The Sun. — London, England, 1827-05-31 00:00:00

DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES OF STOCKS TRH tank Stock .. ......... . 204 U 3 pet Cent. Red. ...... 83 . % 3 3 pet Cent. Cons.... ........ shut 3Ni M° R per Cent..... ... D ed. D 9O 4 per Ce n t . New IOO4N an), ng . 9 %% sank LoB Ann.. ...... ... . % 19%4 India Stock. ........... .2 . 46% Dittoßonds pm. PRICES OF FORXION FUNDS laAustrian Bonds, 5 percent. -- razilian Bonds ~.„'511,..e1i0s Ayres Bonds — ''''llan Bonds, 6 pet ct. r„,oionibian Bonds — 'Alto 1824 ....... 31 % 3 4 1)411 :1t, 3 pe . Ceni: ... Bond: , 1 826 Guatimata Mexican Bonds. .......... 1)0.1325 ... 69% ........ South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 2d. 44 47 pm. Ditto 5OO '2d. 44 47 pm. Ditto Small Ditto Commercial pm. Bank for Account India for Account Cons. for Opening...B4 l ,A % 4 % THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. Neapolitan, 1824 Peruvian Bonds — Portuguese Bonds — Prussian, 5 per cent. Ditto, New Russian, New — Spanish, 1821 l2 4 1823 — French Rentes, sp. c, —4 —c. Exchange —f. —c. 3 per cent —f. —c. Exchange.-- —t. —c. Arri v . A. MAILS. ''' Due. Arrived. Due. e Anierica 0 0 Hamburgh 0 Brazil 0 0 Holland D 0 0 Flandier 11 iluex& Ayres u 0 0 Leeward Islands ... 0s 1 France 0 0 c o ? Gottenburgh 1 0 Mexico 0 .„2,.... Guernsey& Jersey. 0 1 Waterford 0 ItorYIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROw, minutes after 6. I Evening ...23 minutes after 6. TO OUR COUNTRY READERS. have to apologise to several of our Country Readers who have been disappointed in not receiving the SUN OF LAST NIGHT. This delay is entirely attribut able to an accident, which deprived us of a column of matter just as we were going to Press. Being very anxious to supply our Country Readers with the conclusion of the investigation in the House of Lords respecting Miss Turner's, case we delayed publishing till the ,last moment, a n d i n consequence of the ac cident, lost the Post. We hope this explanation xvill entirely exonerate the NEWSMEN from a responsibility which WE have unfortunately incurred, in our endeavours to give general satisfaction. • Zibr *11144 LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 31, 1827. ` t he Paris Papers of Monday, and the Etoile ate d Tuesd ay morn i ng, which reached us l ast tight' .are unusually b arren . Th e arr i va l o f the Postii f rom Spain h a d b een prevente d b y t h e over :wing of the G aronne, an d consequen tly no p apers, fr( " 4 the Peni nsu l a ap p ear s in any of the 'Pet's-, The Et o il e ment i ons t h a t l e tt er s from the m an Islands, quo t e d i n a Roman Journal, st ate that 11311AHINI PACHA had been carrying a barbarous warf are aga inst the villages on the fi t 'ast of the Morea, and had, in two days, grati :tills thirst for blood by putting to death up al* of 2000 of the wretched inhabitants. In Europ e mus t soon put an end to t'ese butcheries of the disciples of MAJzomET. :W e subjoin the price of the Funds on Mon. tlaV 3 . antt 'anoth er column a Sew extracts are I.,P4ENct,t FuNns. Five per Cents. 1001. 65c. 60c. it % 44 e per C ents. 70 f . 60 e . 65 c . ; B an k A ct i ons, 2,025 f. I ta llt i's Nap. Cert. Fal. 77f. 65e. ; Spanish Rentes, 9i ral Spanish Loan, 56 55i; Interminable Spam An • Ntie g, 12i. -y the arrival of the Duke of York steam ti)4eket,' we h ave h ave rece i ve d L is b on G azettes 6 ° the 24th i nst. Th e PRINCESS REGENT was t red t o be out of danger, and may shortly expected t o recover. Th ese papers eon to - r 4 no political news, with the exception „ 4 . t he loan to be r a i se d f or t h e serv i ce t the ki ng d om , an d w hi c h . h as rece i ve d the 411 ction of the PRINCESS REGENT. r , 13 y an arti c l e i n th e G aze tt e o f t h e 23d , th e M art i a l are to b e appo i nte d to i nvest i gate An g r e crimes of high treason committed by the Had the Government act e d w ith firm -1;' the outset there would be now no necess i ty or Courts-Martial, but—better late than never. Lisaox, MAY 20. 4148 the soon as it appel6th instared from s• the last bulletin publi s h e d Qazett e of the .nt, that her Serene High, ass the Infa n t a Re ent was out of d anger , th e p ra y ers f or g the h er recov er y cease d , and Te Deum was celebrated in Patriai chal Church, to return thanks to Heaven for the ,141,Rovenient in the health of her Serene Highness, which t tttxiously desire to see perfectly restored. OFFICIAL. THE DEpaarmENT or FINANcr. —Approving of the pro- ID)ials laid before me at the desire of some capitalists, who de o£e to t a k e a part of the loan to be contracted for, by virtue l ow the la w of 31st March last, viz.—that they may be al on ' ll , to pay a fourth part of their shares in current claims 11treasury, issued in 1826 ; and desiring to extend this 4 . i tion to all others who desire to take advantage of it, i nk fit, in the name of the King, to open a loan for a thousan d coreto of reis on the following conditions : t 1 1 .1.-4 fourth p ar t o f the sum which every person shall Zfit to contr i bute to the l oan s h a ll h e received in bond. el airns on the treasury, issued in 1826, whether they t ; Potlarias of the Commisariat receipts of the general E.t -e434 rY of the troo s or receipts of the Monte Pio, ot the 151 : 113r p a4d rl avY, or p an , y other such papers payable to . the r' e a , r-r : in which are included the letras of the Commissa 'i ' ca iled de Portarea, for the payment of which the sum tight co • month was assigned, and which were ~B e_ P e r 1 ,7 at harged in the course of last year.. c f ,'"••••The lenders are to receive the interest at six per l „,,7 , ti Per annum, on the whole of the sums thus lent, W. - 1 1 : 4 on every 1,000 reis which they pay in. f ro ,--Th e loan shall be closed in fifteen days, reckoning Ggze t t u te tt . t on which the present decree shall appear in the I;llDuring this time the lenders shall siguitY to the Com !4ioners for the new loan the sums they intend to contri t?.; and the Board shall receive them, they paying im.. o r i u t r the third art, according to the law, and in bonds Whole amount ; so ;p and this in sums proportionate to the , t; eo that if, for instance, the whole was 12 tontos of