The Sun. — London, England, 1827-12-19 00:00:00

HE TURKISH WAR. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Ist 'the midst of the present political conten iios it is difficult to present our readers with any thing very certain regarding the rumoured changes, and still more difficult to foresee the important events that may grow out of them. But if Cabinet politics are fluctuating and un- certain, the great interests of the nation always main the same. Two great parties now claim its attention. We are no longer puzzled with the innumerable sections into which our legislative bodies had been of late years divided, but the .old rump of Whigs and Tories, the only useful parties, have again risen into the steady confidence and regard of the country. They have risen too, we are happy to find, with that old animation and cordial dislike of each other which forbids all compromise, and puts an end to all tergiversation, . • except that which stamps the brand of infamy on the .brow of the seceder. Every passing occurrence announces the expected warfare, even Ducal Visits in the Country, and incidents which would not in other times-indicate any thing more important than the accouchement of a daughter 'or a battu of pheasants, are portentous of the approaching storm, While the partisans on each side are recruiting their forces and girding On their armour, it may not be uninteresting to our readers to reconnoitre the field of battle, to ascertain the nature and advantages of the ground, so that we may be better enabled on the day of contest to bring assistance to that side which shall espouse the cause of the country. It was stated by the late lamented Mr. CAN NING, as a maxim of his foreign policy, that we should never interfere between a Sovereign and his subjects. The Treaty of London, of July last, in which the Turks were called upon to de sist from their massacres, and give up a large and fertile portion of the country to the Greeks, was too manifestly a violation of that policy, and this departure from principle is said to be one of the strong points on which the present Opposition ,mean to offer battle to their opponents. It is now evidently of little importance to the country what were the maxims of Hr. CANNING'S foreign policy, unless it be as a matter of history. Were Mr. CANNING still here to defend • self, no doubt he would do so with such elo- quence and cogency of argument, that his too confident antagonists would shrink from the con test. But the real question of importance is, " What_is the true maxim of the foreign policy of this country in such a case ?" The laws which govern nations are, we humbly presume, only to be deduced from their actions, for with due respect for GROTI US, PUFFENDORF, and all the German Doctors, we are not yet ac quainted with any code by which nations are actually bound. But, certain we are, that neither England, Austria, nor any other Power, can have a right to complain, if the maxims of its govern ment be deduced from its deeds. We will not draw examples from remote periods, when it may be said that the maxims of Government were not yet staid and fixed.— We will even pass over the whole pregnant 'period of the Revolutionary war, and only ook into the conduct of the Governments f Europe since the Peace. A delicate ana is not necessary. To say nothing of partition, or rather spoliation, of Europe the Congress, on what plea is the ad ranee of the French armies into Spain against a Legislature assembled with the legitimate Monarch of the country at its head, to be de fended ? or how dare Austria, after her solemn and public violation of the rights of Monarchs gn d people, prohibit other nations from following the same course when their interests; fancied or real, or their feolings, urge them to interference ? Do not Norway, South America, and the Indies, bear witness to the meddling with the business of other empires ? and after so many and such recent instances of the rules which t ;o ,, ern the re lations of States in these modern times of hypo crisy and purism, is it not too absurd that the public should be deafened with the angry cry of an ousted faction of political craftsmen, who, after having deserted their Sovereign, would fain com pel their successors to betray the State ? No, the example of the whole world proves that it is really consistent with the honour of a nation to interfere with the affairs of other Stites; nay, that there are times when it is not cons i s t en t with the honour of a great country, or with the prudence of a wise country, to remain inactive. No doubt such a principle must not be, cannot be, written in our laws. It will not the less govern our actions. There are certain crimes of so deep a dye that they place nations without the pale of law. Such have been the crimes of the Turks. Are their blood hounds to be let loose with remorseless fury ; to sweep away whole tribes, whole nations of people, with nauseous cruelty, to violate in the midst of slaughter, to mangle the helpless infant at the breast, to crowd and complicate th e i r crimes till they cry td Heaven for vengeance, and shall this generous people, which has ever awakened at the sound of suffering, be prevented by a cold calculating timid policy from staying the ruffian' hand of the destroyer ? Forbid it Heave n ! Forbid it every English heart! The brighte s t Ye"' of our glory are those in whi we have fought on the side of weakness again t power, in whi c h- vm have come to the aid of pe ople suffering 'An r. th e unnatural gripe of . tyrant LONDON. WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER I°, 1627. Our cotemporaries are amusing their readers by rumours of changes in the Administration, and even going so far as to name the successor. of Lord