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by the Honourable Member for Southwark. The market gardeners ought to be protected. Lord ALTHORP supported the Bill, on the ground that no person had a right to set a gun to do that which he was not justified in d o i ng i n his own person. Colonel ROSS was favourable to the Amendment pro p)sed by the Honourable Member for Southwark. Mr. WOOD considered death arising from Spring-guns to be equivalent to murder. Mr. TENNYSON denied the validity of the arguments urged by the Honourable Member for Corfe Castle. Mr. MON CK opposed the Amendment proposed by the Honourable Member for Southwark. Lord MILTON observed, that the real question for the House to consider was, whether, by disagreeing to the Lords Amendments, they would postpone for a year the advantages to be derived from the Bill ; or, by agreeing to Amendments, would merely subiect the market gardeners to a temporary inconvenience, an inconvenience W hich might be remedied in the next Session. Mr. FRANKLAND LEWIS cordially supported his lionourable Friend's Amendment. LUSHINGTON was disposed to assent to the the y made by th e H ouse o f Lords ; first, because jueY were in conformity to the general principles of our P'; and, secondly, because they were in conformity to "'lel'? which, in his opinion, the Legislature should take °f the manner in which property ought to be protected. He said ought ; because he believed the security of pro aMDertY in this country by severe enactments was carried tich farth er t h an i t ought to he carried. Although the ac quisition and the just security of property were advan- Atageous to the community as well as to the possessor, there re limits b e y on d w hi c h ne i t h er the acquisition nor the Possessio n ought to be protected. Property Was only one means Of happiness; the happiness of all was the end of the security of property. They who maintained the justice °f setting spring-guns in woods for the protectio n of game, alight as well say that it would be justifiabl e at any hour of the night to fire guns through the wood, in the hope that if any poachers were there they would be killed. Such an act, however, would be murder. An Hon. Friend of his, lately 4 Member of the House, had the misfortune, during his a bsence from home, to have a spring -gun set in his garden. i_He en had the still g re at er m i sfortune of having a man hy that s p r i ng -gun. He (Dr. Luslsington) had h e sd: " eYe-witness o f th e m i sery i n which this accident or involved his excellent friend. The loss of his garden, °f his whole p r operty, would not have inflicted upon him Yeti the pain thathe endured for we e k s an d months ; and t h e was not to bl ame , f or h e h a d g i ven str i ct orders his gardener to load the spring-gun only with powder— awn order which was, unhappily, disobeyed. This example w a s aUfficient to show, that, if the setting of spring guns Z eSHo wed at all, it would frequently happen that the i tt n :', re tion of inferior persons, who were reckless or ef ilntiess of c onsequences, would be the cause of the loss S ee I°4l life. -With respect to gardens, where was the w 7ity for this kind of protection ? Large gardens were g : t , i the d• He spoke of his own knowledge, of such large ' e ns as those at the bottom of Highgate-hill. Those gard ens oltflierwi se-"" Persons to guard them at night. It would be impossibl e to prevent the intrusions of stragglers. t • Del lons would have valuable property in open fields, easy a s z c es e, it was their duty to guard it against depredation ; 4 4 1 ' " they did not do so, they must bear the loss. It was on tT l u s h ,_ l4 nciple that some of the wisest and best men in this e r'Y had reprobated the practice of tradesmen who left gu a - ,.7 ° °ds exposed at their shop-doors. The expence of profit these gardens was nothing as compared with thQ idedered from them. Had any Hon. Gentleman an in the advance in the retail price of garden-stuff sold the e Market? I t was a t h ousand fold. The small in- I c v - ab 4s , o f expenc e , th ere f ore, w hi c h t h e employment of .14-„tnen would occas i on, wou ld b e comparatively trifling. p.s4-lee, an d humanity ca ll e d f or t h e tota l a b o li t i on of the -pe e of setti ng spr i ng -guns. The House ought to con sp:r, t hat on thi s subject they were legislating with re feeet° a descripti on of offence which no Member of it was l t ° commit. There was, therefiire, no community of N e j e oetwee n t h e Legislature mid the criminal ; and that pr._ rat ion ought t o i n d uce t h em to pass the Bill in i ts Z il t state, by acclamation. nie nt : C. WETHERELL opposed the Lords' Amend- IV' a nd fully concurred in all the views of his Right Priend (Mr. Peel). mop SA NDON asked, if it was justifiable by the Com wo-,111,,LaW, for a person to do that by agency w.-iich he 4144 ." not ck, by himself. If a person could not shoot a an elitubing a wall, could he do so by a spring gun, or doct% °t n her e ligine? e ' contended he could not. Such natural Was alike repugnant to the Common Law and T h _ law, which was anterior to it. Ivir . amendment was agreed to.prin • C. C ALVERT moved, respecting the setting of th o .g,glins in the next clause, that after " continued," - added from sun-set to kr. al A sun-rise."—Agreed to. lord s , ,'"'NXES moved the next Amendment, on . the °Ptrat.'nendment which rendered the Bill general in its por ed I°°, with the exception of dwelling-houses ;he PT?' geo ev l l wi th th e i ntent i on of b r i nging the Bill back to its sqt, d ; for m, that i ns t ea d o f d we lli ng- h ouse t h ere b e in- M r, unless in woods, underwoods, green louses ! " &c. Lord : , 8 * RICE urged the inexpediency of altering the very „;LweiniMents, which were, perhaps, made in the d li*Peetation of their being rejected here. He hope by, "se Would notseduced to lose the Bill altogether, " a lv n • • be clauses, but would var h , „ ega.tiving some objectionable fu4e,inin Bill in its present shape, and trust to chance for in Prorernents. 