Star. — London, England, 1825-12-24 00:00:00

THE ARMY. Detachments of the following Regiments will embark for India t: e of January : Fel BOMIIAT-4th Dragoons; 2d, 6th, and:2oth Foot—about :Sr !ten. Foe Iletotat,-11th Dragoons. 15 ,• 16th Dragoons, 5 ; 13th F ,.. t . :top ; 14th Ditto, 38 ; 31st Ditto, 60 ; 38th D tto, 200; WI Ditto, '260 ; 47th Ditto, 160 ; 39th Ditto, 300 ; and 87th all 1360 men. The Depot of the 80th Font is ordered to proceed front Men choler to the Isle of Man; and the 95th Foot front the same sta tion to Burnley. Orders have been received in Chatham for upwards of 800 men belonging to the tight Depots of Regiments in that city, to march ; o r Gravesend. for embarkation for the Nast Indies, in a few days. A detachment of the 39th Foot, consisting of one serjeant and 19 rank and Bk, under the command of Lieutenant Cote, has b, c o ordered to embark for New !•outh Walea, as an escort over co nvicts. it is only three Companies of the Ist Battalion of the 60th, or pile Regiment, that have been ordered to march from Weedon Raracks to Manchester. Thirty Recruits have joined the head (porters of that Regiment within a few days. Forty-five Recruits have joined the Depot of the 68th Light In tom, at Chichester Barracks, within these few days. Th e 99th Regiment of Infantry has completed its augmentation estahlishmoit. Ihtachments of, the following Regiments marched from West minster, yesterday, viz. I Ith Light Dragoons, for the Cavalry De pet, at Maidstone ; 2d, L'Oth, and 38th Foot, for Canterbury ; No ditto, for Tilbury Foot ; 13th, 45th, and 59th, for Chathatn; soth and 82. d, for Colchester; 16th and 83d, for Harwich ; 63d and 90th, for Portsmouth ; 70th and 76th, for Winchester; 68th and ?Ist, for Chichester. Detachments belonging to the 17th. 33d, and 77th Regiments of Infantry were ordered to embark yesterday, on board a vessel in the River, for conveyance to Leith, to juin the Depots of their respective Battalions. Detachments belonging to several Regiments of Foot arrived in town yesterday, from Bristol, on route to Chatham and Hythe. THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM. BY HENRY KIRKE WHITE. When marshall'd on the mighty plain, The glittering host bestud the sky, One Star alone of all the train, Can fix the sinner's wand'ring eye! Hark ! hark ! to GOD the chorus breaks; From every host, from every gem; But one alone, the &smug speaks, It is the Star of Bethlehem! Once on the raging seas I rode, The storm was loud—the night was dark ; The ocean yawn'd—and rudely blow'd The wind that toss'd my founning bark ! Deep horror then my vitals froze, Death-struck, I ceased the tide to stem When suddenly a star arose, It was the Star of Bethlehem ! It was my guide, my light, my all, It made my dark forebodings cease; And through the storm, and danger's thrall, It led me to the port of peace ! Now safely moor'd !—my perils o'er, I'll sing first in night's diadem, For ever and for evermore, The Star !—The Star of Bethlehem! At this solemn seas .n, the following description of the spot where the nativity of . ter Savtoutt took place, horn the linwels in the Holy Land, by W. Rae Wilson, Esq. may not he unacceptable to our Readers: I entered Bethlthern, the v ry cradle, if I :nay be permitted to use the expression, of the Christian world. situated on an elevation, and w kb feelings which abso lutely overpowered me, when 1 reflected, that here Was that place where Ha came forth, who was to be the Ruler of Israel. How is it, I would ask, possible to describe all those emotions with which I was affected at setting my foot in this corner of the world, and ap proaching that place, where the RUMMER was born in helplessnes,•, clothed sr ith mortal nature, laden with infirmities, and undertaking to bear the burden of our sins? I can only say, that my mind was filled with profound and awful everence, accompanied with holy joy. At this time there reigned around a glorious so lemnity, amidst the stillness of the day, in unison with that train of reflection which she view of scenes so in teresting raised to a high degree of excitement. The sun shone brilliantly, and it struck me as remarkable, that a sort of star, or diamond, in the centre of the roof of the convent, sparkled with indescribable beauty, bringing most forcibly to mind, that glorious planet which had conducted the Magi to this identical place. "Having inspected the objects of art and adoration in the Church, I was conducted to a small staircase, leading to the Chapel of the Nativity, wliich is sub. terraneous, where the solemn silence, added to the coo. templation of that most stupendous of all events, which occurred on this sacred spot of earth, are well calcu lated to strike the mind with the deepest awe and holy leneratian. Before the altar, several massy silver lamps, the gifts of Catholic Kings, are kept constantly burning, and the peculiar spot where our LORD en dured the penalties