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London, England, 1827-07-26 00:00:00

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NEW YORK, JUNE 27.— FRANCE AND Mnxtco.—The
relations which have existed for some months between
these two countries, we are assured by a late Paris Paper,
were purely commercial. The French Government has
transmitted to M. Martin, at Mexico, as wail as to the
Agents in Colombia and Buenos Ayree, the Royal diploma
of Consul, with authority to exercise the functions of Con-
sul-General. The Government would also have delivered
the Exequatur to the Agents of Mexico and Colombia, and
have acknowledged them under the same titles ; but Mr.
T. Murphy, Mexican Charge d'Affaires at Paris, having
received from his Government only the official title of
Agent-General of Commerce, he received the King's Ex-
equatur under this title, in virtue of which the letters
patent he bears from the President of Mexico will go into
full effect.

PRICE OF STOCKS.—iiiNs 27.
Offered. Asked.
United States Sixes, 1814 lO2l 102;
Ditto, ditto, Threes ll3
Ohio Sixes-1850 103; 104
Ditto, ditto, Fives
Ditto, ditto, Corporation Sixes lOl
United State: Bank 13 IgBt,
EXCHANGES.

Bills on London, sixty days
Do. on Amsterdam 4l
Do. on France

We received last night also Dutch Papers to
the 24th inst. They contain some particulars
of the state of affairs in Batavia, which we
subjoix. A combined attack on the insurgents in
Padjang, appears to have been successful, and
to have produced a favourable effect on the
Rebel Chiefs :

BATAVIA, MARCH 10.—In the Residency of Socrakarta,
a combined attack has again been made on the insurgents
in Padjang, which had a no less favourable issue than the
first, 'and has produced the best effect on the Petty Chiefs
in the populous district of Padjang ; Lieut.-General tie
Kock having received, from the highly zealous Commandant
of Klatten, a most numerous list of Chiefs of Dessas, who
have submitted, and continue daily to come in fur that
purpose.

From Djocjocarta, the most favourable reports continue
to be received ; only provisions, which had fallen to a
moderate price, had again become rather dearer.
It was hoped that this would be remedied by a consign-
ment of rice to Djocjocarta.
In the Residency of Kadoe, Col. Cleerens had again
made an excursion towards Bagelleen, in consequence of
which some more Chiefs had submitted. The principal
rebel, Dipo Negoro, accompanied by several of his adherents,
had gone from Banjoe Oerip towards Pacljaag, leaving only
a small force at the first place.
The. presence of a column of Major Van der Wyck, in
Probolingo, had hitherto had the best effect. All the move-
ments of the enemy there are baffled ; and only a few days
ago a troop of insurgents, who appeared disposed to take a
post at Bligo, were driven from that place by this column.
In general the people of that district enjoy all the tran-
quillity that can he wished ; and several of the Chiefs being
assembled at Blabak on the 27th of last month, gave the
resident at Kadoe solemn assurance of their fidelity and
zeal..--Dutch Papers, July 24.

Frankfort Papers of the 18th inst. have been
received this morning. By accou►►ts from Trieste
of the 9th, some vague rumours of the move-
ments of the Egyptian Fleet are given, but
nothing positive was known. We subjoin the
article :

TAIESTE, JULY 9.
Some days before the departure of the Captain of a ship,
Who arrived here yesterday, in 22 days, from Zimora, in
the Morea, news had been brought to that place, by barks
from Cerigo, that the Egyptian fleet of 100 sail had been
teen off that island, and that a heavy cannonade bad been
heard on the 14th June. This news, however, has the
more need of confirmation, as the letters from Alexandria,
of the /2th of May, announce the sailing of the fleet for the
end of June; and the subsequent letters, of the With of
May, make no farther mention of it.

A ship arrived here to-day, in V/ days from Smyrna,
brings nothing new from that port.
Thus the reports circulated on the arrival of the last
Packet from Corfu are perfectly contradicted. Ibrahim
Dacha intended to proceed from Tripolizut against Napoli
di Romania, as is stated in accounts from Zante of the 25th
of June. The letters from Corfu of the Ist of July contain
no news. So much, however, is certain, that the excesses
of the pirates are carried to a dreadful extent, and that all
parts of the Levant are infested by them.
A The Impartial Observer of Smyrna, of the 16th of June,
has the following article, dated Adrianople, May 29 :--
" The dissolution of the Janissaries, and the introduc-
tion of the new military system, were carried into execu-
tion here, contrary to expectation, without difficulty. The
recruits who daily arrive are incorporated with those al-
ready trained in the European fashion, and daily exercised.
They perform their exercise with precision and rapidity.
Five barracks, capahle of containing 10,000 men, are being
built. A regiment of 1,500 men is gone to Livadia.
We enjoy perfect tranquillity ; and silk is likely to be
very abundant this year.

