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' t t~, (~~ Lord ALT lIORP recommended the hon. member to withdraw his motion, and to give time to sec the effect of the Commission that was so Wine on this subject. Mr. O'GORMAN MAHON said he was most willing to comply with the noble lord's request, and denied that he meant any attack on Ike body of the magistracy ; hut he wished to get rid of fraudulent bankrupts. Ought such persons to be entrusted with the commission of the Peace ? lie wished to throw no imputations on the two late Chan. cello& He had the highest opinion of Sir A. Hart, though he had been ttuperseded by Lord Plunkett, Lord Grey acting on erroneous in. formation. His lordship, however, had not acted from political mo tive.. It was in vain that there could be peace in Ireland till there was a purtmagiatracy. As the member for Borooghbridge (Sir C. We therell) was determined on dividing, he would maintain his ground, and divide against him. His object was to expose the deficiencies—for there were magistrates in Ireland who were equally bankrupts in fortune and character. The returns would enable the Lord Chancellor to purify the Commission, which was much wanted. He eventually withdrew Ms motion, but with the intention of bringing it forward on a fu- We day. Motion withdrawn accordingly. The House went into a Committee au the Patents' Continuation bill, The bill passed through the committee. The Speaker resumed the Chair, and The Report was ordered to he received tomorrow. The Judgment and Execution bill, the Interpleader bill, the Wit re's& Examination bill, the Prohibition and Mandamus bill, the Ar- Litration bill, were forwarded one stage. Anti-slavery petitions were presented from Tavistock, Croydon, and several other places. Lord J. RUSSELL presented a petition from Tavistock, praying for the extension of the elective franchise, and for the vote by ballot. Mr. J. JOHNSTONE presented a petition from Inverkeithing, praying for Parliamentary Reform, and a similar petition from another Royal Burgh . — To be printed. Mr. J. JOHNSTONE moved for a return of the quantity of bales ef cotton imported from the United States in a stated ptriod. Adjourned at a quarter to Seven. PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATIO N. LORD VISCOUNT ALTHORP'S MOTION. Addressfordrecounta"Of the population of each city and borough in England now returning Members to Parliament, to be prepared from the Parliamentary Census of 1821." " Of the population of each city and town in England not now re. turning members to Parliament, which amounted in 1821 to 10,000 or pwards." " Of the population of each county in England and Scotland, to be prepared from the same census." " A similar return of the population of each royal borough in Scotland, now sharing in the return of a member to Parliament, and each city not so sharing, the population of which in 1821 ex ceeded 8,000. I TILE EVESHAM ELECTION. Select Committee of the Have of Commons, for the purpose of trying the petition against the return of Sir C. Cockerell and Lord Kennedy, at the Evesham election. Chairman, Mr. E. B. Clive. Mr. F. Berne, Sir George T. Stanton. The Hon.W. Russel]. Mr. J. M. Clements. Mr. J.W. Buller. Mr. R.W. Mills. Mr. A. Duncombe. Mr. M. Bell. Mr. H. Tufton. Lord J. G. Lennox. Counsel for the petitioners, Mr. Addam and Mr. Sergeant Mere. wether ; for Sir C. Cockerell, Mr. Harrison, and Mr. Sergeant Ludlow; tor Lord Kennedy, Mr. Rigby. The committee commenced its sitting on Friday, Dec. 3, and con. tinued from day to day Its labours, which have been brought to a con. elusion this morning, Monday, December 13. In the course of this inquiry evidence was brought forward to prove tile agency of parties; their treating by dinners, the outvoters in Lon. don, the travelling of these outvoters at the expense of candidates from town to Evesham ; their being supported there, and their receipt, by those who chose to have it, of sums of money from each =Midste atier the election, in most cases to the amount, between the two caadi. dates, of from 101. to 121. as a payment for expenses and loss of time; when the parties themselves acknowledge those expenses not to have ex. ceeded from 20s. to 30s. including coach-hire. It was attempted to prove, on the part of Lord Kennedy and Sir C. Cockerell, that pro mises were not made prior to the election ; but on the side of Lord Kennedy, the agency of parties appeared in evidence, and on that of Sir C. Cockerell, the providing of carriages by his agent to convey the voters from town, and the custom of former elections, as to their re ceipt of money afterwards. But it appears, that a man of the name of New did make promises on the part of Lord Kennedy, and commit sundry other acts of agency; also a man of the name of Baddenham appears to have been very active. Mr. Sergeant Alzazwaratan summed up the evidence of the pe titioners in a very able but concise manner, considering the mass of evidence, &c. which he had to wade through ; going over the different details, and making references to cases bearing on the points—a:Ft others to the Berwick case. p. 401, Ist v. Petewell ; to the Abingdon case, p. 204 and 5, in the same book to the Ist Ludor, p. 31 96, Ipswich case; to the Boston case, p. 