reis, th ey hhe . three in money, a n d one Pay immediately four contos thirds, accept bills of exch goends, and, for the either two: parts, and i n th e same manner, at date3oanand,Poaydaablse,:inequa respectively. Signed by her Serene HighnessY the Infanta Regent, The Baron SOBRAL HERMAN°. palace of Ajuda, 11Iay 19. D ec. MAT 23. The Gazette contains the Law of Dec. 19, 1826, by ` v hich. the Courts Martial are to take cogniznce, th Present circumstances, of crimes of high treason com during - " lt ted by the military ; notwithstanding the law, to the cOntrary, individuals belonging to the army guilty o f th ese crime s will be infallibly shot, with the usual forinal;r;... t he following are extracts from German Pa, FerB received this morning Ntiti,, vnitcE, 14.tv 19. The Austria n Ob server h as a l ong ar ti c l e f roui Con- Z- ZtB t, opie, dat e d 25 t h A pr il , t h e greac part o f w hi ch I of stat ements already commun i cate d t h rough other such a s th e d eat h o f S e id a Effendi, th e conti of't of the a rmaments dur i ng the Ramazan, the saili ng of th e fleet f rom G allipoli, &c. The reports of the raising t 'liege of the Acropolis,in consequence of desperat e 410°Nenaents at the end of March or beginning of April, fr o - , l3r( ived to he wholly unfounded by the latest accounts A,",,Egina and Poros, which come down to the 11th of 1. 11 1 :; 1 .1 1, Which say, that excepting some inconsiderable skir ti °R the 28th and 29th o f March, near Athens, 14 I ng decisive had been done on either side up to the th e l ; a ril, so that the U n i versa l Gazette of Greece of bs t ,tu, which since that date is published at Pores, complains of this inactivity of th e Greeks, and ex. ' 4141 feu that if wale great effort is not mule, the Acropolis Will fall about the same time, and from the same causes as Missolonghi did last year (Missolonghi was taken 22d April, 1826). The Austrian Observer notices the union of all the Greek Deputies of the two assemblies at Damala (the ancient Trmzene) where the first sitting was held on the Bth of April. The Commission given to Lord Cochrane, as High Admiral, was read and approved in this first sitting, and his Lordship was introduced on the following day (the 9th) and took the oath. Two other resolutions are spoken of as about to be imme diately adopted by the Assembly; one appointing Count John Capo d'lstria, in the absence of his brother, Count Viario Capo d'lstria, President of the Government, or as most of the letters from Poros and Egina express it, of the Greek Repu'ulic, for at least five years ; and the other, which seems to meet some opposition, giving the chief command of the army to General Church. The Gazette of the 11th of April does not mention either of them. The Members of the Commission went to Poros, where they issued, 00, the 7th of April, an Address to the third National Assembly of Greece, laying down the authority hitherto confided to them. In the House of Commons, last night, two Honourable Members, who are Directors of the Bank of England, disclaimed on the part of the Bank, the " Circular " which has been put forth as emanating from that Establishment. Sir J. WROTTESLEY having given notice of a motion for the production of the letter in question, Mr. MANNING stated, that the Bank had no means of laying any such document before the House. We," said the Honourable Member, " deny " it—we disclaim it—we know nothing of it. The " paper in question has not been issued by the " Bank of England." This answer, however, did not entirely satisfy Sir JOHN WROTTESLEY, and the notice of the motion stands for the 7th of June. After the distinct declaration of Mr. MAN- NING, no man can suppose for a moment that this Circular was officially issued by the Bank. We never supposed that it had been ; but from certain circumstances connected with it, and with the mode of its appearance, we suspected that it was the scheme of one interested person, and that he was a Bank Director. This opinion has been strengthened by various circumstances which have transpired, and has not been altered by the declarations of Mr. MANNING and Mr. PEARSE. Their disavowal of the letter extends only to its not having been the production o f the Court of Directors, or issued by them, and by no means implies that one of their Body did not make the suggestion, and put it forth with their knowledge, though, perhaps, not with their actual sanction. If this were not the case, the assertions made by our contemporary must he base falsehoods, and we suspect a card would have been issued from the Bank, unequi vocally declaring that the Directors one and all, separately and collectively, were utterly and abso lutely ignorant of the pretended Circular. Unti l such a denial is put forth, we cannot get rid of the suspicions we entertain on the subject, and w e therefore rejoice that Sir JOHN WRO rrEs- LEY persevered in his intention of bringing the matter under the consideration of the House. With reference to the scheme itself, we have already expressed a very decided opinion against it, and it seems now to be generally scouted. The power of the Bank of England in affecting the value of all description of property, by the ex tension or diminution of their issues, is already infinitely too great : and the effect of the notable scheme now suggested would be to place the whole of the property of the Kingdom at the entire mercy of twenty-four men, who, (without meaning the slightest offence to the present Directors, many of whom we know to be as able and honourable men as any to be found in the City of London), are chosen for the important office they fill, not for their peculiar fitness for the duties of it, but because they are partners in certain wealthy houses, who h ave a l ways a Re presentative in the parlour of the Bank. Gibraltar Chronicles to the 15th inst. have been re ceived by the Duke of York steamer. They announce that the Spanish Coast continues to be daily insulted by the appearance of Colombian privateers, who keep the Spanish merchantmen in a continual state of alarm, having made several captures already, and appear to be so completely masters at sea, that the coasting trade is nearly destroyed. The Spanish Government seem to