The Sun. — London, England, 1840-08-11 00:00:00

.! EVENING EDITION. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE. OF LORDS, AUGI,37 10. ROYAL ASSENT. llr. Speaker reported the Royal Assent—to Exche quer Bills (10,731,5501.) Bill, Ecclesiastical Courts (No. 1.) Bill, Court of Chancery Bill, Infant Felons' Bill, Population Bill, Rating Stoek in Trade (No. 2.) Bill, Railways Bill, Highway Rates Bill, Commerce and Navigation Bill, Postage Duties Bill, Non-Paro chial Registers Bill, Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Bill, Municipal Districts (Ireland) Bill, Church Tem oralities (Ireland) Bill, Imprisonment for Debt (Ire land) Bill, Insolvent Debtors (Ireland) Bill, Popula tion (Ireland) Bill, Dublin Police Bill, Linen, &c. Manufactures (Ireland) Bill, Court Houses (Ireland) Shrewsbury and Holyhead Roads Bill, London and Greenwich Railway Enlargement and Station Bill. Dlidland Counties Railway Bill, Adderley's Estate Bill. The Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the ,Earl of Clarendon, and the Earl of Shaftesbury. COAL DUTIES BILL. On the motion of Viscount DUNCANNON, the Coal Duties Bill was read a second time, committed, sinclordered to be read a third time to-morrow. The Consolidated Fund Bill (with the appropriation clause) was read a third time and passed. Lord PORTMAN presented a petition from Lime, in Dorset, praying that the Poor-law Bill might b e emended, so as to give better medical assistance to the itoor. The Earl of CLARENDON laid on the table cer tain returns relative to population. The Marquis of NORMANBY seeing the Noble 3arl (Charleville) in his place, who had moved for copies of the correspondence between the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Sit Audley Da Vere, begged to read to him a letter he had received from the Lord Lieute want of Ireland on the subject. The Noble Marquis read the letter, from which it appeared that no copies Lad been made of the letters sent by the Lord Lieu tenant to Sir Audley De Vere. The Noble Earl would therefore see that part of the motion could not be com plied with. The Earl of CHARLEVILLE (as we understood) Withdrew his motion. The Duke of WELLINGTON presented a peti tion in favour of the Poor-law Amendment Bill. Lord BROUGHAM umeented a petition from a warish in Cumberland, pra that some measure with regard to copyhold enfranthisements might be intro (laced next Session. IDOLATRY IN INDIA. The Bishop of LONDON called the attention of file House to the connection of the East India Com pany with idolatry in India. In the province of Bengal the pilgrim tax had been abolished, and the East India Company had ag reed to pay a sum to the persons having an interest in the collection of that tax. He disap , proved of such a compromise, and trusted that her I\Lijesty's Government would discountenance it. In .struetions, he understood, had been sent out by the Government to discontinue that system in the presi deney of Madras ; but what he contended for was, that the despetches should have taken the tone of a positive command. - The Right Rev. Prelate • concluded by moving- for certain papers connected with the subject. . V.sceent MELBOURNE said the condition of the sere:eel Presidencies, and the circumstances under which. they were placed, were extremely different, and there to, e any discussions on the subject regard must be ;Ad to the locality. In Madras the troops certainly ,ii l attend the religious ceremonies of the natives, but tney merely attended as a sort of escort or guard of honour to the native Prince who attended. It would be impossible to discontinue that attendance suddenly without offering a great insult to the religious feelings of the natives. He believed that his Noble Friend the Gevernor of Madras had taken every step in his pee po wer t o carry the intentions of the Government into and it SV-3F, he he.i:.ved, his intention to carry the instructions of the E ,st India Directors into effect as eteeeetly as poesi&e. The Bishop of LONDON having- presented some petitions en the 'subject, withdrew his motion, as the Noble Viscount had assured bin that the Govern recut vvou!d take all the -.Deans in its power to put an end to the system. The Right Rev. Prelate then presented a petition from the city of London, very nutnercusly and respectably signed, against the Bill for alb:eine Counsel to prisoners charged with felony. Lerel BROUGHAM begged to remind their Lord ships that the s:,slern against which the Right Rev. Prelate Lad presented a petition was one with which they could cot interfere. It was the privilege of the client, of the prisoner, not. the privili ge of the profesßion sgeinst which the petitioners objected. If once there was any interference with the license (he would nut teem it even the liberty) of Counsel to re sort to every a-gurneut that might be used to defend the cause of his client, there would be no security for hic or property ; and if once the Counsel had the option of refu-ing or accepting the defence of an ac cuied party, every species of tyranny and oppres eeet might be resorted to to crush en individual. ile liishop of LONDON explained. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr, klAtvEs, and several other Members of the Hasa of Cominon3, appeared at the bar, and re quested a Conference with respect to the amendments made by their Lordships to the Loan Societies Bill. Toe Conference was _agreed to. A Conference was also appointed to be held on the subject of the amendments to the Joint Stock Banking Companies Bill. The Lords appointed to conduct the Conference with respect to the Loan Societies Bill having returned, the Manager informed their Lordships that the Commons bad delivered in. their reasons for disagreeing with some, and agreeing with others, of the amendments made by their Lordships. Lord PORTMAN then moved that the clause ob jected to by. the House of Commons, which required that Loan Societies should not meet in public-houses, beer-nooses, or other places of entertainment, should not he-insisted upon by their Lordships. The Marquis of SALISBURY would rather that the Bill should be thrown out altogether than the amend-neets, made by their Lordships should be given up. Lord WHARNCLIFFE thought the amendment should be given up. The Marquis of SALISBURY, after what had been said by his Noble Friend, would not persevere in retaining the amendment. The Commons' amendments were then agreed to. JOINT STOCK BANKING COMPANIES. The Lords appointed to conduct the Conference with respect to the Joint Stock Banking Companies Bill, having returned, the Manager informed their Lord ships that the Members of the Commons had delivered in their reasons for disagreeing with some, and agreeing with other of the amendments made by their Lordships. Viscount MELBOURNE then moved that the amendments of the Commons be agreed to. Their Lordships then proceeded to deliver judgment in several cases (for which see Law Report), after which their Lordships adjourned._ _HOUSE OF COMMONS, Auausr 10. The SPEAKER tools the Chair at Half-past Three o'Clock. Mr. FORTESCUE, the new Member for Louth, took the oath; and his seat. The Hon. Member was intro duced by Lord Morpeth and Mr. M. 0 Ferrell. Mr. HAW ES presented a petition from Shadwcll against Church Extension. Sir F. POLLOCK presented a petition from Glas gow, praying the House to address her Majesty to dis miss her present Ministers, and to call to her councils men who would make the Charter a Cabinet question. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from Mr. Bronterre O'Brien, now a prisoner in Lancaster Castle for a political offence, praying that be might be discharged, or at all events, to be removed to the debtor side of tprison. Mr. WAKLEY gave notice that early nest Session he would move for leave to bring in a Bill to establish a National Faculty of Medicine. The Hon. Member also gave notice that early next Session he would move an address to . Ler Majesty pfaying her to direct that steps should be taken for providing a Trades' Hall, for the use of the working classes. Captain PECHELL gave notice that early in the n est Session he would move for leave to bring in a Bill to remove certain restrictions and liabilities, which a t present pressed hardly and unjustly upon licensed victuallers. Sir C. GREY gave no tice that i n the next Se ss i on he would move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Municipal Act. The House was then summoned by the Usher of the Black Rod to the House of Peers, to hear the Royal assent given to certain Bills, for which see the Lords' Report. Mr. WARBURTON ga ve notice that to-morrow he would lay upo n the table of the House a Bill for the registration of medical practitioners, and for esta blishing a College of Medicine, with power to grant diplomas to practise in any part of the Unite.; Kingdom. The ATTORNEY GENERAL hoped no objec tion would be made to his asking for leave to introduce the Bill at once. Mr. WAKLEY said an accident had prevented the Bilt being brought in some weeks ago, and as he be lieved the Bill was every way worthy the public and the profession, b e h o p e d no objection would