The Sun. — London, England, 1830-01-14 00:00:00

VOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRglkfl PAPERS (From the Messcujei fres Chambres df Monday.) Pant!, JAN. 10.--M. de Polignac continues to refuse to the Greeks' the entire payment of the monthly subsidy of 360,000 fiancs, which the pre ceding Cabinet had granted them. Doubtless he hopes that the want of money, and the impossibility which exists at St. Petersburgh of supplying the Greeks with any, will detach the latter from Russia, and will make them incline more easily to the plans of London, especially as respects the acknowledg• 'tient of Prince Leopold as King of Hellas. The Greeks have no ordinary funds besides the produce of their customs, and they have to maintain an Ad ministration, a Marine, an Army which amounts to 25,000 men, of which 13,000 are Palicari, and 12,000 regular troops. The last extraordinary resource which they obtained, is the sum of 700,000 francs, wl:;ich was lent to them about two mouths ago by one of the most zealous defenders of their M. Eynard, of Geneva. It is affirmed that the politicians of the United States propose to divide the immense territory of the Union into four independent republics, and that this plan has numerous partisans. Despatches have arrived from M. Mortemart, in answer to tine instructions sent to him by a courier, who set out from St. Petersburgh at the same time as M. Matuscewitz. No part of their contents has transpired, but it has seemed singular that the Rus sian Ambassador has not received at the same time any news from his Court respecting the affairs of Greece. However, the courier of M. Mortemart departed some days after the arrival of M. Ma tuscewitz. This delay would lead us to believe that the Russian Cabinet is more than undecided respecting the proposal of France and England. if that Cabinet was favourable to the pretensions of Prince Leopold and the new boundaries of Greece, i: would have been as speedy in its answer as M. Mortemart in sending his despatches to his own Cabinet.—Lc National. (From the Moniteur.) MADRID, DEC. 31.—(Private Correspondence.) —lt seems that we are not likely to have the happi ness of possessing their Neapolitan Majesties much longer in our capital. It is reported that they will leave Madrid towards the end of January for Paris. The temperature of this place is at present seven degrees below Zero. As our august guests, as well as the persons belonging to their suite, are accus tomed to a much milder climate, this cold occasions them much inconvenience. Notwithstanding this their Neapolitan Majesties have set off this morning for the Escurial, and will visit all the Royal re sidences. Our Sovereign bears all their expences; nevertheless the house of Rovara, of this city, has already paid to his Majesty the King of both the Sicilies from seven to eight millions of francs. The house of Rovara has already received in payment a AtIM of 150,000 ducats in Rentes, which will pro bably be negotiated at your place. DEC. 2S.—The banking-house of Rothschild, it is believed, will negotiate the 150,000 ducats of Rentes which the banker Rovara received in pay ment for the several millions of francs he furnished to the King of Naples since his arrival here. STATE OF THE REVENUES OF THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT. Revenues of the Provinces 130,000,000 Import Duties 57,000,000 Customs 91,000,000 Tobacco 61,000,000 Salt Stamps Duty on Hay.., 1,000,000 Duty on Brandy and Liquors Utemil. and Straw 20,000,000 Civil Fruits Saltpetre, Su'phur, and Powder 3,000,000 Barrack Duty 900,000 Ten per Cent. on Foreign Goods Fourth of Seizures of Smuggled Goods Bulls de La Cruzada Taxes of the Clergy Tithe of one-ninth Half a Year's Revenue of the Grandees, and _. _ Titles of Castile Pious Legacies Four per Cent. en Salaries of Officeholders... 1,500,000 Retained from ditto Subsidies from Commerce Tiercias Reales (Royal Thirds) Population of Grenada Free Gift of Navarre 4,500,000 Free Gift of the Basque Provinces 3,000,000 Duty for lodging the Court at Madrid . 700,000 Substitutes for Military Service, &c., Medias Anatas, and Algarafe Tithe . 2,500,000 Lotteries 9,000,000 Ecclesiastical Dues 1,500,000 Fines of Courts of Justice Total 549,600,000 The above sum of 5 t 9,600,000 reales de vellon, or copper reales, at 2-111. sterling each, make the sum of 6,583,750/. sterling. The expenditure of Spain amounting at most to .500,000,000 reales de vellon, it is clear that the expenditure is covered by the receipt, and that there is even a surplus of 50,000,000 o f rea l es . _ _ In this revenue the endowment of the Sinking Fund, from which the great part of the public debt is drawn, is not comprised. Besides this, the re ceipts of Spain have for some time past experienced a pretty considerable increase, so that the amount for the year 1829 will greatly exceed the above 549,600,000 reales de vellon. Spain possesses other considerable resources which do not appear in her Budget. The will of the Sovereign may, at any moment turn them to advantage, and the realization of these resources would enable Spain to provide a Sinking Fund for her old and new legitimately contracted debts.— The Universel. The Marquis of Santa Cruz, Di Marcenaro, a young well-informed man, who belongs to one of the oldest and most noble families of Austria, has married the widow of a hair-dresser, fifty years of age, who is blind of one eye, snd was formerly a dancer at our theatre, under the name of Vitoriana. A report has been spread that the several Budgets which are to be immediately published will contain some considerable improvements in the receipts of the Treasury, in consequence of which the consoli dated Vales, which were at 20,+, have suddenly risen to 29 and 30. The following is the number of students who have frequented the principal Universities in Ger many and the Netherlands during the last six months, viz.: —Bonn, 978 students ; Tulingin, 874. Fnxisca FuNna.—Prams, JAN. 11.