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Ic LI FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. \s, (From the Aressager des Chambres of Tuesday, May 24. Extract of a Frivate letter, dated Bayonne,May 17, —Private letters from Madrid of the 10th instant, T. , announce that some persons are daily hanged there, but that they are merely robbers. As for persons accused of political transgressions, the Military Commission is in no haste to try them, but rather endeavours to make them forgotten, and to save them, because they belong to families whose power ful interest has succeeded in softening the Judges. Nevertheless, the police, always threatening, watches day end night, and this represses every manifesta tion of opinion; every body trembles for him self and his connections. Three days ago some thing occurred on our frontiers which made the de parture of some troops of the garrison of Bayonne ne cessary. The facts are variously stated, but the fol ing is the account which is the most generally cre dited :—The monks of Spanish Navarre, after the insurrection of Valdez and Mina, raised and clothed, at their own expense, two regiments of volunteers, taken from the dregs of the people. These two regi ments have been brought near to our frontiers, doubtless to observe them. A certain number of these men, but without arms, are said to have come close to the French frontiers, near . the village of Urdach, and insulted some Frenchmen, likewise without arms, whom curiosity had attracted to the spot, telling them that they were rogues, and that war would soon be declared against them; that they would come and pillage this country of scoundrels, &c. Foolish boastings in the mouth of this pack of idlers, but which have made some impression on the minds of our population. It is said, that two com panies of Voltigeurs have been sent to occupy that village and the environs. On the other hand, it is affirmed that the pea sants of the valley of Bastan have made an incur sion into the territory of the village of the Aludes, near St. .Tean de Port, and that they attempted to carry off some cattle, but that our shepherds (who are all friends) fired, and killed some of them, which might give occasion to reprisals. Our people remain on the alert. Lastly, it is asserted that 100 Biscayans of the same district, taking advantage of their being armed as National Guard, carry on contraband trade with open violence, and have killed some of the custom hortse officers. :b. I All these accounts, though only reports, seem to deserve some credit, for they are generally believed. TURIN, MAY 15.—The following is the text of the decree of the new King of Sardinia : " Charles Albert, by the grace of God, King of Sardinia, Cyprus, and * Jerusalem, Duke of Saxony, Genoa, &c. Desiring, as has always been practised by our august ancestors, to mark the commencement of our reign by an act of clemency towards persons guilty of less serious offences, we have thought we could do no better than renew the general pardon on his accession by our immediate and beloved prede cessor, Charles Felix, of glorious memory. Accord. ingly, by these presents, by our royal authority and with the advice of our Privy Council, renewing all the clauses of the Royal edict of the 30th of Sep tember, 1821, granting an ordinary general pardon, we grant fu'l and entire forgiveness to the authors of crimes committed previously to the date of these presents, and which are not excepted in the above mentioned edict, on the conditions there specified. " However, the remittance of the pi cuniary pe nalties and confiscations granted by the same must be understood only of those belonging to our trea sin y, according to the Royal letters patent of the 23d of November, of the same year, and shall ex tend also to pecuniary penalties and confiscations al ready decreed, if not yet paid. (Signed: " CHARLES ALBERT. " LANGOSCO, Keeper of the Seals. " Turin, May 19.. " RAGGI, PENZA." Such is the decree of amnesty of the new King. He had a fine part to act, but monarchical routine and fear of Austria have predominated. The mul titude of proscribed persons in whose crime the King partook, if they have committed a crime, will remain in exile. They are preparing to pay the debt of gratitude by offering their arms to a Prince who would have been the monarch of the Piedrnons tese, and not the vassal of Austria. An address full of expressions of attachment was sent to him from Macon by Colonel Joseph Fordo, in his own name, and that of several of his companions in exile. But these unfortunate men have been disappointed, —they have not recovered a country.— Prectirseur. (From the Journal des Debuts.) Until the affairs of Belgium shall be definitively arranged so as not to be injurious to France ; until Poland shall be independent; and until the States of Italy shall not be exposed to the caprice of Austria,-there will be no solid and durable peace or Europe. On these three great points the French 3overnroent will not, we are sure, fail in its duty ; nd it depends on the rest of Europe to labour with s to procure as speedily as possible the repose of :urope on the only bases on which it can be founded. FRENCH FUNDS.-PARIS, MAY 23.-Five per Cents., 90f. SOc. tc. 80c. 75c. 65c. 80c. 90c. 95c. 91f. 91f. 10c. 20c. 10c. ; Loan of 31, 91f. 91f. 40c. ; Four per Cents., 75f. 74f. 75c. 15f1 ; Three Cents., 641. 75c. 70c. 75c. 70c. 60c. 65f. 10c. sc. 15c. 65f. 20c. e. 35c. 50c. ; Bank Stock, 1,635 f. ; Rente de Naples, 7211 40c. c. 40c. 60c. ; Rents d'Espagne, 13N 3y ; Royal Spanish Loan, 67 67q % a 4 ; Rente Perpetuelle d'Espagne, 54 54 1 4 54 537 • al% 54 54 1 4 54 54k. Exchange on London, one month, per, 25f. 15c. money, 25f. 15c. ; three months, paper, 25f; mey, 251.-Cours Authentique. The merits of Wexford, in the recent struggle, mot be too highly applauded ; it has added three to the I of Reformers, putting in LAMBERT in place of VA NTIA, WALKER in place of DEERING, and TOTTENHAM place of LESLIE. Mr. TOTTENHAM 14 son to the pro etor of the borough of New Ross. That borough was outoriously sold to Colonel LESLIE on the last occasion. A large sum was in the present instance offered for it ; but t he proprietor has had the virtue to refuse the money, and s ecure a voter for the good cause.—Dublin Morn. Register. POLITICAL REFUGEES IN TANGIER.