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House and at 'tivate letters which They led by who n'ister• three Reis ad al- )te, ill ought sion of is very nswer,. d ano to be ut this an the .r the 1 more itzow's receiv hat the further Sultalt urged here, iese ac- 'to con een the ?ing ar circles, promise lities-- iance private sea fight , rte has e result hat the ►nd that consider' left the ions are is serf pela g o ; inedfor nople Of ably ad .t of Te s set out Asiatic Turkey. The army commanded by the eldest son of Prince Ali, who died last year, has com menced hostilities with the Pacha of Bagdad. " We have this moment received the news, that the army of General Wittgenstein is con centrating in Podolia, on the northern frontier of Moldavia."—( Constitutionnel, April 23.) ODESSA, APRIL I.—We have letters from Con stantinople of the 27th March. The Reis Ef fendi had not, up to the 25th, replied to the Note of the mediating Ministers. Lord Strang ford had en e deavourd to persuade the Grand Vizier and the Reis Effendi, in the visits which be made them on the 23d, to accept the Ultima tum, but the Reis Effendi answered him, that the reply to his Note would be found already in the Note of the Porte of the 28th February, and that the Porte had no new declarations to make. FRANKFORT, APRIL 17. —The Austrian Ob server of the 12th, which we have received by express, contains the following article : " Several of the late numbers of the Allgenicino Z..itung con tain articles relative to the state of the political negociations at Vienna, which from their style and tone appear to have the character - of diplomatic reports, and are, besides, drawn up with a degree of confidence which a member of the diplomatic body would hardly allow himself in a report. To be able to judge of, and to appreciate, the first sources of the articles of this descrip tion (upon the final drawing up of which we here abstain from any reflection), it is necessary to know that these same cor respondents, from Odessa and other places, who for these eight months past announced every post that war would break out immediately, do not cease to write to Constantinople in a sense directly contrary, and to give their friends in that capital, and through them, the most important individuals of the Turkish Ministry, the assurance that the Emperor of Russia does not' and cannot, think of war ; that the reports spread on this head are circulated by the enemies of the Ottoman Government, in order to induce the Divan to steps which would injure its honour, and that to such reports they ought to oppose immove able firmness.' " The same men, who are never weary of presenting to Eu rope the frightful picture of the state of Turkey, of entertain_ ing it with predictions of dreadful catastrophes, neglect nothing to blind the Porte to its real interests, and by false statements to turn it aside from the views of the European Powers, and from its relations with them, and to excite the Turkish people to sedition and despair, by falsely representing the Divan as indifferent to the true interest of religion, and of the national glory. " At all times the public journals have given, with respect to peace or war, reports, presumptions, calculations, or probabili ties. Nothing can be more natural than that the same thing should happen now, when the public take such a lively interest in political affairs. But hitherto we had not seen what has ta ken place for this year past, and that precisely on questions of the highest importance to the existence and the fate of whole nations ; namely, that journalists, and the correspondents of journals, have thought fit to give, day by day, detailed bulle tins, which, by their contents and forms, so much resemble of ficial reports, that an unpractised reader can hardly see any dif ference ; although it is evident that there must be much better information respecting the true progress of the negociations at Vienna than at Odessa or Semlin ; and yet the Austrian Obser ver cannot be reproached with pretending to know more than becomes a private individual ; and if it has now and then con tradicted news wholly devoid of foundation, it has never sub stituted for them others that were doubtful, or calculated to mislead. " This time, however, we are formally authorised to declare, that the reports which have been circulated for some weeks past in public papers on the state of the negotiations with the Porte, are either entirely false, or mixed up with data partly true and partly false, so that they do not merit any credit whatever." AUSTRIAN FUNDS. April 10 - llalliques 1 - Ba et nk Shares - - - - 646 3-5 April 11 - .1.1 etall i q u e s - 73 1 April 12 - t Bank Shares - - 651 { Metalliques3na , Shares . - 74 - 659 April 12 - ( (After 'Change) Metalliques 74} 1 Bank Shares - 663 BERLIN, APRIL f6.