The Sun.
London, England, 1827-07-14 00:00:00

.NGE YESTERDAY.

Leghorn 47%
Genoa 25 70
Venice 46
Malta
Naples 37X
Palermo per oz. 114%
Lisbon 49
Oporto 48%
Rio Janeiro 3l
Bahia 41
Buenos Avres
Dublin, 21 days' sight
Cork 134.
BULLION, PER OZ.

X. s. (1.
Portugal Gold, coin 0 0 0
Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 6"
New Doubloons 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 4 91
Silver, bars, standard 0 0 0

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW.
Morning... 32 minutes after 6. I Evening ....56 minutes after 6,

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LONDON,
SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 14, ISM

The Paris Papers of Wednesday, and the
Gazette de France of Thursday morning, which
reached us last night, are unusually barren. In
fact, with the exception of a report from Odessa,
that peace is on the point of being concluded
between Persia and Russia, and another from
Madrid, that an extraordinary courier has been
dispataed to Irun to order the admission into
Spain of the Pope's Nuncio, there is not a
word in these Journals worth extracting.

FRENCH FUNDS, JULY 11.-Five per Cents. 103 f. sc. ;
Three per Cents. '73f.; Bank Stock, 2,020 f. ; Neapolitan,
78f. 25c. ; Spanish Loan (1823) 62f.
EXCHANGES ON LONDON.—One Month Money, 25f.
30c. ; Three Months, 25f. 20c.

Will any friend of Lord GREY, and of con-
sistency, condescend to answer this simple ques-

tion—How would that Noble Lord act, if called
on by his SOVEREIGN (though Heaven forbid
he should) to constitute himself the head of the
G.),.,_.inn.Ait, or, in other words, to form a
perfect and pure Administration ? In it pos-
sible that, forgetting all the associations
of his early life, he would, under the circum-
stances alluded to, hasten with the seals, to lay
them at the feet of the good Lord ELDON ; or
would the same harmony continue between his
Lordship and a certain warrior Duke, which is
found to exist when they have a common ob-
ject for their personal rancour? Men ge-
nerally act in concert with those whose
political principles most resemble their own,
but Lord GREY objecting to Mr. CAN-
NING for not going far enough with regard to
the Catholic Question, unites with Mr. PEEL,
who states, that he has unbounded confidence in
the Right Hon. Gentleman, but declines joining
his administration, because he differs 'with both
toto ccelo, on that very subject respecting which
his Noble Associate in opposition, thinks Mr.
CANNING lukewarm. It is the finest specimen
in latter times of extremes meeting. How
extraordinary that two men of ordinary intellect,
should state as the grounds of their union, their
dissent in opposite directions, from a third indi-
vidual, holding opinions which made him the
natural rallying point for both.
Some apology, or at least some extenuation,
may be offered in the case of many individuals
of the party,—such as Sir T. LETHBRIDGE, or
Lord LONDONDERRY ; but the more we reflect
on it, the more unaccountable appears the con-
duct of the few amongst them, whom nature
has provided with the usual portion of intellect.

At a late hour this forenoon we received
Lisbon _Gazettes to the 2d inst. inclusive, of
which the following are extracts :

LISBON, JULY 2.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Regent, being inform-
ed of the criminal neglect of some officers of militia, who
permit deserters from the army to live with impunity in
their districts, without fulfilling any of the obligations
which the law imposes on them to arrest such deserters,
her Royal Highness orders that the Generals of the pro-
vinces, as soon as any deserter is brought before them,
shall inform the Minister of War who took him, and the
district in which he was taken, in order that her Royal
Highness may determine the punishment to be inflicted
on the said officers of militia who have received them in
their districts.

JOAO CARLOS de SALDANHA
OLIVEIRA e DAUN.
LISBON, JULY 2.
This day, at five o'clock, the inhabitants of this capital
had the pleasure to see her'Royal Highness the Infanta
Regent; their satisfaction was the greater, as this was the
first time that her Royal Highness has passed through the
streets of the capital since her long illness• Her Royal
Highness was every where welcomed with enthusiastic
acclamations of joy.

The following are extracts from the Allbe-
wine Zeitung of the 7th inst.:--

IkiONFORTE DE RIO LIVRE, JUNE 26.

The districts remain in an agitated state, which is caused
by the great number of rebels on the frontier tract of the
neighbouring kingdom, who are guilty of all kinds of ex-
cesses in the defenceless villages. To-day a party of these
wretches came to Tinkela, went to the house of the rector,
and after having committed various acts of violence, re-
turned to their old retreat, declaring that they would soon
return and kill him, because he was a Constitutionalist and

a negro. Unless these wretches are made to retire into
the interior, to a distance of at least forty leagues, we shall
have no peace.

