The Sun. — London, England, 1830-03-11 00:00:00

suclu paramount duty of this country to give to Portugal institutions as would render her Goverrinment sufficiently strong and powerful, as not to be dependent on England on every trifling occasion of danger. If he were called on to state instances of our interference, sot during the period of war, but since the peace, he would say, that before the Constitution was , sent over from Rio Janeiro, a large British force was lying in the Tagus. That force was stationed there, not to assist one party or another, but to preserve the Government inviolate. And when Don Miguel attempted the foulest treason to his Sovereign and his father. how was it prevented? Why, by the in tervention of the British Ambassador, who placed the captive Monarch nn board a ship in the harbour, and sent him for safety out of the country. His Right Hon. Friend seemed not to like the constitution of Portugal, beeause it appeared that the Emperor had framed it in less than a week. He did not stand up to defend that constitution ; but it was no answer to him to say that it met be defective because it was framed in so short a time. Let his Right Hon. Friend recollect bow long Louis XVIII. was occupied in framing the charter of Franc. He believed the charter of France—and he hoped it would not die a premature death—was promulgated in three days after the necessity of such a measure was pointed out. Under these circumstances , a conatitn• tion recognized by the legitimates of Europe is suf fered to be overthrown, whilst the Legitimate Mo narchs of Europe, instead of sending armies to support it, as they would in the case of an absolute monarchy, looked on with complacency, if not with approbation.— (Hear.)—The purest legitimacy was not entitled in their eyes to support, if coupled with free institution , . It was not for England to hold counsel with those who enter tained such doctrines respecting the duty of sovereigns. What was the reason of the breathless haste with which the hlOe‘ade of Oporto was recognized,—a blockade so utte r ly inefficient, and even ridulous, that whilst the Go- Yernment of Oporto was sitting devising measures against Don Miguel, the first information of it was conveyed by the newspapers' All Europe was astonished that Great Britain should so prematurely have thrown its great in fluence into the scale of usurpation.—(Hear.)—His Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Peel) had said " Would you go to war?" Why, if England had manifested her opinions in the tenons of her conduct, and especially if she had de elated those opinions to her allies, such a declaration would alone have been sufficient to crush the usurper.— (Ilear.)—Even if war were the result, no man could deny that a war against an usurper, a rebel against his sove reign, and a persecutor of his people, would have been just. But had we merely blockaded the Tagus, or issued a declaration, or made a display of force, that would have been sufficient, and there would have been an end of the usurpation. He (Mr. Huskisson) was sorry to say that the fact of the influence of England having been thrown into the scale of the usurper was no longer matter of doubt. It was avowed by the head of the Government, that it was our object to direct our measures so as to secure to Don Miguel the possession of these parts of the Portuguese territories which had remained faithful to their legitimate sovereign.—(Rear, hear.)—He had heard tenth sorrow the statement that Terceira was not what it, ought to have been, and would have been, if other poweie had done their duty, as Great Britain had done her.. What was the plain meaning of this? It meant that we had carried our power beyond what the law of nations warranted, in order to place that island under Don Miguel, and a complaint was made again.t foreign powers, that they did not co-operate with us. Was thin a charge against the King of the Netherlands, for not co-operating in endeavouring to overwhelm the brave Count Villa Flor? The King of the Netherlands, had he done so, was no party to the Portuguese Constitution, as this country was ; but the King of the Netherlands was ac tuated by a respect for the law of Europe, and by a regard for the misfortunes of those unhappy men, and for the du ties which belonged to a Sovereign. Seeing Count Villa for, surrounded by his little hand, endeared to each other by the ties of patriotism and honour, that Government might say, " We recollect when, in 1810, Lord Welling ton made his stand within the lines of Torres Vedras, that little nook was the only part of Europe, from Venice to the Vistula, which had not succumbed to the yoke of usurpation. Five years after, the standard displayed in Torres Vedras was planted in victory on the towers of Toulouse. The example of Lord Wellington, shut np within the lines of Torres Vedras, showed what could be done by indomitable patience and obstinacy in a good cause." If the same sentiments actuated Count Villa Flor. be would rather he, as he is,. shot tip in Terceira, than the Prime Minister of the British Monarchy, if his duty coin pelted him to wish that island to fall a prey to usurpation. —(Hear.)—lt was for those reasons that he (Mr. Iluskis eon) wished for inquiry, and for the interposition of the authority and opinion of Parliament, to prevent those fur ther proceedings which would make the 'Ministers of Eng land appear disadvantageously in the eyes of Europe, and a blot in our history for times to come. There was lint one feeling throughout Europe, that this country ought to interpose for the protection of the party which were now the agents of persecution for a measure which we hail corn tenanced.—(Question, question.) Mr. PEEL explained.—His Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Hnekiseon) had complained that he had stated that the British army had been recalled from Portugal, whilst he (Mr. Huskisson) was Foreign Secretary, at a time wh ter. en it was known that Don Migue l had violated the char But he (Mr. Peel) did not state, that when his Right Hon. Friend recalled the British troops Don Miguel bad taken the title of King, but that he had given indications of his intentions to usurp that title. The order was given on the 6th of March ; and, previous to giving it, a letter had been received from Sir F. Lamb, stating that the officers of the army had been displaced, and that other steps had been taken, which were the evident precursors of more violent measures. On the 24th of March Sir F. Lamb notified to Lord Dudley that the Chamber of Deputies bad been dissolved, without requiring that an other should he convoked, which was directly contrary to tha charter. Then came the order for the recall of the British troops, and he (Mr. Peel) inferred from hence that his Right Hon. Friend concurred in the policy of the British Government not to interpose by force for the pro tection of the Portuguese Constitution. Mr. HUSKISSON explained. What he complained of was, that Isis Right Hon. Friend quoted letters of his (Mr. Huskisson's) which be did not produce.