Star. — London, England, 1824-07-17 00:00:00

THE LATE KING - OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. The leaden coffin containing the remains of his Ma iesty, was placed in the splendid case that has been fur ',laud by Mr. Jarvis, of Long Acre, yesterday evening It is of immense width, and is lined with rich white satin, fluted very tastefully, and the outside is of crim son velvet, and studded with brass nails and ornaments s imilar to that of the late Queen. On the plate is the following inscription: munlinatinni ituo an ID X411111A.0. /MAXI SAYS 2s. • 7Y=AtLI ILMILVI it MANOR 1119/1 1 112511KA11111 1824 AURA 11110-NO LOMALOA lu.n sown. Ar.d underneath is engraven— sixsr,uts• tn. 113110 0? WI SANDWICH MANTA, DS m suer 14, 1824, DI vas 28•18 TSAR OF IMAM MAT WZ 1113IIKIISR OUR lISLOYSD ZING The following dispatch to the Prime Minister of the ' Sandwich Islands, announcing%he death of his Majesty, was last night forwarded to Falmouth : " Osbome's Hotel, July 15th, 1824. Dams Fasiftn—g-It is very sorrowful news for you, but being the will of Heavens, we must submit. I mentioned in my letter , daftd July 9th, the death of our good Queen. The King, having lost his Consort, was much agitated by the fatal shock, and, enable to support the weight his manly bosom experienced, he died, soy dear Friend, and left us to lament the virtues we so often admired in him. You well know my feelings, and the reason I have to deplore the loss of such true friendship. All the Physicians coald do, all we could say by way of consolation, availed nothing; he told me, more than once, that all the support the English nation rfald give him was in vain. The fatal bargain, my dear Friend, %Ira made, and he sank to rise no more. Their bodies will be re moved to the Sandwich Islands, to give you and the whole of our nation satisfaction that everything was done by the English Govern sent and private Gentlemen to promote our comfort, and assist our unfortunate Monarch. Even the King of England sent his own Physicians, and the Noble Duke of York his Surgeon; and every thing that England produced was at our command. You will much iertet, with myself, that circumstances prevented his having an in terview with the King of England, who kindly expressed his hope (through his Physician) that our King would console himself, and ant sink under his affliction, and that his Most Gracious Majesty would give our King an interview as soon as his health was restored. tope you are weir; and that we shall be able to continue to labour fur your welfare, is the wish of Yours, truly, " JOIIN R RIVES. " Tv ..% Ir. Pitt, Prime Minister at the Sandwich Islands, or Krimaku." LAW REPORT. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JULY le. MENDICITY SOCIETY. BODKIN D. THE PROPRIETORS or " TIIE Mr. TYNDALL opened the declaration in this case. I was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover com pensation in damages for a false and malicious libel, published in The Times Newspaper, affecting his cha racter. The defendant pleaded the general issue. The following are the names of the Jury : Richard Carpenter, John Crouch, David Pain, William Robert son, William Hbiton, Hugh Thomas, Philip L a ke Godsall, Theo -1314ek, Henry S awyer, Edward Cooke, Benjamin Wkkstead, William Horn. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated the case to the Jury. This was an action brought by a most respectable Gan tieman, Mr. Bodkin, who had filled the office, first, of Honorary Secretary, and subsequently of Assistant- Manager, to a most laudable and useful Charitable Institution, called the " Mendicity Society." Mr. Bod kin now appeared before a Jury of his country to seek reparation for the injury which his character ha/ sustained, and which he had hitherto sought in vain. The vast circulation of that Paper rendered an as persion on a man's character, contained in its columns, peculiarly injurious. It was read in every corner of the world in which the English language was under stood. The present libel arose out of the connection which the plaintiff had with the Mendicity Society. The first office which he had held was that of Honorary Secretary, and he was afterwards appointed Assistant Manager for his services, in which situation the Society thought him amply entitled to the salary of 3001. a year. In that capacity he had acted for a yeir and eight months, in reward of which he received the sum of 5001., and he was subsequently succeeded in his office by a Gentleman of the name of Walker. The libel foe which the plaintiff now sought redress consisted of observations made upon the plaintiff for having received the salary which the Society had voted him, and which they thought him