WITZERLAND, JULY 15.
Baron Von Ma'teen, the new Bavarian Minister, deli-
vered his credentials on the 12th. M. Sydler, the Re-
presentative of the Confederation, leaves Appenzell this
week, to take his seat in the Diet, as Deputy from the
Ca
Cnton of Zug. His mission is ended, 89 perfect tranquil-
lity prevails in the Canton of Appenzell, and the Govern-
Inent again exercises functions with the authority that is
clue to it. •

VIENNA, JULY 14.
Bohemia
Hie Highness Prince Metternich will go to his estates in
next week.
The Hungarian Diet is said to be again indefinitely pro-
longed.
Meta Wipes 9li
Bank Shares 1098
DUSSELDORFF, JULY 16.
On the 10th of July, the Sixth General Assembly of the
German American Mining Association was held at Elber-
f°d• Eighty proprietors were present as holders, or agents
from the holders, of 1,553 shares.

WEIUAR, JULY 13.
The Grand Ducal Family has received the happy news
of the safe delivery of her Royal Highness the Duchess Ida
Hof a Prince, at Ghent, on the 28th June. Her Royal
ighness, who was a Princess of Meinengen, is the consort
the Duke Bernard of Saxe-Weimar Eisenach, Governor
of Ghent. The young Prince will be called Frederick Au-
gustus Charles.

Mr. WARD, his MAJESTY'S Envoy to the
United Mexican States, has obtained great
popularity in the capital of that opulent country.
A mercantile house in the City has favoured us
with a copy of. an Ad
dress presented to him by
a deputation of the principal British Merchants
at a banquet given to him b L.
y ms countrymen, at
which Mr. O'GoßmAx, the
Consul-General,
presided. Before his departure, General Vic-
ToRIA, the President of the Mexican Republic,
as a mark of his high respect, presented Mr.
WARD with a block of native silver, weighing
eighteen pounds, from the recently discovered
Mining District of Morelos, near Durango, Sup-
posed to be one of the finest specimens of the
sort ever yet found. The following is a copy of
the Address :

TO HENRY GEORGE WARD, ESQ., HIS MAJESTY'S CHARGE

DE AFFAIRES TO THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES, &C. &C.

The undersigned, the British Merchants, the Represen-
tatives of the British Mining Companies, and others his
Majesty's subjects resident in Mexico, have the honour to
repeat their sentiments of the most unfeigned loyalty and
unbounied attachment to his Majesty.
The undersigned have the honour of expressing the high
sense they entertain of the zeal and talents you have dis-
thlYd in his Majesty's service, as the Representative of the
',thigh Government in this Republic.
si i'reviously to your departure for England the under-
-11,4'4 are desirous of au opportunity, thus publicly, to
atuel°oWledge their sentiments, and to express their grafi-
tl; fur the energy and activity you have ever evinced in
read Nection and furtherance of British interests; for the
s% With which you bare rmilred) PAW attqdcd to

their many applications, and for the urbanity and polite-
ness they have experienced collectively and individually,
they beg leave to offer you their best thanks.
It is the most ardent wish of the undersigned
return to your native land may be happy, and that you
may long live to serve his Majesty with the same honour
to yourself, and credit to the nation, which have distin-
guished your conduct in this country.
Signed &c. &c. by a great number.
Mexico, April 9, 1827.

The iniquity of the present libel trade con-
tinues to excite the indignation of the public,
and the sympathy of independent Juries. In-
deed, it behoves all who have any respect for
their pockets to be on their guard against the

jobbers in this farthing character line, who
hunt down reputation purely for the sake of the
The villainy of such a system cannot be
too much exposed ; it robs honest men of their
property—for the benefit of whom ? Men of
character—ay, precious characters !
As the Assizes have now commenced, we
may expect to hear of some more actions for
libel, unless the disgrace attaching to some late
trials in London spoil their fortune, by exposing
the real motives of those who bring such disre-
putable ware to market. They wish to dispose
of it at the best price,—as Mackerel being
a dainty fish to keep, people get rid of it
anyhow before it be too late. Now, as we

costs.

have had a little experience in libel—and what
Journal has not ? We may he privileged in putting
our country friends on their guard. We have
not had to dear with farthing men, to be sure ;

our customers were higher game—men of mettle
—round Twenty-five Pounders !--and, to show
our high sense of their character, we have ab-
stained from all observation till the present
moment. In fact, we had been partly astounded
by the thunder of their Counsel—and we
know not but the matter might have altogether
escaped our recollection, bad not the Bill of
Costs unluckily been popped into our hands the
other day ; and as it is a curious specimen of
brotherly kindness, we have printed it in another
column, for the edification of the curious, and
the benefit of country Attornies at this interest-

ing period of Assize.
We merely instance our own case as a sample
of the manner in which the Law of Libel works.

