The Sun. — London, England, 1827-03-01 00:00:00

PRICES OF STOCKS THI Rank Stock 2074 6 7 Ipet Cent. Red ................... - 3 per Cent. Cons. . ........... 82% 2 3 per Cent. 8 9% Ditto Red. SIN 9 4 per Cent. New 97 % 7 Ditto, 1826 9 8%4 Bank Long Ann. 19>4% India Stock Ditto E )nds 55 pm. DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. South Sea Stock Old Arinuities New Ditto Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 2d. 3.5 36 pm. Ditto 5OO 2d 35 36 pm. Ditto Small Ditto Commercial pm. Bank for Account India for Account Cons. for Acct 82%%:i PRICES OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. Per Share. Anglo Mexican Mining Company. liiti 45 Brazilian Mining Company. , 20 30 1 -i Potosi La Paz and Peruvian Assoc. Tlalpuxahua Mining Company l3O 190 United Mexican Mining Company 3O lEi !. PRICE OF IRISH Rank Stock Consols, 3 per cent. - Gov. Stock, 3% per cent S7N% Ditto, New - t per Cent. Gov. Deb. 3% per cent - Royal Canal Stock - Grand Canal Stock - City Deb. 4 per cent. -- Ballast Office Deb. 4 per cent. -- TOCKS, FEB. 26. St. Patrick Insur. (per share Royal Irish Ditto — National Ditto — Patriotic Ditto — Hibernian Bank 16 . ?: Provincial Ditto Royal Irish Mine — Imperial Mine — Mining Co. of Ireland l 2!lii Commercial Buildings MAILS. Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due. O America 0 • 0 Guernsey & Jersey. 1 2 Brazil 0 0 Hamburgh 9 O Buenos Ayres O Donaghadee 0 1 Jamaica 0 1 Dublin 0 Flanders 0 0 Lisbon 0 0 France 0 Gottenburgh 2 1 Waterford 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning 46 minutes after 4..1 Evening ....... 4 minutes after 5. 4 , 44 , v LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 1, 1827. The day has at length arrived when the great ques tion of the Corn Laws is to be brought under the de liberate consideration of the Legislature, and when the grand secret of the measures intended to be proposed by the Executive, with reference to this question, must transpire. question was ever fraught with greater difficulties ; and no plan for meeting such dif ficulties was ever looked for with more anxiety, than that which this day will bring forth. On it are sup posed to hang the destinies of the several great Interests of the Country. The Petitions with which the Table of the House of Commons has been covered, shew that, the Landed Proprietors and Occupiers conceive, that absolute ruin must overwhelm them if an alteration be made in the existing Corn Laws ; while the Manufac turing, Commercial, and Lower Classes of Society, conceive that the maintenance of Trade, and the very existence of the Labouring Orders, depend wholly upon such a modification of these Laws as will allow of the importation of Foreign Corn on the payment of a very moderate protecting duty. How his Majesty's Ministers will reconcile these conflicting opinions, and In what manner they will propose the final adjustment of so important a branch of national policy, it would be useless at this last hour of doubt to surmise ; but we know the anxious attention, the long deliberation, and the just desire of doing right, which has been applied , by them to this momentous question ; and we feel full confidence, that the sound wisdom of His Majesty's Councils, which has overcome so many and such great difficulties on former occasions will recom mend a measure just to all interest s , t h oug h, per h aps at the moment, not satisfactory to any. Before we conclude, we must make one remark on the profound ignorance which has existed of the nature of the measure to be proposed to Parliament. It is most highly honourable to his Majesty's Government, that, notwithstanding the length of time during which this question has 'been under consideration, and the *unavoidable postponement of its denouement in the House of Commons, not one syllable has escaped by Which the decision of the Cabinet upon it can even be guessed. It has been kept as an inviolable secret, with a fidelity which is almost miraculous. The French Papers of Monday and the Etoile of Tuesday have beer! received, copious extracts from which will be found in a preceding column. It ap pears, notwithstanding the arrival of news announcing the defeat and dispersion of the Portuguese rebels, that the Quotidienne still boasts of their successes over the Constitutionalists. Indeed the same veracious oracle says, with great simplicity, that as soon as the rebels are able to drive VILLA FLOR, ANGEJA, and the other Chiefs before them, they will then take pos session of Oporto ! No doubt they will, and so will the /nighty P ERD I NA ND overthrow the Portuguese Consti tution all i when h e is able to march to Lisbon. We have a alo ng given him credit for sincerity in his good inten tions towards the Constitution of Portugal, but un luclul • y for the Monks, their precious KING has not been able to accomplish one-half of the trouble -3°llle work designed for him. lie has the will, and would most religiously execute any project, h0w .77- base, but fortu na t e ly f or t h e cause o f humanity, "us tool of spiritual tyranny has not the means to effect their purposes. However, the priests are busy at their old gam e of fomenting rebellion by all the arts