The Sun. — London, England, 1827-08-09 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. MR. CANNING'S DEATH. Ws LORDSHIP stated, it might be convenient for the bar for him to say, he could not sit to-day after twelve o'clock, Tier could he sit to-morrow at all. In consequence of this le was willing to sit two or three days after the 17th. Mr. SUDDEN opposed the extension of the sittings. He felt so exhausted now that he hardly found himself capable of discharging his duty. His LORDSHIP was sorry for it; the present unforeseen lamentable circumstance had occasioned the interruption of his sitting to-day and to-morrow. Mr. HORNE observed that the sittings had been so early ;and so late, that the bar was quite worn out. His LORDSHIP then proposed sitting a few days before , the First Seal. Mr. HORNS could not for an instant suppose that that would answer any good purpose. It had been tried re- Teatedly by Lord Eldon, but when he came down, he found 'the parties against whom orders were to ,be made, did not attend, he had no means of compelling their attendance, l ie could not make the orders in their absence, and ulti mately found he might as well have remained in the country. His LORDSHIP wished to make himself as useful as pos sible to the public, but he desired only to act agreeably to the convenience of the Bar. Mr. Sucantx was quite satisfied that the public lost nothing by the vacation. His LORDSHIP was sure, considering how the bar la boured, that the vacation was not too long ; and as it seemed any alteration respecting the time either of rising Or meeting did not meet the approbation of the bar, he Would rise on the 17th, as previously resolved upon. IN THE MATTER OF EVAN OLIVER, A BANKRUPT. Mr. SUDDEN stated that the bankrupt, who had been brovght up from Montgomeryshire upon a writ of Habeas Qv:pus was now in Court to pray for his discharge. He or,bmitted the committal was informal, inasmuch as the 'Commissioners had made a long statement of what the bankrupt had stated, admitted, denied, &c. on former exa minations, without stating either the guestions or answers, aed summed up the whole by a question, which the hank "Pt had answered ; but the Commissioners had considered that a s the answer did not minutely meet all the statements it was unsatisfactory, and committed the man. Mr. S. submitted that the whole should have been set out in writing. Mr. Rosr, contra, conte:'ded that as the bankrupt did not object to any part of the statement, it would have to be taken as an admitted narrative by him. His LORDSHIP did not think so. His opinion was, that the examiners ought to hive pursued a different mode of examination, and that, therefore, the bankrupt wait entitled 2m be discharged. LUNATIC PETITIONS. During the remaining period his Lordship sat, he heard lunatic Petitions, that were consented to, refusing to allow any to be opened that w 4 et%% b ite opposed. --40` VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. Nothing of interest in this Court up to the time of our going to press. SURREY ASSIZES. -(THIS DAY.) HOME CIRCUIT.-CROYDON. Cornelius Bowen was indicted for assaulting, - with an unlawful intent, Jane Elizabeth Sayer, aged seven years and five months, on the 15th of April last, at St. Mary's, Rotherhithe. In another count the prisoner was charged with assaulting, without the intent, &c. The prosecutrix stated, that she went to the house of her grandmother on Easter Sunday. Knew Bowen; he l ived at her grandmother's house on that day ; she slept .that night up one pair of stairs ; Bowen slept in the same I ,"'n. Her cousin Michael slept in the same bed with by Bowen s l e pt i n th e o th er b e d ; was awa k ene d DY man's arm under her head in the night; did not ti*ert know whose it was. She then went on to state, that 'the prisoner got into her bed and offered violence, which is unfit for publication ; when she awoke in the morning, the prisoner was in his own bed. During the assault she did not call out, she was so frightened; he also made in decent allusions on the next morning; told her mother on 'the following Wednesday; did not tell he r b efore , because she thought they would beat her. Did not say any thing *to the man at the time ; his arm was under her head ; her e:ousin was in the bed, on the outside. Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON-Her cousin Mike was in the bed at the time; her grandmother slept down stairs underneath; did not wake Mike, who had his hack to her; she was assaulted three times and she did not say a t , ; if any noise had been made her grandmother must have heard it; the door was shut; a Mr. Bowles slept '" 1 the next room; Mrs. Bowles slept there too; it is s eparated only by a thin partition ;-siaw Bowen in bed when she got up in the morning ; she breakfasted with her grandmother; did not know what time ; nobody told he r that she was to say she was frightened if she were asked why she did not cry out, or tell her mother before. Several other witnesses were called. The Learned Judge summed up the evidence, and the Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. COINING. Samuel Wilson alias Stanley de Courcy Ireland, was indicted for traitorously and feloniously casting from two raoulds certain base coin in shillings and sixpences, pur porting to be the current coin of the realm, in the parish of St. Mary's, Lambeth, on the 12th of last April. Catherine Wood, who was taken with the prisoner, was admitted King's evidence against him. Mr. Sergeant ONsLow, Mr. GURNEY, and Mr. Bor.- taxi), conducted the prosecution ; and Mr. ADOLPHUS and Mr. BRODERICK the defence. Edward Joseph Powell, from the office of the Solicitor : If the Mint—On Thursday, the 12th of April, accompanied "Y some officers went to No. 6, Isabella-street, Gibson street; Limbrick, Kirby, Edwards, and Llyyd, were the officers ; arrived at the house at about four o'clock in the afternoon ; Kirby knocked at the door, on its being opened 'witness and the officers entered, and went up stairs. Went into the front room ; saw the prisoner Kirby enter the room, and seized the prisoner who was in the room. The latter was standing near a table with his coat off. He had a handkerchief tied over his trowsers, and over that an apron. He was without his neckerchief.