Star. — London, England, 1826-11-16 00:00:00

CORN LAWS. *esterdav, a numerous Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Borough of Southwark, was held at the Town Hall, in compliance with a Requisition addressed to JOHN HOLMES, Esq. High Bailiff. The Chair was taken at a quarter past one, by the High Bailiff, who said he felt it to be his duty to call the present public Meeting, in consequence of the! Requisition that had been put into his hands for that purpose. That 1 equi,ition was signed by two respecta ble Magistrates, Solomon Davis and William Holmes, Estes. and by upwards of one hundred of the most respectable inhabitants of the Borough. The subjects for consideration, as pcinted out by the Requisition, were most important ; and it was not necessary for him to impress on the minds of those present the necessity of observing order and decorum in discussing them ; they should hear every Gentleman deliver his senti ments with candour and impartiality, that the Resolo, lions to be passed might be such as would do the Meeting credit. The Resolutions would, he trusted, be temperate, yet firm, that they might be attended to in the pro, er quarter (Great applause). . Mr. MOULDING said, ne had a resolution put into his hands, w:lich accorded so much with his own feelings, that he had the greatest pleasure in supporting it. He had been connected with the manufacturing interests of this country for the lest thirty years in a very large way, but lately, unfortunately, in a very small one, at as iny were in different parts of the kingdom; whose ware houses had been shut up, and whose workmen had become paupers! And why ? In consequence if the free import of corn not being allowed. The Legislature had said they would allow a free trade with respect to seve ral things ; but with great deference, in his humble opinion, they had put the cart before the horse, as they should have allowed the tree trade of corn first—(Hear.) He knew will that the Americans would gladly take the manufacture of this country, provided they were allowed to pay for it in corn ; so also would our conti nental neighbours. Mr. Moulding here entered into a long statement, c , ncerning the public expenditure, and instanced particularly th.• improper site of an hospital a Deal. He concluded by moving t' e first resolution. After the Resolution had been put from the Chair, a consultation took place amongst the Gentlemen who appeared the chief normagers of the Meeting, as to what the importing IS4F,F -corn was; and athough Mr. Calvert repeatedly tired whether there was any per son present convers of with the corn trade, no informa tion could be obtained on the subj-ct. Some Gentlemen gave it as their opinion that the import a ti on o f f ore i gn corn could not t ake place until the average price was 130 s. Others contended, that when the average price Was up to 70s. foreign corn was almitted, subject to a low duty. In this conflict of opinion it was suggested, that it would be unwise to state any thing in the Reso lution as to the importing price, lest the Meeting should commit itself by a display of ignorance on the subject they had met to consider, and of which they professed to have a competent knowledge.—The first Resolution, in an amended shape, and the second Resolution, here then put together by the Chairman—they were as follow : Ist. That it is the opinion of this . Meeting, that the law re stricting liviportation of corn, until at a price double that of any other country, is attended with the most dangerous and alarming consequences to the manufacturing and commercial interests, and unless such an alteration be made in the Corn Laws as shall place our Manufacturers and artisans in a situation more nearly approxi- Mating those of other stately, there is great reason to apprehend that 'the capital now used, in siting employment to our own manufac. toting population * will be transferred to those countries where the rate of subsistence will enable the capitalist to obtain a more adequate return, and consequently a large proportion of our manufacturers will be Unemployed, subjected to the most severe misery and dis tress, and inVolved in certain and inevitabloruin. " 844. That viewing with feelings of deep regret and anxiety the defalcation that hat taken place in the public revenue during the put year, this meeting is also of opinion, that it is only by the Le. gislature of the country placing a strict and vigil ant guar d on t h e public expenditure , by stiongfy urging his Majesty's Goverontent to make every possible retrenchment, in management and appro- priation thereiaf, by the abolition of all useless places and pensions, many of which are bestowed on persons who have never ren dered any adequate service fee the same, that the country can be *retrieved from its present calantitout andition, its trade and commerce restored to its former prosperity, or good faith maintained With the public creditor." Mr. ELtas was as much opposed to wasteful ex penditure of the public money as any man, but he doubted whether the Meeting was competent to come to a right decision on the Corn question, when no per son then present could say whether the importing price w as ei g h t y shillin gs or seventy shillings. Mast not all feel that they would be justly exposed to derision from the agricultural interest, were they found advising Par liament an a subject of which they themselves betrayed a most profound ignorance ?