—(Cries of " Question, questiOn," • and " Spoke, spoke.") Mr. PEEL (with warmth.)—" I deny the charge.— (Loud cries of Hear.)—l do not quote the letters.of the Right Hon. Gent. • There is an end of- free discussion, if I• cannot refer to facts. I said that an order was given for the recall of the British troops by a Secretary of State, and that Secretary was Mr. Huskisson. I quote no letters : I relate facts." Viscount SANDON did not think an armed interference was required ; but Ministers bad other means, even stronger than arms ; it would have been sufficient had they ex pressed their opinion. A foreign Minister of the country had declared that the friends of Don Miguel were the friends of this country—(Hear)—and a few nights after, the same Minister had declared that Don Miguel was cruel because he was cowardly. Both these sentiments were, in his opinion, improper ; and he could not give his confi dence to a foreign policy so ronducted.—(Hear.) — He admired the domestic policy of the present Government ; but if he was put to the test, he must say that he could not place confidence in tlae foreign policy of the Government. Lord PALMERSTON rose to reply. His Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Peel) had charged him with broaching opi nions which he had not avowed whilst a member of the cabinet ; hut, looking to dates, that reproach would not appear well founded. It was true that he (Lord Palmerston) mule no objection to withdrawing the British troops from Portugal ; but be denied that the Government of Portugal had then taken - a decisive course. He (Lord Palmerston) felt himself in an embarrassing situation, for be did not know whether he was entitled to use, even hypothetically, the expressions in the remonstrances made by the English Go vernment to Don Miguel ; but he challenged his Right Hon. Friend to produce them:—(Hear.) —The order for the recall of the troops was sent on the sth of March. The first communication of any thing like the assumption of royal authority on the part of Don Miguel was on the 7th of May. On the 19th of May, he (Lord Palmerston) at tended the last Cabinet Council on this subject. He wished the Right Hon. Gentleman would produce the answer to that despatch on the '7th of May. It would appear from that de , patch what was the tone held by the British Go vernment towards Don Miguel. He challenged his Right Hon. Friend to produce these papers, wiltich would decide the difference between them. If his Right 'don. Friend would produce the others, he would not press for thatte which regarded the negotiations with the Brazils, and be did trust that the House would support his motion to this extent. Strangers. were then ordered to withdraw, and a division took place. The numbers were—, For the '7B I Against it....... 150 Majority against the motion • '77. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the Houseeadjourred at One o'clock. COURT OP ALDERMEN.—The LORD M.s.s . mt held a Court of Alderman yesterday, which was fully attended. The Bishop of BRISTOL and the Rev. B. J. Ross, Vicar of Hadleigh, were requested to preach the Spital Sermons at Christ Chst urc weh cwgate s treet, on Monday and , Tuesday_in Eaerek neat, before the Governors of the StTeral Royal PRICES OF STOCKS THIS Rani.% Stock 3 pc: Cent. Red. 3ow Cent. Cons. 9131 21% "N per Cent. shut nittn Red. shut t orr Ccnst. Ann. Dittl, fl,nl; 1.. Ann. IThto 30 Tents 116 to 30 years India Stock shut tato Bonds 77 pm. DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. South Son Stock Old Annuities New Ditto 91% Ex. 81115,11,000 2d. 76 77 pro. Ditto - lid. 76 77 pon. Ditto .54:r Id. 76 77 pw. ........ lid. 76 77 pm. Data Small 2.3. 76 77 pm. Ditto ......... lid. 76 77 pm. Bank for Account India for Account Cons. for April 16 St' 2.4 7.,; PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS OAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. luatrian 8010.11 1-Irazilian Bonds 69N ;Peruvian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds 29 lPortu guese Bonds — Chilian Bonds — ( Prussian, Old Colembian Bonds — Ditto , New — 109 q Ditto, 1821 Danish — Ipanish, ' B 2l 127/04 14 Greek Bonds --;-- 1823 — Ditto 1825 45 6 5.4 !French Rentes , s p. c:108f. 25r. Guatiivala —-- Exchange 2sf. 70c. Mexican B9nda — ,---- 3 per cent. —f. —c. tlitto, 'Hi' , -- Exchange —t. —r. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AY ONE o'cLocr. Paid. Pec Share. Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (isa. at 51. pm.) ZlOO 28 Bolanos Mining Co. £2.00 4721, WY, Brazilian Mining Company S Ai4 Columbian Mining Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £3l l / '7'4 United Mex. Min. Co. 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We have received this morning Brussels Papers of the 10th March, from which we make the following extracts : WARSAW, FEB. 23 We learn that the Russian Government is going to take against the Jesuits measures still more severe than those which we announced some weeks ago. Several laymen initiated into that order, and some of whom are married, have found their way into the southern provinces of Russia, especially those near the Black Sea and Mount Caucasus ; there are many Catholic Armenians among them. The conversions which these gentlemen have attempted to make among the schismatic Armenians and the Georgians have been discovered by the Russian police, which has ordered three of these Jesuits to be arrested ; one of Whom is mar ried, has his wife to share his captivity. It is not yet known what will be their fate, and it is affirmed that the Russian Ministers in the several Courts of Europe hays received the most peremptory orders not to grant passports from Russia to any person, 'whether a priest or a layman, who