4 ° , *MILTON apprehended the Amendments originated pla y !nendl he Y —sPosition to the Bill. If he were in another Posed by perinips would wish that some of them were pro th4titndividuals not favourable to the measure, thoughthe _ whoroiese he was bound to consider it the measure of this hotly from which it proceeded. If he were right ths ,P i nion, he trusted the House would . not the play into tae lyti ;" of those who had not the manliness to reject it others themselves, but wished to throw the odium of Thler,,,s.--(Hear, hear.) H ouse then divided— l'°r the Amendment 25 A gainst it 46 21 The fords , Majority k r ~.,---- Amendment was then carr ied. ass ‘, 41 • ...,. cALNERT, on our a d mis sio n mmion of spring G %111°Il itting an Amendment for the Gallery, 48 t° the owner s of hot-houses,by setting a con :pilaaoronnded by a wall seven feet high, . gardens, r or conservato to"d2 "ties rm te wall. pl,„ r MILTON that persons who could k eep such not so, as many Air ' : e a °°l d also keep sa id, a watchman to protect t h e m. oft • CALVERT said, that it was Were,Pns for vvhose benefit this clause was proposed co, Inarket-gardeners who cultivated the gardens and :e.tvatories attached to large houses which had been ° Mat e d . After a short d desultory conversation, the House di v id e d, For the Amendment 23 Against it„ 40 ..................... 17 •ph_ Majority against it e gre c t Ot h er Lords' Amendments, with Amendments,we_ o re r th ei tn, and ordered to be sent back to the L or ds for Lordships' concurrence. / o a , STATE OF CRIME. VI :i r g • RUSSELL (as we understood), postponed un eo' - nesday his 'potion for the appointment of a Select tornittee to inquire into the State of Crime. DISSENTERS' MARRIAGE BILL. Mr. W. SMITH postponed until Wednesday the second 4 adin g of the Dissenters' Marriag e Bill , CORN AVERAGES' ACT. Mr. CHARLES GRANT rose to move certain Re')." lo tions for the purpose of bringing t'r provision for striking the averages of d for other in a Bill for making bet 03jects incidental to the import/I,th,, for a° • nof fore i gn grain. There were two classes of regulations --the one relating to the duties, and the other to the internal machinery of striking the averages. The present Bill would state the fr°lnn tub er of towns which were to make the returns of prices !IvWhich averages were to be struck. It vvould likewise : c Permission to alter the list of these to upon cer 'a'n °eessions. Another alteration of the old law, which Wo uld he effected by the present measure, related to the t° pay of Ming the Inspector of London. It was proposed t i ; Pay this officer from the general revenue. The present Practice tvas for the Proprietors of the Corn Exchanl.e to pas the Inspector at London 100/. a year, and to find him ZartMents, and certain other expences. The other In ,elt°ll) with some other trifling exceptions, would be left Zas " Were before. Th ey wou ld , h owever, in future, be eln°rable by the Chief Inspector, and not, as hitherto, by wi, n local Magistrates. With respect to the person s elk ; *ere to make the returns of prices to the In t d t°lll , for them to strike the averages, it wa s in " aelluotedileito includ e in thi s maltaters, but class, not only larg ely . Persons who were in the habit of dealing very , in corn. He alluded particularly to Brewers, IDlst . iar ,11ers great Coach Proprietors and others, who owned ters°ge numbers of horses. Hitherto the returns of these Would°l had not been before the public. The present Bill a l so g i ve a power to the Receiver of Returns, or, he Would be more properly called, the Comptroller of ' e f , tur n*, to strike out, with the sanction of the Privy 'onncil, all returns which he deemed f raudulent, or de -I_4ledly suspicious. It was at present in the power of the ` n a t , Peetor to strike out any returns which he might deem 'lllluient, It.might be made a provision of the present 1 ' LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY IS, 1827. His MAJESTY will hold a Council to-morrow, to receive the New Members of the Adminis tration, when such of them as are not 6f his MAJESTY'S most Honourable Privy Council will be sworn in Members, and take their seats at the Board accordingly. Can there be any possible advantage in each of the Opposition Lords harrassing the House, night after night, by stating his individual grounds for objecting to the present Administration, when there is such a wonderful similarity in the words used and sentiments expressed by these noble persons, that we should have thought a round robin or Protest drawn up by the ablest amongst them, and signed by the rest, would have answered equally well, if not much better. To a Division we are aware, there are very solid objections, in asmuch as the operation of subtraction would be gone through, showing a balance not very fa vourable to the views of the Ultras ; but really, their friends out of the House would make a great deal of a Protest, signed by twenty Peers. Instead' of confining themselves to the process of simple addition in summing up the list, they would rival Falstaff's skill in multiplying their friends in buckram, and where there was no one present to contradict them, they would satisfy any assembly in the world that the majority of the Lords and Com mons were on their side, as they at present do, with equal truth, respecting the nation, from the difficulty there exists in giving to that assertion the same unqualified contradiction. They would go much farther than their patrons in the House, who, it seems, from Lord LANS DOWN'S speech of last night, confine themselves to an extraordinary credulity. Talking of a corres pondence carried on for unworthy motives, the Noble Lord observed, " such charges lie at once asserted to be false. He did not mean, of course, to attach a direct falsehood to the Noble Lord ; but his assertion was certainly one of the most extraordinary proofs of a disposition to be. lieve that which happened to agree with his own views and wishes." But we repeat it, many of their friends out of the House would stick at no falsehood, no meanness, to injure in public opi nion, the Right Hon. Gentleman at the head of his MAJESTY'S Government, towards whom their animosity amounts to the malevolence of de mons, rather than the