GODEhICH ; but we feel confident that there will be no change, for his Lordship re , mains in office. In saying this, we do npt, of course, state that no change is probable at some future period; but we can assure our readers that no change is contemplated at present. The despatches brought from Corfu by Mr. AIARQUESA, the Italian messenger, are dated on the 6th instant, and not 6th November, as erroneously stated in part of our impression yes terday. The non-receipt of intelligence from Constantinople, by this opportunity, proved two things of opposite tendency. First, that the Ambassadors had not left Constantinople on the 15th November, because, if that had been the case, it must have been known at Corfu long before the 6th instant; and, indeed, it is more than probable that Mr. CANNING would have arrived' there ; and secondly, that the embargo had not been taken off, as stated by the French Papers, eight days prior to the 24th November, that is, on the 16th of that month, because the knowledge of that event would necessarily also have reached Corfu, prior to the date of the de spatches. It must, therefore, necessarily be in ferred that affairs at Constantinople remained , in the same state up to 'the 24th or 25th of No vember. Since writing the above we find that his MA JESTY'S Government received late last night, despatches from Mr. STRATFORD CAN NING, dated at Constantinople on the 24th of November. At that time, no favourable change had taken place in the disposition of the Sul TA N. On the contrary, he had reiterated his former de termination with firmness, not to accede to the wishes of the Allies, and his demand for com pensation for his losses at Navarin. In the mean time, however, he had been induced to take off the embargo on the shipping ; thus acting with moderation though with an unshaken resolution. Our City Correspondent says, that the embargo was only laid on in order to stock Con stantinople with Corn, which being effected, the SULTAN permitted ships to depart. The SUL TAN, was, however, fully determined to abide by his previous resolution, and but very faint hopes were entertained of affairs be ing amicably settled. All intercourse had been broken off with the AUSTRIAN IN TERNUNCIO, by the Allied Ambassadors, who refused his mediation, as they discovered that he was acting with duplicity in taking the part of • the SULTAN. The Ambassadors were to take their depar• ture on the 27th, if the SULTAN did not ac• cede to their demands. WINDSOR, DEC. 18.—Y esterday the Earl of HAhROWBY and Mr. Ilusictssorr arrived at the Royal Lodge,' and had audiences of his MAJESTY, after which they partook of refreshments and returned to London. Lord FAENEOROUGU left the Royal Lodge on Sunday afternoon for London. His MAJESTY continues occupied with public business at the Royal Lodge, the weather preventing him from enjoying hia usual drive in the Great Park. The Duchess of KENT gave a grand dinner to a select party of the. Nobility and Gentry on Sunday, in honour of the birth-day of Prince LEOPOLD. The Princess AUGUSTA, attended. by Mr. WYNYARD, and ber Lady in Waiting, left her residence in the KING'S Palace, St. James's, about half-past nine o'clock yesterday morning, in her carriage and four, for the KING'S Pavilion at Brighton, where it is expected her Royal Highness will make a stay of some weeks. The Princess SOPHIA MATILDA left town yesterday afternoon, for her residence on Blackheath. Viscount GOD/MICH arrived in town yester d'ay from.the seat of the Countess de GREY, at Se lsoe, in Bedfordshire. The Earl of HARRQWBY left town on Mon day morning, to attend the KING at the Royal Lodge in Windsor Park. His Lordship returned to town in the evening. Mr. flusxlssoN also returned to town on Mon day evening, from the Royal Lodge. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE and Earl CAnnatz visited Earl Dormer yesterday, at the Foreign Office, Downing-street. Prince LIE VEX, the Russian Ambassador, transacted business yesterday afternoon at the Office of the Secretary of Stele for Foreign Affairs,' miens OF FOREION FUNDS Austrian Bonds,s percent 90% I Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds 50% 1 Chilien Bonds, 6 per ct. ... Colombian Bonds Ditto, 1824. 4 7 % Danish, 3 per cent. Greek Bonds Ditto, ,825 Guatimala Mexican Bonds. Do. 1625 "— DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES or STOCKS THIS Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red 837i% 3 per Cent. Cons. . ...... 3% per Cent. Ditto Red. 00% 4 per Cent. New shut Ditto, 1826 l.olli 1 Bank L. Ann. l9 India Stock shut Ditto Bonds South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills, .fl,llOO 2d. 46" 49 pm. Ditto 5OO 2d. 46 49 po. Ditto small Ditto Commercial pm Bank far Account India for Account Cons. for Ac. 847 THIS DAY AT ONIC, O'CLOCK. Neapolitan, 1821, Peruvian Bonds 25 Portuguese Bonds Prussian, 5 per cent. Ditto, New lOl Russian, New 9l Spanish, 1921 1823 French Rentes, 5 p. c 102 f —c. Exchange 25 20c. 3 per cent.-- —t —c. Exchange —t. —c. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. rellbShare. Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) .£95 TN Brazilian Mining Co. (la. at 51. pm. £2O 99 100 Columbian Mining Co. (ias. at 5/. pm.) ) 2O 18 g General Mining Association taikco Peruvian Mining United Mex. Min. Co.(iss. at 21. pm.) Alliance Fire and Life Insurance C 0.... 10 PRICES Of IRISH STOCKS.-DUBLIN, NEC. 15. Bank Stock St. Patrick limn. (per sh.) Consols, 3 percent. Gov. Stock, 3% per cent.... 90 1 , 3 'National Ditto Ditto, New Patriotic Ditto — 4 per Cent. 99% Hibernian Bank — Gov. Deb. 3)4 per cent.... 901,8 Provincial Ditto Royal Canal Stock Royal Irish Mine -- Grand Canal Stock Imperial Mine City Deb. 4 per cent ... . Mining Co. of Ireland Ballast Office Deb. 4v. ct. Commercial Buildings — MAILS. Arrived. . Due. Arrived. Due O America 0 1 Hamburgh 2 0 Brazil 0 0 Holland 0 , 0 Buenos Ayres 0 0 Jamaica ...... ......... 