-Five per Cents., 105 f. 60c. 65c. 60c. 50c. ; Three per Cents., 84f. 90c. 80c. 70c. 56e. ; Bank Stock, 1,890 f. 1,885 f. ; Rentes de Naples, 92f. 75c. 80e. 65c. 60e. 70c.; Royal Spanish Loan, 82} 82 81i; Rentes Perpetnelles d'Espagne, 62 61i a 4 i; flaytian Loan, 435 E Exchange on Lon don, one month, 4 25 f. 60c. ; three months, 26f. 45,. Goan a Authentique. The snow in several places along the Dover road exceeds five feet in depth. MEM.—O n a female pauper being questioned before the magistrates, on Tuesday, respecting an allega tion made by the parish officers, that herself or her son kept a dog, replied, that the latter did keep one, hut why she did not know, unless it was fur a memorandum.— Liverpool Albion. iinEcrinsr.—FooLisn FEAT.—A son of Vulcan, for the trifling wager of one shilling, undertook, on New Year's Day, to swim half a mile down the South esk, opposite Careston ; and, notwithstanding the severity of the weather, and the large shoals of ice that were float ing around, be not only completed the task, but entered the icy element a s^cond time, and came out apparently touch refreshed I—Caledonian ,Mercury. A number of wild swans appeared at the mouth of Looe harbour on the 3d instant. One which came within gun bliot, was fired at and wounded in the wing, which prevented it from rising, and it was even tually captured alive. It weighed 141bs. and measured 7 feet from tip to tip of the wings. When brought on shore it ate very heartily; a gentleman purchased the bird for 1/. and has Bent it to a friend in Launceston,,Excter Mired. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 14, 1830. THE ADMINISTRATION. The following are the rumours of to-day. We have not however been able to trace them to any authentic source : " That Mr. HERRIES is to succeed Mr. VESEY FITZGERAL D as President of the Board of Trade. " That Mr. Secretary PEEL resigns office, and is to be called to the House of Lords. " That Mr. GOULBURN leaves the Ex- chequer. No successor named." We give the above merely as rumours. To morrow may produce a fresh batch of changes and promotions. The only despatches that have been received at any of the Government Offices this morning are those from Paris and Brussels. Private letters from Lisbon state, that the Minister of War Amd the chief engineer ex amined with respect to the defensive condition of the maritime fortifications ; and the answer was, " That all the batteries were in a state of ruin—the repair of which would at least cost two millions of crusados." The old QUEEN was so imminently indisposed that she confessed and took the sacrament. Her dissolution was daily expected. Accounts from Warsaw of the 28th Decem ber state that the Emperor of RUSSIA is re covering but slowly in his health. His Imperial MAJEsTY's illness is supposed to have a deeper root than merely the effects of the late accident. The difficulty of pleasing all parties by the termination of the Turkish war at a moment when Constantinople was within his grasp, weighs heavily on the EMPEROR'S spirits. How far the result of the Turkish mission may alter the state affairs remains to be seen. At the Surrey Quarter Sessions on Tuesday Mr. BRISCOE, with great credit to himself, brought forward a motion, " That the Court do convey, through the Members of the county, to the Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment, the expression of its deep regret that his Majesty's Government have not considered it their peculiar duty to bring forward measures for the amendment of the Game Laws, which are universally admitted to be the parent of many grievous crimes, and daily tend to demoralise the people." In this exordium we cordially cone • The state of the Game Laws is disgraceful to the Administration of the country. We do not say that the present Ministers are responsible for the enactment of these laws, but we do say that they will be morally responsible if they suffer them to remain on the Statute Book another Session. Mr. BRISCOE observed, " that it was not his intention to enter into any detail of the miseries inflicted on the country by the Game Laws ; but, in pro posing the above motion, he did think it necessary to observe that the Govern. ment was much to blame in not making the question a Cabinet measure, and by that means insuring its being carried through Parlia ment. In the course of the last Session of Par ment, the Bill for the Amendment of the Game Laws had passed without opposition through the House of Commons, and had undergone the ordeal of a second reading in the House of Lords. In the Committee, however, it was lost. But how ? By a majority of two. So that it was quite clear that if the Ministry had taken the Bill under their protection, it would have been carried?' We arc of the same opinion. Let the ques don of the Gamc Laws be made a Cabinet measure, and it will as surely be carried as the question: of Catholic Emancipation, which all the world—that is—all those on the Game Laws side, thought impossible. Mr. Baiscoe considered the present mo tion highly desirable for the Court to adopt, as o ne which would induce Govern ment to give their support to the amend ment of a set of laws, which incarcerated a man for an offence that was scarcely looked upon .. as a crime, The County Members Were of the same enlightened opinion, but so was not Mr. HOLME SUNINER, and so was not Sir THOMAS TURTON. Both these gentlemen, indeed, professed to abhor the Game Laws, but did not think it was their busi ness to remedy the evil, far less to advise Go vernment to do so, as it might embarrass the Administration ! Considerate souls ! The bare idea of giving advice shocks their delicacy ; but the daily sacrifices of humanity to the rigour of the Game Laws are beheld by these worthies without the least emotion. Not so, however,: Mr. HENRY DRUMMOND, who seconded the motion, and very justly observed that those who heard him " must be aware that the labourer, with all the industry he could exert, was not able to procure as much food as the Magistrates were bound to allow to the felons who were locked up for crimes.