The Sun. — London, England, 1822-04-26 00:00:00

Tli E LONDON JeURNALS. EXTRACT? FROM THE D \ ILY MORNING PAPERS, ..-. l .pri/ 26, 1822. [NEW TIMES.] The following is an extract from one of our Russian letters :-- " ST. PETERSBURGH, APRIL 2. N. S.-The new tariff has had a favourable influence upon the prices of cloths and sugars, which are now in demand. Generally speaking, however, our mar kets are overstocked with goods. -" Nothing decisive is as yet known with re spect to-the question of war or peace. " It is confirmed that the Imperial Guard is on its march homeward from the frontiers. This circumstance is attribd ted to the enormous ex t at a distance from the is our Exchange and - cense of maintaining capital. The followin Stock Price-list, viz. : " London 9 21-32 Paris 99A Amsterdam 91 Hambro' 8 23-32 •Gold 390 Silver 377 Ducats 1175 Bank Note Prescriptions 102 5 per Cent. Metal-i liques 771 Buyers." 6 per Cent. ditto 92 " From Antwerp, under date of the 23d inst., we learn that the trifling depression which the day before took place in the Exchange of that place had been fully recovered, that the present price was 395. 4d.—all Public Securities were improving, and a further advance was expected. " The affectation of importance which The Times attaches to the idle story of the French and Spanish Ambassadors having been recipro cally withdrawn from Paris and-Madrid, in con sequence of disagreements between the two Courts, was yesterday laid hold of by certain persons, to throw discredit on the Spanish Bonds. It is raker absurd to appeal to a paper which has shewn such utter ignorance of foreign politics as an authority for any important measure of that kind. however, the Bears of Spanish Stock could not otherwise forward their specu lations. The Bonds, nevertheless, continue to be in demand, at the price of 65.1 money." IMORNING CHRONICLE.] The following is an extract from the letter of an experienced Merchant in Jamaica, dated 12th ultimo, and received by the last packet. The circumstance of a prohibition to export from New Spain the precious metals, almost the only com modities it can at present furnish, is in other words to..say that there shall be no trade what ever; and, respectable as is the authority from which the following 'information is derived, we must confess we cannot bring ourselves to give implicit credit to it. It would be creating a difficulty without any, conceivable object, and indeed would warrant us in considering the men in authority as totally destitute of common sense At present no clearances are granted at Vera Cruz, for any part. The exportation of every thing is prohibited, so that return vessels are 41.10ne able to bring away ballast. Precious metals .are - not now allowed to be shipped, as they for- M.e.rly were, not even on the paytilent of 21 or 25 per cent. In fact, the prohibition is total. We are daily, expecting here the Tamer frigate, which about three months and a half since left this Island for Vera Cruz direct, and by her we shall ru doubt learn the state of Mexico with more certainty. From Columbia no recent news has been received here. At present there is an ar mistice in force there ; that is, among both par-, ties occupying positions and territory from Guay aquil 'to Santa Fe. This armistice, President Bolivar made with the Royalist Chiefs . some little time agO, so that although General Cruz Murgion, a very liberal man, and formerly Governor of Panama, is in Quito, and acting as the new Vice roy, most probably things have remained quiet ; but the expiration of the armistice is now at hand, and we have not learnt whether hostilities will recom►nence, or whether some arrangement has 'eeen made to spare the further effusiott of blood."' [MORNING POST.) Lord John Russell's motion on Reform came before ihe. Manse of Commons last night. We are not aware upon what treaty of alliance, offen sive and defensive, among the Opposition, the sovereignty of this measure has been ceded into the hands of the Noble Lord, and- the abdica tion of Mr. Lambtou obtained from. his Radical usurpation. This much, however, is certain, that lchat has been. lost in violence has been gained induration. Last night Lord John Russell rose at six o'clock, and continued speaking until a quarter - past nine, having, in the space of more than three hours, strained carefully all the curious things which he has hitherto been able to collect, into a Reform speech of very flimsy consistency. The main point with which he started was, that in the course of the last thirty years a most extraordinary change has taken place in the condition of the people of this coun try, as to wealth and knowledge. Our readers will doubtless anticipate, that for the purpose of urging Reforin on this ground, the change must . have been greatly for the