0 1 Dublin O Flanders 0 0 Lisbon 0 O France O Gottenburgh 2 0 Mexico 0 O Guernsey& Jersey.' 0 0 Waterford 1 g .l i . •2 , -. e.,...,if ,-: rirrifi fp -, . • - 46Fs-Tar-- 7 - . 1 ./ try (4,4414, COMMON HALL. -(THIS DAY.) BICH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning... 27 minutes after 3.1 Eveninq....47 minutes after 3. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, DEC. 1 8.'--Wind S.W.-r-Arrived the George and Ellen, Allison, from Charente. PORTSIOUTH, DEC. 18.—Wind W.S.W.—Ar rived the Dorothea, Elise; from Bremen. It is re ported that the Spring, from Bombay, on shore at Pagham, has gone to pieces. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 17.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Jane Elizabeth, Gower, froth Faro; the Poll Blank, Stubbs, from Lisbon ; the Dasher, Jarvis, from St. Michael's ; and the Jane, Peake, from Prince ';Ed ward's Island. The Mary, Howland, from New Orleans, was on shore near the Red Noses, Liverpool, on Monday, with loss of rudder, and three feet water in her hold The Harrison and —, Jackson, from Riche bucto and Belfast, is on shore near Buckfoot. NORTH SHIELDS, DEC. 17.—The William ;and Anne, Goodall, put into this harbour on the 15th instant, with damage, having got foul of a vessel coming out of Sunderland. The William and Mary, Nelson, of Sunderland, also put into this harbour, having received considerable damage by coming in contact with the Wellington, Lamb, which is sup. posed to be sunk. LIMERICK, DEC. 16.—1 t has been blowing a very heavy gale from Wel to W.S.W. and no appearance of a change. There are now nearly . 4o sail of vessels wind-bound hi this river. THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CITY, TIVBEVE 0 1 accir. In the first part of the morning the British Funds remained nearly motionless, from a continued want of belief in the news from - Constantinople of the 24th ult., which appears in the Gazette de France, and the question is asked how it is that "our own Government are without information so long, on a point so important to peace as the continuation of the negociation, and the 'taking off the restraint on the merchant vessels on the 16th ? an important event of this description was likely to come by more channels than one ; the fact is, the rumours upon the subject of our relations with Turkey to day are said to be very unfavourable, and the Sultan's policy is supposed to be extremely cautious, in giving no cause for the Allied Powers to declare war against him, and sooner than come to this conclusion he has, perhaps, taken off the embargo on the shipping ; by this he gains time for his defence, and leaves the onus of further proceedings upon the former. We come to this reasoning, from the circumstance of the provinces of Wallachia and Moldaviabeing understood not to be defended, as' no troops have been hitherto sent to these quarters, and the only preparation making has been to provision the fortresses of the Danube; this will-also give, at the same time, no pretence for the Russian army marching, which might otherwise be the case. Consols opened at M l } the price, ,went down to 8411 sellers; a slight improvement then took place to 84*, but a disposition to sell from parties at the West end of the town has driven them down to Sq- sellers. India Stock, 73 5, and Ex chequer Bills 47 8 prem. The decline in the English Market appears to have had some effect on the Foreign Securities.— Mexican Bonds are 48i; Colombian, 271 8; Greek are stationary, 174 184 ; and Russian, 90/ 1. Shares have but little doing in them to-day; Bra zilian Mines, 73 76 prem.; Colombian, 18 19 per share ; and Real Del Monte, 15 25 prem. Three per Cent. Consols, shut; ditto for the Account, 841; India Bonds, 73 5 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 46 7 pm. Foity.low.—Brazilian, 60i 1; Buenos Ayres, 50 2 ; Chilian, 25 7 • Colombian, 271 84-; Danish, 593 60 ; Greek, 174 181; Mexican, 5 per Cent., 37 8 ; Ditto, 6 per Cent., 484 ; Peruvian, 24i 7 ; Portuguese, 71 ; Russian, 904 1 ; Spanish, 11 I. MINES.—AngIo Mexican, 60 55 dia. ; Brazilian, 74 6 pm. ; Colombian, 18 19 per share ; Real del Monte, 15 25 pm. ; Tialpuxahua, 10080 dis. ; United Mexican, 18 17 die. HALF-PAST TWELVE. Since writing the above it is positively stated that our Government are in possession of news from Constantinople of the 24th ult., at which time no thing was settled ; the embargo had been partially taken off for light vessels to the Black Sea, and a want of corn had begun to be felt in the Capital. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols have been. done at 84, hut are now buyers. It is now stated the Ambassadors informed the Turkish Government that the embargo could not be considered but as a hostile measure; they were answered it was not so intended, and after some de lay it was taken off. We regret to announce a failure in the City of some consequence, Connected with the Drysaltery business; there are other re ports of the same distressing nature, both in town and country, which for obvious reasons we must decline stating at present. Consols for Account FOUR o'CLOCK— Consols Do. for Ac. 81 Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres Do. M Chilian Do. Columbian, 1824, 271 THREE O'CLOCK. 844 CLOSING PRICES. Danish Bonds Greek Do. 1825, 17i Mexican Do. 1825, Peruvian Do. 26 Russian Do. 91 Spanish Do. 11 SPARRING.