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PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, MA Y 28, tank Stock ... ...... ... 2:3(5% St. Patrick Insur. (per sh.) •• to nsols 3 per cent. Gov. , per cent. 99% National Ditto ir 27 Ditto, s Ne , • ~,w,,, ........... 4 ~ 99'4 i Patriotic Ditto • ~. . ..., '.-- ..... ~,6,Per Cent. IOO% Hibernian Bank . ... — % per cent.... • Deb. 3 923 Provincial Ditto — and Canal Royal Irlsh Mine rand Cusal Stock ........ Imperhil Mine — City Deb. 4 per cent ......._llast Office Deb 4p. c. ”.4q !Commercial Buildings S!i FOREIGN EXCHANGES ON LONDON. HAMBURG, MAY 23.-13. 13 , 4,—.Tw0 months, 13. 1134. lIREHEX, MAY 21.—TwP months, 617. °C ""Ms MAY IS.—Seventy-five days, 12 20. . AMSTREDAH, 23.-12.27% to II 25, O Anonths-19. 29. to 12. 17;,. Attire, ' IMAMS. - fi s :•• Due. Arrived. Due , Ateetita U 0 Hamburg l " Itritli) *" ' II ' 0 ure " Ja 3 Ayres 0 1 maica 0 e II —arth.... na 0 0 Leeward Islands ... 0 12 Duwir r 12 . M 4 tders 0 0 Lisbon 0 it; France 0 0 0 Malta 0 0 Sweden tL____,ernsey&Jcr:ey.. 0 2 Waterford 0 „,,.. 11 . Z°ll WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. ht -- "ng ... 2 minuted after 10. 1 Evening...3o minutes after 10. .17----- fur TO CORRESPONDENTS. respectable Correspondent R. W. D., at Ilfracombe, )11, 4 be promptly attended to : in the me.intime we are much obliged by his kind solicitude. t c. , ,L, un. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 31, 1830. 111 S MAJESTY'S HEALTH. The following is the Bulletin issued this day-- "R indsor Castle, May 31. " The ICinc has passed a good night, and his MaJErrr's r espiration is rather less enibarragsed. (Signed) " HENRY HALFORD. " MATTHEW J. TIERNEY." A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office this afternoon at three o'clock. Despatches were received at the Foreign Office this morning from America, Malta,- Paris, and Brussels. The following are extracts from Dutch, German, and Hamburg Papers, received this morning. The kin g of the NETHERLANDS has been compelled to Withdraw the obnoxious law on public instruction : Sr. PETERSBUR,OII, MAY 12.—0 n the 7th inst. there Was a brilliant review of the troops h-re, amounting to 0,000 men, in the Field of Mars; all the troops were on the ground at eleven o'clock. The Emperor, the Empress, the young Grand Duchesses Mari 4 and Olga, and the Grand Duchess Helena, arrived on the ground atone, where they were received by the Grand Duke Michael, and the Foreign Ministers resident here; the Turkish Ambassadors, with their suite., were also on the parade, to pay their re spects to their Majesties. The fine appearance of the troops astonished the spectators, because the guards have just re turned from the campaign in Turkey. Vice-Admiral Hall is raised to the rank of Admiral, and appointed Military and Civil Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the port of Archan ge l , i n the room of Vice-Admiral Minitzki; mu 'al Vice -Ad Hamilton is made Commander of the third division of the Baltic fleet, in the roam of Vice-Admiral Ogilvie, who succeeds Vice-Admiral Hall as inspector of transports in the Baltic. Ever since the 21st ult., when the ice in the Neva broke al), the weather has been almost always cold and stormy. The Isaacs bridge over the Neva is sometimes put up and sometimes taken down, because masses of ice still come down from Lake Ladoga. On the Sth instant the_ thermometer was at the freezing point, and yester day snow fell as at the end of November. On the 29th and 29th ult. the harbours of Reval, Ju ltischpont, and Pernau, were wholly free from ice. The port of Kunda was free on the 25th ult. In the city of Warsaw last year there was a vet y re markable excess in the number of births, viz. Births 8824 Deaths 4466 Difference STOCKHOLM, MAY 18.—The State Gazette con tains his Majesty's letter to the Norwegian Diet, according to its request, for the coronation of the Queen, the time for which ceremony his Majesty has not yet fixed. Hie Majesty, at the request of the Diet, has revoked the Rc•yal Decree of 1787, by which unbecoming and perverse opinions respecting his ordinances subject the authors to corporal punishment. Bonsai.; HALLS, MAT 25.—Since Friday every species of stock has been declining still further : to-day matters have borne a more favourable aspect. On Sunday, en which day a good deal of business was done, Funds were lowest. Austrian Bank Share•, 1310 ; Polish, 1291; Danish, 714 ; Russian, 1061. At the prices marked below there was money—Dis count 44 per cent. End of May. Anglo-Danish Loan 3 per Cent 7.24 Anglo-Russian Loan 1074 Hamburg -Russian Loan 102% Polish Bonds New Prussian 4 per Cents. (1.6:341) s ,Bty Austrian Bank Shares 1324 Austrian Metalliques looti New Austrian 4 per Cents Anglo Neapolitan Falconets Sr. PETERSBURGH, MAY 15.—Up to the 12th in stant, seven ships arrived at Cronstadt, and sixteen had Up to the Bth, 170 ships had arrived in the port of Riga, an five sailed. B. "RNA, APRIL 20.—Our commerce, which is a' eady much i n j ure d by th e introdu c tion of th e nr i r i, d uty on all Asiatic produce, is now threatened with a noes blow, th e consequence s of which must be more ruin , and destroy a great part of the business of this place. T• he Porte, following the example of the Pacha of • y Pt, and for the purpose of recruiting its exhausted "Wiry, proposes to subject to a monopoly the most Mr- Portant productions of Asia, which are the chief art i cles °f our export trade. We look with anxiety to the intro duction of this measure, being convinced that if the Porte h as once decided on it all remonstrances will he in vain. T his was the case with the mini, which is still levied, in s Pite of the representations of the European Ministers at Constantinople. ANCONA, .M.ar 14.—From the accounts given by t he captains of ships, there seems to be a great fer- Mentation in Greece, and troubles are said to have broken out in many places. The President has suddenly gone to Ztyra, in order to restore tranquillity by his presence, and to call to account the ringleaders of the malcontents, who had organised a formal opposition to the Primates. STRA, Aram 29.—0 n the 24th there was a sort of Popular tumult here, in consequence of a decree of the Go vernment, ordering the merchants to be divided into those of the fi rst an d second classes, w i th certa i n pr i v i leges, an d to as sert t n wh ich an opposition was attempted with a view to e mai ntenance of a general liberty of commerce. After the tumult had continued for some hours, the Com in resto r i ng Inisaioner of th e d epartment and the Comman d ant succee d e d tranquillity. The President, having learned What was passing, got on board a Russian corvette, and arrived here this morning. After a summary investiga tion the ringleaders were arrested and sent on board the lame corvette to Napoli. We hope that this measure will Secure the public tranquillity. VIENNA, MAY 20.