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Mr. Bateson was totally unaware of the ruinous
state of the affairs of the firm,as that had arisen from
the speculations of his partner.
The Jury returned a verdict for the defendant.

ATKINSON 27. DODSON.

This was an action to recover compensation in
damages for the injury caused to plaintiff in conse-
quence of certain slanderous expressions used by the
defendant with respect to him.
Mr. STARKEY- opened the pleadings.
Mr. BROUGHAM stated the case. 'His client was
a most respectable manufacturer of coarse cloths in
Lancashire and Westmoreland, and had carried on
his business for upwards of thirty years with great
credit to himself, and the universal satisfaction of all
who dealt with him. The defendant was in the
same business. Some difference arising between
them in the course of their business, a malicious
feeling was excited in the mind of the latter; and
this malicious feeling he had thought proper to dis-
play by a number of slanderous, unfounded observa-
tions with respect to Mr. A., which had the effect of
materially injuring his client iii his business. That
credit, which he had hitherto possessed to any
required extent was suddenly taken from him, and
many of his former customers shunned his intercourse.
The expressions he had used to one person, " Waith-
man has given me but a poor account of Atkinson."
To another, " I would advise you to be cautious how
you deal with him, till yon get some of your bills
paid." To a third, " I would not trust him with a
bag of corn." To another, "He cannot be trusted
in his own neighbourhood." These were the ob-
servations he had thought proper to make, and he
hoped that they would give such damages as should
prove that such attacks as these could not be made
by any person on an honourable man, with impunity.
Several witnesses were called, who proved that
the above expressions had been used by the de-
fendant, and that the credit of the plaintiff had
been materially injured by them.
Mr. F. POLLOCK addressed the Jury on the part
of the defendant, and contended •that there was no-
thing to show malice in what he had said.
The Jury retired, and had not returned their ver-
dict when the communication left York.

TAVIR V. MEDHLIRST AND ANOTHER.

This was an action of trespass.
The plaintiff was a farmer, and his farm was im-
mediately adjoi;.:o4 the estate of the defendant, in
the parish of Sherbourne. He had been frequently
annoyed by the defendant passing over his lands in
pursuit of game, and particularly of rabbits. On
the 25th of September, in the year before last, he
gave him a regular notice to keep off his lands.
This was, however, of no avail, and the defendant,
in person, and by his servants, continued to trespass
as before. On the 2d of September, in 1826, he
again trespassed, and that was the time which formed
the foundation of the present action.
The trespass was then proved.
The Jury found for the plaintiff—Damages One
Farthing.

