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not be finallv settled until a free trade in corn was established. Mr. LEYCESTER after a remark on the dis tresses of th e farmers in the event of short crops, wished to know at what price wheat could 'be im ported from the Canadas ? Mr. C. GRANT answered, that in Loner Ca nada it could not he shipped under 40s. per quarter, and it cou ld not be imported from Upper Canada, including freight and charges, under 655. per quarter. The Bill was then read a third time, and after the correction of a clerical error, it was passed, and or dered to the Lords. POSTAGE. The Report on the Postage Duties' Bill was brought up, and after a few words from Colonel TRENCH and Mr. HERRIES, the third reading was fixed for the Ist May. On the motion of Mr. C. GRANT, copies were ordered to be laid upon the table, of Communica tions between the Shipowners' Society of London and the Board of Trade, respecting the removal of the discriminating duties on foreign vessels under the statute 4 Geo. 4. c. 57. Mr. C, GRANT laid upon the table sonic fur ther returns relating to the import of grain, the titles of which were not read. The House then adjourned until the Ist of May. FOREIGN EXCPIANOES ON LONDON. ANIRTI:R01111, APRIL 10.-1211--Two months, I If. 92!4 HAMM:R.OH, APRIL 6.-37.—Two months, 36. 9. PIITER9BURII/I, MARCH 23.—Three months, 9 5-10. • LRIPRIC, APRIL 2.—Three months, 6. 17t, , , BRRLIN, APRIL 3.—Three months, 6. 41„,:' VIENNA, M•Ecti 22.—Three Months, 9. 56. FAICIS OF IRISH Bank Stock 2-10 0 , A; Cons o i,, 3 per cent. B2 Ic t Gov. Stock, per cent. 8.4 Ditto, New 88!4 4 per - Cent. (r7 T i s Gov. Deb. 3}‘ per cent.. Sox Royal Canal Stock Grand Canal Sto c k ..., City Deb. 4 per cent Ballast Office Deb. 4 p. et ITOCLS, APRIL 10. St. Patrick Insur. (per eh.) Royal Irish Ditto National Ditto Patriotic Ditto Hibernian Bank Provincial Ditto Royal Irish Mine Imperial Mine Mining Co. of Ireland Commercial Buildings NIGH WATER. AT LONDON &RIDGE TO-3101 - 4,IWW. M°ll minutes after 3. I Evening ... 4 minutes after 4 zhii, 5 7_ ift " LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 1327. It was with heartfelt satisfaction that we an nounced yesterday to our readers, in a Second Edition, that a new writ had been moved for Newport, i n consequence of Mr. CANNING'S aPP°inltnelll to the Office of First Lord of the - - - Treasury. The enthusiastic reception of,(he in telligence by the House of Commons, must add even to the gratification of reaching the s ummit of human ambition, as the direc tion of the energies and the power of in fluencing the destinies of this great Empire may be justly called. But it was not England alone that was interested in the issue of the con test for ascendency between the rival parties in this country. It was of vital importance to civi lized Europe, and one half of the continent of America must view it in the same light. Ready to assist the injured, whether clothed in -the robes of Royalty, . or disfigured by the hand of the oppressor, England has long been the " guardian angel of the human race." But remove from the direction of her Councils the intelligent and the enlightened, and substitute the admirers of abuse when obscured by the mist of ages—and she will soon turn a deaf ear to the oppression of a people, and will be unable, if inclined, to vindicate the wrongs of Monarchs. The friends of illiberality have already com- trienced predictions as to the term of Mr. CA N* Wing's continuance in office. Some fix a month, arid others are kind enough to allow him three tionthg, but they are, without an exception, • quite clear that his Administration cannot en dure beyond the first meeting of Parliament, in November or December. Indeed, they anti qpate the necessity of an early meeting to enable them to come into office, and substitute their brilliant talents in the room of Mr. CANN I NG'S, Whose incompetency will, by that time, be fully ascertained. But we may also indulge ourselves i n anticipations of the future far more likely to be realised, and we can fancy the country going on Perfectly well for the next century, without their assistance, and even in spite of their opposition advanci ng majestically and steadily to the pin nacle of national glory and individual happiness. The French Papers of Tuesday, and the ' - Etoile, dated Wednesday, have been received. If we ar e to believe the Etoile, the negociations European Ambas sa d ors w i t h c arried on by the t he Port e still continue, but with occasional gleams of angry feeling, on the part of the REIS •I'itNDl, and c orresponding threats on the Part of the Ambassadors, who seem determined t° effect a mediation in favour -of the Greeks. In f act, the business has been so long de- I - 'aYed art ifi ceone through on the hand, and lulcewarmness on the other, that little hopes (3( ' a Successful adjustment can be entertained until the Greeks themselves are enabled to Place their independence on such a footing a ll to rend er the intervent i on o f f r iends use less or nearlyvery well so. Negotiation is all . wher e t h e omething respective parties are on s :„ like equal term s , but there can be no sincer e pe,e.e betwee n rebels and those who assert do minion over them --no compromise between the tyrant and his slav e . The Turks and Greeks are exactly in this predicament and however de sirable it is that Greece ' should be emancipated, n and take her proud station among , among the assembly of na tions by the siue of her jealous oppressor, yet nothing, us can be so odio in the ' eye of the . GR AND SULTAN, as to behold' his former vas sal elevated to his own dig n i ty. / • In private life, th e Same principle, however illiberal, still holds good--the servant who rises to the rank of his "'meter, whether meritoriously or not, i s con _ t 41 ered an upstart. So with Greece --she can never hope to be really free, bu t by virtu e of her ? w it internal energies, wielding the patriot sword it 1 1 aveli ngsh-er wrongs, and vindicatin g her tin_ d oubte right to be free—and to act for herself. lier friend s may, indeed, clothe her in foreig n armour, and proffer their assistance ; but unles s she possesses the native spirit