The Sun.
London, England, 1828-07-21 00:00:00

SUMMER ASSIZES.

WESTERN CIRCUIT..-WINCHESTER, JULY IS.
THE LATE SINGULAR CASE OF ADULTERY AND :HAN-

SLAUGHTER AT SOUTHAMPTON.

&eorge White, aged 32, was . put to the bar,
charged with the manslaughter of Thos. Macdonald,
at Southamptonoin the -17th. June last. The pri-
soner, who is a respectable-looking man, conducted
himself with great propriety at the
,bar, 'and seemed
deeply affected with his unfortunate situation.
Mr. MEssING, jun., detailed the facts for the pro-
secution.

Charles Quirk--I am a carpenter, living in South
ampton ; on the 17th of June last I was in Lower
East-street, near White's. house; that was about
balf-past ten at
.night. I heard a 'quarrel intermixed
with a scuffle' iii White'S house. I was on the other
side of the road; I. crossed, and heard a man's voice
say, " This is what I suspected a long.time." That
was said passionately, in a great state of excitemero: ;-
I: heard the same voice say," Now I have caught
you in the fact, you rascal." I heard another
voice, apparently. a man's, reply twice " It's a
lie." I heard. a woman's voce say, " Tom,
Tom, get out." A severe scuffle ensued in
the house, and the door was opened ; some man;
whose clothes were disordered, ran out; he ran as
fast as he could down the street ; when he was about
three doors from White's house, White came out,
and returned for a moment out of my sight, and then
came out again almost immediately, and followed the
other man down the street; he ran as fast as he pos-
sibly could; when White came out the second time
the man was at the corner of King-street; that is
about fifty yards; I followed within a few yards of
White till I came near the Carpenters' Arms, in
King-street, when, both running so fast, they were
out of my sight -for two or three seconds; I followed
till I- came to a place in Queen-street; I saw some
man holding White in his arms, and I heard White
cry ".Murder !" Some Man released White from the
arms of the person who was holding him ; White
'theu ran :towards.his own home; as he was released,
he said:to the people about him," Come along with
me, I found that man with my- wife ;" his mind
seemed very disordered at the time; he seemed
quite lost; when he Was: running towards his home,
some man stopped him, by taking hold of his collar ;
at that moment I -saw something in White's hands,
but I' could hot tell -what; I went into White's yard,
and. saw -.White sitting in his own room ; I then Weht
to. a room 'near wherel had first seen White' caught,
and there I saw a man sitting in a chair and bleed-
ing very fast; White's wife was there, and said,
"White, you. ought to be ashamed of yourself." I
then said, " your wife is here, why don't you let.her
go. up stairs ;" he then gave
.her a key; she went
-up and brotight.,!. f-apvass bag. White then went
away.
Cross-examined—l crossed the road, because I
heard a hard struggle in White's house.
Joshua Short—l am an assistant to Mr. Stacey,
the surgeon,.of-Southanyton... I - saw the deceased
"bleeding at the mouthi.and in his neck. I endea-
voured to stop the bleeding, but found it impos-
sible; he died in about 20 minutes. When White
was going baek, I heard him say he had watched for
an opportunity.
Thomas Barnes—l am a labourer. I live at
Southampton. I was at Mrs. Macdonald's house on
the 17th June. I saw the deceased come in. I

Was at slipper when he ran in. Mr. White came in
directly afterwards, and bursting open the door,
Struck the deceased under the left ear with a knife.
It was like a knife they cut meat with. I did not
see any wound or blood at the moment. I caught
White round the middle, and got him out by strug-
gling. I took him out into Queen-street.
The prisoner put in a written defence, in which he
said it was impossible for him to call any witness, as
the only persons present at the commencement of the
affair were his wife, himself, and the man whose death
he had unfortunately occasioned; but that he could not
permit the case top to them for their decision without
detailing the facts connected with it. The deceased
had been employed in his service, but as circum-
stances occurred in his family which made him sus•
picious that an improper degree of familiarity existed
between his wife and the deceased, he dismissed the
latter from his house. Still; however, after that dis-
mission, he had reason to believe that an improper
intercourse was carried on, and on the night in ques-