have lost their wonted pride, to permit two privateers, one of 14, and the other of IS guns, to not only molest, but literally annihilate their trade from one port to another, within the view of their houses, and take no measures to put an end to such insults. The Cadiz Paper also has given official notice that the political relations between Spain and the Dey of Algiers hare been reinstated upon the same footing of friendship and good understanding as before, and the Treaty of 1786 ratified. A Paris paper, received this morning, contains the fol lowing : —Government has given orders to arm at Toulon, two sail of the line, and three frigates; but we also learn that a considerable armament is preparing at Brest, and the opinions on the above armaments are divided. Acco►ding to some, it is to assist the negotiations at Constantinople; and to others, the French Government wishes to enforce the execution of the Ordinance of Hayti, April 17. Accounts from Barcelona, to the 19th of May, state that the Chiefs of the Bands, Ballester Pexola knd Gure, who have caused so much trouble in the above province, have again united on the side of Lampourdan, and have under their orders a considerable force, who commit great excesses. The French Commander of Figueras, who resided in the country, has returned to the castle of Ferdinand. The ce lebrated Chief (Estans) has gone into the mountains with hie band, avoiding the troops sent after him. Accounts from Constantinople of the 29th April, state that Russia, England, and France, presented to the Reis- Effendi new propositions for a peace with the Greeks. A Mexican paper of the 26th March, says, that the congress of Taycubaya would not be able to begin its Ses rion in that month, conformably to the expectation, owing to the continued delay of the House of Representativ e s in deciding upon the treaties made at Panama, which the executive Government had before submitted to that body. Mr. James, the able, indefatigable, and up right author of the " Naval History," died on Monday last, after a painful and distressing ill ness of several weeks. His widow, we are sorry to learn, is left entirely destitute of funds, friends, and connexions, she being a native of the West Indies. It is, perhaps, not too much to expect that the professional readers of Mr. James's work, which has done the best of all homage—impartial justice—to the unparalleled skill and heroic bearing of our naval heroes, will subscribe their mite to relieve the desolate condition of the relict of this " honest chronicler." TIE FUNDS--(TILLS DAY). CITY, Twelve o' Clock. The English Funds have shewn some symptoms of heavi ness this morning, arising, perhaps, more from the desire of speculators to realise a profit on the late advance than to any other cause ; the consequence has been that some rather considerable sales caused a depression in the market. Con sols opened at 841 I, were done at 841 but subsequently went„,down to 84 for account, the market has, however, improved again to its opening price, sq it. India Bonds have recovered a little this morning, being 76 8 ; and Ex chequer Bills are also a little higher, being 42 4 pm. •,Busi ness in the Foreign Funds has been rather limited, and confined chiefly to Mexican and Colombian Bonds, the for mer being, in the early part of the morning, 69 but are now 684 ; Colombian, 31 4 ; Danish Stock maintains its price, being 611 and the reported extension of the for mer loan, which that Government had retained the privi lege of negociating, has nut had the effect of causing a lower rate to be quoted ; it is said to be taken at 60, and is a 3 per cent. Stock ; it is also said to be taken by the same parties that were connected with the former loan. Shares must be quoted at nominal prices, the discount, however, on the chief of them, seem on the increase, and daily getting worse and worse. Three per Cent. Consols, shut; Ditto for account, 844 India Bonds, 76 8 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 42 4 pm. Fn REIGN.-Brazilian, 58 ; Chilian, 27 8 ; Colom bian, 84, 2 ; Danish, 614 4 ; Greek, 164 a ; Mexican, Five per Cent., 55 6 ; Ditto, Six per Cent., 69 ; Peru vian, 27 8 • Portuguese, 77 8 ; Russian, 921 ; Spanish, 12 -);. MlNEs.—Anglo Mexican, 50 dis. ; Brazilian, 3 2 dis.; Colombian, 10 12 per Share ; Real del Monte, 60 50 dis. ; United Mexican, 18 17 dis. ; Bolanos, SO dis. Two o' Clock. Consols remain steady at 81/ -I, and the general opinion seems for a further rise; 4 per Cents. 1001; 4 per Cents. 1826, 99g. India Stock, 247 ; Bank Stock, 2041 ; Exchequer Bills are advanced to 47 pm. In the Foreign Funds, little or no alteration since the morning. Consols, 84k, the price. THREE 0' CL 0 CX. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, MAY 30.—Wind S. by W.—The Lady Raffles sailed for the River this morning. Passed the Asia, Adam son, for China. Arrived from London the Pusey-Hall, Head, for St. Lucia ; the Egyptian, Reynoldeon, for Gi braltar and Mauritius. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 30.—Wind S.E.—Arrived the Duke of York steamer, Mangle, from Malaga--sailed from Gibraltar the 16th, Cadiz the 15th, and Lisbon the 24th inst. Passed the Mermaid, Yates, for Calcutta. FALMOUTH, MAY 29.--Wind S.W.—Arrived off the Lizard the Rousseau, 11I'Lever,, from Alexandria ; and Como, from Boston. GwavEsztm, MAY 29.—Arrived the Elizabeth, Cook, from the Mauritius.-30th—Arrived the Aberton, Per cival, from Madras. GIBRALTAR, MAY 11.—By an official notice from Cadiz no cargoes from the Antilles, Costa Firma, Mexican Gulf, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, or Rotterdam, will be admitted into that port after the Ist of June, unless they can prove that they have undergone the requisite expurga tion in the Bayonne Islands of Vigo, or in the Lazaretto at Port Mahon. _ _ MAY 12.—The Colombian privateer brig, Libre, of 14 guns, last from New York,:was cruising off Cid* . the 10th instant. ALMEIRA, APRIL 30.—A Colombian brig, of 16 guns, captured a few days ago to the westward of this a Spanish Guarda Costa of 10 gims, and afterwards proceeded to the eastward. _ COWES, MAY SO.