Star. — London, England, 1826-12-15 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE: iris Majesty's ship ALLIGATOR, 28, Capt. CHARS, which arrived at r orr onouth on Wednesday from the East Indies, left Madras 3d Augs t, Trincomalee Ist Silitentber, and the Cape of Good Hope I s jays since, bringing dispatches and letters from those places. So news of any great importance. No specie. The second divi. non of the army had arrived at Madras from Rangoon. The Philemon schooner, of Braham, H. Anasis, master, from Swansea for Dartmouth, has been lost at Ilfracombe, and all hands en board perished,except a lad named Thomas Gilbert, aged 18. FA I.MOVI M. Dec 13 —Wind &W.—Arrived the Redpole packet, Putt oce, front the ft Pernambuco the 28th September, 3d October. and Rio de Janeiro 27th October. Also, the Smyrna packer, Bats, from London to Smyrna, with loss of sails, and pb•boom carried away. Sailed the Swallow packet, BaLvoce, for Jamaica; Duke of Marlborough packet, fur Lisbon; and the Vision, Commerce; and Sarah, for London. P. vssourit, Dec. 13.—Wind S.—Arrived the Providentia o .4.—, from Pap' ; and General Brook, Eves, from Rio. Stites set Hanoait —Britannia, Windsor Castle, Thetis, Satellite, Rifleman. Royalist, and Nightingale. At the Island—Cadmus and Pike. In the Sound—Tyrian. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived his Majesty's •hip 31tNal, from - Halifax ; and the Fanny Voase, LISTER, from () f orm, with passengers—sailed the 7th instant ; left nine English vessels lying at Oporto. Dui, Dec. 14.—Wind S.W.—No arrivals reported, either homeward bound or outward bound. The outward bound remain. LISBON EXPEDITION. A notice was this day put op at Lloyd's from the Navy Office, that the Commissioners want conveyance to Gibraltar for 310 tons of provisions, and 131 tons of light ordnance stores. This morning the Ist Battalion of the Ist Regiment of Grenadier wards left Knightsbridge Barracks soon after eight o'clock, and prccreded througi. St. James's Park to the Birdcage Walk, accom panied by an immense concourse of spectators—the b.nd of the Regiment playing, alternately, the heroic Scots air of " Over the hills and fur away," and the beautiful melody to COLMAN'S words of— " Can you to battle march away, Arid leave me here complaining? I'm sure 'twill break my heart to stay, While you are gone campaigning;" Tunes which warmed some hearts, and watered many a fair cheek with tears. The troops, on their arrival at Storey's Gate, unfixed their bayonets, and continued their route to Deptford, where, as we stated yesterday, they art to embark on board the George the Fourth steam-boat, which arrived in the River yesterday from Lisbon, and is capable of accommodating four or five hondred troop!. The 10th (North Lincoln) Regiment of Foot, now stationed at Limerick, and the 11th (North Devon) Regiment of Infantry, at present stationed at Waterford, have received orders to prepare for immediate embarkation at Cork, for Portugal. The Beaufort transport is daily expected at Newry from the Thames, to embark two hundred men of the Depot of the 77th Re giment, for Jamaica, under the command of Captain Ramsay. There is a General Order given for the Cavalry at Knightsbridge to bold themselves in readiness. It is said, that two detachments of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue) will be sent off in the course of this week. Yesterday Captain &langur ' on the Birdcage Walk, lust his Waterloo medal; and although he offered a handsome re ward to the finder to restore it, we did not hex that he succeeded in recovering it. The English merchants, who have large properties at Oporto, have applied to Government for immediate protection, the place being threatened by a column of 3,000 rebels. _ _ The General St e am Navigation Company have very promptly offered the whole of their fleet, consisting of between 20 and 30 vessels, for the obe of his Majesty's service on the present emer gency. The Sir Edward Banks has, in consequence of this offer, been ordered by Government to be in readiness to proceed this day with one of his Majestt's Messengers to Lisbon. PORTSMOUTH, Dicntsza 14. Orders came to-day to embark the 4th Regiment of Foot, now in this Garrison, on board the Rosstav, 50 guns, Captain lACICIfiIt, for Lisbon. They go on board at day-fight to-morrow. His Majesty's ship blitinu.s, 74 guns, Captain hltw., ordered to take troops to Lisbon, has, by great exertions, been got ready for sea. She will go out of harbcur to-morrow. A part of the 63d Re giment,which is to come in on Friday and Saturday, embark in her. The first division of the Guards is to march in on Sunday and ;Monday, to embark in the WILLIMILRY, 74, for Lisbon. The Royal Horse Artillery, 900 men, are quite ready for active service. They expect order, to embark insmesliat.ty. As much activity and zeal prevail in our Public Departments as at the commencement of hostilities which were likely to last fox another quarter of a century. PLYMOUTH, Dsc. 14. Orders were received yesterday at the Citadel, Plymouth, for the Ist Batt. 60th Regt. (Duke of York's own Rifle Corps), under the command of Lieut.