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members of the Royal Collage of Surgeons of London ra eiding at Bath, against certain Regulations of the College in London. After a few words from Mr. DICKINSON, the petition was ordered to lie on the table. BANK NOTE STAMPS. 2lr. LYTTLETON wished to put a question to the Secretary of the Treasury on the subject of the Stamps on Notes issued by the Bank. It was well known that the Bank of England did not pay for Stamps as Country Bankers did, and the notion entertained in some parts of the country was, that the Branch Banks were not to pay for Stamps at all. This he (Mr. Lyttleton) knew was not the case, but he wished to know whether the suns paid by the Back of England was an equivalent to that paid by country Bankers: Mr. HERRIES hoped to be able to give the Hon. Gentleman a satisfactory answer. The fact was that in stead of stamp duty on each note, the Bank of England made a composition, not at all favourable to the Bank.— He understood that by the late Act, Country Bankers might enter into a composition at the same rate, if they thought proper. Mr. WESTERN presented a petition from certain wool growers in the county of Essex, praying for the imposition of a tax on foreign wool. Mr. HUME presented two petitions, one from the sea men of the port of Sunderland, and the other from the sea men of the port of Newcastle, against impressment, stating that, if war came, they should feel themselves obliged to leave the country, in order to avoid the severe discipline and cruel treatment to which they might be subjected in case of their being compelled to serve on board of a man-of war. One great grievance of which they complained was, that they were the only class of his Majesty's subjects who were dragged into the naval service, and there punished at the will and caprice of their officers, without any trial by court-martial. He believed, however, that of late years the abuse of power by of f icers in the navy had been placed under very considerable restraint. Mr. J. W. CROKER said, that a motion of the Hon. Fart., the Member for Westminster, on this subject stood for Monday next, but as he understood the House was not likely to meet that evening, he thought it his duty to state that those Members connected with the Admiralty were most anxious for the discussion of this subject, as they hoped to be able to prove that the impressment of sea men could never be abandoned without abandoning the rights of the Crown; that every thing had been done to make the practice unnecessary; that the eamen were satisfied with the measures adopted, and that the naval service was more popular now than it had ever been, or than any branch of the merchant service was. After a few words from Sir M. jr. RIDLEY, and Ad. Ariiral OwYti, Mr. HUME, in reply, said that the system of impress ment and the unlimited period of service, as now prac iised, wtiv what rendered men so averse from entering the st ay. He would not, while he had a scat in that House cease from complaining while the backs of Englishmen here exposed to O cat-of nine-tails without trial or pen quiry. Sir EDWARD OWEN said that the Honourable Gsn tieman was not correct 2n his assertion ; for no punishment was ever inflicted without - the most mature deliberation. Lord NUGENT was opposed to arbitrary punishment, but he doubted much whether the service could he carried on without a reasonable degree of severity. He hoped, however, the whole Subject would be fully brought under the consideration of the House next Session. Mr. HUME presented a petition from Thomas Flan slaghan, stating that his private affairs required his atten tion, and therefore praying the House to discharge him .from his present imprisonment. A Mixmart, with whose name we were unacquainted ; defended the conduct of Mr. Williams. The petitions were then laid upon the table. Lord EBRINGTON presented a petition against the Test and Corporation Acts from the Protestant Dissenters at Devonport. Alt% H. GRATTAN presented a petition from the Ca tholic: inhabitants of the parishes of St ?tlary, St. Thomas, an d St, George's-in-the-East, in Dublin, complaining slum there were 8,000 children in those parishes without the means of Niucation. The prayer of the petition was, that the House would either grant theta a sum of money to educate these children, or would take such, other measures for their education as in its wisdom might seem fitting. The SPEAKER said, that as the petition prayed for money, it could not be received without the leave of the Crown. Mr. H. GRATTAN—It includes another prayer, : as yell. The SPEAKER—That will not do. The petition was in consequence withdrawn. _ _ Mt. SLANEY moved for a return of all the criminals committed for trial in Scotland since 1815.—The return was ordered. Mr. CANNING laid on the table a copy, of the '7th re port of the Commissioners for buildirt new Churches.--It was ordered to be printed. Mr. PEEL brought in a Bill for the better recovery of ,Small Debts, which, on the suggestion of the Right Hon. Gentleman, was read the first and second time, committed, the report received, and ordered to be taken into coneidera t;on this day three months. The Corn-Warehousing Bill was read the third time, and paned. On the motion of Mr. CANNING, the House resolved it self into a Commitiee of the whole Home to consider of the usual Seleional Address. The Resolutions, providing for the Salaries of the different Officers of the House, were agreed to.