434, Ist Peckwell ; to the Durham case, 2d PeckwelL On which decision a discussion took place, that there is a doubt even whether expenses can be allowed in going down to an election ; and the point of his argument, supported by these authorities, was, that all voters going to an election should be free and unbiassed, which could not be the case if they were brought down to the election at the expense cf one of the parties. He then al. laded to the llchester case, as liltely to be touched on by the learned counsel on the other side, where the bribe goes under the term horse. radish, and it was held hat it was not bribery, unless a bargain was made before the election ; he know this was the case his opponent would rely on, and he would meet him at once with it. The sums paid for expenses and compensation are the same nearly in all the cases where they choose to take it, although their situations in life are very different ; the East India porter the same as the tradesman ; lied one of the witnesses, although he is in the Stationery-office, where he is receiving his salary, is paid for his time the same as the others. In parliamentary law, if an agent does with or without the knowledge of the principal, promise a bribe to an elector prior to the election, it then becomes void, altbongh such would not be the case in civil law. New at the Crown Inn gave to an elector some negus, and offered him a sum; also a similar offer was made at the same place to soother party. This man, also, when at Evesham, acknowledged him self equally an agent for Lord Kennedy. There is a difference between Sir C. Cockerell and Lord Kennedy ; the former is a well known real deat in the neighbourhood, the latter is a stranger. "Runes payment of voters on former elections, as well as on this, and his ordering horses, &.c. must prove his agency, although he cannot be found. He stated he had proved clear and distinct cases of bribery at the last election at Evesham—the one against Lord Kennedy, the other against Sir Charles Cockerell ; and concluded by hoping he had redeemed his premise of trespassing on the time of the committee as little as his duty to his clients would allow him, znd by stating he bad been prevented from going over many points of the evidence, which he otherwise should have done, by the very great attention paid to the case and evidence, in the course of its progress, by the committee themselves. _ _ _ _ Mr. Serjeant LUDLOW, on the part of Sir C. Cockerell, rose regret ting the unavoidable ab sence of Mr. Harrison, who would so much wore ably have advocated the cause he was undertaking. It was not his intention to trespass on the time of the committee by producing witnesses. The point he should direct their attention to was— " Does all the evidence, supposing it true, amount to the crime of !tribal/? and, if so, whether Sir Charles Coekerell is to be affected by wits' has been done ?" He argued that Serjeant Merewether had not established either. He would take the two branches of the case in the way &leant Merewether proposed. He then referred to the ease Ser jeant Merewether had alluded to—that of Lord Huntingtower at H. duster. Practices of bribery were known as early as the time of Queen Blimbeth. Returning *Seers have been obliged to kneel down before the house for acts of bribery. In George 11. an act was passed against it, and in the 19th George 111. a new act was peeled. The giving of money after the poll, unless it exists in vane preconceived bargain before the vote, cannot be considered as bribery lie then referred to a case 29th George 11. Mayne. He then again referred to the care of Lord Huntingtower at Ilchamr ' and the opinions of lie. Justice Bayley, Mr. Baron Holroyd, and Mr. Justice Best, and read e part of the bribery an, to prove it related solely to the act and undentaading wish the party before “ voting: the 7th section of the act has nee the words "in tinier,' —it rum, If any person shall ask, or receive, or take," 9.e. "to give his vote, or to refuse or forbear to give his vote," Rt. and refers to Mr. Justice Bayley's opinion, who says, " the wads are prospective, and not retrospective, te. for if the legislature had intended a retrospective view of the case, it Mould have inserted the words to give, kg. or hereaftet to give," tc. red so Mr. Justin Beat,—" I am of opinion, notwithstanding the heath! effects of bringing discredit, ate. by bribery at elections, as judges, we must take care not to transgress the rules of law. lam of opinion that if there was no previous contract, if he takes a sum of mo. eel eastwards it cannot be considered as under the bribery act." But he did ant rest of what the courts of common law may have said, but referred to the Sudbury case, which la tote found in the Sd volume of Lord Oksbervie's Reports. Mr. Lee was counsel in that ease. They stated they could prove a very public distribution of money after the election, but as they did not prove any matey or promise of meney given previous to the election, they did not arrive at bribery. Hi this termed to the Cirencester case, where 10s. fid. was delivered to each vote after the election witk a similar result. If they have tot paved that money or promises of money were give the last else. eitio, Wised have aot