The Sun. — London, England, 1827-02-28 00:00:00

fluence to raise an Equity Judge to the Peerage, in whom h might have expected a rival, and heitstd his influence to keep bad the Chief Justice, who, from being in another branch of the law could never have come into collision with him. Nor could he fai to remark the conduct of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, i: holding up a Judge to approbation, for his undivided attention t, business, when his object was to disparage the Lord Chancellor • when, at other times, that Learned Judge was the object of the Learned Gentleman's attacks. But it served his purpose now t, praise him at the expence of the Chancellor. It was but justice is him to pay a tribute to the memory of Lord Gifford; but if there were any judge mo-c capable than another of exciting jealousy such as the Learned Judge imputed to the Lord Chancellor, i! was Lord Gifford, but who had excited no such feeling as that which he (the Hon. Gent.) had attributed to the Chancellor, and which be (Mr. Peel) believed never had influenced his conduct. The Learned Gentleman had been exceedingly severe on those who had advocated the appointment cf the Commission, and had said, that when the Commission was proposed he had observed a smile on the faces of the Ministers, as if they intended by the Com mission to defeat some hostile purpose of the Opposition. He denied that the smile, if smile there was, could justify such an inference. It was impossible for him, or for any other man, to deny that the system of the Court of Chancery presented great impediments to the administration of justice, an d enta il e d a grievous expense upon the suitors. He had prop ose d th t Comm i ss i on with a full sense of those evils, and fr om a co - aviction that a Commission so constituted could devise the riltr:c effectual means of relief; but if he had stood alone ;n that House, and not a single Member could have been found to ao: eport him, he never would have consented to the appointors__ tof a criminatoty Commission, moved for by the Hon. 3.r ember for Lincoln in a speech in which that crimina thrY C :lanmission was advocated, and whirls speech was seconded 4.- .. At supported afterwards by many other members of the same -, side of She loose. In that speeds the Honourable Member said, "it is ziat the system, but the man. I mean not to criminate the system, but the man, and it is into This conduct that I call for an enquiry." He thanked God that they did not lis ten to that appeal. He thanked God that they withstood the attempt to humiliate the Lord Chancellor. The Hon. Member for Colchester (Mr. Harvey), in that night's debate, admitted that he had done more than any of his predecessor., and that she defects of the system ought not to be attributed to him. That Hon. Member, in a speech which displayed great knowledge of the subject, and which was calculated to make a considerable impres sion upon the House, admitted that the defects belonged to the system, and not to the man—(Hear, hear.)---And after admit ting that he had done more than all his predecessors, concluded a panegyric—no more than just—by these emphatic words—" that his decisions, although slow, were always accompanied by a secu rity which amply compensated for the delay—( Hear, hear)."—He was followed by a gentleman totally unconnected with the profes sion of the law, holding a high rank in that House, and among the commercial men of the country—the Honourable Member for Midhursa (Mr. John Smith), and he admitted, that no man in high situation had ever had so much to do as the Lord Chancellor. —He again was followed by the Honourable and Learned Mem ber (Mr. Bron;;eam) ; and in what terms did he speak ? He ar admitted, ;:nat in all his experience before all the Judges it had 'ever I seeii his fortune to appear, he had never pleaded before - s isfone with so much satisfaction as before the Lord Chancellor; and he even went on to say, that if he had a fault, it arose from 4 sincere desire to administer the most impartial justice.—(Hear, hear !)--He had thus quoted, he would not say from the mouths of his enemies--for enemies he hoped they were not—but from the mouths of his political opponents, testimonies to the character of the Lord Chancellor as high as any man could be ambitious of obtaining. He would not attempt to weaken their effect by any thing which he could say ; and he would only, therefore, add, that if the description thus given be a true one—and it came from the mouths of those who were not to be supposed de tirous to over-rate his merits—then he would say that he bad a great consolation in the reflection that he had raised hs voice against the appointment of a Commission, which avowed its object to be not to inquire into the system, but to criminate the man.—(Hear, hear, hear !)—He would now say a few words with regard to the charges brought against himself. It was perfectly true that he had recom mended the appointment of the members of the Commission, and he had done so because he thought they would honestly execute the task assigned to them, and because he thought they were the men most competent to the duties which were to be performed. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman says, however, that the Com mission was composed wholly of the friends and immediate de pendants of the Lord Chancellor—(hear, hear)—persons who either owed him obligations for favours past, or were seeking obli gations for the future. He could not, he confessed, avoid feeling astonished at that assertion. The Vice-Chancellor was one of the Commissien. What motive could he have to screen the Lord Chan cellor's errors, or to decide according to his wishes? Mt. Hart was another, a Gentleman high at the Chancery Bar, seeking nei ther favour for the future nor owing obligations for the past ; for he believed that he owed even his silk gown to the recommen dation of Lord Erskine. He could have no motive for conceal. ing a fact or changing the truth. Mr. Bell was another person proposed to be a Member of that Commission. He had himself intimated to Mr. Bell his wish that he would become a Member, but not until Mr. Bell had retired from practice at the Bar. It was impossible, therefore, to accuse that Gentleman of a desire to favour the Lord Chancellor. Then there was the Hon. Member for Tregony (Dr. Lushington), and the Hon. Member for Lincoln (Mr. R. Smith), neither of whom were likely to be influenced by any improper motives in their decision. Was it possible, he would ask, that all these Gentlemen, some of them Members, who almost uniformly espoused the Hon. and Learned Gentleman's views in politics, should be so weak as to suffer themselves to be de luded by the Lord Chancellor's urbanity, into a consent to propositions which they knew to be decidedly erroneous ? The very supposition, on the part of the Hon. Gentleman, was a species of censure which he would not venture to cast upon them. If any man wished to know what was the daily labour of the Lord Chancellor for the last three years, and what was the amount of business disposed of in the Court of Chancery, lot him turn to the 1,115 th page of the second volume of that flimsy Report, and he would find it described with the most painful particularity. It was, to his mind, a most painful and humiliating sight to see the daily occupations of such a man detailed. But, if any man wished to see them, let him turn to that page, and he would find them. He was not one of those who thought the Lord Chancellor—the first Lawyer in the kingdom—ought to be ex cluded from all connection with the Cabinet. He did not think that the first Law Officer in the realm should be precluded from giving his opinion upon those cases of criminal law which came before the Government; and if there were any who thought, that in looking at that paper that the Lord Chancellor had not done enough in six hours a day, let them recollect the various other avocations which required a share of his attention. Let them take the whole tenor of that excellent person's life ; let them consider tthat the whole gravamen of all the charges against him rests upon a too scrupulous desire to administer impartial justice; and when they have recollected that lie has held the si tuation of Lord Chancellor for a longer period than any other who ever preceded him, let them say whether any man of feeling could consent to a course which must have brought down those grey hairs with sorrow is the grave, as he was confident they must have been brought, had the motion for an inquiry into his conduct received the assent of this House.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. BROUGHAM, in explanation, begged to observe, that in speaking of the private fortune of the Lord Chan cellor as being a million and a half, he did not intend to describe it as amounting to that sum, but merely as being, according to common rumour, very large. Mr. PEEL said his earnestness on the subject pro ceeded from a desire to guard against the probability of such re port going abroad among the people at the present moment, as that the Lord Chancellor has amassed an immense fortune by Bankruptcies, such an assertion was calculated to make an impres sion which might be extremely prejudicial. Mr. BROUGHAM admitted he had said that the Chancellor's yearly income was 18,0001. and never more than 20,0001. a year ; but he expressly declared that not more than one-fourth, if so much, arose from bankruptcies. Mr. ABERCROMBY would not at that late hour detain the House by many observations ; but he could not allow the insinuation and argument which had been pressed so strongly by the Right Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Peel) upon the sub ject of the Chancellor's resignation, to pass without a slight explanation. The Right Honourable Gentleman seemed to think that the motion of his Learned Friend, the late Member for Ilchester (Mr. Williams), contained propositions and expres sions so degrading, that it was impossible for the Lord Chan cellor to hold his place for an instant, if the House had consented to adopt it. Now the motion of the year 1811, which the House had actually received and adopted, was in every respect the same.—He believed it would puzzle the Conveyancers, with whom the Right Hon. Gentlemen seem to have been holding such an intimate connexion, to point out what there was in the one motion, which must cause the Lord Chancellor to resign the in stant it was carried, different from the other, which being car ried, yet allowed him t o remain contentedly inoffice.—(Hear.) Mr. PEEL said, the speeches, the manner, and the avowed motives of those who made the motions, were better in dications of what was intended than the motions themselves. Leave was then 'given to bring in a Bull for the Improve- ment of the Administration of Justice in the High Court of Chancery. PAYMENT OF BILLS OF EXCHANGE. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL obtained leave to bring in a Bill to declare the state of the law rela five to Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes becoming payable on Good Fri day or Christmas-day. The Reports on the Marine Mutiny Bill, and the Mutiny Bill, were ordered to be brought up this day, Mr. Hume having re quired that they should be postponed, in c-•der to enable him to take the sense of the House upon a fitter occasion. The remaining Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a few minutes after ONE O'CLOCK. ;4,!