The Sun. — London, England, 1830-04-21 00:00:00

ANECDOTE OF DR. JOHNSON. On the day of my introduction, he was ask'd to dinner at my father's house, in Soho-square, and the Erudite Savage came a full hour before 1,;, time. I happen'd to be with my father, who was beginning his toilette, when it was an non:iced to him that the Doctor had arrived. My sire, being ore of the tributary princes who did homage to this monarch, was somewhat flurried ; and, having dress'd himself hastily, took me with hi-:: into the drawing-room. On our entrance we found Johnson sitting in ajauteria of rose-coloured satin, the arms and hp of which (of the chair, remember, not of the Doctor,) were of burnish'd gold ! and the contrast of the man with the seat was very Otriking ;—an unwashed: coal-heaver in vis-a-vis could not be much more misplaced than John son thus deposited. He was dress'd in a rusty twit of brown cloth dittos, with black worsted stockings ;—his old •,•dlow wig was of formid able dimensions : and the learned head which sustain'd it roll'd about in a seemingly paralytic tgotion ; but, in the performance of its orbit, it inclined chiefly to one shoulder,—whether to the right or left, I cannot now remember ; a fault never to be forgiven by certain of the Troaddleri, who think these matters of the utmost importance. He deign'd not to rise on our entrance ; and wit stood before him while he and my father talk'd. There was soon a pause in the colloquy; and my father, making his advantage of it, took hte by the hand, and said,—" Doctor Johnson, this is a little Colman." The Doctor bestow'd a slight ungracious glance upon me, and, conti nuing the rotary motion of his head, renew'd the previous conversation. Again there was a pause ; —again the anxious father, who had fail'd in his first effort, seized the opportunity for push ing his progeny, with—" this is my son, Doctor Johnson.' The great man's contempt for me was now roused to wrath ;—and, knitting his brows, he exelaim'd in a voice of thunder, " I ice him Sir I"—he then fell back in his rose eolourY. satin fauteuil, as if giving himself up to vatintation ; implying that he would not be fur ther plagued, either with an old fool or a young one. The gigantic Johnson could not be easily thrown out at window,—particularly by my tinder-sized Sire ; but ho deserved to be " quoited down stairs, like a shove-groat shil ling;" not exactly, perhaps, for his brutality to the boy, but for such an unprovoked insult to the father, of whose hospitalities he was par taking. This, however, is only one among the numerous traits of grossness, already promul gated, in which the Bolt Court Philosopher com pletely falsified the principles of the Roman Poet --" ingenuas didieisae fideliter artes, ErnoMt more*, nee unit egme ferns." After this rude rebuff from the Doctor, I had the additional felicity to be placed next to him at dinner : he was silent over his meal : but I observed that he was, as Shylock says of Lance lot Gobbo, " a huge feeder ;" and during the display of his voracity (which was worthy of Bolt Court), the perspiration fell in copious tfrops from his visage upon the table-cloth : the clumsiness of the bulky animal, his strange costume, his uncouth gestures, yet the dominion which ha usurp'd withal, render'd his presence a phenotoenon among gentlemen ;—it was the in cursion of anew species of Barbarian, a learned Attila, King of the Runs, come to subjugate polish'd society.—Colman's Random Records. BORDER SKIRMISHES OF THE SCOTS AND ENGLISH. A small body of three hundred men was as sembled, unequal, from their inferior number, to do more than observe the enemy, who moved forward with their full force from Jedburgh to .Melrose, where they spoiled the splendid con tent, in which lay the bones of many a heroic Doug Ls. The Scots were joined in the night by' the Leslies and Lindesays, and other gentle men from the western part of Fife ; and appa rently the English learned that the Regent's !brief' were increasing, since they retreated to 'wards Jedbuigh at the break of day. The Scots manoeuvring to gain the flank of the enemy. They were joined, near the village of Saxton, by Sir Walter Scott of Bucelough, with his folloters, by whose knowledge of the ground and inexpe*ience in irregular warfare the Regent was counselled to simulate 3 retreat. The English 11,..!6^. , 1, formed, and rushed hastily to pursue, so that encountering the enemy un awares, and at disadvantage, they were totally defeated. The two leaders fell, and very many of their followers, for the victors showed little mercy ; and the Liddisdale men, who had come with the English as friends, flung away the red crosses which they had brought to the battle, and made a pitiless slaughter among the troops whom they had joined as auxiliaries. Many prisoners were taken, on whom heavy ransoms were levied, particularly on an Alderman of London, named Read, whom Henry VIII. had obliged to serve in person in the wars, because he refused to pay his share of a benevolence imposed on the city, it appearing that though the King of England could not invade a citizen's property, he had despotic power sufficient to impress his person. King Henry was greatly enraged at the loss of this action, and uttered threats against Angus, whom he accused of ingratitude. The Scottish Earl little regarded his displeasure. "Is our brother," he said, " angry that I have avenged on Ralph Ewers the injury done to the tombs of my ancestors ? They were better men than he, and I could in honour do no less. And will he take my life for that ? Little knows King Henry the heights of Cainitable. I can * ce p myself safe there against all the power of Enland."—Dr. Larciner's Cabinet Cycle prdia, Vol. IV. Tx]: KING'S MIALTII.