worse, that the Noble Lord proved our wealth, knowledge, and re sources of every kind have woefully deteriorated in the above interval. The fact is exactly the re verse. To spew that Reform is indispensable, he has gathered an immense heap of circumstances, incontrovertibly demonstrating that since the year 1790 the wealth, commerce, knowledge„ and power of the ,country have increased in finitely beyond any precedent, perhaps, in the history of the world. But how did it escape his Lordship's notice that he has thus, we may .say, settled for ever the question of Reform, and satisfied any reasonable. man of its being abso lutely unnecessary"? When we have the best possible eviJences of the best of good Govern ment—the only obtainable tests of living under the wisest form of Constitution—we are at a loss to conceive a more egregious instance of folly, titan wantonly to change its essential character istie. We refer our readers to the curious par ticulars from which Lord John Russell has de duced our amazing advancement in every, respect for the last thirty years, and then ask fearlessly if they are not the best eulogium which could be pronounced upon that system which renders England at once the envy and admiration of the universe ? [TILE TIMES.] An official article from the Berlin Slate Ga zette, of the 16th inst., confirms in their whole extent those assurances by which we, on autho rity no less solid than if it had been official, have more than once within the last month endeavoured to guard the public credulity against a succes sion of impostures and fabrications, assuming the character of direct intelligence from Constan tinople and Vienna. When it was said by others that the Russian Ultimatum had been rejected, we warned the readers of The Times against prematurely believing what we considered a more than suspicious fact. When it was posi tively, nay angrily, asserted that all diplo matic intercourse had ceased, and that war was hourly expected, we . again remonstrated against too eager an admission of tales so easily thrown into circulation, confessing the future possibility of such unfortunate results, but utterly denying the sufficiency of the evi dence adduced for them. It appears that we were justified in our cautions. The State Gazette of Prussia declares that the far-famed Note to the European Ministers, alleged, as the public know very well, to have been delivered by the Reis-Effendi on the 3d ult., was the " invention of some mercantile house," to serve its own gambling purposes. The Austrian Observer an nounces likewise, that it has been authorised to describe the warlike reports which have been circulated for some weeks, aS " meriting no cre dit whatever." Having done our own part to wards preventing imposition, and saving thou sands of individuals from ruin, we can only lament that equal efforts were not made in other quarters at an earlier period than this. [BRITISH PRESS.] Lord John Russell brought forward his pro mised motion in the House of Commons last night, for a -Reform in the Representation of the people in Parliament. 'Vile great importance of the subject, the deep ititerest which it has excited in every part of the country, with the distinguished talents, the extensive learning, and the high rank of the Nobleman who had undertaken the task of • submitting the question to the House, drew toge ther a large assembly of Members. Lord John Russell's speech presented an able exposition of the subject. It was replete with constitutional learning, and was distinguished alike by deep research and the judicious application of recogniz ed principles,established in other ti mes,to the pre sent though altered circumstances of the country. He came prepared to offer a plan of Reform, and thus encountered the old objection of the enemies of Reform, that the Reformers confined them selves to vague propositions, in which was to be found nothing definit e or. positive. Lord John Russell's motion was in the form of - a Resolution, pledging the House to an earnest consideration of the expediency of a Reform, and should this motion be carried, it was his intention to move for leave to bring in a Bill for placing his plan in proper form before the Hotise. The Noble Lord reminded ;the 'House that Lord 'Chat ham's scheme of Reform • contemplated an addition of one hundred Members to. the representation of Great Britain, and that a similar project was successively approved by Mr. Pitt and Mr. Fox, with this distinction between the two latter, that the former would give the whole of this increase to the representation of the coun ties, while the latter preferred giving it to the great towns. 