—Bank Shares 1,331. The price of Metalliques not given. SECOND CHAMBER OF THE STATES GENERAL. T HE HAGOZ, MAY 26.—The Chamber has rejected the pr o j ect of law respecting the excise on sp i rituous liquors of the national manufacture. The Minister of ill ance announced th a t th e p ro j ec t o f law respecting f oreign spirituous liquors was withdrawn. The project of law on the increased excise upon beer and vinegar was rejected by 58 to 39 votes. AIAY 27.—The project of law on the increased excise on salt was adopted by 61 to 27 votes. A royal message was read, stating that his Majesty had thought fit to withdraw the project of law on public in struction. The First Chamber has agreed to the law for the reduc tion of the interest of the public debt. It is said that mently some of th e M embers of the Northern Provinces vehe opposed the law. y the, arrival of the Jamaica packet we have some intelligence from Colombia, but it is of a very extraordinary nature. The Bogota letters state that the revolution in Venezuela has made little progress. It was hoped that when the deputation of the Con- RALf , essing as, for I. con- inister ilione Nem' An root ved t• I that , luring irne of rid the he last ctions, nnony wort ireciao i and le in !nee of reseed, e pre rought re that shall what lawr, prison veer, ion o r tional nion" to the of the them— ' gress, with the basis of the Constitution, reached Caraccas, a re-union would take place. The project of the Constitution had been read and approved by the Congress on the 12th March. It much resem bled the Constitution of Cucienta; and, among other things, granted to each department a House of As sembly for all local and municipal measures, which would remedy the distance from the capital. The LIBERATOR had been unwell, and had gone into the country to re-establish his health, leaving CUCEDO at the head of the executive. The province of Ye ronas had refused to elect Deputies to the Congress called by PAEZ. These advices are evidently written by a partisan of BOLIVAR. The Expedition against Algiers and the Elec tions now form the all-engrossing topics in the Paris Papers. The following are extracts from those of Friday:— (From the Moniteur.) PARIS, MAY 27.—The King and the Dauphin are expected at Paris on Saturday frcm Compeigne. TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES. " TOULON, MAY :Ni p HALF-PAST EIGHT, A.M. " THE MARITIME PREFECT TO HIS EXCELLENCY TILE MINISTER OF MARINE AND COLONIES. " Eleven ships of the line, nineteen frigates, twenty-one cor vettes, fifteen brigs, two steam-boats, and fifty-four transports, sailed yesterday evening. " The second division is going to put to sea, and will depart to-morrow. The weather is fine : a light breeze from the west." "TOULON, MAX '27, EIGHT A.M. The second division, consisting of ninety transports, sailed yesterday, under convoy of La Cowie: " A very fresh gale from the west prevents the third division from getting under sail; this division will put to sea on the first opportunity," TOULON, MAY . 27, AT NOON, " The Duchess of Berri frigate, coming from the road of Al giers, met Admiral Duperre's squadron, 20 leagues south-west of Toulon. " The wind was favourable." (From the Messager des Chambres.) PARIS, MAY 27.—Since the positive renunciation of the Prince of Saxe Coburg, the diplomatic gentlemen are looking about for somebody to take his place. It was already said that the choice of the Powers might have fallen on a Prince of Bavaria, but that the alliances which that Royal House tad contracted with the Bonaparte family would have political inconveniences. The choice of the Prince of Wurtemberg would have so many other inconveniencies that it is useless to point them out, and they may be considered as tantamount to an absolute impossibility. It is now believed that the French Government may think of negotiating with another Prince of Saxony, but belonging to the Albertine branch, which is the elder of the Ernestine branch of Coburg, and professes the Catholic religion. TOULoN MAY 22.—(Correspondence of the Messa ger d es Chambres!)—The Badine schooner, which arrived yesterday from the squadron before Algiers, brings a letter dated off Algiers, May 12, at midnight : " We are now cruising off the Torretta Chica, where we are told that the landing will be made. This spot affords all possible facilities, the only defence being an old tower mounted with a few guns; but these fortifications, which are, I believe, as an cient as the time of the Crusades, would tumble down at the first broadside from a frigate. The sea will be the only obstacle, as our soldiers may be surprised at finding themselves in the water up to the middle; but in fine weather the landing will be easy. The Algerines seem to be very negligent, as they might easily fortify this place, and yet do nothing; though, from seeing our boats continually employed in taking soundings, they might have guessed our intention to land there. " For these three days an English frigate and a corvette have been cruising with us. The English have several times at tempted to enter Algiers, but have always been hindered by M. Ma.ssieu de Clerval, who enforces the blockade more strictly than has hitherto been done. Yesterday the Captain of the English frigate came on board the Bellow, in which M. de Clerval has hoisted his flag while the Syrene is gone to Mahon for provi sions ; the two officers had a conference of nearly two hours, after which we saw the English frigate enter Algiers without any opposition from us. It seems that the affair was so arranged. An hour afterwards the Commander of the squadron made a signal to the Captain of the Bacline to go on board for the de spatches for Toulon, and to sail with them immediately. The Pelican steam-boat, which was supposed to be lost, ar rived this morning from Corunna, where it had put in on account of the bad weather. They began yesterday to discharge the workmen from the arsenal. FRENCH FUNDR.—PARHI, MAT 48.--Five per Cents., 104 f. 80c. 05c. 80c. 75c. '7oc. ; Three per Cents., ME 70c. 75c. 65c. 65c. 70c. 55c. 50c. ; Bank Stock, 1,905 f. 1,900 f. ; Rentee de Naples, slf sk. 50c. 45c. 35c. ; Rentes d'Eepagne, ; Royal Spanish Loan, 864 Rentea Perpetuelle d'Eepagne, 78 1,4 '7B 77% ; Haytian Loan, 550 f. 545 E 547 f. 50c Exchange on London—One month, (paper), 1.5 f. hOc.; Three menthe (paper), 25f. 355. ; money, 25f. 35o.