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visit'of the Emperor DON PEDRO, to Europe, will not take place. The KING of Franc, is confined by a slight fit of the gout. FRINCH Finsos. Five per Cents., 100 f. 70c. ; Three o ( P i er eebte• 701. SOc. ; Bank Stock, 2,022 f. 50c. ; Rente d e Naples, 7Sf. ; Spanish Loan (1823), 56i. Exchanges Londo n —O ne Month, 25f. 40c. ; Three Months, 25f. 20e, Lord Vi scount D UDLEY , l ast n i g h t, i n t h e !louse of Peers, declined affording the further in formation asked by Lord ELLENBOROUGH, r eSPeCtin g our present re l at i ons w i t h P ortuga l , a dding that the question of whether our troops w ere to rema i n in t h at ki ng d om or to be with drawn was connected with negociations now ring on, an d w hi c h were not i n a state to b e h owever, bef ore t h e i r L or d s hi ps . Hi s L or d s hi p, declined stating whether those negoci ations were carrying. on with Portugal or with any other country. In this delicate state of affairs, any further ob servations from us on the subject would be im. Proper. VV t e received, this mcrning, Hamburgh P a p ers , t , ° the 6th instant, the Allgenzeine Zeit ung , t o tsth, and the Nurenzburg Correspondent, to f u ct e 4th, Th e i r con t en t s re l a t e c hi e fl y to t h e , e ility of navigation in the North Seas, by means steam-boats. Lord BLOOMFIELD, it app ears , to return to this country on leave of absence. HANOVER, MAY 1. 6it year there were born in the Kingdom of H anover 11 ) besides 2054 childr_m still born—Deaths, 38,277 . The Journal " Dayliyt Allehanda," reports that the Leh has of the junction of the Wetter and Hielma r h a k es, it ."eh has hithereo been thou g ht p .acticable, is now ,satis e2frilY proved, and that plans are already drawinglip to "Y it into execution. CHRISTIANIA, APRIL 23. I le harbour of Christiania is now open, and a great al lY slips with cargoes of corn and fish, have arrived especially from Denmark. AUGSBURG, MAT 3. I t The O r i en tal Spectate: , o f 21 s t March, sayi,--." The g il4 lian A m bassador has r e ti re d to hi s country scat at qukd ere , and does not seem to i nten d soon to have his t 'oductory audience. In the offices of the other great " u ktesics extraordinary acti7ity is observed : they receive ; 1 4 g dispatch expresses, but the negoeiations do not advance Rep. NUREMBURG, MAY 2. Letters from the Polish frontiers, which represent the i l acgeo in the Government of Georgia, as indicating the ttotion soon to make peace with Persia, add— til Pri va t e l etters from St. Petersburgh, seem to co n fi rm Z'conjecture, saying that no more is heard of movements I t tcaps in th e i n t e rior of Russia, though the a rm y o f t h e : le aans, probably wants to be recruited. Sir Ch ar l es •got, who was Ambassador to the Court of Russia for a ~,° llsi derable ti m e previous to Lord Strangford' s m i ss i on, ho acquired general esteem and friendship by his open and t Oicg manners, was expected soon to return to that 0:2.. 411 . It was believed that he would be charged with a 4 41 mission relative to the war with Persia, and the af of America. 111,- g•ne present condition of many streets in our e tropolis is not more disgracef u l t o th ose wh o _ 0. se duty it is to superint en d t h ese matters , t 0 the it is di sa greeable and t oo o f ten d angerous the inhabitants. No sooner is a street re rpred t h an t h e l a b our o f weeks i s ren d ere d Mutely useless by the 'rugged vengeance Pie stones warring against the safety of 'lloles—the feet of th e un f o rtunate hors es , , not unfrequently against the knees of a ' more unfortunat e .) ssengers, who cann o t b. 44 441 stumblin g over th e s lippery stones in th e i r na 'l4l eagerness to save their lives from the threaten approach of hurried stages and other vehicles oping i n o pp os ite directions at the same mo - L t. Now all this evil is occasioned by the t :qre of certain persons to perpetuate the present li t.t eln of paving, in opposition to the improved q;11 of Mr. MACADAM. Let those who eot to his plan, look at Regent -street, West ater-bridge, and other places, and they will ti On be convinced of its claims to general adop-. t °4 ---especially in all much-frequented tho- Pglifares, such as the Strand, Cheapside, and t h l . c oadilly. We observe that the inhabitants of b l i s s. , last place have forwarded their corn lots to th e L eg islature against th e p resent a te of the law respecting Macadamization. A s 1 ) e law now stands, the Commissioners of t Ziog can prevent a s treet being Macadamized should all the inhabitants desire it—a erlstrous power and highly prejudicial to public interests. But Mr. HOBHOUSE intimated his intention to propose an ration of the law so as to render it impera n the Commissioners to M aca d amize a i t. when two-thirds of the inhabitants require sThis will be of immense advantage to the ~b l 7 o generally—and must pro ve highly bene t;l4l to tradesmen, whose shops are annoyed l o the eternal rattling of coaches and waggons. eed, the concussion produced by this con -114 stir is very prejudicial to the stability of i h ti les along the streets whose foundation are kept 4 4 Perpetual tremor. The only objection to tl 4 444l amization worthy of notice is, that it creates f tt Bt ---but so do stones, and as the streets are 0 0 ently watered the objection falls to the 1 1 , 1111 d. As the present era is conspicuous for 6, k a _ march of mind" we heartily wish that it Lbe still further distinguished for the march kttro acpo 7 l adamization through every s t ree t in the lis. THE FUNDS—(THIS DAY). CITY, Twelve o' Clock. k,. tli e amount of business done in the Eis' iglish Funds this has not been charaw:erised . by any important feature, th:Pt that the appearance is rather of a favourable nature (4:4 otherwise. Consols opened at 82i, immediately be- I buyers, and advanced to their present rate, 82i -I, strong ; some sales have also been made for the ?i,. lli ng' at 82t. India Born s are a little l ower , b e i ng 75 6 ; Cilst Exchequer Bills maintain their premi um o f 48 9 . hick few transactions have taken place in Colombian Bond s , it 'remain steady at 3f:i 4 ; Mexican, 6 per Cents., , 61.11 ' at 69 d * i 1; Brazilian, 5 per Cents., are heavy at a G ee, being 60 ; this may he attributed to the effect i'Muceel by the l a t e unfavourable accounts received from ti i ° de Janeiro, which all agree in one point, that if a con- Otee of the destructive measures in matters of Finance G:, 44 l) :rgeverell in, the whole of that interesting country \go to ruin and decay. Shares droop inure and more day ; in Anglo Mexican, Brazilian, and Colombian no alteration can be quoted ; Real del Monte are J ri ! pm. ; Tlalpuxahua ire at par . ; and Bolanos, 60 t ), ll ' ; United Mexican are quoted a t 10i 124 dis. ,li6 a ttcx. Brazilian, 60 ; Buenos A yres, 57 9 ; ' l. 4a, ; Colombian, 33i ; Danish, 61 ; I ' V" 16 ; Mexican, Five per Cent., 57 S ; Ditto 6 per 691 - 4 - I • Peruvian, 30 2 ; Portuguese, 77 ; 11; 41 , 90i i ; Spanish, 12i ") ,Itt b l, 4 --Anglo Mexican, 40 dis. ; Brazilian, 2 1 ; t °l l „. - ' 41, , 12 per Share ; Real del Monte, 40 50 pm. ; lt il ti ``allua, par, 5 pm. ; United Mexican, 10i 12i. dis. ; ' I I, 00 60 die. Two o' Clock. 4°6 hav lead a rise to buyers, but are now i' tl P ly ;a consid e rhie scarcity of Stock exists, and the Bull hav eero to been in the market making purchases ; 4 per )b 9 9 i. ; Ditto, 1826, 97i ; Bank Stock, 2031 ; 114'zehequer Bills have been 49, pm. ; Mexican A e l 69 i. THREE OCL 0 CK. ° Nolg 83 i ; Colombian Bonds, 34 ; e k i c F 13onds, 711 Oty n `-'01 ) 41 . o'CLOCK— bo;°I3 83 B~ZiliAc. 83 4 ,4 4 , 44 Bonds 60i vie' Ayres Do. .58 pittrl biali,:4ll too.. 1824, LOSING PRICES. Danish Bonds 61i Greek Do. 1825, 16i Mexican Do. 1825 69i Peruvian Do. Russian Do. 90a Spanish Do. -- LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. GORE V. LORTON. The House was occupied in hearing an appeal in this case against the decision of the Irish Court of Chancery.— Some time passed before the business could begin, in conse quence of three Peers not having entered the House till late. Nothing transpired whilst we were in the House of any in terest whatever. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. lIARDIN( V. LOVERING AND COON. Mr. KNIGHT moved, on the part of the plaintiff, that the defendant, Lovering, might be declared to have waived his right of inspecting certain title deeds, and that he had now no such right ; and further, that he might be ordered to pay to the plaintiff the purchase money of an estate which was the subject of the suit. The affidavit in support of the application set forth that the plaintiff sold an estate to the defendant, with the express condition that he was not to be furnished with an abstract of the title of the plaintiff, nor subsequently obliged to file a bill against Lovering, for the spe cific performance of the contract; when the late Vice Chancellor, interpreting the agreement in its literal sense, decided that the defendant was entitled to in spect the deeds themselves, although he was not to be furnished with an abstract. His Honour, at the same time, desired a specific performance of the contract as against the defendant, and gave the parties liberty to come before the Court for further directions. This order was made on the Ist of June last. The affidavit also stated, that notices had been served both on the defendant and on his Solicitor, who resides at Barnstaple, within three miles of the plaintiff's residence, that the deeds were at the office of the plaintiff's solicitor in that town, open for the inspection of the defendant or his agents. The Learned Gentleman stated other circumstances in support of the application, when The VICE-CHANCELLOR said, that he could not make any such order as would have the effect of reversing by a side-wind the decree of his predecessor. If that decree were wrong, it ought to be set right in the regular manner ; but if it were already right, then the proper mode of proceeding would be to get a report, and apply for fur ther directions upon Mr. KNIGHT said that there was no further directions to apply for ; the situation of the plaintiff was truly un fortunate. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. THE ➢IASTER AND TRUSTEES OF BRENTWOOD SCHOOL. Mr. PEMBERTON, on the part of the Attorney-General, moved that the bill be dismissed as against Brown, one of the defendants to the suit. Mr. Brown was made a de fendant as the heir-at-law to Sir Anthony Brown, the founder of the charity, but it was since discovered that he was an unnecessary party to the suit. Mr. BARBER, tin Mr. Brown, applied for his costs out of the Charity Fund. It would be a great hardship (the Learned Gentleman thought), if the Attorney-General should ,have the power of putting a suitor to an enor mous expense, and then dismissing him without allowing him costs. Mr. PEMBERTON contended that the Court had no right to give costs to the defendant. The VICE-.CHANCELLOIt said his present impression was, that the estate of the charity ought to defray the costs. It often happened that the advisers of the Attorney-General were obliged to cast about in the dark for some individual whom they could bring before the Court as heir at law.— When that persons' answer was put in, perhaps it might appear that he did not stand in the supposed relation to the founder. The matter contained in that answer very frequently assisted the Attorney-General in the further prosecution of the suit. Under these circumstances, his Honour thought it only just that the charity fund should pay for the assistance thus rendered to it. At all events, said his Honour, I would have great reluctance in acting on the old rule, which threw all the costs on the subject; and unless Mr. Pemberton produces some precedent for a contrary practice, I shall give the defendant his costs. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. The Court was occupied this morning in hearing argu. ments in special causes of no general interest whatever. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. PEDLEY V. DIRT. In this case Mr. Sergeant WILDE stated that a rule had been obtained by Mr. Sergeant Peake, to show cause why the amount of a writ of fieri facias, which had been issued for the damages and costs due to the plaintiff by the verdict of the Jury, should not be reduced. • The case was one of crim. con., and had been tried before the Lord Chief Justice and 3501. damages awarded to the plaintiff, which sum was swelled by the costs to 4501. The ground for setting aside the execution was, that the defendant bad compromised the debt, and having obtained a receipt the question now was whether that receipt was conditional or absolute. Imme mediately after• the verdict had been obtained, the defend. ant erased his name, and substituted another over his shop. He then had a docket struck against him, and after re presenting the bad state of his affairs to the plaintiff's at torney, lie prevailed on him to take a composition of 3001. for the whole debts and costs; 1501. was paid down, and bills given for the remaining sum. The plaintiff's name was then again painted over his shop ; and on one occasion when plaintiff's attorney called, he was told he was gone into the country " rabbit shooting." The second bill, however, was dishonoured, and a writ was then issued for the amount of the judgment. The Learned Serjeant con tended, that the plaintiff was entitled to the whole of his judgment, on the Bill being dishonoured ; the receipt he contended was conditional, as it stated that the money al ready paid, and the bills when paid, should be considered as composition for the whole. Mr. Sergeant PEAKE contended, that composition would be good, let the bills be paid when they would. The COURT, however, were of opinion, that the compo sition had been effected by fraud, and discharged the rule with costs. CONSISTORY COURT. BLIGH V. BLIGII. This case having been set down for argument this day, Dr. Phillimore stated, that he appeared on behalf of Mrs. Bligh, but as he considered the proofs adduced by his learned friends were quite sufficient to sustain the charge of adultery, he did not feel that he would be justified in troubling. the Court with any observations. Dr. Lusur.sc.row, as counsel for Mr. Bligh said, that the facts of the case were so abundantly preyed, that as his learned friend admitted there could be no doubt of the fact of adultery. The marriage of the parties in 1817, the visits of Mr. Wellesley to Mr. Bligh's house in Naples, the elopement of Mrs. Bligh, inlS23, the birth of a child at Passy near Paris, in June, 1825, and the circumstances of the party cohabiting together at Seymour-place, were proved beyond all doubt by the evidence of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bligh, Mr. Whitcomb, Mrs. Parker, and several other witnesses of unquestionable veracity. It was unnecessary for him to enter at greater length into the facts of the case, and he should therefore only conclude by submitting, that Mr. Bligh was entitled to the relief for which he prayed, and that the Court was hound to pronounce for the divorce. The Court directed that the evidence given by some of the witnesses should be read. It appeared from the evidence of Mrs. Sophia Bligh, that she is the sister-in-law of Captain Bligh, who was married to Helen Bligh, then Helen Patterson, in 1817 ; Mr. Bligh was Captain in the Coldstream Guards, and be ing afflicted with ill health during the year 1822, he was recommended by his medical attendants to reside in the South of Fr ance , and left Englan d accompan i e d b y Mrs Bligh. They resided for some time iu Naples, where de ponent also lived ; deponent remembered going with Mrs. Helen Bligh to an evening party, at the house of Mr. Hamilton, the British Ambassador, where deponent was introduced to Mr. Long Wellesley, by Mrs. Bligh, who acquainted witness that he was an old friend. In a few weeks after this party, a visit was agreed upon to Vesuvius, anti Mrs. Bligh and Mr. Wellesley were of the party. After their return, the visits of Mr. Wellesley at Mr. Bligh's were very frequent, and his atten tions to Mrs. Bligh became the subject of observation. Mr. Wellesley generally made his visits at about six o'clock in the evening, which was the hour when Mr. Bligh and his brother usually went out to ride, the heat being so op pressive in Naples that it was disagreeable to exercise in the day. Before the intimacy of Mrs. Bligh and Mr. Wellesley, the former commonly accompanied the witness in the carriage at six o'clock ; but after her acquaintance with Mr. Wellesley, Mrs. Bligh generally made some ex cuse, and refused to accompany the witness. The parties continued to live together as man and wife, until 1823, when Mrs. Bligh eloped without the knowledge of her husband, who evinced great anxiety and surprise when ac quainta with the circumstance. The evidence of Mrs. Jemima Parker was to the effect, that deponent kept a lodging-house in Seymour place, near the New-road, and that in June, 1825, Dr. Arnold, of Bedford-square, called, and engaged her apartments, as he stated, for a French lady, who was coin ing to he under his care during her confinement. The lady did not arrive on the day witness expected her, but the following evening a hackney coach came with the lady, who was accompanied by a little man, whose clothes were two large for him ; witness at first supposed this man was a French servant, for he did not look at all like a gentle man, but when Mrs. Bligh ascended the stairs he followed, and when they entered he threw himself on a sofa. Witness ;having manifested some su r p r i se a t this circumstance, the lady who passed under the naive of Madame flossier, said to witness, " He is my husband, but he is an intruder here." She then said something in French which witness could not understand, and afterwards in formed witness that they were persons of high family, but that they had a law suit going on, and must be kept secret, and she desired witness to deny her to any person who should call, except some person who she named. The lady and gentle man lived together as man and wife, occupying the same sleeping room, which they continued to do until they left, which they did very suddenly ; Madame having ac quainted witness that they had been discovered by a person they were most anxious to avoid. Mrs. Bligh and Mr. Wellesley were subsequently pointed out to witness who had no doubt that they were the persons who lived in her house as Madame and Monsieur flossier. After the de parture of Mrs. Bligh and Mr. Wellesley, Mr. Thomas