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the Ranee tb.tlie testimony of the late Mr. Horner, who, though he disapproved of the power possessed by the Bank, ( declared himself satisfied with the discretion and prudence with which it had been exercised. In conclusion he ob served, that the appointment of a Committee would be per fectly useless, 58 it would be impossible to obtain any other infornittio.n than that which he had given without any re servation whatever.—(Hear). Mr. CANNING said, that after the explanation given by the Hon. Bank Director (Mr. Pearse), lie felt it unne cessary to do more than to state that the plan of which the H on. Baronet complained had not proceeded from any sug gestion of Government. Mr. MABERLY thought that the Bank ought to have denied, in'the public papers, that the plan emanated from t hem. He was of opinion that the Director who had cir culated the plan had acted extremely wring. Mr. BARING thought that the Director in question was being dealt rather hard by. Sir H. PARNELL expressed a hope that the currency would be placed upon a permanent basis. Lord MILTON anticipated only a renewal of the disas ters of the last few years, from any tampering with the currency at the present moment. Mr. HUME strongly advocated the formation of a na tional Bank. His opinion was, that the country ought to be saturated with paper ; that paper being always converti ble into gold, and by a summary legal process, as in Scot land.i Und er every circumstance he wished th a t th e Ri ght Hon, Chancellor of the Exchequer would make up his tribal to shake off the Bank of England, and to have no further dealings with that body, but such as due and formal notice should appear of upon the table of the House. Sir J. WRC PTESLEY shortly replied. He bad thought it right that the matter should be explained, but would not now press his motion. The motion was then withdiawn by consent. LOAN. FUND IN DUBLIN. Mr. MOORE presented a petitiGn from the working ar tisans Of Dublin, praying the establishment of a fund in that city from which small loans might be made, (under fit direction) from time to time, to needy artificers of good chatacter. The Hon. Member dwelt at considerable length upon the sufferings of the working classes in Ireland, and concluded by moving that the petition should be referred to a Committee. Mr. W. LAMB doubted the a6antage of instituting such funds as that describing by the Hon. Gentleman. Any public grant for such a purpose would be ao dangerous a precedent that he was compelled to oppose it. Mr. H. GRATTAN said that the manufactures of Dublin were annihilated. Mr. MOORE declined pressing his motion to a division. LAW COURTS OF IRELAND. Mr. MOORE moved for leave to bring in two Bills— one to amend the jurisdiction of Courts of Equity in Ire land, and the other to protect the purchasers of property in Ireland against judgments not recovered within a limited time after they were sued out. The Hon. Member did not mean to press his Bills during the present Session, but wished to have them printed pro forma, that they might be in the hands of Members against the next: . A re fter a few words from the Am•roaET-GENERAL, leave was given to bring in the Bills. Mr. IL GRATTAN moved for certain Returns con nected With the local government and administration of t he City of Dublin. The motions were agreed to. Lord J . RUSSELL moved for leave to bring in a Bill for the bett er t a ki ng o f po ll s i n c i ties and boroughs send '°ff Members to . Parliament.—Leave was given. BRIEFS IN CHURCHES. kr. PEEL stated that, agreeably to notice, he bad m eant to call the attention of the House towards a remo "lll,_ lig of the law respecting money collected by Briefs in l e ;nrehes ; but he despaired of being able to introduce a which could pass into a law during the present Ses sin - n• He wi s h e d , however, that the country should have n otice, that if no other individual took up the subject, he Would bring forward a Bill next Session himself fcr the pur pose he had mentioned. Very considerable sums had been raised by Bri e f s f or two objects—first, the repair and rebuilding of Churches ; secondly, for compensation to individuals suffering by fire, or other causes. It was itnPOssibl to lookthe of b • at returns the sums received . on Il e% without being forcibly struck with the necessity for toliae alteration.' With respect to raising sums in churches on account of fires, it seemed to him (Mr. Peel) requisite to put a stop to it altogether.—(Hear, hear.)--Wheu the practice was introduced, no insurance offices were establish but now, what reasons existed why an individual who 7" neglected t o i nsure, should have recourse to persons ''S'tl'ainneee at a di gence, and ign oran t of a ll the true eircum laised foorf t h e case?—(Hear.)—It appeared that the sum an i ndividual loss, wh a t e ver the amount m i g ht b. l e l ? was fro m 7001. to 800/. ; that for the repair of a e Wit Was from 400/. to 500/., no matter what the zetno_unt .requi re d ; so that where an individual had lost 50/. received more th an h e ought ; but in a case where 1,200/. do was lost, th e i n di vidual received less. The reduc ns in the amount of the aims raised, furnished a ground for discontinuing the practice. In a case where 340/. had been lost, the sum raised was 705/., of which 86/. was the experice of the warrant, and 327/. the salary of the collec tor. The sums raised for the repairs of churches were really so small, that no injury could accrue to the church by abolishing the practice. He proposed, therefore, to abolish briefs for this purpose also, and to substitute a col lection at the church door, on one Sunday, and that the sums thus voluntarily given should be paid over:to the so- Clety for building chinches ; su c h an appropr i ation would ! b e more f or the advantage of the church. He would con ae. his present motion to th e o b ta i n i ng of further informa '.4)ll; and accordingly move d f or an account of all briefs sior rebuildin g and repairing of churches and chapels, from the 15 th of M a y, 18 19, to June 1827, comprehending P la ces, dates, an d est i mates, the sums contributed, the a nloMit of the expenses, and the net proceeds. Mr. STURGES BOURNE seconded the motion, and concurred entirely in the view taken of this subject by his 7 Ri ght Hon. Friend. He would advert to one point unno t'eed by his Right Hon. Friend, which was, the unseemly int