The Sun. — London, England, 1825-08-08 00:00:00

circumstances are equally destructive to the prin..' c !Ple upou which justice ought to bealduninstered, ' although the _ consequences in the present in stance were not so deplorable as those hict . aros e out of the"former case. . A Hampshire Ma gistrate was called upon to bind over a man to aPPear at the Sessions, and take his trial for a Most violent assault, made under circumstances of a very aggravated nature.. The complainant was a tradesman, and had refused to pay a labourer i n his employment his, weekly wages, because the matt, when he Cain e to receive . them was in a - Istate of brutal iatoxication. Upon this refusal, l e made th e assault complained of, and, besides :I\rthat, 'abused his master in no very choice terms. 0w we really sh ou ld w i s h to know ' upon what grounds the- IVlagistrate in question chose to de- Part from the beaten track, and not bind this per son over to the Sessions as the law both enabled 4" required him to do. This most obvious and straight-forvvard course he departed from, and took upon himself to do that which he had no fender or d auth or i ty to do, viz. to desire the of ;ll,ter to the pay his mast er th e d amage h e h a d d one, 11 blows sustained, but by the tearing oft his clothes. ,In what predicament would the ..r.adesman fttlerial find himself if the man disobeyed this order ?' To this end the business even- 'puav-re-Y. cater for the man declined to make the I i a : "tr and h M ' t ate refuied again to e agts r .nrertere. Witho ut • limeaning t o i mpute any ma li c i ous mo re to Mr. C ONSTABLE or the Hainpshire Ma 4vols-trate) ive still may be allowed to raise our I.l4lvcs against such conduct as these gentlemen c hief e severalfy.pursuesi ; it is replete with rois tiar. t° the country, and detracts in no small a re ,"" e ' ( ' from die honours our unpaid Magistracy iain to claim for themselves. -p.m. lien Powers given to Magistrates are of a most po ‘nsi te natur e : but we greatly fear these _ i , r vr 'rs are much perverted, if .not exactly to 2ra(ify private pique, yet nevertheless to get rid a disagreeablneighbour.% character for Poacbi,,, lii e t stands - o o g, the mind of many a j ust i ce, I, sr h. ~'e Place of evidence for any 'crime with n.,:"ri c i ' l aoY unlucky wight may be charged. . "difficulties thrown in the way of prosecutions 'can Magistrates by many Acts of Parliament, cobe estimated only by lawyers, and yet they ru e °f '° vexatious a nature as to offer almost for t 4let e in demnificatio n to Justices of Peace to # 4 ,/ act, however illegal or however destructive po.le property or person of another it may be. ey ! kti ve proof _of malice is required in almost v ery instance ; which, besides seldom existing, is 4 , 1 y. difficult of proof, even when its presence is c s i itted . But we ask, is ignorance or neglect e l l s fatal than malice ? The same deplorable holsequenc may arise out of acts done in ig,- sr,r,,anc.e oresomitted through neglect, as if they fo 'e (lone with the most inveterate hatred ; yet to b e ck acti ons the ignorant and neglectful are th: Pardoned and indemnified. All officers of th e ate ought to exercis e th e i r f unct i onss under for awilholesorne restraint o f a full responsibility by th mischief th at may be occasioned, either e i 3' r , If it i g n orance or ne g l ect . woul d s 'all be objected that a full responsibility t hero s r"ent many gentlemen from takitig upon ca o ot e , Y es the duties of Justices of Peace, we fr 'iy re p l y, --Ile Time benefits resulting fro m the such as at Present em ployment of a Magistracy, not, i n 0 ) "stS, we know are great,' but they do s i oned b ur ~ eYes, counterbalance the evils occa are ( h er -', "le • absence of responsibility, and we not b ut l i r e e Willing to resign them; still we can ter wil t h Te few amongst the gentry of the coon -lus "e found so timid and so mean as to re der such Luce upon the terms we propose, which are w•II. protection as it now enjoys they most unworthy i ' ln g to .a-ccet. Such conduct would be Jog of an English Gentleman. Nl, ) ' ' ----.,-.....-.-- . day v 'utILL.-----This lively writer was yester tpita:trY liberal in. hii commendation of the Sub, 0 1- 1 . 1 tan BELzostf which appeared in THE Po re or rillorsday last (copied into the Morning t . iri cal the following clay), but was 'rather too Tly statuPoil tile appendant note. The note aim terroin e . d f that it was understood to be the de her pixiltion of -Mrs. BELZONI, if the profits of wli ih shou ldher,t ) visit the spot ~ ere unction, ' 4 the >allnsband is interred, and to be buried P1eaa.,,,11. e grave with him. 'JOHN BULL is very P4 d It in his comments on this note, as if it ern_ that L p u ,.... Lie 'lady intended to go to Africa for Joh - „ "Pc'se v ie lady buriedalive. Now if hottest ,tai Bull . . being . "Ph wil .