—There is no chance of the Melv,ille, Watson, being got off;--85 puncheons and 11 casks of rum, are saved ; also four casks of sugar, and 24 bags of Pimento. THE ARMY. The 87th (the Prince of Wales's Own Irish) Regiment of Infantry is shortly expected to arrive in England, from Bengal. Detachments belonging to the 4th and 11th Regiments of Light Dragoons are ordered to march this morning, from Westminster, for the Cavalry Depot, at Maidstone. A Detachment belonging to the 14th Regiment of Foot, is ordered to embark this morning, on board a steam-vessel in the River, for Gravesend, on route to Chatham. A Detachment belonging to the 6th Regiment of In fantry is ordered to embark this morning, on board a steam-vessel in the River, for Gravesend, on route to Canterbury. A Detachment belonging to the Slat Regiment of Foot, is ordered to embark this morning on board a steam-vessel in the River, for Gravesend on route to Shorncliffe. EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY. A cave, worthy to have been the retreat of Gil Blas, has just been discovered on the Dale ' Park Estate, near Arundel, the seat of T. R. Kemp, Esq. M.P. The entrance is by a trap door carefully concealed beneath a tree, and the approach is so ingeniously contrived as almost to defy detection. It was found accidentally by a woodman about a fortnight ago, who observing some dry furze, pulled it up, when it appeared to have been merely placed upon the earth by way of covering. This induced him to prose cute the search, and the existence of the cave being then ascertained, information was sent to the steward, who went over to Dale Park, and on Monday last the cave was formally opened. It is about six feet square, and six feet high, and is fitted up with such extreme care and nicety, as leaves no room for doubting that it has been done by an experienced workman. There is in one corner a grate formed of bars, with a chimney of plaster, covered with boards, terminating at the top of the cave, and stopped outside by a sort of turf plug, from which circumstance it is supposed it was not used during the day. There:are no tables or chairs, and the floor consists of the chalky soil. The cave presented evident appearances of having been recently inhabited ; and there is little doubt that it was the hiding-place of the men by whom the robbery was committed last winter at the seat of Mr. Huskisson, at Eart tham, a table cloth and cloak having been found in the cave, which were identified by the servants. Eartham is about three miles from the spot. The two men by whom it is supposed the above robbery was committed, were transported at the last Lewes Assizes, for (we believe) another offence ; and they are also thought to have been connected with a gang, by which great depreda tions were committed some time back at Slin don. This suspicion is strengthened by the fact of one of the gang having been a carpenter, which would account for the ingenuity displayed in the internal arrangements of the cave. Sinc© Monday great numbers of persons from Bognor, Worthing, 8:c. have visited the place. This is not the only discovery of the kind which has been made on the Dale Park estate, a cave of nearly the same dimensions having been disco vered about a year ago ; the latter was in all pro bability a place of resort for smugglers, and no thing was found in it but a pair of leather gaiters. Since the above discovery was made, it has been recollected that one day when the hounds were out last winter, several dogs stopped exactly on this spot, and fought for some time. The circumstance attracted little attention at the mo ment, but it is now supposed they were con tending for some bones which had been thrown out by the inmates of the cave. Most of the materials used in fitting it up have been iden tified ai stolen property. The roof is formed of boards, covered with lead, the whole being again oovered with earth ; and it is now found that the lead, which was stolen in considerable quan tities from the piggeries at Dale Park during the winter, was appropriated to this purpose. There were also in the cave, when it was opened, a number of carpenter's tools, as many as six teen, which have been identified.—Brighton Paper. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. THE LOVAT PEERAGE. Mr. ADAMS stated that he appeared for Mr. Thomas Alexander Fraser, who had succeeded to the estates of Lord Lovat, heir of Hugh, fifth Lord Lovat, who died in 1554, and who has presented a petition to this House, praying the House to declare that he was, as he claimed to be, entitled to the title of Baron of Lovat. The Peerage of Lovat was of very ancient date ; it was granted before the introduction of letters patent into Scotland, and that introduction took place in the reign of King James the Sixth. Hugh, the fifth Lord Lovat, sat in the Scotch Parliament, which gave an undoubted right to the present claimant to the Barony, provided he proved his descent as heir of the body of that Lord. The fifth Lord bad a son, who was the sixth Lord, and the petitioner had descended from the second son of Alexander, the sixth Lord Lovat. The Learned Counsel felt himself able to shew that the sixth Lord was the heir of the fifth, and that all the children of the eldest son of the sixthlad died without issue. After having shown that, and that there was no person to enter into competition with the claimant, he had no doubt the House would consider that the prayer of the claimant ought to be granted. Mr. John Anderson called :—I have searched the pro per office, but found no patent. Mr. Robertson is the Registrar. lam a writer to the signet. I have searched on other occasions for patents, and this was the office in which I have always searched. I understand that there is no other office. I have here an extract from the Scotch Parliament, dated the 14th March 1504, in which the name of Lovat appears as one of the Peers. I have also an office copy of a charter of King James the Sixth, to Hugh Lord Fraser, Baron of Lovat, in which all the lands of Lovat were united, and ordered to be called the Barony of Lovat, for ever after. Mr. Warmesly—l have here,' from the Parliament Office, a copy of the return of the Scottish Parliament, with respect to the Scotch Peerage to the House of Lords, dated on the 12th January, 1739, in which Lord