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sh e refused. In the course of the following year the man was furnished with a quantity of clothes by Lord Be!grave. Prisoner (vehemently)—Well, I travelled with Lord Belgrave. Mr. Robinson, of No. 8, Little Chesterfield street, said that sorn , months back the prisoner and a woman, whom he understood to be the man's wife, lodged with him, during which time they re ceived a 10!. note from Sir Herbert Taylor, which they squandered away, and left witness 2/. 2s. in his debt. Ann Pratt, of No. 15, Spring.street, Paddington, sa'd that at the beginning of October the boy, with his mother, came to lodge with her, and left at the latter end of November, having only paid one week's rent. After they were gone she missed two pil lows and a sheet. She never saw the husband be. fore. It having been proved that the eldest prisoner was not privy to the pledging of the things (although the tickets were found on him, they having just before his apprehension beets given to him by his son), he was discharged, with a caution not to fol low the profession of begging by letters, or he would be dealt with to the greatest extent the law would permit, and the boy, who it appeared was always the person who pawned the articles, was fully committed for trial, Mr. HOSKINS remarking that he was sorry his mother had not been taken, that She might have been tried with him. HATT ON. GARDEN. William C'hildc, a middle-aged man, was charged by Mr. Christopher Cockerton, builder, of King's road, Islington, with having been concerned in an extensive robbery at_the Cafe Colosseum Tavern, C 2 'V I:, Xi AL....._..... . -- Sr. PETERSEURGIf, Nov. 27.—Accounts from Tiflis, mf Oct. 9, say that the goods are gradually arriving there, which were purchased at the fair of Nesburg, Nevogorod, for the Georgian and the neighbouring countries beyond the Caucasus. It was believed, however, that the de mand would be greater if the Russian merchants and ma nufacturers would establish warehouses of their own for manufactured goods in the principal towns beyond the Caucasus. Hitherto only 'Messrs. Possilin have carried on en extensive trade to these countries, extending it even to Persia, where they dispose of the greater part of their own manufactures, viz., chintz, or printed calicoes, nankeen and other cotton goods. This house has a prin cipal factory at Taurus, which receives the goods by way of Astrachan. The manufactures of this house come into competition, in the markets of Persia, with those that are sent thither by way of Trebisonde. Nov. 30.—His Majesty the Emperor has been pleased to grant a private audience to Prince Soutzo, who has been .r.nt hither on an extraordinary mission by the King of Greece. HANOVER, DEC. 9.—Baron Von Ompteda, who has la.ely arrived from London, will very soo❑ set out for Vienna. In the sitting of the Second Chamber on the 7th, it was resolved to make use of the right if admitting the public to the debates, according to Article 115 of the Constitutton, viz. -Ist, To admit only a certain number of persons, about 120, as many as there is room for, but only with tickets. 2d, Each member to have a ticket, good for hurtee❑ d iys ; the remaining tickets to be at the disposal of the president. BERLIN, DEC S.—A Cabinet order has been issued, at the suggestion of the Ministers of State, prohibiting all persons from setting up as booksellers, printsellers, keepers of libraries, dealers in second hand books, printers, or lithographers, without having previously obtained express permission from the Provincial Government. Any per son transgressing in this respect, to be punished without fail ; the punishment not to exceed a fine of fifty dollars, or six weeks' imprisonment. The journal called Don Quixotic, published here, is prohibited from the Ist of January, and M. Glasbrenner, the editor, is forbidden to publish any similar work I,r five years. The youngest eon of the Duke of Wehington is now here, as Aide-de-camp to the Duke of Cumberland. LEIPSIC, DEc. B.—Official notice has been given here, that the Austrian Government has been induced, for the benefit of the intercourse between Constantinople, the Levant, &c., and the cities of Europe concerned in it, to have a mail between Constantinople and Vienna once every week instead of once every fortnight as hitherto. The mail will leave Vienna every Tuesday, and Con stantinople every 'Wednesday. The change will com mence on the 17th inst. VIENNA, DEC. h.—The high poet of Captain of tl.e Hungarian Body Guard, vacant by the death of Prince Nicholas Esterhazy, has been canfirred on Baron V. Spleny, General of Cavalry. The Duchess of Berry is expected shortly on a visit at Prague, after which she will fix her abode at Gratz. BRUNSWICK, DEC. H.-The Estates of the Duchy have resolved, by a majority of 29 to 16, that the public shall not be admitted to the debate. EXCHANGES ON LONDON. HAMBURG, Dec. 13.-13 714 ; two months, 13 BERLIN, DEC. 10.—Three months. 6 2414• BREMEN, DEC. 10.—Two months, 604 605. PETERSBURG H, Nov. 29.-10 17-32. I,Elpstc, DEC. 6.—Three months, 6 15'54. STOCKHOLM, DEC 3.—Ninety days, 12 38. —Hamburg Papers, Dec. 13. HAMBURG PAPERS. HAMBURG, DEC. 13.......80R5EN HALLE, HALF-EAST 2. —ln Wheat there is little doing, and the trifling pun chases made are chiefly for exportation or speculation, our consumers being still abundantly supplied. Peas con tinue in demand ; the arrivals are only small, and are promptly bought up. In other respects the Corn market is extremely dull. Front the 30th ult. to the 6th instant, 12 cargoes of Corn passed through the Sound-7 were bound for Great Britain, 4 , for Norway, and 1 for Hellend. Rix-dollars. Wheat, Anhalt, white red 7B to 85 f---- Marks SO to 84 Mecklenburg -- Holstein Lower Elbe 6O to 70 Rye, Upland 5B to 62 -- Mecklenhurgh 54 to 57 Holstein Barley, Anhalt 5O to 53 Mecklenburgh 54 to 59 Holstein .---- Lower Elbe 3O to 39 Oats, Mecklenburg -- Lower Elbe 2O to 26 Malt, Pomeranian Pease, Upland, yellow 55 to 85 Beans Tares 52 to €4 Rapeseed l4O to 148 Ditto Cakes . 6.3 to 64 Linseed ditto lf 0 to 120 Funds.—Pri , es have improved since our last report, but are not so high to-day as yesterday. Discount 4 per Cent. End of December Anglo_Danish Loan, three per cent 7014 Anglo-Russian Russian Inscription, 5 per cent., 1820 9314 Ditto, ditto, 1831 91% Ditto, ditto, 1832 91% Certificates 92% Polish Bonds 123% Prussian Bonds, 1832 .... „,. Austrian Bank Shares 1226 Ditto Metalliques 9514 Ditto 4 per Cent. Spanish 3 per Cents. Ditto 4 per Cent 4434 Dutch 21,, per Cents. Ditto 5 per Cents 9211 —Hamburg Reporter, Dec. 13. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals at Ilimbay—The Rupee, from Mocha, Aug. 8 ; the London, from Liverpool, 6; the Honourable Corn pany's surveying vessel, Palinuree, from Juildah, 6. Departures from Bombay—The Lowjec Family, for Calcutta, July 30 ; the Tigris, for the Red Sea; the Egyptian, for Calcutta ; and Homajee Bomajee, for China, 31 ; the Sarah, for Penang and Malacca, Aug. 1 ; La Pac!ole, for China, 2 ; the Sir Charles Malcolm, for Madras and Calcutta, 5 ; the Futtah Reymon, for Malabar Coast, 6 ; the Lady of the L a k e , f or Si ngapore, 9 ; t h e Elphinston, for the Persian Gulf, July 11 ; the Gulnare, for Bengal, Aug. 11. Arrivals at Madras—Tl e Lady Kennaway and Elphin ston, from London, Aug. 4. Departures from Madras—The Prince George,July26 and Lady Kennaway, August 8, for Bengal ; and Lady Munro, for New South Wales, 10 ; the Resolution, for Cilcutts ; the Runnymede, for Singapore and China ; the Sir Archibald Campbell, for Northern Ports ; the John William Dare, for Eastern Ports ; and Carnatic, for China and Singapore. Departures from Singapore—The Avoca, for the Persian Gulf, and Austen, for China, J u l y 23. Th e William Lockerby has brought home one-half of the Lady Hi re wood's cargo, which ship and stores was sold at Singai ore for 618 dollars. The Emma, loading for London, and expected to bring the remainder. a:4 *. l'ltlCt. , (I; STOCKS TH. Clank Stc us f'11374 11 1 4 1 Ifper Cent. !ter'. 87 3 / 61-;% 3 per Cenr.Cons. ...." .... shut 1' per Cent. 96n Ditto it ,i 9 6 .43% si ew :IY, per Cent, 1 per Cent. A nn. 1726 -, 4 p , .•,r Cent. Mai • P)3 Bunk Long Ann. to expire Jan. Oct. 1 5, 1 likiP 0 16: 7 i 15-16 95 167 i Jan. 5,186 e - ;an. 5, ISM - April 5, MO - Jan. 5, k • 1` , 70 . ..... S i'A 1 . AT f•N, (OCI 0( K. New 5 per Cent. India Stock Ditto Bonds 2O 22 pm. South Sea Stock • Old Annuities New D1tt0........... ..... 1 per Cent. Ann. 1751 Ex. Bills, .E,1,000 4l 42 pm. Ditto 50r :41 42 pm. !Ditto Small Ditto Commercial Ditto Advertised — Om. Bank for Account 'lndia for Account ... Cons. for Account PRICFS OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds ... O7 Belßiau Bonds 9514 ?Ditto Account 95% Braziltan Bonds 66%8'4% Ditto Account .... 6 6 N Buenos Ayres Bonds — Ditto Account 21 c'hilian Bonds ........... — THIS DAY AT ONE 0 CLOCK. Peruvian Bonds Portuguese Bonds Ditto Account 57 Ditto New Bonds 45% Ditto Account 594 % Prussian Bonds Ditto Bonds, 1822 Russian Bonds, 1822 Ditto Account — , 'olumbian Bondi Ditto Account.....: t.. Ditto Account lO3 23; Lotto 111 ; Spanish Bonds, 18:21 Ditto Acc. 23%1,4 Ditto Bonds, 1:7i4 2 2 ,6 Ditto AC.l. , iint 22% 'atilshi Bon 3 ...... 7214 Ditto Account 72% ':reek Bonds — ")O% Ditto Bonds, 1823 Ditto Account French Ilentes, 5 p. c. —c. Exchange —f —c. —S per cent. —f. —c. Exchange —f. —c. Dutch, 21 p. c. 5O 495 i 34 Ditto Account 40;74 . .. Ditto Bonds !P25 Ditto Account -- Mexican Bonds, .5 per cent 29th Ditto Account /Tv , R per cent 37 Ditto Account 37 ............. 89 Ditto, 5 p c 933 Ditto Account 937 Frtmch Scrip 4 pm. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Allen Mining Company £7 Anglo Mex. Min. Co. iiFs. at 5/. pm , £lOO Bolanos Mining Company £l5O Brazilian Mining Company £s Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (ss. at 5/. pm.) £2ti Ditto National 2 214 Ditto St. John Del Rey Ditto Cocaes 5 Cata Branca Mining Company IN Eiritish Iron - Minnie coumanv English Mining Company I2X, _ ( ihrxtrrib'Aiining 170 ____ X 43 Real dcl Monte Mining Co....(unreg.) I. rated Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. pm.) 40 Ditto New Scrip 5 Alliance Fire Insurance Comp lO • • , Protector Insurance Comp. Australian Co. Canada Company l7 General Stearn Navigation Co. l3 National Provincial Bank of England 5 Rio Doce Provincial Bank of Ireland '2s 24V, 5Ni 29,E V. 4U, 1 89N I% COURSE OF EXCHA Amsterdam C.F 12 4 Ditto, at sight 12 2 Rotterdam 2 U 12 4 Antwerp 12 6 Hamburg M.B. 13 12 Al tona /3 12 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 55 Ditto 2 U. 25 S 5 Bordeaux 0 5 90 Berlin Frankfort on Maine, Ex. M.151f Petersburgh, ruble, 3 Us. 10 0 Vienna, effective fl. 2 M. 9 56 Trieste do 9 58 Madrid '36 Cadiz 37% Bilboa Barcelona 36 Seville '36 Gibraltar 47 NGE YESTERDAY. Leghorn 4B Genoa 0 5 65 Milan 91 Venice 47% Naples 4(N Palermo per oz. 122 Lisbon slli Oporto 511; Rio Janeiro Bahia 11 Buenos Ayres Dublin, 21 days' sight Cork • BULLION, PER OZ. X. B. d. Portugal Gold, coin 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 9 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars Silverbars, standard 0 4 11; HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning... 26 minutes after 7. 1 Evening...sl minutes after 7. ELEGANT CHRISTMAS PRESENT AND NEW YEAR'S GIFT. Cheap and Complete Edition, in 5 vole, elegantly printed and embellished, neatly bound for the Library, so as to range with the New Edition of Scott's Novels, Miss Eileeworth's Novels, Byron's Works, Scc., price 30s. ISS JANE AUSTEN'S NOVELS. Namely:— Pride and Prejudice. Mansfield Park. Sense and Sensibility. I Northanger Abbey. Emma. I Persuasion. " The peculiar elegance and wit of Miss Austen's novels have obtained for her the reputation of a classic. In her stories the domestic affections are cultivated with a grace and effect scarcely ever reached but by her own pen ; and on this account we cannot conceive that a more acceptable Christmas present could be made to young ladies than is furnished by a set of her works." Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, Tv-ft l e *lllll LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 18, 1833, Still we are without any arrivals from France, owing to the very stormy weather which has prevailed in the channel for the last three days. Not a sailing vessel or steam-boat dare venture out of port. From the German papers received this morn ing we learn that a Cabinet order has been pub lished at Berlin, the spirit of which is very much in accordance with the system now pursued by the Germanic Diet for restricting the diffusion of liberal opinions. Henceforward no book seller, printer, or librarian, is to set up in busi ness without a license from the Government What next ? We are sorry to find by the Paris Papers that the decisions of the Council-General of Agri culture, Manufactures, and Commerce, now sitting in Paris are not likely to be so liberal as the friends of the free trade principle in the French Chambers could desire. The proposed reduction of the duty on British iron will do very little towards facilitating the importation of that article into France, as the remaining duty will be almost as prohibitory as the former one. It is probable, therefore, that M. THIERS, the Minister of Commerce, will not feel himself bound by the recommendation of the Council- General, and that he will propose a much larger reduction of the duty on British iron to the Chamber of Deputies. At the present rate of duty, or even the three-fourths which the Coun cil propose to maintain, the Ministry would find it exceedingly difficult to carry into execution these vast plans of public improvement by iron railways and the supply of the city of Paris, with water by pipes. The iron masters in France would he unable to supply the demand for the railways, within double the period fixed by the Ministry, and were the establishment of water works on the English plan to be decided upon for the French capital, it would be impossible, without a supply from England, to furnish the number of pipes required in less than eight or nine years. The iron question having been disposed of as far as the Council of trade and manufactures is concerned, the members of that body are now deliberating on the duties on wool and British coal ; on neither of these points does it appear probable that the liberal views of the Ministry will meet with much support. We hope, how ever, that they will have nerve enough to perform a public duty without being influenced by the narrow views by which the majority of the Council have been swayed. The Post of this morning has the following amusing paragraph : " We published on Monday a statement which must have surprised some of our readers—a statement that the Lord Chancellor is, through his Secretary, inquiring of the Trustee s of various Public Charities whether they will be disposed to further a scheme for the consolidation i , f all charitable bequests, and the appropriation of them to the purpose of national education.' While we assure our readtill that we published this .tomcat in rclitsuce upon 52 , 4 '3 't ) ;•%, \\\ tion of disappointed vanity we have given above is, we may suppose, symptomatic of a con sciousness of equal failure in this its more re- cent attempt. The following explanatory particulars of an action for libel, which has been lately brought by the Rev. Mr. LYONS, parish priest of Erris, County Mayo, against Major BINGHAM, a gentleman of large fortune in that county, and which, throughout its progress in the Exchequer Court, has excited intense interest in Dublin, have been furnished us by our Dublin Corres pondent. The verdict in the case has not yet been given, for the Jury, consisting of Catholics and Protestants, cannot be brought into anything like unanimity : DUBLIN, DEC. 15. (PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) "The weak, perhaps, are moved, but are not taught, While prejudice in men of stronger minds Takes deeper root, confirmed by what they see." The Court of Exchequer has been occupied for the last !Our days by a trial not yet terminated, which will exhibit many of the worst characteristics of this country. It is an action of libel brought by the Rev. Mr. Lyons, parish priest of Erris, in the county of Mayo, against Major Bingham, a gentleman of large property in that county, William Bingham, his son (who, as O'Connell stated, can never be heir-at-law to the Major), and Patrick Lavelle, one of those persons called drivers, on the Bingham estate. The plaintiff is said to be a man of considerable talent and energy, appointed some years ago by the Roman Catholic Bishop of the diocese to the moral charge and instruction of about 10,000 pet sons of his persuasion in that part of Ireland, which is, comparatively speaking, wild, uncivi liz,d and uncultivated. The defendant, Major Bingham, to the influence of an extended landed property, unites that of a resident landlord, and connexion with some titled and respectable families in this part of the United Kingdom. He had been, until lady, a magistrate of Mayo and two adjacent counties, and still continues a justice of the peace for the latter, though, since the accession of his present Majesty, his commission for Mayo has not been renewed, his advanced age, as alleged by his counsel at this trial, being the reason of his not soliciting that honour. It appeared that the plaintiff and the Major had been for some time jealous of each other's power and influence in Erris; the former endeavouring to improve, by bringing under his control, the condition and habits of the people; the latter unwilling to surrender that supreme authority and command which his rank and authority had given him. ,‘ When Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war." The libel complained of was a publication in a local journal of a document purporting to be a memorial to the Roman Catholic Bishop against Mr. Lyons, and a letter, signed by William Bingham and Lavelle, imputing to him misconduct as a clergyman. It appeared in evidence that a memorial, signed by 136 parishioners, had been actually sent to the Bishop, who instituted an inquiry which terminated favourably to the priest ; and the defendants, in this action, were charged with having, in the first instance, caused the said memorial to be got up and signed, and subsequently published, together with the letter alluded to, for the purpo-e of injuring Mr. Lyons' character. Lavelle pleaded a justification, alleging specially the matters charged against the Priest in the memorial. The other two defendants pleaded the general issue. Baron Smith, the presiding Judge, in charging the jury yesterday, recapitulated the leading points of the evidence, and commented thereon with impartiality. The general impression made by his speech, was favourable to the plaintiff, and the only question for the jury seemed to be, how much damages they would consider him entitled to under all the circumstances of the case. The jury, however, seemed to think it a difficult matter to deal with the parties, according to their several merits or demerits ; for, after long deliberation, they signified the improbability of their agreeing to a verdict within any reasonable time, and were, therefore, adjourned until eleven o'clock to morrow. They consist of Catholics and Protestants, all men of character and respectability ; and the obstacles to their unanimity, no doubt, arise out of t h e anoma l ous state of public feeling and