The case was this :—A regular Reporter on
our establishment, who had formerly contri-
buted some reports to a Weekly Paper, the

English Gentleman, of which the POUCIIEES
were, or were supposed, the Proprietors, (in fact
one acknowledged it in Court), made a demand
on them for a balance of 4/. or so, due for reports.
They refused payment :. be summoned them to
the Court of Requests, and put a report of
what took place there in the SUN. . As Re-
porters are responsible for the correctness of

their reports, the account of what took place
at the Court of Requests, was put in the SUN
on the faith of the Reporter, in the same man-
ner as. his other reports, and this one came late.
It was not seen by the Editor till after-
wards. It appeared that the Reporter had in-
dulged his own private spleen in this report by
saying, that the conduct of the plaintiff's, in eyed:
ing his claim, was " a species of swindling which
ought to be exposed, and which no honest man
would resort to." Now, it cannot be denied

that this was a very unpleasant thing to in-
sinuate against any respectable gentleman, and
we understand that the Messrs. PoucHEßs
are highly respectable : we know them not, though

From what we have experienced at their hands;

they will excuse us for not seeking any thrther
acquaintance. On reading the report in ques-

tion, we prepared to explain the matter, and to
offer a disavowal of the imputation, but we bad
scarcely determined on this point when we
were met at the door by an attorney's clerk,
with a notice of action for libel !—We saw the

attorney—all courtesy—no intention to prose-
cute. Explanation ensued—we disclaimed all
intention of wounding the feelings of the party,
and offered to insert a proper apology. This
was accepted, by the attorney who promised to call
after consulting his clients. He never came. We
waited on Mr. JOHN Louis PoucHrz to explain

—he would hear nothing—he first looked at the
polish of his top boots, and then at the clouds
—and politely referred us to his attorney. A
second promise was made by the attorney, on
behalf of his clients, to settle the matter amicably
by appointment—but when the hour of appoint-
ment came—a letter from the attorney, intimated
that the honour of his clients could not be satisfied
without proceeding to trial. The day of trial
came, but was put off in order to make the case
a Special Jury—it was too complex for common
understandings. At the trial, our Counsel,
.whether wisely or not, is now of no consequence,
admitted that it was a libel, but forgot to say one
word about our endeavours to apologize. We had
even discharged the Reporter who had furnished
the obnoxious paragraph—but they would not
be satisfied ; they wanted an action, and their
attorney had a maw for twenty. But, notwith-
standing they had the eloquence of BROUGHAM,
and the well-known predilection of BEST, and
the Jury's ignorance of our offers to do
them justice, all in their favour—they only
got a verdict for twenty:five pounds. What
they would have got had all these extenuating
circumstances been detailed we know not—per..
haps a farthing.
We will now discuss the business yet more
closely—the New Times copied the report
from the Sox, leaving out a joke at the end,
which had been imputed to the Commissioner ;
and two actions were brought against the New
Times for copying the report—four actions in all.
JOHN LOUIS POUCHEE'S action was first tried.
He got 251. Well that Jury was discharged and
another Jury was sworn to vindicate the fair fame
pf ElisvAAD POUCHAL. But here Anne

