The Sun. — London, England, 1834-06-17 00:00:00

iiOUSI OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.) The judges sat inthe House of Lords to-day to hear writs of error. Some considerable delay was caused in waiting for a deputy speaker, Lord Denman being engaged in hearing trials in his own court, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln's Inn. Ultimately the house appointed the Earl of Abingdon speaker pro tern. and the business was proceeded with. SOLARTE V. PALMER AN!) BOUCLE. This was a writ of error brought by the plaintiffs upon a judgment of the Exchequer, affirming a judg ment in the Court of King's Bench in favour of the defendants. The only question in the case was, whe ther the following letter addressed to the defendant, was a sufficient notice of the non-payment and disho nour of a bill of exchange, which had passed through their hands, and had been endorsed by them. " 17th Dec., 1825. Gentlemen,—A bill for 6831., drawn by Mr. Joseph Keats upon Messrs. Daniel, Jones, and Co., and bearing your endorsement, has been put into our hands by the assignees of Mr. J. R. Alzedo, with directions to take legal measures for the recovery thereof, unless immediately paid." Upon the action brought for the recovery of the amount of the bill, the Jury, under the direction of the Lord Chief Justice, found a verdict for the defendant. A Bill of Exception was tendered to the opihion of the Lord Chief Justice, and judgment having been given for the defendants in the Court of King's Bench, a writ of error was brought in the Exchequer Chamber. That Court affirmed the judgment of the Court of King's Bench, and from that decision the present writ of error was brought. Mr. F. Pollock and Mr. Richards appeared as coun sel for the plaintiff, and Mr. Whateley for the de fendant. _ _ _ The JUDGES, without hearing the latter gentleman, stated their opinion to be that the letter was not a sufficient notice of the non-payment and dishonour of the bill. The effect of this will be to affirm the judgment of the Court below i but as no law lord was present to advise their lordships to pronounce that judgment, tlr' further consideration of the rase was adjourned. RICKETTS V. LEWIS. Upon this case being called on, • Mr. VICKERY, the agent for the plaintiff, appeared at the bar, and stated that no Counsel were in structed on behalf of the plaintiff, but he had a petition - .to be presented on his behalf, stating certain points which he prayed might be submitted to the judges, as it would have the effect of materially shortening the case. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, who appeared for the defendant, trusted that their lordships would affirm the judgment of the Court of King's Bench with costs. The proceedings in this case were the most vexatious he had ever witnessed, and at the present moment the plaintiff, instead of appearing to support his assignment of errors, had presented the preposter ous petition which their lordships had just heard. Mr. VICKERY could assure their lordships that his client, in the course he had pursued, had not aban doned his case. _ _ The House affirmed the judgment: of the Court below, with 100/. costs. The case of the King v. Trafford was postponed sine die, and the house, shortly before twelve o'clock, adjourned during pleasure. COURT OF CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR sat at Lincoln's Inn at ten o'clock this morning. ATTORNEY• GENERAL V. SHORE. Mr. COOPER - asked whether it was his Lordship's intention to hear this appeal, which related to Lady Hewley's Charity, next Wednesday. The LORD CHANCELLOR inquired whether the par ties had considered his proposal of taking it at once to the House of Lords. Mr. COOPER was afraid they would not be able to agree to his lordship's suggestion. They had had many consultations but had been able to come to no other resolution than that of bringing it on before his Lordship. The Solicitor for the relatives said that his clients were quite willing to take it to the House of Lords at once. The LORD CHANCELLOR then said, that if the par ties did not consent to adopt the course that he had suggested, he should call in the assistance of two otherlearned Judges to hear the appeal argued on this day week. LOVEGROVE V. NELSON.—AHSENCE OF COUNSEL. Upon this appeal being called on by the registrar, the solicitor for the appellant stated that Mr. Soli citor-General and Mr. Ching, who were counsel for the appellants, were not in court, and that he hoped his lordship would allow it to stand over. The LORD CDANCELLOR—Not here ! I am here,; and the consequence of their not being here will be that it will be struck out. The Solicitor —I trust your Lordship will not do that. The Loan CHANCELLOR—Indeed I shall though ; lam bound to do justice between the parties. Are the counsel on the other side here ? Mr. TRESLOVE—Yes, my Lord. The LORD CHANCELLOR—DO you go on first, or them? • Mr. TaEsLovE—They are the appellants and the plaintiffs. It is an appeal from the whole decree, and We are for the defendant. The LORD CHANCELLOR—Oh, then, they must go on, of course. I will go into my private room for a few minutes; but is . there anything else that can be brought on ? Mr. COOPER said he believed the parties were not ready in the other appeals, it having been under stood that his lordship would not sit until next week. The Loan CHANCELLOR—Oh, I beg your pardon, I distinctly stated I should sit here to-day, and that I would take Lovegrov e v. Nelson. His LORDSHIP then ;ent;;; - Of court, stating that he would return in five minutes. E XTRAORDINARY APPLICATION. -REMOVAL OF A COM MISSIONER. Upon his Lordship's returning into court, a female, rather decently attired, and who appeared to be about ,arty years of age, stepped forw ard and sto od bef ore ois lordship in front of the bar. The LORD CHANCELLOR—WeII ma'am, what's your Pleasure ? Applicant —Your lordship, I believe, has the power to remove Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque from his offic e of Commissioner, and I wish you to exercise it. The LORD CHANCELLOR—What for? Applicant —Why, my lord, if you don't, the creditors will never get their money while he remains Qom nussioner. The LORD CHANCELLOR—There must be some mis take about this, for he is one of the ablest and most experienced Commissioners of the whole lot; but I have no power to remov e him. You must go to the House of Commons, they