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`UHF. LONDON JOURNALS. LbilLY EXTRACTS FROM THE MORNING PAPERS.] [MORNING tIERALD.I Spain still continues -to' be agitated by provin cial banditti, incited and commanded by Priests. It is probable that these are but explosions of mere fragments of an enlarged system of insur reletfo'n, intended 'to act' in 'concert with the ex pected invasion, but defeated by the failure of that hope and the vigilance of the Government. Po"rtngal is filled 4itrt'gladness on account of the intelligence received there, that - the Kiiig had recognized by oath the extension of the Consti t:ition of Portugal to hiS . transinarine dominions. [?dOiti•llNG' Mi. Hume resumed his uninteresting exhibition ye2terday en the subject of the Ordnance Esti mates. Mr. Ward replied to him, rallied him on his " honest with great effect, and gave the flattest and most deciSive contradictions to many of the statements on which he had relied - with the greatest confidence. He most completely proved `that the Hon. Gentleman can swallow any trash-that comes sugared over with the name' of - an abuse; and felicitously twitted him on the knack which he - possesses of giving to airy nothings" a local habitation and - a name."—Mr. Ward's triumphant exposition will not fail to be read with high satisfaction.. [NEW :TIMES .] We recur to Mr. Grey Rennet and John Bull. A:cotemporary intimates that - in speaking. of that Journal we have argued, " that the end may justify the means, and that because the efforts of Bull have done much good, on a particular question, its mode of effeCting that good should be tolerated." Now, there is not a syllable to this effect in our remarks. We stated our opinion' that John Bull had done both good and harm : thesgood.we hold to have been great, the harm (which we by no means wish to extenuate) we holnter consider to have been exaggerated. We may be wrong; but we arestrongly impressed with the persuasion, that had it not been .for Juhn Bull all Ott great Whig Ladies would have paid .their court to the. Queen. This is the g reat, the para mount benefit which w e con ceive J ohn Bullto have rendered to the national morals. Without enter ing at all into the question of her Majesty's guilt ,or innocence, and very sincerely lamenting that any circumstances should exist, which. could maize us wish to see the respect -due to her high rank, is any degree abridged ; yet we do Think, that in.the peculiar situation in which she stood, it vonld have been -fatally injurious to the female British character, had the example of certain distinguished Ladies, of Opposition politics, been generally followed. Important, however, as we consider this end, it does not at all follow that we do not reprobate the means by which it was attained. They are what we ourselves would never have descended to, and what, in many in stances, we regard as wholly indefensible. Still impartial justice will weigh the good against the coil ; and when we hear the latter stigmatised with every possible term. of reproach, we think it but - equitable to place the former in its true light: [ERITISIIPRLSS] Sir Francis Burdett will this evening draw The attention of the House of Commons to -a conside ration of the transactions that occurred at Man chester in the August of the year 1819. It is a reproach to tire justice of the country that those dreadful events have never as yet been made the subject of either judicial or legislative inquiry. The only attempt that has as yet been made to -investigate them was the holding of the inquest at -Oldham, but even this inquiry was interrupted -in a most extraordina.ry manner, at a mo ment when it was obvious that the evi dence - there adduced was proceeding hard .to criminate certain individuals. • The sub ject has been twice brought indirectly before Courts of Justice ; but so brought by. the dex terity of the more powerful party, that not only has the conduct of the perpetrators of the acts of violence been carefully secluded from inquiry, but in one instance a sufferer from this violence has been made to endure a long period of impri sonment, still unexpired; and in another instance an eminent indkidual, who ventured to charac terize the transactions in such terms as the future historian most probably will employ„-has but just -left the prison to which lie had been sentenced ;for his temerity. It is time to have the whole affair•investigated, though we doubt whether Sir •Francis Burdett's motion this evening will have the effect of inducing the Houseof Commons ' to entertain the inquiry. [MORNING' CHRONICLE.] A Ministerial Morning Paper justly observes, " that 