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London, England, 1827-05-21 00:00:00

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FitENCH FuNns.—Paals, MAirllB.—Five per Cents.
100 f. 40c. ; Three per Cents. 70f. 65c. ; Bank Stock,
2,025 f. ; Neapolitan '77f. 90c. ; Spanish Loan (1823),
56k. Exchanges on London—One mouth, 25f. 35c. ;
Three months, 25f. 20c.

The following are extracts from Dutch and
German Papers received this morning :

MAGUF, MAY 17.

In consequence of the resolution adopted by the Council
of the Commercial Society, in the ordinary spring meeting
this year, on the resolution of M. Olislager, the King's
Commissioner, there was held yesterday a General Meeting
of the Shareholders entitled to vote, in which the three fol-
lowing proposals were brought forward on the part of the
King.
Ist. To make a great reduction in the capital of the
Company, combined with a closer connection between the
Shareholders and the interests of the Company.
2d. To secure to the King that influence in the affairs of
the Company, which his Majesty ought to have in its es-
sential concerns, as Founder, as chief Shareholder, and as
guarantee of the interest (4i per cent.)
3d. To simplify the management of the Company in gene-
ral, and in particular to give the Board of Directors, in their
daily transactions, more liberty in the choice and direction
of the operations.
A printed memorial, explaining the three proposals, was
distributed among the Sharelmlders, and further details

were given verbally by the President of the Company and
the King's Commissioners, with a declaration that his
Majesty desired that on account of the intimate connection
between the three proposals, they should not be voted upon
separately, but altogether. With respect to the first
article, it was proposed to reduce the capital from 37 mil-

lions to 24 millions of florins, which last sum was at the
commencement proposed as the maximum, and had been
so far exceeded in consequence of the great eagerness of
the merchants to become Shareholders. After two days
.deliberation, the proposals were adopted by a majority of
119 to 40 votes.

BOIS-LE-DUC, MAY 14.

The water, which is no's only 22 inches beloW 0, again
threatens this town and neighbourhood with an inundation.
The accounts from the upper rivers are also very unfavour-
able.

BERLIN, MAY 12.

His Excellency the Russian Privy Counsellor, and Se-
cretary of State, Count Capo d'lstria, arrived here to-day
from Para.

_DRESDEN, MAY 6.

The Leijaic Fair proves to be much more favourable
than was expected. A great deal of business has been
done in Plmost every branch of trade.

BRUSSELS, MAY 17.

We learn with the greatest pleasure, that the state of
the King's health will allow his Majesty shortly to go to
the Hague, where he intends to stay a fortnight.

ST. PETERSBURG, MAY 2.

Towards the end of this month, the Emperor will go to
the town of Wiasma, in the government of Smolensk, to
review a great body of Cavalry, amounting to 60,000 men,
assembled there. Among the persons who are to accom-
pany his Majesty, is General Benkendorff.
His Majesty has granted to Prince Wolchousky and his
heirs for ever, 3455 dessatines of arable land, and 4.8
dessatines of uncultivated land, in the district of Ousman,
in the government of Tamhoff, instead of the 1000 dessa-
tines before granted him, in the circle of Schlusselburg, in
the government of St. Petersburg, which revert to the
crown.

M. J. Boye, formerly Brigadier-General in the French
Army, having taken the oath of allegiance to Russia, has
been appointed Councillor of State, and attached to the
Heraldic Chamber.

STOCKHOLM, MAY S.

The finest spring weather and refreshing rains have been
highly favourable to the young corn in various provinces,
which now affords the prospect of a good harvest. It was
high time that such a prospect should counteract the high
prices.

CHRISTIANA, MAY '7.

In the course of this summer the old frontier between
Norway and Russia (and in the Gland Duchy of Finland)
will be determined, and marked out by commissioners from
both parties.

BERLIN, 31AY 12.
Yesterday the Court went into mourning for three weeks
for the Empress of Brazil.

ST. PETERSBEIRGH, MAY 4.

On the 2d, being the fete of the Empress Alexandra
and the birth-day of the young Grand Duke Alexander,
mass was performed in the chapel of the Winter Palace, and
the diplomatic body complimented their Majesties in the
Presence Chamber, and the members of the Council of
State, the Senate, &c. &c., presented their congratulations
to the Empress Alexandra in her apartment. The city
was illuminated in the evening.
Some mineral springs have been discovered near Lieranka
in the Government of Kieff, which appear to be equally
efficacious with those of Mount Caucasus, and being situated
in a more agreeable country nearer to the centre of Russia,
and in the vicinity of several large towns, will probably
be much frequented.