-(THIS DAY.) Whitheaded Bob took a benefit to-day at the Tennis Court, which was very thinly attended, probably front the wetness of the day. A Cambridge swell and Henry Jones ; John Gaynor and Jem Burn ; Baldwin and Aby Belasco ; and several minors lent their aid on the occasion, and the day was wound up by Ned Neal and young Spring. Harry Jones challenged Bill Savage far 25/. ; Bill answered, and the meeting was fixed for to .night at the Norfolv Arms, Strand. Donovan challenged Pick for 20/. Bob had all tile hest of his opponent, and returned thanks in a pithy straits, apologizing for the weather. MR. CANNING'S MONUMENT.—In addition to the other establishments formerly advertised, the Com mercial Bask of Scotland has also offered to receive sub scriptions at its head office, and all its branches, for the Monument to Mr. CANNlNG.—Edinburgh Evening Courant. The following is a copy of a letter from the Mar quis of Lansdowne to the Secretary of the Bath and West of England Society, &c., read at the Society's meeting on Monday : Whitehall, Dec. 8. " Sir,—l regret, exceedingly, that if any public duty here should admit of my leaving town the beginning of the week after next (respecting which I am by no means cer tain), 'a meeting of the Lieutenancy of the county of Wilts, the first since I have been Lord Lieutenant, is fixed for that time at Salisbury, and will unavoidably prevent my taking the Chair at the Bath sad West of England Society for the Encouragement of Agricul ture, Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce, this year (at their interesting meetings of the 17th and 18th instant). 6" I have thought it right to give you the earliest inti mation of this circumstance, in case any inquiries should be made by members. I am, Sir, your faithful humble ser vant, " LANSDOWNE. B. LEIGH LTE, Esq. (Secretary), ifear Bath." Yesterday a Court of Directers was held at the East India House, when Capt. JOHN SMALL HENRY FRASER. was sworn to the command of the ship Marquis of Handel', consigned to Bengal and China. On Wednesday last a sportsman, h the vici nity of Childwall, near this town, shot a grouse, a bird which is rarely found in this neighbourhood. The same person killed, at the sun, time, two woodcocks at one shot. Liverpool .44114074. A Court of Common Hall was this day held at the Guildhall, for the purpose of instituting an inquiry into the office of the Secondaries of the City of London, and discussing the propriety of petitioning Parliament to place the serving of writs on the same footing in the City of London as it is already in other parts of the kingdom. The LORI) Maybe, said that having received a requisi tion requesting him to convene a Common Hall for the consideration of the subject which had just been read to them by the cdminon crier, he felt it. his duty to do so as early as possible. Mr. Hurst then stepped. forward and addressed! the meeting. He -had, he said,-'often appeared before theka to address them on the subject of theirspublic grievances,lbut he came forward"to ask, them to reform their own body.— The City of London bad, unquestionably, a right to elect their own Sheriffs, as had all the Counties of England,' un til, through apathy, those Counties allowed the ditty to de volve to the Crown. The City of London, thanks to our forefathers, had not suffered it se to devolve, and the citizens, in consequence, had the power of choosing their SheriffS. It so happened, Lowever s that in the city the Sheriffs' Officer who arrests a man has no power to give bail, so that when a man was arrested and offered bail, the officer must tell him that he has no power to take bail, but must apply to the Secondery6 Node the Secondary's office was closed except during four hours of the day, an I therefore the lean must go to a lock-up house,;or fee the officer very higlily; and he had known as much as 501., aye, and 1 001., ' i as a fee given' to the officer. An attorney must be employe4 and fees must be given to the attorney as well as at = the Secondary's office. He knew one man in Cheapside 'who was arrested for a debt he had actually paid, and had the receipt in his pocket, and who was dragged to jail with out being allowed to offer hail, because he resisted the ex tortion of the officer. He wished, however, to make charges against no man, it was against the system that he was directing his efforts. By the law no man was allowed to take any thing for showing favour to a prisoner. There were regular fees allowed by law, 4d. for this, 4d. for that, and so on ; • but it was alleged on the part of the officers, that that Act passed in the reign of the Henrys, and that 4s. then was nearly as much p a pound now. The fact was, that the office of the Wider Sheriff was sold to the' Secondary for 10.200/. ; would ! any man pay such a sum for an office unless he intended to take illegal fees. He wished not to be personal, and not to allude either to the late secondary or his successor, but the practice was bad, and the officer was not so much to blame, forl out of every pound of those extravagant fees he got but half-a crown, a suns which could scarcely remunerate trim for his trouble, though much less than was usually!ex torted would amply repay him for every kindness which he could show a prisoner. He {Mr. Hunt) spoke not feelingly on this subject, for be was never in a lock-up house in his life, except to assist a friend in distress ; hut it might be any man's case, for no one could say that when our Government might poll another ruilliou or two out of the pockets of the people, for the purpose of enabling our good ally of Russia, to oppress and dethrone our old ally of N o doubt Turkey, in order to g e t nearer to our robberies in the East—no man could say in what situation such eha n might place the secondaries d himself s w el e f re and ery his or th p y ro n i i r e e n r risen, but it was very strange that they should have refused to be ex amined by the very Court that appointed