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DAY AT ONI O'CLOCK. PRICES OF STOCKS THU BaCk Stock 3 per Cent. Red ....- ...... 82 3per Cent. Cons. ............ shut tii ')e r Cent. - Ditio Red - Nen- 3%per Cent. shut 3 per Cent Ann. 1726 „ - 4 per Cent. 126 Banc Long Ann to expire Jan 5, 180( 1674 13-16 Oct. 10, 1859 1 0 3,4 Jai. 5, 1860 - Jan. 5, 1880 April 5, 1880 - /ti. ti, 1870 TRICKS OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds — Brazilian Bonds 49i Buenos Ayres Bonds — Chil.an Bonds — Colcrnbian Bonds — Ditto, 1824 Danish Greek Bonds — Ditto, 18.-5 — Guazimala — Mexican Bonds — Di, 1825 Dim, _ New 5 per Cent. India Stock Ditto Bonds South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto 3 per Cent. Ann. ;751 - Ex. Bills, £l,OOO ll 10 pn Ditto ll 12 pm Ditto Small Ditto Commercial. pm Ditto Advertised Bank for Account Account - India for Account 2037; Cons. for July 20 ...82 2 3 4 3 239 THIS DAY AT ON2 O'CLOCK. Neapolitan Peruvian Bonds Portuguese Bonds 'Prussian, Old IDitto, New Russian Spanish, 1-- French Rcntes, sp. c. —f. . Exchange —t. 3 per cent, !-- Exchange —f. PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, JUNE 15. 8410 Stock --ISt. Patrick Insur. (per sh.) Cons)ls, 3 ner cent. Gov. Stock, 34,:, per cent. 88% National Ditto — Ditto, New 89% Patriotic Ditto — 4 pet Cent — !Hibernian Bank 1 ' ), :2 Gov. Deb. 3!4 percent B5 %, !Provincial Ditto Royal Canal Stock — Royal Irish Mine — Gralci Canal Stock — !Imperial Mine — City Deb. 4 per cent. —lMining Co. of Ireland Ballast Office Deb. 4p. c. 'Commercial Buildings ams. Arrived. Due I. Arrived. Due. • America 0 0 Hamburg 0 Brazil • Buenos Ayres I 0 Jamaica 0 0 Carthagena 0 i 0 Leeward islands ... 0 I Dublin 0 0 Lisbon 0 0) Flanders 0 0 Malta.... 0 0 France 0 0 Sweden A Guernsey&Jersey.. 0 1 Waterford HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning... '2l ininuteg after 9. I Evening...so minutes after 9. FIFTY POUNDS REWARD. J 0 ST. —On Wednesday afternoon last in the City, a Pocket Book, containing Bank of England Notes, No. 12,234 dated 23d April, 1831.7 1,283 25th May, 16314 £ICO each. 1,285 25th May, 1831. _3 No. 13,918 dated 12th May, 1831./ £5O eac h. 13,921 12th May, 18.31..5, No. 3,938 No. 3,942 3,939 3 ' 944 Dated 12th May. 3,940 3,945 3,941 3,916 £lach. No. 9,168 Bank Post Bill, dated 15th June, 1831, for £2O 16s. l'Apable to M r. Elijh. Tomlinson, and some other Memorandums, of no use but to the owner. Whoever has found the same and will bring it to Mr. Myall, No. 51, Watling-street, shall receive the abave Re ward. 18th June, 1831. . te,. -4: '74 11314 r - LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 18, 1831. Out of evil, says the old adage, springeth good. This particularly applies to the delay that has taken place on the part of the Cabinets of France and England, with regard to inter ference in the affairs of Poland. Had these two influential Powers energetically remonstrated with the Emperor NICHOLAS on behalf of the patriots, at the first breaking out of the insurrec tion, when the flame was yet confined to the Duchy of Warsaw, and before Volhynia, Lithua nia, and Podolia, had taken share in the struggle, their remonstrance would have only g o ne to the length of requesting the CZAR to give th e inhabitants of Warsaw that Constitution was agreed to at the Congress of Vienna, and which was their legitimate right, or at the very utmost to acknowledge with certain mo- . clifications the independence of the Duchy ; whereas, if the two great Cabinets now remon strate, they must take higher ground, and adopt a more peremptory tone ; they must de mand the restoration of the NNhole kingdom of Poland—at least of all that portion of it which belongs to Russia—for nothing short of this will now satisfy the Poles. Warsaw must be free, Lithuania must be free, Volhynia must be free, Podolia must be free, the Ukraine must be free, or the war of extermination must be carried on till scarce a man in either army is left alive to tell the tale. The Poles have earned their claims to full, unqualified independence ; they have shown that in skill—bravery—moral energy —and moderation, they are a thousand times superior to their swinish invaders, and must eventually succeed. Events are working most favourably for them inFrance, and even in England. Every blunder which LOUIS PHILIPPE Commits, and by which he compromises a portion of his po pularity, consequently of his retrograde system, is a point gained for the heroic countrymen of So- BIESKI and Kosclusico. In England also, every day that brings us nearer to the. consummation of the Reform question, is another point gained for the patriots. Let them, then, but be able to hold out a few months longer against DIEBITSCII and his drunken, savage myrmidons, and they will --they must triumph. Both England and Prance well know that they cannot choose but interfere in behalf of Poland ; that the en lightened people of both countries will not Passively submit to see a whole nation butchered, when a word spoken in season, and to the point, by their rulers, would prevent the catastrophe ; why, then, we ask, do they not interfere, or at least remonstrate, at once ? We can make great allowances for the situation of our Ministry, harrassed as they necessarily must be by Reform and the various questions growing out of it, still we can imagine no situ ation so embarrassing which would prevent an English Government from endeavouring to put a stop to the torrents of blood that are now so lavishly poured forth in Poland. Already that ill-starred country has lost some of her best Ge nerals and the elite of her troops, why then does not the Whig Cabinet interfere to prevent fur ther loss ? The Poles are, or should be, the natur a l protectors of Europ e from the minions of Russia and her Scythian hordes—as Barba• rows now as they were two thousand years ago ; —the , Cabinet of St. Petersburgh, whatever other sagacity it may have wanted, has always had tact enough to perceive this: hence its jealous and desperate perseverance in strug gling to the last for its hold over Poland. But, thank Gop ! the time has now arrived when the wolf must let go his prey. We hope also that Austria and Prussia will be corn pelled to disgorge their share of the plunder, for the same principle that demands the indepen dence of Warsaw, Lithuania, Podolia, Volhynia, and the Ukraine, demands also the independence of Posen and Gallicia ; more especially since these Governments, which professed to be neutral, have done their utmost to embarrass the Poles, and lend assistance to the Russians. Compared with the great question of Polish independence, that of Belgium sinks into nothingness. Th e one is as insignificant in comparison with the other, as a squall off Chelsea-reach to a storm on the Atlantic. Yet France and England, like pedlar politicians, are straining every nerve to settle the one question, while they leave the other to the course of events, the dispensation of Providence, and the tender mercies of the Russian CZA R ! The following are extracts from German Papers received this morning :-- SEMLIN, May 28.