Star. — London, England, 1818-08-08 00:00:00

1 1 3/41.i I ! ; • I k 1 i , 1 v. , tk i , tt I 0 I c l i i 1 , , i[. . 1.,. 1 , I , 1 , A , . tp , i, 0 , i . \ 1 4 1 1 A • , N I , i, 1. 1 L .. 6) 0 1 il, 1 1 q' $ %. , • N , i,‘. i lk, 2.: . THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1818. THE FUNDS. PRICK OT STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWeLVZ o'cLertie : Reduced 77f 78—Cons.77ii—for Acc. 770 Si per Cents. per Cent. 97j • S per Cent. Navy 106k—Bonds 95 pie. Omnium disc.—Exchequer Bills 19 20 prem. • The execution of our countrymen, AMBRISTKR And ARBUTHNOT, by orders of General JACKSON, in Florida, has, we are pleased to understand, produced that sort of sensation which it ought, in the Govern ment of this Country. The greatest activity is at, present employed, through the pro Per official chan::. nels, to obtain the most correct information respect. 'ing the transaction. . The following passage, with which a Select Com mittee of the Senate of the United States lately con cluded a Report of theirs on the treatment which Mr. MEADe, an American, received from the Spanish Government, occurs to our recollection as•so strongly illustrative of the line of conduct which it becOniex us to pursue on this similar occasion of our own, that we think we cannot do better than quote it, for the be neEt both of the Government and the country at large : Your Committee are of opinion that it is due to the dignity of the United States to adopt as a funda mental rule of its policy, the principle, that one of its Citizens, to whatever region of the earth his lawful business may carry him, and who demeans himself as becomes his character, is entitled to the protection of his Government, and that whatever intentional injury may be done him, should be retaliated by Me employ f necessary, of the whole force of the nation." The following is an extract of a letter to a Mer. cantile house in the City, from Nassau, New Provi dence, dated June 15: " We have a report in circulation here, which, we fear, is too well founded, that General Jackson, on overpowering the . Indians in West Florida, caused, Mr. Alexander Arbuthnott, ' who was fixed there u a harmless trader, and Mr. Lewis Felix, ere master of a vessel of his called the Chance, to be kung, and the body of the former to be mutilated. Surely, if this turns out . to be true, the British Government will not pass it over in silence. We have known Mr. Arbuthnott for years, but never,.we as sure you, did we know a more !winless or more innocent man. Tots-have been in the habit of shipping, through our medium, for sonic years, the goods made use of by Mr. Arbuthnott in his I/waft-ens Messrs. Dom and Iflusalsee's letter to Inglis, ZZ:;re and Co. The Paris Papers of Wednesday arrived this morn ing. A FAmphiet, under the title of A Secret Note, :.e-posing the prdexts and objects lithe late conspiracy, has been seized by the l'olice. Five per Cents. Tues day 78 fr. 135 c. . FROM THE ntEscu FRONTIERS, JULY St. We learn from Lille, that General Montfort, In srdeur de Genie at Paris, is appointed to examine all, the fortresses in the Northern Departments, which are not occupied by t4ie foreign troops, and to Mike a Report on the works necessary to be undertaken in' order to put them in a proper state of defence. lie has already arrived at Arras with two officers of the engineers. A large quantity of bricks and other ma terials arc preparing for this purpose. The Spanish Ambassador is said to have, within th Ise few days received dispatches from Madrid, de siring Mtn to obtain sixteen transports of different dimensions for the use of his Government. His Ex cellency accordingly addressed himself to the ship owners in the City, offering terms for the engage ment of that number of vessels; but the offer has not, we understand, been accepted in a single instance, as considerable reluctance is shewn in giving credit to the Spanish Government. Varions reports hiive got into circulation, founded on this fa.., ; but that most generally credited is, that the object the Court