The Sun. — London, England, 1827-07-11 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIQENCE.-(THIS DAY.) e d for hoiet• ik.the id did ye 10 Lnding iayedr vessel, n', the f this doubt flt of r this I an Df the ieter- r per 1, we, COURT OF KING'S BENCH. LIBEL. THE SING V. alcitAans. Mr. PARK said, this was a criminal information against the defendant, the proprietor of the Age newspaper, for a libel on Lord Bingham. Mr. BROUGHAM stated the case.—This was a cri minal prosecution, at the instance of Lord Bingham, Member of Parliament for Mayo, and a Lieutenant- Colonel in the army, for certain ribaldrous verses published in the Age, tending to affix a stigma on his Lordship's personal courage. Mr. J. WILLIAMS interrupted the Learned Coun sel, and said that he appeared for the defend ant, who authorised him to state that the verses in question were never meant to convey any im putation on Lord Bingham's courage, that he was sorry they should be so understood, and re gretted that they should ever have been admitted into the columns of his paper. Mr. BROUGHAM said, that as the object of his Lordship, being an officer in the army, was only to vindicate his character in the eyes of the public, he was perfectly satisfied with the apology now made by the defendant. In the mean time, he should take a verdict of conviction, and nothing more should be heard about the matter. A verdict of conviction, by consent, was accord ingly entered against the defendant. print- COURT OF COMMON PLEAS . GOOD W. LEAKZ. They Mr. HUTCHINSON opened the pleadings.—lt was land- an action brou g ht for th e recovery of 165/., being the balance of a larger sum due for work and labour. ',toted Mr. Sergeant SPANKIE stated the case.—The of 83 plaintiff, wh o was a we ll -borer, had been employed y the defendant to raise water on his estate, at other Wimbledon, for the purpose of irrigation. After leneci•/` the pl a i nt iff h a d b ored to the depth of 400 feet, with out effect, the defendant conceiving that he had been on of misled by him in his anticipation of success, refused ); to compl e t e t h e contract or to pay the plaintiff for the entire of the work already done. solo- Several witnesses were examined on the part of ettery • the plai n tiff, an d prove d that the charges made by were fair and reasonable; it was at the same the time admitted that the water did not overflow the pipes. Mr. Sergeant WILDE addressed the jury for the f out defendant, and stated, that Mr. Lemke had been in.. duced to employ the plaintiff upon his own repre sentation that water could be found in suf fi cient strength to overflow and irrigate his grounds. This was, in fact, the only object of Mr. Leake, as he had water enough for every other purpose, already on his premises. The Learned Sergeant contended that the contract was in fact conditional, and that as the plaintiff had failed in his undertaking, he was not entitled to recover. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said, that the only question in this case was, whether the expence of this unsuccessful undertaking should fall on the plaintiff or on the defendant. The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Da mages, 1501. ate of ect of d tha n to it. . . nuts 6 quet. hag tll the 1 they by the of the' i , With hom iest of ved te , ,ce heAl elave°, capital e some en Sir NEIL nrning to the nce of Fan ; no 0111. numb or the irateel other• were tore melia, t from every same vessel. natant, s they ention is plea e time en t on tt the pose. tons; !men, t affair, [robe. , ck. a this !ought; in the! msols ; S6l; , The 11a ars rem. ; oreign Sli; w►tu luoted mount, pm. BERNASCONI AND OTHERS V. YALLOP. This was an action brought by the assignees of Messrs. Chambers against the defendant for 532/. Is. 11d,, being the balance due on a bill of exchange discounted by the Messrs. Chambers. The bill was drawn by Belleni, then the lessee of the Italian Opera House, and accepted by the defendant in his capacity of Receiver to that establishment. The amount of the bill was to be placed to the cre dit of the Opera House account. On the part of the defendant it was contended, that he was not liable, as there was in fact at this present moment a balance of over 1,6001. in the hands of the assignees to the credit of the Opera Mouse account. On the part of the defendants, it was distinctly shown, that this balanee had no refe rence whatev er t o the account to which the defen dant'a bill had been carried. The Jury accordingly found for the plaintiffs— Damages 532/. Is. lid. S , 6s; Mira -1 94 1 dis. e, $0 putes, in the irrow, in a ng the India PREROGATIVE COURT. IN THE MATTER OF THOMAS JOHN ROBAF IS. In this case it appeared, that Mr. T. J. Robarts died at Macoa, in China, in January, 1825, leaving personal property to the amount of above 90,0001. A will was executed by the deceased several years before his demise, and a codicil was also propounded, dated in 1823, and by which Mr. Robarjs materially altered the disposition of property made in his will. By the will, provision was made for an Indian woman, named Antonina Turner, with whom the testator cohabited and had several children; and also for some individuals remotely connected with hi m . By the codicil, an increased provision was made for the testator's wife and children ; whilst the legacies granted to the Indian woman, and the collateral relations of deceased, were considerably reduced. The codicil was transmitted to England by the deceased, but had never been regularly attested. The COURT thought there could be no doubt that the testator intended the codicil to operate, but desired that the parties interested should receive notice in the usual manner. HIS SERENE HIGHNESS THE LATE ELECTOR OF HESSE. In this case Dr. LusurNoToN applied to the Court to direct that letters of administration should pass to Mr. Rothschild, to enable him to appear as the re presentative of the