fair and manly opposition of men holding different opinions in a free State. Lord iVIANvEits had the honor of dragging forward the old subject of the Ministry, and though called to order by the LORD CHANCEL LOR, seems to have proceeded in his harangue. His Lordship was pleased to sneer at what he called that " immaculate source, newspaper authority." Of course this sneer only applies to that part of the Press which has the misfortune to differ from his Lordship in the present view of affairs, but we would advise him to feel more concern for the credit of a certain distinguished body, which should be " an immaculate source of autho rity," though from the flat contradic tions given to each other by Noble Lords, there must be even there no unfrequent de viation from truth. We are not inclined to defend the whole Press of this country, amongst whom there may, possibly, be many contemptible characters, but we would tell the Noble Lord, and others who join with him in railing against the Press, that there have been individuals connected with it at former periods, who have subsequently risen to eminence in the State, as well as in the republic of let ters, and who, though not termed Right Honourable, had as high a sense of honour and as sincere a regard for their country as any Noble Peer or Member of the House of Com mons. No one can deny that what has hap pened may happen again,and charity should at least lead to this conclusion. Lord HOLLAND stated most satisfactory reasons for supporting the new Administration, and occasioned much merriment by giving Dean SWIFT'S story of the maids of honour being turned into dragoon officers. Lord GODERICH'S speech will be read with much interest, as also Lord LANSDOWN'S in reply to Lord ELLEN BOROUGH. In conclusion we would assure the Oppo sition that the country, as well as both Houses 4 of Parliament, are heartily tired of their singing the same song continually, without any variations. Their notes are, no doubt, very plaintive, but they should imitate 1 imoTHEus of old, who changed his strain occasionally, and did not always choose " A mournful muse, " Soft pity to infuse." The Paris Papers of Tuesday, and the Etoile of Wednesday morning, which reached us last night, contain nothing new. The discussion on the public Debt was continued on Monday in the Chamber of Deputies. M. DETAFITTE com plained of the state of industry and trade in France, and. or the conduct of the Ministers, ,which cramped her natural energies. In his reply, NI. VILLELE contended that the credit of France was such, that she had no reason to envy England. Every account from Constantinople confirms the reports of the obstinate resolution of the Porte to reject all offers of mediation on behalf of Greece. The following are the only paragraphs worth extracting from the Etoile (From the Etoile, dated Wednesday.) PARIS, MAY 15.—A letter from Trieste says, " We have news from Constantinople to the 10th April. There have been frequent conferences between the Austrian Inter nuocio and the French Ambassador. The first received, the day before yesterday, an extraordinary courier, and de spatched an express to Vienna." Since the arrival of Lord Cochrane in Greece, the Porte seems to be still more unfavourably disposed towards the English Ambassador. It is affirmed that the Greeks intend to blockade the port of Alexandria, and to prohibit Euro pean vessels from entering or leaving it.—.eluysburgh Gazette. The Medea frigate, commanded by M. de Malay, was to sail from Port-au-Prince between the 25th and 30th of March, to return to France, with the French Consul-Gene ral on board. A trial has just been made of a new diving-bell (bateau plongeur) in the Seine, opposite Les Andelys. The ex periment was perfectly successful ; the machine remained 60 minutes under water, and would have remained longer, had not the spectators, apprehending some danger, pulled the ropes which held it. ST. PETERSBURGII, AVAIL . 21.—A courier hai brought from Constantinople news that the Divan has rejected all the prepositions submitted in favour of the Greeks, in con formity with the protocol of the conferences of April 4, 1826;between Russia and England, to which the French Cabinet has since acceded. There have been many sittings of the Council of State since the arrival of this intelligence, and it is said the Emperor has caused to be transmitted to the foreign Envoys, a declaration, in which that resolution is expressed, in consequence of which the Marquis de Ribeaupierre, our Ambassador to the Porte, will again quit Constantinople, if the Porte does not immediately en tertain the propositions of Russia. It is also said, but we 'cannot guarantee the truth of the statement, that there has been sent, simultaneously with this declaration, an order to the army of Bessarabia to advance to the frontiers. All the foreign Ministers have sent couriers extraordinary to announce to their respective Cabinets the resolutions of our august Monarch.—,Augsburgh Gazette. NOTES BY THE EDITOR. 1. This news seems to want confirmation. 2. This news is not entitled to credence. FRENCH FUNDS.-PARIS, MAY 15.—Five per Cents. 100 f. 45c. ; Three per Cents. 70f. 50c. ; Bank Stock, 2,027 f. 50c. ; Neapolitan, 77f. 80c. ; Spanish Loan (1823), 54—Exchange on London—One month, 25f. 35c. ; Three months, 25E 20c. It will be observed by our Parliamentary Re port, that the House of Peers unanimously agreed, last night, ' to the motion for leave to bring in a Bill to annul the marriage of Mr. WAKEFIELD and Miss TURNER. The senti ments expressed by the Noble Lords who spoke on this question, with one exception—do them great honour. They considered that if there were no precedent for proceeding, as proposed, by a Special Bill to annul the marriage, the cir cumstances of this case fully justified setting one—that the crime committed was extraordinary, and the measure of redress should be extraor dinary also ; and that immediate means, there fore, ought to be taken to prevent the possibility of the person who was guilty of the crime hi question deriving any benefit from it. It is unnecessary for us to repeat our opinion on this case. We consider that the annals of crime hardly afford a more atrocious and in famous act, and that the perpetrator, since his offence could not be drawn within the reach of a capital Statute, deserves a punishment infinitely more severe than that which he is to suffer. The execration and contempt, however, of all will be his inevitable doom for the rest of his life. Brussels Papers also reached us last evening, to the 15th inst. It appears, by intelligence from Berlin, to the Gth inst., that Count CAPO D' ISTRIA has been called to St. Petersburgh, to resume his former situation in the Ministry, from whence it is inferred, that Russia is about to act upon a different line of policy with respect to Greece. The following are Extracts from these Pa pers : " BERLIN, MAY 6.