—(Hear, and lauhrlder).—' He was willing to allow the respectable Gentleman, who brought for ward the Resolutions, all the credit that was due to him for the manner in which he had 'ushered them in. He bad spoken as a manufacturer, aed must be supposed to speak the sentiments of that body, bin With the latter part of the Resolution Mr. Ellis could not agree. He could not sanction the opinion that the situation of our manufacturers Was produced by the restrictions on the importation of foreign corn. Every man who dispassionately considered the question, must feel that the introduction of machinery, and the dispensing with manual labour, had, by throwing arti sans out of employment, caused much, if not all, the distress. By supporting the agricultutists, the manu facturers were supported, and the present, as a Meeting of shopkeepers, must know, merely by referring to their booki and shops, that their trade was never so flourishing as when the agriculturist flourished. He considered it the height of impolicy, looking to our national debt, and the severe economy obliged to be adopted by our Legislature, to take a step which would ultimately ruin the agriCulturists. Mr. !Waimea spoke in explanations. Mr. Ewe begged to add a f ew wor d s . Wh ere there was a meeting of - manufacturers, it all went one way ; and when the agricultural interest met, it all went one way. He had no doubt, but that when the Corn Laws came to be discussed in St. Stephen's Chapel, both the agricultural and the manufacturing interests would L , lye their advocates, and both armies would meet fairly. Mr. AIII.LS denied that there were two armies; we were embai ked on beard the good ship England, and "wit be anon one side. He said there were other things uhich the poor man wanted besides the revision of the Coin LAWS ; they wanted employment, and wages for their employment. We used to talk of the French swearing wooden shoes ; now our pour were going with out any shoes to their feet. Mr. Gaud' contended, that the only thing that Could relieve the &ties' of the country would be the abolition of all sinecures and pensions. As to the Corn Laos, he did w t care anything about them. if the tiovernment issued a metallic currency, the Corn Laws ()old abolish themselves. Ir, &I ion would ask, what wu it that made the British landholder of more consequence than the foreign landholder ? It was becatbe he lived ins country of manufacturers. ' The landholder should have justice done to him, but not to the ruin rf all other classes. The erst Resolution was then carried with only one dissent ing •rice. The HIGH Bawer then put the second Resolution to the Meeting, which was carried unanimously. A third Resolution was then proposed, and seconded, that a Petition, grounded on the foregoing Resolutions, be presented to h th Houses of Parliament ; that to the House of Lords to be entrusted to Lord Grosvenor ; and the other, to the House of Commons, to be committed to their Representatives, Charles Calvert, Esq. and Sir Robert Wilson, with instructions to support its prayer. The draft of the Petition was then read, and agreed to; after which, Mr. CA LvERT said the best land in tillage was rented at 50s. per acre; on an average the coo: grown on an acre of land produced three sacks of flour, that would make about 240 quartern loaves ; if the landholder re duced the rents one-third it would only produce a re duction of one halfpenny per loaf, as the average rent of land was 30s. per -acre, and the taking off one-third, 10s. would only be id. per loaf. All the commodities of the labourer were taxed. He could not lay down in a bed that was not taxed. He could not put on a coat that was not taxed, the very air he breathed was taxed ; and in fact, the only thing he could do without being taxed, was that of speaking ; it was his opinion, that the ports ought to be opened, subject to a duty for the protection of trade. The agriculturalists were undivided in their opinion, the first vote he gave in the House of Commons was against those obnoxious laws ; he wa. one of a minority of seven against upwards of thre , hundred. He would recommend the agriculturalists to follow the plan adopted by medical Gentlemen when they were ill ; they generally consulted some one else on their complaint: he would advise them also to do so. Sir ROBERT WILSON said, no person who had no been in the country could not, however, believe the dis tress there existing—little else but