erruption or divi ne sen i ce occasioned by collect i ons on r ide. There was auother consideration of importance such : collection s encouraged parishioners; who were repair their own churches, to be g all over the kingdom. t -- (Rear, h ear .) In some of the cases , t h e M ag i strates t wh o • signed the application, he thought, were censurable; Were bound to see that the churches were repaired by racyl, in the parish, if practicable. He begged to express Kit thanks to his Right Hon. Friend for his proposed mea '4ul',..alnl hoped h would persevere in it. rr - " t er a fiw rem e arks . from Sir W. W. WYNN and Mr. ‘ENNYSON, the motion was agreed to. NAVY PROMOTIONS. R o l‘ T ik ,.'lMlE moved far a return of all promotions in the -Ya. oaavy, from the Midshipman up to the Admiral, from th e Ist of Ja nuary, Ord to the present day. During I.ast year, the promotions had been 220. This was keep °g up up the dead weight indeed ! It was his intention, when the return Ives laid upon the table, which he thought might he done in eight and forty hours, to submit a motion to the Rouse, to limit the exercise of the prerogative of the Ad miralty in regard to promotions. Mr. CROKER observed, that although the return could not be prepared in the short space of 48 hours, yet the Admiralty would be able even in that time to demonstrate that the public good was the only ground and object of the promotions. An alteration so important as that proposed by the Hon. Member, must be looked at in a variety of views. The motion was then agreed to. Mr. W• .LAMB moved for leave to bring in a Bi ll for cousolidatio g and amending .• and juries in Ireland: also the laws relative to jurors a Bill for lighting, cleansing, _and watching cities, towns cor land.—Leave given. !'orate, and market towns in lie- REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND - MEANS. On the Report of the Conunittee of W ays and Means being brought up, Mr. MABERLY stated, that he had intended to make some observations upon one of the resolutions, but should reserve them till the Committee of Supply. The Res o l u ti ons were th en rea d, and agr ee d, to . TU RNER'S NULLITY OF MARRIAGE BILL. On the motion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, Turner's of M arr i age Bill was read a second ti me, and ordered to be c ommitted to-morrow. PENRYN ELECTION BILL. On the motion for the third reading of the Penryn Election Bill, Mr. C. BARCLAY stated, that upon a former night he '41,4 not misunderstood the object of the present -4 e had not understood that the question on that occasion Wfte, whether Penryn should be disfranchised or not, but Zhether t h e franchise should be transferred to 'Manchester. i e „ t hought th e present Bill was unjust to that borough. b":,_ou'rner eases' of disfranchisement there had been gross of t he throughout the pl aces ; i n P enryn on l y a port i on brib er ele ctors was suspected. There had been no general u pon h be rY Proved in 1826. M uc h of tht evidence given was 44 L ' u earsay.. Th e P res id ent of the Board of Controul 11141 other M em b ers of the Administration had declared M t it was necessary to hear furth er ev id ence . Th e H on. oreetulrer then entered into an examination of some parts of per"idence given before the Committee. Mr. Adey (Lord t Raa e "a. _l's that of being told to " call again," and 14ferred this was a proof of corrupt iptentiop, . . But he Would ask Whether it was not very usual in electioni especially in the first canvass, for candidates to be told to call again?—(Laughter.)—He could say, that in South wark, which he had represented, and which was as free from corruption as any place, he had often been told to call agaiu—(a laugh)—and he would appeal to his former col. league (Mr. Calvert) whether he had not experienced a si milar reception. The remark implied merely "we have not made up our minds." Taking the facts from the Committee's Report, and from the evidence before the House, and separating the facts from hearsay, there were no grounds for disfranchising Penryn. If the question was fairly put whether a case had been made out against Pen ryn, the Bill would not pass. There had been no general corruption, as in the cases of Aylesbury, Shoreham, Crick - lade, and Grampound, and there had been A. considerable improvement since 1819, and especially since 1807. ' He moved as an amendment, that the Bill be read a third time this day three months. Mr. MANNING seconded the amendment. Mr. C. CALVERT rose chiefly to vindicate the charac ter of the place he represented (Southwark), where be was returned without being put to one farthing of expense; he wished every other Member in the House could say so. (A laugh.)—The lion. Member (Mr. Barclay) had ap pealed to him whether he bad not been told to " call again?" He (Mr. Calvert) had never been so told. On the contrary, the usual reply was, " All's right"—(A laugh)—or, sometimes, " Strong beer for ever."—(Loud laughter. ).--With regard to Penryn, lie totally differed from the Hon. Member (Mr. Barclay.) He had never heard.of a grosser case than that of Penryn—(Hear, hear) —and the Noble Lord should have his vote.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. FERGUSON observed, that such a mistake as that committed by the Honourable Member (Mr. Barclay) had never before been committed. The proposition had been distinctly put from the chair that Penryn should be dis franchise'► ? Could the House decide who were to have the spoils of Penryn, before it had decided whether the borough should be disfranchised ? He (Mr. F.) had thought, on the former reading, that the evidence was not sufficiently strong to warrant disfranchisement, but he had not then seen the reports of 1807 and 1819. Taking all the three reports together, as one entire adjudication, the borough had been convicted of gross bribery. The House could not, for decency's sake, forbear to vote in favour of disfran chisement.—( Hear.) Mr. PALLMER (Surrey) was as great an enemy to corruption as the Noble Lord could be, but he would not get at it through injustice. A case of corruption proved against fifteen or sixteen individuals was not sufficient -rea son to warrant the disfranchising of a whole borough. Lord MILTON contended, that Penryn ought to be treated as a community, and not as a borough, limited to a few corrupt individuals. Sir E. CARRINGTON re-stated his former arguments in opposition to the Bill. Mr. G. ROBINSON spoke in favour of the Bill. Mr. STURGES BOURNE felt it his duty to oppose the second reading of the Bill, although friendly to its principle. Lo'A PALMERSTON was exactly in the same situa tion with his Right Hon. Friend, having voted against this Bill on a former occasion for the reasons which his Hon. Friend had just stated. He was now fully prepared to give his vote for the third reading.