of human guilt, is marked wi h a star, formed of White marble, inlaid with jasper, and surrounded with a radiant glory, over which, it is said, the planet stood which led and enlightened the path of the wise men, to the humble Bethlehem. On this there is inscribed the following inrcription ;-- Hic de Virgins Jzsus Caimans natus est.' " To the right of this is shewn, the place where the manger stood in which he was laid. This appears to be cut out of the natural rock, and is now lined with marble. Lamps of silver are always kept in an illumi nated state before it. According to a practice observed by pilgrims, I fell upon my knees, and saluted the place of the Nativity, although I own no kind of ceremony was requisite to.enhance that sublime sense which I en tertained at this critical moment, of those eternal. obli gains, which, in common with the whole race of man kind, I was under to that glorious and condescending Beim who here began hia career of suffering, humi liation, and submission, which terminated at that solemn moment, when, stretched out and nailed to the ac cursed tree, he meekly said, 4 It is finished, bOwed his head, and gave up the ghost.' "Macy of the habitations, it may be remarked, in Bethlehem and Jerusalem, ate formed out of grottos,' and also several of the stables there, and in that city, are in excavations of the earth and rock. In this view, 41 . 1 objections which may arise, so far as respects the exact spot where our Savious was born, being under ground, can have no foundation; on the contrary, it receives strong confirmation, from being so much similar to the stables and places for keeping cattle ordinarily in use in India to this very day." • Zephaniah. ii. 6. The trial of the Cap ain of the Ayr ste tow-boat, that rim down the Comet, is now going on at Edinbutgh.- 411 hopes of tait.ing the Comet appear to be at an end. She i, •a,t in the mud. PROVINCIAL BANKS. ..e...411,.... PROM Till DEVIZES °atm. The gloom which prevailed throughout the country,, during the last and preceding weeks, we are happy to say, has newly subsided. Confidence, indeed, seems to he hourly increasing. With regard to the county of Wilts, not the least inconvenience has ariaen. Numerous as are the bankers throughout this county, we believe we may safely assert, that there is not one but is far above suspicion. Instead of an erra demand for cash at the Yeovil bank on Friday last (the market-day), many came to solicit their nott-s in exchange for those of more remote banks, though perhaps of equal respectability. PROM THE DORSET COUNTY CHRONICLE. We are happy to hear that the Dorchester bank has given notice of le-opening on Saturday neat. It is but justice to add,that the several Gentlemen of considerable 14nded property in this neighbourhood, as well*: in o her parts of the county, whose audits are approach ing, had previously instructed their respective stewards to take the Dorchester notes in payment. It is with great pleasure we find that the banking houses of Messrs. William Bower and William Eliot, at Dorchester and Weymouth, have continued their pay ments most promptly, in sovereigns and Bank of Eng land notes, and have a large surplus of means to answer every possible demand. The public confidence in the stabi:ity of the Sherborne banks (Messrs. Pretor and Co.'s, and Messrs. Tlwrn and Co's.) has not fora moment been shaken. POOL, Dzcoesse 41. The panic in the money•niarket occasioned a slight run on the Pool b inks, principally by persons out - of the town ; but the confidence which the public. entertain of their st .bility, has prevented the r un from being general. ing to the suspension of payments by the Wimborne branch of Dean, Clapcotr, and C 0.% Christchurch hank, their branch in this town was also compelled to make a similar suspension ; but a paper being circulated, signed; . both numerously and respectably, in which those signing declared their fir m opinion of the responsibility of their firm, their notes have passed as before. PROM THE STAMFORD NEWS. As soon as it was made known at Crowland, that Messrs. Simpson, White, and White, bankers of Peter borough, were capable of paying 20s. in the pound, with 5 per cent. interest, on all the deposits, and have a surplus of more than 50,0001. such was the gratifi_a tion of the inhabitants, that they immediately set the parish bells ringing. Tie Sleaford bank commenced operations yesterday in paying one•pound I34nk of England notes in ex change for their own, to the davit) and disappoint ment i f the !wider: of their notes. The banking house of Jaines Hill an! Son, of Wis. beach, which suspended their payments last week, in in consequence of the stoppage of Messrs. Williams and C of London, and that of Messrs. Wentworth and Co. of York•hire, have given notice of their intention to pay off their notes in full to all who require it. They sill commence with the one•pound notes on Monday, the 2d of January next, and