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communication between Montreal and Lower Canada, being moved, Mr. VINE said, that the le of Englan had no more to d o w i th improving the peo co p mmunication d between Montreal and Lower Canada than they had with the build ing the wall of China. Mr. W. HORTON defended the grant, which he said was not for the Wellan or Niagara Canals. The money granted in aid of the Wellan Canal had been given upon condition that the parties who were undertaking that work for commercial purposes, should carry it through upon a scale more extended, which should render it available also for military operations. For that canal no vote would be taken in the present year; and the present vote was for the Purpose peculiarly of establishing means of military com munication between the Canadas, the want of which had occasioned great expense and inconvenience in the course of the last war. The vote was founded upon the report of the military commission which had been sent out to Canada, and the work was sanctioned by the opinion of the first authorities in this country. Mr. HU ME thought it was throwing away money to 1a Mr. out large suins in military works in the Canadas, when tho se Colonies must, in the nature of things, in a very sho rt tine be independent, or at least cease to be under the controul of this country. M r. W. WHITMORE reminded the House of the great difficulty which the country had at the present moment i n meetin g its own expences, without paying away large ", 1115 of money to improve the defences o f di s t an t Colo es, which we had little ground to believe would ever be of any material advantage to us. He hoped that the Com mittee which vras to be appointed next year, would put a Stop to these Canada grants altogether. Mr. HUSKISSON said, unless the House was prepared to grant the vote now called for, and several farther votes for the same purpose, it would be better that the country Should know what it was about, and give up the Canadas altogether. Now this was a course which seemed very ex pedient to the Honourable Member opposite (Mr. Hume) ; but h e must not suppose that he carried the country at all with him in his feeling; and surely, in any case, if such a course was to be discussed, it would be right and ne cessary to discuss it directly and specifically, and not upon a question kep as to v o ti ng the annual supplies. While we t the Canadas, at l eas t, we ought to remember, that rained a milli on o f B r i t i sh sub j ects, who were not to con be cast off suddenly, and were entitl e d t o our pro tection; and un l ess we meant to surrender the colonies in cage "any attack, or to defend them to an immense disad vantage, we ought t o put t h em i n a proper state of strength anti eans, bef ore any such attack was made. The object of the present vote was to remedy a difficulty which had ex r, us M danger and expenxe in the last war with the d ntedStates, and would be likely, unless provided against, to ,h O - 1° again- The moment any quarrel broke out between eountryand the United States, the latter had the power of taking euectu a g y such a position u on the river St. Lawrence, as nad a ,. ,to cut off our emn p municat ' ion between the two CA c, 2 tne present grant was for part of the expellee of a Supply which (independent of the St. Lawrence) was to cPPIy that c ommunication. The plan had been proposed "Y the military commission sent out to Canada, and , was a t t i rOVed by the Duke of Wellington ; and it was ce it a t to encounter a single campaign without its assistance, p-ie°tuilocin!ut the country to more expence than its entire corn th C. PELHAM said a few words, which did not reach g a ll ery. I Mr. 11 1J.ME decidedly still objected to the grant ; at jreast, utile% an estimate of the whole expence of the work °P°l eti Were laid' upon the table. The Duke of Port bealld had once put the country to 7,000,000/. fared f r ILI about Dover, which were afterwards declared to 2113 Utterly useless. It was too much to be granting large / for the support of Canada, when the legislature of th at pubii:42,ny refused to furnish a single shilling towards the W. mince. not HORTON said, that the whole estimate could ti- be produced at that moment ; but the work was sane °tied t b uic Yhe first engineers, and by the opinions of . the v,,,nie,,0 Wellington; and certainly while we did retain the "aa• which he apprehended the Hon. Gentleman did h e rn eao at once to abandon, it was right we should take ZPraPer precaution for their defence. gun ' 4 Alderm an WAITHMAN th oug ht that the reports b e (le'lll'veYs should be frrnished, and that the vote should th e 11 ,..a o te se d . for some time till the estimates were before Si r R 0 f b ra °BERT WILSON observed, that in the opinion 11 4 t ; e4i tie al men qualified to form a judgment (n i l . the . °Petjee ' can al was absolutely necessary for mi Italy se.e.atTua, especially since America had adopted the mea the 44e h ad. The canal, when completed, would reduce ikrnount of force required in Canada several thousands. of th e III/ME said that the estimate of the whole expence Air, ea ,"l was what t h e H ouse wante d . "USKI SSON admitted th a t if th e es ti ma t e of th e teppv°holZPense had not been laid before the House, as he t t alty i d it hail, it o ug ht t o be done. Ther e was no diffi "eta " c 'mg it. With respect to t h e plan itself, it had r iling fe °,l),.ted after other"plans had b een exam i ne d, as af doeul.„l"e best and mos t econom i cal defence. As to the he NT,' requi re d b y t h e H on. Alderman (Waithman), N uit i a t see the inconvenience of furnishing them, as they Aii' l ll /3 °l'v the weakness of our frontier. 4, L . , ": 1 141 E gave notice, that when the Report came k r - 1 7; 431 dd take the sense of the House on this vote. :Zed. beset'4l4l3UßTON observed, that the canal consti unly of the plan, the whole expense of which old laid before the House.: Sir Ety,,, for i ts d e"-' f iv ARD OWEN remarked, that Canada looked • ltl. t etice to this country. W. HARVEY said, that the House ought to be non of the full outside expense of the undertaking, and till th klbj ect. bat was done, no opinion could be given upon the 4 4. Pass; ~`-'BIUSSON asked only that the vote should . now oliaitiaben"le fore the report was agreed to, the estimates 'om upon the table. pro,ii:viiilrieeszotlZegn was then agreed to. Was 49,000/. for defraying the e New S outh j stores for the Engineer Department h barges of 4 in fgzi for " t a b les e eci)it `for Dieman's Land ; bedding and clot - clothing and tools for the liberated ish ie c aus h w at Sierra Leone; and Indian presents for Canada; rues agreed to. 202 7r," 'PALMERSTON then moved, that the sum of eh ;... 