them. Ile should call upon the meeting to agree to a petition to Par liament, requesting an Act to be passed which, while it would afford ample remuneration to the officer would also protect the party arrested from extortion. They had been often taunted in Parliament when seekinglfor a reformation in Parliament, and asked why they did not reform them selves. They were now, he hoped, met to reform themselyes. He could not enter fully into the abuses which took place under the systirn as would he done by his friend Mr. Charles P s 'srson, who had known hundreds of cases of great hard ship and oppression under the present system. Mr. Mint then read. the foll Owing Resolutions, first stating, that by Act of Parliament the sale of all offices connected with the administration of justice was prohibited, and of course by law the sale of the Secondary's office was against the prin ciples of the British system .of jurisprudence. He also moved that the Resolutions should be adopted as those of the Common Hail ResoLvEn—l. That the office of Sheriff is one of great importance ; upon the Sheriff devolves the executing of the King's writs and warrants, the nominating, summonine, and impanelling of Juries within their bailiwick, for the due performance of all which duties the Legislature has provided an ample remuneration. 2. That by the ancient Constitution of England the of flee of Sheriff was invariably elective; but at various pe riods of our history the encroachments of prerogative trans, frrred, in counties, the election from the people to the Crown ; but to the wisdom and virtue of our ancestors the citizens of London are indebted for the preservation of this invaluable privilege. 3. That, in gratitude to our forefathers and in justice to ourselves, we feel it our duty, in confiding to citi zens of our own choke this important office, to take ever 7 measure in 'eur power to enable them to perform its various duties with honour to themselves, credit to their constituents, and advantage to the great body of in dividuals who are by law placed under their protection. 4. That it appears to;this Common Hall that the all im portant function s of this office within the city of London have for years been exercised by certain individuals called Secondaries, who, it appears, have recel::ed their appoint ment from the Corporation ; though they have always executed the King's writs, and nominated, summoned, and impanelled Juries, in the name of the Sheriffs of London. 5. That the appointment of.,Secondary has been fin• many years sold by the Corporation of Leadon for very large sums of money; in consequence of which sale and purchase these officers have claimed exemptions from all responsibility for their conduct, either to the Corporation by whom ,they were appointed, or to the Sheriffs of Londcn, in whose name they have on MI occasions acted. . . . 6. That this Common Hall bath seen the Petition of Mr. Charles Pearson, a citizen of London, to the Cow t of Common Council, praying them not to proceed to the sale of the situation of one of the Secondaries now vacant ; and also a Memorial from Mr. Crowther, the surviving Secon dary, denying the allegations thereof. But this Common Hall disclaims all intention of interfering with the proceed-. ings of any Committee to whose investigation the same may be referred, hoping that such Committee and the Court, if the allegations of the Petitioner are proved, will take prompt measures to prevent the future misconduct of their officers, and to prevent, if they possess the right of sale, the selling of an office, the disposal of which has led to the perpetration of the evils complained of. 7. That by the law of England, the duty of executing writs upon mesne process devolves upon the Sheriff and his officers ; co does the right _and duty belong to them of accepting bah for the person arrested ; however, in the city of London, the officers who make the arrest, are not al lowed by the Secondaries to take the' bail ; and the de fendant and his proposed securities, opulent as they may be, are dragged to a lock-up , house by these officers, unless he purchases Isis temporary freedom by the payment of an illegal and arbitrary fee. 8. That, independently of the alleged 'nal-practices charged against the Secondaries of London and their offi cers, which are now under investigation by the. Committee, it is a matter of public notoriety, that the process of the law is often used for purposes of oppression and extortion ; that arrest for debt before trial, as it is now conducted, greatly aggravates the severity of the law ; and that, for want of sufficient legal protection, the unfortunate vic tims of its various process are often subject to the most cruel extortions and oppressive treatment. 9. That from the refusal of the Secondaries of London to acknowledge the authority of the body by whom they were appointed, or to be examined by them touching their conduct in office, this Common Hall is of opinion that it may be impossible fully to investigate and bring to light the whole of the abuses complained of, without an appli cation to Parliament. 