-Col. Bunbury, to get ready immediately for embarkation in the WINDSOR CSSIPLe. The VIGILANT ketch, Lieut. Meredith, sailed yesterday for Lis bon, with dispatches, which arrived here express from London. PORTUGUESE ARMY. The following is an exact account of the present state of the Por tuguese army, taken from ofilcicial sources. The army is divided into two grand divisions, of which the first, called " the troop of, the first line," forms the active force. This division consists of 57,219 men, thus made up-24 regiments of infantry, forming a total of 37,258 men; 1z regiments of chasseurs, 8,516 men; 12 re giments of cavalry, 7,140 men; four regiments of artillery, 3,568 men ; a battalion of artificers, 681 men; and four companies of guides of 261 men. The second grand division is called " the troop of the second line,l and Is composed of the Provincial Militia corps. They are armed and clothed at the expense of the Government, but receive no pay. They consist for the most part of husbandmen and others engaged in agricultural pursuits, and are not obliged to perform active duty, except in case of emergency. It is needless to say, that at present they are on duty. This second section of the army consisted in 1822, when it was last on active duty, of forty old regiments , presenting a body of 55,104 men, and of four new regiments, composed of 4,723 men, in all, 59,827 men. From this it will be seen, that the Portuguese army, exclusive of any addi tional forces that may be now raised s consirts of nearly 120,000 men. FROM THE LI:BON PAPERS. " PORTUGUESE!—The traitorous faction of our de serters have dared to pass our frontiers, and to attack Braganza, where they met with a vigorous resistance. Their perfidious emissaries, imposing upon the simple inhabitants of Tratros•Montes,by means of the respected names of the Infant Don Miguel, have prevailed on them to rise in rebellion against their lawful King, against their country, and against their own interests; for you are well aware that that Prince gave them no authority, as is proved.by his solemn oath to preserve the Charter, and his royal espousals so lately celebrated at Vienna. The object of the traitors is very different from what they avow. They sesk to deprive you of your laws and of your rights, and, encouraged as they are by a concealed hand, they intend (if they themselves are conscious of what they intend) to blot you out from the number of free and independent nations, and to make you the sport of Europe. " PORTUGUEsE!—It is the design of these men to satiate (if they can accomplish it) in this city also, their rage, their thirst of blood and of riches, as they have just done in Braganza, where they plundered the un armed citiz •ns, not respecting even the most sacred places. My duty as General is to adopt measures of prevention, and your duty is to assist me in giving effect to them. The faithful arid brave troops of Gene. als the Marquis de Anguja Mello and Claudine, cover I.ur front, and will soon make their enemies know their valour. Colonel Vascancellos, who with the first batta lion of the brave lGth regiment of infantry, a brigade of artillery, and detachments of the militia of this dis trict, defend the important poil;t to Amarante, and the whole of the right bank of the liver Tarne,a. " Poorticursr !—Shew to the whole wt.rl.l that this e:ty, already known in history by the patriotism which it displayed under similar circumstances, is still swayed by the sentiments; that you can defend y our r i g b ts , an d fi g h t f or th e l a wf u l power of Don Pedro the Fourth, to whom we have all sworn obedience; and let sr, with common consent cry—Live Don Pedro the Fourth—Live Queen Maria the Second, with the Charter of the Constitution. " Bead-quarters, Oporto, 30th November, 1826. 