The Sun. — London, England, 1832-07-05 00:00:00

DAY AT ONE O ' CLOCK. ._ _ ...,_ Irstlcits or Yrocss Tuts smusk st eek 2 3 Per Centg3%oo 4 '' ~Por Ce nt -Cons. ,Z 4 Per Cent. PI Ljtte Red. 91 1 4 % it'! ° ,! 4 4 per Cent. - P er Cent Ann. 1726 - 4aPer Cent. 1826 '`nk Long Ann. to expire J ab. 5, IARn l6 7-16 Oct 10, 1859 l6 7-16 J ae J aP 5, 1860 5, IPBO APril 5, 1R7f196 l 0 _............„ s'Lli OF g 0..., --•GN FUNDS g el )an Ronda 914 tto an Bonds 73 Braiflinn ..nud t 46 es .- ....... _ 13 unto Account — t t,.enos Ayres Bonds —24 3 muitto Account —l6 "'"„ il lan Bonds . Ditto Account — C°llltribian Bonds ION Ditto 0 Account — iiitto Bonds, 1824 1 2 1,ti% • Ditto Account l2 Danish Bonds Be% 1 _ Ditto Account "reek Bonds 92 Ditto Bonds, 1825 ~.Ditto ccount 32 1 4 31 tXican Bonds, 5 per cent 26 Ditto Account Ditto, 6 per cent n 44.34 ~Ditto Account N all politass — New 5 per Cant. India Stock Ditto Bonds par South Bea Stock Did Annuities New Ditto ............ per Cent. Ann. 17%1 Ex Bills, .t1,000...11 12 11 om. Ditto ..50...11 12 11 rim. Ditto Small Ditto Commercial..........—pm. Ditto Advertised — ran. Bank for Account India for Account Cons July 18 S53l', 5 THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCE. Peruvian Bonds ...... — Ditto Account 13 1 4 Portuguese Bonds 5.11. 1.4 % Ditto Account 5.314 Regency Scrip n 4 pm. Ditto Account 03i pm, Prussian Bonds 99 Ditto Account Ditto Bonds, 192 0 lOOl4 Russian Bonds, 1822 9 `36 Ditto Account 99%, New Loan 81 1 4 Spanish Bonds, 1521 Ditto Account 14% Ditto Bonds, !823 1314 Ditto Account — French Rentes, sp. c. —f —c. Exchange —f —c. --B per cent (ifif 50c. Exchange. 2sf 8 ,, c. 'Dutch Scrip 42 Ditto Account 42 176 French Scrip — PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. ATIRIo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) £lOO 10;6 B olanos Mining Company .Zl5O 105 190 Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £2O 46 , 4 British Iron Mining Company £so 714 C olumbian Mining Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) 48 5% English Mining Company 1214 22;6 General Mining Association £l2X, 211 Real dcl Monte Mining Co. ...,.. United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 2/. pm.) 40 4 Ditto New Scrip 2 3 1 4 Alliance Fire Insurance Comp. lO 814 Pr otector Insurance Comp. Australian Co. 25 2814 PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, JULY 2, Bank Stock ........... ""'•"••'•••• 203 3 / St. Patrick tnsur. (pet Share .. ..4 • . - Consols, 3 Der cent. ''''' 83% !Royal Irish Ditto Gov. Stock, 3% per cent. 9N, National Ditto — 4 Ditto, New ...... 91 Patriotic Ditto per Cent .................... , Hibernian Bank 20 , 7i4 Gov. Deb. 3% per e .. en . t.... 85% :Provincial Ditto Royal Canal Stock ... . Royal Irish Mine Grand Canal Stock ..... 22 Imperial Mine — City Deb. 4 per cent. -- Mining Co. of Ireland Ballast Office Deb. 4p. c — 'Commercial Buildings — HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Af°rninft...2B minutes after 8. I Evening...s9 minutes after 8, CONTRACTS FOR RUM, PEASE, OATMEAL, SUGAR, BUTTER AND CHEESE. D EPARTMENT OF THE COMPTROLLER FOR VIC TUALLItiG AND TRANSPORT SERVICES, SOMERSET-PLACE, JULY 5, 1832. THE Commissioners for Executing the Of fice of Lord High Admiral of the United King dom of Great Britain and Ireland do hereby give notice, that on THURSDAY, the 12th instant, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be Wiling to Contract for supplying the following Articles to be delivered into his Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford, at the periods against each article expressed, viz. Article. Quantity. Periods of Delivery. Half by the 10th of August, RUM ................... 103,000 Gallons/ and the remainder by the 10th o e f i S c er l e 3 m , lg e r n l e s t. t of PASE ..... 1 000 Quarters Halt'of o A f ugnst, and the re OATMEAL,,,,,,;Aro Ton s minder by the 31st of SUGAR ........... .. 100 Tons August next. BUTTER ....... 5 Tons By the 10th of August CH EESE: ... 7 Tons I next. Samples of the Pease and Oatmeal must he produced by the party tendering; that of Sugar, together with a Form of the Tender, may be seen at the said Office. No Tender will be received after One o'clock, on the day of Treaty, nor any noticed, unless the party attends, or an agent for him, duly authorized in writing. Every Tender must be delivered at the above Office, and the Tenders for Oatme,l must be accompanied by a Letter addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, at Somerset place, and signed by two responsible persons, engaging to become bound with the person tendering in the suni of 251 per cent. on the value thereof, for the due performance of the Contract. T CRRESPNENTS. The Letter from Battle has been O standing over for want of room ; it shall appear tomorrow. • r-a ee 4 4 * it • - - LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING. JULY 5, 1832. The Scotch Reform Bill was read a second time last night in the Lords, and so strong a case was made out by the LORD CHANCELLOR that no opposition was made to it. Not one English Peer—not even Lord ELLENBOROUGH ---the former champion of rotten boroughs— raised his voice against it. The absurdity and injustice of the Scotch mode of electing mem bers will be hardly credited by the people of England and Ireland. For a country containing two millions and a half of inhabitants there were not more than five thousand electors. All the bo roughs were close ; a popular election was ut terly unknown ; the county members were elected not by landholders, but often by persons who:had not an inch of land in the county, and some of the counties with a population of 20,000 inha bitants had not more than twenty voters even of that spurious description. So utterly was the representation of property left out of the ques tion, that in ten counties, which together had about 600 voters, above 400 of these possessed no landed property in them, and instances have occurred of a Member being returned for a County, where all the landed proprietors except one were debarred by the law of the land from voting. There is nothing equal to this in the hist or y of representation; but, exclaim the Anti ' Reform party, look at Scotland, and deny that the system works well. With equal propriety did a Member of the House of Commons ex elsim, in support of the Game Laws, see to what prosperity England has risen under them. It has been argued that Scotland has prospered because, though her nominal representation con sulted only their family interests, she was repre sented by English Members. Su c h i s no t the fact. It hardly can be denied that England "es her enormous debt, and most o f her gr i evances, to the boroughmongers. Or, f i n other words, to the defective system Of r epresentation, and how, then, could such a defective system benefit Scotland ? The truth i % a R