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of the Active, had lost a leg in the action. Captain MAXWELL does not give the particulars of the affair, referring his Lordship for them to the public dis. 'patch, which, however, has not yet been received ; but says, that he has requested the French Commander 1 of the Pomone to transmit this lever through the bureau of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, to England, that the ga ll ant C apta i n GORDON'S fa'her and . family might be informed that he is doing well. WINDSOR, Jim SO.—The life continued much in the same state yestetday. This morning. Princesses AccusTA and SoPmA rode on horseback, accompanies! by Count M UNsTER, Lady CRANLEY, General C.IIITWRIGIIT, Colonel TAY LOR, SCC. The Duke of YORK arrived yesterday, and, after spcuding the day with the QUEEN, returned to Lon don in the evening. The Archbishop Of CANTERBURY arrived to-day labout one o'clock. A Board of General Officers was held yesterday, at the Commander in Chief's Office, in the Horse Guards, upon the business of the Military College, which was attended by the Dukes of KENT and CAN 'BRIDGE, GellCralS Sir D. DUNI:IAS, Hon:, CALVERT, WYNYAILD, &C. The lite General CRAIG, it is said, has bequeathed to the Earl of HARRINGTON, 480,000 ; to Colonel STANHOPE, (the Earl of H.'s brother), ae5,000 ; and to the Duchess of NEWCASTLE £5,000. It is under. stood, that he has also lett his collection of pictures to Lord H. The General, in his youth, when first pa. trcmised by the Harrington family, was a private in the household troops. Tarifa, though in itself an inconsiderable place and thinly inhabited,is, from its relative situation, of 'no small importance. It is seated on an eminence, near a bay, to which it gives name, in the very centre of the Straits of Gibraltar. It is defended by a castle in which the Governor resides, and with old walls and towers of the Moorish construction. It lies about six leagues W. S. W. of the celebrated fortress of Gi bralt:►r. Lord MELVILLE arrived in town from Scotland on Saturday last. The Anniversary of the Birth-day of the late Right Htnourable CIIARLES JAMES Fox was celebrated, on the 24th instant, at Eernbtirgli, Glasgow, Dundee, Arbroath, and other places in Scotland. A letter has been received from St. Petersburg h, dated .linviary F, which states, that the peace had been actu illy concluded between Russia and the Porte, tuld that the exchange had risen from 16 to 19. A second shock of an earthquake was experienced at Charleston, South Carolina, on the 17th of .11- cember—it lasted only two minutes. The former i shock was felt the day before. OrtA•rontos.—Last night Messrs. ASITLEYS com menced their annual performance of Sacred Music, at Covent-Garden Theatre. On this occasion they gave a Selection from some of the most eminent composers. —The principal novelty of the evening was the ap pearance of Signor TItAMEZZANI, who assumed the station formerly filled by Messrs. INCLEDON or BRA IIAM. Not being, however, acquainted with the English language, the Signor indulged the audience with an Italian Cavniina, composed by Signor MER. TlNl.—Madame CATALAN! was in fine voice, and acquitted herself with her usual excellence. Mrs. BoctioNs, in " Farewell ye limpid springs," dis played great taste and execution, and was most de.- servcdly applauded. The Selection, throughout, was excellent, and derived great aid from Mrs.BLAND, I BROADHURST, and 13ELL1sMY. The chorusses were ex ceedingly effective and sublime, and the house was numerously and fashionably attended. METHODISTS.—At the Quarter Sessions, held at Spilsby on the 17th inst. the Magistrates refused to administer the oaths to the Rev. Abraham Crabtree, Minister in the Methodist connection, appointed by their annual conference, and respectably recom mended as a fit andproper person for the olhce. This gentleman (in conjunction with two others) is a Minister statedly preaching and officiating to . very I.irge congregations at Horncastle, Alford, Langham row, and other chapels adjacent. The Magistrates, it is said, refused the application on the ground of a decision recently made in the Court of King's Bench. At the Quarter Sessions held at New Malton last week, seven persons in the Methodist connection ap plied for licences to preach, which the Court refused, none of them being appointed to preach to a speciac congregation. Tuesday night, the Coach from Manchester to Wigan was upset six riles fr-m Wigan, in conse quence of the axletree of the coach giving way.