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PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THIS DAY. 1. Mr. Leader Maberly—Resolutions respecting the application of Corporate funds to Election purposes. x. Mr. Hobhouse—Petition from the Directors and Members of the County Fire Office, complaining of the Fourteenth Re.. 3 port of the Revenue Commissioners on the Stamp Office. Sir Edward Knatehbull—Bill to regulate Appeals at Quarter Sessions. ORDERS OF THE DAY FOR THIS DAY. • 1. Ways and Means—Committee. 4. Supply —Committee. a Defaulters absent at the Ballot yesterday to be reported. 4 . Passengers Regulation Bill—Report. NOTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY. , 5. 1 . Sir J o h n N ewphrt —T o Thursd refe ay r the April lrish Estimates to a Seleet Committee. 2. Mr. Harvey—Return of the state of Causes before the Lord Chancellor, the Chief Baron i n Equity, the Master of the Rolls, and the Vice-Chancell4. S. Mr. Alderman Wood—To add Sir George Cockburn, Mr. Keith Douglas, Mr. Croker, Loed Granville Somerset, Lora Viscount Lowther, and Sir George Clerk, to the London Bridge Committee. Friday, April G. Sir Thomas Lethbridge—Address, praying, That his Majesty will take into his must gracious consideration, in the appoint 'tient of any new Administration, the evils which arise to the best interests of the Empire from a want of union in opinion in Cabinet questions of the most vital importance to the State. Monday, April 9. Mr. Alderman Waithman—Petition respecting the Devon and Cornwall Mining Company. After Easter. Mr. Spring Ri ce —The Government of Ireland. Lord John Russell—ln the event of the disfranchisement of the Borough of Penryn, to transfer the elective franchise to Manchester. COURSE OF EXCIL Amsterdam C.F. 12 5 Ditto, at sight ............. . . 12 2 Rotterdam 2 U. 12 Antwerp .................... 12 liamburgh ......... 2;4 U. 37 6 Altona .............. .2% U. 37 7 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 60 Ditto 2 U. 25 85 Bordeaux ..................... 25 85 8er1in....... ....... ....... Frankfort on Maine, Ex. M. 154 Petersburgh, rble... 3 Us. 9% • Vienna, effective fl. 2 31. 10 17 , Trieste Madrid..... do. Cad iz Bilboa 34 Barcelona 33 ' Seville 33,2 Gibraltar 45 NGE Y*STERDAY. Leghoin 47% Genoa 26 10 Venice 46 Malta Naples 3s3 Palermo per oz. 114 Lisbon 49% Oporto . 40% Rio Janeiro 39% Bahia 4.3 Buenos Ayres _ Dublin, 21 days' sight Cork l% BULLION, PER OZ. X. s. d. Portugal Gold, coin 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 6 New Doubloons 3 13 3 New Dollars 0 4 91 Silver, bars, standard 0 0 0 u ?MR WATER AT LONDON BRI DGE TO-MORROW. ... 4 minutes after 9. I Evening _34 minutes a fter 6. - .‘, 4 ; - -1; LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 4, IS)17. The Paris Papers of Sunday, and the Etoile, dated Monday morning, which reached us last 'light, are filled with observations on the graceful occurrences which we described yester day, at the funeral of the Duke de RocHE voucAkTLT. A strong feeling of indignation has been ex cited in all classes. In the Chamber of Peers, ' the D u ke de CHoisEur, brought forward the subject on Saturday morning, and moved that the G ran d Referendary should render an account °f all the facts ; this proposition was carried al 'lost unanimously. In the Chamber of Depu ties, M. CASIMIR PERRIER alluded to the dis graceful transaction, but left to the Peers the care of demanding reparation for the indignity offered to their body. The public press also has taken up the subject, in a manner which does credit to the state of feeling in France ; and as the unnecessary interference of the Police on this occasion was the cause of the disgusting scene Whi c h occurred, we shall be surprised if the pre . sent is not seized hold of as a fit opportunity to endeavour to limit the functions of the French Police, which are constantly exercised in ways laconsistent with the liberty of the subject, or at least with our notion of it. ' The Etoile has a long article in vindication of the Police, in which it says that the mode of carrying the body on shoulders is tolerated by the Administration, on the application of the family of the deceased. To us of this free land, Where no interference exists with the private concerns of individuals, it is scarcely to be con ceived that the Government of France should regulate the mode in which a corpse is to be carried to the grave ! We must refer for further particulars on this subject to the extracts of the French Papers, Whi c h are ins er t e d i n a nother co l umn . N o p o li'- tical news is contained in them. We received last night, by the Sir Edward Bankes steam-vessel, Hamburgh Papers to the 31st ult. They contain no political news, but are chiefly filled with gloomy accounts of inun dations from the melting of the snow. The ac counts of the Duke of CUMBER LAND are favour able, and tend to confirm the hopes which are entertained that the operation which his Royal Highness has undergone in his eyes will prove successful. We subjoin a few extracts : Harrovra, MARCH 28.—The General Assembly of the States of the Kingdom closed its Session on the 23d inst. The accounts of the inundations in East Friesland are Very distressing. A letter from Klairsthal, of the 25th INlarch, says that anew fell on the 18th, to the depth of five or six feet, which heavy rain and warm weather had en tirely melted. BREMEN, Mancit 27.—We most joyfully and gratefully acknowledge the assistance that has been afforded us, and Still continues to be given, especially by our nearest neigh bours; but assistance is, indeed, necessary, for the distress i s inexpressibly great. The water is here on a n average nine feet, and at Dreye eleven feet. Yesterday it rose here I ° ten feet, and at Dreye to twelve. And this intis le „, man of Rater rushes with desolating fury through the unfor tunate breaches in the dikes, especially at Habenh angen, and the destruction and distress increase daily. The aitua_ tine of the inhabitants of the suburbs and vicinity is heart rending. Bremen resembles an island in a vas:. sea. As far as the eye can reach (with the exception of Hasted and Vegesack), there is not in the whole country a village, a farm, or a single house free. PRTERSBURGH, MARCH 17.