46 /.._ he granted to his Majesty, for defraying the 14 4 6eB of the disembodied militia of Great Britain and a ricl 4l 4; . aferitfew words from Colonel DAvIEs The C tr .Mr, was agreed to. . 44 n rdered ainnan then reported progress, and the report he received to-morrow. 13 0 the CO VENTRY ELECTION. ce ede4 t motion of Sir J. WROTTESLIY, the House pro tettio the consideration of the report of 1 4,.. n v e : t ralitte e . the Coventry Poring e NE S (we b e li eve ) declared his intention of op kt, n'ea su re contempl a t e d b y t h e H on. B aronet. cou s id 'ootd d be erable hesitation as to whether the report considered or postponed, 'e thetio;-'t .observed, that at that late hour (II o'clock) eaPecia important a question should not be discussed, it would many Members had left the House, supposing had b ette f° a t have, been brought forward. • The discussion Th e ' be postponed, and take place at an earlier hour. e subject was at length fixed for Tuesday, 22d of May. S kis? consideration of the Lords' Amendments of the si u r gi . lt! , ll‘ Bill was postponed till Thursday. ° f Supply;":e brought up the Report of the Committee The House L t il h :v n aa read and agreed to. cilia' Settlements (see Wzrito a Committee en the Pero- The Bill passed thro ) Bill. ri.i‘rought up, and ordere ng d tot: Committee, the report was Fri day next. taken into consideration on The Salmon Fisherie s tin w rs e oniruitte e up staire. R e petitio as re-committed to a Select h • h as of vari ous he fore the House, to be referred to the n 8 ua Committees on and returns laid .The Fraudulent Debtors' Bill "me Committee. aturd time, and passed. (Scotlatid) 'wee read a otl; • • Ro_ et Orders of the Day were dispoaed or an d "ae adjourned at a Quarter before One o'Clock' the TI IL MAR KETS.—(THIS DAY.) rue. % = MARKETS (Load of 36 T .) 2vp. JAsl.lr£ S. 4. a. £. 8. . a. 42 . .. krland Mead.liay 3 15 to 4 15 Clover Hay ......... . 4 15 to 7 01 Ry as Ditto ...... 415 6 0 Oat Straw ........... 118 2 34 1 4. 44 . Hay .. . 415 6 0 Wheat Ditto .... . 2 2 2 emo- 8 . ? per Toad lower than laat quoted ; prictilitoil.4* ,k.:nticli trad % , and clover Hay Stationary. Supply rather 11 _ ,q. the whole, dull. 3MITHFIELD. 16 Mand 4 ' s• X• g• X. a. 11111,104 tead.llay3 15 to 4 15 Cloy. Hay generally 4 15 to 6 !9 Ry el _ i , jao Ha y 4 15 510 O at extra fine. ..... 9 _9 !_l_, Newtl4f74crowYii.;; 3 1 B'B ?,listl•atTi.z: . ,-:,-; 113 ; 1 -uppiy good, trade dull, and Prises aa on .......... ~ MA. CANNING AND THE Xs. " I'Ll Wager," cries Eldon, " the worth of the seals :c ‘c That his Grace is not saleable, dear though he fe;ls." „P'e cautious," cries Canning, "do'nt be such a ninny, i 4 Ca rl go to the Strand, and get two for a Guine" ,„.": The beet WELLINGTON'S that can be made are note tell at ON% GUINEA the Pair, by SALE and Co., 33i, krinlind. i LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 15, 1827. The Paris Papers of Saturday with the Etoilc dated Sunday morning reached us last night, but they do not contain one word of political intelli gence which can be relied on. The Etoile copies from the Echo du Midi a 'contradiction of the reports of a new aggression by Spain on Portugal, and asserts that tranquillity still exists. Changes in the position of the troops in Gallicia are said to have given rise to the reports in cir culation. Extracts of these papers will be found in another column, and we subjoin the price of the Funds on Saturday evening :••• FRENCH FUNDS... --P A Rig, MAY 12.-... Five per Cents. loot 45e. 40c. 85c. 40c. ; Three per Cents. 70f. 40c. 30c. 25c. ; Bank Stock, 2,025 f. ; Rentes de Naples 78f. 77f. 95c. 70c. ; Royal Spanish Loan, 56k j. Ex change on London—One month, 25f. 40c. ; Tbree months, 25f. 25c. By the Sir Edward Banks steam packet, which arrived yesterday from Hamburgh in 52 hours, we received Hamburgh Papers to the 12th inst. They do not furnish us, however, with any intelligence of importance. The statement which is made in them that LORD COCHRANE and his family had arrived at Hamburgh is evi dently a confusion of names. EXCHINGES ON LONDON.-Hamburgh, May 11, 36 11 ; two months, 36 84—Stockholm, May 4, 75 days, 12 46—Christiania, May 3, three months S., 6 14—Leip big, May 7, three months, 6 16I—Berlin, May 8, three months, 6 27i. Mr. CANNING gave in the House of Com mons, last night, an unqualified contradiction to the rumours which have been in circulation for some days, of the intention to have a large crea tion of Peers. We sincerely rejoice that there is no foundation for such reports, because, al though we deprecate the interference which Mr. HUME would wish to make with the power of the Crown to confer the Peerages—a power which Mr. CANNING very properly described as " the most splendid prerogative of the Sovereign, and the most splendid reward to which a subject could aspire,"—still we are of opinion that no thing tends to bring this Prerogative into disre pute, nor to lessen the estimation of the value of the honour, in the minds of the people, so much as the wholesale disposal of titles for political or rather IVlinisterial purposes. Our objection, therefore, to making what is commonly called a Batch of Peers is not founded on the vie w which Mr. HUME took of the subject, namely, the want of sufficient fortune in posses sion of the persons sail to be about to be en nobled, but against the principle of conferring, as the price of political subserviency, that which, generally speaking, ought to be reserved for emi nent service done to the Sovereign or the State. If, however, a departure from this principle would be ever justifiable, the present factious opposition which is made to Mr. CANNING'S Government, in the House of Peers, might afford sufficient ground for it. It appears likewise to us to be far from de sirable that