to seek t h e em battled field, an d t h ere "do or (air, she is not worthy to be free— dwill not triumph. The constituti an . very spirited Ir t g ra P"Pon tVenel contains a _. of affairs in his country, or rath er _presentposture ther the irdays ago. It asserts, that _ posture two .. au t h e E V spirits (we , mean the Ap9stolieals) in F r an -r - • and Vienna—all the Old w k a Rome, anee, Spain, liiiiice . , were caballing with r ec 9f the Holy Al - COnge' s al ru SQUIS else- where, to prevent the elevation of Mr. CANNING to his present proud eminence. His late re markable denunciation struck deep—more deeply in proportion to its alarming truth, and they felt the necessity of making a desperate stand in sup port of their dark dominion. But the Champion of liberal principles has triumphed over their bigotted malice, and society will have good reason to rejoice at an event pregnant with such bright promise to the liberty and happiness of mankind. The following are extracts : (From the Etoile, dated Wednesday.) CO!CSTAXTIHO rut, MA RC 10.—The negociations com menced by the Russian, French, and English Ambassadors, in favour of the Greeks, still continue, and are every day accompanied with more serious menaces. Yet people are generally persuaded that the Porte, which looks upon these proposals as a violation of its rights of Sovereignty, will reject them all. The Reis Effendi has already declared verbally that they were inadmissible—because they were in opposition to the rights of the Sultan and to common sense. Some persons think, that in case of a refusal being given by the Divan in writing, the Ambassadors of Russia and England will take some extreme steps. The Porte, however, appears to be lieve, that they will not go beyond threats. This, at least, is indicated by its conduct, fur it has not ordered any ar mament.—Augsburgh Gazette. ODESSA, MARCH 4.—The Captains of vessels lately ar rived from Constantinople, have given information that there were in the Channel 150 ships ready to sail for Odessa.—lf the south wind and the fine weather which we now enjoy, should continue, we have reason to hope, that our roads will soon be covered with vessels, and that their presence will give a new impulse to our commerce. In general the accounts received from abroad by the two last mails, appear favourable to the exportation of corn. In consequence several purchases have been made of soft corn of the best quality, which is on the spot, at the rate of 14 to 15 rubles per chetwert. Pams, APRIL 10.—Letters from Pondicherry, of the 20th of November, 1820, state that in consequence of in formation given by Capt. Dillon, and conformably to the orders of the Viscount Desbassius de Richemont, holding the function of Director-General of the French Establish ments in India, a vessel was to proceed immediately in search of the sailors belonging to the expedition of M. de la Perouse, who are supposed to be still living in the islands of the South Sea. M. Bellanger, the King's Naturalist, at Pondicherry, was to embark on board this vessel, which, after having terminated the research, with which it is now charged, will proceed to the Isle of Bourbon, where it will probably arrive in the month of June. LIES OF THE DAY. The Constitationnel. —M. (le Villele has said, with much naivete, that he will enter, by fair means or foul, (de gre ou di f o rce) into the property of the journals.• The Courrier Francais.—M. d'Ofalia is commissioned to require the assistance of England to act hostilely against Mexico. (From the Pilote of Tuesday.) Palos, APRIL 9.—Letters from Vienna, which we have before us, are of a very satisfactory nature. It is now de cided that the Infant Don Miguel shall not depart from Vienna till after the return of M. Neumann, or till a defi nitive answer shall have been received, through some other channel, to the despatches sent by that Ansba9sador.—No doubts are now entertained in the capital of Austria that the affairs of the Peninsula will be arranged in an amicable manner, especially since it is known that the Russian Ca binet has entered into the views with the Cabinet of Austria with respect to these affairs. The funds still con tinue rather heavy, but the cause is much more in local than in political circumstances. (From the Journal de Paris of Tuesday.) FRANKFORT OX THE ODXR, APRIL 1.--(Private Let ter.)—Recent news from Tiflis, received, at Moscow, an nounce that reports of a pacific nature are again circulated in Georgia, announcing, but in a vague manner, the basis of a treaty of peace with the Court of Teheran, under the mediation of a foreign power, which would secure to Rus sia not only an indemnity for the expences of the war, oc casioned by the irruption of the Persians, but also a fixed frontier along the Araxes, with the countries washed by that river to the Caspian Sea. (From the Courier Francais of Tuesday.) • Letters from Madrid, dated the 29th of March, mention what follows : " The day before yesterday a Royalist Volunteer was found in one of the public squares, pierced in several places by a stiletto. This appears to have been an effect of the revenge of the Gene d'Armes ; for these corps bear a deadly hatred to each other, notwithstanding the orders of their respective Chiefs, who desired them to live in har mony together, under pain of severe punishment." . (From the ConstitutionneL) P.attut, Arita. 9.—lt appears that some powerful in trigues oppose the elevation of Mr. Canning to the post of Prime Minister of Great Britain. All the power of the Apostolic factions in France, in Spain, at Rome, and at Vienna—all the. old wrecks of the Holy Alliance--have risen against a man who has committed the unpa•.donable crime of assuming as his motto, " The civil and religious liberty of the Two Worlds." What is remarkable, and completes the character of that odious hypocrisy of our de votees of power, is, that they pursue with rancour the -Minister whe voted the Emancipation of the Catholics, and put up their ardent wishes for the implacable enemies of their rights. The Congregation does not conceal its hatred for Mr. Culling ; our Ministers too, share in it, bat they dissemble. It appears, from the Etoile, that they are not yet quite sure of his retiring. If he fall, they will frankly applaud his fall—if he succeed, they will make the air resound with their rejoicings at his triumph ; but that triumph would be a terrible check to them. None but another Castlereagh could intimately sympathise with them. , Faiorcti FUNDS, Aram 10.