The Sun. — London, England, 1830-05-28 00:00:00

[tan. in- Is of From rotn Ga- )ped is a I be and eeze out too mf.cl be ter the publicly announced that if the Chiefs and people did not come in, in two or three days, messengers Would b e sent to se i ze t h em . B e f ore th e ex piration of this term the Chiefs with their families submitted to Mr. SCOTT. Tranquillity had by, this time been restored. By the accounts from Montreal we learn that the season had set in with a very favourable ap pearance. Ploughing commenced on the 7th April, and some wheat had been sown in dry Some of the Canada Papers are strongly recommending « Temperate Societies," and the i formaton ofsuch Associations had commenced -at Montreal. Letters from Carthagena of the 28th March state that an army of 3,000 men had passed t hrough that place from Chagres on their way to Maracaibo against General PAEZ, but that they were •attacked by the Indians and compelled to retreat. The country continued in a very un aettled state, and the troops were dissatisfied in consequence of being so badly paid. The Bill for affixing the KING'S Sign Manual to instruments requiring the Royal Signature, was last night read a third time and passed in the House of Lords, and read a first and second time in the Commons. The Earl of WIN CHILSEA, in the former House, made some allusions with regard to his MAJESTY'S malady, Which he afterwards retracted. The Bill will pass the Commons to-night, and receive the Royal Assent to-morrow. It is impossible to peruse the Parliamentary papers relating to Greece without being struck with the sincerity of purpose with which the treaty of London has been pursued by each of the three Allied Powers, from its erection down to th e present time ; and although in the course of th e negociations differences of opinion have arisen, it would be judging harshly to question the good faith of such of the parties as may have exhibited less fervour than the rest in favour of the Greek cause, whilst contracted obligations have been manifestly treated with the most seru- Pulous respect both in letter and spirit. Pre- Mising this observation more especially with re ference to our own Government, it will not, we trust, be assumed that what we are about to re mark is written in any temper of hostility, or any desire of fastening upon Ministers a charge of attempting to recede from the principles laid down in the Treaty of London. Yet, if the question be asked, to which of the three Powers is Greec e the most indebted for the independ ence she at length enjoys, we fear the general answer would by no means be—to Great Britain. It will probably be thought in many quarters that the refusal of the British Government to 'concur, in the proposal made by the Russian Ambassador on the 10th of September, 1827, to blockade the Dardanelles by the allied squadron, whilst Russia performed the same operation on the Bosphorus, exhibited a leaning t oward s our 4 , ancient ally" not very consistent ‘' 6lll our professions towards Greece. France Con curred in the principle of the proposal, an d alth oug h t h e d es i gn was suggested be fore the battle of Navarin, yet its accomplish ment after that event might the more effec tually have brought to a crisis that anoma lous state of our relations with the PORTE, which more amicable mediations so vainly, and so hazardously, protracted. The want of deci sion, after the destruction of the Turkish fleet, gave to Russia the opportunity of gaining victo ries which have added both to her glory and her Power ; and though this be chargeable even more to the GODERICIT than the WELI,INGTON Administration, it seems not the less free from blame, with reference to the views which influ enced Mr. CANNING in bringing about the Greek Treaty. The different reception of the v ictory of Navarin by Great Britain from that of Franc e and Russia, tallies exactly with the diffe rence of their views on the subject of the blockade, 4i senssed at the conferences held on the 10th September and 15th October, 1827. The in structions given to the Admirals in pursuance of t he Protocol of the last of those dates, direct t hem to concert t h e most effectual mode of pre tenting any movements by sea on the part of the Turkish or Egyptian forces; and give other di rections which seem by:no means inapplicable to the battle, supposing it to have been fought after instead of before those instructions lead been received. The first document having reference to the limits of the new State, is the Protocol of the Ambassadors at Constantinople of the 4th Sep tember, 1827, which limits the operation of the Greek blockade to a line to be drawn from the Guff Volo to themouth of the river Aspropo tamos, embracing within it Eubcea, Salamis, F Egina, Poros, Hydra, Spezzia, and other Small islands of the Archipelago, contiguous to, and dependent on, the continent of Greece, leaving out Candi a and Samos. It was pro posed by Count NESSELRODE, in his letter to Prince LIEVEN, annexed to the Protocol of 10th March, 1828, that this limit should serve for the base of the demands of the three medi ating Powers in this respect, in reply to which Proposal Earl DUDLEY informed Prince LlEvitx that the Court of the Tuileries had expressed an opinion that, under certain circumstances, the line of demarcation ought to be narrowed, and that although those circum stances had not yet arisen, it was a subject for co nsideration whether, with a view of giving the Greeks a clearly defined and strong mountain frontier, it might not be expedient to confine them to the line nearest to the Morea. On the 6 th April following Earl DUDLEY writes to Prince POLIGNAC that his MAJESTY'S Govern ment was of opinion that the most convenient limit Would be found in the Morea and the ad jacent islands. The French Government re plied through Count de la FERRONAYS, on the 28th April, that th e new state of things, since the limitation to the Morea had been suggested by France, had altered their opinion, and that the pl a n of England encountering opposition from the Turks, the Greeks, and Russia, could not be carried into effect ; and that Greece, confined within the MQrea, and unprotected by Attica or Eubtea, would be utterly defenceless. M. de la FERRONAYS lays much stress upon the early associations from which the Greek question has derived an importance, and on the public mind of Europe being filled with the idea