10, That a petition be therefore presented to the House of Commons, praying for the appointment of a CoMmittee of the Honourable House, to inquire into the manifold _ . abuses practised by those who have the execution of legal process for debt, and that such a law may be passed as will, while it sufficiently remunerates the officers fin• the performance of their duty, effectually protect the unhappy subjects of their power from the grievous oppressions and vexatious exactions to which they have been heretofore compelled to submit. Mr. TAYLOR said, that it was somewhat innacurate to say that the citizens were still in possession of the power of choosing their Sheriffs. They had that power once, but by a kind of usurpation, it was now vested in the Livery. He also questioned the utility of the present proceeth ing, because Parliament never took such subjects in hand that they did not curtail the privileges ofthe City. The matter was in course of investigation by the Law Officers of the City, a nd he thought it would be better to leave it to them than to apply to Parliament. Mr. HUNT then said, that he would alter the words of his resolution to meet the wishes If Mr. Taylor, by inserting the word " Livery, instead of Citizen." Why had not Mr. Taylor told the Meeting that the Corporation was about to sell the place again. After a long address irom Mr. Paaascus, in support of the resolutions, they were all carried unanimously, and a Petition to Parliament, founded on the resolutioua, was ;greed upontp LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. IN THE MATTER OF QUEEN'S COLLEGE. Mr. GARRETT applied for leave to have this cause to stand over, that an opportunity might be afforded of filing affidavits, in answer to some that have very recently been put on the file. Ordered to stand over till Friday. THE LATE H. FAUNTLEROY. Mr. ROSE applied for permission to make a mo tion on an early day, in a case in which the assignees of the late Mr. Fauntleroy were the plaintiffs, and the Directors of the Amicable Insurance Company the defendants, to stay proceedings under a decree made by the Master of the Rolls, pending an appeal to the House of Lords. . . His Lordship appointed Saturday morning. HABEAS CORPUS. .N THE MATTER OF BAXTER, A BANKRUPT.- COMXIIT- MENT OF A WITNESS. Mr. KNIGHT stated that he appeared on behalf of a person named Glissing, who had been committed by the Commissioners for not satisfactorily answer ing under Baxter's' bankruptcy, and who had been brought up from Newgete by a writ of Habeas Corpus. Glissing had been the shop man of the bankrupt, and had been examined on tivo days re specting transactions between the bankrupt and a creditor that took place in thipresence of the witness; no fault had been foetid with the first day's e7..a. 7 . mination, but the second had been considered un satisfactory. The examination was directed chiefly to one transaction which took place after the shop was shut up at night, by which goods were deliver ed to a creditor to the amount of about '504, and the question was, whether that was a preference. The witness declared his' conviction to be, that it was a fair sale, and no act of preference ; and Mr. Knight considered the Commissioners had committed him because he had not believed the act to have been that of preference. He was sure the Court could not judiciously hold that the answers were Unsatis factory. Mr. ROSE appeared for the assignees, and con tended that the Commissioners would not have dis charged their duty to the creditors had they not committed the witness. The bankrupt had carried on business as a draper at Norwich for ten mouths, during which time he had incurred debts to the amount of 6;0001., having only a stock of the value of 2,0001. to satisfy his creditors. The witness had been his Managing shopinan, and must have knOwn the nature of every transaction "; his examinations had been pointed more to his knowledge of clandestine removals of goods than any act Of acts of preference, and taking the whole of the examinations, the Learned Counsel could not doubt that his Lordship would think that the witness had prevaricated throughout---=that he had not commu nicated to the Commissioners the whole of his know ledge, and that until he gave a more satisfactory ac covert, he ought to continue to stand committed. His LORDSHIP considered that the witness had decidedly prevaricated. He had concealed the removal of the quantity of goods already alluded to by a creditor named Pig, on his first examina tion, under an - impression that nobody bad known it, except those connected with the transaction ; 4 and that .at his second appearance before the commissioners, when the circum stance was brought to.his attention, he had tried to reconcile his answers with those he had formerly given, which he had failed to do. Mr. KNIGHT then submitted that prevarication had never, in this Court, been held to be 'a ground for committal. His LORDSHIP added, that looking at the whole of the examination, he' did not believe the state ments of the witness to be true ; that he was in possession of information he had not disclosed, and which be ought to disclose to the Commissioners, and therefore the prisoner ought not to be discharged. —The prisoner was then remanded to prison. ANOTHER COMMITMENT. Mr. KNIGHT said the next case was the commit ment of another person named Cobb, the same bankrupt's book-keeper. The question respecting him turned on the act of cutting a leaf out of the bankrupt's ledger. He stated that he had done it at the request of the bankrupt, he having stated that he meant to make the entry ott that leaf in another book. He did not think it was for a fair object that he was directed to cut out the leaf, but he did not know what the motive was. The Commissioners had committed him. Mr. Rost: did not consider that the witness had given a direct answer. The Commissioners were entitled to have a distinct statement of his belief, in answer to the question put to him as to the bank rupt's motive, which had not been made. His LORDSHIP did not consider the commitment of this witness could be sustained, and consequently ortiered him to be discharged. VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT. THE BANKRUPTCY OF 11IESSRS. HURST AND ROBINSON. COLE V. sromswoon. Mr. I.IOaNE applied on behalf of the plaintiffs that this application might be allowed to stand over un til the next seal-day, in order that they might have time to answer the additional affidavits filed on be half of the defendants. The Learned Gentleman► stated, that when this matter was last before the Court, defendants were directed to have all their affidavits filed on the 13th instant ; they had certainly complied with this order, but in stead of a few affidavits they had put on the file affidavits covering 98 brief sheets. Under these circumstances, he trusted that his Honour would afford further time to the plaintiffs. The VICE-CHANCELLOk thought the request was reasonable. Mr. HortNE.