-011 this interest ing topic one thing seems undeniable,—either that no belletin should have been issued, or, that one having bean found necessary, a further daily offici'al announcement should have taken place, till all cause of apprehension bad been see at rest by authority ; and this was and is the mere necessary, from the equivocal, not to say alarming, terms in which the bulletin of Thursday was worded. Besides the feelings of personal interest towards the Sove stews, which are as universal as they are justly merited, the mode in which the public are affected in various ways by the uncertainty which pervades the subject is moat se rious cad important. To look only to the Stock Ex shange..there the public securities are kept in a most tlectuatul and feverish state, which, if it affected only the gamblers is the market, would not be of so much conite venes, though even in that respect it is to be lamented that gambling should thrive on such a topic. But besides this the moment is most critical to what is called the spring trade of the country, the progress of which an alarm of the nature alluded to paralyses to an extent which none but those who are engaged in it can in any degree calculate. The topic, therefore, is ono on which no degree of lanc et _ tabsty should be allowed to prevail; awl, ware it only to Rasp She hundred tongues of Rumour, an authentic and re sponsible annonnesment should either quiet or confirm the Oaf ait which the tams nurse has created. —Mom Paper. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 21, 1830. THE KING'S TIE ALTII. Sir FREDERICK WATSON, Secretary of the Royal Household, arrived in town this morning from Windsor. The accounts brought by Sir FREDERICK of his MAJESTY'S health are, we understand, of favourable nature. The KING Wag better this morning than yesterday, wad experienced less difficulty in breathing. No Bulletin had been received up to three o'clock, and it was consequently expected that none would be issued this day. The news of the -illness of his MAJESTY has excited considerable interest in Paris. The fol- owing are extracts : Pants, APRIL IS.—The total amount of the troops destined to join the expedition, which will arrive in the environs of Toulon between the 25th and 29th inst. we are informed, will be 33,750 men—namely, 30,025 of infantry ; 600 cavalry ; 1,900 artillery ; and 1,225 en gineers. The number of horses and mules for the cavalry, artillery, and waggon-train and baggage to be embarked, will he 2,450. To the above may he added, 30 horse and 70 foot gendarmes; 100 deputy commissaries; and 200 men employed as clerks, secretaries, attendants upon the Field Hospitals, and other supernumeraries, divided into two companies. The departure of the Minister of War is definitively fixed for to-morrow. The Chamber des Mises en Accusation has decided that there are no grounds for prosecuting the editor of the Drapeau Blanc, and M. Henrion, advocato,—the former for publishing, and the latter for writing an article, en titled " Pe l'lnevitable Dissolution de la Chamhre, et, d'une Ordonnance d'Elections." Dl. Madrolie, author of the " Memoire du Roi," is to appear before the Tribunal of Correctional Police, to answer a charge of insult against the Magistracy. A Council of Ministers was held on Friday, after which the King transacted business with the Prince de Polignss. The Marguis de Pastoret, Chancellor of France, had the honour of a private audience of his Majesty. It is with pain we refer our readers to the account given under our London head, of the serious indisposition of his Britannic Majesty. A letter dated Thursday, seven o'clock, states that the disorder was water on the chest, and, consequently, great difficulty in breathing. We heartily hope that the papers of Friday, which will reach us to.day by estafette, will bring us more favourable ac eon n ts. —Paris Advertiser. A codicil annexed to Napoleon's will was thus worded : —" We bequeath to the son or grandson of General Du gommier, who commanded in chief the army of Toulon, the coin of 100,000 francs. We, under his authority, commanded the artillery, and directed the operations of the siege. This is an acknowledgment of the affection and friendship which that brave and intrepid General showed us." Captain Adonis Dugommier claims the legacy ; but he is opposed by the widow of another son, and by the husband of a (laughter of the legatee. The case wee brought on Friday before the Tribunal de Pre miere Instance, when, after hearing the advocate of M. Adonis Dugommier, the tribunal postponed the affair for a week, for the pleadings of the other parties. (I.RIVATE CORRESFONDUCCE. MADRID, APRIL S.—Our Government has just re ceived an extraordinary courier with despatches from Ha vannah, and dated from the latter end of last month. Their contents are of the greatest importance. The despatches first announce the bad success of the mission given to M. Philip de Castro to the Haytian Go. ♦ernment, relative to the reclamations of the Spanish Government. M. de Castro is Intendant of the province of San Yago, in the island of Cuba, and had been chosen for this mission because he is a native of St. Domingo : he had taken with him, as his secretary, his own brother, I)on Francois de Castro, a man of great talent, and for merly the Editor of the Gazette of Porto Rico, under the Constitutional Government. The only thing certain about the result of the mission up to the present day is, that it has cost about bOO,OOO, and that the affair is not more advanced than before. The Captain-General of Havaitnah, M. Vives, enters into long details about a pretended conspiracy which was to take place there. It was thought at first that this plot was a mere act of folly, and had no solid basis ; but since the arrest of about twenty individuals, the affair appears to have taken a character of gravity much greater than it had been imagined. According to the information given by General Vives, the conspiracy was fomented by a❑ as sociation existing at Mexico under the name of the "Black Eagle." A considerable number of Spaniards of the Penin sula, as well as several inhabitants belonging to the first families of the island, had a share in the plot. This cir cumstance has occasioned new arrests, amongst which are M. Abreu, a man who enjoys a capital of 500,000 piastres, and is the proprietor of very extensive coffee plantations ; M. Castaneds, head clerk of the Account-office ; three men of the law, such as Messrs. Rafaelin and Rojo, &c. M. Vives finishes by announcing that he continues to take very rigorous measures. It appears that the conspirators intended to proclaim the island independent, under the appellation of " Republic of Cnbauacan," the original name of the country. (PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE•) Cann, Aran. 2.