of hypocrisy —false promises, and bribes of money. It is even said that considerable sums of money have arrived from Fran ce for the service of the Portuguese Insur gents, who, i n G allicia according to some accounts, are well re ceived; whil e o th ers sa y th at t h ey h ave re turned into Portugal, because denied an asylum in Spain. Letters from Madrid assert, that the Mar quis. of CRA VES and the Marchioness had been received .with distin licia, by General F g ish ued ho nour a t Tuy, in Gal province. is i the Capt a i n -G enera l o f t h at E G even said t o h ave pu bli s h e d a Proclamation, exhortnga the G a lli c i ans to treat the fugitives as brothers la it only shows what faith fri en d s . If t hi s be true • is to beplaced in protestations of F ER , IN .. the 'IND and his Cabinet. Indeed their whole conduct has bee' so much at;variance with their professions that the wonder is how n Government, havin7 respect f or i ts a Y own dignity, can continue to treat with such perfidious characters. It is well known that the Portuguese insurrection has originated with those who now rule FERDINAND and that the ramifications of that rebellion are widely! dissemin a t e d there can be no doubt —for th e whole body of the Apostolicals are interested in its success-- witness their exultation in Spain, France, Austria, and . . The Correspondent of the Constitutionnel, writes from Madrid, that war is inevitable between Spain and Portugal, and that the Apost,olicals are preparing for war, while they amuse the diplomatic body at Madrid by protestations of peace. Certainly they urge on FERDINAND to commit himself by a declaration of war ; but they will find it far more difficult to ex tricate him from destruction than they imagine, if they plunge him into a war with this Country—the sure consequence of open hostilities with Portugal. FRENCH FCNDS.-Five per Cents., 101 f. 35c. ; Three per Cents. 69f. sc. ; Naples Rentes, 75f. 20c. ; Royal Spanish Loan, 534. Exchange on London—One month, 25f. 40c. ; three months, 25f. 20c. Caraccas Papers to the 25th October have been re ceived at the North and South American Coffee-house. They mention that the island of Margarita have adhered to the determination expressed throughout the principal cities of the Republic to solicit the assembling of the Grand Convention, and the introduction of reforms in the Constitution. They have separated themselves from the department of Maturin, and incorporated themselves with that of Venezuela. Two communications have likewise been made to the Civil and Military Chief of Venezuela, by the British Consul ; the one relative to the sth Article of the Decree published by Government here on the Bth July last, declaring that they would not be responsible for the property of such foreigners as should continue to reside in the territory which had refused them obedience, to which a satisfactory answer was returned by General PAEZ : the other, enclosing a representation from the British merchants on the inconvenience to which they were subjected by the interruption of the posts with the interior, and the injury they suffered in consequence in their trade and commercial speculations ; to which also a favourable answer was given, and the evil complained of immediately removed. Bogota Papers, of the 14th of December, have also been received. They mention the arrival of BOIAVAR at Tunja, on the 29th November. On his reaching the Bridge of Boyaca, the scene of the glorious action which decided the fate of New Granada, he was met by the principal Autho rities of Tunja, arid was addressed by JUEZ LETRADO DE HASIENDA, in the following terms : " This field, most excellent Sir, was the holy land of our re demption, and the Aurora of your brightest glory, and as we hail the rising of the sun, so do the inhabitants of Boyaca hail your arrival this day with feelings of the deepest gratitude and affection. Three nations of our Continent, on beholding you in the Plains of Boyaca, shower down their blessings on your head, and offer up prayers for your safety in the rest of the world, you are an ob ject of admiration. Long live our Liberator ! His Excellency answered in the most affectionate terms, and made particular mention of General Azuategui. The following is an important letter received in ,own this day, from Bogota, dated Dec. 14 : " Bolivar has reduced the expenditure to four millions of dol lars ; the revenue on Customs and Imports are eight millions of dollars. You may expect remittances for the dividend in the month of January." " I have seen the above letter to a house of the first re spectability. " There has been a mutiny on board the Sarah (Indiaman), going out, and four men were shot." The New York Paper of the 6th Feb. mention that by recent accounts from La Guayra, BOLIVAR had issued several Decrees, among others, that at Valencii of the 2d January, declares he is au thorised by the wishes of the people to exert extraordinary powers for the salvation of the country, that no one shall be prosecuted or tried for any thing done or said with reference to reform—that the persons, property, and offices of those engaged in that cause, are guaranteed without exception. That the