—(l-jear,:hear !) —The lowest average of a man's support he believed to be sixpence a day, but it was notorious that few of the common agricultural labourers were able to earn two-thirds of that sum, and many of them not one-half. The felon, on the contrary, was not only provided with ne, cessary food, but had found for him lodging, clothing, medical attendance, and warmth. As long as this system endured, was it not madness to say that they could prevent the crime of poaching ? Add to which that the injustice of the Game Laws was beyond all parallel ; for while nothing was done to punish the rich who bought the game, the whole weight of the penalty fell upon the unfortunate creature who, to support existence, procured that which the wealthy were so eager to buy ; in short, he dared not trust himself to speak out on the subject, for it was a system not only of wick edness, but of cowardice as well, for it only attacked those who were unrepresented, and had no power to defend themselves." What could be more convincing than this touch ing appeal ?—and yet the Bench were not moved—at least the majority—for there were but seven for: the motion, while eleven voted against it. So much for the profession of huma nity, compared with the practice ! And yet the Game Laws must be altered, not withstanding the Surrey majority. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY. TWELVE 0' CL 0 CI. LtvrarooL, JAN. 12.—Tha sales of Cotton yesterday, owing to the statement in a Manchester Paper, were very brisk, and full 4,000 bags were sold, at an advance of *d. per lb. on all descriptions. To-day the sales amounted to 2,500 bats, at full prices. The Britannia packet ship, from New York, is sup posed to be off Holyhead. She was to leave New York on the lath ult. The packet ship Camillus arrived at Greenock on Sa turday afternoon, in 26 days from New York. A consi derable number of tradesmen, who lately emigrated to America, have returned passengers in her. DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICIS OF STOCK'S THE Flank Stock 2I7N 18 1 ,4 3 per Cent. Red. 94}4%% 3 per Cent- Cons. 93 14 rsii, ni per Cent - Ditto Red. lOO%Vi 4 per Cent. Ann. Ditto, 1216 Ditto Scrip Rink L. Ann. Ditto 90 years ...... India Stock 429% Ditto Bonds 72 73 pm. South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills, £1,006 2d. 76 77 pm. Ditto lid. '76 '77 pm. Ditto ..... id. '76 '77 pm. Ditt0.............«1id. '7 677 pm. Ditto brae' H. 76 77 pm. Ditto ljd. '76 77 pa. Bank for Account India for Account Cons. for Jan. 20 95%Vi TRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds• TIM DAY Al' OYE O'CLOCK. Neapolitan Brazilian Bonds 71%Yi 1 Buenos Ayres Bonds — Chilian Bonds — Peruvian Bonds Portuguese Bonds Prussian, Old Cclombian Bonds . Ditto, New Ditto, 1824 Danish 75% Spanish, 1821 10% Greek Bonds 1823 Ditto, 1825 33%% ,French Renter, sp. G —f. —e. Guatitnala — Exchange —f. —c. Mexican Bonds — 3 per cent. —t. —r. Ditto, 1825 27 Exchange —f. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Anglo Max. Min. Co. (ise. at 5/. pm.) £lOO 41 4.33 Brazilian Mining Company 5 9 Brazilian Imp. Mm. Cu. (um. at Si. pm.) £2O 88 89 91 United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. pta.) £39% 18 Arrived. MAILS. Due. !Arrived. O America 1 6 Hamburg 2 O Brazil O Buenos Ayres 0 0 Jamaica 0 O Carthagena. 0 0 Leeward Islands O Dublin 0 0 Lisbon 0 O Flanders 1 0 Mexico 1 France 0 0 Sweden O Guemsey&Jersey.. 0 0 Waterford HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning ... 49 minutes after 5. I Evening... 9 minutes after G. -,4, rbt -1-11,;1114 . Due. THE FUNDS. Most of the brokers and jobbers repaired at an early hour this morning to the Stock Exchange, in hopes of receiving information in regard to the French Loan, but were dis appointed in their expectations, as up to the present time we do not hear of the Express being arrived ; although a report prevails that Rothschild has got the Loan, at 1021, for the 4i per Cents., hut this is only report at present. Consols opened this morning at the same price they left off yesterday, 951 fur the Account, with little or nothing doing. As yet the Foreign Market is void of interest. Prices nominal. ENGLISH FUNDS. Bank Stock, 2171 18} India Stock, 233 5 ex. div. 3 per cent. Cons. 93i Do., for Account, 95+ Ditto Reduced, 941 I FOREIG' 31 per Cent. 1001 New 4 per Cent., 1011 1 4 per Cent. 1826 1051 6 India Bonds, 72 73 Exchequer Bills, 76 77 FUNDS. Greek, 30i Mexican, 261 '7I Peruvian, 194 20 Portuguese, 59 60 Prussian, Russian, 1091 10/ Spanish, 101 Brazilian, 71 Buenos Ayres, 30 32 Chilian, 27 9 Colombian, t4i Danish, 75f French, 5 per Cant- 108 Ditto, 8 per Cent. 63i 44 TWO O'CLOCK Great anxiety continues to be experienced in the City for the arrival of the Express from Paris with the result of the French Loan. The cause of this delay is attri buted to the roads bring very bad in France ; the Express being, up to this time, 18 hours over due. The Consol Market, which remained steady in the early part of the morning at 951 for the Account, has within this hour been very heavy, and Consols receded to 95k. At present they may he quoted at 95g. In the Foreign Market little doing, as they are occupied in settling their accounts against to-morrow, which is the account day in the Foreign Funds. It is said that India Stock has got up 5 per cent. this morning; we do not hear of any news from that quarter as the cause of the above rise, therefore it must be attributed to speculation. (From the French Papers received this morning,) _ THE COMMERCE OF CußA.—The following is a Ca cul-tr addressed to the Chamber of Commerce GENTLEMEN,-The recent information received at the Bureau of Commerce, confirms that which I had the ho nour to transmit on the 4th of this month, on the situa tion of the commerce of the Ilavannah, at the end of September, 1829. _ _ It appears that the merchandise arriving from Europe cannot be disposed of, and they are deposited in the entre pot ; and it is much to be feared that the retail dealers, to whom time has been granted for their payment, will not be able to fulfil them. At Madrid the frost is also very severe: the thermo meter there was nine degrees under Zero. TiRMB O'CLOCK. Consols for Aciount, 931. Mr. and Mrs. HusKissoN arrived in town East night. We understand that a serious difference of opinion exists between the Premier and an Illustrious Personage, on the subject of the affairs of Portugal. The desire of the Noble Duke to recognise the regal authority of MIGUEL, is said to he opposed in the highest quarter, in consequence of a feeling that the conduct of Don MIGUEL has been directly insulting to the SOVEREIGN of this country, inasmuch as he has broken engagements which he personally made, when hospitably entertained at Windsor.