— Th e front of his hair was slightly covered with white Powder. They found the table covered with two sheets of brown paper; whitening in powder was spread liver it. There were two moulds in metal flasks. The Prisoner was taken to the corner of the room, and Catherine Wood was brought up, and placed in another corner. While they were thus detained, witness opened one of the moulds, which had an impression of the obverse and reverse sides of a sixpence. It was quite warm and a part of the metal was on it.— The moulds were then produced ; they were made to cast four pieces at once ; the impressions were struck on whiten ing press e d hard into iron cases. One was for sixpences, and another for both sixpences and shillings.— They were very - ingeniously contrived ; a good shil ling being just put in to produce the impression, and the metal poured into the cavity after it was removed. A press was also produced which was used for the purpose of stamping.—Witness resumed—Kirby took a counterfeit shilling from the prisoner's pocket. The prisoner and Ca therine Wood, were then sent off in custody. Witness remained in the house, and when the officers return.. ed witness then took an inventory of the imple ments which were found in the house. They also found forty-seven shilli ngs and five sixpenc.es, all counterfeit and unfinished. There was a lump of the which thelitdivvillingshan)dedsix smile sort of white metal, o f reneea appeare d to have been formed. if from a crucible. A rolling pin covered with s whitening alas up on it, used to prepare the moulds, a three- sq uare file, with white metal in the teeth , a small gouge to clean th e mouth of the mould, in order to pour in the metal, were also found. Cross-examined by Mr. BRODERIOK.—Found the large mould shut together ; w hitening will ret a i n t h e heat for some short ti me; did not know for how long, th e other mould was not warm. Re-examined.—Found the mould warm on the inside, and called the officers to witness that it was so. By the Couitx—Was not a minute is the room before he felt the mould. John Limbrick, an officer, stated that lie went as de scribed by the last witness ; some time elapsed before they were let in - followinf Edwards up stairs ; the prisoner was dressed as below described ; his hands had whitening on them; found two pair of moulds, and a good half-crown ; the large mould was quite warm.—(This witness produced the coins which were found.) Catherine Wood swore that she is the proprietor of No. 6, Isabella -stre e t. She has been acquainted with the prisoner for some time past. He took her lodgings about two months before his apprehen sion, and brought his things at three or four different times ; a person named Streaton, who had escaped, was " intimate friend of the prisoner's, and frequently in his "mpany. The case for the prosecution having closed, wit nesses were called for the defence, whose evidence in e w as reli e d on to prove t h a t th e prisoner was not a lodg er a t wy of Wood's house, and that her evidence was un belief as she was a woman of loose and aban doned e h aeackr The def er • had no closed when our Reporter left. MR. CANNING. CHISWICK, WEDNESDAY NIGHT. The feverish excitement which has prevailed in the immediate neighbourhood of Chiswick for some days past, has terminated with the mortal career of the celebrated individual whose unfor tunate condition was the origin of it. The vil lage has almost regained its accustomed tran quillity. In most of the houses in Chiswick the shutters were partially closed this morning, and the inhabitants on all sides were heard expressing their sorrow for the deceased Minister. The si tuation of Mrs. Canning is truly pitiable. It seems, that a short time before the decease of her husband; she was conversing with him, and he then spoke with perfect calmness and composure. As the conversation advanced, however, she ob served that his voice gradually became weaker, and the signs of approaching dissolution in his countenance, alarmed her to such a degree that she suddenly fainted, and in this situation was carried out of the room by the attendants. When she recovered, which was not for several hours, she eagerly enquired respecting the state of Mr. Canning. She franticly implored of those around her to let her know the worst. It had, however, been previously arranged by the advice of the physicians, that she should not be suddenly in formed of what had happened, and she was there. fore prevented from proceeding to the room in which the corpse of her husband lay. We un derstand his Grace the Duke of Portland was fixed upon as the person to communicate to her the melancholy tidings. The noble Duke arri ved about seven o'clock in the morning, and after remaining at the house some time, he re turned to town, and came back again to Chis wick in the evening. Prince Leopold of Coburg arrived about 12 o'clock, and stayed only a short time. The body of Mr. Canning is frightfully at tenuated. He is so greatly changed, that those who were most intimately acquainted with his person would not now recognize it. The Marchioness of Clanricarde was yester day in constant attendance upon her father. She was deeply affected by his situation. Before his decease she returned to Richmond, and thus was spared the pain of being present at or near the scene of his dissolution. In the course of the day an undertaker arrived from London, to make the necessary arrange ments for the funeral. • BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR OF THE RIGHT HON. GEORGE CANNING. In the deep and general anxiety which prevails at this moment, upon every topic connected with the life or death of the late Prime Minister, the following hasty notice of his personal and politi cal career may not be unacceptable. Mr. George Canning, the father of the subject of the present