•Ste_,- LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 28, 1827. The French Papers of Sunday, with the Etoile dated Monday, have been received, but their contents are not important. These Papers are still occupied with the debates in the Chamber of Deputies on the law respecting the Press, and the trial of MAumtEum. The Etoile con tains letters from Madrid, announcing that the Portuguese refugees who returned into Gallicia, had been disarmed and sent into the interior. By a Royal decree, dated at Ma drid on the Bth inst., it appears that a levy of 21,000 men is ordered to recruit the army. FERDINAND would no doubt like to have an efficient army to back the views of the Priests, but his decrees for raising troops possess little more virtue than those for equipping fleas, so that the Apostolicals must wait some time before the new levy is able to take the field, either to support their own power in Spain, or to subvert the Constitution in Portugal : (From the Etoile dated Monday.) MADRID, FEB. 15.—The Royal Decree, ordering a levy of 24,000 men to recruit the army, appears in to-day's Gazette, and is dated the Sth of this month. The levy will take place by ballot in the manner prescribed by the existing ordinances. Only the time of service of the men included in it is limited for this time to six years, instead of eight, as fixed by the same ordinan ces. In consequence of this modification, the Nobles, who had the privilege of exemption on payment of a sum of 20,000 reels, may now be dispensed with for 15,000. Elder sons of persons not Nobles, to obtain the same favour, must pay 6,000 reals, and besides furnish a substitute ; an indul gence which is extended, with the view of protecting learning, to Students in the Universities, Seminaries, and Colleges, and also to persons employed in the Post-offices, the Finance Department, &c. Officers of the Royalist Volunteers are declared exempt by virtue of a decree of 10th of September last, which had not yet been published. As for the privates in the corps of Royalist Vo lunteers, the time they have served as such will be allowed them, as determined in the regulations given them last year, which de clares three years' service in that corps equivalent to one year in the army, &c. [The Etoile give extracts from the Lisbon Gazettes of Feb. 10.] In our Paper of yesterday we stated that the Empress of BRAZIL had been seriously indisposed. We now regret to find that she died in child birth, some days after the de parture of the EMPEROR to prosecute the war against the Buenos Ayreans. The official dispatches, announcing this event, have not yet been received, but there can be no doubt of the fact, for the Harriet transport just arrived at Portsmouth from Lisbon, spoke on the 11th instant the Camden packet, from Rio de Janeiro, out sixty-nine days, bringing the melancholy intelligence. This event will prove:deeply afflicting to Don PEDRO, and may possibly put a period to his warlike undertaking against Buenos Ayres. The EMPRESS was the daughter of the Emperor of AUSTRIA- We have just heard that a Naval Officer, charged with dispatches confirming the death of the EMPRESS, had ar rived at the Cove of Cork. Her Imperial MAJESTY departed this life on the 11th December. _ That intelligent and liberal Paper the Cork Southern Reporter, announces the fact in the following manner:— DEATH OF THE EMPRESS OF THE BRAZILS. REPORTER OFFICE, THREE o'cLocic. We have just received the following letter from our Corre spondent at Cove : " CovE, SATURDAT, FEB. 24.—The Surrey transport put in here this morning, short of provisions and water, bound from Lima and Rio Janeiro to Portsmouth. Sailed from Rio 14th December. She brings despatches, announcing the death of the Empress of the Brazils. She was daughter to the Emperor of Austria, and died in Child-lied a few days before the Surrey sailed. The Emperor had gone to the River Plate to head his troops against the Buenos Ayreans." Letters from Port-au-Prince, dated the 16th December, mention that the Ilaytien Government had formed a Commercial Treaty with England, and had declined giving France the advantage of half duties. Letters from Maracaibo of the 17th December, announce that General BOLIVAR arrived in that place on the day preceding. Letters have been received in Washington City from Guatemala, dated the let of December, which state that order had been completely restored. By the arrival at Liverpool of the William Thompson, New York Papers have been received to the 2d inst. The press of Parliamentary Debates prevents our giving extracts from these Papers : but the most important document in them is the report of the Committee on the subject of the Bill before Congress, respecting the inter course with our Colonies. Of course the spirit of the report is entirely favourable to the views of the United States. But the opposition of England to the measure will be more formidable than the framers of the Report imagine, for the very tendency of the Bill is to give the Americans every advantage at our expence. Vie can never submit to have our commerce fettered by American restrictions, while, at the same time, they demand access to our Colonies without a reciprocal return. THE EARL OF LIVERPOOL. His Lordship's medical attendants had a long consulta tion this morming, which lasted an hour and a half. At a quarter before two o'clock the following bulletin was issued : " Fife House, Feb. 26. " Lord Liverpool continues much the same as he was yester day. His Lordship has passed another good night." The business in Parliament, last night, was of great importance. Lord WHARNCLIFFE, in the House of Lords, introduced two