Star.
London, England, 1829-06-12 00:00:00

FRIDAY EVENING, .JUNE 12, 1829.

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FRENCH PAPERS.

PROW THE GAZETTE Di PRANCE, MI 10.
CORFU, MAY
The English Consul-General at Constantinople left
this place on the 12th, on which day he had arrived
from Ancona, and went, on board the lonian steam-
boat to Zante. It is supposed that this vessel carries
dispatches for Count Capo dibble, to acquaint him
with the proclamation by which the lonian Government
declares that it will not acknowledge the blockade of
the coast of Prevesa. This morning, at daybreak, the
English ship of the line the Asia appeared off this
island. It had sailed from Naples six days before.—
Admiral Malcolm, who was on board, came on shore
in a boat, and proceeded to the palace of the Lord
High .Commissioner, where he now is, while the Asia
still remains under sail. It seems that this vessel will
depart again immediately. Mr. Gordon is not on board.
PARIS, Jaws 9.
The Courrier de Soria: of the 26th of April says,
that according to a letter written from Napoli di Ro-
mania, dated the 20th March, Colonel Scarnhorst, son
of the Prussian General of • that name, bad arrived at
Napoli. It is said that after the departure of Colonel
Heidegger, be will have the command of the regular
troops: The President seems resolved not to confide
this post to any Frenchman; be desires nothing from
France but its money.
111011 THE JOURNAL DU consigns, JUNE 8.

PARIS, Junta a.
We have a letter from Bestirs of the Slst of May,
which says—" The Magistrates have jest had two
Neapolitan Officers arrested, who are said to have been
implicated in the political events in 1820, and whom
our Ministry has consented to give up; 10,000 francs
have been the reward of the capture of these unfortunate
individuals. Will they depart? This is what every
bedy anxiously asks. A Neapolitan brig of war anchored
in our port yesterday morning. The Captain has orders
to take prisoners oa board, whom an ignominious death
awaits in their own country. In order to delay their
departure, if possible, one of their creditors has had
them arrested. Other writs will be taken out against
them, if the Commander should take upon himself to
pay the debt of 4,000 francs for which they are arrested.
Several et editors have agreed to exercise their rights in
succession, in order to give time for the Ministry to re•
ceive the applications which are made to them in favour
of these unfortunate foreigners."

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evidence Was inadmissible. His Lordship inquired of
Mr. Adieu, the Counsel for the claimant, how he could

get over the fact of the entry of the baptism of Ellen
Leißh;in 1658. Chtistopher Leigh wail born in 1626.
Now, it was in evidence that Roger Leigh, of Haigh,
had children born in 1658, only thirty-three years after
the birth of Christopher. It was, therefore, impossible
for Roger to be-the grandson of Christopher, unless they
could prove that two generations had passed away in
the space of thirty-three years In his opinion this fact
was decisive of the case.

Mr. ADAMS was taken by surprise. He hoped their
Lordships would allow him time to endeavour to get
over the difficulty.
The Cowpox SEROCANT objected to further delay.
' The documents had always been open to inspection, and
those who instructed his Learned Friend ought to have
known this fact.

Mr. ADAMS had understood this document had only
been discovered within the last few days.
After some (muter discussion.

The COMMOII SIROCAST said he should occupy about
half an hear in addressing their Lordships, during which
time Mr. Adams might examine the documents.
Mr. ADAMS declined- that as utterly impossible : the
documents were too voluminous to examine in a much
longer time than that.
Lord ELDos said Mr. Adams's client ought to have
produced the document hiniself.if he expected any benefit
from it.

Mr. ADAMS still pressed for farther time.
Lord &Don said it was the duty of the Learned
Counsel to apply for time, but it might not be the duty
of the House to grant it. •
Mr. ADAMS here requested permission to retire for a
few minutes, and on his return stated that he was not
in a situation to carry the case any farther.
Lord &tamest/m(tlle Chairman of the Committee)
then pot the question that the claimant bad failed in
substantiating his claim, which was immediately car-
ried new di..

The LOAD CHAWCALLOR observed, that Mr. Banks,
of the Enrolment Of Ireland, had written a letter,
stating that he had in his possession a document that
would at once prove fatal to the claimant's claim.