memoir, was an Irish barrister of respectability, who was related to the family of Garvagh, (for the present representative of which, the late Prime Minister a short time since procured an Irish peerage) ; and having displeased his wealthier relatives at an early age, by what they considered an imprudent marriage, he came over to this country, where he lived in great poverty, and died, leaving his widow and family entirely destitute of pro vision. While in Ireland, and when he was first at the bar, Mr. Canning the elder had produced some poetical pieces ; these, however, though not devoid of taste and merit, met with no material success. In London he changed his course, and attempted to carry on the business of a wine-merchant ; but this effort was not pros perous, and it is generally believed that he died of dejected spirits and a broken heart, brought on by the loss of all his early prospects, and the subsequent miscarriage of several endeavours at ameliorating his condition. After her husband's death, Mrs. Canning attempted the profession of the stage, and performed Jane Shore, in Rowe's tragedy of that name, to Garrick's Lord Has tings ; but her talent was not sufficient to com mand a London engagement. She afterwards acted in various provincial companies, and even tually married a person in the same pursuit, of the name of Hunn. The Garvagh family, though deeply displeased with Mr. Canning's marriage, relented so far, at his death, as to take care of his son George's education, and the future Prime Mi nister was placed at Eton, where, while yet a boy he exhibited considerable indications of genius, and contributed several papers to a periodical publica tion called the Microcosm ,the first number ofwhich was published in 1786. The essays signed "B." are those written by Mr. Canning in this work, and the' poem, on the Slaver) of Greece, maybe quot ed as a fair example of their general merit. F rom Eton Mr. C. went to Oxford, where he studied at Christ Church, and distinguished himself princi pally as a Latin scholar, gaining several prizes. And, from thence, coming to London, he entered him self a member of Lincoln's Inn, and proceeded in due course, with a view to being called to the bar. At this time, however, the friendship of Sheridan, who was then in his zenith, suggested another career to him—the career of politics ; and at three and twenty years of age, he took his seat in Parliament, as Member for the borough of Newport, in the Isle of Wight. Prior to the commencement of his political prospects,, and while he was studying for the bar, Mr. Canning, at several private societies, had acquired consi derable reputation as a speaker. So much so, indeed, as to induce Mr. Pitt, who probably could have little other very cogent motive for be friending him, to offer him the post of Under Secretaryship of State, which he accepted in 1796, and was accordingly returned for the Treasury borough of Wendover. But he was some time in the house before he assumed cou rage to speak, although so strongly supported ; for he was returned to Parliament in 1793, and his first effort was the speech in favour of the subsidy proposed to be granted in 1794 to the King of Sardinia, which was not at all in his best style, and met with a reception more fa vourable than its intrinsic merits, perhaps, de served. About five years afterwards, too, in 1799, the young orator married Miss Scott, the sister of the Duchess of Portland, with whom he obtained such a fortune as gave him more standing in the country than he had heretofore possessed ; and he continued a vehement sup porter, and occasionally an ultra one, of Mr. Pitt and his measures, until the latter went out of office i n th e year 1 803. The short Admit& stration of Mr. Addi ng t on an d hi s co ll eagues was dete rm i nate l y opposed during its whole existen ce b y M r. ri dicule exhausted Canning, inugPonwhtoliseeptarelemntiesefsorperri: 11011, while the political measures of the Ministry were assailed by his logi • c and his oratory. At this time he sat for the borough of Tralee ; and as he had gone out of office with Mr. Pitt, so he returned with that Minister in • the new situation of Treasurer Of the Navy, which office he conti nued to hold until Mr. Pitt's death in 1806. On the death of Mr. Pitt, Mr. Cannin g went into opposig9n. again but his talents rendered him ' invaluable to any Ministry which could obtain his assistance ; and it was not long before he found himself again in power with an accession of rank, laving joined the Duke of Portland, as Secretary of State for Forei g n Affairs. It was in this capacity that he made his famous speeches upon the bombardment of Copenhagen and the seizure of the Danish fleet. And he also fought a duel, upon a dispute arising out of the conduct of the \Valcheren expedition, with the late Mar quis of Londonderry, then Lord Castlereagh, who was the Secretary for War and Colonies, which terminated in Mr. Canning's being wound ed, and in both parties going out of office. It was Lord Castlereagh who gave the challenge ; and at six o'clock on the morning of the 21st of September, 1809, the parties met near the tele graph, Putney-heath. Lord Castlereagh was attended by the present Marquis of Hertford, and Mr. Canning by Mr. Ellis. After taking their ground, they fired by signal, and missed ; but no explanation taking place, they fired a second time, when Mr. Canning received his adversary's ball in his thigh. He did not fall from the wound, nor was it known by the seconds that he was wounded, and both parties stood ready to give or receive further satisfaction, when Mr. Ellis, perceiving blood on Mr. Canning's leg, the seconds interfered. Mr. Canning was conveyed to his house, Gloucester-lodge, at Brompton, where be was for some time confined ; but as the bone of the thigh was not fractured, he recovered sufficiently to attend the levee on the 11th of October, and resign his seals of of fice, as did Lord Castlereagh also. The quarrel excited a considerable sensation among the friends of both parties at . the