1r increase of 100 Members in the House of Cbrnmons has actually been since effected by means of the Union with Ireland, and this circumstance was noticed by Lord John Russell as casting some difficulty in his way in pursuing a similar scheme of Reform. This diffi culty, however, he proposed to obviate by strik ing away •100 Members from the representation of the small Boroughs, and giving an equal num ber to places of greater importance. Of this number,.:6o Members should be chosen by coun lies, and: 40 by large towns. The Noble Lord's first Resolution was strongly opposed by the Ministers, • and on a division was rejected : the numbers being, for the motion 164—against it 269 'Majority 105. . • [MORNING HERALD.] The discussion in the Douse of Commons on Wednesday was more remarkable for its length than its importance; and if there 'be any matter for surprise in the result, it is that the minority was even so numerous as it proVed. It is one question, whether Mr. Hunt's case was one which called for the interference of Parliament ;---and another, whether, his confinement should be shortened or alleviated. The career of Mr. Hunt has been mischievous in the extieme ; and there is nothing in his character—neither imbecility nor enthusiasm—to palliate the wounds he has inflicted upon the public peace, or his being the main cause of the sacrifice of more than one wretch's life, by his inflammatory but artful practices— always contriving, but in one instance, to keep himself at a secure distance from the desperate situation of his duped victims. He is, in fact, the last man who should be the object of public in terest or support. In his whole career there is not a trait of generosity, daring, or real public spirit—not an approach to any one virtue of a dema gogue. Nothing but blindness, bad taste,or insince rity, could account for his being patronized by per sons of any party deserving to.be so.called in this country. But it is another matter whether the Administration would not have done well in alle viating his punishment. The Report upon the state of the gaol proves that he suffered hardships beyond the contemplation of the law,—from the conduct of the late keeper—and, indeed, also from the differences of opinion between. the county authorities. For this he was entitled to reparation, either by remitting some portion of the time of his confinement, or by his re moval to a place where his health and comforts should suffer less. Perhaps also, his being an object of Ministerial grace, at his own solicita tion, would disarm him of much of his incendiary means. It would. send him foith a humiliated petitioner—not a martyr to what he will call the public cause. In. CQIICIUSIQII, his case did not call for the consideration of Parliament, but it does. for that of :Ministers. 5 =. . TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. General Post Office, Dublin, April 16. SIR.—A copy of the enclosed letter has been foiwatded to a London Evening Paper, but as modern Whigs do not much admire constitutional truths, I think it likely that the tditor of that Paper will not publish it ;—under This impres sion, I am induced to apply to you, and in doing so, to express (as their principal advocate) the deep sense the . Protestants of Ireland entertain of your efficient and unremitting exertions in sup port of our venerated KING and Constitution. I have the honour to remain, Sir, with great respect, your obedient servant, HARCOURT LEES. Esserprd, Ireland, March 13, 1822. Six,—ln your Evening Paper of Wednesday last, I ob serve a Note of a most insidious character, attached to an article connected with Mr. CANNING'S intended motion for admitting Jesuit Confessors (through the medium of Popish Peers) to legislate for a Protestant Church and State ; both of which they are solemnly sworn to undermine and overturn the first favourable opportunity that may present itself, after they shall be admitted into that very august Assembly, which- the Member of the House of Commons is so anxious to effect, be fore his appointment to the Government of India will deprive the Executive of his religious services, and the Legislature of his poetry in Parliament, as well as In the Councils of his Sovereign. The Note I allude to, Sir, is expressed in the fol lowing terms :—" This Act was passed in consequence of the " diabolical perjuries of the infamous TITUS OATES and his " associates." Now, Mr. Editor, in my exalted character of the Chief, (I may almost say the only) Protestant Advocate for this country, such is the base and degrading servility of the times, I have only to remark on this extract, seleCted by you from a bribed or interested historian, that if you can prove the substance of it correct, even to the capacity of JOSEPH HUME, you will immediately convict the Privy Council and both Houses of Parliament, of the year 1678, of being either rogues or blockheads ; for after the strictest investigation, not of OATES alone (mind), but