their ease. His ease is Merest host that of Lead y' is no dining s th e only thing plowed is. that dim ere we dges provided to early voters down, without any as le lima thaw veersassto be given. In doing this there is pledge • Itialr all• is Oath say ja paying as out-voter any resemble allowance Ter his mpenres and anspeasatisa for his late. but admits it if been mac say preview agnomen. Hs then alluded to the account of Sir Charles, which was produced in evidence, to prove the small sum actually ex pended on the election account, part of which was for coals for the poor. And after a very long address, concluded by hoping, to the satisfaction of the cotntnittee, he bad exonerated his client. Mr. R 162! then rose for Lord Kennedy, and addressed the commit tee at great length urging every point, and making every reference he could, as bearing on the case of his noble client; and he had not con cluded when the committee was summoned to attend the Speaker in the House on Saturday evening. This morning (Monday) he resumed his argument, contending strongly, that if there was treating, it was totally unknown to Lord Kennedy; if there was mmey, it was equally un known to him. For in the first instance a la. Harris had been intro duced to the electors at Evesham, part of the money paid, and the first supper, as appeared by Pearce's evidence, was by that gentleman's friends ; and as to his knowledge of New, Lord Kennedy was in Scot land at the time, and when he heard of this subject he:was indignantly surprised. We have not room to follow the learned gentleman through the whole of his argument; but suffice it to say, every exertion and legal talent was brought forward for the protection of his client. He con. eluded with paying the same deserved compliment which his predeces sors had done to the great and unwearied attention paid by the coin. mittee to this long and anxious case. At about two o'clock the Committee, after being closed for a consi derable time. delivered the following decision. " That Sir Charles Coekerell is not duly elected; that Lord Ken nedy is not duly elected and that the last election at Evesham is void. That the promotion of the petition was neither frivolous nor vexatious; that the opposition to it was neither frivolous nor vexatious : that Sir Charles Cockeeell is declared guilty of bribery. That Lord Kennedy is declared guilty of bribery. Thus terminated this anxious and interesting case, on the ninth day of its sitting. LAW REPORTS. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Dry. lb. TIM KING V. AIHAHAMS. This was an indictment against the defendant for wilful and corrupt • Per)nry- Mr. C. Wria.rasts (with whom was Mr. Platt) stated the case on the part of the prosecution, from which it appeared that the eircum ilstances out of which the prosecution arose were as follows :—ln May, 1828, the defendant called opon the prosecutor in this cue, a person i lnamed Jacobs, and purchased from him watches to the extent of 451. In the course of the same day he made two other purchases of watches. one of which was for 231. and the other for 271. For the entire amount the defendant gave bills, which, when they became due, were all dishonoured. An action was consequently commenced fur the recovery of the amount of the bills, and the cause was set down for trial on the 19th of October in the last year. On the 13th of that month the defendant took out a summons, calling upon the pro secutor to show cause why the trial should not be postponed, anti in support of his application to the Court he made an affidavit in which he declared the whole transaction to be usurious, and that he did not receive notice of the dishonour of one of the bills, namely, that for 451. The trial was accordingly put off until the 20th of last January ; but in the meantime the defendant became a bankrupt, and his brother. in-law, who was likewise his uncle, was the petitioning creditor and sole assignee. The plaintiff only recovered under the commission one shil ling in the pound; whereas had the trial gone on, the sale of the watches being a bona fide and honest transaction, he would have recovered the entire of his demand. The prosecutor, under all the circumstances of the case, felt himself bound to institute the present prosecution. The commission of bankrupt, the bills, and the affidavit made by the defendant, were all put in. The prosecutor, Jacobs, was examined, and proved that the transac tion in question was an h onest and fair one, and that there was nothing whatever of usury in it. Upon his cross.examination by Mr. TALFOUP, the witness admitted that he had been twice tried at the Old Bailey, but that he was acquitted. These trials, however, took place 30 years ago. He was not now a watchmaker, but was a jeweller. His house was once searched for stolen goods, but no property of that nature found upon his premises. This search was made at the instance of the defendant's wife. A clerk itt a watchmaker's, in Fleet-street, deposed, that his mas tees premises were entered, and a quantity of watches stolen, and that a search had been made respecting those watches at the house of the tor, at the instance of the wife of the defendant. r. Tatrona, who addressed the Jury for the defendant, but called no