The Sun. — London, England, 1830-02-04 00:00:00

FOREIGN FINANCE. (FROM OUR PARIS CO RESPONDENT.) " Next to the United States of America, perhaps Russia, with reference to the part which it is hereafter to act in the great theatre of na tions; may be regarded as best entitled to our attention, but with respect to the degree cf in formation we already possess regarding it, the great empire of the North is comparatively a terra incognita, hermetically sealed with the signet of a despotic government, so as to exclude all external observation ; while America wears a windo.v in her bosom, through which all the• workings of the internal machinery may be sub jected to close and accurate examination. I hope before long to be able to present to your readers some new and interesting details as to the pre sent state of Russia, and in order to pave the way for what is to follow, I propose as the sub ject of this day's communication to take a view of the great credit establishments, by means of which the finances of the empire are at present administered. " These establishments consist of the Bank of Assignats, the Loan Bank, the Commercial Bank, and the Redemption Chest. This me chanism will not be well understood if it is not borne in mind, that in Russia the Government is everything, and the people absolutely nothing. Before examining their mode of operation, it may be convenient, if not necessary, to make some preliminary observations. " The money in which accounts are kept in Russia is the rouble, which is a silver coin equal in intrinsic value to about 3s. 4(1., and is divided into one hundred copecks. But the paper money, from the train of circumstances in which the kingdom has been placed, and the great dis crepancy which has long existed between the wants of the inhabitants and the amount of coined currency in circulation, having been sub ject to all the fluctuations which its origin im plies, it must always be carefully attended to thSt.it is necessary to distinguish in what form or value the rouble is payable. In the accounts of 1829, the silver rouble was valued by the Council of the credit establishments, which formed a branch or section of the department of the Mi nister of Finance, at three roubles, seventy co pecks in paper assignats, and the gold rouble at three roubles, eighty-six copecks in paper. The gold rouble is understood to apply to such sums in general as are payable in gold money, and the difference of sixteen paper copecks, equal to a little more than four per cent., answers to what is sometimes called the price of the gold, or the difference in the expence of transit of the pre cious metals. This, it is clear, must rise to a rate comparatively high in a country like Rus sia, where commercial relations are formed at such immense distances front each other, in re to the facilities of communication, and where the quality of the silver employed at the Imperial Mint is so very inferior to that used in the coinage of that of any of the other first-rate Powers of Europe. The silver rouble of 3s. 4d. being taken as the term of comparison, and the differences of exchange being excluded from consideration, the gold rouble, according to the account of 1829, is worth about 3s. 54d. and the paper rouble about is. 811. In giving the valueS in English money I shall adhere to this basis of reduction, and shall thus avoid the confusion inseparable from any account where the results are presented in units of different values. " The Bank of Assignats is similar in princi ple to that of the famous French institution of the same name, differing only in the political causes out of which it has arisen. Tne whole mass of assignats in circulation in the Russian empire on the Ist of January, 1829, amounts to 595,776,310 roubles, the nominal value of which would be 95,320,209/. and the exchange able value 25,737,5361. The task would be more difficult than curious to inquire how the loss, which has obviously arisen by this depreci ation, has been divided between the government, its immediate creditors, and the present holders of the assignats. What may be regarded as Certain is, that a large proportion of the debt of Russia.has been liquidated by a result which is not materially different in its effects from a na tional bankruptcy. The Loan Rank receives deposits, and makes loans generally for long periods, to various branches of the administration, to government, and other undertakings of public utility, and alao to private companies and individuals. Dur ing the two last campaigns this Bank made con siderable advances to the war department. The paper it issues resembles our English Exchequer Bills or the Treasury Bonds of France, and it is received in payment in ordinary transactions. At its opening, in 1828, the deposits made to the Loan Bank by the various branches of the administration, amounted to £3,805,320 Of which 1,'776,4281. belonged to the Corn wercial Bank, and 403,0561. to the Lon bard of St. Petersburgh, a great pawn brirk ing establishment similar to that which 1 lately described to you as existing in Paris under the name of ti:e Mont de PietL L Tie deposits of individuals amounted t 0... 4,155,689 £7,961,009 On the lst of January, 1829, the deposits of the various branches of the administration amounted to Of which 2,500,611/. belonged to the Com mercial Bank, and 424,2641. to the Lom bard. The deposits of individuals amounted at the same period to To which is to be added the original capital of the Bank And the capital of reserve At the same period the Bank had lent to the Redemption Chest .