—Report to-morrove. Mr. BROUGHAM presented a petition from Mr. John Quin, of Belfast, surgeon, complaining of gross oppression having been inflicted on him under colour of law. It ap peared, from the statement contained in the petition, that at some place of public resort the petitioner had neglected to take off his hat while the air of" God save the King" was performing. A clergyman volunteered to remove it from his head, and assaulted the petitioner. The latter brought an action, in consequence, which was tried before cne of the Learned Judges. After the evidence had been gone through, the Judge said, " There must, in law, be a verdict for the plaintiff; but if you revered your King, who is really the father of his people, as much as do, you would think that the conduct of the plaintiff amounted almost to a justification." The jury, in conse quence, returned a verdict for the defendant, so that justice was to be denied to one of his Majesty's sub ects, because the . Judge " revered his Majesty as the father of his people." Petitioner, about four years ago, in consequence of this transaction, petitioned the House, com= Veining of the improper conduct of the Judge, and since that time the greatest hostilitribad been manifested towards him. A conspiracy, at the head of which was a neighleneeing ma gistrate, had been set on foot, for to purpose of inducing woman of infamous character to prosecute him for an i esseult with intent to commit a rape. The prosecution I:ed, however, failed. The petitioner prayed that he might be heard at the bar of the Housi; in support of the allega tions contained in his petition. The Learned Gentleman caul, it was too late in the session to take any steps in this , ease. He should therefore decline moving that the petition he printed, but merely let it lie on the table. If the peti tioner's story were true (and he had heard from others that be was a very ill-used man), he would recommend him to bring forward his petition early in the inixt session, to give the other parties an opportunity of answering its allegations, if they could. As the charges were of a very ee4oue na ture, he (Mr. Brotegham) had abstained front mentioning the names of the gentlemen who wears she subjects of accu sation. After a few words from Mr. 11. GRATTAN, who thought .the case required the fullest investigation, the petition was laid on the table. Mr. HUME moved the third reading of the Malt Bill. ,lfr. COKE described the advantages which, under par ticular circumstances, th e farmer derived from feeding horses .and other cattle on steeped barley, and instanced the case of a Mr. Seppings, who had informed him that he had in one year saved 1971. on a stable of thirty-three horses by feeding then? on that article. As the law now stood, however, such bsaley was liable to seizure, although it was not intended for ntsitir:s purposes. To protect those who used barley for the food of cattle, he should therefore move the following clause—" That nething in this Bill contained shall prevent any person or persons i.v;pm steeping barley for the food of horses or cattle, provided tin/ dace where it is steeped shall be open to the inspection of the pfficers of Excise. Mr. HERRIES said, the clauFe of the Hon. Gentle man, if carried, Would not effect the object he had in view, while it would produce great inconvenience to individuals, as such a-provision would bring them under the immediate surveillance of the Excise. It would be much better that a general instruction should he given to the Excise, and that a general understanding should prevail through the country, that the mere ivetting of barley, nothing of a suspicious nature being connected with the proceeding, should not be considered as a contravention of the Excise laws. After a few words from Mr. BARCLAY, Mr. BENETT, and Mr. N. CALVERT, the bill was read a third time and passed, the clause proposed by Mr. Coke being withdrawn. The Vote of Credit Bill was read a third time and passed. ARRESTS UPON MESNE PROCESS BILL. On the motion for the third reading of this Bill, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL proposed a clause to authorise defendants, who came within the provisions of the Bill, to pay into Court the amount sued for with costs, instead of putting in special bail. This, he thought, would tend to facilitate the business of the Court, and also to prevent a great deal of false swearing. Mr. 110BHOUSE expressed his disapprobation of the Bill, and Sir R. WILSON supported it. 1111.. Alderman WAITHMAN was of opinion that the Legislature was too strongly inclined to show favour to debtors. It was impossible to carry on trade in this coun try without giving credit, and unprincipled persons availed themselves of the practice to contract debts which they never intended to pay. He knew an individual, ho was a barrister, who lived for years by contracting debts under 101. He had never paid his milk score, nor even for his wig and gown.—(A laugh.) The clause was then agreed to, and the Bill was read a third time and passed. The Admiralty Bill passed through a Committee, and the report was ordered to be received to -morrow. EAST RETFORD DISFRANCHISEMENT BILL. Mr. TENNYSON moved the second reading of the above Bill. Mr. G. BANKES opposed the Bill. Mr. C. DUNDAS also opposed the Bill. Lord EBRINGTON supported the Bill, having no reasonable doubt of the corruption which had taken place, and that it made out as strong a case for disfranchisement as had ever occurred. Lord LOWTHER wished the Bill to be postponed until next Session. Mr. WYNN thought there was sufficient prima fade evidence for the Bill in its present form, but he agreed that it ought to stand over until the next Session ; at the same time an writ could be issued for the Borough in the interim. An Hon. MEMBER, whose name we could not learn, *poke in favour of transferring the franchise to Bir mingham. Sir CHARLES WETHERELL opposed the Bill, from a conviction that further information ought to be given before they decided upon the transference of the franchise Cif they should eventually transfer it) to Birmingham.— The Bill ought to have been printed in blank, and no place mentioned in the stage of the proceeding without suitable discussion. Mr. FERGUSSON said, that although he voted for the .econd reading of the Bill, yet he begged not to he concluded by that vote, as to a final decision upon the measure. Mr. NICOLSON CALVERT contended, that when ever a clear case of corruption was made out, a transfer of the franchise ought to follow as an inevitable consequence. Sir C. FORTIES inquired where was the necessity of reading this Bill a second time now, as the measure itself was intended to be postponed until next Session ? The Hon. Gentleman farther objected to transferring the Fran chise to Birmingham, and said that manufacturing towns, in his view, were the very hot-beds of corruption. An Hon. MEMBER, whose name we did not learn, was inclined to transfer the franchise to one of the unre presented Scotch Counties rather than to Birmingham , but deprecated any further proceeding upon the Bill at pre sent, and moved, as an amendment, that it should be read a second time that day three months. Mr. ROSS said a few words, which did not reach the gallery. Mr. WYNN had not intended to pledge himself at all as to the particular place to which the Franchise of, East Retford should be transferred ; and thought it better to take no discussion upon that point until it was settled that the Borough should be disfranchised. Mr. FERGUSSOid would not vote for the second read ing of the Bill, if he should be bound by that proceeding to disfranchise East Retford upon the evidence before the House. Mr. S. RICE did not apprehend that the Hon. Member would be placed under that obligation. Mr. FYLER denied that the manufacturing towns were the hot-beds of corruption. Mr. BANKES saw no utility in reading the Bill a second time, as it could_...