—Though the insurrection of the Albanians, and the refractiveness of the Pacha of Scutari may be considered as subdued, the Grand Vizier still continues to proceed with great caution, and to take a position which would enable him speedily and effectually to oppose any attempt to renew the troubles. All the efforts of the ill-disposed, who are still at work, will there fore, be fruitless, and not endanger the present state of things. In Asia Minor the case is different; in that country the authority of the Sultan daily meets with great opposition, and according to the last improbable from Con stantinople, it seems to be not that the Grand Vizier will be ordered to that country with a great part of his troops. But the history of the Ottoman empire furnishes too many proofs of the dangerous in fluence which the removal of Redscbid Pacha may have on the scarcely tranquillized European provinces, inha bited by warlike tribes always disposed to rebellion. The Sultan, who exerts himself without remission to intro duce his reforms every where, and to remove every ob stacle to the execution of them, is indeed said to have pro vided against the contingency of his being obliged to give to the faithful and well organised troops of the Grand Vizier another destination, and to have ordered a strong fleet to cruise on the coast of Alb inia. He has also found means to secure the attachment of Prince Milosch, who during recent events chewed equal prudence and attach ment to the Porte, so as not to apprehend isolated mani festations of discontent. The accounts received in Constantinople respecting Greece, are not favoura'tle to the tranquillity of that country, however, the energy showed by the President, gave room to hope for the return of order. The Pacha of Egypt takes great pains to preserve the confidence of the Sultan, and sends large sums to his treasury. hie appears to he sensible, that since the conquest of Algiers by the French, every attempt to make himself independent of the Porte would be still more disapproved of in England. M. %on Butenieff has frequent conferences with the Reis Effendi, and the best understanding prevails between the Russian Court and the Porte. TRIESTE, JUNE 6.—Letters from Ancona say, that four French men-of-war, one bearing an Admiral's flag, had anchored there, and it was reported, that eight others had entered the Adriatic, to cruise on the coast of Italy. If this should be confirmed, it may be intended by the French Government to give weight to its negotiations in Rome. VIENNA, JUNE 6.—Four per Ccnt. Metalliques, 71-h- Bank Shares, 1,042. , . NUREMBURG, JUNE I O.—Bosnia also is now in a state of complete insurrection against the Sultan. On the 16th of May the contingent of the Bosnian Capitans, amount ing to 20,000 men, was drawn up. The Vizier of Bosnia is already gone to the capital city, Sarajevo, the Chiefs of which are disposed to join the Capitans and march to Albania. The Bosnian chiefs, distrusting the sudden disposition to yield shown by the Vizier, have resolved for the present to watch him and to place him and the whole force of Bosnia at the disposal of the Pacha of Scutari (the Vizier of Albania). The Janissa ries, who were abolished by the Sultan, are restored in Bosnia, and placed in their former situations with all their ancient rights : they constitute the chief force of the insurgents. On the other side of Servia the Ilosnian frontier formed by the river Drina is strictly guarded, to prevent any unexpected invasion from that quarter. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, JUNE 17.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Larkins, Campbell, from Sheerness, for New Suuth Wales. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 17.—Wind W. to S.W.—Arrived his Majesty's yacht Portsmouth, from Havre. PLYMOUTH, JUNE 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Othello, Bishop, from the Gulf of Mexico. MARGATE, JUNE 17.—Arrived the Clifton, Brew, from Jamaica ; Warwick, Gibson, from Barbadoes; and Ziot, Besop, from Leghorn. DARTMOUTH, JUNE 16.—Arrived the Halkin, Ellis, from Havannah. BRISTOL, JUNE 17.—Arrived the Brothers, from Newfoundland. MILFORD, JUNE 16.—Arrived the Camilla, Bibbins, from Naples. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 16.—Arrived the Caroline, from Grenada ; and Rodney, Haydon, from Savannah. GREENOCK, JUNE 15.—Arrived the Mariner, Lawson, from Honduras; and Ocean, from New Orleans. DUBLIN, JUNE 17.—Arrived the Cherub, Hodgson, from Barbadoes ; and Coquette, Hynes, from St. I.ucia. STANOGATE CREEK. JUNE 17.—Arrived the Nymph, Everson, from Constantinople; Benton, Friend, from St. Petersburgh ; and Brothers, Stochell, from Riga. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Prussian State Gazette, lately received, says that the Poles are making great progress in the Palatinate of Angustowo. It appears, according to information from Warsaw, that some malicious reports had been circulated in regard to the Warsaw bank, but official notice has been published that the above bank has at present a sum of thirty mil lions of florins in its coffers, and all bills due on it will be discharged on being presented. THE. Futins. Our arrivals are so few this morning, and of so little im portance, that we have no information to communicate at present, hut our Funds have a very heavy appearance. Consols, which left off yesterday at 83 for the Account, sh op 2, e i n e. ed (i rT a o t ph p B i se2jhe againto heaviness so—ssinv ay ha u et p po t lr o vesi B3 i i ; since which they n e g nt to th s e o y m m e air mf b o e nn qu a o ti t o e n d from Paris of the funds coming lower, hut as yet nothing has transpired on the subj ec t. The speculators are now looking to the final decision of Prince Coburg in regard to the Crown of Belgium : also the differences which exist between Russia and France. Th e s e a ff a i rs are the general topic of conversation in the city at present. In the Foreign Market nothing doing as yet. HALF-FAST ONE. We understand that the Lords of the Admiralty pro ceed to-morrow to Portsmouth, to review th e fl eet pre vious to its departure on a cruise of six weeks , aft er w hi ch the fleet returns again into port to take in water, and again proceeds to sea for another six weeks. It is stated that a n amendment will he proposed in the House of Lords on the Address to the King, and carr i e d by a majority. How the Ministers will proceed in this important event is, as yet, a secret. We do not positively he ar of an Express from P ar i s, but report says that the French Funds co me irier cent. lower, 58f. 50c , but at present it is only on dd. Our Funds have been fluctuating from B_2i to 83h during the morning. At present they are 828 to 83, doing. Had any great even t taken place at with littl e, nn doubtw F e or s e h i o g u n mldhaarvket is quiteehads- idle.ertil expresses this morning. The THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, 82 i. FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLO SING PRICES. Consols Dani5h......... Ditto for Account 52i 3 Greek, 1825.... Brazilian Bonds 491 Mexican, 1525. Buenos Ayres — Peruvian ........ Chilian Ditto Columbian, 1824 5pani5h.......... 16 IBLIN. gross and in ,r of the King which he has ionic displays , is a native of College. His • its hillianci. made himstlf 'clay of Con and ends of n imitation of nown in these lishop had the iscreet as well the Court of model of vir- I express his 1 of a certain Lcle some noise ut the atrocity uished officer, ii, and who is most virtuous honour upon a who are allied the Peerage, ;tomach. He secratitig that ich is adorned he Cecils, the Ilesleys, el hoc to a daughter FE WEST- has contributed )f our suffering ing to 541. 16s. Monday to the ille-street. Ne able feeling will is of the service feelings of hu and men of the to record their t, by the hands nel Cross, who Packet. I of a letter from is relatives here. e 11, and states, Mr. O'Connell, i interview with E. G. Stanley. Connell," writes of Carroll, now d, but that most If transportation ed the peasantry a disposition of .nceforward."-- )ne hundred and of Lord Lorton, within the last eld by these one venty-one fami ; " of the right necessary to say, the charity that irs his children, !inity of " mere eter. vn that the roan ie county Clare It, is now a po- rent obstruction 11 to the 13111 for late Commission +era] quarters of happiest results. righbourhood of or the last two urn, with every ;ratifying to see Friday pursuing getting and for °nag. This is has reached us. ?. of Liscannov, the ruinous ten em the proceed gplained to them Area upon them ) the assembled s that lately dis. sincerity, above only two farm' ie land of Arch- Ir. Lyddy ; and not a man left Several stand of as been through nee for the last ortionate to his id party, as de nis :—" I called I speaking, and of them made a pistol came their order ; hi, tie by the shirt, e on the straw piece of timber, ley wore shirts, rho wore waist s turned inside a white gown, Lnd white stock down and they I was noticed ? neighbourhood tween Kilkenny mbjeet of tithes. Regiment, pro note. When he Is addressing an I persons cn the Limning to their concluded, the ish priest to use note. In ten rity for stating 'Y'S Ministers to 'or dividing the of tha assizes is Or carrying the ;ards the county !fore, remain in nt will occur to dom as the re for the West A ought not this e inhabitants of ; but rather to and invigorate !at and energetic F the Lairds as far back as acres had been wings of Time, d hall, counting ig of the feudal ncient house.-- sore evils under ,TTA, whom he adly hinted that ring him some tonished vassal, it can I gang to you must bring to seek it 1"--- " I wad do ak' sae long a our father, and t be, I'm think ma its LAW INTELLIGENCE-('I'MS DAY). CO URT OF KING'S BENCH. LIBEL.---HOWE V. OAUBIGNY. This case was ofened by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, who stated that the plaintiff was a Lieutenant in the Revenue Service, and the defendant an attorney in Great Grimsby. The action arose out of the election for that town i❑ July last, and was for libels on the plaintiff, published in the Courier and Globe Newspapers, under the name of the defendant. The letter complained of was published in the Courier of the 20th August last, and charged that the plaintiff led on near seventy of the sailors belonging to the revenue cutters Greyhound and Lapwing, wearing red favours, and caused a serious riot by assaulting some of the opposite party, or blues; that he canvassed fur his friend Capt. Harris wearing his uniform, with a red ribbon in Lis button hole ; that he lent the flags belonging to his vessel to the red party, and that he had carried off two of the blue voters and kept them in his vessel till after the elec tion was over, and concluded by calling on the Govern ment to institute an enquiry into his conduct. The Learned Gentletnan said that these were serious charges, and, in tke profession of the plaintiff, likely much to in terfere with his promotion, as it was most natural if Lieutenant Howe was a candidate among others for pro motion, for the party having the patronage to say, " Oh, this is the man whose conduct was so much found fault with in the newspapers." And unless the Jury were to show by their verdict that these charges were unfounded, the plaintiff would be very seriously in jured for the remainder of his life. It was not, said the Learned Gentleman, as if this had arisen out of the heat usual on contested elections, but the libels complained of appeared several weeks after the passions had had time to cool. That was, perhaps, the best reason the plaintiff had for asking reparation at the hands of a Jury of his countrymen. The Learned Gentleman concluded by ex pressing his conviction that they would give such damages as would again set the plaintiff right in the opinion of the world. He then called John Wyburn, Commander in the Navy, examined by Mr. PLATT. Knew Lieutenant Howe, who was in com mand of the Greyhound, revenue cutter, in July last, and then lay in the Humber. Cross-examined by Sir JAMES SCARLETT—The crews of the Greyhound and Lapwing consisted of seventy hands. The Greyhound arrived in the Grimsby Roads on the Tuesday in the week of the election in that town. The Lapwing and Adelaide tender also came into the Humber that week ; they were all under his orders. Saw Lieut. Howe with the favour of the red party, and said to bins he thought it might give offence to the other party. Is Inspecting Commander of the coast guard, and was applied to to send the sailors on board on the morning of the election, in apprehension of a riot, but he could not do so as the men had leave to cotne on shore from their Commander. Re-examined by Mr. PLATT—The Greyhound came into the Humber at the time of the election, in her usual routine of duty, to be inspected, and supplied with pro visions—was kept there by his orders, anti Lieut. Howe had no controul in that respect. The person who applied to him to have the sailors sent on board wore, at the time, blue favours. I3y Sir JAMES SCARLETT—Proved a letter that he sent to the Comptroller-Genoa' of the Coast Guard. He did not receive the facts contained in that letter from Mr. D subigny. John Gordon examined by Mr. Is editor of the Globe; received a letter from Mr. Daubigny, which he published, striking out some parts which he