e f ormed House of Commons will not be ( I lefit th e p eop l e of England unless they carry Reform into almost every financial, municipal, and ecclesiastical department of the State. Scot : l‘nd prospered, because f the institutions of th e country were of the b estpossible descrip tidn ; and till England follow her example in t hst respect, till there is Reform in the Church, in tl v ne syst em o f e d uca ti on , and in the Poor f L aws, the countr y w ill never return to a health_ o 1 State, te The education of the p oor was w i sely garded by the people of Scotland as the first s tep to improvement. A clergyman, and, what was of much greater importance, a schoolmaster, bore established i n every parish, and these were Und to reside in their parish, on pain of forfeiture of office. The morality and education or the p eo pl e were constantly attended to, and b t these more th a n an y t hi ng else may be attri te ( 'A nt ed th ose h a bi ts o f i n d ustry which have made Pil ot laws almost unnecessary, which have re pressed crime and increased the prosperity of al most every interest in the country. They have in addition to these a Sheriff's Court in every county, and other institutions unknown in Eng land. To these, and nottothe British Legislature, must be attributed the prosperity of the country. Abuses have crept into these, as into every hu man institution, which it will be the duty of a Reformed Parliament to root out, and what wit!' such improvements and the confidence which the people will have in their representatives, we confidently look forward to the day when dis content and riot will he unknown, and even the few troops that remain in that country be entire ly dispensed with. Brussels and German papers have been re ceived. The note of warlike preparation still sounds in Brussels ; and at Vienna some sensa tion prevails at the probability of the Belgian dispute involving other parties in war. The de termination of France and England to have the question speedily settled, is considered rather awkward by the sticklers for delay. The electors of Lambeth met yesterday to take measures to insure the return of Mr. TEN NYSON for that borough ; the electors of Berk shire meet to-morrow at the Queen's Arms, Newgate-street, to take the same precaution with respect to Mr. J. WALTER, of Bearwood, who has announced himself as candidate for the representation of that county. Mr. WALTER is a stanch Reformer, and by means of his ex traordimary literary influence has done more real service to the good cause, than, any other dozen men in the kingdom. His principles are well known, and may he securely relied on. We call on all honest Berkshire Reformers to rally round his banners. We copy the following from the Times of this morning:— " There seems to be a general impatience pervad ing the public mind at the prolongation of the pre sent session of Parliament, or rather at the difficulty of pronouncing its probable termination; neither is it easy to see at what period the Members may expect to be liberated. The remedy is in some degree, in their own hands. Whether is it better for Members to continue dilatory proceedings, with days on which business is intermitted, and thus impose upon themselves the necessity of a long confinement in London,—or at once to " buckle to," give up the needless holvdays of Wednesday and Saturday, get through the work before them with despatch, and retire to their home whilst summer p“ssesses some of its charms, and they themselves retain some unexhansted strength ? It may be left to the decision of rational men which course is best. Parliament cannot he prorogued with a view to its disso lution, till the public business is performed ; and whilst men are in London, they might as well be fully occupied as not. Idleness is the most fatiguing of ali modes of pass ing time. Besides, the country is anxious to reap the fruits of the it form Bill." We most cordially agree with these observa tions of our cotemporary, more particularly with that pasage wherein he talks of the general im patience in the public mind at the prolongation of the session. There is a general impatience (as we can state from personal knowledge of the fact), for the people, especially in the north, which already begins to grumble, are " anxious to reap the fruits of the Reform Bill' by setting about, speedily and in right earnest, the sacred duty of electing proper representa tives—which they cannot do till the session is brought to a close. We put it to Hon. Mem bers whether it be not far better to work hard for a short time and get through the requisite business, than to drivel away night after night, as they have latterly been too much in the habit of doing, in long speeches and petitions of no great public import. Let them add Saturday to their working-days, and " buckle to" also on Mondays ; or if this be inconvenient, let them !fleet daily at three instead of at four o'clock, and they will be then enabled to prorogue by the latter end of July. THE FUNDS -(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The only arrivals this morning are French and Flanders mails. By the former we have accounts f urn Bi ussels, •taring that the Belgian troops are proceeding towards Limburg, and a battalion was marching on Venloo ; and 'hat the Dutch fleet stationed before Antwerp has made some fresh movements. A general belief prevailed at Paris that war would take plate between the Belgians and Dutch before the end of July, but which of the two parries would strike the first tilow it was difficult to state ; it was conjectured it would not be Leopold. Accounts from Teulon state that every thing was in a hustle there. The frigate Bellone wan going to sail on a secret mission, and the works in the arsenal were going on with great vigour. The leave of absence given to the sailors was recalled, and levies of sailors were making in all the maritime ar ond igsements. Amergst the prevailing reports were, that an expedition was going to Hayti. Others state that it was for the Tagus. Accounts from Bologna mention that a report prevailed that 20,000 Austrians were going to proceed towards An cona. This town was entirely blockaded by the Pope's troops, and the communication cut off. BATTLE, JUNE '?9. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sta,—Having a leisure hour on my hands, I cannot employ it better than in writing you a brief account Of our grand fete nnTue-d oy the 26th instant, to celebrate the passive of the Reform Bill. Brief my account must be, and imperfect, for no words can describe the pleasure of vast day, none but those who saw it can form an idea of the beauty of the scene, the regularity of the pro ceedings, the admirable conduct of all parties, and the universal and unbounded joy of those who parti cipated, and those who were spectators of the en tertainment. Soon as the Reform Bill received the Royal Assent the inhabitants of Battle met, and decided at once to celebrate ihe event by providing a public din ner for all the poor inh-obitants of the parish, and Sir God frey Webster, Bart. was kind enough to allow the use of the be outiml liwn in front of the Abbey for this purpose. Subscriptions were raised, the day appointed, and every [reparation made—but to the day. At sunrise we were aeons, d from our beds by the firing of cannon, and the town soon presented a busy scene. Flags erecting in va rious parts, or issuing from the windows of the respective houses, and groups of young men bringing in branches and flowers freon the neighbouring fi-Ids to decorate the town. In a very few hours the town was set off in a most gay and splendid manner, and the flags in parti cular were vry beautiful. Their inscriptions were various : " Tee King, and Reform ;" " The Consti tution in its purity ;" " Liberty, Peace, Prosperity;" " The Voice of the People ;" " Grey and Russell," &c. &c. The dinner consis ed of hot roast and boiled beef and plum puddings, and, at a very early hour all was in motion. in doors and without, every householder assisting in conking and p•oviding for the nee osion. The preparations on the lawn were going on at the same time. Twenty-six tables I ad h en erected, each capably of dining seventy pets , ns. The tattles were erected on a large oval part of the lawn. with an open sp ice in the centre, and en circled by the coach road. An excellent band of music was engaged to attend, end a platform, in the centre of the tables, erocted for their accommodation. Two vases of flowers were placed on each table, and the tables were each provided with a barrel of excellent strong hoer, contain ing eighteen gallons. Each chairman engaged two de puty chairmen, taro e waiters, and a butler to take charge of e beer. The company were admitted by tickeis—the tables were nuinheied, and the number of the table on each ticket. The .dinner party provided themselves with knives and forks—plates and mugs, table-cloths, &c., ware provided by the chairman. Of the com pany seated at dinner I should say that seven-eighths of these were agricultural labourese, and their wives and families ; and many were the forebedines of the enemies of Reform that the day would end in riot arid confusion, but veoofully disappointed were they. Some of the laborers came into the town with flags and banners—a large fl ag, inscribed " The support of the nation." Sin ill flags, carried by children, with Liberty," " Peace," and " Plenty," inscribed on them, &c. &c. The company took their seats at the tables before the dinner was brought in; a large mortar was fired at various times as a signal. At the hour of two dinner was on the table; 1,800 persons seated to partake of it. The mortar fired, the trumpet sounded. Each chairman said grace, dinner began, and the band played " the Roast Beef of old England." At this time, the large doors leading to the lawn were thrown open, and spectators from all the neieh bouring towns and villages fl owed in, and the number of persons at this fete, including the party at dinner, has been vat iously estimated from 6 to 10,000 persons. Evo•ry one present was struck with astonishment at the beauty of the scene, and the admirable regularity that every where presented itself. The toasts were announced from the centre by the sound of the trumpet, and were followed by cheers, and by appropriate tunes from the band. They were, " The King, and the Constitution." " Earl Grey and Reform ;" " Althorp, Russell, and the rest of his Majesty's Ministers ;" " May the Reform Bill shower down blessings on us all ;" " Sir Godfrey and Lady Webster, and thanks to them for the use of the lawn."— The most pleasing part is yet to come, and that is the admirable conduct of the labouring poor. They came to enjoy and not to abuse themselves, no drunkenness or riot, or anything at all approaching to it. The poor were in ecstacies, and could net find language to express their pleasure and gratitude. Many were their exclamations— " This is a (ley !"—" I never expected to see such a day as this !"—" I never enjoyed myself so before in my life," I shall never forget this day," &c. &c. At six o'clock in the evening, a procession, got up by the young men of the place, entered the town. The principal part of this procession was a large and beautiful car, drown by four horses, with postilions elegantly dressed. The car was decorated with laurel and other emblems of victory, surmounted by a fl ig—" We have gained the victory, but not without difficulty." In the car was seated Earl Grey, holding in his hand the Ref orm Bill. The car was pre ceded by the band, flag*, banners, &c. and in this manner paraded the town, and took the circuit of the lawn, Earl Grey bowing repeatedly to the company in return for the reiterated shouts of the assembled multitude. His Lord ship was dressed in his robes of office, a splendid coroner on hie heard, and his leg decorated with the garter, on which was inscribed, in gold, " Honi soil qui mal y pense." Tuis had a very grand and imposing eppearance. An old fir mer exclaimed, " I thought it very grand before, but this heats it all." In the evening dare in k took place; a small air balloon was set toff, and soon after nine o'clock the company left the lawn. A I irge bonfire in the town, and a grand display of fireworks, which continued till nearly twelve o'clock, with the greatest order and decorum, were the conclusion. No illumination took place; we are grown wiser than we formerly were, on this point, and your paper, Mr. Elitor, has assisted us to laugh at re joicing in nil and tallow. 1 have not told half—my hour is ended. Dear Mr. E.iitor, you must moralize. Yours, truly, Battle, July 1 A CONSTANT READER. P.S. 1 lorgot to say the expense, would you believe it, the capenses, including musk, erecting tai , les, &c. &c. tines not exceed 110/ ; but the secret is, every one's heart and soul was in it, and no one thought of being paid fur his time and trouble. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S PORTSMOUTH. JULY 4.-Wind light and variable.— Sailed the Lady Flora, Ford, for Madras and Bengal. CoRK, JULY 2 —Arrive I the Jane, Huskisson, and Agenmia. Ath.rden, from Bordeaux. JERSEY, JULY 3 —Arrived the Dorothy, Turnbull, from Diotzie ; and Jane, Savage, from Copenhagen. YARMOUTH, JULY 4.—Arrived the Hope, Brown, from St. Peter.burgh. LEITH, JULY 2.