The Sun. — London, England, 1832-06-26 00:00:00

• 'Hewn, and shunned, as unfit for society and any useful occupation. There is nothing in the soil or climate or innate habits of the people to ac count for the good order which generally prevail , in these countries, for every one acquainted with history knows that previous to the establishment of parochial schools in Scotland, the people were the most restless, turbulent, and lawless race in Europe. They did not, in fact, assume their pre sent habits till after the reign of WILLIAM and MARY, when a law has enacted " that there be a school and schoolmaster in every parish," with small salaries to be paid by the landholders, and moderate fees from each scholar. The people in the south will no doubt be surprised at the small expense with which such a beneficial system is kept up when we tell them that more is paid to one English Bishop than all the salaries of the Scotch schoolmasters together. There are between 800 and 900 parishes, and with the additional schools, iu some of the large parishes, the number altogether may be taken a t 1,000, which, with a salary at an average of 251. a year for each, makes the total expense for salaries only 25,0001. A house and garden are also provided by the landowners, which probably do not cost more than 8,0001.,—at all events not more than 10,0001. annually. When it is known that for such a small sum schools are provided in every district, where the children of the poorest are admitted for a trifle, and where they acquire those orderly and religious habits which form the best qualities of good citizens, it is not going too far to say that it would be impossible to lay out in any other way the same money to the same advantage. The expense, in fact, is nothing, when compared to the sums expended in England merely in prosecuting criminals that can neither read nor write. Let education be more generally dif fused in that country, and then, but not till then, will crime decrease. The landholder would be the first to reap the advantage, and he would, besides, have the consolation of thinking that by expending a small sum in rearing up the youth of the country in proper habits, he would pre serve many of his fellow-creatures from utter ruin or an ignominious death. Applying the same rule to England as to Scotland, schools could be established in every parish for little more than a sixteenth part of what is now paid to the clergy of the Established Church. Lords ELDON and TENTERDEN both dis tinguished themselves last night in the House of Lords by their opposition to the Punish ment of Death Bill. From the former Noble and Learned Lord we expected such opposition as a matter of course, nor are we in the slight est degree surprised at the sentiments of the Chief Justice of the King's Bench, since we find the venerable Ex-Chancellor taking credit to himself for having been the means of raising so distinguished a lawyer to that elevated Judicial situation. The arguments of the Noble Lords were ably answered by Lord BROUGHAM, who observed, that "If he thought the announcement of capital punish ment had a tendency to prevent crime, he, for one, should be a friend to the continuance of the law in its present state ; but his objection was, that the law had so long threatened, and so long failed, to inflict capital punishment in such cases, that the threat now operated practically as no threat at all. When their Lordships saw upon how small a number the extreme punish ment of the law had been carried into execution, he thought they must agree with him, that the apprehension of capital punishment could not operate very strongly or extensively. In 1831, for instance, it appeared that 162 persons had capital sentences recorded against them for the crime of sheep-stealing, and of that number only on e was executed. In the same year, one hundred and twenty-five persons were sentenced to capital punishment for horse-stealing, and in not one of those cases was the sentence carried into execu tion. For stealing to the value of 51. in dwell ing -houses, 100 persons were capitally sen tenced ; and in this case, as in that of the con victions for horse-stealing, not one was executed. Of 387 persons, therefore, who were capitally convicted, and against whom sentence of death was recorded, only one person was executed. For all offences against property in that year the total number of capital convictions was 1,108, and, of those, on only 11 persons was the sen tence carried into execution. After all the chances which the criminal had, arising from the failure of the prosecution and conviction—. even when convicted, and sentence of death had been recorded adainst him, it was yet a hundred chances to one in his favour that the punishment would not be carried into execution." After some desultory discussion the Bill was ordered to be printed as amended. In the House of Commons Mr. STANLEY made some seasonable concessions to the Irish Reformers, which will have the effect of materially improving the spirit of the Reform Bill for Ireland. In the Committee four clauses were disposed of; and the Bill was ordered to be recommitted on Wednes day. The Paris p apers of Sunday have been re ceived, but are barren of interesting intelligence. Prince T ALLtYRAND, it is reported, has declined the Presidency of the Council, but it is only report. One thing is clear, that a more liberal Government than the present must soon be appointed, or LOUIS.THILIPPE will be num bered among the kings that were. The Irish estimates of miscellaneous services for the quarter ending 31st of Marc!