—A person must be a most decided sceptic to doubt that the problem of the Greek cause will be solved before the opening, or, at least, during the course of the seventh campaign. We learn, on very good autho rity, that Count Capo d' Istria has been summoned to St. Petersburgh, by his august 3laster, to come and fill in his Councils the same eminent place which he formerly held ; but, even should the information which we have been able to state, be in part incorrect, the fact of his recal is certain, Now, as his dismissal was the necessary consequence of the system adopted at the Congress of Verona, with respect to the Greek question, it is incontestible that the Emperor Nicholas has just adopted principles diametrically opposite. .‘ The news of the disbanding of the National Guard at Paris, which was received here by an extraordinary courier, at first excited considerable alarm, both in the higher circles and on 'Change. The Funds declined a little, but the spectators soon recovered from this impression, and all goes on as before. _ " Our Government is constantly engaged in measures to promote manufactures and commerce, throughout the whole extent of the Monarchy. It designs to grant to the city of Cologne, on the Rhine, the privilege of holding two annual fairs. The Board of Trade has received orders to draw up, as soon as possible, and to lay before the King, for his sanction, a detailed plan of the immunities and pri vileges to be granted to these fairs, in order th a t a ll t h e com mercial advantages may be derived from them, which are compatible with our system of finance and political economy. It is affirmed also, that the plan is to he drawn up on such a broad basis, as may restore to that ancient and celebrated city the lustre which it-enjoyed at the time of its greatest prosperity. " BRUSSELS, MAY 14.—The following is an extract from the correspondence of M. Eynard with the Philhelle nic CJmmittee at Paris " GENEVA, MAY 4.—1 have just received a letter from Papamanoli, dated Napoli, March 29. Lord Cochrane, seeing that the parties continued their dissentions, declared that if the union of the two Assemblies was not effected in five days, he would depart. This threat produced the de sired effect, the division ceased immediately. On the 24th of March there was another sanguinary action before Athens. Karaiskaki was slightly wounded in the forehead. " Lord Cochrane sailed for Egina on the 24th, in the evening, with his two vessels, the steam-boat, Tombasi's brig, and another vessel: Miaulis has received orders to follow with his corvette. Tombasi is on board Lord Coch rane's brig. It is thought the expedition is gone towards Alexandria. Lord Cochrane, at his departure, declared, that if Karaiskaki had not driven away the Seraskier in twenty days, he would have gone himself to deliver Athena.' " There has not been any further arrival from Lisbon; but various private communications, which were brought by the Sandwich packet, containing much information, and many inter esting particulars of- the state of affairs in Portugal, have been published. The alarming illness of the PRINCESS RE GENT, and the consequences which would be likely to ensue from her Royal HIGHNTSS'S death, form a very prominent feature in all the letters which we have seen. The last accounts of this PRINCESS, who has conducted herself in the difficult situation in which she has been placed with so much moderation and propriety, are such as to leave but a faint hope that her life will be spared to her country. If this visitation should take place, the PRINCESS FRANCISCA BENEDICTA, iS to act as REGENT, till some other arrangement can be made. Though in her 81st year, this Princess is de scribed to be a person of great intelligence and warmly attached to the Constitution. No change of Ministry, therefore, would be made on her assumption of the Government, and it was hoped in Lisbon that things might go on quietly for the present under her superintendence. Her age, however, precludes the possibility of her con ducting the affairs of State for - any length of time, and we fear that the intrigues of the QUEEN will again excite the partisans of DON MIGUEL to avail themselves of this opportunity to make another attempt to establish him on the throne of Portugal. Some such apprehension must, we conclude, have led to the movement of our troops upon Lisbon, nearly 2,000 of whom, it is under—, stood, have returned to that city ; but their pre sence on the frontier, it was expected, would be soon again necessary, as, in the event of any attempt being made on behalf of Don MIGUEL, no doubt was entertained that Spain would, in some way or other, countenance it, and lend her support to the enemies of the Constitutional Government. By accounts recently received from Santa Cruz, Teneriffe, dated the 4th April last, it ap pears that the troops sent from Spain, 1,000 strong, had arrived, but in consepoence of not receiving their pay regularly, had manifested a spirit of insubordinatisn amounting, in three or four instances, to open revolt and mutiny against their Colonel, an Officer of the name of PEARSON ; the brave and decided conduct of this Officer had at last brought the men to a proper sense of their duty ; but it was feared that similar acts will frequently occur, as there is no possibility of raising money for their support and pay. The famous General MORALES was daily expected to arrive from