—His Majesty has addressed a n Ukase to the Senate, and anether to General Yermoloff, with a new system of administration for the province of eaucalia, which is to be tried for three years. EXCHANGES ON LONDON. HAUEURCH, MARCH 30.—One month, 36 11 ; two a lonths, 36 8. tatirsze, MARCH 26.—Three months, 6 18. ItaLINT, MARCH 27.—Three months, 6 29-1. • VIRN NA , MARCIC 21._Three months, 9 58. tHRISTIANIA, MARCH 17.—Three months, 6 4. rt . We have given in another column a paragraph : i ll) the Times, stating that a part of the sum t d for the relief of the distressed manufac t4 p e r 4 , under the authority of the KING'S letter, 44 ) b e a pp r opriated to the objects of emigration. e know not whether the facts stated are °rre tt ;. but if they are, we freely declare that ti °,not conceive that the Committee, to whom attribution of the sum which has been ohj ett bY charitable contributions for the specific the of h.,a ' relieving the immediate distresses of to ai qttfacturers, are justified in applying it and',„%vie,et, which, however desirable in itself, tial r t y in its ultimate effects may afford par of th e k was certainly not in the contemplation • letted,r tt leB from whom those sums were col 'lll6 a from the PPeal which was made to public charity pulpit of ever y Church in the Kingdom, was founded on the urgency of existing distress, and the necessity of immediately granting relief for the purpose of 'procuring Food and Raiment ; and if a larger sum has been raised than the Committee find immediately necessary, the sur plus ought to be retained for future emergencies, rather than applied to a purpose foreign to the intentions of the donors, and respecting which a great diversity of opinion is known to exist. We have received this morning the Allgemeine Zeitung to the 29th of March, and the Austrian Observer to the 23d. They contain no politi cal news, but the following particulars respecting BEETHOVEN will be read with interest. The price of Corn was rising in the markets along the Rhine : VIENNA, MARCH 21. Our Beethoven has now been suffering for these four months under a very tedious and painful disorder, namely, the dropsy, which, if it does not threaten his life, may for a long time check the exertions of his active mind. The melancholy situation of this highly esteemed composer was scarcely known in London,when one of his warmest friends and admirers, M. Moscheles, hastened to lay the case be fore the Philharmonic Society, which unanimously re solved, at a very numerous meeting, to afford him not only for the moment, but in future, all the assist ance of which he might stand in need. In conse quence of this resolution, the Society transmitted to Mr. Beethoven, through the house of Rothschild, the sum of 1000 florins (convention money) with the intimation to spare nothing that might contribute to restore him to his health, and enable him to resume his exertions in the cultivation of his art. It is difficult to describe the deep emotion with which Beethoven received the information of this generous action ; and if his worthy friends in London could have been witnesses of it, they would have felt them selves amply recompensed for their considerate liberality. With respect to medical advice, Beethoven is in the beet hands. The persons who are the most constantly about him, are his early friends, the Imperial Aulic Counsellor, Von Bremuning, and Mr. Von Schindler, leader of the band, who has been for many years his tried sad constant friend, and who regards no personal inconvenience when he can be of service to him. May Heaven be pleased long to preserve to us, and the musical world in general, this un equalled composer. FRANKTORT, MAACK 23. The accounts received here from the principal corn markets on the Rhine and the Upper Maine, state the prices to be again rising, especially those of wheat, rye, and barley. We also hear occasionally well-informed per sons express an apprehension that the effects of the winter may be injurious to the young corn, so that even in con sideration of this circumstance, which is not, indeed, very promising so the interest of the public, a farther rise in the prices of corn may be expected. Baron Von Lindenau, who is to succeed M. Von Car lOwitz, as Minister from the King of Saxony to the Diet, is not expected before Whitsuntide. It will be seen by our Parliamentary Proceed ings that Sir THOMAS LETHBRIDGE last night gave notice of an Address for Friday evening, praying " that his MAJESTY will take into his most gracious consideration, in the appointment of any new Administration, the evils which arise to the best interests of the empire, from a want of union in opinion in Cabinet questions of the most vital importance to the State." . It is very easy to discover the drift of the Worthy Baronet, and of some others who resemble him in intellect and liberality._ They find that getting Mr. CANNING out of the Cabinet by fair means is impossible, and so they would most kindly prescribe to that Right Hon. Gentleman wonderful high ground for him to take on the Catholic Question, in hopes of ef fecting by artifice what they have found to be otherwise impossible. But the idea of Sir T. LETHBRIDGE taking in Mr. CANNING, is rather too good. We doubt if all the County of Somerset (judging from their Representative) could be a match for the Foreign Secretary. We should rejoice greatly to see others think as we do on the Catholic Question, but we would not wish to lose the services of Mr. CANNING, because he may not see fit to make this a Cabinet question, and force it down the throats of the nation. That bigotry will yield . shortly to the light of reason, we feel quite convinced, but we are equally certain that the period of Ireland's woes will be much shorter, if Mr. CANNING presides at the helm of affairs, than it would be if an inundation of furious Tories gave official weight to their narrow minded notions on this and many other subjects. We would have Mr. CANNING at the head of the Government, but would leave to that head the aarano.ement of all details. By a private letter, from St. Thomas's, of the 15th February, received via New York, it is stated that some 'alarm had been excited in the Island, from an expectation entertained at Laguayra, on the 6th of that month, that Bolivar had serious intentions of making an attack on the Island of Porto Rico, with which Island the merchants of the former place had very considerable connexions in