—Five per Cents., 100 f. 15e. ; Three per Cents. '7of. 80e.; Bank Stock, 2,025 f. Reutes de Naples, '77f. 20c. Rentes d'Espague, 1 lf. Royal Spanish, 54.. Exchange on London—One Month, paper, 25f. 45c.; money, 25f. 40c. Three Months, no quotation for paper ; money, 25f. 25c. * These words, which this journal has the audacity to print in Italics, are entirely of its own invention; awl we defy it to tell us on what occasion they were spoken. It is currently reported that the following Cabinet 111ini sters have tendered their Resignation ;—the Lord Chan cellor, the Duke of Wellington, Mr. Peel, Viscount Mel ville, Earl Bathurst, the Earl of Westmoreland, and Lord Bexley. Brussels Papers to the 12th inst. have been received, but they are chiefly filled with the de bates in the Second Chamber, on the law far the organization of the Courts of Justice, which are not yet concluded. The Minister of Marine has advertised for machinists, for his MAJESTY'S steam-packets, destined to make long voyages. The terms offered are liberal. Steam navigation is of first-rate importance to such a country as Holland, with her numerous canals and commer cial spirit. BRUSSELS, APRIL 7.--We learn from Ostend, that three fishing vessels belongin g to that port, which were at sea during the late hurricanes, an d respect i ng w hose fate much uneasiness was entertained, hare lately perished. — The unfortunate men who were on board, have left eleven widows to deplore their lose. Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by the Princess Marianne and suite, went to see the lien which is set up in the field of Waterloo. Aran. 10.—Lieutenant -General Sir G. Murray, with his family and suite, arrived here yesterday. Lisbon Gazettes to the 31st March inclusive have been received, but they contain little of in terest. The Chambers were prorogued on the 31st, by the PRINCESS REGENT, with a sensi ble Spee c h, congratulating them on their labours, and enjoining their exertion in their several Pro vinces to secure order, and preserve " the beau tiful edifice of rational liberty." Her HIGH NESS expresses her determination to maintain the Constitution inviolate, notwithstanding the efforts of traitors to subvert it. " The attendance of the members of the lower Chamber at their post dur ing the session has been most exeniplary. The whole number of deputies elected is about 120, and even on the last days of the session they mustered 98 . and 100. The Peers have dropp e d ,ff during the avao l ou like soldiers on a long march : but even of them, out of 89 members, about 40 attended every day to the last. Of course the ➢iarquis of Chaves did not appear,' as we say, to take his oaths and his seat,' and several of the rest are a'nent on foreign missions. The Church was always fully represented by its nineteen prelates, who daily assembled to diversify their pastoral duties with secular legislation." It appears that her Royal Highness has been for some time in very bad health, being liable to nermis or convulsive attacks. She was unable to attend the prorogation, but the Bishop of \ T ISEU read her speech to the Chambers. She had been confined to her room for the last fortnight, and received nobody but the Spanish Ambassador on an audience of leave. It is distressing to learn that this physical suffer ing is sometimes increased by the state of her feelings, and that her feelings at other times affect the state of her health. Never was a poor Prin cess, with the most upright intentions in the world, placed in more difficult circumstances, with fewer hopes to animate her exertions or to support her courage. Her Ministers do not draw well together, and harass her mind with complaints against each other. Her relations are at variance on political principles ; her sisters only submit because it would be dangerous to resist ; she is tormented with the idea that the nobility and the church are displeased with her conduct ; and the only support she has, exists in the idea of doing her duty to Portugal, and attending to the will of her Constitutional brother. The Speech will be found in another column. Nothing important had taken place in the motions of the British Army, as will be seen by the following letter : THE BRITISH TROOPS IN PORTUGAL. LISBON, MARCI-I 31, 7 o'CLocK, P. M.-No import ant movement has been made, nor has any interesting oc currence taken place in the British army. Head quarters are still at Leyria ; but scarcely any troops are there sta tioned. Our line has extended to Abrantee. The cavalry, with General Bouverie, are at Cortouxa, on the Tagus, about half-way between Villa Franca and Santarem.— Coimbra is still occupied by two regiments, and Thomar has lately been taken possession of by the 11th, 43d, and t33d regiments. I have seen an officer from head -quarters, who has given a very different account of the manner in which our troops have been received from that fabrication transmitted to England. Everywhere they were welcomed with rejoicings. At Santarem the people put themselves and their children in their holiday dresses to receive them. Even the monasteries testified their satisfaction at receiving their friends the English, though they did not conceal their dislike to the Charter. The House of Lords adjourned, last night, to the 2d of May, and the Commons to the Ist. Very little was done in either House. The Corn Bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. F. PALMER, the Member for Reading, gave his cordial support to the measure, and expressed a hope that he would have many opportunities of supporting the liberal measures of Ministers during the present Session. Hamburgh Papers to the 7th inst. have been received this morning. It appears the Duke of CUMBERLAND is so far recovered that no further bulletins of his health will be issued. These Papers contain no particular news. The follow ing are extracts : APAIL S. M. Von Bulow,' our