—Arrived the Morley, Bcnzie, and Mary, Ricchte, from St. Petersburgh. The followilw vessels have arrived at St. Peters burgh :—Talma, Louie, from Matanzas; Duncan, Lom bard, and Sterling, Neef, from Havannah ; Concordia, Lewis, from New York'; Isaac Hicks, Forster, from Charleston; Arrow, Bell, from Clyde; and German, Arnold. from Bremen. The following ves , elm have arrived at Trieste :—Guern •ey, Lilly, and Guiller and Julia, Trant, from Blida; Halcyon, Pratt, and White Oak, Roberts, from St. Jago de Cuba; Clu •as, Roberts, from Havannah ; Magnificent, Campbell, and Vanguard, Chalmers, from London. FUNDS. The Estafette from Paris is only of consequence in one respect, the fall of the French Rentes to 66f. 60c. This it is supposed was owing to the large French loan of six millions sterling being on the tapis, and it being the inte rest of the great speculators there to keep the French Funds low until the contract was made for the loan. In the absence of official news from Don Pedro's expe dition, reports are again afloat that six thousand men were embarked on the 6th at St. Michael's, and that the whole of the expedition bad sailed on the 17th ult. Consols, which left off yesterday at 85k, opened at 85 t o for the account. The fall of the French Rentes hat had but little effect on the Market. It it still the opinion of the well-informed on the state of affairs in Holland, that no hostilities will take place, and that affairs are in a favourable way of settlement. In the Foreign Market nothing doing as yet. HALF-P . T ONE. The private letters from Paris by the Estafette state that the cause of the French Ministry not being arranged, is attributed to some difference of opinion between Talley rand and Dupin, in regard to giving the King of France more extensive powers. We understand that Dupin is against it. Up to the present hour we have no information to be relied upon of Don Pedro's expedition ; the wind has now shifted to the west, and we may soon hear from that quarter. Consols have continued the whole of the morning at 85 to *, with scarce a bargain doing. The Foreign Market is also languid, with no busineFs doing ; prices much the same as yesterday. T.HREE O' CL 0 CK. Console for account 85 CHARING-CROSS PUMP.—We have recently heard several complaints of the negligence pt . the Commissioners of Woods and Forrests, iri keeping the Pump at Charing-cross in repair. As it is a matter affecting the public comfort and conv en i ence, we think t h e Commis• sioners ought to look to it. When the Parish authorities had charge of the pump it was kept in co nstant repa i r ; but now that the Commissioners have taken the pump in hand, it is allowed to take care o f i tse lf . H ow l ong is ik to remain so ? HAY MA It KETS.—( At per Load 0136 Trusses.) CUMBERLAND (LATE ST. JAMES'S.) Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay .f 3 0 to £3 5 Vew Meadow Hay 2 15 3 15 Useful Old Ditto 3 5 4 6 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 4 5 5 5 lover Hay 4 15 6 6 Oat Straw ....XI 18 to X 2 0 1 Wheat Straw A short supply, and a sluggish trade; prices stationary. SMITHFIELD. :oarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £3 0 to £3 5 Vew Meadow Hay 3 0 3 10 Useful Old Ditto 3 5 3 15 'ine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 4 0 5 0 Clover Hay (extra fine)....£6 10... Generally Oat Str .w ... £2 o'o £2 '2 —Wh e a t Straw 2 6 2 8 ,Supply rather limited, trade dull, and prices as last quoted. CHOLERA MORBUS, OFFICIAL REPORT. CENTRAL BOARD OF HEALTH. COUNCIL OFFICE, WHITEHALL.—(THIS DAY.) DAILY REPORT of CHOLERA CASES. COUNTRY. Remaining at last Report, 792—New Cases, 245—Deaths, 83— Recovered, 132 Remaining, 822. Total Cases since the com mencement, 1 5,164—Deaths, 5,024. (Signed) WM. MACLEAN, Secretary. His Royal Highness Prince ADALBERT of Prussia, and suite, left 1111 VA RT'S Hotel yesterday, on a tour to Scotland. His Royal Highness is expected to to *Went some week., XTRAORDINARY TROTTING MATCH. The great match between the two American horses, Ratler, the property of Mr. Osbaldeston ; and Rochester, the property of Mr. Payne, came off yesterday, according to appointment, on the ground between Wittlesford-bridge and Royston. Mr. Osbaldeston backed his horse at one thousand pounds to Mr. Payne's five hundred ; the distance was five miles, and was performed in harness. Ratler, it will be recollected, was brought over to this country from America some time back, in company with the celebrated Tons Thumb, by Mr. Jackson, and both horses were purchased by Mr. Osbaldestone. In America, so famed for its trotters, these animals were considered match less ; and their extraordinary speed and bottom, as represented by Mr. Jackson, were deemed almost beyond credibility; but they have realized to its full extent, the character which they received—Tom Thumb having performed one hundred miles, in harness, in ten hours ; and subsequently, after he came into Mr. Osbaldeston's possession, having trotted sixteen miles and a half, also in harness, in something less than fift3-seven minutes, and Ratler having, on the present occasion, trotted five miles in a space of time unprecedented in the history of horse-flesh in this country. Rochester was trained at Smitham-bottom on the Brighton road, and Railer for the last fortnight pursued his exercise in the neighbourhood of Croydon. Both horses were last week conducted, by easy stages, to the vicinity of the scene of their intended labours—Ratler being placed at Bourne Bridge, and Rochester at Chesterford ; and each in his tnrn, although in secret, underwent the ordeal of severe trials. In the early stage of the match, from the circumstance of the qualificat ons of Rochester being unknown, Ratler was the favourite, and three and four to one were laid that the five miles were not performed in fifteen minutes. Still greater odds were offered against fourteen minutes and a half, and almost any odds that could in reason be asked might have been obtained against fourteen minutes. As the time for action approached, how ever, the result of the trials that had taken place was confident ly communicated to the friends of both parties, and the odds against time gradually diminished, till at last, on the Tuesday, even bets were actually offered and laid that the winner would do the distance in fourteen minutes and a half, and five to one would have been taken that the task would be accomplished in fourteen minutes, however incredible such a calculation might appear. On Tuesday evening Mr. Payne and Mr. Osbaldestone met at Chesterford to arrange the preliminaries to the start. The ground had already been selected by Mr. H. England, on the part of Mr. Osbaldeston, and Mr. Lawton, on the part of Mr. Payne. It was measured by a surveyor from Newmarket, and such was Mr. Osbaldestone's anxiety on the subject that he employed himself a great part of Tuesday in going over the road, which was a public highway, and, assisted by a labourer, he removed every loose stone which was likely to prove an impediment in the way of the horses. The stop-watches by which the important question of time was to be decided having been first adjusted, the toss for the choice of sides of the road took place, and this was won by