of Madrid is immediately to send out an expedition to recover possession of Pen sacola from the Americans. Several considerations might be stated, which give a good deal of proba bility to this rumour. The Americans, it will be remembered, have professed that they only seized on Pensacola because the Spanish Government was unable to maintain its authority over it, and have pledged themselves that it will be held no longer than " until Spain can furnish military strength sufficient to enforce existing treaties." Now it is obvious ti_at too little time cannot be lest 1 , i putting the sincerity of a pledge cf this kind to the t nt. The nearer the Spaniards can possibly sail to fle wind of the American argument, the greater will be their chance of cutting the line of it in two. If the Spanish Government can by any possible means immediately send out to Pensac'ola a military force of greater numerical strength than that which the Americans have now placed in the occupation of it ; if it can send out, for instance, a body of only two thousand men, which will be double the reported strength of General JACKSON'S Grand Army—what pretext could the Americans, consistently with the professions they hattymade, set up against restoring possession of the place to the Spaniards? The Americans have required that the Spaniards shall put a military force in Pensacola sufficient to keep the neighbouring Indians under subjugation. The Spaniards admit the fairness of the requisition, and say—Here is a force sufficient r that purpose— one which is at least doublethat force of your own which you hare placed in the territory as sufficient to keep it in a state of good government—we feel well assured that we are perfectly - able to do any thing which you with half our numbers can poisibly pretend to do--give us then back what, according to your own putting of the case, you can have no pre text for retaining from us a single moment longer.— That the Americans would be swayed as they ought by such a representation—that they would shew selves honest and sincere in the declarations they have made, we have certainly very faint expectations; but should the Spaniards fail in recovering by this means possession of their territories, there is one thing they would establish by it, which must be of infinite consequence to all their future prospects it the mat ter—they would establish, clearly and undeniably, to the satisfaction of the whole world, whit are the real motivo and objects of the Americans, in this eftraordiaary transaction. If, on the contrary, the Americans are allowed to remain any length of time in the undisturbed possession of their usurped dominion, it is easy to foresee how easily, by a little exertion of political artifice, new causes of dif ference may be started, to which they may fly off, to find in them a plausible pretext for continuing the occupation of the Flocidas, when the original grounds of is are no longer worthy of a bearing. To delay a stay hs•sending out a force such as suggested to the Iluridas, is to separate them for ever from the Spa nish Crown. The Duchess of GLoucasrza and Princess AU GUSTA left the QUEEN yesterday morning, and rode out through Mortlake, Barnes, &c. Their Royal High nesses returner:to Kew Palace to dinner. Yesterday afternoon the Duke of Yoax went to Kew to visit the QUEEN, and dined at the Palace. Yesterday, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at the house of the CitaNCELLOR of the EXCHL- Qum, which was attended by the Earl of Ltvxaroot., 1 the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, ViSCOUHL CAS TLEREAGH, Earl BATHURST, Mr. CANNING and Mr. Wx.wr.ataxPotx. The Council sat till half -past four. The Duke of WELLINGTON was present during the whole of the sitting -of the Cabinet Ministers. The Hon. WELLESLEY POLE entertained the Duke of WELLINGTON, and a select party, yesterday, at his residence in Saville-row. Yesterday, the Duke of CAMBRIDGE presented his illustrious relatives, the Princes WILLIAM and FRE DERIC, with two beautiful horses, which his Royal Highness .had directed to be purchased for the purpose. Colonel BENNETT • Aide-de-Camp to the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, le ft th e house of his Royal highness, on Kew Green, yesterday, on a visit to Cheltenham or a few days. The Duke of LEERS and the Marquis of CARMA R. THEN lave left town for their seat in Yorkshire, in order to settle some affairs, as well as to take leave of their friends and tenantry, previous to their de parture for"the Continent. Major EITECLARENCE is recovering from the effect of his late accident. Monday the Right Hon. Bonsai. Pant and suite .arrived at Donegal Arms, Belfast. The invitation from. the Sovereigns at Aix-la-Cha pelle to Mr. BantNo, is a striking instance how im portant capitalists are to crowned heads, and can only be. surpassed by this general invitation to all persons, without distinction, to become possessed of Capitals.that will even command Two Thousand So vereigns, on the Regent's Birth Day,' at either of SIVEWNIiHT'S Four London Offices, in Cornhill, Holborn, Oxford street, or Coventry Street, where Fortune directed chef. rat and thelast £30,000 ,eveT drawn in England, to be sold and shared, and wilere undrawn rickets and Shares are on sale for the Two Prins of £30,000, &c. and Which may be drawn and received Next Wednesday. DENNING, who succeeded MITI-Ims at Covent Garie.i, is no longer a member of the Dramatic Corps of that Pheatre. Vauxhall Gardcds were last night crowded with a genteel and fashionable audience. Madame Smart's performance excited the most enthusiastic acclama tions ; and the coupeced which the whole scene ex hibited was truly splendid and impc,sing. Thursday, there was a severe storm of thunder, lightning, and rain, in many part; of Warwickshire. At Coventry it continued to rain s2vi.n dr eight hours. Northward, also, the rain fell in abundance; and the accounts from many other parts of the country speak of the rain as a great blessing, it being much wanted after the late intense heat. LivEnroot, AUGUST 6.—Yesterday the Marquis of ANGtESEY and the Right Hon. BERKELEY PAGET and suite, arrived at Lrm.vmAN's (the Liverpool Arms) Hotel. In the course of the day they visited the Docks and different public buildings, and in the evening dined with the worshipful the MAYOR, at the Town-hall. The Marquis and Marchioness of LANs. nowt arrived yesterday afternoon at the aboveltotel.' Itowtvo MArcin.—A Prize Wherry, given by the Gentlemen of the Funny Club, is to be rowed for on Monday by seven pair of oars, to start from West minster Bridge at Half-past Three.—The following are the competitors: _ . . 1. Was. Ilt r :Troary Temple; and F r i Was-wog), jun. Blackfriars. (Scarlet). 2. JAlti.s Covi.vaioN, Westminster; and Pamir Wazzan, Lambeth. (Purple). 3. TitomAl Mitt., Temple; and .43174 &Amu., Strand-lane. (Orange). 4. emusroruza HaLL, Queenhithe; and Tacoma* Maczar, Pepper Alley. (Light Blue). 5. Jams PXIMI(3, Wandsworth; and Gre. Houton), White hall. (Pink). 6. Cullum SMITU, Arundel Stairs; and Jasen DUtliZar Temple. (Green). 7. Isaac Wasp, Strand Lane ; and CUAZL72I Mamma, Lam beth. (Yellow). DtrEL.—Monday morning a meetjug took place in a field at Artane, between * Mr. WALLACIS, seconded by JOHN COOPER, Esq. and Major CHESHIRE, of the Louth Militia, seconded by R. SMITH, Esq. On the first fire both shots had happily no effect ; the seconds interfered, but without success ; and the signal being given for the second fire, Mr.WALLAcE's pistol miss ed, and Major Cuzsisiries shot did not take effect. The seconds and mutual friends again interfered, and the business was made up to the satisfaction of all parties. The quarrel arose out of some of the' proceedings at the late election for Drogheda. TAE QUEEN. The QUEEN, up to four o'clo:k yesterday after noon, remained somewhat better than she has been during the last three weeks, v id quite as well as on any former day of this week. Throughout her ill ness, her MAJESTY'S appetite has been remarkably good. When free from spasm, and in a state of in action, she does not appear to suffer much