Spain, he is a native of Grand Canary, and many of which, when visiting the Island of Cuba on business, remember him as an orderly corporal, at the Government House in the Havanna. Nearly 300 sail of vessels have arrived at Riga, the greater part of which come from England, to load flax and oats ; of the latter an export of upwards of 100,000 quarters was expected this season from the same source. We learn that an import may be expected in this country of 150,000 quarters of the same grain from Archangel. THE FUNDS—(THIS DAY). CITY, Twelve o' Clock. The British Funds have not exhibited any increase of business this morning, and few tiansactions may be expected until the exposition of the Budget, which will take place on the account day; this hangs like a weight on the opera= tions in the Stock market, and leaves the speculators in a difficulty as to the line they should pursue ; the opinions as to a rise or fall in our Funds is nearly divided, and the partisans of pretended kaowing ones seem nearly equal. Consols have scarcely fluctuated all the morning, having opened at 83, sellers, and being now buyers at the same price, and 83 for July ; India Bonds and Exchequer Bills have not experienced any alteration since yesterday, remaining at 76 7, and 49 50 pm. In the Foreign Funds some business has been done in Mexican Bonds, which opened heavy, and have been as low as 66 ; but the panic which affected this Stock having ceased, buyers come forward, and an advance to 67 has been the consequence ; Colombian are 31 1. Three per Cent. Consols, 83, buyers ; Ditto for account, 83, buyers ; and for July, 83i ; India Bends, '76 7 pw. ; Exchequer Bills, 49 50 pm. FOB; - EIGN.—Brazilian, 58 ; Buenos Ayres, 55 7 ; Chilian, 30 2 ; Colombian, 31 1 ; Danish, 61 1; Greek, i 6 1; Mexican, Five per Cent., 51 5 ; Peruvian, 28 SO ; Portuguese, 771 8 ; Russian, 901 1 Spanish, 121 I. MlNEs.—Anglo Mexican, 47/ 21 die. ; Brazilian, 1 dis. par ; Colombian, 10 12 per Share ; Real del Monte, par ; Tialpuxahua, 20 10 dis. ; United Mexican, 14-131 dis. ; Bolanos, 80 60 dis. Two o' Jck. Consols, for the two last hours, have been 83, buyers and sellers alternately, they are now sellers ; 4 per Cents., 99Z ; Bank Stock, 203 1; Mexican, 67i ; Colombian, 3l THREE OCL 0 CK. Consols, 83, buyers. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, MAY 17.—Arrived the Mary Ann, from Saint Domingo; the Malcolm, Eyles, from Madras; the La vinia, Smart, from Sierra Leone ; the Atlantic, Lawson, from New York ; the Brothers, Howard, from Lisbon ; the Martin, Kennedy, from Port-au-Prince. PORTSMOUTM, MAY 17.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived the Lord Suffield and Louisa transports, from Jamaica. PLYMOUTH, MAY 1 ti.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived the Lady Combermere, Ashford, from Trinadad ; the Keith, front the West Indies. Sailed the British Union, Power, for Lisbon. FA tato L; TIT, MAY 16.—Wind E.—Sailed the Marl borough packet, Bull, for Lisbon. GRAVESEND, MAY 16. Arrived the Mary; Lard, from St. Domingo ; Pleiades, Green, from Bilboa ; Pursuit, Aden, from Port-au-Prince; Montague, Harvey, from Ja maica; Sir G. Osborne, Milne, front Otaheite; Sylvia, Hayes, from Demerara ; Prince Leopold, Ball, from St. Vincent's. From the Agent to Lloyd's at Genoa, under date of the 9th instant : " The Chamber of Commerce of this city has recently notified to the merchants and navigators a declaration made by the Governing Commission of Greece, given since the 18th Feb. last, by which Gulops, Eretriark, and Ala Each, and the whole of the eircutnkrence of the Island of Eubea (Negropont), are put in a state of blockade; and adds, that the necessary naval force had been sent to prevent any clan destine commerce, according to the rights of war." The Marquis of Clanricarde gave a grand dinner on Wednesday at his house in St. James's-square, to—Lord and Lady Wm. Bentinck, Sir Joseph and the Misses Copley, Sir George Warrender, Mr. and Mrs. Lit tleton, Mr. Wilbraham, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Villiers, Mr. Edwards. Lord Bridport entertained a distinguished party to dinner yesterday at his house in Wimpole-street ; in the evening her Ladyship had a select circle of fashionables. ENTERPRISE STEAM-SHIP. -- Lieutenant Higginson of this ship, (now in dock here), appeared before the County Magistrates, at the Town-hall, Devonport, yesterday, to answer the complaint of one of the crew, a stoker, named Brookhart, who charged him with an assault. It appeared from the evidence of the witnesses produced, that the crew of the vessel are in a most discon tented state, in consequence of which insubordination has arisen, and that the assault now complained of, was pro voked by most aggravating conduct. The complaint was consequently dismissed. Last week, one of the crew was brought before the Magistrates, charged with deserting the vessel. He admitted the charge, but said in justification, that he was afraid to go to sea in Ler, for that in bad weather she will not answer the helm, and is quite unma nageable. The man upon being told that he must other wise be sent to prison, reluctantly consented to return to his duty. The Enterprise, is, we should think, not likely to forward the Greek cause ; for although, she is now to be fitted with a false keel, and to have a piece added to her rudder, the opinion of the experienced, is, that she will never beaeaworthy.--Plruoutb Journal. LAW INTELLIGENCE- , .