Lovat's name appears. Wm. Witham—l produce an office copy of the roll or list of the Peers of Scotland, in which, amongst others, the name of Lord Fraser of Lovat appears. Mr. Anderson—l have here the finding of a Jury that Hugh Lord Fraser of Lovat died in July, 1544. I have next an extract from the Books of the Great Seal, dated in 1554, chewing that Alexander Lord Fraser was the heir of Hugh Lord Fraser, his father. The witness next produced office copies of services of Alexander Lord Fraser of Lovat, as heir of the deceased Hugh Lord Fraser of Lovat, his father ; also documents proving that Lord Lovat had two eons, that the present claimant was the descendant and heir to the second son, and that there was no heir living to the first son. Evidence was next produced, to show that there were in existence no descendants of Simon, Hugh, Alexander, or Thomas, sons of the ninth Lord Lovat. The Loan CHAWCELLOIL observed, that from the pedigree given in, it appeared thatthere were also two other sons, James and William. Mr. ADAMS said, that the names of the two latter, oc curred in a manuscript history of the family, and that this was the only reason for introducing them into the pedigree. This manuscript history brought them into life, and also recorded their deaths. If it were potent to give them life, the Learned Gentleman submitted that it was equally p answer to questions from the toitl c o h t 3a li re e t . tol Anderson, r kll M. satid that, in searching through all the papers of the family he had not seen the names of these, - his (tams, in any leghl*totuitent. ' The LORD CHANCELLOR—Then it must be considered that there is no legal evidence of its existence. ti Mr. Anderson, in reply to other questions, said that there was no register of births in either of the parishes in which the Frasers formerly resided. Lord ROSLYN—it; there a register'of deaths ? Mr. Anderson—My Lord, there 1s - a strong objection in Scotland of having deaths recorded.-;--(A laugh.) After some further evidence was gone into, Mr. ADA3IS said that he had exhausted his stock of ammunition—he had in fact travelled through the evidence much faster than was expected by those who had instructed him. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that the standing order of the House had been suspended, with the view of ena bling them to go on whilst they had materials. His Lord ship subsequently refused to suspend the proceedings for a quarter of an hour, to give the solicitor an opportu nity of sending for further documents; and it was finally arranged that the case should come on after the Roscom mon Peerage, on Thursday next. COURT OF ZING'S BENCH. THE KING V. BELL AND OTHERS. This was an indictment prefejEcd agajtist fo i i'pirsons named Bell, Jenkins, Norris, and Rice, bers of the Bakers' Company, for an assault on Thomas Jacks, also a member of the said Company. Mr. PLATT conducted the prosecution. It appeared from the evidence of the witnesses for the prosecution that the Company had a dinner at their hall on the 27th of November last, at which all the above persons were present. After dinner, a :member named Dickson, who sat beside Jacks, made a speech, which the generality of the company did not relish, in consequence of which some clamour was excited. Jacks appeared to be very unpopular among his brethren in con sequence of selling his bread cheaper than they did theirs, anti Bell and Jenkins, who, with the rest, had a grudge against him, took advantage of the confusion created by Dickson, to turn the attention of the company to Jacks.— Bell, addressing him, said, " What a pretty scamp you are—you are a disgrace to the trade ;" and Jenkins said " that no honest man should sit near him." By these words and similar language they succeeded in raising a cry of " turn him out, we will have no six penny-halfpenny man here," alluding to loaves which he then sold at that price. Upon which Rice pushed him out of the room, and shoved him down stairs, at the bot tom of which, the other defendant, Norris, got hold of him and forced him out at the door. MI. BLACKBURN for the defendants, called several wit nesses, but none of them contradicted the main facts as above stated. Lord TENTERDEN in summing up, told the Jury, that though Bell and Jenkins had not actually participated in the assault ; yet, because they instigated the two others to the commission of it, they ought to be found guilty. The Jury found all the defendants Guilty. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. BERM' V. PEACOCK. Mr. Sergeant WILDE stated the case.—The plaintiff lived in the neighbourhood of Walworth. Mr. Peacock applied some time since to the Magistrates to license a pub lic-house, and Mr. Berry and other inhabitants represented to the Magistrates that it was unnecessary to license the house and might be injurious to the neighbourhood, because it was supposed 64 Mr. Peacock did not intend to keep the house in his own possession. Air. Berry's conduct on this occasion appears to have excited the dislike of Mr. Pea cock, and a method was taken to insult his feelings, and bring on him the ridicule of a whole neighbourhood. A figure was formed with a plaster of Paris face, dressed like Mr. Berry, and hung outside the house, for which the license was applied. The defendant's sons stood in the street attracting the notice of the crowd, and pointing to the ef figy, and to the plaintiff's house. Upon the figure was written in large letters—" Jerry Elderberry, Paul Pry, Carter-street." The effigy was left hanging in this situa tion for several hours, and the consequence was, that Mr. Berry became an object of contempt and ridicule. He was known throughout the neighbourhood as Paul Pry, and would probably retain the name for the rest of hie life, un less the Jury in their judicial character, showed their dis approbation of the insult which had been offered to him. Mary JameL: sworn—Was a servant in Mr. Berry's fa mily in March last. Mr. Berry lives in Carter-street, Walworth. Air. Peacock is a timber-merchant. figure was placed opposite Mr. Berry's house on the 6th March last. Witness saw it at as early an hour as six in the morning. It was hanging between the first and second floor, and was so like Mr. Berry that witness nearly fainted when she saw it.