LISBON, JULY 28.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

For some days past the minds of a great portion of the
public here have been kept in a state of ferment, owing to
the resignation of the Minister of War (General Saldanha),
who is a great favourite with the army and all those who
are well disposed towards the Constitution. It- is stated
that the General, having had strong reason to doubt the af-
fection of the Intendant of Police towards the good cause,
submitted his opinion on the subject to the Princess Re-
gent, with a recommendation that this person should be re-
placed by a more faithful and trust-worthy Officer. This
was refused, and consequently the General tendered his re-
eignation as War Minister, which was accepted. So soon
as this unexpected change became generally known, the
people began to assemble in great crowds in the CoMmercial-
square, where the War and other Public Offices are si-
tuated ; some of whom expressed their opinions loudly in
favour of Saldanha. I understand that the crowd recog-
nised one of the Ministers, who at present holds office, in
the square, where he was immediately surrounded by
about 5,000 persons, who obliged him to swear that he
would snake known to the Princess Regent their wishes of
having Saldanha reinstated. No serious disturbance, how-
ever, took place. Of course every precaution was taken
to prevent any, by strong bodies of their own military
being brought to the spot, and two pieces of artillery being
in readiness in the arsenal, which is near the square. Mat-
ters continue in this unsettled state, as the Princess is at
Caldas, and it will take some days before her pleasure can
be known. Last night the cavalry were obliged to use
some force in dispersing the crowd, but no lives have been
lost. The general opinion seems to ha, that tranquillity
will be restored, and that things will assume their former
dull slow current ; but if the miserable Councils of this
country will lose such a man as Saldanha, it must be se-
verely felt. The army, which was badly off, and had con-
siderable arrears due to them, lie found means of paying,
clothing, and feeding, besides augmenting its force. Mat-
ters are, nevertheless, in a state of deplorable instability,
and no sort of dependence is to be placed on the men in au-
thority, who use means to guide the power vested at pre-
sent in a poor weak woman to suit their own views and in-
terests and that of their party. I send you herewith the
Portuguese newspapers, with their account of the above
Affair, to which I must refer you for further particulars.
The British troops take no part in what is going for-
ward they go about their ordinary duty and pleasure as
usual, tied as if nothing had happened. The present aspect
of affairs des not require their presence up the country,
and therefore the army is to be concentrated in Lisbon and
its neighbourhood. With a view to the carrying of this
arrangement into eifect, a part of Sir E. Blackney's
brigade are on their march from Leiria to Mafra. The
other portion are to be stationed between Fort St. 'Julian
and Belem. Sir Thos. Arbsetlinot's brigade is to be at
Loires and the adjacent villages, about 12 miles from this.
The 12th Lancers are on their way to Benefice, and the
10th Hussars will arrive at Belem to-day or to-morrow.
One of the Officers of this regiment (Lieut. H.) imptu-
dently ventured alone, after the Opera was over, a few
nights ago, to join his corps at Saeavetn, when he was met
on the road by four robbers on horseback, and two on foot,
who plundered him of his horse-cloths, and eves hie boots,
leaving him nearly in a state of nudity, with his arms tied
to kis knees, from which unpleasant situation lie was only
:relieved by some passers-by in the morning.
There seems to be a strong belief amongst our troops that
;bey seeill go home in October ; but it would be cruel to
leave the Country in its present unsettled state, and more
particularly In that month, when Don Miguel comes
of age; and consequently apprehensions may be enter-
tained of some change, not for the better. The most of our
Officers are tired of what we may call doing nothing. Up
the country the people were really kind, and did every
thing to make us as comfortable as they could ; but here
they are a little different, not so much from any bad feel-
ng towards us, as from their means being more confined,
awl their ideaumore selfish, which is generally the case in
a capital. In the country the kinder feelings of human
nature show themselves more than in a city.
The Guards, to make up for their races and clog-busts
at Cartes°, have two boats, which they had sent to them
from England ; and, for want of better amusement at the
baitacks, the Sd Regiment have two monkeys; but the
Grenadiers, being a more IoN people, and consequently of
a more serious torn, have only one. With all this, how-
ever, they are not unmindful of the distress of. their fellow-
creatures. When at Cartaxo, an application been
made to them on behalf of the Spanish refugees at Santerem,
for whose aid they resolved to raise a subscription. Before
this charitable of. could be accomplished the brigade was
ordered here; lee, they nevertheless carried their benevo-
lent intentions into effect, and lodged a suns in the bands of
Col. Haubury, who of course communicated the cireten-
stance to these unfortunate exiles, who deputed one of their
number to wait on the Colonel. I saw this Spaniel' gen-
tleman yesterday, when he spoke with great feeling of the
handsome and kind manner in which lie had been treated
by Colonel H. He at the same time told me that he is a
native of Valladolid, and the picture which he gave of the
state otSpain was truly distressing. " You may suppose,"
he said, with a deep sigh, " that matters were beyond hu-
man endurance at home before we would seek an asylum in
a country, the inhabitants of which we dislike, and who
detest us in return. At home, all those who were known
to be in the smallest degree in favour of the Constitution,
when it existed, are now marked out for every species of
insult and abuse. If any of them venture out decently
dressed, they are assailed by, d'Aia A 1 I these
constitutional
reseals have received some good news !' If, on the con-
trary, they appear ill dressed, the try is, These black.
guards are in despair.' "
There is no fresh disturbance this evening, but there is an
edict out is the name of the Princess Regent, *earning the
people against meeting in 8 tumultuous manner some
IWO their fear%

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LONDON,
FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10, 1827.

His MAJESTY being fully impressed with
the necessity of immediately supplying the
distinguished place in his Councils, which the
death of Mr. CANNING has vacated, has
been graciously pleased to express his
command to Viscount GODERICH that he
should undertake the arduous office of his first
Minister, and make the necessary arrangements
for completing the Government. Those arrange-
ments are not yet finally settled, and it would,
therefore, be premature i❑ us to state their pro-
bable nature. It is gratifying, however, in the
extreme, to find that his MAJESTY'S choice
of a Premier has fallen on so able and so liberal
a Member of his present Cabinet as Lord GODE-
RICH. This gives us the best founded expec-
tation that the Government will be continued
upon the enlightened principles which charac-
terized the Ministry of the great Statesman
whose loss the nation deplores.

A strong feeling is prevalent among the com-
munity, that the remains of Mr. CANNING
should receive the distinction of a national
funeral. Every wish, every sentiment, of our
hearts is warm in favour of such a pro-
ceeding. Those pious rites, which, on the
decease of private and ordinary individuals, are
regarded as a decent tribute from their weeping
friends and relatives, become, when " a great man
has fallen," a merited and a proper expression
of the public gratitude. Mr. CANNING was
wedded to his country ;—he poured forth his
heart in her service, and may be said to have
expired in her arms ;--widowed by our irrepar-
able loss, shall we not vent our affectionate
sorrow in the mournful offering of obituary
honours ?

