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The Soxscrroa•Gsxsaas.—A noble sentiment, yet what would you think of the man who, capable of expressing it, would say to chief constable, one Crossley by name, that he would nut aid :st tht• apprehension of a Whiteboy, for one thousand I)o'inch—flay, not fors miUion? And that the Dividend Warrants on the said Stock due on the .sth January, 1630, will be ready to be delivered on WEDNES DAY, the 6th of the same month. Witness explained that the person alluded to (Hetilcy) came to give information to Mr. Nagle, and he would not interfere in his apprehension under the circumstances. PETER .TUBER, Secretary. EAST INDIA ROUSE, October 28, 1829. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENGLAND, trading to the EAST INDIES, do hereby give Notice, That a QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the said Company will be held at their House in Leadenhall-street, on WEDNESDAY, the 16th December neat, at Eleven e'Clock in the Forenoon, for the purpose of declaring a DIVIDEND from Midsummer last to Christmas neat. The Court of Directors do also give Notice, that the said General Court is made SPECIAL for the purpose of submitting for confirnsation the proceedings of the General Court of the 63d Septembu last, altering the By-law Cap. 1. Sec. 4. The Report from the Committee of By-laws, relative to the alteration in question, is open at this House for the Inspection of the Proprietors. PETER AUBER, Seeretar). CLARK'S CEMENT, for stopping DECAYED TEETH.—Mr. I. C. (firtnerly with Mr. Ccatwasauv,) continues to cure Tooth-Ache and Tender Teeth with his Cement. Every branch of the Profession also scientifically executed in the modern and much improved style, on the lowest possible charges. 38, Keppel-street, Russell-square. TRIAL of the DONERAILE CONSPIRATORS. CORK (COUNTY) SPECIAL COMMISSION. FRIDAY, OCT. '23. At nine o'clock this morning Mr. Baron PENNETA snit and Mr. Justice Tomos entered the Court, and shortly after the prisoners were placed at the bar, and the Clerk of the Crown called on them to say if they were ready for their trials. They all answered that they were, and immediately the long panel was called over, and we never witnessed such an array of Jurors. The Jury having been sworn, the Sountroa•Geozam. intimated his wish that four of the prisoners, Jabs Leery, James Rocks, James Magma, and Wiliam Shim, should be put to the bar, and added that it was his intention for the present to try them on the indictments for conspiracy found by the Grand Jury on the preceding day. The first count charged them with a conspiracy to murder George Bond Low, Michael Creagb, and Henry Evans, Esqrs.; the second for conspiracy with others unknown; and in various other counts for the conspiracy generally and individually. In the eighth count John Leary stood indicted for soliciting, encou raging, and inciting David Sheehan to the commission of the said murder. The SOLICITOR-Gamma. stated the case as follows :—My Lords and Gentlemen of the Jury,—The prisoners at the bar stand in dicted for proposing, soliciting, inciting, persuading, and instigat ing to the commission of murder. It is a charge that bears heavy on individuals, not few in number, nor low in life, to whom liberty is dear, and character is valuable, and who laboured under a stigma for which two successive Grand Juries pronounced there were no trifling grounds, but sufficient warranty to send it for the consideration of a petit jury. 'Tis a case in which, if well founded, every man's interest is involved ; but of the many considerations hound up with the inquiry, all others fade before the high enormity, the branching extent and atrocity, of the crime itself. It does not confine itself to the persons now on trial, but if established, tends to prove what does not alone exist in the present charge, but grows out of a system ruinous, extensive, and desolating. This it is that gives it its principal importance, and with this view of it, if it be unfounded, the gentry cannot be too soon disabused of the opinion ; but if otherwise, if it do flow from a system, and be a consequence of associations, it Is high time that other associations be formed to counteract their influence, and I confidently predict the period is now arrived to look at the evil boldly. God forbid that I should use the aggravated nature of the charge, to produce any undue impression against the unfortunate men who stand charged with it; but if 1 am rightly informed, it will be estab. fished by evidence, that there exists, and has long existed, an ex iencive confederacy, bound together by oaths, acting in concert , headed by captains, directed by committees, wh ose aut h or i ty i s acted on, and obeyed by instruments ever ripe and ready to act their guilty bidding, and obey their edicts of robbery and murder. It will he sworn that Leary ranks high in the gradations of this conspiracy, not simply as a captain,—he takes his station as a