starvation and fever was extended throughout. Sir Robert then read a petition from Glasgow, signed by IMO families, and consisted of about 1200 persons. The Petitioners sug gated their removal to some ether country, and pour cularly mentioned Upper Canada. It was no injustice to seek for the abolition of that abo ninable law which prevented the manufacturer, with all his capital, with British industry, from sending an art•cle abroad, that would secure a preference in the foreign market. There had been a monopoly of the Corn Laws for the last eight or ten years, and the peasantry of the country were never before in so wretched a state as at the pre sent time. It had been said that the Government would shrink from the question: he did not believe it. It was moved and carried that the Petition do lay for signatures at the Town Hall and the Vestry Room. Mr. Mombasa moved the thanks of the Meeting to the two Representatives for the town and borough of Southwark, for their kind attendance this day, and for their general conduct in Parliament. Mr. CALVZIIT and Sir R. Wo.son shortly returned thanks. Thanks were then moved to the High Bailiff, who having re turned thanks, the Meeting broke up. LAW REPORT. VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Novntasa 1111UIDISAMEL/.MACH/DA. The particulars of this case (which bas already been before the public) are briefly these : By the Treaty of Paris, of 1814 (and subsequent treaties with the individual States)..the French Govern. ment bound itself to pay the subjects of the respective Allied Powtrs, indemnity for the property of individual persons, or of public bodies (the subjects of such States), which might have been obtained or sequestrated by the French Government, during the prece.ling war. By a treaty of the Seth of April, 1822, between the French and Spanish Governments a sum in Rentes, representing a capital of 18 millions and a half of francs, was in scribed in the Great Book of France to the credit of the Spanish Government, in full satisfiction of the claims of all the subjects of the King of Spain upon the French Government. At the date of the first treaty, Jose Nagneira was recognised as the re -11 presentative of the Spanish Government, The de fendant was subsequently appointed his success.r in that capacity. In consequence of the events of March 1820, a Constitutional Government had been declared in Spain. Subsequent to the 90th of April, 1822, the defendant received an order from the then executive Government of Spain, to take charge of twelve millions of francs. which remained of the eighteen millions and a half; and they were accordingly transferred to him by the French Government. Sometime in the year 1823, the Cortes directed him (Machado) to sell out the Rentes in question, with which order lie complied, the produce being 300,0001. sterling, and upwards, and of which circumstance he informed the Executive Go- Ivernment in the month of June following, after which he left France, and removed to London. In the course of the same month of June, the Executive Government of Spain wrote to the defendant approving of his con duct, and directing him to place the money in the Bank of England, or to apply it in the purchase of Exchequer Bills, for account of the Spanish Government. with which he did not comply, but lodged it with his own private bankers. The Cottes wishing to apply the money to the exigencies of the country, requested of the plaintiff, Mendizabel, who then resided in Spain, to make certain advances to the Executive Government, for which they gave him orders or bills of exchange upon the defendant, to the amount of 86,0001. and up warfis. The plaintiff, Mendizabel, was afterwards com pelled to Ay from Spain, and take refuge in this coun try, in such a hurry, as to be obliged to leave behind him all his books and documents. He demanded the money due to him, which the defendant refused to pay, and then kept out of the way. He was, however, in the course of the pre.ient year, arrested at the plaintiff's suit for the 16,0004 in question; under a writ issued out of the Coutt of CoMition Pleas, in which Court an action at law is now in progress; to aid in which the plaintiff filed his bill in this Court for a discovery of evidence, and for a commission to examine witnesses.