Bills to remedy the evils produced by the Game Laws, but we must refer our readers to his Lord ship's able Speech for the details. In the House of Commons, the MASTER of the ROLLS brought forward his motion for leave to bring in a Bill to alter and amend the practice of the Court of Chancery, founded upon the Report of the Chancery Committee. The speech of the Right Honourable Gentleman was received with marked approbation by the House, but Mr. MICHAEL ANGELO TAYLOR thought that he did not go far enough in his reform. Mr. BROUGHAM made a very long speech, but not so much on the abuses of Chan cery as an attack of the LORD CHANCELLOR himself. To this tirade Mr. PEEL made a very eloquent and very satisfactory reply, vindicating the character of his Lordship from the ungenerous aspersions thrown upon it. In fact the Right Hon. Gentleman quoted the highest praise on the character and ability of his Lord ship from the very speeches of his opponents. It is admitted on all hands that a speedy Reform in the practice of the Court of Chancery is absolutely necessary, but then in discussing the propriety of that reforin, Gentle men should confine themselves to the subject, and not go out of their way to indulge personal spleen or party feelings by attacks on the character of the LORD CHANCELLOR. We are compelled, by the great length of the Debates, o omit several Articles, which shall be given to-morrow. THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CITY, Twelve o' Clock. Little business is doing this morning in the British Funds ; th ,, chief employment has been in paying and receiving differences, this being pay day. It was whispered late in the afternoon of yesterday that a very heavy and unexpected failure had taken place; a gentleman was mentioned who had been a large dealer in options and connected with Lotteries, however, we find upon en quiry, that no declaration has taken place, and the affair, it is said, has been wound up by a handsome composition being accepted by his creditors. The first price of Consols, both for money and ac count, was 824 4, and the only alteration is to 824 ?,:; India Bonds 54 5 ; Exchequer Bills, 34 5 pm. Colombian Bonds, 38i- 91 ; Mexican, 68 C. Three per Cent. Consols, 824 ; Ditto for account, 824 4 ; India Bonds, 54 5 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 34,:5 pm. FOREIGN FuNns.—Brazilian, 65 6 ; Buenos Ayres, 52 4 ; Chilian, 36 8 ; Colombian, 1824, 33i- ; Danish, 61 4 ; Mexican, 5 per Cent., 56 7 ; Ditto 6 per Cent., 684; Portu guese, 7647-,- ; Peruvian, 34 5 ; Greek, 1614 ; Russian, 894 90 ; Spanish, 13 - 1 2 -. Mixes.—Anglo Mexican, 35 24 die. ; United Mexican, 12 11 dis. ; Real del Monte, 80 100 pm. ; Tlalpuxahua, 35 45 pm. ; Brazilian, 4i 5, -If pm. ; Bolivar, par, 1 pm...; Colombian, 184 19i- per Share ; Potosi, 30 2 per •Sha..e; V t isco Peruvian, 5 6 74,0 , per Share. Two o' Consols, 82i i: Consols, 82k, sellers. TEREE 0' CL 0 CIL HOUSE OF LORDS, FEB. 26. LORD SELSEY V. RMQDES. The House this day gave judgment in this Appeal, affirming he decree of the Vice-Chancellor in favou'r of the Defendant. MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE. We copy the following lamentable circumstance from, the Westmeath Journal:— MELANCHOLY AND LAMENTABLE EFFECT ?ROOT:CEO FROM THE ATTACK OF TUE ROCKITES ON GITAGGAN CASTLE.-With deep regret we have to state, that ever since the murderous attack of the Rockites on George Longworth, Esq., and his family, an evident aberration of his mind and faculties has been observable, and which daily increased ; on Monday morning last, while in a state of mental derangement, he procured a carabine, went into his garden, and discharged el, • contents of it through his head. It is a melancholy fact, though some of the work men were spectators of this dreadful act, no attempt was made to prevent it, although we have been informed that the carabine missed fire the first time. This melancholy transaction is most sincerely regretted, particularly in the neighbourhood where Mr. Longworth resided. A Coroner's inquest sat on the body, and after a minute examination of witnesses, returned a ver dict, " That Mr. Longworth committed the above act, while under a fit of insanity." While the inquest was sitting, the cellar was broken open and robbed ! ! ! Remarking, just by the way, the usual good feeling of the Westmeath Journal, in heading the article " the attack of the Rockites," plainly in order to give a political character to crimes which originated in the desire of plunder, not the feelings of party. —Dublin Patriot. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.-FEB. 26. An amazing deal of heavy betting took place yesterday, but without being very influential on the odds generally. Some of the St. Leger horses, however, were affected by it, for Re viewer can hardly be called first favourite. If the present mild weather continues, we may look for more important alterations, as the horses will be enabled to take their trials. We give the odds. DERBY , 13 to 2 agst Web 9 to i agst %stk., 14 to 1 agst Defence 15 to 1 agst Espagnolle 20 to 1 agst Trumpeter 20 to 1 agst Dahlia 20 to 1 agst Gaberlunzie 22 to 1 agst Mameluke 23 to 1 agst Gustavus 2. - .'.0 I ..74ge. Spondee 26 to I agst Catherine 30 to I agst Lord Ailesbury's 30 to I agst Gamelius 35 to I agst Turcoman 40 to I agat Augusta 50 to 1 agat Roderick* :s. 20 to 1 agst Morel* 22 to 1 agst Calypso 28 to 1 agat Lunacy 30 to 1 agst Shoveller 30 to 1 agst Scornful 5 to 1 agst Maria 6 to 1 agst Duchess 6 to 1 agst Totteridge 16 to I agst Pantina 17 to I agst Translation IS to I agst Souvenir ST. LEGER. 