be made to t b _ Leave suggested. given r v a e m w o av ß tlna l,ii to bring in the , 1, 1-' ,, gave notice thatearly' next Ses sion he should move for leavebring to in a Bill for re gulation of the Fi s h er i es and of the Drainage of Lands in Ireland. RICHMOND PARK. Nr. EWART begged to ask whether it was in tended to open Richmond park further to the public, and whetbcrit was intended to open Kew gardens every day in the week instead of t,.vodals as at present. Mr. STANLEY was unable to give any decisive answer at present, but be did not believe there was any intention tz) make any alteration in the existing regu lations. Mr. WAKLEY understood that it was intended to make Richmond park a preserve for game, and exclude the public. He did not know why such an arrangement was contemplated, and he trusted it would not be carried into effect. Mr. EW ART gave notice that he Should renew his question to-morrow, MAIL PACKETS. Lord G. SOMERSET begged to ask whether the I Government had made up their minds as to where the mail packets were to be despatched from ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, who was very indistinctly heard, was understood to say that he had directed the Report to be laid on the table, but not having yet read it over, he was unable to decide. He certainly was bound to say that the Go vernment had selected gentlemen who, they thought, were best calculated to investigate the merits of the several ports, and so far as he was able to ascertain, they had spoken in the highest terms of the port of Dartmouth. NEW WRIT. 1 On the motion of Mr. E. J. STANLEY a new writ was ordered for the Borough of Clonmel, in the room of David R. Pigot, Esq., who had accepted the office of her Majesty's Attorney-General for Ireland. LOAN SOCIETIES. Mr. FOX MAULE moved the consideration of the Lords' Amendments to the Loan Societies Bill. Mr. WAKLEY said there was an amendment which had been introduced, and which he could not agree to. It was a clause prohibiting the meetings of these societies in public-houses or beer-houses. Unless the clause was rejected he should move that the amendments be taken into consideration that day three months. Mr. F. MAULE thought the Bill was so beneficial a measure, that the .House would not be justified in re jecting the Bill ,merely bec'ause the !clause had been re-inserted, although he admitted that clause was a very unfair one, and would operate very prejudicially towards the licensed victuallers. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE was of opinion that a gross breach of faith had been committed by the introduction of the clause, and hoped the House would expunge it. Mr. WAKLEY considered that as the House of Lords was going to inquire into the whole subject; it would be better to allow the law to remain as it was, than to pass a Bill with a clause that must work infinite mischief. Captain PEC ELL thought the clause ought to be rejected. for it was exceedingly objectionable. Mr. FOX MAULE understood that if the House did not agree to the amendment, the next course would be a conference with the Lords, and if the Lords still persisted in the amendment the Commons would then have the opportunity of considering whether they would accept or reject the Bill. He should therefore vote againit the clause. Mr. AGLIONBY said that the effect of voting against the clause would be to lose the Bill. He should therefore support the clause. Sir S. LUSHINGTON did not think that; upon reconsideration, the Lords would persevere in support ing the clause which appeared to have been drawn up with great haste and precipitation. He objected to the clause upon every groUnd as most unjust and incon- venient. Mr. AGLIONBY explained. Mr. MART thought the words of the clause ex tended much further than the framers of it intended. He should certainly vote against the clause. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when there appeared— For the clause Against it 4O Majority against the clause — 26 A Committee was appointed to draw up reasons, and desire . a conference with the Lords on the subject. JOINT-STOCK BANKING COMPANIES BILL. • Tl.e CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that 'the' Lords' Amendments to the Joint- Stock Binkine• COrripanies - Bill should be read. The amendments having been read, The CtI4,I.NCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the Lorhad introduced an amendment without giving any notice, which made a most material altera tion in the law relative to the liability of shareholders, and as this Bill was merely a continuation of a former one,, he thought that alone would be sufficient ground Cur agreciug to the amendment ; but the amendment was most .objectiolable in itself, and therefore he re a'retted to be under the necessity of proposing that the House do disagree to the Lords' amendment. The motion WAS agreed to without a division, and a Committee appointed to draw up reasons and request a conference with the Lords on the subject. STANDING ORDERS. Mr. ESTCOURT moved the consideration of the Report of the Select Committee appointed to revise the Standing Orders of the House. In the absence of the Judge Advocate, the Chairman• of the. Standing Orders Committee, the task of bringing forward this motion had levolved on him. He was happy to say the number of Alterations he should have to propose were very few, in ismuch as the Committee of 1837 had so admirably performed their duty. The first alteration they hid proposed was a new arrangement of the Standing Orders under various heads, so as to simplify the labours of the lifT,rent Committees, and to define accurately the prac tice of the House and the practice of the Private Bill Office. The next alteration was that they proposed the numbers , of the Standing Orders should be progressive, so as to make them more easy of reference ; then the next alteration was the introduction of those resolu tions which had been made Standing Orders since the last revision ; and the last was. the : introduction of cer tain new Orders to the number of six. A message from the ,Lords was brought up announc ing that their Lordship's had agreed to several and requested a copy of the Report. of the Select Com mittee on East India produce. • • Mr. HAWES brought up the Report of the Corn- mittee appointed to draw up reasons for disagreeing with the Lords in their amendments to the Loan So cieties Bill. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER btought up the Report of the Committee appointed to draw up reasons for the House disagreeing in the amendments of the Lords to the Joint Stock Banking Companies Bill. Mr. ESTCOURT then resumed his explanation of the alterations he proposed in the Standing Orders. Mr. HAWES shortly afterwards returned, and announced that the Lords had agreed to a conference upon the Loan Societies Bill.—The Hon. Gentleman and other Members were thereupon appointed mana gers to conduct the- conference ; and, after an absence of about ten minutes, Mr. Hawes reported that they had left the Bill, with their reasons for disagreeing to the amendment with their Lordships. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQULR also reported', the Lords having agreed to a conference. upon the Joint Stock Banking Bill, that he had left that Bill, 1 together with the reasons of the Commons for disagree ing to the , amendments of their Lordships. 'Sir, ESTCOLJRT having concluded his observations moved ttat the resolutions of the Standing-Orders Com mittee be agreed to. Lord G.SOMERSET would . not'oppose'the motion, although be thOnght it was a very' inconvenimt period of the Session at which to bring 'such a subject fcrrward. After a shori conversation, in which Mr. Ewart, Mr. Aglionby, and Mr. Freshfield took part, Messengers from the Lords announced that their Lordships did not insist upon their amendments to the Joint Stock Banking Companies Bill, and the Loan So cieties Bill. The Resolutions of the Standing Order Committee were agreed to, and ordered to be made Standing Or ders in lieu of those repealed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER laid on the table papers relative to the Revenue and Population, and The House adjourned at Seven o'Clock. THE COLONIAL OFFICE AND TIIE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PRINCIPLE. We request general attention to two official papers which we do hesitate to class among the most important which have ever been promulgated, and to be truly worthy of a statesman who presides over the most ex tensive colonial empire in the universe. The first is a despatch from Lord John Russell to Governor Sir George Gipps, relative to the disposal of lands in New` South Wales and Port Phillip ; the second is a copy of the instructions under the royal sign manual and signet, addressed to Sir George Gipps, for the purpose of carrying the instructions of Gove : 9 ment into effect. It is now announced that to all the new colonies, the South Australian principle is to be applied. This memo rable resolution is declared by Lord John Russell in the following terms : "It appears to me tobe shown that in new settlements, tw c o h d ls s those comprised within the more recent of the sales i s exposed , time by fo r a dvertisementth districts thus separated, a fixed uniform price con stitutes the best method of disposing of the land. In auction ere r t o h r e e t pu , r da e e h t a dy s e r must wait a sufficient The fixed price also enables tia' p na a nd rt tm i o e of these inconvenience s ,'3 . they leave this count e r are obviated by a fixed price. a s u y n t b o c e e r k o t n a u • o l t e vr b t l y , d .. b e ß f o o li r t e h e can buy. Anctbe r r,cut circumstance teaxnaelcet which, quantity f a r of f r l o a m n d titer look ing upon it with a jea lous should consider to be a great advantage, i s , that one uni form price for all coun try lands renders it probable tha t the takea'up firs!, instead of, by a (I . ff the best lands will be tempt ing persons to begin with lands ofrsze of cost, Thus none are forced into premature or!dary qualities. cultivation, but the different lands of the colony are successively occupied. in the natural order of their advantaees." The date of this despatch, for this declaration alo ne, deserves to be designated—A new epo c h i nt h e history of colonization. —South Australian Record. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, AUG. —Thy Sugar markets getwr all y have been exceedingly flat since our last; but ;be sellers are so firm in the confidence o f future high prices, that we have no decline to quote._ Bristol Jrcrcury. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY`, AUGUST 11, 1840. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. (FROM Mg DAILY PAPERS OF TESTEkDATO (From the Globe.) Louis Napoleon had for some time been engaged in , preparing for his expedition ; and had employed agents to engage a large number of the Poles this country to assist him in carrying out, his pl al-li. In almost every instance their proposals were rejected. One of this ill•fated nation was induced to accompany him, and was among the number of those who fell by the dis charge of musketry from the guard. Another part of this wild scheme was to send into France as emissaries a number of the low Frenchmen, resident in London. These were to sow the seeds of disaffection to the existing Government iu the different towns of France situate on the coast, and to kindle a spirit of interest for the Bonaparte family. Large sums of money were distributed by the agents of Prince Louis Napoleon among these people, and many were actually sent over on this mission. We are assured that M. Guizot, the French Ambassador, was not al together unaware of those proceedings, his jealousy hav ing been excited by the unusual number of passports applied for by persons of this class. It is remarkable that the Courrier de Londres, a French journal pub lished in London, a short time before the mad attempt actually hinted at the ease with which, by such means, a descent might be made on the French coast with such an object, and mentioned Boulogne as one of the ports at which a landing might be effected. (From the Standard.) The French papers detail the orders given to carry out the Ministerial projects for increasing the naval and military forces of France, although, ac- cording to the Debats, she possesses at present a more efficient navy than we do ! Alas ! that our Whig economists should, by their gross negli gence and obstinacy, have rendered this boast so much less improbable than it used to be in the high and palmy days of England's wooden walls. The ports of Brest and Havre, and all the. dockyards of France, are to be put on a 'war footing, and orders have been given to purchase 60,000 horses in Germany. Surely the time has arrived when the culpable faneans of the Admiralty should do what they ought to have done three years ago for the British navy. (From the Courier.) Amongst the Naval Appointments last announced we have the following : " PROMOTlONS.—Lieutenant the lion. Charles Gilbert John Brydone Elliot, to the rank of Commander." " APPOINTMENTS.—Commander the Hon. C. G. J. B. Elliot to the Hazard." We have a notion, in common with the John Bull, that this newly-made Commander is the same person who, having been six weeks a Mate in the navy, was promoted to a Lieutenancy at the Coronation, in June, 1838 ; and, if correct, this stripling, who has barely elapsed from his infancy, exhibits in his own person an extraordinary proof of the care and attention bestowed by our Government on the interests of the best portion of our defensive service. Rapid promotions are only ex cusable when the object has displayed either remarkable proficiency in his profession, or performed some unusual deed of bravery. In the former case, precocity of talent supplies the want of experience, but it must be that kind of precocity which makes itself known not only to the whole service, naval or military, but to the whole nation. It is only by conditions of this kind that the want of experience can be supplied, and only on such conditions can officers of long standing be satisfied with promotions over their heads. What man, ac quainted in the slightest degree with public affairs, w:11 have the assurance to assert that the puerile Commander of the Hazard has either experience or precocity of talent, or distinction in the service derived from uncom mon exertion of courage? We dislike a pun as much as, it is said Dr. Johnson did'; but we really consider the name of the vessel to which Lord Minto has ap pointed his infantile son ominous to the crew. EXTENSIVE FAILURE IN STOCK- PORT. We regret to announce that a very extensive failure, and one which will doubtless result in the greatest amount of distress and misery to many families here, and Aservhere, has this week occurred in Stockport. Nothing certainly within our recollection has caused so much consternation and astonishment. We have been loth to make any allusion whatever to the subject, as one which, under any circumstances, must be treated with extreme caution, from the exaggerated rumours gene rally current at such times ; but the matter has now become so far one of notoriety, and the fact of the fail ure has been so indisputably authenticated since the appearance of Tuesday's Gazette, that we feel ourselves justified in making brief allusion to it. It will immediately be inferred that we allude to the case of Mr. J. K. Winterbottom, a gentleman who had long practised as a respectable solicitor in Stockport— who is known, we dare say, without exception, to all our readers—and who was universally known and esteemed as a man and a gentleman. Mr. Winterbottom is now a bankrupt ; in what amount he may have failed it is, of course, impossible for us to say with' anything like certainty, but we may mention that we have heard the amount estimated at 80,0001. Be the deficiency, how ever, more or less, it will assuredly amount to -some thing very considerable. The fiat in bankruptcy we understand. has been is sued at the instance of the Directors of the Manchester and Liverpool District Banking Company, by whom it is supposed large advances have been made, while, on the other hand, it is reported that the demand by the bank upon the estate is covered by the amount of secu rity they hold. Mr. Winterbottom, it will be remem bered by many of our readers, was instrumental in the establishment of this Company some years ago. The affair with the bank, however, is not an isolated case : there are soma scores of private parties who, it is expected, will be sufferers, who hold drafts merely as security for advances made on certain rates of interest. Some of these unfortunates are utterly ruined, as, from the hitherto sterling character of the house, they have been reduced to stake their all upon insufficient secu rity. In fact the affairs of the estate are so exceedingly entangled, that nothing definite can be known ; and it is generally supposed, that from the litigation that will eventually ensue, it may be many years before a divi dend, if any, can be declared. The above is copied from the Stockport Chronicle. To these details we might add much of an extremely painful nature, but we forbear. There are one or two points, however, which it is proper the public should be made acquainted with, as Mr. Winterbottom has abs conded, evidently from the fear of apprehension on a charge of felony. He was partner in the exten sive cotton-spinning establishment of " James and William Bradshaw and C 0.," and the co-partner ship was dissolved on' Saturday last. • Part of Sun day he remained with his family ut his house in Edgley, near Stockport, and in the afternoon he left in his carriage, accompanied by his wife, for Man chester. He drove to the railway station in Water street, where he took leave of Mrs. Winterbottom, stating that he should return from London on Tuesday , evening. When he alighted from the carriage it was re marked by the coachman that he said to him, some what emphatically, " Farewell," a word he had never before used to him. Various rumours are afloat as to his retreat. We think it will turn out that he has made the best of his way to the Continent. The amount of his defalcations is estimated at a very high