all the wealthiest individuals in the Kingdom should be Peers. The security of the State lies in that happy distribution. of property in each class of Society, which prevents any one being the envy of the rest. We alluded in our Paper of Saturday to a Parliamentary Return which had been - printed relative to the Unredeemed Funded Debt, by which it appeared that the total amount thereof had increased between sth January, 1819, and sth January, 1826, to the extent of 61,646,8361. This, however, is altogether a fallacy, and chews how completely facts may be perverted or misrepresented, by the terms in which informa tion/ is called for. The wordS of the precept under which the statement in question was pre pared, were considered to render it imperative to include in the total amount of the Unredeemed Funded Debt, the computed value of the whole annuity of 2,800,0001. assigned to the Commis sioners of Naval and Military Pensions, whereas of that 2,800,090/. of annuity, 585,0001. per ann. only has actually been disposed of, the value of which consequently alone ought• to be reckoned as unredeemed debt. The remainder of that annuity, viz. 2,215,000/. probably never will be sold : at all events, as it has not been yet sold, its value can no more be considered as debt than the sum which it may fetch can be, reckoned as money in the Exchequer. If, therefore, the value of this remaining unsold part of the total annuity of 2,800,000/. (which we contend now, as we did some months ago, ought never to have been considered as debt,) be abated from the total present amount of unfunded debt, we shall find that the increase of the latter since 1819, has only been 3,607,552/. instead of 61,646,836/. This will be evident by reference to the Returns, which shew that the total esti mated value of the whole annuity of 2,800,000/. is 74,632,0511. The value of that part which has been sold is 15,592,767/. ; leaving the value of that part of it which has not been sold 58,039,284/., which, as before said, having been improperly, though, perhaps, necessarily accord ing to the words of the precept, included in the Return of Unredeemed Funded Debt, ought to be abated from the amount thereof, which will shew the increase to have been 3,607,5521. only. The amount of Unfunded Debt ought also to have been included in the same return, to give a fair view of the subject. During the same pe riod a great diminution of that part of the debt was made, its amount being, on sth January, 1819, 43,655,4001., and, on sth January, 1826, 24,565,850/. The Nuremburgh Correspondent of the 7th inst., and the Allgenaeine Zeitung of the Bth, have been received this morning. The King of PRUSSIA has issued his commands against any further emigration into Poland from Stettin, and other parts, where a spirit of emigration had ma nifested itself to go to Poland, from a represen tation that more comforts were to be enjoyed there than at home. His MAJESTY has assured them that such was not the case : MAYENCY, MAY 3. His Highness Prince Schwartsenberg passed through this city yesterday, on his way from London, with des patches for Vienna, whither he is gone with the news of the formation of the new English Ministry. • VIENNA, MAY 90 7-16; Bank Shares, 1096. By a vessel arrived from Rio de Janeiro at Guernsey, that sailed on 12th March, it is cbn fidently stated that in consequence of the :capture of an American vessel, under aggravating circum stances, the Minister from the United States at Brazil, had demanded his passports.-- From the same source we learn that a report of a battle on the Rio Grande frontier had taken place between the Buenos Ayreans and the Imperial forces, in which the latter were de feated with the loss of 1,500 men, and had re treated. Admiral BROWN, it is also said, has captured eighteen brigs and gun-boats belonging to the Brazilian naval force. In our Paper of yesterday, by some accident, the words Morning Paper were not affixed t o a paragraph which makes some comments on the Marquis of CHANDOS' being a Candidate for admission to the Pitt Club. Our contemporary says—" We thought this folly had been at an end." Now, if this is intended to offer anything like disrespect to the memory of Mr. PITT, we solemnly protest against subscribing to such a sen timent. We cherish the memory of that great states man with a respect little short of veneration ; and when we compare our condition as a nation, with that of the rest of Europe, on which the hurricane of the French Revolution has left its in delible traces, we feel no ordinary glow of affection towards the illustrious individual who was instru mental in fulfilling that decree of Providence by which we were exempted from a demoralization, frightful in the extreme, and to which our na tional debt, and our taxes, are not once to be compared. With the present principles of the Pitt Club we have nothing to do. They have turned into an Orange Club, that which was established in compliment to the memory of one who gave un deniable proofs of his sincere attachment to the cause of Catholic Emancipation ; and therefore we shall never scruple to censure the conduct of his pretended admirers, when advocating prin ciples so diametrically opposed to Mr. PITT'S. The private letters from Jamaica, by the packet, come up to the 9th of April. They contain miserable accounts of the crop of that island, which is considered as only about two-thirds of an -average one. At Demerara not so much complaint is made, but at St. Vincent's, out of 80,000 hogsheads of sugar, usually made, not more than 2,000 was expected to be exported. The same accounts apply to the other West India Islands, and the vessels would have great difficulty to find freight, and would be extremely late this season. Charleston Papers to the 14th ult. have been received at the North and South American Coffee House, but their contents are chiefly of a local nature, and do not supply any political intelligence. Private letters received this morning from Paris, state that some severe fighting has taken place in the neighbour•• hood of Athens, in which the Greeks had the advantage. Lord Cochrane has declared, that if the dissensions between the Greek Chiefs do not subside he will leave them to their fate. Mialus has joined his Lordship. Senhor