30 to 1 agst Romeo 30 to 1 agst Hartpury 30 to 1 agst Emma 35 to 1 agst Nonplus 85 to 1 agst Pelican" 50 to 1 agst Miss Emma' 50 to 1 agst Saucy Dick' 60 to 1 agst Talma" 16 to 1 agst Reviewer* 16 to 1 agst Jupiter 20 to 1 agst Sancho* 20 to 1 agst Olivera 20 to 1 agst Popsy 20 to 1 agst Granby 22 to 1 agst Moonshine 23 to 1 agst Matilda 25 to 1 agst Nivalis Those marked th is (*) were taken. The Epsom Coursing Matches commence to-mor row, and will be continued for the two following days. If the weather should turn out favourably, some excellent sport is ex pected. KING'S THEA TR E.—The well-known opera of Turco in Italia, by Rossini, was performed last night, at this Theatre, on which occasion Madlle. Fanny Ayton made her ap pearance as Fiorilla. Her conception of the character was good, and her musical science told well in the concerted pieces. In fact, she has most of the requisites for a first-rate vocalist. Signor de Begnis made an animated Geronimo, and Zuchelli and Curioni distinguished themselves in their respective character of the Turk and Cavalier Servente. The reading Public are resolved not to be deprived of the charm of Scotch Novel reading. While the " Great Un known" is busy with History, others are following his footsteps with no small success. The demand for the WOLFE OF BADENOCH has been so considerable, as to call for a new edition, which we understand is now on the way from Edinburgh. DEATH OF DR. KITCHENER.—We have just heard of the death of Doctor Kitchener, the most refined and scientific of Gastronomists. It seems that he died on Tuesday morning, after an evening passed at Mr. Braham's. He was a pleasant, showy, and superficial man, and had invariably reduced to practice every theory that he broached on the subject of eating. If apothecaries would do the same with their nostrums, their patients would be no losers, though they, perhaps, might. SIMPLICITY.—The Piper of an M.P. for a Nor thern County applied the other day at the General Post Office to inquire where a brother in the profession was to be found. He was much surprised at their not knowing whom_ he meant, even when he stated that it was Mackay, Clanronald's Piper, whose address he sought. The following is a copy of the letter addressed to Mr. French by Sir F. Burdett, enclosing a donation of 100/. :. Sir—lmpressed with a due sense of your noble conduct, in re ceiving into your own family, another family of orphan children, who, but for you, or some like you--and where could he have been found ?--must have probably perished, I beg your accept ance of the enclosed, both as a testimony of my admiration and esteem, and as contributing to your success in trade, and in some degree aiding your benevolent purpose. I beg you will observe,. Sir, that you are to employ my contribution for your own advan tage, convinced as I am, that there can be no other way of ern, ploying it so much to the advantage of the unfortunate children, to whom you have so generously afforded an asylum. I remain, Sir, with the highest esteem, your most obedient humble servant, (Signed) F. BURDETT. St. James's-place, Feb. 19. On Sunday night, the house of Mr. Thomas, No. 17, Vassal-road, was broken int.- by thieves, who managed to strip the premises of a quantity of valuable property, consisting of plate and clothes. The same night another house in Vauxhall street was entered, and robbed of a quantity of wearing apparel. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS ray.) COURT OF KING'S BENCH. BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. - BAITES V. HARRISON'. The plaintiff was a Widow, about 5'L years of age, residing in Bartholomew-close, and having several children. The defendant was a widower about 50 years of age;, and part proprietor of a coach which he occasionally drove. This was an action brOught to recover compensation in damages for a brtach of prondie of marriage, which the defendant made to the plaintiff. 'the Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages 1501. THE MARKETS. (From the London New Price Current of Tuesday.) SUGAR.—The demand for Muscovades last Week was kilguid; the market was heavy, and in one or two instances prices were shade lower, no general reduction could, however, be stated.— The report from the West India Warehouses is again favourable fur the sugar market; the deliveries exceed the corresponding week of last year by above 7 00 casks, the stock is now 4,000 casks less than at the corresponding period of 1826, yet the market continued uncommonly heavy all day, and the purchases did not exceed 250 casks.—We cannot quote any general decline in the prices. In the refined trade last week there was great heaviness, and genetally the prices were fully Is. lower; but many of the holders would not press sales on account of the limited stock. The purchases by the grocers, for home eon suption, are very limited. Molasses heavy. 'there is au in creased demand for low goods for shipping this morning, the holders are more firm, and purchases cannot be made on so loui terms as last week. In fine goods or Molasses there is no altera tion. In Foreign Sugars do purchases were reported ; the 4,000 bags Mauritius went off freely last Week at full prices. The Siam Sugars also fully supported the late prices. COFFER.—The Foreign Coffee fell Is. per cwt. last ivE , ell ; St. Domingo, fair quality, 48s. a 48s. 6d. ; fine ordinary Brazil 49a.; British Plantation Coffee .is very heavy, but no sales to any ex tent, at a reduction, have been reported. The public sale this forenoon, 342 bags Brasil, sold with briskness, all damaged, let. class 445. a 455. 6d. ; and by private contract 200 lir s Brazil, good ord. 48s. ; fair quality, St. Domingo, 48s. HEMP, FLAX, AND TALLOW.