sum, which, perhaps, is' greatly magnified. His liabilities are, however, considerable ; and we deeply regret to add, that his money transactions were not confined merely to debts, but are of a criminal nature. Among his other numerous clients was the late John Isherwood, of Marple Halt, near Stockport, by whom he was' authorised to -effect policies of aisurance on Mr. Isherwood's life. It appears that the amount of the policies was ob tained by Mr. Wietei:bottom from' two' offices, the Ptacaix and the Royal Exchange, in bills at short dates ; the fornier for 5,000/., and 'the latter' for 3,000/. The agent for thePl-ceaix had drawn the bill payable to the individual executors, and of course it required their in dorsations ; and as, we understand, they state they have not indorsed the bill, it follows that a forgery has been in that case committed. The agent-for the Royal Ex change had, it is said, in the first instance drawn in time bill payable to the Individual executors, but subse quently, at the request of Mr. Winterbottom, to him, ",as agent for the executors." The money for this has therefore not been obtained by forgery, but by a fraud. In neither case does it appear that the executors will be the sufferers, payment not having been legally made to them. The names of many persons have been mentioned to us as those of sufferers by Mr. Winterbottom's conduct. Among these is that of Sir Salusbury Humphreys, of Bramball Hall, near Stockport, a gentleman of the Most honourable principles, end highly and deservedly respected by all whO know him. He was a client of Mr. W interbottom's, and -empowered him, during his recent tour on the Continent, to receive his.rents, large amount of which, with other. sums belonging to Sir Salusbury, has :tot been paid over. We understand that the London agent of the Pticenix office applied on Thursday to the Mayor of Stockport for a warrant for the apprehension of Mr. Winterbottom ; but the application was refused, on the ground that sufficient proof of the alleged felony had not been adduced. Art application will doubtless be made to the Lord Mayor of London, that immediate measures be adopted to pursue and apprehend the ac cused. This digressing affair has thrown the town of Stock port into great consternation, as most people enter tained the highest confidence of Mr. Winterbottom's integrity, and believed him incapable of a dishonourable action.—Manchester Times. BIRMINGHAM ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC JUSTICE BILL. TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN. Carlton-gardens, Aug. 8, 1840. Sir,—As you have stated in The Sun of this even ing that the Birmingham Administration Bill was car ried, and I withdrew my amendment in the House of Lords, I beg you will correct such a mis-statement, and I refer you to the minutes of the Lords on the subject, wherein it is stated that after a debate the amendment was carried without a division. I never would have withdrawn my amendment ; and I stated in the House I never would make myself a party to that Bill, and trusted their Lordships would not either. I remain, Sir, your's obediently, WARWICK. HOP IN TE LLIGENCE,. ---WORCESTER , AUG 8. _The hot weather is reported to be a little improving to the hop plantations where the bine is strong, which are now showing a few blossoms-at the tops of the poles, but the weak bine is sinking, and is past recovery this season. The duty must be small ; many are of opinion that it will not be more than 5001. Our market on Saturday was flatter than we have had it for some weeks past, and some descriptions of hops were bought ss. per cwt. cheaper. On Saturday morning an inquest was held be fore Mr. Carter, at the Mitre, Broadwall, Christ Church, Surrey, on view of the 'body of William Powell, a fine youth, aged fourteen years, who, it was reported, had drowned himself, in consequence of being ill-used by his mother. It appeared from the evidence that the youth went with another boy to bathe opposite Lambeth Palace on the afternoon of Tuesday last, and on the road he (deceased) said he would either drown himself or get transported; he, however, went a second time into the water, and got round a barge which was out of his depth, and as he could not swim he was carried away by the tide. The Jury, after some consulta tion, returned a verdict of " Accidental death." PROGRESS OF THE PRESIDENT.O—The Pre sident has commenced her voyage well, and we hope her excellent performance at the beginning of her first trip across the Atlantic augurs a speedy and pleasant passage. She was seen by the Superb,' which arrived here on Tuesday, from Charleston, at six o'clock on Sunday even ing, about eight miles east of the Old Head of Kinsale. She had then run a di stance of about 275 miles in 27/ hours, an aFveEruagleTpemrforAmßaEncEelo.. The speed and ten knots per hour. THE cheapness of railway transmission have enabled the fruit growers of the south to send to the less produetiye coun ties of the north immense quantities of the products of their orchards and hothouses. This system, Which has now become fully established; is beneficial both to the pro ducers and purch asers . T o the former it allows a regular and steady dem an d, an d b et t e r prices than could be ob tained if the w h o l e pro d uct of .a fruitful district were turned at on ce , as i t b ecame ,tll3on the loCality where it was grown: to the latter it insures a good supply in diaricts where fruit is not usually Mit:l . :dant: Liverpool has lately been very' bountifully supplied with fruit and the finest vegetables, from Lon don and elsewhere, and our markets now f urn i s h a di s play of those commoditi es equal to what can be found on the far-famed stalls of the metropolis. We have also had an abundance of the finer descriptions of fruits, such as apricots, peaches, and nec tarines, sent to this town from France via London. Thus, while the stone fruits arc green in our own gardens, we can, by this supply from the warmer climates of the south, have them in full perfection ; a further consequence of which will be an apparent prolongation of the fruit season, for the forei gn crop w i ll b e ove r just as our own is coming in.—Liverp oo l Albi on. FRFNCU R EPARATIO N. .--Some of our readers will probably remember that in April, 1839, the French bug Griffi n fi re d i nto h er Majesty's ship Medea , on the 'West I n di a stat i on, woun di ng o ne of the seamen on board, a nativ e o f t hi s town, name d Matthew Harper. The French Government ag reed to make re p aration to the suf ferer by grant i ng him a pension ; but for months Matth ew lived in h ope , or rather per h a p s we ought to say en the kindness of his 'friends, for the promised pension came not. ' On Thursday last, however, a mysterious looking letter arrived fo r th e hard tar, which, to his great delight, con tained a h an k the post dly b o il f h i fof 65/ , being payment of his pension from s wound, fifteen months ago, and after the rate of 521 a y'ear..— Whitehaven Paper. LooE.—The drift-boats bring in' from two to five thousand per boat every morning. One scan has put to sea, and the other scans arc getting ready with all speed. Great hopes are entertaineS that this will be a prosperous season, as at prcsznt there is a greater prospect of fish than there has been for'matiY years past. THE LONDON POST-OFFICE. TO THE EDITOR OF . THE SUN. SIR, -While in London as one of the Irish Anti- Slavery Delegates, one or two of the regulations of your Post-office struck me as so inconvenient, that I think they should, at least, be brought before the proper authorities. For instance, I post this letter before half-past three o'clock this day (Friday), to go by the half past five Liverpool mail, and yet I apprehend you will not receive it till Monday morning, although it arrives in London in good time to-morrow even ing, and if an answer was necessary, you could not reply till Monday night's post. Now reverse the picture. A letter posted before six this evening in London,—two hours and a half later than this is posted here—would reach me in time to-morrow evening, Saturday, to reply by the night mail, which you would receive at the same time as this will reach you. In ordinary cases the matter stands thus :—You write this evening, and we receive in time to reply by the next night's post; we post by the first mail at half-past three, it arrives in London the following afternoon, is not delivered till the following morn ing, and cannot be replied to till the night mail. Thus about twenty-four hours are regularly lost on your side. Another serious inconvenience is, the short period of time (from ten to four o'clock)allowed for re leasing letters directed to " the Post-office." Such are generally for strangers, whose avoca tions often prevent them from getting , to the City end of the town between those hours without a great waste of time. I would suggest that the largest possible period of office hours should be allowed in this respect. Respectfully yours, A FRIEND TO CHEAP POSTAGE AND. SPEEDY DELIVERY. Dublin, August 7, 1840. [The remarks of our Correspondent contain but too much truth. What with the