quite entitled to receive; and yet for accepting this sum a letter had been published in The Times, accusing him of being a mercenary in disguise, whilst he professed to act upon independent feelings. Some of the most distinguished individuals in the coun try composed this Society: his Royal Highness the Duke of York was the President, Lord Suffield was the foun der, and Mr. Bodkin had filled the situation of Secre tary; for the mode in which he had discharged the duties of that office he had uniformly received the thanks of the Society ; and, in fact, they considered the mutual sum they had voted, of 8001. a year, as a very moderate compensation for his services : these services were of a nature greatly to raise the character of the Institution, and to diminish its expenses. Mr. Bodkin, finding this libel appearing in a Paper of such extensive circulation, applied for an explanation; but none what ever was given, and another article appeared. The other libel consisted of an imputation on the part of the plaintiff, that he had intended to transfer to Red-Lion !quart the funds of a Society for the relief of the " Houseless Poor," of which he had been a member, under the impression that he was to receive a high :glary. In all these statements there was not one word of truth, and for the injury which the plaintiff had sus tained he now appeared before the Jury to seek repara tion. He was the last man to complain of the liberty of the press; on the contrary, he considered it as the security for all our liberties. The Times was peculiarly to be dreaded for its circulation. It was unquestionably conducted with great talent, and from that had derived a most extensive circulation. The object of the plaintiff was not money; his motive in originating the proceed ing was to vindicate his character, which had been most foully and unjustly assailed; and he was sure the Jury would give such damages as would manifest the sense they entertiined of the injury he had suffered. The Honourable Charles Shore was then called, and examined by Mr. Gummier—He said he bad been a Member of the " Men .lidly Socitty" for three years. Mr. Bodkin had been Honorary Secretary and Assistant Manager. An annual account had been published by the Society. The Report was then put in in evidence. Cross-examined by Mr. Se..taitrr—l was not an original mem bet , I know very little of Mr. Bodkin • I have been told that he vets in avariety of employments. My Idea of the Institution was, that it was a Society of independent 'Gentlemen, who were to de vote 'heir services gratuitou s ly to a great public Object. Mr. Tooke is Honorary Solicitor, and receives uo emolument waatseever. Th ere were 93 M anage r s pr es ent when the Assistant p • clager was appointed; it was not done at a public meeting, nor "as the proceeding made public; there was no public intimation • that Mr. Bodkin had been appointed Assistant Manager. A public dinner was subsequendy h4d, and great palm were taken to vindi cate Mr. Bodkin's character. 'think their Worts ware iseesellai, and that Mr. Bodkin's character is now cleat ham Re-examined—The appointment of Mr. Bodkit ia lit li trat tended with great benefit; without some inch oacer the Society could not guard against imposldona. The libellous passages were then put in and read ; they consisted of a letter signed " A Friend to the Poor," and of a leading article founded on the letter, recommending it to the attention of the Pub lic. The Paper containing the libels bore the date Jan.l7, 1824. An objection was then taken by Mr. Scattier?, that there had been no proof of any sum of 5001. having been voted. The argument on this point occupied some time, but the Learned Judge was of opinion that there was sufficient evidence to go to the Jury ; upon which Mr. SCA RLETT rose to address the Jury on behalf of the defendants. He said it became his duty to make such observations on the evidence, as suggested them selves on the evidence which his Learned Friend, the Attorney-General, and his coadjutors had bid before them, and also on that evidence which his Learned Friend had stated he should Adduce, but which be had omitted; and he should begin with the latter in the first instance. His Learned Friend had said that Mr. Bod- kin, finding it impossible to obtain redress or contradic tion, had found it necessary to come into Court and challenge inquiry. He had given his friend some par tial interruption at the time, and called upon him to retract what he had • said, for that he defied him to prove his assertion. His Learned Friend had used some very vehement and effective declamation on the subject of Mr. Bodkin having applied for a contradiction of the statements, but no such fact had