The Sun.
London, England, 1827-11-14 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Lieutenant-General James Dunlop will, it is under-
stood, be appointed Colonel of the 75th Regiment of Foot,
vice Gen. Sir R. Abereromby, deceased.
General the Duke of Gordon, G.C.8., will it is under-
stood, be appointed Governor of Edinburgh Castle, vice
General Sir Robt. Abercromby, deceased.
The third and last division of the 26th (Cameronian)
Regiment of Infantry arrived, on Monday, at Chatham,
from Cork.

IMPORTANT TO AGRICULTURISTS.

KAY, ESQ. V. STEVENS.

Istria was an action which, in consequence of its impor-
tance to all landowners and farmers, excited a great deal of
interest at the last Herts assizes, and a proportionate dis-
appointment when the learned Judge who presided in the
IVisi Prius Court declined the task of trying the question,
and directed it to be settled out Of court.by one of the bar-
risters of the circuit. The action was brought by the
proprietor of the extensive Tring-park estate, against one
of his out-going tenants, who had taken away the whole
of his wheat and oat straw, and cut and sold the stubble,
on leaving his land, and bad refined to bring on the land an
equivalent in manure, and bad also refused to leave any part
of his land, fallow, or to make any compensation for not
having done so. Each of these acts was complained of by
the plaintiff, as contrary to the custom of the country ; and
the important point at issue in the action was, " What the
custom of the country in quitting lands really is ?"
Although it was much to be desired that a question so
often discussed, yet never settled, should on this occasion
have been decided by a. Court and Jury, still the decision
of Mr. RYLVidt the Counsel to whom the cause was re-
ferred, cannot, from his known learning, studious habits,
and in every Way eminent qualifications task,
for
such. a be
without great weight; or fail to' be highly interesting to the
agricultural public:- Pre.he'--:....tncssea- examined on the part
of the plaintiff, by. Mr. of Berkhanistead, his at-
torney, were among.others, Mr. Glenister, of Tring, the
plaintiff's steward ; Mr. Sedgwick, of Riammvrorth
Mr. Creed, of Hemel-Hemsted ; Mr. Horner, of Mara_
worth ; Mr. Waters, of Watford ; Mr. Somes, of
hue; and Mr. Christmas, of Chesham; who- stated the
custom of the country to be in favour of the plaintiff's
claim ; and that if all the plaintiff's tenants were to quit
in the same way as the defendant had done, it would cause
a loss to the plaintiff equivalent to a year's rent of his
whole estate. These witnesses also stated that the same
caatom prevailed whether the land was let with a home-
stead or without. The witnesses called on the part of the
defendant, by Mr. Grover, of Hemel-Hemsted, his attor-
ney, were, among others, Mr. Cox, of Wingrave ;
Mr. Mardell, steward to Lord Salisbury ; Mr. Haines,
steward to Lord Cowper; Mr. Gutteridge, of Lu-
ton ; Mr. Gough, of Saint Alhan'e ; Mr. Payne,, of

Alt. Yardley, of ; Mr. Woodman, of
Tring ; Mr. Newman, of Pitstone; Mr. Proctor, of
Ivinghoe ; and Mr. Cook, of Wingrave ; who stated that
no suck custom existed as that sworn to by the plaintiffs
Witnesses, and that in all eases of land let without a home-
stead, the tenant might quit as he thought proper, and the
landlord must take the land as he finds it. After several
inevtingioccurried in examining the various witnesses, and
in hearing the addresses Made on the part of the plaintiff
and defendant hy their respective attornies, the learne'd
Arbitrator on Monday last published his award in favour of
the plaintiff for the sum claimed in respect of the fallows ;
and, 'as a nctle°47. consetAente of this decision, the de-
'll6." emnPelle4 to pay theplaintiff his costs of the
amon..County chtasia‘

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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.
(From the Gazette de France, Nov. 12.)

BUC/lARST,' OCT. 20.—(PutvATE COILRESPONDR NCR.)
—The letters from Constantinople of the 14th, pretend
that a Tartar has been sent to Ibrahim Paella, with orders
to repel force by force. Several private letters speak of
this firman as of a thing that is quite certain. It seems,
however, that the right of the strongest will probably hin-
der a rupture : the more so, as the whole Ottoman fleet.
exposed to the greatest danger.
•
nt the Moniteur, Nov. 11.) ' '

PARIS, Nov. 9.—A journal of this morning, after some
reflections on the probable results of the affair of Navarin;
adds whit follows :

." Most of the :•easels of the three Powers are in need
of repair ; that on board of which was Admiral de Rigny
is dismasted ; and if the Egyptian fleet has been destroyed,
the three squadrons, it is said, can no longer• keep the sea."
On this head we can satisfy onr readers and the mer-
chants, in whom such an assertion might excite fears
which have no foundation.