£2,319,652 To various bran c h es o f the vernment To individuals, or private co[n panies 4,836,496 Aud it had in its coffers 650,212 43,600 X 9,656,715 .‘ The destination of the Commercial Bank is similar in some respects to that of the Bank of England, or the Bank of France, with this dif ference, that it lends also on deposits of tiler -chandise to private companies or individuals ; besides making advances - to the government. In the accounts for 1828 a sum of 950,4001. were so employed. The capital of the Bank is £1,296,000 And it had in deposit on the Ist of Jan. 1828 10,217,090 Which made its means of itttlOn amount to £11,543,090 " Its profits have amounted to 74 per cent. on the capital, although since its formation this Bank has lost 279,2701. on protested paper. " The Redemption Chest is exclusively devoted to the management of the affairs of the public consolidated debt, and the reimbursement of the capital. On the Ist ofJanuary,lB29, the conso lidated debt consisted in principal or capital:— lit. Of the Perpetual Six per Cent. Rente £11'094,925 2d. Of the Perpetual Five per Cent. Rente 11,396,524 3d. Of the Interior Limited Debt 1,494,934 4th. Of the Dutch Debt 3,806,440 The total represents the amounts of the con solidated debt £27,782,723 but it does not represent the whole amount of the national engagements, as may be seen from the sums which have been borrowed from the Loan Bank and the Bank of Commerce. In 1828 there was paid— let. As the interest of Dutch and other anterior debts, at the rate of seven roubles 35 co pecks per cent 2d. For the interest of the Five and Six per Cent. Stock 1,475,452 X 1,855,942 " This last sum, it will be observed, is applied to the interest of the borrowed capital. It is 'mid in London through the medium of the house of Rothschild, and the expense of commission and exchange amounts to about one 9-100ths percent. Previous to the year 1828 the redemption chest had paid up 5,050,4681. of the public debt. During the year 182 S it had redeemed of the old debt £ 50,386 And of the Five and Six per Cents 279,114 Which at the mean rate of 94 per cent. has cost £263,896 Thus the redemption for the year of has been about one 36-100ths per cent. on the amount of the permanent consolidated debt, not including the Dutch debt, on which they did not begin to operate till the currency of the year 1829. " The expenses of management for the year amounted to 17,280/., in order to extinguish which there has been placed to its credit the value of the prizes of the squadron of Admiral Semiavine of 17,750/. " The disbursements of the redemption chest amount in all to 2,230,3851. But the funda• mental question regards the manner in which it is supplied or alimented. In the regular order of things the interest of the public debt, and the amount of redeemed capital, would be placed at the head of the current expellees of the State, and would be deducted from the amount of the year's revenue. It is not so, however, in Rus sia. It has been seen, in treating of the loan hank, that the redemption chest had borrowed from it, in 1828, a sum of 2,319,6521. in addi tion to all the disbursements of the year. It ap pears also from the accounts, that on the Ist of January, 1828, the redemption chest had an ac cumulated reserve beyond the amount of previous loans and operations, amounting to 4,161,2291.; but the Emperor, absolute in the disposal of the fund of redemption, as in every thing else, had applied 1,612,3121. of the amount to the ex pellees of the war. It would seem from the ex planations in the accounts, that the fund of re serve, or at least what remains of it, and which ought to be about 2,560,0001., remains in specie in the chest. It would be so natural, however, to diminish the amount of the floating debt due to the Bank, on which interest is paid, with this alleged fund of reserve, that there seems to be good reason for doubting its existence. " The view which I have thus taken of these financial establishments in Russia, seems to prove, that in the midst of almost unlimited re sources, the State, though rich in the ordinary sense of the term, is far from being in easy cir cumstances. In fact, the public purse of the Empire is managed like too many private for tunes, without much regard to method or sim plicity. Those who know anything of the man ner in which affairs are conducted in Russia, will easily understand that it could not be other. wise, and that the confusion most go on until it becomes still worse confounded,' and produces at length some serious embarrassment. It is not to be expected, indeed, that the Government should put itself to much trouble in preventing such an issue, when its creditors concern them selves so little on the subject, and while Spain continues on the exchanges of Paris and elsewhere to enjoy a certain degree of credit, although its public creditors are so obviously in a situation to reduce it to a state of dgelared and open bankruptcy. However that may be, it must not be disguised, that in the state of civilization in which Russia is now placed, these financial establishments have given rise to many useful undertakings, and have in various ways been of the greatest public service." ANCIENT PREJUDICES OF THE GYPSIES.