non-delivery of letters on Sunday, and the sluggish way of doing business at the chief Post-office, the inhabitants of London are placed on a worse footing in this re spect, than any other portion of the people of this country.] STRAND TB u-ivritj-4.,,. dramatic version of so much of BoZ s "I\ aster I Humphrey's Clock" as relates to the love passages between Mr. Weller, senior, and MiSs Benton,-the vagaries of Sam \Yeller, and the domestic arrange teems: of Mr. Daniel Quilp, was prodUced at this Theatre last night under theftitle of Mr. welter's watch. All the racy dialogue of the original is preserved, and almost all the incidents. The adapter has. judiciously woven the whole into some thing like an understandable phit, by making " the widder," with whoM Mr—Weller, senior, 'came up from Birmingham " on the rail," turn out to be no wader at all, but Mrs. Daniel Quilp the first, in search of her husband, and by this means " mild, quiet, - L obedient, loving Mrs. Quilp " is rescued froth the fangs of her persecutor, and poetic justice is done on the demon dwarf." Mr. Salter, the ould original whip, was Mr. Weller, sen. Those who recollect his personation of that character in -The Pickwickians will at • once be aware that he was the werr4 identical coachman of Boz. His laugh was inimitable, and his conduct in the chair was every thing that could be desired from one filling that important situation. On the question of privilege he was great, and on all occasions he was happy, except when haunted by the vision of a" widder." He sang a parody on " Nix my Dolly, pals, fake away," describing his own birth, parentage, and education, which was rapturously encored ; and at the conclusion announced that Mr. Miler's Watch was wound up and 'going, and would tell the time o'day every evening until further notice, which announcement was received with loud shouts of applause. Mr. Howard was the Samivel, the son and heir of the old coachman, and played well up to Salter's Mr. Weller, senior. The Mrs. Jiniwin. of'Mrs; Slby .:was the very beau ideal of vulgarity. Her Manner of picking up shrimps was rich in the extreme. Of - the Daniel Quilp of -Mr. Attwood, it.is impossible to speak too highly. His concep tion and execution of the character, is •a work of high genius. Quilp, in his hand, is the Quasimodo— the untamed , Quasimodo, we mean, of real life. Ilis costume, his manner, his voice—for there is a harsh' and grating Voice peculiar to deformity—were perfect ; his laugh was withering. We hope to see this gentleman some day occupying his proper position at one of the larger theatres; for a certain line of character, there is not his' equal on the stage. He was called for at the conclusion of the piece, and loudly applauded. The piece is well got up, and we recommend all who admire Boz dramatised, to pay a-visit to the Strand. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. • (LLOYD'S..) REGULATIONS BY THE RUSSIAN GOVERN MENT. The following is a copy of a letter received at Lloyd's from the British Consul for Denmark, dated Elsinore, Aug. 3, 1840: ' " SIR,--1 embrace the earliest opportunity of communi cating to you, for the information of the Committee, that in consequence of representations made by her Majesty's Ambassador at the Court of St. Petersburgh, the Russian Government had resolved to admit into the Baltic ports of Russia all British vessels laden with American cotton, without subjecting them to fresh purification in the Sound, with the condition, however, that such vessels are provided with certificates, either from the British Government, or from the Consulates of Russia or Denmark, proving such cotton really to be of the growth of America, and to pro ceed from a port of Great Britain or America. " This measure is made equally to extend to the ships of other nations laden with American cotton, coming from America, or from any European port , not in the Mediter ranean. " I am, with the greatest regard, Sir, " Your most obedient bumble servant, (Signed) " FRANCIS C. MACGREGOR. " Wm. Dobson, Esq., Lloyds', London." CHURCH OF ENGLAND.—The return not long since sent in with your signature representing nearly one-half of England , and two-thirds of. Wales as . desti ' tute of resident clergyMen,' is certainly a startling docu ment ; but as it by no means sets forth the whole extent of the evil, I am encouraged to hope what I have to produce by way.oi suppfement may not be unacceptable, as show ing that there is to the full as little security for much benefit from the clergy when they ate actually resident as when they are not. This humiliating fact I propose to establish by the example of the parish where I reside; and though the logic may look questionable, which reasons from particulars to generals, I shall be disappointed if you do not see enough in this single case to bear eut my sweeping charge ; because, though my.parish church is not far from deserted, there is no part of the machinery of the Establishment wanting to secure an overflowing attend arice—because fifteen years' experience in this palish has taught me that no remonstrance or importunity with either Bishop or incumbent has succeeded to bring about the slightest improvement—and because , my Bishop, feeling, no doubt, considerably incommoded by my representations and importunity, at last fairly backed out of the thing by confessing he had no power to give redress. I consider myself, therefore, justified to conclude that in most parilhes the same unhappy result may be more or less expected as i n my own, the difference only depending upon the mere lcciderital character or motives of , the individual pastor. Now, if to half the land which your graze represents as so deplorably destitute, you.add, those . paiishes where resi dent clerg)men arc of little or no use, what a spectacle we s h a ll have presented of a, Church which would bt; re rfoor,vilitiispi:giigpraerlriegdiocnonal p m a o n t y i among with beast' spoken of in the I tl al what e er v d ', e ? Ld. micaoesfnnossrog it i'of h holds pre-eminent }a9 Fe t % Cl / k i n t e h Si . .atter to the Archbishop of Canterbury. Afl A - T rST CN oftheT.l'lE U Chartistconvicts, R whose 'Sentences bad been com mut e d to t hree y ear.' im - ...Prisonmeat in Monmouth g aol, m ade a det e r m ined endea vour "to escape' from TEMPTED E d S ay CA tts P o E °F from that prison. They appear to have billet] Out' of their eell, and to have scaled the inner wall ind'it'on'illit;'aiid were found in,,the outer court, when they were recaptured and placed in solitary confinement in separate cells.—Heafurd Times. LAW INTELLIGENCE. ROUSE OF LORDS, JUNE 10. Their Lordships sat in a Committee for privileges to-day at three o'clock. The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Shaftesbury, Lord Cal thorpe, the Earl of Devon, the Earl of Warwick; the Earl of Abingdon, the Earl of Effingham, Lord Stuart . de Rothsay, the Earl of Charleville, Lord Gage, Lord Hawarden, Earl Bathurst, and Earl Beauchamp.. , = - LORD CASTLEMAINE'S CLAIM. Counsel were heard, and witnesses examined, with respect to -the claim► of Lord Castlemaine to votd at the election of representative Peers for Ireland ; ,after which their Lordship& resclved that the Noble Lord had made out his claim. Claim allowed. BEAUMONT BARONY. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment in this'ease, recommending their Lordships to report 'to her. ,Ma- jesty that Miles Stapleton, Esq.,, was the senior, and the Earl of Abingdon the second coheir to the barony. muNito .v. ItUNRO, AND THE COUNTESS OF DAL . HOUSIE 344pbwar.r.: The LORD CHANCELLOR and 'Lord BROUGHAM gave judgment in thee - Caseg, which related to the lqws' of - legitimation and domicile in Scotland, reversing the j-udgments of , the Courts below.,; DOE V. VARDREL.-WRIT OF ERROR. Lord BaouuffAxgave, judgment in this case in favour of theAleferkdant t in error. VIE EARL OF HARDWICRE F. SIR C. tiOnL AS. Lord Buotr;,,m.uu also gave judgment in this case, which was heard a short time since, upon appeal &ma the decisioh of the present Lord Chancellor, when Mister of'the Rolls. The question in this -case was whither gift of the:residue of, his• property by the, will of Capt. Yorke, .was revoked by the second codicil to that will. The judgment of the court below , which was in favour of the respondent, was ordered to be re versed. JACKSON v. JACKSON, AND ABERNETDIE V. FORBES, Stood on tile paper for judgment, but the decision in neither was given. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT—GuIIvFoRD ) MONDAY, AUG. 10 (Befotc Lord MAMMA mid a gpeeial JurY.) ()or og , rkiE..prinsE or MASON 'U.,.54 DLER:—EJfiCT : This was an action brought by the plaintiff to re cover possessioh of an estate, called the Clemoner Hill estate, at Haz!emere, in this couuty, and the circum stances under which the claim has been prosecuted have excited some interest. Mr. 