sit from 12 o'clock till 3, and I believe they also meet again at 5 o'clock in the evening. Applicant—Thank you, my lord. The Loan CHANCELLOR — They have the power to remove him, and the House of Lords also has the Power. You can go to either House. The applicant then bowed to his lordship, and with drew. LOVEGROVE V. NELSON. Mr. C HI N G , who had by this time arrived in court, a PPlied to his lordship to allow this case to stand over till the Solicitor-General could be present, who was then engaged in a cause in the Court of Exche q uer. The L ORD CHANCELLOR—I cannot come here to do nothing. You must go on, -Mr. Ching. Mr. Cnixo—l should be very sorry to do so in the absence of my learned leader. Your lordship will recollect that the reason it stood over before was, that it Wa3 a questio n o f contract between the Postmas t er - General and the Mail contwtor. The Loan CHANC ELLOR-What was your client doing, that he did not inform the Solicitor-General of the arrangement that wa s ma d e ? Mr. CnING—I dare say my client knew no more *out it than I did. The LORD CHANCELLOR—Nobody could suppose I Would sit here and have nothing to try. This is the ~., e ond time I have come into Court without anyt hi ng ~ d o. M r . Chi n g, I really cannot help i t . Y ou ' Cues go on. (A pause.) Now just tell me, Mr. ;sung, wheth er y o ur understanding really was that Ins not to come on to-day ? 'n. l % Cnizio—l can assure your lordship that I had not the least idea of its coming on to day. dered Tilet to Lo bye CHANCELLOR said he bad express l y or was anything else put in the paper for to day, but if 'there take it. that he could go on ssith he would ..The counsel in the next appeal of Angel v. tombe, which w it , West- Csittrt, the fFther ar Part heard, having come into (Plums in it we,se proceeded with; COURT or KING'S BENCH-THIS DAY. (Before the Lord CHI r.: JUSTICE and a Common Jury.) THE KING V. LORD TF.YN HAM, AND ANOTHER. This case has been 1: - .r some time before the public. Our readers will recollect that the noble defendant, with a Mr. Donlan, a tailor, were indicted for a con spiracy to defraud a Mr. Dedimus Langford of a sum of 1,3001., under the pretence of obtaining for him a situation. The defendants were found guilty, and a rule for a new trial having been subsequently moved for and obtained, the case now came on again for trial. When the case was called, no counsel or witnesses appeared for the prosecution. Lord DENMAN, addressing the Jury, said, as there was no prosecution in this case they must find the de fendants not guilty. The Jury returned a verdict accordingly. " THE OLD ENGLISH GENTLEMAN."—DEWAR V. PURDAY• The case occupied the Court the entire of yester day. It was an action brought by the director of music of the Theatre Royal,- Edinburgh, against a music-seller in Holborn, for pirating the air of this popular song. Sir George Smart, Messrs. Attwood, Bishop, Cramer, T. Cooke, Moschelles, Dr. Carnaby, and other eminent composers and publishers of music, were examined. The jury not being able to agree, were locked up all night ; and at half-past ten this morning his Lord ship directed them to be called into Court, and said he regretted that they could not agree, but as there were some very doubtful circumstances attending the case, he thought the course he was about to take was the most correct one—he would nonsuit the plaintiff. The plaintiff was accordingly called, and the jury were discharged. Shortly afterwards the Attorney-General came into Court, and said he understood*, with some surprise, that his lordship had nonsuited his client in the case beard yesterday. Lord DENMAN—The case is over now. not here. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL--I submit, my lord, that a judge can't order the plaintiff to be nonsuited under these circumstances. I should have no objection to the jury being discharged. Lord DENMAN-In strictness the plaintiff should have been nonsuited, as you were not here. lam inclined to think it was wrong in not nonsuiting him yesterday. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—That's quite another matter, but I contend, my lord, that a judge cannot nonsuit. You were Lord DENMAN-1 don't want to argue it now—you will of course move for a new trial. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-But we shall have to pay heavy costs. I think such a course is quite un precedented. Lord DENMAN. (with warmth)—l won't argue it now—the case is disposed of. THE KING V. E. J. SYLVESTER. This was an indictment fo'r the misappropriation or embezzlement of a sum of money intrusted to the de fendant. The prosecutor, Mr. Burgis, an attorney, was employed by a Mr. Cliff to pay 2,3401., the purchase money of an estate sold under a decree of the Court of Chancery, into the Accountant-General's office on his account. Mr. Burgis enclosed the money to the defendant, an attorney residing in London, and requested him to pay it as directed, which was not done, and, after considerable delay Mr. Burgis came to town, and obtained about 3001. from the defendant, with a promise that the rest should be paid in a short time. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL and Mr. FOLLETT ap peared for the prosecution, and Mr. ADOLPHUS for the defendant: After the examination of several witnesses, Mr. ADOLPHUS addressed the Jury for the defendant, and contended that, in point of law, the defendant was entitled to.an acquittal, the written direction sent with the money not having been in compliance with the terms of the statute. The defendant might be civilly responsible, but he contended that he was not crimi nally so. His LORDSHIP briefly addressed the Jury, who, after a few minutes' deliberation, returned a verdict of Guilty. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Lord LYNDHURST and - a Special Jury.) THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. CLEAVE. This was an information filed by the Attorney-Ge neral to recover penalties from the defendant for pub lishing a paper containing news, be not having lodged the affidavit at the Stamp-office, which was required by law. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL and Mr. SHEPPARD con ducted the case for the Crown. Joseph Wintle and John Hawker, clerks in the office of the Solicitor for Stamps, proved that they bought certain numbers of the Weekly Police Gazette, which they did by orders from their superiors. Benjamin Beckley, an inspector of stamps, also pur chased some numbers at No. 1, Shoe-lane. He, in his cross-examination, stated that he had never been ordered to purchase either the Mirror of Parliament, the Atheneum, the Literary Gazette, or Northcroft's Parliamentary Chronicle. J. H. Imcombe, a clerk in the Stamp-office, had searched the office, and found no affidavit from Mr. Cleave with reference to the paper in question. The papers were then read, and contained the acci dents of the day, police and law intelligence, &c. The defendant appeared to conduct his own case. He said he appeared there under great difficulty, for he felt that his case had been prejudged previous to coming into that Court, and the very first opportunity had been taken also to warpsthe minds of the jury. He would prove to the minds of 'the jury, that his paper could not by any possibility come under the description of a newspaper, as given by all the dic tionaries that he had yet seen. In them 'all, from that of Bailey, published in 1782, down to the most modern, news was described as being intelligence never before published. All that appeared in his paper was copied, and therefore it was not possible that it could be news. It contained no accounts of the markets, shipping, or births, deaths, and marriages ; and he would only suppose the case of the foreman of the jury, who he would suppose to be a merchant, on some Saturday morning laid up with the gout, and sending out John for a newspaper, so that he might. see the effects of the storm upon his ships, the last price of the funds, or anything he might be anxious about. John returns with one of his twopenny papers ; then how he would storm and call him a very stupid fellow ; would he then consider that his paper answered the purposes of a newspaper, as that was one of the counts in the indictment ? He complained bitterly of the fact that the Penny Ma gazine had, for so long, been allowed to be published so quietly, merely because it was the property of the dirty Whigs, who made a good property of it. After a very violent attack upon the Ministry and Whigism in general, he concluded by leaving his case in the hands of the jury, trusting that they would not be bound by any thing they might hear, even from the Chief' Baron, but exercise their judgments as free and honest men. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL replied, and said, his duty consisted not in saying a word upon scarcely any subject touched upon by the defendant ; he had merely to show the Jury why it was that he called the paper before them a newspaper. They would find there a variety of articles of information which might be copied, but they were aware that all papers copied from one another; but in the one he held in his hand there lwieaNseadn wasartc i n l article t o tal ' l C' copied d g without article food," ; but he w that d h e leave be - the case with them, with perfect faith that they would take care of the interests of the fair dealer, who regu larly supplied the public in a lawful manner. The LORD CHIEF BARON summed up, leaving the case entirely with the Jury, whose province it was to decide whether the paper contained news within the meaning of the Act. The Jury looked over the papers for a short time, and returned a verdict for the Crown on the third count, that was, finding the defendant guilty o f publishing a paper answering the purpose of a news paper. We must correct an error into which some of our contemporaries, especially in Scotland, have fallen, in stating that Mr. Abercrombie will gain 1,000/. a-year from his appointment as Master of the Mint. The salary attached to that office was reduced by a specific Act, 1 and 2 'William 1 v., c. 10, from 3,0001. to 2,000/., which is exactly the amount of Mr. Abercrombie's retiring allowance, as Lord Chief Baron of Scotland. Mr. Abercrombie will, therefore, gain nothing whatever by the appointment. A WHIG ACCOUNT .OF A TORY INSTALLATION. Gadzooks ! who would swear to the truth of a song ?"—Poi o e Yes, I've seen the Show, and never Saw so clumsy an-endeavour To patch up the tattered glories Of our tax-inventing Tories ; Snobs and Peers were there by scores, Belles and beaux, and Blues and bores, There was bishop, dean, and doctor, Soldier, lawyer, bedell, proctor, Fierce, carnivorous country squires, Caught half wild in Tory shires, With lots of parsons from their dens In the Isle of Ely fens, Striving all, like lads at school, Which the best could play the fool, And repudiate the Graces— Making such strange sounds and faces, Hissing now, and now huzzaing, Yelling—screaming—roaring—braying — You'd have sworn they'd just got free From the Tower Menagerie. In the centre, on a throne, Sat his Grace of Wellington, But without a College wig, Which was surely infra dig; Perplexed he looked, and somewhat mulish, And at times uncommon foolish ; But 'twas comforting to see The rest looked just as wise as he. Much his Grace in Latin tongue Spake (I think he should have sung) ; Holding grammar at arm's length, Shearing sense of all its strength— As a butcher shears an ox, Or as parsons shear their flocks — Playing, without check or curb, Such strange tricks with noun and verb ; Issuing blunder after blunder In such knowing tones of thunder, As if he'd made some wondrous hit, That I thought I should have split ! Well, the Duke's oration o'er, Up jumped Doctor Phillimore, Looking sage, but shy, alas ! As a goose at Michaelmas; Long and loud before his face, He praised the virtues of his Grace, How he was the greatest Pat Ever heard of, and all that, • Growing hourly bright and brighter, Beating Caesar as a fighter, Cicero in eloquence, Solomon's own self in sense, And born on an auspicious day To rescue Britain from the sway Of that wicked Whig, Earl Grey ! ! Next rose a poet, and when he Had closed his drowsy minstrelSy, His audience heard St. Mary's chime Toll out the hour of dinner time, So forthwith scampered, one and all, To join a wiser festival. -Dire was the crush, amidst the din, A curate kicked a bishop's shin, Which made his Reverence, smarting sore, Clench his pious fist and roar : A Royal Duke too, as he rose Fell on his " Illustrious" nose, And falling, 'mid a general laugh, Stuck his spurs in Wynford's calf'. So closed this scene of cant and pother ; (Pray heaven I ne'er see such another !) Throughout, the only sights, i'fegs, Worth seeing, were the ladies' legs, Which, as they hurried from the fane, Showed to advantage in the rain.f * " The Duke of Cumberland, on leaving his chair to speak to a lady close to the rising semicircle, saluted the floor with more precipitation than grace."