0 THOS. WM. STUBBS, Major- Gen. , • • and Goveravr of the troops." FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Countess of Essex entertained the Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury and a select party to dinner, yesterday, at her house in Hill-street, Berkeley-square ; in the evening her Ladyship had a card party. • ARRIVALS—The Duchess of Bedford and family, at Camden Hill, from Brighton ; the Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury, in Arlington-street, from Hatfield; Lord Lynedoch, at his seat, Cos grove Priory, from the Marquis of Anglesey's seat, Beaudesert, Staffordshire; the Rev. Mr. Austen and family, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's -street, from their seat in Wilts; the Rev. George Waddington, and Mrs. and :Miss Waddington, at the St. George's Hotel, Atsemarle-street, from Lord Somers's seat, Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire; Lady Lovaine and the Hon. Miss Percy, at Read's Hotel, Lower Grosvenor-street, from Brighton; John Arkwright, Esq. at ditto, from his seat, Hampton Court, Herefordshire; Mrs. Paul Methuen, at ditto, from Hastings; Charles Arkwright, Esq. at ditto, front his seat in Derbyshire; Admiral Sir George Eyre, at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street (late Blake's), from South America; Mrs. and Miss Lister, and Mr. J. Lister, at ditto, fr o m Lincolnshire; Nugent, Esq. and Mrs. Nugent, at ditto; thneral Coglan and Mrs. Coglan, at ditto. DEPARTURES--The Marquis of Salisbury, from Hatfield, for Sir Thomas Gooch, Bart.'s seat, in Suffolk ; the Earl and Countess of Clare, from Cheltenham, to the Marquis of Exeter's sear, Burleigh, Lincolnshire; Mr. and Mrs. Dolphin and family, front Jordan's Hotel,,,St. James's street, for their seat in Glances. tershire •' Captain and Mrs. Hu g h es , f ur B r i g h ton; Si r J osep h Copley, Bart. front the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, for his seat, Sprotborough, Yorkshire ; Lord Acheson, front the Brunswick Hotel, for Suffolk. TIIE PRINCE ESTE.RIIAZrS STATE CARRIAGE. Much conversation arose, at the time of the last Levee at St. James's Palace, respecting the very elegant coaches sported by the Austrian Ambassador and the Duke of Drrommas. The latter we noticed on its embarkation for St. Petersburgh ; but the former, want of room has kept back. The Body is painted a brilliant brown, with gold mouldings. The arms of the Prince and Princess are in a double shield; the first is decoramd with the illustrious order of Aiwa Totems, of which his Highness is a Knight Commandant. The other pannels have the Imperial Eagle, en circled by the collar.of the before-named order; a full suit of man. des. The roof, which is square, is ornamented with raised coronets in rich yellow metal. The lining is of the richest yellow silk los. tering (manufactured in Spitalfields), the seats of light blue cloth, relieved by yellow silk lace; massive yellow tassels of silk. The hammer-cloth of light superfine blue cloth, with the most massive real gold fringe. The Carriage, is a compass-perch, painted light blue, and relieved by real gold stripes; the coach-box, carved blocks; hind standards, and C. springs, all in burnished gold. The three lamps in front are also gilt, and of the grandest proportions. Hung low. ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE, SANDHURST. On Wednesday, the 13th instant, the Half-yearly Inspection and Examination of the Gentlemen Cadets of the Military College, took place before a Board of Officers, of which General the Hon. Sir Edward Paget, K.G.C. the Governor, was President; on which occasion, such of the Cadets as were deemed sufficiently ad vanced in scientific attainments underwent a highly creditable ex amination, and received the usual testimonials of eligibility for holding Commissions in the Army. On the following day the Beard re-assembled for the examination of Officers belonging to the senior department of the College, touching their progress in the higher branches of mathematics and military tactics, castrametation, Ste. when the following Gentlemen having acquitted themselves to the entire satisfaction of the Examiners, were furnished with Certificates of Competency for filling situations on the Staff of the Army :—Captain Unett, 7th Regiment Dragoon Guards; Captain Airey, 34th Foot; Captain Boileau, Rifle Brigade; Lieut. Ralph, 30th Foot ; Lieut. Brown, 79th Highlanders. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday, the LORD MAioa took his seat precisely at twelve o'clock ; but it was some time after that before there was a sufficient number of Members to Corm a Court. Mr. It. TAYLOR presented a petition from two poor men, who had been brought to a state of extreme poverty, in consequence of the doing away with the London Bridge Water-works. He believed there had been some provision made for such persons, but the Petitioners had not been able to obtain any permanent provision. —Re ferred to the Committee for letting the City Lands. Mr. HUNGER presented a Petition from a class of per sons connected with Billingsgate Market, called 44 Bu marines," praying that they, as freemen, in the new ar rangements making at that market, might have the preference over non-freemen, to which they were en titled by the 31st Geo. 111. Mr. S. Duo); thought that the petitioners ought to give some explanation of the word 44 Bumarines, and required tie same from one of the petitioners at the bar.