thought too strong. The letter was then put in, and the hand-writing ad mitted. (This is the letter referred to in the opening of the Attorney-• General.) John Holman, bought a copy of the Courier newspa per of the 20th August, which contained the letter com plained of, and one of the Globe of August 6. Sir JAMES Scanarrx then addressed the Jury for the defendant. He said the single question was, what preju dice the plaintiff had sustained from any of the statements that were proved to be not true. His Learned Friend had made out a statement of the likelihood of his losing the support of Government, but it was a most unlikely thing in Isis (Sir James Scarlett's) opinion, that he should do so for supporting the Government candidate. He would, however, say nothing wkatever to impeach the honour of Lieutenant Howe ; he had no doubt but that he was an honourable man, but he would say there was nothing in any of the statements complained of at all to affect his character, and it was scarcely worth while for Lieutenant Howe to bring an action for what was merely a charge of indiscretion, and lie could not see that it would at all interfere with his prospects of promotion. He would not impute a criminal intention to Lieutenant Howe, but he would prove that he did lead a riot, at least what was called one, in Grimsby; but it was an every day thing at the time of elections, when two parties meet in a street that a little scuffle should ensue, and very naturally Lieutenant Howe, being in such a situation, should encou rage his own party. It was also charged that Lieutenant Howe had canvassed for the red party, but was that a libel surely there could he no imputation on his character in that. The Learned Gentleman would also prove, that two voters in the blue interest were conveyed on board the Greyhound, and were confined till the election was over, but even this could be no imputation on Lieut. Howe, as every one was aware that he was under the orders of a superior officer. Sir James closed a long address, by characterizing the whole of the charges as more of a gene ral nature against the Government, than as libels on an individual, and thought that the time of the Court could have been much better employed that in discussing as grave charges these effusions of a contested election ; nevertheless, he was in a situation to prove all the facts charged, and then he would be entitled to a verdict, "He then called— C. Wood, who was private secretary to Earl Grey, and a candidate at the election at Grimsby in July last. Sa w the plaintiff there wearing a red ribbon in his button-hole, and saw what he was told were Custom-house flags, carried in a procession of the red party. Part of the pro cession was driven forward by a party of reds, amongst whom were a great many sailors, and a great many people were knocked down and hurt. He was also knocked down. Thomas Flasket, harbour-toaster in Great Grimsby, saw Lieutenant Howe on several days in the undress uni form, with a red ribbon in his button-hole, walking at the head of large parties of the reds, and a great number of sailors among them. Saw two of the sailors erecting a mast and a booth, could not say where the materials came from. The reds used to speak from the booth, and a red flag displayed from the mast. Thomas Barker—ls a freeman of Grimsby, and was there at the time of the election. The plaintiff came to him and canvassed him for Captain Harris. William King—Looks after the arms in the Greyhound, brought the flags of that vessel on shore by order of Lieu tenant Howe ; also some fire arms. Brought a sail on shore and left it at Captain Harris's lodgings. The case was still going on when we went to press. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. WOOD V. PARNELL. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a lady named Wood, against the defendant, Mr. Samuel James Parnell, an esta'e-agent, in North Audley-street, Griv venor-square, to recover the sum of twenty-five pounds upon a bill of exchange drawn by Samuel Parnell upon, and accepted by, the defendant, and indorsed over by Ho ratio Parnell to the plaintiff. It appeared that Mr. Laporte having a house to let in Cecil-street, Strand, was applied to by the plaintiff to look at it, having been sent there by Horatio Parnell, the brother o f the defendant, by whom she was told be had been employed as agent for Mr. Laporte to let the premises in question. The plaintiff closed with Ho ratio Parnell for the possession of the house, and, at his desire she paid him down twenty-five pounds as a deposit. Subsequently Mr. Laporte refused to give up the keys of the house, and told the plaintiff that Horatio Par nell had no authority from him to let the house, and that he was a total stranger to him. Parnell was sought after, and when found he was called upon to refund the 251. to the plaintiff, and the bill now in question was give❑ co the plaintiff in payment of the money. Upon its being pre sented for payment it was dishonoured, and this action was now brought to recover the amount. Witnesses were called who proved the handwriting of the defendant. Mr. Serjeant RUSSELL, fur the defendant, then said that his client would never have thought of defending the action, were it not that the acceptance purporting to be i❑ his handwriting was a forgery. He was sorry that he was put to the necessity of proving that to be the case, but he felt it to be his duty so to do, but in doing so he would not, from certain motives, call the fathe r to prove in whose hand-writing the bill was supposed to be accepted. He would, however, call other persons who would distinctly shew that the acceptance was not that of his client, Mr. Samuel James Parnell. The Learned Counsel then called Mr. Thomas Sturt, who said he had been clerk to the defendant, who was an estate-agent and auctioneer, resid in North Audley-street, for the last five years. The ac ceptance to the bill now produced was certainly not in his hand .writing. Cross-examined by Mr. Serjeant Burtros--The de lendant was a house and estate-agent; he is now in Whi.e cross-street prison. lie had sold a house to Mr. F. Pollock, about ten months ago, in Queen-square, but had not sold an estate since about four years and a half ago. When the notary presented the bill in question for pay ment, he (witness) told him Mr. Parnell knew nothing at all about it. Thomas Sturt, the father of the last witness, had seen the defendant write several times.