The Sun.
London, England, 1832-08-13 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

The expected Lisbon mail has arrived, after touching at
Oporto on the sth, but the accounts we have from the
contending parties are not of that description we antici-
pated. Don Pedro's army continues at Oporto, recruit-
ing and fortifying itself; Don Miguel is doing the same at
Coitnbrt ; therefore it will be a war of procrastination.
Miguel's squadron has put to sea to try its fortune,
and Don Pedro's ships are in pursuit of them ; therefore
in all probability we may expect to hear in a few days the
destruction or capture of one of the squadrons.
Consols opened at the same price they left off at on Sa-
turday, 83.2 for the Account, with nothing doing as yet.
In the Foreign Market nothing doing.
HALF-PAST ONE.

The Hamburgh and Dutch steamers have just arrived ;
the Papers contain no news of any importance ; the let-
ters have not yet been delivered. Consols have not varied
since the Market opened, they are now quoted at MI j.
THREE 0' CL 0 CR.
Consols for Account, 83i.

GOVERNMENT STEAMERS.-INC were very
forcibly struck on Sunday with the evidence of how emi.
nently judicious it has been for Government to attach
steam-vessels to our fleets, by which every description of
force can, under any circumstances of wind and weather,
be made instantly available for any part of the coast,
wherever their services may be required. At 10 minutes
past 5 that evening, the Messenger, Government steamer,
by Sir PULTENEY MALcoLat's order, took the Donegal,
bearing the Admiral's flag, in tow, with the wind right
into the harbour, and against a flood tide, and at 15
minutes past 6 she was under all sail, standing to the
westward ; so that combining steam with navigation, the
separation between England and Ireland is virtually done
away. Steamers in fact become marine mail-coaches,
and an intercourse between Bantry and Portsmouth har-
bour a shorter journuy than a few years ago it was be-
tween the town of Bantry and the city of Cork.—Southern
Reporter.

The Marquis and Marchioness of WEST-
MINSTER quitted Grosvenor-house on Saturday morning
for Eaton-hall, in Cheshire. Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR
and his Lady intended to accompany their Noble relations,
but his Lordship being required to attend the KING, as
Comptroller of the Household, on Thurslay next, when it
is expected his MAJESTY will prorogue Parli iment in
person, he has deferred his departure for Cheshire until
Friday next. The Earl and Countess GROSVENOR are
now on a visit to the Marquis and 'Marchioness of STAF-
FORD at Dunrobin Castle.

The Duke and Duchess of RICHMOND and
family quitted Cavendish-squire on Thursday for Good-
wood Park. The Duke and Duchess of ARGYLL, are ex-
pected to leave town to-morrow, on a visit to their
Graces, at their magnificent mansion, where they will re-
main during the forthcoming races, which are expected to
he attended by a greater number of persons of rank and
fashion than at any former period since these sports were
instituted at Goodwood. The Earl and Countess of
MOUNTCHARLES, Lords GEORGE, WILLIAM, ARTHUR,
and SUSSEX LENOX, Captain and Ludy CHARLOTTE
BERKELEY, and Lady SOPHIA LENNOX, are among the
members of his Grace's family expected at Goodwood.