—The Journal des DAats of the 3d inst. contains an extract from a pre- tended Note, which the Reis Effendi is said to have delivered to the Austrian and English Am bassadors at Constantinople. _ _ Several German Journals have already inserted this Note, and probably thought themselves the more justified in so doing, as the Journal des &bats is a paper edited by respectable men, and - therefore enjoys the entire confidence of its nu Therous readers. The whole extract, however, is flothing more than the invention of some mercan tile house, which has been equally injurious and successful in the invention and execution of its plan. The sole object of this house was to de press the public funds for some days, to pur chase during that time, and to find in the rise of them the solid reward of its well calculated speculations, and which could not fail to en sue as soon as the public was informed of the falsehood of the Note, and the Fear of the near approach of war had been 'dispelled. For ,this reason, too, the Jour nal des INbuts was chosen ; the same ac counts, if they had been in other Paris Papers, 'Would have little or no effect on the Exchange. The fabrication of the Note, however, perhaps deceived at the first moment even many persons acquainted with the circumstances, having very artfully interwoven in the fabrication some frag ments of a preceding genuine Note of the Porte (of 2d Nov. 1821), of which at the time no spe cial information was made generally known. — This delusion could not but be dispelled on coming to the passage in this pretended Note in - which the Divan is made to declare that it will "either evacuate Moldavia and Wallachia, nor 'choose the future Hospodars among the Greeks,' declaration which has not been made up to this hour, an& must have been considered as a decla 'ration of war. The Editors of the Journal des hebals were so sensible of this, that, in subse quent numbers, still believing the Note to be authentic, they speak of breaking off of all ne gociations at Constantinople. From this explanation it is evident why the State Gazette did not insert this article ; for, not to mention the great contradiction between it and That which we inserted in No. 41, under the head of-Berlin. and which came from an authen tic source, the comparison of the day on which the Note was said to have been issued with that When it was published at Paris, and the single circumstance that the news of so important an event ,must have come to Berlin sooner than to *the Editors of the Journal des Dads at Pa lls) made it the most natural to conclude that the Note in question was the work °C an impostor, which we can now positively declare it to be. The State Gazette will, as far a ? Possible, always proceed with the same cau `loa, and endeavour thereby to give the highest - P r of of its respect .for truth and for its readers. • doc termi- :ercise repluniy, to all id. not PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Jovis, 25° die Aprilis, 1822. BRAY DRAINAGE AMENDMENT BlLL—Petition of Land holders of Wargrave ; also, of Proprietors and Occupiers of Land in Rernenham, against ; referred to the Committee on the Bill. NAvicATlON—Petition for Bill reportetit; Report to lie on the table. Gas - 1,.1:11T - L — lialifax —Lords amendments agreed to. RAN ING—Alnwick, and Durham EDINBURGH QUEEN-STREET GARDENS read a third time, IMPROVEMENT and passed. RoAns—Reading EDINBURGH POLICE BlLL—Petition of Society of Writers to the Signet, against ; referred to the Committee on the Bill ; Counsel ordered. TAY FERRIES BlLL—Petition of William Dalgleish, Esq. against ; referred to the Committee ; Counsel ordered. AGRICULTURAL DismEss—Petitions from Cornwall, East ern part of Sussex, Salop, Rotherham, Bolton, Barnsley, Wath-upon-Dearne, Forfarshire, Radnorshire, Wonford, Devon, Leicester, and Gallow (Norfolk)—td lie on the table, and to be printed. Petitions from Oxford, and Bicester—to lie on the table. Seven