busi ness; and in such case, might be attended with serious inconvenience and loss. New Brunswick Papers have been received to the 24th of F ebruary, and Virginia to the sth of March, but they are destitute of news. Some expectation had been entertained that the KING would come to town to-day; but his MAJESTY'S departure from Windsor is now fixed for to-morrow. It is understood that his MAJESTY Will im mediately take steps towards the formation of his Administration, and that he will remain in town till the Ministerial arrangements are completed. Accounts from Constantinople give the fol lowing as part of the arrangement for the inde pendence of Greece : - The Sultan will only retain a nominal authority over Greece. The Turks which possess the fiefS in Greece will receive an indemnity, but no Turk can, f or the future, in habit nor enter the insurgents country after the iTr eaty. The independence of the Greeks will constitute the Morea, Eastern Greece, and the Isles. The Isles will be governed by a Municipality, and the whole Court will be under the Government of a Hospodar. Russia will be particularly charged with the protection of the North of the Ottoman Empire, and leave to England and France that of the Southern States. We have given in another column some of the most material parts of the Report from the Select Committee on the Arigna Mining Company ; its very great length preventing our printing it entire. We shall conclude our extracts from it to-morrow. The report appears to have been drawn up with great ability and temper. It weighs and dis cusses every part of the transaction with almost judicial discrimination and fairness : and it expresses its opinions with moderation, and without prejudice, leaving the final judg ment to be passed by the House of Com mons on those of its Members whose con duct came under the observation of the Com mittee. As the House will of course institute some proceedings on this Report, we feel that it would be indelicate to express any opinion which might prejudice the cause of those who will be subject to the vote of Parliament on their con duct as connected with the Arigna Iron Com pany, and therefore we shall forbear from any further observation on the subject. PARIS, MARCH 31.—1 n one of the late Sittings of the Court Royal, the First President, Seguier, gave a new proof of that spirit of independence, justice, and severity, which constitute the true character of the Magistrate. M. Duni.; observed, in a case of bankruptcy, that the game of the Stock Exchange was a means of usury and illicit advantage. " Let not," said he, " the creditors of my client shew themselves implacable ; I will not read all their names, but here are several of them."—" Read them," interrupted the President; " the publicity of the audience ought to be the punishment of those gamblers on the Exchange."... Courier Francais. Such is the want of money in the Public Treasury at Lisbon, that it is said that Count VILLA FLoa, lately draw a Bill, at 10 days sight, for 5,000/. from Braganza, on the Treasury at Lisbon, for the use of his Army, but that when the bill was presented, the answer given was, that there was not near that sum now in the Treasury, nor had they any reason to expect that there would be in ten days. The Session of the Portuguese Cortes was to terminate on the 2d of April, and the Cortes do not re-assemble till Qd January, 1829. Despatches, dated 20th October, from the Government of Bengal, announce that the bullion which had been for warded by the Burmese Government, for the payment of the econd instalments of twenty-five lacs of rupees, amounted, after having been assayed, to more than that sum, and that, consequently, orders had been iseued,lin pur'suanc e of the stipulations contained in the Burmese Treaty to that effect, for the immediate evacuation of Rangoon by the British troops. LONDON' SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.) These Sessions were opened this morning by the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, the Sheriffs, and several Aldermen. The Recorder in his address to the Jury observed, that the Calendar was unusually heavy, considering that it was only six weeks since the last Session. He then proCeeded to advert to a case of blasphemywhich was likely to come before them. He then cited several cases in which the opinions of the Lord Chief Justices Hale, Raymond, and Ellen borough, and Mr. Sergeant Hawkins, had fixed it as a crime, punishable by . fine, imprisonment, and the pillory. In 1676 a person named Taylor was convicted of blas phemy, and ordered to stand in the pillory three times, at three different places, and to - pay . a fine of 1,000 marks. Upon a subsequent occasion, a man named Wilson pub lished four ` blaiphenions' discourses, mid was convicted, and sentenced to a fine of 251. for each discourse, and to be imprisoned one year, and to find security for his good behaviour. No one, therefore, could plead ignorance of the law on this subject, as the Judges had never failed to mark their opinion of the enormity of the offence. In the instance to which their attention was now to be called, a society had been established, called the " Christian Evidence SOciety," where misguided indivi duals Ivere invited to attend, and sit in judgment on our blessed Redeemer. In this Society, he understood that lan guage of a highly reprehensible character was used ; and it was for the Jury to say by whom such language was used, for, in proportion to the enormity of the offence, the Jury should be certain of the identity of the accused parties. In conclusion, he begged to remind the Jury that this was a case of misdemeanour, and that in such cases the law knew nothing of accessaries. All the parties should be indicted as principals. After a few other observations on the law relating to blasphemy, he concluded by dismissing the Jury. Isaac Mitchel, Nathan Andrews, and .Phcebe Cohen, were indicted for assaulting Sarah Barnet. The prosecutrix deposed, that she attends a confectioner's shop in Middlesex-street; and that on . the 4th February last, the traverser, Phoebe Cohen, came to the shop, and asked for some money. Proseeutrix replied, that she owed no money, and should not pay any; upon whick Plicebe flew at Sarah, and imprinted divers aagry blows and scratches on her soft cheeks, to the great detriment of her