The Sun. — London, England, 1827-12-21 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Journal des Debuts.) PARIS, DEC. 17.--it is with regret we announce to our readers the death of one of the rnostdistin- guished women of our day—Helen Maria Williams. This lady has been known as the authoress of se veral political works on the French Revolution, and of the English poetry, which Boufflers and Esmenard have translated into our language. Endowed with superior talents and great sensibility, she has re counted to England all the important events suc cessively of the French Revolution. She obtained celebrity by a constant and sincere affection for sound liberty. Beneficence, affability, and a tender concern for the unfortunate, were virtues happily blended in her generous breast. Her literary works are in many respects the property of history, while the re collection of her own character of admirable kindness will never be effaced from the memory of her sur viving friends. ODESSA, Nov. 28.—Vessels which left Constan tinople on the 22d ult. and have arrived here, brought the news of the embargo being removed, and that a great number of French ships had set sail. The negotiations of the Internuncio seemed to bring about this result. But private letters of the 23d, state, in a postscript, that the Capitan Bey, Tah e r Bey, had arrived himself from Navarin at Constantinople, and • his circumstantial details of the battle of Navarin had so exasperated the Sultan, that on the 23d, a new embargo was laid on all Christian vessels. We cannot confirm the authority of this news. Smyrna is blockaded by Christian squadrons. The private letters also mention the new embargo. (From the Moniteur.) CADIZ, Nov. 25.—We hope to obtain in a short time what we have so long solicited in vain—the freedom of the port of Cadiz. The Governor Aymerich has almost given this assurance to the Consulate as well as to the Municipality. If to this the recognition of the American States should be added, our port would become the most flourishing in Europe. The Emperor of Morocco has had two brigs fitted out at Gibraltar which are going to cruise in the Mediterranean against Hanseatic, Prussian, and pro bably also Spanish vessels, as he has been complain ing of the latter Power ever since 1823. We have letters from the Havannah, dated the 10th and 14th of October. On the 16th the Pearl frigate was to sail with a million of piastres for his - .Majesty. The following ships, the Guerrero of the line, the Lealtad, ,feria, Casilda, and Sabina frigates, the Arethusa corvette, the Hercules and Marie schooners, and the Amelia and Irelona schooner brigs, all under /he command of Admiral Laborde, were ready to sail. The troops of all arms, well clothed, well equipped, And well disciplined, amount to above 20,000 men. PARIS, DEC. 17.—The Royal Court of Paris has to-day confirmed the sentence of the tribunal of the first instance, annulling the marriage contracted at Gretna Greerr, between the Baron Delome and Mrs. Hope, widow. The Court adding to the grounds ? f this senten . ce, declared that article 170 of the Civil C?de, which enacts the publication in France of marriages con tracted in a foreign country was sI public order, and that the nullity could be covered only" by the impos sibility of complying with the enactment, "!vbich has occurred in the case of some Frenchmen, but 1, - 7 1 1Ich did not exist in the present cause. (From the Quotidienne.) 1 1 :91Is, DEC. 18.—The Infant Don Miguel had not arrived this morning at nine o'clock. The cou rier who as to precede his Royal Highness is ex pected every moment. (From the Constitutiannel.) At the moment when, contrary to the remon strances of Bolivar, they are decreeing the reduction of the Colombian army, there is circulated in Madrid a report, that Envoys have arrived from General Paez for the purpose of treating with the Spanish Government about conditions for the recognition of Colombian independence. Mustcti, DEc. B.—This day the following plan of a concerning the establishment of tribunals of honour, was submitted to the Chamber of Deputies : " Louis, by Abe Grace of God, King of_Birvit- ria, &C. " Ist, Insults to hor:9ur, as well as the right which individuals have arrogated, of doing them selves justice for such insults, having been the ob ject of suitable provisions in the new political code, desiring to prevent by means of an institution for mediation and arbitration on the crime of duelling, which is incompatible with religion, morality, and social order, with the advice of our Privy Council, and the co-operation and consent of our faithful States of the kingdom, we have determined upon and do ordain what follows :- 1. sxcriori r.---LEGAL ritoTNCTioN BY MEANS OF Si/DIA TORS AND TRIBINA* Or HONOUR. " 1. Every individual above the age of IS, or em ployed by Government before that age, may demand justice from the regular tribunals or from arbitrators in case of dispute for insults against honour. Public mediators of honour are for this purpose appointed, and whosoever believes his honour to be insulted by another, can always have recourse to them, in order that the affair may be amicably arranged, or sub mitted to a tribunal of honour which will be con yoked. " 2. The tribunal of honour has always the right of oTecting reconciliation, and if that cannot be done, of pronouncing a sentence which shall refer solely to ti:e point of satisfaction,and shall never pre scribe any other kind of satisfaction than the repa ration of honour, The right of inflicting punishments does oat belong to it. " SECTION 11. -- NO3IINATION 07 lIEDIATORS....THEIL MODE OF pROCEEDING. " 3. Mediators of honour are named by Govern ment, for three years, and can be named anew at the e xpiration of that time; their nomination is announc ed in the Government Journal. " 4. The choice of a mediator to whom an affair is to be submitted, depends upon the agreement Df the pat-Lies interested. If they cannot agree on the _point, any mediator of honour may be called in ; in this case, diligence deciding the point, the mediator called in by the most diligent party m ought to use all his efforts to bring the parties to an agreeent rela tive to the choice of the mediator to whom tke shall ultimately be submitted. 