` 'lad adverted to that part of the Era seta ti lei , 1 related to the he would have ith ti; hi s . • widow, e ii r , . satirical humour was misapplied, for i i -"8 W ere Li T„llat w i r --- ::etsut til F remains with nought to sooth her grief i n o ,_e toad hope, token Death shall bring nisei', , 47 Keanie.rave to join his reliques here, ~,Yt,, howeverni et hi, spirit in a happier sphere." liutt , ,I • autnire the pleasantry of JOHN acid 0' as w ell as his Constitutional principles, ili a n thi s , , m not occasion have only to regret that he ratt le , t4 on g i‘ r employ his able pen in reotn r-stiag j,• , rs• employ s his curious. and most lute touots il‘nibition to public notice,. as by all ac. Rl:ler it 'r car a t •• , highly ..Poi for th e cer ,Is .. , gliali t 4 _ IO S4 of her excellent husband 11, (Id inconsolable. 11 e h r 1 441 tl 4 o le 6enzeine Zeitung of the Ist instant con- A ghl retreat of the Turks from before Misso tii . 3 and situ • °ar previous accounts of the. criti 'lWi It tlon f -n g t n` IBRAHIM DACHA in the Morea, 4 1Id 0 th e n ti3 O ,vpplies on -arrival of- the reinforcements (~ ‘•;11,p /T bY the Turco-Egyptian fleets under 1,4 i AN Pacna o f the Nat. 11 PAci v • - The Circumstance , of , an c p , IA s fleet not having made its ap 'ts d "ellds materiallyt. I „ erent. o confirm the news t o I ctie kin snlentionecl in our Paper of Saturday. zh G rk fi g of P ortugsal, has granted permission .... ry . le . . i, ol , 0 t o n Sa c oat mines in the kingdom of Al t rode flintctet-, „). consisting of Messrs Joao An °llic) p eid a A t ebeito ',merchant at Lisbon ; Luis An joseonio J ou (la Sz/va, resident in the same city ; It du s q Pim Preire Marreco and Henrico , 4 t ~, . D a p ) Pari.will h e ' ortugUese merchants in London. 5 itisile s een by the Ga-ette of Saturday that .th ot ha s - the I‘ ,. or A u __ st torn further prorogued from i 1 r• li‘ K i l ft tldi s • t ilp 4LT,lsz_ _ th e Ist November next. 4d . . „.` 1 :1 we are sorry to hear, is seriously tia 441 t kt", b its " has b een attended by his frier) d the Y WI • --e b" - fit oil ose advice he is i mme di ate l y country air. . , ~ A .- ) . 00 ~.. k:r b. -el. ~.,%,•,- , ~ ~.._,,- 1 • c 4 ; r ; • - iki...- t siZ , ' ,-;,, m,, '` . 4: 4 • 4 , . ~„0 ‘.; ' 4 ryas,4 "*., i - 1. • Vii,. 'VIIPi ' et 4 THE KING, &c: Wninson., Aun. 7.—This 'morning his MAJESTY heard Divine Service performed by the Rev.'Mr. Sumner, at his new Private Chapel. His Majesty's Suite, - and part' of the Royal Household, were also present. His Majesty took an airing in the afternoon, accompanied by the Marquis Conyngharn, in the Great Park. Yesterday. bis Majesty drove himself, in his pony phaeton, to Sandpits Gate, and from thence to Cranbonrue Lodge and the New Lodge ; after which he proceeded to Vir ginia Water, and returned to the Royal Lodge at eight o'clock. Her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta, accompanied Miss Wynyard (her Lady in Waiting), attended Divine Ser vice at the - Parish Church this morning. The Terrace has been well attended this day, and in the evening the Band of the Ist Regiment 'of Life Guards delighted the fashionable pro menaders with their performances from five o'clock until after' seven. BRIGHTON, AUG. 7.- - =-The Duke of YORK was present at the Lewes Races on Friday (the second day), on wnich occa. sron the sport was excellent. After the Races the Duke of York returned to Brighton, and in. the evening, about seven o'clock; walked out on the Marine Parade. His Royal High ness afterwards entertained the Duke of Argyle and a select party to dinner at the Pavillion. The Duke of York will attend the Goodwood Races en Wednesday, and probably go to Windsor on the 12th, to dine with the King on the anniversary of his Majesty's Birth-day ; but It is confidently expected that his Royal Highness will afterwards return to Brighton and make a further stay here. DEPARTURES FROM TOWN ? &c. The Duke of St. Alban's, for Worthing ; the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, for their seat, Hatfield ; Mrs. Coutts, for Worthing; Sir Henry Hamilton, Bart ; for Northwick Lodge, Haddington ; Mrs. Lane Fox-, on a tour; Earl of Ply mouth, for Knole Park ; Mr. Robert Benyon de Beauvoir, on a tour; Lord Dudley, on a tour; Lord Strangford, for Berk shire ; Colonel Thornton, for 'Windsor Colonel Strickland, on a tour; . Countess Dowager of Powlett, • for Twickenharn ; the Earl of Chesterfield, on a tour ' • Mr: and Mrs. Frem a ntl e , and Miss Harvey, for Englefield Green ; Sir J. and Lady Hamlyn Williams, on a tour; Gen. Armstrong, for Brighton ; Colonel and Mrs. Latimer, for Wales ;• Earl and Countess of Clarendon, on a tour; Colonel and' Mrs - . Cooper, fOr Harrow gate ; Hon. Edward Petre, for Stapleton Park ; Duke of .Nor folk, for Fordham, n ear Bury St. Edmund's ; Mr. C. Courte nay, .for Oxford ; Sir Felix Agar, for Brent Ely Hall, Laven ham, in Suffolk': Mrs. General Ramsay; on a tour; Sir David and Lady Ogilby and family, from Margate, on a tour along the Coasts of Kent and Sussex ; the Hon. R. H. Fitzgibbon, from 'Eastbourne, for Dieppe; the Hon. Mr. Jerningham, for Italy; Lady Geary, for Tunbridge; the Rev. Procter Robin son, Mrs. Robinson, and family, for their seat, Dudley, Wor cestershire; C. Watkins, Esq. for Bognor; Sir Wm. Parker, for Gieltenham ; Hyde Parker, Esq. for Berkshire. ARRIVALS IN TOWN. The Earl of Clare, in Saville-row; from Eastbourne; Cap tain and Mrs. Ryder Minster, from Naples ; Mrs. and Miss Baylie, from Liverpool; the Marquis of Douglas, from the Isle of Wight; Mrs. Bewick, from the Continent; William Brummell, Esq. from Kent ; Sir Brooke Brydges, Bart. and the Misses Foot, from a tour. CHE LTEx trat m, A UG. 6.