—(Hear.) Mr." GOULBURN—If he had to decide between two questions--whether he should vote for extending the elec tive franchise to the neighbouring hundreds of Penryn, or vote for this Bill, he should, perhaps, be inclined to vote for the former question. As it was, he should vote for the third reading. Lord BINNING could not help considering this ques tion judicially, and he was therefore inclined to come to this decision—that the great majority of voters at Penryn, not having been found guilty of any crime, should not be visited with a punishment due only to a guilty few. ;kir. LEGH-KECK should vote for the third reading of this Bill. Lord J. RUSSELL said a few words in explanation, as did Mr. C. BARCLAY. Sir C. FORBES had always voted against Bills of this description, and he saw no reason why he should vote for this Bill. A great deal had been said about the guilt of this borough, just as if, forsooth, those who sat in this House were immaculate.--(Hear, hear, and laughter.) Mr. BARCLAY (Penryn) was convinced the majority of the voters of Penryn were not the corrupt set of men described. Mr. VAN HOMRIGH thought that the total disfran chisement of the borough of Penryn would be a great hard ship on the majority of voters, and still greater-on the sitting Members. The cry of " Question" now became general, when strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House divided. There appeared— For the third reading, 145 I Against it, SI I Majority, 114. SALE OF GAME BILL. Lord MILTON supported the Bill. Game was of such a volatile nature that nobody could have a property in it. l i The object of preserving game seemed to be that Gentle men, at the end of the year, might be able to boast that they had killed so many pheasants or woodcocks. Mr. CRIPPS opposed the Bill. It was on account of the game that gentlemen resided on their estates some parts of the year. Sir W. W. WYNN also said a few words in opposition to the Bill. Mr. VILLIERS supported the motion for going into the Committee. Lord EBRINGTON supported the Bill, considering it the first step to greater improvements. Lord PALMERSTON thought the present Laws so objectionable, that he would support any attempt at amendment. Lord MORPETH expressed the same opinion. The House divided— For the Motion... 64. I Against it... 19 I Majority... 45 The House then went into a Committee. The Chair man reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again on Monday next.—Adjourned at Three o'clock. The, hitherto, unpublished Letters of His" late MAJESTY GEORGE THE THIRD, with tho Right Honourable WILLIAM PITT, is now printed from the Original MSS., by Mr. Murray, Albemarle-street. MR. GREEN'S ASCENT FROM ASHTON UNDER-LYNE.—Mr. Green, accompanied by Mr. Henry Backhouse, of the Britannia Distillery, Manchester, made his '7oth aerial voyage from the Gas Works, Ashton-under- Lyne, on Tuesday last. The ascent was - fixed for three o'clock ; but, owing to the unfavourable state of the weather, was delayed until near six ; at which time the balloon was loosened from its moorings, and in twenty mi rutes reached an altitude of two miles and a quarter. — At ten minutes before seven o'clock they landed safely on Hatfield Moss, near Thorne, Yorkshire, and twelve miles east of Doncaster, which place they reached about mid night. They arrived at Ashton on Wednesday evening about eight o'clock, in a chaise at.d four, amidst the loud acclamations of the assembled populace. _ _ THE GREAT UNKNOWN.—AS one of the Italian vende:s of stucco was passing along George-street, with a bust of the " Great Unknown" on his arm, he accosted Sir Walter, while he was conversing with Profes sor Wilson, with the usual question, "Sere, vill y ou buy?" Sir Walter smiled, and asked if it was a good likeness. Italian—" 0, yes, 'Tis de Great Uuknown_ver Boot likeness." Professor—" Did you ever see him ?"—ltalian —"No, Sere." Professor—" Is the bust like this gen tleman ?" The Italian looked atedfastly at Sir Walter, and then exclaimed, " 0, yes, by Gar, 'tis de great living unknown ! I have made rhuch profits by your head, Sere —vill give you dis for nothing." (To make this story in telligible to our country readers, we must mention, that excellent casts of Sir Walter's head, of the full size, are now hawked about the town in great numbers, at 4s, or ss. each.)— Scotsman. The LITERARY GAZETTE Of June 9th, NO. 542, will contain several novelties which are recommended to the public notice.—Among the original articles—a Sketch, with an early unpublished Poem, and many Anec dotes of the Private Life of the late Editor of the Quar terly Review, written by an intimate Friend; Death's Ramble, a ludicrous Poem, by the Author of Whims and Oddities ; Sayings of Buonaparte, and other Extracts from Talma's Common-place Book, &c. The Reviews are mis cellaneous ; viz.—of the Bibliotheca Sussexiana, or Li brary of the Duke of Sussex, with Selections of learned Curiosities ; Absurdities in Prose and Verse, with amusing Quotations ; Highways and Bye-ways ; The Age Reviewed, a dull and wretched Satire ; Barrington's Memoirs; and other new Publications. In Science 1--the Anniversary of the Society of Arts; Epitome of Millington's Discourse on Perkins's Steam and Brown's Gas Vacuum Engines ; and various new Discoveries and Inventions. In Litera ture, many interesting Papers ; and in the other depart of this Journal, Criticisms in the Fine Arts, Exhibitions, and Publications--on the Drama, and present Spectacles open in London—on Music, with the Words of two new Glees, by Thomas Moore ; Varieties , Anecdotes , L iterar y Intelligence, &c. &c. Foreign and Domestic.—Published every Saturday, by W. A. Scams, '7, Wellington-street, Strand, price Sd. ; or stamped, for Country Circulation by Post, Is, Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due. 0 America 0 1 Hamburgh 1 O Brazil 0 0 Holland 1 O Buenos Ayres 1 Dublin ., , 0 0 Leeward Islands ... 0 1 Flanders 0 0 Lisbon o' 1 France 1 Gottenburgh 0 0 Mexico 0 O Guernsey& Jersey. 