late Elector of Hesse; who had lent the sum of 12,500/. to his late Royal Highness the Duke of York, many years ago. The Duke of York's property was now in Chancery, where it had been taken by his Royal Highness's executors, and the bond which his Royal Highness passed to his Serene Highness the late Elector of Hesse, had fallen into Mr. Rothschild's hands, and become his pro perty. Unless the Court granted letters of admi nistration to Mr. Rothschild, however, he would not be allowed to prove his claim against the Duke of York's estate in the Court of Chancery. Sir JOIIN NICHOL asked whether the present Elector of Hesse, who was the son and heir of the late Elector, had given M r . R othschild powers of attorney to admi nister to his father's effects. Dr. LUSHINGTO N said, that being a crowned head, the present Elector could not well grant a power of attorney, but he had written a letter to Mr. Roths child, under his own hand, authorising him to make the present application, which letter was now in Court. Sir Joni./ iv , —zenot. thought,that if Elector could nou grant a p ower of Attorney, his principal Secretary of State . might. the At all events the Court cltnithe-e-patiessame formalities in the was bound to as r i e f Present case, yrhievere in a different sta granuipedresented itself was, tion ; and the difficulty pr :: Mr. Rothschild, that if administration was th e Court of Chancery would the proper person to receive any suin ume that he was to administer his due to the late Hector of Hesse, and generally Property. Dr. LU SHIN GTON said Mr. Rothschild had no ob jection to take the a dministration with the li m i tation of its exercise to his particular claim again st t h e es tate of the Duke of York. The COURT granted the application, limiting the administration so granted to the proceedings i n Chancery, and with the understanding that M r . Rothschild was not to receive the amount of his claim on the Duke of York's estate without produc- Ing an authority from the principal Secretary of State of the present Elector of Hesse. l7i 69 IN 71, R CASE OF FRANCES ST. LEGER, DECEASED. The Covter gave judgment in this case, which was a question arising on the validity of several testamentary papers executed by the deceased, who Was the widow of Colonel St. Leger. It appeared that the testatrix was a chambermaid in an inn at tloxham, where the late Colonel St. Leger was then quartered. An illicit intercourse commenced between t hem at this period, and conti nue d f or severa l y ears . Colonel St. Leger was engaged in the American wars and bh e t es t a t r ix accompanied him to A mer i ca, and after the termination of the war, returned with him to England. Shortly before Colonel St. Leger's death, end when he was so feeble as to make it necessary that he should be carried to church, he married the testatrix , wh o thus became possessed of his property. Soon after Colonel St. Leger's death, the testatrix began to evince symptoms of mental un soundness. Upon the receipt of her diVidends each half year, she indulged in the Most absurd extravagances, constantly hiring pcist-chaises, and gallopping with great rapidity about the country. She was also ex tremely lavish of money to soldiers, or to any per sons who pretended to be soldiers, and otherwise conducted herself with great impropriety, until 1825, when she died at the age of 83 years; having been found upon inquiry a lunatic for two years be fore her death. This eccentric old lady was ex tremely addicted to will making, have left no less than eleven testamentary papers, between two of which the Court was now called upon to decide. Under the will of 1821, the testatrix left the largest proportion of her property to Mrs. Beard shaw, the grand-daughter of testatrix, by an illegitimate son of Colonel St. Leger. Under the will of 1823, the bulk of the property was left to the nephews and nieces of testatrix, who were the heirs at law. It appeared that Mrs. St. Leger always manifested the greatest affection for Mrs. Beardshaw, but that she was offended at her mar riage, and abused her ; but that they were subse quently reconciled. After considering all the circumstances, the Court pronounced against the will of 1823, and in favour of the will of 1821, upon which probate was granted. EAST INDIA COMPANY.-(THIS DAY. A Meeting of the Directors of the East India Company was held this day—the Hon. Hoag LYNDSAT, the Go vernor, in the Chair. After the disposal of the usual routine business, a vacancy in the Board of Directors was declared, in consequence of the death of the late Edward Parry, Esq. and a day was appointed for holding an election for a Pro prietor to succeed him at the Board. It was expected that Lord William Bentinck would have been sworn in before the Court as Governor-General of India, in the room of Lord Amherst, recalled ; but, up to one o'clock, his Lord ship had not been sworn in,—the ceremony is, however, expected to take place within a week or two. LONDON SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.) William Irwin was indicted for assaulting, with intent to violate, Eliza Thompson, on the 25th of November last. A second count charged the as sault without the intent. As this trial was not concluded when we went to press, we shall refrain from particulars till to-morrow. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY, GUILDHALL. Wood and his wife were again brought up for examination, on suspicion of having improperly dis posed of a sailor's watch, which he had given to the female prisoner to take care of for him, on find ing himself getting tipsy. The prisoners lodged in Beech-lane, Barbican, and their brother, who resides at another place, having heard that they had been committed to the Compter, yesterday, went to their apartments to help himself to some cold roasted pork which had been left from Sunday's dinner. On taking down the dish containing it, he observed the watch also in it, and which he brought to the office. Mr. Alderman GARRATT, considering the good character he had got of the Woods, and that the watch was now forthcoming, discharged the pri soners, recommending the complainant to take better care of his property, and himself in future. REVIEW IN HYDE PARK.