in a few days after will proceed to pay off the five-pound and ten-pound notes and deposits. EVESHAM BANE At a very numerous and respectable meeting of the inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood of Evesham, held at the Town Hall, the 22d day of December, 1825, Dr. Beak Cooper being called to tiie Chair, stated, that by desire of some of the most re spectable inhabitanti, he had requested their attendance to consider the best method of re-establishing public ci e• dit and confidence, as the only means to pi event the t uin of numerous individuals, and to promote the interest and trade of the town and neighbourhood; that he had framed such resolutions as he consideled best adapted to meet the exigencies of the tame; which being moved by T. Blayney, E q. and seconded by the general accla mations of the meeting, they were carried unanimously. FROM TILE BIRMINGHAM CHRONICLE, DEC. 22. Dating the run on Messrs. Taylor and Lloyd's, on Saturday, a post-chaise and four dtove up with a sea sonable supply of specie and Bank of England notes. The time occupied in travelling from London was under eight hours. A further supply has also since been re ceived. We are happy to say, there has not been the slightest run on any of the Banks since Monday. FROM THE WOLVIRHAMPTON CHRONICLE., DEC. 22. The panic which has prevailed in the money market of the Metropolis would have been scarcely felt in this town or neighbourhood, but for the unfortunate stop page of Messrs. Gibbins, Smith, and Goode,of Bit ming ham, which created an excitement and alarm amongst that part of the community who act not from discrimi nation but from momentary feeling. This was met here as it ought—those who well knew the responsibility of the Banking establishments in this town drew up a re solution, which received the voluntary signatures of upwards of 400 of the principal inhabitants, copies of which were issued early on Monday morning, and the con , equent and natural result has been, a total allay. went of agitation, and restoration of confidence. WORCESTER BANKS. • We are anthem ized to state that the report of one of the Worcester B inks having stopped payment is wholly unfounded; on the contrary, the meat perfect confidence has been evinced by the citizens, in both the Banking establishments of that city. The foUow ins is from— THZ woacasrzet JOURNAL, DEC• 22. Monday a numerous and respectable meeting of the inhabitants of this city and neighbourhood wa. held at the Guildhall, the Right Worshipful the Mayor in the Chair; when a declaration was unanimously agreed to by the Mayor, Aldermen, Merchants, Trades men, and other inhabitants of that city and neigh bourhood, who thought it proper to declare, in the strongest terms and most public manntr, their full and complete confidence in the solid wealth and well.known prudence of the bankers of that city, and to take their notes in payment as usual. A similar meeting was held on Tuesday, at Kidder minster, to express confidence in the Bank of Messrs. Wakeman and Turner. A meeting of the principal inhabitants of Bewdley and its neighbourhood was held on Monday, to express their confidence in the stability of the bank of Messrs. Pardoe, Nichols, and Baker, and declared their wil-, lingness to take their notes to any amount. SHEERNESS. Deviance 90. Although the Sheerness Bank of Mr. E. Bishop has suspended its business for a few days, yet the confi dence of the inhabitants of the town and its neighbour hood, that the Bank will be opened again in a few days, is such, that the notes continue to pass is u.cral. FROM TIIE BRADFORD COURIER. - Public decbratioas, signed by all the most respectable Gentle• men and traders resident in the towns and utighbowhood of the followirg Banks, it Sbropsi• /re,l ve beer sport.r.reettalr made, whh a view of checking the spreading of the panic which has prevailed in London, stating their determination to continue to take the rotes of the several banking-houses men:limed below, and their entire confidence in the stability of their respective Bind: Tut Saner:tan Bars.—Messrs. Biddle, hlountford, Pidcock, and Cope. Tut COALIBILOOIC DA LB Bars—Messrs. Darbfand Dickinson. Tna Bainaminams BAN[.—Messrs. Vrttehards and Sons. Ditto.