We have received advices of the expedition
sent by the United States against the Malays, in conse-
quence of the massacre of part of the crew of the ship
Friendship, of Salem, last year, by the natives of the
northern coast of Sumatra. The United States frigate
Potomac had been sent, under the command of Captain
DOWNES, to avenge this barbarity ; and she arrived at
Qualah Battoo on the sth of February, disguised as a
merchantman under Danish colours, by which the natives
were completely deceived. Captain DOWNES sent a party
to reconnoitre, also disguised, but finding the beach covered
with armed men, they did not land. An attack, bower, er,
was determined on the following morning, and at two
o'clock a landing was effected, under cover of darkness,
about a mile and a half from the town, undiscovered by the
enemy. The troc ps amounted in the whole to 260 men, and
their landing was soon discovered; but a rapid march brought
them up to the first fort, which was very difficult of
access. The natives raised the war-whoop, and fought
with great fury, but the fort was carried, and almost all
the defenders killed, among whom was a Chief called Poo
MAHOStET• Another party of the Americans attacked a
fort in the rear of the town, which speedily surrendered.
The engagement now became general—men, women, and
children fled in different directions, and the prows were
filled with people, many of whom were killed by the fire
of the assailants. The third fort, which was the most
formidable, was subsequently taken, and the American co-
lours were hoisted on the batteries. The town was then
set on fire, and most of the private houses and the bazaar
were levelled With the ground. The embarkation then
took place, and the expedition re-embarked with the loss
of two killed, and a few wounded. Subsequently the
Chiefs sent a mission to the American Captain, praying
for peace, and promising an abstinence from all future out-
rage, which was acceded to. Several of the neighbouring
Rajabs had also sent in their submission.

The LORD CHANCELLOR felt bound to dismiss the peti-
tion in this matter. The petition had been got up in the
most expensive manner, and but for the circumstance co
its having been presented under a clause in the Art of
Parliament, which never bad a legal construction put upon
it before, and which was very liable to be misunderstood co
misconstrued, the Court must have dismissed it with
costs. As it was, his Lordship would himself pen a
reference to the Master, very special in its terms, directing
him in what way to apportion his costs, so as not to leav,
the petition altogether dismissed with costs.

SMITH V. NETHERSOL.

Mr. ANDERTON %Vas heard at length on this question,
which was whether a person in contempt could appei,r to
put in a replication. Counsel on the other side were not
present. Judgment deferred.

•
The LORD CHANCELLOR disposed shortly of several
other things that were put down for judgment, and rose to
hear appeals in the House of Lords.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.)

The House eat to-day at twelve o'clock to hear Scctch
appeals. The Lords in attendance were the Lord Chan-
cellor, the Eat of Shaftesbury, and the Bishop of Here-
ford.

LUKE AND OTHERS V. HUNTER AND OTHERS.

Mr. KNIGHT proceeded to reply to-day on this appeal,
which was part heard on Saturday. The principal ques-
tion in the late trial was the right of the Town Council
of Glasgow, who were the patrons of the Tron Church
in that city, to present the respondent, the Rev. John
Hunter, to the place of Assistant Miniver of that church
under the existing circumstances of the case. Dr. Simp-
son, one of the Ministers of the Church, in consequence of
ill he elth and infirmities of age, entertaining no hope of
being able to continue the discharge of his duties, iodina-
ted his wish to the rown Council of Glasgow to have an
ordained Minister appointed assistant and successor to him.
The propo-al, after some little delay, was approved of,
the Collegiate Minister of the Church consenting, and the
respondent, on the 10 le of June, 1829, was given the pre-
sentation. This presentation was approved of by the Presby-
tery. A question, however, arising among the members of the
Court, as to the ecclesiastical merits of the case, the mat-
ter was considered before the General Assembly, who
declared the presentation to be good. In the interim be-
tween the decision of the Presbytery and the sitting of
the Synod, an action of reduction had been brought,
which superseded the induction of Mr. Hunter till that
action was decided. Upon the case coming before the
Lord Ordinary, he confirmed the presentation, and the
Court of Session upheld that decision, from whose judg-
ment the present appeal was brought. For the appellant,
it was argued, that the appointment of Mr. Hunter was
neither necessary or expedient ; that it was illegal,
it being inconsistent in principle and unsanctioned by
usage for any Patron to appoint an assistant and successor to
a benefice that was not vacant; and that present presentation
was peculiarly illegal in the case of a Town Council,
which had no right to anticipate or forestall the patronage
of its predecessors, to deprive them of the power of exer-
ci•ing their own discretion upon the occurrence of a va-
cancy while they were in office ; and that the presentation
in question was repugnant to the principles, regulations,
and acts of Council, which had been prescribed for the
direction of this particular body. The illegality of this
presentation was resisted on behalf of the respondents ; and
the cases of Dunlop v. Muir, and Campbell v. Stirling,
were cited for the purpose of showing that the Learned
Judges who decided those cases were of opinion that the
appointment of an assistant and successor was legal. In
further corroboration of the universal understanding
among lawyers, that such an appointor, nt
was legal, reference was made to Erskin's Institutes,
where the following note was to be found :—" 11'bere the
present incumbent through bad health, advanced age, or
incapacity arising from any other cause, has became un-
able to discharge his clerical duties, it is quite a common
and recognized practice for the patron, with his consent,
to present an assistant and successor. This practice seems
indirectly to have received the sanction of the Legislature
in a late Act of Parliament, which while it restrains the
Crown generally from granting the reversion of offices,
provides that nothing in the Act should be construed to
extend and prohibit the appointment of assistants and
successors to the parochial clergy of Scotland."
The LORD CHANCELLOR considering the case one o
great importance, postponed his judgment to a future day,
for the purpose of giving himself an opportunity of lcok-
ing into the pleadings.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