is suspected of belonging to the ordwr7ofJesuits. It i 4 added, that henceforward all persons connected in any man ner whatever with this order, who shall endeavour to enter the country clandestinely, shall be immediately arrested and sent to Boresow, in Siberia, near the Froeen Ocean. saussrLs, MANCH 6. The French Journals repeat what some of our papers have said of a supposed intention of our Government not to convoke the next session of the States General at Brussels. We can state that hitherto there is no indi cation whatever that th© Government has taken such a re solution. BRUSSELS, MARCH 8. The _Amsterdam Commercial Paper publishes the fol lowing extract of a letter from Batavia, of 3d November, 1829 :—" Affairs at Java nre taking a more favourable turn, especially sines the submission of the famous Scolot lie was the first and the most aide of Diepo Negoros, chiefs, the one who did us the mo:t injury, because he knew how to command his troops with skill, and to en courage them by his personal bravery ;--desertion, and that of a great number of his partisans, leaves Diepo Negoro almost alone ; and if the place (Ibis retreat is dis covered, the war will soon be terminated. The trOub'es in the Moluccas are allayed, and we ex pert here M. de Merck's, who has been as Commissioner to Amboyna, and has just arrived at Sourabaya on hoard his Majesty's corvette the Comet. The following are extracts from Lisbon Ga zettes to the 27th February intlusive -- - . OPORTO, FEB. 15. •ne have received a letter from Almeida, dated the sth instant, which gives a most distressing account of the da mage done by the intense cold of this winter. It states that oil, milk, and wine froze even in their houses, that the water in all kinds of vessels was frozen into solid masses ; that the wells, ponds, and rivers were frozen to a great.depth ; that a vast number of lambs and sheep po lished, and that the deaths, particularly among the poorer classes, were innumerable. An immense quantity of snow had fallen. The Lisbon Gazette, of Feb. 24, contains the Speech of the King of Great Britain on the re-opening of the Session of Parliament ; that of the 25th, extracts from the debate on the Address in the House of Lords ; and that of the 26th, extracts from the debate in the House of Commons, on which it observes, that the debate in the House of Commons was no less favourable to the cause of justice and Portuguese legitimacy than that in the Lords. It is worthy of remark, that in the House of Commons, where the idea of a rash liberalism might' be supposed to have the most influence, there were, however, fewer' than in the Lords who disapproved of the conduct of the Go vernment, and its favourable sentiments towards our angust Sovereigns It will be seen that LORD PALMERSTON'S able and spirited motion for the production of Papers relating to Portugal, obtained 73 votes against 150. The question,l of course, turned upon the merits of our Portuguese policy within the last two years, and the fact of the Papers called for being of such dates as not to interfere with pending negociations, did not, therefore, operate in favour of their production, as it would if the motion had been made with the sole view of obtaining those documents. The difficulty of fastening any specific charge upon the Government in their conduct with re gard to Portugal, consists in this. The inward spirit of our Ministry, rather than its outward actions, has been favourable to usurpation, and luke-warm, if not hostile, to the success of the Constitutional cause. The whole moral weight of Great Britain has been ranged on the side which is not that of freedom and social improve ment, Bo far as Portugal is concerned. The Ifriends of Don niewEL have been author;- tatively declared to be the friends of E►►gland —and the :interference of England has ac cordingly .been exerted in a spirit of friendship and good-will towards the person who has at once insulted our Sovereign and our nation, and v:ho, in the words of the British Secretary of State himself, is " treacherous, cowardly, and " cruel." .‘ is scarcely necessary to remark that Lord PALMERSTON'S speech was not answered, and in many material points, not even attempted to be ans , :vered. That part in particular which charged the Government with proposing conditions of settlement, stipulating that Don MIGUEL, after being married to the Queen Donna MA nI A, should take the tide of King it violation of the Constitution of Lamego—and that, in case of DONNA MARIA'S death, MIGUEL should succeed to the Throne to the exclusion of the three younger daughters of DON PEDRo,whose rights are as indefeasible and legi timate as those of DONNA MARIA herself— must be considered to have been admitted by Mr. PEEL. Great Britain has therefore inter fered to deprive three individuals of their right of succession, for the sake of DON MIGUEL, and yet her Ministers meet their assailants with the cry of—non-interference ! It is really a matter for which all Englishmen ought to be thankful, that the Government did not persist in pressing upon Don PEDRO the marriage of his daughter to the Usurper of her Throne. It is a sufficient shame that, after the character of MIGUEL was notorious, as a mon ster, who spared neither sex nor age in his career of cruelty and crime, it should ever have been proposed to a father to sacrifice to this monster his tender and innocent daughter, whose life was to have been the only obstacle to his recognised possession of the Crown. The pro position was repelled by Don PEDRO with a natural and just indignation, but the negociations have not been concealed from the world, having been published, with a variety of other docu ments, in Paris, by the Marquis BA RBACENA, in a work referred to last night by Lord PAL MERSTON. he discussion will not only be highly structive, but will satisfy Europe that the British House of Commons has not lost all regard for the honour and good name of their country. Mr. Hu,srussoN's speech is alone sufficient to animate the hopes of the Constitutionalists, and the spirited and generous feelings expressed by Lord JOINRUSSELL, Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, and those rising statesmen, Lords MORPETH and SANDON, will show the world that there is still some truly noble blood in the veins of British Legislators. We hail the enthusiasm displayed last night with the delight which we are sure