-(THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. CHERRY V. LEE-BLAKE V. I.F.E. Lord ELDOIi stated, in these two appeals, the judgment of the House to he, (unless something further should be said in the course of the day) confirmatory of the decrees that had been made in the causes. Bill, that all returns thus struck out should he duly re gistered or put upon record. With reference to penalties, it would be found .that the proposed Bill had a special clause, by which all prosecutions under this Act should be put upon the same footing as those already under the Ge neral Custom Act. It would, he thought, go far to esta blish a strong and powerful check upon abuses, if all of fenders against this Bill were to fall under the General Reve nue Laws. Where penalties imposed for violations of this Act were not aboveso/., they were to be levied by Justices in a summary way. For omitting to make returns, the penalty, which was formerly 101., would be augmented to 30/. ; whilst the fine for making a fraudulent return, which now was " not under forty shillings, and not above twenty pounds," wculd be increased to " not under 50/., nor above 5001." As his object was merely at present to lay a ground for altering the existing laws, he did ❑ot think it could be necessary for hint to enter into any discussion upon the general principles of the Bill. Mr. Alderman WOOD thought returns ought to be made from all buyers and sellers, and that certificates should be exacted from every person who delivered, and from all who received, corn in a transaction of sale. The penal ties ought to be large and summary. Lord ALTHORP put a question across the table, but in so low a voice as to be vesy nearly inaudible in the gal lery. We understood his Lordship to ask whether ave rages might not be struck in the inland districts, as well as at the outports? Mr. GRANT replied, that there would be a power given in the present Bill to strike out any town from the list of those which made returns, and lie presumed there would be no objection to give a power of substituting the name of another town for that admitted. The CHAIRMAN then put the Resolutions—first, to make provision for the better ascertaining the average prices of corn, upon which foreign corn should be admit ted into the ports of the kingdom ; and secondly, that pro vision should be made for the payment of the salaries of the inspectors. These Resolutions being carried, the SPEAKER took the Chair; and the House ordered the Report of the Resolu tions to be received to-morrow (Friday.) The House then went through the Orders of the Day, and Adjourned at a Quarter-past Nine. PRICES OF IRISH Bank Stock STOCKS, MAY 15. St. Patrick Insur. (per Consols, 3 per cent. -.. ..... 82 Royal Irish Ditto - Gov. Stock, 3% per cent. 8834 National Ditto — Ditto, New -- Patriotic Ditto 4 per Cent. 97% Hibernian Bank Gov. Deb. 3% per cent. ... 89% Provincial Ditto Royal Canal Stock Royal Irish Mine — Grand Canal Stock Imperial Mine City Dab. 4 per cent Mining Co. of Ireland Ballast Office Deb. 4p. ct. , Commercial Buildings — Eastsrum.—ln our article on the Cosmorama on Monday, for Regent's Park," read " Regent-street." . . ._ • . , ff..-1 - 4 • . . __, ---, ,•• 1 4 DUFFIELD V. DUFFIELD. This was an appeal from a judgment of Sir John Leach, upon the construction of a will. The appeal was part heard by Lord Eldon, whilst holding the office of Lord Chancellor, and he now sat to hear it concluded. The other two causes for the day were " Duffield v. Hicks" and " Vernon v. E. Egremont." The causes that stand appointed for hearing on Monday next are " Wylie v. Ross," " Low v. Duncan," and " Crawford v. Bennett ;" and, for Wednesday next, "Dr. Auld v. Co Aran," " Lang v. Struthers," and " Crawford v. M'Cor►nick." COURT OF CHANCERY. Lord LYNDHURST stated a few days ago, that as Lord Eldon would sit in the House of Lords to-day, he should sit in the Court of Chancery, but when we went there, we found a notification posted on the door, that he would not sit. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. GUISE V. BOWEN. This was an application for an injunction to restrain the plaintiff, Mrs. Guise, from proceeding in an action at law, now pending in the Court of Common Pleas, against the defendant, for the recovery of the amount of certain divi dends received by him as trustee, under the will of the plaintiff's late husband. The application was made on the grounds, that as the stock of which the defendant was the trustee, had been placed under the controul of the Court of Chancery, he ought not be sued at law respecting it. The VIcE-CHANCELLOR inquired whether Mrs. Guise appeared ? Mr. SIIA DWELL replied in the negative. The VICE-CHANCELLOR---S 0 much the better for you, as you will escape the costs of the day, which you should have paid her. This application is quite contrary to the practice of the Court, and must be refused. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. The Court was occupied all the morning in hearing arguments in special causes possessing no features of the slightest public interest. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Nothing of interest occurred this morning at this Court. CONSISTORY COURT. ROEI:RTS V. ROBFRTS. This was a suit brought by the wife for the restitution of conjugal rights. Dr. LITSIIINGTON said that the facts of the case were simply as follow. The parties were legally married, and in August, 1823, a disagreement having taken place between Mrs. Roberts and her husband, she removed from his house, but subsequently becoming desirous of a recon ciliation, she entreated her husband to take her again under his protection, but he having refused to accede to her request, she was compelled to bring the present action. There were no legal grounds for the separation, and under all the circumstances he submitted that the Court was bound to pronounce that Dr. Roberts should return to cohabitation with his wife, and treat her with conjugal affection. Dr. PHILLIMORE, on behalf of the husband, admitted the marriage ; but he contended that Mrs. Roberts should be compelled to prove that article of the libel, in which she confessed her having withdrawn herself from her hus band's protection. Sir C. ROBINSON said, that he was not prepared to say what course the Court ought to adopt under the cir cumstances, but he would look over the papers, and givt his opinion the next Court day. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE. There are tolerable good arrivals this week of most kind, of Grain, and another large supply of English Flour and Foreigt, Oats. The price of Flour cannot be advanced, the Wheat trade has in consequence become very dull, and Monday's prices art not obtainable. Barley, Beans, and Pease, are unvaried. Tht buyers are all waiting for Oats to come out on Monday at the lou duty, there is therefore no trade for this article to-day. In ou, statement of the average prices of Grain in yesterday's Paper, Oats were quoted 395. 