—The accounts from St. Peters burgh state the price of Tallow had fallen to 98s.exchange 10d. In Hemp or Flax there were considerable transactions. The Tallow market here has become heavy, particularly yesterday, when there appeared large sellers at the quoted price, and some bargains were reported 3d. lower. The holders of Flax are watch ing for the revival of the manufactures with much interest, as the import of Flax, Tow, &c., last year was 33,400 tons, or 19,000 tons less than the previous year. In Hemp, little varia tion. For delivery—Tallow, March and April delivery, 38s. per cwt. ; August shipments 375. 9d. per cwt. ; Hemp, shipment ou or before 31st August, 381. 10s. per ton. bust' PROVISIONS—Beef and Pork are still heavy in sale, but the prices are little varied. Bacor. rather more inquired after. Butters, which are in great request, and Bs. or 10s. higher last week, have again become heavy, on account of the return of mild weather. Rem, BRANDY, AND HoLLANns—The purchases of Rum lately are quite inconsiderable ; the market prices are without alteration. Brandy, continues heavy. In Geneva there is no alteration. COTTON.-The purchases of Cotton last week were more con siderable than usual ; they were nearly 2,000 bags, at full prices. SILK.-The Silk sale has closed at the India House ; the ave rage advance on the last sale is about 2s. per lb. ; the quality of the Silk was uncommonly good. TEA.—There is a considerable demand for low Congous, at id. advance, and for the better kinds there is also more inquiry; Twankays remain dull, and Boheas at a small discount. INDIGO.—There is little doing in Indigo, but the holders are firm. _ _ _ _ Extract of a letter from Glasgow, dated the 24th instant : " The demand for Rum has been better, and some sales effected of Jamaica at 3s. a 3s. 2d. for 0. P., and of Leeward Island at 2s. sd. for proof, per imperial gallon.—A public sale of East India goods was attempted yesterday, consisting of Rice, Mocha Coffee, Cassia 1)7-lea, Galls, Safflower, and Gum Arabic : but of the whole, only ':_a following were sold :-250 bags Rice at 17s. 6d. a 155.; 10 bales Mocha Coffee at 107 s. a 117 s. ; 30 chests Cassia Lignea at 113 s. a 120 s. ; 4 bales Safflower at 995. a 10Ss. The demand for Cotton still continues limited, and the prices of last week were barely supported." CORN-EXCHANGE.—(THIS DAY.) The boisterous state of the weather has prevented much Corn from coming in this week, the report of arrivals is consequently small. The trade for every article remains without any alteration from the terms of Monday, as very few buyers were in attendance. Flour continues to meet more freedom in sale than of late. ARRIVALS. I Wheat. Barley. Oats. Flour. English l,lOO qrs. 3,210 qrs. 900qrs. 3,3soecks. Irish - - Foreian - 110 FIGHTS AT ANDOVER, BETWEEN DICK CURTIS AND BARNEY AARON, AND YOUNG DUTCH SAM AND GYPSEY COOPER• These fights took place yesterday in a field behind the Queen Charlotte public-house, within a mile of Andover, in the county of Hants, and on the opposite side of the road to the ground on which Torn Spring and Bill Neate decided their differences in 1823. It is due to the inhabitants of Andover, and of the sur rounding neighbourhood, to state, that on this occasion their conduct has been of the most liberal description. As according to the articles the men were to fight on a stage, every assistance and encouragement were promised, and that promise was gene rously fulfilled. An excellent and substiaitial 24-feet stage was created. The platform was upwards of six feet from the ground, and was surrounded by a double row of ra ils, the upper one being four feet from the boards. This was done free of all expence to the backers of the men ; and in addition to this, upwards of 50 waggons were sent in to form the outer ring, by the surrounding farmers ; the whole of which were given up to the men and the waggon train, the latter agreeing to give a portioa of their profit for the benefit of the former. The receipts of a gate were like wise set apart for the advantage of the combatants, and were col lected by their own friends ; so that upon the whole the prelimi itno a b be t too of true,impr imprudent that den Jack a p c a k so nMartin, set te y . r the w o sni ut ar to tin H g' nary arrangements were highly satisfactory to all parti es inte rested, and extremely creditable to the Borough of A n d over . recollection of the infringements on hi s d omes ti c comfort by Young Du l t t ch ap S pe a a m ts , to gratify his revenge on the offender ; and did, as we stated on Monday, make a cowardly attack on him and his companion Curtis on Friday night last, between Hartford Bridge and the Phoenix Inn. Fortunately, however, both men escaped without injury. Dick's weight, as near as we could collect, was nine stone, while that of Aaron was nine stone ten pounds. The weight of Cooper was ten stone twelve pounds, and that of Sam, ten stone eight pounds. Cooper is 28 years of age, and Dutch Sam 20. Shortly before one o'clock the men left Andover in post-chaises and proceeded forthwith to the ground, where they were received by their friends with loud cheers. For the accommodation of the umpires and referee, a waggon was drawn up close a longside of the stage, in which a convenient seat was place d ; and the "m -pires and referee for the first fight having been chosen, notice was given to the men to prepare for action. DICK CURTIS AND BARNEY AARON. The summons was soon obeyed ; and the Jew, attended by Jem Ward and Mr. Nathan, forthwith mounted the stage amidst loud cheers. Dick was close at his heels, accompanied by Ben Burns and Josh Hudson ; and having shaken hands with the usual good will, they proceeded to peel, Barney de claring that he felt as little fear, as if he was only going to