been proved; and therefore he had a right to call on the Jury to believe that the whole was a fiction. No application of the kind was made to the defendants. The first intima- tion the defendants had heard of any intention to pro ceed, was an inquiry as to who were their He had been now a long time accustomed to Courts of Justice, and perhaps he felt as little embarrassment ail any man as to the selection of topics to address to a Jury, but he confessed freely he did feel some difficulty as to the part of the question to which he should first address himself, so many and so pressing were the considerations which presented themselves to his mind. Many of the assertions of his Learned Friend, the Attorney-General, were mere truisms, of a character which no man could venture to contradict; such, for instance, as this—that when a man is attacked in his character and prospects by the public press, it becomes a duty which he owes to the public to challenge an investigation. Why, who could doubt this proposition in the abstract? but, like most othergeneral propositions, it must be received with certain qualifications. But here they found, in the very same paper which contained the alleged libel, a full and clear authority to the plaintiff to give any contradiction to the statements which was in his power. He had an opportunity of an appeal to the .public through the same widely-circulated channel which con veyed the accusation, and just as generally and as ex tensively could his vindication have been distributed. Was this then an action of which it could be said that the only object of the plaintiff was to clear his reputa tion ? His Learned Friend (the Attorney-General) would have been more correct, had he said that the object and the motive which had originated - the prose cution was to put money in the plaintiff's pobket, instead of which he has set him foith as a public man. whose character has been grievously injured; he did not care whether he recovered sixpence by. the action—his sole object was to meet the charges, and challenge inquiry. But what says the first respectable witness, Mr. Shine? He stated that no imputation rested on the character of Mr. Bodkin, and that whatever delusion .might have, previously existed was promptly and completely re moved by the Public Meeting which had been held —a Meeting at which Mr. Bodkin had attended, in which a defence had been made for him, which was pub lished throughout the world. Was his Learned Friend then right in saying that the only object of the present action was to set the plaintiff's character right with the., world ? Why the very evidence which had been called, contradicted the statement of his own Counsel. He would be very far indeed from wishing to cast censure upon the Noble and respectable persons who were the promoters and supporters of the Mendicity Society. He . was himself a distant and humble follower in their foot-. steps, and, therefore, if be accused, he would (to use a vulgar phrase) be " befouling his own nest." But when he stated this, he was very far indeed from thinking that this Society could adequately discharge its duties to the Public, unless it was vigilantly watched by the public press. Those Institutions, which come to us in the garb of charity, which invite our best affections, and awake our most generous feelings, were; of all others, the most likely to degenerate into the corrupt object of serving private purposes, and promoting private ad vantages, the consequence of which must be, that what had been drawn from our generosity for the service of the poor, was devoted to private gains and filthy emo lument. Don't let it be supposed for a moment that he meant to level any insinuation of this kind at Mr. Bod kin, farther than to state, that this action appeared to him the most litigious and unreasonable he had ever heard of. Farther than this be did not mean to apply any obser vations which might chance to fall from him. In the lucubrations of those who directed their genius to the, improvement as well as the amusement of mankind, it , would be frequently found that much that was true was blended with the productions of the imagination; and so it was, that in a most popular novel, one of the' first of that kind that ever was written, and which he was sure every man in that Court must have read—he meant Gil Bias—he met with a passage which admi rably illustrated his present meaning. The Jury would no doubt remember when Gil Bias met his ancient friend Fabricius, dressed in a coarse habit, marching ini an austere gait, with a huge bunch of keys suspended before him, aad his eyes rivetted to the ground—his friend Gil Blas was unable to discern, in this extraordi.l nary dress, the friend