► 1832, and for the year, from the Ist of April, 1832, to the 31 st of March, 1833, have been published, and present a decrease as compared with last year of 50,2201. The main items on which this saving is to be effected are 40,0001. for the employment of the poor —_a questionable saving, unless some better method be substituted; 6,0021. in the Chief and under-Secretaries' office ; and 17,5901. for criminal prosecutions ; both laudable reductions. But what will the public think of 60,0001. being required for the current year for administering Justice by criminal process ? Really things must be brought to a precious state, if year after year so much public money is to be wasted in vindi cating the laws in a country whale every new enactment but more embitters the popular ani mosity ! Let us, however, hope, that a better time is coming, when the people will have cause to look to the law for protection, and not regard it as at present, with all the horrors of a Tithe Proctor's visitation. We perceive an item of 26,6681. to enable his MAJESTY to purchase the several commis sions and appointments in the Battle Axe Guards of Dublin ! \Vlia: are these gentry for ?—to protect the Protestant cause—or to vie in absurdity with some Beef-eaters nearer home ? We hope to see such monstrosities abated in time coming. Dutch and Hamburg Papers have been re ceived. It would appear that the Dutch KING is mightily incensed at the late determination of the Conference to settle his dispute with Bel gium in a summary manner. The game of delay will answer no longer,—so_ that his MA JESTY must put his threats in execution at once, or submit to necessity : Bois-LE-Doc, JUNK 19.—The Prince Field-Marshal will go to Tilbury, the day after to-morrow. Persons who come from Russia say it is probable ; that a camp will be formed in the environs of Colsfeld, in the province of Munster. THE HAGUE, JCNE 21 —lntelligence having been re ceived of the appearance of the Cholera at Sheerness, in the Medway, in the county of Kent, that place, which was be fore among the suspected places, is now to be considered as nfected; and ships coming from it to perform fifteen days quarantine. - We hear that the Marquess of Dalmatia, the new French Ambassador, at our Court, will take up his resi dence in the hotel in Princes-street, lately occupied by the English Legation, which he had hired for a considerable time. A German paper says that, at the beginning of this month, notes were addressed by the French Government to the Northern Powers, respecting the affairs of Rhenish Bavaria, and that since the events of the sth and 6th of June, a note was presented by the French Minister for Foreign Affairs to the Ambassidors at Paris, in which ex planations were asked respecting the armaments of the Great Powers, and their sentiments regarding the cessa tion of this expensive system. LuxEmsunc, JUNE I6.—The fallowing is extracted from a letter from Frankfort The questio❑ of Luxemburg chiefly engages the atten tion of the Diet. The influence of Russia, and particu. larly of Austria, not to say the positive will of those two Powers, has removed the difficulties. It is plain that if the northern Sovereigns allowed such a violation of the act of the Confederation as the separation of a country belonging to it without the consent of all the members (and certainly some would object to it) there would be an end of the German Confederation, and part after another would he detached from it, and the bulwark which the North raised against France in the general reunion of the German Princes would be irreparably destroyed. If Russia thought no sacrifice too great to crush the revolutionary monster which appeared at the frontiers of its empire, if it had spared ❑either pain uor expense to reduce the Polish nation to obedience even at the risk of a general war, you may be very certain that it will abide by this system, and not suffer the Confederation to betray its dearest interests, and receive and include the Belgiins within its frontiers. This consideration, important as it is to Russia and Austria, is still more so to Prussia. But even were these considerations of less weight in the negociations, of which the Landon Conference is the centre, still the necessity of firmly attaching Holland to the Confederation, and remaining its Sovereign among the Confederate Princes, wool,' be of immense importance. The Diet is convinced of this, and, without very extraor dinary political changes in the south of Germany, it will not abandan a system tried by 17 years' experience. DUTCH FUNDS.-AMSTERDAM, JUNE J.)11 Actual Debt, 2X per Cent to !I% Amort Syndic, 7 0,i per Cent. 6S to 70 Ditto, ditto, 3j per Cent. ...... ....... ....... 554 to 55 Voluntary Loan, 1831, 6 per Cent., -935 i to 95 _.. ___.. ~•, 6 per Ditto, ditto, 1K32, 5 per Cent 7E4; to 79!4 •Dutch Papers, June :a HAMBURG: JUNE IS.—The Assembly of the Es tates of the kingdom of Hanover has resolved to direct the address in answer to the speech from the throne not directly to the King but to the Vice roy. The First Chamber, in adopting this mode proposed by the Second Chamber, declared that it certainly consi dered the old way of addressing the King directly more proper, and therefore agreed on this occasion with the ex press narration that it did not mean to adopt it as a pre cedent. The address, expressive of the most unlimited confidence and attachment to the King, and of the firm re solution of the States to second his Majesty in promoting, to the utmost, the welfare and happin-as of the kingdom, was presented to the Viceroy on the 16th, and answered by him in a very gracious speech. Marshal Beresferd has arrived at Hanover. Cassxt, JUNE I.s.—The law respecting the civic guard has been adopted, after the discussion of some dis puted points by the Assembly of the States, by a majority of thirty-nine to two votes. It is probable that the law will immediately receive the sanction of the Elector, and be promulgated. KONIGSBERG, JUNE 12.—Most of the ships that have sailed this year from Dantzic for England, France, and Holland, have had some Polish soldiers put on board, but the captains would not receive more than six or eight at once, fearing that a greater number, equal or superior to that of their crew, might overpower them at sea. In a few days, however, one of the largest Dantzic ships, with a crew of 22 men, with only Poles and the provisions for their subsistence, will set sail ; it is the Lachs, of 366 lasts burthen, commanded by Captain Jentzen. It is to convey 400 Polish soldiers to Bordeaux. The freight granted by th e Ki ng ' s G overnment is about 13,000 dol lars, including p rov i s i ons f or the Voyage llb. of meat p er man daily.