The Sun. — London, England, 1827-07-18 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. By the w - eekly average of Wheat inserted in the Gazette of Friday last, the mean price was 625. Rd. Imperial measure. The bonded wheat, therefore, was on the point of being let out, or declared for horns consumption, at the mean duty ; we really do not know, amidst the confu sion cf the two Bills, whether that mean duty remained at 20s. or is 18s. the original Bill the duty was to have been 20. J. per load Of Winches ter busheli. The bowled wheat at the port of London is now acco,Taingly coming into consump.: tion. We doubt whether it will much lower the markets ; and in any case the importers are in no very envi , ..hle state. The pr os p ec t o f a plenteous harvest deprives them of every other chance of parting with their commodity, except in the ~Wort interval between the present time and 4 :nat at which new coat shall be brought to m.arket.— Times. Affairs in Portugal have taken a curious turn, and what the rebels, with arms in their hands, in the late campaign were unable to effect by trea son and main force, -is now to be accomplished Pstratagem and intrigue. The d e f eat o f t h e ortuguese Rebels, .armed and equipped by Spain ; the sudden appearance of a British aux . - fdice on the banks Of the Tagus; the mu tinous state of Ferdinand's own troops, and an exhausted Treasury, paralysed his projects, and a new plan of operations has been devised. The Queen Dowager of Portugal, -ever fruitful in plots and intrigues, soon discovered an expedient. She recommended that a bold attempt should be made to restore her hopeful son Miguel to Por tagal,:if not in the character of successor to the throne, as least as Regent, of which there was a greater chance ) as the more immediate heir was absent, and slie thought the Constitutional Char ter itself slight be made an instrument in the hands of her party, provided only she had the venturrence . and support of some of the leading- European Powers: Before we proceed any fur ther, it - ,nay be necessary to give an idea of the support pledged to the scheme in question, as well as of the views of the respective parties.— King Ferdinand and the Apostolicals beheld •in the scheme the realization of their most sanguine hopes; and the two Portuguese Prim icesses resident in Madrid, and in reality at present the de facto rulers of Spain, as svell as the chief agents of all the late attacks on their native land, enlisted heartily in the cause. The Austrian Emperor also was easily brought over. He had the In fante Don Miguel under his own roof, ever 3 inez he was exiled by his father, in consequence his treasonable attempt in 1824. There is, besides, some suspicion, that a more immediate connection was secretly contemplated—a cir numstance by no means improbable at the proudest Court in Europe, where there are young Prin cesses still to dispose of. However this may be, when, several months ago, the Portuguese man of-war arrived at Brest, with a large household establishment, for the purpose of conveying the birante Don Miguel to Rio, conformably to the commands ofhis elder brother, the Emperor ofAus tria encouraged and supported Don Miguel in his resolution not to embark, and actually sent a special messenger to Brazil, in order to plead an *acme. Don Pedro is said to have been firm in his purpose, and it is confidently stated, that he renewed his commands for the embarkation of his younger brother and intended son-in-law, who, nevertheless, it must be borne in mind, is still at Vienna. The-French could. not view the triumph of Don ..Miguel with displeasure, as the establishment -of his power, and the downfall of that British influence in Portugal, which they envy us, and which we lament as a heavy bur den on this nation, is one and the same thing. The Russian Government has been solicited by the Cabinet of Vienna to assist in the project, and it is confidently stated, that the request has been acceded to. We will now give the details and basis of the plan by which the views of the Apostolicals were to be realized. On the 2d of March, 1826, the Emperor of. Brazil abdicated the Throne of Portugal, to which he had suc ceeded by the death of his father, in favour of his daughter Mary, to be governed by her, hide pendent of Brazil, and according to the Consti tution he had been pleased to enact, declaring at the same time " that his said daughter and Queen of Portugal should not leave the Empire of Brazil until he had received official inforina ' Lion that the oath to the Constitution had been taken conformably to his commands, and , not until the espousals with his brother, the Infante Don Miguel, had been celebrated, and the mar riage concluded :" further expressly adding, " that this his said abdication and cession should not be carried into effect, if any one of the above . two conditions should be wanting." This ab dication, consequently, was conditional, and only one of the stipulations has hitherto been. ful filled, viz. that of the oath to be taken to the Constitution. The Apostolicals, nevertheless, still argue that the abdication of the eldest bro ther is binding--an interpretation which suits their interests. Yet they are puzzled how to con fer the regal power on their favourite champion, the younger brother, and have therefore hit on an expedient by which they hope to .place him in a situation that may enable him to assume it himself. Article 92 of the Constitutional Charter enacts that, " during the King's minority (and the same is to be understood of the Queen), the Kingdom is to be governed by a Regency, which shall belong to the nearest relative of the King, according to the order of succession, who shall have attained twenty-five years of age." When the Charter arrived at Lisbon, and was to be put in force on the Ist of last August, the In fanta Isabel Maria was the only. MeinLer of