In our Paper of Saturday we gave a full ac-
count of the examination of witnesses before the
House of Commons, respecting the Penryn
Election. We have a like detestation of any
thing approaching to tyranny, whether practised
by an individual Monarch, or by a council of
five hundred, and are inclined to watch with a
very jealous eye the undefined exercise of power
by the House of Commons, assumed. more par-
ticularly in all cages where (strange to say) they
are themselves especially interested. There is no
statute to. limit treason as.respeets the majes4 of
the people, represented by the Commons House,
and even military law mays be said to be accurately
defined when compared with the utter uncertainty
of what constitutes an offence against this whole
body, or against any individual Member of Par-
' liament. There has been a good deal of the old
leaven of that most tyrannical set, the long Par-
liament, in evevy House, down to the present
time, when of course we have suddenly arrived at
perfection, our present Legislators being resolved
to maintain the true balance of the Constitution,
by respecting equally and impartially
rights, those of the Sovereign, and those of- the
people. their own
But even this perfect body cannot object to our
observing that in the exercise of a power which
has no analogy with equity, or with the law of
the land,—wheie a man is forthwith committed
to Newgate, if he does not cheerfully criminate
himself and his friends, instead of being warned
by the Judge to plead not guilty, even when in-
clined to confess his crime—we say, that in the
exercise of such a monstrous power, care should
be taken to conduct these inquisitorial examina-
tions with all possible delicacy to the prostrated
object of their indignation, and that no personal
feeling should be permitted to interfere with what
should be a painful duty. We have the highest
admiration of Mr. BROUGHAM'S splendid ta-
lents, and understand that he is greatly
esteemed in private life, but we regret to observe
the severity with which he occasionally treats the
victim of his scrutinising examination, not only
in a Court of Justice, where lawyers most er-
roneously think that they have a right to do or
say any thing for their client—but even where it
is still less allowable—before a Committee of the
House of Commons. There, the cross-ex-
aminer, in perfect security himself, may for hours,
torture the unfortunate person at the bar, and
subsequently move for his committal to gaol,
contrary to blackee's just notion of—" No
preachee and floggee too."

The offence ofJOHN STANBURY is one which
can not possibly be passed over when discovered.
But it does seem a little odd, that extraordinary
and unnecessary acrimony should be excited in
the House of Commons ! against an individual,
the nature of whose profession, and the very ex-
tent of whose transgressions, shew the number of
offenders in former Parliaments against purity of
election. No doubt, we are bound to suppose
that all this is now at an end, but if the majority
of men in former Parliaments have used money to
procure seats, and if, consequently, dealers in seats
have sprung up, it is quite sufficient even for so
pure a Legislature as the present, simply to
punish these men according to precedent, with-
out treating their offence as something monstrous,
and exciting against them an indignation which
should at least be shared with former Parlia-
ments—just as the receiver (in vulgar cases of
crime) is considered no better than the thief.—
We totally disclaim the imputation of being ad-
vocates for bribery and corruption, but as long
as the world is what it is, the majority of men
will be actuated by the "auri sacrafames," and

of this baseness, advantage will always be taken
by those who have nothing but money to recom-
mend.them as Members of the Legislature.

In this case Mr. BROUGHAM should have
been the more guarded, as STANBURY opposed
his brother and Dr. LUSHINGTON at Tregony.
But when he has sat a little longer on the right
hand of the Speaker, we are convinced that Mr.
BROUGHAM will transfer to those now occu-
pying his old position that asperity which is es-
sential to opposition, and will exchange it for
the placidity occasioned by continued triumphs
on the Treasury benches, and which serenity is
more frequently the effect of circumstances than
of natural temper, as late events have more fully
proved.

It is reported in the City that letters have been received
this morning from Rio de Janeiro, via Havre, bringing in-
telligence eight days later than the last accounts, and that
the Brazilians claim the advantage in the action which is
said to have taken place with the Buenos Ayrean army in
Rio Grande.

CONVERSION MEETING.- (THIS DAY.)

A Meeting was held this day, at the Freemason's Hall,
for the purpose of forming a Society for the promotion of
the Reformation, which had commenced, in Ireland.
At an early hour, the Hall was crowded with well-
dressed persons of both sexes, and by 12 o'clock, this spa..
cious building was completely filled.
Amongst the distinguished persons present, we noticed
the Earls of Farnham, Roden, and Winchelsea; the Duke
of Beaufort ; the Bishops of Litchfield and Coventry, and
Salisbury ; Lord Carberry ; General Orde ; H. Maxwell,
M. P. Ladies, Le De Spenser and Somerset; Mrs. Sta-
pelton ; Hon. G. Noel; Dr. Thorpe, &c. &c.
Lord MANDEVILLE was called to the Chair, and briefly
stated the object of the Meeting. He also took occasion to
observe, that the present Meeting was not called for the
purpose of discussion, and, therefore, that those who were
opposed to the objects of the Meeting would not be heard :
and he requested that if any such persons were present,
they would not attempt to address the Meeting.
Captain GORDON then came forward, and addressed the
Meeting at great length. He admitted that they would not
be justified in doing what they were now about to do, if
they could not prove that the Roman Catholic Religion was
totally unfit for the purposes for which the blessings of
Revelation was conferred on man. The Roman Catholic
religion had been tried in Ireland for several hundred years,
and the question was, what had been its offects ? He
(Captain Cordon) had visited Ireland, and observed the
population engaged in the most degrading idolatry. He
had visited one of those religious ceremonies called
stations. It was situated in Connaught. There were
20,000 persons present, and a great number of tents.
There was a holy tree, a holy well, and a holy stone, and
these were what composed the stations. The unfortunate
persons who were present at this distressing scene, were
going round the well on their naked knees, which were cut
by the stones : others were seen devoutly kissing the tree,
and the-remainder passing under the stone, which was
raised on two others, so as to admit persons to creep under.
'When these operations were completed, the people repaired
to the tent, which was filled with provisions and whiskey,
where a new account was opened with conscience, and the
night was passed in riot, tumult, drunkenness and debauchery.
--(Hear, hear, hear.)—This scene was repeated for
three days ; and, for his part, he could discover no dif
ference between the idolatry he witnessed at that station
and what was ascribed to the inhabitants of Hindostan.—
(Hear, hear.)—The only difference was, that in Hindostau
the natives worshipped the elements in their !natural state,
and in Ireland .the liand of the artist was employed to put
those elernen'ti into some kind of shape. -The deplorable
state of the people of Ireland was proved by Members of
that Church, and especially by Mr; Doyle, in a pamphlet,
which he addressed_ to his parishioners, nor could it be
otherwise, fur the Irish Priests had set their face against
the instruction of the population ; they not only neglected
to educate the people themselves, but they gave every
opposition. to -the -societies which were formed in this
country for the instruction of the Irish ; no schools were
established except where 'the Bible' Societies invaded the
parish, -and • then a 102041 - Wok established solely for the
purpose ,sedvicing., the, children from, the, taiga
where the' Holy Scriptures .were • read. The last report
'of the Education Society proved, that there was not above
33,000 persons educated at the Roman Catholic Schools
of Ireland, whilst 500,000 were educated at Protestant
Schools. In conclusion, he adverted particulatly to the
plan now propoded for spreading the Reformation, and ob-
served that there were not less than 40,000 poor Irishmen
from, the bogs of Connaught and Munster in London, and
that as these were in that Metropolis, which had been
properly called the centre of intelligence and light, they
ought to be the first to receive our assistance, and should
be the earliest objects of conviction.