—Humburg Papers, June 19. lIA SIBU AG, JUNE 19. --BORsE N- HA LLE, HALF -PAST Two O'CLOCK.—Since yesterday our Stock Market has increased in activity, and Austrian Bank Shares and Rus sian and Polish Funds might easily have been disposed of to-day at the prices quoted below. Discount 3 per cent. Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per cent. End of Jun e . 65% Anglo-Russian Loan Russian Inscription, 5 per cent., 1831 Polish Bonds ................................. Austrian Bank Shares 1141 Austrian Metalliques New Austrian 4 per cent. 77% —Hamburg Reporter. GRAND REVIEW IN HYDE PARK, By HIS MAJESTY, and PRESENTATION of CO LOURS to the Ist REGINIENT of GUARDS. This being the day appointed by his Majesty for view ing the three battalions of the Ist Regiment of Foot Guards, and presenting them with new colours, the road leading to Hyde Park was much thronged with company hastening to the scene. At about ten o'clock, detachments from the Coldstream and Fusileer Guards marched into the Park, and, with a detachment of the 14th Light Dragoons, from Hounslow Barracks, kept the ground. Shortly after, the three battalions of the Ist Regiment of Foot Guards, with their colours flying, and their band pi tying, marched into the arena, and immediately formed into line. The warlike and healthy appearance of the men excited the admiration of the vast crowds that had assembled. Shortly after eleven o'clock, his Majesty ar rived on the ground, dressed in the uniform of a Field- Marshal. He appeared in excellent health and spirits, and was attended by the Duke of Wellington, as Colonel of the Regiment, Lord llill, General Dalbiae, and a numerous staff of general officers. His Majesty was most cor di a l ly received by the people, the band of the first r eg i ment play ingGnd e save nt— t t he men he K in g HisMajesty then i nspecte d the eg im presenting arms as he pass e d through the line, and afterwards they form e d into columns and other military positions, going through the whole with a discipline and precision that appeared to give great gratification to his Majesty. During the proceed ings o f the day, his Majesty presented regiment with new the colours i n th e usua l man ner, which closed the spectacle. The Duke of Wellington will give a grand entertain ment in the evening at Apaley House. BRADFORD MARKET.-•--At this market, last Thursday, there was rather an increased demand h low wools, and the business transacted in plain-backs, lastings, &c., was greater than usual.—Halifax Express. On Monday an adjourned meeting of the Waterloo Ro oms Council of th e E dinburgh Political Union was h e ld i n the , to consider the propriety of dissolving the Union. Atter considerable discussion, it was put to the vote—" Dissolve or not dissolve ?"—when it was agreed by a majority not to dissolve at present.—Edin burgh Paper. ROLLS COURT.-(THIS DAY.) r JUDGMENT. LLOYD v. HARVEY. His Honour the MASTER of — the ROLLS gave judgment this morning in this case, in which the bill was filed for the purpose of having it declared that the plaintiff was en titled to two sums of 5,0001. The facts of the case were shortly these. On the marriage of the plaintiff with his present wife, the lady's father entered into an engagement that 5,0001. should be paid to the trustees of the marriage settlement within six months after her death. Some time afterwards he made his will, referring to the marriage settlement, stating that he had paid his daughter 2,0001., and gave her 5,0001. in addition to what had been secured to her on her marriage. Five years after the making of the will the testator executed a deed, which was endorsed upon the back of the marriage -settlement, providing a sum of 5,0001. for the use of the settlement. The question, therefore, was, whether the plaintiff was entitled to both the gift by the will and also by the deed. His HONOUR was clearly of opinion, upon the facts and circumstances of the case, that the presumption was against the plaintiff taking double portions, and ordered the bill to be dimissed, but without costs. WILLIMOTT V. OGILVY. His Hosoun stated that he had read the whole of the papers in this case, and he was now prepared to pronounce judgment, but as the Court felt that the psrties would be anxious to be present, he should postpone giving his de cision to Thursday. KING'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) THE RING V. PATRICK QUINAN. In this case, which was not concluded yesterday, when we went to press, the Jury found the defendant —Not Guilty. THE ICING V. PATRICK QUINAN. This was an indictment for perjury, arising out of the differences between Sir Waste! and Lady Briscoe, and was similar to the case tried yesterday, in which this defendant's wife was then defendant. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL declined to produce any evi dence, and the Jury returned a verdict of—Not Guilty. THE ICING V. FORD AND A LDRIDGE. This was an indictment against George Samuel Ford and James Aldridge, charging them with having conspired together to accuse William Ford of felony and forgery, and to extort from him a large sum of money, under the pretence of concealing the felony, and refraining from pro seeming the said Wm. Ford ; a second count charged the intent to be to induce William Ford to quit the realm ; a third count charged them with writing a libellous letter. The defendants bad pleaded—Not Guilty. Sir J. SCA RLETT said, the prosecutor, Mr. Wm. Ford, had had the misfortune or indiscretion to frequent a gam bling house in St. James's•square, of which the defendant Aldridge was the proprietor; the other defendant, Mr. George Samuel Ford, was an attorney, in Pall Mall. The Learned Counsel having detailed with minuteness the de tails of the case, called the following witnesses : William Ford, the prosecutor, stated that before Ja naary, 1831, he was acquainted with the defendants. Geo. Ford was a solicitor in Pall-mall, and had often been em ployed by witness, but in January, 1831, they