— Tangier from its vicinity to Sp tin, forms a ready asylum to those who are so frequently obliged to seek their safety from tyranny and oppression by self-banishment. Many of these unfortunate exiles take refuge here, and linger out their existence, in the hope of better times, in sight of their native shores. It is only just to say that the Sultan of Morocco, in their regard, has acted with a hu manity worthy of a more civilised State; and, when pressed, as he has been at different times by the Spanish Government, to give up these unhappy persons, backed by an offer the most tempting in the present crippled state of the Moorish navy—namely, the present of a frigate—he has uniformly refused to deliver them up, and, rejecting the proffered bribe, has observed that be would not sell their blood.—Sketches in Spain and Morocco. We are gratified to learn from various parts that clubs are in the course of formation for the purpose of securing the return of independent and free Members, and of guarding against the dictation of the Aristocrats of the country on future occasions. We invite voters in every rape, district, city, and borough, to strengthen themselves against the assaults of the oppressor. Formed into a club, they acquire the strength of a bundle of sticks, which, while in adhesion, resist that violence, which being brought to bear on each stick individually would spee dily reduce it to splinters. It matters not how few the members of each club are at its first formation. Any half dozenmen- actuated by honest intentions and calling to their aid a moderate share of prudence and perseverance, may form a focus, towards ' , Th . ich all the rays ofindepen dent feeling of the district will lea attracted and dazzle forth brilliantly- These clubs, in the day of battle, would form a citadel,:,7t7 l l , lich the conscientious voters might assemble in safety, council c in discussions, and acquire strength by union and ration. That, which proceeding front an individual Z"uPl,Cly. be sneered at, will secure attention and even respect emanating from county the members of a club. The voters, f: z : them co mmunication thet'on*etr'i'anltile atteolcknow par ticularly are so dispersed, that a e is required to be kept up, in order each other's sentiments and to acquire an accurate ledge of the numerical strength of those who are really independent men ; and we do not at this moment recal single instance in which a greater public service could b e rendered than by some active, intelligent men setting about the formation of a county club for the protection of full liberty in the exercise of the elective franchise, with the view of keeping it entirely free front Aristocratical dicta tion. One thing only is to be avoided in the formation of these clubs; let them be as free foam restraints and ques tionable rules as possible.—Beighton Guardian. ' ~''~; PRICES OF STOCKS THP Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red 82% ',7i, % 3 3 i fer Cent. Cons. ...83%% 41/8 4 3 , per Cent. 903 itto Red 904 ;.W'0(? New 3% per Cent 31% 2% 3 per Cent Ann. 1726 .... -1 4 per Cent. I,BX 9814% Bank Long Ann to expire Jan 5, 1860 l6 15-16 17 Oct. 10, 1859 -1 Jan. 5, 1860 17 15-161 Jan. 5, 1860 - April 5, 1880 - Jan. 5, 1870 - 1 DAY AT ONI O'CLOCK. New 5 per Cent. India Stock Ditto Bonds par 2 dis. South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto per Cent. Ann. 1751 Ex Bills, .£l,OOO 7 10 pm. Ditto 500 7 10 pm Ditto Small Ditto Commercial. pm. Ditto Advertised —lm. Bank for Account India for Account Cons. for July 20 5.3% PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds i Neapolitan — Brazilian Bonds Buenos Avres Bonds —lPortuguese Bonds Chilian Bonds r olombian Bonds Ditto, New — Ditto, 1824 Oafish Greek Bonds — —leal — Ditto, 1825 6uatitnala — Exchange Mexican Bonds — 3 per cent. —f. ' itto, 1823 39 Exchange —l. —c. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £2O 5.3 Ditto National 2:3 PRICES OF IRISH STOCXS, DUBLIN, MAY ank Stock Consols, 3 Der cent. Gov. Stock, 3% per cent. SA% National Ditto Ditto, New 90% Patriotic Ditto 4 per Cent —, Hibernian Bank Gov. Deb. 3% percent.... 87 ,Provincial Ditto Royal Canal Stock Royal Irish Mine Grand Canal Stock 24% 'lmperial Mine City Deb. 4 per cent — Mining Co. of Ireland Ballast Office Deb. 4p. c. Commercial Buildings PURSUANT to a Decree of the Hi g h Court of Chancery, made in a Cause of " CLARKE against DIXON," the CREDITORS and PECUNIARY LEGATEES of WILLIAM CLARKE, formerly of Brunswick-place, Lewisham-road, in the county of Kent, but late of Aspen Lodge, Harrow, in the county of Mid dlesex, Esquire (who died in or about the month of May, 1831), are, by their respective solicitors, on or before the 20th day of June, 1831, to come in before William Wing field, Esq., one of the Masters of the said Court, at his Chambers, in Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, London, and prove their respective debts, and claim their respective legacies, or, in default thereof, they will be pe remptorily excluded the benefit of the said Decree. ROBINSON and BURROWS, 23, Austin-friars, Plaintiff's Solicitors. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MAY 26, 1831. NOTICE is hereby given that the DRAW ING ROOM to be held at St. JAMES'S PALACE on SATURDAY next, the 28th inst., being for the celebra tion of HIS MAJESTY'S BIRTH.DAY, the KNIGHTS OF THE SEVERAL ORDERS ARE TO APPEAR IN THEIR COLLARS. Y.B. The Knights Grand Crosses of the Bath, who have not been installed, or received the Sovereign's Royal Warrant dispensing with Installation, are to wear the Star, Riband, and Badge of the Order only. Et LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 26, 1831. Parliament, we understand, will meet deci dedly on Tuesday, the 14th of June, but as the ceremony of electing a Speaker of the House of Commons, and swearing in the Members, will occupy a week, it is not probable that his MA JESTY will go in State to open the Session till Monday the 20th. With regard to the Reform Bill, it will be brought forward the very earliest opportunity. Little time will be wasted in dis cussion, for all that can be said on the subject has already been said, and he must be a mira culous genius indeed who can find any thing fresh to urge, either for or against the measure. Of course the moderate Reformers will cavil, and sneer, and object as usual, but this petty and teazing opposition will be fruitless ; for the country has unani mously recorded a verdict against them ; and their best advocate is not only waver ing, but is probably at this very moment, busy arranging