The Sun. — London, England, 1827-07-26 00:00:00

11....1101111.. 1 r sh.) -" _16% 1111 s D guess the as- eetable stances out to ehood. lid not d upon murder le, and d. We of this boat ve hrelling- ;certaill- 79 which mete, as :ate na- what out to ame .aceful, , phi COll-. States arro the ment, 'elii of thscountry, or- to remove the stigma - of submitting to indignities from an arrovant and s hort lived Prince like Pedro the First. NEW YORK, JUNE 27.— FRANCE AND Mnxtco.—The relations which have existed for some months between these two countries, we are assured by a late Paris Paper, were purely commercial. The French Government has transmitted to M. Martin, at Mexico, as wail as to the Agents in Colombia and Buenos Ayree, the Royal diploma of Consul, with authority to exercise the functions of Con sul-General. The Government would also have delivered the Exequatur to the Agents of Mexico and Colombia, and have acknowledged them under the same titles ; but Mr. T. Murphy, Mexican Charge d'Affaires at Paris, having received from his Government only the official title of Agent-General of Commerce, he received the King's Ex equatur under this title, in virtue of which the letters patent he bears from the President of Mexico will go into full effect. PRICE OF STOCKS.—iiiNs 27. Offered. Asked. United States Sixes, 1814 lO2l 102; Ditto, ditto, Threes ll3 Ohio Sixes-1850 103; 104 Ditto, ditto, Fives Ditto, ditto, Corporation Sixes lOl United State: Bank 13 IgBt , EXCHANGES. Bills on London, sixty days Do. on Amsterdam 4l Do. on France We received last night also Dutch Papers to the 24th inst. They contain some particulars of the state of affairs in Batavia, which we subjoix. A combined attack on the insurgents in Padjang, appears to have been successful, and to have produced a favourable effect on the Rebel Chiefs : BATAVIA, MARCH 10.—In the Residency of Socrakarta, a combined attack has again been made on the insurgents in Padjang, which had a no less favourable issue than the first, 'and has produced the best effect on the Petty Chiefs in the populous district of Padjang ; Lieut.-General tie Kock having received, from the highly zealous Commandant of Klatten, a most numerous list of Chiefs of Dessas, who have submitted, and continue daily to come in fur that purpose. From Djocjocarta, the most favourable reports continue to b e received ; only provisions, which had fallen to a moderate price, had again become rather dearer. It was hoped that this would be remedied by a consign ment of rice to Djocjocarta. In the Residency of Kadoe, Col. Cleerens had again made an excursion towards Bagelleen, in consequence of which some more Chiefs had submitted. The principal rebel, Dipo Negoro, accompanied by several of his adherents, had gone from Banjoe Oerip towards Pacljaag, leaving only a small force at the first place. The. presence of a column of Major Van der Wyck, in Probolingo, had hitherto had the best effect. All the move ments of the enemy there are baffled ; and only a few days ago a troop of insurgents, who appeared disposed to take a post at Bligo, were driven from that place by this column. In general the people of that district enjoy all the tran quillity that can he wished ; and several of the Chiefs being assembled at Blabak on the 27th of last month, gave the resident at Kadoe solemn assurance of their fidelity and zeal..--Dutch Papers, July 24. Frankfort Papers of the 18th inst. have been received this morning. By accou►►ts from Trieste of the 9th, some vague rumours of the move ments of the Egyptian Fleet are given, but n othing positive was known. We subjoin the article : TAIESTE, JULY 9. Some days before the departure of the Captain of a ship, Who arrived here yesterday, in 22 days, from Zimora, in the Morea, news had been brought to that place, by barks from Cerigo, that the Egyptian fleet of 100 sail had been teen off that island, and that a heavy cannonade bad been heard on the 14th June. This news, however, has the more need of confirmation, as the letters from Alexandria, of the /2th of May, announce the sailing of the fleet for the end of June; and the subsequent letters, of the With of May, make no farther mention of it. A ship arrived here to-day, in V/ days from Smyrna, brings nothing new from that port. Thus the reports circulated on the arrival of the last Packet from Corfu are perfectly contradicted. Ibrahim Dacha intended to proceed from Tripolizut against Napoli di Romania, as is stated in accounts from Zante of the 25th of June. The letters from Corfu of the Ist of July contain no news. So much, however, is certain, that the excesses of the pirates are carried to a dreadful extent, and that all parts of the Levant are infested by them. A The Impartial Observer of Smyrna, of the 16th of June, has the following article, dated Adrianople, May 29 :-- " The dissolution of the Janissaries, and the introduc tion of the new military system, were carried into execu tion here, contrary to expectation, without difficulty. The recruits who daily arrive are incorporated with those al ready trained in the European fashion, and daily exercised. They perform their exercise with precision and rapidity. Five barracks, capahle of containing 10,000 men, are being built. A regiment of 1,500 men is gone to Livadia. We enjoy perfect tranquillity ; and silk is likely to be very abundant this year. WITZERLAND, JULY 15. Baron Von Ma'teen, the new Bavarian Minister, deli vered his credentials on the 12th. M. Sydler, the Re presentative of the Confederation, leaves Appenzell this week, to take his seat in the Diet, as Deputy from the Ca C nton of Z ug. Hi s m i ss i on is ended, 89 perfect tranquil lity prevails in the Canton of Appenzell, and the Govern- I nent again exercises functions with the authority that is clue to it. • VIENNA, JULY 14. Boh em i a Hie Highness