*-6-- , -a-....,mgn - in - tne pre sent session. He should vote for the amendment. Sir C. WETHErtELL objected to reading the Bill a second time with the name of the town of Birmingham in it, the disfranchisement of East Retford being a measure at the same time not resolved upon. He would oppose the Bill. Mr. TENNYSON defended the course he had pursued, and refused to abandon his view of transferring the fran chise to the town of Birmingham. Mr. N. CALVERT said that he would not pledge him self to vote fur that last object of the Bill. • The House then divided, when the nu m b ers were— For the Bill, 35 J For the amendment, 17 Majority, 18. The motion for going into the Committee was then op posed, and a gfivision was called for, when Mr. TENNYSON consented to the substitution of " this day fortnight," which was agreed to :—the Bill is consequently lost. Mr. GREENE ebtained leave to bring in a Bill to enable Clergymen and their parishioners to commute for a corn-rent the tithes within their respective parishes. CORPORATE FUNDS. Mr. MABERLY stated, that it had been his intention to propose a resolution to prevent Corporations from ap plying their fonds otherwise than to corporate purposes, and declaring the appropriation thereof to election objects a breach of the privileges of Parliament. Considering the state of the House, however, he did not think it expedient or proper to press this important resolution to-night. The Hon. Member took occasion to condemn the practice of corporations using their funds for such purposes, and ex pressed his surprise at the dicta attributed to certain Learned Personages, who were stated to have declared that tLe funds of a Corporation were a species of private property, and could be applied in any manner the body thought fit. His observations were not directed to any Corporation in particular; but he felt called upon to notice a hand-bill which had been circulated by the Corporation of North ampton, in which some grave misrepresentations ap peared, respecting the proceedings in regard to a Bill which bad passed t;:is House, and had been rejected by the other House, on this subject. Some unjust and groundless remarks had been made upon the conduct of his Hon. Relative (Col. Maberly) in this handbill, and he ap pealed to the Members of the Committee, whether they were not directly opposite to the truth. He recommended that corporation to mind what they were about, for lie had understood that their charter was not quite secure, and that it would he necessary to come to Parliament for its con firmation. The funds were restricted by the terms of their charter to objects of "common utility," and lie could not see how that phrase could justify their application to the returning of Members to Parliament. He should not press the resolution to-night, but he hoped some s teps would speedily be taken to meet the evil. Mr. HUM . E moved for a return of 'the names of all persons who had filed affidavits for arrest on mesne process. —Ordered. Sir C. FORBES moved for sundry accounts relative to the trade between Great Britain and the countries east ward of the Cape of Good Hope, The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at half-past Ten o'Clock, till to morrow, (this day.) BRUSSELS, JUNE 20. It seems that some private individuals have lately pur chased extensive portions of the heaths in the environs of \Vest Wezel, Brechte, and Gorinte, near the causeway half way between Antwerp and Breda. M. Tassaert is already building on a large scale a manufactory of chemical pro ductions. Another speculator intends shortly to erect another mannfactory ; houses have lately been erected, they have begun to cultivate the ground to snake roads, &c. Saud, fit for glass making, and excellent potters' clay, are said to have been discovered in this tract, and every thing indicates that these sterile plains will soon be ren dered fertile by industrious and active settlers. The patriotic Society of Waterloo has caused Te Demo to be performed to-day in the Church of St. Gudule, in commemoration of the anniversary of that great victory ; there was also divine service and thanksgiving on the same account in the Protestant Church. The manufacturers of Turcoing in France have found themselves under the necessity of announcing to their work men, on the 2d of this month, that they were obliged to make a reduction in their wages. At. Roubaix there was an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Prud'hommec, and as a great diminution in the manufactures was become indispensable, the Members of the Council resolved that they would henceforth employ none hut workme,n of Roubaix. Trade and manufactures must be in a very distresse.l state in that country for such mea sures to seem necessary. St. Patrick Incur. (per sh.) Royal Irish Ditto National Ditto Patriotic Ditto Hibernian Bank Provincial Ditto Royal Irish Mine Imperial Mine Mining Co. of Ireland Commercial Buildings ANGIE YESTRADAY. PRICES OF IRISH Bank Stock Cons°lc, 3 percent. Uov. Stock, 3% per cent 9O Ditto, New 4 per Cent. 99N 9 9 % Gov. Deb. 3% per cent 9l Royal Canal Stock 27% (=rand Canal Stock City Deb. 4 per cent ... - Vtallast Office Deb. 4 p. ct. iTOCICS, JUNE 20, COURSE OF Excq. Amsterdam C.F. 12 4 Ditto, at sight l2 1 Rotterdam 2U. 12 5 Antwerp l2 5 Hamburg!' 2% U. 37 2 Altona 2% U. 37 3 Parts, 3 days' sight Ditto 2 U. 25 SO Bordeaux 25 80 Berlin Frankfort on Maine, Ex. M. 154 ji Petersburgli, rble... 3 Us. 9% Vienna, effective fl. 2 M. 10 10 Trieste do. Madrid 32% I Cadiz 34 Bilboa Barcelona 32% Seville 33% Gibraltar 45 -- Leghorn - 41 y 4 Genoa 25 65 Venice 46 Malta , Naples 37% Palermo per oz. 114; Lisbon 49i Oporto 49 Rio Janeiro 3l Bahia 4l Buenos Ayres Dublin, 21 days' sight Cork *i BULLION, PLR OZ. ..f. E. d. Portugal Gold, coin... 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 6 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 9} Silver, bars, standard 0 0 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning ... 