were not on good terms. Mr. John Aldridge kept a " Subscription" house in St. James's-square; witness was upon speaking terms with him. During the night of Sunday, the 23d January, 1831, or early on the Monday morning, witness was at Aldridge's house, and from there went home; on going home at four o'clock in the morning he found a letter, and in consequence of reading it, he instantly went back to Aldridge's, taking the letter with him. Two gentle men, Mr.Strutch and Mr. M'Cahe were also at Aldridge's ; witness read the letter to Aldridge, and asked him if he had authorised Ford to write it ; he denied having done so, and he denied, at first, having seen Ford that day, but after wards he said he had given Ford instructions to make in quiry respecting a forged draft; and he said, however, that he had not made use of the witness's name in the conver sation with Mr. Ford. Ile denied having suspected wit ness, and said he was the last man in the world he would have suspected_ About nine o'clock the same morning, witness saw his attorney, Mr. Reynolds, of Golden square, upon the subject, and instructed him to see Mr. Ford, and to ascertain by whose authority the letter was written. When witness was at Aldridge's, on the Monday morning, he, Aldridge, said there was but one course to pursue, and that was to make an affidavit, then he could recover his money from his hankers, and then he could have fair play through Pearson and Co.'s Solicitor, Mr. Gates. On Tuesday morning witness called on Ransom and Co. and saw one of the firm; he gave them his address and re• quested their assistance in tracing the notes which had been given for the supposed forged check. On the evening of the same day witness went to Aldridge's house and saw him ; Aldridge made some advance towards him, but wit ness would not shake hands with him. Nothing more pissed on that day. Some time afterwards he went again and saw Aldridge, and a Mr. Somers together. Aldridge and Somers appeared to have been sparring and" tusling" by their dress being disordered ; Aldridge appeared to be angry. Several persons came Into the room and Aldridge rushing past them struck witness a blow, exclaiming that he, witness, was a forger, and that he could prove it. The let er was then read. It adverted to a forged check of 1781., was signed by the defendant Ford, addressed to the prosecutor, and dated Sunday, January 23, 1831. It stated that the writer had been employed by Mr. J. Aldridge to investigate the circumstances attending the forging, presentation, and payment, of a check for 1781., drawn on his bankers Messrs. Ransom and Co., on the 10th of January instant, and the result of the investiga tion he deeply regretted to say was calculated to place the prosecutor's conduct in a most questionable light ; that much consideration had been given by Mr. Aldridge and himself . (the writer) as to the course to be pursued, not because there was the least doubt as to the party, but as to the consequences; and it requested the prosecutor to call upan the writer to pledge himself that no offensive measures should be adopted towards the prosecutor going and returning ; that the writer's inett uction as to the course to be pursued on the following day were decisive ; that the writer was aware of the opportunity which this comutu nicatian afforded the prosecutor; but his answer as to the course he should pursue was waited for, requesting him to bear in mind that both the writer's instructions and duty prohibited his sending a similar communication, and that the morrow morning would produce consequences which would be irremediable. ' The witness was then doss-examined by the ATTORNEY GENERAL for the defendant Aldridge. Witness was of no profession or trade ; he resided in Maddox.stre e t, Bond-street, fifteen months ago, and for the last thirteen months had been a prisoner in the Fleet. Was not a married man. Was in the Fleet prison from an arrange ment made by Mr. Ford. Had been in the Kings Bench twelve years ago, and was there two or three years. He had been three months in Coldhath-fields for an assault on Captain Foster. That arose from witness's letter to Capt. Foster, on behalf of a friend, being disregarded, and witness horsewhipped him. lie had kept horses, carriages, and servants. 'Was very frequently at Newmarket and Doncaster. Had lived so for the last eight or nine years, excepting the thirteen months that he had been in prison ; was in no business or profes sion during the last eight or nine years; had no landed pro perty—had funded property; he depended greatly on his success in betting. Never followed any trade, but bad been c died a coal-merchant ; did not follow that trade, and did not lead it.—(Laughter.) Had been made a bankrupt by Mr. George Ford, who was then his attorney ; he did not fail for a large sum—it was under 5,0001. Had not the knack of imitating hand-writing ; might have done so in a joke after dinner, but did not recollect it—(A pa per produced.) lie thought that was the hand-writing of Mr. Gurney, a friend of his; the lower part of it be thought was his own writing, but could not tell. He re collected writing after Mr. Gurney and trying to imitate it, but it was many years ago, and done by way of a joke. Mr. Strutch was at Aldridge's house very early on Mon day morning, the 24 , th January, 1831, when the prose cutor came in with a letter, and very indignantly asked Aldridge it he had authorized the writing of the letter; Aldridge seemed confused and hesitated, but at length denied having authorized the writing of it. Some violent conversation oceurredl i but he:could not recollect w hat it was. Cross-txamined b y the • ATTORNET-GENERAL......YOU were nearly asleep I suppose? Lord TENTERDEN—it is not a place for sleeping, gen tlemen ought to be wide awake when they go to such houses. The witness in continuation said, he beard Aldridge say he had instructed his attorney to make inquiry respecting the forged cheque. Mr. JOHN REYNOLDS, attorney for the prosecution, stated that on the 24th of January, 1831, he took du , let ter to the defendant Ford and asked