of her resuscitation, and exclaims, " a cry of grief " and indignation will be raised if Athens, still arrayed in ber glorious and noble renown, falls " again under the humiliating dominion of the " Sultana VALIDE." The Protocol of 30th September, 1828, refers to a despatch of Count NESSELRODE of the 28th August preceding, stating that the Russian Government had long been, and still was, of opinion that the boundary traced by the conference of Ambassadors at Con stantinople was that of which Greece stood in need; and at the conference of 16th Nov., 1828, this necessity was re-echoed by Prince POLIGNAC with reference to the passage of the Isthmus of Corinth by the French troops, which Lord ABERDEEN strenuously resisted. Thus matters stood up to the date of the Protocol of 22d March, 1829, which fixed the limits to be a line from Arta to Volo, and annexed to which is a memorandum of the French Plenipotentiary, (among other things, intimating the desirable ness of annexing Candia to the new State,) and a memorandum of the British Plenipotentiary, protesting against the extension of the frontier beyond the Morea, as inconsistent with the true objects of the Treaty,—against •the " injustice " of including in the Greek territory the Island " of Eubcea,"--and against " the supposed ne- " cessity for an enlarged territory and extensive " resources, in order to secure the freedom and " tranquillity of Greece," because, as the British Minister says, " the Porte itself must be the " natural protector of Greece against foreign " hostility ; and against Turkish oppression or injustice the support of the Allied Powers " will suffice !" Of this memorandum, passing over the singularity of the notion of making wolves the protectors of sheep, we will only say that we cannot help regretting that such sentiments should have proceeded from the Go vernment of this free country, nor can we won der at the unfavourable impression that such a tone has generally produced throughout the Continent. When the Protocol of the 22d March was made known to the PORTE, it positively refused adherence to the proposed limits ; and, in conse quence of such refusal, the Protocol made on the 3d February last states, that " in consideration " of the advantages granted to the new State, " (viz. in securing its complete independence,) " 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 shall take its departure " from the mouth of the Aspropotamos, ascend " that river as far as the latitude of Lake Angelo " Castro, and traversing that lake, as well as those of Vrachori and Saurovitza, shall strike Mount Artofina, from whence it shall follow " Mount Oxas, Calouri, and Mount CEta, as " far as the Gulph of Zeitoun, which it shall " reach at the mouth of the Sperchius." To these limits the POPiTE, on the 24th of April last, signified its adhesion ; and the Provisional Government of Greece, in its answer of the 16th of April, also seems to have promised, though somewhat ambiguously, its concurrence. The answer, however, states, that the definitive ar rangements in question ought, before their ac ceptance, to be submitted to the Deputies Ple- nipotentiaries of the Nation, and to be ratified by them. This ratification, we are now informed, has been refused, and hence Prince LEoPoLD's abdication of his throne. The above abstract of Greek diplomacy fur nishes abundant food for discussion, but we have no space to enlarge on the arguments that might be raised on one side or the other. It should, however, be observed, that there is no founda tion for saying that Greece has received, or ought to receive, Eubcea as a substitute for Acarnania, inasmuch as Eubcea was proposed to be included in Greece at the first conference at which her limits were spoken of—viz. that of Constantinople, on the 4th September, 1827. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Half-past Four. EPSOM RACES. BY EXPRESS. SECOND YEAR Of the RENEWAL Of the OAKS STAKES of 50 sovs. each, h. ft. for three years old fillies, 8 st. 4 lb. Las mile and half. The second to receive 100 sovs. out of the Stakes. (79 Subscribers.) Mr. Stonehewer's Leeway filly Lord Sefton's Moitehe (Edwards) 2 18 started.—Won by two lengths. The competition of Spain with this country n the supply of lend, mentioned in last night's debate, is of recent date ; the mines are in the neighbourhood of Almeira, a sea-port on the Mediterranean, and are worked, we understand, by English capital, and in part by English superintendents. (PROM A CORRESPONDENT.) —A very curious and interesting experiment Las been recently made at the Royal Mint, in the presence of its principal officers. A set of Chinese weights, perhaps the first ever exhibited in this country, was compared with the English standard, and the results were found perfectly to correspond with similar comparisons made in China nearly a century ago, by the Missionary DUHALDE, of scientific memory. RUTLAND NEWS.—BEES.—A swarm of bees settled on a how-window of the house of Mrs. EvE KARD HILL, of Uppingham, four years ago, and took up their abode in the aperture between the lead and ceiling of the window, which they entered by a crevice in front. They were not destroyed till this week, when on opening the lead the honeycomb of three distinct swarms and the beginning of a fourth were discovered. and a large quan tity of honey wal taken.—Siantford News. DISGUSTING SPECTACLE.—A pitched battle was fought last week at Preston between a scavenger and a woman, the wife of a pavior. The parties stripped for the onset, and a ring being regularly formed, a battle of some duration ensued, till at last the female ruffian proved the victor.—Scotsman. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY). HOUSE OF LORDS. COMMITTEE OF PRIVILEGES, The House sat this morning in a Commit tee of Privileges, on the claim of Matthew Montagu, Lord Ilokeby, to vote at the election of Representative Peers for irel tnd. Several witnesses were examined, the register of the baptisms and burials of many membets of the family produced, and the further consideration of the case postponed till the next day on which the House sits in a Committee of Privileges. At twelve o'clock the LORD CHANCELLOR and Lords NORTHWICK and 13Aatram sat on appeals, and proceeded with the part-heard Welsh case of Spenc-r v. Gott. To•.inQrrow being the anniversary of the Restordtion of Charles the Second, and both Houses of Parliament having to meet on that day for the purpose of bearing the Royal assent given to the Bill for enabling his Majesty's signature to be affixed to public documents by means of a stamp, pursuant to ancient custom both Houses will attend Divine Worship in State. The Members of the House of Lords going to Westminster Abbey, and those of the House of Commons to the church of St. Margaret's. The sermon in' Westminster Abbey, we understand, will be preached by the Bishop of Carlisle, and that in St. Margaret's by the Speaker's Chaplain. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. THE KING, AT THE PROSECUTION OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF VICE, V. FERGUSSON. This was an indictment, instituted by the Society for the Suppression of Vice, against the defendant, who is a book and printseller. The prosecution was brought on account of the defendant having exposed for sale, as well as having sold, a number of indecent publications. Mr. GURNEY conducted the case for the prosecution, and Mr. TALIOURD appeared on behalf of the defendant. After some prefatory conversation between the Learned Counsel on either side, Mr. GURNEY intimated to the Court, that owing to a communication which had been made to him by his Learned Ft lend (Mr. Talfourd) he was willing on the part of the Society for the Suppression of Vice, to take a ver dict of guilty, and thus save the Court the trouble and pain of going through the evidence on the case. He con sented to adopt this course, however, only on the con dition that the defendant should enter on his own recog• nizance to keep the peace, and hold himself ready when called upon to receive judgment. That the defendant should be moreover compelled to give up all the remaining copies of the objectionable publications he might still have in his possession, anti that he should make an affidavit to that effect ;—and, finally, that he should make a promise not to offend in the same manner in future. Mr. TALFOURD assented to the Learned Counsel's pro position, and expressed his acknowledgments on the part of his client for the kind and considerate discretion by which the Learned Counsel had been actuated. Lord TENTERDEN said the Learned Counsel had acted with kind discretion, and in such a manner as the repre sentative of the society which had instituted the present proceedings might have been expected to act. The only object which the Society for the Suppression of Vice hsd in view, was the abolition of indecent and improper pub lications ; and, unless such works were suppressed by some means or other, these baneful tendencies could not fail of exercising a most pernicious and dangerous influence over the minds especially of the youthful portion of the corn inunity. His Lordship thought the defendant's Counsel had alio exercised a sound discretion in thus readily accepting the terms which had been offered—his client had much reason to be thankful to the B,lciety. A verdict of Guilty was then entered against the defendant. THE KING V. TRUST. This was a precisely similar prosecution to the last, instituted by the Society for the Suppression of Vice against the defendant Trust, a bookseller, living in Russell court, Drury-lane. A copy of the objectionable work was produced, and proved to have been bought at the defendant's shop, and of him personally.—Verdict, Guilty. Mr. GURNEY, who conducted the case for the prosecu tion, said that this was the third time the defendant had been convicted of a similar offence. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. SEDDON. This was an information against the defendant, Seddon, for having concealed a large quantity of smuggled tobacco, and also for using a false permit. The defendant was a tobacconist, residing at No. 45, Old Bailey, in partnership with a person of the name of Bent. Verdict for the Crown, with a recommendation from the majority of the Jury for a mitigation of the penalty on the second count. OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.: OLD COURT. Sophia Morgan, a respectable looking woman (a widow) whose case was remanded from the last Sessions, was this morning placed at the bar, charged on the Coroner's in quisition with the wilful murder of her new-born male child. The prisoner plea led Not Guilty. Mr. ADOLPHUS stated the cise for the prosecution. Mr. PHILLIPS was Counsel for the prisoner. Mr. Hugh Eastcot examined—l am assistant surgeon of the parish of St. Pancras. On the 13th of April 1 was called in to the workhouse to examine the body of a male infant ; from its appearance I should think it had been ten days or a fortnight.—(The prisoner here fainted, which caused a short delay in the proceedings, on her re covery she was, by order of the Learned Judge, accommo dated with a seat.) Examination continued—The infant was in a putrid state—on the right side of the head was a contused bruise as if inflicted by some hard instrument, or by a fall. I could not from its state examine the lungs. The child was full grown—such a wound as appeared on the head might, or might not, have caused death.__ The wound must have been inflicted whilst the child vras alive, or immediately after death. Such an appearance would not have manifested itself from a blow on a body that had been dead for a length of time. I cannot form any opinion as to whether or not the chill was born alive. The naval string was not tied. Richard Edwards, a police officer, examined—ln conse quence of information that I received on the 13th of April, I went to No. 7, Suffolk -street, St. Pancras. I there saw the prisoner in company with Mrs. Williams, when I told her that it was a very serious charg e against her, and cautioned her not to say anything that might injure her hereafter. I then said, is it true that you have been delivered of a child ? The prisoner said, by attempting to hide one crime she had committed a greater. I then said it is true that you have be-n delivered of a child ? She replied, yes, it is. I .asked her if the child was born alive ; she said that she could not tell. I then asked her if she had heard it cry ; she said no. In answer to further questions she said that she threw the child down the privy ; she did not look after it, or take any means to force it under the soil, and that it had been there about a fortnight. I then took her into custody, and shortly afterwards I and another officer searched the privy. The prisoner also