— The Sun of Saturday. " It rained very heavily when the audience came out of the theatre, and as there were neither sufficient flys nor sedan chairs for one-fiftieth part of them, there was nothing left for the ladies but to run for it."— The Sun of Saturday. HAYMARKET THEATRE. When Mr. Vandenhoff made his first appearance in London some years since, although he evinced talent of no ordinary kind, he did not leave a very favourable impression on his audience. The attention of the town was at that time engaged by Kean, Young, Macready, and C. Kemble, and with such rivals it was in vain to contend. The new tragedian left a city where the chances of becoming popular were so few, and in places less liberally supplied with dramatic talent he exhibited his talents and laboured at his pro fession. That he was right in so doing none can deny who are aware of the popularity he has acquired in the provinces, and more particularly the admiration with which he has been regarded in Liverpool ; and that it has done him infinite service, few will dispute who have had an opportunity of observing the great improvement which has taken place in his style of acting since his absence from the metropolis. All in deed that was wanted to insure his success was study. He possesses every requisite of a great actor—a fine person. an expressive countenance, and a melodious voice ; and they would scarcely have appeared to greater advantage than last night, when he made his debut in the character of Coriolanus. It is long since we have seen so classical a piece of acting, and one so entirely free from vulgar declamation and offensive claptrap. His looks and gestures were those which might have distin guished "the noble Romans ;" marked by dignity, nobi lity, and perfect ease. The splendid passages of this fine drama were delivered by him as if he felt the spirit of Sliakspeare within him, and could make others feel it to the same extent. He was powerful in every scene ; but if we must point out those parts in which he most excelled we should mention the last act, in which Volumnia Virgilia, and the Roman ma trons seek Coriolanus in the camp of the Volscians. In his interview with the people, when asking their " sweet voices" for the Consulate, the manner in which he spoke of his banishment of the city was worthy of the unanimous applause it produced. We need only add that he met with a most flattering re ception ; that in several scenes the applause with which his exertions were rewarded was so lengthened as to prevent for some m;nutes the continuation of the play ; and that at its conclusion the call for him was so ge neral that he was obliged to make his appearance be fore the curtain, when he was greeted with the most enthusiastic demonstration of favour. Mr. Rumball also made his first appearance last night at this thea tre, as Tullus Aufidius,_ and performed very satisfac torily. The part of Volumnia is not exactly suited to Mrs. Glover's style of acting ; but in several places she exhibited superior talent. The little that Mrs. Nisbett had to do in Virgilia was performed in good taste and with proper feeling. Mr. Haines made a most effective Comznius. ITALIAN REFUGEES.—We call the atten tion of our readers to the vocal and instrumental con certs, which will take place on Friday the 20th inst., at two o'clock, at the Great Concert Room, King's Theatre, in favour of the Italian Refugees. The libe rality with which all the most distinguished performers have come forward on this occasion to lend their gra tuitous aid for the relief of these unhappy foreigners, deserves a public acknowledgment ; and certainly the acknowledgment most accordant with English feeling will be that of a numerous attendance at a place, where, to the enjoyment derived from the combination of the highest musical talents now in this country, will be added the consciousness of coming to the assistance of men reduced to the most cruel state of distress, far from their friends and their homes. THE IRISH DISTILLERS.-SOMC time Ace a letter was addressed by a gentleman of this city, concerned in the trade, to Earl Grey as First Lord of the Treasury, complaining of the various har rassing excise regulations affecting the Irish distillers, and seeking redress. A note from Lord Grey's secre tary reached the writer of the letter, to the effect that it had been referred to the Treasury. We now give the result : " Sir,—l have laid before the Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury your further letter upon the vexatious regulations of the excise on your distillery ; and I am commanded by their Lordships to inform you that my Lords cannot acquiesce in the wholly ground less charges and exaggerated statements contained in your letters ; and that, without distinction shown to any part of the empire, it is their determination to carry into full effect the laws, which are no less for the security of the revenue than of the fair trader. " I am, Sir, your obedient servant, " SPRING RICE. " Treasury Chambers, May 31."—Cork Reporter. It is the intention of the Government to defer the granting of the charters to the newly enfran chised boroughs till the reforms are made in the exist ing charters, and to make one measure applicable to both.—Leeds Mercury. CAUTIoN.—A child has died at Staiintol, in the Forest of Dear., from eating meadow saffron.•-- Cheltenham Journal, COURT CIRCULAR. Prince Talleyrand had along interview yesterday with Viscount Palmerston at the Foreign-office. Prince Lieven, the Russian Ambassador, also visited the Noble Viscount yesterday. The Marquis de Miraflores, the Spanish Minister, and Count d'Aglie, the Sardinian Minister, transacted business yesterday at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. A deputation, headed by Viscount Ebrington, had an interview yesterday with Viscount Althorp, at his residence in Downing-street. Lord Auckland transacted business yesterday at the Admiralty. The Duke of Richmond and the Earl of Ripon visited Viscount Althorp yesterday. Mr. Under Secretary Backhouse returned to town yesterday afternoon, from Portsmouth. PRIVY COUNCIL. The Lords of his Majesty's Most Hon. Privy Council held a meeting yesterday morning in the Council Chamber, and were occupied during the whole of the day in hearing appeals from the awards of the Commissioners for Liquidating British Claims on France. The Lords present were the Vice-Chan cellor, the Right Hons. Sir James Parke, Sir J. Ber nard Bosanquet, and Thomas Erskine. " Johnston versus the Commissioners."