04 SECTION 111.-..-COMPOSITION OP THE TRIBUNALS 01 HONOUR 0 , 5. Every Tribunal of Honour must be corn posed of a public mediator of honour, and four' arbitrators'. " For this purpose each party shall propose four independent citizens, from whom the adverse party shall select two. if many persons are interested in the same affair, each may propose two citizens, and • choose one. If the number of arbitrators chosen shall exceed four, the majority of votes, or the casting of lots, shall decide whic h f our shall act. "6. The choice of a President may be pro ceeded with at the same time as that of arbitrators; if this choice should not be made, the oldest of the arbitrators shall assume the Presi&ney." Fatricli Finms.—PAais, Dxc. 19.-4ive per Cents. 101 f. 85c. Three per Cents. ME We —Exchange on I.ondon—One month, 251. 10c.; three months, 24f. 95c. GERMAN PAPERS. ZANIE, OCT. 30.—The Russian frigate lieiena,l Captain Epanttin, which sailed from Navarin on 1 the 21th, arrived here on the 28th, in the evening, and sailed again to-day. It has on board the Dra unman of the Russian Admiral, who is going to St. Petersburgh with despatches relative to the battle of Navari n , in which the Russian s had so g l orio us sha re. This frigate was here onc e before, corning from A M . 'lna, and was even then receiv ed with ex - Traoroinary enth us i asm, and still more on th is o eca_ ,i on, by the inht,bl tants of all classes, who flocked T o the harbour, am . accompanied the officers of the fr i ga te, as it ware, u., ttiumph, to the residence of the Rosian Consul , • b "ut the two days that it remained here, innumerable boats were employed in conveying Greeks on board to see it, and to speak to the officers and men, so that it probably had 6,000 visitors of both sexes, who supplied the crew with provisions of all kinds, gratis, while every one took from the crew pieces of biscuits, to pre serve, as it were, like relics. These marks of friend ship and attachment to the Russians, sliewn by the inhabitants, have been the more disagreeable to the English Local Government, because the English s hip the Asia, when it returned some time ago after hindering Ibrahim Pacha from proceeding to Patras, was not received with any expressions of approbation. ZANTE, Nov. 19.—The Helena returned here yesterday, havin g landed the Russian Messenger, Otranto. Much as the inhabitants wished to ex press their joy at the return of this frigate, they feared to excite too much the displeasure of the Go vernment ; and as they at the same time saw the police in motion and vigilant observers, and are also acquainted with the austerity of the English resi dent here, they remained pretty tranquil, though their countenances evidently expressed the great interest and attachment which they felt for the officers and crew of this frigate, or rather for the Russians in general. The Resident, Colonel Frederick Stoven, a staunch Englishman, and who, it is said, in his predeliction for his own nation, is nothing less than favourably disposed to all others, yet formerly show ed some regard for the Greeks, is now incensed against them, as he has seen his national pride so deeply offended by them. It is said that he has sent a severe report on this subject to the Lord High Commissioner, and at the same time called his attention to the dangers with which these inimical dispositions of the inhabitants might threaten the English Protestants. Reports are already spread of an augmentation of the English garrison. For the true philanthropist, who, with real cosmopolite feelings, interests himself in the fate of unhappy Greece, all these are very distressing circumstances. The French Consul, too, on this island, was a little disconcerted at the triumph which the crew of the Helena enjoyed here, whereas the French squadron, when it appeared off this island, was no more saluted with any expressions of joy than the English. According to a regulation of the Protectorate, the criminals of the several islands are to undergo the penalty of imprisonment in one of the other islands, in order to prevent communications with their rela-1 rives. This regulation has been known for several (lays, but had never been carried into execution with respect to the criminals of Zaute, till after the arri val of the above-mentioned Russian frigate, which, however, was then done immediately, all the crimi nals, above 100 in number, in whose fate about as many families are interested, being crowded into a small merchant vessel, and sent bound to Corfu, there to be landed on the little rocky island of Vido. The Helena sailed to-day, bound, as we hear, to Malta. PRICIS or ' , moo mils flank Stock per Cent. Red. S 3 ii% S per Cent. Cons. 3}6 por Ceut. Ditto Red. 90% 4 per Cent. New shut Ditto, 1626 Hank L. Aun IU India Stock shut Ditto Bond 3 DAY AT 014 X O'CLOCK. South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 2.1. 51 50 pm. Ditto 5OO 2d. pm. Ditto Small Ditto Commercial pm. Bank for Account India for Account Cons. for Ac. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds, b per cent Brazilian Bonds — Buenos Ayres Bonds 5O Cbitian Bonds, 6 per et. Colombian Bondi — iiitte, 1821 Danish, 3 per cent• MI are,* Bonds Ditto, !NS Goat: crags. — Mexican Non& — Do. 1925 — `MIS DAY AT ONE O ' CLOCK. Neapolitan, 1824 Peruvian Bonds — Portuguese Bonds — Prussian, 5 per cent. Ditto, New — Russian, New Spanish, 1821 ll 10% French Routes, h p.c. 101 f. SOC. Exchange 2bf. ROe. 3 per cent —1 —c. ---- Exchange —t. —c. ---- -- - 101tIcES OF SNARES-THU DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. • Anglo Mex. Miss. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £SS 26% Brazilian Mining Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) 20 119 Mexican Mining Co. Potosi La Paz and Peruvian Assoc 5 £1 6 6 Hibernian Joint Stock Banking Co 25 17 , Ks...—DUELIN, Due. 18. St. Patrick Incur. (per sh.) -- Royal Irish Ditts ....... National Ditto Patriotic Ditto Mibernian Bank Provincial Ditto Royal Irish Mine • Imperial Mius -- • Mining Co. of Ireland • Commercial Buildings PiticES OP DUSK sTOel Bank Stock Consols, 3 per cent. 82% tiny. Stock. 3;4 Per cent Saii Ditto, New, S9N 4 per Cent. toiN buy. Deb. 3% per cent 9 1 1% 'loyal Canal Stock - Grand Canal Stock - City Deb. 4 per cent - llalLnit Office Deb. 4 v. ct - Arrived.' ic.... O Amulet , 0 O Brazil 0 o Buenos Ayres 1 Dublin 1 Flanders 0 1 France O Gottenburgh 2 U Guernsey& Jersey 0 1 liamburgh 1 0 Holland 1 0 Jamaica O Leeward Islands 0 Lisbon 0 O Malta O Mexico 0 1 Waterford 0 NUM WATEIL AT LONDON BRIDOI TO-11011.110W. Morning-44 minutes after 4. [Evening.... minutes after 5. SOMETHING NEW. HIGH LIFE IN LONDON, a Political, sporting, Literary, Scientific, and General NEWS PAPER, with numerous Engravings, Sporting and Poli tical, Thirty-two Columns, No, 1., SUNDAY NEXT, only Sevenpence—will be kept on sale all the Week. To be had of all News' Agents in Town and Country. Office, 46, Fleet-etreet. Cbt 4 - • lilt LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 1527. We received last night the Paris Papers of Tuesday ; they contain little worth noticing. An article from Cadiz, in the Mon tour, ex pre. es an expectation that that place will shortly be made a free port. The king of BAVARIA has submitted to the Chamber of Deputies of his Kingdom a plan of a law for the establishment of Tribunals of Honour, for the mediation and adjustment of all disputes which would now be settled by the , Isual recourse to duelling. The attempt to abo lish a custom which had its o4ght barbarous ,tries, and which, however sanctioned ky and the !isage of most nations, is contrary to • religion and the rst principles of social order, does the highest honour to the King of BA VARIA ; and we trust, even if .thy expedient he is ,about to try does not succeed, it will at all events tend to open the eyes of men of all civi lized nations to the folly and wickedness of a practice which is founded upon a vi4tion of the laws of GOD and Man. Extracts of these papers are given in another coitann. We received, last night, the Allgemeine Zei lung of the 13th inst. 4i contains no news ' from Constantinople, and the only article worth extracting is one which we have given in another column, containing an accout4 of the enthusiasm with which the officers and crew Of th,?. Russian frigate, Helena, were welcomed by the inhabi tants of Zante, .on the arrival of that ship from I , Tavarin, and again on her return, after landing a messenger in Italy. These natural.clemonstra - officers and men, Lions of regard for who had assisted in the destruction of the fleet of the enemies of the Greeks, are said by the German writer of this article, who is unacquainted with the feelings of Englishmen, to have. excited the jealousy of the British officer commanding in Zante, who considered the reception of the Russians as indicative of the dispositions of the inhabitants being inimical to the English ; and that he had in consequence applied for an aug mentation of the garrison. If such an applica tion has been made, we will answer for it, th►►t there was some better cause than that assigned by the German Editor. Brussels, Papers of the 19th inst. have been received this forenoon They contain little that had not before reached us. The following are extracts : BERLIN, DEC. 6. At St. Petersburgh there was a general report of a note drawn up under the eyes of the Emperor himself, and transmitted a few days after his Majesty's return, to the Foreign Ministers, at the Russian court. In this note there is the following passage:— " Russia repeats to the Powers of Europe, the most po sitive assurances of not desiring to aggrandize its territory at the expence of any of its neighbours ; but it also repeats the resolution taken by the Emperor himself, to prosecute the plan agreed upon with his allies, for the pacification of the East. If it should happen, therefore, that the Porte, even after the destruction of its fleet, should continue to re fuse to yield to reasonable concessions, the Emperor would he obliged to have recourse to other means to attain the proposed object." All the letters agree in stating, - that, notwithstanding the advanced season of the year, the Russian army would not confine itself merely to the occupation of the provinces on the Danube, but would endeavour to penetrate as far as possible into the interior of Turkey itself, in order not to leave the Mussulmen time to prepare means of defence, and that to oblige them, by taking them by surprise, to vield to the force of arms what they have hitherto refused to grant to the remonstrances of the, Ambassadors. It is affirmed that news has been received by the Minis ter for Foreign Affairs, that the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian army of Caucasus has signed, since the taking of Tauris, with Abbas Mirza, the preliminaries of a pease, which secures to Russia the provinces in dispute. BRUSSELS, DEC. lb. His Majesty, considering the very numerous fires which have unhappily occurred in this kingdom, has decreed that all the towns and communes are to provide themselves as soon as possible with one or two fire engines, with the necessary apparatus. Dec. 16.