-(THIS DAY.) The first and second battalions of his Majesty'. Regiment of Grenadier Guard. marched into Hyde Park at an early hour this morning, preparatory to their being reviewed by their Colonel, his Grace the Duke of Wellington. About nine o'clock the Regiment formed into line, when his Grace entered the Park, dressed in the uniform of the regiment, attended by a numerous Staff of General and other distinguished Officers. After his Grace had passed the line the Regiment went through their various manoeuvres, firing in squares, com panies, and in line, until half-past eleven o'clock, when his Grace left the ground. At this moment the crowds of well-dressed persons, who collected to the number of seve ral thousands, made one simultaneous rush towards the Staff which accompanied his Grace, where they com menced a most discordant yell, joined by a few partial huzzas, which continued to assail the ears of the Noble Duke until he arrived at Apsley House. The delightful band of the Regiment remained in the Park for a considerable time after, ,playing for the amuse ment of a vast concourse of fashionable company, amongst whom were most of the Nobility at present in town. (ANOTHER ACCOUNT.) REVIEW THIS MORNING.-The second and third batta• lions of the Grenadier Guards were reviewed in Hyde Park this morning by their Colonel, the Duke of Wellington. Shortly before ten o'cloCk his Grace arrived in the Park from Apsley House, and proceeded to review this fine corps, which went through the evolutions in sol dierlike style. The fineness of the morning contributed to the gay appearance of the scene. There was a great num ber of military persons present, who seemed extremely anxious to behold the conqueror of Buonaparte. His Grace was accompanied by his Aides-de -Camp, and, both as he was coming to the ground and departing from it, lie was loudly cheered. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) SNIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) LLOYD'S, 4 V.- - arrived the Coff ee • DEAL, JULY 10.--- FROM Wind Planter, from Jamaica; and John Doeg, from Memel. PLYNtouni, JULY9.— ' f u n d W.l--4Yrived the Royal Sovereign, in tow of Comet steamer,. having on board , his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence. GRAVESEND, JULY 1 0. —Arrived the Mary Ann, Spottis woode, from Sincapore. Sailed the Express, for Gibraltar; Mary Ann, for Calcutta; Rapid and Warren, for Malaga. LIVrarOOL, JULY B.—The Devonshire, Tanner, from Quilca to London, put into Valparaiso, Ist March, leaky, and would be obliged to discharge. GOTTENBURGH, JULY 2.—The Peter Proctor, Black, from London to St. Petersburgh, ran aground at Skanor, on or about the 26th ult., but was got off. QUIZBEC, JUNE 2.—The schooner Harmony arrived here on the 24th ult., with 30 puncheons of rum, three cables, and part of the materials from the wreck of the Mary Jane, from Demerara. The schooner Reine arrived on the Slit ult., with 27 logs of mahogany, 200 cheeses, and some materials from the wreck of the Wakefield, from Bristol. VISSELS sroxEN WITH. —The Dependant, Carr, from Quebec to Liverpool, in lat. 48., long. 29. The Eden, Dixon, from Dantaic to London, with loss of mast. The Dido, Hull, from Stockholm, for Rio Janeiro, with loss of mast. The Frances Elizabeth, Hewson, from Trinidad, struck on a rock in the River St. Charles, on the 31st ult., and fell over. She righted this afternoon, after taking out the cargo. The greater part of the sugar is damaged. DESTRUCTION OF THE BRIG ELLAN GOWAN, OF DUNDEE, BY THE SPANIARDS. (From the Aberdeen Chronicle.) "GIBRALTAR, JUNIt 6, 1827. , DEAR SIR—I am extremely sorry to have to in . form you of the entire loss of the Ellan-gowan, on Saturday evening last, off the battery of Ceuta. " I wrote from Carthagena„ and sailed on the evening of the 29th May, with a fair wind, which carried me a little beyond Cape de Gat; Eller which, getting the wind from the N.W., we were carried onward to the mouth of the Straits, and close over to the Barbary shore. On the morning of the 2d of June, we had a light breeze from the eastward. At seven o'clock that night Ceuta bore W. by S. distant about three miles. At about ten minutes past seven o'clock the boy was sent down to get the colours up, in order to their being hoisted. As the boy came on deck with the colours, and as the sun was setting', the report of a gun was heard, which we all took to be the gun usually fired by that fortress for sun down ; but, from the possibility of its being a signal for the vessel to show her colours, the royal was lowered; and I called to the people, who were then all forward shifting studding-stails, to come and assist the boy in having the ensign more speedily hoisted ; but in less than half a minute from the time of the firing of the first gun, and whilst the co lours were hoisting to the mast-head, another report was heard, and immediately a shot struck us in the centre of our ballast.port, betwixt wind and water. The shot completely stove in the port and lodged in the hold. The ship was then hove to, with the port to wind ward. Notwithstanding this, and of the colours be ing distinctly displayed, they continued to fire on us; but, fortunately for our lives, the shot all fell short. After the shot struck us, the pumps were immediately set on ; and the water, which was rush into the vessel through the port, tried to be stopped, both from the out and inside of the vessel, with such articles as we thought of and could readily get; but from the shattered state of the port, and the starting of the treenails and planks around it, our efforts