Earl RODEN said, that in this day of blasphemy, of ill-
named liberality, and of deadness and coldness to the truths
of the Gospel, he and those who were placed by Providence
in a certain rank, ought to stand forward to cheer each
other, and use their united exertions in the establishment of
truth.—(Hear.)—lt may be through scorn and ridicule, but
happy were they who bore shame for the sake of him that
died to save all. He himself daily witnessed the horrible de-
gradation of his Roman Catholic countrymen, through the
instrumentality of that abominable system of religion
which prevailed there. But the country was now roused
to inquire what was the truth. The discussions which
had taken place bad produced the best effects. The
Bible was now to be found open, notwithstanding the ana-
themas of the priests, and Popery had at length re-
ceived a shake in Ireland. The Noble Lord then took
a review of the numerous societies which had been
established for the diffusion of education in Ireland
within- the last twenty years, and concluded by ob-
serving that the Roman Catholics had now determined
to read the Bible at any cost, and that funds were
only wanted to diffuse religious knowledge all over the coun-
try. The Noble Lord then moved, that a society be form-
ed, called the British Society, for the diffusion of the prin-
ciples of the Reformation. The Bishop of Salisbury in
seconding the motion, took occasion to observe, that Ireland
was dear to him, from the intellectual character and so-
cial habits of the people, and it was with great sa-
tisfaction he hailed the appearance of improvement
which had taken place. The present Society !had
his best wishes and his most zealous support, and in
supporting he did not think he was compromising any of
those principles which ought to belong to his rank, or the
sacred profession he belonged to. The object of the So-
ciety was to diffuse those principles, which, at his ordi-
nation and consecration, he had promised to promote.—
(Hear, hear. )
. .

Lord FARNHAM proceeded to move the next resolu-
tion. He said that the increased diffusion of scriptu-
ral knowledge, by the means of religious societies, was the
great cause of the movement now taking place in Ireland,
interference of the Roman Catholic Priests in the elec-
tions had also done much to forward the reformation, for
when the intelligent Roman Catholics observed that their
places of worship were turned into arenas for political dis-
cussion, they began to suspect their priests; that was to sus-
pect the purity of their intentions.
At this period an individual in one of the galleries
attempted to address the meeting, but at the desire of
the Chairman, and in accordance with the wish of the
Meeting, withdrew without being heard.
Several other gentlemen then addressed the Meeting,
which did not break sp until an advanced hour.

The Lord High Admiral has been pleased to
appoint Commander Fuller, a nephew of the late Lord
Heatbfield, to his Majesty's Ship Wellesley, at Portsmouth.
A LITTLE LEARNING.—Mr. Thomas
Campbell, in his late inaugural Speech at the Glasgow
University, thus alludes to the asserted danger of a little
learning :—" Such of you as have been but shortly in this
institution, I would advise not to be ashamed of a little
learning. Many wise individuals think a little lea.ning
useless; and some, in their wisdom, call it 'dangerous:—
To despise a little learning is like the action of the indivi-
dual who should shut up his windows because they were
too narrow, or that the glass had not the powers of a te-
lescope. Despise pedantry at much as you please ; but
adopt not this miserable principle. In your studies, I
would not advise that formal division of labour that keeps
the pin manufactory in such exact order. Newton made
geometry illustrate physical science ; and Richter, in later
times, has followed up the great example. Let the mind
have its choice as far as possible ; and however numerous
may be the subjects it may go into—however distracted
the rays of truth may be that it gathers from them--doubt
not they will one day blend themselves into the white light
of inspiration ! Think not the stream of study will be
shallower by its expansion; be confident rather that with
a mind devoted to its subject, it will be profouhder from
its breadth, "me-Pmet chroicie.

s.

LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
SCOTCH APPEALS.

The LORD Cour BARON attended at the House of
Lords this morning, for the purpose of hearing Scotch
Appeals.

WYLIE APPELLANT, ROIS RESPONDENT.

This was an appeal from a decree of the Court of
Session in Scotland. The facts of the case are shortly
these :—An individual named Rickie, having possessed
property near Perth, charged it with several legacies in
favour of the respondent Ross, and other members of his
family. Rickie afterwards exchanged the property in ques-
tion for other estates belonging to Lord Mansfield, and the
question now was, whether the disponee (Wylie) who took
these latter estates on Rickie's death was bound to pay the
legacies to the respondent. Wylie contended that the pro-
perty taken by him was not the property charged, and
therefore that he was not liable. On the opposite side it
was argued, that as the property held by him was merely
substituted for that charged with the legacies, he was
bound to pay them. The Court of Session acted on this
latter view of the question, and decided that the estates
were still charged. From this decision Wylie appealed.
When our reporter left the House of Lords, Mr. Ser-
geant SPANKIE was arguing in support of the respondent's
case.

COURT OF CHANCERY.
The Lora Chancellor sat at half past ten o'clock.
MORTIMER V. WEST.

This bill prayed that it might be declared by the Court,
that the will of the late R. Mortimer, of Kentish-town, had
been well proved ; that the Court would direct accounts to
be taken as against the executors ; that they might be
charged with losses and deductions, from their mis-
conduct in the management of the testator's property,
and that the Court would appoint a receiver. A
female, named Martha Davis, bore to the testator six
illegitimate children, four of whom were born before the
making of the testator's will, and the other two after the
making of the will, but before the testator's death. By
the will lie gave his property to the children born and
living at that time (naming them), together with every
other child born of the body of Mary Davis, and living at
the testator's death, or born within nine months after-
wards. The simple question for the consideration of the
Court was, whether the two children born after the
making of the will, but before the testator's death,
and without having been named in the will, were so ac-
curately described as to take under the will. The Vice..
Chancellor (Sir J. Leach) delivered his opinion to the
effect, that they could not take an interest under the will.
The case was not fully gone into before his Honour, because
it was agreed that it should go before the Lorcl Chancellor.
It was only part heard before Lord Eldon, but from what
he heard of it, he also intimated the impression of his
mind to be unfavourable to the plaintiffs. He seemed to
think, that if they had been legitimate children, that is,
if Martha Davis and the testator had married after the
makingof the will, and those children had been born subse-
quently, that then they would have been entitled to take,
under the description of every other child or children, &c.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said, Lord Eldon had inform-
ed him that he meant to deliver to him in writing his
judgment in all cases that had been heard before him, and
he could not see why the parties here should not let this
case rest in the hands of Lord Eldon, to be disposed of by
him.

The parties, however, whose interests had been disputed
would not consent to let the case remain without further
argument, and therefore the pleadings were opened, and
the morning occupied in hearing a great number of coun-
sel on the question.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT.
MILNE V. GORDON ♦ND OTHERS.

Mr. SUCOEN moved, on the part of the plaintiff, that
the defendants should pay into Court, to the credit of this
cause, 60001., which had been lodged by them in a branch
bank, at Elgin, in Scotland. The bill was filed by the
plaintiff against the executors and trustees, under the will
of the late Major-General Anderson, who died in India.
The testator devised by his will all his property to certain
Scotch Charities, and the 60001., which was the subject
of the present application, was collected by his executors in
Scotland; 60,000/. had been collected by them in India,
and was since lodged in the Bank of England. The plain-
tiff conceiving that the testator's will was void, and being
determined to dispute its validity, now sought to have the
six thousand pounds also paid into the Bank of England
as a measure of security to abide the result of the suit.
Mr. HORNE contended that there was not the slightest
ground for the application ; it was quite unusual to get
money on a motion by merely asking for it ; but the fact
was, that the will could not admit of the least doubt as to
the intention of the testator in giving his property to the
charities.

The VICE-CIIANCELLOR. was not disposed to attach any
weight to the objection of Mr. Horne; but another difficulty
presented itself—the order must be made against executors
residing in Scotland, out of the jurisdiction of the Court,
and who would, therefore, be likely to disobey it. The
Court had no means of punishing them for the contempt.
The defendants would, in all probability say, that they had
a very good Court of Chancery in Scotland, which could
deal with the question ; and that they could, therefore, see
no reason why an English Court should meddle in the
matter.

Mr. SUGDEN thought the Court would have sufficient
jurisdiction to enforce its order against the part*. His
Honour would recollect that there were 50,0001. now in
Court, he could therefore withheld from them any benefit
arising from the 50,0001. unless they should obey the
order of the Court as to the small sum of 6,0001. This,
the Learned Counsel thought, would be an effectual mode
of enforcing obedience from these Scotch gentlemen.
The Vacs-CHANcELLor. said that this explanation gave
the- case quite a new aspect, and now the order was almost
one of course, unless a sufficient answer should be given to
the bill.

Mr. froaNE—There will be a very satisfactory answer
given to it, and my clients will, without doubt, show that
they are entitled to the 50,0001.