pain. Ma dame and Miss BECKENDORIP are the only attendants, who are admitted's*. her. Meirrry's presence, and they have been in waiting aiternately, ever since her MAJESTY went to Kew. The answer to enquiries this morning at Kew, was 4i Her MAJESTY has had a good night, and remains the same." BRIGHTON, AUGUST 7. A select party of the Nobility were invited to the Pavilion yesterday, to join the dinner company of the PRINCE REGENT. The private band of his Royal Highness performed several of the most popular compositions of music, in a temporary orchestra, ad joining to Marlborough House, which is the residence of the Pnwcz REGIS; during the present altera tions in the principal parts of this Royal Palace.— Such is the extent of the exterior alterations at the Pavilion, that every observer is lost in conjectures respecting the order of their architecture. Four ad ditional towers have been erected, to correspond with the two large oriental pagodas to the north and south. The most eminent artists are employed in the interior embellishments of the music and concert-rooms.— The influx of company into Brighton continues upon the increase, and the libraries evidently benefit by this harvest of sea-coast visitors. The evening pro menades are brilliant in the extreme. MANCHESTER, AUGUST 7. We feel great pleasure in stating, that there is every probability of this populous town once more return ing to a state of quiet. A falling off has evidently taken place in the number of the refractory weavers, and a considerable portion are again inclined to re turn to work. No inclination to riot has been shewn daring this week. The military force in ti}i's neighbour huod is now formidable. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 7. North.—Arrived the Barrosa transport from London. DEAL, AUGUST 7. Wind North.—Arrived.last evening after post, the J o hn, —, from Jamaica; Uranite, HUTCHINSON, from St. Vincent's ; and tailed for the River this morning. At.o the. ROYAL SOVEREIGN yacht, from Calais; FLORIDA sloop of war from a cruize, and remain. Came down from the River, and sailed, the Diana, LAWSON, for Africa. DOVER, AUGUST 7. A Dover fishing smack brought in this morning two bower anchors, one wood and one iron -stocked, with chain cable ; and a Dutch-made kedge, train the wreck of a timber-laden vessel, (name unknown) off Margate ; no marks on them. HARWICH, AIIGL'ST 7. Wind N. W.—Arrived the Lord Castlereagh pac ket, with a Mail, Etc. from Cuxhaven ; I3eaufoy packet, with ditto, from Holland ; and Thetis packet, -with ditto, from Gottenburgh. A large quantity of timber, lathwood, and deals, are hourly coming in here from a vessel supposed to have foundered last Sunday on the Kentish Knock ; some has been car ried into Woodbridge, and a great part of the vessel has gone on shore at Walton on the Naze. LIVIMPOOL, AUGUST Arrived the Harriet, GRAHAM, from Pictou: sailed the 6th of July: on the 26th of July, in lat. 48..56. long. 24. spoke the brig Ocean, from Glasgow for' Prince Edward's Island. Also arrived the John Crow ' ther, REA, from Buenos Ayres, whence she sailed the 80th of April. On the 15th of May, in lat. 26. 16. S. long. 52. 19. W. spoke the Camden, from Lon don to Batavia; and on the Ms, in lat. 26.35. S. long. 18. W. the Ann, from London to the Cape of Good Hope. Also arrived the James, Cr.ouon, from Greenland, with nine fish. CUSTOM-HOUSE, LONDON. AUGUST 7. - - Burn &Tram) a:WARDS.—The Jaime Pauline, --; Lond on , YAW% ; and. Rosalie, Zeenew; from Antwerp: Betsey, Ladd, from Rotterdam; Lucy, Hayes, and Hope, Page, from Harlin gen; Mort, Farrant, from Malaga; Amphitrite, Rotouin, from Rouen; and Sarah, Peters, from America. Ourwaans--'flie Prince eit Waterloo, Page, and Union, Robinson, for Ostend? Althasa, Btaniland, lad Rothes, Read, for Hamburgh ; the Jane and Mary, Coates, and Margaret, Christie, for Bremen; Doro thea, LAbe, for lasineur and Copenhagen; the Jane, Pirie, and Esieuda, 'Graham, for Elsineur and Petersburg!); Royal Sore , reign, Gibbs, Speedwell, Liston, Vronw Patina, Mulder, and Prins can