Bligh came to witness's house, and took away some jewels and papers which were left by Mrs. Bligh and Mr. Wel lesley. Sir C. ROBINSON thought the evidence which had been read was quite sufficient for the foundation of his sentence. The facts of the case were already before the public, and he was pleased that he was not called upon to advert to those circumstances, which were offensive to public decency. The Learned Counsel for Mrs. Bligh had properly admitted that the charge of adultery was so fully proved that no defence could be set up; and, under those circumstances, it only remained for the Court to deliver its opinion that Mr. Thigh bad sufficiently maintained his case, and that he was entitled to the relief which was ordinarily granted by the Court—namely, a divorce. The sentence of divorce having been pronounced by the REGISTRAR, with the usual formalities, the Court adjourned. OPENING OF THE NATIONAL SCOTCH CHURCH.-(THIS DAY.) It having been publicly announced that the New Scotch Church, which has been in progress for nearly two years past, would be opened for Divine Service, this morning, the doors were besieged, long before the hour of opening, by a vast crowd. The site of the Church is but imperfectly known. It is situated at the Upper end of Sidinouth-street, leading from Gray's-inn-lane to Hunter-street, Brunswick-square, and is nearly opposite the new Church in that neighbourhood. The Committee, for two reasons, , have deemed it advisable to open the Church for public worship, even before the original design was carried into full effect : in the first place, because a great saving of time would be effected, and in the next, because they would be enabled to meet the expenditure with the greater confidence. The building is at present necessarily unfinished, as far as respects its external embellishments, though the interior is in every way fit for the reception of a large congrega tion. The income accruing from the pews, and the rent of the vaults, which are exceedingly spacious, will be ap plied in liquidation of the building debt, and in support of the establishment. Tickets had been issued to the pew renters and private frien , l3 of the Committee, and these of course claimed a prior right of admission, and from the immense pressure of the crowd outside, and the narrowness of the entrance, very serious inconvenience was expel ienced, though there was a large party of the Hatton-garden police-officers in attendance, who did every thing in their power to keep back the people. At 12 o'clock the church was com pletely full, and many persons were obliged to go away who could not get admittance. The Rev. E. Irving commenced the service by giving out a hymn, in which the whole of the congregation join ed, and, that over, the Rev. Gentleman delivered an ex temporaneous prayer, in his own peculiarly impassioned style. Appropriate lessons were then read, and the service con cluded with a most able discourse, suited to the occasion, preached by the Reverend Dr. Chalmers, of Glasgow, who same over from thence on the express invitation of his friend and Fellow-Minister. A large collection was made in aid of the Buildin g Fund. Lord Bexley, Lord Home, and several other of the No bility, were in the galleries. MURDER IN WHITECHAPEL. APPREHENSION OF THE FATHER OF THE MURDERER. Immediately after the wretched man, William Sheen, bad cut his child's head off, he left his blood stained coat in the room, and ran in his shirt sleeves tq his father's house in White's Yard, Rosemary-lane, and beckoned him out, and both went away in their shirt sleeves. This circumstance was communicated to Goding's party or Bow-street patrol, who hovered about his house till he came horn:,, which was about half-pastten o'clock at night, and he was takeh into custody. To the questions that were put to him he said that the coat he then had on was lent him by a man named Pugh, in Carnaby Market, and that he had left his own about an hour before in Oxford-street. This morning - Mr. Pugh's attendance was procured at Lambeth-street Police Office, and he gave the following account of the affair to Mr. Wyatt, the Ma gistrate. He stated himself to be a cow-keeper in Carnaby Market, and had known the prisoner from his infancy, having been brought up together in Radnorshire, South Wales. About half-past nine last night,• the father and his son called upon him without hats or coats, and the father told him that his son had been playing at skettles with some Irishmen, and had quarrelled, and in the affray his son had stabbed one of them in the . back ; lie therefore requested the loan of two coats and hats, and ten shillings, which would enable him to make all things right. He complied with the request, and they went away, and he heat d no more of them till he was acquainted with the horrid transaction. The above was detailed in evidence against the old man, and he stands remanded ; and all the officers are on the alert for the murderer, who is supposed to have bent his course towards Herefordshire. KING'S THEATRE. Semiramide was performed last night, for the first time this season, at the Opera-house; and great ex pectation was excited by the announcement that a new singer (Signora Brambilla, from ; the Con servatorio, Milan) was to make her debut, in the character of Arsace. In person this lady is tall and well-proportioned; her features are pleasing and regular, but not sufficiently flexible to allow of any varied expression. Her style of singing is chaste, but somewhat cold, and, like her acting, is deficient in the charm of enthusiasm. Her most successful attempts were " In si Barbara Sciagura," and her duet with Semiramis, which last was loudly and de servedly encored. Galli was inimitably fine in Assur, particularly in his delivery of the third scene of the second act, as sung by him and Madame Pasta, whose acting throughout was as fine as it is in the power of imagination to conceive. The House, we were glad to see, was well and fashionably attended. SHIPPING. An account of the number of British and foreign vessels, distinguishing the same, together with their tonnage, which entered into, or cleared out from, the ports of London, Liverpool, Bristol, Greenock, Hull, and North and South Shields, since the sth of January to the latest period the same can be made up, exclusive of any vessel employed in the coasting or British Colonial Trade : Inwards.