—Brighton Gazette. The Earl of GLENGALL arrived here a few days ago to superintend the production of his comedy at the theatre on Monday evening . . This is a point on which his Lordship feels so much interest, that, when it was brought out at Drury-lane, he is understood to have con ditioned for the performers being dressed agreeably to his directions. Whether this stipulation extended to the coAume of the gentlemen, we do not know; hut it is certain that some of them were then attired in a manner sufficiently absurd. His Lordship was present in the boxes on Monday.—Brighton Gazette. AltutPuY's Tragedy of the Grecian Daugh ter, which has not been performed for these 14 years, is underlined for representation at Covent-garden Theatre on Monday next. The part of Euphrasia—in which her aunt, Mrs. Sinnoxs, was eminently successful—will be undertaken by Miss FANNY KEMBLE ; the part of Evan der, for the first time, by Mr, cilAillZ3 KIMBLE, SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE..•-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, JAN. 13.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrivod the Posthumous, Read, from Africa; and the Restora tion, Stone, from Tarragona. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 13.—Wind N.E.—Sailed the Marengo, Brasfield, for South America. HULL, JAN. 13.—A light sloop, from London to Newcastle; a loaded schooner, from Newcastle to Hull ; six brigs, light colliers and coasters, and a sloop from the Elbe, with potatoes, were driven on shore, between Tilney Haven and Saltfleet, on Sun day night and Monday morning, and are bilged and full of water, YARMOUTII, JAN. 13.—A small bale of cloth has been fished up at Caistor, marked " Messrs. Binn, Hill, and Co., West Smithfield, from Messrs. W. and J. Spencer, Newcastle;" also 13 casks of bottles. A vessel's quarter and part of her side has come on shore at the back of the Pier, supposed to be about 150 tons. CONWAY, JAN. 12.—Part of the cargo of the Nymph, stranded in this bay, has been saved : a portion of it wet—the remainder is reported to be saved in a damaged state. SHEERNESS, JAN. I3.—The Resolution, Pady barn, from St. Michael's, for London, has been brought in here, by assistance of a smack, leaky, having been on the Red Sand. MILFORD, JAN. 12.—Arrived the Amelia Ma tilda, Wiseman, from Fernando Po. COWES, JAN. 13.—Arrived the Sarah Aga Hoffman, from Surinam. DUBLIN, JAN. 12.—Arrived the Argyle, Leek, from Demerara; the Suspense, Edmonds, from Smyrna; Agnes, Roe, from Messina. The Alfred, Miller, was on shore at Bridlington on Tuesday, but expected to be got off. The Pitcheaslly, of and from Perth to London, was wrecked on the Barnard Sand, yesterday morn ing—crew saved. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAT) COURT OF CHANCERY. IN THE MATTER OF WENTWORTH AND CO. BANKRUPTS. Mr. HORNE stated that there was a petition of appeal in this matter to his Lordship, for the purpose of expung ing a debt that had been proved. There was also an order for the payment of a dividend, which would be paid as of course, unless the petition either could be heard or the payment of the dividend was stayed. The Loan CHANCELLOR, inquired when the dividend was due? Mr. HORNE said that it was due now, but that the as signees had withheld the payment in consequence of the pendency of the appeal. The creditor, however, had presented a petition, which was to be heard to-morrow before the Vice-Chancellor, for an order calling upon the assignees to make the payment, such an order would not be opposed by a statement that the appeal was pending, unless his Lordship ordered the payment to be stayed. The LORD CHANCELLOR desired the payment of the dividend to be stayed for the present. IN TILE I'bIATTER OF WHITE AND METCALF, BANKRUPTS. COMMITTAL OF MR. FROM), THE SOLICITOR. In consequence of Mr. Froud persisting to refuse to pro duce a deed yesterday, that has been the subject of inves tigation before the Commissioners, he was ordered to be committed to Newgate. Last night a writ of habeas corpus was issued for the purpose of bringing him up to day for his discharge. He passed the night in the custody of the sheriff's officer. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL and Mr. MONTAGUE ap peared for him, and the warrant of commitment and re turn having been read, they objected to the validity of the warrant, first on the ground that there were nu merous interlineations and obliterations in it, without any marginal notes or proof that those had been made before the signatures of the three Commissioners bad been put to it; and next, that reference was made in the body of the warrant to a prior examination, without setting forth all that had passed on such occasion. The LORD CHANCELLOR had never seen an instrument like the warrant as regarded the interlineations upon in terlineations, and as Messrs. Rose and M'Arthur could say nothing in support of their authenticity, the warrant was at once ordered to be quashed, and the prisoner dis charged. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. HOLMES, IN THE MATTER OF DELO. This was a petition praying for the costs of the super sedees of the second commission. The bankrupt Belo had originally carried on business at Norwich, a commission of bankrupt was taken out against him under the name of Arthur Todd Belo, which commission the bankrypt dis puted on the ground that it was taken out under a wrong name. A second commission was then taken out, directed to the Norwich Commissioners, calling the bankrupt Arthur Belo, and in August last a petition was presented, upon which the Court superseded that second commission, and the only point now before the Court was as to the costs of that suptrsedeas. His HONOUR, after hearing Counsel at some length, directed the supersedeas to go, the costs to be paid by the estate. rAltux AND OTHERS, IN THE MATTES Or CHRISTIE. This was the petition of Messrs. Farlie, Bonham, and Co., praying to expunge their joint proof, and for liberty to prove separately against all the bankrupts. Mr. HORNE stated, that Messrs. Christie and Co., the bankrupts, in 1824 carried on the business of dry-salters in Mark-lane, and being in want of money applied to the Bank of England to discount bills for them, which the Bank agreed to do, provided good names were upon them. An application was made by Christie and Co, to the pe titioners, who had put their names to bills to a large amount, which they were ultimately obliged t• pay. Mr. John and Mr. Robert Christie, two of the partners of Christie and Co.'s house, having realised large lsnded pro • perty, which probably (Mr. Horne observed) led to their temporary difficulties, executed deeds, by which they con veyed their estates to trustees, for the purpose of sale, in or der to enable them to liquidate Messrs. Bonham's demand. In those deeds were contained several covenants on the part of all the members of the firm of Christie and Co. In Nov., 1827, Messrs. Bonham and Co. demanded payment of this debt; 9,0001., 7,000/., and 7,5001., were paid by Christie and Co., and bills were given for the balance, 13,5061., which were never paid, in consequence of Messrs. Christies' bankruptcy. Messrs. Bonham and Co. made a proof, under the joint estate of the bankrupts, for this balance; hut, conceiving they should better themselves by separate proofs against the estates of each, they pre sented the present petition. The principal question was whether under the covenants of the deed, and the circum stances which took place subsequently, Messrs. Fairlie, Bonham, and Co. were to be considered as the joint and separate creditors of Christie and Co. The VICE-CITANCILLOR considered the petition to be totally without foundation, and ordered it to be dismissed with costs. COURT OF KING'S BENCri. A. A. WATTS V. LAWSON. Mr. DENMAN (with whom was Mr. ALDERSON) stated to the Jury that this was an action brought by the very respectable gentleman for whom he bad the honour to ap pear, against the publisher of the Times newspaper, for a libel published by him in that paper on Monday, the 7th of April, 1828. The libel purported to be a report of proceedings which had taken place on that day at Marl borough-street Police-office. The defendant had pleaded a justification. The Learned Counsel then read the pub lication complained of, and commented, as he went on, on the objectionable passages. The plaintiff, with a Mr. Emer son, afterwards called on the Elitor of the Times, and complained of the report, but the Editor refused to insert the contradiction which Mr. Watts offered, except on paying for it as an advertisement, and the price named was fire guineas. After some further comments, the Learned Counsel put in the libel. It purported to be a report of what transpired at the Marlborough-street Police office, and was under the head of " Marlborough-street," and published on the 7th of April. It professed to relate that officers were sent for to Mr. Watts' house to quell some disturbance. That the officers found a Jew named Levi being pulled about by Mr. Watts, Mr. Harvey, who had been dining with him, and Mr. Emer son, who was living with him ; that Mr. Watts and his two friends gave charge of the Jew, and the Jew insisted upon giving charge of them; the officers finding that a dressing-cite which both parties claimed, was the bone of contention, thought it the best course to bring the box and all the parties to the office. The report then stated, that a charge of assault had been preferred by Levi at the office, and that he also appeared to think that he had been at tempted to be done out of his dressing-case by Mr. Watts denying Mr. Emerson to be at home, by Mr. Emerson not showing himself ) 244 by Aire nuveY Attcwiniil to vent his going into the dining room where tlie dressing case was. James Emerson is acquainted with Mr. Watts, and was in April residing with him at No. 58, Torrington-equare. Called at Mr. Levi's shop on the 3d. Resided with him for the purpose of keeping his term, as witness is a law student. Saw a dressing-case in Levi's shop which lie wished to purchase, anti made a bargain to give a dress ing -case, some old wearing apparel, and a balance of ten guineas. Mr. Levi had seen the articles before the bargain .was made on the day before. The dressing-case was sent home on the 3‘l, between three and four o'clock. A boy brought it, and took away witness's dressing case and other things, and left the case he had brought. Witness sent word to Mr. Levi, that he should have the ten guineas in an hour, or at any time in the evening. Dined with Mr. Harvey and Mr. Watts, and went out immediately after dinner to receive some money, which witness expected had been left some where for him in the morning. Was gone about twenty minutes. When he returned he found a number of per sons about the door, knocked and was admitted, and saw Levi walking about with his bat on in the parlour, calling Mr. Watts a swindler, and saying that they were all swindlers together. Mr. Watts said he had sent for police officers, and requested witness to go and hurry them. Met the officers and returned with them. Mr. Watts was in the hall, and requested the officers to take the Jew in charge. The latter was then in the parlour. Levi made no charge against witness, but said Mr. Watts had assaulted him. The officers took Levi into custody, and took him away. Witness placed the dressing case in the bands of the officers. It had stood on the sideboard in the parlour. Went to the Police-office with Mr. Watts about a quarter of an hour afterwards. Did not think that Mr. Harvey was there then, but three of Mr. Watts's servants attended. The case was not heard that evening, as the Magistrate was gone. The next .day was Good Friday anti witness attended on Saturday with Mr. Watt!, Mr. Harvey, and three female servants. Sir G. Farrant was the Magistrate who heard the case, in what witness was told was the private room. Mr. "Watts objected strongly to having the examination in the private room, as he wished to have a statement of the