The Sun. — London, England, 1827-03-23 00:00:00

• PRICES OF STOCKS THI: Bank Stock - 2 Per Cent Red -- simper Cent. Con. .itto R Per t Cent. - et - 4 per Cent. New 9 8 3 -8 7X, Ditto, 1816 Bank Long Ann. - India Stock - Ditto Bonds 57 58 pm. PRICES OF FOREIGN F Austrian Bonds, 5 per cent. — Brazilian Bonds 65% Buenos Ayres Bonds. Chilian Bonds, 6 per ct. EN 5 Colombian Bonds — Ditto, 1824 Danish, 3 per cent. — Greek Bonds — Ditto, 1826 16 3ii504% Guatemala Mexican Bonds — Do. 1825 7NILM PRICE OF IRISH S' Bank Stock Consols, 3 per cent Gov. Stock, 3, 1 4 per cent. 87%41 Ditto, New ... ............. ...... 8734% 4 per Cent. Gov. Deb. Deb. 3N per l eiit Royal Canal Stock Grand Canal Stock -- Clty Deb. 4 per coat. /lallast Office Deb. 4 per cent. -- DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. South Sea Stock — Old Annuities — New Ditto — Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 2d. .26 38 pm. Ditto 5OO 2d 36 a() pm. Ditto Small Ditto Commercial pm- Bank for Account.. India for Account . Cons. for Acct.. .... st... .. S% ENDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Neapolitan, 1821 — Peruvian Bonds — Portuguese Bonds ... . — Prussian, 5 per cent .......... Ditto, New — Russian, New, 5 p. c. 8 173 Spanish, 1821 ............ 13% 12% 13 1823 French Rented, 5 p. c --Exchange 2sf. 50c. 3 per cent —f. —c. —Exchange —t. —c. 'OCKS, MARCH 20. St. Patrick Insur. (per share) Royal Irish Ditto National Ditto Patriotic Ditto Hibernian Bank Provincial Ditto Royal Irish Mine Imperial Mine Mining Co. of Ireland Commercial Buildings — MAILS. , Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due. O America 0 . 0 Guernsey &Jersey. 0 O Brazil 0 0 Harnbargh O Buenos Ayres O Donaghadee 0 0 Jamaica 0 1 Dublin O Flanders 1 0 Lisbon 0 1 France ~ 0 0 Malta 0 O Gottenburgh 1 1 Waterford 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning 5l Minutes after 11. I Evening ....... 0 minutes after 0. It 0R4a4.1.,,-4'l. 'lnt LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 23, 1827. We received last night the Paris Papers of Tuesday, and the Etoile dated Wednesday morning. Th e Journal des Debats copies from a Journal published at Lyons an account of an extensive con spiracy having been discovered in General RoDIL's division of the Spanish Army. At the moment when the Division was to have disbanded itself, and part to have Passed into Portugal and part into the Interior, forty soldiers were arrested and shot on the spot, together with eleven subalterns, and five officers of other ranks. The Generals SARSFIELD and RoDIL are said to have ten dered their resignation, on the ground of their not be ing able to maintain - . subordination in the Army, and the King of Spain is said to have demanded succours or an escort to conduct him into France. It is added that letters of the 12th from Marseilles state, that FERDINAND was just setting out for Parnpeluna, to place himself under the protection of the French. The circuitous mode by which this news. has been received is of itself sufficient to throw discredit upon it ; and the Etoile classes the most material parts of it under " Lies of the Day." Extracts from these Papers will be.found in another Column ; and we subjoin the price -of the- French Funds on . Tue4day, which had rather improved Faxxcit Fawns.—Pasts, MARCH 20.—Five per Cents. 98f. 95c. 99f. 10c. ; Three per Cents. 69f. 45e. Gbc. ; Shares of Bank of France, 1,987 f. 50c. ; Paris Obligations, 1,4.75-; Neapolitan Rentes, Falc. 75f. 60a. 75c. ; Royal Spanish Loan, WI"4 e i• Mr. HumE brought forward last night his long talked-of Motion for the production of various papers respecting the Mutiny amongst the Native Troops at Barrackpore, in the year 1824. However deeply the unhappy circumstances which then occurred are to be deplored on the ground of humanity, still they appear to have been justified by the c onduct of the troops, and by the necessity of making a strong example, for the preservation of discipline amongst the Native Forces in India. The C o mmander-in-Chief, Sir EDWARD PAGET, has been universally acquitted of all blame on the occasion, and it would be much to be regretted if the investigation of the subject were to be renewed in this country, after the length of time which has elapsed. The House appeared to be of t his opinion, Mr. HumE's motion having been lost by a majority against it of 176 to 44. It will be seen that Mr. HART DAVIS, in the cours e of the debate, made some observations reflect ing on Mr. HUME'S conduct in Greek affairs, which, tuough unnoticed by Mr. Hur.lE, called forth all the av er of his friend Colonel DAVIS, which was pacified " 1 Y by the interference of the SPEAKER. T he Duke of CLARENCE'S Annuity was passed in the Commons. Frankfort Papers of the 16th inst. have been re calved this morning, but their contents possess little political interest. The following are a few extracts : 7 ----''' ''''''''''' --.. :7 VIENNA, MARCH 9. t /1 1 :: f°ll "vi;r l g iirtiCelars -' hat; r e transpired respecting the unfor u• -^ abbe Plank. The murderer had formed an acquaintance W-ith t 4 Abbe, under the pretext of acquiring a better k nowled g e of the m athematics. Hero pposed to the Abbe if he had any o f Paper e