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f~~lt 7 7. . _ - voilittax ZICHANCES Lo • R Amtußon, MAT 23.—,16. monthi, 3C 6 34. LEIPEIC, MAY- 21 . —Three months, 6. 17%. BERLIN, MAY 22 . —Three months, O. 28. dank $ PRICES OF IRISH tock Consols, 3 per cent Gov. Stock, 3% per cent. 89 8N 82% Ditto New 4 Per 'Cent. ................ 1,6 1 i Gov. Del). per cent..., 90% Royal Cana Stock Grand Canal Stock -- e b it Y Deb. 4 per cent. -- ..allast Office Deb. 4p. ct. MOCKS, MAY DS. St. Patrick Maur. (per sh.) Royal Irish Ditto National Ditto — Patriotic Ditto Hibernian Bank — Provincial Ditto — Royal Irish Mine — Imperial Mine — Mining Co. of Ireland Commercial Buildings — Arrived. MA . Due. I America ......... 0 0 Brazil 0 0 Buenos Ayres 1 Dublin 1 FlandoFran ce Gu ernsey&Jersey 0 Arrived. Due_ I • Hamburgli 0 0 Holland 0 0 Jahusica 0 0. Leeward Islands 0 Lisbon 0 0 Malta 0 0 'Mexico 0 I Waterford 0 u• !HOB STATER Ai 1.0141: 1 014 BRIDGE T0..2.101110W. minutes after 4 Evening ...59 minutes after 4. . . _ . . i; .., ' , '''. :,. • .4 , ..g i , ~.1..": . ,. `,'," .. Ar ... z tr iirti: : -. Z ,4-,-.4-00 ‘ .. • . .4....,-*-•;.- - ~.. ,11111 1444 -...,- LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 29, 1827. The Paris Papers of Saturday, and th e Et o il e dated Sund a y morning, have reached us. They are chiefly filled with debates in the Chamber of Deputies on that part of the Budget which re lates to the service of the Marine. In the Etoile we find an article from Constantin o pl e , d a t e d th e 26th April, which states that the Ramazan has sun3Plded the communications between the Am ba'slatiors of the Gieat PoWers and the REIS ER4II4 D I ) ORihe subje c t o f t h e pac ifi cat i on o f ?ree ce; " but the verbal.com mun i ca ti on ma d e b y the latter to the Dr agomans of the Ministers, 1448. to: rid expeciation - that . the Divan will ad -4140f• ' A ,„ • • a ny mediation on .behalf o f, Gre e c e . 'l4l4..is,.the'Greak Adiniral,.:las set a noble exa. • fit e of- diSinterested feeling, i n b e i ng t h e Iql: r 9 surrend er up t h e chief command of the tar irle. to - Lord COCHRANE, and declaring him-. -,. seir ready to combat with a ll hi s m i g h t un d er hi s , rd ship s command. Extracts of these papers will be found in 411.oth.er column. Orange- Ex-Ministers and their friends • cvnabled together yesterday, to commemorate () Y r a Public dinner their respect for the memory 1 / 4 r. PITT, whose principles they unaccount 4ietend to adopt, though that illustrious C unan was th e d ec id ed friend of Catholic taet T4 ll ciPation--a supposed blemish in his cha t‘ r, pathetically alluded to by the Earl of '4 1, 7)6 1 „ 1. Si r . liio S . a GOOCH was in the Chair, and e illd • any speech es . I n propos i ng M r. PEEL ' S 7 th, he d escribed him (according to the pa . Post) as a man who, " non sibi sed if i°-1.4 . 2 :it," and compare d hi m to M r . P ITT . tll3 compliment seems to have been 414h. 1 . 1 4u11y received b w the Right Hon. Gentle .• , p & 44 : hi : ; ~..e have' a great respect for Mr. PEEL, e o n rto a most . useful 'public character, but v rgrin g him to Mr. PITT is really absurd. h °II) they tendered their condolence and the rents to each other and having it all 'll 9 1141711 way) abused the absent Minist ers r i g ht Y. • American apers t o th e 9th i ns t. were rece i ve d 1 ei ght' at the North and South American fe e" t tou Rouse, an d extracts from them will be 1M another c o l umn . will be observed that circulars have been declaring that the prohibitions of the Act the 18 t h : April, 1818, are not to be consi in el• ed as extending to passengers who may a rrive tritish vewels. The Government have also pinted a remissi on o f t h e f orfeiture of t h e Bri th br ig Belfast and her cargo , - o n the -ground at th ere had b een no i n te nt i on to v i o l a te th e r'l4- taws' This has the appearance of a desire to tile .severity of the existing prohibitory re e American Anibassador at Rio Janeiro is to : ,„. ve. demanded his passports, in conse -41 Z e ri e g been treated with great indig- Ith • re q ui ring an explanation of the cause of 1) . 0„ —l3[4oinnent of some of the crew of a vessel ; 11 ging to the United States, which had been Al lire cl on suspicion of being bound to Buenos / ' e !'• If this should prove to be the case, the a l at r n , all Empire will h ave to struggle against '4 every difficulty whi c h can assail a State °rite. -13 Y a f rom Lisbon,vessel whi c h h as arrived at Liverpool letters have been rece i ve d from that cap i ta l up to th th e 17th i nst:, at which time e health of the PaiNcEss contin ue d to 1 71 .'- 13,1'01,e. Lisbon itself was quiet. His Maje;;;;Pael I"i t h - ton, ha s arr i ve d a North American mail. She sailed 411 kula, on th e 11th o f Asa from pril, and from H a li. x on th e 9 t h instant. ,„.,. • vve received, this morning, the Allgenzeine I na L'eitung, t o the 23d instant, from which we ke t he following extracts : OCKHOLX, SLAY 15. eat:‘,, o file 1 Journ a l contains the ratified commercial tr iy,, uetweella Swe d en , Nortvay, and Prussia. frok•tof our Journals of the 10th has the following article: , "en- , A ~... Vi borg ...... Of leeinheg accounts are daily received of the scar , city . i nasy: e rn and fodder, and of the apprehension of , farn t fam ine : to g r i ll Mo `poorer elm* in the eountry have alreanYllT.ll 41/44..1 hanes, straw, and alder flowers together, td ma ke : Ittl ii'tli # I "idaa this, 'bad' fevepiptevait both in the town liatti4),ntry, especially about ' the I:loot-Me, end more ktriii, ii2Y'near Trollhaltori, where there is...seareli• i 4, l lAA;frora fever ." ' ' ' , • ' I` -. • ' loi, titlii1 8 ••••,-.-The, o ffi cial ' etc4sge..eiiiltainC .1 a 1 iott 4 ~..kou of the 16t4 instant: 'The-tarlft.:lir:the Os t " pi''' • m areull?e'r, 1724 ( commonly eallid• The' Pro, b e - 1 1 - ' A 4e ,,t) le fevoked, as far' iti - concerns the shipi , meac t .i 4ingdont of the Netherlands, which may -.orti l .