The Sun. — London, England, 1827-04-20 00:00:00

T 1 FUNDS. THIS DAY). CITY, Twelve o' Clock. Up to the present hour scarcely any business has been transacted in the British Funds, but the market looks well, notwithstanding the heavy sales which have lately been niade, chiefly, as it is said, for account of the Scotch Banks, which has occasioned money to be not quite so plentiful. Consols closed yesterday at 83 /, and opened at the same Price for money, and 83i I for account ; they have sub sequently been 83 for account, and are now, both for money And account, 83* +. The report in the City is that the Ministry may be considered as nearly settled, which will be a very desirable event, for until this is the case con siderable anxiety will be felt, and there will be no dispo sition to enter into any business which might be affected by uncertainty on this point. India Bonds remain at 68, 9 , and Exchequer Bills, 46 7 pm. In the Foreign Funds Brazilian and Peruvian Bonds are both lower, the former being 6314, and the latter 32A 32 ; Mexican keep up their station at 70+ 1 ; Colombian Bonds arc a shade higher than yesterday, being quoted at 864 7+. Shares have no ma terial alteration since yesterday, and prices continue the same, with no encl.. iry whatever. Three per Cent. Consols, 83i- I ; Ditto for account, 83 4 4 ; India Bonds, 68 9 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 46 7 pm. FOREIGN Finins.—Brazilian, 631 4 ; Buenos Ayres, 67 8 ; Chilian, 36 7 ; Colom bi an, 182 4 , 361 7 4 ; D an i s h , 80 i li; Greek, 16 1 ; M ex i can , 5 per C en t., 57i 81 ; Ditto 6 per Cent., 701 1 ; Peruvian, 3243 i ; Portuguese, 78 A ; Russian, 89a ; Spanish, 12 i - . I%ii " , .—Anglo Mexican, 40 35 dis. ; Brazilian, 1 dis. Par; Bolivar, par ; Colombian, 15 16 per Share; Pasco Peruvian, 17 16 dis. ; Potosi, 28 30 per Share ; Tlal- Plorahua, 20 . 25 p m . ; United Mexican, 131 12/ die. Two o' Clock. Consols remain without the slightest variation at 8:3, buyers, and nothing doing. The foreign mar k e t is in an Bon "lually dull state; Mex i can B onds are 70+ ; Colombian d') 86i 7. THREE O' CLOCK 00115018, 831 ; Mexican Bonds, 707 ; Co lombian have been 372, and are now 374. FOUR o'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICES. Consols 83h Ti- Danish Bonds 61;4, Do. for Ac. 83i + Greek Do. 1825, 16 Brazilian Bonds 64 Mexican Do. 1825 70A- Buenos Ayres Do. Peruvian Do. Chilian Do. Russian Do. 894 Columbian, 1824, 374 Spanish Do. 12 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—, THIS DAT. FROM LLOYD'S. PaNzaxca, Aram IS.---His Majesty's ship Revenge, Admiral Neal, from the Mediterranean, is beating up Channel. Dr AL, Aram 19.—Wind N.E.—Passed from London, the Shepherd, Trane, for St. Kitt's ; and Carron, Shee han, for St. John's. GaAvzsilN D , Aran, 19.—Arrived the Ambrook, Eales, from Lisbon ; Bell, Watkins, from Trieste. Sailed the Sarah Caroline, Prince, for'Boston. Getro,t, APRIL 10.—A vessel upset, supposed to be a Fr ench brig, from Tunis to Marseilles, was seen on the 29th ult. off Corsica, with eight or ten people on the '''' r eek, but no assistance could be given on account of the Weather. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.- (THIS DAY.) GUILDHALL. 471tirew Baxter, who was charged by a lady of the ' l atne of C resswell, with pledging a watch, her property, od who had been reman,led yesterday for the purpose of t r r i . ther inquiry, was brought up again to-day. It appeared dt sometim e since Mrs. Cresswell gave the watch to the prisoner for the p ur p ose o f ge tti ng it —regu l ate d , an d f rom that time to th e present, t h oug h s h e h ad made repeated applications to him f- , r it, she had never been able to get it. Mrs. Cresswell swore that she had asked him several tunes for the watch, and had always had some shuffling 11 :wer or o th er. I n t hi s test i mony s h e was b ore out b y a f emale of th e name o f H arr i e tt W a tt s an d o th ers . The prisoner denied, in the most strong terms, ever ha ving had th e watch. b T he ALDERMAff asked if he could prove this, for unless e c°olsl, as M rs . Cresswell had most positively sworn she ~ given the watch to him, he could not do otherwise than c ommit him for trial. n The prisone r strongly again denied his guilt, but had c Means of p rov i ng hi s innocence, and was therefore coma witted. BOW-STREET. DESPERATE ASSAULT—A MAN KILLVD. —James Ford, John Turtle, and Michael Brookery, were charged with violently assaulting James Wilson, a waiter at the Grapes pu blic -house, Bow-street, on Monday fortnight. The lat ter died on the following Wednesday. The landlord stated That, on the above night, at about half-past eleven tilein ek, he was clearing out, when a party of de n rushed in at the door. The deceased tried keep them out, and received some severe blows.— Wu ,_e7 forced th e i r way i n , an d a genera l fi g ht ensue d , i n n amed had it no t b een f or th e ass i s t ance o f a gen tl eman Edwards, who was taking refreshment, and a young t 7n, named Harrison, who lodged in the house, witness ,ihne'red that himself and wife would have been murdered. pots were flying in all directions, and the men, 0 . 0 " ( t! appeared to be a gang of thieves, actually turned the c " of all the spirit casks, and a great deal of liquor was lost. Mr. Ed statement, and add_, Edwards corroborated the above b , t'u, that he saw the deceased lying on the ground, and fe ei ng beaten violently by two of the prisoners. He inter red, and directly received some heavy blows himself, but ' e n'g a powerful man, with the assistance of Harrison, he !,‘,(i)t.stb: em out of the house, after receiving a black eye. 1 10 „,',. n g his hat, however, he went out and saw it on the h our one of the prisoners, who had left an old one in the the e E. asked him for it, and immediately received attack of the whole gang. He was knocked down, and Kicked violently. B this time the watch caine up, and secured two of them, who were the next morning held to Nil for the assault. Harri son also stated, t h at h e saw th e t wo af,:r°lners, T e.rtle and F or d, strike the deceased down, and be at J v a a c r k 4 kick hi m . Th ey sa id, " thi s i s th e fellow wh o had fo Burton," ( another o f t h e gang , wit h w h om h e complained'!gh some time before.) When deceased rose, be of having had several kicks in the body b.be said would 'send him to his grave. He