—Cours dulhentique. Till FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A Malta mail has arrived, brought by the Echo, sailed from Malta May 8, Gibraltar May 18, and Cadiz May 20 ; also a Jamaica mail by the Plover, sailed April 20. Jamaica Papers to April 20, Montreal to April 30, and Quebec to May have bean received at the North and South American Coffee-house. (From the Jamaica Papers ) Extract of a letter from Bogota, Alarch 14 :—The mail from Caraccas arrived yesterday, and the letters state that the rea olution does not make much progress, a great num ber of the people are against it, and the moment the Go vernment sends them the new Constitution it is probable all will Unite to the Government. General Bolivar has been unwell, but is now much better. I open my letter to state, that 150 of the Venezulian troops have deserted, and that the province of Verona+ have refused to elect Members to serve Paez in Congress; O'Leary writes confi dently that a counter-revolution will soon take place. The Montreal Papers bring accounts of a dreadful storm, which took place at Drummondville, which did great damage to the houses at that place. The Quebec Papers state that the season is more for ward than usual, the wheat sowing is nearly finished throughout the district. CHARLOTTE TOWNYILINCE EDWARD'S ISLAND, MANCE' 9.—On Thursday the 4th his Excellency the Governor opened the Session with a speech, informing the Legislature that since he last met them the revolution of twelve months has hardly made a shade in the general tran quillity which prevails throughout the country, and that improvements continue to be made. Extract of a litter from Rio de la Hach*, April 3:— " I have no news to communicate; every thing at pre sent is tranquil, and bu.iness somewhatbrisk, owing to the number of troops stationed here:" The ship Iris, from Angostura, has arrived at Havre in thirty-eight days. When the above vessel left, a report prevailed that Bolivar bad been assassinated. Letters from Marseilles state, that a corps of Spanish troops are assembling at Alicasst, for Algiers, in virtue of the convention lately agreed to between France and Spain. S RIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.; VROAI LLOYD'S. DIAL, MAY 30,—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Berke. ley, Armstrong, ail i Tulloch Casti', —, from Jamaica ; Ituckers, Jasper, from Grenada ; Bruce, Sims, from St. Lucia, and Ardb'an, from QueLiec—sailed the 6th inst. Arrived from London and remains the Mellish, Vincent, for New S uth Wales. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 29 AND 30.—Wind S.W. and blowing hard.—Arrived the William Harris transport, from Barbadoes. Sailed his Majesty's ships Infernal and Cornelia, for Chatham. FALMOLTTII, MAY 214 AND 29.—Wind S. S.W. to S.W. Arrived his Majesty's steamer from the Mediterranean— left Corfu the 4th ult., Malta the Bth, Gibraltar the 18th, and Cadiz the 20th ; also the Plover Packet, from Jamaica—sailed the 20th ult. ; Lowland Lass, Welsh, from Ancona ; Waterloo, Banks, from Leghorn ; Con vivial, Hampton, from Benicarlo ; and Hebe, Weller, from Honduras. Off port the Abcona, Stephens, from St. Jago and Cuba, and Harriet and Betsey, Buss from Smyrna. Sailed the Magnet packet, for Lisbon, and his Majesty's steamer Echo, for Plymouth. COWES, MAY 30.—Arrived the Noble, Littleford, from Matanzas ; New Hampshire, —, from Charleston. DOVER, MAY 30.—Off port the Clarendon, Whitray, from Nevis; Pomona, Thomas, from Charleston. CLYDE, MAY 28.—Arrived the Ellen, Athol, from Demerara ; Arethusa, Boyd, from Trinidad ; and Brilliant, from New Orleans. DUBLIN, MAY 29.—Arrived the Royal Oak, Greeves, from Oporto; Favourite, Fox, from Lisbon; and Tresa migos, Nunes, from St. LTbes. CORK, MAY 27.—Arrived the Thomas Richardson, from Trinidad. LIVERPOOL, MAY 29.—Arrived the Palm, Alexander, from Bahia ; Decagon, Milgrave, from St. Vincent's ; Montrose, Monte, from Angostura; Jean, Stewart, from La Guayra ; Ann Wise, Irvin, from Antigua; Luttana, Smith, and Birkby, Johnson, from New Orleans ; Brutus, Bailey, from Savannah; Orbit, Irish, and Walter, Al'Aliehael, from New York ; William and Henry, from St Andrews, N. B. Off port—Exchange, from Barbadoes, and Crown, from Sierra Leone. The City of Aberdeen, Duke, from Manilla and Singa pore, has arrived off the Wight. The Marie, Seilia, from St. Domingo to Marseilles, was lost about the Ist ult. on Macquarie Reef; the crew and part of the cargo saved, and arrived at Nassau. THE FUNDS. This day is again a strict holiday in the City ; the Bank, Stock-Exchange, and Foreign Market are shut, in consequence of which the brokers and jobbers are as ',ambled on the Royal-Exchange. Little or nothing is doing as yet. Consols are 92i to 93 for the Account. In foreign not a bargain doing. The French Rentes, by the estafette, come 81 f. sc. TWO O'CLOCK. Accounts from Lisbon, via France, state that on the 9th and 10th of May, five ships from England, bearing despatches for Don Miguel, arrived in the Tagus, and on the morning of the 10th two extraordinary couriers from Madrid, arrived in Lisbon, one brought despatches from the Spanish Consul, and the second courier brought de spatches of such importance for the Minister of his most Catholic Majesty, that he delivered them in person. it is said, that the Spanish troops are on the marsh to the frontiers of Portugal. The private letters received by the estafette from Paris this morning state, that Ouverard, the great speculator in Paris, is selling to the amount of millions of Rentes which causes the depression of the Rentes. Consols on 'Change are not so good as in the early part of the morning, when they were done at 93 for the ac count, since which they have receded to 9:4 with little or no business doing. The unfavourable state of his Ma jesty's health casts a gloom on the market, as it is generally feared that his Majesty cannot survive for any length of time. The business doing in foreign securities is not of impor tance; Greek have improved one per cent., and Spanish may he quoted 18} A vessel has arrived from New York, sailed the same day a• the packet, on the Bth May, which may be hourly expected ; no papers have been received as yet. Consols, 92i THREE' 0' CL 0 CI. THEATRE, TOTTENHAM-STREET.