„,.. • . a u — 9 6 Agt probilitida ""iftt illto PIVC va a ip l. ' on parn . mit of iho paole" 'cintien . as, are _paid on the lime goods imported by Swedish ships. - His Majesty, to show honour to the memory of-a Sove reign for whom he entertained the sincerest esteem and friendship, has been pleased to order that the Court shall put on mourning for four weeks, for the late King of Saxony, without waiting for the usual official notice of his decease. The total amount of the exportation of iron from the kingdom, was :- 1823 ship lbs 429,712 1524 375,892 1825 481,038 1826 351,529 Swede❑ has now 152 Lancasterian Schools, in which 9000 children are instructed. A list has been published at Linkoping of 1,725 unclaimed letters, some of, which have been lying at the post-office for 30. years. The steam-boat Foreningen, which was built for a com pany, the shares being 100 rix dollars, produced last year a .profit of 22 rix dollars par share, DRESDEN, MAT 520. To-day the Court goes into mourning, by hie Majesty's command, for 54 weeks for the late King. CHRISTLANIA, MAT i 4. On the 24th of last month, it was proposed in the Storthing to reduce the salary of the Governor of the Kingdom from 16,000 to 12,000 dollars, and that of the Norwegian Minister of State residing at Stockholm, from 12,000 to 8,000 dollars, to which the Committee agreed, with the modifications that the salary of the present Go vernor, Count Von Sandels, should remain undiminished as long as he retains his office. ST. PETERSBURGH, MAY 12. Prince Dolgorucky is appointed Adjunct to the Minister of Justice, and Prince Labanow-Rostowsky, Privy Coun sellor, Minister of Justice, and Minister of the Council of the Empire, has been permitted at his request to resign all his offices, retaining his emoluments and salaries as he has hitherto received them. VIENNA, HAY 17. This afternoon their Majesties have gone to Luxembourg for the summer. The Emperor gave numerous audiences before his departure. The Arch Dukes, his Majesty's sons, follow him to morrow. Metalliques, 90 '7-16 ; Bank Sharer, 1089. In the City Article of the Times, of this day, a very extraordinary paper is made public, in the shape of a circular, said to have been sent by the Bank of England to certain private Banks, suggesting that the Bank of England should have the exclusive right of issuing paper, making some allowances or affording some advantages to Country Banks for their present returns, which are estimated at only 21 per cent. We much question whether this document ha:, actually been issued by the Bank, and whether it may not be considered merely as the prospectus of a scheme which some ingenious person has suggested, with the view of serving temporary purposes, rather than with an expectation of the adoption of the plan. Extracts from American Papers.—Slavery in New York State is to cease on the 4th July next, and prepara tions are making by people of colour in various parts of the State for celebrating the event on the sth as a Jubilee. TRADE WITH PE U. —We learn from letters from Lima to the 3d January, that through the interference of Mr. Tudor, American Consul, some concessions have been made in the commercial regulations of that country ; one of them is a permanent regulation, by which the whale vessels will be allowed to enter the port of Callao, and to 3ell oil and naval stores for procuring them supplies, without paying tonnage duties, which are exacted on merchant vessels. The duties paid at Callao are three : viz. those on the merchandise sold, on anchorage-duty, which is trifling, and a tonnage duty, which is heavy ; the whalemen which often touch there being now exempted from this last duty, can sell a few barrels of oil, commonly at a good price, to procere supplies. Another provision of more im portance is, a new tariff was lately established to take effect in February, which subjected American cotton goods, bleached and unbleached, chairs, furniture, shoes, lead, and soap, to a duty of 80 per cent. ; an exemption in behalfof English and Indian cotton goods existed, although• the Americans calculate their own manufactures are stronger and better suited to that market ; the American Consul has succeeded, however, in inducing the Government to place all foreign plain cottons, India saunas, and baftas, subject to the same duties, and a decree had been published to that effect, dated the 4th of January, 1827, by Andrew Santa Cruz, to take effect from and after the first week in September next. Off the City of St. Domingo, the ship Amazon, expe rienced a strange visitation of smoke and heat, accom panied with a rank smell, supposed to proceed from some tremendous fire on shore, being at least 10 leagues from the land : this lasted for about an hour, the vessel ring at the rate of four knots; it then became fainter, the wind shifting more easterly, the smoke returned but not so powerfully as at the beginning.—American Paper. THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CITY, Twelve o' Clock. - - To-day is a holiday at the Bank, but both Stock Ex changes are open as usual. To-morrow Consols will be shut, inconsequence of which some rather extensive busi ness has been transacted this morning; they opened at 834, and have since evinced considerable elasticity, having been done at 83k, buyers, the present price, and looking strong.: , Money continues abundant in the City, and good bills can, be discounted at 2f per cent. without difficulty. India Bonds maintain their premium of yesterday, being 83 5 ; whilst Exchequer Bills are a little lower, being 51 2 pm. In the Foreign Funds Colombian and Mexican Bonds ap pear firm, the former at 31f , and the latter 68i ; Chilian are 1 per Cent. lower. Brazilian Bonds are 58 1, not withstanding a confirmation of the report has arrived of the misunderstanding between the American Minister and the Emperor Don Pedro, and that in consequence he had requested and received his passports, waiting only for the sloop of war, Cyane, to return to the United States ; thus another and a formidable enemy may be added to that already impoverished country from the obstinate and inccn siderate conduct of one individual ; the Bonds, under such circumstances, cannot be expected to retain their present price. Nothing new has taken place in Shares, prices are nominal, and no material alteration within these last few days. Three per Cent. Consols, 83i iF ; Ditto for July account, 83i 4 ; India Bonds, 83 5 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 51 2 pm. Fonxicx.