OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. Anglo-Mexican Mining Company Castello and Espirito Santo Brazil Mining Company New United Mexican Mining Company Welch Iron and Coal Mining Company ~,, Australian Company British Iron Company British Bock and Patent Salt Company British and Foreign Paper Company Per Share.. 57i Lisbon Gottenburgh liamburgh Holland France FOttEIGN Ann r vELL - 174 19 6A 14 164 154 16 9 tit IhrE. II WA TER AT LONDON BRIDGP, TO-MORROW. Nlorning, 22 minutes-after 6.1 Evening, 10 minutes after 6. THE SUN. SOLE: AI QUIS DICERE . PALSU 411 AUDEAT LONDON. THURSDAY EVENI2VG, DECEMBER 1, 1825.