VIENNA, JULY 2.

The Austrian Observer contains, from a Supplement to
the Universal Gazette of Greece of May 28, a report
from General Church to the Committee of Government,
respecting the evacuation of the Phalerus. This measure
having been judged indispensibly necessary, the General gave
the detailed instructions to all the commanders and divi-
sions of troops; the little flotilla was ordered to come as close
in shore as possible ; after sun-set the small cannon were
got on board, and about 10 P.M. the soldiers began to em-
bark with the greatest regularity, but there not being a
sufficient number of transports, the troops could not all
embark during the night. The detachment posted before
the enemy's entrenchments remained in their places, and the
fires were lighted as usual, so that the enemy did not per-
cecive what was going forward. After day-break the
enemy began to send both cavalry and infantry against
the Greek position. The General expresses great pleasure
in being able to inform the Government that thesoldiers be-
haved with so much firmness that the embarkation was
effected without loss, though the enemy was very near. The
flotilla could give but little protection, and the transports
were exposed for three hours to the enemy's fire. Several
of the enemy were killed and wounded, and the Greeks had
only one man wounded. All the officers and men, both of
the army and the flotilla, deserve the highest praise for
their perseverance and zeal. The brave J. Colocotroni and
Nikita Stamalelopoulo were the last of the Generals em-
barked, whose troops prevented the Turks from advancing
to the coast. The report is dated Salamis, 28th May.

After a long and laborious investigation. of
two days, the trial for libel in the Common Pleas
has terminated, and the modest plaintiff has got
one farthing damages, being the precise esti-
mated value of her character ! What a
precious estimate to be recorded by her
posterity, if any shall unfortunately lay claim
to such an honourable heir-loom ! Really
the cause of virtue is at a low ebb, and the time
of our Courts of Justice unconscionably squan-
dered, if two long Summer days must be con-
sumed in proving to the world that an adultress
has no character. But our object at present is
to draw attention to the pecuniary consequences
of this verdict—the plaintiff gets one farthing
for her character, and the attorney three or four
hundred pounds for the costs of the action !
Is such a state of the law to be endured—
that a man, in proving to the satisfaction of the
world that he has only injured the character
of an adultress one farthing, must yet
pay three or four hundred pounds as the costs
of the action ? If a person in demanding a debt
of a farthing or a pound, were to ask a hundred
or a thousand fold the amount, what would
be said of his assurance or honesty ? and yet an
offended party, seeking to establish the value of
character in a Court of Justice, obtains ten thou-
sand fold its worth. This is a plain view of
the ease which any person can comprehend.—
Ninety-nine libel cases out of a hundred are
brought, not so much with a view to da-
mages for loss of reputation (for most of
them have no character to lose,) but for
the costs. It matters little to the public
whether the plaintiff goes halves with the attorney
in the costs, or whether the attorney gets all,

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outraged, and honest men robbed.

By the Duke of York steamer, Gibraltar
Chronicles to the 27th ult. inclusive have been
received ; their contents are uninteresting, and
chiefly relate to the sailings and arrivals, with
extracts from the English papers.

The report which we alluded to in our Paper
of yesterday, that the Pacha of Egypt has de-
clared himself independent of the Porte, does not
appear to rest oa any authority. Persons best
informed on the subject, indeed, consider that
the Ottoman Government has secured the zealous
services of the Pacha by the most tempting
offers of territorial aggrandisement.

We have heard repeated complaints of a most
contemptible attempt at competition, or rather
imposition, lately practised by opening Booking
Offices, and displaying Golden Spread Eagles,
within a few doors of the old and respectable
Establishments of that name, in Gracechurch-
sti eet and Piccadilly. Such impudent attempts
cannot be too severely reprobated. The good sense
and discrimination of the public, who know
so well how to appreciate the well-earned popu-
larity of the Old Establishment, accompanied
with well-timed and justly deserved exposure,
will not fail to render such dastardly projects
disastrous and abortive.

No Exchequer Eills, so far as could be ascertained, were
sold on Thursday on the account of Government. The mode
in which the transaction is conducted is very generally
condemned, as quite unusual in a money negociation for
the public service, and unworthy the Finance Minister of
a great country. A secret sale is had in itself at any time,
and in this instance there is not even an advantage to be
derived from concealment, since the capitalists are so dis-
tressed to find employment for money, that they would
eagerly press, forward to supply the Government, if its
wants were openly declared, and on terms little, if at all,
below the current value of Exchequer Bills in the market.
—Times.