of his youth, the gay,the sprightly poet Fabricius. At length he is reminded of the former acquaintance by his friend, who bids him to be secret, and tells him he is now in the service of Don Manuel Donnez, the director and overseer of the poor, and that all the charities passed through his hands—(A laugh). He invites him to come and see him at his master's house, and he would explain to him the rea son why he wore that pious suit, and why he looked thus demure ; he had some intention of succeeding his master, who was now grown old, and they managed matters so well that more money came into their pockets than into those of the poor—(A laugh). Now this was the very tendency of all such Societies, unless very narrowly and vigilantly watched by the public press. It was for the want of this superintend ance, that the Philanthropic Society had fallen to the ground, and the sentiments contained in the alleged libel were such, as that no Editor of a public Journal, who wished to discharge his duty to the public, could have hesitated to promulgate. It was true that Mr. Bodkin had had the Merit a i ring Mail instrumental in founding thi s S oc i ety; a in reward or his services, his name had been widely circulated in Newspapers, Speeches, Pamphlets, and bilious other ways; he bad obtained great fame; and the only effect of this publi cation was, that he had been bespattered with praise, of which he was sure be would be the last man to com plain; for, from all he ceittld learn, no man was more anxious than Mr. Bodkid that his name should appear in the Newspapers; and if he was coming to the Bar, as had been said, notoriety would be the very thing for him; he therefore had no reason to complain, for no name had appeared more frequently in print. The Learned Gentleman then commented at great length on the evidence which had been adduced, and the facts of the case generally, and concluded by stating that the public had a deep interest in questions of this kind ; for it was their obvious interest that there should exist in this country, protected by public tribunals, of which Juries were the best of all, a Free Press, conducted by Editors who were possessed of the courage and mag nanimity to denounce the proceedings of Public So cieties, when they deserved censure, and who at all risks were resolved to discharge their duty to the public honestly and fearlessly. After the examination of a few witnesses, Mr. Justice Ltrrsanaut then summed up the evidence with great minuteness, and left it to the Jury to say, whether in their judgment the publication in question had sprung from a malicious motive, or whether it was within the limits of free and legitimate discussion 7—The Jury then retired. A singular affair took place in the vicinity of the Court, about three hours after the Jury bad retired, between Mr. Bence, who had given the chief evidence in favour of the plaintiff, and Mr. I PLATT, the Solicitor for the defendants, the latter charging the for mer with an assault. The parties were called into Court and exa mined, as well as some witnesses who saw the transaction, which they related very differently. In consequence of this, Mr. Justice LITILZIM LI refused to interfere. At the close of this discussion, Mr. Justice Larrtznats proposing to leave the Court, sent to the Jury, to know whether they hid any question to ask him before be retired? 'l'he Jury returned answer, that they wished for refreshment ; to which his Lordship replied, that he had no power to order any, unless to such as could swear that their lives would be endangered by the want of food. His Lordship then quitted the Bench, leaving Mr. Bellamy to take the verdict. _ _ _ At seven o'clock the Jury sent a paper to the Learned Judge, who was in his private room, and who shortly after appeared on the Bench. The Jury having re-assembled, Mr. Justice Ltrrtauts said the paper he held in his hand related to two Special Jurymen, who required refreshment. Mr. Horton, an old Special Juryman, said he was 80 years or age; he could not say his life was in danger, but he could not go on without food. Mr. Robertson, another Special Juryman, said be was 78. He had been in Court ever since nine in the morning, and was under medical advice; and his life was endangered by the want of food. Mr. Sawyer, one of the salesmen, then addressed his Lordship— ° My Lord, I wish to know whether, if we find a verdict for the plaintiff, we shall impute any malicious motive to the defendant?' Mr. Justice Lrertanata—The question is, whether malice Is to be fairly inferred from the articles themselves? It is not necessary to shew special malice, not personal malice In the minds of the de fendants; but if the tendency be injurious, the Jury