proved ineffectual : the water gained very fast on the pumps ; and seeing the utter impossibility of saving the vessel, the boats were launched off the deck. The crew were obliged to betake them selies to the boats without being able to save an article: I then ran down to the cabin, seized on the drawer which contained a few of my papers, and jumped into the bot with them. By this time the water was rushing down the, cabin door and fore castle hatch. Immediately after shoving off the boats, and in about half an hour after being struck, the vessel sunk. We then directed our course in tile boats to this port, and arrived the day following, and at seven that night were admitted to pratique. Next day I noted my protest, and the following day had it sworn to by all the crew, before One of the Judges of this place. To-day I made an application to the Captain of the Dryad frigate, is 'sta tioned here for the protection of trade.: I handed him a copy of my protest, and begged .of him to carry me over to Ceuta to get their counter state ment, that .I might be enabled to present our Go vernment with the necessary documents to explain my case. After sonic conversation, he said he would examine his instructions, and told me to call again through the course of the day, which I did, and was told I should make application to the Governor, under whose protection I now was, and who would take the necessary steps to obtain redress. I then sent a letter to the Governor, accompanied with a copy of my protest, stating my conversation with Captain Crofton, and asking his interference on my behalf with the Spanish Government. " Thus was the Ellan-gowan,in as good a condi tion and repair as the day she was built, taken from under my feet, in violation of the law of nations, by the unmanly barbarity cf Spaniards, who, it would seem, glory in having the courage to attack an un protected merchant vessel. " I am exceedingly concerned about the loss of such a handy vessel. She has been admired where ever she went, more especially this past year. In deed, so much was the crew attached to her for her good qualities, that when sinking the tears were seen standing in their eyes, and they spoke of her loss with much feeling. " JOHN WESLEY." PRIVATE STlLL.—Yesterday morning, a private still was discovered at No. 26, Old Ni choll-street, Bethnall-green. The apparatus was fitted up on a very extensive scale in the back kitchen. The still was in full operation ; and, when the officers from Worship-street entered, it was evident that the parties to whom it belonged had been pursuing their unlawful occupation when disturbed. A man's jacket, trowsers, and apron, apparently just cast off, an d smell ing strongly of spirits, were found, but the man had escaped. The on ly p erson di scovered on the premises, was a woman named Davis, and it was proved that the house was let in that name to her and a man presumed to be her husband. She was taken before the Magistrate, but she disclaimed all knowledge of the proceedings in the kitchen. She was remanded. An accident attended in its consequences with additionally disastrous effects, occurred yesterday morning near Windsor. A youthful relative of M r . Adams, of the town, who has been some days visiting the family, was riding a poney in the Long Walk, when the anim a l t oo k fright, and the unfortunate rider losing his seat, was dragged a distance of- above a mile, his foot having become entangled in the stirrup-leather. When the pony was at length arrested in his course, the features of the youth were scarcely discernible, the head and face having been dread fully injured. He was immedi a t e l y conveyed of Mr. Adams, to the house prompt surgical assistance was procured, and one of the family immediately rode to the Royal Lodge, to pro cure the attendance of Mr. O'Reilly, Sergeant surgeon to his Majesty. The quiver o f mis fortune was not yet exhausted ; conscious that every moment . was of importance, even to the preservation of the life of this unfortunate lad, the messenger urged his horse to speed, and a poor man accidentally crossing th e roa d wa s knocked down, and his collar -bone dislocated. The unfortunate sufferer was conveyed to Wind sor in a gig, and every attention rendered. The poor lad still remains in a very dangerous state. FASHIONABLE ♦NU MISCELLANEOUS. WINDSOR" JULY DX—Yesterday morning Mr. CANNING arrived at the Royal Lodge, and had an audience of hil MAixsTir, when the Right Hon. Gentle man left for London. In the afternoon the KING took his custpraary, airing to Virginia Water, and returned to the Royal Lodge, after having enjoyed the refreshing scenery of the lake for several hours. The usual dinner party was augmented by the presence of the Dukes of DEVONSHIRE and DORSET, who arrived at the Royal Lodge in the after noon. His MAJESTY'S private Band were in attendance, and played during the evening. The Queen of WURTEMBERG took her usual airing yesterday; the Princess LtavErt paid her MAJESTY a visit in the forenoon, and remained a considerable time in conversation with the QUEEN and the Princess Auc USTA. This day her Royal Highness the Duchess of GLOUCESTER arrived at Frogmore, from Bagshot Lodge, in her travelling carriage-and-four, on a visit to her Royal Sisters. The Duchess remained the whole of the after noon, and left in the evening for Bagshot Lodge. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.--Married at Brussels, on the 23d June, WILLIAM, son of Sir GEORGE PIGOTT, Bart. of Innishannon, county of Cork, Ireland, to HARRIET, sole daughter and heiress of the late General JEAFFRESON and the Viscountess GORMANSTON, of Dal lingham House, county of Cambridge, and sister to the present Viscount GORMANSTON. The Duke of GRAFTON and the Ladies Frrznoy entertained a juvenile party yesterday evening at their house in Clarges-street. We believe it is the intention of his Grace the Duke of WELLINcrrox to pay a visit to this country in the course of the present month. Preparations are making for his reception at Orrneau, the seat of the Marquis of DONEGAL, where it is expected that his Grace will be a visitor during the approaching Hilsborough Races.