witnesses, contended at some length, that the defendant, in making the affidavit in question, felt himself justified in bing so, from the nature of the transaction between him and the prosecutor. The Jury shortly consulted, when they found a verdict of guilty. OLD BAILEY, Des. lb. (Before the RICoaDZIL.) Thomas WAlliseor, aged 414 a porter, was indicted for stealing 171 b of apelter, the property of the London Dock Company. The prisoner, it appeared, was in the service of the Dock Company, and the property having been found upon him, the case against him was clear. He was found Guilty. The Recorder, after commenting with proper severity on the heinous. ness of his offence, sentenced him to two months' imprisonment in the House of Correction. _ _ _ Edwin Robert Randall, aged 18, a baker; John Morris, aged 18, a slater ; and Isaac Simmons, who appeared to be about 36, and who is a Jew, were indicted, the prisoner Randall for stealing three silver tea spoons, a gold ring, and sword-knot, the property of Ann Randall, his mother. and the prisoners, Morris and Simmons, for being saes series after the fact. _ The MetCIItTIX stated, that on the 26th of October, she mined the articles sprained in the indictment; and on the 31st charged her son with having stolen them. He said, " Don't make a fuse about it, you shall get them back ; Bill Page will tell you all about it." She for. bade her son her house. The boy Page, a pot-boy, stated that the prisoner Randall had told him, on the Slst of October, that be had three silver spoons to se ll , and having met the prisoners M orris and Simmons they adjourned to a public house, the sign of the Fighting Coeks,where Randall gave the parcel to Simmons, at the same time stating that he had stolen the spoons from a jeweller, and not from his mother at the west end of the town. Wit nets told Mrs. Randall of the matter, and the prisoners were subse quently taken into custody. The Jury found the prisoners Randall and Morris Guilty, but acquit. ted Simmons. The RocoaDza sentenced Randall to seven years transportation. and the prisoner Morris to be whipped, and imprisoned for six months. POLICE REPORTS. Maw s tow-u nos z—A young man, r.amed Entry, was brought before the Lotto MAYOII charged with having wantonly smashed a head. load of images, eh:property of an Italian manufacturer of nodding mandarins and other curiosities, named Antonio Beishassi. _ _ The prisoner, it was stated, came across the servant of the Italian sculptor on London Bridge, and seeing a large board on the man's head, containing a number of images, some of which moved their beads and others their jaws, determined to have what is called a go at the whole batch. He accordingly threw himself into the attitude of a fighter, and made a swinging blow at the property. Just as the' poor Italian was calling out " Buy himages !" down tumbled all the stock in trade in a thousand pieces. The Loa* 111•Toa said he supposed the defendant was drunk at the time. Almmo who witnessed the scene, said that the Italian, who had a sort of convulsive movement in his jaw, which made him wag it as some of the images wagged theirs, was going on very quietly, when the de. fendant appeared, and eyed the whole concern in a very suspicious manner. kith* Italian supposed the man's curiosity very likely to make him a packager, he stopped. turned round, and said, " Buy itimages I" upon which the nodding family began to move and shake themselves, to the astonishment of everybody. The defendant then sud denly flung his Begat the board, and destroyed all the muscular energies of the" himages" in an instant; after which be walked u(f with his tone in his cheek. Laughter.) Tb, Loan MATOIII asked the defendant why he treated the poor fore pot with such cruelty ? The disdain said he did not know what he was doing at the time. He hammed to have taken a drop in the morning with a friend, and when be got into the air his head became quite dimy o n a su dd en he saw the Italian carrying a number of young Italians, for they wen ' all shaking their heads and jaws at him, and he was so fright., that he tumbled up against them alL—( Loud laughter.) The Loan Mar on.--Very well. It may have been great fun to you, but you must pay the man foe the damage you have done. The Italian said the " Ithnages" were worth 12s. to him. They were peculiarly formed, and were capable of being moved by the least breath of air. The officer who had taken the defendant into custody said the charge was most exotbitant. The servant of the " scalptor` had said that he would be satisfied with 3s. for the batch and the blow; bat as the affair became more interesting, and the compassion for the broken heads In creased, the price was raked tole, and at last nothing lase than Is. would answer. The defendant said, that dl the money he had in the world was threepence, and that be was willing to sire, and to take his chance upon the town for his dinner. m e . H e m et said that th e heaps were sold for little or nothing, but those that shuck their heads &Idled mote money than those that did not. The Loin MOTOR observed that the shake of the bead, no doubt, shed the ptioc. lie bad seen the Mahe of many a bead that contained sis little.. As a greet deal. (Loud lat4bter.) The him& of the defendant having Weed a camproutise, the peaks tubed far the pompom of adding Me mum. MAiLionottein-avairsT.