them lir rency called obligations (bends), to give hit°, money for ' en i• The P ro f essor h a d deposited his bonds (6000 florins, it 14 said), in th e h an d s o f ano th er person, and sent for them. The murderer came at the time a ppointed, and deprived the good old favour, it is In an of his property and life. The Professor, had made a will in said, of the Students, in which the number of the Bondsl were . stated. The Police gave notice to all the merchants, t f ti:ncithg, ant i money changers of the robbery, and the number dereie• bonds , and by this means succeeded in discovering the Tur nalists. -eft bonds are the p olitical secret which some have Jour eagerly worthy Professor. announced t o have been in the possession of the MUNICH, MARCH 10. • Professor prochi, the celebrated Italian Geologist and Conchy liologist, who has been travellin in Africa for five years , at the expense of M e h emet Ali Pacl a, g as the Director of a European l‘ s l e i n n n in a g ar e rP a ni , and who lately examined the gold min c es in , stated, in a letter from Trieste, from one o. frieuus, to havedied.at Cairo, • tas he was on the point of re his turning to Europe with. the valuable jus acquisitions which he had made in his travels. On the Bth instant there viva ELBERFF.LD, MARCH 10. Rhenish West India C oo ,„ - 1 a meeting of the Directors of the r - ny , at which M. Becher read a detailed report. The result of the trans ao • making g ood a loss of WAGE; doll: i n g ot last year was this, after payment to the shareholders of the amr'inuaanld io ( t o e f res co t u o rse f ) fou re r gu p la e r r cent. on the present capital of the c o , which is 1,500,000 dollars ; and also, after the deductionsdoopufaanrlll the expencea of the concern, there is a balance of 30;000 two per cent. on the Capital, which the Directors, howevei, , i s o i v o i r se not to divide this ti me, but rather to add to the reserved fund intended to want of the shares pos sible losses. M. B. then spoke of the depreciatio n to meet want of kn o w_ whenthe added, that their ; . ,,_ f tlli Company, which could be ascribed only sm ig i e and its affairs. We have no doubt, h e value will be more justly appreciated, state of our tio -- irLA, l_e aa o shown .. by the report read to day, shall become known, I‘ ___... it is considered that our . Shares, part of which time has we7aegrnouletrclitical for the commercial world, have yielded, besides together to interest (4 per cent.) three extra dividends, amounting 10 per Cent, on the average, an annual interest of 5/ per Cent., and that there is the more reason to expect an equally favourable result in future, as the Company now know the ground better every year, and can profit by experience, which especially at the commencement, is usually dearly purchased. The following paragraph is extracted from the Courier of last night : We have authority to state, that the only sanctioned copy of General Sir Herbert Taylor's narrative of the last illness and decease of his late Royal Highness the Duke of York, was pub lished on Wednesday by W. Sams, 1, St. James'systreet, book seller to his late Royal Highness. Now we should be glad to know what the authority is on which the Courier made this assertion. We can only say that Mr. SA MS, the bookseller, called at our office yesterday to request the insertion of the same paragraph as an a dvertisement, and that we refused to give it ad mission, on the ground that we had only the ipse dixit of Mr. SAMS, as to his having " authority to state" any thing on the subject. We can easily understand the Courier's object in following a different course. They are naturally sore that we should anticipate them in the publication of any thing of such interest as the Memoir alluded to. It militates with a most erroneous notion, which they are desirous to perpetuate, that they are the exclusive organ of Government. This petty spirit they have evinced on more than one occa sion. It will be in the recollection of our readers, that we pointed out the mean manner in which thq, and the New Tinzes, mis-translated the speech of one of the Chamber of Peers in France because that Noble Person (upon internal evidence of course), talked of, no doubt being left on some subject, by the " Sun, the Journal of the English Ministry." These words they thought themselves authorised in omitting, though all the other Papers honestly gave the speech as it was spoken. We are aware that the Courier has generally access to early information : but we deny that they have this exclusively. We could point out several important occasions, such as the invasion of Portugal, the King's Message, the illness of LORD LIVERPOOL, &C. &c., in which cases they will recollect that we completely anticipated them. But in our zeal to give early information, we have no doubt been once or twice misled—a circum stance to which every Journal : is liable. With regard to the memoir in question, we obtained by special favour one of the few lithographed copies from Sir HERBERT TAYLOR'S own hand-writing, which we published on Tuesday, exclusively, and 'ver batim, and it was the following day copied by all the London Papers, not excepting the Courier, which of course garbled