—Brazilian, 58 ; Buenos Ayres, 60 1 ; Chilian, 28 30 ; Colombian, 31i ; Danish, 61 ; Greek, 16 17 ; Mexican, Fire per Cent., 54 5 ; Ditto, Six per Cent., 68f ; Peruvian, 26 8; Portuguese, 77 8 ; Russian, 91i 2 ; Spanish, 12i MIMES. —Anglo Mexican, 50 47i die. ; Brazilian, S 2 die.; .Colombian, - 9. 11 per Share; Real del Monte, 60 60 dis. ; Tlalpuzahua, 63 30 die. ; United Mezieen, 18 17 die. ; Bolanoe, 80 60 die. Two o' Consols have been done at 84, but have since receded to ssi 84 ; the nearest price is on the verge of 84 again, with a strong appearance; Colombian, 81f ; Mexican Bonds, 681, buyers. THREE O'CLOCK Consols, 833 4. FOUR o'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICES. Consols 831 Danish Bonds 611 Do. for Ac. 831 Greek Do. 1825, 161 Brazilian Bonds .584- Mexican Do. 1825 681 Buenos Ayres Do. Peruvian Do. 27 ChiEau Do. 281 Russian Do. 92 Columbian, 1824, 311 Spanish Do. 12t On .Saturday, a fine male child, aged two years, son of Mr. Martin Freehan, of Graystown, near Killenaule, was scalded to death, in conse quence of having fallen into a tub of boiling water.-...-Thiblin Patriot. We r e member v tiust. gle L d a ys of our youth, when we asked for things which :the _ prudence of our parents thoug,ht fit. O. withhold, we ,were told we should have them " when -the ,bottom of the Thames fell out." The " wisdomof our:anees torsy, never- led them to—iratiOtt;4ll4,suck an event would, at no distant period, actually occur. Southampton Herald. LAW INTELLIGENCE:--(THIS DAY.) COURT OF KING'S BENCH. (Sittings after Easter Term, before Lord TENTBRDIEN, at Westminster.) BROWN V. WEBBBRLEY. Mr. Clam said this was an action of trover, brought by the plaintiff, as administratix of James Brown, her husband, who died on the 24th of April, 1825, fo:: the recovery of the value of a watch and seals, which the defendant took out of the deceased's trunk the day after his death, and re fused to delhier up. The article was of small value, but as it was the prOperty of her husband, the plaintiff very naturally had a strong desire to be in possession of it. Several witnesses were then called, who were present when the watch was•denianded from the defendant, when he refused to deliver it unless he should have an order from John Brown, the deceased's brother, alleging at the same time that the plaintiff could not prove but he had received it previOns to . the deceased's death. Mr. DowuNG, for the defendant, said that the watch, was given by the deceased in pledge for some money he had borrowed of the defendant shortly before his death, and therefore he was entitled to retain it. The defendant's witnesses proved the loan of the money, and the watch being in the defendant's possession before the ,leceasees death. The Jury found for the plaintiff with 10/. damages. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. ORPWOOD V. BARZIts. The plaintiff was a livery-stable-keeper, and the de fendant a publican, keeping what is called a watering house. They were neighbours, and had often disputes re specting a right of way. The present action was.brought by the plaintiff against the defendant for a compensation in damages, in consequence of an injury he had sustained from slanderous language used by the defendant. The plaintiff's evidence was, that at one time he had regularly from 40 to 50 horses at livery, that he was in good credit with persons with whom he was in the habit of dealing, bathat in'couse quence of the malicious language and conduct of the de fendant, his business had been : so injured, that he had fre quently not had more than two or three horses, and had, in short, been ruined. The defendant - had declared that he would go to the Hay-market, to the corn and straw mer chants whom the plaintiff had dealt-with,. and would do for him—meaning the plaintiff. The words. proved to' hare been used by the defendant to those persons, respecting the plaintiff, were—" War-hawk, there, 'mind what you're about!' They had abstained from eitending credit to the plaintiff, from the influence these words had had on their minds. Mr. Sergeant TADDY• was for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Virr.DE for the defendant. The latter contended that Ile words used were what every tradesman had a right to use to another tradesthan, meaning to give him an honest and friendly advice to be careful in his dealings. Mr. Justice LITTLEna)L.r.; in - . his summing up, stated that though it was true that every - man had a right to give an-honest and-bona fide advice to a tradesman, even as a caution, yet he had never known it decided that any individual had a right to volunteer a caution; however, it was not necessary to enquire into this question, because it was said here that the words used contained an inuendo. If a fair caution had. been intended, certainly it could not have been given in more mild terms than—" mind what you're about ;" but it was to be observed that these words had been preceded by others of a very import taut nature, and which the Learned Counsel had not taken much notice -of, namely, " war-hawks there,"—war hawks was composed of two words, war, and hawks,—war meant beware—beware of hawks,.—(Laughter.)—Again, considering the ferocious nature of the hawk, the expression might be taken to mean, beware or take care of fraud or it might be-intended to convey - notion of insolvency, which the declaration imputed to it. So, when the expression war-horse was made use of, it was - un derstood, in another form, to be, " beware of a bad horse." The first question, therefore, for the Jury was, whether this unasked-for communication made to the tradesmen by the defendant respecting the plaintiff, was intended to convey a notion of fraud or insolvency on the part of the plaintiff, and thereby to injure his credit; and next, if the allegation in the decla ration was made out to their satisfaction, what compen sation the plaintiff was entitled to for the injury he had sustained. The Jury, after consulting for a few minutes, returned a verdict for the plaintiff.