was ""‘eu into the workhouse, and died on the next Wed- Sirnaythe Cor o ner BIRINIa 1:101V read a letter from Mr. Stirling, four su 'Wing, that the deceased had been opened by ~.e ! . g !ons, and that the Jury bad found a verdict that dri trona ulceration in the stomach from excessive black ; that no marks of violence were visible, but a death. eye, Which had no share however the of his Sir R. Ittaisra order e d th em to .eciin mitted th em a ll f or t h e assau l t, an d giv e tB hours' notice of bail. THE EXC HANGE. THIS DAY.) There are tel -supplies of nearly all kinds of Grain this week, and a fair quantity of /lour. Wheat meets little de mand to-day, and ye:, remain as on Monday. There is also a slack trade for 13arle Monday's prices, and intsotte quotations. B eans fully maintain vance. There is some d ra, inst ances have obt a i ne d a sma ll a d - te rms as last quoted. Flou ri a s n ilaTt r ered Oats to-day, at the same ARRIVALS. arl Oat. Wheat. toglish - Flour. ____ • -.850 qrs. 6,4soseks. Irish 1,650 1,05 u 2 ,170 Foreign --- 41,600 PRIG WHICH GoRN - - GENERAL AVERAGE PR (WHICH GOVERNS IMPORTATI Vor the Week ended April 13, 1827, made upl 0 m the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and To r v, i n England wa,nd Wales. ti a n jat..........,56 11 . 4d. 1 Oats -- ?N. 4d. 1 8ean. ........... 475. Yd. e Y...—.....,38 5 , 3d. i Rye __ ___________ 4 .-- 395. scl. i Pease . N. ,d. R - Thi s ~_ SAIITHFIELD til l' -8 ,I Ys supply having been, onMttiec—hwhkoilnera.voefryinleimatitede and I,: aseinblage-of buyers numer?u., Co al, which went off rather tardil),,at somreus-thoantedrboeoyponii;gdpi4rirccoees:,_ day's rnanded a brisk "ale at about 2d. per tmotations. ' ' PRICES VER STONE OF SLBS. TO SINK THE O s F . F d AL t L . d. s. d. to'. d. 00 0 0 ilferior Beasts ...... 3 6 310 Large Lambs peond quality ditto 4 2 4 6 Prim Calves 4 6 5 2 ,rne large Oxen... 5 2 5 A Large coar,e , ditto 5 8 6 6 Inferiornnie Scots, &c..... 5 4 5 6 Prime small 4 8 5 .0 Prime small ditto 6 8 7 8 _ Sheep ...... 48 5 0 Large Hogs econd quality ditto 5 4 5 8 Small Porkers .... : ) to:36s. each, Coarse.woolledditto 5 8 6 0 Suckling Calves 1-s. ~. each. SouthdownWethers 6 0 6 2 Quarter old Pigs 10s. to Rm. eataSUPPLY,B AS PER CLERK'S STATEMENT. ( Sh eep and Lambs.l Calves. I Pigs. lt , Infcrior Milch Co w 6850 s sold at highpricealB;othere we" no good in th e market. NEWGATE AND LEA DENHALL At per stone, by the Carcass.AIARKETS. A s a d. to s d. , Reef 3IOS 0 1 Veal . s. d. to s. d. 4 0 5 t 5 Pork ............... 3 8 6 5 5 t 6 l Dlutton Lamb ................... 6a oa • •to , s . 4, d. _______________ RUMFORD MA. 8. d. to s. d. Beef 4 6" 5 4 Mutton 4 8 5 8 Lamb Suckling Calves from 14e, to 388 i .RKE A 118. S %toe. d. PVeal ................. ork ................... 4 6 A 6 o 6 s. 4d. to 71. Od. - 4 Quarter old Pige ge. to 1.4 e. each. LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY). COURT OF KING'S BENCH. VIZARNI V. HAYWARD. Mr. CHITTY opened tEt pleadings. Mr. Scanmtrr stated the case. The plaintiff was a far mer, residing at Bridport, the defendant a Smithfield agent, and the action was brought against the defendant to recover the suss of 2151. damages sustained by the plaintiff, in consequence of an improper delivery of potatoes be longing to the plaintiff, and contrary to plaintiff's orders. The plaintiff, in March 1526, sent 450 Backs of potatoes, to the Loudon Market; the defendant agreed to sell them for him. A person named William Simpson, agreed to buy them, but from the knowledge of him the plaintiff had got, he directed the defendant not to part with the potatoes to him until he had got cash for them. He had given an accept ance for the 1491. on account of the potatoes, but they were not to be delivered till after that acceptance was paid. The acceptance had never been paid ; the greater part of the potatoes had been delivered to Simpson, by which the loss now complained of had been sustained, and Mr. Scarlett anticipated no difficulty in showing, by proof, the liability of the debt. John Rose proved the signatures of a memorandum of agreement of the Sth March, 1826, of Hayward and Simpson, whereby the former agreed to sell, and the latter to bay, the potatoes. Benjamin Love knew Simpson. The acceptance of William Simpson, now produced, and drawn by Mr. Hearne on the 17th of March, payable at fourteen days, for 1491., was in the handwriting of Simpson. Witness was a surveyor. He had agreed with Hearne to sell the pota toes, if Mr. Hearne could not. Mr. Poetoce: crow-examined witnese--W as a❑ ac countant and surveyor, and had been so for many years. He did not take Simpson to Hearne. He never saw them together. He had not particularly authorised Simplon to use his name as a reference with respect to Simpson's cir cumstances. Mr. Hearne did apply to him respecting Simpson's character. Simpson said be had a claim for a large amount, in the hands of the Accountant-General, but which he did not recover. Rusher, a wharfinger, received an order from the defendant for the delivery of the bulk of the potatoes to Simpson. He delivered part or them, but could not say how many. He acted on the order on the Ist of April, which was the date of the order. Knew b. person of the name of Heyward. Cross-examined.—Saw Simpson. Simpson read a kind of letter about the potatoes on the 31st of March, in virtue of which he demanded the potatoes. The letter stated something about the acceptance. Witness refused to deliver the potatoes, until he had got the order now produced. The defendant called at the wharf, and wrote out the order, but Simpson was not there, nor was the order ever per mitted to go into Simpson's possession. Re-examined.—The whole would have been delivered, had it not been that Mr. Hayward arrived on the same day, and stopped the further delivery. Priest presented the acceptance for payment on the 3d April, but it was not paid. The COMMON SERGE tNT addressed the Jury for the defendant. If they found for the plaintiff, he said, a more severe consequence, from an act of good nature, could not be visited OR any person than would be inflicted on the de fendant. The plaintiff had some intimacy with the de fendant, who was a flax and corn-dealer in Smithfield, but never had the slightest intention of being a potatoe commission agent. The potatoes, in the first place, were of a most inferior quality, and they were sent to London at a time when the price of potatoes was exceedingly low, though they had been charged by the plaintiff at a very high rate ; they were, besides, only fit to he given to cows and pigs, who thought that in them they had got an excessively hard meal.