Some time ago, a bird of a perfectly white colour,
but in all other respects having the appearance of a
crow, was observed flying about among a flock of
crows at Cumbernauld. It was generally thought
by those who saw it to be a sea gull, which had lost
its road in attempting to fly over the country from the
Forth to the Clyde. After some days it was shot
by a person whose curiosity was stronger than that
of his neighbours, when it was found to be one of
those singularly rare birds, a white crow. It has
been sent to an artist in this city, for the purpose of
being stuffed and preserved.—Greenock Advertiser.
LIE CROUP.—For this disorder, so fatal to
children, M. Bretonneau, a medical man at
Tours, who has long made the subject his study,
appears to have at length discovered a certain
cure. It consists of blowing alum-powder into
the throat of the child by means of an instru-
ment which M. Bretonneau has invented for the
purpose. In some cases, two or three repetitions
of this treatment are sufficient ; in others, five or
six are necessary. Numerous children, who
were rapidly falling victims to this frightful dis-
order, after the exhibition of the antiphlogistic
and other supposed remedies, have been cured
by M. Bretonneau.—Literary Gazette.

THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY).

CITY, Twzmuse o'CLocr.

The British Securities have remained, since the com-
mencement of business, in a very inactive state, and scarcely
any business has been effected. Consols opened at £371
for account, but were quoted shortly after at 871 for ac-
count, and 858 6 for money, at which rate they remained
stationary for a considerable time; became 874- 1, but went
back to 871 I, at which price they remain. The Exchequer
Market has been in some bustle, in consequence of the
Government Brokers bringing forward more Bills for sale,
which was effected at 55 pm. ; India Bonds are 86 8.
The transactions in the Foreign Funds have been of a
limited character ; Mexican Bonds are 69 4 ; some little
business has been done in Colombian at 32 8. A sanguine
hope seems to be entertained by several of the speculators of
an improvement in this security ; and reports continue in
circulation that good news is arrived in town from this
quarter; it is repeated this morning that intelligence has
been received of Bolivar having been actually declared per-
petual Dictator with extended powers, and he seems to be
the only person who is deemed capable of fixing the desti-
nies of his native country on a stable•footing.

. No alteration in the situation of the Share Market can
be quoted, either in business or price.
Three per Cent. Consols, 85 6 ; Ditto for Account,
87 f; India Bonds, 86 8 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 54 6 pm.
FOREIGN.-Brazilian, 59i 60 ; Buenos Ayres, 62 3 ;
Chilidn, 27 9 ; Colombian, 1824, 32 1 ; Danish, 63 ;
Greek, 161 i; Mexican 5 per Cent., 55t 61 ; Ditto 6 per
Cent., 69 -1 ; Peruvian, 26 8 ; Portuguese, 76; Russian,
94 1 ; Spanish, 10 11.
MlNEs.—Anglo Mexican, 45 40 die. ; Brazilian, par,
1 pm. ; Colombian, 10 12 per Share ; Real del Monte,
80 60 die. ; United Mexican, 19 18 dis.

TWO 0' CLOCK.

There has been very little business doing in Consols, 87k,
being alternately buyers and sellers, has been the only quota-
tion, at present they are buyers. The stun sold in the Ex-
chequer Market amounted to 75,0001., and more would
have been taken at the premium had they been offered.
The price is fully maintained.

HALF-PAST TWO.
Consols for Account, 87i, sellers.

LONDON AND BRISTOL RAIL ROAD.II

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR—Your admirably conducted Paper having ahead
contributed in a great degree to the exposure and extino.l
tion of many of the fraudulent Companies, which were'
made the means of drawing the pockets of the country hi
1825, you will, perhaps, excuse an Old Subscriber's re-
questing, through your columns, the favour of being;
informed what has become of the large sums raised as de-,
posits on shares is the London and Bristol Rail Road Com-
pany ? The undertaking was never commenced, and there-
fore, I presume, R. H. Davis, Esq. M.P., and the other
Gentlemen, whose influential names as Directors induced
people to advance their money, cannot have had any large
demand upon the funds for their services, and the Lawyers
bill, if moderate, can be paid out of the interest made of
the deposits, so that, perhaps, the subscribers may yet have
their payments of 1/. per share refunded, and who knows
but a trifle for interest besides.

Your humble. servant, and
July 12, 1527. CONSTANT. READER.