—Damages, 1501. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. THE KING V. GRKCCO. This was an action brought against Joseph Grecco, for importing a large quantity of coral, without paying the duty on it. The case was unfinished when we went to press. ADMIRALTY SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.) These Sessions commenced this day at the Old Bailey, before Lord STOWEL, and a majority of the Advocates from Doctors' Commons. The business commenced by the reading of the commis sion, during which, Lord Stowel suggested to the Regis trar that the name of the Lord High Admiral should be introduced. The old Commission, he observed, would be imperfect if used on the present occasion. The REGISTRAR said the Commission which he was reading was the same which had been always used, but that the name of the Lord High Admiral had been added. Lord STOWEL in the course of his address to the Grand Jury, alluded to the case of Bragg, who was charged with murder on the High Seas. In considering the evidence on this charge, the Jury should understand that the law of England sanctioned the infliction of corporal punishment on mariners for purposes of correction, but not for the in dulgence of malicious or b ru t a l pass i ons . Th ere was ano ther case, in which an individual was charged with a crime odious both to God and man, and it we:, for the Grand Jury to co:sider what credit they would give to the evi• deuce adduced in support of that horrible charge. There was one other case, which involved a charge of mur der ; it had come up from the port of H u ll , and the persons indicted were charged with the murder of several persons by the bursting of a steam-vessel, after repeated admonitions were given. Now, though the negligence which was evinced on this occasion might be, and was ex tremely blameable, yet he did no; see how this could he swelled into a charge of murder. However, it was for the Jury to consider the evidence in support of the charge, and he (Lord Stowel) would not detain them longer from the discharge of that duty by any further observations. The Grand Jury then retired, and returned in about two hours, finding the bill against Joseph Bragg. Lord &rowel, was assisted by Chief Justice BEST and Mr- Baron•VA GMAN. Joseph Bragg was then arraigned, and put on his trial, for the wilful murder of Francis Williams, a man of colour, and a mariner on board the ship Valiant, on the high seas, off the Isle of France, on the 15th of Sept. 1826. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr. CRESSWELL opened the case, and Mr. AiDREWS stated the facts . to the Jury. He said he had the honour of appearing in this case on behalf of the public, to inquire into thy circumstances connected with the death of a Bri tish subject. The prisoner was the Captain of a trading vessel, and the crew consisted of twelve persons. The deceased Francis Williams was the cook, and filling that situation, all the crew were interested in his conduct. Williams was lazy or negligent, and the Captain thought proper to chastise him on different occasions, hut it did not appear that the punishment inflicted on those occasions was very unusual, for he was whipped with a rope's-end. On the 16th of September, however, another course was adopted by the prisoner. The deceased was fastened to the boom, and whipped with a rope of nine ende. Whilst this punishment was being inflicted, he called for drink, end by the. prisoner's orders he was presented with a can of brine, which the unfortunate creature actually drunk. He became sick, and begged to be allowed some respit , :, and the Captain, in reply to this entreaty, desired the deceased to get to the end of the boom, and throw himself into the sea. After the punish ment was inflicted, the prisoner ordered the deceased to go into the hold and perform some duty. This the deceased was either unable or unwilling to perform, and he was forced down by striking him with a hammer. He was then drawn up, and a rope tied round his thigh. He was beat with a stave, by the prisoner, on the breast, and left for sore time lying on the deck. Subsequently, an iron was heated, and applied to the most fleshy part of the body of the deceased, and afterwards, until the hair was scorched off his head. A rope was then tied round his body, and he was thrown into the sea, and dragged after the vessel, which was then sailing at the rate of four .knots an. hour. He was then taken up, a lmost dead, and put into a hammock in the fore-hold, at a distance from the place where the rest of the crew slept, and the following morning he was found dead. The crew when they arrived at Port Lewis stated, that the deeaamed died in his hammock, and even signed a paper to the effect, that the, deceased came to his death by the visi tation of. God, but the Jury would jud ge o f t ,1 40 mot i ves in making such &declaration. . _ Robert Harris sworn—Shipped himself on board the Valiant on , the Ist of 'August, the vessel was . bound-to the Mauritius,: the crew consisted of twelve persons; the prisoner was captain ; there was a man of colour on board, bit name w Fralacie William,. William wont' to In in good health when- the ship Was passing the line: The prisoner..frequently illused Williams, who was cook and steward. The cook Used to come up from the captain's cabin crying, and complain of ill-treatment. The captain sometimes ill-treated the deceased on deck. He sometimes tied the large fork, which was used for taking meat from the copper, to the cook's neck. This fork is called the tormentor. When the tormentor and the scrubbing brush were tied to the deceased, the prisoner began flogging -him round the deck, and the cook cried out, but none of the • crew dared to interfere,— On the 'day . before the deceased was , found dead in his hammock—witness saw him first on the round house. The Captain then came on deck, and desired the deceased to go on the main boom. The Captain then took up a rope and occasionally struck the deceased with it.