opinion in this country, as much as from the peculiar facts disclosed during this tedious and extraordinary trial. The Rom a n ce would appear by its titl written Tii Eby BLACK A la C te K mr. W p A ick T e C n, H ur . to involve subjects of powerful interest. The gallant band of Highlanders, formerly known under the name of " The Black Watch," and who were subsequently enrolled as the 42d Regiment, may boast of more stirring adventure, and proofs of individual heroism, among their own wild bills, during the civil wars of Scotland, than perhaps any association of oleo similarly formed. The reader expects much from a Romance wherein their deeds are rendered conspicuous; and no one knew more of their remarkable history, than Mr. Picken. Byron (according to Lady Blessington) was peculiarly fond of flowers, and generally bought a large bouquet every day of a gardener whose grounds he and her Ladyship passed at Genoa. He told me, says her Ladyship, that he liked to have them in his room, though they excited melancholy feelings, by reminding him of the evanescence of all that is beautiful, but that the melancholy was of a o fter and milder character than his general feelings. puthority upon which we bare good right to tely--whi/e we remind them that two days have passed since we published, and that it has not yet been from any quar ter contradicted—while we profess our perfect conviction that the tale is nakedly true—we still hope against hope that we have been made the dupes of some malicious fraud, or some silly mystification." Is it possible that the mighty Post, to whose circulation there is no limit, whom all Ministers of State assiduously study before venturing to eat their breakfast, before whose frown the boldest Refor me r s qua il —i s it p oss ible, we say, that this observed of all observers, this read of all readers, can have made an assertion so far back as Monday last which no one has taken any notice of ? This neglect of his character by Lord BROUGHAM is highly reprehensible, for he must feel that the undeviating veracity of his oppo nents, the strict impartiality of barristers whose practice he has abridged, of attorneys whose knaveries he has checked, of place-hunters whose expectations he has disappointed, are calculated to create implicit faith in any statement they may make, however improbable upon the face of it. To be sure any secretary his Lordship might employ to watch and contradict all the falsehoods which may be propagated by the worthies who still look forward to a restoration of Tory rule, would be rather hard worked ; but what is that compared with the conscious feeling of nhilapthronv he would havv,when he reflected tslltti,WitqllFu t Lejts,Ra, r ,f6 st ,l either secretly endeavour to undermine his cha racter in the obscure columns of a Tory print, or openly snarl at him in the Courts of the country, without having the consolation of know ing that one person at least was obliged to notice every calumny that might be published, however absurd. We recollect that a fashionable weekly paper rejoiced, not long since, at having given circulation to an infamous slander upon the character of an amiable lady, because it afforded t he injured party an opportunity of contradicting the invention. It is charitable to suppose that the Post has been exercising its inventive facul ties upon the LORD CHANCELLOR'S intentions with similar benevolent views. To endeavour to distort his past conduct ; his amendments of the law ; his exertions to spread education ; his abolition of sinecures ; his reduction of over grown emoluments ; his attempts (frustrated by the Tories), to bring cheap justice to every man's door,—it has, we suppose, found vain, and it now, therefore, embarks upon the safer sea of conjecture as to the future. The ebulli- COURT OF CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY. KING OP SPAIN V. liiENDIZABEL. Sir E Stiormsr moved in this case, on behalf of Mr. Machado, that the estoppal upon a sum of 81,0001. Exchequer bills, with accumulations since 1826, might be withdrawn, and that that gentleman might have liberty to take the money out of Court. The transactions which gave rise to this and various other suits originated in a treaty, as is well known to the public, between France and Spain. The late King of Spain claimed this money as belonging to him on behalf of his subjects. Disputes arose between the Government of Spain and their accredited agents which led to a great course of litigation in this country. In the course of the proceedings Mr. Mendizabel arrested Machado one night at the Opera for 80,0001., the amount which had been delivered to him by the treasurer of the Government of Spain, upon a dealing as he consi dered which entitled him as against all the world to retain that money. Unwilling to ask his friends to put in bail for him to so enormous a❑ amount as would have been required, he deposited the money itself in lieu of bail, which the Court directed to remain in the Accountant General's hands until after the trial, which had lately taken place, was over, or until further order. Upon the trial a short time ago in the Court of Common Pleas, to which the defence then set up was, first that no consideration had been given for the bills, and next that there had been no acceptance of them by the Government of Spain, Mr. Machado proved his case, and obtained a verdict. A new trial was subsequently moved for, in which the King of Spain failed, and the result was the present application, that the Court would he pleased to order the return of the money to the proprietor. The Learned Counsel having stated these points of the case, proceeded at great length to enter into a detail of all the circumstances attending the rel itive situations of the parties and their respective claims as regarded the funds in question. VICE-CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY PHIL Ine reading of the evidence on the part in thil case, the facts of which we stated shortly yesterday, occupied his Honour the whole morning. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) JUDGMENT-HULME V. lIULIHE. In this case, which we reported yesterday, and in which the bill was filed for the purpose of charging the defen dants with a breach of trust, his Honour pronounced judgment this morning. The question arose under a marriage settlement, of which the defendant (Mr. St fford), and another individual, since dead, were appointed trus tees. The sum of 5001. was invested in their joint names in the purchase of 8611. Bank Stock, for the benefit of the wife for life ; after her decease, for the benefit of the husband for his life ; and, after the death of both, for the equal benefit of the issue of the marriage. The plaintiffs in this suit were the children thus interested in remainder, who sought to make the trustees liable for a fraud and breach of trust, which had been committed. The mar riage settlement, it appeared, contained a proviso, that if any of the trustees refused, or became in competent, to act, the husband and wife should then have the power of nominating others to perform the duties of the trust. Mr. Stafford was one of the original trustees, and his coadjutor declining to act he also became anxious to divest himself, and accord ingly appointed as trustee a person named Powell, an ig norant man, a sailor just come home from sea, in his stead. The funds being transferred into his name, Powell the day after his appointment was prevailed on to sell out the Stock and hand it over to the husband, who bad since become insolvent. The first question was whe ther Stafford, the original trustee, had fully and com pletely, and properly divested himself of the trust by the appointment of Powell. In case the trustees refused to act, the deed gave power to appoint new trustees, and the inten•ion evidently was to continue the same protection to the trust funds ; but could it for a moment be considered that Stafford had done his duty or had properly discharged himself of the settlement, by vesting the whole responsi bility in Powell, an ignorant man, in place of two new trustees, for whose appointment the deed clearly provided ? There could be no doubt that the intention in having Powell appointed was to enable the husband to get possession of the trust property; Mr. Stafford most probably unwittingly had been made a party to the fraud, but the interests of the cestui que trusts have thereby been effectually defeated ; he must be held liable jointly with Powell, who had, perhaps also unknowingly, been rendered the instrument of that breach of trust. The case was extremely bard on them no doubt; and it was much to be regretted that persons took upon themselves trust, without considering that they thereby imposed on themselves most important duties, which required the greatest caution and vigilance. It would be extremely proper that no trustee should do any act without the direction of some competent legal adviser; for his own part, he (the Master of the Rolls) never ex ecuted arty trust instrument without having, in the first instance, submitted it to some eminent conveyancer. Mr. PEMBERTON observed it was a very prudent course. His Honour then granted the relief prayed by the bill, as far as related to the trust funds, against Stafford and Powell, together with the costs of the suit. KING'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) Sittings at Guildhall before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE and a Common Jury.) MATTHEWS V. SHARPE AND ANOTHER. This was an action to recover a compensation in da mages from the defendants for assaulting and falsely im prisoning the plaintiff. Mr. WILLIAMS stated the case for the plaintiff, whom be stated to be a very poor man, the defendant was tax •ga therer, and had had occasion to call several times on the plaintiff for taxes which he owed to the amount of 71. The plaintiff tendered him 41. 10s. in part payment, but the defendant refused to receive it, and a few days afterwards he called wiila another person, who proved to he a con stable, seized the plaintiff by the collar, took him away and lodged him in the station_house. Upon the plaintiff demanding by what authority be was so treated, the defendant held up the constable's staff, saying, D Here it is." The plaintiff was under that restraint for five hours, and it was for that unwarrantable deprivation of liberty that the present action was brought. There could be no pretext for taking the plaintiff into custody, because there was sufficient property on the premises to pay the taxes that were due. The LORD CariEr Jumer here observed that he knew of no Act of Parliament which would justify a tax ga therer in seizing a party so summarily far arrears of taxes. Some discussion then took place, in the course of which it was stated by the plaintiff's counsel that he would be satisfied with very moderate damages. The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff. Damages 20/. BOWEN V. BAKER. This was an action to recover a compensation in da mages for the seduction of the plaintiff's daughter by the defendant. It appeared that the plaintiff's daughter (a very ordinary looking young woman), had been at a social party, and on her return home the defendant committed the seduction. She, however, kept the affair a secret for a considerable time, although abe stated that the defendant had used great violence towards her. The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages le. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) Before Mr. Justice ALDERSON and a Special Jury.) HOWARTH V. HARDCASTLE. This was an action brought to recover compensation in damages for the infringement by the defendant of a patent obtained by the plaintiff for a machine to facilitate the drying of calico, linens, and other dyed and printed goods. Mr. Sergeant WILDE, with whom was Mr. GoneoN, appeared for the plaintiff, and Sir JAMES SCAKLETT and Mr. F. Por.Loca conducted the cage of the defendant. The case involved a long description, by scientific me chanics, of a model of the machine, and in a strict exami nation of the plans and specifications of the patent, which inquiry was of a tedious and uninteresting character. The case was proceeding when we went to press, and was ex. pected to occupy the entire day. Dr. Lardner was in at tendance to be examined. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. This week the arrivals of all descriptions of Gr a i n are con. siderable. The Wheat trade remains very dull a t last quota. lions. Barley arleyis again rather lower. B eans and Pease are unaltered. Oats meet a heavy trade, at hardly so good prices as Monday. Flour is unaltered. A RRIVA LS. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Flour. English 6,930 qrs, 17,010 qrs. 12,600 qrs. 10,720 sacks I r i s h - . 7.50 - Foreign The American system of prison discipline is attracting attention in Germany. The works of Messrs. Beainton and Toequeville upon this subject have been translated from French into German...pitcher:gum COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Lord LYNDHURST and a London Special Jury.) LIBEL..