—The petitioner stated, that he thought they were not to be called upon to explain a word to be found only iu the records of that Court, and in the records of the House of Commons. It was not a little singular, that the Court should have made application to Parlia ment for the very Act under which they claimed their privilege, against which the City Solicitor had given his opinion, which opinion, if correct, went to disfran chise a great number. They asked only for a preference —they did not ask the Court to do away altogether the sale of fish for non-freemen ; they asked it for them selves—their apprentices, and their children ; and the Court, they thought, were bound by the oath they took when they first became freemen, to support their claim. Mr. S. Dixon believed that the Butnarises were nothing but a class of men between the wholesale and retail fisb•seUers, by whose means the price of fish was greatly enhanced. Atter some further observations from several Members, the Pe tition was ordered to be laid on the table. The Improvement Committee presented a report of their pro ceedings under the Act of Parliament for the removal of Fleet Market, which was ordered to be printed. The Court, on a motion of Mr. S. Duos, referred it to the Ge neral Purposes Committee to prepare a Bill for mauling the period for the Election of Aldermen from eight to fourteen days. Mr. C. SAVAGIC presented a Petition from the Inha bitants and others of the Ward of Farringdon-without, praying that the Court would take into its consideration the extreme narrow entrance to Fetter-lane. The Petition was signed by the Master of the Rolls, Mr. Justice Park, Mr. Justice Burrough, Mr. Justice Holroyd, and Mr. Baron Darrow. It stated that the entrance from the house at the south end, was only 13 feet four inches from house to house, that by taking down twenty-five houses, an excellent entrance would be made, and that the expense would be compensated by the increased value of the ground rents. Mr. Manony, an inhabitant of that part of the lane, stated to the Court the number of a:cidents that occur red there, and also that which he was sure the Court would not sanction the continuance of, namely, a scene of blasphemy and riot, greater than occurred in the whole Ward. After some discussion the petition was referred to the Committee of Sewers to report thereon. At a Meeting of the Magistracy at Cletkenwell Ses sions House on Thursday, Col. CUTHEROW, in the absence of Lord Rouse SEYMOUR, gave notice of a motion tor the appointment of a Committee to enquire into the state of the pauper lunatics of Mid dlesex. This motion was unanimously approved, and may be con sidered as indicative of a favourable reception to Lord Roaxav Sermoua's ptoposition fur a County Asylum. Pnvate Ralph Thompson, of the 60th It.fle Corps, has been sent on board the Captivity hulk, at Plymouth, being sen tenced by a General Regimental Court Martial to be transported fuateen years as a felon, for desertion. The Duke of RICHMOND had a severe bilious attack on Friday last ; the consequences of which were for some time very alarming, but by the skill and attention of the medical attend ants, his Grace is now considerably better. LAW REPORT. COURT OF CHANCERY, Dec. 14. The Lofts CHANCELLOR was unable to attend the Court to-day. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Dale 14. /opt) AND ANOTHIR V. TER MARQUIS Oy woofs/Tut AND °TIMIS. This was an issue, directed by the late Master of the Rolls, to try whether or not the will of the late John Duke of Roxburgh, bearing date the 18th of March, 1804, disposing of certain freehold and other property, was duly executed according to the provisions of the Statute of Frauds. From the evidence of Sir Coutts Trotter, it appeared that on the evening of the 18th March, 1804, he called at the house of the Duke of Roxburgh, in St. James's scisrare, to inquire after the health of his Grace he was then shewn up stairs into the ante-room adjoining the Duke's bedchamber, and requested to wait, in order to witness the execution of the Duke's will, which was then preparing by Mr. Dundas, his Grace's legal adviser (a writer of the signet), who had arrived from Scotland for the exp ress purpose of making the will in que s tio n . Whil e waiting in the ante-room he heard the Duke and Mr. Dundas conversing on the subject of the will, and shortly afterwards, about mid night, he was called into the bed-room, where, together with Mr. Winter, the apothecary (since dead), and a servant of the Duke's, named Baptiste, he witnessed