Ribero, Doctor of Laws, who married the niece of Bolivar, arrived in London yesterday morning• It is not known whether this visit is connected with any political immure. THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CITY, Twelve o' Clock. The English Funds remained all the morning without any life or spirit, and from the commencement of business to the present hour scarcely any transaction or variation has taken place, the first price of Consols being 83 j, both for money and account, and 83,3 , i for July account, which is the same rate at which they are now quoted. India Bonds are 75 7 ; Exchequer Bills have improved to 48 9 pm. This being settling day in the Foreign Funds the chief employment of the Brokers and speculators has been in squaring accounts ; Colombian Bonds are, however, heavy, being 314- ; Mexican seem to sympathise with the former, and are dull at 681 9 ; Brazilian are also out of demand and flat, being 60 ; Peruvian, notwithstanding the news received yesterday, maintain their price, and are quoted at 30 1. Shares remain as usual, very dull, and no transactions have taken place worth mentioning, in the mean time prices are still on the decline. FonEtoy.—Brazilian, 60 1 ; Buenos Ayres, 57 8 ; Mien, 31 3 ; Colombian, 311 2 ; Danish, 611 1; Greek, 16 I; Mexican, Five per Cent., 561 71 ; Ditto 6 per Cent., 68/. 9; Peruvian, 30 1 ; Portuguese, 771 8; Russian, 901 1 ; *Spanish; 121 3 . MINES.-Anglo Mexican, 4440 dis. ; Brazilian, 21 11 dis. ; Colombian, 10 12 per Share ; Real del Monte, 40 60 pm. ; Tlalpuxahua, 5 dis., par. ; United Mexican, 131 121 dis. ; Bolanos, SO 60 dis. _ _ Two o' Clock. Consols have been 83 sellers, for Money, and 83/ for Account ; they are now for both at the latter rate. Exchequer Bills have touched 50 premium. Colombian Bonds fell to 31, but are now 31i 2. Mexican have been 68, but have improved, being now 68i- ; the settlement appears to be going off smoothly in the Foreign Funds. Consols, 83 A-. THREE OCL 0 CK. FOUR o'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICES. Consols 83 Danish Bonds Do. for Ac. 83 - Greek Do. 1825, 1.5 i. Brazilian Bonds 591 1 Mexican Do. 1825 68i Buenos Ayres Do. Peruvian Do. Chilian Do. Columbian, 1824, 31i Russian Do. 904 Spanish Do. 12i LIES OF THE DAY. It is said that a well-known gentleman of fashion in saluting a lady at the late masquerade in the Argyle Rooms, saluted his own wife by mistake. He has been a sincere "penitent ever since. The Reverend Mr. Dillon, the historian of the " Lord Mayor's Voyage to Oxford," has been appointed Professor of Modern History to the London University. MARCH OF MIND.—It is reported that the first Mathe matical Class at the London University have got nearly as far as the fifth Proposition of Euclid already. We understand that the Bench of Bishops were so shock ed last night by the Marquis of Londonderry's appeal to them on the subject of " disgusting concubinage," that three of their Lordships were carried home from the House in a fainting fit. The morals of Lord Eldon, it is added, have received a similar shock. Sir Thomas Lawrence, 3ve hear, is busily engaged in painting a Portrait of the Earl of W--d as Adonis. It is reported that only one pocket was picked at the Radical Meeting, held yesterday, by Messieurs Hunt and Cobbett, near Waterloo-bridge. It is whispered in the fashionable circles, that Lord Lon donderry's speeches in the House of Lords are only Grand Rehearsals of the part of "Bombastes Furioso," which his Lordship intends to perform at Mrs. Coutts's nex private theatricals. NEWFOUNDLAND SCHOOL SOCIETY. (THIS DAY.) At twelve o'clock, the Fourth Annual General Meeting of the Friends and Supporters of this Institution, was held at the Freemason's Hall, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, The Right Hon. Lord BEXLEY in the Chair : The Noble CHAIRMAN congratulated the assembly on having the satisfaction 'to meet them on this occasion, it being their Fourth Annual Meeting. From the state of public affairs, the support that might have been ex pected had not been received; but when he stated that one thousand two hundred poor children were at present educated from the funds of the Society, he hoped that British liberality would enable them to extend their exer tions to the hundreds of poor children, anxious to derive the benefits of education ; but at present the intersected and scattered state of the country, was such as to render so desirable an object unattainable, unless each 4 istrict possessed a separate school establishment, which in the pre sent state of the funds of thi' Society ova i impossible. The majority of the settlers were poor Trial emigrants, who had a v e ry strong claim on the feelings and commiseration of the British public; and he trusted that exertions would be made to promote the private funds, which had been in tended and subscribed as a reserve against any sudden or extraordinary expence of the Institution. A very voluminous Report for the past year urso then read by the Secretary. It spoke favourably of the pro ceedings of the Society generally, and stated that consider able additions had been made to its funds, by the sale of certain useful and ornamental works, under the direction and superintendance of the Ladies' Committee. Two thou sand persons in the adult and juvenile schools, were now deriving the blessings of instruction. Upwards of 2,5001. had been received in contributions during the late year, but that sum fell considerably short of the expenditure. Viscount MANDEVILLE then rose, and after some pre fatory observations, moved the adoption of the Report just read. The Rev. EDWARD BICKERITAFF seconded the motion, and entered into an account of the reasons which induced him to connect himself with that excellent Institution, which had faith for its ground-work, under the blessing of Divine Providence, and which had for its object, the diffu sion of Christian knowledge and mental instruc tion, in an island containing a population of ninety thousand souls. No existing Society could have taken such grounds as this, for it established itself when all other Societies then existing were calling aloud for funds and workmen to labour in the vineyard. Under the Divine blessing funds sufficient would be raised, and the necessary