—The Duke of Gloucester has been here for some time and drank the water at the Montpellier Wells. His Royal Highness was a daily visitant at the Pro menade, mixing with the company in .the most affable and agreeable manner, and evidently enjoying the delightful strains of the admirable band attached to this fashionable Spa. Mr. Secretary Canning and suite arrived on Tuesday at the Plough „Hotel—he seems quite. recovered from his late severe illness.— Amongst the latest arrivals are Lord Clinton, Lord Redesdale, Dowager Marchioness of Donegal, Dowager Countess of Arran, General Sir Rufane I)onkin, Sir Granville Temple, Sir Rowland John F.ustace, Colonel Caulfield, Dr. Beattie, Dr. Hastings, Captain Lloyd and family, Hon. Berkeley Noel, Sir Peter Laurie, Sir Rumbold, General Haldane, General Stratton, General'lll'Neil, Colonel Berkeley, Colonel itogers, Colonel and Mrs. Wilson, Colonel - Eyre, Colonel Patrickson, &c. &c. NEwrol'•r, Aura. 6.—On Monday last, their Royal High nesses the . Duke and Duchess of Cambridge passed through this town on their way to Apuldercombe Park, the seat of Lord Yarborough. Lord Yarborough, the Recorder, delivered a congratulatory address to his Royal Highness, at the Guild hall, and his Royal Highness was elected a Burgess of this ancient Borough. On Saturday morning Prince Leopold came to town attended by Sir Henry Sefton, and in the afternoon his Royal Highness returned to Claremont. On Saturday morning, soon after ten o'clock, the Duchess of Kent, the Princess Feodore, and Prince of Leinengen, left Claremont for the King's Palace, Kensington, accompanied by two of the Ladies who escorted the :)owager Duchess of Coburg to England. The• Royal Party after dinner, went to the Italian Opera, attended by Capt. Conroy. At the close of the Opera, the Royal Party returned to Claremont. On Saturday the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Herbert and Lady Taylor, and a select Party, dined with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Sarah Robinson, at Beckenham, in Kent. On Saturday evening the Duchess of Kent, accompanied by Princess Feodore, honoured the Italian Opera House by their presence. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are on a visit to the Duchess of Gloucester, at her residence at Bagshot. The Marquis of Hastings passed through Nottingham on Tuesday last, on his way to the North, where he is gone with a party for the purpose of grouse shooting. The Duke of Richmond has arrived at seat, Goodwood, Sussex, from. t our. The 'Earl and Countess of Jersey have arrived at Middleton Park, Oxfordshire, from a tour. Mr. Planta, Under Secretary of State for the Foreign De partment, left town on Saturday, for his residence near Worth ing. , - Lord and Lady Londonderry are at Bognor, on a visit to his Lordship's mother. Houses are in great request, and a full season is expected. The Rev. Mr. Porcher has taken possession of the beautiful estate of Oak Wood Park—a recut purchase from• Sir George Ililaro Barlow. It is rumoured that th e Vi ce -Chancellor has plead e d 'him se lf into the good graces of Lady Glengal, and that he will soon , pass sentence of matr i mony on hi mse lf . All t h at ta k es p la ce i n is court is not subject to much delay. It is-said that a quarrel, on the score of jealousy has occurred between a Noble Lord and his diere amie on the Opera Boards, and that Terpsichor e sulks in consequence. These little affairs of the heart sometimes threaten ill effects to the heels ; but we presume a diamond necklace, or some trifle of that sort, will re vive all the warmth of doating and reciprocal confidence. The lady's motto would seem to be, " No longer fife no longer dance." Colonel Berkeley lately quitted Worthing with Mrs. Bunn, the actress inside the carriage, and Mr. Bunn out. In the se cond' carriage were Lord William Lennox, with Miss Paton, who calls herself Lady William. The party have lately been playing at Worthing with Colonel Berkeley, his brother, and other amateurs. it is a matter of extreme gratification to find that Mr. PEEL intends to follow up.his liberal (i. e. British) notions of juris prudence. The Jury Bill is most acceptable, and is not infe rior to George the Third's almost first act, to render the Judges independent of the demise of the Crown. Such attempts at perfection cover a multitude of sins, and the English are easily pleased. The new plan s a id to b e in Mr. Peel's contemplation, is to allow all prosecutions to be carried on at the expence of the counties in which they are brought ; the effect of which will be to cause all felonies and misdemeanors to be brought into Court, which would no doubt diminish crime, instead of the present system of allowing nine crimes out of ten to escape punishment in consequence of the great expence attending pro secutions.