of several most respectable wit nesses, first before the Privy Council, the House of Commons thus resolved, nrmine contradie;nte, " That there is and " hath been a damnable and hellish plot contrived and car " ried on by Popish Recusants for assassinating and murdering " the King, for subverting the Government and rooting out " and destroying the Protestant Religion." This House of Commons, Sir, was crowded neither by fools nor by factious place-hunting vagabonds ; and the consequence was, that their chief objects were the preservation of the life, the dignity, and the insulted character, of their Sovereign, and the protection of the Protestant Reformed . Religion against the mysterious and murderous attempts of the intolerant and idolatrous Church of Rome. Such, Sir, was the conduct that ought ever to be pur sued by a British House of Commons who were intent, not in harassing and calumniating Ministers, in order to drive them in disgust (or despair of being serviceable) from their posts, but whose never-ceasing exertions were devoted to the preservation of their King and the sanctity of their Church. Now, attend to the conduct of the Lords. In a conference between the two Houses-on the above vote, the following is the report :—" The " Lords have considered the vote of the House of Commons, " communicated to them at the conference, and have most " readily and unanimously concurred in it with them, nemine " contradieente,' and their Lordships are very glad to see that " zeal" (would to. God we could see something like it now) " which the Commons have shewn on this occasion, and do " fully concur with them, that the most speedy and serious " consideration of both Houses of Parliament are necessary for " prevention of the imminent dangers : in order whereunto " their Lordships have resolved to sit de die in diem fore " noon and afternoon, and desire that the House of Corn " mons will do the same." I think, Sir, this is conclusiv e against the validity of your historical researches in sup,. port of the intended Nabob's motion, and particularly so when you are instructed that Lord STRAFFORD was not convicted so much on the testimony of OATES as from the evidence of a Brother-Conspirator, a holy Friar, by name Tun- BEEVILLE, who turned approver; as also, that his Lordship_ was not executed in the fervour of apprehension, nor until two years afterwards. Bu s t the most incontrovertible proof of the plot is to be found in the conviction of COLEMAN, secretary to the Duke of YORK, in whose Letters, acknowledg,ed.by himself, undeniable evidence was furnished of his being a principal Agent in this Popish transaction. So much, Sir, for the dia bolical perjuries of TITUS OATES. Now a, word as to the Test-Act of 39 Charles 11. "having been passed solely on ac count of them," which you and the Editor of the Guardian be lieve. If_ you will look back to the year 1674,:inu will find that a similar Test was then proposed in the Commons, (four years, mind, before Trrus OATES and his perjuries were ever heard of,) and whilst they were preparing a Bill to make this Test general, the King put a stop to the measure by proroguing the Parliament; and this his Majesty did under the direction of his Jesuit Confessor, who well knew, that if lie could keep open the Parliament to TIIE POPE, every thing else would fol low in good time, as will be the case, at least in Ireland, if you now admit his Holiness's Peers--for_the Papist Laity will soon succeed. That this was the secret conviction of Charles the Second also appears from the damning fact that he had assent ed the year before to a Bill, in which the Oath was nearly of the same import, but the difference consisted in this ; and I ear nestly implore England, at this hour of danger, to attend to it, —the former only related to Offices of trwd, the letter to Seats in Parliament. In short, Sir, 'open the doors once to Popery, in any shape, and I will tell you where your Constitution will be in ten years' time. , f I have the honour, Sir, to subscribe Myself, Your obedient servant, HARCOURT LEES. THE GREAT UNDERTAKING BY CAPTAIN SLOWMAN.— This match for 200 guineas, to go from London to Wetherby, Yorkshire, and return, in six days (356 miles); is going on. The Captain started from Finsbury-square on Monday morn ing, a few minutes past twelve o'clock, and he had bye bets to do 85 miles the first, and 75 the second day. He arrived at Alconbury, between 60 and 70 miles, at nine o'clock on Mon day evening, and reserved himself for the 75 miles, having given up the 85. He arrived at Grantham (45 miles) between one and two o'clock, and reached the 142 miles from Londog at eleven at night, which completed 75 miles the second' day. He rested six hours, and went through Doncaster, incoo'. be tween eight and nine o'clock on Wednesday morning, and our correspondent left him within eleven miles of half his distance, at seven o'clock in the evening, well. He travels in flannel, with very thick shoes. Tao TTING MATexEs.