it. We have not seen Mr. SAMS'S pamphlet, but, if it exactly corresponds with what we published, we have no hesitation in adding our tes timony to its being genuine. The half-yearly meeting of the Proprietors of Bank Stock, which was held yesterday, did not lead to the important disclosures which had been expected, and, consequently, considerable disappointment was expe rienced in the City. That the Chairman should have given the answer which he gave to Mr. YOUNG'S question, whether the Bank intended to advance any further sums to Government, was to be expected ; but it is worth considering how much depended on the discretion of that gentleman, and whether a system, which might involve serious consequences to the pub lic, is not wrong in itself. For argument's sake we will assume that the CHAN CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had been in negotiation with the Bank, to induce them to advance 4 or 5,000.0001. to supply the expected deficiency of the year, and to obviate the necessity of a public loan, or the abandonment of the Sinking Fund ; and for our argument it matters not whether the Bank had acceded to or refused this request of the Ministers. We will suppose farther, that the Governor, not acting with the discretion and propriety which marked Mr. RICHARDS'S conduct, had let out the decision of the Directors, on this important subject ;—what would have been the consequence ? why, the immediate rise or fall (according as the decision was) of the Funds, to the extent of three or four per cent. ; and a proportionate advance or reduction of the price of various other commodities, producing disastrous consequences to thousands. There can be no doubt that such would have been the effect of a sudden announcement of the decision of the Bank ; and hence we argue that a system which places in one man, or one set of men, the power of affecting the property of others to such an extent is wrong, and ought not to exist. We fully admit that the Bank Directors, than whom no more honourable men can be found in the City of London, or the Empire, have generally on these oc casions conducted themselves with caution and judg ment ; but this argument is no justification of the system, and only goes to show that the public are at the mercy of those who conduct the affairs of the Bank. But the evil lies deeper than in the prac tice of Proprietors asking questions at the Bank Meetings,—it is in the connection which subsists between the Government and the Bank. This connection sprung up, and grew to maturity, during periods when the national credit stood in need of the united efforts of both to support it ; but the case is now different, and we contend that no secret nego ciation or bargain should ever be carried on between the Government and the Bank. The Government, by these bargains, may, for a time, obtain money easily ; but eventually the national burthens are sure to be enhanced by them. The Government becomes dependent on the Bank, and the Bank, in their turn, are so mixed up with the Government, that their re sources are cramped or exhausted, and they are un able to act in cases of emergency, such as the Crisis" of 1825-6, with efficiency in supporting the comrm.,r cial and banking credit of the kingdom. We ar e convinced that it would be greatly for the benefit of the nation and the Bank that this connec tion should be put an end to. With this view, we would recommend the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER by some means or other , to p a y the Bank every farthing which the Public owe it in the shape of transferable Securities ; and that in future the pecuniary wants of the State, should be fairly ob tained in the Market, in the same manner as any other commodity is procured ; and that no private bargain with the Bank, or any other great Capitalist, be sanc tioned for the sake of a temporary advantage, or to bolster up the Funds beyond their natural level.—Such private arrangements only lead to fluctuations and re vulsions, which arc injurious to every interest of the country. The Echo du Midi has published a letter from M. du Ponte, dated St. Jean Pied de Port, March 9, as follows :—" I declare, as a positive fact, that by the general opinion in all the towns in Ger many, that our august Prince Don Miguel is so completely watched by his German domestics, that he is inaccessible to every faithful Portuguese, nor can any despatch or letter be delivered to him, and that he is ignorant of the state and fairs which are pawing in Portugal ; and all acts which are said to have come from Lim have been forced from him by intrigue. Thus it is proper that Europe should be informed that the King of Portugal, Don Miguel I. is confined a prisoner of state at Vienna, but I will not name at present his gaolers, and I will only state that Austria is executing the tyranny of England. The Courier of last night had a long article on the Errors of the Catholic Religion, and on their omis sion of the Second Commandment of the Decalogue. We are as decided in our objection to that Religion as the Courier can possibly be, and only advoCate Emanci pation from an honest conviction that it would tend to the overthrow of Catholicism, and as an act of