FROM LLOYD'S

DEAL, Ann. 12.—Wind S.W.—Arrived, the Lotus,
Somersall, from New South Wales; the Mangles, Carr,
from Qoebec ; the Carshalton, Park, from Jamaica ; the
Sandwich, from St. Lucia ; the Bruce, , from ditto ;
the Eviline, Theodosia, and Mariner, fi om Quebec ; his
Majesty's ship Talavera, from the Baltic ; Johanna, Von
Banen, from St. Thomas ; British Tar, Addison, and
Cadiz packet, from North America ; Adreams, Cro-
martie, from Barbadoes.
PORTSMOUTH', Auc. 11 and 12.—Sailed, the James
Pattison, Bolton, for Bengal.
PLYMOUTH, Auc. 11.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived from
the Eastward, his Majesty's ships Vernon and Snake.
Off port, the British Tar, Acaser, from Virginia ; the
Fame, Howell, from Prince Edward's Island ; Deadern,
Smith, from Quebec ; and Kitty, Broderick, from Cadiz.
FALMOUTH, Auc. 10 and 11.—Wind S.W. to
W. S. W.—Arrived, the Opossum packet, from Rio Ja-
neiro, sailed the 7th ; the Jane, from Bahia, sailed the
21st, and Pernambuco the 2,1 ult. ; the Hermes steam
packet, from Lisbon, left the 4th inst. and Oporto the sth ;
the Augea, Le Roe, from Rio Janeiro ; the Falcon, Fal
coner, from Smyrna. Off port, the Scott, Irving, from
Buenos Ayres ; the Garland Grove, Pengelly, from Ja-
maica ; the Camerons, Todd, from Berbice ; the Navarin,
Hun,er, from Gonervis. Sailed, the Camden packet, for
Brazil ; the Columbia steam packet for Lisbon. Arrived,
the Pantaloon, from the Eastward.
TOPSIIAM, Ann. 11.—Arrived, the Thorny Close,
Cowper, from Quebec ; the Jane Dunn, Loney, from St.
Andrew's, New Brunswick.

HASTINGS, AUG. 12.—Arrived rff port, the African
picket, Major, from Cape Coast Collie.