—During the morning of the 27th of March, the .ship of the line the Hems, set sail for the Havannali, under the command of the naval Brigadier Don Fernandez tie la Pena. This vessel escorts several others which transport troops to the island of Cuba. They are five in number, four American and one Bremish, and have on board the regiment of Naples, under the orders of Colonel Alvarez, and a battalion to recruit the different corps which are at Cuba. They form altogether a body of 1 ,573 men. TouLori, Aram 12.—The ships belonging to the " 41 o . l Tyy which are to form a part of the expedition, are all tr, harbour, except the Marie- ,Thirere, which is w fitting out. They have already formed their lines, in order to avoid all kind of disorder and confusion. Th e y are S 7 in number, amongst which arc five of the line._ Courier Irancais. New York Papers to the 25th of March have been received last night, from which the following are the most important extracts, being the basis of a new Constitution for Colombia : (From the New York Journal of Commerce, March 23.) PRICE 3 OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. ...91 4 2 11i% Old Annuities — 3 per Cent- Cons. - 92 MA New Ditto — 3 1 , per Cent_ — Ex. BIM, .£l,OOO 2d. 79 80 pm. Ditto Red. 993%.% .', (Ditto IN. 79 Pt() pm. I per Cent. Ann. Ditto, 182 E lo4% ; l 4 3lDitto. . :;,...... ljd. '79 90 pm. Bank L. Ann. l9li ki I Ditt a . S . Wall 24. 79 80 pm. Ditto 90 years IS 13-161 Ditto lid 79 SO pm. Dttto 50 years India r.;tock ... ....... ... 21-D4 249 India for Account Ditto Bonds 93 82 pm. iCons. for May 25 _99 3 4% iy,., PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds Brazilian Bonds 7-114.4 'Peruvian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds :35 jPortuguese Bonds Chiiian Bonds — Prussian Old Colombian Bonds Ditto, 1824 2 1 1,i14 ;Russian III 1 -i Danish Greek TlGnds — Ditto, 1825. rivatimala ,— Exchange Ntexican Bonds — 3 per cent. —f. —c . Ditto, 1825 — Exchange —t. PRICES OF SHARES THI: Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (isa. at 51. Brazilian Imp. Mm. Co. (iis. at 51. Ditto National ........ ..... General Mining Association Real del Monte Mining Co. Ditto Subscription (Thirds) United Mex. Min. Co. kiss. at 21 Ditto Subscription Pi - eta:tor Insurance Comp ; DAY AY ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. pm.) XlOO 3f 37 pm.) .££.o 1.9 N, ..... 5 . pm.) .£3W, 2 £1 12 6 Arrived. Due. O America 1 Brazil O Buenos Ayree 0 O Carthagena 0 1 Dublin 0 0 Flanders 0 O France 0 O Ciuernsey&Jermey 0 sax YESTERDAY. COURSE OF IXCH. Amsterdam C.F 12 8 Ditto, at sight 12 7 Rotterdam 2U. 12 8 Antwerp 12 8 Hamburg M.B. 14 2 Altona l4 21 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 75 Ditto 2 U. 28 13 Bordoaux 21 5 Bertha Frankfort on Maine, Ex. M. 195 Peteraburgh, ruble, 3 Us. 10 0 Vienna, effective 11. 2 M. 10 IS Trieste ...... do 10 N l9 Madrid Cadiz 363.6 Barcelona 3511 Seville 3514 Gibraltar Leghorn 411,', Genoa 9.6 0 Venice Malta 4Bli Naples . 39, Palermo per wt. 118 Lisbon ......... .... ..... ....... 44 Oporto 42.% Rio .Taneiro 'Bahia Buenos A yrest — Dublin, 111 days' sight Cork l'7.i BULLION, PIR OZ. .f. S. d. Portugal Gold, coin 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 9 New 1)oubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars Silver, bars, standard 0 4 11 Arrived. Due. 1 Hamburg O Holland O Jamaica 0 O Leeward Islands O Lisbon O, O Mexico O Sweden 1 Waterford tr Pot. ' ,seitin• VERY LATE FROM BOGOTA. By the brig Athenian, Captain Chapman, we have received Bogota papers and letters to February 11, inclu sive. We have also been permitted to copy from a letter of the Colombian Secretary of State to the Consulate-Ge neral in this city, the following bases of a Constitution, which have been approved by the Congress:— " I. The integrity of the Republic of Colombia is con firmed, as established by the fundamental law (of 1819). " 2. Its government shall be central, popular, represen tative, and elective. . _ " 3. The supreme power, in its exercise, shall a l ways be divided into legislative, executive, and judicial. " 4. The legislative power shill, be vested in a Con gress, composed of a Senate and flange of Representatives, whose acts shall receive the sanction of the executive. " 5. The legislative power shall never be delegated to any person or corporation. " G. The executive power shall reside in the President of the Republic, and will necessarily he exercised through the agency of Ministers Secretaries of State. " 7. A Council of State will aid the President in the more important business of his Administration. " 8. Justice will be administered by Courts and Judi catures, with entire independence in their exercise. " 9. For the better government of the Republic, the territory will he divided into departments, provinces, can tons, and parishes. " 10. Chambers of Districts will he established, with power to deliberate and decide on all municipal and local affairs of the departments, and to represent (to the Go vernment) whatever may concern the general interests of the Republic. " Sec. 1 Each department, whose population, wealth, and other circumstances, are sufficient to sustain such an establishment separately, with advantage to the public, will have a District Chamber. " Sec. 2. Each department, which, on acconnt of the smallness of the population or other cause's, cannot sustain such an establishment with public advantage, will he con nected for this purpose with an adjoining department. " 11. The periods of election will he prolonged, to avoid the inconveniences which result from frequent changes in the high functionaries, or even the repeated election of the Sallie functionaries. " 1 2. No power or magistrate shall have unlimited au thority, or any other authority than is given by the Con stitution. " 13. No power or magistrate shall have authority to suspend individual security, except in cases specified by the Constitution. " 14. Every public functionary is subject to responsi bility. The President is irresponsible, except in cases of high treason specified in the Constitution. " 15. The Catholic, apostolic, Roman religion is the religion of the state. The Government exercising the offiee of protectorate of the Colombian Church, no other public worship will be permitted. " 16. The Constitution guarantees personal security, the right of property, equality before the law, the liberty of the press, liberty of employment, and the right of petition." The Editors of the Journal of Commerce have been favoured with the following letters from an intelligent gen tleman residing in the Colombian capital : " Bocora, FEB. 7.