0 0 Waterford 0 , ntr, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 8, 1827. We received this afternoon, by express, the Etoile dated yesterday ; it contains an. article commenting on one inserted in the Times a few days ago, respecting the interference of the Great Powers in the affairS of Greece. The observa tions of the Etoile correspond with those of the Times, so that we may infer the question re specting Grecian Independence will shortly be set at rest. The Etoile contains no other news worth quoting. French Three per Cents. 71f. Pc. The Paris Papers of Tuesday, and the Etoile, dated Wednesday morning, have reached us. The Moniteur announces that a " Naval Di vision" has sailed from Toulon, for the purpose of obtaining satisfaction for a gross insult offered to the Consul-General of France, at Algiers, by the DEY, as well as for other causes of corn plaint which France has against that State. We shall soon see whether the squadron fitting at Brest, is destined for the same service—that it is intended for the Mediterranean we have no doubt. The Government of Hayti, it appears, is ex erting itself to fulfil its engagements with France. Two of three ships, bringing consignments on account of the indetrinity,• have already reached Havre, and the two six months' instalments are to be paid on the. 30th instant. The French Funds have, perhaps, in consequence of this cir cumstance, slightly advanced. Letters from Madrid still notice the appear ance of Constitutional Guerillas in Arragon and other provinces of Spain, and the Gazette is obliged to admit the existence of this opposi tion to the present system. If the French army were to be withdrawn from Spain, another struggle for constitutional liberty would take place, which we- suspect would soon put an end to the Government of FERDINAND. _ The Quotidienne mentions that further dis. turbances have taken place at Elvas, but the cor rectness of the statements admits of much doubt PARIS STOCK EXCHANGE, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 5. —Five per Cents. 100 f. 80c. 95c. 1011. ; Three per Cents. 70f. 80c. 90c. ; Bank Stock, 2,010 f. ; Rentes de Naples, 751. 45c. 50c. 55c. ; Rentes d'Espagne, 9i ; Royal Spanish Loan, 561.4 ; Rents perp. d'Espagne, 43; Haitian Loan, 6601. 662 f. 50c. EXCHANGE ox Loxonx.—One Month, paper, 251. 40c., money, 25f. ; three months, paper, 25f. 25c. —money, 251. Si.sc; There is no end to the " dirty tricks" of the I Ultras. They have revived the old story of the Press having been bought by Mr. CANNING, and have invented a new one about the Lords of his Majesty's Household having been turned out for voting in favour of the Duke of WELLING TON'S amendment. The first fabrication received a flat contradiction from Lord DUDLEY, who said that " not one shilling had` been applied to the purpose of influencing-any.portion:of the Press of this country." And with respftt to the se cond, Lord DELAWARE stated,,,", that he had followed up his vote on the Corn Bill by resign ing his situation, and that without receiving any intimation, or holding any communication with any person whatever." Not that persons connected with Government can find fault with being removed when opposing that Government, if their own good feeling does not lead them to the line of conduct pursued by Lord DELA WARE. The following handsome testimony was borne by Lord STRANGFORD to the character of Mr. CANNING as a vigilant guardian of the public purse :—" I have had the honour," said the Noble Viscount, "to serve under nine successive Se cretaries of State for the Foreign Department ; and I never knew a Minister, with regard to this particular branch of expenditure, more minute, or more careful, than the Right Hon. Gentle. man who last held the Foreign Secretaryship." Mr. CANNING brought down, last night, a Message from the Throne, announcing that his MAJESTY deemed it expedient to provide for any additional expellees which may arise on ac count of the continuance of the Forces in Por tugal. Mr. CANNING subsequently explained that this Message had reference to the vote of credit for 500,0001. to which he alluded in his financial expose. The consideration of the Message is•fixed for this evening, and it may be expected that the discussion on it will put the House in possession of more, distinct informa tion relative to our present relations with Por tugal than it at present possesses. It may be safely inferred, however, from the circumstance of this vote of credit being required, that there does not exist any, strong probability of (fur Troops being withdrawn from Portugal, during the present year, as had been rumoured. As long as the French Troops remain in Spain, and a Spanish Army on the frontiers of Portugal, so long, we say now, as we said before, must a British Army be maintained in Portugal. Brussels Papers to the 7th inst., and the Allgenzeine Zeitung to the 2d, have been re ceived this morning. Their contents, if true, are highly important. They state that the British Ambassador at Constantinople bad sent off a despatch, announcing the entire defeat of the Turks before Athens, on the 29th of April. Their loss is said to have been 10,000, but this must be an exaggeration : The Austrian Observer says that Lord Cochrane has declared to the Greek Government that he tvyuld not.bind himself to explain to it his plans of operation„ or to com municate them to the officers under. his command ; only that, in case of success or fail] e, he woultk send a report to the Government. _ • .I.UGISEURGIH t MAY . 3I. A German Journal contains,..iti a letter from hatisbon, 26th, of May, the following news, which, if confirmed, is highly important :—" A Courier .f r rom Constantinople has just passed through this city, dispatched by the Eng lish-Ambassador in the Turkish capital to London, with the news that ;OR the 29th of last month the Turks weri defeated by the Greeks in the plain of Athens with a Yvy great loss (10,000 killed are spoken of). The Turks were sueeessiveiy driven from all their entrench ments, and forced to abandon all their artillery and baggage. The Lord High .Commissioner of the lonian Islands, dis patched, on the 6th .of May, a courier from Corfu, with the same news, who arrived here, on his way to London, a few hours after the first." Other Journals contain the following statement, which likewise seems very much in need of confirmation:— The interesting problem of the affairs of Greece seems to approach its solution. A great European Power has addressed