The Sun. — London, England, 1827-06-21 00:00:00

-THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CITY, Twelve o' Clock. A. considerable quantity of business has been transacted 54 tile English Funds this morning, and a disposition "ince'l, on the part of some of the speculators, to realise. their profits on the late adeance ; added to which, Money Stock is more plentiful than it has lately been. Consols `;P e nt'd at 86i receded to 86-i I-, rid are now 86i. buyers; the Commissioners were supplied with Reduced at 85 4 pm. ; India Bond are a shade lower, being 83 5 pm ; Exchequer Bills still remain at 50 2. In the Foreign, ie lienn Bonds are steady at 704 4 ; Colombian, which A "I" not support the rise of yesterday, and ulosed at 304 I, ° P. e ned at 291 804, and are now SOi 2 1; Brazil remain without any alteration at 58i 9i ; the Boston Paper of the 22d ult. mentions, however, that the Buenos Ayres a uthorities had renewed their former offers of peace to the E mperor, on the same terms as were rejected before the battle in the Rio Grande took place ; this is confirmed, in 4 measure, by private letters, which mention the same cir vurn'tance ; thus an opportunity will be afforded him of getting well out of his present difficulties, unless his obsti nacy of character does not carry hint on to his utter ruin. ;,t s 'sion Bonds seem to fall or rise with Consuls, and are 8 1. The quotations in Shares remain much the t ame for the last few days, and no business can be reported in them. Three per Cent. Controls, shut ; Ditto for Account, 6 6i buyers; India Bonds, SS 5 pm' ; Exchequer Bills, ao 2 pm. FORSIGN.-Brazilian, hS 9i ; Buenos Ayres, 61 2 ; Chilian, 25 7 . Colombian, 1824, 291 301 ; Danish, ~6 54 F ; Greek, 15i 16 ; M exican 5 p er Cent., 57 8 ; Ditto 6 pec Gent, 70i I ; Peruvian, 22 4; Portuguese, 75 i 6 ; R uss i a n, 921 si ; Spanish, 11/ 12. MlNEs.—Anglo Mexican, 47i 2+ die.; Brazilian, 1 die. Par ; Colombian, 10 12 per Share ; Real del Monte, 60 40 die. ; Tlalpuxahua, 60 40 die. ; United Mexican, 19 16 " 1 e• ; Bolanoe, 100 die. Two o' Clock. Consols, reached 861, when an attempt to bang the market-took place, and some heavy sales drove them down to 86 ; and one small lot was done at 84 ; they are now 86i I, looking firm. In the Foreign Market nothing is doing, and prices remain the same as in the morning. THREE 0' CLOCK. Consols 84 2. FOUR o'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICES. Consols Danish Bonds 62f Do. for Ac. 86i Greek Do. 1825, 15f Brazilian Bonds I Mexican Do. 1825 70-a Buenos Ayres Do. Peruvian Do. Chilian Do. 28-i Russian Do. 93i Columbian, 1 8 24, 30i Spanish Do. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, JUNE 20.—Wi n d W.S.W.—Sailed the Padang, Atlas Prince Gahurg, and Jane. Remain the T. Gren ville, Sylvia, Nimrod, Cleveland, and Maria. Passed the lose, Marquis, from Bengal ; Electra, —, from New "I< ; and Fortitude, —, from Barbadoee. Arrived f rom London the Cambria, Robinson, for New York ; and the Maria, Wilson, for Demerara. F ALMOUTH, JUNE 19.—Wind W.—Arrived the Duke of Ma r lb oroug h p ac k e t, Bull, from Lisbon--sailed on the 29th ult. Potursmount, JUNE 20.—Wind W.—Arrived the Cir cassian, Dowthwaite, from London, for Madras and Bengal. A further survey was held on the Lady Nugent this day, and she has been declared unfit to proceed on her voyage to Bombay, and is expected to return to the River. PitIfICRARA, MAT s.—The Edward Colston, Dunn, of 13 0° 41 , has been hove down, having started a plank, on er Page to this port, which occasioned her to make I? inches of water per hour. f artA LTA ft, MAT 3l.—The two Colombian brigs sailed from hence last night, but it is not known which way they Went The Briton, -, from Jamaica, is supposed to have 41 Ilytti off Dartmouth, and the Meanwell, -, from ditto, s '"over, letters being reeeived marked by them. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. NOTICIS OF MOTIONS FOR THIN HAY. 1 . Air. Ferguson—Select Committee to inquire into the law respecting landed property in the possession of British subjects in the East Indies, and ether matters within the jurisdiction of his Majesty's Courts established within the territories subject to the East India Com e Pliny. Mr. H ums —Address concerning Naval Promotions. OILDICIt6 Or THE DAT 7011 THIS DAT. 1 . Preston Elections Bill_Second reading. I. Tithe Composition (Ireland) Bill—Committee. a. Excise Duties Bill—Further consideration of Report. 4 . Customs Bill—Third reading. 6 . Malt Bill—Further consideration of Report. 6 . Canada Clergy Reserves Bill—Third reading. 7• Slave Trade Laws Consolidation BilT—Committee. 6 . Taxation of Costs Bill_Committee. 9 . Mutiny Act Amendment Bill—Third reading. NOTICE GIVEN I'IIiTREDAT. Monday, June 25. Francis Burdett—lmpressment of Seamen. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. ROSCOMNION PEERAGE. The evidence - in this case having been concluded on a f ormer d a y, Mr. TAYLOR appeared at the bar to reply on behalf of the first claimant to vote in the election of Peers for Ire land, under the Act of Union. His client claimed as the descendant of the seventh son of the first Earl of Roscom- Mon, and therefore the Learned Counsel felt it neces lavy to trace the fate of the six preceding sons and their descendants, in order to let in the line of the claimant. — Re showed the extinction of the descendants of the two fir s t sons, as well as cf the third son, under whom a coun ter-claimant let up a right to the vote. The coun ter-claim he characterised as a mere adventure, and 'viewed it as totally unsupported. He held that the ( .!:Positions which bad been take n, show e d th at the three following sons had died without issue, and that ra the evidence produced to their Lordships, the would feel bound to come to the conclusion t 1; his client was the party entitled to the right of 7 ° 4 1 4, from the line in which he claimed to have descended. 07: discussing the evidence of the extinction of the issue - ,: e .