—Our relations with the Cabinets of Great Britain and the United States remain as usual. Relations have also been established with the Government of France, through the agency of M. Brewton, the Ki g's Commissioner, who has just left this capital, and M. Martigny, the Consul-General. About the middle of the present month we expect the arrival of Senor Souza Diaz, Envoy Extraordinary from the Emperor of Brazil, and Mr. William Turner, Minister Plenipotentiary from the King of Great Britain. . . " - Fxs. IS.—Since writing the above, the Govern ment has received official notice of Actas haviing beets ce lebrated in Merida and Maraca) bo, in which the persons interested profess the opinions previously declared in Ca raccas and other towns of Old Venezuela. " In the mean time the bases of the new constitution have been sanctioned. (See above.) The commission appointed to proceed to Venezuela, consisting of General Sucre, the Bishop of Santa Martha, and Senor Garcia del Rio, is to depart in two or three days, and there is reason to believe that the expedition will not be in vain. It will at least annihilate the pretext which was alleged for the insurrection, and if afterwards the Venezuleans should refuse obedience to the Government, the latter will have more moral strength and more justice in proceeding to whatever may then be deemed expedient. (From the Nw York Journal of Commerce, March 24.) " By a decree of the 4th of February last, the Colom bian Government offers for sale 4,000,000 acres of public lands, both in the maritime and interior provinces, for which the vales (Government securities) will be received in payment. As most of the vales are in the hands of f,re;gners, and as the Government is unable at present to fulfil its engagements in any other manner, this offer is made in the hope of inducing the holders of vales to be come purchasers, and thus to increase the immigration from foreign countries, diminish the national debt, &c." The following are extracts from Brazilian Papers received this morning : (From the Diario Flupsinense.) MO DE JANIKIIO, JAR. 26, The Mario gives a long account of a splendid ball given by the Great Officers of the Household of her Ma jesty the Ecopuss, on occasion of the marriage of the Emperor. This ball was given at the Palace of the Senate, which not being spacious enough for the occasion, was extended by the addition of a temporary saloon, capable of containing 500 persons. Their Imperial Majesties, with the Queen of Portugal and her sisters, and the Prince of Leuchtenhurg, honoured this ball with their presence. FEBRUARY s.—There having been frequent instances of individuals being brought to Rio as prisoners, front the provinces of the empire, on board the ships of his Majesty's navy, without any communication stating the nature of their crimes, or even the authority by which they have been arrested, his Majesty has been pleased to order that no prisoner whatever shall be sent or received on hoard the said ships from the provinces to this capital, unless he is accompanied with the statement chewing the grounds of his arrest, and delivered on board the ship; the authority which shall disregard this order shall be re sponsible for any such omission. Fan. 6.—The Board of Commerce has received a despatch from the Consul General of Brazil, at Buenos Ayres, with the copy of a Decree, dated 29th December, 1929, by which all ships sailing from the ports of Brazil for those of the Republic, must have these papers signed by their respective Consuls or Vice- Consuls ; permission to enter or discharge their cargocrs will be refused to all ships which shall arrive in the ports of the Republic after the Ist of July, Is3o, without bar n complied with the above regulations. We have accounts from Nassau this morning to the 30th February, from which we take the following Speech of the Governor at the close of the Session : " Gentlemen of the Council, Mr. Speaker, and Gentlemen of the House of Assembly, " In performing for the first time the important duty of publicly addressing you as his Majesty's representative, it affords me great pleasure to be able to state that in all the business I have had as yet to transact since my arrival in the Colony, I have received from both branches of the Legislature that cordial wad frank assistance I had anti cipated: Whatever measures I may feel it my duty to propose for your consideration on the ensuing Session, I am confident you will receive and discuss in the same spirit of candour and good feeling you hare hitherto shown. In fact, where men have the welfare of the com munity sincerely at . heart, a n d are conv i nce d o f t h e recti tude of each other's intentions (as is, I trust, the case with as), although they may differ in opinion in some little matters of detail, it is impossibl e they should not agree as to the leading and general principles which ought to re'u late their conduct. " The Consolidated Slave Law, to which I have just given my assent, is the principal cause which has occasioned my intruding upon you the foregoin g regu l at i ons. Y ou h ave done a great deal in this important business, and have gone beyond the Legislatures of all the other Colonies. Three remain but a few points (and those of a comparatively trifling nature, and which in no way affect either the pro perty or the interest of the master) to be attended to. By conceding these, you will satisfy his Majesty's Government, and calm that agitation to which the constant and renewed discussions of the anbject