General-in-Chief, J. A. PAEZ, shall continue to hold civil and military command, under the name of High or Superior Chief of Venezuela, with the faculties proper to that station, SANTIAGO MARINO being Intendant and Commanding General of Maturin ; that from the date of the decree all should acknowledge and obey his authority as President of the Republic, and any act of hostility committed against the State ; that the Grand National Convention should be convoked conformably to his decree of the 19th of December, in order to determine the fate of the Republic. On the same day, PAEZ submitted to the decree, and accepted the title and functions of supreme Chief conferred b? the Liberator. In ad dition to the foregoing, we have been favored with the annexed extract of a letter, dated La Guayra the 6th ult. The New England, Mathewson, 19 days from Matanzas, with Molasses, Coffee, &c., had arrived at New York, off Cape Henlo pen, spoke the schooner Eye, of Boston, ,39 days from St. Thomas's, had been blown off the Coast three times ; supplied her with bread, &c. Captain Mathewson states, that the night he left Matanzas it was reported that an embargo was to be laid on the next day, and the next morning he heard a heavy firing in the direction of the Havannah. --- At length all political differences are likely to be terminated. Bo- LIVAR arrived at Maracaibo on the 16th ; was at Puerto Cabello on Sunday, the 30th, and to-morrow, or Monday, he is expected at Caraccas. From Porto Cabello he issued a proclamation which has given general satisfaction, as it announces that no single individual shall be molested on account of his political opinion, nor the share he may have taken in the Revolution. Bouvatt takes upon himself the supreme command, and the Ge neral Convention is to assemble as soon as it is determined by the people when and where. Public rejoicings, Te Deutns, &c. are now the order of the day." A letter of the same date, received in a Phila on de Gis lp e h t i .a , remark s --" I am sorry to say that we have re ceived, last ev ening , an account of a very serious engagement be tweenc x t it o sr av D e b EZ ee an n d v t e h ry the Commandant l o o p f e ß i i t o m C a h y i con.o not be true." We received this morning Papers from Rio de Janeiro to the 4th January, by which it will be seen that the death of the Empress of BRAZIL is confirmed. Private letters from Rio de Janeiro, of the 3d January mention the arrival there of a Capt a i n an d fourteen u or , fifteen men from the Brazilian Mines, who had re turned, determined to go home in consequence of the disgust felt at the conduct of the Manager, a Dr. Gee, who had been left in charge by Mr.Banford, and they also report that the remaining persons in this employ, may be daily expected to arrive there from the same cause, RIO DE JANEIRO. (Extracts from the Diario Flurninense.) These Papers, from the 30th November to the 11th December, contain a series of bulletins of the health of her Majesty the Em press of Brazil ; the 17th of which announces, in the following terms, the melancholy news of her untimely death. " 17th and last Bulletin, 11th Dec. quarter past Ten, a.m. " The public are informed that most unhappily the illness of her Majesty the Empress has resisted all efforts employed with unremitted zeal by all the Physicians of the Imperial Household. God was ,pleased to call her to himself at a quarter past 10 o'clock. (Signed) " BARON DE INHOMERINE." From the first Bulletin, it appears that her Majesty had been suffering ever since the beginning of Nov. when the Baron dc Inhomerine was called in to attend her. Her Majesty had nearly completed her 30th year, her age being 29 years, 10 months, and 19 days. She was married on the 13th of May, 1817, to the Crown Prince, now Emperor of Brazil. During the time that elapsed from the publication of the first Bulletin to the fatal termination of her Majesty's illness, the an xiety of the inhabitants of the capital was extreme ; the Palace was constantly surrounded with crowds of persons, both natives and foreigners, of all classes, eager to catch some information that !night flatter the ardent hopes which they cherished of her Ma jesty's recovery ; but the 10th Bulletin, published on the Bth pee. excited the greatest alarm, which was augmented by every suc ceeding account till her death. The disorder seems to have been a severe bilious attack, rendered more dangerous by her state of Pregnancy, which terminated in miscarriage, on the night of the Ist of December ; from that time, with some occasional inter vals, her Majesty continued to grow worse. The Public Justice follo w i ng P apers to t h e 16t h contain the accounts o f th e tu demonstratio ns o f gr i e f, th e l y i ng i n state, an d t h e f unera l, tu was performed with much pomp, on the 14th December. blic m w o er u e rn c i l n o g u„d w f -a o s r oordered for six m on th s , an d th e C o urts of The Emp eror being Cl a g b i sent a ? s tliere is scarcely any news in the Rio Papers, which are almost wholly filled with European intelli gence, especially from Portugal. Tlie following are some extracts : [From the Astrea (No. 71.), Dec. 7.] DEC. 11.