—( Stinday Paper.) It is said that the borough of Penryn is already canvassing by Mr. D. Barclay, Mr. Weeding, Mr. J. M. Freshfield, Lord Percival, and Mr. P. Grenfell. This is sonic work for the lawyers, but what is it to Cambridge University, where there are more than we can enumerate ? The Speaker, Lord Harvey,, Mr. S. Perceital, Mr. C. Grant, Mr. Scarlet; Mr. Shore, Mr. Herschel, cam multis aliis, mean to - oppose the present members.(—Rid.) In consequence of the death of Sir W. E. TAtrivroar, the Town Clerk of Oxford, a very severe contest is expected for the situation, between his son, Henry Taunton, Mr. Roberson, and Mr. Perceval Walsh. Should the three star; we well know which will succeed.--(ibid.) ANECDOTES, &c. THE, PR INCE ' OF CONDE.—This gr'at Pr i nce, when quitting Paris for his country, seat, gave to his eldest son, who remained at the former place, fifty Louis d'ors, as an allowance d ur in g hi s absence. The boy was nine years old.— On the return of the Prince, his son addressed him as follows, Papa, here is all the money safe—l have not once touched it." The Prince took him gravely to the w i n d ow , an d o p en ing it, quietly poured 'all the money into the street, saying " if you have neither virtue enough to give away your money, nor spirit enough to spend it,, always do as I have now done fin- the fu ture, that the poor at least may have some chalice for it." A noble wag has said; that the late squall and cap-sin in the water-party to Richmond, was intended for a jeu Wow) d'esprit. Front " Facetice Canta?rigienses.") ST. JOHN7S, HEAD ON A CHAIRIER.--;•A 'know of St. John's College walking with a friend, who was a stranger in Cambridge, by chance met the master of hi. , college, Dr. WooD, on horse .back; and, on his•friend asking -who the gentleman on horse back was, he facetiously replied is St. John's Head on a charger.' • ELEGANT COMPLIMENT.—Mr. HENRY ERSKINE being one day'in London, in company with the Duchess of CORDON, asked her, " Are we never again to enjoy the 'honour and 'Plea sure of your Graces's society at Edinburgh ?' '• Oh," said her Grace, 44 Edinburgh is -a vile dull place : 'I hate it." " Madam," replied the gallant - Barrister, " the sun mig'nt as well say, there's a vile dark morning, —I won't rise to-day." DErnirTioN of A FELLowstur.—Through an avenue of trees, at the back of Trinity College, a church.may be seen at a considerable distance, the approach to which alibrds no very pleasing scenery. The late Professor Parson, - on a time, - walking that way with a friend, and observing the .church, re marked,-" That it put him ht mind of afillowship, which was a long dreary walk, with a church at the Intl of it." NOT V. NOTT.—A gentleman of Maudlin, whose name was Nott, happening one evening to be out, was returning ,late from his friend's rooms in rather a Merry mode, and, withal, not j quite able to preserve his centre of gravity. • •In his way he at tracted the attention • of the proctor, who demanded his name and college. "I am Nott of Maudlin" Was the reply; hiccup ping: " Sir," said the proctor, in an angry tone, " I did not ask of what college you are not, but of what college you are." "I am Nott of Maudlin," was again the broken reply. The proctor, enraged at what he now considered contumely, insisted on accompanying him to Maudlin, whither hating arrived, he demanded of the porter, " whether he knew the gentleman."— " Know him, Sir;" said the porter, " yes, it is •Mr. Nott, of this college." The procter now perceiving his error in not under standing the gentleman, And, laughing heartily at the affair, wished hint a good night. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DovF.n, Auo. 7.—The Enterprise .Steam vessel, for India, passed to •the westward yesterday morning at day-light. This morning-early she was seen off here (the engines not acting) ; she remained so until about ten o'clock, when she proceeded to the westward, the engines apparently in order: we think she may have sustained some injury in the machinery in yesterday's gale when off Beacby Head, and drifted back during the night. DEAL, Atm 7..-Wind S.W.