tion he stationed himself in an adjoining room, in or-
der to watch them. He had not been there above
ten minutes, looking into the room where his wife
was, and where her last child, only ten months old,
was sleeping, when the deceased came in. With his
feelings most terribly excited, he rushed in, and en-
deavoured to detain the man ; they struggled toge-
ther, and the man escaped ; he snatched up a knife,
followed in immediate pursuit, and, miserably for
himself and for the deceased, overtook and killed
him. He was sensible of the rashness and guilt of
the net he had committed, but he prayed the Jury
to consider the circumstances by which his mind
had been acted upon, anti which they could not
have known but for the statement he had just made.
Mr. William Cator—l am a miller living near
Southampton, I have known the prisoner. four or
five years. I. always found him a mild, good-tem-
•

pered, and industrious man.
Mr. John Peaty--I was a baker in this city.-
Before he commenced business he was in my ser-
vice, and I always found him an honest, quiet, and
industrious man:.
irose,ph.Sinith, Henry Day, Robert Smith, .and
*WePeaty, had known him from six to 16
0b gave him a good character for inoffensive
belpvmui, sobriety, and industry.
. The Jury instantly returned a verdict---" Guilty
of Manslaughter..
Mr. Justice PARK then addressed the prisoner,
telling. him that he had been convictedi and properly
convicted, of manslaughter. The prisoner had al-
ready suffered one month's imprisonment, and in
consideration of that,. and of the peculiar eircunr-
stances of this unfortunate case, the sentence of the
Court was, that he should now pay a fine of Is. and
be discharged.
The Court was extremely crowded, and on the
announcement of the sentence a general expression
of applause was heard. it was, however, immedi.
ately checked by the officers. The prisoner bowed
respectfully to his Lordship and the Jury, and then
retired from the Court, followed by a large body of
friends, who offered him their sincere congratulations
on the, event.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.-BUCKINGHAM, JULY 18

Joseph Ilialker was indicted for the wilful murder
of Ann his wife, by mixing a quantity of arsenic m
tea, which she drank, and after languishing six hours
died. The prisoner also stood charged, on the
Coroner's Inquisition, with the murder of the said
Ann Walker, by administering poison to her. He

pleaded " Not Guilty" to both indictments. The
prisoner appeared about fifty, with a heavy inex-
pressive countenance.
Mr. Sergeant STORKES stated the circumstances.
The prisoner had been parish clerk of Oving, in this
county, till within a few months of the time when
the crime imputed to him was committed, and till
within the last year he had conducted himself in the
most correct and exemplary manner. About twelve
months ago he formed a criminal connection with a
fcmalc.named Bagot, and since that period he had
treated his wife with great cruelty, and their quarrels
had been incessant. On Sunday the Bth of June
last, the prisoner and his wife left home about two
o'clock in the afternoon; the former to go to church
and the latter to a Methodist Meeting. About ten
minutes afterwards the prisoner returned home, and
afterwards went out again. This fact
was important
to be borne in mind, because it was at that period
the prisoner'was believed to have, put poison into a
tea-pot, which was commonly used in the afternoon
by his wife, when' she took tea. It was also so
to be borne in mind, because it woulcl
proved that the prisoner had denied that he returned
home after he set out to go to church. On that day
the v fe of the prisoner was observed to be in better
health and spirits than usual. When she returned
from meeting, about four o'clock, she "called at a
neighbour's, and said she would go home and have
her tea. She did so, and immediately afterwards
she complained of a burning in her throat, and sick-
ness. 'f he prisoner and a son of his came home
soon after the deceased was taken ill, and on the
boy taking the pot to drink some of the tea, the pri-
soner advised him not to drink it. The boy drank
a very small quantity of the tea, and he soon became
exceedingly ill. The prisoner was advised to go for
medical aid, and at eight o'clock at night ;he started
for Winslow, for a surgeon. In about an hour after
the prisoner left his wife died, and the surgeons after-
wards ascertained that she had died from poison, and