schools required would be shortly established, and men of God sent out to assist in the great work. The Reverend Gentleman concluded by seconding the motion which was put from the chair, and unanimously agreed to. General ORDE moved the next resolution, which was to the effect that the Meeting, deeply interested in the educa tion and religious instruction of the poor of Newfoundland, acknowledge, with devout gratitude to God, the many encouragements graciously vouchsafed to the Society, and relying upon the Divine Blessing alone for success, they had earnestly implored the Members of the Institution - and the numerous friends of scriptural education throughout the empire, to contribute the necessary means for accomplish ing the good work so happily began in Newfoundland. The Rev. Mr. Bunn, in seconding the Resolution, alluded to that part of the report which stated, that a female, now in the service of one of the Masten of the Society, had become " discreet and cleanly.".— This description would not be entitled to much notice, if ap plied to a female of this country, but he assured the Meet ing that it was a most important fact, when applied to a female inhabitant of Newfoundland, where the women were in the lowest state of moral degradation. Mr. PATRICK MORRIS said, as he was a resident in New foundland, and was married to a native of that Island, he could not refrain from assuring the meeting that the females of Newfoundland had been most grossly and unjustly libelled by the Rev. Gentleman. Indeed, the state of the criminal calendar at the Assizes proved most I incontestablythat the people altogether were as moral as those of any other country. The Rev. Mr. BUDD, in explanation, said, that he had meant only to allude to the lowest class of females. After some fu r th er di scuss i on , _ _ _ _ Mr. Aloaais said, that dulling twenty years' residence in Newfoundland, he had never seen a native female of that country drunk. Those who were in the habit of indulging in intoxication were imported. And he regretted to say that the majority of these belonged to his unfortunate country Ireland.—(Laughter.) Thanks were then voted to the several officers and friends of the Institution, and the meeting separated. BOW-STREET.—HUNT AND His MAN.—The mob orator, attended by his servant, Charles Wright, entered this office, and stated to Sir R. BIRNIE, that understanding a charge was to be preferred against a gentleman named Pitt, for interrupting a surveyor of paviors in the execution of his duty, he was determined to make his servant bring a charge of assault against the said surveyor, for having struck him while standing at his horse's head.—He (Mr. Hunt) knew nothing of Mr. Pitt before that day, but he saw the Surveyor (Stevens) knock a ladder, which had been at tached to the hustings erected in front of St. Paul's, Co vent-garden, from under that gentleman's feet, with a sledge hammer. Upon the whole, he considered the conduct of Mr. Stevens as extremely improper. Sir R. litarrix considered the charge a very trifling one, aid was really of opinion that Mr. Stevens was acting in the performance of his duty.-'-The cave was dismissed. LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. BANKRUPTCY. Mr. MoNTAcsu stated, that he appeared for a creditor under a bankruptcy to the amount of 71,000/. ; that cre ditor held a post obit bond for 3,0001., and as the assig nees were to be chosen to-day, tae application was for leave to prove for the difference between the amount of the debt and the value of the bond, w'aich, without the per mission of the Court he could not do until he was able to state the exact amount of his debt. Mr. ROEE opposed the application. His LORDSHIP thought where the debt was so large and the security so trifling, it was but reasonable to allow his application, and therefore he made the order upon the usual terms of the applicant's paying costs. DEARLE V. BROWN, AND WILLIS V. BLACK. These appeals were ordered to stand over, in consequence of Mr. Heald's illness. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. GARNETT V. FARRAND. This was an action of trespass brought by the plaintiff, who is a reporter to the newspapers, against the defendant, who was Coroner of the County Palatine of Lancaster, for excluding - the plaintiff from the Coroner's Court, while there to take notes of the proceedings of an inquest on the death of Benjamin Gas. The cause was brought this day under the consideration of the Court, on a demurrer to the plaintiff's replication. The replication stated, that on the above occasion the plaintiff entered the Court, while the defendant, and a Jury were on the inquest ; that there was sufficient room for all parties present ; that he behaved himself peaceably and quietly, till the trespass complained of was committed. To which it was pleaded by the defendant,.-Ist, That the plaintiff, in contempt of decency and good order, intruded himself into the Court without having any business there, being neither a witness or juror ;—Rdly, That he violently broke into' the Court-room, and would have wrongfully and illegally taken notes, had he been allowed to remain, to the great hindrance and in terruption of public justice; and lastly, that no person who is not interested, has any right to be present at a Co roner's inquest. Mr. FOLLETT appeared in support of the demurrer, and contended at great length, that no person without being in terested, ha, a right to be present at a Coroner's inquest. He could see no difference in point of principle between the pro ceedings of a Coroner's Inquest and a Grand Jury, they were both preparatory investigations previous to a regular trial,and it was well known that no person but witnesses were ad mitted in the room where a Grand Jury exercise their duty; they were besides sworn not to disclose any of the proceedings before them, and so strict were the Courts anciently on this point, that in a case where a person on a Grand Jury disclosed some of the facts proved before them, the Court found that he was accessory to the crime, and was punished accordingly; and though if such a case occurred at present, the Court would not be so severe, yet such an offence would be con sidered a very high misdemeanour. He maintained that justice could not