Prince Metternich will go to his estates in next week. The Hungarian Diet is said to be again indefinitely pro longed. Meta Wipes 9li Bank Shares 1098 DUSSELDORFF, JULY 16. On the 10th of July, the Sixth General Assembly of the German American Mining Association was held at Elber f°d• Eighty proprietors were present as holders, or agents from the holders, of 1,553 shares. WEIUAR, JULY 13. The Gra n d D uca l Fam i ly has received the happy news of the safe delivery of her Royal Highness the Duchess Ida Hof a Prince, at Ghent, o n th e 28th J une . H er R o y a l ighness, who was a P r i ncess o f M e i nengen, i s t h e consort the Duke Bernard of Saxe-Weimar Eisenach, Governor of Ghent. The young Prince will be called Frederick Au gustus Charles. Mr. WARD, his MAJESTY'S Envoy to the United Mexican States, has obtained great popularity in the capital of that opulent country. A mercantile house in the City has favoured us with a copy o f . an Ad dress presented to him by a deputation of the principal British Merchants at a banquet given to him b L. y m s countrymen, at which Mr. O'Goßm Ax , t h e Consul-General, presided. Before his departure, General Vic- ToRIA, the President of the Mexic an R epublic, as a mark of his high respect, pres ented Mr. WARD with a block of native silver, weighing eighteen pounds, from the recently discovered Mining District of Morelos, near Durango, Sup posed t o b e one o f the finest specimen s of the sort ever yet found. The following is a copy of the Address : TO HENRY GEORGE WARD, ESQ., HIS MAJESTY'S CHARGE DE AFFAIRES TO THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES, &C. &C. The undersigned, the British Merchants, the Represen tatives of the British Mining Companies, and others his Majesty's subjects resident in Mexico, have the honour to repeat their sentiments of the most unfeigned loyalty and unbounied attachment to his Majesty. The undersigned have the honour of expressing the high sense they entertain of the zeal and talents you have dis thlYd in his Majesty's service, as the Representative of the ' , thigh Government in this Republic. si i 'reviously to your departure for England the under -11,4'4 are desirous of au opportunity, thus publicly, to a tu e l° o Wledge their sentiments, and to express their grafi tl; f ur the energy and activity you have ever evinced in r ead Nection and furtherance of British interests; for the s % With which you bare rmilred ) PAW attqdcd to their many applications, and for the urbanity and polite ness they have experienced collectively and individually, they beg leave to offer you their best thanks. It is the most ardent wish of the undersigned return to your native land may be happy, and that you may long live to serve his Majesty with the same honour to yourself, and credit to the nation, which have distin guished your conduct in this country. Signed &c. &c. by a great number. Mexico, April 9, 1827. The iniquity of the present libel trade con tinues to excite the indignation of the public, and the sympathy of independent Juries. In deed, it behoves all who have any respect for their pockets to be on their guard against the jobbers in this farthing character line, who hunt down reputation purely for the sake of the The villainy of such a system cannot be too much exposed ; it robs honest men of their property—for the benefit of whom ? Men of character—ay, precious characters ! As the Assizes have now commenced, we may expect to hear of some more actions for libel, unless the disgrace attaching to some late trials in London spoil their fortune, by exposing the real motives of those who bring such disre putable ware to market. They wish to dispose of it at the best price,—as Mackerel being a dainty fish to keep, people get rid of it anyhow before it be too late. Now, as we costs. have had a little experience in libel—and what Journal has not ? We may he privileged in putting our country friends on their guard. We have not had to dear with farthing men, to be sure ; our customers were higher game—men of mettle —round Twenty-five Pounders !--and, to show our high sense of their character, we have ab stained from all observation till the present moment. In fact, we had been partly astounded by the thunder of their Counsel—and we know not but the matter might have altogether escaped our recollection, bad not the Bill of Costs unluckily been popped into our hands the other day ; and as it is a curious specimen of brotherly kindness, we have printed it in another column, for the edification of the curious, and the benefit of country Attornies at this interest- ing period of Assize. We merely instance our own case as a sample of the manner in which the Law of Libel works. The case was this :—A regular Reporter on our establishment, who had formerly contri buted some reports to a Weekly Paper, the English Gentleman, of which the POUCIIEES were, or were supposed, the Proprietors, (in fact one acknowledged it in Court), made a demand on them for a balance of 4/. or so, due for reports. They refused payment :. be summoned them to the Court of Requests, and put a report of what took place there in the SUN. . As Re porters are responsible for the correctness of their reports, the account of what took place at the Court of Requests, was put in the SUN on the faith of the Reporter, in the same man ner as. his other reports, and this one came late. It was not seen by the Editor till after wards. It appeared that the Reporter had in dulged his own private spleen in this report by saying, that the conduct of the plaintiff's, in eyed: ing his claim, was " a species of swindling which ought to be exposed, and which no honest man would resort to." Now, it cannot be denied that this was a very unpleasant thing to in sinuate against any respectable gentleman, and we understand that the Messrs. PoucHEßs are highly respectable : we know them not, though From what we have experienced at their hands; they will excuse us for not seeking any thrther acquaintance. On reading the report in ques- tion, we prepared to explain the matter, and to offer a disavowal of the imputation, but we bad scarcely determined on this point when we were met at the door by an attorney's clerk, with a notice of action for libel !