The Sun.
London, England, 1832-05-03 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

By estafette from Paris this morning, we are informed
that a report prevailed there that M. Perier was dead ; as
yet we have no confirmation in the City of it, but we
have just conversed with a gentleman who left Paris n
Monday night, who states that he was given over by the
doctors. Consols opened at 85, at present' they are 84
85 ; the French Funds come lower.

A despatch has been sent to Lloyd's from Lord Palmer
stun, acknowledging the blocka.le of Maderia by a part of
her Most Faithful Majesty's squadron.
_ _

We understand that Count Orloff and two of the Fitz
Clarences have taken their passage on board the Hamburg
steamer.

HALF-PAST ONE.

Up to the present hour we have no confirmaticus in any
shape of the death of M. Perier ; indeed, had it taken
place in the course of yesterday, no doubt the French Am-
bassador would have received a telegraphic despatch from
Calais of the event of his being in imminent danger.
There can be no doubt Lord Palmerston's notice of the
blockade of Madeira by the naval forces of her Most Faith-
ful Majesty Donna niria da Gloria we conceive to he a
forerunner of important events that will soon take pla .e
in Portugal. The French Government, we expect, will
follow the same system. The effect this will have to
Don Miguel may easily he imagined. We should advise
him to pack up and be off as soon as possible.
Consols have continued during most part of the morn•
ing at 84 85, with little doing.
The Foreign Market continues stationary at the prices
of yesterday.

7 "MEE 0 CLUCK.

Consols for Account 85.
FOUR O'CLOCK CLOSING PRICES.
Consols
Ditto for Account 85 Greek, 1825
Brazilian Bonds 481- Mexican, 1825 291
Buenos Ayres... 241 Peruvian — 14
Milian Ditto.... 161 Russian 9B+
Columbian 1824 12f Spanish

The Scotch M.P., who endeavoured to influ-
ence his constituents by sending each of them a hare, finds
that they considered he was only making game of them.
LAUNCH OF A MODEL FRlGATE.—Yes-
terday afternoon, at high wather, the _Royal Louisa, a most
handsome model of a 32-gun frigate, was launched front
the t.lip on which site was built, at Woolwich Dock-yard,
in the presence of several hundred spectators. A select
party of naval officers, and ladies and gentlemen, attended
to witness the ceremony, who were hospitably enter-
tained at the residence of Oliver Lang, Esq., the mastet
shipwright, who has been employed upwards of two years
ingenuity.
At this splendid specimen of British skill and
At three o'clock the ceremony of naming the vessel was
performed by Mrs. Lang, who dashed a bottle of wine at
her bows, and named her the Royal Louisa, with 11-1311
wishes for her future sifety. The dog. shores which sup
inn,
the her were then removed, and she glided slowlyinto
the wates, which reflected back her polished sides. She
was then towed by a steamer into the new basin, whet e
asm a"pnr:ensgenbtytothtehel(Kinigrigat::lt
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Prusia, and any description that could be given would fa'i
far short of its beautiful appearance. The whole of the inside
of the vessel is composed of polished mahogany—her cahin
is inlaid with plate glass, and her stern is surmounted wit'.
the figure of a black eagle, the national emblem of Prussia.
Her masts and rigging are of very handsome workman
ship, and quite complete. She is copper-bottomed and
fastened. Her dimensions are as follow : —Extreme length
55 feet .51- inches, extreme breadth 12 feet, depth in hod,;
eight feet 10 inches. Her register tonage is 30 tons. I.
the course of a few days the model wilt be conveyed to
Prussia in a Government steamer. The Vernon frigat,,
launched on Tuesday, was copper.bottomed yesterday it
the dry dock, and the damage done to her main charm,
and steps, by running foul of the Lancaster sheer-bulk
was made good. Her lower masts wid be filed this (qt
and she will then be towed into the basin for their 31a
esties' inspection.

KING'S BENCII.-(THIS DAY.)

NEWLAND V. CLIME.