—(A laugh.)—There were crowds of persons around looking at the effigy. Under it was writ ten, " Elderberry, Paul Pry, Carter-street." The figure continued in the same position for about two hours. The young Peacocks were looking at the effigy as if they knew nothing about it. Cross-examined—The house where the effigy hung, was untenanted, but it was let to Mr. Powel. Witness heard from the plaintiff that it was Mr. Peacock's carter that took down the effigy. J. W. Berry stated, that he is the son of the plaintiff. He remembered seeing his father's effigy hanging outside a house in Carter-street. The resemblance of dress and figure was so exact, as to strike every one. There was a great mob looking at it, amongst others witness saw the defend ant's sons. He proceeded to defendant's house, and asked to see him. The defendant's son said his father was not at home. Witness said lie came to give Mr. Peacock notice that he bad hung up an effigy of his (witness's) father, and he now came to give Mr. Peacock notice, that he might not plead ignorance. The effigy was not taken down for two hours after this ; and, before it had been taken down,. witness saw Mr. Peacock in the street, looking st the effigy, and smiling. Miss Harriet Berry deposed that she saw the defendant's son, the preceding evening, in the room outside of which the effigy was hung, and he appeared to be measuring the space between the windows. J. Powel was called to prove that be had taken the house outside which the effigy hung, from Mr. Peacock.— Witness did not take possession of the house until the 25th March, but for some months before, whilst the house was being repaired, he was in the habit of going to the house, and always got the key from the landlord, Mr. Peacock. Mr. Sergeant TAnDY then addressed the Jury for the defence. He said his client knew nothing at all of the effigy which had been put up. He admitted that if Mr. Peacock was base enough to ridicule his neighbour by means of an effigy, the imputation and the ridi cule would fall, not on the plaintiff, but on Mr. Pea cock himself. Some petitions were produced from the Magistrate's Office, to which the plaintiff's name was attached ; but was not this a most weak and infirm attempt to support the tharge against Mr. Peacock ? The evi dence of the plaintiff's son was, that half an hour after the defendant saw the figure it was taken down. Did this ap pear as if Mr. Peacock sanctioned the proceeding ? The fact was, he disclaimed having any knowledge of the transaction. It might have been one of his sons—it might have been any one else; but Mr. Peacock himself knew nothing about it : the moment he saw it he ordered it to be taken down. He offered on the spot one guinea as a reward for any information as to the person who hung it up. He declared himself quite incapable of sanctioning such a proceeding, and ashamed that such a charge should be made against him. As to the plaintiff himself, he had done more to propagate and perpetuate the ridicule, than even the defendant bad. John Garratt proved, that he saw Mr. Peacock the morning the effigy was hung up, he appeared very much distressed, and said he would give any one a guinea to tell him who had fixed the effigy. He then went home, and in witness's presence ordered his servant to go and take down the figure immediately. William Pr, ittler, the carter of Mr. Peacock, took down the effigy by order of his master.— The defendant offered witness a guinea reward if he could find out who it was set up the effigy, and desired him to take it down immediately. It ap peared that some one had entered the house by a back window, during the night. When the witness was taking down the figure, Mr. Berry saw him, and said, " it is too late now for Mr. Peacock, the mischief is done." Mr. Sergeant Wanx having replied, The CHIEF Jusrica summed up, and left it to the Jury to say, whether the effigy wa:► put up by the knowledge of the defendant, and if so exhibited, whether it was meant to represent the plaintiff. If the Jury believed it was meant to represent the plaintiff, it should not be considered a good-humoured joke, but as an act of deliberate malice. If the plaintiff had done an injury to the defendant by peti tioning against his house being licensed, it was Rot fair, or manly, or like an Englishman, to show his resentment by a dark and secret attempt to hurt the feelings of the plaintiff. Let the Jury place themselves in Mr. Berry's situation, and that would be their best guide in apportioning the damages, for though the transaction was calculated to excite laughter, that was the very thing which the plaintiff had to com plain of. Verdict for the Plaintiff—Damages 1201. COMMON COUNCIL-(THIS DAY.) A±Court of Common Council was this day held for the despatch of general business. ADDRESS TO HIS MAJESTY. Mr. PEACOCK enquired of the City Remembrance, whether his Majesty had been graciously pleased to appoint a day for the Court to attend him to pre sent the Address voted at the last Court. The CITY REMEMBRANCER replied, that he had waited at the office of the Secretary of State for the Home Department in the usual manner, to en quire when his MAJESTY would be graciously pleased to honour the Sheriffs of London and himself with an audience. Indeed he had called on that Right Honourable Gentleman on the day on which the Address was voted, and on every subse quent day, but without obtaining an interview. kle had, however, on Saturday last, the 26th instant, received a letter from the Home Secretary, in which he informed him that he had laid his (the City Re membrancer's) application before his Majesty, and he had it in command to inform him, that his Ma jesty's health was so exceedingly delicate, that he could not at this time receive the City Address upon the Throne. And as it was so very uncertain when his Majesty's health would be sufficiently re dstablished to allow of his doing so, he could not appoint any time for seeing the Sheriffs of London and the City Rem"mbrancer on the subject. Mr. PEACOCK—Then no time is even likely to bt. appointed ? The CITY REMEMBRANCER had no further com munication to make upon the subject. OLD BAILEY.