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THE LONDON JOURNALS. R7CIIIA CTS IT.OM THE DAILY MORNING PAPERS, July 31, 182'2. _ [BTUTISIS PREFS.i ' Another discussion took place last evening in the House of Commons respecting the.depreda trons of pirates on British merchantmen in the \Vest Indian seas ; and surely these are the: most fortunate and irresponsible of all pirates ever en-, gaged in that thrifty and honourable calling—. for so entirely are their warlike immunities se cured to them by the forms of international law, that they can commit the utmost outrages on, the rights of mercantile navigation belonging to the Empress of the seas, Kith no other ,present responsibility than the danger of being inter rupted in the act. It would be vain for us to attempt unravelling the reasons, political and juridical, which are offered - in excuse for not crushing out the robbers by mere force of British arms; but it does seem amazing that such ex treme nicety should be necessary in dealing with an insignificant assailant, engaged in the habitual violation of the most direct purpose of national and natural law, to which his lawless aggressions are so successfully referred for de- fence from-the thunder of the British arms.— This does not look like the symptoms of our former might, any more than the finely cogitated pleas of Sir George Cockburn resemble the treat ment of the Barbary pirates by Oliver Cromwell and his Admiral Blake. Our forefathers used other arguments than the expedients suggested by Learned Ciyilians. One rule of their martial nature, worth a good many scruples of the Doc tor's, seems to have been this, that no nation can suffer violence and insult to 'be done to its flag without' instant resentment, or, in default of that, submitting to the supposition that it was inca pable- of veugeance. But in those days the Ad miralty was not represented iu the Commons by SirPeorge Qookburn. • [THE TIMES.] The complaints of the commercial world against the feeble and inadequate measures of Ministers, in what relates to' the maritime interest of this . country, both in the South Seas and in the West Indies, become louder every day. Mr. Mar rptt presented a Petition last night from the merchants of London, praying for more com petent protection against the conflicting arma ments of. Chili and Peru, the, explanation of which will be afforded by our report of the pro ceedings in the House of Commons. , But the sufe-rings of our trade from the Pirates, the utter paralysis which has apparently seized our marine, and the consequent disgrace to our national cha. racier, when the-activity, liberality, and success of the United. States' cruizers are compared with the conduct, or what we must presume to be the instructions given to those of Great Britain, have really grown to a pitch that is no longer tolerable. The attempts at apology set up by Ministers serve only, to confirm the unfavourable impression of their conduct. [MORNING POST. The important point remains; namely, the re ccguition of South American Independence.— That, under our existing relations with that vast cernmunity, we cannot act more properly than wo do, Dr. Lushington clearly, and, we will add, ably, illustrated last night. The first question .then is, could we act otherwise ; that is more for our own interest and that of the world, in this 'particular case, by recognizing the, Independence of South America ? We are free to confess that ,we do not see how it is possible to put down ef fectually the, atrocious and destructive system of piracy which has been established in those seas, without taking such a step: At the same tithe, to be perfectly efficacious, the effort must be made in concert with the.- other Powers of Europe, whose flags may possibly be adopted by the pirates. Until the Ame rican States are recognized as Governments de jure as well as de facto, we cannot of course enter into any treaties with them ; and by the mutual regulations of treaties only can the piracies complained. of be in our opinion radically de stroyed. Some arrangement between all the Powers concerned might then be made, recipro cally relaxing the application of international I law, either by admitting a qualified right of search or seizure, for the purpose of detecting Pirates on the high seas, or by such other means as ap peared advisable. The second question is, whe ther we ought, for this object, as well as that of once more restoring peace to the Spanish