'Sergeant Channel! appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Thesiger and Mr Clarkson for. the defendant. Sergeant CHANNELI addressed the jury, and said that his client, Mr. Masco, sought ,to recover the pos session of some property of which he censidered,he had been unjustll deprived. The property in question for merly belonged to a lady named Osborne, an . d'it subse- - quently came into the possession of another pa'itY named ' Darby, from whom his client Claimed a title by'will. The Learned Couniel then called Witnesses, but he failed in niai(ing out any thing. like a claim. Lord ABitiamt:Brother Channell, this will not do. Sergeant CHANNELL—My Lord, I- an' a fraid I cannot carry the case any further. Mr. THESIGER—We can show that Mr. Sadler had held 33 year's possession of the property, and a title from Charles the Second. Lord AartioErt--;•The plaintiff must be called;there is no case of .title whatever made out by the plaintiff. The next was a similar action by the same-plaintiff, against another party, to recover possession of some property by ejectment: • When the case was called on, the Officer: of the• Court stated that the record in the action had 'been withdrawn. A criminal indictment against Mr. Potter, the soli citor , to Mr. Sadler, and the Under-Sheriff for the county, preferred by the plaintiff Mason, was then called on, and a Special Jury having been sworn, Lord ABINGER inquired whether there was any Coun sel engaged for the prosecution? . No answer was returned. Lord ABINGER then directed John Mason, the prose cutor, to be called, and he soon afterwards came into the Court, and his Lordship told him that if - . he had no Counsel hc, might conduct his case himself if he pleased. Mason, who is an elderly man, 'said ho should do so. The charge against Mr. Potter was that of con spiring With another, pefson to prevent the execution of a writ of ejectment, obtained by the plaintiff Mason, entitling him to be put in possession of the estate re ferred to. Mr. Thesiger and Mr. Clarkson appeared for Mr. Potter. Mason was then sworn, and hestated as, follows We got a writ of execution, which was handed over to the Sheriff, but Mr. Potter refused to execute it. Lord AIIINGER—WeII, you must prove that he had the writ, and that he refused or did not execute it. Mason—l shall do that. I have got plenty of wit nesses. (He was then about to leave the box.) Mr. THEsrota.:---Stop, stop, Mr. Mason, I must ask you a question 'or two before you go. In the first place, did not this writ you _speak of refer to the pro perty to which the-Jury have just now declared by their verdict you have no right or title whatever ? Mason—l don't know anything about that, but I. know that I got the writ. In answer to further questions, he stated that an at tempt had been made to obtain possession of the same property by writ of right, but that was abandoned. , The writ in question, he also admitted, bad been after wards set aside by the Judge. Mr. THEsIGER—Pray, Mr. Mason, when you ob tained this , writ , of judgment did Yoh nat'enine down and' set the bells ringing, and say that yOti bad recovered your property ? MasouL-No, I was not such a fool as. to do that. . Mr. THEsma—Now,' Mr': Mason, tell .us whether you have ever been in possession of this preperty, or de rived a n y rent or profit . from it ? Mason—Of course not, I been kept out of my rights. - Lord ABINGER then asked the witness whether he understood him to say that the writ upon which the pre -seat indictment was founded had been afterwards set aside? --H e replied that it was, through a witness having been brought forward who perjured hireseif. His LORDSHIP then said that put an end to the case ; however, if' the writ was not valid, the Sheriff. was not bound to execute it. The jury must,-there fore, return a verdict for the defendant. Mr. THESIGER then addressed the Court, and said he hoped that in, justice to Mr. Potter, who was a,. gentleman of high character and station in the country, he might be permitted to sly a few words in explana tion of the circumstances out of which the present pro •ceedings arose, in order that it might not be supposed that there was the least shadow of foUndation for the charge that had been inade' ogainst him.' An indict ment for conspiracy, was a most sericlus charge, and it was absolutery necessary that Mr. Potter's character should be 'cleared from the' imputation thus thrown upon it. The property in question had been purchased by Mr. Sadler in 1807, and had been in bis undistu r b e d possessio n until'lB34, when the'plairitiff thought proper to obtain a writ of right, and after. putting Mr. Sadler to great expense, he 'abandoned the !proceedings. Mr. Sadler was put to most ruinous expenses, for no costs could ever be obtained ; and although every means were taken to push the plaintiff On to trial, in order that he might show his title, he avoided doiag , sn, Par- tiler proceedings were taken, and by some means or I other Mason obtaine,d a writ of ejectment, which he placed in the hands of Mr. Potter, but that gentleman feeling satisfied that it had been obtained by improper means, declined to execute it, and proceeded to London, where upon further argument the writ was immediately set aside. The Learned Counsel proceeded to state that the plaintiff had no r►;ht whatever to the property he sought to recover, and the proceedings that had been taken were solely for the purpose of harassing and annoying the defendants. Mason then said he had got witnesses he wished to have examined in support of the charge against Mr. Potter. Lord ABINGER told him it was no use calling wit nesses ; he had put himself out of Court. Mason—Ah ! this is the way I am robbed of my property. The Jury then returned a verdict for the defendant. In the nuisance case, Ingram v. Collier, the Jury stopped the examination of the defendant's witnesses, and returned a verdict in his favour. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. AN ASSIGNEE IN NEWGATE-IN THE MATTER OF THE REV. FASHAM NAIRN. Mr. WOODROFU, at the rising of the Court on Mon day evening, applied on the part of Robert Gray, who had been assignee in this case, and committed to New gate for not paying into Court 8971, to take his case into its merciful consideration. He said Gray was 75 years of age, and had been in the infirmary of the gaol ; he was seriously ill. He was ready to sell an annuity he had and pay 2001. into Court if he could obtain his dis charge. The Learned Gentleman hoped, if the money was raised, the old man would be discharged. His wife had an annuity of 501„ which could not be sold. He, however, could raise 2004 on his annuity to pay into Court. He had suggested that Gray should- petition the Court, pay 2001. into Court, and take a judgment for a breach of trust, but he was likely to die before he could be heard. Mr. Commissioner LAW declared that he would listen to anything honestly done, and every assistance should be rendered. He was not to say what should be done. The matter stood over with the understanding that the money would be forthcoming.—The Court sat till seven o'clock. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HO USE. PORTUGUESE BaNns. 7 --Captain Britten of No. 14, South-bank, Regent's-park, came to the Justice-room yesterday for the purpose of applying to the Lord Mayor for his Lordship's advice as to the most pru dent course to be adopted under the following circum- stances : The Captain, who is a Portuguese bondholder, saw in the newspapers of Saturday, under the head of " Por tuguese Loans, Three per Cent. Consolidated Stock of the Year 1833," an advertisement, stating that on Fri- des, August 7th, were cancelled and deposited in the Bank of England, in the Prsenee of his Excellency, Baron Moncorvo, Plenipotentiary to the Queen of Por tugal, 817 bonds, amounting to 110,0001. of the Conso lidated ,Three per,Cent. Stock of 1885, which were de livered at the Portuguese Financial • Agency by several parties on the 28th of July last, 'for account of the Bank of Lisbon, being the amount for which they subscribed in this kind of securities for the rest of the loan lately contracted for at the Public Treasury, in conformity wi , h and by virtue of the. law of the 11th July, 1839." Now. he (Captain Britten) happened to be an unfortunate bondholder, and he appeared before the Chief Magis trate. of-the City of London on his' own behalf, as well as on behalf of a numerous body of ladies and gentle men who are holders - Of Portuguese Stock, to complain' a.f. the conduct of the Portuguese Ambassador and the Portuguese Financial Agent', -Senor Pariera de Silva, in thu4, sanctioning what`he Could not:consider. . to be less than a fraud committed uPon the 'distressed bondholders. Toe Portuguese Government; it appeared, were buying up . Bonds through the' Bank of Li4bon, from their fa mished creditors, - although they had' suspended payment of dividends for threp years,'and the price at. which they were making the purchase wat'such that nothing could induce holders to sel/but extreme necessity. The LORD MAYOR asked at what rate the stock was purchased by the Portuguese Government ? • Captain Britteir stated that bonds which had cost 73/. per cent., and were promised by the terms of the con tract to be paid off at 1001., were purchased by the Go vernment for 161. to 19/. with 9/. interest due open them, so that upon each bond the English creditor was . defrauded of about 99/. • The LORD MAYOR-4t 'does not. appear to me that the creditor is obliged to part with his bonds... He may keep them till they becoMe muoh more valuable. Captain Britten said that poor creditors had no alternative. Their necessities made it .compulsory upon them, and the amount of the bonds which. were thus cancelled ''would have - been sufficient to pay the, interest upon the debt. - He was, perfectly aware of the sacred Character of an embassy. but here was a violation of a.' contract 'entered into by the Sovereign of the Ambassador who sanctioned that vio lation. It was a transgression, from the consequences of which no mere individual would be protected, .and it did not appear to the bondholders, whom he, Cap tain Britten, represented, that they had any alternative but an application .S6' his Lordship for a, summons to some of the parties concerned, to explain the circum stances. The Loan MAYOR . said that he knew there existed Very great dissatisfaction amongst those who held Por tuguese Bonds' on 'this subject, but Captain Britten 'and the other complaining bondholders must apply to persons' .vested with authority different from that which the Lord Mayor possessed, in order to obtain reparation. 