-ThiS popular little place of amusement still continues to main. tain its spirited character for enterprise and successful variety in the novelty of its pieces, as well as excellence iu their performance. Mr. LEE has withdrawn his services from it for the last two months, which, however, has not made any difference as to the management, or affected its interests. It will still continue to he conducted as here tofore by its original proprietors, Messrs. CHAPMAN and 'MELROSE. These gentlemen have made considerable ad ditions to their present company, and, upon the close of Covent-garden and Drury-lane, we strongly suspect they will hive a sharp struggle with the Haymarket for the patronage of the public. This theatre has justly been called a home for performers, where they have an oppor tunity of shewing talent which has, from various reasons, too often been kept back at the large houses. A new operatic extravaganza, by Mr. FREE MAN, called Hokee Pokee, or the King of the Cannibal Islands, founded upon the well• known song of that name, is to be produced at the Tottenham-street Theatre this evening. LAW INTILLLIGENCS.-(THIS DAY). COURT OF EXCHEQUER. LEWIS'S TOPOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY.-LEWIS AND OTHERS V. PARKINS. The plaintiffs in this case are the proprietors and publishers of a work called Lewis's Topographical Dictio nary. The defendant was employed by them for the pur pose of collecting subscription s fir that work. By an agreement entered into between the parties the defendant was to receive lOs. for every large copy he sold, and 7s. for the smaller ones. A formula was for this purpose printed, in order that subscribers might insert their names therein. Several of these were given to the defendant, who had obtained a great number of subscribers. At the latter end (if the last year there vvas a balance due to the defendant from the plaintiffs of 311. Os. 3d., at which period an action was tried against the defendant in the Sheriff's Court, where a verdict passed against him ; the plaintiffs were bail for him, and pail his costs, to the amount of 31/. Is. 6d., being ls. 3d. more than , vas his due. The defendant refuse.] to give up his book containing the names of the subscribers, notwithstanding a written notice was. served upon him by the plaintiffs for that purpose. And the present action of trover was brought to recover pos session of them. The defendant pleaded the general issue. Since the delivery of the notice the defendant had been calling on the subscribers, soliciting them to subsci ibe five shillings each towards defending any action which might be brought against any person who refused to take the work, representing the work to them as a mere take in. The witness called proved these facts. Mr. RICHARDS on the part of the defendant, made a preliminary objection to the form of the action, observing, that be considered it ought to have been an action on the case, as there was no proof that the books in the possession of the defendant were the plaintiff's property. The LORD CHIEF BARON overruled this objection, ob serving that he thought Mr. Richards had better address the Jury. Mr. RICHARDS then addressed the Jury for the defendant. He should prove that his client had a lien on the books for the amount of commission on subscriptions obtained at Oxford, and also that there was a sum of 36/. 6s. due to the defendant for extra payments on the London subscrip tions; the defendant had rendered an account of this to the plaintiffs, which they did not deny. The Learned Counsel then called Mr. Ewins, a certificated convey. ancer, who proved that he had ahewn a copy of the ac count to Mr. Lewis, who referred him to his solicitor. Mr. JEavisreplied. The LORD CislEr Bailor( summed up, and the Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff,—Damages 5001., subject to be reduced to ls. on the delivery of the books. Mr. JERVIS and Mr. GODSON appeared as Counsel for the plaintiff. OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. John King was indicted for stealing in the dwelling.. house of John Kingston a gold ring and various other articles, the property of Ann Kingston. The prosecutrix stated that she lived with her brother, at a public-house in Holloway. On the 17th of May the prisoner slept there, and when he was leaving the house next morning her suspicions were excited, in consequence of his carrying a bundle; she insisted upon knowing be fore he left the house what it contained ; he objected ; a police officer was therefore called in, and on examining the bundle it was found to contain the articles named in the indictment, which the prisoner had abstracted from some drawers by mean" of skeleton keys, a great number of which, of all sizes and descriptions, were found on his person. The Jury immediately found the prisoner Guilty. Charles Cullent, aged 27, and Ann Cullent, his wife, were capitally indicted for having traitorously and feloniously coined and counterfeited twelve sixpences to resemble the current coin of the realm. Mr. SCARLETT, in stating the case for the prosecution, said the crime with which the prisoners were charged was considered of so serious a nature, that a married weman (contrary to all other cases of felony) could not plead that she was acting under the direction of her husband. The law made no allowance in cases of coining, and both alike were amenable. In early periods of our history the offence was one of high treason, and on conviction pu nished as such ; but if a conviction in the present case was to take place, he did not suppose that the full sen tence of the law would be carried into effect. Mr. C. PHILLIPS (counsel for the prisoners).—Really, my Lord, I must object to this kind of opening a case. What right has my Learned Friend to allude to the proba bility or improbability of a capital punishment? The prisoners are charged with a capital offence; and he ought to know that where convictions have followed, it has been no long time since that culprits have been dragged on a hurdle to the gallows. Besides, my Lord, what right have Counsel to anticipate whether or not his Majesty may be advised to extend his mercy in any case? Mr. Justice LITTLEDALr. —,YOU are quite right, Mr. Phillips. Mr. Scarlett is c•2rtainly irregular, and must refrain from such a course. Mr. SCA ALETT--I must submit, my Lord. I will therefore state the facts of the case ; but, before I do so, I will allude to the probable defence the prisoners will set up. Mr. C. PalLLlrs—.You cannot do any such thing. It is your duty to state the facts, and not to speculate on what defence may be set up : it is quite irregular, Mr. Justice LITTLEDALZ—Mr. Scarlett, you certainly have no right to anticipate or allude to the defence. Mr. SCA lILETT then proceeded to stato the facts ; but, before long, he made some observations, when Mr. PHILLIPS again interposed, and begged the Court would stop such irregularity. Mr. Justice Littledale and Mr. Baron Vaughan con sulted for a short time, after which, Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE said, the Learned Counsel (Mr. Scarlett) bad pursued a mistaken course, and one that the Court could not allow. He must confine himself strictly to the facts of the easel Mr. PHILLIPS—Never, my Lord, was there such an opening heard in a court of justice ; and if it had been al lowed by your Lordship, I should certainly have thrown up my brief, and left the unfortunate pet sons at the bar in the hands of the Court. Unless I had been allowed, contrary to all practice, to reply. Mr. Justice LITTLE:DALE —Mr. Scarlett will not again reason on the case, or the defence, but proceed at once to the facts. Mr. PHILLIPS—I am vite willing to show him my brief. _ .._ Mr. SCARLETT-.