Ambassador to the Court of Great Britain, set out to day for London. • We understand that we are not to have the pleasure of seeing her Majesty the Empress of Russia at Berlin this spring, the visit to the baths at Ems being postponed on account of her Majesty's expected accouchement. The Commissioners appointed to propose the changes to be made in the judicial administration' of the Rhenish pro vinces, have already met several times, and it I. to heex pected that by reciprocal concessions the essential points will be soon arranged. HANOVER, APRIL 4. His Majesty has been pleased to confer the Cross of the Order of the Guelphs on Dr. Graefe, of Berlin. The account's from* Berlin state the Duke of Cumber land to be so 11111C1I' better : that no more bulletins are issued. • COPINHACITN, MARCH' V. Major-General Von Hellion, formerly Governor-General, of the Danish West India Islands, 'died lately in the bOth year of his age. He was Councillor of the 'Government in the West Indies at the age of twenty-two, and Gover nor-General before the agent forty, but lost his poet some years after, in consequence of an inquiry by a commission. We learn by a letter - from • Calcutta, that our learned countryman, Dr. Walleik, the basinist, has gone with the English Embassy to Ava, where he has already inadegreat . acquisitional in hii department of science. • STOCKHOLM, MARCH 27. Corn is again rising considerably iu price in all our southern and western provinces. For these ten days we have had again very severe win ter, with 9 or 10 degrees of cold, and there is no appear ance of spring. We learn that the King, on his return from Norway, has given a large sum to the sufferers by the fire at Carlstadt, and also to the town of Frederickshal, to rebuild its public edifices. The rich Paris banker, M. Hagermann, intends now, after many years absence, to return to his own country (Scania), where he has purchased an estate near Ystad. He has also hired a house in Stockholm. In another part of our Paper we have given some interesting particulars respecting the wreck of LA PEROUSE, some of whose crew are still supposed to be living in the islands of the South Sea. The last direct intelligence was received from Botany Bay, in the year 1788. Some years after, when the shipwreck of La Boussole and L' As trolabe was admitted as a necessary conclusion, from the long-continued silence of their com manders, a voyage t , in search of LA PEROUSE" left the shores of France, of which a very amus ing account has been given by LABILLAR MERE. The search was altogether unsuccesful. PEROUSE arrived at Botany Bay in January, 1788. He remained there to build two long boats, to replace those which had been lost at Maouna, one of the Islands of Navigators, where Mons. ',ANGLE, the Captain of the Astrolabe, with Mons. DE LAMANON, the na turalist, and ten of the crew, were killed by the natives. PEitousE left Botany Bay on the 10th of March. On the 7th of February, 1788, the date of the last letter received from him, he thus announces his intentions :••—• 4 ‘ I shall bear up again for the Friendly Isles, and shall ful fil, most strictly, all my instructions re specting the southern portion of New Caledonia, the Isle Santa Cruz of Mendana, the southern coast of the Arsacides of Surville, and the Lou , isiade of Bougainville, attempting to determine whether the last is separated from, or part of, New Guinea. I shall proceed, about the end of July, between New Guinea and New Holland, by a different passage from that of the Endea vour, if any such exist. During September and October I shall e x p lor e the Gulph of Carpen taria, and the easter n coast of New Holland t o Van Diemen's Land , but only so far as to enable me to return to the northward, in time to reach the Isle of France by the beginning of Decem ber 1788." His Mijesty's brig Trion, with a Leeward Island mai has arrived at Falmouth; left Barba(loes on the 20th Feb. ; and St. Thomas on the Val March. INGENIOUS SUICIDE. PAWS, APRIL S.—Eight individuals were publicly ex posed yesterday morning, in the Place du Palais de Justice. A ninth, a man of the name of Lavergne, was to have ap peared among them, but the place prepared for him was vacant. He escaped the punishment prepared for him by a suicide, the circumstances of which display a resolution rarely equalled. This man, who was about 64 years of age, had been condemned to hard labour for life, after hay ing been found guilty of criminal violence upon the persons of two young girls, his own daughters. While being con veyed from the prison of 13ickre to the place of exposition, he was taken ill in the cart, and, upon his arrival, it was found necessary to convey him to the Conciergerie. A sur geon was immediately sent for, by whose assistance the poor culprit was, for a few moments, restored to animation, but again fainted away, after having delivered a letter to the gaoler, in which he expressed sincere repentance for his crime, and declared that he preferred death to an infamous punishment. It was at first supposed that Lavergne lied poisoned himself ; but, on stripping off his clothes, two or three small wounds were discovered under his left breast, in one of which was found a branch of a pair of spectacles, about three or four inches in length, which had been care fully sharpened for the purpose. One remarkable circum stance attending this act of resolution is, that the first at tempt failed, in consequence of the weapon having struck against the rib, upon which he had repeated it, after care fully choosing a mole favourable place. His life is de spaired of. ATROCIOUS MURDER. GRENADA, MARCH 20.