The VICE-CHANCELLOR made the order upon notice
being given to all the parties.

BEAUVOIR V. RHODES.

Mr. HORNE moved that this case, which had been set
down for bearing before the Lord Chancellor, should be
struck out of the paper.
The VICE-CHANCELLOR—SureIy I can't hear this mo-
tion, unless, like Stephano, I were to make myself Viceroy
over the King of the Island.—(A laugh.) How can I
presume to direct that a cause should be struck out of the
Lord Chancellor's paper.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.

THE RING V. THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION OF LONDON.

This was an application by Henry Winchester, Esq. for
a mandamus for compelling the defendants to swear him
in as Alderman of the ward of Vintry. A rule nisi was
obtained in the last term.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in behalf of Mr. Wilde, ap-
peared this day to show cause against the rule. The pre-
sent application was made ou an affidavit by Mr. Win-
chester and two others stating that at the election of an
Alderman for the Ward of Wintry on the death of Mr.
Magnay, Mr. Winchester was duly elected by a majority
of the inhabitants of the ward, but that on a petition being
presented by Mr. Wilde, one of the candidates, complain-
ing of the election to the Court of Aldermen, that Court
declared the election void, and issued a writ for a new
election, at which Mr. Wilde had a majority of votes
in his favour, and was therefore returned as duly elected,
upon which Mr. Winchester made the present application,
contending that although the Court of Aldermen had
the power of judging in elections previous to the 1 1 th
Geo. I. cap. 18., that Act deprived them of that juris-
diction, and therefore that the first election was a regular
one, and consequently that the applicant ought to have
been sworn in. The Learned Counsel now maintained,
that the Act 11 Geo. 1., did not deprive the Court of Al-
dermen of the right which they previously possessed, that
it was merely framed for regulating the proceedings at elec-
tions, as great disturbances had existed under the previous
regulations. There were no less than 60 cases in which
the right of setting aside elections was exercised previous
to the passing of the above Act, and several cases since.
One remarkable case since then, was the election of
an Alderman in 1769, when the celebrated Mr.
V,Tilks was returned by the Wardmote as duly
elected, but on complaint to the Court of Alder-
men, they set aside the election, and a new one was
directed and took place, but no complaint was ever made.
If there was any doubt of their right, it could not be sup-
posed but at that period when parties ran high, and when
such a man as Mr. Wilks was the party concerned, the
matter would have been brought under the notice of this
Court. After arguing at considerable length, the Learned
Counsel concluded by calling upon their Lordships to
refuse the rule.
Mr. CANIPBELL followed on the same side. He con-
' tended that whether the defendants were right or not, the
present was not the proper mode of bringing the matter
before the Court, but by a quo warraxto.
The RECORDER of London appeared for the Corporation,
and said that he was astonished to be called on in the pre-
sent century, to support a right which he thought, till now,
oo man would call in queati9P, The leamed Recorder

then entered into a long history of the mode of electing
Aldermen for the city of London from the earliest times;
from which it appeared, that there were 68 instances Pr
vious to the Act of Geo. 1., in which the right in quentl.
was exercised. He asserted that the right never w.-
called in question, although the manner in which it Wng
exercised was frequently brought under the reviewf tbs
Court of King's Bench.
The COMMON SERC CANT, Mr. BOLLAND, and I*.
PAR=, followed on the same side.
The Soracrroa-GENERat. rose to reply, but was inter",
rupted by • t
Lord TENTERDEN, who, after conferring with 11:4
brethren, observed that the present was a question ot•Sur
importance, that the Court did not think it proper to de
cide it on a ;notion. He would suggest to the parties to
bring a special action for determining the question, ni
which Mr. Winchester might be plaintiff, and the G4°"
ration and Mr. Wilde defendants. The issues in such
action would be four-Ist, whether the jurisdiction clson" •
by the Court of Aldermen had existed ? 2d, if it 0
whether it was abrogated by the Act of Geo. I. chapl°7 10,
or by any other means ? 3d, whether Mr. Winchester W
dulyelected? and 4th, (which is involved in the 3d) whew
there was a regular scrutiny held? While making till
suggestion, his Lordship begged it to be understood b$
he was not giving his opinion either the one way or
other.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that he could not Or
sent to his Lordship's proposal without seeing his
As it was a public question, he did not know that in" ,
Wilde would agree to subject himself to the necessary elr'.
pence of such a measure as that suggested by his Lords*.
Thus the matter rests for the present.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
COL. BERKELEY V. COL. FAIRMAN.-LIBEL 1W