Mr. Osbaldestone, who chose the near side. The articles specified that both were to start at a given signal, and that each should keep his own side till he was a clear length before his antagonist, when lie might take the course of the road ; but if called to, with a view of affording a facility of passing, he was again to keep his own side. This was the more important, as the actual roadway was narrow, although there was a wide piece of green sward on each side. It was also provided, that if either horse broke into a gallop, he was to be pulled up, and the wheels of the match-cart moved back, at the command of the umpire. It was of course understood that there was to be neither crossing nar jostling, and that the match was to be conducted in the fairest and most honourable manner. Upon the subject of a referee, a good deal of discussion took place, and as such a person could not be selected with mutual consent, it was at last agreed to start without one. The horses looked in admirable condition ; there was, how ever, a considerable disparity in their appearance—both brown, but Ratler is altogether the larger and finer looking animal; he is fifteen hands two inches high, and big and muscular in pro portion ; every point showing the characteristics of great strength and speed. Rochester is but fourteen hands and two inches in height, showing an uncommon high crest, large head and neck, and powerful shoulders. He is rather thin in the loins, however, and, viewed from behind, does not show symmetry which a connoisseur would be disposed to ad mire, or which would afford an earnest of his wonderful rigour and rapidity of action. Mr. Osbaldestone, whose weight is eleven stone, undertook to drive his own horse ; and Macdonald, the Jockey, was chosen to drive Rochester—lns weight is about nine stone. Each was seated in a match cart of the lightest possible construction—that of Rochester, we un derstood, being fifteen pounds less in weight than that of Ratler —and the harness of both horses was as slender in character as safety would permit. Mr. Osbaldestone drove in a common snaffle bit, but Macdonald had a bit of a severer description. Mr. Osbaldeston was attired in a short flannel jacket, and wore his ordinary round hat; while Macdonald wore his jockey-cap and jacket. There were several persons on horseback to at tend on each match cart and clear the way, while a crowd of spectators mounted on hacks were prepared to accompany them. The road was hilly, although the ascents and descents were not precipitous, and rather narrow, especially at the end near the winning point, where, within about 200 yards of home, there was a small bridge, not sufficiently wide for two vehicles to pass abreast. About half-past twelve, both horses started at speed, but Ratler took the lead at a tremendous pace, close followed by Rochester. The shouting and cheers were now deafening, and Ratler being some lengths in advance, took the crown or centre of the road. Macdonald, who at starting had placed his whip in a case at the back of his match cart, put his hand round to reach, making it neces sary to apply the persuader to his horse ; to his mor tification, however, he found it had been either thrown or fallen out. At the end of two miles Ratler was nearly sixty yards a head, and at this point he was the favou rite at ten to one. Macdonald was then supplied with a small stick, which he used, and the stallion mended his pace, and lessened the distance between himself and Ratter, who conti nued his almost inconceivable pace, Mr. Osbaldestone pulling, apparently, with all his strength. After this the stallion, in increasing his speed, broke twice, and as Macdonald says, was pulled up and backed; but this was disputed. We first caught sight of Mr. Osbaldestone on the further side of the bridge, he was about twelve yards in advance, and in this relative position came first over the bridge. In descending our side, however, Ratler obviously broke into a gallop for a few yards, but quickly resumed his trot, and came on in the most gallant style—Mr. Osbaldestone holding him in, and look ing round witn a smile of triumph. Mackdonald applied his stick, increased his speed, and closed fast upon his antagonist, till at last his horse's head was close to his wheel. At this moment Mr. Osbaldestone, who was on the centre of the road. either from being called to by Macdonald or of his own ac. cord, drew a little to his own side at the moment Macdonald was trying to pass in the same direction. Both were at this crisis so close at home that it was impossible for Macdonald to change the fate of the race; for in the next moment Ratler had passed the winning post, the nose of Rochester touching the wheel of his match-cart as the shouts of his friends proclaimed him the w.nner. Mr. Lawton, the umpire for Mr. Payne, who was behind the two horses, now exclaimed that Rochester had won, for that Ratter had broken, and had not been pulled up when he called to the 'Squire. Mr. Osbaldestone denied that he had heard any call, which, from the noise that prevailed, was more than probable; and retorted by saying (in which he was confirmed by Mr. England), that Rochester had proken twice, and that Macdo nald, although called to the last time, had not pulled up and backed according to the artit les. The friends of both parties were of course strenuous in their assertions in support of their principals, and great confusion prevailed, some asserting that Mr. Lawton was too far in the rear to have made the'Squire hear even if he had called to him, and that unless called to by the umpire, no imputation could be castupon him; and others contending that Macdonald, having himself violated the Articles, had no right to take exception to the alleged irregularity of the 'Squire. Both horses were of course excessively warm, but neither showed any extraordinary symptoms of distress. Mr. Osbal destone did not use his whip throughout the trot, and his friends asserted that had he made more play he could have won by 150 yards; while on the other hand it was urged that had Macdonald been better attended, and had he not lost his whip in the outset, he never could have been so far distanced as was apparent in the middle course. In corrobora tion of which assertion, the fact of his having regained the distance he had lost before the conclusion of the contest was stated as the strongest proof. These are all, however, matters of speculation ; and a dispute having arisen, both parties claiming to have won, the question can only be decided by a competent referee, who must now be chosen, and to whom the evidence pro and con must be submitted. Both Mr. Payne and Mr. Osbaldestone arrived in town last night ; and, in all probability, the course to be pursued will be set. tied this day at Tattersal's. In the interim, the bets on the match remain undecided ; but