The Sun.
London, England, 1824-06-28 00:00:00

ARRIVALS LAST WtEIC!

English Wheat,. 5,408 Barley, 2563—Malt, 4,588--Oats,
I,343—Beans, 1268—Peas, 239—Irish 0at5,3945 qrs.—Englisis
rlour, 5.245 sacks.

GENERAL. AVERAGE PRICE OF GRAIN, FROM THE RE-
TURNS RECEIVED IN THE WEEK ENDING JU2iE 19.
Wheat, 625. Id. ; Barley, 325. Bd. ; Oats, 265. 9d.; Rye,
425. 4d. ; Beans, 395. Ild. ; Peas, 38s. 4d.
The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
June 23, 1824, is 30s. 4d. per cwt.

SMITHFIELD. MARKET, JuNE 28
The following is an accurate Report of the numbers and
prices at Smithfield Market this morning :
CATTLE AT 7.IARKET. •
Beasts 2355 I Sheep and Lambs
Calves 330 1 Pigs
To sink the Offal, per stone of Bib. -
... 38 tid to 4s 6e. Veal 4s Od to 5s 6d
... 3s lOd to 4s tk: I Pork 4s .Odto 5s Od
Lamb 5s Od to.. 6s Od.
HAY AND STRAW, PER LOAD.
X 4 Os to £.6 . Os I Clover
Straw Os to. x?. lO,

Beef
Muttcm

ifay

20010
210

:130W-STREET=—(TPIS pay.) , .
Sir JOHN COX lIIPPISLVY this day Summoned
the driver of a hackney coach for refusing to
drive him to the full distance for which he had
been hired. The facts were, that Sir John hired
the defendant, who was well known to the Ma-
gistrates as a meritorious Officer, and who, on
former occasions, had rendered considerable ser-
vice to the public in haying. brought to punish-
The coach-
man, in his defence, said the .reason was, that ou
getting into his coachohe cushions of which had
punish-
ment some very. heinous offenders.
cost four guineaS last summer, Sir John placed
his feet on them, and refusing to take them off,
he, the coachman, after stopping at. -Messrs.
' Coutts', the bankers, on his arrival at Somerset-
House, declined going forther.--7-Sir RICHARD
BIRNIE and his brother Magistrates bore tes-
timony to the praise-worthy character of the de-
fendant, and the coachman having said he was
sorry he had done wrong, the case was dis-
charged..

EXTRAORDINARY A ctOUeIIEMENT.—A bout a
month since, Alm. Bryant, of FrOine,
born child, and a few days since (three weeks inteivenin) with
another alive, and in
good health, who with the mother are
doing Well was confined with a still.

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY

Extracts from the Morning Papers, Jane 28,

[MORN ING CHRONICLE.]
The Meeting of the Cortes in Portugal, as
lately convened by the King, will give rise to a
strange mixture. According to the old laws the
following description of persons had seats in the
Cortes, -wiz. All the Nobles, Judges, Arch-
bishops, Bishops, and Superiors of the Monastic
Orders; all Counsellors and persons having the
honours of such, the latter of whom are estimated ,
at about 200; the Lords of Manors, among whom
are included the Priors of the Convents of Ber-
nardines, Benedictines, Cruzios, Jeromites, &c.;
the honorary Representatives of some cities and
towns which no longer exist (and which will be-
come the Old Sarums and Gattons of Portugal),
representatives of cities and towns, sppposed to
be acting on the part of the people, many of
whom have previously been raised to the rank of
Nobles, or received the diplomas of Judges, &c.
The whole of this confused mixture is divided
into three departments or states, viz. Nobility,
Clergy, and People, and they assemble (or at
least formerly did) in _distinct places, usually
some church or other, not for the purpose of de-
liberating upon, or discussing topics originating
with themselves, and deemed advantageous to
their country, but to draw up petitions to the
King, soliciting him to do this, or that, generally
on suggestions they have previously received.—
The Nobles have usually joined the Clergy in
their opinions, so that the representatives of the
people have been left to themselves. The result
of this singular meeting will certainly be curious.

[BRITISH. PRESS.]
By the advices we yesterday received from
Bayonne, it would seem that the Apostolic Junta
Las not fallen under the blow lately struck at its
leading members. It is spreading itself into
sections, and making great efforts under the
sanction of foreign powers to obtain a prepon-
derance for its loathsome principles. Among
these is included the restoration of the Inquisi-
tion to the exclusive power of police.. The po-
litical prisoners at Pampeluna have been set free
in consequence of the amnesty ; but, on the other
band,.a great many others have been imprisoned
at Barcelona, and arrests are made nightly in
Madrid under pretence of the leva, but really
for liberalism. The general state of the coun-
try is eloquently described by two state-
ments in these Papers, viz. Ferdinand is
sensible that he never had more occasion
for the French troops, and that they are in
actual motion to take up a more concentrated
position to overawe the country. Ouvrard has
fled from his creditors under a safe conduct from
the Government. The convocation of the Portu-
guese Cortes is ascribed to the policy of the
British Government ; and we are gravely told
that one object of that design, on our part, is to
avert the storm which is ready to burst over us
We were not before apprehensive of any danger
from that quarter, and we believe it will take
some trouble for the Madrid scribes to terrify us
into a sense of our alarming situation.

[MOUNING POST.'
French Papers to the 2Gth, with the Etoile of
Saturday, reached us last night by express. They
are remarkably barren of political intelligence.
Viscount Chateaubriand is said to be employed
in writing a history of his ministry of fifteen
months, in which his late colleagues will not be
spared. Some curious revelations are anticipated,
as the Noble Peer is so sore at having been
turned out of the administration at the very mo-
ment when he had defeated his rival, and thought
himself secure of the Premiership, that he is not
expected to suffer himself to be restrained by
those considerations of policy which generally,
actuate discarded Statesmen who think it pos-
sible that they may, on some future day, be re-
integrated. The Journal des Debuts asserts
that his late office has been refused both by
Prince Polignac and by the Marquis de Talaru,l
and has since been offered to the Mar.
quis of Carman, now with Prince Metternich at
Johannisberg, whose answer bad not yet been
received. It adds, however, that his appoint-
ment was not likely to please either the Royalists
or the Liberals, and if it gave satisfaction to Aus-
tria, would offend the Emperor Alexander. This,
we should conceive, if the King of France be his
own master, would have no effect whatever with
respect to his choice. If he be still, as M. de
Chateaubriand is accused of wishing, under the
dictation of Russia, then indeed he must sacri-
fice his own 'good sense and personal feelings to
the hard task of obeying a foreign despot. But
under the guidance of M. de Villele it is not
likely that he should long remain a slave on a
nominally independent Throne.—The business
transacted in the Chambers lately has been alto-
gether unimportant.