—The acceptance to the bill now handed to him was not in his hand-writing. . „. Mr. Charles James Forrest, the defendant's attorney, said he told Mr. Hill, the plaintiff's attorney, before this action was brought, that it would be defended upon the ground that the acceptance was not genuine ; he always had told him so. . . ..... Mr. Serieant BUMPUS, in reply, said that he had not the slightest notion that the acceptance was to he attacked as a forgery, and he was sure that had Mr. Hill known that such a defence was to have been set up he would have instructed him to that effect. The Learned Counsel said that the defence had been got up between the Parnells and their party, and that it was as clear a conspiracy t o swindle his client as ever came before a Court and Jury. The LOAD CHIEF' JUSTICE summed up the case, and the Jury almost immediately found a verdict for the plaintiff, with costs. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. HAKE P. DUKE. This was an action on the warranty of a stamp f ur 120/. ',chich turned out to be bad. The plaintiff and de fendant are both law stationers residing in Chancery-lane. In the beginning of the present year the defendant sent a message to the plaintiff, stating that he had a stamp fit for articles of clerkship to dispose of, which' he had purchased he said from a respectable customer ; Mr. flake know ing the respectability of the defendant, instantly bought the stamps frost him, he being allowed a dis count of 10 per cent. The money was not immediately paid but shortly afterwards 651. was given in cash, and the defendant had goods from the plaintiff to the amount of 16/. 3s. 6d. ; shortly after the plaintiff had possession of the stamp, a gentleman of the name of Wilton applied to him for a stamp for articles of clerkship, wishing to article a young man named Garrick to himself. The stamp in question was given to hint ; the necessary articles of clerk ship were engrossed upon it by the plaintiff, but upon it being presented at the office of the Master of the King's Bench for enrolment, the clerk thinking its appearance sus picious, refused to enrol it, thinking it one among the many stamps that had lately been stolen from the office. Upon ap ' cation to the stamp office, the opinion of the master clerk was fully proved, it being considered that the previous writing upon the stamp had been eradicated by some che mical process. This being the case Mr. Wilton was under the necessity of getting another stamp, and Mr. Duke pro mised to set all right and that the plaintiff should be no loser. He, however, had only paid 12/. and refused to pay the rest. Under such circumstances the plaintiff felt compelled to bring the present action to recover from the defendant the money he had paid to him for the stamp, which was good for nothing. Mr. CAMPBELL, with whom was Mr. TIIESSIGER, stated the plaintiff's cise to the Jury, regretting that the plaintiff should have been compelled to bring this action against his neighbour, who he had no doubt, if he had followed his own judgment, would have saved the neces sityof such a course being resorted to. George H. Beckford was an apprentice to the plaintiff; recollected his buying the stamp in question from the defendant at a discount of ten pound per cent. Mr. Hake stated he had purchased the stamp from a most re spectable customer. Jo the month of February the stamp was detained at the Stamp.office, and the defendant called upon Mr. Hake, regretting what had taken place. The plaintiff and the defendant went together to Somerset house. They returned in about an hour, when the de fendant asked the sum he bad received from the plaintiff for the stamp, and on Mr. Flake's replying 65/ , the de fendant said it was quite correct, and promised to send the plaintiff the money in the coarse of the next week, when he had to receive money. Goods had also been supplied to the defendant by the plaintiff to the amount of 161. 3s. 6d. Cross-examined by Mr. ADOLPHUS-The stamp was not in the condition now that it was when received from Mr. Hake—the hole which was originally in it had been mended. Knew that the Stamp-office would not allow a farthing for a stamp if it had been used and executed. Here it was admitted that the defendant had a cross de mand for upwards of 19/. Mr. J. R. Wilton—Was an attorney; in the beginning of the present year he was about to article a clerk to himself of the name of Garrick, and purchased the stamp in question for that purpose. After the articles were engrossed lie applied to the Master of the King's Bench office, who refused to enrol it, the clerk stating that it looked -thy much like one of those which had been stolen from the office about a year before. Afterwards went to the Stamp-office, whet e Mr. Timms, the Solicitor of Stamps, the plaintiff, defendant, and Sloman, a Sheriff's officer, of whom Duke bought the stamp, were present. Sloman there stated be had bought the stamp from another person at an undue value. It was not stated that the stamp was a bad one, but that it looked suspicious. Cross-examined —Any person not knowing of the rob bery at the Master's office, might have bought the stamp without having any suspicion of it. Napoleon Aldridge, clerk in the Mister's Office, proved that many robberies bad taken place there of stamps He believed the stamp in question had been before used, and he founded that belief on 10 years' experience in the office, where they had from 500 to 700 articles similar to the present annually. The paper was mutilated, and the ink appeared to have run. George H. Beckford recalled—Mr. Tulke himself re paired the hole in the stamp. Mr. Anorruus addressed the Jury for the defendant, contending that the transaction on the part of the de fendant was a fair one, and that the plaintiff was not en titled to recover. The Sheriff's officer Mr. Sloman, was a highly respectable man, and tl,e plaintiff if there had been any thing suspicious about the stamp, had had plenty of time to ascertain whether it was a good one or not. Instead of returning it to the Stamp Office, he had the articles engrossed upon it. If the stamp waz an old one, and the previous writing had been eradicated by a chemical process, he (Mr. A.) had no doubt there were means in chemistry to ascertain that no such means had been re sorted to by the plaintiff, although the stamp had been so long in his possession . Ab ra ham Sloman was an officer of the Sh er iff o f Mid dlesex, and resided in Cur sitor - street. Had sold the stamp in question to the defendant for 1001., and received two bills of exchange in payment. He had sold it as the agent of a person named John Alves, a gentleman residing in Duke-street, Portland-place, whom witness then had in custody. The proceeds of the sale went in discharge of the executions against Alves. Witness told defendant of whom he got the stamps ; Alves had also given him another stamp of the same description, which he handed over to the defendant, but it was not sold. Cross-examined —Had known Alves for many years, and had had him in custody half a dozen times. C.foreavr.r. was about to reply, when he was in terrupted by Mr. - • The Loan CHIEF BARON, V/110 obs;.,rved that the de fendant bad good reason