be at all administered, if Judges had not power to exclude those persons who had no right to be present. He acknowledged that the Courts of Justice ought to be open to the public, but not to individuals. If individuals could claim a right to be present in Court, then he might claim to sit in any part —in the Jury box, in the clients' box, or any other place allotted by the Court for a special purpose, or even on the Bench itself. The only decisions in favour of the plaintiff's case were the dicta of Lords Mansfield and Ken yon, in two cases, where they said that Coroners' Inquests were appointed to be open to the public by a special statute ; but, with all deference to these great authorities, the learned Counsel denied that such a statute ever existed, and thought that these Judges had mistaken the statute of 34 Edward 111. cap. 13., and other subsequent statutes, for admitting the public to the proceedings of Eschsaters and Commis sioners of the public revenue. Mr. PARR appeared for the plaintiff, and replied at con siderable length. Lord TENTERDEN then said, that the case had been well argued on both sides, and as it was a matter of great im portance the Court would consider before giving judgment. The Court was occupied all the morning in hearing the arguments in the above cause. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. SITTINGS IN BANCO. GIBBON V. RULE. This was an action to recover a sum of money, which the plaintiff claimed for chartering the ship Circassian, as commission, at 21 per cent. The defendant was the owner of the ship. The case was tried at Guildhall, before the Lord Chief Justice, last Thursday, and a verdict found for the defendant. Mr. Sergeant TAnDY now moved for a rule to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside, and a new trial granted. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE grauted \ a rule Nisi. HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY. THE YORKSHIREMAN. Lord SrowEL was assisted in the hearing of this case by two of the Masters of the Trinity House. It appeared from the statement of Dr. JENNER that it was a case of collision. The steamer Yorkshireman, bound from Hull to London, having run foul of the smack Speculator, on the night of the 2d June, the smack being on her voyage from London to Norway, where she was to take in a cargo of live lobsters. The Speculator was con siderably damaged by the collision, and her owner now applied for compensation for that damage, alleging that the injury had arisen from the misconduct of the crew of the steamer. Dr. LusnlNorox appeared for the owners of the York shirernan, and urged that her crew were free from all blame, having done all in their power to prevent the acci dent which occurred. Under these circumstances, he sub mitted that the owner of the smack was not entitled to any compensation—the injury having been sustained through the negligence of his own crew. The affidavits on both sides were read, and were ex tremely contradictory. Lord Srowsr, said, tpat in his opinion the crew of the steamer might have prevented the damage which had oc curred, and therefore that her owners were bound to bear the burthen of the damage: The Brethren of the Trinity house having concurred in this opinion, the Court pro nounced for the application. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Quotidienne.) PARIS, MAY 11.-We learn from Pau that a number of pieces of artillery, on their way from Toulouse to Bayonne, had passed through that town. The Marquis and Marchioness de Chaves arrived at Bayonne on the sth of May. We bear from Madrid, that an individual presented him self lately at the Palace of Aranjuez, to solicit the place of Chief of the Horse Douaniers, a situation which he bad held in 1819. The King having attentively lOoked at the man, said to him, " Don't you recollect singing the Tra gala to me?" and, at the same time, mentioned the occa sion. The petitioner stood mute ; but the King, taking the paper from his hands, added, laughing, "In those days as in those days, and at present as at present ;" and granted the favour requested. (From the Constitutionnel.) PARIS, MAY 11. -It has been announced that the National Guard of Compeigne, participating in the senti ments of those of Paris, and dreading the same lot, had ex pressed an intention no longer to perform duty. This in telligence has been feebly denied by the Journals of the Treasury, and it may be considered as all but certain. It is also said, that the National Guard of Versailles has mani fested a similar spirit. By the National Guard of Orleans, at least, those sentiments are entertained ; they cohsider themselves as disbanded by the Ordonnance of the 29th of April; in consequence, they did not attend to the call made on them in respect of the ceremony of the Sth of May, the day on which the exploits of Jean of Arc are celebrated. On that day there were but IS of the Guard on foot, and not one on horseback, whilst, on former years, they were in the habit of being present in a body. M. de Corhiere will congratulate himself on this voluntary dis bandment, which will spare him new Ordonnances of dis solution ; and M. (le Villele's joy is already felt, for the latter Minister counts as nothing, doubtless, the result of a measure which separates him for ever from the manly part of the French people. (From the Etoile, dated Sunday, May 13.) " LIES OF THE DAY. " PARIg y MAY 12.—The Journal du Commerce—The Minister who has disbanded the National Guard is going to change the organization of the schools of the law and medicine in Paris, and to remove them to other towns.— The latter, it is reported, 'a ill be transferred to Tours. " The Constitutionnel—All that it says of the National Guard of Compeigne, &c. 4 ‘ PAWS, MAY 12.