—The Chancery of Grenada have just passed a final judgment upon a case, the circum stances of which strongly recall to our minds the affair of Fualdes, which a few years ago occupied the attention of all Europe. Jorge Serapio Olivera, a young man, 24 years of age, resided with his parents in the city of Me rino, in this province; Maria de Jesus Ahlama, a girl of about 16, lived with her mother in the same town. Oli vera conceived a passion for the young girl, and symptoms of pregnancy were discovered after a short intercourse. The family of the seducer was wealthy, that of Maria, ob liged to trust in some measure to their own exertions for their support, so the family of Olivera refused to consent to a marriage ; but as the period of Maria's delivery drew near they relented, and a day was fixed for uniting the young people; from that moment Maria was frequently at the house of her future husband's parents, and sometimes even spent the night there. Throughout the evening of the 21st of January, 1825, she remained at the house of Olivera, and not having returned to her mother at eleven o'clock the following day, the latter went to inquire for her. At the house of Olivera she was told, that not only had Maria not slept there that night, but that during the whole of the preceding day she had not entered the house. The unhappy mother wite, however, assured by all the neighbours that they had seen her daughter there, and that she had not left it. Informa tion of this was immedi a t e ly g i ven t o th e Al ca ld e , an d Oli vera, his parents, and his sister, were in consequence taken into custody, and every means of communication between them was carefully guarded against. A brother of Olivera, a Child of about eight years of age, WIV , examined, from whose testimony the following circum stances were elicited. He had seen Maria enter the house the evening in question ; she remained and supped there, after which he was put to bed, but was awakened again by a noise in the room next to the one he was sleeping in ; he there saw his father, mother, and brother, holding some thing that lay stretched upon a table ; his brother held a knife in his hand, and his sister was stirring something in a tureen in the same way that people stir the blood of a pig that has just been killed. " What are you doing there ?" said the child. "We are killing a young sow," answered the father. "Do young sows wear red stock ings ?" asked the child again. " Yes; go to sleep," was the short and hasty reply of the father. Shortly after the boy heard his mother say, " We had better kill the brat, for if he has heard or seen any thing he may be the means of discovering the affair!" Upon this he WaS so frightened, that he drew the bed-clothes over his ears, and when his parents came again to the bedside, he pretended to have fallen asleep again. Some days afterwards a spot was discovered in a field near the town, where the ground had evidently been re cently disturbed, and upon examining it, the murdered body of Maria was discovered with her throat cut ; a few drops of blood were also perceived upon the floor of the room which the child had pointed out, and moreover the mantilla of Maria was found in the house. The prisoners were hereupon conveyed to Ugijar, where they were separately examined. Their testimony was con tradictory, and the explanations they gave highly impro bable ; and after a trial, which lasted for upwards of a year, they were condemned, on the 28th of February, 1826, to be hanged, and then to be each quartered, and their quarters to be hung up in different places in the environs of Mecina. By the Spanish law, it was necessary that this judgment should be confirmed by the criminal tribunal of the Chancery .of Grenada, who, when the case was brought before them, ordered the :prisoners to be delivered into their hands, and a new trial, equally protracted as the first, followed. In 'this second trial, Jorge Serapio Olivera, acknowledged himself guilty of the murder, of which he declared his parents and sister entirely in nocent, except that out of affection for him, they had assisted him to conceal it. On the night in ques tion, he said that Maria remained in the house, and as she was pregnant by him, and was, moreover, on the point of being married to him, his parents allowed them to sleep together. That in the bed-room they had a vio lent quarrel ; and that, in a moment of exasperation, he had committed the crime of which he stood accused. His parents hearing the struggle, came to the room, but the door being locked they could not enter, or they would have prevented the deed. That on the following day he himself carried the body and buried it in the spot where it had been found ; and that, in compliance with his en treaties, they had consented to conceal the crime. In con sequence of this confession, which was corroborated by the declarations of the other prisoners, the original sen tence was confirmed with respect to Jorge Serapio Olivera ; and his parents and sister, as a punishment for having as sisted to conceal the crime, were condemned to be present at the execution, and to pay the expences of the proceedings. . THE MARKETS. -(THIS DAY.) SMITHFIELD MARKET. The market of this day having been throughout scantily sup plied, and numerously attended by buyers, each kind of prime meat commanded a brisk sale, Beef, Lamb, and Veal, at from 2d. to 4d. per stone beyond, Mutton and Pork at about Monday's quotations. In prices of middling and inferior meat no alteration. PRICES PER, STONE OF SLBS. TO SINK THE OFFALS. s. d. to I. d. s. d. to is. d. Inferior Beasts ...... 3 4 3 8 Large Lambs 0 0 0 0 Second quality ditto 310 4 2 Prime small ditto 6 2 7 4 Prime large Oxen... 5 0 5 4 Large coarse Calves 4 4 5 0 Prime Scots, 5 4 5 6 Prime small ditto 5 8 6 0 Inferior Sheep 4 2 4 6 Large Hogs 4 6 410 Second quality ditto 410 5 2 Small Porkers 5 2 5 6 Coarse-woolledditto 5 2 5 6 Suckling Calves 12s to36s. each. SouthdownWethers 5 6 5 8 Quarter old Pigs 10s to 16s. each. SUPPLY, AS PER CLERIC'S STATEMENT. Beasts.lS Sheep and Lamb s. ' Calves. Pigs. 295 7,480 215 ( 100 There were no good short-horned Milch Cows in the market; very middling ones produced, with their small calf. from 20/. to '221 each. NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcass. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Beef 3 0 4 4 Veal Niutton 3 6 e, 10 Pork 3 8 5 8 Lamb 6s. Oct. to is. Od. ......... F 401 1 91) S M 2 A Veal s. d. to g. d. d. to s. d. 4 8 ft 0 Mutton .. 5 4 Pork 4 0 5 0 Suckling ..... ********** 4 4 ves from 14s. to 345. ; Quarter old Pigs Os. to 14s. each. RKET.