Provinces, finally to declare their independence. Since the United States have pursued this policy, - we are left without any other alternative but to follow their example, and we must do it shortly. When the recognition of South Ame rica by such a Power is openly made, and, for whatever reasons, tacitly acquiesced in by the mother country, neither this nor any other State afterwards aggr r sses Spain by a similar recogni tion, but acts solely in self-defence. Upon the whole, therefore, the sooner an amicable ar rangement is completed between all parties the better, and we certainly look forward to that event with great hopes of its beneficial conse quences in all respects. [MORNING CHRONICLE.] We received th.e PariS Papers of Sunday last night, by express. We have not thought it worth our while to copy 'any of the foolis - h paragraphs of the Ultra Papers respecting the overthrow of the Liberal. Party at Madrid, and the desertion Aforilig-to the Serviles. This precious intel. ...ligenc,irestinig, according to some of them, on . the,authority of private letters from Madrid, of :the (received in Paris on the 27th), according fo.others, on the authority of letters from Thoulouse, of the 22d of July, is too ridi '. -euldits ' even. for Stockjobbing purposes, and cloeknot. deserve a moment's notice.. If we are believe the intelligence from the frontiers it i tbe:Ultra P.aperi, the Servile party are at .present. in great force there. , The evidence '.- - -liitherto , taken respectinr:the conspiracy, at Bel fort is certainly of a very curious description. We are utterly. at a Loss to see in what manner this evidence applies' to any persons, or any: sub ject whatever, though We can, we think, per ceive the intention with which it is brought for 'ward, namely, to attach suspicion to M. D'Ar genson. The discussion on the Budget is still continued. • [NEW TIMES.] Tho- accounts from Paris assert that Morino has stood forward, together with General Alava ; and if-so, we are strongly of opinion that it has been on grounds of combined loyalty and pa triotism; for Alava is decidedly a patriot, and Morino is confessedly loyal.. An ignorant paper, which never can reason with common -sense on any political occurrence, asks " why should desert a triumphant cause, to which he adhered when its success was at least doubtful ?" To expose all the blunders of this short passage would occupy too much of , our time ; but we may remark, that it contains an admission, that in the early part of the conflict of the 7th instant, the success of the Spanish Jacobins was some what more than doubtful. Utterly inconsis tent as this is with all that the Journalist in question has been. saying for this fortnight past, we believe it to be perfectly true. The Re volutionary party owed their success on that day to two things--their artillery, and the money of M. Ardouin. The Royal Guards had no artil lery. Nothing could- Exceed the bravery with which they repeatedly advanced to attack the cannon that were pointed against them ; but the contest was in truth hopeless, and the great ldss they sustained was owing to their having been swept down with grape shot, at two points out- of the three where they attacked. At the third they. ' were successful, and there the loss of the Revolutionists was equally strik- ing. - But neither would the artillery have been so well served, nor the militia, the Italian vagabonds, and Riego's gang, have been brought up to the field of action so readily, had it not been for 'a lavish use of the French Banker's money.—Money is, in fact, the great engine with which Revolutions are generally brought about. To the money of the Duke of Orleans were owing most of the bloody scenes' in' the early stages of the French Revolotion ; and if M. Ardouin had not been opportunely on the spot to supply the Liberal Chiefs of Madrid with money, they would not easily have got together forces enough to face the Royal Guards. [MORNING HERALD.] THE PROROGATION.