Petitions from Leicester—referred to the Committee on Agricultural Distress. NAVIGATION BlLL—Petition of Owners of Ships in the Port of Newcastle, and belonging to North Shields, AGAINST ; to lie on the table, and to be printed. SPIRIT DUTlES—Petition of Merchants and Consignees of Leith, against paying Duties on Deficiencies arising from Leakage ; to lie on the table, and to be printed. LEATHER TAX—Petition of Tanners, Curriers, and others, of Bridgnorth, for a repeal thereof ; to lie on the table. ANCIENT COMMERCIAL STATUTES REPEAL BlLL—Pe tition of Merchants, Woolstaplers, and others, of Hudders field, AGAINST to lie on the table, and to be printed. DISTILLATION (SCOTLAND)—Petition of Proprietors and others concerned in the growth of Barley in the County of Forfar, complaining of the restriction on the exportation of Scottish Spirits ; to lie on the table. CALEDONIAN ASYLUM—Petition for leave to present a Peti tion for a Bill, reported, and leave given. BRISTOL Yowl. BlLL—Petitions from Inhabitants of the Parishes.of Christ Church and St. Ewen's, All Saints, St. John's, and St. Nicholas, referred to the ommittee on the Bill; Counsel ordered. Order (24th April) referring Peti tions in favour to the Committee on the Bill, discharged ; Petitions to lie on the table. GREAT YARMOUTH CHURCH BILL—POWer to Committee to send for persons, papers, and records. INCLOSUREs—Taunton Deane (Somerset)—All who come to the Committee to have voices. SALMON FISIIE s—Petition of Inhabitants of Totnes, Ply mouth, and other places, complaining of the destruction of the Fisl in their resort to Rivers ; to lie on the table. REFORM OF PARLIAMENT—Petitions from Aylesbury and Walton, Lincolnshire, Crediton, and Bedford, in favour of, to lie on the table, and to be printed. PATENTS FOR PRINTING AND STATIONERY—Copies Or dered, " of any Patent or Patents to any person or per sons printing for Government, and for any Public Office granted in England ;" the same for Scotland; and of Pa tents for supplying Public Offices in Scotland with Sta- tionery. ScAII.IIOROUGH PIER BlLL—Petition of the Corporation 01 Scarborough, against ; referred to the Committee; Counse: ordered. ORDERS OF THE DAY for THIS DAY. 1. London Bridge Waterworks Bill—Second Reading. 2. Slave Trade Acts Consolidation Bill—Second Reading. 3. Scotch Creditors Bill—Committee. 4. Superannuation Act Amendment Bill—Further considera tion of Report. 5. Receivers General Bill—Further consideration of Report. 6. Countervailing Malt Duties Bill—Further consideration of Report. 7. Supply—Committee. 8. Ways and Means—Committee. 9. Bank of Ireland Bill—Third Reading. 10. Stamp Duties on Legacies Acts—Committee thereupon. 11. Silk Lace Duties—Committee thereupon. NOTICES OF MOTIONS for THIS DAY. 1. Mr. Hume,—Copies of the Table of Fees charged by the several British Consuls-General and Vice-Consuls, for clearance of Ships, and other Duties ; also, for the amount collected in the Brazils under the authority of 54 Geo. 111. chap. 106.—Also, Establishment, Office for Reduction of Land Tax. 2. Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer,—Vote to pay off holders of Irish Five per Cents. who have signified dissent to the offer of Four per Cents. PRIVATE BlLL—Second Reading for THIS DAY. Cirencester and Cricklade Road. *.* For Sir HAucounT LEES' Letter, see the Fourth Page. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock ')4O 2391 3 per Cent. Red. 77 3 per Cent. Cons. 7 B-14 3i per Cent. BBB 4 per Cent. Old 94$ H New 5 per Cent. Navy Ann. 10241 5 per Cents. 1797 Bank Long Ann 19 3 India Stock 241 India Bonds s6s. 58s. South Sea Stock B7 Old Annuities Excheq. Bills 5.2 pr. Cons. for Account 78 ai PRICE OF IRISH Bank Stock 4 44} Gov. Deb. 3i per cent. BB Stock, 3,i per ct. BB Gov. Deb. 4 per cent. GOY. Deb. 5 per cent... 2 213 Stock, 5 per cent 21 2g Treasury Bills, 5 per cent. City Debentures, 5 per STOCK, APRIL 23. Grand Canal Loan, 4 p.ct. 47 Ditto 6 per cent. ... 71i Ditto Stock Royal Canal Stock 23i I Wide-street Cert. 6 per ct. Do. Deb. with Gov. 