com mittee man, a man of year*, of station, of comparative im portance. He holds himself aloof from the active and perilous duty—but he supplies, he advises, he counsels, excites, mg. gears, stimulates, whilst the subordinate and personal duties are left to partisans of less value ; he acts as counsel, he is the head to suggest—they are the arms to execute. Not only is he of the committee, but he also administers oaths—first, an oath of a general nature, imposing secrecy and• readiness at all times to take arms, and for all purposes; and then, panicuiar oaths as to the individual transactions. We are now hut treating a symptom of the disease, which prompts to this taking up of arms for no definite purpose—not to protect but to perpetrate. I could traverse hack for months into a narrative of this conspiracy, of which, to-day. we probe but a single member. Its object did no t merely affect the gentlemen against whom the present proceedings were pointed—it embraced a wider scheme, and contemplated more general purposes. In the month of November last, a little before the shot was fired at Dr. Norcott's carriage, David Sheehan, one o f the wi:res,es, will prove that passing the road by Leary's hotly, with whom he was acquainted, the latter addressed, and appointed to meet him on a certain day at a public house in Doneralle.— Sheehan, in cnnsequence of this appointment, met a party whom he'll name to you ; among them was Leary, who asked if tbe boys were ready? Sheehan asked for what? and the reply was, " to shoot Bond, Low. Creagh, and Evans." An opportunity of putting their ciess t ;:t into execution was occasioned by Mr. Creagb being of a party with a number of gentlemen who dined with Admiral Evans. And what was the cause of ibis dark conspiracy, —these horrid measures which best exhibit the objects of this association? Why, Admiral Evans was to be mitdered for a speech lie made in Parliament on the 12th of May, IMOD That' speech was circulated by the newspapers, and for this 'Wes crime, Admiral Evans was condemned to death -by this id* triblinal. Mr. Creagh was found guilty for serving tiotice . on his own tenants,—for exercising his right as a landlinal, dealing with his own property as he thought fit. The offence of Mr. Low is of a date antecedent to 1828 ; be is a gentleman, who, not satisfied with the mere honours of the magistracy, thinks it also incumbent on him to fulfil its duties ; let him still condone to act as he has done, and he'll find his just reward in the security • which his gallantry and intrepidity, and at the same time his huma nity, will procure for him. These are the offences for which these three men have been condemnedto die. I have now to proceed to that part of the testimony which relates to the intended murder of Mr. Creagb. It will be proved that the conspiracy was formed on the night of the 20th of January, 1829. Mr. Creagb dined at Mr Noreen's. The agents in this conspiracy filled a district of country • and various ferocious banditti passed from different quarters to exe cute their judgment on him who dared to act for himself in his conduct towards his tenantry. I would call your attention to a circumstance peculiarly remarkable in this place. Mr. Creagh being that year High Sheriff, bad two footmen to his carriage, Mr. Korean but one, yet it so happened that in leaving Mr. Evans's, Mr. Norton had two persons on the carriage. In their eagerness to execute, the conspirators looking no further than this distinguish ing mark, fired into Mr. Norton's carriage, in the belief that it was Mr. Centel's, and then fled in the hope that they bad exe cuted their vengeance. There is so much of evidence to travel through, and so varied and separated, that I can only furnish you with an outline. You'll find that on the 28th of February, there was a meeting at the house of a man named Flynn, at Walls town, where four of the conspirators, James Roche, John Mas her, Pat. Magrath, and Pat. Lynch, were present. There they discussed the utility of shooting Mr. Bond Low, as be came from Mallow fair, suggesting the plan, and appointing Glover's-screen as the place. The fair of Mallow took place on the 2d of last March. True to the appointment, the party assembled at Mallow, and again (for their oaths were as numerous as their meetings) bound themselves to secrecy and action. Magrath and Roche left the fair early for Glover's-screen. When Mr. Low arrived at the spot, be was immediately fired at. Two men jumped over the ditch—yen will mind this part of the evidence—Mr. Low's hat fell off in consequence of his horse starting from a wound inflicted by the fire-arms, and imagining their object was effected, the ruffi ans fled, thinking it unnecessary to waste ammunition in any further attempt. With that gallantry and presence of mind, only equalled by his forbearance in a late notorious instance, Mr. Low pursued the fugitives, searched the wood, and made prisoner of Pa trick Magrath, who lay bid in the underwood, and who has since paid the forfeit of his crimes. The other two now on trial escaped. On the next day (Shrove Tuesday, March 3,) a meeting of the con spirators was again held at the house of Duane, the publican. They spoke over the transaction of the preceding day, la mewed its failure, and deplored the capture of Magrath, who, being a sot, over-drank himself, and thus became prisoner. They added, that as the assizes were approaching, Lew would bang him, unless something were done to cut him off, and a rivalry took place to see who should achieve it.