—For some days past a report has been in cir culation here, that the Rector of one of the churches of this city, who is generally known of possessing in an emi nent degree the qualities which constitute a good pastor, has been proposed for the Episcopal See of Bois-le-Due. DEC. 17.—We learn from St. Petersburgh, that the value of Russian produce exported in the course of this year, to the United States of America, amounts to 18,951,679 rubles. According to the Sound list the ships which have passed the Sound this year amount to above 12,000. Lose. 18.—Yesterday afternoon an Austrian Cabinet Messenger passed through this city on his way from London for the Court of Vienna. Private letters from Batavia confirm the arrival of his Majesty's ship the Waterloo. Frankfort Papers of the 14th inst. have been also received this morning. Their contents had likewise been anticipated by previous arrivals . We subjoin a few extracts : (BY EXPRESS.) VIENNA, DEC. 9. The most recent letters from Constantinople, of the 21st ult., and the mows that the Porte has taken off the em bargo laid ou European ships, produced a very favourable effect on our funds. Metalliques, 901 ; Bank Shares, 10661. ' CARLSRUHT, DEC. '7. The prices of corn continue to rise in the markets in the interior of Germany. ..... FRANKFORT, DEC. 10. The funds of different States have risen considerably on our Exchange since yesterday, without any authentic poli tical intelligence to give them this impulse. On the con trary, opposite accounts are circulated almost every hour— but this lessens their credulity. The Metalliques, however, have risen to S9i, and the Bank Shares to 1,266.* * It is to he olisersed, that this price is not that of Weans, but of Frankfort. The latest quotations from Vienna, of the 9th Dec. in the evening, given by the All yemeine of Dec. 14, is—Bank shares 1,068. New York Papers to the 30th ult. have been re.e.eived at the American Coffee-house. The following is an extract, which says little in favour of Mexican credit It will be recollected that we published some time since, from an English paper, a notice of the failure of the Mexi can Government to discharge its first dividend, due upon the loans negocisted in London, on the pledged faith of the new Republic. It appears by El Sal, of the 17th Oct., that a proposition had been submitted to the Congress of Mexico, to negotiate another loan to supply the deficiency, but the Committee appointed to investigate it, reperted un favourably. From the-general tenor of the observation in these papers, we should imagine the Mexican finances to be at the lowest point, and the difficulty of raising the necessary funds to sustain the credit of the Government, is greater than that encountered in establishing its freedom. From the above it appears that the conducta which was appointed for the 16th, had not proceeded on the 17th ; at least no notice is taken of it. The discussion at the Common, Hall respect ing the sale of the office of Secondary speaks I little for the boasted purity of the patriotic 1 Corporation of London. The very idea of selling an Office for the administration of Justice, bears the base stamp of venality on its face. If the citizens uphold a practice of this sort, they are no longer worthy the name of freemen. If they cannot get honest men to do justice for its own sake, do they hope to get them by pocketting a large fee as the price of the pure a dministration of the law? Privilege may be a very fine sound ing word to Civic Authorities, but if they con taminate their fingers with base bribes , the sooner their privileges are abro ga ted the better for that portion of his IVIAJEsTY's loyal citizens, whose fate it may be to transact business with the surly substitutes of the Secondaries, in the strong hold of egortion and durance vile. There is more human misery created in these preliminary receptacles of justice than is c oncentred within the walls of Bedlam; because, in the first, reason is left to endure the agonizing brutality of irre sponsible ruffians, who take advantage of the pris'oner's natural reluctance to ex,ppse is own misfortunes to the world, whereas the maniac has no sense of feeling left to behold the deplorable extent of his own calamity.— Now, that the office o; the person who has the supreme control over such receptacles should he sold is really too bad, and speaks little for the virtue or humanity of those who would make money by the perpetuation of sli.ch ques tionable for it cannot be doubted that thosel administration in of justice, should, practice til e ; like CiESAR's wife, be above suspicion. In say ing this we do not mean in the remotest degree to reflect on the respectable Gentleman who at present fills the office of Secondary ; our objection is entirely to the principle of sel ling judicial offices, because its tendency is perniciouS, and must ultimately corrupt not only the source of justice but the instruments who administer it. The Corporation of such a great City as London should have magnanimity and virtue above making profit by such paltry expedients ;—pure in itself, it should set the example of purity to the rest of the country, and aim at being as much renowned for integrity of character, as their City is remarkable for wealth and public spirit. SHIPPING} INTELLIC4ENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S DEAL, DEC. 20.