—Yesterday morning, between six and seven o'clock, the sporting world were highly gratified in witnessing a most excellent trotting match on the Woodford road. Two Gentlemen respectively drove two celebrated mares in harness against each other, in order to ascertain their speed. Both parties had sat behind them on former occasions, and it would have been an admirable race had not one of the mares broke into a gallop three times. In consequence of the other not striking out of a trot, she won the match more easily than might otherwise have been the case. The winner did the ten miles in forty-one minutes. Several bets were pending on the result, and a great number of horsemen were present. To wards close of the race, a heavy shower of rain came on, and the company were literally drenched. KING'S DRAWING ROOM. LADIES' DRESSES. (Continued from our Paper of Wednesday.) Hon. Miss Charlotte Addington—A superb dress of em broidered tulle, bordered with silver lama, elegant bouquets of roses and tulle in .the most tasteful manner intermixed with silver ; rich blue manteau, superbly embroidered with silver wreaths, to correspond with the petticoat—head-dress, diamonds, pearls, and feathers. Hon. Mrs. Harriet Addington—Pink and white petticoat, jessamine most with silver Luna, and clusters of roses a nd most elegantly displayed ; white manteau, beautifully em broidered with pink and silver bouquets, to correspond with the petticoat—head-dress, feathers, diamonds, and pearls. Hon. Mrs. Cawthorne.—A silver lama dress, richly trimmed with a profusion of blond lace and silver lama ; manteau of rich emerald satin, elegantly trimmed with garniture en tulle and lama. [lead-dress, ostrich plume and diamonds. lion. Miss Kerr Gordon—A rich silver lama dress, elegant ly trimmed with blond lace and silver lama; manteau of rich emerald satin, superbly trimmed with garniture en tulle and lama—head-dress, diamonds and ostrich plumes. The Hon. Miss De Grey—Over a petticoat of rich white satin, wore a dress of tulle, embroidered with 'silk, intermixed with flowers, terminated with a rich border of tulle and satin : the manteau of rich figured silk, colour of apple blossom, ele gantly trimmed.with gauze., lis, and satin ; body and sleeves trimmed with blond—head-dress, diamonds and feathers. Twollon, Misses Townshend—Pink net dresses, richly em broidered with steel beads; trains, pink satin. Two HOn. MisseS CaVendish—Net dresses, tastefully orna mented with blue flowers ; trains, blue watered gros de Naples. The Hon. Miss Forester—A silver net dress, over which satin, superbly embroidered with lilac fancy flowers, and. silver wheat ; the body and sleeves tastefully ornamented with bunches of heliotrope and silver wheat, and trimmed with French blond, &c. ; train, pearl white gros de Naples, trimmed with silver French blond, &c.—head-dress, a bandeau of diamonds and feathers. Hon. Miss G. Forrester.—Same as Miss Forrester. Hon. Miss Twisleton—Silver tissue dress, ornamented with blush roses ; train, white watered gros de Naples, with blush rose wreaths and pink topazes. Mrs. T. Duncombe—A rich embroidered net dress, trim med with satin ; train, blue satin. ?d rs. Peploe--A net dress, richly decorated with blue flowers and BrusselS lace; train to correspond. Mrs. H. Dawkins—A net dress, elegantly embroidered in floss silk, and decorated with blond ; train, rich white figured silk. Mrs. William Stuart—A beautiful dress,. embroidered' in steel, pearls, and white roses, the tass of the same, trimmed with valuable and scarce Brussels point; train to correspond, composed of beautiful French white figured gros de Naples— head-dress, feathers and diamonds, chinesse et sabats de cour. Mrs. Portel—A beautiful dress% composed of white tulle, embroidered with steel ; an apron very handsomely embroidered to correspond ; train, pink satin worked in steel—head-dress, plume and diamonds, chinesse et sabats de tour. Mrs. Wadham Wyndham—A rich gold lama dress, ele gantly trimmed with a profusion of blond lace and gold lama; manteau of rich white satin, superbly embroidered in gold lama ; head-dress, diamonds and ostrich plume. Mrs. Curtis—A white net dress, richly embroidered in pearls, and elegantly trimmed with blond lace. ; garniture en Perles to correspond ; manteau of rich pink satin,- superbly trimmed with garniture en satin and perles--head-dress, ostrich plume with pearls and diamonds. Mrs. Major Shubrick—A white net dress,richly embroidered• with pearls and silk, and trimmed with a profusion of blond . lace and pearls ; manteau of r i c h w hit esa ti n , w ith a su p er b gar niture en perles—head-dress, diamonds