the heads of a speech in jus tification of his own altered policy, and in praise of the Ministerial Bill. We are aware it has been reported that the Reform question is to be postponed till the new population returns can be made applicable. This is not the fact. It will, we repeat, be brought forward instanter, and after having passed the House of Commons by an overwhelming majority— such as no Ministry ever yet enjoyed, and will probably never again enjoy, unless, indeed, it be upon a motion for taking into consideration the present state of Church property—will be transferred to the House of Lords, who, it needs no wonderful sagacity to foresee, will receive it with a pious resignation becoming their high philosophical characters. But, in deed, for all effective purposes, the Bill is passed already. The monopoly of Corporations and Boroughmongers is broken up ; the people have asserted their rights; and now only wait the forms and ceremonies necessary to continue them in the undisputed enjoyment of such rights. As, in addition to the Reform question, much other business remains to be transacted, it is not supposed that the Session will terminate till the latter end of September. At a late public dinner given at Gateshead, to the Reform Members for the county of Dur ham, Messrs. RUSSELL and CUTIIBERT RIPPON spoke some valuable home-truths on the subject of clerical abuses. The latter gen tleman observed, " The exertions of the Re formers would be the death-knell to abuses, both civil and religious. He declared that he should consider nothing as done till ecclesiastical abuses were swept away—till the useless functionaries of the Church of England were removed. Would a reformed Parliament suffer an ecclesiastical county palatine to exist ? lie thought not. —(Applause.) Bishops, too, would cease to have any thing to do with politics, and become what they ought to be—residential overseers. Would a Dean and Chapter, those real sine curists, be allowed like vampires to live on the life-blood of the Constitution ? Perish the idea! All would be useful and humble teachers of GOD'S word—living in independence, not wal lowing in wealth. Let persons look at Dublin, Cambridge, and Oxford, and they would see that the Clergy were the most determined opponents of the march of civil liberty.—(Applause.)" Mr. RUSSELL said, that he cordially coincided in the opinions expressed by Mr. RIPPoN, and added that the reason he had not given utter a.i.lee to th em pu bli c l y b e f ore , was " b ecause h e did not wish to give offence to any one ; but when he saw the feeling so unanimous amongst them, h e could not help avowing pp his opinios. lause. (A) The were now knocked on the head.—(Laughter.ay ) Then came the Church. When the Reform Bill passed, he recommended them to send him peti tions from all sides f , r the equalization of Church property.—( Applause.) There was, on the one hand, an unfortunate Curate working hard for 501., 1001., or at most 1501. a year ; and then, on the other hand, they saw a Dean and Chapter, and a number of Bishops, with ten, twenty-five, and thirty thousand pounds a year, who really do nothing.—(Laughter and applause.) They talked about a strike among the pitmen. Why should there not be a strike among the Curates?—(Great applause.)" Why, indeed ! These are the real honest working Clergy, who keep up the character of the Church by the zeal with which they perform their duties, and the exemplary piety which their noiseless unambitious lives display ; why then should the harvest of their toils be reaped by Bishops, Deans, fat' Prebends, and apoplectic Pluralists, whose only aim is to " put money in their purse," whose only boast is to eat, drink, and be merry ? But a Reformed Parliament will soon put an end—to these crying nuisances. It will see justice done to all parties, to the Bishop, as well as to the Curate. Why should the one fatten on ten thousand a year for doing nothing ; and the other grow lean on eighty pounds per annum for doing every thing ? Why should not the one work as well as the other ? In many parts of England it is no uncommon :thing to find a poor Curate, whose moral worth and intellectual acquirements are an honour to his country, performing divine service at two and even three churches on Sun days, and attending baptisms, marriages, and funerals, without number, to the exclusion of every other pursuit, while his Rector is revelling in all the luxuries of the metropolis, and cultivating a double chin at the dinner tables of the great, without a thought for the man who is thus all but starving in his service. These are no uncommon things. They are as notorious as the sun at noon-day, so notorious, in fact, that people have long since ceased to wonder at, or be disgusted with them. But an end cometh to all things, and ecclesias tical abuses have had their day. The reign of pluralities, too, is over. The tithe system is tottering to its foundation. A Reformed Par liament will produce a Reformed Church. Austrian influence, it seems, has had its effect on the mind of the mew King of SARDINIA, as appears by the amnesty which he has just published, and by which he condemns his own political conduct when Prince CARIG NAN. France, however, seems inclined to look at the intrigues of the Austrian Ca binet with something more than an eye of jea lousy ; and her mere disposition to do so, will have a marvellous effect on the wily, temporising METTERNICH. The following are extracts from Brussels Pa pers received this morning : NATIONAL CONGRESS-SITTING OF MAY 23. BRUSSELS, MAY 24. After some preliminary business, 'M. Lebeau said, Gentlemen, I have the honour to communicate to you a note which has been sent me this morning by General Belliartl " General Belliard is happy to be able to announce to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belgium, that be has received notice from his Government that the proposals delivered by Lord Ponsonby have been well received by the Congress at London, and that negociations are going to be opened to obtain for Belgium the Grand Duchy of Lux emburg, in consideration of an indemnity. Belgium will doubtless see in this resolution of the Congress, a new proof of the friendly sentiments of the Great Powers to wards it, and will certainly hasten to answer to it by speedily declaring in a precise and conciliatory manner its intentions with respect to the indemnity, by means of which i t must desire to secure to itself the possession