-April 11. Supply rather limit , -- and trade brisk. The quantity of powder on board the Com - Mr ", When she blew up off the Pile of Foundrey, was ten tons, P ac k ed i n 20 0 b arre l s . The vessel contained a quan tity of h eat h b rooms , and theSe were discovered to have caught fire. The men having escape d, the o nl y livin g ani mal onboard was a dog, the shattered remains of which were found half a mile from t h e place. A p ocket- book, with hank notes and memorandums, was picked up more than a mile off, upon the sands; and, what was singular, it was scarcely at all injured from its uncommon transit. The shock was felt at Chap and Clitheroe, distant above 30 mile s . At Mostyn, the shock was distinctly perceived. The explosion was heard 50 miles from Foundrey. A. few days ago, a strong, healthy young man called at the house of a respectable tradesman in Stourport, and solicited charity; being refused, he became very abu sive, and afterwards sent the following infamous note : " MY Dear Infernal Scoundrel I write these few lines with a 'Pectly expectation in bearing of your misfortune in break ing of your neck or some precious joint about your body— You remember on Wednesday night the 21st March a Man solicited your benevolence for something to pay his Lodgings—and your reply was that you would get him one free of expence—l caution you to look sharp for the future —I ha v e made the Birmingham Coves a cquainted with your rascality and you will be sure to catch it if it was 10 years to come go & hang yourself out of the way." The Magistrates have since given orders for the apprehen sion of all vagrants p assing through Stourport....... Wor cester Journal, FASHIONABLE AND MISCELLANEOUS. Mr.. Secretary Canning had audience of the King yesterday. The Duke of Sussex, the Duchess of Glou cester, and the Princess Sophia, visited the Princess Au gusta yesterday. The Earl of Harrowby, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Croker, transacted business at the Foreign-office yesterday. Mr. Wynn visited the Chancellor of the Ex chequer yesterday. Viscount Granville visited Mr. Canning yes terday. The Countess of Essex had a Card Party on Wednesday evening, which was attended by the Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury, Sir William Boroughs, Lady Tanered, The Duke of Devonshire will have a Grand Dinner Party, on Sunday next, at Chiswick. Mr. Watson Taylor gave a Grand Dinner, on Wednesday last, at his house in Grosvenor-square, to the Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury, and a select Party. Lady Campbell had a Card Party last night, in Park-street. Mr. Vernon gave a Grand Dinner yesterday, in Gloucester-place. Mr. Macdonald gave a Grand Dinner yester day, in Connaught-terrace. Yesterday being Maunday-Thursday, his Ma jesty's annual donation was given away by the Deputy Royal Almoner, at the door of the Chapel Royal, Whitehall, to sixty-five old men and the same number of aged females, being the number of years which his Majesty has at tained. The Maunday people began to arrive before eleven o'clock, and were arranged in a temporary building constructed for the occasion, at the back of NVhitehall Cha pel; the men were placed round one table ) and the women at another. THE MARQUIS OF CHOLMONDELEY.— This venerable Nobleman was cheerfully playing at cards till twelve o'clock on Monday nigh, in the possession of as good health as he had enjoyed for some years past. At two o'clock on the following morning the apoplectic seizure took place ; and though he continued to breathe for some time, yet it was evident that all sensation and consciousness had ceased from the first moment of the attack. His Lordship was a worthy, amiable man, much respected and beloved by all who knew him. LORD WHARNCLIFFE. - Several of our readers will regret to learn, that a rumour is afloat, of the intention of this nobleman to depart shortly, with his whole family, for the Continent. It is even said, that he con templates an absence from England for so protracted a pe riod as ten years, and that his present establishment will be accordingly brokoa up, on the expiration of the current Session of Parliament. It is probable, however, that the Hon. J. S. Wortley and his lady may remain at home, nor should we be surprised to hear, ere long, that the Hon. Member had obtained some lucrative post under Govern ment. —Leeds Intelliqencer. Mr. Richard Martin, who, it must be owned has always proved himself a clever General, left this country for France about a week since, as soon as he perceived a likelihood that his seat was not firmly fixed. The law of arrest and Parliamentary privilege had, of course, nothing to do with the ex-member's motions. REVlEW.—Yesterday morning, the Seventh Hussars, commanded by Colonel Fraser, were inspected on Hounslow Heath, by the Duke of Wellington, who arrived on the ground at a quarter before ten. The regiment went through the ordinary manoeuvres with great precisiol and accuracy, and we may venture to say that a finer Light Cavalry Corps does not exist. They were inspected under every disadvantage—having been quartered for a length of time in public-houses, besides being just off a march. DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—The spirited Manager of Drury-lane Theatre has in preparation the novelty of an Opera, translated from the Italian, to be re presented with the original music ; and in order to produce it with the best effect, has entered into an arrangement, securing the performance of the principal character by Miss F. Ayton. As an Italian singer Miss Ayton was highly applauded, even in Italy. It would be surprising if she were not equally successful in singing in her native tongue on the English Stage. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.