—(Laughter.)— The plaintiff, when the sale was made to Simp son, was in London, and he himself was the person who made the bargain with Simpson, and who took the acceptance from him ; but having found out his true character, he (the plaintiff) went to his friend, the defendant, represented what had passed, told him that Simpson was a most respectable man, put the accept • ance into his hands, and induced him to take upon himself the responsibility of the sale. The defendant never dreamed of receiving profit in any way ; he felt sa tisfied that, from the plaintiff's having taken the acceptance, he had given Simpson a legal right to claim the potatoes, and therefore he hoped the Jury would find fur the defend ant; but if they should be compelled to find for the plaintiff the Learned Counsel trusted that they would by no means give a verdict for the full amount claimed, which was most exorbitant according to the quality of the potatoes. Staff, a few years ago, had been a potatoe grower, he had grown them for about four or five years. Saw the plaintiff in the beginning of last year, who told him that he had sold the potatoes in question to Simpson; he said the price was five guineas per ton. Witness had a sample of the potatoes ; the reason he got the sample was that the plaintiff had informed him he had a large quantity of them in the country, and wished to learn his best way of disposing of them. Witness told him, after trying the sample, that he would try to sell them in the country, for that they would not do for the London market. He told witness of the acceptance he had got for 14dl. Witness said, " You'll never get it paid." Certainly he thought the potatoes were not worth five guineas a ton. By Mr. SCARIETT—The plaintiff said he had left in structions with his friend, Mr. Hayward, not to let Simp son have the potatoes without first getting the cash. He knew that the plaintiff, besides being a farmer, carried on some sort of flax business, and in that way had a connec tion with the defendant. - §Wrn. Hine, clerk to the defendant, knew the plaintiff. Re membered the plaintiff calling on the defendant sometime about the beginning or middle of March. Witness was present at the time. Plaintiff there told defendant that he had sold a quantity of potatoes to Simpson, and that he wished the defendant to attend at the wharf to see them weighed off. Defendant at first declined, alleging that it would take up too much of hie time. On being pressed by the plaintiff, he at last consented. Plaintiff then produced the acceptance, stating when it would become due, and telling the defendant not to deliver them before that day. Wit ness was acquainted with the connection that subsisted be tween the plaintiff and defendant, and, from that ac quaintance, could state that the defendant had never acted as commission agent for the plaintiff or for any other person. After the examination of several other witnesses, who deposed to the same facts, Mr. SC A.RLETT replied, and the Learned Judge charged the Jury. Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 261/. 12s. l Id. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. BRODERICK V. RIDGEWAY. This was an action brought for the recovery of 8231. 131. 11d., the amount of a Bill of Exchange, drawn by a Mr. Pierce Sweetman, and accepted by the defendant. The facts of the case were shortly as follows :—ln 1825, the plaintiff, Mr. Broderick, the barrister, advanced 14,0001. to Messrs. Sykes, Smith, and Co., the bankers, and as part security for this sum, they handed over to him the bill in question, on the 12th of December, 1825. Sykes, Snaith, and Co., had several transactions with 31r. Sweetman, and on the lith of November 1825, being indebted to them upwards of bOO/., he sent them the said bill and two others, accompanied by a note, request ing the bills to be placed to his credit, which was accord ingly done, and which rendered him creditor to the extent ' of upwards of 5001., but before he derived any benefit from this, Sykes, Snaith, and Co. failed. Before their failure, however, Mr. Broderick was paid the whole of his debt, and the present action was solely for behoof of the assignees of Messrs. Sykes, Snaith, and Co., and it was de fended at the instance of Mr. 'Sweetman, for whom it was contended, that as no advance was made to him on the bill, it could not in law be considered as discounted, and therefore that Sykes, Snaith, and Co. were mere deposito ries, and had no right to transfer the bill ; to which it was answered, that as, by the note handing the hills, Mr. Sweetman expressly authorised the bills to be placed to his credit, that plea could not be maintained. The CHIEF JUSTICE told the Jury, that if they were of opinion that the note accompanying the bills authorized tteeTpi lu; them to he discounted, they should And for the plaintiff nominal damages, reserving for the consideration of the whole Court the question whether, as the plaintiff had no interestle li ;ji amountth da e af mt i eo n r: a gh t te t ahs e le r fi , the damages could be extended to ury, nion there adding, an our's cothnastidetrhaet)lown,erfeouonfdopfoir was no authority to discount. An extraordinary sensation has been caused in Hamburg'', where enormities are very rare, by the murder, in the night of the 13th instant, of M. A. D. Jamen, a Hanoverian Canon, and Captain on half-pay. The police has offered a reward of three hundred dollars for the discovery of the murderer. This event is not to be compared with the tragical fate of the Abbe Plank, in Vienna, as the person murdered has drawn upon himself a bad suspicion, which decorum will rather cover with a veil. He was not robbed ; the principal wound was under the chin, and penetrated upwards into the skull. His bands were much wounded, probably in attempting to defend himself. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, APRIL 20.