mere justice to the Irish nation, which should be no ways affected by their religious creed. We are satisfied that his Grace of NORFOLK was perfectly sincere in what he stated the other day at the Meeting of the British Catholic Association, regarding the omission of the second commandment, but we must say that the Catholic Priesthood lay themselves open to the im putation of duplicity, by having one Catechism for g eneral use, and another ready to be produced in case of controversy. The subtle reasoning, so admirably u nderstood by the disciples of IGNATIUS LOYOLA, might successfully defend this double dealing in any Court on earth, but such ingenuity does infinite injury to the cause of the Irish nation : -Let them believe in .'7hat they please, in transubstantiation, in pur- Cry, in the efficacy of extreme unction, and in the noce3sity for superadding auricular confession to mental repentance ; but let these points be distinctly avowed and settled by their hierarchy without evasion of any sort, and we arc convinced that they will obtain Emancipation." It is the suspicion of deceit which is their ruin. Over subtle logic is like a two-edged sword, which cuts both ways. If the Priesthood will be so ex plicit that their Protestant opponents cannot even charge them with deceit, and if they will agree to the Veto as established in other Catholic countries, we say that they deserve well of their country, that they are true friends to Ireland ; but if, on the contrary, they can resign none of that intoxicating spiritual dominion which one . man should not possess over his fellow, being unable to be his surety at the bar of Heaven, whatever he may fondly think to the contrary, if they should thus prove themselves desirous of maintaining their dark domi- mon at the risk of their country's — ruin, we trust the people of Ireland will at length see through such selfishness, and emancipate themselves simultaneously from penal laws and priestly tyranny. The Private Letters received this morning from Paris state, that the accounts in the Papers relative to the disatisfaction in the Spanish Army, are greatly exaggerated. They mention also that there have been some differences amongst the French Ministers, and that reports are in circulation that the Minister of War was going out of office. Certain operations in the Funds are said to be going 'on in Paris, which, it is ex pected, will lead to a great improvement of the price of the French Three per Centi. By advices from Toulon - of the 11th instant, we learn the Junon, French frigate, had sailed to join Admiral Rigny. The Revenge, Vice-Admiral Sir H. Neale, arrived in the roads on the 10th, from Malta in seven days. The Admiral and family immediately proceeded for London via Paris. THE FUNDS.-L(THIS, DAY), • • . CITY, Twelve o' Clock. Consols' opened at 824, buyers, were .afterwards 82,1 4, and have continued buyers and sellers all the mortuing, with a very limited quantity of business doing ; they-are now. 824, sellers, for account, and a shade lower for money ; India Bonds. are 56 8 ; and Exchequer Bills, 37 S pm. The few transactions which have taken place in the Foreign Funds have been for Mexican Bonds, which are 704 4; Colombian, 6 per Cent., 42/ 4 ; Buenos Ayres are about fto 1 per Cent. lower, being 51 3 ; in Spanish there has been some little improvement, being 13 4, which may be attributed to the last intelligence from Madrid, and which shews that affairs in that quarter do not wear the most tranquil appearance. Although it may be to the extent stated, 'yet sufficient is elucidated to form an opinion that Ferdinand's situation is likely to be one of considerable anxiety ; in the mean time, as a foil, Portuguese, which pay the same interest which the former ought to do, 5 per Cent., are steady at 76 4 ; so much for the respective credit of - the two Governments. hares con tinue unsaleable, but at ruinous prices for the holders, and scarcely purchasers at any rate. Three per Cent. Consols, 824, sellers ; Ditto for account, 824, sellers; India Bonds, 56 8 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, em., 36 7 pm. FOREIGN FUNDS.-Brazilian, 654 6 ; Buenos Ayres, 51 3 ; Chilian, 35 7 ; Colombian, 1824, 424 1 ; Danish, 614 2 ; Greek, 164 4 ; Mexican 5 per Cent. 58 9 ; Ditto, 6 per Cent., 70 ; Peruvian, 34 5 ; Portuguese, 76 1; Russian, 874 8; Spanish, 13 4. MlNEs.—Anglo Mexican, 421 40 dia. ; Brazilian, 11 21 pm. ; Bolivar, par ; Pasco Peruvian, 17 16 die. ; Potosi, 29 31 per Share ; Real del Monte, 70 pm.; Tlalpuxahua, 15 25 pm - United Mexican, 14 13 dis. Two o' Clock. The Consol market is in a complete calm, the price has been 824 .1-, and per Cent. less for money. THREE 0' CL CK. Consols, 824 ; Colombian Bonds, 411. FOUR o'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICE. Consols 821 Danish Bonds Do. for Ac. 82/ Greek Do. 1825 16 Brazilian Bonds 65i Mexican Do. 1825, 704 Buenos Ayres De. 52 Pert Man Do. 34-a 4 Chilian Do. 351 Russian Do. 88 Columbian, 1824, 411 Spanish Do. 13 SCOTCH CHURCH. , . MEETING OF THE AUXILIARY MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION, CON NECTED WITH THR -SCOTCH CHURCH, IN SWALLOW-STREET. Yesterday evening, an exceedingly numerous meeting took