a circular to its Allies, in which after explaining the principles of its policy, the ob ject of which has constantly been the preservation of the general peace, it intimates that in conse quence of the latest declaration of the Porte, there remained scarcely any hope that it would ever listen to the dictates ofjustice and moderation, unless coercive measures were em ployed against it; that the time to proceed to such measures being now come, it would leave it for its allies to determine whether o last trial should be made, but it must, however, desire that a certain time be peremptorily fixed, within which the Porte must declare itself, and which it conceived would not be too short, if fixed for about the middle of June. When this time •is expired, it will recal its Ambassador from Constantinople, and take those steps which, in former communications to the Cabinet, it had already announced for the case in question." Mr. PEEL last night obtained leave to bring in a Bill to amend the law relating to reading Briefs in Churches. _ _ There are few systems which are more liable to objection than that under which Briefs for the collection of sums for building and repairing Churches, or for the Relief of Sufferers by Fire, are wanted, and carried into effect. Mr. PEEL pointed out 'many of these objections; Ana' Mr. STurtoEs BOURNE, in supporting the necessity of altering the present practice, most sensibly remarked that the reading of Briefs was, in his opiriktn, a most unseemly interruption of the performance of Divine worship. This prac tice, therefore, will be got rid of ; kit we , 7annot help suggesting to the Home Secretary, that it would be highly desirable, at the same time, to get rid of various other interruptions to which public worship is at present subject. The pro clamation of banns, during Divine service, often calls the mind from the contemplation of thoSe subjects, whieli alone ought to occupy it in the House of GOO ; but if, connected as marriage is with our religious as well as civil Institutions, thiS practice may be advocated by some of the best amongst us, we cannot admit that there can be any necessity for preserving the practice of ' giving notice of 'Vestries, Assessments for King's and Parochial Rates, the holding of Courts' Leet and Baron, and many other such like matters, which are now announced by the Clerk in the middle of the service, and often in a style to provoke the laughter of the most seriously-inclined persons. All these notices might as well be published by being affixed against the Church doors, or by other means suited to the local circumstances of each parish. The human mind, without any external cause, is too prone to wander from the thoughts with which it ought to be engaged during the time set apart to the public worship of the ALMIGHTY; and every matter which is calculated to increase this infirmity of our nature, ought to be most carefully avoided during the performance of Divine, service. Private letters from Carthagena de Colombia of the 11th April, received via America, state that every thing was perfectly quiet and peaceable at that pert ; trade was dull and money scarce ; but they also mention the intention of the party - writing to remit dollars per the packet. This intelligence is the more agreeable, as by the former arrivals via Jamaica, the accounts Were Sated to be of so unplea sant a nature, as to require . the presence of some of our vessels of war for the protection of British property. Letters from Manchester and the neighbouring manufac turing- towns, received this morning, represent a furthey improvement. Business was extremely brisk ; and all useful hands find employment at au advance of wages. THE FUNDS,-(THIS DAY). CITY, Twelve o' Clock. Consols closed yesterday at 831 4, but some few private bargains were done after hours at a shade lower, being 884 ; this morning the opening price was 84 but shortly after became 84* buyers, and are now at the first price. The business hitherto transacted has not been of much importance, but the market looks better than yester day, and the gloom that hung over it seems dispersing. India Bonds are 77 9, Exchequer Bills, 46 8 pm. In the Foreign Funds Colombian 6 per Cents. are 29, buyers, being a small improvement. The accounts from this quarter, received by the Manchester, from New York are sal unfavourable to this Stock. Mexican Bonds are steady at 681 t. Three per Cent. Consols, shut ; Ditto ,for Account, 84 ; India Bonds, '77 9 ; Exchequer Bills, 46 8 pm. ; FOREIGN. - Brazilian, WI 9 ; Buenos Ayres, 60 1 ; Colombian, 1824 , 28i 9 ; Danish, 6 1 a ; Greek, 17 i; Mexican 5 per Cent., 55 6 ; Ditto 6 per Cent., 68i 1-1; Peruvian, 24 5 ; Portuguese, 744- 5 ; Russian, 92 ; Spanish, 12 1 ; Chillian, 27 8. MLNEs._Anglo Mexican, 50 dis.; Brazilian, par ; Co- Colombian, 10 12 per Share; Real del Monte, '7O 50 dis. Tlalpuxalina, 50 dis. ; ITnited Mexican, 18 17 dis. ; Bola. nos, 100 dis. Two o' Consols are now 84 1, and seem to be firm ; for a mo ment they were at 84 buyers ; the French 3 per Cents. come over higher, being 71. 10. ; India Bonds are 76 8 ; and Exchequer Bills, 46 7, pm. The Foreign Funds remain without any business of im portance, and with scarcely any variation in price since the morning. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, 84k 4. FOUR o'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICES. Consols Danish Bonds 614 Do. for Ac. 83i 4 Greek Do:1825, 18 Brazilian Bonds 59 Mexican Do. 1825 68 Buenos Ayres Do. 60 Peruvian Do. 21 Chilian Do. Russian Do. 92 Columbian, 1824, 29 I .Spanish Do. 11 SNIPPING INTELLI:; GNCE-(TIIIS DAY, FROM LLOYD'S. DEAr., Juxu 7.—Wind variable.—Arrived the Lady Flora, Farrel., from Bengal ; his Majesty's ship Iris, For rest, from Jamaica; and Tweed, Grey, from ditto. PortTsmourn, JUNE 7.—Wind N. N. W.