It gives us the greatest pleasure to under-
stand that his MAJESTY, deeply impressed with

the public services and private virtues of Mr.
CANNING, has commanded that his remains shall
be honoured with a public funeral.
In acen4ce with this public mark of esteem,
a magnificent monument, erected at the national
expellee, will prove how deeply the memory
of our departed Statesman "is graven in
the rock of England for ever." Let it be
recollected with what force and feeling he
himself recommended a similar act of respect
in the instance of Mr. PERCEVA L ; and let it be
considered that Mr. PE RCEVA L, who fell bleeding
at the feet of a devoted assassin, was not more
.
strictly a martyr to the performance of his public
duty, than Mr. CANNING, when with a dying
grasp he seized the helm of the State, at the
command of a revered SOVEREIGN and a
beloved country.

The Paris Papers of Tuesday, and the Ga-
zette de France, dated Wednesday morning,
reached us last night. The latter contains an
article from Alexandria, under date of the 19th
of June, mentioning the appearance off that
place of Lord COCHRANE with the Greek fleet
of twenty-three vessels, and that his Lordship
had been driven off the coast by the PACHA.
The latter assertion throws some discredit on
the former ; and, indeed, we find it asserted by a
private letter in the Constitntionnel, from Vienna,
that intelligence had reached Constantinople of
the defection of the PACHA of Egypt, in conse-
quence of which despatches had been sent to
REDSCHID PACHA, directing the SERASKIER
to keep a close watch over the movements of
IBRAHIM PACHA.

Ihe same letter speaks of the dissatisfaction
felt by the Porte, at Great Britain having offered
her mediation between Russia and Persia. This
is not improbable, for Turkey would naturally
wish to prolong the contest between those powers,
that it might operate as a diversion in her favour,
and lessen the means of Russia to carry into
effect her threatened invasion of the Empire of
Mahomet.

It does not appear that information had reached
Paris, at the date of these Papers, of the illness
of our lamented Minister. The intelligence of
his death Will cause a strong sensation in that
and every other capital in Europe, when it is
received. Extracts will be found in another
column. •
FRENCH FUNDS, PARIS, AUG. 7.—Renter, Five per
Cents. 103 f. 85c. ; Three per Cents. 73f. 35c. ; Bank
Actions, 2,007 f. 50c.

FORRIGIti Fawns.—Neapolitan Bonds, Cert. Fide. '79f.
85c.; Spanish Bonds, Si.; Royal Spanish Loan, 63i ;
Spanish Interminable Annuities, 47; Haitian Loan, 700 f.

Since writing the above we have received by
Express a Copy of the Gazette de France, dated
yesterday morning. The intelligence of the
illness of Mr. CANNING had, as we expected,
occasioned a very great sensation in Paris. The
Funds declined ; the Five per Cents. to 103 f.
25c., and the Three per Cents. to 711, 90c. ;
but a letter, accompanying our Express, states
that the latter recovered in the evening to 72f. 20c.
The Gazette de France does not contain any
news. It has a long article on the affairs of
Portugal, upon which hang, as it states, all the
other questions which agitate politicians. The
general object of this article is to prove that a
remedy for the evils under which Portugal suf-
fers is not to be found in either extreme suggested
by the opposite factions—namely, the return of
DON PEDRO to Europe, as urged by the one, ,
or the presence of DON MIGUEL, in Portugal,
as advocated by the other.

FRENCH FUNDS, AUG. B.—Five per Cente. 103 f. 25c. ;

Three per Cents. 71f. 90c.

The intelligence which we published yester-
day from the Lisbon Gazette awakened new
fears for the stability of the Constitutional Go-
vernment of Portugal ; and the information since
conveyed to the public by the private correspon-
dence published by the Morning Papers, as
well as by all other private communications
which we have seen, is much calculated to in-
crease that apprehension. The removal of SAL-
DANHA, through the instrumentality of BASTOS,
a known enemy to the Charter, is a convincing
proof that the influence of the Apostolical party
in the Councils of the PRINCESS REGENT has