—By the de cision of the Vice-Chancellor, given yesterday, in the case of " Harris v. Kemble and others," the defendants, Messrs. Charles Kemble, Willett, and Forbes, are declared the lessors of the theatre, at an annual rent of 12,0001., under an agreement for a lease for ten years, entered into be tween them and Mr. Harris, in March, 1522, which agree ment his Honour has decreed shall be specifically carried into effect. The form of the lease which the defendants are to execute is to be settled by one of the Masters of the Court. The costs of the suit are to be paid by Messrs. Kemble, Willett, and Forbes. Mr. Culla, who has a life interest in three of the shares of the theatre, and who was made a party to the suit, is now dismissed from it, and his costs are to be paid to him. It is whispered in the dramatic circles that the lessee of Drury-lane offered Miss Foote an engagement at his theatre on condition that she should not perform last Saturday at Covent-garden for Mr. Fawcett's benefit. Miss Foote rejected the offer on such tertns with a -becoming spirit, declaring that she had promised to perform for Mr. Fawcett, and no engagement, however liberal its terms, could induce her to forfeit her pledge. We observe by the Provincial Papers, that Mrs. Geesin has obtained permission from Mr. Price, the Manager of Drury-lane Theatre, to sing with Mr. Braham, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Begres, and Mr. Mori, at the Concerts which take place during the Easter Week at Liverpool, Leeds, and Manchester ; we 'are'glad to find this lady making such rapid progress in public estimation, which can not fail to place her at the head of her profession. Mr. Elliston, whose ardour nothing seems able to damp, and who, Antaeus-like, only springs up the more vigorously from each successive fall, has nearly con cluded a treaty for the lease of the Surrey Theatre, the scene of his former triumphs. He has abandoned, for the present, the intention of building a new theatre in the east end of the metropolis. A BuLL.—A Gentleman enquired of an Irish peasant, who it was that lived in a certain house, pointing towards it? " Johnny O'Brien," replied the p6asant, " but he does not live there now, for he is dead." " How long has he been dead ?" quoth the Gentleman. "If he lived 'till next Monday, he would be dead a fortnight, God rest his soul," was the reply. MARCH OF INTELLECT.—In the window of a bookseller in High Holborn, is to be seen the following, attached to an edition of the work :—" The Citizen of the World, by Otway, (!) cheap I" A Correspondent tells us, that not long since he saw at a book-stall, in the City-road, " Homer's Virgil (!J only 9d. !" LAMENTABLE OCCURRENCE.—On Thurs day morning a Mr. Dobbins of Newport Pagnel, aged 62, was married to a Mrs. Hickman, a widow lady blessed with an entailed property of ten children. No cause was assigned for the rash action. GARDEN ROBBING.—At this season it may not be altogether useless to mention, that by an Act passed in May, 1826, persons convicted before a Justice of the Peace, of robbing gardens, or of receiving articles stolen from gardens, shall, at the Magistrates' discretion, be either committed to the House of Correction for six months, or fined in treble the value of the articles stolen or received, ustiees h all Journal. think o fi n t, pay a further sum al. and not e a x l co so e , D I SGRACEFUL AND F ATAL O CCURRENCE . —On Sunday morning last, a b oy a b out fif teen years 0' age, named Charles B ar l ow , res idi ng w i t h hi s widowed exceeding such 201.—Worcester .1 mother in Rowlinson'a-buildings, Ancoats-lane, was on his road to the Tib-street Sunday-school, in company with two companions. Before, however, they a rrived there, they called upon Jonathan Brookes, a boy about their own age, who attended the same school, and by his persuasion, made up their minds to play truant, and take a stroll in the fields. When arrived at Holt-Town, some trifling misunderstanding took place, and Barlow and Brookes began to fight, in which they were encouraged by s ome disorderly fellows, who hap pened to be lounging about. The contest being disturbed by the appearance ofsome c onstables, the boys, by the persuasion of the men, adjourned to a spot of ground at Bradford, near Mr. Porter's colliery, where, backed by these idle and un thinking men, they fought for nearly two hours and a half; in fact, both were completely exhausted. Barlow, it ap pears, was desirous of giving up the contest, but, being en couraged by his abettors, he fought until he fell down in a state of total insensibility, and as the wretches termed it, " was dead to tines." Some of the by-standers then carried him home, but notwithstanding the benevolent exertions of Mr. 11I‘Gowan, the surgeons who had been accidental', ap prised of the circumstance, the unfortunate boy expired in a very short time afterwards. On Tuesday morning, an in quest was held before J. Milne, Esq. the coroner, on view of the body of the deceased, when, after hearing the evidence of several witnesses, the Jury brought in a verdict of "Man- , slaughter" against Jonathan Brookes, and also a gainst William Adshead, for having assisted the said Jonathan Brookes, to do and commit the said manslaughter.---'The coroner then committed the parties to Lancaster castles to take their trial there at the next astites,Jfaxchistcr gerald, UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDUR, APRIL 13.—At the congregaticn on Friday last (end of term), the following degrees were conferred : 110)101ARY AI...BEER OF ARTS. The lion. and Rev. M. J. Stapleton, Magdalene coil. BACHELORS or ARTS. William Willoughby Wynne, St. John's soli. Henry George Salter, Jesus coll. Edmund Salter Whitbread, Trinity hall. Edward H. Dawson, Emmanuel coll. Thomas Darby, Downing coll. At the same congregation William Breynton, B.A. of Magdalene college, was elected Travelling Bache lor, on the nomination of the 1-1 on. and Rev. the Master of that society. There will be Congregations on the following days it Easter term : 'Wednesday May 2, at eleven. Wednesday May 16, at eleven. Wednesday May si), at eleven. Monday June 11, (Stat.) B.D. Com. at ten. Saturday June 30, at eleven. Monday July 2, at eleven. The Rev. ThOmas Bradburne, M.A. Fellow of Christ College, has been presented by the Master and Fellows of that society, to the Rectory of Tell, with the Vicarage of Caldecot annexed; in this cou nty, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. John Pres ton, M.A. The Rev. William Henry Roberts, M.A., Fello:v of King's College, has been presented by the Pro vost and Fellows of Eton, to the Rectory of Clewer, near Windsor, vacant by the death of Dr. Foster Pigott. PORTUGAL. PROROGATION OF THE CORTES. LISBON, MARCH 3l.