—Dr. Lush ington and Mr. Lloyd stated the case for the appel lant ; and the King's Advocate, Sir Herbert Jenner, was heard in support of the award of the Commis sioners. Judgment was deferred in this case. " Bourdieu versus the COmmissioners."—The parties in this case had sustained a loss by the insol vency of another firm indebted to them, and contended that this loss had arisen from the act of confiscation of the French government in 1793, since by that act they were prevented from obtaining payment of the debt due to them, the firm having been solvent up to 1793, but became insolvent at a subsequent period. The decisions of their lordships was, that inasmuch as it was not proved that any act had been done by the French government affecting the debt due to the ap pellants, in virtue of the decree of 1793, and con sidering that the non-recovery of the debt was not owing to that decree, the decree of the Commissioners should be sustained. " Samuels versus the Commissioners."—Dr. Lush ington, on the part of the appellants, claimed the dif ferences between the produce of goods confiscated by the French government, as those of a British subject, and sold at a period to disadvantage, and the real value of the goods. Their lordships adjourned. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS, The Duke of Devonshire, yesterday, from his seat near Brighton ; Earl and Countess of Belfast, from Arlington street, from their seat in Surrey ; Sir William and Lady Lumley, in Green-street, Grosvenor-square, from their seat in Berks ; Dowager Lady Rivers, in Grosvenor-place, from Windsor ; Scrope, Esq., in Hyde Park place, from Wilts ; Captain and Lady Elizabeth Fielding, at Bath, from their seat in Wilts; Mrs. Nesbitt, at her seat, High Field Park, Hants, from a tour; Mr. Latouche and family, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, from Oxford ; Captain William Burnett, R.N., at Raggett's Hotel, Dover-street, from a tour ; Lord and Lady Ruth ven, at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from their seat in Scotland; Mr. and Mrs. Boode, at the Brunswick Ho tel, Jermyn-street, from Richmond ;Mr. and Mrs. Hughes, Regent-street, from Leamington, Warwickshire ; Lieute nant-Colonel Sir William Robert Clayton, Bart., 31. P., in Gloucester-place, Portman-square, from Harleyford, near Marlow. DEPARTURES. Sir Charles Lamb, Bart., and the Dowager Countess of Eglington, for Eglington Castle, Ross-shire ; Lord A. Fitzclarence, for Windsor Castle; William Stuart, Esq., for his seat in Herts; Mr. aril Mrs. Vale, and Miss Coote, froM the St. James's Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Paris; Capt. Northey, for his seat in Kent ; Mr. and Mrs. Lam bert, from Grosvenor-street, for Worthing. MARGATE. ANOTHER ACCIDENT TO THE ROYAL WILLIAM MARGATE STEAMER. On Saturday last, as the Royal William . Margate steamer was on her way from London to Margate, and when within ten or eleven miles of her destina tion, the passengers on board were greatly alarmed by the sudden stoppage of the vessel while at full speed. The captain and most of the crew hurried down into the engine - rooms to ascertain the cause. The steam soon bgan to force itself up through parts of the deck, a continuation of which was prevented by the steam being let off through tho funnel, which escaped with a tremendous roar, and to the great dismay of those on board. The machinery, in some parts, was found to have broken and given way. Parts of it were uncovered/. and the most active means resorted to, to get things put into that condition which would enable the boat to proceed. After a delay of ten minutes, an attempt was made to start, and she went on for a few minutes by the aid of one engine. She stopped again, and again it was necessary to discharge the steam, as before. The passengers were then in a state of the utmost consternation, increased, no doubt, from a recollection that only a fortnight had elapsed since a serious accident happened to the same boat, when the lives of a vast number of passengers were put in imminent peril, and who, after considerable delay, were conveyed to London in another boat. After another delay of half an hour, the machinery was put into a state which enabled the captain to take the boat slowly into Margate, by the use only of one engine and paddle. AWFUL THUNDER STORM. Margate was visited, on Saturday last, with one of the most appalling storms that has occurred in this country for many years. The former part of the day was fine, and rather cool ; in the afternoon the weather became warm and sultry, and clouds, in the early part of the evening, began to concentrate in the south west. At about half-past six, thunder was heard at a distance. By seven the lightning was visible, and the thunder more distinctly heard. In another half hour it was evident that a severe storm was fast approach ing. In a few minutes afterwards the rain fell in tor rents; and from that time till near eleven o'clock, it would have been difficult to have counted sixty seconds without seeing or hearing the lightning or thunder. At times the fall of rain and hail was terrific. Hail stones were picked up as large as walnuts—literally lumps of ice. Fortunately all the damage ascertained to have been done consists in a few broken windows. THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S INSTAL LATION.-.-it is intended, we hear, to commemorate the proceedings of the last week at Oxford by an his torical account of the whole of them, in two separate forms ; both containing the same portions of letter p , p ress • but the one an edition calculated for common reference,, the other, on elephant paper, embellished with splendid portraits of the Chancellor, and many of the most popular actors in the scene, with one or more panoramic views of the most interesting parts of the ceremony. The parish of Westbury presents a fair spe cimen of what may be accomplished without the aid of the Poor Laws' Amendment Bill. The expenditure on account of the poor for the year ending Lady-day, 1833, amounted to 4,6001. 10s. 5d., besides a labour rate of 8001., making a total of 5,4001. 