have given rise. I shall draw your attention to these matters early in the ensuing session. In the meanwhile I thank you for what you have done, and as there remains so little to do to perfect your work, I hope that in another session you will enable me to send home a Bill, with such additional enactments, as will put the ques tion finally at rest. M r . Speaker, and Gentlemrp, of the Haase of Assembly, " I thank you for the supplies you have granted for the service of the current year, and which are as liberal as the state of our financial resources wi►l allow. " Gentlemen of the Council, Mr. Speaker, and Gentlemen of the liouxe of .4ssembly, " The business of the session being now closed, I hereby prorogue the General Assembly until the 25th day of Feb ruary next. " J. CARMICHAEL SMYTH." " Council Chamber, Jan. 11, 1830." It is with regret that we hear the London University has been compelled, from prudential considerations, to reduce the salaries guaranteed to its Professors in several instances, on account of the small number of students which has hitherto attended the Lectures in question.— Although the Medical Classes, that of Natural Philosophy, of English Law, and others, are very flourishing, the Professors of English, German, and Oriental Literature, and of Juris prudence, have been among those whose Lec ture•-rooms have been almost neglected. The Council have, therefore, deemed it expedient to make deductions from the salaries of 2001. per annum, originally agreed to be made up to all the Professors of the establishment. Economy is dvirtne which no public body can practice too rigorously, and the blame on this occasion can by no means fall on the managers of the University, but must rest with that por tion of the public who are intelligent enough to perceive the advantages of the Institution, and wealthy enough to support it, for the faint assist ance they have hitherto afforded to it at the cri tical period of its outset. There are, moreover, faults in the original plan, which cannot but re tard the success of the University ; and, among these, the want of preparatory schools is a defect which ought in some measure to have been provided against. The public schools may be said to be in league against the London Univer sity; and although the introduction of more en lightened and less prejudiced masters, such as Dr. ARNOLD, of Rugby, and Dr. LONGLEY, of Harrow, may tend in some degree to remove the unfavourable impression existing against it in these quarters, yet the time is very far distant when the education of the public schools will be considered as a preparation for the lectures in Gower-street. The Council should therefore have done what the late Lord GUILFORD did in Corfu, who founded schools in all directions, from which his College or University might be constantly fed and nourished. There ought, in particular, to be one or two high-schools in London, on the plan of that of Edinburgh, for the education of the sons of the inhabitants of the metropolis, for all the London schools are at present either more or less connected with Oxford and Cambridge, or are so regulated as to promise no supplies of students to the new University. A University being designed to perfect, and finish a man's education, it is perhaps a true charge against the London Council that they have been premature in their good work. Now, can this charge be answered by saying the esta blishment in Gower-street is a mere association of lectures, like the Royal or London Institu tions ? for if its design be nothing more than to afford to people at leisure an opportunity of hearing lectures on such subjects as strike their fancy, it is not worthy of so much support as it has already received. Education is only a public concern in so far as it tends to make men good and virtuous citizens, which cannot be done by mere professional acquirements, such as the Me dicine, or English Law, taught at the London University. MILTON, in his celebrated letter to Mr. HARTLIB, says, " I call a complete and " generous education that which fits a man to " perform justly, skilfully, and magnanimously, " all the offices, both private and public, of " peace and war." There arc ample means within the London University of giving such an edu cation to students entering it in a proper state of preparation, and, that many should so enter, is an object of the highest national im portance ; but, we repeat, it is indispensably necessary they should be educated systematically, and not attend lectures as if they were concerts, or conjurers' exhibitions. The high churchmen would be snore correct than the liberals in their notions of the use of Universities, if they did not confuse the subject by the intervention of their religious opinions which they lay down as the foundation of all learning, whilst they are, in fact, in general, the grand obstacle to the pursuit of the truth. The London Council have acted perfectly right in observing a strict impartiality in this respect, and not bowing to the esta blished church any more than to other sects. The ancient Universities were founded in re ligion, because in the middle ages all men were unanimous in this respect, and the Church was then the depository of all the learning and philo sophy of the times. But, be the change for better or worse, things are now on a different footing ; the Reformation has split Christianity into forty or fifty different sects in this country alone ; and, therefore, to have made an adhe rence to one of those sects a necessary condition of an admission to a University founded in the nineteenth century, would have been inconsistent with, and unworthy of, the spirit which dictated its institution. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK Accounts from Bogota bring the following letter from Bolivar to his Excellency the Pre►ident of the Constituent Congress : " Exczt.Lxwr Ste.,—The occurrences which hare lately taken pine in the province of Venezuela have in duced me to believe that it would be advisable for me to proceed to that part of the Republic, for the purpose of en deavouring to settle some differences which unfortunately disturb the order and tranquillity of the nation ; to this end I have already invited the Chief Superior of 'Venezuela to an interview, but have not thought proper to make any further advances in so important a matter without fret submitting it to the consideration of Congress, not only that I may proceed in accordance with the will of the representatives of the people, but also that if Congress accedes to the proposal I may receive the sanction of that body, which wilt tend to the greater success of this con ciliatory enterprise. (Signed) " SIMON BOLIVAR." Quebec Papers to March 14, Montreal to March 11, and Mauritius to Jana 3, have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house from Upper Canada. The Report of the Committee of Finance to the Assembly shows an increase of revenue of 2,2951. for the year 1829 ; in consegaence of the expiration of the law which im posed provincial duties on shop and innkeepers' licences, the revenue in 1830 will be found to have decreased 1,7001. The Report complains of the berthen of having two Chief Justices and one Puisne Judge on the Pension List, and recommends the curtailment of the Judges. NEW Yoas, FEE. 27.—The rumoured intention of the free black population from the State of Ohio, to pass into the province re..d form a settlement, has created much alarm among the inhabitants of that part of the country. The Kingston Bank Bill has been thrown out of the C.nncil, who have passed one for authorising a loan in England to pay off the provincial debt. The Mauritius Papers da not contain any news. LivEmpoot, APRIL 19.—Thedemand for . Cotton through the week has been steady, and previous prices for most kinds have been supported. Brazil Cotton may be quoted id. per lb. higher. We continue to experience indica tions of improvement in our Timber Market, the country demand is very good, and apparently on the increase. The stock is decreasing very fast, so that it is probable there will be a scarcity of Pine timber of the best quality before any of the new import can arrive. Our quotations are fully supported. THE FUNDS. During the course of yesterday great excitement was experienced in the city, owing to the pnblic having been deprived of the issuing of a Ballotin with the state ment of his Majesty's health. Crowds were flocking to the Mansion-house until a late hour, continually inquiring if his Lordship had received a Bulletin, but the negative being given, they departed mach dissatisfied. This morn ing we perceive, by the Court Circular, that his Majesty's health has improved sinee Monday, and that he had passed a good night. Surely an official communication of this sort would have been very gratifying to his Majesty's subjects. Consols, which left off yesterday at 92i- for the Account, opened at 92 for Money 92 with little business doing as yet. In the Foreign Market most of the prim are nominal. ENGLISH FUNDS. Bank Stock, 215 16 India Stock, 2411 2} 3 per Cent. Gm,. 921 Do. for Account, 92i Ditto Reduced, 91i 2 k OREIG. 3* per Ct. 99i t New 4 per Cent., 1011 2 4 per Ct. 1526, 104 i India Bonds, 52 3 Exchequer Bills, 79 SO FUNDS. Greek, 451 Mexican, :33- 1 4 Peruvian, 21-1 21 Portuguese, 60} 1i Prussian, Russian, 111 Spanish, 16i 17i Brazilian, 74.1 Buenos Ayree, S 4 5 Chilian, Colombian, 231 4 Danish, 75 French, 5 per Cent. 106 7 Ditto, 3 per Cent. 83 4i TWO O'CLOCK. Some of the Evening Papers of yesterday stated, that within there last few days the number of disseutients to the conversion of the Four per Cents. exceeded two millions, and by some it had been given at as much as six millions ; the above paragraph is looked on in the City as some Stock jobbing manoeuvre; as we understand that the dimementients, up to yesterday, did not amount to more than two hundred and eighty thousand pounds.' We are informed that some demur bat taken place in the Annuity Office, and they will not grant Annuities for 30 years in exchange for long annuities, this mode being injurious to Government, but they will grant it in Stock. Private accounts from Carthegena, of the 10th Febru ary state, that the Congress will not admit the separatia n of the province of Venezuela. Conciliatory measures will be proposed. Six battalions of troops have arrived at Panama from the South, and four battalions in this department are going to Maracaibo, and it is said that Bolivar is on the eve of his departure for that city, other troops are marching from the south; these preparations are making should Venezuela refuse all amicable terms. Private accounts from Port-an-Prince, via America, state that since the Ist of February, the President Boyer has issued a Proclamation, or Declamation of War against Spain. Four regiments of infantry are stationed at en important pars bettwee■ Port-an-Prince and St. Domingo ; all the forts are in active preparation, but the general opinion is that nothing of moment will transpire. Console have improved during the morning from 92 to 92j for the Account, and at present they arc 92-a with little dnisg. _ . . The Foreign Market is quit: idle—net a feature worth observation at prevent. HERE 0' CL CK, Consols 912 i I. FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES. Consols 92i I Danish 76 Do. for Ac 93 Greek, 1825 461 Brazilian Bonds 74i Mexican, 182 k 33i Buenos Ayres 35 Peruvian 22 Chillan Do.— Russian 111 i Columbitul, 1824, 24i Spanisk 16i WINDSOR, APRIL 20.—This morning Sir HENRY HALEORD, who has been in attendance on his MaJxsrv, left the Castle for town—it is said that Sir H. Ha ',roan announced that his MAJESTY was much better. It is expected that Sir HENRY will return to the Castle again this evening. This day, at half-past twelve o'clock, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gtovensritn arrived at the Castle to see his MAJESTY, and inquire into the state of his health, with whom her Royal Highness re mained in converse until three o'clock, and after partaking of some refreshment left the Castle, at half-past three, on her return to town, This morning her Royal Highness was met at Hounslow by a party of his Majesty's servants, with a Royal travelling carriage and a set of road-horses, by which her Royal Highness was conveyed to the Castle, and returned by the same conveyance to Hounslow, where her Royal Highness's carriage and servants were in atten dance to convey her to town. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—On Tuesday, the 20th instant, at St. George's, Hanover-square, by his Grace the Archbishop of YORE, and previously, accord ing to the rites of the Roman Catholic Church, by the Right Rev. Dr. BRAMSTON, V.A., HENRY PETRI?, of Dunken Hall, Esq., son of the late Honourable Geoston PETRE, to ADELA, daughter of HENRY Howann, of Corby Castle, Esq. There were present at the ceremony his Grace the Duke of NORFOLK, the Earl and Countess of CARLISLE, SURREY, WICKLOW, AMHERST, Lady ANN and Miss VERNON, Lord and Lady Prrns, Lord CUTFOKD, Lord and Lady Howntx, Lord WALLACE ; Mr. and Lad♦ BLANCHE CAVENDISH, Hon. Mrs. and Misses EsrtN;ssx, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES PETRI, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. PHILIP STOURTON, Sir HENRI' Virzan, besides other members and connexions of the fa milies of HOWA an and Pltraa. A dejsune was afterwards given by Mr. and Mrs. Hovrann, in Brook-street. LORD BYRON IN ITALY.—The long and curious paper on this subject in the Court Journal of Sa turday, and which is calculated to excite such extraordinary interest at this particular moment, appears to be the " p.r tonal narrative" of a lady who made a pilgrimage to Italy on purpose to seek an interview with Lord Byaorr. It relates the romantic manner iu which her acquaintance with him first commenced—gives an account, in his own words, of the objects and contents of his (suppressed) "confessions" and his motives and feelings in entrusting them to the keeping of Mr. Moonx—and finally his de scription of the numerous letters which he wrote (hut never sent) to Lady Tirnon, after their separation. At a meeting of the Society of the Friends of Ireland, held on Saturday last in the Parliamentary In telligence Office, Dublin, Mr. O'CONNILL spoke with much animation and at great length against the new Stamp Duties, as regarded Ireland ; he also adrocated a repeal of the Union, in which he was warmly supported by Mr. LAWLESS. Mr. STZELE (who was in the chair), entered into an elaborate defence of Mr. Sum, for his conduct at the late Waterford Election, OLD BAILEY.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. Thomas, Coston, aged 19, a young man of moat re' speetable appearance, was capitally indicted for stealing tol l ounce.' and a-half of grain gold, value 151/. Out, pre perty of Mr. Wohlmaxus. It appeared from the evidence of the prooeentor, who i° a jeweller, in Clorkenwell, that the prisoner, ou the lith March, went into his shop and asked for two dens. of por e gold ; whilst this was being got ready, he snatched up the, gold named in the indictment and ran away. A cry stop thief was immediately raised and the prisoner seat secured. A host of most respectable witnesces gare the prisonef an excellent character for honesty and general good conduct from the time of his infancy to the moment he committed the robbery. They all said they were quite at a lots to con ceive what inducement the prisoner had to commit mesh I theft. Mr. Justice PARE summed up, ati4.l the Jury lame" diately returned a verdict of Guilty. Mr. Justice PARK enquired if the prisoner's father %vs' in court, and On being answered in the affirmative, hi' Lordship directed him to he sliewn into the back room, 0 the same time observing that there must he some mystery in this case which had not been unravelled. His Lord' ship shortly afterwards left the Court, and had a ()miler cation with Mr. Coston; on his return he ordered th e • judg:nent upon the prisoner to be reepited. The prisoner's father is a very respectable tradesman the City. George Talansore was capitally Indicted for stealing pony, the property of Mr. Man. The prisoner had been in the employ of the proses-oat West Haan. On the morning of Good Friday the puny was missed from Mr. Raikirs's fielJ. Abeer tM o'clock on that morning the prisoner wins going up White' chapel with the pony, and enquired of a policeman wet Mr. Da, isle lived, as he wanted him to kill the pony The policeman said, it is a pity to kill it, there is no doe" you may get seine one to buy it. Prisoner replied " that will not do, I am ordered by my master to h a ve it killed, or else I must take it back again." The police-- man not being satisfied ,with this account took him into custody, and on the following day the pony was owned by the prosecutor. The prisoner (an elderly man), made a long ramblinf defence, in which he stated that he had been instructed to take the pony to Whitechapel, by a man that he met on the road. Mr. Justice GAzitiati summed up. Verdict, Guilty, Barnadier, (aged 19) was capitally indiett4 for breaking and entering the dwelling-house of B e njamin Strippling, and stealing a eoat and two pair of trowsel* value half a_crown. It appeared from the evidence that the prittoner ( a most wretched looking object) went to the prosecetor's hoe" (who also, from the appearance ef his wife, seemed to be struggling with adversity), and bold them that there W s* some charity bread being given away opposite her father ° house. This was welcome news to the proseesitnr ,6 family, and his wife immediately cleaned herself children and went to solicit some of it. She was, hole' ever, much disappointed to find the prisoner's repreeents tions false—no bread was to he given away, and she ro" turned sorrowfully home. Her troubles, however, 4 13 not end here ; for, on going into the bed room, she found that the prisoner had been there iu her absence, 03 stolen her husband's clothes. It was proved by two iit 3 children that the prisoner buret the door op en , and " that he was going to sell the clothes at the regnest of the prosecutor. The prisoner denied that lie had stolen the articles. Mr. Justice PA ILK summed up. His Lordship said that a rubbery of a poor person like the prosecutor in any other place than a Court of Jnetic* would and ought to e xcite disgust. But the jury would on the present occasion leave out of their consideration the situation of life of the parties. Verdict Guilty—Death. Mr. Justice PARS—Young man, this is an extrowitlY bad case. NEP!' COURT. Thomas 'halvell, aged S 9 years, was Indicted roe stealing 5/. 