place, at the Scotch Church, in Swallow-street, of the supporters of this valuable Association. At half-past six o'clock, the Rev. Dr. Wodrow took the Chair, and the business of the evening com menced by singing and prayer. The •Secretary of the Association having read the Report of the last year's proceedings of the Directors of the Association, The Rev. Dr. PHILLIP, a missionary from the Cape of Good Hope, addressed the Meeting, and explained to them the rapid progress which the Christian Religion had been making in those parts where he had lately returned from. There were now no less than 700 slaves, in Cape Town, receiving instruction under mem !,ers of the Christian Church. In one of the schools, there were teachers, who had been converted by the Missionary Society. G.toe Town there was also an English school for the instruction ERgilsh children; and the Hottentots had lately erected alms houses for me support of their aged and infirm brethren, and so far from their being the idle and negligent set they were formerly, they now were an extremely industrious and well conducted people. The Rev. JosiAs WILSON explained the present state of the Christian Religion iu Iceland, where he had been resident some time, as a Presbyterian Missionary. The Rev. Dr. HENDERSON, in addressing the meeting on the subject of the failure of his mission to Russia, said, that all that could be attempted by man had been done, and no neglect of the Missionaries was the cause of the failure ; one of them had fallen a victim to the severity of the climate. The Rev. Mr. Ewa excited the greatest interest by the manner in which he described the conversion to Christianity of the natives of the Sandwich Islands; sixteen years ago, ob served the Reverend Gentleman, " they were the worshippers of idols ; there was not a single woman to be found in the whole island who had not been guilty of the crime of infanticide ; and now, owing to the exertions of the Missionary Societies, there was not an idolater or an idol to be found in the whole island, and the females, so far from being the murderers of their offspring, may be ranked among the most affectionate mothers on the face of the earth." Several other Gentlemen addressed the Meeting, and the busi ness of the evening being disposed of, the Meeting separated, after entering into a most liberal subscription. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS—APPEALS. JUDGMENT----amtnNER V. REIKIE. The LORD CHANCELLOR in giving judgment in this case, ob served, that it was an appeal from a Decree of the Court of Ses sion in Scotland, respecting the election of officers in the Burgh of Kilrenny, and the question was, whether the proper mode of elec tion was, to return a list of nine candidates for the Burgesses at large to elect three officers out of them, otto return three lists of three each, to have an officer elected out of each list. It appeared that in 1710, according to the set of the Burgh, the election was made out of one leet of nine, but that the custom had been, since that period, to return three leets, having one of the old offi cers at the head of each. The ground of the present com plaint was, that in 1825 one leet of mine had been returned, instead of three. On behalf of the respond ents, it had been contended, that the same persons had been elected out of the one list, who would have been elected, if there were three lists, and consequently, as the result was the same, the ground of complaint vanished. He (the Lord Chancellor) was of a different opinion, and unless his mind was guided more by the principles of English Law, than it ought to be in the de cision of Scotch cases, he considered the form of election in Cor porate Bodies, the very substance of the proceedings : and though the result might be the same, at the last election, in electing three out of a list of nine, as in electing three out of three lists, vet, according to the English mode of election, it might be clearly shown that the result would not always be the same. Another question for the consideration of the House, was whether a clear uniform usage for 40 years might not, according to the law of Scotland, be considered a modification of the set, or in the construction of the law, an alteration of it. It did not appear, from the evidence before their Lordships, that the Court of Session had taken this point into consideration, nor was there any proof that the usage of electing officers oust of three trios had continued uninterruptedly for a period of 40 years.