—Letters from Verona say that the King of Bavaria arrived there on the 28th ult., and con tinued on his journey the next day towards the South of Italy. His Majesty arrived at Florence on the 30th, under the name of the Count of Augsburg, and having dined with the Grand Duke, set out after dinner for Rome. " The accounts from the Peninsula,' says the _Echodu Midi, continue to be but moderately interesting, unless we choose to take for realities what well-informed persons on the frontiers treat as fables : such, for instance, as the reports of a pretended aggression by Spain upon Portugal. No movement has taken place on the Portuguese frontier, every thing is tranquil in the unhappy kingdom of Por tugal ; but it is the kind of tranquillity which is allied to resignation and hopes for better days. There is no reason to complain of the discipline of the English troops. " Spain, whatever may be said, is in a state of peace ; those who continually regret the chains of the Government of the Cortes, are obliged, with a view to represent Spain as on the brink of a precipice, to relate the robberies which may be committed between our frontiers and the Trocadero. Spain is doubtless unfortunate; but it is strong in its re ligious and monarchical faith, and does not despair of see ing its wounds healed. " ' There have lately been some changes in the positions of the troops in Gallicia, which gave rise to an opinion that part of these troops were going to reinforce the Army of Observation. " The Marquis and Marchioness of Chaves have arrived at Bayonne, after a short stay at Irun. The Marquis has hired a country house at Saint Pierre d'lrubi, where he is going to reside.' " PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, MAY 11. Bank Stock 241% St. Patrick Insur. (per sh.) Consols, 3 per cent. ..... — Royal Irish Ditto — Gov. Stock, 334 per cent. SS% National Ditto — Ditto, New Patriotic Ditto — 4 per Cent. 97% Hibernian Bank — Gov. Deb.• 3 4. per cent. ... SS% Provincial Ditto Royal Canal Stock Royal Irish Mine — Grand Canal Stock Imperial Mine City Dcb. 4 per cent Mining Co. of Ireland Ballast Office Deb. 4p. ct. Commercial Buildings — HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning...sl minutes after 5. I Evening ...IS minutes after 6. ,11,11 t, PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THIS HAT. 1. Mr. Wolryche Whitmore—Trade with India. 2. Mr. Alderman Waithman—Select Committee to in quire into the allegations contained in the Petition (presented 9th April), relating to the Cornwall and Devon Mining Company. 3. Mr. Spring Rice—Bill to continue the Act (7 Geo. 4, c. 102), for the supporting deserted children in Ire- land. 4. Mr. Moore—To bring under the consideration of the House the Petition of the Mechanical Operative Classes of the City, liberties, and vicinity of Dublin (presented 12th April), and praying the establish ment of a Loan Fund. ORDERS OF TSIE DAY FOR THIS DAT. 1. Limerick County Election Petition—Ballot for Com- mittee at three. 2. Names of Members absent to be set aside. s. Defaulters at the Ballot 1 . 3 d Mayl to attend. 4. Supply—Report. 5. Prerogative Court (Ireland) Judge's Salary—Commit tee thereupon. 6. Corn Averages Act- , -Committee thereupon. NOTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY. Wednesday, May 16. Mr. Thomas Wood—Bill to suspend for two years the laws which prohibit the sale of Game. Friday, May 18. 1. Mr. William Lamb—lrish Miscellaneous Estimates. (In Committee of Supply.) 2. Mr. Herries—Army Extraordinaries and Commissariat. (In Committee of Supply.) Monday, May 21. Mr. Charles Pallmer—Bill to repeal certain parts of two Acts of S William and Mary, c. 12, and 21 Gee. 2, c. 28, relating to the carriage of parcels and por terage. CHARGE OF STABBING.-A young woman, who gave her name Hannah Russell, was brought to Bow street this morning, on a charge of having stabbed her s weetheart (Isaacs), with a case-knife, in the left ear. At the earnest entreaty of Isaacs she was discharged. A WOMAN ATTEMPTING TO POISON HER THREE CHILDREN. —Last night, a Mrs. Thomas, at Gloster-court, Whitecross-street, was brought before Mr. Broughton, the Magistrate of Worship -street, charged with attempting to poison her three children. It seems that the unfortunate woman bad often testified a wish to get hanged at Newgate for the murder of all three, more particularly of the eldest child. She was remanded for further mt. uainatiou. SHIPPING INTELLIGENC E --(THIS DAY). FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, MAY I4.—Wind N. W.—Arrived front London, the Sophia, Blake, for Quebec ; Troughton, Canning, far Grenada; John and Robert, Swinton, for Quebec; David, Owen, for the Brazils; Minerva, Probyn, for Bengal. The George the Fourth remains. The Moffatt, for India, is at anchor in the Roads. PORTSMOUTH, MAY I4.—Wind N. by E.—Sailed, the Ross, Storey, for St. Petersburgh. PLYMOUTH, MAY 'S.—Wind S.S.E.—Passed, the' William, Maddock, for Teneriffe. FALMOUTH, MAY 13.—Wind E. S. E.—Arrived off port the Lavinia, Smart, from Sierra Leone. GRAVESEND, MAY 14.—Sailed the Agnes, Wilson, for Trieste; Herby, Gibbons, for ditto; I..urel, Renton, for St. Petenburgh ; and Oscar, Hindinville, for Gibraltar. COWES, MAY IC—Wind N.—Arrived the Thalestris, Stewart, from Rio ; Batavia, Blair, from Penang ; and Globe, Devereux, from Pernambuco; all for Antwerp. The Margaret, Patterson, and the Elizabeth, Sewell, from Jamaica, are supposed to be arrived off Dartmouth. The Percy, Hall, from St. Lucie, is supposed to be sr zivod coif Plymouth. SPORTING-(RECEIVED THIS DAY). NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING, 1927. MONDAY, MAY 14. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 move. each; for three-yr-olds and upwards. A. F. Mr. How's Skiff, 6 yrs, 9st. Mr. Prendergast's f. by Comus, 3 yrs, 6st. 31b. Mr. Scott Stonebewer's Wings, 5 yrs, Bst. 41b. Lord Warwick's Double Entendre, 6 yrs, Bst. 111 b 4 Mr. Dilly's Maldonia, 4 yrs, Bst pd An excellent race, and won by half a length.-5 to 2 agst Skiff-5 to 2 agst Wings. Match—D.M. 200, h. ft. Bst. 41b. each. Mr. Payne's Babel . Lord Wharncliffe's The Dragon Won in a canter.—Even betting. Match—A.F. 1000, h. ft. Bst. 71b. Lord Darlington's Memnon 1 Lord Exeter's Enamel The Yorkshire horse won the match with perfect ease by many lengths.-7 to 4on Memnon. Match—D. M. 100, h. ft. Bst. 41b. each. Colonel Wilson's Lamplighter Lord Wharncliffe's Pastime Match—T.M.M. 100, h. ft. Lord Tavistock's Leeway, Bst. 21b. rec. ft. Lord Anson's Heroine, Set. 4Ib. ....rec. ft * - pd TATTERSALL'S.