--The office was on Tuesday afternoon crowded with pawnbrokers, wbo assembled to hear the decision of the Magistrates in the ems of Byers, the informer, against Messrs. Chaffers and Mills, pawnbrokers, of Greek-street, Soho. It appeared that the informer had laid several informations against the above Srm, for tak ing in pled- without asking ,the necessary questions, as to whether the party pWging was a housekeeper or lodger, and the place of resi dence. A rule Nisi, however, having been obtained against Mr. Hoe by Byers, upon a subject connected with the latter information, the whole of the eases were adjourned till the result was ascertained. NguEZN-EQUARE.—ALLEOED INRUWASITY Or THE NEW Po- LICE.—Mr. ()Radon, the printer of Rupert-street, Haymarket, ap pend before . Mr. Gazooniz, the sitting 'Magistrate, to makes charge against the new ppoo for their treatment of a boy in his employ. The ease excited considera ble interest. Mr. Glindon stated that his boy had been to Deptford to post some hand-bills on Tuesday last, and not returning home, near the New Cross turnpike, he was knocked down by a man, and robbed of his money and shoes ; that he afterwards walked to the Waterloo-road, without his shoes, when he was taken to the station-house, and locked up until the next morning. Mr. Gazooatz wished the boy to state the circumstances himself, when Mr. Olindon said that he was not altogether right in his mind. Mr. OEIOOIII inquired what charge Mr. Glindon had to make'? Mr. °linden answered that he had none against the police constable who took the boy into custody, but against the general inhumanity of the police, particularly in keeping the boy all night without cause. Mr. D owling, the superintendent of the L division of police, now stated that Mr. Olindon had been before the Commissioners of Police, who, in consequence of 111 r. Minden expressing dissatisfaction at the mode of inquiry instituted there, wished the matter to be fully inves tigated before the Magistrates and as the charge now made im. pugned his (Mr. Dowling's) humanity, he was most anxious that all parties should be heard fully. The facts were, that the boy was brought to the Waterloo station-house, very much intoxicated, and without his shoes. He directed that every attention should be paid to him, and even had him removed from the stones to • boarded part of the station-house, where be was laid down, and a rug placed over him. He was kept un til morning, as it would have been cruel indeed to have turned him out the moment he got sober—perhaps three or four o'clock in the morning, when he would not have found his master's house open to receive him. It was quite evident that the boy had trumped up the story of the rob bery at New Cross, as several respectable person. were present, who would prove seeing him with his shoes on in the Waterloo Road, where he was described as " very drunk." Mr. Glindon appeared satisfied, and made no reply, and here the case ended. It is rumoured that it is the intention of his present Ma jesty's Ministers, in their grand work of retrenchment, to re duce the salaries of the Magistrates at the different police offices 2001. per annum each. There are at present 27 police magistrates at the nine different police-offices, at a salary of 8001. each. Should this reduction take place, it will be saving to the country of 5,4001. per annum. During the greater part of yesterday morning the metro polis was enveloped in a dense fog, and at variows periods of the morn. in the shops in the principal streets were enlightened by the gas lamps. About nine in the morning, for the space of two or three minutes, the density of the fog was such as to approach very nearly to total dark. ness. To see across the street. although there were gas lights in the opposite amps, was impossible. - - - The thirty-first of this month is an anxious day for the Army and Navy, as after that period the pensions of widows will be placed on a new and more confined footing. None will then be payable unless the officer has been married one year, and has served ten years on full pay. - - - - Saturday, upwards of twenty persons were committed to the Sligo gaol, on a warrant issued by John Gore Jones, Esq. a ma gistrate of this vicinity ; they are, we believe, charged with ribboniam, or entering into secret sworn societies. Several of them belong to the parish of Drumcliffe—the rest to the neighbouring parish of Ahamlish Lady Duncannon is at present very seriously indisposed at Sidmouth ; Indeed so much so that it has been considered advisable to send for the medical gentleman who usually attended on her Ladyship during ner residence at Pilltown, Ireland. - Barrymore is busily employed in furnishing business for Harlequin and Columbine, at Drury-lane. Farley is equally on the alert at Covent.Oarden. A fire took place on Friday morning, about three o'clock, at the premises of Mr. Barton, at North Frith, near Tunbridge ; a coach-house and been, containing a large quantity of oats, were con sumed. It was caused by mere accident. POLES AND FRENCII.