It is true, that after a battle, the result of which has
been the total destruction of a fleet of a hundred sail, of
which 20 were ships of the line or frigates; it would be
imposSible that all the ships of. the conquerors should be
immediately in a condition to keep the sea.
But a well-organized squadron has resources of its own,
and out of that of M. de Rigny only a ship of the line and
a frigate will be obliged to return to Toulon to repair; all
the other vessels have found in their spare stores sufficient
means to enable them very shortly to continue their ope-
rations.

" M. de Rigny, after sending the Scipion and the
Syrene home, will still have under his command, and per-
fectly fit to be employed, the following vessels :—The
Breslau', of 74 guns, Captain de la Bretonniere ; the
Trident, of 74 guns, Captain Morice ; the Vestale fri-
gate, of 58 guns, Captain Count d'Oysenville ; the Annide
frigate, of 44 guns, Captain Hugon ; the Junon frigate, of
44 guus, Captain Leblanc; the Magicienne frigate, of 44
guns, Captain de Venancourt : besides two corvettes and
11 smaller vessels. ,

" But, independently of these forces, others will shortly
be sot to him, and we know positively that measures had
been lalen in our ports to supply the wants which a battle
would occasion, whatever the issue of it might be. •
" The Conguerant, of 80 guns, Captain Arnous; is
only, waiting for a favourable wind to sail from Brest for
the Levant. At. Toulon, the Iphigenee frigate, of 60
guns, Captain Latreyte; is also ready to sail to relieve the
Syene in the Levant, and it will soon he followed by the
Victorieuse and the Bayadere corvettes, fitted out for
the instruction of the marine cadets, which, under the
command of Captains Lasrusse and Parseval, will fulfil
this important destination, and at the same time contribute
to the safety of the Franks, and of their commerce in the
Archipelago.
Lastly, still .further to ensure the protection of our flag
against corsairs of every kind, the Astree frigate, Captain
Ducrest de Villeneuve, has just sailed from Brest for the
Mediterranean ; the Florc frigate, Captain Serec, will im-
inediately follow; and another frigate, the Fleur-de-Lis,
-Captain Lalande, is fitting out at Toulon, for the same
destination.

We think it useless to add our reflections to this list of
the vessels appointed to support those which are . already in
the Mediterranean ; it sufficiently proves, that nothing has
been neglected that can contribute to the safety of our ma-
ritime trade under the present circumstances.
The Conslitutionn.el announces that the Ambassadors
nt Constantinople have been confined in the Seven Towers.

We will observe that the battle of Navarin was fought
on the 20th of Oetober,—that the news of it could not
reach Constantinople till the 28th,—that it may he pre-
sumed that it was brought thither by the avisos of the
European squadron, sooner than by Ibrahim's Tartars,—
and that as the effects, whatever. they may be, of the news
received by the Ambassadors or by the Porte, cannot be
known to us in less than 20 days, it is not till about the
18th of this 'month that we can learn the truth on the
subject. _ _

From the Journal des Debats.)

PARIS, Nov. 11.—Every day strengthens our hopes
with regard to the result of the great contest which is pre-
paring. A wonderful activity has passed from Paris into
the Provinces, and in its turn has reacted again upon the
capital. The sacrifice of personal to the general interest is
cviry where the order of the day. Every one feels that he
s at one and the same time serving his country, when he,
by generously withdrawing from a contest, insures the
success of a rival who is animated by the same principles,
but more favoured by fortune in having the votes of the
electors more numerous in his favour.

We feel it our duty to denounce to the Attorney-General
a serious crime against the law of printing. Pamphlets are
scattered through every province, and sent from Paris
without the author's name, that of the bookseller, or the
printer. It is beyond doubt that there is in the capital a
hot-bed of illegal publications and of private presses. In
order to assist him in his investigations, we should add
that the particular form of the types appears, to those ac-
quainted with .the Cut, to show a certain peculiarity, by
which it is shown that they emanate from the Royal
Printing-house.

These pamphlets are Ministerial. They arc sent to the
subscribers of all the independent journals—sent under co-
ver of those journals, with the addresses which have been
taken from them. Of each of these sixty thousand addres-
ses, one hundred copies were made. It is not said whe-
ther the cost of these impressions shall be payable out of the
funds which the Minister of the Interior has withdrawn
t'rom the Institute, or whether that the pension of M. de.
Bonald leaves funds disposable for mere jokes.
We shall leave with the officer the copies of these illegal
documents, which have been sent us from the provinces;
we shall also complain against the violation of our cover,
made by these clandestine publicists in the post-office.
If these writings spring from the Police, it must be rec-
koned as certain, that the Minister, who could not find
accomplices in his censorship, is no longer able to find
printers to devote themselves, by signing his works. Will
he find electors more courageous?
The number of one hundred pamphlets, with which the
public is threatened, announces the alarms of the Ministry.
These alarms announce our success.