The Sun.
London, England, 1827-06-28 00:00:00

JUDGMENT.

ii. bus xura v. JOHN BERNANDA DA ROTCHA.
c, r• BROUGHAMmoved the judgment of the
..„I°4ll against the defendant, who was convicted
v "t two years ago of publishing the most aggra-
rhatoe4 atid atrocious libels upon the Marquis de eues then Envoy Extraordinary from Portugal in
-histc, county in a periodical work, called the
-t7tuguezY." The defendant was then discharged
on
his Own recognizances; but no sooner was he
set at liberty
violent than he continued till now in the most
the manner to repeat the same foul aspersions in
same
_publication.
Lord TENTHRDEN read at length the evidence
adduced at the former trial, from which it appeared
.that the defendant had charged the Marquis de Pal-
oiella with having received the sum of 85,0001.,
Which was agreed between the Portuguese Govern-
ment and that of this country, as the share due to
the Portuguese Army, of the spoils recovered by the
Allied Army from the enemy in the Peninsular war,
and with having, instead of distributing it, as
it was intended, among the Portuguese Army,
divided it with two of his colleagues in the
Portuguese Government, and appropriated it
to their own use ; whereas, in fact, the money had
not come into the Alarquis de Palmella's hands till
Dec. 1825, although the defendant published the
Charge in Nov. 1824. T
-n another h. Excel-
paper is
le 1 • cred i h
ncy was c.ictr,„ wt- having received and appro-
priated four hundred millions of real!, being the
amount of the spoils obtained at Vittoria, to his
°wn use, and with having taken up a million of cru-
sdes, which were deposited in the bank at Portu-
Pili in order to be distributed among the arm and
41314r0priating them to his own use. y,
fen he COMMON SERGEANT appeared for the de-
to deuse
t, and expressed his regret that he was obliged
even rt
his client, as he could not say any thing
inPalliation of his conduct. All that he could
-8Y was, that the defendant was a gentleman, a
;cholar a i!
literary character, of the same pro-.
"si" with himself—that he was in great
Poierty, having been obliged to leave his
%it
tree rY in consequence of his attachment to
, and constitutional principles of government ;
net.he was deprived of the society of his family and
ittic,(ltzaintanees; and was consequently deprived of
e consolation and advice of those who would take
.an interest in his affairs, and that in a foreign coun,
t!.y; that the only means of subsistence he had was
the proceeds of the above publication, the circulation
of Which was once considerable, but was now beCome
.ktreniei- i; : .1 A
1 Ahnhte,..,an. consequently the profits small ;
'..t.lat he was in bad health, and in this deplorable
tliation that he could not be expected to be alto-
t,her under the guidance of reason. The Learned
inZsel submitted these considerations to the hu-
kttl °I. the Court, in alleviation of punishment
aritWik was the dcfenclmt's ptlato of health

FISH-MARKET, BILLINGSGATE.

The market this morning exhibited a tolerably fair
supply .of most kinds of Fish. The following were the
prices : •

Prime large Tutbots, 18s. to 205. each ; small do. ss.
Ss. to 12s. each; Salmon, Is. 6d. to Is. 9d. per lb. ; do.
inferior, Is. to Is. VI. do. ; Salmon Treut, 10d. ; Brill,
3s. to 4s. each ; Whitings, 3s. 6d. to ss. per basket (con-
taining fifteen). Soles were high, but very good,—fine
Brighton, 4s. 6d. per three good pair; common do. 6s.
per dozen pairs; large Lobsters, 255. per score; small do.
15s. to 17s. do. ; Shrimps, 2s. to 2s. 6d. per gallon. A
considerable quantity of vessel Mackerel was exhibited for
sale at 16s. per hundred, but they appeared very ordinary ;
fine Dover or Brighton land-carriage 88s. to 40s. per
hundred. In the prices of other Fish no material alteration.

1....-vr.mt wa,a begun on Out no/tatf.. of A. J.
Hamilton, Esq. of Dalzell, last week. A very fine field
upon the Clyde was cut and put into ricks by the middle
of the week. Should the weather continue favourable,
they will have constant cutting, as the fine crops on that
estate are in a very ready state. The active and well-di-
rected benevolence and public spirit of this gentleman, de-
serves the highest praise. In the end of last year, he em-
ployed a great number of the poor operatives of Dalzell
parish, in trenching and beautifying his estate, which was
the means of making cheerful, what would otherwise have
been a very uncomfortable home. He has by these means
been no loser, and the decided superiority of his crops,
show that his skill as an agriculturist is nothing inferior to
his other good qualities.—Caledonian Mercury.
The Hay Harvest has generally commenced
in this neighbourhood ; the crops are remarkably
heavy, and what hay has already been stacked
has been got in well. Grain of all descriptions
give every appearance of a plenteous harvest.
Pottery Mercury.
The hay harvest in this neighbourhood is
drawing to a close. The crops, in most instances,
were exceedingly goOd, and never was it known
to have Liken got together in finer order. The
early sown, turnips look very flourishing. The
wheat is in full blossom, and a stronger crop has
rarely been witnessed. The same may be said
of barley, and lent grain in general. If the har-
vest should be favourable, it is not likely we
shall want to be dependent upon foreign coun-
tries, at least for the next year, for that necessary
article of food, bread. A good deal of sensation
has been felt here during the agitation of the
Corn Question in Parliament. The measure
adopted by Mr. CANNING for bringing the
bonded corn into the market, seems to have had

the effect of checking speculation,—at least if
we may judge from the proceedings of last mar-
ket-day. The buyers were very shy. The
market may be said however to have supported
its price, viz., about 151. a load. Stock was not
so abundant as last market-day. There were
about 2000 sheep penned, 200 calves, 50 fat
cattle, and but few pigs, and those very dear.--.
Brighton Gazette.
EPILEPSY.--On Monday, a woman going along
George-street, Glasgow, was suddenly attacked
with a fit of epilepsy, having at her breast at the
time a child six months old. Such a distressing
situation speedily attracteda crowd of spectators,
who were, however, unable to yield the womat t
any relief. In a few minutes, a young sailor
breaking through the crowd, called for some
grains of coarse salt, which he forced into the
woman's month. This immediately. had the
effect of restoring the woman's sensation arid
speech, and her convulsion was at once put a
stop to. The young man, who has been at
Madagascar and in other foreign places, says he
has seen this remedy applied to persons in
epilepsy with great success.—Edinburgh Even-
ing Courant.
A duel took place a year. ago in the wood of
Boulogne, between two medical students ; one
of them was hit with a pistol-ball, and died on
the spot ; the other fled immediately. A prose-
cution Was entered against the latter, tending to
show that the combat did not take place accord-
ing to the usual forms adopted for the purpose
of nullifying the effects of these deplorable quar-
rels. Being referred from the Chamber of Ac-
cusation to -the Court of Assizes, Sieur Godard
suffered himself to be judged par contumace,
and was sentenced to hard,. labour for life, as
having been guilty of voluntary murder. He was
taken prisoner within the last fortnight, and pre=
sented himself on Saturday to purge his contu-
mace. His defence was successful; he was
therefore acquitted by the jury, and set at liberty
fprthwithr—.French ,Paper.