to suppose that there was some thing suspicious about the stamp. The Jury, feeling quite satisfied without any charge from the Learned Judge, immediately returned a verdict for the plaintiff for 631. A subscription has been opened among our c ountrymen in France for the relief of the distressed Irish. A very respectable and numerous meeting was h e ld at Leeds, on Monday, to consider of means for the relief of the distressed Irish, and, after several excellent s peeches, a number of resolutions were agreed to in fur therance of this humane object. A subscription was en tered into, and the Leeds Intelligeneer states that a col lection is about to be made in that town from house to house. A. penny subscription has been commenced here for the Irish, and we have no doubt that a consider able sum will be collected by this means, many of the shop keepers as well as librarians having consented to receive the c ontributions, besides other benevolent individuals who have undertaken to assist in collecting. A similar plan has been very successful at Emsworth.—Brighton Gazette. THE CROF S.—Though we have recently had a large and seasonable supply of moisture, which will cer tainly be of great service, still double the quantity would be highly beneficial to the crops. It was formerly men tioned that the rye grass was in seed—a light crop, and beyond recovery. A commercial gentleman, who has just traversed several of the northern counties, states that the same may be said of the beans. Round Strathern, in par ticular, the stalks are not above nine or ten inches in height, and are covered with a profusion of blossoms. At this time last ye ar th e stalks were from five to seven feet in height in the sam e v i c i n i ty, and not garnished with a sing Ale reportblossom *--S cotsman. has been industriously circulated for some days, that Mr. EDWARD PROTHEROE, Member for Bristol, has taken office (the Woods and Forests). We have authority to state that there is not the slightest foun dation for the report. He has been more at the office of the Woods and Forests lately than he wished, in conse quence of the unfortunate affair of the Forest of Dean. GRAND BIRMINOHAM VASE. We have been favoured with a private view of this mag nificent vase, which has the tare merit of surpassing every expectation that may be formed of it. In height, it is four teen feet ; in diamet• r, twelve ; in It - eight, six tons and upwards; and is capable of containing eight pips's, or five thousand four hundred bottles of wine ! The estimated value of this colossal work of art is ten thousand guineas and it has cost the ingenimis artist, Mr. J. Gunby—we mention his name for he deserves fully to he brought be fore the public—four years' incessant, uninterrupted la bour. On a first view of the vase, the spectator is lite • rally bewildered with its elaborate, btrt chastened magnifi cence, and refuses to believe that it is wholly formed of glass. Yet such is the case. The exterior and inferior surface• are both glass, while between, gold, relieved with rich emerald, green and scarlet, is profusely laid on, yet with out conveying the idea of gaudiness or tinsel, so mellow are the tints—so chaste the devices•—so exquisite the work manship—and so harmoniously do the colours blend with each other. The most fastidious taste can find nothing to object to in this vase. In its style it is purely original, though Mr. Gunby, with consummate good taste, has se lected for his model the purest and most classical form of the old Grecian vase. In the room where it is exhibited • —Royal Bazaar, Oxford-street- - a gallery has been erected. to enable the spectator to examine the interior, the deco rations of which, though of a less imposing character, are fully equal to the exterior. To a stranger, who was rot previously aware of its being formed of glass, this unique specimen of art would appear like a vase of burnished gold, such an one as he may, perchance, have read of, in his school-days, in the favourite oriental tale of Aladdin, and his Fairy Palace. Taken altogether, it is a chef deurre, and might be advantageously purchased for some grand national exhibition, as a proof of the perfection to which the arts have attained in England. We have no doubt that it will be appreciated by the public as it deserves SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BATH AND BRISTOL RACES. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15. —The firA Class of the Some, ,etshire Stakes, of 25 scvs. each, 15 forfeit with 50. added ; the owner of the second horse to 'Teel re back his stake ; two miles and a distance. Mr. F. G. Cooper's br. g. Cress z,nt 1 Mr. Carr's ch. e. Confederacy Mr. Ford names Lawrence. Eight started, but only the above three were placed; was a beautiful race, the winner was rode by Conolly. A Foal Stakes of 50 soya. each, h. f. ; one mile. Mr. Sadler's ch. f. Delight, by Reveller—Defiance I Mr. Farquharson's b. c. by Reveller—Legacy bl Two only started. A 50/. Plate given by the Members for the County ; ‘s.o mile heats. Mr. Dundas's b. c. Scrub Mr. Watt's b.f by Figato—Victorine Second heat Scrub walked over. A Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each, with 20 added, for horses of all denominations; gentlemen riders; two miles and a distance. Mr. J. Bayly's br. g. Jocko walked over. A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, 5 forfeit, with 30 added ; gentlemen riders. Mr. Freestone's b. h. Topsy 1 Mr. Jenkins's b. in. Lady Fudge Mr. Carr's b. g. Little Paddy 3 Second heat Topsy walked over. THURSDAY.-The Original Five Sovereigns Stakes, with 50 sous. added from the racing fund, for horses that never won 1001. at any time before the day of nomination. Mr. Watts's ch. c. Confederacy, (A. Pavis) 1 Mr. J. Bayly's b. f. Keepsake 2 Mr. H. Biggs's ch. c. Little Red Hover 3 This was a most beautiful race; five horses stated and Little Red Rover, who was the favourite at great odds, kept the lead till within a quarter of a mile of the distance post, when Confederacy passed him and the others, and in spite of the most strenuous efforts by his opponents, won the race. A Handicap of two sous. each, with the Members' Plate of 50 sovs. added ; Two miles and a distance. Sketch Book I Little Boy Blue This was a very fine race ; five horses started and Sketch Book won with great exertion on the part of his rider. FRIDAY.-The Second Class of the Somersetshire Stakes a above. Mr. Williamson's b. c. Agreeable, (G. Edwards; 1 Mr. It. Codrington named b. f. Jenny Vertpre_. A capital race—won by nearly a length.-Eleven horses started.—The company on the course was more numerous than on the preceding days. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) COVENT-GARDEN MARKET. There was a good supply at this morning's market, and the trade waCsteady. s.d. s.d. s.d. s.d. Potatoes (cwt.) New ditto (lb.) C:o.bages (12 heads)... 