prevailed ; and we may, therefore, expect that
every measure of her Government will, more or
less, tend to prepare the way for that entire
overthrow of the new system which the expected
arrival of Don MIGUEL will CORSurnmate._
This Prince is said to be actually on his way to
Lisbon ; and there seems to be but little reason
to doubt the accuracy of this assertion. If it be
so, he will probably arrive at Madrid, on his way
to Portugal, nearly at the same time at which
the intelligence of the death of Mr. CANNING
may reach that Capital, and the opportunity
will not be lost by Spain to assist in effecting
the re-establishment of an absolute Government
in the neighbouring Kingdom. We predict,
therefore, another convulsion in Portugal, unless
by the energy of this country, or the arrival of
Don PEDRO, some decisive measure can be
adopted which may deprive the Apostolicals of
the means of making an attempt to overthrow
the Charter. At no period since its establish-
ment has so much danger existed as at the pre-
serand the part which Groat Britain
must take momentis ;
one
of the greatest difficulty and
tt
delicacy. The loss of our illustrious Statesman
at such a moment, when the whole powers of
his extraordinary mind would have been required

to avert the catastrophe which is to be appre-
hended in Portugal, is to be deplored as the
greatest misfortune which could have befallen
that Kingdom, and the cause of civil liberty in
every country of the world.

'We received this morning the Journal of St.
Petersburgh, of the 24th ult. containing some
further news from the army in Georgia. One of
the Persian Princes has solicited and received
the protection of Russia :

NEWS FROM THE ARMY IN GEORGIA.
ST. PETERSSUMM, JULY 93.

Major-General Pancratieff, commanding the corps of
troops stationed in Karabagh, having been informed that
the old Prince of Karabagh, Mekhti Kochi Khan, desired
to place himself under the protection of his Majesty the
Emperor, marched on the Bth June towards the defile of
Araklin with two battalions of infantry, two pieces of light
artillery, and four companies of Cossacks. The arrival of
our troops made a great impression on the nomades whom
Mekhti Kouli Khan had brought with him, and facilitated
the means of bringing the family of the Khan, which was
at a considerable distance on the right bank of the Araxes.
On the 80th May, Mekhti Kochi Khan went to our bivouac,
near Agli-Karavanserai, and declared that he was come to
submit his fate to the magnanimity of his Imperial Ma-
jesty. A battalion of infantry and one cannon, and fifty
Cossacks, were detached to facilitate the removal of 5,000
families, who had remained in the defile of Duraliagout,
not having been able to follow the Khan into our territory,
and Mekhti Kouli Khan went himself to prevent any oppo-
sition on the part of the Persians.
Besides the salutary influence which it will have on the
inhabitants of those districts beyond our frontiers, the re-.
moval of those families, who belong to a warlike nation,
roaming between Karabagh and Nakhitchevan, and who
are able -to bring into the field above 4,000 excellent
cavalry to carry on a partisan warfare, secures our com-
munications with the principal corps of the army, and the
great numbers of cattle which they possess increases our
resources for the supply of our troops.
On the 17th June, at two o'clock in the morning, about
300 Sarbasiana suddenly attacked the advanced posts of
the carabineers, who occupy the mountain Hameln's, but
after a very brisk fire of musketry they were repulsed
with loss.

On the 20th June General Paskewitach arrived at Etch-
mindzine, where he received the brother of Assan, Sultan
of the Shadlines, who came in his name, and in the name
of the whole nation, to implore the protection of hie Ma-
jesty the Emperor. According to the account of the
Shadlines who have escaped from Sarder Abad, that for-
tress is defended by 17 or 18 pieces of cannon, and a garri-
son of 1,000 Sarbasiana and 500 irregular sharp-shooters
of Mazenderam. It has provisions for no more than two
months, and the rations of bread of the garrison have
already been diminished.
On the 22d June the troops began a general movement
towards the Garnitchai, a river which rune 20 werats be-
yond Erivan, on the road to Nakhitchevan.
Major-General Troueson has received orders to erect
batteries on the right bank of the Zanga, and to fire on the
fortress with howitzers from Mount Heraelius.

On the 21st of this month Count de Zichy, the Austrian
Ambassador, had the honour to be admitted to an audience
of his Majesty the Emperor, in which he delivered his cre-
dentials. On the same day Count Einsiedel, Minister Ple-
nipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary of his Majesty the
King of Saxony, had likewise the honour to deliver his
credontials to the Emperor.
Up to the 14th July, 969 ships had arrived at Riga,
sailed 745.

By the Hague Journal of the Bth inst. we
perceive that Mr. HesiussoN had set out from
Stuttgard on the 2d, for Munich :

STUTTGARD, AUG. 2.

His Majesty our King set out yesterday for Italy: he is
going to Leghorn for the benefit of sea-bathing, and will
probably remain there some weeks.
Mr. Huskieson, the English Minister, has left this city
and is gone to Munich.