— During the severest weather of last week, a tribe of gyp sies encsmped under Leckhampton Hill, where an ex tremely interesting and beautiful gypsey woman was taken in labour• and safely delivered of a fine boy. Several cha ritable ladies of Charlton Kings hearing of the circum stance, and pitying the condition of the poor creature lying in that situation on the ground, and only protected from the inclemency of the season by a tent, collected a number of half-crowns, and gave them to her husband, offering him at the same time a comfortable room for his wife in the village, until she recovered. He introduced them to his wife, who received the half-crowns, but de clined the offer of the room, saying, that "if she or any of her tribe were to be confined in a room, they were sure to he unlucky."—CLeltenham Chronicle. • MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.—The vil lages of Warmley and Tinsley have been thrown into considerable agitation by the following shocking event A married woman has been in the habit of going daily to discharge the domestic duties in the house of a gentleman and lady, who reside at a distance of two miles, and her husband used to fetch her home in the evening. On Wed nesday se'nnight she left the house alone, about four o'clock. Her husband, it is said, left his home about the same hour , o fetch her; it appears he did not arrive at the house where she worked until seven o'clock, and being told she had left at four o'clock, he returned home and went to bed. In the morning the body of the poor woman was found about midway between the two houses, with evident marks of violence on her clothes and person. A Coroner's in - quest has been held on the body, which returned a verdict of " Accidental Death." This verdict has given great dissatisfaction in the neighbourhood. It seems she had eight shillings and fourpence in her pocket, which were left untouched ; but a loaf she had bought and was taking home, was broken, and a half taken away.— Bath Chron. PRICES OF STOCK% THIS flan„ • - t_~ek :1 per Cent. Red. )2? 3I 3 per Cent- Cons. ...92 , ,g%%344i :0,4, per Cent. lOO Ditto te,..1. 997i 1 , 4 100 99S t. per Cent. Ann. Ditty, 126. , 105,15!6 Wink 1.. Ann. I)itto 30 years W 7-10 Ditto 30 years India Stock 232 Ditto Bonds ............ 74 75 pr:. t PRICF.S OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds ..... Brazilian Bonds "1%33 i Peru vial , Bonds IBN Buenos Ayres Bonds —;Portuguese Bonds — Chi Han Bonds ...... ........... i Prussian,* Old Uolomllan Bonds :.. — i Ditto, New Ditto, 1824 2334 Russian — Danish — Spanish, :821 llTh 12 Greek Bonds 1823 — Ditto, 1825 33 43i 3% 4 ,French Rentes, sp. c. —f. —c. Gultimal - — Exchange —f. ....^. Mexican Bonds — :---- 3 per cent...... —t. —c. i ;lac), 1825 25% Exchange —f. —,.. PRICES CF IRISFI STOCKS, DUBLIN, r'sn. I. Bank Stock 25 4 1,4 i St. Patrick 1 :Isla. (per sh.) Consols, 3 per cent Gov. Stock, 3.1, per cent. 98% !National Ditto Ditto, New —lPatriotic Ditto — 4 per Cent IOIM i Hibernian Bank — Gov. Deb. 3!4 per cent.... 91 4 i Provincial Ditto — Royal Canal Stoca —i Royal Irish Mine — Grand Canal 5t0ck......... --.1 Imperial Mine — City . Deb. 4 per cent Balla.;;", Office Deb. 4p. c. , Commercial Buildings — MAILS. Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due. O America.— ~. 0 0 Hamburg 4 O Brazil ' 1 0 Holland O Buenos Ayrep 0 0 Jamaica 1 O Carthagena 0 0 Leeward Islands ... 1 1 Dublin 0 0 Lisbon 0 I Flanders 0 I 0 Mexico 1 France 1 0 Sweden O Guernsey & Jersey .. 0 1 Waterford 0 341011 WATER AT LONDON lIRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning... 5 minutes after 0. I Evening...3sminutes after 0. SPECTATOR WEEKLY NEWSPAPER. PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES. THROUGHOUT the ensuing SESSION, the SPECTATOR will give the PROCEED INGS in PARLIAMENT, on the NeW Plan which it practised last Session with unqualified approbation ; a plan combining ext►eme conciseness with perfect clearness, and picturesque effect with rigid impartiality. In the Miscel laneous department of the SPECTATOR every piece of News at all interesting to the general reader finds a place, while, by the exclusion of every thing unessential or vulgar, the point of the narrative is improved, and space and time are equally husbanded. In this way, and by means of the ample dimensions of the Paper, together with recent improvements in the mode of printing the Advertisements, room is obtained for a greater variety of Original Papers on Politics, Manners, Literature, Science, Dramatic and Musical Criticism, the Fine Arts, with all sorts of useful information, than is to be found in any other Journal of its class. An early Edition on Saturday afternoon, for the Post. The Sunday Edition brings down the News to Satur day night. The latter is easily distinguished; and those who prefer it should give particular instructions to their Newsmen. 4, Wellington-street, Strand. 4'T 1143 _*11144 LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 4, 1530. OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. At an early hour this morning the usual pre- paration4 for the opening of Parliament com- menced. A little after two o'clock Parliament was opened by his Majesty's Commissioners. The Lords Commissioners were the LORD CHAN- CELLOR, the Duke of WELLINGTON, Earls ROSSLYN, ABERDEEN, and MAYO. The LORD CHANCELLOR then read the fol- lowing Speech : " MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, " We are commanded by his MAJESTY to inform you, that his MAJESTY receives from all Foreign Pow•era the strongest assurances of their desire to maintain and cultivate the most friendly relations of this Country. " His MAJESTY has seen with satisfaction that the War between Russia and the Ottoman Porte has been brought to a conclusion. "'Tire