they found poison in the tea-pot.
Elizabeth Claydon . examined by Mr. MONRo.—I
live next door to the prisoner at Oving, in this
county, and knew him and his wife for twenty
years; they have lived very unhappily siuce he be-
came connected with a girl named Bagot, and were
constantly quarrelling ; I recollect the prisoner's
wife dying on the Bth of June ; I saw her and her
husband at a neighbour's named Smith a few days
before ; the wife asked prisoner to come home, and
told him something about poisoning a child; the
prisoner said to his wife, " she wished to hang him,"
and then he kicked her, and told her " he would
split her head open with a hoc;" he took up a hoe
and attempted to strike his wife, but Ann Young,
who was present, prevented him ; I saw the wife of
the prisoner at four o'clock in the afternoon of the
day she (lied at my house ; she was in good spirits,
and appearedbetter than she had been for some time;
she remained a few minutes at my house, and said
she would go home and take tea, and go again to
meeting ; in about tell minutes after she left, I was
sent for to the prisoner's house, and found the de-
ceased very ill; she was sick; the prisoner had not
come home ; there was a'tea-pot on the table ; the
prisoner's son had just come home, and the prisoner
came home soon afterwards; the son drank a little of

the tea after the prisoner came home, and the pri-
soner told him not to drink it, as his mother would
be glad of it. It was about half-pa,t four o'clock
when the son of the deceased took the tea, and he
went out and returned at six o'clock, and he then
complained of a burning in his throat, and was very
sick ; the son said it was the tea which had made
him ill; the prisoner said it could not be the tea,
for he had drank a cup and a half himself; I did
not see the prisoner drink any tea; the deceased
went into the bed-room about half an hour after she
became ill. The tea was. on the table in the kitchen.
When the prisoner's son became ill he lay on the
bed ; the prisoner came into the bed-room, and the
son said, in the hearing of the prisoner, " it is the
tea that made me ill," and the deceased said, and
"so it did me." I took the tea-pot to the door and
observed some brown powder in the leaves, and
-.flowed it, to the boy, Wm. Walker.
John Claydon, the husband of the last witness,
stated, that the prisoner and his wife lived happ'ly
till the last twelve months. The prisoner had had
a child by the girl Bagot, and frequent quarrels had
occurred between the prisoner and his wife.
Zacelieus Gouthern--I went to Winslow on Sun-
_

day evening, the Bth of June, for a doctor; I left
Oving at twenty minutes past nine, on horseback,
and I met the prisoner about a mile from 'Winslow,
coming to Oving ; I said, " Joseph, your wife is
dead." The prisoner was in great distress, and said,
" Oh, what shall Ido ?" I told him, that if he •
walked on gently, I would overtake him, and he
might ride. I went to Winslow, and on my return
towards Oving I overtook the prisoner about three
quarters of a mile from the place, and he rode with
me on horseback to Oving, where I left him.
Robert Thorpe, a constable, said—l had the cus-
tody of the prisoner when a man named Wm. Nash,
was present, and a Coroner's Jury was about to sit
on the body of the deceased. Nash is ill from an
accident, and cannot attend the trial. The prisoner
told Nash, isi my presence, to go to his son William,
and tell him not to tell the gentlemen that the tea
tasted queer, and caused a burning in his throat, as
he knew the gentlemen would try to pump all they
could out of him ; and though he knew but little,
the boy knew less, and could not keep his council.
Mr. John Kellam!, surgeon, went to the prisoner's
house on the night of the Bth of June, and saw the
prisoner's son, who had taken something that had
disordered his stomach and bowels ; the boy was
very much alarmed; I received the tea-pot produced,
and ascertained that there was arsenic therein ; I
saw the wife of the prisoner ; she was dead before I
arrived ; I was satisfied that her death was caused
by her taking a corrosive poison.
James Thomas Brill examined :—I am employed
by Mr. Sheriff, the Governor of Aylesbury Gaol, to
assist him during the Assizes. I had the prisoner in
my custody this morning, in a room below this
Court, and I received Mr. Sheriff's orders not to
allow him to have communication with any one;
there are bars in the room instead of a window, and
the prisoner climbed up to the bars to speak to his
son and daughter. I tried to pull him down, but
could not, he clung so fast to them, and I called a
brother officer to assist me. I stood at the door
when I first saw the prisoner at the bars, and I
heard the son or daughter of the prisoner say to him,
the woman has confessed all." I afterwards
brought. the prisoner into this Court, and placed
him on the dock.. The prisoner was a good deal
agitated. The Judge had not arrived at that time.
I said to the prisoner where did you get the stuff
from ? The prisoner said that he bought sixpenny-
worth of stuff at a chemist's at Winslow, but whe-
ther he said it was arsenic or mercury, I can't say
the prisoner told me that the woman had persuaded
him many times to get. it, and at last he consented.
Cross-examined. by Mr. TAI.LOR-This conver-
sation took place a' few minutes before his Lordship
came into Court. I never told the prisoner yester-
day that Mr. Bull, his attorney, had been and had
said" that the woman had split, and his case was
desperate."—Prisoner—Yea you did, you did.
Witness—lt was a very short time before the
prisoner was put upon his trial when I put the ques-
tions to hint.
Mr. Sergeant STORKES said this was the case for
the prosecution.
. Mr. S. TAYLOR felt it to be his duty to object to
the admissibility of the evidence of the last witness.
The scene he had just witnessed, he would venture
to assert, was unprecedented in the annals of English
Jurisptudelice. A prisoner standing in the dock,
and about to
.take his trial on a charge affecting his
life, was tortured into making a confession. He (Mr.
Taylor) trusted his Lordship would reject the
evidence of the witness altogether.
The LORD CHIEF BARON knew of no rule of law
that rejected a confession, made at any time, except
it was extorted by means of threats or promises.
His LORDSHIP called upon the prisoner for his
defence. _