'the amount of. the natienal expenditure nray be :greatly diminished, if due advantage be taken of the *low prices." , The - writer, indeed, limits his hopeS of reduction' to the case of con tracts for the 'snpply of the army -azd navy. But wliy not carry the reduction through every de ptrtment of Government, diminishing the salaries 'and allowanceS in the•ratio of the fall of prices They were all ,augmented in the course of the war, on the ground of the increase of prices, and with the return to low prices they ought to fall again. Ministers nught•not to have allowed the country to demand this reductioni but, as Mr. Hume justly observed: last night,' they ought to have imitated the conduct of the American Go vernrnent,, and• to have immediately, proposed it .themselves. We have no doubt, that notwith standing the ungracious stand they have always made in the House of Commons against every thing in the shape of retrenchment, they will at last be shamed into some` appearance of-economy. They knoW that the facts disOosed' night after night' in the liouse,• have made an impression..on the country which majorities are not calculated to efface; and though•they.protested- that the busi neSs of the country could ,not.be - efficiently car ried on at a shilling leis expellee than was put down in the Estimates, they find that their pro testations are believed by no one. Accordingly,. we now begin'to hear in the Ministerial Papers, of the. Retrenchments which are about to be at tempted. "It is understood (says a Ministerial Morning Paper), that while certain persons have been impeding the public business, and occupying the public time with a succession of frivolous and vexatious objections to the expenditure, Ministers have been 'silently at work on the details of a cautious and judicious retrench ment in t 4.43 various departments of the State." Silently at work ! Ay, but when did they begin to set about this work ? Was it be fore- or after they protested so strenuously . against the possibility of any further reduction— before or after the frivolous and vexatious ob jections to the expenditure ? However, volun tarily or forced, we gladly hail the reduction. — Better late than never. But we fear that those who calculate on any reduction of importance, will find themselves woefully disappointed. When we considered the favourable reception which John Bull has met with among the higher ranks of this country, by whom it is almost ex clusively purchased, we were hardiy surprised at the attempts of Ministers to white-wash that infamous Paper at the expence of the Press in general. We expected this, and we expected to see the Papers which are openly patronised by them, endeavouring in like manner to confound what Lord Londonderry called Libels against the most sacred institutions of the country with private slander of the most odious description.— [THE TIMES.] For the first time since its commencement we take notice of John Bull. Of the ostensible au thors of the publication we speak only with pity, or hardly speak at all. Neither should we have thought it worth our while to give more extensive notoriety to the obscenity and malignity of the publication, by reprehending it, if it had not been for the situation of those who have identified themselves with it, by defending or palliating its practices. It is now pretty apparent who are the patrons of this John Bull, a work set up expressly for the purpose of libelling the Queen, and those who visit her. Things being placed upon their right foundation, and it being certain that we are not attacking adversaries unworthy of ourselves, we shall soon see who shall triumph in this new conspiracy against her Majesty. We appeal to the nation as to the manner in which the Queen has lived since the close of the miserable investigation. John Bull was not set up till after the trial was ended ; so that it is clear to demonstration that it was the intention of her Majesty's adversaries, after they were frustrated in their plot of ruining her by their judicial process, to commence a fresh persecution against her, alike horrible and unprovoked, and not to suffer her to be at rest. Good God ! What has the Queen done since her trial was ended to call forth these fresh aggressions ? The worst that her enemies could say of her was—" We hear nothing of the Queen now." Wretches ! were you not sensible that this was the highest praise of the Royal suf ferer ?' No, nor would you ever have heard any thing of her beyond that conversation which the interest attached to high station universally occa sions, had it not been for the conspiracy which ye batched, and the persecutions which ye car ried on against her. However, you are deter mined that she shall no longer rest tranquil. Her few remaining days are still to be imbittered.