„%ix so ns , the Le ed Counsel then proceeded to arlon7° descent of his client from the seventh son, Robert Dillon, Waslt p rov ed in the Irish Home of Lords, that Robe r t D illon was married, and had two sons, of whom James was th e eldest. James married first a lady, by whom I,e had two son s , who both died with out issue ; lie married a second t imeand had three sons, Mic hael, Francis, and 'Tame', of whom Michael, the eldest, was the great grand father of the present claimant. Michael married and had two sons, named John, who died young, and James,the surgeon, of Moor -street, Dublin, who was so often mentioned in course of the proceedings. It was true there was no other evidence of Michael's marriage than general report, because he was 4 Roman Catholic, and no register of their marriages was kept. James, the surgeon, was also married, and had two i kins, Michael and Anthony, of whom the former was the f i l d l'ar of the present claimant. There was no other evi en" °f James's marriage than that of his father's , for the s ame reason, viz. because he was a Catholic. M ic hael, the fathe r o f the claimant, was a Protestant, and his mar riage, and the baptis m of the claimant, were both on record. He was killed in 17 98, at the battle of New Ross, while fighting against the Irish Rebels as n red from a return of the killed in that engageme Militia. As a stron g e X ebi e . by n th' officer of tie Dub linocraotlionns 1 0. t d he titt of his client's claim, the Learned Ro bert, the former claimant, had bee said, will be queathed the papers in the • th e Roscommon Peerage to James the surgeon ; that they never Came into James's pos session was easily accounted for, by James having died in 1800, and Robert circumstance of him two years. There was another strongsvc7 survived +a nee in favour of the claimant, and that was Robeertu'l,n'm'alt ing Michael, the claimant's father, his residuary legatee, which of course lapsed in consequence of Michaele death in 1798. In conclusion, the Learned Counsel said the new claimant, Francis Stephen Dillon, never dared to urge the pretence of a claim, till Robert and Michael, and Lady Margaret Manning, who could easily disprove it, were dead ; and he hoped their Lordships would not listen to his claim, now put forward at the twelfth hour, and would at once decide in favour of his client. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL rose to reply, but rupt e d b y was inter- Lord Rinasratx, who said it would be in their Lordships to hear the Attorney-General,l unless he could say, at the outset, that he had a reasonable presump tion that the new claimant was descended from the fourth son. It would be idle to hear him traced to an intermediat e source. It was alleged that the fourth son was married to a lady of family in Devonshire ; but if that was the fact ? it Was very extraordinary that no eviAence whatever was pro duced establishing it. Lord Listxmci concurred with the Noble and Learned Lord, and added, that after the great length of time consumed in hearing this cause, it was a great hardship that they should he obliged to discuss this new claim, of which they had never beard before. The Loan CHANCELLOR said, that though it was a pain ful duty, yet the interests of public justice required that the new claim should be investigated ; but at the same time he thought that, as recommended by the Noble Lord (Redes dale) the Attorney-General should express his opinion as to the probability of his client's claim being ultimately es tablished. After some further convarsation, the case was adjourned till Thursday next, when the Attorney-General is to gire his opinion as suggested. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. HARRINGTON V. HOGGART. This case came before the Court upon exceptions to the Master's Report. The plaintiff having purchased a very large estate, placed a deposit of 2,0001. in the hands of the defendant, who was the auctioneer. The sale was subse, quently set aside, and the plaintiff insisted on getting from the defendant interest for that sum whilst it remained in his custody, which was for a period of nearly three years. In order to ascertain the manner in which the money was applied during that period, he filed a Bill of Discovery against the auctioneer. The defendant, in his answer, stated that this particular sum was placed in his banker's hands, and was so mixed up with his balances, as to put it out of his power to give a satisfactory reply to the several parts of the bill. The case was argued at considerable length, and the Vics-Csfanost.Loa said, that in order to come to the con sideration of the question well prepared, lie would take home all the papers with him, and give his judgment in a few days. COURT OF CONDELEGATES. WEIITNLEATH V. WESTMEA'VH. In this suit the Marquis of Westmeath has appealed from the judgment of the Arches Court, where Sir John Nicholl decided that Lady Westmeath was entitled to her prayer for a divorce, and condemned the Marquis in coats. Her Ladyship's Proctor now prayed that before the suit went to a bearing in the High Court of Delegates, the Marquis should he compelled to pay the costs incurred in the Courts below. Dr. htlinsa resisted the application, on the ground that the question of costs was a substantial part of the subject of aprind. Dr. Prtat.mone, at the same side, observed that Lady Westmeath had paid the costs of the former suits, without objection. She had a separate maintenance, and was in better circumstances than the Marquis. Dr. J. ADDAMS submitted that, according to the ordi nary rules of practice, the wife was entitled, in a case of divorce, to have her costs paid by her husband. The COURT admitted that the practice was as laid down by Lady Westmeath's Counsel; `.,gut, if Lady Westmeath neglected to apply for costs during the progress of those suits, she had waived her own right, and the Court of Con delegates could not interfere. If the application was for costs to prosecute the suit of appeal in this Court, the Court was bound to listen to it. Dr. Annests said that the Marchioness had paid her own costs in the other suits, with the desire that the hear ing might not be procrastinated, but she declined doing so in the present suit. The COURT considered that it had no discretion to order the payment of costs incurred another Court. Lady Uestmeath's Proctor then applied that the costs incurred by her Ladyship since the appeal to the High Court of Delegates should be paid before the suit proceeded. The Marquis of Weetmeath's Proctor prayed for time to be heard in objection to that application. The COURT granted a reasonable time. BRISCOE V. BRISCOE. Upon the hearing of this case in the High Court of De legates, the husband was condemned in costs, and Lady Briscoe's Proctor now gave notice, that if the order of the Court for payment of costs was not obeyed by the next Court day, ho should pray the Court to pronounce Sir Wastel Briscoe for contempt. Dr. Lax said be would never accede •to such a prayer. Doctors Arnold and Jenner, who were Lady Briscoe'q Counsel, had by their conduct caused improper delays and unnecessary expense, and they ought to he condemned in costs. The ether Judges in the cause said, that the point to which Dr. Lee referred had already been settled by the High Court of Delegates. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. JUDGMENT. Captain Thomas Quick, who was i.:;‘ , -victed at the last assizes for the County of Dorset, of being the instigator of a riot at the last election of a Representative to serve in Par liament for the Borough of Weymouth, in the said County, was brought up this morning for judgment. Affidavits by several respectable persons were put in, giving the defendant an excellent character. Mr. Etiolates addressed the Court in mitigation of pu nishment, attributing the defendant's conduct to strong temporary excitement, and not to a premeditated determi nation to disturb the election. Mr. E. WILLIAMS baying addressed the .Court in ag gravation, After a long consultation between their Loanstars, the defendant was remanded till Saturday. THI ICING V. ItIMEIDEN ♦X 0721111 M. The defendants, who were convicted at the last Assiges at Lewes, of an assault upon Mr. Barrow, an attorney, at Brighton, was also brought up for judgment. Mr. AXDRIWII stated, that understanding Mr. Barrow was willing to accept of an apology, the defendants were ready to express regret for their conduct, if they were wrong. Mr. Barrow refused to accept of this conditional apo logy, and at last Mr. LONG, another Counsel for the de fendants, made a full apology, expressive of their contrition for the assault ; which apology was accepted, and on enter ing into their own recogniaances, the defendants were discharged. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. The Court sat su Lanco, this morning, to bear motions for new trials, and the Lord Chief Justice left at one o'clock, in order to sit at Nisi Prius, at Guildhall. Previous to our going to press, however, nothing of public interest transpired. The Lord Chief 13aron also sat in Equity in the Exche quer Chamber on an unimportant cause. A petition to the House of Commons for opening that part of the Regent's Park at the top of Baker street, under the same regulations as Kensington-gardens, and the rest of the Park generally, io in the course of sig nature in Marylebone parish. PARLIAMENTARY PUN.—One sometimes hears a good thing said in the Gallery, as well as in the body of the House of Commons. While Mr. WHITMORE and Sir F. BURDETT were conversing. upon the difficulty of getting competent Members to inquire into the Water Companies, a Gallery Member humourously observed— " Why, you have only two Commoners in your whole body fit for this water task, namely—Fountnin WiLson, and Spring Rica."—Brighton Gazette. We understand the late Mrs. CouT rs has settled 20,0001. a-year on the Duke of ST. Amwes, and that any further expectations in the event of her death, are rendered contingent on his good behaviour. This grant is for his Grace's life on.'y ; we have not heard what provi sion is settled on the issue of the marriage.—Brighton Gazette. A French paper gives the following details with respect to the rapidity of the com:nunieations by means of the telegraph :—.At Paris, news arrives from Lisle (60 leagues), in 2 minutes ; frost Calais (68 leagues) 4 min. 5 sec. ; Toulon, 13 min. 50 sec. ; Bayonne ) 14 min. ; Brest (ISO leagues), 6 min. 5 owe. ; Strasbourg (120 leagues), 15 min. 52 me ,. SUICIDE.—A Coroner's Inquest was held last night at the Champion, Lisson-grove, before Tnostas STIRLING, on the body of Mary Duggan, who put a period to her existence on Tuesday last, by cutting her throat. Verdict—Temporary Derznement. Extract of a private letter from Carthagena, dated April2B, 1827, 10 o'clock, pan.. —At this late hour I have just been confirmed in some information relative to the present state of this Republic, just received from windward, vie., it is certain that Bolivar has arrived at Verenas, on his way to the capital, to assume the reins of Government. This may appear strange after his formal abdication, but he has yielded to the petitions of the people to resume power ;—the friends of Bolivar now say the Bolivian Code was never intended to he put in execution. It is believed that Government has a sufficient sum to pay the interest on the domestic debt, and that some small amount is also in hand towards paying that on the Foreign Loan. The English Naval Commander in the Jamaica station, as well as our Minister, Mr. Cockburn, are sup posed to be aware of Bolivar's plans, as one of our smaller vessels of war had proceeded to Maracaibo and landed her guns, to proceed over the Bar, for the purpose of giving facility to his jounny toward, Bogota. COMMON COUNCIL.-(THIS DAY.) ADDRESS TO THE DOWAGER QUEEN OF WURTEMBERG. At the sitting of the Court, the LORD blavoa sub initted a letter which he had received frOm Sir Thomas Hammond, relative to the Address voted at the last Court to the Queen Dowager of Wurtemberg. The letter was dated St. James's Palace, June 15, and declared her Ma jesty's disinclination to receive any public body, as she had come to this country in her private capacity, merely on a visit to her Brother, the King, and the other Mem bers of the Royal Family. It also stated her Majesty's ill health as a cause why she declined the honour. ADDRESS TO TIIE KING. A letter from Mr. Secretary Bourne was then read, stating that his Majesty, as soon as he should come to town to hold a Council, preparatory to the prorogation of Parliament, would receive the Address from this Court on the recent Changes in the Ministry, and that a day would be appointed to receive the Sheriffs for that purpose. CORN LAWS. Mr. FAVZLI. drew the attention of the Court to the requisition presented to the Lord Mayor on this subject ; it was too late in the Session to petition Parliament on the subject, but he hoped the great city of London would prepare themselves to meet this great and national question early next Session. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) HAY MA R KETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trusses.) ST. JAMES'S. A. s. X. s A. s. A. e. Lowland Mead. Hay 4 oto 5 0 Clover Hay 4 15 to 7 0 Upland Ditto 5 0 810 Oat Straw l l6 2 0 Rye-grass Hay 5 0 010 Wheat Ditto 2 0 2 5 New Ditto.... 