-THE KING'S EXCURSION. The Commons will clOse their labours this evening. The abandonment of the Stamp Du ties' Relief Bill has facilitated buSiness at least one, if not two days, as there were several new Clauses, and as the Bill must have been again printed. The Lower House will adjourn this evening till Monday, to afford time to the Lords ; and on Tuesday, according to present calcula tions, the Parliament will be prOrogued by his Majesty in person. Dorset Fellowes, Esq. Secretary to the Lord Great Chamberlain of England, arrived in town yesterday, at his apart ments in the House of Lords, to superintend the preparations requisite for his Majesty's reception in the Royal Robing Chamber, on the Throne, in the - House of Peers, &c. Mr. Fellowes, in the afternoon, had a long audience of Lord Gwydyr, at his residence in Piccadilly, ,to make arrange 7 ments for the prorogation. No distinct intima tion had been given to. the day on which the prorogation was likely to take place ; but it was•understood that • it wouid probably be on Tuesday, as we now state, and as we have previously mentioned. 'Mr. Fellowes has di rections to proceed forthwith in getting ready what is essential for the reception and accommo dation of his Majesty, in the Royal Robing room, in the. old House of Lords, in the Painted Chamber, &c. Lord Gwydyr, as acting Lord Great Chamberlain of England, •has complete contro6l over the King's Palace at West minster, and as such has, and, now exercises, 'exclusive controul in all regulations,. when the King proceeds in person to the. Parliament.— This authority was resumed at the opening of the first Session of the Reign' of George IV.; it had gone- into some disuse owing, to the indis position of the lath Lord Great Chamberlain ; and it will be strictly enforced on the occasion of the ensuing prorogation. No tickets but those signed by Lord Gwydyr will admit" strangers," under which denomination all persons not Peers or Commoners are included, to the body of the .House, below the Bar, or into the adjoining Grand Chambers, such. as the old House, Of Lords, &c. Officers and Messengers used to admit their friends even into the body of the House and to the exclusiOn of the Peeresses, but by the de cisive arrangements and exertion of authority, made by Lord. Gwydyr and his Secretary, such inconveniences have been, amt will be prevented by, the Lord. Great Chamberlain's tickets only having the power to admit " strangers." All other tiCkets will he rejected ; there are distinct orders to such effect. On Thursday, so early after the prorogation,' his Majesty contemplates heaving town on his excursion to Scotland.— On the 2.2 d. of - June we exclusively stated the fact of his Majesty having determined on the visit to Scotland. The statement was somewhat authoritatively (not officially) contradicted ; with how much truth, however, events prove.— His Majesty, it is expected, will embark on board a steam vessel; somewhere about Tilbury Fort, where several steam vessels will be station ed to receive the King's suite: Those vessels will thence proceed to the Nore, to join the vessels now riding oft that station, .awaiting his Majesty's . arrival. The scene presented by- this, Royal aquatic excursion will be pectiliar and .novel in the extreme, on account of the number of steam vessels that' will be amongst the fleet—more of those vessels, it is calculate 4, than have yet been seen collected at one point, and engaged in the same voyage. . Lord BAGOT has ordered all arrears of rent to be struck off his Steward's boOks.—( Birmingham Gazette.) _ _ In consequence of some excesses committed by the Coventry weavers, the Magistrates have deter mined' to pre'vent all further assemblages of them in future. WEST'S GALLERY. The Gallery in which the Pictures of the late PRESIDENT are displayed is by far the most mag nificent in the Metropolis, and more admirably constructed,. both for conveying a lofty uninter rupted light on the Pictures, and for producing an effect on the beholder which better prepares him to contemplate the productions of art by which he is surrounded, than any structure for the same pur pose in the kingdom. Before we proceed to speak of the more striking and beautiful Pictures, we will avail ourselves of the opportunity afford ed us 'of offering some general remarks on the genius and manner, of this great Master. That WEST possessed both elevation of mind and powerful imagination, his works incontrovertibly declare. He knew the dignity and moral utility, of his art,' and never profaned it-by delineating subjects which can only pander to the evil pro pensities of mankind. Even those subjects which are selected from the ancient mythology, and from the classic poets, are treated with a purity and chastity that admit of their being examined by every eye. if this had been his only claim' to commendation, it would have been a high apd an uncommon one, and should have been held up as an