'Sec—. Pipe Water Deb. 5 per ct. Do. Ballast Office Govt. Sec. 5 per cent. on, April '22, 88. cent. Lying in Hospital 4 per ct. Exchange on Lon, HIGH WATER AT LONDO: Morning, 36 minutes after 6. , iN BRIDGE TO-MORROW, I Evening, 0 minutes after 7. THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS DICERE-FALSUM AUDE47' ? LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1822. The Paris Papers of Tuesday have arrived, and contain intelligence from Constantinople four days later than the accounts from that ca pital which we communicated yesterday. We extract from the Constitutionnel a letter from Vienna of the 12th of April, giving the substance of a letter from Constantinople of the 25th March, in which it is said that all the efforts of the Austrian Internuncio and Lord STRANGFORD, to induce the Porte to reconsider its memorable decision of Feb. 28, had been ineffectual ; and that the Austrian Internuncio's Diagoman had received verbal orders to inform that Mi nister that, as the Porte had declared its inten tions, all further steps were perfectly useless, and that the SULTAN would be even offended if the subject were again mentioned. The Journal des DAats contains a letter from Odessa of the Ist of April, three days later than the advices from that quarter received in this country, and brings down the accounts from Constanti nople to the 27th of March. It fully confirms the statement in the Constitutionnel, with the ad ditional fact that the Reis-Effendi had likewise informed Lord STRANGFORD that the final answer of the Porte was to be found in its Note of the '2Bth of February. The Austrian Observer has' at length broken the studied silence it has main tained during the last two or three weeks, on the subject of the affairs of Turkey and Russia. Among our extracts from the Foreign Jour nals, we have given one from that Paper, which states, that "it is formally authorized to declare that the reports which have been circulated for some time past in public pa pers, on the state of the negociations with the Porte, are either entirely false, or mixed up with data partly true and partly false, so that they do not merit any credit whatever." Considering that the Austrian Observer is the Official Paper of the Austrian Government, some weight is to be attached to this declaration ; but we cannot help remarking that it has selected very vague terms for the expression of its sentiments, and knowing how ready it has been at all times in communicating, cir cumstantially, news favourable to the main tenance of peace, we are of opinion that the ma terial parts of the intelligence on which it wishes to cast discredit are substantially correct, how ever erroneous its minor points may be. We consider it the duty of a Journalist to communi cate every article of intelligence on subjects that interest the public mind, which seems deserving of credit ; and it is to be wished that the Editor of the Austrian Observer, who pretends to be so well informed, would make use of less assuming language, or justify his tone by disclosing a part of his knowledge to the public. The Berlin State Gazette, however, has thought proper to denounce the Note of the Reis , Effendi of the 28th of February, published i❑ the Journal des Dl:bats, as a positive fabrication. The Journal des &bats is one of the most respect able papers in Paris, and the character of its editors stands too high to suspect them of lend ing their sanction to any imposition on the pub lic, to promote a stock-jobbing speculation.— On the contrary, every account, both public and private, which treats on this subject, ex cept the Berlin State Gazette, confirms the de livery of the celebrated Note rejecting the Ul timatum; besides which, the silence of the Aus trian Observer on this point is, in our opinion, most decidedly confirmatory of the accuracy of this intelligence, and the inference its silence leads to is entitled to more weight than the con tradictions of the Berlin. State Gazette. It is, we understand, a subject of regret at Vienna, that the British Ambassador is absent from that Court at the present interesting and critical period. We understand that the Columbian Govern ment, in consequence of the remonstrances made by the Commander in Chief on this station, has consented to indemnify the owners of the vessels embargoed in its ports for its service in their de tention, upon being furnished with statements of their claims. In the case, too, of the caption made by the General Clemente in Cumberland Harbour, restitution is promised, on the property being proved to be British. From the effect of the prompt and decided measures that have been taken in these matters, and the assurances ob tained from the Republic, we have every hope that we shall hear no more of interruptions to our trade, from vessels under that flag at least. — (Kingston Chronicle, March 12.) IRELAND.