efforts of his MAJESTY to accomplish the main objects of the Treaty of the 6th July, 1827, have been unread; ted. " His MAJESTY having recently concerted with his Allits measures for the pacification and final settlement of Greece, trusts that he shall be enabled, at an early period, to commu nicate to you the particulars of this arrangement, with such information as 'nay explain the course which his MAJESTY has pursued throughout the pre.gres of these important transactions. " His MAJESTY laments that he is unable to an. nounce to you the prospect of a reconciliation be tween the Princes of the House of Braganza. " His MAJESTY has not yet deemed it expedient to're-establish upon their ancient footing, his MA JESTY'S diplomatic relations with the kingdom of Portugal. But the numerous embarrassments arising from the continued interruption of these relations increase his MAJESTY'S desire to effect the termi nation of so serious an evil. " GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, " His MAJESTY has directed the Estimates for the current year to be laid before you. They have been framed with every attention to economy, and it will be satisfactory to you to learn that his MAJESTY will be enabled to nr.ake a con siderable Reduction in the amount of the Public Expenditure, without impairing the efficiency of our Naval or Military Establishments. " We are commanded by his MAJESTY to inform you, that although the National Income, during the last year has not attained the full amount at which it had been estimated, the diminution is not such as to cause any doubt as to the future pre sperity of the Revenue. " MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, " His MAJESTY commands us to acquaint you that his attention has been of late earnestly directed to various important considerations connected with im provements in the administration of the law. "his MAJESTY has directed that measures shall be submitted for your deliberation, of which some are calculated in the opinion of I-Its MAJESTY to facilitate and expedite the course of Justicein different pai is of the United - ,Kingdom, and others appear to be neces sary preliminaries to a revision of the practice and proceedings of the superior Courts. " We are commanded to assure you that His MA JESTY feels confident that you will give your best attention and assistance to subjects of such deep and lasting concern to the well-being of his people. ft His MAJESTY commands us to inform you that the Export in the last year of British Produce and Manufactures. has exceeded that of any former year. " His MAJESTY laments, that notwithstanding this indication of active commerce, distress should prevail among the Agricultural and Manufacturing classes in some parts of the United Kingdom. " It would be most gratifying to the paternal feelings of his MAJESTY to be enabled to propose for your consideration, measures calculated to remove the difficulties of any pottion of his Subjects, and at the same time compatible with the general and permanent interests of his people. " It is from a deep solicitude for those interests that his MAJESTY is impressed with the ne cessity of acting with extreme eaution in reference to this important subject. His MAJESTY feels assured, that you will con cur with him in assigning due weight to the effect of unfavourable seasons, and to the opera tion of other causes, which are beyond the reach of Legislative control or remedy. " Above all, his MAJESTY is convinced that no pressure of temporary difficulty will induce you to relax the determination which you have uni formly - manifested, to maintain inviolate the Public Credit, end thus to uphold the high Charac ter, and the permanent Welfare of the Country." It is reported at the West End that Mr. I-lERRIES retains the Mint with the Board of Trade, and that Mr. CROKER succeeds Mr. PI TZGERA LD as Treasurer of the Navy. . Mr. HER RIES attended at the Colonial-office, and transacted official business at his usual early hour of eleven o'clock, this morning. German Papers have been received this morn ug. The following are extracts : ST. PETERSBURGH, JAN. 20. Ourjonrnd contains the following paragraph : " The latest accounts from Constantinople corn • tnunicate a fact, which proves how much the Turkish Government endeavours to shew its desire to change its system towards its Christian subjects, and to afford them a pfotection which they have not hitherto enjoyed. In the course of December a head was exposed before the gate of the Seraglio, with this inscription—' This is the head of the rob her Osman, who behaved with cruelty to the poor Ragas.' This measure of the Government is said to have made a profound impression en the inhabi tants of :Constantinople." The amount of imports into St. Petersburgh last year was 149,135,103 ruble', or 17,651,831 more than in 1828. The amount of the exports was 107,428,929 rubles, or 1,701,474 more than in 1828. The receipt of customs last year was 41,181,831 rubles, and there were still in the ma gazines imported goods to the value of above 36i millions of rubles, on which the duty had not yet been paid. ODESSA, JAN. 10. Picha has set out to day on his way to St. Petersburgh. Tliree hundred horses are bespoken for himself and suite at every stage as far as Mos cow, in which city he intends to stop some days. HOMBURG, JAN. 25. The Princess Louisa Caroline Sophia, of Salms Braunfels, died here on the 18th, at the age of 63 years. BRUSSELS, JAN. 31. (Extract of a private letter from Petersburgh.) Though the