the Royal Family in Portugal. possessing the quali fication required, and it will be remembered to the great joy of - the party favourable to the Charter, she declared herself Regent of the Kingdom. The question has now arisen, whe ther or not her Regency is temporary, and whe ther she ought not to be superseded by her brother, the Infante Don Miguel, who, next October, attains the age of 25 years. Such an expected event is not, however, easily reconciled with the provision contained in the 90th Art. o f the Charter, which peremptorily ordains, that " her husband (meaning the Queen) shall take no part in the Government, and shall only be called King after he has had by the Queen a son or daughter." How these difficulties are to be removed, the Cabinets of Vienna and Madrid can alone tell. At all events, the scheme is far advanced, and as seen from the papers pub lished in another part of our columns, under the head of " Portugal," warmly advocated by powerful parties. From those papers we leave our readers to draw their own conclu sions ; but we feel inclined to add, that the fur therance of the scheme in question is, we have every reason to think, one of the many negocia tions with which Count Ofalia is entrusted at our Court. On its success King Ferdinand mainly relies; and this, no doubt, is the source of consolation he is said, in letters from Madrid, to experience at the . present moment. Nay, we have little hesitation in saving that it is his Ca tholic Majesty's brighter prospects which have induced him to remove his army from the fron tiers, prtparatory to its dispersion. If, therefore, in the interval between this and the month. of October, the Emperor • of Brazil does not exert himself—or if the Portuguese Consti tutionalists do not make every effort, the plot will succeed. We have before expressed it as our opinion, that unless the Emperor, Don Pedro, himself returns to Portugal, and establishes the future destinies of that - unhappy country on a clear and secure footing, it will for years be torn .by intestine broils. Both he and his daughter have much at stake, and he cannot be indifferent to the dangers by which both are threatened. That lie is anxious, and yet unaware of what is passing in the land of his inheritance, may be seen from the following passage in his Speech at the opening of the Brazilian Cortes, on the 3d of last May. These are the most recent and posi tive sentiments he is known to have expressed on the subject :—" The nuptials of my daughter, the Queen of Portugal, have been celebrated in Vienna, and I hope soon to see my brother, her husband, in this country. The Constitutional cause triumphs in Portugal, in spite of the powerful parties who oppose it, and it is impos sible it should be otherwise, seeing that the Charter has been so legitimately conferred."— Morning Chronicle. From particular circumstances in the working of the Government of this country, to which it is now unnecessary to allude, the serving the State has seldom been allowed the reputation of disin terested patriotism. The suspicion attached to the public service, from the circumstances in question, has been perhaps too general, for a man may be desirous of office from the most pure and exalted of motives, the belief that he can promote the interests of his countrymen, and secure the country from foreign and domestic ca lamities. The existence of the suspicion, how ever, is one thing, and the justice of it another. On the other hand, opposition to the Admini stration has generally, in this country, been viewed as a presumption of honesty, from their being no apparent connection between such a line'of conduct and the advancement ofindividual interests. In countries in which the Govern ment is what it really seems, the distinctions al luded to are unknown, because the Government, having the direct power, is freed from the ne cessiLy of corrupting, and pleases itself in the choice of its servants, and the latter are not, therefore, supposed to receive more than their deserts entitle them to. In this country various motives may determine men to oppose the Ad ministration ; but hitherto, whatever the real mo tives, they have generally been willing to receive credit for disinterestedness in embracing the side to which no benefit attaches beyond the satisfaction derived from the consciousness of obeying the dictates of duty and conscience. But we have now an Opposition which seems willing to re nounce all the honour derived from disinterest edness ; for, if you were to believe them, they are the favourites of the King, and the separa tion between them and his Majesty is merely something of the nature. of the little absences be tween lovers. They do not lay. claim to the fa vour and confidence of the people, as the honest and uncompromising assertors of those principles which would conduce to .the glory and advantage of the nation, which they are prepared to maintain at the expellee of the greatest sacrifices to themselves; but they tell the people, our Opposition has no merit, be cause it depends on ourselves to be in power whenever we choose. When We think that his Majesty's yearnings after us have sufficiently agitated him, we will relent, and then the affec tion will be the more intense on account of the temporary separation. We wish our friends, therefore, to keep constantly in mind, that in attaching themselves to us, they are really pur suing the nearest road to the advancement of their own interests. So that in refusing to pay court to men in office, they do not entitle them selves to the merit of self-denial ; their merit is merely that of men who prefer to a connection of short endurance, one that will be of a perma nent character, and productive of a greater share of benefits. We have lived too long in the world, not to view with a good deal of suspicion, all those who arc especially anxious to let others into what is, in city language, Called " a good thing." There is too much anxiety to show, that the King will only give away Bishoprics to Mr. Canning's enemies ; and that there is no more certain way of insuring his Majesty's fa vour, and advancement in the Church, than to oppose the Administration, to induce any re flecting persons to credit the assurance. The Clergy have sometimes been accused of too great readiness to follow, but they have never been suspected of being deficient in discerning who it is that yeally has the charge of the crib, or of being apt to run after an empty-handed personage, instead of him who holds the barley. We have no apprehension on their account.