7 minutes after 2. Evening ...29 minutes aft e r 2. IWO ,r , LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 23, 1827. We understand that an Express has arrived from Paiis, bringing the price of the French Funds as follows :—Five per Cents. 102 f. 55c. ; Three per Cents. 70f. 95c. Every one is aware that a Peer's word of honour is considered equivalent to his oath, and though this may not be a very valuable or lucra . ire privilege, it is no doubt one which confers lustre on that distinguished body, and must have originated in a very flattering conviction of the high sense of honour which is to be found as sociated with robes or ermine. But, as the poet said of fallen Troy— --fait Ilium, et ingens Gloria Tencrorum, so we are inclined to think, that if not already impaired, another such Parliamentary campaign as the present will reduce the vaunted honour of the Peers of England, at least to an equality with that of the humbler Commons. The proud ancestors of these illustrious persons did not found their pretensions to the honourable privilege of which we have spoken on a system of quirks and manoeuvres which would be reprobated by all but the meanest practitioners of the law. Not satisfied with de feating, by management, a Bill to which many Noble individuals had given their assent when Members of the Cabinet, and which others would unquestionably have supported, had the same Noble Lord been enabled to carry through, as he introduced the mea sure (thereby evincing, perhaps, a high sense of public duty, though apparently follow ing the dictates of private animosity) ; not satis fied, we say, with all the jockeyship which they then displayed, the Corn Averages Bill has given rise to a similar system of tactics, and may doubtless meet with a similar fate. For we can not suppose the Peers so dull of com prehension as, to have. unwittinctly_ Drowsed. inserting one set - of words, and omitting another, so as render the Bill applicable neither to England, Wales, Scotland, nor Ireland, nor can we fancy that even their Lordships' ex tended views of policy, embraced all the other portions of the habitable world, as fit and proper places for taking averageS, applicable solely to this empire. We know not how the affair will terminate— whether we are to have the old system of taking averages, or in what manner their Lordships will extricate themselves from this dilemma ; but for the honour of Nobility we would entreat these exalted personages to reflect on the conse quences of a system of warfare, which leaves even charity, when called to pronounce on its mo tives, no possible choice , but between egregious folly and undignified cunning. The people of England have always been accustomed to look up with respect and attachment to the body of the Peerage, and, without those concomitants, Nobility must lose its charms. At all events, there should be some fair equivalent held out , for the loss of a people's esteem, and not merely the pitiful gratification of spite towards a dis tinguished individual, or the still more contempti ble reflection of being made the tool of other men's malice. The Paris Papers of Wednesday, and the Doile dated Thursday, have been received. The latter contains a decree published by the National Assembly of Greece, authorising the President Count JOHN C 4PO D'IsTRIA. to negotiate a loan for the tervice of Greece, wherever he may find it most convenient to effect his object. The interest - of the first two loans is to be paid out of the proceeds of the third. We apprehend that in the present condition of Greece the PRESIDENT will find it rather a difficul tmatter to realise the decree of the National Assembly. How ever, we have no doubt, that in a very short time the fortunes of Greece will take a turn more worthy of her high destiny, and far more consonant to the wishes of humanity. The Great Powers have seriously taken up the matter, by sinking their mutual jealousies in the stron g necessity of saving the heroic remnants of a generous people from the imminent danger of annihilation under the sanguinary dominion of the Turks. By the Constitutionnel, it would appear that Mr. STRATrORD CANNING passed through Carlsruhe on the 14th inst. on his way from Constantinopl e to London, and may therefore be hourly expected. The news from Spain possesses little interest —if we except that the power of FERDINAND is every day becoming less respected by his own instruments, and less feared by his enemies. We hope that he will soon realise the sayi ng that a Kingdom divided against itself cannot stand. The following a re a f e w extracts from these papers : _ (From the ,toile, dated Thursday, June 21.) " FRONTIERS OF .SPAIN, JUNE 10.—The Municipality of St. Sebastian refuses to obey the Commandant-Gene ral, doubtless because it has at its head one . of the greatest feuristas of that province, or because it feels itself sup ported by the provincial authorities. The Liberals laugh at all that is passing, and triumph at seeing such open dis obedience to the orders of the legitimate King. Hence the revolutionary spirit has recently spread a thousand ab surd tales of the establishment of Custom-houses on the frontiers, and the conscriptions or quintas, and other simi lar news. The King's Government will certainly not at tack ourfueros, but it must absolutely insist on the forma tion of the Royalist Volunteers, which does not violate in any respect the privileges of the Biscayan provinces. Ho nest men devoted to the King, and friends of peace, sin cerely deplore the infatuation of these poor feuristas ; we wish they had as much perspicacity as the Liberals—th'ey would soon see that they are their dupes. —Memorial Bordelais. " CADIZ, JUNE I.—On St. Ferdinand's Day there was a grand parade at Cadiz, and in all the cantonments occu • pied by the French troops, whose fine appearance was much admired. " The Municipality of Puerto de Santa Maria, which is the head-quarters of General Castellane, gave the soldiers a double ration of wine. Everywhere there were illumina tions ; and in some towns there were ball fights in the streets. Unhappily this diversion caused some accidents at Xeres. Two of the inhabitants were killed, and two wounded. At Puerto Real there was also a person wound ed. The Army of Observation on the Tagus is still in the same position.—Echo du Midi. " PARIS, JUNK 20.