—Messrs. C. H. Cooper and Co. Tam Bao aaaaa RAT4C—Messrs. Pritchard. and Sons. Tam WII74LOCK BAM—Messrs. C. H. Cooper and Co. NORWICH, Decegass 23. We are sorry to be obliged to announce the stoppage of the banks of Aleuts. T. H. and W. Day, of this city (having also a branch at Swaffhani), which took place about five o'clock on Friday evening. The consequence waa, that the following being market day, many of the country people pressed upon the other banks, but such is the confidence of both Citizens and Agriculturists in the county, that it was observed scarcely any persons of import ance joined in the " run." which was, therefore, very incon siderable, and the following declaration has been very numerously signed by the merchants and traders:— " We the undersigned having the greatest confidence in. the banks of 'Messrs. Gurneys and Co. Messrs. Harvey. and Hudson., and Messrs. Thompson, Barclay, and Ives ' agree to take any notes of the abonmentinned banks that may be offered to us." YARMOUTH, Ditcansia 23. Saturday a run took phee on the two respectable Banking Rita blishments in this town a circumstance chiefly to be attributed to the recent failure in Norwich. This spirit was promptly met by a public meeting convened by the Mayor, Charles Costerton, Esq. which consisted of all the principal inhabitants, merchants, and tradesmen ; the Mayor opened the business by stating that he had convened the inhabitants for the purpose of checking unfounded alarms, and to restore confidence to the public ; and was followed by Wm. Steward, Esq. who explicitly and strongly stated his firm opinion that both the Banks, in point of stability and means, were placed mi a rock that nothing could shake, and then proposed the resolutions to that effect, which were carried unanimously, and signed by 300 persons. PKTERSFIELD BANK. The notes of Messrs. Hector, Beneraft, and Co. will be paid by Messrs. Hoare, Barnett, and Co. pending the arrangements making by Messrs. Williams and Co. for resuming their business. IPSWICH, DICSMISR 24. On an early day in the week, a declaration, announcing confi dence in the Banks of Messrs. Alexander and Co. and Messrs. Crkkitt, Bacon, and Co. was numerously signed by the Mercantile Interests of the town, and the Landed Interests of the neighbour hood, and immediately circulated. (ireat confidence has been placed in the respective Banks by their principal customers, and we have not heard of any cheques being drawn for the purpose of lessening their deposits. The inhabitants of Woodbridge, desirous of averting the evils attendant upon temporary and groundless alarm, on Monday last signed a declaration of their confidence in the stability of the two Banks of that town.— //smirch Journal. Our correspondent at Yarmouth informs us that the Banks at that place remain perfectly secure, and retain the greatest confidence of the public. The same,we learn, may be said of those at Colchester. The respectable Banking House of IslessTs. Williams, Paulson. and Yeatman, will resume its payments on Saturday. That of Messrs. Henning and Co. is we are assured, making arrangements to do the same at a very early period.—. Dorchester Journal. Some Noblemen and Gentlemen publicly announced their deter mination to support the Lewes Old Bank, by indemnifying the holders of its notes for six months. The amount for which they guarantee the Bank amounts to £170,000. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Marquis of Carmarthen has left town for Hornby Castle, York hire. The Earl of Besborough left town yesterday for Earl Spencer's seat, Althorpe, Northamptonshire, for the holidays. S. Jarvis, Esq. arrived at his seat In Staffordshire, from France. George Morgan, Esq. has left his seat in Hants, for his father's ht Lady Langford has arrived at her house in Berkeley-square. from Herefordshire. Arrivals at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street—Lord and Lady Farnham, and Maxwell, Esq. from Ireland; Fowler Hicks, Esq. from Yorkshire ; General Sir Henry Fane, Bart. from his seat in Hants; Sir Hussey and Mr. Vivian have left ditto for their peat in Ilants. Lord . Bingham arrived yesterday, at Fenton's New Hotel, Sc. /alisiii-itrAft, from Ireland. ' Deparfurei;—Captain Manson, R.N. for Plymouth ; Robert Harries, Esq. oa a tour; and J. Milnes, Esq. for Melton Mowbray. Mr. and Mrs. Howell have arrived at Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook-street. from their seat in Gloucestershire; Charles Tyrrel, Esq. has left ditto, for his seat in Suffolk. Departures from Read's Hotel, Lower Grosvenor.street :—Sir Augustus Henniker, Bart. for his seat in Suffolk ; William Cald well, Esq. for Ireland ; and Captain Dalrymple, for Scotland. ADMIRALTY SESSIONS, DECEMBER 2S. -. 8 .-. CHARGE OF MURDER 2Y SMUGGLERS. John Greenland, mariner, was put to the bar on an indictment charging him with wilfully killing and slay ing, on the high seas, within the jurisdiction of the High Court of Admiralty, John Howlthan, one of the men belonging to his Majesty's Preventive Service, stationed off Folkstone, on the night of the 9th Uct. by forcibly throwing him from a boat at sea for the pur pose of smuggling. Another count laid the off.oce as having been committed with a pistol. The Learned Judge, after healing the evidence, com menced delivering his charge to the Jury, and having remarked on the high importance of the case, put it to them to say, whether they could conscientiously acquit or find the prisoner guilty ? After an absence of an hour and a half, the Jury found the pri mer—Mt Gushy. During the absence of the above Jury, twelve other Gentk mien were sworn