-I Will I r.o more, but at once call my witnesses. The trial then proceeded,—the facts of which were of the ordinary kind, not posstssuig any feature of public in terest, and was not concluded when our Reporter left the Court. TIIE KING'S HEALTH. (From the Court Circular.) The state of the KING'S health for some days past ha. been very unsatisfactory. His MAJESTY'S appetite ha. s in a great measure, failed him ; and the KING has been supported principally by drinking port wine and water The Duke of WELLINGTow arrived at the Palace about half-past twe!ve o'clock on Saturday, and had an audience of his MAJESTY, which lasted about an hour. Lord BoacuEasit arrived at the Palace on Saturday morning, in order to pay his respects to the KING, on his return from his Embassy at Florence. The Duke of WELLING TON and his Lordship took their departure from the Palace together, and returned to town. Sir R. PEEL arrived at the Palace about half-past one o'clock yesterday afternoon. Sir ROBERT had a long au dience of his MAJESTY. The Russian Ambassador arrived about the same time at the Palace, to pay his respects to his MAJESTY. his Excellency remained about an hour at the Palace, and then took his leave. Sir It. PEEL re mained at the Palace till five o'clock, and then, accompa nied by Lady PEEL (who went with Sir ROBERT from town) left the Palace, on his return to town. The public instruments, which had been waiting for the signature of the KING, have been forwarded from the Pa lace to the respective offices to which they belong:, in order that they may be prepared for the Commissioners to affix the seal on them. Orders have been given to shy the erection of the tem porary stables at Ascot (generally put up for his AIAJESTIC'S use) which had been commenced. Sir H. HALroRn and Sir M. TIERNEY were in constant attendance during Saturday, and slept at the Palace; and the KING continuing not so well yesterday, neither of the Physicians left the Palace. Mr. BRODIE left the Palace on Saturday morning and returned at night. Mr. BRODIE again left the Palace yes terday morning, but was expected to return in the evening. The following were the Bulletins yesterday and on Sa turday : " Windsor Castle, May 30. " The KING has passed a bad night. His MAJESTY'S breathing was much embarrassed. • (Signed) " HENRY HALFORD. " MATTHEW J. TIERNEY." " Windsor Castle, May 29. " The KING has passed a tranquil night, but his MA JESTY'S symptoms have undergone no change. (Signed) " HENRY HALFORD. " M. J. TIERNEY." At the King's Palace, St. James's, Earl FIFE and Col. WHATLEY were the Lord and Groom in Waiting yesterday, and the Earl of Chesterfield (for Lord STRATRAVEN) and Colonel ARMSTRONG the Lord and Groom in Waiting on Saturday. Among the inquirers were the Archbishop of YORK, the SECRETARY of STATE for IRELAND, tl.e SPEAKER of the HOUSE of COMMONS, the RECORDER of LONDON. Ambassadors and Ministers.—Russian, Spanish, Austrian, Ba ♦arian, Prussian, Netherlands, American, and Mexican. Charge d'Affiires.—Swedish. Dukes.—Gordon, Beaufort, Norfolk, Grafton, Portland, Buck ingham, Leeds, Manchester. Duches:es.—Montrose, Roxburgh, Buckingham, Dowager Leeds, Dowager Richmond. Marquises.—Clanricarde, Winchester, Douro. Marchioness.—Winchester. Earls.—Kenmare, Derby, Mansfield, Harrington, Dartmouth, Normanton, Verulam, Winchilsea, Jersey, Meath, Harcourt, Charlemont. Countesses.—Mansfield, Jersey, Abingdon, Normanton, Dart mouth, Winchilsea. ViscOunt. 7 —Sidmouth. Bishop —Winchester. Lords —G. Seymour, Skelmersdale, F. L. Gower, Arundel, Manners, Stanley, Louth, Mark Kerr, Clinton, Montagu, Car_ fiery, A. Lennox, Downes, Grantley. 11.dies.—Manners, G. Seymour, two Murrays, two Bertics, Killeen, Mildmay, Mark Kerr, E. Macleod, Kerrison, S. G. Len nox, J. L. Peel, Downes, A. Cotton, Dowager Ellenborougli. Honourable.—Mrs. Burton. Sirs.—H. Peyton, Edmond Stanley, F. Baker, W. Keir Grant, J. Macleod, C. Blunt, A. Carlisle, G. Smart, W. Anson, J. M'Gregor, W. W. Wynn, E. Kerrison, Gerard Noel, Freeling, J. Walsh, C. Wetherell, T. Acland, C. Flower. Rev. Doctors.—Blomberg, Coghlan. Rev. Messieur.—J. Hewlett. Generals.—Peachy, Sir C. Imhoff: Colonels.—Higgins, Stanhope, O'Reilly, Greenwell, Milman, Poten, Cotton, Camac. Captain.—Burton, RN. Alderman.—Smith, M.P. Messieurs.—J. Round, Mash, Sloane Stanley, Egerton, M.P., J. Buller, Edward Foley, M.P., L. Peel, Capel, M.P., Singleton, Tierney. Mistresses.—Arbuthnot, Colquhoun, Rochfort Grange, J. Buller, Beilby Thompson. Misses.—Seymour, Hales, Grimston. There is no foundation in the report that the Bishop of LINCOLN has been appointed Preceptor to the Princess VICTORIA. The Princess AUGUSTA attended Divine Service yester day morning in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Duchess Ad KENT and the Princess VICTORIA at tended Divine Service yesterday in the private Chapel at the King's Palace, at Kensington. The service was per formed by.. the Chaplain to the Royal Duchess. The Duke of WELLINGTON, after returning to town on Saturday afternoon, from having an interview with his MAJESTY, had a conference with Sir R. PEEL, at the Treasury. The Russian and French Ambassadors had a long con ference with the Earl of. ABERDEEN, on Saturday, at the Foreign-office. A Deputation from the West India Merchants an.l Planters, headed by Mr. KEITH DOUGLAS, M.P., and Mr. COLVILLE, had an interview with the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER on Saturday, at the Treasury. The Spanish Minister transacted business with the Earl of ABERDEEN, on Saturday, at the office of the SECRE.. TARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS. Despatches from Sir FREDERICK ADAK, the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands; from the Hon. Gen. PONSONBY, the Lieutenant Governor of Malta; and from Gen. GRANT, the Governor of Trinidad, were received yesterday at the Colonial Office. _ _ - Some of the Cabinet Ministers have left town for their country seats. Lora FARNBOROUGH Came to town yesterday morning from his seat, at Bromley, Kent—his Lordship bad an in terview with the Duke of WELLINGTON, and in.the after noon returned to Bromley. THE KING. (From the Windsor Express of Saturday.) Another