—The wretched state of a part of the peasantry, we rejoice to find, has attracted the humane attention of Government. The Glare Journal states that at an adjourned meeting of the Gentry of the Barony of Inchiquin, as sembled to take into consideration the best means of relieving the starving poor, a communi cation was made by Major WA RBURTON, of " the intention of Government to give all possible aid to the local exertions of the country Gentle men ;" but that the aid to be thus afforded would be " proportioned to the exertions of the Gentlemen themselves, which he therefore re commended to be strenuous." The Barony of Inchiquin is by no means the most distressed portion of the county ; and yet, among the Re solutions passed by the meeting, was the follow ing, which too surely proves the frightful state of wretchedness in which the peasantry are plunged : Resolved—That, having this day investigated the returns of the individuals who have been appointed to inquire into the ex tent of distress in the Barony of Inchiquin, we find the number of persons who at present have neither food, nor the means of acquiring it, to be above three thousand ; and that, from the same source of information, we are decidedly of opinion, that number must, in the course of one month, be increased to five thousand. _ _ _ How extensive must he the distress pervading the disturbed counties, when the inhabitants of a single Barony have ascertained, by an actual investigation, that it contains above - three thou sand persons destitute of food, and of the means of obtaining it ! and when, from the unavoidable consumption of the remaining small stock of pro visions, the number of persons exposed to the horrors of famine will in one month be nearly doubled ! A subscription for supplying the poor of Ireland with potatoes really ought to have bee❑ liberally supported. It is not yet, perhaps, too late to arrest some of the worst consequences of the scarcity.—The Irish Papers are chiefly filled with the trials of persons charged under the Insurrection Act, and with details of the out rages that continue to be perpetrated.—A party of the 78th Foot having been employed in seiz ing a Still and apprehending three men who were found working it near Loftus, county Kilkenny, Were assailed by a large mob, who attempted a rescue of the prisoners. In the conflict, one of the mob was killed by a musket shot. A Coro ner's Jury have found a verdict of justifiable homicide. Ensign Lord William THYNNE, a son of the Marquis of BATH, commanded the party of the 78th, and is mentioned as having displayed great military judgment, prudence, and humanity, on the melancholy occasion. Yesterday at two o'clock a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office, in Downing street, which was attended by all the Cabinet Ministers, who sat in deliberation until about four o'clock. The LORD CHANCELLOR was only present about half an hour, owing to his official engagements. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Earl and Countess of Jersey, in Berkeley-squate ; Mr. and Mrs. Breumells, from Paris ; Lord and Lady Nugent, Lord Dunally, Sir James O'Brien, Sir Wm. Hotham, Sir Andrew Cathcart, Ban. ; the Earl and Countess of Darnley, and the Ladies Bltgh ; the Marquis of Bute, from Brighton ; the Mar quis of Chandos, from Stowe, Bucks ; Lord Dundas ; the Lord Provost of Edinburgh ; Lady Clements, in Grosvenor-square ; Lord Carrington, from Wycombe Abbey. DEPART URE S.—The Duke of Manchester, for Paris; Sir Edwyn and Lady Stanhope, on a tour to the Isle of Wight. ALMACK'S GRAND BALL.—The Assembly, on Wednes day evening, was most brilliant. There were four hundred distinguished fashionables, who did not depart till a late hour. The Marquis of Salisbury left town yesterday for his seat at Hatfield. I- .1 , ' , --) we "I ' b 0 - d , .--;.•'- , 5,..,p-. . - 1 ,,,..„ - c.. , , rcr, -_} , • ...x , .• ......- ___ f,, -t - 4__.- -.. • N,, , --- f-t' / 1 v - xr 'A_ -- ---2-•(1"' - • *•-•-t ‘-''' 0 z , ' e -1 ;) .\ s'e' ''' - ..----'s ,4 4liii&V‘-' - -- ~_,,,‘•--=---•:,.• ' .„. 4, .i- ` , ' - '- - 7--- - ---,---_.-,-- '.. C, ..:2 - • i N. , ,- -ER -- - -V OY t, i ,, , ____-----,-_, , p,41. 