COWES, AUG. 12.—Arrived the Juliana, Poodle, from
Rio Grande ; Export, Chace, from Havannah ; and Ocean,
Leslie, from New Orleans.—Arrived off the Wgbt, the
Regent, Allen, from Surinam ; Charles, Milne, from
Tobago ; and Camay, Ryson, from Philadelphia.
PORTLAND, AUG. 11.—Arrived the John Pirie, Gur-
ley, from Trinidad.
GREENOCK, AUG. 10.—Sailed the John Heyes, Work
ington, for Bengal.
LIVERPOOL, AUG. 10 AND 11.—Arrived the Find-
horn, from Halifax ; Nautilus, Parker, from Liverpool,
N.S. ; Dolphin, Randale ; Agnes, Wood ; and Ringwood,
Smith, from Newfoundland ; George, Costa, from Pa-
lermo ; Amazon, Drysdale, and Howiek, Grey, from
Tampico; Jamaica, --, from St. Petersburgb ; Mar-
garet, --, from Narva; Mary Ann, Lardley; Lord of
the Isles, --; Friends, Clark; Ant, Page ; Seine,
Lotherington ; George, Comforth ; Emerald, Pringle ;
Lord Sidmonth, Mulrey ; Horn, Marshall ; and Zephyr,
Evans, from Quebec ; Gordon Castle, Bowes ; Emerald,
M'Master ; Dorothy, Dearness ; Lady Ann, Simpson ;
Frederick, Westcott ; and Miramichi, --, from St.
John's, N.B. ; Penelope, Arthur, and Hope, Chester,
from St. Andrew's ; Mary, Johnston, and Britannia, --,
from Miramichi ; Erin, Gill, from Pictou ; Minerva,
Ward, from Bay Ctialeur ; Mary, Foster, from Africa ;
Christina, Hogarth, from Demerara ; Quebec packet,
from Trinidad ; Thomas, Daniel, from Barbadoes ;
Mexico, Stephens, from Laguira ; Apollo, Thompson,
from New Orleans ; Emperor Alexander, from Savan-
nah ; and John, Wells, from Chester.

JERSEY, Auc. Io.—Arrived the Auley, Falle, from
Rio Janeiro.

BRISTOL, Aun. 12.—Arrived the Caroline, Smith,
from Jamaica ; and Alicia, Evans, from Quebec.
NEWPORT, AUG. 11.—Arrived the Prince Regent,
from Quebec.

GREENOCK, Auc. 10.—Arrived the Spey, Cook, from
Demerara; Glasgow, Hunter, from Jamaica; Strathmi.re,
Campbell, and 'lris, Leslies, from Antigua ; Orion, Max-
ton, from Hayti ; Thomas Ritchie, Moloney, from Balti-
more; Ann Shannon, Charleston, from Quebec; Fay-

;tard,

SMITHFIELD MARKET

This day's supply of Beasts, Sheep, and Calves, was great;
of Lambs moderately good ; of Porkers but limited. The trade
with prime Lamb was somewhat brisk, at an advance, with
Veal exceedingly dull, At a depression, of 4d. per stone ; ocher
kinds of meat met with a very languid sale, at barely Friday's
quotations.
PRICES PER STONE OF BLS& TO SINK THE OFFALS.

s. d. to s. 4.1 s, d. to s. d.
Inferior Beasts 2 0 2 21 Large Lambs 0 0 0 0
second quality ditto 2 6 210 i Prime small ditto... 3 6 5 0
Primo largo Oxen... 3 4 3 61 Large coarse Calves 210 3 0
Prime Scots, 5m..... 3 6 3 8; Prime small ditto... 3 8 4 0
Inferior Sheep 2 0 2 4 Large floi. I
'iecond quality ditto 2 6 3 0 Small Porkers 4 4 410
Coarse-woolledditto 3 4 3 8 Suckling Calves 12s. t030,.ea.h.
SduthdownWethers 3 8 4 0 Quarter oldrigs 125.t0 18s.each.
SUPPLY, AS PER. CILIM'S STATEMENT.
Beasts. 'Sheep and Lambs.' Calves. 1 Pigs.
' .2,: 62 1 27,490 209 1 200
About 1`250 of the beasts came up the St. Alban's read; about
1050 up the other northern roads; about 150 (including Irish)
from the western and midland districts; about 150 from Nor.
folk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire ; about 20 from Kent
and Susi c ( ; and most of the remainder from the marshes, &c.
in the neighbourhood of London.