A report is prevalent in Dublin, that a patent
of precedence.has been determined upon—some say actually
sent over—for Mr. O'Connell, which will place that gen-
tleman with the rank of King's Counsel in the inner bar.
This step, we have reason to know gives great satisfaction
to many members of the bar, for there are litany of the
profession, who have now precedence of that gentleman in
rank, who are inferior to him in reputation as a lawyer,
and are therefore exclUded from cases where the clients na-
turally enough wish the ablest advocate to have the lead.
The advancement of Mr. O'Connell will, therefore, be ser-
viceable to many members of the profession. Nor can Ice
see any good reason'why he should decline what is nothing
more than placing him in the station to which he has en-
titled himself, and the acceptance of which implies no poli-
tical subserviency whatever. Since writing the above, we
have learned, from authority likely to be well informed,
that the report alluded to is true, and that a patent of pre-
cedence has been actually ordered for Mr. O'Connell..---
Dublin Patriot.

The domestic manufactil ,:re at present
well employed, and all the factoris_. t.l the distrie,, arc in
full work. The demand is steady, but not eXceSsi-e, and
the Uusiwaas done is safe, and moderately profitable. The
improvement in the condition of the labouring t 2 s, as
contrasted with their state this time last year, cannit be
viewed without emotions of the most gratifying kind ~ and
it will be with difficulty that workmen can be spared from
the loom and the jenny to assist in gathering in the plenti-
ful harvest by which we are surrounded.—Doncaster
Gazette.

The hay harvest is nearly finished, the weather
having occasioned scarcely any interruption to the labours
of the field. The crop, however, is not so heavy, except on,
moist grounds, as the early part of the summer led farmers'
to expect. Wheat presents a very flattering 'appearance.'
It is, for the most part, a firm and standing;
crop. Its colour is changing from a green to a deep brown ;
and, if the present weather continues, harvest, will, in all
probability, commence much earlier than was generally
contemplated. Barley and Oats arc, in many places, yell
short, though in full ear. Turnips and the eddish, eve'
cially on high grounds, want rain.— Sheffield Courant.

Most people think all is well when the hay is
put up dry in the big cocks, and never consider the loss
of weight and nutriment which is occasioned by too much
bleaching, or injudicious management. Great care should
be taken of bay in the making, in dry weather as well as in
broken weather. Newly mown grass should not be tedded
immediately/after cutting, but should be suffered to remain
undisturbed for one day at least. When cut about twenty"
four hours (a few hours under or over is not material) it
should be tedded, turned afterwards in the source of the
day, if convenient, and gathered into grass cocks towards
evening. Under some circumstances, in broken weather,
it would be proper to put the bay into grass cocks out d
the swathe, without tedding. The succeeding day, when
the dew is off the grass, those cocks should be spread out to
dry, and again put into cocks something larger before night ;
but if the weather be broken, the grass cocks, at a fair -
hour, should be doubled (that is, two made into one) and
carefully trimmed, without spreading out. Hay spread out,
under the dew at night, loses a great deal of its sap and fig' 0
your, and the sun acting upon it, after it being so exposed'
sooner and more powerfully absorbs its juices and nutriment'
and makes it dry like stubble. Hay should not, therefore,
after tedding, be left spread out at night, but should, I:mei.-
eularly on the eve of the Sabbath or of a holiday, be put in
cocks in the evening. By attending to this mode, the fait
intervals in broken weather can be more readily taken ad'
vantage of, and the hay, as effectually as possible, secured
from the injurious effects of great rains or sudden showers
in the day.—Dublin Evening Mail.

ATTEMPT AT ASSASSINATION.---Abollt
the hour of four o'clock yesterday, Doctor James
Browne, of Dominick-street, went into the shop
of Mr. Foote, of Westmorland-street. He had
not been in the shop many minutes, when a per-
son named Michael M'Namara, late a medical
followed him, and
loaded pistol at Doctor
Browne, e exclaiming, take
thatisltlustd instantly
student in
a rascal,
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maaetime
rel College,otad
a
dead man. Provi-
dentially the pistol missed fire : a crowd instantly
collected in the shop, but M'Namara escaped.
One of Mr. Foote's young men jumped from
behind the counter, and secured the pistol, which
on examination, was found to contain a leaden
bullet. M‘Namara has not as yet been arrested.
—Dublin Patriot.

A horrible event took place on Corpus
Christi Day in the village of Altendorf, canto"
of Schweitz. The son of a rich farmer had, on
that day, given a meeting to a young servant
maid, who was, in the absence of her master
and mistress at mass, taking care of the house
and two children. He presented himself at the
hour appointed, and requested the girl to give
him up all the money belonging to her master,
and afterwards her own. On her refusing to
comply with his demand, he dragged her into
the kitchen, knocked her down with a mallet,
and after leaving her for dead, set fire to the
house, which fortunately some neighbours win'
guished. On the following day the monster
went very tranquilly to resume his labour, IThile I
his victim lay a corpse. He has been, however,'
apprehended. /1

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