time ; and it was understood that his late Majesty ex pressed his strongdiSapprobation of the practice of settling ministerial disputes by sword or pistol. Mr. Canning addressed two letters to Earl Cam den (which were published), defending the part which he had taken in the affair ; but the result was, his separation from the party with which he had acted ; and not long after he made that which may be considered as his first demonstra tion in favour of popular principles, by offering himself as a candidate for the representation of Liverpool, for which place he was elected in 1812. Mr. Canning stood four times for Liver pool, and was each time elected, but never with out a strong opposition. On the first occasion he had four antagonists, and his majority was 500 ; the numbers being for Mr. Canning, 1,631 ; for General Gascoyne (the second Mem ber), 1,532 ; for Mr. Brougham, 1,131 ; for Mr. Creevey, 1,068 ; and for General Tarieton, 11. The second election took place after Mr. Can ning's embassy to Lisbon, and very great exer tions indeed were made to thrdw him out ; .but he was, nevertheless, returned after a struggle of three days, by the retirement of his opponent, Mr. Leyland, whose name, indeed, had been set up by the hostile party, in spite of his personal declaration that he was desirous not to serve. The third election, of 1818, was distinguished by an extraordinary quantity of electioneering manoeuvre, 18 nominal candidates having been set up, on one side and the other, in addition to the four real ones ; the majority, however, of Mr. Canning was greater than on any occasion before. The last election of 1820 was less warmly contested, his chief opponent being a gen tleman of the name of Crompton, who succeeded only in obtaining 345 votes. During the latter years of his life, the termination of Mr. Canning's political career seemed problematical, though few persons, even but a short time since, would have anticipated its coming so early to a close.— In 1818 he came into office as President of the Board of Control; but left England and aban - .doned his place, in preference to taking part in the proceedings against her Majesty the late Queen. Subsequently in 1822, he was named Governor of India ; and was on the point of again quitting the country, having actually taken leave of his constituents at Liverpool, for the purpose of proceeding to Bengal. At that very moment, however, the death of the Marquis of Londonderry suddenly opened the situation of Secretary for Foreign Affairs to him, a post which he accepted, and held until the change consequent upon the recent illness of the Earl of Liverpool, when it was his fortune to attain that high station to which his talents pre-eminently entitled him ; and in which a long list of valu able services to his country, have, we feel little doubt been cut short by his premature and regretted death. It is a curious circumstance, Mr. Can ning died in the same house in which Mr. Fox breathed his last: and, like that distinguished statesman, but a few months only after his last acceptance of office. Be has left two eons alive, and a daughter. The latter is the present Mar chioness of Clanricarde ; the elder son is a Cap tain in the Navy ; the younger a lad still at school, who was brought from York during his father's illness. As Mr. Canning has been repeatedly attacked upon the subject of the pensions granted to other members of his family—to his mother and sisters—it becomes fair to add what he has said in his defence. His answer to this ehasge was, that when he first retired in 1803 from the office of Under Secretary of State, he was en titled to a pension of 5001. a-year : and that, in stead of taking that sum himself, he requested to have it settled upon his relations. Mrs. Canning, whose eyes were never averted from her husband's countenance, was the first to perceive the change which it had undergone. The effect upon her was terrible. She fell into a hysteric fit, and in that state was conveyed to another apartment, where she still remains unin formed of the termination of Mr. Canning's life, but probably too conscious that he has ceased to exist. It is stated that Mr. Canning, in one of the intervals when pain was less acute, and he could address himself to those near him, expressed a fervent hope that his Majesty would adhere to the line of policy now adopted, and which has been found so advantageous and honourable to the country. Nothing authentic has transpired here on this subject, but the statement is believed ; and, it is added, that special messengers were sent to the King at Windsor to communicate the wishes of his noble-minded and talented Minister. The King, with his usual quickness, was the first to perceive the dangerous state of Mr. Can ning. We understand, that almost immediately after Mr. Canning quitted him, on Monday, his Majesty observed to Sir William Knighton, that Mr. Canning appeared very unwell, and that he was in great alarm for him. On Tuesday, Sir William repaired to town, at the express com mand of his Majesty, to see Mr. Canning. At the interview with him at the Treasury, Sir Wil liam made particular inquiries into the state of his health. Mr. Canning was then troubled with a cough, and he observed to Sir William that he almost felt as if lie were an old man ; that he was much weakened ; but had no idea of there being anything dangerous in his con dition, and that he trusted that rest and retire ment would set him to rights. Sir William bent Dr. 'gator' to Mr. Canning, and on parting with him; he observed that, as he should not leave town until Wednesday morning, he would call on Mr. Canning, at Chiswick, on his way to Windsor. Sir William found Mr. Canning in bed, at Chiswick. He asked him if be felt any pain in his side ? Mr. Canning answered he had felt a pain in his side for some days, arid on endeavouring to lie on his side the pain was so acute that he was unable to do so. 