case made to the public. Levi, his attorney, his boy, and the officers were then pre sent. On Mr. Watts objecting to having the case heard then, Sir G. Farrant said he was not going to hear the case, but he said to Levi, " the affair seems to have ori ginated with you, let me hear yowl. story." Mr. Watts said that the charge was his, and not Levi's, and begged to he heard. Levi, however, then related the account of the bargain for the dressing-ease, and then related some facts which hart occurred in witness's absence. It was not stated that the officers thought it the best course to bring the dressing-case and parties to the office. One of the officers said, that Mr. Watts had given Levi in charge, and that he had received the dressing-case in charge from wit ness. Mr. Levi never used such an expression as " that he was done oat of his dressing-case, or suspected that he had been done ont of it." Witness was not charged with any assault by Mr. Levi. The case was nearly concluded when Colonel Lester Stanhope arrived. Witness had said that Colonel Stanhope was coming, and then Levi said that lie knew Colonel Stanhope would also speak to his respectability, as he had dealt very largely with him. L e vi, however, claimed no acquaintance when he came in. Colonel Stanhope attended at witness's request, and walked away with him, Mr. Watts, and Mr. llarvey. Neither Mr. Watts nor his witnesses were examined, although Mr. Watts requested to be heard several times. In answer to which Sir George Farrant said he was not hearing the case, and declined examining him or his witnesses. Went on that day to the Times office, and wrote a note to the editor, stating that the proceedings which had taken place that morning were ex-parte, and that the statement they contained was false, and that the reply to it was not received. The Evening Mail is published at the same office. The publication afterwards appeared on the Menday. Went to the office, and saw a person who appeam ed to be a clerk, said the statement was false and requested an in terview with the editor, and was told that witness might see him at eight in the evening. The same account was also published in the Evening Mail. Called at night with Mr. Watts, and left a communication for the editor.— Called again the same night, and saw a person whom be understood to be Mr. Lawson. The paper witness had lett was then returned to him, and Mr. L. told him that he had nothing to do with the truth or falsehood of their police reports, as they only studied their correctness, as far as they were a faithful account of what took place at the Police-office. if they had any complaint to make of the unfaithfulness of the report they would willingly insert it, but as the paper they had left was a mere vindication of their character, they must consider it as an advertisement, and charge five guineas for its insertion. Witness then came away, and on the next day (Tuesday) witness pre pared a second statement to correct the mistake in the report. This is the statement.—(Produced it.)—Let it, and called again on the Wednesday, when it was returned with considerable erasures, and witness was told that it must still be considered as an advertisement, and a sum was mentioned (more than fire guineas) for its insertion. The first statement left by witness was then read, it was in the shape of a letter, and entered into a repetition of the report in nearly the same way as the witness had now i done upon oath. The second statement was also put n ; it entered snore fully into a justification of the witness's (who was the writer) reasons for not giving up the dress ing-case to the Jew. This statement had been sworn to by the witness before a Master in Chancery. Examination continued—Was afterward, present at an interview between Mr. Watts, Mr. Platt, and Mr. Burrows. That was subsequent to the second letter. Notice of an action had been given. Mr. Platt appeared on behalf of the proprietors of the Timm!. The inter view lasted upwards of an boor. Mr. Platt saw the affidavits of the witness, which have been now read. He did not, however, examine them as he appeared satisfied with witness's and Mr. Watts's statement. A written paper was drawn up after Mr. Platt had gone away. s aw Mr. Platt again, with the same parties, at Mr. Platt's house, when tic paper was presented to hint. Those in terviews were in order to put an end to the action, with which they should not have gone on if their contradiction had been inserted. The terms of the statement were then canvassed and ultimately agreed upon. It was to be in serted in the Times, and a leading article was to have called attention to it. Witness and Mr. Watts agreed ten forego tine actions on those terms. Mr. Platt expressed his thanks to Mr. Watts and witness, for their forbearance. That statement, however, never made its appearance in the Times. Was not aware that Mr. Platt said he had no authority. By Sir J. SCAT LETT—Was not told that the statement would he published, but that the leading article would not. The statement referred to was then read. Examination continued—Neither the statement nor the leading article was published. Cross-examined by Sir J. SCARLITT—Those papers that were last put in are an article and a statement. Did not remember saying to Mr. Platt, " suppose they don't insert them," and that Mr. Platt answered, " then you must go on with your action." Mr. P. told him afterwards that the statement would be inserted, but not the leading article. In the statement he had told Levi when he called that he should be sure to pay the money at the time promised. Had not put off the boy who brought the case till the next day for payment. The note produced is witness's hand-writing. It is written there that wit ness had written that the boy might call on the next day, but he certainly did tell him that he was to call in the evening. Witness's statement, with regard to that fact, was the same as he now stated it, and was written in great agitation from the witness's recollection of what he had written, and witness wished his statement to be pub lished as a true one. Meant to swear that the statement is a true representation of what he wrote