told me that she believed the child had slipped from her. On searching the pi ivy, a child was found, there was a bruise on the right side of the head about the size of a halfpenny. Oa looking round the prisoner's room I found a platerer'shammer. which . ' compared with the bruise on the child's head, and it appeared exactly to correspond. I then took the prisoner to Maryltbone-office. On the road I asked her who the father of the child was ; she said she could not tell his name, that shehad been living with a Mrs. Cox in Hunter-street, and during her mis tress's absence from home a gentleman called and prevailed over her. Abraham Deller, another police officer, confirmed the evidence of the last witness. Tne trial was proceeding when our Reporter left the Court, and from the - number of witnesses then to be exa rnined:would inall probability occupy nearly the entire day. NEW COURT. John Murray, aged 30, late clerk to Messrs. Adling ton, Gregory, and Faulkner, solicitors, Bedford-row, Was indicted for receiving and embezzling various sum," of money, to the amount of 91. Gs. 9d. the property of hiS emp'oyers. ' • _ _ The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty on the second count, hut recommended the prisoner to mercy oopczo.uot of his previous good character. EXTRACT OF A LETTER, DATED MAY 23. —" With feelings of regret I have to communicate to you the death of Sir JOHN Flax, of Smithfield and Ilaystown, Bart., senior partner of the banking-house of Sir WILLIAM FORBES and Co. This melancholy event took place this morning in the neighbourhood of Edin burgh, after a short illness ; and it is but due to the me mory of so excellent a man to say that he has died la mented by all who knew him." M. BOUQUET has obtained his liberation provisionally by giving hail to the amount of 500 franca, and left the Conciergerie yesterday. H e i s to appear shortly before the Correctional Police, being accused of having kept an illegal money-lending concern, and of usurious practices.— Quotidienne. SHIPPINC. INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DIRT, MAY ',7.—Wind W., squally.—Arrived and remain his' Majesty's ship Isis, and the African steamer, from the Mediter ranean ; Clyde, Munro, from Bengal; 'assail, Tremaine, and Cumberland, Haney, from Lisbon; and Unanimity, Herbert, from Oporto. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 27.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived his Ma jesty's ship Asia and Infernal bomb, from the Mediterranean ; his Majesty's ship Tyne, from Halifax ; and his Majesty's ship Canadian, from Africa and St. Michael's. FALNIOUTII, MAY 46.—Wind N.W. to W., fresh gale.—Ar rived the Helena, Astrope, from 13nlette. COWES, MAY 'il—Arrived the Maranatha, Roust, from Sours haya ; •Conolanus, Jones, from Rio Janeiro ; and. Fancy, Tyrer, from Gigon. LIVERPOOL, MAY 26.—Arrived the' Porter, "Gibson, and Amelia, M'Taggart, from Bahia; Belgrave, Fleming, from Paraiba ; Oporto, Martin, and Camoens, Haram, from Oporto. OFF THE WIGHT, MAY o.—The Sarah Ward, Merritt, from St. Vincent's; and Alnwick, M'Kie, from Ceylon. The Mameluke, Todd, from Buenos Ayres to London, was totally lost near River San Francesca on the 15th of Marth—the crew and passengers saved. The William, young, from London, has arrived at Sydney. The Freeland, Jones, sailed from Singapore for Manilla `an. Id ; the next day she grounded on a reef in the Straits of Rio, but got off, after throwing about 20 tons of iron gverboard, and proceeded on her voyage. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY) CORN EXCHANGE. There are small supplies of all kinds of Grain this week, and not much Flour. The Wheat trade is firm at Monday's prices, the demand is chiefly for foreign red parcels. Barley, Beans, and Pease, are unaltered. Rather more money is asked for Oats, and the prices of Monday have been readily obtained this morn ing. Flour unvaried. English Foreign I 8,530 ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. Oats. I Flour. I 2,550 qrs 1,300 qrs. I 2,200 qrs.' 3,'50 sacks 600 - - brIF. CITY MARKETS.-(TWO O'CLOCK.) PLANTATION SUGARS.—The scarcity of good Sugars has in creased this week, and as the demand at present is chiefly con- • fined to those qualities, very little business has been done; prices are very firmly maintained, and upon some of the strong refining descriptions a small advance:has in some instances been given ; of the inferior descriptions also there has been a more limited supply this week, but prices remain the same : of Mau ritius Sugar the public sales have again been very extensive, 13,368 bags having been offered on Friday last, and '22,088 bags this week; nearly the whole, however, have been taken off, and very little alteration can be noticed in the prices of the good and fine descriptions, but all qualities under 475. have been sold Is. per cwt, lower than was realized last week. FOREIGN SUGARS.—The purchases have been confined to a few small parcels white Havannah, and no alteration in prices has transpired. REFINED SUGARS.—This market has been very flat this week, and some parcels of low Lumps hzve been sold at a small reduc tion in price ; generally, however, no alteration has taken place, as goods continue to betaken off for shipping both to the con tinent, and for crashing for the Mediterranean ; of crashed the sales this week have been rather limited, but offers continue to be made a shade under the quotations, particularly for the middling and good descriptions, the sort of goods suitable for making which, are still very scarce, and taken off freely by the melters. Of fine Loaves for the double-refined bounty, there has been a rather better supply, and' a. few parcels have been sold, crashed, at rather lower prices, say 38s. a 395. COFFEE.—OnIy one small public sale has been brought forward this week, consisting of 120 casks Jamaica, of ,good ordinary to good middling descriptions, which went off at very full prices ; privately there has been scarcely any thing done either in Foreign or Plantation. FRUIT.—No alteration has takenplace this week :ithe sales are very limited. TIM FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE 0' CL 0 CK. LIVERPOOL, MAY 21.