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a dilemma—Mr. BROUGHAM could not make
another speech on the same subject, although
Mr. POUCHEE could bring another action ; Mr.
BROUGHA m had already expended hie ammunition
on the first, and what was to be done to vindicate
the character of Mr. EDWARD POUCHEE, that
dearest object of every honourable man ? Why,
compromise the matter between the Attornies !
The fresh Jury, who possibly had not heard a
word of " the speech," were told to give a
verdict tbr 251., as so much charity, for ought
they knew, and Mr. EDW. DIXON POUCRIEE'S
reputation was satisfied ! He and his brother
had refused satisfaction out of doors, and now
the Attornies settle it in the confusion of a
crowded Court. But the absurdity deepens yet
more—a third Jury was sworn, to give LOUIS
POUCHEE twenty pounds, against the New
Times—and a fourth Jury gave the same sum to
Edward, although both Juries were as much
strangers to " the speech " as to the favoured
objects of its care.
But, upon this principle, if four other papers
had- coined the report, (and actions would
no doubt have been brought against them,)
why the damages decreasing at the rate of five
pounds for each would leave the last Journal
nothing, or its famous equivalent, a farthing, to
pay for damages ! Now suppose the POUCHEES
had brought their action in the first instance
against this last paper, would they receive a
farthing or twenty-five pounds? Let them
answer either way, and the fitness—we will
not say the gross injustice of the verdict
will be apparent—the absurdity of the law of
libel will be more clearly established—while
the damage done to their character will be placed
in a strange light. And this is justice—this the
boasted liberty of the Press ! By the way, we
may here remark, that the plaintiffs had the
modesty not to make any mention of their
victory in the English Gentleman.
With respect to the law of libel—the best de-
finition which we have heard of it is—" a libel
is anything printed which any one chooses .to
complain of—whether true or false matters
nothing."
Ought such a state of the law to continue ?
To the Marquis of LANSDOWNE we would
appeal for redress.

The following is an extract from a Letter,
dated Smyrna, the 19th June :

" The Albion, Radcliffe, bound to Genoa, has returned
here, after having been completely stripped, on the sth
inst., by two large pirate boats, from Ipsara, of ail her spare
sails, cordage, and provisions, scarcely leaving an article of
clothes or biscuit on board. His Majesty's ship took five
misticos last week, at the Island of Samothrato, near the
Dardanelles. Four of them were brought in here on the
17th inst., have been manned, and sent out in disguise, to
cruise and search in suspicious places. The pirates, to the
number of three hundred, defended the beach, and pre-
vented the Rose's beats from lauding till she could be
brought sufficiently close to make her guns bear. The boats'
crews pursued the pirates into a wood, but made no pri-
soners ; whilst they bad, unfortunately, one man killed and
one wounded by the fire of the pirates.

THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY).

CITY, Twwirs o' Cr °cr.

This is .settling day at the Stock Exchange, and, con-
, trary to the expectations generally felt, that it was likely to
go over smoother than was at first expected, has Froved
one of the most disastrous that has had to he adjusted for
some years. Soon after the commencement of busincs it
became known that a dealer of first rate magnitude, a Mr.
Henty, would be unable to meet his engagements; some
fears had been a few days since entertained to this effect,
but from the confident appearance of that gentleman's move-
ments, the rumour died away, and every thing was sup-
posed to be right again ; unfortunately this hope appears
fallacious, and this announcement has also caused two more
stoppages of less magnitude. Mr. H., it is said, was at one
period the possessor of 80,0001., and the utmost confidence
has been placed in his means-; indeed the oldest members
of the H6use have been taken by surprise ; his differences
alone are supposed to amount to upwards of 70,000/. He
is indebted to two speculators, in the sum of 21,0001., with
not more than 4 or 5,000/. to meet it ; the consequence
was, that after the opening of the. Stock Exchange
it became a scene of the utmost confusion, and Con-
sols, which opened at 871, ex. div., arid 88 ii for
August, instantly rose, and were done at 89 ; such indeed
has been the state of the market that it has been impossible
to make a price within a quarter per cent., and the Funds
have fluctuated must violently all the morning, which was
aided by the buying in of the accounts of defaulters, the
principal person of which is calculated to be a Bear of
nearly a million of Consols; since then the price has not
been so good, and they have gone back to 881, and are now
88it for August. The Exchequer market remains at the
same price as yesterday, 56 '7, and India Bonds at SS 90
pm. The Foreign Funds have had but little business,
although the chief are quoted at better prices; but this
has arisen from the British market having taken up all the
attention of those connected with these securities ; Mexican
6 per cents. are '7O i; Colombian, 33/ 41 Spanish have
been done yesterday as low as Bi, are now 9i ; Greek
have fallen to 141 154. In Shares Colombian are drooping,
and are quoted 7 9 per Share; Brazil Mines remain at
4 5 pm. The other speculations remain
.nominally at
yesterday's prices, with nothing doing in them.
Three per Cent. Console, 88 ; Ditto for Account,
August, 881 1; India Bonds, 88 90 pm. ; Exchequer Bills,
56 7 pm.