— Dublin Evening Mail. The Marquis of ANGLESEA entertained the Marquis of LANSDOWN and a distinguished party to dinner yesterday, at his house in Old Burlington-street. The LORD CHANCELLOR gives a grand Cabinet dinner this day at his villa at Wimbledon. The Earl of SEFTON had a dinner party yes terday at his house in Arlington-street. Mrs. DAWSON gave a grand ball and supper yesterday evening, at her house in Manchester-square, which was very elegantly attended. The PORTUGUESE MINISTER has issued cards of invitation for a grand dinner party, on Sunday next, at his house in South Audley-street. VISCOUNTESS KEITH'S BALL.—Her Lady ship gave a brilliant ball and a sumptuous supper on Mon day night, at her house In Piccadilly. The Marchioness of HERTFORD gave a dinner on Monday to the following distinguished guests : Prince and Princess Lieven, Duke cf Wellington, Lord Farnborough, Lord Bloomfield, Lord St. Helens, Baron Eagle, Comte de Mollie, Comtesse de Bourke, Sir Charles and Lady Elizabeth Stuart, Mr. and Lady Catherine Ca vendish, Mr. and Mrs. Arbuthnot, Sir Thomas Lawrence, Dr. Wellesley, Mr. Dawson. In the evening a numerous party assembled, and the Tyrolese Singers attended. On Sunday last, Mr. TENNYSON, M.P. en tertained his Royal Highness the Duke of Susstr and a large party at dinner. There were present besides—the Princes Borghese and Cimitelli, the Duke of Leinster, Lord William Bentinck and Viscount Bury, Count dal Porn), the Attorney-General, Sir Francis Burdett, Sir James Graham, Mr. Brougham, Mr. Lambton, Mr. Hob house, Mr. Russell, Mr. Powlett Thomson, and Mr. Stephenson...—Mrs. C. TENNYSON afterwards had the honour of receiving his Royal Highness, when Madame Pasta, Signors Curioni and Begrez, contributed to the amuse ment of the evening. The Diiches; of eI,ARENCE entertained the Duchess of KENT, the Princess of LEININGEN, and the Princess FaoDona, to dinner, on Monday, at her residence in Bushy Park. CHELTENHAM, JULY 9.—The Duke of GLOUCESTER arrived at this town on Thursday evening, from Whitby, where his Royal Highness had stayed to dinner on his way from •London. The Royal Duke occupies Willoughby house, near the Montpellier Spa, which was prepared for his reception by his Royal Highness's Steward, who had come from London some days previous for that purpose. His Royal Highness drank the Spa waters the morning after his arrival, at the Montpellier pump-room, and pro menaded in the delightful walks of this fashionable place of resort. It is stated that the Royal Duke intends staying 11.:e until August, and that the Queen of WURTEMBIRG will join her illustrious relative in the course of the pre sent month. The influx of visitors has been very great lately, and the town is now becoming very gay; the promenades in the morning, especially at the Montpellier, Royal, and Sherbourne Spas, are now very fully attended. The Duchess of KENT, accompanied by the Prince of Lzttinfartr and the Princess FEODORE, honoured the performance of the new Opera of .Didone, at the Italian Opera-house, with her presence yesterday evening. The Lords of the KING'S most Honourable Privy Council had a meeting yesterday morning at the Council-office. There were present the Loan CMANCIEL- Lon, the Right Hon. Iluan ELLIOT, and the Judge Ad vocate. Their Lordships met at half-past ten o'clock, and were engaged in hearing Plantation Appeals till half-past one o'clock, when their Lordships separated. The Earl of HAAtaownv, the Lord President of the Council, did not attend the meeting, in consequence of the critical state of Lady EBILINGTON, his Lordship's daughter, who is consi dered to be in a dying state. Baron BULOW, the Prussian Minister, trans acted business• yesterday at the Office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Mr. LUSHINGToN, the new Governor of Madras, embarked on board his Majesty's frigate Herald, o f 2s guns, on Saturday afternoon, about six o'clock, off Devonport. A salute of twelve guns was fired on the arrival of the Right Hon. Gentleman on board the vessel ; soon afterwards the frigate weighed anchor, and set sail with a fair wind, The Earl of CARLISLE entertained Mr. and Mrs. CANNING and a numerous party to dinner, on Monday, at his residence, in Grosvenor-place. THE EARL OF LIVERPOOL.---Sir ASTLEY COOrIER accompanied Dr. DAIVICA to Coombe-wood, on Monday evening, to give his professional advice on the state of this afflicted nobleman. After visiting the noble patient, Sir ASTLEY COOT ICR expressed his opinion that the attack was altogether of a spasmodic character, which exactly coincides with the opinion previously entertained by his Lordship's medical attendants. His Lordship has not been removed from the library where he experienced the attack, but a bed has been pat up in the apartment for the temporary use of his Lordship. About one o'clock yester day afternoon the following bulletin was issued by Dr. DREVIR tt COO3IBEA.VOOD, TUESDAY, JULY 10.---LOrd LIVER, POOL has had a pretty good night, and is slowly recovering from the effects of the spasmodic seizure. CORN EXCHANGE. The fresh arrivals of all descriptions of Grain this week are small. There is little doing in the Wheat trade today, and prices may be quoted the same as on Monday. Barley, Beans, and Pease, meet a moderate demand, and prices are not any lower today. Oats of good dry quality fully maintain last qua tations. No alteration in Flour. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. Oats. I Flour. 