— One claimed the honour because he had transported his brother ; another because he was his near neighbour ; and a third, because he had missed him on a former occasion. On the Ist of May the fair of Kildorrery took place, and it was known that Mr. Low would attend it. In pursuance of their desperate resolve, the conspirators Nowlan, Magner, Roche, Magrath, and Lynch, attended also. Here the second attempt on Mr. Low was put in train, and the place appointed for its execu tion was a ditch between Farrah and Kildorrery, distant about half a mile from the latter. Mr. Low in returniug from the fair was accompanied by a gentleman not then proscribed, and to whose presence on this occasion be owed his life. Besides those which I have already detailed, there were many other meetings : at one of these, William Shine, a prisoner at the bar, and then a tenant of Mr. Creagh's (for it was one of the effects of these asso ciations to do away with the wholesome and legitimate ties that bound society together) was present. Here Shine complained of some case between hint and his landlord, and submitted it to the committee, for they entertain the silly notion that they can make regulations with regard to the disposal of property, where the legis -1 ante itself could not possibly interfere, and which the law of the land leaves to be governed by circumstances. Shine put his case in Leary 's bands, the conduct of his landlord (Mr. Creagh) was canvassed, and his death decreed. Shine was aware of this. In hap pier days before his connexion with this lawless association, he had some money, a considerable suns for him, which he lodged with Mr. Creagh, occasionally raking from it for particular purposes, but again returning it to keep up the original stock. This was so for years; but the moment the decree against his banker and landlord went forth, Shine demands and obtains his money, not in the usual manner, but all at once. The Magistrates were apprised from time to time of much of what was going forward, and about the end of May they thought proper to arrest all those implicated, upon whom they could lay hands. (Here the Soli citor-Geneal went at great length into the law of the case, as ap plicable to the prisoners, and particularly to the evidence of in formers, three or four of whom he had to produce to bring the charges home to the prisoners, and he then concluded as follows :) —lf I have brought forward accomplices, their testimony coin cides, as corroborated by circumstances, and supported by other and more credible witnesses, and the Jury will give to the dr cumstrances that consideration which they may deny to the persons. I would call your attention to the case against Leary, who, removed from the temptation poverty holds out to crime, remains aloof in comparative security, sending nut his less guilty emissaries to execute his less bloody edicts. If the Jury believe these facts, his is not a case that wiU excite the greatest sympathy. It is not likely that he will in this his hour of need be altogether deserted. It is likely be will find many to speak for him as to character; but if the facts against him be proved, what will dia. ratter avail? Goa forbid that I should strive to rob reputation of the importance which may attach to it in the hour of nerd, or deny it its legitimate influence ; but it is little adapted to negas tive the offence laid to the charge of the prisoner. Of *what avail is it that he be industrious In his pursuits, be faithful in his contracts, and sober in his habits, if foul conspiracy and midnight murder can be laid to his charge, and traced to his suggestions? David Sheehan, an approver, was the first sworn. Knew John Leary, of Rossas, the prisoner at the bar ; met bins at Ned Roche's public-house, in Doneraile, but had previously met him on the road, near Roues, where 'he lived ; had a conversation with him ; desired him to meet him (the prosecutor) on Wednesday or Thurs day, at Roche's public-house, as " the boys" would be there to see him ; witness went there, and saw Leary, Shine, Owen Hickey, Michael Wallace, ChaS. Daly, John Magner, and Tim. Cennois 'twas late in the evening when they met, and bad drink ; all the people were within before him,. and Leary Was the first man who spoke to him. He presented him with a tUmblei of potter, and then asked " the boys" if they were ready to do what they promised, and they Saill•they well.; on