example to the professors of his art. —ln addition to this first and Necessary qua lification, he possessed great and ready ferti-, lity of conception, a certain and rapid execution, and kknowledge of harmony in composition which has never been excelled. Let his pic tures, numerous as they are, be examined, and the eye is seldom intruded on by lines in com position which' are not in harmony with the whole. His knowledge of keeping, though true, , was not managed with that skill which gave his Chiaro Oscuro all the force which his use of it deserved. Few of Mr. West's Pictures are deficient in a correct disposition of colours, , yet the want of softness in, we are sorry to observe, a great num ber of his Pictures, has deprived them of that charm which many of the works of Italian Mas-1 ters of inferior stamp to him possess. His-draw-., ing was firm and good; its.ease and graceful feel ing are often obscured by that want of softness of which we have reluctantly complained. His power of expression is most clearly evinced when he depicted feelings, either sublime, heroic, or when the sterner and more violent passions were' to be pourtrayed—there are specimens of pathos and gentlenesi among - his works, of great beauty, ' but' they are not numerous. The writings of Homer and Shakespeare, of _ _ . - Dante and Milton are not without their faults. Therefore we must not expect to find perfectipn in the works of West. We will not enter into a critical detail of the greater productions of this Master of his Art, but offer some ge neral, and yet, we trust, just and obvious, remarks. Where is there in the world a picture of CHRIST REJECTED, which, in grandeur of design, in expression, in the combination of all the circumstances relating to the event, can com- pare with this picture of West's ? If the answer to this question is the same as our own, and we believe that it must be, the meed of the high, est commendation is justly granted. This mag nificent work may, in some parts, be deficient in the colouring ; it may be crowded in dome por.; Lions of the composition,and possess minor faults, which the judicious artist .and connoisseur will discover, and which the former will endeavour to avoid, the latter use as memoranda by which to judge leniently of the works of those who can never dispute the palm with \Vest. In this pic ture the figure of Christ is beautiful, but, its beauty is not immediately' perceived, but in time it steals upon the beholder, then wins on' him until he is satisfied that if it does come up to his idea of the character of the Divine Redeemer, that it is amongst the happiest efforts of the pencil to delineate it. The character of Mary, the earthly parent of Christ, is so fine, that we hardly know where its equal is to be found—in that face is deep parental grief, partially sub dued by the consideration of the end that Christ was about to fulfil, and which were doubtless known to Mary ; the contour of her figure is at once graceful and majestic, and' her attire of the most becoming order. The Samaritan Woman, with her hands clasped, is a ,specimen of com pound expression which must both attract and be admired. The Weeping Peter needs no com mendation ; and- the Head of the, Thief that Repented, is, and ever will be, esteemed by the highest judges of art as ' unrivalled. Our limits will not allow us to enter farther into detail, but after the enumeration of these transcendent beauties, cold indeed must be the critic who would dwell on defects: we might as well cast aside the Paradise Lost of Milton, because in it we are toll immaterial sub stances warred in coats of mail. The Death on' the Pale Horse is an attempt greater, though not so complicated, than Michael Angelo's Day of Judgment. The vigour of the rushing steed, and the character of, the animal, are truly grand. The head of Death is as complete a fulfilment of the terrible sublime as is to be found within the range of Arty it is more, we see delineated in it what no pen has yet described. That there are faults in this picture we do not deny. It seems as if the vigour of the Artist was exhausted in the more terrific delineations, and languidly com posed the remaining parts of this bold and ex traordinary work. Perhaps the most perfect of the great productions Of this Artist is Moses re ceiving the Tables of the Law. The effect of this picture is majestic, the whole in perfect taste, i and in time it will be pronounced fit to class with works on