of Luxemburg._ _ _ _ " General Belliard, with pleasure, takes this opportunity to assure the Minister for Foreign Affairs of his profound respect. Brussels, May 23, 1831." As Lord Ponsonby has not yet returned, it is to be presumed that the conditions proposed to us for the other portion of the territory will not be made known till his arrival, I have also to acquaint you with another communication :hat I have received : " The undersigned has to inform the Minister for Foreign Affairs that orders having been given to admit into the British ports ships hearing the Belgian flag, it is necessary that the Government of his Brit innic Majesty should be put in possession of au accurate description of that flag. " The undersigned has therefore the honour to request the Minister for Foreign Affairs to have the goodness to furnish him with the description of the same, that he may transmit it without loss of time to his Government. (Signed) " RALPH ABERCROMBY. " Brussels, May 22, 1831." M. de Robaulx—As we are told of proposals delivered to the Congress by Lord Ponsonby, I wish to know whether they were made on the part of Belgium, or whether we are called on to purchase what we have declared to belong to u', or whether these proposals are made to us on the part of the Congress. M. Lebeau—l did not, and could not authorise Lord Ponsonby to make any proposals ; if he has done so it has been a merely friendly intervention. The printing of the two ❑otes just read was called for. M. de Hoban have learned from diplomatic gen . tlemen that when a diplomatic paper is read it is con sidered as an appr,ival of its contents. If that is the case I object to the printing ; or if the note is to be printed, I desire that it may be declared that the Congress does not intend by that to approve of the principles laid down. M. Van de Weyer—W e do not receive the document, but a communication of its contents from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the printing of it does not hind us any more than the printing of all the other protocols. The printing was ordered. M. fegrelle---We have at length the assurance that our political horizon is becoming clear, and that, after waiting a few days, we shall see our institutions consolidated, but we must not dissemble that elements of discord exist. The orders given by the Regent, not to commence hostilities, have been di•regarded at some points. I propose that the Congress shall solemnly declare its intention to preserve peace till the Government shall have given orders to re commence hostilities. M. Pirson agreed in these remarks, but added we must not relax our preparations for war because we have some good news : we have been sufficiently deceived by diplo matic acts. M. de Robaulx—Every body is agreed that war is not to be commenced without the orders of the Government, and by riotous proceedings, or only at one point. The order of the Government must be respected. Ido not desire war at any sacrifice, but if it becomes necessary we must submit : we will then explain to Europe that diplomacy has driven us into it. M. Van Meenen—Till the Ministers come and explain to u• that the orders of the Government are not executed it seems to me we have no business to interfere, because such facts are to be considered as not known to us. M. Van de Weyer—The calm and firm attitude of the Congress at the moment when important negocia tions are on foot, and when we are promised they will be soon terminated, is a mere pledge to the nation that war will not be made till it is certain that the negociations have wholly failed. BRUSSELS, MAY 24.—. M. Ch. Le Hon arrived this morning from Paris. On the 21st there were some disturbances at Liege, excited by some subaltern officers of the sth Regiment of HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trusses.) CUMBERLAND (LATE ST. JAMES'S.) Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 10 to £2 15 New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 Useful Old Ditto 2 10 3 15 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 4 5 4 10 Clover Hay 3 10 5 10 Oat Straw X.l 12 to £1 141 Wheat .''traw... 1 16 2 0 Supply moderately good, trade dull ; and prices as last quoted. SMITHFIELD. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 10 to £2 15 New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 Useful Old Ditto 3 0 3 15 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 3 15 4 4 Clover Hay (extra tine)...£s lU...Generally Oat Straw ..Z 1 Bto £1 12 1 Wheat Straw 1 12 1 16 Best Clo:•er Hay, in a few instances, ss. per load higher than last quoted ; prices otherwise stationary. _A moderate supply, and a sluggish trade. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK Accounts from Warsaw of the same date as received yesterday state that no further news has been received from the grand army, with the exception of some trifling skirmishing. The corps of the enemy on the Narew are fortifying themselves at Ostrolenka, and they are erecting ramparts round Lornza. The Russians have sent back to Warsaw two doctors made prisoners at Minsk. The Russians at Lublin have become a great prey to the fever ; in the hospital at Opoli they have 6,000 sick. They write from Plaisance, May 13, that the Austrian troops are determined to enter Piedmont, and their military operations were to commence on the 15th. The accounts from Mantua also state the entrance of the Austrians into Novarais. Information from Bordeaux states that 30,000 troops were expected to pass there to form a camp between Bayonne and Bordeaux. This camp is to be joined to another, to be establidied in La Vendee, near Chollet, and they are provisioning the fortresses, the fortifications of Bayonne, and Saint Jean de Luz. Foot, which were soon suppressed, and two serjeants, the original authors of the riot, put in prison. On the 22d, in the night, there was a quarrel in the bar racks at Namur between the Volunteers and the Lancers : they fired on each other and both parties had some killed and wounded. General Mellinet, who was accused of not having taken the necessary steps to check the disturbances, was arrested by the civic guard. General Mellinet has written a letter to the Editor of the Courrier de la Sambre on the subject. The origin of the affair, he says, is not yet ascertained, but when he rushed in between the parties firing on each other, tranquillity was soon restored. LUXEMBURG, MAY 21.