not so the bets on time, which are considered as concluded. Immediately after the match was over, the parties holding the watches repaired to a farm-house close at home, where, in the presence of seven redth i tt t h ee e n fiv m e i m nu il t e e s s h a a nd d be fi e f l ye. o e m igh p t leted seco b ud y , R l ßattler in pre ci sely thirteen minutes (175 d fifly..eight seconds ! that ral persons, they were produced and compared, and, from them i ay, two seconds under the fourteen minutes ! A sn t a t p o p e i degree of trotting speed unequalled in the records of trot ting in this country. The difference between the two horses, in point of time, was scarcely perceptible. Mr. Os. balbestone shortly afterwards drove Ratler back to Bourne : bridge, a distance of nine miles, and Macdonald returned with Rochester to Chesterford. A second and more laborious match, in which Ratler is en gaged, is to come off on Thursday next, beyond Newmarket, on the Thetfbrd road. He is matched to trot in saddle against Driver, the property of Mr. Lawton, for 5001., thirty.fbur miles ; r t e ti c a e t n i t s ly tosayll7 miles out and in. Driver is th e p on y w hi c h performed Seventeen miles within the hog'. at Smit. ham-bottom, is brokenknee'd, and altogether " a screw to look at ;" and yet his admirers are confident of success. Capt. H. VYNER, we understand, will lead to the hymeneal altar, to-thy. the Hon. Miss MARY ROBIN SON, the youngest dau g h ter o f L or d an d L a d y G RA N TIIA AI. The fair bride has a fortune of 40,000/. Lord DURHA M left Woolwich yesterday HAM and his two d aug h ters, T. WARD, E N., the Downs. His L ordship is accompan i ed b y L a d y py R - morning, on b oar d a !eager, to join the Talavera, in E. ELLIcE, jun., EN., and the Hon. J. PONSONBY. His LC 'dship proceeds in the first place to Copenhagen, and thence , N St. Pettersburgh, COMMISSION OF LUNACY. (Continued from The Sun of yesterday.) GAGSTER V NEWTON. Dr. Sutherland attended Miss Bagster; I said tr h r, that having understood she had been a journey I asked her where she had been, and she said to Gretna-green for a bit of fun, arid she wished to have gone on to Edinburgh, fearing she might be caught; I asked her if she had entered into any ar rangement or promise at Gretna ? She said she laughed immoderately the whole time, and thought it a good bit of fun; she mentioned that she had gene with Mr. Newton, and I asked what object she had in view, and she said she wished to change lior name, but in changing her name she should like the name of Perfect best ; I made a remark re lative to having more favourites than one, am site remarked she was indifferent as to the per son she should marry, and she mentioned the name, of six persons, but I did not observe that the name of Newton was among them ; I asked her if she had been with Mr. Newton ; she said she had been with him two nights ; she added, that her going to Springfield was a mere bit of fun; she wrote down the folowing six names—Hand. Snow. Howell, Perfect, Beechey, and Croft, as the per sons she wished to marry : I asked, when she win. at Springfield what they required her to say or do. She said, she was required to say, " I will ;" but she did riot know what it meant. St , e said, in changing her name, she should like the name of Perfect best, because it was a pretty name, or the name of Snow, for he was a fair tall man at Brighton; she afterwards said she should like to marry Mr. Perfect in the proper way; she said that at Gretna the black-mith put a ring on her finger. I set het some simple sums in addition, but she could not ma nage them ; she said she had slept two nights with Mr. Newton ; she said she knew nothing of wha the blacksmith said at Gretna; but she wished and was then ready to marry Mr. Perfect; when asked what she thought Mr. Perfect and the others would say, she said, " 0, I dare say they will give me a good scolding." She said her name was Bagster, and she had no other. On asking her the reason of having such a dislike to her mother, she said they never could agree. At this interview, she stated her age to be 21. On these four interviews, I tr. Sutherland said he came to the conclusion that she was of unsound mind, and not by any means fit to take care of her person and property. Dr. Gordon had visited Miss Bagster six times; he saw her shortly after her return from the north, and she was theti very calm and quiet, with a pulse at 74; on questioning her, she said she had been to the north to get married to Mr. Newton, and ran away from her friends; he said he was sorry to hear the remarks, and she said it was only a lank—a bit of fun—and spoke with the most perfect indifference; he formed the opinion that she had a very imbecile mind; on the second interview, he asked her if she was aware that marriage was a very serious obliga tion, and she said, no, she was riot; she said she really did not know whether or no she was married at Gretna-green; he asked her what she understood by marriage, and the " cake and favours, and the church ?" he sand, he hoped for the sake of her family such a thing would not again occur, and she said she did not know that, and if it was not for her guar dians, such a thing would occuragain ; she mentioned the name of Mr. Perfect, and she said she liked him very much; Mr. Smith, she also said, she liked very much ; Mr. Howell and another gentleman she mentioned ; Dr. Gardon gave it as his opinion that she had not the capacity of a child seven years of age; that she was of unsound mind, and wholly un fit to manage her person or fortune; she had no idea of moral or religious obligation, her only dread being that she should offend her guardians ; Dr. G. then stated the conversation he had with Miss B. relative to the proceedings at Gretna-green, and said he had no doubt, from the answers he had received, that the marriage had been consummated. Dr. Gordon was now questioned as to the remarks which Miss Bagster had made on the marriage state ; as they were of a delicate nature, the female auditors were ordered to withdraw. Dr. Gordon then related the conversation on the subject; he said Miss Bagstet gave her answers without any reluctance or a blush. At the conclusion of Dr. Gordon's testimony, the inquiry was adjourned till to-morrow (this day). THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). GENERAL AVERAGE NO CE OF BRITISH CORN, For the Week ended June 29, 1832, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and 'Fowns in England and Wales, pei Imperial Quarter. Id.l Oats —.. 21s. 3d.1 355. 7d. Barley 335. 3d 1 Rye ...-- 3.55. ld 1 Pease--- 34.5. Od. IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WEEKS PRECEDING. Wheat-625. 2,1.1 Oats '2k 355. Id. Barley 335. 4d.1 Rye ........ 340. 10.1.1 Pea5e...........345. 