FORElGN.—Brazilian, 60 4 ; Buenos Ayres, 584 9i,
ex. div.; Chilian, 30 2 ; Colombian, 1824, 33t 44; Danish,
62i 3 ; Greek, 144 154 ; Mexican 5 per Cent., 57 8 ;
Ditto 6 per Cent., '7O 4 ; Peruvian, 26 8 ; Portuguese,
754 6; Russian, 944 4-; Spanish, 9.
Mixes.—Anglo Mexican, 524 474 die. ; Brazilian, 4 5
pm. ; Colombian, 7 9 per Share ; Real del Monte, 80
60 die. ; Tlalpuxahua, 60 40 dis. ; United Mexican,
21 20 dis.

Two o' Cr °cr.

The Consol market has become a little calmer, and no
further mischief is known ; they are 86f ex. div. for
money, and 88i for next time.

HALF-PA ST TWO,

Consols, 88i, sellers.

FOUR o'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICES.
Consols 86i Danish Bonds
Do. for Ac. 86i 7 Greek Do. 1825, 15
Brazilian Bonds Mexican Do. 1825 70
Buenos Ayres Do. Peruvian Do.
Chilian Do. 31i Russian Do. 94
Columbian, 1824, 331 , Spanish Do. 10

AN ABSTRACT ARTICLE.--A gentleman
at the Chancery Bar, being asked to define the meaning of
the term " abstract article," referred for an explanation to
the fob of Mr. Horace Twist.

HASTINGS, JULY 25, 1827.—The TaMot
steam-vessel arrived here this day, with a great many pas-
sengers, from Brighton, who landed soon after twelve
o'clock, having performed the voyage in less than
four hours. It is intended to establish a regular
co:nmunication by sea once a week during the season,
and there is every reason to believe, from the support and
encouragement already given to the undertaking, that it
will be successful, and prove to be a great accommodation
to the Company and inhabitants of Brighton and Hastings.
The Talbot left this port at eight o'clock, on her return
to Brighton, where she will arrive before eight o'clock
in the evening. By this expeditious conveyance the
passenger's may breakfast at Brighton, dine at Hastings,
and return home to tea in the evening, visiting East-
bourne in their way, where the vessel is to call for
orders.

CAPE WRATH LIGHT-HOUSE.—We un-
derstand that Messrs. John and Alex. Gibb, contractors,
of this place, despatched a vessel on Tuesday last, with
utensils, stores, &c., also a great number of workmen, for
the purpose of erecting a light-house at Cape Wrath, under
the direction of Mr. Stevenson, Engineer for the Northern
Light-houses. We wish great success to this work, and
we trust it will be the means of saving many useful lives,
as well as valuable property. The forming of an esta-
blishment, also, on such a desolate coast, will afford pro-
tection to those who may have the misfortune to be forced
911 their ,Jtorep►.,4brrrleen Chronicle.

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.-.:(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF CHANCERY.
WALDRON V. HOWELL.

His LORDSHIP said this case stood for judgment.
It was an appeal from the judgment of the Vice-
Chancellor. The facts were shortly to the follow-
ing effect person named Watkins was the
owner of certain leasehold property, which he mort-
gaged to Mark Howell. Watkins afterwards be-
came insolvent, and took the benefit of the Insol-
vent Act. Powell was appointed the assignee of
the insolvent. An agreement was entered into be-
tween Powell and Howell for the sale to the latter
of the equity of redemption of the property, of which
he was the mortgagee, for the price of 105/., and
51. was paid down to Powell as a deposit.
After the insolvent's assignment to the assig-
nee, Powell conveyed the equity of redemp-
tion to Howell, and the suit was instituted
to set aside that conveyance, on the ground
of fraud and collusion. It was also said, Powell
was bound to have brought the property to a
sale, by public auction, under the 53d Geo. 111.
chap. 102. sec. 19. Upon looking into the case, his
Lordship could find nothing to satisfy his mind that
the property had not been sold for its full value, or
that there had been any fraud and collusion, nor
had he been able to say, upon reading the words of
the Act, that the property ought to have been con-
sidered real estate, and disposed of by public instead
of private sale. Under these circumstances, the
impression made on the mind of the Court was, that
the Vice-Chancellor was right in having refused to set
aside the conveyance, and that therefore the dis-
missal of the appeal here followed.

Mi'. SUGDEN applied for the full costs. • The pro-
perty was small, the costs that had been incurred
were most enormous, and he really considered that
there was no ground for having brought the appeal.
His LORDSHIP had considered the :question of
costs. The Vice-Chancellor, though he refused the
application to him, gave no costs, nor did he (his
Lordship) think the question was a fit one to have
been agitated, and consequently he should not give
full costs.