—Letters from Trieste say, that the son of the brave Bozzari, who died at Missolonghi, had just been brought to that city from Corfu. This child is nine years of age. " A letter from the Isle of France says,-- " At the instigation of M. Blanquart, ex-General, Aide-de-camp to King Murat, who is now established in the Isle of France as a merchant, Radama, the most power ful sovereign of Madagascar, has just established a tariff of customs in his whole territory. lie has imposed consider able duties on the exportation of rice, salt meat, and oxen, and 25 per cent. on all the other productions of his do minions. The houses of Blanquart, Brothers, and Brode let, of the I-le of France, and the house of Gamin and Son, of the Isle of Bourbon, have farmed these duties. The merchants of the Isles of France and Bourbon, alarmed for the consequences of this measure, have appointed a depu tation to go to the King of Madagascar, and to remonstrate with him on this subject. The French Governor wished to make an arrangement with the English Governor to in-' duce the King to desist from his pretensions, but the Eng lish Governor refused to take any part in the negotiation.' " TREZRWR, APRIL 26.—The National Assembly has passed the following decree The Third National Assembly of the Greeks, consi dering that funds are necessary to ensure the happy result of the war; that the nation, in consequence of the evils attendant on war, have not such resources as the pressing wants of the country demand ; in fine, that a foreign loan has become necessary to cover the expences of the war, decrees as follows " 1. The Greek nation opens and accepts a loan to the amount of five millions of piastres (fortes), by means of mortgage on the territorial domains, for the security of the lenders. " 2. It gives to the President of Greece, Count John Capo d'lsfria, the power of negociating wherever he may find it most convenient, this third loan, without prejudice to the rights of the mortgage on the territorial domains, ac quired by the lenders of the two first loans. " S. The conditions of this third loan are left to the patriotic seal of the President. " 4. The interests of the two former loans shall be paid out of the third. " ' 5. The present resolution 'hall be inserted in the Bulletin of Laws, and made publicly being printed. " Decreed at Trezene, April2o, 1827. (Signed) " ' GEORGE SISSINI, President. " N. SPILIADES, Secretary.' (From the Journal de Paris, Wednesday, June 20.) " Pants, JUNE 19.—Our Vienna correspondent writes to us, under the date of the 11th June,--' Important des patches from Constantinople and St. Petersburgh are every moment expected. It is generally believed that their con tents will determine the part which the Austrian Cabinet will take in the measures which the Russian Government is resolved to adopt, if between this time and the end of June a satisfactory answer shall not have been obtained from the Porte, respecting the proposals which have been made to it to put a stop to the effusion of blood in the Pe loponnesus.' " FRENCH FUNDS, JUNE 20.—Five per Cents, 102 f. 20c.; Three per Cents., 70f. 35c. ; Bank Shares, 2,035 ; Naples Rentes, 76f. 40c. - The Allgemeine Zeitung of the 16tk instant, received this morning, contains some further particulars of the melancholy catastrophe which befel the Greeks at Athens. It now appears that the attack took place prematurely—and before the arrival of a strong reinforcement of 6,000 men, on their way to join the army. Unfortunately, a partial skirmish between the advanced posts of the Greeks and Turks at last involved both armies in battle. It is lamentable to think that the petty ebulli tion of a few men should thus lead to such fatal consequences to their country by an un guarded precipitancy. Bravery is a noble qua lity—but far more noble is the discretion that knows how to use it. Had the Greeks pos sessed more prudence and less rival jealousy— we should not now have to lament the loss of so much precious blood in the struggle for their independence, which might have been achieved four years ago. A selfish rivalry is too often confounded with emulation, whereas it is only envy in its worst shape—a noble emulation in a patriot cause wholly spurns the consideration of self, and soars, like the eagle, above the petty de sires of meaner tastes, which cannot, in their eagerness to gratify individual rapacity, compre hend the enlarged views of a disinterested spirit TRIESTE, JUNE 8 The Austrian packet-boat, which arrived here the day before yesterday from Corfu, after a passage of four days, brought, among other passengers, the son of the brave Bozzari, who fell at Missolonghi, a child of nine years of age, attended by another Greek. From these Greeks, as well as by letters from Zante of the 30th of May, and from Corfu of the 4th June, we have further particulars of the decisive battle which the Seraskier gained before Athens. The loss of the Greeks consists in between two and three thousand of the choicest and bravest troops, viz. all the Suliots and Candiote, and the remainder of the garrison of Missolonghi. General Karaiskaki died of his wounds eight hours after he was brought aboard the Hellas frigate. Among the other brave Captains who fell in the •field of battle, are AI. Rito Inglesi, of Cephalonia, and Galiano, leader of the Candiota, who had come from St. Petersburgh to the as sistance of his countrymen. The corps of Karaiskaki, which was the -flower of the army, an d amounted to four th ousa nd men , i s almost en ti re l y d estroye d. of the o th er 9000 G ree k s , 3000' threw th emselves into t h e Pireus, where they entrenched themselves the remaining 6000 fled or dispersed in different direction,. Fabvier is said to have informed the Greek Senate, that the Acropolis has still a stock of provisions sufficient for two months.— The battle took place on Thursday. Some letters affirm, that the Greeks had at first resolved to make the attack on Sunday, on which day they expected a reinforcement of 6000 men, which were on the way to join them. But the advanced posts first challenging each other with words, and then coming to blows, the battle was began at the wrong time, and Karaiskaki was unhap pily killed at the onset by the musketry of the Turks, who took advantage of the disorder which ensued. VIENNA, JUNE 11.—Metalliques, 90. 