4lO &10 A good supply, and a dull trade; prices as last quoted, SMITHFIELD. X. s. X. 0. Lowland Mead. Hay 3 10to 4 10 Upland Ditto 4lO 510 Rye-grass Hay 4lO 510 New Meadow Hay 4 (1 410 Clover Hay from Gs. to 10s., S Meadow Hay 4s. to ss. per load of Old Meadow Hay stationary the whole, dull, X. B. B. Cloy. Hay generally 4 10 to 6 10 Do. extra fine 0 0 7 0 Oat Straw 1 IS 2 2 Wheat Ditto 2 2 2 8 straw 4s. per load higher, Ne w . lower than on Tuesday; prices Supply limited, and trade, on FISH-MARKET, BILLINGSGATE. This day's market exhibited a tc,!erably fair supply of most kinds of Fish, with the exception of Salmon, which, :luring the week, has been both scarce and dear. The following were the prices:— Prime large Turbots, 15s. to 208. each ; small do. Ss. to 12s. each; Salmon, 2s. 6d. to 3e. 6d. per lb. ; Brill, ks. to 6s. each ; Whitings, Cs. to is. per basket (con taining fifteen) ; Sole*, 2s. per three good pairs; Eels, 3s. 6d. to 48. per five lbs. or 12e. to 14s. per draught ; Flounders, 2s. to 3s. per quartern; large lire Lobsters, Iss. to 189. per score; small do. 58. to Bs. do. ; good sized Crabs, Se. to 12s. do. ; Prawns, Si. 6d. to 4s. per lb. ; Shrimps, 2s. 6d. per gall. Mackerel is as not over plentiful; what there was in the market looked particu larly excellent; the prices were—for Brighton land-car riage 40s. to 485. per hundred; common do. 351. do. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EDINBURGH RACES. 11foicusT, JUNE N.—Produce Stakes of 50 gs. eacb, b. ft. for three-yr-old colts, Bst. 31b. fillies, Bst. One miles (6 subscribers.) Mr. Douglas's b. e. by Champignon _ . . . Mr. Baird's b. c. The Corsair ; by Champignen Sir A. Ramsay's br. Y. Polly, by Champignon Won by a neck. _ _ _ _ _ Produce Stakes of 1100 sovs. each, h. ft. for two-yr-old colts, sa. Sib. fillies, Bet. Half a mile. (4 subs.) Mr. Baird's b. f. by Champignon—Cleveland's dam Marquis of Tweed&le's b. c. by Champignon Won easy. Produce Stakes of 50 gs. each, h. ft. for two-yr-old colts, Set. Sib. fillies, Bst. Half a mile. (4 subscribers.) Mr. Baird's b. c. Freebooter THE FANCY AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP. The crib of Tom Crib, i❑ Panton-street, Haymarket, was last night overflowing, by persons who were anxious to ascertain whether the match between Brown, of Bridg north, and Jem Ward, for the Championship, would be made. Brown and his friends were present, and the former stated that he was ready with "the needful," to the amount of 3001. to make a match to fight upon a stage, padded and turfed, if Ward thought proper. Ilis reason for preferring a stage, he said, was the apprehension that an ordinary ring might be broken in, and a fair decision of the fight prevented. On the part of Ward, no person was in attendance; but it was broadly insinuated that be could not he backed at all. It was then suggested, that if Brown dictated the mode in which the fight was to take place, an advantage might be taken by his opponent., and a feeling might /o abroad that he, in truth, had no inclination to fight, except in a particular way. in answer to this it was urged, that the majority of the fights for the Championship had taken place upon a stage, and that Brown was per fectly justified in choosing that mode of bringing to issue a question, important, not only in a pecuniary point of view, but still more important with respect to reputation. A long discussion followed, bet it ended in smoke, as no person " showed," upon the part of Ward, to state dis tinctly what his views really were. Brown will take his benefit this day, at the Tennis Court, Windmill -street, in the Haymarket, when a strong muster of the Fancy is expected, and something will, in all proba bility, be done. It is clear that Brown is ready to fight for 3001. with any man in England ; and, if no man ac cepts this challenge, he will fairly lay claim to the charae • ter of Champion, without a blow. A stormy meeting is anticipated. The Fancy, in the evening, are to be gratified with a grand Rat match, at the Westminster Pit, when Billy will perform his celebrated feat of killing 100 rats in seven minutes. Young Dutch Sam and Davis are expected to show al the Tennis Court this day ; the former has arrived in town, PIGEON SHOOTING. The enclosure at the Red-house, Battersea, was yester day numerously attended to witness the fifth and last day's shooting, for 2,000 sovs. between Mr. Osbaldestone and Lord Kennedy, two of the hest shots in the kingdom.— The shooting was at 100 birds each, 21 yards from the trap. The ground was attended by all the swell amateurs, and the day's shooting was the best we have ever witnessed. The first bout at 50 birds was as follows :—Lord Kennedy killed 44, Mr. Osbaldestone, 42 ; the second bout, Lord Kennedy killed 39, Mr. Osbaldestone, 44.—Total, Lord Kennedy, 83, and Mr. Osbaldestone, 86. In the seven teenth shot Lord Kennedy was five a-head, but Mr. Os baldestone has won the match finally in the five days' shoot ing by 19 birds. The calling cut of the Militia for the preset year, is suspended.—Briphton Gazette. INSPRUCK, JUNE 7—The month of May pro (laced the most beautiful vegetation, and every thing was much more tbrward than in other years. The commence ment of June has been very different. After many rainy days, the consequence of thunder storms in the mountains, we find ourselves this morning as if in the middle of winter. It is snowing violently, and pretty deep snow covers the mountains, and even lies in the plains. Many of the finest trees have lost their tops, which have been crushed by the weight of the snow. --Frankfort Papers, June 13. STATE OV TEA DL—Among the symptoms of reviving trade and commerce which we have lately had the pleasure of noticing, we understand that the numerous calendere in town are at present particularly busy. s o me of them are not able to accomplish their orders without working night and day. A great quantity of soft goods, muslins, seeded and flowered robes of different kinds, hare lately been prepared and sent to the East Indies. Large quanties of pullicate handkerchiefs have also been sent to the same quarter.__ Dumfries Courier. STATE ol? TRADE.—Of late our notices on this subject have been uniformly favourable, and it is no e mail gratification to us to be able to continue our occa sional reports in the same strain. Every branch of trade and commerce here wears at present the aspect of improve inent--not of that rapid and overficnnishing sort which we have sometimes seen—hut of that steady kind which he progressive demand an d i ncrease d consum pti on as The wages of th e operat i ve, too , arc gra d ua lly "g se. improving a v u i ng ; and if there be no scarcity, there is certainly no superabundance of hands. In short, we do think that the stream of a steady and productive trade has once more begun to flow up on our l an d, an d if it does not again ravage the banks by its impetuosity , it will not soon leave its channel quite dry—in other words, we do hope that in future we shall be strangers alike to the speculation of 1825, and to the depression of 1826. The existing circumstances of Glasgow certainly bear us out fully in this view of matters, and it is a no less gratifying feature of the times, to observe that every where else the periodical reports are of a similar corn plexioa. Whether from the commercial, the manufac turing, or the agricultural districts, all are alike favourable; and on the subject of trade, the newspaper press is, if possible, still less divided then it has l at t er ly b ee n on the subject el politics,—Scots Times. FASHIONABLE AND 'MISCELLANEOUS. WINDSOR, JUNE 20.