—Arrived from London the Clyde, Munro, for Madras and Bengal ; and the Diadem, Wilson, for Bengal. Passed the Gambia, Grove, from Sierra Leone, sailed May 7. The Princess Charlotte of Wales, with the outward-bound that sailed on Monday, were off St. Alban's Head last night, struggling with adverse winds. QUEBEC, M AY 5,--The Harriet, from London, is re ported to be on shore on or near Basque Island. Twenty one vessels have arrived int this port, and a great many are reported to be at hand. Last year, up to the 7th of May, there were only five arrivals. • KING'S THEATRE. Signor Coccia's new Opera , " Maria Stuart, Regina di Scozia," was brought out last night at this Theatre, for the benefit of Madame Pasta. The Opera was favourably, if not enthusiastically received. Madame Pasta was the Queen, and it is scarcely necessary to add, that as it is a part of deep envition, she did it adequate justice. The .music of the piece is good; but not rising to any thing like `superlative excellence: one passage, perhaps, in the inter view between Mary and Elizabeth, may be pronounced of a superior nature. The House was fully and fashionably attended, and at the close, Madame Pasta was called for and enthusiastically applauded. After the Opera, a new musical prodigy (a boy, by name Savori) only nine years old, performed part of a concerto on the violin, which excited universal astonishment. It was, indeed, an extra ordinary performance, and did credit to the discernment of Madame Pasta, to whom, we understand, the boy is in debted for his present opportunity. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS.—APPEALS. GORE, APPELLANT -LORE LORTON, RESPONDENT. This was an Appeal from a Decree of the Irish Court of Chancery. The case turned merely upon a matter of ac count, and of course involved no question of general interest. The arguments had not concluded when we went to press. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, WESTMINSTER. AUSTIN V. BARAM. This was an action brought to recover the balance of an account, amounting to 981. 15s. Id. for repairs executed by the plaintiff on the house of the defendant, in Queen Anne-street, Westminster. The Jury found for the plaintiff with only 1l /. 11d, off' damages. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. ACTION FOR LIBEL. D'EGVIT.LE V. RICHARDS. Mr. Parrisow opened the pleadings. This was an action for a libel, brought by M. D'Egville, the ballet-. master of the Opera-house, against the Proprietor of the Age Sunday Newspaper. Mr. C. Piatmars stated the case. lie appeared in this ease for M. D'Egville, who had chosen him upon the grounds of old friendship, in preference to the best of ta lent with which he was surrounded, probably thinking that the zeal of friendship might be some compensation for the absence of ability. M. D'Egville was the ballet-mas ter and teacher of dancing at the King's Theatre, and had produced several ballets which were remarkably popular. About three months ago a ballet was produced by M. D'Egville, entitled Le Siege de Cythere. It was in three acts, and M. D'Egville acknowledged in the book of the ballet that the third act was taken from a ballet composed by Dubervalle, a composer of some celebrity. In the libel, however, it was alleged that the whole of the ballet was copied from Dubervalle, and no notice was taken of the ac knowledgment of M. D'Egville. M. D'Egville's profes sional character, however, stood so high, that the Jury, iu all probability, would never hare heard of the present action if the libel rested here. But it went much further, it attacked M. D'Egville's private cha racter, and sought to cast the ;oldest stains and asper sions on him. He was accused of being active in the • French Revolution, and of being the bosom friend of the murderer of the Princess Lamballe. It could not be considered surprising that such a charge should have deeply pained and wounded the mind - of Mr. D'Egville, who was not more remarkable for his splendid talents as a professor of his art, than for the esteem and respect which his private virtues secured him, amongst a numerous circle, of friends. For their sakes, as well_ as for his own, he: thought it his duty to meet the charges with which he was assailed, and to bring this caluMnious libeller before a Court of Justice. M. D'Egville, besides his situation at the Opera 7 house, which brought him in 1,300/. a yea 4 occupied himself in teaching dancing in the families of some of the highest of our nobility; and such was the con-, fidence which his moral character and private merit in spired,, that many of the most elevated characters confided to him the tuition of their unmarried daughters, in this par titular branch of fashionable education. To such a person the importance of an unsullied character was an object of the highest importance, for on it not only his respectability, but his professional success must invevitably depend. The Jury should hear the libel; however, and he would put it to them whether a more unjust, base, and malicious libel, bad ever emanated from the public press, tainted, as it was of late years, by the frequent insertion of libels, which, if suffered to pass with impunity, would render the press an evil and a curse to the country, even in the opinions of those who were disposed to be the warmest advocates for its liberty. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to read the libel, which was inserted in the Age of the 11th of March, under the head of " Answers to Correspondents," and was headed as follows : . " A reference to the new ballet at the King's Theatre, is inserted in justice to all parties. Ido not presume to write a critique, but only to give you that information you may not be in possession of. The ballet at the Opera, on Tuesday last, impudently asserted in the bills as the com position of M. D'Egville, " Siege de Cythere," when it was originally composed and produced under the same title by M. Dubervalle. The only credit attached to D'Egville, is the ektraordinary memory, to have so closely followed the original in every scene, group, and action, unless he made a memorandum at the time, which I presume was the case. The writer of this, was in Dubervalle's ballet when first produced, at the Old Pantheon, and thinks D'Egville can only. copy, not compose. For example, his previous ballet of " Rose Blanche," was originally per;- formed at Odenot's two-penny theatre, on the Boulevards, expressly for the revolutionary gentry of 1792, about the time of the Martyrdom of the Princess Lamballe and others, at the very time D'Egville was very conspicuous in Paris, and accused of being the bosom friend of the murderer that Carried that unfortunate Princess's head on a pole."