breakfast. Dick made no vaunting remark, but quietly took off his superfluous dress. The toss was won by Jem Ward ; but this was of little advantage, and that little he left to Dick, by placing his own man with his face to the wind. The condition of both men seemed to be of the first order. Uick was as fine as a race-horse, and as he said hiraself, was never better in his life. Barney was equally well, but his frame skewed more of muscular strength than Dick's, which presented a perfect model of symmetry and grace. The superiority of Barney's weight was also pretty obvious, and many were induced to think that the difference between them was greater than hid been acknowledged. At the moment of setting too, the odds were 6 to 4on Dick, with a general call for two to one, but no layers. THE FIGHT. Round 1. The attitudes of both men were beautiful. Dick fixed his eye on his man with a piercing glance, watching for an opening ; but Barney was on the alert, covered his points well, and seemed to be perfectly aware of Dick's tactics. Dick evi dently wished to draw Barney to commence ; but it would not do—Barney was cautious, and thus they stood before each other, without shifting their guards, for eleven minutes. At last Dick gradually retreated to the corner of the stage, followed by Barney, who was equally ready to take advantage of an opening. Barney at last broke ground, plunged in upon Dick, and caught him left and right on the nob. Dick made a slight counter, when Barney Lcaught him round the neck close by the rails ; Dick turned round to break away, but Barney for a moment held him tight an& fibbed ; at last Dick ran off, Barney close after him, and pep pering him as he went At last they both closed, and after a se vere effort, went down together. On Dick being placed on his second's knee, " first blood" was announced from his mouth. 2. Cautious sparring for come time.' At last, Dick having again retreated to the corner of the stage, Barney seeing an open ing, threw out his left, and caught Dick under the right eye. Dick countered with his left, and gave Barney a " Roland for his Oliver." Barney rushed to in fighting, and the counter-hitting was beautifel. Barney was always prompt with the left, while Dick was eeptally active with the same hand. Barney caught Dick round the heck, and commenced fibbing ; but Dick was active at the same game, and the punishment was mutually se vere. In the struggle for the fail, Barney was thrown, and the friends of Dick were loud in their chaff. 3. On coming to the scratch, the comparison of the result of the lest round was in favour of Dick ; who, by catching Barney on the centre of his nose, had blackened both Isis eyes. Barney again commenced fighting, but Dick stopped him with the quick ness of lightning. Counter hitting followed, and the men broke away.—(`'l to lon Dick.)--Dick once more retired towards the corner of the stage, Barney after him. Another interehaneu, in wiiieh Dick caught it in the mouth, and spit a little blood. More waiting, 'eel mutual determination :not to give a chance away. At length Barney hemmed his man in the corner, and finding he could not retreat, rushed is to deliver his jobbing hit with leis left ; in this he succeeded, eerd made a forcible impression on Dick's muzzle. Dick countered with his left, when Barney caught him round the neck, and commenced close fighting. The hitting right and left was very fine, and rather in favour of Dick, whose shott straight hits did some execution, and the Jew's Paz began to swell. Having broke away, Dick retreated towards the cor ner of the stage, followed by Barney, who caught bins A severe blow in the throat. In the scramble both went down heavy. 4. Another long sparring. The fight had now lasted 25 mi nutes. Dick saw his moment, and with the rapidity of thought, tlarete In his left on Barney's cannister, and dropped him, although not with great force.—(This was given as the first knock-down blow.) 5. Barney came up srniling, but Dick still looked ar serious as a judge. Pick hit out with his left, but the Jew, wee with him, and countered with equal prOmpinees. Someisiod right and left jobbing followed, when Barney again slosh for in-fight ing, and had recourse to catching Dick round the neck. A tre mendous interchange of blows followed, and the head-works of both were much deranged, but Barney had decidedly the worst of it, and received a severe cut on his right check from Dick's left. At length a struggle for the fall commenced, when the men came close to the railing of the stage, each still endeavouring to hit. At this moment Dick, in trying to throw his man, canted him between the upper rails, and he would have fallen a height of six feet to the ground, and thus, no doubt, have finished the contest; but luckily the accident happened close to the waggon placed for the umpire--and having been caught by the referee, no harm was done, and he was assisted on the stage without a moment's delay, and with a cry of " I'm all right." his as n g o r t o. : lrs tse:ecteontllz'sereknseleiffi, ethieentlyreavdifsuilbeleff.ects(TofheDiol'es d s . , af :e m nd caught Dick r t a . n d -u in the th r e et m ur i n n , 4 an o d f hUapriodiyi going* g k on good judges. jn,luoideogvree4s caution, 0 Barney b fi a r t s i: t t b e r e a ke • so with m e hie good left c o o u n n t t h e re hitting head ; but followed.ll ic k was t fighting. Another pause—Dick e vidently q • wli g iu e c tti al ng l ::t fre ir sfen s . Se veral minutes elapsed in waiting for the advantage ; at last Barney hit short, and a rally followed, in which Dick threw in three se vere jobbers, right and left, on Barney's bead, as he followed him, and at last Barney fell on his hands, bleeding at several points. The fight had now lasted forty-two minutes. 