in, and _ _ Charlet Soil was put to the bar on an indictment, charging him with feloniously stealing, within the jurb.diction of the High Court of Admiralty, twenty-five gallons of rum. The case for the prose cution was not borne out by the witnesses, and the Jury found him —Not Guilty. The bill against J. M. Hilt, for stealing 25,000 dollars, was thrown out by the Grand Jury. The above were the only cases, and the Sessions adjourned. LAW REPORT. COURT OF CHANCERY, Ilse. 23. IN RZ BELf.IS, AN INFANT. Mr. HART applied for an order to enable the Bank of England to pay to the use of the infant, dividends open stock, upon which the late Fauntleroy had raised money for his own purposes. The Bank had consented' to do this, on condition f the responsibility in which they might be held by the administration of the bank rapt estate being taken from them. The order was granted accordingly. CORINT•GARDIN THEATRE....-CONST V. HARRIS. C The LORD H ANCELLOR, after considerable discus, sion upon the directions to be given to the Treasurer at the Theatre, at length fettled them on these tern. The Receiver is to be allowed the current expenses, including the nightly expenses, rates, taxes, and other unavoidable outgoings; he is to reserve a proportion of the receipts for the payment of the rent ; and he is every two months to state on affidavit what-sum he has reserved, and also what balance he holds in hand. Parties are tken to be at liberty to move the Coutt for the payment in, and appropria ion of such balances. His Lordship jocularly remarked, that he hoped they would manage such m•tions to the Court, so as not to pay box-prices fur them. .COUßT OF*INp'S . BENCH, Drc.,25. HANNAFORD V. NUNN. • • : This action was brought by the plaintiff, who was Master of his Majesty's ship Tweed, avainst the tic • &aslant, who was Commander of the same ship, for arresting and keeping him in confinement en three dif ferent occasions. First, from the 14th of August to the 17th, in 189.4. Secondly, from the 31st of August to the 11th of October; and the third, in the same month of October, but of the last there was no proof. The defendant pleaded a great number of pleas in justification, First, that the plaintiff had di.obeyed his commands. Secondly, that he quarrelled with his brother Officers. Thirdly, that a complaint was made against him. Other pleas charged the plain t•ff with a:tering the log book, and also with falsehood and prevarication. Mr. BROUGMAII, stated the case to the Jery, and called the following witnesses. Lieutenant Wm. Harwood—Was on board the Tweed in August laA year. The plaintiff was master of her. A master is of the same rank with a Lieutenant ; the ship sailed from Rio Janeiro on the Btks of August..— Recchlects some orders being issued by Captain Hunn. The orders now produced are the same. They were issued about the 13th of August. The Officers were all required to sign them. On the 14th of August the plaintiff was placed under arrest on the quarterdeck. The ship's company was turned up, and the m trines placed under aims. The Captain was on deck ; the plaintiff was there also. The Captain in minced a letter, and asked if that was his writing ? the defendant said it was, and c nducted himself quite iespectfully. The Captain gave him in charge to a seijeant of matines. and a marine sentinel; he then read his letter to the ship's company. He then read the naval articles of war, making gesticulations at the plaintiff whenever he came to the words mutiny, disobedience," &c. The plaintiff se veral times attempted to speak, but was prevented by tie Captain calling out Id Silence, no cabal." The plain tiff was then taken to his cabin, and confined until the 17th. The cabin is about four • five feet high, and from six to seven feet square; therei, a small scuttle light in the cabin, nine inches by five, the only means of ventilation. The crew sleep on the same deck, about• one hun dred and thirty in number ; the temperature is about eighty-six degrees ; the cabin would be warmer than the gun room. On the 17th he was released, and performed duty as master, and continued to do so until the Si st of Aug. on wHich day he was atain placed un der arrest, the crew were again turned out, and the marines under arms. They were both again present. The Captain desired him to go down insta ttly and sign the orders, which he did. The plaintiff, at the same time, presented a letter to the Captain, saying he was bound to obey those orders, but he begged leave to offer his dissent until the opinion of the Commander-in. Chief WAS know% The Commander- was Sir Ge :rge Eyre.—Whilst the plaintiff was absent signing the book, the Captain said that the plaintiff had inserted something in the leg book, which took place dining witness's watch, and, by way of prevarication, had said that witness desired him to do so. Witness replied that he had so desired him. Part of what was inserted was copied from the board, and the other witness dictated ; bat the adoition was a fact. The Captain then asked-witness if any one had heard him tell the plaintiff that I.e was at liberty to make any insertion in the log book that he thought proper ?