5-16. ; Bank Shares, 1082. VIENNA, JUNE 1 . The Austrian Observer gives the decree Of the National Assembly at Trezene, respecting a new loan, extracted froM the third number of the Greek Bee of 26th April, N. S., which i published at Hydra, in the French language. ‘, This third number of the Greek Bee," says the Aus trian Observer, " declared that the report given in its pre ceding number of April 19, as official, of the capture near Candia of a corvette, built at Leghorn, for the convoy of E g ypt, to be without foundation. aew Sydney Papers have been received thi s morn ing, completing the regular files of the North nc a fSouth American Coffee-house. They con tain extract s from the Van Dieman's Land Papers, which, as we have long been without any intelligence from that quarter direct, we extract : The Hobart Town Gazette states, it is reported that the Governor intended to visit the settlement at Maria Island, and some idea was entertained that that establish ment would be given up. The harvest was well advanced, and although the smut had affected some districts severely, it was expected to be, on the whole, a plentiful one. The Chief Justice of Van Dieman's Land has been trying his skill at making new rules and orders for the guidance of practitioners and suitors in the Supreme Court, and a com plaint is made that one of these regulations takes it out of the power of a creditor to sue his debtor for a greater sum than 50/. sterling. This is so contrary to the law of England, that application had been made by the merchants through the Colonial Secretary to the Governor on the subject, which was answered satisfactorily ; but it does not appear that the redress sought has been conceded, or the illegal order abrogated. A communication is given by a Captain Young, of the brig Industry, addressed to the commanders of vessels, who says, " In my passage from Port Jackson through Torres Straits, in August, 1826, I fell in with a very extensive reef, which seemed to run from S.S.E. to N.N.W., as far as I could see from the mast head, and it is about one mile in breadth ; the reef is not laid down in my charts; the south-east point lies in let. 17 18 South, and long. by account, 155 13 East.-. I consider it my duty to state that the passage laid down in the parallel of Sir Charles Hardy's Island, as a clear one, in all the charts I have seen, is by no means the case, as it abounds with reefs and sand banks, I should, therefore, advise all Commanders, in steering for the above passage, to keep a good look out for the reefs, 60 or 70 miles to the eastward of Hardy's Island ; the only precaution necessary is the time of entering, which should be in the morning, as you will then have day-light to reach Es,: s where you can come to an anchor under the north end, in ten or eleven fathoms blue clay. After leaving this Island, you may follow the tract laid down by Captain Flinders, but a good look out is necessary, as some of the passages to the northward are narrow. The people and the Governor of Van Dieman'a Land, are as much as ever at variance. Among other instances of glaring injustice, it appears that when the Australian Agricultural Cern pany's ship, the Australia, put into Hobart Town, in want of water and provisions, without either landing or trading, the agent of the ship was called upon to pay half a-crown a head for each person on board, whether pas sengers or officers, or sailors, and upon application for redress to the Governor, the only reply was, that upon re ferring to the Act of Council, Nov. 20, 1825, he found that the demand was authorised by law, notwithstanding it was stated this fee was abolished in the Upper Colony. It is added that the Colonial Secretary has a salary of 1,000/. per annum, and a' further addition of 2001. for a house, and that this salary annihilates at ene blow the head-money, if even the Act of Council authorized it before. Letters have been this morning received by the Portland, from Rio de Janeiro, of the 19th of April. They contain no intelligence of a political character ; every thing relative to the war in Rio Grande, and the state of public affairs, was kept a profound secret; the Emperor seemed to be thinking of nothing but his pleasures, and had gone to the country to enjoy himself, taking, to every appearance, not the least interest in the affairs of the Government, or at tempting to remedy the disasters which his Army had suf fered in Rio Grande. This appeared most extraordinary to the merchants in that Capital, who were almost led in consequence to believe some measures of a peaceable nature were on the tapis between them and the Buenos Ayres Authorities. The packet was not appointed on the 19th, but we know she was at Bahia on the 6th of May; it is supposed she left Rio about the 28th of April, and may be consequently expected every hour, which will probably clear up th e present uncertainty. When the Portland sailed, the Exchange was Sbd. and steady, produce rather lower; Coffee 3 mil. 200 real; Sugar at the same price; Gold coin at 90. 95. per cent. premium. By the last accounts from Canada it seems that a mea sure of much practical utility, as regards the supply of our West India possessions with the means of subsistence, has recently been resorted to. An application from the most respectable inhabitants of Quebec, and Montreal has been made to the Government and Council, for permission to import flour from the United States by land or by inland navigation, to go into bond for export to the West Indies ; and a decision has in consequence been made, permitting that trade. This is probably intended to counteract that inconvenience which might ensue from the late proclama tion of the President of the United States, prohibiting the intercourse of British colonial vessels with American ports, some of the West India islands, from hurricanes and other causes, are particularly liable. The Canada merchants will be permitted to take the flour out of bond for home consumption or exportation to other places, on paying a duty of ss. the barrel. The view taken in the letters from the nearest continen tal ports of the loss of the Corn Bill, is precisely the re verse of that taken in this eountry—that is to say, the landowners regret it, but the manufacturers rejoice at it. The latter reason very justly, that the sure way to obtain the superiority ever England is, by keeping it at home, to make eorn, and consequently subsistence, as cheap as pos sible. This argument does not appear to have been felt in its full force on this side of the Channel, but it is obvious enough