This was an action originally commenced to recover a
sum of money, but out of which a question arose respect-
ing the privileges of the Duke of Beaufort. That ques-
tion has been attended with considerable litigation and
much delay, so that the action which gave rise to it had
never proceeded further than the service of ti-ie writ. It
ippeared that the defendant lived in the lordship and
li-
berty of Gower, in the county of Glamorgan, of which
lordship and liberty the Duke is Lord, and his Grace
claimed and exerc'sed the privibge of serving writs, fte.,
within his jurisdiction. Upon the writ being sued on', it
was in the usual way directed to the Sheriff, who, as usual,
directed i.is mandate to the bailiff of the Duke of Watt-
fort, to execute it, and make his return to him (the She-
riff). The bailiff, Lewis Thomas, being insane, the man-
date remained for some time unexecuted. The plaintiff
thin obtained a rule in this Court, calling upon the Duke
who was therein designated as the bailiff, to return the
mandate, and that rule was served on his Grace
ire Lohdoa. No return was even then made; and
the plaintiff obtained a distringas against the Duke
for not returning the mandate. Upon that tl e
Duke obtained 'a rule nisi to quash the distringas,
which rule, in the absence of the plaintiff s counsel, who
were instructed to °pose it, was made absolute. That
rule was afterwards,mpon an application of the plaintiff's
counsel, revived; and, at a su'isequent period, in the ab-
sence of the Coun.el, who ought to have supported it, it
was discharged. The Duke then appointed the brother of
Lewis Thomas to the situation of bailiff, who made the re-
'urn to the mandate in the usual trpnner. A rule was
then obtained to set aside that return, on the ground that
it ought to have been made, not by Thomas, but by the
Duke himself, he claiming the privilege of executing alr
%veils, and making all returns within the lordship og
Gower. That rule came on for argument this morning:
Sir JAMES SCA ItLETT, Mr. Sergeant LUDLOW, and
Mr. TILFORD were heard in support of the return, which
they contended was perfectly legal. A great variety of in-
stances were cited, in which the bailiffs of privileged plaees
had been held competent to execute and return
Among the cases were those of the bailiff, for the soke of.
Peterborough, belonging to a noVeunan ; for the hundred of
Hurstingstone, belonging to the Duke of Mancheste, fur.
the hundred of Norman's Cross, belonging to the Earl t f
Carisford ; and for a liberty in the Duchy of Lancaster,
belonging to Richard Arkwriglit, Esq. ; in all of which
the bailiffs, and not the proprietors, had made the retains
to writs.

Mr. CAMPBELL and Mr. CRESSWELL contend; d that act
return ought to beset aside, for although Thornss, who had
made it, might he a bailiff to a certain extent and for'
certain purposes to the Duke of Beaufort, still the Duiie
himself claimed by his charter the execution arid return
of all the King's writs ; he alone was the Ring's bailiff,
and the return could only properly be made by him. He
had no power to delegate his privilege to any other person,
The Learned Counsel cited a great variety of cast. and
Acts of Parliament in support of the rule.
Their LORDSHIPS said tLe subject was very fit for ern-.
sideration, and they would t ,ke time to give their judgment.
INDICTMENT AGAINST SIR R. BIRNIE AND ME. HALLS.

Mr. ArmPutts, addressing the Court, said Mr. Halls,
who, with Sir R. Bit nie (now deceased) had been cousicied
of assaulting Mr. Carmichael Smith. had been in attend,
mice all the morning to receive judgment; but, as from th
stite of business, it did not appear likely that that case
would come on to-day, perhaps their Lordships would say
whether Mr. Halls need wait any longer.
Lord TENTERDEN said it was impossible to bring Ala
the case to-day.
Mr. Anor.rnus asked if the Court would fix any esti
for it ?

12,rd TENTERDEN-All we can say is, that Mr. Hall.
n-v(1 tmt wait any longer to-day.

Air. Halls then left the Court.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)

TLeir Lordships having disposed of some inatiots of no
public interest, called upon Mr. TURNICR to resthste his
arguments in the case of " Cepel v. Child and another,'"
which was an action tried at the late ass:z s, in which a
verdict was found for plaintiff—Damages 51. 130. The
plaintiff is the Hon. and Rev. William Cape!, Vicar of
Watford, Hertfor,fshire, against whom a charge of negli—
gence was prererred before the Bishop of London, which led
to the appintment by that Right Rev. Pr late oftbe Rev. Mr.
Hubbard as a Curate, at a salary of 751. per annum, and
151. as an allowance for garden, &c., the vicatago I eing
occupied by the present plaintiff as incumbent. This a-
I .ry and allowance not being paid, and the plaintiff paying
no heed to several monitions, a sequestration was it.tued,
which was placed in the bands of the defendants, under
which they received some funeral fees, which formed the
ground of the present action. The case came on as a
special case. The Learned Gentleman, for the plaintiff
commenced his argument yesterday, and, from eppsara.nce
will occupy the whole of the day.