— . After this had gone on for an hour, the deceased asked for some drink, and the Captain ordered some brine to be brought,' and stood over the deceased with a cat, until he made him drink a pannican of brine. In a .short time, the deceased got sick in the stomach, and complained of another necessity ; but the Captain refused to let him leave the boom, and continued, flogging him. The de ceased had no other clothes on than a Guernsey frock, for the master had cut off his trowsers, a piece at a time,- for sport. The vessel wax pitching and going at the rate of three or four knots an hour. The deceased could not keep his seat steadily on the boom, because he was weak from the sickness and ill treatment. Witness was aloft whihit deceased was drinking the brine, but afterwards came down. A person named Grove was at the helm. The boom was a very dangerous situation for a person in Williams' condition, and. he at length fell off it. He was then allowed to go to the other end of the vessel, and when he had done his business there the Captain desired him to go into the hold to mend a bucket, for the deceased bad been a cooper. The deceased did not go im mediately when he desired, and the prisoner struck, him with a small hammer, upon which the deceased ran away. Witness saw the deceased in about a quarter . of an hour ; he was sitting near the . companion and appeared very ill. The Captain came and hit him on the breast with a piece of African oak, and he fell on the ballast ; the Captain then called for a rope and it was tied round the deceased, and .the Captain cried " haul away,""and the deceased was lifted from the ballast. The rope was made fast on one leg near the knee ; the de.. ceased was tied up to the gallows by a rope under his arm pia; one end of the rope being thrown over the gallows ; this was done because the deceased had not strength enough to hold himself up ; froth was oozing from his mouth, and some one said that he wanted to drink; and the master said, " let. him get salt brine again." The master then desired a man named Bill Cassinger, to put the poker in the fire, which Cassinger refused. Witness soon after 'saw the poker red, hot, in the prisoner's hand, and he applied.it to the back - part of the deceased, and a sort of steam arose. The de ceased by this time was almost insensible. In that state he was lowered to the deck, where he lay some time. The prisoner then came, hauled up the deceased, and let him fall on the : deck. Witness next saw the deceased hanging on the fore-yard, and in a few minutes after, saw him lying on the starboard side of the deck with the rattles in his throat ; some of the crew asked the prisoner whe ther the deceased 'should be taken below, and prisoner an swered, " No, I will have the sulks out of him, the d....-d rascal." In some time after, however, the deceased was taken below, and put in a hammock, in a part . of the vessel where no person slept ; at this time he was groaning, but appeared insensible of what was passing. The next morn ing witness heard that Williams was found dead. The first allusion that the prisoner made to it in witness's hear... ing was, " I never knew a black man the before of the sulks." • The prisoner then ordered the body of the black man to be hauled on deck, and .that he should be sewed up in his hammock. The prisoner, addressing 'the crew, then said, "Do you see any marks on his body ?" Witness saw mark; on the face and body, but was afraid to make any, remark. One of the crew, named Groves, said, " There are no marks to be seen on a black man's body, but if he was a white man there would be plenty of marks seen." The Captain made no reply to this. The crew all got some rum then, by direction of the master. Witness never knew any rum to have been served out before on the voyage. The deceased was then sewn up in the hammock, and prayers having been read over the body, it was committed to the deep. The prisoner then desired the cresv to go down into his cabin, alai asked them to sign a paper to the effect that the de ceased died by the visitation of God. Groves said, "we can't do that." The prisoner asked, " what can you sign ?" and Groves replied, •" I think the best way to make it agreeable to ourselves is to sign that it was accidental death.' " Witness then signed a paper to that effect, fearing if he refused, lie would not be safe himself. 'I lie ship ar rived at the Isle of France in about a month. When at the Isle of France, Groves fell out with the second mate, and the Captain sent him ashore to the Police, and desired the crew to say nothing about him, for that he was a bad man. The crew were sent ashore at the Isle of France at different times, and were desired by the Captain to say that the black man died in his hammock. Witness went before some one ashore. Who this person was he did not know ; but all he said was, when the book was given him, " So help my God, be died in his hammock." Cross-examined by Mr. ADOLPHUS.—There were two ships of war lying at the Isle of France at this time. Witness has been twenty-six years at sea. The conclusion of this trial will be given in a Second Edition. FASHIONABLE AND MISCELLANEOUS. Yesterday morning, soon after nine o'clock, the Duke of Clarence left the Admiralty in his travelling chariot and four, attended by Colonel Fitzclarence and Colonel Wood, and proceeded to Woolwich, for the purpose of reviewing the Royal Marines, of whom his Royal Highness is General. The Royal Duke was received by the Colonel Commandant of the division stationed there, and some of the principal officers of the Marines. After the review, his Royal High nesB partook of some refreshment at the officers' mess. His Royal Highness left the Dock-yard at half-past three o'clock on his return to the Admiralty. The Duchess of Gloucester, the Princess Augusta, and the Princess Sophia, visited his Majesty yesterday. Lord Farnborough had an audience yester day, of the King. The Duchess of Kent, the Princess Augusta, the Duke and Duchess of GlOucester, and the Princess Feodore, dined with the Duke and Duchess of Clarence on Sunday, at their resi dence in the Admiralty. The Princess Augusta visited Lady Caroline Waldegrave yesterday, at her residence in Cur zon-street. The Duke of Rutland has lately had two iuterviews with the King, one of which was of considerable duration. The Marquis of Londonderry had a nume rous party to dinner yesterday. Lady Emma Lascelles, the third daughter of the Earl and Countess of Harewood, will shortly be led to the Altar by Mr. Edward Portman, the Member for Dorsetshire. THE OLD PASSAGE.