expected arrival of Ilalil Pacha ex cites a certain sensatioa here, persons who are well informed, and versed in diplomatic matters do not think this mission of much importance. They be lieve that the chief object is to obtain an miler evacuation of European Turkey, especially Bulgaria, which from the fertility of its soil supplies a consi derable part of the resources of the Ottoman Em pire. It is said that in this case, under the guarantee of France and England, the time for the payment of the indemnity will be extended to a more distant period than fixed in the treaty of peace. But the same persons think that our Co►rt will not readily accede to such conditions, especially now, notwith standing the apparent good will of the Sultan to ful fil the conditions of the peace, it begins to take umbrage at the military preparations which are evi dently making at Constantinople and other cities of Turkey. It is affirmed that similar accounts have been received from the Persian frontier; and conse quently our military force in those psrts instead of being diminished will be reinforced. This determina tion is supposed to be connected with the renewed orders sent to the provinces respecting the levy of recruits ordered by the Ukase of 2d August. VIENNA, JAN. 22! The diplomatic body has had the honour of being presented to his Royal Highness the Duke of Lucca, who arrived here a few days ago. The English Legation now expects another courier from Constantinople. JAN. 23.—Metalliques, 1021; Four per Cents., 94 ; Bank Shares, 1,261. DAY AT oNsectocx. . _ South Sea Stock lO2 Old Annuities 92% New Ditto - EL Bills, I,(R.V 2d. 76 77 pm. Ditto lid. 76 77 pm. ..... 2d. 76 '77 pm. Ditto omall i4. 76 77 pm. Ditto lid. 76 77 pm. Sank for Account India for Account for Feb. 25 92%1,434% THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. THE FUNDS.-(TIIIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. All the speculators and jobbers are on the alert this morning to obtain the contents of the King's Speech. We are credibly informed that the Speech will notice a considerable saving in the expenditure of the past year, and will strongly recommend retrench ment and economy in every branch, consistent with the welfare of the country. It will also give assurances of the firmest friendship and good will of all the great Powers towards this country. It also speaks of the near settlement of the Greek question ; but, it is understood, does not mention that Prince Leopold is as yet appointed King of Greece. We have a report that Ministers are going to propose a Committee in the House for the investi gation of the state of the nation. It is again asserted with some confidence, that the reduction of the Four per Cents. will positively take place. 'The Consol market, which left off yesterday afternoon very heavy at 924 for the Account, opened at the same price this morning, since which they have reached 92,4 for the Account, and for Money, 92. The only arrival we have this morning is a Flan ders Mail, which does not bring any political infor mation except what is already known. In the Foreign market Greek Bonds fell one per cent., since which they have recovered to 341 35. In other securities little or nothing doing. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols have been done in the early part of the morn ing, at 92k, since which the Market has improved to 9.2 i, and at present may be quoted 921 and 921 for money. 211 EE O' GL CK. Consols for Account, 92k. We have the satistaction of stating that his M AJESTY continues in g ood health, notwithstandin g the severity of the wea ther, which has had so in j urio u s a n effect on many persons. —Brighton Gazette. ROBBERY AT THE MINT.—GEO. KEITH, the man that committed the robbery at the Mint a short time since, was taken through Cantet bury to London on Monday, accompanied by a Bow-street officer. We hear he was captured at Calais, in France, where he had turned sc hoolmaster. —Kentish Gazette. As a proof of the continued demand in France for English silk manufactures, it is remarkable ,h a t British bandannoes, to the declared value of above 7001., were exported to France, in the last year, fi Gin the port of Dover alone. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.-•(TIIIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, FEB. 3.—Wind E.—An American ship from the River, with the letters P. C. painted on her foretop-sail, passed this afternoon. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 3.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the Hickman, Fletcher, from Seville ; Iris, Rawpe, and Continercira, Weberg, from St. Übe's. Off Port, the Gebroider, Perats, from Batavia. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 2.—Wind E.—Arrived the Thomas, Hillary, from St. John's, N. B.; and Courier, Glatkin, from St. Domingo. FALMOUTH, FEB. 2.—Wind E.N.E. to N.E.— Off Port, the Caroline Augusta, Mirrell, from New York. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 2.