— Happily none of the inside passengers received any damage, except a sailor, who had his knee consider. ably bruised, and his leg split in two, but being made of wood, he bore his misfortune with proper fortitude. The outside passengers all escaped unhurt, except a gentleman, a traveller from Scotland, who had two ribs broke and his side bruised. A meeting took place lately, on the beach near Bray, near Cork, between Captain S. of the Bth Re giment of Foct, and Lieutenant Q. of the 55th Regi ment, when, after an exchange of fire, the interference of the seconds prevented any farther proceedings, and the parties separated. CORN MARKET, I'IARK-LANE,IAN 3l.—ThisdaytheMarket has few fresh arrivals of What, and not much remaining; sates brisk, and last vices fully supported : some select Dantzic about £.i per quarter—Rye -at k's—Barlcy likewise in short supply, and rather dearer—Malt and White Peas still n. arly at late pries ; —Beaus of each sort also higher—There are very few arrivals of Oats ; this trade ready sale, and again somewhat dearer.-- Flour In full stocks at late quotQl prices. CURRENT PRICES OF GRAIN. Wheat, 525. 745. 965. Beans 525. 575. Fine ditto, 1055.11 W. 'Tick ditto (new) 456. 50s. aye 48s. 545 Ditto (fine Old) 325. 545. Earley, 38. 501.0 d. Oats, 285 30s. 955. Malt, 786. tifis. Poland ditto, 365. 385.04. White Peas (boilers) 7tls. 825. Poratoe ditto, 305. 40s. 04. Grey ditto, 55t. fI s. Rzpe Seed, .C60..C66 4 Fine hour, f55.905.---seconds, :55. to 85s. SMMIFIELD MARKET.—January 31. Beef :is 04 to 6s Lk! Vral a 0,1 to Rs Qd Mutton 51 Od to (is od Pork Gs 44 to is 44 H!4O OF CATTLE Tlll3 DAT. Beasts, al)atit 770—Sheep and Lainba, 4,14 Calves, 120—Pigs, PRIQ OF HAY AND STRAW IN SMITHFIELD, Hay 41 104 to M Os New Cluvtr 51 Os to 61 Os :Irv! Ilay 01 ..00 to 01 04 Straw I:1 25 to 21 144 ' NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. 7 ORBAY, JANUARY 29. Yesterday arrived his Majesty's ships AGINCOURT and LIGHTENING, and this morning early the ELIT et• BETH man of war, also a three masted schooner ; it has blown a gale the last 24 hours. A brig was seen yesterday in great danger, near Salcombe, from which place a boat went to her assistance, but was unfortunately lost and all her crew, consisting of biz people, and I am informed that the vessel is since also lost; and all her crew perished. A sloop belonging to this place was boarded on Sunday night, by a French cutter, of 16 guns, about seven leagues S. W. of the Berry Head : after taking some fish, they suf fered the sloop to pmceed on her voyage. A.. POULTON'S BANKRUPTCY. ' THE Creditors who h ave p rove d t h e i r d e b t i un d er A- a Commission of Bankruptcy against Charles Poulton, of Reading, in the County of Series, Cabinet-ma:ter, may receive a tun her Dividend of ;Is. in the Pound upon their respective dobts; and the Creditors who proved their debts at the last meeting may also receive the first Dividend of 12s. Cd. in the Pound upon their revective debts, (except those Creditors residing at Reeling and the neighbourhood thereof,) on applying at our Office, any morn- irg, between the hours of 10 add 11 o'clock; and those Creditors residing at Reading aforesaid may receive their Diehlends on ap- plication to Mr. Jc-hn Richards, Solicitor, of that place. EGAN and WATERMAN, Solicitors, 25,Essex-street. . _ - SPANISH CADIZ, JANUARY 3. Yesterday anchored in this port from Callao de Limas, after a passage of Ilu days, the frigate Cuncia, with four millions ; she brings the most fa- vourable accounts of the order and tranquillity of that kingdom, and of the general enthusiasm of its faith- ful inhabitants. The French are again collecting in La Mancha, nearly 13,000 men, to attack Blake, according to what they report, in the rear ; but General Freire is in Albuerte with considerable force. The garrison of Madrid has been reduced to 2300 men. A few days ago 200 men deserted from the gar- rison of