1,750 qrs. - qrs. 40 qrs. 2,3soseks. English Irish Foreign - 200 2,CGO 8,80 FISH-MARKET, BILLINGSGATE. The market this morning exhibited but a scanty supply of fish, with the exception of Salmon, which was plentiful and sold low. The following were the prices:-- Prime large Turbots, Ss. to 9s. each ; small do. 4s. to 6s. Od. each; fine Salmon, 9d. to Is. Od. per lb. ; do. in ferior, Sd. do. ; Salmon Trout, 6d. to 'Yd. do. ; fine Whit ings, 71. per basket (containing fifteen); Eels, Ss. 6d, per 51b. ; Flounders, 2s. per quartern ; Shrimps, 2s. Od. per gallon. Newcastle Pickled Salmon, SOs. per kit. In the prices of other kinds of fish no material variation. THE ARMY. The payment of the undermentioned services, due the 24th ult., will commence on Manday, the 16th inst. viz. : Widows' Pensions--Unattached Pay of General Officers— Royal Bounty. The Depot of the 95th Regiment of Infantry has arrived at Portsmouth, from Sunderland. The Depot of the 18th Regiment of Foot has removed from Portsmouth to Gosport. There is, from all accounts, the. likelihood of an extraordinary quantity of game of every species this year, but more p ar ti cu l ar y of partridges, the coveys of which, we understand, are unusually numerous and large.---Liverpool Albion. IRON TRADE. —Ther e was no very material alteration to notice in the prices of iron at the quarterly meetings last week. If any chan ge i n the dem an d can b e a d verte d to, the orders both for pig and bar iron were heavier than last quar ter, and consequently, realised a shade higher as to price, but not exceeding ss. per ton for pigs, and 10s. for bars. This improvement in the demand'is attributable to the almost universal idea that trade evinces more lively prospects than has been presented for som e time. At the meet ing of the masters, on the 26th ult , it was agreed t io that the nom the final prices of die annexed descrip- ns for euing current quarter should be, —bars, 9/. ; rods, 10/. ; hoops, 11/. 10s. ; and for best iron, 2/. 10s. extra. , Manchester Mercury. (Signed) " T. D." Sir THOMAS LETHBRIDGE, in Ins last ad dress to the House of Commons, stated, in a strain of most beautiful and original metaphor, that the Whig part of the Government would prove a wedge (which, by the way, John Bull thinks an indifferent good pun) ; fU, that small at its first introduction, it would st,un he driven in ,4 up to the hilt," and divide and break up the poor Mini stry. We know not what effect this new mechanical power, a wedge with a hilt, up a Cabinet, but undoubtedly it sp li t t h e s id es o f the might produce in breaking House; and the Honourable Bar one t f ort h w i t h proc eeded on his travels : " Solventur risu tabula; to missus abibis." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET JULY MEETING. NEWMARKET, TUESDAY EVENING. Since our last, a great deal of betting has taken place on the Derby and St. Leger, and the odds this morning were thus : DERRY. 25 to 1 agst Hampden 149 to 1 agst The Colonel 30 to 1 agst Zealot c. OAKS. 1! to 1 agst Trampoline. DONCASTER ST. LEGER. 2f to . ! agst Mameluke 20 to 1 agst Pedlar 9 to 1 agst Granby 25 to 1 agst Lord Clarendon's iok to 1 agst Nonplus 30 to 1 agst Lumley 13 to 1 agst Reviewer 20 to 1 agst Sancho 18 to I agst Malek 1000 to 25 agst Tom Jones 18 to 1 agst Lunaria 1000 to 25 agst Coalition 18 to 1 agst Matilda 1000 to 20 agst Translation A mistake occurred in yesterday's account in putting Captain Hunter's filly down as having started : the error arose from the horse not having been struck out in the lists as paid : the boy had weighed, and it was generally thought had started, which was not the case. This re duces the value of the stakes 201. The day's races came off as under : Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, for colts, Bst. 1 71 b. and fil• lies, Sat. 31b. T. Y. C. Duke of Grafton's c. by Merlin—Mona rec. ft. Mr. Greville's Elinor, and Lord Orford's f. by Orville, Fd. Fifty Pounds, for three-yr-olds, 6st. 91b. four, Bst. five, Bst. 81b. six, Bst. 121 b. and : , Ped, 9st. D.I. Duke of Grafton's ch. c. Paul Jones, 4 yrs 1 Mr. Wyndham's bl. c. Black Swan, 4 yrs 2 Mr. Pettit's ch. c. Toni Tit, 3 yrs 3 Mr. Rogers's b. f. Whimper, 3 yrs _ ..... . .... 11 to . 8 on Black Swan--4, te - 1 agst the winner. Tom Tit made first running, followed by Black Swan, and kept the lead at a good pace along the flat, and to the Duke's stand, when he failed a little, and Paul Jones and Black Swan came up. Tom Tit made an expiring effort to win, but was soon beat off, and the rest of the ground was left to Paul Jones and Black Swan ; the former win ning a beautiful race by a neck only. Second year of the renewed Sweepstakes for three-yr-olds, 6st. 91b. four, Sst. 11b. five, Bst. 101 b. six, 9st. and aged 9st. 21b. T.M.M. The winner to be sold [for 300 sovs., &c. Duke of Grafton's Daemon, 3 yrs 1 Mr. Wilson's Astonishment, S yrs Mr. Stonehewer's Wings, 5 r . . 3 A capital race, and won by a neck-10 to 1 agst Daemon. GRAND ROWING MATCH. Yesterday a Grand Rowing Match took place at the Red House, Battersea, for 30 says., given by Mr. liar net, the Banker, to be rowed for by seven pair of oars, two heats; the three first boats to start for the second heat.—The first heat started from Vauxhall Bridge, rowed round a boat moored off 'Whitehall Stairs, up the Middlesex shore, round a boat opposite the Red House, and through the centre arch of Vauxhall Bridge. The se cond heat started from the Red House, Battersea, down the Surrey shore by the Nine Elms, and up to the Red House.