may infer what the law call malice. Mr. Sawyer—But how can T find for the plaintiff, if I do not impute any bad motive to the defendants? Mr. Justice Lermaoate—You are not called on to find a per sonal motive. The defendants may never have seen this Paper at all; it may be the work of mere servants, and they may know no i thing of the plaintiff, and have no wish to injure him ; still, if their servants have published defamatory matter in the course of their employ, they are - liable, in point of law, as if they had done it thew selves. Mv.filawyee- r My Lord,aa no justification IS pleaded,l suppose WO are not at libettY to consider the jostke of the allegation in the paper. Mr. Justice Lit:term te—Yes so far as this—whether it be a fair and bows fide comment on the report of the managers. If it be not, then the defendants meld only justify themselves by pleading its truth, and then that truth would come in issue. Mr. Sawyer—My Lord, I am quite satisfied with the answers you have given to all my questions. The Jury then consulted for a few minutes in the box, and then said, they were agreed as to the verdict, but not as to the damages. They then retired again, and the Judge left the Court. Refreshment was ordered for the two Special Jurors who had asked for it. At half.past eight, Mr. Sawyer and three others of the Jury wrote td their families, stating they must not expect them for the night ; and the notes were dispatched by the officer. At a quarter before twelve o'clock the Jury knocked, and on opening the door, one of their body stated that they were not likely to come to an agreement, and pointed to a brother Juror, who was' lying on some chairs. Soon after one o'clock, the officer who was in attendance apse the Jury, came into Court and stated, that the Juror who had sit. ready obtained the indulgence of a glass of water, requested another, as he was still ill. Mr. Bellamy said, that if the Gentleman's health required it s & was an indulgence which he would not refuse. In a short time a note was sent in from one of the Jury, addressed to Mr. Bellamy. In this note it was stated that the Jurors wished to be allowed a pack of cards and a cribbage-board, to amuse them selves until they could agree. Mr. Bellamy informed the officer that no answer could be given to this application. The Jury remained closeted all night, and as little -likely to come to a verdict as ever. At seven o'clock this morning a violent knocking was heard within the door of the room to which the Jury had retired. When the door was opened by the officer of the Court, at the order of Mr. BELLAMY, one of the Jury attempted to rush out, but was put back by the Officer. The Jury man exclaimed—" I must be out, I must be out ; they are driving me to madness !" The door was instantly closed on them, and locked. VERDICT. - - Mr. Justice larri.zoaLic took his seat on the Bench this day, at half-past ten o'clock. Till SOCIETY IN Mt TIMIS NZWSPAIIItIt. His Lordship being informed that the Jury who had tried the case, and who had been occupied the whole of the night in debating on their verdict, bad not yet decided, but wished to see his Lord ship, they were accordingly ushered into Court. Mr. Justice LienasaLs--Gentlemen, have you agreed to your verdict? • The Foreman said, several of the Jurymen were very much in disposed, and one of them so ill as to be unable to undergo the fa tigue—in fact, they could never agree, and it was useless to stay. Four of the Jurymen here complained of severe indisposition. It was also observed, that the only point of discussion was the amount of damages. The Arroaxmr-Gzennum—l will admit of nominal damages. A Juror—Will that carry costs? . The Arroanev-Gauituat.—Yes. The Jury consulted for a 'few minutes, and then, found a verdict for the plaintiff-Dameges TurareSnix.t.tnas,Costs FORTY &imams. His Lordship intimated that Gentlemen above 70 years of age would In future be exempt from serving on Juries. The Duke de la C .. HA TRE died on Wednesday, at Meadon. GEORGE "SAMS, Esq. the son of the Member for Corfe-Castle. was last week sworn in by the Loan Ciu.tictu.os to the of f ice of Cursitor Baron of the Exchequer. The Country Papers received this morning contain numerous details of the late storm. At Plymouth, the flux and reflux of the tide exhibited a singular phenomenal* and in the neighbourhood of . Saubridgrworth, Essex, pieces of ice fell five Inches in diameter. We are happy to learn by the Greenock Advertiser. that a Public Meeting has been called at that town, the birth-place of Mr. Warr ; the object of which is to adopt measures for raising a Subscription, to erect in Greenock .a suitable testimonial to the memory of their illustrious townsman. During the severe storm on Wednesday, a very sin gular phenomenon occurred at Poole. Dorset, at the time the tide was flowing. Suddenly the water receded to the depth of three feet, to the astonishment of the spectators, and after a short inter val the tide again began to flow according to its usual course. ' &roar Cosnrous.