1 0 2 0 Green Pease Cauliflowers 201 5 0 Broad Beans 1 6 2(3 Horse ltadish(bundle) 5 0 , 8 0 Gooseberries 2 0 3 6 Rhubarb ... Brocoli 0 9 1 6 Apples 4 0 12 0 Celery 0 8 1 3'Span. Chesnuts (peck) 6 0 10 0 Carrots 12 hunches)._ 4 0 6 0 French ditto Young Turnips 2 0 '3 6 Spanish Hazlenuts .... 6 0 10 0 Turnip Radishes 1 0 I 6 French Walnuts 6 0 10 0 Coleworts or Greens... 2 0 4 0 Brazilian Nuts 2 0 4 0 Young Onions 1 6 2 6 Eng. Grapes (per lb.) 1 0 3 0 Leeks 1 0 1 6 Foreign 0 8 1 0 _ Sweet Oranges (100)... 5 0 10 *berries 0 9 1 6 Seville Oranges S 0 12 0 Pine Apples (lb.) Lemons 8 0 14 0 Sea-trail (pummet) ....0 9 1 6 Asparagus French Beans 0 9 1 0 Small Sallad Cos Lettuces (score)... 1 0 1 &Radishes (12 hands) 0 9 1 6 Cabbage ditto 0 4 0 9 Apricots (pottle) 0 6 0 S Cucumbers (brace).... 0 4 1 6 Strawberries 0 4 0 9 Peaches (dozen) 20 0 26 0 The Grand Duchess HELENA of Russia, and suite have left town for Sidmouth, where she intends sojourning for some months. Her Highness, previously to leaving town, gave directions for four splendid carriages to be built, two by ADAMS, and two by HouLnurcii. The harness and caparisons are of a chaste description, and manufactured by SHIPLEY, of Regent-street. Prince LOUIS NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, second son of LOUIS BONAPARTE, has arrived in London, and is staying with his mother HORTEN3IA, Duchess of ST. LEU, formerly Queen of HOLLAND.—AIso. ACHILLES MunAT, son of Mu/AT, is in town, and these eminent foreigners paid yesterday a visit to Earl GREY. I►► a Convocation, holden yesterday, it was agreed by a large majority to affix the University Seal to a Petition to the House of Commons, expressing an opinion that several of the fro visions of the Bill proposed in the last Parliament were of dangerous tendency, and praying that no similar measure may, without undergoing very con siderable modifications, receive the sanction of the House. The numbers for the petition were 66 ; against it 22. Oxford Journal. POPULATION OFWAKEFIELD.—The popu lation, as appears by the census just taken, at present amounts to 5,777 males, and 6,481 females ; total 12,258. In 1821 the numbers returned were 10,764, thus exhibiting an increase within the last ten years of 1,494, being an annual average of very nearly 150. Here we may be allowed to remark, that the limits of the town ship of Wakefield are so extremely confined, as scarcely to afford this place a fair competition when put in comparison with other towns, especially as they exclude a large por tion of that bank of the river, where the nature of its trade must necessarily plant a considerable part of the new po pulation, which the nataral course of things may generate, or circumstances draw together.— Wakefield Journal. A friend, lately returned from England, gives a melancholy, though ludicrous account of the ignorance that exists regarding Scotland in many of the counties, particularly Kent. He met with several hop-growers, men in easy circumstances, who gravely inquired if the Edinburgh shopkeepers wore kilts? They thought our friend was quizzing them, when he informed them that the merchants of Edinburgh dressed better than themselves. As to living, they went a step beyond Winifred Jinkins, who believed that sheep heads comprehended all the butcher meat to be had in Scotland. The men of Kent think oatmeal indispensible, or rather the chief viand of all our meals. In short, that Scotland is a " dreadful country"— its inhabitants " demi-savages"—Eilinburgh a " vast col lection of clay-built houses, with inaccessible mountains on every side." But what else may be expected from men whose every idea is concentrated in the rearing of hops ?--. They have no books, saving a copy or two of CamenELL's Pleasures of Hope, which our friend quaintly remarks they have purchased by mistake, thinking no doubt it treated on their favourite plant ! Of a surety the School master has much before him.—Scotsman. THE THAMES TUNNEL.--The Lords of the Admiralty paid the Tunnel a visit the daybeforeyesterday. They were conducted over the works by Mr. BRUNEL, who explained the peculiar mode in which the Tunnel has been formed as far as it has proceeded. Their Lordships expressed great satisfaction at the manner in which the Tunnel has been constructed, and regretted that me ins were not found to complete the work. The whole of the brickwork remains as solid as a rock. The number of visiters to view the Tunnel have been verycon siderable. Within a few months about 12,000 persons have inspected the work?. DEVIZES PETTY SESSIONS, JI:NL 11. NoRTII V. GLASS. was . dtoer to ie eyes, sex,es , and, did The plaintiff, a respectable young man, residing her ha n d s u p on t h e at Potterne, sought the punishment of the defendant, a very fashionably dressed young lady, for that she, i mh i n o eofli t iri dce h to a avd :' e i id n ry g ebr for the ve f eteotarife he , r n gt o t) f l,o t . law n t phi before her ws aintiff, at Potterne a f oresa id. Mr. North is as stoutly as Miss Gl a s s is delicately frarti.o; anti Mr. Scott could not help ex pressing his surt;'ise at the nature of the charge. This set Miss Glass 2 tittering; while Mr. North endeavoured to show that was not quite so ami able and so delicate as she looked. She flew at me like a lion (he observed), and gave jt me well be fore I scarcely !mew where I was. Miss Glass was called upon for her defenne ; but we were prevented noting one-half of her speech, hy the rapidity with which she spoke.—She fa emuel us with another proof—that it is utterly Im possible for ladies, at certain seasons, to controul the " unruly member." The young lady entered into a long pedigree of the family of the Glasses, for the purpose of proving that they were more ancient and more respectable than that of the Norths; and that they were better conducted, and of better character, 'was clear from the fact, that there were two tithing men in the parish, and that the time of one of them was nearly occupied in quelling disputes in the family of the Norths, whilst there was not a. single in stance on record of their being called' in to the family of the Glasses. What have you to say against my - character ? (eagerly inquired Mr. North)—Certainly nothing that can lower it (complacently answered Miss Glass); it is too low already. The Magistrates appeared to think that Miss Glass was only aggravating the original offence; and wished to know if she had any mitigatory circumstances to adduce. She's only giving you a specimen of what her tongue is made of, as I have had proof of the com position of her hands (said Mr. North.) Miss Glass said•she was so provoked, from the conduct of Mr. North towards her brother, that she scarcely knew what she did. She had no doubt she struck him, more than once or twice;—her better temper was mastered ; but his conduct deserved the chastisement he received. Mr. HUGHES recommended an apology. Miss Glass—l can't say, Gentlemen, but that I am sorry—very sorry for what I have done;—sorry that I should have dirtied my lingers upon such a fellow Mr. North's ire was naturally loused. Mr. fit:GßES—Pray, Mr. North, allow a Mk. la titude for a lady's tongue, and accept an apology. Mr. North thought the terms of the apology sur passed even the assault, and indignantly rejected it. Every spark of Mr. North's gallantry appeared to have been extinguished. The COURT then told Miss Glass that she was convicted in the penalty of 10s. and costs. Miss Glass—And I should not regret a pound, if I could only have got at his eyes. Mr. North held up his fists in a threatening atti tude, and dared her ever to to lay hand upon him again. Mr. LocKE—Take my advice, North ; whatever provocation you may receive, never strike a woman. It is, under every circumstance, most unmanly.