—We saw the attorney—all courtesy—no intention to prose cute. Explanation ensued —we disclaimed all intention of wounding the feelings of the party, and offered to insert a proper apology. This was accepted, by the attorney who promised to call after consulting his clients. He never came. We waited on Mr. JOHN Louis PoucHrz to explain —he would hear nothing—he first looked at the polish of his top boots, and then at the clouds —and politely referred us to his attorney. A second promise was made by the attorney, on behalf of his clients, to settle the matter amicably by appointment—but when the hour of appoint ment came—a letter from the attorney, intimated that the honour of his clients could not be satisfied without proceeding to trial. The day of trial came, but was put off in order to make the case a Special Jury—it was too complex for common understandings. At the trial, our Counsel, .whether wisely or not, is now of no consequence, admitted that it was a libel, but forgot to say one word about our endeavours to apologize. We had even discharged the Reporter who had furnished the obnoxious paragraph—but they would not be satisfied ; they wanted an action, and their attorney had a maw for twenty. But, notwith standing they had the eloquence of BROUGHAM, and the well-known predilection of BEST, and the Jury's ignorance of our offers to do them justice, all in their favour—they only got a verdict for twenty : five pounds. What they would have got had all these extenuating circumstances been detailed we know not —per.. haps a farthing. We will now discu ss t h e b us i ness yet more closely —the New Times copied the report from the Sox, leaving out a joke at the end, which had be en i mput e d to the Commissioner ; and two actions were brought against the New Times for copying the report—four actions in all. J O HN LOUIS POUCHEE'S action was first tried. He got 251. Well that Jury was discharged and another Jury was sworn to vindicate the fair fame pf ElisvAAD POUCHAL. But here Anne .':5 .. ~`"f . `:F:-~:~l~ . ~►ir F ~Xtvw ;.' ~(T'.f.: -.i-~ 'u~A~~~TSL~f.~ ~~.~~ r= a dilemma—Mr. BROUGHAM could not make another speech on the same subject, although Mr. POUCHEE could bring another action ; Mr. BROUGHA m had already expended hie ammunition on the first, and what was to be done to vindicate the character of Mr. EDWARD POUCHEE, that dearest object of every honourable man ? Why, compromise the matter between the Attornies ! The fresh Jury, who possibly had not heard a word of " the speech," were told to give a verdict tbr 251., as so much charity, for ought they knew, and Mr. E DW. DIXON POUCRIEE'S reputation was satisfied ! He and his brother had refused satisfaction out of doors, and now the Attornies settle it in the confusion of a crowded Court. But the absurdity deepens yet more—a third Jury was sworn, to give LOUIS POUCHEE twenty pounds, against the New Times—and a fourth Jury gave the same sum to Edward, although both Juries were as much strangers to " the speech " as to the favoured objects of its care. But, upon this principle, if four other papers had- coined the report, (and actions would no doubt have been brought against them,) why the damages decreasing at the rate of five pounds for each would leave the last Journal nothing, or its famous equivalent, a farthing, to pay for damages ! Now suppose the POUCHEES had brought their action in the first instance against this last paper, would they receive a farthing or twenty-five pounds? Let them answer either way, and the fitness—we will not say the gross injustice of the verdict will be apparent—the absurdity of the law of libel will be more clearly established—while the damage done to their character will be placed in a strange light. And this is justice—this the boasted liberty of the Press ! By the way, we may here remark, that the plaintiffs had the modesty not to make any mention of their victory in the English Gentleman. With respect to the law of libel—the best de finition which we have heard of it is—" a libel is anything printed which any one chooses .to complain of—whether true or false matters nothing." Ought such a state of the law to continue ? To the Marquis of LANSDOWNE we would appeal for redress. The following is an extract from a Letter, dated Smyrna, the 19th June : " The Albion, Radcliffe, bound to Genoa, has returned here, after having been completely stripped, on the sth inst., by two large pirate boats, from Ipsara, of ail her spare sails, cordage, and provisions, scarcely leaving an article of clothes or biscuit on board. His Majesty's ship took five misticos last week, at the Island of Samothrato, near the Dardanelles. Four of them were brought in here on the 17th inst., have been manned, and sent out in disguise, to cruise and search in suspicious places. The pirates, to the number of three hundred, defended the beach, and pre vented the Rose's beats from lauding till she could be brought sufficiently close to make her guns bear. The boats' crews pursued the pirates into a wood, but made no pri soners ; whilst they bad, unfortunately, one man killed and one wounded by the fire of the pirates. THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CITY, Twwirs o' Cr °cr. This is .settling day at the Stock Exchange, and, con , trary to the expectations generally felt, that it was likely to go over smoother than was at first expected, has Froved one of the most disastrous that has had to