beauty, and the total destruction of her elegant ear-rings. The parties were all Israelites, and it appeared that the case differed in nothing from the rows which, unfortunately, are of daily occurrence in the neighbourhood of Petticoat-lane. The traverser were found guilty, and fined 6d. FOR THE SUN. MR. EDITOR—I herewith transmit you a copy of a letter which I have just • forwarded to the Editor of the TY NE' MERCURY. As the paragraph - of which I complain appeared in the columns of your highly respectable Journal on Thursday the 29th instant, under the head " REMARKABLE ABDUCTION," I have to request that, as a matter of justice, you will give publicity to the following. _ I have the honour to he, &e. JOSEPH lIOk3BINS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TYNE MERCURY. Sta---I will not attempt to attribute to you any other wl m a si o tt t h i p e t e al . r f a o et r r , i n rt e ht e ao r nf t i ga laudablethe intelligence paragr a phwhanx i e t ycwh i c h r i e ts s 7 pe i n f u rnishin c g t en g e i r n a lyyos consideredue lf your i r n e a yu d o ers r a most acceptable feature in the colomns.of a newspaper. I must, however, trust to your candour in inserting this letter, in order to rectify your statement, which imputes to me and three other persons various degrees of force and coercion, in carrying off a lady whose affections I had every reason to believe I had gained by ingenuous and honourable conduct. Be assured, Sir, there was none of that unmanly violence used which your paragraph would seem to insinuate. At the same time, the public must be aware that delicacy, in ten thousand shapes, restrains me ,from exhibiting .such a counter-statement as would.at once convince the world how slightly I have offended (if, indeed, I have offended at all), against the established customs of society, by presenting a persecuted lady a facility of escape from the thraldom of a deeply-repented contract. How it happened that irresolution and female timidity concurred ultimately to frustrate a proceeding that promised very different results, it is not my purpose here to explain. But this I know, and I fearlessly declare it, the lady is about to fall a sacrifice to a calculating and most unfeeling policy. I am pained to think, on account of her who must be a sufferer, that it cannot come to good that it should be con ceded to any unfeeling SnYwca to enforce the obligations of a bond, however obtained. " I'll have my bond, I will not hear thee speak-; I'll have my bond, and therefore speak no »sore." Whatever of enigma there may apparently be in these lines, they are perfectly intelligible to those among your readers to whom the true nature of the transaction is known. I cannot conclude this communication, Sir (and I regret that circumstances have thus forced me before the public), without solemnly declaring, that neither -Mr.. nor Mrs. Watson, of Northumberland-street, were•privy, to my pro ject on the evening of the 19th instant. I have the honour to subscribe, Sir, • Your obedient servant, JOSEPH ROBBINS. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, March 31, 1827. CATHOLIC RENT. ABSTRACT of RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the NEW CATHOLIC RENT, received for all pur posea not prohibited by Law : RECEIPTS. From the Province of Ulster, the amount received from each County being B et forth in the original document ..... X 841 8 Of Leinster, ditto, ditto 2390 6 10,} Munster, ditto, ditto 1729 11 2 Connaught, ditto, ditto 631 12 10 From England, France, America, and West Indies ... 367 2 0 £5680 I Ili EXPENDITURE. For Ulster, specifying hi the original do cument the several items Leinster, ditto, ditto • 1610 9 2 Munster, ditto, ditto 1217 4 2 Connaught, ditto, ditto 3B 19 2 Publishing Resolutions of the Province of Connaught 52 15 9 Ditto, ditto, of Munster 7O 18 0 .Miscellaneous Expenditure as particularised 447 19 10 Balance on hands £5680 I Ili We have audited the above Accounts, and find them correct. PAUL LILL FATRICK, &c, &c. (Dublin Patrivt, 1 THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CITY, Twelve o' Clock. Consols left off, at the close of business yesterday, at 821, buyers, and opened this morning at 821, soon after which they dropped to 821 1, but recovered to 821 1, and are now 821, and higher for May, with a very limited quantity of business doing. The premiums on India Bonds and Exchequer Bills are still on the rise, the former being 64 6, and the latter, 44 6. Mexican Bonds are steady at 691 ; Colombian, 1824, 401 1. The long looked for Arrival of his Majesty's ship Tweed begins to occasion some anxiety, particularly as the wind has been fair for some time ; the delay may probably be caused by the prevalence of north west winds, which blow, at this season of the year, on the Mexican Coast, and particularly at Tampico. Three per Cent. Consols, 821 ; Ditto for account, 821 ; India Bonds, 64 6 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 44 6 pm. FOREIGN FuNns.—Brazilian, 644 a ; Buenos Ayres, 55 7 ; Chilian, 36 7 ; Colombian, 1824, 401 1; Danish, 60 1; Greek, 164 1; Mexican 5 per Cent., 57 8 ; Ditto, 6 per Cent., 691 Peruvian, 34 1 ; Portuguese, ; Russian, 871 8 ; Spanish, 12i 1. MINES.—AngIo Mexican, 401 40 dis. ; Brazilian, 11 21 pm. ; Bolivar, par ; Colombian, 15 17 per Share ; Pasco Peruvian, 17 16 die.; Potosi, 28 30 per Share; Real del Monte, 80 90 pm. ; Tlalpuxalnia, 20 30 pm. ; United Mexican, 14 13 die. Two o' Clock. ( Consols continue steady at 821 i; Four per Cents. 97/ 8 ; Exchequer Bills have had a further advance, and are 45 47 prem. In the Foreign Funds, Spanish is quoted at 73 i f , owing to a report that Count Ofalia is the bearer of important despatches to our Government. THREE O' CL 0 CK. Consols, 82g. FOUR o'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICES. Consols 82f 4 Danish Bonds 60+ Do. for Ac. 82f 4 Greek Do. 1825, 16f Brazilian Bonds 641 Mexican Do. 1825, 694 Buenos Ayres Do. Peruvian Do. 344 Chilian Do. Russian Do. Columbian, 1824, 40i,- 7 Spanish Do. 13 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY). FROM LLOYD'S. DIAL, APRIL 3.---Remain, the Foxhound, Emmett, for the South Seas ' • Diana, Bowan, for Gibraltar ; and the fol lowing, from London Sarah, Gull, for St. Mitt's ; Sea Nymph, Abbot, for Naples ; Caroline, for Demerara ; Highland, for New Providenc e ; Albion, for Leghorn ; Ellen, for Jamaica; "and Marquis Hastings, for New South Wales. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL S.—Wind W. by S.W.—Arrived, the Marv, Brackcroft, from London, for Bombay; Navi gator, Appleton, from Honduras ; Mulgrave Castle, Whif; field, from Honduras ; City of Rochester, Drake, from ) Malta. LivEaroot., APRIL 1.--The Morgiana packet, bound to St. Petersburgh, on leaving King's Dock basin, grounded on the bank, yesterday, but got off without damage, after discharging part of her cargo. FALMOUTH, APRIL 2.—Wind N. W. to W.—Arrived, the Caledonia, Crighter, from Cadiz in 19 days ; Return, Steele, from Alexandria, sailed Feb. G. Sailed, the Me lantha, Watford, for Vera Cruz ; Barbadoes, Lee, for Mirarnichi ; Azore packet, M'Donald, for Lisbon ; Han nah, Brockinter, for the Cape de Verds ; Alfred, Wilson, for Trieste ; Maria, Beeson, for Oporto ; and Elizabeth, Griffin, for Lisbon. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 2.—Wind N.W.—Arrived from London, the Acasta, Smith, from Trinidad ; Industry, Mason, from St. John's ; and Perseverance, ditto, and Mi nerva, from America. GRAVESEND, Aviur S.—Arrived, the Endeavour, Bert, from Lisbon ; John, Glass, from Oporto ; Anson, Ni colas, from Havre ; David Owen, Andrews, from Trieste ; Ebenezer, Williamson, from Cadiz; and George IV., Humber, from Demerara. Sailed, the O'Hara, Douglas, for Quebee,; Charles Kerr, Brodie, for Bombay ; and Anastatia, Aspil, for Halifax. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. BOWES V. STRATHMORE. This case was desired to be spoken to to-day for a quar ter of an hour by one Counsel on a side. It was called on, and this quarter being a Chancery quarter, it occupied dis cussion at the bar for one hour and three quarters ; at the conclusion, His LORDSHIP observed, that it was a consolation to him to have felt that, though he had desired this dis cussion to take place for his assistance, yet that not a topic bad been touched upon that had not occurred to his own mind while ruminating on the case. Upon 'the marriage of the present Earl of Strathmore with his late Lady, then Miss Carpenter, a settlement of her pro perty was made. By that settlement she retained a life in terest in it, and after providing a subsequent interest for her husband, and eldest son, if there was one younger child, that child was to have 4,0001. taken out of the mother's property, on her _marriage, or attaining twenty-one, with a reserved power of appointment by deed in will in Lord Strathmore ; and the question cow before the Court upon a petition was, whether Lady Mary Willis, having attained her majority, and being the only younger child, was entitled to call for the immediate payment of the 4,0001. On the one hand it was con tended, that she had not such a rested interest in the pro perty as to enable her to call for its payment, whilst the power remained in her father to execute an appointment for the payment to. her at any period not exceeding 21 years after his death.. On the other hand, it was sub mitted that as the property never had been her father's, and her mother being dead, he had no right to interpose against her claim to have the sum paid to her immediately. His LORDSHIP had read over the deed of settlement — he was quite sure, at least 50 times, and a more confused, ambiguous, and obscure deed, in its terms throughout, he was confident had never been submitted nor approved of by a Master in this Court. He would, however, read it over once more, and dispose of the case in judgment on Saturday. He certainly considered the old law to be that a younger child is such a case as this, could not call for the payment of her fortune, settled as it was in this case, whilst the parent was alive and had the power of appoint ment. BROWN V. DE TASTET. His T.ORDSRIP opened the bill, and its prayer in this case, wins a view of having it considered that he began it in judgment, and which, as it would take at least an hour and a half, he postponed till Saturday—then to go on with it. De Taslet v. Lopez ; Attorney-General v. Lord Mans field ; and Farquhar son v. Balfour—his Lordship said he would also dispose of on Saturday. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. THE CORPORATION OF WIN- CHESTER. This was a bill filed by the Attorney-General for the purpose of determining whether the Great George Inn in High-street, in the city of Winchester, was part of the pro perty of the Corporation, or whether it was held by them as - thetrastees of the Hospital of st. John the Baptist.-- The Master to whom the point had been referred, reported that the Inn was part of certain premises devised so far back as the year 1105 to the Corporation, in trust for the benefit of th, H osp i ta l. • The case now came before the Court upon an exception to the Master's report. 'The VICE-CHANCELLOR in giving judgment observed, that the evidence adduced on either side, threw very little light upon the question. There was, however, an esta blished principle which mutt govern the case ; it appeared that the Corporation held part of their possessions as Trus tees only of the Hospital, and part as the actual owners of thernakNow, Trustees were in every case bound to preserve the evidence of the Trust property, and if a doubt were created through their neglect, that doubt must weigh against themselves. This was exactly a case in which a doubt had arisen from the neglect of the Trustees. His Honour, therefore, felt himself bound to confine the Master's report, and declared that this Inn was part of the Trust property. His Honour, hoWever, refused to give costs against the de fendants, because there was no personal fault to be attri buted to the present members of the Corporation--their predecessors were to blame. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY,) Geo r ge Reader, a poor labouring man, was indicted for assaulting Henry Polston, one of the Bow-street patrole, while in the execution of his duty. It appeared that on the night of the 16th of Feb, last the prosecutor apprehended a perso n , who had stolen some property belonging to an Alexander Chamline, in a public-house in Chelsea, when the prisoner was drinking there. The latter conceiving they had been using the felon rather roughly, interposed and struck the prosecutor, but not very violently. The prisoner was found guilty, but as he was somewhat intoxicated at the time, and had been out of employment ever since, the Chairman adjourned passing sentence till next Sessions, and appointed the prisoner to find bail for bit appearance then. ARIGNA MINING COMPANY. REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE ARIGNAL MINING COMPANY. ORDERED, BY THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, TO BE PRINTED, MARCH, 1827. (EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORT.) The Select Committee appointed to inquire into the origin, management, and present state of the Arigna Iron and Coal Mining Company, and to report the same, with any special matter touching the conduct of any Members of this House, together with the Minutes of Evidence taken before them, have examined into the matters re ferred to then', and now submit their Report to the House; subjoining to it an Appendix, the evidence both oral and documentary, on which it proceeds. On the sth of November, 1824, a meeting, consisting of Messrs. John Dunston, Power, Aubone Surtees, Matthew Surtees, and Henry Clarke, besides Messrs. Healing, Hol royd, Hinde, and Flattery, was held by the invitation of Mr. Henry Clarke. At that meeting, a prospectus was agreed on ; the draughts of the deeds were approved ; the solicitors were directed to complete the aseignnsents for the purchase of the works from Mr. Flattery for the sum of 25,0001., subject to the conditions in his leases, and to the further payment to Mr. Flattery of one-fifteenth part of the net profits of the undertaking, and of a sum for the materials on the premises; resolutions were entered into for the formation of a company, to be called " The .&rigna Iron and Coal Company," with a capital of 300,0001., in shares of 501. each; Si. per share to be paid down at the time of subscribing, and another payment, not exceeding 5/., on or before the 28th of February, 1825 ; Messrs. Bosanquet, Pitt, and Co., were named bankers, and other measures of an auxiliary nature were adopted. The prospectus, approved at this meeting, named Sir Wm. Congreve as the chairman, and the two Messrs. Clarke and seven other persons as directors. Of these, it is to be observed, Messrs. Bent, Brogden, M‘Lean, and Morgan, had been named by Sir Wm. Congreve, and Messrs. Dunston, Power, and Aubone Surtees, by the Messrs. Clarke. A somewhat altered prospectus was afterwards issued, adding another director (also named by Sir Wm. Congreve), Mr. Schneider, jun. Both prospectusei also named other officers of the company. Although Messrs. Bent and Brogden were thus pro claimed as leading members of the new company, neither of them, in fact, joined it (even dating their connexion with it at the earliest) till the end of November or beginning of December, 1824. Before that time the undertaking had become extremely popular, and its stock was in great re quest. In the course of December the deeds were com pleted : the execution of them by the proper parties was in progress ; and Sir William Congreve having returned from the Continent towards the close of November, and all pre liminary proceedings being accomplished, the first meeting of the Board of Directors took place on the Ist of Jan., 1825. At this meeting, Sir William Congreve being in the chair, and Mr. Bent (but not M. Brogden) being present, cheques were drawn for the purchase money of 25,0001., as payable from the company to Mr. Flattery ; likewise for 1,5001. paid to him en account of materials, and machi nery, and for 1501. paid to Messrs. Wilson and Holroyd. At this meeting also,the deeds, vesting the Arigna property in the Company, were produced ; and it may be expedient to describe them briefly, adverting at the same time to the rough drafts of them which have been found among the papers belonging to the Company. From the inspection of one of these draughts, though drawn in blank, it is plain that it was originally intended that the parties to the conveyance from Mr. Flattery, should be, first, Mr. Flattery himself; secondly, Sir Wil liam Congreve, and the Messrs. Clarke; and thirdly, their. nominees, Messrs Vivian and Hinde, or rather, Mr. Vi ' vian alone; for Mr. Henry Clarke asserts, what the papers abundantly confirm, that Mr. Vivian had, before the 30th of October, been meant as sole nominee, and that Mr. Hinde was added at the time of signing the agreement of that day. - The barrister, however, who framed the draught (as ap pears by a note annexed to it), objected that a transfer to trustees, followed by another transfer to the company,would unnecessarily increase the ad valorem duty on the con veyance. In consequence of this objection, fresh instruc tions were received, and the draught was altered and re altered, till it became what the first of the two principal deeds now is—a simple conveyance of the property from Roger Flattery to Peter Moore, Samuel Barret, Moulton 13arret, and 1 homes Dunston, in consideration of 25,0001. paid by them to Mr. Flattery; the receipt of which, Flat tery, in the body of the deed, acknowledged. By another deed, reciting the former deed, and made be tween all the shareholders of the company of the one part, and Messrs. Moore, Barrett, and Dupeton, of the other part, it was recited that Messrs. Moore, Barrett, and Dun ston, had not paid the 25,0001. out of their proper monies, but out of the monies of the Company, and that the pro perty had been conveyed to them as trustees for the Com pany; and it was agreed that a Company should be formed under regulations which the instrument set forth at large. This deed was signed by the shareholders indi vidually. (The report then goes on to state, that the two deeds just mentioned were not completed till Dec. 1824, yet bore date Oct. 30 previously, for which no satisfactory reason was given.) There is a much more observable peculiarity in these deeds, and especially in the conveyance from Mr. Flattery: --The Committee have already stated, that the names of Sir W. Congreve and the Messrs. Clarke do not appear in Mr. Flattery's memorandum of agreement; but it could hardly have been expected that a like omission would occur in the regular conveyance. It was indeed natural and proper to simplify the transaction, by having the convey mice at once from Mr. Flattery to the Company, or to trustees for the Company ; but the Solicitors examined by the Committee state, what is obvious to common sense, that when land is conveyed by the first of a series of sel lers to the ultimate purchaser, all the intermediate purcha sers and sellers should appear as consenting parties to the deeds. The deed from Mr. Flattery, however, by a double leap, passes over, not only Sir William Congreve and the Messrs. Clarke, but also their alleged trustees , Messrs. Vivian and Hinde ; not one of these five persons is named or even hinted at; no allusion is made to any intermediate transaction ; none to any previous memorandum of agree ment ; and this, notwithstanding a long train of recitals relating to other matters. Mr. Flattery conveys the pro perty directly to the Company, for the consideration, as the deed states, of 25,000/. 