'Sir William then inquired if he felt any pains in his shoulder? He said he had been for some time affected by rheumatic pains in the shoulder. Sir William told him that the pain in his shoulder did not arise from rheumatism, but from a diseased liver, and he immediately sent for the three physicians who were in attendance on him. MR. FOX AND MR. CANNING. Some curious coincidences mark the latter days of Mr. Fox and Mr. Canning. About the middle of June 1)306, a few months after having formed an Administration, of which he was the head, Mr. Fox made his last appearance in Parliament. In August he was with diff►culty removed to the villa of the Duke of Devonshire, at Chis Wick, where, after undergoing sundry operations, he soon afterwards breathed his last, aged 57 years some months. He was buried in a vault in Westminster Abbey, near the. remains of his great rival, Pitt. At the latter end of June, 1827, also a few months after having been appointed the head of the Administration, Mr. Canning made his last appearance in Parliament. Illness assuming a still more serious aspect—(he had not been well since the Duke of York's funeral, and his agitations were increased on becoming Premier) —Mr. Canning was invited by the Duke of Devonshire to reside at the fine villa, Chiswick, in the hope that change of air might renovate health. He also there underwent seve ral operation ; but soon afterwards breathed his last—about Mr. Fox's age, dying it is men tioned, in the same room in which Mr. Fox ex- . pired. It is said that Mr. Canning will be bu ried near the vaults of Mr. Pitt mid Mr. Fox—. namely, in the aisle of Westminster Abbey, formed by the great Western door. For several days past no person, except the medical gentlemen, and Mr. Canning's imme diate friends and attendants, were allowed to pass the Lodge of the Duke of Devonshire's villa at Chiswick. Books were kept at the Lodge, in which were to be entered names and inquiries of those who might call ; but around the Duke's mansion, and within it, all possible quietness was preserved. The Marquis of Lansdowne left town yester day at noon in a barouche, with a high roof drawn closely over it, and four horses,• with two postillions, and proceeded to the Duke of De vonshire's seat at Chiswick. His Lordship was alone, and appeared to be much depressed. It was expected that his Lordship afterwards went to Windsor. WINDSOR, AUG. B.—The KING continues to dine daily at Virginia Water, and enjoy his aquatic ex cursions with the amusement of angling. This forenoon the Queen of WURTEMBERG, accompanied by her Royal sisters, left Frogmore Lo.lge in a double-bodied phaeton, drawn by four of his MAJESTY'S ponies, and driven by two postillions in the Royal livery, attended with out riders, and followed by an open carriage, drawn by four of his MAJESTY'S road horses, and driven by two postillions in the Royal livery, in which were Sir THOMAS 11Am- Atom), Madame de ROEDER, Baron GEMIIINGEN, and Count Goiculz. On leaving Frogmore Lodge, the Royal party proceeded to Kew, where they were met by Mr. Amu, with whom they inspected the whole of the Bota nic Gardens, after which the Royal party partook of an elegant cold collation, forwarded from Frogmore on the occasion, where they returned to Frogmore Lodge.- -Early this morning a messenger arrived at the Royal Lodge with the news of the death of Mr. CANNING.—This morning the Marquis of LANSDOWNE arrived at the Royal Lodge, and had a long audience of his MAJESTY.-This day his MAJESTY did not visit Virginia Water. Prince LEOPOLD came to town on Tuesday morning from his seat at Claremont. His Royal High ness, attendee by Baron STOCKSIAK, returned to Claremont in the afternoon. The Right Hon. W. HILL, our Minister at Naples, arrived at the Foreign Office a few days since, on leave of absence. The Right lion. Gentleman has taken up his residence at Warren's Hotel. Viscount PALMERSTON held a levee yester day at the Commander-in -Chief's Office in the Horse Guards, at which General Sir HENRY WARD, the Com mander of the Forces in the West Indies, was presented to his Lordship, on his return from Barbadoes (of which island Sir HENRY was Governor); and General Si. En- WARD PAGEr, Commander of the Forces in India, was presented, on his return to England. Dispatches were received at the Foreign-office yesterday, from the Marquis of II EaTrofto. Marquis CAMDEN visited Mr. PEEL yes terday. Sir RICHARD BIRNIE made his report of' the state of the police in the metropolis on Tuesday, for the first time, to the Marquis of LANsnowNE, as Secretary of State for the Home Department. Viscount DUDLEY ordered summonses to be issued for the assembling of a Cabinet Council. Viscount GODERICH left town about half -past two o'clock, in his carriage and four, for the Royal Lodge in Windsor Park, to attend the KINO, having received his MAsasrv's commands for that purpose. The Right Hon. STU/WAS BOURNE left town at the same time, having also re ceived a communication from his MAiEsTv to proceed to Windsor to attend his MAJESTY. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE returned to town about four o'clock from the Royal Lodge. At four o'clock the Cabinet Ministers assem bled at the residence of the late Mr. CAPrzaxG in Down ing -street ; those present were the Duke of PORTLAND, the Marquis of LAtisnovwg, the Marquis of ANGLESEA, Earl likaaowuy, Earl CARLISLE, Viscount DUDLEY, Viscount PALMERSTON, MT. WYNN, Mr. TIERNEY, and Lord BEXLET. The LORD CHANCELLOR arrived at the Council at five o'clock. The Ministers continued in deli beration till half-past six o'clock. ELOPEMENT.