'CYpt'ain Brittensaid that- Lord, Palmerston had pro mised to do all he could for the bondholders, but that. all proved to be nothing, or, indeed, worse than nothing, for he had recently proposed the claims of the Duke of Wellington and Marshal Beresford, who claimed merely as Portuguese subjects. and he now for the second time saw the trick played off upon the bondholders. lf such a course was allowed to pass. unheeded, the fete of all :Totleign hondhelders of every description would be sealed, as it could not but be expected that other Governments would adopt a plan so easy of accomplishment, and at tended with impunity, and cancel interest and principal together. • The LORD MAYOR—The very fact of the .eancelling of these bonds will make' those' which are held of more value. Captain Britten -admitted that such would probably be the effect, but the necessitous would he the victims. Those who had embarked all they possessed in the world' would be sacrificed, while the affluent would de rive profit from the course objected to. He knew, and was deputed to represent, officers who had served in Spain and Portugal, and' at Waterloo, who had sold their commissions, and placed. the whole produce in Por tuguese stock, and who at that moment could not edu cate, clothe, or even feed their families decently, in con eegnence of theivrelianee. upon the faithless security of 'that Government.' He also 'represented officers' . widows who had two,three, or five bonds each, and a gentleman who, having lost the bulk of his property by the failure of agents, had deposited the dividend in the Portuguese funds, and could not now give his wife and ' daughter butcher's Meat three days in the week. The misery and affliction, in fact, occasioned by the system 'of which such heavy complaints had been made, were indescribable, and 'if redress was not soon made, the Poor-law unions would have a new set of tenants. The Queen of Portugal was sure to take advantage of the English law, when ever she saw that an appeal to it was likely' , to benefit her finances ; but, instead of returning the compliment, she has set an example to other foreign Governments of purchasing up debts in a manner wholly irreconcile able to the national practice, and at variance with every principle of honour or fair dealing. If, indeed, she had paid the interest upon the debt, the case would have been different ; but what would any man (the Lord Mayor, for instance) say, if a mercantile man, whose bills his Lordship held, went upon 'Change, and offered to purchase them for considerably less than '' their' amount ? The LORD MAYOR did not know what to advise the applicant to do under such circumstances. The only course that suggested itself to him was an application to Baron Moncorvo. Captain Britten said, that by the adoption of `the - system thus recommended and acted upon by the Oor tuguese Government, the national debt of &gland . might be got rid of. He was convinced that the' English people would feel the highest indignation upon 'hearing the particulars of the complaint of bondholders, and he thought the case was really one which might pro perly come before the Lord Mayor upon a summons. The Loan MAYOR said that he acted 'upon the ad vice of Mr. Hobler in reusing to attempt to interfere, in such a matter. .He had heard the complaint, and he had no doubt that those most peculiarly alluded to would be by some means or other informed of it. Those-who sold to the Government, could not, after all, be said to have been compelled to 'sell, - although 'no doubt the sale • • wasarising from their necessities. ' - Captain Britten regretted that his application did not, in the opinion of his Lordship's legal adviser, come within the province of his Lordship's inquiry, but was . grateful for the kind•manner in which the communica 'Lion had been received, at the same time expressing his apprehension that the example of Portugal -would 'not be lost upon the Governments of other nations. ' lIATTON-GARDEN. CHARGE OF AnDuerr/DN.—Yesterday Mr. Walton, surgeon, of . Qußen:square; Bloomabury,, was brotight before Mr. Coinbe, in custody, ,charged by Mr. Ca priani, professor of music, residing at Hertford, w i t h detaining Gcorgiana Capriani, by force and violence, against her will,"she bliing under age. The prosecutor, having been sworn, stated that his daughter was seventeen years of age. The prisoner had been on terms of intimacy with him for a short time, and was.in the taabit of visiting his house, when, without his consent or knowledge, he was in the habit of corresponding with his daughter. On Friday night last he dame" to - ivitness's:housein a clandestine manner, EVENING EDITION. and, during his absence from home, he stole away ibis daughter, and she wds"^not: 'missed .;until o'clock on Saturday morning last, when, not a ppearbigi* as was her usual custom, at breakfast, she was foam' absent from her chamber, anil .. Wai novibere . to be found. Witness returned home at seven o'clock in the evening, when h,:! found her mother in great distress through her abs.ence, and every inquiry was made after her, but nd tiding: could be traced of her ur,til information was re ceived that she had been seen with the prisoner prd' ceeding post haste towards London, when he (witnessY repaired thither and gave him into custody. Mr. COMBE referred to the law books, and inquired of the prosecutor whether his daughter was possessed of any property in her own right, or in expectancy ? - Prosecutor—ln the course of time she will be en' titled to considerable property ; but she is not pos.- sessed of any at present. Mr. COMBE—WiII you charge him with felony? Prosecutor (hesitatingly)—l don't charge him felony ; but with_ taking away, and forcibly detaining , my daughter. Prisoner—lt is false ;I am charged fariety f nilid no force or violence. She walked away with mi. I wish the matter to be thoroughly investigated. I an' charged in the police-sheet with having forcibly and with violence carried his daughter . aWay, and detathirig her against her will, which is not the fact; and I . 4a l determined to bring my action .for false iraprisoninent• I have been in " durance vile" ever since Saturday night. The Solicitor recommended the prosectitor not to press a charge of felony. .1 Prosecutor—lf he hadgiven me up my daugbter;:dr,, informed me where she could be found, I' Would ;11 1 0 : have charged him or brought him here. He is a mar' s tied man. Mr. COMBE—Unless you charge him with 'felon, ; .; must discharge him. . The prisoner then quitted the Court with his frichd!:; ; threatening to bring his action for false imprisonmeo., THE .MARKETS.' .r , L PRICE OF BREAD. The h•ghes' , rit e o f iiiea.l in the Metroplis is If& for the 4 IN Leaf. Go, d Brent may be had at Sd. PRICES 01' SEEDS. Per C, t. Per Quarter. • '' i N, w DTI sh R, , ,i Clover...sos 80s St. Fein ,s ~ -o. lOS Old I it s Ditto —s —s —s Rye G ass —s I'ls 50s New Foreign Di , to —s 50s 75s Pacey Grass s—s - -4 01 i Di to Di to is cw White Clover 40s 50s 6 i :s Dit o, for sowing ......—s CO. v . 1 Old Di+ t.,,Ditto —s —s —s Ditto, for crushi. g ....—t 4-- oi 6 N., w Tre oil • —s ISs 3's Hem ...... ,36 , „ti. Old Ditto .....-.............s 17s 2fs Canary s 76s 0 . 1 Tr folium s 20i 'Ws' Per .. B. shel. • ' - ' "E,lglish Carraway ' ' —B . 50s 54s,White'Must,rd....14s Od to Ilif 0 5 Foreign Litto —4.48 s 51s Brown Ditto 15s Od to Os Coriatith,r .... —s Vs LlSVares ts tad to 7i6d P,O,CE JF OIL • ,' ' • Dupe Oil. brown, ' pptton £36 I 0 . Dit o, refined ' 99 0 Linseed Oil 2410 • - Lins ed Oil Cake at the Mill (per I MO) l3 1g . 13ik e . ake, per to., - 7' - 0 Pith: EOF TALLOW,. SOAP; Sem per 1 . 121 b. , •• , :•0 Town Tallow ...............E 13 ti Melting,Stuff Yellow Russi L - • . . , k_ 1 4 , , 1 .) .. White ''." • ' ..:'. 0 1 Graves — Ag i 2••o Soap Ditto,' --0 .0 : 0 Good Dregs 0 ep . ......