—Wind W.S.W.—The outward bound remain. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 20.—Wind W. to S.W.— Arrived the Jane, Teasdale, from Cadiz, with loss of sails, bulwarks, &c. ♦ery leaky. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Brothers, liatherton, from Lisbon. WEYMOUTH, Dec. 20.—The Faith, Archer, from St. Michael's to London, was driven into the West Bay, yesterday afternoon, and brought up some distance from the Beach, where the crew were taken out by a Portland boat. This morning, she has driven much nearer shore, but as the weather is now moderating, strong hopes are entertained she may ride it out. _ LIVERPOOL, DEC. 19,—The Mary, Howland, from Rew Orleans, has been got off, after discharg ing part of her cargo, and brought into dock ; the Nancy, M'Carthy, from Richebucto, which was said to be lost, has arrived at Lancaster. The Devereaux, from London to Sierra Leone, and 15 other outward bound vessels, names un known, were in Portland Roads yesterday. WIHTEHAVEN, DEC. 19.—The sloop Martha, Boyd, of Dumfries, froml,Wirewater to this port, was on shore this morning. THE FUNDS--(TEAS DAY). CITY, Twabarx e CLOOlit. The British Securities have been in a compara tive quiet state compared to what they were yester day. Consols opened at 81 I, have since reached 84-1 f, and have been at the latter quotation nearly buyers ; the former may fairly be considered the present price, with business rather limited. There is a report of several expresses having arrived from France and one to the Austrian Ambassador, but no intelligence, if it be the case, has hitherto transpired. India Bonds continue to maintain the advance of yesterday, as well as Exchequer Bills, the former being 78 80, and the latter, 50 2 pm. This being St. Thomas's Day it is observed as a holiday at the Bank,but both Stock Exchanges are open for business. The Foreign Funds are in a state of calm, nor does there seem any alteration in prices for the last two days ; Russian are 91 ; Greek, 17k 18; and Mexican 6 per Cent. Bonds, 47f 8. Shares remain with little business, Colombian are 19 20 per share ; and Brazilian, 73 5 pm. Three per Cent. Console, shut; ditto for the Account, 84i 4 ; Three, per Cent. Reduced, 834 ; India Bonds, 78 80 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 50 2 pm. FORElGN.—Brazilian, 601 1; Buenos Ayres, 50 2 ; Colombian, 271 8 ; Danish, 591 60 ; Greek, 171 18 ; Mexican, 5 per Cent., 861 71 ; Ditto, 6 per Cent.,. 471 48 ; Peruvian, 25/ 6 ; Portuguese, 711 2 ; Russian, 91 911 ; Spanish, 10i 114. Mt:res.—Anglo Mexican, 60 55 die. ; Brazilian, '73 5 pm. ; Colombian, 19 20 per share ; Real del Monte, 25 35 pm.; Tlitlpurahua, 100'80 die.; United Mexican, 181 171 die. • TWO O'CLOCK. Thera ta no 6.ltorittion-or -increase of activity in Consols, Which remain 84 hzchequer Inns have risen to 55 6 prens. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for Account, 841*. FOUR O 'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICES. Consols Danish Bonds .594 Do. for Ac. 84 I- Greek Do. 1825, 18 Brazilian Bonds Mexican Do. 1825, g' miol_tb. yres Do. 50 Peruvian Do. 26 c 1 Russian Do. 91 Columbian, 1824, Spanish Do. 10i PUBLIC SALES.-(THIS DAY.) There were no Sates of Estates either at the MART or GARRAWAY'S, to-day. At the AUCTION MART every roam was occupied for extensive sales of various description of personal property. Mr. WILLIAMS'S Sale of Valuable Miscellaneous Effects was well attended. Mr. Kit's Extensive Sale of Splendid Derby China attracted also a number of purchasers. s s The rooms on the first-floor, generally used for the sale of estates alone, were also occupied by the following Auctioneers : Mr. ROSE—For a Sale of Woollen Cloth. Mr. CANSDELL—A Sale of 900 dozen of Wine. Mr. WHEELER—Miscellaneous Property. Mr. C. TAYLOR—Books and other Literary Pro perty. Each auctioneer had an extensive number of purchasers, and no doubt the near approach of Christmas was the principal cause of so many per sons attending. Mr. BEHNES, the sculptor, has commenced a bust of the Princess VICTORIA, having been honoured with a sitting on Tuesday, at the apartments of the Duchess of Kaxr, at the Ktuo's Palace,_ at Kensington. ROBBERY. ---A Mr. EYRE, druggist of Liver pool, was robbed a few days since, at Holyhead, of 1151. in Bank-notes. The property has since been restored to him; but the supposed thief, while proceeding in the custody of the constables towards Holyhead, is said to have flung himself suddenly into the arm of the sea. The body has not yet been found. HERRING FISHING.—Owing to the preva lence of strong westerly winds, the herring fishing has not at all equalled the expectations the fishermen entertained in the early part of the season. Last year, on the 16th of November, the Newhaven men tried the fishing for the first time, and they caught upwards of 2,000. Early yesterday morning five fishing boats left Newhaven, and the most successful boats returned with about 400, taken in Kirk aldy Bay. They were sold to the retailers at ss. a hun dred. Since Thursday last none of the Fife fishing boats have visited Newhaven. The weather was so stormy they could not venture out, and the fish with which the market has been supplied, has been chiefly brought from Mussel burgh and Prestonpans.—Scotsinan. FRAWD ON THE TREASURY.