his .Grace's signature of the will nEw produced. After re ceiving the thanks of hip Grace for attending to attest this will, he, with the other witnesses, retired into the ante-room, the door between which and his Grace's bed-room WAS left open, and there, on a table which might have been seen from his Grace's bed, they, in the presence of Mr. Dundas, attested the execution of the will. There was a large writing table in the ante room, and the witness believed the will was placed on that table at the time of the attestation. The Duke died in the forenoon of the following day. At the time his Grace executed the will, he was in his perfect senses, and any thing which might have been said is an ordi nary tone of voice in either room could have been heard in the other. Evidence was then produced, that Mr. Winter, the apothecary, is since dead ; that Baptiste was too ill to attend the proceedings this day ; and that from the situation of the tables in the ante-room, the attesta tion might have been seen by the Duke front his bed, if he had chosen. Mr. SCARLETT, on behalf of the plaintiffs, who were the representativel of the devisees under the will sought to be established, contended that the attestation in the present instance by three witnesses, in such a situation that they might have been seen by the testator, although they were not actually in the same room with him, was sufficient to satisfy the Statute of Frauds. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, on the part of the defend ants, who are the representatives of the heir at law, maintained that the document which had been exe cuted in the presence of the witnesses this day pro duced, was merely a deed, directing, under certain trusts, the disposal of certain sums of money and estates to purposes therein-mentioned. There was no evidence to shew that the attestation had taken place in the presence of the Duke. There were three tables, it appeared, in the ante-room, two of which could not have been seen from the Duke's bed, and the persons claiming under this will were bound to shew that the forms required by the statute had been com- plied with. Evidence was then produced on the part of the defendants, but it rather tended to spew that the will had been properly executed. 31r. SCAILLIPIT having been heard in reply, The Loan Cum JUSTICE, after recapitulating the evidence to the Jury, observed, that the question was reduced to this single point of—whether the sub scribing witnesses did attest the execution of this will in the presence of the testator ? That which would be an attestation in the presence of the testa tor could not be understood to mean actually in his sight because the testator might have been deprived of his sight, or other circumstances might occur to prevent his actually seeing the completion of the form prescribed by the Statute ; but the rule which ought to be laid down, and which he (the Lord Chief Justice) should submit as the rule of law, was, whether or not the witnesses attested the will in such a place that the testator might have seen them making the attestation ? If the Jury were of opinion that it was, then they would find for the plaintiff; if they should be of a contrary opinion, in point of law they should find for defendant. The Jury retired at six o'clock, and after an absence of half an hour, returned with a verdict for the plaintiff. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Eltcassra 38. AVTIIIII3I P. BROWN. This was an action against the defendant, as Warden of the Fleet Prison, for the recovery of the amount of costs which had been incurred by the plaintiff, in con sequence of the escape of a person named Hazelden.— The last mentioned person had been committed in the month of May, 1824, to the custody of the Warden of the Fleet Prison. The Rules were granted to him on paying t'le usual fees, and giving satisfactory security. The prisoner ao committed was proved to have been found in different places without the Rules, both in Surrey and Middlesex. On one particular occasion he was found at Sadler's Wells Theatre. near midnight. The defendant was informed of these facts. but the only answer given by him was, that he was well se cared, and should not deprive the prisoner of his Rules. —After the commencement of the present action, the prisoner was locked up. He then paid the debt, and AIMS -discharged. The object of the present action, therefore, was, to recover the amount of the costs ne cessarily incurred in the prosecution of the suit. The judgment and committal were put in and read. The absence of the prisoner was also proved at Sadler's Wells Theatre on the 10th of June. Some difference appeared in the statement of the witnesses as to the hour when the performances