Prisoner—l am not guilty; lam innocent of the

LONDON.
MONDAY EVENING, JULY 21, 1828.

DEATH OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF

CANTERBURY.

It is with sincere regret we announce the death
of his Grace the Archbishop of CANTERBURY,
which melancholy event took place this mor►ing
at the Archiepiscopal Palace of Lambeth. His
Grace had been for some time seriously ill, in
consequence of which he was not able to attend
his parliamentary duties ; but we are extremely
happy far his own fame that one of the last acts
of his Senatorial life was his unqualified assent to
the repeal of the Test and Corporation
Acts. It now remains for his successor
to fill up the measure of national justice by
voting for Catholic Emancipation.
His Grace was fourth eon of Lord George Manners,
(third son of John, third Duke of Rutland, great uncle of
the present Duke,) who assumed, upon inheriting the
estates of his maternal grand-father, Robert (Sutton,) Lord
Lexington, at the demise of his elder brother, Lord Robert '
Manners-Sutton, (the first inheritor,) without issue, the
surname and arms of Sutton. Doctor Manners. Sutton
was consecrated Bishop of Norwich, in 1792, and trans-
lated to the Archiepiscopal See of Canterbury in 1805.
The death of his Grace will disconcert the
arrangements for adjourning the House of Com-
Mons this evening. The SPEAKER is the
Archbishop of CANTERBURY'S son, and was
this day to have given the customary sessional
dinner to the Sergeant, Chaplain, and Clerks of
the House. There are three or four Bills

to be passed through their last stage, which
was fixed for this evening, and it. is usual
on events of this melancholy nature taking
place, merely to meet and then adjourn. Mr.
Secretary PEEL will no doubt make a motion to
this effect.

His Grace enjoyed the high honour of ME-
TROPOLITAN for upwards of TWENTY-THREE

years.

PROGRESS OF THE RUSSIAN ARMS.
CAPTURE OF ANAPA.
We have this morning received very recent
news from the Russian army, with a flourishing
detail of its operations down to the 3d instant.
The Prussian State Gazette, of the 15th inst.—
the earliest authentic channel of communication
with the seat of war—furnishes us with several in-
teresting and very important particulars respect-
ing the progress and success of the Russian
army which have hitherto been of a uniform
character. It appears that on the 30th of June,
the Imperial Army, at the camp of Karassa, was
reinforced by fresh troops, a division of cavalry,
and twenty-four pieces of horse artillery, which
travelled two thousand wersts to share in the in-
vasion of Turkey. The distance alone conveys
a sublime idea of the expansive dominions from
which the EMPEROR of Russia draws the sinews
of power and ambition. His mandate is obeyed
over nearly half the habitable Globe, and thou-
' sands of warriors press forward eagerly to obey
his absolute behest.
The progress of the Russians appears, ac-
cording to their own accounts, to be uninter-
rupted—the Turks at no place offering to with-
stand their advance in the open field. It is,
however, expected that at Sehumla the . grand
stand will be attempted.
The fortress of Anapa surrendered at discre-
tion on the 23d June. The Turks withstood
the siege for 40 days with great valour, and they
did not surrender till all their means of resist-
ance were completely exhausted. By this cap-
ture the Russians have taken 3,000 men, 85
pieces of cannon, besides large quantities of
ammunition and provisions.
In addition to this important advantage on '
the shores of the Black Sea, the Russians have
also taken the fortress of Tulcza, with a garrison
of nearly 2,000 men, and 91 cannon on the
ramparts. At Brailow, 278 cannon had been
taken, besides an immense quantity of powder,
and provisions amply sufficient to supply the
whole army for a month.
The Russians give the following account of
the result of their campaign, no doubt as a set-
off to the imputation of tardiness in their move-
ments :—The campaign commenced on the 7th
May, and up to the Ist July we have occupied
Moldavia and Wallachia, passed the Danube at
Issaktchi under the fire of the Turks, destroyed
their flotilla on that river, advanced on the right