0- 4frt • 4.4 r 0 4 1,1 P 0 E T It Y. On seeing Mr. R. FE AKE'S Drawing of MATurws At home, representing him in his several Characters, at one view. MAT T'IIEWS, from "e'en his boyish days," Describes himself with whim and truth, And proves that humour mark'd his ways, In gradual progress from his youth PEAKE, amply stor'd with graphic skill, Ilk varying person brings to view, And shews him, take what shapes he will, In all with spirit, vivid, true. - But, what seems strange, indeed, to speak, MATHEWS (the paradox is rife,) Though older, is the Son of PEASE, For PEASE'S the Author of his 147.* " The whimsical Biography of MATItEws alluded to was, seems, written by Mr. PEASE. ON A BAKER'S SHOP IN LONG-ACRE. 'What ! THOMAS MOORE, baker, Stuck over the door ? 'Tis a Moore on an acre, NOt AN ACRE ON MOORE! DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER'S BIRTH-DAY.—Yes terday being the Duchess of GLOUCESTER'S Birth day, Gloucester House was thronged with visi tors to congratulate her Royal Highness, from eleven in the morning till near six in the evening. The company were so numerous, that Park-lane was frequently blocked up with carriages. The Duchess of KENT made a long morning visit. The Princess AUGUSTA and a select party dined with the Duke and Duchess, and their Royal High nesses had a numerous evening party upon the occasion.—The houses of her Royal Highnesses Tradespeople were elegantly illuminated. Most of them had Stars, with the letters D. G. The Duke of CLARENCE came to town yester day from Bushy Park.—The Duchess of GLou- CESTER and Princess Sornii visited the Princess AUGUSTA yesterday. The FRENCH AMBASSADOR had an interview yesterday with the Marquis of LONDONDERRY for upwards of an hour. A detachment of the Scotch Greys has march ed into Wolverhampton and Bilston, in conse quence of the threatening conduct of the colliers in the neighbourhood of those towns. DRURY-LANE.-This Theatre had last night the attraction of Mr. BitAnAm, who came for ward as the Seraskier, in The Siege of Belgrade. He was most warmly received at his entrance, and he amply requited the favour of the audience by the full exertion of his extraordinary musical powers. The part of Lilla was assigned to Ma r dame VESTRIS, who never fails in parts that re quire a degree of spirit bordering upon excess. Miss Fount: gave an interesting support to the character of Catherine as an Actress, and de servedly excited great applause by the skill which marked her musical exertions. A new Opera, we understand, is forthcoming' at Drury-Lane Theatre, of which the report of its dramatic pretensions is highly favourable. — The music, it seems, comes wholly from Mr. ROOKE, whose merit as a Composer has been manifested o❑ several occasions, and who has been the professional tutor of that very promis ing addition to the vocal corps of that Theatre, Miss FORDE. The Stage is at present so scantily supplied with real comic genius that we are induced to notice a young Lady named SOUTER, who re cently appeared at the English Opera House as " The Actress of all work." The performance was for the benefit of Mrs. LEE, wife to the act ing manager of the Adelphi Theatre. Miss SOUTER displayed no ordinary talents on this oc casion, and besides great versatility in a quick succession of contrary characters, exhibited grace and elegance as a dancer.—What are the Paten tees about that they do not keep on the watch for real talents, wherever they may be presented ? DREADFUL ACCIDENT.-(FurtherParticulars.) —Yesterday morning, at five o'clock, the inha bitants of Budge-row were alarmed by the fall ing of two houses, Nos. 6 and 7, the first occu pied by Mr. Bowles, the other by Mr. Parry.— The inmates in Mr. Bowles's louse were, Mr. and Mrs. 8., their son, aged four years, and two elderly ladies, sisters, named Osbaldeston. On Mr. Parry's premises were Mr. P., a young lady, who only arrived from the country the pre ceding night on a visit, and Mr. Nichols. — On the neighbours assembling they found that Mr. Bowles, his son, the two Mrs. Osbaldestons, Mr. Nichols, and the young Lady, were buried under the ruins.—Mr. Parry was dressing at the time, and hearing a sudden crash, -fortunately got into the street before the house fell ; Mrs. Bowles also miraculously escaped, but how she reached the street she cannot tell. A great. number of workmen were instantly procu red, and, after great labour, they succeeded in rescuing Mr. Bowles, Mr. Nichols, and the two Mrs. Osbaldestons, from the ruins; the three latter, much bruised, were immediately conveyed to St. Thomas's .Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Bowles (the latter extremely ill from fright) were taken to the Crown Tavern ; Mr. B. is seriously in- jured. The child has been dug out of the ruins, and carried to St. Antholine's church. The head is much bruised, his leg broken, and quite dead. The young lady is not yet found. COURT OF KING'S BENCH—(Tuts DAY.) THE KING V. W. R. BISHOP, ESQ. It will be recollected that Mr. SCARLETT ap plied to the Court last term for a Rule to shew cause why a criminal information should not be filed against Mr. Bishop, who is a Magistrate of Carmarthen, for imputed malversation in his Magisterial capacity. Mr. TAUNTON was yester day heard at considerable length, and resumed his argument this day. The Learned Counsel shelved most satisfactorily that no pretext for the proceeding had ever existed, and in a most powerful appeal called upon the Court to dismiss the Rule with Costs.—After some consultation the Learned Judges de livered their opinion seriatim. The CHIEF Jus- TicE observed that in all cases where criminal informations were applied for and failed, the prosecuting party had paid the costs. This was the practice of the Court, and the case now be fore them peculiarly called for their adherence to the rule. This Gentlemtm was a Magistrate, a character generally subject to such attacks, and therefore was entitled to the protection of the Court. Under these circumstances, and also as the Rule that had been obtained was com pletely answered, it must be discharged with costs. Messrs. Justices BAILEY, HOLROYD, and BEST, concurring in the opinion of the CHIEF J usTicE, the Rule was discharged with costs ac cordingly.--The case excited great interest, and the decision appeared to give much satisfaction. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court of Common Council was held for the pur pose of electing a Common Serjeant. The routine of business was continued up to one o'clock, when there was a cry of—" Proceed to ballot." OFFICE OF COMMON SERJEANT. _ Mr. SLADE then rose, and said—" My Lord, the hour having arrived for proceeding to the election of a Common Serjeant, I propose Mr. Denman as a fit and proper person to fill the situa tion."—(Shouts of applause.) Mr. IlliociDEN seconded the motion. Mr. Dixox rose as soon as the( Court was recovered from the extraordinary agitation caused by the motion of Mr. Slade. Mr. Dixox proposed Mr. Bolland. Mr. CHARLES STEWART seconded the motion. Strangers were not excluded during the ballot, which took place in the most crowded Court we have ever witnessed. At three o'clock the proper officer proceeded to examine the number of votes, a duty which occupied about a quarter of an hour. His Lordship then stated that the numbers were— For Mr. Denman - 131 For Mr. Bolland 119 Majority for Mr. Denman —l2 His Lordship forthwith declared Mr. Denman duly elected to the situation of Common Serjeant. The applause of the Court, and of the multitude outside, was as great as that which prevailed when the first communication was made. Mr. Slade, Mr. Brogden, Mr. Favell, Mr. Hurcombe, and Alderman Wood, then left the Court, and soon returned, ac companied by Mr. Denman, whom they introduced amidst cheers from all sides. His Lordship then informed Mr. Penman that he had been elected by that Court to the office of Common Serjeant. Mr. DE NISSAN, after a pause, then addressed the Lord Mayor and Members of the Court, in nearly the following words : " My Lord and Gentlemen, after the eager contest that has taken place for the high office to which you have elected me, my feelings at the result scarcely leave me the power of giving ex pression to my gratitude. If those who have taken a warm in terest in the election, as many of you have done, feel themselves in some degree affected at its termination, what must his feelings be who was the object of their solicitude and of their choice? To this honourable and enlightened Court I beg to return my most ardent thanks for the honour they have conferred on me, and to the end of my life I must feel the warmest gratitude to those friends, to whose great and noble exertions I am indebted for the situation in which lam placed. Towards those by whom I have, been opposed, 1 have no other feeling to