PALLADIUM.
This was an action for damages, brought against the dr
fendant as owner of the Palladium, for a libel publishecliP
that paper. A verdict was returned, with 501. dosages'
in the Sittings after last Term. This day Col. Fairnie
applied in person for a rule to show cause '41:.,/
the verdict should not be set aside, and a
trial granted, on the ground that at the rrww,
he was confined in the Fleet Prison, and did not h 0",
that the case was so nearly at issue, and that in nenSet:
quence he was prevented from bringing a host Of %/1.,
nesses to support his case. He now put in an affidin
which, after stating the above fact, set forth, that he n
been confined for the last seventeen months, and
the
.-
parted with his last shilling, therefore had not
means of employing Counsel; that the song, Ilr:he
which the action was brought, was sent to Int
F's
defendant from one of the Club-houses in '"
James's, from whence he had been in the habit of It"
ceiving many other communications, and that it had her
inserted without any malicious intention ; that being '67;
out money his attorney had undertaken to conduct im"
trial, and to depend upon his (deponent's) honour for par
ment. The affidavit then went on to state, that the de'
ponent had suffered great injury of character by lib
spoken from time to time by the above-neo
.
defendant, who had accused him of being a pranr,`
libeller and a coward. It then made some allusion to ``
certain theatrical heroine" with whom he (plaintiff) cohil",,
bited.
The Court hers stopped the reading of the affidavit, 111_,
informed the applicant that he might make allusion to sV
thing which had passed between the plaintiff and hio
but that he must not implicate the characters of third
persons.
The Colonel replied that it was only a link of a chain
facts in support of his application. *
do
The Loan CHIEF JusTics observed, that the affi--.„,,
could be of no service to the applicant, the judgment havi:';
been signed, and no application having been made for a 110
trial within the specified time, it could not afterwards
granted without the affidavit shelved that he had been reis
vented from making application by the plaintiff.--"Eu
refused.

The Duke of Clarence has just paid a visit
to the Bank, accompanied by the Duchess and We to
Ladies. The Directors and their Ladies were waiting .tb-
meet him. On entering the rotunda he was received
three cheers, and seemed highly gratified with the recer
tion he met from the citizens.
The Duke of Clarence attended at the A;(10:
miralty on Friday. A number of Naval officers had anal
ees of his Royal Highness.
COMMUNICATION WITH LONDON.-- lig
esaar
QUICKEST EVER KNOWN. Tn London Papers of ,
evening, that left London that evening at eight o'clock
Bristol, arrived at Waterford on Thursday morning at sig"t
o'clock, by that uncommonly well-conducted stearn-Pacic.,,e
the Nora Creina, commanded by Captain John Stace':,
We have every reason to think that this is, by at least ts,v
hours, the most expeditious communication that ever (tc.
curred between London and Ireland. Ten o'clock ill br
morning of the second day after transmission is, NQtel
lieve, the earliest moment London Papers ever rffl'—out
Dublin. This instance of unprecedented celerity sb° oc,
be held up, not only in commendation of what 11126 bat
cuffed, but in example, in proof, in emulation- of w
hereafter may, and perhaps ought to be, at least °cc-o°oe
ally, accomrlished. The Nora Creina performed rs
voyage from Bristol in 21 hours, and the London rare
were but 36 hours on their way from London to WatcrfOr
—Waterford Mirror.
1000
AGRICULTURE, &c.—Excepting on the he
backward
o u ntr h t soils,e
nowmost
been
dmdistricts
tno'ltee
c
earth under circumstances of a very favourable kind. ings
weather, though chilled by slight frosts in the norl3ol
and evenings, has been for some weeks past, reronr' is ",
dry, and has occasioned no interruption to the useft:io;
hours of the farmer. His crop, are therefore all to
and he is now left with his hands comparatively 0;w
mark the progress of the season, and calculate the PrO ,rosh
returns of harvest. And so far as probability can n"dit
ground of judgment, these returns will be more ahn!,,J,
than, in the beginning of spring, he could even have burio,
for the effect produced upon vegetation by the last Woo.
was much akin to the partial cessation of breathing iPhtitat
phibious animals while under water, and the powerful '',Aied
of respiration that ensues the instant their heads are r•-tiie
above the surface. In the first week after the storm, 0.
growth was exceedingly rapid ; and, though the o°lo
tore has since become rather ungenial, has Pipet 00l
with a steady, though a slower pace. The corn i 5 end
nearly all brairded, and looks remarkably evenly P ; the
though a fortnight later in being sown this year OA W,last, it required a much shorter period to gernainstePteto
that the difference, in point of earliness, between the
seasons, is, in reality, very little. The hay and ruenee
grounds are remarkably luxuriant, as a natural conseclo)c,e.
of which, the price of cattle still continues on the adc.,
the
The only crop in which any failure is apparent, s' or
young wheat, which, in general, is very thin, and a bss
thcr a weak and languishing appearance. The fru t
yet escaped injury, and promises to be very abunder ita
over the country. Some fears were entertained Wood
safety during the few days of a withering north-cots or
that lately prevailed ; but we have now been visited vi_foo
a rest°lll./
pious rains, and anticipate, in consequence,
son°
of the mild and genial temperature natural to the se
Glasgow Free Press.
f
STATE OF TRADE.--rt would be stretch
the point rather far, to say that trade has yet beenllbiog
nerally prosperous in our city, but at the same time 0% has
can be more certain than that a decided improvern°
already taken place in several .of our manufactorith 'tho
also among our wholesale dealers. The retail trade_l...d, so
umutchhosoenclotshseesciariceumnoswtanecxespe
which at present languishes most, but as this dePr, sn4
their labour, our merchants and shopkeepers 031%,ar
short while, participate also in the revival. I' per''
now to be readily procured by all descriptions of f °tber,
toiefnctilineg awroergkuinlagr cdelsfir°7:loibii
tives—many of them at advanced wages, and all of S
with the full prospect of a general advance bengo ,0181;‘,/
tained. Such subjects as " combination" and 2:0 °
tion," are now scarcely heard of ; and we trust that,
weeks more, we shall have to discharge the pleas frlf
announcing that they are entirely gotte to bed.; ',bole
every part of England, and a!so throughout th rog too
Scotland, the accounts of trade are equally elle.esi, for
satisfactory, and though we neither hope nor sirej
high a pitch of prosperity as we enjoyed in 16 ;of 17.1$
not without hope that, at least, an equal tale thine
ease and happiness will soon be our portion. to w
.of
will not be foreign to what we have stsw; tell', it
notice of the approaching and much dreaden tbiolg if
Whitsunday. Whatever course the landlord 13:10 tbatu
expedient to pursue, nothing is more evident home
he persists in turning his poor tenant out of 0 his
hall," the evil will recoil with a double force upoor
Bead,--for, by so doing, he will involve the re° ha 001(
utter ruin, without the least benefit to himself' woe/ LE,
get another tenant in his stead, who will act
etnineedyirosp
perhaps a worse part, and thus, instead of r, hope
will only be increasing the evil. We wouldi:s.derstioli is
these circumstances will comet under his co stof imetoi
and the present revival in tradep:and advance WWI Of
t9limeli:csoartoargrpgenspct we
paiofrderea::l;ittioheopotorobirn.a em