— It must be our aim, therefore, that her persecutors, if they have no hearts to feel—no consciences to upbraid them—may at least be subjected to the pain and shame of general execration. FLORIDA.—The territory now ceded to the United States, is about 400 miles long by 340 broad, at its widest part. Part of it forms a large tongue.ofland projecting into the Atlantic, and extending to within 150 miles of the island of Cuba. Its in terior boundaries are on the States of Georgia and Alabama.-- The population is not supposed to exceed 30,000, besides wan dering Indians. St. Augustine, Pensacola, and St. Marks, are the three largest towns. The harbour of Pensacola is said by seamen to be one of the safest in the world; but vessels draw ing more than 21 feet of water cannot pass the shoal at the en trance. The first occupants of the territory were the Spaniards; but they were frequently expelled by French and other adven turers. In 1763 it was ceded to England, in exchange for Cuba, which, with Yankee aid, she captured in the preceding war. During the American war the Spaniards repossessed them selves of a part of the country, and at the peace of 1783, it was ceded to Spain. It is now part of the United States, and its mutations have ceased. Tne possessor of the Floridas holds the key of the West Indies, and commands"the Gulf of Mexico. Full possession of the territory is to be gives to the United States within six months from the exchange of ratifications.-- (QUEBEC GAZETTE.) THE COMET.—The star-gazers in the United St a tes a r c more numerous than is generally suspected. The Comet, which is now traversing through our region of vision, was seen in Philadelphia, New-Haven, Groton, Salem, and other places, the same evening. It may be seen very distinctly every clear evening in the western skies, about 35 deg. above the horizon. These celestial visitors formerly excited great terror, .and were considered by the ignorant and superstitious—aided by "blind spiritual guides" and mock philosophers—as forerunners of war, famine, and pestilence. But now, seen by the light of true Philosophy, rational Religion, and a better conception of the GoVernment of the Deity, they are known to be component parks of the eternal system of Nature—regulated in all their eccentric courses by the hand of Wisdom and Goodness; and as innocent as the sea gull which flits through the same air. It is - very true, that tic Comets which appeared in 1774, and 1811, were followed by two bloody wars, between the United States and England ; but the Comet of 1762 was followed by Peace between France, England and Spain, &c. and that of 1761, by Peace between Russia and Prussia. It has been men.. tioned, that they have been more frequent of late years than formerly. We believe, that prior to 1811, no Comet was visi ble after that of 1774; and since ldll, our present guest has, been the second. In 1747 two Comets , appeared; in 1743 two others'; in 1757 one, and in 1759 three.—(BOSTON, UNIT ED STATES, _FED. 20.) CowEs, MAY 11.—Mr. John Hogan still continues, with unremitting courage, to practise his healing powers on the lame% and blind with various success, in a great measure, it is pre stiibed, according to the strength of the imagination of the pa tient '; for although many of the invalids, on whom his influ ence has been exerted, declare they have received benefit, never theless in many cases it is difficult to be discerned by the un prejudiced observer. The invalids lay by their crutcs, to be sure; from necessity, and take to walking-sticks ; but their they hobble about with the same awkward limping gait as before, and, to all appearance, equally infirm.—From all the inquiries that can be made, it has not been discovered that one blind per son has yet been restored to sight, neither have the deaf been made to hear distinctly. In stating thus much, it is not to be under Stood that neither the blind, the deaf, nor the lame, have received any benefit—in , many instances, it is to he presumed, they have,' and several cases of rheumatism have been relieved, though not completely cured. As philanthropy seems to be the present ruling principle of action, in these parts, and as the above gentleman, it appears, is unable to effect the cure of ,many of his applicants, or even to assist seine of them, another gentleman of the fraternity has stepped forward to introduce 'himself to - the notice of the public, and professes to undertake the cure of all those which the former gentleman' conceives