—Arrived yesterdayand sailed for the River, the Quebec Packet, and Nile, Horey, from Quebec ; Simon . Taylor, from Jamaica ; Hero, Canning, from • Carnpeachy ; also, to-day, the Unicorn, , from St. Vincents ; George Hibberts, Drysdale, from Antigua; . William and Alfred, Mason, Dominica ; Henry and Harriet, Small, Quebec; and the Ann, Pontreath, from the Mediterranean. Came down from the River and remain, the Topaz, Stray-an,• for _Barbadoes ; Laconia, Daniels; 'f or New York; London, Smith; for India; Louisa, Burn, for Malaga 4 and- CaledoniA, Lyal, for Quebec. S a il e d the .. .ll:chi/ay convict ship, and Marquess of Hastings, for New South Wales ; Fanny, and the Dove, for the So u th Sas. Po it smo trr 11, A u 7.—Wind S.W.-Arrived . the James Osborn, from St. John's, N. 13. Sailed his Majesty's ship .Romney, for Quebec; his Majesty's ship Ranger, for Lima; Charlotte, Cork. . . PLYMOUTH, AUG. 6.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the Lord Melville, Robertson, from Quebec ; Lord Exmouth l Congdon, from ditto.; Escape, Evry, from Faro ;.and the Lyra transport, from Gibraltar. 011 the Port the Iris, ----, _from New YOrk. FAL - matrnr, Atru. 6.—Wind S. W.—Arr:ved the Smyrna, Plain, from Zante; James Dunlop, Hart, from Shediac ; and Magnet packet, from Lisbon. Off the Port, the Darius, Clack, from Alexandria, and Merchant, ---, from Grenada. The East India Comparlf"s outward-bound ships, Lowther Castle, Bornhay, and Warren Hastings, were all well in let. 6:0. north, long. 16. 0. west, on the Ist of June. The Prin cess Charlotte of Wales, also outward-bound, was likewise all well in lat. 4. 54. north, long. 19. 33. west, on the 3d of June. LONDON MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, AUG. 8. The-arrivals of all sorts of Grain last week were small, ex cept of Oats from Ireland, of which tkere was a considerable quantity. This morning 'the fresh supplies of Wheat, Barley, Beans, and Pease, from Essex, Kent, and Suffolk, are again short. There are only a few vessels fresh up horn the North with Oats, but several more from Ireland with that Grain. Prime samples of Wheat obtain Is. to 2s. per qr. more than this day se'nnight, but there is not much trade for other qualities. The Barley Trade remains in the same state of stagnation as lately reported. Beans find a few buyers at last quotations. Pease of both kinds are rather dearer. Oats of good quality meet sale at Is. per quarter advance on the terms of this day se'nnight ; and other kinds are rather higher than lately reported. There is not much doing in the Flour Trade. ARRIVALS LAST WEEK.—English Wheat, 5,008 ; Bar ley, 843 ; Malt, 1,995 ; Oats, 1,180 .; Beans, 1,755 ; Pease, 576; Irish Wheat, —; Oats, 14,300; Foreign Oats, 315 qu'ariers ;'' Flour, 5,015 sac' Wheat, Red (old) `—s —s Beans, Small (newi....4Bs 54s White (old) '-:—s ---s -.L..._____ (old) ....—s —s Red (1824) Uls 56s -- Tick new) 42s 41s Fire 58s 60s --((old) — s -s Superfine ....6:ls 668 -- Harrow (new)...458 48s White(1824)...52s 60s (old) ...—s —s Fine 62s 68s Brank 'l4s 40s' --- Superfine .: 70s 73s Oats, Feed Rye '3ss 40s ----Fine "58 26s Barley ' ' 32s 36s --, Poland . • "4s 263 Fine 38s 40s -__,____.Fine 26s 28s —Superfine 40s 42s Potatoe 26s 295, Malt s6s 64s -- Fine 211 s 31i --:.Fine . 663 72s Scotch 3 0 s 338' Peas Grey 38s 40s Flour (per sack). 603 65s —__Maple 41s 43s Seconds 52s 58s --White .... .... .. 408 44s _ North Country 52s Ms --7--Boilers 468 50s Bran ' - • ' 9s 10s GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF GRAIN,FROH THE RETURNS 111,CEIVED IN THE WEEK ENDING JULY 30. Wheat, 675. 10d. ; Barley, 355. , 8d. ; Oats, 255. Bd.; Rye, 41s. 5d.; Beans, 41s. 3d.; Peas, 41s. sd. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado S ugar , compute d Aug. 3, 1825, is 395. Bid. per cwt. SMITHFIELD MARKET, A uu. 8. The following is an accurate Report of the numbers and prices at Smithfield _Market this morning:— Beasts 63 R CATTLE Air MARKET • Calves 110 - , - 91 2 S p h ig e s ep 23,870 To sink the Offal, per stone of 816. Beef ............ 4s 6d to os Od I Veal Mutt0n......... 4s 10d to 5s 4d I Pork ss 6d to 6s Od Lamb 5s 6d to 6s 2d. HAY AND STRAW, PElt LOAD. •• £3 oto £4 13 0 (Clover £4 Os to £5 163 5traw.......£1 16s to £2 4s. Flay Calcutta Papers and letters to the 14th of March, have been received. The former contain nothing . new. The latter state that the flotilla under Commodore Hayes had met with a very serious disaster : having come to an anchor in one of the islands, they were attacked by the enem y, and a great proportion of the boats de stroyed. Three Siam Chiefs had offered 20,000 warriors to attack Tongo on the south-eastern frontier. It k stated in accounts from Ran goon, that the stockade Tautabee had been taken by the British troops. An extraordinary large pea-pod was gathered on Wednesday last, in a garden at Seven Oaks, Kent; it mea sured five inches and three quarters from end to end, and near l y an inch and three quarters across, containin g nine seeds, only five of which were:ripe. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. , LEWES RACES.—(CONTINUED).—FRIDAY, Aud. 5. The County Subscription Plate of 100 soy. for all ages. Lord G. H. Cavendish's Bizarre, 5 yrs - - 1 Lord Egr emont ' s b rot h er to Black-and-all-Black, 3 yrs 2 Mr. Grevilla's Frogmoie, 3 yrs - - Mr. Scaith's Whipcord, 3 yrs , - - : . 