—The KING left his Royal Ledge, in Windsor.park, in his poney phaeton, this morning, and drove to the seat of the Princess AUGUSTA, at Frogmore, where the Queen of WUATEMBERG is at present staying. The QUEEN' took a seat in the KING'S phaeton, and their MAJESTIES proceeded up Windsor Little Park, to the Castle, where the illustrious visitors arrived about three o'clock. Their AIAJESTIES entered by the grand entrance, and ascended the grand staircase to the suite of state-apartments. Sir H. TAYLOR attended their MAJESTIES in their inspection of the different parts of this magnificent building. The principal Officers of the Household of the Queen of Wurternherg visited the Tower yesterday, and inspected the Regalia, and the different antiquities and curiosities contained in that edifice. Mr. CANNING entertained all the Cabinet Ministers at dinner, yesterday, at his residence in Downing street. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE had an inter view yesterday with Viscount GODRRICH. The Marquis de PALMELLA, the Portuguese Minister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign Office. Mr. MUSTERS, of Grosvenor-place, gave a splendid entertainment on Tuesday evening, to the follow ing distinguished persons ; —The Marquis and Marchioness of Tavistock, MarqMs of Titchfield, Lord and Lady South ampton, Lord Petersham, Lord Rancliffe, Lord Lynedoch, Sir Philip Roche, Colonel Hay, Mr. Payne, &c. His Royal Highness the Lord High Ad miral, with condescending attention, has caused to be in timated to the 'Warrant-Officers of the Navy, that he would dispense with their appearing before him in cocked hats an d swor d s , His Royal Highness has also declined an offer from some of the gunners of the Ordinary, at this port, to form a barge's crew to attend on his Royal High ness on his approaching visit.—Exeter Alfred. Prince ESTERHAZY is said to mix more with th e great family of man," than any other person of his rank in the kingdom. His Excellency has been seen in the morning chatting with the King; in the afternoon, walking alone in Wardour-street ; before dark, driving a plain cabriolet - down Holborn ; and, at night, carelessly seated in his box, at the French Theatre, in Tottenham-street. Lord NORBURY receives an Irish Earldom, with remainder to his second eon, and a pension of 4,5001. a-year. He was anxious for a British Peerage, but did not obtain it. SIGNOR DE BEGNIS'S Concert took place last night at the Argyll Rooms, and attracted a full and fashionable assemblage. The first Act of the Concert, concluded with the celebrated Finale from the Opera of L'Amor Marinaro," the chief parts of which were sus tained by Miss STEPHENS, and Fertriv AYTON, Mademoi selle BRAIKBILLA, Madame CoaNauA, Signor TORRI, BE- Gazz, DE BEolfts and Mr. PRARMAN. Madame PASTA, too, in the course of the evening, gave an Aria in her usual impressive style. DEATH OF LORD DE TA BLEY.—Died, on Monday, the 18th inst., at his seat, Tabley House, Cheshire, in the 65th year of his age, after a long and lingering illness, Jonw FLEMINO, Lord DE TABLET. He is suc ceeded by his eldest son, GEORGE LEICESTER, Lord DE TABERY. FIELD DAY.—Yesterday morning, at half past seven o'clock, the Second Regiment of Life Guards, under the command of Colonel Lvcow, marched from Knightsbridge barracks, to Wimbledon Common, for the purpose of having a field day. The regiment was put through a great variety of fine evolutions by their gallant Colonel, after which they returned to their barracks, where they arrived between two and three o'clock. The day was remarkably fine, and a concourse of fashionable company was assembled on thr, Common, who appeared greatly to enjoy the scene. PRIVY COUNCI L.—Yesterday his Excellency the LORD LIMIT/WANT came into town, and held a Coun cil at the Castle. The Election of the new Lord Mayor and Sheriffs of the City-of Dublin, for the ensuing year, was confirmed. The new Attorney-General, Mr. JOT, was sworn in as a Privy Councillor, and took his place at the Board accordingly. After the Council, hie Excisr.unrcY gave audiences to—The Loan CHANCT.I.LOR, Lord Pr.uN- Krrt, the Attorney-General (Mr. Jar), the Chief Remem brance'. (Mr. BLAKE), &C. &C. &C.—Freeman's Journal. LORD PLUNKETT is now Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, having been sworn in on Saturday.— Our political opposition was directed against the man—he is now a Judge of the Land, and our veneration for the laws, and our respect for its great functionaries, forbid our ever again glancing at his name, or adverting to his mea sures. His Lordship took his seat on the Bench this morning. --Dublin Evening Mail. The Duchess of BERRI will again pay a visit to Dieppe this year, and probably, remain there the whole of the summer months. It is also reported, but this is less certain, that the King of FRAWCE will honour the town with his presence. The inhabitants are consequently on the qui vire, and look forward to a gay and profitable seasono—Bri9kton Gazette. The news of Sir William Congreve's intended resignation reached here on Monday a considerable fer ment was the consequence. The friends of Mr. Langmead will, no doubt, endeavour to put him in nomination, in opposition to Sir George Cockburn, who comes recom mended by the old interest. Sir George is expected here with the Lord High Admiral in about three weeks.— Exeter Alfred. NEW P U BLICA TIONS.—The following im portant works have been recently published by Mr. Cox.- BURN, New Burlington-street, viz.-1. The Life of Judge Jeffries, Lord High Chancellor of England in the reign of James 11. Svo. —2. The Third Volume of Codwin's History of the Commonwealth of Englind.-3. Personal Sketches of his Own Times, by Sir Jonah Barrington, Judge of the High Court of Admiralty in Ireland, 2 vols.-4. The Life of Theobald Wolfe Tone, Agent to the Irish Catholics, written by Himself, with his Diaries, Correspondence, &c. 2 vols.- 4 . Napoleon in the Other World ; a Narrative fouud near his tomb at St. Helena, Bvo.