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. These Sessions commenced this mot uing before thy LORD MAYOR and City Officers.—The presiding Judge, were Mr. Justice Hor,Rovn and Mr. Baron Iltru,ocx. Lewis Solomon was indicted for entering a dwelling house, with intent to steal.—Acquitted. William Ruched?, aged 19, was indicted for stealing 25 yards of linen cloth, value 505., the property of Mr. Creig.— G uilty of stealing under 40s. BURGLARY. George Williams was indicted for burglariously enter ing the dwelling-house of Joshua Kitby Trimmer, and stealing several articles of linen, a gold thimble, two silver spoons, Sze. The prosecutor stated, that on the night of the 17th of April last he went round his house before he went to bed, and saw every thing safe. On the next morning he was awoke by Mrs. Polignac at about six o'clock. kle arose and found all the doors had been opened. The outer door was broken, and an entrance effected by an iron bar being bored out by a centre-bit. An inner door had been forced off the hinges, and another which led to the kitchen had had the pannel bored out. The aperture was large enough to admit a man. A bureau in the parlour had been broken open, and also a tea-chest in the same room, which latter had been emptied, and the tea taken off. When witness entered, the room was in dark ness. He missed all the things named in the indictment. John Reynolds, constable, was returning from Hounslow on the 18th. At 20 minutes past five o'clock, he saw the prisoner at Hammersmith turnpike. He was walking steadily, and had a bundle. Witness asked him what it contained? Prisoner replied, that what he had got he came honestly by. Witness took hold of him, and the prisoner dropped the bundle and tried to escape, but witness secured him. In going to the watch-house he again tried to escape by violence, and failed. Witness found on his person a centre-bit, dark lantern, crow-bar, chisel, and thirteen door keys; and, belonging to the prosecutor, a quantity cl tea in his hat, a pair of silk stockings, a silver purse, and a gold thimble. Heard of the robbery on the same day, and found the house in the state the prosecutor has de scribed. (Witness here produced the pannel of the door, which had been bored for the distance of four or five feet, one hole bordering on another, so as to form a sort of cut. The pannel was inch thick, and the holes, thirty-six in number, exactly corresponded in size with the centre-bit found on the prisoner. The bit bad been broken at one of the points, and witness believed the holes to have been bored with an imperfect one.) Cross-examined by Mr. PHILLIPS-It was exactly 20 minutes past five when witness passed through the turnpike. Re-eXamined---There is a clock there. By Mr. Permr.irs—Will not swear that the prosecutor's house is two miles and a half from the turnpike. Mary Trimmer, the prosecutor's daughter, identified the stockings, purse, and thimble. The prosecutor's housekeeper proved the loss of 14 yards of cloth, worth 2s. 6d. per yard, also the silver spoons. His son had also lost a hat. The prisoner said, in defence, that some men asked him to carry the bundl© to town. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty of stealing to the amount of 405., but not in the night-time. Lord Maryborough gave a grand dinner on Tuesday to a distinguished party, among whom were :—The Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Westmorland, the Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury, Earl and Countess Vcrulam, Lord Beresford, Lord John Beresford, Lord Alvauley, Lord Fitzroy, Mr. and Lady Caroline Cape!, Sir Colin Campbell, Sir Pulteney Malcolm, General and Mrs. Champigny, Mr. Culling Smith, Mr. Villiers, Mr. and Mrs. Arbuthnot, Mr. De Roos. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EPSOM RACES.—WzmrzsDAT, Mar 30. The Woodcot Stakes of 30 soya. each, h. ft. for two-yr old colts and fillies. Last half mile. Mr. Btutley's br. f. Brocard, by Bobadil 1 Mr. Lumley's ch. c. by Walton 2 Mr. Day's f. The Fallow Doe, sister to the Black Buck 3 Mr. Charlton's b. f. by Hedley—Sorceresa Two paid.--5 to 4on Mr. Charlton's, and before starting even betting-5 to 2 agst The Fallow Doe-3 to 1 apt Mr. Lumley's. After the usual juvenile pranks and false starts, off went the younkers, with Mr. Lumley's a little in front, the others keeping in a line. They kept at a rattling rate precisely in this position until a few strides from home, when Bro card, who was well rode by Henry Edwards, made a push, passed the leading colt, and won a finely run race by a bare half length. A Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each, with 10 added from the Fund. One mile. Mr. Sadler's ro. g. Popinjay, 5 yrs (Chappel) 1 Mr. Coleman's ch. f. by Amadia, 4 yrs Mr. Forth's b. b. by Maley, 5 yra Mr. G. Wood's b. c. Monops, 3 yrs rt Mr. Alfred's b. f. Necklace, 4 yrs sto 2 agst Popinjay-3 to I agst Forth's. At starting they were close together at strong runnirg, but Poppinjay got in front in a few yards, Forth's horse coming to his haunches ; in this way they ran, still keep ing as fast as they could go, till they wanted about a quar ter of a mile of ending, when Coleman's filly changed places with Forth's, and tried hard to get to Popinjay's head, but it would not do : the latter never was headed, had the race in hand, and won at last cleverly by a good length. The Gold Cap, value 170 sous., by subscribers of 10 sovs. each, and 20 added from the Fund. Two miles. Mr. Pettit's ch. c. by Wary Pope, S yrs (Pairs) 1 Mr. Ladbroke's Baron, 4 yrs • 2 Mr. Denison names Tamerlane, A yrs Mr. T. Jones's Partial, 5 yr,s Major Gore's Vitula, 5 yrs ••• 0 Lord Mountcharles's Backsfoot, 4 yrs ...... 0 0 Captain Locke's Parasina, 3 yrs Mr. . c Ex ha e ri t to er n 't s .ikt cusi,3 y Constantine, r 3 ... y r. .; ............. . .. .............. 