he has ; no power over ; and lest the, said gentleman should fail in his project, a third is in readiness to come forward. It is quite certain there are annhundance and great variety of cases ler the said . gendemen to exercise their ingenuity upon. THE APPROACHING CONFIRMATIONS BY THE BISHOP OF LONDON. To. the approaching sublime Ceremonial of our Established Chu ch i too much publicity surely cannot be given. The foll Owing, we learn, is the exact order of time in which each Parish will be visited by the Metropolitan Bishop, - . Thursday,' May 24—St. John, Hackney. Friday, May 25—St. Marylebone. Saturday, May 26—Kensington. Monday, 'May 28--St. Paul Cathedral. Wednesday, May 30—St. Magnus the Martyr. Monday, June 4—St. Botolph, Ilishopsgate. Tuesday, June 5 , --St. Mary, Whitechapel. Wednesday, June 6—St. Andrew, Holborn. - Thursday, June 7--LSt. Martin in the Fields. Friday, June 11—St. .lames, Westminster, Saturday; June 9z-St. George, Hanover-square. That our Religious Readers may form for themselveS some estimate of the extensive nature of these triennial Confirma tions, we shall lay before them a correct List of the Candidates who were admitted in the latter ,Paris:: Church, on Monday, May 4, 1818 Persons Church of St. George's 646 ' St. George's Chapel 4B Curzon.street Chapel None Park-street Chapel Grosvenor Chapel Knightsbridge Chapel Trinity Chapel None In all. Persons Chelsea Workhouse l6 Berkeley Chapel None Charlotte-street Chapel, Pimlico ll9 Ebury Chapel 92 Belgrave Chapel llO The Lock Chapel 94 1258. Besides those, SEVENTY-EIGHT persons who, from various very efficient causes, were privately examined by different Clergymen, and by them particularly recommended to 'the no tice of the Dean of CHESTER (now Dean of CARLISLE), and the Bishop of LONDON. The whole number confirmed on that day, in the Parish Church of St. George, Hanover-square, amounted to ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX Persons. CLERGY ORPHAN SCHOOL. Yesterday a public examination of the Orphan Children of Poor Clergymen of the Established Church, took place at the School.thouse, St. John's-wood, St. Marylebone, at 12 o'clock. Lord KENYON paid particular attention to the examination of the children, and conducted them in parties of twelve at each time from the School-room into that where the examination took place. flis Grace the Lord Archbishop of CANTEllntritY, the Bishops, and Nobility, were highly delighted and gra tified, and a very high eulogium was passed upon the Master and Mistress. MERCHANT SEAMEN'S AUXILIARY BIBLE SOCIETY. The Anniversary Meeting of the Merchant Seamen's Auxi liary Bible Society for supplying British Merchant Ships with the Holy Scriptures, was held at the City of London Tavern yes terday, Admiral Lord Viscount EXMOUTH in the Chair. The Secretary read the Report, which contained some very interest ing particulars of the various degrees of success experienced in distributing the Scriptures amongst British sailors. At Graves end the Society's Agent circulated in the present year 361 Bibles and 995' Testaments, and sold at half price on board the dif ferent ships, 455 Bibles and 101 Testaments ; of these numbers 310 Bibles and 67 Testaments were sold to seamen on board of ships which had been previously visited and supplied by the So ciety's Agent. Since the formation of the Society in February, 1813, the following are the numbers of copies of the Holy Scriptures distributed to Seamen trading to and from the Port of London :—Supplied to ships at Gravesend, without payment, in the first rear, 1,705 Bibles and 4,068 Testaments ; in the se cond and third years, 1,118 Bibles, 3,038 Testaments ; sold to Seamen, at halt cost, in London, Gravesend, and in the Coast ing Trade, 2,226 Bibles and 786 Testaments ; making a total distribution in three years of 5,049 Bibles and 7,942 Testaments. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF - KING'S BENCH, MAY 14. SM►_TII AND OTHERS V. PILE. . This was an action on the case against the defendant as a common carrier, to recover the value of a parcel booked at his office, the Bell and Crown, by Messrs. - Rogers and Co. bankers of London, to go by the Southampton mail coach, containing satisfied notes of the plaintiffs, who are bankers at Christchurch, and which parcel was lost through the alleged negligence of the defendant's servants. At the trial before the Lord Chief Justice at the - London Sittings after last term the plaintiffs had a verdict for 10301. the amount of the notes lost, and repaid by their Agents. Mr. 