—Having published two articles said to have been copied from the Memorial Bordelais, containing a letter stated to have been written by his Majesty the Emperor, to Dr. Francia, Director of Paraguay, and the answer of the latter to his Majesty, we are authorised to disavow this correspondence, which its absurd tenor sufficiently proves to be a forgery. D=c. 21.—N-ws having been received of the happy arrival of his Majesty the Emperor at Santa Catharina, Te Deum has been celebrated to-day oa this account in the Imperial Chapel, at which the Council and Minist4s of State, and the Court were present. DEC. 23.—An official letter from St. Catherines, dated Cuidad de Desterro, 9th December, says, that his Majesty the Emperor was met on the 3d, in the morning, at Campo Bom, 28 leagues from that town, that he was in excellent health, and pro ceeding with the same rapidity to the province of St. Pedro. The subsequent papers to the 4th of January, 1827, inclusive, contain no farther accounts ; nor do any of them, from the 26th November to the 4th January, make any mention of military operations. THE EARL OF LIVERPOOL. The physicians in attendance upon the Earl of LIVERPOOL assembled in consultation at tw&ve o'clock this day at the Noble Earl's house, in White hall, which lasted but a short time, his Lordship being considered much better. The following favourable bulletin was issued : " Fife House, March 1. " Lord Liverpool, after having passed another good night, has gained some ground since yesterday." , THE FUNDS-(1 MS DAY). CITY, Twelve o' Clock. Consols opened at 82i both for money and account, and continued at that price for some time, when they evinced some weakness and were done at 82k, but have recovered to 82k I, looking heavy. The arrival of the British packet at Falmouth from New York has, it is said, brought rather unexpected intel ligence ; she sailed on the 6th inst., and it is said at that time the Americans were busy in equipping their Navy with the utmost dispatch, and report added, that it was intended to make re prisals against the French. We are aware that there is a long outstanding claim of the American Government on France for spoliations during the late war, and having succeeded with the English Government, it may be possible they are inclined to bluster a little, but we confess we are not prepared for such a demonstra tion. The report occasioned some sensation, but for its truth we do not vouch. India Bonds are 54 6 ; and Exchequer Bills, 34 6 pm. The Foreign Funds have scarcely any movement in them, and prices, if any thing, are rather lower ; Mexican Bonds, 67 Colombian, 384 9 ; Buenos Ayres, 50 5. The state of the finances of this Government are in a deplorable condition, making this security look extremely heavy ; and should they not be able to effect a peace throUgh the medium of British interference, it is likely it will not support the present price, In Shares, Anglo Mexican are lower, the discount having increased on them to 35 ; Real del Monte, on the contrary, are 90 pm. Three per Cent. Consols, 82k ; Ditto for account, 82k ; India Bonds, 54 6 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 34 6 pm. FOREIGN FUNDS.—Brazilian, 651 6 ; Buenos Ayres, 50 5 ; Chilian, 36 8 ; Colombian, 1824, 384 9 ; Danish, 61 ; Mexican, 5 per Cent., 56i 7 ; Ditto 6 per Cent., 68 ; Portu guese, 76i 7 ; Peruvian, 34 6 ; Greek, 16 ; Russian, 89 ; Spanish, 13 1. MlNEs.—Anglo Mexican, 37i- 2i dis. ; United Mexican, 12 11 dis. ; Real del Monte, 90 100 pm. ; Tlalpuxahua, 30 40 pm. ; Brazilian, 4 5 pm. ; Bolivar, par, 1 pm. ; Colombian, 18 19 per Share ; Potosi, 30 2 per Share. Two o' Clock. Consols have been very heavy, and are now 81i 82, occasioned by the report above mentioned from America. The Foreign Funds are flat, arising from the depression in the English Funds. Mexican, 672 ; Colombian,- SBi. THREE O'CLOCK Consols, 81i 82. FOUR o'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICE. Consols 82 Danish Bonds 61 Do. for Ac‘ 82 Greek Do. 1825 Brazilian Bonds 66-i Mexican.Do. 1525, 67i Buenos Ayres Da. 532 Peruvian Do. Chilian Do. Russian De. Columbian, 1824, 381 Spanish Do. 138. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, Fan. 28.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the York, Mon crief, from Singapore ; Princess Mary, from the South Seas ; York, Merchant, from Charente ; Victory, from Oporto; and Fair Arcadian, Whittle, from Demerara. Arrived from London, the Golconda, Symons, for New Orleans ; Dispatch, Ritchie, for Teneriffe ; Africanus, Hodgson, for St. Mary's. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 28. —Wind W. S. W.—Arrived the Edgar, London, Alexander, and St. Lawrence, transports, from Lisbon ; and the Vittoria transport, from St. Vincent's, sailed June 5, left loading the Delaford, Chieftain, Eggerton, Carrington, and C. Brooke. Arrived the Symmetry, Absalom, from London to Leg horn ; Acasta, ditto, for New York ; and his Majesty's ship Pyramus, from the Mediterranean, and is under quarantine.— Half-past 7 p.m., another transport has arrived at Spithead. FALMOUTH, Fan. 27...—Wind S.W..