—The elevation of the Master of the Rolls to the dignified office of Lord Chancellor occasioning a vacancy in the representa tion of this University, Mr. Bankes and Mr. Goul burn have again declared themselves candidates. The latter gentleman arrived here on Monday even ing, to canvass the resident Members of the Senate. It is reported that Sir N. C. Tindal, the Solicitor- General, also intends to come forward. The Rev. George Frederick Tavel, M.A. late Fellow and Tutor of Trinity college, has been insti tuted to the rectory of Great Fakenham, Suffolk, on the presentation of the Duke of Grafton. The Rev. William Mayd, M.A. has been pre sented to the rectory of Wethersfield, Suffolk, vacant by the death of the Rev. R. C. Barnard ;—patron, G. T. W. H. Duffield, Esq. of Marcham Park, Berks. The Rev..J. T. James, formerly Student of Christ Church,' Oxford, ie appointed Bishop of Calcutta. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1827. THURSDAY, APRIL 19. BETTING AT THE NEW ROOMS. There has been some brisk betting on the Derby, and it will be seen that Glenartney has regained his original place in the odds, and that the Duke of Grafton's horses are looking up. The odds up to one o'clock this day were as follows : DE REY. 5 to 1 agst Glenartney 20 to 1 agst Roderick A to 1 agst Espagnolle 20 to 1 agst Trumpeter 11 to 1 agst Tatter 25 to 1 agst Tureonian 12 to 1 agst Defence 2ii to 1 agst Chrysalis 18 to 1 agst Spondee 30 to 1 agst Eliza Teazle 8 to 1 agst Mr. I'Vyndham's lot. 16 to 1 agst Mr. Yates's lot. OAKS. 7to 2 & 4to 1 agst Donna Clara 110 to 1 agst any other. The day's Races were run as follow : The Forfeit Class of the eatlanc:s, 10 soya. each. D.I. Mr. Gulley's c. by Woful 0 1 Mr. Payne's Belzoni 0 2 Lord G. H. Cavendish's Bizarre 3 Seven paid.-9 to 4 agst Woful c., sto 4 agst Belzoni, and 13 to S agst . Bizarre . . An excellent race, and a dead heat between Belzoni and the Woful colt. Sweepstakes of 2(0 sore. each, h. ft., Sst. 61b. D. M . Duke of Grafton's 'sr. c. Latimer 1 Mr. Nowell's c. Fairlawn 2 Lord Exeter's ch. c. by Soothsayer 5 to 2 on Latimer. Sweepstakes of IGO sovs. each, h. ft. colts, Sat. 71b. fillies, Sat. 41b. D.M. Sir J. Shelley's c. Maresfield Duke of Grafton's b. c. Turcoman 2 Lord Anson's ch. c. by Merlin Mr. Scott Stonehewer's b. f. Souvenir 4 Five paid.-5 to 1 agst Maresfield, even on Turcoman, and sto I agst Lord Anson's c. The Claret Stakes of 200 soya. each, h. ft., colts, Sot. 71b. fillies, Bst. 2lb. D. I. Duke of Grafton's Dervise Mr. Mills's Panic 2 Duke of Grafton's Problem 3 Lord Exeter's ch. c. 'Firalleur 4 Two paid.-5 to 4on Dervise, and 4to I agst Panic. Renewal of the Dinner Stakes of 300 soya. each, h. it, toffs, Sst. 71b. ; fillies, Sat. 41b. R. M. Lord G. H. Cavendish's f. by Partisan rec. ft. Two paid. NEWTON RACES. Sir JonN GERARD, Bart., and RICHARD WILLIS, Esq., Stewards. Mr. LADBURY, Clerk of the Course. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13.—A Sweepstakes of 20 sots. each, for three-yr-olds, fillies Sst. 41b. each. One mile and a distance. Three subscribers or no race. SUBSCRIBERS. Sir W. Wynne 1 John Mutton, Esq. Gold Cup, value 100 sovs. given by the Committee, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for all ages ; three-yr-olds 6et. 61b. four, Sat. Sib. five, Set. 111 b. six and aged, 9st. Three miles. SUBSCRIBERS. Thos. Legh, Esq. M.P. John Mytton, Esq. Thos. Alcock, Esq. M.P. Mr. Nowell Sir Thomas Stanley Mr. Thompson. Sir William Wynne A Plate value £7O. Two mile heats. THunsnAy.—A Sweepstakes of 20 says. each, for two yr-old colts, Set. Sib. and fillies, Set. Three quarters of a mile. Three s:.' , scribers or no race. A Purse of 50 soya., given by the Town of Warrington, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for all ages. Weights the same as for the Gold Cup. A Plate value £7O. Two mile heats. FRIDAY.—A Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, with 20 soy*. added, for all ages, three-yr-olds, 7st. four, Sst. 21b. five, Sst. Sib. six and aged, Set. 121 b. One mile and a distance. SUBSCRIBERS. Sir Thomas Stanley f John Mytton, E sq . Sir William Wynne I A Hunters' Stakes of 10 60V8. each, for horses, &c. not thorough-bred, bona fide the property of a subscriber three months before naming, to carry l2st. Two miles. Gentlemen riders. SUBSCRIBER.—John Mytton, Es A Plate value 470. Heats, two miles. A Produce Stakes of 25 sovs. each, to be ru n f or i n 1830, colts, Bst. 41. fillies, Set. One mile and a distance. SUBSCRIBERS. Sir Thomas Stanley I John Alytt on , E sq . Sir Willi am Wynne I WRESTLING AT THE EAGLE TAVERN. The wrestling yesterday was of the most superior de scription, and afforded great amusement to the company assembled in the Gardens. The double play commenced at eleven o'clock, between the men who were victorious on Monday and Friday. The four best men of the day were Copp, Pyle, Sobey, and Clarke. Copp had the best of every bout, and gained the princ:pal prize. Pyle had, unfortunately, on a former day, received a hurt in his leg, and in the contest for the Championship was compelled to give in. Copp was also warmly opposed by Thorne, who has beaten several stout fellows, but Thorne was COD_ q u ered. Pyle gained the second prize, and Sobey the third. The amusements continued till near eight o'clock. OTTER HUNTING. The lovers of Otter Hunting would have had a good day's sport had they been so fortunate as to have followed the Presteign Hounds throughout the day on Monday last. The pack met by appointment on the River Arrow, under Lyonshall Park, a short distance below Kington, where they were met by a few couples of the Kington Hounds; the dogs tried down the river for six or seven miles to Pembridge Bridge, when the Kington dogs re turned ; but the Presteign men being full of pluck, and the dogs well known to be staunch, proceeded on the course of the river a few miles lower, when they came on the drag, and away they dashed full of spirit, and a finer hunt was never seen ; the pack found in style, and kept well on the otter for full three hours, and at length suc ceeded in killing as desperate a dog-otter as was ever seen on that river. His weight was upwards of 23i1b. Hereford Journal. HUNTING EXTRAORDINARY. On Saturday a scene of rather a novel character was wit nessed in the west end of the New Town, which amply demonstrates the lamentable proneness of most people to follow a multitude in doing evil. A harmless rabbit, domiciled in some of the back courts in Glenfinlas Street, had just stepped out from her borough, to take a peep at the magnificent octagons, circusses, and crescents, now be ing erected in Lord Moray's parks—expecting, it may be supposed, nothing else than civil treatment in so refined a neighbourhood. Hard by, however, were a number of ma sons at work, one of whom, on seeing puss, unthinkingly bawled out " Halloo !" and, clapping his hands—ran !