to Levi. Mr. DENMAN objected that the original letter must be put in before it could he referred to in evidence. Lord TENTERDEN decided that no question could be asked with a view to get part of the contents of a letter in evidence, if the letter was put in. Cross-examination continued—Has an action himself for the same publication ; had known Mr. Watts since 1526; he had been an editor at Leeds; one of the state ments which is put in (the printed one) was printed at St. Paul's Church-yard. Believes that Mr. Watts has an engagement with the Standard Newspaper ; thought that he then was one of the editors of that paper; he was not so then. Witness has never had any engagement with a newspaper ; summoned Colonel Lester Stanhope ; he knew nothing of the facts, but witness, who went as a witness for Mr. Watts, wanted Colonel Stanhope to speak to his (witness's) character; had not found in any of his legal studies, that one witness could want another to speak to his character ; placed the dressing-case in the officer's hands, because it was the subject of dispute, and because Levi had insisted upon taking it away; Levi concurred in sending the dressing-case to the office; rather thinks the ill-ma inered Jew said, " Don't send me to the office with out se•.rding the case." Never said that Levi should not have Iris desk ; when the boy brought the case, he did not hear him say that he would not leave the desk without the money ; when he returned, however, he was told that Levy had attempted to take the desk. The time of pay ment was never mentioned to Levi at the time the bargain was made ; the boy said that he did not wish to leave the case ; when he came the second time the boy said he Would either have the case or the money. Re-examined by Air. ALDZIMN—When ha cam© the first time, witness told him that he need not leave 0 Case without he chose. He then took the old case 1 # the clothes away with him, and he did not bring th e° back when he came again. When the note was writte n ' it was the third time that the boy came; witness g ot 01 from dinner before the cloth was removed to go for 01 money ; paid for it nn the following Saturday. T. Kibble Harvey dined with Mr. Watt:, on the day! question ; two messages came for AI r. Emerson,who was pi. out when the second came, and the messenger was told a° ; Heard a loud knocking, a nd M r . W atts went ont. _ persons talking loudly in the hall, and went out. S 3" I evi in the passage with Mr. Watts. L ev i insisted arl, ; having his case or the money. M r . W at t s to ld L ev i 1 13 ' Mr. Emerson was not at home, and that he had no su" thority to give it up, and wished Levi to wait till S r ' Emerson returned, or to call again. Levi then b e gan make a great disturbance, by knocking the chairs AO with his hands, and stamping with his feet, and talking very loudly. Witness said he wondered that Mr. Wai n allowed him to remain in the house. After some age eating language, Air. Watts put his hand with th e inteal tion of putting L ev i ou t. H e use d no violence, !I called out " murd er ," an d ran t o t h e d oor, and cane" out of the door. Witness and Mr. W. brought him bac l4 into the house, as he had collected a snob round the door. Mr. Watts begged him to wait and sit down, while b: went up stairs. Levi called "Thieves!" and "Murder! He looked into the dining-room, and seeing the dressing' case on the table, he ran in, and said, that that was bi 4 dressing-case, and he would not leave it. Witness tried to get him out of the room, but desisted on Mrs. watt. coming down stairs. Mr. Watts consulted with witne* who advised him to send for an officer, which he did." Levi was then in the drawing-room, acting as he had done in the hall, and showing himself at the window, to Ib e , crowd which had collected. Mr. E merson t h en k noc k,' at the door, and was let in and met in the passage 1 4, Mr. Watts and Levi. Mr. Watts told him .01 Levi's behaviour, and that he had sent for an officer; and desired Mr. Emerson to go and hurry him. Alr" Watts never touched Levi when he was in the ball. Tb° offic rs arrived, and then there was no appearance of sat contest. Witness, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Watts, and Levis were all in the dining room; Mr. Emerson took the cameo The officers took Levi and the box away with then; Mr. Watts and Mr. Emerson went in a'quarter of an boo r afterwards. Attended at the police office on the Satur' day, and it was not then stated that the officers said thief thought it the best course to take the case, and all the par, ties with them. Did not h ea r it sa id th a t M r. E . d e sire' the man to go about his business. Levi did not say shill he was half done out of his dressing case. • Lord TENTERDIN—It is not alleged tbat he said so, bu t merely that he thought so, and that he did think so, pro' bably no one will doubt. It was not said that the WI returned without either case, clothes, or cash. It was A O stated or insinuated by Mr. Levi, that Mr. Emerson lotti been in the house while he was enquiring forhim. It wisil not stated that Mr. Watts kad denied Mr. Emerson, or tbo witness, Mr. Watts, and Mr. Emerson were draggig Levi, and about expelling him the house. Cross-examined by Sir J. SCARLzrr—l s of no prof& sion. Is now living with Mr. Watts, but was not dojo% so at the time. Gave his name at Marlborough -street di' rectly. Wr.s there when the boy called twice, and hed heard that Mr Emerson had bought the case ; also the' Mr. Emerson was gone out to get the money. Could not swear to the precise words that Mr. Watts told Lev i ? whether it was that Mr. Emerson was not at borne' or " not in." The man had not seen his case at that time. Mr. Watts was going to put him out, bo t i Levi ran and opened the door. Witness and one " the servants pulled him in again. Mr. Watts told Leif when he first came, that he knew nothing of the transact', tion. Witness suet Levi at th e di n i ng - room d oor, a n d would not let him go in. Witness or Mr. Watt s would either of them 12 , ve lent Mr. E. the mo ne y, hat probably they neither of them had it in their pockets. Levi was in the parlour with witness and one of the see' vents, and