concluded. . . . The Proin - pter of Sadler's Wells Theatre proved that the per formance was over at 11 o'clock, or thereabouts. The Lord Chief Justice BEST told the Jury, that they were to consider whether the prisoner had arrived within the Rules before 12 o'clock ; for the hour of returning within the Rules was different in this Court from that of the King's Bench. He should endeavour to induce his Learned Brothers to join with him in forming a Rule which should place both Courts on the same foot ing. 111 disposed debtors might thus be prevented from enj >ying all the advantages of liberty, at the same time that they were spending in idleness that money which properly belonged to their honest creditors. The Jury then retired, and at about eight o'cluck returned a verdict for the plaintiff —Damages One Shining. CHARLES MATHEWS, with his inimitable Budget, hat Irft town on a short excursion to Yorkshire, the scene of his early succesi in dramatic life, under the guidance of his friend, the late TAT' WILKINSON. The quantity of gold exported from this country from the Ist of January, 1825, to the 3d of November, ]826, was 1,296,643 oz. 19 dwts. The quantity of silver exported within the same period was 9,423,473 oz. 9 dwts. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING-11.001, TATTERSALL'S. Dec. 14. Very little was done yesterday on either of the Stakes. We Call therefore only quote the following—. Daisy. 10 to 1 agst Tatler 20 to 1 agst Gustavus 13 to 1 agst Web 22 to 1 agst Mameluke (?aw) 14 to 1 agst F:spagnolle 22 to 1 apt Dau n tless 18 lb 1 agat Catherine 25 to 1 agst Augusta 18 to 1 agst Elfrid 25 to 1 agst Dahlia 20 to 1 set Trompeter 30 to 1 art Turcoman A Gentleman took 1000 to 20 about each of the. following, in one bet :—Antar, Cornelius, Protestant, Cat, Lord Aiksbury's, and Eliza Teazle. OA ICI. 54 to 1 agst Maria 25 to i agst Scornful 12 to 1 agst Totteridge 25 to 1 agst Morel 12 to 1 apt Brown Duchess 1000 to 10 agst Fair Helen 14 to 1 agst Souvenir (taken) 18 to 1 agst Translation 9000 to 21 apt Mr. Maberly's 96 to 1 agst Lunacy (taken) Stella (taken) 1900 to 20 was taken about each of the following, in one bet: Miriam, Souvenir, Rowena, Mirth, Scornful, Pantina, Shoveller, Belvidera, and Mr. Wyndham's two. Another Gentleman after wards took 1000 to 23 about the same. flu NTING. H. Joliffe, Esq.'s fox-houndsneeirn Monday at Reigate Com mon; Thursday at Turner's Hill; and on Saturday at Charlwood Village. _ _ The Sanderstead barriers on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, at the kennel. GALLOPING MATCH. Wednesday Mr. BUlicsCiundertoOltfOrastake of 900 sous. to ride eight horses 82 miles in four hours and a half. The first horse did 10 miles to Barnet in 34 minutes and a few seconds; the second horse reached Hatfield (the other 10 miles), in 35 minutes; the third went eight miles to Woolmer Green, in 25 minutes; the fourth did to /3aldock, 10 miles, in 24 minutes; the fifth reached Girford, 11 miles, its 34 minutes; and the sixth went to Bugden, 12 miles, in 37 minutes. Three hours and 19 minutes it took to do the 60 miles in ; and the other 22 were rode in leisurely, and the match was won by a quarter of an hour. RUNNING MATCH. Mercar.re atm WA/mum—The match between these two men, of 500 yards. for memo a-side, took place yesterday on Sun bury Common. The men started by discharge of pistol, and at tee end of 300 yards Wantling was nine yards a-brad; he then slackened his pace, and a desperate contest took place the remain ing distance. Wantling won by one yard and a half, and a better race has seldom been witnessed. Wantling was rather the favourite at starting; but the betting in general was even. Metcalfe was a good deal exhausted, and Wantling could not have gone many yards further at the same speed.--The distance was performed in one minute and two seconds. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, DEC. 14. .Isha Law and Mary Maria Ibits stood indicted for violently beating and imprisoning two children belonging to the male pri soner, and keeping them without a sufficient supply of clothes and food. The prosecution was at the instance of the Magistrates of the Worship-street Police Office. It appeared the male prisoner had parted from his wife, by whom be had these two children, one of whom was six, and the other seven years old, and was living with the female prisoner. It did not appear that he had ever personally ill-used them, but it was proved that the woman was in the con stant habit of beating them in a most brutal manner. They were nearly starved, and were kept, almost in a state of nudity, in a corner of a room. When examined at Worship-street, they were mere skeletons, and covered all over with bruiies ; food was given them, which they devoured with the greatest avidity ; after having ate more than sufficient for four hearty persons, they were clamorous for more; but the Magistrates, fearing it might injure them, would not allow them to have it.