he adjusted for some years. Soon after the commencement of busincs it became known that a dealer of first rate magnitude, a Mr. Henty, would be unable to meet his engagements; some fears had been a few days since entertained to this effect, but from the confident appearance of that gentleman's move ments, the rumour died away, and every thing was sup posed to be right again ; unfortunately this hope appears fallacious, and this announcement has also caused two more stoppages of less magnitude. Mr. H., it is said, was at one period the possessor of 80,0001., and the utmost confidence has been placed in his means - ; indeed the oldest members of the H6use have been taken by surprise ; his differences alone are supposed to amount to upwards of 70,000/. He is indebted to two speculators, in the sum of 21,0001., with not more than 4 or 5,000/. to meet it ; the consequence was, that after the opening of the. Stock Exchange it became a scene of the utmost confusion, and Con sols, which opened at 871, ex. div., arid 88 ii for August, instantly rose, and were done at 89 ; such indeed has been the state of the market that it has been impossible to make a price within a quarter per cent., and the Funds have fluctuated must violently all the morning, which was aided by the buying in of the accounts of defaulters, the principal person of which is calculated to be a Bear of nearly a million of Consols; since then the price has not been so good, and they have gone back to 881, and are now 88it for August. The Exchequer market remains at the same price as yesterday, 56 '7, and India Bonds at SS 90 pm. The Foreign Funds have had but little business, although the chief are quoted at better prices; but this has arisen from the British market having taken up all the attention of those connected with these securities ; Mexican 6 per cents. are '7O i; Colombian, 33/ 41 Spanish have been done yesterday as low as Bi, are now 9i ; Greek have fallen to 141 154. In Shares Colombian are drooping, and are quoted 7 9 per Share; Brazil Mines remain at 4 5 pm. The other speculations remain .nominally at yesterday's prices, with nothing doing in them. Three per Cent. Console, 88 ; Ditto for Account, August, 881 1; India Bonds, 88 90 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 56 7 pm. FORElGN.—Brazilian, 60 4 ; Buenos Ayres, 584 9i, ex. div.; Chilian, 30 2 ; Colombian, 1824, 33t 44; Danish, 62i 3 ; Greek, 144 154 ; Mexican 5 per Cent., 57 8 ; Ditto 6 per Cent., '7O 4 ; Peruvian, 26 8 ; Portuguese, 754 6; Russian, 944 4-; Spanish, 9. Mixes.—Anglo Mexican, 524 474 die. ; Brazilian, 4 5 pm. ; Colombian, 7 9 per Share ; Real del Monte, 80 60 die. ; Tlalpuxahua, 60 40 dis. ; United Mexican, 21 20 dis. Two o' Cr °cr. The Consol market has become a little calmer, and no further mischief is known ; they are 86f ex. div. for money, and 88i for next time. HALF-PA ST TWO, Consols, 88i, sellers. FOUR o'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICES. Consols 86i Danish Bonds Do. for Ac. 86i 7 Greek Do. 1825, 15 Brazilian Bonds Mexican Do. 1825 70 Buenos Ayres Do. Peruvian Do. Chilian Do. 31i Russian Do. 94 Columbian, 1824, 331 , Spanish Do. 10 AN ABSTRACT ARTICLE.--A gentleman at the Chancery Bar, being asked to define the meaning of the term " abstract article," referred for an explanation to the fob of Mr. Horace Twist. HASTINGS, JULY 25, 1827.—The TaMot steam-vessel arrived here this day, with a great many pas sengers, from Brighton, who landed soon after twelve o'clock, having performed the voyage in less than four hours. It is intended to establish a regular co:nmunication by sea once a week during the season, and there is every reason to believe, from the support and encouragement already given to the undertaking, that it will be successful, and prove to be a great accommodation to the Company and inhabitants of Brighton and Hastings. The Talbot left this port at eight o'clock, on her return to Brighton, where she will arrive before eight o'clock in the evening. By this expeditious conveyance the passenger's may breakfast at Brighton, dine at Hastings, and return home to tea in the evening, visiting East bourne in their way, where the vessel is to call for orders. CAPE WRATH LIGHT-HOUSE.—W e un derstand that Messrs. John and Alex. Gibb, contractors, of this place, despatched a vessel on Tuesday last, with utensils, stores, &c., also a great number of workmen, for the purpose of erecting a light-house at Cape Wrath, under the direction of Mr. Stevenson, Engineer for the Northern Light-houses. We wish great success to this work, and we trust it will be the means of saving many useful lives, as well as valuable property. The forming of an esta blishment, also, on such a desolate coast, will afford pro tection to those who may have the misfortune to be forced 911 their ,Jtorep►.,4brrrleen Chronicle. i, 7 7(Z;TEYTF•AZtiRi:: : ,;& LAW INTELLIGENCE.-.:(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. WALDRON V. HOWELL. His LORDSHIP said this case stood for judgment. It was an appeal from the judgment of the Vice- Chancellor. The facts were shortly to the follow ing effect person named Watkins was the owner of certain leasehold property, which he mort gaged to Mark Howell. Watkins afterwards be came insolvent, and took the benefit of the Insol vent Act. Powell was appointed the assignee of the insolvent. An agreement was entered into be tween Powell and Howell for the sale to the latter of the equity of redemption of the property, of which he was the mortgagee, for the price of 105/., and 51. was paid down to Powell as a deposit. After the insolvent's assignment to the assig nee, Powell conveyed the equity of redemp tion to Howell, and the suit was instituted to set aside that conveyance, on the ground of fraud and collusion. It was also said, Powell was bound to have brought the