--Arrived the America, Lavinnet, from Boston; Finlay, from Charleston; and Alexander, from St. John's, N. B. The 13rancepeth Castle, Whitfield, from Shields, to London, is on shore on the Naze near- Harwich, full of water. The Elizabeth and Mary, Mitchell, of and from Shields, to London, was lost on the Heaps on Sa turday night. The Louisa, Taylor, from Limerick, has been as sisted into Whitstable, leaky and with loss of anchors, having been on the Spaniard Sand. LAW INTItiLLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY). COURT OF KING'S BENCH. PRO SEC UTIONS A GAINS T THE MORNING JOURNAL. THE KING V. ALIXANDER, FISHER, AND GUTCH. Mr. JUSTICE BAILEY entered tho Court be ore ten o'clock, when Mr. BARSTOW said he was instructed to apply on the part of Mr. Fisher, one of the defendants, who had been found guilty of a libel upon the Government, and who had received notice to attend in Court this day for judgment, for a postponement, and praying that the Court would grant him permission not to attend. The Learned Coun sel said he made this application on affidavits which stated that Mr. Fisher was in a very ill state of he.ilth, and if compelled to attend the Court this day it would endanger his life. He was aware of being irregular in making this motion before the Attorney-General came into Court. Mr. Justice BAILEr —When the Attorney-General makes the motion for judgment, that will he the proper time Mr. Barstow for you to make your application. Lord TENTEZDEN and Mr. Justice PAP.KE having. taken their seats in Court, the Attorney-General was called upon to move. ATTORNEY-GENERAL—I have to move my Lords, for the judgment of the Court epon John Fisher, Robert Alexander, and John Matthew Gutch, who have bens found guilty of a libel. Lord Tzt,TERDEN—I think Mr. Attorney you had better postpone this motion until Mr. Justice Littledale arrivea. ATrOlteMY- GENERAL—If your Lordship pleases. Mr. Justice BAYLEY—I believe Mr. Barstow that you have some application to make en behalf of one of the de fendants. Mr. BARSTOW—Ye, my Lord, I have to move on tho I part of John Fisher, the printer of the newspaper, that • judgment might net be passed upon him until a future day. We have given, my Lords, notice of our intention to make this application several days since, and— ATTORNEY-GENERAL-4 have read the affidavits from which it appears that Mr. Fisher is confined to his bed, :mil in a dangerous state. They (lid not however set forth that on any future day he would be Able to attend ; I will never timeless consent not to press his sureties, on account of his not attending this day. Mr. BARSTOW expressed himself satisfied with this ar rangement. Lord TENTERDEN—There are more then one indict ment against these defendants. What order do you pro pose to take them in, Mr. Attorney? ATTORNEY. GENERAL—The order in which they were tried, my Lord. Lord TENTERDEN—I see by my notes that the first conviction is for a libel upon the Lord Chancellor. Atroarter-GENERAL—I will take that first, my Lord. On the second conviction it is not my intention to call the defendants up fir judgment, but shall proceed with the third and fourth. The Court then proceeded to hear notions of no public interest. At eleven o'clock Mr. Justice LITTLZDALE having taken his seat, The defendants, Alexander and Gutch, appeared on the floor of the Court. Lord TENTEIIDEN read the indictment and notes of trial. It was for a libel published of and concerning the Lord High Chancellor of England, and appeared in the Morning Journal of the 30th of May, in the firm of a dialogue between Uncle Toby arid Corporal Trim. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL suggested, as there were othee indietnients against the same defendants, that to save the time of the Court it would be better to read the whole of the affidavits. Mr. Humenezv—There is one of Me. Alexander's which I wish to he kept distinct. I appear here now as Counsel fur that gentleman. ATTORNEY-GENERAL—No; not for Mr. Alexander. Mr. fluetretaer —Yes 1 do, and also fix the other de fendants. The first Affidavit put in and reed was that that of Mr. Alexander. It began by denying that the libel had allusion to the Lord Chancellor, but that as lie had now been found guilty, he had no hesitatioma in saying it was the Duke of Wellington that was meant. lie had the best reasons for supposing that the Duke of Wellington was about that time borrowisg large sums of money; he dill not wish to give the name of the respectable gentleman who gave him this informa tion, as it would subject him to a prosecution ; but he had been well assured that the Duke used to visit Peel's Coffee house,d biwswti tia,ige iio,Chancellorolineniipresent got 1, oe, . i f l klrr ii i oe ) ten r a. vgstuil Alexanderi i ge shouldig fs, oehoei purpose oafaeonffishott adlalij.ated o cee,: f i_ s, iitri, a ati. otis;c:sielteeted: instituted di tehi Solicitor-Generalit lun a col.tt i Ni e . n , icgo i ti complained Is g ttutcine , where r aut anyntlt complainedlandedar ttnft , ieil ireiverb . prosecutionLlpLotoia. id...: pro perty was to be sold, and knowing likewise how his Grace h tahveiAolatttoiornneoyf-Ghiesn dutyeral, and p Court rt o o w n es of o a r (, ri ini ffi n a c l e, ly first information, i then, n after individual knowing beforethat individual's defence, turn around upon him, and punish him with an ex-officio. The affidavit then alluded to the treatment they had experienced from the Commis sioners of Stamps, and the hardship of seizing for a debt not due property more than six times sufficient to cover any demand against them, the immense costs which he had been obliged to pay, and that there could be no doubt that by such means it was the intention of the Government to crush a paper that had courage enough to speak its mind. The affidavits went on to say that the whole expense of the Morning Journal since its establish ment had exceeded 40,0001., and that in consequence of these prosecutions its property had been deteriorated in value one half, and several persons who hail agreed to purchase shares, for the (aims reasen had declined to com plete their engagements. The affidavit concluded by trusting that if the Court should think proper to imprison him, that their Lordships would not send him out of London, if they did it would involve him and iris property in a gene rrd ruin. The affidavits again repeated that it was the Duke of Wellington alluded to and not time Lord Chan cellor, and also that Mr. Alexander was the writer of it, and the other defendants knew nothing about it until after it was published. A great number of affidavits were then put in and real on behalf of Mr. Gutch. In the one filed by himself lie declared he was a warm supporter of the Protestant cause, but that he always deprecated the warmth of Mr. Alex ander's writings, and remonstrated with him on the sub ject. Finding his remonstrance in vain, and not having the power to controul him, he retired from the paper at a loss of more than 4,0001. The affidavit then stated that the deponent, at the time the article was written, was confined to a sick bed at Worcester, and denied all knowledge of it until after publication. A great number of affidavits to character, m ele by the first merchants, bankers, and others of the city of Bristol, were then read. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then put in an affidavit made by the principal officer of his Majesty's Customs. The deponent stated that he had examined the Morning Journal for several days during the list few weeks, when the follewing articles respecting the Government appear , d in that. paper. The leading articles of the Morniv Journal of the I I th December, and several subsequent days' were here read. Mr. F. POLLOCK, for the defendant Gutch, regretted that at time trial be had failed in impressing the Jury with the innocence of his client ; but whether that defence Ifailed in law or fact, it was of no consequence now to inquire ; the Court would see, by Mr. Alexander's own affidavit, that Mr. Guteh bad nothing to do with the pars; aph in question. He begged also to call par' ticular attention to the affidavits of character. Mr. Gutch had lived in Bristol 25 years, during which time he had conducted a paper, and not a single prosecution or complaint had ever been made against him, and his journal might vie with any other Journal of the United Kingdom. Neve r did defendant appear on the floor of that Court with such high testimonials to character. The affidavits that had been read were made by gentlemen of the greatest wealth, talent, and influence in Bristol. Mr. Pollock here went into an account of the connexion between Mr! Gutch and Mr. Alexander, and begged to impress the Court that it had been a innst unfortunate connexion for his client, who had retired from the piper with a loss f more than 40001. Ile (Mr. Pollock) aloe& he migh t leave the case in their Lordships' bandit almost without another observation, feline confident that they would distinguish between legal and criminal responsibility. fee thought on the present day he need not st-nd there as the advocate of the public:PresFa the imp-:lance and benefits of which were so well established. It was now con ducted with zeal and eloquence, and he was ors their Lordships felt confident of is vast benefits to the country at large. He hoped therefore that the Court would not inflict a punishment ea Mr. Gutch, as a Newspaper proprietor, that would have the least effect of impressing on the minds of gentlemen of property, talent, and enterprize that they were to be deemed criminal fer a paragraph of which they had ne knowledge. He was sure, however, the Court would not Flo any thing likely to have the effect of preventing per sons of propel ty from taking pert in newspapers. If it did, the consequence would be, that those important pub lications would be driven into the hands of the unprin cipled and worst of mankind. The Learned Counsel con cluded by again recommending his clients to the merciful consideration of the Court. Mr. Hun followed on the same side. Mr. Huu exams appeared as counsel for Mr. Alexander. He feltgreatly the responsibility that fell upon him in under taking the task. It was no easy task to advocate the cause of an individual found guilty by a jury of his country of a libel, and that task was rendered more difficult in the present case, ia consequence of the rank of the persons libelled. That difficulty was not at all alleviated by the course, he might say the unkind course, taken by one of his friends on the other side. Mr. Alexander had acquitted Mr. Gutch in the most ample and unqualified manner of being a parti cipator in any thing that might take place in this paper. Mr. Alexander denied, in the most positive terms, that he had any intention to apply the libel to the Lord Chancellor. He, the Learned Counsel, could not help complaining of the language used by the Learned Attorney-General upon the trial. He asked if there was any man in Court who could read this libel without being fully aware it was intended to apply to the Lord Chancel lor, the man who wrote it was too much a coward to aro" what he wrote, *nil hail too little a regard to truth, in what he had sworn. Was it not, coutinued the Learned Coun sel, a strange circumstance that the moment the rule was made absolute the Lord Chancellor retired from the pro ceedings, and the Attorney. General, as the servant of. the Government, filed his information. It was equally strange that the fourth count in the information was feinted for the purpose of meeting that defence which Mr. Alexander had made upon his oath. This was a case of as great oppression as had ever been witnessed ; the Attorney- General could :have taken either of the courses he had Mak, but he (the L-arned Counsel) submitted, that having chosen ore, lie was net liberty to pursue the other. Ws !eft the Learned Counsel addressing the Court. TkIF. MARKETS,-(THIS DAY). GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN, Fur the Week ended Jan. 29, 1030, made up from the Return , ct the Inspectors IR the different Cities and "Fowns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat-- 565. 