-6. The Life and Correspondence of Dr. Jenner, by Dr. Baron, Byo.—and 7. The Octavo Edition of the Diary and Correspondence of John Evelyn, 5 vols. ANECDOTE or Mn. BURKE.—Sir Philip Francis once waited upon Mr. Burke, by appointment, to read over to him some papers respecting Mr. Hastings's delinquencies. He called on Mr. Burke, in his way to the house of a friend, with whom he was engaged to dine.— He found him in his garden, holding a grasshopper. _" What a beautiful animal is this !" said Mr. Burke ; " observe its structure— , its legs, its wings, its eyes."...._ " How can you," s aid Sir Philip, "lose your time in ad miring such an animal, when you have so many objects , of moment to attend to ?"—" Yet Socrates," said Mr. B. " according t o th e exhibition of him in Aristophanes, at tended to a touc h less animal ; he actually measured the proportion which its size bore to the space it passed over in its skip. I think the skip of a grasshopper doe s no t e xceed it s l eng th; let us see."—"My dear fri.:, t d," sa id Sir Philip, " I am in a great hurry ; let us walk in, an d let me r ea d my papers to you." Into the house they walk ed ; Sir Philip began to read, and Mr. Burke appeared to listen. At length, Sir Philip having misplaced a paper, a pause ensued. " I think," said Mr. Burke, " that na turalists ar e now agreed, that losusta, not cicada, is the Latin word for grasshopper. What your opinion, Sir Philip ?"----" My , o pinio n ," answered Sir Philip, packing up his papers, and preparing to move off, "is, that till the grasshopper is out of your head, it will he idle to talk to you of the concerns of India."—Mr. Butler's Reminis cences. BUONAP AR TE'S WILL.—The will of Buopa parte g i ves r i se , at present, to rather a singular contest. A leg ac y o f 100,000 f was left to the son of G enera l in the army of th e Py renees, and wh o was kill e d, Dugonunier, under whom , i t is well kno wn , that Napoleon served hi s early ca mpaigns , in 1793, at the battle of St. Sebastian. It apears that General Dugo mmier only left one legiti mate s on , wh o di e d without issue. His widow contends that, in default of other posterity, she alone has a right to th e benefit of the legacy. Generals Bertrand and Month o l on o ppose d this claim, by urging th e i ncompetence of F renc h T r ib un als to determine on the difficulti es ra i se d Will made at St. Helena, a n d d e p os it e d in E ng l an d ; an d it seemed that th e mere quest i on of jurisdi c ti o n was to with res p ec t t o a be agitated, whe n M. Ad onis Dugom mier, a n offi ce r of a regiment of the line, a pp eare d, who contends that, in hi s character of sole surviving son of General Dugommier, he alone ought to receiv e the legacy. The widow replied that lie was a natura l son, the i ssue o f the General and a young Creole, a t G ua d a l oupe , w h o , if we are to believe the w i dow' s s t a t ement, was a woman o f colour and a slave. T he cause was called on before the Tribunal of the First Instance ; but, at the request of M. Dugommier's Advocate, deferred for a fortnight... Journal des Debuts. TIM ARMY. The Ibtli Regiment of Light Dragoons has received orders to march, this day, in two divisions, from the neigh bourhood of Hounslow, for Canterbury and Deal, where they will arrive on the 26th . anti 27th inst. A detachment belonging to the 4th Regiment of Foot has received orders to embark, this morning, on board vessel in the River, for Teignmouth. Detachments belonging to the 4th, I 1 th, and ISth Regiments of Light Dragoons, have received orders to march, this morning, from Westminster, for the Cavalry Depot at Maidstone. INDIA HOUSE. A Quarterly General Court of Proprietors was held yesterday, for the purpose of declaring a dividend, and the Court was made special, for the purpose of laying before the Proprietors, for their approbation, an unanimous Re solution of the Giurt of Directors, of the 28d ult., granting to Major-General Sir Archibald Campbell, G.C.8., a pen aion of 1,0001. per annum, for his distinguished services in India. The Hon. Hut* LINDSAY in the Chair. The CHAIRMAN declared a dividend of five and a quarter per cent. on the capital stock of the Company, for the half year ending the sth of July next. The Report of the Committee on the by-laws was re ceived. The Crta 'raw; said that the Court was made special for the purpose of laying before the Proprietors a Resolu tion of the Directors, of the 23d of May, granting a pen sion of 1,000/. per annum to Sir Archibald Campbell, for his distinguished services in India during the Burmese war, the pension commencing from the date of the treaty of Peace. He said it was unnecessary for him to say anything relative to the distinguished services of Sir Archibald Campbell. When he was within sight of the capital, and might have entered it by force of arms, and have massacred the inhabitants, he did not look to any personal advantage to himself which might have resulted from following up the campaign, but he prudently stopped the progress of his gallant army, fur the benefit of the public service. He moved that the Court approve of the Resolution, for the grounds therein stated. The DIYUTY-CHAIRMAN seconded the Resolution. Mr. Horse: was happy to concur in the vote, and said it was impolitic to make distinctions between the King's of ficers and the Company's servants. It was known that great dissatisfaction prevailed in India on the subject. There was too great a disposition in the Court to appoint King's officers to situations in India which the Company's officers were much better qualified to fill. He hoped the Court would discourage a preference to King's officers in future. Sir Jour; DOYLE approved of the grant, and intended to call the attention of the Court on a future occasion to a proposition (In the subject, which he had now under con sideration. Dr. GILCHRIST approved of the grant. The CHAIRMAN denied that any improper selections had been made of the King's Officers, to the prejudice of the Company's servants. The Resolution was then agreed to. Captain MAXFIELD brought forward his motion for an inquiry into the mode of examining the accounts of the several Boards in India. He thought those Boards ought to be abolished, and concluded by moving for a return of several papers connected with the management of the Ma rine Board of Calcutta. Colonel STANHOPE seconded the motion. The CHAIRMAN could see no grounds for the production of the papers in question, and should oppose the motion. Dr. GILCHRIST supported the motion. Mr. LARKING opposed