His Royal Highness the LORD HIGH AD..
NIIRAL, sailed last evening, at half-past six
o'clock, from Spithead, in the Royal Sovereign
yacht, after visiting the Russian squadron. His
Royal Highness is expected in town in the course
of to-morrow.

Our private letters from Lisbon state that
Rear-Admiral Sir THOMAS HARDY, with the
Experimental Squadron under his orders, was
still in the Tagus, at the sailing of the Packet.
It was supposed that Sir THOMAS, who was to
have sailed a few days before, had been detained
by Lord A. BEA UCLER K, in consequence of
the state of affairs in Lisbon. It wa3 still be-
lieved among the Officers of the Experimental
Squadron, that they were to proceed into the
Mediterranean.

By the David Lyon, BERRY, arrived off
Plymouth from Jamaica, We learn that the
Ferret sloop of war (with the letters per Cynthia
packet, lost at Barbadoes,) arrived on the 17th
June at that Island, and was appointed to
sail from thence with a mail on the 10th ult. for
Falmouth. The David Lyon sailed on the 20th
June, but coming from the north side of the
Island, brings no news.

Mr. CANNING'S death was known at Paris,
by Telegraph, at three o'clock of the day on
which he died.

Before the packet sailed from Lisbon it was
was known that Count VILLA FLOR was ap-
pointed Commander-in-chief of the garrison.
The discontent was looked upon as a mere
bagatelle.

The letters recently received from Lima de-
scribe that capital to remain in a state of apparent
tranquillity ; business was at a stand, arising from

the very natural want of public confidence in the
stability of the existing Government. The newly
created Authorities had deemed it neeessary, as
a measure of security, to recal the Peruvian
troops which had been sent into the interior by
IliomvAß, for the purpose of replacing them by
the Colombian army, which atchieved the blood-
less Revolution of the 26th January ; a good
understanding, however, appeared to prevail be-
tween the respective forces, and a grand enter-
tainment was given, in the middle of February,
by the Colombian to the Peruvian Officers,
which went off with much cordiality. The Press
is declared free, and but for an occasional tirade
which issues from that source, coupled with the
stagnation of business already referred to, the
late Revolution would scarcely be recollected.

The Duke of PORTLAND, after attending
the Cabinet Council on Wednesday afternoon, )eft town

For Chiswick.

THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY).

CITY, TiVILVE o'CLoor.

The intelligence brOught by the last mail from
Portugal being of an unfavourable character, together
with the French Funds coming lower, has had the
effect of causing the business hitherto done in Con-
sols to be effected at a small reduction from the first
price ; they opened at 884, and went to 87f 8,
but afterwards recovered to 88i; went back to
874 and are now 874 8 for account, and less for
money;. the Commissioners 88; the money market
is good. The French Funds on Wednesday are
quoted, for the 3 per Cents., 72 10, being a fall of
about one and a quarter per cent., which 'thews the
powerful effect caused by the illness of the late la-
mented Premier. India Bonds are 87 8, and Ex-
Chequer Bills, 57 8 pm. The price of the Foreign
Securities fully maintains yesterday's quotations;
Mexican Bonds, 694; Colombian, 31 4; Greek,
15; and Brazilian, 661 74; scarcely any alteration
has taken place in Buenos Ayres or Danish Stock.
Portuguese are at yesterday's price, being 744 54 ;
the accounts by the private letters represent the
political affairs in that country in ales% alarming way
than what can be learned through the medium of the
letters inserted in the columns of the public prints.
The operations in Shares have become so trifling
that they are scarcely worth notice, nor has there been
any material alteration in the quotations for some
time.

Three per Cent. Console, 87i ; Ditto for Account,
87/ 8 ; India Bonds, 87 8 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, /578 pm!

TWO 0' CLOCK.

Consols remained for some time nearly stationary
at 87.1 8, but went up to 881 I, looking well. Ex-
chequer Bills are one shilling per cent. higher pre-
mium than in the morning. The intelligence of the
demise of Mr. Canning reached Paris on Wednesday
by 2 o'clock, and was publicly known on the Ex-
change in the afternoon ; the speed with which the
news of this fatal event travelled is unprecedented.
The Foreign Funds remain nearly at the morning's
price.

THREE O'CLOCK
Consols for Account, 881
FOUR o'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICES.
Consols 88i 1 Danish Bonds 631
Do. for Ac. 881 i Greek Do. 1825, 154
Brazilian Bonds 661 Mexican Do. 1825 69i
Buenos Ayres Do. Peruvian Do. 26
Chiliau Do. Russian Do. 964
Columbian, 1824, 31 Spanish Do. 10