155., on the 12th of March, 1829, being lll e property of William Dawson, in whole employment the prisoner was.—Guilty. Philip llutchinson, aged 54, years (a Custom-bows s oflittr), was indicted for haring feloniously married Grac e Rash, at St. Leonard's Church, Shoteditsh, on the 14th of December, 1829, his previous wife being still firing.-- Not Guilty. John Green was Indicted for stealing night live fowls and a duck, being the property of Edward Sadler... -. Guilty.—Sentenced to be transported for seven years. Henry Bull was indicted for feloniously stealing, a t St. Clement Danes, a handkerchief; value 45., being the property of John Williams. There being no prosecutor , the prisoner was acquitted. There was another indictment against Henry Be,'! for stealing a pocket handkerchief, being the property of James Crampton, while passing down towards the Strand' --Guilty.—Sentenced to be transported for life. Elizabeth Goodall was indieted for *waling three We: reigns and a half, in the pariah of St. John, Shadvrel' , from the person of Samuel Steward.—Nos William Flower was indieted for feloniously atealing. l ° tho liberty of Westminster, a handkerchief, value 41 being the property of Robert Harmer, OD the Ist Marsh last.—Guilty.—Sentenced to be traaspotied for life' Peter Stubbs (an engineer) was indieted for mealiest, 11/ the parish of St. Giles-in-the-Pielde, 13 doaen 9f fiinger_; plates and 55 loslin, value W., being the property Thomas Frith.—Gnilty.--Sentenced to IN transported CF ( life. Peter Ardereon was indicted for stealing in the pa riah of St. Pancras, nine chisels and one mallet, being Ih ° property of Harker Howiek, while the prisoner was I°, the prosecutor's employment—Guilty—beat recornmende,' to mercy. Sentenced to be imprisoned in Newgate drys, and then discharged. James lVatson, alias Jones, was indicted for stealing In March last, in the parish of St. Dunstan, eight book" valve 4s. from his master, William Myers, to whom the prisoner was apprenticed.—Guilty.—Sentenced to b . privately whipped in gaol, and then discharged. James Fry was indicted for stealing in the parish of St. Marylebone, eleven sovereigns, while a c ti ng as ser vile to John Meredith, to whom the money belonged.—Guilti i Wee. Perrin was indicted for stea li ng i n t h e par i s h St. Marylebone, two ( p ar t s o f w i ne an d one b ot tle 1 runs, being the property of Robert Brown.—Not Gniltr THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). CORN EXCHANGE. There are very small supplies of all kinds of Grain week, and not much Floor. The Wheat trade continced very dull at Monday's prices. Barley, Beans, and Prie' t are unaltered. The factors ask m ore money f or Oats. the buyers will not comply, fearing that the advance 204 bring the large stock of Foreign Oats oat of bond. F lat ' . unvaried. •ItaIVALS. Wheat. Barley. oal4. Flotir• F.nglish ..... 2,930 qrs. 2,4,00 qrs. 1,500 qrs 1,3005ec , " Irish — 100 -- Foreign HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trutokses.) ITHFIE d Coarse heavy Lowland Me SM adow Hay LD. ...... .£l2 stoX- h 0 New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 Useful Old Ditto ..... 9 8 910 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay.......... 4 0 S 0 Clover Hay (extra fay 10... Ge n e r ally .... 3 0 4 'i Oat Straw 12 2to £2 6 1 Wheat Straw 9 6 9 A short supply, trade very dull, and prices as last quoted. NEW PUhLICATIONS.—Among other V I terary Novelties immediately forthcoming are Clifford, by the author of Pelham.-2. Notes on the ll' detains and Wahabys, by the celebrate dTraveller DifitC% l l lIARDT-3. Wedded Life in the Upper Ranks, *Nag e ,, said to be founded on a recent event of sleep intereit High Life-4. Travels through the Crimea, Turkey, it Egypt, by the late Jaaexa Witsyrxu, Esq. of the DO' Temple-5. The English at Home, by the Author of lb: English in Italy, the E ng li s h i s France, &c.--6. Third and Fourth Volumes of Mr. D'lsamatt's Ccmtne s tariee on the Life and Reign of Cute/tun I. of Eogl*,° - 1 —and 7. The Oxonians, or a N ew Gl ance a t Society, , the Author of the Roué. Last week the wife of a blacksmith at Ease' bourn gave birth to three daughters', who have been mole FArrn, Hors, and CHARITY. A most awful casualty took place at Mot ll4 Eine, between Burr end Banagher, last Tuesday Pe r ' Mr. WILLIAM WOODS, a very estimable yoiita ir gent i e roll was on the upper loft of his mill, stowinvaveav a par, of oatmeal, when, dreadful to relate, a vivid ball of 6 r: fell on the roof, and killed upon the spot himself aad ; man who sto o d a l ongs id e hi m . At th e same i ns t an t tb whole roof tu m bl e d i n w i th a lo u d cras h, an d carr i e d doi ( ' -d the greater p ar t o f th e m ill. Ma bodies were found 10 4 ' , the ruins, e n d it i s f eare d t h a t five or six more have I v) fered by the same terriblo catastrophe. The hall of fire ' l4 : noticed flying though the clouds by several persons it, j great distance, and detoendiag on the mill.--Limer' r Ofiroeiels • - srni app ij aret A tie gab POA. .Arrirec New St ,Taneieo March; 20,000 Cantle, PLY A j . Otty'g g into St. her rnd about tl Arrives 'AL gAIN9 )11 to Lon Crew , Dow from D Sligo., The wax Rtra 13th in: MR. yelling I accid taining MT lial the cc shape. and in month, meats ; vindich from e' mencv ruent i I could ing Lc before, ment o only- re prevail any im has tak comple tions o judicial the re] weaken _ prejudi Euffera refusi n he sat/ than 1, what r I an rect, b ibis in Bush ll] [Na but cat ~ T CHEAT PRC • RES SIR, that of state of I beg, men n 1 ther goods they e, try an cunt to those real eu labour, nice ti not eel from t 1 landloi pandit low labour both e in thei or ann altered lass n cheap howeel clue a for wa quire, lead t trade, money be by spend derive 'given tore o a carts would come( self w under produ other throt4 and el by evo Aim sornei cheap ma mu facture greet by the tion o Prase' , meithe labour tiyely for thi tremt t No rennin upon find ti be tit CAM re chase to cal frpen In d e distre , large. Mr. WM! I cultui hints stand count N \ ~ :s I