and ostrich plumes. Mrs. Boehm—A white net dress, richly embroidered in pon ceau, and elegantly trimmed with a profusion of blond lace, garniture on satin and ponceau to correspond ; manteau of rich white satin, superbly trimmed with ponceau net and satin— head-dress, rich diamonds arid ostrich plume. Mrs. Portman—A rich silver lama dress, profusely trimmed with silver lama and blond lace ; manteau of rich geranium satin, with garniture en tulle and lama—head-dress, diamonds and ostrich plume. Mrs. Hohhouse—A rich dress of pink satin and tulle, elegantly bordered and ornamented with silver ; mantua of the richest white satin, tastefully finished with a border of pink and silver —head-dress, ostrich feathers, pearls, and diamonds. Miss Plumer —A beautiful robe of tulle over white satin, richly embroidered in steel, and trimmed with blond ; train of pale amethyst-coloured gros de Naples, elegantly•bordered with blond and satin to correspond—head-dress, ostrich feather, with amethysts and pearls. Mrs. Delpey—A net dress, with rich satin trimmed ; train, white satin. Mrs. Maitland—A rich white watered gros de Naples dress, magnificently trimmed with festoons of blond,. elegantly looped up with leaves of satin; body and sleeves richly o r n a m e nted with blond and satin; a train of superb figured lilac Bros de Naples, trimmed to correspond—head-dress, a profusion of feathers and diamonds. Mrs. Garth—A most magnificent silver lama dress, beauti fully trimmed with blond and silver ; body and sleeves elegant ly trimmed with silver and blond ; a tram of rich blue satin, ornamented, with silver and flowers—head-dress, a profusion of diamonds and rubies. Mrs. Mundy—A superb gold lama dress, beautifully orna mented with acorn flowers and wheat ; body and sleeves richly trimmed with blond and gold : a train of rich green figured satin, elegantly trimmed with flowers and blond. Mrs. Robertson—Wore a dress of tulle over white satin, very splendidly embroidered in gold lama ; the bottom was taste fully designed in a most beautiful shell wtern • garniture, headed with rouleaus of go ld ; t h e corsage trimmed with. su perb Brussels point, surmounted by a full ruche of tulle em broidered in gold ; manteau of scarlet velvet, ornamented with rich gold fringe—head-dress, a large plume of white ostrich feathers, wreaths of amethysts, necklace and ear-rings to cor respond ; lappets of Brussels point. Mrs. William Shedden—Wore a dress of tulle over white satin, splendidly embroidered in gold lama, and finished with a most beautiful shell pattern flounce headed with rou laus of . gold ; the corsage trimmed with costly Brussels point, surmounted with a full ruche of tulle embroidered in gold ; manteau of rich lilac velvet, ornamented with a superb gold fringe—head-dress, a large plume of white ostrich feathers, wreaths of amethysts, necklace and ear-rings to correspond; lappets of Brussels point. Mrs. De Crespigny—Tulle dress, richly embroidered with beads, and trimmed with blond lace and satin ; train of white gros de NapleS onU, handsomely ornamented with rich applique trimming—head dress ostrich feathers. Mrs. vfadryll Cbeere-Rich white applique dress, elegant broad blond trimming ; train to correspond—bead-dress, silver lama turban and ostrich feathers. Mrs. S. Thornton—Rich blue and silver dress ; train to cor respond—head-dress, blue and white feathers.:- _ Mrs. Grant, of drant—A splendid tulle dress superbly em broidered in steel, arid ornamented with blond and diamonds ; an elegant white watered groskle Naples manteau; with a superb border of steel blond, &c. to correspond—head-dress, profusion of diamonds and ostrich feathers. Mrs. Chaplin—White satin dress, with rich garniture of tulle, beads, and chenille, body trimmed with point; train of French lavenderfiguredg gros tie Naples—head-dress, turban, with fea thers and diamonds. Miss De crespigny—Tulle dress, embroidered with steel and chenille ; pink train—head-dress, ostrich feathers. Miss Bowels—A white net dress, richly trimmed with pink satin and net ; body and sleeves ornamented with blond and satin; a train of pink satin, trimmed to correspond. 