—London, 502 vessels, 72,016 tons, British ; 109 vessels, 15,959 tons, foreign. Liverpool, 169 vessels, 32,851 tons, British ; I 1 1 vessels, 35,236 tons, foreign. Bristol, 75 vessels, 8,769 tons, British ; 22 vessels, 2,146 tons, foreign. Greenock, 14 vessels, 3,357 tons, British ; 3 vessels, 1,002 tons, foreign. Hull, 58 vessels, 6,767 tons, British ; 25 vessels, 3,364 tons, foreign. Newcastle, (including North and South Shields), 24 vessels, 3,314 tons, British; 3 vessels, 122 tons, foreign. Total-842 vessels, 127,074 tons, British ; 273 vessels, 57,829 tons, foreign. Outwards.—London, 345 vessels, 77,392 tons, British ; 198 vessels, 27,760 tons, foreign. Liverpool, 176 vessels, 33,916 tons, British : 93 vessels, 29,635 tons, foreign. Bristol, 87 vessels, 5,289 tons, British ; 10 vessels, 1,289 tons, foreign. Greenock, 20 vessels, 4,585 tons, British ; 2 vessels, 776 tons, foreign. Hull, 101 vessels, 20,625 tons, British ; 21 vessels, 2,709 tons, foreign. Newcastle, (including North and South Shields), 156 vessels, 30,234 tons, British ; 13 vessels, 1,802 tons, foreign. Total-838 vessels, 172,041 tons, British; 387 vessels, 63,971 tons, foreign. The above account is made up to the 31st of March, 1827, inclusive, for the ports of London, Liverpool, Bristol, Hull, and Newcastle; and Greenock to the 16th of April inclusive. CRONSTAIIT, APRIL 24.—The southerly gale two days ago drove all the ice over to the north shore, where it now lays, and has cleared the passage between this place and St. Petersburgh, consequently the communication is open la all directions. FASHIONABLE AND MISCELLANEOUS: Yesterday at two o'clock, His Majesty held a Court at his palace in St. James's. His Majesty was attended by the Lord Cham berlain, the Lord Steward, the Duke of Leeds, as Master of the Horse, being the first time since his appointment, Earl Delawarr, as Lord in Waiting ; Sir Robert Bolton, Equerry in Waiting ; Sir Samuel Hulse, as Vice-Chamber lain, the first time since his appointment. The Field-officer in Waiting, accompanied by the Colonel of the Guard, made his report to the King of the effective state of the three regi ments of Foot Guards. The Duke of Leeds was introduced to his Majesty, and kissed hands, upon his appointment as Master of the Horse. The Marquis of Cholmondely had an audience of His Majesty, to deliver the insignia of the Order of the Garter, worn by his late father. The Rev. Dr. Gray was introduced to His ' Majesty, and kissed hands, upon his being ap pointed Bishop of Bristol, when the Rev. Pre-_ late did homage before His Majesty, in which ceremony he was assisted by the Right Hon. Sturges Bourne, principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, and the Rev. Dr. Blom berg, the Clerk of the Closet. The Right Hon. Sir John Leach was intro duced to His Majesty, and kissed hands, upon his beine , appointed Master of the Rolls. Lord — Plunkett was introduced to His Ma jesty, and kissed hands, upon his being created a Peer. His Majesty's commands having been issued for holditig a Chapter of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, the members of the Order were summoned accordingly, to give their attendance yesterday at the Palace; fifteen members attended. On it being intimated that they were all robed, Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt, the Usher of the Black Rod, called over their names, and they answered as follows :—Hi Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence, his Royal Highness the Duke of Glo cester, the Earl of Westmorland, Earl Spencer, Marquis Camden, Earl of Hardwicke, the Duke of Beaufort, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Duke of Newcastle, the Duke of Welliron, Earl Ba thurst, the Marquis of Anglesea, the Duke of Northumberland, the Marquis of Hertford, and the Duke of Dorset. The Prelate of the Order, in the absence of the Chancellor, opened the proceedings of the chapter, and signified his Majesty's commands that the vacancies occasioned by the deaths of the Earl of Winchilsea, the Marquis of Hast ings, and the Marquis of Cholmondeley, should be filled. Soon after the suffrages of the diffe rent knights present were collected by the Registrar, who delivered them to his Majesty, who commanded the Registrar to declare his Grace the Duke of Leeds duly elected. The Duke of Dorset and the Marquis of Hertford, the two junior knights present, retired from the Chapter-room, attended by Garter King of Arms, and introduced the Duke of Leeds, all making their obeisance to the King as they approached, when the Duke of Leeds, kneeling before the King, his Majesty conferred the honour of knighthood upon him with the Sword of State : after which the King, assisted, by his Royal' brother the Duke of Clarence, invested his Grace with the insignia of the Order. The Noble Duke then received the compliments of all the knights present upon his election. The Duke of Devonshire and the Marquis of Exeter were also elected, with the same cere monies, and invested by the King. Afterwards his Majesty held an investiture of the Most Noble Order of the Thistle, which was attended by his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence, the Duke of Athol, the Earl of Aber deen, the Marquis of Ailesbury, the Earl of Cassilis, and Viscount Melville. The Earl of Warwick and Lord Aboyne were invested members of the Order with the usual ceremonies. This order has been increased from 12 to 16 members, by the Royal warrant of his Majesty : the four extra Knights were created at the Coronation. His Majesty held a Privy Council, which was attended by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord President of the Council, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Lord Privy Seal, the Secretary of State for the Home Department, the President of the Board of Trade, the Pre sident of the Board of Controul, and the Secre tary at War. Ali% Buller attended as Clerk of the Council. His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence was declared by the King Lord High Admiral of England. Lord Plunkett and General Sir Samuel Hulse were admitted, and sworn in Privy Coun cillors, and took their seats at the Board accordingly. Mr. Canning had an audience of his Majesty. The Duke of Clarence wore his naval uni form, as Lord High Admiral. The Court broke up a little before five o'clock. LETTER TO THE KING.