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London, England, 1826-08-05 00:00:00

lusined fixed for, the, end of themonth, but it was to be
subordinate to the affairs connected with the Cousiiiracy,
and reports were even in circulation that the Coronation

would. be postponed to the 27th August. In the
mean time' his MAJESTY was giving proofs of his
humanity and kind 'feeling. A striking instance 'of
this_ had ,been exhibited by him towards General
MICHAEL ORLOFF, and it was supposed that five or
six only of the most guilty of the conSpirators would
stiffer capital, punishment. The note contains an*
article from Madrid which expresses an opinion that
the affairs of Portugal are likely to produce an alteration
for the better in those of Spain. A change of Ministry
is confidently spoken of, and the KING is said to be
determined to adopt a new system. The only intelli-
. Bence purely French in these papers is, hat the Court
of Peers have declared that there was no ground for
proceeding against M. OUVRARD, skid M. SWARD ;
but a question was still left undecided, whether the
former should be sent before the Correctional Police
for an attempt at bribery. It has been long evident
that it was not intended that M. OUVRARD should
be convicted on the principal charges,- and his auda-
cious attempt to bribe the immediate suite of the
Prince GENERALISSIMO will, we predict, not subject
• him to heavy punishment, if the charge should be per-
severed in, which we doubt.

The liquidated claims of the Emigrants, under the
Act of indemnity, are stated at 275,312,219 francs of
Capital, and 8,274,436 francs of Rentes.
FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, AUG. 2.—Five per Cents., 100 f.
20c. ; Three per Cents., 65f. 90c. ; Bank Stock, 2020 f. ; Nea-
politan Rentes, 72f. 25e. ; Spanish ditto,- 81. ; Royal Spanish
Lon, 4614.---Exchange on London:--One month, 251. 65c. ;
three months, 2bf. 50c.

We have received this morning the Austrian Ob-
erver of the 24th ult., which furnishes no political

,news whatever.

• It contains a Supplement to the Lemberg Gazette
of the 15th, describing the fall, on the preceding day,
of the Great Tower, known by the name of the Town
Hall, which was . built in 1491, an account of which
had reached us through the French Papers.

We have also this forenoon received the' Frankfort
Papera.of the 29th July, and the Allegemeine Zeitung
of the same date, neither of which contains any para-
graphs worth giving.

In another column will be found the Report made
by the persons deputed to wait upon his MAJESTY'S
Ministers, by some of the principal manufacturers of
Birmingham, for the purpose of presenting a Memo-
rial which they had signed, declaratory of the unex-
atnpled stagnation of trade in their branch of business,
and offering such explanations as might become ne-
cessary.
It appears by this report, that his MAJESTY'S
Ministers paid great attention to the Deputation, and
made various inquiries respecting the causes of the
present distress, which they appeared to think arose in
a great degree from over-trading, but which opinion
was controverted by the Deputation, who considered
that the distress arose principally from the contraction
of the circulating Medium, and could not be remedied
without providing an ample and secure currency, ade-
quate to meet the obligations and immense engage-
ments of the country.
The interview was closed by Lord LIVERPOOL's
assuring the Deputation that the titcts contained in
" the Memorial should have the most serious consi-
" deration of his MAJESTY'S Government."
Another Deputation, but altogether of a different
description, being composed, not of manufacturers, but ji
•of distressed' workmen connected with the woollen 1
cloth trade of the West of England, obtained an
audience of Mr. PEEL, for the purpose of representing
the distress at Frome, and pointing out the causes of
it, which they' attributed -to the too extensive use
of Machinery, and:to the Corn Laws. Of course,
Mr. PEEL, held out no hopes of Ministers
compelling the manufacturers to abandon the use of
In acAiriery ; and the deputation having left Mr. PEEL
greatly disappointed, consulted with Mr.BUNT, and
applied for an interview with Mr. CANNING, but -not
suceeeding,, they len town last" right.

The case of Payne v. Burridge, in the Court of
Chancery, came to a final decree a day or two ago,
after having been before the Court for upwards
e of a
quarter of a century.. It was a bill for a specific per-
formance of an agreement for 66 purchase of an estate,
the defendant being an Attorney, and the plaintiff a
Clergyman. There can be very little doubt but that
the defendant took advantage of his professional skill
to protract this cause, and it . should seem that either
through the remissness, or ignorance of the plaintiff 's
Solicitor, he was far too successful in his ,endeavours.
Such being the circumstances of the case, we must not
be surprised that one pOrtion of the Press should quote
it as an instance ofthe evil producedby the present system
on which our Courts ' of Equity proceed, whilst an-
other sees in it nothing but the gross neglect of the
professional advisers of both parties, and seizes on it
with avidity to prove that the practice of the Court
or chancery_ requires no alteration or. amendment
whatever. That the greater part of the delay in this
cause was the effect of the remissness of both parties
is allowed ; but it may nevertheless be remarked, that
the practice and rules of any court which admit of
such a perversion as this, must, of necessity, e
cient ; an observation, b
the truth of which is
amply
comsrmed
ever occurred by th
in e fact, that not only has no such delay
the Courts of Law, but those at all
acquainted with their rules know very well that it is
absolutely impossible that it should occur.
This; then, would prove that a portion at least of the
blame for this delay is to be attributed to the system
of the Court of Chancery, and at once, therefore, jus-
tifies the inquiry that has been instituted, and the
amendments the CoMmissioners have recommended.
'rhe trait} is, that the mischief of the present system
is not the of this or that particular rule, but
the simple, consequence of the numberless inquiries,
reports, exceptions to reports, and so forth, that go
through the Master's offices. During these inquiries
a cause is necessarily stayed until such time as the
Master shall have made his report, and this is re-
gulated as much by the nature of the inquiry
whether it is difficult or easy, or likely :to be long
(or Short),' as any thing else, the Master, for
obvious reasons, delaying the long and diffi-
cult ones to suit his own leisure and convenience.
All inquiries of this nature in a suit at law, whether
collateral or direct, are made through the intervention
of a.Jury,' whose province it is to return a verdict in
the affirmative or the negative, and who are never al-
lowed to stultify the cause, by giving reasons for their