_ What is't ?" cried the hewers of stone, and, brandishing their mallets—ran! "What is't ?" cried the neighbouring builders, and, flourishing their trowels—ran! " What is't ?" cried the astounded joiners, and, shouldering their hatchets— ran! " Teil tam !" exclaimed Donald the cad die, and Donald and the caddies —ran! "Loch, preserve us !" exclaimed Tibby, and all the Tibbics came out and —ran! In short, the flying cavalcade continued to in creased, until dogs included, the aggregate hunters amount ed to at least a thousand souls. The unfortunate rabbit was, of course, doomed to destruction, and suffered bestial execution in Queen-street Gardens, at the hands of several merciless dogs. Now, had the object of pursuit been a witch on a broom-strick, or Michael Scott on a horned stirk, we should not, in that case, have ridiculed curiosity, or blamed a laudable zeal in the chase, but to see a whole host of modern Athenians persecuting to the death, and glorying in the martyrdom of a poor rabbit, says little in deed for the boasted anti barbarous feelings of the age.— Scotsman. Yesterday morning a number of colliers de scended a pit, near Parkhead, which has been unwrought for some time, in consequence of the strike, when, owing to the accumulation of choke damp, a serious accident took place. Several of the men were overcome by the foul air, and were taken out lifeless. Five are stated to be tke number of dead bodies recovered, and three are still miss ing.— Glaspoto Chronicle, April 17. FASHIONABLE AND MISCELLANEOUS The Marquis of Anglesea and Mr. Canning had audiences yesterday of the Kura, at his Palace in Pall mall. Sir Nerbert Taylor had an audience of his mAJEsTy on Wednesday afternoon. _ _ The Duke of Clarence, after dining with Mr. Canning, on Wednesday evening, left town for his seat in Bushey Park. The Earl of Carlisle, Sir John Copley, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Hnskisson, Viscount Palmerston, Mr. Croker, Viscount Granville, Earl Mountcharles, Lord Sea ford, and Mr. Herries, visited Mr. Canning yesterday. The Duke of Rutland, the Marquis of Lon donderry, Earl Bathurst, and numbers of the Nobility and Gentry, visited Mr. Peel yesterday. The Duke of Wellington transacted business yesterday afternoon at the office of the Commander-in- Chief, in the Horse Guards, and signed various official papers. The Marquis of Anglesea also attended at the above office yesterday. Earl Bathurst transacted business yesterday at the office of the Secretary of State for the Colonial Depart ment. Earl Westmorland visited his Lordship while at the office. _ _ The Marquis of Sligo transacted business at the Foreign Office yesterday. The Earl of Liverpool has greatly improved in every respect lately, so much so, that his Lordship has been able to see his Private Secretary, Mr. Willimott, on business, several times. Count Munster, the Hanoverian Minister, transacted business yesterday at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Preparations commenced yesterday for the de parture of Lord Granville for Paris. We hear that his Lordship is expected to depart to-morrow, for the purpose merely of winding up tl.e affairs of his Embassy before he enters upon the duties of his office as Secretary of State. Sir Charles Stuart, report says, is to return to Paris, to fill his former situation of Ambassador at that Court. Sir Charles Bagot leaves the Hague for St. Pebersburgh. The Marquis of Hertford will probably be the new Lord Chamberlain. Hatfield House, the magnificent seat of the Marquis of Salisbury, is at present full of company. The visitants are the surrounding Nobility and Gentry, and the Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury. Prince Lieven entertained a distinguished Party to Dinner yesterday, at Ashburnham House, Dover street. The Right Hon. F. Robinson, and the other Lords of the Treasury, held a Board yesterday at the Trea sury Chambers, at which Mr. Planta (late Under secretary of State for Foreign Affairs) officiated as Secretary for the first time. It is expected Mr. Lu•hington will entirely resign this day his situation as one of the Secretaries of the Treasury. Mr. Planta left town last night for Hastings. Mr. Peel and Mr. Goulburn had interviews yesterday with the Speaker of the House of Commons. ARRIVAL.—E. J. Littleton, Esq., M.P., in Grosvenor-place, from Teddesley, Staffordshire. Mr. Marsden, son of the Rev. W. Marsden, Minister of St. Michael's, in this town, who was brought up in the Manchester Free Gram-lar School, has been elected Fellow of St;. John's College, Cambridge. Mr. Marsden was in the first class of classics at the University Examination in 1826.—Manchester Herald. FRACAS AT NEWMARKET.—RACE COURSE, APRIL 1 morning Mr. Georg , Hawkins rode up to the carriage window of Lord Wharnciiffe, on the course, and in a loud voice, before all the ring, addressed the no ble Lord in the following terms :—" My Lord Wharneliffe, I have this day come on the course purposely to tell you, that your conduct towards me has been oppressive, arbi trary, and ungentlemanlike ; and that I shall take every opportunity, and at all times, to tell you that you are no gentleman." Mr. Hawkins was subsequently ar rested on a peace-warrant, at the suit of Lord Wharn cliffs. He was required to find bail in the sum of 1:0001. himeelf, and two sureties of 1,0001. each. The Marquis of Blandford, and the Hon. George Charles Agar, became his sureties, and Mr. Hawkins was released. A splendid instance of public spirit has re cently occurred at Calcutta, in the case of the two sons of the late Maharaja Sookmoy. These gentlemen have, with a munificence which does them infinite credit, presented a Lac and Four Thousand Rupees for distribution amongst several of the principal Institutions of Calcutta, founded for the purpose of Charity or Education. The leader of the Tartar rebellion against the Chinese throne is, in the Peking Gazette, called Chang hih-wih. SURREY REFUGE FOR THE DESTITUTE...-. The Committee of management of this laudable Institution, reported their accounts, this morning to a public Meeting. Sir Robert Inglis in the Chair. Present—Mr. Denison, M.P., the Rev. Mr. Burt, Mr. Striven, Mr. Hedger, and a great many county magistrates. THE HAYMARKET THEATRE.