—This day the Peers and Deputies having assembled in the Ajuda Palace, the session of the Cortes was closed with the usual for malities. The Princess Regent being unable to at tend, in consequence of indisposition, the Bishop of Vizeu, Minister for the Home Department, delivered, in her name, the following speech : " Worthy Peers of the Realm, and Deputies of the ut by the law to this secon d sess' PA ion otr o e f rinigu tl e l hass e e b C nea o et r ino p te n si ' Your labours are sus pended; you are about to return to your provinces and your homes, where you may prosecute more leisurely and with more tranquillity of mind your meditations on the means of completin v the public felicity, and where you vv:11 the opportunity of more closely observing tl.e wants of the country and its resources. " Meanwhile her Serene Highness the Senhora Infanta Regent, in the name of the King, will on every occasion exert all her efforts to consolidate more firmly and securely the noble fabric of the pre sent political institutions of the monarchy : precious institutions, memorable gift of a great King, to the slightest departure from which her Highness never will consent. " The vigilance of her Royal Highness has de feated intrigues, and disarmed parties. The rebels retire confused and dismayed. The disturbances of the provinces are becoming gradually quieted; and by hereafter employing a just severity and appro priate clemency, her Highness will at. last restore that concord which is necessary for all, and which, with a few exceptions, all desire. " We continue to preserve the usual relations of peace and amity with foreign nations, which will be faithfully maintaiued by justice in our pretensions and conduct, by a discreet vigour, and by a prudent condescension, without sacrificing our dignity when it may take place. Our most intimate Allies have continued and continue to act with us, as was to be expected from their good faith in the observance of treaties and from their generosity as friends. " The great difficulties of the undertaking, the shortness of the time, and the necessity of attending to affairs not wore important, but unquestionably more urgent, have not permitted the &sited im provement in the great work of the regulamentary laws to be made—a work of great import , lii‘ h our internal political circumstances, and it may as . be said our external, require. The constancy ci your zeal will be crowned in the future .”stucni with the most complete success. " Her Highness trusts, from your kno , rn infJrrna tion and your equally known patriotism, tllat you will continue with the same zeal and diligence to erect, upon wise laws, the beautiful edifice of ra tional liberty." • THOMAII, MARCH 24.--On the 20th, the second English brigade arrived here from Leyria, consisting of the 11th, 13d, and 63d regiments, commanded by Major General Sir Thomas Arbuthnot. The princi: pal persons in the country waited for the General and his troops, who entered the town under arches of laurel, and amidst the saamations of ati immense multitude shouting'' Vives" ter the Constitution„ Don Pedro IV., and George IV. One of the regi ments is in the quarters of the 2d Ca9adores, and the others are quartered in the Convent of Christ. The best understanding prevails between the troops and the inhabitants. VALENCA, MARCH 16.—General Jose Maria de Moura has received the following letter from the Governor of Tuy, in which is announced that he has re , :eived orders from the Captain-General of Gallicia to deliver up the arms of our refugees : Illustrious Senhor,—The General commanding in this provinces in a despatch of the 15th curl ent, writes to me literally as follows :- 4 As soon as you will receive this, I shall order a cavalry-officer and 12 men to take charge of the conveyance of the arms of the Portuguese emigrants, which you will cause to be delivered up to the Governor of Valenca. h s e you, -cl ffi c that e r shall will communicate to him thi s d e termination, and take measures in concert with him for carrying it into effect. I transmit the above for your know ledge and government, informing you at the same withyou e ll maythe be party-before-mentioned , proceeded to Vigo. A s time, toreturnsd this i r e d l cay shallinform ow t va hi l r charge s , t . Tuy, March Nth.' " MANOEL ELL A SSERRA " To the Excell en t S en h or J ose Maria De Moura. " disposed coon es o p n o i isl a ee l; da oefd. BRAGANZA, MARCH 17.—There have just arrived here three carriages, laden with broken muskets and swords, which have been delivered by the Spanish Authorities. These, they say, are the arms belong ing to our refugees. They hare also delivered three pieces of artillery. LISBON, MAncit 28.—The Gazette contains the official promulgation of th e d ecree o f the Cortes, fixing the incomes of the several members of the Royal Family. MAI2CII 30.—0 n occasion . of the Royal sitting of the 31st of March, for the prorogation of the Cortes, her Highness the Princess Regent orders the gene ral mourning to be suspended for that day. MARCH 31.—The Gazette contains a. decree of the Princess Regent, stating that the • Count d Taipa had requested to decline being restored to the rank of Colonel, which he gave up. to serve a; s volunteer, and in which her Highness, by a de.!ree of the 15th, reinstated him, because he fears that it might be said that he had been actuated by inte rested motives, and her Highness, therefore accedes to this request. In the Chamber of Deputies, on the 30th March, Senhor Carvelho Fortes brought up the Report of the Committee, on the motion of Senhor Magal h)s' a gainst the Ministry. Th e R e p or t stated the iraoeposition to be unconstitutional in its form and m anner, and recommended that it should not be taken into consideration. Three members of the committee dissented from this opinion, and were for sending to the Princess Regent a message of the nature proposed by Senhor Magalhaes. A true bill h as b een found by th e G ran d Jury for the c oun t y of Iliiddlesex, against 'Way= Crock ford, of St. J ame e,,, trnt , for keeping a kerning-house, in which the prosecu tor, Mr. Di c k s , h a d Lit, at va r i ous tima, thio su m a 07 01., et the pane of rOttis ft min.