'Miss A. M. Buller—Rich pink and lama tulle dress, over white satin; train of pink and silver—head-dress, white feathers and precious stones. Miss Dallas—Tulle dress, over white satin, trimmed with blond, and tastefully ornamented with flowers; train of rich blue satin -bead-dress, feathers and pearls. Miss Maitland—A white net dress, richly trimmed with blue satin and flowers ; body and sleeves ornamented with blond and satin • a train of blue satin, elegantly trimmed with satin net and fowers—head-dress, a profusion of emeralds. • Miss Delpey--A net dress richly embroidered in crape and chenille ; train„.green gros de Naples. - Miss T. Duncombe—A net dress, richly ornamented .with satin and roses train, white satin. - Miss A. M. Dawkins—A net dress, richly embroidered in floss silk, decorated with red carnation ; train, ponceau gros de Naples. Miss Portel—LA beautiful dress, composed of pink net, with fancy flowers • train of white satin and net,--bead-dress, plume and pearls; chinesse et sabats de cour. .Miss C. Slade-41 gold lama dress, .richly embroidered and profusely trimmed with blond lace and gold lama; manteau of rich white satin, superbly trimmed with gold lama to correspond —head-dress, Siamonds and ostrielnplume. Miss Bentield—Elegant silver lawn dress, over a rich white satin slip, blue manteau, richly trimmed with silver lama and tulle—head-dress, plume of rich. ostrich "feathers. Miss 31. Marrie—A dress exactly similar to her sister. Miss Onslow—A rich silver and blue lama dress, elegantly trimmed with blond lace and silver lama ; manteau of rich blue satin; with garniture en tulle and lama to correspond—head dress, pearls' and ostrich plume. - Miss Parker—A rich blue silver lama dress, richly , trimmed with a profusion of blond lade and silver lama ; manteau of rich blue satin, with garniture 'en tulle, and lama, to correspond— head-dress, pearls and ostrich feathers. Miss Portman—A white net dress, richly embroidered in silk k and profusely trimmed with blond lace; garniture to correspond; manteau of rich sapphire blue figured silk, superbly trimmed with garniture en satin and tulle—head-dress, pearls and ostrieh plume. _ - Miss Cockayne—A white net dress, richly embroidered in blue, trimmed with a profusion of blond lace ; garniture to correspond ; manteau of rich blue satin, superbly trinuiied en tulle and satin—head-dress, pearls and diainon-dsi- with os trich plume. Miss Waller—Over a peticoat of white satin, a dress of tulle, richly strewed with pearls, and encircled with .a magnificent border of the vine, from which hun g largedusterl of grapes en perles, the whole terminated with an elegant garniture of satin and peals ; body and sleeves ornamented with a profusion of fine blond; manteau, colour cceur de thou, with a rich border of satin and tulle—head-dress, ostrich feathers and a magnifi cent display of brilliants, opals, and pearls. Miss Anna Waller—The same. Miss Duncan—A tulle petticoat, elegantly euabroidered in pink, and tastefully designed, over a rich white satin ; corsage and manteau of rich pink satin, trimmed with pearls and blond lace—head-dress, an elegant plume of pink and white ostrich feathers, and pearls. Miss Naylor—White tulle dress, ornamented with pink roses, over white satin ; train of rich pink satin—head-dress, white and pink ostrich feathers, with pearls. Miss Harewood—A net dress, richly embroidered in steel ; train, white satin. . _ Miiss Jones--An elegant tulle dress in columns of pink and yellow satin, each terminating with a bunch of yellow and pink roses, the border of tulle, intermixed with satin; body and sleeves superbly trimmed with blond lace; robe of figured pink sars net with a rich border of pink and y e ll ow roses to correspon d with the dress--head-dress, feathers and'diamonds. Marrie--Virhite tulle dress over white satin, tastefully ornamented with orange flowers and jessamin ; white satin train en suite—elegant heatt-dress of pearls and ostrich feathers. Miss Ord—A beautiful "tulle dress,. embroidered with pink, ornamented tastefully designed; the body and sleeves elegantly ornamented with blond lace and small bouquets of roses ; whirr satin manteau, embroidered with pink, to correspond with Le. , dress--head-dress, feathers, pearls, &c. A considerable part of the dresses of the Ladies who 'appeartic! at his Majesty's drawing room on Tuesday, were importations from Paris, notwithstanding the duty of N per cent. on their importation. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, APRIL 25. ABBOTT V. YOUNG. Sergeant Hu LLocx moved to set aside th e ver dict g i ven f o r the plaintiff in this case, on the ground of perjury committed by two of the witnesses, and also excessive damages. It was an action for breach of promi se o f m a rr i age tried before Mr. Justice BAYLEY at York. The plaintiff had lived servant with the defendant, a farmer, and left his house in ‘, family way." A promis'e to marry her was proved by the plaintiff's two sisters, who also swore that the plaintiff could neither read nor write: In consequence of their evidence, the defendant was precluded from offering in evidence a letter which be had received from the plaintiff: and which would have led -the Jury to presume no promise of marriage had ever been given. The 'Learned Serjeant said, he had an affidavit to prove the plaintiff could write five years ago. The Court were desirous of hearing the letter, and Mr. Serjeant Bullock read the contents. It