— The fox who lost his tail, wished to induce others to possess themselves of the advantage which he derived from being rid of such an in cumbrance. The Outs imitate the policy of the fox without the tail ; they wish to see as many people as possible committed with them in op position to the Ministers. The ingenuity of the scheme is deserving of admiration ; but it is a little too fine spun,—lbid. • As we said the other day, we cannot help thinking but that the treaty recently concluded with respect to Greece is a strange thing at this time. We think that it has been urged on by Mr. Canning to acquire popularity. • We look upon it as a sort of diplomatic humbug—a second edition of the Portuguese delusion. It is the fashion of'the day to take up the Greek cause. Mr. Canning, therefore, probably thought it a good opportunity, being so recently raised to the Premiership, to give us a specimen of some State Paper tinsel. The same description of farce was carried on in the French invasion of Spain, when the French first of all assembled a Sanitary Cordon, which they afterwards called the Army of Observation, and then, when the plot was sufficiently ripe, thatarmy marched to the capital, and to the remotest extremity of Spain : and, after having taken possession of the coun try, said as much as this to us—" Here we are in possession of Spain—turn us out if you can." We remember there was a great number of State Papers then passing between Mr. Canning and the French Government ; but whilst the parties were writing long notes the French obtained pos session of Spain. The Portuguese affair, too, would have ended in a similar manner as the Spanish, had not our 5,000 men ar rived at Lisbon. The French and Spaniards were about serving Mr. Canning in the same way they treated him in the affair of Spain ; but it seems he would not be again deceived ; probably think ing that to be cheated once was quite sufficient. We may be much mistaken in our opinion of the present matter so far as Greece is concerned, but we cannot help thinking that Russia has her eyes intently -fixed upon that country. • Why should she send so large a force into those seas? Does she mean to send her ships merely for the. sake of exercise ? Does she incur the expense of so large an armament without any object but merely for.a squadron of observation ? Or does she mean to seize upon one or more Greek ports and then tell this country to turn her out if we can. Perhaps Mr. Canning views the thing in nearly the same light as we do, and therefore is determined to be on a par with the Russians, and provides, with his treaty with Russia and France, that each power should send an equal force into those seas. We suspect the case is this—that the three Powers are equally jealous of one another, and that one Power, at least, is afraid of a repetition of the French sanitary cordon trick being played off in the case of Greece. After the Spanish invasion, it would be foolish for us to believe any thing the French Court might have to say in respect of Greece ; and after the late events in Persia, we ought to place as little reliance on any thing Russia might say. What is singular in this treaty is, that Austria is not a party to it. Does she apprehend any inclination of the Maritime Powers to partition Greece from which 'she, as not possessing any naval force of consequence, would be excluded ? But why are not the ,United States of America a party ? We, however, do not believe that either the Turks or the Greeks will accept the proffered terms. The next thing then, according to the treaty, would be force, and we must consider how that force would be employed. Would we, in company with the Russian and French squadrons, make war on Constantinople, and assist in subduing Turkey, the barrier between Russia and our East India possessions? Is it likely Mr. Can ning would enter into a war of that description? We should think that if he did, that he were insane, and that it would be high time for him to quit the Premiership. But we cannot sup pose bins such a fool. Well, then, what would be done with the combined squadron ? Would it be employed in sailing up and down the Mediterranean and Archipelago, for the purpose of preventing the Turks from sending fleets and armies into Greece, or in preventing the Greek mystics from seizing and plundering Turkish ships ? That would, indeed, be a farce for a large combined squadron to be performing. Should neither the Turks nor the Greeks accept the mediation upon the terms preferred, then we think the Russians will, under one pretence or another, enter with their squadron into a Greek port—and we shall _probably do the same thing ; then the French will follow our's and the Rus sians' example ; and the Austrians and United States will, in all probability, do the same.