which ages and nations have placed the signet of immortality. If it is to those works in ferior in colour, it is superior in correctness; if it is not as powerful in tone, it contains neither anachronisms nor absurdities ; if it is does not charm with the softness of its tints, it attract by the elevation and majesty of its concep tion. Among the smaller works of West is Regulus quitting Rome for Carthage. Unless our information is incorrect, and we believe it cor rect, his Majesty's admiration and estimation of that noble picture are so high that most es pecial orders have been issued for its preserva tion. Regulus has, by one master, been depicted enclosed in a cask, perforated with spikes, on the point of being rolled down the hill by soldiers. By West he is depleted resisting the 'entreaties of the Senate, stifling his emotion at the implor ing cries of. his-family, and hurrying on to fulfil his word with his barbarous murdererS. This Comparison needs no comment.—Among the. pic tures..in the entrance' Gallery is '" The - Combat between Heetor and Diomede prevented by the lightning of Jupiter." The vigour .and colour of this picture will bear the examination of the most cynical connoisseur.— No. 14, The ' death of Adonis, is full of poetry and beauty; one of. the attendant nymphs, we own, we wish dis missed. Mr. West -painted • another picture of this subject, in which the figuresare the size of life. We know that Artists and ,amateurs have considered it at a small distance as a Picture by the highest Masters 'of .the Italian school ; and some with difficulty have been persuaded that it : is the work of West.—NO. 47, Aaron staying the Plague, is a very noble picture of the highest order of subject.—Telemachus- and Mentor on the Island of Calypso is a proof of the Master's power in historical landscape ; if the nymphs 'were softer in the COlouring, the picture ,would be invaluable. But there are tvtro.LandScapes em-' bracit.g subjects from Holy Writ, which will not only bear competition with, but outrival.the'worka of any master of a simiiar nature—The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah? now in the posSesSion of Sir John Leicester and by far the finest picture he possesses—the other, Saul among,the Prophets. - In thiS the landscape is at least equal to the inest• works . of POussin, and the figures comprise . the beauties of West. It would be an ornament to the Louvre, and. add greatly to any collection in the world.—No. 50 Paul and Barnabas : this is a fine picture,' btit'We prefer, the Small One ex hibited last- yearlto• it. Those 'Who 'think that West was alwayi hardln his colouring' would do well to examine No. 85, The Infant,St.,John, and they will find it as soft and as - true to nature as: Correggio . .—NO. .T.he expression in the face of the 'vl , ridow's Son, just re-called ; to: life by* the Prophet . Elijah, is full of .that feeling which genius alone can give; the Mother's Wonder and Delight, though not so good, evince the Artist's .power in pourtraying the more gentle feelings. Before we conclude, we must remark, it , aPpears to us, as to the rest of those who are interested in Works Of Art, that, exclusive of the select , ed great works of Mr. West, his vigour and genius are more eminently displayed in his finish ed sketches. His sketch of Lear in the Storm will 'ever be the admiration of both artists and amateurs. The Chiare Oscuro drawing of the Last Supper holds a high and distinguished rank, with many others we could. name, if• our limits would permit us. The time will come, when the works of West'will he sedulOusly sought to adorn , the choicest cabinets of Europe and of America, and we perhaps shall Jive to hear. the voices of ignorance and envy changed to the just .exclama tions of praise; . for the works of West will live, and gather as, time; steals on fresh ,honours to ▪ adorn his name, and' which name is already class • ed.among the grilateSt ornaments of his Art, and as the first, the greatest, of English Painters. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. NOVEL CASE OF FORGERY. BOW-STREET.—On Monday evening, John Brookes, alias JOhn• Benjamin Brookes, a man reported to be living in con siderable affluence, , and whose residence is in Broad:court, Long-acre, was brought before Sir R. BIRNIE, in custody of Salmon, , one of the Principal: officers, on a warrant, charged with feloniously uttering and publishing as true a certain forged receipt or acquittance for money, to the amount of 15/. 