—A superior Belgian officer ar rived here yesterday, and was conducted to his Royal High ness the Prince of Hesse Homburg, to whom he delivered a despatch, and immediately left the city. BRUSSELS, MAY 24.—The Regent, accompanied by M. Ch. Rogier, his Aide-de-camp, set out yesterday even ing at eight o'clock for Antwerp, he will return to-morrow. Two extraordinary couriers have arrived to-day from Paris, with despatches for our Government. The Lynx says, " It is reported at Brussels that the affair of Luxemburg is amicably arranged, that the citadel of Antwerp will be evacuated in a fortnight, and that but few difficulties remain, which will soon be removed." ANTWERP, MAN . 22.—Two Belgian ships, the Com merce, Captain Norman, and the London Packet, Captain Roelops, left:this port:yesterday afternoon to go to sea under the Belgian flag. The first had its papers from the Bel gian Government. Off the Tobacco-pipe a boat from the frigate in the road boarded the ships, and immediately after wards the Belgian flag was taken, and replaced by the Dutch, under which they proceeded on their voyage. These paper' contain the 21st protocol of the Congress of London of the 17th April. The Courier makes some severe remarks on the conduct of the French Government and of Louis Philippe. The 22d protocol, published by the Rotterdam Courant, is not mentioned. CONSTANTINOPLE, Aram 25.—Daud Paella, the re bellious Governor of Bagdad, has submitted to the Porte. BELGRADE, MAY 7.—We learn from Nissa, under the date of April 28, that the vanguard of the insurgents, commanded by the Pacha of Wrana and Persorem, at tacked on the 21st April the Grand Vizier's troops near Pielepo, but was completely beaten and put to flight, with the loss of 1,000 men. Mustapha Pacha, on hearing this news, immediately advanced to repair the disaster, and met with the Grand Vizier's troops on the 23d. A ter rible battle began, and the cannonade was heard the whole day, but the result is not known. The mail from Constantinople has arrived here by way of Sophia, as usual. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY ) GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN, For the Week ended May 20, 1831, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat-- 68s. 4d.1 Oats load Beans— 40s. sd. Barley---. 405. 3d.1 Rye —41 s. 4d I Pease-- 395. Ild. IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WEEKS PRECEDING. Wheat--. 695. 10d I Oats ---. 275. 2(1.1 Beans— 398. Bd. Barley—.— 41s. 5d.1 Rye —40 s. 8,14 Pease.—...— 408. 2d. DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. I:3s. RI.I Oats -- 6s. 3d.1 Beans-- I Is. 01 Barley-- Is. Oct.l Rye - 9s. 011 Pease---, 9s. Od THE FUNDS. There is a great sensation this morning in the Stock Exchange, it being generally reported yesterday and last night that another great failure would take place this morning; and this being settling day for Consols, the house was fully attended at an early hour. Consols opened at about the price they left off at yesterday, 831 for the the account, but on a sudden they got up to 84, caused by the above report being in part correct. The gentleman in question is a first-rate broker, and left by one of hit principals to pay a difference of thirty thousand pounds. Up to the present time he has not been declared a defaul ter, as we understand he has met his creditors in a very handsome manner, paying them immediately Iss. in the pound, and the remainder in a fortnight. His difference must be to a very large amount. In the Foreign Market nothing doing at present. To this time we have no continental news of importance to communicate. BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock, 199 200 3y per Cent. Red. 90!,j India ditto, 203 4 Ditto, New, 92% 3 per Cent. Cons. 84 IA Four per Cent. (1926) 98% 9 Ditto, for the Acct. 93 3 4 74 India Bonds, I disc.' par 3 per Cent. Red. 827;, 3 Exchequer Bills, 8 10 3;,i per Cent. HALF-PAST ONE. We have received the Temps of Tuesday from Paris, the 24th of May, from which we copy the following pri vate correspondence from Brussels of 21st of May : "The communication which the Minister made yester day to the Congress in a Secret Committee was of a deli cate nature. M. Lebeau first commenced by making them swear to secrecy, but several members would not comply with this request, accordingly I have procured some information. 'Our hopes are not solid or great.' said Devaux, the Minister who arrived from London, 4I have seen Talleyrand twice, and we conversed on all other things except our affairs. I could draw nothing from him. I could not find any thing positive in the Constitu tion in regard to the left side of the Scheldt. The Prus sians are obstinate in keeping Maestricht, and if we go to war we shall be invaded by three Powers at once.' " Extract of the speech of Lebeau:—` Saxe Cobourg is an accomplished man, said one of our Commissioners at London but we have no need of him for war—he wishes to bring in peace—he thinks that a slight mo- • difieation is required in our constitution, and hel promises his influence to reduce the question of Luxem burg to a simple question of money, being pressed to answer if he will accept, he said he could not accept what was not offered him; as yet he wished to be the man of the Bel gian nation, but he required a great majority in the Con gress, and the adhesion of the five Powers." CoNsTANTlriorr.a, Aram 25.—1 n the present critical s tate of affairs Government has lear ne d w i th great satis factionbeig af o r f ai tdbeofs ubmi greathe ssion armamentso thef Governor o f of Bagd a d, w h o , Turkey, has tri-d to negotiate, but the conditions of the Turks are so severe, that some doubts are entertained of his laying down his arms. The grand fleet are still at anchor opposite the arsenal, and will not be ready to sail for a month. Consols are at present 84 I for money, and S3h for ne xt time. We do not hear o f any f urther failures. The urißully, t who have been w e ll b a i ted for these last two ac c s, and lost large sums of money, are gainers in this account ; the Bears now stop payment, and pocket the whole. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for money, 83i ; ditto for July, 83: 1 , d. At the nuptials of the Hon. ROBERT GROS-. vEriort, who was lately married to the Hon. Miss WEL. LESLEY, the guests partook of a wedding cake made at Chester, which weighed no less than three cwt. and a half. Th e letters by the Dutch steam-boat are of the 10th from St. Petersburg!' ; the ice has disappeared, and the navigation is completely open. 150 sail of mer chant vessels had arrived at St. Petersburgh. The cholera morbus has appeared at Stettin and Breslau. Some strange reports are in circulation re specting the sudden departure from town of a Noble Duke, for the north. His Grace travelled strictly incog., and was accompanied by a distinguished officer. The party at N- House was postponed in consequence. Notwithstandin g the severe frost of a fort night since, green peas are already become abundant. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, MAY 25.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the Ranger, Donaldson, from Pernambuco; and George and Mary, Ashton, from Alexandria. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 9 5.—Wind variable.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Prince Regent, from Chatham. Sailed his Majesty's ship Savage, for Cork. FALMOUTH, MAY 21.—Wind variable.—Arrived the Eclipse packet, from Jamaica. STANDG ATE CREEK, May2l.—Arrived the Symmetry, Lauchlan, from Smyrna. DOVER, MAY 25.—Arrived the Leda, Rabel, from the Cape of Good Hope. JERSEY, MAY 23.—Arrived the Young Peggy, Lefevre, from Madera. LIVERPOOL, MAY 21.—Arrived the Tancred, Lucy, from Laguayra. MONTROSE, MAY 23.—Arrived the Venus, Gowan, and Superior, Reed, from Riga. HULL, MAY 25 —Arrived the Broughton, Raisbeck, from Memel. ABERDEEN, MAY 23.—Arrived the Alexander, Brand, from Riga. WATERFORD, MAY 23.—Arrived the Sultan, Reed, from London. CORK, MAY 23.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Seme ramis ; Leverett brig ; Speedy cutter ; Albion steamer ; and Tortoise lighter, for Plymouth. GREENOCK, MAY 23.—Sailed the Belhaven, Crawford, for Bengal. The Factor, Wrann, from Matanzas, has arrived off Folkstone, after being aground. The Messenger, Mortimer, bound to Liverpool, put back to Leghorn the 12th inst., with pumps choaked. The Prosperous, Atwood, from Weymouth, ran on the rocks on the north coast of Guernsey, the 22d inst., and sunk in deep water; crew, and part of the materials saved. LAW INTELLIGENCE--(THIS DAY). ROLLS COURT. The MASTER of the ROLLS took causes to-day, but nothing of public importance, up to the period of our re porter's leaving, had come before his Honour. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S CO UR T. WOODCATE V. BAILEY.—JUDGMENT. In this case, which was argued yesterday, his Honour :he VICE-CHANCELLOR gave judgment upon coming into Court. The object of the Bill was to set aside certain deeds, on the ground of fraud, by which the defendant had purchased part of the Tunbridge Castle estates. By a settlement made on the marriage of Mr. Wm. Woodgate with Miss Alnutt, in 1794, the father of Woodgate not having at that time the legal estate of the Castle of Tun bridge and other lands adjoining, covenanted that he would settle them, in the event of the marriage taking place, to the use of his son, his intended wife, and children. In the covenant there was a power of sale and exchange, and a proviso that if Mr. William Woodgate in his lite-time, or his executors and administrators, should within six months after his decease, transfer into the names of the tiustees of the settlement as much stock as would pro duce 1001, a year, that then the uses of the settlement should cease. There were several children of the mar riage ; Mr. Wm. Woodgate died in 1809, and did not in his life-time, nor did his executors within six months after his death, make any transfer of stock, as contem plated by the settlement,—and the legal estate or fee of the land, descended to Wm. Francis WOodgate, who, sup posing that he was entitled, or might become entitled, to the Castle of Tunbridge, put up the property to sale in lots. One of the lots was bought by the defendant, Mr. Bailey, but for that one there was no purchaser. An agreement was on the same day entered into between Mr. Bailey, and Mr. William Francis Woodgate, witnessed by Mr. Alnutt, by which Woodgate contracted to buy all the land and tenements comprised in lot one for 7,350/. Shortly after the signing of the contract a writ was insti tuted for the purpose of obtaining the 'opinion of Lord Eldon, whether Woodgate, who was the executor of his father, might make the transfer contemplated by the set tlement, and whether the tenements, which were the sub ject of the covenants, could be released from the dues of the settlement? Mr. Alnutt was a very active party in every thing that related to the contract with the defendant. Lord :Eldon gave judgment in the cause against Mr. Woodgate, declaring that the time for making the transfer had passed, and that no transfer could then be made. The parties then contemplated applying to Parliament to enable Woodgate to sell the estate, but ultimately abandoned the project, agreeing that the contract originally made should be carried into effect, by admitting the uses and the power of sale or exchange. Mr. Bailey left it to the trustees of time settlement and their solicitors to ascertai❑ the proportion of the purchase money which he was to pay for the settled part of the estates, who ultimately agreed that 3,000/. was a fair equivalent. It had, however, been argued at the Bar that the sum was by no means sufficient ; but the Court look ing at the evidence in the cause, could not come to any other opinion than that that was a fair value. It was then alleged that that sum had not been paid to the trustees ; but the 8,11 itself contradicted that statement. It also averred, that this purchase was a fraud on the part of Mr. Bailey, and represented a case which to the mind of his Honour appeared extremely improbable, namely, that the defendant, being as it clearly appeared, extremely anxious to purchase a residence for himself, and having no knowledge of Woodgate, but merely buying for his own purpose, lent himself to a scheme in which he could have no interest, for the purpose of enabling a father to cheat his own children. if it was meant to be said there was an interest existing between the defendant and the tru.tees, the Court, who had looked anxiously at all the proceedings, could find no proof of it. Mr. Bailey in answer, stated that he was wholly unconnected with Mr. Woodgate or Mr. Alnutt, and that the 3,0001. had been paid to the trustee. Upon the whole case his Honour was clearly of opinion that the bill altogether failed ; in fact almost every allegation which it contained was extremely improbable, and there was a total deficiency of evidence to support them. Such being the case, the Court felt itself hound to dismiss the bill as against Mr. Bailey with costs, and no relief being asked against Mr. Alnutt, except upon the supposition that relief would be given, against Bailey, the bill must also be dismissed as against him in like manner. Mr. I3oTELEa. and Mr. SIMKINSON were this morning called within the Bar by his Honour the Vice-Chancellor, on being appointed King's Counsel. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. oRTER AND ANOTHER V. LIVERMORE. This was an action brought by the plaintiffs, as as• signees under a commission of bankruptcy, against a livery stable keeper, named Harland, to recover the sum of 9/. 125., for 63 nights' keep of a horse belonging to the said defendant. Thomas Wragg, the hostler to the bankrupt, proved that the defendant's horse was kept at the stables for about 61 nights, and that three shillings a night was a fair charge for its keep. There being no defence to the action, the Jury found a verdict for the plaintiffs for 61 nights' keep.-91. 3s. and costs. JOIINSON AND OTHERS V. POYLL. This was an action brought by Messrs. Johnson, Mann, and Co., the wholesale oil' merchants in London, against the defendant, a painter and glazier at Wimburn, in Gloucestershire, to recover the sum of 161. 12s. id. for goods sold and delivered. John Thompson, the traveller to the plaintiffs, proved having delivered the account to the defendant, which he adinived to be correct, and that he would pay the amount as soon as possible. In this case, as in the former, there was no defence, and au: Jury found fur the plaintiff—Damages 161. 12s. 7d. and costs. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. JACOB V. GREEN. This case, in which the question is simply whether goods were to be paid for in cash or other goods, has already been before two Juries, the first of which gave a verdict for the plaintiff, and the last one, after a deli beration of s,ven hours, returned a verdict for the de fendant. The plaintiff, still not satisfied, applied to the Court this morning through Mr. CAMPBELL, to set aside that verdict, and grant another trial, or ti refer the case to a barrister, on the ground that the verdict was against evidence. Lord TENTERDEN, however, thought the question had received quite enough consideration, ohserving, that there certainly was conflicting evidence at the trial, but he con • sidred the verdict a very proper one, as the greatest weight was on the side of the defendant; and, therefore, with the concurrence of the other Judges, he refused the application. V. ESTHER. Mr. WHITE applied for a rule to show cause why the verdict in this case should not be set aside, and a new trial had, on the ground of misdirection on the part of the Learned Judge. The case was one tried before Lord Tenter den, at Guildhall, in the sittings after last Term. It was thean action defence b r ‘ o v u .. g t t b t a o t r t e h c e o v i e n r i t h s e w v e a r h e a e o o f f s a o o m i e prints, mlooral taenot_l deney, and therefore an action would not lay. The point left to the Jury by the Learned Judge wag, whether the prints were of an immoral tendency, and calculated to in flame the passions. Mr. WHIrE contended, that it ought to have been, whether any of them were so, for if any were, his clients would be entitled to a verdict. The Court refused the rule. PALMER V. COVET. _ _ The defendant in this case is an attorney in Taunton, against whom a rule to show cause why he should not be struck off the roll, was obtained last term. This morning cause was shown against the rule by Sir James Scarbtt, who said, there were four serious charges against his c'ient, all of which lie felt satisfied he would be able to prove to the Court were totally groundless. The first was, that Mr. Govet had acted as attorney for both the prosecutor and the prosecuted ; secondly, that he had tampered with the witnesses ; thirdly, that he had not done his duty to the prisoners, of which they complained; and fourthly, that he had attempted to compound a felony. The Learned Gentleman produced affidavits from the de fendant, and several other persons, which contradicted all the leading facts alleged OR the other side. Mr. MC;ODY was addressing the Court in support of the rule, when our reporter left. POLAND. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sirt,—lf the statements that have recently appeared in the public Papers are correct, the Austrian Government has been guilty of a flagrant violation of the laws of na tions to the Poles, who took refuge in its territory. It is to be hoped that these t , will adroit . or ".ou. nation, but as they now stand they exhibit a most bare faced contempt for international law, and demand the prompt interference of the European Governments. It would seem, from these accounts, that General Dwernicki and his troops have been considered prisoners of war, and are to be treated as such, and to be restrained from again engaging in the war which :their countrymen are waging with the Russian Autocrat. And yet the Russian troops have not only been allowed to violate with impunity the neutral territory of Austria, but have been suffered to avail themselves of the advantages that territory afforded for attacking the rear of Dwernicki's corps. It is, Sir, I conceive, the bounden duty of every Govern ment, to require an immediate explanation of these circumstances; it is a duty incumbent on every Go- ! vernment that regards the due maintenance of public law and general tranquillity; for what avails law, if it may be thus trampled on with impunity? and what pros pect can we have of tranquillity, if every nation is to be suffered to violate the established rules of justice as it may suit its particular interests, or coincide with its individual caprice? Let such prevailings once be tolerated ; let such a precedent once be established, and farewell to the peace of Europe ! What confidence, what faith, could be henceforth placed by one nation in another ? The sublime description of law given by Hooker will be familiar to your readers ; and of inter national law it may be truly said, that to it must Princes submit; by it must armies be checked in their career, and empires be bounded ! It is its voice alone which can stop the progress of ambition, and say to the usurper, " Thus far only shalt thou go !" " Neutrals," says Grotius, "ought to behave alike to both parties : thus