—In reference to l t e h t a t t part of M e rsen sent to ot C King,he ani ng's Sp e ech n advising his Majesty regarding a to o form a No-Popery Administration, we can state, with great confidence in our authority, that the letter in question was written by Mr. Peel.— Dublin Evening Post. Miss Paton has concluded a most advanta geous engagement with Mr. Price, of Drury-lane Theatre, for this and next season, and will, we understand, appear next Wednesday, in Man dane, a part in which she is pre-eminently great. We trust in the course of the season to see the combined efforts of Brehm, Paton, and Ste phens, a galaxy of musical talent, that cannot he equalled. The musical public at Lincoln are not a little indignant at the death of an unfortunate night ingale, which had taken up its abode in a garden adjoining Newland, whence its delightful me lody was heard for about two hours before mid night over all the western part of the town, as far even as the neighbourhood of the Castle hill. The rarity of the occurrence , as well as the exquisite quality of the music, kept many sleepers from their beds during the few nights it lasted, until at length the occupier of the garden, professing a dread of trespassers, shot it on its perch 1 Might not blank-cartridge have an swered the same purpose, by drivingit away. ? —Lincoln Paper. A rope-dancer lately applied to a Justice of the Peace, in the neighbourhood of a small vil lage in the Upper-ward of Lanarkshire, for per mission to perform within his jurisdiction. The Magistrate refused, observing that the country was already overrun with mountebanks, and peo ple of his description, who only pillaged the pockets of the unfortunate in these distressing times. " But," said the dancer, "I am not one of the common class—here is a proof ditty su periority." With these words he completely leaped over the head of the Magistrate ; and this feat of agility gained him the indulgence he ap plied for.—Greenock Advertiser. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, MAY O. —Wind E.N.E.—Arrived the Dutch ship-a- war Waterloo, and sailed last evening for Batavia ; and the Syrene brig-of-war proceeded this morning for Sheerness.—Remain the Castle Huntley, Drummond, for China, and the Marquis of Ely, Mangles, for Bengal ; also his Majesty's ship Galatea. - . PORTSMOUTH, MAY 10.—Wind S.E. to & —Passed for the River the Camden, —, from China ; and Exmouth, Owen from Bombay. PLYMOUTH, MAY 9.—Wind S.—Sailed the Hiram, Augusta, for Messina. FALMOUTH, MAY 9.—Wind E.—Arrived the Stanmer packet, from Lisbon ; and the Prudence, Pattison, from London, for Santa Martha. The Elizabeth, Henderson, from Newcastle for Rio, put into port in consequence of one of the crew being ill. GRAVESEND, MAY 10.—Arrived the Symmetry, Wat son, from Leghorn ; W. Manning, Smith, from St. Kitt's. —Sailed the Two Brothers, Gibbon, for Trieste; Endea vour, Collinson, for Quebec. GENOA, MAY 2.—The Bashaw of Tripoly has declared war against the Grand Duke of Tuscany; several vessels were fitting to cruise against the Tuscan flag. TOPSHAM, MAv 9.—The William and Mary, Peake, in going over Exmouth Bar yesterday struck on the Poles, broke her rudder and made much water; she has been brought into the harbour. The Castle Huntley arrived in the Downs from China; spoke on the 15th ult., in lat. 29. long. 44., the Wildman, Barny, from the South Seas, with 480 tons of oil. She experienced bad weather in lat. 44., and lost her foremast and main-topmast : she was under jury-foremast. Having been supplied with provisions from the Castle Huntley, she did not intend to go into any port. Also spoke on the 17th ult., lat. 24. long. 44., the Columbus, Reynolds, bound to Jamaica. The Hedley, from Manilla to Cadiz, left the Straits of Sunda o the 20th of January, with the Castle Huntley; saw in the Straits of Sunda the Bolivar, Duma resq. Fell in with the Spanish frigate Veloz, Passagera, in the Straits of Gaspar; she struck on a rock to the North of Gaspar Island. SPORTING-(RECEIVED THIS DAY) TATTERSALL'S.—May 10. It seems that amongst the preient favourites for the Derby and Oaks there is a regular coughing lot : Donna Clot a coughs ; Espagnolle coughs ; and Toso coughs : the first-named, for this reason, becomes third, instead of fir,,t favourite ; while Espagnolle, however he may be af fected by the cough, does not suffer in the odds. It will be well if he does not give a few of them the cough be fore this day three weeks. Glenartuey continues on the advance ; Defence declines a little ; Turcoman appears to be going; and Tatler is gone. The betting, yesterday, (which was brisk on the Oaks), does not afford any thing, else to comment on. DERBY. 5 to 1 agst Glenartney 11 to 1 agst Defence 12 to 1 agst Eliza Teazle 15 to 1 agst Roderick 17 to 1 agst Espagnolle Hi to 1 agst ➢lameluke 20 to 1 agst Spondee 22 to 1 agst Turcoman 30 to 1 agst Trumpeter 30 to 1 agst Tatler 33 to 1 agst Marestield 33 to 1 agst Gaberlunzie 15 to 1 agst Mr. Yates's two 5000 to 15 agst Othello OA VS. I to 2 agst Brocard 8 to 1 apt Toso (Duchess) 10 to 1 agst Donna Clara 12 to 1 agst - Scheherazade 1000 to 450 on Brocade a ST. LEGER,• 12 to 1 agst Tippitywitchet 12 to 1 agst Morel 13 to 1 agst Translation 20 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton ;st Donna Clara ( aken). -No betting. CHESTER RACES, 1827. Earl KILMOREY, J. TOLLEMACHE, Esq., Stewards. WEDNESDAY, MAY 9. The DEE STAKES of 50 sovs. each, h. ft. for three-yr olds ; Derby weights. Once round and a distance. The owi.er of the second horse to receive 100 soya. Sir T. Stanley's Joceline, by Catton 1 Sir T. Mostyn's Boddlondeb, by Teniers 2 Lord Derby's Necromancer, brother to Urganda Mr. Clifton's Pat, by Cervantes—Dr. Syntax's dam 0 Mr. Massey's Hercules, br. to Claudia, by Paulowitz 0 Mr. Mytton's Ellesmere, by Filho—Miss Cragie 0 Lord Grosvenor's Mavrocordato, by Blucher—Larissa 0 