— His Lordship did not wish to prejudice the case by giving his opi nion on these subjects ; but, with that want of explanation usual in Scotch cases, he thought the better mode would be to remit this case back to the Court of Session, in order that it might in quire whether that usage had continued without variance for 40 years, and, if so, to report what effect that usage should have on the set of the Burgh, according to the practice of that Court. The case was accordingly remitted. . VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. INJUNCTION. CMESTEILTOrN V. NEIL. This was an application to restrain the defendant from entering up judgment upon a verdict obtained by him against the plain tiff, for 5401., the amount of certain bills of exchange; accepted by the plaintiff; and from negociating or commencing any actions or proceedings at law, for the purpose of enforcing the payment of certain other bills of exchange, accepted by the plaintiff under si milar circumstances. It appeared, that two gentlemen, of the names of Allen and Bunn, who had been carrying on business, as partners, at Wor eester, became indebted to the defendant in the sum of 2,200/. —ln April, 1826 an agreement of this nature was concluded between the parties. Allen and Bunn gave to Neil bills of exchange for 16001., which were voluntarily accepted by the plaintiff, who is the sister of Mrs. Bunn. Neil, at the same time, agreed not to enforce the balance of his claim until a debt of about 500/., due by Allen and Bunn to Messrs. Letchmere, Isaacs, and Co., their bankers, should in the first instance be discharged; and Neil further agreed, that if from any circumstances Allen and Bunn should become bankrupts before they paid their debt to the bankers, he would refund to the assignees whatever portion of the 1600/., secured by the bills of exchange, he might have in the mean time received, and then come in under the commission as a creditor for the entire sum of 2200/. Allen and Bunn have since become bankrupts, and Neil who, previously to their bankruptcy, was paid 5711. 1 Is. 6d. on the bills, brought an action on three Others against the plaintiff, and got a verdict : he had besides gone in ender the commission, and proved the amount of his ori ginal demand against Allen and Bunn. The VICE-CIiANCELLOA enquired, whether the assignees under the commission were made parties to the bill, and whether Miss Chesterton received any consideration for her acceptance. Mr. SUGDEN replied that Neil, the defendant, was then sole assignee, and also the holder of the bills. The plaintiff received no consideration for the bills, and that she was induced to accept them out of kindness for her sister, Mrs. Bunn, and also by the false representation of Neil, that the parties were solvent. Be sides the equity arising from these circumstances, she contended that as the debt to the bankers had never in fact been paid, she ought not, under the terms of the agreement , to be called on to pay the amount of the bills. In the defendant's an swer, it was attempted to be shewn that the bankers had received the amount of the particular debt which was due to them at the time of the agreement, or at least that it had been discharged. The debt then owing to the Bankers was of this nature :—Allen and a Mr. Wheeler who was security for -him, passed them a promissory . note for 500/. which was to form a portion of Allen's share in the capital of the partnership concern ; 1001. was paid on the note, the note itself was taken up, and Bunn joined Allen in a promissory note for tl,a remainder, so that in fact the present debt was part of the old one. The VICE-CHANCELLOR thought the question here, was whe ther Miss Chesterton was not at all events to pay the amount of the bills, and then let Neil .account to the bankrupt's estate for them. His Honour granted the injunction, ou condition that the money be paid into Court, to abide the result of the suit. Mr. HEALD bad no objection. The defendant insisted that lie ought to be paid the money as bolding the bills, and then account himself, as assignee under the Commission. In a case of no general interest, which came before the Court to-day, a Gentleman who married a Lady, the mort gagee ofcertain lands, claimed to be a purchaser of the mortgage, for a valuable consideration, by reason of his marriage with the Lady in question ;—upon which Mr. Knight, who was on the other side, observed, that the Gentleman must have had very valuable consideration indeed ; for the Lady happened to be old enough to be hio grandmother..--4A laugh. ) • HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY. This being default day at the Admiralty, the Court sat for a short time, and some formal business having been disposed of, the Court adjourned. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE. The arrivals of this week are tolerably fair of most kinds of Grain, and there is a good quantity of Flour. Wheat continues in the same languid state as on Monday, at no alteration in value. Barley also re demand without variation. Beans, Peas, and Oats, are each in trifling , and the prices are unaltered from Monday. The Flour trade is very dull ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Fleur. 4,660 qrs. 2,750 qra. 2, 3,95 4 0 0 qrs. B,2soseks, - 3 1,150 English Irish Foreign GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN, (wale GOVERNS I MPORTATI ON .) For the Week ended March 16, 1827, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales. 9d. I Oats -.w I ee"— 30s. 3d. 48s. 2d. 3d. Rye 138 s. Bd. 50.. 2d. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, MARCH 22.- - Wind W. N. W. —Paned the Fair Arcadian, Willis, from London, for Demerara. Remain the Maria, Caewerin, for Sierra Leone. Sailed the Charles, Cousin, for St. Michael's ; Orinthea, Rixon, for Batavia, with outward-bound. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 2Q.