bank of that river to the wall of Trajan, taken
seven fortresses, namely, Issaktchi, Brailow,
Matchin, Hirsowa, Kustendtchi, Anapa, and
TulCza, and taken in those places, and in various
actions with the enemy, above 800 cannon. The
following is a detailed account :----
FROM THE CAMP OF NARASSA, JUNE 30.
The Imperial army is reinforced by fresh troops, a divi-
sion of cavalry (chasseurs) and twenty-four pieces of horse
artillery have just arrived. After a march of .2,000 wersts
this division is quite complete : it defiled before the Empe-
ror, who was highly pleased with the fine appearance of
the Dien and the beauty of the horses. Our communica-
tion by sea with Odessa is very frequent, and ships laden
with supplies arrive almost daily in the port of Kustendehi.
On the other hand, numerous convoys of provisions arrive
in divisions in perfect order, and the important object of
the supply of the army is fully secured.
This morning early the Emperor, who continues to en-
joy good health, reviewed the corps of General Rudze-
witsch in order of battle. His Majesty was much pleased
with the appearance of the troops, and with' the rapidity
and precision with which they executed the manoeuvres.
The Grand Duke Michael is expected every hour
in the camp. His Imperial Highness will doubt-
less bring the trophies of Brailow, and the account
of the artillery and stores of all kinds which have fal..
len into our hands in that place. The Grand Duke is
followed by the 7th corps of the army, which after be-
seiging Brailow, crosses the Danube at Matschin, and
will join the corps of Gen. Rudzewitsch.
Our van-guard has occupied on the one side Mangalia,
and en the other Kouzgoun, without opposition. The
enemy no where stands his ground, and retires hastily as
we approach ; the Seraskiers of Schumla and Silistria
appear however to have sent some divisions of troops to
Bazardschick, who may perhaps be more inclined to wait
our arrival.

CAMP AT KARASSA, JULY 2.
The fortress of Anapa has surrendered at discre-
tion to Vice-Admiral Greigh and Prince Menziksff.
The success of the action of 9th June, had enabled
the latter to surround the place with a strong line
of circumvallation, which intersected the neck of land
on which Anapa is situated, and extended on each side to
the sea. In a few days the works were advanced to the
glacis, and three breaches having been made on the 22d
of June, the Paella was summoned for the last time, to
surrender. At first he insisted on leaving the place with
arms and baggage, declaring that, unless this 'ere granted,
be would defend himself to the utmost. The negociations
were broken off, and preparations were making to carry the
place by storm, when deputies again came from the Pacha
offering to surrender at discretion.
On the 23d at noon the fortress was occupied by our
troops, but we must do the Turks the justice to say they
had bravely defended themselves for forty days, and that
when they capitulated all their means of resistance were
exhausted. The garrison consists of 3,000 men ; 85 can-
non, and large quantities of ammunition and pro-
visions, have fallen into our hands. Vice-Admiral
Greigh and Rear-Admiral Prince I\lenzikoff, who directed
the siege in the most perfect understanding with each other,
and have displayed great ability and bravery, have been
promoted by his Majesty, the first to the rank of Admiral,
the second to that of Vice-Admiral. Prince Menzikoff is
also finally appointed Chief of the General Staff of the
Imperial Marine.
We have this moment received the news of the surrender
of the fortress of Tulcza (or Tultschi), with a garrison of
nearly 2,000 men and 91 cannon on the ramparts.
At Riailow we found 278 cannon, 17,000 Foods (36
lbs. per pood) of gunpowder, two timber magazines, which
will suffice for all the repairs that our artillery may need, an
immense quantity of cannon-halls of all sizes, and provi-
sions amply sufficient to subsist the whole army for a