Orange, Best, for Rotterdam. The Aiina Robertson, MTARLANN, from Bengal. We of France, and St. Helena, has arrived off the Isle of Wight. Yesterday the bodies of two men, apparently sea men, were seen floating in the 'Alan.ngtree River; they were towed on shore. Nothing was found upon them to lead to a discovery who they are ; but they are supposed to have belonged to a ship laden with timber, wrecked off the port of Harwich. Tuesday, some people at work in a field between .Arundell and Chichester, having lighted a fire for the purpose of making tea, the flames communicated to the hedge, and raging with rapidity, which defied every effort to subdue it, caught a field of corn be longing to Mr. HoBBS, consisting of 19 acres, the whole of which it traversed and completely destroy ed. The devouring element pursued its coarse to a field adjoining, covered with furze, where, after con suming the whole, it finally ended. The following Notice has been stuck up in the Stock Exchange: co:mess:or, Or ZlCHlAtirlt SILLS 11470 7AR= rE/1, CV T. CONSOLIDATED AND REDUCED ANNUITIES. The Crrtificates in which the instalment due on the Ist day of August has been paid, are now ready for delivery. The future instalments are to be made either in Exchequer Bills dated before the lit of August, 1818, on which day the interest thereon will cease or by a paymen t in money ; i n w h ic h case Xiol money must be paid in lieu of each 6100 of Exclu— quer Bills, and interest most al so b e pa id o f the 2d. per diem upon each £lOl money, to be computed from the lit Aujust Ao the day of pa t. E./chequer bid Office, 13th August, leife ASSIZES. CORXWALL These AcS:V2S commenced on Talsd a y, Judges, who had opened their commissions the High Sheriff on the preceding day. At Divine Service in the morning, and prote:•,:e, wards to Court.- Mr. Justice PARE took the side, - which was l'eniarldibly kigh4-44:C4*,1, denoting no offence of a very atrocious ki%d.. NISI PRIUS. THE KING V. MARY ANN TUCKrAt. This was an indictment agairst the defer., a libel published in a country newspaper calk. Wed Briton an d Conn Pall Advertiser," Immo. tiff, Mr. R. Gurney the younger, Vice.' Stannary Court, in the county of Dev:. was no sooner called than the Lsdy apt ) , Court as her own advocate, and was acco at the Barristers' table. The pleading by Mr. WILD. a: der, 'll/ were • Mr. Serjeant Part then stated the rase, , observed, consisted chiefly in a char.frt maj e the plaintiff, of malversation in the dischn,' public office. Ile could not bring the me r i, question, which the Jury was now abs.: shortly ender their review, than by rcadinct itself, as it appeared in a public joarnaj, l dressed, in the form of a letter, to the l'aft., t Weit Briton, and was in substance as formes: •• Soi—The f.a NVIIICh lam about to comm.:Ai:et ••• baps, appeal' more singular than Import:ex, less calamitous than the present, the steen , e;:t goner illustrative of the Borough-molar rirg e!ttem, venially execrated, must of - itself excite an inure th it thing new in the history of this country :huh sh).:6l out-hawed Judge. It might be called an insonee or trz the annals of Europe, if a case had not Vienna, of a Magistrate and Minister of Jars. !eint : to the punishment of sweeping the streets. .1 (v.•;.t1.,:•• name of Tontkin was - tome time past removed frers ,Is, Vice-Warden of the Siannary Court, in order to not. r Mr. R. Gurney, son of the Hew. B. Guns. •-:t notoriety. This last Gentleman, not perfectly satiAle: considerabk Benefices, the reward of former sertitei, curing this situation for his ton, obtained at the sz-netlei raise, that the salary should lit occupied, a peon:true: e l honcur of the patron, has not been feltilled. Soon t motion of Mr. Gurney the younger, it urfortunate:i that he was °Mired to leave the county in w!..ieh i pointed to exercise inclicir.l flirtatious, and this necean irons pecuniary embarrassments. In canto:pence atlas a petition was presented to the Lord Warden, corylanit neglect and delay of justice, occasioned by this eicluet, siring the appointment of a