4 Mr. Pear ce ' s My L a dy, 3 yrs - - 5 Sweepstakes of 10 soy. 'each, with 50 added for all ages.— Two miles and a half. Lord Egremont's gr. c. by Whalebone, 3 yrs - 1 Lord G. H. Cavendish's Ganyrnede, 5 yrs - - 2 The Members' Plate was not for, for want of-horses, , and the Stewards would not consent to its being walked over for. MONTROSE RACES.—TUESDAYi AUc.2. . - The Forfarshire Golds Oup. value 100 sov. for all ages.— Once round. Mr. Farquharson's ch. h. North Star, 5 yrs - - 1 Sir A. Ramsay's b. c. Major Weir, 3 yrs - - .. 0 Mr. Carnegie's The Nick, 4 yrs - - - 3 Lord Kennedy's b. c. Skiff, 4 yrs - - , - 4 lion. Mr. Maule's ch. h. Ledstone, aged - - . 5 Mr. Grant's gr. c. John Gray, 3 yrs - , - 6 The match of 50 soy. each. h. ft. Bst. each.—Once round between General Hunter's The Lady's Delight, and Mr. Maule's Primefit, was won by the former. The Ladies' Subscription Purse of 50/. for all ages, was walked over for by Mr. Maule's br. h. Prosody, 5 yrs. WEDNESDAY. Sweepstakes of 29 soy. each for three and four years old.— - - Two miles. Mr. Carnegie's T;;e Nick, 4 yrs Sir D. Moncrieffe's Ben Voirlich, 3 yrs - Mr. Grant's John Gray, 3 yrs - Mr. Maule's ch. c. Tommy, 3 yrs . - A 50/. Plate for all ages.—Heats, twice round. Lord Kennedy's b. c. Skiff, 4 yrs - Sir D. Moncrieffe's Ben Voirlich, 3 yrs Mr. Anderson's hr. f. Rosebud, 4 yrs Mr. Carnegit's The Nick, 4 yrs --- 1 1 - 4 2 -- 3 3 - - - 2 dr 1 SALISBURY RACES—FRIDAY, (CONCLUDED.) The Gold Cup, value 100 soy. Lord Palmerston's Grey-leg, 3 yrs old' . - - 1 Mr. Bigg's Bulow, 4 yrs qos . ~ Mr. Mills's Tiara, 4 yrs - - - - 3 The County Members' Plate of 50gs. Lord Palmerston's Conquest, 3 yrs -•-- - 1 1 Mr. Bigg's Bulow, 4 yrs • - - . - - 2dr Mr. King's ch. m. by Anticipation. 4 yrs. - 3 2 A Handicap of 5 soy. each, with 35 added by the City Members Lord Palmerston's Biondetta, 6 yrs old - 3 1 1 Mr. Farquhar's Black-and-all-Black, aged - 1 2 2 Mr. Bigg's Bulow, 4 yrs old .. - - 2dr COCKING. The Cocking between Huntingdonshire (Fleming) and Cam bridgeshire (Gilliver), for ten sovereigns the battle, and 200 the odd, was won by Fleming, whose cocks were in beautiful con dition by a majority of twelve main battl es out , o f twenty-two. The betting was five to four on Gilliver. RACE FOR 500 SOVEREIGNS.—The match between Anson, the Nottingham pedestrian, and Captain Rolan Hammond, 20 miles, took place on' Satuiday over five miles of turf, at Thorpe, Essex, the Captain receiving five minutes time. It was done as follows : ANSON. M. S. . CAPT. HAM 3IOND. M. S. First five miles -29 20 - . - -30 0 Second - - 30 40 - - - 31 12 Thing - - 31 4 - - 32 ' 8 Fourth - - 31 40 . . - -36 18 122 44 129 38 Captain Hammond was beat to a stand still in the last two miles. COWES REGATTA Commenced on Thursday, under very inauspicious circum stances, the weather proving most unfavourable for the Pilot's Review and the Rowing Match. Notwithstanding . the torrents of rain, which continued pouring all day, the assemblage of yachts in our roads, and company upon our shores from the in terior of the Island, was immense. The Pilot-boats, as usual, mustered about forty in number, and made a very interesting appearance, sailing round the Admiralty Yacht, moored off the Castle, each vessel bearing'a signal or numerical flag, descriptive of her number. Only 3 boats started for the race, but it was well contested, and eventually won by the. Willing Maid, the Honest Lawyer making a most determined struggle for the prize, came in second, and the Harriet last. On Friday, the weather proving more genial to our sports, the influx of com pany, both to our bay and, shores, was unprecedented, and the harbour presented a complete forest of masts, many of the vessels being tastefully decorated with the sigind flag and colours of different nations. At one o'clock the sailing ves sels, six in number, being arranged in due order opposite the Castle, and off the Admiralty Yacht, Mr. Stephens, the tide-surveyor of the port, gave the signal for the start, when the Flora, of this port, led the way in fine style, and was followed by the. Ranger, Fox, Marquis o f Angle sea, the Fanny, and the Little Ranger, all of them bear ing away under a very fine breeze for the race, round the west buoy of the Middle-bank off Norris Castle, to the buoys of the Brambles, and round the starting . yacht, four times, when they came in at the conclusion in the order in which they are above described. Some dispute having since arisen respecting. a non.conformity t o th e printed regulations, the m a tt er in dispute has been referred to the sub-commissioners of pilotage, and it stands over till Mon day next (this day) for decision. The fireworks in the evening were magnificent, and the bands, both on the parade and on the water,gave additional life to the festive scene. The race ball at East Cowes Hotel was numerously and elegantly