Mr. Houldsworth's Talma, by Filho—Torelli Seven paid. The STAND Cur, value 100 gs. added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sove. each; three-yr-olds, Get. 1016. four, Set. 21b. five, Bst. 101 b. six and aged, 9st. Twice round and a distance. Sir T. Stanley's Doctor Faustus, 5 yrs Mr. Giflard's Leviathan, 4 yre 2 Sir W. Wynne's Signorina, 5 yrs 0 Mr. Geary's Arachne, 5 yrs 0 Mr. White's Euxton, 4 yrs Mr. Houldsworth's Fanny Davies, 4 yrs Mr. Clifton's Brutandorf, 6 yrs Sir T. 11 - lostyn's St. David, 4 yrs 0 Nine paid. HUNTERS' STAKES of 15 80V8. each, 10 sews. ft., for horses not thorough-bred ; three-yr-olds, 9st. loop, I Ost. 101 b. five, list. 51b. six, I Ist. 121 b. aged 12st. Two miles. Hon. R. Grosvenor's Thompson, by Buffer, aged Sir W. Wynne's Antiope, late Miss Holland, 6 yrs... 2 Three paid. The ANNUAL CITY PLATE 'of 60gs. given by the Cor• poration ; three-yr-olds, 6st. 51b. four, Set, five, Eist 121 b. six and aged, 9st. 21b. Heats, thrice round. Major Gore's Hesperus, aged Sir T. Stanley's Haji Baba, 6 yrs Mr. Barrow's Alecto, aged Sir W. W. Wynn's Wenlock, 4 yrs 1 2 2 2 4 3 3 3 dr Two others drawn. COCKING.—The Main of Cocks between Lord Moli- Weux (Potter, feeder), and Henry Bold Houghton, Esq. (Woodcock, feeder), for 20 sous. each main battle, 10 cove. each bye battle, and 500 sous. the main-31 in the main, and S byes. LORD MOLINZUX. M. B. H. B. HOUGHTON. M. B. Monday ... 6 0 Monday 0 1 Tuesday Wednesday THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE. - - ---- • The arrivals this week are moderate of English Corn, with a fair supply of Foreign Oats. Wheat fully maintains the terms of Monday last. Barley, Beans, and Pease, have each met buyers, at rather improving prices. There has not been much doing in the Oat trade since Monday last, but prices are unal tered. The top price of Flour is unaltered. ARRIVALS. Wheat. I Barley. Oats. I noun 4,300 qrs. 1,150 qrs. 2,500 qrs. s,9ooscks English Irish Foreign I 57350 3,450 16,100 GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN. (WHICH GOVERNS IMPORTATION) For the Week ended May 4, 1827, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales. Wheat.w......„ 565. ld. I Oats I 31s. 3d. Beans....--. 475. 21. Barley., —.,,,..395. 7d. Rye -- 395. sd. Pease—. 525. od. PUBLIC MEETING IN THE TOWN-HALL, MAr 9, 1827. THOM THE THIRD EDITION OF TIIE LIVERPOOL COURIER. Pursuant to public notice, a Meeting of the inha bitants of Liverpool was held in the Town Hall, for the purpose of considering the propriety or pre senting an Address to his Majesty on the formation of the new Ministry. We never, on 'my previous public occasion, saw a more respectable Meeting than the present convened in the Court-room. The MAYOR opened the business of the day by stating the object for which the Meeting had been convened. Mr. Topham then read the requisition, which was numerously and respectably signed. Mr. H. BOOTH then rose to propose a resolution, that an address of congratulation be presented to his Majesty on the recent changes which had taken place in the Government. Mr. W. SMITH seconded the motion. The resolution was then put from the Chair, and carried unanimously. Mr. GLADSTONE rose to move the address, which was read by Mr. Topham. Mr. Gladstone then proceeded, at considerable length, to state his reasons for supporting the address just read to the meeting. He alluded to the foreign, domestic, and commercial policy on which Mr. Canning had acted since he had been in office; a policy which, with some exceptions as to the commercial part, had received the approba tion of the country generally. He then stated his sentiments on the Roman Catholic question, and contended that nothing but the timely concession of the just claims of the Catholics could prevent Ireland from being deluged with blood. The Rev. W. SHEPHERD seconded the address in a long speech, which was distinguished by the Rev. Gentleman's characteristic wit and humour.— To his great satisfaction, he bad seen the firm of Lord Eldon and Co. in the Gazette, and he for (,ne would never sign their certificate. fie tvmarked on the avidity with which the new Opposition had -sized on the Catholic Question. Lord Eldo❑ had declared, that he himself would bring that qu4stion o a decision. " Yes," as Acres says in the play, " de :ision is the word," but he used it, not in th Court )f Chancery, but in the House of Lords. For his part, he (Mr. Shepherd) wonderec that that word, like Macbeth's " amen," did not " sticl- in his throat." Mr. Shepherd ridiculed the idea, that the promotion of Mr. Canning to the Premier Ship could endanger the Established Church, connected as the*.' Church was with the State, from which received and to which it gave support. So muk h for that subject, said Mr. Shepherd; in saying this he evinced more loyalty than those who endeavoured to rouse hostility in the public mind to the new .Ministry by cries of the peril of the Church. Mr. C. MORRALL objected to the address. He then moved that the meeting do adjourn for six months. A Gentleman, whose name we r ould not learn, seconded the amendment. Mr. RUSHTON replied, in a short speech, to Mr. Morrell. Mr. TINLEY supported the amendment. Colonel WlLLlksts declared, that no man had op posed Mr. Canning more than he had done. He never could forget his continued enmity to Parlia mentary Reform ; nor could he forgive his recent declaration that he would oppose the repeal of the Corporation and Test Acts. But Mr. Canning had also his good qualities, and he had done one or two acts which had excited his (Colonel Williams's) approbation. He alluded particularly to his declara tion in Parliament, that he would rouse Europe in support of free institutions • a declaration w hi c h h a d discomfited th e a p os t o li ca l s of France. In the case of the Queen, too, he had gone a good way , b ut not so far as he (Colonel Williams) wished him to go. He liked him, on the whole, much better than Eldon and the rest of that gang. " Sir," said Col. Wil liams, " I am not a factious man !"—(Loud laughter, which continued for several minutes.)— " You may laugh when I say, I am no demagogue ; but I say I am no factious man.—(Langhter.)