--The parties then left the office. We have seen many curious anagrams, and eur readers may recollect that from " Opposition," " 0 poison Pit." A correspondent has found in Anti- Reformer, the words " Retain Former," expressing aver sion to change.— Scotsman. HERRING FISIIING.—It was intimated in our last, that herrings have already made their appearani:e in the Moray Firth, and that a few crane were brought into Portsoy last week of nearly full size, and of excellent quality. They have also made their appearance in the West Higland lochs, to the great satisfaction of the inha bitants of these districts. The pioneers, as they may be called, are fully the usual sire, and of excellent quality. Within these 'few days considerable quantities have been caught in Ayr Bay, and they sold readily at from Is. 6d. .to 2s. a dozen. The commencement of the fishing in the north is generally waited with hope and anxiety. This season, however, it is exciting but little interest. The most extraordinary winter fishing in the Firth of Forth has quite overstocked the market, and the curers have never got above 20e. for the barrel, and no small quantity was sold a good deal lower. The fishing will commence in less than a month hence ; and the hands in the fishing stations on the Firth are generally engaged by this time, hut as the curers calculate on a second successful winter fishing, they are very chary of engaging their hands.—l&. THE LATE MAJOR CARTWRIGHT.—The bronze statue raised by subscription to the memory of this steadfast, single-minded, and honest old reformer, will be erected early in the course of the ensuing month in Burton tr. scent, where the Major resided some years, and died. It is contemplated to commemorate the erection of the statue by a public procession, promoted by Sir Famicis Buitimrr, Mr. HUME, Mr. HORHOUSE, and other distinguished f iends of the venerable and strenuous supporter of universal suffrage, annual Parliaments, and the vote by ballot. The figure, whirls is at present in the possession of the artist, Mr. GEORGE CLARKE, of Charles-street, Covent-garden, has been seen by Mrs. and Miss FRANCES CARTWRIGHT, who pronounced it to be a striking likeness of the original. The attitude chosen by the artist is a sitting position. The figure is partly enveloped in a loose dressing gown ; the hands are extended, holding some Parlia mentary papers, and are very cleverly modelled. The figure will be 15 feet in height from the pedestal to the crown of the head, and the whole work is creditable to the talents of the artist. The following inscription in bronze is to be affixed to the pedestal :—" JOHN CART WRIGHT, horn September 28, 1740, died September 23, 1824. The firm, consistent, and persevering advocate cf universal suffrage, equal Representation, vote by ballot, and annual Parliaments. He was the first English writer who maintained the independence of the United States, and, although his distinguished merits as a Naval Officer presented most flattering prospects of pro fessional advancement, yet he nobly refused to draw his sword against the rising liberties of an oppressed and woe-Ong people. In grateful commemoration of his in flexible integrity, exalted pa , riotistu, and profound Con stitutional knowledge, and in sincere admiration of the unblemished virtues of his private life, this statue was erected by public subscription near the spot where he closed his useful and meritorious career-1831." LEEDS AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY BY WAY Os' WAKEFIELD.—A meeting of the Directors of the Leeds and Manchester Railway Company was held in Manchester on Wednesday week, at which it was resolved to proceed with the Bill for the road from Manchester to Sowerby-bridge in the approaching Session of Parlia ment. A report was submitted by Mr. STEPHENSON, the engineer, on the subject of the extension of the line from Sowerby-bridge, near Halifax, to Leeds. This report comprehended the survey of two lines; one by the way of Brighouse, Batley, and Morley, to Leeds ; and the other along the vale of the Calder, by Brighouse, Dews bury, and Wakefield; but the country in that direction is less favourable for the working of locomotive engines, and owing to the elevation of that part of the country, at least four miles of the road must be worked by stationary engines. The recommendation of the other line is, that it would take in the important towns of Dewsbury and Wakefield ; and thAt the locomotive engines would travel all the way between Manchester and Leeds, with the aid of a tunnel of 6 or 700 yards in length, near Itothwell. Mr. STEriIENSON'a survey also showed how a communi cation might easily be made, by hr inches from the trunk railway to Halifax and to Huddersfield. The estimated eipences of the whole distance between Manchester and Leeds by the vale of Todmorden, through which this rail-- way passes, is from 7 to 800,000/., and when completed by the branches, the wxpence of which is not taken into this estimate, a railway communication would be esta blished from Manchester, to the important towns of Mid dleton, Rochdale, Todmorden, Halifax, Huddersfield, Dewsbury, Wakefield, and Leeds, aid ich, by the aid of the Liverpool and Manchester railway already made to the west, and the Leeds and Selby railway now construct ing to the east, would form a direct communication be tween the Ouse and the Mersey. It is scarcely necessary to say, that under these circumstances, thedprlevt.ekreen fi c e e ld to given to the line by way of Dewsbary. 50 and If at the present -1 in about two hours a la sLocields; Manchesterthougb % t v b i e l be performed the Alinichester and Liverpool rail rate of travelling on time atpresent oceupied being about way ; the average fire hours.— Wakefield Journal. would distance t a a h n o c u e t b by B t m hi a s es i : l n t beebjeotuareneeny