him on what ground he made such a charge against Mr. W. Ford, the prose cutor, observing there could be no objection to his giving every information upon so serious a charge. The de fendant Ford said he knew the writing of Mr. W. Ford, and on comparing what he called the forged check (which be produced) with a check (which lie also produced), written by Mr. W. Ford, he said he bad no doubt the forg e d one was drawn by Mr. W. Ford. He asked him if there were any other grounds for the charge but that, and stated that Aldridge denied giving authority to write. He expressed his surprise, and said that be would send immediately for Mr. Aldridge, which he did ; Mr. Aldridge came in a few minutes, and said he had given Mr. Ford full authority to :inquire into it, and to write the letter. Witness observed to Mr. Aldridge, that he had previously said he suspected another person of having written the draft ; Aldridge then looked at the forged cheque, and said he had no doubt of its being Mr. Ford's writing, and that he could swear to the figures. Mr. Richard Gurney knew the defendants ; saw the defendant Ford respecting the forgery in January, 1831, at his (witness's) office. The defendant knew witness to he a friend of the prosecutor, and so did Aldridge; wit ness was a subscriber to Aldridge's house, and was in the habit of attending there. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL and Mr. POLLOCK at con siderable length addressed the Jury for the defendant. His Lordship having summed up the evidence, said if the Jury believed that the defendants charged the prosecutor with the forgery, of which they knew him to be inno cent, then in law, they were guilty; but, if on the other hand, they charged him with an offence of which they had a reasonable ground for supposing him guilty, then their verdict should be for the defendants. The Jury then retired, and found both defendants Guilty on the first count. THE KING v. STEPHEN LUSHINGTON, ESQ. This cause was next called on. It was an indictment against Dr. Lushington, for a libel upon Mr. Walker, an attorney, and it was charged that the defendant, in the Mirror of Parliament, what purported to be his speech in the House of C inmons, upon a debate, in which (allu ding to Mr. Walker) Ise called the prosecutor a pettyfog ging attorney, who had been guilty of perjury and at tempted extortion. Mr. CAMPBELL was opening the case for the prosecu tion when our reporter left. LITERATURE. FAMILY LIBRARY, No. XXXII. LONDON, 1832. The present number of this miscellany con sists of the second and concluding number of the Sketches from Venetian History. It is embel lished with a sketch of the proud " Queen of the Adriatic," which though it necessarily, from the very nature of the view, makes sad havoc with all the laws of perspective, yet conveys the best idea, we have yet seen, of Venice. In ad dition to this, there are four other striking em bellishments of detached portions of the city, which are exquisitely engraved by Finden from designs by Prout, whose Venetian sketches are incomparably the best of the day. Of the lite rary department, suffice to say, that it is judi ciously selected and abridged from the larger works of the old Venetian historians (Guicciar dini particularly), and carries down the history of Venice to the year 1798, when by the infa mous treaty of Campo Formio, the republic was transferred to Austria—we hope not for ever. FINE ARTS. We have just seen two portraits (intended, we believe, for private circulation only) of the Mar quess of Stafford and the Duke of Devonshire, which bear as close a resemblance to the originals as it is possible for portraits to bear. They are engraved on stone, and are the productions of Mr. Wilkie, an artist who has acquired well-merited celebrity, by his lithographic likenesses of some of our most eminent living authors. The best of the two portraits is unquestionably that of the Marquess of Stafford, which evinces considerable delicacy of execution. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE--(THIS DAY. FROM LLOYD'S DEAL, JUNE 25.—Wind N. W., moderate.—Sailed the outward bound. GRAVESEND, JUNE 24.—Arrived the Surrey, Neale, from Van Diemen's Land. PORTSMOUTH, Jo NE 25. —Wind N. W.—Arrived the William, Howland, from Boston. PLEmount, JUNE 24.—Wind W., fresh gales.—Ar rived the Lord Wellington transport, from Portsmouth for Dublin ; and Coriolanus, Fox, from Trinidad. FALMOUTH, JUNE 24.—Wind W. to N. W., fresh gales and Equally.—Arrived the Edgar, Gibson, from Havan. nab, lost sails, bulwark., &c. CORK, JUNE 23. —Wind W.—Arrived the Leonidas tran.port, from Portsmouth for Halifax; and William, Howland. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 25.—Arrived the Doctor, ANN nald, and Hannibal, Loft, from New Orleans; Donald, Lothian, and Amity, Suttle, from Mobile ; Lady Douglas, Cocks, from New York ; and Feronica, Henderson, from Antigua. _ CLYDE, JUNE 23.—Arrived the Sir John Newport, Nichol:, from London. BRISTOL, JUNE 24.—Arrived the Sarah, Williams, from Charente. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, T WEL VE 0' CLOCK. The only arrivals this morning are French and Dutch mails, but no ship letters. By the former we have the following:— FRONTIERS OF POLAND, JUNE B.