which he (Leary) drew out a piece of paper, and sismerflifs name, and then desired them to do the same. Mc then. pulled.outa ~hook? and swine them ; the words were, to " shoot * Mr. Low," which they all agreed to, and it was de ciattkat Leary wtitsld tend th'ent . notice, and they were " to be t4acifiatenlisi they tosere . ileit or 'sore" witness with himself was sworn at the time by Leary. Never went with any of the party who agreed to fire at any of the three gentleman. William Shine was the first person who took the book, and said that he should be the first man to kill Captain Creagh, who transported his bro ther." They an then swot', and agreed to kill the three gentle men—Admiral Evans, Mr. M. Creagh, and B. Low. Recollects having heard Mr. Law being fired at. Knows a man named James Magrath, who is a cousin of the witness. Knows James Roche ; both are in the dock. After the firing at Mr. Low be met Roche near Mr. Nagle's, at Walistown, where they talked about firing at him, and Roche said it was unfortunate that they had missed him, bet that in a abort time they hoped to be more successful in killing him. Witness was not taken up for this of fence, he surrendered himself. Wm. Nowlan—Was sworn often to do things as a Wbiteboy ; there was a committee formed, and Leary was one of them; the reason he knew him to be of the committee was, that be (Leary) used to send them to "do things out or the way." On the day at Ned Roche'a, Leary took a book out of his pocket, and swore the men to kill Admiral Evans, Captain Creagh, and Mr. Low ; the reason they gave for killing Mr. Low was, that he was a leading man in the county; that Admiral Evans when in Parliament was against the Roman Catholics, and Captain Creagh was very severe on his tenants. They appointed a time to kill Mr. Creagh, that was when he was to dine at Admiral Evans's ; 'twas two nights after they had fired at the carriage, it was not the first night that they appointed, and the reason was that Leary heard that he (Mr. Creagb) would not dine there on the day appointed. The next morning, about nine o'clock, he met Roche in his own field, and be accused him of not attending, and then told him he had fired at Dr. Norcott's carriage, mistaking it for Captain Creagh's. Had a conversation with James Magratk about it. They were sworn by John Magner to go to Mallow fair to shoot Mr. Low ; did not bear Flynn say any thing about him. The men had fire-arms, and were cleaning them ; Roche had an iron blunderbuss with him, he had a brass one also : the place they fixed on for shooting him was Mr. Glover's ground ; witness did not go with him that day, but was to have gone to the fair for the purpose. The day after Mr. Low was fired at, Roche came to witness's house, and told him he (Roche) never got such a fright as he had ; he said that when Low came up, Pat Magragh fired, and that he (Roche) did not like to fire, for there was a woman close after him, and he was afraid he would shoot her. He said that Mr. Low saw him, and that he (witness) ran away, and es caped by the side of a ditch: he also said that they bad arms. Roche also said that Pat Magrath was taken, that he pushed him along one field, and then he hid him ; and that he was a sot, and it was on that account that he could not escape ; heard Magrath was hanged for the firing. About a fortnight after Magrath was hanged he met Leary on the road from Buttevant, and he told witness that he would make up a party of " good boys" to kill Mr. Low; saw him afterwards in Doneraile, when Roche and Lynch were present ; and Leary then said that "he (Low) should be shot when going to the West," and that it should be dons at Mr. Nagle's shrubberies, at Ballinamona ; left Leary in the tent at Rathclare, and he went out, because be expected a fight at the fair; was at Kildorrery fair, but does not recollect the day; Roche and James Magrath, Charles Daly, and Pat Lynch were there ; they talked about killing Mr. Low when going borne from the fair. James Magrath said be would do so, to have revenge for his brother. Magrath had a pistol, and Roche a blunderbuss; it was to be done between Kildorrery and Farralay : witness, Roche, Magrath, and Lynch, were behind the ditch when Mr. Low passed, and Mr. Nagle with him, and they told him they would not fire for fear of killing Mr. Nagle ; they were riding at the time, and passed by while they were lying down; they then bid their arms and went back to the fair ; the same evening they got their arms. John Norcott, hi. D.