--Wednesday, the 6th of June, is fixed for the new steam-vessel to be gin crossing the Severn at this Ferry. The sub scribers, at whose expence it has been built, and the piers and other important improvements com pleted, have determined that the whole shall be open, without toll, to the public inspection and use, for three days ; after which the new fares are to commence, with considerable reductions from those hitherto taken ; thus affording in creased accommodation at less expence. A coach- is to be started direct from London, in addition to the Bristol, Swansea, and Monmouth stages ; and arrangements are in progress for forwarding parties of pleasure, unon reasonable terms, to Lancaut Double Views, Pon Moyle, the Devil's - Pulpit, Chepstow Castle, Piercefield, Wyndcliff, Tintern Abbey, the DevandenHill, -Ragland. Castle, and other celebrated places in the neighbourhood. This liberal and spirited conduct deserves, and we trust is likely to meet with, 'corresponding support 'on, the part of the MIDDLESEX SESSIONS..(TIIIS DAY.) These Sessions commenced this morning at the Sessions' House, Clerkenwell-Green, and a great many cases of petty assault went off, but none of them possessed the slighest public interest. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, MAY 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived from London, the Cynthia, Lanhlater, for Palermo ; Priam, Smith, for Quebec; Chanipion, Lock, and Crelia, Hudson, for New South Wales; Malvini, Norfor, and Agenoria, Robertson, for Trieste; Diana, Braithwaite, for Virginia; anct Ata lanta, Lock t , for Trinidad. • .Arrived, the Ann, Foreman, from Jamaica. , • PORTSMOUTH, MAY M.—Wind S. S. W. —A rrlved, the Layton, Luscomb, from London, for New South Wales. Passed, the Robarts, Corbyn, from Calcutta—sailed from thence Jan. 24, and from the Cape March 21. FALmounr, MAY 27...r1Vi11d W. to S.W.—Arrived, the Nocton packet, Morphew, from Halifax—sailed on the 9th inst. GRAVESEND, MAY 27.—Arrived, the Prince Coburg, Frith, from Tobago; and Brighton, Sabor, from New York. MAY 28.—Arrived, the Ann, Johnson, from Honduras; Glaphyra, Jones, from Antigua; Woodman, Varl, from Gibraltar Eden, Johnson, from Cadiz ; a nd the Joseph, Christopherson, from Bengal. The Melville Watson, Purdy, from Jamaica, was driven on shore on Sunday night, in Chale Bay (Isle of Wight.) The Carolina Ann, Baust, from Belfast to New York, was driven on shore early this month on Long Island, and, it was feared, would be wrecked —crew, passengers, and _ cargo saved. The Rob Roy, —, from Belfast, and the Perceval, f rom —, were on shore about 40 miles below Quebec on the 30th ult. NORTH and SOUTH AMERICAN COFFEE-HOUSE. NEW YORK, MAY B.—Arrived on the 4th inst. the Howard, Holdridge, from Havre; sailed, the 19th March, the brig Day, Pierce, from Messina and Gibraltar; 13th March, lat. 46. 55. long. 32. 20., James Dozery, a native of Exeter, in England, was washed overboard and lost ; the brig Seaman, Smith, in 45 days from Messina. sth.—The ship Edward BOnaffe, French, from Havre. 6th.,--Ship Henri IV., Skiddy, from Havre, left 16th April; 27th same month, lat. 43. long. 49., passed owe* islands of ice. Packet ship Pacific, Crocker, from Liverpool, from long. 48.- to 49. and lat. 46. to 42,, passed more than 100 islands of ice; water 34., air 36. Packet ship Corinthian, Davis, from Liverpool, sailed 4th April ; ship Josephine, Cole, from Belfast in 20 days, spoke, long. 47., British brig Cabinet, 26 days from Liver. pool, for St. Andrew's. - Ship Great Britain, French, from Liverpool, 9th April, in lat. 40. long. 30., saw 14 islands of ice, some very large. Ship Clematis, Lotv, of Boston, from Liverpool. Bth.—British ship Dalhousie Castle, Walton, from Liver pool, sailed 16th April. Ship Montano, Smith, from Havre in 41 days, - Ship India, Jones, 29 days from Liverpool. • Brig Martha, Edwards, 21 days from Amsterdam. Ship Florida, Tinkham, from Liverpool, sailed April 16. QUEBEC, MAY I.—Arrived, on the 31st ult. the brig Quebec packet, Anderson, sailed 2d April, from Aberdeen. May I.—the ship Bolivar, Crosby, in 19 days from Belfast ; the brig Sophia, Neil, March 30th, from Gree nock ; the ship Brilliant, Barclay, in 26 days from Aber deen. Two ships have just arrived, but have not yet been boarded. The above vessels met with no ice of conse quence ; they report several vessels at hand. Capt. Neil, of the Sophia, reports that he this morning saw the Rob Roy, on shore, at Le Islet ; also the Perceval, of Plymouth, a little above St. Thomas's he further states that there were about 12 sail of vessels at anchor at Crane Island, un able to weigh anchor. We fear from the severity of the late easterly gales, we shall hear of some disasters. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, MAT 2S.—lt has blown strongly from the S.W. all day. His Majesty's ship Cambridge, Captain T. J. Mailing, arrived at one o'clock, from Lima and Rio de Janeiro, the latter of which she left early last month. If the wind is favorable, the Dartmouth, Capt. Thos. Fellows, will sail to-morrow for the Mediter ranean. The Cambridge has just hoisted the Blue Peter, having received orders to repair to the eastward. At four r. M. his Majesty's ship, Hussa4 Capt. Edward Boxer, arrived from the Eastward, where she has been fitting for the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir Charles—Ogle, appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Halifax station. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—May 28. The house and yard were excessively crowded this day. Sporting men of every class, and from every part of the kingdom, were in attendance, and betting to an enor mous amount took place. The horses are still unhealthy, to which must be attributed the frequent extraordinary alterations in the odds. It is very doubtful whether the King's filly Maria, will start ; she is amiss. The present odds are as follow : DERBY. 25 to 1 agst Mameluke 30 to I agst Pontiff 30 to 1 agst Catherine 30 to 1 agst Spondee 30 to 1 agst Eliza Teazle 35 to 1 agst Gamelius 40 to 1 agst Turcoman ;:nartney and Defence (taken) g the two winners. K S. 7 to 2 agst Glenartney 8 to 1 agst Windermere 9 to 1 agst Trumpeter 9 to 1 agst Defence. 12 to 1 agst Roderick 12 to 1 agst Gaberlunzie 20 to 1 agst Lspagnolle 1000 to 500, the field agst Gle 20 to 1 agst namiß OA 5 to 1 agst Schelierazade 7 to 1 agst Tippitywitcliet 7 to 1 agst 'roso 7 to 1 agst Brocard 10 to 1 agst Donna Clara 14 to 1 agst Souvenir 15 to 1 agstlnare 16 to 1 agst Morel 16 to 1 agst Translation 24 to 1 agst Calypso 25 to 1 agst Lunacy 30 to 1 agst West's filly 40 to 1 agst Maria EPSOM ACES. As the public must naturally be anxious to know what horses start for the Derby and Oaks, we have ascertained that the following colts and fillies are now at Epeom : FOIL THE DERBY. Lord Jersey's Glenartney Mameluke Mr. Sadler's Defence Capt. Haffenden's Trumpeter Duke of Grafton's Roderick _ Turcoman Lord Egremont's Gaberlunzie Mr. Forth's Spondee Lord Cavendish's Espagnolle colt Mr. Payne's Eliza Teazle colt Mr. Gauntlett's Gamelius Mr. Radcliffe's Windermere Earl Grosvenor's Sparkler Sir J. Sheller's Maresfield Capt. Haffcnden's Pontiff Mr. Bartley's Prestbury Lord Exeter's Augusta colt Mr. Yates's Tamworth --- Edmund Fairlawn Mr. Kirby's Othello Mr. Jones's Pandarus Mr. Payne's Bachelor Lord Egremont's Catherine colt Mr. Hunter's Gustavus colt About IS are expected to start. POPL THE OAZ9. Lord Clarendon's Donna Clara filly Mr. Irby's Toso Mr. Payne's Scheherazade filly Colonel Wilson's Tippitywichet Duke of Richmond's Guluari Mr. Forth's Translation Mr. West's Rachael Ruysch Lord Verulam's Brocard Mr. B. Gray's Spectre f. Duke of Grafton's Arab (Zeal) Monody Duke of Rutland's Totteridge filly Mr. Lambton's Shuttle filly Mr. Greville's Maria Mr. Ridsdale's Lunacy Mr. Scott's Souvenir Mr. Howell's Fair Helen filly Major Gore's Eelvidera Mr. Thornhill's Morel filly Mr. Harris's Tramp filly Lord Wharncliffe'i Calypso filly Maberley's LiVonia About 17 or 18 are expected to run. Such is the abundance of money in the City that a recent circumstance has come to our know ledge of a Gentleman having obtained a mortgage of 16,0001. at 41, per Cent. for six years certain. Bankers also for periods of shorter duration advance money, on good securities, at three per Cent. 'EXECUTION.-(THIS DAY.) This morning, George William., for sheep and horse stealing; John Eagles, for a Poet-ofgee robbery; and Benjamin Saunders, for a highway-robbery, wet-- executed before the Debtors'-door, at Newgate, Brown having been respited. A short time before eight o'clock, the Sheriffs and City Officers having arrived, the above unfortunate men were conducted from their respective cells to the Press-room, where they underwent the ceremony of being pinioned, without any extraordinary•emotion. Eagles appeared the most affected. He was a short man, shabbily _dressed, avid was stated to have been 35 years of age, though from the apparently care-worn expression of hie countenance, an observer would have considered him 50 at least. Saunders was apparently in a death-like state of stupor during the whole of the melancholy ceremony. —After his hands were pinioned he sat down on the cri minals' form and leaned his head back, as if fainting.— Attention being paid-to him by the Sheriffs ; and Arr. Wont- Der he appeared to revive, ' and requested the latter to write to his father, to inform him that 'he died happy. Williams entered the room with a smile, and appeared to meet his fate with more firmness than the others.=.-- His hands being bound, they proceeded to the fatal engine. The procession headed by the Sheriffs and Dr. Cotton. While Eagles made his last exertion to ascend the step's of the scaffold, the other two were seated in the soup-room. After leaving the press-room they never spoke ; Saunders followed, and was placed nest to Eagles, in the same ap parent stupor in which be left his cell. Williams was the last to mount the fatal platform. When reminded that it was his turn, he arose from his seat with c mac of manliness, and advanced unaided; the tears, however, gushed from his eyes as he placed his foot on the first step of the stairs. He yet seemed to make an effort to die with firmness, and placed hiniselfnext to Saunders without seeming to tremble. The cap was then drawn over their eyes, and as the drop fell a spasmodic groan struck on the ears and the hearts of all present.— Williams seemed to suffer the most. The others dropped their hands at the instant the drop left dull; and moved net again ; but the former attempted to respire for some seconds. • After banging the usual:time they were ant down, and the mob divan& THE MARKETS.--(THIS DAY.) . _ HAT U4.IIILETK-444per Lead 0(20 TrUst4".) 'ST. JANES'S. _ - • X. 'a. a Lowland Mead-Hay 3 1$ to 4IS Clover 41'15 to / U Uplang Ditto 4 5 6 0 Oat Straw • II9 t' 2 ftye.grass Hay 4=15 6'o Wheat Ditto .... 