no one else ; it may be probable, but witnes s did not see Levi struck even by th e f ema l e servant. Di" not tell Levi that he should not go out, as he wanted hir e to go away. Levi said he would not go without the bolt went with him. When Mr. E. put the box into tb,, e officer's hand, Levi said th a t i s my b ox, I won ' t go Oi" that goes too. The Jew, no doubt, thought that he wad going to be swindled nut of his box. Roth himself and Age' Watts knew that Mr. E. had gone out for the morniog' Took no note at Marlborough -street. Did not see ant other Magistrate beside Sir G. Farrant. They all went into the private room, which was the only one they we e in ; there were two persons there who appeared to b e re" porters, himself, Mr. Watt., Mr. Emerson, Colonel Stag' hope, and the servants. Mr. Watts repeatedly interrupted Levi in his statement, and was very angry that the Ma gistrate would not hear him ; the Magistrat e raid befor e he began, that he did not mean to go into the cas e as tit! Sessions was so near, and that they might go there, air, that he repeated again aft e r th e case; it was a f ter he 0° heard a part of the case that he said that. Re-examined by Mr. Detestaw—Had seen Levi and Si r , G. Farrant h ere t o -d ay ; was certa i n t h at Mr. Watts to l d Levi that Mr. E. would saon be there; Mr. Watts is th' author of several literary works. Wm. Weston was footman to Mr. Watts at the time , and opened the door to Levi, who asked it Mr. Emerson was at home. I told him that he was not, and spoke in Mr. Watts, who told Levi that he expected Mr. Emerson very shortly. Levi then said that they were swindler" Mr. Watts desired him to sit down, but he said he would not, as his property was in the house, and he would not go away without it. Levi called Mr. Watts a thief. Legj persisted in abusing Mr. Watts, and saying that they were a parcel of swindlers altogether, and Mr. Watts told bits that if he was not quiet, he should put him out of the house. This witness then gave nearly the same account as the last witnesses, but said that Levi called out of the door, that he had been knocked down three times and robbed °I his property. (The trial was not concluded when we went to press.) TH MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN, For the Week ended Jan. 8, 1830, made up from the Retnrl ls cf the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat-- 563. hl.l Oats —.— 21s. sd. Beans-- 325. 34 1 . Barley--- 295. (3:1.1 Rye 324. 6,1.1 Pease--. 341. lid IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVCRAGEti OF THE SIZ WEEKS PICCEDINO. \Vheat---sfis. 7d.1 Oats 21s. M. 8ean5—....,,,.135. 335. sth Barley--. 295. Bd.l Rye -- 313. 9tl 1 Pease..-- 365. 1)(1. DUTIES ON FORRION CORN. Wheat.--30. Bd. Oats -15 s. 3d.I gd• Barley-. 18s. 4,1.1 Rye 225. Ikl.l Pease -15 s. 64. SMITHFIELD MARKET. In this (lay's market, which exhibited throughout very short supply—by far the shortest that has hitherto made its appearance here on a Thursday, and much shorter than it was generally wont to be even on a Lent Friday..." the trade with each kind of meat was ♦ery Beef, Mutton, and Pork, at barely Monday's prices; pith Veal at an advance of 4d. per stone. PRICES PER STONE OF 81,RS. TO SINE THE O . F . F d A . L t: ... s. d. tor. d. Inferior Beats 2 2 '2 4 Large Lambs Second quality ditto 2 4 210 Prime small ditto 0 0 0 0 Prime large 0 - xen.., 3 2 3 8 Large coarse Calves 4 0 4 Prime Scots, :3 8 4 0 Prime small ditto 5 0 h n Inferior 5heep....... 2 2 2 4 Large Hogs 3 4 3 .second quality ditto 2 6 3 0 Small Porkers 4 0 4 Coarse-woolled ditto 3 8 4 0 Suckling Calves lb to 3135, each. SoutlidownWethers 4 0 4 4 Quarter old Pigs 12s tolGEeact , aureix, AS FEE. CLERK'S STATEMENT. Beasts, I Sheep. I Calves, I Pigs -437 3,700 82 110 Mulch Cows were in somewhat increased demand, at a little improved prices, an useful short horns, with het smal calf, producing from 19/. to 201. NENVGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. At per stone by the Carcass. a. d. to s. d. d. Beet 2 0 3 4I Veal Mutton 2 2 310 Pork HAY M A ft.K ETS.—( A t per Load of 36 'Trusses.) ST. JAMES'S. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 2 10 £2 1 0 New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 ° Useful Old Ditto 2 15 3 6 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 2 15 4 0 Clover Hay 3 10 2 Oat Straw Cl 18 to .£1 0 i Wheat Straw— 2 0 2 6 Supply good, and trade very dull at Tuesday's prices, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER h3t l an interview with Lord ELIENBOROUGH yesterday, at tilt office of the Board of Controul. SIR THOM A S LAWRENCE.-THE COURT JOURNAL of next Saturday, we understand, will contain , besides a variety of other attractions, some highly into• resting Memoirs of this Distinguished Person, from a pecti liarly authentic source, open to no other Journal. ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.—On Wednesday, one of the female servsn , s of a gentleman in this city, is the absence of the other members of the family, made s desperate attempt to destroy herself by cutting her throat with one of her master's razors. She inflicted a shocking wound, but was fortunately discovered ere the vital spark was extinct ; and being taken to the Infirmary, received such prompt and efficacious assistance, that she is likely to recover. A disappointment in love is said to be the cato of the rash act.•.. Gloucester .Paper. • These 5. Right Ho usual city The Jud ANDYR. an 4 Ann 7') dwelling hi Air. C. from whicl onally in t King's Arr It was the stockings; cash she ha money was she was tel Mrs. Ph robbery, th when the p ing some in see, mistres does not kn half-soverei the prisoner to keep 101 Charles robbery nee the very p " You hsvi In charge o found II sc What she " Oh, wha This evil added then confession. The Jur a verdict of This ver charge. at described bed ; there used in getti two you ng 1 , Hied all kno By Mr. J kouse into ci 13 enjastia . thing he hea hall, the prie custody. 0 wished to m By Mr. Musgrave to t A h d a M a t i ; n it t s rtr es h o! was found al eution, and tell ber at o robbery. 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