—Recollects having had an invitation to dine from Admiral Evans on the 20th of January. Mr. Michael Creagh was there; the invitation was on Saturday, but declined it, and went on Tuesdays left Admiral Evans's about half-past ten o'clock. Mr. Creagh left the house first, witness came in his own carriage, and his two servants were on the box ; the colour of the carriage was yellow, and Mr. Creagh's was the gamey... When about a mile or a mile and a half on the road near Ballina mona, heard a shout or call, and afterwards a shut, and then fol lowed another. His daughter was with him, and he desired bee to be quiet, that the danger was then over, that their ammunition was expended : three balls ente red the carriage ; three wounded the servants, and three struck the carriage without entering. Ex tracted the ball out of his footman's shoulder. After the firing he put his head out, and Inquired if his men were wounded, and the coachman said he was severely, but that he could drive; after going on some distance, be said be could not drive further; there were two carriages before, and two after witness's carriage' Mr. Creagh's wasimmediately before witness's. Several other witnesses were examined to corroborate the in former's evidence, and Mr. Creagh deposed to the same facts as Dr. Norcoct. G. B. Low, R.q.examined—llad been a magistrate from 1821 ; attended the Insurrection Sessions ; was fired at coming from the fair of Mallow, on the 2d of March ; saw two men on that day ; his mare was shot, and his hat fell off ; just passed a woman before he was fired at ; was present when Pat Magrath was apprehended ; be was brother of the prisoner : the screen ran at right angles, aud saw two men jump out, and saw no more of them for some time; saw Magratb, but did not see the other ; was examined on his pro secution, and be war convicted and executed ; was at the fair of Kildorrery on the Ist of May ; four or five gentlemen left the fair ith him ; near Farraby, Mr. Nagle was with him, and he( Mr. N) rode into the plantation, and witness did not wish to let him go in alone, and he followed him ; knows the prisoner Roche, but never searched for him ; saw him in the custody of the police on the day he was taken ; Mr. N'agle asked him what he (Roche) was taken for? and be said he did not know, unless it was for firing at Mr. Low; when he (Mr. Lowe) asked why he fired at him, he af fected not to know him, and said he never saw Min before ; seat ched repeatedly for Magrath after he was fired at, but could not find him; he was afterwards taken in the county of Limerick. A host of witnesses followed in confirm Lion of the essential parts of the case for the prosecution. FOR TILE DEFENCE. John Harrold limy, examined.—Knows Pit Illy a good ninny years; from his general character, he does not think him worthy of credit on his oath. Knows Sheehan, and would not give him credit on his oath, his character was so bad. They were in witness's employment, and be discharged them, such was his impresion of their conduct and character. Cross•eaamined by the Souictroa-GIIPIRAL —Had the good for tone to give information to the Magistrates, and gave it to them.— Knows a man named Hanley. Desired his steward not to employ Davy and Sheehan. Selected Sheehan, because he heard of his being engaged in robberies and attacks. 'Tis part of the system. He has a number of Whiteboys in his work: The Soucrma G do you think, Mr. Bury, ought to be the . conduct of a cmintrY gentleman, with regard to persons whom he knew cOnnteiril with Whsteboyism, should be e mploy them? The SoucarroseGaugam. observed, that, as be came to give evi dence, there needed not such extreme delicacy. Witness bad Whiteboys in his employ ; knew them to be such from common report, but was reduced to the alternative of employ • log them, or doing the work himself, such was the state of the County, and that he believed he frequently employed persons who deserved transportation. If asked concerning one of whom he knew to be a Whiteboy, would give every information in his power against him. A gun had been stolen from his stable-yard, for which he suspected Sheehan—ascertained that Sheehan was s bad charac ter six months ago. Heard three years since that Daly was a had character. It was since Sheehan became an approver that he heard the evil reports with regard to his character. Was a part of thr time out of the country. John Coote, &q.—Was in the army ; knows Nowlan—he belr. a bad character. Rey. Dr. O'Brien, parish priest of Deneraile.—Knows Daly, whose general character is so bad, that witness would not be in clined to credit him on his oath ; would be still less inclined to credit Sheehan. Cross-examined by Counsellor Besstrr.