2 2 0 Supply rather mited, mad trace somewhat hrta priaea as last quoted. SMITHFIELD. A. a. a. Lowland Mead. Hay 3 15 to 4 15 Upland Ditto 415 510 Rye-grass Hay 415 510 New, Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 Good Clover Hay from - Se. t higher than on Saturday; price. A good supply. and a sluggish t : 15 s. Z. s. Cloy. Hay catwalk, 4 to 6 1 Do. extra line 0 0 7 7 Oat Straw ll4 lls Wheat Ditto IIS 2 2 o 71., good Straw Qc., pet load s of Meadow Hay, E. stotionary. trade. THE PITT DINNER. FROM A CORRESPONDENT OF THE muss.) Yesterday the anniversary of the Pitt Club was held at the City of London Tavern, Sir TnostAs Goocn in. the Chair, supported by the Dukes of Wellington and New castle ; the Marquisses of Blaudtord, Salisbury,' and Do negal ; the Earls of Eldon, Westmorland, Bathurst, and Falmouth ; Lords Kenyon and Farnham ; Mr. Peel, Sir Thomas Lethbridge, &e. &c. After the cloth was removed, the usual toasts of the Royal Family were given from the Chair. The King's health, that of his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence, and the rest of the Royal Family, and the Home of Bruns wick, and may they never forget the principles that seated them on the Throne of these realms, were all successively drank. The greatest enthusiasm which was excited by these touts, became manifest in marking passages in the songs or glees which accompanied them, and applying them to the recent political changes. For instance, the linet in the anthem of " God save the King",.. " Confound their politics, " Frustrate their knavish tricks," were loudly applauded, as well as the denunciation ,against " all plotting contrivers" in the glee of " Here's.a health to Old England." The memory of " His late' Royal Highness the Duke of York"—" The Immortal Memory of Mr. Pitt, and Protestant Ascendancy," were successively given from the Chair. In giving the health of the " Earl of Liverpool," the Chairman deplored his political death. And in propcsing the health of " the Duke of Wellington," he pronounced a warm eulogium on his Grace, end on-the Earl of Eldon—the one being the oldest of his Majesty's Councillors, end the other the greatest Captkin of the age. The Chairman was very indignant at such men being made the objects of attack by ,the.publio press, Air their honest and manly virtnee. It was shoekin.. to 'sea the= dragged through the dirt and vilified : indeed, their treat ment by the press was a disgrace to the character of Eng lishmen, and more than coild be patiently borne by any honest man. The Duke of WELLINGTOX, in returning thanks, said, that though it was true he was no longer in his Majesty's Councils, he, was yet stanneh to the piinciples which they were assembled to perpetuate. It was not usual, at suck festivals, to indulge much in political allusions ; and, there fore, with the permission of the company, be should' not enter into any explanation of his motives for retiring on a late occasion from the public service. As to the calumnies of the public press, adverted to by his Hon. Friend, and more particularly the charge that he and his friends had presumed to dictate to their Sovereign, he should not stop to reply to them; indeed, it was unnecessary when he saw that they had no effect whatever upon the minds of so re spectable a company. His Grace, after a short pause, as if to refresh his recollection, rather abruptly resumed his scat. The Cn.unmax prefaced the health of the Earl of Eldon with a suitable panegyric. The Earl of Eenow, in returning thanks, said that he was one of the oldest members of the Pitt Club, as well as one of the oldest servants of his Sovereign then present, having endeavour'd (as he repeatedly called Cod to witness) to serve his King and eountry faithfully since the year 1785. With every wish to be allowed to live and die in the ho nest discharge of his duties, he had long sought retirement from official labours. He would not eondescend to answer the calumny which had been heaped upon him by the public press, nor would he degrade himself by any contro versy with any one connected with it, respecting his cha racter and motives; of these God and the public would judge. He pronounced a pathetic eulogium upon the me mory and principles of Mr. Pitt, but remarked, with refe rence to their toast of Protestant Ascendancy, that he , co 111:, never obtain from his lamented and illustrious friend, el adequate explanation, of what were his securities for ae pr.sservation of this Protestant Constitution, in the event of Catholic Emancipation being carried. He was the ad vocate of full religious toleration, but was hostile to any dangerous innovation upon the political power of the state. Upon Mr. Part's health being drank, after a comparlion by the chairman of that Right Hon. Gentleman's talents with time of Mr. Pitt, Mr. PEEL, in acknowledging the compliment, pronounced a glowing eulogium on the principles and talents of Mr. Pitt, and hoped that these meetings, to preserve the value and remembrance of both, would be frequently held throughout the country. The Earl of Witancost.elen, after returning thanks for his health, proposed that of the Chairman. The latter, in acknowledging this compliment, became facetious upon the late junction of the Whigs with a part of the old Government. They had, however, taken care, at the onset, to secure the Mint for their own use (alluding to Mr. Tierney's office.) The healthy , of Lords Bathurst, Harewood, Kenyon, and other personage, present, were also drank, and severally ac knowledged. It was remarkable, that " His Majesty's Ministers," which was one of the standing toasts of the Pitt Club, was this year omitted, and likewise two other toasts, " The Wooden Walls of Old. England," and " Ships, Colonies, and Commerce." The omission of the two last could not have been felt as complimentary to the citizens of London, both of whose Sheriffs, and some of whose Alderalen, were present on the occasion. Mr. Taylor was loudly applauded in delivering " The Pilot that weathered the Storm ;" and Messrs.- Leet, Hawes, King, Terrail, exerted their beet vocal powers to reserve the harmony of the company. • On the whole the anniversary was spiritless„ the particu lar moment when it occurred not heizig the most favourable for the celebration of the principles which the Club pro fesses to enforce. _ Soon .after 11 o'clock the company broke up. Miss TURNER'S PETITioN.--This petition has been favourably received by the House of Lords, and will no doubt convince all persons of that truly English feeling of fairness which prevails there, and which has induced Sale and Co. of 33k, Strand, to offer the best Wellington boots that can be made, at one guinea the pair.