7 • he acknowledges, in. the body of the instrument, that he has received a sum of money to that amount, and endorser on the bask of it a receipt to the same purport. By the effect of this extraordinary mode of procedure, not only does the instrument omit that which is true, but it suggests that which is directly and palpably false. (TO BE COYCLiDED To-7srounow.) CORN EXCHANGE.-(THIS DAY). The:supplies of all kinds of Grain are moderate, and there is another good quantity of Flour arrived. There is very little fine Wheat here to-day, and such supports Monday's prices. Barley also fully maintains the advance of last market day. Beans and Pease are unaltered. Oats meet a very heavy sale, at last rates. Anitivets. Wheat. I Barley. I Oats. I Flour. , 4,100 qrs. 1 , 600 qrs. 1,750 qrs. 4,900,,ck5. English Irish Foreign - 530 I 3-----,650 SUBSCRIPTION FOR DISTRESSED MANU racrunEas.—A proceeding has taken place on the part of the Committee for the relief of the distressed Manufac turers, which is worthy of notice, as its policy and pro priety are very equivocal, and as it will probably lead to some comment and animadversion elsewhere. The sum raised by the King's letter, authorising collections for that purpose all over the kingdom, amounts to near 120,0001, and has been paid ever to this Committee, for distribution, like the funds raised by subscription, under its superinten dence. An application has been recently made, on the part of the Emigration Committee, for the assignment of a portion of this fund ; and it is further said, that this has been consented to, after some discussion, by the Relief Committee, to the extent of 25,000/. Only one Member of this latter Committee, we learn, was opposed to the actual grant, which was made in the first instance without qualification. At the suggestion, however, of another member, a resolution was passed that no disposition should be made by the Emigration Committee of this fund, with out previously consulting and obtaining tke consent of the Relief Committee. Some of the arguments used on this occasion by the members of the Emigration Committee are nearly as curious as the grant itself, it being contended that this Committee, in its intended application to Parlia ment for money in furtherance of its objects, would apply with a much better chance of success, if able to show that they had funds already in possession ; as if Parliament were likely to be influenced by such an argument, inde pendently of the policy of the measure in aid of which assistance was asked. The Relief Committee, we think, will find it extremely difficult to justify its conduct in this affair. The fund was entrusted to them for a distinct ob ject, from which they ought not to have deviated, nor to have lent themselves to the views of any individuals, how ever well meant, which have only a very questionable re lation with the relief of the distressed nutaufuturers..— Zi7/Ifit FASHIONABLE AND MISCELLANEOUS. WINDSOR, APRIL 3.—The long expected visit of the KING to the Castle took place yes terday afternoon ; his MAJESTY arrived from the Royal Lodge in his pony phaeton, accompanied by the Duke of Dorset, the Lord Steward, and Sir Andrew Barnard. His MAJESTY was re ceived in the quadrangle by Mr. Wyatville, who pointed out the progress that had been made since the KING'S departure for Brighton, and with which his MAJESTY appeared highly sa tisfied. The KING is expected to leave the Royal Lodge on Thursday next for St. James's Palace. DUKE o CUMBERLAND.—Letters were re ceived yesterday at the residence of the Duke of Cumber land, in the King's Palace, St. James's, from Berlin, dated the 24th ult., at which period the right eye of the Royal Duke, on which the operation for the cataraet had been performed, was in as favourable a state as could be expect ed ; the inflammation occasioned by the operation had sen sibly dimished, and his Royal Highness's general health, we are happy to state, was declared by Dr. Graesse to be in every respect satisfactory. The. Princess Augusta entertained the Duchess of Clarence, the Duke of Sussex, and the Duchess of Glou cester, to dinner on Monday. There was a select party to meet their Royal Highnesses. The Duke of Clarence n t g. gave a grand di n n e r on join T ed h t e he D p u ar c t h i s i s n s th o ; f e K vem en Sunday, at her apartments in the King's Palace, at Ken sington. The Duke of Sussex and the Princess Augusta were of the party. A select party of nobility were invited to meet the Royal guests. The Duke and Duchess of Clarence came to town on Monday, from their seat in Bushy Park. His Royal Highness honoured Mr. and Mrs. Hope with his company to dinner, at their residence in Mansfield-street. The Duke arid Duchess of Clarence returned to Bushy-park on Monday night. The Duchess of Gloucester and the Princess Augusta rode out out together, yesterday, in Chelsea and its neighbourhood. The Duchess of Clarence, the Duchess of Gloucester, And the Princess Augusta took an airing on Monday in the Regent's-park and its environs. KING'S PALACE, ST. JAMES'S.-Various alterations have lately taken place in this edifice. The walls at the east end of the palace have been partially taken down, owing to the chimney of the grand ball-room smock ing, to prevent which no sufficient remedy could be found. The chimney has been accordingly rebuilt, on the plan of Hioia's patent chimnies. The windows on the suite of state apartments hare had double sashes. A bath has been been put up in the private suite of rooms for the use of his Majesty. THE EARL OF LIVERPOOL.