—There has been a fair demand this week for British Plantation Sugar, the-sales amounting to about 1,000 hogsheads, at rather lower prices; besides which 300 bags of Bengal have been taken. The demand for Cotton this week, has been very limited, owing in a great measure to heavy ar rivals, the import exceeding 39,000 bags, (nearly all Ameri can), the juices for which description have receded !i,d. per lb. The Tobacco Market continues dull. The demand for tine Timber has been tolerably fair, though net so extensive as it was a few weeks back. The old stock is diminishing very fast. Some interim sorts have been forced into the Market at low prices. They write from Paris, that the report inserted in the Jour. nail of a number of sick being on board the ships of the expe dition is incorrect, and has been contradicted by the French Admiralty. A night and day telegraph is to be established on board the Provence, by order of Admiral Duperre, to keep up a communication with the troops on shore. Extract of a letter from Naples:—His Royal Highness the Duke of Calabria has received orders from his father to assemble the Neapolitan Navy, which is to be sent to the Barbary coast the moment the French expedition sails from Toulon. TILE FUNDS. Consols opened at the same price they left oft' yesterday, 93N for the account; at present they are 93% to 14, and for money 9.2.. It being a holiday with the Hebrews little business is doing at present. In the foreign market, Greek and Spanish Bonds continue declining. No arrivals of consequence; Consols are, this mo ment, 93 sellers for the account. EN WASH FONDS. Bank Stock, 41EN 17% 3t,4 per Cent. 99t,i India Stock, 114r7 4 3Y, 4 per Cent. shut 3 per Cent. Cons. 92% 4 per Cent. 1828, 104% Do. for Account, 92% 4)3 India Bonds, 84 85 Ditto Reduced, 91% 1)2 Exchequer Bills, 78 79 TWO O'CLOCK. Although we have no political news of consequence, the Con sol Market has become rather heavy since the earlier part of the morning, when they were 93;g to for the Account, and at present they may be quoted 93, alternately buyers and sellers, and 92% % for money. The estafette from Paris brings the French Three per Cent. Rentes, on Wednesday, at 80f. 95e. Malta Papers arrived to the 9.9 th April, but they are unim portant; also Bermuda Papers to 27th April, which are of the same description. In the Foreign Market Greek have been done at 39., since which they have rather improved to 33; Spanish have also receded; in other securities little doing. In Shares—Australian 9% 10; Canada Company 7% ; General Steam Navigation 6%; South Metropolitan Gas 1% premium. THREE O' CL 0 CK. Consols, 93. FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES. Consols 92-11:i- , Danish 73i Do. for Ac, 93 Greek, 1825 33 Brazilian Bonds 72i Mexican, 1825 Buenos Ayres Peruvian __ Chiliau Do. i Russian 109 Co;umbian, 1824, 24i i Spanish 18 THE KING'S HEALTH. (From the Court Circular.) The Bulletin of his MAJESTY'S health issued yesterday was as follows : " Windsor Castle, May 27. " The KING slept well last night, and his MAJESTY feels himself rather better to-day. (Signed) " HENRY HALFORD. " M. J. TIERNEY." The Duke of Clarence spent upwards of two hours in com pany with the King on Tuesday. His Royal Highness after wards returned to his residence in Bushy Park. Sir Henry Ilalford remained ih attendance on the King ♦es terday. Sir Matthew Tierney and Mr. Brodie ieft the Palace yesterday morning, but were expected to return to the Palace from town last night, and sleep as usual at the Palace. Earl Fife was the Lord, and Colon(' Whatley the Groom in Waiting yesterday at the King's Palace, St. James's. Among the inquirers were the Archbishop of Canterbury, the President of the Royal Academy, the Rc,:order of London, the Secretary of State for Ireland, &c. Ambassadors and Min iaters.—Spanish, Prussian, Mexican, Sar. dini an. Charge D'Affaira.—Neapolitan. Dukes.—Newcastle, St. Albans. Duchesses.—Newcastle, St. Albans. hlarquisses.—Lothian, Salisbury. • Marchionesses,—Salisbury, Dowager, Hertford, Lothian. Earls.—Carlisle, Delaware, Listowell, Hardwicke, Clanwilliam, Abergaveny. Countesses.—Mingden, Listowell, Jersey, Delaware, Dowager Clare. Viscounts.—Doneraile, Gage. Viscountess.—Liffbrd. Lords.—Manners, Dundas, Henniker, Wallace, F. Beauclerk. Ladies.—Sarah Bayley, Manners, E. Repton, C. Somerset, Henniker, Ellenborough, Payne, Warburton, M. Ross, Oswald, H. Paget, F. Fitzgibbon, H. Chichester, S. Wortley, Malet. Baron.—Wolff: Honourables.—Mrs. Mundy, T. Dundas, Miss Hare. Sirs.—F. Heir Grant, C. Monck, F. Sidney, 0. Oswald. General.—Mundy. Colonels.—Higgins, Mair, Clive, Alderman.—C. Smith, M.P. Messieurs.—Gosling, A. Stanhope, Edward Vaughan, E. Foley, M.P. Mistresses.—Blomberg, Burgoyne, Flower, Gosling, A. Stan hope, Newberry. Misses.—Oswald, H. Law, Somerset, Upton. Yesterday was the birth-day of Prince George of Cumberland, when his Royal Highness entered his twelfth year. The Princess Augusta left town yesterday, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Clarence, at their residence, in Bushy Park. The Spanish Minister had an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen yesterday, at the Foreign Office. The Duke of Wellington gave a grand dinner to the Prince eY House, in honour of his oilisgahinmesseyseastrerirvdaaly in n ve t n h i i n s g c , ou a n t t A r psi y. The principal Foreign Am bassadors and Ministers, 'and a select party of the nobility and gen try,: were- ,inVited to meet the Prince. Among the party were the Rusgan Ambassador and Princess Lieven, the Austrian 'Ambassador, the French Ambassador, the Prussian Minister; y ,ar i, cow - stets, and Lady Georgians Bathurst, Earl Rosslyn, Lady Lyndhurst,'Lady Peel, Count and Countess Munster, Mrs. Arbutlinot,'Earl of Verulam, Sir G. Lamb, Earl and Countess of Aberdeen, and the Chevalier de Neumann. The Cabinet Ministers, the Great Officers of State, and others of the Privy Councillors, received summonses at an early hour on Tuesday night, to attend a meeting yesterday, of the Lords of the Privy Council, at the Colonial Office. The meeting was held at twelve o'clock yesterday, an d wa s attended by the Arch bishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York, the Lord Presi dent of the Council, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Home and Colonial Departments, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the President of the Board of Controul, and the President of the Board of Trade. Their Lordships assembled in the Council Chamber, and agreed on an Order to the Archbishop of Canterbury, as Primate of all England, to issue a Form of Prayer to be offered in all Churches and Chapels of the United Kingdom, for the restoration of his Majesty's health. Mr. Buller was the Cl er k i n Waiting on their Lords hi ps. S u mmonses were iss ue d f rom the Foreign Office on Tuesday night, for the holding of a Cabinet Council yesterday afternoon. The Ministers assembled at the Foreign Office about two o'clock. There were present the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Wellington, Earls Bathurst, Rosslyn, and Aberdeen, Viscount Melville, Lord Ellenborough, Sir Robert Peel, Sir George Mur ray, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Mr. Herries. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EPSOM RACES Yesterday was the great dry at Epsom. The attrac- tions of the Derby culled d an immense assemblage of persons, numbers of whom tool: up positions on the Downs at a very early hour. The spectacle was highly animating —vehicles of every description were rolling into Epsom from eight o'clock in the morning, and continued to arrive on the ground almost up to the very moment of starting. All the approadics to the race-eourse were cot red with people on foot, on horseback, or in carriages ; the roads seemed absolutely alive with pass gingers, hurrying with anxiety to the grand point of attraction. Along the sides of t',e course, nearly as far as Tattenham- corner, were ranged coaches, waggons, and other vehicles, placed three or four deep (in some parts the line was even more dense) and covered with human beings, eluster:ng together as thickly as swarms of bees. In fact, the line of spectator: extended with little or no interruption from below the winning poet to the Derby starting ground, a distance of a mile and a half. • The side of the hill was closely stadel with splendid equipages, filled with elegantly dressed females; and the grand stand presented a compact ni'es of company of the most fashionable appearance. The day was lowering, but on the whole finer than either of the preceding ones. About an hour previous to the start for the Derby, a shower of rain, mixed with hail of newly the size of French hems, came down with extraordinary violence ; but so intense was the anxiety to witness the race, that very few who had possessed themselves of fliVoufable situa tions forsook them for the purpose of seeking shelter. Even the ladies upon the roof of the grand stand, kept their places, and braved the violence of the storm with the utmost heroi-m. The crowd was so great, however, and the company so closely packed together, that with the aid of umbrellas a good deal of shelter was aftsrded even in that exposed situation, there Was not room for the people to b wet. Looking down upon the living lines that skirted the course, it was curious to see the entire space paved wi,h umbrellas, which, with their diversified colours, re• sembled long rows of flowers. Although, in consequence of the uncertain weather, the numbers collected yesterday was not so great as is usual upon the Derby day, still th:s as3erablage was immense, and we do not know that mat te:s were the worse for the meeting being rather Its , crowded thaa ordinarily. Whatever might be lost in point of numbers was fully compensated by comparative in crease in splendour. There was less of the canaille tb to usual ; the company was more select, and exhibited a greater uniformity of magnificence than upon most former occ..sions of a like kind. We should think there were between 2,000 and 3,000 in the Grand Stand. The race for the Derby did not take place till past three o'clock (although fixed for two), and many a fair frame was chilled with unaccustomed damp and cold, and the excite ment of the betters was at the highest. At length the sound of the starting-bell announced the commencement of the race, and set many a heart palpitating. The running was performed with extraordinary speed ; the hot ses rushing with the apparent rapidity of lightning through the lines, nothing could he more striking than the mode in which they were observed from the stand, glancing along like so many rushing waves through the dense tiles of horses, carriages, and men, that lined the course. Almost up to the commencement of the last quarter of a mile, some seven or eight of the horses most in advance were densely crowded together —or, as the phrase is, you might cover them all with a blanket.— As they neared the distance-post several fell back, and ultimately the struggle was between Priam and Little Red Rover ; but the contest was decided in favour of the former, in a much briefer space than it takes to describe it. At the close of the r. ce the rush towards the Judge's Stand to see the winner was tremendous. The Deiby Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft. for 3-yr-olds ; colts fisi. 71b. and fillies Bst. 21b. ; the owner of the se cond horse to receive 100 sovs. out of the stakes. Mile and a half. 89 subscribers. Mr. Chifney's Priam ' by Emilius—Cres,ida Mr. Ridsdalc's Little Red Rover 2 Lord Exeter's Mahmoud 3 The following also started but were not placed. Lord Exeter's ch. c. Augustus Mr. Petre's b. c. Brunswicker His Majesty's b. c. Sir Harry Beagle Sir M. Wood's ch. c. The Mummer b. c. Cetus Lord Lowther's ch. c. Firman Ld. Cleveland's ch. c. by Emilius Mr. Tomes's Port, by I'aulowitz Lord Sligo's br. c. Brine Lord G. Cavendish's Mouse colt Lord Exeter's ch. c. Red Rover Mr. Ramsbottom's Zucharelli Mr. Griffith's b. c. Thorngrove Mr. Rush's br. c. by Comus Sir D. Baird's Snooks Col. Wilson's br. to Lamplighter Lord Egremont's br. to Grampus Lord Grosvenor's Thermometer Mr. Gully's colt, by Bustard Lord Sefton's Captain Arthur Betting before starting.