new Vice- Warden, bin nu at taken of this representation. After this ttatemeat, it matter of wonder that he should still retain hit place; fact can only be traced to the famous Borourh-moneu tern, and to political motives. Lord Vermouth has bt chased largely in the Borough of Tregony, with a vie posing the interests of the Karl of Darlington. Under teetion tllr. Gurney found It convenient to pi to :he Cc and was twice outlawed in the mtutetllaccs of Ply= Dock, which outlawry has not been reversed. Into tending his Court, be was therefore obliged to secrete Now, Sir, after this statement, no one can be at a Ws is tore what are the motives *bleb operate In Wailing I in a situation the duties of which he it triable to-dub forbear occupying too large a portion of your valctiit air Paper, or I could mention many anecdotes sltevr ;dr. It. Gurney and his son have profited In the whet ruption. I shall only add, that he demanded mines f l o n l i o y ne 2n t y w f d o rom m, co , u i :s li t es e e :w ir i l il v cia . Il o h ver e e bb er . i_n ; i d 'A e: b 7l e t. s d a th ,:ria feel .Lcycs of r. it to trn• " An Eikart to Corny It was impossible, he apprehended, that a in furious br scandalrws libel could be published the character of any man. He should be abteti the publication, not merely in the usual way, ;means of a subsequent letter addressed to the in which the libellous matter was distinctlra lodged. The brother of the defendant had b cretary to the Vice-Warden, and upon his in tion she had ventured to charge Mr. Berne bribery and corruption; and with the specific extorting 20 guintas from the parties in a cause he refused to decide - till the sum in eitiesti( paid. The worst part of the libel it still re for him to state. It was contained in a nib letter, and must fill every well-regulated min a sensation of disgust. The defendant thong' per to instruct the Editor that Mr. Gurney ha outlawed, that this outlawry had not been re and that he was incapable of bringing an actii was sorry to see a Lady of an undemauding lents so conspicuous in the situation of the defendant ; but he felt himself bound to say, 1 , slanderer had ever aimed a more deadly blot: reputation and character of a Gentleman. 1 fendant, he understood, would be her own al and was a woman of no ordinary understanc He had to lameilt that she did not make a be; of the factlties with which PROVIDENCE Lai pleased to gift her ; it was not too late t 3 atonement, although that atonement nine fi verdict of Guilty. He would not dwell wi peculiar emphasis upon the nature of a new publication, because he thought such publi most important and beneficial to society; would state, that in his opinion the sorest in preserving that invaluable blessina was, ti freedom which it involved should not be AIL Mr. E. Budd, the Editor of the West Brig then Ailed, and deposed, that the &deviant conversation, acknowledged the orig:aal ati to be her own. He ieceteed it by the post, subsequently seen her, and in taiking upon i ject, she had admitted the former writing to own. It had been submitted to hint, vial .1 tionary power of altering or omitting srch p: as he might deem unfit for publicgtiou, and accordingly made considerable certainly received a pledge from Captain 1‘ cc of the Nall, the brother-in-law of the delenda no prosecution should be instituted for ceps that which was printed in the The Lady now rose, observing, that sh. there with reverence, but without fear. t. deed, was the inseparable concomitant and of any offence, in a moral view, her entirely acquitted her. She did not apici . personally from any feeling of presumpr• from her inability to procure (o iasel. 11,:' lity was caused by a debt due ixr brother. ,the plaintiff refused to pay, and her ow:. (I;: tion to encroach on the corm - or:3 of a rent. She might be indiscreet, but <he wa., ;- scions of criminality. It was the first nni. t had ever entered a Court of Justice, ano .could entertain a deeper sense than hel,ed eicelltnee of that enlightened sy.tem of f deuce which was established in thy, ce:r.tri