'OLICiTOR-GENERAI, now moved for a rule to shew cause why the.verdict should not be set aside and a new trial granted,•and he made two points :-1. That the plaintiff* were not entitled to recover against the defendant in consequence of the negligence of their agents, the London bankers, in not in timating the value of the parcel in question, so that means might have been adopted by the defendant to take special care to ensure its safe delivery ; and, 2. That there was gross neg ligence in the . London bankers in paying the notes the very next day after they were lost. The parcel had been booked by the Southampton :nail coach, but in consequence of coming too late to the office had been sent by-the post coach, both of which coaches go' from the defendant's house,' and it was suspected to have been stolen by. a person who got into the latter vehicle. The COURT, under the circumstances stated; thought the case deserved further consideration, and granted a Rule to chew cause. PRICE OF HOPS, pei• Cwt., May 12. • Pockets. • Bags. Kent.',.. 21 16s a4lOs a 4115 s Kent .. 21 Ios a3l lOs a 41 41 sussex.. 2i bs a2II Ss a Si 4s Sussex 21 Os a 2110 s a2l 16s Essex... 91 lOs a3l 15s a 414 s Essex 21 5s a3l Os a•:41 10s Farnham, flue, 41 lOs to 61 10s—D0. second, 21 16s to 31 Os. Foreign Pockets, —s to —s to SEEDS, May 14. Red Clover (Foreign) Ditto 'English —s 54s 513 s to fits . _..., _ ...,„.. NVliite ditto tiffs 7tis ',4os to 10Ss nye-Grass . . Iris 22, to 25s per kr. Turnip Seeds ... 2os Od to 22s Od 24s pr. bush. White Mustard Seed ss Rs to 7s Gil Brown diftu —s 7s lOs to i2s Od Red and Green ... —s od to —s Gil Carraway Seeds —s 703 to 76s Coriander do. Cinque Foil' . 20s 0(1 to 28s 0,1 per or. 'Trefoil Ribgrass ~Bs 28, ttr 324. - Canary per qr 42. 4ss to —s 0,1 per qr. Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill, MI 13s to —1 Os per thott sand—New Rape •;re,l, 301 to 311 Os per Last.—Rape Cake, 010 s to 01 Os per thussand.—Tares, 32s to ads —s prr qr, ST. PATRICK'S CIIARITY SCHOOLS. The Anniversary Festival, in celebration of this Institution, was held yesterday evening, at the Freemason's Tavern, Great Queen-street, when nearly 200 persons sat down to a sumptu ous and splendid dinner. The Chair was filled by his Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSEX, who was supported on the right and left by Lords Nugent and Trimbleston. Among the Com pany present, were also noticed J.C. Hobhouse, Esq. M.P., E. Blake, Esq. M.P., Dr. Collins, Miller Doyle, Esq., &c. The most deserving - t)f the boys and girls were invested with honor ary medallions by his Royal Highness, who addressed each of them in a few. words of suitable advice, and encouraging the others to render themselves worthy of similar favours, by their attention to their school. A very considerable sum was collect ed in the coarse of the evening. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. STATE OF THE ODDS.-43 DER IETTING ROOM, MAY 14. BY. 13 to 2 agst Jock 17 to 1 agst Truth. 20 to 9 agst Gustavus 6 to 1 agst Reginald 6 to 1 agst Tressillian 4 to 1 agst My Lady 4 to 1 agst Augusta OAKS. SAINT 13 to 2 agst Jack Spiggot 9 to 1 agst Gustavus 12 to 1 agst Colwell 9 to 2 nest Zeal. 5 to .1 agst Ibla ,EGER. 12 to 1 agst Remembrancer 20 to 1 agst Jock. NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING, 1821. MONDAY, MAY 21. Handicap Sweepstakes of 15g; each, for three-year-olds and upwards T. Y. C. Mr. Greville's Banker ' Bst. 121 b. agst Mr. Charlton's Phoe nix, Bst. A. F. 200 gs, h. ft. Sir J. Shelley's Antar,c Bst. 71b. agst Mr. Prendergast's Re gent, 3st. 31b. D. I. 200 gs, h. ft. Mr. Bouverie's Arbutus, Bst 81b. agst. Mr.James's Fleur-de- Lis, Bst. D. M. 200 , -s. _ _ _ _ Duke of Portlarid's Zadig, Bst.. 81b. agst Lord' Jersey's Oracle, Bst. D.M. 100 gs, li. ft. T ITESDAY. Seventy Guineas for 3-yr-old colts, Bst. 7Th. fillies, Bst. 41b. R. 31. Handicap Sweepstakes of 20gs each, for three-year_ olds and upwards. A. F. WEDNESDAY. Handicap Plate of 501. by subscription, being the third of the three 501. Plates, for 3,4, 5, 6-yr-old, and aged horses, A.F. I'IFURSDAY. The Jockey Club Plate of 50gs, to be run for by horses the property of Members of the Jockey Club 4-vr-olds carry ing 7st.. 21b. 5-yr-olds, Bst. 31b. 6-yr-olds, Bst. Mb. and aged, Bst. 1111). B. C. Fifty Pounds, for 3-yr-olds, carrying Est. 21b. 4-yr-olds - Bst. 5-yr-olds, st. 71b. 6-yr-olds and aged, Bst. 121 b. T. M. M. The winner to be sold for 200 gs, if demanded - within a quarter of an hour after the race, the owner of the second horse being first entitled, 4Ft.z. PIGEON MATCH ronOst HUNDRED GUINEAS ASIDE.—.