—The news from Poland continues very unfavourable. Amongst other sub jects we learn that more than 500 children have been taken from the house called Enfant Jesus at Warsaw, and sent into the interior of Russia ; most of their parents have emigrated. It is alo sta , ed from Warsaw that the wife of General Rocyzki, arhose husband is in France, in her de spair destroyed her children, after which she put an end to her own life. A great wimber of suspected persons have disappeared, and the Tribunals have condemned several that have been arrested to death or to transportation. Accounts from Frankfort state that several corps of Austrian troops have traversed the Palatinate, proceeding to Mayence, in order to replace that garrison. The information received from Bologna states that the affairs of Ancona become daily more serious, and that General Cubiers is in a difficult situation. Letters, dated the 3d of May, have been received this mornipg from Rio de Janeiro, stating that all was quiet there. The exchange comes the same as on the previous arrival—...33i 34, Stocks 45. By the Dutch mail this day we have the Dutch Funds considerably lower. The estafet from Paris this morning states, that Tal leyrand has had an audience of the King, in which the Presidency of the Council was offered to him. It is not known as yet whether he will accept of it. It does not bring any other news of importance. Consols, which left off yesterday at 852-. opened at 84} 85, owing to the Dutch funds coming near 1 per cent. lower than the last prices ; said to be owing to his Dutch Majesty being still obstinate, and wilt not listen to the last protocols ; also refuses to give up Antwerp at the appointed time of the Five Powers. Up to the present time we do not hear of any informa tion of the expedition of Don Pedro. It is believed by the well-informed, that he sailed on or before the 10th instant. In the Foreign Funds little doing at present. Dutch Stock is rather lower. HALF-PAST ONE. It is now generally suspected that the King of Holland has come to a resolution to put to the test the Northern Powers, and particularly his relations the Emperor of Ruoria and King of Prussia, to see if they will be stanch, if he is attacked and forced into compliance. Therefore, in a short time we may expect some important information from that quarter. The accounts from Brussels, received in Holland, in which it was stated by one of the Belgian Ministers that the Five Powers would compel Holland to give ep Ant werp, has caused great sensation there, and bad an cffect on their F un d s. Consol s h ave continued during the whole of the morn ing at 841 85 for the account, with little or nothing doing. At pr esent we have neither repo r ts nor political news. In th e F oreign Market nothing doing except in D utc h Stock, A v hi c h has receded per cent., 42i 49. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for account 84j 85. FOUR O'CLOCK CLOSING PRICES. Consols ....... Danish Ditto for Account sq Greek, 1825 — Brazili an Bonds 451- Mexican, 1825 3O Buenos Ayres... 23 Peruvian Chilian Ditto.... Russian . 981 Columbian 1824 Spanish EAST INDIA HOUSE.-(THIS DAY.) A special general meeting of the Proprietors was held to-day, in order to address his Majesty upon the late atro cious attack which WAS made on his Nfijesty's person. The minutes of the last Court having been read, The CHAIRMAN said, that a daring attack having,been made on his Majesty, a special Court of Directors was summoned on Friday last, when they agreed upon an Ad dress to his Majesty, which would be laid before the pro prietors, and it was hoped they would agree to it. The Address was then read, and carried unanimously. On the motion of Mr. Amax, it was ordered that the Chairman and Deputy Chairman, accompanied by as many Directors and Proprietors as may find it convenient to at tend. should present the Address. The Court then broke up. COURT CIRCULAR. His MAJESTY, attended by the Earl of ALBEMARLE, left the Palace at Windsor in a carriage and four, about three o'clock yesterday afternoon, followed by a second carriage and four, in which were Lord FREDERICK FITZ cLARENcE and Sir PHILIP and Lady SIDNEY. The KING arrived at Wimbledon-park about five o'clock, and alter honouring the entertainment given by the Duke of So. AERSKT, proceeded to town, where his Majesty arrived about nine o'clock. The QUEEN was expected to arrive at the Palace at St. James's last night from Windsor. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of KENT has become Patroness of the Be!grave Lying-in Institution, near Bel grave-square; and has forwarded the liberal donation of 251. in aid of the funds of the charity, accompanied by expressions of the kindest solicitude for its prosperity. The Duchess of KENT, attended by Lady CONROY, paid the QUEEN and Duchess of SAxE.:WmtAa. a short and early visit at Windsor Castle yesterday morning, it being the birthday of the Dubois of Saxx-WEImAR. The Princess AUGUSTA, attended by Miss WYNYARD and Sir BENJAMIN STErHENsoN, left town in a carriage and four yesterday afternoon, to attend the fete given by the Duke of SOMERSET at Wimbledon-park. Divine service was performed on Sunday before the Duchess of KENT and the Princess VICTORIA, and their Royal Highnesses' Household, by the Dean of CHESTER. The Duke of GLOUCESTER has given a donation of ten guineas to the Hospital-ship of the Royal Sailing Society. The Duchess of KENT entertained a large and distin guished party at dinner, on Saturday, at Kensington Palace. Viscount DLINCANNON, Lord OXHANTOWS, Lerd KIL.. LEEN, Sir ARTHUR CIIICHESEER, Sir JOHN NEWeORT, Mr. D. BRowNE, Mr. J. BROWNE, and upwards of 40 other Irish Members, assembled, by appointment, yester day morning, at the residence of Viscount ALTHORP, in Downing-street, and had a conference for upwards of an hour with the Noble Viscount and Mr. STANLEY. Colonel TORRENS, M.P., and Mr. STRICKLAND, bad an interview with Viscount GODERICH yesterday, at the Co lonial-office, respecting the South Australian Land Com pany. - The Neapolitan and Buenos Ayrean Ministers transacted business yesterday at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Earl Spencer, in St. James's-place, from his seat, Althorp Park, Northamptonshire; Captain Preston, R.N., at Morley's Hotel, Cockspur.street, from a toga; F. Fenwick, Esq., at the British Hotel, Jermyn-street, from a tour ; J. Cooke, Esq., at ditto ; the Rev. Mr. Corbett, at ditto ; John Wilbraham, Esq., at ditto, from Lancashire ; Robert Monkhouse, Esq., at ditto, from Durham; Lord George Lennox, at the Royal Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Goodwood, Sussex ; the Lord Bishop of Killaloe, at ditto, from Ireland; J. O'Neil, Esq., at ditto, from ditto; J. Marshall, Esq., at ditto, from Oxford; J. Jackson, Esq. and family, at ditto, from Lymington ; the Earl of Onslow, at the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle.street, from his villa, at