week has passed, and, we are grieved to an nounce it, no amendment has manifested itself in the state of the KING'S health. On an analysis of the whole week's Bulletins, not a solitary expression will be found to convey the idea of an amelioration of the disease ; and no altera tion in the disease having taken place, it is obvious that his MAJESTY'S physical powers have been proportionately di minishing, and with them the chances of his ultimate reco very. His MAJESTY is not confined exclusively to his bed, but is occasionally removed to his easy chair. The following remarks appeared in the Court Journal of this morning : " The KING has had a decided relapse, and his state is quite as alarming as ever. His MAJESTY may again rally for a time, in the extraordinary way in which he did on Sunday last, when he actually insisted on eating (and did eat) a hearty dinner of roast beef; and declared afterwards that it had done him more good than all his doctors. This may happen again, but we must fulfil the melancholy task of stating our belief that the KING'S danger is imminent. His 111aJxszr's sufferings are not acute, with the exception of the difficulty of breathing ; but this is sometimes attended with very great pain, whilst the effusion into the pleura occasions alarm as to the probable suddenness of dissolu tion. We are sorry to add that a frank reconciliation has not vet taken place between his MAJESTY and the Duke of SUSSEX ; but from what has transpired, it may be hourly expected." The statement that his MAJESTY took a fancy to some roast beef en Sunday is true, and it is also true—too true— that he ate heartily of it ; but we are sorry we cannot confirm the statement made by the Court Journal that he felt so much better in consequence. The truth is that his MAJESTY persisted in eating the roast beef, in oppcsition to the advice and admonition of his medical advisers, under aggravated in consequ ence .— strong impression that, as ha fancied it, it wou ld d o hi m good. The result, unfOrtunately,but us to tb s e well KIN l con firmed sufferings th wareforebodings mush rav o f g t me G e nerally speaking, his 111a.rasTv's ap pet i te i s f ar f rom b e i n g as good as it is commonly rep or t e d to b e. That Esr y and h n o reconciliation Duke of Sussex y h a is quite true.s yet t a k en p l ace b etween hi s MAJ (From the Observer of yesterday.) We received, at a late hour last night, the following communication from our Windsor correspondent : " WINDSOR, SATURDAY NIGHT. i‘ The daily Bulletins issued during the past week have spoken of the - symptoms of his MAJESTY'S complaint as continuing the same. We should be glad to be assured that the KING IS in as good a state at present as he was at the latter end of the preceding week. Such, however, we fear, is not the case ; and a'though, judging from cir cumstances, no immediate danger is apprehended, yet, we regret to state, apprehensions for the result have much in creased. On one day only was the word ' better' intro duced, and then in the suspicious language, bis MAJESTY feels himself better.' The legs of the Royal Patient are very much swelled : t h e y have been repeatedly operated upon by Mr. BRODIZ, th e surzeon, but latterly with not so much good effect It i. understood that setons have been tried, and t ver3 prornse discharge has taken place from the parts affected. " Sir M..TilidNEv• awn& the KING principally a nigl•t, and sleeps in a room adjoining. Sir H. HALFORI has also b3en noW uputdrdtz of a month in almost constant attend ince, to the entire loss ill his rtgsdar practice. Th. measure of nominat;ng a Commission to exercise the func tions of his MAJESTY, in subscribing the sign manual, was rendered imperative, owing to the great inconvenience experienced in several departments, through the accumu lation of instruments, the completion of which was ur gently called for. In many instances papers had been waiting fer the Royal signature for near two year , . Two pubic offices had each 5,000 documents ready for signa ture. The whole of these would, in the event of the de mise of the KING, have been useless, and considerable ex pence and inconvenience must hive been incurre . l. similar measure to that now proposed was, we hive heard, two years ago proposed to his MAJESTY by the Ministers, but the KING refined his assent. As a proof, however, that the KING must have exerted himself, some per sonal inconvenience, to affix his signature, the writing to some of the papers signed by him recently could scarcely be recognized as that of his,MAJEsTr. The Duke of WELLINGTON visited his MAJESTY yesterday." THE MARKETS -(THIS DAY) CORN-EXCHANGE. Last week's arrivals of all kinds of Grain were mode rate, and this morning the fresh supply is small. 'lln re have bet•n several country buyers in attendance, who have purchased Foreign Red Wheat at last week's prices, and the rates of English remain unaltered ; the trade for all qualities is firm. Barley coninues as last reported. Beans firmly maintain their last quotations. Pease are scarce, but unaltered in value. 0 its fitvl buyers with tolerable readiness, at the terms of Monday last. The Flour trade for fresh-made parcels remains good, at last week's prices. PRICES ON BOARD OF SHIP. Beans, Small (new: (old) Tick (new) (old) Harrow (in Wheat, Red (old) White (old) -s. Red 1829) 463. 525. - Fine 543. 625. - Superfine 653. 68s. White (1829) sos. 633. - Fine 63s. 70s. - Superfine 74s. 783. Foreign free 465. 843. 30s. 345. ..... 243. 283. 30s. 0-2 s. 343. 383. 41s. 565. 583. 6135. 30s. 32,. 345. 38s. 32;. 365. 38s. 433. r) —s. —s. 40s. 458. 318 358. 355. 375. ew) 355. 38s. 1d) 38s. 448 245. 20s. 245. 225. 2)s. 28s. 90s. 31s. 18s 23s 275. tck) 60s 655. 50s. 558 it ry 48s. 54s 10s. Ils. Brank Oats, Feed Rye Barley - Fine - Superfine Mal' - Fine Pease, Grey --- Maple - White New ... - Poland New.. Potatoe New Scotch Irish ll Flour Town (per sai - Seconds - North Coun Bran - Boilers ... ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST WEEK. tt t p to ' II n s., L. ,-- 2 a 9, From Whence. e :1. ... p S ; ' 3 -.-.., . . . ... . . ....a.....a ........ .........., .....i... .... ....... Qrs. Qry. Qrs. Qrs. Qts. Qrs. Scks. Aldborongh 163 78 18 20 Alemouth Boston Bridlington Clay — —. ..... .... ... _., 350 Cowes - 150 t 1 SColchester 2OO 14 230 425 30 (36 Harwich 2 Leigh 574 46 -- 92 31 Maldon 346 34 82 358 Gainsborough — 40 Hull — 760 100 Ipswich 9B 271 161.) --. 155 16 896 Kent 530 650 191 99 357 28 8.2 Lynn —•— 71 201 Southampton Stockton Wells 303 270 90 160 Woodbridge — 100 Yarmouth 49 330 1078 1150 Aberdeen — 720 Banff — 1151 -..