—Of course the application will stand over on the same terms as were imposed on the former occasion. Mr. HEALD, on the part of the defendants, ob jected to the imposition of any terms whatever , his clients were not now asking f o r any indulgence from the Court, ivhich ennui make them l iable to be placed under term s . Mr. HORNE re m inded his Honour that he had been twice in a condition to make his motion, and that it twice stood over to accommodate the other side. They had, it was true, complied with the order in filing their affidavits on Thursday last, the 13th instant, but some of these very affidavits were sw orn so far back as the 4th of December, and yet they had famished the plaintiffs with copies. On Thursday last they came forward with a great body of affidavits, which they had kept back until the last moment, he therefore put it to his Honour whether they had not in substance broken faith with the plaintiffs., by not having handed over to them the copies of the affidavits as they were sworn. The VICE-CHANCELLOR asked what the terms were which had been imposed on the defendants ? Mr. HonNe replied the terms were, that they should only sell the property, to which the applica tion had reference, in the common tradesman-like way, and that they should keep an account of the produce of the sale. Mr. HEALD repeated his former objection to the terms sought to be imposed. They were such as every respectable tradesman ought to endeavour to prevent. The 'VICE-CHANCELLOR—What are the subjects of the sale ? Mr. HEALD—Books and' prints : and the motion of the plaintiffs is, that the defendants be re strained from selling or disposing of them. They were bought by the defendants for 15,0001., and the motion is founded upon an allegation that the de fendants had fraudulently purchased them. The plaintiffs had taken a long time to get up their case; they had procured affidavits' sworn to by about twenty-five, different people, and they were not so ready in giving notice to them. he Learned Gentleman argued, that as his clients had in every respect complied with the former order of the Court, it would be raanifestly unjust to place them under terms which would clearly have the effect of lining en them the imputation of in- tending to act dishonestly. On the part of the ci r with n fe e n v d e a r ot i s n , te h n e ded t o o u t dhesitatioon t i c l o e s u e l d b s o a o y k , s t o b r a t t otherwise than in a tradesman like way, but as, ~,sll same time they could not consent to havin g an 'PF tation cast on them: Mr. HORNE was willing not to pres s the teta':„ to their manner of disposing of the property' r o f .vided they undertook to keep a reg ular accoaor the sales. Mr. IIs:ALD objected to their being placed any terms whatever. His clients had given ( full value for the property, . and the hest it would be the amount for wh ich it 5 ' • They would, _therefore, for their own c keep 'a regular account ; besides the bill did impute to them any intention of *king other.,% The property to which the application. had reff r ? was now in their hands for six months; :. t g o been sold to them by the assignees, wil° (11 now object to the sale, Mr. HORNS.—That's the whole uesticll Mr. Twiss followed on the same Sid e ' iv- Heald. before s' Mr. HORNE, after urging the top ics vanced by him, begged to add one woviil'al":fite to Mr. Heald's assertion, the transact i that the defer-1130°,01i bong fide purchasers , sale from A. to 8., made in a public til a It was no such thing; the defendants b ad 1161 114 agents to the creditors and assignees of Messo' fe and Robinson, and the bill charged, that the se ' e f oe ants, being employed to Value the prop er bankrupts, contrived to turn theinselves , " ll ,d 3 sort of contract between them and a portion ;tr. assignees, into purchasers of that very P rO m e not by public sale, but by private arrant ' The bill charged them with doing* so; t hey goo 4r j . ' H id E ge A s rm of ob t j h e e cte 'a d iu t e o of his thfi . the O S. wit M . Mr. RNE said, that his statemeo t . d t! e ie pnrdos ent K p errY• eriog in answer to the assertion made on the °t"h e „ r t one of his friend's clients was in fact fl" Mr. Twiss was understood to deny. allegation. o f After some said discussion, r the M a r s. si S gn U e G e D s r Messrs that 01 1 n 1 e v lp le p e a lt o r d ed . 4)t .OelY' strev o , who were disposed to take such part ill the if action as they should think the evidence. nttb' them in doing. Tim , woull not appear ar g o o ,o t defendants, unless there should appear. t° b ho'lg li t unfair dealing. The Learned Gentlem an m t ie; i the proposition of Mr. Hoe quite reasoflaufliiej was idle to talk of imputation,.as the bill itselP f the imputation ; and until the Court disp osed° question an account ought to he kept. , 5 We The VICErCHANCELLOR said that when t°l4etl`t ter was last before him, the defendants eve to stand over, and as they asked for an iduogitie, it but right they should submit t o bein,gh'. under terms. The parties had complied' "t-dr terms,'and their affidavits were filed on the POP' 00 True it was that some of these affidavit s bad been s b i o i so far back as the 4th of December, bat ; of his order, was that the defendants, by ba" c ls 1,13 the ih t i l oa le dw ir t a ii.e fti leq d till a yi : ,:o s tn i i i im l p e le d i:a by llvvili itei t l h 3 his t e h o o r : %d,o D eur ec td onberf have their whole case made out by that ( 10 1' i fi to without . placing the defendants under a t tl i i rt3elF'rt:;"s. l: : Mr. HEALO—NOW that the Court fetuses to P ., e my client under terms, I have on their rt°00!; satnadte,dtoliaatllthtelynttwtilhlevyolciontiitladribly e keepreq,iiretdlie to their own accord. • The VICE-CHANCELLOR —I impose no t£10 15 ) After a I -ong conversation between Couriseue,l3 both sides, it was agree d that the plaintiffs sPtiog have all their affidavits filed at a reaso nable before next Seal.