-4 to 1 against Priam, 6to 1 against Little Red Rover, 6 to I against Brunswicker, 6 to 1 against Sir Harry Beagle, 9 to 1 against Captain Arthur, 12 to 1 against Augustus, 13 to 1 against Mah mood, 16 to 1 against The Mummer, and 30 to 1 against Finnan. The race was appointed for two o'clock, and by this time the jockeys were ready at the starting-post, hut the delay occasioned by the extraordinary number of false starts made it near a quarter before three o'clock before it was decided ; and to make the matter worse, the riders were exposed to a drenching storm for near an hour. It is not easy to determine the number of false starts ; but we believe we are near the mark in stating them at fourteen, and this can only be attributed to the difficulty in getting off so large a body of horses. The last eta, t was beautiful; Prima Donna took the lead at a sound pace, followed by Lord Exeter's Red Rover, his little namesake lying next with Port and Mahmoud, the others being well laid up in a body, Priam outside, and nearly the last horse in the race. Prima Donna continued the running up the hill, when Lord Exeter's Red Rover challenged and went to the front ; be kept there till just before the turn, and then Little Red Rover took the lead. Augustus coming up at the same time ; these two main tained the running to the distance, where Mahmoud joined them. Priam had been in the rear till past the rubbing house, there Sam Day began to draw upon Isis horse ;1 and at Tatteuham corner he was in the foremost ranks with Sir Harry Beagle, Brunswicker, Mummer, Thermo- I meter, Brine, &c., but he waited with great patience till they got to the Grand Stand, where Augustus give up, Mahmoud at the same time beginning to flag; Day then made a rush a la Chifney, shook off Little Bed Rover after a short struggle, and won very cleverly by two lengths ; Augustus was 4th, Brunswicker sth, Sir Harry Beagle 6th, Mummer 7th, Thermometer being\ close with them, but all heat clear off. Rhoda was last, the following be ing also in the tail of the race :—Captain Arthur, Port, Thorngrove, Cetus, Snooks, Zucharelli, Shrldrake, and Mouse. In snaking the turn, one of the other horses ran against Brunswicker anti nearly knocked him down. Scott says lie lost two or three lengths by it, but this did not lose him the race. Little Red Rover ran a remarkable game little horse, and did more, perhaps, than was ever done before by fourteen hands three inches. Sir Harry Beagle, Brunswicker, and Mummer were in the middle from beginning to end. Sam Day's orders were to ride him in the Chifney style, which answered so well at New market. He obeyed those orders to the letter, and rode with consummate ability. A better jockey could not have been selected, for he assisted Dilly in training him previ ous to selling bum to the Chifneys, and was perfectly ac quainted with his powers. The Chifneys are great win ners, so are Mr. Justice, Mr. Bland, Mr. Gully, Mr. Ridsdale, &c. It is thought, however, that Little Red Rover would have suited the two latter gentlemen much better. Value of the stakes 2,8001. After the race Priam rose to 40r5 to 1 for the St. Leger. The riders were thus—Priam by S. Day, Little Red Rover by Tern pleman, Sir Harry Beagle by Nelson, Mahmoud by J. Day, Augustus by Doekeray, Captain Arthur by 11. Ed wards, Mummer by G. Edwards, Firman by Wheatley, Sheldrake by Chifney, Port by Darling, Mouse by Arnull, Red Rover by Pavia, Cetus by T. Robinson, Zucharelli by Goodison, Rhoda. by Rasinson, Thorngrove by Cal loway, Snooks by Boyce, Lamplighter by Wright, Gram pus by F. Buckle, Prima Donna by Spurr, Thermometer by Chspple, and Brine by Conolly. The pace was good. A Silver Cup, value 50 sovs., given by the Stand Com mittee, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each; the winner to be sold for 500 sovs. &c. Two miles. Lord Mountcharles's Rasselas, 6 yrs 1 Col,. Wilson's ch. c. by Emilius, 3 yrs. Mr. Langham's b. f. Harmony, 3 yrs 3 Lord Egremont's colt,'by Whalebone 4 They came off nearly abreast, and kept so to the top of the hill, when Rasselas made running, and after a fine race with the Emilius colt won by a neck—rode by Nelson. The Durdans' Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 10 added ; the , winner to be sold for 150 sous. &c. One mile. qtr. Lumley's Goshawk, aged I Mr. Scott's Discovery, 4 yrs. Mr, Walker's Netherby, 4 yrs 3 Mr. Dockeray's Pilot, 6 yrs 4 One paid.—Goshawk and Pilot made the running, head to bead, till near the distance, when the latter declined, Discovery taking his place without doing any good, for Goshawk won easy by two lengths rode by Pavis. The Winner claimel for ite otvoce of Diseov:wy,the Ilitrt Toeing directly told to Mr. Sbackell for 100 cove. The Denbies Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 10 added; thn winner to be sold for 100 sous. &c. One mile. Mr. Howes's Janette, 3 yrs Duke of Richmond's Juvenis, 3 yrs. 2 Mr. Lumley's ch. c.Miletus, 3 yrs. ......................... Mr Smith's Tancredi, 4 yrs 4 Mr. Young's School Girl, 3 yrs. Mr, Crouch's b. g. by Anticipation Mr, Dickinson's Pauper, 4 yrs Won by two lengths, after an indifferent race The winner rode by a lad. Sweepstakes of 5 cove. each, and 50 added by the County Members; the winner to be sold for 300 soya. &c. and the owner of the second horse to save his stake. Two mile heats. Mr. Tome: 's Foxcote, 4yr 1 1 Mr. Hedley's Blinker, yfs, General Grosvenor's lantivy,3 yrs 2 3 Two drawn.—Won cleverly. - Betting on the course for the Oaks (this day) 5 to 2 agst Mr. Payne's Brown Duchess. 5 to I agst Lord Seftou's Mouche 5 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Charlotte West 8 to 1 aget Lord Ansen's Zillah 10 to I agst Lord Queensberry's Maria 16 to 1 agst Lord Lather's Victorine 16 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Brambilla _1 , STAFFORD RACES. i'En NES nA Y, MA T 26.—A Sweepstakes of Sge. each, with 30 added ; the winner to be sold for 200 gs. ace. Twice roust) and a iliitance. Mr. Wakefield's Billingsgate, 6 yrs I 5 Mr. Thorn's Don Juan, 4 yrs 3 1 2 Mr. Fieernantle's Flora 4 yrs 4 3 Mr. Jackson's Hazard . yrs 8 4 4 STA FrORDSIIIRE. COC: ING. WAILWICKSIIIRE. JONES. M. E. I HADLEY. M. B. Monday 5 2 Monday.... Tuesday 6 2 Tuesday 4 2 Wednesday 6 2 Wednesday ... ...... 5 1 l 6 6 SALE OF BEER. l 2 5 This Bill, as amended by the Committee on it, has been reprinted j it contains nine new clauses, smirked from A. t.a I. • Clause A. provides that the party requiring license shall enter into a bond, with sureties, for payment ofpenalties. Clause B. provides that no person licensed it; sell beer shall be competent to be a surety. Clause C. that retailers' houses shall not be open before four a.m., nor after ten p.m. ; nor on Sundays, between ten and one, or three and five in the day. Clause D. that Court to adjudge costs of appeal in cer • tain cases. _ _ • Clauses E. to I. prescribe tl.e modes of proceedings against sureties on bond given by parties licensed; clause 11. providing that writ of certiorari thsll net Le al!ovved. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Six,—ln The Sun of this evening I find an extratato from the Caledonian Mercury, mentioning the preat qualities of a prodigious animal, called the " Pilton Ox." Now, since the introduction of the celebrated Dominie Sampson, ti,is word is in prodigious use arnurigst our northern neighbours; but without elebiring to arrogate to the southerns any peculiar merit in the bull line, I must say, in contradiction to the assertion of the Caledonian Mercury that the Pilton Ox is at rho very heal of the class—that there is now exhibiting in the neighbourhood of Oxford•street an ox, bred by an Essex farmer, weighing 600 lbs. mote than the aforesaid Pitton animal ; and yet to view him, you would not consider him at overchaged with fat. His nature seems gigantic. I hope you will p trdon this intrusion upon your co.' lumns, hut it is only fair play to take the right bull by the horns. Your's truly-, Mr. Editor, AN ENGLISII FARMER. Corn Exchange Coffee-house, Mark-lane, May 27. THE OFFICIAL KALENDAR.—This work, the production of Mr. Boatz, the Author of the " Dic tionary of the Peerage and Baronetage," is arranged upon precisely.the same plan as that popular hook. The con tents are disposed alphabetically, in the form of a die. tionary, so as to afford immedi4te information. The names of public •men, exceeding 30,000, are all given separat?ly and lucidly, not confusedly, as in all the existing woks of a similw nature—by which arrangement much time will be spared to men of business. In - addition also to the contents of books of a like description, the Official Kalendar comprises minute details of the Sovereign Houses of Europe, including the minor principalities. It contains also a brief account of the Parliamentary biroughe,, num ber of voters, prevailing influence, &c. The celebrated Dr. DOYLE 13 in a delicate state of heath. He is on a visit to Dr. KinseLLA, at Kilkenny.— Cork Constitution. We find the following in the Morning Adver, tiser of this morning :—" The abdication by Prince LEOPOLD of the throne of Greece, has ci eated the greatest excitement in the political hemisphere, and the three great parties in the state are now calling ' to arms.' The Whigs —a race supposed to have been almost extinct.--had yes terday a meeting at the Marquis of Lawsnowant's, where all the most distinguished members of the party were prE4 sent, and where resolutions were entered into to oppose the schemes of the existing administration by every lawful means. Prince LEOPOLD is understood to be the head of this party, and its main object to be a solemn cundem• nation of the foreign policy of his Maixsyr's Ministers, and in case of a certain event, the investiture of his Royal Highness cgith the title of Regent. We hare been in formed that the Marquis of WELLISLEY was not only in vited to attend the above meeting, but that he was actually present at it, though for what purpose it is beyond our wisdom to divine. Many of the Members of both Houses of Parliament are, however, it is said, now withdrawing that support from the Duke of WEL LINGTON which they hid, freely given during the last Session, in consequence of the general dissatis faction exp-rienced at the conduct of our foreign policy ; and it is by no means unlikely, in the course of a few months, that there will be a complete change, both of measures and of men. Those who look after the loaves and fishes, had therefore better have their wits about them; for the time is pregnant with strange events, and those who wait till the waters are moved, without taking ad. vantage of an occasional perturbation, may haply be dis appointed. We give these matters as we have reeeive4 them, but without pledging ourselves to the accuracy or any particular beyond the congregation of the Whigs at the house of their acknowledged leader." MONEY MARKET.—THURSDAY EVENING. —lt is ascertained that on the settlement of Consols, which took place on Tuesday, the amount of that stock which changed hands was about 2,500,0001. It passed princi pally into the names of the leading bankers and capitalists with whom it is therefore considered to be pledged, at least a large portion of it, in the expectation of selling it to advantage on a future rise in its value. The stock does not, however, appear to have been transferred from the , public generally to any great extent, but from the parties who traffic in the sale and purchase of it—i. e the job bers and speculators of the Stock Exchange. As regards investments consequently, or the change of stock int) money, this account affords no decided indication of the state of feeling in the country, either for or against the value of Government securities. In the April account the amount of Consols transferred was above 3,000,0001. Consols have been nearly stationary the whole of the morning, and left off at 93i buyers for the July account. It is thought by some that the rise generally anticipated yesterday has been checked by the discoveries relative is the state of parties in the Legislature, which were brougla: to light by last night's debate. The city people hare bees accustomed of late to look on the continued possession of power by the present Administration as a matter of cer tainty. The party opposed to Ministers, it may also ba remarked, never stood very high in,favour of the monied interest, so that confidence is suddenly , disturbed; as it were, on two points at once. No . kmportant consequences are, however, to be anticipated from this feelinTi, as re gards the money-market, which is almost secured bons the vicissitudes to which it has been heretofore trUbject on similar occasions by the powerful influence of its unem ployed capital.— Times. 'S .~ A boy, named JOHNS, having entered a plan tation belonging to the Rev. Mr. MORTHEAD, at Calstock, for the purpose of ro , ,bing the nest of a magpie, on the 11th inst., saw at the mouth of a hole dug in the earth a bundle, but being fearful of examining the contents he went for his father, who on pulling it out discovered the hand of a child, which protruded from the covering. The man immediately sent for some women, when they found the bundle contained the body of a new-born infant, but which had evidently been there some time, ss it was in a very putrid state; a piece of tape , was tied tightly round the neck. Au inquest WSJ sumuaened byZoszni HANt er.y, Esq., one of the Coroners for the county, and the Jury returned as a Verdict—" Wilful mnrdt r by some person or persons unknown."-- Dom( citrOsticie.