—The same statement was made yesterday on the state of his Lordship, by Dr. Dreyer, after visiting the Noble Earl, as has been made for some time past, viz.—" His Lordship is going on verywell.• The Earl of Harrowby and Mr. Wynn had interviews yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Viscount Granville transacted business with Mr. Secretary Canning yesterday at the Foreign-office. Lord Chief Justice Abbott had an interview with Mr. Secretary Peel at the Home-office, yesterday. In consequence of the Lord Chancellor being, yesterday, engaged in the House of Lords, in hear ing Appeals, his Lordship did not sit in the Court of Chancery. • Yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, the Lords of the King's Privy Council had a meeting at the Council Office, which was attended by the Lord President of the Council, the Master of the Rolls, and the Right Honour able Hugh Elliot. Their Lordships were occupied iu hearing Plantation Appeals till three o'clock. We learn from good authority, that C---1 B-y has beet appointed Editor of the Evangelical Magazine. DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—Yesterday, on the occasion of the sale of some of the Shares in this pro perty, it was stated that, before Mr. Price, the present lessee, took the Theatre, there were bond debts to the amount of no less than 36,0001.—that amount was 110 W reduced to less than 16,000/. ; and, in the course of two years, it was quite certain that the Theatre would be en tirely out of debt, and the shareholders receive a dividend. The amount of the property belonging to the Theatre, was at present about 300,0001. We are informed that the Rev. Mr. Dillon, author of the Lord Mayor's Journey to Oxford, is busy in preparing for the Press, a Collection of Voyages and Travels up the Thames, as far as Isleworth, together with a Topographical Account of Richmond, its customs, climate, and inhabitants. He positively contradicts the old esta blished notion that the natives of Kew and Twickenham are cannibals. LADY MORGAN.—A national novel, from the pen of Lady Morgan, has been announced by some of our coternporaries, and though neither the title nor epoch of the story are mentioned, the reading public, both at home and abroad, (for L a dylliorgan's works are now incorporated with the, highest class of foreign literature), is prepared to receive with avidity another proof of the genius and pa triotism of the author of the " Wild Irish Girl," of" O'Don nel," and of " Florence Macarthy."—Freeman's Journal. The roads in Russia being once made, are maintained at little comparative expence, as they consist merely of the soil, which is either sand, or a kind of hardened turf; and except in places where the water is collected, afford the most easy and agreeable travelling in the world. The road between Petersburg and Moscow used to be extremely bad, as, indeed, part of it is still, con sisting only of planks or branches of trees thrown across it ; but a fine chawsse, almost equal to any in Eurcpe, is now forming, and will greatly facilitate the intercourse between the cities. ANECDOTE OF THE LATE EMPEROR ALES• ANDES.-In an account of the death of Alexander, lately published at Saint Petersburgh, the following anecdote occurs. Shortly before his departure for the Crimea, the Emperor between three awl four o'clock in the evening, happened to be writing to the Empress hi■ mother. When the horizon being suddenly overcast, be ordered his valet to bring lights; while, however, these were being got ready, the sun re-appeared with unclouded brilliancy, so the valet . _ - • came in to know whether he should bring the lights ? ic Why do you ask ?" enquired the Emperor; " because," replied the footman, " it is the custom with some of us Russians, to consider this premature appearance of lights as inauspicious." " You conclude then, that passers by, see ing them so early in the room, will imagine that a corpse is lying there." " Precisely so, Sire." " Very well ; bring in the lights." The same same evening, after his return to Taganrog, the Emperor recalled this conversation with his valet, and the instant he perceived him, said, " Theodo ron, I do not forget the circumstance of having ordered you to take the lights to any bureau, believe me, they are the heralds of my death ; and shall gleam above my body."— Le Furet. LORD ELDON'S FIRST BRIEFS.—The Lord Chancellor is said to have related the following anecdotes of himself, at the table of a distinguished Member of the Administration :—" At the commencement of my profes sional career I borrowed thirty pounds to go the Northern Circuit, but I got no briefs : and, Sir, I borrowed another thirty, but got no return. After some time at this game I had determined to borrow no more, when I was prevailed on to try again, and did so. At York I had a junior brief; and Davenport, then a leading Counsel on the Cir cuit, was to state the cane to the Jury. The cause was called on in the morning, and Davenport was engaged in the Crown Court. I begged the Judge to postpone it ; but he replied—' You must lead, Mr. Scott,' and I did so. It was an action for an assault; two Yorkshire ladies bad quarrelled at cards—a scuffle ensued—and one of them was turned off her chair on the ground. This was the nature of the assault. It set the Court in a rear of laughter, and I succeeded for my client. Retainers began to flow in, and the prospect brightened. On proceeding to Car lisle, a circumstance occurred, which was far more for tunate than the preceding in its results, as it laid the foundation of my future prosperity. I had retired early to bed the night before the assizes, when I was aroused by A knock from Mr. the solicitor, with a large brief in his hand, who observed, that a cause was coming on in the morning, and the leading Counsel were all too much en gaged to read a large brief---" you must take it, Mr. Scott." I hesitated, as Davenport 'and others had declined it, and expressed my doubt of being able to accomplish the task. He pre,ssed me, and by the little light there was, as the attorney put the brief into my hand, I saw written on it, " Mr. Scott, twenty guineas." This was not to be re fused ; and I said, " Well, I'll promise to read your brief, and state its substance." "That's all we want," replied the solicitor ; _so I dressed myself, and read it. Th e ne x t day I succeeded in the cause, and never wanted briefs agaiu."..NSuplA