the motion. Mr. LOWNDES was no party man, but regretted to see parties in the India House as well as in the House of Com mons. -----. Captain MATrirtmu replied at length, urging the same objections be made use of before. The question was then put, and negatived. Dr. Cmcittusx brought forward his motion on the sub ject of the House Lists, and the mode in which the elec tions for Directors were carried on. He was afraid that the Directors would not give up the House Lists, even if an angel from heaven should come down for the purpose. By an old by-law, any Proprietor was incapacitated from office under the Company, or from sitting at the Board of Diree tors, in case any Proprietor should exercise any undue in fluence in the election of a Director. It was notorious that this by-law was violated at every election for the Direc tion, when particular individuals were recommended by the whole of the Directors in the public newspapers. The twenty-four Directors exercised the whole power on these occasions, and no individual had any chance of being elected unless he came recommended by the Directors.— _ _ _ He moved " That the breaches of the by-taws respecting the House Lists be recommended to the consideration of the Board of Directors." Colonel STAVIIOPT seconded the motion. Mr. RANDAL JACKSON supported the motion. The CHAIRMAN said the House Lists, or whatever they might be called, were not signed at a Board by the Direc tors on any occasicn, but were merely signed by them in their individual capacities of Proprietors. It was usual to recommend those persons as candidates who were most eligible to fill the office of Directors. The practice of re commending individuals to the Directory was now dis- continued. After some observations from Sir C. FOREIFS, Mr. R. JACKSON, and Mr. Low}thas, Dr. GILCPIRIST withdrew the motion. Colonel STANHOPE brought forward his promised mo tion respecting the writerehips, cadetships, and all the °ther patronage in the gift of the Directors ; and recommending that in future these appointments should be publicly sold— the proceeds to he applied to the reduction of the Com- pany's debt. The patronage was worth half a million o' money annually. The appointments in the gift of each Director were worth 22,500/.—a coin greater by five times than the salary of the President of America. The Gallant Colonel said— A Writership was estimated at £b,ooo A Cadetship at 1,011 A Surgeon at l,oof A Chaplain at l,OOO Appointments made by the Court of Direetore in 1825, were— 42 Writerships £210,000 403 Cadetships 44 Surgeons . 44,000 5 Chaplains The total amount for five years . 2,710,000 And the average yearly value .. 542,000 The yearly value of patronage to each Director... 22, 58 $ Besides the appointment, of Bishops, Judges, Lawyers, At torneys, Professors, 2,500 appointments at the India House, and contracts for ships, stores, &c. These facts, he said. would make the Court of Directors wince, and particular]) the Hon. Chairman, who appeared not to relish the die cussion of a subject so unpleasant as the patronage of tin Honourable Body to which he belonged. The Gallarn Colonel concluded by moving a resolution embodying th, main feature of his speech. Mr. LOWNDES seconded the motion, but objected to th, sale of Bishoprics and Chaplaincies. The Hon. Proprieto] said he was a young member of the Court (although abou sixty years of age), and was anxious to deliver his seuti• ments without reserve. The Learned Gentleman, allud ing to what had fallen from Colonel Stanhope, who, in hi speech, read an extract from one of David Hume's " Es sa ys on the State of the Taxation of the Country," said i seas a most able reply of the Hon. Member for Montrose (Mr. Joseph Hume) to Mr. Cobbett on the state of th, currency. The Honourable Proprietor's blunder caused mucl, laughter, for he confounded the writings of Mr. Josepl, Hume with those of Mr. David Hume, the historian. Tor Learned Gentleman (who, by-the-by, is a Scotchman: . proceeded to address the Court at some length in a mos' incoherent manner, and he was several times called t, order ; and such was the impatience of the Court, he was, after some time, obliged to sit down. Colonel STANHOPE rose to explain, and was called t, order; and the explanation between the Gallant Office and the young Proprietor, from the opposite sides of th, Gallery, was quite theatrical and amusing. The CHAIRMAN called upon the Gallant Colonel (Stan hope) to ex plain what he meant by the word wincing. as applied to him in the course of the Gallant Colonel': speech. Colonel STANHOPE explained, that he meant nothiw. disrespectful to the Hon. Chairman in what had faller from him. The CHAIRMAN then put the question on Colonel Stan hope's resolution, and it was negatived without a division. Doctor GILCHRIST, in the absence of Captain Maxfield• put some questions to the Ch a i rman res p ec ti ng s tate of the finances of th e C ompany ; a f ter which thu Court adjourned at five o ' c l oc k. the present The hay harvest has very generally in this neighbourh oo d, an d th e crops, commence, generally spealcin are very goad,though ;.n some spots the grass comes dow lighter than was expec t e d.--M Amapa. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. A correspondent:, ~inns himself a " Co lonist of the Cape of Good Hope," has written us a stiff sort of letter, professing to unite the love of justice with a certain tenderness towards Lord Charles Somerset. To save trouble, we print the letter; a proceeding which appears to us more consistent with the justice for which its author ostensibly contends, than favourable to that cause in the name of which be makes his appeal to justice. This Colonist, or ex-colonist, which we rather believe and hope he is, has taken two texts for the grounds of all his mur murings: Ist, " That often as he has been abused in Parliament, no man has come for ward boldly as his public accuser ; but that, al though he (Lord Charles) came home to meet his accusers, and has pleaded not guilty' to each and every charge preferred against him, he is encountered, not by direct and specific charges, but by general sarcasm and reproach." To this first complaint it may be answered, that sarcasms and reproaches have not been gratuitously ut tered, but have pointedly alluded to known facts and formal documents—to applications for in quiry into alleged misconduct of his Lordship's, made openly and repeatedly to the King's Mi nisters, by one or more of his Majesty's subjects at the Cape-Lto the deliberate, though indirect and covert, extinction of thriving settlements within