will be generally' felt, because it has been roused in the cause of honour and justice. COURT CIRCULAR. The Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE came to town yesterday, from their scat in Bushy Park. Their Royal flielmesses paid a visit to the Princess AUGUSTA, at her residence in the King's Palace, St. hints's. The Princess entertained the Duke and Duchess, the Duchess of GLOU CESTER, and the Princess Sortiza, to a dejeune. The Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE returned to their resi dence in Bushy Park at five o'clock in the afternoon- The Princess AUGUSTA honoured Mrs. FIELDING with a visit yesterday, at her residence in Somerset-street. The Austrian Ambassador had a conference yesterday with the Duke of WELLINGTON, at the Treasury. The Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England attended yesterday at the Treasury, and had a conference with the Duke of WELLINGTON and the CHAN cyLr.oIt of the EXCHEQUER. The Spanish Minister bad an interview yesterday with the Earl of ABERDEEN, at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The Duke of WELLINGTON entertained some of the Cabinet Ministers to dinner yesterday evening, at Apsley- house, Piccadilly. The Duke of RICHMOND has been confined for some days by indisposition, at his residence in Cavendish-square, having burst a blood-vessel ; the answer to inquiries after the health of his Grace yesterday was, " his Grace is a great deal better." The Marquis SALISBURY ♦isited the Duke of LINGTON yesterday, at the Treasury. The Earl of Anuanitrx visited Mr. Secretary PEEL yesterday, at his residence in Privy-gardens. The Dawager Marchioness of SALISBURY and a nu merous party, visited the Siamese Youths yesterday, at the Egyptian Hall. A public meeting of the coun t y of Hants ; to take . into consideration the present most distressed state of the county, was he'd yesterday at Winchester. About 4000 of the respectable yeomanry of the county were assembled on the occasion. Mr. IliNcrsmax id dressed the meetirg at great length, and proposed a series of r esolutions, to the effect that the King's Speech had created great dissatisfaction—that if some speedy and effectual remedy were not applied, the country will soon be overwhelmed with anarchy and confusion , that a Reform in Parliament was requisite, and that the duty on Malt, Hops, Beer, Houses, and Windows should be re pealed. The Resolutions, and a Petition founded on them, were carried unanitnously. It may be remembered that a statue was to be erected by subscription to CostmriLLE, at Rouen. The Committee has resolved that this statue should be executed in bronze. The statue of CORNEILLE is intrusted to M. DAVID. M. GRADE made that of ROUSSEAU. The celebrated PISTRUCCI, brother to the improvisatore and poet of the King's Theatre, is now em ployed on a medal, the diameter of wh'ch is two inches larger than of any medal ever made. It is designed to Celebrate the battle of Waterloo; and is a beautiful speci men of the at, both as regards design and execution:— Brighton Gazette. The Nlarquis of HERTFORD is, we under stand, likely to come into possession of a very large, pro perty in a rather singular manner. Just after his birth a rich old gentleman, residing in the neighbourhood, was making a settlement of property by entail, when, it bciag necessary to insert the name of some person as remainder, he directad that of the above nobleman, whose birth he had just seen announced in the newspapers, to be written down. At that time there were so n:any intervening claimants, that no one supposed there was the slightest probability of the property falling to the remainder; but all are now dead, except one ; awl there is, according to present appearances, little doubt of the Noble Marquis eventually receiving a very large accession to his already large fortune.—Brighten Gazette. We understand that the arrears of taxes, from all the principal towns of England, are greater than were ever before known. We are also informed that the Go vernment, feeling the hazard which might result from rigorous measures, have issued orders that a lenient course should be adopted, except in particular cases.--Brighton Gazette. There are 155 prisoners in Clonmel gaol for trial at the next A s sszies.—Dublin Morning Register. I RELAND .--TRIM, MARCH' 6.—Our As sizes terminated here this evening. There were four men put on their trial for a capital assault on the person of MARY ANNE BLACKBURN. Their names were MAT-. TIIEW HANLEY, TILOMA S ASKINS, THOMAS M'KENNA, and EDWARD Small. The two former pleaded " Not Guilty." It appeared on the evidence to be one of the most brutal attacks ever made upon a female. HANLEY and AsiuNs, after accomplishing their purpose, corn witted a dreadful violence upon her person with a large paving stone, wrapped in paper, and left her for dead. ' The other two fellows pleaded " Guilty." HANt.xx and ' AstuNs were sentenced to be hanrd. SHIPPINO tNTELLtOtNCE-(TITIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DrAt, MARCH 10.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived from London, the Castle Huntley; Drummond, for India ; Sir Charles Forbes, Luber, for New South Wales; Countess of Chichester, Walker, for Valparaiso; Thomas and Alfred, Wells, for• St. Vincent's; William and Alfred, Drysdale, for Antigua; Colonist, Smith, fir Barbadoes ; and Sir B. Wray, Fagg, for Zante, and sailed for their respective destinations. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 10.—Wind S.E.—Arrived the Roxburgh Castle, Denny, from Bengal, sailed the Bth of December, and passed St. Helena the 31st of January. FALMOITTII, MARCH 9.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived the Magnet packet, from Lisbon, sailed the 28th ult. Sailed the Nocton packet, for the Brazils ; Frolic packet, for Hali fax and Bermuda ; and Goldfinch packet, for Plymouth. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 9. Arrived the Caledonia, Rogers, from NOV York ; Alert, Middleton, from St. Michael's ; and Marriotte, Williamson, from Charente Off Port, the Islam, from Barbadoes; and Kingston, from Africa. CLYDE, MARCH 9.—Arrived the Science, Snell, from Savannah ; and Fame, Crews, from St. Andrews. The John, from Newfoundland, was wrecked on Lisbon Bar the 25th ult. ; crew saved. The Ann, Waller, from Port-au Prince, has arrived at Cowes. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TIVITL VII 0' CL 0 Cr. Accounts from Colombia state that a party prevails there for Monarchy, and to bring into that country some foreign Prince, an European legitimate, in the same manner and by the same means as Prince Leopold is going to be appointed King of Greece. Extract of a letter from Caraceas :—" Every thin: goes on well; Generals Bermudas and Monages have joined in the Venezulian cause, and proceeded to the army on the frontiers; Generals Marino and Mazero are already on the frontiers with upwards of 3,000 men ; for, although we hear nothing of Bolivar's intentions, Paez thinks it ne cessary to station troops there to prevent any surprise." Montreal Papers have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house to the 11th of February, and Quebec to the Sth of February. The Montreal Papers state, that the proceedings of the Legislature it will be seen from the Quebec Papers are of im portance. That the Members of the Assembly, like those of Upper Canada, have voted to themselves wages for their Parliamentary labours. In the House of Assembly, his Excellency laid before the House, agreeably to the instructions from the Secretary of State, a copy of a dispatch, conveying his Majesty's assent to the Bill past in the last Session, entitled " An Act to make a new and more convenient subdivision of the Province into Counties." The above Papers also contain a Message to the House of Assembly on the 29th January, relating to the Customs, Revenue officers, and seizures. The weather during the last month has been generally cold throughout. The Province accounts from Upper Canada and New Brunswick speak of its almost unex ampled severity. There arrived at New Orleans, since let Oct , 104,350 bales of cotton. Accounts from Brest state, that the fitting out of ships in that port continues with the greatest activity, twenty. nine sail of ships of war are already in that harbour. Sailors are arriving there from all directions. Malta Papers have been received to the 28th February; they do not contain any information. Letters from Ancona mention that n courier had arrived to Admiral Malcolm from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, with despatches relating to the mganiza tion of Greece; also despatches for the Russian Agent at Poros, on the same subject. Six months will be given for all hostilities to cease, and the Admirals of the three Powers are to carry it into affect. It is also stated that the French troops are to remain there under the Greek Government. THE ruxDs. Consols, which left off yesterday at 9l I for the Ac count, opened at 91-4- to 92. This improvement is owing to the Express from Paris, which does not mention any thing about the Chambers being dissolved, as reported yesterday. In the Foreign Market lit t,le doing as yet. L I 'ONLY& 3i per Cent. New 4 per Cent., 102 1 4 per Cent, 11426 India Bonds. '77 '7B Excliequer Bills, 76 77 N FUNDS. Greek, 44 51 Mexican, t6l 71 Peruvian, 18 10 Portugeese, 59 60 Prussian, -- Russian, 109 i Spanish, 13i 14* TWO O'CLOCK. Bank Stock, India Stock, .3 per Cent. Cons. 91l i Do. for Aeronnt, 911 92 Ditto Re4uecd, FOREIG Brazilian, 69i '7O Buenos Ayre4, SO 31 Chilian, Colombian, 19 Danish, 741 54 French, 5 per Cent. 108 Ditto, 3 per Cent. 81i 2 Accounts from Lisbon, via France, state that the Diane frigate, and some other light vessels, sailed on the 14th Feb. on a cruize to Terceira, to intercept the arrival theu of Angra and his party, sent by Don Pedro. We are informed that the object of Palmella's going to the above island is, to he included in the amnesty which I)on Miguel is expected to grant, as the island of Terceira is to be included in it, with persons and property. We understand that, in addition to the three ships of the line, which some time past have been ordered home from the Mediterranean, orders have been despatched for two more to return, with some frigates. Accounts have been received in town this morning, that great hopes are entertained of the recovery of Mr. Strat field, who received a severe concussion of the brain by riding, in the . late steeple chase. Dr. Brodie states, that his case was similar to that of Lord Mountsandford, , who lost his life in the affray of Windsor, and it hir opi nion if it had not been for the prompt and skilful treat ment of Dr. Waller, of Laton, Mr. Stratfield• must have shared the same fate. Great enquiries have been made both in the City and West-end of the town in regard tr the above person. FisiDS. The Consol Market at present appears more settled and firm than yesterday, and Money Stock is in demand and scarce; this may be attr;buted to all the idle reports of yesterday having fallen to the ground. Consols, which were in the early part of the morning at are at present 92 to A for the Account, and for Money 9li to 92. The letters from Holland this morning bring all the Foreign Stocks much higher, particularly Spanish Bonds, about 3e per cent. We have but few arrivals and no political intelligence of consequence. In the Foreign Market, Greek Bonds maintain the price of yesterday. Spanish Bonds have also improved. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. Consols for Amount, 92 j. FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES. Consols 91i Da— Do. for Ac. 921 Greek, sh 1825 44, Brazilian Bonds 74 Mexican, 1825 27 Buenos Ayres 29 Peruvian Chilian Do. Russian 1091 Columbian, 1824, 191 Spanish 131 tANV INTtalatNtE.-(TIIIS DAY) COURT OF CHANCERY. REDUCTION OF RENTS..--IN THE MATTER OF ANN FITCH,. A LUNATIC. Mr. Bourn, appeared for the petitioner, Sir James Burrow, the Committee of the lunatic's c-tare. The pe tition stated that a tenant of an esta.te of Oa, situate at Blandford, in Deraetshire, had been a tenant for many years; that he had regularly paid his rent until Miehaehnas 1828, and cultivated the farm in the most dtsirahle manner ; that in 1828, in consequence of the general agricultural depression throughout the country, the tenant had become unable to pay his rent; under these circumstances the petition prayed that his Lordship would be pleased to order a deduction of 15 per cent. to be made from the rent, that the same tenant might be enabled to continue to live on the estate. The facts were supported lay affidavit, and the Learned Counsel hoped the Court would make the or der without incurring the expeoce of sanding a referurve upon it to the Master. The Loan CHANCELLOR, after a short paint., ordered the deduction required to be made. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. Nothing of any public interest took place in either House up to the time of our going to press. The SPEAKER'S last Parliamentary Levee for the present Session will -be on Saturday next, the 13th March instant. — We have great pleasure in hearing that the Duke of R1C11110141% is rapidly recovering from the alarming Attack he suffered on Saturday last. His Grate is quite in .a convalescent state, and it is with sincere sa tisfaction we learn that his Physicians, Drs. BIIbIETT and Ham entertain no doubt of the Duke's speedy reolvery. At the commencement of the present Session, we are informed, it was intimated to the Whigs that un less they upheld the present Administration, the conse quence must be the accession of the Tories to power, one of whose earliest measures would he a return to a paper currency. A consultation accordingly took place, the re sult of which was a determination, as the least of two evils, to give their support to the Duke of WELLINGTON j and hence the efficient aid which they rendered to him in the division on the Address. If, however, the report he true of the formation of a party ied by Lord A LTIIORT (and, from whet was said by his Lordship on Monday we suppose it is correct), with the design of compelling Mi nisters to make more extensive reductions, it would appear either that a portion of the party kept aloof, or that they have since repented of their ready concurrence in the Premier's views.—Brighton Gazette. ATTEMPT TO STRIKE OFF TIIF AOLLS.-TVULLESLEY V. THK DUKE OF BEAUFORT. Mr. Hoawx, Counsel for Mr. Wellesley, appeared to move on behalf of his client, that the gentleman who has acted as solicitor foe the Misses Long, might, by an order of this Court, be struck off the Rolls, upon charges of per sonal misconduct, stated in the pleadings arising out of proceedings in the course of these litigations. The motion having stood over for she purpose of affording the solicitor an opportunity of answering accusations, and he having filed affidavits, The LORD CHANCELLOR wished to know, before Mr. Horne proceeded to open his case, whether he had read the affidavits or not that had been filed in answer. Mr. HORNE had certainly read them all very carefully, but some of them had been replied to, though not until last night. The LORD CHANCELLOR was of opinion, that the affi davits filed only last night in such a case as this, could not be made use of upon the motion . He requested to know, Mr. Horne having said he had read the affidavits in an+ swer, whether in his judgment, the accusations had been satisfactorily answered. Mr. HORNE was not prepared to give an answer off hand to this question from the Bench. The Loan CHANCILLOR said the practice in the Courts where he had been always was, that in a grave case like this to be made out by affidavit, when the affidavits in reply were filed, the Counsel appearing to support the charge invariably exercised his judgment upon the ques tion whether the case was satisfactorily met or not ; and if it appeared to such Counsel that the charges could nut be supported, then the case was given up. The SomerTort-Gxszertar , appeared for the accused gentleman. The practice his Lordship had allueled to was an excellent one, and one the adoption of which was much to be desired in this Court. The affidavits in reply had answered every charge in the most undoubted and satisfac tory manner. Mr. ilortNE wished the case to be allowed to stand over for a short time, that he might have an opportunity of conferring with his client, who was not then in Court. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL objected to the case standing over for one moment. Mr. Hoaxe having been again pressed by the Court to pledge his judgment as to the result of the case, felt bound to acknowledge, that he did not think, as it now stood, he could succeed in the object his client had in view. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL observed, that Mr. Horne hat) exercised, in coming to this decision, a most sound and judicious discretion. His (the Solicitor-General's) elie•nt was now clearly entitled to his costar ; and the question was whether those costs should came out of the estate of the infants or not ? If not, Mr. Welltaley would have to ply them as well as his own. The Loan CIIANCEIA.OII, could not order this expense to be thrown on the estate of the innocent infants, but that, as Air. Wellesley had brought forward untenable charges, he would have to p,•y all the costs. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN, - - - SIR, —As a constant reader and subscriber to your valuable Paper I take the liberty of making known to you a monopoly that exists in Leicester in the spirit trade.. As the law now stands no person not having a retail licence can sell a lev; quantity than two gallons, which amounts (particu larly in brandy) to a sum that few persons can afford (and others do not choose) to lay out at one time ; even the Magistrates and Clergymen of the county refuse to have so- great a quantity. The Borough "rlagistrates•refuse to grant retail licences, upon the plea if they did to one they must to others, and it would promote the drinking of spirits which they wished to see checked rather than en couraged ; and when told that the object of having a retail license is not to sell it out in glasses, but merely to enable the dealer to sell quantities less than two gallons, and not to be consumed on the premises, they reply the privilege is absurd and therefore refuse to grant any more. In the town of Leicester, containing nearly forty thousand inhabitants, with a populous neighbour hood, there are only four regular retailers, he rest being publicans, therefore, unless the dealer will run the risk, and sell his customers less than two gallons, he loses their custom, and they are compelled to go to one of those four retailers to purchase an inferior article at a high price. There was a house sold a few months since for more than Five Thousand Pounds, the value of which for any other purpose would not have fetched more than Two Thousand. If the extension of the sale of spirits is dreaded, why not allow a dealer to sell any quantity, with a penalty if consumed on the prernises, in - that case it could not promote -any im proper'use of the article., and yet