— Considerable anxiety was felt in the neighbourhood of Hunton-bridge, near Watford, on Tuesday morning last, in consequence of a young lady, of the name of Goodwin, being missing; it was, however, shortly discovered that an elopement had taken place in the middle of the night, with a person of the name of Clark. Shortly after Mr. Halls had entered the public room of Bow-street police-office, yesterday evening, Mr. Vickery, the Governor of the House of Correction, in Clerkenwell, came to complain of the extraordinarily crowded state of the prison over which he presided ; the number of prisoners now in confinement amounted to 776, whereas the prison was not calculated to hold more than between four and five hundred. The present crowded state of the prison, he said, was principally owing to the wholesale system of the magistrates of L am b e th- s t ree t Police-Office, who, on one day during the preceding week had committed no less than fifty, mostly females, for various small offences. Mr. Halls expressed his surprise at such a number of committals at a period of the year when magistrates generally enjoy . a degree of relaxation from the disagreeable duty of enforcing the penalties of the vagrant code, and, after observing that one or two committals of females by way of example, would have been sufficient, dis missed the Governor with some sage advice, which being conveyed in whisper, did not reach, our ears. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS.-(AI ST. JA s. s Lowland M ead. Hay 3 sto 4 5 Upland Ditto 4lO 515 Rye-grass Hay 4lO 515 New Meadow I-My 3 5 4 5 Supply rather limited, trade s Tuesday, t per Load of 88 Trusses.) .DIES'B. --. X. s. X. s. Clover Hay 4 15t07 0 Oat Wall , llO 2 2 Wheat Ditto 2 2 2 S Lewhat brisk, and prices as on ,FIELD R. 1. e. Cloy. Hay generally 4 15 to 6 10 Do. extra fine 0 0 7 0 Oat Straw 1 18 2 2 Wheat Ditto 2 2 2 8 trade; prices as last quoted. SMITH: s. s. Lowland Mead. Hay 3 10to 4 10 Upland Ditto 415 SIS Rye-grass Hay ll5 515 New Meadow hay 4 0 410 A good supply, and a dull t, FISH-MARKET, BILLINGSGATE. The market this morning was but moderately stocked with fish.—The following were the prices:— Prime Turbot, each los. Od. to 12s. Od. Ditto small .5 0 S 0 Finest Salmon, per lb. 1 0 1 2 Ditto Grilse 0 8 0 2 Salmon Trout 0 0 0 7 Fine Whitings, per 15 0 0 b 0 Live Flounders, per quartern Live Eels, per Mb. Finest Lobsters, per score Inferior ditto 0 0 30 0 Shrimps, per gallon Best Oysters, per bushel l4 0 20 0 Inferior ditto There were no other kinds of fish in the market. Shell fish was particularly scarce, with the exception of Oysters, which continue plentiful. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.; YORK RACES, TUESDAY, AUGUST 7. The expectations of good sport held out for to-day have in a great degree been disappointed, half the races having been walked over for. The shew of fashionables on the Course, and in the Grand Stand, was brilliant; but we do not think that the company altogether was so numerous as on former occasions. The splendour of the Earl of Fitzwilliam's equipage attracted general.adrniration ; it con sisted of a carriage and six beautiful bays, with six out riders. barley, Esq. the High Sheriff, also came in a coach and six. We observed, besides, many other in dividuals of rank—Earl Scarborough, Lord Darlington, Lord Kelburne, Lord Kennedy, Sir W. Milner, Sir Tatton Sykes, Sir J. Johnson, Honourables E. and H. Lascelles, Hon. E. Petre, Colonels Craddock, •Udney, and Chol mondeley, Major Hely, Captains Taylor, Hely, Wyatt, Leeson, J. Peele, Esq. ALP., Christopher Wilson, Esq. &c. Some tolerably heavy betting has been made subsequent to our last account, at the under-mentioned odds TIIIRTV GUINEAS STAKES AT YORE. No alteration. ST. LEGER. 30 to 1 agst Sancho 35 to Kagst Translation 35 to 1 agst Antiope 40 to 1 agst Reviewer 40 to 1 agst Coalition 10 to 1 agst any other. 3 to 1 agst Mamehike S to 1 agst Granby 13 to 1 agst Nonplus to I agst Matilda 17 to 1 agst Lunarta .?1, to I agst Dlalek 25 to 1 agat Lumley's colt Produce Stakes of 100 sous. each, b. ft. for four-yr-old colts and fillies, four miles. (5 Subs.) Lord Fitzwilliant's Mu1att0........, walked over. Four paid. The Fitzwilliam Stakes (handicap) of O Fovs. each, for five-yrs-old and upwards. Gen. Sharpe's b. h. Canteen walked over. Six paid. Mr. Lumley's b. e. by Tramp, agst the Hon. E. Petre's b. c. by Tiresias, 100 soya. each. Mile and a half. This match was not run, Mr. Petre having paid forfeit. The Knavesmire Stakes (handicap) of SO sovs. each, fur four-yr-olds. 11i1e and half. (6 Subs.) Duke of Leeds's b. c. Sirius, Sat. Mr. Redsdale's ch. c. Barelegs, Sat. Four paid.—A good race, but won easy. The Great Yorkshire Stakes of 25 sovs. Bch, for three yr-old colts, Sst. 51b. and fillies, Sst. Sib. Mile and three quarters. (7 Subs.) Lord Fitzwilliam's b. c. Medoro 1 Mr. Johnson's ch. c. Jupiter Lord Sligo's b. c. Roswal Mr. Wright's b. c. Sampson 4 Mr. Houldsworth's Bhurtpore 5 Two paid. . His Majesty's Plate of 100 gs. ; four-yr-olds, 10st. 71b. five, 1 Ist. 71b. six, 1 Ist. 121 b. and aged, 12st. Four miles. Mr. Richardson's br. h. Brownlock, 5 yrs 1 Lord Scarborough's b. f. Pasta, 4 yrs 2 Four drawn.—Pasta took the lead at severe running, and kept it till near home, when Brownlock, who had been waiting, came up, passed her, and won easy. The Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each was not run when our account left. LEWES RACES.—TU ESDAY, Auc. 7. (CONCLUDED FROM OUR PAPER OF YESTERDAY.) The County Plate of 100 gs. for three-yr-olds, 78t. 21h. four, Bst. 41b. five, Bst. 121 b. six and aged, 9st. Sib. The New Course. Lord Egretnont's Black Swan 1 1 Mr. Brown's Astonishment 4 2 Mr. Scaith's hr. c. by Octavius, 3 yrs 3 3 Mr. Heathcote's ch. h. Nigel, 5 yrs The Members' Plate of 501. ; weights the same as the La- dies' Plate. Heats, the New Course. Mr. Dickenson's ch. m. Amelia, 4 yrs ... 3 1 1 Mr. Shackle's br. h. Charnwood, aged ... 2 2 2 Mr. Nevill's b. h. The Smuggler, 4 yrs... 1 3 3 MARLOW RACES. These Races 'afforded excellent sport co Thursday and Friday last. On the first day the Plates, &c., were de cided thus : The Members' Plate was won by Mr. Scott's b. m. Pa lestine, beating two others. A Handicap Sweepstakes was won by Mr. Monk's Careless, beating three others. A Handicap Stakes of 5 sous. each, was won by Mr. Faulkner's ch. m., beating seven others. The Town Plate was won by Mr. Moss's Off-she-goes, beating four others. The Handicap Plate was won by Mr. Towerson's Queen of Diamonds. The second day's running wee confined to ponies. WESTMINSTER CRICKET MATCI:. The Annual Cricket Match between eleven of the King's Scholars, against an equal number of young gentlemen de nominated as Town Boys, all belonging to Westminster College, took place on Tuesday, at their enclosure in Vin cent-square.