—. Berwick - - 35 Dundee Irverness 220 ..... _ 48) _ ——— 3634 11)38 4013 6313 1404 129 5992 IRISH. Dublin — 6 Limerick — 212 Londonderry Newry Sligo — 609 Youghall — 670 FOREIGN. Bremen Copenhagen — 250 — 1000 Corsoer — 5;0 Dantztc Emden — 723 Hamburg 1435 161 Harlingen Konigsberg 520 -- Philadelphia - 2030 Rostock 750 Itotterdam Spain 1740 Stettin Sudwesthorn Wismar lllB Coastways —— —— , 1 Total 18287 2688 4013 (10837 1404 120 8395 AGGREGATE Rye, o —Tares, QUA N . 0--Li Musi TITY o inseed, lard, 4 F OTH lER kJ? apeseed eds. 49. STDS 01 I, 0-] PULS ;rank, ;H. SMITHFIELD MARKET. This day's supply of Beasts was limited, of Sheep, Lambs, Calves, and (for the time of year) Porkers, mo derately good ; Beef met with a ready sale, at an advance of from 2d. to 4d., in a few instances perhaps 6d. per stone; in Mutton, Lamb, Veal, andlPork, the trade was very dull, at little if any variation from Thursday's quo tations. The Beasts from Norfolk were for the most part exceedingly prime, from other parts of but middling ave rage quality. PRICES PRA STONE OF SIAS. TO SINK THE OFFALS. S. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts 2 4 2 8 Large Lambs . 0 0 0 0 Second quality ditto 2 8 3 0 Prime small ditto... 4 8 6 0 Prime largo Oxen 3 8 4 0 Large coarse Calves 310 4 4 Prime Scots, &c 4 0 4 6 Prime small ditto... 4 8 5 0 Inferior Sheep 2 6 3 0 Large Hogs 3 0 3 4 Second quality ditto 3 2 3 6 Small Porkers 4 0 4 4 Coarse-woolled ditto 3 8 4 0 Suckling Calves 12i to 365. each. Soutlidown Wethers 4 0 4 4 , Quarter old Pigs 12 ; to 183. each. SUPPLY, AS FIER CLERK'S STATEMENT. Beasts. Sheep and Lambs.' Calves. Pigs. I 2,063 18,470 I 209 I 270 About 60 of the beasts came up the different North Roads; about 25 from the western and midland districts ; about 1500 from Norfolk, Suffblk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire; about 60 from Kent and Sussex • and most of the remainder from the marsh es , &c., in the neighbourhood of London. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcass. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. fled 0 . 3 8 Veal Mutton o 4 310 Perk 3 0 4 4 Lamb 4s. 6d. to ss. Sd. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE MARKET —May 2.9. Having a large fair in our neighbourhood to-day, the supply of Wheat from the farmers was very small, but our principal millers having purchased largely of the late fo reign arrivals, prevented any briskness in the trade, and sales were steady, at an advance of Is, per quarter on the finest samples. Oats were in very short supply, and were readily cleared off at last week's prices. Little mare Bar ley will be sold for malting. Fine Malt improves in de mand. Little doing in Rye. Beans, Pease, and Flour, as our last. New. Old. Wheat, Northumberland 'i6s. 68s. —s —s.' Norfolk and Suffolk 58s. 68s. Berwick and Scotch 565. 625. -- Dantzig 60s. 685....... —s. —s. Rye, Norfolk and Sudolk 34i 37:....... —s. —s. Foreign —s —5....... 325. 365. Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suffolk-325. 365. - Grinding and Feeding ~i s. '2.95. Malt, Norfolk and Sulli,lk Beans, Small —s. —s. ---- Tick 34s. 36s Pease, White _ Gray Oats, N , rthumberland, Potatoe 2os 3k . . 3k. Feed ........ Foreign —s. —6. Flour, Fine (per sack) --s —s. 4la 475. The KING, on a late occasion of the arrival of the Duke of CLARENCE at Windsor, desired to be dressed particularly wel', and thus, seated in his chair, when the Heir Apparent entered the apartment with a sorrowful countenance, the KING exclaimed, " Ah, CLA RENCE! here I am—as well as I ever was in my life !" Court Journal. The Duke of CLARENCE went to Windsor Castle on Monday, but though the Duchess of GLoucEsTica and the Princess AUGUSTA were admitted to his IthorsTv, the Duke was not, lie was, however, sent for on Tues day, when he had a long audience of the KING, part of which was in the presence of the Duke of WELLINGTON. It is worthy of remark that, in the House of Lord•, the next day, Lord HOLLAND made the first public announce ment this Session of the determination of the Whigs to op pose the measures of his AIAJESTY'S Government. —News. ELOPEMENT.—A respectable family, in this neighbourhood (Limerick), has been in the greatest alarm, since Saturday last, in consequence of the evasion of a young and interesting female with the olject of her affec tions. The fugitives, some time since, flew off on the wings of Cupid, but their dreams of happiness were dis turbed by some cold-hearted persons, who brought back the lady, who has been since caged ; but, on Saturday, she contrived to open the door of her confinement, when, her idol having made better arrangements than before, they both winged their flight to regions yet unknown, whence, it is hoped, they will soon return to receive the benedic tions due to the chivalrous lover, who, not having a faint heart, has thus gallantly won a fair lady.—Limerick Even ing Post SPIRIT OF THE PUBTAC JOURNALS. We have now read, with an attention which was even painful, the whole mass of papers presented to Parliament, relating as well to the original, general, Ind subsequently extended objects of the treaty of London, as to the especial and final measures for investing Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg with the sovereignty of independent Greece. Beginning with that which is the least important circumstance connected with the whole of these interesting anti nrtructive papers—namely, the personal conduct end character (as evidenced by that conduct) of the l irincely personage who had been selected to revive cud re-establish the Greek nation,—we are com pelled to state unequivocally, that in our opinte'. ll hie Royal Highness had received credit for qualities which he did not possess ; and has, therefore, (as it seems to us,) been loaded with somewhat heavier censures than he ought fairly to have borne. When he offer was first made to Prince Leopold of that new and glorious Sovereignty which he was well known to have long wished, and, in the words of Lord Aberdeen," expressly desired," it is certain hat if the financial questions which afterwards trose between the Allied Governments d his Royal Highness formed no immediate subject of discussion, there was a pretty warm controversy upon the future state of Candle, This point Prinu Leopold gave up, although he had described it in his first letter to Lord Aberdeen as the " greatest stumbling-block" to him who was to undertake the Greek Government. Bat on the lth of February his Royal Highness received from Lord Aberdeen some papers, among which was the Protocol of Me 3d of February, which Prcriocol refers to the treaty of Adrianople, and to the oti. , vantages secured to Greece by its tenth article.