10s. sd. By a change of overseers and an alteration in the system, the amount paid during the year ending Lady-day, 1834, was 3,7181. Id., thus effecting a saving to the parish in one year of 1,682/. 10s. 4d. Such was the satisfaction of the inhabitants at the annual meeting, that the overseers had each a handsome gratuity pre sented him.—Salislntry Herald. A Public meeting of lay members of the Established Church, without reference to political opinions, is convened for Thursday next, at Winches ter, to address the King and both houses of Parlia ment in opposition to the claims put forth by the Dissenters. The following have signified their con currence in the measure for calling the meeting : Earl of Ctirnarvon, Sir G. H. Rose, Right Hon. W. S. Bourne, Hon. T. W. Gage, Sir T. Baring, Sir \V. Heathcote, Sir T. Buckler Lethbridge, Sir H. Onslow, Sir H. Ward, Mr. Raymond Jarvis (the High Sheriff of the county), Mr. I3enney (Mayor of Wincheste r ), P. St. John Mildmay, M. P., A. Ba ring, M. P., W. B. Baring, M. P., William A. Mackinnon, NI. P., C. E. Wall, M.P., Admiral Tin ley, and others. WOT TO N-UN DER-E DG E.—The inhabitants of this town never had the advantlge of a bank until this week, when, on Tuesday, a branch of the National Provincial Bank of England opened, to the great benefit of the tradesmen of this populous and opulent district ; almost every day in the week some of them had to walk over Break Heart Hill to advise or discount .heir bills at Dursley,—Cheltenharn Journal. ROYAL ASSENTS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Com mons, Lime, 16° die Junii.) Mr. Speaker reported the Royal Assent to House Tax Repeal Bill—Equitable Apportionments Bill— Sale of Fisl Bill—Sale of Hay Bill—United Kingdom Life Assuranc, Campany Bill—Suffolk Insurance Company Bill—West of England Insurance Company Bill—St. George's (Middle. sex) Hospital Bill—Brighton Waterworks Bill—Merthyr Tidvil Small Debts Bill—Grosvenor-place Improvement Bill—Dudley Waterworks Bill—Aberavon Harbour Bill— Gloucester Gas Bill—St. George's ( Southwark) Market Bill—Poole Bridge Bill— Chippenham Improvement Bill— Cromarty Harbour Bill—Monmouth Markets Bill—Staines Bridge Bill—Dart Navigation Bill—Gloucester Lighting Bat—Chard Canal Bill—Gloucester and Berkeley Cana' Bill—Grand Junction Railway Bill—Hartlepool Docks and Railway Bill—Durham Junction Railway Bill—Wishay. and Coltness Railway Bill—Stafford and Uttoxeter Roads Bill—Walton Bridge and Ashby Road Bill—D-umbarton shire Roads Bill—Selkirkshire Roads Bill—Stoke Ferry Drainage Bill— Holbeach and Gedney Drainage Bill—Bow cock's Estate Bill—St. Paul's Dean and Chapter Estate Bi I —Grubbe's Estate Bill-- Cockerh am Advowsonßill Upway (Dorset) Inclosure Bill—Dalwood (Dorset) Inclosure Bill —Middleton in Teesdale (Durham) Inclosure Bill —Lang ley (Derby) Inclosure Bill—Colmworth (Bedford) luck- sure Bill—Elm (Cambridge) Inclosure Bill—Alstonefield (Stafford) Inclosure Bill— Chipstoble (Somerset) Inclo sure Bill—Kirkby Lonsdale Tithes Bill—Longue} (Glou cester) Inclosure Bill—Mousley's Naturalization SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S. The settling for the Ascot Heath Races yesterday was heavy, and the attendance scarcely less numerous than on the Tuesday after Epsom. Some little con fusion was occasioned by the sudden death of Mr. Halliday, of Winkfield, who was for many years in the habit of speculating largely on the turf. He had been in the ring during the whole of the meeting. went to bed at his usual hour on Friday night, was seized with a fit, and died in less than an hour ; the event made considerable alteration in some of the balances. The other business transacted this day consisted of engagements in the following races:— NEWMARKET JULY STAKES, P.P. 4 to I agst Mr K. Pettit's Kate Kearney (taken) GOODWOOD CUP, P.P. 4 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Colwick (taken) 6 to I :lot Mr. Kirby's St. Giles (offered) 8 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Glencoe (offered) 8 to I agst Duke of Cleveland's Glaucus (offered) 500 to 100 agst. Colwick, and the same agst. St. Giles (taken in one bet) ; the same odds, to a similar amount, were also taken by another party. There are about forty horses in this race, including nearly all the first-raters ; and as there are penalties for winning as well as allowances for defeat, a good field and heavy betting may be expected. Colwick and St. Giles are each allowed 101 b., the former, 6 yrs. old, carrying 9st. 21b., and the other, a year younger, Bst. 131 b. ; Glaucus, a four-yr.-old, will carry 9st. 71b., and Glen coe, 3 yrs. old, 7st. 41b. In order to prevent misun derstanding, it is proper to state that all bets made on this race are, as usual, p. p., as those made on the Derby, Oaks, or St. Leger. THE DERBY, 1835. 15 to I agst Lord Orford's Angelica (offered) 20 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Welcome (offered) DONCASTER ST. LEGER. 5 to 4 agst Mr. Batson's Plenipotentiary (taken) • Bto 1 agst Lord Sligo's Bran (offered) 8 to I agst Mr. Heseltine's Worlaby Baylock (offered) 10 to) agst D. of Cleveland's Shilelah (offered) 15 to I agst Mr. Powlett's c. by Figaro or fluttery (oft:) 18 to 1 agst Sir J. Boswell's Gen. Chasse (offered) 2.1 to 1 ag-t Mr. Walker's Cotillon (offered) 1000 to iOO agst Worlaby Baylock and Bubahtea (taken) NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1837. THURSDAY.—Sweepstakes of 150 sovs. each, h. ft., for foals of 1834 ; colts, Bst. 71b. ; fillies, Bst. 31b. D.M. Lord Lichfield's Alakanna, by Belzoni—Sister to Go dolphin (foaled in 1824) Lord Exeter's c. by Sultan—Augusta Mr. Thornhill's c. by Emilius—Bee. in-a-Bonnet FIRST SPRING MEETING, 1838. WEDNESDAY. The South Audley Streetgtal;;Ofloo sous. each, h. ft. for foals of 1835; colts, Bst. 71b. ; fillies, Bst. 31b. D. 31. Mr. Robert's Locket, covered by , the Colonel Lord Stradbroke's Leopoldine, covered by Emilius Sir M. Wood's Pastime, covered by Reveller Mr. Thornhill's Bravura, covered by Emilius Mr. Greville's Sycorax, covered by Priam ASCOT HEATH, 1835, FIRST DAY.—The St. James's Palace Stakes of 100 each, h. ft., for three-yrs.