10s., he well knowing the same to be forged, with intent to de fraud Wm: Clarke. : The circumstances under which this prosecution arose were as follow :—Mr. Clarke is a licenied victualler, and some con siderable time ago he, employed Brookes, who, he thought, was himself 'an attorney, to recover a number of debts for him. Among other persons whom he was employed to sue, was a man named Sutherland, who was indebted to Mr. Clarke in the sum of 15/. 10s., and the latter having learned that the money was paid, applied to Brookes for it, but was answered that he must look to his (Brookes's) employer for it, as he was only clerk to a Mr. Isaacson, who was alone responsible. Mr. Clarke had net before heard of Mr. Isaacson, and said he employed Brookes and Brookes only, and to him he should look for the money. Brookes refused to pay it, and. Mr. Clarke entered an action against him ; to which he plead ed, first, that he was not liable, he being only the clerk to the attorney employed to sue for the debt ; and secondly, that Clarke had received the money in divers payments. Upon the trial of the cause in the Court of Common Pleas, before Mr. Justice PARK, Isaacson was called for the defence, and swore that Brookes was his clerk only, and to establish the other plea of set off; the instrumentavhich was the subject of the present charge was put in in evidence. 'lt was a check upon Brookes's bankers, Messrs. Hodson and Stirling, for 101., and on the back of this appeared an endorsement of several items amount ing exactly to .51..105., which it was alleged had been paid over to Mr. Clarke, and which, with the check itself, amounted to the sum sought to be recovered. Under this endorsement appeared the name " William Clarke," writ ten apparently as a receipt for the whole sum. +his do cument was put in and relied upon by the Counsel for Brookes as a complete answer to the claim of Mr. Clarke; but on the part of the latter, it was drilled that he had ever re ceived a shilling of the money, or had ever seen the check ; arid it was declared that the signature " William Clarke" was a forgery. The case went to the Jury, with an observation from the Learned Judge who tricd, that if they believed the signature to be genuine, there wa; an end to the plaintiff's de mand. The Jury foand for the plaintifffor the full amount. By an oversight, no applicaticn was de to impound the check, and it was returned into the possession of Brookes. Subse quently, a rule nisi was obta'ned in' the Common Pleas, calling upon Isaacson and a man named Clarke, attornies . (under whose respective names Brookes had practised), to show cause why they should not be struck off the rolls for permitting him to do so ; and upon,Brookes, why he should not be committed for a year to the Fleet, under the act of Parliament, for practising, he not being an attorney.. Mr Clarke, in his affidavit, in sups port of that rule, swore that his signature was forged, and that he had never seen the check in question, until it was produced upon the trial. Mr. Clarke's attorney, anxious to get posses sion of this document; procured the attendance, by summons, of Brookes and the other parties before 'Mr. Justice Best, at his chambers, and tiPoii a hearing, the Learned Judge ordered that a copy of the check should be sent to Mr. Clarke's attor ney the following day; and that by the next Friday, Brookes, should produce the check itself at the Judge's Chambers. On the Friday Brookes attended, and on being asked for the check, he said, "he had taken advice upon the matter ; that he had been told he was awkwardly situated, and had been advised to destroy the check, and he had destroyed it," or words to that effect. • _ _ Application was then made to Sir R. Birnie and Mr. Halls, to grant a warrant for forgery, but it was objected to, on the ground that it would be impossible to prove the case without' the production of the document alleged to be forged. Mr. Hill, Clarke's attorney, however, contended that it would be possible, and cited many cases in which it had, been so decided, particu larly one case where a man swallowed a 101. note which he was charged with forging. The note had been previously identified,. and upon the trial the case went to the jury,-and he was acquit ted ; but it was upon the merits. Mr. Hill having also obtain ed the opinion of Mr. Espinasse and Ms. AdolphuS in his fa vour, the warrant was granted., Mr. Hill now