0 0 Lord Colonel Yates's Wallahs, 4 yrs ... • 3 Mr. Payfie's Ardrossan colt, 4 yrs 0 Mr. Gully's Rigmarole, 6 yrs Mr. Gully's Forfeit, 4 yrs This was a Derby-like race, and created the most lively interest. A great deal of time was lost in false starts, &c. at last they went off in a ruck, but Vitula soon got in front, and went at a terrible rato up the hill, Baron, Rig marole, Atticus, and the others being close at hand. At Tottenham corner Vitula was not well landed, and the winner came boldly up and challenged, Baron and Rigma role sticking close to him, and the others tolerably well placed. From the corner the race was asfonishingly fine; the winner keeping the lead, and winning by a neck only, and Rigmarole being only a neck behind Baron. A great deal of money changed pockets. - _ The day's sport was very good, the weather beautiful, and the company much more numerous and respectable than on Tuesday. Theis: were present, the Dukes of Portland, Grafton, and Richmond ; Marqu:s of Exeter ; Lords Anson, Lowther, Cavendish, Orford, Derby, and Mountcharles ; Mr. Maberly, &c. The Stewards ars Lord Derby and Mr. Maberly, to whom the public are indebted for an additional day's Tort, as it had been proposed to confine the meeting to tbrce days. The alteration is the weather to favourable for the course, which is in capital order. BETTING AT TWELVE O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT. DERBY, 44 to 1 asst Windermere 15 to 1 agst Defense 51 to 1 &gat Glenartney IS to I agst Espagnolle S to 1 agst Roderick 38 to 1 agst Spondee 10 to 1 agst Gaberluilaie '25 to 1 agst Catherine 10 to 1 apt Mameluke 40 to 1 agst Turcoman 11 to 1 agst Trumpeter 40 to 1 agst Eliza Teazle 1,000 to 5 agst achelor (taken). 1,100 to 1000 Windermere agst Glenartney (taken). '2,000 even, Windermere for the Derby cgst Brocard for the Oaki (taken'. OAKS. No betting-s-Brocard first favourite. • THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) -, EIO 3LIS Aorlii9o HAY MARKETS.—C At per Load of 50 Trusses.) ST. JAMES'S. X. a. X. a X. a. X. e. Low land Mead. Hay 3 15 to 4 15 Clover Hl* 4 15 to 7 ta Upland Ditto . 415 G 0 Oat Straw Rye-grass Hay. 415 6 0 W'.oat Ditto 9 2 2 6 Supply but moderate, and trade a little brink; piiees as int quoted. SMITHFIELD. X. a. X. a. X. a. X. F. Lowland Mead. Hay 3 13 to 4 15 Cloy. Hay generally 4 15 to 6 1.5 Upland Ditto 415 510 D ,ctra fine C 0 7 7 Rye-grass Hay...... 415 510 Oat Straw New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 Wheat Ditto ll6 2 2 Supply moderately good, trade rather dull, and prices Ftationary. FISH-MARKET, BILLINGSGATE. There was a small show of fish in this morning's market ; the prices were as follows :—Prime large Turbots, 165.:t0 20s. each ; do. small, Bs. to 10s. each ; Salmon, is. 9d. to 2s. par lb.: Salmon Trout, ls. 6d. per lb. ; choice red Mullets, 20s. per dozen; do, Grey, 245. to 80a. Mpc kerel, what few there were in the market, looked tremely fine, they sold from 545. to bSs. per hunnied ; Haddocks, Bs. to 10s. per dozen ; Eels, 4s. to 51. per five lb. ; good sized Brill, 6e. to is. each ; fine Soles, Se. per three pair. Lobsters, were more plentiful than at our last quotations—they sold from 10s. to 15s. and 20s. per score; Crabs, 155. to 20s. per do. ; Prawns, 3s. to 4s. per lb. ; Shrimps, gs. to Si. per gallon. HORRIBLE ATTEMPT TO MURDER A WIFE AND INFANT, BY THE FATHER. Yesterday evening, a most extraordinary sensation was excited in West Smithfield, in consequence of a dreadful attempt to murder his wife and infant being made by Liam Carter, a young man, twenty-two years of age, a hoot-maker. Carter had for some days been unwell, be traying occasional aberrations of intellect, and during the whole of yesterday evening had been reclining on the bed with his clothes on. About eight o'clock, he suddenly arose, and in answer to a question from his wife, whether he was better, replied in a hurried tone, " Yes, oh yes, much better ;" then advancing to the fire-place, snatched up the poker with both hands, and struck her a dreadful blow on the forehead, which he several times repeated. until the poor creature was stretched on the floor, wel tering in her blood. He then tore his infant daughter, about ten months old, from her enfeebled grasp, and dashed it to the ground, and was about to beat its bra'na out, when his apprentice, a lad of about fifteen, who v•as at \cork in the next room, rushed in, and received on :air; head the blow intended for the innocent babe. The mo ther, notwithstanding her horrid state, seeing the imini nent danger in which her infant was placed, scrambled from the floor, and threw herself on her husband, who was struggling with the lad, and, overcome by his own exertions, now sunk exhausted on a chair. The alarm had, by this time, become general, and several per sons entered the room to render assistance, when they found Carter sitting on the chair, gazing wildly around him, and covered with the blood of his wife, which was streaming over him from her head, as she endeavoured to keep him in his seat, the lad also bleeding copiously, and endeavouring to assist his mistress, and the poor babe lying on the beards, which were also covered with blood. The maniac was immediately taken into another apartment, and a surgecn sent for, who pronounced the wound of Carter to be of a very dangerous tendency, but that of the lad only slight. Several persona remained with Carter during the night, he occasionally raving with shocking violence, and this morning ha was removed to a place of temporary security. FATAL ACCIDENT.—AboUt six o'clock on Friday afternoon, a melancholy accident hap pened in West Nicholson Street. Capt. Robert son, of the 33d regiment, mounted on a spirited horse, came along at a smart trot, and on taking the turn into Nicholson Street, drew up rather sharply, in order to avoid a carriage which was meeting him, when the horse came down, and he pitched on his forehead. He was instantly lifted, and carried into the shop of Dr. Moffat, where it was found that his skull was fractured, and that he was severely cut on the right tem ple. He was insensible when lifted, and though every thing that hum;.:n skill could devise was done, he survived only about half an hour. The deceased was about 25 years of age, and had been in this town for some time, on leave of absence, on account of bad health. The con duct of the horse attracted the notice of the spectators of the unfortunate event. It instantly started on its feet, and stood, with its eyes !be4 on its fallen master, as if it had been aware of his melancholy fate, and approaching end.-- Edinburgh Observer.