Richmond; Lady Eyre Coote, at ditto, from the Continent; Mr. and Mrs. Hague and family, at ditto, from Yorkshire ; Mr. and Mrs. Reiley and family, at ditto, from ditto; Sir George Bailey Hamilton, Bart., at ditto, from Windsor Castle; Mr. and Mrs. Fitzwilliam, at Paine's Bath Hotel, Arlington.street, from the Continent; Captain Hopkins, at ditto, from Ireland ; the Right Hon. Lord Wynford, at Bryant's Hotel, Conduit.street, Bond street, from his seat, Lessons, Kent ; General Sir Henry Warde, Bart., at ditto, from his seat, Alresford, Hants; Admiral Lord de Sauroarez, at ditto, from his seat, Guernsey. DEPARTURES. Colonel Barnard, M.P., and Mrs. Barnard, from the British Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Cheltenham ; Captain Acheson, M.P., from ditto, for ditto ; Wm. Hartopp, Esq., from ditto, for Brighton ; Itobert Blanchard, Esq., from ditto, for ditto ; Mr. and Lady Louisa Tighe, from Symmons's Hotel, St. James's street, for Brighton ; J. Taylor, Esq., from ditto, for Hastings ; Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, from ditto, for Newmarket; Sir Hugh Stewart, Bart., from Morley's Hotel, Cockspur-street, for Ire land; Sir G. Nugent, Bart., from ditto, for Bucks; Colonel Wilson and family, from ditto, for New South Wales; Major Macan, from ditto, for Herts ; Miss Benson, from ditto, for Oxford; Mr. and Mrs. Cooper, from Paine's Bath Hotel, Arlington-street, for Cheltenham ; Wm. Seybright, Esq., from ditto, for Brighton ; Major and Mrs. Carter, from Bryant's Hotel, Conduit-street, Bond-street, for Dieves Hall, Herts. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TAT TERSALL' S. The Ascot settling was heavy, and took up a consider able time. It was succeeded by some brisk betting on the July Stakes, Goodwood Cup, and St. Luger. The Cup will be a great betting race. We subjoin the odds at the close:— JULY STAKES. 100 to 45 agst Lord Exeter's sister to Green Mantle GooDWoOn 6 to 4 agst Lord Chesterfield's Priam 3 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's St. Gilee 5 to 1 agst Sir M. Wood's Camarine 5 to 1 agst Mr. Chifney's Rowton 100 to 80 on Priam and St. Giles agst the field 50J to 4CO on Camarine agst Rowton DONCASTER. ST. LEGER. 9 to I agst Lord Kelburne's Retainer 9 to 1 agst Mr. Richardson's Fang 10 to 1 agst Mr. Beardsworth's Ludlow (taken) 12 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Margrave 12 to 1 agst Lord Cleveland's Trustee 15 to 1 agst Mr. S. L. Fox's Julius (taken) 16 to 1 agst Mr. Vansittart's Berle') 20 to 1 agst Mr. Walker's Francisca (taken) 20 to 1 agst Sir R. Bulkelev's Birdcatcher 23 to 1 agst Mr. Walker's Conrad NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING, 1832. MONDAY.-Mr. Stanley's Crutch, 83t. 71b. agst Col. Peel's Lochinvar, 7st. 61b. both 4 yrs old. T.Y.C. 100 h. ft. SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, 1832. MONDAY.-Lord Worcester's Copper Captain, Bst. 71b. agst Lord Chesterfield's Olga, Sit. 2. T.Y.C. 100 b. ft. 110 UGHTOZ , I MEETING, 1332. MONDAY.-Mr. Payne's Paddy, Bst. 71b. agst Lord Chesterfield's Whiskey, Bst. 31b. T.M.M. 100 h. ft. JULY MEETING, 1833. WEDNESDAY—Duke of Grafton's f. by St. Patrick apt Lord Chesterfield's La Bayadare, by Leirathan. T.C.Y. 100 b. ft. FIRST SPRING MEETING, 1834. MONDAY.-Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h. ft. D.M. Lord Chesterfield's c. by Leirathan (31b.) Lord Lichfield's Brother to Terry Alt. Duke of Grafton's c. by Reveller. Lord Verulam's f. by Mameluke (51b.) CRAVEN MEETING, 1835 MONDAY.—Sir M. Wood's f. by Emilius or Lamp lighter, Bst. 51b. agst Mr. S. Stanley's 1. by Lamplighter, Bst. 21b. D.M. 100 h. ft. TUESDAY.—Sweepstakes of 100 b. ft. D.M. Colonel Peel's c. by Emilius (31b.) Mr. Mills's c. by Lapdog (31b.) Mr. Vansittart's c. by Catton. Mr. Roberts's ch. f. by Whisker. Sir M. Wood's f. Mr. Thornhill's c. by Emilius. Goodwood races are fixed for the 14th of August. The Royal William steam-ship arrived at Leith, on Thursday night, in forty-five hours from London. —Scotsman. LITERARY NOVELTIES.—The following will he published in the course of the present week, by Messrs. COLBURN and BENTLEY, New Burlington-street : I. DRAMATIC STORIES, by T. ARNOLD, Esq. 11. EXCURSIONS in INDIA. By Capt. SKINNER. 111. The HIGHLAND SMUGGLERS. By J. B. FRA SER, Esq. Iv. PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE of a WOMAN of FASHION. V. FORTUNE-HUNTING. By the Author of " First Love." THE ALHAMBRA, BY WASHINGTON IR vlttc.—These volumes will be read by all who have a taste for the wild and pathetic with the greatest interest. The desolate, yet grand scenery of Spain, that land of song and chivalry ; the faded glories of the once-splendid Al himbra, sometime the habitation of the mighty potentates of the earth—the bright-eyed beauties of the land dancing the graceful bolero to the click of the castanet., are sketched with a vividity and freshness that enchant the soul of the reader, and make him fancy tbat he walks the sacred ground where kings and warriors have so often trod. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. Our courtly and Tory contemporary (the Morning Post) writes yesterday that " there are few things which have afforded us greater gratification" than the attacks of the Libera Press on Sir Robert Peel ! The Post then pro ceeds to a species of measured and ironical vin dication of the respective political characters of the Right Hon. Baronet and the Duke of Wel lington. The reputation of the former mock Statesman must be indeed reduced to a low ebb when his defence is monopolized and exclusively vested in the anti-Catholic Press, the only op position journals—the Morning Post, Stan dard, and John Bull. These three industrious confederates, it will be recollected, were recently the most bitter vituperators of Sir Robert Peel, and they have lately taken the character of the Right Hon. Baronet into their especial keeping. The Post asserts that the Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel " are, in all essential points of character, the antipodes of the present set of Ministers." Comparisons are usually