prbduced the copy of the check, which was sent to him from Isaacson pursuant to the Judge's order, and asked a young man named Turner, who said he was clerk to Isaac son, if it was his (Tqrner's) hand-writing. • Turner said, after much hesitation, it looked like his writing,, but he did not recollect writing it. He was pressed hard by Mr. Hill, but refused to give any other answer. The copy was dated the 15th of June last. . . Brookes, in answer to the charge, denied that any forgery • tl 'a had been committed, and accisect Mr. 11111 Of' instigating ' I L / prosecution •to avoid one .which was, abQut to. bc-connol"; against hiMself for verjury, in swearing upon the trial o. L, l cause, that he (Brookes) had made a confession (of what kin." did not" appear) to him at his own office, where he never was!, n e , his life. That prosecution, howevei, woUld!still go , on in 51 ''' of this proceeding, as long as he (Brookes) had a. Pin e 'ca Zr. HILL said theabuse of such ail= as Brookes did honour. He was afraid of no prosecution himself, a nd he ) 14 „ stituted this - to rid society of a nuisance with which it had be; too long pestered. If the Magistrate would 'commit for prisoner for re-eicainination, he pledged himself to ced, ward evidence still more • conclusive than thit already add to and a scene of iniquity not often equalled would be exP° s the publid - - A. bill acknowledged by the clerk, Turner, to be . him was produced, and Sirlt. BIRNIE, on comparing it wit h the copy of the check, said they were certainly written by same person. docu - Brookesitubmitted; that without the produetiori of pie ment stated to be fored, the Magistrate could'not commit He also denied that he'had said before Mr. Justice Best Woo,' had destroyed it. • : Mr.' HILL-=-I. have sWorn 'YOtt' did, and I shall saing e th e ,the Learned Judge himself to ,the Old Bailey for Pro ve fact. written .11 r • Sir.R. BIRNIE said he should count - tit the prisoner. ,c ßrookes was accordingly committed to the House of C ° rr don for further examination. FRAUDS upon the PURCHASERS of H GeOige 'Steven s, a hay 'salesnian in the James h i c h market, was summoned under the. Act of Parliament by 00 i' ), that market is governed, for neglecting to enter in tn ey d kept for that purpose, the sale of a. certa i n l oa d of hay so t die , him on the 11th of July.—He was a ls o charred on a secon n forMation; ' that he, having' sold th'onelVilliam Colll°o, load of hay, did deliver less than the number of truss ea l , prising such load, and that he did em be zz l e an d keep b ac c ob trusses, by which he had forfeited the penalty of M. upon truss Th 'so embezzled." e evidence being precisely the same upon each i n • c ° Lion, we give the two cases together. • f Joseph Probart, servant to Jo s h ua W a lk er , Esq., ~° ) " ,„,, , b/ don, deposed, that on the 11th o f J u l y h e sent a load 0 1 . Thst• order of his mister, to Mr. Nicoll s , a sa l esman in - the market, to be disposed of. • akei Mr. Nkolls proved that he sold th e full load for Mr. " f to the defendant Stevens k 'of of William Coulson, coachman to his. Grace the nu- e ma ti Alban's, swore, that on the 1 lthofJu . July he bought 3 des' hay from the defendant for 41. When the load Nta..,„! g sei livered at 'the stables of his noble -niaster, there were srste short, 30 only being brought:. .When he. bargained 'n a tter venS (with whom he had dealt before)) for this load, the lin j ij asked him if he wanted a whole • load, and he rePlte d „ ri tb„,i 4 not, for he had six trusses left of the last.... Stevens u r - a said, "•Wel4 then, I can take six trusses off the cart, a n ,and make it look like'a full load:" To this. witness consent' ~ 30 trusses only'were delivered. Mr. ALLEY, for the defendant—And you, Sir, receie,!4;dse pound as your share of the s i x t russes t h at were kept bac' o ' t ? charged for the full load to yo ur no bl e master , did Witness—Yes, I did. leftl t Mr. ALLEY.—You told Stevens, you h a d sis 411, frot saes e the last load, and proposed to . him tOstrike off sot' o.* one in question, and you would arrange the diff erence' ,:c him ?-I'he witness replied in the affirmative. Mr. ALLEY.—And you ch ea t e d y our mas ter a thc ,„ ference The witness confessed he had don e sa . H e did not t i k ll ll.l- the was liable to be transported fo r d o in g so . He was service ofthe Duke of St. Alban's: Mr. Crowther, clerk of th e mar k e t, p ro d uc ed the 113,,red°k' , •$:4 , proved that the sale of th e l oa d i n quest i on was not el l ", be g' James Burnby, carter to Mr. 