-old ; colts, Bst. 71b. ; fillies Bst. 31b. The winner of the Derby 71b., Oaks 51b. extra, New mile. Lord Lichfield's Bassano ; Lord Exeter's c. by Red gauntlet—Beiram's dam ; Duke of Cleveland's c. by Emilius —Bee-in-a-Bennet ; Lord Jersey's Silenus; Lord Ches terfield's Belus ; Lord Orford's b. e. by Reveller—Ange lica ; Lord Warwick's c. by Middleton—Niobe ; and Mr. Cosby's Grisehla. Ninety-one horses are named for the Goodwood Stakes, and 40 for the Cup. The Hampton Races commence to-morrow. PIGEON SHOOTING. Some very good Pigeon shooting took place yester day at the inclosure, Battersea. Amongst a variety of matches was that of Lord Southampton and Mr. Gilmore at six birds each, at the three distances of twenty-one yards, twenty-five yards, and thirty from the trap. His lordship won the first match, and in the second match they shot a tie. In shooting the tie off his lordship won by killing his six birds. Several other matches followed. ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB. The Annual below-bridge match for a silver cup and cover, given by the noblemen and gentlemen of the Thames Yacht Club, takes place this day from Greenwich to Gravesend and back. The Ada Jane, the Alert, the Lady Louisa, the Oberon, the Vic torine, and Figaro, arc the yachts entered to contend for this valuable prize. The Lady Louisa is the fa vourite. Three to one has been taken freely against her, reckoning the field. LATE EARL BURLINGTON'S RACING STUD. The blood stock belonging to the above nobleman were put up for sale yesterday afternoon at Messrs. Tattersall's, and knocked down at the following prices : Guineas The stallion Bizarre, by Orville, bought in at 390 Mouse, by Sir David, bought in at Young Mouse, by Godolphin, out of Mouse, and covered by him again, sold to his Majesty 135 A Colt Foal by Bizarre—Young Mouse, his Majesty 56 Young Espagnolle, with a filly foal by Bizarre, and covered by him again SO Espagnolle, doverec by Partisan, bought in at Three.year-old Filly, by Partisan—Espagnollc, to a Foreigner 3O Three-year-old Colt by Bizarre—Young Barrosa, to Mr. Gieville - Three-year-old Colt by Bizarre—Barrosa, bought in 96 Two-year-old Colt, own brother to Rapid Rhone, to Mr. S. Stanley Two-year-old Filly by Bizarre, dam by Godolphin, General Grosvenor 42 Yearling Colt by Bizarre—Young Mouse, Duke of ... Richmond Yearling Filly by Partisan—Cat, Mr. Wigram Yearling Filly by Partisan—Espagnolle, to Sir G Heathcotc The greater part of Mr. W. Chifney's racing stock (including Rowton, Emiliana, &c.) will be put lip for sale on Monday next at Hyde Park-corner. THE REBUFF DIRECT.—The late Lord Kenyon was examined before a Committee of the House of Commons of which the late'Lord Colches ter, then Mr. Abbott, Marshal of the King's Bench, was chairman. The Chief Justice demurring to an swer a question relative to the fees and emoluments of his office, the chairman assuming an air of importance reminded his lordship that he was armed with the au thority of the Commons House of Parliament, where upon the Chief Justice said, " Sir, I will not be yelped at by my own turnspit." ELECTORS IN FRANCE. According to the electoral lists formed in the month of October last, 14,685 electors, minus those who are since dead, representing nearly 1,200,000 inhabitants, will, at the approaching election, be called upon to choose 14 de puties for the Department of the Seine ; or, upon an average, one deputy for each 1,062 electors, and one deputy for each 8,571 inhabitants. The first arron dissement has 1,233 electors ; the second, 2,243 ; the third, 1,247; the fourth, 1,051 ; the fifth, 1,046 ; the sixth, 1,411 ; the seventh, 977 ; the eighth, 865 ; the ninth, 607 ; the tenth, 1,223; the eleventh , 1,115 ; the twelfth, 618 (the foregoing are of Paris ); the thirteenth i. Sceaux), 579 • and the fourteenth (St. Denis), 950. LIE CROPS.—The most gratifying accounts have been received of the state of the corn crops in various parts of this country. It is feared, however, that potatoes ha,e failed to a much more considerable extent than had b:en supposed some weeks Dublin Register, THE MARKETS-(THIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS.-1 At pr Load of 36 Trusses). CUMBERLAND. coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay, Kew v eadow Hay Useful Old Ditto 4 0 4 10 4 5 4 10 Fine I pland Meadow and ttye-gran Hay 5 5 5 7 lover Hay 4 5 5 10 Oat Straw £1 10 to £1 12 1 Wheat Straw... 1 14 1 6 SMITHFIELD. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay f 3 10 to XI 15 New Meadow Hay... ........«.........».« 3 15 4 4 Useful Old Ditto 4 5 4 10 Fine Upland Meadow and 11 ye-grass Hay ..... 4 15 5 0 Clover Hay (extra fine)....Ss s... Generally Ost Straw £1 12 to X 1 141 Wheat Straw ll4 1 M HUNGERFORD. ..- .- - Coarse Meadow Hay -- g 3 5 to £3 10 New Meadow Hay 315 ' 4 5 Useful Old Ditto Fine Upland Meadow and Rye grass Hay 4 15 5 5 Clover Hay 3 15 5 0 Oat Straw ..£1 1) to X 1 12 1 Wht at Straw... 1 11 ! 16 COLONIAL MARKETS.--(THIS DAY.) The markets are buoyant, though but few public ;ales are announced to-day. British Plantation Su ;ars remain steady at the late improvement: Of Mauritius Sugars, it is not expected that any public sales of consequence will be made until further ac. counts are received from the Mauritius as to the ex tent of the damage done there by the late hurricanes. Foreign and Refined Sugars continue steady, the latter for export being still scarce. COFFEE.—The market for British Plantation Coffee is firm, and the deliveries considerable. TEA.—Considerable attempts have been made to throw obloquy on Ministers for the oversight in the China Trade Act, under which the importation of Teas into Liverpool from Dantzic was made ; and =ome parties have been endeavouring to induce the belief that a considerable excitement has been the re sult among the Tea trade in consequence, as well as among merchants. The importation referred to has not had the least effect on the Tea trade, the branch of commerce that would be most affected, if any thing serious were apprehended from the oversight, if it can be so called. The trade were fully confident from the first that the importation was illegal, under the Navigation Laws, and the best answer to the state ments that the import had. occasioned great alarm among the tea trade, as tending to produce a depre ciation in the value of the stock on hand, is that the sale at thp East India House, up to the commence ment of the private trade yesterday, went off at ad vanced prices on all the better sorts of teas. If the Teas so illegally imported should not be condemned, they must be reshipped for the port from whence they came, or to some other place where they may find a sale. The Tea is very active. Immoo.