--This theatre opens on the 14th of May, with Mr. Reeve as Paul Pry. Mr. Crook, an English phrenologist, has dis covered a new organ, which he denominates quotativeness ; it is situated immediately anterior to the organ of destruc tiveness. This organ is a diagnostic of the love of eating, and we presume that it is pretty generally developed in all mankind. Perhaps by hammering down this organ, the dyspepsia may be cured. - - - A PROVIDENT.—On Saturday last, James Boot, convicted of putting off forged M. Bank of England notes, suffered the sentence of the law in front of the county gaol at Warwick. On the morning of his execution he particularly requested that a clean shirt might be well aired for him, and that he might be allowed to go to the place of execution with a silk handkerchief tied round his head, as he was so liable to take cold !—Lincoln Paper. IMPERIAL DISTILLERY COMPANY. A most extraordinary proceeding has been adopted by some persons who have claims against this Company. Instead of proceeding against some few persons of known property, for the recovery of the sums due to them, they have threat ened every person who was a Shareholder, amounting to some hundreds, with legal proceedings, if the sums be not paid before Monday. A meeting has been convened for to morrow, at Batson's Cof f ee-house, to consider what steps it will be advisable to adopt for the arrangement of the claims. MA T RIM ONY.—A number of gentlemen have of late, improving on the example of Neddy Bray, o f X.Y.Z. celebrity, been advertising in a London Paper, of fering, on accommodating terms, to share the sweets of matrimony, with one, no doubt expected to he selected front a crowd of fair applicants. Would it not be advisa ble for some man of speculation to open a Human Tatter sall's, where the creatures might be trotted out and shown off in all their paces to advantage ? England is considered a mercantile country, and it is all fair that the metropolis should afford a Mart where honourable and tender affec tions may be bought and sold, for the better accommoda tion of those lonely swains.—Lcinster .Journal. The following story appears in one of the books of the Hindoos :—A Brahmin, who had been guilty of the greatest crimes, was devoured by wild be asts—his bones onl y rema i n i ng. A cro w took up one of these bones, and was carrying it over Ganga, when another bird dart ing upon it, the crow let the bone fall. As soon as the bone touched Ganga, the Brahmin sprang to life, and was ascending to heaven, when the messenger of Yama, the j ud ge of the dead, seized him as a great Pinner. At this time Narayana's messengers interfered, and pleaded that the sins of this man, since one of his bones had touched Gangs, were all done away. Appeal was made to Vishnoo, who decided in the Brahmin's favour. The lady of the late General Gouras, a most beautiful woman, was killed in a sortie which the garrison of the Acropolis made after the engagement in the Piraeus. After Gouras' death she kept a large party of Palicares, who had been much attached to her husband, with her ; she performed all the duties of a brave and experienced officer, and defended the post confided to I.er in the citadel, most gallantly ; but she fell a victim to her courage and hatred of the enemy, whom she beheld with indignation in her native town. Bearing her husband's arms, she preci pitated herself impetuously into the midst of the enemy's columns ; her Palicares pushed forward twice to retain her, and to protect her from the danger to which she was ex posing herself; but unable to prevail upon her to return, they surrounded her, endeavouring to afford all the protec tion in their power. They fell in with an enemy's detach ment in some part of the town of Athens, and attacked it. But the Turks seeing a brilliant armour, charged simulta neously this heroine ; she received a sabre wound in the right shoulder, and in this manner she followed her hus band. After the Turks were driven away, her body was carried into the Acropolis, where she received the last honours, and was deposited alongside of her husband. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. • HOUSE OF COMMONS.—EASTER, 182;. NOTICES OF MOTIONS, AND ORDERS OF THE DAY, vaticn NOW NAND IN THE ORDER-BOOK. THURSDAY, APRIL 26.-IfOTICE OF MOTION. Sir John Newport—Consideration of Report on Office of Register of Deeds in Ireland. MONDAY, APRIL SO.-ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1. Rum and Spirits (Newfoundland)—Committee there upon. 2. Salmon Fisheries Bill—Further consideration of Report. TUESDAY, MAY 1.-NOTICES OF MOTIONS. _ _ 1. Mr. Stanley—Select Committee, to inquire into the state of the Church in Upper and Lower Canada, and the expediency of explaining and revising so much of the Act [3] Geo. 3, c. 31] as relates to the main tenance of a Protestait Clergy in those Provinces. 2. Lord Viscount Althorp—Bill to prevent persons em ployed by Candidates at Elections from voting at such Elections. 3. Mr. Williams Wynn—Thanks to the Officers and Men engaged in the late glorious successes in India. 4. Mr. Legh Keck—Motion founded on the Minutes of the Penryn Election Committee. ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1. Ludlow Election Petition—Ballot for Committee at three. 2. Names of Members absent to be set aside. 3. Defaulters at Ballots [29th March, sth and 6th April] to attend. 1. Canada Clergy Reserves Bill—Second reading. 5. Land Revenue (Ireland) Bill—Second reading. 6. Petty Sessions (Ireland) Bill—Second reading. 7. Postage Duties Bill—Third reading. WEDNESDAY, MAY 2. —NOTICES OF MOTIONS. 1. Lord John Russell—Select Committee to inquire into the cause of the increase of crime in England. 2. Mr. Littleton—Select Committee to consider the best means of reducing the various charges on the renewal of Turnpike Trusts Acts, and the procuring of cer tain other Bills. ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1. Supply-Committee. 2. Distresses (Ireland) Bill—Further consideration of Report. 3. Ways and Means—Committee. THURSDAY, MAY 3.—NOTICES OF MOTIONS. I. Mr. Wolryche Whitmore—Trade with India. 2. General Gascoyne—To move fur a Select Committee to inquire into the present distressed state of the Bri tish Ship-owners. 