that the freedom of trad e wou ld h ave a d ou b ly be neficial tendency for England—first, in making corn cheap here, and by so doing, giving a stimulus to manufacturing industry; and, secondly, in rendering corn lees cheap on the continent, and thus checking that successful competi tion which our foreign rivals seem likely to establish to our prejudice. England must, in such case, not only lost the advantage of supplying the continent with its manufactures, but must endure the mortification of seeing foreigners sup ply its home market, particularly those that do not admit of machinery and require manual labour, so long as the rate is artificially kept up by prohibitions. THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CITY, Twelve o' Clock. Consols opened at 864 and remained at that price for the first hour, when, on a report of the arrival of Mr. Stratford Canning in town from Constantinople, they be came depressed, and went down to 854 6, some consider.. able sales having been effected ; the market has since been a little more buoyant, and they are now 86 4, looking, however, rather heavy. India Bonds are 84 6, and Ex chequer Bills, 51 pro. This appears an idle day at the Foreign Stock Exchange, and few transactions have hither to taken place ; Mexican Bonds are 704 ; Colombian, 304 4 ; Greek, are a little better, being 16 4; it being reported that the European powers have come to a final determination to put an end to the destructive war so long existing between them used the Turks. Shares remain in the same dull state and no business doing. ; Three per C ent . C onso l s , shut ; Ditt o f or A ccoun t, 86 ; India B on d s , 84 6 pm.; Exchequ er Bill s , Al p m . Fouatc.x.---Brasilian, 59 ; Buenos Ayres, 604 14 ; Chilian, 274 ; Colombian, 1824, 304 Danish, 624 Greek, 16 t i- ; Mexican 5 per Cent., 57 8 ; Ditto 6 per Cent., 70i ; Peruvian, 24 5; Portuguese, 764 6 ; Russian, 90 3 ; Spanish, 114 12. MixEs.—Anglo Mexican, 45 40 die.; Brazilian, 1 die. par; Colombian, 10 12 per Share; Real del Monte, 60 40 die. ; Tlalpuxahua, 60 40 die. ; United /l/exi oan , 18 17 die. Two o' Clot c, Console, s o I, with no businesq. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. Consols have been 86, sellers, are now buyers. FOUR o'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICES. Consols -- Danish Bonds 621 Do. for Ac. 86 Greek Do. 1825, IGj. Brazilian uen 0 sA ß r o .e n s d i s ): a Mexican peruvianp Do. o. _ 1825 io} B Chilian Do. --. Russian Do. 93 Columbia n , 1824, 301 Spanish Do. WINDSO/, JUNE 22.—The KING took a drive yesterday evening to the Castle. Mr. WYATTVILLE, the architect, and the Clerk of the Works, received the King on Lis arrival. His Maittry's visiters followed in two phaetons. After a stay of about an hour, his MA JESTY left the Castle, and drove up the Long -walk to the Royal Lodge. The statue of King Charles 11. was replaced this day in .ts former situation in the Great Court-yard, having been removed at the commencement of the present alterations n the Castle. The statue is placed fronting the Castle, vith its back to the Round Tower. His MAJESTY will hold a Court next week, when he will receive the City Address upon the Throne, and likewise the REcounra's Report; but there will be no Levee or Drzwing Room this season. The KING will reside at the Royal Lodge during the ummer, and will take frequent aquatic excur sions on Virginia Water. His MAJaSTT is particularly partial to angling, asd an elegant fishing-house has been erected on 6e banks of the water. LAW INTELLICIENct.—(TiIIg DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. MR. BROUGHAM'S PATENT OF PRECEDENCE , His LORDSHIP, when he entered the Court, at twenty minutes past ten o'clock, seeing Mr. Brougham in big long wig, said, " Mr. Brougham, his Majesty having bean pleased to appoint you one of his Counsel learned in the law"— Mr. BROITCHAM (interrupting)—" To grant me 8 Patent of Precedence." His LORDSHIP" His Majesty having been pleased " grant you a Patent o f P rece d ence , you w ill h e pleases} to take your seat within the bar accordingly." Mr. BROUGHAM then took his seat within the Bar, ne st to Mr. qadwell. WELLESLEY V. DUKE OF BEAUFORT. Mr. BROUGNAM having had the compliment paid to 0 1 ; of being called upon to move something, stated that he had to apply for an order in this case on behalf of Mr. Wells' ley, to stay all further proceedings in the Master's Offie until the plaintiff's appeal against the order of this Ca rt could be heard in the House of Lords. His LORDSHIP wished to know whether it w o uld b e J convenient for Mr. Brougham to a tt en d a t a l a t er per i o d °' the day to make his motion, as several bankrupt matte stood in the paper which had been ordered to come on° the sitting of the Court, from the urgency of their natant' Mr. BROUGHAM was willing to attend at any time th s Court might be pleased to appoint. Mr. Hoaxa observed, that it would be much more co°' venient both to himself and Mr. Brougham (who were t ° ' gether), that the motion should come on on Monday, ° they had to attend the Privy Council, to-day, if th e o ther side consented to do nothing in the meantime. Mr. Stranwar.r., contra, would undertake nothing. Mr. HoRNE then hoped the Court would order that th ° motion should stand over till Monday, and that nothieg should he done till then. Mr. SHADWELL said a warrant for the attendance of ti le parties in the Master's office on Monday had been issued• His LORDSHIP did not think that a Master's war o . ll ; being issued was of very great importance, and if it wou ld be an accommodation to any one, he did not see why the motion and all proceedings should not be staved till Monday Sir CHARLES WETHERELL did, not know whether bl i Lordship would sit here or not on Monday. His LORDSHIP intimated that he should sit on Mondol morning, and, after a few words more from the bar, th e motion was ordered to come on then, and the proceedd4 in the Master's office in the mean time stayed. HABEAS CORPUS. IN THE MATTER OF WM. HUTCHINSON, A aarricaue• Mr. HEALD applied, on behalf of the bankrupt, who vt° brought up, by a suit of Habeas Corpus, that he milO he t ,, discharged, on th e ground that the Commissioners had ri fully set out in their warrant of commitment an ,executio which they had referred to merely by putting a question T i the bankrupt, when before them, relative to it, and Wh they alleged he had not answered satisfactorily. Bankrupt discharged. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. JUDGMENT. THE KING V. CAPT. THOMAS QUICK". The defendant, who was convicted at the last Aosiz e for the County of Dorset, of bein g th e i ns ti ga t or o f a rio t on the-2l st of June last, at th e e l ec ti on o f a M e mber Parliament for the Borou g h o f - Weymouth, in the ea' County, was brought- up this morning, (having been re rnanded on Thursday last), for final judgment. te 4 Mr. Justice BAYLEY, in passing judgment, recapituht a the whole circumstances attending the riot, and expreso sorrow that a gentleman of the defendant's station In society, should lend himself to what he must 14re known to be a gross breach of the laws of the count(/' In, however, making up their minds as to the punishme nt ' the Court did not forget that the defendant was brought last Term, and remanded on account of the press of busi ness ; and they also had in view the excellent character which he had borne, as appeared from the affidavits. 113 .: sentence of the Court was, that he be imprisoned for s ' months in the custody of the Marshal of the Marslialelt and pay a fine of 4504 to the King. THE DUIi,"E OF DEVONSHIRE V. LODGE. In this case, a question as to whether grouse are birds o f warren was argued at great length before their Lordship° yesterday, and Loan TENTERDEN delivered the judgment of the Courrt this morning, that g r ouse are no t bi r d s of warren. 1114 Lordship observed, that they came to this determinati o° after a careful examination of the ancient books, in whici they could . not find these birds mentioned as birds warren. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. The Court !at in Banco this morning, and disposed of several causes of no public interest. ARCHES' COURT. SMITH V. SMITH. This case came on upon a question of costa. It 191/3 !„ suit for a divorce, institut e d by th e w if e , upon the groan of cruelty and adultery. The C our t b e l ow h av i ng ordere d the payment of the promot an t' s bill o f costs , th e husbas' appealed against that order. Dr. HASIC4AnD on the part of th e a pp e ll a nt stated, that Mrs. Smith had instituted a suit for the restitution of cos, jugal right s some y ears ago, an d t h e Court hav i ng d ec l a red her entitled to the relief for which she prayed, s he re' turned to cohabitation with her husband in February 10 , but continued to live with him only for three weeks, dor' ing which period, it was a ll ege d , t h e husband counnitt' various acts of cruelty and adultery. The Learned Coun sel argued, that the suit for restitution of conjugal rig ht ' was a condonation of all acts of cruelty previously coin" mitted by the husband. By that suit the wife prayed to be taken back to the arms of her husband ; and this was s full answer to the charge, that before the institution of that suit the wife's arms were black and blue from blows and pinches bestowed by the husband. Under all the circus' stances, the Learned Counsel contended, that the case o n the face of it appeared to be so frivolous and vexatious. that the Court should consider it an exception to the e t ; neral rule that the husband sho u ld supp l y t h e w if e with the means of prosecuting her suit, and should reverse the de: cree of the Court below, ordering the payment of the wife ° bill of costs. Sir J. Nrcnou. said that he had looked through th s proceedings in this case and could not see any thing frivo lous or vexatious in the conduct of the wife. One of t he articles pleaded, that Mrs. Smith had been confined by h er husband in a private mad-house, and liberated Ow a sr, lemn investigation befo re t wo Law Judges, wh o d e cide' that Mrs. Smith was not insane. Whether the suit for the confining n t there e e r ift e osre w el institution of conjugal rights was a condonation of form acts of cruelty, was not the question, for acts of cruelty a nd even of adultery were pleaded subsequent to the termination of the suit for restitution. Those charges might not b e prove" , ,fa t at te ntoh C teh o Court upon e st u to p i o o wn n aor i f : c 0 : 1 c o : Ir b vi u tas t s ; t c h lae e na cs y s t e hoef did ocpoi un n ri o ot c n v c,o c ti o li departure from the general rile, that the husband 019 obliged to supply the 'wife with means to prosecute the suit. The Court, th ere f ore, di sm i ssed the appeal, and confirmed the judgment of the Court below. KING v. per annum atul as alimony t o the This was a suit of nullity of marriage, br ou g ht b y the husband, on th e groun d s o f minority at the period of the marriage. The husband is a victua lle r , carr y in g on a flou rishing trade. wifTehdeurCinogurotleaslluoittt.ed 80/. pe seßroly a l daughter House ou se of .---------- MARRIED.—This mor ning , at S t. iViargareest W es tminster, by the Rev. M r . S pears, Charles J ame s S n itch, Esq., Surgeon, of B ry d ges-street, Covent.garden , G N u l a r. rd Va s r ( le u y, lu n e f s t ) he w ß i r i o l ad i tv e : next week, f or th e B arrac k s i n t h e R ege nt t N I Vo ir i .E : rt t l l mi s i iz o aie r n, eldesttaer " Park, and will be succeeded at Windsor by the Life Guards' The Baron de GEMMINJEN, the Count de GORLITZ, and others of the suite of the Queen of Wug - TENIBERCI, visited Vauxhall Gardens yesterday evening. to witness the magnificent Spectacle of the Battle of Waterloo. The Duchess of KENT, accompanied by the Princess FEODORE, honoured the performance of the nes , ' Musical Fund Concert, at the Italian Opera House, with her presence yesterday evening. Mr. CANNING gave a grand dinner yester day to a numerous party of the Members of the House of Commons, at his residence in Downing street. Among the Guests were—Lord Morpeth, Hon. E. Stanley, II"' Mr. Robert Grant, Mr. Marryatt, &c. H. Lidd e ll, C o l o nel Cuff, Mr. Stuart Wortley, M r . French, Viscount SIDINIOUTII gave a grand dinner on Thursday, at his seat, White Lodge, Richmond Park• Among the company were--The Duke of Wellington, th e Marquis of Bute, Earl Powis, Viscount Clive, Lord Col chester, Sir John Malcolm, &c. - - CORONER'S INQUEST.—An Inquest was held last night before Tmoxas STIRLING, Esq., at the Buffaloe's Head, Nev Road, on view of the body of a male infant child, which was discovered by a Young man whilst fishing in the Regent's Canal, Regent's-prk, and supposed to have been destroyed by its unnatural paients. —The Jury, after a minute investigation, returned a verdiet—.Founti- Drowned.