attended by between 200 and 300 persons, including all of rank and fashion in our neighbourhood. Some few days Since we had learned that the Don Giovanni had set out upon his travels to meet the Queen Nab, but whether by canal, coach, or waggon, was unde cided; however, the Don anchored in our Roads on Fri day evening, and after taking a distant view of the little Queen who was to be opposed to him, it appears that the amorous ,spark grew faint-hearted, and like many a modern lover, sickened at the very idea of being brought into close contact with a lady. To be brief, the Don refused to sail, notwithstanding the bet was P.P., alleging that Capt. Lyon's boat measured more than the stipulated tonnage; to which theCaptainrepfied bybettingso/.she was not more than pre viously agreed upon, viz. 12 tons • and offered, after sailing, that should he win, he would resign all claim to the bet, and pay his two hundred in addition if it proval otherwise. But the Don's owner was fairly frightened at the report .he' had heard of the Queen Nab, and no entreaties 'could induce , him to try the contest. After waiting some time, and com municating his intentions, Captain Lyons sailed his' boat over the stipulated distance, being from a boat in Cowes Roads, to the buoy of the Stourbridge, off Sands head, returning to the starting point in two hou r s and twenty seven minutes, a distance of eighteen miles. The affair having been submitted to Mr. R. Stephens, who fired the signal gun for starting, he decreed the Queen Mall to have fairly won the bet. MARGATE.- - Notwithstanding' this town is so immensely overgrown in its buildings, which this season far exceeds any former precedent, yet the importations by steam seem so far to keep pace in point of numbers, that this Watering Place is now nearly filled, as many as seven hundred persons coming in generally of a Saturday, and from two to three hundred daily. Amusements of all kinds are plentiful. The Libraries, the Assembly Room, Bathing Houses, and, lastly, the Theatre which opened a few, nights since, under the direction of its old Proprietor, Mr. FAUCET SAVILL,*, who has rendered it one of the neatest classic Theatres we have seen out of the Metropolis, and has a Company of far greater magnitude than we should suppose could pay him. The stock list appears much more humorous and talented than usual; in addition to which is en. gaged Miss CLARA FISHER, Messrs. KNIGHT, WALLACE, and Miss POVEY, from Drury-Lane, Miss PAULS, and ELLEN DE CAMP, and a long list :If auxiliaries, owing to which may doubtless be attributed the growing patronage bestowed on it this season. On Tuesday last it was honoured with the pre sence of his Royal Highness the Duke of BRUNSWICK, and several distinguished Foreigners, Lieutenant-Colonel D'Eslrx, &c. &c. who appeared highly gratified with WALLAcx's per sonation of Hamlet, which he sustained highly to his credit; Mrs.,SAVILL'S Ophelia also drew down well merited approvals. There is an excellent comic singer, here, a Mr. J. KNIGHT ; indeed, the Company, the Scenery, the Theatre, and the taut en semble of this establishment, is on the first rate line of re spectability. Garner's retirement seems to have given a death blow to the raffling system here ; but the gardens at St. Peter's, seem to engross the bulk of the company, particularly on, Wed. nesdays, the days of the Public Breakfast. The Steam Com pany have sent some fine vessels, and the passage is now ren dered so safe, speedy, and pleasant, that there is little doubt of a most prosperous season._[• This Gentleman is also build ing a Theatre at Ramsgate,' which is expected to open in Oc tober next, under iery august Patronage.] THE LONDON JOURNALS. 'DAILY ' , gzeradsfrointhe' Morning Papers, Aug.s 8, 1825. •• .[NEw. Twits.] • The Mexican Gazette Extraordinary, of June 15th, has been received,'containing an o ff icial re port of the desertion o f C a pt. M artinez, of the Spanish navy, with his officers and crew from the King's service, and of their giving up the Spanish ship of the line, Asia, of 68 guns, to the Mexicali , Government, on the I s t o f M a y ; a t M on t err y, in Upper California. Well disposed as we are to the honourable prosperity of the Mexican natio: l v with whom our own Government has just con eluded a treaty, we cannot, as Englishmen and subjects of a great Maritime State, rejoice that that prosperity should he purchased by the trea son of naval officers. 