—BARTHO - Lamm and MARCUS UNIACKE, the brothers, who, as we mentioned sometime since, were apprehended in Clonmel and Carlow, for forging pension bills, and transmitted to London, under a warrant from Sir Mien. 131Rxis, backed by our Magistrates, arrived in this country, on Sunday evening last, by the Cornet steam-packet, in custody of RUTIMEN, the celebrated Bow-street officer. They were met by AlAcAßTwxy, of the head-office, and have been since committed to Newgatc. wc nndeptalo that their trial will take place at the next Comniionon• 4aundo . r' Dublin News-Letter. APPREHEVSION OV A STRAY WIYE.—We mentioned in a late number, that the wife of a man named DARnis had eloped with a person named DIICIIAIL SHAW, and that she had carried off a large slim o f mo ney the property of h er h t ,g, au d. A strict search was since made after the fugitives,' and both parties were apprehended ' a few days since in Waterford, from whence they Were transmitted to Dublin. They were fully committed to New gate on Sunday last for trial at the Sessio n s. The lady on her initiation, expressed the utmost horror at being placed improper worsen, but fate would have it so, amongst m amongst them she rernairis... ,Fauneler's D ij on IfewB - Letter. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(TIITS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. ATTORNEY-GINERAL V. BIAYOK OF wmtwicr. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment in this matter. Originally it was clear that the right of appointing a Lecturer or Assistant was in the Vicar. By the charter, the Corporation was to pay the wages of the Lecturer, amounting to SO/. a-year. In consequence of this, it appeared that the Vicar, from courtesy, had consulted the Cor poration in the appointments of a Lecturer, and they brought forward entries of appointment in their own books, to prove from inference that the right of appointment was in them. The Court could not hold the entries in those books to be evidence against the Vicar, to which alone the Corporation had access, and which were Made ex-parte by them. In the many in stances in which the Vicar had made the appointment he had presented the Lecturer to the Bishop for his licence, and his right of doing so had never been contested by the Corporation ; the Cor poration appeared never to have obtained the Bishop's licence for any appointment of their's until 1810. Upon the original right, therefore, of the Vicar to govern the affairs of the Church, and upon all the evidence adduced in the matter, his Lordship thought the balance of decision to be in favour of the Vicar. He consequently agreed with the Master, who reported that the right of appoint ment from time to time was in the Vicar, because the recent acts of the Corporation could not be taken to govern such a question as this. The result was, that the Court overruled the exceptions to the Master's report, and ordered the Cor poration, to pay the costs. It was then agreed at the bar to be unnecessary for the Court to go into the next petition, which prayed that the Corporation might be compelled to pay the Lecturer's wages, because they had only declined to make the payments for the purpose of having this question raised and decided. His LortosiirP said, strictly speaking, the c l ues. tion was a question of law, and ought to have been decided upon an issue; but looking at the length of time the matter had been in the Master's office, the smallness of the property In question, and the clear ness of the balance of the evidence in favour of the Vicar, he could not think he would have acted justly, had he now sent it to a Court of law. The declaration upon the original petition was, that the right of appointment was in the Vicar. IN I E QUEEN ' S COLLEIS, CAMBRIDGE. It waa known that Mr. King, the senior Tutor of Queen's College, Cambridge, was to appear in person in this cause, and therefore a considerable num ber of the Literati were in attendance in Court. When the petition was called on, Mr. King appeared in person. The case came on so late, and took up eo much time, that we can only at present state what the question was. By the Statutes of Queen's College, almost every collegiate act is re quired to be done by the approbation of the Master and major part of the Fellows. In the present instance a Bursar was nominated, for whom the Master and three Fellows voted; but against the appointment of that gentleman there were the rotes of seven:Fellows, who proceeded to nominate another Bursar; the Master objected to this, an d state d t h at e to elect; s econ dl y, late principles, principles, th at t h e major no such step could be taken without the app ro b a ti on of himself (the Master). The plaintiffs contend edfirpsat4 alone w m re on ent l i a ti l that all the Statutes of the College would be in consistent consistent with each other should any other con struction be adopted, because there were many in stances in which the Master himself was held to be amenable for certain acts; in the next place, that, according to the Act passed in the reign of Henry the Eighth, no act of the minority of the Corpora• tion was to impede the act of the majority. We left Mr. KING addressing the Court. VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT. His HONOUR was engaged, during the early part of the day, in disposing of cause petitions. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. - MAVIs V. Lets. This was an action for goods sold and delivered. hatter residing in the City, and the Commercial road. The sum claimed was 13?. 