-..FURZ Er V. CLEMENTS• This was an action for damages brought for a libel upon the plaintiff, who was tried at the Old Bailey for the stabbing of Redwood, the policeman, at the Calthorpe street affair, which appeared in the Morning Chronicle. The pleadings were opened by Mr. Chennell. Mr. C. PHILLIPS (with whom also was Mr. BODKIN) stated the case. He said it became his duty to state the circumstances under which that libel was brought before the Jury a little more at length than it had been opened fly his Learned Friend. He had never entered a Court of Justice with greater apprehension than he had done that day— not because he bad any doubts as to the righteousness of his case, but because he feared much from the web of prejudice in which it was wrapped ; he feared that it might not be in his power to unweave that web, and dilal from the minds of the Jury that prejudice against the cause of his client, which he doubted not, must there exist. The defendant, Mr. Clements, was the proprietor of the Morning Chronicle, a paper conducted with the greatest spirit, enterprise, and liberality, bat tinctured with great political party spirit. The plaintiff was a man in very humble circumstances of life, who would have been content to have had hia case tried by the ordinary tribunal of his country. The defendant, however, had thought proper to strike a special jury-- what might have been his motives for so doing, he (Mr. P.) cared not, neither did he fear—in fact he was the rather more pleased, for he might hope that the minds of enlightened men like those before him would throw aside in any case all they had heard of it out of doors. He would, indeed, be grievously disappointed if a jury of gentlemen, merchants of the city of London, would not fearlessly and candidly act upon the oaths they took when they entered the box. The libel he now complained of was not a political one—it had nothing whatever to do with the useal motives that were shown in Courts of Jus tice. The plaintiff was certainly placed in public circann meee,a,„a the time it appeared, but lie bad been most way in which it woe setoriled, a j a tate.s.nyitiel„ . looking , at the which he hrd no difficulty in pronouncing to be one Or the most etre _:ious that bad ever emanated from a licentious press. It was a libel which, if suffered to pass, if suffered to form a precedent, if not moat severely punished by the Jury that day, he would depart from the Court with the firm conviction that not one man in the country was safe. He would state the circumstances of the case, very briefly, because they were too painful to dwell upon. It would be in the recollection of all, that a meeting—a foolish meet ing—was called for the purpose, he supposed, of allowing the excited feeling of some political visionaries to evapo rate. In his opinion it would have become a wise Government to have let such a meeting take place, and have let the foolish people who attended and took part in it depart, after having passed their wise resolutions, amidst the hootings of the one part of the community, and the contempt of the greater part. However, such feelings did not actuate the Government of the day—the meeting, though declared illegal, was not even prevented from meeting; but after the deluded people bad met to the number of thousands of men, women, and children, up wards of 1,800 policemen, armed with staves, were let loose upon them, who charged the meeting in the manlier of soldiers. It was not in human nature, certainly not in the nature of Englishmen, to be beat with staves without resenting it, and in the scuffle unfortunately two of the police were stabbed, and one was killed. The plaintiff was present upon that occasion, but twelve men on their oaths had now declared that he was there without any weapon of offence. However he was one of those who were apprehende I, and eventually he was committed for the stabbing of the two men. Now take the time into consideration. At the time the blood of all men was warmed by party spirit, and when he had such a charge as that of stabbing banging over him, and stabbing two men in the discharge of their duty, it was a most affecting and a most perilous situation. A Jury was summoned, and after numberless witnesses had been examined—after the fullest investigation —it was declared that the murderer could not be found. At that time Furzey was in prison. The Jury had access to hint ; the policemen and all other wit nesse+ had access to him, but at that time it was not even breathed that he was the murderer. The time for his trial was approaching. It Was within one week of it, when this paper, which for a series of years had supported the principles of the present Government, came out with the paragraph which he would presently read. That paper was the most zealous of all, at this time, in the defence of the Go vernment ; and, of course, all the policemen em ployed on the occasion were, in its eyes, as angels, and had been most dreadfully ill used. Futzey was within one week of his trial—be was a poor man—the Government were the prosecutors. At this time one of the gentlemen sitting before him (one of the firm of Harmer and Co.) interested himself in the affair, and seeing that the plaintiff was likely to fall by persecution, he said if he must die for the offence, it should not be without having a fair trial. He saw the man through his trial, but he felt that big duty was not yet done ; he must set the man once more clear in the world, and as that unfortunate day had found him, and lie now, to complete that, only wanted the verdict of that jury. There was no better established principle of law than this, that if a man was charged with a criminal offence, he should go to trial without prejudice. He was there to contend that the editor, or writer of the libel sat down in a cool calculating manner, either for pecuniary profit cr through political zeal, in order to convict the plaintiff, and he would also contend that it was upon no rumour, but mere invention from beginning to end. It was headed " From a Correspondent," that was one of the ways in which newspaper proprietors give vent to their malice, or anything that was dangerous, and to skulk from the responsibility of their own work, but it was too barefaced to impose upon intelligent minds. The libel was as follows FROM a CORRESPONDENT.—MURDER OF CULLY, TIIE Po- LICEMAN.