— In some of the newspapers we have seen much about the commerce we should have with Greece in case of her dismemberment from Turkey. At present the commerce amounts to very little, almost to nothing, in comparison with the trade and commerce we drive with Turkey. Greece, we believe, contains not more than three millions of inhabitants, spread over a large extent of sur face on the Continent and in Islands. Coin merce, apparently, left thatpart of the world since the Romans conquered Greece, It is not im probable but that at the period of Greek great ness the whole of Greece had as great an amount of population as the British islands now have. She then, no doubt, had plenty of com merce, and - with almost the then known ' world. If she had not had abundance of com merce, she could not have built such cities as Athens, Sparta, Corinth, Thebes, &c., nor could she have accomplished such extraordinary enter prises against Persia. At that period Greece must have been the emporium of the world. Whether she will ever become so again time will discover ; but we think that it will not be the case till there is a break up of England, and, indeed, of a con siderable portion of Europe, in a commercial and financial respect ; though it is not impro bable but that the annuity system—the pivot of which is the Jewish interest—should eventually bring about such a break up, which will follow as a matter of course, whenever no more fresh loans can be raised to pay dividends with. Then we shall see a complete bursting of the present annuity system. If Greece, from any such or other cause, should again become a great com mercial nation, and the emporium of the world, property would flow thither, and she would come immediately in contact with the countries where trade and commerce formerly flourished ; and if the Jews were disturbed in England, France, and other countries, the annuity system break up, and there being no more field for them here, it is not improbable but that they would flock again to the country from whence they ori ginally came, especially if an opening, by means of steam, were made from the Red Sea to convey the produce of the East Indies and China to Europe and Africa. The Jews firmly believe that they are to be restored, and become again a great nation. We think it by no means impro bable, for we now see the causes in progress. But the time of such accomplishment may yet be distant 200 or 300 years. At the same tune it must•be admitted, that within a quarter of a century only, the Egyptians have made a most extraordinary progress under the present Pacha. It is only within three or four years that they have sent tons of cotton to a large amount, and one of the staple commodities of the country. In the Greek treaty we think Mr. Canning has an eye to the opportunity of employing swarms of Diplomatists, AmbassadorS, and Consuls. He would be appointing Consuls and Vice-Con suls t' every port and place in Greece. A fine opportunity to grant pensions to the rela tions and friends of the Whigs he has yoked to his car. He would be sending Ambassadors Extraordinary, with a handsome outfit each, be sides standing salaries of 2 or 3,0001. a year. This would increase his patronage , and form an • addition to his power. W e believe that the chief reason why he was in such a hurry to establish the independence of South America was, that he might have an opportunity to provide snug places, pensions, and titles, for needy hangers on. The independence of South America costs this country a very large sum for her swarms of Con suls and Ambassadors. We do not remember the exact amount, but think it is not much less than 50,0001. a year. But, however, there is plenty of time to be given to the Turks in this affair, and we dare to say that they will take time enough before they let us know what they mean to do. It is probable, too, that they will make many a long speech before they agree amongst themselves what to do, and there can be no doubt but that there will be plenty of in triguing going on between all the parties. All these things will protract the matter, and the Turks, in the meanwhile will be prosecuting their reconquests of Greece. It would appear, from the last accounts, that very few places of any strength remained in the hands of the Greeks ; and it would appear from Mr. Eynard's Appeal IMPORTED. Same pc- This riod last I year. year. -- --- Bags, &c. Bags, &c. Liverpool 470,097 30,875 London 41,820 48,070 Glasgow 35,383 18,194 Total exported in 1827 EXPORTED. Previous ly this year. Bags, &c. Bags, 313 &c. 766 11 800 23,105 90 36,574. HOP INTELLIGENCE . - MAIDSTONE.--Several plantations in this neighbourhood have progressively improved during the last week, whilst e thers have equally declined. We hear of two or three bags per acre being expected, should the weather continue favourable, but this is confined to a few grounds. LEWZS, JULY 16.—The late rains and subsequent warm nights, we are glad to find, have greatly improved the Hop plantations in this county, where the produce, though it m ay not amount to what is called an average crop, pro misee to prove codeiderable. to the British Nation that Lord Cochrane and GeneratChurch are so cramped for want of means, that even 3,0001. would be acceptable. What 3,0001. might do in Greece we know not, but in England it. would not convey a single British regiment to Lisbon. If the war between Turkey and Greece could be ended, it would, indeed, be desirable 'as far as humanity is concerned, and especially if it could be done without weakening our ally, the Turks, and render them an easy conquest to the Russians. It is strange, how ever, when we come to consider all these things, that we, a Christian Power, should be indebted to a Mahonunedan Power for security against the artacks of other Christian States on the East In dia possessions of a Christian Power.—Morn ing Herald. LONDON MARKETS. (now the London New Price current of 'Tuesday.) Scans.