—The French have stood from time immemorial on an amicable footingwith the Poles; and this amity, strengthened by political treaties, and incidental relations, seems to have struck so deep a toot as to survive to the present day. One of their kings, Henry 111. was elected King of ,Poland. Three of the Polish kings, namely, the two Casimirs and Stanialaus Lassesynski, sought and found a welcome refuge in France. Polish nobility, Polish statesmen and generals, even some of their kings, were educated in France. In mote recent times, the Poles fought and bled together with the French, gained victories in their cause, as the French had on different former ee -1 elisions done in the cause of Poland. AU this influencing the commu nity in both nations, could not fail to dispose the minds of individuals favourably to one a nother. The French testified their regard for the Poles no less in their literary accounts of Poland than in their various political concerns. The Poles, again, adhered so warmly to every thing French, that, at different times, and especially in latter days, the French manners took the lead in all good society, and French literature became the model for the Polish. So striking at last appeared the similarity of these two nations in the whole cast of their minds, that the Poles have been called the /french of Ms North. As revolutionists there seems to be sympathy between them, the French re volution of 1793 was followed by the Polish of 1794, and the French re volution of 1830 is followed by the Polish of the same year. SILVER PLATE FOUND, AND CURIOUS DISCOVERY OF TIRE Owsza.—On Monday evening last, a labouring man offered for sale at Mr. Adams', goldsmith, Baxter, several ounces of silver, con sisting of spoons, Be. Mast of the articles had initials, and all a crest ; and conceiving that it could not have fairly come into his hands, Taylor, apace officer, was sent for,whe took the man and the property to the Guildball,where he accounted for its possession in the following manner :—llimself,wkb four others, had been at work removing a hedge, the property of C. Milford,lfsq. in blatford-Isne,and at nogreat distance from the house of that geodeman, and in doing which, about a week before, they had turned out a quantity of other ; this they had divided as evenly as their means permitted, (about 14 to. each,)) and what he had offend for sale was his share, one of his comrades having before disposed of that which fell to his lot, and anothet's having been purchased by a comrade at a valuation mutually agreed upon. Taylor thus furnished, was instantly on the alert, and within two bouts suc ceeded in producing before the Magistrates three others of the party, as well ae the whole of the property, baring been fortunate enough to obtain possession of that which had been sold, as well as the unsold portions. The whole of the men related the same story, but were told by the Magistrates that, even if use, their subsequent conduct involved them in criminality, inasmuch as they had converted and endeavoured to maven the property of others to their own use. However, in the hope that it might be nothing worse than they stated, they were ad mitted to bail to be forthcoming when called upon. On Friday a gen. dem= called at a printing.office in this city, and gave bio card—Capt. Weston Phipps, It. N. as a claimant for the property on behalf of his mother, now resident at Bath. He produced a copy of the following hand-bill, which was printed in February, 1801, and mai) corres ponds with the description and mark of the plate found g " Robbery.--Stolen, either on Friday night or Saturday morning last, out of a dwelling-house in the Bonifield in Exeter, between the hours of twelve and seven the following arti c les .--Forty table spoons, 12 dessert ditto, 14 tea ditto, 3 salt ditto, 1 pep boa .1 pair of sugar tas a new brown calico child's gown. The plate is marked with the family crest, a paw grasping a trefoil; some of the large spoons have likewise the cypher C. P. Whoever will bring the above articles to Messrs. Trewmans, Printers, or will discover the offender or offenders, so that they may be prosecuted, will receive Five Guineas Reward.— N. B. No greater reward will be oared... Abutter, 4th Feb. 1801." GALLICIA.—LINEZRO, Nov. 20.—A double cordon senitaire has been formed on the side of Russia and Poland, and they employ the greatest rigour to preserve us from the contagion. But it is still very doubtful whether cholera is contagious or epidemic. In the latter cue„ all cordons are useless. Several regiments cantoned in Gallicia are commanded to form the cordon ; others are in march towards Bohemia, to rennin there for now orders. Hum COURT OF JUSTICIARY.--Thunday the Court met in the Court-room of the Second Diiision, when Lord Medwyn produced his commission as one of th e Judges, in room of Lord Pitmilly, resigned, and took the oaths and his mat on the Bench. Ther;after. the Lord Advocate and Solicitor-General produced their commissions, and took the usual oaths. A COMIIIiSSIOS from the Lord Advo cate was read, appointing John Cuainghame, James Ivory, M. P. Brown, and J. S. Stewart, Esquires, his Deputies ; and also naming Thomas Maitland, A. Rutherford; A. E. Monteith, Alex. Wood, Graham Spas, John Russell, R. Thomson, Robert Handyside, and J. Napier, Esquires, his Substitutes.