—Arrived the Industry, Varrull, from Gallipoli, with loss of anchor and cable ; Frolic packet, Barron, from New York ; sailed the 6th, and the Duke of York was to follow on the Bth, and call at Halifax; the Ame rican navy was equipping with all despatch, said to be in conse quence of a contemplated act of reprisal on France ; also arrived the Lady Wellington packet from Carthagena ; sailed the 26th December, and from Jamaica the 9th January; also the Camden packet, from Rio, sailed the 10th December ; and Francis Free ling packet, from ditto, sailed the sth January. MILFORD, FEE. 27.—Arrived the Clyde, Munro, from Cal cutta ; sailed the 4th August, and from Madras the 15th Septem ber ; spoke on the 16th the Aberton, from London to Madras ; also spoke his Majesty's ship Success, bound to the Mauritius sailed from the Cape in company with the Bombay; parted company on the line the 3d January—all well. OFF DOVER, FEB. 28.—Arrived, the Friendship, Osborne, from Batavia; and Wilberforce, —, from Palermo. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 27.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived, the Venus, Rowe, from Naples. CORE, Fns. 26.—Arrived, the Diadem, Cotgrove, from Born -bay; sailed Sept. 30. GRAVESEND, Fmn. 28,...,, Jed, the Octavia, Allison, for Teneriffe ; Waterloo, Manning, for India; Gannett, Chalonera, for St. Vincent's ; and Nile, Orlear, for New York. RIO DL JANEIRO, JAN. 4.—The following vessels were sent in here on the 26th by the Brazilian squadron in the River Plate, for attempting to break the blockade on the 25th ult. :—The English brigs John, Utopia, and Isabella; French brig Belle Ga brielle ; and the American brig Matilda, all last from Monte Video. The Woodman, from New South Wales and Rio Janeiro, is supposed to have arrived in the Downs. The Atlantic packet, from Marseilles to Glasgow, was totally wrecked in Cardigan Bay on Monday—crew saved. The Apollo, from Alicant, was on shore on the Mill House Rock, Liverpool, on Tuesday. NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN COFFEE HOUSE. , KINGSTON, JAatAICA, JAN. 3.—Arrived th e Sloop Fanny, Clarke, from St. Jago de Cuba ; bri g Bob Logi c, Anderso n from Quebec ; his Majesty's Packet, Lady Wellington, Lieut. Lugg, from Carthagena ; English Barque, West India Packet, Reynolds, from New Providence ; ship Kingston, Ki nney, from Halifax ; English schooner, Lady Halstead,_ Hubbard, f rom Maracaibo English schooner, Mandeville, Marks, from ditto ; English sloop, Dispatch, Felix, from St. Jago de Cuba. JAN. s.—Arrived the S chooner, Ea g l e , Sterrick, from Nassau, N. P. JAN. B.—Arrived the Brig Zero. Lawson, from the Downs. LlFE.—This -__-_----_ .._ of A March,A R MARRIAGE A: L E IN Mary's, ll This day, the Ist Hulse, William Stratford Dugdale, only son of Dugdale Strat ford Dugdale, Esq., M.P., by the Rev. Thos. for the County of Warwick, to Harriet Ella, youn gest daughter of the late, and sister of the I B G r H yan present, Edward Berkeley Portman, Esq., M.P., for the county of Dorset. A dreadful fire broke out in the Warrington Cot ton Mill of Messrs. Cookshot and Fell, on Saturday last, about eleven o'clock, which in a short time got to such an alarming ex tent, as to destroy tLe whole buildings, machinery, &c., which are estimated at 20,0001., of which only about 10,0001. is in sured. CONFIRMATION OF THE ELECTION OF Tilt NEW BISHOPS. This being the day appcint.d for the performance of the cere monial consequent upon the Election of Dr. Kaye, the Bishop of Bristol, to the See of Lincoln, and of Dr. Lloyd, the Regius Professor of Divin::: at Oxford, to the See of Oxford, the new Bishops arrived at the Advocate's Hall, Doctors' Commons, at 11 o'clock, where they tendered their acceptation of the vacant Bishopricks, and their assent to election made by the Deans and Chapters of the two Cathedrals, before Sir John Nicholl, the Judge of the Arches Court. The Bishops 'hen proceeded to Bow Church, the ancient Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and after the reading of the Morning Prayers, they came forward successively to a table placed in the middle of the aisle, attended by their proxies, and took the usual oaths, against heresy, simony, &c. The Cryer then made proclamation in the usual form, and invited all persons who had any objection to make to the appointment of the new Bishops, to cone forward ; and no person having appeared, the Proxies for the Deans and Chapters of Lincoln and Oxford, prayed, the Vicar• General of the Diocese of Canterbury (Dr. Arnold), to confirm the election of the New Bishops, which was done with the usual formalities, and their Lordships with drew. The Lord Bishop of Lincoln will hold an Ordination at Christ College, Cambridge, on Sunday the 11th of this month. The candidates will he examined by Archdeacon Bonner, at Buckden Palace, on the Thursday preceding. EQUITABLE ASSURANCE OFFICE. (THIS DAY.) At a General Meeting of Proprietors held t'.i , day, the motion for the payment to the representatives of deceased mem bers, the amount of their claims at the end of three instead of six months after they are proved to the sa tisfaction of the Court of Directors, was again carried by a large majority. It is therefore hoped, that no means will be adopted to defeat what clearly appears to be the opinion and wishes of the great body of Proprietors ; and that the resolution passed to-day will be confirmed at the next General Court, intended to be holden soon for that purpose. At the same Court the increase of the annual allowance to the Directors, to the sum of 1,5001., was carried, as well as the aug mentation of the allowance to the Auditors to five guineas each ; and of the salary and annual gratuity to the Actuary, from 1,500/. to 2,000/. per annum. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. HABEAS CORPUS. In this matter the question was, whether the bankrupt was to be discharged in consequence of an imperfect return upon the warrant of commitment ? The part in doubt was, where the return stated, that when the bankrupt was brought before the Commissioners, the following questions were put to him : and to which he gave the following answers, thus putting both questions and answers in the plural number, though only one question and one answer followed, which answer having been considered unsatisfactory to the Commissioners, they committed. His Lordship declared that the Statute was most express, that all the questions should be set out ; and as the return here stated, that questions had been put to the bankrupt, and yet, that only one question appeared, he felt bound to discharge the bankrupt, which he accordingly did. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. HITCH V. BARTLET AND OTHERS. A motion was made in this case with the view of ascertaining whether there really exists such a person as Elizabeth Hitch, the plaintiff on the record, or whether she is a fictitious person, set up by the husband of a testatrix, for the purpose of getting posses sion of the property of his late wife. The case has already been four times before the Court, but as the proceedings have been in a great measure ex-parte, we have refrained from reporting them. It was again mentioned this morning, when The VICE-CHANCELLOR directed that it should stand over in order to give the plaintiff's attorney an opportunity of stating on his affidavit, what were the representations made to him by his client when she gave him his instructions, where she then said that she was residing, and such further circumstances as would enable the Court to come to a satisfactory conclusion on the subject. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. FRESHFIELD V. KAYE. This was an action to recover from the defendant the sum of 175/., which the plaintiff lost in shares in the London Brick Company, the defendant having guaranteed him against any loss. It appeared that the defendant, who was solicitor to the above Company, wrote a letter to the plaintiff, stating, that he would indemnify him in any loss he might sustain, in lending to a Captain Overhand 2001. on 200 shares in the said Company, if he would not sell the shares without the consent of Captain Overhand. The plaintiff accordingly lent the zura required, and Captain Overhand died in a short time after, and the plaintiff sold the shares for 251. being less by 1751. than what he had lent on them. These facts having been established by evidence, it appeared that Captain Overhand's christian name was stated in the record, William, whereas his real name was Wilson. —This proved a fatal variance and the plaintiff was nonsuited. COURT OF CONDELEGATES. BEST V. BEST. In this case, which had stood over for a considerable time, Dr. LUSHINGTON, for the appellant, prayed the Court to let the assig nation stand over to the first day of neat Term. Mr. GLIENNIII, the Respondent's Proctor, said he had no ob jection to the motion. Dr. JENNER (who presided) thought the Court had a right to see that a suit was not improperly held over the head of the wife, with liberty to the husband to proceed when he chose. Dr. LIJSHINGTON said, that Mrs. Best received alimony to the amount of 6001. a-year, which was regularly paid. She would suffer nothing, therefore, by the uption which be prayed. The case was o:(lered to stand over to the first day of next Term.—The Court then adjourned. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS-(THIS DAY.) Mr. David Napier, of the New-road, was indicted for a nuisance, in building a coach-house in .. the garden before his h ou se, contrary to the Act of Parliament, which prescribes, that all buildings on that road should be 50 feet from the carriage way. From the numerous arguments of the Counsel, this case excited great merriment. Mr. ADOLPHUS, jun. for the prosecution, stated that it was a coach-house, and rose abut e the level of the ad joining gardens, while Mr. Phillips contended that it was nothing but an overflowed vault, which could be applica ble to no other purpose than a boat-house. He called seve ral witnesses to prove that it did not project higher than the gar den ; that if any alteration was made, the Commissioners must p ou u g ll h u t p no in t s t t o alleadoofw ei pulling ther up" without occasion. The Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. THE MONEY MARKET. The Special Committee of the Foreign Stock Exchange, sum moned to consider whether the Spanish debentures issued in sa tisfaction of British claimants shall be quoted z'l3og the autho rised list of transactions