—May 14. Several stragglers looked in this afternoon, and some few bets were made. Ten to 1 was offered against Eliza Teazle, and 12 to 1 was taken about Defence ; 7 to 4 was offered against Glenartney, but no takers. The field for the Oaks was offered to be backed at S to 1; and 13 to 1 was also offered on the field for the St. Leger. No regular betting took place, all the leading speculators being at Newmar ket. We therefore refrain from giving any other state ment of odds than the above. FASHIONABLE AND MISCELLANEOUS. The Duke and Duchess of Clarence, accom panied by the Princess Carlotti, left tow . s, on Saturday morning, for their residence in Bushy Park. Their Ro , al Highnesses and the Princess dined with the Duchess of Kent, on Sunday, at her apartments in the King's Palace, at Kensington. A select party were present to meet the Duke and Duchess. Their Royal Highnesses proceeded in the evening to their temporary residence, in Charles-street, Berkeley-square. The Duke and Duchess of Clarence, and the Princess Carlotti, honoured the Caledonian Ball, at Willis's Rooms, last night, with their presence. The Duchess of Kent, the Princess Augusta, and the Princess Feodore visited the Duchess of Clarence, yesterday. The Marquis of Lansdown had a long con ference yesterday with the Right Hon. G. Canning, at his residence in Downing-street, The Noble Marquis had also au interview on Sunday with Mr. Canning. The Duke of Norfolk gave a Grand Enter tainment on Saturday, at his house in St. James's-square, to the Duke of Wellington, the Duke of Devonshire, the Earl and Countess of Rosebery, the Marquis and Mar chioness of Stafford, the Earl and Countess of Surrey, Earl Jerinyn, Mr. Granville, Captain Woolaston, Miss Julia Howard, &c. Countess Munster entertained an elegant circle of fashionable' on Sunday evening, at her house in Grosvenor-place. Lady Lambert had an elegant assembly yester day evening, at her house in Manchester-square. The Earl of Aberdeen entertained a distin guished party to dinner yesterday, at Argyll House. Sir Thomas Lennard, Bart. had a grand dinner party yesterday, at his house in Bryanston-square. The Countess of Jersey's rout; yesterday evening, in Berkeley-square, was very numerously and fashionably attended. The Archbishop of Canterbury's third Public Dinner, on Saturday, at Lambeth Palace, was attended by the Duke of Beaufort, the Duke of Rutland, the Marquis of Camden, the Marquis of Graham, the Earl of Clare, the Earl of Winchelsea, Lord Tenterden, Lord Brownlow, the Earl of Lonsdale, Lord Francis Somerset, Lord Loraine, Lord Granville Somerset, Earl of Falmouth, the Right Hon. George Canning, the Master of the Rolls, the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Bishop of Litchfield, Arch deacon Prosser, the Rev. Dr. F. Clinton, Sir J. Beckett, the Rev. Dr. Sheppard, Mr. Sturges Bourne, the Rev. Dr. Webber, Mr. Ryder, Mr. Bankee, Mr. Askew, &e. Sir Watkin Williams Wynn gave a Grand Dinner ou Saturday, at his house in St. James's-square. Mrs. Coutts gave an elegant dinner, on Sun day, to a select party of fashionables, at her residence, Holley Lodge, Highgate. In the evening there was a con cert, in which Madame Pasta, Miss Wilkinson, the four brothers Hermann (who made so successful a debut at Covent-garden Theatre last Saturday), and Mr. Braham, took part. Sir G. Smart presided at the pianoforte. Mrs. George Byng has issued cards of incita tion for a ball on the 4th of June, at her house in St. James's-square. We are extremely sorry to hear it reported, on the authority of a letter from Dublin, that the Rev. Mr. Pope, who lately engaged with the Rev. Mr. Maguire, in a controversial discussion, and who has been for tome time in a very delicate state of health, is at present alarmingly ill. It is said that he cannot survive more than three or four months.— Waterford Chronicle. NEW EXHIBITION OF PANORAMAS, OLD BOND-STREET.-This is a very amusing exhibition, and what is still better, painted with the strictest regard to localities. The famous old city of Moscow, with its equally famous Kremlin ; the Field of Waterloo, with the Inn of La Belle Alliance ; the Sound at Copenhagen ; St. Petersburgh in winter ; the Coronation of Charles X. ; a View of St. Stephen's Church, Vienna, with the Empe ror and Imperial Family in procession ; all these various paintings are brought under our notice with almost equal effect, and, to those who have visited the several pi-ces, must teem with the most interesting recollections. FLATTENING OF THE EARTH.—At the Academy of Sciences at Paris, a memoir was lately read by Captain Duperrey, on the experiments made with the invariable pendulum during the voyage of the Coquille round the world. lie states that various experiments con firmed the fact of the flattening of the terrestrial globe. conjectured by several travellers, who had remarked that the number of oscillations which the pendulum made at certain places differed from what had been observed in the extent of the same parallel. The principal anomalies ob served by Captain Duperrey were at the Isle of France, Mons, Gnam, and the Island of Ascension. At the Isle of France, the invariable pendulum (as had been remarked by M. Freycinet) made in one day, upon an average, thir teen or fourteen oscillations more than it ought, supposing the depression to be 1.805, according to the lunar theory. At Ascension, the acceleration, as noticed by Captain Sa bine, was five or six oscillations, even supposing the de pression to be 1.228. At other stations the difference was almost nothing ; and in some the motion of the pendulum was retarded. Such differences, Captain Duperrey re marks, between the results of experiment and those given by theory, cannot be attributed to errors of observation. He is disposed to refer the cause of the phenomena, with Captain Sabine, to the want of homogeneousness in the earth, considered as a mass, or to the were variations of density in the superficial strata. What tends to confirm this hypothesis, he says, is, that all observations show that an acceleration of the pendulum generally takes place on volcanic ground, and a retardation on such as is sandy and argillaceous. A very important question to ascertain is, whether the flattening is exactly the same in both he mispheres. From the observations of Captains Duperrey and Freycinet, it appears that in the southern hemisphere it is 1.291, and in the northern, I.2BB—that is to say, it is sensibly the eagle, or 1.290 in each.