—l care nothing for Mr. Canning or Mr. Brougham as men, but whilst they are employed in doing good I will support them or any other men—l Would, in fact, support the devil himself."—(Loud laughter.) Mr. GLADSTONE defended his consistency in an swer to Mr. Morrall. Mr. W. W. Cunniz supported the address at some length. The amendment was then put from the chair.— Three or four hands only were held up for it. The address was then put, and carried by acclamation. Mr. ALSTON rose to propose that a dbputation, consisting of the Mayor, John Bolton, Esq., A. Heywood, Esq., J. Gladstone, Esq., and J. Birch, Esq., M.P., be appointed to present the address to his Majesty. The motion having been seconded, Mr. RATHBONE rose to object to Mr. Gladstone being one of the deputation. That gentleman had opposed some parts of the commercial policy of Mr. Huskisson, and he did not, therefore, think'him a fit person to represent Liverpool on the present occasion. Mr. RUSHTON seconded the motion, ran over Mr. Gladstone's lif3, and charged him with being a Whig in 1806, a Tory in 1812, and neither Whig nor Tory in 1827. Mr. Rushton ripped up the history of the letter which, in 1815, Mr. Gladstone had received from Lord Liverpool on the subject of the property tax; and charging Mr. Gladstone with having, at a public meeting held in that year, denied that he had received a letter, argued that a man who could be guilty of such an act was not fit to represent Liverpool on this occasion. The speaker was interrupted, during his statement, by loud disapprobation. The mooting of this subject gave rise to a discus sion which lasted nearly two hours, and in which Mr. Venables, Mr. Shepherd, and other gentlemen participated. Mr. GLADSTONE being put on his defence, entered most minutely into the history of the transaction to which Mr. Rushton had alluded; read the two let ters which he had received from Lord Liverpool; and, by narrating the facts of the case, proved, most triumphantly, that the charge which had been brought against him, at the distance of thirteen long years, was unfounded and calumnious. Mr. Glad stone's statement was received with thunders of ap plause, mixed with a few hisses from a small part of the assembly. Having concluded his defence, which was allowed, on all Lands, to be masterly, he with drew from the hall, feeling that it would not be de corous if he remained there whilst the decision of the meeting was taken on the amendment. Mr. SHEPHERD deprecated the cours,! which Mr. Rathbone and Mr. Rushton had taken on this subject. Mr. VENABLES entreated them to withdrgm their unendment, but they would not. At length the amendment was put to th 3 vote, when a few hands were held up for striking Mr. Gladstone's name from the list of the deputation. The original motion was then put, and carried by an immense show of hands. The applause which followed the carrying of Mr. Gladstone's name as one of the deputation was vehement and long-con tinued, and must have been a perfect tritnaph to the friends of Mr. Gladstone. Thanks were then voted to the Mayrr, for his conduct in the Chair, and the Meeting broke up at four o'clock, having continued four hours. SPORTING HOAX.—A few days since, two sporting landlords, not a hundred miles from Tewkesbury, having procured a buck, offered it to be hunted by the Whitfield harriers, — perhaps with the ulterior view of a dinner or two of hunted venison,—and a large field assembled on Friday morning last to enjoy the sport ; when 10 ! on entering the pen, it was discovered that some mischievous wight had, in the preceding night, taken away the buck, and substituted an animal not quite so fleet, and with longer ears, yclept a donkey. This discovery annoyed the hunters not a little, one of whom had come pre pared with oil of anniseed to rub the animal's feet for stronger scent ! Worcester Journal. SMITHFIELD MARKET. At this day's market, which exhibited about an average time of year Friday's supply, especially of prime lambs and calves, and was numerously attended by buyers, Beef and Pork expe rienced a sluggish, Mutton and Lamb a brisk sale, at little if any variation from Monday's prices, which were exceeded by Veal from 2d. to 4d. per stone. PRICES PER STONE OP SLBS. TO SINK THE OFFALS. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts 3 4 3 8 Large Lambs 0 0 0 0 Second quality ditto 4 0 4 8 Prime small ditto 6 0 7 0 Prime large Oxen... 410 h 2 Large coarse Calves 4 8 5 4 Prime Scots, &c..... 5 2 5 6 Prime small ditto 6 0 6 4 Inferior Sheep 4 4 4 8 Large Hogs 4 4 4 8 Second quality ditto 4 8 5 0 Small Porkers 5 0 5 4 Coarse.woolled ditto 5 4 5 8 Suckling Calves 12s to 368. each. Southdown Weth ers 5 8 6 0 Quarter old Pigs 10s to 16s. each. SUPPLY, AS PER. CLERK'S STATEIIENT. ----- Beasts. 'Sheep and Lambs.' Calves. f Pigs. 372 9,250 240 I 110 Tlieiki were few good Mileh Cows, either in Smithfield to-dav, or at Islington yesterday; but, at both places, even middling ones obtained high prices. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcass. s. d. to s. d. s. d. Los. d. Beef 3 4 4' 8 Veal 3 8 5 4 Mutton 3 8 5 0 Pork 3 8 5 4 Lamb 4s. 10d. to 6s. 6d. FISH-MARKET, BILLINGSGATE. Since yesterday the arrivals have been rather numerous, and the market of this day exhibited a good stock of most kinds of Fish, with the exception of Turbot, which was scarce, and sold high. Mackerel is getting more plentiful, and the prices are considerably lower—from Si. to 6/. per hundred was obtained for them. Salmon looked ex tremely fine, and sold from Is. 6d. to Is. 9d. per lb. ; Salmon Trout, is. 3d. Mullets were saver., as usual, and were eagerly bought by the Fishmongers at 40e. per dozen—their weight was about ilb. each. Fine Whitings, Ss. per dozen ; good sized Haddocks, 12s. per dozen ; Eels, per five lbs. 3s. ; large Cod Fish, from 3s. 6d. to 4s. 6d. each. A great quantity of Guards, or Sword- Fish, was offered for sale at 10s. to I2s. per hu.ndred, but met with few purchasers. Live Lobsters, of mixed sizes, sold at 14s.per score; a good sized one could not be bought for less than 3s. or Ss. 6d. of the retailers. Crabs were not numerous, and sold high. Fine Prawns, 2s. 6d. to 3s. per lb. In the prices of Oysters there is no altera tion—in other kinds of Fish the came.