called' upon the defendant to provide for an infant child the plaintiff had by him, but said nothing about a promise of marrriage. The Court under all the circumstances granted a Rule to skew cause. THE KING V. JOHN REECE BISHOP, ESQ. Mr. CAMPBELL shewed cause against a Rule obtained last Term, callin„g on the defendant, one of the M ag i s t ra t es of Car marthen, to Shew cause why a criminal information should not be filed against him for divers corrupt practices in the per formance of his Magisterial duty. The charges, ten in num ber, related to the infliction of fines, which it was alleged Mr. Bishop received and applied to his own use. He was alio charged with breaking open a box containing money and-se curities, the property of one Jones, which had been deposited in his hands for the purposes of justice, and of taking the money for his own use. Mr. SCARLETT, who moved for the information, admitted, after hearinn• all the affidavits in answer to the charges, that the Court could not grant the information. MP. TAUNTON rose to address the Court after Mr. Scarlet had been heard in reply, and the Judges intimated that they would hear him another day. In the course of this proceeding, Mr. CAMPBELL contended that no Magistrate in England had ever been placed in a situa tion so perilous as Mr. Bishop, whose conduct he was desirous should undergo the strictest scrutiny. It was clear, upon the affidavits, that there was not the least pretence for the imputa tions cast on that (gentleman's character. The whole was to be ascribed to a vindictive feeling on the part of a brother Magi strate who appeared to be the prosecutor. OLD BAILEY. Yesterday Captain R. B. J-,--- was put to the bar, charged' with stealing a 201. Bank-note, the property of Mrs. NellY Proby, in her dwelling house, at Rompstead ; but on bein g Called the‘Prosecutrix did not appear, and her recognizance t i s ordered to be estreated, and the Captain to be discharged. '- appeared to have . a long written defence in his hand. Edmund Desmond and John Davis stood indicted for 131, 1 " glariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of N l. ' Russell; the eminent law-stationer, and stealing therein two watches, and upwards of 501. Guilty—Death. John Nightingale stood indicted for wilful and corrupt per jury, in having sworn on the 22d of December, that he was n° t present at the Waggon-office of Messrs. Russell on the daY named in the indictment; in company with a man named Johl! Paynter, a porter in the house of Messrs. Perring, and who had been sent with a parcel containing 13601. The circumstance s of the case were detailed in this Paper on the trial of Paynter. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, and the RECORDER sen tenced him to be imprisoned Six Months in Newgate, and then to be transported for Seven Years. We feel sincere regret in announcing the stop" page of a long established, and most respectable Bank, in the county of , Norfolk. The conster' nation excited throughout the county yesterday morning was proportioned to the unlimited con.' fideuce reposed in this'establishment. The con' flexions, and credit of the firm, extended naive" sally through Norfolk, and the neighbouring counties. At Thetford,. Brandon, Stow-Marke r, and Bury St. Edmund's; the scene was truly dis" tressing. It does not ,appear that this unfortiv nate event is in any degree attributable to sPe' culation, high living, or imprudence. The indi' victuals of the firm have ever borne the highes t characters tor integrity .and solidity, Possessing as well the esteem as the respect of all ranks' . (Morning Paper.) The general belief-that Borthwick's trial 10 04 1 come on yesterday, brought a great concourse people to the.vicinity of the Court-house at an earl: hour; the persons assembled would have filled til e Justiciary Hall ten times. The interest excited 1)Y. the expectation that this important case would conic on then, was so great, that the door-keepers Wer e unable, without great inconvenience to the Par tie6 i to pass the jury, the counsel, and , the prisoner agents, who, as usual, are admitted by tick Under these circumstances, Bailie Craigie, t " acting Magistrate, and Mr. Cleland , found it neces sary to attend at the principal gate an hour befor: the opening of the Court,- by which order w¢ ~ preserved, and free .admittance procured fur tho.sit't who had tickets, and to the public generally, o the Court was filled. The crowd was kept froi pressing on the gate by a fe'W files o f }wile -a nd infantry.—(Glasgoto Courier, April 23.) • . Yesterday, at Saint George MAßßl 's . Chur ED ch, by the Rev. Georg _ Lock, the Hon. Robert Fulk .Murray Greville, to Cecilea Lock. DIED. On the 20th instant, at Eastbourne, Sussex, Mrs. E. 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