7. Dick now winked his eye this friends, that he was winning, and certainly he came up decidedly the freshest, while Barney . seemed to have losthis caution, and to be rather posed. He, how ever, chewed great courage, and lost but little time in rushing to the attack. Dick saw his game, drew back, and met him as he came in, three times in succession. Barney instantly bored in, and got the fall, but Dick had decidedly the best of the hitting.-- (5 to 1 on Diele.) S. This was a short round, but Dick was all gaiety. Barney' rushed in to a rally, in which severe favours were exchanged, and Dick received an ugly one in the throat. In the close both went down, but there was not much mischief done by the fall. 9. And last. Both came up with great caution, but Barney'e bead began to exhibit a hideous figure ; still he covered his points with good judgment for some seconds , when Dick, who never lost sight of the object he bad in view , s aw a fair o p enin g —Barney dropped his right hand, and Dick instantly collecting his whole force, threw in, so terrific a blow on Barney's throat, that it floored him as if he had been shot. He fell flat on his back, and on being taken up by his seconds was utterly senseless, and remained so for some time after. Dick was of course proclaimed the victor amidst the cheers of his friends, and he was himself equally elated ; he jumped up several times, and was at length borne off the stage, on Josh Hudson's shoulders. The fight lasted Afty minutes. REMARICS.—A better fight between two small men had never been witnessed, and it was equally clear that Dick never met with a more dangerous customer; indcA, for the first three or four rounds, Dick's friends were not free from apprehensions.— Barney, however, having at length, by severity of punishment, been thrown off the caution with which he set out, he left himself open to the well-known tactics of Dick, who, retreating before him, drew him after him, and thus secured the battle by those terrific jobs for which he is so celebrated, and which, in point of severity, admit of no comparison with the powers of any other man in the ring. Barney proved himself game to the last, and fought with considerable judgment ; but he was out-generalled. and must not again think of competition with the Pet. YOUNG DUTCH SAM AND GYPSEY COOPER. These men, who fought for fifty pounds aside, next mounted the stage ; Cooper, accompanied by Mr. Nathan and Jem Ward, and Dutch Sam, to the surprise of all, by Dick Curtis and Josh Hudson ; Curtis, it seems, had taken odds of 10 to 1 that he should win the fight with Barney and second his friend Sam. This wager he now came to secure, and, in fact, throughout the fight he was as active and as much on the alert as if he had mounted the stage for the first time. His conduct excited gene ral admiration. The fight between the Gypsey and Sam, whose qualities we have already described, would afford little amusement in detail— It is sufficient to say that it was all one way. Nine rounds were fought in one hour and eight minutes and a half—a large portion of which time was occupied in mancevring. The Gypsey, perhaps, never fonght worse, although he evinced 'bore game than he has generally received credit for possessing. His wild rushes and awkward weaving were utterly useless with u P i r s Sam, who, from his quickness in getting away , !ompletely avoided them, with the exception of one or two slight facers, and a h e few a random dlivaithd; a while he quickness body and himself precision invariably blows, many io.o f which pefbe be tel l y were la g ivenCYrtse r he e G with .i t h e open in: did not give the poor Bushman a chance, and so completely dis figured his physiognomy, that his dearest connections could not have recognized him. For the last three rounds his punishment was so severe that his backer interfered, and would not permit him to come again, although he had manifested no symptoms to " cut the consarn." Sam was not less elated than Curtis, a nd capered about like a sweep on May-day. He left the stage with Dick, and returned to Andover. from whence they set off last night for Basin g stoke, where they slept. The men will show to-morrow at S am's benefit, which will be held at the Tennis court, in Windmill-street. The highest satisfaction was expressed by all the parties at the day's sport; and although it rained almost incessantly, none grumbled at the hardships they had undergone. These fight give another lift to the character of the Ring. BIRTHS. On the 25th inst., at Brighton, the lady of Colonel Sir Georg , Berkeley, K.C.8., of a son. On the 27th inst., in Hamilton-place, the Marchioness of Exe ter, of a son. MARRIED. On ths 27th inst., at St. Pancras Church, by the Rev. Dr Moore, Major R. Carlile Pollock, 90th Light Infantry, third so] of James Pollock, Esq., of Newry, to Margaret A. Sheridan youngest daughter of the late Mrs. Sheridan, of Percy-street Bedford-square, and of Meager, Cheshire. DIED. On the 25th inst., in Gloucester-place, very deeply regretted Mary, the wife of John llenton Tritton, Esq., in the 71st yea of her age. On the 22d inst., at Dunnikier House, the lady of Lieut. General Sir John Oswald, G.C.B. of Dunnikier. In Connaught-square, Lieutenant-Colonel Radclyffe, Major Brigade to the Cavalry in Great Britain, aged 58. On the 23d inst., at Exmouth, Richard Horwood, Esq., lal Commander of the ship Milford, of Bombay, aged 41. On the 26th inst., at Comb Hay House, Dear Bath, in Ift 26th year, Jescinthia, wife of Win. Gore Langton, Esq., jun and only child of Henry Powell Collins, Esq. Printed and Published by M. YOUNG, at the aws-Ormia No. 112, STRAND.