—is parish ptiest of Doneraile, a town which is the very reverse of quiet—w•uuld be very happy that the Catholic and Protestant Clergy and Gentry united to quell the spirit of insubordination which existed amongst the people; did not think until that day that any conspiracy es isted in Dooeraile ; lived in the parish for 13 years, but generally past the winter on the continent; did not think his absence gave more scope to mischief, as he generally left behind him coadjutors adequate to all the duties. Garrett Nagle is a Magistrate, and active in Whiteboy appre hensions ; from his knowledge of Daly's character. he would not believe his testimony, unless aided by strong circumstances ; knows Sheehan since the time the attempt was made to take Mr. Croft's arms ; is of the same opinion with regard to his evidence as to Daly's. John Daly is brother to the prosecutor, and conversed with him on the subject of this trial ; in that conversation his brother asked him how be liked his master ? and added, that if be would follow his advice, he'd be independent of his master or any other vaga bond of them ; the plan was, to go to Captain Creagh, and say what he (the brother) would desire him about some of the men who were in gaol; be vowed revenge against Mr. Burke, and pro mised if witness would be led by him to get what would establi.h him in a town, or to send him off to America, saying he would not be called on the bench at all, but merely to give evidence before Lord Kingston. Jonas Stawell, Esq. examined by Mr. Parrore—b not a magis trate ; knows the prisoner Leary by character ; his character before this melancholy and horrible charge was an honest man, no mall's enemy but his owh, being addicted to drinking; his habits are peaceable, and be is an unlikely person to be engaged in dis turbances. Cross-examined by Serjeant Gomm—Does not know of hie own knowledge that persons of good character have been enosed in the disturbances, but believes unfortunately th.y are. Arthur Gethin, Esq. examined by ?dr. M'Cateruv—Knows Leary for a number of years, as peaceable a man as ever lived ; knows him twenty years, has paid witness .C 220 a-year, and he always paid his rent peaceably, honestly, and with propriety—he was unfortunately too fond of a glass of pun:h. Cross-examined by Mr. Bauserr—He would not be the first person to whom he would communicate; if he was to do so, he would not come forward to give a character of hint when charged with a conspiracy to murder his son ; there are a number of disturbances about the country. The defence here closed: Baron Pinntsmuzs descanted with great force and clearness on the nature of the crime with which the prisoners were charged, the peculiarity of the law as relating to conspiracy, and the quality of the evidence necessary to sustain it. He summed up, and con trasted the testimony of the several witnesses at great length, and concluded by stating, that if the Jury entertained any rational doubt, they should give the prisoners the benefit of it ; but if, on the other hand, they believed the testimony as a whole, tainted though it might be by the characters of some of the witnesses, it was their duty to find a verdict on the evidence laid before them; and he knew them too well to doubt for a moment that they would shrink from the upright, though painful discharge of their duties. The Jury retired only five minutes ; but on their return to the Court, the fate of the unhappy wretches in the dock could bk• gathered from their appearance even, before they gave in them verdict of Guilty. Mr. Justice TORRENS then rose, and said that the painful Juty of passing sentence devolved upon him. We regret exceedingly that our space does not admit even a faint outline of the powerful and solemn discourse which be addressed to the prisoners, reviewin; the state to which their wild and objectless efforts reduced the untry, and concluded by recommending them to use the little interval that remained to conciliate pardon in another world for those offences which doomed them to death in this The sentence soon reached outward, and the lamentations of tke friends of the condemned was the first sound which broke on the solemn stillness. Th.- unhappy men several times interrupted the Court with observations. FRENCH PAPERS. (Fr„ n the Journal de.; Debuts. The preparations fair an expedition against Algiers continue at Toulon. It seems that the plan adopted for bunting the town is by means of bombs and Congreve rockets, the latter are now making, and ;he equipment of bomb •essels is likewise attended to. Eight of this class will be shortly ready, carrying two mortars each. TOULON, Ocx. 19. _ _ _ The Scipio ship of the line had repeatedly received orders for, sailing. hit all of them have been countermarded, and sh e h a * now received a final order to be dismantled. She is for this purpose to come into the harbour to-day, where she remains, however, in commission. The Eclipse schooner, commanded by M. Arnault, Lieutenant de Vaisseau, has this day received orders to sail for the Levant. She will touch at Malta, where she is to land M. Miege, the French Consul at that place. L'Oise, store-ship, Lieutenant Pichler, sails with 100,000 rations to Mahon, Eta the supply of the., cruisers before Algiers. From the Journal riff Nacre t f the 2'2d Oct. Their are few people at the Havanna itself who, seeing that the Spanish Government exhausts itself in supplying the expenses of an expedition against Mexico, that are of opinion that the projected invasion 9s likely to be crowned with success, whilst not a single individual has been cited that has seen Mexico. and can doubt of the advantages which the Mexicans must obtain over their enemies.