—One of the midshipmen replied t , at he had heard him.—The name of the mids';iptoan was L. Hardy. The Captain then read the Articles of War, pointing out the particular ones which he considered the plaintiff came under, at the sante nine asserting that he WAS sure the plaintiff was labouring under men tal derangement, ansl he would confine him ice his Sa bin, to take care of him. Two sailors were then brought forward, who had heel ordered for punish ment—the one was for infamous ex e ;res inns to the boatswain, and the other for habitual drunkenness. The Captain then said to the first man that he conk' not think of punishing him, when he saw that he had such a baneful example before him; and to t e other he made use of similar language, and miti gated his punishment to six lashes. The plaintiff wax continued in confinement until the II th cf October, when he was released by ac order from the Comm rndi r in Chief. During the whole of this time I.e was in close confinement in the same cabin. The heat of the weather was much about the same the whole time the vessel was at sea—from the Slst of August to the 2d of October—during which time the scuttle could not be kept open. The plaintiff, during this time, was allowed to walk the main deck for ose hour each day, but he was accompanied by a guard, and not peimit. ted to speak to any of the ship's crew. On the 9‘h of October, two Captains of King's ships came on board, and two days afterwards the plaintiff was ieleased. The ship left Rio on the 12 h. Part of the time the plaintiff had a sentinel placed over him. The orders of the Captain were put in and read. John Rotas produced a letter from Mr. Hannaford to Captain Hunn, which Mr. liarvrood proved to be in Mr. Hannaford's hand writing. The letter referred to the Captain's requisition that Mr. Hanna ford should sign his (Captain Henn's) orders, as he found nothing in the general naval instructions requiring hint so to do. Other letters from Mr. Hannaford to Captain Hunn were put in and read. The log book was also produced. A letter from Admiral Eyre, directing that Hannaford might not be confined so strictly, as to be kept without air, and that be should he permitted to walk the quarter deck and attend Divine Service. It also required that his application for a Court Martial should be in a letter, confined to that subject solely. Several of the articles of naval instructions were here reid, with the view of shewing that Captain Mum had violated them, but that Mr. Hannaford had nut. Lieutenant Harwood re-examined.—The log was kept in chalk, and then copied into the log-book. He was directed to turn to that pan of the log-book which related to his being put under ar rest by order of Captain Henn, and which he bad himself dictated to the Master, as he (Lieutenant Harwood) did not think his own entry on the log-book sufficiently explanatory. The Captain of the ship in the King's service received half of the profits of carrying specie, the Commander-in-Chief on the station one-quarter, and Greenwich hospital one-quarter. Lieut. Harwood cross-examined.—They sailed from England about March last. Mr. Hannaford joined the ship in that month, u Plymouth. They sailed next day. Witness had a quarrel with plaintiff on the quarter-deck. It was the day before they wen: into Madeira. A complaint was made by plaintiff to the Captain about it. The Captain was much displeased, and spoke to Mertens on the subject. It was proved that Mr. Hannaford had acted rightly. It was no quarrel, a mere difference of opinion on a park or ser vice. There was no threat, nor did be on that or any other occasion threaten Mr. Hannaford with personal violence. Witness never heard that plaintiff had so represented it to the Captain. Mr. IN 3..1. noford and witness did not , speak for a month or six week.; to each other, though in the same mess. The First Lieutenant (Reny) complained to the Captain of Mr. Hannaford, for a breach of Is orders. Did not hear what took place between Linit. Kelly and Mr. Hatinaford.—He never heard of two charges having been made against Mr. llannaford for disobedience of orders. There were nut perpetual differences in the gun-room between Mr. Hannaford and the other Officers. Did not recollect any other quarrel than the one between himself and Mr. Hannaford, end Lieutenant Kelly and Mr. Hannaford. It was usual for.tbe . Officers to sign the' Captain's regulations, if not at variance with the printed instructions. • He had heard of persons• refusisteto sign such • orders cm the ground of their being; contrary .-tu the printed instructions. Mr. Hannaford did n sign itunn'e tidal's, other °deers did, hut r ated spirit them. They remonstrated against more than de. Oae ~t