property to a sale, by public auction, under the 53d Geo. 111. chap. 102. sec. 19. Upon looking into the case, his Lordship could find nothing to satisfy his mind that the property had not been sold for its full value, or that there had been any fraud and collusion, nor had he been able to say, upon reading the words of the Act, that the property ought to have been con sidered real estate, and disposed of by public instead of private sale. Under these circumstances, the impression made on the mind of the Court was, that the Vice-Chancellor was right in having refused to set aside the conveyance, and that therefore the dis missal of the appeal here followed. Mi'. SUGDEN applied for the full costs. • The pro perty was small, the costs that had been incurred were most enormous, and he really considered that there was no ground for having brought the appeal. His LORDSHIP had considered the :question of costs. The Vice-Chancellor, though he refused the application to him, gave no costs, nor did he (his Lordship) think the question was a fit one to have been agitated, and consequently he should not give full costs. eman's lit the one )rd, is the es- )f such Sed all 1 time, .orning corn- WEL- .onver- gularly )ers of dated article June, deter- power, behalf lers for es, of d als6 e Bos- LA HIM advan - in the stances every on will lopted s from Rus- 'etreat- of an to ex- , I erable s have r rep garri- eva- :tober with e very with- We a the I with which ano^ f. 93c. f. 85c. tes, 8 ; Annui- :ewise little Dr of rnited ligna :eives MOTIONS. Sir CHAS. WETHERELL wished to know, for the convenience of the Bar, how the Court meant to proceed in the disposal of the business before it. His LORDSHIP observed, that at present he could only speak respecting the motions. He had been informed that there were a great number before the Court ; that some of them were several years old, and that therefore he should go on hearing motions until he had got through them. He considered it very essential to know the extent of the arrear of business, as far as related to motions. He had no doubt that it would turn out that many of the motions would be found to have disposed of themselves. EX-PARTE STONE, IN THE MATTER OF MARSH, STRACEY, AND CO., BANKRUPTS. Mr. Sergeant BOSANQUET appeared in this matter, and said that he had intended to have prayed the Court to have acted upon the verdict of the Court of King's Bench, and upon the subsequent judg ment of that Court upon a case reserved for its con sideration, by which Messrs. Stone and Gahagan, the joint trustees with the late Henry Fauntleroy, of stock to the amount of 17,0001. and a fraction, which had been sold out by a forged power of at torney by the late Mr. Fauntleroy, were declared entitled to prove against the estate of the bankrupts for the amount; but that he understood he was to be met by a petition which prayed the Court to order a new trial. Mr. HEALD then appeared and opened the petition for the new trial. There were a good many Counsel, and the case occupied the morning. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. BAKER V. LEVI. Mr. Hoe told his Honour this morning, that upon examining minutely the pleadings in the action at law between the parties, he was of opinion that. they would let in evidence of the whole of their transactions, and allow the defendant at law to show. that Levi had been either guilty of fraud, or had at all events such a knowledge of Mr. Baker's state of mind, as would disqualify him from recovering on any of the contracts. As it was competent to Mr. Baker's Committee, therefore, according to his pre sent view, to set up a full legal defence, the Learned Gentleman did not feel himself justified: in calling for the interference of the Court to restrain the proceedings upon equitable -grounds. But if any thing should appear to be omitted at the trial, which was calculated to bring the entire question before the Jury, the Learned Gentleman expressed his de termination to apply again to his Honour for such assistance as would enable the defendant at law to have the merits of the case thoroughly examined. The VICE-CHANCELLOR said, that subsequent consideration had confirmed him in the opinion which he yesterday expressed, namely—that suffi cient grounds had not been laid in the bill to call for the interference of this Court in stopping the pro ceedings in the action at law. if, however, it should turn out at the trial that the record was so defective as not to let in the real question, he should be happy to hear the parties again. With respect to the costs of the present application, he thought they ought to follow the common rule and abide the final result of the proceedings. EAST INDIA COMPANY V. CAMPION. This was an application for ane;irial. The cir cumstances of the case have been already frequently before the public. It will be recollected that the trial to which the present motion had reference took place before Lord Chief Justice Best. M r . sergeant TADDY, Mr. HORNE, Mr. PARKE, and Mr. COE, were heard in support of the motion. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. The Court this morning disposed of several Com. mon Jury causes, of interest only to the parties eon• cerned. SUMMER ASSIZES. WESTERN CIRCUIT, WINCHESTER, JULY 25. SUTTON O. TOOMER. This was an action on a promissory note, given in 1813, by the defendant, while in partnership with another per son, to secure the re-payment of the sum or 250/., with the interest at S per cent. per annum, from the time of the acceptance. The plaintiff had a verdict to the full amount of the note, with interest. Benjamin White was capitally indicted for stealing two geldings, the property of the Rev. George Henry Hasker, who resides near Heckfield, in the county of Hants. There were two other indictments against the same prisoner, the one for stealing saddles, bridles, &c., the property of the same Rev. Gentleman ; and the other for stealing a horse, the property of Mr. H. Burgess. The Jury, after delibe rating together for a few minutes, returned a verdict of Guilty. FEMALE SUICIDE. -Yesterday an Inquest Was held at the Hornsey Sluice-house, on the body of a Young female, named Haughton. It appeared that the de ceased, who was only 16 years of. age, had been visited by a young man to whom she was much attached, but on Wednesday evening the deceased's mother, who disliked his visits, ordered him to quit the house, and not see her daugh ter again. After his departure, the deceased said she thought her motker had acted in a very harsh manner. Early the following morning she was observed at the window of her room curling her Lair, and she shortly after left the house, and was not seen again until her body was found in the New River.—The Jury returned a verdict of Insanity. On the night of the 16th instant, one of th e Blockade men, named Rawlins, who was on his p ara d e b e tween the Schooner and Victory public-house s , on the Shoreham road, heard cries of murder, and on hastening to the spot he found two men violently struggling with each other ; one of them, named Mills then attacked the Blockade man, and with much abuse made a desperate effort to get possession of Rawlins's pistols. The Blockade man was obliged to use his cutlass, with which he wounded Mills in the leg, when be gave up the contest. The other man's name was Peel, who stated that he had just left the Victory, when Mills attacked him with such fury, that he feared he should have been thrown over the wharf or mur dered. The surgeon of the Blockade was immediately sent for to attend Mills at the watch-house, but Mills obstinately refused to let him look at the wound. The Commanding Officer then sent to Shoreham for medical assistance, agreeably to the with of Milli,r—firVicon Ocaftte. FASHIONABLE AND MISCELLANEOUS Mr. CANNING'S health, during his stay at Chiswick, improved daily, with the exception that the Right Hon. Gentleman was not quite so well on Tuesday as he bad been on the preceding days. The Marquis de PALMELLA, the Portuguese Ambassador (who is shortly expected to return to Portugal,) and the Count de VILLA REAL, who has lately arrived in this country, for the purpose of succeeding the Noble Mar quis in his embassy to this Court, had a conference with Mr. CANNING on Tuesday, at the Duke of DEVONSHIRE'S seat at Chiswick. Mr. CANNING came to town yesterday morn ing, and arrived at his residence in Downing-street, about ten o'clock. Mr. TIERNEY and Mr. BROUGHAM visited the Right Hon. Gentleman in the course of the day. Sir HERBERT TAYLOR left town yesterday afternoon, for the Royat Lodge in Windsor-park, on a visit to the KINO. Viscount P4LNIERSTON held a levee yester day, at the Office of the Commander-in-Chief, in the Horse-guards. The Marquis de PALMELLA, the Portuguese Ambassador, the Count de VILLA REAL, the new Ports gum Minister, and Count de LuneLr, the Neapolitan Minister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign Office. Lady ELEANOR LOWTHER entertained an elegant circle of the haut ton yesterday evening, at her house in Bruton-street, Berkeley-square. Prince PotAGNAC, the French Ambassador, left town yesterday for France, with his family, having obtained a leave of absence from his Government. Mr. ROTH, principal Secretary of the Embassy, will discharge the function of Charge d'Affaires during the absence of Prince Poutarrac, and was on Tuesday presented to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Viscount DUDLEY, in that' capacity. Yesterday a ballot was taken at the East India House, for the election of a Director, in the room of ED wAitia PA RRY, Esq., deceased. At six o'clock the glasses were closed, and delivered to the scrutineers, who reported the election to have fallen on Lieutenaut-Colonel JAMES LAW LUSHINGTON, C.B. For Col. James Law Lushington 794 For Col. Sir Wm. Young .698 Majority in favour of Colonel Ltu hington An Address to Mr. PEEL is getting up at Birmingham, the number of signatures to which is to be limited ! !—John Bull.-.-The truth is, a very limited number of signatures only can be obtained, and they are of necessity limited accordingly. The Brighton Gazette says, " Bets have been laid here freely that Mr. CANNING'S Ministry will not stand ;" but our contemporary, in its ultra loyalty, has forgot to add, that the odds offered were—a horse-Chesnut to a Chesnut horse. The Duke and Duchess of St. Albans, on Friday, visited the princely mansion of Caversham Park, near Reading. His Grace is in treaty for the purchase of this fine estate, and three adjoining farms, intending, if be can come to terms, to make Caversham his future resi dence.—Bath Chronicle. By letters lately received we learn that Sir THOMAS LErHERIDDE with his family and suite, having visited Spa, and Aix-la-Chapelle, Cologne, and the Rhine to Mayence, passed through Frankfort-on-the-Main on the 10th inst. in his way to Darmstadt, Carlsruhe, and Baden, and thence on to Switzerland. Sir THoMAs has combined a tour of pleasure with one of public interest, as he is making it his business to become somewhat acquainted with the present state of the trade and agriculture of the Nether. lands and the borders of the Rhine. It is expected he will return early in October.—Bath Chronicle. THE Cll Ati CELI.OR SH IP .—TheTe is nothing, new on this subject that is entitled to any attention.— Rumour seems inclined to shift her favours from Judge Burton to the Master of the Rolls, and to hold the latter forth as the person having the greatest chance of promo tion. We firmly believe that nothing is yet definitively fixed upon, and that no Cabinet Minister can yet tell who will be the future Chancellor of Ireland.