—Ellin. Paper, sczNrILLA A 1118 ASSADOR. " In answer to this, I will not define an ambassador, as one of out princes did,' homo peregre missus ad mentiendum reipublicse musk,' but I will say, ike." blusta's Letters to a Prebendary, p. 159. note (2) 7th ed. The author of the above definition, a part only of which is given by Dr. Milner, was not one of our princes, but the famous Sir Henry Wotton. Honest old Isaak Walton relates the fact thus :—" At his (Sir H. W.'s) first going ambassador into Italy, as he passed through Germany, he stayed some days at Augusta; where, having been in his former travels well known by many of the best note for learning and ingeniousness,—those that are esteemed the virtuosi of that nation,_ with whom be pasting an evening in merriment', was requested by Christopher Flecamore to write some sentence in his Albo ;—a b oo k of white paper, which for that purpose =Or of the German gentry usually carry about them: and Sir Henry Wotton consenting to the motion, took an occasion, from some accidental discourse of the Feas t company, to write a pleasant definition of an ambassador, in these very words Legatus at vir bonus, peregre missus ad mentiendum public, musk.' " WALTON'S L(fo of Sir Henry Wigton, p. 123, Major's ed. ON 'IIOEY. Wild Turkies preserve a sameness of colouring; the tame, as usual with domestie animals, vary. It is needless to point out the differences in so well known a bird ; the black approaches near_ at to the original stock. This variety I have seen nearly in a state of nature in Richmond and other parks. A most beautiful kind has of late been introduced into England of a snowy whiteness, finely con. treating with its red head. These, I think, came out of Holland, probably bred from an accidental white pair; and from them preserved pure from any dark or variegated birds. The sizes of the wild Turkies have been differently represented. Some writers assert that there have been instances of their weighing 60 pounds ; but I find none who, speaking from their own knowledge, can prove their weight to be above 40. The greatest certain weight is given by Mr. Clayton, who saw one that reached 38 pounds. In the state of nature they go in flocks even of 500, feed much on the small red acorns, and grow so fat in Match that they cannot By more than 3or 400 yards, and are soon run down by a horseman. In the unfrequented parts bordering on the Mississippi, they are so tame as to be shot with even a pistol. They frequent the great swamps of their native country, and leave them at sunriaing to repair to the dry wood, in search of WOMB and berries ; and, before sunset, retire to the swamps to roost. The Gash of the wild turkey is said to be superior in f:Mlnto the tame, but redder. Kegs of the former have been taken ss t e be nest, and hatched under tame utrkies. The young will still prove wild, perch separate, yet mis and breed together in the season. The indians sometimes use the breed produced from the wild as decoy birds, to seduce those in a state of nature within their reach. Turkies are natives only of America, or the new world, and of course unknown to the ancients. And though the name would seem to inch. cate them originally from Asia Minor, or the Asiatic Turkey, they ar e found in these countries only in a dom esticated state, like other poultry. The first precise description of these birds is given by Oviedo, who, in 1525, drew up a summary of his greater work—tbe History of the Indies ' foe the use of his Monarch. Charles V. This learned man had visited the West Indies and its islands in person. and paid particular regard to the natural history. It appears from him that the Turkey was, in his days, an inhabitant of the greater islands, and of the main land. In North America they were observed by the first discoverers. They have been seen in large flocks of hundreds in all parts front Louisiana, even to Canada ; but at this time are extremely rare in a wild state, except in the more distant parts, where they are still found in vast abundance. It was from Mexico or Yucatan that they were first introduced into Europe ; for it is certain, that they were imported into England as early as the year 1524, the 15th of Henry VIII. We probably received them from Spain, with which we had great intercourse till about that time. They were most successfully cultivated in our kingdom from that pe. clod; insomuch, that they grew common in every farm-yard, and be came even a dish in our rural feasts by the year 1585 ; for we may cer. tainly on the word of old Tuner, in his account of the Christmas liiskaiWy AMY " Good husband and huswife, now chiefly be glad, Things handsome to have, as they ought to be had, They both do provide, against Christmas do come, To welcome good neighbour, good cheer to have some." " Good bread and good drink, a good fire in the hall, Brawn, pudding, and souse, and good mustard withall; Beef, mutton, and pork, shred pies of the best, Pig, veal, goose, and capon, and Turkey well dtest ; Cheese, apples, and nuts—jolt' carols to hear— As this in the country is counted good cheer. POZZO DI BOROO. Count Charles Andrew Posse dl Borger, Lieutenantlieneral in the Russian service, and Ambassador of the same Power to the Court of France, was born in 1780, at Alas, a Cancan village. After