- A Junior Counsel said, he • appeared f T . ,"; v l assignees against whom the charge was P''' made., and that they had put in theii.ansW6s. t o in u a rt e T vo o n F o l I t N he G l ' s s ,a 7 r E an N t c y l o i. f a 7:1, je This was an BMtDELL V . BR.ETT. . 4 / purchased at Barnet Fair, 'nee 1826, for 321. The plaieLtill sgrepniTinoouxnhottr,:enge:htivedil','("::tir',llias'is:flieet,; April,ti ee .vas ' defendant, animal tertiarlced that she ;,1P assured him that it was only a slight cold, an'',liilf aanffitneerrie• costing th o e id the r purchase, ril e plaintiff and mare d ceatica;t:t divJeeolc't'o,-1(101 had purchased Bardell's who was a horse Tor and keep. 0 1 ' In support of the plaintiff's case Mr. Gitlf called several witnesses, who deposed t° ee f -l e ' f cidedly of opinion thati) pOSSeS Si°II Je , sthheortlymaafrteer li:e' A Veteri m il y ver y much troubled with a co ugh. Surgeon also stated his bei a ailed uPo ll t()Les,' lad i l the mare while living,ll' c d that " e ' (i' and drscovare 0 were affected, and on his inspecting the bay ‘ death, it fully confirmed him in his opinion. vii Mr. CAMPBELL, who conducted the defeou'ro case, now addressed the Jury ; and said, he lo oc e , doubt be should. rove to them from his evi d A e 4 that at the time the mare was ptirebas,e", uit•chheasaendimialt, awnods thresyowtinedr.eat; the plaintiff from the defendant at ' ,0 Fair, she was in all respects sound, and 11 1° 11 1/ client had offered to take the mare again, hu t cof plaintiff refused to part with it. The Learned ticif tleman then called h is witnesses, and frog' to4' statement, they generally deposed, when t he i fec tli the mare at Barnet , it a pp eared ' to them Per ► iir sound. Mr. GURNEY ill reply, maintained that the ' t o nesses called on behalf of the defendant, had 1 10 0 the least shaken the testimony of those exellli"e, Di f the part of the plaintiff, and, therefore, tI TI ‘' 1 1), client was entitled to recover, not only the sur n A 0 for the mare, but also the exPences incurred ill the animal's illness. f e id Lord TENTERDEN summed o p the evidence Jury, and left the case for them to determine.. re The Jury, after a few minutes' consnitatioll, . . . 314 urned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages - PRINTILEGE OF NIT/INESSES- ' During the ti me that the Jur y were in coll lion respecting the above cause, i s , CO: Mr. Con said he had to 'apply caidj n wiiti.; r o n behalf of a witnes*, who, while ° ll cro, b g i ve evidence as a witness in a trial euter:-frolli day's paper, had been arrested by a slo t for cleft; he was now in the officer's O S " - they were both in Court. for s he Lord TENTERDEN — Let the party collie The officer, with his prisoner, then aPreli'io fore his Lordship, when the latter produced 11 pcena ; he was then sworn. T he gentlevolliodii s tated, that he was proceeding t o this Court foil Church-yard he was arrested ' 1 by the sheriff's and in S t. 0 1 purLpooislei ToEf giving evidence N F,RDEN ordered him to be imo le discharged ont of the officer's custody. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. LIBEL. HAYTHORN AND ANOTHER V. LAW,,,- Ot tJ Mr. Sergeant TADDY addressed the Jur' plzintiffs, and said that the plaintiffs, Messrs' io JF, thorn and Wright, were respectable b a nker., v. city of Bristol, and it was with g reat storijnei saw the following letter in the Times newspot, which the defendant is the print er, on ° July the 21st : TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE ./ Sly:--Your sense of jtistice and of duty to 0 ° would induce you to recall, or greatly modify. theoil of rs your remarks upon the moral condu ct of the t o peons confined in this prison, had y ou given's elli/if deratien to the facts, which a da y 's inquiry vv/'11,„of taiu. There are, indeed, pe rsons of all descrirtr o4 fined here, and among them some as far as anY o e/ the general one—whose cases present the strongee',4l tion, not, readers from as y b ocu i ng,u o p f p t o h s e e, cl o i f ar t a h c e ter w le i h it ich of themselves, but of the total absence of justice 5 0 4 in those who have confined them. Of this no o 7:j a prisoner, to gratify the bigotted maliciousness ndi mace of persecuting Q uA k vio; but,.ne i th o ail.— y m ou o . 1 8 : 1 ;011i°11.f°: in an Yjust •!aal accam rc me sev en y 'Wright, of by Which swindlers , els e on its main here Futing any 111 t h at I ing inexor; Other indn, timents fro discourage] dietments Pending or far fr o ~ v ~ th "gh 4l t Pect to con e fro who moral m c i Phemy, hieeeted pini tontn-be 1S Were (0n ver y guilt Y xv ° l ib"imm vv Th RS not 1 -..en . loan s n o t a I t 411 Y m an R ta" tun other i n , an 4%01, found oti Was not thorn :in action, 1 regret u part of ii publish es Plaintiffs statemen th em. , editor„ of PubliE ' te quittin out by B cille a ct the lette i lrot thy c K t ' wa s c a ve am suf chasmeentitled thorn than th 4 t not help were, h they sh( offended Taylor, ~TIO apoN • could in( He did Present