—It is confidently stated that Furzey, who has been committed to Newgate on the capital charge of having stabbed the two policemen, Redwood and , is clearly identified by a disinterested witness as the murderer of the unfortunate Cully. The person alluded to was taken to Newgate, and ac. , lected Furzey from amongst several other prisoners as him he had seen give the fatal blow, and he is to appear at the trial to prove the fact." Now this was only one week beforethe trial of this man for his life, and was published by a violent political parti zan. It was worded so coolly and cautiously as to make a great impression upon the public mind, and seemed to say that the plaintiff was already almost a convicted mur derer. No disinterested person dared to appear at the thereby proving that it was altogether a mere fabrication. He supposed inadvertence would be pleaded, as he had often heard done; but if they could show him an instance where an advertisement bad got in by inadvertence, without being charged, he would certainly then allow such an explanation. After a most earnest and impassioned appeal to the Jury, the Learned Gentleman sat down, by calling upon them to give exemplary da mages in order to clear his character, for no sum of money could compensate him for his sufferings in his dungeon, and the fifteen hours he was on his trial. Thomas Brown, principal turnkey in Newgate, bad Furs , y given into his charge on the 16th of May, and re• mained till the 6th of July. Cross-examined—Knew nothing more of the plaintiff than that be was there charged with the Calthorpe-street affair. The libel was then read and an admission put in, stating that the defendant was the proprietor of the paper. That was the case for the plaintiff. Mr. PLATT (Who Was assisted by Mr. FOLLETT) then addressed the jury for the defence. He was sure that the jury would, as well as himself, be surprised to hear that the plaintiff's case was closed, because if they would throw back their recollection for half an hour, they would find a variety of statements, not one word of which was proved. There was the awful anxiety upo❑ the trial when his Learned Friendiwas paral)zed—he expected some one would have been put in the box for the pur pose of telling the Jury something of that, but it seemed as if those who got up the case had gone into the prison, and found out that man who was not present, in order that he (Mr. Platt) might not have an opportunity of getting one word upon the sub ject. He would ask whether it wan fair to make such over- charged statementsi i❑ order to inflame the minds of a jury and then close the case without one iota of proof as to one of them. ? The fact was, that the case had been most studiously got up, for had they called a single witne s who was present, they would have told them — that that libel had nothing on earthly to do with the trial. The writer was charged with cool;writing it, either fur pecuniary gain or party purposes ; yet it was not even attempted to be shown that the editor or printer ever had the least knowledge who or what Mr. Fu►zey was—in fact, was as perfectly ignorant of him as his Learned Friend chose the Jury should be. If the editor and plaintiff had been political enemies, or ever had been personally acquainted, then some motive for malice might have been inferred ; but as the case stood, they could inf r no more than what was contained in the libel itselL His Learned Friend had not been idle in searching for topics—..he had first of all carried thetu to Algiers—:. then to the Bastile, and he had actually likened Mr. r zpy, of whom he will let us know nothing, to the Duk. Wellington ; he has not been contented with that has gone even to the grave; when he had gt that length he expected him to have given them a scrip'ion of the ghost that he had brought from it ; no, he stopped short--perhaps he had forgot the dew! tion with which Colman had furnished him— "' Tall as the poplar was his size, Green, green his waistcoat, as leeks ; Red, red as beetroot were his eyes, Pale, pale as turnips were his cheeks."—(Laught His Learned Friend had been Very clever in draw them aside from the question, and it was his duty now bring them back to it. He would not, for a moment, that a libel had not been published, and it imputed to plaintiff that he murdered Cully. But he would call the Jury to look at the situation in which the party tl stood. He was not a man on whom the breath of elan , had not fallen, for, as his Learned Friend had eloquer, expressed it, the mark of Cain was on his forehes for he (Mr. Platt) could make no distinction in charge of stabbing with intent to murder, or w that of actual murder. Many of those topics which been introduced, were perfectly irrelevant, and all that`' yet knew of Furzey was, that he was poor, and had bl once in gaol. It was to have been expected that it wo' have been shown he was a man in that station likely td affected by such a charge ; now they knew not wbetheri l was a journeyman shoemaker,a tailor, or theson of a Y . bleman. His Learned Friend was trying to keep tO, Jury in the dark, and by means of an inflammatof speech, get damages for his client. The Learned JUDGE then summed up. He said it wool have been difficult indeed to deny that the paragraph 3 question was a libel and one of a very gross character' The only question for the jury was that of damages. The jury retired for about half an hour, when they e turned with a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 401. EAST INDIA lIOUSE.-(TIIIS DAY.) A Quarterly Gvneral Court of the Proprietors of Eal Tor!is Stock, was held this day at the 'mill House, WiliCTI a iliVA4,4.l.st• • I,nle ..oat cu dic J !nary 5, on the capital stock, was agree.! to. Ti Court afterwards proceeded to discuss the question of tt equalization of the sugar duties; a petition on the sut Ject of which, to Parliament, was unanimously agreed t 4 THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The only foreign arrival this morninz is the Hambutl mail, with papers of the 13th inst. We have not hears of any intelligence of importance by it. It is still the general opinion in the City that no conti' nental war will take place, and that the dif f erences with Russia are in a fair way of settlement. THE FUNDS. In consequence of the absence of continental intelligence, the Funds continue stationary at the prices they left og yesterday, SSi- for the Account—scarce a bargain doing. In the Foreign Market the Securities are nominal st yesterday's prices. By the Hamburg ma 1, Vienna 6th, Metalliques are 91• 