—Sailed the Vittoria, Evans, for London. PLYMOUTH, MARcH 21.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived from Loudon the Juno, Coulson, for Malta; Edward, Aldridge, from Lisbon; Cretan, Gulliver, from the South Seas. GRAVESEND, MARCH 22.—Arrived the Lyra, Berwick, from the South Seas; James, Russell, from St. Domingo; Donald, Lothian, from Demerara ; Friends, Brown, and Atalanta, Milton, from St. Michael's ; Hope, Rye, from South Wales ; Pilchard, Curtis, from Africa. Sailed the Sophia, Saliston, for Jamaica. The George, Kirby, from London to Newcastle, was driven on shore at Ingoldsmills, 18th inst., expected to be got off. The Brunswick packet, Gillespie, has put back to Leith to repair, having been on shore on Holy Island. The Eliza of Greenock, laden with provisions, was wrecked 4th inst. near Lame. SMITHFIELD MARKET. At this day's market, which was moderately well supplied with Beasts, Lambs, and Calves, but short of Sheep and fat Pigs, Beef went off hea vily at about 2d., Lamb 6d., and Veal 4d. per stone beneath Monday's quotations; with Mutton and Pork the trade was tolerably brisk, and the prices were stationary. PRICES PER STONE OF SLBS. TO SINE THE OFFAL& s. d. to s. d. s. d. to 1. d. Inferior Beasts 3 2 3 6 South Down Wethers .4 10 i 2 Second quality ditto 3 6 310 Large coarse Calves.... 4 2 410 Prime large Oxen 4 4 4 8 Prime small ditto 5 Prime Scots, &c 4lO 5 0 Large Hogs 4 4 4 8 Inferior Sheep 3 8 4 0 Small P0rker5............ 5 0 5 4 Second quality ditto 4 2 4 6 Suckling Calves...l2s. to 31s. each. Coarse-woolled ditto 4 6 410 Quarter old Pigs..los. to 16s. each. There were no good Mitch Cows either in Smithfield to-day or at Islington yesterday, but, at the latter place, a middling short horns, with her small Calf, was worth from 221. to 241. stymy, AS PER CLERK'S STATEMENT. 1 Sheep and Lambs. I Ca I lves. 1 pigs 100. 3,850 93 Beasts. 493 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcass. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. B ee f 3 0 4 4 I Veal Mutton 30 4 2 Pork 3B 54 RUMFORD MARKET.—March 21. s. d. to a. d. s. d. to s. d. Beef 3 8 4 8 Veal ,, . 4 4 5 4 Mutton 3 8 410 Pork Suckling Calves from 14s. to 345. and old Pigs Os. to 14s. each. Supply good, trade dull. SOUTHALL MARKET.—March 21. This day's market was sparingly supplied, and thinly attended both by London and country buyers, each kind of fat stock net with a very sluggish sale, at the following prices per stone of Sibs. to sink the ottal . Beef 3s. Sd. to 4s. 10d. I Veal ............---......., 4s. 6d. to 5 7 Mutton ................. 3 4 410 I Pork 4 0 a , . d a y se --- The foregoing quotations are the same as were those of ti th e e m arket night. A considerable number of the Sheep and Beasts lea 0 arket unsold. ____------ Beet Mutton LEWES MARKET.—March 20. 46 . 441. to ss, Od. I Veal 4 0 4 6 ss. 2d. to SE 6cl. 4 4 5 0 Pork supply limited, and to & FASHIONABLE AND MISCIELLANEOUS. WINDSOR, MARCH 22.—Owing to the cold and unfavourable state of the weather, since his MAJESTY'S arrival from Brighton, he has been prevented (exclu sive of one day) from taking his accustomed exercise. Yesterday forenoon, the weather proving favourable and mild, and hlthough the various drives in which his MAJESTY most indulges (as well as all others) are in a very rotten state, the phaetons were ordered at the usual hour ; but the weather suddenly changing again to cold, his MAJESTY did not leave the Royal Lodge. Yesterday the following illustrious and distinguished personages, by invitation, had the honour of dining and passing the evening with his Majesty :—their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Clarence, Prince and Princess Esterhazy, Lord and Lady Gwydyr, Duke of Wellington, Duke of Dorset, Lord and Lady Errol, and Lord and Lady Maryborough. The King's private band attended and played during the evening. This day their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Clarence, and Lord and Lady Errol, are ex Th p e e c o t t e i d l e r t ola d is e ti n v the distinguished u ish e Ro d visitors Lodge r f em a or i n a ßushy tth Park. the Royal Royal Lodge. The Duke and Duchess of Clarence came to town yesterday, from the Royal Lodge, Windsor Park. The Duke of Sussex was so much better yesterday, as to be able to take an airing in his chariot and pair in the Parks. His Royal Highness paid a visit to the Prineess Augusta. The Princess Sophia Matilda left town yesterday afternoon for her residence on Blackheath. The Duchess of Clarence, the Duke and Ducheas of Gloucester, the Princess Sophia, and the Princess Sophia Ma tilda, visited the Princess Augusta yesterday. This was the first time the Princess Sophia had visited any of her Royal Relatives since the decease of her beloved Brother the Duke of York, which event greatly afflicted the Princess. On Wednesday the Duke of Wellington held a Levee, as Commander-hVhief, at his office in the Horse Guards, which was attended by about sixty Military Office. His Gage then attended the Cabinet Council at the Foreign Office, at the conclusion of which the Duke left town for the Royal Lodge in Windsor Park, his Grace having been honoured by au invitation from the King to meet the Duke and Duchess of Clarenee. His Grace continued on a visit to his Majesty during yesterday. Some importance was attached to the visit which the Duke of Wellington paid to his Majesty on Wednesday imme diately after the breaking up of the Cabinet Council, it being con jectured that it might possibly relate to some cabinet arrange ments, &c. But it is rumoured in official circles, that his Grace having an invitation to meet the Duke and Duchess of Clarence, went also to take the King's commands with respect to the dis pute between the 36th regiment of Foot with the Royal Horse Guards. THE EARL OF LIVERPOOL.