would throw the trade open to a fair competition ? Trusting you will not consider the above remarks intrusive. lAN INHABITANTfuIIy OF LEICESTER. - TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Stn,—You may probably think the subject of this letter renders it worthy of insertion in your independent Journal. On Thursday, the 11 th ult. , M r . F . Baring, in the House of Commons, called the attention of Sir G. Clerk (a Lord of the Admiralty) to the case of a smuggler, named Millar, who had lately been tried by a Court Mar tial. This man had been sentenced to serve five years in the Navy for smuggling—his term of servitude having ex pired, he demanded his discharge. The Admiralty refused to give his discharge till the ship to which he belonged was paid off. Millar conceiving that he was illegally de tained, disobeyed some order given by an officer, for which disobedience he was tried. Sir G. Clerk, is represented in the Newspapers to have denied that the period was ne. cessarily limited to five years, and also tb have said that the Admiralty was of opinion, that the man was not en titled to his discharge till the rest of the crew were paid off, the ship being to be paid off in the course of a few days. That such an assertion should have been made by a Lord of the Admiralty is astonishing, and it is still more won derful that no one Member of the House of Commons con tradicted it. Is the liberty of the subject become an ob ject of so little consequence with our Representatives ? By referring to the 6th Geo. IV. cap. 108, see. SO, it will be seen, that any seafaring man fit and able to serve in the Navy, shall on being convicted of smuggling, be conveyed on board one of his Majesty's ships to serve in the Navy for the term of five years. Various penal statutes (such as when an unqualified man is convicted of killing game, and does not pay the penalty of al.) specify a particular term of imprisonn3ent. Would any keeper of a prison dare to detain such prisoner one single day after the expi ration of that term. By what law or right then did• the Board of Admiralty dare to detain Millar after the term for which he had been sentenced to serve in the Navy had expired ? Never was there a greater inroad on the rights and liberty of the subject than was made by the Admiralty in the instance of Millar. If a man may be detained one week he may equally be detained a month or a year, so that if Government has any expectation of a war orders may be given not to discharge smugglers, whose terms of service have expired, till press-gangs are ready to take them as soon as they leave the ships. It is not in the case of Millar only that the punishment inflicted on the smuggler, sentenced to serve in the Navy, has been made to exceed the punishment allotted by the law, every smug gler, on being conveyed on board a King's ship, is imme diately pet in irons, and so kept as long as the ship re mains in port. By whose authority this is done I know not, but undoubtedly it is not authorized by the Act under which the smuggler is sentenced.—l am, Sir, Your obedient Servant, A SUSSEX MAGISTRATE. The number of persons charged at the differ ent police offices during the past month, for uttering coun• terfeit coin, is estimated at i 250, making an average o about twenty at each office. THE MARKETS - (THIS' DAY). GENEIt Al. AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISII CORN. For the Week. ended March 5, itz3f, made up from the Returns • oh the Inspectors is the diflerent Clues and Towns in England and Wale!, pet Imperial Quarter. I Id.i Oats 21s. 7d. I 30s. Pd. - • 3arley—...:..tt2s. Rye 31s. Od.l Pease—..... 355. Sd• I ASPEN IA I. AG,IIII7.GATE A V ram.: as-or :1113 GI X WEEKS rancenitta. \clieat--- 573. ltd. Oats —.. 2ls. 0d.i8ean5—........-318. lid. Barley Od.i Rye 335. 10t1 Pea5e.,....... 355. t Sd. nurims ON FOREIGN CORN. Wheat...---2i 4 s. Sad OAts Iss. 3(1. 12ean5...........2 4 A. 3;1. 41., 113 e ....- Yds. %LI Pease SM. SMITHHELD MARKET In our market of to-day, which was indifferently sup plied with fat stock, both as to numbers and quality, the trade was throughout very dull—with Beef, Mutton, anti Pork, at a depression of 2d. per stone; with Veal at Mondly's prices. rittess elm STONE OF 81.145. TO SINE THE OFFALS. a. d. to t. d.: s. d. toe. d. Inferior Beasts 2 2 2 6' Large Lambs 0 0 0 0 c;ocuml quality ditto 2 8 3 2 Prinie small ditto 0 5 0 0 Prime larp Oxen... 3 6 310 Large coarse Calves 4 6 410 Prime Scots, 310 4 2 Prime small s 8 6 0 Infzrtor Sheep 2 6 2 8 Large Hogs 4 2 8 n :••econd quality ditto 3 2 3 8 Vmall Porkers 4 0 4 6 Coarse-Ivo:Ale:lt:at° 4 0 4 4 Suckling Calvcs 12, t°37s.each. iouthdown Wethera 4 6 48, Quarter old Pigs tolBs.each. surrl.7, AS l'Elt CLEM. S STATEMENT. lie-Ate. I Sheep. I Cnlres, I rigs. 479 :5,270 141 100 :Well Cows, which were numerous, and for the most part of inletior quality, were dull of sale at somewhat r drolpin;t; prices, an useful short horns, with her small 1 calf, producing barely 201. _ NENVU ATE AND LEADENII ALL MARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcass. a. d. to a. rt. a. d to s. d. Red 2 4 fr, 8I Veal Mutton 2lO 4 0 Pork HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 35 Trusses.) ST. J A MEWS. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 8 to £3 0 New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 -0 EThrful Old Ditto 3 0 3 13 Fine Upland MeaiZow and Ityo-graFs Hay 4 5 5 5 Clover Hay 315 5 10 Oat Stra' -V2 ti to .1:2 Id I Wheat Straw... 2ld 3 0 Supply good, trade dull, and prices as last quoted. '1 ASSIZES.