18s. for hats sold, and the defence was, that the hats were supplied to The the d pl e a f i e t n it d iff an w t " a tailor a living in the defendant's father, and not to the defendant him self. It appeared that the hats were ordered by the father, but that they were sent to the defendant's house. Lord TENTERDEN left it to the Jury, whether they believed that the hats were supplied for the use and benefit of the defendant. The Jury having retired on this question, another rury was called, but only nine Jurors appeared. Mr. CAMPBELL said he was for the defendant iu the next case, and had no objection to go on with only nine Jurors. Mr. GURNEY said he was at the other side, and did not object to his friend's proposition. The case throughout was proceeded in with only nine Jurors. The particulars of the case were in no degree interesting to the public. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. ILOBBILTSON V. MACDOIVGAL. Mr. Sergeant SPANKIE stated the case for the plaintiff. It was an action for libel brought under the following circumstances. Mr. Robertson had a claim against a Mr. Morrison, who resided in Scot land. This claim was referred to arbitration, and Mr. Macdougal signed a bond to the effect that he would guarantee the performance of the award of the arbitrators, if it went against Mr. Morrison. Mor rison however died before the award was made, and the defendant immediately gave notice, that he no longer thought himself liable to the bond. The plaintiff, however, obtained judgment upon the award, but was unable to get his money from Mr. Macdougal, who is an attorney, and he was run to great expences and delays, by writs of error and de ' murrers, until he was quite wor n out, and being in want of money, he advertised the bond for sale, and placed it in the hand s of Mr. Hoggart, of Broad street, for that purpose. :The advertised for s a l e b y M r. As soon as the advertise ment appeared the defendant circulated a hand-bill in the market to the following effect : Hoggart,The of B Bondroadfor_sltr,eeootoL .-- above Bond i s a d vert i se d for sale as if it was really a money-bond ; but such is not the fact. A gentleman named Morrison, had occasion to refer to arbitration, in Scotland, certain debts, and lie (Macdougal) became surety that Morrison would abide by and perform the award. Morrison died before the award was made, and then Mr. Robertson proceeded and recovered judgment against the surety. That judgment was, how ever, contested in Scotland, and proceedings are now ac tually pending in the Court of Chancery in this country : so that, in fact, the bond was to be considered as any thing rather than a money-bond." Not satisfied with circulating this hand-bill, he addressed a letter to the following effect to Mr. Hoggart :• Slit---You know me well enough to believe, that if the bond which you have advertised for sale were a just bond, there would have been no occasion to resort to the wicked attempt which Mr. Robertson is now making with re spect to it. His object no doubt is to extort money from an unwary purchaser, or else by :lireats to extract money from me. So far from the bond :n question being a mo ney bond, there is mow a suit in equity in dependence re lative to it, which fast, Pa justics to your own character, you ought to old to your advertisements for the sale. You ask me whether I should chose allow. isg such a bond to go into :he market ? I have only to say that I have no means of preventing a thing of no value going into the market. But if by asking the above question you wish to know vhether 1 am dispoied to become the purehasec, 14 can onh say, that if the bond were offered to me for 101. I 400 l hesitate to become the ptirchaser. ThiS letter was signed with the defendant's name. This was the iibel of whicii his cJient had to com plain, for hoc the plaintiff was clearly charged with the intention of endeavouring to extort money from the pockets of the unwary, )r, still worse, with endeavouring to extract money by threats from the deferidant: To dear himself from such a charge' appeal became necessary to a Jury of his c oual and the plaintiff looked with confidence to the # l . tletnen whom he was then addressing for su chal' diet as Would protect him from the slander against him by the defendant. The facts provedst atedactsin e byidyteiheiceLearned aj4... , Gentleum ing been Mr. Sergeant 'WILDE addressed the Jury for defendant, at eonsiderable length. The facts ol• io case, he contended, clearly justified the step s "1 by Mr. Macdougul, who was as respectable a 0 0 1 any in the city of London. Mr. Robertson , ; eras a bankrupt, had a claim against a Mr. Mould who resided in Scotland. It was agTeed boric them that this claim should be referred toarbitin and his client, Mr. Macdougal, signed a. by which he guaranteed that Morrison . 11 ;4 abide by the result of the award of the arbitratU The arbitration was going forward in Scotland Mr. Morrison died, and therefore the defenda nt mediately gave notice, that as Morrison dig•a;ol, considered himself ao longer bound by the The plaintiff, however, got the award in, SObad and the defendant then was advised tbit be or tedt j good defence at law, to which he therefore re , wee' and ao other delays took place than such The actually necessary to raise the question leap Learned Gentleman then contended that di e S,bid tiff could have no other object in advertising t"j.ji for sale, than that of extorting money front t t u e s o fandant, and not for the actual purpose of which would be rendered impossible by the 13,3 step of advertising it. His - only object must. d been to have advertised Mr. Macdougal as a PIA, who could not, or would .not, pay the just C; l 7, against Jury, Mr. Justice GAZELEE, in charging the that with respect to the delays they did note to him to be resorted to solely for the par procrastination. ned‘ The Jury, after a short consultation, relic verdict for the defendant. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COUO ci s Wm. Neve was opposed by Mr. Head co o , half of Mr. Dalgleish, and supported by Mt',,, p t to The evidence of Mr. Dalgleish, a builder, s ' i " . , t prove that the insolvent had contracted ;de,l i lf , fraudulent representations, for building teg i t- to ir He had represented to him that he expecte d , t ceive about 3,000/. from the will of an unsle; he was building some houses for a Mr. Test, Battle-bridge, for which he was receiving 75 P e i r o sli as the work proceeded, and if he (Mr. D.) :" supply him with materials, he would pay biro sae same manner. He, however, received the psr li bo o without paying Mr. D., and ou owing bi° s t lo l 2001. he gave him a draft on Mr. Terret t o y sum. Mr. Terret answered, that the insolveotoo, then received more than 75 per cent. on his which he subsequently abandoned, and 1 2 is cities were obliged to finish the contract. it Mr. Terret and his surveyor proved that 0' 1 .4 • tv solvent had received from them 10501. IP. .60 months. He admitted on his cross-exare°l'bid that in that, and the preceding years be received above 1,1351. from his uncle d which he had paid to his creditors. He h a o ,o' bought and sold a house, which he had n ot Of tioned in his schedule. He was closely p resol the Court for his account book, he having d ; i 0 in a sort of memorandum bpok. He re P lle though he had been building several houses I ' 4 l time, he had only kept that and a small clasp P d book not produced. He could not point 011 t of entry of a sum of money due to or from him, ' 0 book produced. and Mr. Dalgleish had had extensiv e dealin g s consideredWr l. CO OEE fraudulently e 0 nteride d co t n h t a r t ac tl te e d d , e as t c h o e ul i d n : lt t :e .d V c fore, which were settled; and although he swore he gave him credit ou his false representatiorp:o would not swear that he would not have give ° credit without. 01 0 The COURT were of opinion that the cleb t fist contracted fraudulently, but the insolvent In a better account of his property. o i nso l ve nt paucr w eco as huans th te e o r af e: hd o i r s e s: re lne m el an e:fs de tlh d il t i. : 3 : otbo - ,10)1 , the w u T n h t e oft executors' he Francis-street, and the clasp pocket-book; fu al notice to be given of such filing to Messrs- 1 gleish and Moor, who were appointed assigneeP, THE ARMY. Detachments belonging to the 3d, 14th, 4 04 of 54th Regiments of Infantry, have received orders Scieed, bark this morning, on board a steam vessel, for Go/ on route to Chatham. _,llO re", A Detachment belo ng ing to the 41st Foot la tl Or' the for this mo rn i ng , on b oar d a s t e am-v e ssel in S" t Gravesend, AD etachin n o t n b r e o lo u n te gi to ng p to ov t e l r ie 48th Infaatryal teltild3/ to embark this morning, on board a steam - " - river, for Gravesend, on route to Deal. g W b' Detachments belonging to the 13th, 14thr o r ders - T and 44th Regiments of Infantry, have receiv e " a sbo,`' hold themselves in readiness to embark at Gravest° 'os7 the 15th of January next, on poard the Thomas Indianian, for Bengal. QUARTER'S REVENUE• f the -el eiled We understand that the produce og during the present quarter, up to the bego•-;it the week, is less by upwards of 300,0004 the corresponding quarter of but year.—Chr e9i On the subject of the Revenue, as the p e draws near for making up. the quarterly.aocetito there are, as usual, many statements in oreulod and the belief prevails that they w ill exhibit siderable de fi ciency, as compared with the e . ,"7 sponding quarterly return of the prec edin g few. Times. Royal Highness, accompanied by - ------ ca me to I V , The Duchess of CLARENCE yesterday morning from her seat in Bushy Pdrk. o sl Carolath, left her residence in the Admiralty, in tbe /". noon, on her return to Bushy. Oi li Viscount GODERICO left town soon jo# of ten o'clock yesterday morning for the Royal Lodge, .* ( g / 01 the Princess WV Park, where the Noble /Amount had a long audieneso il l where his Lordship arrived in his 10 ts Mentsrr, and afterwards returned to his reoill el : 4 111 citawrinoitpang-datrfeotti% about four o'clock in the aftertilie, proceeded to attend the meeting of the Cabines littell!,; at the Foreign Office, who had been sumenonei l l n t 1 0 : 4 1 Cabinet Council at that hour. The Minister' ft e gt t the Marquis of LaNsnowzra, the Earl of CA 11 ",":1I Pal f DUDLEY, Viscount PALMERITON, Lord 13P'.-- ; y Husxissox, Mr. WYNN, Mr. CHARLES G it g l4 11 ° 1/ 1 ,: CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, Mr. STUROX S l it i : et i r j and Mr. Tummy. The Loan CHArreat,Los iL e rs ' Cabinet Ministers about five o'clouk. The lghl"; in deliberation for about an hour. etlli Lord BEXLEY transacted business -: ;, fr CutorciELLos , of the EXCHEQUER yesterday, at '- dance in Downing. street. tli Prince LIEVEN, the Russian A i nbal l lo l had a conference with Monsieur Rem the French A d'Affaires, yesterday afternoon : their Excellenei efi wards transa c ted business with Earl Dunt,uf, ' 4 1 Foreign Office, Downing-street. The Marquis PALMELLA, the Pot. „ tif -io, town n ri i n s Ambassador, transacted business yesterday at the e the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. 01; • Tin DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE, &C. '' • r o r j are great preparations going on for the reception ( 1, 14 " i ' l g qu th it e e u h n ol e i er da tai ys o ; • 44 :os l are small dinner parties almost every day at Dv - I c G o r in am pa ' n s y de a p t ar C tu ha re ts f w ro o m rth tn House. 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