— This was the libel for which the plaintiff sought compen sation ; and a more atrocious and unprovoked attack never was made on a respectable man. It was as false too; as it was calumnious. M. D'Egville, so far from being active in promoting the Revolution, was conspicuous in the ranks of loyalty, and had hazarded his life in the service of the ttnfortnnate monarch who then filled the French throne. He put it to the honour of the Jury as to what must he his feelings when he was represented as the bosom friend of the greatest monster and most hardened villain who figured at that sanguinary period—of the wretch who, not satisfied with the massacre of his innocent countrymen of all ages, but had become, as it were, the butcher of a corpse. As soon as M. D'Egville became acquainted with the publi cation of this libel, he applied to the defendant to give up the name of the writer, as the libel purported to come from a correspondent. This the defendant refused, and having basely slandered the character of an amiable man, he scorned to make any apology, and did not even appear by Counsel, this day. At all events, he could find no fault with the course which the plaintiff had adopted. Ile might have proceeded for a criminal information, instead of which, be brought a civil, thus enabling the defendant, if he had any grounds for the aspersion contained in the libel, to come into Court and justisfy himself by proving their truth. This, however, the defendant had not dared to do, and it was therefore for the Jury to say, what compensation they would give the plaintiff for the injury attempted to be done to his cha racter by the publication of this most atrocious and malig nant libel., The proprietorship and publication of the Age having been proved, the Secretary to the Opera was Called to prove that M. D'Egville was engaged at the Opera House, as Ballet-master, and in that character had produced se veral most successful ballets. "Le Siege de Cythere" was produced about three mouths since. There being no appearance for the defendant, The CHIEF JUSTICE summed up, leaving the question of damages entirely to the Jury. Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 1501. OLD BAILEY-(THIS DAY.) Jesse James Beresford, was indicted for obtaining 7s. Gd. from George Henry Derwort, with intent to de fraud him of the said money, 'by representing himself to be an agent to receive Advertisements for the Morning Chronicle Newspaper. The prosecutor, who is a Ger man, stated, that he went into the prisoner's shop in Fleet-street, to enquire for the office of the above paper, prisoner told him that he took in advertisements for that paper, and the prosecutor gave him an advertisement, for the insertion of which he gave him 7s. 6d., with the un derstanding that it was to be inserted on some day during the next week. The advertisement did not appear, and the prosecutor had the prisoner taken up. The prisonen asked the prosecutor if lie did not say that the copy of the advertisement was lost, and that if he (pro secutor) would give him another copy, he would get it inserted ? The prosecutor answered, that he believed he did. George Goodger, a clerk of the Morning Chronicle, stated, that there was no agent authorised to receive adver tisements for that paper, but that it was the custom of the trade to receive advertisements for the papers, which al lowed them a trifling remuneration for that service. The prisoner made a very impressive defence. The Learned JUDGE summed up the evidence, and the Jury found the prisoner Not Guilty. DUEL.--A meeting took place yesterday morning at eight o'clock, in a field near Torpoint, between ' two officers of the Royal Navy, when the ground was taken at 14 paces distance, and each fired three times without effect ! They were preparing for the fourth exchange of compliments, when the appearance of one of those busy meddling knaves called constables, unluckily interrupted the morning's anzusement, and one of the party not liking such company, took to his heels, and, to avoid the annoyance at tending recognizances, gave leg-bail. The other was taken into custody, and subsequently bound over in 500!. to keep the peace. It is really a Ferious grievance that in this land of boasted freedom a tyrannical police should be suffered to interrupt gentlemen in the harmless amusement of duelling. If these parties had been allowed to persevere, they might, perhaps, in the course of an hour or two, have hit each other, in which case their honour- would have been sa tisfied; but as it is, any thing but satisfaction has been the result. We have not heard the origin or the quarrel. Plymouth Journal. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTEitz,ALL'S. In our last report we mentioned that two gentlemen did not appear on Tuesday to settle, and we are happy to have it in our power to state that one of them. attended yester day, and met his engagements honourably. The other has addressed a circular to those who had claims on him, stating that his non-attendance on Tuesday was occasioned by domestic affliction, and that he shall pay immediately ; as his losings are not very extensive, it is generally be lieved that he will settle every thing. At a late hour some betting took place at the following odds : T. LEGER. 10 to 1 agst Granby 20 to 1 agst Pedlar 10 to 1 agst Reviewer 25 to I agst Malek 10 to 1 agst Nonplus 30 to 1 agst Lumley's colt 10 to 1 agst Matneluke 35 to 1 agst Tom Jones 17 to 1 agst Glenartney 50 to 1 agst Translation 20 to 1 agst Lunaria 1000 to 15 agst Laurel (taken) 20 to 1 agst Matilda 8 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's lot. MANCHESTER MEETING, 1827. LORD MOLYNEUX AND ILENRY BOLD HOOHTON, ESQ• STLIVA R DS. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6m.—The Wilton Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 50 soya. added, for all ages.—Two miles and a distance. Mr. White's br. c. Euxton, by Rinaldo, 4 yrs Lord Derby's b. c. Murillo, 3 yrs Sir W. Wynne's hr. c. Sancredo, 4 yrs Mr. Houldsworth's br. f. Fanny Davies, 4 yrs Mr. Clifton's b. f. Harriet, by Ardrossan, 4 yrs 0 Mr. Mytton names b. h. Longwaist, 6 yrs pd A good race. The Produce Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft. for three-year old colts, Bst. 81b. fillies, Bet.—Twice round the course and a distance.—(s subs.) Lord Grosvenor's br. f. Burlesque, by Blucher Mr2l-louldsworth's br. c. Bhurtpore, by Magistrate g Three pail—Won easy. A Free Handicap Stakes of SO soya. each, 10 sacs. fr. with 20 soya. added, for four-year olds. Two miles and a distance. Sir 0. Pigot's b. c. Granby, by Spectre Mr. Thompson's ch. c. Predicter, by Soothsayer 2 Mr. Beardsworth's b. c. Don Diego, by Amadis 0 Mr. Johnson's b. f. Vests, by Governor 0 Sir J. Byng's ch. c. Thales, by Tramp Sir W. W. Wynn's ch. c. May-Fly, by Piscstor pd Sir T. Stanley's ch. g. by Tiresias Won easy. _ . The St. Leger Stakes of 25 sows. each, with 50 sot's. added, for three-year old colts, Bst. 61b., fillies, Bat. 81b.