9d. DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN 245. Bd.l Oats 15s. 3d.1 16s. 9d Batley- I2s. 4d.l Rye 18s. 3d.1 18s. 3d. (THIS DAY.) This morning the inquiry was resumed. Before any witness was called Mr. PoLLocx complained that certain individuals had misconducted themselves during the examination of some witnesses yesterday, and he hoped some more secure place would be appointed for the ladies to give their evidence in. By order of Mr. Commissioner COLTMAN, Miss Clay ton was recalled, and stated that while she was giving evi dence yesterday, Mr. Laver, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Raymond D'Arcy Newton, and his brother, looked at her in the most impertinent manner, and stood and sat near her; she heard them make observations respecting her; she was quite confident she was the object of their remarks. The COURT expressed their hope that those gentlemen would take care not to repeat such conduct, for there was no question it was highly improper. Miss Catherine Hett (daughter of the Rev. Mr. Hett. a vicar, and prebendary of Lincoln Cathedral) examined by Mr. PoLLocx—She was a distant relation to Miss B.gster. She had seen Miss Bagster twice when she vi sited Alderman Crowder. The first occasion was 13 years ago, and the second four years ago. On the latter occa sion her visit lasted three days, and on the former six weeks. On the last visit, Miss Bagster conducted herself very violently. That occurred the second day of witness's visit. They went in the carriage to call on a lady at Nottingham place. Mrs. Banter and witness got out of the carriage, and left Miss Bagster with the governess. In a quarter of an hour they returned to the carri ige, and found the governess Miss Sowerhy (now Mrs. Du marque) with her hair all "ver her face ; as soon as th got into the carriage Miss B. attacked her moths', and tot. her bonnet and lac —witneqs and Mrs. Bagster 11,1,1 het hands to keep her quiet ; witness talked to her but mail. no impression upon her. They returned home direct y, instead of going further, at they had intended ; on cottain:, home, witness saw Alderman Crowd• r and Mr. J. Crow et his brother; witness told them what had occurred ; Mr. Jas. Crowder advised his brother to have a keeper for Miss Bag ster. The Alderman said that as long as he lived that show , ' not be, but he expected it would come to that. This was the first witness saw of her conduct. Tue follow ing morning her mother desired her to come to break fast several times; when she came she threw a te 'spot). at h-r mother, and then sat down to breakfast. At din nor there was a party; Miss B was dress d for dinner and had not sat down many minutes before she burst our crying and lett the roam. Wi ness knew of no cause fir it. Witness never attempted to converse with her but to a ,- vise her to alter her conduct. She did not appear to un derstand what she was doing. Mr. LAW here interposed, and asked if this lady tv,,s interested in Alderman Crovrder's property ? Mr. Pot.toct; did not know. To a question from Mr. POLLOCK, Witness said that in the event of Miss 13curster dying without issue, she, witness, would inherit a portion of her property. Mr. LAW thought so, and therefore begged that all that evidence be erased. Mr. Pouocx—Why is not her evidence to be received ? Mr. LAW--,&eatise if this lady cannot marry, slit cannot have lawful issue, and therefore the witness is swearing to have so many thousands of pounds in her own pocket. Mr. LAW read the will, from which it appeared that the witness, and the other children of her parents, had a contingent interest in a very large portion of the testator's property. The Coua'r having heard the objection argued on both sides, were of opinion that the evidence of Miss Hett was not receivable, as she had a direct interest in supporting the commission of lun toy against Miqi &Tater. The Rev. Samuel Smith, chaplain to the Lord Mayor, stated that he was not acquainted with Alderman Crowder's family before his mayoralty ; knew him in his official capacity; it was witness's duty gn reside in th. Mansion-house, and live with the Lord Mayor's family. In November, 1629,when Alderman Crowder's family mini to reside at the Mantion-'iouse, the Alderman gave witness instructions, wh i ch he then received as nsecret, but which he conceived himself absolved from by the Alderman's death. He told witness he would observe in Miss Bagater such de ficiencies as would expose the family, and be thought i necessary, as wirrei., was to become one of the family lb the year, to. prepare him fur the frailties and d.ficiencies might observe in his grandaughter's conduct, in oriel that he might overlook them. Witness never even di vulged this to the Solicitor in the cause. In conse pkence of this witness oh , erved, and could not fail t observe, her conduct at =maid, and attended to her couver ration. Witness had frequent and daily opportunitiei of oh tying her conduct. Her conversatisn was extrernelychildish, .hild of eight or nine years o!rl would he her enm tr Her manners were not those of a person brought no in a respectablefatnily. During the first part of t"s M tYoralty she was much in company, and her conduct had a tendency frequently to expose herself and her family. 1I conduct was much observed while at table ; she w mid turn round in her chair and look strangers in the f ice. One day while she was sitting at table next to Mr. Windus, a Member of the Corporation, her manners towards that gentleman was extremely marked. Mr. Windus was called to prove the conversation with Miss Bagster on that occasion. He stated that he lived on his property at Stamford-hill. He knew the late Alder man Crowder only as Lord Mayor of London, and himself b ing in the corporation. On the occasion alluded to he led out Miss Bagster from the drawing-r mm of the Man sion-house to the dining-room, and took his seat next to her. Previous to that witness did not know who she w is. There was a party of about fifty persons. After a•king her to take a glass of wine, she broke silence, turned riund, looked at witness anxiously in the face, trembled exceedingly, and said she was very unused to company aid hardly knew how to conduct herself. In a le .v minutes after she said she was in love. Witness stared with astonishment at sueh a deelarstion from such an apparent child ; she ask, 1 if witness kn w Mr. Jupp ; witness then asked her who she was, and she said Alderman Crowder was her grandfather, and the Lady .Mayoress (Mrs Bagster) was her mother. Witness was not then aware that the Lady Mayoress was Alderman Crowder's daughter. Witness asked if her father was i!ive, and she said he was, but he was very unfortunate, old she had never seen him. She said she was going to he married to Mr. Jupp, and pointed nut a ring which she said he had given her. Her conversation ap peared to be quite the contrary of that of a ra lanai per son. Witness then