the union of that island to France in 1708, the family of Bosse di Borgo was re cognised u noble ; but as it was very poor, a Wait named Father An.. tonio Grosseto took care of young Charles's education, who, after cont. ;Acting his college studies, adopted as caner, the profession of the law ; he exercised the double functions of counsellor and attorney. When the French Revolution blued forth, the conformity of his opinions with those of the Bonaparte family, established a close connection between him, Joseph and Napoleon. He presented himself with them at Ovens, the chief town of the canton, at the epoch of the municipal organisation, and he delivered, as well as the Bonaparte*, most patriotic speeches. In the month of September, 1790. AI. Poem was, by the influence of Gen. Paoli, named member of the Directory of the department of Corsica, and aftermaths, in 1791, be was elected member of the Legislative Assembly. He manifested in that assembly the opinions he had sheen in his country. However, be did not much distinguish himself, it' we except the sitting of 18th July, 1792, in which he delivered a long harangue in order to induce the Assembly to declare war against the Emperor of Germany. After the revolution of 10th August, the name of Al. Poem being found in some papers of Louis XVL it 'is said that another Corsican deputy, one attic commissioners appointed to examine theme papers, menaced his countrymen so severely, that he was obliged to fly. No sooner was M. Pinto returned to Corsica, than he ranged himself beneath another banner ; he seconded, notwith standing his oaths of fidelity to France ' Paoli's project of independence. It was at Ibis time of his return that the hatted of N. Posso for Napoleon commenced; in this sentiment be has been ex tremely consistent for more than 20 years. In 1793, the convention summoned to their bar Pogo and Paoli to answer for their conduct, but neither appeared ; it was then, that fearing the vengeance of the French nation, they had recourse to the English. The King of England added to his titles that of King of Corsica. Mr. Elliot was nominated Vice roy, and M. Paso President of the Council of State. However, during the course of his functions, so many complaints were raised against him, that the Vice.roy advised him to retire, at the request even of Paoli, who was frightened at the number of his proteges enemies. lie set out for London, where be was well received by many French emi grants. After remaining several years in England, during which it is said he was employed in the most secret diplomatical transactions, be over to the service of Russia, in which he was soon ditinguished passed ye Emperor, and was successively entrusted with several diplumati. cal operations of the highest importance. Promoted during the late campaigns to the post of General-Major, M. Pcauwas employed in that capacity at the battle of Leipsie, where, by a singular coincidence, be served against France, under the orders of ano t h e r F renc h ma n ; to: 41 1 king of Sweden. He served in the campaign of France in 1814, and discharged after the events of 30th March the functions of Imperial Russian commissioner, fiat with the provisional, and then with the royal government. It is even maintained that 'twas M. Polo, who in 1814, advised the march en muss on Paris, when the victories of Napoleon Lad thrown so much indecision into the councils of sovereigns. In March, 1815. the return of Napoleon sus pended at Paris the diplomatical functions of M. l'ono, who resumed them after the restoration. He signed the treaty of the month of No vember. In 1817 the Emperor Alexander granted to Count Porto di Bongo the rank of Lieutenant•Oeneral. Since 1814 be has not ceased 5 be received at the court of France in the quality of Russian Ambena. dor. In October, 1823, he repaired to Madrid to compliment the Regency of Spain. in the name of the Emperor Alexander, on the des livery of Ferdinand VII. The Spanish war took place with the deci non in form of the above named Benison& e BIRTH. The 10th lost. at Fitzroy tiu - Wee:Aberdeenehire, the HOLL Is Forbes, of Craigierat. of a daughter. MARRIED. The 14th last. at ht. George's church, Hanover-square, J. Straagot Jun. Esq. of Waterford, to Elise, only daughter of the late Capt. s Perkins, R.N. of Upper Berkelepstreet, and niece of the late Adousi Pringle.—Tuseday, at Bexley, the Rev. R. Burr Bourne, Student Christ Church, Ozford, to Zis♦ Jane , youngat daughter of the 108 J. Johnston, Beg. of Damon, Kern. DIED. The 11th lost awful! sodden, of apoplexy, aged OE, John CteseleY , of Saha* sod limp use of is Justices el tho Pesos, and ohm a Deputy Liftman for the County Palatine of J meter , Aar a sine illness, apd six yaws and dm month. d the late Mr. John Gay, Governor of tee limn City Mir& Tide is the third similarly s e ve r e visitation of PIOVMERICI that ken scanted in the family within lye months, about whisk period a devehist, ten jeers old, died after a long silliction.— Ag Woolwich. the tit Ma Miss Mena Henderson, second daughter of the late John Headmen, Iv+ Castls peas, Thurso. NIGH VAT= A? LONDON MUDD' TO.NORROW N. 33. sr Men* I 3 I Ahem.. __AA Lowsox s Mad and riblisbal by Jowl MAUI', Mimi 97 4 1 07 , 1011, Ns 1, Pitikagibtos, ?maple Dm.