Badajoz, and tot k refuge in Juramena. Great want of provisions is experienced in that fortress, the garrison of which plincipali) cunsistsof Germans, Iva- . bars, and Poles. The Cortes have prolonged the time for the expor- , tation of cotton for America, from this place, for six months. The depredations commilted by the French in Es- tremadura are inconceivable ; they have completely devastated that province. General Lacy is perfectly satisfied with the Cata- lonians, and they with lam ; the enlistment ctntinues, and he has already formed an army- of more than 15,000 men ; the enemy is only master of the for- tresses he occupies : the rest of the country is scoured by cur troops. General Lacy lately thought of placing himself between Tarragena and Tortola. JANUARY s.—lntelligence farm Estremadura in- forms us, that the enemy intended sending reinforce- ments from Talavera to Valencia, but the movements of Lord Wellington had prevented this measure from being carried into execution ; and thus, cn the left bank of the Agueda, he was acting in favour of Va- lencia. Letters of the 29th from Seville, say nothing relative to Soult ; we may, theeefore, presume he is very weak. The partisan Sierre has taken the dispatches sent by Philippon, Giver - 110r of Badajoz, to Saul! - , ;.d- -vising him of the great scarcity of provisions in that fortress. The Conde de Trans has . made a move- ment with his division. THE EVEN IN ci it. LONDON. FRIDAY, JANUARY 31. PRICE OF STOCKS THli DAY AT ONE fiCLOCK S per Cent. Red. 63 1 6 .1—Navy 5 per Cent- Dili 3 per Ct. Cons. for.necnicy 6•26—Ditto for account 62i 4 per Cent. 791—Bonds —s. pre.s- r Omnium Exch. Bills (3d.) 6s. to is. pre.—Ditto (30.) 4s. to 6s. pro. In another column we have given a communication from our regular Correspondent at Gibraltar, which contains some interesting details respecting the siege of Tarifa. We have beard that a letter of the 10th - inst. from Gibraltar states Valencia to have been safe on the 3d. `We know not to what degree of credit this statement is entitled, but we know that SUCIIET'S army is in great distress for want of provisions —so much so that he lately sent a notification to the Com- missaries, that, if they did nit within a given number , of hours send him a certain soeply, he would shoot every one of them. The three , . had the effect to bring him at a very critical moment a supply of bread, but so ill baked, owing to the haste with which it was prepared, that much of it was spoiled. In other quarters the French experience similar distress, owing to the activity of the Guerillas. Intercepted dis- patches from Badajos, addressed to SOULT, state that the Garrison of that place also is in great want of provisions. We think it extremely_ probable th at one very powerful motive ef ti.e French quitting l'arila with so much precipitation, wes a scarcity of supplies, fur by 'Spanish Gazettes, which have been received to the 14th, it appears that SOULT had ordered Vreina to ;aids 2,000 men ti reinforce his eletachment, which was to proceed against General Bateesrattos with the division at the destruction of that enter- prising Patriot being a matter of ti.e " utrnest solici- tude" with SOULT. The military road from Seville t o Cordova was also protected by 2,000 reeo, to pre- vent the itirursicns of Baroosseeees, and f r allis pur- pose the Barris nn of Seville was reduced to 3,000 in- fantry and 2CO cavalry. Letters from Paris to the 24th state that M CoreN, who held the office of Director-General des Douannes in France, has been appOintecifelinistcr du Commerce, and we understand that this nomination is supposed to be by no means favourable to the mercantile in- terest. One of the first acts, however, under his au- thority, does not warrant such a conjectere. In our publication of Tuesday, the list, we mentioned that the Hoffman and Vigilance had been seized by spe- cial order ; we now learn that the cargo of the for- mer, which was to have been sold under a Decree of the 24th of December, is restored to the cons:gnees, but with the condition, that the freight is not to be paid to the proprietors of the vessel, but to the French Government. Wednesday the Marquis of Henney received, through France, a letter from Captain Maxwete., of tie 4lceste, dated Lissa, 9th December, acquainting )rim that the Pomone French frigate had been takellsl p o rter a sharp engasentea, an 4 that Captain gottpox, • PLYMOUTH, JANUARY - 9. 