—Last week the Market for Muscovades was rather languid ; the sales were estimated about 3,000 hhde. ; the prices were unvaried, but at the close of the Market there appeared some revival in the demand. As we stated last week, the comparative stock of Sugar is greatly altered, it is now 5,600 casks less than in 1826, and the deficiency - of the crop from this! time will lie ap parent, and many believe the difference will in a short time reach 20,000 blids. The buyers were at Market at an early hour to-dav, and the holders asked at first an advance of Is. on Friday's prices; as the day proceeded this de mand was freely acceded to, and before the close of the Market a still higher price was asked and obtained. The Market ls. a ls. 6d. higher than on Friday; the sales are 3,400 casks, and the demand was exceeding brisk till the latest hour of doing business.—Sugars for refining sold at 70e.. Last week the Refined Market was quiet, and the prices gave way on account of the eagerness of the Grocers to sell Lumps and other export goods .in. proportion to the Sugars they had cleared for home consumption at the duty . of 295. per cwt. Lumps were 82s. a 83s. On the arrival of the Foreign Mails yesterday, the request for goods for shipping became general, and the prices fully recovered what they had lost last week.—Large Lumps SU, small 575. Molasses 265. 6d; The Market this afternoon is again higher and exceedingly firm. FOREIGN SUGARS.—Havannah and Brazil Sugars sold last week at an advance of rs. By private contract Yellow Havannah 38s. a 395. ; damaged 365. a 375. ; for white 48s. paid for export. 100 chests middling white Pernains 425. a 425. 6d. ; low white Rio, 40s. ; brown Pernams 31s. The Public Sale 1,944 bags ALturitius went off at the full market rates and Is. a Is. thl. higher than at any previous public sale ; good brown 58s. a 60s. ; some fine white Brazil was taken in at 38s. ; brown 30s. a 30s. 6d. FoiterGx SUGARS, &c.--=-The licenses to clear Sugars, granted for six weeks, are not renewed ; the reply was considered official and peremptory, but further applications have been made to extend the time for using foreign Sugars. MOLASSES (WEST INDIA).—SouIe purchases of good Demerara, at 30s. COFFEE.—St. Domingo Coffee last week advanced Is. 6d. a 2s. ; about 900 bags fine ordinary commenced at 455. 6d., and as the sale proceeded the prices advanced to 475. 6d.. Large parcels good ordinary coloury sold with great briskness 455. 6d. For very ordinary there ap peared a few buyers, the whole being taken in at 445. a 445. 6d., for which only 435. appeared to be offered. All Foreign descriptions are held for prices is. higher, and British Plantation sold, but without briskness, from Is. a 2s. higher. By public sale this forenoon, only 75 casks British Plantation, and 125 bags St. Domingo. Good ordinary Jamaica, unclean, 575. ; fine ordinary shrivelled 58s. 6d; ordinary middling 725. a 725. 6d. ; low good ordinary St. Domingo, 635.. The coloury Coffee is_2s. a 3s. higher to-day. Ilzstr, FLAY, and TALLOW.—The demand for Tallow . has been languid this week, and the sales reported quite inconsiderable, and generally at lower prices. The deli veries last week were rather extensive, 1,400 casks, against about 700 the preceding year.—Hemp and Flax are at no minal quotations. --The letters from St. Petersburgh are dated 29th June, Exchange 10 9 32 ; Tallow 100 to 121 rubles ; Hemp 91. Tallow, delivered last three months 0363 to per cwt. Shipment on or before Slsf August... Free on hoard 29 16 0 to Hemp, Shipment on or before 31st August 37 00 to per ton. TOBACCO. The purchases by private contract are con fined to small parcels dark re-pressed at 44d. to 4id., and ordinary Virginia at 2d. TEA. —The demand for Twankays is rather increasing. Boheas, in large chests, are becoming scarce at cost prices of sale. Congous and Hysone do not obtain much notice. Corrox.—The sales of Cotton for the week ending last night inclusive, are rather extensive, above 5,000 bags. The prices are id. advance on the last India House sale, in some instances id. higher has been paid. The following are the particulars In Bond. I 1,800 Bengal..4ld . a 4 d. 300 Illandla...6ld. a 6id. 1,150 Sarats..4- 1 4 d. a sd. 120 Pernanis..9d. 350 Boweds.4id. a 5 d. _ . _ Duty Paid. I 1,200 Egyptian7d. a 70. " Glasgow, July 14. " Thera was a good demand for Cotton, both from the rade and speculators, and prices have advanced id. per lb. The sales amount to 2 ; 216 bales, and consist of 12 Sea Island at 11 d. ; 847 Bowed Georgia, at 6d. a 64d. ; 532 New Orleans, at 61d. a 71d. ; 231 Demerara, at 70. a Bd. ; 39 West India, at 7 1 cl. ; 448 Egyptian, at Bd. a ; and 100 Surats, at 4ld. per lb. " The demand for Sugar was good, but there was no stock. Some speculations in Ashes, and generally the market had an improving appearance, except Corn, which was lower." Sricgs.-Sales of Pepper, at aid. Nutmegs, Bd. per lb. higher. Pimento, fair quality, 10d. 111131, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-The inquiries after Rum continue general and rather extensive, but the holders evince little inclination to purchase since, the ad vance of Id. per gallon has been maintained. The late highest price for fine Jamaica is still the currency of the market. The accounts from France respecting the vin tage are unfavourable, but Brandies are still heavy.—Pale Geneva 2e. Id. 200 West India 6d. ASHES.-There have been extensive and simultaneous speculations in Ashes, at Liverpool and in this market. Quebec Pot Ashes, first quality, 275., and Pearls 295., at public sale, and the holders now ask higher prices. Be sides the private speculations, about 500 barrels went off at public sale. . . _ iNnico.—At the conclusion of this day's sale, 4,200 chests were sold ; we can therefore give a clear account of the prices. The finest Indigo is 3d. to 9d. under the East India sale ; the _good and middling at the former prices to 6d. advance;; the Madras about Is. lower than former, sale ; the Oude much about the same prices. SA=PITILE.—The demand for Saltpetre is general and extensive ; the chief purchases yesterday 225. 6d. a 238. PaovistoNs.—Beef and Pork are little varied. Bacon is again in more demand. Butters are advanced 4s. a 5a., on account of the inconsiderable supplies. Dvxwoons,—Dyewoods dull and nominal, notwith standing the briskness at Liverpool. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEK, Wheat. 7 , ; 'Quarter. s. to7. l"— sTto s. Boston Canterbury 50 65 3.9 45 Grantham 60 64 43 Grimsby SS 60 40 42 Horncastle 56 60 40 42 Lincoln Maidstone ---- 52 6.5 Spilsby 5B 62 Stamford. 52 60 Barlgy. I Oats. Beans , s. to s. 8. t) 8. 26 59 31 39 44 50 23 35 -- 62 20 22 58 60 ao 34 60 6 4 30 36 56 59 38 401- - 31 COTTON WOOL, LIST OF IMPORTS AND Exr, IRTS• COURT OF ALDERMEN. The LORD MAYOR held a Court of Aldermen at Guildhall yesterday, which was fully attended. The Sheriffs presented their reports of the state of the several prisons. Charles Stable, Esq., citizen and ironmonger, lately elected one of the sheriffs for the year ensuing, at tended and entered into the usual bond for taking upon himself the said office. The Sheriffs reported the result of an application they had made to the Secretary of State relative to sundry female prisoners in Newgate under sentence of transportation, who had been refused to be re ceived on board the convict ships. A further petition was presented from E. A. \\Tilde, Esq., praying to be sworn into the office of Alderman for Vintry Ward, upon which the Court entered into a very long discussion, and tinally re solved, that pending the present proceedings in the Court of King's Bench, it was not expedient to wear either party into the office of Alderman of that Ward. The Court agreed to sundry orders for regulating the standing of hackney and stage coaches in Grace church-street, and ordered the same to be advertised, as required by the provisions of the Act of Parlia ment. They also agreed to an order for removing the cart-stand from that street, which was likewise directed to be advertised. Sundry bills and accounts were directed to be paid.. Licences were granted to coal undertakers. Some parties were sworn, and others allowed to be admitted brokers. Mr. John Newsom was sworn into the office of one of the Sergeants to the Lord Mayor. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL.— Thomas Wood, the ostensible pro prietor of the Auction Room, No. 96, Cheapside, was charged before Mr. Alderman Venables yesterday, with ob taining various articles, of the value of 6/., from Messrs. Gottheimer, of Aldermanbury, - French and German toy merchants, under false pretences, Mr. Brougham attended as Solicitor for the prosecution. Lesser Gottheinter, one of the partners, deposed, that on the 23d May the prisoner called to arrange for the pay ment of some goods that had been obtained previously by a Mr. Lyons, who was understood to be an agent of Wood's ; that I/. was payed off the old account, and' the prisoner selected the goods in question, saying, that if they were sold in the Auction-I . 6pm, they should be paid for; and if they were not sold, the complainants might fetch away all or any part of them whenever they pleased. Witness had Since repeatedly endeavoured to get the goods or the value, but to no purpose ; fin- if he met with Mr. Wood, he was told a Mr. Cohen was the real proprietor of the rooms, and he must look to him. From the Auction-room in Cheap side, he was sent to another on Ludgate-hill, in search of Mr. Cohen ; and when he eventually did meet with that person, he was referred again to the prisoner. The false pretence he charged Wood with having used was, that he stated he was the head of the concern in Cheapside. Wood admitted that he had obtained goods to the amount of SI. 135., which were now to be seen in the rooms in Cheapside and Ludgate-hill ) bat they were in the hands of a set of Jews, and he had not the smallest controul over them. He had entered into an agreement with tlat.;e Jews to open certain sale-rooms on honest principles ; thJ articles vended were to be good, and the money returned to dissatisfied purchasers. He, as being a citizen, was to lend his name on receiving ten shillings per week ; but the rooms having been established, they choose to quarrel with him, discontinue the allowance, and introduce all sorts of trash. He wished the complainant to have his goods back; but he bad no more power to restore them, without the assistance of the Magistrate's warrant, than he had to call down the Monument. The ALDERMAN examined a number of papers found on the prisoner, from which it appeared, that Messrs. Co- hen, Lyons, and Co. intended to open a sale-room in Fleet street ; and there was a memorandum on one paper of the names of three persons who acted in these rooms as auc tioneers, without being licensed.—The Alderman said, it, was desirable the public should be made acquainted with the parties and the system pursued at these rooms, and he should take time to consider what further proceedings could be had. It was evident the prisoner was living by his wits. The prisoner was then remanded till the following day. TV. Baines, apparently a gentleman's coachman, was charged with negligently injuring a child, eight years old, named James Newton. It appeared that the prisoner was ellnine,eart througla smitiarielil, on Blonde": even ing, at a smart pace. He saw Newton and the other child playing in the road ; but instead of stopping until they moved out of the way, he pursued his course, and cue of the gwheels passed over James Newton. A certificate from St. Bartholemew's Hospital stated that one of the boy's fingers had been amputated, but he was doing well. The prisoner said he was extremely sorry, and upon making some compensation to the child's parents he was discharged. BOW-STREET.