--The match was decided in favour of the King's Scholars, as follows : KING'S SCHOLARS First Innings 79 First Inning• 5l Second ditto 39 Second Innings 5l Total llB Total lO2 GRAND ROWING MATCH. A Rowing Match took place yesterday for a Coat and Silver Bulge, given by subscription, by eight pair of sculls, two heats.—For the last heat the boats came in as fol lows : Robert Dimond Christopher Wing Philip Marten Robert Carey Hungerford Waterloo Bankside Westminster 4 It was won by half a boat's length, and was the finest match witnessed this season. ANGLING EXTRAORDINARY. The following letter has been handed to us by the gentle man to whom it was addressed ; and it certainly describes feats in angling which we do not remember to have heard equalled, as regards the size and weight of the fish. The writer does not mention by what particular sort of angling the trout were taken ; but, from their size, we should pre sume it was by trolling. Mr. B. to whom the letter was sent, received two of the largest fish, which he is now pre serving, one for the Natural History Soeiety and the other for himself. Sunday, 29th July, 1827. Friend B.—l should like to know how the fish arrived, and what you think of them ? My success this season was thought quite astonishing by the grand lords of the lake. The following is a list of the weights of the fish, and the days on which they were killed. On Friday, the 13th July, 1827, (my birthday,) I landed at ten o'clock in the even ing with twenty-two grey trout : One 12 lb. One 7 lb. One 6%1b. Do. Do. Do. 4 Do. 436 Do. 24 Do. 3% Do. 4% Do. l% Do. 2% Do. 34 D o. 24 Do. 34 Do. - Do. lO D o , 1 T0ta1...... 1154 They were taken from the loch to the house (Larach Vane) in a wheelbarrow, and thence conveyed to Glasgow and Sunderland, by two gentlemen, friend. of mine. On Monday July 23,1827, I killed seven grey trout : One 14% lb. I One 4 lb.l One 44lb. Do. 13% Do. Do. 5 Do. S Total 441( On Tuesday, July 24, I killed three grey trout : One 941b.1 One Blb. 1 0ne............ 141 b. Total 18%lbs. All the above fish were taken with the rod. I am, yours, &c. J. W. LASSELLS. Manchester Mercury. . TOWN BOYS. CARLISLE ELECTION. CARLISLE, TUESDAY, AUG. 7. The citizens were a little surprised, last night, at receiving from the Yellow press, instead of Mr.. Lushington's speech, the mere echo of a speech ascribed to Lord Lowther; but which no living soul could hear (if he did speak any of it) for the noise which prevailed at the time. To account for this, the Blues assert—with what foundation I can not pretend to say—that the publication was made under the direction of a Committee of his Lordship's agents, who pruned the Colonel's speech of all such opiniont as they, from their better local knowledge, deemed likely to divide their party : and it will be observed that all party politics are cautiously omitted. The occasion may justify this circumspec tion; but I am of opinion, that both Ins and Outs would have been better pleased if the Colonel's opinions on the present state of the Government had been manfully published, as, I believe, the gal lant Colonel himself wished. It is certain , that the noble family, by whose interest he is encouraged, have latterly conducted themselves with much reserve on this delicate topic. It will be seen that Lord Lowther says, the Colonel "is a supporter of that Corn Bill which unfortunately did not pass. ' But I believe that even his Lordship was also friendly to a Noble Duke's amendment, which was the ' ques tion that principally divided the political parties : and it will not fail to be observed, that the Colom I himself, speaks less explicitly on the subject :—" 1 wish for such Corn Laws as shall be equitable," &c. ; except that he is made to say, "my opinions are a3 they have been described." It is my own opinion, that the Colonel never mentioned the Corn Bill, or any one measure in particular, having spoken as generally as possible, as far as I could infer from the detached expressions which caught my ear. But if he allows a Committee to suit his words to the feelings and interests of their party in the place, presume it will be considered all fair enough at such a time. I have heard that both the speeches were written by the same hand, and that they were done by the son of a city functionary ; but though I be lieve this to be the fact, it is obviously a matter of the least importance, notwithstanding it will doubt less be rudely handled by those who would not icruple to act in the same manner. The following are the speeches, as reported LORD LOWTHER.-Gentlemen-I have not myself the honour of being a freeman of Carlisle, but I believe I am Pretty well known here, in the honest North, as a man not altogether unacquainted with electioneering contests. Having had a communication with many of the freemen of Carlisle, and having ascertained from them, that a ma jority of your body were anxious that my friend on my left, Colonel Lushington, should offer himself as a Candi date for the representation of your city, now vacant by the leath of Sir Philip Musgrave, I have great pleasure in thus introducing him to you.—(The Colonel here bowed.— Roth parties, who had by this time joined, gave "ash other three cheers.)—He is a man, I can, un lertake to say, eapable of serving your best interests, Ind every way worthy of your confidence. He was , morn in the North, educated in the North, and is strongly attached to it from early association and reeollec ions. For some years past lie has been engaged abroad in he service of his country, and has so conducted himself on -very occasion, as to promote his own honour and her ;lory. Returned to England, for the purpose of residing in it during the remainder of his life, he has just received a te distinguished honour of having been elected a Director •if the East India Company. He is desirous of snaking himself further useful by representing your interests in Par liament, in which capacity he possesses peculiar means of -erving you ; and understanding that Carlisle, as a mane : icturing town, derived many important advantages from the connexion of a former Member with the Ea! , India Company, he entertains a strong wish to render you, as manufacturers, similar services.