month. -
The campaign commenced on the 7th May, and up to
the Ist July we have occupied Moldavia and Wallachia,
passed the Danube at Issaktchi under the fire of the Turks,
destroyed their flotilla on that river, advanced on the right
bank of the river to the wall of Trajan, taken seven for-
tressses, namely, lssaktchi, Brailow, Matchin,
Kustendchi, lAnapa, and Tulvia, and taken in those
places and in various actions with the enemy above 600
cannon. This evening we shall celebrate Te Dam to
return thanks for the manifest protection we have hitherto
enjoyed, and to implore the continuance of it.

We are happy to announce that the Genet al-
Ste am Navigation Corapaßy's packet the Be fast,
has safely arrived at Plymouth on.Ftidai, from
Oporto, which port she left on the 4th. The
Belfast was forced to put into Corunna, to re-
pair some damage, where she was detained eight
days. She brings to England the Marquis de
PALMELLA ; Count VILLA FLOR, lady, and
brother ; General SALDANHA andlady; Gen.
STUBBS and lady ; with all the other passengers
who sailed in her from Falmouth on the 16th
of June, who have returned from their abortive
attempt to succour the Constitutionalists. She
also brings many other officers and families of
distinction, to the, number altogether of 63 per-
sons. The Bedfast is expected in London
to-morrow.

We have received the following letter from a
very intelligent Portuguese gentleman, who left
Oporto the day after the Belfast :
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

On board the Coriolanus, in the British Channel,
July 19, 1828.

SIR—On the supposition that no vessel has arrived in
England with news from Oporto since the arrival of the
Belfast steam-boat, Captain Wittingham, which place she
left on the 3d instant, with the greater part of the Portu-
guese officers she had carried there, I hasten to give you
such information as I was able to obtain during the time
I was on shipboard in the Douro with many other refugees,
almost all English, in order to relieve the minds of the
people of England, and my own natives there resident,
from the anxiety they will be in for their friends at Oporto.
We sailed on the morning of the Mb, in company of the
Truelove, Captain Watson, and the Ringdove, but judg-
ing from the winds we have had, we are likely to be the
first to arrive.

About eight o'clock in the morning of the 3d, the rebel
troops and Guerrillas began to appear in Villa Nova,
.which is on the other side of the river, opposite Oporto,
but finding the bridge taken away, and every boat out of
their reach, they did not effect their entrance into the city
till about eleven o'clock. During this time the inhabi-
tants were seen in great crowds leaving the city, or taking
refuge in the ccnvents and churches ; a great many families
Hew on board the ships, into which all the English resi-
dents had gone during the night. Never in my life did
I witness such a scene of consternation and despair. Al-
though it had been generally reported the day before that
the intention of the Constitutional army was to retreat
into Spain, and abandon the town to the mercy or fury of
Don Miguel's troops, very little time remained for ,the
people to take refuge, and even had time been afforded
where could they find it, for the enemy were besieging
Item all quarters? However, no sooner had the troops
passed over to Oporto than things assumed another appear..
ance ; although they bore on their hats the sign of bloou—
a red ribbon—the distinction of peace was blended with it
at the same time—the olive-branch. Their commanding
offiocc e beslsro
orders that the city should be spared,
n
,gpaaenr.(e property held sacred ; and, in fact, no
x perpetrated besides a few slight robberies,
excesses
I:s'l:reased
and here and there a house broken in for having their
street doors closed against the expressed orders of Povoas.
One
exception, however,
tactho7e''er' was experienced; a
Constitutional in the city dressed in
w volunteer
his uniform, was accosted by a captain and a few soldiers
nela nc!ly el
un
of cavalry with the words " Quern viva?" he replied,
66 Constituierp ou morte;" then take the last, answered
the brutal officer, and with his pistol shot him, and left
him for some time bleeding in the street.
The Guerrillas were the most difficult of being repres-
sed, and several houses and persons in the streets were
robbed ; the country seat of one of the Members of the
Junta, nut far from town, was entered and robbed of every
thing portable, and what was not so, entirely destroyed.—
Evident were the expressions of the soldiers that their ex-
pectations of depredation and slaughter were. disappointed ;
but thanks to the humane disposition of their leader,
Oporto immediately assumed an appearance of quiet and
satisfai;tion, and the people began gradually to return to their
houses, particularly on finding that the public authorities,
who had flown with the Constitutional army, were imme-
diately nominated. The British Consul and a respectable
wine-merchant, called on Povoas, in order to know if the
subjects of his Britannic Majesty might test assured that
no violence would be offered against their persons and pro-
perty? and obtained an answer from 'Min that as far as re-
garded the effect of his orders they would be unmolested,
but recommended them to remain on the look out.
Whatever might have been the motives which induced