—Yesterday Mr. W. Sams, the re spectable bookseller of Pall-mall, appeared to answer to an information lodged at the instance of Mr. Sykes, the So licitor to the Stamp Office, for having neglected to pay the stamp duty upon some numbers of the work called " The last illness of his Royal Highness the Duke of York," &c., by Sir Herbert Taylor. The information was laid under the 10th of Anne, which requires a certain duty to 1 1 be p aid upon all printed books or pamphlets which consist of more than one, and not less than eight sheets, under a penalty not exceeding 201. Mr. Sykes stated, that the duty upon works of the kind above-mentioned was evaded to a very great extent, and in many instances, he believed, it was done in error, and not with any intention to defraud the revenue. The Commissioners of Stamps, however, had new come to a determination to enforce the payment in every instance ; and therefore the information had been laid against Mr. Sams. Mr. Sams pleaded guilty to the information, but said he had incurred the penalty by sheer inadvertence. He was in the habit of paying considerable sums at once to the Stamp Office, and he thought the duty on the books in question had been included in some one of those payments. Sir R. BIRNIE said, there could be no doubt that the omission was unintentional, and fined Mr. Sams in the mitigated penalty of W. Mr. Sykes hoped the case would be reporter!, as it would have the effect of putting others on their guard. UNION-HALL—A man named John Grey wag charged with working in an illicit distillery. An officer of the Customs deposed, that on the previous day he went to a house in Little George-street, Bermondsey, and on entering it, saw the defendant in the passage, in his shirt sleeves, as if he had just left off work. The officer proceeded to the rear of the premises, and under a shed in the yard saw a copper still, which bad been just worked off, and then contained wash for the yard. There were several tubs containing treacle and other ingredients used in the process of distillation. For the defence it was contended, that rui the defendant was not actually at work at the still when he was appre hended, he was not liable to the penalty. The Magistrate, however, thought the case was satisfactorily proved, and fined the defendant thirty pounds. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. SPARRING. Jem Ward took a benefit at the 'Tennis Court yesterday, and cyllected a pretty fair muster of swells, amateurs, and originals. The sparring was very good. Among the matches was " a Gentleman from Cambridge" and Harry Jones, in which the Gentleman proved himself a teaser of his weight, and conducted himself very respect ably. Dick Curtis and Barney Aaron made a pretty set to, and handled each other as playfully as kittens. Dick, however, having been the winner, carried the shirt.— Young Gas and Y oung D u t c h Sam conducted themselves in a meet amiable manner ; Sam, although much the lightest, was remarkably punctual in his visits to the pun box of the other. The great novelty, however, was Jem Ward and Young Molineux. Massa shewed so much good-humour, that it really was a pity to pit him with such a disrespectful bitter as Jem. The latter, however, behaved most handsomely to him, merely now and then tapping him, by way of good fellowship. The dark gentleman at length made two or three unconscionable lunges with his left at Jean's victualling-office. The latter, however, most honourably returned the compliment with his right between Massa's ministers of light ; so unex pected a retaliation put Blackee in a happy state of amaze ment, and be acknowledged himself struck forcibly with our summary mode of returning past favours. Fur Blackee seemed quite out of his element, and left himself frequently at the mercy of Jem, who took no advantage of him.—After this bout Young Gas mounted the ros trum, and challenged Reuben Martin, who replied that he would be ready with his money on this night week, at Belcher's, to make a match for 501. or 1001. Barney Aaron also challenged Redmond, who -replied that his money was ready to put down then, to fight Barney at his Owa OLD BAILEY, JULY 17. The RECORDER disposed of the few 'cases which remained on the list, in doing which be was engaged till four o'clock, though none of them had the least public interest. He then adjourned to the other Court to pass the sentences on the prisoners who had been convicted. Mr. Sergeant• ARABIN took his seat for a few tninutes, during which there were between 20 and 30 prisoners called, and discharged by proclamation, there being no bills found against them. NEW COURT. Susan Smith, aged 17, was indicted for stealing a Leghorn bonnet, the property of Elizabeth Stewart. The Jury found her Guilty, but recommended her to mercy ; and The Deputy RECORDER, considering that the best mode of placing her out of further danger would be to give her up to her relation, ordered that she should be fined Is. and discharged. She was then given up to her aunt. _ _ Abraham Isaacs, liavid Jacobs, and &marl Barnct, three young lads, were convicted of picking the pocket of a young boy in Whitechapel. The Deputy RECORDER, after observing that it was the intention of the law authorities to visit the crime of pocket-picking with the severest punish ment, sentenced.the prisoners to 14 years' transport ation. Solomon Jacobs was indicted for stealing one pair of gilt bracelets and two pair of gilt ear-rings, the property of BoWers and Son, hardwareinen, of Thavies-inn, Holborn. The Jury returned•a verdict of Guilty. The whole attic cases marked for trial in this Court .having been gone through, the Court adjourn ed at two o'clock till half past four. THE SENTENCES. The whole of the prisoners on the calendar having been tried, the Learned RECORDER proceeded to pass the various sentences on those convicted; and the awful sentence of death was passed on the• fol lowing prisoners, after a most feeling admonition from the Recorder, to prepare themselves for the car•- . rying into execution the utmost penalty of the law : Wm. Brettle, for horse-stealing; James Taylor, Samuel Rogers, James Breckon, William - Harris, Frederick Beale, Edward Griffiths, and James Hawes, for stealing in dwel ling-houses ; John Byford Smith, John Wright, Joseph Wells, Thomas Wilson, John Haggarty, John Williams, Elizabeth Ryder, and Thomas Norton, for highway rob bery; Peter Johnson Hamilton, for uttering a counterfeit sixpence, having before been convicted of the like offence. TRANSPORTATION FOR LlFE.