— The defendant pleaded in answer, that he had paid into the hands of the Sheriff the sum of 86,0001. to wait the issue of the suit, and that he (Machado) was not liable to be called upon to pay the money to the Government of Spain, it having been transterted to him to meet the claims of parties, whose names he stated in his plea. Mr. HZALD, with whom was Mr. Roseau, appeared in support of the plea, contending that the money in question was not applicable to the uses of the Spanish Government, having been transferred by the French Government to meet the claims of particular persons. El 'met! in the plea, and to meet which in full the sum was inadequate. Tne detendan,'s Counsel resisted the prayer for discovery of evidence, on the ground that the docu ments sought for were confidential communicationk. between the French and Spanish Gowei - ntrents, or which he had been the medium. The Leal ned Gentlemen re lied upon the cases of Williains v. E+erett, 14. East, 522. and Yeates v. Bell, in 3d Barnewall and A:th.rson, 648. Mr. SUOMI, with whom was Mr.. A NDERTON, ave peared in opposition to the plea, c .ntending that the Court ought overt ale it, inasmuch as to allow the plea, would be to terminate the action at common law, to maintain which the discovery and commission prayed for were absolutely necessary. The Learned Gentlemen con tended, that the money in question must be viewed as disposable by the King of Spain, and cited the cases of Kinder Williamson, and of Hyndman v. Taylor, 2d Brown, 7 ; also a case in 2d Dickens, 651. Mr. Hut.,, replied, and cited Sibbald and Bailey, 15 Vesey, in support of the defendant's plea. The arguments being concluded, The Vsca Cnasetem.oa called for the treaties and conventions referred to, and postponed his judgment. COLOMBIAN 00VMUOIMIT O. ROTHSCUILD AND OTHIRS. This case, which grew out of the loan contracted for by Messrs. Goldsmid and Co. with the Colombian Go• vertiment, came before the Court on demurrer. The pleadings only were read, and his Honour ordered the case to stand over for argument until Wednesday next. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Nov. 15. THE ICING s 4 THR INHRIRTAIRTS OP CRAYPORIX Upon an appeal against the order of two Justices, by which Sarah Stone and her children were removed from the p4rish of Bexley to the parish of C. ayford, the Ses sion, confirmed the order, subject to the opinion of the Court on the following case: At Michaelmas, 11t24, Th• , m .s Stone hired and to k possession of a house in the parish of Bexley, in Kent, at the rent of 121. per an num, which he occupied till The 26th September, 182.5, when he died, the b•.dy remaining in the house till the 30th of September, the day of the funeral. The first three quarters rent had been paid quarterly by Stone. fhe I.st quarter's rent was paid by the widow, who re. mined with her family in the house, till removed by order to their last settlement in the parish of Crayford. The parish of Crayiord appealed against the order of removal, which was confirmed by the Sessions; and the only question now for the consideration of the Court was, whether, under the 59 George 111. c. 50. the con tinuance of the possession of the house by the widow after the death of her husband was a sufficient occupa don for one year, by the person hiring the same, to gain' a settlement for the widow and her family in the parish of Bexley ? Mr. DAVID PoLLoCK, in :hewing cause against the rule nisi which had been obtained, observed that this was the first case under the 59 George 111. c. 50. which had been submitted to the decision of this Court, but he contended there was nothing to shew that there had been that occupation which was required by the act.. The continuation of the corpse of the tenant in the house could net be construed into such occupation, and the payment of the concluding quarter's tent by the widow, or her continuance in possession, was quite immaterial to the case, and by no means a compliance with the provisions of the statute. Mr. BOLLARD, on the other side, maintained that the residence of the widow was a sufficient continuance of the tenantry to satisfy the meaning of the act. This was a case where the circumstances were of so peculiar a nature, Oat the only question was, whether the sta tute had not be en in spirit compli e d w i t h ? Mr. Justice BA yLer.—When was the settlement gained by Stone In the pariah of B a xley ? Mr. 8 0 u ja ,..--f confess, my Lord, I am certainly driven to a constructive Settlement Mr: Justice BAYLM—It appears that the pauper's husband never did gain a settlement, as he died on the 26th of September, three days before the expiration of the year required by the statute. In all these cases the safest way is to go by the words of the Act of Parlia ment, and according to them it is quite clear that the hiring, occupation, and payment of the rent, for the term of one whole year at the least, must be by the person hiring the same. There is no mention made in the Act of the widow and children of the parties. and I am therefore of opinion that the decision of the Quarter Sessions is correct, and the pauper is rightly settled at Crayford.