—The boats came in as follows : Castle and Beckett Brummell and Dodd Farson and Covington It was throughout a finely contested match . EXTRAORDINARY PIGEON MATCH. A pigeon match of a novel description was decided on Sunday last. The match, which was for 5/. a side, was between a pigeon -fancier, named Priest, of Brokers'-row, Drury-lane, and a Mr. Gobbey, of Clerkenwell, who had made the bet for the purpose of trying the power of a pair of very superior birds. The one belonging to Mr. Priest was a young black-beard tumbler, the other a blue dragon. The birds were taken in a bag to Mickleham, two miles beyond Leatherhead, and at hal4past one o'clock on Sun day afternoon were flung up together into the air. Black Beard made directly towards London ; Blue Dragon took a contrary direction, but in a short time changed his course towards home. At Leatherhead the betting was in favour of Black Beard. About half-past two o'clock Black Beard was seen approaching his home. On arriving at St. Ann's Church he fluttered round the steeple, and then pitched on the ball; there he remained a few minutes, then strated again, and proceeded to Mr. Priest's house, having accomplished the journey of twenty miles in one hour and ten minutes. The Blue Dragon came in shortly after wards. Several other pigeons were sent off from Mickle ham at the same time ; many of them performed the dis tance with great speed, but others did not make their ap pearance during the whole of the day. THE RING. WHITE-HEADED 808 AND O'NEAL.—The second de posit of the battle money in the match between Ned O'Neal and White-headed Bob, was to have been posted, last night, at Tom Cribb's, in Manton-street, and a strong muster of the fancy took place on the occasion. Ned was present, and produced the needful to the tune of 20/. which was the sum stipulated for; but when time was called, Crihb paid the 5/. forfeit, which was placed in his hands at the time the match was made, consequently the match is now off. Ned said, he should like to fight once more before he left the Ring, and was ready to make a double match with Sem Burns and White-headed Bob, within two months, one in each month, leaving a month to intervene between the fights. Uncle Ben proposed to back his " Nevoy " against him, at 400/. to 600/., bitt O'Neal declined odds. He would, he said, make an even match. It is generally reported that Bob will not fight again. PUBLIC OPINION. TILE ST. JAMES'S CHRONICLE.-Some of onr readers, we dare say, have not forgotten the triumph with which the introduction of the St. James's Chronicle to the Ex change and Portico News Rooms was mentioned by the Manchester Courier or Herald, or both. We have now to state, that from both these rooms it has already been rejected; in the latter, the place of two Chronicles being supplied by one copy of the Standard. There is an old saying, that "one man can take a horse to the river, but a hundred cannot make him drink ;" and so it was with the St. James's Chronicles. There was no difficulty in placing them on the • tables of the Exchange ; but it was impossible to make the subscribers read them ; mulligan). a time have they been lying on the tables, the day after their arrival, without so much as having been unfolded. In the Exchange Room there are now 46 London daily papers taken, of which 38 support, and 8 oppose tke pre- sent Ministry, a pretty fair representation perhaps of the proportions in which the opinions of society are divided amongst us.—Manchester Mercury. Last Saturday the ultra Tot) , cabal in the Leeds Coffee room, sustained a signal defeat upon every one of the three following propositions :—That an additional Standard shall be taken ; rejected.—That one of the two Couriers now received shall be discontinued ; rejected.—That the St. James's Chronicle shall be discontinued; carried. And all those resolutions were come to, though certain malcontents were brought to vote who are never seen in the room, except for purposes of faction, and though they had been recruiting for a fortnight.—Leeds Mercury. THE STANDAr.n.—This journal, which has been set up by or for the Ex-Ministers, and which one of our contem• poraries gives us to understand, is such a favourite amongst the ultra loyal in this town, has, in a late number, the fol lowing passage :—" In the disposal of the church pa tronage ! he (Mr. Canning) has been compelled to obey implicitly the orders of a haughty and (we will speak out) mercenary beauty—whose influence is, for the curse of this country, absolutely boundless." What an outcry the Tory journals would have made a few months ago, if a Whig or Radical paper had ventured to insinuate against his Sovereign a liaison and subjection to influence, like that which led to the ever-memorable inquiry into the conduct of the late Duke of York.—Manchester Mercury. MORE HORSE-STEALING NEAR SAFFRON WALDEN.-011 Saturday evening last, a gen tleman travelling from London to Newmarket with a valuable horse, stopped for the night at the Queen's Head Inn, Littlebury ; when the landlord, Mr. Shaw, having observed a man . named William Peachy lurking about, whose character for some years has been notorious in this part of Essex, he determined to keep a look out. His suspicion was not unjustly excited ; for, while standing at a window which commanded! a view of his yard and premises, about twelve o'clock, h e saw P eac h y com i ng out o f the stable leading th e gent l eman ' s h orse b y the forelock, and crossing the yard to the turnpike-road in a direction for London. M r . ,Shaw immedtateh• called up his horse-keeper, and was thus enabl e d to secure the thief. He was placed in the ens-. tody of two constables, and is to b e exam i ned to- day. —. County Chronicle. ETCHINGS FROM LIFE. A HOT DAY IN LONDON. There is one period in the year (supposing the year to be orthodox in its temperature), when England seems inclined to rival Africa, and as that period is now close at hand, we shall, by way ofamusement, just venture upon etching (nothing more) a few of its prominent miseries. In the streets, at mid-day, the sun shines down in full unclouded lustre, chiefly on one side, which is by common consent abandoned. If, therefore, you foot it with the rest of the world on this one side, and happen, like most sprigs of fashion, to cherish a crop of creditors, it is odds but you meet your tailor, whose pecuniary influenza, heightened by the ardour of a Sierra Leone at mosphere, gives symptoms of extraordinary in flammation. If you