9 . Arrived the ORE3TES sloop, and run into Catwater, with the loss of several guns, which she was com pelled to throw overboard last night, in the Channel. The Peace and Plenty, Captain HALL, with a cargo of timber for this port, of whose safety some fears were entertained, arrived here yesterday. Came in the Paulina, FIELD, from Charleston; and the French sloop, Maria Francis, from Bourdeauz, with brandy and wine, prize to the DIANA frigate. A tremenduous heavy gale from the S.W. has ben exper;enced here last night and to-day : the ships in the Bay, Hamoaze, Catwater, Cc:. however have rude it out, without sustaining any damage. The ACHATES and FAVOURITE; lying ill the Sound, fired guns of clistmss—the former in consequence of drift ing, and the latter from having parted one of her cables ; but both vessels fortunately brought up with out any other injury, and the gale is now (5 o'clock) abating. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. ..30. Arrivei the ELIZABETH, of 71. guns, from Liston and the NORTH STAR sloop of war, from a cruize. The Altai) man of war is this day come up frum Cowes to Spithead.—Wind S. DEAL, JANUARY 30. Arrived and sailed for the River, a schooner from Newfoundland, particulars not known. Came down from the River his Majesty's ship l'utscEss Cnatt torr4 and remains.—Wind S. W. NAVAL APPOIN I'NIENTS. Captain G. C. M'Kenzie to the Impregnable, fitting for the flag of Admiral Young. Capt slid Tetley has been posted into the Conqueror, and brought her front the Mediternuteart. Captain Alien of the Rodney, to the Pearlen. Captain Edward King, to the Rodney. Captain Guion, to the Rainbow. Lieutenant Spear of the San Josef, to command the Philomel. Lieutermet Andrews of the Ajax, to command the Weazle. Captain Blarney, acting, to the Loire. Hon. Captain Walpole, to the Sabrina. Lieutenants Pa.s.rnore and Rudal, to the Oberon. Lieutenants J. J. Moore, Barclay, Moberley, to the Ipkigenist. Lieutenanti T. Morgan and R. S. Carnage, to the Powpee. Lieutenants Roach and Uoulton ' to the Abercrombie. Lieutenants Edward Purcell and C. Tulloch, to the Mtnws. Lieutenants W. Stopford and Charles Butts, to the Fawn. Lieutenant John Nosworthy, to the Rover. Lieutenant R. Woolcombe, to the Courageux. Lieutenant R. B. Read, to the Fylla. Lieutenant Martin Bennett, to the Elizabeth. Lieutenant R. B. Roc, to the Wanderer. Lieutenant Loftus Lencay, to the Vauteur. Lieutenant Edward Ogilvie, to the Ferret. lieutenant Tli maas Morgan, to th' Vi;o. Mr. Hedge, to he Purser of the Sait Josef. Mr. Crispe, to be rurser of the Skiold. Mr. Bryden, to be Master of the Queen. Mr. Meredith to be Surgene of the Vengeur. IN TUe ICIEDITERR•NEAN. Captain Clephane, acting, to the Ajax. Captain N. Thompson, to the Bombay. Captain T. Garth, to he Cerbt. rus. Captain J. S. Peyton, is pasted to the Minstrel. • Captain G. Price, is posted in the Cossack. Captain W. Hamilton, is postal in the Termagant. Lieutenant A. Stow, is made Commander of the Guadeloupe. Lieutenant E. Wrottesley, is made Commander of the Sabine. Lieutenart R. C. Barton, from the Repuls . ; to be First Lieu tenant of the York. Lieutenant I. Lyons, from the Repulse, to be First Lieutenant of the Bombay. . . Lieutenant hon. F. W. Napier, from the Kent, to be First Lieutenant of the Sparrowhawk. Dr. Ro•s, to be acting Surgeon of the NavalHolph al at Mahon. Mr. it. p. ar, Surgeon, from the Apallo, to the Ville t:e Paris, vice Bun)sitle. _ _ _ _ Mr. W. Gitthr,e, Surgeon, from the imperieuse, to Hibernia. Mr. Arnold, from the Alcmene, to the lavincible, vi.e Fair pool, dismhsvci by a court martial. Mr. W. Turner (2), late of the Alacrity, ant since acting in the Ville de l'aris, to the Apollo. The Ocean, 98, was commissioned on Monday, at Plymouth, by Captain Plampin, late of the Gibraltar. The APOLLO, some time ago chaced a French fe lucca so near to the batteries at Toulon, that it was an anxious doubt whether she would catch her or not, when the Frenchman secured her escape by pushing a boy overboard, 'wns he