in that market, have met again tins day by adjournm e nt, and having heard the various arguments for and against the proposition submitted to them, have made known the following, as the result of their proceedings :-- S TOC K EXCHANGE, Fag. 28, 1827. resolution, o have For the better protectio n of the interests of the members of the Committee egeneral,tion the viz.:— C will not sanction or, Committee take any St beenoßc e k is nodl, Exchange, u,ecdc—d t,o, T d h o n a i t jdt th the cognizance whatever of bar g ai n s t h at ma y be made in New Bonds the publicfollowing or Stock, or any other securities issued by any foreign Govern n inent, that has not dul y paid the dividends on former loans raised in this country, unless that Government shall have effected some satisfactory arrangement with the holders of the stock or bonds on which the dividends have been left in arrear." The above resolution, which is of course fatal to the reception of the lehentures, has passed the committee by a considerable majority ; but another special committee is summoned for Friday for its confirmation. Instructions have, however, been given to Mr. Wetenhall, the publisher of the authorized list of transactions in the foreign funds, in virtue of a resolution passed at the first meeting of the committee, and confirmed this day, not to quote any transactions that may be entered into in the new debentures. The public interest which attaches to these proceedings of the committee will justify the Ltail given of them in this place, and it may be added that so far as they have become known they have given very general satisfaction on 'Change. It is high time that all Foreign Governments should be informed that they are not to be permitted to commit wholesale plunder in this country without the recoil of injurious consequences upon themselves,—a conclu sion to which, from the patience and long suffering that has been evinced, some of them have probably come.— Times. FASnIONAIILt , AND MISCELLANTOUS. BRIGHTON, FEB. 28.—The KIN° is quite well, it being now pronounced by his medical advisers that the gout has entirely left his MAJESTY. The KING remains remarkably quiet at the Pavil lion. His MAJESTY'S habits are very regular, dining every day at seven o'clock, and punctually at nine the bell l'ngs for coffee, which is immediately served up. There are no further arrivals as yet at the Pavilion, but it is expected there will be some shortly. Lord George Seymour left his name at the Palace this morning. Tuesday evening, about six o'clock, Mr. Secretary Canning arrived in town from Brighton. A Cabinet Council was soon after summoned by the Right Honourable Secretary to meet at the Foreign•offiett- The Council accordingly met at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, which was attended by the Duke of Wellington, Earl of Harrowhy, Earl of Westmoreland, Earl Bathurst, Mr. Secretary Peel, Mr. Secretary Canning, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Viscount ' Melville, Mr. Huskisson, and Mr. Winn. The Cabinet Council continued in deliberation until a quarter after five o'clock. Yesterday was the first day of Mr. Huskisson's coming out to attend to official business since hi' indispaitinn. Yesterday the Portuguese Ambassador has an in terview with Mr. Secretary Canning, at the Foreign-office. The Cabinet Ministers dined with Earl Bathurst yesterday. THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF'S LEVEE.Yester. day the Duke of Wellington held a Levee at his Office in the Horse Guards, at which were present, to pay their respects to his Grace, upwards of _one hundred officers. In the circle we noticed the following :—Gen. Phipps, Gen. Wemyss, Gen. Roes, Gen. the Hon. Sir Edward Paget, G. C. B. Lieut.-General the lion. Sir Alexander Hope, G. C. B. and M. P., Lieut.-General Saunders, Lieut.-Gen Murray, Lieut.-Gen. Eden, Lieut.-Gen. Stevenson, Lieut.-Gen. Sir John Lambert, K. C. B. Lieut.-Gen. R. E. H. Somerset, K. C. B. Major-Gen. Ford, Major-General Upton, and Major-Gen. Sewell. Emily Marchioness of Londonderry entertained an elegant circle of the Haut Ton, on Wednesday evening, at her p house in St. James's-square. Baroness arty \N t ' o il d lo in u n g er h , b o y nT d ud 'Eesreayeb, aty heenrtheorutaseininedwhaitet dis tinguished among whom were—The Marquis and Marchioness of Cholmon deley, Earl of Belfast, Lord Granville Somerset, Lady Susan Percy, Hon. Captain William Percy, Mr. C. Heathcote, Mr. Mortimer Drummond, &c. _ KING'S STATUE.—We are informed from indis putable authority, that the King's statue will be fixed and open to the inspection of the public by the 12th of August next.—Brigh ton Gazette. Lord Norbury, in passing sentence on a thief who had been convicted of stealing a time-piece in a dwelling-house, said, " that in grasping at time he had reached eternity." A MODERATE GAMESTER.—.-A person saying that he made a point of never playing beyond the line of his own understanding ; " Faith," says another present, " I now see the reason, you never play deep." THE FORCE OF HABIT.—It is said of a Bath physician, that he could not prescribe even for himself without a fee, and therefore, when unwell, he took a guinea out of sat pocket, and put it into the other. A BREAKFAST.