conceived her to be abut 16 years old ; , hat was from her appearance only, bur from her cancer s:pion she appeared only to be eight or nine years old. Wieness thought it due to the family to mention these circumstances to both Lord Mayor, the D.puties of his o ard, and to Mr. Sin th the chaplain. The case was proceeding when our reporter left. COURT OF C►+ANCERY-(THIS DAY.) HAYNES L•. BRITTEL. Mr. IIcorILLY applied up,in the minutes to have the decree altered. He stated that the decree still reina fled in the minutes, and that his application wa, in actor ranee with the rwactlce of the Court. Sir EDWARD SUGDEN r-carded the application as wholly irregular, and prayed that it might be distnissA with costs. He complained of the conduct of the soli• citor on the other side, in having sent a long exparte st i r e _ went, complaining of the Judgment which the Cuo t had elven, and offering argum-nts why it should be altered. The LORD CHANCELLOR had never seen the era ement. One of his officers state I that in cons.quenc e of its not wing been consented to by both solicitors in the cause, he had abstained from laying it before his Lordship. His Lordship said that he would look back to his notes, which were very full, and then state what ought to be done. CODRINGTON HOLDITCH. In this case his Lordship stated that it would be neers. nary to alter the issues which had been tram-.,, and as he was uader the necessity of making a variation in the ordex could not give colts. HEALY V. JAGGER. The SOL ICITOR-GENERAL appeared to m , we in this ease for a new trial, which wls likely to nc , upy the day. VICE-CHANCERY CoURT—(THIS DAN. JUDGMENT.-LADY'S MAGAZINE. -PAGE AND OTHERS V. TOWNSEND. His Honour theVicE CrrArrcEu.ort gave judgment rhis morning in this case, which was argued b.-fore the Court some days since on demurrer. Mr. Page and Mr. Corrien two of the plaintiff, resided in t .is country, where they published the Lady's MI yazine ; the two remaininT, plaintiffs lived at Paris, and there published a work caller! La Follet Courrier des Salons. The engravings appear ing in those were desi:rned and printed in Paris. The plaintiffs alleged, that the defendant, who w the proprietor and publisher of Townsend's Parisian Costumes, had pirated the engravings spearing in their work, by publishing them in his own, and filed their bill for an Injunction, restraining him from doing so. To that bill the defendant put in a demurrer, on the ground that, ac cording to the true construction of the Statutes relative to copyright, no protection was given to prints and engrav ings printed and designed abroad, and only published in England. The question was, whether, upon the true construction of the Statutes, that was the law ? His Honour, after commenting upon the three statutes relative to this suhj ct, the Sth of George 11., chap. 13, the 7th of George 111., chap. 38., and the 17 , h of George 111., chap. 57, all of which the Court thought were to be considered in pari materia, stated it to be his clear opinion that the protection of the legislature was only gi►•en to those works designed and printed in Great Britain, and not to works designed abroad and only published in this .ountry. The demurrer, therefore. mo-t he allowed. KING'S BENCii.-(THIS DAY.) ASSIGNEES OF JOHNSON V. NV t,LSH AND ANOTHER. In this case, which was not concluded ye , te , dAy when ,ve went to Press, the Jury found a verdict fur the de fendant. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-.(THIS DAY. The verdict in this case, which wa.s not finished yester .ay when our reporter left, wa. for t. , e plaiutiff. It was an action for the recovery of 5671 6s t •e amount f eight hills of exchange. The Jury gave damages to the full amount. OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. These Sessions commenced this in ruing before the LORD MAYOR, ALDERMEN, RECORDER, and other City Authorities. Toe piesidine: Judees were Mr. Justice GASELEE, and Mr. Justice Jamas PARKE. _ .... FORGERY. . William Banbury Lay stood inflicted f o r fo gin a receipt for 1.171 i. with an 'went to defraud his ine prisoner pleaded Not Guilty. Th ATTORNEY GEtiltitAL ion to sta'e t , ,e vas.. for the Crown, when the prison e r stopp d him, and appealed to the Court to be permitted to retract h s pet i,f nor gui ty, a,dplead guilty. Justice Oaseurs asked him ;f he was aware of the consequences of such a plea, as he certainly multi he sent out of the country for life. The prisoner said he was fully convinc-d of the extent d his punishment, but lie flt certain twit he could not meet the evidence. aer..inse him, and theretlire he w.rutd vish to save the Court any trooolo. lie the! p!eaded The ATTORNEY-GENERAL thought the evilenee g iiost the prisoner too strong or him to rebut it, lie also thought it to he his duty to state that there hat herr, no eoinprounise in the ea-e, and that the fact of , he pleading guilty Was not owing to any previuus arraoge meat. Win. Akers wag indicted for stealin; a mar., value -1 , 01.. the property of D. W. Gtegorie, tin- M igoarace of Queen square Poliee-offiee. Mr Greg , tie. on the 27 - h of April last, had occasion to „ f o e n t eor t off his holdi h uy•e whilst in h tsisn. Ma , ddiz occupied him a feet moments, and on his reiton to th e .pot, he discovered that th e p r i soner h a d decamped stre et, acte i i h and business, u .vith the animal. Mr. Gr eg ori e gave an iminedie‘e gaveune. which o nformation to the police, with a desetipci in of the, loner, who, in a month after, Was apprehended by I 3 own, to officer of the B. 4ivision of Police, in ► puid;,c house in Westminster. It subsequently turned out that titer pi isimer :ad taken the horse to a livery-stabie, wilore he left it, caking with him the sadde and hrtill,„ and was never seen .fter till he was taken into custody, The prisoner, in his defence,, said that the witnesses , vere ail mistaken in his ickmtity ;—th it he could pr. we that h. was not in Maddox-street on the day in titivation, and called, s Spring gar d ens , w h o swore, at the time the WiLis t a G o d er i c h , servant to Dr. Haildington, oftreet, hog e tvw stated to have been stolen, th prisoner was helping him in his master's stables. • Mr. Justice GAsitLEs summed up the evidence, and the Jury found the pi isoner Not Guilty. There are two individuals to be tried for murder, — Jonathan &zithers, for the murders of Miss Twatidey ‘nil Nip°leim Fiango; and Reilly, f r the murder of his vile, in Comptort-streei, Clerkenwell. The trial of Smi. , oets, it is believer, will take place at the sitting of the Court hi-morrow. There are HO less final 339 prisoners in rh. Cilen.lar for vial, sod aunar.gst them are .•ine h" tvy SIR WALTER SCOTT.-- rile answer to in piries this morning Wit, that Sir WALrita had owed 4 -estless night...hut he retni:in...i nearly in the Pane ot.it•c yesterday.