—(Cheering and slrouting.) —He is a man, I know, of the most enlightened and liberal principles he has already been in Parliament, and is a upporter of that Corn Bill which unfortunately did not lass. I hear that there is another candidate. To that Gentleman I shall not further allude than by saying, that .vhaterer he may be, my friend Col. Lushington is good 'pluck," and will be found at his post to the last. Gentle nen, as my friend will have many opportunities of explain- Mg to you his principles, views, and intentions, I now very respectfully take my leave of you. Col. LUSHINGTON—GentIemen, after a journey of SOY miles, I have the great pleasure of presenting myself before vou as a candidate for your favours. I should have been here sooner had it been possible ; but I see that I am not it all too late. Gentlemen, my Noble Friend has told yon, and very truly, that I was born and educated in the North, ind that lam strongly attached to it. I am attached to it; lam anxious to devote myself to its interests. Among the earliest of my remembrances the name of Carlisle oc curs with peculiar force and freshness. I assure you lam sincere when I say that I am most anxious to promote its interests as its representative in Parliament. My Noble Friend has alluded to my connexion with the East India Company, and to advantages which you derived from the influence of a Gentleman who enjoyed a similar connexion , vhile he represented you. Gentlemen, if lam elected to he vacant seat, as I have the fullest confidence I shall be, I pledge myself to employ all the interest I possess in pro moting the prosperity of the manufacturers of Carlisle ; and this I shall do from the united principle of gratitude said duty. I shall make it a point on all occasions to advance four commercial welfare. In respect to the Corn Bill, my opinions are as they have been described by the Noble Lord. I wish for such laws as shall be found equitable be tween the manufacturer and the landholder. I wish every man to live by the sweat of his brow—to have a belly fill —to have a big loaf. As I shall have many opportunitiee of seeing your honest and good-natured faces, I will not now trouble you with aft explanation of my general politics further than this, that I shall on every occasion be found an irdent advocate of the constitutional rights of the people. I shall take an early opportunity of waiting upon the free men to solicit their favours. I entertain no doubt of coin • plete success. You will find me at my post on the day of election, and there I shall remain till I see it brought to a triumphant issue. —(Loud shouting from both parties.) The Colonel is about 45 years of age, and of a prepossessing exterior. He was accompanied on his canvass by Lord Lowther, the Rev. Dr. Lowry, Mr. W. N. Hodgson, and Mr. J. Fergusson. They did not publish the result of the first day's canvass, but will probably issue some general bulletin when they have been through the city. The Blues have this day despatched a depu ei t ifi a ot t whw io ias n to some of the out-voters residing in the county. will oav r hev rce o or trtusiae j g:i uanhaad: tacticians guided, etlyhlfeiradom boast criterion, eledlt ,eh tclfel for lesrredhs c toas;h o ud, n elvn i fi dbme d ual seytanyhc perhapse o a ve t that s this r Mr. se the Lawsoniaer grounds of 'lope. They are certainly osars m tiep o sar re ; wary, and better t, b b u y t o th n e e n in th fl e ue Y nc e e l- , and are therefore more controllable than the many 'treaded Blue party. In squibs there was yesterday some improvement towards evening. The question Who is James Law Lushington ?" was answered negatively by the Yellows, " He is no clodpole !" which was pasted under the question. In a few minutes afterwards an additional line was subjoined, icy the Blues—" But a regular L ow th er humbug!' All is peace and quiet : the people here are vio 'tent in nothing but words, which act as escape valves to their party rage. I never in my life, in any part of England, witnessed electioneering par ties meet together and beard each other as t hes e did ytoesttielerdnalt,urdwiithoutblows. W hether peaceableness feriority of the Yellow snob in point of numbers, I commence on or w row ed , n a e n s d . leave not yet had experienc e enou g h here to be able to say. Not a blow has yet bee n struck , nor a pane of glass broken; and ladies; dressed in party colours, walk the streets in pe rfect saf ety. So far, these epeople, was the i owin g Carlisle mobs may be con s i d e r ed as worthy for our southern populace. T he received in Carlisle by the end of th e wee k ; and the l writof t h election e is s ill probably expecte be expected issued o Wednes day or Thursday week. Col. Lushington closed his Canvass t hi s afternoon, by calling at Mr. Dobinson's. The Learned Gentle man was known to be on a canvass in the country : at any rate, this could be only a visit of form, as Mr. D. is blue all over. The best placard of to-day is in the form of resolutions agreed to by the Colonel's 4upporters, at his head-quarters, determining that the entire representation of this commercial manu facturing town " should not be dependent upon the agricultural interest alone," and therefore that Col. Lushington ought to be chopen. Un- are.) `IIIE~! po-• vete, sols yes- ace, e to DM au a eigrs of , in; ted,,, are it of was that due. and hey !on- say !nee eck; Hite unt,, Dish, le6e, 71, Hite, can, :,'ity, t is ner. )oft, Is is ?nye r be .Y.) 'net, the Mail i ter ush- the Jell, nins, the rues ; been ife of coach: emit the arts- cy on ie 9th lelena dates gs no from This PT to most abort fel 'tared r last, will evon id has rrival, ;tatne, tntrey e, but )f this aerted wn to ghtcns