—A farmer's servant having a cheese set before him to take his breakfast, and, sitting a long thne over it, his master asked him when he intended to have done. " Sir," said he, " a cheese of this size is not so soon eaten as you think." As two City merchants were conversing together upon business, a flock of birds pissed over their heads, upon which one of the traders exclaimed, " How happy those creatures are ! they have no acceptances to pay." " You are mistaken," ex claimed his friend, " they have their bills to provide for as well as we." FEMALE FASHIONS FOR MARCH. (From La Bella Assembles.) OPERA DRESS.—A dress of pink satin, trimmed at the border with two rows of double Vandykes reversed, formed of white crepe-lisse, edged with white satin rouleaux ; the corsage made quite plain, confined by a sash of rich pink ribbon, with a bow, and ends rather short, over the left hip. The tucker part of the bust is ornamented round with Spanish points of tulle, edged with three narrow rows of Vandyke blond, falling one over another. Points, of this description, form also a mancheron on a long sleeve of white crepe-lisle, so that on the shoulders the ornament has the appearance of a row of double points, as they both fall over the dress. The long, white, transparent sleeves .are fastened at the wrists with bracelets of braided dark hair, clasped with an antique hea d in cornelian set in wrought gold. The head-dress is a hat of pink satin, with white plumage, composed of several white ostrich feathers, placed, and drooping, in various directions. Un der the brim of the hat are placed ornaments of very nar row Vandyke white blond ; and on the summit of the crown is an additional sort of crown of richly-figured tulle edged with Vandyke blond, which surmounts, while it turns over the pink crown. The ear-pendants are of pearls, and the necklace of gold and pearls, fastened in front with a superb diamond brooch. WALKING COSTUME.—This dress, though apparently second, or fancy-mourning, is still in high favour, and is the last novelty we may look for in the pelisse department, till the approaching spring. It is of French grey gros de Naples, fancifully trimmed round the border, and down each side of the front, in diamonds and zig-zags of velvet : a double row of these ornaments is earned down each t'de of the bust, in the An to-Greek stle. T he . sleeves are only moderately full, with a doub l e row o f antique points at the wrists, edged round with nen-olve black velvet. The pelisse is without a collar, d " The finished at the throat by a triple ruff of fine lacte colour. bonnet worn with this dress is of a corresponde n t l ar g s en bo bows and it is of gros deNaples, and trimmed wfi f ribbon in shaded puffs of the same, with broad st . rinfs p , white doe•akin stripes, floating loose. Black . " 6 1P- old chain, with an gloves. Round the neck is worn a g eye-glass. - black - - J - 0 iant dr awn stuh De tures, 6-c. c.) MoRNING DaEss.--Dress of jaconot muslin ; the made to fit the shape, and ornamented on each T in he rib h b e o m snat corsage side with two rouleaux of lavender-colour satin, apprezi (From Adze; man's Repository of Arts, Fashioits, ifatgisrvw of the turb an s' con mating at the waist, and spreading like stomacher to wards the shoulder ; bows of the same colour adorn the front of the dress ; two are placed above th e e nfd c e e co u i r o e u , r ard six below, at equal distances. lavender -colour bottom of the dress has a broad s:lt through it. Tucker of blond, drawn close at the top, and shoulder h e o d behind ulde to sleevestwhiethwnrials:oalnvdriabrbeoinn.terTcehpete d b y a aresec ond .13 to :e partaking lav er and have two satin rozdeaux extending from a bow on h aitortthetheelbtoul%lve., which i d i i b s r o a p ce e l i e l t i s n , f l o it n h t, a a m nd et c h c :s lat t : c iss ow I t i h n e e s t t h r e ing sl s ee a v re es gauze-ribbon. satin l goes round the head, and stiffened band is of Julie, without any border; a band of lavende r-c olour firm, of ere : I . )roa rr d he an e d a Ear-rings of amethysts. Gloves and stung of lavender- colour kid. EVENING DRESS.—Dress of white crepe lisle, over a lavender-colour Turkish satin slip ; the corsage is full, and the waist long; the sleeves are in the Chinese taste, and are formed of four divisions, with projecting points half-way, edged with lavender -coloured satin, and termi nating round the arm with a broad satin band, edged with narrow blond : t uc k er of the same. The skirt is decorated with three rows of the same material as the dress, orna mented with small lavender-colour satin rouleaux, q Sici lian and large roses of emarginate satin leav es , w ith crepe hue centres; beneath is a rouleax of behind la in short gauze scarf; lavender-colour sash tied d din large curls, bows and long ends. The hair ia dressed of roses and and the head-dress composed of Italian wreath ' a crape; embossed large bows of lavender-colour t with a cameo locket. gold pagoda ear-rings, and necklace outside the gloves, Gold bracelets, with cameo, clas ps shoes. With which are of white kid. 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