the Corcyreans, in Thucydidrs, tell the Athenians, if they would really be neutrals, they should either forbid the Corinthians to raise men in the country of Attica, or suffer them to do so too." Tried by this test, bow is the conduct of the Austrian Go vernment to he justified, which allows the Russians to violate the neutrality with impunity, and to avail • . themselves of a favourable position for attacking the - Poles ; but treats the Poles, on the other hand, as pri soners the moment they retreat into its country ? What Briton that venerates the glorious deeds of his forefathers; what freeman who really loves liberty, and whose heart responds to her voice ; what man who loves justice and hates oppression, has not sympathised with the sufferings, hoped for the success, and gloried in tLe triumphs of Poland. The very school-boy, when lie reads the page of Grecian history, feels his breast glow with the victories of Athens over the Persian despot ; the student in his closet feels his heart throb when he persuses the fate of Kosciusko ! and shall we in our manhood be ashamed of these feelings of our youth, and fear to act before the world what we felt in our closets ? In the present case we are not required to take any active part in behalf of Poland, any further than by taking care that she has " fair play," and that we are bound to do as much by interest as justice, for if the principles of law are allowed by us to be broken with regard to Poland, what right of complaint shall we have, if at some future day they are disregarded with re spect to ourselves ? The Barons of Merton said, "Aro lunius leges Anglia multari I" let the Minister of Eng land now tell the Austrian Government, " the laws of nations, founded as they are on the higher laws of justice and honour, shall not be broken !" I remain, your obedient servant, ALPHA. The state of Parliamentary business, it is now supposed, will prevent their MAJ ESTIES' Coronation taking ace this year. —Morni7v Herald. , 'We are requested to state that the Harrow eeches will henceforth take place on the first Wednesday is June, and the first Wednesday in July, which will fall this year on the Ist of June and the 6th of July. The Harrow dinner will always take place on the first Satur day after the first speech day. The Harrow dinner this year will be on Saturday, the 4th of June. We understand that Lord Viscount FALK.. LAND is a candidate for one of the 16 representative Peers of Scotland.—Edinburgh, Courant. Mr. DENISON has declined the representation of Liverpool, and accepted that of Nottinghamshire. Lord PALMERSTON, Mr. HYDE VILLIERS, Lord MoLvltEux, Mr. BACKHOUSE, one of the Under-Secretaries of State, and Mr. .13nexiticaram, are the only persons at present talked of to fill the vacancy. Mr. BUCKINGHAM has pro posed himself in a long printed address; and a public meeting is to he held on Friday for the purpose of putting some gentleme❑ in nomination. There is great alarm spread in the East end of the town, respecting the cholera morbuq. It is reported that it hay appeared at one of the Hospitals, and in Wap ping, but we believe the whole is idle rumour.—Morning Paper. The packet which arrived from the Medi terranean on Saturday night, has brought an account of the death of Captain GEORGE MATHEW JOKES, a very able and highly•esteemed officer of our Navy. Captain JONES, after his arduous travels in the North of Europe, was seriously injured in his hsaltli, and in a state of great debility he had the misfortune to break his arm and thre e of his ribs, by a fall down the stone steps of Malta. He expired under great sufferings on the third day ; and hi j deal] was deeply lamented by every officer in the garrison, Captain JONES was a distinguished eleve of the gallant Sir W. HosTE, and he was equally known in the literay world by his able travels in Rus,is, Sweden, Turkey, &c. It appears by the latest accounts from Egypt, that the Earl of CLARE, who proceeded in August last by way of Alexandria and Cosseir t assume the Government of Bombay, has been detained at Jeddah, on the western coat of Arabia, awaiting a supply of fuel for the Hugh Lindsay, upwards of seven weeks ! his Lordship ex pected to leave Jeddah on the 23d of February for Bom bay, where he hoped to arrive about the middle of March, His friends had been wondering what had become of him. Lady J-, upon whom, from the disposi tion of ratting displayed by Sir ROBERT PEEL, the chief tainship of the Opposition has fallen, is said to be not only the great orator of the party, but also the jokester : when her Ladyship was asked what she thought of Lord MUN. rrEit's elevation to the Peerage, she replied, that it was munstrous. On some one condoling with her as to her broken windows, she declared she took pleasure in her pains. The wit of the Opposition is so biting and effec tive, that it may be worth the while of the Ministry to engage Mr. Moon, Mr. PEAKE, or some other doughty punster, to grapple with the witlings of the borough.. mongery. _ _ _ There is a report prevalent that Lord MARY noitoirc it is (lead, which event would cause a new election for the county of Essex, by the elevation of the Hon. w. L. WELLESLEY to the House of Lords.—Bury Herald. WEYAtouTii.—Major WEYLAND has made his election for Oxfordshire. The Reform party bring forward a candidate of his principles to occupy his place ; and it is also said the " moderates" will contest for the sear. GREAT REFoun DINNER.—The united parishes, including the freeholders and real freemen of the city of Dublin, have invited their representatives, the LORD MAYOR and LOUIS PERRIN, Esq., to a grand na tional dinner on Thursday next. Our patriotic fellow citizen, JOHN DAVID LATOUCHE, Esq. will take the chair on this great occasion. Several Members of Parliament, together with country gentlemen, will be present. The patriotic citi zens s h ould lose no time in securing tickets to , f j ol o t , y and finish th e i r g l or i ous tr i ump h.—Freernun On F 1 Russell, Members by the fri binson's, CIIAIII ported or by Sir 1 Kell and There we Pon, Esq. S. Hawk Esq., G. As soo mAN obsei had no do was their fish Mona] pride and to entertai with their plause.) with four 41e that at exertions ii Sto s "an en f r long b eehold h, cis t o ughotit 4 )4ci e of c Jun p l ateshet r opos e a s I th e bo : 114 p x • Rtes: nt 1:41 )er...._(( M r. AT' 1 ) i 6 ' 4 not i e ! 'n self by in ince 'tl nguishe t l4u se.) I it, 4,, he heal 'lagistrates I PUB