walk on the other side, you are still more unfortunate, for in addition to the probabilities of being roasted alive, you incur the risk of encountering, not merely your tailor, but every single creditor you possess, as a fugleman, who marches alone, is visible to a whole company. In the bustling parts of town the spirit of the season is more particularly visible. The butchers' shops destroy all ideas of the picturesque Grange's is thronged with visitors professing an elegant horror of perspiration ; and, in saunter . ing down St. James's-street, you meet the lady to whom you are attached, with a face as red as beet-root. In Regent-street, the centre of Mac adamization, the dust whirls like a tornado in the wake of every coach that passes The Horse Guards appear as if they could dispense with their helmets : the pedestrian who adventures on the blistering sun-scorched pavement in pumps, stands a reasonable chance of being pulverized and the horse stationed with my Lord's cab at the door of White's, kicks to no purpose at the flies. At the Elephant and Castle, the pas sengers belonging to the different coaches look mistrustfully at each other ; and one gentleman, wedged inside the Tunbridge stage between a fat elderly lady, who takes snuff', and an asthmatic green-grocer, who refuses to have the window down, suddenly finds himself in a blessed condi don. In the city, the Aldermen have lost all appetite for their luncheons. The ticket porters at the India-house " drop in " oftener than usual at the Stag and Stinging Nettles over the way ; the shopman at Flint's, with a pen stuck fast behind his ear, leans gracefully languid upon _his yard, and Mr. Under-Sheriff vows that he never see'd sich weather." At the theatre the ladies in the dress boxes are thawing fast away ; the pit is all but dissolved ; and the gentleman who acts Falstaff stands a fair chance of being melted down to the dimensions of the Living Skeleton. As evening draws on, a nice young man," who has been some years hopelessly attached, finds that the " lady of his " can no longer look coldly on him, se whispers affectionate nothings to her at a quadrille party, and would even ask her to dance, were he not apprehensive that the exercise would dis compose his moustachios. Towards night, when that happy portion of spciety entitled married folks prepare for—but enough, the bare idea is awfill, so we willingly dismiss the subject. (No. II.) A HOT DAY IN THE COUNTRY, At sun-rise the whole landscape is sbtoudea from head to foot in a silver livery o f m i s t, through which glimmers a red coppery sun, weak, straggling, and indefinite, as my Lord Lauderdale's pamphlets on the Corn Laws, until about eight o'clock, when the fog draws up like a curtain from the scene, and the regular busi ness of the weather comes on in good earnest.—. About this time the day-labourer (not half the man he was at five o'clock) casts a longing eve towards a cow, who is standing up to her knees in water, and thinks that, if it were not for his intellect, he had much better be that animal.— The bee, too, now begins to stir abroad, with a sort of heavy drowsy hum, like the nose of a come try magistrate, who has &ilea asleep on the bench the thrush from a hawthorn hedge sings rather more affectedly than usual, and the half-dried up rivulet, as it gurgles along with a low 9t . itled murmur, resembles a gentleman who i striving to sing " Rule Britannia" with his mouth fuli At the door of the village ale,house, wiicre tht stage-coachman is watering his horses, the ostler stands busily engaged with Boots, in the discus sion of strong beer; both their coats are off, but the ostler looks the greatest sufferer. In the stable-yard, a troop of thirsty ducks, evidently much warmer than they could have wished—are arranging their domestic affairs previous to an emigration towards a neighbouring horse-pond ; an elderly turkey-cock is following them, and from his stern and thoughtful countenance, I conclude that he is of the Presbyterian persuasion.• From their country house among the elms by the road side a colony of gnats have just alighted on the mane and ears of the parson's blind mare, who in Reverence iolelvillage oe n i s as what tirrol troop ecoalFrebadigt Ira- endeavouring to ki c k th em off; has kicked down the sign of the " Frog and T oo th ac h e ," a public din his house has h a d sense enoug h urchins are bu s y f o ll ow i ng " a mad dog ' '—who, rish notwit inassgtitonaNlneVi b when he to elope with a mutton chop from the butcher's stall ; he is a well-known thief, so much so, that no dog of any respectability will be seen in his company ; if, therefore, he should be shot for mad, it will not much matter. Close beside a pond on the village green, a gentleman sn.s fishing, as yet he has caught nothing, for the carp and trench cannot possibly be hun gry, and even if they were, A gang of boys who are wading knee deep into the water would effectually scare them away. As twilight deepens over the village, the green becomes alive with cricketers ; the bat moves out from his cheerless cell, and wheels in short thick flights round the elms ; and two slight shadows thrown From a neighbouring style, clearly prove that pe t , sons are whiSpering there—making love n o doubt ; although the exertion at this season must b e tremendous. Another hour, and the last chimes are ringing softened by distance, and heightened by the holy stillness t like a a -boats, Le. a spirit over the landscape, the sounds bear about them the impress of very withstanding that the sentiment is somewhat vulgarised, by the recollection that from a leg of mutton and trimmings, which have been promised as a reward to the ringers. The village clock has now struck ten : the whole hamlet is asleep ; the nightingale has long since hushed her song ; and the chariot of the hour rolls along on its course over a silent and. weary world... Reader, good night. •