— These advantages were comprehended in the release of Greece from tribute and from vassalage, and the acknowledgment by the Porte of her complete in dependence. The same Protocol then goes on to say, that in consideration of such " advantages, and in deference to the desire expressed by the Porte to obtain the reduction of the frontiers fixed by the Protocol of the 22d of March, the line of demarcation of the limits of Greece should be, &c., viz., those which are now, and we think most justly, complained of by the friends of Greece, but most inconsistently and weakly, at the eleventh hour, assigned by Prince Leopold as an adequate motive for his recent refusal of the Government. After many days' consideration, the Prince writes to the Duke of Wellington, in reference to the above Protocol, and touches on its demarcation of a frontier line, by stating it to be " weak in a military, poor in a financial point of view," and further bids his Grace be prepared to hear the strongest objections against it in their next conference. We allude to such matters for the pur pose of showing that Prince Leopold could not be taken by surprise in the month of May, with regard to questions which were considered and argued by him in the month of February preceding. Prince Leopold in the same letter dwells on Candia, con tingents, guarantees, &c., as matters of apparently much deeper and more serious moment than that of the north-west boundary of Greece. In the Prince's formal and revised answer to the protocol of the 3d of February, he, amongst other items there enume rated, proposes,—and this is very remarkable, — that a new frontier shall be adopted, no further de viating from that to which he objects than by adding the small canton of Vlochos, on the eastern side of the Aspropotamos, to the Greek state, tend striking off from it to the eastward by Mount (Eta, thus voluntarily consenting in Me most unambiguous manner, to the surrender of the whole of Acarnania to Turkey, although in his last communications to Government he mainly founds his breach of en gagement upon the evils which he is instructed would arise from such a measure; but he afterwards ab solutely takes for granted his own assumption of the sovereignty, with the frontier remaining un changed. The pecuniary parts of the negociation, we have often said, and the official papers confirm -it, had been fully agreed upon before the Prince was advised to break off. The British Govern ment originally did not profess to meditate any ac commodation as to money. This repugnance, how ever, ha as gradually it mig h tlead t overpowered a failure of the by the apprehen sion whole policy which the Allies had it so cordially at heart to enforce. A loan of 60,000,000 francs, or about 2,500,000/. sterling, was to be guaranteed, one third by each of the great Powers, and to be em ployed by the Greek Government as the public service might require—thus entailing upon England, France, and Russia, a contingent obligation of be tween 30,0001. and 40,0001. per annum each ; or, perhaps, about one-seventh of the expence of these extraordinary armaments which they had been un der the necessity of maintaining in consequence of the war between Greece and Turkey. It is im possible on this occasion to place before our readers every distinct passage of the correspondence from which, as a whole, we hare drawn our own re luctant impvession of the spirit in which, or rather from the absence of which, the personage in ques tion has acted. We conceive that if his Royal Highness has escaped from a position which was too arduous and elevated for him, by the same rea son Greece has had an escape even more providen tial and felicitous from what must have proved to her an irretrievable visitation. Want of decision has been the bane of Leopold, as it is of every small man, who finds himself in circumstances requiring vigour, sagacity, and the soul of a generous and noble enterprise. An effeminate ambition, which grasps at every thing, but weighs nothing, and shrinks from the first touch of difficulty, is not the stuff that can be moulded into beneficent power or solid fame. We see no evidence of the paltry back stairs manoeuvring which has been charged upon the Prince in this affair, and we therefore acquit him of all but imbecility and poverty of purpose. That he may have been made the unconscious tool of party objects, is a conjecture to which we cannot for a moment lend ourselves; but if so, we can predict that his Royal Highness and his counsellors will gain nothing by their motion. We take leave of this subordinate branch of the Greek inquiry, 'and ad dress ourselves to the question—what will now be - done ? But this part of the question we must re serve for another day.—Times. In a late debate on colonial expenses, the condi tion and administration of New South Wiles were described in terms which appear to us inconsistent with the accounts lately arrived from that settle ment, both through the newspapers and official do cuments. Our file of the former comes down to the end of October, and by the last arrival we had notice of the transmission of some additional num bers, which have not yet reached us. We mention this fact, not to charge the local authorities with the suppression of our newspapers, but to say that their acts in some other cases would warrant such a sus picion; and that it would be well for some of them if they could prevent the knowledge of their con duct, as well as the convicts under their charge, from returning front transportation. In making some remarks on this subject, suggested by the papers before us, we must begin by observing that we were far from expecting that New South Wales should exhibit a model of Utopian government. It would be absurd to hope that a penal settlement, peopled to a large extent by the refuse of our gaols and the outcasts of our society, should all at once become an orderly community ; or that a mixture of convicts and their descendants, with free colo nists who despise them, and with official function aries who look down with contempt upon both, could be instantly transformed by any code of laws or system of administration, into a social fabric dis tinguished for its consistency of parts and beauty of proportions. But we certainly did not expect (with all our allowance for the nature of the materials Of v..hich it is composed) to find so much mismanage meta and abuse in any settlement under the Crown of England, as are said to exist in the adtpinietration . ise on crease i Spi to 54 , yes- on his Lon- War gone Iperh nynie acting ularly 1, ad ll It the 111 m, 9 en- r days ie )y tho elfare illips or, to f our !I' the 336; leren and Duke ride, s not zette, nbas esties ' mot nit! wals, Mr. 7,05-92 9 2 as eon. lose ch e. •—•..` 'ate— pstg. bey Itroy m e not [A3 the lent bed,