«....... PRICE OF RAW FAT, per stone of Slbs. Price of Tallgw (as stated by the Tallow Melters) Ss. o ,l ' • COAL MARKET. Ships arrived s nce last market-day, 27. s. d.I Chester ' • ' 17' 6' Derwent Main ' ' 17 0 M lywed.Ma:n . 19 0 Orlgnal Windsdr's'Ponto? IS' 0 Taritield M•alor • 2O 6 Townjey. . l7 6 Nylam ' l9' 3 Walls El Rell anckßrown c 0 • P Walls End Brown's..... Walls 'End Clennell Malls Vint Heaton . Walls End Hilda 2O 6 W. Ff. Braddyll's Hetton 91 3' HAMBURG GR. Whe4t, Marks 462 to 531 Magdeburg 444 to :401 Alihalt, white 4r4 t 05 2 .51 red 444 to 5101 .:-`Brunswick . 4'462 to tall Walls End Haswell Walls End Hetton ',l7, 0 Walls End Hedley: a,„ 9 Walls End Lambton Walls End Russell's Hetton 0 Walls E .d Whitwelo . ...... Walls End Hartlepool 0 6 Walls End Kelloe ° Tennant's Hartlepool 0 Walls End Brown's Deanery F . ,1 W lls End Gordon Walls End Tees [ Hartley 2l ° -- Mecklenburg 420 to 5101 Polish 435 to 531- - thilstaiit '435 t 0.66 1, Rye, Mecklenburg - Dautzic ..... 223 to 25S - E . rbing' Koj'' " • • nigsburg 223 to 25e; Upland ...„ 2lO to '255 Rigs • - 1.210 tel 251;1 il- MARKETS. ... . ; A IN, 'Barley, Afeeklenbargli ISO to . M °8..:.0.4, --- agdeburgh , PIO ,tff,?, —.-- Holstein __ ;(, ...- Summer - 1103' to I I 1 Oats, Eider .......L IA Woo Mecklenburg og Holstein - l7l Id a li i g, .1-- Eist.Frie..landd l3l t !,, .IPease, Mecklenburg deans - ow to 44 Buck Wheat.:..‘ • i ll .a a r n es ese . e ... d :.. H l. a ..:. n . o i le . r ... ~...... 80 ,1 ;10 . ;, Milt TON. -• . 0534 ?' - V 8 Mar A.. nham .....„. ....... , t ° s 4 Madras '- ' - .1- 1 1 4 '5terat5.:;..i............ ..i.....! 4 , - it ct , Dorningo .., .. ...... ~., 6, 4 ' FEL. ~ Dcalingo , w', sv ,to 54 ,7 ok La Guayra, ..... ~.. .. •• .7B r ii: Porto Rico -'. 54 ii Havannah - 4%' s 8% Discount.) 'Bahia, White .5001 5 Brown 5 7 Pernambuco, White .5S my Brovm ..:',5. ' rn. ,5 to 6% , , . COTJ Carolina and Tennessc 7 1 ; to c •t • eorgia, Ist sort • , ;2 - 2d ad and 4th 5% 6 COIL Mocha 1:3 to 13 Batavia ' • Sumatra , Rio., , 4 5% Bahia -4t/i.: SU(i:Alt.— (Witl Uavannah, White 6 to' 9 '' • • 'Brown....t. 5". :614 Rio, White ......... 5 1 %. W 4 Brown • - ' ' Blanilla. Brom From Henry Cowper., Esq., ; , of Te'yveitiN'viters, Herts, to Messrs. S. and ,B. Solotnons, 49, Albernarleltre e tr ~ Piccadilly,,. and 76, King William-street, Bank of Engle'', —Gentlemen, having been deaf for many years, induced from recommendation to 'try your Inviiible Conductors, and I Haire great pleasure in telling -y o u tha t they enable me to hear persons in company and at a , place worship most distinctly; and in consequence of the great au' 'vantage which I have derived, I have recorninended' maul persons to you, and I am happy to state that their report 0 similar to mine, most favourable. .The gpectieles and Hand' glass which you have sent me are- very excellenti: end, suit of sight precisely, and surpass any thi ng of. the. kind I have eves tried ; the transparency of which is so brilliant, that although I have passed my 83th year, the 22d of May last, yet they o n e able ire to read, &c.,. by candle-light with the greatest e as t and comfort tomySelf.—Gentlemen, I' return you ri: l 7 b e l t thanks, and remain your '-most • obedient servant, •X',1 14 Co vvrne..-22d ' of consequence a mi. ne„l.l w. Cowper receiving applidationsifrom all quarte r s to know • thee the. above letter is authentic or not, he his addressed ; letter to the Standard, which was inserted in the' paPe r° the 6th of April lasf, statinithat it was so, an d that,* c° 11 ,;3 quence of his extreme age and increasing infirmity, rffle B he might not be . troubled with any further inquiries. c ° nection with perscrnsxif the same name.' SECOND , HAND SILVER WATCHES ' A variety ,of some dozens, may be selected frdin, Pk ice Guineas each ; some rather more moarn, Two Ind 3 „." br ee Guineas each ; and an assortment quite equal to new, an a Guineas each. The whole have been carefully examinee/ a printed warranty will be given 4 T. COX SAVORY'S, Watchmaker, 47,. Corribill ((Seven doors from Gracechurc street), London. N.B. Seeond-hand Watches purchased in exchange SUPERIOR LONDON-MADE WATC —A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Watcmakers, NO. 9, Cow bill, London, ( o pp os it e th e B an k o f E ng l an d), submit for _de lection everY l arge STOCK o f Hi g hly-fi n i s h e d London-10 ATCIIEs, the -whole of which being manufactured lO ci to their own insp ec ti on ; on th e ir own p r e m i ses , they can affer ate sell at least 251. per cent. below tim usual trade price for itb title bf the ! same ,quality. A printed warranty is given ic each: Wach. , ,PRICES MOUNTED IN SILVER CASES. Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, with double-. 0 backed engine-turned cases, warranted 'E.4 Patent detached Lever Watches, jewelled in four holes ; maintaining power, with seconds hands, 0 and double-backed cases; v:"..trr•rited . Either of the above in silver hunting cases, 103. 6d. e stra. ve A large variety Of second-hand Silver Watches, which bah, been carefully examined, and can be warranted at 1:2 2s , e 5 GOLD CASES, SIZE FOR LADIES Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, in engine-turned gold cases, and gold dials, warranted Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, with double-backed n 0 engine-turned gold cases and gold dials, warranted 12 Patent detached Lever Watches, jewelled in four holes with double,backed gold cases and gold dials, 0 warranted ..., l4 14 GOLD CASES, SIZL - FOR GENTLEMEN. Patent detached Lever Watcnes, jewelled in four holes, seconds, and double-back:d gold cases, war- 0 ranted Patent detached Lever Watches, capped, jewelled in s;x holes, seconds, douh'.e-baeked gold cases and 0 enamel dials, warranted l7 " 8 li Patent detached Lever 'Watches, capped, jewelled in six holes, seconds, double-backed gold cases and 0 0 geld dials, warranted 2l Either of the Gentlemen's II atchet may be had in gold bo at fr cases, for 3/ 3s. each extra N.B. Second-hand Wattncs :surchased in eirehange!..set B TS. o wif On the Bth inst., at Manor ho us e, Paddington, the b e ier' f John Bullar, Esq., of Serle-street, Li nco l n ' s -i nn , o f a da1114, 294 ., On the Bth inst., at Royston, th e w ife of J. B. Byles , barrister-at-law, of a son. h On the 7th inst., at Chester-t errace , Re gent ' s Par k, t he of A. Buchanan, Esq., First A t t ac h e to h er Majesty ' s at St. Petersburgh, of a son. On the 9th inst., at Stradsett, th e l a d y o f W. B ag ge, M.P., of a son and heir. On the 9th inst., at Sutt on - p l ace, Hackney, Mrs. W. SiOr son, of a son. Lit cll° On the 10th inst., at Ke ns ington, the lady of Elijah field; Esq 4, of a daughter. o 'l of ohe 10th inst., Eaton-plaCe, 'Mrs. Hopkinson , daughter. ' ' • , bet lir On the lOtli inst.; Mrs. Peto, of the York-road, Lar ° of d son. f the On the 10th inst., the lady of J. Ander so n, Esq.' ° Holme, Reent's P . 4r,k of a son, still-born. OW . On the 10th inst., at , Cathberwell, Mrs. R. Dawes, ()L.,/ Aiillllll.E.D. t r ° r - -On , the.44th inst., at Guildford, EM mai on ly daugh„l a uel Captain.. Smith, late of the 2d Life 'Guards, . to Henry 0 Esq., oA Ilixchk•id, ner Nei, , qort, Isle of Wight. • th 11 01 On thel3Cli irist.;'sl a Bath*ick c hur c h, Captain W. • of of the 7lst Regrment Bengal Army, to Ann, eldest daug" J. Johnton, Esq.., of Batlviel:, Bath. Ott the 10th inst., at S. James's, Westminster , 1 11. ' e tte Dod, of Buckingliam-streef; Adelphi, 'to Miss Eliza AO Clone!, of, Argyll-place." • . . .„, high. to at On the 6th inst., at 'Bath, 'Mtn 'Harcourt, Esq.' Ia Bermnndsey, the'7Stb year' 'of his age. 400 Esq., ' On the 6th' inSt."; at Ryile f Isle of Wight, Ralph Au of Russell-square, iri.thc 70th year of his age. a .f On the -7th -inst., .a::,.Canlberwell, Mr. "John Barr ' , -in his.s ist year. i Ottt a he his 7 B ll : l 3d in ) s .e t a ., r. at JoseP ll f 1‘516 0 On the 8111 ai Kilburn, Mm Mary Elizabeth , s c “ e Dr: William Pettigremr,.of. Sakille,row, aged 20. lint 1' On the Bth inst. Mrs. A, H. Willianis . ;?efict of J. •• Es.q., of Upper Minim, 0. li6hington, aged SO. f o rd , On the r3th inst., a t hi s lo`dgittgsy inlehrist Church, O 4 ford, the Rev, H. W o Oil co ok,' D. 5 cancatia.a.“„tiat Cathed ral Haut:, &get( ugh °. recO n tbo, Sth at.lWestHapk,qey, 'Ellen, second da of Mr. W. Richardson, °Phil:. lape, - agerl3. • ff ort,' ( On the 9;.11 inst . ., at Greif — Mkrlht,' - ltlrs. Higg i - Wiropule-street, • -- 1 0f • - a . London Prinied anc Publtiti4t:tt..4 Sm4f aillE.e.,N ) . , the co inty of Middlesez,e-T,Wtlty,Aigust 11, "' , * r. . ; 'TALI L.O ce 11:1114J441 CONTRA 11 that o n 67 1)e ready t contract fc tualling St' t lee, Z Rex / Al (mO7l co A.. . 0 0 R 4TA ( S cot, The Run r 8 " 31 "s ar • Nirla the C I S amples Jess than tw Plied, must rthe `roh 4g' admi tract s , Tend Treaty, not ETdul r..rery Te rally, and t i ml :l „ l :: s t t e e r r a t :s r t ign s il .t il "°041(1 with c , „ ent * on n th ][t IBB Noti, the uirectoi te quired to lkctive Sh iV3t`fore th, 14 1erF l qte f th:t d e 1) I *4l be eha a r tthe e twi "'lti byPal The Cpgß th;:Phe Thisi t'te Pray E) 11' 11‘,1 1 , a Pti fc 1 1 011' meet 1 hi Rte' co • lq