3. Lord Nugent—A Return of the number of persons qua lified to vote for Cities and Boroughs, respectively, in England and Wales ; distinguishing resident from non-resident, together with the different rights in re spect of which they vote. ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1. Camelford Election Petition—Ballot for Committee at half after three. 2. Defaulters at former Ballots to attend. 3. Sussex Election Bill—Second reading. FRIDAY, MAY 4....--ORDERS OF THE DAY. I. Land Tax Commissioners Names Bill—Committee. 2. Coventry Election Committee Report—To be consi— dered. 3. Court of Chancery Bill—Further consideration of Report. I. Alehouses Licensing Bill—Further consideration of Report. MONDAY, MAY 7.—ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1. Larceny Laws Consolidation Bill—Further considera tion of Report. 2. Remedies against the Hundred Bill—Further consider ation of Report. 3. Malicious Injuries Bill—Further consideration of Report. 4. Larceny Laws Repeal Bill--Further consideration of Report. TUESDAY, MAY B.—NOTICE Or MOTION. Mr. Maurice Fitzgerald—Motion recommending that the House of Commons shall take such course as may be best calculated to realize the policy in which die Union of Great Britain and Ireland was recornmeneted to the Legislatures of both Countries. ORDER OF THE DAY. Stockbridge Election Petition—Ballot for Committee at half after three. WEDNESDAY, MAY 9.—NOTICES OF MOTIONS. 1. Mr. Sykes--Select Committee to inquire into the de fective state of the Representation of the Freeholders in separate Districts or Counties Corporate. 2. Colonel Davies—Resolution, That it is expedient that in future the Estimates of the year, - , reviously to their being printed, be referred to a Select Committee. THURSDAY, MAY 10.-NOTICES OF MOTIONS. 1. Mr. Michael Anzelo Taylor—Motion tending to sepa rate the jurisdiction in all matters of Bankruptcy from the High Court of Chancery. 2. Mr. Wilmot Horton—Bill to amend the Slave Trade Consolidation Act. 3. Mr. Macqueen—Law of Settlement. ORDER OF THE DAY. Fraudulent Bankrupts (Scotland) Bill—Committee. FRIDAT, MAT 11.-ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1. J ':berg at Elections—Adjourned Debate. 2. Parochial Settlements (Scotland) Bill—Second reading. 3. General Turnpike Act Amendment Bill—Further con sideration of Report. MONDAY, MAT 14.-NOTICE or MOTION. Sir Gerard Noel—Address to his Majesty, to appropriate York House as a Residence for the Duke of Clarence. [Last Day for receiving Reports of Private Bills.] TUESDAY, MAT 15.—NOTICE OF MOTION. Mr. Hume—Church Establishment of Ireland. ORDER OF THE DAY. Limerick County Election Petition—Ballot for Committee at three. THURSDAY, MAY 7.----NOTICES OF MOTIONS. I. Mr. Edward Davenport—Select Committee to inquire into the causes of the severe distress which has af flicted the Commercial and Industrious classes of the Community during the last and present years. 2. Mr. Foweil Buxton—Select Committee on the Mauri ritius Slave Trade. TUESDAY, MAT 22..-.-NOTICE OF MOTION. Sir Henry Parnell—Renewal of the Bank of England Charter. THURSDAY, MAY 24..-..-NOTICE OF MOTION. Mr. Fowell Buxton—To prevent the immolation of Hin. doo widows on the funeral piles of their husbands. TUESDAY, MAY £9.—NOTICE OF MOTION. Mr. Robert Gordon—Select Committee, to inquire into the number and state of Pauper Lunatics confined at the instance of the different parishes within the County of Middlesex, during the last three years; distinguishing the numbers confined in each house of reception. THURSDAY, JUNE 7..--.-NOTICE OF MOTION. Lord John Russell—Repeal of the Corporation and Test Acts. TUESDAY, JUNE 12.-NOTICE OF MOTION. • Dr. Lushington—Motion respecting the people of colour In the West Indies. NOTICES OF MOTIONS AFTER EASTER. FOR wrncu NO PARTICULAR DAYS lIAVE BEEN FIXED. 1. Sir Francis Burdett--Motion regarding th 3 present state of the Water Companies of the Metropolis. 2. Mr. Wilke—Select Committee to inquire into the pre sent state of the Laws relating to real property. 3. Mr. Lombe—M a l- a d m i n i strat i on at the Cape of Goo d Hope. 4, Mr. Jeplas nn — To facilitate the obtaining of Replevins upon Di s t resses f or R ent, an d to a l ter an d amen d th e Laws regulating the trial of Replevin Causes in Ireland. 5. Mr. Alderman Thompson—Bill to amend Act S Geo. 4, relating to the sale of Bread in London and the Bills of Mortality. 6. Lord John Russell—ln the event of the disfranchise ment of the Borough of Penryn, to transfer the elec tive franchise to Manchester. 7. Mi. Spring Rice—The Government of Ireland. S. Mr. Hume—Number of Corporal Punishments in the -„....- Army in each Regiment during the last two years. 9. Lord William Russell—To add Lord 'William Bentinck, Lord Viscount Milton, Lord John Russell, and Lord William Russell, to the Committee on the Nene Out- fall Navigation Bill. 10. Mr. Ross—Select Committee to inquire into the alle gations contained in the Petition from the Borough of Northampton [presented llth April], complaining of the forgery of their names to former Petition. Died, at Carlisle, in Water-lane, James I\lil - aged 45. He was a striking instance of the extent to which self-instruction may be carried. A few months in an obscure school in his native village, was the whole time allotted for his education ; yet, so ardent was he in the pursuit of learning, that, ere he had attained that age when most young men think of entering on abstruse studies, he had, solely by his own exertions, acquired a thorough knowledge of the most intricate branches of mathematics, and his ready application of which science to mechanical purposes astonished the most experienced mechanic. His leisure hours were chiefly employed in in structing others. NAVAL INTILLIGENCE. The following letter, from an Officer of one of the Trial Squadron, gives some interestin - ; particulars of the sailing qualities of the sevetal experimental ships : CHALLENGER, Orr SCILLY, LAND'S END, A PRIL 17, 1827.