7d, instead of 30s. 7d. ARRIVALS. Wheat. I Barley. Oats. Flour. 4,300 qrs. 470 qrs. 370 qrs. B,4ooscks 380 8,250 38,1G0 English Irish Foreign 490 SMITHFIELD MARKET. Although this day's supply was very limited, the trade was exceedingly dull throughout, there appeared, indeed, to be but few bullock buyers present. In the prices of inferior Beef, how ever, as far as they went, and Veal, there was no material altera tion, but other kinds of meat receded full 4d. per stone fron, Monday's quotations. PRICES PER STONE OF BLBS. TO SINE THE OFFALS. s. d. to 1. d. s. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts 3 4- 3 8 Large Lambs Second quality ditto 3 8 4 4 Prime small ditto 5 6 6 Prime large Oxen... 4 6 410 Large coarse Calves 4 4 5 I. Prime Scots, &c..... 410 5 2 Prime small ditto 5 8 6 t. Inferior Sheep 3 8 4 0 Large flogs 4 0 4 d Second quality ditto 4 0 4 4 Small Porkers 4 8 5 t . Coarse-woolled chtto 4 8 5 0 Suckling Calves 12s to 40s. each SouthdownWethers 5 0 4 Quarter old Pigs 10s to Itis. each SUPPLY, AS PER CLERK'S STATEMENT. Beasts. 'lSheep and Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1 325 9,310 235 l6O An useful short horns Mitch Cow, with her small calf, was worth from 241. to 26/. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcass. . s:d.tos. el. s. d.tos. Reef 3 4 4 8 Veal 3 S 5 Mutton 3 8 5 0 Pork Lamb 4e. 10d. to 6e. tkl. FISH-MARKET, BILLINGSGATE. The arrivals of fish this morning were by no means numerous, and the stock in the market generally sold high, with the exception of Mackerel, which sold at a small re duction-40s. to 60s. per hundred being the prices.- Turbot looked very fine, and sold according to quality and size ; prime large ones were 245. each ; Salmon, is 10d. tots. 2d. per lb. ; Salmon Trout, is. 3d. do. ; fish Brill, 3s. to ss. each ; choice red Mullets, from 245. to 30s. per dozen ; large grey, do. from ss. to 7s. each ; Flounders, 2s. to 3s. per basket; Whitings of small size, Sc. 6d. per basket, containing fifteen ; large do. from ss. to ss. 6d. do. Soles were rather plentiful, and sole low. Eels, per five lbs. 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. ; Diamond Plaice, 4s. to 6s. per dozen ; Lobsters, from 10s. to 20e. per score ; fine large Crabs, from 3s. to 4s. each ; larg( Craw fish, 2s. to 3s. each ; Prawns, Ss. to 3s. 6d. pei lb. ; Shrimps, 2s. 6d. per gallon. There was no Cod fish. in the market worth noticing. In other descriptions of Fish no material alteration. SPORTING-(RECEIVED THIS DAY). NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING, 1827 THURSDAY, ALAI( 17. Match—D.M. 200, h. ft. Duke of Grafton's Problem, 7st. 1311) Lord Wharneliffe's Reformer, Sat. 101 b. Won easy.-6 to 5 agst Problem. The Jockey Club Plate of 50 sous., for four-yr-olds, 7st. 21h. five, Bst. Sib. six, Sit. 91b. and aged, Bst. 111 b B. C. Mr. Wyndham's Chateau Margaux, 5 yrs Duke of Portland's The Alderman, 5 yrs .• • 2 Mr. Scott Stonehewer's 'Wings, 5 yrs eh Won by a length.-6 to 4on Chateau Margaux. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sots. each. T. Y. C. Lord Anson's Noureddin, 4 yrs, ist. 121 b. Mr. Udny's Tarandus, 6 yrs, 9st. Lord Orford's f. by Rainbow, S yrs, 6st. 41b ls Two paid.—Woa by a head.-2 to 1 ~.gst Noureddin—; to 4 on Tarandus—lo to 1 agst Lord Orford's f. Fifty Pounds, for three- yr-olds, 6st. 21b. four, Sot. five, Bst. 7th. six and aged, Sst. 121 b. T.M.M. Lord Anson' s ch. c . by Mrlin, 3 yrs Mr. Dilly's Pandarus, 3 yrs Duke of Grafton's Mantua, 4 yrs Mr. Bloss's b. f. by I:rville, 3 yrs .. Won by a bead.-2 to 1 agst Lord Anson's c.--2 to 1 agst Pandarus-5 to 1 agst Mantua-5 to 1 agst Mr. Bloss's f. Match—T. Y. C. 200, h. ft. Mr. Payne's Helenus, Bst. 71b. Lord Exeter's Redgauntlet, Bst. .L'S.--May 17. •BY 18 to 1 agst Spondee 18 to 1 agst Windermere 33 to 1 agst Garnelius (taken) 40 to 1 agst Mares&ld OA itS. 12 to agst Brocard 18 to 1 agst Calypso 18 to 1 agst Rachel Ruysch 22 to 1 agst Maria TATTERSAL. DER 7 to 2 agst Glenartney 10 to 1 agst Defence 13 to 1 agst Eliza Teazle 15 to 1 agst Roderick 7 to 1 apt Sclieherazade 7 to 1 agst Toso (Duchess) 9 to 1 agst Tippitywitchat sq to 1 agst Donna Clara On Saturday last, four children, from the age of eleven down to five years, belonging to a man named Draddy, living near Cork, were poisoned by eating a quan tity of the wild parsnip root. They were dreadfully con vulsed for some hOurs, and died in the most excruciating agony. This poisonous weed is generally found in the moist grounds, growing amongst water•cremes. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Plymouth Journal.) The following Commanders have been appointed to the guard-ships at this port, in conformity to the late regula tions :—John Foote, Britannia; W. Richardson, Windsor Castle; F. J. Lewis, Ocean. Lieut. John Lihou, late Flag Lieutenant to Sir James Saumarez, is promoted to the rank of Commander ; and Mr. Thomas Saumarez Brock, Midshipman of the Britannia, to the rank of Lieutenant, on the striking of the Admiral's flag. In Hamoaze—Britannia, Windsor Castle, Ocean, Bram ble, Royalist, Redpole, Lord Sidmouth. At the Island—Vigilant. In Stonebouse Pool—Antelope. Capt. Christopher Wyvill is appointed to the Camelion ; Capt. Geo. Fred: Hotham, to the Parthian ; Capt. L. C. Rooke, to the Jasper ; Commander F. Beaumont, is pro moted to the rank of Captain. Lieut. J. B. Maxwell, to the rank of Commander, and to command the Chanticleer ; Commander J. G. Gordon, to the Ordinary at Sheerness. Lieuts. Christ. Smith, Revenge ; Richard Pearce, James West, and J. B. Nash, Tweed ; Charles Inglis (supernu merary), Royal Charlotte yacht. Captains Wyvill, G. Rooke, Hotham, and Maxwell, are to take their passage in the Dartmouth,, to join their ships in the Mediterranean. The following Mates and Midshipalen have been pro moted to the rank of Lieutenant :—Messrs. H. C. Sebum berg, Geo. Ramsay, T. C. Ponsonby, J. L. Gooch, G. W. Webber, J. Brooman, D. Moeberry, H. Broadhead, R. Robinson, G. Hotham, T. Graves, and C. Hopkins. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, MAY 18.