the Generals, who had come from England, to abandon the
cause of liberty in Portugal, it is not for me to dwell upon
—they will soon be known, but they were not known even
to the people themselves, who were, and even now remain,
interested for the blessing which we hope soon or late to
enjoy. As far as regards the numerical force of the enemy,
it appeared that it was not so great as to leave no hopes of
being vanquished if an effort were attempted to do it. We
hope and trust in Providence that Portugal will yet acquire
the blessing of Constitutional freedom, which all anxiously
wait for, and myself, as a Portuguese, pray for.
I am, Sir, yours, &c.

The Marquis PALMELLA and his compa-
nions have arrived in town. It is said that SAL.
DANIIA intends to publish a " statement of
facts" relative to the Oporto business.

A French Messenger loft London on Satur-
day, in great haste, for Paris. So urgent was

his mission, that he hired a steam-boat at Dover,
and proceeded forthwith for Calais, from which
he proceeded with speed. It is supposed that
the situation of affairs in the East of Europe is
the subject which more particularly engages the
attention of our Government and that of France

—especially as the Russians are bent upon rein-
Forcing their naval forces in the Mediterranean.

The sudden return of the LORD HIGH AD-
M IRAL from Portsmouth was also connected
with this important subject.

On the 27th June a French line-of-battle
ship, three frigates, and 31 transports, arrived at
Cadiz, to take on board the French garrison.

The Hamburgh Borsen

Salle, of the 15th

instant, gives some account of the rejoicings at
St. Petersburgh, in honour of the Russian

victories :

ST. FETERSBURGH, JULY 5.

Yesterday Te Donn was performed in the Tunic
Palace in presence of the Imperial family, on account of
the taking of Kustendschi and Hirsowa. There were
thanksgivings also in the other churches, with ringing of
hello and salutes of artillery. Ihe Turkish colours taken
in the fortresses were paraded through the streets as usual,
and carried round the monument of Peter the Great.

The Grand Duke and Duchess of Weimar left us to.
day. The Empress mother accompanies them to Tchir-
kowitz the 4th stage. They go by way of Warsaw, where
the Grand Duchess will stop some time with her brother
the Grand Duke Constantine, while the Grand Duke, her
Consort, 'will proceed immediately to Weimar.
Our latest Journals give accounts from the Imperial.
head-quarters, from the 12th to 25th of June.
(These reports are the same we have given in the Borsen
Halle, from the camp of Trajan's wall, of 20th June, and
from Karassa of the 25th of June, and contain some details
beshks those which we have already given.)

The plague has broken out in the whole, camp
of IBRAIIIM PACHA, who fled for shelter on
board a vessel, at Navarin.

It is said in a letter, from Corfu, that CAPO
D'IsTRIA has had an interview with the Envoys
from Constantinople.

The French Papers of Friday, and the Ga-
ette de France of Saturday,. contain little

news.

Dutch Papers of the 19th instant, received
this morning, contain the 'bib:v/jug, from the
Banks of the Danube :

FROM THE DANUBE, JULY S.

All the measures taken by the Russian authorities in the
principalities, such as the imposition of heavy military
contributions, &c., show that these provinces are considered
merely in the light of resources for carrying. on the wars
and not ati objects of permanent conquest. It is supposed
that Russia will demand the indemnity to be claimed in
ready money, and will hold as security the fortresses i°
Asia, to which it besides pretends to have well-grounded
claims.