T-RZ lERICZLItY PlitgACIL

Mr. FOVILAYQUE resumed his argument in this case
to-day. He iotimated that the case of Baron Rowslief
would be cited against him by his opponents, for that
claim, like the present, was founded on tenure; but he
would remind their Lordships that the case of Baron
Fitawalter was decided before a Privy Council, and not
in their Lordtbips House, and the rejection of a claim
founded on tenure by that Court should not influence
their Lordships decision in this case. The statute of
Charles 11. which abolished feudal services, made a
✓special reservation of feudal honours, aid he would ask'
their Lordships what was meant by feudal honours,
finless it was a seat in their Lordships House by virtue
of the tenure of a barony ? Was it not by virtue of such
a tenure that the Bishops sat in that House? The
Learned Counsel here cited a passage from the third
Institute, front which' it appeared that the Bishops were
not formerly triable by Peers, but by freeholders,
because they did not hold their seats ratione
set propter baronias fres teuent jure eccksia t; and, to
support the analogy, he recited the case of Thomas de
Berkeley, who was tried by a Jury of Commoners, on
a charge of assysting in the murder of Edward 11. though
he had a seat in their Lordships' House at the time ; the
reason why he was not tried by his Peers being, that he
held his seat in virtue of his barony, and not of a writ.
He hoped their Lordships would not be influenced isr
their decision by any inconvenience that might arise,
from admitting the principle, as they migt.t guard
against any abuse of it is future by legislation. The
Learned Counsel having concluded his address, the
further consideration of the case was adjourned to the
nest Session.
Lord WTIIIOII took the oaths and his seat as Baron Wynford,
of Wysford, in the canny of Dorset. Ills Lordship was intro.
dead by Lord Tenterden and Lord Brantley.
Lords HAMS and VERNON took the oaths and their seats.
The Housethen resolved Itself into a Committee on Tbornslyle's
Divorce Bill, and their Lordships were occupied until near six
o'clock in the examination of Captain Chichester and several other
witnesses; after which,
The Earl of CARLISLE presented a Petition from the Cor-
poration of Cutlers of a parish near Shelleld, praying that Govern-
ment would take into consideration the policy of granting a re-
newal of the East India Company's Charter.
The Earl of DIA LMESBURY presented a Petition from Red-
rut Is against the duty on coals carried coastwise.
SHIPPING INTERMIT.

Lord GODERICH rose to move for certain papers
connected with the state of the shipping and navigation
of the United Kingdom. His object in moving for
them was to show that the reciprocity treaties had not,
'as some persons imagined, the effect of injuring the
shipping interest of this country. It was his firm opi-
nion now, as it had been at the time when those treaties
were entered into, that the result was beneficial, and
not detrimental, as some contended, to the great corn,
mercial interests of this empire. The first paper, there.
fore, that he should move for was an account of the
number of vessels, and the amount of their tonnage,
built and registered in the several ports of the British
empire, from the yeas 1814 to 1824 inclusive. It was
his wish to have this retuio laid upon their Lordships'
table, because he conceived that the building of sitips
had considerably increased, and not, as was contended,
diminished. The next was a return of the total num-
ber of vessels belonging to the several ports of the Bri-
tith empire, with the amount of their tonnage, and the
number of men and boys employed in them, engaged
in navigation between the years 1814 and 1824, men-
tioning whether the numbers had been affected by
any Act passed during that period for the regulation
of the registry of British ships. This •he thouet
necessary by. reason of the number of vessels which
might have been destroyed • or lost in the course
of those years. .The nest paper for which' be bad to
move related to the number of ships entered inwards
and outwards to and from all foreign parts during the
same period. distinguishing foreign from British ships.
He moved for this return because he thought he could
show a remarkable increase in the number of British
ships, and, on the codtrary, a comparative diminution
in the number of foreign vessels since the system to
which he had alluded was established in this kingdom.
His next was for a similar account, exclusive of those
employed in the trade between Great Britain and Ire-
land. The next return he should move for was a state-
went of the general shipping engaged in the United
Kingdom from the year 1821 to 1828; and in subunit
•ting this motion to their Lordships, he was confident
that the result would be to prove that the changes made