— Rule discharged: COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 15. The Court was occupied until two o'clock in bearing justifications of bail. Mr. Justice Past then commenced sitting at Niti Prizes, but no case of any importance came on for trial. COURT OF ADMIRALTY, Nov. IS. The Court was opened pro forma i but no public business took place, on account of the o p en i ng o f C onvocat i on . Dr. DAnaatty presided, as Surrogate, in the absence of Lord &town:. BOTHWELL CASTLE. The noble residence of the Right Honourable Lord Douglas, was the scene of great festivity on the evening of Thursday lam— On its becoming known to the inhabitants of Uddingston and Both well, that the gallant son-in-law of their beloved landlord, Major Moray Stirling of Ardoch, with his bride, were expected to arrive that day on a visit to his Lordship, the whole population of both villages and the country around, turned out to hail and give them welcome, bearing banners and other symbols o f genera l re j o i c i ng. When night closed in, the blase of tar barrels, and copious libations of " mountain dew," supplied to them " Without mixture, without measure," prolonged the gladness of the rustic throng. Nor was the rejoicing on the occasion that of a grateful tenantry alone—a splendid ball was given at the castle, where more than one hundred guests sat down to supper at twelve o'clock ; after width dancing was resumed, and kept up with unabated spirit, to the well-conducted music of Cunningham's band, until three o'clock on Friday morning, and certainly by none with more grace and good humour than the gal lant Major and his noble bride. ST. ALBAN'S, N0v.14. The Balls for the season commenced at the Town Hall last night, when there was a fashionable and numerous attendance. The &ewards appointed for the season are, the Marquis of Salisbury and the Earl Of Verulam. The dresses were remarkably elegant and brilliant. The Hall was brilliantly At nine the company began to arrive; dancing commenced at ten, with the celebrated set of quadrilles from .alladdin, which was followed by a waltz. At one o'clock supper was announced, which consisted of every delicacy of the season ; after which dancing was resumed with the greatest spirit. Weippert and big Band attended, and obtained universal approbation. The company did not separate until a very late hour. Yesterday Sir WALTON SCOTT transacted business at the Secretary of litates Office for the Colonial Department, foe about three hours. Tuesday night a fire broke out in the house of Mr. Bruce, of Nottingham -street, Manchester. square, owing 0 the carelessness of a female servant, in igniting some bed furniture; but engihes soon arriving, and a copious .upply of water, the flames were confined to the upper oast of the premises, but which, with a quantity of valuable furniture, was quickly consumed. SLAOKURATH.— The Fashionable Assemblies of this place,commenced for the seems, on Monday evening, at the Green Man Hotel. NEWCASTLE t Nov. 14. _ . • . ; -- • There were 230 Lidice and Gentlemen at tbrifaster of An Ceremonies' Ball, in the Assembly Rooms here, no Thonduy—.' Among the company were the Marquis and Marchioness of Low donderry, Lord and Lady Ravenswonli, and the principal &nap of the neighbourhood. Mr. Joseph Croser, of Newcastle, has been appointed Drafts Vice-Consul for the Ports of Newcastle sod Senderiand. BRIGHTON. After a damp and disagreeable day Tuesday, and a more humid and turbulent night, fine weather has again visited us, and induced our fashionable: to a pleasing interchAnge of sociabilities at the libraries, and on the rides and promenades. The Duke of Rittman, followed by one servant, after his usual bath at MOLINEUX*II, took an airing on horseback. The carriage of Lord and Lady HOLLAND, of the Marquis and Marchioness of QUAINSBERRY, of Mrs. Courrs, of Lady TIARDZY, and a long d cetera, gave interest and brilliance to the drives. The mother and sisters of Mr. Orwav Cava have arrived at the Royal York Hotel, and had the happiness to find their son and brother, though yet very ill, con sidered out of danger. Mr. OTWAY CAVE is recovered sufficiently to quit his bed and chamber. HAYTIAN JOINT STOCK BANK. We have lately mentioned the establishment of a Joint Stock Bank at Port-au-Prince; we are now enabled to give the particulars : The establishment is to have the title of Bank of Hayd, and is to be fixed in Port-au-Prince, with the exclusive privilege of issuing notes.—The shares 100 gourds each. Foreigners may be share holders. The holders are Only responsible to the amount or their shares• ll'he shares represented by the inscription in a duplicate nt gister, and not transferable in scrip. Transfers are to be made in the books, after certain notices to the Directors. The functions of the Bank are, to discount blils and notes payable at Port-au-Prince, not exceeding SO days date; to receive deposits; to issue promissory notes payable to bearer ea demand, and post bills from E to 100 gourds. The pale of death is denounced against the forgers of the notes. The Bank is not to deal in merchandise, or to,atie marine insurances. Accounts from Port-au-Prince of the rtb•Septena- - • ~ ber, stated that the new B an k " was b usily engafed is the manufacture of paper." NAVAL INfELLIGENCE. The Star, firavraar, of Wiiitehaven, has been driven es dare lit Gillen, on the 7th instant. The Briton, of Dundee, for Cork, was driven on shore on the Sound of Sculpay last week, and discharged her cargo to repair. She was ready for sea yesterday. The Glenbervie, ---, from Demerara, is supposed to be arrived in the Clyde. Formatin, No,. It —Wind N.