—The Jury acquitted the man, but found the woman Guitty,and the CHAIRMAN sentenced her to six months' amusement at the Tread Mill. The duty on hops of the growth of 1826, is £461,401 16s. 2d. viz, old duty at ld. 12-20 per lb. 4268,332 91d. 4.2o.—New duty at 4 8-20 per lb. £191,070 15s. 41d. 16-20. Of this sum, Rochester stands for £166,688 13s. Bd. Canterbury, £96,858 51. Sussex. £112,029 Is. Messrs. STOKES and SMITH ate contesting the Corr nership of the County of Worcester the former Gentleman heads the poll. Last week, the Church of Little Ilford, Essex, was stripped of its pulpit furniture and books. STAFFORD ELECTION, WEDNESDAY.—BEAUSIONT 53, Stoma 56. The Canal Gas Engine Company met yesterday, and adjourned, after some of the Directors had expressed a desire to dissolve the Company. The number of Petitions presented to the House of Commons, against Election Returns, is thirty-four. The amount of dividends due, and not demanded, on the 10th of October, 1826, was 41,186,143 9s. sd. and the amount of lottery prizes not claimed, £4,608 Is. of tbis there has been advanced to Government by the Bank, pursuant to Act of Parliament, 4956,287 3s. 7d. _ _ BANK ON ENGLAND.—A General Quarterly Court of the Proprietors was held at the Bank yesterday, for the purpose of declaring a half.yearly dividend fiom Michaelmas to Christmas next. At twelve o'clock precisely, the Governor, JOHN B. RICHARDS, Esq. ac companied by the Directors, entered the Hall. Having stated the object of the Meeting, the Secretary read the minutes of the last Court, which were confirmed pro forma. A dividend of 4 per cent. on the half year was then declared payable at Christmas. COLOMBIANAURICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.--.A GO' neral Meeting of the Shareholders of thss Company was held yesterday, at their Office, No. 32, Bucklers bury : Sir J. MACKINTOSH, in the Chair. After consi derable delay, occasioned by waiting for some of the principal Shareholders of the concern, who were too busily engaged at the Stock Exchange, to attend, and in whose absence the Chairman declared his unwilling. tress to proceed with the business, an adjournment to au early day was moved and carried. Some exaggerated statements have appeared respect. ing the amount of military force at present kept up in Spain, by France. We learn, upon good authority, that the whole number of French troops actually distri buted in the following places does not exceed 11,000 men, viz. —Cadiz, Yola, Chiclana, Port Royal, Port St. Mary, Xerxes, San Lucar, and other small towns. Yesterday *morning, a youth named Andrew Dennis ton was travelling to town from Bath, and on crossing Hounslow-heath, about three o'clock in the morning, he met two men, one dressed in a smockfrock, and the other in a velveteen jacket. They had a dog with them, which seized him by the arm, and tore it in a dreadful manner. They afterwards knocked him down, and rob bed him of his bundle, containing wearing apparel, and 7s. in silver. The police are on the alert. CORN EXCHANGE. MARK-LANE, Ow. is. Our market is nearly in a stagnant state, the holders of Grain, from the present aspect of public affairs, demanding high prices, while the consumers on their part appear determined to resist high prices, and none but the necessitous buyers purchase ; therefore our prices must be quoted nominally as on Monday.-Arrivals : English Wheat, 4,110 qts. Barley, 5,350 qrs. Oats, 23,500 qrs. and 11,100 sacks of Flour. SMITHFIELD MARKET, Day. 15. The Cattle supply is of course large, the near approach of Christ mas canting the graziers to send up their stocks: There is no altera tion worth noticing in Beef, fine Scots fetching 55. to ss. 4d. per stone ; and the larger and coarser Meat 4s. to 46. 6d. ; old Cows, &c. are 3s. 4d. to 3s. ad. per do. Mutton has declined about 2d. per stone, fine young South Downs being 51. 10d. to 4s. 2d. per stone • middling, ss. ed. to 3s. 10d. and coarser Meat 3s. 2d. to 3 1 . 6d. In th e Veal trade there is not much to notice, prime young Calves are 4s. ild. to ss. per stone; and coarser ones 4s. so 4s. 6d. per do. The Pork trade is steady, dairy.fed Porkers are worth is. to ss. 4d. per stone; and the larger and inferior Meat 4s. to 4s. 6d. per stone.- Beasts, 1,594 ; Sheep, 5,750; Pigs, 100; Calves, 165. Beef, per stone, as. 4d. to ss. 4d. Mutton, Si. 2d. to 41. 2d. Veal, 4s. to Ss. Pork. 31.64. to Ss. 4d.-Hay, per load, £3 13s GIL to Ai ss. Clover, set 4s. to 46 ; Straw, X 1 1944 to XI 1616 ~~`: Z . 4