— The St. Leger course—one mile and three quarters, _ . Sir 'l'. Stanley's ch. c. by Sir 01iver.,... .walked over • Nine paid. His Majesty's Plate of 100 gs. for fatly-year olds and upwards. Heats, three miles and a distance. Mr. Sykes's b. g. Cock Robin, 5 yrs Major Gore's b. b. HesPerna, aged Mr. Clapham's br. c. Crafty, 4 yrs Mr. 'Wilkinson's b. c. John o' Gaunt, 4 yrs 0 4 Mr. Clifton's b. c. Tom, by Walton, 4 yrs 0 dr Sir J. Byng's ch. c. Thales, 4 yrs Mr. Richardson's hr. h. Brownlock, 5 yts Mr. Thompson's ch. c. Predictor, 4 yrs Mr. Wilkinson's ch. f. The Marchioness, 4 yrs dr A severely contested race. In consequence of the wetness of the weather, the at tendance of company has been unusually thin ; the sport, with the exception of the St. Leger, was very good, the betting upon which was greatly in favour of Sir Oliver. The Races for to-morrow excite considerable intereer, the entry for the Plate being so numerous, and consisting of so many favourites ; Fleur de Lis is at present greatly a-bead GUILDFORD RACES. TUESDAY, JUNE 5._--His Majesty's Plate of 100 gs. far all ages. Marquis of Tavistock's cli. m. Leeway, 4 yrs. „ 3 1 1 D. of Richmond's b. h. Toil and Trouble, 4 yrs 2 S Mr. lleatlicate's ch. h. Nigel, 5 yr 5......, 1 2 di Mr. Turner's gr. b. Laburn, 4 yrs Mr. Theobald's hi, li. Sir Geoffrey Peveril, 4. yrs 5 dr Mr. Ciully's ch. c. Truth, 4 yrs Three good heats.—The Sweepstakes did not fill. GREAT SHOOTING MATCH FOR ONE THOUSAND SOVEREIGNS. . This interesting match was continued yesterday, at Bat tersea, and the shooting was very little inferior to the first day's ; the odds were 6 and 7 to I on ,the gun, and few •to rake them. Lord Kennedy's style of shooting was particu larly admired, as graceful and sportsmanlike. His Lord ship, in the second 50 birds, killed 35 running, which is not by any means an every-day occurrence. It should he also observed, that, with one or two exceptions, all his birds fell to the first barrel ; while, on the other hand, Mr. Os baldeston was indebted to his second barrel (with which he is astonishingly quick) for a great many dead birds. His birds were quite as good as on Wednesday ; in deed, in this respect he has an evident advantage over Loid K. The day's shooting terminated thus :—Mr. Osbaldestou in the fret 50 killed 43, and in the second 45—total 88. Lord K. killed SS and 44—total U. Majority for Mr. 0., on the day, 6 ; on the snatch 11. The three conclud ing days are 13th, 16th, and 20th inst. The Gold Cup shooting is continued this day. GREAT CRICKET MATCH FOR £l,OOO. The first of the three great Matches between eleven of the Susses Club, and eleven of all England, commenced on Monday, at Davila], Sheffield. The following is the score for the first day- ALL ENGLAND. SUSSEX. J. Saunders Jupp Flavell Matthews F. Pilch Beasley Jarvis W. Broadbridge J. Broadbridge . 0 G. Brown W. Lillywhite C. DutT J. Thwaites J. Dale 22 C. Pierrepoint G. Pierrepoint W. Slater G. Mead. 0 0 . 88 Bowyer 0 G. E. Dawson l3 W. Barber T. Marsden 0 Byes 1 '79 Majority in favour of All England in the day, 1. THE MARX' TS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE. There are moderate supplies of English Corn this week, with a good supply of Flour, and a fair quantity of Foreign Oats. The discussions in the House of Lords last night, lead to the expec tation that the prohibitory clause in the Corn Bill will beex punged ; the Wheat trade is, therefore, in a dull state today, at Monday's prices. Barley, Beans, and Pease, are unaltered. Oats find few buyers, and the quotations of the beginning of this week are unvaried. Flour dull sale at the late advance. ARRIVALS. Wheat. I Barley. Oats. I ulour. English Irish Foreign 2,730 27070 1 15,150 GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN. (WHICH GOVERNS IMPORTATION) For the Week ended June 1, 1827, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in Eaviand and Wales. Wheat..,--, 584.. Od. I Oats 295. Oct.Od. Beane—...— 49a. 11d. Barley 40e. Oct. Rye --4 0 s. 9d. Pease—..—. 4.9.. 11d. SMITHFIELD MARKET. At this day's market, which exhibited about an average num ber of fat Calves, but was otherwise scantily supplied, each kind of meat met with a ready sal., Beef, LMnb, and Pork, at little, if any, variation from Monday's quotations, which were exceed ed by Mutton about 2d, by Veal trom 4d. to dd. per .stoue. PRICEI FLIt STONI. OF SLIM TO SINK T 1371 OFFALS. a. d. toy. d. a. d. to e. Inferior Beasts 3lO 4 2 Large Lambs 5 4 6 Second quality ditto 4 2 410 Priroesmall ditto 0 0 0 0 Prime large Oxen... 5 0 5 4 Large coarse Calves 4 4 4la Prime Scots, 5 6 510 Prime - small ditto 5 4 5 8 Inferior Sheep 3 2 3 6 Large H0g5.......... 4 2 4 6 Socond quality ditto 3 6 310 Small Porkers,...... 410 5 g Coarse-woolled ditto 4 4 4 8 Suckling Calves 12s. to 425. each. SoutbdownWethers 410 5 2 Quarter old Pigs 10s. to 16s. each' SUPPLY, AS PER CL Beasts. 'Sheep and Lamb 446 9,960 The prices of Mitch Com :ERE'S STATEMENT. Calvin. I Pigs. 325 131 vs were rather drooping. NF.WGA'rE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcass. s. d.tos. d. P Beef 3 8 5 2 1 Veal Nl u tton 3 4 4 8 Pork 4 0 5 S Lamb 4a. Bd. to tie. Od. s. d, toe. d , Competition for lands out of lease has been increasing, and some farms recently let have been taken at rents, wile, ther estimated in money or produce, higher than they would have brought during the late warm period. Sober minded individuals will be.apt to consider the East Lothian tenantry now running a muck.—Agricultural Report for East Lothian. _ _ Hay has fallen, in the course of the month, from Is. Bd. to ls. 2d. per stone. Fat cattle are in request at good prices, and so are'milch cows, but lean stock have fallen in the course of ft month fully 10 per cent. Few stots were fed last wintee, owing to the failure of the turnip crop, and the demand in the spring mar kets has not been equal to the supply.—Agricultural Reportfor Perthshire. The country people had no cause to complain of the sale of their butter and eggs in the market on Saturday morning. There were 51 carts in all ; inferior butter sold from 9d. to 10d., and best quality from lI d. to 12d. per pound. Eggs met a ready sale at 6s. per hundred, and were retailed at 7d. and 8(1. 4 dinell.mrsCotrrltan.