'Walker, proved that (10' order of.the defendant, took six trusses from the load 00 1 don, and carried the remainder to the Duke of stables. could Pat Mr. ALLEY, upon this evidence, admitted that be u - a ct t° answer the charge of non-entry in the book. ArithLl'oole l ,, l the other charge of embezzlement, he Said it depehu — . e bee" ; upoft the testimony of a fellow who ought himselt to hasecen tried at the Old Bailey for fraud, and transported* „a nd r y of all he said were true, he had contracted for the del lve a; more than 30 trusses, and that: number was delivere o de , coachman was the person with whom the contract /las melt'not the Duke of St. Alban's, w h o un dd u bt e dly had be ,iiie ( 31 1 r; ed ; but his coachman was the g r ea t er d e linquent, aft Nob" Alley) not help expres s in g hi s - sur prise that tne S uch Duke should keep him one moment in his service afte fat dficovery. The Learned Couns e l c o n t e nded further , identity of the hay was not sufficiently made out. 1 c oali ct ; The Magistrates (Sir R. BIRSUE a nd Mr. HALL' ) try, ed the defendant in the full penalty of .5/. for the non -e °tow" dismissed the other charge on the ground that it Vial n ciently made out in evidence, it being, in their rnih" s ,; s ttire" sible to rely . upon the testimony of Coulson , as to th e ' the bargain, without some corroboration. EZ/ZI2 ASTRONOMICAL NOTICE.---A.beaUtifn i fore tary group may now be seen a short time newt) sunrise ; Mfrcury,.Venus, Jupiter, and S : ; the -are all visible at the same time, and `'„i e ty morning he clear they shine with grea t s ri n i), dour. Mercury is in the -third sign (e ln i o ar and is now above the ho r izon more th an an arl' before sun-rise; Venus is in advance ° f Mer f Jupiter is before Venus, and Saturn be fnry 0 0' piter, the three last are in the second sign (railred CORONER'S INQUEST. —Yesterday an fn was held in the Committee Room, Bish ° P; i f e ett Workhouse, Dunning's-l a ne, 13ishopsei te- I,o l ' 5 before THOMAS SHELTO N , Esq. Coroner for 9 r o don, on_the body of Sarth Dowling, wh o 1 / 1 1! over_ by a stage coach, on Monday aft ers Verdict—" Accidental death. Deodand the coach and horses." DEATH FROM POISON.—A boy ' SiK Years oi(1; d j, whose parents reside in Green-street, 1 h e°" 01 11 ;' road, unfortunately drank some fly wat er on „titer for sweet wine, on Saturday last, and so° expired. 0. COURSE OF EXCHANGE, July - 3 C . F ie 7 Amateidam Ditto, at Sight l4 14 Rotterdam l9 4 4L C's Antwerp 37 9 Hamburg!) • 3O 10 O CP Altona 4O lii 7 ; I A Paris, 3 Day's sight Ditto Mourdeaux, ditto Frankforton the Main Madrid " 3 6 ctleo.o ,-, 0 Cadiz ' 6 0 ,4 Bilboa 35 Barcelona ierille . . • • '''''' ;401 Gibraltai Leghorn 47la Get Oa •;3i—Venice, Ital. Li r • Q ; l i, c ' , e' • f . OP Malta - 45 ---Nap1e5......... . - Palermo 511 Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro Dublin .... 94. Gorh . , f.). Pr' —c rl (71. i BULLION. P Portngal - Gold, ill Coin .................. L . ".° , `.. 9 Foreign Gold, in Bars _ , 3 13 , 0 7.:,tanda.".13 /.i.k.it: New ,4io, , i: i o n u 1: 1 1:0: New 1 .. 1i. . ............................................................... Reov.n T. thesl2acskth, of the e ll v l r i .: a c r ir ag ., e l : l h e o a u 7 s , e clu e Lincoln's Inn-fields, to Miss Jane, onl • surviving " Le a Os, 1 county of Essex. , ~niac s e r , or , On the 27th inst., at Chatham, Mr. J. Barl es ' e 11. A .-. street, Southwark, to Frances, widow of the Lit y - ... il oe , bert, of Smith-street, Westminster. lEll. ije , tt , efa r t of i b s i h r. o , ose ' 'Early on Tuesday morning last, in the Olt' .7, 4 b WS' 1 Mr. Joseph IVarryt Proprietor of the Old to lan e O 7 ree ' in the Strand.—He has left a large family On the 27th instant, Mr. Samuel Drinkstid, f set , i Sofa Tower-street, aged 33. cou n t y 0 On the 28th inst. at'Woodlands, 'in the cot in ~, Ole lo a. i n e, the infant daughter of Robert Harvey, . 68(1. aS, ..j$ S ock -la- On Sunda Sunday last, the 28th inst.. John Richar , si . ors 42d yeiir of his age, after A few days' illness, u Spitalfields. « f 4 at a c Printed and Published for the Pr. 0P R I EcT: vt 2 l ; T , fil R' , „ Office, No. 112, Strand, by J. 13 ' I "' / Se e 'wa r Pay Pf.,l tr e , w brie I t lb Af t , Vat on e ' 4t 01 114 1 ford, c‘, 4 b ur : t wu ' 44 ct .cow„ th r4 e 1; 11„ 4 li( a Nti tl , i„4