—Dublin Morning Register. Miss PATON was overturned yesterday when coming to the English Opera-house, in her carriage. Luckily she was not so injured as to prevent her from per forming in the "Barber of Seville," which she did with her usual spirit. A sister of the celebrated singer Mademoi• selle SONTAG made her debut on the 29th ult., at the theatre of Kcenigsdadt. She is said to possess powerful requisites as a singer and as an actress. The Great American Sea Serpent has turned out to be a whale ; we always thought that the story was very like a whale. A tutor of college lecturing a young man of his irregular conduct, added, with great pathos—_" The report of your vices will bring your father's grey hairs with sorrow to the grave." " I beg your pardon, Sir (replied the pupil), my father wears a wig." An old woman, who lived in one of the mid land counties, hearing the bells ring in 1814, inquired the cause. " It's rejoicing for the peace, mistress," said an old farmer. " The peace! 0 Lord, 0 Lord! what will world come to ?—What ! have they been fightiß again ?" ANECDOTE.—LateIy at a Private dinner party, Sir WALTER SCOTT, Mr. H. MACKENZIE, and Mr. ALIsoN, happened to be present. In taking their seats, sans cerernonie, the Baronet found himself placed between these two illustrious individuals. The relative position of these three celebrated characters soon attracted tkeattention of a gentleman present, who exclaimed— " Our host bath his guests most happily placed; See genius supported by feeling and taste." Dumfries Courier. WILTS AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The anniversary of this Institution was held on Wednesday, at the Bear Inn, Devizes; where, after the business of the day was concluded, upwards of 60 gentlemen (most of them connected with the landed interest) sat down to an excellent dinner. Mr. Benett, M.P., the president of the Society, was in the chair.—Bath Chronicle. STATE OF LIMERICK.—It seems Limerick is not likely to afford any theme, on the present occasion, to those, at home and abroad, who delight in drawing hideous pictures of Irish turbulence. The Limerick Chronicle informs us that " the number for trial on the County Calendar, this Assizes, does not much exceed 60, an►l the offences are happily of a light nature."—Dublin Morning Register. CHEESE.—The cheese made last year does not keep well. In many instances there appears in last year's make as much fade and blue mould as is to be found in cheese several years old.— Chester Courant. SUPPOSED COACH ROBBERY.—This morn ing, about eight o'clock, a carrier pigeon, in a state of complete exhaustion, fell to the ground, in Spa.fields, Islington, and on being taken up by a gentleman residing in Baker-street, (close by) he discovered the following, written in a very neat hand, on half a sheet of paper, affixed beneath its wings :—" I hope this will arrive safe, to inform you of our success, having got the swag safe. We had a good deal of bother.. The guard never left his place for more than a minute or two all the way down. , Jack has gone a cross-road with it, and I and Harry shall come up at once, so be on the look out for us, at the spot we fixed on. the beaks; we shall nick them this time. Let Tim come with you, as I have got a job for him. I saw Bob Brown, who is on a new start. It is very safe, com pared to the old go he was after. He's got a pal. M eet us in the white sky-scraper, and green barnacles. Don't fail, and be on your guard. I have shaved of my whiskers all tite rest as before ; so Y." -- n.:7: ri;f7:•TT - THIS DAY SI-LIPPING INTELLIGENC LLOYD'S. DEAL, JULY 26.-.-Wind N.N.W.:-Arrived the Deme rara, Venables, from Demerara, and the Bimini, Harris, from Jamaica. Arrived from London, the West India packet Nixon, for Bermuda; the Courier, Gwatkin, for St. Domingo; and the Tyne, Cotgrave, for Bombay, The whole of the outward-bound are under weigh, PORTISMOUTO, JULY 25.—Wind W. by N.—Arrived the Southworth transport, Embletom, from Quebec, in 26 days. PLYMOUTH, JVLY 24.—Wind W.—Arrived the Collins, Wigharn, from Memel. Sailed tie Fame, Reeves, for St. John's, Newfoundland ; and the Hebe, Richmond for St. John's, New Brunswick. The Pomona, Whitwell, sailed from Riga, the 9th inst. for London, and is lost on Donassaess reef. The James, Mitehell, from Liverpool to Navannab, was carried into Key-west, admit the 17th'u1t. by the Hornet ; American ship of war, abandoned by the crew. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) HAY ILA RlCET:riltar s,l lfad of ad Trusses.) S. e. A. i A. S. ie. s , Lowland Alead. Hay 3 Sto 4 4 Clover May ...... .... 4 lb to 7 0 Upland Ditto 415 blb Oat Straw ll4 114 Rye-grass Hay 414 415 Wheat Ditto ll4 2• 0 New blesdow liay 3 4 4 1 Supply good, trade dull, and privet as list quoted. _ SMIThiFIZI.D. A. a. X. a. X. a. X. `- Lowland Mead.Hay2 10to 4 10 Cloy. Hay generally 4 15 to 6 10 Upland Ditto 4lO 515 Do. extra the 0 0 7 0 Rye-grass Hay 4lO 515 Oat Straw llB 2 2 New Meadow Hay 4 0 410 Wheat Ditto 2 2 2 IS A good supply. and a dull trade, at Tuesday's prices. FISH-MARKET, BILLINGSGATE. The arrivals of fish since yesterday have been consider able, and the market this morning exhibited a pretty good stock, but chiefly Salmon and Soles, both of which were of excellent quality. Lobsters, and all other kinds of shell-fish, were extrenaely saaroe; the best kinds were bought up by the dealers at an early hour, and at a very high rate.