—The poll for the election of a • Representative for this University closed at five o'clock on Friday last, when the numbers were, for The Solicitor-General . 479 Mr. Bankes 37B' Majority ... lOl The Solicitor-General was consequently declared duly elected, and the congregation dissolved. The learned gentleman, upon whom the University has thus conferred the high office of Representative in Millie - ment, has pledged himself to give his decided and firm sup port in favour of the Protestant Ascendancy. We trust, therefore, that whenever the claims of the Roman Catholics shall again be brought forward, he will no longer content himself with a silent vote on the question, but, like his dignified predecessor, will eloquently advocate the cause of the Established Church, and zealously oppose the dangerous experiment of granting political power to the Papists. At a congregation en Wednesday last the following de grees were conferred : bfASTFREI OF ARTS. Rev. Watson Joseph Thornton, Trinity college. Rev. Sydney Gedge, Catharine Hail. BACHELORS OF ARTS. Francis Gregory Le Mann, King's College. Charles Stopford, Trinity College. Frederick Martin, Trinity College. George James Assheton Drake, St. John's College. John Hull, St. John's College. William Truell, St. John's College. Francis Michael MacCarthy, St. Peter's College. Francis Morse, Corpus Christi College. Rey. John George Maddison, Magdalene College. Samuel Smith, Magdalene College. John Barker, Downing College. Tyrwhitt's Hebrew Scholarships.—The following gen tlemen were last week elected Scholars on this foundation : Jarrett, Catharine Hall, Scholar Ist class. Campbell, Jesus College, Scholar 2nd class. The Lord Chancellor has appointed the Rev. John Grif fith, B.D. Fellow and Tutor of Emmanuel College, to be his Lordship's domestic Chaplain. . __ A Meeting of the Catnbridge Philosophical Society was held on Monday last, the Rey. Professor Cumming, the President, being in the Chair. The conclusion of a paper, by Mr. Sutcliffe, of Trinity College, " on the applicatio►► of mathematics to political economy," was read. Professor Airy afterwards read the commencement of a paper " on the defects of eye pieces, and their correction." After the Meeting Professor Sedgwick gave an account of the pecu liarities of the coal formation in the neighbourhood of Whitehaven. The Members of the Society were then highly gratified by witnessi►:g the extraordinary powers of calculation exhibited by Master Noakes, a child of seven years of age, who answered numerous and complicated arithmetical questions with surprising rapidity and precision. —The Anniversary Meeting of the Society will be held on Tuesday next. DUBLIN ELECTION. (From the Dublin Patriot of Wednesday.) Glorious triumph of reason over prejudice ! ! Mr. Croker is elected by a majority of Nine. At the conclusion of the Poll the numbers were-- • For Mr. Croker 98 Mr. North 2g Mr. Lefroy 22 so that the united number for the two liberal Members, Croker and North, were sixty-seven, while intolerance and Lefroy could only muster twenty-two. Mr. Crokerre turned thanks to the electors, for the honour just conferred upon him ; and as our Reporter left the Hall, Mr. North was proceeding to address the electors. Sergeant Lefroy retired previous to the state of the Poll being announced. Some votes were tendered by Scholars, who had ceased to have the right of election, according to the rules of the College. - They were all disallowed by the Assesscr. LATEST FROM THE EXPERIMENTAL SQUADRON, The Vigilant ketch, Lieutenant Meredith, arrived on Saturday from a cruise to the westward, having com municated with, and brought dispatches from, the Ex perimental Squadron, under Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy. We learn by her, that the Sapphire, up to the 9th instant, proves the next best ship to the Chal lenger ; and that one day she even beat the latter off the wind, but it was very light. The Columbine is said to have beat the whole squadron on the same wind. The Columbine is only great (and then not equal to the Challenger) on a wind, in strong breezes and very smooth water ; but with any sea or swell is not equal to the other corvettes. The Wolf is cer tainly the best of the corvettes, and on one or two oc casions has beat the best of the squadron. The Satellite and Acorn are fine ships, but as yet they have not hit upon their trim. These two ships took in fifteen tons of additional ballast in Bantry Bay, and it served to improve the Acorn, but not the Satellite. It appears that the Trinculo, 18, Captain Patton, stands no chance with any of the squadron on any point of sailing ; and that the Alert, Captain Burgess, though ship-rigged, is the worst of all, being frequently hull down at the close of the day. The Pyramus, 42 (flag ship), is beat by all the squadron on a wind, except the Alert; and off the wind by all ex cept the Alert and Trinculo. On Sunday the 4th inst., it is said they had heavy weather, when the Challenger the Trinculo and Al er t h u ll started a-head, then the Sapphire, Wolf, Satellite, an d with close-reefed topsails ; and during the trial ta c k e d un d er dCc°lwunn,'biinnea'bonuetaifilyveeqhourausl ;. They appear t o h ave started that sail (without baling down the jib, or easing off the jib sheet) in a heavy sea. .—. Plymouth Journal. The Duke of Clarence and the Duchess of Gloucester visited the Princess Augusta yesterday, at her residence in the King's Palace, St. James's. The Marquis of Anglesea entertained the Cabinet Ministers to dinner, on Wednesday, at hie residence in Burlington-street, for the first time since the Noble Marquis has become a Cabinet Minister. DR. DELAHOGUE.—This venerable man, whose name has been so long associated with the College of Maynooth, departed this life on Wednesday last, iu the 88th year of his age. —Dublin Evening Post. The novelty and character of the Contents of this week's Number of the LITERARY GAZETTE (NO,. 539, Saturday, 19th May) may be instanced as a prc,f o f the value of that Periodical for instruction and literary gratification, and amusement in Family Circles. 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