—The market is firm, and the deliveries continue pretty large. The East India sale it is ex pected will be increased to about 5,000 chests. Rum.—During the previous week the delivery was about 400 puncheons, but a great number of arrivals having come to market, there is an increase of stock, amounting to above 12,000 puncheons. The market is firm. SPlCES.—Nothing cf consequence is doing in these commodities. There is a pretty good call for pepper. INDioo.—The sale of Indigo in July by the East India Company, it is thought, will be augmented to 5,000 chests. The quotations are higher, with some business doing. WlNEs.—The Oporto Wine Company being put an end to by the Government of Portugal, has pro duced a change in prices of wines, which are lower. The deliveries still are large. DRUGS.—Resolutions have been determined upon by the Drug trade for regulating the sales of Drubs, now that the East India Company's sales are about to be discontinued; and an interest to be paid at the rate of 4 per cent. on deposits until the prompt shall have been completed. COTTON remains firm, and little business doing. TAttow.—The clearances are of little amount, but 761 casks having been brought to market last week. The amount of stock is to-day 9,900 casks. The quo tation is at 425. per cwt., and 445. per cwt. for Town Tallow. The following are the particulars relative to Tallow in the port of London : Particulars of Tallow in London, June 16. Casks. east,. Cask*. 1832. 1833. 18 4. Stock this day Delivery laAt week ..... Ditto from June 1 2,892 1,850 1,619 Arrival last week 434 7 809 Ditto 1 r.,m June 1. 1,688 7 815 Price Y. C. this day ...... Ditto tow:, last Friday 44s. Od. 465. Od. 44a. Od. COURT FOR THE RELIEF OF INSOL- VENT DEBTORS. The Matters of the Petitions and Schedules of the Prisoners hereinafter named (the same having been filed in the Court) are appointed to be heard at the Court-house, in Portugal-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, To-morrow, the 18th of June, 1834, at nine o'clock in the forenoon. Dewell, Nancy Ann, High-street, Kensington, victualler. Israel, H., Chambers-street, Goodman's-fields, traveller. • Burton, Rev. C., Richmond, Surrey, doctor of laws. Gittoes, T., Wednesbury, Staffordshire, labourer. Eliot, J., Holborn-hill, attorney-at-law. Favell, F. M., Primrose-street; ilishWsgate-street, orna mental paper-manufacturer. Wilson, G., Duke-street, West Smithfield, general agent. Clarke,G.,Tash-street, Gray's Inn-lane, commission agent. Beard, J., Grosvenor-place, Borough-road, brass-founder. Davis, J., Qarden-row, London-road, collector of rents. Hughes, W., Wellington-st. , Newington-causeway, butcher. Nicholson,Mary,widow, Dunham, Nottinghamshire, farmer. On Thursday, June 19.—Same Hour and Place. Hervey, K. T., Milman-row, King's-road, Chelsea, author, Deering, E., Fenchurch-street, journeyman poulterer. Taite, A., Marquis-court, Drury-lane, journeyman tailor. Wigg, R., Pearson-street, Kingsland-road, plumber. Hudson, J. T., Henrietta-street, Cavendish-square, optician. Guver, J., Spring-place, Wandsworth-road, dealer in tea. Ballard, G., Richmond, victualler. Ashwell, E., Winwick, Northamptonshire, farmer. Robertson, It., Clement's-inn, conveyancer. Card, T. R. W. , Nlaze, Tooley-st. , Southwark, tripe-dress, r. Harris, W., Chancery-lane, boot-maker. Marlow, J., Great Dover-road, victualler. On the farm of Thomas Henderson, Esq., of Strangford, there is at present a field consisting of seven acres of yellow Kent wheat, all in full ear, and measuring four feet seven inches in height.—Belfast Paper. The hay harvest has partially commenced in this neighbourhood, but the crop is very light. The refreshing showers which have fallen during t}:, e present week will, however, have a beneficial effect upon the meadows and brown pastures which were much in want of rain.—Liverpool Mercury. " Are you sure that the .iviry understood English ?" said Mr. Baron Alderson the other day to a gentleman of the long robe, who was arguing that 12 good Welchmen had given a perverse verdict. A general titter arose, upon which the Learned Baron. added—" I assure you that I was lately in Carnarvon, and on the point of summing up, when I had the pre sence of mind to inquire, if the jury understood English, and I found that only one had that qualifica tion. If, now, those Welch gentlemen had given a wrong verdict, after hearing a foreigner, could their return have been declared perverse ?" MORE ACCIDENTS IN COLLIERIES..- " Two coal-miners were dreadfully burnt, on Monday last, in the coal pits at Limeside, near Hollinswood, by an explosion of fire-damp. Accidents in, coal mines become so extremely frequent as to eat, for the atten tion of the legislature."— 1 - Reeler's Manchester Chronicel, June 14. "On Tuesday last two.men had just entered their respective places at the bottom of a coal pit, belonging to Messrs. Kenworthy and Co., Mosley-lane, when the fire-damp exploded, and burnt them very severely. One of them is likely to recover, but the other, we are sorry to say, lies in a very pre carious state. This is the seventh or eighth accident of the same kind that has occurred within the last two months."—Manchester Courier, June 14. CORONERS INcivEsT.--On Saturday even ing last an bigness was holden at the British Tavern, Limehouse-bridge, before Mr. Baker, the Coroner, on view of the remains of Miss Sarah Maria Hart, a re s r P d e el s , fine young woman, who was most respectably eon. netted, whose body was taken out of the New-eut, or river were L ex e c a i , te o d n ti T a h t u s r h sd e a h y a n d ig co h m t e la u st n . fair S ly or ab; in consequence of a young man ha,ving been seen by a policeman to run from near the spot when) the splash was heard in the water ; but though this fact was sworn to, yet there was every reason to suppose that she was the author of her own death, and that she had thrown herself into the water. What adds con siderably to the melancholy affair is, that on Saturday morning a sister of the deoeased, who was also a very fine woman, was found dead in her bed, and on her body beinc , examined, it was ascertained that she had de stroyeeherself by taking a large dose of laudanum. The evidence having thrown no ligitt on the cause of death, the Coroner summed up the evidence, and the Jury, though many of tl ern were of opinion that the deceased had thrown her elf into the water, returned a verdict of " Found dros,ned,"