5-16, and Bink Shares 1,2191. HALF-PAST ONE. A general meeting took place at Lloyd's this morning, to take into consideration the propriety of requesting Alderman Thompson to withdraw his letter, resigning the Chairmanship of Lloyd's, on which a long debate t ink place. Alderman Thompson entered into a long explanation, relative to his becoming Vice-President of the Sunderland Marine Insurance Company, and vvio ally answered by Mr. Cetruthers. Alderman Thompson excit:d great laughter, by recommending Mr. Carruthers to read the fable of the Peacock and the Jack Daw. The ballot will take place this afterooon. We have lettere from Lisbon four days later than the last accounts via Ireland to the Bth instant. The only information they contain is, that Lisbon has become verf gay ; nothing hut balk and concerts are going forward. The armies remain in the same position. The particular' of Colonel Flare's mission to Dun Miguel had not transpired. The Lisbon papers continue to give further details of desertions from Miguel's army. Consols continue at the same price as in the early part of the morning, 88a buyers for Account, with no vivo of business. 'I he Foreign Securities are also stationary at yesterday's prices. Dutcb, 49i 50; Spanisb, 23 i; Portuguese, 56 THREE 0' CL 0 CK. Consols for the Account, Stii. , A key to the principal characters who figure in Lady Blessington's new novel, " Grace Cassidy ; or, The [(eralers," hl9 found its way into a small circle of Exclusives, a copy of which has reached our editorial !Lands; and being ever zealous in the diffusion of enter taining knowledg,., we have resolved to make our readers participants in the secret, which is as follows : Duchess of Heaviland Duchess of Northumberland Marchioness of Bowood Marchioness of Lansdowne Countess of Grandison Countess of Grantham Lord Albany Lord Alvanley Lady Elsimore Lady Tullamorc Lady Ridney Lady Sidney Duke of Lismorc Duke of Devonshire Mrs. Grantly Mrs. Norton Countess of Guernsey Countess of Jersey Lord Rey Earl Grey Marchioness of Stuartvillc Marchioness of Londonderry Lord Montagu Lord Rokeby Duchess of Lenox Duchess of Richmond Marchioness of Burton Marchioness of Conyngham Marq. and Marc. of Monaghan Marq. & Marc. of Anglesea Lady Augusta Taring Lady Augusta Baring Marchioness of Glanricarde Marchioness of Clanricarde ; Lady E. Hart Burtley Lady E. S. Wortley Lady Yesterficld Lady Chesterfield Mrs. Branson The Hon. Mrs. Anson Lady Lacre Lady Dacre Lady Norely Lady Morely Mr. Manley Mr. Stanley Sir Robert Neil Sir Robert Peel Mr. Hutler Serguson Mr. Cutlar Ferguson Mr. Enice Mr. Edward Ellice Mr. Thiel Mr. Sheil Lord Refton Lord Sefton Lady Castlemont Lady Charlemont Lord Leath Lord Meath Duke and Duchess of Cartown Duke and Duchess of Leinster. —Court Journal. General Edward Stack, an Englishman by birth, died a few days ago at Calais, having attained a very advanced age. His life was full of adventure. In his youth he was one of the aides-de-camp of Louis XV., and went to America with General Lafayette. He was on board Paul Jones's ship Le Bun Homme Richard, when she took the Serapis, Captain Pearson. He after- wards went to the East Indies with the Marquis de ' Bouille, and there distinguished himself in supporting the honour of the flag under which be ser►ed. At a later period, he was companion in arms of General Clarke, afterwards Duke de Feltre. He then commanded the regiment of Dillon, in the Irish brigade, which be did nut leave till the revolution, when it ceased to exist. He was at Coblen'z with Charles X., then Count d'Artois. He afterwards entered the service of his native country, and was one of Bonaparte's detenues, first remaining a prisoner at Biche for three years, and afterwards at Ver dun, where he was detained till the restoration. Being put on the retired list, he took up his residence at Calais, where he was highly esteemed.— Galignanis Menenger. Mr. Came, whose delightful " Letters from the E.st," have obtained permanent favour with all true lovers of the picturesque, has again entered the literary field, in order to lay before the public the result of his subsequent explanations in another highly romantic region, that of Switzerland. A traveller who has already ob tained so full a command over the sympathies of those who are to estimate the value of his new labours, may , without presumption, feel somewhat assured of as indul gent award. Mr. Carne's new work, comprised in a single volume, is just published, under the title of " Let ters from Switzerland." it.F.E L .— whimsicalDlSAS se T e E ne r des o c F rip A tive Ni of Us so i ni C e AL. O .P ma lv acci dents at a soiree, got up with snore than !W. care, in . Portland-place, occurs in Mr. Horace Sal ' w novel of " Gale Middleton." Th e i n cident in ion takes lor place in the mansion of a City Knight, an the ludicrous contretemps which disturb the festival, are attributable to the resentment of the host at being excluded from his own rooms as a vulgar bore by the fashionable visiters. HUNT. —A f ew d ays s i nce a 1 wild W b l o al.:: the BOAR property of C. Shard, Esq., of Iledgerley I Park, broke from a sty built for him and his companions, and a number of persons were employed to find out his ', haunt. Saturday se'nnight he was found in a cover in Droptnore Park, and was immediately pursued by men and dogs, but appeared to put them all at defiance, killing a bull dog, and severely injuring another. Some of the s ag p( i ) i t it t y stn fo e r n s w af e e t t e y. oblif i ed ew to ,s c , l ig in a l i b ri tihoe,ttirneesth‘evitsitirosnuarpers corers near East Burnham—Bucks Herald. THE There is kuch aai unass► surface titer is a fantftsti ISIS or ect with ;elf. IN phlet is down 1 brevity subjed tIo have ales or the feet It slopes ; 't centre 'mines les, fr, :bird : It garde sorts c Ily sho Nall yar perha eovv or h ' l 4 has h. le col utilit )wship, as with us. We rural I witl more { entry. the m, "hick arE !Itden pr t o „ hoeing it, 4B of ga fatter th. :el ate' cotta 4 Riects f ra tion of Pats of hi . I C' The el :eontintu briefly as , l 'ran be t l 'ht here c , i ttager eh( i t Narly tit thould there is a fall tc b~ dress, an 14Day ko , le, : It ag e. I ' 4 [nosil t ' ) y i c 'ttage, an 4 t rover i . 'erition t Nues on 179ree upo The w iNth. 14 fruit, 1 t ° encot l'oucers ; ICeswick 4 ritientl t hose n ' l lroishec th i rtlit of *y e are iitch — a ; I ttterial, t he hoe, kast us thirty-5' i L I I stick glif in 4 °tket; °tight u rid ge , a t he wid the poit filled wi between ,