—The following were the pries:_.. Prime Turbot, each Ss. OIL to 10s. 00. Ditto small b 0 7 0 Maeda Salmon, per lb. I 3 I 3 Ditto Grilse 0 $ 0 0 Salmon Trout 0 11 0 0 Sturgeon 1 6 0 0 Fine Whitings, per lb 4 0 6 0 Ditto large, per 7 4 0 6 0 Brighton Soles, per litrae twin 2 6 4 0 Live Flounders, pa 'Mee% 2 0 3 0 Live Eels. pet bib Shrimps, per gallon 2 6 3 0 Pickled Salmon (Newesetle), per kit 36 0 30 0 SPORTING-(RECEIVED THIS DAY). TATTERSALL's THIS DAY Sir o' Clock. The rooms had a very full attendance to-day, and the betting assumed a very spirited cbaractcr. Considerable alteration, it will be seen, have taken place in the St. Leger Stakes. Reviewer has completely left the field. The odds against him quickly rose from 14 to 15 to I, and his former backers shewed strong symptoms of uneasi ness. The latter odds were taken to some extent, and " the Star" having hung fire for a minute or two, and minor odds were succeeding, but the odds again overwhelmed him, and left him out of the pit. Mameinke is tottering, and it was even betting on Granby, being the favourite before starting. Ths latter has got up, and stands his ground well at 5 to 1 ; 6 to 5 was offered on the field against any two. Some betting, though small, took place on the York Thirty Guinea Stakes at the undermentioned odds, LUIZ R. 4 to 1 agit Mameluka b to 1 agat Granby 12 to 1 agat Nonplus 20 to j agat Matilta 20 to I agat Lunaria *b to 1 agat Lumley's Tramp colt 40 to 1 agat Moonshine AO to 1 agat Reviewet THIRTY OUINIAZ sTAXIS ♦T YOBS -6 to 4 agst Matilda 6 to 1 apt Moonslain*. KENDAL RACES.—Tvx SDA v, JuLy 24. The attendance to-day was not so numerous as had been expected, in consequence of the wetness of the snowing. The death of Sir Philip Musgrave, who had always been a great patron of these races, also tended to lessen the at traction, and to prevent the running fsr the Produce Stakes.—. The rain which fell in the snowing, • though it was the cause of keeping numbers away from the course, had the good effect of softening the greund, which had preciously been very hard. A Maiden Kate value SOL Two mile heats. Mr. Simpson's b. f. Young Duchess, 3 yrs I I Mr. Relph's b. c. by Octavian, 3 yrs 4 2 Mr. Hudson's b. g. Sir Catton, 4 yrs 6 3 Mr. Harrison's b. e. My Lord, 3 yrs 2 fell Mr. Wilkinson's ch. f. Marehioness, 4 yrs An excellent race, contested the whole way, and waft by half a length. In the second heat My Lord fell in going the last mile. The rider (Thompson) was taken up in a state of insensibility ; but medical assistance being at hand, he was bled, and when we left the ground was pronounced in a fair way of recovery. Marchioness was the favourite before starting, and the knowing ones were fairly cleaned out. A Sweepstakes of 7 soya. each, with 25 Govt. added. Two mile heate. Mr. Hudson's b. in. Lady Easby, 6 yrs 1 1 Mr. Simpson'sb. c. Young Comus, 4 yrs... 2 2 Mr. Wilkinson's b. e. Johno'Ciaunt, 4 yrs... S S A good race. Young COMUS contested every inch of ground, and was beat only by a length. Young Comus the favourite. THE CROPS. A friend who has visited, within the last few days, by far the greater part of Galloway, gives the following report of the state of the crops :—Autumn sown wheat is, in general,, bad over the whole surface of Galloway; while late sown grain of this deseription is, is many places, very abundant. Upon the whole, however, the wheat in Scotland will be considerably under an average erop, although the deficiency is likely to be compensated by the superior agricultural wealth of England and Ireland. On the Moss of Cm, as well as on the beautiful estate of Ifta/doon, there are many admirable wheat fields; but amidst the almost universal sterility of last year, the same track came beautifully into play, and should always be talked of as a pleasing excep tion. Here, as in the Caress of Falkirk and Gowrie, a a good deal of beans are grown, and never were they seen more luxuriant. Every stalk seems to be a giant of its race, and is so completely covered with dowers and embryo pods, that the produce promises to be unusually large. Oats are, if any thing too luxuriant, and should the weather prove fine, will be as much above as they were under an average erop last season. Nearly the same thing may be said of barley, particularly where the • crops were poor in 1826, and the land got what may be called an ex cellent rest. The turnip's are uneommonly forward in Wigtownsbire, and never looked better at the same early period of the, year. In the Stewartry, they are Considerably more be hind, and have vegetated and improved rather slowly within the last tan days. Potatoes promise to be most abundant; . so much so, indeed, that I w ou ld no t b e su rprised to s ee d. and 7d ; But th e Stewartry stone is 'Albs., while that of Wigt owns hi re i s them selling in quantities at a shilli ng the etvt• Rye-grass is now secure, an d has been put into rick i n the best order. The qu a lity i s everywhere very fine, an d having been " cut in the sap" it will weigh Well. In and K in Kirkcudbrightshire reiit at is s s e id n . ia a g nd in 6d. per rittks at stoat. 6 261b5., and this eirsuinstance, when attended to, leaves us little to complain of as to discrepancy of price. Last year the price was truly frightful, and I k now one respectable innkeeper in Wigtownshire, who actually paid lad. per stone for all the rye-gram bay he purchased; some even paid so high as 18d. per stone for the same article. The farmers everywhere are busy with their meadows, and though they were rather impeded by the late rains, they are likely to get well on now. The swathes actually distress the scythe, and I expect to bear of many broken ones before the whole work 111 over. Bullocks will get plenty of food this year, and there will be no occasion to send the hind to the hills to mow heather to bed them through the dreary days of winter. Meadow hay is rarely an article of commerce, bat the usual calculation is, that it is worth about two-thirds the price of rye-grass and clover. Those who want it to feed their cows, generally contrive to buy it in the lump; and I know one gentleman who lately purchased for $l. 10s. as much capital sappy stuff as will fodder four cows during the whole winter. -014mirif4 CONFiff. "~:i