—Yesterday, at five, r.w. the wind suddenly shifted from S.W. to N. W. and N. N.W. and blew a tremendous gale for about two hours when it became more too t derate. The Betsey and Sophia. GAIIILAV/AT, from London for Dominica, drove on St. Hawes' Bank, and grounded, but was got off next tide, without damage. Arrived the Swallow packet, BAL. wet, from America, 04 days from Halifax. Sailed the Lawrence, Smolt; for London. Pcvmouvu, Nov. it —Wind W.—Arrived the Illessing.Tuamm, from Newfoundland. Sailed the William and Mary, MILL, for Lisbon. Poarsuourst, Nov. 15.—Wind N.W.—Arrived the IPonsowa, WILLS, from Gibraltar; and K. S. Forbes, CHAPMAN, from Cal cutta—sailed 254 June, and from St. Helena 25d September. DEAL, Now. 15. N.W.—Arrived the Sarah, —.—., from the Mediterranean; Hudson, Law, from Quebec ; Thomas Boucle, Bocce, from Honduras; Eliza, from Virginia; and Eliza, -----, from Smyrna. Passed by from London, the John, Farm- MAW, for India; Westbrook, HALL, and Thisbe, for Jamaica. Several of the outward bound have sailed. The homeward bound remain. GILLY 131111) NOV. 1.5,4-Arrived the Smyrna Packet, Base,froot Smyrna; Eleanor, Reasarson from Malaga; Harri e r, B ROWN . from Hamburgh ; and Ezniou;b, Haar ' from St. Petersburgh.-- Sailed the Walsiu g h am , B ounce, f or the Cape ; Jessie, Wit.sou. for Yucatan ; Alexander the Great, Pace, for Port au Prince; West brook, HALL, and Planet, Sancta'', for Jamaica; Duke of Kent, Dion', for Trinidad ; Topaz, for Antigua ; and the Arab, Lowe, for Ltarbadoes. CALCUTTA, Jima I.—The Ganges, Lcovo, from London, is aground in the river, a little above Rook, and it Is supposed some of her Cligo must be taken out before she can be got off. THE GRAHAM STRAY PACKIRT•-••4IULL, Nov. 14 : We understand that the Coroner's wan ant was issued yesterday for the immediate apprehension of Mr. Chitty and the Engineer. Some parts of this county were visited by a 11,avy fall of snow on Monday eve ling, and since then we have had some very severe frosts for this early period of the winter: Gloucester Journal.—Winter has at length shewn his grey head. The western mountains of Cumberland are already well capped with snow, and the cold is in tense. We had a fall of snow last Tuesday, and frost every night—ice in abundance. Yet, strange to say, we are told that the , d hay harvest" is not yet all in. Mow ing is to be seen going on in a distant part of this county.--Carlisle Journal. ADANICOUIDWr K1L114.-4t appears that Mr. Kean, of Drury-lane Theatre, has concluded a treaty at Que bec with sundry Huron Chief'', the terns of which appear to be—that for and in consideration of value received, being four silver medals, presented by Mr. Kean, the said Indian Chiefs have, on their part, adopted him into the tribe of Huron Indians, by the NOM de guerre (name of war) Adanicouidei. The unfortunate young man that was picked up on Sunday morning in the mud in the Thames, off Essex Wharf, and upon whom an Inquest sat on Monday, and adjourned till yesterday, has, by the exertions of Wm. Edwards, the constable of the Savoy Liberty of Bt. Clement Danes, been owned. He turns out to be Mr. E. Holland, of a highly respectable family, and was up to Saturday se'nnight in the employment of Mr. Cabin the builder, in Gray's Inn-lane, and was by profession a draftsman, and a very clever young man. LtvarteooL, Nov. 13.—The Roscoe, Hargieaves, arrived here from Bengal, spoke, on the 17th ult. in lat. 30. long. 34. the American brig Brazilian, from New York to Bahia, out 26 days; the Master reported that he had been boarded by a piratical schooner, under French colours (name on the stern Sea Flower), mount. rag one long swivel gun, a 12 or 18 pounder, and a crew of about 20 men. They took out his mate, Gordon Kembell, for a navigator, as they stated their Captain to be dead ; they also took his jolly.boat, and west off. There was another schooner in sight under Genoese colours. Soon after they had taken the mate, they boarded the schooner in sight, and separated. The Sea Flower kept in sight of the brig the remainder of the day, but the Brazilian lost sight of her during the night in a squall, in lat. 3.5. long. 38. FAVIIIIIIHAM, Nov. 14.—The storm here last night was tremendous, and a great deal of damage has been done: several buildings have been washed down, and many are left in a dangerous state. A private be idge. the door, and ster belonging to one house have been washed away. 'The Wesleyan Chapel had a narrow escape from destruction ; the adjoining building (a painter's shop) is entirely destroyed, and all the stock of paints, &c. is lost: indeed there are few houses, from Stacey's Mill to the Hylton), that have not received damage. •c ~. tts R. of re w • ..t