humanity of Capt. TAYLOR prompted him to lower a boat.and pick up. The Magistrates and Town Council of Glasgow, after receiving from the Committee lately appointed by them, a report, that a renewal, or continuation, of; the exclusive commercial privileges of the East India Company, would be highly inexpedient, have appoint ed a Committee to attend to this important, and at present peculiarly interesting subject, when brought under the consideration of Parliament. ..... At a General Meeting of the Ship-owners in the port of Kirkaldy, it was unanimously resolved to pre bent a memorial to the Privy Council, praying their Lordships to refuse granting licences to foreigners to trade with Forts from which British ships are exclu ded ; but more especially to prohibit the importation of timber from Norway and the Baltic. The grounds upon which the Meeting founded these Resolutions, were— let. That our own Colonies can famish ample supplies of wood for the whole demand of Great Britain and Ireland, and the total freight is realised, in ship-buildii g and shipping interest at home, end the cost paid for in British goods sent out. 2. Grand* licences to foreigners aff ads them all the ii4van tages of peace, while it enablts them to privateer Britlah ships on their passage home. 3. It places a great dial of Dr;tish property In the power of the enemy. 4- It furnishes occipation for 50,000 seamen, ready to be em ployed against curatives, whenever it pleases the French Empe ror to require their services. 5. It costs annually an immense sum of money for frei:ht to Lreign shipping, and Is the principal enure of the drain if our specie, and the depredation of our foreln :dans< o. . A late attempt at int sacred law proved ahorti in the preservation of Jibs their lives, and many others The spirit of persecutic —for the principles of the acted upon as though it ' Magistra'es in various refused to grant licences separate congregations.' p ible th at the . of Toleration can have been misunder stoo db reeee . description of people during sh e space of th e L iu i i years ? Can any thing he more evident that the spi2t ri —more clear than the letter of this Act? Is title let man — isist inconsistency in the prese:it procedure? Wi le can be the Minister of a congregation . L i er among 'e i s • seaters until he has preached ? Magiurates will no , grant him a licence until he is the Minister oi l e „ l3 , gregation—and if he preach without such licen ce E. is amenable to the lax—hence it is ev id ent that ix, man can legally obtain a licence at all. H ere then is an end to all itinerant preaching, and prexat 0 e•re o rvations may in vain expect a success i ca of stets, when they who now preside them • thered to their fathers. When will our po; tion on the score c•f stand that it is every Gon a cording to thi When %rill they be tempting to orptess saaids—ii• not millions, ? 'CT OF TOLERSTION. mpt at innovation with respect t oved abortive. The Dissenters r(ioiced ation of liberties dearer to then than d mauy others 'participated in their joy ;)fippciers of persecution, however, teßiliare is onwoltet though it had passed into a n varsous parts of the kingdom Navint -1 rnogtlaicteionn. l ce s s „ to at7 it h; usidsiel)ie tim tk sumiliete_rs. i is an end to reachin and all itinerant pg, prexa ..ci et !hen 0 ~ r ee sr vations may in vain expect a succession of ap • stets, when they who now presid e over them • are thered to their fathers. When will our politicians see the folly of pe g tion on the score el religion ? When will they e nc , stand that it is every man's birthright to in ts l.: • Gon according to the dictates of his consciek s : ' When sell' they be coavinced of the absurdity of at tempting . to oeptess thonsands, hundreds ef• t h ou ' ..1 saeds—ti not millions, of his Majesty's most le r sui,jects ? Ought not the dreadful dissensions, the deidl feuds, the bloody wars of past times, togeth er w i t the final triumphs ef religious lherty to imp:assn, them all this lesson, , t Refrain from these men, ar let them alone—far if their counsel for tlfs r.. a k of men, it will come to nought ; but if it tie et Ge r ye cannot ()rennin it." A. h. IRELAND COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DUBLIN, JAN, el, Ttic