'We have had instattcesotl , ways, remembered with abhorrence, in our own navy, of ships traitorously given up to the enemy by their crews ; but we believe no British officer ever disgraced himself by such a transaction. Ne cessity will indeed palliate many enormities; and it is possible that Capt: Martinez may lie able to plead that excuse. It appears front hi 3 own statement that he was placed in a situa tion of great difficulty: The Spanish Govern ment, with its accustomed weakness and want of • foresight, had sent out the Asia_ to engage in the arduous enterprize of reconquering Peru and Mexico, end had taken no due means to secure even the - pay of the crews. So far as regards King Ferdinand, it may he allowed that the blow is well merited ; but it is a very different question when we come to view it as affecting naval discipline and the honour of a naval officer. The political consequences of this event are likely to be important. Together with the Asia, die brig 'Constantia was surrendered ; both vessels were forwarded to Acapulco, where they arrived on . the 11th of June; and it is to be concluded that they will be dispatChed round Cape Horn, to blockade the fortress of St. Juan de Ullon,, the last strong hold of Spain in Mexico. [MORNING POST.] In a preceding column will be found a copy of the Capitulation by which the Commander of the Spanish vessels of war on the Peruvian coast, has given them up to the Mexican Government, and offered to swear with his officers to the independ ence of that State. By this important event, Mexico has become possessed of the Asia, 68 guns, the only line of battle ship, we believe, which Spain retained, and of the brig Constantia, the strength of which is not mentioned. An end is thus put to the Spanish navy, and that Power which once threatened our shores with upwards of an hundred vessels of war, has not one now left to protect even its coasting trade ;.gainst the enterprise of a few Colombian privateers, by which it is not only interrupted, but almost pre vented or destroyed. It is also remarkable that instead of submitting to the Peruvian, br the Colombian Governments, one of which was at hand and the other represented by Bolivar and his triumphant army, the• Spanish Commander should have sailed to a Mexican port, and gone over to the Mexicans, who were but re motely interested in the late contest, and bad, no right therefore to expect so great an advan: tage from a war to which they contributed hut little. As it is, it will not be lost. The Mexican Government wanted ships to clear its territory from the Spanish garrison of St. Juan d'Ulloa, a service which with the ASia' and its consort will be able to perform, by block-. ading that fort by sea, whilst it is attacked or starved out by land. It will have a good efre4 upon King Ferdinand himself, for it will prevent his sending troops to the New World, lest they should follow the example thus give!, them, and should become the defenders of that independence which they would be commissioned to destroy. [BRITISH rims. j The Paris Papers of Friday arrived last night. They were published on the rooming of the last day for the conversion of the Rentes, and are occupied almost exclusively with articles in re ference to that subject. The Moniteur estimates at twenty millions the amount of the Rentes ex pected to be converted. As that is the estimate of the official journal, it is not probable that the conversion will exceed that sum. The Ge neral Council of the Bank of France derided on Thursday that they would not take into conskde-; ration the proposition made to them to convert the two millions of rentes they possess. This decision was made .at once and unanimously. There had been a great deal of alarm and agitation on the Exchange at Paris in consequence of the failureof several speculators. The Reines had de clined. On Friday the 5 per q(nts. closed at 102 f. 40c., the Threes at , 75f. 70c. We are glad to learn that the sittings of the Germanic inquisi.: tion, at Mayence, are to be suspended, and there is reason to hope that the Commission v.' ill he finally dissolved. Every one must wish that in stitutions of this nature may cease to exist ac soon as the circumstances in which they have originated have passed away. Of doubtful pro.' priety, under any state of things they should cer tainly net be suffered one moment after the or dinary tribunals of the country are competent to protect the safety of the state. The news from the Morea, in these Papers, is not , so tare as th a t which we published on Friday.' The Egyptian army is represented to be pursuing its victorious career without any impediment from the Greeks. But these accounts do not come down to the taking of Tripolizza ; they cannot, therefore, 1 . 1!.. late the .subsequent embarrassments of Ibrahim Pacha, nor the perilous situation in which tie was , placed, after his repulse in attempting to advance upon Argos. The reports respecting the naval operations are various. The Constitutionne4 in a letter from Leghorn, dated July (24, states, that a signal victory was gained by Miaulis over Topa Pacha on the Ist of July, between Cerigo and Milos. The battle lasted several days, :Ind terminated with such decisive success in favour of the Greeks, that alralbst every one of the Turkish vessels was expected to fall into their hands., Other accounts 'state that the combined fleet, amounting to 100 sail, arrived iii the waters of Modon ou the 2d of July, without meeting with