- A sporting match was decided, on Saturday, on Clobham heath, Surrey, beiween three Gentlemen of Oxfordshire, and three of Hampshire, viz. :--Messrs. Bartholomew, Harris, and Goaltey, of the 'former county, and Messrs. Grosvenor, Kemp, and Harrison, of the - latter, at eleven birds, twenty one yards from the trap. Bartholomew missed his first bird only, Harris missed his second and ninth, and Goaltey his sixth and eighth ; Kemp, on the opposite side, killed all his birds, Grosvenor miiised . 14.-verrch and eleventh, and - Harrior, missed his third and ninth birds, co that Hampshire won by one bird only. The parties made another match for the srai:e stake at twenty-one birds, to be shot for on Monday next. ,` CANADIAN HORSES.—The- hardy Norman race in this. Province has long been remarkable for vigour and persever ance ; qualities, of which the following seems a sufficiently strong example :—A Member of our House of Assembly, with a companion, driver, and baggage, -set out•from Quebec, in a one-horse carriole, ast Sunday morning at nine o'clock, and arrived in this city on Tuesday at about three in the afternoon. As they did riot hurry their meals, curtail their rest, nor travel. later than seven in the evening, it may be fairly computed that they did not ddvote to the'journey more than half of the twenty four hours, and consequently accomplished the distance (IiJO miles) in twenty-seven hours, without changing horses. If, in addition to this,_ it be considered that eighty miles- of the road had been, by the moist weather, rendered very heavy for a win ter carriage, and that the travellers did not cross hake St. Pe ter, by which the route would have been considerably shorten ed, we shall not, we imagine, be considered singular in regard ing the performance as one of no ordinary character.—(Qu DEC GAZETTE.) Early on Wednesday morning a party of con victs were sent off from Newgate, in the usual caravan, for Portsmouth, under the necessary escort. While changing horses at Cobham, one of the thieves contrived to purloin the great coat of one of the post-boys, who followed and succeed ed in recoveriug his property. LORD BRUDEIk.TELL V. WEBSTER. This was an action the warranty of a horse. At the last Assizes for the County of Leicester, before-Air. Justice Rich 'ardson, the plaintiff had a verdict. Mr. CLARKE now moved for a rule to shew cause why the verdict should not be set aside. Several witnesses were exam ined on both sides as to the question of unsoundness, and there was the usual contradictou evidence in such cases. One of the witnesses examined for the plaintiff was described to be a res pectable farmer, whose testimony was unimpeachably as con trasted with that of horse jobbers and dealers ' and it was be lieved that the Jury were influenced by his evidence in the ver dict they gave; It since turned out that the respectable farmer was a groom in the service of the agent of Lord Cardigan, the father of the plaintiff. On this ground it was sought to set aside the verdict, and—The Court granted a rule nisi. THE KING V. HUNT, ESQ.. This was an indictment against the defendant as printer and proprietor of TnE EXAMIN En Sunday newspaper, for pub lishing an alleged libel on the House of Commons. At the trial before the Lord Chief Justice at the last sittings in West minster the defendant was found guilty. The defendant being how personally present in Court, Mr. DEN MAN moved for a rule to shew cause why the verdict should not be set aside on the ground of a mistrial. The Jury who tried Mr. Hunt were composed of ten Special Jurymen and two talesmen. Of the 24 Special Jurymen struck by the Master of the Crown Office, it appeared that only 22 had been summoned by the Sheriff. This fact was not discovered until after the trial, and therefore it could not be a ground for a venire de novo, but only of a new, trial.. It was sworn to by the defendant and his Solicitor, and also by the Gentlemen who_ had not been summoned. The objection was the same inprin ciple as that in 31ajor Cartwright:s case, in which the Court had granted a rule Nisi for a new trial, though in this there was no suggestion of misconduct on the part of the Sheriff. The difficulty arose upon the words of the 3d Geo. 11. c. 25, which regulates the striking and summoning of Special furies, and which contained these words—" Which said Jury so struck as aforesaid shall be the Jury to try the cause." Now,_ though the Jury to the number of twenty-four were str uc k by -the .Master, yet there were only twenty-two summoned, and therefore he confidently submitted that there was not a competent Jury to try the case. • Questions concerning the Trial by Jury were of vital importance, and it was essen tial that the utmost regularity should be observed in the mode of summoning