, • • . - - •
THE
FUNDS—(THIS DAY).
- • CITY, Twelve o' Clock.
The first price of Console at thecommencement of busi-
ness this morning was 82i 3, and they continued at this
rate for some time without any variation and very little
busine6l; the market, however, has since improved, and
luoks better than it did in the first instance, having ad-
vanced to 83 for money, and the 25th inst., and 83i
buyers, for the next time. The Brokers, in the-abience
of any important business, are winding up and preparing
their accounts for Friday. India Bonds are 76 7, and
Exchequer Bills, 49 50 pin. The little variation which
has taken place
to-dav in the Foreign Funds has been in
Mexican and Colombian Bonds, both these Securities may
be quoted a shade higher than the earlie?t price, the former
being 67-a and the latter 31-3- 2 ; Brazilian Bonds con-
tinue extremely heavy at 58 ; Peruvian are also flat at 28
30- Every thing in Shares wears the same gloomy ap-
pearance, nor does there appear any better prospect for the
'Peculators in these uncertain concerns, at least for the
Present.

Three per Cent. Consols, 83 A.-; Ditto for account,
83 ; and for July, 83i, buyers ; India Bonds, 76 7 pm. ;
Exchequer Bills, 49 50 pm.
1'014.7E1°1..4—Brazilian, 58 • Buenos Ayres, 56 7 ;
~1131jan, 30 2 ; Colombian, 311 ; Danish, 61 ; Greek,
97iNiexican, Five per Cent., E,5 ; Ditto, Six per Cent.,
; Peruvian, 28 SO ; Portuirese, 77i ; Russian,
44 1 ; Spanish, 123
Mmes.—Anglo Mexican, 47;2 dis. ; Brazilian, 1 dis.
P,ar ; Colombian, 10 12 per Share ; Real del Monte, 20
u
Par; Colombian,
; -Tlalpuxalma, 20 dis. ; United Mexican, 15 14
'3. ; Bolanos, 80 60 dis.

Consols are improving, and are 83i Two o' Clock.
- for acc
re ount, and
82• for July, looking strong ; 3 per Cent.duced,
; pet. Cent. 99i. In the Foreign Funds scarcely
any variation, with the exception of Mexican Bonds, which
have suddenly gone up to 68k.

32.
THREE OCL 0 CS.Consols, 83 i; Mexicanßonds, 4 ' GBI • Co-
FOUR O'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICES.
Consols 83 i Danish Bonds Do. for Ac. i Greek Do. 1825, Brazilian Bonds 58t Mexican Do. 1825 6Si
Buenos Ayres Do Peruvian Do.
Chilian Do. -- * Russian Do. 904
Columbian 1824 311 Spanish Do. 12i-
,
SHIPP

INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY:

• FROM LLOYD'S.
Daa;l4,
4131 19, Wind S.—Arrived, the Ruth, Rose, from
;clLarca ; the Lively, Ford, from Smyrna; the Eliza, John-
' fr°a, Jamaica. Arrived from London the Anne and
ii!iggart, for St: Andrews ; and the Salacia, Hearn,
or Jan:Utlert. 20.—The Harmony, &c. sailed this morning.
A I)o•Tastourti, MAY 20, Wind variable—Arrived, the
strea, 0
, feur, from Leghorn the Jupiter transport, from
Za;Ta'ca ; aod the Lord Cochrane transport, from
.Malta,
Lied 31st of March, and from Gibralter Ist of May.--
paot:lfbia Majesty's ship the Romney, and the Arab trans-
Cork and Quebec.
'lLYstourn, MAY 18-.—Wind S.—Arrived, the Ex-
'te", Hite from Smyrna, with loss of sails, and want of
Proviajous.
th.RtikOUTH, MAY 18 and 19.—Wind S.--Off Port,
Protheroe, Tursley, from St. Vincent's; Echo,
o, from Malaga ; Mary, Malony, from Havannah ;
'fr-; Brookman, from Tarragona; Paragon, Ross,
Q 4,11,1 ''t• Domingo ; and the Three Sisters, Le Bas, from
altar. Sailed, the Lavinia, Cowar, for Hamburgh ;
dat?Susattuall, Carpenter, for St. Petersburgh.
aAveszlin, MAY 20.—Arrived, the Tamar, Drys-
na• 'from St. Vincent's ; Water Lily, Bruce, Ruth, lore,
MarY) Jackson, from Jamaica ; Cumberland, Cle-
:ttts, from Lisbon; and Lady Combermere, Sandford,
.t_aTrittidad. Sailed, the London, Purvis, for Deme-
ir, Catharine Stewart Forbes, Chapman, for Bombay ;
i'li.Worh Cl, for Vera Cruz ; Eliza, —, for
',I111; and waterloo„ for New South Wales.

ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST WEEK.
r'
t
F
__,, ?
:I* °-' 9 !PY I''
'
5
From Whence. . r: =
'..: ' r ' :. 2
Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Scks.
Aldborough 273 7 -- -- -- -- 90
Clay
d Colchester 1756 -6-75 1374 :: 174 7; ITi
Leigh
Gainsborough - -- -- -- -- -- 60
Hastings 3O
Ipswich lB5 75 810 -- 20 14 41;7
2009 87 150 71 161 98 1350
Lynn
Poole - 20 -- -- -- 85
Portsmouth
Rye
Shoreham
Southampton ”. -- -- -- -- -- -- 76
Southwold - -- -- -- 4 --
Stockton - -- -- -- -- -- 580
Wells 6 250 -- -- -- 20 3
Weymouth - -- -- -- -- -- 350
Woodbridge...— 320 13 -- -- 25 -- 188
Yarmouth - 3315 -- -- ._ 1780
Arbroath - -- -- 170 -- -- --
Berwick
Dundee
4576 499 5949 441 544 162 9433
IRISH.
Galway
Limerick
Youghall - -- 712 -- -- --
FOREIGN.
Aalborg - -- -- 670 -- -- --
Altona - -- -- -- -- -- --
Ansterdana - 80 -- 450 -- -- --
Antwerp
Brake - -- -- 74 217 --
Bremen - -- -- 1370 40 -- --
Carohenziel - 65 -- 806 155 --
Dantzic __ -- -- 1200 -- --
Dunkirk
Emden
Grief,,wald 373 -- 2640 -- -- --
Hamburgh - -- -- 4418 31 17
Harlingen __ -- -- 1710 -- -- --
Hookziel
Huston __ -- 415 -- -- --
Innhausersiel.— ,-- 500 -- -- -- -- --
Kiel .._ -- -- -- -- -- --
Leer - 1600 -- 815 -- --
Lubeck - -- 1080 -- -- __
Bledemblik - -- -- -- -- --
Memel - -- -- 1467 -- -- __
Novharlingenie -- -- -- I 380 -- -- --
alenzee . - -- -- 447 -- -- --
Ostend - -- -- 352 12 -- --
Pißau lOO 1111 -- 7085 -- 45
Pont L'Abbe - -- -- .626 -- -- --
Ilanders - -- -- 410 -- -- --
Rostock 3523 -- 6086 -- 458 --
Rotterdam - 200 -- 1280 335 -- --
Ftustersiel
Stettin - 1086 -- 1281 -- 146 --
Stralsund - 117 I -- 5580 -- 26 --
Swinnemunde - ISO -- 370 -- -- --
Tanningen - -- -- 166 -- -- --
Wismar 290 1560 -- 4792 -- 58 --
Wolgast 2OO -- -- 221 -- -- --
----
Total—. 5365 10894 5819 50016 1334 012 9533

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SMITHFIELD MARKET.
At the market of this day, which, the time of year considered,
was moderately well supplied, each kind of stock, except lambs,
which were in rather brisk demand, met with a very sluggish
sale, Beef at about 2d., Mutton from 2d. to 4d., and Veal 4d. to
Bd. per stone beneath Friday's quotations ; in prices of Lamb
and Polk no alteration.

PRICES PER STONE OP BLBS. TO SINK THE OFFALS.
S. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d.
Inferior Beasts 3 2 3 6 Large Lambs
Second quality ditto 3 6' 4 2 Prime small ditto 5 6 6 8
Primelarge Oxen... 4 6 410 Large coarse Calves 4 0 4 8
Prime Scots, 410 5 0 Prime small ditto 5 0 5 4
Inferior Sheep 3 4 3 8 Large H0g5........,, 4 0 4 4
Second quality ditto 3 8 4 0 Small Porkers 4 8 5 0
Coarse-woolled ditto 4 4 4 8 Suckling Calves 12s to 4 Os. each.
South downWethers 4 8 S 0 Quarter old Pigs 10s to 16s. each.
SUPPLY, As PER CLERK'S STATEMENT.
Beasts. Sheep and Lambs.' Calves. 1 Pigs.
2,014 I 19,780 15'l 110
About 1650 of the beasts came from Norfolk and Suffolk ;
about 70 from Sussex and Kent; about 200 up the great North
Road; about 70 from the western and midland districts; and
most of the remainder from the stall feeders, &c., in the neigh_
bourhood of London.