the colony—to partial and mercenary appropriations of land—to arbitrary, vindictive, and illegal punishments—to the exile and ruin of respectable individuals, for rousing the public attention at the Cape to the principles arid ten dencies of the Noble Lord's administration—to acts of outrageous tyranny committed against the freedom of the press. Attacks upon his Lord ship, having an avowed reference to statements and occurrences of such a nature as the above, we certainly have heard- in •Parliament, and have ourselves pretty frequently reported, as well on Parliamentary authority, as on that of a less elevated though not less trust worthy character. " General sarcasms and " re proaches," with nothing on which to rest them but the ill-humour of those with whom they ori ginate, would long ago have died away of them selves, and would bear, in truth, not the slightest resemblance to the grave, the definite, and expli cit representations of which Lord Charles So merset's official course, as Governor of an im portant and exasperated colony, has for years been made the subject. But when the Noble Lord (we beg pardon, the " Colonist') com plains that no man comes forward as a public ac cuser against him, why we join in that most na tural and just lamentation. We, on the part of the people of England, complain that no man among those whose peculiar and imperious duty it is to prosecute State criminals, to bring them to prison or the block,—or, if innocent, to ensure, for the fame of the accused and for the satisfac tion of the people, a full hearing of all the mat ters charged, and a solemn. and decisive acquittal, —that no member or members of the, Ministry have yet appeared to vindicate the reputation of the Government itself from the suspicion of un worthy sympathy with the alleged culprit, by mak ing one or more of the innumerable complaints re monstrances, or reports which have poured in upon the Colonial department, a ground of process on the part of the King against this much detested, though possibly unoffending officer. It is little wonder that private persons do .not come for ward as accusers of one whom eueliiiiifinite pains have apparently been employed to screen..pqt.only from the consequences of his.ermks,, but from their mere detection. A Commission 4 : klquirrhaO, it is true, been appointed by the lat,e,,ColoipatSecre tary; but how does this promote the justice of the present case ? The Commissioners go out—they inquire, after a fashion of their own—they report on such evidence as they thought At to receive, but in their own fashion likewise, Now suppose the corn- mission to have been a " cushioning . " commission —suppose it to have been a packed commission— as is asserted, and to have produced, as is very strongly asserted, a garbled and unfair report I' What chance has any individual Member of Parlia ment of succeeding against such a manoeuvre ? The very appointment of the Commission, without con sidering how it was appointed, will be offered by Mr. Wilmot Horton as proof of " the fairness" with which he and his nominal chief, Lord Bathurst, were disposed to act ; the bulk of the report will be taken for evidence of the industry with which the inqui ries were made; the suppressions, however large, will be unnoticed; and if a word be breathed about any skill which may have been exerted in preferring one class of evidence, or excluding another, so as to soften the general complexion of facts, an d produce a tone of colouring throughout the re port less unfavourable than had been anticipated in relation to Lord Charles Somerset's con- duct, there is nothing half so easy as for a Right Hon. Secretary to put on big looks of official gravity, and of wounded virtue—to " reject with scorn" the most remote suspicion that might bear upon the perfect impartiality of the Commissioners, to " deprecate the harsh prejudices" which go forth against Colonial Governors—and, winding himself up at last to the etc plus ultra point of noble indig nation, to finish with a grand panegyric on the ho nour, temper, generosity, integrity, and Statesmanlike wisdom of Chas. Lords Somerset. We do not say:that. such things must, or will happen; but we do aver that the risk of their happening is such as to Meter any prudent person from taking on him the (trice of public accuser against a delinquent whose rank and alliances form s. very powerful temptation with members of the Government to screen U m . si nce we began to write this article, a pri:Ated copy of a correspondence which took place tetween Mr. Greig and Mr. Wilmot Horton, with, regard to the seizure of Mr. Greig's property as 4 printer, the ruin of his business at the Cape, e - nd his painful but unavoid able return to thin country to seek redress against his persecutor, has been laid before us. Upon the face of this correspondence, we do not scruple to tell the Under Secretary of the Colonial Office ty a his beard, that we never read a series of documems, detailing . the circumstances of a wrong cell utitted, and the demeanour of men in authority when applied to for redress, where a more reprehen sible spirit appeared to actuate a public servant in the situation of Mr. Under Secretary Horton. All the sympathies of the Colonial Department are ma nifestly with the aggressor, and all its unkindly feelings are brought to operate against the suffer er , who is carped and quibbled with on minor points, while the great merits of the case—the obvious in, juries done and suffered—are carefully kept out of sight. With this added proof of Mr. W. Horton's predisposition in favour of an alleged defaulter, he must be a bold man, out of office, who ventures to stand forward as the p rosecutor o f L ord Charles S o merset. It is, in fact, the bounden duty of Mini sters themselves to declare manfully, if they have nerve to do so, their conviction of this person's in nocence, and of the utter malice, falsehood, or stu pidity of all the charges brought against him by all (speaking in r oun d num b ers )— a ll t h e King ' s sub jects inhabiti ng the Cape; or if this be more than Right Hon. Gentlemen could make the country swallow, it is their business, and only theirs, to bring frankly l re ferred to. Whenever accusations are made known duty on the the ex-G overnor t o j us tice. 2. Th e " C olon i st " complains that the Times has p u bli s h e d c h arges without proof, against Lord Ch ar l es S omerset. True, we have done 11e, repeat e dl y , an d f or years ; but always on authority, which officers, sse, haveeers, it is a e tothepress against i part ofthe press to state th em . I t is;