express but that of thanks for the manner in which their opposition has been con ducted; and it shall be the pride of my life to evince by my con duct, that in discharging the duties of the high office to which I am elected, I shall forget every thing like party feeling—every political opinion—every feeling of private friendship. To my friends I shall always feel grateful; but in their just estimation I shall best prove my gratitude by an impartial and faithful dis charge of my duties. I could not by lengthening this address strengthen what I have already said, or do any thing like jus tice to the feelings of my heart, but I am satisfied the candour and kindness of the Court will give me credit for what I am unable to express." The address was received with considerable applause. The Court afterwards proceeded through some routine busi ness, after which it adjourned. All the Aldermen ;but two voted ; Sir John Earner was ab sent; and we are informed that Alderman J. J. Smith did not vote. The whole Court consists of 226 Common-Council men, and 26 Aldermen. MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c. KINSALE.—On the 21st of April, went on shore on the rocks to the westward of the Old Head the Albeon, of and from New York for Liverpool,with a few bales of cotton, and, melancholy to relate, 22 passengers and the Captain were lost. On* passenger and four of the crew saved. Among the passengers lost were 7 females ;—the vessel entirely gone to pieces. DEAL, APRIL 25.—Wind W.—Arrived and sailed for the River the Hercules, Dew, from Jamaica; Caledonia, Maga dore, Thames, and Alexander. Put back to-day by strong adverse wind the Heworth, Beachcroft, Demerara, and some others, particulars unknown, and remain with the outward bound as before. SEVEN O'CLOCK.—.Wind W. by E. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 24.—Arrived the Expedition, Brown, from Cadiz. Sailed the Mount Stone, Hodge, for London ; and Ashlony, Mills, for London, both from St. Michaels. FALMOUTH, APRIL 24.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Ceres, Ruber, from St. Michaels ; 2 P. M. the ship Moira, of London, is now going up the roads with loss of maintop-mast. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 25.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Layton Miller, Down, for Bencoolen ; Wellington, Anderson, St. John's, N. B. Sailed the Jessee, Clapham, for London. CAUTION TO VESSELS BOUND TO PORTUGAL.—The English brig Love, R. Wills, master, arrived at St. Übe's from London the 9th inst., and was placed under quarantine for not having a bill of health from London. Yesterday the dispatches were closed at the East India House, and delivered to the Pursers of the following ships, viz.:— Lady Melville, Capt. Richard Clifford ; and Regent, Capt. Robert Wright Noofor, for China direct. The KING'S Birth-day was celebrated on Tuesday, at Rei gate, Surrey, in a manner truly . honourable to the feelings of the inhabitants of that town and neighbourhood, by a dinner at the White Hart Inn, to which upwards of sixty Gentlemen sat down, the most numerous and respectable meeting ever col lected there for a similar purpose. S. Dyer, Esq., presided-- His Majesty's health, which was drank with enthusiasm, and four times four, was succeeded by the Anthem of " God Save the King," led in good style by Fitzwilliams and two other professional Gentlemen. The usual loyal toasts were drank with applause. The dinner and wines were excellent, and served in Relf's best style. A good old English feeling of loyalty prevailed ; the conviviality of the company was pro moted by excellent singing, and continued to a late hour.— Stewards were appointed for next year. CORN EXCHANGE, APRIL 26. We have had no fresh arrivals in since last market-day, and little doing, so that our prices are merely nominal as on Mon day; the market very thinly attended, and by those who were little disposed to purchase, and to wait Monday's market to see if the advance of Monday last can be supported. SMITHFIELD MARKET, APRIL 26. There was a moderate supply at market this morning of Oxen, and prime Beef obtained last market-day's prices, but all the inferior sorts were nominal. In Mutton there was good supply, but Lamb was rather short. Beef 2s fid to 3s 4d I Veal Mutton 2s 6d to 3s 4d I Pork Lamb .... 4s. Od. to 3s. Od. pro half- Aving educe louse 2y did eed it Le re-