6.11 Oats —,...... 9.14 Beans * 31s. 4d. Barley* 20s. 4d.1 Rye 335. Ott.' 3.ts. 7d. IMPERIAL. AGGREGATE AVERAGES CF THE SOX V.'EENS PRECEDING. Wheat— sf;:i. I id.l Oats 2ls. 3d. Beans * . 31s. 10d. sd. I Rye 23.;. Ott Pease.....— 355. Sd. DUTIE3 ON FOREIGN CORN. 20s. Sd. Oats 15s. 3d.1 9d• Barley- 18s. 4,1.1 Bye -19 s. Id.( Pease SMITHFIELD MAIIKET In this day's market, which exhibited about what Was wont to be considered a fair average time of year Friday's sapply, and embraced more stock, by a moiety, espe cially of Beasts and Sheep, than appeared to be wanted , Beef met with a very dull sale, at a depression of about 2d., Vesl 4d. per stone; Mutton and Pork at barelY Monday's prices. ritlcits Tsp. STONE OF BLBS. TO SINK THB OFTALS. s. (I. tog. (1. 0. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts 2 2 2 4 Lar g e Lambs . 0 0 0 0 Second quality ditto 2 6 3 0 Prime small ditt o.,. 0 8 0 0 Prime large, Oxen 3 4 3 H Large coarse Calves 4 4 5 ['rime Scots, Sm 310 4 0 Prioie small ditto... 3 4 b 0 2 6 2 8 Large Hogs s 4 3tv ? , .eciniti quality iiitto 3 0 3 6; Small Porkers 4 0 6 6 Coarse-I - to:die:1(11mi 310 4 2 Suckling Calves I 2s. to3os.eseb. SotatidownWetliers 4 4 4 6: QuarteroldPigs I Is. to 18s. es.cl). SUPPLY, AS PER CLERK'S STATICSLENT. Remits. I Sht,l4 I Calves. I rip. 325 I 3,760 90 100 Mitch Cows, which were few in number, were dull of sate at their last week's prices, it requiring a good short hems, with her small calf, to produce 201. NEWG ATE; AND LEAI)ENii.ALL MARK . E .:. B t . ec At per stone, by the Carcass. s. d. tog. (1. 8.•r1 2 2 3 6 Veal M‘itiori HAY MARKETS.—( At per Load of 35 Trusses.) ST. JAMES'S. Coarse heavy Lowland Mea , low Hay -6 '2 4 to £2 15 New Me,:dow Hay Useful Old Ditto 2l; II 1 0 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass H a y 4 0 5 0 Clover Hay 8 10 A 5 Oat , traw..,... £2 oto £2 2 I Wheat straw 2 4 -2 0 A limited suprly, and a dull trade; prices as last quoted. THE PARLIAMENT. The extraordinary size of the ATLAS Newspaper (being nearly double that of all others) enibles it to present its readers with $ Rrport of the Debates in both Houses, on a scale of un usual msgnitude, without abridging the Miscellaneous News of the wcek. The ATLAS will contain not only the Debates at great length, but also Reviews of new Works, original Articles on Science, Music, the Fine Arts, the transactions of Learned Institutions, &c. &c., together with a vari:ty of Articles contributed by distinguished writers in the several departments of Lherature, thns combining in this publication all those features of general interest which render it the most com plete family newspaper extant. The first edition is pub lished on Saturday, in time for transmission by post, price 1,.--.ATLAS Office, Beaufort-buildings, Strand. Itend!esham Hall, in Suffolk, the seat of Lord RrNDLEsiiA3I, was destroyed by tire in the night of Tuesday, the 3d inst. His Lordship and family were at the time in France. ST. PAUL'S, COVENT -GARDEN.--THE Poon.-1 private meeting of several of the most respect able inhabitants of this parish was held yesterday in the Vestry-room, for the purpose of adopting measures to re lieve the distresses of the poor inhabitants at this incle ment season. Tho Rev. F. W J. VICRERT took the Chair, and Resolutions were passed unanimously, to the eff.et that it was highly expedient that a subscrip tion should be rAis,A for the relief of the posr during the inclemency of the semen ; that the mode of re lief be by coals, bread, soup, potatoes, awl other ar ticles of provi , ions, to be delivered at the houses of the poor at one-fourth of the cost prier, &c. A subscription was immediately entered into, and shout 801. raised. Mr. RICITARESON, the tavern-keeper in the Piazza, offered the u.,e of his coppers and men to prepare the soup, ;sc. ; and this morning they are in full activity providing for the wants of the distressed. It is expected that the subscrip tions will he considerable. A cer tai❑ commercial traveller, not long ago, went in the even ing to heat• a minister of the Alethodist persuasion preach a sertaen, which 'WAR crounded upon the following pas sage :—" He shall drink of the brook by the way, and therefore shall he lift up his head." After service the traveller was introduced by one of his friends to the Mini ster, and from the subsequent conversation, soon discovered that they were taking una and the same route. Matters were quickly arranged betwixt the pat tiett, and they agreed to travel in company. In the course of their perambula tion the Minister, who was preceeding to Conference, had occasion to stop in several of the town-, and was invariably requested to preach, a r, quest with which by always good-naturedly complied, and from the original text too, till his companion was completely wearied out. At length they arrived at the town where the Conference was preach.,:rt,ogtv(, toei v tb. t i yi t ,ir o ee. 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