—The Admiral has just made signal that an opportunity offers for sending letters into port; I therefore take advantage of such to inform you how we all get on since our first start, and I am sure you will be pleased to hear that Challenger has main tained the most decided superiority over the whole squadron ; the Columbine is the only vessel that has any chance with us, and then only in fine weather,—directly we have wind and a little sea, Columbine does nothing with us. In fact, Chal lenger is one of the most weatherly ships I ever saw, end sails uncommonly well. We weathered Pyra mus eleven miles in seven hours dead to windward. Tyne is the most miserable craft that was ever built as a man-of-war,—indeed so bad that she is entirely ex cluded from trying with the other ships of the squadron. Captain White has, by signal, acknowledged Tyne having completely failed ; she, with Acorn, are the two worst of all; we even beat Pyramus consider ably—a thing rather unusual for a 28-gun ship to beat a 46-gun frigate. Sapphire has just joined us again—the first few hours we were together we lost her, and hope yet so to do. We shall then be cham pion of the whole. THE SH,PWRIGHTS. The present depressed state of the shipping interest in this port, as well as throughout the kingdom, has naturally drawn the attention of every thinking man to th 6 means best adapted for affording the relief so imperatively called for. With this object in view, the master shipwrights gave notice to the men in their employ of an in tended reduction of ls. per day in their wages. In. announcing this to he journeymen, the mas ter shipwrights expressed their regret at the existence of the necessity for such a measure, and at the same time pointed out, for the considera tion of the men, that their wages would, even at the reduction, be upon a level with the nighest rate paid r.:t any of the other out-ports. We are, however, sorry to find that the journeymen have not been sufficiently influenced by good sense as to perceive that their ultimate benefit would be promoted by acceding to the terms of their em ployers, but have, since the 9th instant, when the reduction was to take place, left their work losing sight of the great evil which must natu rally be the result o f suc h con duct—the driving the , work of the port to other places. We do not deny the right of any man to get the best price he can for his labour ; his endeavour ought, ne vertheless, to be confined to lawful means, and to his individual exertions ; nor must he join in connexion with others for the purpose of intimi dging those who may think the wages offered salfficient remuneration for their labour. The ship owners have resolved to support the master shipwrights in the present dispute ; and, as a preliminary step towards that purpose, we un lerstand that a deputation waited upon the i‘layor and Magistrates, and represented the evils likely to result from the conduct of the journeymen. Upon this representation, his Worship immediately stated the int en tion o f him self and brother Magistrates to afford every protection to those men who might agree to work for the wages offered by the masters. One tiling we cannot help more particularly regretting, which is the apparently evil influence that has been exercised over the minds of the apprentices, in causing them to refuse to work any where but in the yard. How much such conduct renders them obnoxious to tile law, will be sufficiently shown in the following account of the punish ment already awarded to fifty-three of these mis guided young men On 'Wednesday a number of apprentices to the master shipwrights, were brought by warrants hefore the Mayor and John Bourne, Esq., in the Town-hall charged with neglecting or re fusing to do the work assigned to them by their masters. They were brought up in parties Li their respective masters, but the charges against them were all of a similar nature. It appeared they had been sent by their masters to the jobs they had in hand in the docks in which the ships lay, but that they had left those jobs and returned to the yard, and that no representations from their masters could induce them to return to that work. The Mayor took a great deal of trouble in endeavouring to convince each of the first set that were brought up, of the impro priety of their conduct in refusing to do their masters' work, and to persuade them to return to their duty. They, however, persevered in refusing to work any where but in the yard, and the Magistrates ordered them to be committed. The second set were equally obdurate, and were similarly disposed of. In the third set was on e 'ibr whom Mr. Venables appeared, and stated that he proposed to oturn to his work, and un conditionally to obey his master's orders ; at which the Mayor expressed his great satisfaction, and hoped all the rest would follow his laudable example. The young man, however, when questioned, hesitated, and it required all the at tention of his father, assisted by Mr. Venables, and the kind recommendation of the Mayor, to induce him to carry the proposition into effect, which he ultimately did, and was discharged, with the strongest assurances from the Magis trates that he and all others who attended to their masters' orders should have every support and protection; the rest did not avail themselves of the same kindness, and, in the whole, sixteen of them were committed to the House of Cor rection, at Preston, to hard labour for three months. On Saturday, a further number of forty-one of those misguided apprentices, some of whom had been lodged in Bridewell on Thursday, were brought before the same two magistrates, who, in the most patient and friendly manner, questioned and cautioned each individual, endeavouring to convince them of the error of their conduct, and to persuade them to return to their work as here tofore, but without success. Among the num ber was the young man who on Wednesday last promised to return to his work unconditionally . and to him the Mayor particularly addressed some wholesome admonitions, at the same time expressing his regret that he had not followed up the promise he had made, which might have been of the greatest advantage to him in his fu ture progress in life. We understand that oil Friday an effigy of this young man was paraded, by a large body of the shipwrights, through some of the streets at the south end of the town, with a placard on its breast, on which was written, I will not go to gaol ; I will do my master's work ;" and this effigy was burnt amidst tii, multuous applause. This and other intimida tions had no doubt operated to compel him to share the fate of the other thoughtless persons, and he was included in the 37 committed on Saturday to the Preston House of Correction for three months, making in all 53.—Liverpool Courier.