—At a shop-window in the &rand there appears ' the following notice.— ,, Wanted two apprentices, who shall be , treated as one of the family." OLD BAILEY—THIS DAY. • -rein— • 1 1 / 2 4 60-Ble Joao= TRTAis Of RAMSD!N ROBINSON. "Maws Rantsdeil mow, aged 17, was put to the bar, on an indictment charging hint with stealing in the dwelling-Iv:ma of Thomas Denham, two Albums, his property. There were no tes, than six indictments against the prisoner for similar offences. The prisoner was fashionably dressed in a blue coat, white trow sers, &c. Mr. Law Opened the case for the prosecution, and detailed the circumstances under which the robbery was committed. It will be in the recollection of our readers, that the prisoner, or some other person, went into the shop of the prosecutor, resident in Regent street, on the 26th of May, and agreed for the purchase of two boas, called in the trade " Albums." The books were sheens to him, when he requested to look at a purse. This caused the two daughters to go on the other side of the counter, when the prisoner took the opportunity and ran off.—The question was, the identity of the prisonet. The witnesses in support of the prosecution swore positively to the identity of the prisoner; to rebut which, several witnesses were called, not only to speak to character, but to prove an alibi. Messrs. ANDILMS, BILODIIICIC. and C. P 1111.1.111 defended the prisoner. Mr. Justice Boanouten summed up the evidence to the Jury, who retired, and had not returned s, verdict when oar Paper went to Press. DOVER, JULY 16. Arrived his Majesty's packet the Snvviax, Captain Roma, with carriages and upwards of sixty passengers, from Calais; the Britannia steam-packet. Captain Busext.L, with passengers, from Boulogne; and the Monarch steam-packet, Captain HATIVAILD, with passengers, from Ostend. The very short time in which the steam-packets perform the voy age from Ostend has excited astonishment; and the persons who arrived to-day expressed the greatest satisfaction at having made the passage, against the wind, in less than eight hours. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Mary, Bivouac's, of Kincardine, was towed into Holy Island the lath inst. by some fishing-boats, full of water, andaban- doned by the crew. Arrangements have been made for the garrisoning the bland 4f Bermuda with Marines, 300 of that corps will be sent out as early as possible, and the command of these troops (as well u 400 Ma rines, now doing duty there, as a guard to the convicts), will be given to Lieutenant-Colonel Lawn, of the Plymouth division. The Loyal Briton transport, Lieutenant P. Amsaoss Agent, is ordered to proceed from Portsmouth to Plymouth, to receive en board part of this reinforcement, consisting of about 100 Officers, Non com missioned Officers, and privates. The Baltic Merchant transport, Lieutenant LETIITZII, proceeds from Portsmouth to Dublin with the 67th Regiment, and will con- grey troops hack. Monday, the Scoanox tender sailed from Portsmouth to Ply ' mouth with Marines. TheVires tender sailed from Portsmouth on Tuesday, en a cruise. Wednesday, the Woontrae, tender to the Growls:ea, took several seamen into Portsmouth, raised in London. The Board of Admiralty have recently issued instructions for a new mode of victualling his Majesty's fleet which we cannot but think will contribute essentially to the com fort: and convenience of our brave tars; by the present regulations each man *and boy on board a King's ship will be entitled to the following quantities of provisions daily; viz.—One pound of bread, one gallon of beer, or (when at sea) a pint of wine, or a quarter of a pint of ram instead of beer • one ounce of cocoa, one ounce and a half of sugar, one pound o f fresh meat, half a pound of vegetables, and half an ounce of tea. The principal alteration in this mode of victualling consists in the diminution of half the quantity of spirits formerly allowed, when spirits were served, and the substitution, in lieu thereof, of tea and cocoa, and in further compensation, two shillings per month is added to the pay of every warrant and petty Officer, seaman, and boy • which two shillings will be paid to them every two or three months, when in port, whether at home or abroad. By Order in Council, his Maanrr has been graciously pleased to establish two new classes of Petty Officers on board his Majesty's ships, to be called " Masters' Assistants," and " Volunteers.of4be Second Class." These young Gentlemen it is intended should-*e persons of education and attainments in the various branches of navigation ; and they will be brought forward in the service in the line of Masters. The Masters' Assistants will take rank immedi ately after Midshipmen, and be entitled to a monthly pay of 31.11.. In whatever rate they may be serving. Persons who have served three years in the Navy, and possess the necessary acquirements, are to be deemed eligible for this Class; and it is open to such Midship men as may choose to accept the situation, the pay being IL 3s. per month more than that of Midshipmen. The Volunteers of the Se cond Class, although they are to rank next to the First Class of Vo lunteers, are to receive 10s. per month more, their pay being 32a. and that of the First Class 225. Boys, who have been brought up at Christ's Hospital, or the Upper School at Greenwich, are con sidered eligible for this Claw, and Captains of ships may enter suck persons at once; but this Class, as well as that of Masters Assist ants, is open to any person qualified, on the approbation of the Ad miralty being obtained. Mr. E. L. Eva, Midshipman of the Caannuaw, has been pro- Meted to the rank of Lieutenant. The Cs/Arlon tender is returned to Spithead. FALMOUTH ' JULY 15 —Wind W.S.W. Arrived the Industry, Doing, from Cork ; and William, Kinnautn, from Guernsey. Fri-mown Jun' 15.—Wind W. light airs.—. Sailed the Request, Davison ; M argaret, AXDZASON ; Hannah, Dixon ; and Minerva, Dare, for America. POILTAYOUTN, JULY 16.—Wind Majesty's ship Hesars was towed out of harbour by a steam-boat, and sailed for Deptford. Arrived the Sir Charles Id`Carthy, Fawn, from London for Demerara. Ships at Spithead ROYAL SOVIA11:106 and Carrion. In Hu bour-.-NICTOLY) BULWAYLK, ALBION, WILLISLZY, ROYAL 13110114311.* CAMBRIAN, REILIMOAPATAM N LOON CHAKYLON, Oairres,.Bano. MILT, JASITL, Aaaow, LtrxxT, and Wan.. Dear, JULY 16.—Wind S.W.—Came down from the River and sailed, with the Miley, for the South Seas, and the rest of the out ward bound, the Orestes, —.•-•; for Pernambuco ; Tamerlane, Bars vow, for Leghorn ; Telegraph, GILANDINB for Havre ; Traveller, for Leghorn ; John and Isaac. MARTIN, for Newfoundland ; Charles, GRZYBUSN IL for Naples • Charles, &aux, for Rouen; Va liant, MA:STIN ' for Jamaica ; and Britannia, STAVRAIII, for Quebec. Passed for London, the Cicero, from Cowes, JULY 16.—Arrived the Eden, Craze, from Bahia in fifty-eight days—reports that the Peranaqua, Brazilian frigate, Cap tain Norrox, came into Bahia for supplies, the day before she sailed, from off Pernambuco she being one of the blockading squadron. On the 11th July, in let. 50. long. 8. spoke the Princess Charlotte, of London, from Jamaica, out forty-nine days. Lerzaroor, JULY 15.—Arrived the Montrose, DAVIS, from An tigua ; John Wells, —, from New York ; Canoe, —, from Charleston ; British Tar, —, from Mobile ; Sally and lather, from Wilmington ; Raw tler, from Virginia; Auspi cious, —, from Qoebee; and Lady Douglas, from Pietou. HATUA MUT TnzATaa.--Another new piece was brought oat at this prolific little Theatre last night, and, in spite of the hot weather, was completely successful. The author is Mr. Pans, and this piece, Married and gawk is very creditable to his reputation. A passenger in the Asia, arrived in the Downs from Bengal, reports, that previous to leaving St. Helena, an American vessel from Beocoolen touched there, and stated that the Fame, Young, of London, with Sir S. Raffles on board, caught fire shortly after leaving Ben cooleny and was destroyed, and that the captain, crew, - and passengers had returned to Bencoolen. This was the vessel, we believe, on board of which Mr. Arnot, the editor of the Calc utta Jeanie', had embaiked. FATAL COMBAT.—Thursday evening, at seven o'clock, the Inquest on the body of Thomas Smith, the Kentish Town stage-coachman, who was killed in a pitched battle with Harry Bo stic, was resumed at the Half moon Tavern, Lower-street, Islington. After the exa mination of witnesses at great length, the Jury retired at about ten o'clock to consult as to their verdict, and ut nearly one o'clock yesterday morning, they returned a verdict of " Manslaughter again s t War y Bo s tic, Thomas James, Donovan , &c hard Ford, ake4q. titer person, unknown." The Counter issue4ilill 111111 F... rants for the apprehension of the parties. j ot* formed that Bostic is at pre sent in thshospitat, • • 111% : dreadful condition, in consequence of the sent*. = ' he received from the deceased. r.l .11' ‘ I , . a . ifl 1 I• - i • i . , It 0 i • i 1 5 • 4 i, ~.: - :, i i l ti t i , ! v•• 1 J A , 1 , i . 1 i .4 .., i !i 1 . : , 4 .? I 1+ ,1