KING V. THOMAS KIRWAN. The prosecution against the Roman Catholic t . gates was resumed this day. After the usual f, lities were gene through, the July were called. After the Clerk of the Crown had read th: Mr. GooLu ruse to beg of the Comt a few ~• nutes indulgence for Mr. Burrowe., who as a. . • and whom he expected'in Court in a few min - 11e (Mr. Coold) wished Mr. Burrowes, as leadia Counsel e for the defendants, should address their , ships upon the panel which had been just read; he considered a Jury in the present case of tile .. importance. Mr. bYRNE, another of the defenclaa counsel, joined in the request. After a considerable delay Mr.Burrowes caefe„. Court ; he apologised for the delay which& unintentienally caused, and assured their Lord that he d:d not know the precise hour that the Coe. intended es sit. He then proceeded tit say, that' was under the painful n e ce ss ity of delaying the • ceedings somewhat longer. He felt it his duty to' terfere on the part of his client, for the purpose Di' stituting an inquiry as to the forniatiun et the which was intended to be returned from the .. •.,. Pannel, and to demand the administration of , e in its purity, which could not here be affordcd ;as would be proved that a collusion had taken which must interfere with and prevent the defew from receiving that impartiality and justice to a." he was entitled._ Hi then read a form of chalk by Thomas Kirwan, against the present ~• which he fully challenged, because made by ii Kingston James, one of the High Sheriffs, aodat instance of Thomas Kemmis, the Attorney for prosecution, which challenge his cheat was ready verify upon oath. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL immediately rose said, that he had no objection whatever to have business investigated, and had no douht that the hi would prove that no influence or ci•liusion whet • had been exercised on the part of Government; that in his mind it appeared to be a new mode • providing food for the newspapers, to bring the A ministration, of the country into disrepute and di " .. dit, and to feed that di sc o ntent an d chip • against the law whi c h app ear ed so str..rigiy reto ol all over the land. The facts stated in Mr. Birwaa chalLne he utterly denied. Two Jtirors, Mr. ROBERT HAMILTON and Mr. LEY HEYLAND, were then sworn to try the ch .. - Wm. Kemmis, jun. Esq. was 'accordingly roars he was examined by Mr. Byrne.—Knows J. K•Jarlm. met him frequently; saw hi'n yesterday, and at own house about a week ago; called at Sheriff! - . house last Quarter Assembly day; was not at .. • • went from thence to William -street; sive him et Exhibition -room ; had a conversation aeith him* • Exhibition-room; not more thaf three weal; 'veted the reairer into his hand; said something tive to the krettira ; delivered them (the Pow) - Friday setnnight ; had a conversation pith him relit live to the pannel, the purport cf which was his him for a copy, which he positively denied him; to him he was an officer betwen the People and Crown, and he would keep the pannel in his peak's until he came into the Court. A-variety of other questions were put to the t• when the AT TORNEY -G ENERAL comp l a i n ed thst _k_• time of the Court was much taken up, and that isaal must be between the Sheriff and the Crown Salim Mr. Kemmis, jun. He next underwent a long examination: he the gi . he had a right to ' the panne!, and therefore asni" when lie gave tie Penirer ; he got a list elsewhere al names that he :opposed were to be on the Jan; g" it from Sit Charles Saxton ; had it not about ben; e_a_c it at the Castle on Friday evening last; there about fifty names in the list; did not know wheal° . Mr. James's refusal was known to Sir C Salsol". Mr. Kemmis, sett. underwent a long examinin! he produced the list spoken of; his evidence ar! merely to thew, that he held it for the purr d challenging any particular Juror. • ' • ,• Mr. Sheriff James next underwent a loog en ' lion, as also a Mr. Croker, one of the Jurors, period of receiving his summons, which he have received but last Saturday. The Counsel proceeded to speak to evideac*. at six o'clock in the evening the Court has against the challenge 11We - by the defetidan4