—Harriet Lather, an el derly woman, for stealing I4s. from the person of John Cook. TRANSPORTATION FOR FOURTEEN YEARS-John Ma loney, Isaac Solomons, Ann Williams, John Lovegrove, Joseph Pickett, Thomas Bradford, Richard Bowers, (the last named prisoner is the notorious duffer, who has for so many years infested the neighbourhood of the Strand, par ticularly about Exeter 'Change, and has been well known as " the wooden-legged man"), and John Brown. TRANSPORTATION FOR SEVEN YEARS.-John Owen, ‘. Michael White, William Daley, Lawrence Shefland, John Churchman, Richard Harris, William Telford,-James El liott, Patrick Mansfield, Thomas Few alias Tew; Thomas Mills alias Miller (having married three wives), Thomas Cochrane, John Bridges, Samuel Clarke, Henry Camden, James Purcell, jun., George Rye, Thomas Smith, Charles Hodson, Mary Elliott, William Johnson, John Haynes, Sarah Brown, John Brown, Mary Graham, Joseph Cooke, Moses Moore, William Mack, - . Elizabeth Brown, Thomas Lewis, Maurice Driscoll, James Milton, Francis Mitchell, Martin Clarke, William Williams, Reuben Collender, John Callaghan, Maria Fraser, Joseph Perkins, Robert Pitcher, Hannah Bourke, Mary Kevan, Jane Brett, John Reddeth,, • William Cullender, Mary M'Cauley, William Brocking, William Jones, Frederick Spellers, Henry Daly, Andrew Mowatt, and Francis Corani. On Henry Solomons (the father of the notorious Ikey Solomons); Lyon Lyons,William Darley, James Brownell, Thomas Donovan, William Neale, , Francis Spencer, and Thomas Thomas, the judgment of the Court was respited until the next sessiens. , Edward Hudson Tredaway, who was charged with the murder of his wife, and was found guilty'of manslaughter, was sentenced to be imprisoned in the. . House of Correction, and to be kept to hard labOur t for three calendar months. t Eleven were ordered to be privately whipped,. and some of them to be imprisoned for short periods. A number were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment and hard labour, from seven days to , twelve months. • • The'. total number of prisoners brought up for sentence was 177, exclusive Of those upon Whom judgment was passed at the time of their trials. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, JULY 17. Patiick Bennett was indicted for assaulting Mary Gregory, with intent to commit a capital offence. — It appeared from the girl's statement, that the de fendant had lodged at her father's house for nearly a twelvemonth, at a rent of 2s. per week. On the day named in the indictment, the . defendant and she being alone in the kitchen, he put his hands-round her neck, and attecpted to kiss her. She repelled' his familiarities, upon which he threw her upon the bed, where she struggled against him, and ulti-• mately succeeded in getting away from him. Hon , - ever, he again caught hold of her, and she again got away. She then seized the poker, and swore She would knock him down if he touched her again.— Whereupon he ran after 'her, but his foot he fell on his back, and she taking advantage dins prostrate position, turned upon him, and belaboured him about the face and head most unmercifully , . with the poker, the marks of which were still stall; ciently apparent on his face. He got up as quickly as he could, and abused and kicked the girl until some persons came to her assistance. Her evidence was partially corroborated by the testimony of a neighbour, who had been attracted by her screams, and who deposed to the marks arid bruises on her limbs. The defence attempted to be set up was, that the girl had promised. to marry the prisoner, but on the day in question she came and sat on his knee, and then told him she bad changed her mind. He in sisted on her stating her reason. and would not per mit her to leave his knee until she did so, and this it was that gave rise to the quarrel. This state ment, however, was not supported by any evidence. and flatly contradicted by the prosecutrix. The Jury found the defendant Guilty, and he was sentenced to two years' imprisonment in the House of Correction. The cases having been gone through at 5 o'clock, the Court adjourned to Thursday, the 26th instant. BIRTHS. On the 14th inst., at his house, in Clanger-street, Pic cadilly, the lady of J. S. Story, Esq., of St. Alban's, of a eon. On Emma, the wife of Mr. Villiers Pearce the Royal N a vy), of a daughter. the (formerlyl 6tl i i e n f s t., MARRIED. On the 16th inst., atliaihwick Church, Bath, by the Rev. Dr. Hale, George Willoughby, Esq., of Weymouth, to Harriett Lucas, second daughter of the late Captain Henry Boys, R.N. On the 17th inst., at Alibi!owe, Barking, by the Rev. H. White, Wm. Inglis, Eeq., of Dulwich Common, to Harriot, only daughter of Wm. English, Esq., of Seeth ing -lane. DIED• On the 13th inst., John Cooper, Esq., of Eli o t-place, Blackheath, aged 86 ; also, on Monday, the 16th inst., Mary Ann, his only daughter, in her Bth year. , On the 14th inst., near Langston, in the 55th year of her age, Mrs. Wadge, many years resident at the Halfway.. houses, Portsea. On the 16th inst., in Coram-street, William Bowyer, Esq., of the King's Remembrancer's Office, aged 64. On the 13th inst., at Kensington, aged 34, Catherine, the wife of John Mae Donnell, Esq. On the 15th inst., Mary, widow of the late Richard Deane, Esq., of Winchelsea, Sussex. On the 14th inst., at Windsor-place, Islington, after a long and painful illness, Charles LoYekin, Esq., aged . 47. On the 12th inst., suddenly, of an apoplectic fit, Mr. William Elgar, of Castle-streat, Holborn, formerly of Maidstone. PRINTED and PUBLISHED by b 1• YOUNG, at Ik e Suri-Orrics, No. 112, Strand.