Juries. Lord Coke and other eminent lawyers had always considered it to be essential to observe the usual and accustomed mode of impannelling Juries, with a view to the pure administration of justice, and had ob served that the Courts were always jealous of any itregu : . larity in this part of their . proceedings. The Learned Coun sel put several instances, in which negligence on the part of the Sheriff might be attended with the most dangerous con sequences. If this objection were not allowed, it might always be in the power of a Sheriff to summon only one out of 24 jury men whom he was directed to summon, or any number he might think'proper short of the legal number; It might be said, to be sure, that the Sheriff was liable to punishment for any abuse of his office, but how difficult would it be to bring misconduct -home to the offender, and of what avail would the punishment of the Sheriff be to a person who was improperly convicted? In support . of his argument he cited, among other eases, Norman v. Bowman, \Villas, 484 ; Hills v. Yeates, 12 East, R. 229 ; and 2 Marshall, 154. The JUDGES delivered their opinions, seriatim, at consider able length, and, said:there was clearly nothing in the objec tion. The Act of Parliament was directory on the Sheriff as to the mode of summoning Common Jurymen, and though it was a part'of his duty to summon all the persons named on the special jury panel, still, any neglect of duty, on his part, would not be a ground for vacating a verdict. It might, in deed, be a ground for an application to the discretion of the Court for a new trial, if any thing like injustice could be sug gested ; but there was nothing of that kind surmised in this case. The defendant did not pretend to say that the Jury had found an improper verdict. This, however, was not an ap plication to the discretion of the Court ; it was urged as a matter Of indisputable right. No such right could be sup ported.. If the Sheriff's negligence proluced any flagrant and palpable injustice to the defendant, the Court would, in its dis cretion, order a new trial, if the verdict was unsatisfactory ; but there was nothing before the Court to induce it to believe that if all the Jury had been summoned a different result would have attended the trial. Without some such ground as that,: satisfactorily made out, the Court would be abusing the dis cretion vested in them, if they were to disturb the verdict.— None of the Cases cited at the bar in argument had the slightest analogy -to the present case, and those which 'were pat hs tests of the question were extreme cases, which the Court would, of course, - deal with as they ought to be dealt with when brought under their consideration. If the Sheriff had been guilty of any improper practices he was liable to punishment, but none had been alleged, and the Court would not prestime negligence of duty in the absence of proof; but the negligence or improper conduct of the Sheriff was no ground for a new trial. If the ob jection urged were to prevail, it would be attended with the most dangerous consequences, for it would always be a ground for setting aside verdicts of acquittal as well as guilty, and the Crown, as well as a defendant, might resort to it as an argit- , meat for a new trial, whichever way the verdict 'happened to be founded. In civil cases, also, it might be urged with -the same, if not greater force. The objection was, indeed, most absurd, and though the question was said to be of great impor tance to the Trial by Jury, it 'was perfectly free from difficulty, and no lawyer could hesitate for a moment about the answer it ought to receive.—Rule refused. Thu CLIME JUSTICE—If the Learned Counsel is instructed to make an' application against the Sheriff the Court will enter tain it, if properly . supported. Mr. GURNEY, in the absence of the Attorney-General, then prayed that the defendant might be brought up for judgment on Thursday the 24th inst., and it was ordered accordingly. MERINO SOCIETY'S Snow OF SHEEPRz CLOTHS. —On Friday the show-yard at Mr. ALDRIDGE'S was rather thinly. attended ; we noticed among the, company many diStinguished breeders of the Southdown sheep, and we understand that they freely admitted, from this exhibition, that the Merino sheep begin to exhibit carcasses fitted for any table, without in any degree degeneratinglbe quality of their valuable fleeces. One of Mr.WEs- TERN'S wether sheep was slaughtered,and the car cass exhibited,which weighed 20,4. 