odious, but this fact is the sum and substance of the un popularity of the two deceased statesmen ; and we heartily hope that Ministers will maintain this essential line of difference between themselves and their antagonists, that they will cease to confer pa tronage on those from whom they thus differ, and in every other respect become " wide as the Poles asunder." The Post affects to believe that the political warfare of the Independent Press against these two disgraced public men originates in the apprehension that they must inevitably sup plant a liberal Government. The Tories, indeed, again to rule this nation ! A Reformed House of Commons to work with a Tory Ministry, based on Tory principles! Good God ! what infatuation and pretended self-deceit ! The womb of possibility could not produce such a monstrous improbability as the duration of a Tory Administration for twelve months. It is notorious that the most sanguine calculations of the Opposition do not expect 150 returns to the new Parliament. We need only ask, how could such a miserable phalanx maintain a Wel liugton, a Peel, or a Coalition Cabinet, in power, againstsoo independent representatives ofthe peo ple, against the Press, and in opposition to public opinion ? The very notion is preposterous. If the present Cabinet cannot uphold itself, how could any other set of men hold office more aristocratic, and less consonant with the just expectations and demands of the popular party out of doors ? It matters not what is or may be the opinion of the Court—it matters not what may be the hedge-hog conduct of the Opposition Peers—a Reformed House of Commons will be a strait-waistcoat on the To ries, from the restraint of which they can never escape. Schedules A and B were the fulcrum of Tory domination ; with the extinction of the rotten boroughs, deposited in those sacred sar cophagi, departed the body and soul of corrup tion. Sir Robert Peel, with lachrymose, but doubtless sincere grief, pronounced, that if the Reform Bills became law there would be no government—meaning no more government of the Boroughmongers—no more successful re sistance to necessary Reforms—no more suc cessful cant and political hypocrisy. The com bustible addition of increasing popular instruc tion and knowledge will further complete the destruction of Toryism. Let not, therefore, the Tories lay the flattering unction to their souls; their return to power for 365 days is im possible. We are also much amused with the artful nature of their attacks on the present Mi nisters. Having befouled the nest of office with every description of corruption, and with accu mulated heaps of misgovernment, they turn on their successors, and charge them with the non removal of difficulties created by Tories. We wish Lord Grey had taken stock when he ac cepted office. He should have come down to the House of Peers with a plain exposj of the state of the country and of the Augean stable of corruption. He should have drawn out a debtor and creditor account. There was the Debt—the Bank Claims—the Colonial System, worn out and decaying for want of bold repair —municipal institutions cankered with time and grown out of fashion—the East India monopoly—the difficulties of the slavery ques tion, mainly originating in the inhuman and im politic neglect of wise legislation—laws in con fused heaps—the penal code written in letters of blood—the Court of Chancery a chaos of delay and expense—the common law a mystery and a crying nuisance—the utter absence of all provin cial or popular jurisdictions --corporations close, corrupt, and detested—the very appearance of a Mayor or Alderman the signal of a riot instead of the King's peace—the Church for centuries unreformed—tithes everywhere exclaimed against and pluralists and Simoniacal non-residents starving the working clergy, and outraging their congregations—trade and cominerce awfully de pressed and burdened with an overwhelming tax ation—the currency strangled by arbitrary and felonious legislative alterations, with Bank mo nopolies and usury laws overlaying commercial enterprise and mechanic ingenuity—lreland a scene of implacable party contests and a tithe civil war—the utter absence of any system of national education—the ancient and salutary amusements of the people terminated—the while civil, diplomatic, military, naval, and judicial patronage of the State in the hands of tile To ries and political adventurers—the unpaid Ma gistracy ill-performing the labours of impartial stipendiary jurisdictions—Swing nightly illumi nating the country—the people excited and rar ing at the refusal by Wellington and Peel of all refbrms, great or small—our artificial balance of power in Europe on the eve of breaking down, and every State on the Continent strug gling for freedom against despotic Monarchs or senseless aristocracies—the House of Peers swamped by a century of Tory creations—the House of Commons c or, tuwmpf corrupt Ispaila:ned rde t unpopular %oN o e eerile t rds rogreddm Grey r eturned sart:aystmagnani mously lmost sttlt p h w ( a )l s i t i t c h a e l a a ventured to take the reins of power. And what were the existirn , materials of a liberal Cabinet ? How was Lord Grey, without uniting many men of varying political principles, successfully to propose, agree, or carry, under such untoward and melancholy circumstances, a measure of Parliamentary Reform sufficient to satisfy the just and loudly expressed demands of the people, thus to avert a direful revolution and a chaos of society ? It is grossly, wilfully, false in the Tories to assert that the people ( 1 1(1 not demand Reform—that the measure pro posed exceeded their demands. Administra- tion of L or d G rey , on its formation, held out to the public no promise or excitement of any extensive measure of Parliamentary Reform. Nay, it will be in the recollection of the whole country that Lord Radnor, in a commc.aar, d pp p r i e a l: i e . n si l o t n i s of e (i t u h i suff notoriousci ei cy t oh!: that e r a speech of Lord Lansd owne, expressed h i s ly m stron editated best friends of the Ministers entertained similar