—Dr. Dreyer BAUM ded his noble patient this morning, and reported that " Lord Liverpool is going on well." We regret to say that Mr. Secretary Canning was prevented by indisposition from laying the Portuguese Treaty bane the House of Commons. The Right Hon. Secretary was visited by Dr. Holland this morning. Wednesday" Incredible down and Prince Lieven, the Russian Ambassador, had a very one. Madam week, eek 1 one of " ...0 f the SW . a f ro he do long interview yesterday afternoon with Mr. Secretary Canning at the Foreign Office. The Speaker's last Parliamentary Levee for the pre sent Session will be to-morrow evening. The Duke of Norfolk entertained a distinguished party to dinner yesterday at Norfolk-house, St. James's square. The Earl of Sefton entertained a distinguished party to dinner yesterday, at his house in Arlington-street. Dowager Lady Neave entertained a circle offashion ables yesterday evening, at her house in Albemarle-street. The Earl and Countess of Kinnoull entertained a distinguished party to dinner on Wednesday, at their house in Grosvenor-street; among whom were—The Duchess of Rich mond and Lady Sophia Lennox, the Marquis of Queensberry, Lord and Lady Lovaine and Miss Percy, Lord Castlereagh, Duchess Dowager of Leeds, Sir William Rowley, Hon. Captain Spencer, Mr. Hay, Sir George . Warrender, &c. The Marquis of Clanricarde had a dinner party on Wednesday, at his house in St. James's-square; among whom were—The Marquis of Sligo, Sir John and Lady Burke, Mr. Plunket, Mr. and Mrs. Blake, Colonel Shaw, Mr. Lambert, &e. Mrs. Baring has issued cards of invitation for a rout, on Wednesday, the 4th of April, at her house in Piccadilly. The Victualling Board contract for COO pipes of Red Spanish Wine was taken yesterday, at the rate of 121. 12s. 4d. per tun. . THE P A NsTEßEomAcutA.—lngenuity of repre sentation has, perhaps, never been so successfully exhibited as in the Panstereornachia, in Regent-street. The admirers of British prowess will feel, perhaps, a greater degree of pleasure in viewing this Exhibition of the Battle of Poictiers than Ist any other species of scenery, the whole being represented by numerous figures, beautifully modelled by Mr. C. Bullock, produce a more perfect illusion than can be produced by any other means, and which he. an almost magical effect on the beholder. Signora Toso makes her third appearance to-mor row evening at the Italian Opera House. Madame Brizzi, whose debut is announced for to morrow at the King's Theatre, is the daughter of the celebrated Tenor of that name. That Lady, whose talents are well kn t o t w l; on the Continent, has recently and very successfully sung a Theatres of Paris, Naples, and Venice. My great grand-father's man servant, try Parson,) appropriate name of Lazarus, (his master being a country with ob _ on one of the rare occasions of a dinner party in the he pat them on served by his mistress to be wiping the plate* " frown front the the table, with his pocket-handkerchief ; al l pblitree:hine a; an of her displeasure at lady being construed by Lazarus, expres siv e ale in great distress his extravagance in soiling his handkerc hief oner's jury gave the fol lled forth a reply, " It stead of the plates uith his handkerchinefalca.ekAit..hsnwterthcheleieto. -street, . as is only a dirty peri O sh n ed W in supposed through being lowing verdict:--" Found d Ineredii)le "- e th d e n s e t s ree da ts y of se sau ni d il b g a ti edi t iy a , on the return of the mall, distinctly e night, " I am heard the unfortunate woman cly„ H e r me , and yet never dying, Lord have mercy eald. li°Y o f ut during th • scent to her as pi tomseadytoaptpheeare,oladomdeurpinergaatahae I,,iegiaoh. sistance !—Manchester —Blackburn As the mail from this town to Bolton, was passing Bull-hill, on 31onday one of the horses fell from a man ner and, died, on Charters the G Moss, about a mile rom tiiristlaonwtelyr orders i e ir r ed s Greens Arms. Both horses be longed to Mr. Brooks, and are supposed to have died from an in flammatory The same coachman fl ammatery a ttack. The drove them, but no blame was attached to him. On Tuesday week a third horse fell and broke its leg. DISTRESS. 'in the far f t a h r esi g msa r im e l a ae t r e n r ig p l a lt rt of Ireland, is almost un precedented at this season of the year, and that the prospect of in- Waterford, Clonmel, Limerick, Cork—in . short, over almost the entire surface of Ireland the population are unemploy ed, and literally st arv i ng. In some places so inadequate are the fun d s of charity, f rom exhaustion, that co ffins ' are not thought of for tkoi dead, .._,Dublin .Patriot.