11b., the loose fat 141b5., and' the fleece gibs.; the Carcase, in all its points, seemed to meet 'the approbation of all the company present. In 'addition to Thursday's exhibition, MIL WESTERN shewed two fine stal lions ; and Mr. STEAD, of Kirkstal, Leeds, exhibited some pieces of flannel, made from the inferior parts of Mr. Towna's Merino wool. The Judges, we noticed, were busily engaged all the morning in deciding on, their adjudication. At about four o'clock the Members assembled at the Freemasons' Tayern, and held a Meeting, and after five they sat down to dinner—C. C. WES TERN, Esq. M. P. in the Chair, which was after wards taken by C. 'l'. TOWERS, ESCI. The awards of the Judges were announced, appropriate toasts were given, and the company continued together until a late hour, discussing on the merits of this breed of sheep and other analogous topics. - LONDON MARKETS. PRICE OF BREAD THIS NVEEK. The highest price of the best Wheaten Bread throughout the Metropolis, is stated by the principal Marrs to he qd, the Quartern Loaf.—Some Halters sell the Quarteru Leaf, from one penny to two pence Inner. oz: 1 U. oz. Peckl.oaf to wci h .. 17 6 Quartern Loa to weigli 451 Half ditto.. ditto 11 Half Lluartern_ ditto .. R2l IMPORT.I.TIO.SIS OF GRAIN LAST WEEK. English. Kish. Foreign. 1,125 2,538 370 • 4,750 • . 9,596 . 1,198 273 Wheat .. Barley... Oats Beans Peas Tares Brank Isinstard . 6,310 Settls. Flour 5,419 Litistcd. SMITHFIELD MARKET.—May 14. ('l'o sink the Olfal—per Sterne of 811)s.) 8eef......... 3s 8d to 4s 8 , 1 i Pork 3s 8d to 5s 44 Mutton as 8d to 4s 4d I Veal.., Lamb s s -4d to-.is 4d lIEAD OF CATTLE THIS DA.Y. . 2.095 I Calves l7O 15,670 I Pigs 240 Beasts Sheep NEWGATE AND LEA. By tlic )ENHALL NIA tiKETS. ;arcase. • . Beef 3s Od to 4s O(1 Veal 3s Od to 59 Od Mutton .......3s Ott to 4s Ocl i fork. 3s 4d to 5s tid Larnl), 4s 11 to 6s 01. ST. JAMES'S HAY MARKET, May 12. Hay 3l lOs ed to 41 10s oci I:Clover, 41 to 51 Os Od Straw SMITHFIELD. Hay Straw Clover 4l Os Od to 51 Os 0 , 1--Av,rage, 41 los Od AV H IT I , ,CH APE', Hay—, Old ditto .. „01-OsOd . to 01 Os od---:Art rage, 01 - Os 0,1 Straw Clovcr 4l. Os Od to 51 Os. Od--Avvratfc, 41 ►ss Od RAW HIDES. Best Heifers& Steers, per st. I t)rtimary ....2s Od to 2s 2d . . •••• 2s 8;1 to Ss 01: Marlict "Calf vach Ss ed Nliddlings 2s 4d to 2s _6(i Eng. Horse Os od t o O s od SHEEp . sKINs. Downs 4s 6d to 5s 01 I tillearlings ....9s Od tugs od Polled ss 6d to 6s od 1 Lambs 2s 6il to 4s Od PRICE OF LEATHER. Butts, 50 to 56Ibs each, Ditto, 56 to 6611 rs each Dressing Hides . Fine Coach Hides to 20.1 od to od .1544 to 17d —.l7d to tBid Crop Hides, 35 to 4015 s fix• cutting 151 d to 16id Ditto 45 to 501bs Call Shins..oo to 40111 s Ditto 5O to 70lbs 2Bd to 33d Ditto 7O to 601bs: 25d to 27t1 Small Seals (Greenland) Large ditto r Tanned Horse Hides IGO to It3ld Spanish Horse Hides .... PRICE OF RAW FAT, per Stone of 81b.—May 14. ds stated by the Tall. :Welters. 4s stated (n the Butchers. Price at Tallow 291041 St. James's Market ..23 lid 11'16h:chapel Market ,Os Od I Whiteclutpel Market .2s 1 Clare Market Newgate Market 04.0 d Average 2s lld Average PRICES OF TALLOW, SOAP, &c. per 112 lb. Pown Tallow 50s .04 —s uII Yellow Soap 7 85 Yellow - Russia 49s Od I Mottled • SS White ditto .. 4hs o,l—s od Curd . 915 Smip ditto.... 4.1 s ml Od Graves .. Melthig Stuff 36s od --s 04 Good,Dregs Ditto Rough.. —s Od 24s 04 PRICE OF CANDLES, FROM TaLt.nw CHANDLER's Price of Candles, per dozen, ICs 04 —Nioulds, I Its dd. -6d per .dozen allowed fur ready money. FOREIGN WOOLS, pr•r lb. s. d. s.. d. .. 3 6. a 4 3 s' 0 a 3 6 29a 3 3 Seville - 2 9 S. (J. S. Saxony, lqt .. 3 6 a 7 9 2 d • . 4 0 a 5 ° Bohm. 4 0 a 6 6 30v 4 0 RAW Jarnaica,Brown sBs a 62s Midtl!ing- €4s a (37s Gaud Antigua, Brown s7s a (3O \I ti11in...... CO3 a oris Good - a 72s SUGAR. fIEFJNED. PRICE O. Single Loa vcs 89s a . 9 0 ' Moth!, do l2is a 1'2 55 Harnbr.,' 9ls a 9' 15 Bastards Molasse•' Browa 12d a I:3' COAL MARKET, May 12. Ships at Marhet. Ships sold. Price. i •• 38 8 Newcastle • 2 Sunderland 'Vi 3ss lid a 4is 9 1 Stone Coal l4 47s Od a 50 0" MP OP , * BIRTHS. On Sunday morning.last, at her house, in Devonshire-stree t ) Portlantl-plae., Lady Frederica Staiihope; of a son and heir. On Sunday morniv last, in Sloane-Street, the Lady of CaP t ' W. G. B. Protheroe f of a son. ... --- MARRIED. At the. Nev Church, Marylebone, on the nth inst., Jame s Fairlie, Escy. of Bellflld and Hohns, in Ayrshire, to .A - e Maria, eldest daughter of I'Vin. Fairlie, Esq. of the Crescen t ' Portland-place. • On Wednesday last, .at Bolton by Bolland., iu Craven. ru, d ; sey Dawson, Esq. of Sinnington Manor, in the North of Yorkshire, to Jane Constmtine, second daughter Rev. 'Dawson, LL,I3. of Halton Gill, and Rector of Boltol' • • DIED. 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