HAMBURGH, JULY 15.
The Russian squadron, from Cronstadt, was seen on the
Ith, in the mottling, off Copenhagen.

rIiANKFORT, JULY 15.
The Austrian papers have news from Greece, but not
of a late date. They relate to an unsuccessful attempt of
Ibrahim to send 800 of his men from the Murea 0
Alexandria. It seems that his force consists of seven me'
ments, and in very good condition. •

A mail from Jamaica has been brought by
his MAJESTY'S packet il/yrlc, Capt. JEssoN,
which sailed from Kingston on the 17th June, and
from Crown Island on 25th of same month
On the 9th his Majesty's ship Slaney arrived at King-
ston, in ten days, from Chagres, with 100,000 dollars.
In the Courant of the 6th, a letter is stated to have
been received by a respectable mercantile house, written by
a person of good credit, and also a letter sent to Captain
Courtenay of a similar tendency, commanding on the
station, and, it appears, the statement may be relied upon•
From this it appears pirates have again made their appear-
ance in the seas, and it is hoped some energetic meaattras
will be adopted to crush the regeneration of murder and
robbery, which has for many years devastated the West
Indian Seas. The following is the extract alluded
to I bad occasion, from Manzinella de Cuba, t°
make some communication to our Flag Officer, com-
manding at Port Royal, informing him of some pirates in-
festing our trade, in which I took the liberty of referring
him to your house, if he required it, as to a knowledge of
myself. I have made further communication this week,
by enclosing him a letter received at Manzenilla de Cubs,
from savannah, express, stating the capture of several ves-
sels by another gang of desperadoes. One named the
Bordeaux Packet, from Vera Cruz, bound home, with
400,000 dollars in specie : her crew and 60 passengers
were all murdered." The Paper of the 13th June con-
tains a long Decree of Bolivar, dated the 14th March,
1828, regulating the duties on the import and export of
goods in vessels bound to and from Colombian ports, the
items of which have been before alluded to.

Mr. BROUGHAM arrived at Brougham Hall
OR Monday evening last, and we are glad to hear he
is recovering from his illness, brought on by his great Par-
liamentary and legal duties.— lVest,noreland Advertiser.
Very little, we believe, is authentically known
relative to the opinions of the English Bar on Mr. O'CeS-
NKLL's right to sit and vote in Parliament. We can,
however, state with confidence, that the judgment, at
least, of Mr. DENMAN is decidedly with the Learned Gen-
tleman.—Dublin Morning Register.
Extract of a letter from Manzinella de Cuba,
dated June 6 :-Where is a pirate on the coast, a long
schooner with half deck, and 18 men in number, having
one gun, and well furnished with small arms, which hag
been seen • twenty-five days at the Keys called Don Leagues.
I understand they are gone to the Island of Pines to look
ant for British and American vessels.
Translation from another letter from Havatv
nab to a merchant in Manzinella de Cuba :—On the 4th
instant the Mexican brigantine Bravo seized before Ma'
tanzas two Spanish ships that had come from Barcelonti•
The Bordeaux packet has been seized by a pirate manned
with Spaniards near Cape St. Antonio ; the said packet
sailed from Vera Cruz with ninety passengers and 400,000
dollars in money ; all the passengers and crew of the shin
have been assassinated. •
Orange processions appear to have been pretty
general in Ulster last Saturday, and to have passed "
without riot.—Cork Southern Reporter.
A young lady of great talents in operatic pef.,
formance, who has been for several years under the tuitil
of an eminent professor, is, we understand, to make he
de/nit to-morrow evening, at the Surrey Theatre, with l‘ir.
T. Putwes, in the opera of the "Maid of the Inn."
HERRING FISHING.—The 'herring fishinb,
commenced last week at Banff under very promising n',l-•
Pe--
aranc., Great numbers of the fish have been seen, al'
a highly favourable season is anticipated in the hlole
Firth. The boats are hired at much about the same 1.3 t
as last year. All is hustle and preparation at ever}por'
and creek in the Frith, and.the boats will generally' be en
their stations next week.—lnverness Courier.