-(RECEIVED THIS DAY.) WORCESTER, Motor 10. Michael Toll, aged 29, we' placed at the bar, charged with the wilful murder of a woman with who.n he co habited, named Ann Cook, by beating her with a stick, and then throwing her down a cod-pit at the pariah of Old Swinford. - The prisoner in a firm tone of voice pleaded Not Guilty. Thomas Frederick Htydon examined—Lives at Swin- . ford, and is in the habit of frequently visiting the coal pits , of his master. On the 29th of August he looked in a pit at Hay's Dingle, and saw something white at the bottom. At first be could not tell what it was. He called William and James Cartwright to his assistance, the former of whom went down the pit and brought up the body of woman. Her clothes were on. The right eye wan knocked out, and the back of the head dreadfully fractured. On examining tie body of the deceased, be found a brass ring, a pawnbroker's ticket, and two farthings. The body was taken to the Swan public house. There is a . foot road running along about seven feet distance from the pit. The pit was about fifty feet deep. Sarah Weatwood saw the prisoner and the woman on the evening of the 24th, going towards Hay's Dingle. They were having words with each other. The prisoner said, " If I have much of your bother I'll lay yon down with this stick," meaning the stick he carried his pack with. It wits not a very thick stick. The deceased made no reply, but burst out crying. John Westwood, on the evening of the 24th of August, about eight o'clock, was pulsing along a road distant about 500 yards from Hay's Dingle Pit. He heard one loud Scream of murder; it was a woman's voice. The cry cime from the direction of the wood in which the pit was situate. Witness dig not stop but passed on. Jane Cook, sister to the deceased, examined--..Rememl/re .te 29th of August last year going to the Swan, and seeing • there the dead belly of tier sister. Her sister had been living with Mr. Batts, before she got in company With the prisoner. Slie was to have gone to another situation, butin stead of that, she went off with him. Before three" and four o'clock on the night of the 24th of August, the pri soner came to her father's house and knocked her up.— He asked if witness's sister was there. Witness said she was not. Ile replied, " She must be here" Wit- . ness answered, " She is not, . and yon may .:coree:in and • see." He went in, and witness asked if any thing teas the matter with her to bring him there so early. He said " No." He told witness he parted with her a little way out of Dudley the previous afternoon. That he gave her a bundle Of silk shawls, and after she was to go one way and he another, to Stourbridge. That he arrived at Stourbridge by five o'clock, and not finding her there, he went back to look for her. He sat down, seemed much distressed, and said wit ness's sister had robbed hills of all he was worth. He stayed till a little after six o'clock, when witness went with . him in search of her sister. She saw him again on the following Sunday. He said he coeld hear nothing of the deceased. On Monday, in consequence of .liettiing n. body had been found, she went after bins to Kidderminster, and told him she believed her sister had been found ; he ap- • peard to be agitated, and said, " good God where was she found ? " Witness replied, "in a coal-pit." He asked if witness thought she was pushed in. 'Die), went together to the place where the body was ; he said but little on the rout that she remembered, except that he said, they were sitting together by the side of the pit, and then began to cry: On seeing the body; he said, "my dear Ann, why , did not you stop at Stourbridge with me ?" John Young, a constable, produced a stick, which, by , the evidence of another witness, was satisfactorily made out to belong to the prisoner. (It was about three inches in circumference, and was shod with iron at either end.) A witness was called to prove that there were marks of blood on it, when delivered up by the prisoner, but no signs of it were now visible on the closest inspection. The Jury, after deliberating fur nearly half an hour, re turned a verdict of Guilty. The Learned Judge put on the black cap, and, after an impressive address, sentenced the prisoner to be hanged on Friday next. The prisoner, on the conclusion of the address, held up his hand and exclaimed, " I don't deserve it." He ap— peared but little concerned throughout the trial, and weg . repeatedly observed to smile. The Grand Jury were occupied the whole of to-day in examining the witnesses on the back of the bills preferred against the individuals charged with the Oddingley murders. The result was not known when our parcel • was sent off. The names of no less than 79 witnesses are on the backs of the indictments. BIRTHS. On the 9th inst. at Clapham, the lady of J. Thornton, Esq., of a son. On the 9th inst. in Sloane street, the lady of Edward • t Al 4 Mahon, Esq. of a son. On the 10th inst. in Pall-mall East, Mrs. Robert CA', of a son. On the 10th inst. Mrs. Wm Maton, of Great Russell.' street, Covent-Garden, of a daughter. On the Bth inst., in Hanover-square, the lady of Capt.' Seymour, R.N., of a daughter. On the 7th inst. in Russell-square, the lady of W. Met- . cage, Esq., of a daughter. On the Sth inst. at Shooter's Hill, Mrs. B. Cappage,' of a son. MARRIED. On the 9th inst. at Sitimouth, G. S. Harcourt, Esq., to Emily Catherine, eldest daughter of the late D. Rumness Esq of Sidmouth, Devon. On the 9th inst. at St. Pancras, J. Bowling, Esq., 11 4 Guards, to Annie, eldest daughter of Major Elrington, sident Governor of the Tower. On the 9th inst. Wm. Harwood, M.D;..of , Hastings; to Anna Frances Lambert, second daughter oftL - Lamborts Esq. of Bedford-row, London. On the 9th inst. at St. George's, Bloomsbnry, Willis; Esq., M.D., of Shillingthorpe, near Stamford, to Menrietta, daughter of W. Lowe, Esq., of the Temples and Montagu-street, Russell-square. On the 9th inst. Mr. Henry Owen, of Marchtnont' street, Burton-crescent, to Frances, daughter of Mr.' DIED. On the 2d inst. after a protracted illness, at 'Amble,' Hill-house, Nottinghamshire , (the residence of his son, the Rev. Alvary Dodsley Flamsteed) the Rev. Richard Dod. sley Fitinsteed, A.M., aged SB, of Little Hallam, in the comity of Derby, and Hector of Ratcliffe, in the count,' of Nottingham, and of Chclastun, in the county of D e rby. On the 7th inst. at Boulogne-eur-Mer, C‘tharine buthnott, infant daughter of Sir A. and Lady Ramsay, of Hal main. On the 7th inst. John Eliot, of Bartholomew-close, aged 59, a Member of the Society of Friends. On the Bth inst. Ann, daughter of Mr. B. Field, Bo" toiph lane, Thames-street. On the 9th inst. Mary, only daughter of B. Foasett, Esq., of Mornington-place, Hampstead-road, in the 1,401 year of her age. • Pitricurn AND PUBLIBRIED DY MIJRDO YOUNG, NM SUN Oyncr, 112, PTICAND, LONDON* . • Iv Z.e- ' N, receive artiel m in the foi Beet Candi Print* as may the s tew mentionei 41 z ensuing most be in the E after whi The R Ut the las Academy A 5. New Br Twelve f the Reso Special I or saver W e tion ( v bates) t Kingdc undersi the tra, don." second latterly prolon l grievar the cot BO vast able n the c een al their 1 mercii from COMM of fre impre loverf differ( one o ( SPIT